The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-01 00:00:00

NOVEMBER 1;

MONEY arid COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liv'rpool yesterday was dull,
and prices rather in favour of buyers. The sales were
estimated at about 6,000 hales-5,000 American; 400
Pernarn and Meranham, at to 711.; 100 Bailie, at
6-ad.; 200 Surat, at 4i3. to 5 i.; 100 Sea Island, at I lid.
to is. id. per lb.—Railway Shares were dull, at ralier
lower prices.
The sales of Wheat in the markets that regulate the
averages were, last vi eek, 126,760 quay tare.
By the foreign mails, arrived to-day, we learn that
the Amsterdam market was firmer, le,feh Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. being 53 5-16 on Tuesday. At
Vienna, on the 27th ult., Austrian Bonds were 95; and
at Frankfort, on the 29th, 87*. The Berlin prices for
the Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Prussian Stocks
were 88.
The railway receipts in Belgium during the month of
September amounted to 1,407,775 f., being an increase
compared with the previous month.
'The later intelligence received by the Overland Mail
from Calcutta bear out, in reference to commercial mat-
ters, the previously favourable reports, but the holidays
were occasioning a temporary cessation of activity.
Money was exceedingly easy.
The Stock Exchange and Bank of England Transfer
offices being closed, there is no official business doing in
the Funds, but nominally, and as far as a few outside
operations
will determine, they are lower, say 92i for
Consols, in consequence of the very important
message of Louis Napoleon to the French As-
sembly. City men appear scarcely, as yet, to
have made up their mind es to the Leering of the decal-
men', and whether it should be considered favourable or
the reverse, but the prevah tit impression is that, how-
ever distasteful to the Legitimists, Louis Philiprists,
and Socialists, the people at large will receive it well as
an evidence of a firm purpose. The right of the Presi-
dent to assume such personal grounds, and act on such
personal authority, so long as the Ministry could hold
together, is greatly questioned.
The railway calls for the present month are but
674,0001. A good deal of attention has been attracted
by the putting iu force the Stock-Exchange regulation,
and the buying in of thirty or forty Great Western
shares, against a seller who could not deliver them.
Three can be no doubt that this is a good beginning,
but the committee will further increase legitimate share
business if they counsel as strict action against mem-
bers of the house (jobbers) who act for themselves,
as against outside speculators, mischievous as the latter
generally prove. We perceive that at the Bank, &c., a
framed list of all the members of the Stock Exchange is
hung up, and this suggests to us the great and bene-
ficial changes that might be effected in the constitution
of that bcdy, by allowing the public access, under
proper restrictions, that they could see their busi•
ness done.

MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.)
NEWGATE AND X.EADENIZAX.L.
These markets were firm to-day, and prices bad an
upward tendency. Beet, from 23 2d to 3s Gd; Mutton,
2s 8,1 to 3s 10d; Veal, 3s to 33 8d; and Pork, 33 2d to
4s 2,1 per 81bs, by the carcase.
SAY MARKETS.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 3/ 103; Clover
ditto, 3/ Os to 41 103; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 11 93 pet
load. A moderate supply, and a dull trade.
CUMUEULAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 123; Clove;
ditto, 3/ Os to 4/ lus ;• and Straw, 1/ Gs to 1/ lOs pet
cad. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 3/ 10s;
Clover, ditto, 313 s to 41 123; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 119: per
load. A slow trade, at the above quotations.
MEAT MARKETS.
SOUTHALL, OCT. 31.—Our market 0-day was firm
ror all kinds of stock, the prices of which were higher
than on Wednesday last. I3et f, from 33 Od to 3s 10d;
Mutton, 35 4d to 4s; Veal; 3s 2d to 3s 6d; and Polk,
3s 4d to 3; 8d per 81bs, to sink the offal.
ROAIFORD, OCT.3l.—Prime Beasts, Sheep, and Calves
sold readily, at an advance in the quotations of 2d pe;
Sibs. Otherwise the market was steady. Beef from 3a 20
to 4s; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 2d; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s Gd; and
Pork, 3; 4d to 3s 8d per 81bs. Suckling Calves,
18; to 255; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 21s; and
Mulch Coss s with their small Calf, 151 to 181 each.
LEWES, OCT. 30.—The general demand was steady
at very full prices. Be; f, from 3s 4d to 4s 2d; Mutton,
33 6d to 4s 3d; Veal, 3s 4d 40 3s 8J; and Pork, 3s 4d
to 3s 8d per Blbs.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN'
For the Week ended Oct. 25, 1849, made up from the Returns of ti e
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in EuglAnd and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.
I WHEAT. I '
BARLEY. OATS. I RU. I BEANS. I PETS.
?RICE •. I 41s 7d I 28s 5d I 17s 2d 23s_Sd..1 23s 10d I 3ls 7d

