The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-01 00:00:00

THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE,

the compositor,—and, if so, it betrays a strange care-
lessness in the correction of the proofs: or the whole
error springs from the vascillating or confused notions
of the writer,—and, if so, is an egregious specimen of
his incompetency to express any decisive opinion upon
matters of such moment. Among the quotations from
the satirical fragments of Canning, we rejoice to en-
counter, yet once again, that inimitable travestie of
Robert Southey's Sapphics, in which " the friend of
humanity " responds to the appeal for sixpence from the
" knifegruider, in that memorable outbreak of indig-
nation--

" / give thee sixpence ! I will see the damn'd first—
Wretch whom no sense of wrongs can rouse to vengeance ;
Sordid, unfeeling, reprobate, degraded,
Spiritless outcast 1" _ _

" The Drama in connexion with the Fine Arts" is a
capital dissertation on the lamentation about the decay
of dramatic art. But, in the very eulogiums which it
lavishes upon some amongst those wbo still grace the
histrionic profession, we think the writer entirely sub-
verts his own proposition, that this decay is traceable to
the deficiency of good actors and actresses. During
the palmiest days of Siddons, and Kemble, and
Kean, the old playgoers were wont to shrug their
shoulders in deprecation of such performance with a
" Ha! you should have seen Garrick!" Precisely in
the same manner, Macready and Phelps, and Miss
Faucit and Vandenhoff, are contemned by a cry of
" Ah! you should have seen Miss O'Neill!" or what
not. The decay is traceable rather to the extreme fas-
tidiousness of the age than to any exceeding paucity of
histrionic talent. Steven's " Memoirs of George Heriot"
are agreeably reviewed, and the cursory glance thus
taken of the ever-memorable " jingling Geordie" of
Scott will be relished by the readers of the magazine.
" The Ideal of Imitative Art" is likewise worthy of
praise, as an elegant group of gossiping remarks about
painting ; while " The Stepson" forms a very in-
teresting story, though a story rather suited for a
winter's evening and the ingle-nook, than for the
sultry days of July. Among the " continua" ar-
ticles we may mention Carleton's powerful tale of
the ",Irish Famine," and the picturesque serial about
" Irish Rivers." We cannot possibly see the humour
of the pasquinade upon the martyr of the cellar, and
howevermuch Mr. William Smith O'Brien may have
laid himself open to ridicule by his recent episode
upon - Parliamentary business, we think he might have
been spared the punishment of suggesting a bad joke.
But for the importunate demands upon our space, we
should be tempted to extract the mystic and exquisite
verses entitled " The Wine Spilled ;" they form a
dainty decoration to the Dublin University.

LOYAL UNITED FRIENDS.—On Monday last the 24th
anniversary of this highly-respectable body of men was cele-
brated at the Highbury Barn Tavern, Islington, on which
occasion above 500 friends partook of a dinner, served up in
Mr. Hinton's proverbial good style. General Secretary
Spiers officiated as chairman, and was supported by several
influential past officers and distinguished members of the
order. After the cloth had been drawn the chairman, in a
short speech, proposed " The Queen," which was drunk amid
much applause, as was also " Prince Albert, and the rest of
the Royal Family." "God save the Queen" was sung in ex-
cellent style, the company joining in the chorus with great
enthusiasm ; after which the chairman, in a few appropriate
words, gave" Success to the order of Loyal United Friends :"
this toast was received with raptures of applause ; after
which, P. P. Beeby, of the No. 8 Lodge, sang a song, of his
own composition, to the tune of the " Old English Gentle-
man," characteristic of the order. P. P. Hill, of the No. 16
Lodge, then proposed—" Prosperity to the Gift Funds of the
order ;" as did P. P. Beeby, " The Pension and Friend-in-
need Funds." Both .toasts were received with great ap-
plause. S. P. Huntley, in a complimentary speech, gave
" The health of the chairman," which was responded to with

every demonstration of respect, and acknowledged by General
Secretary Spiers, in a neat speech. Secretary Burgess, of the No.
15 Lodge, proposed the health of Special President Nuntley,
who, he stated, was justly eminent for his social and other
distinguishing qualities, and who was an ornament
to the order. This toast was well received, as was that
of the stewards, also proposed by Secretary Burgess. The
latter was acknowledged by P. Edmunds, of the No. 7 Lodge.
The last toast was " The Ladies," given from the chair;
after which the company adjourned to the pleasure-grounds
of this celebrated place of festive enjoyment. At nine o'clock
a ball commenced, and was attended by a large body of the
members and their fair companions, which was kept up to a
late hour, when the company broke up, highly delighted with

