The Sun. — London, England, 1840-02-06 00:00:00

EVENING EinTiON. N ILLUSTRATIONS, BY GEORGE 1 CRUIKSHANK, just published, price One- Shilling, PUT THE SECOND OF i MR. AINSWORTH'S TOWER OF LONDON." With Threw Illustrations on Steel, and Four Woodcuts, by i George Cruikshank. " Our expectation of last month has not been disappointed, I and th? intere't already thrown over tho personages of the story is well sustained, 'and has assumed that permanent form which must:accompany them to the end. The characters of Queen Jane and her weak and ambitious husband are well portrayed; aldi the scene in St. John's Chapel, the Supper in the Stone the Sermon in the By-ward Tower, admirably ;,,tr, (!i:, , cribtLl---everything, in short, augtus a most interesting ro mance, and the 'Tower of London will lose none of its popularity now that Mr. Ains , orth has taken upon himself the office of litorary ixa.rdi.r."--.thirning Herald. Richard Bent;ey ' New Burlington-street. 4 „ 4 Sold by all Booksellers. 13, Great Marlborouu,h-street. w , tri PTAIN CHAMIER'S SPITFIRE." 'kj A SECOND EDITION of this popular New Natt ier,' Iturnance, IS NOW READY, aibcllisheti with a Portrait of the Author, and 3 humourous ~, , zravirgi by Phiz. Henry Colburn, publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Orders received by all Booksellers. THEATRE ROYAL COVENT GARDEN. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF AiADAME VESTRIS. THIS EVENING, FEB. 6, Will be performed Sheridan's Ceracdy of THE RIVALS. Sir Anthony Absolute, Mr. W. Farren; Captain Absolute, ' , r. Anderson; Sir Lucius O'Trigger, Mr. Brougham ; Faulk, ',rid. Mr. Cooper ; Acres, Mr. Harley ; Ws. Malzprop, Mrs. ,-'. Jones ; Lydia Lan4uish, Madame Vestris ; Julia, Mrs. Nisbett; Laey, Mrs. Humby. mime, entiileti HARLEQUIN AND THE mEttaiE DEVIL OF ED MONTON ; OR, THE GREAT BED OF WARE. Wtill en. irely New Scenery. Machinery, Dress, and De corations. _ _ t i Har.equin. NI,. C. J. Smith ; r Clown , , Mr. T. Ridgwa, ; P:intalomi, \lr. 'BerrieO ; 'Berrie evil, Mr. Gibson ; and-6o umbine Mr,s rairbrother. - 3 !, j, Vining; Matthias, Mr. W. Farren; Gins ; The Baroness de Serigny, Mrs. Orger ; Celine, Miss Lee; Madame Gimblet, Miss A. Taylor. 7s ; Second Price, 3s. 6d. ; First and Second I Second Price, *.2s. 6d. ; Pit, ;is. ; Second Price, 's. ; Gallery, Is. Doors to be opened at half-bast Six--the performances to a-renee at seven o'Clock. awl places for the Boxes to he taken of Mr. Netter, -office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets bad Lyon application. to Bo:,:es to be had solely of Mr, Andrews. bookseller Ne,..v Band-street. Yie IiOYAL SURREY THEATRE. in compliance with the innumerable requests for the Revival of the Original " Jack Sheppard, that popular and extra ordinary Drama will be acted *very Evening, with the Grand iConlie Pantomime, which has been witnessed by upwards of lUO,OOO Persons, and allowed to be the best in London. THIS EVENING, FEB. 6, ; Will ba acted Ainsworth's Drama, entitled JACK SHEPPARD. Embixlying all Cruiblianks inimitable' Tableaux Vivans. 'fo ,otteiti;te with the New Grand Christmas Pantomime, called fHE QUEEN BEE, OR HARLEQUIN AND GOODY TWO SHOES. The sple-mlid Scenery by Mr. Brunning—The magnificent Diorama by Mr. P. Phillips. - ,:unobine, Mist Sharpe; Harlequin, Clown, Pantaloon, and Sprite, by the Bolero Family. I%. , srs. wain,; of St. James'-street ; Andrews, Ebers, and Bonit-stret ; and Sef.r,uin of Regent-street, Book nre a. pointed to let Private and Public Boxes during rho• run of Core Pantomime. .~.,~ TO CORRESPONDENTS, Mr. must see that from the present demands on our e:)lu,nos it is impossible for us to find room for his long letter. Clnuot.he reduPe it to a sixth part of its present dimensions ? A Coostaait !leader's suggestion is hardly worth insertion at present. We regret we cannot find room for the verses of F. E. G. li.WATER AT LONDON BIUDOE TO-MORROW. :25 minutes atter 4 Evening...—. a minutes atter 4 =lir? MARRIAGE HER MAJESTY. Ti ER MAJESTY'S MARRIAGE, IS OF. FICIALLY ANNOUNCED TO TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY NEXT, THE 10TH INSTANT. JN THIS AUSPICIOUS OCCASION " THE SUN" WILL CONTAIN TWO BEAUTIFUL MEDALLION PORTRAITS OF THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT- EXECUTED IN THE VERY FIRST STYLE OF THE AR F. TH E EXPENSE OF PRODUCING THESE PORTRAITS HAS BEEN VERY GREAT; BUT THE CHARGE WILL ONLY BE ONE SHILLING. SUN, CONTAINING THESE I 'o RTR AI'L'S, MAY BE RECEIVED nr POST IN ALL PARTS OF THE KINGDOM. PARTIES IN REMOTE ,TIIE PLACES CAN REMIT A SHILLING 0r TWO, HALF A SOVEREIGN, OR A SOVEREIGN,-FOR ONE PENNY 13Y THE POST ; AND THEIR OR- DERS WILL BE PUNCIL`ALLY AT- TENDED TO ON MONDAY NIGHT. WILL ALSO CONTAIN A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE AUGUST CFIIIM - ONY, WITH ALL PARTICU a LARS APPERTA."ING TO SO IN TERESTING AN OCCASION. 113 DEUS FOR THE " NUPTIAL" OR jr1,220D/NG SUN" WILL BE RE co):ED BY ALL NEWS - AGENTS AND Pk_ STAtIASTERS THROUGHOUT THE Kri.GDONT, AND AT " THE SUN" OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LON- DOS. ;;Pedneviaq, Feb. 5, 1846‘.. „q+ t' ,44 1::67$ 431 , • IC) '•, • • •,*;' (7"-~~f)A (s'`-'7)lal+ la.. ark LONDON : THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1840. '\.-- The Lords did no other business yesterday than ,wrry up the Addr ess t o the QUEEN , and forward ; x , f ,;one ALPERT'S A nnu it y Bill . , - Numerous petitions were presented in the Commons for , touiry into Socialism ; for inquiry into the mono po, oossessed by Mr. G URNEY o f t h e short-hand busi ). • r :P S 3 0. r :h e H ouse o f C ommons; for mercy to Mr. nod for Church extens i on . F a iv 7 r T . L EAu 'ER moved an Address to the QUEEN to pardon Faok.l2:• but after a s h or t di sc iss i on the motion WaH not persi'st, '-d in. The Desi las L , opyright Bill was rcad a se con d t i me, • moved and withd rawn an after Mr. ‘llll.r.m.ms hair Am endment to p, ; stp o :te the Bill for six month s . I t i s, hoorever, to be referreo to a S.eicei Commit.ee. The Administrwion a i c Justice, and the Replevin Bills (Ire:and), were severai:lYpostpc‘Thed for a fortnight. Bi l i s, 1 vb i o is certainly These are Mr• TENNENT'S. . arriving after the rep u t a ti on o f a volum. ' O Oll O legislator ; whether he will be a good one is another question. There was no business of importance tr 1 p ,acted, and :lie House rose at Halt-past Seven o'Clock:. A meeting was yesterday, though tarailj f held the city of London, to petition agrainsf the the Corn-laws, whi c h was most numeromly any , e spectably attended. The first resolui 14.1 n was moved by Mr. HORSLEY PALMER, whose name 4 and character are a guarantee for all that is mode- Tate and constitutional. Messrs. LARPE N T y D;L -i LON, SAMSON RICARDO, and TRA vEoo:: an active part in th e proceedings, which .‘ts t far as t h e y were concerned, were all such as to co,t the respect of the community. The princi4 de on tch the meeting went was to denounce the -I,orn ilaws as causing serious and peculiar evils, tc call upon I larliament t o ta k e them into considerat ion, ,Mt t l e eve to its wi s d om whatever alteration 's it [ mi,dit t i n uk necessary. None o i'the speak ers expressed au opini on as to what the alteration should be, except Mr. DILLON, who said he was not for an immediate revocation of long established laws in a mixed state of society, where v; rious and conflicting interests were involved. He even hinted at a compensation being given to those who might lose something by the repeal, as compensation was given to those from whom their property in slaves was taken away by the Act for the Abolition of Sl a v e ry. The agriculturists cannot possibly desire more favourable considera tion ; but the Manchester manufacturers will t coincide with the citizens of London. In the case of slavery, the people of England interfered with the inhabitants of the Colonies, and compelled them to set a third party free. to their loss. In the case of the Cor-.1-laws, the Legislature i 5 merely called on to repeal an unjust enactment of its own. We cannot, therefore, agree with Mr. DILLON. If the farmers are likely to be cheated by the law-making landlords, let them reimburse their tenants, not call on the people to submit to some additional injustice. We side with the Man chester men, and not with Mr. DILLON and the citizens of London. The testimony of Mr. HORSLEY PALMER against