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London, England, 1847-09-11 00:00:00

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" Under all these circumstances, although the con-
tinued scarcity of money renders it inexpedient
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the judgment of the directors to a call at pre
sent, yet they are decidedly of opinion that no titn(
should be lost in vigorously proceeding with lhat por-
tion of the line which Mr. Baly has recommended a:
the first to be commenced, and the cost of executing
which will, according to his estimate, be more
than covered by the capital now at the disposal of
the company.
" There are many reasons besides which appear
to point this out as the most eligible course to be
adopted.
" The apparent certainty of receiving a consider-
able per tentage upon the projected outlay would, of
itself, be sufficient, but when contrasted with the
enormous loss consequent upon the sacrifice of the
caution money, in addition to the other expenses that
have been necessarily incurred, can scarcely leave a
doubt that this is the most eligible course to be pur-
sued ; and even on the supposition of the com-
pany being ultimately unable to raise sufficient
funds to complete the whole line, after having ex-
pended upon it the capital now at their disposal,
it may reasonably be expected that, in that
case, another company would be found will-
ing to purchase the concession together with
the works, at such price as would entail a sacrifice
bearing no proportion to the losses above alluded to,
and, if that portion of the line which can be completed
with the funds in hand, should prove as productive as
your engineer anticipates, the effect will be to improve
your property so substantially, as to enable you, either
by calls or loans, to raise sufficient money to carry on
the works to their final completion. In one me you
will make a total sacrifice of your caution money,
and in the other it will have been released and em-
ployed in such a manner, as even in the most unpro
pitious event, to give you a reasonable prospect of
recovering, if not the whole, at least a large portion of
the amount.
" For these reasons, the directors are unanimous in
recommending you to proceed at once with the works,
so far as the funds in hand will enable you to exe-
cute them.
" The directors lament that, on this occasion it
should be a part of their duty to communicate to you,
the death of their able and zealous colleague at Brus•
sels, the late Colonel Beuckers to whose judicious
exertions may, in a great measure, be ascribed the
successful result of their negotiations with the Bel-
gian Government on the subject of the concession and
of the Acte de Societe. This gentleman died in July
last, almost at the moment of concluding these nego-
tiations, after a lengthened illness and much suffer-
ing, which were greatly aggravated by his incessant
devotion to the affairs of the company.
" In order, therefore, to give efficiency to the local
committee at Brussels, and to supply as far as pos-
sible the ldss which the company has sustained in the
death of Colonel Beuckers, the directors have ap-
pointed M. Greban, of Brussels, a very able and in-
telligent gentleman, to succeed him as chairman of
thaCCommittee, and they have arranged with Captain
Logan, who has joined the direction, to proceed to
Brussels, and form one of the Committee there. This
latter gentleman is, in the opinion of the directors,
peculiarly qualified for the duties which he has under-
taken.
"The shareholders are aware, that since the di-
rectors had last the honour of meeting them in this
place, they have lost the assistance of their late col-
leagues, the Marquis of Winchester, Mr. Garnet,
Mr. Head, and Mr. Hopkinson, these gentlemen
having retired from the direction."
After a lengthened discussion, in which the feelings
of the proprietors present was markedly expressed to
be in favour of the immediate dissolution of the com-
pany, and the return of the money in hand, and an
endeavour to obtain back from the Belgian Govern-
ment the caution money, the following resolution was
moved by Mr. Head, seconded by Mr. Craddock, and
carried unanimously :
" That it is the unanimous wish of the present
meeting that the undertaking should be abandoned,
and the company dissolved, and that immediate steps
be taken for obtaining a return of the caution money,
and that for the purpose of considering and reporting
on the above objects the chairman and deputy-
chairman of the company, with Sir J. Carmichael,
Mr. Chapman, and Mr. Head, be appointed a com-
mittee for that purpose, and that the meeting be
adjourned to the earliest possible period to which the
committee can make their report.'
The CHAIRMAN, in putting the resolution to the
meeting, said that due notice would be given of the
period when the committee were ready to make their
report.
A vote of thanks having been carried to the chair-
man, deputy-chairman, and directors, the meeting
separated.

