The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-23 00:00:00

FRENCH PLAYS.

Ravel appeared for the third time on Monday in the one act
vaudeville of La Tante Mal Gardee. Throughout the piece
Ravel was excellent, and drew down the heartiest laughter
from a most select and crowded audience. There is a de-
lightful ease and insouciance about him which none but a
first-rate artiste could assume. In the pert Parisian niguad,
the town-dapper, self-satisfied, narrow-minded, conceited,
cankered creature, the exquisite and muscadin of the Rue St.
Denis, he is without equal. Plessy played in two pieces
exquisitely—Madame de Belmont, in the Bal Masque, and
Clara, in the Bouquet de Bal. Amongst the company were :
—The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Grand Duke and
Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, attended by Lord Canta-
lupe and Captain Mildmay ; Prince Edward of Saze Weimar,
the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Ailesbury, Earl and Countess of Shelburne,
Countess Flahault, Countess of Jersey, Sir William Massey
Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. John Stanley, the Earl and Countess
of Wilton, the Marchioness of Donegal and party, the
Countess of Chesterfield, Lady Newport, the Hon. Mrs.
Anson, the Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby, the
Austrian Ambassador and party, Countess of Jersey, the
French Ambassador and the Countess St. Aulaire, Lady
Frances Knox and party, the Baron and Baroness Brunnow,
the Marquis of Worcester, Lord Z:::omerton, Lord Gardner,
Lady Holland, Mr. and Mrs. Matheson, Mrs. Denistoun and
party, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Lady Lyndhurst and the Hon.
Miss Copley, Lord William Russell, Sir George and Miss
Talbot, Sir Henry and Lady Meux, Lord Sydney, the Earl of
Sefton, Baron Rehaumen, Baron Koller, Count Kielmansegge,
Lord Alvanley, Lady Pollock, Lady and Miss Quenten, Lord
and Lady Auckland, lion. Mr. Grattan, Hon. F. Byng, Sir
Henry Webb, Sir J. H. Lowther, &c.

THE SATELLITES OF SATURN..

TO TILE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Slll,—l simply deny the truth of any such assertion, by
whomsoever made, that the late Sir William Herschel did
not discover the two interior satellites of Saturn, with, the
40 feet reflector. It has always been held the privilege of a
discoverer to declare when, how, and on what occasion the
conviction of his discovery as a reality took full possession of
his mind. He declares expressly that this happened as re-
gards the 6th satellite, at 23h. 26m., August 28; and as re-
gards the 7th, at 23h. 31m., September 17, 1789; on both
occasions the conviction being yielded to the 40 feet reflector.
This privilege I claim for him. He claimed it for himself by
always ascribing their discovery to that instrument, and no
one is entitled to call its exercise into question.
I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,
Collingwood, April 20. J. F. W. HERSCHEL.

