The Sun.
London, England, 1835-02-17 00:00:00

NORTH DERBYSHIRE.

PUBLIC MEETING TO THE MEMBERS FOR
THAT DIVISION.

On Wednesday last a public dinner was given to the Hon.
G. H. Cavendish and Thomas Gisborne, Esq., the Liberal
and highly-talented Representatives for the north-eastern di-
vision of Derbyshire, which was attended by about eighty of
the most respectable and influential men of that important dis-
trict. The presidental chair was occupied by G. NV. Newton,
Esq., and that of vice by Samuel Hadfield, Esq.
The PRESIDENT, after the usual toasts had been drunk,
proposed, in a suitable speech, " The healths of the Hon.
George Henry Cavendish and Thomas Gisborne, Esq., the
Representatives for the Northern Division of Derbyshire, and
long life to them."
Mr. CAVENDISH, on rising, was received with most deafen-
ing cheers. The Hon. Member said, I believe that the first
contest in the session will arise upon the Speakership. lam
told that if I give my vote against Sir Charles Manners Sut-
ton, I shall betray a factious kind of opposition. I deny the
assertion. Upon what grounds am Ito be told that if I vote
for the election of Mr. Abercromby my conduct will be fac-
tious ?—(Loud cheering.) Am I to be called factious be-
cause I refuse to place in the Chair of the House of
Commons a man who has ever closely identified himself
with the party now in power against all Liberal measures
—who has acted in a most doubtful and suspicious manner
towards the late Ministry—and one who it appears to me has
been their most dangerous enemy during the last Session ?
Why am I deprecated as factious if I avow that I shall vote
against the late Speaker—why am I thus told, at a time, too,
when every trifling advantage gained by that party is magni-
fied into a great triumph? I think, gentlemen, that if the ma-
jority of the House of Commons be truly liberal, they ought
to have a Speaker whose political opinions and principles are
more in unison with their own. 1 believe the opinions of Sir
Charles Manners Sutton are more suited to the atmosphere of
the House of Lords-than that of the Commons ; and as I have
no doubt of the majority being against him, I have likewise no
doubt but soon after he will find himself upon the benches of
the House of Lords. Derbyshire has to boast of Lord Den-
man as Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, and also of
Lord Melbourne as a Prime Minister ; but although Mr.
Abercromby is a Scotsman, I trust he may have to boast of
having the hearts of Derbyshire men with him in the ap-
proathing contest. The Hon. Gentleman sat down amidst
long and loud cheering.
Mr. GISBORNE next rose, and for some time was unable to
proceed. owing to the immense applause with which he was
greeted. It had been suggested that the Liberal party would
not be wise, were they to open the Parliamentary campaign
with an opposition in the choice of a Speaker. He would say
at once, that, to his mind, this opinion did not seem well
founded. The late Parliament was dissolved for a special
purpose. The King changed his Ministers, because he was
told by advisers, whom he thought knew the real feeling of
the country, that the sense of the nation was against that
course being then pursued. He was told that the late Mi-
nistry had been pursuing a dangerous course, and, there-
fore, it was necessary for the interference of his preroga-
tive ; and the impression upon his Majesty's mind was, that
in order to please the country, he would ask if they ap-
proved of the course adopted by the late Government. In
reply to the appeal so made, the country had sent his Ma-
jesty a new Parliament, which he (Mr. Gisborne) appre-
hended would give his Majesty an unequivocal answer
to the question. The way for this new Parliament to act; was
to say at once either that they did or that they did not approve
of the course adopted by the Ministers whom his Majesty had
dismissed. This would be the most candid course towards his
Majesty. By the representatives of the people taking the first
opportunity to settle the point, we should see whether they
could carry Mr. Abercromby as Speaker—of this he had no
real doubt ; and when he said so he did not say it upon little
grounds, for he had that day had a private letter from a gen-
tleman in London who well knew the state of affairs, in which
he was assured that there was no doubt whatever of Mr. Aber-
cromby being elected Speaker.
The V 5 -CHAIRMAN, in appropriate terms, proposed " The
health of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire."—(Cheers.)
This interesting meeting separated at eleven o'clock, deeply
gratified by the whole proceedings.

