The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-22 00:00:00

TIIE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVE KING, FEBRUARY 22, 1847.

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, the twenty-one, and he could not stand—indeed, he too
was now almost dead, his face was livid, hiq eyes were
sunk in his head. At the fall of each head .1, countless
multitude shouted and waved hats and oafs, and they
shouted the loudest when Sampson held up the heads of
Saint Just and Couthon. At last, Robespierre's turn
came, for the axe had clanked down twenty times, and
there remained none alive but he. As his ghastly figure
and well-known sky-blue coat (now torn, and streaked
and clotted with blood) slowly emerged to the surface
of the scaffold, there was another universal roar of voices,
and a still more enthusiastic waving of hats and caps.
Samson tore off his coat, brutally wrenched the foul linen
bandage from his jaw ; the broken left jaw fell, and then
a horrible cry or scream proceeded from him, being the
first sound of lamentation or suffering he had been heard
to utter since his arrest. This fearful cry was still
ringing in the air, when the heavy axe, wet with the
blood of his brother and his friends, clanked down once
more. Samson held up the frightful head ; the specta-
tors shouted and applauded for several minutes, and
then went away singing. It was towards seven o'clock in
the evening of the 10th Thermidor, or 28th of July."
We perceive that Mr. Mac Farlane takes the most
charitable view of Robespierre's character, regarding
him as a madman. We suspect Mr. Carlyle would
be indignant at the insinuation. Albeit, the incon-
gruities of the incorruptible's character and conduct
are only reconcilable on the supposition of his in-
sanity.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied. by the
Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, left Bvikiui ;ham
Palace in a carriage and four at a quarter past %three
o'clock on Saturday afternoon for Claremont.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal. the
Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena, and the FAtdy
in Waiting, the Marchioness of Douro , the, Lo',:cl in
Waiting, the Earl of Morton ; the Master of the H .ouse-
hold, Major-General Bowles ; the Equerry in We
Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey ; and the Equei Ty in
Waiting to Prince Albert, Captain the Hon. A. H.. Gor-
don, followed in four carriages and four.
Her Majesty and her RoyaljConsort were conducted to
their carriage by the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of
Horse, and Lord George Lennox.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Roy J Children,
and the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Royal ;household,
arrived at Claremont, at a quarter before five- c'clock on
Saturday afternoon.
The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay tvrived at
Claremont on Saturday evening.
Yesterday morning the Queen and Prince Albert took
their usual early walk, in Claremont Park.
The Royal Family took their accustomed ai rings yes-
terday forenoon.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the Ladies and
Gentlemen of the Royal suite, attended disine service
yesterday at Claremont. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie
Courtenay officiated.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended
Divine Service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St.
James's. The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr.
Dakins, the lessons by the Rev. T. Delmore, and the
communion service by the Bishop of London. The
sermon was preached by the Bishop of St. Assph. The
anthem was " 0 God thou hest cast us out," (Purcell).
Sir George Smart presided at the organ. Lady Fanny
Howard was in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent, and
among the nobility present were the Marquises of An-
glesey, Northampton, and Salisbury; Ladies Palmer-
ston and Charlemont; Lords Granville, Listowel, Can-
terbury, Norreys, De 'Manley, and W. Graham.
The Duke of Wellington attended the early service
yesterday in the Chapel Royal St. James's. The Rev.
Dr. Wesley officiated and preached the sermon.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of
Hesse attended Divine Service, yesterday, in St. Paul's,
Knightsbridge. Lady Augusta Cadogan and Baron
Knesebeck were in waiting on their Royal Highnesses.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left town on
Saturday morning, for her residence, Frograore House,
Windsor. Her Royal Highness returned to Clarence
House, St. James's, in the afternoon.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge. attended by Baron Knesebeek and Mr.
Edmund Mildmay, honoured the Italian Opera with
their presence on Saturday evening. Their Royal
Highnesses were accompanied by his Serene Highness
Prince Frederick of Hesse.

1 THE CHANCELLORSHIP OF CAM-

BRIDGE.-ANSWER OF PRINCE ALBERT.