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
WHEAT. I BARLEY. 1 OATS. 1 RTE. I BEANS. PEAS.
is Od is Od is Od is Od is Od is Od

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THISDAY:

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LONDON, Nov. I.—Wind this day at noon S.E., light
bre, ze, and dull cloudy weather.
KIRKCALDY, OCT. 29.—The Regalia, from Davis's
Straits, has arrived off this place, with 150 tons; she
sailed from the fishing grounds on the 30th September,
leaving the Lord Gambier, of Hull, and the Chieftain,
of this port; the latter was spoken 15th ult. with 11
whales and 16 bottle-noses. 30th, A largo ship beating
up the Finh this morning missed stays about seven miles
to the eastward of this port, and got foul of a schooner
also plying to windward, which had her topmasts carried
away, and ran for some port to leeward; the ship ap-
peared to sustain no damage, and is riding under Inch-
keith, the wind blowing nearly a gale from S.W. to W.
DEAL, OCT. 31.—Wind S.S.W. to W.N.W.—Arrd.
Clio, Easthope, Quebec. Sid. Ellen, Jamaica; Clydes-
dale, Cuba.
LI3ILRICK, OCT. 28.—Arrd. Granville, Brown, St.
John's, New Brunswick; Ileatherbell, Jerkins, ditto.
LIVERPOOL, OCT. 31.—Wind S., moderate.— Arrd.
30th, Oxford, Goodmanson, New York; Teresina, Bu-
barovick, Ragusa. 31st, Allen Kerr, Grey, Bombay;
Morning Star, Dill, Pasboro; Prospect, Prince Edward's
Nand. Sld. 31st, Virginia, New Orleans; Hopewell,
Bahia; Clyde, Apalachicola; Marmion, New York. The
Thomas Dempsey, arrived here yesterday from Rio
Grande, with hull- strained, leaky, &c., having experi-
enced heavy weather 3d ult., in lat. 29 S., lon. 33 W.,
18th inst. in lat. 38 N., lon. 29 W., and on the 23d in
lat. 45, lon. 25. Off Port 31st, Ann Martin, Bombay.
BELFAST, OCT. 30.—The Jane Hughes, which was
on shore inst.., on the Cannon Rock, has been towed
up here, and must be put in dock for repairs.
YARMOUTH, OCT. 31.—The Lambertius, of Papen-
burg, came in here to-day, with loss of bowsprit and
cutwater, having been run foul of, while riding in the
roads, by the Mercury, of South Shields.
GRIMSBY, OCT. 31.—The Rita, Bergen to Barcelona,
on shore on Wainfleet Flats, 12th inst., was got off and
towed here to-day, having sustained considerable damage.
OFF FALMOUTH, OcT. 31.—Norden, Roffel, Singapore
for Hamburgh; Sarah, Bock, Valparaiso.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 31.—Wind S.W., strong and squally.
Arrd. Prowler' Cumming, Labradore.
FALMOUTH, OCT. 31.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Rovers
Bride, Bowen, Rio Janeiro.
JERSEY, OCT. 30.—Wind S.—Arrd. Flora, Hellier,
Labrador. _ _ __ _ _

QUEENSTOWN, OCT. 30.—The Jane (brig), of New-
castle (supposed to be from New York), with a cargo of
flour and logwood, was brought into harbour this morn-
ing by the mate and two sailors of the Regent, from
Cardiff, bound to Wilmington, N. E., which vessel fell
in with her, 25th inst., abandoned 188 miles S.W. of
Cape Clear, and with her starboard stove, apparently
having been in contact.