VOCAL SOCIETY.

THIRD CONCERT.

The third concert of this society, held yesterday evening,
opened with the anthem, " We have heard with our ears," a
composition of the celebrated Prenestini, adapted to the Eng-
lish Cathedral Service, by the not less celebrated Dean Ald-
rich. In the sixteenth century, when this composer flourished,
the ecclesiastical style of writing had sunk into such a state of
impurity and frivolity, that the Pope (Moment's II.) seriously
contemplated its abolition as a part of Divine Worship. Pre-
nestini, by his consummate skill in choral writing, again raised
the art to its former glories. As a model in sacred composition,
this writer is perhaps inferior to none ; but, perhaps from the
impossibility of equalling his skill, few have attempted to follow
in his steps. Until some English Prenestini shall arise, we
presume the Deans, Precentors, and Organists of our cathedral
and collegiate churches will still rest contented with the maud-
lin services of King and Arnold, " ei hoe pous onine." Among
the reforms contemplated or called for in the ecclesiastical
branch of the constitution, the state of our choirs should not
be overlooked, or their amendment deemed unimportant. The
other choral specimens performed at the concert under
notice were the Gloria of Hummel's Mass in E. Flat, and
a quartet and chorus from the Stabat Mater of Winter.
There is much pure harmony and religious solemnity in the
church writing of Hummel ; and they shew him to have
profited under the sound instruction and able guidance o
his great master Albrechtsberger ; but he falls very fit
short of Beethoven. The excellent compositions of Winte
deserve to be better known and appreciated here. We pref
sume his writings are sufficiently aged td secure the attention

o f the noble Directors of the Ancient Concerts ; and by ad-,
mitting him in their select circle of musical acquaintances, they
would at once enrich their library, and at the same time prefer
an additional claim, on the score of novelty, to the gratitude
of their subscribers, who are usually compelled to remain satis-
fied with the reminiscence of past labours, or to " lay the flat-
tering unction to their souls," that—" decies repetita place..
bunt." The madrigals of the evening were—one by Morley, a
gentleman of the Chapel Royal in the beginning of the 17th
century—the other a composition of Weelkes, organist of
Winchester and afterwards of Chichester, at the same period.
The first, " Long live fair Oriana, of beauty rich and rare,"
was selected in compliment to the Royal Princess, who graced
the concert by her presence. The second is a noble specimen
of the school, and we particularly recommend the " Fa la la"
to the notice of the young aspirants after the Gresham prize
medal. The eight bars of which it consists is a string of
pearls. The glees were the respective compositions of
Stevens, Horsley, Callcott, and Smart; and the two first were
the best. The operatic selections were two arias from Mozart.
another by Cimarosa, a duett by Mayer, and a chorus from the
" Cosi fan tutte." The aria " Qui sdegno," from the Zau-
berflote, is one of Mozart's brightest gems. The ascent of
the violins followed by the bass, which immediately after-
wards descends the octave, whilst the corni sustain the
G., and the fagotti draw out the seventh, are
all points characteristic of the most exquisite feeling
of the sublime and beautiful. Mr. Phillips sang this
Cavatina with great effect, and was instantly encored. We
never heard any Italian equal him in the performance of this
song. The " Parto ma to ben mio" of this composer, with
its lovely clarionet accompaniment, delightfully executed
by Willman, was sung by Miss Masson. The song from
" Gl' Orazzi e Curiazzij'' of Cimarosa, was sung by Miss
Postans. Subsequent writers have made so much use of the
composer's ideas, as almost to deprive him of the credit of
originality. The selection from the Deluge, an Oratorio by
Schneider (brother of the great John Schneider), is in the
semi-dramatic style which prevails in the modern oratorio of
the Continent. The truth is that the phrases of musical ex-
pression, as also of modern poetry, are so multifarious and
abundant, that it is no very difficult task for second or third-
rate composers to agglutinate together an oratorio of two or
three acts. We did not recognize a single idea, throughout
the movements, which we had not previously heard in some
shape or other. The duet from Mayer's Opera of " Adelasia
ed Alferanio" is a contemptible composition ; and, unless the
Directors intended, by its introduction, to exalt the German
School, at the expense, and to the degradation of the Italian, we
know not on what principle such wretched stuff found fa-
vour in their eyes. We regret the misapplication of the talent
displayed by the singers in its performance. Mr. Braham
sang a cantata by Neukomm, called " Miriam," in which were
some commendable passages • but its great length detracted
from its merit. Mechanical skill and unremitting reading will,
however, never be able to compete with the instinctive percep-
tion and enthusiasm of genius. The cantata opens with a
long symphony, composed, we understand, for Dragonetti, but
which was efficiently performed by (we believe) Mr. Howell.
The song was worked up after the most approved receipt of
the modern German cuisine. Take sundry modulations from
the tonic into the major of its third, and inversely ; add a suffi-
ciency of contrast, to be effected by an artful, but mechanical,
division of the wind and stringed bands ; and the secret of the
flavour is discovered, for those who like it. One page of
Spolir is worth a folio of such trifles. The Continental pia-
nists, who at this season are accustomed to visit the Metropo-
lis, may take a lesson from Mrs. Anderson in the choice of
their compositions for public performance. This lady played
a highly-finished and elegant concerto of Hummel's, entitled
" Le Retour a Londres." We have no space to analyse it,
but we hope to hear it again. Her performance was distin-
guished by great power, refined expression, and a perfect com-
mand over the instrument.