Before the departure of the court for Clarement, on
Saturday, the following answer was returned by Prince
Albert to the deputation of Heads of Colleges, who hail
presented to his Royal Highness the request of the resi-
dent members of the University of Cambridge, to allow
him to be appointed to the office of Chancellor :
" The expression of the wish upon the part of so
numerous and influential a portion of the Senate of the
University of Cambridge, including so many eminent
names, that I should allow myself to be proposed for
election into the vacant office of-Chancellor of that Uni-
versity, cannot be otherwise than highly gratifying to
my feelings. Did it not appear from the proceedings
entered into by others in the University, that there does
not exist that degree of unanimity which alone would
leave me at liberty to consent to be put in nomination. I
should have felt both the greatest pleasure and pride in
acceding to the desire expressed in this address, and so
personally connecting myself with your ancient and re-
nowned seat of learning.
"Buckingham Palace, Feb. 20, 1847."

DISTURBANCES IN THE NORTH.
(From the Inverness Courier.)
RIOTING AT BEAULY.—During the latter part of last
week some disturbances took place at Beauly, to prevent
the shipment of grain, and peace was only restored by
the presence of the military. On Wednesday, Thurs-
day, and Friday some dissatisfaction was shown at
attempts to ship grain, and the shippers having com •
municated with the authorities in Inverness, Mr. Colqu-
houn, with Mr. John Macbean and a party of constables,
proceeded to Beauly on Saturday morning. A number
of special constables had also been sworn in in the
village. Under the protection of this force, the attempt
to ship was renewed ' • but the rioters twice deforced the
authorities, assaulted the Sheriff and Mr. Wacbean, and
threw one of the carts over the quay. Finding the
force at his disposal too weak to restore order, vehicles
were sent to Fort-George, and seventy soldiers of the
76th regiment were conveyed to Beauly during the
night. Their presence had an immediate effect in check-
ing disturbance ; and on Monday morning six of the
mob (five men and a woman) were apprehended and
brought to Inverness gaol. The authorities are on the
spot taking a precognition of the case. The shipment
of She grain was completed on Monday, and the vessel
sailed that evening. To-day (Tuesday), the military
arrived here on their way to Fort-George.
ROSEMARKIE, FEB. 15.—1 t might be expected that
the meeting of proprietors, &c., held here on the Bth
instant, would allay the alarm of scarcity, as well as put
an end to all disposition to riot in this district ; such,
however, has not been the case. On Thursday morn-
ing last, a shipment of ninety quarters of barley, be-
longing to Mr. David Macbean, Flowerburn, was to take
place at Chanonry Point, and the one-half was scarcely
aboard the vessel, when a mob of about 400 assembled
from Fortrose, Rosemarkie, and Avoch. Mr. Mackenzie,
of Flowerburn (the Provost of Fortrose), was early at
his post, and seeing, from the continual augmentation of
the crowd, that any further shipment was then imprac-
ticable, he deemed it prudent to send for a detachment
of soldiers from Fort George. Accordingly 50 men soon
arrived, under command of Captain Flannighan, where-
upon the crowd betook themselves to Rosemarkie, in
order to obstruct the carts which were coming in that
direction. The military, however, followed them, and
escorted the carts back to the vessel, when the whole
was safely shipped.
BALLINTRAID, INVERGORDON, &C.—On Monday last
an attempt was made to ship grain at the port of Bailin-
traid, but a mob, composed chiefly of women, assembled
and turned back the carts. They also loosed the ship
from her moorings, and let her go. Another vessel is
expected, and the military were to be on the spot last
night.—Another attempt was also to be made to ship
grain at Invergordon, under the protection of the mili-
tary. The Sheriff and Convenor of the county were at
Ballintraid. Mr. Tulloch has been active in going about
among the poor, admonishing them and inquiring into
their condition.

7HE SHOES of FORTUNE, and Other Tales. By

Hans Christian Andersen.

