The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-04 00:00:00

COBURG THE.I TRE.

A new grand serio-historical drama, called the Tower
of Nesle, or the Dark Gondola, was produced at this
theatre last night. It is a translatio❑ from a French piece,
which has had a very popular run at one r.f the Parisian
theatres. The main incidents of the story are founded on
some of the alleged ga!lantri,s of Margaret of Burgundy,
the Queen of Louis X. of France. The fate that awaited
many of t',e gallants of Margaret is well known. They
were known to have been invited to the Tower of Nesle,
but from it none of them were ever seen to return. One
exception to this fate was Captainßuridan (Mr. G.
nett, 1 ite of Covent-garden theatre), and on his escap,
and the means taken by him to avenge the death of his
two companions, the chief interest and incidents of the
piece rest. In endeavouring to trace the murderers of his
friends he discovers that Margaro of Burgundy is the
chief actress in the tragic deeds. Pursuing his inquiries
further, he learns, to his horror, that Philip d'Aulnay
(one of his murdered companions) was the Queen's own
son, by himself (Bnridan), who bad formerly been a page
in the Court of Robert of Burgundy, and that Gaultier
D'Aulmiy, the Queen's chief favourite. is her second son.
Possessed of secrets calculated to give him such influence
over the Queen, and, through her and her weak husband,
over the kingdom, his ambition is fired, and he determines
NO to use them as to became First Minister of State. After
a variety of plots and counterplots betwem him and his
abandoned mistress, whose own father Robert he had by
l;er desire murdered, he succeeds in his grand object ; but
his success involves the destruction of both, and also of
their remaining son, Gaultier. Many of the scenes and
incidents arising out of these events are highly dramatic,
and of intense interest. The part of Buridan was most
ably performed by Mr. Bennett. The whole perform-
ance was got up with an attention to dress and decoration
which does great credit to the taste of Mr. Davidge. At
its conclusion the audience made an almost unanimous call
for Mr. Bennett, who come forward, and was most
warmly cheered. The house was filled in every part.

Mr. BUNN, the manager of Drury-lane
Theatre, has made a valuable acquisition to Captain PoL-
HILL's operatic corps, by engaging Mr. BRAHAM for the
whole of the ensuing season. The terms were ratified on
Friday.

MONCK MASON, it is said, has again availed
himself of the services of SEGUIN, and, instead of trusting
to himself, is about to despatch thit experienced emissary
to the continent to make engagements for him.

Mr. POOLE is writing a comedy for LAPORTE,
to be produced early in the season. The principal cha-
racter will be personated by Mr. R. JONES, who is en-
gaged at 251. a-week. ELLEN TREE will be the heroine.

A Noble Lord, who has previously figured
in a minor department as a dramatic writer, it is said, is
preparing a little comedy for Drury-lane Theatre; the
principal character in which (an Irishman) is to be per-
sonated by POWER.

DUCROW has purchased three zebras, which
he intends to bring speedily into active service. The price
is said to be 600 guineas.

It is said that instead of a pantomime, LA-.
PORTE intends to give at Christmas a grand ballet of action,
serious and comic, interspersed with scenery of the most
superb character, and dances by the first Parisian artistes.
The genius of pantomine fled with Mother Goose, and it
requires a juvenile TO3I DINDIN to revive the magic of her
wand.

THE SPEAKER.—The Right Honourable
CHARLES MANNERS SUTTON, and his lady and family, are
preparing to take a final leave of the official residence in
New Palace-yard, for their delightful retreat at Mistley
Thorn, near Manningtree. The Speaker has been de-
tained in town, in consequence of a determination to ar-
range and settle the great arrear of business connected
with Parliament, so that his successor may be enabled to
commence his important task without any obstacle.—
Court Journal.
It affords us great pleasure to inform our
readers, that a requisition to the Mayon. of this town is
in course of signature for a public meeting to vote an ad-
dress to Eerl GREY, on his return to the county, and ex-
pressing our gratitude to his Lordship for originating and
conducting to a successful termination the important mea-
sure of Parliamentary Reform.—Newcustic Chronicle,

Sir HOWARD ELPHINSTONE has been ap-
pointed to the command of the Engineers at Malta, in the
room of the late Colonel lIIORSIIEAD, who strvived only
three months the marriage of his daughter with the young
Earl of ROTHES, an officer in the 7th Fusileere.