PENAL LEGISLATION FOR BACF LORS.-- At 'n-
quest held on Monday by Mr. Wakley, M.P., on the body of a young
person who had hanged herself, two or three of the jury were of
opinion that she had done so from want of a husband, and one
of them said that so many young females died or destroyed them-
selves through similar privation, that he thought the Legislature
ought to interfere and compel, under heavy penalties, every bachelor
of mature age to marry. He wou'd suggest to the Learned Coroner
to introduce into Parliament a Bill to that effect. Mr. Wakley
said he was afraid such a Bill would entail more than legislative
penalties, and cause so many suicides by husbands, that there would
be soon a general Benedictine agitation for its repeal. He was of
opinion that marriage did not tend to lessen the number of female
suicides. A juror—But it would, Sir, it husbands discharged
their matrimonial functions to the satisfaction of their ladies. The
Coroner—Then I fancy you are right.
MISDEMEANOURS OF SOI•DISANT REPORTERS--Mr.
Wakley, M.P., at an inquest on Monday, having been shown a
newspaper in which appeared a report of proceedings on Saturday
last at the Guildhall Police-court, stating a charge made by the
editor of the Morning Advertiser against a person calling himself a
reporter, for having imposed upon that paper by sending to it a
report of an inquest that had not been held, said that some time
since he had read in the papers 28 reports of inquests said to have
been held by him in Paddington, not one of which he had ever
held. One was headed " Seduction and Suicide," and contained
fabricated letters from the supposed seducer to his victim, and
from her to him, all written in a very affecting strain. The name
of the public-house and street in which the alleged inquest was
held was given, but no such public-house or street ever existed in
the parish. The editor of the Morniny Advertiser was to be com-
mended for the steps he had taken, and if other editors followed
his example, the character of the press would be raised in public
estimation, as the fabricators of false and injurious intelligence
would be detected, punished, and their infamous calling be even
ually destroyed.
MAYNOC.TH QUESTION.—A meeting was held
on Monday at Lyon-street Chapel, New Kent-road, to consider the
Government proposal with respect to Maynooth, D. W. Wire,
Esq., in the chair. The meeting was composed chiefly of Dis-
senters, and the following resolution was adopted :—" That this
meeting, in opposing the endowment of the Roman Catholic Church
in Ireland, is not actuated by any wish to deprive fellow-subjects
of that persuasion of any equitable privilege, civil and religious:
in contending for the dependence of the Roman Catholic teachers
on voluntary support, it is desirous of placing them in the posi-
tion which, in its judgment, ought to be occupied by every reli-
gious community." Mr. Greene, Mr. Illams, and John Brooke,
Esq., also addressed the meeting. Resolutions that petitions in
conformity with the above resolution should be forthwith pie •
rented to both Mouses of Parliament, praying that the Bill may not
pass, were also carried.
GREAT FOOT-RACE FOR TWENTY POUNDS.—Mon-
day an immense assemblage of the sporting fraternity were pre-
sent at the Three Cats, public.house, at Acton Bottom, to witness
the match between East (of Westminster) and Mountjoy, two
celebrated pedestrians. The distance was to walk twenty miles,
Mountjoy to receive six minutes at the start. In betting East was
the favourite at 6to 5. Ist the start they went away at a good
pace, and performed the first mile in 9 min. and 7 sec., and com-
pleted four miles in 37 min., and ten miles were accomplished in
97 min. and 15 sec., Mountjoy retaining a lead of 300 yards. They
continued at a good rate, and at the fourteenth mile East succeeded
in overtaking his opponent, and they walked together till the
fifteenth mile, when Mountjoy relaxed his speed, and East availed
himself of this advantage and went a-head, and it became quite
manifest East was winning ; and at the seventeenth mile Mountjoy
was compelled to relinquish the contact, and East went in an easy
winner, and covered the twenty miles of read in three hours and
eighteen minutes, fair toe and heel walking. Much money was
won and lost.

OPENING OF THE NEW TOWN HALL AT COLCHES-
TER.—The public opening of the new Town Hall is now
fixed for Thursday, the Ist of May. The worshipful the
Mayor has received letters from Mr. Sanderson, M.P.,
Mr. Round, M.P., the Recorder, and Mr. John Round,
M.P., the high steward, intimating their intention of
being present on the occasion. Sir Henry Smyth will be
with us, not only as our representative, but in the nearer
relati.n of one of the aldermen of the borough. We
have been favoured by the mayor with a perusal of the
letters of the former gentlemen, and their expressions of
interest in the opening of the new Town ball are most
complimentary to the inhabitants of the town, and pe-
culiarly gratifying to the building committee, whose
labours are now brought nearly to a close.—Essex
Standard.

BROCKLESBY HUNT—FATAL ACCIDENT TO THE
HUNTSMAN.—It is with the deepest regret that we have to
announce that, on Friday last, Mr. Smith, huntsman
to the Earl of Yarborough, had the misfortune to fall
from his horse in a field situate in the parish of Bar-
a very dangerous state at the residence of Richard Nainby,
noldby-le-Beck, near Grimsby. Mr. Smith had to pass a brook
which was of so ordinary a character that he did not consider
it to require more care than crossing a large ditch.
Riding, however, with rather a slack rein, the
horse leaped farther than lie expected ; and the
consequence was that he was thrown, fell upon
his head, and injured the spine. Assistance was immedi•
ately afforded, but he expired on Tuesday at the house of
Mr. Nainby. where every kindness and attention were shown
to lion. Alr. Smith has, Vie are ini'ocined, hunted the
Brocklesby pack for a quarter of a century.—Abridged from
the Doncaster Gazette.

SPORTING IN TELLIGEN CE.
BATH RACES.—YESTERDAY. old
The Produce Sweeps, of 50 sous each, hft ; for 3 yrs ,
colts, Bst 101 b ; and fillies, Bst 51b. One mile. (12 Subs.;
Mr. Wreford's Worthless, by Camel ... (John Day, jun.) 1
2
Mr. Treen's Bastion
........ 3

Mr. W. Etwall's c by Elis, out of Mopsa ...............•••
Mr. Isaac Day's c by Bubastes, out of Zehnda (31b.)
4tol on Worthless. Won easy by half a length. 30r*.

