The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-02 00:00:00

TUE StrN, LONDON,, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 1852.

ItyrYAL ITALIAN ()VERA.
u c rezt a Borgia was given last night for the .first
time this seahree—Grisi's personatlon of the terrible
heroine "stilt remains' a 'Matchless exemplification of
passionate-and brilliant vocalism. It is in parts of this
kind that her peculiar genius the beat appears, she
et:noodles them with intense and daring energy, and
with what effect it were superfluous to tell. In the
cloeing scene, one of those deeply tragic catastrophes
to Which she knows how to give such painful elabora-
tion, she produced a sensation quite in accordance
with the appalling nature of the sentiment; and bar
portrayal of maternal dismay at having been the occa-
sion of the death of her son was powerful and touch-
ing to a; degree. She sang with her accustomed fire
and imPulse throughout, and in all the well-known
passages electrified the house as of old. Next to
Norma, no operatic character is perhaps more adapted
for the development
_of Grisi's powers in all their
phases than that of Litcrezia. Actuated one moment
by the most headstrong and revengeful passions, and
influenced the next by bursts of natural and
irrisistable feeling, we have the Borgia in all the
luxury of her fondness, and all the fury of her anger.
Mine. Creisi representsiarth states of`feeling with a force,
rebeesdth, and a natural and instinctive power which we
search for in vain among even the best of her rivals.
Mario's; voice continues to exhibit the improved plane
ties which during hire last few performances is dis-
pleyed.. On his first entrance last evening a slight
huOiineis might be discovered, but this soon wore off,
and he sang with all his wonted mellow breath and
rich and pure qualities of toile. The charming "Dell'
peseatore, ' which suits the artist well both in vocal
range and sentiment, was given with all his tender
ness. The trio in which lie takes part in the second
act was encored ; and in his last scene Signor Mario
sang with a force, and acted with a tragic power,
which made the representation of his death almost too
painfully intense. The house was excited to a furore,
and it was felt that the tenor had never more fatly
justified his lofty position. Ronconi was the Alfonzo,
and looked, with his splendid costume, and his hair
cut short as though worn and chafed by the helmet,
a true middle-age seigneur. He lent to the part all
the importance that clever and pointed singing, and
acting full of meaning, authority, and purpose, could
ensure ; and nothing, as far as the histrionic senti-
ment was concerned, could be more effective. Madlle.
Seguin was the Orsini. The choral power of the
Royal Italian Opera is always brought into striking
play in this celebrated work. The finale to the
prologue, in which the Venetian noblemen
insult' and execrate the infamous Borgia, came
out with a vehemence' and potency of, which
words can' give but an inadequate notion.
The applause which awaited Grisi at the termination
of each act was tremendous. She was called for re-
,peatedly. After the Lucrezia, two acts of I Martiri,
with' Tamberlik and Julienne, were given; and the
famous duo at the conclusion received its usual tri-
bute of acclamations. The Queen's box was occupied
by the Duke and Duchess of Atholl and the Hon.
Miss Murray, the Hon: Mrs.': Ives and the _Hon.
Misses Maynard and party. Nis Highness the ex.
,Rajah of Coorg honoured the perfomances with his
presence. His Highness was accompanied by Major
and Mrs. Drummond and • the native members of his
suite.. Among the fashionable company present in
-the' theatre we remarked his Excellency the Sardi-
nian.Minister, the Duke and Duchess of Leinster,
'the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Douro, the
Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Eusten, the Earl of
Derhami the Earl Bruce, the Earl and Countess of
Stamford and Warrington, the Earl and Countess of
Clare and Lady Eleanor Fitzgibbon, the Countess of
Glengall and. Lady Margaret Butler, the Earl and
Countess of Listowell and Lady Augusta Hare, the
Earl of Wilton, Viscount and. Viscountess Newport,
Viscount Cranbourne, Viscount Chelsea. Viscount
Exmouth, Viscount Goderich, Viscount Clifden, Lady
Howard de. Walden and the Hon. Misses Ellis, Lady
Carrington and the Hon. Miss Carrington, Lady
Mary Bentiock, the Ladiea Henrietta and Geraldine
Somerset, and Count Bentivoglio d'Aragon, &c., &c.

