The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-04 00:00:00

FINE ARTS.

BANDITS DISPUTING.
Ackermann, London, 1840.
An engraving by.Lupton from an original paint-
ing by:Catterrnole. The Bandits are represented
as drinking and playing at cards, in a large, open
building, whence the eye ranges over a tract of
mountain scenery. One of them is busy disputing
with another on some particular point of the game;
and the most enraged of the disputants has just
drawn his dagger from its sheath, as if that were
the best and most acceptable way of settling all
such squabbles. The grouping of the figures is
skilfully contrived ; and there is much grace in the
qniet attitude of the girl who has just entered the
building with wine. Some of the shadows of the
picture however are not sufficiently defined; they
have, what is called, a sooty appearance.

THE YOUNG CHIEF'S FIRST RIDE.
Achermann, London, 1840.
We have here a spirited portrait of a young Scot-
tish Chieftain who is mounted on a horse, infi-
nitely too tall for him, and taking his first ride,
accompanied by an old Scotchman as his guide,
who is leading the steed. A stag-hound—uncom-
monly well drawn—is by the boy's side ; and two
mischievous looking terriers are a few yards in ad-
vance of him. The child's face and figure are
fresh of archness and spirit.

SUPPOSED CHILD MURDER.—On Friday at
noon an inquest was held before Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the
Elephant and Castle, Old St. Pancras-road, on the body of a
newly-born female child. It appeared from the evidence of
a gentleman named Walsh, that on Thursday morning last,
about eight o'clock, he was walking in the Regent's Park, ac-
companied by two dogs, when on getting near to the Zoolo-
gical Gardens they drew his attention to a bundle lying in a
dry ditch. He took it up, and on opening it found it to con-
tain the body of a female infant. A man was standing near
the place, but on seeing him take up the bundle walked away.
He gave information to the park-keeper, who had it conveyed
to St. Palmas workhouse. The body was wrapped in a piece
of calico, and had for an outer covering an old black stuff apron.
The body being in a state of great decomposition, no marks of
violence could be discovered. Verdict—Found dead.

SUDDEN DEATHS.—There have been a great
number of sudden deaths throughout the country during the
last few weeks:—Mr. Benjamin Bearcreft, of Leigh Sinton,
Worcester, was seized with apoplexy while attending divine
service at the parish church, and died shortly after. Wed-
nesday evening, Mr. Simon Hore, formerly brewer of Exeter,
dropped down suddenly near his house at Shillingford, and died
soon after. Sunday morning, Mr. W. I. Ferris, schoolmaster,
of Ashburton, took a short walk, and on reaching the house of
a relative he complained of being faint, and was provided "with
.a chair to sit down ; he breathed his last soon after, just as a
Medical gentleman was in attendance. Saturday a Miss Tier-
nan, a. respectable elderly lady, of Castlebar, Who had been
walking with a child on the flags at the door of her residence,
went up stairs, and immediately after the child was heard to
fall and cry. Persons going to the apartment found Miss Tier-
nan on the floor dead.

EXTRAORDINARY HOG.—There is now a
Fraddam, in the parish of Gwinear, one of the largest hogs
ever seen in the western part of England. It measured nine
feet two inches in length, and three feet ten inches in depth.
It is be killed on the 13th of May, and it is said it will
weigh fifty score.

PARIS, THURSDAY.-The weather in Paris
continues to be excessively hot, and although the heat is by no
means Fo great as what it is sometimes during the summer—
rarely exceedirg 80 degrees of Farenheit, in the shade, it is
fount particularly oppressive. The grippe, however, is disap-
pearing rapidly, and we do not hear of so many sudden attacks
of diarrhma and dysentery. The soil in the vicinity of Paris
appears to be parched ; but the cultivators say that the injury
to the crops is not yet extensive, and that the ground at the
depth of a few inches is still moist. Our vegetable market is
pretty well supplied, considering the dryness of the season, for
all the gardeners round Paris are well provided with wells, bat
the prices are of course much higher than they are usually at
this season of the year.—Letter from Paris.

SINGULAR CHARGE.—At the Kensington
Petty Sessions on Friday a servant girl, named Croft, com-
plained that her mistress, whom she described as the wife of a
gentleman residing at Hammersmith, had turned her out of
doors and detained her (complainant's) infant. She repre-
sented that her mistress had passed off upon her husband this
infant as her own, he having been on the Continent at the
period of the complainant's accouchernent. She further de-
scribed the lady as being a most inveterate gin-drinker. Her
mister, she said, lived in the City (she could not tell where)
during the week, passing Sunday only at Hammersmith. A
warrant, which had been issued for the lady's appear.ince, was
ordered to be enforced, as she had neglected to attend volun-
tarily according to her promise.

