The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-21 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1841.

PRINTERS' PENSION SOCIETY.
The ANNIVERSARY DINNER
Will take place at the LONDON TAVERN,
On WEDNESDAY, the 12th of May, 1841 ;
JOHN EASTHOPE, Esq., M.P., in the Chair.
STEWARDS.
Thomas Wakley, Esq., M.P.
Mr. S. Bentley Mr. V. Figgins, Jun. Mr. S. Sharp
R. Pesley J. Figgins B. Smith
W. H. Caslon T. IA 0119 W. Spicer
J. Davy J. Renifry E. Varty.
Dinner on Table at Five o'clock.
Tickets, 15s. each, to be had at the London Tavern, of the
Committee, Collector, and of J. S. Hodson, Secretary, 15,
Cross-street, Hatton-garden.
'",,* An Election is fixed for the 2d of August.

THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the
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_I. that THE WEEKLY
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LI to

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SCHVVEPPE'S SODA and POTASS WATERS, and
.RATED LEMONADE, manufactured on the largest scale
and for all climates, as during the last half century. Export
Orders manufactured with an express rcferet ce to their desti-
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THE GRAND BANQUET GIVEN
BY THE CINQUE PORTS TO THE DUKE

OF WELLINGTON.

The Kent Tories, some two years ago, got up an
affair which they miscalled a "grand banquet in honour
of the Duke of Wellington," and which they further
stated to be "given" by the Cinque Ports to their illus-
trious Warden. The matter was a gross imposition
upon public credulity, for the purpose of oleaining a pal.
try party advantage at the public expense. It failed of its
object; it not only failed as a party demonstration, but
was soon known to have involved its projectors in comi-
del able loss. This was mortifying—
. -- Loss of fume,
Although it grieved them sore,
Yet loss of pelf, full well I ween,
• Has gi ieved them ten times more."
The tradesmen who supplied the delicious viand;
and costly wines, and appropriate decorations of the
pavilion, have been anxiously concerned to obtain
payment of their demands, large balances of which re-
main unliquidated. Last week the clerk to the Town-
Council of one of the Cinque Ports informed the assem•
bled functionaries at their meeting, that be had been
served with a writ of summons for a considerable sum
claimed as their quota of deficiency due for the said
Wellington banquet. The functionaries looked dis-
mayed. They had no funds at their disposal for such
purposes ; and seemed to express by their rueful coun-
tenances the regret they felt that so glorious a feast
should produce so sorrowful an after-reckoning. We un-
derstand that the writ served is the commencement of pro-
ceedit gs which are to be followed by actions against all
those of the Cinque Ports which concurred in the project,
and sent deputies to the banquet, if upon the forthcoming
trial the plaintiff succeeds in fixing the port selected for the
experiment. _ . . .

In the meantime, is fair to ask ci bother the entertain-
ment thus prepared fur the Duke of Wellington was an
honour er an insult ? Would the Duke have condescended
to grace the scene with his presence, or have lent Dais
name to give eclat to the "grand banquet," could he have
anticipated thlt the tradesmen who supplied the good
things for the occasion would have been bilked of their
claims by those who invited him to partake of their hospi-
tality ?—Evening Paper.

DES CARTES.—The philosophical system of
Rene des Cartes (born 1596), a native of Fiance, perhaps
the most original thinker that country has produced. Dee
Cartes was the contemporary of Bacon, and exercised an
equally powerful influence, though in a manner widely
different, on the progress of philosophy in Europe.
Both equally undertook the tail( of demolishing the
old scholastic system, and of substituting in its pace
a more comprehensive method and a more living spirit
of philosophising. But what Bacon strove to accom-
plish by calling men's attention to experiment and ob-
servation of natur,-, Des Cartes proposed to attain by
the search for a first and self-evident ground of all
knowledge. This he finds in the art of conscious-
ness, involving necessarily the idea of self or mind.
(Cogito ergo sum.) Consciousness is the act of thought,
constitutes the essence of the soul, and is that
which distinguishes it from matter. Tue idea or
objects of conseiciumess are of three kinds—acquire.!,
compounded, and innate. Of the last sort is the idea of
God, or the absolute being, which, as being tl,e ground of
all reality, is itself its own demonstration. God, the au.
thor of the universe, upholds it in its source by his perpe-
tual co-operation, or, in Cartesian language, assistance.
All physical phenomena Des Cartes endeavoured to ac-
count for by his celebrated vortices motions excited
God, the source of all motion. This singular mixture of
philosophical depth and extravagant hypothesis that pre-
vails in the writings of this philosopher obtained for him,
as might have been expected, a large number of warm ad-
lo.rents, and of equally vio!ent opponents. Among the
f„rmer may be enumerated the celebrated Pascal, Mal,.-
branche, and Spinoza. The two latter de.i itcd indeed
in many important points from the views of Des Cartes;
but the main features of his philosophy arc preserved alike
in the religious mysticism of the ore and the systematic
pantheism of the other.—Longman's Dictionary of Sci-
ence, Literature, and Art—an excell.nt publication, ap-
pearing periodically.

