The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-25 00:00:00

INCENDIARY FIRES

BIRMINGHAM, FRlDAY.—lnformation was recaived last
evening, at the Birmingham Fire-office, that the work of
incendiarism had commenced at Stratford-on-Avon, and
a considerable sensation was caused by rumours in refer-
ence to it.

The following bill has been issued by the Fire-office
Company :
" ONE HUNDRED POUNDS REWARD.
" BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 22, 1841.—Whereas, on Wed-
nesday morning last, some evil-disposed persons set fire
to the farm premises of Mr. Ralph Smith, at Radbrook,
near Stratford. on-Avon, the Directors of the Birming-
ham Fire-office hereby offer a reward of 1001. to any
person or persons who shall give such information es
will lead to the apprehension and conviction of the
offender or offenders,

" By order of the Court of Directors,
" JOHN SIMMONS, Secretary."
On Monday last the house of Richard Harvey, of Cas-
tle Cary, was wilfully set on fire, and the whole, with its
contents, completely destroyed. A notorious character,
from the neighbourhood of Yeovil, who was seen near
the spot on the same day, is suspected of being concerned
in the diabolical transaction, and it is hoped that the
guilty parties will be speedily brought to justice.— Wilts
Independent.

It is at all times a melancholy task in having to relate
the destruction of property by fire, and much more so
when caused wilfully, as there cannot be a doubt but the
one which we hero narrate was. Early last Tuesday even-
ing one of the corn-stacks of John Clarke, Esq., a tenant
of his Grace the Duke of Portland, and who resides at
Kirkby, in Nottinghamshire, was observed to be taking
fire ; it progressed, communicated the destructive ele-
ment to adjoining stacks, and there being a smart, keen
wind, the whole of the capacious and well-filled yard,
containing thirty corn and hay stacks, was (excepting
two of hay) entirely consumed. The fire gained such
power that it bade defiance to engines, firemen, and every
other aid. The house and premises providentially
escaped, although great fears were entertained for their
safety. The injury done is supposed to be over 3,000 t ;
happily the stacks were partly insured.—Doncaster
Gazette.

A few nights since an alarming fire took place on the
farm of Mr. Duke, at Cantwick, near Little Hampton.
By the assistance of the labourers it was confined to a
wheat rick, where it first broke out. Suspicion fell on a
labourer named Siamionds that he had maliciously set
it on tire, Mr. Duke having had some trilling dispute
with him. Siinnionds was taken into custody, and has
since confessed to committing the diabolical act.

TRAVELLING IN BELGIUM.
MISS ADELAIDE KEMBLE.

AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, OCT. 12, 1841.—Tile railroad
from Brussels brought me to Liege in about fise hours.
Nobody can fail to remark the inferiority which prevails
in respect of system and arrangement, in Bslgian un-
dertakings as compared with English ones. The men
at the station seemed absolutely at a loss bow to fret
cur carriage off she rails and on to the road ; and it was
half an hour before we were in motion towards the
town, after reaching the terminus. Liege is immensely
increased since my last visit, in 1834 ; and is said to
comprise now. above 70,000 inhabitants, The air of
bustling, thriving existence, which pervades its popula-
tion, would remind one of the English hive, if it were
not for the women's clean caps and the square yards of
cabbages, carrots, and other green-grocery, which occupy
the open spaces of the town. These said snowy caps,
you must know, are my delight, and often rise to
my memory when I pars through the suburbs of
Londcn and behold the medley of battered ruins which
perform the part of bonnets on cur lower class women's
heads—straw, which is become worse than rotten ; silk,
heedless of colour ; beaver, sans nap ; stuff, only fit to
stop a hole in an Irish cabin ; all and every one serving
b.ut to stamp the wearer with an appearance of beggary,
which a clean cap would perhaps redeem. But in Eng-
land no class will endure to proclaim itself the lower
class, whilst Continentel peasants have no horror what-
et er of doing so.
But to continue nay journey. I heard a ?art number
of vehicles clattering about Liege in the evenings and
on asking the cause, learned that M. Liszt and Miss
Kemble were giving a concert, in the new Casino, said
to contain from 1/2.00 to IAO persons. Our waiter
assured me many were unable to procure admittance
notwithstanding ; the citizens of Liege being famous
for their musical taste, and M. Liszt a general
favourite hero. I came on to Aix-la-Chapelle, post ;
and dismal work it was—the road badly paved
and hilly, and the weather stormy acd wet all
the way, thirty-five miles. The first thing I
saw on arriving here a 3 an effiebe of another concert
by M. Liszt and Miss Kemble ; and I resolved to
" assist" as the French phrase has it, wishing to hear
my young countrywoman, highly-lauded as she has been
by the German connoisseurs. The performance took
place in the Theatre, (a remarkably beautiful structure,
on the Grecian Model,) and an audience of about 500
people were rfesent, a great many of whom were la-
dies: An orchestra teas provided to open the concert
with sn bYetture j at the conclusion of which the cur-
tain drew up and disclued a pianoforte in the centre
of the stage. Presently Liszt appeared; leading on
Miss Adelaide Kemble ; and they were cordially wel-
tiorned4 Liszt arranged his desk, and seating him-
self at his instrument, preluded awhile) on the
keys in his peculiar magical manner ; whilst Miss
Keteble steodt with her sheet of music in her
hand, near him, a shalt! on her shoulders, per-
fectly plainly dressed, and htsr heir braided on her
forehendi also without ornament. During these few
moments, fitittbetltcs ideas suggested by her name, the
arduous nature of her profession, her youth, her in-
domitable resolution to become an artiste of the highest
class as a means to independence, her long, toilsome,
almost uraided course of study, and her spotless repu-
tstion—all passed across my mind, and produced within
me a feeling of deep interest towards her. As she pro•
ceeded with her song, the admiration of the audience
became manifest, and she was salutedwith hearty sal-
voes of applause repeated several times. I must own
that tier style of singing surprised me not a little ; and
such was the charm of both her tones and her ex-
pression,
that, unless the Entyoli public be '
deaf adders," I augur a brilliant success to Miss '
Kemble's coming performance in London. Few
of the existirg female singers of note would
have ventured on such a performance as this,
accompanied only by a pianoforte, although that were
Liszt" ; for the effect was certainly rtiagre ; the ear,
accustomed to the full .
harmonies of an orchestral score,
finds the absence of this, the theatre, unsatisfactory ;
and one could not but feel that the effort undergone
by the singer must have been far greater than if a fuller
accompaniment had been there to sustain her through
the difficult passages, However, Miss Kemble's sing-
ing really is so charming, that, with or without accom-
paniment, it is Worth g.oingfar to listen to. She has made
a prodigious impression in Frankfort and Cologne.—
. Spectator.

We understand it is very probable that Lieut.-
General Lord Fitzroy ;,'Otnerset, Military Secretary at
tl a Horse Guards, will be shortly appointed to the Go'
Terarctellt of Madras,

