The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, j

" General Sir Charles James Napier, in thus assuming
the command, in consequence of the Right Hon. Lord
Gough's period of service having ended cannot do so
without directing that the honours hitherto paid to this
distinguished nobleman be continued to him by those
armies at whose head he has gained so many victories.
" To the Queen's and Company's armies Sir Charles
James Napier has only to express the pride be feels at
once more serving- with them, and the pleasure with
which he heard, on reaching the East, that at Goojerat
they had added a fresh victory to their annals, and a
new conquest to our empire."
The new Commander-in- Chief has, by this time,
proceeded to join the army in the North. The fol-
lowing appointments have been made on his Excel-
lency's personal staff :
" Major J. P. Kennedy, IT. M. 25th foot, to be Mili-
tary Secretary.
'6 Major W. C. E. Napier, IL M. 25th foot, to be Aide-
de-Camp.
" Major W. M. G. McMurdo, H. M. 78th foot, to be
Aide-de -Cern p.
"Lieutenant E. D. Byng, Ist European Bengal Fusi-
liers, to be Aide-de-Camp.
" Lieutenant Sir E. Fitz G. Campbell, Bsrt., 11. M.
60th Rifles, to bn Aide de-Caren.
" Lieut. nant-Colonel G. T. C. Napi, r, Cape Mounted
Rifles, to be Extra Aids-de-Camp.
" Captain H. W. Banbury, H. M. 33d Foot, to be
Extra Aide-de Camp.
" Captain F. P. Harding, 11. M. 22d Foot, to be Persian
Interpreter.
" Assistant-Surgeon A. Gibbon, of the Bengal Medical
Service, to be Sereeon."
The fugitive Ranee, mother of the ex Maharaja of
Lahore, is, it is said, to be sent back to tehunar, under
charge of an escort of Irregular Cavalry. The British
resident at the Court of Nerml must have demanded
her surrender, and the Raja must have felt con-
strained to comply with the requisition. But it
would have been much better for all parties
bad the Indian Government washed its hands of her,
and allowed her to proceed whither,oever she listed.
The allowance of her Highness's former paramour—
the ex-Minister, Lall Singh—is stated to have been
" stopped till further orders ;" an intimation which
seems to imply that the burly Lothario may have had
something to do with the Ranee's escape from
Chunar.
In the early part of the present month the trial of
Dewan Moolraj was going on at Lahore, before a
court consisting of Mr. Mansell, as president, and
Brigadier Godby and Mr. Montgomery as members.
The court was, very properly, an open one. Mr.
Bowring was conducting tha prosecution. There
were very many witnesses to examine—some ac-
counts say three hundred—so that the result of the
trial can hardly be expected to become known for a
considerable time. The report of the escape of Shere
Singh has been contradicted. He and his father,
Chuttur Singh, are said to be both residing quietly
in the village of Attaree. The Governor General
has ordered that the ladies of officers who have pro-
ceeded on in advance return forthwith to Lahore and
Umritsir. The cause assigned for this mandate is
the scantiness of good house accommodation : the
real one is believed to be the fear entertained by his
Lordship lest any of our c3untrymen should again
fall into the hands of an enemy—the country being
as yet far from settled, though externally tranquil.
By the last accounts, crime continued to increase in
and near Umritsir. No news of interest has been
received from Peshawur. The following order has
been published relative to the troops here :
" Head Quarters, Simla, Aprii 30, 1849.
" With the sanction of the Right Hon. the Governor-
General, his Excellency the Right lion. the Commander•
in-Chief is pleased to direct that the whole of the troops
at Peshawur, shall be considered as one force, and re
garded precisely the same as troops of different arms,
serving together in any district in the provinces.
" The rank of Brigadier-General conferred on Colonel
the Hon. H. Dundas, C 8., of Her Majesty's 60th Rifles,
