The Sun. — London, England, 1840-10-20 00:00:00

•.---- YEN 1N( EOITION FRENCH LEAVE. (From the Gazelle des Tribunaux.) At a late hour of the ni;:ht a respectable gentleman, aided by the flickering light of the pale nil-lamps, was hurrying through the tortuous and narrow streets of a t most lonely quarter, impatient to regain his domicile. This honest pedestrian was no other than a native of Bas-Lmousin, driven to the metropolis by the urgency of an impending lawsuit. Fagged with numerous and unavailing visits, with comings and goings in every di rection, exhausted with business appointments, idle con- ferenees, and wasted words, the poor man, whose fate the morrow was to declare, had just been ferreting out 'his solicitor and his counsellor, one at a family dinner party, and the other at a had. The excitement of see big his rightful property contested, the tear of some un fortunate encounter, of which he had read so many ex amples in the newspaper, sufficiently explain the des perate rapidity with which he was moving on. Lie had gained without accident the obscure street which had the good fortune to contain his modest habi tation, and might with Sosia have exclaimed, " Aleis j e vois ma maison et ma fray cur s'evade," when, 0 luckless encounter ! the sound of footsteps, light but hurried, and in a parallel direction to his own, struck his ear ; and ere he had time to take refuge in his dwelling-place some one brushed swiftly by him. Retreat was impossible— be ventures on a glance—'tis a woman—he breathes again. lie gave a second glance—but this time a bold one—which enabled him to remark a recherche toilet, an elegant figure, and, but for the uncertain and oscillating light swayed by the wind, he would have sworn to one of the loveliest faces or. earth. On reaching the end of the street the lovely stranger stopped, and looked anxiously round in apparent uncer tainty. It was evident that she had lost her way. Our geutleman had stopped also, doubtless with no sinister iatention, but merely trout curiosity to see how the ad venture would terminate. After turuing her eyes in every direction, the lady at last directed them on her mysterious fellow-passenger. Probably this impromptu look, aided by the light of the lamp. assumed a particularly attractive character, for our litigant immediately advanced towards her, hat in hand, his toes turned out, and his person inclined according to the most approved rules for a respectful bow. " Madam, if lam eat strangely mistaken, it appears to me that lou are seeking your way !" " Your conjectures, S.r, are unfortunately but too well founded," replied a gentle and musical voice ; " I am a stranger to this quarter, and know not which .way to go." "If you would do me the honour to inform me what street you inhabit, I may, perhaps, be for tunate enough." " You are very kind, Sir," interrupted the fair wanderer, " but that would be useless; I am in the most ealoarrassing situation. My porter has ac tually had the Lee to refuse opening the door to me.' ' Past 12—you know the rule, as the man says in the play,' No doubt, but the case is a hard one. Two friends, of whom I asked hospitality, were positively obliged to refase it , my only resource now is to seek en: a third friend—but the distance is so great, and I am warn out with faCeue—perhaps, too, they may have gone to bed. Dear, dear, what shall I do?" " Madam," sila the gallant provincial, at the same time brushing up his gray hair, " I cannot see you thus. In a word, learn that I ant the father of a family, with a wife and children, arid incapable of behaving un worthily, witness my gray hairs ; permit me, then, to entree that yeu will accept my devoted arm, my re sidence is within a step, and I shall consider it my duty to offer you half of toy apartment." " Really, Sir I crienot think—" Tee lady hesitated, the greybeard insisted ; at last the lair one yielding timidly passed her arm in his, art I alter a short but eminently virtuous and moral coneen , ation, both arrived at the promised asylum. More generous still then the hero of Sterne's " Senti mental Journey," the gc ntlenaan ceded his only bed to his guest, and more religiously obsery ing the treaty tlr iu Yurick, occupied a chair with heroic resigna tion in an adjoining closet. At dawn of day he arose, and mysteriously emerging from his hiding place, crept softly across the room, without venturing a glance towards the bed, and, satis fied that he hail not disturbed his visitant, descended the :taire and went forth in scarce of his men of busi ness, from whom Ire received assurance that his success was certain. Joyfully returning, he prepared himself to provide a delicate breakfast, as a climax to his chaste hospitality, when to his utter astonishment the bird had flawn. lie immediately ran up to h.is apartment ; heavens what a litter, every thing topsy-turvy ! the fair incogwia had decamped with an ample share of booty. lite poor man, out of his wits with indignation, ran off to the commimaire, who promised him an effectual arri prompt revenge. In the mean time his cause was tried, and a verdict was given against our provincial, who, howevel, had the consolation to see his perfidious gut-st appear in humble guise before the Correctional I'oliee, where, having previously beets detected in similar , freaks, she was condemned to 15 months imprisonment, and five years' supervision. A SLOW POSION. (From the Gazette des Tribunaux.) A little drama of some interest, but which fortunately terminated in a tragi-comical denouement, was enacted a few days back at the prison of Glichy. A noble lady, whose debts had made her an inmate of that place,.had' the misfortune to see an instruction directed sgai;:tit her the request of the public Ministry ter minate in an oroinanca from the Council Chamber, by which she was summoned to appear before the Correc tional Police. Toe nature of her captivity was there fore about to change. Charged with a misdemeanour, and the ohject of a prosecution, she was ordered to be removed to the Prison of St. Lazare. One of the ushers in the service of the Court was accordingly di recta(' to acquaint the Baroness with the order for her immediate removal. This infhrmation came on her like a thunderbolt. A. woman of wit, if ever there was on,, and possessed of an imagination rich in every sort of expedient, she called every artifice to her aid in order to escape her fate. Tears, entreaties, fainting, fits, hysterics, threats, violence, passive resistance, all were successively em ployed, but to no purpose. This arsenal of defensive weapons could not move the usher from his duty, and he was at last driven to the necessity of calling to his assist ance four of the stoutest turnkeys. B , aten in her last retrenchments, the Baroness sounded a par!oy, and ended by requesting a moment's convt•rsation with the usher. The latter consented, ordered his auxiliaries to withdraw, and, resuming his character of a man of the world, excused himself for the summary course to which she had urged him. " Alato," he added, " I am ready to hear all you may have to say." '• lam about to disclose a dreadful and , fatal secret,'' replied the lady. " Know that you see before 3ou a corpse." " Really, Madame," interrupted the ministerial officer, " to judge by the healthy glow ott your check' -" Sir, do not interrupt me," con tinued the lady, " but shudder A quarter of an hour before your arrival, aware of thu orders of which you are the bearer, I took poison I" Any other than an old practitioner would have been taken in by a similar revelation ; but the usher reflect iag on the brilliant eyes, the plump and rosy cheeks of the Baroness, and her general healthy appearance, came to the conclusion that, at all events, the poison had cer tainly made but little progress, and that if the prisoner was to die at all she might just as legally do so in the Rue du Faubourg St. Denis as in the Rue Unity. Nevertheless, he very courteously proposed calling is medical assistance, and on the refusal of the Baroness declared that all artifice was useless, and she must resign herself. The Baroness accordingly gave herself up, though not without protesting against the barbarity of judicial offi cers. The usher conveyed his prisoner to St. Lazare, where he recommended the greatest attention to the new prisoner, and the greatest care for her health,.lest some ext.