The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-14 00:00:00

DECEMBER 14, 1848,

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, DEC. 14.—Wind E.S.E., light pleasant
breEze, arid fine clear dry weather.

ARDBOSSAN, 12.—The Clydesdale, from Porto
Rico to the Clyde, which was stranded on the 29th ult.,
at Sea Mill, wire dot off yesterday, and has been brouJit
into this port with considerable damage; part of cargo
saved.

HAuwicit, DEC. 12.—The General Washington, from
I3remen to New Orleans, was on shore on the Long Sand
yesterday, but got off and proceeded.
OFF PORTLAND, DEC. 11.—Danzig, Past, Batavia for
Hamburgh.
OFF DOVER. DEC. 12.—San Martin, Buenos Ayres.

OFF EASTBOURNE.—Neptune, Cape of Good 'tope.
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 13.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. 12th,
Duke of York, Chandler. Calcutta; Belle, Fellows,
Bonny; Maine, Littlefield, New Yen k ; Frederick, Smith,
St. John's, New Brunswick, 13th, Christina, Singapore;
Juana, Wilson, Valparaiso, Ski. 12th. Republic, Buck,
Baltimore. 13th. St. Clare, Banncrmann, New Orleans;
Dash, flartery, Newfoundland.
TEIGNMOUTII—Wind S. to S.S.W.—Arrd. liaberdine,
Collings, St.,,John's, Newfoundland, with part of cargo
thrown overboard.

COWES, DEC. la—Wind S.W. by S.—Arrd. Countess
of Durham, Tyler, Cuiba.
DEAL, DEC. 13—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Eleanor, Moul-
mein; John Scott, Nosm arthy, Madras; Celt, Islay;
Remittance, Marshall, New York, and not the Retribu-
tion, as rsported yesterday; Stadacona, Quebec. Arrd.
frail the river, General Palmer, Port Philip; Protector,
Mauritius. Sld. Rio Grande, New Orleans; Fairy
Queen, Doyle, Algoa Bay; Parkfield, Smith, Callao;
Hopewell. Hoscason, Jamaica; Active, Havannah; Rio
Grande, Ryan, New Orleans; Brothers, Baxter, Boston;
Agrippina, Rogers, Trieste.
CARDIFF, DEC. 12.—Arrd. Ellen Brjson, Owen, Val-
paraiso; Adelaide, Saul, Havannah.
LOWESTOFT, DEC. 13.—The Magnet (schooner) run
upon the Newcomb Sand, but was assisted off after beat-
ing heavily for several hours, and has been brought into
harbour.

LITERATURE.