in General Orders of the 27th January last, is resumed,
and he will, until further orders, command the district of
Peshawar (a dependency of the Punjaub Division) as a
Brigadier of the first class, with a Nlajor of Brigadier as
his staff officer, retaining, however, for the present, the
Superintending Surgeon, the Commissary of Ordnance,
the Deputy Judge Advocate• General, and the whole of
the Engineer and Commissariat forces belonging to the
Bombay Presidency, who are now serving with the Pes-
hawur Force.
" All other Staff Officers of the Bombay Column are
permitted to return to their respective duties at their
own Presidency.
" The whole of the Artillery of both Presidencies re
maining at Peshawar, is to be formed into an Artiller)
division, under the command of the senior officer of that
branch, with an Adjutant for the Staff duties of that
division. " By ,rder, &c.,
(Signed) "PAT. GRANT, Lieut.-Col., A.G."
A correspondent of the Delhi Gazette states that
Captain Ross is to be the Commissioner at Leiah;
that Mr. Edgeworth is to be at Moult:an E.
Thornton at Jhelum, or thereabouts ; Mr. Montgo-
mery at Lahoro and Umritsir ; Mr. D. M Leod at
Jullemdar. The editor adds that Captain Ross is to
have Mr. Henderson, C.S., Lieutenant Reynell Tay-
lor, of the Cavalry ; Lieutenant Young, of the En 4i
Deers ; and Colonel Outland under him in the Leiah
C anmission.
You will be glad to learn that Appa Sahib, the
pretender to the Nagpore Raj, has at length fallen
into the hands of the Nizam's troops. The Bombay
Times says :
" Authentic intelligence reached Hingolee on the 11th
instant, that the head-quarters of that division of th.
Nizam's army, under Brigadier Hampton. came up with
and captured the impostor ceiling himself Appa Sahib,
on the 6th instant, atter a severe engagement with his
followers, amounting to upwards of 300 Rohillas. The
loss on the part of the NiZAIII'S troops amounted to
four European officers, and seven or eight troopers of
the 2d cavalry wounded, whilst that of the enemy
is
Stated to have been upwards of 200 killed and
wounded, the pretender being amongst the latter, hav-
ing received two sword cuts on the head and one on the
right leg. The force had marched between forty and
fifty miles on the night previous to the engagement, the
brunt of which fell on the cavalry, who nobly sustained
the honour of the service to which they belong. Ae
eye-witness states that their charge was a most brilliant
affair, in which several of the European effieera of the
force joined. The flank companies of the 2d (Russell's)
Niz ain infantry did good service in thick brushwood
growing in the vicinity of the battle field, whereby many
Rohillas were killed, wounded, or taken prisoners. The
Hingolee force was OR its return to
and cantonments,
his fol-
having
the soi-disunt Baja of Nagpore several of
lowers as close prisoners in its train. The names of the
European officers wounded in this galland and well-ma-
naged affair are, Brigadier Hampton, dangerously; Major
Lysaght, ditto; Captain Commandant Yates, severely;
and Capt. Orr, slightly. It was at first supposed that the
two former would each have been obliged to have un-
dergone amputation of the wounded leg, but at latest
dates they had much improved, and it was hoped the
limbs might be saved. Lieutenant Robinson, of the 7th
Bombay N. 1., who was on leave at llingoleo when the
force took the field, accompanied it as an amateur, and,
with Dr. M'Egan, is mentioned as having t
behaved most
gallantly in the fight, these two gentlemen having joined
in the charge of the cavalry, and cut down a number of
the enemy. The horse of the latter was severely
wounded. The whole affair was most brilliant, and re•
fleets the highest credit on Brigadier Hampton and the
officers and native troops under his commend; and they
no doubt will, as they deserve, receive the special thanks
of Government for having secured one who has for a
long time past been the fruitful source of mischief and
crime."

