The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-19 00:00:00

E SUN, LON DON'. MONDA EVEN-ING; OCTOIT,Eit 19, Iz-liPeT

NUMEROUS FIRES.

ALARMING FIRE AND PROBABLE LOSS OF LIFE.—
Last evening, between the hours of seven an4l eight, a
fire, attended with very serious, if not fatal, conse-
quences, broke out in the private residence of Mr.
Thorne, situate at 1. Church-Flace, St. Mary, Newing-
ton, within a short distance of the parish church. The
disovery was made by some of the inmates, by hearing a
loud crackling noise proceeding from the upper portion
of the premises. Upo❑ getting to the second floor, one
of the bed-rooms was found completely enveloped in
flame. An instant attempt was made to extinguish the
fire by pouring buckets of water upon it. Whilst the
parties were so engaged, they were horror-stricken by
hearing a sort of
_half-stifled cry, which, upon inspection,
was found to proceed from one of the beds in the room;
the flames at the same time were mounting most fear-
fully. A young man, however, at great risk, rushed
forward, and succeeded in rescuing a fine infant,
about four months old, much burnt about the head,
face, and arms. As soon as the fire was some-
what subdued, a distressing scene presented itself ;
in the farther end of the room was perceived an object
moving, which, at first, was imagined to, be a cat
or dog, but upon getting up to the same it was found to
be a child, almost suffocated. It appears that the child,
on finding the place was on fire, had managed to crawl
out of the bed, and not being able to get out of the
room, succeeded in forcing its way to the place whore it
was found.

During the morning of Saturday the metropolis was
visited by the outbreak of the follJwing fires
LIMEHOUSE.—At an early hour, the premises in the
occupation of Mr. W. Joel, known as the Coopers' Artns,
in the Old-road, Limehouse, were discovered to be on
fire. The police constable on the beat was the person
who ma, :e the alarming discovery. Having sprung his
rattle, he set about awaking its inmates. After cenci-
derable trouble he accomplished his object ; and they
at length succeeded in effecting a safe retreat out of the
windows. Notwithstanding that the firemen exerted
themselves to the utmost, they were unable to get the
flames subdued until the shop was burnt out, the stock
in trade, fixtures, and other effects consumed, and the
remainder of the premises severely damaged by fire and
The cause of the disaster could not be learned.

water.

CLERKENWELL.—Another fire took place the same
morning, upon the premises numbered 38, Red Lion-
street, Clerkenwell. It commenced in the apartment
occupied by Ur. J. Sheppard, newsvender. The whole
of the furniture and wearin7 apparel,' with the window
glass in the apartment, were destroyed.

FIRE IN CHEAPSIDE CAUSED BY A RAT.—Between the
hours of eight and nine on Saturday morning, the resi-
dents of Cheapside perceived smoke issuing from the
premises of Mr. Joseph Baker, tobacconist, situate
opposite Bow Church. Feeling convinced that a fire
was burning within, intelligence was sent to the
Watling-street engine station. In the course of a few
minutes Mr. Superintendent Braidwood and three
engines arrived. Upon breaking open the front door it
'was proved that about 5,000 fusees had become ignited,
and there is little doubt if the discovery had not been
so opportunely made, that the whole of the premises
would have been consumed. As it was the fire was
speedily extinguished, the damage not being very con,
siderable. After the fire was got out, an examination
was made to find out the cause, when it was found that a
rat had worked its way from the bottom of the flooring,
and had got amongst the fusees, when in nibbling them
the friction had caused them to explode, and hence the
disaster.

INCENDIARY FIRE...—DOVER, OCT. 18.— Last night

intelligence reached the town that an extensive 'fire

had broken out, at six o'clock that evening, in the
farmstead of Mr. William Nethersele, farmer, at West-

street, a village, situated three miles from the town of

Sandwich, and seven from Dover. The fire is said to
have broken out in a barn, and in little more than a

tarter of an hour to have communicated itself to three

Other burns, three outhouses, and some stacks, all of
which were totally consumed. Fortunately, its ravages

stopped, as the dv;elling-house, stables, and several other
buildings, were in close proximity to the burning pro-
perty. Three fire•engines were dispatched to the spot
from Sandwich, but could not prevent the property
which had become ignited from totally falling a prey
to the devouring element. The conflagration presented
an imposing spectacle, and its reflection in the heavens
was distinctly discernible at Dover up to a late hour
last night. Mr. Nethersole is reported to be insured' to
the full.