the enjoyments of the day.
In February last an English coachman, named Pye,
in the service of Mrs. Maxwell, baying in the Bois de Bou-
logne unbridled his horse, and. the animal being suddenly

frightened by the smacking of a carter's whip,—it became
restive, and struck an old man, named Bergounioux, with
such violence, that he died. Pye was tried on Saturday for
his negligence, and sentenced to six days' imprisonment, and
to pay 300 f. a year to the.widow Bourgounioux for her life.
Mrs. Maxwell was declared by the tribunal to be responsible
for this payment.
MANSLAUGHTER BY AN ENGINE DRIVER.—A man
named George Hecker, engine-driver at the Grace Mary Col-
liery, Rowley Regis, has been committed to take his trial
for manslaughter, in causing the death of a collier through
his negligence on Monday last. It appears that the de-
ceased was being drawn up from the pit, and Hecker having
neglected to slacken the engine, the skip struck with great
violence against the pulley of the pit-frame, and the deceased
was jerked out of the skip, fell heavily on the ground, and
was killed.

MUTINOUS CONDUCT AT CHATHAM BARRACKS.— On
Saturday night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, Chat-
ham Barracks became a scene of riot, which for a time ap-
peared likely to lead to serious results. Detachments of
various corps, it appears, were at the time held in readiness
to march to Gravesend on Monday to embark for India, and
some of their comrades being placed in confinement for
breach of military discipline, a number of men of the 98th
Regiment united for the avowed purpose of liberating them,
to effect which, they first commenced by an attack on the
guard, removing the soldiers from their posts, overturning
the sentry boxes, bursting open the doors and wrenching off

