The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-13 00:00:00

THE SeNs_ LONDON, FRIbAY EVENING, NOVEMBER ics,

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AN ENGLISH NEWSPAPER IN
ROME.
(From the Manchester Guardian.)
We announced last week, we believe exclusively so
far as the English periodical press is concerned, the
publication of as English newspaper in " The eternal
city." The first number of that newspaper is now be-
fore us. It is called " The Roman Advertiser, Journal
of Science, Literature, and the Fine Arts," and is pab.
lisbed every Saturday evening, by L. Piale, Monaldira's
Library, 79, Piazza di Spagna, price 10 bajocchi (sd.
English). This No. 1, which is dated Rome, October
24, is a small 4to. paper, of eight pages, resembling the
Athenceum in form and size. It commences with an
editorial " Introduction," explaining the object and
purpose of its publication. From this article we take
the following extracts
Our first care shall be to provide a source of enter-
tainment and instruction to that portion of the generous
public of Great Britain which may be resident, for a
shorter or longer period in this metropolis, whether in
the pursuit of amusement, health, or information."
The educated traveller, it is observed, is well informed
as to the ancient city and its remaining monuments,—
" But of modern Rome, the majority of travellers know
very little ; and the neglect of providing intelligence
has been
this he
great, as have been the pains to

collect every possible detail, to disinter every existant
relic of the Pagan city. Her actual social state, the
place she fills in the group of modern metropolises, her
importance as one of the great centres of the intellect
and civilization Of Europe, are thus comparatively un-
known.
" We therefore desire in these pages to supply to the
utmost of our power the deficiencies hitherto to be re-
gretted ; and atetaining from all political and theologi-
cal disquisitions, having regard to the honour of the
Catholic Church in illustrating her exalting influence
over art and literature, but without in the least degree
touching upon controversy, or attacking the opinions of
others, to present the stranger with a picture of the ac-
tual state of things amongst us, and to facilitate him in
searching out and judging for himself.
" In this object, we shall give a summary view of the
recent productions in the literature and science of Italy,
of Rome in particular, but, as far as limits allow, of the
sister countries into which this peninsula is divided, no
less ; notices of the most remarkable institutions of
charity or public instruction, both in reference to their
foundation and present conduct ; intelligence of all the
ceremonies of the church, and in particular of the Capelle
(the functions at which the supreme pontiff assists with
the college of cardinals) celebrated with all the pomp and
beauty of the Roman Catholic ritual, noticing the precise
time and place of their performance ; as also accounts of
the different academies for the advancement of art or
learning, institutions of religious orders, notices of the
dramatic and operatic performances of the theatre, con-
certs, exhibitions of painting or sculpture, and of the
Most meritorious works of the several studios in Rome,
and, in fine, all that shall be deemed of importance for
the instruction of our intelligent visitors."
Thi3 next article in the papers is on a religious cere-
mony which would take place on Sunday last, Nov. 8,
when the Pope was to proceed from the Vatican to the
Lateran church, to take possession of the latter church
and palace. If we have space, we shall give, some ac-
count of this ceremony probably in our next publication.
Under the title, "Institutions of the Fine Arts in Rome,"
this newspaper promises to notice these institutions from
time to time. We copy the following notice of
" TUE ACADEMY OF ST. LUKE.—Many courts and
patrons of genius, in different parts of Europe, have
founded and endowed academies and artistic reunions in
this city, for the benefit of the youth who gave promise
of excellence in the three sister arts, assigning to such a
competent pension, to enable them to devote themselves
entirely to painting, sculpture, or architecture. The
aim of these institutions is the perfection of the arts in
the several countries of their founders, through the
study of those consummate models that so enrich our
city, as well as the rest of Italy. To give an idea of
their nature and conduct, more in detail, we shall, from
time to time, notice the principal of these establish-
ments, commencing with those that are of Roman origin.
The Academy of St. Luke.—This famous institution
being regared as the first of its order, takes the title of
"Illustrious Pontifical Roman Academy of the Fine
Arts." his called after St. Luke, because, as all ancient
Italian bodies of artists were accustomed to place them-
selves under the patronage of some saint, this took for
its protector the evangelist Luke, who has been regarded,
from an ancient tradition, as a painter. The origin of a
congregation of artists in Rome is most ancient. There
exists records to prove that Sixtus IV, in the year 1471,
gave statutes to the nniversity of the arts, which had
already long been accustomed to meet in a chamber
adjoining a small church dedicated to St. Luke, on the
Esquiliue Hill. This university was subjected to
certain consuls, and placed under the protection of
the Roman senate ; but having originally admitted
arts of a less noble character than painting and sculp-
ture, it occurred to a painter of merit, named
Muziano, in the reign of Gregory XIII., to found a
new academy for the ascription, exclusively of the best
artists living. This was instituted by the authority of
the Pope, in 1577 ; but the death of Gregory, and
that of Muziano, prevented the immediate enjoyment of
its privileges, till these were finally secured, on the in-
stance of Frederic Zuccheri, by Sixtus V. in 1588.
Zuccheri, who received the title of prince of the aca-
demy, gave the code according to which it was to be
regulated, and fixed its locality at St. Martina's, on the
Forum, where it still stands. The solemn inaguration
