The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-30 00:00:00

NbVV MUSIC,

GEORGE LE JEUIVES -MELODIES. No 111.
Turner and Co., London, 1842.

This collection consists of six pieces, some of them,
beyond doubt, the most -beautiful ' compositions that
have for several years been brought before the public.
The exquisite melody-, that runs through •at least five
out of six, would alone be sufficient to secure the-po-
pularity. of these musical gems, but to the ear of taste
they have merits of another, and far superior kind,—
merits that are only to be found where the composer is a
man of science. :As a specimen of what may be effected
by thig thorough knowledge of the art, we would re-
fer our readers to a ballad, the second piece, in the
collection, called " AgeS, Anger, and RepentaCe,", in
which the modulations are as surprizing as they are
natural and beautiful, producing an impression on the
mind and ear, that must be felt to be truly understood.
Never 'in fact was the spirit of language more
faithfully echoed by 'Music' than in this touch-
ing compositiop. Like-- -many simple things,
however; it . is extremely difficult of execution, and
requires a singer of gr'4o.t feeling, as Well as taste and
judgment, to do it justice-, -01-indeed to convey any
idea at all of its extraordinary beauty;,;
Of a very different kind, but not less delightful,
area solo and quartette, with.ltalian words, "Grazie,
grazie volute ;" it is in the. best and purest taste of
the Italian school, and admirably adapted for the
drawing-room and concert-room ; any thing more
light and graceful can hardly be conceived.
The " aiad's Song," though we hardly think it
equal to this, is perhaps likely to be even more po-
pular, if it were only that it requires no very parti-
cular talent in the singer to give it effect, while,
at the same time, it is brilliant and fanciful in
the extreme, holding out strong hope to the
theatrical part of. the world, that we have,
in Mr. George Le Jeune, a dramatic composer of
no ordinary excellence. For his sake, but still
more for our own, we trust he may realise this por-
mise, for, with much native musical talent amongst
us, it has not of late years taken a particular tendency
towards the stage, which, for the most part, has been
indebted to the operas oataly and Germany.

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CAMBRIDGE.—We have great pleasure in stating,
that it is probable Sir Robert and Lady Peel will honour Cam-
bridge with their company at the Installation Festival in July.
Amongst the distinguished persons who will visit us on the
occasion we have already named the Duke of Wellington and
the Lori Chatcellor, and we would now add to them the Duke
of Buccleuch and the American and Dutch Ministers.—
Canabridpe Chronicle.
Mr. George Buckle, Scholar of Corpus Christi
College, Oxford, who has so highly distinguished himself at
the late classical and mathematical examinations, is a son of
the late Captain Buckle,. RN., and was educated under the
Rev. Dr. Rice, and the Rev. W. Webster.

TO EDITOR OF 'THE SUN..
an extract from the Courier inserted in The Sun
of the 25th, it is observed, that After what the Premier had
said of Captain. Elliot, it was imperative on him to visit. with
displeasure the gallant Gough ! Now, I beg to point out that
Sir Hobert' needs no urging upon this point—that he has
already turned him, out of the command ofthe Madras army'
The Whigs, about a year ago, conferred upon Sir Hugh the im-
portant and lucrative situation of Commander-in-Chief at
Madras, as a reward for his gallant, and, in every way merito7
rious conduct in China. Why has he been thus suddenly
turned nut? There has been nothing on his part but a conti-
nuance of the same zealous, able, and gallant conduct ! Can it
have been for the sake of patronage; to get hold of his appoint-
ment for some needy supporter? Sir Hugh was peculiarly
qualified for the command of an Indian army at the present
time, as, in addition to his proved gallantry, which always
tells with the soldiers, he has the merit of having gained the
affections of the Sepp serving under him—no mean merit at
any time, but peculiarly .valuable at present. I have nothing to
say againstthe Alarquis of Tweeddalp, but he is an untried man
for the situation; and I fear he owes his success to a recommenda-
tion which Sir li. Gough wants—viz., a connexion with the family
of the great Duke. He might, however, have been satis€ed
with the situation of Governor, with 16,C0W. a year, without
grasping at the plurality of Commander-in-Chief. At all
times the union of these two situations is of doubtful advantage,
but at the present critical juncture of affairs in India, it is psi..
tively dangerous. Now, when disaffection, and even mutiny,
has been showing'ifself the Commander-in-Chief ought to he
able_ to devote the whole of his time and attention to the
troops, and to be" continually moving about them, visiting the
different stations, and becoming personally acquainted with
the men, their state and temper, their wants and their wishes,
their treatment and behaviour. 'I his a Governor cannot do,
for he has not time, and his presence is always required at or
near the see, of Government.

