The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-19 00:00:00

• IRELAND.
THE O'CONNELL TRIBUTE.
DUBLIN, Nov. 17.—The collection of the O'Con-
nell tribute took place this day, at the various Roman
Catholic chapels in the metropolis. The following is
the official raturn, so far as at present known :—Me-
tropolitan Church, Marlborough-street, 536/.• St.
Andrew's, 457/.; St. Michael and John, 254 St.
Catherine's, 1401. ; St. Paul's, 1601.; St. Michan's,
2061. ; St. Nicholas's, 1801.; St. James's, 140/. ; St.
Audeon's, 881.; Rathmine's parish, 1601.; Donny-
brook ditto, 721.; Boolerstown (no return); Kings-
town, 140/. ; Ratlifarnham (no return) ; Clontarf (no
return); Castleknock (no return); Sundries at office,
255/. The total will be between 3,000/. and 4,0001.
THE LATE SIIINRONE INVESTIGATION.
DISMISSAL OF SUB-INSPECTOR PARKER.—It ap-
pears from the following official paragraph, published
in the Evening Packet (Government organ) of last
night, that Sub-Inspector Parker, of the constabulary
(one of the party into whose conduct at Shinrone
Mr. Corballis lately held an inquiry at the Castle),
has been dismissed the force by order of the Lord
Lieutenant :