took place in 1595. The code given by Zuccheri having
been gradually departed from and modified, it was re-
served for the wisdom and high intelligence of Pius
VII. to determine the laws by which, in conformity with
its original purpose, it is now so admirably directed.
The illustrious Canova was at this time president. The
- object of this academy is to promote the arts by
exciting the emulation of those who cultivate them
in awarding the honour of admission to iti body ;
and providing for the maintenance of the public
monuments in Rome, and the states of the
church generally. It is placed under the protection
of the cardinal camerlengo of the holy church, at
present his Eminence Tommaso Riario-Sforza. Its
body is composed -of a president (the Chevalier G. Sil-
vagni), a vice-president, a secretary of counsel, an econo-
mist, a perpetual secretary of the academy ; and the
academicians, styled "of merit and honour," o the first,
those of merit, are twelve for each class of painting,
sculpture, and architecture ; and beside these thirty-six,
as many as twenty are added who may he foreigners,
either Catholic or not ; there are also twelve others of
merit in the school of landscape and intaglio. The
academicians of honour are of an indefinite number ;
amongst these many are sovereigns and artists of all
countries. The academy possesses revenues bequeathed
by different members, and administered by an economist.
All its affairs are regulated by a council of twenty-four
members, conjointly with the president and secretary.
It holds also public schools of the fine arts, supported
by an annual stipend from Government of 5,000 scudi,
for the instruction of those who cannot otherwise obtain
masters. In these schools lectures are given on painting,
sculpture, theoretic and practical architecture, geometry,
anatomy, history, mythology, and ancient customs.
All these schools are open in the new edifice raised
by the Government, at Ripetta. The academy also
presides over the school called that of the Nudo. The
concourses are divided into semestral, annual, and tri-
ennial : of the last there are two—one, founded by
Clement 11., of painting, sculpture, and architecture, in
which the subjects must be sacred ; and the other by
Carlo Pio Balestra, a painter, who left all his fortune to
the academy to this end, and in this latter the subjects
must be profane. These two concourses are called the
Clementine and the Balestra. Every three years one of
these concourses takes place, and the works of students
are rewarded according to the judgment of the whole
academy. The adjudication is celebrated with much
pomp, in the great hall of the senatorial palace, in the
Capitol, in presence of the Sacred College of Cardinals
and the prelacy ; the Society of Academicians are ac-
customed to assist, celebrating the praises of the fine arts
in compositions of prose and verse. The academy pos-
sesses a small but most choice gallery of original pic-
tures, mostly by its own members, every one of whom is
obliged, on entering as an associate of merit, to present
his own portrait and one of his works, or, at least, a
sketch of ()lie. The collection of portraits of academi-
cians having become too large for the locality, was in
the last century, principally sold to the Government of
Tuscany, and a large portion of it is now attached to
the Imperial Gallery at Florence. From the produce
of this sale, the associates restored the church of St.
Martina, annexed to the academy, and erected its pre-
sent facade. -
The next article in the paper is a very interesting
one on the " Popular Festivities" of " October in Rome."
Of this article, which is from the pen of A. Marchetti,
we shall give the substance in an early number. To
this succeeds an article' entitled " Vespers in the Papal
Chapel" for the vigil of All Saints, 31st October. This
describes the ceremonial, briefly referring to the un-
rivalled music of the papal choir (some details of the
character and history of which it promises on a future
occasion) and notices incidentally that in the Pauline
Chapel (which was erected by Pope Paul V. Borghese,
in the year 1616), have been ly
successive elected and
have here received the first homage—" the Popes Leo
XII , Pius VIII., Gregory XVI., and finally our pre-
sent' most beloved Sovereign Lord Pius IX., created in
the unusually short space of thirty-two hours." The
next articles consist of an exceedingly interesting ab
street of the proceedings of the Institute of Archmolo-
gi•al Correspondence, from its bulletin of October.
These relate first to excavations now being made at
Terracina on the piazza before the cathedral, at the
summit of the ancient city, and on the site of the old
forum, surrounded by temples ; the modern steps leading
to the facade of the cathedral, being built over those
which led to the ancient temple of Apollo Anxur.
The writer (Professor Luigi Rossini) describes an an-
cient reservoir, in diverse arcades, still fill of water, and
in all probability one of' the ancient Thermw. The pro-
fessor thus concludes his letter :
Opposite to the vast edifice called the Palace of the
rope, is being erected a church in the Basilica form, cf
Is magnificent aspect, ornamented with a portico or
pronaos of lonic columns, the interior divided into five
naves, terminating in Latin cross, with its cupola. II
'The whole is of amost beautiful effect, and is the work
of the architect Anttto Sarti. Not far from this, on
the shore, are seenf a
pezamains of the enormous port of
Antoninus Pius, of more than three thou-
eend feet. Beyond tphleacceanweall3„et-reorfe navigationtii for entering
the new port, in the ;,isatatue of Sophocles,
which now adorns the Lateran
of other TlZurn, was found,
are magnificent remains
of reticulated work, and others of trhmes'amwithnwtaulrles
Biljoining the Braschi Palace. This city, leookead
on
from the sea, is very picturesque, and the eye is struck
by the contrast between the red tints of those vast
mountains and the cold colours of the gothic and
modern edifices. The winter here is like spring ; the
ling cedars, oranges and other southera trees are
palms c
abundant: but in the summer the air is not healthy. I
lime just vritten to a friend the following words:—` In