THE STORMY IVEA'f LIER.
(LATEST ACCOUNTS.)
The mountains have again assumed their snowy
mantles, and everything promises that we shall h.Nve a
long and rigorous winter. The various wild fowl, whi.`4lo
early appearance generally denotes a severe season,
have, it is said, already appeared in great numbers on
the various coasts of the kingdom.—Carnarvon Herald.
KENDAL, TRURBDAY.—With the exception of two
days, the weather, since our last, has been unfavourable
for fa,-;:n work. Yesterday was very stormy, accom-
wied with thunder and lightning. The hills in this
neighivearb„d ,lere capped with snow this morning,
Laneaster Gyardiah.
ntio6otithood ,„..7s visited on Sunday by a most
violent simint of wind and m 1,7.. which raged for many
hours. '!`ho svhde of Sanday and Saturday night had
been very boisterous, the frequent gusts of wind being
mixed with heavy showers o€ rain ; but it was not until
the evening of Sunday this the storm reached its
height. The wind was then terrible, and it continued
to blow without intermission during the whole night.
Oa Thursday morning, about daylight, there was a
violent thunder storm, accompanied by a heavy fall of
hail, which remained on the ground for several hours,
the thermometer being down to freezing point, and thus
gave the first serious indication of an early and severe
winter. The month, owing to the heavy and continued
rains, has been most unfavourable for the operations of
the husbandman, and it is now all but certain that a
deficient and unsound harvest will be followed by one
of the worst seeding times ever known.—Live7ool
Journal.
SIGNS or WINTER.--On Tuesday morning last
Pend:. Hill, and the hills in the neighbourhood of
Haslingden, were co'vete'd with snow. On Thursday
morning, we believe, there was a very heavy tall of
snow in Derbyshire, the hills on this side of Buxton
being capped with white. There was also a fall of
sleet and snow in this town and immediate neighbour-
hood; ar en early hour on Thursday morning ; and we
perceive that similar wintery showers were experienced
at nhrewebury, the hills in the neighbourhood of that
town being coveted by it. Yesterday the weather con-
tinued cold, but fair, with a decided appearance of im-
provement.—lllanchester Guardian.
The latter part of the last, and the beginning of
this week, was exceedingly tempestuous, and on the
arrival of the Lady de Sauznarez on Mondaymming,
considerable alarm was occasioneJ by her bringing the
intelligence that the Calpe, which had left Southampton
for Guernsey and Jersey on Thursday byenirltith a
large number of passengers, had not arriven uern-
sey on Sunday morning. The next arrival frond the
islands was looked for with great anxiety by those who
had friends on board the Galpe, and happily, on Wed-
nesday, a vessel came up froni Jersey and reported that
the Calpe had arrived on Sunday, all safe, after a most
perilous and prolonged passage of three nights and
three days.—Hampshire Paper.
With the exception of yesterday and to-day, which
have been fine and seasorable, we have had for many
weeks a continuance of storm, floods of rain, and gales
of wind. Now a change we hope has set in : the tem-
perature is cool, with a smell of frost in it, especially
towards sunset, but the air is dry and bright, and a few
days of it would bring the ground into trim for the
seed, and enable the potato crop to be gathered. Yes-
terday morning, between eight and nine o'clock, a smart
shower of snow fell at Great Malvern, being the first
decided symptom of the approaching winter which has
been noticed in this neighbourhood.—Worcester Herald.
On Thursday morning, the 21st, the mountains and
hills upon Stainmore, Winter Fell, Wild-boar Fell,
and the surrounding hills of Kirkby Stephen, were corn-
pletely covered with snow, as in the depth of winter.—
Kendal Mercury.
We have had a week of most disagreeable weather.
Hail, rain, thande,, lightning, and high winds, have
been the order of the week, and most of the moun-
tains in the neighbourhood have been capped with
snow. Much of the grain on the high grounds of the
western portion of the county remains in the fields, and
has sustained great damage from the storms.—Carlisle
Journal.

ULVERSTON.—The weather since our last has been
very changeable—at one time blowing the cold, bleak
winds of December, and at another the balmy breezes
of spring ; at one time the clouds threztening a coming
storm, and at another the glorious orb of day breaking
forth with his cheerful rays, inviting you to a walk to
admire nature's beauties. Sunday night last, says the
driver of the Burton mail cart, was the stormiest he
ever experienced ; the wind blew a perfect hurricane,
and it was all he could do to keep his seat in the gig ;
Wednesday night there was sleet and snow in abun-
dance ; Thursday (the time when we are writing) has
the appearance of an April thy, and the hills and moun-
tains in the distance are covared with a cap of snow.—
Kendal Mercury.

