The Sun. — London, England, 1847-01-14 00:00:00

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Perkins's Ball" falls immeasurably be "sr the average talent of the recuntly pub lished Christmas-books; but if regarded with an eye to its artistic merits, it is beyond a ny of them exuberant in drollery. Mr. Thackeray is always felicitous in hi s d e li nea ti ons o f that intol lerable genus—the London snob. whether he flays them alive with his pen, or impales them with the Point of his pencil, he invariably educes merriment from his dissection of the human tadpoles of Cock aigne. The little volume under notice—elegantly glaaed and brilliantly coloured—is embelli,hed with a profusion of laughter-moving engravings, depicting the various epochs and events of the ball-room. There is the taking off of the galoshes in the hall ; the arrival of the negus upon the landing; the half-invi tation to dance ; the monotonous oscillation of ; the delightful maze of the chain-des dames; the horrible pas seul of rite ; the quiet h an d at ecarte :—the guzzling of the odd b ottle of sh erry b y t h e attendant greengrocer b ehind the screen ;—and ultimately the wrapping up of the recing lady i n a s h aw l b y t h e young gentleman, akse "good p eo pl e are scarce !"1 he interest of t he whole however is concentrated in an overgrown l aenster of an Irishman, christened " The Mulligan B allylnullingan ;" a fellow o f infi n it e vulgarity mild consummate impudence. First of all, we have 1111 coolly i nc l u di ng hi mself i n the invitation to the evening party at Mrs. Perkins's; then he is depicted, af ter the g en tl emanly fashion of Sir Mulberry Hawk, o fling Miss Perkins at the piano ; then, again he is lunged into the whirlpool of the polka; and, finally, ii„ l3 Painted as drunk is the supper-room at Pock -on-square, his his cravat loose, his champagne glass rased to his lips, his nose red, we may say very red, L c' his hair dishevelled. There is no doubt "The i s °l ngle!' is a terrible caricature; the green island th l i to t Populated by such hommes farouche. Never thees caricature will be productive of broader grins than the broad grins of George Colman. As a specimen of the smart hits contained in the book here 15 a Page : , LADY BAC ON , THE MISSES BACON, AND MR. FLAM. ady B . — Leonora ! Maria ! Amelia ! here is the 4e ntletnan we met at Sir John Porkington's. (The Misses Bacon, expecting to he asked to' dance, smile simultaneously, and begin to smooth their tuckers.) inu F—Lady Bacon ! I couldn't be mistaken 3 " 1 ! W l o' a n' m. t you dance, Lady Bacon ? " Lady B .—Go away you droll creature 1 0 : 31 1 r.Flam.—A n d these are your L a d ys hi p ' s seven Y s isters, to judge from their likenesses to the charming Lady Bacon ? P 1" Lady B.= My sisters, he ! he ! my daughters, Mr. am, and they dance, Dont you girls? " :t he Mi sses Bacon.— 0 yes 1/fr• Flan.—Gad ! how I wish I was a dancing tl lan —[ Exit Flan:. the po 'fere et is a skttch—accurate enough—of Mr. Hicks, d It is worth t wo p ence t o see Mi ss B un i on an d Posei ell few Ricks, the great poet, conversin g w ith one anot h er , i t t s hi to talk' of one to the other aft erwar d s . H ow t h e y 'licks each oth er ! I (i n my w i c k ed way) have sent 'licks a l most raving mad, by praising Bunion to him in t"eadence • and you can drive B un i on out o f t h e room " I a judicious pane g yri cs o f Hi c k s . Ricks first burst upon the astonished world with v°e rns, in the Byronic manner :—" The Death-Shriek," T he Bastard of Lira," " The Atabal," " The Fire-ship o f 13otzar. "andother works. Hi " Lore Lays," in Mr. , is, . " ' W re s early style, were pronounced to be wonderfully Precocious for a young gentleman then only thirteen, and in a commercial academy, at Tooting. ~_"_ Subsequ ent l y, this great bard became less pas musoutte and m ore thoughtful ; and, at the age of twenty, al u r° 4epr fq o d i u :s e Y p n ic e , r , acy ' (in 40 books, 4t0.); ' Ararat,' ' a litertur: as the reviews said ; and The Mega magnificent contribution to our pre adanatte according to the same authorities. Not having read these works, it would ill become me to judge them • but I know that poor Jingle, the publisher, al ways attributed his insolven c y to the latter epic, whi c h Iva!, tna gnificently print e d in elephant folio. flicks has now taken a classical turn, and has .1 . .. o rollght out Poseidon ;' " H lacchus ;ephlstus,' and dare s a y i_s . going t h rough the mythology. But I Should not like to try him at a passage of the Greek belectus, any more than twenty thousand others of us Who have had the advantage of a classical education.' the " Hicks w a s t a k en i n an inspired attitude, regarding Pettiferwa chandelis e looking atr, and pretending he didn't k now t h at Miss " Her n ame i s A nna M ar i a (dau4hter of Higgs and ` Pe Her so li c i tors, Bedford-row), but Hicks c al l s h er _` lanthe," i n hi s a lb um verses, and is himself an emi nent drysalter in the city." here, again, is the account of all the domestic Preliminaries to the ball : 1„" Following Mrs. P er ki ns ' s or d ers, the present writer his appearan ce very ear l y at Pocklington-square ; it , e the tastiness of all the decorations elicited my d~ning. . aumfration. Supper, of course, was in the Sp u e -r °" 1 " 1 , superbly arranged by Messrs. Grigg and in t Spooner the confectioners ot the neighbourhood. I as dect teY respected friend Mr. Perkins, and his bull r, tio-ecanting the sherry, and saw, not without satish.ic ,ell? a large bath for wine under the sideboard, in which We re already placed very many bottles of champagne. v en " The back dining-room, Mr. P.'s study (where the °n thi s man goes to sleep after dinner), aas arranged this occasion as a tea-room rs. F ouncy (Miss Fanny's,, maid) officiating in a ' cap and pink ribboris, tu . p .en became her exceedingly. Long, long before the 1);?, a , 1 of the company, I remarked Master Tht mss q t f•_flis and Master Giles Bacon,apartment his cousin (son of Sir Za ti „ ar .) l hecn B t in his , busy • - arootts. among lie and Mr. Gregory, the butler, besides John the footman, large man in the Bacon livery, mid 04_, - r il t.:tielestSi r G G ru i n ie d s's sell, carpet-beater a n d gr e en grocer, of t Pocklington-buildin gs , h a d, a t l eas t, h a lf a dozen tti des-de-camp, in bl ac k an d w hi te nec k c l ot h s , like e eters of divinity. t The back drawin g - room d oor on the l an di ng b e i n g Pen off the hinges (and placed up stairs under Mr. fe stoonede erkins's bed), the orifice was covered with muslin, and d with elegant wreaths of flowers. This was the dancing saloon. A linen was spread over the carpet, I, ° ti a: band, consisting of Mr. Cl a pp erton , pi an o, Mr. inch, harp, and Herr Spoff, cornet i•piston ; arrived at Pretty early hour, and were accommodated with some ~,e4Qfortable negus in the tea-room, previous to the corn iterTernent of their delightful labours. The boudoir to .e left was fitted up as a card-room ; the drawing-room e h". of course, for the reception of the company ; the. 4.4l3cleliers and yellow damask being displayed, this v i a g t 4t ? in all their splendour ; and the carming conser idjelY, over th e l an di ng, was ornamen t e d b y a f ew moon apt, ar ePs, and the flo wers a r r anged, so that it had the toZ tr ance of a f a i r y b ower . A n d Mi:s Perkins (as I th e f t ,he liberty of stating to her 1- amma), looked like yeara l .lrY of that bower. It is this young creature's first rnq,,,,,ePribile /ire , sh e h as been eiucated, regardless of tir es ; at • l iaminersnltC. and a simple white muslin sp o _and blue ceinture se. ; ., )fl' charms, of which I beg to Lwith respectful tvarniT'aticn. wataly respeAed friend, Ci e M ul li gan of Bally mull i gan, ighoszt enough to come, the very first of the party. Part y ! ay, how awk war d i t i s to be the first of the pan be and y e t you know somebody must ; but, for my str e , t hg timid, I always wait at the corner of the coa l the cab, and watc h until some other carriage es up. Well cant er ., as we were arranging the sherry, in the de `,4,11:, down the supper-tables, my friend arrived : , s .-,res me friend, Mr. Titmarsh,' I heard him bawl su7,ll"..r. to Gregory in the passage, and presently he ki n fl oe the supper - room , where Mr. and Mrs. Per ; k l e . 4 l i d m u Y self were and as the waiter was announcing, 014 THE Mulligan of Ballimulligan, ye a i p e i t or. jrsi•ng,,reared'ae, and stalked into the apartment, as he said for introducing' himself. seen and Mrs. Perkins did not perhaps wish to be n this room b. "Y a e room, which was for the present only lighted y tae eof candles ; but he was not at all abashed th circumstance, and grasping them both warmly by friends of he i nstantly made hi self at home. 'As k lea s , d to my dear an d talented friend Mick,' so he is , il erwn v e . all ' I'm deloighted, Madam, to be made quai--t-ezee , 1 -Vnt consider me in the light of a mere e i o much 'le for you, ray dear Madam, you put re i 0 at i lr a„niud of my '.:'llo.atftrit s oig u hl 7l:l2l own blessed mother, now \v ` i 6 ather slam, tlligan Castle, that I begin to love At which speech, Mr. Perkins get °old take asked the Mulligan, whether he florae ale or go up stairs. s .8 ith never too soon for good tready)' h a n u (although he smelt very much of whiskey 'etit o f dr ank a tumbler of wine, to the improve. so i ta u nee which comminces in a manner e t t le rghtuj i . ee3te hoble -ev is go up stairs, Mulligan,' says I, and led the Profr ah rnall to the upper apartments, which were in b id li e f . '" gloom, the candles not being yet illumi na t e d, $l4, ,:„! r irprised Miss Fanny, seated in th e twi nieh 14 e pie o timidly trying the tunes of the Polka, tot p a = dauc so exquisitely that evening. She did eh th 'stranger at first ; but how she started, "• 1 , 4111 11) an loomed upon her. lloy at real, enchanthress !' says don't , 11 0, okew„ R.PP ,ch of the humblest of your sleeves . m A klno i ;: 7 0 4 , 3)1eece at that insthrument, which weeps , Ztre y ui °llB ? 