The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-03 00:00:00

POET- CHILDHOOD.

The " general necessity of self-satisfaction" tends in
him towards quietude and silence, as in these the ele-
ments of his self-indulgence are most easily employed;
hence his pleasures rarely cause unpleasantness to others.
A negative annoyance is the worst to which he is apt to
give occasion. " The neighbours stare and sigh, yet
bless the lad." He is almost invariably, whether or not
unconsciously, " no vulgar boy ;"
Nor cares to mingle in the clamorous fray;
Of squabbling imps.
His own peculiar enjoyments suffice, and they " grow
with his growth," and mark out for him a pleasure-
ground, where heart and spirit can walk hand i❑ hand,
where his fancies can revel, and his passions struggle un-
controlled,—where none can check, none bully them,
where his hopes reach their accomplishment, where ex-
quisite enjoyment is every now hour to be found in in-
tensifying anticipation, which more than realizes victory.
The idea of punishment past or to come, is no more than
alshadow on his path, as ho seeks some lavourito haunt,
where
Lapped in dreams to he,
And gaze into the summer sky,
Where the sailing clouds go by
Like ships upon the sea;
or hurries from the book-stall to the garret or the tree-
top, to spend the stolen hours in tremulous delight over
some old romaunt:—
Some tale which bath the rime of age

Or chronicle of old.
If caught, the deep-drawn sigh with which the book is
closed, but sets the seal of Solomon on his enjoyment
—" Stolen waters are sweetest." Before the volume is
under lock and key, he has reanimated for himself the
pictured glories; and tale-teller and chronicler are left
so far behind as to be almost " nowhere." So is aroused,
but however rudely, his fall is without shock. There
being no real element in the composition of his airy
edifice, the realities he finds around him suspend, with-
out breaking, the enchantment. An interruptioa only
marks that a triumph is to come. The striking of the
hours that terminate his dream seem but the sounds of
his steps towards reality. Boyish friendship and love
(ardent to a proverb), often are in him
of asso only portions of
these dreams embodied, by accident in
the form and person of some common-thoughted booby
of a school-fellow, or of any with pretty face and grace-
ful manner, in whom he can make to himself an interest.
But the dreams themselves were real and dear. What-
ever happen, they leave no bitterness behind. Smiles
and tears—sun and shadow—make his season: there is
no frost-blight or suu-stroke in the weather of his
spring.—Eliza Cook's Journal.

Louis Napoleon, on quitting the Elysee Bourbon,
: —..
made the following disp siotion of hisfircside furniture
.11 a donne
Le Balai a la Chambre,
Le Souillet a la Constitution,
La Pincette d la Police,
Le Feu i la Troupe, et
La Pelle (l'appel) au Peuple.
TELE TEA TRADE, MARCH I.—The market has been
wit
' iitillt animation, and last week'd doi
ttian P1'0'6041371 bCinZ SSWIb, _ Verie,S were 5111411er

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE CHANNEL SQUADRON.
We stated yesterday that Commodore W. F. Mar-
tin, with Prince Regent, Leander, Hogue, and
Dauntless, were at Queenstown, and that the Daunt-
less was ordered to Devonport to take in stores and
provisions, and to he paid wages.
Arethuse, 50, Captain Symonds, under refit at
Portsmouth, will be in hand about a mouth.
Arrogant, 46, screw-frigate, Captain R. S.Rohin.
son, may be expected to join the Commodore in the
course of a fortnight. By last accounts she was at
Jamaica, under orders for Lisbon, at which latter
place there are orders awaiting her for coming on
to Queenstown.
Encounter, 14, screw-corvette, Captain Gordon,
may be daily expected at Queenstown, from the Me-
diterranean, having left Malta for Lisbon en route,
some time since.
Indefatigable, 50, Captain Smart, K.FI., by last
accounts at Corfu, will proceed immediately to Lis-
bon, and probably to Queenstown.
Sampson, 6, steam-frigate, Captain L. T. Jones,
will b 3 about a month in the hands of the dockyard
at Portsmouth, and will not be ready for sea, per-
haps, until the middle of April. She is filling up her
vacancies.
Archer, 12, screw-sloop, Commander Strange, or-
dered to Lisbon from the coast of Africa, may be ex-
pected to arrive there next month, whence she will
follow Commodore Martin to Queenstown.
Dragon, G, steam-frigate, Captain H. W. Giffard,
detached from the Medierranean command, is the
only vessel of Commodore Martin's squadron now at
Lisbon.