The Duchess of Kent and Princess Victoria honoured the
Concert by their attendance, and the audience was more
numerous than at the preceding performances.

THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

There being some doubt about the mode of proceeding
on Thursday next, we have been at some trouble to ascer-
tain what will be the course of proceedings in both Houses
.4,1 that day. Thursday is the day for the return of the
writs. At twelve o'clock the Members of both Houses
will assemble in their separate chambers.
The Lord Chancellor (Lyndhurst, seated on the Wool-
sack, will acquaint so many of the Lords as may be as-
sembled, " That his Majesty, not thinking fit to personally
present here this day (Thursday), had been pleased to
cause a Commission to be issued under the Great Seal, in
order to the opening of and holding of this Parliament."
Tllen five Lords Commissioners, appearing in their robes,
and seated on a form placed between the throne and the
woolsack, the Lord Chancellor in the middle, with the
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and another Peer on the
right, and other two Peers on the left band:,;
The Lord Chancellor will command the Usher of the
Black Rod to let the Commons know that " The Lords
Commissioners desire the imniediate attendance of the
Commons to hear the Commission read."

The Commons will appear at' their Lordships' Bar, led
by Mr. Ley, the First Clerk at the Commons' table. Being
there,

The Lord Chancellor will say,—
" My Lords, and Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
" His Majesty not thinking fit to be present here this day in
his Royal person, bath been pleased, in order to the opening
and holding of this Parliament, to cause letters patent to be
issued under his Great Seal, constituting us and several other
Lords therein named his Commissioners, to do all things in
his Majesty's name on his part necessary to be performed in
this Parliament. This will more fully appear by the letters
patent themselves, which must now be read."
The Clerk at their Lordships' table will then read the
said letters patent. That being done—
The Lord Chancellor will again speak, and to the fol-
lowing effect :
" My Lords and Gentlemen,
. .

" We have it in command from his Majesty to let you know
that his Majesty will, as soon as the Members of both Houses
shall be sworn, declare to you the causes of his calling this
Parliament ; and it being necessary a Speaker cf the House
of amnions should be first chosen, it is his Majesty's pleasure
that you, Gentlemen of the House of COMMONS, repair to the
place where you are to sit, and there proceed to the choice of
some proper person to be your Speaker; and that you pre-
sent such person whom you may so choose here to-morrow, at
twelve o'clock, for his Majesty's Royal approbation."