7HE PLAYERS ; or, the STAGE OF LIFE.
Ell T. J. Scrle. 3 Vc/s.
Considering Mr. Serle's close connexion with that
profession," it is not surprising that a novel from
his pen should be indebted to " the Players" both
`or its name and for its chief attractions. Neverthe-
;ess, while anxious to exhibit to us the stage as it
appears behind the curtain, he has evidently been
fearful of saying too much, and revealing the secrets
of the prison-house. On this account he has fixed
the time of his narrative at a somewhat remote and
quite indefinite period; for he tells us that "a different
state of the drama now exists to that which is de-
picted in his pages." This arrangement, while it
obviates the risk of all personal allusions, does not
at all interfere with the chief object which he had
proposed to himself, namely, not so much to deli-
neate individuals as to pourtray " the man-
ners and ideas of the various sections of
the profession." To do this the more effectu-
ally he introduces us to both extremes—we go
behind the scenes in one of the large London houses,
and we share in the adventures of a band of strolling
actors. In both cases we are initiated, to a certain
extent, into the mysteries of the craft ; in both cases
we sympathise with the difficulties of the actor; and
in both cases more especially do we sympathise with
the many perplexities of the much-abused manager
—whether in high life or in low life, his trouLles are
indeed overwhelming. ' In the one case engaged in a
perpetual civil ‘sar—now endeavouring to convey a
courteous rejection to some uhappy author, now
essaying to force an obnoxious "part" upon some
refractory actor, which last proceeding is one
of such difficulty and of such frequent recurrence,
as to cause him, in bitterness, of heart, to
long for the day when a manager "should
order his first man to carry on a banner, and see it
done' without a -word !" In his opinion nothing could
save the Drama except " a perfect equality," but such
a desideratum is not to be established, as he finds to
his cost. Troubles of a different kind wait upon his
humbler brother, the manager of the strolling band ;
his chief difficulty is to obtain a resting-place. In
one direction there is a deficiency of spectators—a
very necessary portion of a theatrical entertainment ;
in another a rival company have been beforehand ; in
a third the magistrate threatens forcible detention.
But, notwithstanding these, and many other difficul-
ties, the little band struggle on, and, though often re-
duced to very short allowance, seem on the whole to
enjoy themselves better than their brethren of higher
rank. Their perseverance, indeed, is most praise-
worthy, and their ingenuity, more especially in making
a company of six do duty for the whole dramatis per-
some, is most amusing. In portraying this section of
" The Players," Mr. Serle was, doubtless, more at his
ease, being less liable to make any invidious allusions,
and it is in consequence, perhaps, that this portion is
the more anaimated and entertaining. But a novel
in three volumes contains, of course, somethieg more
than sketches of any profession, however intert sting
those sketches may be. Turn we now to the story.
We are not over-fond of detailing all the mysteries of
a plot, a proceeding which necessarily destroys much
of the interest of the perusal ; nevertheless, it is
generally requisite to explain at least some por-
tion, in order to convey an idea of the merits
of the whole. Briefly, then, Marchmont, the
guardian of the hero, and one of the most interest-
ing characters of the tale, had in early life been,
very innocently on his part, led into a quarrel with
a companion ; the result was a duel without witnesses,
in which Clairfait, the aggressor, fell by the hand of
his friend. The whole affair having been secret, no
one suspected Marchmont, but he considered himself
a murderer. His natural disposition heightened his
gloomy thoughts. As a trifling expiation, he consti-
tuted himself guardian of Eustace, the orphan child
of Clairfait, and the hero of our story—he constituted
himself his guardian, and by advancing large sums
of money, redeemed his almost ruined fortunes,
but while in this, and in all other respects,
tenderly solicitous for his interests, he could not
endure his sight. He could not bear to look upon
the child he had made fatherless. Hence his agonised
feelings may be imagined on discovering that an attach-
ment had sprung up between Eustace and his own
daughter—between his child and the child of him he
had slain. He hastily separates the lovers, he forbids
them even the happiness of hope, and Eustace,
young, rich, and friendless, seeks refuge in the,
to him peculiarly, perilous world of London. Here
he meets with an old schoolfellow, a warm-hearted
and sympathising friend, and an actor. Through
him Eustace is introduced behind the scenes, and
becom4 acquainted with " the Players," and a
very agreeable companionship be finds it. " Ex-
cept when crowded with aristocratic danglers
there is no place so truly social as a green-room "
says Mr. Serle. " Indeed, how should it be other-
wise," he asks, "when all who have educated them-
selves to please exert their unconstrained powers to
amuse each other." Here we are told that Eustace
" looked in vain for that hate known only to the
stage, with which Byron has branded the poor
players. He saw, indeed, that things essentially
trifles to the public were as essentially fame and for-
tune, or comfort and competence to those who had to
strive for them. Every one was as selfish about a
good or bad part as a merchant might be about a
good or bad bargain. The world called this vanity.
Eustace saw that it was more probably interest."
Inspired b3r his constant intercourse with the
" Players," Eustace fulfils an ambitious dream—the
dream of many an ambitious youth—he writes a
tragedy. His own hopeless love, his own disappointed
feelings furnish the theme, and, speaking of this, the
anther very beautifully observes, " The crushed
spices that give forth odour are, indeed, the emblem
of the poet ; the greatest feel and become wise enough
to generalise. They use passion as experience, and
apply it to others as a colour or a line in painting.
The young poet in his first song utters the revealings
of his fancy; next, he paints portraits of himself, and
those nearest to his affections—changes the events
perhaps, but maintains the characters. Ho is the ser-
vant not the master of his subject; he does not conjure
the shapes upon the magic glass—he only sees them."
Eustace, however, meets with other companions, not
quite so honourable as his friends "the players."
How he is enticed to the gambling-house, and how
he is defrauded, and even ruined, is only the recapi-
tulation of an oft-told tale. And so, indeed, is the
account of the first appearance of his play ; never-
theless, though often repeated, such incidents are
always interesting, at least when narrated in an
earnest, animated manner, as they are here. From
this brief sketch it will be seen that there is plenty of
variety in the narrative. The second volume is full
of adventure, while the most interesting point,
namely, the fact of Marchmont having killed the
father of Eustace, is only revealed near the
close, thus keeping up the interest till the
end. Marian, the heroine, is a very beautiful, and
withal a very natural character, very delicately
drawn. She obeys her father's wishes; she is sepa-
rated from Eustace, but disappointment "preys on
her damask cheek." Her father, tenderly attached to
her, at last adopts an expedient, that may ensure her
happiness, when—but we have said enough •we are
falling into the error to which we have alluded, and
spoiling the interest of the denouement. We will
leave it undisturbed, merely observing en passant that
the conduct of Eustace somewhat disappointed us—
not so much his conduct, perhaps, as the pourtrayal of
his sentiments. But no wonder we were disappointed,
for we had anticipated too much. We had looked
for another scene akin to that in the " Cid," where
Rodrigo is placed in a situation somewhat similar to
that of Eustace. When torn by conflicting emo-
tions, " perce jusqu'au fond du mar," he alternately
yields to opposing influences. " Pere-maitresse.
lionneur-amour." He passionately demands—
"Faut•il laisser un affront impuni
but then—
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BELGIAN EASTERN JUNCTION