SHERIFFS'COURT:—(THIS DAY'
(Before Mr. Undersheriff BURCHELL.)
IMPORTANT CASE UNDER THE COUNTY COURTS ACT.

HAMMOND V. STEEDES.

This was an action brought to recover the sum of 91.
10s., the balance on a bill of exchange, of which de-
fendant was alleged to be the acceptor.
The defendant pleaded, first, that he did not accept ;
secondly, that the drawer did not indorse, and that the
indorsee did not indorse to the plaintiff. There were
two other pleas to the same effect.
Mr. Lush appeared fur the plaintiff, Mr. Charr.ock for
the defendant.

Mr. Lusll stated that the plaintiff is an attorney,
and defendant is a carrier, at Finchley. In January,
1848, a person, named William Edwards, drew upon de-
fendant for 191. 10s., and Edwards, who has since
died, indorsed it to his son, who indorsed it to the pre-
sent holder. Defendant had paid 101. on account, and
had agreed to pay the balance by instalments. He paid
21., but not paying the rest he ,was sued, but plaintiff
wrote to him to say that he was not desirous to put him
to great expense, and if defendant would consent to a
Judge's order, on which judgment could be entered up,
he (plaintiff) would forego all further proceedings, each
party paying their own costs. Defendant, however,
refused to accede to these terms, and put the se-
veral pleas on the record, without the shadow
of chance of establhhing either. The Learned
Counsel then called witnesses, who positively swore to
the acceptance and indorsements, but Mr. Charnock in
cross•examination elicited that the plaintiff had been
attorney to Edwards, jun., and had received money on
his account on the bill. Plaintiff wrote, as his attorney,
requiring payment on or before the 25th June last, but
on the 26th, fifteen months after the bill was overdue it
was indorsed by Edwards, jun., to plaintiff, and on the
27th the writ was sued out by plsintitf in person.
Mr. CrtanstocK addressed the jury for the defendant,
and urged that his Learned Friend was not justified in
taking credit for his client's liberalloffer:to stay proceed-
ings without costs, for he (Mr. Charnock) could not re-
concile the proceedings at all to a liberal feeling. First,
the plaintiff held it as the attorney of Edwards, and got
10s. for costs, and in default of payment on the 25th the
tricky farce was played on the 26th of indorsing the
bill, but there was no proof of consideration, and on the
27th the writ was sued out. If the jury were not aware
of the reason for which this was done t:e would unravel
the mystery. If Edwards had sued he most have taken
proceedings in the County Court, or have lost his costs
in the Superior Court, but by a slip in the County
Courts Act, an attorney was entitled to sue
in the Superior Court and recover costs. By
suing in the, Superior Court there was also an
advantage gained in such a case as neither the plaintiff
nor defendant could be examined on oath. This stat, of
things, he was happy to say, had been put a stop to by a
new Act, passed on the Ist of August, for the abolition
of the Palace Court, the odour of which was too strong,
thanks to Jacob Otanium and the Times newspaper,
even for the Attorney-Gent ral to bear, for in that Act
there was a little clause, the 18th, which provided that
no attorney, solicitor, or other person, should have any
privilege to sue for any debt under 201. except in the
County Court. Plaiutaiff, he wcver, had taken good
care to sue before the Act came into operation. Ile felt
satisfied that the jury would not consider that he had
been wasting their time by calling their attention to the

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little clause, the 18th, as h 3 had no doet it ha ► Escaped
general attention.
Mr. Lu-su said he should like to sea the Act.

Mr. CHARNOCK said that he had much pleasure in
obliging his Learned Friend, who he was surprised to
find ignorant of the cLuse, as he knew almost every-
thing; but no doubt new it would be made public. lie
would call Mr. Edwards, and if he admitted the indorse-
mE defendant must submit to a verdict.