The lamented Sent]Ouse is not within the reach of Sir Ro-
bert's displeasure, but he has taken the only opportunity which
offered, to show a total contempt of the opinion and advice of
that gallant Officer. Sir Humphrey, in the last despatch
which he ever penned, stated that he felt SO convinced of the
absolute necessity of putting the Government at home in pos-
session of the actual state of affairs in Chins, as to impel him
to send home an officer for that purpose. Will it be believed
that this officer, so selected and sent, has sever been consulted
by the Government, not even as to the fitting-out the ships,
stores, &c., for that service ? Yet such is the case, as far as I
can learn on inquiry!
I have been truly concerned to learn, from the last accounts
from India, that a Gallant Officer there, Sir Robert Sale, is
going backward in point of station, though forward in point of
fame ! This Gallant Officer was then in command at Jellala-
bad, and continuing his. heroic and successful efforts against
the overwhelming numbers opposed to him. When the
re-inforcements reach that place he will find himself not in
command—not second—no, but only in charge of a brigade ! 1
It is not uncommon to reinforce an inefficient or unsuccessful
'Commander a superior officer, but seldom is such a thing
b done to an efficient and successful one. For a ease in point
we must go back to the good old Tory times of 1808, when the
gallant Wellesley of the morning found himself in the evening,
not in command, not second, no, but only third in command of
his victorious army !
Is there none of our 658 senators to stand up for our absent
Commanders, when they arc fighting the battles of their coun-
try in distant climes? What has become of the Gallant Na-
pier?—lie must surely have a fellow feeling for them ?
I am, &e.,
AN ENEMY TO CLASS LEGISLATION AND Go-
VERNMENT, AND AN OLD CORRESPONDENT.
May 27, 1842.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sett,—A very odd mistake (probably of the printer) appears
in The Sun of last evening under the head " Law and Police,"
in which it is stated that Lady Galmoy brought an action for
alimony against "Sir Thomas Staples, LL.D., commonly
called Lord Galmoy."
Sir Thomas Staples, Bart., happens to be Queen's Advocate
for Ireland, and was in that cause Counsel for the impugnant.
Ganef Butler, calling himself Lord Galmoy. I am, Sir,
your obedient servant, - J. H. BROWNE.
40. Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn—Saturday.
[The paragraph was copied from a Morning Paper.]

NAVACINTELLIGENCE.
(From the Hampshire Trkgraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 28.—The Nautilus, 10, arrived to-
day from Brighton.
The Curlew, 10, Lieut. Ross, arrived at the Cape from
Rio de Janeiro, on the 13th March.
The Isis, 44. Captain Sir John Marshall, was at Rio de
Janeiro on the 10 th February.
The Ardent, steamer, Commander Russell, was at
Bahia on the 18th March.
The Avon, steam vessel, being found inefficient for the
surveying service, her officers and crew have been trans-
ferred to the Columbia, which vessel will be fitted for
the command of Captain W.'F. Owen.
The Black Eagle returned on Monday from Ostend,
and landed Count Mensdorf and four sons at Greenwich.
The Geyser is in the river, trying her speed and proving
her compasses, off Greenhithe.
The Dee steam-vessel is ordered to be commissioned
as a transport, and to be commanded by Mr. Thomas
Driver, Master, R.N.
The Spider schooner, 6, sailed, on Wednesday, for the
South American station.
The President, 50, was taken into dock on Thursday.
The Volcano steamer arrived on Thursday from Ply-
mouth ; and the Lightning steamer sailed on the same
day for Sheerness.
The Crocodile troop ship, Mr. Elson. Commander,
now at Spithead, is intended for North America. Or-
ders are received at the Dock yard here, to ship stores
in her,for Halifax.
The freight ship Equestrian, Cromarty, master, with
upwards of 700 tons of provisions on board, will sail to-
morrow.(Sunday) for Hong Kong; she will be followed
On Tuesday by the Lord . Lowther, Dudma.n, master,
which ship has upwards of 2,000 casks of bread in her
hold, for the use. of the ChineSe Squadron and Army.
In Ilarbour-.---St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Winchester, Satellite, Albatross, Nautilus, Vol-
cano and Echo (steamers), Sylvia (cutter), Gipsy (ten-
der), and Adventure (naval transport).
At Spithead—LCrocodile (troop ship), Lord Lowther
and Equestrian (freight ships).
The following men received pensions, on the pay-
ing off, of the President, in addition to those recom-
mended for the medal and gratuity :—Thomas Bottle,
22/. Bs. ; John Jackson, 2.51. 88.1 John Ilopgood, Isl. 4s.
William Robinson, Quarter-Master of the Benbow, re-
ceived a medal and a gratuity of 151. on the paying off of
that ship.
On the paying off of his Majesty's ship Daphne, the
ship's company presented Colour-Sergeant Samuel Poser
with an elegant sword and
.sash, as a token of their high
esteem and good feeling towards him.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 26.-41le Adventure transport.
arrived on Saturday from Deptford ; she is taking
on board stares from the Victualling-yard,.; and
will return to Deptford in a few days. On Monday,
the Prince Regent, transport, Lieutenant W. Boys, from
Bermuda, anchored in the Sound for a short time,
landed letters, and soon after sailed for Woolwich. She
left Bermuda on the Ist instant, and brought home a
party of sappers from that island. On Tuesday, arrived
the Pigeon packet, Lieutenant Thomas ,James, Com-
mander, from Fahnouth, and will be paid off at this
port. Arrived the Alban steamer, from Portsmouth,
and waits for orders. The Canopus, 84, was undoked,
haVing had a complete repair. On Wednesday, the
Volcano, steamer, Lieut. Featherstone, Commander, ar-
rived from Greenock, and sailed the next day with su-
pernumeraries for Portsmouth. The Wolf,'lB, was un-
docked having had her defects made_ good. The Espoir,
10, was taken into dock, to be.repaired and brought for-
ward for commission" -
In Harbour—Caledonia, San Josef, Philomel, Pigeon,
Alban, Confiance, and Adventure.
In the Sound—Malabar.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
PROMOTlONS.—Mates—Robert A. E. Scott (1836), late
of President ; Edward D. Ashe (1836), late of the
Daphne ; and D. 11. McNeill (1836), late of Acorn, to
the rank of Lieutenant.
Assistant Surgeon—John Rees (1831), late o f the Pre-
*lent, to. the rank of Surgeon.
APPOINTMENTS.—Lieutenants—A. Lavie (additional
in Winchester) to the Calcutta ; Thomas Heard, to the
Albatross ; A. Young, to the Satellite, vice Heard ;
CharleS G. Butler, to command the Alban ; G. Snell, to
the William and Mary, for service in the Lightning, vice
Pearce, promoted.
Masters—Thomas Driver (1809), to command the Dee
steam-vessel ; John P. Rees, to the Phnom].
Mates—James Dunbar, to the Talbot ; Constantine
G. Glinn, to the Excellent.
Acting Master's Assistant John W. Lowe, to the
Winchester.

