The Sun. — London, England, 1847-03-25 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN ( , PERA, COVENT GARDEN, THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. W. HARRISON. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Opera-Seria, entitled THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK, Lusignano, Mr. Burdini ; Cornaro, Mr. Borrani ; Monceuigo, Mr. Weiss ; De Courcy, Mr. llarrison ; Catarina Cor naro, Miss Rainforth. After which, A VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT. To conclude with the First and Second Acts of MASA NIELLO. Masaniello, Mr. Harrison ; Alphonso, Mr. Rafter ; Eivira, Miss Miwient ; Finella, Mdme. Giubilei. TIIEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Is. Webster, sole Les see . TIIIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Principal characters by Messrs. Farren, Tilbury, Heil, Buckstone, Brlnds!, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Buckingham, and Mss Bennett. After which, Plan.:he's new Comic Drains, called WHO'; YOUR FRIEND ? or, The Queensberry Fete. Viscount Leatherhead, Mr. Tilbury ; Sir Felix Lovel, Mr. Holt ; Giles Fairland, Mr. Webster ; The Countess of Rosendale, Miss Bennett; Lady Bab Blazon, Mrs. Glover; Mittens, Miss Carre. To conclude with the Comic Drama, called THE LIGHT TROOPS OF ST. JAMES'S. Master Thomas Smallbones, Mr. Buckstone ; Maids of Honour to the Queen, Mrs. Clifford, Mrs. Seymour, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss Carre, Miss Telbin, and Mrs. Buckingham ; Jane Roberts, Miss Reynolds. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Drama of MARTIN CHUZZT24w/T . Young Bailey, Mrs. Keeley; Sairey Gamp, Mr. Keeley ; recksniff, Mr. Matthews ; Tigg, Mr. Wigan ; Chuzzlewit, Mr. Bm dry Mr. Meadows. ; Pinch, Ater which, the splendid new Fairy Extravr.ganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED FOREST; or, Bear, Er,dle, and Dolphin. Principal characters hy Mrs. Keeley, Miss Vil;ars, Miss Bromley, Aiss E. Daly, Mrs. Wooilidge, Miss Miss Howard, Mr. Keeley, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Bender, Mr. Kixtineh, 3fr. Bellingham, and Mr. Wigan. To coaclu,le with MRS. WHITE. Characters by 3lessrs. Oxberry Turner, Kinloch, Miss Villars, Miss Arden, and Miss Turner. TIIEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. ' nder the directio' d of Madame ('eleste FOR THE BENF:F/T OF MR. WRIGHT. THIS EVENING Will be performed the original Drama, called THE FLOWERS OF TIIE FOREST ; a. Gipsy Story. Cheap John, Mr. Wright ; Ishmael, Mr. 0. Sruit ) .l ; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford; Leybourne, Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar ; Starlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. After which the Farce, called THE MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL. Characters by Messrs. Lambert, Paul Bedford Worrell, Wright, Mrs. Laws, and Miss Harding. To conclude with the Farce of THE MUMMY. In which Messrs. Lambert. Worrell, Wright, Waye, Ryan, Cullenford, Miss Harding, and Mrs. Matthews will perform. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole I,4ssee and Manager, THIS EVENING Will be performed Bellini's Opera Seria, entitled NORMA. Porno, Mr. Barker; °raves°, Mr. Leffler; Flavius, Mr. Wynn ; Adalgisa, lifiss A. Romer; Clotilda, Miss Rourke ; Norma, Miss R.lssano. After which, a Concert by the New Orleans ETHIOPIAN SERENADE:RS. To conclude with the Comedy of THE WRRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Principal characters by Messrs. Granby, Ryder, Vin ing, Cowell, Walton, Compton, Miss Flower, Mrs. Stirling, Miss A. Romer, and Mrs. Foshroke. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. THIS EVENING Will be perform3l the Vaudevil e, entitled MARIAGE AL TAMBOUR. Lambert, M. Laiont ; Fleur des Pots, 31. A. Tousez ; Louise d'Obernay, Mdlle. Fargueil. To conclude with the comic Vaudeville, entitled LE ROI DEi FRONIINS. Thomas, M. A. Tousez ; Marinette, 31dlle. Fouquet. [luxes, Cs., Pit, 3s. 6d. , Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's Library, 33, Bond-street; and at the Box-office. ETHIOPIAN iERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon, will give their Inimitable ENTER TAINMENTS, at the above Theatre, on 5 VTL'It ipAy, March 27 (being their last appearance before Easter). lioxe, 45. ; l'it, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, 2s. AS ILEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE., Proprietor. sir. W. Batty. Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and other Members of the Royal amily. The public is respectfully apprized, that the most splendid and effective Novelties are in preparation for the opening of the Summer Season, which commences on EASTER MONDAY, April 5, when will be preset.ted a gorgeous Equestrian and Dramatic Spectacle, embracing the whole of the extensive resources of this t' , tablishment. Great care and attention will also be given to the accommodation of the public in each department of the Theatre. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed Sir Walter Scott's KE NILWORTH ; or, The Golden Days of England's Eli za b eth. Entire change of the SCENES of the CIRCLE ; and other highly attractive Entertainments. llox-od^e open from eleven till five o'clock. —Doors open at six an ; corrmence at half-pact six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Eiroadfoot. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Dwridge. THIS EVENING Will to performed NAPOLEON'S GUARD. After which, A DAY AFTER THE FAIR. To be followed by the Drama of GILDEROY. To conclude with the new Drama, called RABY RATTLER ; or, The Progress of a Scamp. Characters supported by the whole strength of the Company. The Theatre will Re-Open on Easter Monday, with the Perform ance of the REAL BEDOUIN ARABS, twelve In number. Also three new Pieces. rtitiAThMt._;urrOFFlCE, MARCH 24.. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 38 ; Highest. 53 ; Noon, 55. BAROMETER, 29.87.—Wind W., fine. HUM WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 19 minutes after 8. Evening .. 2 minutes afte , 9. NEVir WORE BY THE AUIMOR OF " RICHARD B.A.TAGE." Just ready, in 3 vols. post Bvo., SMILES AND TEARS; Or, THE ROMANCE OF LIFE. BY CHARLES WHITEHEAD, Author of " Richard Savage," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. LAST NIGHT BEFORE EASTER. 011 SATURDAY EVENING, March 27, will be revived (first time this season) Verdi'e Opera, ERNANI. Mdme. Castellan ; Glovanna, Mdme. Solari ; Don Carlos, Superchi ; Buy-Gomez, Sig. Bouche ; Ernani, Sig. Fraschini. Between the acts of the Opera, a Divertisement from the Ballet of CORALIA, in which will be introduced the admired Pas de la Rosiere, by Mdlle. Marie Taglioni. To conclude with a new Ballet, in Two Tableaus, by M. Paul Tag il:Mi. the music by Signor Pugui, entitled THEA ; 011, LA. FEE AUX FLEURS. Principal characters by Mdile. C. Rosati, Mdlle. Marie Taglioni, M. Paul Taglioni, &c. The doors open at Seven. The Opera to commence at Half -past Seven o'clock. Establisieel.Oltf;; purpose of rendering a more perfect performance efthe Lyric Drama than has hitherto been attained in this country. Under the Direct . on and Management of Mr. BEALE. The NobLity Gentry, and Patrons of Music, are respectfully in formed that the Royal Italian Opera will open the first week in April. It is proposed to produce, in the course of the eason, some of the established works of cimaro , a, Mozart, Rossini, Meyerbeer, and others at the more modern Italian School, including Operas by Beliirti, Dom seta. ere:La-trite, and Verdi. on a scale of the ttimoNt perfect'on very department ; to which intent the rnana7ement has assemb ed a company embracing the greatest and most varied a'ent in Europe. PitIMI SOPRANI.--Madame Grisi and Madame Persiani (her tint appearance in London for three years), Madame Ronconi and Mdlie. Stellanonl (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, her first ap pearance in this country). CONTRALTL—Signora Alboni (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan, and of the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, her first appearance in this country), and Mademoiselle Corbari. TENOR[.—Signor Mario, Signor Salvator Levitt (of the Imperial Pheatre of St. Petersburgh, his first appearance in this country), Signer Tulli (of the Theatre San Carlo, in Naples, his first appear wine In this country), and Signor Salvi (ot the Theatre La Scala, in Wan, and of the Imperial Theatres in Vienna and St. Petersburgh, his first appearance on the Italian stage in England). PRIM BASSI BARITONI—Signor Tamburini and Signor Giorgio Ronconi. PRIIII BASSI PROFONDI—Signor Marini (of the Theatres San Carlo, Naples, La Scala, Milan, and the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appearance in this country), Signor Angelo Alba (of the rheatre Royal, Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Polonini (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appear ance in this country.) PRIMI BASSI C'OMICI —Signor Pietro Ley (of the Theatre Royal Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Agostino Rovere (of the Theatres Royal, Naples, Milan, Vienna, and St. Pe tersburgh, his first appearance in this country). Seconde Donne—Madame Antolnetta Mollidori (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan), Mademoiselle Amelia Linari, Mademoiselle Luigina Bellini. Seconde Tenore—Signor Emmanuele Slano (of the Theatre San Carlo in Naples). Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor—Mr. Costa. A powerful and numerous CHORUS of chosen and experienced singers will complete the Vocal Department. Chorus Master— Signor Boneonsiglto. Prompter—Signor M on t eras i . The ORCHESTRA, tormed of Artistes possessing the highest executive powers, will comprise among its members Eighty distin guished professors. The Military Band of the Coldstream Guards will be under the direction of Mr. Godfrey. An ORGAN, of extensive compass, has been expressly erected In the theatre by Messrs. Flight and Son. Organist—Mr. V. Novello. The BALLET, of a brilliant and costly character, will close the performance of the evening, and no Divertissement will be suffered between the acts of the Opera. The Director has the pleasure to announce that he has concluded an engagement with Mademoiselle Fanny Elssler ; and, during the season, the following eminent Danseuses will appear :—Premieres Danseuse—Mademoiselle Dumf. !etre (ef the Grand Opera, Paris), and Mademoiselle Plunkett (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Mademoiselle Bertin (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, her first appearance in this country), Mademoiselle Neodot (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Mademoiselle Marietta Baderna (of the Theatre La bcala, Milan), and Mademoiselle Fuoco (of the Academie Royale de Paris). Monsieur Petipa (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Monsieur Gontie (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Monsieur Ferdinando Croce, Monsieur Delferier (of the Grand Opera, Parts), and Monsieur Auguste Mabille (of the Grand Opera, Paris). Maitrea des Ballets—Monsieur Albert (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Blasts (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan). Leader of the Ballet—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Regisseur de la Danse Mr. O'Bryan. Compeser—Signor Alessandro Curmi (of the San Carlo Theatre, Naples). THE THEATRE.—To render the Interior at once commodious, elegant, and comfortable, it has been entirely reconstructed and decorated, under the immediate direction and after designs of 14. Albano, Esq., C.E. with every attention directed to its proper ventilation. The Decorations have been executed by Mr. Ponsonby. The Management has happily secured the artistic skill of Signori Ferri and Verardl (of the Theatre Mien, In Paris), to embellish the ceiling and to prepare a New Drop Scene. The approaches to the Theatre will be found improved, by a carriage way being formed immediately under the Portico in Bow-street, whereby parties can leave or enter their carriages without exposure to the weather ; and by increased facilities for Ingress and egress. The Refreshment Room will be under the superintendence of Mr. J. G. Watson. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, for the night or season, to be obtained at the Box Office, Bow-street; and at Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. S,ttt 4. . 4 [ 4 .-1 1 • . i ith J‘ "". k.: )'4 Al. ' ... ' . 1 411, . , jlrt7'. a.. - , , ----\ VII& ,;,...,-,::.,-, *A5...44"!, 4 , Of.'44W • - '...., .: • , . 11. 4.4 , ~.,- ... • _ ..-- .......•A m .., ''''" r • O Ai E v t , ..'",. ~ .. . ' , itOIT - ''; , 1 1, , 404:`,.., .. ,'• .................___ AM4 LONDON, THI3RSDAY, MARCH 25, 1847. Whatever may be thoughtnoaftohe morality or utility of ordaining certain day s of national humiliation, it is impossible to deny that they oricinateal h in amentortous d motive, and that they are calculated to impres s the million with the advantages of mutual dependence. In accordance with a venerable custom, P a en Cu e s n t ee sanctioned by the Mosaic Revelation, and practised in all the ages and principalities of Christendom, our most Gracious Sovereign VICTORIA has proclaimed such a period of humiliation. When the Asiatic cholera was depopulating the empire, a similar act of homage and intercession with OMNIPOTENCE was re quired from the country and the Legislature. If we examine all history, whether profane or ecclesiastical, we find the tribulations of a community, a city, or even of an individual family, have been invariably marked by some such testimonies of anguish. We complished towards rendering her condition equal to that of England, and more has been done thereby towards the fulfilment of the articles of the Legislative Union than had been effected during the preceding half century for the improvement of her social and especially of her agricultural system. Her proprietary have found themselves tottering upon the brink of a bankruptcy to which they had been driven by their own atrocious selfishness. Let them profit by that terrible warning, and in gratitude for the cordiality with which the Government has advanced for their salvation, let them foP.ow the injunctions of the Supreme People by acting trxwards their tenantry with honesty and justice. Otherwise the hour of retribution will have been only procrastinated, otherwise the L•_ • famine and the mortality will return with in creased vain 'horrors, otherwise the whole nati on ma y i n '..prinkle dust upon its head like Jon, and grovel do'Nn in sackcloth and ashes like the men of Nineveh. However much the follies of public men intrusted with the highest political functions may tend to pre vent the formation of that good understanding which should subsist between different states of the civi lised world, or, what is worse, to disturb the harmony which may have happily prevailed amongst them for a considerable period; yet is it gratifying to know that there are frequently under currents at work which legitimately serve to soften national asperities, engendered by the selfishness, ambition, or reckless conduct of statesmen, and ultimately to heal up the breaches which they have untowardly provoked. The interruption of the entente cordiale between Eng land and France has, we know, been occasioned not by differences which have been largely or seriously entertained by the great masses of the population in either one country or the other. International amity was wantonly sacrificed in consequence of LOUIS-PHILIPPE'S determination to consult the private interests of his family, and to pursue a purely dy nastic policy, regardless of the faith of treaties, and the general welfare of France. Without underrating the grave inconveniences attendant upon the mutual distrust existing between the Cabinets of the Tui leries and St. James's . by reason of recent events, we firmly believe, that beyond the immediate pre cincts of the respective Courts, the affair of the Spanish marriages has made no serious inroad upon the improved feeling which a thirty years' peace has begotten in the national minds of England and France towards each other. Commerce has been vigorously prosecuted by both countries according to their respective means ; and, as is invariably the case, whenever its pursuits have been liberally followed, a rational intercourse has been established. The en terprise and honourable vocation of the merchant exercises indirectly a passive and no inconsiderable influence over the turbulent instincts of men in power. To the extension of the reciprocities of com merce are we indebted beyond any ether cause for the blessings of peace which we have almost uninterruptedly enjoyed since 1815; and the vast facilities which the introduction of steam power has of late years given to inland and transmarine intercourse with distant parts of the globe, affords us the fairest promise that every year will render the chances of war more and more remote. The freedom with which our countrymen have invested large amounts of capital in various public works, undertaken in foreign countries, and particularly in France, is a strong proof of the reliance which they place in the continued mainte nance of peace in Europe. On Saturday last the Paris and Havre Railway was opened. This important line of traffic owes its accomplishment, in a great measure, to the contributions of our wealth and mechanical skill. Mr. Loma was the head engineer, and Messrs. MACKENZIE and BRASSY the contractors. The railway has been formed through a line of coun try in which the greatest difficulties had to be over come. The distance between the capital and Havre is now travelled in six hours and a half. Two years since, it required six-and-thirty hours to make the same journey. With the excep tion of Rouen, where a strong local jealousy existed against the scheme, the directors were re ceived, during the progress of their inaugural trip, with the liveliest demonstrations of public approba tion, at every town along the railway. The civil and military authorities greeted them with enthusiasm. It seem s that the Government engineers subjected the extraordinary works to the severest tests, which have established the fact that the railway is as solidly constructed as any in existence. When men of different races are thus found uniting their energies fur the completion of undertakings such as these, it augurs favourably for the progress of civilisation. In the observations which we on Tuesday offered on the Indian intelligence that had just been received, we alluded briefly to the general order, or manifesto, which had just emanated from Sir C. NAPIER, on the occasion of the diminution of the army of Sinde. This singularly able document affords the clearest and most comprehensive view of the civil and political advantage s realized by the acquisition of that pro vince and its incorporation with the Anglo-Indian dominions, but Sir CHARLES goes something further; he establishes, in a manner intelligible to the dullest comprehensi on , t h at these benefits have been attained not only without th e considerable increa se o f expenditure of a single rup income,ee, but that i n f ac t a has been th ere b y the company over and above se cured to the coffers of have not the presumption to discuss the advisability of this ceremony, seeing that such a discus sion would compel us to drag into the columns of a newspaper the holiest names and the sublimest principles of the Great Religion. The duties of a journalist are altogether apart from polemical disputation and ethical commentaries. Besides which it would be indecorous to cast derision upon a proceeding which has been elicited by circum stances of an appalling character, and originated in sentiments at once solemn and affecting. Was there a necessity to impress upon the multitude the extre mity of the national distress, the soreness of Irish affliction, or the vastness of our insular wretchedness ? The Public Fast enjoined upon this day, Wednesday, the 24th of March, 1847, will convey that knowledge to the least reflective mind in language the most im pressive. Was there a necesssity to prepare those who have escaped the visitation for the unmurmuring disbursement of monies for the relief of the real sufferers ? This Public Fast will convey to them a beneficial conviction that their aid is not required on any exaggerated pretext. Was there a necessity to remind the Members of this magnificent and flourishing empire of the mutual reliance and fra ternal sympathy which are absolutely and perpetually requisite to preserve the vigour and insure the happi ness of the body corporate ?