The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

UNION lIALL.-(THIS DAY.)
Three men-of-war's men, lately payel off, applied for re-
lief, under the following circumstances :
It appeared that they had been recently paid off from the
Iris, on her return from the coast of Africa, and, having ex-
pended their wages, and being unable to get employment,
they were reduceJ to great distress. -
Mr. •
COTTLNGIIAM, finding the-poor fellows had seen a great
deal- of active service abroad, remarked that there ought to
be some asylum for such persons, until they succeeded in
getting on board "other ships, and that they should not be
permitted to wander about the Streets in such a deplorable
condition, after risking their lives in the service of their
country. _ _

They stated that they had been at the Admiralty, but only
received an answer that some steam-ships were fitting out at
Woolwich, and that probably they might be engaged on
board when they were launched in about a month. Until
then,•however, they run the risk of starving.
The MAGISTRATE lamented the situation of the three poor
tars, ordered them some temporary assistance from the poor-
box, and recommended them -to get to Portsmouth where
they might have a chance of employment.

LITERATURE.
PALM LEAVES'. Mozon, London, 1844.
The poems contained in this little volume were
suggested, it seems, by impressions made during the
author's—Mr. Monckton Milnes' late tour in
Turkey,. Greece, and Egypt. Though they refer,
however, to scenes and incidents in the East, there is
not much of an oriental character about them ; and
indeed—if we except here and there a descriptive pas-
sage—the majority might have been written by Mr.
Milnes without once stirring from England. Some
of the poems in their calm, thoughtful, passionless
tone, remind us of Wordsworth, of whom the author
is evidently a firm admirer, and whose manner he
essays to imitate, though without servility. The
versification throughout is equable and harmonious to
a degree; but it would have been considerably im-
proved, had a little more pith and vigour been infused
into it. One great merit in the poems is the kindly
and catholic spirit that pervades them; Mr. Milnes
thinks and feels like a cosmopolite, and not like a
mere prejudiced observer—such as Western Europe
is so continually sending forth—who is surprised and
shocked at all such customs, feelings, &c., as may
happen to be at variance with those of his own
country. Though he prefers the manners of the
West, yet our author gives fair play to those of the
East, as we see in his polished and picturesque poems
dated from Constantinople. As a specimen of his
manner, we quote some
.pleasing 'lines on " Delos,"
in which the classical associations connected with this
famous island are made to serve a moral purpose :

Though Syra's rock was passed at morn,
The windfso faintly arched the sail,
That ere to Delos we were borne,
The autumn day began to fail,
And only in Diana's smiles
We reached the bay between the isles.
In sweet serenity of force
She ruled the Heavens without a star—
A sacred image that the course
Of time and thotight.cari hardly mar,—
As dear and nearly as divine
As ever in Ephesian shrine.
I knew that on the spot I trod
Her glorious twins.Latona bore,
That for her sake the pitying God
Had fixed the isle, afloat before ;
And, fearful-of his just disdain,
I almost felt it move again.

For the delicious light that threw
Such clear transparence on the wave,
From the black mastick-bushes drew
Column, and frieze, and architrave,
Like rocks, which, native to the place,
Had something of mysterious grace.
" Strong was the power of Art to bid
Arise such beauty out of stone,
Yet Paros might as Well have hid
Its wealth within its breast unknown,
As for brute Nature to regain
The fragments of the fallen fane.
" Who can rebuild these colonnades
Where met the ancient festal host, -
The peasant from Arcadia's glades,
The merchant from lonia's coast,
Gladdening their Grecian blood to stand
On one religious Fatherland ? "

So in my angry discontent
I cried, but calmer thoughts came on,
And gratitude with sorrow blent,

. And murmur turned to. orison::
I thanked the sods for what.had been,
And Nature for the present scene.

I felt that while in Greece remained

_
Signs of that old heroic show,
Hope, Memory's sister, so sustained,
Would sink not altogether low,
And Grecian hearts once more might be
Combined in powQrful amity.

. . Long 6.e the sun's most curious ray
Had toughed the morning's zonenf pearl,
I and my boat were far away,
Raised on the water's freshening curl ;
And barely 'twist the rose and blue
The island's rim was still in view.