.............por ....... _
excavating the streets that conducts to the Bracchi Pa-
lace, have been found the remains of a small temple
with twelve columns, with a pedestal in the midst for
the statue of Apollo, on which the in,cripion would
have been placed, Ansure Apoßine Dicatuna.' "
The second article under this head relates to the
" Ma,mertine stones at Messina," extracted from the
" Continuation of Oscan Researches, by T. Mommsen."
" The next announcement in the paper is that a book
of addresses of all foreign residents during the season
( may be consulted during the season, at Monaldini's
library. There are instructions for strangers as to pass-
ports ; the hours at which the mails arrive and depart,
including the Malta mail ; a list of the physicians in
Rome, 11 in number ; the bankers, 5 firms ; and the
English artists, resident in Rome, of which we give the

names only:—
Painters. Sculptors.
Miss Chauner Mr. Digby Wyatt
Mr. R. S. Macpherson Mr. J. Gibson
Mr. Dessoulavy Mr. Macdonald
Mr. Thomas Crumek Mr. Theed
Mr. Tobin Mr. Gctt.
Mr. Williams
There is also a list of the first-rate hotels, 11 in number
and the remainder of the paper is occupied by about 20
advertisements. These are of a very miscellaneous
kind. A young German tutor wants a situation; Jos.
Lsmbertini respectfully informs the public that he has
the best milk, butter, cream, eggs, and ass's milk, for
sale on his premises, 67, Piazza di Spagna; a Roman lady
gives instruction in Italian conversation; a wine mer-
chant informs " the English nobility and gentry re-
sident at Rome, that he has established a sale of the
very best wines of the country, the good qualities of
which he can guarantee." Next comes a bootmaker's
card, followed by announcements of works of art for sale;
one is a folio volume, containing prints of the works of
art in the gallery of the Borghese Villa, by the first
engravers; published at 65 dolls., and offered for
50 dolls. Another is a copy of the engravings of
the Vatican Gallery, one of the first impresse:ms,
the criginal price of ordinary impressions (in eight
vols. boards) being 119 dolls., and this edition is offered
for 80 dolls. Then the great picture by Fred. B arocci
(figures life size) is offered for sale, representing the
Virgin seated on clouds, with the infant Saviour in her
arms, surrounded by angels ; below are St. Francis, St.
Augustin, and St. Elizabeth, with the infant St. John.
I Then comes an announcement of the publication of M.
Seraphin Dubois's work on chess, with an intimation
that the author, who resides in Rome, gives lessons in
the game. Advertisements of servants wanting places
succeed. An Italian advertisemet of a publication re-
lating to the Villa Torlonia follows ; then a bookseller
and stationer's announcement. To this follow two adver-
tisements of apartments to let ; and it seem the Italians
have a somewhat different notion of what constitutes an
apartment than we have. For instance :
" To let, at No. —, a large, clean, and comfort-
able apartment, looking to the east, consisting of two
sitting rooms, nine bedrooms, and a kitchen."
So that one apartment in Rome includes twelve English
apartments or rooms. Then we have an announcement
of a steamer's starting, with a primitive cut of a
steamer. " The Tiber will leave Civitavecchia. for
Naples, on Thursday, :29th October." Next comes an
advertisement of an Italian grammar. To this suc-
ceeds a diary of the occupations, amusements, reli-
gious services and ceremonies of the week. On Sun-
day, October 25, it seems there were to be popular
festivities in the Villa Borghese at three P.M. ; those
fond of art might visit the studio of Overbeck, in the
Palazzo Cenci ; and there was to be high mass at St.
Peter's at nine, Las. ; vespers, at half-past three, P.M.
On Monday the museum of the capitol open from two
to five, P.M. ; and the gallery of the Villa Borghese,
from eleven !A.M. to half-past four P.M. On Tuesday,
vespers at St. Peter's, at four, P.M. On Wednes-
day, high mass and vespers at St. Peter's ; and the gal-
lery at the Palazzo Rospigliosi, from 9 a m. to 5 p.m.
On Thursday, the gallery and museum at the Vatican,
from two to five, p.m. On Friday the festival of the
blessed Alphonse Rodriguez, at the church of the Gesu.
On Saturday, vespers at St. Peter's, and papal vespers
at the Quirinal palace, both at half-past three, p.m. The
Rospigliosi gallery from nine a m. to five p.m., and the
villa of Prince Torlonia (ticket requisite). The follow-
ing were to be open daily, except on Saturday :—The
Borghese, Doric, Corsini, Sciarra-Colonna, Barberini,
Farnese, Farnesine, and Colonna galleries, and the Orti
Farnesiani, from eight a.m. to four p.m. To the follow-
ing places tickets were requisite :—Etruscan Museum
and Studio of Mosaics, at the Vatican ; Cupola of St.
Peter's, and the Villas Albani and Ludovi,i. Books
explaining the religious ceremonies of the Huly Week
are advertised ; also guide books to Rome, and to
Naples and Sicily ; and the last advertisement is as
follows :
" ARGENTINE THEATAE —To-morrow, Sunday, will
be performed, for the first time, 4rgia, an original drama,
by Giuseppe Checchetelli, with music by Pietro Corbi."
From the imprint, it appears that the directing editor
of this paper is " C. I. Hemans ;" and the proprietors,
" Prof. G. Brocchi, A. Morelli, and L. Piale." It is
altogether a very agreeable and interesting specimen of
a literary periodical ; destitute, certainly of leading ar-
ticles, deaths, and marriages, local and provincial news,
foreign and domestic intelligence, &c., but still furnish-
ing much light reading, coupled with interesting local
information, ( specially as to the habits, customs, and
religious ceremonies of the Eternal City, in this the
nineteenth century.