—This Public Fast will enforce the principles comprised in that necessity. A spectacle of woe only paralleled by the scenes depicted by DEFOE in his " Diary of the Plague," or by those of. the Pestilence in Italy, as conceived in the imagination of Sir BULWER LYTTON and delineated in his "Rienzi," a spectacle of sorrow and disease such as makes;the heart sicken, has continued before us with little intermission from the autumnal season of 1845. Some emphatic expression of our sympathies with the starving pea santry of Ireland, some expression of sympathy more consolatory than pecuniary assistance, because asso ciated with their spiritual predilections, was required. We are now giving voice to that expression ; we are now averring our humble credence in the mutability of things terrestrial ; we are now showing that the warnings of moralists, and even of hilarious poets, such as HORACE, in their moods of pensiveness, are not forgotten or despised. " Pallida mors equo pulsat pede Pauperum tabernas reguemque turres." Although the accounts given by Commander CAFFIN as to the destitution of the Irish peasantry are even now being corroborated, there is little reason to acticipate that the sorrows of Ireland are to remain undiminished in spite of a more genial season, and a more active benevolence. We would hope that from the quarter, dating from this day of national humilia tion, the assuagement of the miseries of that peasantry will commence. We are fain to believe that the gulph in the forum has been for ever closed for Ireland by the deplorable immolation of so many of her chil dren by famine, and that out of the very profundity of her present calamities will emerge the guarantee for her future redemption. It is indisputable that the potato-murrain and its consequences have at tracted to the sister island more of the serious consideration of Parliament and of th• entire Le. gislature, than all the gaudy and brilliant demonstrations of her populace. More has been ac• THE SUN, LONDON, We learn from Berlin that the treaty under which the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg was admitted into the Zollverein has been extended for several years. A letter from Bucharest of the 25th ult. says, that the General Assembly of Wallachia had adopted, in its sitting of the 23d, a law by which 14,000 families and 60,000 Bohemians, all serfs belonging to the state, the clergy, and the public establish ments, are made free. Prince BIBESCO took the . . initiative of this noble measure, and was warmly seconded by the metropolitan bishop, notwithstand ing the . opposition of his clergy. In an address to the Boyards the latter engaged them to set at liberty the 10,000 families, amounting to 48,000 persons, who are still in a state of servitude to private indivi duals. By the new law the Bohemians who are emancipated will only pay a personal tax of 33 pias tres (about 12 francs) which will be employed in the purchase of Bohemian serfs belonging to private per sons. Prince BIBESCO immediately sanctioned the new law, and thanked the General Assembly for having adopted a measure in accordance with the progress of civilisation, and which will shine in the history of Wallachia. The Austrian Lloyds gives the following compara tive statement of the Austrian mercantile marine. Her trading vessels number 556, amounting to 153,985 tons. At the end of 1845 the number was 538, and the tonnage 145,823, being an in crease in 1846 of 18 vessels, and 8,157 tons. Austria has besides 20 steamers belonging to the Lloyds' company, measuring together 6,981 tons, and amounting to 2,110 horse-power. There are now on the stocks, at Trieste, five new steamers, amounting to 3,000 tons, and 1,200 horse-power. Madrid papers of the 17th have arrived. In consequence of the rumours circulated on the subject of the formation of a new Ministry under Senor PACHECO. The Sotornayer Cabinet determined to procure a vote of confidence fur the Chamber. This motion was proposed by the French man-of•all work MARTINEZ DE LA. Ross, and seconded by the notorious GONZALES BRAVO. In the course of the debate it was admitted by many of the supporters of the Ministry that it did not possess the confidence of the Queen of SPAIN, but that is a matter of small importance; it possesses the confidence of the present ruler of Spain, Louis PHILIPPE, and, therefore, we are not surprised to find that the motion was carried by a majority of 144 to 60. General SERRANO had, it was said, applied at the palace for an interview with her MAJESTY, but had not been admitted. He is still at large, his place of retreat not having yet been discovered. The exportation of grain from Spain has been prohibited. MADRID BOLSA, MARCH 17.—The Three per Cents. were done at 301 for cash; the Five per Cents. at 191; the Debt without interest at 5; ; and the Coupons at 17. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. The Presse has an article of nearly three columns in favour of an alliance with Russia. " The alliance with England," says the Presse, " is the abnegation of France ; the alliance with the secondary states is war, for it is revolution ; the alliance with Russia is progress, for it is peace." This latter sentence is, we presume, intended as a pendant to the somewhat too celebrated " Order reigns in Warsaw," of a former French Minister of Foreign Affairs. How comes it that M. GUIZOT has not yet announced to the Chamber " Order reigns in Cracow ?" In the meantime, it is amusing to see the dynasty of the Barricades repudiating revolutions. Poor LA.YFAYETTE has been somewhat unfortunate in his pupils ; Pennsylvania repudiates its debts, and La meillieure des republiques its origin. The Russian alliance is, however, indignantly spurned by the Liberal party. " The republican must be insane," says the National, " who would make any approach to the CZAR, who is the incarnation of despotism, whilst the fundamental dogma of revolu tionary France is the sovereignty of the people." We find in the same journal, which is in general exceedingly well informed as to Spanish affairs, the following account of the Serrano complication : " Serrano is to be prosecuted and Madrid is in com motion. The political publications address their lamen tations to the palace itself, which does not appear to be insensible to the appeal. Serrano represents the Con stitution, and the Queen, who adores the Constitution, will not permit it to be attacked. Hence spring rumours of all kinds ; the Cabinet forces her Majesty, and the Ministerial crisis recommences Pacheco, the friend of Serrano, is sent fur, and is asked to form a new Ministry. As a pre liminary step, he requires that Sotomayor and his colleagues shall send in their resignation ; they re fuse. Let the Queen insist on it I' cry the jour nals. The Queen had not replied at the departure of the courier. But Serrano has escaped from his per secutors. He is convinced that if he had gone to Na varre an order to arrest him would have followed, and he should have been thrown into an obscure prison. H therefore resisted ; a superior force supports and en courages him, and it is not yet known if the man who was persecuted yesterday, may nut enter the Ministry in triumph to-morrow. Spain, it will be seen, returns every charge or item with which it could fairly be debited. It also furnishes the most satisfactory answer to those who, led away by the senseless and absurd outcry raised on insufficient data, and with a necessarily imperfect knowledge of the premises on which the arguments were based, were induced to take a superficial view of the subject, to join the ranks of the malcontents, and to demand, the surrender of the territory, and the withdrawal of our troops therefrom, on the mere question of finance, as a matter of pounds, shillings, and pence, and to those others who, actuated by more unworthy motives, anxious to disparage the policy, the char acter, and the motives of that distinguished officer, Fought to attain the same result, and who with that object made use of the most unworthy pretexts and palpable fallacies —in some of which they were, to a certain extent, apparently corroborated by the manner in which the accounts of the revenue and charges of the province were calculated and made up in the official returns. It will be in the recollection of our readers that we stood alone as advocates of the policy adopted by Sir CHARLES _NAPIER in the acquisition and reten tion of Sinde, and that we exposed the folly of those who were clamourous for the results of the enterprise, even at the moment of its inception, who demanded the , abundance of the harvest even during the tillage of the soil, and looked for autumnal fruits while scattering the seed in the early spring. We rebuked the impatience of those unreasonable ex pectants, and refused credence to the statements os tentatiously paraded, and dogmatically asserted, of the necessity of a large annual outlay, to enable us to continue our occupation. We were honoured with a letter from the distinguished historian of " the Peninsular War," who pointed out the incorrect manner in which the returns were made up, and the impropriety of debiting Sinde with the whole of the military expenses for the support of the army, rendered necessary by the disturbed state of the Punjaub, and the doubtful character and unset tled state of the Lahore Government. The accuracy and substantial justice of these views are now established beyond the possibility of cavil or dispute. It is now manifest that we have not even to wait to a future day for the enjoyment of the beneficial effects of our triumphs and victories. Twenty-five lacs of rupees, or 250,000/. sterling in round numbers has been the net produce of the last financial year, after every fair deduction; and calculating the rupee at 25., the aggregate sum of 423,7431. 