We are happy to announce the convalescence of
the Earl of Malxnesbury.

GENERAL ESPARTERO.

MADRID, APRIL 8, 1841.

The pious and patriotic Duke of Victory has just termi-
nated his devotions at the different churches from his own
head-quarters at the extreati'v of the Calle Alcala, ti the
termination of the Calle Nleyor, in the very neighbourhood
of the Royal Palace. The military pilgrim was accom-
panic?, or r.ither followed (for he walked alone at the
head of his attendants), in his penitential promenade by the
most numerous and gauddy.equippcd stag that ever fol-
le:wed at the heels of a Gere,al.iii-Chief ; presenting in
their rersonalappearar.c:! a strange contrast to no humility
of spirit and self-denial which might characterise those
who celebrate the return of this holy season. As for the
hero of Bergara himself, he was arrayed Li all the gor-
geousness of military finery. Nothing was forgotten or
neglected which could serve to mark him out particularly
from the crowd of the obsequious attendants that followed
him. Embroidery of the richest and most massive kind,
stars and orders of the moil dazzling brilliancy, scarfs and
ribbons of every hue and colour, were lavished with prcfu-
sion over etc person and uniform of this wonderfully fortu-
nate and very vain man, _

As he went along he entered every church on his way,
and remained a few minutes in each, kneeling before the
altar ; and having completed his hasty devotions, proceeded
with the same ceremony, still on foot, to the next.
Any notice of this pilgrimage of Esparterci would
scarcely possess public interest, were it not for the (to me
convincing) proof of the truth of the observations which
I have made of the state of public feeling as regards him
in most of the principal towns, both in the Basque Pro.
vinces, and in Castile, even to this the capital of the
Spanish monarchy. Whatever doubts I may, in the
anxiety to form a correct judgment have entertained, as to
the exact nature of my views, were almost totally dispelled
by the display of this evening. You are, perhaps, aware
that the portion of this city which was chosen by Espartero
for the scene of his devotional exhibition traverses
the centre of Madrid, and i ncludes in its iahabits
ants and its frequenters, not only every class of politicians,
but every grade cf society which can be found here. In
that part of the A'calst and the Plaza de les Cetus which
approaches the Prado, may be found the mansions of some
of the highest of the Spanish nobility; the vicinity of the
Palace at the other and opposite end is not less important,
nor, generally speaking, less aristocratic, whilst the space
which lies between these extreme points is occupied by those
classes, of various eallings and different avocations, whip's
crowd the most populous thoroughfares in a large city,
and which arc diversidad at every step until they became
blended ieto ono heteroaeneoue mess in that greet
central spot, around which consistently congregate
the aristocrat . .and' the republican, the merchant
and the water-carrier, the capitalist and tl.e
mendicant, the military man and the civilian, the ens-
plead.° and thospreteedienhe honest man erid the rope,
the moderado and ekaltaile, the Gerlist end the republican,
the dupe and the awiedier,.he who is occupied, and he who
starves on io ielleriesse-I mean the Puerta del Sol. The
part of the city thils s.eteetel centd net haste been better
chosen to test the present popularity of the dictator of
Spain. It presented the best ordeal to try the nature
of hie peiltieal repetatlen, I followed this man from
church to church,'as he p'roceeiled on his way, and 1
marked his eye as it sought, with a sort of convulsive
eagerness which the anticipation of success imparts, the
salutations end welcome of the crowd, such as it wes,
that soreoended and followed him ; and li se* it droop id
disappointment at the absence of any one of those do-
monstrations of unthinking and hollow popular clamour
which, for a spites:, hail the presence of a mob favourite ; and
I marked his hand stilt fell by iris side after hayirig hicoes
vainly raised to return the courtesy which he expected, but
whieh he did not receive. Not a single " Viva" was raised
even e.a heyeased the Custom-house or the Post office,
, ./ •
whose b4!.l,e,rs on ercseded the windewa and gates es he
passed. Out of wary JCQ persona that neeiseded tee streets;
not more than five appeared to accord him even the com-
mon civility which may be supposed to be due to his mili-
tary as welt as civil rank. The guard at the two establish-
ments I have mentioned turned out, as a matter of course, to
preseni erres to tiere Captain-General of the Spanish armies;
but it appeared to be done coldly, ised ie a Mere matter of
ceremonious etiquette, and not a spark of enthusiasm was
lighted up in the countenance of the Netienal Guards,
those terrible urbanos, formidable when there is no enemy
to co:steed with, as the former god of their idolatry
went on his pilirirnsie. A &Twit of shoat ado pesiona
was assembled at his door previously to his leaving his
quarters; it was composed of the very lowest classes, and
of boys who were attracted by the splendour of the uni-
foruss wed the plumes; but even amongst those who aro
in every counti'Y tli tiros;, saisceptible of being.. imposed
on by the porep of military disp'ay, he was received, not
onle without enthusiasm, bat evert without the slightest
demonstration of respect. The crowds c >anted in the
dffereat places through which lie passed were not caused
by his appearance, hot hy tole ants of devotion which
are performed during this season, and which vender it
necessary to visit every church in Madrid. As Espartero
ascended the steps of the second church in the Callc
Alcala, so great was the crowd coming out and going
in, that he was compelled to remain outside a con-
siderable time, end was at length obliged to go away
without having effected an eittrapee. Po ept snpposo
that the crowd retired or yielded to let hicapess s he 'and
his staff were elbowed and pushed about as if A'€y were
not dressed in splendid uniform, or as if he had'never in-
doped Meroto to become a traitor. His annoyance at this
disrespect was v;siblp, and it vya!, ,aid that, its a moment of
impatience, he was determined to return to his quarters
without proceeding farther. In this, however, he was
overruled.