We understand that Lord NUGENT'S depar-
ture for Corfu is not likely to take place for six weeks vr
two months. His Lordship's successor at the Treasury
will not be app,int,d until the return of the Premier to
town. Gerd KILLEEN and Mr. ASHLEY WARRED Mem-
ber for Hastings, have been mentioned as likely to succeed
Lord NUGENT.

COWPER went the Oxford circuit with Lord
KENYON, the irritability of whose temper involved him in
frequent bickerings with the members of the circuit. On
one occasion, having exhibited great irritation of manner,
the Judge said to him, " Pray, Mr. KENYON, keep your
temper." "My Lord (observed Mr. COWPER) you had
better recommend him to part with it as soon as he can."

AURORA BOREALIS.—On Wednesday even-
ing last the Aurora Borealis was unusually vivid and
splendid. The passengers on hoard Clef-lig/dander steam-
boat were much struck with this beautiful phenomenon,
which lasted about an hour, and after assuming various
striking forms and appearances, terminated in an arch
which spanned the whole horizon. We may add that the
northern lights have generally been very frequent and
bright this season.—lnverness Courier.

The total quantity of bolted rice distributed to
the poor at the different stations in Bristol, exceeds six
thousand pounds weight per day.

CHOLERA.—Among the many affecting in-
stances of breaches made iu families by cholera, the fol-
lowing is the most affecting we have heard :—ln a small
village on the other side of the Moray Frith, a husband
and wife, with seven children, were all swept off by the
pestilence, within a few days of each other. We have
not heard whether or not this unfortunate family consisted
of more members.—Elgin Courier.
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HERRING FISHERY.—The herring fishing
on this coast during the week has been pretty successful,
some of the boats taking as many as thirty-five barrels in
the night, while others have had eight or nine. The fish-
ing on Friday night was an exception, the contents of the
boats not exceeding the demand of the hawkers that wait
their arrival. In the course of the week they have been
sold in the market as low as six a penny.—Belfast News
Letter.

A good deal of interest has been excited lately
in the fa.hionable political woild, by a report that the
sister of Don PEDRO, who acted as Regent of Portugal be-
fore the arrival of Don AIrGuEL, had written a letter to
Kiog WILLIAM, in which, after expreeeing great doubts

whether, from the rigidity of the treasures adopted by her
brother, the letter would find its way, she implores hi,
MAJESTY to rescue her from her imprisonment, and take
her from a country in which she is clmpelled to witn,ss
such cruel despotism. We he'itwe there is truth in the
report, and that a Cibriet Council was held on the sub-
ject; but the result of it has not transpired. It is highly
probable that the wish of this unfortunate Princess will
be complied with.— Court Journal.

THE HARVEST.—Shearing is now general
throughout the northern counties. From all hands we
hear the most cheering accounts of the oats and barley
An intelligent agriculturist in Morayshire informs
us that he never saw such a season, either for quality or
abundance. On some of the richer soils, wheat has suf-
fered, and become partially rusted and honey-combed.
" Six or seven weeks aro," says a gentleman in Slither-
!andshire, " I told you that we had almost more wheat
than could be consumed. Now, however, things wear a
different appearance, and my fields will he rather under
,han above a❑ average return."—lnverness Conrier.
THE PILCHARD FISHERY.—The boiste-
r,us state of the weather has prevented the taking of any
large quantities of fi h during the week, although sue
vet y large shoals have been seen off the coast. In Mounts
Ray from 200 to 300 hogsheads have been secured by the
Mullion scans. I❑ St. Ives Bay two scans were shot en-
,dosing about 500 hogsheads, but the weather prevented
the securing of them, and the scans received some da-
mage. On Wednesday evening seven scans were shot near
Mevagissey. There is every prospect of a prosperous
season, should the weather prove favourable.—Falmouth
Packet.

At a recent dinner at Dublin Castle, a large
number of our resident nobility and gentry were collected.
Every thing in the first con,c was going on in the true
focon magnifique, when, suilden:y, word was brought to
the noble host that one of his servants had been seized with
choler'. The sound burst upon the company like a
bombshell. 'I he Marquis of —, the Earl of —,
Lord —, Colonel --, Mr. A •••••.., Mr. —, to
•ay nothing of the ladies, all went like so many Con-
greve rockets, carrying terror and dismay in their train.
The eruption was general, and the better part of an ex-
cellent dinner left untouched.— Corh Constitution.