10s., which has been collected in excess of the expences of the civil government and police force, from the date of the battle of Hyderabad to the pre sent time, has gone in diminution of the previous ex pences of the Sindian army. The revenue for the past year has been 41 lacs 42,912 rupees, and the expenditure of the civil government, both ordinary and extraordinary, including the expense of a police force of 2,400 horse and foot, 15 lacs 1,754 rupees, showing a clear surplus of 26 Lacs 41,158 rupees, or 264,115/. 16s. The military charges belong to the Indian empire generally, and not exclusively to Sinde ; there was not the increase of a single soldier in the army of occupation in consequence of that conquest; and if the Ameers still retained their supremacy, there would not now be the possibility of any reduction, and the Indus would still be closed to our com merce, notwithstanding the opening of the Punjaub. There has also been a great increase of revenue in Bombay, in consequence of the prevention of opium smuggling, which had formerly been carried on to an enormous extent. MARIA CHRISTINA it appears divides her time equally between the Church and the Stock Exchange, praying and jobbing alternately. The Semaine says:— " Maria Christina, since her arrival in Paris, appears to apply herself closely to ddevotion. Sh e scarce l y ever quits her house, attends Divine service e ver y morn i ng in her apartments, and keeps religiously all th e observ ances of Lent. She receives but little company, and has as yet been visited by only two of the diplomatic Ludy —the Minister of Portugal, and the Belgian Ambassa dor. Nevertheless, she occupies herself much with her private interests, and transacts business every day with her stockbroker, her notary, and her judicial council, composed of three persons, a magistrate of the Court of Cessation, an advocate of the Royal Court, and a mem ber of the Council of State. It is even said the. the Queen has submitted to her council several quest•ons relative to her rights to the succession of Ferdinand VII., as well as the famous guardianship accounts, which have given rise to so much discussion in the Corks " According to the Courrier Francais, M. GUIZOT is going to lionabourg during the stay of Prince METTERNICH at Johannisberg. The Courrier asks, " Where is to be placed the camp of the cloth of gold ? The indiscretions uhich are sometimes com mitted at the Foreign office have not informed us whether the interview between these two worthy personages is not to take place at Johannisberg itself." The journey to Johannisberg will be equal in interest to the journey to the Ghent, and will not improbaWy be attended with similar results, as far as systems are concerned. The Chamber of Deputies, on Monday, pro ceeded to elect a new Vice-President in the room of M. HEBER; appointed Minister of Justice. There were three candidates—M. DUPRAT on the side of the Conservatives, M. DE MALLEVILLE on the side of the Opposition, and M. DE tiELLETme on the part of the section of the Conservatives, which does not support the present Cabinet at all times, but which is still more opposed to the Thiers party. At the first ballot M. DUPRAT had 121 votes, M. DE MAL LEVILLE 101, and M. DE BELLEYME 33. At the second ballot the result was nearly the same. At the third ballot M. DE MALLEVILLE was elected by a majority of one over M. DUPRAT, the ministerial candidate, the numbers being, for M. DE MALLE VILLE 179, for M. DUPRAT 178. This is a severe check to the Ministry, as M. DE MALLEVILLE was formerly Secretary of State in the Cabinet of M. TH lERS. Corn riots still continue in the South and Western Departments. The Messager du Loiret of the 20th inst. states that the following placard was posted on the gates of the Town Hall of Saint-Ay on the 18th inst.:— " The day of vengeance is arrived—we must have bread, pillage, or death. You have no want of rich men —kill them if they refuse to give you their money. Burn their houses, and murder tneir wives. You know the inhabitants who have sold their wine. You must go to their houses. Pillage the cellars of the others—lear not the gendarmes, you shall be supported. Moreover, us a choice of deaths, it is better to die in killing than to die of hunger. Courage —forward—pillage, blond, and death for ever !" A slight diminution in the price of flour and corn has taken place in the markets in the neighbourhood of Paris. M. DELANGLE has been appointed Attorney- General in the room of M. HEBERT. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse, on Monday, at 78f. 80e.; the Five per Cents., 116 f. 80c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,270 f.; Rouen, 863 f. 75c.; Havre, 670 f.; Great Northern, 623 f. 75c. ; Avignon, 800 f. ; Vierzon, 565 f.; Bordeaux, 517 f. 50c.; Boulogne, 400 f.; Troyes and Montereau, 295 f.; Basle, 205 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 443 f. 75c. ; Nantes, 433 f. 75c.; Paris and Lyons, 448 f. 75c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 475 f.; Cette, 450 f. LYONS, Maacit 20.—Paris and Rouen, 863 f. 75c.; Avig non and Marseilles, 7971. 50c.; Northern, 621 f. 25c.; Paris and Lyons, 465 t. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Munn 23. Boulogne and Amiens, 16%—Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Constituted), 1 3 4—Dutch Rhenish, 4M—Namur and Liege, 434 — Paris and Lyons, 6%—Rouen and Havre, 27%. THE REVENUE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—It appears the quantity of British spirits con sumed in 1846 was 24,106,600 gallons; consequently, the loss to the revenue was 9,039,9751., British spirits paying halt the duty levied on foreign spirits. I have no objection to a moderate protection to domestic in dustry—such, for instance, as Sir Robert Peel has given the British sawyer, viz., 20 per cent. If the English distiller bad no more protection (and why he should nobody knows), the Exchequer would have been richer by 5,423,9851., which would have enabled the Govern inent to abolish the window-tax, the deity on bricks, and several other most obj,ctionable imposts, even if t hey dare not yet do justice to England by compelling pro perty in Ireland to pay the income-tax, which the Whigs may depend they must do, or else go out after the next general election. The Irish landlords have so disgusted the English people, that few candidates will have a chance without pledging themselves to do justice to England.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, A CONSTANT READER. IMPROVEMENT OF TOWNS. TO TIIE IDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Viscount Morpeth having introduced into the House of Commons the subject of a Bill for consolidating into one Act certain provisions usually contained in Acts for paving, draining, cleansing, lighting, and improving towns, I trust the Bill will contain a clause authorising the rate-payers in such towns to elect the Commisiioners. The want ut this power in local Acts hitherto obtained is the cause of much just dissatisfaction, the Commissioners being virtually self-elected.