the Corn-laws, which, he declared, made it questionable whether the country could carry through its specie payments, is most important. It shows that those laws cause a serious contest be tween the monied and the agricultural classes, and m that contest the latter are likely to be defeated. Some attempts were made to foist amendments on the meeting favourable to continue the Corn laws, and to substitute the Chartist opinions for the resolutions of repeal, but they were signally de feated, though they caused some interruption and confusion. The meeting is of more importance from the character of the gentlemen who took an active part in it than from the unanimity of its proceed ings, or from the language used at it. Our attention has been directed to an article in Number XIX. of the British and Foreign Review, in which a luminous account is given of the tyrannical conduct of the Governments of Russia, Prussia, and Austria against the free City of Cracow, and a heart-stirring appeal is made to England and France in favour of this vet remain ing shadow of Polish nationality. Sympathizing as we do with the unfortunate inhabitants of Cra cow, we dare not indulge the hope that this appeal in their behalf will be productive of any ad- vantage to them. After the blind infatuation and cruel indifference of England and France to the fate of unhappy Poland ; after witnessing the apathy with which the free governments of the west regarded the destruction of tht; liberties of twenty millions of people, by a despot, in compa rison with whom HEROD, the slayer of the inno cents, was a saint, we despair of any generous at tempt being made to restore the liberties of so in considerable and defenceless a State as that of Cra cow. Neither do we see how it is practicable. The whole population of Cracow amounts only, as stated in the article before us, to one hundred and ten.thousand souls, including women and chil dren, so that it is liable to be overrun a t any moment by the troops of one or other of the Great Northern Powers. The Reviewer says that, " it is notorious that the principal circumstance which led to the establishment of this Republic, was the necessity felt by the Great Powers of maintain ing the balance of power, which must have been destroyed the moment any one became possessed of Cracow." This, the facts which he adduces of the joint occupation of the Republic by the three Powers, for the purpose of destroying its indepen dence, proves to be a mistake. Had the existence of Cracow as a free State been of sue h importance to Austria, Russia, and Prussia, they would have upheld, instead of crushing it. But the truth is, that so little importance has Russia attached to the existence or the territory of Cracow, that she has offered to make it over to Austria, on condition that Prince METTERNICEI will bear the odium of abolishing all that remains of the free institutions of that Republic, and of attaching the territory to the Crown of his Imperial Master. What alarmed the three Powers was the growth of insti tutions in which they plainly discovered the germs of the future independence of Poland—the resus citation.of .a democracy which they imagined they had for ever annihilated. Under these circumstances, we arc constrained to confess, that we look upon the separate indepen dence of Cracow as a free and neutral Republic, as an impossibility. Standing alone, and in such a position with respect to the Great Northern Powers, she would involve us in endless wars to no really useful purpose. Is Cracow, then, to be delivered over to be dealt with as the Imperial NERO of the North may, in the plentitude of his Siberian mercy, decree ? GOD forbid I There is an excellent remedy at hand, if the French and English Go vernments will only have the virtue to adopt it. Invoke the sacred independence, the im perishable nationality, of blood-stained Poland. Let the voice of Western Europe thunder in her ears that she is free, and the very sound will roll back the tide of Russian despotism. In an instant Poland will regain her feet, and assuming her rank among the nations of Europe, will throw her pro tecting shield over the now defenceless city of Cracow. This is the only practicable, as well as the only mode of interference worthy of England and France, and lastingly beneficial to Europe. To uphold the independence of Cracow we must restore that of Poland. To this great and glorious nodertaking let every friend of freedom incite the Governments of England and France. In a recent number of the Lincoln Gazelle we find the following intelligence ; A lecture on J. Thorogood's case was delivered in the Guildhall on Friday, the 17th January, by our spirited end intelligent town clerk. R. Paddison, Esq. Perhaps nothing has excited so much interest since the memorable church-rate conflict in this sown a few years ago. The moment the doors of the hall were opened, hundreds of persons rushed in like a torrent, and in a few minutes filled every spot in the hall. These were chiefly the working classes, but there were several also of the middling class of saciet, several members of the council, and various isbenting ministers in attendance. The lecturer was un avoidably interrupted once or twice for a short time by the noise occasioned by the effort cf same hundreds to gain admittance, but who were pre. vented for want of room. The lecture and the lecturer were remarkable for their unity ; the speaker seemed in spired and ennobled with the dignified principles of civil and religious liberty which he so ably advocated; and the many astounding facts elucidatory of the real character of the State Chtirch, facts authenticated by reference to the highest authorities, historical and ecclesiastical, as well as Ithe palpable and all-convincing evidence of her anti-Pro testant and anti- Christian character, led us involuntarily to b.xclaim " What a consummate hypocrite is this true daughN.'r of the mother of harlots, who can now so impu dently aktZ* per mother for those very crimes in which' she herself riots." The lecture occupied upwards of two hours. I There is something in the circumstances nar rated in this extract thst impresses us with the idea that a storm is brewing for the Church greater than any she has yet encountered. It seems a sort of warning to the parsons to " set their house in order." Their doings arc beginning to reach the hearts and minds of the people, and we would se riously advise them to look to the consequences in time, The persecution of John TMOROGOOD is likely to turn out one of the worst speculations in whi c h they ever engaged. It involves so much iniquity of the most revolting description—so much injustice, covetousness, cruelty and hypocrisy, that it has only to be set before the mind in its true colours to excite the abhorrence of every well-disposed person, however ignorant or uncultivated, and to create feelings of aversion and disgust towards the institu tion calling itself a Christian Church, which com mits acts so repugnant to the spirit of Christianity. To those, therefore, who regard State-endowed systems of reli g i on as adverse to the interests of the Gospel, there could not have happened an event more auspicious than this revival of the atrocities of the Inquisition by the Church of England. It is worth thousands of treatises, though stuffed ever so full of bigotry and intolerance, for it shows the public the practice instead of the theory of the art. It brings their feelings into actual contact with the victim of Ecclesiastical tyranny. They see him s7ith their bodily eyes pining away his life in his datop and lonely dungeon. They know that he has not only done nothing, to deserve this barbarous treatment, but that he deserves the esteem of all good men for his inflexible integrity, nnd of all fre4 men for the sacrifice which he has made in defence of .freedom of conscience, the birthright of the human race—that, without which, all our boasted liberty is but a vain inockery.. Seeing and knowing this, they require little assistance in drawing the neecs sary conclusions--namely, that the religion which commands its rotaries to practise such barbarity is not the religion o f tbe new Testament, and that the State Church system is a nuisance which it is the I duty of all really to abate. ,0 do tlicir utmost. The working classes have hitherto been !attic more than passive with regard to the Church, and