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• DISTRESS IN THE METROPOLIS.- 1 THE LEICESTER, FRAME-WORK
Yesterday the Rev. Mr. Hearne, Roman Catholic KNITTERS AND THE DUKE OF RUTLAND.
pastor of the chapel, Lincoln's Inn-fields, made a strong A meeting of frame-work knitters was held at
appeal in behalf of the destitute poor of his district. Leicester, lately, in consequence of certa;n statements
The details of misery and destitution, and to the truth rnadeby the Duke of Rutland at the meeting of the
Waltham Agricultural Society. Mr. W. Buncher, a
of which be pledged his sacred character, wore of so )
horrifying a character as to excite amongst his congre- 1 evsirking man, was appointed to the Chair. Mr. Charles
gation an involuntary shudde-, and several ladies were 1 V,..lss, Mr. Joseph Brooks, and Mr. James Farmer, were
t moved to tears by their recital. The Rev. Ger tleman regnested to attend, and the followin examination et
, solemnly declared that there were thousands totally de- i those three took place :
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void of common subsistence, that the garrets were Have yo;,, prior to the late borough election, had an
crammed with the starving and the naked, that on his o interview with they
.Duke of Rutland at the banking-
visitations be found the parents stretched upon the bed S house of Messrs. larice, Mitchell, Philips, and Smith ?
of sickness, while their famished children were crying —We have.
for bread and there was none for them. Because so Did you consider yourselves in the capacity of depu-
occupied were the wealthier portion of his congregation tics at that interview ?—No; we were sent for by Mr.
in assisting individual distress, and so crippled were even Philips.
they by the sad revulsion that had taken place in the Did you, in answer to the Duke, or any other in-
t:osperity of the country, that they could not contri- fluential party then present, state it to be the opinion et
at, as they iisid been accustomed, to the general poor.. the trade, that every reduction in the price of corn waspbox, I,..fact, he said, that there were not more than attended with a similar reduction in the price of frame-
-65., or at thb mostOg., contributed weekly to that box. work knitting labour ?—(By Voss) No, I stated it to
The clergy
p f that dist,-ict were compelled to lessen the be my opinion that if the Corn-laws were repealed the
amount that ,:*d
been ymekly allowed to certain pen- manufacturers would lower the price of labour, and that
sinners, and would lid obliges-i to cease giving even that many others held a similar opinion.
reduced assistance to those pensioners if immediate aid y Do you believe your opinion to be held by the trade
was not afforded the clerg7 towards alleviating the I generally ?—No; I believe the frame-work knitters. as
miseries that they witnessed at .she beds of the sick and a body, desire the repeal of the Corn-laws, and think
dying. they would be benefited by such repeal.
N. (To James Farmer) Were you at the interview with
the Duke and others?--I was.
Read the Lcicesler Journal, and state to the meet-
ing whether the construction put by the Duke upon
the answer of Voss be strictly correct.—No ; Voss
stated that if the Corn-laws were repealed ti:e manu-
facturers would lower the price of labour, but did not
~,, ve that as the opinion of the trade.
° What inference generally did you draw from the
conversation as regards the condition of the
W W
Duke,.
working classes ?—I was so disgusted that I wished
myself
out 0: their presence. The Duke stated we were
improvident;
th..t our wages were equal to those of farm'
labourers,
in nonse4Tuenee of factories being open for
the reception of children ,
that on visiting the workieg
classes in a village near Leicester, he was surprised to
find them eating white bread.
(To the meeting) What is your opinion as to the ex-
isting Corn-laws?—That they arc unjust and oppres-
sive, and ought to be repealed.
(To Mr. Voss) Do you ret tin the opinion given by
you to the Duke ?—I do; nevertheless, I should like to
see the Corn-laws repealed.