beaten off.
The Weston Stakes, of 15 sovs, 10 ft, with 25 added; for
2 yrs old colts, Sst 91b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 41b.
Straight half mile. (13 Subs )
Lord.G. Bentinck's Princess Alice (Abdale)

Mr. Treen's Astonishment (allowed 51b) ..................... d
The following also ran :—Mr. A. W. Hill's Q.E.D.(311°%%
51bs)—Mr. W. Sadler's The Pretender—Mr. Gre"
Motilla—and Mr. Cooper's Madcap. sto 2 on bliss
Won by a head; Madcap third.
41b,
Match, 100, h ft—Mr. Treen's Chemisette, 2
received forfeit from Mr. Sloane's Red Rose, 5 yrs, 9st 21b.
The Sornersetshire Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 0319
5 if declared, with 100 added. Two miles and a dis.
Mr. A. W. Hill's Sweetmeat, 3 yrs, sst 131b...(Abdaie) 2
Mr. King's Young Lochinvar, 5 yrs, 7st .................. ;
yrs, 4st

Lord G. ilentinek''s Pug, 3 yrs, 5a 51b....... .............
The following also started, but were not placed :---1Y"
Gully's St. Lawrence, aged, Bst It/lb—Mr. Gardnor's
Flathooker, 6 yrs, 7st 61b—Roderick, 6 yrs, 7st 21b--11411;
dower, 5 .yrs, Est 101b—Agriculture, 5 yrs, Est 51b (carrir
6st 101b)—Temeritv, 5 yrs, 6st 31b (carried 6st 61b)—b g
Mazeppa, out of Mick, 4 yrs, sst 71b—Cabin Boy, 3 }'r`'"„d
4th (carried sst 121 b) Wild Roe, 3 yrs, 4st 711)-3.-ed
Sister to The Devil-among-the-Tailors, 3 yrs,4st 41b (cirri
4st 7 ib.)
to
Betting-5 to 2 agst St. Lawrence, sto 1 agst Sister
The Devil among-the-Tailors, 6 to 1 agst Pug, 6 to 1 ags'
Sweetmeat, 8 to 1 agst Wild Roe, 10 to l agst Cabin 130''
and 11 to 1 agst Roderick.
Won by a length ; Pug, who was beaten two length'beating St. Lawrence by half a length. half,
The County Memben; Plate of 501., one mile and a • ,
was won in two heats by Mr. Gregory's Barlipmde, 4
beating Seaport, 4 yrs; Spring Bock, 4 yrs; Jane, 4 Yr"
as d Foxwhelps, 3 yrs ; in a canter.
Old England does not run for the Durham Park Stakes'
_..

• LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
LONDON, Amt. 22.—Wind this day at noon, N.E., fresh
breeze, and fine clear weather.
DEAL, APRIL 21.—Wind N.E., moderate.—Arrd.
Juguision, Bahia, for Copenhagen ; Tolisman, Somers, PI,:
ton. Sld. Derwent, Mauritius; William Foster,
Victoria, New York.
I'ORTS3IOUTII, APRIL 21.—E. N.E.—Arrd. Port-a_,&°/4
Bahia, for Stockholm. Off, Rebecca, Fagan, Buenos 21V"'
out 84 days.
Wormotyrff, APRIL 21.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Ann,
Bali imore, for London. e 'at
PLY.moum, APRIL 21.—Wind E. by S.—Arrd. COW
Guernsey, Cape of Good Hope, leaky.
cutta ; John Patchett, Newman. Madras ; Brenda, chomp'son, Mauritius ; Joseph Cunard, Ichaboe ; Asia, Gabl...!
Maranham ; Lady Constable, Garbuls, New Orleans ; ".
vinia, Savannah. Sld. Culdee, China ; Inca, ValparasgW
Lydia, Antigua ; Cambrian and Union, Newfoundland- v."
_ _

Glenview, New Orleans.
lefOt ParieFcoaLre,ToFeNbE.,B.APßlL 21.—Bittern, Sheres, Calcutt4
Phil
CORK, APRIL 19.—Wind E.N.E , moderate.--Arr •
_rreo,
M'Lellan, Doick, Ichaboe. Off Sarah Botsford, ArFa
ditto. Ichab*
HULL, APRIL 20.--Arrd Columbian, Taylor,
Sid. Everthorpe, Quebec. ins,
NEWPORT, Arm. 19.—.51d. Alert, Grenada. 20. Reg
Singapore; A. Watson, Calcutta; Sarah, New York. , ctif,
SHIELDS, APRIL 18.—S1d. Dorothy, Halifax. 19.
Rio Janeiro. _ _

