The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-15 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN LIGHTS.

By the Author of " Rural Sonnets"; " Ignea de Castro," a'
Tragedy; and other Tragedies.)

Behold, a pageant of the air—Behold,
The Northmen's " Merry Dancers" in the sky,
Whose polar bearings, rarefied by cold,
Unveil a frosty brilliance to the eye.
From the horizon to the zenith's height,
The atmosphere is all alive with light,—
Pulsing electrically to and fro—
Now, in white streams, athwart the void, aflow—
Now, tremulous throughout its vast extent,
As tho' sensation with its thrills were bleat--
Now, in that arch auroral subtly trao'd,
On columns breathing flame superbly bas'd—
Now, in broad pencils, stretching left and right—
A glory of the heavens! a mimic day in night!

Another change—the vault above appears
Ribb'd with ten thousand rays, like bristling spears;
Now straight, now serpentine, they dart on high,
And flash their wings of lightning as they fly,
Till, distance-dimn'd, the volatile array
Melt into other shapes, or melt away.
What other shapes? As though by contact mass'd,
The myriad rays have set the skies on fire;
They glow, as when upon their depths are cast
The flarings of some tall volcano's pyre;
Or when some conflagration paints its tale
On Night's expanse, to turn spectators pale.
Lo I while we gasp, the fiery features fuse—
Chameleon-like for change—their glare in bloodstain'd
hues.

The crimson mellows into blushing red;
The train of " Merry Dancers' re-appears,
While corruscations, from its footsteps shed,
Flicker like ignis fatui of the spheres.
A star, on some eathereal mission sent,
Shoots from yon steeps adown the firmament;
And sounds are heard too mystic to define;
Too swift to analyse new meteors shine.
The Phosphor-Spirit o'er the whole presides,
And the great revels animates and guides;
Pours the electric currents thro' the skies—
A force to shatter worlds—in harmless guise;
Now rests—or, now till day dawn keeps its place—.
Its witnesses, the stars; and its arena, space.
Inner Temple, Sept. 1852.

THE LATE MR. J. C. NEILD, THE

MISER.

We duly chronicled in our last the death of that ec-
centric and parsimonious millionnaire, Mr. Neild, late of
Chelsea. His remains were removed on Thursday last
to Buckinghamshire, where they were interred in the
neighbourhood of Aylesbury. There was a large con-
course of persons assembled, both at Chelsea, and at the'
place of interment. The two executors, Dr. Tattan and
J. Stevens, Esq., with the clergyman and other gentle
men, attended. The penurious character of the deceased
was well known by his friends and tenants, as was evi-
denced at the funeral, when one of the inhabitants of
Aylesbury remarked, " that credit was due to the exe-
cutors for the manner in which they had discharged their
duty, but had Mr. Neild :known while living that so
much would have been spent on his funeral he would have
come down into Buckinghamshire to die, in order to save
the expense." From what we are informed, we have not
the least doubt that such would have been the course
adopted :by the deceased. Many stories are current
of his conduct while living, but they are mostly of such
a character that credence could hardly be given to them
were it not that they are derived principally from a
source that can be fully relied upon. We will give one
or two instances. When about to leave his house on a
visit he would place his housekeeper upon board wages,
at a sum which ho considered extravagantly high—
eightpence per day. The same miserable meagreness
pervaded the whole of his transactions ; the very furni-
ture of the garret in which he died, consisting of an old
stump bedstead, &c., was considered scarcely worth ss.
His principal companion in his life-time was a favourite
black cat, and puss was present when her master ceased
to exist. And so we might go on detailing his avari-
ciousness ; but enough—the very relation of the in-
cidents of such a life of unmixed misanthropy and
parsimoniousness is sickening in the extreme; it
was a blank void—noon, without the golden rays
and invigorating influence of the sun to tint
the horizon with its grandeur, and to give to humanity
its status—a conception of right and wrong. To the
unfortunate subject of this notice the world possessed no
'harms other than those that contributed to his insatiate
desire for aggrandisement—the mind no intellectuality
—nature no beauty or endearments—poverty no claims
upon his generosity! All was chaos—a frigid, spiritless
specimen of humanity. As he lived, so he died—a
friend to no one. Possessed of abundance, but without
the least drop of the milk of human kindness pervading
his system, he selfishly hoarded up what might have
been rendered available in materially diminishing the
penury existing around him, and of spreading happiness
and comfort in every direction. It is to be hoped that
the vast sum ho was the means of accumulating may yet
be applied to a proper and legitimate purpose—the be-
nefit of mankind. With this wish we would fain draw
a curtain over the faults and failings of one who did
❑ot possess the spirit to exercise the faculties with
which he had been endowed either to the advance-
ment of his species or the glory of his God.—Kentish,
Gazette.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.—An enter-
tainment of a highly amusing character has just been com-
menced by Mr. George Buckland, assisted by Miss Blanche
Young, R.A., designated " Musical Varieties." In the!
course of his subject he gave a most humourous description!
of the nightmare, illustrated with highly amusing songs de-
scriptive of the misery attendant on the visits of this night
hag. The lecture was concluded by allusions to the tales of;
childhood, fairies, &c., illustrated by a medley, entitled
" Little Red Ridinghood," which was given with great hu-]
mour and judgment, eliciting loud and continued applause.]
Miss Young's able assistance greatly enhanced the:enterl
tainment by her excellent and well-judged execution of the
various illustrations committed to her charge, more particu-1
larly in one of Donnizetti's favourite airs.