0 4itnoils melojious, as you can charrum it. .1, piahan ," , 84 1 1 ',411ted with the Oirish Melodies ? Can W.Jo Fears to talk of Nointy-eight ;' the ?, "• . Y t a tVoght ;' or the 'Dirge of °liana Fodhlah ho ': 4 heave .r,! ( ? this mad chap that Titmarsh brought?' ug k how 7j Xs'. Bacon exclaim to Master Perkins. Loo gi t gghtened Fanny looks!' the r r l / 4 1 _ 0 0! gals are a l ways frightened, ' Fanny ' s bro ; but Gil es B acon, more violent, sa id, I'll 1, • you 'dal.' what, Tom ; if this goes on, we must pitch into oth er „And SO I h ave no doubt the would, when an eouiubstlnderill, g knock coming, Gregory rushed into stOti lle :" , anti began lighting all the candles, so as to aad ansamazing brilliancy. Miss Fanny sprang up, 40 14 ' l4l -' , lma, and the young gentlemen slid tho bannisters to reekitm the company in the hall. book, 1 4 1113 0 however, should be examined itself, its %GA •consisting mainly in its embellishments and • 3), 63 - 34 124 i 3~ 1J 24; 3,4 19 731 wo. •••••• ; i , i ? I ' •••• .0 0 THE SUN, LONDON, TIitTRSnAY MORNING, JANUARY 14, 1847 afore all, the i)cturc, of the grand lolka should be to the hgnoiness of her home .she will find at once her most honourable and happiest employment. TALES OF FLMALE IiEROISM. Vol. I. The object of this little volume and the benefits to be derived from its perusal'are so excellently well set forth in its preface that we cannot do better than let our - readers see it and judge for themselves. " In bringing together s,me traits of female heroism, the aim has been to show the fortitude and devotion of which women are capable, rather in a feminine and do mestic aspect than a brillant ore, and to exhibit acts of courage and presence of mind in characters distinguished by their conscientious fulfilment of the quiet, unobtru sive duties of every-day life. Love of adventure, con stitutional indifference to danger, and a consciousness of superior powers, have led woman to the successful per formance of many high anti daring exploits; but it has been wished to prove that such constitutional peculiari ties are not required to make a heroine; while the na tural emotions of timidity and fear need be no hindrances to the develovment of true heroism. It only needs that the mind, trained and discipline d to obey the will, shall have force to overcome the weakness of the body; that, clear to see its duty, the heart shall be prompt, at any sacrifice to perform it. Not that there shall be no na • tural feer or shrinking, but that the occasion shall he felt vreat enough to overcome them. Every one who accustoms herself, in small as well as great things, to do at once, and in a cheerful sprit, what is to be done— who takes upon herself the duties that fall to her lot — who u-es no vain delays— who does the thing she fears, and thus learns to know the joy and the strength ltat every such eff .rt bringa wiqi it—is educating herself to be a heroine. It may be that the even tenor of her life will never call out her full powers; but, should the mo ment of action ever come, noble impulses will be hers, and she will have strength to obey them. Her heart and hand will be equal to the energy that claim her aid. When others are contending in vain against the slackness and indolence which, from long indulgence, have grown into habit, and unable to realize - what the. occasion requires of :hem, are bewildered with feat- and overwhelmed and stupified by the present danger; she will feel a composure marvellous to herself; a power of guiding, directing, acting ; a serenity giving even the timid confidence, and sustaining her own spirit through all." There woman reign; —the mother. (laughter, wife, Straws with fresh flowers the narrow way of life. I❑ the ciear heaven of h. :r delighted eye An angel guard of doves and graces lie. Around her kness domestic virtues meet, And fireside pleasures gambol at her feet." To add to the happiness of home, by pointing out and enforcing the duties of a wife, is the object of the volume now before us. Its chapters are all devoted to this important subject; much advice is given thereon, some excellent, some perhaps not quite so good—but that after all is matter of opinion. Doubt less much may be learned from its pages, but if its injunctions be not literally complied with its object will be most likely accomplished by en gendering habits of thought on such im portant, and often too much neglected, subjects. Like its predecessor, " The English Gentlewoman," this volume is more particularly addressed to ladies of the higher classes—duties, of course, are the same in all ranks, but there are many minor points neces sary to be treated of in a work of practical advice. The concluding lines of the preface, describing the main object of the whole, may be correctly addressed to individuals of every class. "My present work," says the authoress, " is intended, with the grace and help of our Heavenly Father, to assist +t he happy to cherish, not to throw away, their blessings—to direct the afflicted how best to remedy the griefs which prudence and patience may mitigate or assuage, how to beat those calamities for which there is no present help, no visible cure, but which a fortified mind, an humble, trusting spirit, and the habit of making the best of every occurrence, may enable the most unfor, tunate to overcome." The RAIL WAY SHAREHOLDERS' MANUAL; or, Practical Guide to all the Railways in the World, Comp!etcd, in Progress. and Projected; forming an entire Railway Spiopsis, indispensable to all in terested in Railway Locomotion. To which is added a Correct List of the Offices and Officers of Existing Apt Projected Railways. Eighth Edition. By Henry Tack. This, the eighth edition of Tuck's Manual, which is, perhaps, the most complete work on railway sta tistics that has ever been published, contains the Report of the Select Committee on Railway Acts Enactments in extenso—copious abstracts of the ge neral Acts affecting railway companies which were passed during the last session—instructions to share holders as to the powers which they possess under the various Acts of Parliament—rates of brokers' com mission--Lthe laws regulating shareholders, specu lators, and brokers—the statistics of all the railways now complete—a list of the railway Bills introduced into Parliament during the session of 1846, and the proceedings in each—a list of amalgamated railways —another of new schemes—a table showing the prices of shares every half year for the last eight years, &c. &c. &c. In short it is all but impossible to require any information on the subject of railways in general, or of any individual railway in par ticular, that cannot be found in Tuck's Manual. Among the heroines selected to illustrate by their example the above admirable remarks are—Lady Fanshawe, Lady Griselle 13aillie, Flora lki‘Donald, Helen Walktr (the original of Jeanie Deans), Madame de la Rochsjaquolin, and some of the heroines of the revolution ; and many others of similar character, some unknown to fame but not the less entitled to the name of heroine. The various histories are related in a very interesting manner. The little volume is well got up; the binding is very excellent, being sufficiently elegant in appear ance though very quiet and unassuming, and evidently one calculated for every day wear—a sort Of type of the characters which its lessons are designed to encourage. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCIIETER—TUESDAY. CHESTER CUP. 50 to 1 on the field—offered. DERBY. 115 to 2 agst Van Tromp—offit 35 to 1 agst Want - 4a 13 to 1 agst Epirote-6fferel :35 to 1 agst Allertm Lan 17 to 1 agat Planet —offered 1000 to 15 agst West India 25 to 1 agst Glentilt Planter 27 to 1 agst sis to Cobweb colt 1000 to 15 agst colt out of 33 to 1 agst Old Port—offered Calypso's dam. 35 to 1 agst Lunedale AN ARGUMENT FOR VOLUN- EASTERN UNION AND HADLEIGH JUNCTION RAILWAY. The first general meeting of the proprietors of the East. ern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway was held yes terday afternoon, at the offices of the company in King William street; Mr J. Allen Ransome, deputy-chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. The report stated that the directors had arranged to sell the line to the Eastern Union Railway Company, and if the proprietors sanctioned the sale, steps would be taken for the early dissolution of the company. The di rectors had recently been c ngaged in promoting an exten sion in the direction of Lavenham, but for the present the undertaking had been abandoned. The expenses, however, consequent upon that proceeding would not fall upon the shareholders of this company. The engineer had reported that the line would be ready for traffic in the autumn of the present year, and held out expectations that the cost of the works would be considerably less than the capital authorised to be raised by the Act of Parliament. The gross receipts amounted to 16,1:39/. is.lOd., and in expenditure,hand edoti462 Iw. d. t 06 , 6676/. 17s. 4d., leaving a balance On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the report was una nimously adopted. The usual routine business of a first ordinary meeting, namely, the appointment of directors with a reg unera tion of 400/. per annum, two auditors at 10/. each, and a secretary with a salary of 2001. per annum, having been gone through, the shareholders resolved themselves into a special meeting for the purpose of considering the terms of sale to the Eastern Union Company. The agreement stated that the Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway should become the property of the Eastern Union Company upon the following con litions:—The Hadleigh proprietors to construct their line under the advice and direction of the Eastern Union directors, who were to have power to control the ex penditure. The line t, be completed and delivered to the Eastern Union Company within twelve months. The Hadleigh Company to call up 6/. 