the numerous evils of which it is the parent. In difference has been the prevailing state of mind among the great mass of the people towards the ecclesiasticel idol which the aristocracy worship. But that is passing away, and nothing i.. more cal culated to hasten its departure, and to rouse the honest and indignant feelings of the multitude against one of the greatest engines of oppression ever in vented by man, than popular lectures—such as that delivered at Lincoln—in which the working of the engine, through its manifold ramifications, may be set before the public eye, and brought home to the public heart. To THOROGOOD lectures, therefore, we wish GOD speed. Wherever there is a Mecha nics' Institution Jet there be a Tut OROGOOD lecture. The Madrid papers received are of the 27th ult They contain no news of any moment- The convales cence of CABRERA was confidently rumoured in the ca pital. The elections were proceeding in favour of the anti-Ministerialists or ultra-Liberal party. On the Stock Exchange the Five per Cents. closed on the 26th at 26 for cash. Brussels Papers of the 2d and 3d inst. announce that Prince ALBERT, who arrived there in company with his lather on the Ist, met with a splendid reception. Al! the great Officers of State waited on him to offer him their congratulations. BRUSSELS, FEB 4. —The Prince of Saxe Coburg will set out to-morrow fur Calais, where he will embark for Dover. The equipages have been sent on board the Soho, from Antwerp to London. The whole of the French Journals of Tuesday notice in laudatory terms that portion of the speech of Sir ROBERT PEEL on Sir J. Y. BULLER'S motion, which referred to the expediency of maintaining tha Anglo- French Alliance. Instead of retorting, they will now be in a condition to laugh at the Anti-Gallic:ln ravings of the Tory press. They now find that the BRADSHAW rrEs are a miserable faction derided and scorned by all parties in Parliament, and laughed at out of it. The Mouiteur of Tuesday contains an account of some slight skirmishes in Africa, in consequence of a body of 1,500 Arabs having crossed the Cliffs, and ap• preached Mered, when they were repulsed with some trifling loss. The details are unimportant, It is understood in Paris that M GUIZOT will be raised to the Peerage before setting out as Ambassador to the Court of London. A letter from Irun in the French Journals states that oa the 28th ult. 1.-;0 soldiers of the British garrison at Passages sailed for England, and that the remainder of the garrison were expected soon to evacuate that for tress by direction of the British Government. Prince ALBERT had not arrived at Calais at one o'clock yesterday, but was momentarily expected. It, stead of landing at Dover he will proceed to Woolwich, where preparations are made for the fitting reception of his Serene Highness. BOURSE. —. 3 Akis, TUESDAY, FEB. 4. first Higeest Lowest Last Price Price. Price. Price . reach 3 per Cents ll2 75 ... 112 80 ... 112 70 ... 1 2 75 4 per Cents 3 per Cents Bl :f5 • 31 35 ... 81 25 ... 81 25 Bank of trance 3lOO _3160 ...3155 —.3155 Lattizte Bank I,ooot. Sh —.1050 ...1. 50 _ _ 5,1100 f. Sh 5180 —.51,0 ...5I SO —.5180 Belgian 5 per Cents lO3 /Os 102 A ... lir2N Ban 9,7 5'.27 i3O 9:25 025 3 per Cents 7O 83 70 80 70 80 ... 70 SO I) , ltch 2% per Cents 5 ; 53 53., Si..ii.ish 'Ai:ave. 27!,‘ ... 27y1i ... 2, !.‘ ... 274 Passive 6% ... 61. ... 6i, ... 61i Neapolitan Roman l O -.17;,„. 103 ... 10211 ... li3 .... • RA IL WAY'S l-iik itE••,. - '- Versailles, /t, B 507 5 , ... 5.5 73 ... 507 50 ... 507 so LB 307 30 ~.:;7U ... 361 25 ... 3fil 25 Mulhausen to Thann.. StrAsburg to 8a1e... .. ASP ....... AND BITUMENS. l'arn (Maberly's) ....... THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY HUNGERFORD MARKET. COURT CIR.CULAR. A good business done and a lair attendance The Vegetable Market has improved, and prices lower. Fish scarce and firm. Turbot Bs. to 355. Cod ss. to 21s. Soles Is. to 53. per pair. Lobsters Is. to 4s. Beef 7d. to Bid. per lb. Mutton 71d. to Sid. Veal Bd. to 9d. Pork 7tl. to Bid. BILLINGSGATE MARKET. The supplies were short, good Fish was very dear. Cod, 2s. to 20s. ; Turbot, Bs. to 355. each; Whiting, 6d. to Is.; Haddock, Is. to 2s. 6d. ; Soles, 10d. to 4s. per pair; Lobsters, Is. to ss. ; Oysters, 20s. to 60s. per bushel. HAY MARKET. The supplies were moderate, but the demand was good. Prices stationary. Hay 50s. to B..is ; Clover 60s. to 115 s. ; Straw 303. to 40s. per load. WOOL MARKET. Vi count Melbourne had an audience yitstadi.c. ) the Queen. The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace last evening, included the Earl of Uxbridge, the Right Hon. George Stevens Byug, Hon. William Cowper, and Colonel Cowper. The Duke of Sussex and Prince George of Cam bridge, visited the Princess Augusta yesterday, Clarence House, St. James's. The Du:thess of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House. Lord Hill had an interview with Viscount Melbourne yesterday, at his official residence in Downing -street. The Lord Steward gives a,full dress dinner party on Monday next, at the Clarendon Hotel, to the Gentle men Ushers of her Majesty's Household, in honour of her INl+sty's nuptials, Viscount Palmerston gave a dinner to the Cabinet Ministers last evening, at his residence in Carlton house Terrace. There was more briskness, and the fine sorts of Colonial were about five per cent. dearer than last sale. Other descrip tions unvaried. The public sales, it is expected, will be over on Saturday. Mr. F. French, Mr. Young, and Mr. B. Wood had interviews with Lord John Russell yesterday, at the Colonial Office. Viscount Palmerston will give a grand full dress dinner in honour of the Queen's nuptials, on Monday next, at his residence in Carlton Terrace. Mr. Mostyn had an interview with the Marquis of Normanby yesterday, at the Home Office. The Marquis of Lansdowne will have a grand dinner party on Monday, the 10th inst., at Lansdowne House. The Baroness de Moncorvo, lady of the Portuguese Minister, lies most dangerously ill, since Monday night, after her accouchement on Sunday the 2d instant. The following notice was issued yesterday ;-- " LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, FEB. 5 1840._ Notice is hereby given that all persons with tickets of admission to the Colonnade, the Guard-room, the Pre sence Chamber, and Queen Anne's Room, in St. James's Palace, on Monday next, the 10th instant, are to appear in full dress ; the ladies without plumes ; and no person can be admitted after eleven o'clock." LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(TillS DAY.) DEAL, FEB. 5. —Wind W.N. W.—Arrived the Glenalvon Marshall, from Singapore ; Ariel, Austin, Mauritius ; Stork Bahia. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. s.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W., fresh gales and squally. LivzarooL, FEB. s.—Fresh breezer, from the Northward.— Arrived Romulus, Grayson, from Laguna; Isaac Merton, Terry, Parthenon ; Woodbury, and Rialto, Holmes, New Or leans ; John Campbell, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick ; Pro vincialist, Paul, ditto ; Ivanhoe, Gibson, Trieste. Off port, the Viana, from Messina. The John Bolton and Gussypuim, both from this port, were on the bar of the Mississippi on the 28th December. A brig, about 300 tons, distrusted and aban doned, was seen on the 30th ult. in lat. 49, long. 20, by the Parthenon, Woodbury, art ived here. FALMOUTH, FEB. 4.—lt has blown a terrific gale from the Southward, varying this morning to the N.W., and continues, (9 r.M.) with great violence. MILFORD, FEB. 4.—lt blew very hard yesterday at S.E., and has increased to-day to a hurricane from the N.W.—The Indiana, from Calcutta, on shore in Freshwater Bay, has gone to pieces. I.I3IBRICx, FEB. 3.—The Union (schooner), of Cork, dis masted and in tow of some pilot-boat, was spoken by the Alarm, Harrington, arrived here. WATERFORD, FEB. 2.—The Dove, Fitzgerald, and the Williaai, Williams, have come up to discharge. KINGSTOWN, FEB. 4. —lt blew a violent gale last night, commencing at S.W., and went round the compass. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. s.—Her Majesty's ship Blenheim has received permission from the Lords of the Admiralty to receive specie or freight for the coasts of China, touching at Singa pore She will sail the first favourable opportunity. PLYMOUTH, FEB. s.