On the night of Tuesday, a miner, named
JOSIAH ThomAs, was attacked with choler.' at the 170
fathoms level of the Consolidated l‘lines. lie was imme-
diately brought to the surface, and immersed up to the
neck, with his bead covered with fl :noel, in the hot water
cistern of Bowden's steam•engine, the heat of the mineral
being 11=? degrees. After being kept there about a quarter
of an hour, the cramp and pains completely left him, and
all he complained of was weakness ; he was then bound
round the bowels with flannel, and was able to walk to his
home, which is more than two miles from the mines. The
man is now fast recovering, and is likely to resume his la-
bows in a few days.—Folnionth Packet.

There is now in Abingdon an individual,
whose father was either in Ida 16th or 17th year at the
death of King CHARLES H. This is no other than Mr.
THOMAS PERRYMAN, clone-mason, who may he seen any
day following Ins usual avocation, and bustling about in
his sleeved waistcoat, as active nearly as the youngest. As
he was ascending the ladder the other day, with his usual
activity, a gentleman ohseived, " Who would suppose
that that man is a son of one who was contemporary with
VILLIERS, Duke of BucKINGuAm, Hynr, Earl of CLA-
RENDON, ALGERNON SYDNEY, and the unfortunate Lord
STAFFORD ?" His friend, who was a stranger, found it
very difficult to believe the fact —Windsor Express.

The following singular and fatal occurrence
happened at West Wittering, on Monday. Some children
returning from school were hooking into the door of Mr.
GEORGE InE's blacksmith's shop, at the time a piece of
red-hot iron was on the anvil, a spark of which must
have adhered, without being discovered, to the round
frock of a boy six years of age, named EMERY, which, in
his progress through a lane towards his home, ignited.
An alarm of something wrong, from the smoke which
arose, causen some persons to proceed to the place, when,
at nearly ha:f a mile distant from the spot, the child was
found by the side of a pond quite dead. Medical men
wtribute his death to sudden fright, as his body was only
a little scorched by the fire.—Portsmouth _Herald.

We mentioned in our last, that the Hon.
Captain Durams, in the Belvidera frigate, with the Ac -
tcvon and Scylla, had been sent to Tripoli to protect Mr.
HARRINGTON, the English Consul. By the Havre Jour-
nal of yesterday's dye, we find the presence of this squa-
dron has been effectual in the attainment of the object it
had i❑ view. Mr. HARRINGTON had been compelled to
strike his flag and remove on board the Belvidera, be-
cause the DEY said he could not pay 200,000 dollars lie
owed our merchants. The moment 111 r. HARRINGTON
had got on board the Belvidera, the De began to think
seriously of the matter, and on the following morning he
sent 177,000 dollars on board the Belvidera, and re-
quested of Captain DUNDAS a short delay to enable him to
pay the remainder.—Hampshire Telegraph.

On Saturday the house of Mr. JOHN RAM-
SLY, farmer, of Wawn, was struck with a ball of fire,
about 12 o'clock at noon. It entered the howe by the
roof, and descended through a wall into a sleeping room
directly over the door, where it stripped, splintered, and
,inged the wood to pieces; from thence it ran down to
the room below, into a closet, where it injured the wood
in the same manner. It struck upon some books in the
closet, burnt one to a cinder, and singed several others ;
it partially destroyed a sugar canister made of tin. From
thence it took a sudden turn through a wall 18 inches
thick, into the kitchen, where it struck a gun leaded with
powder, discharged it, and melted all the lead about the
gun, and split the stock in two. Atter that, the dairy
door happening to be open, it escaped through that built).-
ing by the window., which was open. The servant girl
was placing something on the shelf in the dairy, and was
turning to come away, when she saw the ball of fire pass
close by her.—Hull Advertiser.

THE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S TEA SALE.
—Y,sterday morning the quarterly sale of teas by the
East India Company commenced at the India House.
The declaration amounted to 8,400,000ib., being
100,0001 b. more than was offer, d at the June sale. The
quantities of the different descriptions to be offered are as
follow—Of 13ohra, 2,000,0001 b. ; of Congou, Campoi,
Pekoe, and Soucliong, 5,000,0001 b. ; of Twanka and
,l-lyson Skin, 1,100,0001 b.; and of Hyson, 300,00011)s.
file increase in the present declaration in Boheas is
200,000165., while in the second descriptions there is a
decrease of 100,00016. The attendance at the sale yes-
terday morning was numerous, and the biddings were very
animated. The Boheas were the first, as usual, to be put
up, and throughout the whole of yesterday were s,ild
nearly at front ls, I Id. to Is. Ilid. per lb. This qua-
lity of tea at the June sale sold at from 2s. to 2s. ()id.
per lb., thus rendering it liable to the full duty, as all
teas fetching 2s. and upwards per lb. at the Company's
sales pay a duty of 100 per cent., while those selling
under 2s. per lb. pay 95 per cent.