7HE VICTIM OF THE JESUITS; or, PI-
QUIL LO ALLIAGA.
_Translated from
_the French

of Eugene Scribe by C. Cocks. 3 Vols: -
The first title of this work does not do it justice.
It leads us to expect a religious novel, a species of
literature for which we entertain especial antipathy,
and moreover this title seems to promise a religious
novel of a peculiarly obnoxious character ; whereas
" Piquillo Alliaga" is one of Eugene Scribe's most
admirable romances. It is totally different in charac-
ter to any of the novels which issue from the London
press, and for that reason alone it will find favour
with English readers, and it is quite dissimilar from
the immoral romans andfeuilletons of Paris, for which
cause it is deserving of all the favour it may receive.
The scene is laid in Spain during a period of pecu-
liar domestic interest. A young king has but recently
ascended the throne and exercises a nomi-
nal authority, while the sceptre is virtually
wielded by his favourite though by no means
popular minister, the Duke of Lerma.
The admirable skill with which this Minister baffles
the manoeuvres of his antagonists with Machia-
vellian tact, turning their weapons against them-
selves, his continually repeated and continually
foiled attempts to expel all the Moorish inhabitants
' of Spain, and the wonderful adventures of Piquillo
Alliaga,constitute the chiet points of interest in " The
Victim of the Jesuits." This title, "Victim of the
Jesuits," is applied to Piquillo, because he (being a
Moor) is converted to Christianity and baptised by
the Jesuits, and moreover persuaded to become a
priest, which extraordinary event, according to
Eugene Scribe, is brought about by means of a letter
forged by one of the Jesuits, purporting to come
from Piquillo's father, exhorting him to become a
Christian; in order; to save his family from the In-
quisition. This circumstances, which occupies but
a few pages, gives its name to the book.
Notwithstanding the doubtful motives of Piquillo's
conversion, after he recovers from the indignation
excited by his discovery of the deception, he appears
perfectly reconciled to his fate, and performs the
duties of the priestly office in a most exemplary
manner. Occupying successively the posts of con-
fessor to the King and Queen, he is enabled to afford
consolation for the secret sorrows of those unhappy
individuals, and also, through the royal instru-
mentality, to many others. The book closes while
Piquillo is still in the enjoyment of these peculiar
privileges. One very pleasing feature in this
work is, that the greater number of its heroes
and heroines are remarkable for their vir-
tues. They emulate each other in heroism
and self-sacrifice. The two heroines, ear-
men and Aiza, are as dissimilar in all other re-
spects as night and day ; in this particular alone they
are the same. Carmen is the young gentle daughter
of a doting father, she is guileless and simple as a
child, while Aiza, the offspring of the ill-used Moor,
inherits all the pride and resolution of her imperious
race. Carmen is betrothed to her cousin, to whom
she has from childhood been devoted. On the eve of
her bridal she puts on her wedding-dress and hurries,
full of joyousness, to exhibit it to her lover and her
friend Aiza. Pausing at the door, sbe overhears a
few words, and then rushes back to her room annnihi-
lated with grief. Those few words have told her that
her betrothed is devoted to Aiza, but is endeavouring
to overcome his passion, in order to fulfil his pro-
mised engagement, while Aiza, sharing his feelings,:is
encouraging him to the sacrifice. Carmen, gentle
and child-like as she is, exhibits heroism fully equal
to her friends. It would be quite impossible, how-
ever, to give the merest skeleton of this complicated
plot, which runs through many hundred pages more
than the prescribed number—pages filled with mar-
vellous adventures and stirring scenes, which occa-
sionally possess a most enthralling interest. Were it
not for its unattractive title, and the revolting pic-
tures of priestly ambition and depravity, let us hope
greatly overcharged, which mar many of its pages,
" Piquillo Alliaza" would be the most admirable, as
it is the most interesting, romance which has appeared
for a considerable period.

THE HISTORY OF PENDENNIS. By W. M.
Thackeray. Part 11.
This, the second part of " Pendennis," is devoted to
the history of the first love passage of the hero, the
object of his affections being the highly talented Miss
Fotheringay, the leading lady in the dramatic com-
pany of Mr. Bingley, performing at the Theatre
Royal Chatteries. She is a majestic beauty, and
poor Pen, from seeing her in Mrs. Haller, becomes
irretrievably in love. He is introduced to the father
of his fair enslaver by his old friend Foker. We can-
not resist the temptation of giving Mr. Thackeray's
description of General alias Captain Costigan, the
father of Miss Fotheringay. It is a per-
fect full length portrait of a species of man
that is constantly met with in the coulisses of theatres,
or at late taverns, clinging, as it were, to the skirts
of society.
"General or Captain Costigan—for the latter was
the rank which he preferred to assume—was seated in
the window with the newspaptr held before him at arm's
length. The Captain's eyes were somewhat dim; and
be was spelling the paper, with the help of his lips, as
well as of those bloodtha eyes of his, ns y ou see gentle-
men do to whom reading is a rare and difficult occupa
Lion. His hat was rocked very much on one ear; and as
one of his feet lay up in the window-seat, the observer
of such matters might remark, by tho size and shabbi-
ness of the boots which the Captain wore, that times
did not go very well with him. Poverty seems as if it
were disposed, before it takes possession of a man
entirely, to attack his extremities first: the coverings of
his head, feet, and hands, are its first prey. All these
parts of the Captain's person were particularly rakish
and shabby. As soon as he saw Pen he descended from
the window-seat and saluted the new comer, first in a
military manner, by conveying a couple of his fingers
(covered with a broken black glove) to his hat, and
then removing that ornament altogether. The Captain
was inclined to be bald, but he brought a quantity of
lank iron-grey hair over his pate, and had a couple of
whisps of the same falling down on each side of his
face. Much whisky had spoiled what complexion Mr.
Costigan may have possessed in his youth. His once
handsome face had now a copper tinge. He wore a
very high stock, scarred and stained in many places;
and a dress-coat tightly buttoned up in these parts
where the buttons had not parted company from the
garment.