FAILURE OF THE POTATO CROP.

AN APPEAL FROM AN: IRISH CLERGYMAN TO
HIS ESTEEMED AND RESPECTED BRETHREN
IN ENGLAND, IN: BEHALF OF DESTITUTE
AND STARVING POOR INHABITING A DIS-
Tmur mum HAS SUFFERED DEPLORABLY
BY THE FAILURE OF THE POTATO CROP.
Kilmore Glebe, Drumsna, Ireland, Nov. 9, 1846.
Reverend Brethren,—l take the liberty of addressing
you from an early knowledge which I obtained of your
feeling and sympathy towards Ireland.
Certain of those manifestations of your charity com-
municated through my hands I stilt fondly retain, as
illustrating that liberality which it has been my lot to
observe on the part of yourselves and the lay members
of your community towards this country, it is now my
painful undertaking to solicit your humane exertions
within the spheres severally allotted to you in mitiga-
tion of the most heartrending sufferings which our na-
ture can be subjected to endure. I allude to the appal-
ling spectacles of starvation, which are daily witnessed
here, of fellow-creatures sinking under the most aggra-
vated pi ivations, combating the agonising pangs of
hunger, sharpened in no rare instances by the afflicting
clamorous wails of their craving children.
Wbiist engaged in addressing you thus far I have
more than three times been obliged to drop my pen and
to attend to persons supplicating for one morsel of food.
Need I apologise to you under such circumstances ?
Far be it from me, Reverend Brethren, to desire yodr
alms upon the terms of an overcharged representation.
Alas ! language ceases to exaggerate where it proves
insufficient to express. Doubtless you are aware that
the most strenuous exertions are being used under the
Irish Board of Works, in conjunction with district relief
committees, to avert the prevalence of such general dis-
tress, through the medium of extensive employment, as
also that poor-law unions are in existence ; that many
private individuals have come forward, besides public
bodies, comprising troops on foreign service ; the Com-
missioners of Woods and Forests, &c., in augmentation
of grants liberally bestowed from the Treasury. Not-
withstanding such is the extent of the sad visitation, that
further scope for benevolent exertion remains, as above
described, and especially in regard of a certain portion
of sufferers, whose necessity is at length only revealed
at their last extremity to their overtasked parish cler-
gyman !
May I then entertain the hope of your kind inter-
ference and assistance towards furnishing aid for the re-
lief of such famishing fellow- creatures around me, with-
out effecting any withdrawal of your bounty from other
localities whose exigencies may, with not less veracity,
be further represented to you?
And, while inviting your utmost scrutiny, and pro-
posing to supply through the intervention of a local
magistrate and the churchwardens of the parish such
returns as your benevolence, moving under the impulse
of discretion, may fitly ask in reference to the rigid ap-
plication of sums afforded in response to this appeal,
I beg leave to subscribe myself, Reverend Brethren
your respectful applicant in behalf of suffering fellow.
members,

ROBERT KING, A.M.,
Rector of Kilmore, diocese of Elphin.