—The Four Brothers, on shore at Bat tin Point, went to pieces last night. A large ship, under jary masts, passed up Channel yesterday. It continues to blow heavy gales, with a tremendous sea running in the Channel. CowEs, FEB. s.—The Caroline, Bullcraig, from America to Berwick, which put in here leaky, has come into the harbour. The Caroline, (Russian ship) a n d th e D as h, Whi te, from Lon don to Algoa Bay, got in contact last night, during a heavy gale from the westward, the former had her quarter stove in, and the latter cutwater damaged. They have both come into the harbour. The following is a copy of a letter received at Lloyd's, from the Purser of her Majesty's ship Blenheim, addressed to Wm. Dobson, Esq., dated her Majesty's ship Blenheim, Spithesd, sth of Feb., 1840 . " Sir,--I beg to inclose to you, for the information of the merchants at Lloyd's, a copy of a letter received from my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, granting permission to Sir H. D. Fleming Senhouse, Knt., K. C. H., Captain of her Ma jesty's ship Blenheim, to take on board any specie which mer chants may wish to send to the coasts of China, touching at Singapore. The Blenheim will sail the first favourable oppor tunity. " I am, Sir, your very obedient Servant, (Signed) "RICH. M. WHICHELO, Purser." Copy of Letter referred to, dated Admiralty, Feb. 3, 1840. Stre,—l am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you that you have permission to take on board the Blenheim any specie which merchants may wish to send to the coasts of China, as she will have orders to pro ceed thither touching at Singapore.—l am, Sir _ _ Your mist obedient. humble servant, (Signed) JOHN BARROW. Capt. Sir J F. Senhouse, her Majesty's ship Blenheim. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Eilza, Haywood, from Cal cutta to Demerara ; the Catherine (with troops,) bound to Bombay, Dec. 18, lat. 18, N., long., 21, W., by the Vigilant, late Walton, arrived at Plymouth ; the Mary El.zabeth, Liver pool to China, with loss of topmasts, lat. 36, N., long. 17, W. London from Batavia, Dec. 26, lat. 3, N., long. 22; John Dryden, 3d ult., lat. 14, long. 22, by the packet Sterling, arrived off Margate ; Mary Ann of Newport, 13th ult , of Tarifa, by the Baronet, Wyld, arrived in the Clyde; William of Kirkaldy, for Ancona, 13th ult., off Cape St. Vincent ; Princess Victoria, for Liverpool, and Adventure, for Fal. met.th, both from Marseilles, 12th ult., in the Straits of Gibralter, by the Woodman, Kelso, and in the Clyde ; Caureen, Adessa to London, Dec. 24. o ff El vgo ; Marry, Stirry, bound to Constantinople, 14th ult., off Ada, by the George Reid, Amlot, arrived in the Creek; a barque, supposed the Eliza Ann, of Poole, from Newfoundland to Pernambucco, lat. 6 S., lon. 32 W., by the Guernsey; Lily, arrived at Falmouth ; Campo-Bello, Messina t o L on d on, 16th ult., lat. 40, lo n . 11 ; Goshawk, Willey, Cape of Gucd Hope to Mauritius, 9th Dec. ; Ivanhoe, of Liverpool, 21st ult., off Cape St. Vincent, and Guaar, of Leith, 30th, lat. 45, lon. 9, by tha Daniel Wheeler, arrived at Falmouth ; Glencairn, Rowe, Newcastle to Marseilles, 19th ult., lat. 40, lon. 11, by the Lady Bassett, arrived in the Clyde ; Chatham, Newcastle to Marseilles, Bth ult., off Alicant, by the Margaret, Craig, arrived in the Clyde. r Tf!! , " SUN. LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6,1P40 THE CHURCHMAN. Painter, Strand. LTTERAT z 7 BRITISH AND FOREIGN RE ti W.—No. 19. Taylor, London, 1640. There are several interesting articles in this pe riodical, hut that which will be the most generally acceptable, is the review of " The Duke of Wel lington's Dispatches," which were published a yi•ar or two ago by Colonel Gurwood. lii this revie, , , which speaks in terms of high eulogium—but not undeservedly so—of his Grace's character as a war rior and a man, occur one or two anecdotes, which, as we do not remember to have met with them be• F fore, we shall here subjoin. The first refers to the period of his school-days, and the information is derived from a school-fellow, whose accuracy, the Reviewer assures us, may be relied on :- 4. When about ten years old, his Grace was under the tuition of the Rev. W. Gower, at Chelsea His health was indifferent, but improved as he grew up. Those occa sional attacks of illness produced an indolent and careless manner, and often a great degree of heaviness. Unlike boys of his age, he was never seen to play, but generally • came lagging out of the school-room into the play-ground. In the centre of it was a large walnut-tree, against which he used to lounge and lean, observing his school-fellows, who were playing a variety of games around him. If any boy played unfairly the game he was engaged in, Arthur quickly gave intelligence to those engaged in the game ; on the delinquent being turned out, it was generally wished that he should supply his place, but nothing could induce him to do so ; and when beset by a party of five or six, he would fight with the utmost courage and determi nation until he freed himself from their grasp ; he would then retire again to his tree, and look about him, as quiet, dejected, and observant as he had been before." The next anecdote refers to that triumphant period when the ailing and dejected Chelsea school boy, after having rescued the Peninsula from the iron fangs of Napoleon, had established peace in Europe by the crowning victory of Waterloo. The exact date of the anecdote is just previous to Marshal Ney's execution. The Duke was in Paris, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies of Occupation in France, was frequently in communication with Louis the Eighteenth:— " About this period the manner of the King of France to his Grace induced him to observe it more closely. Being summoned to attend the investiture of the Duke de Berri with the Order of the Fleece, his Grace walked up and bowed to the King, who deliberately turned his back upon him. The Duke• with his characteristic caution, de termined to prove whether the act was accidental of premeditated, and going round, again faced the King, and again bowed. The Monarch repeated the insult, on which his Grace instantly left the palace, with the deter mination never to re-enter it. The bearing of the courtiers was equally marked, showing that this conduct had been contemplated. Three weeks elapsed, and the Duke did not re-appear at Court. The Comte d'Artois one evening called on him, and began by observing that he had not been at the Tuilleries. The Duke instantly replied that it was his intention not to go there again. The Comte trusted that the apparent manner of the King would not have such an effect, as it was done in a moment of irrita tion. His Grace replied in effect, Sir, circumstances have, these last eighteen months, placed me, an English gentleman, in constant communication with Emperors and Kings, and I never before received an insult, or would suffer it to pass unnoticed. The King of France knows thet I have placed him on his throne; he knows, too, that I hold a high and responsible position as Commander-in- Chiet of the armies here, which, if withdrawn, would leave him in a condition which it would be unnecessary to detail. I will never again, Sir, enter the palace of the Tuilleries.' The Conte d'Artois burst into tears and said, you have been insulted, but forgive us—pardon us, it shall never again occur.' His Grace rejoined, 'as an English gentleman, I can never re-enter the palace.' That same evening the King sent to beg his attendance ; he accordingly went, and was most graciously received, amid all the courtiers were most obsequious. After the Duke had retired, the King turned to the Duke de Dumas, and said, you see the Marshal has made me the ainende honorable.' The anecdote has been related by the Duke de Dumas, and was made known to the Duke of Welling ton many years after, who expressed no surprize at it, as he probably knew the character of the King." " The Poetical Works of Shelley" is an analytical criticism on the poems of this mystical writer, whose productions are quite as much praised as they deserve to be. Perhaps, indeed, they are somewhat overrated. Notwithstanding his un doubted genius, Shelley's imagination was always in the - Clouds ; and it is given to the select FeN only to extract a meaning from his most dreamy flights. W e ourselves are content to rank among the igno rant Many. " Popular Literature