Do you suppose that his presence produced any sensa-
tion amongst the scum of Madrid society, which haunt,
like untroubled spirits, the Puerta del Sol ? Quite the
contrary ; not a man, ragged and wretched though his
appearance may have been, ever stirred from the spot
he was standing in, to make way for the hero of Bcr-
gara. A rather ominous occurrence was taking place
even at the moment the Duke of Victory was {.rising
that universal resting-place of idlers and pickpockets. The
workmen had, an hour or two previously, commenced their
labours, in taking down the pillar, or column, or monu-
ment, formed of canvass and sticks, which had been
constructed is the centre of the Puerta del Sol, to cele-
brate his arrival in Madrid, and which for some time
past has manifested symptoms of falling. The un-
solid and very fragile structure has suffered severely ;
the canvass, which was coloured so as to present an
imitation of granite, has been long turn and shattered
in various parts, and exhibits to the lazy and laughing
crowds which throng around its base the hollowness and
weakness of the deception ; and the linen robe which
cos ere the person of the figure of Fame, which surmounts
it, has been rent, before and behind, and has for sonae time
afforded material for the exercise of the wit and causticity
of the unwashed politicians of the ruerta del Sol. Might
not this monument present a not inapt illustra.ion of the
characer and reputroion of this ne‘v crnamont to the an-
cient and honourable Order of the Bath ?

In the various towns through which I have lately passed,
and in which I have sojourned for a spac.a, more or less.,
during a recent journey from San Sebastian to Madrid, I
was struck by the almost universal feeling of disresi'eet
with which Espartero's name was generally spoken by
persons of almost every class, inoluding many mili.ary
men of high rank. I have witnessed his various efforts
here, not only this day, but on many previous cccasions,
to catch, or to preserve, his popularity, and I have also
witnessed his ill success and his consequent disappoint-
ment; and I am convinced of the fact that no man was
ever in a more difficult position than Espartero is at this
moment.

1-1:s reviews to celebrate the anniversary of his victories (?)
in imitation of Napoleon—his addresses to the troops—his
walking simply arrayed, or gorgeously decorated, with his
wife, amongst the crowds that throng the Prado, appe-
rently unpretending, and on foot like the rest, seem all
unavailing. Discontent and murmurs arc heard every-
where; and in these public displays of pretended humility,
scarcely a hat is raised to salute him, and certainly not a
voice is heard to give him welcome.

DEATH FROM CARBONIC ACID.