WINGLAND, THE NOVA TERRA IN THE COUNTIES
OF NORFOLK AND LINCOLN.—In addition to the large
tract of land which has already been reclaimed from the
sea, a further reclamation of five hundred acres has
been made during the last few weeks, and measures
are now being taken to bring it at once into cultivation.
It is said that such is the productive nature of the soil that
the greater portion of the land will not be sold for less
than 1001. per acre. The success which has attended
these and other operations connected therewith, entitles
to the highest praise the zealous and respected Chair-
man of the Commissioners of the River Nene Outfall,
Tycho Wing, Esq., after whose name this district has
been called. Much credit is also due to the engineers,
Sir John Rennie and Mr. Hamilton Fulton, for the
ability and economy with which the works have been
carried out.
CENTRAL BARRACKS IN BIRMINGHAM.--Our Bir-
mingham correspondent says:—" Government has just
concluded a purchase of about fourteen acres of land, on
the east side of the town, for the erection of a great
central barracks for England. The site is on the angle
of the junction between the London and Birmingham
and Birmingham and Derby Railways, and will cost, we
hear, 2.5,000/. The new barracks will be the largest
yet built in the TJeized Kingdom, and troops stationed in
them may be in any part of England, by one or other
of the railways, in a few hours after receiving notice
from head-quarters. We understand the electric tele-
graph is to be brought into a centre at the barracks,
and communicate with all parts of the country,
extending along every lire of rail that may be made."
Loss or 3001.—0 n Wednesday the clerk of an
extensive linendraper in Oxford-street, whilst proceed-
ing", from that district to Cornhill, either lost or was
robbed of a pocket-book containing, in addition to other
valuable papers, Bank of England notes to the extent
of upwards of 300/. No clue being obtained likely to
lead to the recovery of the property, a large reward
was offered for its restoration.
The remains of Miss Harriet Churchill, of Maner-
place, South Chelsea, niece of the poet, and the last
member of his family, were on Tuesday deposited in
Caldwell,retßu renNwe rdiat
the family vault in St. Margaret's Church, Westminster.
without
hiwate:coT is likely, we hear, to be
itainodn,btehiengLnibaetruarlasllnyotreluctant being pro-
vided t
.;:otrtedy,BaciEndLiEdcaTter . Colonel Mures of
opposition,
engage in a contest under that disadvantage and so
close upon the period of a general election.—Scotsman.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princess
Mary, and his Serene 'Highness Prince 'Frederick of
Hesse, and attended by Mr. Edmond Mildmay, left the
Castle to-day, for her residence at Kew. Their Royal
Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and d
Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelita also took theiGrran de-
parture for Kew.
The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed
early morning walk.
His. Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by
his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar
and Lrd Byron, and attended by Major-General
Bowle,o and Captain the Hon. A. Gordon, enjoyed the
sport of shooting this morning.
The Royal Family took their usual exercise this
morning on the Eastern-terrace and grounds around the
Castle.
Lord Portman left the Castle to-day.
Her Re) al Highness the Princess Caroline of Hesse,
attended by Baroness de Scheel and Baron Meysenbuch,
is expected to arrive at the Castle to-day on a visit to
her Majesty.
The American Minister (Mr. George Bancroft), and
the Hon J. Bligh, are also expe3ted to arrive to-day on
a visit to the Queen.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will
include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her
Royal Highness the Princess Caroline of Hesse, his
Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, his
Excellency George Bancroft, the Lady in Waiting of the
Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Scheel, the Baroness
de Sneth, Viscount Palmerston, Lord and Lady Holland,
the Hon J. Bligh, and Baron Meysenbuch.
The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attend during
dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attend
n the Castle.

Her Royal Highness the Princess Caroline of Hesse,
attended by Baroness de Scheel and Baron Meysenbuch,
left Casbiobury Park, Herts, the residence of her Ma-
jesty the Queen Dowager, yesterday afternoon, for
Windsor Castle.
The Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, the
Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Meck-
lenburg Strelitz, and Prince Frederick of Hesse, returned
to Kew yesterday, from Windsor Castle.
The Duke of Norfolk had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. Mr.
Laurie had also an interview with the Right Hon.
Baronet.
Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday from
Windsor Castle. The Right Hon. Fox Maule, Secre-
tary at War, visited his Lordship at the Foreign-office
in the afternoon. The Noble Viscount returned to
Windsor Castle in the evening.
Mr. J. C. Layard had an interview with Earl Grey
yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Lord John Russell had a dinner party yesterday at
his residence in Chesham-place.
Mr. Charles Buller had an interview yesterday with
Sir George Grey.
Earl Grey had a dinner party yesterday at his resi-
dence in Belgrave-square.
The nominations of the Sheriffs for the ensuing year
took place yesterday (the morrow of St. Martin), in the
Court of Exchequer at Westminster, before the Lords
of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council.
Before the proceelings commenced the Right Hon.
Charles Wood entered the Court in his gold robe of
office as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and was sworn
before the Lord Chief Baron and the Barons of the
Exchequer.
The Lords of the Privy Council present at the nomina-
tion were the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Lord Pre-
sident, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice of the
Queen's Bench, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department, and Mr. Baron
Parke.
Seven of the Puisne Judges also assisted at the nomi-
nation; Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in
Waiting.
Their Lordships and the Judges having been sworn,
the nomination proceeded in the usual form, the
English counties, and afterwards the Welsh counties,
being called over, together with the names of the three
gentlemen nominated for each county last year. The
Judges who had been on the respective circuits supplied
a name in lieu of that of the present Sheriff, and in cases
where their Lordships allowed gentlemen (nominated
last year) to be excused from serving the office, and
their names to be taken off the roll, the Judges
further submitted other names to supply the vacancies—
three gentlemen being nominated for each county.
The ceremony concluded soon after three o'clock.
Mr. Hedworth Latabton, M.P., arrived at Farrance's
Hotel, Upper Belgrave-street, yesterday, from Brighton.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TAWERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
The following is a summary of the afternoon's betting ;--
CHESTER CUP.
000 to 20 and 1000 to 15 agst Mr. W. Scott's Erin-go-
Bragh—taken