Then the Commons withdraw and return to their own
chamber ; and then will be moved in the House of Com-
mons the Member or Members proposed for the Speaker's
chair. That will be done previously to any swearing in.
After the Commons have withdrawn from the Lords,
the swearinc, in of Lords will be begun. The Lord Chan-
cellor, singly, in the first place, at the table will take the
oaths, and will also take and subscribe the oath of abjura-
tion, pursuant to the statutes, when the certificate of the
Clerk of the Crown of the return of the names of the six-
teen Peers chosen to sit and vote for Scotland, will be deli
vered in. After which Peers proceed to take the oaths,
and to take and subscribe the oath of abjuration pursuant
to the statutes ; the Catholic Peers, of course, taking and
subscribing the oath appointed by the 10th George IV.,
regarding Peers professing the Roman Catholic Religion.
The administering of oaths only will occupy their Lord-
ships till the adjournment at four o'clock.
On Friday, at twelve o'clock, both Houses will re-as-
s2mble. In the Lords, five of the Lords Commissioners
being in their robes, and seated on a form placed between
the Throne and the Woolsack, the Lord Chancellor in the
middle, his Lordship will command the Yeoman Usher of
the Black Rod to let the Commons know that " The Lords
Commissioners desire the immediate attendance of the Com-
mons in the House."

The Commons having obeyed the summons, the Speaker
(whoever he may be) will address their Lordships, the
Commissioners, in the following terms :
"My Lords,—l am to acquaint your Lordships that in
obedience to his Majesty's commKnds, his Majesty's faithful
Commons have proceeded to exercise their undoubted right
of electing a Speaker, and that their choice has fallen upon
me," &c.

The Lord Chancellor, then, as one of the Lords Com-
missioners, and in the name of his Majesty, will say " that
his Majesty does most willingly approve the choice, and
confirm you their Speaker."
The Speaker claims thereupon the ancient and un-
doubted rights 'and privileges of the Commons, freedom
from arrest, &c.

The Lord Chancellor will reply hereto—
" Mr. Speaker,—We have it further in command to inform
you that his Majesty cloth most readily confirm all the rights
and privileges which have ever been granted to, or conferred
on the Commons by any of his Royal predecessors. With
respect to yourself, Sir, though his Majesty is sensible that
you stand in no need of such assurance, his Majesty will ever
put the most favourable construction upon your words and
actions."

The Commons withdraw, and then, and not till then, the
Commons will proceed to take the oaths at the table, the
Speaker first singly taking the oaths.
The swearing in will continue till Tuesday, as at present
arranged ; on that day his Majesty will proceed to open
the Parliament with a speech, setting forth " the causes of
his calling this Parliament," &c.

DINNER TO THE DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH.--
On Friday last the tenantry of the three Lothians, to the
number of about six hundred, entertained his Grace the Duke
of Buccleuch to dinner in the Assembly Rooms, in testimony
of their respect and esteem for him as a landlord, and as a
distinguished and zealous patron of the agricultural interest.
Professor Low was in the chair.

A Correspondent informs us that the fears which
we expressed yesterday of the Earl of Surrey joining the To-
ries, and supporting Sir Charles Manners Sutton, are ill-
founded. Our readers will be well aware that we stated
yesterday, " That till we saw his name in the list of the divi-
sion among the supporters of the Tories, we would refuse
credit to the report." We are told that the Noble Lord is
at come considerable d'istance from town, but that his political
friends do not share tr.e fears which we were led to express.
Reformers will learn Lis with great satisfaction.
—Morning
Paper.

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, IEBRUARY 17, 1835.

PLYMOUTH MAGISTRATES.