Mr. Edwards was then called, and proved the indorse-
ment. He said ho had an account with plaintiff, and
always indorsed over all bills which he could not recover

mjelf.

The UNDERSHERIFI' said the case was &early ma'e
out in law, and the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff.

BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.)

“ WHERE IGNORANCE IS E LISS 'TIS FOLLY TO BE
WISE.”—An operative engineer, residing at 140, Grove-
street, Camden-town, charged a young woman with
having robbed him of 7s.
lie stated that he met the prisoner in George street,
St. Giles's, about half•past eight o'clock on Friday
evening. She solicited charity of him, observing that
she had not broken her fast the whole day.
Mr. HALL—WeII, and you went to some
public-
house? The prosecutor replied no. He took her to a cook-
shop and gale her some soup. At her request he then
accompanied her to a house in George street, where she
was iu the hope of receiving some money that was due
to her.

Mr. lIALL—WeII, did you not know what sort of a
place it was? The prosecutor said he did nut.
Mr. HALL—Dear me, what an innocent person you
must be.

Tho prosecutor continued that while is the house be
fell asleep, and the pris( ncr took advantage of this op-
portunity to rob him of 75., which he carelully placed
in his ft,b just before leaving the cook-shop.
The prisoner denied having robbed him at all.
The fact was, he induced her to go to the house, which
was a brothel, for an improper purpose, having pre-
viously well plied her with gin and ale, and presented her
with three shillings.
Mr. ilam. doubted whether a jury would credit the
prosecutrix's story, but still it was his duty to commit
the prisoner for trial.
She was committed accordingly.
ALL SMOKE.—A little urchin, whose head could
scarcely be seen above the dock, was charged with
having alarmed the neighbourhood of Broad-court,
Bow•street, by firing off squibs, rockets, blue-lights,
and Roman catidles.

Police-constable F 105 stated that he was on duty
beetween seven and eight o'clock last night, in Drury-
lane, when he heard a dreadful explosion in Broad-
court. He made his way into the court, and found it
so full of smoke that he was obliged to grope along.
When the smoke had disappeared he discovered the
prisoner and some other lads firing off squibs, gun-
powder, &c.; and as the landlord of the Wreaken Tavern
had complained to him that he was afraid to live in his
house while the lads of the district were allowed to con
gregate in the court and amuse themselves with fire-
works he deemed it necessary to bring the prisoner
before his Worship.
Mr. BALL said a stop must be put to the proceedings
of the mischievous lads who now infested the streets 01
London. The practice of firing off squibs in courts and
by-places bad become so common that it was quite dan-
gerous to property, and something must be done to rid
the metropolis of the nuisance.
The lad said it was not his fault. He happened to be
passing through the court at the time, and some other
boys who were there s,teing the policeman approaching,
placed a blue light in his hand and made him hold it till
it had burned out.
Mr. HALL thought the only mode of putting an end to

the practice WAS to fine all who were brought before
him, and he should therefore commecce with this case,
and tine the prisoner ss.
The fine was paid by the lad's parent.

