The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-10 00:00:00

TUE SUN, LONDON,

BANKRUPTCY.—(T Ills DAY.)
IMPORTANT TO BANKRUPTS.-111 a case before Mr.
Commissioner Goulburn, " Re Morse," the bankrupt
had carried on business as a woolstapler, at Neithrop,
Oxfordshire, and his certificate was suspended with-
out protection for six months. On Saturday an audit
Meeting was appointed, but the bankrupt not being in
Attendance,
His HONOUR said that the bankrupt was bound to
attend all meetings to explain his accounts, and pro-
bably his certificate would be further suspended for
his neglect.

MARLBRO'-STREET--(THIS DAY.)
William Dirks, a well known thief, was brought
before Mr. Bingham, charged with picking the pocket
of a lady named Halle, residing at No. 9, Sidmouth-
street.
The prosecutrix was purchasing a fowl at a poul-
terer's shop on Saturday night, when she observed the
prisoner standing close by her. She was in the act
of turning round, when she felt some person withdraw
their hand from her pocket. She immediately put
her hand to her pocket, and caught hold of the pHs°•
ner's hand. A man at that time, who had observed
the whole transactionpicked
it up the purse at the
prisoner's feet, and gave it to prosecutrix, who idepti-
bed as hers. The prisoner was then given into
custody.
The prisoner, who denied the charge, was committed
for trial.
chAnn Bryant, a wretched looking woman, was
arged before Mr. I3ingham with attempting to ob-
tain from Colonel Ange-rstEin, 72, Jermyn-street, the
sum of 35., by fraudulent representations.
It appeared that on Saturday evening the defendant
went to the gallant colonel's residence, and on seeing
him, produced a certificate to the effect that her child
Was suffering under a severe case of hernia, and that
she had an order for a truss from the Truss Society,
and that the truss would not he ready till Tuesday
next.‘ He thought this rather odd, and knowing Mr.
!./ser Hawkins, the surgeon to the society, he felt it
his duty to inquire further into it. He therefore sent
his servant with the prisoner to that gentleman, who
denied that the woman had ever made application for
a truss. The defendant had previously told him that
she could get a truss suitable for her child for 35.,
and requested him to give her the money. On being
further questioned, the defendant stated that a gentle-
man by the name of Gregory gave her the order. His
servant went to that gentleman, who said he gave the.
order to the woman, but she had not made use of it.
lie (complainant) then felt convinced that though the
child was in a dreadful state of suffering, the woman
kept the order for the purpose of exciting charity.
Mr. 13iNcriAxt committed her for one month, and
ordered the child to be kindly looked after in the
workhouse.

WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
James Pench, a !potman in the service of Mr. W.
Parker, landlord of the Pewter Platter public-house,
White Lion-street, was charged as follows :
Mr. Parker said that last night he was in his par-
lour when he heard the prisoner making use of abuse
I°lvards his (prosecutor's) wife. Witness remon-
strated with the prisoner, and attempted to put him
out of the house, when the prisoner struck and kicked
him most violently. The police-constable fortunately
Fame to his assistance, and the prisoner was taken
into custody.
The prisoner made a rambling defence.
Mr. IlAmmiu. said he should convict him in the
penalty of 405., or three weeks' imprisonment.
As the prisoner was being led out of the office, he
turned round to the prosecutor and made use of some
threatening language towards him.
Mr. HAMMILL ordered the prisoner to be brought
back, and said that, at the expiration of the sentence,
he should in addition thereto order him to find two
sureties in 20/. each to keep the peace for 12 months.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAT.
LIVERPOOL CUP.-100 to 6 offered on the field; offers
to take 100 to 5 each agst Pioneer, St. Leger, and
Wolverhampton.
CIIRSTER CIJP.-1,000 to 20 offered on the field; 1,000
to IS agst Clumsy, 1,000 to 15 agst Blaze, and 1,000 to
15 agst Jock O'SOL
DERBY.-250 to 25 and 110 to 10 agst Surplice, 300
to 25 agst Glendower, 2,500 to 100 agst Springy Jack,
300 to 10 agst Beverlac, 1,000 to 15 ngst Fiddler.