A short time since some letters appeared in The Sun
on:the subject of the then state of the magistracy at
Devonport, but we refrained at that time from ani-
madverting on the subject, seeing that the matter was
about to be laid before the Lord Lieutenant of the
County. Perceiving, in the Devonport Independent
of Saturday last, a notification of the result, we
would now call public attention to it. It will be in the
recollection, no doubt, of many of our readers, that
Captain Foote, R.N.; one of the Magistrates offici-
ating at Devonport, was charged with having used his
influence as a Magistrate, with certain innkeepers, to
obtain votes for Sir Edward Codrington, one of the
successful candidates at the late Devonport election.
In fact, Captain Foote was represented as having
hinted at the removal of the innkeepers' licenses, with
a view to obtain their saffrages. These charges were,
the first instance, it appears, communicated by some
person to Mr. Dawson (the unsuccessful candidate at
the late election) and by him to Captain Bremer, one
of Capt. Foote's brother Magistrates. Capt. Bremer im-
mediately communicated the matter to Captain
Foote, who denied its truth. Notwithstanding this,
Captain Bremer, as well as the Rev. I'. H. Ley,
(another magistrate), actually refused to co-operate in
future with Captain Foote in the execution of the
magisterial duties of the town ; the consequence of
which was a cessation in the execution of the ma-
gisterial duties. The circumstance, of course, became
generally known, and produced a great excitement in
Devonport, as well as in the adjoining town of Stone-
house, where Captain Foote resided, and officiated also
as a Magistrate. Now, it appears to us that the in-
correctness of the charge against Captain Foote was
evident on the face of it—for looking at Captain
Foote as a captain in his Majesty's navy, would it for
a moment be supposed that such a person would have
been guilty of the act laid to his charge, and that
too with such a class of persons as .the inn-
keepers ? Would not any person, on a moment's
consideration, have seen the inutility of attempting
such a thing ? Supposing he had, however, attempted
~.;he matter, would not the innkeepers have immediately
turned round on him, and exposed him ? Nothing of
this sort, however, occurred. But what is the upshot
of the affair ? Seventy respectable innkeepers imme-
diately sign a document declaring, in the most positive

tenns, the incorrectness of the -charge made against
Captain Foote. And we would ask, should not this
have caused Captain Bremer and the Rev. Mr. Ley
to have co-operated with Captain Foote as before ?
Should. they not immediately, on such a respectable
and satisfactory a testimonial from the innkeepers
having been published, have communicated to Cap-
tain Foote that they were then satisfied on the
point, and would therefore be happy to co-ope-
rate with him in the execution of the magiste-
rial functions, as they had done heretofore ?
Did they do so ? No—on the contrary, they lay
dormant, and the result is, the excitement in the towns
is continued. Public meetings are held, at which re-
solutions are passed declarative of there being no
ground for the charges against Capt. Foote. Resolu-
tions are also adopted, with a view to meet the exigency
of the case, requesting certain gentlemen, already in
the commission of the peace, to qualify and act as
Magistrates. Capt. Foote also, as we conceive very
properly, applied to the Lord-Lieutenant of the County
in justification of his conduct, and in reply, re-
ceived a communication from him, stating " that having
carefully perused all the documents, he saw nothing upon
the face of them to impugn the character of Captain
Foote, either as a Magistrate or a Gentleman."
No person, after reading the foregoing, we conceive,
can doubt that there was no foundation for the charges
made against Captain Foote. It appears to us that
instead of there being now any charge against Captain
Foote, that-if any be it is against Captain Bremer and
the Rev. Mr. Ley, having without cause refused to co-
operate with Captain Foote, to the manifest inconve-
nience of the inhabitants of Devonport. We do not
mean to say that those individuals might not be justi-
fied at the outset in not sitting on the Bench with
Captain Foote until the matter was cleared up, but we
do mean to say that immediately on that being done
satisfactorily, as it has been, Captains Bremer and
.the Rev. Mr. Ley should have resumed their sittings
on the Bench with Captain Foote. The cause a.s•
signed by them for their conduct being removed, we
see no way in which these gentlemen can justify a con-
tinuance of the suspension of their co-operation with
Captain Foote. But, after all, it does appear to us that
the whole affair owes its commencement to some of the