L ETERAWIR* I!
ENGLISH BATTLES IN THB-
SUL A. By Lieutenant-General Sir William
.IVapier, K.C.8., 4-e. Chapman and Ball.
A happy suggestion has led to the appearance of
this splendid and remarkable record of the heroism of
our troops during the memorable wars of the Penin-
sula. Tee volume consists, for the most part, of
passages extracted from Sir William Napier's literary
masterpiece. It will be remembered by the readers
of his renowned annals of the "Peninsular War,"
that, perhaps, the most brilliant portions of the work
were those in which the historian recounted those
famous battles and sieges which attested the valour of
the British soldier, while they illustrated the career
of the Duke of Wellington. Never were the intri-
cate nianceuvres of an army explained with more
astonishing lucidity than in the course of those vivid
and luminous descriptions. From the first shot fired,
from the first sword drawn, from the first bayonet
crossed, down to the final blast of the trumpet and
the final roll of the drum, announcing the termination
of a victory, the whole spectacle of the conflict was
revealed to the gaze of
patriotic admiration--order
being unfolded in the Ottawa and symmetry in the
confusion. Insomuch Were the merits distinguishing
those delineations of the " foughten field" perceptible
that they speedily secured to themselves pre-eminence
above all other ucceunts of a like character; and the
battle scenes of Napier are by this time as celebrated
for their unrivalled ability
as the parallels of
Plutarch, or as the speeches of Sallust,
or as the summing up of a character in
the pages of the incomparable Tacicus. It was,
therefore, we repeat, a happy thought which
' induced the annalist of the wars of the Peninsula to
give in one volume the whole of those masterly de-
scriptions of battles and sieges collected together.
Their accuracy, as be himself intimates, is guaran-
teed by the circumstance of their being penned either
by an actual eye-witness, or by one who has collected
his information from sources of "no mean authority;,
such as from the evidence of commanders-in-chief,
generals, and other officers on both sides, from the
private official correspondence of the English envoys,
from the military journals
and reports of the French
leaders, from the documents of King Joseph or his
Ministers, and from the private military notes and
instructions of his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon.
Remembering these facts, we turn, of course, with
renewed confidence to the pages
thus largely authen-
ticated. In them. will be found, " with more or less
comprehension of details," the record of the most
memorable battles and sieges as
originally recounted
in the " History of the _Peninsular War." Sometimes
it must, however, be observed, that the descriptions
possess an attraction superior to that of being mere
transcripts from a former publication. The combats, for
instance, of Rorica, of Virniera, and of Corunna, have
been entirely re-written, as also the character of Sir
John 'Moore, the brave but unfortunate. These con-
stitute the introductory chapter,
way for the account of the successive battles of Ta-
lavera, Busaco, Barosa, Fuentes Onoro, Albuera, Sa-
lamanca Vittoria, Castalla and prepare the
' Sa
uroren, Bidassoa,
Nivelle, Bayonne, Barrouilhet, St. Pierre, Orthes,
and Toulouse, together with the sieges of Badajest,
alreeaandnynstecbue secured
regarded to tbemwseitlhveisn a.
Ciudad Rodrigo, and San Sebastian. Further than
this it were idle to remark of a volume composed of
p nme materialsl
difference by any Englishman, awakening as it does
whichcel celebrity. ity have. It
so many heroic recollections. Of the narratives thus
ingeniously grouped together, Sir. William Napier
himself observes,—" Thus arranged, they will
perhaps most effectually exhibit the constant energy
of the British soldier, and draw attention in their
neighbourhoods to the veterans who still survive." It
is lamentable to reflect that in reference to these survi-
vors, the writer is compelled, from a generous feeling of
sympathy to remark as follows :—" Few of those
brave men hays more than a scanty provision ; many
have none ; and nearly all, oppressed with wounds,
disease, and poverty—sure attendants on an old
soldier's services—feel life a burthen so heavy as to
make them envy the lot of comrades who threw .it Off
early on the field of battle." Solemn and melancholy
words to utter, lifter nearly forty years have elapsed
since those wounds were received and those gallant
services performed ! • May we hope that the publica-
tion of the noble volume containing that reference to
patriotism unrewarded and to valour unrecompensed
may be but the prelude to some tardy but ultimate
effort at alleviation ! It were a tribute to the hu
inanity of Sir William Napier, and to the merit of
his brave companions in arms, to which all are alike
eminently entitled. Towards the close of the "no-
tice " prefixed to the book by the author, be
observes—What the soldiers of the Peninsula
Were " their successors now are—witness the
wreck of the Birkenhead, where four hundred
men, at the call of their heroic officers, Captain
Wright and Girardot calmly and without a 'murmur,
accepted death in a horrible form rather than endan-
ger the women and children saved in the boats?'
Upon this glorious and touching act of self-sacrifice
Sir William Napier retnarks—and a sentence of
panegyric from his hand is as an unfading crown of
laurel—" The records of the world furnish no parallel
to this self-devotion !" Memorable words—words
fraught, moreover, with an exquisite consolation for
the relatives of the brave departed 1 As a frontis-
piece to this most interesting prbduction, will be'per-
ceived an engraved likeness in profile of. Sir William
Napier—a head distinguished for that haughty and
chivalric beauty of contour one might expect to dis-
cover in an antique bust of Xenophon, like Napier
himself, at once a warrior and • •an historian.

this earthly pilgrimage; and she, the favoured mortal,
turned away, despising the bletieed boon thus proffereo.
-This was the light in which Mary was inclined to view
her feelings on this occasion. No one else, perhaps,
would have judged them so hanhly."