A new candidate for honours in the leading cha-
racters of the drama is, it is rumoured. about to appear on the
London stage in the person of Mr. Henry 13,,tty, son of the
famous performer of that name. When yet a boy, his wonder-
ful talents for acting were known and admired at almost every
provincial theatre in the country ; but for some time past a
severe illness has been the cause of depriving the public of these
talents. He has now, however, rectiNered Ins health, and will,
it is said, shortly make his appearance on the,London stage.
Sir Robert Peel has spoken wisely on the subject of
reciprocity ; he has said, let us do what is right and politic
without waiting for our neighbours; the example is in our
po'wet", and will sooner or later have effect; but u bile according
to this excellent doctrine, he lets foreign competition into some
of our markets, he continues a law protecting monopoly
which as completely shuts us out of certain foreign
markets as an express prohibition to enter them could do.
• Here our legislation inflicts upon as a greater disadvantage
than the most barbarous interdict of foreigners could accom-
plish, and the Corn-laws hive 'done what the Berlin and Milan
decrees of Napo!eon, in the height of his power, could not effect.
How strange to foreigners must appear the sound doctrines
respecting recriprocity, and the wisdom of presenting the right,
principles to the world, and leaving it to discern their virtues
and adopt them, proceeding from the lips of the man who main-
tains the evil example of that common nuisance to all the
world, the sliding-scale Corn.laws.— Examiner.
FOREIGN RAILROADS.— The Assembly of the
States of Baden was opened on the 23d inst. by the Minister of
the Interior, in the name of the Grand Duke. The Railway
from Naples to Rome has at length obtained the approval of the
Holy See. It is said that an arrangement has been made
between the two States, according to which Naples will
undertake the work and the expense, and Rome repay its
share in annuities. A railway from Rome to Florence is spoken
of as a thing quite resolved on.
ROMANTIC SUICIDE.--A literary friend in Scot-
land, who was personally acquainted uith the unhappy young
man who last week committed suicide at Croydon, has furnished
us with the following particulars respecting him :—" The
youth's "is William Barrie, a native of the
Isle of A isine,
. He" he
sufficient for his subsistence,
aamhada says,
patrimony
but was liable to a nervous affection, which made him shun
society, and turn hypochondriac. He wrote to me on the 17th,
statirg that he was going to commit suicide by throwing him-
self from a steamer into the Thames. Next, on the 18th, a
letter (received by me at the same time) stated that he had
made the attempt, but had been fished up. A third letter,
written a day or two after, stated that he had determined to
use a pistol, and to commit the act in a field near Croydon, to
which he would proceed by the railway. There can be no
doubt, therefore, that 'William Barrie is the individual whose
body has been found. He lived at No. 6, Snow's-fields, in an
obscure lodging, with a number of books and philosophical in-
was yesterday buried in the parish churchyard of
struments around him, and which were his only companions."
The body
Croydon.-- Sunday Parer.
'We are authorised to state that the report of Lord
Coventry's death, which has appeared in some of. the papers, is
destitute of foundation: His Lordship still continues under the
care of Dr. Munro, in the neighbourhood of the Regent's-park.