FRENCH REVENUE.--The Quotidienne has
published tile following table of the Annual Budgets of
France, from the year 1801 to the year 1831 inclusive ;
and from that account it will be perceived how great is the
augmentation of the Budget since the Revolution of July.
In addition, however, to the regular Budgets since that
period, we must add the loans already contracted, and the
great deficit concealed by a large issue of Treasury bills:—

Francs.
1801 .549,61.0,169
I,o',
1803 632,279,523
1804 894,431,555
1805 700,000,000

1806 902,148,499
1807 731,725,686
1808 77°,744,445
1809 71,6,740,214
1810 755,060,445
1811 1,160,000,000
181" 1 065,014,000
1813 1,150,000,000
1814 (the last 9 m ths) 609,394,626
1815 798,390,859
1816 895,577,203

Francs.
1817 1,036,810,583
1818 ',114,453,736
1819 808,312,572
1820 875,342,252
1821 882,321,254
1820
1823 1692,095,283
1824 951,992,200
18'5
1820 076,948,919
1827 915,729,742
1828 622,711,602
1829 1021,7.16,938
1830 1,177,000,000
1831 1,172,197,435

Sir EVERARD '
HOME.—Sir EVERARD
HOME, whose death we announced on Saturday, was one
of the most eminent medical men of his day. He was of
Scottish lineage, and at an early age embraced the profes-
sion of phy,ic, which he practised with great success in
the metropolis more than forty years. The publications
of the Baronet were very voluminous. Among his works
were " Lectures on Comparative Anatomy," in which are
explained the preparations in the llunterian Collection,
illustrated by 171 engravings ; " Hunterian Oration," in
honour of surgery, and in memory of those practitioners by
whose labours it has been advanced, delivered in the The-
atre of the College, Feb. 14, 1814; Practical Obser-
vations on the Treatment of Stricture in the Urethra and
in the (Esophagus," 3 vols. Bvo. Besides these, Sir Evg-
ILARD contributed largely to the Philosophical Transac-
tions, and a variety of alry-written articles to the medical
periodicals of the day. His late MAJESTY raised him, in
1813, to the dignity of a Baronet, by the title of Sir E.
HOME, of Well Manor Farm, Southampton, and also
conferred on him the appointment of Sergeant-Surgeon, to
which office he was continued by the present KING. Sir
EVERAILD was also. Surgeon to Chelsea Hospital, Honorary
Professor of Anatomy and Surgery to the Royal College of

Surgeons ; for many years he was elected to the Presi-
dentship of the College. Sir EVERARD was in his 77th
year. H- is succeeded in the Baronetcy by his eldest son,
JAMES EVERARD, Commander, R.N.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.-011
TUCS-
day evening last, the 98th of August. at Camperdown,
Forfarshire, Jonsr JAMES ALLEN, Esq. R N. eldest son
of JOHN LEE ALLEN, Esq. of Errol Prrk, to the Lafy
HENRIETTA DUNDAS DUNCAN, eldest daughter of the Earl
Of CAMPERDOWN. After the ceremony, the happy couple
set off for Errol Park, Perthshire. On the occasion the
new and beautiful mansion of Camperdown became the
scene of great festivity; the ball and supper were on a
scale of great magnificence—the one including all that
as rich, rare, and delicate ; the other every thing that
fashion could invent to adorn light hearts and elegant
liorres. Dancing continued to a I:te hour, when the
gue,ts reluctantly retired, highly &lighted with the hospi-
tality and ceasel•-ss attentions of the Noble Earl and his
Countess. Amnngt the company were—Earl and Coun-
tess of cAMPERDOWN, Viscount DUNCAN, Lady Erie.
DUNCAN, the Earl and Countess of MORAY, the Ladies
STUART, Hon. Mr. STUART, the Hon. JANE ANNE and
the Master of Gray, the Hon. Mrs. and the Misses DUN-
DAS, JOHN LEE ALLEN, E,q. of Errol, Mr. EDWARD
and Miss ALLEN, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Haut:wit:Tom,
the Provost of Dundee and family, &tc.,