PLYMOUTH, APRIL 19.—S1d. Shannon, Quebec.
BOSTON, APRIL 20.—Arrd. Tods, WCardie, Ichaboe• boe.
MoNmosE, APRIL 18.—Arrd. Dorothy, Brown, 1C"

PORTABLE LIFE-BOATS.
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On Saturday last experiments to test the service-a a
ness and efficacy of the new life-boat, recently invent.%
by M. Monanni, were made in the basin of Woolwled
Dockyard, in presence of a great many nautical 4,
scientific persons, amongst whom were Sir Francis tilt •
Tier, Sir Edward Parry, Mr. Willock, Chairman of lip,
East India Company ; Mr. Wightman, Sir J. Fran il e
Captain Crosier, ]I.N., Mr. Laing, Capt. Shea `.)..; the
India Service ; Lieutenant Fitton, R.N., Mr. Coworeee
boat-builder of the royal dockyard, and others. the"
boat employed on this occasion had been sent to of
dockyard in the early part of the week, by corrupt% A
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who has faked
great interest in the invention, and who had intend e 0
have been present at the experiments which were to hlire,
been tried during the weck, had not the weather„Pber
vented him. The boat weighs only 2161 b. with a 0,
tael,tle and apparatus, and would hold about 24 Pertes
She is constructed of waterproof cloth, something to
sailcloth, stretched on a frame of wood ; Nvh,ene a
wanted she may be stowed or placed on the ne% be
other convenient part of any vessel where she wt the
flat, not taking up more than three inches in deP"s,,ele•
breadth of the frame or hoop which forms her our the
The experiments made on Saturday by command e„trid
Admiralty were very satisfactory, and it was the gf,,-dget
opinion expressed by those most competent te 3-, for
1 that she was an admirable boat for all the Purees:, the
which she was intended—the saving of life i",,,N pur-
landing troops, the acting as a pontoon, and 133- '''e now
poses in which more cumbrous and bulky boats 0 vas
employed. Her powers were severely tested she, feet
thrown from the Alecto steamer, at a height of 2",,,if
from the water, into the bain; she took the water sa:-;,;
not shipping above a quart of the element ; eight 731,-e;
then descended by ropes and boarded her in a rnintl:if
they pulled her across the begin and performed ace",,.eh'e
of evolutions, to the satisfaction of the spectators. 1-,(1
is. understood to have all the advantages of what 1.5 CS'
Ore
hPIrD
the Mussoolah boat, without the objections to it ; - 0
e
flat-bottomed she draws little water, and will ride or
heavy surf where a common ship's boat could scent,
live. She is portable and light, yet sufficiently str7o
and requires no tackle to be hoisted over the side of •
ship. For steamers, and for all vessels where seal is
matter of importance, and where the number of nlueo
or passengers is considerable, these boats should be 0 so
to sea. It is notorious that at present vessels are it
badly furnished with boats, that where accidents occurl3,l
is almost miraculous if those on board do not prish•ti4
means ..,f this ver
thetasple, yet very perfect, Inven,,,to
half the perils of ean can be avoided, and be-
ife preserved.

WILL OF THE LATE EARL OF EFFINGEL&PL"4,:eib
bate of the a tit and codicil of the Right Hon. Ne:l3„.-00
Aiexander Earl of Effingham, late of the Grange, '" the
county of York, but at Brighton, was granted etin
16th instant, to the executors:—The Right Hon. Pee the
Earl of Effingham (late Lord Howard) the son „aht
testator, the Right Hon. the Earl of Rosebery, the .t";iihe
Hun. Lord Dalmeny, and William Hervey, Esq. 00'1.0
personal estate within the province of Canterbury', L. 9 veh.
under 120,0601. His Lordship died on the 13th 0140,
ruary last. Bequeaths to his wife, Lt.dy ElsngZt *
1,0001. for her immediate use; also leaves her 192", the
year, 4001. a year by power of appointment ilaae' V
will of the late Duke a Norfolk, and 8001 a yeaSfOr
like power under the will of the former Earl of
ham. Directs that the sum of 4,000 L, which his rk„ted
ship received with her on marriage, should be distrw-131
by the trustees among his younger children equalVidrea
the will he bequeaths to his three younger euldrth•
.12,000/. each, and a legacy of 1001. each to be padhie
in one month. By the codicil he bequeaths t° hie
daughter, Lady Baring, -a sum of 4,0001., and to 10
daughter, Lady Charlotte, an annuity of 1501., and
younger children a further legacy of 2,0001. W d 0
Directs that his plate, jewels, and books shall deice° 01,
heir looms. The residue of his estates, real and Wsll),io
he leaves to his son, the present Earl, and to his A the
and assigns. The will is dated July 28, 1837, and
codicil July 31, 1844, signed "Effingham." be
COTTON FACTORY.—A Company is about to rt
formed to erect a cotton factory on the Clyda riveof
which will be the first ever established in the couatYool
Cork. The capital is proposed to amount to 75°!;),, of
in 50/. Shares. The site proposed is on the lantriat,
Quartertown, within a mile and a quarter ofnth
and within 400 yards of the proposed Great of
Western Railway t,tation, and within nineteen 113'.":--d,d
Cork. It is said at this point there can be comrea,"ni,
the most powerful head of water in the South of Ire'a-l'of
being a fall of 361 feet—and equal to a steani-elgille, of
120 horse power. It is estimated that a steam -erg.ll-01
equal power would cost near 5,000/.—with anto°
en
expenditure, calculating coals at 6s. per ton, as ia„,i'd
chester, of 1,300/., while a water-wheel and tanlcs
cost but 1,5001., with an annual expenditure of
Consttution.