Aglionby H. A.
Antrobus, Edward
Bannerman, A.
Barnard, E. G.
Buller, C.
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THE SUN, -LONDON, MONDAY "MORNING, MAY 30, 184

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

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(From the Votes and Proceed:nog,' the House of Commons.)
• FRIDAY, MAY 27.
CUSTOMS AC7'S.—(ln the Coinntitiee.)
DIVISION ON MR. LYALL'S MOTION.
MAJORITY—AYES, 108.
A'Court, Capt t. Flower, Fir James Philips, M.
^Nam, William Follett, Sir William Plunkidgc, Captain
Milx, Jolm _Peter .Fulter. -A, K Polhill, i.. reilerick
Arbuthnot, Hon. H ' Gaskeli, James Milaes Pollock, Sir F.
Arkwright; George -Gill, Thomas Freed, W. T.
Bantle, Colonel h. Gladstone, W. E. Pringle, A.
Baring, W. B. Gordon, Hon. W. Bice. B. a
Baring, F. T. Goulnuni, Henry Rielialik, It.
Bernard, Viscount GrAani, Sir James Rose, Sir George
Blakemore, It. Greenall, Peter Scott, Hon. I'.
Bodkin, W. H. Grogan, Eiward Sibthorp, Colonel
Boldtro, H. G. hainpden, Kenn Smith, B.
Potfield, Beriah inarcourt, G. G. Somers. J. P.
Bowring, Dr. Hardy, John Sonter>et, Lord G.
Brotherton, J. Herbert, Hon. S. Stanley. Lord
Browne, If. D. Hope, lion. C. Stansfield, W. R. C.
Browne, lion. W. Howard. H. Stanton, W. li.
Buckley, Edmiin I Hume. Joseph Stewart, John
Busteild, William Jackson, Serjeant Stuart, Villiers
Charteris, Hon F. Jerinyn, Lord Sutton, Hon. H. M
Clietwode, Sir John Johnson, W. G. i Tennent, J. B.
Cleik, Sir George 1 Johnstone Hope , Thesiger, F.
Clive, Robert h.natchbuil, Sir E. -Thortiely, Thomas
4.2ohdeti, Richard Langton, Col. G. Trench, Sir r.
• °chi-tine, A. Lincoln, Earl of Turner, Edmund
Cockburn, Sir G. Lockhart, William Vane, Lord Harry
Come, Sir C Long, W. Verner, Colonel
orry, Right Hon. H. Lowther, J. ,H. Villiers, Charles 1.
Cripps, W. Manners, bird J. ;Vivian, J. E.
Darner, Hon. G. Marsland, H Wakley, Thomus
Denison,i.ail,G
nemdge
alliatrcthoenii.Gieo.rAg.e Wilbraham, trim, Hon. B
Dennistoun, J. Monism', James Yorke, ti. R.
Divett, E. Nichol!, J. Young, John
Douglas, Sir C. Owen, Sir John TELLERS.
Esco.t, hickham Patten', Wilson Fremantle, SkT.
Fielder), J. Peel, Hon. Sir It Bating, H. B,
NORITY-- NOES,
Hay, Sir A.
Henley, J. Warner
Hill, Lord A. M. C.
Hinds; J. H.
Hodgson, Richard
Humphery, J.
James, Sir W. C.
Mangles, R. D.
Martin, J.
111,stennan, John
Morris, David
Napier, Sir Charles
Neeld, John
O'Brien, J.
O'Brien, W. S.

41.
Pluraridge, Captain
Posey, P.
Russell, J.oid John
Sandell, Lord
Smith, John Abel
Somerville, Sir W.
Trotter, J.
Tufnell, H.
Wawn, J. T. •
Williams, W.
Wood, G. W..,.