STOPPAGE OF TIIOROUGHFARES.—On Saturlay

he Westminster commissioners of sewers stopped the

lillowing thoroughfares for the formation of nevi ones

Eury-street, Denmark•street ; all that part of
Holborn between Oxford-street and St. Giles's Church,
St. James's-place, and St. James's street.
FLOODS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOCD OF TEM METRO-
POLIS.—The very heavy rains of the last few days, par-
ticularly the almost incessant deluge which commenced
at a late hour on Saturday night, and continued with
unabated force till past mid-day yesterday, have laid the
meadows near the Lea deep under water, and have con-
verted that river into a mischievous brawler. In the

vicinity of Waltham, where legendary lore has immor-
talised it in connexion with the heroic times of our his-

.ory, its turbulent manifestations yesterday afternoon

beswpOke for it something of the olden Danisl spirit of
turbulence and invasion. Here the various channels

which tradition has assigned as the handiwork of our

great Alfred, were swollen to complete overflow, and the
water rushed down with the force of a mountain torrent.

The road at Waltham Holy Cross, which several times
passes across these channels, was in some parts flooded.
All along the stream the meadows, particularly in the
lower parts, bear evidence of the vast amount of rain
which has lately fallen. Considerable apprehension was
at one time entertained for the flocks pasturing there,
but it is stated that little or no damage has been sus-
tained in this respect. The Mole, the Wandle, the
ethoelpe, the Brent, and other home rivers, have also lost
al,teretc,lhniet pastoral character, and for the "cerulean"
HIDE
14,w grounds adjoining
one resembling turbid pea soup. The
.paroining these streams are likewise flooded.
-gravelled
the Board of •
KIT-Pedestrians across -Hyde-park owe
ori gratitude for the formation of
; a third
several well
completed. One new otohtpaths, which have just been
gatceonnects the entrance in Pic-
cadilly with the Victoria-
gate; ajiteothHerdthe Victoria with
the Grosvenor-gate
3 e7park Terrace-
gate with the bridge over the Serpentine. All these
were much wanted, as was proved by the footwaws which
the public made for themselves; and it is only giving the
authorities due praise for their considerateness, thus-
record their good deeds.
INSPECTION OF THE CHELSEA OUT-PENSIONERS.
The local companies of the Chatham division of Chelsea
outepensionerswere inspected on Saturday morning, the
17th inst. These veterans assembled at the invalid
Depot, St. Mary's Barracks at ten o'clock, and they
were formed into six divisions, whence they were
marched on to Chatham Lines, where they were drawn
up in line, and at eleven o'clock the Commandant of
Chatham Garrison, Colonel Sir Thomas Wilshire,
K..C.8., accompanied by his major of brigade, Captain
John S. Wood, arrived on the ground. After going
through various evolutions, the division was marched off
to St. Mary's Barracks, when they were dismissed,
Captain Jenkins complimenting them for the attention
they throughout had paid to their drilling. The strength
if this division is, 4 sergeant-majors, 16 sergeant's, 14
corporals, 10 drummers, and 228 privates, being an in-
crease to their strength of 22 since their spring drilling.
Sir Thomas Wilshire inspected the stores during the
day. The ground, although damp with the rains for the
last week, was well attended, to see the novelty of these
old soldiers.

"2EE LATE VISCOUNT ALLEN.—The remains of the

above nobleman n ere interred on the 22d ult., at Gibral-
tar, every respect being paid to the rank of the deceased.
His Excellency Sir Robert Wilson, the Governor, and
the officers of the different military depots attending the
obsequies. The Right Rev. the Bishop of Gibraltar dis-
charged the sacred offices.