As
:31:Nut:Sat' &the: -11:11-ape-
, BLACK WOOD.
non-ap-
pearance of the customary instalment of the most Considerable disappointment will be felt by all
readers of TBlllaEchtiVl:oodA Gtbi
de-
lightful contribution that has appeared in its pages
since the conclusion of " The Caxtons."It is un
necessary to say that we allude to Sir Bulwer Lyt-
ton's -" Novel," of which we find no traces in
the
June number of Blackwood. We must confess that,
among the other articles in the magazine, we find
nothing to compensate us for the loss of those
glinipses of Harley and Violante, and Helen and
Leonard, and the Squire and the Parson, which have
for many months past rendered the appearance of
Blackwood so especially welcome. In politics this
month, suegested by the prespect of the coming
elections, Maga is more than ever intolerant. Pro-'
tection, whoa banished from every other spot, will
evidently find a last resting place in the pages
of the hdinburgh Magazine. Ttie first article '• The
Policy of the Protectionists," is filled with some in-
genious and admirable specimens of special pleading,
rending to corroborate (?). an assertion :let Borth
Blackwood in February, 1851, to the effect that
" Protection must be restored, or the British empire
will be destroyed." Let us wait, nevertheless, says
the writer (and heartily do we concur with him !),
until the effects of free trade. shall be fully manifest.
" There are several reasons which render it pecu-
liarly desirable that time should be given for a full
development of the effects of free trade, with a view
to the ultimate verdict of the.nation on its principles."
Hence the " Policy" of the " Protectionists," accord-
ing to this reasoning, is to wait until
the terrible effects of free trade have car-
ried the conviction of its iniquitous nature
home to the hearts of the entire population ; until then
no alteration is to be made, and the Government must
abstain " from any attempt to force a change of
policy by Parliamentary or Government influence,
which a decided majority of the nation is not pre-
pared not only to adopt, but to approve." Hence,
by the showing of this Protectionist writer, Free-
traders have little cause for apprehension, for in the
words of this article (applied in a very different sense),
" what should they trust to for the final triumph of
the principles which they are persuaded are essential,
not only to the national welfare, but existence ?—to
the effects of time, the lessons of experience, and the
force of truth. Magna est yeritas et prcevalebit."
znd again, while so diametrically opposed to his con-
clusions, most heartily do we respond to the senti-
ments of this writer. Of a similar nature, but far more
alarming in its forebodings, is the " Great Question,"
the last article in this number. Among the miscella-
neous contributions is a review of Mr. Day's "Five
Years in the West Indies ;" a story to which we can-
not award much praise, entitled "Fortune-Hunting
Extraordinary ;" an interesting inquiry into the his-
tory of "Ferguson the Plotter ; ' and some" Thoughts
upon Dinners, in which, among other amusing pieces
of intelligence, we learn that "the Radical faction
never will be popular in this country," because they
give such execrable public dinners. "Never yet
since the days of Gracchus could
a Radical acquire
the art of carving !" In an article entitled " Car-
mina Lusoria" scraps of verse, Latin, French, and
English, are introduced, with a running commentary
of a light and agreeable nature. " Fragments of
Poetry," by H. G. K., are of unequal excellence ;
immeasurably the best among them are the following
graceful verses :

" THE HOMES.
(TO MT CONSTANT READER.)
" Since first the Universe began
Two Spirits wage relentless strife,
Two beings sum the perfect man—
The Husband and the Wife.
Two Ranks surround the throne of God,

Two Orbs alternate in the Blue,
Two stones contain man's funeral sod;
And, 0, my Queen, eur Homes aro two.
4‘ Here is my noon, there was my morn,
Here labour, there was rest;
That is the home where I was born,
And this where I was blest.
The Past has passed and done its worst;
The Present yields both hope and fear;
And how so Fancy haunt the first;
Yet, 0, my Queen, my heart is here."

