The Sun. — London, England, 1847-06-03 00:00:00

Idea ; an, pubs./ 0/er e. 03 50 g eld' ..) ' : ' JO ; X 1 1• 31 tit :un i". adde d ' e wi n. :s 71 1 1 wet:od le 011.. ac i a n, P Rich • I gr. thre ° , egew so. NeC': MAGAZINES—(CONTINUED). TIDE DUBLIN C11V1VE1?,511 . 1 7 . ten T t h a e le, prosent n um b er opens w i t h a b eaut if u ll y writ " Philip A rm y tege , or th e Bli n d Gi r l' s L ove ." The author manifestly possesses deep and passionate feeling, and no ordinary- descriptive powers. He paints one of those fine old country mansions, the glory of our native land. In this we are intro duced to the heroine, Stella Brandreth, a fair child, springing up in grace and loveliness, but afflicted with that deepest deprivation—the loss of sight. she Was not born so. "For six years had the little child looked on the beautiful sky and seen the flowers, and then a shadow grew over her vision ; gradually it darkened and darkened, and the world grew dimmer, until at last she saw it no more, and all the visiele earth was become to her like a scene once be held in a dream, and then shut out for ever." Gentle and subdued she was, as became her helpless condi tion ; it seemed as if He who knew how dependent her whole life must he, on the affection of ethers, had e ndowed h er w i t h t h at i rres i st ibl e b eauty w hi c h w i ns lo ve, and the meek spirit that preserves it." There is the father, a learned man, cold and stern, a man in wh om " mind held pre- e minence over heart." Her twin-brother, a fine bold manly boy, and her amiable out delicate d fast fading mother, " who clung to h er blind child with a passionate fervour, an all absorbing love, that almost atoned for the loss of the blessed gift of sight." That loving mother dies, am' the stricken girl is left desolate indeed. She springs into womanhood, and is almost compensated for her sad bereavement by a soul to which music was as its very breath and a voice that spoke of mind, of ; : eeli ng, of passion, such as came from no angel's "Pa but from a woman's heart. She travels with her father, and then meets with Philip Armytage 4 1: 11° "that P ar i a h o f r e al life, a poor gentleman, ut one well calculated to gain a woman's best affec tianaT particularly those of a " young, beautiful, blind girl, w h ose lovely, dreaming heart, yearned for an i deal, round which to hang, as a garland, all its flowers of love and fancy." Love steals on them iinper :eisePtiblYT and it is not until they are about to part '" 4 t they discover the real nature of their feelings to wards each other—the depth and intensity of their fir , teallo ve. Philip proposes to the father, but is ;.11,15, rejected, and informed that a man without W e "' should never be the husband of Stella Bran tresh.ll , She is taken away, whither he knows not, weal th which determines to gain for himself that worldly 1, 41111 Which will enable him ultimately to obtain 43 dearest wishes. He becomes a barrister and an I : l o ch ar, and gains fame and reputation, but can hear h e t idings of the loved one. At length Meets her restored to sight, fond, faithful, ,i d confiding as ever ; her father is dead, and she " C " Possessed of wealth, but which is of no value in P,a,rison with the object of her young heart's best he e -e t r c s- They are united, and their visions of b e r,.'"ness are more than realised. It is, however, it ;'. a brief and passing stream of felicity. They c h il l f s a i : t the old mansion, the scene of her evi - 07 811 joys and sorrows, and there are struck 1 e ,„.", lightning, which renders her once more to her blind. She is still, however, dear as ever and, husband lover who watches over, cherishes, -, if Possible, loves her more deeply for her griev hini• safflict i°n• She is, however, speedily taken from bl o om wring ' a nd yields her pure spirit to her Creator, blo in his name. He sinks beneath the terewee• For a time his noble mind is a With — d 1 , 311 t at length reason is restored to joindeclining health, and he is summoned ic her whom he bad loved with such fervour and intensity, "Neophytus the Monk" is continued. overyamiL Bey has l an d e d ne ar the monastery with an his authority force • the aged Egoumenos surrenders of to Neophytus, who becomes chief aticl uts br e th ren at a season of unexampled danger So r,„,,, dif ficulty. The Bey has invited the join captain to return to his allegiance, and th ee „, e ", In reducing the rebellious Pacha, but of t'valng the most blood 7 vengeance in the event .._euteers sanuets refusal. A message of the most scornful de tvorri..ietseisif rienturned by the Novice, Irenaeus, who the fatal duty, willing to sacrifice even 700rorerIci,eeforfse • ,t the cause of duty. His high -minded nets him forth to certain death without one dissuasion and the noble boy is butchered demands us in to give the Bey information which he of the numbers of the Souliotes and monks. T he v idtielstruction of the andsmonatery is then detailed, its i nes sta nding the fierce vigorous resistance of a re cant ; the Souliote captain, Anagnosti, with W es . °ant a his gallant band, and Neophytus, the the b-uerea.:(ivo; of his monastic brethren, escaping from in Irnlie An excellent article on " Architecture gives an account of the works of the Cust o - " tecl *Tallies Gandon, the designer of the Irish Co ort la 'louse, the Royal Exchange, and Four from King's Inns, Carlisle-bridge, &c. " Leaves st a t es th e Lif e o f Prince Talleyrand, ' detail that wily ur o an plan for the territorial settlement of ben", e a nd carries us up to that exciting period determi n e restoration of the Bourbon's is established. The history on, and the Provisional Government or, of tractariar ism riaar s it may well be termed, " the Counter-Refor vi ionary Movement in the Church of England," is pleasing, " The Bishop of Ossory's Charge." , A -S tng, gossiping " Chapter on Angling.' on the foundation of the well known work by " Ephemera, Of Bell's Life," will be perused wit a much i nterest the lovers of the gentle science. Irish Rivers" is continued, with a second article on the Boyne, written in the same spirit that has distinguished the former contributions. a spirited memoir of the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in Ireland accompanies a portrait of that Learned Judge, which, however, is less happy than others that have graced the gallery of illustrious I rishmen. Th e poetry consists of "r he Viking," a spirited translation from the Swedish of E. G. Geijer, by , William Lander, and two pleasing transla -4°llB from the odes of Horace. "Free trade and Currenc y Reform," exhibits sounder political views on the great question of the currency than we are . ac h e i nste fted to eee in the Irish periodical. The Dm ,e,-"eitotis effects of the Bill of 1844—that fatal mea sure Which has fettered our energies and paralysed the in dustry —are well exposed ; which has driven to e rZ : n k, while its coffers are overflowing with gold, -- `t its accommodation and to di-turb our corn leercie, Of 4 1 41 and trading operations, by which the labour Pree e e country is supported—the national wealth lan e ." ee d• It truly says, "If coininerce and trade e °Llash, labour cannot flourish. There is no divi ne, , e l ms "T interest, the productive and distributive ale s es depend upon one another for support. These "ism constitute the great bulk of the community, e lerj he weal th of the nation depends on t h eir rat 1°118 ; and it is, therefore, for the gene ' . 0 4 that their exertions should be allowed te tt ,' IXeest scope; and he in every way possible pro is i m u fr om sudden checks and long depressions:' It sentrasible to controvert this great truth or to dis tirom the following views : orei na ab lie opi n i on h as set in this direction, in an extra being d egree; and instead of the' Currency Question' re gu i, e ,° ll ßned to one or two newspapers, it is now hi th 'i r 'Y discussed, despite the distaste which has t n ro been manifested, by one-half of the press of ar di and Scotland—discussed, too, in an enlighened h as • " , and generally on sound principles. The question tnade so much progress within the last six months be no efforts of the supporters of the present system will me able to turn the tide of public opinion. The principles of Sir Robert Peel are found to be unsuitable to the po sition and wants of this country ; unsound and dangerous 14 their tendency, and producing, when in operation, eonsequences precisely the opposite of those wh ich Was so confidently alleged would follow their establish ment. These are the opinions held at the present time by a very large proportion of the leading bankers, mer chants, and manufacturers of the United Kingdom. The complete; failure of Sir Robert Peel's Bill is failed • in every particular ; it has, in reality. effected nothi ng which was sought to be effected by it. It is Pronounced to have been unsuited to the old circum stances of the country, and still more unsuited to the n ew . vit a l y W e l gladly hail so able a " collaborateur" on this important topic. The number is in every re aPect a good one. DOLMAN'S MAGAZINE. any , W ithout in particular manner diminishing the ,;, —a l'anter it has already acquired as a general maga ..ifo, _r. 0 1 light literature, Dolman is becoming month li tlir r r, ln °nth more and more peculiarly the organ of a - 'atholics of England. It has achieved for itself th e ver Y considerable share of popularity among standard periodicals as a vehicle for literary attert • al , nment and for literary research ; it is m now , 4 ,"g to bring the original intention with which it a : n lanifestiv started to a mature and visible deve krni e nt• This intention was clearly to render - " n arl i s Magazine the mouthpiece of our Roman t o I ° e 3 r t a t g i Catholicfilet f ellow-countrymen, and to do so with the o en n. tlem ll anly forbearance, and the most liberal —Vier as we may on doctrinal points we l' e e n s?ect a principle so much in accordance with the r.gherilne'nt o f P ac inniple n , these times. And actuated by that it ctytable to —o(ntaa's Illap,•azine must be singularly the reli.Yionists for whose behoof an 18' especially printe'd, and welcome, too, as Who intelligent and superior periodical to those have no ethical sympathy whatever for the pc c_uliar creed of the body spiritually subservient to the Pa p a c..Y. The opening ta.Pe, stablished Church," article for June is a caustic r, upon "The Architectural movement in the signed Scott Nasmyth Stokes. It . 