•:iorti nary accident should occur. This done he quickly withdrew, and was fortunate enough to find his Bironess, after the l a pse of a w ee k, pl ace d a t th e b ar , boomi ng with heath, and requesting that she might be rethaoil e il, without,• • however, evincing the slightest fear as to the possible ravages. of the very slow p o i son s h e had tak en on the clay of her removal. The B aroness p was again summone d t o appear before the Court,atillaY s previous t o th e commencement o f g proceeding s the King's advocate h a d rece i ve d a l etter from his prisoner, appealing to hi s i n d u l gence , f oun di ng her p• is nn her sad state . of health. " I shall di e a t your meet," she said, if lamtreated with too great was made of th e p o i son , an d tiP her appearance tok,,,ing the most brilliant health fully justified the usher's incredulity. The facts brought against the Baroness Pillay were all similar in char acter —breach of swindling t rust , a cals -. ca ci p r w r ee i a e rr d . on undei- co ver of a high-sounding name, mice of wealth , and bu y in g on credit arti cles Which immediately sold for read y money. A furthe r complaint e was urged a gainst her—namely, that of negotiating bill s of no value. The Baroness was condemned by the Tri• i m prisonment, and the restituti on burial to four mouths' .of the sums drawn. EXTRAVAGANCE IN DRESS. — Yet even this costly mignitieence with hom it was a fterwards surpassed w by that of Villiers, Duke of VMS COMii,oll, even tt .an oc kiiwbam, diamond buttons, and Ibis eiotb, i trimmedgreatrdinary dancing, to have with great to have diamond hatband-, cockades, and car-rings, to he y o k e d w i t h great an d man if o ld ropes and i m pri. knots of pe.irl; in sh or t, t o h e ma nacled, fettered, and zoned in jewels: insomuch that at his going to Paris in 1625, h e hod twenty-seven suits of clothes made, the richest that embroidery, laec, silk, velvet, gold, and gems could contr i bute; one of which was a white uncut velvet ' set all over, both suit and cloak, with diamonds valued at fourscore thousand Pounds, besides a great feather stuck all over with diamonds, as were also his sword, girdle, bat- I band, and spurs.— The Art (y . IVeedleisorh, by the Coun- i tess of Wilton. The Board of Customs have ordered that Bullish I timber and ctood, 4 a des;:ri-,tion and dimer.kicns calcu lated to be uz•ed for railw ay sleep ers be added to the list , 1 of articles exempt from coast regul at i ons, on removal from : ' port to port in the tTii!..tti IvcgriAn.—R a u way Times. i 1 SYRI A. (From the Colistitutionne/.) Our private Correspondent in Constanti n opl e h as forwarded to us copies of three letters add resse d by th e English Consular Agents in Damascus and Aleppo to Admiral Stopford and Commodore Napier : " TO COMMODORE NAPIER, ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S SHIP THE POWERFUL, AT BEYROUT. " Aleppo, SEPT. 22. Sir,—l take the liberty of sending you this letter, under this form, in order to transmit to you here en closed a despatch for Colonel Hodges, which I pray you to have the goodness to forward to its address. " I received, through the hands of my father, a copy of your proclamation, and did all I could to give it the widast circulation. I did not do so publicly in this city, for you cannot form an idea of the fanaticism of the class of Mussulmans we have here. They evince an apparent joy, whilst they entertain at bottom a great enmity against Europeans and Christians generally, and I conceived that it might have the effect of compromising the existence of the latter. Nevertheless, I read and gave that document to some of my friends among the Turks, but in a confidential manner, and they promised secretly to make use of it. " I likewise sent it to all our Consuls and Consular agents, recommending them to promote as much as possible the accomplishment of your desires among the mountaineers of their respective districts. As far as I am concerned, you may rely on my zeal to forward the object you have in view, and avail myself of every op portuny of informing you of all the events which may Occur. " I have caused the separate Act to be widely cir culated among all classes of people in this district. It was everywhere received with joy and satisfaction, but to give you an idea of the fanaticism and distrust of the inhabitants in this place, they publicly say—` If the Sultan comes, well and (rood ; but we arc greatly afraid that it is a trick of the'Kiaffers (giaours) to gain pos.- session of our country,' " Aleppo abounds with disaffected individuals, wbo never know if they are satisfied. 1 have the honour, &c. " F. N S. WEaRY, Consul.' " TO THE HON. SIR R. STOPtORD, ADMIRAL, COMMAND ER•IN•CHIEF OF THE NAVAL FORCES OF HER BRITAN- MC MAJESTY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, AT BEY- ROUT. " Aleppo, Sept. 2. " Sir,—l have the honour of nddressing to you the enclosed, under the care of Mr. Worry, Consul at Da mascus, in order to communicate to you all the inter esting particulars that came to my knowledge respecting the state of the adjoining country and of the north of Syria, and the positions occupied by the Egyptian troops. " You are, no doubt, aware that his Excellency Ibra him Pacha arrived in this city on the 15th ult., coming from Marasch. " The sudden and unexpected appearance of his Ex cellency, and his departure in the evening of the fol lowing day, have given rise to many conjectures. Ibra him Paella proceeded to the north. The last advices from that quarter announce that his Excellency had arrived at Balbeck, and that he was levying money and procuring arms in that place and its neighbourhood. " The Government here is actively engaged in pre paring biscuit. 100,000 okes are required daily. A large quantity has been sent on to Maraseh and to the frontiers, together with military materiel. " I am informed also that beasts of burden, laden with ammunition, of which there is here a considerable depot, continually leave our city for the frontier, pro bably, and according to my information, for Marasch, and also for Urfa. " The garrison of this city consists of the 31st Re giment of Infantry of the Line, and of the Ist Regi ment of Foot Guards. There is besides a company of Artillery, with about 30 field pieces. " The forces at Orfa continue in the same po sitions, and arc composed of four regiments, two of infantry and two of cavalry, with four batteries of ar tillery. There are also is that district 1,400 hen nedys, under the orders of his Excellency Mag Giun Bey. " At illArasch there are two regiments of infantry, one of which, the 3d of the Foot Guards, has been or dered. 1 am told, to Scandrroon. There are besides some batteries of artillery. The regiment of Cuirassiers continues at Alhostan, and it appears that the regular Egyptian troops do not occupy any position beyond that place, although their authority extends as far •zs Sman tia, within a few leagues of Kaisseriah, where they have installed a musselim. " Not long since hii Excellency Ibrahim Paella marched towards the south the whole of the regular troops quartered at Adana, with the exception of a singe regiment. and I have not as yet ascertained if others have arrived to replace them. I expect, however, to receive soon some information on the subject from our agent in that district. 4' I have just heard that the 12th Regiment of Inlay.- try, under Rustum Bey, has arrived at Antioch, where it has been ordered to stop. 'rh:s regiment was one of those lately employed in suppressing the insurrection in Lebanon. " Such are, according to the best information I hive been able to procure, the present positions held by the Egyptian forces in this district. " I must also tell you that the regular forces of the , Sultan on the line of Koniah, under the command of Haxgi Ali Pacha, amount to between 15,000 and 20,000 men, besides some irregular corps ; but 1 have been assured that those troops have occupied their posi tions for several months without makiog any movement. Several persons have lately arrived from Malatia and Carpout. I had an interview with them, but could' procure no interesting intelligence. They only say that the regular troops of the Sultan abandoned that part of the country seven months ago, and directed their march towards Constantinople. This force was replaced by a few detachments of irregular cavalry, called Bachi-Bo zuk. Those persons add, that when they were leaving Malatia, the son of Redscbid Pacha arrived there post haste. The motive of his journey was not known, but it was supposed that he was followed by a body of troops. The Kejah travellers, who arrived from Car pout, state that they had seen in that place three per sons coming from Mouch, by whom they had been told that a considerable Russian force had advanced as far as Baibouth, which is only three days' march to the north of Erzeroum. " I am happy to inform you that for the present this city, its neighbourhood, and I may add, all the places within the jurisdiction of the Consulate, as well as all the districts on the northern frontier, enjoy perfect tranquillity. " I gave to the separate act signed in London on the 15th of July by the Courts of Great Britain, Aus tria, Prussia, and Russia, and having for its object the pacification of tho East, the greatest possible publicity, and I did everything in my power to explain to all classes of the people the object the Allies have in view. This document was received and listened to by every body with great joy, and the people arc now anxiously awaiting its execution. " I forwarded copies of all those documents to all the Vice-Consuls and Consular agents of this district, with orders to execute strictly the instructions they con tained, and to circulate them by every possible means in their respective districts, and even in other parts of the country. I have recommended them to neglect no opportunity of communicating to you every fact calcu lated to interest you, and to be ready to execute all the orders and instructions which you may transmit to them. " I shall consider it my duty to avail myself of every occasion of acquainting y ou with all the movements that may occur, and to con form rigorously to your com mands. •• 1 am informed this instant that tFe Government is sending off towards the south ammunitioi and military