THE THEATRES.
HAYMARKET.
The forcing system of prizes or premiums having
failed to produce the result expected from it, we are
glad to see the management of this house a shelter
for English comedy, resorting to the simpler principle
to which we owe so many sterling plays, and to which
we hope to be indebted for many more—that of bring-
ing forward the production of authors who have al-
ready proved their ability as dramatic writers, and
who, to the genius that nature alone confers, have
added that knowledge of the stage and the public
which experience alone can give. The theatrical
world owes much to Mr. Webster for reviv-
ing the many old comedies which, but for
him, would have remained unknown to the
present generation, except in the closet, where the
wit that is of the day, and the repartee whose point is
almost of the hour, loses as much as the pathos and
grandeur of tragedy often gain ; and but for the new
comedies that have been produced at the Haymarket
within the last three years, we should have lost our
belief in the possession of such a thing—we should
have been compelled to fancy that we had become
wholly dependent on foreign supply. Not one ou•
jection have we to offer to a clever adaptation of a
clever drama in whatever language written. But we
would fain have a proof now and then that invention,
constructive power, wit, or something like it, re-
partee, or what passes for it, have not yet
wholly deserted the young writers of Eng-
land ; and sometimes, though at long intervals,
we have evidence that these qualities are yet to
be found. They are all to be found, for instance, in
the comedy of Old Reads and Young hearts, from the
pen of Mr. D. Bourcicault, produced last night at
this theatre, and, as a consequence, it was completely
successful. The plot is, if anything, too intricate ;
but this is, perhaps, more forcibly felt by the critic
who has to describe it, than the spectator. The dia-
logue is free and flowing, sprightly in many places,
in a few witty, and at no time dull. There is the
same tendency to run occasionally into farce observable
in the author's former productions; but the line between
it and comedy is hard to discover precisely, and an
audience will at all times forgive much for the sake of
a laugh ; it will forgive almost anything, indeed, but
absolute vapidity—but of this Mr. Bourcicault is never
guilty. Only premising farther that the applause was
warm and cordial during the first act, that it was
well and equally sustained throughout the other
three, and came to a close with enthusiasm at the
end of the fifth, we will descend from these generali-
' ties to a slight detail of the plot and sketch of the
characters. The piece is written on the plan that
seems now to be a sort of recognised law of modern
comedies—each act is a " set" scene, all the person-
ages having their exits and their entrances without
the aid, or, as often happens, without the hin-
drance, of the scene-shifter. The first act passes in
the chambers of Mr. Littleton Coke (C. Mathews)
in the Temple. He is a barrister, of course, and just
the sort of one that you can see, at a glance, will
never be Lord Chancellor. Gay, careless, and
studious of little but pleasure, if he knows any law
at all, it is only that peculiar aw of real property in
virtue of which the faster it is spent, the sooner it
comes to an end—the conclusion at which Mr. Lit-
tleton Coke has arrived, with respect to his pa-
trimony, at the rising of the curtain. Thus
much we gather from a conversation between him-
self and that real blessing to comedy writers, a
barrister's nondescript, who is clerk, agent, boots,
butler, and valet, all rolled into one, with enough
roguery to set him up in either of them
separately. This worthy, " Bob" by name, is
capitally played by Mr. Buckstone. In the
midst of their discourse Lord Charles Roebuck
(Mr. Holl), an old Eton friend of Coke's, enters ; he
has just landed from the Continent, summoned home
by the Earl of Pompion (Mr. Tilbury), his father, to
undergo the two inflictions of marrying a rich widow
and being returned to Parliament for Closeborough.
He imparts his troubles to Coke, who offers to take the
widow and stand the contested election instead of
him, and rid him of two troubles at once. Bob at this
juncture enters and apprizes his master that two sus-
picious characters are on the staircase, and recon-
noitres them through the slit of the letter-box; as
they can be nothing but bailiffs, Coke and his noble
friend decamp as the two strangers enter. They prove
to be Jesse Rural (Mr. Farren), a good-hearted,
simple, unsuspecting, worthy old soul of a Yorkshire
minister, Littleton's tutor when the scapegrace of the
town was a boy. He has come to London with Tom
Coke, the brother of Littleton, who have been
estranged from each other for fifteen years, hoping to
reconcile them. The very cool reception they meet
with from Bob enrages the brother and astonishes
the old minister, and the curtain falls on the rage of
the one and the attempts to pacify it made by the other.
The second act takes us to the Earl of Pompion's
mansion, and the boudoir of the Countess (Mrs. W.
Clifford). Lord Charles enters with his friend Coke,
and an admirable scene follows—one of the best of the
piece. his mother, divided between her affection for her
lap-dog, her fashionable nervousness, and her curi-
osity as to the Parisian fashions, gives her son