RAILWAY.—(TiIiS DAY.)
An extraordinary general ineetiou of the proprie-
tors and shareholders of the Belgian Eastern June-
i°ll Railway took place to-day. at
at
the London
Tavern, for the purpose of receiving
the report of the
directors with respect to the present state of the
etPally's affairs, and also to take into consideration
me course to be pursued for carrying out the objects
Of the undertakin g.
Sir Frederick Smith took the chair shortly After
?ne'clock, and, the usual preliminary business having
eeen gone through,
The SECRETARY read the following report of the
directors, amid some laughter and confusion :---,
"This company being now lawfully constituted
reeler their Acte de Societe, which received the royal
assent on the 2d of August, and promulgated in
Ina Government journal (the illonleurP Beige), on the
eth of that month, the directors have taken the curliest
°Proortunity of calling the shareholders together, for
the purpose of laying before them an exposition of
their affairs.
"The shareholders are already aware, from the re-
port made to them on the 25th of March, 1846, that
the whole of the 42,500 shares into
,f tewhich the capital
company is divided, were allotted,
paid, thereby
" and that
LlP°llh 32,025 of those shares deposits were
lealising the sum of 80,0621. 10s.
The directors were at that time advised that the
defaulters might be legally comp. elled to pay up their.
dem •
r ve consideration
c".81t5, and it was a matter of
Whether proceedings should be takeng for that pur-
Nte but the directors eventuallyto came to the
conclusion that it was not expedfietniiet resort to such
11. steP until the operations o
tarther advanced, when they. thought it not impro-
company were
ioeble, that confidence in railway undertakings might
De restored, and the necessity for compulsory measures
be thus wholly superseded.
" Tha amount, therefore, of the company's receipts
Under that head has not been increased since the last
!p to
report. The total expenditure, up the present
„wale, amounts to 24,4361. 16s. 6d. and the liabili-
ties to 2' 251/. 6s.
"The particufars of these sums, as well as the pre-
lent state of investment of the surplus funds, wilt be
found in the annexed account, from whence it will be
seen that including the caution money, there remains
at this moment a balance of 55,9631. Os. 91 available
for the purposes of the undertaking.
"Considerable delay was unavoidably incurred in
nettling the terms of the Acte de Societe with the
lielgian Government, but, as every provision to which
the -directrs and their legal advisers attached any
serious importance was eventually conceded to them,
they feel that the time occupied, in preliminary dis-
cussion has net been expended in vain.
"In accordance with the 16th article of the Cahier
des Charges, which required that the works should
be commenced within a given period, that formality
was duly complied with on the 15th of July last, but
RO further steps have yet been taken for proceeding
e
With them, with the exception of preparing the
Working plans, on which Mr. Baly, the company's
engineer, is now engaged. The plans and sections.
and other details, required by Article
the
2heof the Cahier
des Charges to be submitted too
to Minister of
_X:u lie Works, were duly delivered him within
Fle.. period prescribed, and there is every reason to
believe they will receive the sanction of the Belgian
erovernment. Arrangements have also been made for
the necessary contracts.
„.4. It will be gratifying to the shareholders to learn
seat the anticipations of the directors. on several im-
&Lint particulars announced in their former.t report
Zve been fully realised. In that report was inti-
'totted that the good feeling. manifested towardsi the
....."1_ PanY by the Belgian
_Government, afforded
!,f_°ll..ads for believing that the result of the then
ronuingl negotiations wouldbe the. acquisition by the
itnPany of additional lines, ancillary to those pro-
tn
lied by the original convention, together with an
°ter or
, certain valuable options.
1,„ The following comparative statement will show
GO-`1 IV Well founded was this belief, and how succe.ss-
Y the negotiations then pending with the Belgian
vernrnent were brought to a close :
I, , " ORIGINAL CONVENTION.
tolivtett The line specified in the original provisional_
as lon extended from Manage by Wavre, as far
Coders, with a branch from Nivelles to Braine le
ttaalbeter the execution of the whole of which was
I, -- compultory.
COlce
'' (4 "SION ACTUALLY GRANTED BY THE CHAMBERS
ISt lot
• o_l. _^ nl ' --I the concession the execution of that part
Nie4 ui the line, which extends. from Manage to
by ltastre' and which is the portion most approved of
. : eneer* sand which is the portion most approved of
elneer 010Phenson, as well as by Mr. Baly, the en-
' the ef the company, is made compulsory, and while
inR pothetver is still reserved to the company. of extend-
follow* line to Landen as originally designed. The
" Ist ingninlportant options are added, vi_z. : :
.n.
stem- Of joining the State line at Vertryck, i
of at Lauden.
''
2dl il way to
the 1. Y. Of extending in this case your railway
ii3indel about to be made between Diest and Hasselt.
Wind Y. Of jolting the State Railway at Neer-
, turiut4itohliy.nstead of at Landen.
Of effecting a communication with the line
rail), g along the valley of the Cette with the State
C,O„ aY at Tirlemont, by nseans of a branch line from
-4rttbSt- Etienne to Maleves.
lege' 5-IY. Of the additional and very valuable pr.ivhi:
LON iof constructing a branch line from the neig
efreePee°4 of Genappe to Luttre, which will have the
atithe‘itf bringing this line in direct communication
the •"° Sambre and Meuse Railway, by means of
The directors
fe;lloatlaern branch of the State line.
withnt( in the present state of the money market, aid
the "le present aspect of railway affairs, this. is not
thus- ctoent to discuss the advantages of tne options
toe granted to the company, but still they are anxious
gray,
ken; ~ Your attention to the traffic tables and report
of kf-sue-1,1 by Captain Logan as well as to the report
the --
r.
jS4Y, in reference to the great importance of
to bra
to Luttre, it being a branch in immediate
oell,„liek,i°ll with that portion of the line, the execution
tv.`"ch is compulsory on the company.
'Pro
the , nt the foregoing statement it will be seen that
ere pang are now in this position, that with in-
fit 1...: Powers for the outlay of capital, if they think
11 ." exercise them, they may sill reduce their out-
iirtht: e"siderably less than one-half what was stated
i e„ Pr°sPectus, if the pressure of the times or
do
othseor
lio-Cstances should make it expedient to
the witb'eetanding these facilities, it having been
dee__ , arable,
-ugh
(I"in consequence of the continued
-ton of 4,_
''• ticessi°ll in the money market, to obtain an exten-
Ch iesen..l:nee time allotted prescribed by the Cakiersdoes_
theale", tor the execution of the different portii‘onn_sf.
ter of Pubfoli
recternie'totthe:t
leioNrvyNot!bisnjidegeonte addressed a letter to the Ii
_i.
eel" The °,rks on the 14th of last month, di-
' -I:eci from the
-bel.lef that the translation of the
for the
answer he re-
lubstantially Minister affords grounds .
eorroeqpuin
wcointhta:i_ned in this letter will be
it `pion .
" ' Brussels, July 15, 1847.
the
e
lettersieur le President,—l have received
to pe which you have done me the honour to
veLlic e _
address
h " under the date of the 14th of this month, in
1,, Yon request--
~ bee,. First, That the extension of the line which. has
-" conceded to your company shall be considered °Ption
1 -•
.t.O a as regards that portion of it which extends
. rll Peluy to Wavre.
I:l„Secondly That the period fixed by the terms of
t-; i‘dahier 'de's Charges for the completion of the
1P
-r", shall be extended.l
in:,- Tie former of these requests does not appear to
is,: be capable of being entertained, inasmuch as
e could prove destructive to the very basis of the
onee_ ,
the'v'sl°n, and besides, if admitted, would induce
hin, Consequence of substtuting for the line which
.inferrorene conceded by the Legislature, a line much
/nate oi)n extent, and much more limited in its Intl-
(' JeCts t . .
of th With regard to the demand fortion anof etxhteenrsaioiln.
'dine
War prescribed or
l'a IL" must be admitted that, taking
liantsoedconssiidneee
the the tile time that has already
dieiePhtt:ling of the law of concession,easPwell
tas the
s
Of the eue timconeequent :on the
lt dis-
Den_
.. es, the company afinnawncitihal
dciirificeuums.yan
to ~e,',‘ lth this extension, Isbell therefore be disposed
so itsit:c a proposition for it to the Chambers, the more
in i,_ Parliamentary precedent may besides be cited
the 'es favour, which ought, in my opinion, to
the p e
eed eornpletion of the line, in favour of whichto leadrto.
renenrateovraes established, not only more securely,e but
promtly than if the coercive m ure. s
fortelle°.rned by the Cahier des Charges had been put in
44 ~,
11,NtiiihtitI am not enabled to speak positively as to the
II at may be assigned to this extension, &c.
1.
re 4 cannot, however, conceal from you
bethat the
pePest, that this extension of time should for a
neither f ten years, appears to me to be
.upheld
stances by the extent the enterprise, by the circum-
V rar„ of your position, or by the magnitude of the
e-e_execueea,
• It: Ltteeeiye, Monsieur le President, the assurance of
4 "lost distinguished sentiments.
,
(Signed) ~,, DE BAVAY,
~ ,
Minister of Public Workte.f
r.
tili!Ll The directors beg to lay before you a report
. viinied by Mr. Baly, the company's engineer, which
line
Whitsplain his views as to the portion of the
. should be commenced in the first instance.
i`he
Piled 1 traffic tables which have recentl been cora-
tinet, 'Y Captain Logan who has been specially re-
Inat;e'eci bY the board to' undertake this important
by Zr, end who has gained most valuable informationvil,
eelCtrtsonal inquiries in the immediate localities, 1
he "le assistance of his report, point out. to youN the
.van
ta es
nob. g consequent upon the execution of the va-
"' Portions of the projected lizie.
,

SEIZURE OF AN AMERICAN
RELIEF SHIP.
It is with mingled feelings of pain and mortifica
tion we have to state that, in consequence of the rob
bery of a small quantity of tobacco for ship's use from
on board the Islam, of Philadelphia, on Sunday night,
the vessel, which was chartered to this port by the
good and charitable citizens of Philadelphia, with a
cargo of meal, flour, &c., for the relief of the desti-
tute poor of Galway, at the disposition of the Society
of Friends, has been laid under seizure by the offi-
cers of the Custom-house. The facts connected with
the transaction are these :—lt appears that the master
of the vessel, Captain Shankland, retained on board,
with the consent and cognizance of the Custom-
house officials, a quantity of tobacco, which he in-
tended for the gratuitous use of the emigrants he was
on Saturday to have sailed with for Philadelphia, on
his homeward voyage, after discharging the cargo of
food that had been brought for the relief of the poor.
The tobacco was originally under his own lock and
key, and in a place it could not be removed from
without either his own cognizance or that of his mate's.
It seems, however, that the Custom-house
officials thought it well, instead of permit.
ting the tobacco to remain where the captain
had placed it for security, or removing it to the Cus-
tom-house stores until the vessel would he on the
point of departure, or even leaving an officer on board
to protect it, to remove it to another part of the
vessel, from which it could with facility be stolen, and
with no other protection than a red tape tied round it,
with the Custom-house seal attached. The result
was that the tobacco was stolen on Sunday night from
the vessel. The captain upon missing it immediately
apprised the Custom-house officers of the matter.
The watchman on board, whom the captain had em-
ployed to take care of the property in the vessel, was
placed under arrest, but on investigation before the
Magistrates discharged. When no clue, therefore,
could be found to the discovery of the parties who
had stolen the tobacco, the Custom-house officials, in-
stead of imputing to their own neglect the result, the
more particularly as they had removed the tobacco
out of the direct custody of the captain and placed it
in a situation where it could be stolen with facility,
laid the vessel under seizure; and though she was to
have sailed on Saturday with her passengers—crea-
tures who cannot afford to support themselves on
shore without expending what little money they may
have accumulated to defray the cost of carrying them
after their arrival, to their respective destinations—
the vessel is detained for the reason we have stated.—
Gab/vs/ Mercury.