of the Day" speaks in terms, rather contumelious than other• wise, of some of those works of fiction which of late have obtained such extensive popularity. " As regards ori g i na l creations, ,, observes the Reviewer, " we are living in a time of all but barrenness, witl only here and there a glimpse of true poetry, to re mind us that we have produced Miltons and Shak speares—with but a scattered essay or sermon, to stand in place of the noble testimonies uttered by the philosophers and divines of old." In the article headed " Practical Measures for the Education of the People," several sound and serviceable sugges tions are put forward ; but too much stress, wt think, is laid upon the disposition of the Chu►ch tr promote the cause of education in fitting spirit. The Reviewer justly observes that there is a great want of efficient teachers, an d th a t to mee t this want, our present means are glaringly inefficient. Of the remaining articles, the best is that whicl, discusses at some length the Irish policy of the Whigs. This Magazine (which we believe is sometimes con bonded with the Church Magazine (noted for its abuse of the Wesleyans) is a strenuous supporter of the Churc} of England. We could wish to see it display a more moderate and charitable spirit towards those sects o Christians who are not of its communion. At the sam, time, we arc bound to say that the matter which ap. pears in the leading part of the Magazine, however mawk:sh it may he, is not half so objectionabl e on th, ground of intoleranae as the contributions of its cor respondents, among whom Dr. Rudge, Rector of llawksworth (how did he attain that dignity ?) stands eminently conspicuous for wilful and dishonest misre presentation, In the last number of this periodical, the Reverend Gentleman asserted that the Catholic laity were not permitted to read the Scriptures, and he re iterates the charge in the present. Now it is a noto rious falsehood, and to none more notorious than to tae holy and reverend person who so pertinaciously brings it forward. It may suit Dr. Rudge's purpose to pretend to think himself warranted in making this calumnious assertion by what he finds in the acts of the Council of Trent. But that will not do with honest men. If the Catholics of the present day are accused of certain prac ticosi we expect the proof to be brought from the present day also. It is hardly a fair or legitimate mode of reasoning to say, ", You are guilty of such and such nets now, and I will prove it from records three hun dred years old." We are, however, quite of this gon tleman's opinion, that " all restrictions whatsoever (the italics are his own) should be regarded in no other light but as criminal and offensive," and therefore it is that we deprecate the conduct of the Church a Eng. land in restricting, by her monopoly, the circulation of the Scriptures. There is nothing like condemning a man out of his own ronuth, Again, with respect to tradition, agalust which he rails so lustily, the Doctor forgets that, without tradition, the " Apostolical S. cession" would be in some little danger s and even the authenticity of the New Testament itself,,for we sus pect Dr. Rudge cannot produce the autograph of the Apostles—,would not he very easily maintained. THE CHRISTIAN REFOIdIER. Sherwood and co. There are many intC'costing papers in the present number. The first that attracted our attention is an admirable memoir of the late Dr. Butler, Bishop of Lichfield. It is evidently the effusion of a friend, and one who is able to appreciate and describe the deceased Prelate's merits. As it would hardly be doing justice either to the writer or to the character of the Subject qt the memoir 'o give a portion of it, and, as we are at present precluded, by want of space, from in inserting it entire, we must content ourselves, for the present at least, with the above general notice. In " Three Vnitarian Portraits, drawn by the hand of a Church of England Man," we have the pleasing exhibi- tion of another able and liberal Minister of the Esta blishment. He is thus introduced, and we think we can TEA MARKET. There was nothing done except that some few weak and needy holders sold to meet their demands. Prices firm, with all the substantial men. No business of aay importance will be done until the overland mail arrives. TALLOW MARKET. P.Y. C. very quiet, and the price was 495. 3d. COLONIAL lIIAIIKET. _ _ Very little business done either by public sale or private con tract. B.P. Sugar sold steadily at firm prices. The Coffee market was very quiet, and the small parcels put up to sale of Cuba, Padang, Java, St. Domingo, and 8.P., found buyers for the most part. Prices are much as they were; but were altered easier. The Spicy' market flat, and Rice quiet. Im port of goods light. • MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TIYEZTE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON -MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—The sales !o-day are 3,500 bags, chiefly American. No alteration in prices. Captain Meyer, Commandant of the Javan, brings the news that in the month of November the three-mast ship Schelde, coming from Batavia, was lost near the isle of Ascension. The insurance on the above vessel is considerable; in one Com pany it is insured for 400,000 florins. The Dutch Funds of the 3d February, were higher ; Two and-a-Half per Cents., 52 11-16; Five per Cents., 931; Ar• doins Spanish, 23 15-16. At the meeting yesterday, which took place to do away with the present Corn-laws, or modify them, only two tesoluti ins were passed; the first was, " '1 hat the present Corn-laws are open to a number of ♦ery great and important objections." And the second, " That the increased and increasing popula tion of this country, and our competition with foreign countries, commercial and manufacturing, render an alteration in the present Corn-laws absolutely necessary," These resolutions Isere carried, with a petition to Parliament, by an overwhelm ing majority. THE ruNDs. Consols, which left off yesterday 91a 1 for the Account, and for Money 91* opened at the same quotations this morning, with scarce a bargain doing to'the present hour, the continental intelligence being of that meagre description that the specula tors are at a loss how to act ; Exchequer Bills 10 12 prem. ; India Bonds par 2 prem. ; Bank Stock 1781 179; India Stock 2481 2491. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active is rather lower than the leaving-off price, and may be quoted 26 4; Spanish Passive 6* 3 ;Deferred, 12i 3 / 4 ; Portuguese same as they closed, 34 35 ; Three-per-Cents., 234 24 ; Columbian, 271 ; Mexican, 291 ; Brazilian,77l ; Danish, 76 77 ; Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents., 524 ; Five per Cents., 100* 4. Money this morning is at a more easy rate in the house, with little demand for it. We have but few arrivals, and the ship-letters are of an old date. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Hank Stock .............. ......... India Stock 3 per Cent. Red. S per Cents. Con 91% ' South Sea Stock — 3;:, per Cent — , Old Annuities — Ditto Red. ....9A % , New Ditto New 3% per Cent ...... ..967‘ 9 b% ; 3 per Cent. Annuiti es , 1751 New 5 per Cent. Batik Long Annuities toexpire 1 Ditto 500.....13 11 mn. Jan; 13 11 pm. 5, 1860. ....14 1-16 14 Ditto Small Oct. 10, 1559 l33x; Ditto Commercial dis. Izii. :5, 188(1 — Ditto Advertised ...... —. Jan. 5, 1360 — Bank Stock for Account ... --- April 5, 1850 — India S tock for Account .. -- Jan. 5.1870 -; Consos for Account 9IV, PRICES OF FOREIGN FUN DS THIS DAY AT ONE O.CLOCF . Austrian Bonds — Peruvi-ii Loil.:s _ I;:elgian Bonds 11.4,0 Account Brazilia nß4gds ;.34i, Ditto Account ~,' ~,,,, - Ditto Accoun• 34 3 4% 3uenos /tyres Bonds . „„„ ~ - Ditto, 3 per Cent ......- thtto Act".x.trit Chitiati lond i ...Primsian Bonds - D'tt3 'i.c.,:-J - .• n. ,!. - Russian Boggs , 1821. - Columt lan i1<144f,,,, - , Ditto Account - pittatecc,. lit ...„„,„,...„ -; Ditto Metallic kotumpian 3: 7 r 15,1 824 - 2 Spanish Bonds - 6% L'.4'.• 1.cr.:1 - .31t .........„27%% 7 Ditto Account 2 6% % 344 ravish Bon4 ... ......... ...... i 7, P,tllve t7. Ditto A:.cr , pt, -, Deferreii 1 2 5,4 Oreek Bonds... ...... ...