1 3 not without ability. Mr. Jerningham contri 4",tle.S a lively chapter of biographical gossip about bei:dnelEmpress Maria Louisa ; but, to our thinking, heartless eaz somewhat too gently with the character of this :Ind, iPnrlthce, _r.price Princess. The indefatigable editor, the Rev. interestin. pursues his serial upon the " Penal Laws," eighteentgpr,sent continuation arrives at the most crisis in the religious bigotry of the moral. century—namelv the first gleanings of .....- n . .. , ictionat nnagration which was ignited among the gag the depraved, by that eccentric tire- brand Lord George Gordon. The sketch given of the personal aspect of that celebrated madman is al most as vivid ;s the one given by Boz, in his tale of " Barnahy Runge." The progress of the riots, however, is more temperately depicted by the Roman Catholic priest than by the popular novelist, and hence what is lost in picturesque effect is gained in accuracy. We shall watch this narrative of the riots of 1779 and 1780 with interest. The next article bears a rather odd title for insertion in a Roman Catholic publication ; it is headed " Catho licity in the Dark Ages." The writer endeavours to vindicate his religion from the accusations with which it has been very long assailed in respect to the middle ages. We do not remember to have ever met before this with a distinct contradiction of and argument against those accusations upon the Roman Catholic faith. The subject and the purpose of the contri bution of it must command for it a very general pe rusal. We perceive by a note appended to the paper that the article, together with a continuation, being " Remarks on the Government Scheme of National Education," addressed to the Catholics of the United Kingdom, and dedicated to the Right Rev. Dr. Wise man, Bishop of Melipotamus, and President of Oscott College" is in course of publication in a separate form. A pleasant melange of anecdotes, inscribed " Lepida," or, in other words " A 'Wag gish Chapter of Scraps," with the average number of criticisms, bring the number to a conclusion. In lamenting over the decease of the Liberator, Dolnian's Magazine mourns that "that voice, so pregnant with wit, and wisdom, and rareA eloquence, will never, never be heard again, until the last trumpet of the archangel shall sound." The commemorative notice is briefly but earnestly written. THE ME t iiOPuLITAN. Nearly as this periodical is approaching to the completion of the two hundredth month of its exist ence, it has still some indication of its pristine vigor. The flavour of its spring-time is still detectable though considerably diluted. " The Battle of Be nevento," which seemed to be almost as in terminable as a prize fight might be between " The Pluckly Crusher" (see "Christopher Tadpole") and "The Game Chicken" (see "Dombey and Son,") is at last brought to a conclusion with the twenty sixth round—or rather chapter. May it sleep peace fully in its natural grave—oblivion ! "The Cant of the Present Age" is a clever conceit by the editor. "Twining on the Picturesque," being a miniature criticism upon a book partially published last year, is followed by tales precisely to the taste of the readers of the " Metropolitan," engagingly headed " The Double Romance," " Marmaduke Hutton; or, The Poor Relation," and " Sir Monk Moyle," the first an .I last being continuations. " Sir Monk Moyle" suits our palate but little ; it is flippant and bigotted throughout. There is not about it the agreeable flavour of good-fellowship. It is a thing to be spat rorth derisively, as it deserves. "Copenhagen as it was" is about the best contribution in the number, though the writer of it is a sad chatterbox. THE PEOPLE'S JOURN4L. In transcribing the following exquisite poem by John Critchley Prince—one who has drank the true hippocrene from the chalice of Nature—we shall make no apology whatever for its unusual length as a metrical quotation. As Keats says in one of his delicious s onnets to poor Haydon, " Listen awhile, ye nations, and be dumb !" HYMN TO THE CREATOR. (By J. C. PitincE,nuilioroT:lfours with the Muses.") Praise unto God! whose single will and might Upreared the boundless roof of day and night, With suns, and stars,and gorgeous cloud - wreat h s hu ng; The 'blazoned veil that hides the Eternal's throne. The g'orious pavement of a world unknown, By angels trodden, and by mortals sung. To God ! who fixed old ocean's utmost bounds, And bade the moon, in her harmonious rounds, Govern its waters with her quiet smiles; Bade the obedient winds, though seeming free, Walk the tumultuous surface of the sea, And place man's daring foot u; on a thousand isles! Praise unto God ! who thrust the rifled hills, With all their golden veins and gushing rills, Up from the burning centre, long ago; Who spread the deserts, verdureless and dun, And those stern realms, forsaken of the sun, Where Frost has built his palace-halls of snow To God ! whose hand hath anchored in the ground The fbrest-growth of ages, the profound Green hearts of solitude, unsought of men ! God I who suspends the avalanche, who dips The Alpine hollows in a cold eclipse, And hurls the headlong torrent shivering down the glen Praise unto God ! who speeds the lightning's wing To fearful flight, making the thunder spring Abrupt and awful from its sultry lair, To raise some latent function of the earth, To bring some natural blessing into birth, And sweep disc rder from the troabled air t To God ! who bids the hurricane awake, The firm rock shudder, and the mountain quake With deep and unextinguishable fires; Who urges ghastly pestilence to wrath, Sends withering famine on his silent path, The holy purpose hid from our profane aesires. Praise unto God ! who fills the fruitful soil With wealth, awaking to the hand of toil, With germs of beauty, and abundance, too • Who benrls athwart the footstool of the skies His braided sunbow of resplendent dyes, Melting in rain-drops from the shadowy blue! To God 1 who sends the seasons, " dark or bright," Springs frequent resurrection of delight; Summer's mature tranquillity of mien ' • The generous flu s h o f th e autumna l t i me, O f r purgatorialwinter, God w h s o a s v e ag w e i s o d r o m s e repnl placedo me here, A lowly dweller on this lovely sphere— This temporary home to mortals given • Which holds its silent and unerring wa y Among dnubmure burning, t w hr o o r uhgishtthhaet hairs of Sing y heaven 1 To God ! who sent me hither to prepare, By wordless worship, and by uttered prayer, - By suf f ering, humility, and love, By sympathies and deeds, from self apart, Nursed in the inmost chambers of the heart, For that transcendent lite of purity and love 1" With such original contributions as this the People's Journal is in truth calculated to elevate the thoughts of the population. One improvement, however, we would suggest to the editor; that is, a better selec tion of subjects for his illustrations than the silly pic ture, by Alfred Taylor, of a Boy selling Peppermint and Ginger Drops, or the • indifferent engraving of Three Italian Boys, from a water colour painting, by Oakley. Portraits of eminent men, and especially of public benefactors would surely be preferable. STATE OF TRADE. (From Ferguson aed Taylor's Monthly glade Circular, cruel Manchester Prices Current.) The month just conduled has been one of great trial to the interests embarked in the cot ton inaeulactures of this country, and it is most satisfactory to observe that the crisis, so far, has been pasted without having been ' attended by any of those commercial disruptions which have usually accompanied former periods of less severe monetary restriction; thus affording a pretty sure proof that the business of this district has latterly been con ducted on sound and prudential pt inciples. Under the combined disadvantages of a stringent money-market, and a rapid and extraordinary advance in the prices of corn and provisit ns, no other effect could be expected than a paralysed demand for manufactures, and con sequently, during the earlier part of the mouth, the enerations of buyers were almost entirely suspended Prices, under such circumstances, naturally tended down wards, but the decline was not nearly so great as might have beers expected from the operation of such powerfully depressing influences. Spinners and manufacturers having circumscribed their cotton operations and other liabilities within the narrowest compass possible, hive found themselves also suppered by the cemparative lightness of stocks, and therefore, notwithstanding the contraction of demand on the one hand, and the difficul ties of discounts on the other, there have been fewer sacrifices made of goods than we ever remember at any similar periods of monetary scarcity. It is also a grati fying sign of the times, and of the progress of correct opinions amongst the operative classes, that notwith standing the severe privations to which large masses of them have been exposed by the high prices of food and loss of employment and wages by the partial or total stoppage of so many of our factories, we have had no tumultuous assemblages to alarm the public peace, such as a few years ago always followed in Manchester upon times like the present. The recent change in the weather and the rapid progress of vegetation in this country, corn bined with the highly favourable reports of the prospects of the continental harvests, have given ae improved tone to this market within the past ten days. The interven tion of the Whitsuntide holidays prevented business operations during the past week, but to-day there has been a marked activity. and sellers have in many in stances established an advance ; the greater ease in the money market, and the declining value of bread stuffs, are a gratifying change in the right direction ; and if the, present splendid harvest prospects continue, we may expect a speedy revival in the home and colonial demand for our manufactures, and, consequently, an upward movement in prices, in aid of which latter, the rates of cotton (which are steadily progressing) and the limitation of prod uetion a hich still continues, will be found operating. Our impression is that the present is a favourable time for investing in yarns and goods, since any decline in the value appears impossible, under the circumstances of the short supply of the raw material, whereas, if money be come cheaper, and the cost of food be materially re duced, which appears highly probable, capital is very likely to be attracted to our manufactures (the produc tion of which will be limited by the deficient 'supply of cotton), as a lucrative speculation. Great intereqs are at stake upon the issue of the next six weeks or two months. If the weather continue auspicious, we have little doubt that the autumn trade will be in the highest degree satisfactory. GOODS MARKET.