DERBY.
900 to 50 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken
1050 to 30 agst Mr. Bowes's Lunedale—ditto
2000 to 50 agst Mr. Gully's Tantivy—ditto
1000 to 20 agst Mr. Gully's Mathematician—ditto
1000 to 20 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Liberator—laid twice
600 to 10 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle—taken.
THE NEWPORT PAGNALL STEEPLE CHASE.
The following bets were laid in the course of the day :-
5 to 1 agst Mr. Lambden's Discount
6 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's The Switcher
12 to 1 agst Mr. C. C. Brooke's Eagle
12 to 1 agst Mr. J. Power's Saucepan.
Switcher's starting is said to be doubtful.
SWAFFHAM COURSING MEETING.
TUESDAY AN!) WEDNESDAY.
THE CM

Mr. Bennet's Waterloo (late Ensign) beat Mr. Arabia's
Attleborough.
Mr. B. Smyth's Silesia beat Mr. Hanbury's Go-again
(late Reginald).
Mr. Bagge's Topsail beat Mr. Caldwell's Regard.
Mr. Hanbury's Qarlick beat Mr. Villebois' Negro.
Mr. Bagge's Treasurer beat Mr. Wythe's Fortune-teller.
Mr. Buckworth's Backsheesh beat Mr. Burroughes's
Clansman.
Mr. B. Smyth's Sam Slick beat Mr. Gurney's Aspasia.
Lord Stradbroke's Mawworm bt. Mr. H. Villebois' Dandy,
First Ties—Silesia beat Topsail; Backsheesh beat Trea-
surer; Garlick beat Waterloo; Mawworm beat Sam Slick

THE NAVY.
(From the Times.)
A latter signed " Navalis," in our paper of yesterday,
expressed a dissatisfaction, which is probably general
amongst the members of the writer's profession, at the
reduction of complements which all ships of war are
forthwith to suffer. The intimation, however, of this
determination on the part of the Admiralty was not the
only remarkable piece of information contaied in our
naval intelligence of that day from which our correspen-
dent extracted the subject of his comments. If our
readers had looked carefully over the column in question,
they might have observed several statements bearing
rather a striking relation to each other. It was there
renorted that the Vengeance had great difficulty in en-
tering any seamen; that the Penelope was in similar
straits; and that the Victory had been almost drained of
her crew to supply sea-going vessels. Yesterday, too, we
announced, in our intelligence from Portsmouth, that
the Mercury tender had left that port for Plymouth
with " one supernumerary." And at the moment.
that we were presenting the public with a record of
Lieutenant Green's services and rewards, it was openly
stated that the Admiralty had been involuntarily
driven to the proposed reductions as regarded the
officers in consequence of the " difficulty experienced
in finding lieutenants to serve." Few persons will have
any trouble in putting these facts together, arid extract-
ing a moral for themselves. That lieutenants should
not be easily procured will hardly be a matter of sur-
prise, considering the price offered by a grateful country
tor their lives and labours; nor is the appearance of the
bargain much bettered by the fact that, instead of the
honourable and useful services on which Lieutenant
Green had the gratification of gratuitously expending
his strength, an applicant for employment would now be
almost certainly dispatched to the Gulf of Guinea, there
to consume his health and his ardour in a task promising
danger in abundance, but which he can hardly represent
to himself as a patriotic service of his country, except by
a most liberal interpretation of the phrase. The
western coast of Africa seems as serviceable to our
navy as the northern coast is to the French army. A
superfluity of professional zeal can be admirably expended
in the plain of Algiers er the Bight of Benin, and any
troublesome tendencies to activity or enterprise may be
effectually counteracted by the prospect exhibited of their
issue. Connected—and very inconveniently too—with
the circumstances to which we have been alluding is the
report which was partially current not many days ago
concerning the immediate equipment of a strong squadron
of line-of-battle ships and frigates. That this rumour is
incorrect may be very true, but the condition of Europe
and our relations with foreign Powers have experienced
such alterations since the last session of Parliament as
to leave it at least possible that a speedy augmentation
of our force afloat may be considered desirable. And at
such a crisis what will be our condition ? There are
ships enough in Portsmouth harbour to fight another
Trafalgar--there are guns and shells enough at Wool-
wich to sweep the Channel like the ditch of a fortress—
there are steamers enough in our royal and mercantile
navies to blockade the ports of the Atlantic and the Me-
diterranean from Dunkirk to Toulon—but when we
come to bring these powers into action it is found that
we can hardly. man an eighty-gun ship !If the destina-
tion of the Penelope be considered as rather damaging I
her attractions, the same excuse cannot be alleged of the
Vengeance ; yet here is an example of the resources sup-
plied by the present system immediately under our eyes,
at a period when rumour proclaims, and reason suggests,
that we may speedily have to put these resources
to a very trying proof. We do trust that the reduction
of ships' complements may not be a necessity imposed on
Government by the deficiency of ready volunteers, but
we must express our regret that the measure should
have been adopted on any principle or from any cause
except that of its avowed expediency. It has been a
question, though one admitting perhaps of an easy solu-
tion, whether a very strong crew was not liable to more
severe losses in action than a less crowded vessel, and
we can understand a reduction confessedly proceeding
on this principle; but an involuntary diminution of the
complements of our ships must argue a mal- arrangement
of our resources, or a miscalculation of our means. No
Minister need for a moment hesitate to demand a vote
sufficient to man, fully and effectively, by fair means and
on honourable terms, as many vessels as the credit and
interests of the country may be shown to require. But
is it not now abundantly clear that our present system
is utterly unequal to any emergency? Admitting that
seamen are naturally less numerous in time of peace—
that the prospect of active and honourable
service would allure hundreds of excellent hands—
that war would release the crews of many a
merchantman—and that the coast-guard and the
yachtsmen would form a very pretty little reserve—yet
it must be obvious that this increased supply would bear
no kind of proportion to our increased demand. Three
ships of the line we might thus, perhaps, turn out splen-
didly in a week or two, but what is to be done with the
next ten or twelve ? We fear that our old system of
impressment is counted on with complacency by Govern-
ment and with resignation by naval men as the expe-
dient by which carelessness is to be compensated and
forethought supplied. Our condition then will be this:
—Presuming matters to proceed in the most favourable
manner, we shall tyrannically seize upon the services of
thousands of our countrymen whose free aid we were
neither prudent nor liberal enough to engage ; we shall
hand these captive victims over to their respective
officers, who will necessarily have to subdue the
ignorance, obstinacy, sullenness, or vicdictiveness
of such a class by arbitrary and repulsive
means ; and at length, when lashes and labours have
formed a passable crew, we shall send them to face
death for our honour and glory. This is the most favour-
able issue that can possibly be prayed for from our ad-
herence to the ancient system. If we can discover and
seize our victims, if we can crush them into shape, and
if we can escape a mortal struggle till these prelimi-
naries are completed, we have then got everything we
could have hoped. But, suppose the course of our in-
justice to run a little contrary—suppose the more civi-
lized state of public opinion to revolt and rebel at acts of
daily oppression and brutality which it passed unheeded
forty 3 ears ago—suppose the improved condition of the
individual seaman to interfere materially with the pro-
jected discipline suppose common cause to be made
with the sufferers in these nightly razzias—and suppose
the energy, strength, and discipline of the enemy to
allow us no such law sad license as in past generations
we enjoyed—what will be our condition then? And
which is the more probable of these hypothetical alter-
natives ? We have never been inconsiderate alarmists
on. the state of our navy ; we believe our resources to be
unbounded both of men and means, but it is strange that
successive Administrations, while so laudably organizing
the latter of these requisites, should so pertinaciously
conspire to neglect the former.

THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER.
On the sth of October we made the following state-
ment:—" We understand that a department of the Go-
vernment, hitherto carried on under a chief, is, for the
future, to be managed by the same chief, assisted by a
board of unpaid commissioners. The names of the
latter we are not yet at liberty to disclose, but, if we mis-
take not, they will throw a very curious light on the
present state of parties in this country." There is now
no longer any necessity for preserving the secrecy that
was at the time imposed on us. The department al-
luded to is that of the Duchy of Lancaster, and the in-
tended board of commissioners—however surprising the
fact may appear to our readers—will be composed of the
Earl of Spencer, the Earl of Lincoln, Sir James
Graham, and the Earl of Hardwicke ! We
were strictly correct in saying that these com-
missioners will receive no pecuniary emolument ; but we
do hear that certain arrangements have been made in
reference to the distribution of patronage, by virtue of
which the new Board will not be left altogether without
influence. Indeed, it is hinted that this provision is so
ample as to have already excited no inconsiderable indig-
nation in a Noble Lord who imagines that he has been
unfairly deprived of the advantages he formerly pos-
sessed. Of this, however, we know nothing ; it is for
the present, quite enough for us to know that two
members of Sir Robert Peel's late Cabinet, and a noble-
man who held an appointment in the royal household
under the same Administration, have accepted office at
the hands of Lord John Russell. Were we altogether
wrong when, five weeks ago, we ventured to say that
the circumstance would " throw a very curious light on
the present state of parties in this country ?"—Post.
[We do not believe there is any truth in the above. A.
commission of inquiry may be appointed, but no per-
manent Board superseding the present.—ED. Sun.]