the most heartless, elegant, and lady-like of
receptions to his home—hoping that he has brought
the Eau de Cologne, and taken care of his morals—
that is to say, that he has not been too attentive to
any " unmarried women," and that he " does not
swear in English." The Earl, on his side, is equally
careless of everything but his son's dinners at the
Embassy and visits to -Versailles. Lady Alice Haw-
thorn (Madame' Arestris), the widow-cousin to whom
Lord Charles is destined, is introduced in this scene,
and Littleton Coke, who had undertaken to accept her
in jest, is captivated by her in earnest. Thus the plot
thickens; but this is not all. Littleton's brother
Tom has just been really elected for a Yorkshire
borough, and, as the old Earl knows that fact,
without having any acquaintance with the new
Member's person, he receives the briefless, placeless,
and penniless Littleton as the legislator with; a vote
to dispose of, and is most cordial and courteous. A
Colonel Rocket (Mr. Strickland) is also introduced ;
he is an old retired Indian officer, full of military
phrases and prejudices, a passionate sort of Uncle
foby, with a very red face and a very pretty
daughter, Miss Rocket (Miss J. Bennett), with
whom Lord Charles is in love. But the real Mem-
ber arrives, and the Earl's warmth to Littleton under-
goes a great abatement; Lady Alice, out of mere co-
quetry, it would seem, is more than polite to his
brother; the young barrister is enraged, the country
Member enchanted, and so ends act the second. The
third act passes in a splendid suite of drawing-
rooms in the Earl's mansion. All the cha-
racters are assembled, the Countess and her lap-dog
on a sofa with Littleton, endeavouring to appear un-
concerned at the desperate flirtation that is going on
between his brother and the beautiful widow ; Miss
Rocket and Lord Charles are playing ecarte; the old
clergyman is reading by the fire-side ; and the Earl
and the Colonel are discussing the merits of Captain
Warner's shell. All this is excellently managed;
but now commences the intricacy of the plot, which
we altogether despair of rendering clear by descrip-
tion. Littleton pretends to make love to Miss Rocket
to vex the widow, and a whole series of cross pur-
poses arises, caused mainly by the old clergyman,
who believes all he sees, and all he is told, to be what
it appears, not dreaming that all the fine people round
him are each playing a part, more or less, of false-
hood. The Earl refuses his assent to his son's mar-
riage with Miss Rocket because she is of less than
noble birth. Colonel Rocket has a special contempt
for Norman blood, and doubts whether there ever was
a battle of Hastings, because it is not in the army list.
He determines to take his daughter down to Ghuznee
Hall forthwith, and, to prevent a separation, Lord
Charles determines to assume the character of the
postillion who is to drive them there. The old clergy-
man, who is always in everybody's way, and every-
where when he is not wanted, overhears the
plan, the source of fresh confusion. The fourth
act passes in the same apartments, but in this Bob in-
troduces himself to the Earl, having assumed the
name of Crawl, a Parliamentary agent, a partner in
the firm of the Earl's confidential solicitors. He here
learns from his Lordship that he is his illegitimate
son, having been left by him in the care of one of the
partners. His Lordship expresses a wish to see the
boy he has been estranged from so many years, and
Bob tells him he is then in the house, attending on the
Rockets as groom ! He sends for him and introduces
Lord Charles, in livery, to the Earl as his natural son,
evoking thereby a gift of 1001. The old clergyman
afterwards tells the Earl that his son is going
to elope with Miss Rocket, dressed as her groom!
The Earl is too happy at the good fortune of his na-
tural son, little dreaming that it is his heir. Littleton
assumes the same disguise to elope with Lady Alice,
and they do get off, but Bob has sold the " exclusive
intelligence" to the morning papers, and all is known.
The old folks hurry down to Ghuznee Hall, where the
parties have arrived, and every one visits' their wrath on
the poor old minister, who has done all for the best,
meddled with everything with the purest intentions,
but only with the result of throwing all into con-
fusion. The idea of this character seems to be taken
from that of Michael Perrin, so exquisitely played by
Bouffe ; but here the simple-minded pastor is mixed up
with the intrigues of fashionable life, instead of those of
the French police. The part was dressed and acted by
Farren to the very life. The denouement is brought
about by Tom Coke resigning a fortune which Lit-
tleton had signed away to supply his extravagance,
after being refused by the widow, and the Earl is
brought to reason by Bob threatening to reveal the
secret of his birth to the Countess. To avoid this the Earl
gives his consent to the marriage of Lord Charles and
Miss Rocket, and all ends selonles regles. The piece
is admirably brought out ; the scenery is excellent--
those of the boudoir and the suite of drawing-rooms
are perfect in their way. The play went smoothly,
and had evidently been well rehearsed. Altogether
its success must be gratifying both to the author and
the management. On the fall of the curtain
it was given out for repetition every evening