—As already said, the operations dur ing the month have been exceedingly limited, and priees have been, in consequence, very irregular. The manu facture of 26-inch Printers of the lower fabrics (31bs. to 31bs. 60z.), has been almost entirely abandoned, but the better class of this width have been most sought after, from motives of economy, as substitutes for 27 inch makes. The prices of the narrower fabrics have there fore been better sustained. There has been but little demand for the better descriptions of Printing Cloths -luring the month, and the prices of good 66 reeds have ranged at about 4s. 6d. to 4s. 9d., and 72 reeds at ss. to ss. 3d.; to-day higher rates are demanded and have been conceded. Stocks are not heavy. 9-Bth Maddapolams are depressed, and are the turn lower than last month, but manufacturers are firmer to-day in their demands. 36-inch Shirtings have been only of limited demand, but as stocks are very moderate there has been no decline in prices; to-day they are hardening. 40-inch G. E. India Long Cloths have been comparatively neglected, and in some few cases a rather considerable decline has been submitted to by parties anxious to make sales. A large parcel of 72 reeds of a very fair make, weighing rather better than 9illes. having been bought at 9s. 6d. ; higher prices are now demanded. Good 66 reeds are quoted at about Is. per pound, and 72's at Is. ld.—prices which will not pay the manufacturer, whilst fair Orleans Cotton ranges at 7d. to 70. per lb. There has been a fair demand for 45 and 50-inch makes, which being of more lim i t e d production, are somewhat higher in price than the ttar rower fabrics. G. E. Cambrics and Jacconets are little inquired for, and the prices paid are complained of as being unretnunerative to the producers. Domestics and . Stout Long Cloths are moderately plentiful Stock, notwithstanding the diminished supply, and prices have therefore been with difficulty sustained. The advancing rates of Cotton have had the effect of making holders rather firm, but no advance has yet been obtained. Fustians and Velvets remain without change in prices, and the demand very limited. Printed Cottons are much depressed, very little being done in them during the month, either for home demand or export ; Stocks, however, are very light. YARN MARKET —The yarn market, during the former part of May, was quiet, but in the last fortnight there has been more doing by the Germans and Russians, who now buy freely any yarns they can meet with at moderate rates. The Greeks have also shown more disposition to buy, but only at low rates. The trans actions for India are exceedingly limited, if not entirely suspended Doubled yarns and warps and cops aro in good demand. The advance obtained in cotton last week puts the spinner in as bad a positi,n as at any time , tiring the year, and must check any increased produc tion. BRADFORD MARKET.—WOOI remains in the same state as at the date of our last issue, without any change worthy of note. The same remarks apply to yarns, which are in limited demand, and yield no remuneration to the spinners. Piece goods are yet in excellent re quest, with every prospect of a continuance for some time to come, the only exception being lastings, which are entirely neglected at present, and may be bought at the very lowest rates. Best hand-loom, 6in the reed, No. 35 quality, are quoted at 365. 6d. for black; power loom makes, at Is. to Is. 6d. per piece less. Makers of these latter can only realise by sacrificing, say from Is. to 2s. 6d. per piece below the cost of production. In other respects this market is rather improving, with fair orders for the United States. Should the anticipated demand for the home trade spring up, which the present favourable weather bids fair to hasten, an extensive autumn business may be expected. COTTON MARKET.—The improvementd in money matters, and the decline in the value of bread stuffs, have served to stimulate the Liverpool market. Spinners running bare of supply, have availed themselves of the holidays, thinking of doing a quiet business at the re duced rates, but the number of operators gave an im pulse to the markets, and the rates of American were advanced id. to id. per lb , the sales of last week amount ing to nearly 40,000 bags ; prices quoted for Fair Boweds being bid. to 63d. ; Orleans, 60. to 70 ; Per nuns, 71d. to 81d. ; Egyptian, 7d. to 72d. From the last advices, we learn that the deficiency in the receipts at the ports of the United States were estimated (15th May) at 221,000 bales, but some difference of opinion exists as to the actn deficiency in weight. Already rumours are put into circulation to influence opinion respecting the growing crops, the best cotton lands in the States of Mi-sissippi and Louisiana being represented as under overflow, whilst the 'rime of the caterpillar are viewed with apprehension in other States. It is high tim. , that some great movement should be made, with the view to removing the obstacles which at pre sent impede the culture of the cotton plant in our pos sessions in India, and our colonies in British Guiana, the Cape of Good Elope, &c., in order that so vast a trade as our cotton manufactures should not be dependent on the present limited sources of supply. It seems highly pro bable that the value of the staple will be maintained for some time, especially as the sdvices which will be taken out by the packet of the 4th instant, will give firmness to holders on the other side, and the limited stocks held here will enable the possesscrs to dictate theirown terms to consumers. With these circumstances in view, it is evident that higher p r i ces m u st b e pa i d for yarns and goods, or " short time" must be persevered in. REFUGE FOR PRISONERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—The new system about to be developed by Go vernment of employing prisoners during their sentence, will soon prove the great advantage over the present one, and will work as well here as in the Continental prisons, where the recommitments have thus been re duced at least 25 per cent. Granting tickets of leave on their arrival to those transported whose conduct justifies their beximing tree settlers for life, is another good feature, and both measures are a large instalment gained by the com mittee and a considerable advance in the right direction. Thanks to public opinion and to the press for the pro gress thus made in the cause of justice atd of mercy, much praise is also due to the Duke of Richmond, the Marquis of Westminster, Earl Denbigh, the Bishops of London, of Norwich, and of Oxford, as well as the influential of both Houses, for their able advocacy in Parliament, of the humane measure which is also in ac cordance with the opinion of Richard Cobden, expressed to me as follows :—" Most cordially do I sympathise with you in your views upon the subject of the necessity of employing those discharged from custody. I scarcely know any other question in our social economy that so loudly calls for the attention of all humane and en lightened patriots, I wish I were able to co-operate with you, but I am worn in another cause." It is the duty of the State to punish rigorously, but, at the same time, it is its bounden duty to prevent crime, and as the remedy is in the power of the Legislature, who by education can save the juveniles, it has also the power to provide employment for adult=, and save thousands from being the inmates of our gaols for life; and if only a portion of the immense annual expenditure of our criminal jurisprudence (in repeatedly prosecuting the same individual) were employed in the cultivation of the large tracts of waste lands in this country and our colonies, it would not only yield a large return for the outlay, but would prove a remedy for emergency and scarcity of food to which we are liable. Not only would it be a productive labour, but a great moral saving, as welt as a test of the worthiness or worthlessness of individuals, who might by such means be enabled to return again to industrious habits, or the country be at once relieved of so many contaminating and expensive criminals, who are the continued pests of Society.—l am, your obliged servant, JOHN LAURIE. 1, Hyde Park-place, June 1, 1847. THE LATE MR. O'CONNELL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—The unanimous regret shown by all parties really acquainted with Mr. OConnell's lite and actions, leaves now but the last tribute we can pay to him (ex cepting the historian) in the manner we shall sr should demonstrate over those great remains. I think, taking him for all in all, notwithstanding many differences of opinion with regard to O'Connell's motives, he has shown during his life towards England, many struggles by his eloquence and influence to benefit this country. We ought, therefore, to testify our regret at some public meeting, the great loss we have sustained, for his name and influence in this country, his own, and, you may say the whole civilized world, bas left a blank which no one will ever fill. Even the House of Commons has lost one of its greatest ornaments—one of the people's best friends. He was the advocate of the slave—the advocate of commerce —the advocate of free religion—the advocate of peace. As an Englishman, and a Protestant, I deeply regret his loss. The many times I have been one of the au dience Mr. O'Connell addressing, I look in vain, and shall look I think, for one to touch again the quick feelings of an admiring audience. I admire the lYst feelings which have been shown by the Press. Mr. O'Connell, his actions, motives, and ways, have employed the faculties of the talented Press many years. It has lost one of its chief arguments. I am, Sir, very respectfully, AN ENGLISHMAN. Mile End-road, June Ist, 1847. ELOPEMENT.