:WinellPgloupTbilurlEesAquTe,RtheEp.roduction
was produced here with more than
Alively°aLn
of Mr. Talrourd,
average success on Monday. The story is one of the
Arabian Nights, touching the adventures of a
spruce Damascus merchant, whp accidentally rescues
the. Sultana from being buried alive, in consequence
of the plots of a jealous favourite, and who, of course,
goes through the usual burlesque tribulations com-
mon to those who provoke the wrath of Eastern po-
tentates. In this ca.e, however, the Sultan has,
at all events, his share of the troubles, for love,
that mighty tamer, is actuully powerful enough
to charm the tyrant to turn a mangle for a
Bagdad clear-starcher, with whom, by • the will
of fate, his Majesty becomes enamoured. The
story is treated in the style in which Mr. Tal-
fourd served up his subjects at the Strand Theatre.
There is no great comic verve or any breadth of humour
exhibited, but the dialogue is a perfect hail-storm of
atrocious puns--.the quibbles invented most frequently
merely for the sake of the resemblance in sound, with-
out conveying any second or humorous signification.
Nevertheless the smartness of writing in this one re-
spect, at all events, and the piquancy of the acting,
carry the piece triumphantly through. Miss Louisa
Howard looks capital in a saucy Greek dress, and Mr.
Shelders' turban is enough to make the fortune of the
theatre. The mise en scene and incidental dancing,
fairy, and procession scenes, are very pretty,
and have been got up with so much care and atten-
tion to detail as to make the piece attractive as a
spectacle. For the holiday public the management
have revived Esmeralda—the far-famed adaptation
from Victor Hugo's work; and the bill of fare is alto-
gether in excellent keeping for the season.

FRASER.

We are gratified to meet with in Fraser this
month a poem very sweetly entitled, " The Sweet o'
the Year," by G. Meredith, whose volume of
" Poems," published some months back, gave so
much promise of future excellence. As another evi-
dence of that promise, or perhaps as in part a
realization of it, we welcome the appearance of these
beautiful verses, which in every line exhibit an ex-
quisite appreciation of nature, and afford proof posi-
tive that Mr. Meredith is possessed of that poet's eye
which " sees good in everything," even in, the
humblest insect that floats in the sunbeam, or in the
insignificant flowers of the field that are trodden
under foot by the unthinking, e. g. :
" Now the chrysalis on the wall
Cracks, and out the creature springs,
Raptures in his body small,
Wonders on his dusty wings,
Bells and cups, all shining clear,
Show him 'tie the sweet o' the year.
Now the brown bee, wild and wise,
Hums abroad, and roves and roams,
Storing in his wealthy thighs
Treasure for the golden combs:
Dewy buds and blossoms dear
Whisper 'tis the sweet o' the year.
"Now the merry maids so fair
Weave the wreaths and choose the queen,
Blooming in the open air
Like fresh flowers upon the green:
Spring, in every thought sincere,
Thrills them with the sweet o' the year.
" Now the lads, all quick and gay,
Whistle to the browsing herds,
Or in the twilight pastures grey
Learn the use of whispered words;: '
First a blush, and then a tear,
And then a smile, e the sweet o' the year.

______________________
MISS STRICKLA2vD, (s.
QUEENS OF P
-'-'-IVG-L AND. New Edition in
Eight Volumes.
oarokdialLTvolurne.
Co/bern.
This splendid edition LIVES OF THE..
of Miss Strickland's. ad
w completed by the publication of
In their appearance and
dtmheieeroaerbiagltehi otwhn s the vole in e e es f
authoress.
this edition are worthy off
every their s
Qu buj
ee
ec
ot :
whose th e are
Matilda of Flanders t
biographyadornedthweyitheophotratiroa,
-') A.nne Stuart, and the letter-
publication of the first edition,
hand of the indefatigable
received considerable.. revisions and additions from the
It is not nece.ssary for us now to pronounce a.
.cr.i-
itfsromo
ticism upon the. historic labours and the literary abilities
of Agnes Strickland • the
value of both has been long
and deservedly recog i a
""e, and we have ourselves
.on
former occasions repeatedh,
tion and admiration
those patient labours and.
those great abilities.. w
- 0 have only now the satis-
faction of announcing the
edition of her great worl. completion of this new
of .7 expressed our apprecia-
----a work which has con-
celebrity, upon its authoress an enviable and a lasting
celebrity,.not only for h
-er persevering and laborious.
investigations into " tl,ie •
up in old historic. rolls '-snot for the skill
.and
discretion with which she has
condensed and classified
elaborate, scattered, and sometimes seemingly con t.ra-
‘reasures of antiquity laid
dietory statements—not only for the simple and dig-
nified eloquence of her style „
ot narrative, but for a
quality more essential t
a d to be found in so-called
histories—namely, .
others, and one not always
generous courage with
for her love of truth and for the
which, animated by that love,.
she has dare.d. to dwell ur,„,
the historian than all
-r-r1 facts at variance with
popular traditions and
judices. For these. q ai tips-11 alone Miss Stricklan.d a
entitled to a high rank In the estimation of the im-
partial. Her works will be
Pgonistic to popular pre.-
of every i found, years hence, on
the shelves
sures of history are collected
-I While they will continue
then, as now, to attract and
ihrary where the
continue
then, that numerous
class of readers who, with
a Partiality for truth and a
for
cial pleasure in works which, like
these memoirs, com-
bine the advantages and charms ef
yet stronger predilection.
romantic record of that truth both bY giving a
romance, find an espe-
Which is .."
stranger
than fiction.