BRISTOL, SUGAR MARKET, SEPT. 10.—A large
business has been transacted in our Sugar market this
week, at rather improved rates. The demand for re-
fined goods is increasing. Treacle rather dearer.—
Bristol Mercury.
WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—We have
had a fair arrival of wheat and oats ; of other grain
the supplies are trifling. New wheat comes to hand
slowly, and to-day the little that is here is taken freely
at. full prices ; old is in good demand at an improvement
of 2s. per quarter. Oats are id. per stone higher, and
shelling in fair request at an advance of Is. to Is. 6d.
per load. New barley is much wanted. In beans and
other articles no material alteration.

" Faut-il pztnir le pere de Chimene ?"
Beautifully, inimitably, has Corneille pourtrayed that
struggle ; perhaps it is as well that Mr. Serle did not
attempt to follow him.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT EDMONTON.—On Thursday
night,'
at eight o'clock, a dreadful accident occurred, near
the
Bell. Edmonton, which was attended with loss of
life of Mr. Ware, father of Mr. Ware, vestry-clerk of
Shoreditch, and by which Mr. Robert Elmes' licensed
victualler, and landlord of the Fox, Kingland-road, with
two other persons, were seriouslypor ceed ing injured.alonto h
-a It t
the
ael t h
l
that
chaise,
,paahr
and that
t hadha t
whilegon e on an excursion
the road, at a
moderate pace, a cart, in which were some implements
for excavating the branch line of railway from the
Eastern Counties Railway, at Edmonton, to Enfield,
came against it, going at a rate of about ten miles an
hour, when the whole were precipitated into
of life, nto thlier,oaandd.
Mr. Ware was taken up without any signs
his head was found frightfully fractured. He was re-
moved to a private house, where Mr. Elmes and is
frierds were also admitted. They received immediate
medical attendance, and were subsequently conveyed
home. The driver of the cart was given into the custody
of the police.
SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY..--Traffic
for the week ending September 3—Number of passengers,
3401. rs
4,6
19. 4(1. Fo
43. s Amountrer gceivotedidsf,orcapttalse:enagee.72oa3nld.
6psa.rcieolds:
Total receipts, 5441. 6s. 2d.
PUNCTUAL TO A PENNY.—A much-esteemed far-
mer of North Northumberland—one of these men
" whose word is their bond"—was told by some friends
that they were about to visit Edinburgh. Shortly after-
wards he said to them, "I find, on looking over my
books, that I owe Mrs. —, of Edinburgh, a penny ;
will you be tso kind as to pay it to her ?" The commis-
sion was accepted and the penny banded over. On the
arrival of the travellers in Edinburgh they saw the lady,
and apprised her of the payment which they had to
make. " Oh," replied the creditor, equally censcien-
tious as her debtor, " I canna tak it on the Sabbath-day;
but, au' ye like, ye can jist pit it i' the meeshonairy box
there on the mantelpiece."
A REAL REPUBLICAN.—We know of a man in

FINE ARTS.

HILL-SIDE AND BORDER SKETCHES.
By W.H. Maxwell. 2 Vols.
ration, An
n ag rt
eaelalble ti
ma
en
sd
aadmv
auns it na
gg e sotuysl e
to o r
any
yanbnoeor okwf nhaart:
soever, is more especially essential to a work which
possesses neither the intrinsic interest of a romance,
nor the importance which attaches to an account of
distant countries. In a series of fragmentary sketches
such as fill these two volumes, notwithstanding the
individual interest of some of the fragments in them-
selves, the success of the whole, as a whole, depends
chiefly upon-the good arrangement of those fragments
—upon " the string which binds them together" (to
quote from a happy simile of Marmontel's). An
amusing and agreeable style is then an absolute
requisite for the author of such a work, and those
already familiar with Colonel Maxwell's writings need
hardly be reminded that his style, natural without
carelessness, animated even to vivacity, sparkling with
pleasantry, and brimming over with good humour, is
decidedly a most amusing and par consequent a most
agreeable one. He is, therefore, well-qualified for
the task he has undertaken. Nature, he says, had
undoubtedly designed him for a traveller, whether
by sea or land it matters not, his qualities for lo-
comotion are so extensive ; if so, he has certainly ful-
filled his mission. He assures us that had he the
vulgar ambition of inscribing his name on glass,
there is not a window ten years old in any house
of entertainment from the Seine to the Neva
that would not bear his patronymic and christian ap-
pellatives. " I have smoked the night away," he
proceeds, " in a Persian caravanserai—Leen martyred
fa
though Colonel Maxwell has been, in
wanderings,these volumes
Spanish venta—lived a week in an Irish shebieene
v iivnedKtehnetui ricsko3l,e.,n, c eßauntd
gextortion
traveller o
Yankeeilino a
house--and e—a
ohe does not tell us of very extensive and
cndl colonel
so much the better—the interest of a book of adven.

this city, says the Providence Transcript, United States,
who is so republican in his notion that he refuses to go
to church, because the ministers preach of the kingdom
of heaven.