Dol4°

EXPERIMENTS WITH LARGE GUNS AT 'mile.
R A ISIG ES. —Lieutenant•Colonel Chalmer, Assistant-Director'`'ici,
rat of Artillery, and Lieutenant-Colonel Hardinge, K.°
Artillery, left Woolwich on Tuesday for Harwich, to insP."'" t
inil
grounds or sands on the sea coast in that quarter to asoerttice
an eligible long range can be obtained for carrying on 10"n",ti .
during the summer with large guns, on Lieutenant-Colonel flop'
das's and Mr. Monk's principles, Lord Guildford, the lord Owl,
manor on which the practices were formerly carried on at
that
having objected to any further experiments being carried on '7,it,*
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have ordered t-;
Of
number of guns be made on Mr. Monk's principle for the
u hot
the navy. One of Monk's long 56-pounder guns, of 97 car": te..
been required for the use of the Excellent gunnery ship, •d ell
mouth, Captain Sir Thomas Hastings, Knt., and it will shon";; 10,
put on board. The present Lords Commissioners of the Adf:tearit,
have invariably shown a desire to render the Royal Navy ewc-beir
by introducing new inventions of a meritorious nature, oe
• re*
utility being proved, without reference to the station or indte-fof
of the inventors, and deserve the approbation of the eonntr'
their strictly impartial conduct. e
THE EUTERPEON SOCIETY.—This Social th-v Dv-
grand Miscellaneous Concert on Monday, at the Royal
stitution, Cowper•street, City-road, consisting principally °I nlastr
tions from the works of Mozart, Handel, Haydn, and son° osta
Irest living composers. The solo parts were sustained by the
Turner, Miss Chambers, Miss E. Blackwell, Mr. Sapid, and
the
Husk. Mr. W. Blagrove was the leader, and Mr. Holderrl.--
ill
conductor. The chorusses were judiciously selected and eill6t7o,
peiforned, and the professionals exerted themselves cad' the
An anthem, the composition of Miss E. Blackwell (sung
__a° Or
first time in public) was favourably received. The surlier,'"
numerous and respectable.
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SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—Handel
will be er formed at Exeter-hall this evening. Miss Bircti
for the first time since her return from Italy. it.
SOU TiIAMPTON, APRIL 21.—This port, frail 00
Brittobier
favourable position, is now acknowledged by all conversant wittleol.
matter to be the best in the kingdom for the embarkation of ,pd
grants. In the course of last season vessels sailed roontbll,..o,
with very great success. They have recommenced their voY"wio
and on Saturday last the St. Ann's, a fine ship of 650 tons, le(told
300 emigrants and numerous cabin passengers. They care 000
by railway on Thursday in three hours, the greater portion 0. ope
having left their homes, in various counties, only the„,,,- g 4
morning. Sailing from hence they are clear of the Channel
hours. Other vessels will follow. 0101.11:
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FUNERAL OF COLONEL CLIVE.—Yesterday -
rug the mortal remains of the late Col. Clive, whose demise vbpot
week announced, were removed from the residence of that g, -for
officer's father, E. B. Clive, Esq., Grafton.street, Bond-streelrett
interment in the family vault at Whatfield, Hereford. aegi,
funeral procession was met at Cumberland-gate by the "tneell
ment of Foot Gnards, of which the deceased Colonel was the
,i-ross
in commarut under the Duke of Wellington, by whom, with "'To
nitrified, it was escorted to the Pauoington railway statioo.
real'
coffin from this spot was carried by reliefs of privates from the
meat. Mr. Clive, the magistrate, was chief mourner. •