HAII.LBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY)
James Miller, a well-dressed man, was brought before
Mr. Bingham for re-examination, charged with em-
bezzling the sum of 241. received for and on account of
Mr. W. Pawson, pianoforte maker, 4, Cleveland-street,
Fitzroy-square.
The prosecutor stated that in the month of July last
the prisoner was introduced to him as a person who
possessed great facilities in disposing of pianofortes, and
by engaging him as commission-agent witness would
materially benefit himself. Witness said he should con-
sider about it, and the prisoner then left the place. On
the 18th of August the prisoner came to
him again, and told witness that he had got
an order to purchase a pianoforte for a friend at Brief'
ton, and if witness would let him have one to show the
party, he (the prisoner) had no doubt of getting him to
buy it. Under' these representations witness agreed to
let the prisoner have a pianoforte, with the understand
ing that ho was to act as his agent, and to receive on all
orders and sales effected a commission of 10 per cent`
On the following day the prisoner selected a piano
worth 241., and gave witness written directions to
forward it to Brighton, where he himself was going.
and as soon as he got the money he would send him
a Post-office order for the amount less 10 per cent.
The instrument was sent accordingly, and a Jew days
after he received a letter from the prisoner, enclosing
two sovereigns, with a request that witness would draw
upon him at three months tor the balance- Ho refused
.to so, and 9113 subsequent inquiry he ascertained that
the prisoner had appropriated the proceeds of the sale
t) his own use, and that he bad spent it all in riotouk
living. Under these circumstances, he gave him into
custody.
Mr. John Latham, 28, Howland-street, said, the pri-
soner told hint that he had acted very foolishly, but he
had forwarded Mr. Pawson 15/, enclosed in an envelope.
and Mr. Harper, the person who purchased the piano,
had paid the rest.
Mr. George Harper, an innkeeper residing at Brighton,
proved purchasing a piano of the prisoner for 241., on
the 27th of August last, and that he paid the prisoner
the amount, and received the receipt produced from him.
Mr. M'Gregor Logan, said he was present when the
arrangement was entered into between Mr. Pawson and
the prisoner, and distinctly heard Mr. Pawson state that
the prisoner was to act in the capacity of agent, and to
receive 10 per cent. commission on all sales or orders.
The prisoner's solicitor contended that the charge of
embt zzlement could not be sustained, inasmuch as the
prisoner had sold the piano in his own name. This,
therefore, made it merely a matter of debt. He had
attempted to-effect an arrangement between his client
and the prosecutor, but had failed in his effort to do so.
Mr. BINGHAM said he had remanded the prisoner in
the hope that he would have settled the matter. He
should now remand him until next Monday week, in the
hope that he would pay the money down, and all the
expences to which the prosecutor has been put. If this
was not done, he should certainly commit him for trial.
Bail was accepted for the prisoner's appearance on
that day.

INCENDIARY FIRES IN SUFFOLK.
BURT ST. EDMUND'S, OCT. 30.—1 t is with deep
concern that we have to announce a very alarming
increase of fires in this district. A vast amount of
farming property has been destroyed ; and, to add to
the alarm these destructive outbreaks have neces-
sarily occasioned, there is little doubt that most
of them, if not all, were the work of some
diabolical incendiaries. Within the last five days
no fewer than six farms have been on fire, and
in the week previous almost a similar number
shared a like fate. Disastrous as this list may ap-
pear, unfortunately it does not include other out-
breaks of equally as destructive a character, which
happened in more distant parts of the county.
News reached here to-day of two very serious
fires having occurred last night. One broke
out about half-past nine o'clock, on the
farm of Mr. J. Westrup, at Deuston, and
three stacks, with some outbuildings, were
consumed. The dwelling and other portions of
the property were only preserved by the timely
arrival of Lord Thurlow's engine, which bas rendered
most valuable aid in suppressing these disastrous
events. The second outbreak happened shortly after
ten o'clock, at Lavenham, on some property belonging
to Mr. Sturgeon. Nearly 100 coombs of barley, two
stacks and a barn were destroyed. On the night
previcus (Sunday) the village of Hemdon, near Clare,
was the scene of a calamitous fire. Between eight and
nine the rear of the premises of Mr. G. Savage were
discovered to be in flames, and ere they could
in any way be subdued a serious sacrifice of property
had taken place. The dwelling-house, two barns,
cow-house, and some outbuildings, with a portion of
the stacks, were burnt. On Saturday evening some
farm property at Wickham Brook, belonging to Mr.
T. Webb, was set on fire. The flames were discovered
raging in an oat- stack, but fortunately by the
early arrival of the neighbouring labourers,
two barns filled with grain which were nigh were saved.
On Friday, the rear of the Greyhound, at Lavenham,
was found to have been fired, and on Thursday night
an attempt was made to kindle the farm premises of
Mr. Young, at Chevely. About nine o'clock some-
thing was heard to fall near the barn, and fire was
perceived amongst the straw on the ground. It was
instantly extinguished, and it was ascertained to
have been caused by a quantity of lighted tinder or
linen rags wrapped round a stone, being thrown
over the wall from the road. It is stated that a party
has been apprehended on suspicion of throwing the
diabolical missile. On the afternoon of Wednesday
great damage was done on the farming premises of
Mr. R. Mumford, at Combs; and about the same
time a similar disaster befel the property of Mr. T.
Tilbrook, at Cowbage. Most of the sufferers were
insured. The constabulary are instituting searching
inquiries into the circumstances connected with the
respective outbreaks.

EQUESTRIAN STATUE IN HONOUR OF lIER MAJESTY'S
VISIT TO GLASG3W.—The proposal to build a granite
arch on the site of the temporary triumphal structure iu
Jamaica street having been abandoned, the Lord Pro-
vost, the Sheriff, end other influential gentlemen, we
understand, are making the necessary preliminary ar-
rangements, with a view to a public subscription for a
noble c questrian statue of her Majesty, as an enduring
memorial of the Queen's lato auspicious visit to Glasgow.
—Glasgow Courier.
The Right lion. Sir Robert Peel, ho came to
town for the express purpose of attending at the cere-
monial of the opening of the new Coal Exchange, left
W hitehall-gardens yesterday, on his return to Dra3ton
Manor.
The number of persons assembled on Charing-cross
bridge on Tuesday last, at one time, has been ascertained
to have been upwards of 8,000.

MAGAZINE DAY.
BLACK WOOD.

Having finished with the " Crxtons," and 'leaving
an interval between the chapters of the " Green
Hand," our noble old Ebony has hrhy,, Iv Hlckled to
..gain with a new serial of a perfectly ddere,,'ham
ractF r. "My Peninsular Medal, Part 1," p►omiaes
to rival the gossipping and roystering remini•cence s
of that merry blade Jack Hinton, the Guardsman, or
of that congenial lover of fun, Captain Charles
O'Malley, of the 14th Light Dragoons. Y--, for
as yet we have no authenticated name, not even the
" make shift" of a soubriquet, appears to be as ccmica
a rogue at heart as one could well desire,
with just an agreeable dash of spooneyism at
the outset, kindred in sotne measure wi.h that
of the immortal Mr. Sparks. His acquaintance,
Gingham, " the white man," is exactly the fellow
we would like to hob-and nob with while campaign-
ing ; as good a trencherman as Dugald Da'getty. of
Drumsthwacket, more of an bon vivant than Justice
Greedy, and possessed of as large an appetite for
creature comforts as the great Sir Epicure Mammon.
His suggestion with reference to flied soles—namely,
.o eschew all melted-butter and flsh•sauces, restrict-
ing one-self to a mixture of salt and cayenne—is,
seriously, not unworthy of remembrance. Also
should be borne in mind, by all connoisseurs of
"the rosy," that hint of his about clearing the palate
with hot potatoes, so as to taste the
true flavour of the wine—be it port, sherry, or cham-
pagne, claret, hock, or bucellas, sauterne, maideira,
or burgundy. We don't know precisely which to
prefer, the description of the turtle dinner or of the
herring breakfast. The perusal of either is sufficient
to give one a sense of repletion. Against the
excruciating latin puns of Mr. Gingham we must
protest with all earnestness ; and mos►t devotedly

trust we have done with them from this time forth
and for ever. 'Whether the series just commenced
be from the pen of Lever or Maxwell we know not,
though we suspect one or other of them to be the
inditers of the manuscript. Seeing that in addition
to his scarcely completed novel "Roland Cashel,''
Harry Lorrequer is now adding the labour of kis
anonymous masterpiece, "Con Cregan, the Irish Gil,
Bias," we cannot but think that even the industry of
Lever would be insufficient to drive three fictions

abreast into circulation at a hand gallop like a Young
Hernandez of Literature. W. H. Maxwell, the
indefatigable, has all the esprit and drollery in him to
conceive the character of Gingham, the scene in the
east stage coach with the garrulous traveller, the
rencontre with the three Peninsulars, and the trick

played on the two Falmouth boatmen. Joel,
too, is of a genus somewhat akin to the bur'
les,que of Hector O'Halloran and his man Mark
Antony O'Toole ; Mr. Belvidere coming manifestly
from the same fancy which created Captain Blake.
continuation of the story will confirm or dissipatf;
these conjectures. " The Transportation Question
is profoundly examined in the opening article fol.
November, and evidences at once deep reading en,
deep reflection. Delta is scarcely as happy as usuill
in his metrical contribution, the verses betbre us being,
entitled rather appropriately " Disenchantment.
A. rapid, but by no means superficial, and altogether
a very eulogistic criticism follows on Mr. Herman
Nlelville's new nautical work called " Redburn," t°
which we ourselves shall soon have occasion to
revert. " Peace and War' Agitators " is a caustic
allusion to the day dreams about Arbitration ; an
in a paper which follows immediately afterwards
e have an agreeable review of some of the more,
conspicuous among the "French Novels of l 849:
Christopher North himself comes forth anew in all
his glory, and were his body as hale as his intellect~
we doubt not he would soon fling aside his crutches'
His subtle analysis of the character of Macbeth is
masterpiece of criticism. It is another jewel in the
bonnet of King Christopher, and another golden
chapter in the history of Blackwood's Magazine.

B El V I'LL Y.
Bentley's Miscellany has for some time past ben
remarkable for the number and excellence of its telel
of travel and descriptions of local scenery, manners,
and customs; and the number for the present month
quite equals any of its predecessors in these partieW
tars. IVe have the " relater° of the Ronda 111°0'
tains, an Incident of Spanish Travel," which is ea;
inirably illustrated by Nicholson ; " Portsmouth Of
its Environs," by Mrs. 'Ward ; the continuation ea
" The Bye-lanes and Downs of England;" en
" Recollections of Canada," containing some 01,111.;
;
rable descriptions of the scenery of the Ottawa. .I.llth
lover of the marvellous and the terrible will read f
breathless interest Mrs. Romer's Egyptian story .11
" A Haunted House ;" while the antiquarian
revel in Alfred Crow quill's amusing gossip about th,vo
City of London." The "Note-book of a Coroner
Clerk" is continued, as are the "
.et;
moirs of Chateaubriand," and the "
vaß
Cox espondence of George 111. with Bishop Hurd.
It appears from this correspondence that it Was t?
King's intention had Bonaparte effected a landing 1°
1805 to have placed himself at the head of the troops
intended to oppose the invaders, and to have sent the
Queen and Princesses to the Episcopal Palace °
Bishop _Hurd at Worcester. The memoir which sr
pears in the present number of Bentley of Dr. Cook:
Taylor, is a kindly written tribute of respect to al,
memory of one to whom the readers of the Misee
lany have been heretofore indebted for much usel,
tip
information conveyed in a most agreeable rosaleig
h
Professor Creasy gives us the ninth number of ;0
series of the " Decisive Battles of the World," 't
Battle of Pultowa being the subject of his pr.eee-of
commentary. From a foot note at the conclusion
Professor's Creasy's paper we extract the follov011.;
suggestive observations on the progress of, Russia '6O
" Orators and authors, who have discussed the progr,:eo
of Russia, have often alluded to the similitude betwtbe
the modern extension of the Muscovite empire and 130
extension of the Roman dominions in ancient times' tba
attention has scarcely been drawn to the closeness °f e,
parallel between cot quering Russia and conquering 11°, of
not only in the extent of conquests, but in the mean the
effecting conquest. The history of Rome during „tot
century and a half which followed the close of the Sec-of
Punic War, and during which her largest acquisitionso
territory were made, should be minutely compared, /;fti
the history of Russia for the last one hundred and. di'
years. The main points of similitude can only be
cated in these pages ; but they deserve the fullest
deration. Above all, the sixth chapter of Montesclulvigi
great treatise on Rome, De La conduite que les Bona of
tinrent pour soumeltre les peuples,' should be carer
rici
studied by every one who watches the career and P°:-te.
of Russia. The classic scholar will remember the st'eri
craft of the Roman senate, which took care in,e,,,ltore
foreign war to appear in the character of a Pro","iegt
Thus Rome protected the
.214]..olians, and the Greek c'iliet
against Macedon; she protected Bithynia, tancit. °ro'
small Asi4tic states, against the Syrian kings; e"..°,:ther
tected Numidia against Carthage; and in numerous woof.;
instances assumed the same specious character. cott'
Woe to the people whose liberty depends on tilled,
tinued forbearance of an over-mighty protector."' . "'dote',
state which Rome protected was ultimately subillb,„r
and absorbed by her. And Russia has been the protect"-or of
Poland—the protector of the Crimea—the protec.'
Courland—the protector of Georgia, Immeritia, be
lia, the Tcherkessidn and Caucasian tribes, 86c. She She
first protected, and then appropriated them all' gbe
protects Moldavia and Wallachia. A few years srod
became the protector of Turkey from Mehemet /I.l.;;,triP
this summer she has made herself the protector of 15:118'
When the partizans of Russia speak of the a's'oopS
restedness with which she withdrew her protecting tro.oo,
from Constantinople, and is now withdrawing then'og
Hungary, let us here also mark the ominous exactne`eo
the parallel between her and Rome. While the anc,,iool
world yet contained a number of independent 010
which might have made a formidable league agebor
Rome, if she had alarmed them by openly avowiog_,ivg
ambitious schemes, Rome's favourite policy was SeoPvior
disinterestedness and moderation. After her firs
t ppf
against Philip, after that against Antiochus, and Ploop.
others, victorious Rome promptly withdrew her tlted
from the territories which they occupied. She 1101300
to employ her arms only for the good of others. nj
when the favourable moment came, she always f°ll;geil
pretext for marching her legions back into each cov pot
district, and making it a Roman province. Fettioo
moderation, is the only effective check on the Itc°Z,siog
of such lowers as Ancient Rome and Modern BU elf
The amount of that fear depends on the amount 4:n .rs-ploA
vigilance and energy which other states choose to e 001,
against the common enemy of their freedom
national independence."

