The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-16 00:00:00

EAS TElt HOLIDAYS.

The good people of Greenwich, in consequence of the
appro.ach of the fair, and the unusual fine weather of the
last week, have been for some days on the alert, and h ►ve
already put on their holiday faces. Thy have been fur
some time furbishing up their domiciles for the approach of
the carnival, and look ten years younger than they did
during the late inclement season. The park, too, has
put on a cheerful look, as if in anticipation of the holiday-
loving folks who will pay it a visit during the week. It
now presents the appearance of a beautiful green carpet,
with the lofty elms just putting forth their summer cloth-
ing, and must afford delight to the minds of those who have
been shut up during the long and dreary winter months.
Only three weeks ago and it had the most arid appear-
ance, not a blade of grass was to'be seen, but the genial
showars and warm sunny days we have since had has done
wonders. Prcceeding into the town we see the extensive
preparations that are making for the fair. The vendors
of refreshments for the expected multitudes have laid In
stores of provisions of all sorts, consisting of ham, beef,
veal, &c., with plenty of everlasting sausage, and " pickled
‘vilks."

The fair will be conducted with more than usual splen-
dour. Messrs. Johnson and Lee, the worthy successors of
Richardson, the prince of showmen, have been ever since
last Wednesday busy at work at their travelling theatre,
and the " clink of hammers driving rivets in" is heard on
all sides. On the boards of this portable theatre many of
our first-rate actors made their debut, including E. Kean,
°sherry, Wallack, and others. Johnson and Lee are pre-
paring a new and splendid front, and since last year have
lied some beautiful scenery, painted by the first-rate ar-
tists, equal to the scenery of the great theatres in London.
The dresses will be also new, and having to be seen by
day-light will exceed in splendour any that can be seen
elsewhere. There is no fear that the spirited proprietors
will reap a plentiful harvest. The booth is upon the old
si!e, near the Creek-bridge. Algar, with his celebrated
Crown and Anchor, will no doubt come in, as usual, foe-
his share of the " spending money" of the metropolitans.
He has, by the bye, catered largely for the favours of the
lads and lasses devoted to the Terpsichorean amusements.
To those who have not visited this leviathan of booths, it
will form a point of attraction, and repay the expense
and trouble of a visit to Greenwich. A more magnifi-
cent thing of the kind was never erected. The decora-
tive part is beyond conception grand. The lamps exceed
forty thousand in number—the refreshments are of the
first kind, and the orchestra is cent-posed of some of the
best performers in London, and when they once corn-
silence playing they are to be pitied, there is no rest for
them from the beginning of the fair till its close. The
length of this pavilion- is upwards of 500 feet, and it is
laid out for five sets of dancers, here quadrilles, cotillions,
gallopades, and the truly English country. dance will be
kept up while the parties have a leg to stand upon. None
of the swell mob find admission here, a sharp look out
being kept by the parochial constabulary and the new
police, -and we have seldom heard of a robbery being ef-
fected in this booth, which is the more surprising when
it is known there have been as many as six and seven
thousand persons in it at one time ; and, indeed, consider-
ing the immense numbers that. flock to Greenwich during
the Easter and Whitsuntide holidays, it is remarkable
how very few acts of robbery and outrage have been com-
mitted. This has been mainly effected by the excellent
arrangements of Mr. Fisher, the High Constable and
returning officer of Greenwich, and the superintendent of
police, who go hand in hand in every thing relating to good .
order, the suppression of gambling, and looking after the
pockets of those who are too much engrossed with the fun
and revelry to look after their own property. The pre-
servation of the peace, and the suppression of robberies. at
Greenwich, is effected without any interference with the
amusements of the people, or any restraint on their mirth,
which would never be tolerated long in England. The next
attractive booth in the fair is that of Gipsy Stevens, the
Don of Fairlop. He is trying to rival Alger, and calls his
concern the Little Crown and Anchor. It is 300 feet in
length, and is fitted up in a very tasteful manner. Then
comes " My Lord Merewether and his amiable bride, the
handsome Landlady ;" a visit to this place, if only to see
the Adonis, " my Lord," would not be altogether profitless.
There is also a wonderful Cow, whose head, it -is said,
weighs 300 lbs., but how this has been ascertained is is im-
possible to guess. -Next comes the thorough-bred mare with
seven legs : it is not said whether she ever won a plate or
not, but if her legs are of any use to her, she ought to get
over nearly twice as much ground as any one that has only
four. Then we have" Delightful and interesting views of the
murder of Mrs. Brown by the monster Greenacrc, and of
Mr. Ready by Pegsworth ;" a Pig-faced Lady reading Lord
Byron's tragedy of Don Juan," a bare-faced imposition,'
the pig-faced lady being nothing more than a she bear
shaved, with a silk gown over its body. There are also
plenty of conjurors, learned pigs, and wonderful dogs. The
veteran Saunders, of equestrian glory, has again made his
appearance in the field, with Mr. Clark. Lee, the come-
dian, next follows, and for those who love sweet things
there is Walton's cake-booth, and the rest of the ginger-
bread stalls, as fine as gilt (Dutch metal) and gingerbread
can make them. There are lots of those dangerous ma-.
chines, the swings and roundabouts, for the little boys and
girls, and for the large ones too, who take a delight in once
more becoming children and indulging in youthful sports.
The steam-boats have been all newly painted, and the rail-
way carriages renovated, and the proprietors of those con-
veyances have already began to reap a plentiful harvest,
for, notwithstanding the coldness of the weather, and the
high wind, many thousands flocked to Greenwich yesterday
to enjoy a stroll through the town and the beautiful park ;
and it was quire refreshing, as George Robins has it, to
witness the smiling faces of the people in their holiday gear,
and to hear the boisterous mirth of the children as they
roamed over the green sward—it was enough to break the
heart of a Poor-law Commissioner, or a Malthusian
philosopher.
Should the weather prove fine during the week, a visit
to the fair and the park will be doubly acceptable to the
citizens who have been shut up in their houses during the
long and dreary winter, and who long to see the green
fields, and enjoy a run down the holiday hill. Great praise
is due to that benevolent and illustrious lady her Royal
Highness the Princess Sophia Matilda, the Ranger of the
Park, for the improvements she has made there. The hill
has been newly laid, and many places that. were very dan-
gerous, have been filled up, so that a roll down the hill to
those who are fond of it may be indulged in without much
fear. It would be as well if the steam-boat Companies
were prevented overcrowdiug their vessels during the holi-
days, while their speed ought to be decreased ; the comfort
of the passengers on board the steamers, and the safety of
the people in the small boats would be materially increased
if a regulation was enforced that the number of passengers
should be proportioned to the tonnage of the vessel, and
the speed limited to five miles an hour between London
Bridge and Greenwich.