13s. 4d. upon each of their shares, or such proportion thereof, not being less than 5/. per share, as the works would require, in cluding the deposit of It ls., and to borrow or call up the residue of the capital as might hereafter be thought proper. The Eastern Union Company to pay the cost price of the line, including every description of expenses, the money to be paid in three thousand Eastern Union quarter shares of 121. 10s. each, that amount being considered as paid up. Interest was to be allowed at the rate of 4i per cent. on all calls till the c mpletion of the line. The agreement was approved of, and the meeting terminated with the customary vote of thanks to the Chairman. TARYISM. UPPER-MILL, IN SADDLEWORTIL—On the evening of Chr wrnas-day, tl teachers of the Sunday school in connexion with the Independent chapel in this village, held their annual tea party. The spacious school-room was adorned for the occasion in a very tasteful, sylvan style. The room was thronged by ladies and gentlemen to the number of about 400. The minister of the plaee presided; and in succession called on thirteen speaker:, all teachers in that school, and five or six of them having been scholars there, to which circumstance must be attributed their 'present marked piety and deep re ligious feeling, their respectable attainments, and the rapid development of talents of superior promise. The speeches possessed various merit ; several were of a highly intellectual character. The very important ques tion of a State education was not forgot ; and Dr. Vaughan was severely reprehended for the side of that question which he has so strangely taken, though his known (talent as a preacher (having been engaged to advocate that very school the last summer), and his pro found knowledge as a - divine, were fully and freely acknowledged by the speaker, who denounced the system of State interference advocated by the learned, but in consistent and erring doctor. This subject seems to be well understood by the teachers of the said school; and the writer felt pleasure in learning how abhort cot to their ideas and feelings are the dictation, supervision, and other unknown, vexatious, and paralyzing Go vernment interferenc, , s, iwhick they are persuaded are consequent on the system in question. Knowing how the thirteen speakers obtained their knowledge, the writer could not help thinking that they fernish an incon testable proof of the perfect adequacy of the voluntary system to furnish as good an education as the working population require. Saddleworth, at all events, needs no educational help from Government, and wishes not to be taxed for grants to other townships. It possesses Sun day school accommodation for about 4,400, being ons. fourth of the entire population. Besides which, there are four large schools just out of Saddleworth, but starving on the border, and receiving scholars from the township, which are calculated to hold about 2,000 more. Nearly all the numerous Sunday schools are also used as day schools. If all townships, in respect to education, will do as Saddleworth has done (and not a sprig of aristocracy grows in any part of the forest), Drs. Hook, Vaughan and Co., may spare a good portion of their effervescing anxiety for the boys of England, and bestow it on the adults occupying the upper forms —the men and women in their several departments; to whose improvement their great learning, and their high professional skill seem more peculiarly adapted, and whose condition surely demands their especial attention, —Correspondent of the Leeds Mercury. FOOD RIOTS IN DUBLIN, Before eight o'clock on Friday morning, a mob, con sisting of between forty and fifty persons, many of them mere boys, commenced an attack upon the bakers' shops in the neighbourhood of Summer-hill, Britain-street, and Abbey -street. Owing to the early hour and the unexpectedness of the outbreak, they were enabled to carry on their depredations without let or hindrance. The rioters bad the appearance of country people, and came from the northern outlets of the city. When they had reached Abbey-street two policemen interfered, and endeavoured to disperse the crowd, but without any effect, several men exclaiming that they had been with out food for twenty-four hours, and that bread they should have. They surrounded a bread cart belonging to Mr. Walsh, baker, of No. 3, Dorset -street, and at once commenced rifling its contents. In spite of the resistance of the driver, they succeeded in taking away forcibly twenty loaves of bread and about a dozen rolls, value about ten or eleven shillings. They then went off, some devouring the bread with evident vora city. Afterwards, between one and two o'clock, a body of twelve peasants assembled in Marlborough-street, in front of the house of a provision-dealer named M'Coy, living at No. 20, in that street, and afterwards at the houses Nos. 91 and 92 in the same street, tenanted by Mr. Cavanagh and Mr. Fitzharris, bakers, and demanded bread. The men were relieved at each place, and some gentlemen passing by at the time also gave them some money. Inspector IVl'Mahon despatched acting-seageant Petit after them, with tour police constables, who fol lowed tnem, to watch their movements. They pro ceeded down Marlborough -street to Eden-quay, and again stopped before Mr. Coyne, the bread and biscuit baker, residing there, and repeated their demand for bread ; but on seeing the police approaching, they re tired, and passed over Carlisle-bridge, in the direction of Westmoreland-street. A mob surrounded the shop of Mr. Jeffers, baker, of Church-street, but the police being in the vicinity, they were called on, and succeeded in dispersing the mob. Several bread carts were stopped in the outlets of the city, and their contents taken. The rioters continued their depredations up to ten o'clock on Friday night, and owing either to the inequality of numbers or want of energy in the police, succeeded in plundering a great number of bakeries in the neighbourhood of the liberty, as well as in the northern ends of the city. So formidable had the ap pearance of the mob become towards evening that the inhabitants of Nicholas-street, Thomas-street, and the s' reets adjacent, closed their shops and suspended busi ness by the advice of the police authorities. In Patrick street the crowd came into collision with the constabu lary, the result of which was that two of the latter were beaten, one, it is said, very severely. The alarm created by the outbreak was considerably heightened by a re port that some of the ringleaders were possessed of fire arms; and on making inquiry of spectators of the riots the statement was repeated in the most positive terms, although it is not alleged that that there was any disposi tion evinced to pnt them into use, and it is thought hey were displayed solely for the purpose of intimidat ing such as might feel disposed to resist their demands. fhe WeeAly Register contains the following account of the renewed rioting which took place on Saturday morn ing :—" About half-past six o'clock this morning (at which time the bakers' carts are sent out), a large body of people from the surrounding country assembled on Essex-bridge, and. separating, stopped and rifled an immense number of bread -carts of their contents. All the bread shops in Capel-street were then visited, and completely emptied. A party marched down Britain street, in which the-shops shared a similar fate. All the carts, also, which were not protected by the police, were despoiled of their contents. At this hour (eleven o'clock) the few bakers' carts passing the streets have police mount' ion them to protect them from plunder. The horse police are patrolling the neighbourhoods most liable to attack. The state of the liberties —at the best of times a sink of destitution—i s d escr ibed to us as truly frightful, the people dying o f di se ase and famine un heeded and untalked of. All th e b rea d s hops in Patrick street, Francis-street, &c., were visited this mornin g , and more or less of thei r contents carr i e d off by a vast number of country peopl e w h o came down from the Dublin mountains and ne i g hb ourhoo d . It is expected that ail the shops will be c l ose d at an e arly hour this evening, as it is feared a vast concourse of strangers will come into town to-nigh, to renew more ex tensively the scenes of plunder which took place this morning. " I may add to this, what I myself know to be a fact, that parties of tw,t and three sturdy f e llows are now visiting the houses in the su b ur b s , w hose ibi tants they suppose to be absent, an_d k no cking at the doors, force an entrance as soon a s it is ope ned, and then by menaces compel the female in mates to give them money. Several of the r i o t er s have been brought before the police magistrates during the day' and when charges Tere substantiated agai ns t them they have been committed for trial; in other in s tances th e y have been the sent to hard labour in penitentiaries in default of . ork. Some of bail to keep the peace. The parties thus could p ar not destitute, but idle, profligate fellow s e cure labour if they were willing to w who o them are butcher's boys. The leadtr is said to have rec ently drove a baker's cart—but the great ma j the hauntsority of dishonest and dangerous cha racters." a re from the outlets of the city, known as e,Tliwts2disa.S9._s. Windt Rambler, t r o i st S wa . vi:;n,' S., fi aN n ahs ; t 3 r ll). e — di s e. mh h r , e . —fros Gaspard ?A . ri r o od r ao d jh. deh . i snnt C am a ,s n wNo t sn o i ei n whi ep, , I ' tight Sid. Br i airs, 1 1 1 i l i d n a - t n.LdoEt Evans, ai dull, LONDON, JAN. la. — , W L n : D E .._...l E ud . Q P' s u o i n eb , N e New f Y L o o rk n . don. hazy weather. ni iwa D i e adn G r E n I , " A l: I dr a re u dr r u. i s t e i Lh u e s : sai Chase, W d i h so . . n ....'A i rrd. Norfo l k ,Rogers, Bos- D ir k v t iEns i. Rts , iocrtn,oo.).; jzoo,hsnpj,rAseNyx.., C Torn,h IPorto Fy O •a F II F . Hung- ii ,O.Ro NORTH LLOYD'S;r z.E_i 3Ripley,rt 8 H I P The latter Demerara.e sw Wanderer,as abandoned r r ies _ L . : n o. dnitnh_ the OFF CAPE DUBLIN ' JAN ' ll 1 a new Orl , eans. t ß o t n u , i f l o sn r . i ii ck re ; m N en as .i s i arinta i t CowEs, j A JA N I CI . II I I .; , v in 23d ult., lat. 45, jAN. lo 2 s . t — bowsprit , c. Off port, British damage, having been in contact wi: Bristol. - LIMERICK, JAN. ll.