The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-09 00:00:00

tHE SUNCLoNDON: WEDNESDAY EVENING MAY 9 1855

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ther
erit,e Ileicress of Banghton ; or, the Mo nY the author of " Emilia
`Ns. ,:s S,ecc.ret3.
Hurst and Blackett.
The De Wyndham, 6.-,
-a au
.th,,__e merous
_admirers of
the announce-
ur 'theses
will welcome with pleasure
this delightful
In her writ-
__ent of a new novel from her pen.
in the case of
tia'uog, i we have never to complain,
as
one to arouse
---"? novel 'writers that there is no
is awaited
;"!,interest, and that the denouement.alwayssome
e,ict_ll perfect indifferenee. There
awake our
11...eocand it is generally in the difficlsult character of
44retintiee) to excite
.our sympathy and
la• The high moral aim and
plea po
or pre-
the constantly enforced without effort
lofty princi
effect on
the i,°ll cannot fail to have a beneficial
writers of fic-
tioti iciader. We are shown, as few
of a
tame power to show, that an. unyielding sense
gracious femi-
hie 14.3 r and a firm adherence to right are compati-
,_ With all the most gentle and
'ellial?,attributes. Our sympathies,
p4ted on the right :iide, a point of no small lie-
bee, ~1•1ce in considering the moral r cured, for it is not who succeeds
with,o
v_equestio, that decides
the ' hut who the reader feelswho is cen-
not• negative
illy._
eitualities of vice and virtue wall
and a few sage remarks on the rela-
vi't,‘ Ifee .t produced by endowin.n the_
d rendering the
tn 4 verY attractive quality,
•pcilel eh unprincipled
fault aracters hopelessly uninteresting. against the
author t least, can never be charged
a This
Her heroine in
the ~ of " Emilia Wyndham."
Placed
ia passe instance is a charming creation.
seelllclirnennastances of unexampled difficulty,
the source of
the hiti'earavantages proving her
d unselfish disp
terest 1 est sorrow, she securesto the reader's in.-
tiela oY her engaging an
In
Nre no less than she obtains rfespect for her
action.
tee and earnest motives
takeill.esp.ect, indeed, she
s grievouslynot surprising
a iudgraent. Yet that ill the t' 1 wasplaced.
was°. mi-
si'lrl4.,_ ,
eBtcucninstances in which she
, a friends, from
and gener-
Jilea
tbit,terest
h enemies, and herupright
mistaken motives, became
her to escape
Self 03.1"-`/0 consented at any sacrifiace to avail her-
from tihtne only path they showe
an injustice
and irce consciousness of committing_
el
st work of the
this ti-J.:l:lieg another. It must b premised that
autho°,'`';',ls a continuation uf the at
served' , A Obrey," and in this, i
readers. Although
the storyB" iS not quite fair to her must be ob-
actors
the Plot eillg' ,Teneration, yet,
i; is about totally different people, the chief
; indeed, in the next
Pages •
necessary
absolutely
fea' 4a in some respects so complicatedb that a
to the .of introduction' are
have upnitiated, Those who have
explains every-
thi,„' of course, the clue read "Aubrey"
bewrid hot those whc have nwohtiewhillfind themselves
expbii ered at first. The story,
n introductory
chamera_s itself as it proceeds, but a
It is true, in part
pof , would have been a
the great
improvement.inted with
lite for benefit of those who are unacquainted
that thelate
s,
.411,_e ra, er work we will explain
ii„u_r_ 3 had disinherited his eldest son, who wa
Mr.
.4e7r°s,ed to be dead.
estates, which,
to iii!",.,' consequently inherited
His sechon.sd son,, William
Imogene,
th, heir-.. eath, descended to his onlyi child, jilt() ss ....0
,-,/ Haughton. Her mothern,
ti was not
realit„ltied, however that her husband has been
child of the
44ere:c.eper.
R44l.7,_the sou of dr. Aubrey, but t
thoroughly
eoilvi'l°ll to her mind ; but thou
Many incidents corrolheborated this
itle 11,°,ed of its truth, she
was
tounable resign herself
to ttail3', and consequently had g
to prove
This, to
knee e Possession of an inheritance
.to which she
she had not the slightest claim.
11,-414,.n se love of truth and justice
inful; but,
tensely pa
to ap g characteristic, was in .
one
Wile-
. " was a distin-
/41 '
was sup-
, d to her distress she was convinced theeTight-
neir - • Eugene, a child who
Net, , existed in
\Nil AeY some to be the son of the long-lostdaughter's guard
Klia,, 41-11breY. Mr. Glenroy, Ed:
hert
of
the
story, and
its ' refused credence to any par
itnisted that the young heiress should This is the
14,4°1,1.411Q) until her coming of age.disappointed in
_
her `yll3 secret. Lady Enamatle
be kept in
boy under her
pret'°Pes of reparation, takes
treat e:etien, and brings him up.
and inclulgend-
Ivh,_ing him with an affection
her go°, -
sass that daughter, notwithstanding wnith her daughter,ee
t temper, rarely to
she hopes °to
taf3 °I bean and sweetnessbo
which
ene.
sea She devises a Planet. by and
sheyears, is n ,
until at length poor
Imo painful scenes ensue ;. .
k-Reitien for Albert Faulconer, the hero of the tale.
ted surrenders her
~„ ene spin 9 .
to
sacrificing herself
-.Lost
Ao utterly broken-
What Verished hopes, and,
It must be
kothl/4,e imagines her duty, consents to fulfil her
explaeit a Vishes and marry Eugene.
of her pr0'4'1)4%4
'4'1)4%4
thatt her father's will prevents her from
Vertg,4 any considerable amount
one
those she
let‘lon:- rell of bestowing too large a sum on
crniside 's
-t)11., °lle yields to the deice of. tinder the beat friends , .