" The young gentleman to whom I had the honour
to be introjuiced yesterday in the Cathedral Yard,' said
the Captain, with a splendid bow and wave of his hat.
I hope I see you well, sir. I marked ye in the
thayatre last night during me daughter's perfawrumance;
and missed ye on my return. I did but conduct her
home, sir, for Jack Costigan, though poor, is a gentle-
man; and when I reintered the house to pay me respects
to me joyous young friend, Mr. Foker—ye were gone.
We had a jolly night of ut, sir—Mr. Faker, the three
gallant young dragoons, and your 'amble servant. Gad.
sir, it put me in mind of one of our old nights when I
bore his Majesty's commission in the Foighting Hun-
dtherd and Third.' And he pulled out an old snuff-box,
which he presented with a stately air to his new ac-
quaintance. . .

" Arthur was a great deal too much flurried to speak.
This shabby•looking buck was—was her father. The
Captain was perfumed with the recollections of the last
night's cigars, and pulled and twisted the tuft on his
chin as jauntily as any young dandy.
" I hope, Miss F—, Miss Costigan is well, sir,' Pen
said, flushing up. She—she gave me greater pleasure,
than—than I—l—l ever enjoyed at a play. I think, sir
—I think she's the finest actress in the world,' he gaspe,d
out.

•" Your band, young man ! for ye speak from your
heart,' cried the Captain. Thank ye, sir, an old soldier
and a fond father thanks ye. She is the finest actress in
the world. I 'ye seen the Siddons, sir, and the O'Nale—
They were great, but what were they compared to Miss
Fotheringay? Ido not wish she should ashume her own
name while on the stage. Me family, air, are proud
people; and the Costigans of Costiganstown think that
an honest man, who has borne her Majesty's colours in
the Hundred and Third, would demean himself, by per-
mitting his daughter to earn her old father's bread.'
" ' There cannot be a more honourable duty, surely,'
Pen said.
" Honourable ! Boded, sir, Pd like to see the man
who said Jack Costigan would consent to anything dis-
honourable. I have a heart, sir, thengh I am poor; I
like a man who has a heart. You have : I road it in
your honest Lace and steady eye. And would you believe
it?' he added, after a pause, with a pathetic whisper,
'that that Bingley who has made his fortune by me
child, gives her but two guineas a week : out of which
she finds herself in dresses, and which, added to me own
small means, makes our all?'

" Now the Captain's means were so small as to be, it
may be said, quite invisible. But nobody knows how
the wind is tempered to shorn Irish lambs, and in what
marvellous places they find pasture. If Captain Costigan,
whom I had the honour to know, would but have told
his history, it would have been a great moral story. But
he neither would have told it if he could, nor could if he
would; for the Captain was not only unaccustomed to
tell the truth—he was unable even to think it—and fact
and fiction reeled together in his muzzy, whiskified brain.
" He began life rather brilliantly with a pair of colours,
a fine person and legs, and one of the most beautiful
voices in the world. To his latest day he sang with ad-
mirable pathos and humour, those wonderful Irish
ballads which are so mirthful and so melancholy; tuul
was always the first himself to cry at their pathos. Poor
and
an he was at once brave and maudlin, humourousi ad
moo.
an idiot; always good-natured, and s?inf‘titneb a
trustworthy. Up to the last day of his life he' would
drink with any man, and back any m
end was in a spunoing-house, where thean's bill; and his
t'officer,
who ocer,
who took him was fiord of him. _ _ _