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THE WHALE FISHERY—NORTH SHIELDS,
FRIDAY.-1 seaman has just been landed from the Lord'
Gambier, Warham, from Davis' Straits, now off at our
bar. She has only one fish and seven bottle-noses, in all
about 30 tons. The Lady Jane is al_so reported to be
near at hand, and clean. This is the third year similar
disastrous success has attended the whalers from this
port.—Shipping Gazette.
POST-OFFICE.—Since the 'reduction in the
rate of postage very many petty frauds have been com-
mitted, owing in some measure to the discontinuance oC
rule which compelled the letter-carriers to take receipt&
on delivery of money letters. With a view to counteract
this, Ihe Post-office authorities strenuously urge the
tuirytion of the money order system and the letter regis-
trati,)ll, the former, being subject only to a small per
cents;.;, the latter to a fee of one shilling, exclusive of
the reguL'u' postage. Many persons erroneously sup--
pose that II: either case the department would gua-
rantee safe den Yery or indemnity in case of loss. A
few days since a lete''r was addressed to Lord Lowther, the
Postmaster-General, soliciting authoritative information
upon these and some other points. The reply of Colonel
Moberly shows that the Post-office disclaim.. 3 all responsi-
bility. He says:—" I am to state that the Post-office
department is not responsible for losses sustail'ed by in-
dividuals with respect to letters sent through th office.
. . . . lam to state that the Post-office has ..:10 re-
gulation for guaranteeing the safe delivery of money or
negotiating securities at a rate of commission to by
agreed upon. I am further to state that the course
to be pursued by the department -in all case* in,
volving legal prosecutions, depends on the circtzea-
stances of the case and the advice of the Law
tHlieers of the Crown." The latter observation is in'
reply to a question, whether " the Post-office would
prosecute tZ its own exp.mse, when a prima facie case
should appear against a sersant of the department." It
appears, from the gi:arded ruly of Colonel Moberly,
that the department is not to be considered bound to pro-
secute even for offences committed it; its own.servants.
unless so advised by the Law Officers of the Crown..
The system of -‘ lettered registratiofi" is so far good
that it supplies a material link of evidesee in cases of
prosecution, which was formerly a most complicated bu-
siness., but registration affords no further guarantee.
against loss. The money order is, therefore, the most
efficient check against fraud, and is, indeed, the only se,.
cure mode of remitting cash, bonds, note, or nego:iiLle
securities.

A letter from Mr. Guthrie, the'President of the
Royal College of Surgeons, in the Medical Gazette, con-
veys the following information :—" The Poor-law Com-
missioners have willingly consented to recommend to the
Secretary of State for the Home Department that no
person shall be employed in charge of the sick poor who,
is not duly qualified to act as a physician and surgeon,
or as a surgeon and apothecary, and they have acceded
to their being paid in a fair iand reasonable manner, the
competition by tenders being abolished. They have also
agreed to pay liberally for capital operations in surgery
and for serious accidents ; and I believe I may say they
will allow half a guinea for every case of midwifery in
which the assistance of a medical man is necessary, and
two guineas for every case of really difficult labour in
which the attendance of the surgeon it'Protracted."
On Saturday there was a trial of---still7by- the
candidates (altogether nineteen inituinber) foe the situ
ation of organist to the Old Church, Stepney ; five of
these, however, quickly withdrew, and after the remain-
ing fourteen had played certain . exercises on the organ,
which is a powerful one, the late organist (Mr. Hart),
who was called upon to be umpire, but owing to an ar-
t ancrement made by the Churchwarden, was unacquainted
with the parties, declared that Noi. 5,6, 8, and 10 were
the best players. These persons then played other
pieces, and the decision was ultimately in favour of Mr.
Evans, aged 19.
MR. DE:CROW AND MR. DAVIDGE.---Theite
popular theatrical managers, whose late severe indispo-
sition tho play-going public have hid's() much cause to
regret, are, we have much pleasure in stating, greatly re-
covered. On Wednesday. night Mr. Duerow, • attended
by his medical friend, 'visited the Surrey Theatre, and
by a curious coincidence Me.-Davidge himself occupied a.
seat in the same stage-box. The two lessees seemed
much gratified to meet each other, and remained some
time together. Mr. Ducrow visited the Adelphi Theatre
on Thursday evening, and on Friday he attended the
performance of the new comedy of Old Maids
Sutherland
at Covent-
gardenS
Theatre. It is the opinion of Dr.
that a few weeks more retirement and quiet will restore
him to his family and the profession.
Administration to the effects of the late Mr.
Burden, who was murdered by Blakesley, in Eastcheap,
has just been granted to the widow, from the Preroga-
tive Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, in Doctors'
Commons. The personal effects are sworn under 2,0001.
SMALL Pox.—The small pox is raging very
much at Askrigg, in Wensleydale. Several children
have fallen victims to this direful malady, chiefly those
who have been allowed to go without vaccination.—Ken-
dal Mercury.