provisions, and that it has ceased to forward any more to the frontiers. In a few days this point will be better explained. " I have the honour, &c., " F. N. S. WER RY, Consul." P.S. Addressed to Admiral Stopford by Consul Werry, of Aleppo : •' I have the honour of informing you, that shortly after closing my despatch, I had a conversation with a Christian merchant, just returned from Adana,from whom I obtained the following intelligence, for the accuracy of which he pledges himself, and which I hasten to trans- mit to you : " His Excellency Ahmet Menikly Paella was at Adana. The sth and 29th Regiments of infantry and three regiments of cavalry were in that town, but he could not recollect the numbers of the last. He adds, that those troops were stationed along the frontiers, between Adana and Marasch. There are besides at Adana 1,000 men of irregular cavalry, and an equal number at Sis. A regiment of artillery is quartered in the defile of Taurus, under the command of Mohamed Bey, General of Artillery, with a company of Sappers and Miners. The Moussclim of Byas has under his orders 1,000 men of irregular cavalrr. " The 3d Regiment of Foot Guards, mentioned in my desatch having received counter-orders, had not arrived' at Scanderoon. I infer from this that it has retraced its steps, or stopped at Aintab. This man assures me th at t h e di str i ct of Adana, an d t h e country through w hi c h he passed, were perfectly tranquil." (To the Same.) " Sir,—l have the honour an nexed, three letters o , f the co n ne for i t ‘ o D tshe a . en n d i: s e t a co : e s ): o S cu e o p mh t e. m rje i :it t.ee m G merc d e l o in f i t o .lz e E N as a t pie l r n , d t ie h s e , of the Chamber , n r e c ral of the London Post another for the Director - General General, and a third t i two first h m a l vd i n a g n r d eac m h e e s d s t e , n ia ge ß rsag b a t . between this city and Government. 1 Beyrout have been intercepted We are thus left without any accuyrattedile'nformation of 1 what is going on at Beyrout and along measures adopted by the authorities in theateoraesstp.ectTabree lo severe, that I fear there is no chance of obtaining any advices therefrom. " Affairs in this city. in its neighbourhood, I nd in the adjoining districts, are for the present tranquil, and m ay continue so until the movement on P.louut Lebanon shall have had time to develop itself. THE SUN, LONDON, TUES')AY, OCTOBER 20 O. " I will remain at my post, and act in all cases us the present political events may require. A GLORIOUS VICTORY making a settlement they have unsettled everything. The real object of the war—if object be tie,mit)cd " I have the honour, &c., " F. N. S. WERRY, Consul of her Britannic Majesty, and Aged or the East India Company in Syria." "THE BATTLE OF BLENHEIM." It was a summer evening, tendency—is to reverse the policy of ten years pit, which was to counteract the ambitious objects of Russia. The present treaty is to further all the objects which have font,► been entertained by that graspiog power.— Dubtin autrrbdnyes;hem out 1 - Oki . Kaspar's work was done, And he before his cottage door Was sitting in the sun, Arid by him sported on the green His little grandchild Wilhelmine. She saw her brother Peterkin Roll something large and round, Which he beside the rivulet p l a ying there had found ; e V n , i t said h ' e . In Ile came to ask what lie had found, That was so large ootllrac, ti eu a rni n riaao d nll,gi,los,ses ismoothirgltesohoco,uklll:asi about, sihl: plough,e; round. d u i : n e d , . Oki Kaspar took it from the boy,' Who stood expec rle t e a g a tt: r h e oet : tp : l' a i n i n that great victors." And , : ,rti‘,:ls t ( h is c ov. i: ilt t iel h p e ao ~, N l N,F ll v fi noi t ed n ' r :d in fel l t a h n c on3 i , m ' u ' t7h t i hlo n l i 'seueint;G:ii thousand Great For there's many A " Now tell us what 'turas all about," Young Peterkin he cries ; While little Willielminc looks up, With wonder-waiting. eyes ; " Now tell us all about the war, " And what they kill'd each other for." I t was the English," Kaspar cried, .. Who put the French to rout, " But what they hill'il each other for.,, " I could not well make out. ' 1-"`3 HAMBURGLI MAIL. - - lt is melancholy that it is in the power of a few head strong personages in one country to involve all other co,ntries in the calamities of war ; it is startling to find that civilization has done so little towards eradi cating the propensity to fight. A war would throw Europe back in the march of improvement for a century —it would destroy millions of her treasure and shod torrents of her blood ; it would be productive of incal culable miseries everywhere : once begun, its end is beyond human foresight, for fresh causes of quarrel are sure to arise, in the pursuit of which the original difference is forgotten. May God, in his infinite mercy. avert its woes from the Christian world ! BERLIN, OCT. I3.—The Prussian Stale Gazelle 1 contains to-day the programme of the ceremonies to be observed on the 15th of October. when the Estates of the German provinces are to do homage to his Majesty. FRONTIERS OF RUSSIA, SEPT. 30.—(From the Swabian .illercury.)—According to accounts which may be depended on from travellers who come from the interior of Russia, the reports of the French and German papers of armaments and movements of troops towards the south of the Empire are greatly exagge rated. Not a single battalion has yet commenced its march from Poland. The journey of the Emperor to the South is still uncertain. In conjunction with the calm attitude of Austria in the crisis, we here find an additional reason to believe that the hope of preserving the general peace is not yet given up. KIEL, OCT. 13.—1 t is reported here that an appli cation has been made on the part of the Russian Go vernment to ours, to know whether there would be any objection to the Russian Baltic fleets wintering, if it should be required in a Danish port in the Baltic. The presence of several Russian men of war in the course of the summer, makes the public inclined to believe tht the Russian Government has our harbour in view. Now is the time for Christianity to exert its iefiu (nee, and prove its power. Now should its ministers everywhere apply themselves to the allaying, by its soothing mission of peace on earth and good will to man, the excited and angry passions which, kindled without a cause in one nation, are sure soon to be excited in the other.-- e Smncrect County Gazette. . France has been as wrong and wayward, and after wards as braggart and abusive, as it is possible for her to be—Syria has been brutally oppressed, and the Four Powers are borind to aid the Sultan in preserving his dominions both by treaty, humanity, and policy ; ne vertheless we shall great y rejoice at an avoidance of further fighting. It is not, after all, a cause on which to hazard so grave, so deplorable, and so much to be avoided a catastrophe as an European beer. We repeat our belief as well as our desire that this ccnsummation may he avoided.— atfi)rd Chronicle. , With respect to the immediate question of peace or war, recent communications have passed between Lord Palmerston and the French Government of a pa cific and conciliatory character ; and the question will shortly merge into this, whether France and England are to disturb the peace of Europe, in order to deter mine whether Mehemet shall, or shall not, remain de facto the Governor of Egypt.—Carnarvon Herald. We have already stigmatised the whole proceeding on the part of our Ministry out of which all this alarm and danger have grown, causing already great ex pense, as wholly unnecessary, and contrary to the in terests of England. We arc glad to fied that our views agree with those of our most enlightened Con temporaries, and we arc sire they correspond with the happiness and morality of England as well as the opinion of the bulk of our industrious people. We stated last week that the state pipers of Lord Palmerston had confirmed us in our opinion that England ought not to have engaged in such a coarse, and aft'. s'ae ought immediately to withdraw from it. Since, then, that state paper has been the theme of almost unbounded eulogy by both Whig and Tory jour nals. It is, therefore, due to ourselves to justify our opinion. We admit that, so far as France is concerned, it is conclusive. It shows distinctly ant unanswerably that France has not the smallest reason to find fault with the conduct of England, which towards her has been marked by moderation, respect, consistency, and good faith. But so far as the English public is concerned, it does not supply the shadow of a reason why their resources should be employed, their blood and treasure wasted, and the risk of a gene ral war encountered. In such a question two Go vernments are by the respective statesmen of both considered as everything and the people as nothing. Hence in Lord Palmerston's elaborate production there is not one word to justify to the people of England the course he has pursued. Considering the pledges on which the Whig Government took office—Peace, Re trenchment, and Reform—we hold this to be a fatal de fect in that state paper. We are actually engaged in war, for the lives of some of our people have been lost in a combat, And a large force of both marines and sea men is employed on the coast of Syria ; and not one word is put forth by Government to defend such a wide departure from its principles. We spoke before of that state paper in relation to our community, not in relation to France ; and we repeat that it has not in one jot altered our opinions that the proceedings of Lord Pal merston on this snlject were totally uncalled for, are ut present injurious, and may be most ruinous to the coun try.