—Last week great excitement pre vailed in the neighbourhood of Chapel-street, Luton, owing to a report, which was industriously circulated, to the effect that a merchant of the town, a married man, had eloped with a married lady. The gentleman, whose wares ccaisist of rags, bones, and old clothes, had succeeded, by the extraordinary grace of six feet three inches, in in sinuating himself into the good opinion of the lady, who— to show a woman's devotion for the man of her choice— consented to bid adieu to a large husband and small family, and share the fortunes of her paramour. Ac cordingly, the worthy couple proceeded en route for the metropolis; and having !cached a place where the prying eye of curiosity could not peer upon them, they halted to recruit their strength and enjoy the novelty of their situ ation. The gentleman, whose organ of caution was in full exercise, began to marvel at his temerity, and expressed his c h le im te s r e n l l f in a t ig n i of going back to Luton, and after showing his acquaintance, to return and escort the lady onward. Acting upon this manoeuvre, in order to prevent any disagreeable reflections being cast upon his character, he entered the town, and to make sure that his presence was known, he invited two companions to join him in discussing the merits of a pot or two of porter, but his feelings arising with the stimulus of the liquor, he communicated the secret to them. The pot, which was the bond of their friendship, had no sooner been left behind, than the sceret oozed out with the excitement of the liquor, and found its way to the relatives of the lady. Two of her brothers accordingly went in search of the delinquent, and meeting him just as he was upon the point of taking his de parture to rejoin his mistress, they accused him ofthe act, which he smilingly denied. Their indignation at his conduct being too big for words, the parties assumed a threaten ing attitude, and six feet three inches was thereupon soundly thrashed, and knocked into the middle of the road, where he boldly exerted himself in crying out murder, to the no small amusement of a few spectators; but a cart coming down the road, the driver of which feeling inclined to put an end to his cries by running over him, he jumped up, took to his heels, and finally disappeared. A vehicle was then procured, and the o lady" brought back to her family, after an absence of a day and a night.—iferts M ercu ry. STRANGE TASTE.—A water-wagtail has fixed upon a strange position for its nest, near the Plumpton- station, on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. It has placed its nest in a hollow beneath one of the permanent rails of the line, over which trains are passing hourly. The nest at present con tains four eggs; and the birds do not appear to be in the l e ead a t s oi t i ex.d whistleiFs o tu ß r D b e, or , n itAil t yc h e n : o r li s t . l e o —o m irr e t s hh t e i e c c a ea affairsi election bsn.y—eaictt irrisle jt 30 s , c u r cr e n a oa m li. . electedv•lie 1 probationaryFrtlerick Nlevrick, lal37l.:Naenron'itisliclahYt(e)ilLa,l,rd:rifi'isT(crion:lllniotnr):":)N'tn:geas; of Belli l) and William c Wtod ts,. (commoner of Brasenose) were cho scl•elars of that so TIIN SUN, LONDON, TRURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1847. PRINCESS S THEATRE. A highly interesting and amusing petite comedy, under the title of Romance and Reality, was produced for the first time at this theatre on Tuesday. The story upon which the piece hangs is exceedingly simple, but the plot is so well developed, and the dialogue so excellent and spirited, that the interest of the piece is maintained throughout. In the first scene three married ladies—Florence, Emily, and Isa bella—who were once schoolfellows, and are now only in the meridian of their beauty, are congratulating each other upon meeting after an absence of several years. The conversation turns upon the incidents they have encountered since their separation, and they narrate the circumstances which attended their respective marriages. Isabella, whose story was the most romantic, was left a widow shortly after her marriage, but in travelling through Spain afterwards, she met with a Count Serano, who secured her affections, and who she took to be the height of perfection, for, besides being handsome in person, he had the additional qualification of being exceed ingly chivalrous. Unfortunately, however, her jealousy was excited by seeing the Count pay his attentions to a lady at a bed masque, and in a rage she tore off the mask of the lady, who she discovered was no less a person than the sister of the Count. A quarrel ensued between the Count and Isabella, and the latter returns to England. Florence, whose father was a rich merchant, was compelled to marry a Captain Montague, who she had never seen before, but on the day the ceremony took place her husband was ordered off with dis patches to Spain, and she had not heard from him for some time. Emily, who professed to have a more sensible idea of matri mony than her two friends, had married a Ch aacer y i b arr i ster of some eminence and ability, and with whom she lived in great happiness. Such was the state of the three ladies. Florence, who had a great idea of the romantic, was delighted with Isabella's graphic description of the chivalrous Count, and was almost disposed to fall in love with him and forget her husband. The conversation of these three heroines was over heard by Vincent Dunbar, the husband of Emily, who determines to assume the disguise of the Count Serano, in order to see how far Florence's romance would lead her. lie accordingly announces his arrival, and had an interview with Florence, and succeeded in securing her affections. In the meantime, her husband arrives from Spain, where he had been detained as a prisoner, and is astonished at the coldness with which he is received by his wife, who, almost admits, by her manner, that her affections are retained by some other person. The mischievous Count, otherwise barrister in disguise, however, in his next interview with the lady, purposely makes himself so disagreeable, and advances his suit so rudely, that she is glad to withdraw her affections and return them to her husband. The barrister having suc ceeded in curing the lady of the romance, at length throws off his disguise, to the astonishment of all parties, and ex plains that the Count has not arrived from Spain, but that he was soon expected, and would no doubt consummate the happiness of Isabella by making her his wife. The different characters were sustained with great spirit and ability, and the piece was loudly cheered at its conclusion. STATE OF THE CORN MARKETS IN FRANCE. The proceedings of the past week show a decided im provement in the general aspect of affairs. In no part of France have we to report an advance in prices —in seve ral districts a slight fall has taken place—and, in the ge nerality of markets, matters are calm, and giving pro mise of lower quotations. The fineness of the weather throughout the kingdom giving promise of an abundant harvest, has had an effect on prices ; speculators no longer engage in affairs of importance ; a hand-to mouth kind of business at present prevails, the only object in view being to get through the ten or twelve weeks that must elapse before the new grain can be in the markets. In all the markets of the interior buyers now purchase as little as possible ; and the acti vity which a couple of months ago was perceptible in the inland markets is now removed exclusively to the sea ports, and particularly to Marseilles and Havre. At both these ports, particularly the latter, purchases have been made during the week for England. Prices are at present higher in London that at Havre. Wheat at the former place is from 44f. to 50f. the hectolitre, whilst at the latter it is only 40f. to 42f. American flour is also sold at London at 651. to 67f. the barrel, whilst at Havre it is only 551. to 57f. This difference is so great as to cause fears to be entertained of its pro ducing an effect on prices in France. But supposing a temporary advance was thereby caused, still the position of France is superior to that of other na tions. Not only are supplies expected to succeed each other with regularity, but the harvest will be, in the usual course of things, a fortnight or three weeks at least earlier than in England, Belgium, or Holland. If, therefore, no demand were to arise from England tending to advance prices, it might be considered pretty certain that corn and sour would go no higher in France before the new harvest, and that the supply until then is assured. Looking at the general rua of affairs during the week, we find in all the markets round Paris a slight decline ; the supply is not large, but purchases are made so cautiously that sellers are obliged to lower their pretensions. In Normandy prices are firm at former quotations, and the same is the case in the north; the conduct of the socides de prevoy anift, in attempting to supply the markets, and thus keeping away the trade, has in no small degree, as we have stated on former occasions, contributed to this re sult. In Alsace and Lorraine prices are stationary in some markets, but lower in the generality. In the Vosges a decided fall has taken place. In Champagne and Burgundy prices are the same, but the quantity con sumed appears to have diminished; indeed, this fact of a dimunition in the consumption appears to be remarked in most parts of the kingdom, partly owing to the necessity of economy being more and more felt, and partly from the coming in in abundance of spring vegetables. The south is stationary ; Marseilles has had largo arrivals, but no small quantity of grain has been taken off to Belgium and to England. Boni , aux mid Bayonne maintain their former pricei, but the tenleney is rather downwards. Brittany is also unchanged. In Paris prices have fallen. Scarcely any thing was done in wheat.—Galignani's Messenger. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the Earl and Countess Howe, the Earl and Countess Brownlow, the Hon. Miss Seymour, and the Hon. William Ashley, honoured the nerformances at her Majesty's Theatre, on Tuesday evening, with her presence. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended by the Baroness Hammerstein, the Earl of Clare, the Baron Knesebeck, and Mr. Edmund St. John Mildmay, were also present. Her Majesty's box was occupied by the Duchess of Norfolk, Lady Mary Howard, Lady Adeliza Howard, the Hon. Robert Clive, Mr. Grant, and the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Dalrymple. Amongst the general company were :—The Duke and Duchess of Leeds, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland. the Duke de Palmella, the Marquis and Marchioness of Druro, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, the Marquis of Huntley. the Marchioness (Dowager) of Downshire, the Marquis of Donegal, the Mar pie and Marchioness of Sligo, the Marchioness of Ely, the .Marchioness of Blandford, the Earl of Falmouth, the Earl of Scarborough, the Earl Fitzwilliam, the Earl of Cardigan,. the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, the Earl of Bective, the Baroness Brunnow, Mademoiselle Olga de Lechner, and the Viscountess Dungannon ' his Excellency the Hanoverian Minister, M. C. de Koudriaffaky, Viscount Cantilupe, Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley, Lord Sandys, Lord Byron, Lord William Powlett, Lord and Lady Pollington, Lord Berwick, Mr. and Lady Augusta Wentworth, Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lady Fitzroy Somerset and Miss Somerset, Lady Willoughby D'Eresbv, Lady Colborne, Lady Stratford Can ning, Lady Sarah Lindsey, Lady Wombwell, Lady Byron, Sir J.Yar.e Buller, M.P., and Lady Buller, Sir George Womb well, Sir A. Barnard, Sir G. Talbot, Hon. General Upton, Hon. F. Willoughby D'Ersby, Colonel Bowers, Mr. Cullen Smith, Mr. Norman Macdonald, Mr. Painther, Mr. Josiah Bailey, M.P., Mr., Mrs., and Miss Brereton Trelawny, Mrs. Whitbread, Mr. and Mrs. Byng, Mr. Esington, Mr. Stratford Canning, Mr. Stewart, Mrs. Bury, Capt. Smith, Major Buckley, Mrs. Crawshay, Baron Goldsmid, &c., &c. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT. GARDEN.—OII Tuesday evening her Majesty's box was occupied by the Countess of Jersey, Lady Clementine Villiers, Lady Rendle sham, and the Hon. Miss Thellusson. There were also pre sent his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the Marquis of Granby, Marquis of Huntley, Marquis of Kildare, Marquis of Donegal, Marquis de Lisboa, the Count de Jarnac, Count Louis de Noailles, Earl Bruce, Earl Grosvenor, Earl of Cadogan and the Ladies Cadogan, Viscount and Viscountess Castlereagh, Viscount Morpeth, Viscount Templetown, Lord Brooke, Lord Carington, Lady Camoys, Lord Foley and the Hon. Miss Foley, Lord Henry Lennox, Mr. and Lady Caro line Maxse, C. Townley, Esq., and Lady Caroline Townley, Lady John Beresford and Miss Leslie, Lord George Manners, Hon. John Fortescue, Hon. Mrs. Tollemache, Hon. Francis Stonor and the Hon. Misses Stonor, lion. George Byng, Baron Palavecini, Sir Bellingham and Lady Graham, Sir Alexander and Lady Spearman, Admiral Sir E. Ckidrington and the Misses Codrington, Sir Oflley Wakeman, Sir Henry Webb, Sir Thomas Hare, Sir Robert Lynch Blosse, Sir Jasper and Lady Atkinson, Sir Charles Ibbotson, Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, Sir Augustus, Lady, and Miss Clifford, Sir Arthur Aston, Sir J. Campbell, K.C.T.S., and Lady Camp. bell. Sir E. Johnson, Sir Coutts Lindsay, Sir Charles Mar shall, General P. Campbell, Colonel George Knox, W. Wil shere, Esq., M.P., and Mrs. Wilsbere, Mrs. Mountjoy Martyn, W. Ewart, Esq., M.P., Miss Byrne, Captain and Mrs. Crowle, G. T. Braine, Eq., and Mrs. Braine, Edward Delatield, Esq , Arthur Webster, Esq., Mr. and -.l.rs. George Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. Coghlan, Mr. and Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Chai les Mills, H. Halsey, Esq., Lady Helton, H. Bailey, Esq., J. H. Smith, Esq., Charles Deane, Esq., Mr.. St. Quintin, A. Rebello, Esq., Fitzpatrick Hume, Esq., Mrs. Hope, &c. MAAYLEBONE ELECTION.—Mr. Dyke, Chairman of Mr. John Bagahawe'sCommittee, yesterday morning received a letter from that candidate, withdrawing from the contest. The interest of the majority-of his_ friends, who are the most influential body in the borough (the Reform Association ), is transferred to Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart. But it is in-con templation to ascertain the relative position of that noble man and Mr. D. Salomons by a ballot of the electors, such as was had previous to the last election to determine the chances of Sir C. Napier and Mr. Young. At a meeting of electors and non-electors, held on Tuesday at the Assembly-rooms, in Circus-street, a resolution was passed condemnatory of this latter plan, and a committee was appointed to call public meetings. INDIAN POSTAGE.—The following Post-office ar rangement with respect to letters and newspapers by the East India Company's express came :into operation on Tues day, the Ist of June:—" Persons in this country may for ward private correspondence by the Government express from Bombay to Calcutta and Madras; all persons desirous of availing themselves of this privilege will be required to mark upon the covers of their letters the words 'By express from Bombay;' and, in addition to this special address, it will be necessary that all letters intended to be forwarded by the way of Southampton should be endorsed as hitherto. The postage to be charged in India on the delivery of letters sent by this express will be in addition to the ordinary inland rates ; viz., one rupee for every letter not exceeding half a tole in weight; two rupees for every letter above half a tola, but not exceeding one tola in weight ; four rupees for every letter above one tole, but not exceeding two toles in weight; two toles being the maximum weight of letters to be conveyed by express. On Newspapers—Each newspaper-office in Cal cutta and Madras will be allowed to receive two newspapers at the ordinary rates of inland postage; on all other news-• papers forwarded by express a postage of five rupees will be charged, and no new s pap er w i ll be received for the express exceeding three toles in weight. N.B.—One tola and a quarter is nearly equivalent to 11al . f , an ounce avoirdupois. The rupee is about is. 104. English We regret to announce the demise of the Right Hon. Lady Madeline Palmer , er, who . expired on Tuesday, in Chapel-street , Grosvenor -place, in her seventy-sixth year. Her Ladyship was the second daughter of George, fourth Duke, and sister of George, fifth and last Duke of Gordon, and was twice married ; first to the late Sir Robert Sinclair, Bart., and secondly to the late Charles Fyshe Palmer, Esq. Her Ladyship bad but one son, Sir John Gordon Sinclair, Bart., who ikicceeds to her Ladyship's estates. '1 he Duchess dowag er of Bedford and the Marchioness Cornwallis are the oalr turflifiDg alitara ci Lady Kulelius Palmer. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. On Tuesday a Court was held in consequence of the application of Dr. Lynch and a number of the inhabi tants of various divisions of the ward of Farringdon Without, relative to the sanatory condition of that ward. The galleries were crowed with the constituency, and, by the direction of the Lord Mayor, crowds of strangers were allowed to sit within the bar of the Court, the in terest excited by the notice of the discussion being so great as completely to obstruct the avenue to the Council Chamber. The preliminary matter having been speedily disposed of, Dr. Lynch was called upon to proceed with the peti tion of the ward of Farringdon Without. Mr. King moved that the standing order, that " no petition or memorial be received by the Court before two o'clock in the afternoon unless the other business on the paper be completed before that time," be read lie objected to the irregularity which the consideration of the petition before the stated hour, according to the standing orders, was calculated to sanction, and sug gested the propriety of moving the suspension of the standing order. M. Anti‘Tton—Certainly, the Court was appointed for the consideration of the particular subject. I shall, therefore, move that the standing order be suspended, in order that the subject of the petition be at once enter tained, The question that the standing order be , suspended w s negatived by 61 to 30. FRAUDS IN THE COLLECTION OF TBE WINE DUES. The i.utject of the late extraordinary frauds in the col lection of the City's dues on wines, which has caused so much excitement in the corporation, was then entered upon. The following are extracts from the report of the committee of officers and clerks to whom it was referred to consider the nature, duties, and emoluments of the office of collector of the City's dues on wines, and the necessary regulation to be adopted for its future ma nagement:— " We are of opinion that the following regulations should be adopted:— "That the person to be appointed be required to attend personally to the receipts of the dues, and any deputy on his part to act only in case of his unavoidable absence; all such cases of absence to be reported to the Chamberlain, and the receiver to give security against any misconduct of his deputy. " That, inasmuch as the scale of charges heretofore used for many years was computed as nearly as prac ticable in conformity with the Act of Parliament, the same be continued. That the custom of giving credit be abolished. That the collector be required to pay the full amount of all moneys 'received by him into the chamber once in each week at least, accompanied by a statement in detail setting forth every particula. That his accounts be audited by the Coal and Corn and Finance Committee quarterly. That he be required to give security with two sureties in the sum of .5001. "Your committee are unanimously of opinion thst the salary to be allowed to the collector should be 4001. per annum." The report, after having certified as to the necessity of the appointment of a person, to be denominated the comptroller of the City wine dues, concludes with the following paragraph:— "And we, your committee, being of opinion that the original statements respecting Mr. Fellowes' conduct connected with his receipts and collections of the City's dues upon wine have been fully borne out; we have, in consequedce thereof, directed Mr. Fellowes ;o be pro ceeded against criminally, for embezzling various sums of money received by him; and true bills of indictment have been found against him for the same." Mr. BURN (the chairman of the Officers and Clerks' Committee) moved that the report be agreed to. Mr. SELSoN called the attention of the Court to the subject of the extensive frauds to the complete detection of which the inquiry entered into by Mr. Lart and him self had necessarily led, and moved an amendment to the motion, by adding the following words, viz.