THE SU LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1847.
_

tures does not increase with the quantity of
ground travelled over by the narrator, but, on the
contrery, it rather d minishes. One traveller hes
described, in two volumes, a " Journey Round
the World," another has filled one volume with
a " Journey Round a Room," and the latter would
doubtless be the more interesting. The reason is
simple; in the one case the author only glances at the
surface, in the other he observes and examines every
object. Now, every one can glance over the sur-
face, but very few can observe and examine for
themselves. For a traveller, and more especially for
a writer of travels, there are few things more essen-
tial than the faculty of observation. This is what
distinguishes the fool from the philosopher (among
travellers) ; the one, according to the adage, "goes
to Rome," and returns as wise as he set forth ; the
other cannot move a step without finding matter for
interest and investigation and instruction. But be-
tween these two extremes are a vast number of per-
sons capable of appreciating much of what is beauti-
ful, or marvellous, or humorous in what surrounds
them, but incapable of discovering those attractive
qualities for themselves. For instance, hundreds r
people might read these volumes of Colonel Max-
well's with much pleasure and much interest, who
would have passed through the very same scenes and
met with the very same adventures which he de-
scribes, without having in consequence experienced
a single kindly emotion er pleasant thought. A
great deal of amusement is lost to most persons by
an inattention to trifles ; and " trifles," he it rereeni-
hered, " make the sum of human things." Figu-
ratively speaking, it may he a bad practice to " make
mountains of mole-hills ;" but, literally speaking,
such a practice would be far from uninteresting—a
mole-hill, on close inspection, is more wonder-
ful than a mountain. However people will not find
this out for themselves. Thoughts and feelings
pass through their minds and hearts, but they disre-
gard them, they are but " airy nothings" until the
poet's voice has given them a " local habitation and a
name," when the dullest can comprehend and the
coldest respond to them. As the poet is to the world
of imagination so is the keen observer to the world of
sense—wonders are around us, but we heed them
not ; we pass on one way, till he arrests us, till he
points them out, till he bids us find " sermons in
stones," arid shows us "good in everything." Such
a suggestive spirit is what we especially desire to
find in a work like the one now before us, and, to a
certain extent, it is to be found here. Short as is
the journey of which the author here relates, and,
unimportant as were the adventures which betel him,
there is no lack of amusement or interest in his nar-
rative—the surrounding landscape, a fishing excur-
sion, a casual rencontre, a historical souvenir or
poetical association, or some tale or legend connected
with the neighbourhood, each in its turn gives rise
to some sober reflection, some lively remarks, or some
interesting episode. But let us only enumerate some
of the topics touched on in these "sketches." First,
there is the voyage from London to Berwick, in which
our author favours us with a few remarks on travel-
ling companions in general. " Snobs" are his pe-
culiar aversion—the town snob in particular. "In
rural delinquencies," he says, " they being chiefly
confined to dress, you feel disposed to pity and pardon
the offender, but your city snob being gifted with
detestable presumption, you find yourself irre-
sistibly impelled to offer him sixpence a day for
life, to keep out of your sight for ever."
After these general remarks follow some particular
details of two travelling companions the Colonel met
with in this voyage—one a poor dupe whom a bubble
scheme had defrauded of all his fortune, the other
Ninette St. Aubyn, a young French lady, who forth-
with makes the Colonel acquainted with all her
history, a passing strange and most improbable one.
On arriving in the north, we have, first, an account
of a Scotch funeral, and the sober silence which ac-
companied it appears to have offered to the Irish
Colonel a favourable contrast to the noisy " wakes "
of his own countrymen. Then follows some descrip-
tion of Norham Castle, something about cannon balls,
an amusing account of a struggle between our
Colonel and a superb salmon, ending in the victory
of the latter, and the discomfited angler re-
turns to his inn just in time to enact the part
of "father" at a run-away wedding about to
take place there—being on the Borders. This
will be enough to show the very various character of
these sketches. Intermixed with them are many
legends of the "Cheviot and Lammermuir," and
these are necesssarily most interesting ; for of all
species of composition, old traditions and legends
possess the most enthralling interest, attributable
perhaps to their imperceptibly and inseparably com-
bining much of truth and much of mystery. The
two principal traditions here narrated contain a due
allowance of mysterious interest and the proper
accompaniments of a murder and a ghost. One of
the most interesting, " A Legend of the '15," gives
some details anent " the Earl's rising," namely, the
rising of the young Earl of Derwentwater in the in-
surrection of 'l5. In another place in these volumes
we have also a brief account of this gallant and un-
fortunate young nobleman, showing the disastrous
issue of his ill-omened attempt, and
" How the young Earl had given his soul unto Heaven'
Still bright with the freshness of youth,
And his last prayer was said, on his cross-hilted blade,
For the King, and the cause, and the truth."
Another very interesting, but mournful, episode,
Suggested by the neighbourhood of the Farn Islands,
is a brief allusion to the loss of the Forfarshire and
a touching account of the wreck of the Pegasus, in
1843. This ill-fated vessel had struck upon a rock
and sunk rapidly ; by some mismanagement the boats
were swamped as soon as lowered, and all hope of
escape was cut off from those still remaining on
board—they had only to wait for death. Then it was,
we are told, that Mr. Mackensie, a clergyman, who
happened to be on board, " true to his vocation, col-
lected those about to die around him, and as they
knelt, obedient to his wishes, poured forth a parting
prayer in words of such fervid eloquence, that the
few survivors declared that his supplication for mercy
to the throne of grace seemed rather the language of
inspiration than that which is breathed from mortal
lips." Bailey, one of the sailors who escaped, just
before leaping from the vessel. cast a farewell glance
at the devoted group. " I saw the water just about
touching them,' he relates, " but they all remained
fixed to the spot as if too deeply engaged with God
to be disturbed by that element which was to
bring them nearer to their Heavenly Father." One
of the best of the illustrations with which Measom
has adorned these volumes commemorates this scene.
Besides these legends
and these episodes, Colonel
Maxwell has given us a brief historical account of
the men and manners of the Borders. After the
union of the crowns of England and Scotland their
warlike habits were in some degree modified, but
they seem to have been at best but a lawless race.
" Poaching," we are told, " was carried to an im-
mense extent, and a spirit of gambling was inveterate.
It was not untrequent, when harvesting 'the crops, for
farmers to stop upon the highway with their laden
carts, and decide by
a game at cards which farmyard
should possess the double load, and the loser would
assist in stacking the corn he had lost." However
agreeable Colonel Maxwell's style may be, there are a
few faults to be found with it, -faults which are easily
attributable to his easy and perhaps hurried mode of
writing; of these is the repetition of quotations, and
the confusion (though only in two instances) of proper
names. In one of these an Irishman is relating an
adventure, and whether the mistake is attributable to
him or to the author we know not, but the heroic e of
the said adventure is spoken of first by the name of
" Honor," then " Biddy," and then " Judy," all in
the same page! But the greatest cause of complaint
that we find with Colonel Maxwell is the manner in
which he continually, and quite unnecessarily, throws
a stone at the Irish—his
mer. coun
trym
reen. Even suc an
p-
supposing that they
charge them with, such flippant allusions so con-
it mo than he
con-
stantly recurring are, to say the least of it, in very
bad taste.

aspect of such creations cannot be matter of amaze-
ment. It is rather matter of amazement that with
such a catalogue before them the artists were not
altogether baffled vnd bewildered. Honour,
howrver, to those artists, to J. W. Wright,
to W. P. Frith, to A. Egg, to J. Hay-
ter, to E. Corbould, to A. Johnston, and to
Kenny Meadows, for the appreciation they have
evinced of the exquisite grace of the originals ! Nor
should Mr. Heath and Mr. Bogue (the publisher) be
denied the praise to which they are entitled for the
tas!e and enterprise they have displayed in the pro-
duction of this graceful and almost national volume.

THE REVOLUTION in the GRAND

DUCHY OF LUCCA.

The following is extracted from the Corriere Li-
vornese of tie 2d of September:—
" LIVORNO, SEFT. 2, 8 o'CLocx, A.M.