—Brighion Guardian. ST. PETERSBURGH, OCT. 9.—General Perowsky, Governor-General of Orenburg, is still in this capital, and will probably remain here a long time. Our differ ences with Khiva may perhaps be shortly settled in an amicable manner. It is pretty confidently affirmed that an Ambassador from the Khan is on his was hither for the purpose of arranging these differences. The Rus sians who are detained prisoners in Khiva are to be re stored, and, if we may trust private accounts, are already on their way. " But every body-said,"- quoth " That 'twas a famou s victory." My father lived at Blenheim then _ " 'Yon little stream hard by, " They burnt his dwellin g to the ground, " And he was forced to fly ; " So with his wife and child he fled, " Nor had he where to rest his head. " With fire and sword the country round " \Vas wasted far and wide, " And many a chilling mother then " And new-born baby died ; " But things like that you know must be At every famous victory.' " They say it was a shocking sight " After the field was won ; " For many thousand bodies here " Lay rotting in the sun ; " But things like that you know must be " After a famous victory. Great praise the Duke of Marlbro' won, " And one good Prince Eugene." " Why, 'twas a very wicked thing," Said little Wilheltnine. " Nay —nay—my little girl," quoth he, " It was a famous victory. " And everybody praised the Duke " Who this great fight did win." " But what good came of it at last ?" Quoth little Peterkin. Why that I cannot tell," said he, " Bat 'twas a Limns vietory."—Soulkey. HANOVEa, Ocz. 13.—We learn that after the re view the King will set out this evening for Berlin, to be present at the ceremonies of the 15th. OCT. 14.—His Majesty has been pleased to appoint Count Von Kielmansegge, hitherto resident Minister at Paris, to the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary t 4 the Court of Great Britain. Hamburg Papers, Oct. 16. HA.IIBU RG BOIISENHALLE, OCT. 16, Bills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Miares A Russian Loan lO4 11.4 1 4•• uisizii 5 per Cent. tst serlcs, CGrtiticate 10n,; ; 10) Inscription, Ist Se.:ics lOl RuAsian 5 per Cent. flop, and Co. 3d and 4th Series 97 Ditto in Certificates Dutch Actual Debt, 2;4 pc. Cent—. ......... 43 Ditto sperCent I'oli'h Bond. New fieiiet Arglo-oanisli Loan, 3 per Ceo' '7•211, Norwegian Loan, 1534, 4 per Spanish, New 3 per Cents. — r.ACH ANGUS ON: LONDON. HAMBURG, OLT. 10.-1:1 3/s.—Two months, 13 IN. STOCKHOLM, Occ. 9.—Seventy-five days, 11. iii. PETRINBUBCI4, OCT. 9. —l2wo months, X 974, pence. CLIRISTIANIA, OCT. 3 —Three months, 4 ISS dELCiI AN k U NDS-11gussELs, OCT. 17. Actual Mkt, 2i. per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent.... 3 per Cent. Thirty.seven-- •• €l 11, Loan of City, 183'2, per Cent Society of Cornin,rce, 4y, per Cent lO9 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent .............» 75 National Society . Exchange on Condom (short) Brussels Papers, Oct. 17 . A USTRI AN FUN US.—VIENNA, OCT. 9 five per Cents. Metalliques Year per Cents. '1 hrcc per Cents. Bank Shares —Aiken/eine Zeitung, Oct. 14 WAR OR PEACE. (FROM THE COUNTRY PAPERS.) What e'en England gain by such a war? Empty glory at best, bought with battered brains and muti lated limbs. We may, indeed, accomplish something more—a Europeen war, with its incalculable evils—a result which would arrest the progress of cis ilizetion and freedom, and fill the world with crime and misery. From such a consequence let all good men pray for de livery. Both in France and in England, we rejoice to believe that there are millions who abhor war, knowing that they will chiefly suffer by it, that their means must be taxed to maintain it, and that it will cause their children's blood to flow in rivers. It is not the French nation that is clamouring for war ; the political adven turers are the loudest in demanding it, and it is not to be wondered at that the hot Goliath of France responds to their fiery appeals,-a-Devonport Independent. But, at all events, • wheteVer may be • the secret wishes of Louis Philippe, the ' French people, we •he lieve, have resolved upon'war ; and, therefore, war, we suppose, there . will J.C! ; and it will be as some one has facetiously observed, 1" an immediate war, brought on by meddling, statesmen :in their anxiety to prevent the possibility of a ;distant war springing out of the Eastern 4uestion." That is, we are going to war to-day that we may be at peace to-morrow ; absolutely plunging from the bank into the stream, lest our boat should be , upset as we cross it. 0 7 . clever statesmen ! 0 ! able politicians! Well might the Chancellor of Sweden tell us, that it required little wisdom to preside over the affairs of nations.—Liverpool Albion. WAIL! AND FOR WHAT OBJECT ?—The wretched tone of the London Press makes it peremptory in all who are beyond the seductions of party to :•peak out— to speak aloud for peace! There the newspapers seem almost all engaged in fanning the flumes of hatred, and it is difficult to say whettur the National and Univers in France, or the Morning Chronicle and Standard in England, have been most actively employed in the sa tanic work of flinging about the lighted brands of discord. But " blessed are the peace-makers ;" and it will indeed be a heavenly voice which can be heard for peace amid these trumpet-blasts of war....-Manchester Times, " War for our . holy religion !" was the cry raised against the first French Revolution. For whit are we now at war ? Is it our" religion"—is it our " glo rious Constitution"—is it for or against the slave-trade ? British ships have entered upon a warfare in Syria, that is likely to fan the flame of war throughout the earth ; for every nation is interested in the question. Both France and America are in honour and principle bound to support MehetereCAli against the despots of the earth.—Durham Chronicle. The great question to be determined is, whether it comports more with the interests of England to quarrel with France and ally herself to Russia, or to comply with the wishes of France, even though they be a little unreasonable. Is the balance of power more likely to be disturbed by ahandooing a little more or less of ter ritory to the Pacha, or by a general Europe in war ? We hope that, even at the last hour, this calamity may be averted—Carlisle Patriot. MELANCHOLY AFFAIR.—A very distressing The people of England are interested in preventing and melancholy sce ne was witnessed on Thursday morning, what now seems but too probable, and what the Whig abort nine o'clock, in Stockwell-street, Glasgow. A pour Ministry are bringing about. Better by far would it woman, whose husband had died in some wretched hovel have been that the cause of legitimacy had suffered— in the neighbourhood of the Bridcgate, was seen walking that the integrity of the Turkish empire had been destroyed behind a common barrow, on which was placed the remains —that the balance of power had been disturbed—than of her departed husband. The poor creature, who ap. at war trance. What is the peered to by in a very distressed state of mind, several times gave vent to her feelings. She was attended by her that we should be • with ' ' Turkish empire to . us ? What shall we gain by the little daughter, a girl about nine years of age. The par. " famous victory" just achieved at Beyrout ? What do ties appeared to be of the poorest class of Irish shearers, we hope to gain by a war with the peaceable inhabitants and a large crowd witnessed the melancholy scene, as it of China. The people of England and Scotland should passed on its way to the churchyard. [This paragraph is protest against the act of their Government. Meetings newspapers. And can it be really t rue , t h at in a Chris now going the round of the Gl asgow and Edin burghwith large E w g t y o pt, n s w , i t t o b d eFerl,amrecefo, withr tian city like Glasgow, the p oor are su ff ere d to bury their the s m h a o i u n i t d en b a e nc h e el ? d f in pe a a ll ce tl Chine and with all the world.—Aylesbury News. dead like dogs? A we e ping w id ow " seen walki ng b ' e- hind a common barrow, on which was pl ace d t h e remains of Well-informed men have no doubt that the Ministry her departed husband !" Oh! h orr ibl e , most berate I Where have determined on going to war with France through were the parochial authorities, that so revolting a scene Mehemet Ali ; that is to say, they have determined on was ever permitted? We would hope, f or t h e sa k e of so de a li ng w i t h M e h eme t Al i , as th e y k now , i n their own humanity, that there is some mistake in the account; arid Consciences, and intend, shall lead to a general war. Iwe entreat our Glasgow contemporaries to se e if t h e y can- Whi gs are going a b out say i ng, " Thi s t i me we w ill par -1 not remove so foul a stain on the character of their city. tition France." Th.:t a political party should be taken En. Scottish Standard.] with judicial madness, is no new thing ; and this is of it. TIIE FEAST OF TABERNACLES.