by Mr. Farren ; the author was called for long and
loudly, and at last bowed his acknowledgments from
the stage-box. The performers were also called be-
fore the curtain to receive the applause of the audi-
ence for their efforts, and were thanked by the cheers
of a house crowded to excess.

PRINCESS'S.
, A new and pleasing trifle, entitled Prediction, and
adapted from the French stage, was produced at this
beautiful house yesterday evening. There is no great
plot in the piece ; but a variety of startling incidents,
occasioned by the appearance of a gentleman well
known to the readers of Milton's Epic, keeps the audi-
ence alive, and the return of a vacillating lover to his
liege duty winds up the piece. The mysterious per-
sonage himself, divested, however, of his infernal ter-
rors, was well enacted by Miss Emma Stanley, and
the unfortunate lover, by Mr. 'Walter Lacy, was
perfection. The piece was exceedingly well got up,
the scenery was first-rate, the dresses unexception-
able, yet we cannot say that the drama was very suc-
cessful. There was an ominous silence throughout
that augured ill for its continuance upon the stage,
for the faint cheering that might be occasionally
heard was more due to the actress than the author.
In the next piece, however—the glorious Don—
Wallack ought to have lived in the days of chivalry—
restored
,each and every one to a most happy tem-
perament, and a hearty shout at the consummation
evinced that sterling merit could be always appre-
ciated, aye, and heartily acknowledged, too. The
evening's amusements were wound up by the re-
petition of the new grand oriental ballet, the
Enchanted Bell. The play-bill does not belie it. It
carries us literally into the land of enchantment; and
the exhibition of eastern splendour—the palaces—the
domes—the gardens—the dancing girls—all realise
the visionary splendours of the Thousand and One
Nights. Some of the scenes in the ballet resembled
Turner's best efforts in his earlier days; and with all
our veneration for that great artist, we think him
flattered by Le comparison. Certes, Mr. Maddox
deserves the thanks and gratitude of the public for
his unremitting efforts to please them.

" We are authorised to state that directions were
given on the 13th instant, by his Excellency the
Lord-Lieutenant, to the Inspector-General of Con-
stabulary, for the immediate dismissal from the force
of Sub-Inspector Parker and Constable Brophy. We
are further enabled to state that Head-Constable
Channerlas been appointed Sub-Inspector in the room
of Mr. Parker."