"At five this morning we received by extraordinary
express a supplement of No. 12 of the Italia. We
have ha,tened to republish it, for the more speedy and
universal diffusion of the joyful news. Our brethren
of Lucca are replete with joy and e .th•isiasm. We,
who have s) mpathised in their griefs, exult in their
_ _ _

" The popular agitation in Lucca had been in-
creasing for some days; to-day it had become ex-
ceedingly menacing.
" The Council of State accordingly assembled, and
determined to send a deputation to the Grand Duke,
in order to r< p: esent the state of affairs to H. R. A.,
and to acquaio t him with the necessity of providing
against i: l y granting seasonable reforms. The de-
putation, composed of the President, Signora Maz-
zarosa, and cf the. Councillors, Signors Fascetti and
Brancoli, proceeded to the Duke's villa. The people,
a large concourse of whom had awaited the result of
the deliberations of the Council in the Place, followed
the deputation, and obliged the carriages to move at a
slow pace. he Duke promised to follow the ex-
ample-of Tuscany, by conceding the freedom of the
press, a national guard, and a liberation of the im-
prisoned, &c. The populace returned to Lucca ex-
ultingly, with poplar branches in their hands, and
chanted the "Te Deum" on the Place. Some of the
inhabitants of Lucca despatched a special railway
train to Pisa with the gladsome news. The joy of
our city beggars description.
The following is a translation of the proclamation
issued by the Luke of Lucca :
" PROCLAMATION.
" We, Charles Louis de Bourbon, Infanta of
Spain, &c., D. G. Duke of LuCca, to our dearly be-
loved subjects,—.
" ' We wish to reign over you, not by fear, but by
love—not by force, but by beneficence, and we,
therefore, open to you our paternal heart. We arc
accordingly disposed to take into consideration, in the
first instance, all matters which may tend to promote
your welfare, following the traces of those measures
which are being successively matured in the neigh-
bouring Grand Duchy of Tuscany, so as to enable
you to enjoy, by anticipation, the advantages that
may thence result. Meanwhile, we announce the
establishment of the Civic Guard, necessary to insure
public tranquillity, and we have already given the
requisite instructions to our Council of State, all the
members of which are animated by the best sentiments
topropose to us, with the greatest solicitude, any reform
which may tend to appease your just demands, and to
satisfy our own most ardent desire to render you
happy now and for ever.
" Repose, therefore, full reliance on these affec-
tionate words of your father and Sovereign, who
is animated by a sincere wish for the welfare of you
all, and who is taking counsel for that purpose with
those of your fellow-citizens whom you most love and
esteem.
" Given at San Martino, in Vignole, this Ist day
of September, A.D., 1847.
" CHARLES LOUIS."

THE TWO GENTLEMEN FOUND

DEAD IN THE MG .LANDS.

comment.— Times.

While we lament the untimely fate of these gentle-
men, and deeply sympathise with their sorrowing
friends, we are gratified to find that not a single
article belonging to them seems to have been removed
by the young man who first found them, or by those
who afterwards came the way. Their watches, the
gold and silver of which they were possessed, were
all to be had with impunity for the taking; and these
could have formed no small temptation to people
smarting under the pangs of indigence and want; but
they resisted the temptation, and acting upon the
principle that honesty is the best policy—to their
honour be it recorded—they nobly did their duty.
This distressing event has created a deeper sensa-
tion throughout the district of the country in which
it occurred than any other for a long time past. But
while we deeply feel on this occasion, we deem it our
duty to hold out the distressing end of these men as
a beacon to other tourists to warn them of their
danger. It has been too much the custom of late
years for gentlemen travellers, unaccustomed to
fatigue, and unprepared with suitable clothing, to
undertake long and toilsome journiea across these
wild and unfrequented regions, without refreshment
and without guides, for no intelligible reason, unless
it be for the silly one of being afterwards able to
boast of such feats. But they are perilous feats; and
even this season we have known one or two instances
in which parties engaged in them barely escaped with
their lives ; and we sincerely trust:that if this awful
visitation of Providence have no other effect, it will at
least have the effect of putting a stop to such mad
undertakings in future.

GAMBLING HOUSES AT BADEN.—Another young
man has fallen a victim to the terrible system of gam-
bling which is carried on here. He lost large sums at
hazard, was driven to despair, and opened the veins of
bis throat with a knife. This is the third victim in the
course of little more than a week. Surely the authori-
ties must interfere, and at once put an end to these dens
of iniquity.
EXTENSIVE FIRE AT COTTENRAM.—On Thursday
night, about twelve o'clock, a most extensive fire broke
out at Cottenham, the place so celebrated for its cheese,
being, we believe, the largest dsiry in the kingdom. The I
fire was first discovered by Mr. W. Norman, an inabitant
of the place, who observed flames issuing from a coopei's
shop. Soon after this it communicated to the premises
of a basketmaker, which were speedily consumed, includ-
ing two barns at the back of the house filled with rods.
There was a stiff breeze at the time, and the devouring
element continued its course on both sides of the shop
where the fire originated, communicating with a number
of farmhouses, and thence to the homestalls, which
were stored with grain of all sorts. Altogether the pro-
perty destroyed consisted of 12 substantial farmhouses,
all of them with homestalls, barns, stacks, &c. To
give an idea of the extent of the lire, it may be as well
to observe that the village of Cottenham is one mile in
length, and the fire extended full one third of that dis-
tance. We understand the damage done amounts to
between 15,0001. and 20,0001., but we believe most of it
is insured in the Norwich Union, Royal Farmers', and

Royal Exchange Fire-offices. The following is the pro-
perty destroyed :-12 dwelling-houses. 26 barns, nearly
50 stacks of corn, hay, &c., and more than a (It vn cot-
tages. It is a singular fact, that an old farmhouse, be-
longing to Mr. J. Ivatt, which withstood a large fire
that happened in the same village about 20 years ago,
was again proof against the devouring element, although,
as it were, nearly in the midst of it. This house, which
is a very large ;one, stood as a barrier between the
flames and the produce of nearly 1,000 acres, which
must have inevitably been destroyed if the house had
caught fire.
THE GERMAN HosrlTAL.—His Royal Highness
the Duke of Nassau has been pleased to send a donation
of 201. to the above Hospital, which, by his command,
has been honoured by a visit from Baron de Gagern,
Chamberlain to his Royal Highness.
IMPORTATION OF GRAIN FROM AUSTRALASIA.—The
vessel Rookery, arrived in the Docks from Launceston,
has brought 1,823 packages of wheat, the production of
the colony of Van Diemen's Land.
THE RUM AND BRANDY MARKET.—This market
still continues in nearly the same unsettled state as our
last week's report, with the exception that there has been,
holders
can s
stillsame
realise.
continuing
pr e
hse a
l theast
major
if anything, less business transacted. The enormous
quantities of rums daily expected must of course give a
downward tendency to an already overstocked market.
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ECLirEccuTlaorii.--At the late election
part of the brandies lately sold have been either 1845's
or 1846'5; the old brandies, such es 1840's or 1842'5,
b. ing depreciated so much in strength that they cannot
pay the consumer, though certainly tit' much finer
quAalistty.lNTlEVLilelGT rode
INTELLIGENT
for the northern division of this county an old man pre-
sented himself at No. 2 polling-booth, Dunchurch, War-
wickshire, to record his vote. Returning Officer—For
whom do you poll? Elector—For myself.—(Laughter.)
Returning Officer—You do not understand we, my man;
I ask you for whom you vote? Elector—Well, I tell'ee
for myself.— (Increased laughter.) The Returning
Officer endeavoured in vain to explain the meaning of
the question. The " free and independent" elector still
persisted that he came to vote for himself; and Mr. Over,
who attended as scrutineer on the part of the Hon. W.
11. Leigh, insisted that the vote should be recorded as
stated. This
put the Returning Officer to a nonplus. He
looked in vain for a column to enter a vote given in so
honest a spirit. The Act made no provision for such an
emergency as a candidate presenting himself upon "free
and independent principles" at the polling-booth, and
the officer was, consequently, about to reject the vote,
when a solicitor who attended as the representative of
Messrs. Newdegate and Spooner suggested that the names
of the respective candidates should be called over, and
then leave it to the elector to decide for whom he would
record his vote. The Returning Officer accordingly pro-
ceeded to act upon his suggestion, but he had no sooner
called over the names of Messrs. Newdegate and Spooner,
than the old man, raising his stick, cried out with con-
siderable energy, " Them are the men as I've come to
vote for; why didn't ye tell me their names afore, and
not give ine all this bother?" After which he retired
amidst the renewed laughter of the spectators, the vote
being recorded for Newdegate and Spooner, in opposi-
tion to an objection made by Mr. Over, who contended
that it ought to bare been recorded as first given.—
Warwick Paper.