COMMERCIAL IN I'ELLIGENCE.
REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS,

FROM MAY 12 TO MAY 19, INCLUSIVE.
which has elapsed since the
SATIJIMAY.—The interval w
departure of the last mail ha; been so short, and there
has been so few importaolons •of staple articles, that any
great amount of business coul f not be looked for. Our
season, te,ides, is now fastaproaching to a close. To
Kurrachee and Persia the dispatch of goods has already
ceased, but to Dharwar and GoJzorat the trade still CCal.

tinues pretty active. Money continues abundant. Go
veriare r t ere hilly as Cu oi as at.
of last mcii. io Hank Shares no atteriitian has taken
placii, if we except Agra's, which have risen still higher,
say 2 per cent. since Lint advices, 1 per cant. premium
having been given far a few.
Cotton Piece Geoils —There has not been a sin gla ar-
rival of thess ta!aLis since our last, and the market i 5
again bare of bell) Grey awl Bleached, which continue
in demand, the M.,..rwarry and Goezeret traders being
still in the in-uket. G rey Shirtinge fully maintain their
termer rates, except those above 64 reed, which have
slightly declinel naadapollants are scarce, and if
on the snot %voul,l realize advanced prita s. Grey jacco-
nets are also scare, anal command full prices. Coarse
make rnadapollunis ore now less irquir,d for, and prices
have slightly declined; as also grey longeloths. Grey
domestics are dull of sole. Bleached shirtings and jac-
conets have slightly deciined from their late extreme
arises. Satin spots are in ready demand. Dyed Goods
-Turkey red plain cloth scarce and much wanted.
Twilled rather dull; as also prints, ex.cqt those of first
quality.
Cotton Yarn—The market is somewhat dull, owing to
therather large importations which have taken place of late,
and the near approach of the close of the season, which
has induced dealers to operate merely to the extent of
their immediate wants. Many of the holders have shown
much firmness, consequently business has been done to
a moderate extent only. Water Twist, Nos. 20 and 30,
have slightly declined. Dyed Yarn—Orange continues
in demand, whilst Turkey Red is dull of sale.
Cochineal—The demand continued steady up to within
the last few days, and sales to the extent of 7,5001bs
were effect, d at Rs. 2;1 per lb. ; but since then less in-
quiry has existed.
Woollens—Under this head we have only to report the
following sales:-96 pieces, 24 yards each, scarlet, at Rs.
11. and the same quantity at Rs 2 5.1611 per yard.
Marine Stores—Canvas is less inquired • for, as is also
cordage. Paints continue dull, and prikasis have alt-clink d.
100 cwt. of White, and 20 of Green, have been s,,ld at
Rs. 101 per cwt. 300 gallans spirits of turpentine, im-
ported by the American ship Great Britain, have been
*old at Rs. 2 3-16 per gallon. This article, as well as
oil of linseed, continues steady.
Beer, of all brands, is dull of sale, and is unmoveable
at our quotations except in small quantities.
Spirits-70 dortms brandy, at Es. 8 per dozen, and 20
hogsheads sherry wine, at Rs. 2UO per hhd., have been
disposed of since our last.
Paper-1,500 reams French foolscap, at R 9. 31, and
300 reams post, at Rs, 34 per ream, have been sold.
EXPORTS.
COTTON WOOL.—The market has continued active,
and prices have further advanced. The present rates
aro for new Compta Rs. 77, old Dhollera Es. 82 to 83,
and Surat 80 to 82. The quality of the cotton now in
the market is much inferior to what was shipped in the
early part of the season, and the dealers appear very re-
luctant to sell even at the above rates, owing to the
change in the weather; and a large quantity has already
been warehoused.
FREIGHTS.—The arrival of vessels from all parts al-
most daily has naturally caused the rates of freight to
England to decline still further, and the quotations now
are, to Liverpool 3/. to 3/. 23. 6d., and to London 2/.175.6d
to 3/. There is no doubt that they will go still lower. To
the Clyde engagements have been made in a vessel nearly
loaded at 3/. ss. To China as high as Rs. 12i was paid
last week, and Re. 12 is now offered in vessels ready to
receive cargo, which may be considered as the rate of
the day ; but this figure can scarcely be maintained in
the face of such abundance of tonnage as is now pi o•-
curable. _

EXCHANGES.
A further improvement may be advised by this op
portunity, the Banks having offered to draw at ls.
The demand. however, has been so liajted during the
past week, that first class local bills have been sold at
is. lop.. and some d,:cument hills have even been dis-
posed of at I Id. Buyers 10, •k fiv2 this laver rate for
first-class credits on the arrival of the China steamer,
due in a day or two. Six months' sight China Lills have
been neglected at Is. 10. E !. There has been no varia-
tion in exchange on Cukor ra.

Singapore at the end of the current month en route
to Europe, tbc Mail steamer, leaving Ca2,tain
the Hon. H. Keppel in command of the naval forac•s.
The dispersion of the fleet had commenced. H.M..S.
Hastings had sailed for Singapore; the Albatross for
Labuan, and the Scout for England.