YOUNG NAPOLEON.—The following parti-
culars respecting the late Duke of REICHSTADT have been
transmitted to us by an old correspondent :—" About
six years since, when young NAPOLEON was about 16
years of age, he come over to this country incog., at.
tended by several Germans of rank, but under the espe-
cial surveillance of one chosen, as was said, for that
high trust by the EMPEROR himself. On their arrival
this cortege was domiciliated at an hotel in Daver-street.
The plan seems to have been a red incog., so far as
that should be possible ; in consequence, the young
Prince was restricted entirely to German society, and a
German gentleman from Hawhurgh, then resident in Rus-
sell .square, was one of his chief intimates. However, it
was soon whispered about, but strange to say, was con-
fined to the above circles, never finding a single admission
into the public prints. The Prince expressing an eager
desire to visit and inspect our dock-yards, was in the first
instance attended to Woolwich by his German friends and
one Englishman. Having being highly gratified by what
he had seen, he expressed a desire to proceed further, in
whic'a also he was gratified by visits to various parts of
our coasts. How he spent his time whilst in the me-
tropolis I have not heard, nor how long his visit Conti-
nued."—Bl eininhOrn Journal.

The death of the Duke of REICHSTADT
will cause a meeting of the whole family of NAPOLEON
around their mother at Rome. LUCIEN and JEROME Bo-
NAPARTE are already there, as well as the Countess CAME-
RATA, daughter of the Princess ELIZA BACCIIIOCCHI.
Louis, the ex-King of Holland, and Mme. Munar, are
hourly expected. Their object is to induce her to make a
new will to dispose of her immense property, which she
had bequeathed to her deceased grandson. Cardinal
FFSCH will, in all probability, make use of his influence
to induce his sister to form au equitable distribution. It
is said that the confessor of Madame LETITIA is a Jesuit,
and that his counsel will probably direct her determina-
tion. The Russian Ambassador has offered 80,000 Ro-
man crowns for the palace of JEROME BONAPARTE, in
order to form a suitable permanent residence for the Rus-
sian Embassy. The Court of Rome is flattered by this
determination of the EMPEROR. Thus Austria, Russia,
and Spain will have suitable residences for their represen-
tatives, while the Ambassador of France will be lodged in
a furnished hotel, like the Envoy of a secondary Power.
DISTURBANCE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP.—
Vusterday afternoon, during divine service, a disturbance
took place at the Rev. JAMES UPTON'S Meeting-house,
Church-street, Blackfriars. During the administration
or the Lord's Supper, after the bread had been partaken of,
and while the Minister was pouring out the wine, accom-
panied by sonic solemn observations on the death of
CHRIST, a young man, named BLYTII, or BLIGII, sud-
denly jumped from his seat, and with a peculiar expression
of countenance, and loud intonation of voice, said, " He
will come! He shall reign ! He shall reign for ever tri-
umphantly." At this instant, ail in the chapel seemed to
be thunderstruck ; and while the deacons quietly banded
him into the vestry, such a scene of surprize and alarm
presented itself as is with difficulty described ; and one
lady went into strong fits, and was carried out. The
young man, it appears, has lately been studying in the
Do/NG school, and is tinged with Millenarian heresy.—
Christian Advocate.