—" Ex cepting that both elections, viz., of collector and comp troller, be with this Court. Mr. R. L. JONES, as chairman of the committee to which the subject had been originally referred, declared that there had not been brought before the committee any evidence to show that the conduct of the accused was criminal. The proofs of fraud were not produced until the investigation advanced. The cemteittee had acted all through with no object but the desire and the determination to investigate the truth.—(Hear.) Mr. LAWRENCE said that nothing could be more un just or absurd than the accusation of a committee for not having acted upon evidence which was never brought before them. Ihe report, which stated the criminality of the accused, was founded upon testimony got together subsequently.—(Hear, bear. ) Mr. LART entered into a justification of the whole course of his conduct, in detecting and exposing the gross frauds committed by Mr. Fellowes, who had in a few years actually received 12,5004 from the public more than he paid into the chamber. The motion was then carried, with Mr. Selson's addi tion, by a vast majority. The salary of the collector of wine dues was then fixed at 4001. a year. Mr. PRENDFRGAST moved that the thanks of the Court be given to Mr. St-lson and Mr. Lart for their zeal and perseverance in inquiring into and detecting the delin quencies of a public servant of the corporation. Mr. STEVENS seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation. Mr. J. Temple was unanimously appointed hall keeper of the corporation, and the Court was occupied in appointing other officers until a late hour, so that Dr. Lynch and Mr. R. Williams, of Farringdon Ward, were obliged to walk out, the petitions for sanatory aid being regularly barked till the 10th of June. GUERNSEY. (From thd Guernsey Sun.) The following correspondence apps ars in' the diiernscy San :-- 6 15.11, " Sir kennels Drake Steam packet, " Stonehow,e, 20;h April, 1847. " My Lord Duke,—l beg leave very respectfully to lay before the notice of your Grace (as 'head of th 9 Trinity Board) a subject of immense importance to this great commercial country. The subject to which lam about to allude is th necessity of placing a lighthouse on the western seaboard of the island of Guernsey. "1 bag to state to your Grace that I have already pointed this out to the Secretary of the Trinity Board, to Admiral Beaufort, hydrographer to the Admiralty, and to the Committee of Management at Lloyd's, and they all have acknowledged the positive necessity of such a light, yet at the same time no measures are being adopted towards carrying so desirable an object into effect. The cause appears to be some conflicting interes t between the elder brethren of the board and the island authorities. " I assure your Grace that the annual de3truction of life and property is so great upon and about the dangers which surround the Channel Island,, that common humanity calls aloud on the par ties in whom the vested rights are placed to remedy such a crying evil, and which has been so long overlooked. This has induced several respe stable and influential individuals to recommend my bringing the matter to the notice of your Grace. I beg, further, to state that I have already furnished detailed statements to the before-mentioned public boards. Also, that, since my own personal knowledge of these islands, more than 100,000/. worth of property, and above 300 lives have been sacrificed. In addition to these, many other vessels have been lost, of whom nothing has: been known but that of dead bodies being washed on shore, and frag ments of wreck picked up by the natives after a preva lence of heavy westerly gales during the dark winter nights. Every nautical man is surprised and astonished that such a serious barrier to the navigation of the Bri• tish Channel as this island presents should have -been allowed to remain so long in total darkness, when every other part of the world, where thought necessary, is pro perly lighted, so as to warn the mariner of his approach to danger. " To trouble your Grace with a further detail of my remarks on the subjeet would, I feel convinced, be un necessary; and I assure you that they are deduced from my own personal experience, and that I can safely defy contradiction from any one. I, however, take the li berty of sending you (as below) a copy of a statement now before me, made by . that eminent surveyor of the Channel, Captain Martin White, RN., than whom better authority cannot be found. "Trusting your Grace will excuse my troubling you on the subject, when I assure your Grace that nothing but humanity and a desire to serve my fellow -creatures prompted me to do so. I beg most respectfully, your Grace, " To subscribe myself Your Grace's most obedient and very bumble servant, " WM. SADDLER, " Commanding Sir Francis Drake Steam-packet." (Copy.) " Having been frequently referred to by certain par ties in the islands of Guernsey and Jersey for an opinion as to the utility of a lighthouse on the south-western end of the former island—viz., Vleinmont, for which it seems a petition is in course of signature, and having, during a period of 40 years and upwards, personally experienced the vicissitudes which attend the navigation among these islands, and along the French coast—particularly during the long dark and dreary nights of winter—l consider the erection of such a building (on the heights above al ludt d to) to be of vital importance to the 44terests of trade generally, and to such vessels as are bound to the islands more especially, and equally conducive to the safety of such of her Majesty's cruisers as may at any time sojourn among this rocky group ; and I do, there fore, after mature consideration, earnestly recommend its adoption. (Signed) " MARTIN WHITE, Capt. R.N. " Dated in Jersey, the Bth April, 1847." REPLY FROM HIS GRACE T i ll , L E o D n U do K n E , O A F p W rii E 2 LL I, INGTON. 1847. " Sir —I have had the honour of receiving your letter of the 20th instant, referring to the want of a light upon the western sea-board of the power, islatdiosf Guernsey. notin, nl 37 ..Al t hough I am the elected master of the Cor poration of the Trinity House, it i and it is my duty to avoid interfering with af fairs under the direction and control of the corporation, excepting in my place at the board. I have, therefore, transmitted your letter to tilt deputy master, with a request to him to lay it before the corporation, together with a copy of this letter ; and you may rely upon it that the earliest attention will be paid to the important facts and casualties to which you have referred, and the means of preventing in future the evils alluded to. " I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient bumble servant, " WELLINGTON." IWe perfectly agree with the tenor of the letter of Captain M. White, R.N., respecting the necessity .of light o n th e western s id e o f this island, feeling convinced that it will be the means of saving twiny lives and much property,ED, Say.] CASE OF SOMNAMBULISM. Altogether, the most interesting case of somnambulism on record is that of a young ecclesi)stic, the narrative ot which, from the immediate communication of an Arch. bishop ot Bordeaux, is given under the heal of S o mnam. bulism in the French Encyclopmdia. This young eccle siastic, when the archbishop was at the same seminary, used to rise every night, and write out either sermons or pieces of music. To study his condition the archbishop betook himself several nights to the chamber of the young man, where he made the following observations :—The young man used to rise, to take paper, and to write. Before he wrote music he would take a stick and rule the lines with it. He wrote the notes, together with the words dheeci completed h r mh e eep s npl hadeoot nteeddsi writtenntt h g hea w t wi were h h e them , t(t)iieee.t wo Ab w r e ci f i bt s t ei h rae tooPkce: completing he ti l led ee t,ihnge ianal correctness. taefrteedr Cl h t here had. ser mon, he read it aloud from beginning to end. If any passage displeased him, he erased it, and wrote : l ee amended passage correctly over the other,- on one occa sion he had to substitute the word "adorable" for "divin," but he did not omit to alter the preceding "ce" into ‘' cet," by adding the letter "t" with exact precision to the word first written. To ascertain whether he used his eyes, the archbishop interposed a sheet of pasteboard between the writing and his face. He took not the least notice, but went on writing as before. The limits tion of his perceptions to what he was thinking about was very curious. A bit of aniseed cake tnat he bad sought for he eat approvingly ; but when on another occasion, a piece of the same cake was put in his mouth, he spit it out without observation. The following in stance of the dependence of his perceptions upon, or rather their subordination to, his preconceived ideas, is truly wonderful. It is to be observed that he always knew when his pen had ink in it. Likewise, if they adroitly changed his papers, when he was writing he knew it, if the sheet substituted was of different size from the form, he appeared embarrassed in the case. But if the fresh sheet of paper, which was substituted for that written on, was exactly of the same size with the former, he appeared not to be aware of the change. And be would continue to read off his composition from the blank sheet of paper as fluently as when the manuscript it.elf lay before him; nay, more, he would continue his corrections and introduce the amended passage, writing it upon exactly the place on the blank sheet which it would have occupied on the written page.—Blackwood's Magazine. - - - - MEMOIRS OF LADY SUNDON AND THE COURT OF QUEEN CAROLINE.