party who were defeated at the late election. They
were, we conceive, desirous, if they could, to injure
the good cause at Devonport, and therefore attempted
to impugn the conduct of a public functionary, a
friend and supporter of that cause. Could they have
succeeded in establishing the truth of the charge in
one or more instances, they perhaps hoped thereby to
gain over the whole of the innkeepers. But they must
have forgotten the description of persons they had to
deal with. They have not succeeded, and we have

now the pleasure of congratulating both Captain
Foote and the friends of the good cause at Devonport,
Stonehouse, and elsewhere, on the result of the
matter. We cannot dismiss the subject without
adding an opinion on a point arising out of it.
We refer to the want of resident Magistrates in towns.
This in Devonport has proved a source of great in-
convenience, as it must necessarily do in every town
throughout the kingdom similarly circumstanced.
Every one acquainted with the particular laws which
it is the province of a Magistrate to administer, will
at once see the existence of the evil complained of ;
for ,how many descriptions of cases are there upon
which two Magistrates, and two only can adjudicate'?
What delay then, and sometimes defeat of justice,
must occur from there not being two resident Magis-
trates in a town ? At this moment the evil may
'not be general. Supposing this to be so, who can say
that in process of time, through the doubles and re-
movals of Magistrates, it may not become so ? The
matter, then, deserves the immediate attention of the
public authorities, and can be easily amended. Should
it, however, not receive that attention, ere long we
will again revert to the matter at greater length. Our
pressing engagements, being on the eve of the meeting
of Parliament, prevent our doing so at present.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.
THE SPEAKERSHIP.

During the last week the betting on this event has been
very brisk at the Club-houses in St. James's-street ; the odds
at first being 2 to 1 on Sir Charles Manners Sutton. On
Sunday night they were reduced to 6 to 4, which was taken by
many parties in ponies and fifties. At Tattersall's yesterday,
10 to 6 on Sir Charles was taken several times, but at the
finish the takers were neither numerous nor sanguine.

THE DERBY.
Two alterations of some importance will be found to have
arisen—the first is in Coriolanus, against whom very few
seemed inclined to bet; we have quoted the odds at 11 to 1,
which was the outside offer against him, and this in only one
or two quarters ; the majority of those disposed to speculate
having confined themselves to 10 to 1. Ascot took up the
position so long occupied by Coriolanus ; Ridsdale's lot also
gave way, nor were Curtius, Ibrahim, or Luminary in so much
favour as when we last quoted them. Closing prices :-
9 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Silenus
11 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Coriolanus
12 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Curtius
13 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Ascot (taken)
14 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Pucelle colt
16 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Ibrahim
18 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Leopoldine colt
23 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Luminary
25 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Bee-in-a-Bonnet c.
25 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Bamfylde
25 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Luck's All
25 to 1 agst Sir M. Wood's Dromio (taken)
35 to 1 agst Mr. Grant's Operator (taken)
5 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's lot
17 to 1 agst Mr. Grant's lot (taken)
17 to 1 agst Ibrahim, and 25 to 1 agst Darioletta ( taken in
one lot. )

OAKS.
4 to 2 agst Mr. Greville's Preserve
8 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Her Majesty.
The Entries for the Ascot Gold Cup and other Stakes elose on
the 2d of March.

A MARVELLOUS LEAP.—A few days ago as a
drove of fat oxen were passing the Durham new line of road,
and when near the Gateshead Arms public house, Low Fell,
one of them, a fine looking animal, supposed to be nearly 70
stone weight, very deliberately walked up to a stone wall about
seven feet high, and making a sudden spring, leaped com-
pletely over it, and very quietly joined some cows thati -were
grazing in an adjoining part of the field.— T.Yn° lirlercury.