INTELLIG ENCE EXTRA.
EPSOM SPRING MEETING, 1848.
Entry for Two Yrs Old Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25
added. Half a mile.
Lord Lonsdale's c by Epirus, d by D'Egville—Mr,
Leigh's Cashier—Mr. Verrall's British Consul—Mr.
Bolt's cby Gladiator, dby Discount—Mr. Cooper's f
#by Kremlin, out of Ringworm—Mr. Jackson's Christiana
--Mr. Jones's Docility—Mr. Greville's Clarissa—Mr. S.
Nevin's by Cf.usar, out of Eraily (h b)—Mr. Gully's
11.aata—Mr. Douglas's Margaret—Mr. Gregory's Que-
rida—Mr. Gratwicke's Cheerful—Duke of Richmond's
Syrup—Mr. Drinkald's Tommy—Mr. Drinkald's Thorn-
hill—Mr. Payne's Farthingale—Mr. W. 11. Roberts's
Charm.

EPSOM SECOND MEETING, 1848.
Entry for the Woodcote Stakes of 10 sous. each, with
100 added. T.Y.C.
Mr. Leigh's Cashier—Count Bathyany's Lepidas—
Mr. Vorrall's British Consul—Mr. Critehley's Sir Henry
Hardinge—Mr. Death's Ctesarion—Mr. T. B. Charlton's
Kissawsy—Mr. Rolt's The White Lady—Mr. B. Green's
Westow—Mr. B. Green's Abbot of Meaux—Mr. Ley's
eby Plane, out of Partiality—Mr. Nevin's fby ("icier,
out of Emily—Mr. Irtvin's Philippa--!qtr. Herbert's c
by Sir llercules, out of Empress—Mr. Herbert's cby
Venison, out of Odessa—Mr. J. Day's Traitress—Duke
of Richmond's Syrup—Mr. Osbaldeston's Ruvensborne
—Lord Chesterfield's f by Jereed, out of Rhodanther—
Mr. Payne's Farthingale—Mr, W. H. Roberts's Brother
to Eldon—Mr. Roberts's Chartn—Mr. Etwad's fby
Emilius, out of Soldier's Joy.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
The Cheltenham stag-hds., Fri., Prestbury Park-12.
The Albrighton hds., Thurs., Seighford; Sat., Chil-
lington.

Mr. Seymeur Allen's hds., Tees., Lawrenny-10;
Fri., Walleston Moor-10i.
The South Berkshire kds., Tues., Jacob's Booth; Fri.,
Red Lion, Basildon-10i.
Sir John Cope's hds., Wed., Slade Heath; Fri., White
Waltham.
The Craven lids., Wed., Henswood; Fri., Cake Wood;
Sat., Great Shefford-10i.
The Carmarthen hds., Tues., Cotleigh Bridge; Fri.,
Pau By.
Mr. Fellowes's lids., Tues., Drayford Bridge; Wed.
Ringsnyrnpton Park; Fri., Newnham Bridge; Sat., Ro-
mankiEigh Beacon-10.
The Ayrshire hds., Tues., Dalrymple Village; Thurs.
Rosemount; Sat., Loch Brown-14
The Sherwood harrs., Tues., Rainworth Bar; Fri.,
Robin Dawn Hill-11.
The Hambledon hds., Wed., Bordean House; Fri.,
Swanmore House-10i.
The IL H.. Tues., Tichborne Park; Thurs., Atkin's
Lone Barn; Sat., Rotherfield Park-10i.
The East Kent hds., Wed., Swingfield Park; Fri., Sib-
ton Gate-10i.
,The Monmouthshire hda., Tues., the King of Prussia;
Fri., Brynderwen.
.The N. F. H., Tues., Eyeworth Lodge; Thurs., Pyle-
well; Sat., Earldoms-10i.
The Pytchley hds., Wed., Sulby Hall; Fri., Walcot
Village; Sat., Ashly, St. Ledger's Village-104.
Puckeridge hds., Wed., Widdrington; Sat., Chipping.
.Surrey Union hds., Thurs., Aldbury Heath; Sat., Row
Barns.
The Tredegar lids., Wed., Tredegar Park; Fri., Ebbro
Village.
The Hay don hds., Wed., Spring Plantation; Sat.,
Harsondale.
The Tindale lids., Thurs., Bywell-10i.
Sir C. Constable's stag hds., Wed., Lelley-111.
The Cambridgeshire hds., Wed., Shearhatch Wood;
Fri., Hard", icke Arms-10i.
The Oakley hds., Thurs., Tyringham; Sat., Risely
The F. B. hda., Fri., Croftweit-101.
The Linlithgow and Stirlingshire lids., Thurs., Rave-
brig Gate; Sat., Broxburn-101
The Devon hds., Thurs., Ingsdon Mill.
Sir Henry Seale's lids., Tues., Morley Toll-bar; Fri.,
Bow Bridge, Ashbrington-10.
?Ir. Fursa's hds., Fri., Huntsham Wood.
The South Devon harrs., Thurs., Buckland Tout
Stint; Sat., I)eptford's Court-10.