" In his brief morning of life, Cos formed the delight
of regimental messes, and had the honour of singing his
songs, bacchanalian and sentimental, at the tables of the
most illustrious generals and commanders-in-chief, in
the course of which period heidrank three times as much
claret as was good for him, and spent his doubtful patri-
mony. What became
i of him suksequent to his retire-
ment from the army, sno affair of ours. I take it ne
foreigner understands the life of an Irish gentleman
without money, the way in which he manages to keep
afloat—the wind-raising. conspiracies, in which he en-
gages with heroes as unfortunate as himself—the means
by which he contrives, during most days of the week, to
get his portion of whisky and-water; all these are mys-
teries to us inconceivable; but suffice it to say, that

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through all the storms of life Jack had floated som o*-i-sH-4..,:i
and the lamp of his nose had never gone out. .: „.:::-
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" Before he and Pen had had half an hour's co r.;::
tion, the Captain managed to extract a couple o . e:,..17-
reigns from the young gentleman for tickets f
.1. 1*
daughter's benefit, which was to take place 5pe..6.....L:.,,,
and was not a bona fide transaction such as that oNte,:"
last year. when poor Miss Fotheringay had lost fit 414,1 \ a i S WAN
shillings by her venture; but was an arrangement h
the manager, by which the lady was to have the sale of
a certain number of tickets, keeping for herself a large
portion of the sum for which they were sold."
Poor Pen is introduced, "hooked," to use Costirm's
expression, discovered, and, to the great horror of his
mother and the Vicar, announces his determination to
marry Miss Fotheringay, whereupon those letters
are dispatched to his guardian, the Major, the receipt
of which by the worthy gentleman at his club was
narrated in the first chapter of the history.

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, W - EDNESDAT.
The Queen and Prince Albert touk their usual
walk in the grounds at Osborne.

The Royal Children also took riding and walking
exercise.

His Royal Highness the Prince Albert, attended
by Major General Wenayss, embarked on board the
Ajax steam guard-ship, to witness the experiments
with the new steam-propeller, fitted in that vessel.

Colonel Maherley had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Mr. Bagshaw,
M.P., had also an interview yesterday with the Right
Hon. Baronet, at his official residence in Downing-
street.

Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office, from the Governor of Canada; and also from
the Governors of the other North American Colonies.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday. The appeal from the Prerogative Court,
" Browning v. Budd," was:resumed and concluded.
Mr. Turner, Q C., and Dr. Addams were heard for
the respondent, and the Queen's Advocate replied for
the appellant.