—Wind s 1 !- , Sid. Susan Green, Rotheral, New York; Ann Moore, M'Fee, ditto. SLIGO, JAN. 10.—The Dorada. Cordier, of and friolimaorpyDe.aunnd lon. 9, in a sinking state. Crew taken o ff _ by- the Laurel, Roach, arrived here, and transferred to the .1-°r Valparaiso; iL , Sid for Nantes. I p f A Nb ee 17, CORK, JAN. 10.—Wind S.S. E. —Arrd. Circassian, E 1 OFF iizil: t P,waorteis :t FOLKESTONE—CharIes ,stj.AJNO.b D,,is ~. :_s ewwi J f (n o , dun Newfoundland , 1. a C sn a td pi_ ro r '•°"iths Curry, Cuba, for Swansea. CLYDE, JAW. 11.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. Ciudad de Vic Sarah,tVic toria, a ' D l e V i d a'tt, Cherokee, Wyllie New York; Athol, Fraser, M o bi le I tan Batavia;za s ; P c e i t n y t uoctk York,et, T y ( : , t SCILLY, JAN. 'll.—Wind S.S.E. — Arrd. 5. ' Brown, Poole for Wallace, N.S. 7. Enterprise 1 SL John's, Newfoundland, for Torquay. Hunter, Burrell, OFF DUNGENESS, JAN. 11.—Clinton, Doane, N ew Isles,KHk ie3ir,rarlßfißTß:ootsalb,h:soi soaun.tiTi for Antwerp. Orleans OFF HASTINGS, JAN. 11.—Waterloo, Bata v i a Am sterdam. for RELIEF TO THE HOMEWARD-BOUND TRADE. A dispatch has been received at Lloyd's f ro ralty, announcing the return of her Majesty' m o the p M ' Athol s , to Plymouth, after being off e 3 Scilly for s ome d .8, and speak slo utine ing many vessels, but none requiring assi s t ance. ' jestv's ship Quesn, has been sent to cruise t Her Ma- Scilly, for ten days, fur the relief of the o the S.W. of homeward-bound trade, NEW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF FOR BOMBAY.—We have real la to believe that S ir illoughb y C otton h as been appointed Commander- in-Chief for the Bombay Presidency.— The Home News. S 111 EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT. ION THE STATISTICS OF .0 • T;7I A public tea meeting of the members of the Chelsea , The paper read before the Statistical S 'otisa kfke' district of the Metropolitan Early Closing Association British Assosiation, at their great meeting 10,4,----74:0.,, • was held on Tuesday evening last, which was z ume- ton in Ssetembsr last, by F. P. le'deon, Es k .. ei't€ a .-•••""- rously and respectably attended, a considerable portion ; bur, publisLed the Stotistiea/Jouena/. of the assembly being composed of ladies. Mr. Slime!' : This mo.t admirable and elaborate paper, pressiter / g ' vl ~ "..1 • was called to the chair, and, after the refreshments were analy s is of crime in the several counties of Englihla and removed, proceeded to address the meeting. He alluded Wales for the years 1842, 1843, 1844, shows the relative to the importance of the early closing question, as re- criminal state of manufacturing and aericultural dis spected its bearings upon society in general, and pointed tricts, es well as of the population of differ. nt ages and out particularly that, with all assistant tradesmen, it both sexes. By a most laborious series of corrections ought to be the " question of questions," for if they and comparisons, it is not only proved that given ages supported it not, f rom w h om were they entitled to look invariably produce given amounts of crime, compared for assistance. Various appropriate sentiments were with the gross crime of the whole population ; but, also, then submitted to the meeting, and respectively spoken that there is an index, and only one, by which crime to by Mr. Nash, the secretary of the Association ; Mr. may be computed, and this is the grade of education of Shipton, Mr. Rogers, the distsict secretary, and other the population. gentlemen ; the importance of the question in an edu- This curious discover have the mot mp cational point of point of v i ew b e i ng especially insisted results, when made known must n e gerally, fur it pr i oves ortant that on and Mr. Nash reiterating, as ho said, in the name ignorance is the parent of crime, and that even the small of the Association, what he had frequently asserted amount of primary education obtained by our working before, that its sympathies were confined to no particu- classes raises them comparatively above the commission lar class, but embraced all who suffered from the evils of legal offences. Thus it appears from the general ac of excessive toil ; and none more than the over tasked count of crimes committed, there are 21 female to 100 dressmaker and the ill-remunerated needlewoman, male criminals, and only 19 female to 100 mule criminals whose sex gave them a still stronger claim to protee• between the ages of 20 to 29. Agein, of male population tion. After passing a vote of thinks to the Chairman, lin every 336 commits a crime annually-, while only lin and one to the District Secretary, for his general atten 1,581 females has been charged with offence,: showing Pion to his duties, the meeting separated. the tendency to crime of our males to be about five to one of that of our females. The vast imperaince of irfluencing the character of boys trona 15 to 20 is deducible leer the above, for that period is the one givinis the grtutest amount of crime (except the sum. (din e five y ears from 20 to 25, which gives aboat ten per cent. more), the numbers being from 15 to 20, 16,534, ano fro m 20 to 25, 18,056. Crime, from this lime of life, among males, decreases at the rate of ab lit 33 per cent. sor ever) quinquennial period cf life. The results to he expected from evening schools, reading-rooms, lectures, and cheap libraries for the in struction and innocent amusement of males from 15 to 25, under these circumstances, le cause more important, as baying a direct as well as indirect action on crime: far more every greater effort for giving moral and re ligious impressions. Hitherto youth has been greatly neglected at this period of life; the only efforts at edu cation and religious training being made previous to the fifteenth year, efforts generally ceasing altogether when the tendency to crime rises to its greatest intensity. By a comparison of counties (tables being drawn up for each), we find in the manufacturing counties, Lancaster giving crimes fir all ages, 1 in 290 inhabitants; Stafford, 1 in 268; Leicester, 1 in 246; Warwick, 1 in 236; Worcester, 1 in 221. While of the purely agricultural counties—Sussex, 1 in 362; Westmoreland, 1 in 1,040; Oxford, 1 in 302; Hants, 1 in 342; Dorset, 1 in 456; Cornwall, 1 in 762; Cumberland, 1 in 1,061. If the whole group (says Sir. Ncison) of the great northern and midland mining and manufacturing districts be taken, it will be seen that there is exactly 2.3 per cent. less crime than would be according to the average for all England and Wales; while in the agricultural counties there is an excess of 5.9 per cent. Again, if the various groups of the manufacturing and mining districts be ex amined, it will be found that in the northern mining districts, which includes Cumberland, Northumberland, and Durham, crime is 52 . 1 per cent, below the average, and in the cotton and woollen manufacturing districts, including Lancashire and Yorkshire, crime is 7 per cent. under the average of the whole country. But on the other hand, in the two remaining districts, the one com posing the cotton, woollen, and lace fabric district in cluding Chester, Derby, N o tti ng h am, an d Leicester, and the other composing the hardware, pottery, and glass manufacturing districts, inclnding Staffordshire, War wickshire, and Worcestershire, there is an excess of crime of 8.5 tar cent. in the former, and 33.5 per cent. in the latter, above the average of the whole kingdom. Contrasting the various sections of the agriCultural group with them, they will be seen to present a remark able uniformity. The excess of crime in the first division being 5'3 per cent., in the second 5.7 per cent., and in third 6.8 per cent., while the excess for the whole of the agricultural districts combined has been shown to be 5.9 per cent. It is evident that there is something in the mining and manufacturing condition of the people having a powerful influence in regulating the amount of crime; as in one portion, including Staffordshire and Worcestershire, there is an excess of 33.5 per cent.; while in another, consisting of Cumberland, Northum berland, and Durham, crime is 52 per cent. below the average. A group of counties, having the smallest ratio of agriculturists. gives a ratio of crime 4.6 per cent. above the average. Another in which the ratio of agri culturists is the hiehest, also 4.6 above the average; the highest ratio of manufacturers 17'7 per cent, of crime above the average; least ratio of manufacturers 2.9 less than the average ; agriculture and manufacture equal, 4.5 above the average. Counties of the greatest wealth e.,—i. having the greatest number of inhabitants of in