„,,,,,.. - ! French, 5 per eent.,,,,.. -f. -e. Ditto Bonds, 1815 ~. •-•--- 4 per cent....... -f. -c. Ditto 41.c42.0urit Mexican Bonds, 5 1 ;Ir Cent ,..; ~,,,,,,... Exchange. -r, it;ci Account . ~,.,,,, - i Dutch, 2N, pp; cent. - MO, E.; per Cent. - Ditto Acc0unt,,,,,,,,,,. ~. .5.?4,% Ditto Aci. - Awt -( Ditto, 5 per centja ii % 3 / 4 Neapolitan...,.. A mmo,' ...... o• •Fs. , mil. Acc0unt.......„ ...... PRICES OF iii '''' THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, -- I Li teat Western Railway Company laid, P er Sh are. 15.5 S. Ditto New... Brighton Railway . lo Cansciy Company i9• •., ik 3 per r r ea Utt X o F is .. 1R15H ...... ___ i STO C KS, GrandD DUBLIN , N i 3 :.:P L E 6 )l pe U r A_. c, R n y t . 4 80 2 % i!„; per Cent. Stock OS% Ditto, 4 per cent. Ditto Reduced Ditt o New, IMO ...... ... AS;, City of Dublin Steam Comp. -- 34 per Cent,Debenturea... VI% , Slational Insurance Company --- rgpic Stock ...•.... — City Dal:a/Rum, 4 per cent. rar4 Canal Stock .. -- -Ballast O ff ice Debentures, 4 Royal Canal Steck HALF-PAIST ONR. The British Market, which appeared trm in the early part of the morning, has since become heavy, which is attributed to the conversation which took place last night in the House of Commons between the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr, Herries, and Mr. Hume, on the funding of four millions of Ex chequer Bills, the particulars of which we refer our readers to the debates. The receding of Consols from 91i i t o pi t i f or the Account is also attributed to Mr. Huine wishing to be in formed whether through which has caused Kano itthewassattrinuagettt a o m , million of large ,ales of Stock &ring the morning. pllisols, which were for Along aw, re,cc4.4 to 90&, at money had been present 9lk ; Exchequer Bills 2s lower, 13 11 prep. ; Indi a Bonds notbring4ope ; Bank Stock, nothing done ; India Stook, !nth" F ore i gn M ar k e t Spapist' Active, 264 , • Deferred, 124 ; 2484. Mo ne y contis,,,:e; easy. 1r 2. Portugue,se, 34i ; Three per Cepts., 914; Colombian, 27 ; Dutch Two-and-a -Half per Cents., 0 2 i ; _Dive per cents, re geded from 1004 to 1061. We heave no further arrivals at Pi"."seo'. Sir Robert and Lady Fitzwygram and family, hate affixed from Tustuore Park, at Connaught-place. - • NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH. FEB. 5 - - Wind, N. W., moderate. The Blonde, 44, Captain Thomas Bourchier, sailed out of harbour this morning, and anchored at Spithead. She was inspected by the Commander-in -Chief yesterday; she is to sail in a day or two for Plymouth, where she will join the Nimrod and Pylades—also destined for China. Blen heim, 72, Captain Sir H. Senbouse, K C. H., was paid Avance of wages this day ; she is expected to sail direct for China, to reinforce Si.- F. 'Maitland, on Friday next. The Andromache, 26, it is expected, will carry out the newly appointed Governor to the Mauritius. The Pique, 36 ; it is believed this beautiful ship ; so admirably adapted for the service, is intended to carry out the Governor- General of India and suite. These two frigates will both he available for service in the Eastern Seas. Pie Pearl, a sloop of war, of 20 guns, has been com missioned at Sheerness. This is the very vessel, so pom oously denominated by Sir James Graham a Frigate ! that made her appearance at Southampton, to frighten the clr ctors. Jack sit)s—e‘ Here's a pretty -- for a First Lord of the Admiralty, that does'nt know a sloop of war from a frigate !" The Transport Baretto Junior sailed this day from Spit head for the River. At Spithead—Blenheim, 72 ; Blonde, 44, and Crescen JOHN THoROGOOD. THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. see by the papers that the Bishop of London is appointed to assist at the marriage of the Queen, and there seems to be a disposition throughout the country to make it a day of rejoicing. It should be remembered by that Right Rev. Prelate, that, within his diocese, a Chris, tian man is in bonds why} has been confined for thirteen weary months, for refusing, on conscientious grounds, the payment of ss. 6d. to the Bishops' Church. John Thorogocd, bearing in his person the mark of degredaticui to which every Dissenter in this kingdom is subject, cannot rejoice on the day of the Queen's marriage —cut off from his home and friends, without hope of escape from prison, except by death. They tell us, Sir, the power of the Ecclesiastical Courts is beyond the reach of the Queen's prerogative ; b u t, sure l y , if her Majesty, on th e d ay o f her marriage, s h ou ld reques t the Bishop, for once, t o re l ax the rigours o f ecc l es i ast i ca l law, and release his prison er , that Prelate—th e Mi n i s t e r of Peace and good will among men--would not refuse h er Majesty a demand so reason able. H ere i s no crime to b e forgiven—no penalty to be remitted ; b u t s i mply op p r ersion to be removed. Could her Maj e sty more gracefully manifest her Royal sense of justice, and of kindness ? I am, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN CHILDS, Bungay, F o b, 5 , 1840. - - Dr. J. Y • Si mpson w as e l ec t e d, on the 4 t h 1 i nst.' Professor of Mid w i fery in the U n i vers ity o f Edinburgh. HER MA JESTY ' S MA RRIAGE.—Bas Life authentic parti cu l ars of the N upt i a l s o f in London, of S un d ay, Fe b ruary t h e 16th, will contain full 40 Queen Victoria ancl Prince Albert, illustrated with Engravings from Drawings taken on the spot, of the Interior of St. James's Chapel, the Altar, the Procession from the Palace, the 'ktteatation in the Throne room, and Gr an d W edding Banquet, toget h er with Portr a it s o f the Illustrio us C oup l e. Price of .. Bell's Life," s d. A Sa turday editio n , w hi c h may b e had 200 m il es f r om Lo n d on 40 the Sunday,— Office, 170, Strand. Early orders to agents are advisable, ago, a r p A pe T ar E to oF hav T e e ß n A tir D el E y .— van T ish h ed, e a ppearances of gra dual improven.ent w hi c h appeare d i n thi s market, a few wee k s and the general dulness I e o x f t l , a e s m t e w iy ee l k im a i p te p d ear , a e n d d to lo h w ay er e d v t:e ie p e e ,s ned into a general gloom aggravated by the announcement. esterday. The demand far yarn an w d er g e oo v d e s ry of ge a n ll er k a in il d y sz aMnidttnedeigtoh.booTrillioisodu.nofnav:Ourrat:oe of f tate of things eras probably extent.—Manchester Guardian.of se yeTtal failures in the tow n which are to a rather serious DESTRUCTIVE F iße „..This morning at half . , pa s t one o'clock, an alarming arid destructive fire broke out o.n the basement floor of the prem;aes of Mr. 1' lse, cigar -dealer and tOacconist, residing at 1110. 63, Jermyn-street, St, Jameth's-, street. The fire-engipes Fat -aptly arrived, but the flames had gained such an ascendancy, that the whole of the premises in less than an hour were redaceil to a total heap of ruins. The family were all in bed, and Were obliged to effect their escap e glen tho rt4 o 4 of the liouseA in tbeir niglit-dYiesses. it i, i , lincown in What manner the Ore occurred. The initials of prince Albert's Christian names form the words " A FACE." Albert, Frederick, Augustus, Charles, Ernest. trace, in this introductioD, the friend and the late Dr. Parr : THE TOWER OF L OND O,N: P A . nr Bentley, London, 1840. The present Number of this clever historical romance contains a spirited account of an interview netween Lady Jane Grey —after her e l evat i on to the throne —and her husband, Lord Guilford Dud ley ; and some lively scenes of the merry-makings in the Stone-kitchen of the Tower, which in addi tion to the spirit and humour that chameterize them, show that the author has paid close attention to the social peculiarities of the period of which he treats. The subject of this romance has been very felicitously chosen, and has in itself the gems of Popularity; for where is the reader to whose mind the mere mention of the " Tower of London " does not instantly suggest a host of stirring and impres sive recoPtetions ? The illustrative plates, by George Cruickshank, are cleverly executed. THE NEW NAVY LIST FOR 1839. Compiled by an OLD COMMANDIIR. London : Smith, Elder, and Company. The object of this New Navy List is to supply a work of a much more comprehensive character than the List published by authority. It contains the names of all the Commitisioned Officers of the Fleet, of ail the Mas ters, Medical Officers, Pursers, Chaplains, and the Officers of the Royal Marines. In this respect it is not different in principle from the List published by autho rity, but is more complete. It