--Your obedient servant. PUBLIC GOOD. March 23, 1847. FOOD OR FAMINE. deep ev TO 7'HE ADI7OR OF HE SUN. SIR,—We, throughout these realms, hav e me t thi s day to acknowledge that the famine of rtheepreanstee with year is beyo ndwhi° i h n Providence it humanhas lies beene okeptntr our indicates a ldthethe univers a l b e li e f that only . hope fo r i ts alleviati, n. Insect plagues have formed, from the earliest times, the immediate cause of the destruction of vegetable food, and the consequent production of famine. In this respect our present disaster differs not f rom that of ante cedent periods of scarcity, and that which has been formerly due to the locust, cockchafer, and caterpillar, is now to be attributed to the vastatu and other species of aphides. As far as my observations extend, no vastatu is now living out of doors, and no person can tell whether this plague has passed away, or is again about to recur. Fear of the disease must not, then, make us abandon ourselves to despair, and leave our land uncultivated, as that which is unsown cannot be reaped, th a t w hi c h i s not planted cannot afford fruit. Famine now exists. Its subsequent p est il ence i s be ginning to appear. Itis, then, now high time, not only to regard scarcity, but to look to the probability of future want. Our land is untitled in many parts of the country, seeds cannot be procured in others, and the potato crop, the great resource of Ireland, is abandoned, as though it were to fail for ever. There is no evidence to show that the potato, rather than the wheat, carrot, or any other plant, will perish this year; and from the great produce which the potato affords, and the poverty of the land which suffices for its culture, it forms a very eligible crop to be planted to the ordinary extent. Potato tubers are now scarce, and high in price. Any attempt to buy, them extensively for seed, would double or treble their cost, unless those who still use this vegetable will cease to employ it for food. It becomes now, then, highly desirable that all who use potatoes should at once abandon them for this season. By ceasing to use potatoes, they would preserve tha, which should yield food and prevent famine next year, and .by eating the m th e y a r e tending to aggravate th e scarcity, and cause the death of numbers by destroying their food. Let every householder at once substitute other food for the potato this year, for if there are none to buy there can be none to sell, and there are now a sufficient abundance of good tubers for planting if no more b e used. Th e i r present application f or f oo d should be pro hibited, if not by an Order in Council or Act of Parlia ment, by that which is more powerful than law—universal public opinion. The preservation of the lives of our fellow-creatures is at stake, and I feel confident that xll will abstain from potatoes when they hear that such abstinence is eminently calculated, at this season, to prevent the poor from perishing from want next year. Having st o p pe d their (employment as a luxury at this time, they sh ou ld b e sent directly to I re l an d , an d f reely distributed am ong t h e poor for planting; and the sorts now to be met with in the London market are far superior to those heretofore cultivated by these unhappy people, and are far better adapted to resist the ravages of the vastatu, should it unfortunately again appear. Sets from former healthy plants which I have culti vated this year in my friends' greenhouses are now per fectly healthy, showing that healthy sets and absence of the vastatu will ensure the usual abundant produce. In the event of the reappearance of the destroying in sect, I trust and believe that. under the blessing of Pro vidence, I shall be enabled to give a simple and effectual plan for its complete eradication: I am, Sir, your obedient servant, ALFRED SME E. 7, Finsbury-circus, March 24, 1847. 1 AN EXPERIENCED BRIDE.—AD old woman, named Wigan, 87 years of age, residing at Eve-hill, Dudley, was on Monday last taken to the hymeneal altar, for the fourth time, each of her husbands being pensioners. The last husband died about six weeks ago, and the present one was at the funeral, immediately after which /he :Batch was made.—Ten Towns' Messenger. THURSDAY MORNING, to her ancient literature ; complicated dramas,, strange intrigues, mysteries, surprises, unexpected changes ; such is the policy which at present governs this na tion since we have meddled with it. M. Guizot prays to God that Isabella may have an heir ; M. Thiers has joined his fervent devotion to that of his rival. The Queen is not ungrateful ; she knows what she owes to France ; sho is anxious to pay her debt ; if she can be agreeable to us she will." MARCH 25, COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the Do mestic Household, attended Divine service yesterday morning in the private Chapel at Buckingham Palace. The Bishop of Oxford preached the sermon. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated at the service. Lady Augusta Bruce was in waiting on the Duchess of Kent. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort took their usual early walk yesterday. The Royal Family took their accustomed airings yesterday in the Gardens of Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and his Royal High ness the Duke of Cambridge, attended Divine service yesterday morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Helmore, the lessons by the Rev. Mr. Repton, and the Communion Service by the Bishop of London and the Sub- Dean. the sermon was preached by the Bishop of London. The Queen Dowager was attended by the Marchioness of Ormonde, Lady in Waiting ; the Hon. Miss Mitchell, Maid of Honour in Waiting, and the Vice-Chamberlain. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, attended Divine service yester day morning in St. Michael's Church, Chester square. Baroness Hammerstein and Mr. Edmond Mildmay.were in waiting on the Royal Duchess. The Duchess of Cam bridge alto attended the evening service. ROYAL HIBERNIAN BALL IN AID OF THE FUNDS FOR THE DESTITUTE IRISH. We are rejoiced to find that a ball in aid of the funds for the desritute Irish is to take place at Willis's Rooms, on Wednesday, the 7th o f Ap r il. Th e b a ll i s un d er the patronage of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the elite of the aristocracy. The Rooms will, no doubt, be crowded, and the funds proportionably benefited. On such an occasion every Irish uentlernan and lady in London must feel it their bounden duty to be present, for it appeals irresistibly to the warmest and best feelings of the heart—nationality and charity; and what Irishman will not respond to such an appeal? NAVAL CAPITAL OFFENCES, The following is a list of " Crimes punishable with death" in the Navy ; being the 21st clause of the Mu tiny Bill now before the House of Commons:— " That if any person who is or shall be commissioned or in pay as an officer of Royal Marines, or who is or shall be listed or in pay as a non commissioned officer, drummer, or private man in her Majesty's Royal Ma rine Forces, shall at any time during the continuance of this Act, while on shine in any place within the said kingdom, or in any other of her Majesty's dominions, or in any foreign parts out of such dominions, or on board any transport ship or merchant ship or ves sel, or any ship or vessel of her Majesty, or on board any convict hulk or ship, or any other ship or vessel, or in any place whatever, where or while being in any circumstances in which he shall not be subject to, or not be liable or punishable by, the laws relating to the government of her Majesty's forces by sea begin, excite, cause or join in any mutiny or sedition in her Majesty's marine or other forces, or shall not use his utmost endeavours to suptiress any such mutiny or sedition, or, coming to the knowledge of any mutiny or intended mutiny, shall not, without delay, give information thereof to his commanding offi cer, or shall misbehave himself before the enemy, or shall shamefully abandon or deliver up any garrison, fortress, post, or guard committed to his charge, or which he shall be commanded to defend, or shall com pel the governor or commanding officer of any garrison, fortress, or post, to deliver up to the enemy, or to abandon the same, or shall speak words or use any other means to induce such governor or commanding officer, or any other, to misbehave before the enemy, or shame• fully to abandon or deliver up any garrison, fortress, post, or guard committed to their respective charge, or which he or they shall be commanded to defend, or shall leave his post, before relieved, or shall be found sleeping on his post, or hold correspondence with, or give adviee or intelligence to any rebel, pirate, or enemy of her Majesty, either by letters, messages, signs, tokens, or any other ways or means whatever, or shall treat or enter into any terms with any such rebel, pirate, or enemy, with the license of the Lord High Admiral of the said United Kingdom, or the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral aforesaid for the time being, or shall strike, or use, or offer any violence against his superior officer, being in the execu tion of his office, or shall disobey any lawful comnand of his superior officer, or who, being confined in a mili tary prison, shall offer any violence against a visitor or other officer being in the execution of this office, or shall violate any law or regulation of or relating to any mili tary prison, or shall desert her Majesty's service, every person so offending in any of the matters before men tiones shall suffer death, or suc h ot h er pun i s h ment as by a uurt-martial shall be awarded." LI TERA. T LIRE. THE HISTORY OF' ENGLAND during Thirty Years Peace. By Charles Knight. Au. IV. After an interval of nearly twelve months, Mr. Knight resumes his valuable historical labours. The work, he tells us, will be completed in one volume of 1,000 pages. The present volume contains the history of the year 1817—of the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, of the atrocious spy system of Sidmouth, and of the numerous State trials of that year, which will be ever memorable for the death of the Princess Charlotte and the acquittal of Hone. The trials of Hone are thus graphically described by Mr. Knight : "On the morning of the 18th of December there is a considerable crowd round the avenues of Guildhall. An obscure bookseller, a man of no substance or respecta bility in worldly eyes, is to bo tried fel- libel. He vends his wares in a little shop in the Old Bailey, where there are, strangely mingled, twopenny political pamphlets, and old harmless folios that the poor publisher keeps for his especial reading as he sits in his dingy back parlour. The door-keepers and officers of the court scarcely know what is going to happen ; for the table within the bar has not the usual covering of crimson bags, but ever and anon a dingy boys arrives with an armful of books of all ages and sixes, and the whole table is