dependent means, B'B less than the average, and those of the least wealth 1.1 below the average. There is no satisfactory test of education, but if the autograph signature of names in marriage registers, com pared with the number of marks, be considered some thing approaching to it, we may obtain this, and apply it to the average of crime in different districts. Now, the average of those males who make their marks, to those who sign their names in marriage registers, since the New Marriage Act, is 33 per cent. It will be recollected, too, that the age of the greatest crime and of the greatest number of marriages is about similar. Mr. Neison has prepared a variety of tables showing groups of counties which have the greatest number of marks, giving also their average of crime. From these it appears that in the first group, containing Lancaster, Stafford, Monmouth, Chester, and Warwick, where the greatest ratio of marks is found, the highest amount of crime exists; while in a group of Dui ham. Surrey, Northumberland, Derby, Gloucester, where the least ratio of marks exists, there also the crime is consi derably below the average of England. Taking the eleven most agricultural counties, we find those which give the gr ea t est amount o f marks exceed in the ratio of crime as 16 is to 15; while those which have the least amount of marks (though some are a little over the average) show a ratio of crime just above the average. In the table of the ten greatest manufacturing counties (including Middlesex), the greatest number of marks (indicating the least education) is again accompanied by crime in excess above the averge of 24 . 8 per cent., or excluding Lancashire, 48 per cent.; in the section of highest education the excess of crime is 24.2 per cent., and excluding Middlesex only 16'4 per cent. Again, in the table of least manufactuing counties, the excess of 4.3 of crime exists with least education, and with highest education crime is 81 below the average. In the ma nufacturing group of counties it is seen that in the sec tion of least education crime is 15'8 per cent. above the average, but in the section of most education 7.2 per cent. below the average; in the prominently agricultural counties, with the lowest grade of education, crime is in excess 10.4 per cent., but where the highest grade of education exists crime is below the average 2.6 per cent., and in every instance it appears, after examining a variety of combinations in the tables, that an increase of crime is associated with a low state of education. All the other combinations and arrangements made to deter mine the actual element in the increase and decrease of crime were unsuccessful, and produced no satisfactory result ; in fact, they did not lead to the discovery of any condition or circumstances of life which was peculiar to one district more than another, as affording an index of crime; but as soon as the educational test is intro duced, it immediately analyses groups and districts into a uniform and regular series, which before showed the most contradictory results. If a few exceptions ap peared, they might suggest the propriety of a still fur ther refinement in the analysis, but the regularity is so remarkable, that it immediately becomes evident that one very powerful element, at least, has been deter mined, and one on which legislation and preventive measures may easily be founded for the reduction of crime and the elevation of the moral condition of the people. GRAY'S INN, JAN. 13.—Sanitiel Simpson Toulmin, Esq., was this day called to the degree of B arr i ster - at - Law by the Honourable Society of Gray's-inn. Paivr COUNCIL.--The Queen will hold a Privy Council at Buckingham Palace, on Monday n ex t, at two o'clock. On Monday evening, Dr. Bowring M.P., delivered an address to the Inetabers of the Woolwich Institution on " Hun an Progre , s." The Town Hall, in which the address was delivered, was crowded on the occasion. BORDER MARRIAGES.—A brisk trade seems at pre sent to be enjoyeo by the officials who celebrate these marriages. Ilr. Dickson, who holds sway at Coldstream bridge, in one week lately tied the indissoluble knot in no less than eight cases. The county of Northumber land, in general, furnishes the parties for these hasty proceedings.—Aeleca•tle Advertiser. The Austrian Government has just decided on establishing a line of telegraphs from Vienna to Trieste, a distance of rather more than 120 English miles. FRANCE AND CHINA.--It is reported that one of the commercial delegates who accompanied M. do La gr4nee in his mission to China has just been appl3latfl general agent for French commerce at Canton. He will have under him a deputy, who will reside at Macao.— Galighani. THE MALT-TAX.—There is to be no agitation for an immediate repeal of the malt-tax. We have not been prudence and discreti o n Protection of the nSoeiety. Its memb ers h ave ofthe mistak en Central en in tr o a u l r pro estimate resolved to wait upon Lord John Russell, and to repre sent to his Lordship the propriety of removing from native industry the impost which at present clogs it, as soon as the revenue of the country admits of suc h a di m inution of taxation, but t o t a k e no further immed iate steps for the abolition of the tax. Whilst we are fully convinced of the wisdom o f the present policy, we are by no means insen s ibl e to the claims agriculture upon the consideration of the Government, so soon as those claims may be preferred with safety to the state, and consistently with the welfare of the community at large. —Morning paper. TILE " GREAT BRITAIN " STEAMER...—The Tex Towns Messenger, in communicating the information that the directors have finally abandoned all intentions of attempting to raise this ill-fated vessel, adds that a Mr. Stead, having offered a plan for raising the ship, was answered by Captain Claxton with the information that this was the 412th similar offer the directors had received. GEORGE 111. AND LORD THURLOW.—Lord Eldon used to relate the following anecdote :—Once when the mind of George 111. was not supposed to be very strong, I took down to Kew seine Acts for his assent, and I placed on a paper the titles and the effect of them. The King, perhaps suspicious that my coming down might be to judge of his competence for public business, as I was reading over the titles of the different Acts, interrupted me and said, " You are not acting correctly, you should do one of two things, either bring me down the Acts for my perusal, or say, as Thurlow once said to me on a like occasion : having read several, he stopped and said, ' It was all d—d nonsense trying to make me understand them ' and that i bad better =bent to them at once." GREEZ%'S NURSERY 'A NN U 44 L, Among the various multitude of hooks which have recently appeared, intended to serve as Christmas presents and New Year's gifts, it were difficult to find one more more likely to please the youthful in habitants of the nursery, than the very elegant little volume now before us. Its external embellishments are most attractive. The binding is peculiarly beautiful, consisting of a sort of arabesque pat tern of blue and crimson on a golden ground; and the illustrations consist of numerous wood cuts, and a few coloured pictures, always great attractions for children, and every page of the whole volume is surrounded by a red-coloured flowery bor der. The literary portion is well chosen, and is cal culated to improve as well as amuse its little readers. " Arthur's birthday," " Malcolm Duncan," the " Chil dren in the wood," &c. will afford sufficient enter tainment. " What sort of a heart have you got ?" " Content and discontent," and other subjects of a similar character will furnish a mild remon strance or gentle admonition ; " Labour and pro perty," contains tha first elements of political economy a la Adam Smith, very simply explained. There are, of course, numerous poems scattered through the volume, by far the most beautiful of which is from the pen ofLaman Blanchard, " Upon the Picture of a Boy endeavouring to lay Salt upon the Tail of a Bird." The writer com mences by describing every action of the anxious urchin, and very forcibly does he describe them. We see it all before us—the eager sportsman approaches —is about to achieve his object— " Yes, you have it in your tether, Never more to skim the skies ; Lodge the salt on this long feather, Ha l it flies, it flies." This anxious pursuit, and this complete disappoint ment—trivial in themselves though they be—suggests to the supposed spectator the following beautiful lines, in which the author pathetically laments the blighted hopes of his own life. He tells us that he, too, has shared the folly . of " the baffled sportsmen," we have been contemplating " Time, thy feathers turn to arrows ; I for salt have used thy sand, Wasting it on hopes, like sparrows, That elude the hand. On what raptures I've been counting, Stogy ping here, and creeping there, Ail to see my bright hones mounting High into the air. " Half my life I've been pursuing, Plans often tried b. fore ; Rhapsodies that end in ruin— I and ti.ousands more. This young sportsman, be your 'warning, Though you've lost some hours to day, Others spend their lily's fair morning In no wiser way. " What hath been my holiest treasure ; Wilat were ye unto my eyes : Love and peace, and hope and pleasure, Birds of paradise. Spirits that we think to capture, By a false and childish scheme ; Until tears dissolve our rapture, Darkness ends our dream. " Thus are objects loved the dearest, Distant as the dazzling star ; And when we appear the nearest, Farthest off we are. Thus have children of all ages, Seeing bliss before them fir, Found their hearts but empty cages, And their hopes on high." THE BOYS SUAIAIER BOOK. By Thomas ill filler. This is the first volume of " The Boy's Own Li • brary," a series of w or k s i n t en d e d . t o b e i ssue d peri odically, which promises to furnish both instruction and amusement for juvenile readers. The prospectus contains some very just remarks respecting juvenile literature. The writer observes, that authors who have failed in other ways often take, as a last resource, to " writing for the young ;" hence the great defi ciency of met it too often manifest in this very im portant branch of literature. " The Boy's Own Library" is, however, to be conducted on a different system. It is proposed to enlist the services of really able writers, who, though capable oc commanding attention in a more ambit': us line, will think it no degradation to devote a portion of their time and talents to the instruction and entertainment of youth. Shou'd this excellent design be efficiently carried out " The Boy'. Own Library " will be a most valu able and must be a most popular work. The first volume is from the pen of Thomas Miller—that pen by which he literally speaks to us when the beauties of the country are his theme. He is not an author who requires to change his tone when addressing the young, because he alwa) s writes in a natural manner, and is, consequently, intelligible to all. This little volume—the Boy's Summer Book—relates, of course, to summer scenes, and is addressed to boys ; but, to describe it more correctly, we should say that to its youthful readers it would in some degree bear the cha racter of a genial, cheerful companion, come to pass a bright sunny day with them. They stroll out toge ther amid beautiful scenery, every passing object is noticed by their friend, and suggests some interesting remarks, or elicits some useful explanations. Now he expatiates on the beauty of the surrounding landscape ; now he recalls the years of his own youth, and many a hearty laugh or sympathising sigh are evoked by his varied reminescences. Many an interesting anecdote or strange adventure does he relate — he would be ill fitted for a companion for youths, who had no "stories" to tell them—and thus they ramble on without the trouble of walking, and the reader reads on without thinking he is reading. The little volume is illustra ted with numerous woodcuts. THE ENGLISH MATRON. By the Author of " The English Gentlewoman." This is another addition to the now numerous class of works containing practical advice fur the fairer portion of the community. S uppos i ng th e a d vice in question to be good, and supposing it to be adopted, the benefit to be derived from such volumes may be inestimable. Madam Campan's reply to Napoleon's interrogation has been quoted again and again, but it is always appropriate to a subject like this. The ; Emperor having inquired of her what she thought necessary in order to provide a good education for the youth of France—" Good mothers " was her reply. Napoleon was struck by the force of this ob servation. "We have here," he said, " a system of education in one word." All works which tend to elevate the character of women tend to elevate the character of the next generation—all works calculated to improve and increase the good qualities of women tend to increase the happiness of their homes ; consequently such works are of no slight importance. The days are pasted when the advocates for the "rights of woman," anxious to advance her to a more prominent, and, as they deemed, honourable position, attempted to re ' niove her from her own apparently hip.nbler but really more noble and elevated sphere. Happily the attempt was vain, and it is now generally admitted that in faithfully discharging her duties and adding MUSIC. CAROL FOR THE IVE IV YEAR. Written by Miss A. Samuda. Music by Charles F. Desanges This is the best New Year's Carol that has appeared for many a season. Miss Samuda has given us a poem, a beautiful poem in English, which Mr. De sanges has admirably translated into the universal language music. We cannot convey to our readers a better idea of this work than by transcribing the words of Miss Samuda, and then desiring the reader to recollect that the composer of the melody has ac curately given expression in music to the feelings which the perusal of the poem is calculated to excite. Hail ! all hail ! to the dawning new year, The mother of months is laid on her bier, But we sing no dirge, and we shed no tear, We look to the future with hope not fear. Then with dance and song, and wassail we'll throng, To welcome the advent of this new year. The fair young year bath never a stain, Nor a blighted hope nor a throb of pain, Its hours are are whisp'ring of Spring again, And fancy is weaving a rainbow chain : Then with dance and song, and wassail we'll throng, To welcome its beams with its fairy train. The dark old year dealt many a blow, Struck down here a friend foster'd there a foe : Show'd us bright things begun to end in woe, Bade us heart sickness and rain to know. Let the old year die, we'll not heave a sigh, Away to her tomb she may gladly go. But the rising year will alas grow old, All unknown the fate her seasons unfold, When time the record in his hand shall hold, And many of these merry hearts be cold. Oh then let us pra in the hour that we may, By mercy and love its course be controll'd. Thy lesson old year, be ne'er forgot, Tho' full of the pangs of onr mortal lot, It may teach us yet in the future hours, To shun the thorns as we pluck the flow'rs ; Then a t•tuile and sigh, hope and memory, To the new year's sun, and the old year's show'i s. SONGS OF CHRISTMAS FOR FAMILY CHOIRS. selected and adapted by a Clergyman of Ve Church of England, and arranged in Vocal Score, with Symphonies and Accompaniments for the Piano forte. By W. H. Kearns. This is an adaption of sacred words to secular tunes. The object of the editor being, as stated by himself in his preliminary advertisement ;—the vocal score, the symphonies, and th e ac companiments, have been arranged with considerable ability by Mr. Kearns, the organist of Verulam Chapel, Lambeth, and a member of the Philharmonic Society, and those who, like Rowland Hill (the preacher, not the post man), are of opinion "that it is a shame that Satan should have all the pretty, tunes," and who, therefore, do not disapprove of these some% hat incongruous unions of the sacred and the secular, will be pleased with this volume. THE MUSICAL HERALD. Part VIII. This part completes the first volume of this classical Musical periodical, which is, even in these cheap days, a marvel, not only of excellence but of cheapness also. We have in this part music by Corelli, Purcell, Ives, Harrington, Haydn, Mathew Locke, Dibdin, and Brown, among the classics. A joyous old Christmas Glee, by the Rev. Mr. Wills, which was published about fifty years ago, and which may be considered as one of the curiosities of music, and sortie excellent music by modern composers, some of which (a Romance for the piano-forte for instance, by Frederick Bow Jewson) has been composed expressly for this work. THE MUSICAL TRE 'WRY. The volume of the Musical Treasury for 1846 fully maintains the high character of its predecessors, both as regards the excellence and the variety of the musical pieces, (upwards of 70 in number,) which it contains, and the elegant manner in which the work is got up. DA VIDSOA'S INSTRUCTION BOOKS. The Accordion Preceptor-7 he Pianyo , le Preceptor—The Cornopean and Sax Horn Preceptor-1 he Singing Preceptor. In preparing these admirable instruction books, Mr. Davidson has availed himself of the assistance of the most celebrated professors. The Accordion and Singing Preceptors are by Mr. West, of the Royal Academy of Music, who also edits the Pianoforte Preceptor, which is a new and much improved edi tion of Jousse's celebrated work. The Cornopean and Sax-Horn Preceptor is chiefly a translation from the great work or M. Forreqier, compiled and arranged under the superintendence of the Messrs. Distin. FINE ARTS THE HEROINES OF SHAKSPERE. 071 1X. 4 • Exquisitely poetical and truly Shaksperiin as have been the drawings of Kenny Meadows, in illustration of the greatest of all poets, we cannot regard that artist as thereby entitled so to travestie the conception of the master-mind, as he has travestied it in his portrait of " Lady Macbeth " Lady Macbeth, in deed ! it might he the "tragedy queen" of a buttery, but certainly not of a palace. " Cordelia," by A. Johnston, is a peculiar failure ; whether by the over depth of the engraving, or by the ruggedness of the original, it appears to us too saturnine, too dark, and too masculine. "Celia," however, by J. W Wright, is a delicious realisation of a most beautiful dream. It is Celia, Shakspere's Celia, that Celia who with Rosalind is compared by their creator to " two cher ries on one stalk." We remember that the artist Severn—the friend of poor John Keats—once deli neated a charming picture of Celia and Rosalind working upon the same piece of embroidery. With that graceful illustration to As you like it, may now be coupled this equally graceful illustration by Mr. Wright. EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY OF AN ILLICIT DIS TILLEhY.