SLAVERY.

The following description of a " human sale" is
taken from Mr. Arfwedson's travels in the United

States, just published. It is not for us to " deal
damnation round the land," or, speaking with the
feelings excited by the perusal of this narrative, we
should say, that if the dealers in human beings escape
punishment in this world, they will assuredly meet
with it in the next :

—" The traveller attended a slave-auction in Richmond,-
where among other tempting lots, were' Betsy, a negro.
woman, 23 years of age, with her child Caesar, 3 years,
old, a good cook, understands washing and ironing, and
warranted sound." Of the slaves exposed for sale, the
only one who appeared to feel her degraded situation
was poor Betsy. Her eyes were constantly fixed on
her infant ; and if at times she lifted them up, it was at
the commanding request of some buyer, desirous of
ascertaining if they were strong enough to support
work night and day; but the moment she had complied.
with the inUnction, she looked down again on her
babe, and answered every question without again rais-
ing them or even casting a -glance on the inquirer.
Betsy and her child had the honour of occupying the
first place in the catalogue.
" A woman to be disposed of !' commenced the
auctioneer, with a loud voice. Who Will start a
price ? She is an excellent woman, without blemishes
—and a boy into the bargain ! What shall I say for
mother and son ? Two hundred and fifty dollars. I
thank you, Sir. Two hundred and fifty dollars, once.
Will any person give more than two hundred and fifty ?
Why, gentlemen, this is as cheap as cattle ; look at
her eyes, limbs, &c. Shall I say two hundred and
_ _

. sixty ? Much obliged to you. Two hundred and sixty
are offered, once. Two hundred and seventy-five dol-
lars, did I hear ? Gentlemen, it is the cheapest lot I
ever sold. Only two hundred and eighty dollars for the
very best cook, laundress, and seamstress? Is she to be
knocked down for a paltry two hundred and eighty
dollars ? Going for two hundred and eighty dollars.
Three hundred dollars, two voices : I am glad to see
you get into the spirit, gentlemen. Three hundred
arra ten is offered, once. Three hundred and thirty—
three hundred and thirty-five—three hundred and forty.
Really, gentlemen, I am astonished ; allow an expe-
rienced cook to be sacrificed for only three hundred
and forty dollars ! By Jupiter, and all the gods in
Olympus ! such a woman as this for the trifling sum
of three hundred and forty dollars ! I beg you for a
moment to reflect, gentlemen !—and a boy into the
rargain
" Here the auctioneer was stopped by one of the
buyers, a man whose features from the beginning had
inspired me with horror, and who now, with the in-

difference and sangfroid of a real assassin, made the
following observation The boy is good for nothing;
'le is not worth a day's feed. If I buy the mother, I
will sell the brat immediately, at a cheap rate, to the
firs comer.

-" I cast a glance at the unfortunate mother, to
observe what effect this barbarous expression might
produce. She uttered not a word ; but her counte-
nance denoted profound grief and resignation. The
little innocent child in her arms fixed his large dark
eyes upon her, as if to ask, ' Why do you weep,
mother ?'
" The auction continued Three hundred and
forty dollars—three. hundred and fifty-three hundred
and fifty dollars—a better womali has never come under
ha hammer, I feel well satisfied—three hundred and
fifty dollars for a woman worth at least six hundred
dollars—three hundred and sixty, dollars—going for
three hundred and sixty dollars—three hundred and
sixty dollars, once, twice, thrice—going for three
hundred and sixty—for three hundred and sixty—going
cr --oin .---croino—for three hundred and sixty dollars
--three hundred and sixty dollars, I say—make up
your minds, gentlemen—you will lose, her—going--
going—gone. She is your's for three hundred and
sixty dollars. A blow with the hammer concluded the
bargain. The victim descended from the table, and the
buyer carried her off'.
" The steam-boat stopped at a small town called
Beaufort, to land and take on board passengers. Among
the number I observed a middle-aged man, accompa-
nied by a young negro woman, better dressed- than