EXHIBITIONS.
At the SALLE ItuBIN, M. Robin continues his
Soirges Parisiennes et Fantastiques. By a variety of
singular feats he there cheats our eyes as completely
Ins any other ruler with whom we are acquainted of
the
foimances are, perhaps, distinguished by their ex-
mysterious world of prestidigitation. His per-
treme accuracy and ingenuity.
The COSMORAMA, once so famous among the holi-
day sights of the metropolis, and an exhibition of
some thirty years'
standing, now forms part of the
Prince of Wales's Bazaar, in Regent-street. The
views are those of former days, but the Mont Blanc,
Mont St. Bernard, the Interior of St. Peter, &c.,
with the pretty dioramic effects to which they are
subjected,
have not yet lost their interest.
The ASSAULT or ARMS, every Wednesday night,
at Saville House, Leicester-square, consisting of
wrestling, broad-sword, single- stick, and fencing, and
other cognate exercises, will have attraction for those
who admire such sports.
CANTELO'S ARTIFICIAL INCUBATION next door, by
which process chickens are hatched by the score
without the intervention of the parent hen, is well
worth a visit.

" Now all Nature is alive,
Bird and beetle, ma❑ and mole,
Bee-like goes the human hive,
Lark like sings the soaring soul,
Hearty faith and honest cheer
Welcome in the sweet o' the year."
Among the prose articles of Fraser are a notice of
Thiers' History of th e Consulate aria Empire, and
its applicability to Coming Events," in which the
coming dangers of a French invasion are threatened ;
an interesting article on "The Makers, Sellers, and
Buyers of Books," giving a summary of the recent
bookselling agitation ; a continuation of " Ilypatia,"
and of "Captain Digby Grand," and of the " History
of the Hungarian War," " More Marine Stores," a
delightful collection of Danish ballads, and a charm-
ing contribution from the " Sketcher in Rhine-land.'

--- -
THE CASE OF MR. MATHER.
In addition to the correspondence which has already
appeared on this subject, the following letter has been
published:— -
" Sir,—The Earl of Melmesbury is stated by the
public journals of to-day to have said in the House of
Peers last night (Friday), that as to the reply of Mr.
Mather, alleged to have been sent to me, I cannot say
whether it is correct or not, for up to this time no such
letterlas reached me, either at the Foreign-office or at
my own house.'
" Now, I beg to state that the courtesy which the
Noble Lord had a right to expect from me was duly
performed.
" Upon Thursday, the 27th inst , the night before 'the
reply' alluded to appeared in the Times, and twenty-
four hours previous to the above statement in the
House of Peers, the reply itself was delivered at Lord
Malmcsbury's ' own house,' 8, Whitehall-gardens.
" Anxious, after his Lordship's statement, to rectify
any mistake that might have occurred, I dispatched the
same messenger to day to his Lordship's house, who
brought a confirmation of the safe delivery of the docu-
ment, and stated in addition that the servant to whom it
was-delivered had laid it upon his Lordship's table at
the time.

MARY SEARAM: Bm,---1-=;===
heroine was a I
her
lifeen where her
Collni„. I.B' Grey. 3 Vois.
This is a very original story. T
mild, gentle character, easily inhe
affections were concerned, hut
it is not to be
tudes were certainly far from assimilating
and its vicissi-
ecti lover's falsity
tastes. Two brothers, Eustace and En
with her
were associated with her destiny, "a' Eugene Trevor,
wondered at that acquaintance with"
described. No
sin embittered her young days, and at sorrow and
her heart. The story is intricate drovebut We peace from
and the scenes in which Mary brings Well sustained,
and tdraurtkh
designs oasree tvoebear
aawgeari rif
alighs her
saucrnefdorct
one can fail to be interested in the nYerteher of Eustace,
Years in the fulfil-
tpheerauennafotirotnustmetfeheilsdererlabtriovtelasedr,rowvheon4om e
cruelty
and
be an outcast and wanderer. In the hie home, to
however,
Wales he passed many tranquil mountains of
mtheenret ofhe
mettbe duties of
aulialiantgei; and it was
she was net then able to appreciate
the Unfortunately
store for her when he made her an offer, blessings in
eorf oinb eis.
and
not until many bitter trials bad been enduredpro that
it was
she joyfully acceded to his second proposal,
same romantic spot where she had repulseda on the
for-
mer. The following scene occurs at the the
ment of the story : commence-
" What indeed h.ld fary heard—what did sh
stand? Mr. Temple, the great the excellent—he e under-
for the many years he had made that retired o • who
hood his abode, bad shone with such bright andeighbour-
lustre among his little circle of acquaintances, inspiring exalted
in the Lein& of all, especially of thoso best .
ap-
preciate his superiority—the family of Glen apncle to
admirirg regard, almost approaching to veneration,
to their eyes appeared more to approach i, cramp,
to-, es far ..a mortal may without impiety be
saridcharae-
preach, to that Great Being—ilim who to ap-
made hi
no reputation—stooped from his high estate_hmself of
himself for the sake of the poor and ignorant estate--humbled
kind..--was it he who thus addressed her? Ashamed of man-
,,OrroWful, bhe felt ns one might be to whena and
guar-
diansome
augei, some high spirit from another sphere,
stooped to offer himself as guide and guardian had
through