On Saturday, at the Town Hall of St. Albans, ''..
.Tabez Kirk, aged 19, a private in the 34th Regiment of •'
Foot, was brought up for re-examination, charged with
having attempted to murder Jane Pearce, an unfortu— .t.
nate girl, aged 18. Dr. Webster, in answer to a queti)
tion front the Magistrates, having stated that it would
be : orne time before the girl would recover, and that she -
was not in a tit state to be examined, said he thought,
however, she would be so far recovered by Friday next
as to allow of her examination. The prisoner, who ap-
peared quite unconcerned, was then remanded till that day.
we are sorry to state that at the time of high,.
water on Sunday night last upwards of eighty yards V-.
the unfinished part of the New North Pier, Whitehaasyee
~.
where it abuts upon the north wall, was eitherizo_V!
down or greatly damaged. More than sixty yell I the
inside breasting of the pier were thrown dodv's, to
though
first tier of stones, and the other twenty yatt:e
_9, sus.
not so completely demolished,
tamed great injury.—Carlisle Journal.
Workers ef the
On Friday afternoon, one of thet
re _
d an unoccu-
Shaws Water Cotton Spinning-Mill
eledeet little girl re-
pied flat of the building. lie discovered the works. The
have, never h les
her perilous s s
girl was instantly rescuedfrom
she is su„osed to have
• - -ituation
volving with the wheels connected with
'and, strange to say that althoughhours,
She was
sustained was a severs fraetur,ove
are
glad to hear, she is
to en to the infirmary, where,
Observer.
been whirling round for two
of tlgeonlelyg.damage she
doing well.-- G reeneek
We ate assured that___ed by our Ministerial Press,
terly of the attitude assu_ni
ndges Detests,
contradiction
tti
nh;
M. Salvandv complains bit-
to the _Ambassador, ar,Auid.
between t4e instil-hue the journals of the Ministry, render
language
hehy
and particularly
Ambassador expectant quite intolsrable. A
LhiesgritTniLit°iisitas journal asserts, it is true,that 11.6alvandy has
uf
aru -II i
Spanish
t r uccetis,oielnesiNii,
filanitifnialeiersaot
I,esui.tr.eiairaibeil 1 writing,seprsaei iteluteiaritls3i ibtilioul
have
d., t.aeeldipi seal
erijo(toi
'• - But as our
Spain.
to sul
-Tose that the French Government had
Europe
the ' d and fomented insurrection, the presence
encourage
n,,rtltif:lll:l'endgAntoubinass.s'ca'((ll.o. r at the other side of the Pyrenees
either_‘4n::llo.N:tin-ie:lxi;,!ij'''tfe'lolunld-
oi
in the
distrusts
which
wouldN - inces ,
aodrdint2tilale-
drid, expectations
difficulties his mission would bare already had to encounter.
Thus, the force of circumstances retards a departure
which the common interest of both nations ought rather
to hasten.—Constitutionnet.

MEYERBEER.--- ACCOUTItS from Berlin mention
that the celebrated Meyerbeer has recently set to music
seven beautiful hymns (geistliche Lieder) of lilopstock.
They are arranged fur 6nir voices, viz., soprano, contralto,
tenor, and bass, with choruses and full orchestral accompa-
These compositions were perfumed on the even-
'4e-lolt'tse
the
6th inst., at a splendid evening party given by
11. Winterhalter, at which were assembled all the musical
dilettanti and distinguished literary characters at present
in Berlin. Among the celebratal authors were Ludwig
Tiech, Augustus William Schlegel, Sehellin,e. and others.
These new productions of the illustrious author of Robert
le Diable, were listened to with the highest admiration, o
and they are pronounced to be not inferior to any of the
finest sacred compositions extant. It is the intention of
it the composer to publish the scores of these hymns,.h
,
the original German words, accompanied by.Freuelz and
•
Italian translations.