-0o Tuesday police-constable Redford, 32 L, one of the wairant-officers attached to the Southwark Police Court, went - to serve a warrant on a man named Hackett, at No. 38, Broadwall, in the parish of Christ church, Southwark. On arriving at the house he was detained at the door nearly a quarter of hour, during which time he heard a shuffling noise inside. At last the door was opened by a female, when the smell that proceeded from the lower part ti the premises left very little doubt of the business that had been going on there. Hackett made his escape over the back wall with a great portion of the still, and on Redford proceeding to the kitchen he discovered the other parts, with a large fire under it. In the same room scveral tubs containing about two hundred gallons of wash were found in a ler-• mendug state, several casks of spirit, and other utensils sufficient to carry on an, extensive distillery. Redford instantly sent to Hawes's soap factory, for the supervisor of the Excise, and on the arrival of the latter the still was broken up, and the spirit and wash were conveyed to the Excise-office. RESTORATION OF LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL. The Dean has just issued what he says he wishes to be a simple business like statement of the application by the Chapter of the funds solicited for this purpose, in order to give confidence to the public mind of the dis cretion with which they are employed in the work of gradual restoration. He observes, that we ought not to despair because we are constrained to proceed slowly and gradually, since the original construction of the fa bric must have been equally gradual; from itslcommence ment by Bishop Urban, in 1120, at least 60 years must have elapsed before the completion of the nave, and an other 80 in addition before the eastern chapel was ap pended. The Dean then explains what has been already done, and what is now in hand, and in immediate con templation ; the eastern chapel has been completely re stored at an expense of 1,165/. 12s. Od.; the eastern ex tremity of the south aisle, with its fine windows and open work parapets, is now in progress, and is estimated at the cost of under 3004 The next proposed alteration is the restoration of the choir. The present winter is dedicated to this indoor work, and the present state of the funds are considered as adequate to the completion of the lower story as high as the Italian cornice ; the balance remaining in the banker's hands is stated at 925 L, and of the sums subscribed 1,000/. still remain to be called in. We understand, that since printing this report, works have been actively commenced in the choir at its eastern end. A noble Norman arch of Bishop Urban's work has been opened out, command ing a striking perspective into the Eastern Chapel ; the mouldings of this arch are very interesting, and in the most perfect preservation. Beneath this a very beautiful screen of Bishop Marshall's work, A.D. 1480, has been exposed. A sepulchral recess, in which the capitals of the side-shafts are most beautifully executed, in the style of 1200, is likewise now again disclosed to view in the south-east wall of the choir. Tradition assigns this as the tomb of St. Teilo, or rather of one of his three corpses; for the legends of th e B oo k o f Ll an d a ff relate, that on his decease three churches with which the was connected contested for the possession of so precious a relic. It was on this miraculously multiplied for the sa tisfaction of all their pious desires; the parties agreed to refer the controversy to the decision of a sign from heaven. They spent the night in watching on their knees around the single corpse ; but the first rays of morning disclosed three corpses lying before them abso lutely identical in every lineament. To turn from the legends of superstition to gratifying realities, we are happy to learn that his Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury has just transmitted a.dona tion of 50/. to this desirable work ; also the Lord Bishop of Bangor, 50/. ; and lately the Lord Bishop of St. Asaph, 501:—Cambrian. DESTITUTION IN ZETLAND. A meeting of commissioners of supply, justices of the peace, heritors, and clergy of Zetland was held at Ler wick, on the 25th ult., when the following resolutions were unanimously adopted:- 1. That this meeting view, with alarm and deep con cern,of hrthe Majesty'san wr Trwhicheas Treasury y d t b o e e t n hem ereturnedmori memorial which yth last, on the su bj ect o f t h e d est i tut i on caused by the failure of the pot a t o crop . e i 4 they rd had the honou r to a dd ress to the i r Lordships in October Lords 2. That the members of the meeting were aware that the Lords of the Treasury had no regular " fund at their of fr om r o roads," s, which but grants u c m o ü b l l d y c b o e n c m e a iv d e d e fo r t the o be ttohre funds, when the li ves o f i ts su bj ects were at stake. d rad u ias tF o a sna n interest of a pa ren t a l G overnment to provide l 8. That it is the duty of this meeting to lay before her Majesty's Government a more particular account of the state of this country, its wants and prospects; and to impress upon Ministers the awful responsibility of with holding relief from many thousands of their destitute fellow-creatures; and that this is more especially neces sary, inasmuch as the meeting believe that the Govern ment officer who lately visited Zetland had not, from the shortness of his stay, an opportunity of becoming :ac quainted with the real state of the country. 4. That the following facts show the utter impossibi lity of this country, alone, and without the strong sup port of Government, attempting to meet the exigency. The gross rental of these islands has been computed at not exceeding 20,9001., from which there must be de ducted for public burdens at least one-fifth, which leaves at most, an available rental of 16,0001. In this calcula tion there is left out of view, altogether, the great amount of annual loss arising from bad debts among a numerous and poor tenantry. The population of these islands, according to the last census was 30,466, of which, at the very least, 25,000 are poor cottars, many o f whom, in a seafaring population, are helpless widows and orphan children, who have lost their chief article of food through the failure of the potato crop. Their small stock of bear and oats--even making no allowance for seed—will be consumed by the middle of February, after which, for several months, they will have nothing but starvation before them. To maintain this popula tion, some at the nominal rate of Id. per day for one month, which, if continued, would, before the arrival of harvest, more than exhaust the rental of the whole country. From these facts, it is further evident that the country will not he able to provide seed, especially potatoes, for the ensuing season, by which the existing calamity will be inevitably extended to future years. 5. Resolved—That to make roads in this country, where the parishes are from ten to twenty miles long, over hill and bog, with a rental of from 5001. to 2,0001., is beyond the resources of these islands, which are already most heavily burdened; and to attempt to bor. row money for such a purpose would be highly inexpe dient and ruinous. —Edinburgh Advertiser. BEET-ROOT BREAD.—Another of our friends has sent us a slice of beet-root bread, made of iyheaten flour and beet-root in equal quantities. The colour of the bread is rather dark, resembling rye bread, but the taste is sweet and agreeable. Our correspondent says that the kneading of the flour and beet-root is the same as when flour alone is used, except that no water is re quired to make it into dough; the liquid absorbed by the boiled beet-root being sufficient to make the mix ture. He adds, that in his own family they have fre quently had beet-root as a vegetable at the dinner table —Leeds Mercury. NEWCASTLE ELECTIONEERING i,MOVEMENTS—Ru mours have been in circulation this week of the intention of Lord OsAulston and Mr. A. J. Creswell, the two Con servative Members for the northern division of tbis county, to retire at the earliest opportunity: and that they are to be succeeded, unless the electors determine otherwise, by Mr. Hinde, one of the Members for this town, and Mr. Orde, of Nunnykirk, who are both well known Conservatives. We have not over much faith in vague rumours, especially in electioneering affairs, but we have reason to believe that an arrangement similar to the above is contemplated, and may not unlikely be tried. Mr. Hinde is known to feel uneasy about his present constituency, and having good claims upon his party, must be provided for in another quarter, where he may be less liable to disturbance. The circumstance, however, shows the necessity of active efforts on the part of the Liberals in the town and county. A Liberal candidate to succeed Mr. Hinde has been nominated, but no steps taken to elicit the opinions of the electors on the subject, or to secure for him the support indispen sably necessary to procure his return. Such apathy and indifference are inexcusable, and contrast very strikingly with the secret yet effective operations of our poltical opponents.—Newcastle Guardian. The corn tithe of one-half of the immense parish of Westerham, in Kent, is announced to be sold by auction next month, by Mr. Robins. As the income arising from this description of property, is not only settled by Act of Parliament, but charged upon the land in the nature of a first payment as ground rent--the best, and most secure means of investing money is presented, far, • in our opinion, beyond the funds, which are liable to fluctuation —whereas, by the Commutation Act, a mini mum rental is establish( d, and all that is obtained above, whether from the increased value of corn, or a larger quantity of land employed iu its growth, from its waste prtion or otherwise, becomes so much additional profit, and a temptation to the capitalist to employ his money , in such investments. STATE OF TRADE MANCHESTER, JAN. 12. —The continued flatness in he cotton market at Liverpool, has, during the last hree clays, produced its natural effect upon this market, and the appearances of improvement which presented themselves about the middle of last week, have entirely disappeared. Since Friday, very little business has been done in yarn, and prices, which slightly advanced last week, hare receded to nearly the same extent. The demand for goods, too, has been less active, but prices continue tolerably firm. ROCHDALE, JAN. 11.