GOVERNMENT GRATUITY TO THE WIDOW OF THE
LATE MR. WALKER.—We have great satisfaction in an-
nouncinng that the Government have determined upon
gra_T Iltig a gratuity of 701. to the widow of the late Mr.
"itnles Walker, surgeon, of this city, who, it will be re•
membered, died in the early part of the last year of
oeZere, taken in the discharge of his duty as medical
11Zet of the London-road district. We understand
_taeGovarnrnent has also granted similar gratuities in
"d°icui cases at Liverpool and Chester.—Manchester Guar.

h*i
Ise are happ
W -;' wn."1,1 be -ryec ',tad with universal regret, that his
to be able to contradict a report,
disease of
it°-
41 --'gnness theel Prince Consort labours under a
unauthenticatec
the lungs. Several frivolous and evidently
reportshave been going the round of
the newap
bitten by e. a
4Pers to the effect that her Dlajesty had been
u°V., had established a " millinery depart
meat," and engaged a German physician; they all, secluded
a' character f unfounded gossip, which
p their achni,sioo into our columns. The
statement, ow
h —ever, with regard to the health of the
Prince Albert is of sufficiently serious nature to merit
an immediate and distinct contradiction.-7 imes.
' THE LATE ACCIDENT AT THE EUSTON-SQUARE
STATION.—Upon inquiry Hospital on Saturday evening,
at the University College
as to the state of the
Ilimen injured in the above unfortunate occurrence, on
ursday last, it 'was stated that Charles Gage and
James Hickie are still pronounced by Mr. Quain, the
Zethead surgeon of the institution, under whose care they
,t e,sa all Placed, to be in a state of great danger. Hickie
. s
that ustained a fractured skull, and it is not considered
nly he can recover.. The other sufferers are fast
recovering.
Francist is confidently rumoured that Rear-Admiral Sir
Aegustus Collier, C. 8., K.C.H., will succeed
titehei.ate
distinguished Commander•in-Chief at Cork,
ti
Admiral Sir Thomas Ussher.—United Service
Quette.

MAGAZINES—(CONTIN UED ).
TAI T.
In a political memorandum of rather unsatisfactory
brerity, we observe that Tait expresses a judicious
contempt for the Currency Committee, by the ap-
pointment of which, towards the close of 1847, Par-
liament virtually shelved the question of our mone-
tary difficulties. The tone of the writeris as depre-
ciative as his remarks are sententious. " Currency
Committees," says he, " portend
evil—each succes-
sive Committee has produced something worse than its
predecessor " After observing that the science into
which they have to examine is plain and comprehen-
sible even to triteness, lie observes-7" There might
be with the same propriety a Parliamentary Com-
mittee appointed every other year to sit upon the rule
of three, or consider vulgar fractions, and extract
the cube root of the National Debt. How much
truth there is in this may be guessed by those who
have glanced through the library of blue books.
What shall we say of our coten orary when, speak-
ing of the " Irish Coercion Bill, as he callsit, or as
the Act itself was entitled, " The Prevention of
Crime and Outrage (Ireland) Bill," he observes—
" Our principal objection to this measure is to be
found in its companionless origin ?" Has he
forgotten the boon of a poor-law by which
that Act had been preceded, during the session
which had only then recently expired ? A couple
of leading articles are prefixed to the January number
—one on " Ragged Churches," the other on " Reme-
dies for Highland Famine"—both brief but pithy.
The first of a bundle of gossiping " Letters from the
Channel Islands" follows; and then a criticism on
Mr. Westgarth's historical and topographical account
of Australia Felix. George Gilfillan contributes a
rambling estimate of the intellectual character, and
moral, mission and literary position of Ralph Waldo
Emerson. How far the estimate is penned in a fan-
tastic manner may be conjectured from the fact of
Emerson being at one moment likened to a "flunky,"
at another to a "melon," at another to "Rip van
Winkle," at another to a "grocer," at another to
" Simon Stylites," at another to a "tree" with sap
running in his veins instead of blood. Still the paper
has thoughts that are shrewd, large-hearted, and
manly; it will be an agreeable introduction to Scot-
land for the great essayist from Massachusetts. With
all deference to the very oracular opinions of Mr.
Gilfillan, we must dissent from him with intense
emphasis when he speaks of Emerson as the greatest
poet of America. While the Song not only of
Longfellow, but of Bryant, resounds in our
memory, we cannot coincide in such a pre-
posterously wide decision. Neither can Mr.
Gilfillan monopolise to himself the faculty of
appreciating, or the capacity for depicting, the glories
of nature. Let him be wary, lest he degenerate from
pertnessinto self-sufficiency. He has one sly and
severe blow at the age, where he mentions Emerson
as " teaching spiritual truth to those to whom Mam-
mon—not Moses—has become the lawgiver, and Cant
-7-not Christ—the God." "Furstenruhe" is con-
tinued, and so also are the chapters of Sir Thomas
Dick Lauder on " Scottish Rivers." Elizabeth
Youatt contributes a pleasant essay on " Old Songs,"
and the sanitary question is considered in its imme-
diate application as a preventive of physical disease.
Several literary reviews are comprised in the number,
but we miss the tart and sarcastic spirit of De
Quincey.