is tra-
Iva 1-
''''' b
l'clli 'e stru 1 and while Eugene
g abroad gg (3).
approach
orshe begins to look
1444. - bilal Wh solves so many earthl per-
forward to the
•,,,,,_ les all, , o
41°W the '''
14' f
0,4. --riends so ma
the
conch, . --biastrophe is prevented and how
ny weary hyearts.
that
leave-fBl,l°ll ProlTes- agreeable surprise we will
the -t-'lB reader to discover, the story ternainates so abruptly with so mu 1
only regretting
-of.
aunt sudden
and rapidity which is one ofeath.es
cleepl,,rs Pecnlia.rities. The readees interest
nei
feri se Position is one of great perplexity. and_
Vile- ' "gaged by the misfortunes of Imogesuf,_
bewilf* To all
anxiety o
concerned it is certainly p
„ 11dering, but Lady Emma and Mr.
testa Glenroy, in
painful andn
render justice to Eugene,. oral _
'ril ltjay.°l7 stni ot all, and far greater injustice e
tod
give -ot"„7,' tilleY commit when forcing Imoglar-
lin: it,' 'he naPpiness of her life than n
A'', ugene from the possession ofestate.
his.n
many
%he tn and distinction were open to him i
r waYs E •he remained
Even
I,oor,
wh • ve if, comparatively
._
kln th at was that to the suffering they inflicted
They
tho e victim of the sins and follies of others.
Arpli_gt) ki too many do think, that thefeelingsony
. - ,nere fanc._,
'sent]. Y and the affections of the heart 1
Wore rnettal romance, and that go long they
as
could
litorc provided with wealth and lands they
13,,‘, fail to bee happy. With some it may suffice,
iiic'e‘ tro charactrs sensitive, refined, and affectionateu,..ene,
leot '''..elogene the idea was overwhelming. E
atoWithstailding his talents, is not at all
attractive,a
the
b(;,aPpears to very great disadvantagebeside Albert
IV nature and generous disposition
of
related
ir, Irticoner. These exciting events are all._
.13 ,
the
chlihhe third volume, the two first describing ,
g The
anit];'°°d and. youth of the chief characters.i _ atrik9r tra„. d and
LIP-ports us to Eton in some vivid in a
feati.l9g kenes which terminate, however,of
style
and !it tragedy: Notwithstanding -
faultsmay
con
4401°,0 Painful points in the plot,
we
another to
the iti."."4 the
literaryn having added
IN of her successes.
•aTet„ ,
of George the
of the Court and Cabinets
tAi
of
Luc rd. Vols. 111. and IV. -By the Duke
kin h d Chandos. Hurst and Blackett.
.A.... gam an
kt,,,_, *ecoiad and final instalment of these interesting
case with the
limte't Valuable memoirs. As was
the
eter of the pre-
- 41;eding volumes, the staple mat
the first Mar-
iii" consists of letters addressed
-3 of tuekin h by his brothers William° (Lord
2 am
to
1 41arVillp) and • who appear
•s•ap ' an Thomas Grenville,
and di the utmost confidence in his judgment
correspond-
t„,``iseretion. Among the remaining.of Wellesley,
re ,ve find letters from the Marquis of
Wellesley,
'''"i, Lord Castlereagh,
"-are Sir Arthur.....p.,
and
T 1 W. H. Fremantle, in
enap e Mr.
'lrk-, . ,
light
,z, ~,Lr distinguished individuals.
Considerable
in which the
.4eo,.'„'r°yrn. on the history of the period
event of
Th--'espendence took place. Hardly any
Be-
Oraent between . 1800 and 1810 escapesa
large
4.,,,ce i and, as might be expected,.
available.
Ault of material for the historian
is
she present
\••1111°.ng the subjects referred to in .
t Consul-
°f are the proposals of the Firs
union
;eneral are
for peace ; the legislative.on
of
''
l'Pa.t Lritain and Ireland ; the resignation
,;•14'• Pitt in 1801 ; Nelson in the Baltic peace
;the
its
;if. 4-taiens ; the Addington Administration,_
abi_
setse and overthrow ; the Pitt and Sidmouth C
; the illness and death of Fox ; Catholic
the _
nv____
,Iknestion • Sir Arthur Wellesley and the Co
nnena;
111.(1,,,,0f eintra ; the retreat of Moore from Coru
the
I),,ei:carliamentary inquiry into the conduct. of
the
,-4• Et of York ; the Walcheren expedition ;
t. -
-411 P, aign in the Peninsula ; the quarrel of Cas le_.
reach and Canning • the debts and domestic dcif 1,--,"„ 'lees of the Prince of Wales ; the Percival
the
1.1;4et the return of the king's malady, and ht
°P°Bed rof the Prince of Wales. No
the
. regency
ig 4.1_
•'" least interesting portion of -the .
correspondence
Sir,eat rela • Convention of Cintra, and
sting to the
Arthur Wellesley's share in it. It would seem.
that •
his car
cottse eer ran great risk of being cut short in
1-, 1 quence. The king was indignant,
-x-Pu -e, c and the
all 4- °I The
we are told "found .
out that
royalOuld be cured should one of the blood
th
. b„; go out in command." Imaginde
Lord
biluirisular army under the Duke of York an
hilthana ! Yet this was suggested. Another
nar-
rat li-Y interesting portion is Lord Grenville's
Vt. I've of tile negotiations on the part of Addington
ith
1 Pitt in .-
in which his lordship
103
lave Pat • • '
In tiotically suggested a coalition
of the ablest
e° of all' avert the overwhelming ruin
With
1,..,e. parties to
res "1 n the country was tr t' eatened. The cor-
, Pondence is skilfully and where
put together, . n
eqiii,ctidatnry remarks are needed they are give
ti" innela good taste and judgment. In reacting
1,:.e Present volumes it is impossble not to be struckb-
, ith I,
' he many Points of resemblance exhibited e,..
al: esn the times. to which they refer, and the pre -
W° vilt. It would alindst seem, now, and then, as it
e Were living the past over again. From this ni