--A new and highly interesting his torical work has just been published, under the title of " Memoirs of Viscountess Sundon," Mistress of the Robes to Queen Caroline, Consort of George IL—one of the most cele brated Ladies of the Court of England in the last century, whose influence for many years was so powerful that the. most distinguished of her contemporaries were eager to avail themselves of it to advance their interests or projects. The work affords an extraordinary exposition of Court doings,. equally curious and en t er t a i n i ng; and. as an illustration of English history, it deserves to be considered one of the most valuable that has issued from the press for a long time. Among Lady Sundon's principal correspondents are the Duchesses of Kendal, Buckingham, and Marlborough—Lord and Lady Hervey —the Countess of Pomfret—Lord Carteret —Earl and Conntes. Cowper —Earl and Countess of Sand wich—Baron Wainwright—Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury —Bishop Houdly—Talbot, Bishop of Oxford—Robe rt Clayton, Bish o p o f Killala—Drs Samuel and Alured Clarke —the ions of Bish o p Burnet—Sir Richard Steele—Dean .particulars almost t rs respecting Swit:t, &c. Th e M emo i rs contain many very i nteres ti n g the family o f G eorge IL, an d, indeed, every person of celebrity contemporary with Lady Sundon. GOVERNMENT AND THE HARVEST PROSPECTS. Within the last few days it has come to our knowledge that schedules have been sent to various agriculturists residing in Ayrshire, requiring answers in reference to the state of the growing crops in this country —a certain evidence that Miliisters are not indifferent to the condition of the country, and are preparing, as tar as i s possi b le, even for the worst that may befal us, in the event of another failure of the staff o f liter—,KilmorSock heroic!. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—Having seen in the Evening Sun of the 20th instant a paragraph headed (Irish Distress), destitution in the district of Warrenpoint, containing portions of a letter addressed to a Gentleman in London, by the Lady of the Rev. Mr. Sheppard, of Warrenpoint. On the part of Mrs. Sheppard, my daughter, who has been here for some time on a visit, and is now unwell and unable to write, I beg to state that the contents of that letter bad reference to the parish of Killesher, County Fermanagh, of which the Rev. Mr. Sheppard is one of the Curates. but does not apply in any respect to t h e di str i ct or neighbourhood of Warrenpoint. What I have the'plea sure of saying, is, under providence, this district is in a:much better position than the district referred to in the letter. Having published that statement, I hope you will, in justice to this town and neighbourhood, insert this letter in your next publication. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, LEONARD WATSON. P.S. I trust that any paper which has copied the statement contained in that letter, will also publish this explanation. Warrenpoint, May 27, 1847. HA MBURGH MAIL. FOREIGN CORN TRADE. MAYENCE, MAI 21.—Ne are happy to be at length ab!e to give a favourable report of the price of' corn, as is proved by the following notice taken from an official source. The judicious ordinances of our Government, seconded by our Estates, v,hich are still assembled here, have effected a very considerable fall in the prices in to day's market. Whereas our large dealers offered wheat this morning at 25 florins, and rye at 20 florins, as ac counts are said to have come that corn has fallen in Hob land .54 florins per last ; the price in the market was im mediately several florins lower, and our farmers who would no longer sell their corn for exportation, put on rueful countenances, when at twelve o'clock at noon no purchasers appeared in the market. Indeed the sales did not begin till long after mid-day, and though many sellers withdrew what they had brought to market, the price fell very unexpectedly. One of the steam-boats that have arrived to-day, brought about 150 bales of rice for several houses here, which must have been damaged. In the warehouses o n le Rhine it corrupts the air by the exhalations which arises from it, and as the rice seems to be intendtd for our place, to be ground and mixed up with the flour, we call the attention of the authorities to this circumstance, if such should be the fact, for the article is totally spoilt and unsaleable. HAMIIIIRG, MAY 27.—The reports brought by the telegraphic lines of the Elbe and Weser, are most favour able respecting the state of the crops, fruit, and vegeta bles. The fruit trees are laden with an unusual abund ance of blossom. ST. PETERSBURG, MAY 18.—The Minister of the In- I terior has addressed the following circular to the govern ment chiefs. "By an ordinance addressed to me by the Secretary of State, his Majesty the Emperor has been pleased to command, that to provide against the exhaus tion of the reserve corn magazines by the speculations which will in all probability take place this summer in corn, his Majesty &sires most authoritatively to impress upon the government chiefs and marshals, as they are most responsible, to see that the quantity of corn fixed by law, be laid up in all the reserve magazines." his Majesty the Emperor intends to appoint officers to make a tour of inspection. and in case of any irregularity and deviation being observed, they shall be authorised to make a judicial typort to his Majesty thereof. HAMBURG, MAY 29.—8 a letter just received from St. Petersburg, we learn that a magazine of corn was burnt down at Moscow, containing 24,000 chetwarts of corn which was all completely destroyed. The prohibitory corn exportation law of Sweden has had an unfavourable eff,ct upon our market, which has been slacker in consequence fur the last few days. Never theless wheat which had risen in consequences of the high prices in England, tell itnuiedtately on our reeei-ing the news that prices had fallen in the London market. There is an immense demand for rye, which sells as fast as it is brought to market. Our crops look uncommonly fine. DANZIC, MAY 20.—The west wind has brought in some ships within the last few days, (54 in eight days,) which were immediately seized upon for cargoes, at high prices ; the number of vessels is wholly inadequate to meet the demands of the great number of merchants who are anxiously waiting to ship their cargoes of wheat, &0., which are daily accumulating.—. Hamburg Papers. HOP INTELLIGENCE. MAIDSTONE.-Our hop bine generally has made won derful progress since last week ; in many grounds it is six feet up the poles. The grounds at present we may almost call clean and healthy. BOXLEY, AYLESFORD, AND BURHAM.—The hop bine in these parishes has grown amazingly during the past week ; so much so that it is impossible to find sufficieet women to tie them. They are at present perfectly free from any kind of vermin. STAPLEHURST.—The bine has grown amazingly this week. Tying is now nearly finished. Many of the plants are above the middle of the pole. CRANBROOL—The bine in this nei g hb ourhood has made cunsidvrable progress within th e l ast few days, and is generally looking well. IGHTfIAst AND SEAL.—The bine i n this district is well, except in some few Boldin g grounds, comingler away ethefly has eaten the first bines completely o ff' but owing to the warm showery weather during the last fortnight they are fast recovering. —County Chronicle. 1 VAUXHALL GA RDENS. — The Grand Duke Constan tine of Russia, attended by a select suite on Tuesday, ho- 3. ie Imperial ßo3al G Highnessrdens, V a u t x h h e a u l I ,wit h rani his l3,ll uapresence. Constan tine of Prnsnia, attended by Vice-Admiral Lutke, Baron Sch i ' s ' abe residence Grey, and Sir Roderick Lieute nant-Colonel to the Institution of Civil Whitehall - place, on Monday morning, for the purpose nDFMareune Murchison, : d , Ceherirogsilo,conknC,:lavptiChstioaetilenodnn k os l ni o r. o L cj n u i oh t l h k a o urff°l,wessCkaYp Renniet a l3 i Captain ' t the models which were worked of inspecting the models and works of art which had been collected for the Converzatione given by Sir John on e s I vn Saturday r l a l t l s examiningl inventors,per Imperial Haingdhnethsseir construction and passed a consider- ERa a b c yben t lng i e o tniht n niieeme w eesr ere explained by Sir John Ronnie, Mr. Rennie, and Mr. Manby. GLASGOW SOUTHERN TERMINAL RAILWAY: On Wednesday a meeting of the . Souther n T erm i nal Railway Company was held in Carrick's Hotel, George -squa r e Glas gow—Walter Crum, Esq., in the chair. The chairman read over the heads and moved the approval of the following Bills, viz.:-Ist, A Bill to authorise the purchase of the Glasgow Southern Terminal Railway by the Glasgow, Barr head, and Neilston Direct Rail:, ay Company, and to amend the Acts relating to the said company. 2d, A Bill to effec tuate a lease of the Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct 1 Railway, and the Glasgow Southern Terminal Railway, to the Caledonian Railway Company, and to authorise the said company to raise money for these and other purposes. The 4 Gra ee r g , tn Esq iie ., up an . dunani mgcootusiionr walospstedec afterded wbyttiotett NAVIGATION LAWS.( 1 . The Select Committf e App. inted by the Houst of Com mons to inquire into the Operation of the navigation laws met on Tuesday. The following Members vestr-Tre sent,—Mr. M. Gibson (chairman), Mr. Ricaron stir. Mitchell, Mr. Liddell, Sir R. Peel, Mr. Bering, Admiral Dundas, Sir Howard Deugles, and Mr. Villiers. Mr. George Frederick Young's evidence was continued. By Mr. Liddell—On my last examination I believe I restricted my statements to the relative costs of British and foreign ships ; I did not go into the question of wages and provisions. In reference to the first of these matters, I find that there is a very con siderable difference in favour of most foreign nations in the amount of wages paid in the navigation of their ships as compared with the navigation of British ships. I have made out a statement showing the comparative expense of navigating British ships and the ships of the United States, Holland, Bremen, Sweden. and Prussia. For a ship of 500 tons the ex pense for a voyage of twelve months' duration, taking the average of wage e s, ins urance, i nterest on capi tal (calculated at per cent.), depreciation of property (which I have always found to amount to 10 per cent. per annum)-_I find that the ex pense of a British ship for such a voyage, costing 8.7501., would be 2,6231. 10s. ; the expense of a United States' ship, costing 7,2501., would be 2,1911. 10s. ; the expense of a B remen ship, costing 5,500, would be 1.626/. ; the expense of a Swedish ship, costing the same sum, would be 1,5501.; and that the expense of a Prussian ship, testing 4,7504, would be 1,3291 • making a difference in favou r o f American ships of 4321, in favour of Duch ships of 513/. 10s., in favour of Bremen ships of 997/. 10s., in fa vour of Swedish ships of 1,0731. 10s., and in favour of Prussian ships of 1,294/. 10s. The comparative cost of victualling British and foreign ships I have found it diffi cult to ascertain, but I have a thorough knowledge of the dietary on board British ships, and I must say that the quantity of the expensive articles of food used greatly exceeds the quantity used on board all foreign vessels, except those of the United States. I have cal culated that the wages on board a British ship of '5OO tons for a year would average 786/.; on board a United States' ship, 6694; a Dutch shin, 6401.; a Bremen ship, 4711.; a Swedish ship, 3954; and on board a Prussian ship, 331/. 