MR. WORRELL'S BENEFIT. - This useful and
esteemed actor takes his annual benefit at the Haymarket
;Theatre on to-morrow (Thursday) evening, when Jack
Sheppard and Paul Pry will be played by the full strength
of the Adelphi company. Mr. Worrell is a brother of the
Ancient Order of Free and Accepted Masons, and those of
;the Mystic Tie will not of course neglect to rally round him
;ion the occasion.

1 !
TRAVELLING IN 1852.—The improvements effected
in rail and steam communication with the continent have"
rendered it perfectly easy at the present day to breakfast at,
, a seasonable hour
atan
in
early London,
chef dg cuisinedinner in la belle France, and to be,
again in London in time for an evening party, all on one and,
the same day, and with little more fatigue than would be ex-;
iperienced after the ordinary twelve hours' avocations. This
,may be accomplished, not on one particular day of the
'month only, but every day, by taking advantage of the
Dover express train from the London-bridge terminus at
8.10 a.m. This train arrives in Dover at 10.35 A.M., and,
half an hour afterwards a fast steamer sails for Calais, and,
lands her passengers on the French soil at about a quarter to
1 ORO o'clock. The steamer returns at a quarter-past
in Calais,rterastt bhreee..;
i Upwards of two hours can therefore be spent
'sides two in Dover on the homeward-bound journey, and yet.
;the traveller will be again at the London-bridge terminus at,
iten rat. having left Dover at half-past seven. Such speedy'
'and regular' communication between the two countries can-I
;not fail to be appreciated both by the man of business and;
the man of pleasure.
ISTEAMERS.—Unwonted activity is exhibited!
MAIL
lin the management of the Peninsular and Oriental Com-1
pang, preparatory to the commencement of the great
next'
tlxnt-i
dim and Australian mail contract, at the beginning of
!year. The Bentinck has been ordered to take the place of;
;the Ripon, and convey out the Indian mail of the 20th inst.,l
!and shortly she is to proceed to India. The new screw-1
steamer Madras, which will be home from Constantinople;;
the beginning of next month, is to be dispatched to India`
immediately afterwards. The company have now nearly a
tdoo zen
nearlynew
50s tsetse':
me resr
so.n t
Th eh
es ti‘o
icksed i,
naan ds t
ea theirm e
steamer,
e ewt
hwi
ci
hl I ai
sm onuonwt i.
building for the company at Cowes, is one of the vessels in-
tended to convey the India, Chin
tyfesil biAlta and Maroilleth at and Australian mails be-