THE COMET.—The cornet, which is now
moving direct and quicker than the earth, will become
nearly stationary in the middle of October. On the 27th
of November the earth and comet will be barely 60 de-
grees asunder, and the latter may be expected to be visible
to the naked eye nearly the whole of the autumnal quarter.
The places of its nodes appear to vary considerably, as its
right ascension and declination, without latitude, seem to
agree in about 21 (leg. of Cancer, while its ascending node
was in S deg. of Sagittarius t having considerable decli-
nation north a greater part of the time of its visible ap-
pearance, it will be very much longer above the horizon
than beneath it. The rising, soothing, and setting on the
22d of October, it is expected, will not greatly differ from
the following calculation :—Right ascension of the comet,
7h. 22m. ; ditto, of the sun, 1311. 49tH. ; comet souths
17h. 33m. ; semi-diurnal arc, for lat. 52. deg. and de-
clination 26 deg. north, Bh. 40m. ; comet sets, 26h. 13m.
The same arc, deducting from the southing Sh. 50m. for
its rising. These are calculated from noon, apparent time.
The following is the clock time, allowing a little for the
different time of (lay in the calculation of the right ascen-
sions :—Rises, north-east, 9m. past 9 in the evening ;
souths, 33m. past 5 in the morning ; sets. north-west,
13:n. past 2 in the afternoon.—Norwich :Mercury.
THE HARVEST.—The weather in the North
has this week been unfavourable for the harvest. We
have had two incurs of rain at Leeds during the week,
and in Lancashire the weather has been as unfavourable as
in Yorkshire. Still we hope not much injury has been
done, as the wicd has been northward and the weather
cold. From the South our accounts are extremely grati-
fying. A gentleman who is a very competent judge, and
who travels through the counties of Cambridge, Herts,
Huntingdon, and Bedford, writes thus to his friend in
Leeds:—" Hors' is your harvest going on ? We are ap-
proaching the close of the finest in the memory of man, I
b:dieve, both as regards quantity rind quality, of every de•
seription of grain, excepting peas; arid as regards the
suitable weather for fathering it in, one of our farmers, a
large miller in this neighbourhood, assured us the crop of
wheat this season was in every respect a most abundant
one, and that he never saw handsomer grain, or a harvest
gathered so well. The yield per acre will be very great ;
there will be many instances where large fields will ave-
rage forty bushels per acre. We hope that suitable wea-
ther wilt be continued for gathering in the late harvest to
the north of you. It does appear to me that this abun-
dant harvest should be received by us, as a nation, with
feelings of devout thankfulness to the Divine bestower of
it. It appears peculiarly suitable to us, after the losses
and privations of the landed interest the last four years,
which hag so much affected tire natio❑ at large."—Leeds
Mercury.

OUR ARISTOCRACY.—It is not easy to find
in history a phenomenon of larger political depravity than
our own Tory party. Their genius for oppression can
only be measured by parallels of latitude ; and the baseness
of its nature is in some degree dignified by the principle
that. directs it. Tyranny .vherever it exists, no matter of
what climate or country, of what religion or colour, an-
cient or modern, is taken to their bosom. AidcuEL, FER-
DINAND, WILLIAM, NICHOLAS, Portugal, Spain, Bel-
gium, Poland, Greece, Negro Slavery, South America,
all show an universality of love which might turn AdEs•
SAUNA herself pale with envy. There has been nothing
like it under the sun. SOLOMON, had be been deferred
to our times, would have acknowledged the existence
of one new thing, and all his wisdom would have been
puzzled with the prospect. The Lacedxmonians and
Athenians were the respective patrons of aristocracy and
democracy. O❑ this ground they interfered in the do.
mestic corners of ancient cities, and modelled the govern-
ment according to one or other of the two forms. But
our Tory party recoils from extending the British consti-
tution. Their passion is to abolish whatever attempts to
imitate it. Pure unmixed despotism is the object of their
admiration. The cruelty, extortion, and poverty which
it occasions,—the foul and fetid cancer of vice that makes
its body a mass of deformed disease—cannot destroy their
appetite. At this moment, not only their own country,
but every state in the world which seeks to recover its
freedom, or to maintain it, dreads their return to power.
Their enmity to the happiness of man is as universal as
man himself.— 'Westminster Review.

A very extraordinary execution took place
here on Thursday morning, in the person of a criminal of
the name of BENOIT. He belonged to a respectable family,
had'himself received a very good education, and was only
22 years of age. BENOIT was found guilty, on presumptive
evidence, of having murdered his own mother about two
years ago, and subsequently an intimate friend of his,
who was acquainted with the fact, in order to prevent
his divulging it. There was no positive proof of either
of these murders against young BM"; but an infinite