the iron liars of the black hole, and liberating the prisoners.
At this stage of the proceedings the most serious conse-
quences were apprehended, a detachment was called out, and
with muskets loaded with ball proceeded to the scene of
riot. After some resistance the ringleaders were secured, and
being put in confinement, order was speedily restored. One
sergeant received vary serious injury in the affray from a
violent blow on the head. On Monday morning, when the
detachments marched to Gravesend, thirteen of the rioters,
handcuffed, accompanied them.
THE DUCHESS OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S FETE CHAN-
FETRE.—Yesterday afternoon the Duchess of Northumberland
gave the last of a:series of these fetes champetre at Sion House,
Islaiorth. The weather was rather unsettled, but from the
admirable provision afforded in the mansion not the least in-
convenience was experienced by the numerous visitors. The
full band of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), under the direc-
tion of Mr. Tutton, was stationed on the lawn, and rendered
the :scene most enlivening by their musical performances.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, attended by
Baron Knesebeck and Lady Augusta Cadogan, arrived at
half-past five. The Duke of Wellington was among the
early arrivals, and Sir Robert and Lady Peel came shortly
after six o'clock. Her Highness Princess Grassallcovich and
the Countess Murray came early. His Highness Ibrahim
Pacha, accompanied by Major Dickson, Semi Pacha, Colonel
Bonfort, and M. Nubar, arrived at six o'clock, and remained
until nearly eight o'clock, The de jeuner was announced
shortly after six o'clock, and it is needless to remark com-
prised every luxury that wealth could procure. The
Ethiopian singers were engaged, and afforded much enter-
tainment to the company.
Mr. Green's Nassau Balloon descended on Monday
evening in a field of barley belonging to Mr. Kynaston, in
the parish of Stanford Rivers, Essex, a mile and a half from
Ongar, and 21 miles from London, having travelled this dis
tance, besides the entire length of London from east to west,
and the further distance that Cremorne Gardens are from
the capital, in the short space of half an hour. The strong
wind that was blowing throughout the afternoon obliged Mr.
Green to use the heaviest of his grapnels and ropes, weighing
together close upon 5 cwt., the difference between them and
his mild weather apparatus being equivalent to the ordinary,
weight of three persons. Nevertheless, eight gentlemen be-
sides Mr. Green participated in the aerial flight :—Mr. G.
Lawton, of Ditchley-park, Essex; kr. J. J. Fryer of
Kensington • M. J. Armstrong, of the College of Civil En-
gineers, Putney; Mr. Powell, of Benson, Oxfordshire; Mr.
Sargent, of Fleet•street ; Mr. G. H. Davidson, the publisher
of the well, known Music for the Million; Mr. Spencer, the soli-
citor; and Mr. Van Buren, of the Cremome-gardens. The bal-
loon took a direction perhaps the best possible for a perfect
view of London and all the adjacent places. It traversed
the great and main lines of St. James's Park, Trafalgar-
square, the Strand, &c., and left London by crossing St.
Martin's-le-Grand, Finsbury, Shoreditch, &c., whence it
continued its course over Hainault Forest, and the inter-
vening places, till it was made to descend as stated, after
having had Chelmsford in close view, and the Nore, and an
immense range of country of corresponding distance in the
prospect. While over the grounds of Buckingham Palace,
her Majesty's health was drunk, and the National Anthem
was sung in a style that showed some of the party to be no
mean vocalists. The next round of champagne was quaffed
in respect to Ibrahim Pacha, who had done the aeronauts
the honour of his company at starting. After landing, the
balloon sustained ,some damage, from the boisterous state of
the weather; but Mr. Green and his party reached London
in safety, without any accident to detract from the enjoy-
ment of the trip.
LORD FRANCIS EGERTON.—In the Gazette of last
evening it will be seen that his Lordship has been elevated
to the peerage by the title of the Earl of Ellesmere and Vis-
count Brackley. Both those titles had belonged to the
Egerton family, in the house of Bridgewater, for some cen-
turies descendants of the celebrated and virtuous Sir Thomas
Egerton, whom Queen Elizabeth made her Lord Keeper,
and conferred other honours on, for his distinguished abili-
ties, particularly in the suppression of the conspiracy of the
Earl of Essex. On the accession of James I. he enjoyed
the favour of that Sovereign, by whom, in 1603, be was
created Earl of Ellesmere, and subsequently, in I 616' he was
further raised to the dignity of Viscount Brackley, and the
King further intended to have conferred an earldom on him,
but he died before the patent was made out. The earldom
was, however, immeedxiparestay conferred
his Lord
sonV s
count Brackley, the munificent patron of Milton, who
wrote his "Comus" oyfort
the
e Earl uponwhen
Presi-
dent of the Principality, who had it performed by his
family at Ludlow Castle, in Wales. The viscounty and
barony thus became merged in the superior title of
Earl of Bridgewater, and were enjoyed in direct succes-
sion until the death of Francis Henry Egerton, eighth and
last Earl and ninth Viscount Brackley, and Baron Ellesmere,
who died in February, 1829, when those titles became ex-
tinct. It is generally known that Lord Francis Egerton,
then Lord Francis Leveson Gower, nephew of the Earl, in-
herited a large portion of his extensive estates, as well as his
valuable collection of paintings, familiar to all connoisseurs
of the fine arts as the Bridgewater collection. In 1833 he as-
sumed the name of Egerton, in lieu of his patronymic Leve-
son Gower. In 1820 his Lordship was returned to the House
of Commons, as Member for Bletchingley, and in 1826 was
elected to represent the county of Sunderland, which he con-
tinued to sit for until 1830. In 1835 he was returned for
the southern division of Lancashire, in conjunction with thtS
Hon. B. B. Wilbraham, in opposition to Viscount Molyneux
(now Earl of Sefton) and Mr. G. W. Ward. His Lordship
was Chief Secretary for Ireland, from 1828 to July, 1830,
when he was appointed Secretary-at-War, and filled that
office till the succeeding November. The Nolile Lord was
offered a high appointment by Sir Robert Peel when he
came into office in 1841, but declined the honour from his
unsettled state of health.
We understand that Mrs. Magee, of Dublin, lately
deceased, has bequeathed the sum of 20,0001. to trustees, for
the erection of a Presbyterian College in Ireland. The de-
ceased was relict of the Rev. Mr. Magee, Presbyterian mi-
nister of Lurgan, and sister of Major-General Stewart, of the
Royal Irish Artillery.—Northeen Whig.
MUNIFICENT BEQUEST.—The late Miss Lucy Harmer
has bequeathed the sum of 1,000/. to the Philanthropic As,
09404911 t9r oho listawatim of hytailo Wrcuslerg.