THE ESCAPE of RANEE CHUND A.
The only authentic account of her Highness's
doings is given by the Bemires Recorder, from
which paper we take the following :
" Our readers will naturatly look to us for authentic
information as to the cape of the Maha Ranee Chunda
Konwur of Lahore. We have consequently endeavoured
to obtain such, and here off:.r the result of our inquiries.
"In our last is,ue we echoed the opinion of others,
though upon no better grounds, it appears, than mere
surmise, that her slippery highness nPver was lodged in
Chums at all. We beg then to say that it has been clearly
proved that she was there, and escaped in the dtsguise of a
person called the Seenawalle, the very afternoon after her
arrival, viz., of the 6th. It appears that this Seenawalle, as
she is called, is the wife of one of the male attendants, and
lived out of the prison and had ingress and egress, and
on the afternoon of the 6th inst., when the prison gates
were opened to admit the Bhistee and Sweeper, a slave
girl named Majee, pointing to the Ranee in disguise,
told the Havildar on duty to let her out, as she was
the Seenawallee who lived in the bazaar, and was
always allowed to pass in and out of the Ranee's apart
ments, both at Benares and here. The Havildar at first
refused to do so, but was talked over by the girls, and he
let her out ; she hod got as far as the gate of the prison
enclosure, where she was stopped by the sentry posted
there ; the Havildar ordered him to let her out as she
was only the Seenawallee, and out she went ; this being
accomplished, she had nothing more to do, but to walk
out of the fort without further interruption ; the woman
being at that time in Benares, though she must have
aated Cnunar the next day in company with the Ra-
nee's baggage, and in order not to awaken any suspicion in
the Havildar's mind, the venerable Senawallee made her
appearance at the prison gate, and was passed in and out
by him until the morning of the 19th inst., when doubt-
less the slave-girls, thinking that their mistress had a
good start, considered it time to declare her departure.
The Court of Inquiry is still sitting, but it is very doubt-
ful whether any more satisfactory information will be
gained. No suspicion seems to be entertained as to the
Havildar having erred except through sheer stupidity.
Various reports have been current as to how the Ranee
acted after once getting clear of the fort, but nothing
can be depended upon."

LITERATURE.
VALERIE. By Captain Marryat. 2 Vols.
This novel will take Captain Marryatt's admirers ,
by surprise. It is not a nautical romance ; it hears
no reference whatever to the blue waters or to those
who sail thereon ; it is simply the narrative of a
young lady's fortunes, supposed to be related by her-
self. In the graceful style and spirited descriptions
of " Valerie" we recognise the talent of its author.
De mortibus nil nisi bonum is a mottp which effectually
disarms criticism. The hand which penned these
pages, the hand which pourtrayed so many stirring
scenes and rendered us familiar with Peter Simple,
and Midshipman Easy, and the immortal Snarleyow,
is cold. The pen of Marryat will delight us no more.
How, then, can we deal in a criticising spirit with
his last legacy ? As such—as Captain Marry at's
last legacy to that literature which be has already so
much enriched—we commend " Valerie" to the kind
consideration of the public. It is written in a very
attractive manner, which pleasantly allures the
reader's attery ion.

JULAMERK : a Tale of the tVestorians. By
Mrs. Webb. 3 Vols.
Mrs. Webb possesses many qualities for a novel•
writer. Her characters are individually interesting,
and some of them are most attractive. In pourtraying
those mental conflicts and cruel heart struggles which
ar.. more or less common to the whole human family,
h r hand is not unskilful. The subject of her present
Lovel is not an attractive one. The seat to which
we are introduced in these pages is one with the
peculiarities of which the people of this country are
little acquainted. Mrs. Webb has, it is true, ren-
derecl the hi,tory in which the Nestorians bear part
very interesting; but we should be glad, if, in her
next attempt, she select some more generally attrac-
tive theme.

THE ALBATROSS; or Voices from the Ocean.
By TV. G. Kingston. 3 Tols.
This is a work of a very different character to its
ou.hor's former very excellent novel, " The Prime
Minister." The second title of " The Albatross"
sufficiently describes it. These three volumes are
the utterance of voices from the ocean, which relate,
occasionally with much spirit, various adventures at
sea. Among other things, are the eventful history of
Pepe the Pirate, and some interesting details respect-
inz the difficulty which beset those engaged in the
suppression of the slave-trade.

THE LOTTERY OF MARRIAGE. By Mrs.
Trollope. 3 Vols.
Mrs. Trollope's sarcastic powers have been exer-
cised with considerable effect in some passages of this
novel. The story of the fortune-hunter and the for-
tune-huntress who mutually deceive each other and
elope together, the gentleman believing that he is
running off with an heiress, and the lady supposing
her partner to be one of the best matches of the day,
whereas their united property, like that of the man in
the play, "amounts to the good round figure—nought,"
is capital. A work which, like this "Lottery,"
relates to the fortunes of a large number of
persons, is almost invariably deficient in one
great desideratum for a novel—interest. Our
attention is directed in so many quarters that,
however much we may be amused, we are not so
vividly impressed or so powerfully attracted as when
our thoughts are concentrated upon a few indi-
viduals.

THE ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF
SCOTLAND. By the Duke of Argyle. Second
Edition.
The Duke of Argyle's thoughtful remarks upon
the ecclesiastical history of Scotland have been re-
printed in a more condensed form.

AN ODE TO HUNGARY

BY NURDO YOUNG.

Oh, Hungary! brave Hungary !
May God protect thy cause,
For thou art sworn to liberty,
As no.v—it ever was.

L?.t tyrants threaten what they can,
They tremble at this hour,—
For God hath touched the mind of man
With knowledge of his power.