adds, however, the date when they entered the service, the dates of their several commissions, their present employment, pension, pay, or salary, mentioning the medals or other honours they have received, and the principal actions in which they have been engaged. It contains a great variety of interesting particulars of every distinguished Officer, and may be said to be a sort of biography of every officer in the service, as well as a Navy List. We should presume, however, the price being 10s. 6d. and being only annually published, while alterations ale continually making in the stations of vessels, and, in tll-• officers servic.it on hoard them, that it is n o t lik ely generally to sup erse d e t h e Quart; Li sts now pub iished b y authority. More:iver, the great mass of matter in it, su c h as the Biographical Notices of the Officers, which must remain permanent, or be repeated year after year, will prevent the success of the book as an Annual. As a Compendium of the services of officers, it will, however, be found extremely useful and interesting to, every person connected with the pro fession, or who take an interest in the Navy. THE PSYCHE. Smallwood, London, 1840. An amusing periodical which, it seems, is to be continued monthly, containing one or two clever prose tales, and some poetry, which is above th e average run of Magazine rhymings. The editor is the author of that clevet tale " The Czar." THE JOTTING BOOR; Murray, London, 1840. As this work has reached a second edition, which we must own not a little surprises us, our notice of it need not extend beyond a few words. It is a Tory's record from day to day of his political feelings and opinions, from the period of the death of Can ning down to the final passing of the Reform Bill. In one respect the book is an amusing one, for it is a constant record of surprises and regrets. The second French revolution, in particular, ard the into a o f E nglish Reform, throw the author a most ludicrous state of perplexity and astonish.. nient, which shows that he is no very attentive , cl " The high-minded clergyman to whom I allt:le, is the Rev. Ri c h ar d Warner, Rector of Chatfield, Wilts, well known as the author of many pleasing and instructive works, which have long been before the public ; to which be has lately added another, entitled Literary Recollec tions,' 2 vols. Bvo. ; and it is from this last that the follow ing extracts are taken. In these days of party rage, by avo , v i a so ~p , ,1 L.7 and unreservedly his esteem aa , i mar f,r three distinvoished. members of til every where spoken against,' he has proved how utt,-ray he disdains to seek the least advantage to himself by a s lenne which many would think perfectly consistent with integrity—silcntio honesto—or by qualifying bis praise with certain expressions of dis ike and disapprobation which many would say a sound discretion demanded—prudenti ser mone. Such conduct appears brilliantly excellent, when contrasted with that of two of the best and most en4ht.- cried of our Bishops, both of whom subscribed to the Ser mons' of a venerable Unitarian divine —one, on the ex press condition that his name should be carefully concealed, whilst the other trembled before the frowns of a few of his own clergy, and, instead of reproving their bigotry, took shame to himself for his own act of liberality. The latter was the pupil of Dr. Parr; and I, who knew him well, can easily imagine how much. the high-souled preceptor, were he now alive, would have beet, moved with disdainful atga rby such an instance of mean and dastardly spirit in his favourite pupil, so utterly unworthy of him and of himself:' The subjects of the " portraits" are the Rev. Dr. Jardine, the Rev. John Simpson, and Dr. Cogan, the well-known writer on the Passions, and one of the founders of the Royal Humane Society. Of Dr. Cogan Mr. Warner says, " a specimen of his theolo gical views, the clearness with which he has unfolded, and the power with which he has substantiated them, may be seen in his " Letters to W. Wilberforce, Esq., M.P.,on the Doctrine of Hereditary Depravity"—a work to which Dr. Parr has put the seal of his approbation by the following note, written in his own copy of it—" Ex cellent. Cogan's arguments are unanswerable ; and Wil berforce, very discreetly, made no attempt to answer." He closed his days not merely with composure but cheerfulness ; and consoled his half-brother, the Rev. E. Cogan and his nephews, as they were standing near his bed, and silently deploring his anticipated de parture, with these memorable words :—" You now la ment my condition, but it will speedily be your own. lam merely preceding you a little while. Suppose your boys (alluding to Mr. C.'s pupils) were to undergo an examination to-morrow morning, what would it sig nify that one of them should go to bed at six o'clock this evening, another at seven, another at eight, another at :ten ? They would all meet together at the same hour to-morrow." "‘ Ecclesiastical Forgeries" is con tinued. This paper shows how little the " Fathers," as they are called, are to be trusted, and is a practical refutation of the patristical theology of Oxford. There is a very curious paper, headed " By whom will Heaven be tenanted ?" The writer endeavours to show, from orthodox authorities, the statistics of another world, and to reason down bigotry by arithmetic. We are amused and pleased with a critique on the Magazines of last month, but have not room for a sample. The po!iiical articles are characterized by enlightened and affectionate loyalty to the Queen, and indignant contempt of her Tory slanderers. We quote the following passage as affording a fair specimen of the tone and spirit of the article : " The political, like the natural month, has been stormy we refer particularly to our own country ; but we have a strong presentiment, which we do not hesitat€ to ex press, though we do nut preteod to the gift of prophecy —that the storms that are blustering around us will purify the atmosphere and restore sunshine. Our hope is founded upon the persuasion that the great mass of the people of all ranks in the United Kingdom mean well to their country, and that our divisions are chiefly owing to mistakes and short-lived passion. The Nation will not always, or long, suffer a few factious politicians or fanatical Churchmen to stop the business of the country, and thus cut off the sources of its prosperity and tarnish its charac ter and weaken its influence with the rest of the world.-- The Queen is the centre, around whom move both good affections and bad passions, —the evil, we hope and trust, powerless compared with the good. Her slanderers are brought, or in the way of being brought, if not to penitent shame, at least to the condign punishment always awarded, sooner or later, by public opinion, to convicted defamers. A foul reproach is upon the tongues and pens of the de degraded and insolent railers that have been at work to disturb the peace and, if possible, to frighten, humble, and subdue a Maiden Queen, who, we verily believe, has a patriotic and British heart, which pants for nothing so much' as the equal happiness and united prosperity of all the inhabitants of a realm, spread over nearly the 'hole globe I Her strength of mind and her wisdeln (beyond her years) have enabted her hitherto to put a steady foot upon the Hydra of faction, and we have a firm trust that her resolution will grow with difficulties, should more arise, and that she will ever prove herself superior to her enemies,_enemies to the country as well as hermit. The approaching Royal Nuptials are looked to with affec tionate interest by all that are not drugged and poisoned with party spirit. The more that is known of Prince Albert, whom we hope we may pronounce Albert the Fortunate, the warmer are the expectations of the happiness of the alliance, for both Victoria and her people. We confess we feel intense anxiety for the lineal succession of the Crown. Melancholy, ind ee d , would it be for England to have to look abroad f sor a o vereign 1" EVE N 7 . 