lce see by the French journals that Mr. Lumley
engaged Carlotta Grisi, soon after her return from Ire-
land, for the three years next ensuing.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT THE CAMDEN TOWN
RAILWAY STATION.—On Saturday morning an accident
of a most frightful character, and which it is expected
will terminate fatally, occurred at the Camden Town
railway-station, to a carman named J. Mills, aged
twenty-three, living at 15, Peter's-lane, Cow-cross, under
the subjoined particulars. It appears, that as early as
between five and, six o'clock, the unfortunate man, with
others, was engaged in moving luggage, &c., at the
station, and whilst so employed, he by some unaccount-
able means got jammed between two trucks, and received
such injuries as to render his immediate removal to the
hospital necessary. He was placed under the care of
Dr. Quain, the house physician, by whom it was ascer-
tained that the unfortunate victim had sustained a severe
injury in the abdomen, besides other internal injuries,
so as to render hit recovery doubtful. He remains at
present in a very precarious condition.
DINNER TO CAPTAIN ELLICE..--SOUTHAMPTON,
SATUP.I)AY.—Last week a dinner of a very sumptuous
description was given at the Dolphin Hotel by the officers
of the Royal Mail Packet and Oriental and Peninsular
Steam Companies, to Captain Ellice, R.N., who, for the
last three years, has been stationed at this port as super-
intendent of the mail department. Besides the official
gentlemen connected with the companies, Capt. Mangles,
Captain Allen, Captain Hemsley, and other gentlemen to
the number of 25, were present. Captain Richard
Barton, superintendent of the Royal Mail Company, was
in the chair, and Captain Sparkes, of the Peninsular
Company, occupied the vice. After the usual loyal
toasts had been drunk, the toast of the evening, that of
" The Health and Happiness of Captain Ellice," was
proposed, and that gentleman replied in a neat speech
expressive of the pleasure he had always experienced in
his official connexion with them. The social party en-
joyed themselves until a late hour; Captain Ellice,
whose courtesy and urbanity of manner towards all with
whom he came in contact during his residence here was
conspicuous, leaves his post very shortly, and will be
succeeded by Sir John Gordon Sinclair.
ATTEMPT OF A PRIVATE TO STAB AN OFFICER ON
CHANGE, AT LlVERPOOL—Yesterday afternoon the 3d
Buffs were paraded on 'Change, prior to the departure of
that fine regiment for Ireland ; and we regret to say
• that a savage attempt was made on the occasion, by a
private, to stab one of the officers. It appears that the
private was drunk, and that on his arriving late was re-
primanded by the officer. Suddenly the fellow made a
blow at the gentleman with his musket, but fortunately,
by stepping back, the blow was avoided. Before, how-
ever, any one had time to interfere, the villain made an
attempt to, stab the officer with his bayonet, which he
fastened on the end of the musket. The blow was
parried, and he was placed under arrest and taken across
to Dublin with the regiment, where, no doubt, he will
t. receive the punishment be so richly deserves. We re-
gret that such an off houid be committed, because
the conduct of the 'regiment while in Liverpool was most
exemplary,—,6ioerpool Journal of siturday.

LITERATURE.