variety of circumstances brought them so completely home
to him, that it was not possible to withstand their force.
BENorr, however, denied h wing comtnitted the crimes up
to his list moment, and faced death like one who was
tlteadfully terrified by its aspect. The guillotine had been
set up at the Barriere St. Jacques (an unusual part of the
town for executions), and at half-past 7 in the morning
BENOIT was brought on a hurdle from the prison of
I3icetre. His clothing consisted only of a white sheet,
covering his person from the neck to the feet, which were
left naked. His head and face were concealed in black
crape, so tightened behind the neck as to afford no obstacle
to the execution of the knife. This singular costume of
criminals about to be executed is still reserved to parri-
cides by the laws of France. BENOIT screamed most
piteously the whole time that his sentence was being read
to him on the scaffold and the executioners were employed
in tying him on the fatal plank. His cries only ceased
+when he ceased to live.—Times Paris Correspondent.
NEW AMERICAN PACKET SHIPS.— e
have been much gratified by a visit to the Huntsville, a
new American packet-ship, now lying in George's Dock.
This vessel which has been built in New York, is one of
the most splendid specimens of naval architecture which,
even in these days of improvement, have visited our port.
Her cabin is fitted up in the most elegant and approved
style, comprising in its furniture and adornments almost
every thing that can charm the eye or amuse the fancy.
The cabins of the American packet-ships have long been
remarkable for their elegance and superiority over those of
British construction. This is owing, not so much per-
haps to the style of the workmanship (although in this
tbe Americans appear to be unrivalled), as in the mate-
rials, which the forests of America furnish duty free to
the hands of the mechanic. These consist of the maple.
satin-wood, rosewood, root of ash, mahogany, and other
ornamental woods, which are polished and inlaid with the
utmost skill and beauty. The descent to the cabins from
the main decks is by two or three steps only, the quarter-
deck being raised several feet, an arrangement which ad.
tnil3 of a window or port in each state-room, an object
long desired by passengers. We may mention, as a speci-
men of the elegance of the vessel's furniture, that the
handles of the cabins and state-rooms are all of cut
chrystal, and that the joints, hinges, &c. the doors are
of plated silver. She is commauded by Captain STOD
Dann, a seaman of considerable experience in maritime
affairs, and of the most courteous and gentlemanly man-
ners. The Creole, which sailed from this port on Mon-
day last, belongs to the same proprietors, and is fitted up
in tire same style of elegance.—Liverpool Chronicle.

A copy of a very singular diplomatic note has
been forwarded to the Belgian Government by M. Van
der WEYER. The Emperor NICHOLAS has addressed a
circular letter to the Courts of London and Paris, in which,
after praising himself fur consentiwz to the independence
of Belgium, he states that he views with great dissatisfac-
tien the entry of several Polish officers into the army of
King LEOPOLD, and that he calls on England and France
to take such steps as may cause the proscribed exiles to be
dismissed from their present service. England has as yet
returned no answer to the Autocrat, but gave to the Bel-
gian Plenipotentiary nfficieusentent a copy of the circular.
This I construe into a tacit wish that LEOPOLD should dis-
miss the Poles, and appease the Russian. Lord PALstitit-
sTos durst not openly put into execution the wishes of tl.e
CZAR, but the all-obliging M. Van der WEYER. is employed
as the go•b,tween, and it is hoped that LEoror.n will
once more humiliate this country and save the English
Minister from a serious dilemma. France, I sin told, ex-
hibited more firmness—she refused interfering. It is im-
possible to say what line of conduct our Ministry intend
adopting; but the report at present is that the KING will
offer letters of naturalisation to all the Poles in his service,
and, as such, claim them as his subjects. I doubt very
much that this project will succeed. I have spoken to
some of the Polish Chiefs, and they decidedly refuse to
change their country. They say they glory in their posi-
tion as exiled Poles, and, having sacrificed so much al-
ready-for their country, they will not. sell it for the purpos
of fighting tinder a foreign banner. The conduct of our
Ministry will be narrowly watched in this business, and,
whatever may be the wishes of the Government to assist
Lord PALMERSTON, I do not think they will have the te-
merity to dismiss the Polish patriots. We have about
thirty Poles in the service; they are chiefly men of rank,
and superior military talent. —Brussels Letter.