10- G r)ITION EV G• 8 WORKS 4 s. herlderwick, Glasgow, 1840. NORWAY, AND THE NORWEGLINS, Bentley, London, 1840. Mr. Latham has here given us a very - li' rebr account of the manners and institutions of file N or ' wegian s , o f w h om he speaks in far more frAvourablle terms than Mr. Bremner, whose work on th e subj ect we lately noticed in The Sun. " They wish tu be known," he tells us, "as somethin g b tter th s° ester love p easants and hospitable mon n t a i rkr2ers . Thei o love t o b e k nown for their institutions, rather O% their mountains f for thi ngs soc i a l , rat) ter than to thinqs geo l og ' xal. " Mr. Latham then proceeds • obser ve t h at the Norwegisula—ar a pre-e m i n entlY o risin g peop l e ; and furnishes us with such de li respecting their social habits, and the working ° their constitution, which is the most democratic i° Europe, as convinces us that he does not over-est i c ; mate the m . Hi s account of Christiana is full an d circ umstant i al ; and as he appears t o have mad e some stay th ere , and to have noted 'diligently wh et, ever was worth observing, we ins line to place tun' pi elicit re li ance on his sket c h es of the capital, wh tc are decid e d f avoura b le to it. Tte Press, it seeUi . is w e ll con d ucted i n Norway, especially a t Cu))s; tiana, w h ere t h ere are r.ot less than eleveo daily and weekly journals, and Heaven knows b o a many Re v i ews and Magazinesl In the seeui t volum e , we h ave an analytical account of the N°i, wegiP..» Constitution, which we are glad to he st works well for the country at Tiarge, no t ri i thstan din ! its ultra-dem ocrat i ca l tendency. sie hi aking , i lO dentally of the diet of the Norwegia ns, who it , much on fish, Mr. Latham tells the following std' gular anecdote of the mackerel : Strange s ty ' ries are told o f t h e voracity of this fish. Swin'i n 'have been attac k ed by a shoal. of them. °; poor fellow on the eve of m arr i a ge, was ciev°_,..otire by them as h e was bathing. R e raised his a "; above water , and the fish we•te seen hanging them, a s if strung there. T.his was being shay n eaten by i nsta l ments. " Lathatn's voluu l ' s are penn e d i n a li vely, pointed' styl e —here g° d there, perhaps, a little too aff ect e dly— e pirtr; merle--..b u t we thi n k h e has IN :en somewhat t niggavily in his descriptions t3f th e magoifieest forest and mountain scenery of 2.qorway. THE SPORTIAGREVIEFO, THE SPOR-il fla MAGAZINE. AND TILE NEW SPOR 7 1 t MA GA. ZINE. The first o f t h ese periodicals gives full part-Ir.:O of n- v all th e great f ox -hunts for the month, states ?boare' nard w en t to one place, then double back to a OO/b et, then crossed, a meadow or or a de e a riv er or a e 3rubber9t p ditch, and finally y i e ld ed up 7 usifo spirit to his gallant pursuers. The secor d lengthened history of Lord The 1 °undo eg gives ~ country, with the names of all bi g deg, —the nal° ol. also of th e i r s i res and dams, and the miser Igo height ' the hounds, being from tvienty to twenty-tk .e r e : inches. A ccor di ng to this ac , ,, eu pt Lord S ep grave is idolized. around Ch e l tenbete, mi d very hounds are controlled by, affectio n , The° im se 'Wildness or riot among them, flowing: all 'out abolish e d, an d in gratitude they a re the bel t behaved and most orderly dogs in Christi mdom. writer very properly praises the no-noggin system, . 21n calls upon other master s of hout.ds to go an ,d do likewlies The New Sporting Magazine gives an Account of tbs. ' death of " Mingo," the American race'norse, and Pre faces the obituary in the followin g " The most lamentable accident it 'n ag b een our du t y to record is the death of Mingo, killed by the fain" of a tree." This number has two 'or:autiful prints of Wri :i g pathetic strait] piti deer, and fox-hounds, pe'inted by H ew itt Cooper. AL, „.„. ioNG VOYAGE. --The scheouer Superb,v'w; f tain Anderson, sailed from London for Leith on the n tl 2; January, and arrived at Leith last Fri day morning, ha ba d been nearly three Weeks on her pusage. The vessel had,, reached as far as S' Abb's Head on the 19th, having had c 7,,, and moderate w!ather. On the forenoon of that day, 6 0 1 40 countered a hysrricane from the east by south, whi ch drove bi th i, into the North Sea, 180 miles from the British mast. 1 , 71 t he state they remained, driven at the mercy of the wind, t' 11 p ..,.. 22d, when the gale moderated, and the mast er, w ith c w: d reefed sails, was able to bear up to windward. He had retrs o about 130 miles of this course, when a second gale b o at; I same quarter encountered him, and obliged him, again to s I to the fury of the elements. The vessel drift ed about 70 0:1,,.4,, out of her course on this occasion, and it wa.s not till the fo re, neon of Tuesday last that they were able, hive the m ast-he , l 3 t. • to descry the promontory of St. Abb's— Editizbu r gh Cour° „igi Ji LAUGHABLE ALARM. --014 Tilresday se'll--,= a as a man and boy were working in the Willi:im Maitland 111.111 ' the boy, in going toward the shaft was p,revtly horrified an II; ing something, as he term e d it, ”in the slyape of a devil" • he cried out to the man, his comrade „ who, on running to hi' aid, was not a little alarmed to find (hat, according to his Ow n words, the boy had " told the truth. " Of course both of then , very quickly made their exit tow ar . comrades a most doleful story, w } _len five courageous men we, n down to reconnoitre, and after '4, very diligent search rhey,d u l e " covered, not his Satanic Ala,:o.st-, ds the top, and told their s but a very large fox! " e man who first saw it slid li had a tail like a fox, but his eyes were three times as lArge. It is supposed that Renard mus t have fallen in the .::tiaft, 4 fathoms deep, about a w eek ago, a ; a man in the tri;be at the time heard soniething fall, but did n° know till ne,sr what it was. — Fabnouth Packet reader ot . in which he lives. His two pontic2.l ai to b e t h e D u k e of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel, on whom he rings the change:, from page to page, throughout a bulky duodecimo, until at length his incessant panegyrics begin to be quite wearisome to the reader. In a late Number of the Edinburgh Review there appeared a criticism on Dr. Channing's ' works, the object of which was to prove that he was a very indifferent writer, who endeavoured to excite attention by adopting, a showy, tinsel, ad captan du»i styL?—that is to say, by looking solely to his manner, and leaving his matter to shift for itself. We pointed out the injustice of this criticism at the time of its publication ; and now that we have re perused the Doctor's best essays—those, we means on " Milton" and " Napoleon," we are still more firmly convinced of its unmerited harshness; so far from being, what is called, " a fine writer," Doctor Charming is just the reverse ; for his sentences,--- highly polished and figurative as we admit them to be--are invariably pregnant with meaning. He never substitutes sound for sense, or sacrifices good taste to effect ; but is eloquent and figurative, for the same reason that Burke was—though his fancy is of a far inferior order and of a more limited range—because he cannot help it, such being not of the leading features of his intellect. Now, a fine writer" is one who, like the author of the far-famed " Meditations among the Tombs," en deavours to conceal an utter sterility of thoughts beneath a heap of glittering but tangled images; who puts the most obvious and familiar common' place upon stilts, in the vain hope to give it deo' tion and importance in the eye of his reader; who mistakes exaggeration for strength ; and launches a truism with all the fury of a thunderbolt. Such was the once celebrated Harvey —such was Darwin —such was Orator Phillips in his earlier days' but such is not Dr. Channing. He is ornate, co- pious, and fond of having recourse to imagery— " granted ; but he never goes out of his way i s quest of ornament ; never uses it, but when it serve s strictly to iltustrate, and gracefully to set oil' hi s theme. His eloquence is always raised upon th e broad basis of reason ; bears a just proportion I s the thought, and is never permitted to encumber or overlay it. Perhaps a little more terse and nervans vigour might not be amiss in Doctor Charming style ; but a writer cannot possess every exedlence; and it is plain to see in every page that the Doze r is a man of calm and settled habits of reflection' and by no means remarkable for the fervour or en' thusiasm of his intellectual temperament. We su s ' pect, from certain subtle turns of thought hi hi essay on " Self Culture" that the " Religio Medici of Sir Thomas Browne is so me thi ng of a favourite with him. II 4