rA HARROGATE LADY AND HER LOVERS'
i, it A: . som. °wont amusing citcems:ance, given rise to mu 0.
,:r,
goodgo,, si pr,e
phuatsej,uhstu(t)escoumrerewdhaatt
h Harrogate. Ayou ng ma° ° f
'much attached to a young lady ogf"noftoratufenwe, pheardsobneacrliate-
ractions; had wooed and won her; rod after vows of
rimutual attachment end eternal eonsta, cy on both sides,
Ll:;he had arranged for a tour to V.e Austrtlian " digging 3,
ila residence at the antipodes for some three years, and
..'then a final return to the land of his fathers to Pin hi°
'mortunes with the bright-eyed object of his warmest
/.5
iaffections. No sooner had our confiding Orlando taken
„.1. his departure for the port of embarkation than a rein
!'i
claimant for the lady's affections made his appear and
ance
the person of a young gentleman of goodly estate
personnel from the neighbourhood of Huddersfield, but
.whoa© hwhose overtures were at first firmly resisted by the faith-
Jul fair. The Huddersfield gentleman was, we'rer'
impressed with the idea that
" Maids are by wooing won ;"
'and accordingly redoubled his exertions; first PaYicg
court to the daughter and then to her papa and mammal
accePo,"..
`and, as a reward for his industry, was finally
iby all the family as the acknowledged lover of the fall
!betrothed, in a short week after her former swain tad
taken his departure to join his ship. Some friend!
.o_,.f
'the ill-used Orlando took the precaution to inform mu,
!by letter of the complexion matters bad assumedt
IHarrovvgate since his departure, and the first train.
!brought the real lover back to his native town nest cia:
-tOf course his sudden appearance was matter of surprit' a
Ito the majority of his friends, but its object was kept he
profound secret from all. Early in the day, howevoq,e, _
{wended his way to the residence of his fair betr Ono,
'but unfortunately his unconscious rival, in the pe.rsa_
11°'
the Huddersfield gentleman, had sought and obtained.
_LI
interview with the young lady beforeband--i fact, bad
arrived by the invitation of the whole family,
_0
spend the day. The former lover, however, standiF_Q.-
his recognised privileges, at once pressed forward:,
, the presence of his betrothed and rival, and of "%to
as the reader will readily imagine, the theinterview
trio.
neither agreeable nor interesting to
Looks were exchanged all round, anY °f
la 030
~ began to imagine that there was something in the
titintio,
:and ultimately the seeker after bidden wealt,h from
antipodes obtained an explanation and an spologough
his lady fair. She again vowed eternal fidelitY find at
his three long years of absence at the diggig"
, to our
the Huddersfiee
w. d.
`her request he very politely explained watternehalt for
-4 Huddersfield friend, apologised in the lady's ...dersficid
her thoughtless trifling, and finally the
iltidd lefty he
r gentleman took up his hat, beat a retreat, I'l • e
,his ten d,
Harrogate gold-seeker in the company of --,-hin whether
who is by this again off to the diggings, Own'''. ttaek io
the Huddersfield gentleman will return to the a",, 0,,e
'., his absence, or whether h© will succeed, should he _„aii
flarroY
a second essay, time alone can make clear.--
LI erald. —........ .....