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BIiLFAST.—On Thursday,
between five and six o'clock, a fire broke out in a
store adjoining Winetavern-street flax spinning mill.
It was occasioned, we have heard, by gas, which was
being consumed in a broken lamp, having ignited
particles of tow that floated in the room. From the
combustible nature of the material which the store
contained, _the fire soon assumed a very alarming
aspect, and was seen from the suburbs of the town in
all directions. A police force and a fire brigade, with
the engines, were on the spot in a few minutes after
the first alarm, and the fire was subdued by seven
o'clock ; but not until the store was completely
destroyed, and all its contents, amounting in value,
we have heard, to 1,5001., were consumed. The
premises were insured.—Northern Whig.

SURREY THEATRE.
Last night, a new drama, in two acts, entitled
The Seal'd Sentence, was produced at this theatre.
Valentine Dournay, a young artist and author (Mr.
J. T. Johnson), is betrothed to Laurette (Mrs. It.
Honner), the daughter of a rustic labourer. Victor
Lavitte, the son of the mayor of the commune (Mr.
N. T. Hicks), is deeply enamoured of Laurette, and
seeks to displace Valentine in Laurette's affections.
The drama opens with a pretty view of a vineyard in
the vicinity of Paris, followed by the bridal festival,
The young lovers having returned from the marriage
ceremony, Victor Lavitte is in despair, and deter-
mines on ruining Valentine, and, as nothing was more
easy, more common, or snore natural in that age of
terror than to denounce any individual as a traitor to
the Directory or the republic, Lavitte appears, fol-
lowed by Igens-d'armes. They seize Valentine, who
is taken to the prison of La Force, is first (as we
subsequently learn) condemned to death, but his sen-
tence is commuted to deportation. Valentine is, how-
ever, permitted to carry with him his bride, and they,
with many others, are embarked on board a French
brig of war, commanded by a gallant old veteran,
Captain La Roche Girard, whose sympathy is readily
excited in behalf of the youthful couple. Having
proceeded to sea, the sealed sentence is opened by the
captain, who finds that Valentine is doomed to be
shot. The marines kneel and fire, and Valentine
falls over the ship's side, and thus ends the first act.
A period of years is supposed to elapse between the
first and the second act, which opens with Russian
scenery and the proceedings of the grand army.
Captain La Roche has become a soldier in that ill-
fated army, and is the protector of Laurette, who for
a long time previous has been insane, with only lucid
intervals. The villain Victor Lavitto appears in the
same army, and dies covered with wounds in pre-
senting his body to the charge of the Cossacks to
Valentine Dournay and finally,
save Laurette, who in despair rushes out, and by her
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re-appears, he having become an officer, and having
fought in Egypt. He refers to the stratagem of the
old captain (which remains a secret between them),
and shortly narrates how he escaped by swimming
some enormous distance ; and all ends happily. We
should not do justice did we not refer to the admir-
able performance of Mrs. H. Honner as Laurette, not
only as the raving maniac, but throughout the various
incidents which arise.

LITERATURE.
AGINCOUI?T. 3 Vols. Bentley, London, 1844.
The title of this work sufficiently indicates its
character, and the main incidents on which it is
founded. It is a tale of the days of Henry the
Fifth, and refers to the most stirring period of that
monarch's reign, when he made his expedition into
France, which led—as all the world knows—to the ex-
traordinary battle and still more extraordinary victory
of Agincourt. Mr. James, the author, is perfectly at home
with an historical theme of this character, and sketches
his English barons, knights, and squires, and dames
"of high degree," with as much spirit and accuracy as
could be expected in a professed writer of fiction.
His first ♦olume is somewhat heavy, but the second
and third are full of bustle ; and the portrait of
Richard of Woodville is as carefully finished a one as
any that its author 'has recently produced. Consider-
ing how many novels Mr. James has published—
some twenty or thirty, we believe—it is not a little
remarkable that the freshness and animation of his
manner exhibit not the slightest tokens of decay.

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COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The Queen and Prince
Albert took their accustomed early promenade, and,
on the return of her Majesty and her Royal Consort,
the Prince left the Castle on a shooting excursion,
accompanied by Lord Glenlyon and Sir Jas. Graham,
and attended by the Earl of Morton, Mr. Anson,
Captain Meyneil, and Colonel Wylde. The party
went to the royal preserves in the Great Park.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
the Princess Royal were taken out in their garden
chaise an airing this morning'.
The Earl of Liverpool (Lord Steward) and Sir
Henry Wheatley arrived at the Castle to-day, on a
visit to the Queen.