And as your fathers bled of old,
Devoted to the East,
Our children dear must not behold
That you disgrace the past.

Then on, ye men of Hungary,
Ou for the cause of truth !
Strike down the hordes of tyranny—
Old age as well as youth.

Your towns and castles may be sacked,
And thousands strew the field,
But though your hearts be sorely racked,
Your souls will never yield•

We follow to the wild(rness
The banner Freedom waves,
That God our wives and daughters bless—
Our sons be never slaves.

O shame to France ! Great praise to Rome!
One free, would one enslave?
Think, think but of your own dear home—
The brave coerce the brave !

If there be infamy on earth,
Hypocrisy abhorred,
It is when Freedom shames her birth
By ruling with the sword I

Why not snatch up the godlike pen,
And use persuasion true ?
What's good for one—let other men
Enjoy, and be like you.

That is the doctrine God above
Propounds unto the free;
Then why rebel against his love,
And deal in slavery?

Are we not all with sense imbued
And feelingness of heart?
Then why pervert to bad the good,
And act the traitor's part?

We only claim what we eccord,
Just rights and equal laws;
And though we perish undeplored,
We'll vindicate our cause.

With nervous arm and dear heart-strings,
We'll struggle for mankind,
Nor homuge ever pay to things
Who rule with savage mind.

On, brave Magyars! with a will,
And charge with loud acclaim;
Let Hungary be worthy still
Of the old Roman name.

And ere we combat Rusiia's horde,
Sill burning to be free,
We'll bend our knee unto the Lord
To grant us victory.

Now let us kneel ere day departs-
-0 Lord, our God, arise!
While tears of rapture swell our hearts—
And rush into our eyes.

Then draw the sword and couch the lance,
‘Vith banners proud unfurled,
Ye can but die, and die but once,
Examples to the world !

Let man be free—the despot curse
Beneath your feet be trod—
Opinion sway the universe,
And mind rejoice in God!

ROYAL VISIT TO GROSVENOR

HOUSE.
Last evening her Majesty gnd the Prince Consort ho-
noured the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster
with their company to a grand banquet and concert at

Grosvenor Hoitse.
In the courtyard was stationed the full band of the
Royal Horse Guards, and the only other attraction that
could possibly afford the public any gratification was
the illumination of the exterior of the mansion. The
gardens in the rear of the residence were tastefully illu-
minated at dusk by thousands of variegated lamps.
The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the Earl Spencer,
the Archbishop of Canterbury, arrived shortly before
eight, by which hour the whole of the guests to the
banquet had assembled. Shortly after eight the Queen
and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Queen of the
Belgians, and attended by the personnel attached to the
court in waiting, arrived. The Marquis and Marchioness
of Westminster came forward to welcome their august
visitors as they alighted from the carriage. The Queen,
resting on the arm of the Noble Marquis, followed by
the Queen of the Belgians, Prince Albert, and retinue,
proceeded at once to the saloon.
Immediately afterwards dinner was announced as
being ready, when the :royal party was ushered to the
grand dining-room. Her Majesty sat on the right side
of the noble host, the Queen of the Belgians anti Prince
Albert sitting via-a via, the Marchioness being on the
left of the Prince Consort. In addition to these august
personages, the following constituted the dinner circle:
the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl Spen-
cer, Viscount Hardinge, the Hon. B. and Lady Eilizabeth
Lawley, the Hon. W. H. and Lady Caroline Leigh, the
Earl Grosvenor, Lord R. Grosvenor, and the following
persons in attendance on the Queen and Prince and the
Queen of the Belgians: Lord Waterpark, Colonel Bou-
verie, Lord George Lennox the Hon. Col. Phipps, and
the Countess of Van der Straten, and Major de Moer-
kerke. Covers were laid for twenty-four persons. The
military band performed during the entertainmmt. Her
Majesty's health was the only toast drunk.
At half-past nine o'clock the visitors invited to the
concert began to congregate, the court-yard being by
that time fully illuminated by variegated lamps arranged
along the architectural outline of the surrounding build-
ings, and also in circles round the colonies of the por-
'leo. There were the several members of the Royal
Family invited, but the Duchess of Kent, owing to a
slight cold, was absnt, Lord James Murray, Liird Au-
gustus Bruce and Baroness de Speth, arriving in the
Duchess's carriage, and bearing an excuse to the Mar-
quis and Marchioness for her absence. His Royal High-
eess the Duke of Cambridge Came with the Duchess of
Gloucester. from Mr. Harcourt,
M.P., and the Conn-
tess (Frances) Waldegrave's, where they had been
dining, Lady Caroline Murray being in attendance on
The Royal Duchess. 'Their Royal Highnesses the
Duchess of Cambridge
and the Hereditary Grand
Duchess of Daleeklenburgh Strelitz arrived soon after
ten o'clock.
The Queen and the company at dinner ecitered the
gallery from the saloon about ten o'clock. 'The illus-
trious visitors were, conducted to ottomans appointed
for their exclusive accommodation at the end of the
`2allery, in which magnificent room the concert was to
take place place.
Ihe Queen and Royal party having taken their seats,
and the anijoriiy of the company having ass.Pnible:l., the
concert commenced, Mr. Costa presiding at the putno:
,orte. The vocal artistes engaged were Madame_ Persian',
Nladlle. Merle, and Signors Mario, Tamburint, and La-
tilache; and the selection was made from the favourite
operas of Montt, Marcella, Donis an, Rossini, Merca-
dante, Haydn, and Cimarosa. During the inti)rval be-
tween the second and brat part of the concert the corn
puny adjourned to the dining-room, where the most
choice delicacies of the confectionary art were supplied.
The Queen and his Royal Highness Prinsce Albert,
and the Queen of the Belgians remained until half-past
2 o'clock. The Marquis and Marchioness escorted the
Ilustrious party to the royal carriage when htir Majesty
,00k leave.