--The Jews We must not reason upon such facts, but act. The only are now celebrating this festival ; it commenced on the object which in their insanity they can have in view, is to 12th, and ceases this day. They each take to the put a stop to the agitation for reform in England, and Synagogue leaves of the date tree, the citron, boughs of repeal in Ireland. Their attack on MehemetAli is totully myrtle, and branches of the drooping willow. On Satur.. without justification or temptation , and consequently day last, being the intermediate one of the feast, a serm on i t • lain the have a mark beyond. He h as never is p y was preached by Mr. Solomon, on the text " The feast of b te d friend of Engl an d an d ' harvest home, at the year's circuit." Thi s sermon Wag been anything but the devo delivered in English (prayers being alway s rea d i n He- Englishmen ;as all of us who have ever chanced to see • children, can testify. press and the ohjeet of the preacher evidently was to i re . the Pyramids, with our wives and whom the • press on the heads of the congregation the necessity an d At this moment the gallant old man, ,3 hi-ed expediency of making public preaching a part of the reli. newspapers (the curse of hirchuis be n them) are gious worship. i• n ' is declaring that no calling " tyrant " and " barbar.a , .can binder SOUTHAMPTON) OCT. 17.—LAUNCH OF AN Englishman shall be hurt as long as he if hinder it, IRON STEAMER.—( From a Correspondent.)—The iron anti inviting your commerce to his ports the block . - steam vessel I some time ago announced as building- at aders will let it pass, though it is true that your prince- Northam, was launched from the yard of the builders pal trade with him. which would be in corn, is cut off Messrs. Sumners, Groves, and Day, on Wednesday last, by the tyrannical laws of our own country. His posi the. in baptismal duties being performed by It.lissJane Ha to hint by solemn treaties. ue, lion Syria was secured sister of Mrs. Sumners, and daughter of the eminent e g the territory secured to him lig' The Turks attacked him in neer of that name. From the beauty of her model, and back. And then, when by treaties, and he drove them . superior construction, she was appropriately named the t v is ripe, they attack " Pride of the (Southampton) Waters." She is 115 feet the pear of the English Ministry With France, if in length on the keel, and 16 feet 6 inches wide; her me- him again with a view to bring on a war of ' dium draught of water two feet. The friends of the as in honour bound she oppo ses the infraction what in rd. solemn o in try owners were invited to an elegant dejeune a lafourchette, of engagements. All this is simply which they partook during the time " The P r id e " was so c i et y i s ca ll ed base ; and i t i s the some in polities. towing round to the engine factory of her build ers a t me Russia, meanwhile, who covets Turkey, is gulling the brook ; and although the power of the vessel (the Forester, fools with encoura L ement and assistance.—Sheffield Iris. What is the ob •ect of the war also of iron), was only six - horse power, she towed th e That is ~ question ? other the distance of six miles in an hour, and placed her ' which must be asked h Lord P..linerston, who seems to under the shears, for receiving her bode,' and engines. have created She is intended for the Southampton and tile of Wight , t has , knocked tlieir England to Sy r; 4 ? Th e y rnig 1- • station. heads together in those parts, as they did long enough DEPLORABLE DEATH FROM DRUNKENNESS. before, without •occueying anything without the whole affair - t - any thing —On Saturday an inquest was held by Mr. Wakley, the ; more important thanrof a n ewspaper. W e Coroner, at the Archer public-house, Newton -street. 1 • her 1,re,,5 . 0n ,I:,iamt nave not meddled with tor •M~ -•! ------- Holborn, on view of the body of Ann Faulkerty, aged 59. r forgot Russia of Turkey on that SUICIDE AT W Thi s of the evidence it appeared that deceased was the wife I .; Circassia we the integrity ATERLOO-BRIDGE.— . - • • her cruel lawless ag m,rn lig between three an , l four o'clock, a young woman, occasion. Neither• mind of a coal-dealer living ie Charles -street, Drury-lane. On 1 • del we n Thursday morning last, at about eight o'clock, the de- gression , against • which has opened the heart of aged 19 years, named Ed A'ards, threw herse:l off the City Poland, ~, . e model. . ... to le in " . C W' I • siGl 0, ater cm-bridge, and vies instantly carried away ceased was in the act of serving some customers in the I Europe to the Autocrat. We per,' e tc ' bead foremost on a heap of and many things for • • •ht have been some rec. shop, when she fell _.. ... coals 1 y which there might interference. B u t 1 two Indl f d bl d I her l t years a i«. an was o iie to lease o; e injured her side. She was pick e d up b y h er husband, I son, right, or policy, to induce tin gay' , . e . itigs in the Wat. Floe-road la .t n•ght, in coesequ,nee of the l in something who, discovering that she was intoxicated, carried her into 1 barbarous remote Mehemet is engage' ~ ~ . 0 . ~ taken an apartment and laid her upon the bed, where he left her ,like the repeal of a union, and IlflVt• 1.1 , mu by some ofthe inhabitants i . in vindicating tere rime- - -r- , , sauce •i r - s I luny,* complained of, and at a late hour la,t nicest asleep. Her daughter on entering the room shortly after A cerdine ! pendenee of a long-plundered people. c • eiy , she was heardthat found her quite • dead. The husband stated that deceased Lord Palmersto n bristled " up for deadly war end r• - the morning. drown herself before to say she would had been intoxicated every day during th. last three years. .for ten versed .thewhole ' policy of the Cabinet years, Mr, Turner, butcher, of Wakefield, has this He had several times attempted to reclaim her, but could „ 1 . er we had a right to make some set lenient to prevent week slaughtered a heifer, in the st.m.ch of , tech was not. She had drank to a great excess of late, which .• ' he attributed to the maims • tance of her son robbing him future war, say the Pa'merstonists The wry to do that .011 ii 4 1, , a quantity of round s.ones, similar to :ho , , .. , •he about three months ago of 1701. and two watches. Ver- 'would be not to have meddled at all. rl 1 ,-. Bot, in order ;0 sett ...ih ,re. one of whist weighed tee eoieede.....'l4"j“Z . diet... That the deceased died from Mk:s3in drinking. • u i secure peace, our dipluiadttsta have created war, a d 10 . G uv; ,,,,ii„,, i COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. THE THEATRES. HAYMARKET. Lord Byron's tragedy of Werner was revived last night at this theatre, on which occasion Mr. Wal lack played the part of Count Ulric. His per formance .was a spirited one throughout, and would have been still more efficient had he not, in places, throWn a - little too much of transatlantic boisterous nesa into his manner. The audience - welcomed him as an old favourite, and in the closing scenes. of the play, when ,stung ,by the taunts of his father, he boldly avows himself a murderer, gave him considerable applause. Mr. Wailful; is a clever actor, especially in melodrame, where his knowledze of stage effect stands him in good stead ; but he is deficient in that depth and earnestness of feeling which is the first requisite of a tragedian. Macready played Werner, and - played it, too, with his usual skill and judgment, Perhaps, this, on the whole, may be pronounced his best character, for it is more equably sustained, and exhibits less mannerism than any of his more ambitious performances. He never sinks below the level of his part, which is more than can be said for his Hamlet or Macbeth. After the tragedy, a new farce, in one act, entitled Out of Place, was produced for the first tine. It is lively and bustling enough, and g iv es Nl rs .F i t z william, who plays the part of Sophy Sol lekins, a pert house maid, an excellent opportunity of disp'aving her versatile powers. She sang two comic; wigs with a world of archness, and delivered some common. place dialogue with spirit and humour. The farcc was tolerably successful, and will possibly run for a fortnight or so. The house was full, but not crowded. IN THE MATTER OF JOHN SANDELL. The bankrupt in this case was described as of " Al bion House, Norwood, boarding-house-keeper ; but was well known as a brewer at Ramsgate a few years since, and had also visited Rye, in Sussex, Tonbridge Wells, and other places in the neighbourhood of the metropolis. The fiat was issued without any hope of the creditors receiving a single shilling, but in ordcr, if possible, to bring the bankrupt to justice. For the last ten years he has been living in great style, and keeping his private carriage, with a suitable establishment. The only two claims made were, one by a venerable clergymen of the Established Church, who had parted with 6001. under the most extraordinary representa tions on the part of the bankrupt ; and the other by a respectable tailor at the east end of the town, whom he had " patronised" to a very considerable amount. The tailor stated that he was duped by the splendour of ' the carriage and the plausible manners of M r . S an d e ll, who called upon him in the course of the last week in his carriage, in order to give him directions for a fresh supply ; but from cireumatances which subse , quently nAme to his knowledge, be 'did not fulfil bis I commands. The bankrupt did not surrender to his fiat, has no protection, and a warrant is out for his apprehension. Mr. Remington was chosen assignee. ATTEMPTED INCENDIARISM AT SHEERNESS. SHEERNESS, OcT. 19.