The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-02 00:00:00

DUTCH

THE HAGUE, MAY 29.—Private letters from
Berlin, written by persons worthy of credit, have
been received here, which announce that the Em-
peror Nicholas had given orders to Field-Marshal
Diebitsch henceforward not to negocia te any more
with the Poles, nor to show them any kind of fa-
vour, but to employ the whole force which he now
has, or may in the sequel have, at his command, to
quell the insurrection. _

Letters from Oastburg affirm, that his Royal
Highness Prince Frederick, when he went to inspect
the frontiers in Dutch Flanders, declared in that
town, to the universal joy of the inhabitants, " that
his Majesty the King had positively resolved not to
give up that country, but, with God's blessing, to
continue to protect it."
His Excellency Lieutenant-General de Kock, in
an Order of the Day, dated Middleburg, May 22,
announces that Prince Frederick, after viewing the
troops in the province of Zealand, had commissioned
him to signify his Royal Highneis's satisfaction with
the good discipline of the troops, and their great
improvement in the use of their arms, convinced,
that should hostilities be renewed, the militia and
the troops of the line would vie with each other in
acting against the enemy, and in acquiring rights to
rewards.

The park of reserve at Gorenne is ordered to join
the army. It is affirmed that his Royal Highness
the Duke of Saxe Wiemar has joined the army.
On the 26th, four more gunboats, quite ready
for service, sailed from Rotterdam.

The gunboats which lay off Foit St. Andrew
are gone to join those at Gorenne, in order, a• we
hear, to go together with those at the Moerdyke to
the Scheldt.

Thee Papers have no later news from Poland
than has been already received.

AMBTRADAM' MAT 30.
Actual Debt, 2% per cent. 3SN to 39?,4
Amort Syndic, 4% per cent.
Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent 52% to 53

The appearance of Earl GREY in the royal
carriage with his MAJESTY on Ascot Heath on Tuesday,
was wormwood to the Tories, particularly as it falsified
their stories, and completely contradicted the impudent
reports in the Tory newspapers, that the Sovereign has
lately received the Noble Earl with great coolness.
The officers of his MAJESTY'S Customs, at
Sidtnouth, have received orders ft orn Government, to see
that every mark of attention and respect should be paid to
the Grand Duchess HELEN', consort of the Grand Duke
MICHAEL, and the numerous train of Russian nobility,
who are about to take up their residence there for the
benefit of the sea-bathing. She is conveyed by a Russian
man-of-war and frigate. Her mother is the widow of
the Emperor PAUL. The Princess HELEN is about 26
years old, highly accomplished, and very beautiful.—
Westerff Luminary.

AN ACCOMPANIMENT.—The most singular
spit in the world is that of the Count Da Casnct MARIA,
one of the most opulent Lards of Treviso. This spit
turns 130 different roasts at once, and plays 21 tunes;
and whatever it plays corresponds to a certain degree of
cooking, which is perfectly understood by the cook.
Thus, a leg of mutton, a l'Anglaise, will be excellent at
the 12th air; a fowl, a la Flumande, will be juicy at
the 18th, and so on. It would be difficult, perhaps, to
carry farther the love of music and gourmanderie.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at
the East India House, when the following ship for Bengal
direct were thus timed, viz.—the Duke of Buccleuch, to
sail from Gravesend the 10th of June ; the Orient and
Oriental to be afloat the 15th of June, and sail from
L Gravesend the sth of July.

Miss PORTER'S well-known story of " Thad-
deus of Warsaw" has been, for years, a grey favourite
in Poland, and has acquired increased popularity there
in consequence of the existing patriotic struggle main•
tained by that country against the Russian yoke. At
the time of its production, the authoress had the honour to
be thanked by the illustrious KOSCIUSKO himself, ansl to
receive presents from him and other Polish chiefs in ac-
knowledgment of the service done to their country by her
pen. In the new edition of " Thaddeus" i❑ the Standard
Novels, Miss PORTER has related several original and affect—
ing anecdotes connected with the Romance, which confers
singular attraction on its republication in the above named
series.

COVENT-GARDENTHEATRE.—OnTuesday
a new drama, in two acts, was produced at this Theatre.
The piece was called The Gypsy Father, and is said to
have been written by a lady named NORTON, a near rela-
tive of the late Mr. SHERIDAN. The piece was consider-
ably applauded throughout—it is to be repeated to-
night. It is very properly called "a drama" for it has
not music enough to be an opera; it is too serious to be
a farce ; and has too much of farce in some of its scenes
to come into any other regular class of theatricals. After
it the spectacle of Napoleon Bonaparte was performed,
that p trt of it in which St. Helena was introduced being
omitted. This is a decided improvement, as this very
beautiful spectacle is now quite as long as it ought to be.
The defeat of the borough-faction in Corn-
wall was celebrated with great spirit at Liskeard on Wed-
nesday. A large party of gentlemen and yeomen dined at
the Bell Inn. After the cloth was removed, several loyal
and patriotic toasts were drunk. Upward of SOO females
of different stations in life, " high and low," took tea in
the open air; the labourers of the neighbourhood were
plentifully regaled with beer and cider. The day, which
was one of general joy and festivity, passed off without any
disturbance or unpleasantsesa.— West Briton.