BEETHOVEN Rooms.—Mr. Springer, a pi azist, gave
a Matinee Musicale at these rooms on Monday. Seve-
ral songs and duets were given with their usual success
by the Misses Bassano, Messent, Fyne, and L. Pyne;
Signor Marras, M. Herberte, M. le. Bodda, and Herr
Pischek. Solos on the violin and violoncello were given
with excellent effect by Herren Diechman az.tel Haus-
mann, who also with the beneficiare executed a trio by
Niayseder. Mr. Springer performed Beethovet t's sonata
in D in a manner which evinced a thorough laccLuaintance
with and feeling for the severe style of pianoforte music,
and also executed some pieces of his own composition,
viz., " Une Valse Sentimentale," " Le Depart," " La
Danse des Sylphides," Scc., which displayed. much me-
, Jody and poetical feeling, combined with comsiderable
musical science. The concert was fully and iiishionably
attended, and went off with the greatest éclat.
HANOVER-SQUARE Rooms.—Herr Dreyschock gave
a matinee musical-; yesterday morning at nu se rooms,
which was numerously and brilliantly attended. Herr
Dreyschoelt played several compositions on the piano-
forte, many of them his own, and others by Beethoven
and Mendelssohn. He was rapturously applauded
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gers were Madlle. Buhritr, and Madlle. Jetty de Treffz,
composed for her by Panofka. The concert was under
the conduct of M. Benedict.

Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales intend
visiting Winchester on the 12th of next mouth. The
Prince Consort is anxious that his visit shall. be attended
with as little ceremony as possible. His object is to see
the cathedral, college, and the numerous and: interesting
Antiquities with which the capital of the ankient Saxon
kingdom abounds. Tne Prince will take the opportu•
Wily of his visit to Winchester to present new colours to
the 23d Regiment.
Her Majesty and the Court will, we believe, go
to Osborne on the 2d of July, and remain there until the
3d of August, when they start for Dublin.. for a four
days' visit. Thence they go to Cork and polfsst, and
thence to Scotland,—limes.

LINES.
SUGGESTED BY A NIGaTINGALE

I am jealous! I am jealous! Iv4ich I ne'er have been before,
And I trust, by all I suffer, I shall never be so more ;
For all the petty pangs of pain ne'er gave me half the smart
That this young green-eyed viper does, now nibbling at my

heart.
Full many trying moments have I passed through in my life,
While swallowing the bitter herbs that stir the blood of strife ;
I've lost my place at spelling-class, to some still younger dunce
And seen my cobbled fancy-work oatrivalled more than once'

I've heard the dancing-master say the cruellest of things,
Declaring Miss llosina was a fairy without wings;
While, as for me, he scarcely knew to what he could compare
My awkward step in minuets, excepting to a bear.
I have been doomed to hear the praise of fairer skins than
mine,
And listened while my neighbour's eyes were mentioned as
divine—
While my poor cheeks and orbs were left unmted in their hue,
And slighted, since they did not shine in brilliant pink and blue.

I've had a very nice young man keep flitting at my side,
And talking to me with a deal of eloquence and pride,
' ['ill really, 'twixt the music and a little iced champagne,.
The nice young man appeared to be my most devoted swain;
But some young lady friend appeared, with sweet and gracious
smile,
She woo'd him with the softness of a tenler flirting guile.
I stood alone, my beau had gone to join the taiancez
My lady friend, with wicked might had carried him away.