strewed with dusty and tattered volumes that the ushers are quite sure have no law within their mouldy covers. A middle-aged man,—a bland and smiling man,—with a half sad half merry twinkle in his eye,— a seedy man, to use an expressive word, whose black coat is wondrous brown and threadbare,—takes his place at the table, and begins to turn over the books which were his heralds. Sir Samuel Shepherd, the Attorne z General, takes his seat; and looks coinpa-sionately. us was his nature to do, at the pale man in threadbare black. Mr. Justice Abbott arrives in due time; a special jury is sworn; the pleadings are opened; the Attorney General states the case against William Hone, for printing and publishing an impious and profane libel upon the Catechism, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Command ments, thereby bringing into contempt the Christian re ligion. "It may be said," argued the Attorney-General, " that the Defendant's object was not to produce this effect. I believe that he meant it, in one sense, as a political squib ; but his responsibility is not the less." As the Attorney-General proceeded to read passages from the parody upon the Catechism, the crowd in court laughed ; the bench was indignant ; and the At torney-General said, the laugh was the fullest proof of the baneful effect of the defendant's publication. And so the trial went on in the smoothest way, and the case for the prosecution was closed. Then the pale man in black rose, and with a faltering voice set forth the diffi culty he had in addressing the Court, and how his poverty prevented him obtaining counsel. And now he began to warm in the recital of what he thought his wrongs ; his commitments ; his hurried :calls to plead ; the expense of copies of the informations against him ; —and as Mr. Justice Abbott, with perfect gentleness, but with his cold formality, interrupted him, the timid man, whom all thought would have mumbled forth a hasty defence, grew bolder and bolder, and in a short time had possession of his audience as if he were some well-graced actor' who was there to receive the tribute of popular admiration. They were not to inquire whether he were a member of the Established Church or a Dissenter ; it was enough that he professed himself' to be a Christian ; and he would be bold to say, that he made that profession with a reverence for the doctrines of Christianity which could not be exceeded by any person in that court. He had his books about him, and it was from them that he must draw his defence. They had been the solace of his life. He was tee, much at tached to his books to part with them. As to parodies, they were as old at least as the invention of ; and he never beard of a prosecution for a parody, either religious or any other. There were two kinds of paro dies ; one in which a man migeit convey ludicrous or ridiculous ideas relative to some other subject ; the other where it was meant to ridicule the thing parodied. The latter was not the case here, and therefore he had not brought religion into contempt' This was the gist of William Hone's defence. To show fully how this argu ment was worked,—with what readiness, what coolness, what courage,—would be to transcribe the trials of three days ; on the first of which the defendant spoke six hours, on the second seven hours, and opt the last eight hours. It was in vain that the Attorney General urged that to bring forward any previous parody was the same thing as if a person charged with obscenity should pro duce obscene volumes in his defence. It was in vain that Mr. Justice Abbott repeated his wish that the defendant would not read such things. On he went, till iwer.- ruption was held to be in vain. it was worse than vain; it was unjust. Truly did Hone reply to Mr. Justice Abbott, My Lord, your Loidship's observation is in the very spirit of what Pope Leo the Tenth said to Martin Luther,—' For God's sake don't say a word about the indulgences and the monasteries, and I'll give you a living ;'—thus precluding him from men tioning the very thing in dispute. I must go on with these parodies, or I cannot go on with my defence.' Undauntedly he went on, from the current literature of the time, such as grave lawyers read in their few hours of recreation, to the forgotten volumes of old theology and polemical controversy, that the said grave lawyers of modern days are accustomed to regard as useless lumber. The editor of Blackwood's Magazine was a parodist,—he parodied a chapter of Ezekiel; Martin Luther was a parodist—he parodied the first Psalm; Bishop Latimer was a parodist, and so was Dr. Boys, Dean of Canterbury; the author of the Rolliad' was a parodist; and so was Mr. Canning. Passage after passage did Hone read from author atter author. He thought it was pretty clear that Martin Luther did not mean to ridicule the Psalms; that Dr. Boys did not mean to ridicule the Lord's Prayer; that Mr. Canning did not mean to ridicule the Scriptures. Why, then, should it be presumed, that he had such an intention? As soon as he found that his parodies had been deemed offensive, he had suppressed them, and that he had done long before his prosecution. It was in vain that the Attorney General replied that Martin Luther was a libeller, and Dr. Boys was a libeller. The judge charged the jury in vain. William Hone was acquitted, after a quarter of an hour's deliberation." " But Guildhall saw another sight.' With the next morning's fog, the fiery Lord Chief Justice rose from his bed, and with lowering brow took his place in that judgment -seat which he deemed had been too merciful! ) filled on the previous day. The mild fitmeess of the poor publisher, and his gentlemanly sense of the absence of harshness in the conduct of his first trial, had won for him something like respect: and when on one occasion Mr. Justice Abbott asked him to forbear reading a particular parody, and the defendant said, Your Lordship and I understand each other, and we have gone on so good-humouredly hitherto, that I will not break in upon our harmony,' it became clear that the puisne judge was not the man to enforce a ver dict of guilty on the second trial. Again Mr. Bone entered the court with his load of books, on Friday, the 19th of December. He was this day indicted for pub lishing an impieus and profane libel, called The Litany, or General Supplication.' Again the Attorney-General affirmed that whatever might be the object of the de fendant, the publication had the effect of scoffing at the public service of 'the Church. Again the defendant essayed to read from his books, which course he con tended was essentially necessary for his defence. Then began a contest which is perhaps unparalleled in an English court of justice. Upon Mr. Fox's Libel Bill, upon ex officio informations, upon his right to copies of the indictment without extravagant charges, the de Pendant battled his judge,—imperfect in his law, no doubt, but with a firmness and moderation that rode over every attempt to put him down. Parody after parody was again produced, and especially those parodies of the Litany which the Cavaliers employed so frequently as vehicles of satire upon the Roundheads and Puritans. The Lord Chief Justice at length gathered up his exhausted strength for his charge ; and concluded in a strain that left but little hope for the defendant : He would deliver the jury his solemn opinion as he was required by Act of Parliament to do ; and under the authority of that A c t, an d st i ll more in obedience to his conscience and his God, he pronounced this to be a most impious and profane libel. Believing and hoping that they, the jury, were Christians, he had not any doubt but that they would be of the same opinion.' The jury, in an nour and a half, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. " It might have been expected that these prosecutions would have here ended. But the chance of a convic tion from a third jury, upon a third indictment, was to be risked. On the 20th of December, Lord Ellen borough again took his seat on the bench, and the ex hausted defendant came late into court, pale and agi• tilted. The Attorney General remarked upon his ap pearance, and offered to postpone the proceedings. The courageous man made his election to go on. This third . indictment was for p u bli s hi ng a paro d y on t h e C ree d o f St. Athanasius, called The Sinecurist's Creed.' After the Attorney-General had finished his address, Mr. Hone asked for five minutes' delay, to arrange r the f ew thoughts he had b een comm iti ng to paper. 