ay I had lately seen. Her companion was one of those
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despicable beings Nrlio trafic in human flesh ; he had just
before bought the female from a planter, who, from
some caprice or other, had sold her, although
brought up in his own family, and a favourite with
all its members on account of her honesty and remark-
ably handsome countenance. Before she left the
shore, she bade, oppressed with grief, a tender fare-
well to her fellow-slaves ; and when at length she
embraced her husband for the last time, she lost all
power, and fell senseless into the arms of her unfeeling
master, who kept incessantly repeating his orders to go

on board. With the utmost exertion she was able
to obey the command, and scarcely had she reached
the deck before the steam-boat started. Leaniti,,,,,cr
against the side of the boat, she fixed her large black
eyes on the home which was gradually disappear-
ing before her, and waved her hankerchief as long as
she could see her unhappy husband and the group of
friends whom she left behind. Presently her native
place disappeared altogether, but she remained immo-
vable in the same attitude. Even on our arrival at
Savannah, I observed her eyes fixed on the quarter
where Beaufort was situated. Her countenance bore

the stamp of perfect resignation, and it was only when
her eyes happened to meet those of her new master
that her uneasiness became visible. Accustomed to
suffer and submit to sacrifices, this unhappy creature
was probably no stranger to such trials and heart-rend-
ing scenes.

GEORGE 111. AND THE RICHMOND
GATE-KEEPER.

All those who are acquainted with Richmond
must know Asgill House, and, knowing Asgill
House, must remember the iron turn-stile near it, and
the swinging gate at the opposite corner, at the en-
trance to the path leading by the river-side to Kew.
This path was formerly available to travellers on horse-
back ; but as they were found to interfere in a manner
very inconvenient with the towing-line of the barges,
&c., George 111. issued an order that for the future the
path should be restricted to the use of foot-passengers
only ; and for the rigid enforcement of this order,
'caused iron turn-stiles, and a swing-gate to be set up,
and a man was appointed to guard them.
It happened one day that the King himself, accom-
panied by one of the Princes, forgetful of his own
commands, rode along the path from Kew Palace to-
wards Richmond, and, coining to the gate, called out
to the watchman to open it.
" Can't open this gate, Sir ; can't let nobody
through o' horseback."

". Can't open, can't open ! Then how are we to get
out ?" exclaimed his Majesty.
" Which way did you come in, Sir ?"
" Came in at Kew, came in at Kew, to be sure."
" Then you must please to get out again that way,
Sir, can't let you out this."
" What ! what ! what ! not let me out, eh ? Do
you know who I am ?"
" No, Sir, but if you were the King himself I
couldn't open the gate for you. I've got my orders,
and I stick to 'em."

" King! king ! king ! look, my good fellow, I am
the King."
"0, to be sure." said the man, with a knowing
grin ; " no doubt o' that, but I can't let von through,
notwithstanding."
" I assure you, my fine fellow, said the Prince, " this
is the King, and I am the—

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" Ay, ay, Sir, and you are the Emperor of Chany ;
no doubt of that neither ; but if you were the Empe-
ror of Rooshey into the bargain, my orders are not to
open this gate to nobody whatsomever o' horseback ;
so it don't signify talking to me."
The King, perceiving that no impression was to be
made upon this rigid disciplinarian, was about to re-
turn, when a gentleman coming up at the moment,
took off his hat on recognizing his Miljesty, and stn"-'
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respectfully still, just whispering to the
" the King, the King." The - hate-keeper
duct, trP72,;,,, a man, alarmed for the
consequence of what
te now conceived to be miscon-
e, and awe-struck opened the gate.
" No, no, no ; wont go through, wont go through ;
do your duty ; quite right—home—home (giving the

man a guinea) here's a picture of the king for you;
that you may know him when you see him again ; but
don't let him go through, don't let him go through." So
saying his Majesty returned by the way:he came.