Mr. George Robins has for a long time threatened
Ibieeenhains atth
the
fav lengthou redeemedfavoured
l ilist
thathis h prom.ave hadi s ea
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view
to furnish his beautiful Marine Villa, at • Kemp-town.
of the tact that we learn is so conspicuous throughout,
but we are assured there is no other mansion whose pre-
tensions can at all approach the one under review. Next
week we promise our readers to go and judge for our-
selves. It should seem it is to be ready for occupation
next week. Mr. Robins dots not intend to let it
for a less period than three or five years; he observes
he cannot afford to have all the gold obliterated from the
gingerbread before it has been six months occupied. It
will be a treat to see it, and a private order can be ob-
tained from Mr. Robins at the Old Ship, to admit any
one not determinedly bent on curiosity only. It will be
seen there bas been a great christening in East-street;
Mr. Robins now proclaims Mr. Martin of old " the
Brighton Gillow" for ever and ever.—Br
terighton Gazette.
DEATH FROM LAUDANUM.—Yesday Mr. Mills
held an inquest at the Percy Arms, Great Percy-street,
Clerkenwell, on the body of Mr. Samuel Matthieson,
aged 26, a wine agent, living at 22, Soley-place. in the
above neighbourhood. Mrs. Perrins, deceased's land-
lady, said he had resided in her house since March last.
Latterly he appeared much deprossed in mind, and com-
plained of having no friends. His complaint, however,
was without foundation. On Sunday night he retired to
bed at a late hour. On the following morning she
kilocked at his door, as usual, and not receiving an
answer, she entered his bedroom, and found him insen-
sible in bed. Mr. Fogarty, a surgeon, was instantly called
in, and pronounced the case a hopeless one. Deceased
died in the afternoon. Mr. Fogarty had since opened
the body, ar d said the cause of death was apoplexy, in-
duced by laudanum. Several witnesses having proved
the disturbed state of deceased's mind, and his habit of
taking opium as a remedy, the jury returned the follow-
ing verdict:—" That the deceased died from the effects
of laudanum, drunk whilst labouring under the effects of
temporary insanity; but whether he drank it for the
purpose of destroying himself, or took an overdose as a
remedy, there was not evidence enough to prove."
We perceive that Zadkiel's Almanac, which has
had an extensive sale for sixteen years past, is reduc€d
in price to sixpence. It is likely to sell largely ; but we
hope that the prediction of disease in the wheat may not
be ac correct as was that this year regarding the potatoes.
Colonel Sir Wm. Gossett, of the Royal Engineers,
Sergeant-at-Arms in the House of Commons, will for
the future rank as Major-General in the Army, which
he first entered in 1798.

COMMISSION OF LUNACY. 1
EXTRAORDINARY DELUSIONS.-EFFECTS 01?

PRCiSPERITY.

Yesterday a commission de lunatico inguirendo was
opened be:ore Mr. Commissioner Winslow and nineteen
special jurors, at the Manor House, Stoke Newington,
to inquire into the state of mind of Mr. Thomas Teague,
aged 37, described in the commission as of Birmingham,
but now an inmate of Mr. Birkett's asylum, Nortaum-
berlatl House, Stuke Newington.
The unfortunate gentleman is a wealthy tradesman at
Birmingham, possessed of property to the amount of
about 40,0001., having no relations who can at present
he found. The commission, which was unopposed, was
taken out by a friend, Mr. A. S. Stocker, of Bartholo-
mew-close. In support of the commission, Mr. H.
Weeks, of Clifford's Inn, appeared as solicitor ; and Mr.
Rupert Kettle, of the Chancery bar, as counsel.
From the Learned Counsel's statement, the evidence of
Mr. Birkett, of Northumberland House, Henry Croft,
an attendant ; Mr. A. T. Spencer, surgeon ; Mr. H. P.
Ree, surgeon ; and other testimony, it appeared that
Mr. Teague was a native of 'Wales, that he had been
apprenticed to a painter and glazier, at Birmingham,
where he became very industrious and frugal—even
penurious. He afterwards established himself in busi-
ness, alai continuing penurious as hell as industrious,
lie became successful, and amassed property, the posses-
sion of which seemed first to have impaired his mind,
which seemed to have more decidedly given way on his
inheriting freehold property in Wales. It was in the
month of July last that his state of mind became appa-
rent, and his strange and incoherent conduct at the
house of Mr. Stocker, gunmaker, of the Strand, ren-
dered it necessary that he should be placed under re-
straint, and he was subsequently removed to Northu
is-
berland House, where he laboured under the delusion
that he was Christ, and also that the Saviour was in the
room with him, several hours at a time; that he was im-
mensely rich, possessed of millions, offering to advance
thousands to many persons; that Northumberland House
belonged to him, for which he was (as he said) paying
5001. a year; that he (himself) was God Almighty, and
so was Mr. Birkett; that he had killed somebody; that
he was Buonaparte, and Buonaparte's son; that their at-
tendants were all Wellingtons, and that he turned into
devils of all shapes, being satarised, as he termed it by
a large quantity of mercury, which had been given to
him by a country doctor, &c. As a further proof of
the state of his mind, he was accustomed to anoint his
person with filth, and even to mix it with his food.
The unfortunate gentleman, a tall, slim, but wild-look-
ing man, was introduced and seated by the side of the
L, arned Commissioner. He said, in answer to questions,
that he knew the nature of the inquiry ; that all his re-
latives lived at Mr. Birkett's ; that his property was
worth 25,0001. a year, &c.
Ajuror—llo you still carry on business at Birming-
ham. Mr. Teague (putting himself into a fighting atti-
tude)—Yes, I'll paint your portrait whenever you please.
Having answered two or three other questions, he said,
" It's all right—if you want to know any more, speak
to Mr. Birkett, for I want my dinner."
Here he rose abruptly, and left the room.
The jury immediately expressed themselves satisfied,
and returned a verdict, dating the unsoundness of his
mind from the 29th July, 1846.