TELLEkS.
Palmer, George
Lye, George

ARTISTS' tiENERAL I3ENEVO- - WANT OF ROADS IN THE 'HIGH-
LENT INSTITUTION. LANDS.
... .. .
- - The Annual Dinner ,of this institution took 'place at ; .The following. documents point out conduct on the
_ . .
the Freemasons' on Saturday, Sir Martin ' part of the Parliamentary Commissioners for making
Archer Shoe, Presidentloi the. ROVall'Aeftdeniy,-in the ! roads in the Highlands.of Scotland which requires
Chair.. He was supported by ',Samuel Jbnes Loyd; I.,:sq. ; . the imtnediateattention of the Lord Advocate and the
Daniel Maclise,':Esq4ltA: ; Du.vid7Roberi, Esq., ILA. ; Heine Se'c'Tetary.. 'An Act wits j)asse.d in 1 805 di-
\l. C..RUS,.Esi.,•A.l.l.A;7.Thornas-"Landmitir,:liSq., and: .. • -'- .
rectuer roads to be made in certain districts, and Com-
many gentlemen of uotein art antt-literatUre. • • a
thissioners were appointed for carrying the works into
It may be necessary to state that two charitable funds
have been established for purposes relative to those who effect. Whether, owing to the more powerful interest
have been unfortunate in the practice of the Fine Arts ; of the landlords in the favoured district, or the par-
one entitled the Artists' Benevolent Fund ; the other, tiality of the Commissioners, the money has been ex-
the Artists'. General Benevolent Institution. pended on a few of the lines, while one district,' eon-
The 'first established was _The-Artists Benevolent I taining a population of 9,679 individuals, and corn-
Fluid, in 1810. That fund is -exclusively appropriated prehending more than one-third of the extensive
to the relief of.the widows and orphans of a society of county of Ross, has been totally neglected. This is
artists, associated for the laudable purpose of mutually not Only unjust towards the landlords, but it is the 1
assisting each other, durinc, the: pressure of sickness, or
. the infirmities of old' age,' tinder the name of the Ar-
cause of great suffering to the inhabitants. Crime is
tists• Joint. Stock Fund. It does *afford relief to an thereby encouraged, industry is checked, and the
y
artist, however great his _merit. or .unfortunate unfortunate his cir- poor people, having no means of communication with
cumstanecs; nor.can it afforaiidteithe widows or families the sea or the neighbouring country, are, in bad sea-
of those_ who died previous to'- its foundation. It has sons, reduced to absolute starvation. In addition to this
since.been incorporated, by Royal Charter, with the Ar- the ends ofjustice are defeated, as the county town is
tists' Joint Stock Fund, under the name of the Artists distant some fifty miles, and owing to the want of roads,
Fund, but still specifically preserving its own name and and the enormous expense of prosecutions, not one
object.
criminal in ten is brought to trial. In fact, during
As the principle upon which the Artists' Benevolent
Giseasons of scarcity, the -districts of Lochbroom and
Fund is founded thus precludes the possibility of its af-
fording aid to distressed artists, or to the widows and
Artists' the county of Tipperary. This is not a mere ques-
Joint Stock. Fend (and many artists, from advanced age, children of those who have not subscribed to the Ar
tion of pounds, shillings, and pence—it concerns the
m
from blindness, or from impaired health, could not beoralS, the. industry, and the peace of the community,
admitted members of the Joint Stock Fund), the expe- and a humane Government must, therefore, be anxious
diency of establishing an institution without such restric- to, abate the evil. A correspondent, in adverting to
Lions, for the purpose of extending relief to distresSed the small sum-required for forming the roads makes
meritorious artists, as well as to their faMilies, soon be- this significant remark : " The 6,0001. given to the
came evident. - ~. . Scotch parsons to build them a splendid house in Edin-
The Artists' General , Beneyolent Institution was burgh, or Temple of Discord for the General Assem-
therefore founded in 1814. Its object is to extend relief
bly to wrangle been nearly sufficient
in, would- have .
to all diStressed meritorious artists, whether subscribers
to its fund or not, "whoseknown and
works are es- for that purpose, now that the price of labour is fallen,
'teemed by the public, as well as to their widows and or- and would surely have been as well bestowed in giving
phans," merit and diStress constituting the elaiths toi-its -justice to the nine thousand inhabitants of Lochbroom
benevolence. . and Gitirloch as for the convenience of the Scotch
_ For •the attainment of means to effect this desirable clergy." The letter of Mr. Jardine, the Sheriff of
end, the Directors of the Artists' General Benevolent the county, ought to have some weight with the Go •
Institiition appeal to the liberality of the public, respect- vernment. "It is scarcely possible,' says he, " when
fully endeavouring to impress upon the minds of the pa- any crime is committed in that district, to reach the
trons of the fine arts the consideration, that, as the object delinquents." This is a disgrace to a civilized com-
a this Institution.. is so nearly unrestricted, and conse- munity. But the statements require no comment ;
quently so extensive, it stainis in need of great and ex-
- with
and we, therefore, lay them before the public,
tensive support. •
the hope that immediate steps will he taken to do 1
After the cloth was removed,theCHAlßMAN gave "The
justice to the landed proprietors as well as the dis- 1
Queen," the Patroness of the Institution, and announced •
a donation from her Majesty of 1001. The toast was tressed population :
drank with great enthusiasm.
STATE OF THE DISTRICT OF LOCHBROOM i
The CHAIRMAN AND GAIRLOCIL next proposed " The health of Prince -• .
Albert," who was known not alone to possess in an emi- The district of Lochbroom and Gairloch, on the west
nent degree all the virtues which appertained to his- ex- coast of Ross-shire, comprehends in extent more than
one-third of the county, with a population, by the late
abed station, but who was also reported to be himself an
census, of 9,679 individuals, nearly all engaged in the artist. This toast was drank with all the honours. ,He
then . gave " The Prinei, of . Wales," " The Queen fisheries.
Dowager," " The Duke of Sussex, the Patron, and the
There is not a single passable road in the whole of this i
extensive and populous district, nor a road of communi-
Vice-Patrons of the Institution," " The Army and Navy,
and the Greatest Captain of the age—The Duke of Wel- cation from it to the other parts of the county passable 1
lington." by even a small cart.