—Preparations are in progress on board her Mejesty's ship Ocean for holding the court-martial on John Henty, Sir John Hill, it is said' 'is to appear as prosecutor, and will be professiOnally re presented by the solicitor to the Admiralty. Mr. Essel, the solicitor, who watched the proceedings ngainst Henty before the Captain-Superintendent of the Dockyard will preside at the court-martial as Julge-Advoeate of the port. Admiral Ornmanney and other properly qualified officers are hourly expecte'? to arrive by the Govern. ment steamers, which have been despatched to Ports mouth for the purpose of bringing them hither. There will be no difficulty in completing the number to-day, and the court-martial will probably commcnce its pro. ceedirws to-morrow, should the oth er arrangements have been also completed. If necessary, some of the hulks or ships in ordinary will be temporarily put in commission, in order that the trial of H.enty may pro ceed without further delay. It is said that orders have been received at Chatham to bring forward the Formidable of 84 guns, and the London, of 92 guns. A message has also been sent down from the Admiralty to expedite the completion of the Hecate, which has ',nen under preparation for active service in Chatham, dockyard for some weeks past.— Times. PRINCE'S. The Thespians, a new amateur dramatic society, gave their first performance last evening at this Theatre. The evening's amusement commenced with the tragedy of Macbeth, which was got up in a manner reflecting the greatest credit upon those who have the management of the stage business of the Society : in fact, in the most practised company the business of the stage could not have been attended to better. The gentleman who acted Macbeth possesses all the qualifications requisite to make a first-rate actor— a good voice, an expressive countenance, and graceful action. His conception of the character was admirable, and his powers enabled him fully to carry out that conception. The dagger soliloquy was given with great care. It was the thinking aloud of a man who is inclined " to let I dare not wait upon I would," and who would gladly seize on some supernatural excuse for his own infirmity of purpose. The banquet scene was given with thrilling energy, and many a practised actor who has taken upon himself to appear in this cha racter, might take a lesson in that scene from the Macbeth of last evening. This scene drew down thunders of applause. He was most efficiently supported by the young lady who acted Lady Macbeth, who, although at first evidently labouring under some timidity, soon overcame that feeling, and went through the part with great dignity and pathos. Her manner of giv ing the words, " Out, daMned spot," in her last scene, produced an electrical effect upon the audience. At the conclusion of the play, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were both loudly called for, and were greeted on their appearance with the most enthusiastic cheering. Macduff and Banquo were also excellently well sustained. The witches—who were sufficiently grotesque —sang the music in very good st) le. Between the play and the after-piece a gentleman came forward to explain the objects of the Society, the Committee of which sit at Siaipson's hotel every Wednesday, for the purpose of transacting the business of the Society, and also to ballot for those who are de sirous of becoming members. The evening's amusement concluded with the farce of High L'ife below Stairs, in whi c h th e exce ll ent acting of the Duke aed Sir Harry, and Lady Bab aad Lady Charlotte, succeeded in eliciting roats of la ter from a crowded and fashionable audience. This is a most meritorious beginning for the Thespians, we hail it as a happy omen, and most heat Lily wish them success in the praise-wwthy exertions to affoid. an intellectual amusement to their friends, and to estabbsh a school for actors of the legitimate drama. 101SIAN ENLANDS SIR HOWARD DOUGLAS AND LORD JOIN i t RUSSELL'S DESPATCHES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. s:e by a letter from Lord John Ro, , ,scli to Major Sandwell Clerke, inserted in- the Times and Morning, Chronicle of the 13th inst., that lie candidly and unhesitatingly acknowledges that the discrepancy between Sir Howard's extract, and the fo , m of his de spatch of the 4th of June, presvut e d to, and printed by, the Houle of Cammons, is entirely !Attributable to his Lordship. The surm;se, then, of fddicatioa, on the part of Sir H. Douglas, is witiont tounlatioa ; and really this acknowledgment of Lord John Russell's re lieves my mind from considerable pan, for it was quite abhorrent to my feelings to think that " an officer of high rack and distinguished services . ' could he guilty of the deliberate IrAudulence of so b irefaced a cation. It is, however, still incomprehensible to me on what. grounds Lord John Russell could feel himself called upon to withhold from the eyes of the House of Com mons expressions involving very si!‘rious charges against. M. Musto3idi, while he felt it incumbent on him to include them in the document sent to Sir Howard Douglas. In England M. Mustoxidi is very little known—to the fir greater portion of the House of Com mons probably not at. all. In the lonian Islands, how ever, in Greece, Italy, Malta, and many other parts of the Mediterranean, he is ccrially well known and in high esteem. In the Papers of all these countries did Sir Howard insert the identical inculpatory words which Lord John Russell had refrained from publishing to the House of Commons, through motives of deli . _ cacy to M. Mustoxidt. Now it. is quite impossible not to feel that the same delicacy which prompted Lord John to suppress the words in a country where M. Mustoxidi is unknown, would have withheld Ilia) from printing and sedulously circulating them irr parts where that individual is well known, and where expressions of the kind, especially from so high an authority, must have a tendency to injure his reputation. It is there fore not to be supposed that Lord John Russell can, in any manner, direct or indirect, have given his s ruc tion to such a proceeding. Where, then, must we seek for its motive? Couple the publication of these inculpatory phrases with the act of tearing off from every one of the Par liamentary Returns of 22d June, forwarded to the lonian Islands, the leaf containing tile despatch of 4th June, as Lord John had shown it to the House ; and what but motives of animosity can be assigned ? the circumstance of the mutilation of the Parliamen- Lry Papers by Sir Howard, Lord J. Russell's letter to Major Clerke makes no allusion. The inference therefore is, that he could find no justification for it, otherwise he would not have been content with screen ing Sir Howard from only one of two connected charges. At all events had it been possibli , , it is evi dent his Lordship's inclination would have led him to set the conduct of Sir 11. Douglas in a fi , vourah:c light. His silence conveys the just condemnation which his own high-minded sense of honour must have passed upon an act of such a character. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient, humble Servant, Colonial Club, Oct., 1840. AN lONIAN. The Countess of Westmoreland and Miss Cham berlain have arrived ic the Britannia steam-packet from Boston. Her Ladyship has been on a twelvemonth's tour through Ow United Slates. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, and Princess Augusta, left the castle of kurnpen. beim, on the 13:h instant, for Munich. The Duchess was to go to Italy, but the Duke and the Prince wore to re urn to England. Lieut.-General Sir I-Toward Douglas is to be re c.:lllA from the Governinint of the lonian hiands, which office he has filled since 1835. A WARRIOR'S ESTINIATE OF \VAR.—Prince 1 , Eugene, who was one of the very ablest amongst the re nowned Generals of his day, and who had gained honour in many a well-fought battle, made the following. remarks in relation to war :—" Tile thirst of renown sometimes n sinuates itself into our councils under the hypocritical garb of national honour. It dwe'ls on imaginary insults—it suggests harsh and abusive language ; the people go on from one time to another, till they put an end to the lives of half a million of men. The call for war proceeds gene rally from those who have no active shares in its toils, as ministers, women, and the lounging politicians of a large town. I said one day at Vienna, in 1781, in a company which was very clamorous for war, I wish that er.ch of the great men and the great ladies present was ordered by tho Emperor to contribute, at the rate of four thousand ducats a head, to the War charges, and that other fine gentlemen among us were made to take the fold forthwith in person. A military.maq becomes so sick of bloody scenes in war, that, at peace, he is averse to commence them. I wish that the first minister who is called on to decide on peace or war had only sern, actual service. What pains would be not take to seek in mediation and compromise the means of avoiding the effusion of so much blood! It is ignorance and IcVity, which are a;ways cruel, make Cabinets lean to the side of war." NAVIGATION OF THE DANUBE.