" I therefore presume, by 6011:10 accident it may have
escaped Lord Malinesbury's attention, or been omitted
to have been opened.
" I remain, Sir, your most obedient servant,

" London, May 29."

" JAMES MATHER.

HER MAJESTY'S TREATRE.—Amonget the noble
and distinguished individuals honouring the performances at
Her Majesty's Theatre with their presence yesterday evening
we remarked the following :—His Grace the Duke of Wel-
li❑gton, the Marchioness of Douro, and Lady Charles Wel-
lesley ; his Excellency the French Ambassador and the
Countess Walewski, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister,
his Excellency the American Minister and Mrs. and Miss
Abbott Lawrence, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Right
Hon. the Secretary for Foreign Affairs and the Countess of
Malmesbury, the Linke and Duchess of Cleveland, the Duke
Torri-
and Duchess of Leinster, the Right lion. the Colonial Secre-
•tary .ary and Lady Pakington, the Viscount Anson, Lord Ward,
the Viscount Enfield, the Viscount Clitden, the Viscount
Lord George
gton. the Viscount' Itanelagh, the Viscount Barring-
ton,Lady Lionel GolFasm,
Lord SandyLiu)rad s,, Lordet Adolphus Sal tFo
iutnz
c, 1 thea rel]cßarone,
Lord an
Idvin. Baroness d
Lennox,e
. Lorda Cranstoun, Lord James Murray,
E ARCHDEACON MANNING.—A paragraph
appearedlan,i
Nvas lately
expected. i n theiidr.
Ding's return from the Catholic Church
stating that Mr. Man-
has given official contra-
diction to the Church of Eng-
land
to this statement.
I➢tPROVEMENTS IN, THE LONDON DOCRS.—Yester-
day morning a large number of workmen were busily en-
gaged in making extensive excavations near the Old Gravel-
lane-bridge of the London Docks, for the purpose
sEveral immense lcfty warehouses and store-roomosf orecting
•
chandise from:foreign parts,and also to construct a newrswmienr,
bridge to facilitate the ingress and egress 01 large vessels which
are daily arriving. newspapers,
sdi
ii party,z,i. &c.

EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.-A number cf re-
ppeetabio young men, Citizens of Cork, are preparing to
emigrate to An-itrali3. On Monday 830 p-rsons set sail
from the Mersey for Geelong, all of them having been sent
put by tho LI-overt:U=lU Commissioners.