THE TEMPLES AND TOMBS OF EGYPT;
NUBIA, AN PALESTINE. 2 Vols. By Mrs.
Romer.
Already known as an observant traveller and as r
picturesque writer by her work upon " The Rhone,
the Darro, and the Guadalquivir," Mrs. Romer
carries her own passport to public favour. To say
that these two volumes are remarkable for purity of
composition and for an intense appreciation of what-
ever is beautiful or admirable in nature and art is
merely the utterance of facts which the most super-
ficial reader could not fail to recognise. This pro-
duction, however, claims attention on much higher
grounds. In perusing its pages we not only find
clever' delineations of scenery, shrewd observations
upon a remote and extraordinary race, and sagacious
reflections upon African and Asiatic society; but we
find the work to possess infinitely nobler charac-
teristics. The authoress enters upon her pilgrimage
with a foreknowledge of the wonderful regions in
which she is about to make a temporary sojourn. She
beholds a spot hallowed by some celestial reminiscence,
and her mind is at once crowded with a thousand
memories of the occurrences by which its very name
has become a household word in every corner of the
globe. She sees, for the first time, some 'other
locality memorable for some deed of earthly great-
ness, and a flood of historical associations streams
over the page upon which she is describing its
appearance. This of itself would alone tend to render
her account of the three renowned countries whit}
she has recently visited, most welcome. But beyond
these advantages, the writings of Mrs. Romer possess
others. Ancient and modern authors appear to be
equally familiar to her, and are referred to with equal
felicity. The Book of Books and Ijiodorus Siculus
are recurred to just when such a recurrence is most
suitable in referring to the times of antiquity. Lane
and ChateauVriand are quoted with similar felicity
in relation to what may be termed contemporary days.
While, however, we acknowledge the various excel-
lencies of these volumes, we must likewise observe
that the subjects of which they treat bear about them-
selves a fascination which is altogether irresistible.
Egypt, for example, is luminous with an historic
glory, which perhaps no other country in the world
possesses to such an astonishing extent. From the
despotism of the Pharoahs to the benignant govern-
ment of Mohammed Ali—from the period in which
the subjects of Cheops were engaged in fabricating
imperishable structures in the wilderness, to our own
age, when steam vessels are plying between the Nile
and almost 'every European port—the soil of Egypt
has been the arena of a succession of marvellous
events. Not to journey back so far as the epochs
when Moses vied with a necromantic priesthood,
and When Joseph was its wise and salutary
lieutenant, we discover the renown of Egypt
in more recent times. Here it was that Thebes,
with its hundred gates and streets of palaces, out-
shone all other 'cities ; here Alexander founded the
great city which he intended to be the metropolis of
the globe, and which was to perpetuate his name to
posterity ; here Julius Caesar acquired a vast propor-
tion of his warlike glory, and became subservient to
the charms of Cleopatra ; here Marc Antony, for a
similar reason, " lost a world ;" here Pompey perished,
and Cato committed suicide. We should, however, ex-
ceed all reasonable limits were we merely to enumerate
all the facts associated with this region, of which the
asetic labours of St. Jerome are not the least memo-
rable, when he was receiving the houseless patricians
of Rome after the invasion of the barbarians. It is
frpm the recollection of these mighty occurrences
that Mrs. Romer's work possesses such an exceeding
charm, and because, moreover, she revives most of
those occurrences in her lucubrations. Everything
in Egypt .reminds her of, or suggests to her reader
some antique or modern glory ; the Nile, the peregri-
nations of Bruce; Aboukir, the heroic victory of
Nelson ; the Pyramids, the wonderful prowess of
Napoleon. In Palestine, again, the authoress is most
fortunate in the subjects of her contemplation. Pales-
tine !—the most venerable region of the globe, the land
trodden by the foot of Divinity. The sentiments
inspired by the recognition of the different spots
most renowed in the Holy Land are, worthy of
her woman's heart. Her weeping on the threshold of
Jerusalem, her awe on passing the valley ofJeremias,
her profound feelings on the summit of Golgotha,
everything is consonant with the s6ehe of the pil-
grimage, and everything fastens the attention of the
reader, from page to page, from chapter to chapter,
down to the " finis." It must not be supposed, how-
ever, that this work is altogether of a sombre or me-
lancholy cast, on the contrary it is as variable as the
climate with which Mrs. Romer is most familar. Many
passages are peculiar for their vivacity, as others are
for their reflectiveness. We will transcribe from the
first volume a narrative of very singular interest, and
present it as a specimen of the liveliness of description
and picturesqueness of detail for which Mrs. Romer
is remarkable. The following is an incident in the
romantic life of a Circassian slave, who under the
auspices of Mohammed Ali was created a dignitary of
Egypt, and is now governor of the upper portion of
that country, under the title of Selim Pasha. As a
mark of the Viceroy's regard the latter offered
Selim a wife from his own harem, a young slave
beautiful and accomplished. The offer is accepted.
Selim makes inquiry secretly as to the personal ap •
pearance of his future spouse. He is told that she
was " beautiful in face and form young, gentle, and
accomplished—that she wrote like an Effendi, sung
like an Alme, and danced—not like a Ghawazee—but
in the more graceful and less immodest fashion of
Stamboul." Then follows the narrative in Mrs.
Romer's language.
" This was more than enough to inflame the imagina-
tion of the young man, and he became enamoured of the
image described to him, and sighed for the moment that
was to render him the possessor of such a treasure.

" At last it arrived. The lengthened preliminary cere-
monies of Egyptian marriages, which generally consume
several days, commenced and appeared eternal to the
impatient bridegroom. The day of the bath, when the
bride, accompanied by all her female friends, made her
ablutions ; the day of the henna, when her hands were
dyed, and that she received the wedding gifts presented
to her by all her late companions, the inmates of the
Pacha's harem ; the agreement pronounced by the bride
and bridegroom on either side of a closed door, and
witnessed by the Cadi, to take each other for man and
wife—all had slowly passed by, and the long-sighed-for
day, in the evening of which the bride is conveyed in
state to her husband's house, was at length ushered in.
The gifts prepared by Selim Bey for the fair Hafiza,
consisting of diamond ornaments, cashmere shawls,
pieces of gold and silver stuffs, mirrors set in jewels,
costly perfumery, and a profusion of the most delicate
sweetmeats, were arranged in silver baskets, placed upon
trays covered with scarlet cashmere fringed with gold,
and a light veil of azure gauze thrown over them ; and
were borne upon the heads of Selim Bey's slaves, in
magnificent new dresses, preceded by a black eunuch on
horseback, through the principal streets of the city to
the bridegroom's house. This ceremony took place in
the middle of the day, and it was remarked that never
had greater splendour or better taste been displayed at a
private. marriage: Some time afterwards Sehm Bey