In the afternoon Lord Glenlyon and the Right
Hon. Sir James and Lady Graham took their de-
parture from the Castle.
The following is the programme of the performance
of the Royal Horse Guards band at the Castle on
Saturday evening :
Overture, Macbeth—Spohr.
Selections, Bohemian Girl—Balfe.
March of the Russian Guards—Doerfeld.
Selection, Alma—Costa.
Chorus and Fugue, Amen, from the Stabat Mater—
Rossini.

The Queen and Prince Albert inspected to-day a
bust of Sir William Magnay (late Lord Mayor),
submitted by Mr. J. E. Jones, and were graciously
pleased to express their approbation of the work.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, attended by Baron Knese-
beck, left Kew yesterday morning for Arundel Castle,
Sussex, to honour the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk
with a visit.

The Governor of the Bank of England and the De-
puty-Governor had an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
A deputation on behalf of the Waterford and Li-
merick Railway Company, consisting of the Right
Worshipful the Mayor of Waterford, Chairman of the
Provisional Committee; Sir Henry Winston Barron,
Bart., M.P.; Mr. Charles Brancome (Clonmel), Mr.
Thomas E. Lalor, J. P. (Carricksuir), Mr. Joshua
Wm. Strangman (Waterford), Mr. James Walpole,
the Honorary Secretary (Waterford), Mr. W. 0.
Hunt, solicitor; and Mr. Charles Vignoles, en-
gineer, had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie
yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade.
Sir Robert Peel, Lady, and Miss Peel, arrived at
their residence in Whitehall-gardens yesterday morn-
ing, from Brighton.
His Excellency M. Dedel had an interview with
Lord Aberdeen at the Foreign-office yesterday. The
Belgian Minister transacted business yesterday at the
Foreign-office.
Sir James and Lady Graham arrived in town yes-
terday afternoon, from a visit to her Majesty at
Windsor Castle.
A deputation respecting the Cork and Bandon
Railway, consisting of Mr. Sergeant Murphy, M.P. ;
Major Clark, K.H.; Mr. W. Shaw (Cork), and Mr.
W. Sullivan (Bandon), accompanied by Mr. Vignoles,
the engineer, had an interview yesterday with the
Earl of Dalhousie, at the Board of Trade.
Dispatches for Sir Charles Metcalfe, Governor of
Canada, and for the Governors of the other North
American Provinces, were sent off yesterday evening
form the Colonial-office. Dispatches were also sent
off for the Governor of the Mauritius.
Lord Boston and the Hon. Misses Irby left Far-
rance's Iletel on Saturday for Dover, where his Lord-
ship has taken a house for the winter.

SUSPECTBD MURDER.—The crew of a boat from
an adjacent island landed of late at a place called
Strand, in Harris, and there accidentally fell in with the
body of a young female, after having been apparently
thrown into a spring or bog of water. The body pre-
sented all the symptoms of the sad effects of violent
hands. The face was dreadfully cut and mangled, and
other parts of the body indicated that foul play had been
cruelly resorted bo. It is said that two medical gentle-
men inspected the remains of the unfortunate female,
and discovered that she had been enciente. The authori-
ties are using all the means in their power to discover
the perpetrator of the fearful deed, but as yet are un-
succonful.-IRventes.9 Courier.

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19 1844.