The lawyers, it is said, are at work upon the
supposed offence given to the Iri.h Bar in 111AT1Ews's
song of the " Armagh Assizes," which he has introduced
in his this year's Comic Annual. The gentleman who
imagines that he is imitated by MATitrws is highly in-
dignant.
We are much concerned to state that the re-
spectable banking firm of PAYNE and Horr, of the city of
Wells, have suspended payment, although they have
pledged themselves to meet every engagement in a few
days. Rumour says that this untoward event is to be
ascribed to the same cause as operated the recent failure of
Mr. GEORGE BATTYE on the Stock Exchange—large
speculations in the funds, bottomed upon a persuasion
that the Reform question would destroy all public credit,
and render the funds almost valueless; it has been seen
that the parties reckoned without their ho,t.—Bath and
Cheltenham Gazette.

The following is the programme of the post-
poned fete to take place at Versailles, in honour of St.
Philip's Day :—ln the course of Saturday, a 41b. loaf
will be delivered to each of 2,000 indigent families. At
mix o'clock on Sunday morning the rejoicings of the day
will be opened with a salvo of artillery, and another salute
will be fired on the arrival of the KING and Royal Family.
His MAJESTY will review the National Guards and the
troops of the garrison in the Place d'Armes and the
Avenue de Paris. The smaller fountains will beein to
play at twelve o'clock. The state apartments will be
opened and accessible from the two side gates and the two
grand staircases. Their MAJESTIES will appear in the
grand gallery to view the ascension of a balloon from the
centre of the terrace, a band of music playing under the
windows. A mat de eocagne will be erected on the Place
d'Armes, where there will be games of strength and ad-
dress. Their MAJESTIES will then proceed to witness a
joust or combat, on the water of the grand canal. At
three o'clock, the whole of the grandes eaux will be put
in movement after which music will play on the lawn. At
six in the evening, dancing will commence on the Place
d'Armes, and continue till midnight. The whole town
will be illuminated.— Galignani's Messenger.
In 1129 an important change was made as to
the qualifications of the voters for Knights of the shires.
These were obliged to prove themselves worth 40s. per
annum. Before this every freeholder might vote, and the
♦ast concourse of electors brought o❑ riots and murders.
Seventy pounds would, in modern days, be barely an equi-
valent for our ancestors 40s. The freeholders were, at
the same time, directed to choose two of the fittest and
most discreet Knights, resident in their county ; or, if
none could be found, notable esquires, gentlemen by birth,
and qualified to be made Knights; but no yeoman or per-
sons of inferior rank.

FINE ARTS.

HOWARD'S SPIRIT OF THE PLAYS

OF SHAKSPEARE.

The plays of " Richard the Third" and " Henry
the Eighth," form the subject of illustration in
the present number. The illustrations of the
former display more character, those of the latter
more show and splendour. One leading defect,
however, pervades, the whole of the illustrations
of " Richard the Third." Mr. Howard has made
the " crooked hack tyrant" a tall and apparently
a slender figure, whereas, it is well known he
was undersized, robust, and broad in his make.
The cast of his countenance, however, is well
preserved, especially in the scene where he is
wooing the Lady Anne. Richard's dream is
another felicitous illustration. It is astonishing
with how few strokes of the pencil Mr. Howard
has contrived to give this vision an impressive
and even an awful character. Of the engravings
illustrative of" Henry the Eighth," we shall con-
tent ourselves with saying that the too main
personages, Harry and Wolsey, are pourtrayed
exactly in conformity with the popular idea of
them.

LANDSCAPE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE
WA VERLE Y NOVELS.
A welcome addition to the new series of these
immortal fictions, with which they are intended
to be bound up.

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY.
The embellishments to this wok consist of
the King, Lord Exmouth, and the Bishop of
Bristol. They are finished (especially the en-
graving of his Majesty) in the very first style of
excellence.

IRELANDandEN GLAND ILLUSTRATED,

Mr. Fisher deserves praise for the spirited
and enterprising manner in which he has set
about this work. Devonshire and Cornwall
have hitherto supplied us with some of the most
beautiful of his pictoral illustrations, and now
we perceive he is entering Ireland, which country
has already furnished him with many most pictu'
resque engravings. The explanatory remarks
attached to the embellishments are simply and
gracefully written.