This little volume contains translations of many of
Christian Andersen's children's tales, and a de-
lightful little book it is. There are very few authors so
well qualified to write for the amusement of the young
as is Christian Andersen; it is not necessary for him to
assume a new style, or to write in a different language,
when addressing juvenile readers, for his habitual strain
of thought and form of expression are always simple and
natural, and, in the true sense of the word, childish.
So much is this characteristic apparent in this little vo-
lume, that so far from writing down to suit the capacity
of his little readers, he appears rather, in most instances,
to be only expressing his own thoughts and feelings. So
great is the simplicity of this little book, so extravagant
are the fancies of its author, that, we doubt not, many
of the precocious juveniles of " the rising generation"
will look down upon both book and author as too
childish and too ridiculous to afford them any amuse-
ment. On the other hand, all, of whatever age, who
can appreciate the natural, and, remembering the fan-
cies of their own youthful days, can sympathise ,with
the childish, will experience pleasure in looking over
these miniature tales. Andersen gases abroad on the
great field of nature with the imagination of a child, and
the appreciation of a poet. With the imagination of a
child, however strange the expression may appear, with
the imaginative fancy, which invests every object with
life, and thoughts, and feelings, and with the power of
speech. To him there are literally,
" Tongues in trees, books in the running brook,
" Sermons in stones, and good in every thing."
Yes, " good in every thing," for most of these simple
tales, besides evoking smiles during their perusal, are
calculat'. d to inspire some moral reflection at their close.
The first story, the " Shoes of Fortune," which
gives its title to the book, is founded upon a
not very uncommon contrivance in fairy tales, the
transporting or transforming of some favoured in-
dividual into the place or person he might happen
to desire. By putting on the "shoes of for-
tune," the poor man takes the place of the rich, the
ph oe
ae
dt i;s mettheamorphosed
tinto
ltlhe
erbirdlonging
na
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behold
his
the
beauties of southron lands, finds himself suddenly in
disagreeable quarters in a well. packed diligence, and of
course in all these and the other changes occasioned by
the wonderful shoes, the favoured object of fortune finds
itn is no reason
be sen
hopedtoapp,roav
leesosfonhisofchcaenngteento.f stTahtee, andfirst learns,
trans-
formation occurs to one Councillor Knap, who always
admiring the days of King Hans, some four hundred
}ears ago, finds himself, on putting on the fairy shoes,
transported to that ancient epoch, on which his admira-
tion gives place to very different sentiments, as we sus-
pect would, under similar circumstances, be the ease with
those who talk so ranch of " the good old times." It is
unnecessary to particularise the various tales ; to those
who can admire or appreciate one, the whole will be
most attractive, and the little volume a delightful re-
creation. It were difficult to find a more amusing book
for those children in years who are not too wise or too
learned to be really children in feelings.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at
the Foreign Office. The Ministers present were Lord
John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of
)Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Vis-
tmunt Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Earl of Auckland, Sir
John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, Viscount Morpeth, the
:Earl of Clarendon, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the
:Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, and the Right Hon. H.
Labouchere.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer was prevented from
t tme nr. xv
d ng hßee
rCouncilesford M.P.,
by indisposition.and a
deputation from the
The Council sat an hour and a half.
Ipswich and Bury Railway Company, had an interview
deputation from firnotmervitehwe NwaittinonaslirPhGilaanorthgreopGiereAy,ssnon-
with the Right Hon. E. Strutt, on Saturday, at the office
of the Commissioners of Railways.
at the Home- office. The deputation consisted 3;iaaAttniordndeay,
yf Mr. B. Bond Cabbell. M.P., Rev. M. W. Lusignan,
Alr. Charles Cochrane, Dr. J. B. Serny, Mr. Joseph
litogers, Mr. M. Davies, and Dr. Bromet.
Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, trans.
neted business on Saturday at the Foreign-office.
Mr. Hudson and a deputation had an interview on
Saturday with the Right Hon. E. Strutt.
The Governor of the Bank of England, and the
Deputy Governor bad an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer on Saturday.l
Mr. John O'Connell, M.P., Mr. Gregory, M.P., Mr.
(lamilton, M.P., and a deputation of Irish distillers,
load an interview with Lord John Russell on Saturday.
Sir Alexander Johnston had an interview with Sir
George Grey on Saturday.
Mr. Greene, M.P., had an interview on Saturday with
the Right Hon. E. Strutt.
The Marquis of Lansdowne had a dinner party on
:3aturday at Lansdowne House.

We are happy to say that the shipping of grain has
been going on at the port of Inverness without inter-
ruption.

STATE OF TRADE.

ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, FEB. 19. The de-
mand for wool this week has been limited; the spinners
and manufacturers buy sparingly and cautiously. There
is not any variation of moment in the prices quoted; but
the sales which have been made have been at rather
lower rates.

'KR. WALLACE'S NEW OPERA OF
" MATILDA," AT DRURY-LANE THEATRE.
We are glad to learn that Miss Romer is quite re-
oovered, and that Mr. Vincent Wallace's new Opera of
Matilda will be produced at Drury-lane Theatre this
!veiling. Judging from the overture, we are ,of opinion
tat this opera will prove one of the most successful that
,Idr. Bann has ever produced since he undertook the
management of the theatre. Wallace is not only a most
accomplished musician, but he is also a man of original
E; enius. If we mistake not, his Matilda will add im-
mensely to the fame he has already acquired as the corn-
, iroser of Maritana.