THE HEROINES OF SHAKSPERE. Part XV.
This fifteenth part completes a volume of forty-five
engravings—the imaginary portraits of the principal
female characters in the dramas of Shakspere. The
work, which has been Pis eminently beautiful. Its
of Mr. Charles Heath,
publication could scarcely have terminated more
whole nation is just
one
of the little house at
ssneuoecNivcnegs
directedf
thatu l ly
t,
hoetro atatt
ht
eean p
Stratford-upon-Avon tt
iiromensee
ormoreat
which tradition points out as
the birthplace of the great poet. We must remember
that that old dwelling• house is, to be venerated not
merely as the birthplace of Shakspere, but as the
birthplace of his matchless creations—for in the infant
soul of the poet there were hls plays in embryo. What
beauty, what grandeur, what pathos, what wit, what
daring, what pleasantry, what heroism, what grace,
poetry, elevation, and diversity there is lavished in
abundant and melodious numbers in those plays, this
volume of " The Heroines of Shakspere" reminds us.
scenes,fand passionate and
dialogues, and soliloquies,
oft reminds
ti ngadjurations.
d
urations. It
calls to our recollection Anne Page and Anne Bullen,
Is
u s
incidentso
Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, the Princess of
France, in Love's Labour Lost, and Portia, the wife of
Brutus. It brings to mind the forms of Queen
Katherine in Henry VIIL, and the Princess
Katherine in Henry V., of
.Lady Grey and Lady
Macbeth, of Lady Anne in Rwhard alien oan of
Arc in Henry VI., and Lady Percy in ry IV.
Above all, it summons before our memory that long
and immortal list of heroines—Miranda, Julia, Silvia,
Olivia, Maria, Viola, Isabella, Mariana, Hero,
Beatrice, Titania, Jessica, Portia, Rosalind, Celia,
Audrey, Helena, Katherine, Mopsao Perdita,
Constance, Margaret, Cressida, Virgilia, Cleopatra,
Imogen, Lavinia, Cordelia, Juliet, Ophelia, and
Desdemona. That there should be occasionally
‘a failure in the conception of the outward

- -
THE LATE FAILURES. MIL ITAR Y RE WA HD.
In the corn market yesterday the business trans- On Thursday afternoon medals were presented to
acted was larger than usual, and an improvement in , certain non-commissioned cfars in the Provisional
,•4.jesty's warran: c-f the 14,ih of
price took place, to the extent of iron) 2s. to 3, on the iliattiilfon under her .%
rates of Wednesdq last. Notwithstanding this err- December, 184.5. On this occa,i,.n the %%h; ,:f she
cumstance, however, the day did not pass over with- &lots forming t: e Provisio; „sO. „1,1,d
out the occurrence of further disa!Ocrs, the on the genetill gr' d, ;:s
Thomas Usborne and Son and of liastie and Hut- i Weare, K. 11., commandant of the batca;ion, ad; ance4
chinson, having been announced. The liabilities of in front of the line, and formed the troops into a
Mr. Usborne are somewhat under 100,000/., and al- square, when he addressed the battalion, saying that
though the fallacy of Bush statements is now unfor- he had so formed them as to enable the non-commis-
tunately a matter of notoriety, we may add that a sinned officers and privates to witness the presentation
strong belief is entertained by those who have in- of medals to three non- commissioned cflicers, and
spected the accounts that the assets will be sufficient, stated that these medals, by order of his Grace the
or nearly so, to pay 20s. in the pound. The house, Commander-in- Chief, and agreeably to her .?lajesty's
it appears, has kept itself free from speculation of regulations, were to be presented in the presence of
every kind, its present position havin arisen entirely the depots comprising the battalion—to Quarter-
from the dishonour of claims which it g holds on Lesley ! master Sergeant Robert Savage, of the Ist battalion
Alexander and Co., and other suspended firms ; and lof the 6th Royal Rifles ; to Colour- Sergeant R.
it is stated, moreover, that the immediate circum- ; Singles, 37th Regiment; and to Colour-Sergeant R.
stances connected with the stoppage are such as will Borthwick, 7Sth Ili: Wanders, for their long and
maintain rather than diminish the honourable charac- meritorious services. The Colonel then eallei
ter which Mr. Usborne haa.hitherto borne. three non- commissened officer,' into the centre of
The suspension of Messrs. Hastie and Hutchinson the square, and handed the medals to Colour-Sergeant
is said to be one of a similar description. The house Menzies, 96th Regiment, Acting Sergeant-Major of
has only been in the corn trade about eighteen the battalion. who fastened them on their respective
months, the senior partner having previously to that 1 breasts. The Colonel then addressed the three non-
time carried on business as a Scotch factor at \Vap- commisaioned otliceria c apressing the high gratifica-
ping, in which he had realised a good fortune. tion which he felt on the i.ectAnti in carrying out the
The immediate cause of suspension in this case was orders which he had received, k!:owing, from his own
the stoppage of Denny and Co., of Glasgow, and experience, how highly deserving they were of such
the liabilities are supposed to be between 50,0001. and honourable distioction: The Colonel. then addressed.
6000/. , the battalion, remarking that it was in the power of
Another failure was also mentioned, but it was not ' every individual present, ley similer good conduct and
of sufficient importance to call for special remark. faithful services, to obtain the like honourable reward
'With regard to the assets of Lesley Alexander end adding that everybody, whether belonging to the
Co., it seems now to have been ascertained that, in- royal navy, the army, or to civil life, kurst feel
stead of having been under-estimated when it was respect for individuals so honourably d,c„ra-,,1. The
stated they would yield only eight shillings in the I Colonel then left the ground, and the battalion was
pound, they were represented much too favourably, dismissed.
and that it would hardly be safe from present appear-
ances to rely upon a dividend of more than one-third
of that amount. The entire circumstances connected

with this failure form a subject of most unfavourable

POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.