FRASER. the
: Fraser this month tomahawks M. Theirs Cations,,a
true Fraserian style for the gross misreprese%igstf
and exaggerations concerniug the battle of I'll f the
of which he has been uil in his "liistorl.°pre'
Consulate and Empire'—exaggerations andoll9o,oll'
sentations which cannot but be considered 10 teriale
as he himself in the same work furnishes the 211: poe,
for his own refutation. Morgan Rattler, in do
entitled "Of a Philosopher, Patriot, and l'oe-nogh`;74
justice to the greatest genius, the most lha"ce
honest man, and the purest patriot that rill-a the
ever produced, Pierre Jean de Ekanger, 111) a
does Morgan Rattler speak of him : an „a
" I speak, then, of Pierre Jean de Picaage'p're 04
say, that if, in sooth, there ever yet was a bin' of P
genuine patriot, it was he. The whole ten°r p it!
existence in its resolution and indepeou„,
struggles, privations, sacrifices, and autferlirocichlo
eloquently demonstrates this. No sag° °ljilosoPo'ia
Greece ever led a nu,re simple or purely P irce ir
life—one more serene or self included, or Eaori° nosi°l3s:
the disturbances of inordinate appetites and mrstace,;i,
less tarnished by contact with external circa sod peat
less of the earth earthy. And yet this patriot
tit is tb r
losof her boasted only to he a song writer! Sher pooe,o
heretofore humble capacity he exercised gresdi bef°4l.
over the French nation than any writer evernture, e:bo
in any country, or any capacity, or, peradv": ear,
..0.0
will again. He got possession of the nationi:o4s othe
national sentiment, the national soul. His !like iD be
on every lip. They were heard with delight:_cie oft 4,
salons of the rich and great, in the convivial borri'o
witty and learned, in the hut of the peasant., t tle cave_ato,
of the soldier, the workshop of the artisan--)lithe street
the cabaret, ;he guirluttte—in the fields, in
Mallthes History of Greece.