DOUGLAS JERROLD.
We hail with satisfaction the appearance in this
number of the first chapters of the new novel of
" Twiddlethumb Town," by the editor. It promises
to surpass in pungency and truth anything that
Douglas Jerrold has yet written. What, for instance,
ca❑ be more bitterly sarcastic than the following, on
the magpie crest of the Duke de Bobs ?
" For the magpie—the crest of the blood of the De
Bob.—was of ancient net.t. his ancestress, much put

to her wits for materials, had built and set in the Ark ;
her husband, it may be, looking curiously at the sea-
gulls through the windows, and wishing himself for a
short time web-footed, aquatic. The De Bobs' magpie
could trace a progenitor to Babel ! a magpie in the pos-
session of a hod man ; a bird that, flying from his mas-
ter with his master's confounded tongue, brought Irish
to the children of Erin, at that early day seated
upon thrones of ivory, and carrying walking-sticks of

virgin gold.
"It could only be such a magpie, hatched in such a
genealogical tree, that could be borne by a Duke de
Bobs. The bird had been the crest of his family for
many, many ages. An officer of the Herald's college of
Twiddlethumb—a pious looking man, with so smooth a
cheek that no lie for any money could be made to hang
upon it—a herald's officer decl►red that he had traced the
De Bobs' magpie to so early an age, that he fouud Time
himself a very little boy, feeding the bird with grubs
and caterpillars. Was it not a virtue in the Duke do

Bobs to be proud of such a magpie ?
" The Duke de Bobs swore by his magpie.
" A big, solemn nook has yet to be written on the
oaths of the high and mighty swearers of the earth. Oft-
times, curious and precious oaths. Sometimes, too, Cu-
rious and serviceable as old china, that however cracked
and flawed, still serves for customary, household use, as
well as the soundest. The oaths of emperors and kings
—oaths of old fashion—are instructive, provoking me-
ditation. We think of them with wonder whe❑ unbroken.
We consider them with astonishment; even as we should
contemplate a silken thread that had tethered rhinoce-
ros—a trout hook once holding leviathan.
" The Duke de Bobs swore by the magpie ; for his
oath, inspired by his tutelary bird, ran ever thus, By
Black or ‘‘ bite.' A good, serviceable, working-day
oath, befitting the Dukedom of a 1)e Bobs ; an oath
that it was impossible to break. For the Duke de Bobs,
though he took the oath sometimes as often as he winked,
was never known to be forsworn. By Black or White
was, in sooth, an oath made very easy.
" And now the reader of his own cunning may under-
stand wherefore the townsfolk of Twiddlethumb looked
uneasily at the Duke's crest—the terrible magpie. The
bird was mixed up in their recollections with many
wrongs and many sufferings. The Twiddlethumber,
spoiled of a cow—robbed of a goose—his hen-roost ra-
vaged—or his pocket picked of twopence—laid the loss
to the thievishness of the magpie. The bird—the Duke's
winged Black and White familiar—was accounted the
curse of Twiddlethumb. For there ran throughout the
town--nay, it was a belief brimming in the hearts of the
iddlethumbers—that the Duke's crest, though seem•