The following narrative is going the round
of the French papers :—" Ten years ago M. JOSEPH
STRASZEWICH, a young Lithuanian enjoying a very large
fortune, made a visit of pleasure to Paris, and lodged at
the Hotel des Bains, in the Rue St. Thomas du Louvre.
One morning, as he was on the point of going out to keep
an appointment, a young min of interesting appearance,
in a state of great agitation, came into his apartment,
and said, You are a Pole ; I have served with yom
brave countrymen under Napoleon; I know that they
never refuse to render a service when it is in their power.
With this confidence I come to tell you that I am suffering
from an unexpected loss. I have immediate need of a sum
of money (which he named). To you this is a trifle ; to
me it will rescue my wife and children from despair.' The
sum, though not considerable, was too much to give to a
man who had no claims, and who did not even mention
his name. M. STRASZEWICH hesitated a moment, but the
next humanity overcame prudence, and be placed it in the
hand of the supplicant. Upou the recent insurrection in
Poland, M. DE STRASZEWICH took up arms in the caul..
of his country ; this being lost, his estates were confis-
cated, and himself again in Paris, as a refugee. A few
days ago a gentleman entered his lodgings, and asked him
if be recollected his person. M. STRASZEWICH answered
in the negative, and the visitor then declared himself to be
the person whom he had formerly saved from ruin, and
said' Though you may have forgot that act of benevolence,
I have not. I know your misfortunes, and am come to
repay the money so kindly advanced, with interest,' at
the same time placing upon the table a sum amounting to
about double that which had been so generously ad-
vanced. The visitor then declared that he was M. L—,
at the head of a commercial house at Bordeaux, in great
prosperity, which he owed entirely to M. SmaszEwicri.
M. L— then urged his benefactor to come to visit his
family, who would receive him with open arms. 111.
STRASZEWICH accepted the original sum advanced, hut
refused the interest, declaring that he could never make
up his mind to derive any profit from money laid out under
the circumstances. He expressed his acknowledgments for
such invitation to Bordeaux, but declined it, resolved
maintain his independence. This noble-minded Pole is
the author of the beautiful work, with engraving., enti-
tled Les Polonais et les Polonaises.

A CONSERVATIVE CHAMBERMAID. -
A few weeks ago, as a candidate in the self-styled liberal
interest was canvassing a certain northern burgh, that
stands within a hundred miles of the field on which the
BRUCE was victorious over COMYNE Earl of Buchan, he
met with a rebuff from an unexpected quarter, which very
speedily put him to the route. The hon. candidate had
harangued the people on the stock subjects of corruption,
boroughmongering, independence, and liberality; and
havirg perceived that the mention of " liberality" pro-
duced such deafening cheers as rendered it advisable to
give some practical proof that such a thing really existed,
he invited a dozen or two of the loudest cheerers to take a
glass of summut with him in the principle inn. A sup-
ply of whisky was soon placed on the table, and was di
luted with the due proportion of excellent spring water
before the candidate discovered that although his compa-
nions were all in favour of " the bill, the whole bill, and
nothing but the bill," they unhappily belonged to the un-
enfranchised portion of the community. The honourable
aspirant to Parliamentary honours thought it would be
hard to give so much good whisky for empty huzzas, and
knowing that the landlord possessed the necessary " quali-
fication," lie rung the bell, and desired the waiting-maid to
tell her master to come and get a glass of grog. In an
instant the woman returned and bawled into the room,
" Ma maister bade me tell you that he's bizzy jist e'enow,
an' canna come." Shortly after the bell was again rung
by the embryo representative, and a message despatched
to the landlord, requesting his attendance to take a glass
of wine 1 In a few minutes he popped his bead into the
room, but alter taking a survey of the company he as
speedily drew it out again, and shut the door with a
slam that made the grog-glasses rattle on the table. This
was a new subject of wonderment! The would-be legis.
lator looked doubly dismal, and the grog guzzlers could do
nothing to unravel the mystery. The bell was once more
applied to, and when the girl appeared she was asked what
had become of her master. "In troth, Sir," said the
woman, " ma maister says he wadna be seen sittin' in sic
company." " Insolent," said the enraged candidate;
" your master never could have presumed to send me such
a message !" " Nae matter," replied the damsel, " whe-
ther he sent siccan a message or no. The trouth's the
trouth—and mair than that, he says gin he had seen the
crew that was hallooing at your tail, the deil ane o' them
sud hae darkened his doors." " Woman !" screamed the
infuriated friend of free principles, " leave the room in-
stantly, and order my horses to be got ready." "Wt el a
teat," said the woman, "ye sanna be tang o' gettin' your
hoist's. The back seams o' your hose will he a perfick cor-
dial ; but gude sake, Sir, I won'er that the likes o' y.
does na keep better company !" When the horses were
got ready, the worthy candidate threw down money to pay
his bill, slammed himself into his carriage, and set off in
such hot haste that be actually forgot to wait for his
chanyeo.-Aberdeen Observer.