proceeded privately to his new residence, in order to be
there to receive his bride.
" A little before sunset the fair Hafiza was conveyed
from the Pacha's hareem in the citadel, to her new home,
attended by a number of female slaves, who were to form
her household ; all mounted upon magnificent asses
splendidly caparisoned, and escorted by her future
guardians, the black eunuchs of Selim Bey. She was
met at the entrance of the house by her husband, whose
gallantry prompted him to pay her the honours reserved
for princesses alone ; he lifted her in his arms from the
saddle, carried her up-stairs to the hareem, and after
depositing her upon the square of silver damask spread
over the corner of the sofa, in a splendid saloon, pro.
strafed,
and
fdnbgefohries
phiaeere, ahnydhkerissseidde,hehre fecaegt.erlyThe
i un-
fastened the circlet of diamonds that bound on the long
scarlet cashmere which had hitherto completely concealed
her form, face, and even her eyes, from his view ; and
the envious veil falling to the ground, revealed to the
happy bridegroom's gum loveliness which surpassed even
the description that had been made to him of it, and
which was enhanced by the emotion betrayed by the fair
creature herself. 'ale and red by turns, her eyes cast
to the ground, and trembling under the scrutinising
glance bent upon her, she sat in silent fear lest the first view
obtained by her of her husband had failed in engaging his
sympathy. But the exclamation of admiration that
burst from his lips re-assured her, and the rapture of the
moment was rendered complete by Hafiza confessing
that from the hareem lattices she had often contemplated
Selim Bey, when he followed in the train of the Pacha,
that in her eyes he had long excelled all others in beauty
and grace, and that she knew, from the joy she had ex-
perienced, when told that he was to become her husband,
that his image had long dwelt in her heart.
" Never did Mahometan marriage commence under
such happy circumstances—never before did such inter-
change of tenderness and sentiment embellish the en-
trance of a moslem bride into her husband's house.
Their mutual vows were interrupted by Hafiza's slaves
bringing in the nuptial repast ; and in conformance with
Turkish usages, the bride 'arose and prepared to wait
upon her husband as a handmaid, while he partook of
it. The morose pride of Turkish husbands, and the
inferior scale in which all females are classed by them,
and which prevents their distinguishing between a wife
and a slave, not only permits such a violation of the
laws of gallantry, but exacts that these services should
be performed in silence ; and when the bridegroom has
brmthoeateelknshe,
obth.nhc,eouwruserrvesheTed, the bride is allowed to retire, and
rest
nai
snt hdeae
nss
ieoretohruiesmr
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fot
sormea
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iSelime Something
Bey,awdei dfheei dv
ha tel
stowed upon him by the Pacha, forbade his complying
with such a custom. He compelled Hafila to seat her-
self once more by his side, and while he selected for her
the most delicate morsels from the luxurious repast that
was served to them, their mutual confidences recom-
menced, made up of tender questions and avowals—the
unwearying tautology of a new-born love which ap-
peared to them to be the precursor of a long career of
wtiansi eheSrenl,imanbdetwahot:gahnt
shwiemreodf,
reciprocal affection.
asking An
Hd
an
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zwa f owrhtehree first
he
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l!andlthldas
gaivneenwthtaadbeirftuha,iofonrbheetwetoeon,
itnhe,C,EaLr.catchsisericasa.asmsi:

was a Circassian ! and Selim tenderly clasped the fair
band of his bride.
" Did she know from what part of the country she
came ?—She was but eight years old when she had been
sold, and sent to Constantinople, but she still remem-
bered the place where she was born. and she named it.
—The village inhabited by her family ?—She named it
too. What was her father's name ?—Khosrew. What
her mother's ?—Ameneh.