So Delos rests upon my mind,
A- perfect Vision of thc.night,
A picture by moon-rays designed,
And shaded into black and bright,—
A true Idea borne away, •
Untroubled by the dreamless day.. ,

MEMOIRS of EMINgNT ENGLISHWOMEN.
2 Vols. - Bentley, London, 1844.
The title of this WOrk sufficiently explains its na-
ture,‘though we may observe, by way of additional
explanation, that the memoirs contained in it are
confined to such "eminent Englishwomen" as lived
during, and Subsequently to, the reign of Eliza-
beth; the authoress, Miss Costello, justly remarking
that it is scarcel=y possible to. give the biography of
the females-•of. Ingland who have been remarkable
in•their time, with any d9gree of accuracy, till the
sixteenth century. Among the memoirs we find One
of* the Countess of Shrewsbury, celebrated for her
great skill and success in fishing for husbands and
hooking them. This shrewd, beautiful, and worldly
woman was Married not less than four times, and by
each marriage fhe obtained a considerable accession
of fortune, until at length she became. one of the
wealthiest individuals in the kingdom, and built that
well-known palace, Chatsworth, which has long been
one of the most splendid and spacious edifices in
Europe. Over all her husbands the Countess pos-
sessed nearly equal influence, and her fourth, the
Earl of Shrewsbury, was gaoler_ to the unfortunate
Mary, Queen of Scots,—a circumstance which ren •
dered his life perfectli miserable, by subjecting him,
to the caprices of Elizabeth, whose distrust of even
her -most devoted adherents was never wholly laid
,
aside.-. In the course of .this entertaining memoir of
the Countess.of Shrewsbury, we meet with several
incidental-references to the egregious vanity of the
"• maiden'QiTlecti;": who- even when past sixty years of
age, alloWed* herself *to be gratified by compliments,
no matter how , fulsome, on her beauty and her juve-
nility. " Wherever.she appeared," says Miss Costello,
" new devices were contrived to flatter and delight
her; ,Sh'el: eciuld-iiot step, but nymphs and shepherds
darted'fdrtg-tailii4 it her feet, and uttering extrava-
gant praises, which were echoed by the courtiers'
round her., _ln a! Certain masqud she is called 'the
only light this age has granted to the world,' and the
Lady of May, acknowledged to be a divinity of
beanty, confesses her inferiority to the ' beautifullest
lady these Woods have ever received.'" 'The life
of the unfortunate " Arabella Stuart" cannot fail to
interest; if only for the pathos and simplicity with
which it is written; but the most attractive memoir
in the two volumes, is that of the "Countess of Pem-
broke," so well known by Ben Jonson's famous
epitaph upon her. Our authoress, we see, speaks of
the." beauty" of this celebrated lady; but the portrait
which is affixed to her memoir, represents her as a
perfect fright. Indeed, we do not know when we
have seen so intensely ugly a face as the painter has
supplied her with.

MILITARY DRESS.—It is expctOd that the sum-
mer dresS of the privateS and non-commissioned officers,
both of the cavalry and infantry, will undergo change before
the ensuing season. It appears that the white trousers aro
intended to be abolished, and that sonic other light article
will be substintted for *it..

ITALIAN BA.NbI iTr.-11 out FEB. 26.—Intelli-
gence has just been received, that 'an English family of dis-.!
tinction, en route for that city, hive been robbed by banditti
near Itris Of all-their luggage ; find what renders the affair.!
more.unfortunate is, that some of the servants, in defending
the property, came In conflict with the Jobbers and werse-
-verely wounded.

CLERKENWELL-(THIS DAY.)
Thomas Barber, formerly in the army, was charged with
an assault of a very savage character on police-constable
Solomons, 54 G.

, It appeared from the evidence adduced that Solomons, who
.iS a very quiet inoffensive officer, was on duty in Cow-cross-
street, between one and two o'clock this morning, when he
saw the prisoner quarelling with twa prostitutes, and creat-
ing such A riot as to disturb the whole neighbourhood. The
officer requested of them to separate, and on the prisoner re-
fusing to do so, took him into custody. The constable had
no sooner laid his hand upon Barber than he attacked him,
and, knocked him down on the pavement. The officer
shouted for help, and when police-constable 49 G came up,
Solomons was lying on the ground, and the prisoner, with his
knee on his stomach and his hand in his stock, as if about to
stranggle him. 49 attempted to drag prisoner away, but he
declared, with an oath," I will teach him the five cuts."
Solomonsgot upon his legs, but the prisoner knocked him
down again, and in the fall the officer's finger was hurt.
The prisoner's defence very much aggravated bis guilt, for
he alleged that the constable had been in company with the
prostitutes, and that he attacked him because he refused to
give him drink. He further alleged that the officer used the
most disgusting language.
. Sergeant Boyson, 19 G, deposed that .the prisoner had-not
said a syllable about the officer's alleged misconduct at the
station-house.

Mr. GREENWOOD, after a patient investigation of the case,
fully ascertained that the prisoner's defence was altogether
fabulous. The Magistrate remarked upon the frequency of
violent and unprovoked assaults on the police in his district,
and sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 1!., or undergo a
commensurate term of imprisonment.
The prisoner was committed.