Berkeley-, C. 8., .M.P., leaves town
this day, for the country, until the 12th inst.
Rear-Admiral Stewart, C. 8., M.P., will be enter-
tained by his constituents at the Trafalgar Hotel this
evening.

Adm—iral Sir John Ommanney, K.C.8., the corn-
mander-in•chief at Devonport, has arrived in town, on
a short leave of absence.

Lieut. Henry D. Selby (1847), has been appointed
to the Simoom, screw steam troop-vessel, vica 'Walter
Strickland (1847), to the Polyphemus, steam-sloop,
fitting at 'Woolwich for the coast of Africa.
Diligence, transport, Mitchell master, arrived at
Devonport on Monday morning from Cork.
DOCKYAUD.—Mr. W. 13. Carrington, third-class
clerk at Devonport, is promoted to second class, vice
Bulley, superannuated ; and Mr. Ebenezer Ross is
appointed third-class clerk, vice Carrington.
PORTSMOUTII,,TUESDAT.—The Simoom, iron steam-
frigate, Captain Kingcombe, has bad ber machinery
and compasses adjusted, and will, according to pre-
sent arrangements, go out of harbour on Thursday
for a trial.

We are informed the Governor of the Convict
Establishment at Portland will be removed to the
new convict prison building in Portsea, and now
nearly ready for occupation.
Captain Barrow, Governor of the York convict
hulk in this harbour, will be removed to the Warrior
hulk, at Woolwich.

Governor J. Bennison, of the Stirling Castle hulk
in this harbour, will be superannuated.
Major Shaw will be appointed Governor of the in-
valid prisoners in the Stirling Castle.
The Dasher steam-vessel, Commander Le Febvre,
came into harbour yesterday morning from the
Channel Islands, to repair some defects.
Her Majesty's steam yacht Elfin, Acting Master-
Commander Balliston, got up her stenm yesterday,
and tested her machinery in a run round Spithead.
It is expected she will be required to attend upon the
Court about the Bth inst.

The Echo steam-tug took out prisoners from the
Stirling Castle and York hulks yesterday, and put
them on board the Fairlie convict transport, at Spit-
head, which weighed and proceeded to Cowes to-day
to embark more from Parkhurst Prison.
The Rodney, 92, Captain Charles Graham, C. 13.
has been removed to moorings off the west shore to-
day.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday
morning in the garden of Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
Colonel Bouverie, rode out on horseback yesterday
morning. At three o'clock in the afternoon his Royal
Highness went to Crosby Hall, attended by Colonel
Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the
younger members of the Royal Family took their
usual exercise yesterday morning, in the grounds of
Buckingham Palace.

The Queen had a dinner party yesterday, at B ack-
ingham Palace. The company included her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness
Prince Nicholas of Nassau, the Duchess of Suther•
land, and Lady Constance Leveson Gower, the Duke
of Montrose, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, Lady
Anna Maria Dawson, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl
of Jersey, Viscount and Viscountess Hardinge, the
Bishop of London and Mrs. Blomfield, Lord Rivers,
Baron Hadeln, and Baron Roggenbach.
The band of the 21 Life Guards was in attendance
during dinner, and performed the following selec-
tions :