And yet, amid these trials, I have stood with unmoved breast,
Not even having lovers pilfered broke my spirit's rest;
And, verily, I have declared, with honest, upturned brow,
That never was my nature tinged with jealousy till now.
But only think,for some two hours have I bee: dreaming here,
Where summer trees are all full drest, and summer skies are

clear,
Without one line of carol song outpouring from my lyre,
Although I've asked, and begged, and prayed Apollo to inspire.
And, all at once, a Nightingale has perched above my head,
And burst into a strain that might almost enchant the dead ;
So loud, so full, so exquisite, so gushing, and so long,
Oh! can I hear the lay, and not be jealous of the song?
So free, so pure, so spirit-filled, so tender, and so gay,
I do feel jealous; yes, I do; and really well I may,
When I have sought such weary while to breathe a few
choice notes,
And find myself so mocked at by the tiniest of throats.

Now, listen to that " jug, jug, jug;" did ever jug pour out
Such liquid floods of ecstacy, in rapid streams about?
And now, that hissing, trembling tone, in one long earnest
shake,
Like quenching hosts of fiery stars in some ambrosial lake.
Again, that whistle did you hear—that warble, now this trill ?
See, it has made the ploughman and the gipsy-boy stand still!
Again, and louder, sweeter, too ; just hearken to its pipe,
And wonder not that I'm within the green-eyed monster's
gripe.

I'm jealous! yes, indeed, I am! I'm pale with angry rage!
I almost wish the merry thing were trammelled in a cage !
But, star, I'll have still more revenge, in evil thought, at
least,
And wish him worse than ever fell to lot of bird or beast.
I'll wish he had to write his song beneath a midnight taper,
On pittance that would scarcely pay for goose-quill, ink, and
paper ;
And then, to crown his misery, and break his heart in splinters,
wish he had to see his proofs, his publisheELlrs, anZA d p
CrinteOOKrs
,
—Weekly Dispatch.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.
PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—We have this afternoon
received a letter from a friend on board her Majesty's
ship North Star, Master-Commander Saunders, sent
in search of the expedition under Sir James Clark
Ross, for whom she carries provisions and stores to en-
able him to prosecute his search to the utmost extent
practicable:—
" Her Majesty's ship, North Star, at Sea,
Thursday, May 24.
" We sailed from Stromness this morning at 10 o'clock
in tow of the Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord
Arnelars Beauclerk, but about an hour afterwards she
let us go, and we sailed alone, with a fair wind, and
have been getting at the rate cf 6 knots and a half out
of her. The Stromboli disconnected her engine gear and
is now under canvass, and has been so ever since she cast
off, and we sail very nearly as well. She is now on our
weather bow.
" Friday, May 25 —We have been travelling at about
6 knots to-day in sight of the Stromboli, but lost her at
night; it was blowing very hard."
Saturday, May 26—At two o'clock this morning we
experienced a severe gale of a ind, washing our decks
fore and aft, but not creating any damage. No sight of
the Stromboli to-day. Six knots.
" Sunday, May 27 —The wind has been more mo-
derate to-day. We have been sailing; have not seen
the Stromboli to-day. Five and a helf knots.
" Monday, May 28—We have had a fair wind to-
day, going six knots. No sight of the Stromboli.
" Tuesday, May 29—To-day we found out the main'
was sprung, and this morning we took it down and
replaced it with a new one. At 11 P M., the Stromboli
hove in sight astern of us. Is is light all night here now.
" Wednesday, May 30—There being no wind this
morning the Stromboli came alongside of us and took
us in tow at 10 o'clock.
" Thursday, May 31—Very light wind this day; the
Stromboli still towing, as our sails are of no use to us
to -day.
" Friday, June I—The Stromboli has still gnt us in
tow; very light winds. We found out this turning that
the Stromboli has not been more that 12 or 14 miles
astern of us all the time, as the master was on board
us this morning and compared logs and sights.
" Saturday, June 2.—We have bad very light wind
to-day. the Stromboli has been towing us all day; some-
times our sales of little use. Going about four knots all
day.
" Sunday, June 3.—We have very fine weather to-
day, almost a calm. The Stromboli made a signal to let
go the tow-rope this morning about nine o'clock, which
we did, and we have been sailing together; the Strom-
boli has had her engine gear disconnected, and been
under canvass with us all day, and we are now right
abreast each other, she on the weather side.
" Monday, June 4.—The Stromboli has been sailing
with us all day. Our company dined with Lord Beau-
clerk this evening, after which he brought us the news
that the Stroboli is to leave us for England to-morrow,
so this is the last, as the bag is to be made up to-morrow
morning. We are about 100 miles from Cape Farewell;
it is blowing very fresh; we are going six knots; the
steamer along way ahead of us to-night. If the weather
permits us, we are going to touch at Disco to adjust our
compasses.
" Tuesday, Jane s.—The Stromboli has not left us
to-day, so I shall keep my letter open as long as I can.
She has not had us in tow since Sunday. We have got
the wind dead on end, so we are not making any head
way. It is blowing very fresh, and the steamer is not in
sight.
" Wednesday, June 6.—The wind is still very unfa-
vourable. We are losing ground. If the wind does not
change, we shall not be able to round Cape Farewell for
some time. It is very thick to-day and foggy, and the
Stromboli keeps every now and then firing muskets, to
let us know where she is."
The Stromboli landed her mail from the North Star
at Kirkwall, on the 221 inst., and afterwards proceeded
for Portsmouth.
A court martial is ordered to take place on board the
Victory, on Commander Prevost, of the Pantaloon, but
the day and precise charges are at present unknown.
Wind W., fresh bre,- zes, and fine weather.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 26.—The Niger (screw) and Basi-
lisk (paddle) steamers returned yesterday from their
second trial cruise in the Channel. When ia Hainoaze
he Niger went alongside the hulk and took a supply of