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SIR HARRY SMITH.
(From the Morning Herald,)
The hearty and sincere welcome offered to Sir Harry
Smith at Portsmouth is .but a prelude.to that which
awaits him fops the couatry at large. .There is an in-
herent Spirit.. of justice in the British people, which leads
them to revolt against acts of arbitrary power. They
view such acts as especially odious when they are the
result of motives which may be fairly and naturally set
down as originating in some attempt to bolster up a
sinking party, or to shift responsibilities properly be-
longing to the authors of thew. Amongst the many
causes of the overthrow of the late Whig Cabinet, their:
dealings with the Cape colony occupied a foremost place.
When the consequences of incapacity, petulance, aid
folly became apparent, no better coarse suggested itself
to Whig justice and magnanimity than to attempt to
sacrifice the, fame, honour, and seputation of one of Eng-
land's bravest and best soldiers, in the hope of diverting
from its proper Objects the national indignation. The
address from 'the corporation of Porteeneuth to this
much-wronged soldier, and the
.general"feeling which
now pervades the cenntry, is a'preof that this despicable
a.n,(,1 unmanly attempt ' has vitailetl' upon the heads of
th ie engaged in it, and tbat Sir Harry Smith, elelevery
other puolic eervant Beleate, .may Tel/ with "I"
"''fiqe"=- urn the justice and generosity of the peeile ,
of this country.
In Order iirat• , "
. - British Ileums mey be aware or the
ervi-ca nod ch.
,rthe.or Of Alio Lino sclected. to ho the
ap(g.at of otfisial folly upon ' this oneasioe we hay') h . o
cen thr, pains of tracts/ the caseor of abie glarent
ofrper. ''Selduie, indeed, i
faie'n to the lot of cn intliv:ideauy a'fi(r.esdern.tilsaotibotilli:nst 'l
c i military career to his "erltt,-11 to
Europe, A.ia, e ia, Africa, anal ad6nr3ti°n• In.,
dears,
daring
the long period of forty-seven )f,
have triumphs Sir Harry Smith ' ::ha,he arms
encountering the dangers and . sharing in Len present,
.the glories
obtained by our irivincible soldiery. Tt,o re
acordl of
such services is long,. but we feel assured no
is necessary in such a case in giving them ?no fogult
Common justice to a brave and injured man requires it
.
—the public service of the country demands it, if able
and honest men aro to be for the future protected from
outrage.
Sir Harry Smith commenced his military career as a
second lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade in the year 1805.
He was present at the siege and storm of Monte Video,
in 1808, and also at the assault upon Buenos Ayres.
After quitting South America he accompanied the army
to Portugal, and was present ut the actions of Robes
and Vimiera. He then joined the army of Sir John
Moore, was upon the retreat to Corunna, present at
Benevente and Lugo, and finally engaged in the severe
and desperate action under the walls of Corunna itself.
We next fflad him serving under the Duke of Welling-
ton, in Portugal, Spain, and the South of France; from
1809 to 1814. During this long and arduous service he
was present and engaged with the enemy in the actions
at the Coa, Redinha, Condeixa, D'Aronce, Sabugal,
Fuentes d'Onor, Salamanca, Vittoria, Verra, Sarre, St.
Jean de Lux, Arcangues, Orthes, Tarbes, and Toulouse.
He was. also present and engaged with the storming party
both at Cuidad Rodrigo and Badajoz. From the south
of France he proceeded to America, was engaged at
Bladensburgh, and in the capture of Washington city.
Upon the conclusion of the American war he returned
to Europe in time to partake in the glorious victory of
Waterloo. In 1828 he embarked for the Cape of Good
Hope, and served under Sir Benjamin D'Urban in the
war against the litifirs in 1834 and 1835. In 1840 he
proceeded to India, was present in the action at Mahe-
rajpore, where he acted as Adjutant-General to the
army. In the Seikh war he commanded a division.
With this division he encountered the enemy at Aliwal,
and obtained the brilliant victory with which his name
will be ever associated, and in the crowning triumph of
Sobraon he took part with his usual skill and courage,
and materially contributed to the success of that. great
day. His career at the Cape as Governor and Com-
mander-in Chiefis too recent to require recounting. Ile
has left to his successor a colony freed from the presence
of an enemy, an army inured to war, obedient, disci-
plined, and brave. An unworthy jealousy, or a still
meaner mottve, has deprived him of the glory and satis-
faction of bringing the war to a successful termination;
but his country is not the less his debtor, for he has
insured the triumph of her arms by his wisdom, firm-
ness, and devotion.
If anything could add to the respect and admiration
we must all feel for a man who has rendered such signal
services to his country, it would be the real magnani-
mity he has evinced in his reply to the corporation of
Portsmouth. Wounded and stung as he must be by
the unworthy treatment he has met with, he yet dis-
dains to evince impatience or annoyance. He even ven-
tured to offer some apology for. those who had inflicted
upon him such great and unparalleled injury. Bat with
singular force and ability he states, in a single sentence,
the cause of the protracted warfare and unheard-of diffi-
culties ho had ,to contend with. " I was," said
_Sir
Harry, " a governor without a legislature, and a com-
mander-in-chief without an army." After such a decla-
ration, the only wonder is that our empire in Southern
Africa was not reduced to the limits of Cape Town. It
unquestionably proves that he possesses energy and
talents of the first order, when no great find terrible dis-
,aster was the consequence "of such monstrous and in-
credible folly.
At a period when the colonial empire of England is
involved, almost everywhere, in serious difficulties, it is
essential to secure the services in Parliament of men
acquainted with the condition and real interests of these
depeeclencies. Many constituencies are anxious to ob-
tain at this moment the services of able and experienced
men. Where can they find a man whose experience and
ability are more calculated' to loe of great public utility
at the present time than Sir Berry Smith? The inte-
rests also of the public service require that the British
army should have some representative in the House of
Commons, who would be capable of giving that advice
to the country which it could confidently rely upon, in
dealing with so important a matter as the national de-
fer-160,4. At present there is not one cfficer in that as-
sembly who has ever been in the habit of commanding
armies in the field. We want such a men in the coun-
cils of the nation. We want It practical, experienced
commander, who could limit expenditure by his advice
to real necessity, and rebuke the puerilities and non-
sense of peace associations. In Sir Harry Smith the
country can now obtain the man they stand so much In
need of; and we therefore deem it our duty to impress
the importance of securing such valuable services withou
delay.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—In the Wee Kent Guardian, of Saturday
last, I saw an account (copied from The Sun), of
the arrival of an elephant at the Surrey Zoological
Gardens, accompanied by some remarks on the spirit
of the proprietor in securing specimens as they are
imported, in which remarks I perfectly agree, for
during my residence in London, being a subscriber
to the gardens, I had opportunities of observing
the fact.