----.....---,
1 THE MURDER AT SHEFFIELD' t .
In our report of the inquiry before the dell 111,
coroner into the circumstances connected with tot,
murder at East Bank, we stated that a small b°
of chloroform had been found upon the prisoner Bar't,_,
bar. Since writing that account we have learned I!:
glacier bwost.,
on the morning of the day on which the
committed Barber went to a druggist's shop at the
torn of Meadow-street, and there stated that he "'''l.o.
to buy some chloroform. The druggist ver,Loo
perly refused to sell him any, stating as his '-ei to
that he never sold it except to medical raeul
Barberbotbtteille
those who were well known to him•
left the shop, evidently disappointed. The „oleo
containing the chloroform found in his Pe, s',ist,
bore the label of Mr. Fretwell Hudson, drug
.West-bar. It has also been ascertained that Fridayas
single-barreled pistol was pawned on last a
week at the shop of Mr. Naylor, Fargate, bye
young man who bore a strong resemblance te the
prisoner Barber. Mr. Naylor states that °,13 shop
hmorning of that day a man walked into his o
nrriedly, and said, " Lend me a shilling to
. this (producing a pistol) • perhaps I shall Woo
It again before the day's 'out " The InAlrel
, given, to him ; the ticket was made' out hY -----. no
lors assistant, and the man left the shop
1 in thebissass,
.t hurried manner he entered. Mr. Naylor and iciod
sis ant have seen the prisoner, whom they „P. who
from several other rsons as like the Ilia; their
pawned the pistol. They, however, state tha' tot
opportunities of marking the man were so feW "on
they feared to swear Barber was the
York, an oto
Friday the prisoner was conveyed to
ring the journey manifested a frightful indifferen oa
i, plaCed% _ 1:1
the imminent jeopardy in which he
porter for an
arriving at.Marsioro' he inquired of a
to the _at },
engine driver named " Jack," who came ancomrPel
of the carriage in which Barber is confined,
nied by another person This rout it PPea 'l3
persou.d do,
Barber did not wish to.piece oi•
for he said to
him that it was a d biro
overhear his
and ordere well,
impudence '
his coming there,
away. Barber then said to the driver, T ovie
Jack, thou need not be afraid about the 201. ..• h ot
thee, for thou shall have it. I'll write to thee
couversatlo r,
it next Thursday." The driver made u, rep l9'
andj directly afterwards the prisoner said ' :,tebt;
did not
who's to win t' Leger ?r" The driver salo be
not know, and asked Barber what horse
thought would win. He replied, " °b' hre
O'Rourke." The driver said he thought not ; wh-nere
upon Barber said, ",Oh ! but Dan's a real swift",,, 'be'
and far better than the others." After a P,,aus -00
dsai.d, "Did thou win aught on the Derby" "al be
hoped
made no reply to the question, hut s-1 Se
um rder• oil
that Barber was not guilty of the
repliedth that he was not. " Well," said the (16/erns 1
ou isn't I hope thou'll get off; but if tb°,,iitoo li
shouldn't care to see thee hanged." At N0t°3".0,10;
Quaker lady handed him through the eartiiires till
dhow a religious tract. He read aloud a few goes
to
onus:
came to the word " soul," and he then conteLhe
usly doubled it up and put it in his pocket. ''-d'' at
quently he spoke of Mr. Raynor as a ~ rare has tot
getting up evidence, and boastingly remarke no to
Mr. Raynor never had such a mysterious et; 00(1
deal with before. To he end of the jeur„,iieJt; b°
even when delivered tote he gaoler at York uas" e.,7% es,
manifested the same brutal apathy.—Sheffia'

C°'
DUNCAS'T ER, Rit
(THIS DAY.)
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGR'4
Match—Pelion beat Conspiracy OP
1
ST. LEGER.
••• ••• •• • •••
••• ••• • • I •••

Stockwell
Harbinger

Six ran.
LATEST . P
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONBETTING, ON. 0yC
DoC
ST. LEGER.
2 to 1 agst Songstress—taken frcelf
2 to 1 sgst Stockwell—offered
7 to 2 agst Daniel O'Rourke
6 to 1 agst Harbinger