March .. Grattan Cooke.
Overture, " Zatopa" Herold.
Waltz, "Prima Donna"
Selection, " L'Enfant Prodigue" Auber.
Air Russe (Soli, oboe and trom-
bone—Grattan Cooke) Eugene Vimerix.
Quadrille, " Martha"
Galloppe, " Charlotten"
God save the Queen.
Lord Byron has relieved Lord Elphinstone in his
duties as Lord in Waiting to the Queen.
The Marchioness of Ely has relieved the Countess
of Mount Edgcumbe in her duties as Lady of the
Bedchamber to her Majesty.
The Queen's private band attended at Buckingham
Palace in the evening on Monday, and played the
following compositions :
Overture, " Panch0n".......• Himmel.
Fackeltanz
• • ••••
Coro, " Viva Enrico" • Pucitta.
Melodion
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yes-
terday, at Gloucester House.

The Countess de Neuilly visited her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of
.lient yesterday, at Clarence
House, St. James's.
The Chacelier Bunsen had an interview with the
Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street. The Earl of Rosslyn and Mr.
Wodehouse, M.P., had also interviews with the Noble
Earl.

Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P., had an interview with
Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday at the Home-office.
Sir Thomas Fremantle had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official
residence in Downing-street.
The Oxford University Commission had a meeting
on Monday at the official residence of the First Lord
of the Treasury, in Downing-street. Present—the
Bishop of Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master
of Pembroke, the Rev. H. G. Liddell, and the Rev.
A. P. Stanley (secretary). The Commission met
again yesterday, when there were present—the
Bishop of Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master
of Pembroke, the Rev. H. G. Liddell, J. L. Dam-
pier, Esq., the Rev. Professor Powell, the Rev. G.
H. S. Johnson, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley (secre-
' tary).
Hon. Sir J. Pakington yesterday at the Colonial-
Mr. Newdegate had an interview with the Right
office. Mr. Philip Bennett had also an interview with
the Right Hon. Baronet.;
Mr. Liddell had an interview with the Earl of Derby
yesterday.
Sir John Trollope and Mr. Thomas Edward Pen-
fold bad interviews with Mr. Secretary Walpole yes-
terday.
- -

COMMITTAL OF AN EMIGRANT VICTI
iugpracnatbsihs ship-agent, NIISEE.,--At
the Liverpool police-court yesterday (m
cncto'unt in Regent-
street, )
limed Lawrence Nolan, formerly in the Dublin :" a man,
police, lately
and more re-
caccaltelrykcatrouM,
ini.g. Ilionaubmuseineesms
street, opposite the Clarence Dock, as
was
~ emigrantagent,'
fully committed for trial at the
charge of felony, in having appropriatednext assizes upon a
various articles of wearing apparel and to his own use
longing to an intending emigrant other property, be-
printer, who had paid for hispassagenamed Joseph Christian, a
York by the ship International, from Liverpool to New
en-
gaged in procuring the passage The prisoner had been
departure, and the prosecutor's and arranging for Christian's
office. Soon after getting his luggage was left at Nolan's
opened them, and discovered boxes on board, the prosecutor
amounting in value to 151., had that a number of articles,
fortunately for the ends f• been abstracted. The ship,
an adverse wind, and ?Justice, was detained in port by
Superintendent Clough information was given to the police.
immediately
dispatched two detective
officers, who apprehended Nolan, and found in his possession
many of the articles
. stolen from the prosecutor's boxes. In
the
prisoners pockets d cards, stating his
name and address, a
(Nivere some printed
t• 'n
would be
that " every informo
given to emigrant ,11has thus
s• The poor fellow Christianlost his passage, and must remain until the assizes prose-
cute the rascal.
THEI‘I
MURDER, IN MARYLEBONE. Last evening
Mr W I-1 x,'
. a.viey, ..-L.1)•, resumed and concluded, at the Phconix,
North-street, St. john's-wood, the adjourned inquest upon
Emma Styles, the wife of a stableman, who was murdered on
the 15th ult., in the brutal manner already described in our
police reports. The jury, baying deliberated half an hour,
returned the following verdict:'"" The deceased, Mary
Styles, was brutally and wilfully murdered by some person
or persons unknown."
WEST CORNWALL ItAILwAY.-011 Saturday last
the West Cornwall Railway, between Redruth and Penzance,
a distance of twenty-one miles, was opened for the first time,
and was travelled over by the directors and a few of their
friends on their way to the half-yearly meeting. This part
of the line is now ready for use, but cannot b. e rendered
available for the service of the public till it has been passed
over and approved by the
Government inspector, whose
is new looked forward to with some interest.
A Cabinet Council will be held at the F visit
oreiga-
office vu Saturday.

RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE
WARRINGTON AND .ALTRINCHAM JUNG.
- Tf ON.
This is a new line in course of furmatior, and the +
first ordinary meeting was held iu Liverpool on Mundey. ..',e- - P
Mr. Gilbert Greenal;, ar., the chairman of direetnce, . ' I
- .
presided. -- -- 4 •
The Ca/011111N said that this bring the first wee eg blikjo (-4 r_
I observations would necessarily be very short. This rill',..''''rer-1.4c ' ---- "'"
1 way had two great features which were very fare; :pie i':',V"--,--;,. if" 4
i the first was, the advantage which we possess., ; 4t,-;,,,-e4,,,,i ),....
~.0,,
geographical point of view, uniting the important ...;L,..,....„tL''',., ''' 1,4„61Y
munity of Manchester with Liverpool, both from vi" ,"eit'ert e
stun on the Lancashire side of the Mersey, and Birke. '..et' 4,0
head on the Cheshire side; and also opening a great -,'
highway east and west across the country from Holy-
head down to the Hurnher.—(Hear, hear.) The other
feature was the extreme cheapness at which the line
would be formed. The directors hoped to complete it at
a cost of not more than 13,000/, per mile; anti when
they compared that with the cost of other and neigh-
bouring railways, he thought they would egree with
him that that was a most
promising feature in their un-
dertaking. For instance, when they joined the
hSouth-
Junction Railway at Altrincham they came upon a rail-
way which cost, e believed, a sum exceeding 80,0001.
Mr. lIIGHFIELD—Nearer 100,000/.
The CHAIRMAN continued—And when they joined the
Cheshire junction at Walton, they touched a railway
'Wherefore
he believed cost rather more than 60,000/. a mile.
...herefore he thought they would possess LA most valuable
property, forming as they would the great link between
railways, which, in the judgment of 501110 p erties, were
supposed to be worth at lea 4 what they cost.
direc-
tors re-elected with 24 rote of 600/. for their servi,'!es,
the report havirr; been read and adopted, the
and
other resolutions of a formal nature passed, We pro-
ceedings terminated.

The half-yearly meeting of this Company was held en
Friday at Truro, Mr. W. M. Tweedy in the chair.
The report stated that the directors had made appli-
cation to the Board of Trade for power to abandon cer-
tain portions of the line, and to reduce the capital of the
company. They had hcpcd before the meeting to have
received the warrant of the Commissioners of }tailwayF,
by whom the application was understood to have been
favourably viewed, but i❑ consequence of certain unfore-
seen circumstances had failed to do so. The directors
hoped very shortly to receive the warrant, and they
would then call a special meeting of the shareholders
for the purpose of acting upon it, and for the readjust-
ment of the capital of the company.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said he had no doubt, but that in a few days after the
new Ministry had taken office they would receive the
warrant, and the directors would then lose no time in
calling a special meeting, after which they would no
doubt take steps to obtain the necessary capital to com-
plete the railway from Plymouth to Falmouth.
Resolutions were passed, adopting the report; re-elect-
ing Messrs. W. M. Tweedy, W. Carne. and G. Smith,
the retiring directors; and also Mr. G. Jones, the retir-
ing auditor.
The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to
the Chairman.