'she Judg e refused the small concess i on ; b u t said he would postpone the proceedings to another day, if the defendant would request the Court so to do. The scene which ensued was thoroughly No ! I make no such re quest. My Lord, lam very glad to see your Lordshi p here to-day, b ecause I feel I sustainedan injury fr om your Lordship yesterday—an injurywhich I did not expect to sustain. •• If his Lordship should think proper, on this trial to-day, to d e li ver his opinion, I hope that opinion will . be coolly and d ispassionately ex ec p e r s e s s a s r e y d . My Lord, I thi n k i t to o y m hi a s k L e Lordship. My .here. I cann o t say what your Lordship may consider to be n ecessary interrup tion,n but your Lordship interrupted me a great many times yesterday, and then said you w ou ld i nterrupt me no more, and yet your Lordship did interrupt me after wards ten times as much. , Gentlemen, it is you w h o a re trying me to-day, His Lordship i s no judge of me. You are my judges, and you only are my judges. His Lordship sits there to receive your verdict. . • I will not say what his L or d s hi p : d i d yesterday; but I trust his Lordship to-day w ill g i ve his opinion coolly and dispassionately, with out using either expression or gesture which could be construed as conveying an en treaty to the jury to think as he did. I hope the jury will not be beseeched into a verdict of guilty.' The triumph of the weak over the powerful was complete. ' The frame of adamant and soul of fire,' as the bio grapher of Lord Sidmouth terms the Chief Justice, quailed before the indomitable courage of a man who was roused into energies which would seem only to be long to the master-spirits that have swayed the world. Yet this was a man who, in the ordinary business of life, was incapable of enterprise and persevering exer tion ; wh o li ve d i n t h e nooks and corners of his anti quarianism ; who was one that even his old political opponents came to regard as a gentle and innocuous hunter after " all such reading as was never read ;" who in a few years gave up his politics altogether, and, de voting himself to his old poetry and his old divinity, passed a quarter of a century after this conflict in peace with all mankind, and died the sub-editor of a religious journal. h -yas towards the close of this remarkable trial, that the Judge, aho came eager to condemn, su ed for pity to hi s i nte nded victim. The defendant quoted Warburton and Tillotson, as doubters of the authenticitl of the A thanasian Creed. ' Even his Lordship's father, the Bishop of Carlisle, he believed, took a sir ar vie% of the Creed.' And then the Judge solemnly said' Whatever that opinion was, he has one many y ear ago, where he ha s b a d to account for his 'belief and Ill° opinions For common delicacy forbear. 'O, my Lord, I shall certainly forbear.' Grave and tern: per ate was the charge to the jury this day and in 90 minutes they had returned a verdict of Not Guilty." THE ORIGINAL HISTORY OF ANCIEN T AAI E R1(,44, anterior to th e ti me of Columbus, pro w l; the Identity of the Aborigines with the Tyrians into Israelites, an d th e I n t ro d uct i on o f C h r i st i an ity gL„ Western Hemi s ph ere by th e A post l e S t homas. Pe George Jon es , .E sq ., M.R.S . , F . S . V. V o l. 1., The Tyrian ./Era. 11 hit. there is no portion of a reviewer's duty nor: painful than t o ex p ose i gnorance an d pres umption , there is no part of h is vocat i on w hi c h con f e rs greate r pleasure than in rendering a just homage to intellee: tual energy, and hi g h morality. When to these nl l tural qualities are sup era dd e d those of classical at ta i n" si ments and general accomplish men t s , w ith an tines e h power of argumentative reasoning, sustained tbroeffei the medium of a p oe ti ca l s t y l e an d l anguag e, we us that much pleasure has been reserved for ~ 4 3 in noticing the a b ove or i g i na l wor k, from t°, pen of Mr. Jones. The very title seems, at the firs; glance, a stra nge anoma l y . I t h as hi t h er to seeme d that there were m y portions of the history of mank ind t that had escaped th e p en o f hi s t or i ans; ye t the presen t author unfurls his bann e r b o ldly, an d jus tly claieg at s new ground on which to hurl his classic spear. A where is the 1-eality of a people not heretofore defief as to their origin ? The reply is Ancient Alnert; This seems as stra nge as th e c l a i m to h av e writ' and defined in this age, and, f or th e fi rs t time, an o nio ginal historical th eor y. Y e t we are compelled to to award the high merit of the success o bt a ined, in ~ most triumphant and enthusiastic manner, and in lan' guage classic and poetical. We are compelled, we say, to award to Mr. Jones the singular merit of ae a ' complishing, by the lahour an d researc h o f years, an by sound argument, founded on inductive reasoning, a perfect triumph as to the truth of his extraordiea l l proposition. The volume now before us goes far to establish the fact, that th e Tyrians w ere the abort, pines of ancient Am e rica ; a nd fi ve prop h ec ies of Isaiah are quoted, which the author, with great inge' nuity, argues to be fulfilled by the proofs of al, Tyrian mra. The period of th e fir s t p e opling °' the Western Continent contended for in this remark' able volume is no less than 332 years B.O c i Yet remote as is thi s an ti qu it y , the author, by soun d argument, profound learning, and scientific know' ledge, compels a n assen t to the truth of his proposi tion, and by hi s b o ld a tt emp t, an d by the energy .of an original mind, h as ac hi eve d a 'haven for his re A n p c u i t e a n t i t s t h o e r y s a s c t o r u l u l y rn s t h is e o ll f i s t c h o e v e l : 1 1 . of land of theth e Western hemisphere." We had at first our inisg i " ings that the author could not claim the qualities net cessary for a succ e s s f u l hi s t or i an . Hi s poetic style and flights of fancy made us fearful of a lasting result, but we were agreeably surprised. The commenc e: ment of the volume is a complete snare to entrap th e reader to the analysis of th e ru i ne d c iti es ; and t hat analysis is founded upon sc i en tifi c k now l e dge of t h e l fine arts. The volum e conc l u d es i n th e sa me Will of romance—the romance of truth, to which fiction 1 1 but a torch-bearer. The interest becomes a continent excitement. Facts are scattered throughout li ke ; jewels upon a mantle—val ua bl e an d b r illi an t ; and, t f more so, for that they are tak e n f rom th e casket , _ o A religion, and the archi ve s o f h o ly t ru th ; an d we elos` - the volume with the conclusion, that the author Po' sesses the essentials of a successful historian. What a field of contemplation does not this velure unfold Hitherto unknown citi es b ur i e d in Western hemisphere—the mouldering and time fo r ' gotten temples and palaces o f p as t cen t ur i e s, bag s been brought to li g ht an d f orce d to di sc l ose their L mysterious origin. T wo th ousan d years h a d pol oblivion seemed to have placed her unmottoed it upon those splendid relic s o f th e art o f man . lb charmed seal is b ro k en b y t h e wan d of know',* ledge, and be ne ath it s f ragments are rea d the historic records in the sc u lpt ure d l anguage of tv'' arts, in all their beauty of detail, and in the Yell majesty of their grandeur. The review by Mr. Jones, in the volume before 0 4: of the assertion, " th a t th e or i gina l arc hi tec t s a 4 ', now ruined temples had no f ore i gn or i g i n , b u t sprung up indigenous' to the W estern C on ti n ent," is masterpiece of criticism, and proves that Mr. Jolt ? . had the correct k now l e d ge necessary to cr iticise temples and ruins themselves. Literally, not a sto ne : of the found a ti o n o f th e p ropos i t i on i s l e f t unturnm , .. the sandy base i s c om pl e t e l y un f o ld e d, an d all this t; done with good nat ure an d respect f or th e feelings o f th e aut h or w h ose theory he is examPeiresi:l3; work e it n s o el w r, propose order otoguivnefoal dfetwheqtuhoetoart language of the author. The followii i : nss i s tfi f i ro ' nl :it a l portion of the prefatory remarks, expressiv e of his intent to write in a warm and fluent style, rather than with the pen of " the ice-brook temper." The extract briefly illustrates, also, what an accumulated amount of knowledge the reader is to receive, de' rived from a vivid mind, engaged for many years upon the subject -matter of the entire history. " Knowit g from experience that works upon anti' quities, described in language cold as the marbles they illustrate, are not of deep interest _to the general reader, the author has avoided the usual frigid style. a w rl rd has a placed i their around l them characters demanded. In ch•lineating also the history of Tyrus, the chief events only are given ; and being rendered . with the artistical pages con amore, the poetry of . 1116 7 i t;;ry t , h a e m r l e t a lo d t t.r i . ts d T r h y is pr n o c be qualities, a s l e i t e i n e s such hfear;enLtahnodrisgeldow and ill descrip d tient; of the classic remains, battles, and voyages, and especially, for instance, in resuscitating the ruins of Rome, and in the celebrated Tyrian siege by Alexander in of Macedon ; but in this style of writing (it is sub' milted) received mated) the author has not lost sight of that high solemity demanded by the philosophy of history with" out which, memorials of past ages, or of our fathers: would be useless. To give a list of works consulted during fifteen years in America, and more immediately for the last two years in England, while writing th e Tyrian aerie would be pedantic; but no author, sacred or profane, from the first lawgiver to the present time' ; having ev en a remo t e reference to the western hen" - sphere, has been knowingly omitted ; yet being profes sedly an original work, the volume of the brain has been more largely extracted from than any writer whose works are airs ady before th a t p u bli c to whose final judgment (upon i t s mer it s or d emer i ts) the present , author submits the " History of A nc i ent Amer i ca all humility, but he will yield to none in the conscie". tious heliet of the truth of the startling proposition* and the consequent historic conclusions. The following unfolds the three branches of th e complete History (one volume of which is already given to the public, viz., the Tyrian era), and O n original proposition of separating the aborigines into two distinct races, upon which fact is based the four dations of the historic edifice : "In the prefatory remarks to the forthcoming wot upon the c hi e f ta i n Tecumseh, 'the followin g l angu age used, and we avail ourselves of the privilege of extraCe ing from our store house materials for the commence' went of this new historical campaign: —The courteon g reader in tracing tee fate of Tecumseh, as depicted ill the pages of