~
ingly a thing of paint, or oak, or stone, according to its
place—now smooth and shining OR the Duke's coach—
now p'rched on the Duke's state chair—and now carved
over the Duke's windows—was a creature of most mali-

cious vitality. The magpie crest—swore the Twiddle
thumbers—was a living mischief ; of such cunning and
such force, that it coat nick the lock of a money-box,
or carry off a bullock. The thing was a devil in feathers,
that when he liked hopped out from the Duke's shield, or
flew down from the Duke's chair, to pillage the Twid-
dlethurobers—the Duke's unresisting people.
"We cannot believe in this black art of heraldry. It
is a coward's blow to strike the dead ; and to give our
faith to the superstition of Twiddlethumb would be—we
profoundly feel as much—to smite the honourable dust
of iron mighty men. For should we not tamper with
the ignorance of the many, whom we do not refuse to
call our fellow-creatures, were we to allow a vital rapa-
city to the Duke's crest—a carved or painted magpie ?
For after such allowance, what man's crest would be
safe,? Griffins and leopards and tigers, whelped bun-
dreds of years ago in the bed of glory, and fed on human
flesh, were notwithstanding harmless creatures ; of no
mere ill-will than tame rabbits. They sprawled in
shields, and stood upon helmete, and had strong thews
of silk and worsted worked for them by female fingers.
The lord of the castle looked upon his hangings, and saw
therein his griffins' the children of his own sword and
his wife's needle. Awl shall we give air to a belief in a
possible necromancy that, at any age sof the world,
could animate the panther of a Baron Fitzermonois, suf-
fering the beast to prowl out from his tapestry at night
among the homesteads of the baron's tenants ; now
killing a child, and now sucking the blood of poultry ?
" Such superstition once afoot, where would it stop ?
Would it respect royal crests ? We think not. No :
the audacity of the human mind would, we much fear it,
give words of abuse even to imperial eagles. Felon
knave !'—some hardy slave might say, glaring on the
royal bird ; some biped clod of the soil, his blood of no
richer compound than converted black bread felon
knave ! dead ihing that thou seemest, thou hast accursed
life : thou art here, thou hypocrite of honour, to attest
to foolish men thy daring and thy might. Thou eanst
give look for look with the all-lighting sun, and carry
thunderbolts. This is said of thee, but this we know :
this the myriad lowly best can tell. Thou fattenest on
tke poor man's lamb, and devoureat the poor man's kid.'
And should it chance that the eagle have two heads, the
malicen of the opprobrious boor perchance might add—
Ad if thou hast two heads, is it not that thou may
eat lamb`and kid at the same time ?' "
" Galleries of Art for the People" is a paper well
worthy the consideration of all those who would wish
to imbue our people with a love of art. The proposal
to establish in all our large provincial townegalleries of
engravings from the_best pictures and of casts from
the hest specimens of sculpture, is one which, if car-
ried out, and carried out it may be at a very small
expence, will do much towards improving the taste of
the people. In the lighter department of literature
we have a well- told tale, entitled, " Vanity in Death,"
giving a most pathetic description of the death-bed
scene of a " poor player," Andy. farcical paper full
of dramatic effects, entitled, " Rather too much of
a Benefit." This last is from the practised pen of
Horace Mayhew. This is the best number of this
magazine that has appeared for some time.

-ROOD'S MAGAZINE.
Ovid never depicted a more incomprehensble
i meta-
morphosis than that which is exemplified n this
magazine. It is no longer the organ of Hood, although it
still bears the name of that remarkable and lamented
man. It is no longer " The Humourist." It is a
literary, scientific, and dramatic journal. In the
commencement of 1848, the editor begins a serial,
which he facetiously terms a novel, but which, as yet,
is only a jumble of very serious common-places. It
must be acknowledged that we hay
first chapters, yet we conceive, froi,
aridity of style, they might have bee
face, or an introduction, or an
—perhaps judiciously—have been .
How far the magazine can be regard

organ we may judge from the fact of its favouring
us; with an instalment of a second-hand translation.
from a cheap edition of Ranke's " History of
the Popes." How far it is scientific may be guessed.
from its containing not one tittle of scientific infor-
mail= ; and how far it is a competent dramatic.
authority is shown by its statement—in the account
of the Shakspere night at Covent-garden—that " the
entertainment commenced with a prologue written
by Mr. Charles Knight, and spoken by Mr. Phelps,"
and its sententious judgment upon the said prologue
that "it was scarcely worthy of the occasion ;"
when the truth is the entertainment did not com-
mence with the prologue, because Mr. Phelps did
not deliver it then, or during any part of the evening,
and when every one who has a single fibre of sensibi-
lity, or who can appreciate two lines of poetry, must
have felt that the composition in question was an
honour to the intellect and the enthusiasm of Mr.
Charles Knight, and, in a peculiar manner, worthy
of that memorable and national occasion. There is,
on the whole, a terrible falling off in this periodical.