Lights and Shadows of English Life. By the Au-
thoress of " Clara Cameron." 3 vols. Skeet.
The tale before us is one of domestic life, and its
interest consists, as the title implies, in the
chequered events in the lives of the fair young
heroines. The story commences by presenting
them to us when they are on the eve of leaving
their instructress—one to return to her country
parsdnage, the other to meet comparative strangers
in her parents, who have just arrived from India.
Agnes Churchill and Maude Lascelles are as dif-
ferent in their dispositions as in their prospects.
Agnes, though of a gayer and more lively temper
than her friend, possesses more strength of mind
and determination of character than Maude,
who sacrifices the happiness of her life from a mis-
taken sense of duty. Maude is not, however, as
conscientious in trifles as in greater matters, and a
little more straightforwardness and candour would
have preserved her from much suffering. Added
to which, her imprudence and want of dignity, in
so quickly forming an attachment to an . entire
stranger, cannot be overlooked. We will leave the
reader to unravel for himself the intricacies of the
plot, merely saying that, after being disappointed
in her first affection, Maude is induced, under the
threat of her father's ruin to marry Lord Swindon,
who is half an idiot. Misled by the fatal illusion
which has drawn so many from the right path, of
" doing evil that good may come," she yields her
consent, and becomes Lady Swindon. The moral
in this tale is properly carried out. It shows that
such a serious error, of judgment once committed,
such a departure from the undeviating rule of right
and wrong once followed, though from the most
plausible motives, nothing but wretchedness and
wrong can follow. Those who, perplexed by its
seeming expediency and safety follow this delusive
principle, may depend ou it, that however smoothly
it may premise at first it will but lead them further
and further from the straight road, which at first
they never thought of quitting. On the other
hand, a firm adherence to the broad principles of
right, though it may appear to be the most unpro-
mising,and difficult course, will in the end prove
the clue that shall extricate us from the most intri-
cate labyrinth of doubts, perplexities, and cares.
If this result does net always appear in works 'of
fiction where the adjustment of affairs is under the
control of the writer's fancy, it need never be
doubted in real life, where an overruling Provi-
deuce guides and governs, all. In the present in-
stance, however, the sequel is in accordance with
this doctrine ; for, had poor Maude stood firm, and
not suffered herself to be blinded with hopes of
saving others from misfortune and effecting good,
she would soon have discovered that the risk of her
father's fortune was but nominal, and that the
sa,cri:ice which was demanded of her was as unne-
cessary as it was unprincipled and cruel. The
career of her friend Agnes showed a happier teach-
ing,•and it was fortunate for her that she had been
educated in self-government and discretion. Had
Maude been in her place she would certainly have
involved herself in lasting misery, instead of merely
suffering a transient sorrow. The authoress does
not shine iuher heroes. Mr. Leslie is almost too good,
too equable to be interesting, and of Sir George
Fortescue very little is said until the conclusion.
Colonel Dudley is certainly intended neither for
an author's nor a reader's favourite. His con-
duct cannot be too strongly reprobated, too un-
hesitatingly. condemned. The illusion respecting
Lord Dublin is very skilfully preserved. Neither
of the fair heroines appear to possess much discern-
ment in regarding him with esteem and admiration
on one side' and such passionate attachment on the
other. It does not say much for the perceptive
faculties of those who were so constantly associated
with him, if they did not discover some lurking
trace of the selfishness, the deceit and inconstancy
that were his characteristics. The reader hardly
pities him his tragical fate. The lives of these two
interesting heroines seem to have divided the sun-
shine and storm. Maude's path, though it might
be partly of her own choosing, certainly led her
among the shadows of life ; while that of Agnes,
though for a time darkened by her treacherous
lover and unhappy friend, brought her at last to
the unclouded sunshine that she so well deserved.
The plot is skilfully arranged, and the style agreeable.
A few of the quotations, however, might be
omitted with advantage. The interest through-
out is well sustained, and though, for a time, it is of
a painful nature, and, though some of the incidents
cannot be called pleasing, it may be regarded as
a very attractive and well-written tale.