The consequence of this is, the people are in a state of
poverty, often almost of starvation ; half civilised and
lawless ; and committing outrages unknown in other
parts of Scotland, and which the constituted authorities
have hitherto been unable, from the rugged and imper-
vious state of the district, to punish or prevent.
1. They are poor, because they have no access to mar-
kets, a circumstance which would soon reduce any dis-
trict, either in England or Scotland, to poverty : they
cannot sell to each other articles which all possess, and
have no means of carrying them elsewhere. Should
their potatoe crop fail, and their families be starving,
they have no way of bringing provisions to them.
When their corn-crops are damaged by a wet harvest,
which often occurs in that wet climate, they are obliged
to sow their damaged seed, which occasions another defi-
cient crop, there being no road by which-they could pro-
cure sound seed. When their cattle are dying, in a severe
winter from want of provender, they cannot, if they had
the money in their hand, bring hay from the more culti-
vated parts of the county for their relief. Is it any
wonder, then, that these unfortunate people should often
be in a state of distress requiring public aid ? and the
public have often given them generous relief.
2. They are in a half civilized state, from want of in-
tercourse with the more advanced parts of the country.
They are, in point of civilization and the arts of life, at
least a full century behind the inhabitants in the eastern
extremity of the county, intersected as it is with roads,
and occupied by farmers who vie with those of the
Lothians. In the district of Lochbroom and Gairloch,
with its nine thousand inhabitants, there is scarcely
a dozen carts. On it, while improvements are so
rapidly advancing elsewhere, with railroads, &c., a cen-
tury has made no difference. The people are still in the
same condition as their ancestors, without industry, or
an impulse to industry.
3. And they are lawless, as a necessary consequence
of their uncivilized state, and of their distance from the
courts of law. They think the law cannot reach them,
and they therefore take the law into their own hands,
and commit outrages, such as incendiarism, firing shots
through windows, houghing cattle and sheep, cutting
the throats of horses, and other barbarous acts,
not one of which has hitherto been fi)llowed
by punishment, because the officers of justice
say that they cannot, in that wild impenetrable country,
get hold of the delinquents. Such is the state of justice
there. Even a small debt,, too, cannot be recovered
without the parties and the U'itnesses going. to Dingwall,
a distance of from forty to seventy or eighty miles from
the mass of the population, without roads or bridges,
and at the loss of a week of time, which is often more
than the debt is worth.
Now, her Majesty's Ministers may no doubt say, "if
the people are poor from want of access to markets, let
them starve, we are not bound to relieve their poverty,
or to support them." Granted ; hut it is humbly con-
ceived that a population of 9,679 individuals have some
claim on the Government of the country to protection to
property and access to justice. If the roads, which were
directed by Act of Parliament to be made in that quar-
ter had been executed, as the Act di both e•-ls

•
The CHAIRMAN said that he should now beg to call
the attention of the Company to the next toast on his
list, namely,--" The prosperity of the Artists' General
Benevolent Institution.' He could have wished that so
good a cause had found a better advocate ; but he was
consoled for his own deficiency by the certainty that
eloquence could not be necessary to recommend to that
meeting an Institution established for the aid of those
employed in the same occupation as the greater portion
of the gentlemen present, though unhappily not with the
same share of success.—(Hear.) To shelter the declin-
ing years of those whose ambition was greater than
their good fortune—to succour their families on their
death—was the object of the. Society; and those objects
he was convinced would never be overlooked or disre-
garded by those he saw around him.—(Hear.) As
artists themselves, they .were, no doubt, all acquainted
with the difficulties that beset the paths of art ; and
every one who heard him was aware that those who failed
of success fell lower, and their fall was felt by
them much more acutely, than persons in any
other profession—an unsttecessful artist, of all men,
was the most helpless. He was generally unfitted fbr
other occupations, and independent of that, felt the morti-
fication of defeat to his dying day, much more than he
felt misfortune, and poverty, and distress. That feeling,
of course, no institution could alleviate ; but it could
prevent his utter destitution—and what perhaps lie would
feel still more—it could prevent those dependant on him
for support from utter want. An artist might not be
the best advocate for his suffering brethren, and he (Sir
M. A. Shee) admitted his incapacity for the task ; but he
was certainly the best authority on the subject of their
distresses and misery.(llear.) There were very few
persons connected with the arts in this country, who
suffered from want, that -did not find their way to the
President of the Royal Academy; and 'few days indeed
passed over his head that he did not hear stories of suf-
fering and sorrow on the part of artists which he
could, unfortunately, only sympathise with, be-
cause it was not in his power to offer them any
other alleviation. That distress was by no means
confined to a lower clasS of artists ; for there were
some suffering under its infliction who had been great
in their day, and who had enjoyed even the favour of
Royalty. It was creditable to the artists, however, that
when they fell into misfortunes, it was not from prodi-
gality or from vice—their occupation raised them above
crime, but it also kept them without that providence in
their affairs, wanting which, success is but little in com-
parison. Hence they had no 'resource to fall back upon
in their- day of sadness and sorrow. But lie should not
enlarge on the subject further. Ile should leave it to the
hearts of those present,. satisfied that he committed the
cause of the charity to its most powerful and effective
intercessors. One observation only lie should -make
before he concluded : In the fifty years' experience he
had had of arts and artists in this country, he was sorry
to say that he never knew a period when the benevolence
of the public was more needed by them than at the pre-
sent moment. The Honourable .Gentleman concluded
by proposing, " Success to the Artists' General Bene
volent Fund."