10s. By Sir R. Peel—l stated when I was last examined that I had sold half of a cargo of oil that I expected shortly to arrive for 901. per tun, and that that price was higher than usual, in consequence of the de crease in the amount of British shipping engaged in the whale trade. I admit, however, that on the average of th 3 three years previous to 1842, when the duty on oil was taken off, that the average price of oil was higher. In 1839 the price was 95/. p r tun ; in 1840 the price was 1041. per tun ; a , lci in 1841 the price was 98/. per tun. lam decidedly of opinion that want of confidence in the protection of the Government had led to the falling off in the whale fisheries. By Mr. Lid& ll—The rate of insurance on foreign vessels is the same as the rate on British ships, but the latter pay more because they cost more. Mr. Young was cross-examined at considerable length upon the evidence he gave at the previous sitting of the Committee, but no new facts were elicited. The Committee adjourned. THE SLAVONIC NATIONS. The first of a series of lectures on the political and intellectual development and present condition of the Slavonic nations, was delivered on Saturday, at Willis's Rooms, by Count Valerian Krasinski. The Slavonic nations (tie said) constitute the most numerous race of Europe, and they occupy not only the largest portion of its territory, bu the whole of Asia westward to the 52d degree of latitude. Although still intermingled with other rations, which are, however, gradually absorbed by the Slavonic elements, the Slavonic tongue extends from the banks of tke Oder, the upper parts of the Elbe, the borders of the Tyrol, and Italy (it is speken in the vicinity of Udine), and the shores of the Aeriatic eastward to the Black and Caspian Seas, and even the Pacific °coon ; from the frozen regions of the Northern 0 e..n to the Caucasian moun tains, and elmoet to the shores of the Mediterranean. The population of the Slavonic race amounts now to about 80 millions, and the lands which it occupies .pre sents facilities for an indefinite incr e a se o f these num bers, whilst western Europe is comparatively over peopled, so that a very large increase of its inhabitants must be attended by all the disadvantages of over population. It is, therefore, evident that the Slavonic notions must exercise a decisive influence on the destinies of Europe. This influence will entirely depend upon the nature of the political and intellectual development of these nations, consequently it is only a knowledge of the history and of the prt sent condition of the Slavonic nations which may unable a person to form a correct estimate of what Europe may hope or fear from them. There is now an extraerdtuary intellectual movement animating all the nations belonging. to the Slavonic race. Every branch of human knowledge is cultivated with more or less success, according to the degree of civilisa tion to which those nations have respectively arrived, but the subject which particularly engages the attention of Slavonic writers is the improvement of their national idioms, and the study of their national history and anti quities. Everything which relates to ehte'past of those nations, historical documents, national as.nzis, proverbs, &c., are ctrecully collected atel publish( d, and all there remnants of the olden times are the objects of an enthu siastic veneraeion. This reanimation of the national intellect arnengq the Isilavoriens is accompanied by a peculiar circumstance, a circumstance which may be productive of the most serious consequences to Europe— this is, a tendency which is now rapidly growing amongA 411 the Slavonic nations to unite into one whole. This tendency is genersliy known under this name of Panshivism„. n name x hide alzwidy creates much appre herEion in Germany, and begins to produce a setwation although iris, av•yet. but little known in this coun`ry. The o!sji-ct of Panslavi,rn is a mutual recon ciliation and approxiin , :ti , n of all the Slavonic nations, n order finally to unite them into one political body. This gigantic scheme is ardently promoted by the lead ing writers of the different Slavonic nations, although :.hey greatly differ about the form in which it is to be accomplished. One party wiqies for the establishment- of a confederation, composed of all the Slavonic nations, each of them retaining its national independent org tion; the other party. and the most active of them, rejects the idea of a confederation us being impracticable, mud advocates the establishment of one great Slavonic empire, or at least an aegregate of Slavonic states, under the protection of the most powerful of them. This last combination is, undoubtedly, the most. feasible of the two, because it is much more easy to rally the scattered parts of the Slavonic race around the only now existing Slavonic state (Russia), and which already comprehends two-thirds of the whole Slavonic race, than to form a confederation of Slavonic nations which must previously acquire an independent political existence which they do not possess at present.. The rvalisation of the idea of Punslavisrn, which ra pidly gains ground amongst all the Slavonians, might be fraught with the greatest dkaigt•rs to the rest of Europe, but particularly to Germany. A collision between the Slavonians and the Germans would become unavoidable, because a Slavonic empire compost d of different branches belonging to that race would not be consolidated. ex cept by estranging as much as possible the Slavonians from other nations, which may be done in the most effectual manner by continually app-sling to their na tional antipathies toward the German race, from which it has suffered innumerable wrongs, wrongs which have been aimitted by all the German historians, &c. . The Count gave afterwards a sketch of the Slavonic history previously to Their conversion to the Christian relit!! n, of their national idolatry, customs, and man nee=, &c. Aniongst the rersons present at the lecture we nc ticed the Russian ArnhissrAor, Sir Stratford Canning, the Bishop of St. David's, G, , neral Briggs, &c. CHANCERY APPEALS.—STATE OF BUSINESS.-.. There are no less than 26 appeals from decretal orders, which have been already heard by the Lord Chancellor, in which he has yet to give judgment. Some of these causes h ave been heard many mouths. Besides these there may be other judgments on interlocutory matters, of which no public list is kept. There are also 29 appeals from decretal orders, as well as others from interlocutory matters waiting to be heard by the Lord Chancellor. Of the 29 twelve are from Vice- Chancellor K. Bruce, eight from Vice-Chancellor Wigram, six from the Vice-Chancellor of England, and three from the Master of the Rolls. It is very desirable that acme arrange ment should be made to enable Lord Chancellors to have time to prepare and deliver judgment without the delay in cident to the present system. THE LONDON DISTRICT POST LETTER-CARRIERS. —ln consequence of the high price of provisions, the Lords of the Treasury have authorised a new increased scale of wages for the above body. It is stated, on good authority, that this scale is only temporary, and that a complete ad justment of the scale both of the Genera l and "Twopenny, or London district postmen, will ta ke p lace as soon as the completion of both can be effected. Wirsnaw AND COLTNESS RAILWAY COMPANY:, the present Company to sec ion, On Tuesday, pang was at one o'clock a general meeting of this se Glasgow, Esq., in the chair, when the drafts of pertain held in the Black Bull Hall, Glasgow—Alexan,lee Bills introduced into Parliament in for the following purposes, were submitted to the, pro prietors for 'their approval :-1. A Bill to enable the branch railways to Auchinheath \V ishaw and Coltness Railway mineral field, : make and to Canderside. 2. A Bill to effectuate the sale of the Wishaw and Coltness Rail way to the cal c om pany. The secret ary stated, that Ca ledonian Railway a formal meeting ; and a ft er reading the present was me re ly vari ous documents connected with th over the heads of in quired whether the Bill coma' e business, Mr. Baird company in the possession of tried a clause p ro t ect i ng t h e their own railway in the event of the Caledonian Company failing to implement their con tract? This b ein g q answered in the affirmative, and th e uestion being put, the meeting unanimously approved of the ills. Thank s were t e hen voted to Mr. Glasgow for his con duct in the chair, and the meeting broke up. A. letter from Rome says :- 3 There are in the Po two little islands, situated not far from the forts of Breetello, belonging to the state of Modena. These two islands, con nected together by a bridge, serves as a defence to the for. tifications just named. The forts were raised at great cost under the reign of Duke Francis IV, and they form a very important strati gic point. At present we learn from a sure source that by a recent dispatch of the Duke de Modena to the commander of thi military forces, the two islands are to be delivered up to the Austrian authorities, who are to take possession cl them at the end of the present month. The secret sale leaves the forts of Brestello uncovered, and at the mercy of tue Au,triAnS." [ADVERTISEMENT I—A SEVER E ATTACK OF RHEIT gATISM CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT Mis 11 „que, vintner of Oban, had Suffered during the last two y ears . Ch frequent attacks of rheLmatism, which left her in astat of wi th frequent t debility. In April last the eattis were most excruciating, neith er rea medicine nor medical a'd' afforuing any relief until she used Hobo • way's Ointment and Pill 4, when these valuable remedies in a short titre restored her to perteet health and strength. Holloway's Oint ment and rills are efficacious in eases of gout, contracted or stiff joints, glandular swellings, tumours. and unnatural enlargements, and numberless instances ..re recorded wherein they have been used 4 with complete success.—Sold by an druggists, and at Professor iiia loway's e.stabushmsat, 244, Strand, London. ...a old ; t) I 2 Bing' ~.). W fr or' Oil ale) 11 ef) .• c o r• soa nod e er bl r w° 61b; gst i , n be AO, ale" _