We live in times when every effort is making to
instruct and amuse the public, and it is the duty, as
it should be the policy, of those in office and au-
thority to afford every facility and support to those
establishments where rational amusement and in-
struction is offered to the masses ; for depend on it,
Sir, that the ct,nduct and disposition of the public is
materially influenced by the description of amuse-
ments they partake of. Zoology now forms part of
the education of all classes, and I know it elicited
the kindest and most grateful feelings of the sub-
scribers and the establishment when her Majesty,
with kind consideration, in several instances caused
animals presented to her to be deposited the
gardens, which example I trust the nobility in
and
members of the Government will seethenfprothperlertyof
following, and bestow some portion
qnualaelnlyiade-
serving
tronage andof
f t h
esupport n
countenance,
aannc e n
establishment,
e equally
toprompontbelite.—l am,
the healthfuslira,nL.:nstructive amusement
of the
PUBLICOLA.
Woolwich, May 31, 1852.

CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY.-(20 miles open)--Return
of Traffic for the week ending May 29, 1852 :
Passengers, parcels, &c. „„ £99 13 4
Merchandise, cattle, &c.... 44 17 9

Total ... £144 11 1
Corresponding week in 1851 (10 miles open)
Passengers, parcels, &c. 31 14 11
Merchandise, cattle, &c.... 1 15 1

Total —. ... 33 10 0

THE DUKE or DEVONSIIIKE.—The Cork Reporter
sap We understand it is now pretty certain that his
Grace the Duke of Devonshire will pass the greater portion
of the summer at Lismore Castle, his romantic residence on
the Blackwater ; and from the very extensive alterations and
additions that are being made to the castle, it is conjectured
that Lismore is likely to be honoured with a royal visit this
summer.

DEATH OF LADY COLVILLE.-1:113 noble lady
died at her residence, in Upper Brook-street, on Monday, in
her 53d year. She was the Hon. Ann Law, third daughter
of the late Lord Ellenborougb, Lord Chief Justice of the
Queen's Bench, sister to the present Earl, and married, Oc-
tober 15th, 1841, the late Lord Colville, of Cuiross, by whom
she had no issue.
DEATH or SIR CHARLES FORBES, BART., OF
N.l3.—This youthful Baronet died at Funchal,
Madeira, on the 23d ult., where he was slaying for the be-
nefit of his health, lie was
only in his 20th year, and re-
cently succeeded his grandfather, Sir Charles, in the title and
estates in Scotland.

REFORMATION IN DUBLIN. --- On Whi-tSundaX!
the Rev. Richard Wall, late It C.C. of the parish of LesLo'f
ran, and another person, solemnly abjured the errors of
Popery, under the spiritual direction of the Rev. Thwas,B
Scott, and received the Lord's Supper, in St. Tbheofband
Church. Mr. Wall speaks Irish, and will prebabls..eg po.
hereafter a useful missionary among the Irish- '1 Filiation. Ile is now under the care of the priests'
Protec-
tion Society.
ST. PAUL'S.--The 'workmen who
hate for some
k tower of St.
task, time been engaged in the repairs of the clock
the
whole
S
Paul's Cathedral have completed their ,
'
of the scaffolding has been
removed. -ee,ttlsi„ to repair the
°lding has been
z, erected at the south-east corner of the bui,Tre,il, end of the
statue of the Apostle standing. at the es
sacred edifice.

CRICKET—.--SLISSET AND SORUET v.
concluded yesterday,
—This great match was resumed
and' sswas and Surrey, first
Nvl i e n the score stood as follows.— ALL ENGLAND.
rind, first innings, 48;
second ditto, 83. ~ All England"
k"ninfia, 34; second ditto, 148. S
thusn a lost by 51 runt
LORD LANSDOWNE,
hear—"Tre of Lord Lansdowne
a number of the friends and with pleasure that
admirersit for his bust, as a testimony
have requested his Lordship
of respect for his public
,bar The address has been signed,
Parliamentary and official life.e,sons, embracing various shades
c tOascter during a long course of
as We hear, by above 144) P
of Political opiaiou.