WATERFORD, WEXFORD, WICKLOW, AND DUBLIN
RAILWAY.—We have recently noticed the blasting
operations on this line at Bray Head ; and we have
now to announce that the largest of the tunnels has been
driven through with perfect accuracy and success. At
Bray Head there are three tunnels—the one at the south
side, which has just been completed, is 220 yards in
length, in breadth 26 feet, and in height 25 feet. It is
through clay slate of sufficient tenacity to dispense with
arching; and unless, by atmospheric influence, exfoliation
takes place to a much greater extent than is at all pro-
bable, no arching will be required. Indeed, the strong
presumption is against such exfoliation. The tunnel is
excedingly dry, and promises well for future stabi-
lity. The line through it is on a curve of 30 chains
radius. The next tunnel on the Dublin side is 150
yards in length, and of the same height and breadth as
the former. The work is nearly completed, there being
only 22 yards to be driven. The line through this tun-
nel is on a reversed curve of 20 chains radius. The
third tunnel is only 40-yards in length, the height and
breadth as before; and the line through it is on a curve
of 40 chains radius. The works here are about being
commenced now that the heavier portions at other points
are so far advanced. At Billiney, the tunnel, which,
being 150 yards in length through granite, was more
difficult to work, has also been completed in a very satis-
factory manner. It will thus be seen that very satisfac-
tory progress has been made on all the heavier portions
of the works, and such a head has now been obtained
that the company are in a position to push on vigor-
ously with the completion of the line to Wicklow.—
Railway Gazette.
The Droitwitch salt trade is at present in a state of
great activity. Thu stock on hand three months ago of
manufactured salt was about 10,000 tons, the whole of
which has been cleared off, and all the works are em-
ployed in production to the full extent of their power.
ROYAL GENERAL DISFENSARY.—A quarterly Court
of the governors of this institution was held yesterday
at the Dispensary-house, Aldersgate•street, Thomas
Herring, Esq., in the chair. Mr. Wood, the secretary,
said he was happy to inform the meeting, that not a
single case of cholera had come under the notice of the
medical officers. A great number of the poor in 'the
neigbourhood had availed themselves of the arrange-
ments previously made for giving relief in cases of diar-
rho I; and this had, doubtless, in a great measure, con-
tributed to the health of the City. The report stated
that the number of patients during the last quarter huh, "
been 4,641, of whom 1,869 had been cured, 786 relieved,
37 had died, and 1,949 were now under treatment. Se-
veral governors expressed their satisfaction at the mea-
sures adopted for checking the cholera in its incipient
stage, after which the meeting adjourned.

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WESTMINSTER HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday a quarterly
general court of the governors of the above charity was
holden in the Board-roam of the Institution, in the
Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, for general business.
The report states that during the past year there had
been 1,751 in-patients, of whom 914 bad been admitted
by letter, 830 were accidents and urgent cases, admitted
freely, and a ward for incurable patients, 7 in number.
Of outpatients, admitted by letter, there were 3,712,
without 6,460, making 10,172. Four wards, capable of
containing sixty-four additional beds, are, for want of
eutliicient funds, closed. The income for the past year,
trom all sources, was 7,3221. 3s. ad., being. an excess
Over the expenditure of 1,5551. 0;. Bd. The following
legacies were received during 1847:—Mips Bartlett
Churchill, 200/.; Sir Simon Heward, Bart., 5001.; a
gentleman who did not like his name to appear, 5001.;
Miss Ann Co/yer, of Farninghara. Essex, 2,0002, Three
per Cents.; and Mrs. Elizabeth APPherson, 500 t., Three-
and- a-Qui rter lwr Cents. lieductd ; her Majesty the
Queen is Patroness, and an annual donor of 50 guineas.
SEIZURE OF AN ILLICIT DISTILLERY.•—OII Tues-
day Mr. D. Colquhoun, supervisor or Stepney district,
and several officers, proceeded to house called •• Gltbe
Cottage," Globe•road, Stepney. Messrs. Vanstone and
Chaster went to the back to effect an entrance, whilst
Messrs. Brown and Colquboun guarded the front. On
the former c fficers making their way to the back door
they found a large dog tied up in a manner that ho
could reach any one approaching the door, and it re-
quired considerable stratagem to keep him from making
a noise. The dog was silenced, and the window at
length reached. On pushing aside a cloth which
covered a broken pane, they saw two men attending
to a large still that was at work. For some time
they were unaware of the presence of the officers,
but as soon as they caught sight of them, they imme-
diately rose and started off with lightning
speed for the other rooms, followed by Vanstone and
Chaster, and a policeman. In a few minutes one of
the men leaped from the back room window, on to a
kitchen roof, closely pressed to the window by the three
officers. The man was about leaping from the kitchen
roof to the adjoining premises, when he caught sight of
Mr. Thomas, who had now joined the pursuing party in
the yard, and finding there was no chance of escape,
" surrendered at discretion." Having secured this man,
Mr. Thomas went to the front to see if any others had
been arrested there, just in time to see a man get out of
the cellar window and run down the street. He was fo!•
lowed by Messrs. Thomas and Brown, and after running
a great distance with a good prospect of escape, his
career was suddenly stopped by a dog running between
his legs, which brought him with great force to the
ground, and he was instantly secured: Two females
' were also found in the house, and were taken into cus-
tody. Upon examining the house subsequently, they
tound the still (as above noticed), a quantity of spirits
40 over proof, about two gallons of feii.ts 72 under woof,
and the usual apparatus for carrying on the trade of illi-
cit distillation.