The toast was drank with the usual honours, followed
by loud applause.'
S. J. LOYD, Esq., proposed the health of the Chair-
man, the President of the Royal Academy.
Sir M. A. SHEE, in. returning thanks, said, in filling
the high station which he held he had ever endeavoured
to maintain its just (Hanky, and to act impartially with-
out regard to personal interest or favour.
The Secretary in the course of the evening read the
Annual Report, by which it appeared that the relief con-
tributed from the Fund had increased year after yeir with
the increase of its means, until that of the last year
doubled the average of its three predecessors.
, The list of subscriptions for the present year was then
read, among the most conspicuous of which were the
names of the Duke of Sutherland for 10/. 10s. ; Sir John
Swinbourne, 10/. 10s. ; the Lord Mayor of London,
101. los. ; B. Bond Cabell, Esq., 101. ; the Earl of Car-
lisle, Si. ; Clarkson Stanfield, Esq., R.A., 51. ; the Duke
of Norfolk, 5/. ss. ; Daniel Maclise, Esq., ILA., 31. 3s. ;
Samuel Jones Loyd, E5q,....21/. ; Lady Chantrey, 211.,
&c. The amount in all was upwards of 5001., with which
the compa# were highly gratified.

would have been removed ; but this, byAr aec oth
gross breach
faith, on the part of the Parliamentary Commissioners,
was not done. All, then, the people ask is, that these
unexecuted roads be yet proceeded with, which may be
now done at a much less expense than was formerly
estimated. On this point, at least, they have a
claim on the honour and good faith of the Govern-
ment, since they paid for the other roads in the county,
on the express words of the Act, that their own roads
should likewise be made, as will be seen by the Memo-
rial to the Parliamentary Commissioners. At Loch-
carron, where a Parliamentary road has been made, the
inhabitants carry their fish and other articles to Ding-
o all, and bring seed-corn, hay, and provision, for their
families in return. Last year more than 100 carts have
been seen on that road in one day, carrying herrings to
Dingwall, Easter Ross, and Inverness, while not one
could go from Lochbroom and Gait-loch. Were the
roads which the Parliamentary Commissioners left no-
executed only made, the 9,679 inhabitants of the Loch-
broom and Gairloch district would become useful, indus-
trious members of the community ; distress would be re,
moved, and the law be respected ' • and as it is essentialle
a fishing population, there would not be a better nur-ser.),'•
Cr hardy seamen, accustomed from their infancy to a
most boisterous ocean, in her Majesty's dominions. It
is, therefore, hoped that the Ministry will take the state
of this neglected; ill-used district into their consideration,
and see at least justice done to them, and they ask no
more. .

Should it please Providence to give us a favourable
harvest, which after so many seasons of scarcity may be looked
for as probable, the despondent tradesmen would gain cus-
tomers, and the pining workmen would find employment. The
Money Market has been effectually relieved ; the Bank of Eng-
land stands strong, and the exchanges are in our favour. The
Bank, it seems, has increased its issues, between the 2d of
April and the 30th of April, from 16,894,0001. to 18,404,0001.
—partly, it is said, in advances to railway companies—but an
increase which seems to us undue and unsafe, though it will give
immediate relief. It is stated that " the recent arrivals of ves-
sels from distant countries have brought more orders for goods
from almost all quarters except Australia and the United States
than were expected." We trust, therefore, that the light is
breaking on the verge of the thick darkness. —Leeds Mercury.
THUNDER AND HAIL '•
STORM. During the
evening of Friday last, between seven and eight o'clock, a se-
vere storm of thunder, lightning, and hail, passed over the village
of Mattersea, and the adjoining villages, near Retford, which
did considerable damage. The thunder and lightning were ex-
tremely awful, but the injury done to vegetation was by hail,
which was from two to three inches in thickness, and consisted
more of large and irregularly formed pieces of ice, than of
common hail ; and such Wall its density, that, on the following
morning, it lay exposed in large masses under the hedges-in
every direction.

HOSIERY .1.NI) SILK r.FRADE.—We think the silk
glove branch has amended a shade, but the hosiery trade in
-almost every branch is in a truly. lamentable state. If anything,
the cut-up is the best, but then that branch is destroying all
others. It will scarcely be believed that plain silk-hose are
made cut up. The father of the knotted trade, after struggling
.with difficulty upon difficulty in that branch for years, has de-
parted this life. We have long considered him as the main
pivot of keeping this declining branch together by his attention
and devotion to business, and what may be termed raking up
employment from the warehouses,— Nottinpham Journal.
ANTI-MALTHUSIANS.—A man living in the neigh-
bourhood of Brookborough, named George hilday, was twice
married : his first wife had ten children born to him, and at
her death he had sixteen grandsons ; the second wife, on Sa-
turday last, had the twelfth child born to him—making in all
22 children, 16 sons and 6 daughters, all in good health
mi
spirits.—Dublin Evening Post.
SUISCIIIPTIONS.—TIIO subscription of
the King of Denmark for the Hainburgh sufferers has been
erroneously stated by the papers ..to be in English money
150,0001. sterling. The sum,,given was 100,000 mark.,
the value of a mark being only is. 6d. British, it should have
consequently stated the 100,000 marks as equal to 7,500 i.
starling.
The Greenoa-and-Baisley papers contain accounts
of a severe thunder storm which occurred in and near these
towns last Monday. It does not seem, however, that any Se,
rious damage or loss of life was occasioned by it. The storm
was not felt very severely at Glasgow.
COST OF THE SUGAR MONOPOLY.—A beautiful
sample of foreign refined sugar costs 31s, per eat. ; it to this
were added 325. for duty--reckoning the duty equal to that on
British plantation sugar, and estimating 1 cwt. of raw sugar to
be required to produce 1 cwt. of refined--the total would be 635.
per cwt. But at the same time British plantation refined
sugar, of equal quality, was selling for 89s. per cwt., being 265.
per cwt., or 2id. per lb., more than the foretoo— 1 A sample of
Manilla sugar was shown, which 'was sold for 225. per cwt. in
bond add 245. for the duty, equal to the duty on British, and
the total would be 465. BOt at the same time British plantation
raw sugar, of equal quality, was selling for 665. per cwt.—being
20s. per cwt., or more than 2d, per lb. more than the foreign !
Such are the sweets of monopoly. —Leeds Mercury.
CHIMNEY SWEEPIN(I.—A meeting of the principal
master chimney-sweepers of Bristol was held in that city this
week on the subject of the Act (3 and 4 Victoria, cap. 25)
which comes into operation on the ensnil Ist of July, wtei,
was resolved that the requisitions thereo tt
witbs and recommended their adoption," -611"1"1 ue complied
The meeting also requested ' benefit to the trade.
.ploy only those
.at ore.: v.
—moments of the town to em-
nt in the trade, and to aid in appren-
PciYg.to trades, those boys whose indentures will be can-
celled in July, as the Act of the Legislature will then cast them
on the world, unless some provision is made for their future em-
ployment.