—" The new treaty for the navigation of the Danube," says the Frankfurtrr Journal, " which has just been concluded be tween Austria and Russia, stipulates that the river shall be open to ships of all nations, but that Russia shall have the right of imposing quarantine regulations on vessels bound to any of her ports on it, and also that she shall receive a due of one colonnat, or Spanish piastre, about 51. 50c. for each ship entering the river, on condition of her keeping the Sulina mouth clear from sind," SOCIALISM.—OiI Monday, at Sheffield, Mr. Isaac Ironside was called to prove that he went to an in solvent to get a list of her debts; but previous to his giving evidence, the insolvent's attorney objected on the ground of his b?ing a Socialist. On which the Commis sioner rut the question, -` Do you believe you are bound to speak the truth ?" Ironside—" I do." Commissioner .—" Do you believe there is a power in this world, or a world to come to punish your immortal soul ?" Ironside— " I do." He was then examined. CEREMONY OF MARRIAGE.— Half a century ago, it was matter of complaint that a man could neither be born, nor buried, nor legally joined to the woman of his choica, without the impertinent interference of the priest hood. Now, this is to a great extent altered ; but com paratively little advantage has been taken of the fact. The women of England complain, and rightly, that they do not hold the position in society they ought. Here, then, is a oint for them, on which they might promote the ad vancement of society in general, which implies their awn. The marriage s , ..rvice of the Established S 'ct is notoriously so coarse, so contrary to ail that a father, a brother, or a lover, would think of summoning the object of his interest to hear from him, that the better. minded portion of the clergy of the Establishment do not read it in its entireness before persons they respect. I never was married but once, and do not want to be. But I perfectly recollect that the el, rgy man, seeing us decent kind of people, cut short the service extensively ; and I felt obli g ed to him. As thi s was thirty years ago, it car, hardly be ascribed to new fangled notions, and, though some of the gazettes of the tyranny have lately been intimating that such excisions might affect the legality of marriages:l doubt whether there is much chance of oversetting the marriages of the last the ty years at St. Andrew's, Holborn, for an ancient clergyman's instinct of propriety. But what I want to remark is, that I have not heard of any woman. declaring off from the premeditated coarseness of the Establishment. From some prejudice or other, they had rather all undergo the Church's rudeness. One reason in aid probably is, that even the Dissenters, since the increased liberty, have not had the tact to know, that all unnecessary forms and manipulation in the matter of marriage are only blowing the trumpet b4ore what nature intended to be concealed, and all are founded, more or less, on a principle like what takes people to witness executions, the desire to see how an individual, in this case probably a young and beautiful woman, will behave in circumstances which must at all events be very nce.el. The true mark . for civilization to aim at, and the approach to which is one of the best mea sures of the departure from barbarism and brutality, is that marriages should be substantiated by as effectual a document wider the signature of parties and witnesses as law to the transfer of landed pro perty,b a e condthmepreetehnat by vedone.—t'olonel Thompson's Letter in the Leeds Times. %fly TENDER M ERCIES OF THE GAME LAWS.— At the petty sessions held at lately,Mclbourn II Eliot Yorke, chairman,) a poor man, a labourer thn of v; n t y . good character, was brought up on tfefotloing charge. Ott the Sunday previous he was walking a the Witn u,s hesitation and the r p e o a l j r , o , s a t d b t o e r w o .a r r e d s hi O m r . w e v , i w th it ( el i t t h a o s 7ome r n a t and almost mechanically, the man took up a stone, and threw at the rabbit, which was knocked over, but had strength to crawl into the hedge. The prisett rabbitdown , out,put hv,isiicahrmwasintfoountihetohhedwgee,, and stoep.cl sthig p h ul b le ro d ke t n i 7 he therefore killed it and t,:olt. it home, jL srcret of the matter, nor did he degytt,e n" f k a' in t be fore noe fore the Magistrates, Tao Chairman lecturedthe poor man, and told him, hut for the excellent character he had received, thry should have fined him 51 , the offence being committed on a Sunday; they should, however, fine :IA 103., which, with 13s. coats, would be 235. The prisot,cr said it was impossible for him to pay so much rat:amp at once, and hoped the Magistrates would give him c few weeks' time This they c'msented to do, but the pariah constable, who was present, immediately paid the money, saying he was sure the man would repay consequence of the excellent chatae t cr received by the prisoner, it was thought the fiat? wo uld be r' rnitted; hot, although the punishment for fol , ny or larceny may be softened, and in some ea-es rendered merely n ominal by prerioui good character, offence an:ainst the Game-lasts a e quite another th'ng.— Cambrit'qc Inds r n ricrt ess : GREEN WIC II POLICE COURT. --Yesterday this Court was opened for the first tim- u,der the proO visiorsc r of rd the 2d and 3d of Victoria , cap. 71, and by Council placing the districts o' Greonwich and \Nook% ich under similar arrangements as t, m•tropolitzn offices. The station-house and justice-room rare situate on the Blackheath-road, adjoi nin g Deptford, and are highly commodious. Mr. Jeremy and :%Ir Grove, the newly rip po nted Magistrates, accompanied by some of the county Magistrates, took their seats on the bench shorty after tsn o'clock. Mr. Jeremy said that before proceeding to busi ness he thought it his duty to state that the days on winch the C our ts would be held at Greenwich would he Mondals, Tuesdays, Thursdays, arid Saturi..tys ; at Woolwich, :11(41- days, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sew da;:s ; and the hours of attendance were to be front ten to three were about a dttz.tit er.rts4;es, IA of was the slightest interest. . - COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MONDAY.—Ttie Queen and Prince Albert took nn airing in the Park this afternoon ina pony phaeton, his Royal Highness driving. The Dowager Lady Lyttleton, Lady Charlotte Dundas. Hon. Mis'e l Murray and Lister, Earl of Aboyne and Sir Rokrert OtwAy, followed in pony pllretons, and Lore Alfre d Paget and Colonel Wylde accompanied her MiritY and his Royal Highness on horse back. The Royal FilitY returned to the Casile at five &Clock. The Wry. T. Vane took his departure this morning. Tire Ell.) and Countess of Clarendon are expectedto arrive at the Castle this evening on a vis it to her Majesty. Monsieur DAel anti Baron de Capellen left yesicu day by the nine o'cloci train for Sudbury Hall, " visit. to her 11;laio.sty the Queen Dowager. - Sir Colin Campbell, late Lieutenant -Govern o r of Nova Scotia, has arrived in town from Nova Scotia. Sir C din attended yesterday at the Colonial -office. i The Marquis of Normanby has left town for his res dence, ulgrav Castl, Yorksire. The M Commander of e the Fahrces had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at the Co office. Despatches from the Governor of Malta wer e b re ,; ceived yesterday at the Colonial•ollice. DesPtctho were also received yesterdathe Governor of y from Canadas. Mr. and Lady Jane Lawrence Pecl have arrived at Farrance's lintel from Brighton. lonial- FASHIONABLE lINIT.EL.LIGEN(3. —....—_ ARRI — VALS. , E9l and Miss Portal, W. Portal, from . Sir W. Costello, Es q., , ci., and Mrs. Costello, trona Cai:l!. V oni P A. Crighton, Bart., Lady and the Misses Cri,liton, ' J. a tour ...ar . on_ the Rhine ; W. Clark, from F,lwich"Abhey; : I ) . re dy , Eql-, from Ryde ; Rev. W. iNlaskell, from Der.a.r. , _ ,1. ; Charles Perkins, Esq from the Isle-of Wigll;, I d a .nial Erskine Douglas, in .abarles-street ; Lord • F4 red ' Montgomery, in o Park-lane. from Arundel, Sussex ;• Mr- 11. 030 A D l 3w f ge m r e L r y: d at Kingston House, KnighL stridg n e d ; Mr s • y Dowse, in Charles-street; N r . 