—To-day is what is called the first market, but there has been no improvement in the demand for goods. Though oil and wool are slowly advancing, the manufacturer is not able to obtain better prices for his goods. HALIFAX, JAN. 9.—The attendance in the Hall to ' day has been somewhat better than for the last fortnight, and a few , more pieces appear to have been taken off ; but there is no improvement in prices, nor are there any indications of a brisker trade. The present very low price of yarns, coupled with the conviction that the ap pearances in the wool market lead to no expectation that they can fall lower, induces some buyers to put out orders • and, in some ca ses , ra th er b etter rates are obtained. As to wool, the spinners continue to supply their weekly consumption, for which they are obliged to give the late trifling advance ; the demand being chiefly for the lower qualities, in which more is doing. Short wools maintain their firmness, and are rather more active ; but the advanced rates are not willingly given, and the trade is by no means animated. HUDDERSFIELD, JANUARY 12.—There is but little doing to-day in the Cloth Hall, but there has been a fair business during the week in the warehouses. Foreign wools met with tolerable demand, and colonials are more sought after. LEEDS, JANUARY 12.—We have no new feature to report respecting our market of this day ; it was but thinly attended, and not much business has been doing at the halls. Our manufacturers remain, however, well employed, to order, is low cloths for the American trade. —Manchester Guardian. CHELSEA OUT-PENSIONERS.—It having come to the knowledge of the Secretary at War that the pensioners in various districts were about to petition Parliament for the abolition of the per tentage nqw charged on the payment of their pensions, a circular, dated the 7th inst., has been addressed to all the staff officers of pensioners, requesting them to caution the men agaiitst signing any such petitions, on the ground that the attention of Government has been already directed to the subject, and they intend bringing in a Bill in the next session for abolishing the obnoxioat impost. The Right Hon. Charles Watkins William Wynn M.P. for Montgomeryshire, is now the oldest member in the House of Commons. He was born in 1775, and has been in Parliament during the last fifty years. ME REGISTER FOR SOUTH LANCASHIRE.—The re gister for the southern division of this county is now printed, and it exhibits an apparent decrease of about 250 names, as comyared with that of last year. The numbers on the register for 1845.46 were 24,179 ; those for the register now in torce(for it comes into operation on the Ist of December in each year), are 23,630. But this, though an apparent diminution, is no real decrease in the number of electors entitled to vote at the next general election. We understand it arises from a more thorough and careful scrutiny throughout the register, so as to secure the expunging of duplicate entries of the same votes, which had accumulated from parties making new claims, and the old ones not bring struck out when the new ones were inserted in the register.--Manchester_ Guardian. ARREAR OF BUSINESS IN THE COURTS OF CHAN CERY.—There are no less than 645 causes standing for hearing before the Lord Chancellor, Master of the Rolls, and the Tice-Chancellors of England. Wigram, and Knight Bruce, during the present term, in addition to an enormous number of motionsland petitions. BANKRUPTCY OF THE LEEDS AND WEST RIDING BANH.—In the Leeds Court of Bankruptcy, Tuesday, Mr. Commissioner . Burge gave judgment on the argu ment urged against the validity of the adjudication. He decided that he had no power to annul the adjudication, but that the parties, of course, had a right to appeal to the Court of Revie w. It is with extreme gratification we notice that Captain Jackson, the Commander of the Princess Vic toria, the Antwerp Steam Company's vessel, has bee n elected a Junior Brother of the Trinity House. All who know him must be delighted at this event, as his general conduct ensures him the good wishes of every passenger. His chief study seems to be to attend upon their comforts, and render the voyage a pleasant trip. An ingenious printer in a small town in Warwick shire, who was employed the other day to print some bills, stating the intention of some of the principal tradesmen to close their shops till the Monday following Christmas day, substituted C for S, thus representing the worthy lieges as having entered into a league to close their chops during a season rather remarkable for the increased necessities for opening them which custom imposes. MORTALITY OF THE METROPOLIS.--The total number of deaths registered in London during the week ending Saturday, Jan. 9, 1847, is I,3BG—of these, 1,369 are deaths from other causes than violence—showing a a decrease in the number of deaths from disease of 60, as compared with the week preceeding. There were no deaths from cholera. The deaths from dysentery were only 3 ; and from diarrhea only 12. The births regis tered diming the were 1,347. A WOMAN KILLED BY A THRASHING-MACHINE.— As the thrashing-machine of Mrs. Tadman, of Higham, near the line of the Gravesend and Rochester Railway. was in full work on Friday last, a poor woman named Phillips, while employed in feeding it, was caught by the lower spindle, and before it could be stopped her body revolved with the spindle three or four times, breaking both her legs, one arm, several ribs, and fracturing her skull, The poor woman lingered until Sunday morning, when death terminated her sufferings. Deceased was a widow, and has left a family to lament her untimely end. PROVISIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES.—The Burlington and Arethusa from New Yerk, and Judah Touro from New Orleans, which were reported at the Custom-house, Liverpool, on the 11th inst., bring 3,529 barrels flour, 12,975 bushels wheat, 6,140 bushels barley, 11,534 bushels and 4,758 sacks Indian corn, 703 barrels Indian corn meal, 632 packages cheese, 278 barrels pork, and 356 packages lard. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—At the evening meeting of this society, on Monday, the 11th, Bartho lomew Frere, Esq., in the chair, the reading of Dr Beke's valuable paper on the Nile was continued and concluded. At the former reading the subject of the Blue River having been gone through, the author now took up the White River, or main stream of the Nile. Our knowledge of the upper course of this river has bee, obtained from the exploring expeditions ordered by the present ruler of Egypt. On its right bank it receives. in about the 9th parallel, a large river called the Telfi, or Sobat, which Dr. Beke identifies with the Godjeb, and he then enters into a minute detail of all the affluents of this river on both sides. Among these, it will be suffi cient tottl ude to the Baro and Bako, which join it on the right side, and the various streams bearing the common name of Gibbe, which fall into it on the left bank. The Godjeb has been presumed to be the upper portion of the Jub or Gowind, which falls into the Indian Ocean near the Line; but subsequent informa tion shows this opinion, which originated in Dr. Beke's own information, to be untenable; indeed, M. d'Abbadie positively considers it to be the heal' of the Nile. The second Egyptian expedition ascended the main stream of the Nile as far as 4 deg. 42 min. 42 sec., at which point our positive information ceases; but from the information collected by M. d'Arnaud and M. Werne, who accompanied th, expedition, Dr. Belie shows the existence of another great arm of the Nile, called the Shoabirri, which, like the Abai and the Godjeb, joins the main stream from the south-east, and exhibits the remarkable spiral course common to those rivers, with many others of the Abys sinian plateau. As regards the main stream, Dr. Beke. from a comparison of various authorities, both ancient and modern, carries the Nile up to the country of Mono , Mo6zi, and, in fact, shows the great probability of its being a continuation of Lake Nyassi, the Maravi nr or ..i Zambazi of the old maps. I n th e w ord mono-moe Beke finds the origi n o f the name Mountains Nile - ot the Moon, in which, according to Ptolemy, it,h, thelangua is ge rise: the word moczi meaning moon in t that country, es well as in thus of the whole 5 . central Africa. The author next proceeds to consider the phy sical character of the country in which the eastern tri butaries of the Nile have their origin, and which he shows to be an elevated tableland, having an abrupt de clivity towards the sea coast, ands very gradual slope landwards down to the Nile, which skirts its base; and the ridge of which has an elevation of from 8,000 to to 9,000 feet above the ocean, independent of isolated mountain masses, which attain a height of from 11,000 to 15,000 feet. DEATH OF COLONEL MACGREG9R, OF THE STII FUSILIERS.—This distinguished officer died a few days sire? at Plymouth, after a long and eventful life, almost entirely spent in the service o f hi s country, He was a naive of Scotland, and at a very early age entered the army, his commissions being thus dated :—Second Lieutenant, June 24th, 1802 ; Lieutenant, June 24th, 1804 ; Captain, August 7th, 1811 ; Brevet Major, July 22 , 1, 1830; and Lieutt.nant-Colon(1, November 9th. 1846. All his promotions were unpurchased. In 1807 he served in Dzypt. and was present at the attack on the forts and heights of Alexandria, siege of Rosetta, end action of El Hamet, where he was taken prisoner, and kept in close confinement for five mouths in Cairo. ~~.; 94