John Jardit e, Esq., Sheriff Depute of the County
of Ross, to M. Mackenzie, Esq.
My Dear Sir,—.l am happy to find that you are re-
newing your attempt to get the aid of Government in
executing the roads from Dingwall to Tillapool and
Poolewe, which were left unexecuted by the Parlia-
mentary Commissioners ; and I sincerely hope you may
succeed in your endeavours, and thus open up an impor-
tant portion of the county of Ross, which, at present, is
almost entirely inaccessible. As matters stand at pre-
sent, it is scarcely possible, when any crime is committed
in that district, to reach the delthquente, and the want-
of a road puts it out of the power of the Shfiritr
to hold
Circuit Courts in that district, while theotirstance front
Dingwall is . such as in 44 great measure to preclude the
inhabitants from acoosis to a court of justice, and induces
them to take the law into their own hands.
I am sure you will do a most essential service to the
county if you can succeed in this object, for which you
have my earnest wishes. Ever, dear Sir, yours,
Edinburgh,
(
11th April 842,
JOHN JARDINE.
.

Mr. Freshfield, M,P., has been placed in mourning
by the demise of his lady, eldesPlat:ghter of the late J. Sims,
Esq.. of Church-hill Houses
The Licensed Victuallers of this city met yesterday,
and the Birmingham Licensed Victuallers' Society on Tuesday,
and both determined upon a petition against the clause pro-
posed to be introduced by Mr. Pakington, in the Bill now be-
fore Parlianieut for the better regulation of public-houses, for
preventing the opening of all such houses before one o'clock on
stMijays.— Worcester Herald.
A fire broke out at Brussels, on Saturday night, in
a warehouse at the corner of the. Rue Manq, and for a time
raged so furiously, that great alarm was felt for the adjoining
property. By prompt assistance, however, and a plentiful sup.
ply of water, the fire was restricted to the building in which it
originated. This was burnt down, causing a loss of about
100,000 francs. Four firemen are said to have been seriously
injured. ,

M. de Reck, Privy-Councillor of the Grand Duchy
of *Alen, arrived last week at Basle, for the purpose of coming
to some understanding with the authorities, for bringing the
railroad, which crosses the Duchy, to the walls of the town.
The negotiations have been already begun, and give promise
of a happy result. There is some question of prolonging the
line to Schaffliousen.
A letter from the Mague, Nay 20, states that the
King of the Netherlands, Who is now making, a tour in son:
of the provinces, where he is enthusiastically received, will,
after his return to the Hague, proceed to Luxemburg, to open
the session of the States in person.
Toulon letters of the 22d, dwell on the frequent
collisions of French ships-of-war when manoeuvring, attributed
to the lubberly management of the crews. "It is remarked
with pain," states a French Correspondent, "that these acci-
dents are frequent in our navy, and occur so rarely in the
British fleet, and it is not known how to account for it, unless
it be that our officers know the theory of navigation well,
but are bad sailors when manceuvring in a squadron,
mid this is a powerful reason for France, who has
the just pretension to be a maritime power of the
first 'tank, to have permanent squadrons at sea, as,
`:;*ithout practice, she will experience great reverses at the be-
ginning of a war. When Admiral Leland° was recalled from
the Levant two years since, his squadron was in admirable
ordtr for evolutions, and the English did justice to the skill of
our sailors and to the fine trim of our vessels. Since that period
all the crews have been changed, and the vessels have rarely
left port. The ship of war Ocean, and the mace, are severely
damaged by their late collision, and several persons severely
wounded, who have returned to Toulon in the Veloce steamer,
with Vice-Admiral Hugon himself hurt in the bead."