There is a dash of Harry Lorrequer in this number of
his quondam-magazine; it is by an anonymous but fa-
miliar contributor, and is the commencement of a series
of " Sketches of Burschen Life." It is quite impossible
not to participate in the exhilarating spirit flowing
through these chapters; they are redolent of good
humour, and, while they initiate us into the mysteries
of the student's life in the German universities, they put
us on good terms with both students and universities.
Slicing an odd nose off in a duel, or lopping away a
casual ear in the like description of amusement, are un-
doubtedly drawbacks to such a condition of society in
the nineteenth century ; but, making this somewhat ex-
orbitant allowance for the excitement of youthful blood,
we are prepared to esteem henceforth every Bursch who
ever perambulates the streets of Manheim, be he a frog,
a camel, a fox, or a bemossed head—for such are the
eccentric titles of the German universitymen tallying
with the freshman, the sophister, and the senior of our
English universitymen I Garnished with their chore-
caps and their meerschaums, and followed by their
trusty poodles, we would not unwillingly claim ac-
quaintance with any one of these students!; for, as this
writer assures us, and as we can likewise avouch, they
are about as intellectual and cordial a race of fellows as
can be found anywhere on the face of the earth.
There is a brotherly character about their friend-
ship for each other which cannot fail to enhance
them in the eyes of every gregarious mortal.
We commend the procession of "farewell" at Heidel-
berg to the perusal of all Cantabs and Oxonians—it is a
pleasant and moving picture. The paper upon " Bell's
Life of Canning" is a somewhat slovenly piece of criti-
cism; nor can we fully comprehend the consistency of
the writer who declares that he " boldly impugns" Sir
Robert's policy in one sentence, and in another remon-
strates with Lord George Bentinck, for seeking " to
baffle a Government upon a measure in which they are
clearly right." Either he alludes in one instance to the
free-trade policy and in the other to the Coercion Bill,—
, and, if so, makes a sad bungle in the expression of his
ideas—or the contradiction of opinion is attributable to

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THAMES GRAND REGATTA.
SECOND PAY.
Many heavy engagements depen,led upon the issue sor .)1.3-
terday's races; there were no less thAn twelve upon the IL%
and of the number eight were first ra,`e. It was the grand
day, or one of them ; tor so brilliant were the entries that it
would have been impossible, had the comp
mittee of manage-
ment wished it—and their desire has invh.riably been snot
only to arrange the sport so as to afford e:ich respect ive
crew or individual member a fair chance of success,. 'but
to afford as much gratification as possible to the.' Public-4(k
have dished up less than two great aquatic ban Vets. Of
these, however, we must give precedence in weight to that of
yesterday.
Upon a moderate calculation, there were at least 50, 000
persons present. The Bishop of London had given perm le-
sion for respectable persons to enter his extensive gwrtn,ffs
on the Middlesex side of Putney-bridge. The towing-patez
on the Surrey shore along the course, a mile and a halt
least in distance, was almost impassable, whilst the Thames
was covered with pleasure-boats filled with company, who
partook of the gratification incident to this great nationa
pastime.
The Maria Wood state barge was moored a few yards
below the regatta committee boat, and at three o'clock the
Lord Mayor, accompanied by the Sheriffs and civic authori-
ties, took their seats on board of her. Shortly afterPards
his Highness Ibrahim Pacha and suite arrived, and 'were
entertained on board the state barge. The regatta com-
mittee waited upon him with the magnificent prizes for the
various victors, and his Highness expressed his admiration
of them. After witnessing the first three races; he left is
the Lord Mayor's state boat, to join the party given at the
Duke of Northumberland's, Sion-house. He appeared much
pleased with the rowing, and was received throughout the
aquatic-course with loud cheers. The Vice-Chancellor en-
tertained a distinguished party at his seat on the bank* of
the Thames at Fulham, and some of o.e houses were graced
with fashionable company. •
AMATEUR SCULLERS' MATCH FOR THE SILVER CHALLENGZ
CUP AND SILVER WHERRY THE LATTEII PRESENTED
BY MESSRS. MAKEPACE AND WALFORD.

FIRST HEAT.
Mr. Barton, Cambridge University, (pink) I
Mr. Russell, Cambridge University Rooms
(1. blue) ... ••• • "" 2
Mr. Kennedy, Amateur Scullers' Club (yellow).
Mr. F. Loane, Thetis (black).
All got oft together well, and then pink dashed off' with
the lead, and opposite French's was a length and a half in
advance of the whole party, blue being second, with yellow
a length away from them. Yellow made a very plucky en-
deavour to mend his position, but was unable to ,do so. The
winner retained the lead, and came in first by five lengths.

SECOND HEAT.
Mr. G. Peacock, Ariel Club (green)
'lir. T. 11. Fellows, Leander Club (red) 2
Mr. Compton, 'Balls (purple).
Mr. Bachelor, Cambridge University Rooms (stripe).
They all made a good start but Mr. Bachelor. Mr. Pea-
cock shortly drew ahead, improved it all the way up, and
won by three lengths.
LANDS3IEN'S Foult-OAR MATCH, FOR VARIOUS MONEY PRIZES.