The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-17 00:00:00

HAMBURG PAPERS.

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FRANKFORT, MAY 2.—lncendiary writings circu-
lated here and in the neighbourhood, pointed out
yest, rday as the day on which a getter.' rising was
to take place: and the vicinity uf Asehatlenburg WAS
-indicated for the rendezvous of the insurgeto. Con-
sidering the extravagant notions of some res*.7s
pirits, and the evident tendency of a hand u.
wlro. ;CO k
ug pr:ly of deluded youth, partly ofinq
on an insurrection as the_, only me!Ons
it was thought not impos
consequence and riches,

Bible that the iuvitations in these writings might not
be wholly ineffectual; and our watchful police sent
out on the night of the 30th of April strong detach-
ments to patrol the roads in our territory; and one
of these patrols in fact encountered, on the road to
Aschaffenburg, a number of men completely armed
and equipped as prescribed in these writings, and
though they made a show of resisting with their
loaded fire arms, they were arrested and brought
hither for examination. There appears to be no
doubt that these people, who ale said to be all re-
sidents in the village of Niederrad, belonging to this
city, suffered themselves to be deluded by the writings
in que-tion. We shall communicate in due time
the re-ult of the investigation. Accounts have been
received to-day that one of the distributors of these
writings (a Frenchman, it is said) has been arrested
near Budingen. He was sent to Gies to for exa-
mination. There is reason to expect that others, we
ate sorry to say Germans, will he soon taken.
We received to-day the unexpected intelligence
that the differences between the Government and
the Assembly of the States in the Duchy of Nassau,
respecting the domains, did not promise to end
favourably, and that the Duke had been induced to
adjourn the assembly sine die.
STOCKHOLM, MAY 6.—The scarcity which un-
happOy afflicts several of o,ur western provinces has
attiacterl the attention of the King. Public works
on a more extensive scale than usual will be under-
taken this summer, especially in West Gothl-ind,
to employ the poor labourer, and measures are taken
'to employ at Warnenas all who desire to work at
abe fortifications. The public 'has been invited to
enntribute for the relief of the distressed, and the
King and the Royal Family have as usual sub-
scribed very largely.
A Royal re•cript allows the importation, duty
free, of 20,000 ions of barley, at Gottenbiirgl;,
Uddewallah, W:liberg, and Halm-tadt, fur sowing;
-and another ri script prohibits the distilling of brandy
from the let of June to the end of September.
A fortnigh,'s very dry weatht r caused serious ap•
'prehensions respecting the labours of the farmer;
but copious rains have fallen lately, and dispelled
those alarms, and all the accounts from the pro-
Tinces are favourable.

The free people of colour in St. Bartholomew's,
}tat.•);-ig petitioned his ,Majesty to place them in all
respects on an equal footing with the whites, his
Majesty has for the pe=enr, and as an approxi-
mation to the complete fu,filment of their wishes,
valved is great tvldition to the rights they have
.hitherto eni.yed, and the denomination of free
?rople of colour i 3 no longer to be used in official
documents and :proceeding,.—Hamburg Papers,
May 13.
" '

HAMBURG, MAY 13.—The following is from the
Prussian Stale Gazette of May II :
According to intelligence received yesterday from
Lemborg, General Dwernicki, with an army of about
5,.500 men, and four pieces of artillery, has been
driven ont of Volhyaia by the Russian General
Rud;ger, and forced to seek refuge on the Austrian
lerrirtily, between Kusiatyn and Brody. General
_Dwernicki was obliged to give up arms, ammunition,
rand horses, for the purpose of being immediately
lhanded over to the Russians, and he and his ad-
lherents have in the first instance been sent through
'Transylvania to Hungary.
:The Austrian Observer to the 6th has given no
ititell;jence of Dwernicki's reverses. A Leipsic
Paper contains the following :
LEmom;o, APRIL 28.—General Dwernicki has
been forced to yield to the united force of several
Russian corps. After having been beaten on the
18th instant at Boromel, after having lost 11,000
men, in a series of engagements that occupied nine
,days, and having been driven 30 German miles
southward from the point at which he crossed the
13a-4, nothing remained to him yesterday, but to take
refuge, with the remnant of his corps, on the Aus-
timn -.territory, near Tarnopol.
It stems to have been in consequence of the un-
expected arrival of the Russian army lately stationed
in the 'rurkiclu province., that D.vernicki became
'unable to twist the overpowering force brought to
ract against him.
BORsI7N-lIALLE, Fouß O'CLOCK.—Large supplies
of tv;ieat continue to arrive, but there is only a de-
mand for hot Bohemian samples. Rye has ex-
perienced a fa,ll in consequence of large gales by
auction.
During the first six days, il4 cargoes of corn
passed the Sound, of uliich 55 were bound to Brit NI),
and 23 to Dutch pOrig,