his life, will not fail to observe the s trong, analogy between the religi o u s sen ti ments of the ch i e f 0' the forest, and those of the ancient Hebrews. The language as uttered by Tecumseh is not written to op' hold a theory of the brain, but gathered from sh e archives of a peopl e ' s hi s t or y, to support a theory o f apparent truth. The present writer will not yield to any' man in the firm beliet that the aborigines of North Awe' rice (but North America only) and the ancient Israelites are identical, unless controverted by the stern authority of superior historical deductions. We therefore hav e formed an o r i g i ns ! t h eory i n re f erence to the natives Of the North and those of South and Central America, together with the newly-discovered ruined cities in and around Gaatamala, and by that theory have separated into two distinct races or people, the aborigines of the western hemisphere. The lately recovered ruins, cities , arid temples, in Central America, and of which 0 0 ancient record is to be found, have shattered the chain of acknowledged history to atoms ; and until that chitin is again united by a firmly established theory, education herself must pause ere she can, with the wand of truth , point to her rising children the history of the world or its inhabitants. Suspicion has asserted that all the natives of the continent of Columbus might probably have been originally of Hebrew extraction. The assertion has been male in doubt and trembling ; for writers have been confounded by essential contrasts in the religious customs of North and South America ; there were al analogies between them, which circumstance should have compelled historians to pursue another path of iii; quiry, and to obtain a conclusive truth ; but they found a Gordian knot whica they could not unravel, Sod' assuming the impatient weapon of Alexander, they de stroyed it. The architecture, however, of the rums of Copan, Palenque, TJxmal, and their time-honoured 5 5 ' sociates, has furnished a rosette stone' to aid the new translation of the hieroglyphical history of (now) An' cient America ; and if our theory is true, not only have the Islaelites walked the land where the sun bestows his last smile, but another nation (in which was retained the primitive language of the diluvian world) previously trod that soil as aborigines ; and beyond all this,, if our thread of Ari a d ne l ea d us f a i t hf u ll y , if not th e Al' mighty father, who gave the thought, will pardon its application : yes, beyond all the bounding feelings leap ing at events, at once classic and venerated, do we con template another branch of our theory ; for if we not write in error—and our perfect faith assures us that we do not—then the trembling hand which sought in doubt the Saviour's wounds has been outstretched in sacred oratory even in those southern wilds ; the bold yet conquered voice, which uttered in hallowed and confirmed faith, My Lord and my God,' has given forth its missioned eloquence even in the western hemi sphere, and there the ashes of that Apostle may yet repose.' The author then proceeds to discourse in the fol lowing eloquent manner upon the two races of people —as newly divided by him, and sustained throughout by his arguments. The most `superficial THE KING OF SPAIN. THE LATE FOOD RIOTS. It affords us very great pleasure to be able to report that the peace of this county is completely re-established, and that the riots which alarmed and grieved the well disposed inhabitants may now happily be referred to as a thing which has gone by. In the beginning of this week apprehensions were entertained that an in tended shipment of potatoes at the fishing village of Portmahomack, near the eastern extremity of the county, would be resisted, and, as a precaution. ary measure, a party of the 27th Regiment were moved upon Monday, from Dingwall to Inver gordon, to be transported thence, if necessary, by the Birkenhead steamer to the scene of disturbance. But the people, to their credit, abstained from opposition, the shipment went on quietly, and the troops had not to advance beyond Invergordon. They remain there fur the present —a party of the 67th, which had pre viously occupied that station, having been withdrawn to Fort-George, with the sanction of the local authorities. The steamer is still in the Frith, and soldiers can he quickly conveyed by her to any place on the coast, in the event of a fresh outbreak. %Ve think it very impro• liable, however, that their services will be again required in this way. —Ross-shire Advertiser. _ CWMBRAIN BAR AND BOILER PLATE WORKS.— t We are happy to hear that the result of the experiment made at these works, for the manufacture of boiler plates, is no longer problematical. Mr. John Hughes, the engineer of Pillgwenlly, has made several boilers with the Cwmbrain plates, and speaks of their quality in the highest terms. It is a singular circumstance, that the two buoys put down near the new South Wales Railway bridge, over the river Usk, at Newport, were made by Mr. Hughes, with some of the first plate manu factured at the Cwmbrain works; and if a date were now put upon them, they would offer a lasting record of the year in which these works were established. We hear that the plates have already been successfully introduced into the markets of London, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Bristol.—MonmouthNhire Merlin. MADEMOISELL E JENNY LlND.—During the per formance at her INlajescy's Theatre on Tuesday, a foreign courier arrived, bringing letters announcing the depar• ture of Mdlle. Jenny Lind from Vienna, on her way to fulfil her engagement at her NI-ijesty's Theatre. The letters also announce the arrival, immediately after Easter, of Staudigl. Th us we s h a ll h ave the great I ta li an basso, Lablache, and the greatest German basso at the same time. Novelty will succeed novelty—Ernani on Saturday, I Due Foscari after Easter week, whilst Jenny Lind will make her debut in Alicia, in Meyerbeer's grand opera of nootrto ii Diavo/o.—Post. _ - MISS VENABLES' CONCERT. —A correspordent in forms us of the progress of musical taste, and the conse quent appreciation of what is excellent, in Liverpool. Miss Venables, (he says) whom Welshmen in conse quence delight to praise., and have praised, both in prose and poetry, gave a concert on St. David's day. The young lady's singing was excellent ; and Mr. Mor riss's performances on the harp were much applauded. Miss Venables' style is said to possess a good deal of tkat rare thing—originality. All the inhabitants of the small town of Egelsback, in the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, about 1,400 in number, including the! bourgmestre, the justice of the peace, the echevins, &c., &c., have demanded permis sion from the Cr overnraeut to be allowed to emigrate to Anitrica. The following paragraph appears in a Paris journal called the Sernaine. The circumstance to which it alludes, whether true or false, has been freely spoken of in the French capital for some considerable time;— `• Is it, or is it not, true that in an obligation under seingprive, written entirely by Don Francisco de Assis, in January, 1840, this Prince declares that to recom pense the services rendered or to be rendered, the ad vances made or to be made, the measures past or to come, having for object his marriage with Queen Isa bella IL, of Spain, he constitutes himself debtor to Messieurs. which shall become due at the moment of the official celebration of the said marriage; that the said sum shall be considered as a holy and sacred debt, pass ing even before the obligations of the State, and that in order that the engagement subscribed may have force and value, notwithstanding the mi nority of his Royal Highness the Infante Don Francisco, his august father has taken part in the contract in order to emancipate him specially as regards the contracted obligation, and to make himself respon sible for it ? 2. Is it or is it not true that this obli gation, signed by the Infante's father and son, was de posited with a notary at Paris ? 3. Is it or is it not true that a retrocession of 3,000,000 f. on the 8,000,000 f., torming the anraint of the obligation, took place the same day on the part of Monsieur in favour of Count de —, to enable him to recompense the services rendered directly to the Infante for the same object and from the same cause ; that on the sth of October fol lowing Count de -- consented in his turn to the de legation of 125,000 francs to Monsieur —, in conse quence of two journeys made to Madrid by the latter, and that this obligation stipulated that the interest of that sum should be due to the said Monsieur from the day on which the condition forming the base of the said obligation should be accomplished, until the day on which the payment of the capital should be entirely efft!cted? 4. Is it or is it not true that the legal existence of the obligation deposited with a notary, as we have said above, is proved by an ordonnance de refere of the month of February, 1844, rendered contradictorily between --, who pr9fited by principal obligation, and the depositor who pretended that the deposit had only been made for four years? 5. Is it or is it not true that the magistrate before whom the affair came de clared that the documents were suffieieLt to warrant the prorogation of the deposit until 1848? 6. Lastly, is it or is not true that in a document signed Feb. 5, 1840, by the person who principally profits by the obligation, the following division is made:—Ftve-eighths, that is, three million francs, divided into six parts, three-sixths bein to Monsieur —, one-sixth to Count de —, one six to Monsieur and one -sixth to Baron de ----? 847. - y e rato of 11 C 44 ther