The daily journals have already made the public
aware of the deplorable event at the School of Phar-
macy is Paris, which cost M. limy his life. He was
preparing sonic carbonic acid in its liquid form, in
Thilorsen's apparatus, which is composed of two cylin-
drical reservoirs, of about the thickness of two centi-
metres, with as interior diameter of from eight to ten
centimetres. Each of those cylinders had an interior
space of about four litres. The carbonic acid
was produced by the action of sulphuric acid on
the bicarbonate of soda, which were introdeced
simultaneously into one of the cylinders, A communi-
cation was then established between this first cylinder
and the other, and the carbonic acid passed into the
second cylinder by distillation. In the first cylinder
remained a residue, consisting of sulphate of soda,
which was taken out to replace it by a new supp!y, in
order to obtain a determinate quantity of the liquid
carbonic acid ; a quantity: which, as we have seen, may
be raised to four litres. The first cylinder is supported
on two trunnions, which keep it in equilibrium, and
allow an extensive degree of oscillation.

It was at the moment when M. Hervy was balancing
the cylinder on the trunnions, to Effect the mixture of
the acid with the soda, that the explosion took place.
At this moment there vas no one near except M.
Hervy and a friend who was assisting him. The latter
was thrown down by the explosion, but was not struck
by any fragment of the machinery. Not so M. Harry.
The apparatus vas on the floor of the room, and the
whole effcct of the explosion was directed against
his legs, which were cruelly mutilatefl, so as from the
commencement to hold out little chance of saving his
Amputation of one of the limbs was performed
next day, and in three days more this unfortunate vic-
tim to science had ceased to exist.
The explosion was accompanied by a frightful noise,
and consider Ale injury to the apartment. It is almost
unnecessary to add, that this experiment will not again
be attempted in connection with the public lectures.—
Journal de Fharnnacie.

CITY OF LONDON NATIONAL SCHOOLS.
The Duke of Cambridge will honour the Mansion-house
with his presence on the G'h of May, to witness the ex-
rnination of the children of tie National Soho°ls, and
his Royal flighne,s will afterwards take the chair at the
anniversary einner of the leititution.

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

LORD CHAMBIIRLATN'SOFFICE, 111,incit 29, 1841.
Notice ig hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a Draw-
ing-. Room at St. James's Palace on Thurslay, the 22d of April
ner.t, at two o'clock.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFPICE, APII4I, 19.
Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty- will hold a Levee
at St. James's Palace. on Wednesday the 28th instant, and
cn Wednesday the 12th of May next, each day at two o'clock.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, AiRIL 19.
Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a Draw-
ing Room at St. Jame"'s Palace, on Friday, the 21st of May
next, to celebrate her Majesty's Birth-day, and on Thursday
the 17th of June next, each day at two o'clock.
N.B.—The Knights of the several Orders are to appear in
their Collars at her Majesty's Drawing-room on Friday the
21st of May next, it being a Collar-day.

CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 20.

ItEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT.

COUNTY OF ANTalM.—Nathaniel Alexander, of Portle-
none House, in the comity of Antrim, Esq., in the room of
the Hon. John Bruce Richard O'Neill, now Viscount O'Neill.

Cornmission3 by the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall.

The Hon. E. G. Eliot, commonly called Lord Eliot, to be
Deputy Lieutenant ; A. Coryton, Esq., to be ditto, April 2.

Commisssious by the Lord Lieutenant of Devon.
T. B. Chanter, Esq., to be Deputy Vice-Admiral fel, the
port of Bideford, Dec. 18 ; the Bon. C, Clifford to be
Deputy Lieutenant ; J. Rundle, E§q., to be ditto, Dec. 26.
Commissions by the Vice-Lieutenant of Devonshire.

hit Devon Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—J, W, Diekin•
son, Gent., to be Cornet, May 23 6 E, Trti.d, Gent., to be
ditto, Nov. 17 ; J. N. Maeartney, Gent. to be Adjutant, Mareh
25 ; J, Rogors,jun., Gent., to be Veterinary Surgeon, Nov. 17,
North Devon Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Aii 141. Hoe;
Gent., to be Cornet, June .17,

Commission by tbo tiord Lieutenant of Derbyshire.
Dotty 4rSd Uli4a(lus.den Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry—ti.
Esq., to be Captain, vice Crompton resigned, April 12.

The following place i have been duly registered for solemniz-
ing marriages 'therein, pursuant to the Act of 6th and 7th
IV„ chap. 85:—
Downing-street Chapel, Cambridge.
The Independent Chapel, Brigstoek, Northamptonshire.