Weight Rix dollars.
Silesian Wheat .- ,-)fl to 125 135 to 11.1
Anhalt, white ll5 to I.?' lOl to 150
red 117 to 127 110 to 155
Mecklenburgh .-- to -- 9O to 1`...)3
1,064. acs of wheat have been imported, 466 ex-
pot, ed, and there remains stock in hand about 3,000
lasts. •
ye. sterday stocks w ere high, on account of the
rise in the French fonds ; but to-day, in con,equence
of the reaction at Farist prices have declined.—
Discout It two p•-r eonk•
A .riglo-Danish Loan, 3 per emt ~ 59
, ... . . ........ £B,i
A,-,gll Loan
Htunburg. It ussian Loan
Polish ,Bonds 9O
!Austrian Bank Shares 1050
Ditto Metalliques
New Austrian 4 per cent.
_New Hanoverian 5 per cent
E 'clot4o: Reporter.
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
I- !ambuYg, s:ay 13.-13. 8N ; Two months, 13. 7q.
E erEn Ma"; 1t;. —Three months, b. `2Ol/4•
p etersbUirg h , A yril •>',.--11). 27-3'2.
, ~,,,,,,,dx.,,,, u,y 13.-11.92 3-10ths to 11. 95; two months,
11. fen to WI. 87 5-14_41.

.0n the day of the 1.-,Tampshire election, Sir
3.‘.2',1FS MACDONALD, in aildresqug the elective. spoke of
one of the late Members (Mr. Fr.vanN.,-,) as being politi-
cally dead ;" the populace. seizing the idea, forthwith
knocked to etlier a decent kind of coffin, with which the
paraded tl,e streets of Wine'tester in mock solemnity for
Annie hours, and in the evening committal the supposed
-rbarepcacle of their late Member's political corpse to the
Liav,es, ;Inder the windows of the George Inn.
A NOISING GRANDMOTHER.—Died, at
- '46,4 plain, on the 9th current, in the 89th year of her
a•,4 i.xay Mun3.Aar, having been born in August, 1742.
g.
Her el test daughter was married to a serjeant in the Royal
-4„ept, and, after remaining a few )ears in Scot-
-42d Vet
land, thi ',, t ,so.glied for the West Indies along with their
younger elsild, •
-%454 eliie,-t daughter had been left to the
their art iv.il. 'I
sfaur.,rantlier, and was afterwards
rnutKil4' rate of her.
fir''''''t i 4 the 4ied
Royal Perthshire Militia, who
-married to a private in Regiment ; she
smart lililtrwise became ser.,
/1319, and consequently the
it
"Bell , Ireland in 1818 of
xtursice if her daughter fell to '-hu I°L of old MARY, bf.r
'id:ll"ghter in lir: turn
seal gra,. ,d,,,,,,ht.r. Thi.. great gra.
so mani, d a private in the Royal Pr.-thhhire Militia, wid
yaa g, -at great grand-
.,,„„ ( =NORGE DOUGLAS, MIK
. ,y,.,1 the shelter of her h.:spit:We iT,Of for the
on, hl.l4enaP nontlis of his life. Thus Me.AY his ha,-.1 four
fiat rixteen , aria in her own house alter stir teas thirty
generations h .
with the exception of her granil-datagh;er,
years of ag", soon found her way under her sheltering
who l'kewitat i d a widow fifty four years ; she had an
wing. She hive , and took great pleasure in relating the
excellent .--- Menlo." ' Perth Courier•
lain of other ye-iitz ',.
onday) evening, about a quarter
Yesterday (VI
,n exceedingly dense multitude as-
past 5,.,,en
xembled near 11,. o'clock,
~, "' of the Bogside, with a drum and
`fife, a large bannera i't. cribed " Long live the King and
Constitution, is'go," eh, and Reform," and bearing on
vole anteni, wit, ikra- ':ed hat and belt, r.-itli the words
4 . Q j . % IITIC,,
trilt.
~ oplana lanes, the w." Tie multitude proceeded
in procession up the p,„vt, le, down Cowhog, round by
t and Wapping, and down
• --le-street, up 8ridg....,,,r,
70y. '-set -, alter which t, ey entered the gates and
P;asbnii"'"'', -h the principal 'reet,, playing 44 F •
archeei tart:ll4
~a,
‘. . A.,.
go
in',tied tilt near nine,
~., ,
aws. day. &c., ,i:, 'nog anal groaning alter-
breght
itely. These perambulations tone,
l•snt Captain
made a full pause at the fa, 'if Co"poration-
"A i .en thy:* rg,` Alto . , ' 'ay..
. , oggt_eal, to
vi. ~‘ where they prioef. Elie, a-kenui.i, sump. ,-' vengeance
tit. iDie effigy of the
ba' : ''''' captive
e"
d f honour termedga
a.
1
it,
on 11- ... ,5 the gtor o .
.„,,,.„ 60, . a ca.,,,;_nine tails, by a sweep ; in whip.,
' V°-
eeitti.
dot,. -red to be some
Thestroke of bitter satire, w. `Ch
victim of popular odic. "
there see' ,0 fathom.
tessgenerally occupied by ,
were onablL, to the eminence i
„en boisw‘•
„med timid the shouts and jeers of tine '
"d e"s"--: n the while playing " 'rhe Rogue's
nano a" - • d bhalre yourself."
and persons pre..
'hue eight th"s,
--., to the devil an
-rt./ ,fr„,,,tna,.