coal.
The Swift, 6, packet-brig, is ordered to be masted,
preparatory to her being put into c 'emission.
Her Aldje.ty's frigate Castor, 26, Captain Thomas
M'Symons, sailed on Saturday, for the Cape of Good
Hope.
Mr. Edwin Eastabrook, second class boatswain of the
Spartan, was on Friday dismissed the service, by court-
martial, for insobriety and absence from duty.
The Albion, 90, having had her copper examined,
was taken out of dock on Friday.
Wind, westerly ; light breezes and fine weather.
WooLwica, JUNE 27.—The Grappler steam-vessel
was to have been taken out of dock yesterday, to allow
the Messenger coal depot to be taken in to be over-
hauled and repaired ; but several other holes having
been found in the Grappler, she was again shored up,
and the discovery of corroded metal in various parts ot
her bottom, which could not have taken place from their
proximity to copper, appears to argue strongly against
the building of iron vessels.
The Vulcan steam troop ship is to be taken out of
dock this afternoon, to admit the Archer sttamosloop.
The Vulcan has had the frame of her screw propeller
inserted, and the dead-work of her stern bored to allow
of the working of the screw propeller.

The " stick play" exhibited at the Scottish Fete in
Holland-park, on Wednesday and Thursday last, showed
what the instructions of the sword exercise, introduced
into and formed for the army by Mr. Angelo, are capable
of, in rendering our soldiers expert swordsmen, when
the practice of their preliminary drills is followed up by
substituting the stick for sword, as the foil is in fencing.
For years past Mr. Angelo has been known for bringing
forward such soldiers as, in the course of his inspections,
he has found good subjects for it, by giving them every
opportunity of practice with his professional scholars.
To show the efficiency and force with which most of our
cavalry soldiers can now use their swords (for this has
been the main object of the instructions), it would per-
haps have been as well if the performers on Thursday
last—those of the Household Brigade especially—had
given a specimen of it by going through the regular ex-
ercise with their own swords, when it would have been
seen that most of them would have been equally capable
of cutting through bars of lead as was so skilfully done
by Mr. Bushman, who, like other non-commissioel
officers and men from the cavalry regiments, has had theof
opportunity of following up his military drill, and I
ultimately being trained by Mr. Angelo as an assistant
in his school of arms.
THE LATE ACCIDENT AT THE RAILWAY BRIDGE
NEAR ROXEURGIL—The deaths up to Saturday evening
are nine, and there are three or fourthat other men still
lying in so dangerous a condition very sl
hopes, indeed, are entertained of their recovery.—
Scotsman.
It is our painful duty to record the demise of the
Right Hon. Lord Louth, who expired at Brighton on
Tuesday, the 26th inst., after a protracted illness. His
Lordship's death will be severely felt by his numerous
friends, and especially by his truantry and the poor in
the n. ighbourhood of Louth Hull, where, following the
example of his long line of ancestors, his Lordship was
a constant resident, di•pensiog food and clothing. His
Lordship married in 1830 the youngest daughter of the
Hon. Mrs. Ryder Burton, and leaves five children, the
eldest of whom, the Hon. Randall Percy Plunkett, suc-
ceeds to his title and estates.