11l PRESSIONS OF JENNY LIND
AT MANCHESTER.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE MANCHESTER EXAMINER.
Sir, —I am not what is called a musical man, there-
fore, when the heading of this letter meets your eye,
you must not set me down as belonging to the corps
of musical critics. The mysteries and intricacies of
the science are quite unknown to me. I only know
what pleases myself, and am " content to feel what
others understand." Music, however, has great
charms for me, and I can enjoy it in all its forms,
from the simply plaintive pastoral air that carries one
away to hill-sides, and along streams and glens, to
the sublime strains of Beethoven, telling of the soul's
struggles, doubts, and aspirations. Believing that
many of your roaders are, like myself, totally un-
initiated in the mysteries of music as a science, I
have thought that, to those of them who have never
heard Jenny Lind, an attempt, however imperfect, to
describe my own impressions of her singing and acting,
may not be unacceptable. I had heard and read
much of her, and my expectations were, of course,
considerably excited, and I looked with eagerness to
her advent amongst us. I have heard her on three of
the four occasions on which she has sung at Man-
chester, and can truly say that she has exceeded all
my expectations; and now I am not the least sur-
prised at the triumphs she has won, or the enthu-
siasm she has everywhere inspired. Enthusiasm is
but the hearty recognition of what one feels to be
true or beautiful--a sort of mental hospitality, which
goes forth to meet whomever or whatever the soul
recognises to be excellent. Assuredly in no case was
enthusiasm ever more just or well meri:ed than in
that of Jenny Lind ! Her power and attraction are
undisputed and undisputable. What, then, is the
secret of her witchery ? This I will try to answer
by simply recording the impression produced by her
upon myself.
Well, then, if ever there was a being who con-
veyed to the mind of another an instantaneous and
indelible idea of truth and goodness, it is Jenny Lind.
There is about her a sweetness and unaffected grace
inseparable from the conviction of moral rectitude ;
for in true grace there is ever something akin to
virtue itself. Her heart is on her lips, and the soul
of honesty beams from her countenance ; she looks
the very incarnation of trustfulness and candour.
Purity sits enthroned on her brow, and she is all
over, as it were, radiant wish honesty, good nature,
and frankness. So open arid true is her look, that
whatever is good in one's own nature is drawn forth,
and one feels brought so near to her that at last there
intervenes nothing betwixt yourself and the clear,
intelligent soul that shines forth from that full, bright
eye of hers. Lth.king on her face, you are at once
conscious of being in the presence of an earnest and
unsophisticated nature. You are also impressed
with the idea of an innate force of character equal to
any emergency, a self-dependence " still achieving,
still pursuing, with a heart fbr any fate." The true
nobility of nature is stamped upon her, and mightily
indeed does it contrast with the miserable put-on airs
of artificial life.
Everything about Jenny Lind is fresh and artless.
Her movements are those of a free and happy child,
ripening in the sunshine of a loving, unconstrained
home. She has the look of spring about her. All is
promise and hope, and an impressible fulness of quiet
joy. Every one knows the feeling of early morning
in summer, as compared with the hours that come
after. Glowing and balmy though the latter he, they
want the elasticity, the bracing Ireshm ss, the inspirit-
ing of the early morn. Such is the difference be-
tween this songstrels and all others whom I have
seen. The illustration may appear fanciful ; but
those who have seen her, and many who have only
heard of her, will understand what I mean, and I can
find no other comparison which so e% ell conveys my
meaning.
But to return. The power which Jenny Lind
possesses of conveying to the looker-on a knowledge
of what is passing within her own soul is wonderful.
Her expression is to me a much more extraordinary
attraction than her voice, exquisite though that also
undoubtedly is. If any one requires to be convinced
how secondary everything else is to expression, let
him but once see Jenny bind, and his doubts will
vanish. He will acknowledge the comparative insig-
nificance of everything else—of complexion, regu-
larity of features, symmetry of form—how all these
are subordinate to this sign of the soul—this symbol
of all those indefinable shades of the inner life—shades
and shadows of shades, so fugitive and delicate as to
transcend the imperfect development of speech.
Jenny Lind's expression carries everything before it;
sunshine and shadow alternately sweeping over a fine
landscape, now with the rapidity of lightning, now
" with the slow motion of a summer's cloud," do not
communicate more charming variety to the scene than
do the inward transitions of thought end feeling to
the countenance of this remarkable woman.
Now think of all this united to a full, sweet, de-
licious voice, capable of giving utterance to every
emotion of he soul, from the ringing and
ebullition of joy, to the most exquisitely soft breath-
ings of tenderness, when the strain seems to come
from far away, descending tremulonely from the sky
itself. In such soft breathings, or " whispers,
she herself looks as if ehe were " breathless with
adoration"—her features become perfectly still—her
earnest, glowing eyes are upturned—no motion of
her lips is visible—she stands a rapt listener with
yourself to the floating melody, whose sound is more
like the wandering notes of some heavenly choir
than anything human. In her singing there is never
an effort apparent—not even the shadow of effort.
Advancing with a modest grace, she throws on her
audience a glance of cordial confidence, and then, as
forth with span-
rsur eedx,
it
fa. rile' apupsyfreaelaii do
masll
over-heated are artificial life
he
is hers to refresh our
us strains.teP)urs
As your critic justly remarked on Salturday— "
It
with draughts of the sparkling lymph of homely
truth." Her influence for good, 1 humbly submit,
ought not to be under-estimated. With the Ithuriel
spear of song she touches the deepest feelings of' our
nature—revivitying whatever of the good or noble
within us has been languid or choked him. Our
artificial habits, and the daily hurrying tide of our
commercial existence, drive us too often far away
from the safe and pleasant moorings where the mind
in its healthiest moments would fix us. Such an
influence as she exerts helps to show us what
ought to be our true position, and we are gently won
back again to simplicity and nature. Her strains
come over us like snatches of the music of childhood
heard in a distant country. Coming to us amid the
s
din and fever heat of what we call life, they carry u
back to that " golden time' when thereth was in the grass and splendour in the flower." What we
had thought long since dead and gone the pathos and
beauty of her song draws forth from some fold of the
heart., where it had only lain hidden for a season, to
be made to live again by the evoking power of genius.
Such influences as she exerts on the mind are to be
classed with the most beneficent and elevating effects
of the highest poetry. Jenny Lind is a beautiful
humanizing agency. Her mission is, by the power
of song, to purify and exalt all who come within her
spell, and to teach us that, after all our strivings and
"unprofitable stir," the world contains within it
nothing so lovely as truth and simplicity.
There were some other things I wished to speak
of—such as her thorough identification with the cha-
racter she is representing, or rather with the character
which she for the time is—but I fear I have already
encroached too much on your space. Allow me,
therefore, at ohne to conclude this imperfect utter-
ance, by subscribing myself,
ONE OF THE UNINITIATED.

During the past week a highly important invention
has been added to the numerous works of mechanism
and art in the museum of this establishment. It
consists of an apparatus for propelling carriages up
inclined planes on railroads, and is invented and
patented by Mr. Galloway, the engineer. In the
centre of the road, and between the rails, is fixed a
strong baulk of wood, with a grooved rail firmly
fitted on it, for the purpose of receiving two hori-
zontal wheels, one on each side. These wheels are
in communication with the engine, and when the
train arrives at the bottom of the incline the wheels
are put in motion and takes it up with great facility,
and in its downward course also acts the part of a
break, the whole being allowed to descend with any
given amount of velocity; the principle is beautifully
I illustrated in the model, which is daily exhibited and
explained by Mr. Crisp, in the great hall of the in-
stitution. We understand that it has been tested on
the Great Western Railway, and that trial fully
proved its practicability on the large scale as
well as in the model, a result not always to be de-
pended on in engineering inventions. There are also
several other means of transit on railways explained,
offering to the public a very agreeable and instructive
means of becoming acquainted with the different
methods by which this great national work may be
accomplished.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin.,—From inquiries made at our house in
Watling-street, relative to your " Worship• street"
police report of yesterday, may we request the favour
of your noticing that the " Charles Clayton, per-
fumer," there named is in no way connected with our
house.—We are, Sir, yours obediently,
WILLIAM CLAYTON and Co.,
Wholesale perfumers.
72, Watling-street, Sept. 10, 1847.

Jenny Lind sang again at Birmingham, on Thurs-
day evening, at a concert for the benefit of the Hebrew
schools. There was a brilliant audience. Her reception
was of a most flattering character. It is understood that
the receipts fell little short of 1,5001.
WisnEcu.—The port and harbour dues in this port
were paid in 1829 on 61,925 tons, and this year (1847)
on 167,443 tons, being an increase ill
(105,44$ tme—ifcicaler Mercury.. eighteen years of