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MURDER IN FRANCE OF A MAN BY HIS
WIFE.—At the last La Mayenne Assizes a woman named
Grimault was found guilty of murdering her own husband.
Perrine Besnard, sixteen years ago, married one Grimault.
The latter, who was his wife's elder by twenty years, was sup-
posed to be possessed of some property, which circumstance, it
is said, on the part of the former, led to the marriage. Their
union, however, was unfortunate, and but a few months hail
elapsedl when Grimault found himself compelled to leave his
wite and his farm, and become a servant in a small country
establishment. Grimault and his wife seldom saw each other
and during the separation she gave birth to two children.
INCENDIARY FIRE AT FULHAM.—Between
twelve and one o'clock on Friday morning, a firs broke out at
Fulham, on the premises of Mr. William Bagley, a market gar-
dener, situated on the side of the high road. The flames when
first discovered were proceeding from a large stack of straw,
situated close to Mr. Bagley's dwelling-house and stables, and
so rapid was their progress, the wind driving the burning flakes
towards those buildings, that within a few minutes after the
alarm was given the stack was one body of fire from end to
end. A strong party of the V division of police were promptly
in attendance, who, with the neighbours, rendered essential
assistance in pulling down some wood palings which communi-
cated from the stack with the stables, by which means the ad-
joining buildings were preserved. The 'draw stack was, how-
ever, totally consumed. From circumstances which have trans-
pired, a general opinion prevails that the tire was the act of some
incendiary.
THE ADVANCE OF VEGETATION.—The pro-
gress of vegetation upon a beech tree having been attentively
observed by a person in town during the last four years, the
following is the result, showing that the present season is con.
siderably in advance of its three predecessors !—On the 15th of
May, 1837, it she.' its first leaves \ ; on the 11th ditto, 1838, it
shed its first leaves; on the 6th ditto, 1339, it shed its first
leaves ; and on the 24th of April, 1840, it shed its first leaves.
Kiimarnor k Journal.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

The opera on Saturday night was La Suniza»zbula,
and the conductor had hardly taken his place, had
scarcely thrice flourished his baton, and the leader
of the orchestra had scarcely drawn his bow across
his violin, when cries of " No, no," were heard from
some dozen voices in the pit, from perhaps as many in
the stalls, and three or four in the boxes, which at this
time were by no means well filed. This indication of
hostility was met by cries of " Go on, go on," and thus
matters continued for some five or ten minutes, the
orchestra making no effort to proceed until comparative
silence had been obtained. They then struck up at
once, but again the shouts of " No, no," and " Off, off,"
were renewed, as well as the exertions of those who
were desirous that there should be no interruption.
Each party seemed determined, but the latter by far the
most numerous. In the midst of the noise and con-
fusion Laporte was seen to advance from behind the
curtain with a smile upon his countenance, and he was
greeted with many signs of disapprobation. It was at
this moment that the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess
Augusta, and Prince George entered their box, and they
were witnesses to the efforts of Laporte to obtain a
hearing by sundry gestures and conciliatory smiles. At
last he succeeded, and said " Ladies and gentlemen,
according to my promise on Thursday, I have made an
offer to Mr. Tamburini --" He was allowed to
proceed no further, but was interrupted by exclamations
of, " It is no offer !" " You cannot call it an offer !"
" It is an insult !" &c., to all of which he said nothing,
but waited patiently until his antagonists were tired ; he
then added, continuing his sentence, " And from the
tenor of his answer, I have every reason to believe that
we shall come to a satisfactory arrangement." This de-
claration came completely by surprise upon the mal-
contents, who were evidently chagrined, and mast of
those who had risen from their seats at once resumed
them, that the opera might be commenced. In fact,
nothing further could be said, and nothing further
done ; and order having been restored, the usual bars
were played by the orchestra, the curtain rose, and the
singers came forward. Thus ended this menaced dis-
turbance, and all but a few of the disturbers were
satisfied.
Shortly afterwards the Queen Dowager and her party
took their places, and Ernesta Grisi had not finished
her first air when her Majesty and Prince Ernest, with
the usual Royal cortege, arrived, but Prince Albert
was not of the party. W hen F. Lablache, as the Count,
had sung Vi Reviso, a single voice was heard to ex-
claim, " Tamburini !"—but it was suppressed at once,
and the performance met with no further interruption.
It was worth while to watch the omnibus box, how
full it was when a commotion was looked for, and
how empty it was when it was found that there was
to be nothing but one of the most beautiful operas sung
by the most exquisite singers, Persiani and Rubini.
Madlle. Cerito afterwards made her first appearance
(for Thursday must go for nothing), and we arc happy
to be able to give her praise almost without any quali-
fication. She has a style of her 'Own, grand, flowing,
and various, and, in point of grace, she is unequalled,
we will venture to say, b 3 any rival but Taglioni.
She made a most favourable impression, and is sure
to be a prodigious favourite.

EXTRAORDINARY TEMPERA-

TURE FOR APRIL.

(From the Conservative Journal.)
send you a copy of my register for the last
seven days, which exhibits the intense heat, particularly
in the sun. On referring to my record of the past year,
I find the greatest degree of heat in the sun was upon
the 18th of June, when the mercury reached 111 de-
grees of Fahrenheit ; but on Saturday last my index
reached 114, being 3 degrees higher than any one day
last year.

I am, Sir, your subscriber,
Paragon, New Kent-road, April 29, 1840. H. P.

Lowest at Highest in the Highest in the
night. shade. sun.
--
April 22 ... 48 65 86
23 ... 48 67 97
24 ... 49 74 105
25 ... 49 75 114
26 ... 49 72 99
27 ... 49 73 107 •
28 ... 47 75 113

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER—FRIDAY Emurro.

We anticipated some important business to-day; but so fiat a
market within three days of so important a race as the Chester
Cup we never remember. It would be folly to dwell upon the
limited transactions, and therefore we shall confine ourselves to
the figures as near as obtainable.