" These questions had succeeded each other with in-
creasing rapidity, and every answer returned had ap-
peared to heighten the eager emotions of &dim.
" Had she any brothers ? he continued with still
deeper earnestness.—One. What was his name, and
how old was he ?—He was called Halil, and he was an
infant in arms when she had been sent from her
country.
" Selim appeared to breathe more freely. And had
she never had another brother ? he resumed.—Yes, she
had had an elder brother, named Schamyl, but she had
no recollection of him, for he had been kidnapped shortly
after she was born, and her parents had never heard of
him more.

" As Hafiza pronounced these last words the counte-
nance of Selim assumed a deadly paleness ; he gazed at
her for a moment with wild and haggard eyes, then
violently dashing from him the hand he held in both of
his, he arose and rushed from the room.
" Unable to account for the sudden frenzy exhibited
by her husband, the trembling Hafiza followed, and
funnel him in an adjoining chamber, leaning against the
‘iall for support, his face hidden in his hands.
"' What means this violent emotion ?' she inquired,
timidly approaching him. 'ls my Selim ill ?'
" With a gesture of impatience he bade her begone.
" Selina, you are angry with me,' she persisted, cast-
ing her arms round him ; how have I offended you, oh
my husband ?'
" He struggled to break away from her, but in vain,
for his strength appeared to have abandoned him.
Leave me; as you love Heaven !' he faltered in a tone
of anguish. Hafiza, our dream of love is at an end—
/am your lost BROTUER
" God is great !' ejaculated Hafiza, shrinking back
in consternation ; he has scattered ashes rpon our
head, but he has spared us the commission of a dreadful
crime 1'

" The unnatural union was immediately- dissolved,
and both brother and sister eventually contracted more
fortunate marriages. Selim Boy in progress of time be-
came Selina Paela, and his long tenure of office as
Governor of Upper Egypt, proves that to this day he
continues to enjoy the favour of his patron, Mohammed
A 1:

This is precisely such a story as Lord Byron
would have revelled in " singing in immortal verse."
Mrs. Romer, we regret to observe, has her prejudices
as well as most other people. Sometimes, too, she
evinces an ignorance of history which is deplorable.
She says, in vol. 11., p. 178, " Jaffa has been lament-
ably celebrated in modern times by Napoleon's
butchery of his Turkish prisoners and of his own sick
and wounded." It is absolutely intolerable to see

this old blundering calumny revived again and again
in just such a flippant sentence as this, after it has
been extinguished on the most conclusive evidence.
We cannot afford either the time or space to give a
detailed refutation ourselves, but we confidently refer
every one who is not already satisfied upon the sub-
ject to Hazlitt, to Montholon, to Rovigo, to O'Meara,
to the MSS. of St. Helena, to W. H. Ireland, and a
multitude of unanimous witnesses. Sir Robert Wil-
son and Mr. Goldsmid have long since been proved
to be romancers ; and among our own countrymen,
besides Ireland, O'Meara, and Hazlitt, the calumnies
have been discountenanced by Mr. Warden andby Dr.
Clark, of Cambridge. Mrs. Romer will then find that
the French soldiers were not poisoned, and that the
Arab soldiers were punished as they richly deserved.
Before leaving this very admirable work, we must
observe that it is embellished by several characteristic
lithographic plates. Mrs. Romer has written a beau-
tiful book upon a magnificent theme.

which aro introduced solely to be turned into ridicule,
are the only portions of the piece which are not too
dull to be even ridiculous. Let the lessee cut out all the
taMee taMee, and trust only to the spectacle and ballet,
and the piece may run, otherwise it will have a very
short life, but by no means a merry one. As it is, the
audience lr.st night not only passed judgment, bat
seemed inclined to move for speedy execution. The
house was crowded.

MR. OSBORNE MARKHAM.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUIV.

SlR,—The distant friends of Mr. Osborne Markham
must necessarily be deeply shocked by the paragraphs
which have appeared in your paper of to-day and yes-
terday, and I trust that you will have the goodness to
relieve their anxiety by stating that the occurrence in
the railway carrage took place when he was in a state
of del.rium from approaching brain fever, under which
disease he is now labouring. Yesterday he was consi-
dered by the physician in attendance and myself as in
imminent danger, but to-day lam happy to be able to
pronounce him decidedly better. His escape from ex-
ternal injury may be deemed almost miraculous, for,
with the exception of a broken leg and a few trifling
cuts, he has not materially suffered from his perilous
leap.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient ser-
vant, GEORGE HARRISON.
67, Brook-street, Hanover-square, Oct. 17. "