we

Lundy, a..
pnpuiT, dirt.
tech," and "
Th•re Could not be less .
scut id Otis

LITERATURE.

LIFE OF SIR T. LAWRENCE.--2 Vote.

Losnos, 1831.

This is a very entertaining piece of biography,
copious in information, reple e with anecdote, just
(for:the most part) in criticism, and penned in an easy
agreeable style, though now and then a dash of
pedantry occurs in tile shape of new-coined phrase
And quaint antiquated epithe.s. The leading merit
of the work, however, is its fairness. The biographer
is undoubtedly a staunch admirer of the late Presi-
dent of the Royal Academy, of his moral worth as
a man, and his consummate courtly elegance as an
artist ; still we do not find that be bedaubs him with
any fulsome panegyric, or stations him on a pedestal
above his deserts. Sir Thomas is represented to be
what every one knows that he was, an accom•
plished gentleman, and a first-rate portrait painter.
Of his early life we are presented with many curious
sad minute particulars, especially of his career while
at Bath, when he constituted for a time the lion of the
place, though we must confess that these details are
,
dwelt on to an extent beyond their worth. The second
volume is incomparably the best and most readable,
and the letters of Sir Thomas Lawrence, of which
we have an infinite variety, are extremely interesting,
as denoting the charac'er of the man and the critical
skill of the artist. Had Mr. Witham completed his
memoirs in one volume we think he would have
improved them, however, even as it is, the book
forms a welcome addition to our stores of biography.
We give the following interesting details of the
married life of Prince Leopold and Princess
Charlotte