ADVENTURES OF A FOX.
Those of our readers who are in the habit of in-
dulging themselves with pleasant drives and rambles
into the country must know the new hotel kept by
Mr. Henry Blunt, at Woolton. Amongst his live
stock Mr. Blunt has long had a couple of foxes, male
and female, which, like Home's hermit, are " the
wonder of the neighbouring swains." Bound in
chains rather stronger than the chain connubial,
neither the lady fox nor the gentleman fox ever ap-
peared inclined to rove from home, till lately a dispo-
sition to wander suddenly seized upon the latter, and,
strange to say, he received assistance from his lady in
the accomplishment of his wishes. Mrs. Fox actually
gnawed through the collar of her lord, and like
many an heroic female " famous in story," heroically,
for his sake, dared the vengeance of offended
power. Reynard might immediately have made
his escape, but whether the ancient appetite of
his kind prevailed over his proverbial discretion,
or whether he wished to fortify his inner indivi-
duality ere he set out on his travels, we know not,
but certain it is that he crept slily among the poultry,
and selected a fine plump chicken, on which he forth-
with breakfasted. Then, "consideration, like an
angel," came, and he gallantly determined upon help-
ing his lady, who looked wistfully on, unable to help
herself. He selected for her a black Spanish cock, of
a valuable breed, which, having killed, he laid before
his spouse. He next set himself to work to provide
provision for a future day. Seizing a fat goose, he
quietly bit off his long neck, and concealed the huge
bird beneath some branches in the garden. The vil-
lain next snapped at a fine duck, and was proceeding
to bury it alive, when he was discovered, and, upon
a rush-being made at him, he at once cleared a wall
ten feet high. He took another wall into Mr.
Gibbons's garden, where his brush was seen
fur a moment; but, determined to escape, he
dashed at the carriage gate, which is planted with
spikes, and actually cleared it into the road, where he
was seen by Mr. Gore, who turned him, upon which
he made across the country. He went to a farm be-
longing to Mr. Bibby, where he lay concealed for
some time ; but, on the following morning, he ap-
peared at the residence of Mr. Ambrose Lace, the
excellence of whose poultry we believe he had the
honour of testing. Next morning he favoured Mrs.
Foster, widow of the late Mr. Foster, town-clerk,
with a visit, and did her a similar favour. Here,
however, he was pursued by the dogs, which seem to
have given him something of a fright, for he was not
heard of for several days afterwards. His next ap-
pearance was at the residence of our friend Dr. Shep-
herd, at Gateacre. Here, however, he again met with
a reception which he did not like, tli• dogs having
rushed upon him and chased him a considerable dis-
tance. He took the direction of Toxteth-park.
Now, this very queer fox came originally
from America, having, with his spouse, been
presented to Mr. Blunt by the commander of
one of the New York packet ships. Whether he was
disgusted with the treatment he had met with in Eng-
land, and had determined on returning to his native
land, or whether he mistook the forest of masts before
him for a forest of another description we know not ;
but it is certain that he " pondered refuge from his
toil" in a very singular locality. Passing behind the
Coburg Hotel, he crossed the bridge of the Coburg
Dock, and took shelter under some loose timber. Here
he was taken by Mr. Green and his man, who, seeing
that he had a rope on his neck, at once conjectured he
had escaped from captivity. Mr. Blunt was soon in-
formed of his whereabout, and, in a few days, he was
taken back to his old quarters, where he may be seen
living with his spouse, in apparent contentment and
felicity, though he is compelled to regale on food less
to his taste than fatted poultry.—Liverpool Albion.

WESTMINSTER IMPROVEMENT
Preliminary surveys are now in course of progress
for the purpose of ascertaining the best route for a
new street direct from Westminster to Pimlico, and
near to the Great Western road, as the new line pro-
posed by the Government surveyors does not appear
so satisfactory to the inhabitants as they could
wish, being, in fact, only a slight modification of
the line known some years since as Rigby Wason's.
This line starts from Abingdon-street, and takes a
southerly course up to the Vauxhall-bridge-road, so
that, in fact, it really leaves all the notorious " sluans"
of Westminster quite unscathed. It is true to a certaits
extent that a pretty good clearance of worthless houses
will be made in the neighbourhood of Palmer's Village,
through which it is proposed that the new Government
line should pass ; so far, perhaps, it may be well, as
it will enable the Commissioners to effect their so.
called " improvements" at a triflng expenke, when
compared to the amount of capital required to perfect
the new competing line, as now being surveyed.
Messrs. Chawner and Pennethorne, the surveyors
to the Woods and Forests, have been for some
time past occupied very busily on this matter,
principally in ascertaining the value of the pro-
perty through which the line is to pass; we say their
line, because as the Woods and Forests surveyors,
they have a very prominent part to play in it—but
why have they or the Commissioners thrown the in—
habitants of Westminster overboard, as if their con-
venience were of no consequence, or as if the
real improvement of 'Westminster were not
seriously intended by the Government at alt
Is the line intended merely as an accommoda-
tion-road for Members of Parliament who happen to
live south of Vauxhal-bridge-road, for the especial
accommodation of the fashionables of Eaton and Bel-
grave-squares, or for the particular gratification of the
Marquis of Westminster, whose property in that di-
rection, already so enormously increased in value,
will be rendered still more valuable ? Why are not
the interests and wishes of the inhabitants con-
sidered ? Are the " slums" of Westminster too re-
dolent of filth and dust to receive the visits of the
surveyors employed under the Woods and Forests, or
are these gentlemen unaware of the mass of poverty,
crime, and wretchedness, accumulated and still ac-
cumulating on the property of the Dean and Chap-
ter ?—The Builder