cumstance the memoirs acquire increased interest. value and pleasantness of electricity as a curative
We had almost forgotten to notice a curious paper agent, when used under medical direction, adduc-
on agricultural matters, and a letter in which refer- ing a number of remarkable cases in his own prac-
ence is made to the poet Campbell, then in needy tice, as well as that of others, by way of illustration.
circumstances.. The letter is at once honourable Aware of this powerful therapeutic having fallen
to its author, Mr. T. Grenville, and the poet. into unmerited desuetude by regular practitioners,
But we must conclude our notice, and cannot we hail with satisfaction an attempt, byone so able
do so better than by congratulating the noble as Dr.- Lawrance, to rescue it from the dominion
author on the successful, if somewhat abrupt, termi- of ignorance and empiricism into which it has
nation of his task. The illustrations of vols. 111. fallen.
and IV. are portraits of the Right Hon. Mr. T.
Grenville, first Lord of the Admiralty, and of the
celebrated Fox.

Memoirs ofthe Court of England during the Reign
of the Stuarts By J. Heneage Jesse. Bentley.
This is the third and concluding volume of this
work, which is less a history than a series of
sketches. All the chief characters of the reign of
the Merry
,Monarch are described in this volume,
which contains thirty-six memoirs—among- them
Queen Catherine Prince Rupert, the Duke of
Buckingham, and many others of equal celebrity.
This volume completes the new and revised edition.

Webster's Royal Recl=Book, for April, 1855.
This wellLkuowri 'Court and fashionable register
maintains its high ,clahns to the patronage of all
who move or are in any way interested in what is
called " high life." As usual it comprises a corn
prehensive and accurate street guide, an alphabeti-
cal list of the nobility and gentry, with their town
and country residences, Houses of Lords and Com-
mons, baronets of the United Kingdom, Crown and
law officers, ambassadors, consuls, bankers, army
and navy agents, hotels, clubs, &c., and other
valuable information. No one with pretensions to
fashion should be without it.

The British Quarterly.
The first and most important article in this quar-
terly is on " The Literature of the Italian Revival."
It is written with care and ability, and contains
many striking and affecting criticisms on the great
masters of Italian Literature. It is observed that
Italy may be said to have created music and paint-
ing, as the fragments of the sister arts transmitted
from the ancient world were barely sufficient to
give to the artists the rudest idea. In literature,
it is observed that in many departments Italy has
equalled, if not,surpassed, her masters : " In pas-
toral Sanazzaro, Tasso, and Guarini may compete
with Bion and Theocritus, or with any. of their
Roman imitators. If the comedies of Ariosto and
Ciecchi have not the moral of Aristophanes, they
partake, in a greater degree than the plays of that
writer, of the sprightly vivacity of Moliere. In
lyrics Italy has produced a host of writers, who
sublimity
the sweetness of Anacreon with the
of Piudar, with an exuberance of imagi-
nation and a diversity of feeling to which Anacreon
and Piudar were unequal. With respect to the
greatest production which requires the highest,
combination of talents to execute, Homer and.
Virgil might deem it no indignity to be contrasted
with Ariosto and his Ferrarese successor, and to own
in many points their inferiority of burlesque poetry
the Greeks may be said to know nothing. It is
the Italian's own creation, and in this field he Yet
stands unrivalled." In political and. natural
science, the distinction which Italian discoverers
and philosophers attained is also clearly- shown, and
the writer places this epoch above any other before
or since. An interesting notice of the " Life and
Letters of James Watt," recently published, gives
a sketch of his history, and of the progress of his
great mechanical inventions. It is happily re-
marked that he did for the steam-engine what
Augustus did for Rome. He found it " a clumsy,
imperfect, intermitting machine, fit for little else
but to serve as a drawer of water ; he left it a com-
plex elegant engine, governing itself with extraor-
dinary precision, and capable of employing its
powers in almost any task that might be prescribed.",
A paper on " Our New Religions" treats with de-
served ridicule the founders of those speculative
theories, who, in the presumption of ignorance,
attacking sultjects above their comprehension, lose
themselves and their followers in a hopeless laby-
rinth, from which they escape by taking refuge in
imaginations so fantastic, and expressions so ab-
struse that few can challenge or refute them ; their
best weapon being their utter unintelligibility.. A.
notice of Giustinian's " Court of Henry VIII.,"
and the "Memoirs of James Montgomery," are
among the most attractive of the remaining papers.

THE "TOKING" IN THE ENNIST.ILLENS
-SERGEANT BRODIE IN PRISOA%

SPURTING INTEILIGE-XCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.--TUESDAY. ;
Settling upon the Chester Cup commenced on Satin..
day, ate' has since progressed satisfactorily, the layers
of the odds being no gainers by the industry they have
displayed in bettieg upon that lone-pending event, all
of them, without exception, having laid their full atnount
against Scythian. The question of what would have
been the probable result had the horses been started at
the proper place, is frequently discussed, and various are
the opinions upon it. But the conduct of Kr. Hibburd,
the starter, meets with general censure, it being conci-
dered by all that he committed an egregious error, by
starting the horses fully a quarter of a mile before they
had arrived atthe proper place, thereby increasing the
distance to two miles and a half, which must have been
prejudicial to the chances of those horses whose forte is a
shorter distance. We are of °Orden that he has estab-
lished a daegerous precedent, and that its reception ought
tobe protested against ; forif astarter is allowed to have
such a prerogative, it will become needless to fix distances,
and jockeys will never be able to form any idea when
they may be called, upon to start, and no doubt that the
untimely start in question accounts in some measure for
W. Day's three horses (which includes the favourite)
being so much in the rear when the flag dropped, as a
start from that point would not for a moment be anti-
cipated by the jockeys.
Yesterday the betting upon the Derby and Oaks
underwent a considerable change : for the latter, Habena
receded from 5 to 2 to 5 to 1 ; and for the former event,
Lord of the Isles was backed at 5 to 1, that figure being
offered agst St. Hubert. De Clara was in great force,
at 6to 1. To-day, although there was a good muster,
we saw very little betting, beyond what was done upon
the Suffolk Stakes. Habena, for the Oaks, was in
better odour, 3 to 1 being the highest offer against her ;
5 to 1 was taken freely about either St. Hubert, or Lord
of the Isles, for the Derby, and 110 to 20 was taken
about De Clare. Offers to back three against the field,
and to bet asst any one naming a horse that will be in
the first three. 6 ponies te 1 was taken about Game-
keeper, for the Cleveland Handicap. The following is
the latest betting :

( From the South-Eastern Gazette.)
As the ire of those officers who have been conspicuous
in the late disgenceful proceedings increases in vehe-
mence, and disnlaya itself in the persecution of the un-
offending Serjeant Brodie, of the Ist Royals, so does
the sympathy of the public evince itself in the condem-
nation of men who belie the title of "gentlemen," to
which they lay claim. Hitherto the public have
treated their "jokes " with contempt, but a sterner
coerce of procedure will follow, we have no doubt,
the following narration of " incidents " that have
marked these almost unprecedented occurrences. As our
materials are derived from the best possible sources, it
will be as well to take up the case at the appearance of the
Acting-Adjutant-General Foster, at the Barracks on
Saturday week, of whose inquiry a brief outline was
given in our last. Serjeant Brodie having been brought
into the orderly-room, the Acting-Adjutant-General
questioned him as to the occurrences on the morning of
the duel, and took down the answers, witlithe exception
of the statement of the serjeant that Adjutant 'Webster
ordered the guard to " knock him (Brodie) down with
the butt-end of their carbines, if he resisted them." The
general said he did not wish to hearetliat. Adjutant
Webster was present during the inquiry, and repeatedly
laughing, and telling the general that " hal of Strjeant
Brodie's statements were lies." Serjeant Brodie was
then sent back to his room a prisoner. and in about
half-an-hour again taken to the orderly-room, when
Lieut.-Colonel M`Queen, Adjutant Webster, Lieut.
hlartopp, and other officers were present, but the general
had left. The colonel addressed the serjeant saying, "I
have taken upon myself to have you brought back, to
inform you that I release you, on my own responsi-
bility ; you don't know your duty. There's not another
man in the service that would have done as you
have done. I can tell you that there is a serjeant-sad-
dler made in your place, out with the regiment, and you
can't hold your situation as serjeant-saddler much longer,
for you will have to go to your duty." Serjeant °Brodie
expressed his regret, but said, " That (pointing to Web-
ster) was the man he went out to save." The serjeant
was then released. Last Wednesday, however, at about
ten o'clock at night, the regimental serjeant went to
false
He
e statements
was
accordingly affe
Brodie's room, and informed him that it was his (the ser-
jeant'e) duty to place him (Brodie) under arrest, " for
making
arrested. o
affecting the
the cterofan
officer." next
morning (Thursday) the serjeant was ushered into the
erderly-room, and the charge read over to him, when
iie declined making any statement in answer to it.
de still remains under arrest, but up to yesterday
evening no legal charge cr order of courtnnartial had
been served on him. Serjeant Brodie had been in the
regiment 18 years, and never before been under punish-
ment, or charged with any dereliction of his duty.
With respect to the charge now brought against the
:ergeant, his friends represent the following as the real
facts. About five weeks since, Baumgarten represented
that he was in tiara of money. and Brodie offered to get
him some, and subsequently the watch belonging to the
Fortner was transferred to the possessiou of the latter,
who advanced 201. on it, as Brodie viewed the matter ;
but it appears, from Bauragarten'a statement, that lie
looked upon the transaction as a bona fide purchase, and
nut as a loan., Shortly after, Brodie inadvertently told
a Mr. Hollam (the veterinary surgson) of the affair, in
confidence, and hence it became known to the officers.
As a proof of-the extent of persecution and annoyance
noel exercised towards the sergeant, it is stated that
Captain Fitzwygram, Lieutenant Hartopp, and Lien-
tenant Webster have given
.strict orders that no work
whatever is to be taken to him.
So much for the case of the sergeant ; let us now turn
to Cornet Baumgarten. Hero _is a brief glance at his
experience, since entering the Royal Buniskillen Dra-
goons, also drawn from authentic sources. About a
week or ten days after joining the regiment, while read-
ing in bishmoin with a college friend, the door was burst
open suddenly, the lights extinguished, and three or
four officers entered, one of them with a shovelful of hot
coals, over which was sprinkled aoine Cayenne pepper.
A. most suffocating vapour was thus produced, and upon
the window being opened by Mr. Baumgarten, a quan-
tity of water was thrown in. A few days after that
the room door was again burst open, the drawers con-
taining his linen and regimentals completely filled with
water, and filthy water poured into the ewer. This
treatment led Baumgarten to complain to his own cap-
tain, Fitzwygram, who assured him that it should not
occur again, as he (Captain Fitz wygratn) would use
his influence to prevent it. , A very short time after
that, however, Baumgarten s room door was again
broken open, and three or four officers entered in. Baum-
garten was then in bed, and the place in darkness. His
drawers were all turned over and their contents spread
about the room, while a quantity of broken glass
was thrown upon the bed, as well as water. Baum-
garten jumped out of bed and struck one of the in-
truders in the face, and a fight ensued ; eventually the
officer succeeded in driving his tormentors away. Upon
looking at the room afterwards it presented a perfect
'wreck, everything being destroyed that could be broken.
The plume of his helmet was cut to pieces, while the
stable was visited, and the forelock of his charger cut off
close to the skin, the latter bleeding from the operation,
and the animal being deprived of its tail, thus rendered
it valueless for a time as a charger. Baumgarten could
put up with such treatment no longer ; he accordingly,
on the next morning, complained to the acting colonel
24‘Queen. That officer began to inquire into the matter
seriously, when Webster, the acting adjutant, made an
apology to the insulted cornet, and promised that if he
would withdraw the charge, he (Webster) would gua-
rantee that no further annoyances would take place.
Baumgarten, acting upon that promise, withdrew the
complaint. But a few days, however, had elapsed,
before the annoyances were repeated with greater
violence than ever, seven windows of his room being
broken at once, as well as the looking-glass; a brush
out to• pieces and placed in the bed ; a private drawer
broken open, and the manuscripts and papers cast on
the floor ; and on another occasion au improper charac-
ter was pushed into his room and the door fastened, so
that Baumgarten was obliged to let himself out of the
window to the ground, and go round, after the officers
had left, unfasten.the door, and send the intruder adrift.
de.then complained to Captain Fitzwygram, who pro•
raised to inquire into the 'natter J but no apology was
made to the outraged cornet, and the arrangements re-
specting the duel subsequently took plitee.
Since that affair occurred, Captain Fitzwygram visited
Cornet Baumgarten, and told him certain conditions that
were required to be complied with by him,
by the offi-
cers of the mess, and subsequently committed such eon•
ditions to writing, and handed the paper to the cornet,
requesting him to sign them, and retire from the service,
or lie would be forced to quit the army in disgrace.
These conditions were to the following effect :--Ist. To
state-that sufficient grounds had been discovered respect-
ing his early career to induce the officers to treat him
with contumely. 2d. That Lord Shaftesbury should, in
the House of Lords, through an explanation and state-
ment furnished by him (Cornet Baumgarten) make a
retraction of the statement his lordship had made to the
House of Lords, to the effect that " the acts of the Offi-
cers towards Baumgarten were filthy and disgustiug,
and could not be tolerated among Christian gentlemen,
where the commateling officer wee a Christian and a
gentleman." The last condition was, that he (Baum-
garten) should immediately retire from the regiment.
Of course Cornet Baumgarten refused to comply with
such conditions, and there the wetter stands now. It
is understood that a full detail of the whole particulars
has been furnished to Lord Shaftesbury and the Hon.
Mr. Stanley, and the public may therefore rest assured
that if the Horse Guards fails to punish such flagrant
acts of injustice and disgusting tom-foolery that have been
displayed towards both the cornet and the sergeant, in a
manner commensurate with their character, the British
legislature will take the matter in its hands, and, we
hope, mete out fair and impartial justice to all parties.
It should be stated that Lieut. Webster has been re-
lieved of his adjutancy, and the colonel has been sum-
moned to town. ,
It is understood that the services of Mr. T. T. Dela.
saux, solicitor of Canterbury, and Mr. Huddlestone,
barrister of London, have been secured for Sergeant
Brodie, should he be brought to trial. A public meeting
s also to be held in the city in a few days, in his behalf.

-CLEVICI4A.ND HANDICAP.
6to 1 aist Gamekeeper (taken)

• DERBY.
9to 2 agst St. Hubert (5 to 1 taken freely)
9 to 2 agst Lori of the Isles (5 to 1 t. freely)
100 to 20 agst De Clare (taken)
10 to 1 agst Rifleman (offered)
100 to 9 agst Wild Dayrell (offered)
100 to 6 agst Grmculus Esurieus (offered)
20 to T agst Kingstown (take 25 to 1)
20 to 1 agt Flatterer (take 25 to 1)
50 to 1 agst Benhams (taken and offered)
50 to 1 agst Noicy (offer, d—take 66 to 1)
50 to 1 agst Vexation colt (~ffdred)
100 to 1 agst StrJot' (offered)
OAK E:
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3to 1 agst Habetia (take 4to 1 freely)
6to 1 agst Nettle (offered)
Bto 1 agst Capucine (taken)
100 to 9 agst Blooming Heather (offered)
12 to 1 apt Morgan la Faye (taken),
12 to 1 agst Ramblng Katie (offered)

NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING,

EDINBURGH RAC.ES.—YESTERDAT.
LOTHIANS HANDICAP,
Neville.
no nix
Seven rail. Wan easy-;

RELEASE OF SERGEANT BRODIE.

CANTERBURY, TUESDAY.—Sergoant Brodie remained
confined to his room until 10 o'clock this morning, when
the orderly-room clerk was sent to inform him that his
presence was required in the orderly-room. When the
sergeant reached the room, he found. the Acting-Colonel
M'Queen Captain Fitzwygrarn, and Cornet Baumgar-
ten, already there. The colonel then read a paper, the
usual preliminary form for a court-martial, and at its
conclusion informed Brodie that he was discharged from
arrest by order of the Adjutant-General, who expressed
his opinion that Baumgartea ought not to have been on
such terms with a non-commissioned officer.

TUESDAY.
Fifty Pouiids for 3-yr-olds, 6,t 21b ; four, 8,1 ; fjve,
71h ; six and aged, Bst 121 h ; the winner to beistildt
2001., if demanded, &c. Summer Course;
Colonel Dickson's Testy, 4 yrs.,' Bst ....(J. Mann) 1
Mr, Mare's High Priest, 3 yrs, Est 21b (Plumb) 2
Betting-5 to lon Testy, who won easily by half a
length.
Fifty Pounds, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies,
Bst 41b. B. M.
Mr. Palmer's ch g by Weatherbit—Sable, Bst 71b
(J. Mann) 1
Lord Orford's Affghan, Sat lib .. (Bartholomew) 2
Mr. Mare's Hazel, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 3
Mr. Barnes's f by John o'Gaunt—Julia, Bst 41h
(Flatman) 4
Mr. Kenyon's Siding, Bst 71b (Quinton) 5
Betting-2 to.l on Affghan, 6to 1 agst Siding. Won
easily by two lengths ; very had third.
Handicap SweepKakes of 10 soya each, for 3-yr-olds and
upwards. New T.Y.C. 3 subs.
Mr. Payne's Spinaway, 4 yrs, Set 71b • Sir R. Pigot's
Folly o' the Day, 4 yrs, Bst 31b ; Duke of Bedford's
Paros, 3 yrs, 7st. Off by consent.
Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for three-yr-olds, 7st 41b
and four, 84 71b ; the winner to be sold for 60/., if
demanded, &c. New T.Y.C. 3 subs.
Mr. Kenyon's Merry Monk, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Quinton) 1
Mr. French's Cortes, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (S. Steggles) 2
Lord Win. Powlett's Bobby, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 3
Betting—Even on Cortes, 5 to 2 agst each of the
others. Merry Monk made all the running, and won
easily by three lengths ; very bail third.
The Suffolk Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft if declared, &c.,
\with 50 added from the Town Race Fund.' Penalties
for certain winners. The second to save his stake.
Suffolk Stakes Course. 13 subs, 3 of whom pay 5
soya each.
Mr. Combe's Tumbler, 3 yrs, Bst 41b...(Bartholomew) 1
Mr. E. Parr's Venison, 3 yrs, 7st (Quinton) 2
Mr. Lowther's Samaritan, 3 yrs, Est 81b...(J Steggles) 3
The following also ran :—Postulant, Humguffin,
Donald, and i.atie Stewart.
The betting opened at 2 to 1 and 7 to 4 agst Venison,
but at the close he was backed at evens ; 9 to 2 agst
Tumbler, 5 to 1 agst Samaritan, 100 to 15 agst Postu-
lant, 7 to 1 agst Humguffin, 10 to 1 agst Katie Stewart.
A very fine race in with the first two was won by a
head ; three lengths between the second and third ;
Postulant was fourth, nurnguffin fifth, and Katie Stew-
art sixth. Donald was pulled up and walked in.
The sport, which was limited to font- races, " came
off" on portions of the Round Course on the west side
of the ditch. By this arrangement the celebrated "Row-
ley Mile Plate," which has more than once brought out
a Derby winner, became for the nonce the "Bunbury
Mile Plate."
The following note, extracted from the 13th number
of the Racing Calendar, explains the reason of the altera-
tions of the courses at this meeting :
" A great part of the races this week are on the
Round Course and Bunbury Mile, where the ground is
very good, beicg reserved for use in the sunoLer ; and
if the dry weather continues the other races not yet
closed will be vets on the same ground, corresponding
distances, namely—T.Y.C., on the new T.Y.C. ; half-
mile races, the Chesterfield Stakes course ; and mile
races, the 8.M., &c. The courses will be declared at
the time of entering each evening."
The weather was cold, cloudy, and showery, and the
attendance of company remarkably scanty.
Acrobat has arrived.
Three races are set for this day, the first at. 1.30.
Sweepstakes of 50 soya each, for four yr-olds ; last three
miles of B.C.
Weathercock and Sandilli are scratches.

SHREWSBURY MEETING.
THURSDAY.
The Salopian Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 20 added, for
three-yr olds, colts, Bst 71b ; fihieV, Bst 411) ; the pro-
duce Of untried horses and mares allowed 81b, but
only one allocVafice. The winner of any race to carry
31b , if of more than 1001. mitre to carry Sib extra ;
horses. having started four times without winning to
be allowed 51b; mares that have not tired a winner
up to the time of starting allowed 311, in oti;tion to
the other allowance ; the second horse to save his
stake. About a mile and a quarter. 9 subs,.
Phylace (31b), Sobersides, c by Cattonite— Marianne
(61b), f by the Era—Betty Baylock (61b), Elizabeth
Anne (31b), Parchment, c by Libel—Zuleika (31b), See
Clear (31b), Heiress (31b).
The Herbert Stakes (Handicap) of 5 says each, 2 its the
winner to be sold for 501. About three-quarters of a
mile.
The Longner Hall Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added,
for two-yr-olds ; colts, 84 'slb ; and fillies, Bst 21b ;
a winner at the time of starting to carry 71b extra ;
horses having started three times during the present
year without winning allowed 51b ; the second horse
to save his stake. T.Y.C., five furlongs. 15 subs.
Bl c by Fanh-a-Bailagh—Lady Shrewsbury, Sauve-
qui-peut, The Lune, Goldhill, Staffordshire Nan, Tilley,
Diego, Pluck, Swalcliffe, Oyster Girl, Van Dunck,
Magic Spell, Pretty Boy, Ephorus, fby Annandale—
Extravaganza.
The Great Cleveland Handicap of 10 sovs each, 3 ft,
with 50 added. A winner this year of any race of the
value of 1001. to carry 141 b, or the second in such
race receiving 101. to carry 71b extra, if after the de-
claration of the weights ; the second horse to receive
201., and the third to save his stake. Twice round
and in. Cleveland Course, about two miles and a
quarter. 50 subs.
Itataplan, 5 yrs, 9st • Defiance, 5 yrs, Bst ; Wild
Huntsman, 4 yrs, 7st 711; ; Joe Miller, 6 yrs, 7st 41b
Lough Bawn, 6 yrs, 7st 21b ; Goorkah, 5 yrs, 7st ;
Pharsalus, 4 yrs, 7st • Little Davie, 5 yrs, 7st ; Panto-
mime, 5 yrs, Oat 1311 ; Hobby Horse, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b ;
Newbold, 4 yrs, Est 1011 ; Royalist, 4 yrs, Oat 91b ;
Gamelad, 4 yrs, Est 81h ; Kaffir, 4 yrs, Est 71b ; Lady-
bird; 4 yrs, 6st 71b; Kidnapper, 4 yrs, 6st 51b ; Cleve-
land, 6 yrs, bat 31.1); Medal, 4 yrs, Est 31b ; Seducer, 4
yrs, Ost 21b; St. Clare, 4 yrs, Est 11b; Scarecrow, 5 yrs,
6st llb; Balloon, 5 yrs, 6st; Banstead, 5 yrs, 6st; Hybla,
5 yrs, Ost; Cardsharper, 4 yrs, 6st; Gamekeeper, 4 yrs,
Est ; Surgeon-Ueniral, 4 yrs, 6st ; Sine-qua-non, 4 yrs,
Est 6st ; Inder, 5 yrs, sst 121 b ; Lurley 4 yrs, sitt 4 1211
s;
Jenny Wren, 4 yrs, sst 101 b ; Field Marsh; ;yr
sst 101 b ; Noisy, 3 yrs, 54 1003 ; Escape,
gib ; Bolton, 3 yrs, sst 71b ; Cossey. 3 y
3 rs, ssrtB 51b; Fred-
Atherstone, 3 yrs, sst bib ; Polessttary ;
121 b Chisel, 3 yrs,
, 357tri 6151: t;
dy, 3 yrs, sst ; Vulcan, 3 yrs, 4
4st 101 b ; Laura Selina,
4st 1 lib ; Miss Honey,
3 yrs, 4st 1011 ;
41b • Orfila, 3 yrs, 4st
f by CotrYn"' ood—Luey Banks, 3 yrs,
4st 711 ; Palmergon,
Est
41b ; Shoreham, 3 yr3s,Y,4rs, 4et
st 41b ;
6st 21b, paid ; Waterfall,
Tiothorpe, aged, 6
71b, Mishap, 4 Yrs
131 b, Paid. ' s Under the usual
The Queen's Plate of clonodi
ogtuiolnn:.a •
Plate of CO sows ; for three-yr-
Optional selling weights, &c.
The County Membrs'
olds and upwar s.
Certain winners extra. Second to'receive 10 sovs.
Alynti-, a mile and three-quarters.
The Stanley Handicap of 5 sows each, with 50 added.;
the winner tc be sold for 1001:; the second horse to re-
ceive 10 sow, and the third to save his stake. Oneenile.
FRIDAY.
The Attingham Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for
three-yr-olds ; colts, eat ; And AU* t3st ; the