TRANSPORTATION TO ENGLAYD.—The Guernaq.
Star, of Dec. 9, gives the following illustration of the
state of the criminal law and practice in Guernsey. The
editor of that paper says :—"At the Royal Court (Dec.
9) was read a copy of her Majesty's warrant of pardon
of a woman, named Mary Ann Dornll, and of another
warrant remitting the flogging to which Robert Gahagan
had been sentenced, together with a letter from Sir G.
Grey on the latter subject. The above mentioned Mary
Ann Dorrill was sentenced by the Court, in June, 1839,
to banishment for life, for having administered poison to
the family of Mr. Charles Martin, she at the time being
about fourteen years of age. She accordingly left the
island for England, where she remained till lately, when,
being
in a state of destitution and sickness, she was we
believe, sent by the officers of the parish in which' she
Butle
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her liable
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her on
return
to
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capital
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avt
lhi arriving gui here wasiasnhdm,
punishment,
peflvraeocrme
involuntary,d in
which
he shhoe empoi
atuadlLde
only be saved by the authority of the Crown. The Court.
therefore, humanely made a representation of the case
to the Secretary of State, and the above-mentioned
pardon is the result."
DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE ON THE COAST OP SU-.
TIIERLAND.—It is our painful task this week to record
another of those melancholy sea disasters which have,
unfortunately, been of late so frequent on the Suther-
land and Caithness fishing coasts. On the forenoon of
Tuesday last, the sth instant, four fishing crews, belong-
ing to Portskerra, set sail for their usual fishing ground,
a few miles off land, to haul in their cod and ling lines.
While busied doing so a storm burst upon them
unex-
pectedly. Cutting away their lines they instantly di-
rected their course shorewards, and three of them, we are
informed, effected a safe landing; but their less fortunate
fellow-crew of the fourth boat, who had proceeded a
greater distance to sea than the others, were unable to
reach the shore ere the gale arrived at its height, and
either foundered or were capsized, the eight poor fisher-
men all meeting immature and watery graves. The
names of the drowned crew are—James Sinclair,
who has left a widow and one child ; John Sinclair un-
married; Evander Matheson, left a widow ; James
Macleod, a widow and one child; George Sinclair, un-
married; Angus Macdonald, left a widow and throe
children; W M'lntosh, unmarried; amid Donald
Mackay, left a widow and an infant.—Ross-shire Ad-
vertiser.

OMNIBUS ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday evening an
accident occurred in the Strand, in consequence of the
driver of an omnibus whipping his horses before the
passengers had alighted on the ground from the omnibus.
A lady and gentleman were getting out of the omnibus
opposite St. Mary -le-Strand Church. The lady reached
the ground safely, but ihe gentleman was just gaining
the footboard when the omnibus went on rapidly, fling-
ing him on the pavement. In his fall his leg doubled
under him, and was fractured. The sufferer, who en-
dured the most excruciating agony, was conveyed to
the hospital in a cab. It is not long since a young lady
was, from a similar cause, pitched out of an omnibus 'Ai
her back in Regent-street.
SOITTII-EASTERN RAILWAL—Gross traffic receipts for
the week ending Dec. 9 :—Passengers—First
10,388; second class, 27,138 ; third class, 23,801; total,
61,127 ; amount, 5,0161. Bs. sd. ; carrying amount,
1,7714 35. 5d.; total, 6,7874 115. 10d.

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