1 0 c de Bainbrid c . , r at the Borlington Hotel'; C °9nt nil Salis, from Lord Allen, in South -street, Ccilonel to tokoby Hall, County Louth ' mood White,Enniskilling from L • ' ton SP' ; • Hon. Francis Baring, at ' "mlig th Laverstork; Lord Ashburtorei, O a , lie i-s reet, Park lane ; Lor d Conti. hausen, in 13 , -,?ltTrave-street, from Stockholm; 1,,„ floe* lure, • t Earl ' a Delawares, in Gro ... treerrt"" In• Arthur Pnnsm.bY , at Lord Du ive" e r in ' ''N 'lvendi96' square ; the Rev. Mr. Anson, nearin ' p h ' ' l ' -Ir. Cb'e from Brig t°,,, ;ne at; t b , V lliers, M. P,in C' * Chester-place, Iro;n the I, o °l' d Lae Earl of Po b m rat , . from Newmarket Lon' an SK • Marcus Hi I • 'HOcoropton Lyle , in Euston-place, from Collin;; . • Smith, Bart., from Bedwell park. Airn„,iles, R Stephens,_ sea., in Portman-square ;•-• Caplo ' - b, in N.,L,',.,.mU. 8., in Hill-street; Major- General Sleig of 00 c u a i valr ecster_plaee, from an official tour of iosi3peare°trlsto I , a s . t . able . ; tiertford Sr . : s 7 t e r i e rn e; visit to y Sir Clifford and Lady Constable, at B u rton ' s i c is , r o a fn s r.om in a t t h o e ur. noeh ; Mr. , Cariither, . ,-, 00 , Sir Henry. Bart.,Paulett ß , iehard from Longs at h i 6 1° • . mouth ;W. rnegY i' DEPARTURES. ► for `vest c''S ditto, Ply , Hill • ,Captain Ca OD, f o r 53d Reg.,.fromfor:b;cllooooo: l a u rcl gh CoT, s ß i° a vr ri., E f s r g o . m ' J. Alexander F Bythesea, €l., from ditto, N. B r raz2rs, Esq., from ditto, for . g too; C S o r t b ili;cill ' II Y , F- , (1-, M. P., from ditto, for Florei , ado Kelso; the Earl and Countess of Res'ebery and tbe L s oi faroitmto,dfiottroc, faosrtiebi,°ovii;olle: Primrose, for for Dalmeney Park ; Lady Charles r 4.14., C family, B,ditto; Spa; Captain Satim arcs j4r. srid __ rs • v for Archdeacon Bayley, for ditto i foir M M. ., erschoyle, for ditto; Mr•Sackville La no thy P., and family, for St. Lt. * rd's on-the-Ses;. .0; Right Hon. Joseph Planta, udnniValiss -Planta, O r dit tle, the Hon. Captain Fred. Pelh:rn, 11- I''l , for Gordon Casor. N. B. ; M r . Denison, M. P., on a tour in the n orth; 1 1014 near Lady Georgiana Codrington, for Doddington. the i i i i .ar Cheltenham ; Earl agby for Warwickshire ;Lora Hon, Adolphus Liddell, for Ra'vensworth Castle ; r ico , and Lady Saumarez: from the Royal Hotel, for C c e no ti. ham; Madame Van de Weyer and suite. for thn el. ilent ; Lord and Lady Dunally, from the Burlington. v Get' , for Dublin; Mr. and Mrs. Ilankey, for Dover ; S ir D ob; S h .. e aunton, for Bath ; Rear- Admiral Littlehales, f o r" t, for t.,... Dowager Lady Cockerel!, and Lady DeerliarL for 6, z.ncote, (iloueestershire • Captain Marmon, ft.k.'!' St. Leonard's-on-the-Sea. CHANGES. re ' oeloits, Lord Forbes, and the Baron and Poonnes- • P „,; th e at Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire, from Ocrllli4a;tdiat Marquis of Twceddale, at Yester House' hione° Hare Lor a ton, from a visit to the Marquis and of Douro, at Aehmaeorry House, Inverness,-s,bninirsit St. John, at Welchbourne House, from a vilpt,Z, Earl °' Sir Richard Hussey, at the Views, Hants; .1,, m Ole 5t COW eg, fr o ...,01 V Yarborough, in the Kestrel yacht, E mouth, and a cruise along the western coast ; the 0 gremont at - , Plymouth, from Cowes. ... . t?. ti ! i odsb' e PRINCE ALBERT AND Mil. 1 IDD d fills, w el l 9 kfonrotwunnattehafturthtehePrsicniticeen:)cheactstehvaitnese:,.ightrelreof itists; __• 4- ' Istj $ ~. • : .. It i it : P l m a r r i e n t d c :h l'i c sabet o : n 'iu d rr eel u d' e fto t shr o a: f v- le t h dP e er he . 1 agriculture ; and considering the stall,-.(00- of the Agricultural Society ii.smtfosieotalmhft.e e xtent of his abii.._..,, 05w.17,4 lowing little but almost incredible A th i a n t o w f t'iiideeiHYoo. kC,lltsbiernifsitlst wick last r e 0 0 0'. b s d the A Inwick dinner the name of Pr?ncfeacAtlbert. li il b s ieb y t h. been inserted in the list of toasts, was struck oats i„bitioll' Hon. T. Liddell; and it was only after strong n i tb l name t n be Bienw s s restored; after ~ Thean d even i4 n ee then e i t i , t w, ap w gr a oe s rra n a n i :e l d i d f t P ts b ot p c gi r l c y : 0 : strance against such a discourteous and insulting' acersit• t te h d e of the Royal Family." He bad, indeed the Prince's health in connection with the RoYal,ed to do but, true to his old habits, when he rose he negiTtbe gal' so, and it was only given at all in consequence °,„0201/ and but ill-suppressed indignation of the n n ""` Gateshead Observer. , o jciii o ' MED.—At Peterhead ed 9j• 't' Retired-Commander David Horrie, R.N. , 4- siva 6 ; o f , cm the SW -, Or tam Horrie went to sea at a very early ago, and&sea', pressed into the sell/ice soon after the conlo c " - t be 114 '' ' the revolutionary war, and was in the Sandwich, H , 0 0 ship at the Nore, when the mutiny broke out Of well acquainted with the notorious Parker , g- n ~ or s clrin's leaders in that unfortunate affair; and before ', co st 9 1 1 !V, was drafted into the Inflexible, one of , 11c ss ou r ri n g,s; ii the fleet. He took an active part in c e ' d ;oo tbs t , - , d bring the crew back to their duty, so hanging hini'llise yard ropes were rove for the purpose of„ ha n n s e l d f'st rt ° s - t do others who supported him. The duty'vvell-nls w e -8" 11 crew, being desirous of returning to. 'r vier s strong were turned up, and while the mutt Horrie la smart is urging them to remain firm, young florric,‘„oped oror man, not much above twenty years of ageO n i ~ trol ly the capstan (for the Inflexible bavifig ~ 1 3 r e t e r-deekl' otC store-ship, had her capstan on the clu a—e Woold supP 4 rangued the crew, and called upon all wi , r e :, their officers to pass over to the starboard I f . , we re o was made by all but twenty or thirty , the T ch s iP,:ii, deeply committed to expect mercy, and s i err o g placed in charge of her officers. The mutineer. oils 11.0 l'renolY put their clothes into the barge, w hich . c.O notl, alongside, and pulled off, no one taking thej.: opts'c': of them, and were never heard o f more. r i, "„ n a aft', immediately placed Horrie on the quartrdeelc.clihish en: wards took him with him into the Hannib, L i l o r sorl s ; was present at the action of Algesiras, and ta 4 e a o ith „ c the sh;p having grounded. He afterwards serv_,,,i. tf , James Saumarez, and was made Lieutenant in r i , n v ,,ce, B ; the breaking out of the war, after the shy _torso of Amiens, he served many years as First Lie. 7,., co gsr ia sloop of war, in the North Sea, and was Acta? is p u rred p j in most of the transactions of moment that. e "" co rno ° l o that quarter until the peace, when he took to le , ye ar 9 6o , of a merchant vessel. For the last ten or t , c!! li n els 6 oo , resided in his native place, much respected P ! wil y to C on of his.fellow-townsmen. Na man was more re ady 1,0 tribute to every useful and charitable purPose'deischic,bod carried to the grave covered with the flag un __ re tte ° 41, had so long served and gallantly fou g ht N gera .iie esteemed by every one who knew him.----Alsernof s s ll I I , CHARACTER OF THE FRENCH.--- 00 1 so c ri o nations in the world, there is none that I kot , rchc,r .i c o g tirely governed by their humour as the Freno,nl;orta,,bs no more to do to make way for any general fa 0 1 ; 1 , than by some wonclerfol surprise to rouse the ' i „ 0 1 si ll People, and away they go with it, like hounalit", s ad r ic o till they overrun it, and then they arc at l' i t 4 t hat c 19 ,,, 9 ire run back again as fast as they C attle On. 4P. f l , 0;1 '''' 0 0 that no should end the war honourablYt wighic§oiii, also that we begin it fairly. Natural sylnl' at o polo r for just ground of a war between nations, osc s re ,50 , , , ,, , nions. Nor is every invasion of right a g°± l ali dad I t op a war, at least till ledrees has first been cle!- a i=e P° ea nat ion _,, str ain + I i seaceable way. Methinks the French inceozsiderable in the world as to fly to shifts an.7,ooin our ncii' - . connectti;ns, is order to pick quvrcls with th e —De Foe. , to ss --o Wing barge SINGULArt OCCURRENO.g• n terg on t l ' e , tl ol' number of objections to the names oi.v-s ,„„ wools less roll of the borough of Liverpool, am°""''toloos °rates,' a , and the bulk of which were either I , the _ o d ticul, the Mayor and Assessors, after sittins,_ Ac t, c .r. days prescribed by the Municipal, Corporatioo eat letilirt the Pr' Goons net complete the revision of the ists for , t he The consequence is, that the proceedings °',,0,„,0 1 are null and void, snd that the election of ', ace off cillors on the 2d of November next a-ill tsitc P` len' his. - . of last year. This SP, 00, KIIAN OF KHELAT'S JEVVI'-;115--- sit ' , o s at gol f' did collection of jewels, prize priyerty, 'l a " ' „. 0 0 at ' a lii of rupees, was to be disposed of by public an c- s w ith i rg i bay early in November. It consists of dagg e ! co lds , : fi c scabbards richly set with diamonds, rubie,, uf:aniiit ktl; otter precious stones: a magnificent turban ° ` . '„„d tw' r l isl mark of royalty) s et wi th diilm,,iid, emerald,' „len j So in ica - , , dve gold chains; cotlars, arnileti, and,ban-0000s u, gold, set with rubies and pearls ; women' f'otser seek' endless variety, such as gold, pearl, rnbY , a r '" , Vo l- a lace' ; head and nose orn;aments set with by. , . a id, Sta elT'''r 04 and valu,ible rail,: gold, dine on i.l, rah)'' _, o r Ps ml earrines snd fi-.ger rings • a beautiful so",..ie too , the ,. artiv ble. copy of the liberal' in a gold e:isc, woh n• an' numerous to io, ration, many of them vory rare . A I the —East India Paper I toUn'' 6 ' s go' A paragreph having just gone the 4 we re -C I to pap e rs, to the ffeet that the Welsh Ciiartists . a , w et , it maY bc ,shs' lad • • y organised and ripe for rebellion, 0 irentio _ 0 state that the papers from Wales n" 1 " " the- rum evtl- of this ahriniog fret." and that, 'fora" doubtless destStute ,if I,ur,:lation. . .., los 0 Pi, up -traili of the isinl:and Countiea , ~), o g , i - - b,iaitslo" r' Hoeg on Tue,day, with zt truck laden -with-• • 1 ov e i. rid, market, when near the theS)s,ottsb.r“*.Cf.li"Vif6:eriage' 95ter the inorle of conveyance, 1-aoed ,ut of , rjec, '''''4r(l4r etAouzi3-, ciesircil wititugt-111401-'l2j3Pl" Herald. E V "t .l 14 1 D 1 JAL