" Th Princess is, as you know, wanting in elegance
of deportment, hut has nothing of the hoyden or of that
boisterous hilarity which has been ascribed to he ; her
manner is exceedingly frank and simple, but not ru.'ely
abrupt or coarse ; and I have, in this little r. sidence of
nine days, witnessed undeniable evidence of an honest,
just, English nature, that reminded me, from its isnme-
diate decision between the right and wrong of a sulj-et,
and the downrightrwss of the feeling that governed it, of
the good King, her grandfather. If she does nothing
gracefully, she does every thing kindly.
" She already possesses a great deal of that knowledge
of the past history of this country that ought to form a
part of her peculiar education.
" It is exceedingly gratifying to set that she both loves
and respects Prince Leopold, whose conduct, indeed, anti
character, seem justly to deserve those feelings. From the
report of the gentlemen of his household, he is consi-
derate, benevolent, and just, and of very amiable manners.
My own observation leads me to think that, in his be-
haviour to her, he is affectionate and attentive, rational.
and discreet; and, in the exercise of that judgment which
is sometimes brought in opposition to some little thought-
lsssness, he is so cheerful and slily humorous, that it is
evident (at least it appears to me so) that she is already
more in dread of his opinion than of his displeasure.
" Th.ir mode of life is 'toy regular : they breakfast
together alone about eleven ; at half-past twelve she came
in to sit to me, accompanied by Prince Leopold, who
stayed great part of the time ; about three she would leave
the painting-room, to take her airing round the grounds
in a low phaeton with her ponies, the Prince always walk-
ing by her side : at five she would come in sit to me till
seven ; at six, or before it, be would go out with his gun
to shoot either hares or rabbits, and return about seven or
half-past; soon after which we went to dinner, the Prince
and Princess appearing in the drawing-room just as it was
served up. Soon after the dessert appealed, the Prince
and Princess retired to the drawing. room, whence we soon
heard the piano-forte accompanying their voices. At his
own time, Colonel Addenbrooke, the Chamberlain, pro-
posed our going in, always, as I thought, to di-turb them.
" After coffee, the card-table was brought, and they
sat down to whist, the young couple being always part-
ners, the others chancing. You know my superiority at
whist, and the unfairness of my sitting down with un-
skilful pl ; I therefore did not obey command, and
from ignorance of the delicacy of my motives, am recom-
mended to study Hoyle before my second visit there next
week, which, indeed, must be a very short one.

" The Prince and Princess retire at eleven o'clock."—
p. '73-76.
" Her manner of addressing Prince Leopold was always
affectionate as it was simple ; My love ;' and his
always Charlotte.' I told you that when we went in
from dinner they were generally sitting at the pianoforte,
often on the acme chair. I never heard her play, but the
music they had been playing was always of the finest kind.
" I was at Claremont, on a call of inquiry, the Saturday
before her death. Her last command to me was, that I
should bring down the picture to give to Prince Leopold
upon his birth-day, the 16th of the neat month •' *
" From the beginning to the close of the interview he
was greatly affected. He checked his first burst of atTec-
tion, by adverting to the public loss, and that of the
Royal Family. f Two generations gone !—gone in a
moment ! I felt for myself, but I have felt for the Prince
Regent. My Chat lotte is gone from this country—it has
lost her. She was a good, she was an admirable woman.
None could know my Charlotte as I did know her ! It
was my happiness, my duty to know her character, but
it was my delight.' During a shot t pause I spoke of the
impression it had made on me. Yes, she had a clear,
fine understanding, and very quick.—she was candid, she
vas open, and not suspecting, hut she saw characters at
the glance—she read them so true. You saw her ; you
saw something of us—you saw us for some days—you saw
our year I Oh ! what happiness—and it was solid—it
could not change. for we knew each other—except when
I went out to shoot, we were together always, and we
could he together—we did not tire.'
‘• Towards the close of our interview, I asked him if
tile Princess at the last felt her danger ?' He said, 'No;
my Charlotte thought herself very ill, hut not in danger.
And she was so well but an hour and a half after the deli •
very ! —And she said I should not leave her again—and I
should sleep in that room—and she should have in the
sofa-bed—and she should have it where she liked—she
herself would have it fixed. She was strong, and had so
much courage, yet once she seemed to fear. You remem-
ber she was affected when you told her that you could not
paint my picture just at that time ; but she was much
more affected when we were alone—and I told her I
should sit when we went to Marlborough House, after her
confinement. Then,' she said, •if you are to sit, when
you go to town, and after my confinement—then I may
never see that picture.' My Charlotte felt she never
should."

FAMILY CLASSICAL LIBRARY.
The present number consists of Francis's well-
known translation of Horace---a bungling affair, and
certainly unworthy of republication. However, it
i 3 the only decent translation of Horace we know of.