On Sabbath last, a ewe, the property of Mr. Gray,
Moorfield, ycaned four lambs ; all of which, along with their
dam, arc in a thriving condition. Last year, the same ewe
had four lambs ; and, in the end of April, 1836, she bad three,
her first produce ; making eleven lambs, in the short space of
a year and eleven months.— Glasgow Argus,

UPPER CANADA.
(From New York Papers received to the 26th ult.
The day, before the prorogation of the Upper Canada ....,c-
-gislature a Bill passed the Lower House, authorizing the
Lieutenant-Governor to appoint. the Hon. Chhf Justice Ro-
binson and the Hon. Mr. Speaker M'Nah to proceed to.
England on the affairs of this province. I;0001. i voted to
each of the agents for the expenses Cf their The
Bill would doubtless pass in the Upper House, .Ind
the Royal assent.
On the same day a petition was presented from the Bauk.
of Upper Canada, praying to be allowed •to supenci specie
payments, and the issue of notes to double the arnui,nt of its
capital. A Bill, in conformity to. the prayer of the petition,
but extending the benefits of the measure to the other hanks,
had accordingly been passed in the Assemble, and if agreed to
be the Council, great relief to the commercial corntamity may
be looked for from this too long deferred measure:
UPPER CANADA BANKS.-The Toronto P,lllad:ont sacs i!;0
Bank of Upper Canada, the Gore Bank, and the Commercial
Bank were permitted on the 6th inst. to susi cad spr cie
ments, and to issue paper to thrice the aitiunt of their cap,:al.
In consequence of this permission, it is exnected that th'tie.
culation of these banks will be increased frog: 96,000/., their
present amount, to 1,500,0001.
UPPER CANADA.—The Toronto Patriot says--' His Ex-
cellency Sir John Colborne notified the President of the
United States, that if he cannot restrain his people from com-
mitting depredation.; on our soil, he will pursue them into the
United 3
St'ates' territory."
Yesterday .morning the notorious bandit Colonel Sutherland
was brought at prisoner to Toronto, accompanied by his aide-
de-came, Captaut Spencer. The first has the genuine air of
and the latter is a good specimen or a
a Yankeintensee
gin-sling
ruffian,
and cock-tail bar-roora ioafcr. This morn-
in.' a militia court-martial was organized for' the trial of
Jarvis, President ; Colonel Queen's Own ; Colonel
Sutherland, which was composed. foilows :—Colonel. P.
W. B. Robinson, 2d Simcce t Colonel Carthew, Royal Fores-
ters ; Major Gurnelt, Queen's Toronto Guards ; Major J. W.
Dewson, lloy,l Foresters ; Major Hen. Fry, Royal Foresters;
Captain John. Powell, Queen's Rangers; Colonel Fitzgibbon,
JuO,„,fre- Advocate.
After swearing the respective officevs, ani serving the pri-
soner with a copy of his charge, the Gfurt adjourned till to-
mOrrow at 10 o'clock a.m.— Toronto Patriot, March 13.