Mot
_—______- A , itici, tbe
AN ELECTIONEERING MISCHANCE•tio 01; if
occurred last week, in connexion with the tttenfforde"AleAl
Liverpool Conservative Association, which has "ilboahuec.
not universal amusement to ,the town, at least lt,‘ent el
en
merriment to the Liberal party. Ever since then 'liss 100
tion, the force at the command of this associatio ~,jeil 11_,
in active operation in a variety of ways, one 9t. 1"_'; cotel'.
been the serving notices of objection to the Liberoa'.,b, ter°,
Having got through this task as relates to the bor upa tbee:i
county business was commenced. Time pressed' re se 40
was some fear that the necessary notices could nnesq ;I; is
before the expiration of the time prescribed hie speed' Da
old adage, " The greater the haste, the less the
_ariog,t,e
trite, but true. On Thursday last 4,009 notices, 1:16,e, ot the
names of county voters, were dispatched from the t/rfilitl.‘,;
association to the post-office " just in time." 13e" fiddr-s.
`superscriptions lacked the essential addition of oeest.oiDoiS
Peach had a name, but no habitation, except the post-
where they remained until it was too late to re
blunder. dre
00,--
A 5 dsi
ANTIQUARIAN DISCOVERY AT 8AT,..-, "--.. siitth- ii,
workmen were makiug excavations in this city Otroje the
they discovered several massive stone coffins of e:‘nesrlYtlis,
tiquity, containing rare coins, and bones, in solue,,s, to or
whole skeleton. The workmen, in their eagerelat ea the
cover more coins, unfortunately broke the coiling, and 1.4
two still remain at some depth below the surfacers, al:),
utmost anxiety is felt to have them taken out svit“ sre °no
preserved uninjured. These interesting rernatn‘l by SO co
Lviously of great antiquity, and it is supPe3e; wile° 0
earned and erudite residents that the loeall /lilt terePe
Ithe excavation was made was the site of some anelf be t 11,4
or burial ground of the Romans. Whatever re'Ynod DP"
2 historical facts, the discovery is remarkable/
awakened much interest in the city.
iVO
..,,.otifig 04
EMIGRATION MEETING.—A public u.',ronday, -14
held at the Town Hall, in Southampton, on Di" rii" erollB''
the subject of emigration. The meeting was eu4s, PT,'
attended ; the mayor of the town, Richard Andrews,
Dote
in the chair. A number of influential gentlemen cone t 0
`with Southampton took part in the proceeding',dosv,,Pe
Leesttrinagliawnaseoaldodnriests.sedßaetsoslonmtieonlesngwthereby gr• I.,„TireSSl/35
passed e"'reciacie
surprise and regret that Southampton had beingbeen a Go;
this year from competing for the privilege of .ci prop'',
ivernment emigration port, contrary to an iniPlietbat t•iin
from some of the members of the Governmen, igrine,o
claims and advantages of Southampton as an LelisOlgiof
~ port should be duly considered in favour of Dirs. 0001 -,,
t plan of emigration, and expressing the deterral,ptoo,o
[the meeting to use every exertion to make Southa or t.,.
!point for the embarkation of emigrants not ealY.v,,id elf
1
rnineteertedsatnogfetrhoeuspopratr,tbouft
theto eEnaribtlieshemcigarannntesi. tocoarn'tnittee
were formed to carry these resolutions into efleet•
rr,ol•4'
4, CRICKET.—ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V.. L.:i 0 g peel?
k TWO OF LEEDS AND DISTRICT.—This match aa:" A-Iron°,
i Leeds,resumed
wason
broughtl'riday andto
its Saturday,
conclusion
otnh et h
,1,,, score,
Ifavour of Leeds, by 29 runs. The following eleven'' Ist
o'
—A verf
}pings,Leeds 80;1 2d ditto,
9180.5 ; 2d ditto, 102 ; the
DEATH PROM EATING POISONOUS FUNGI..
...ceilop
i
Vier. fog
South Wales, whereby the lives of two persons
.._
oisonoiAs
_tio
melancholy accident occurred last week at Cross-Y
~ sow
Lficed, owing to their_ partakitng
.of somen
woo
1 sotto u'Or.
thahtadongoThmuriaxdeady the
servant ot
~.0
)whichroonie. byl
It
mischanceappears lela.inastlteetr ~day 10
with the (),
'Jenkins, sho
land daughter o master to a supper of ra s, ti J 5
pkeeper, Cross-y-Ceilog, sat dowitrishroenis„see,fl,
amongst them must have been some fungi oft. ae •Tiregl.iterryl;
terious character, for the next morning both n. "
lrNelsre.raJheniikni:s
lamentable oc , dig
Englishand the
cholera,sery ant girland
theywere seizede
(NiValetr
ihr
iSyy:eirptior ell(10_
in great agony. It is hoped that this 5_,...00 of "-
'will act as a salutary warning at this peculiar eini,,„o
I year, whoii $llO lag a muliumus is puersill Prevt-