lIARBOUR OE REFUGE IN THE FRITH OF FORTH.—
We arab rstand that the proposal of a harbour of refuge
for the shipping on the east coast of Scotland, to be situated
in the vicinity of Granton, has been for some time under
the consideration ofmany influentialparties in this quarter.
The project, we hear, has been received in the most
avourable manner, and we hope to be enabled, in a
%ery short time, to discuss it in its several bearings, as
the subject is one of the very greatest importance to the
commercial classes and the public generally.—Edinburgh
Witness.
THE NEW SCHOOLS AT SHETTIELD.----L Ord Wham-
cliffe laid the first stone of the new schools which are
about to be erected in connexion with St. George's
Church, at the corner of Broad-lane and Beet-street,
Sheffield, on Thursday last.
We understand that a fair English danseuse, whose
abilities and personal attractions have rendered her a
formidable rival to the foreign artistes who are now en-
gaged at Drury-lane, was not forthcoming on Saturday, ,
when called upon to sustain her part. Report says that
the fair one, with a gallant captain, has proceeded on a
pilgrimage to Gretna.—post.
THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.—At the last meeting
of the members of the Medical Protection Assembly,
Mr. Wakley, M.P., moved, and it was carried unani-
mously:—" That Dr. Jordan Lynch be requested to
open a correspondence immediately with the presidents
or secretaries of the principal medical associations
throughout the country, requesting to be informed
whether they are desirous that there should be a meet-
ing of medical delegates in London, and at what period
they consider that it would be most convenient or most
useful for them to assemble." The object of the pro-
posed meeting of delegates is to consider the propriety
of taking some immediate and decisive steps with re-
ference to Sir. James Graham's Bill for the regulation of
medical practice.
LORD BYRON'S MONUMENT.--Thorwaldsen's statue
of Byron, excluded from the sacred precincts of West-
minster, is about to be erected in the cemetery of Ken-
sal-green.—Literary Gazette.
HER MAJESTY'S BUCS-HOUNDS.—A field, con-
sisting of not more than forty or fifty horsemen, attended
the meet, on Monday morning, at Broomhill-hut. A
beautiful stag, which went away in excellent style, upon
being uncarted on the waste, made for Chobham,
crossing the Bagshot-road, near the Pelican, on to High
Beech and Sunninghill, when it doubled to the right
through Mr. Forbes' plantations to Old Windsor-common,
and thence to Blacknest. here, for some time, the stag
was " mobbed" by the yokels of the neighbourhood, and
headed in every direction to the great annoyance of the
field. After doubling for Sunninghill and again back to
Blacknest, it was run into and killed close to the Wheat-
sheaf, at Virginia Water, after a run, from first to last,
of an hour and a half.
DRESSING WOUNDS AND ULCERS.—Dr. Langier's
new method consists in applying on the surface of the
wound or ulcer a solution of gum arabic, and on it a bit
of goldbeater's skin ; thus dressed, a wound an inch in
in diameter was reduced in the space of eight days to
one-third or one-sixth of an inch in extent. Cicatrisa-
tion took place so rapidly that the granulations, covered
with a thin epidermis, were as numerous and visible as
before, but could be touched without causing pain. A
wound produced by amputation of the breast, highly in-
flamed, about four and a half inches in length, and one
and a half in breadth, under this treatment healed ra-
pidly, and purulent secretion did not take place. lie
proposes applying this method to a wound left by ampu-
tation of the thigh.—Medical Times.
The Earl of Dartmouth has presented a donation
of ten guineas to the Birmingham Lying-in Hospital.
The celebrated fox-hounds of Mr. Machell, of
Newby-bridge, have run no fewer than thirteen foxes
this season, ten of which they succeeded in capturing.
A LAD COMMITTED FOR MANSLAUG lITIR.--A
Coroner's inquest was held on Monday, before A. H.
English, Esq., at the Lamb and Cottage, on the body of
Samuel Pritchard, a lad, whose parents reside at
No. 21, Richmond-terrace, Widcombe. On the 2d
instant, as deceased and his brother George, who
is about two years older, were quarrelling, in the
course of the dispute, deceased threw a hatchet at his
brother, hitting him with it upon his shoulder. He be-
came enraged, seized an auger, and hurled it at deceased
striking him on the inside of the right thigh, which it
penetrated to the depth of an inch and a halt; and left a
wound, the surface of which was a quarter of an inch
wide. Profuse bleeding ensued, and the lad was imme-
diately conveyed to Mr. Lloyd's, surgeon, where the
wound was dressed. The brother George was taken
into custody for the offence, and brought before the
magistrates on the 4th instant, but was discharged,
in consequence of his brother not appearing agasnst
him. On the 6th instant, the sufferer was removed by
his mother to the United Hospital, when the wound
was dressed by the house surgeon, who prescribed the
necessary medicine, and desired his mother to confine
the lad to his bed, and not to bring him there again.
Contrary to his directions, however, the mother took her
son to the hospital on the following Saturday, when she
was again desired to take him home and keep him in
bed. On Sunday, about two o'clock, the lad was
brought to the hospital for the third time, his neck and
jaws having become stiff, and the usual symptoms
of tetanus, or lock-jaw, beginning to manifest them-
selves. Deceased was then bled, and appeared to be
getting better, till after seven o'clock, when his mouth
became nearly closed, after which he was unable to take
any nourishment. He remained in this state till Monday
morning, about nine o'clock, when death ensued. A
post mortem examination being deemed necessary,
the inquest was adjourned till Tuesday afternoon,
when the house surgeon gave it as his opinion that
the wound in deceased's thigh had induced tetanus,
which had produced death. The brother, who was
present, in custody, having been cautioned by tho
Coroner, declined making any statement, and the jury,
after about half an hour's deliberation, returned a ver-
dict of "Manslaughter" against George Pritchard, who
was accordingly committed to take his trial at the next
assize.—Batit Herald.
ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL-GARDENS.—On Monday the
Royal Zoological-gardens received two boa constrictors,
which were sent to this institution from Demerara in the
Glencairn, by the Edinburgh Auxiliary Zoological Society
there. These serpents are most beautiful specimens of their
formidable species. When they arrived they were quite
torpid, but the application of heat soon revived them, and
they are now very lively and active. Yesterday after-
noon a South American tiger, brought by the Cherokee
to Greenock, as a present to the same society, also ar-
rived at the gardens. It is a magnificent animal. At
the first sight it might be taken for a large handsome
leopard, but on nearer examination the difference from
that animal is evident and striking. Its spots are ar-
ranged in very marked squares and bands, which have the
appearance of stripes ; hence we suppose it is called
after the tiger. It is the great jagguar of South
America, and is as fierce and powerful, and as !much
feared in the forests of that country, as the tiger
is in the jungles of Asia. It is a very rare animal in
our collections. Too much praise cannot be bestowed
upon the captain of the Cherokee for his care and at-
tention to the animal during its long voyage. Thanks
to him, it is in the finest health and condition, and ono
of the chief ornaments of the menagerie. These pre-
sentations are most seasonable, and cannot fail to excite
in the frequenters of the gardens, not only admiration
for the specimens, but a peculiar interest on account of
their generous donors.—Adinburgh Witness.
DURHAM UNIVERSIT T.—A Professorship of Ger-
man has been founded in this University, to which Herr
Lowenberg has been appointed.
ALLEGED BURNING OF HADDING TON CHURCH..—•
We are happy to contradict the paragraph that
appeared in our last, as to the attempted burn-
ing of Haddington Church. From every inves-
tigation that has taken plac, nothing can be
brought out that would lead even to the suspicion
of such a diabolical act. It would appear, how-
ever, that it has been the practice for some time back, for
boys to climb over the church-yard wall, and enter the
eastern ruin of the cathedral, and amuse themselves at
saveral kinds of games; but amongst the more dangerous
amusements is that of kindling a fire, and roasting apples
and potatoes. It is surmised that this was done by some
juveniles, in the case referred to, but unfortunately had
kindled the fire too near the door, and finding it getting
low, dispersed themselves to gather more fuel to supply
it; but on returning, finding the door had ignited, took
fright and ran off without attempting to put it out.—
Berwick Warder: