The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-04 00:00:00

THE MISER'S DAUGHTER.

AINSWORTH'S MAGAZINE, No. ll.—Three more chapters
of Mr. Ainsworth's new story, " The Miser's Daughter,"
open this varied and admirable number. The tale is already
full of life, se that we can partly form a judgment of its cha-
racters and its purpose. Its date is 1744; and the intrigues on
behalf of the Pretender will form part of the action. The
characters brought on in the former portion are excellently
discriminated ; each has peculiar distinctness, whether we
look, at the busy barber, or his neighbour the miser, whose
daughter, the high-minded and beautiful Hilda Scarve,
makes a sunshine "in the dingy dwelling;" or the two
brothers, Uncle Trussel and Uncle Abel—the first, a life-like
picture of the gay gentleman of the town—the other, a
" wounded deer,' living more apart from the herd, in whose
sensitive nature and secret grief, connected with some cause of
eternal hatred to the miser Scarve, we take at once the deepest
interest. The hero, the generous and upright Randulph
Crew, is brought dexterously into play, at the very outset,
with all these personages, as he is with the new characters
that figure in the chapters before us; one IA whom (and a
most important one he is, being no less than the beau-valet
of Beau Villiers) finds himself engaged in the most natural
way by three or four persons at a time, to watch the move-
ments of Randulph. This beau-valet is inimitable, and
will assuredly eclipse the reputation of his renowned master.
We leave untouched the interest of a scene in the miser's
house, where the lovely Hilda is being bargained for, and her
flinty father is being duped. We extracted on Monday a most
animated and extraordinary scene at the door of the same
dwelling, where Sir Bulkely Price, at the head of fourteen
retainers, each carrying a thousand pounds in;gold, pays down
his mortgage-money just within an hour of the time when the
miser was revelling in the fond hope that the estates would be
forfeited. CI uikshack has realised this scene in one of his
peculiarly .ivid sketches. His other illustration, in which
Cordweil Firebrass is introduced, is first-rate in execution and
design. We know of no tale, by this or any other novelist,
that opens with a deeper, though unforced and,natural, interest
than " The Miser's Daughter."—Guimier.

GENTEEL PECCADILLOES.—A rumour is current
that another case of " nervous irritability," or "monomania,"
has occurred in this town, the patient being a lady of very re-
spectable c6nnexions. The rumour goe's that a most respect-
able nurseryman, having had frequently to bemoan the loss of
the most cho!ce specimens of floriculture from'one of his con-
servatories, was desirous of ascertaining the cause, and accord-
ingly a watch was set upon the preserve most subject to depre-
dation, and on Monday last a figure in muff and veil was ob-
served sauntering among the tempting shrubs, and, by some
strange coincidence, several of the rarest of the rare Were
found to have disappeared immediately as she 'passed. An in-
quiry was set on foot, and it was discovered that the promenader
had " stolen the sweetest blussoms, and hid them in her muff."
An explanation ensured, and penitence being
expressed and
an apology tendered, the matter was allowed 'to drop without
the interference of the police.—Cheltenham Examiner.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Srx,—For many years past I have travelled through diq
eastern and western counties of England, and have frequently
heard complaints from tradesmen of the long creditwhich'
farmers take, and the great difficulty they have to get old stank ,
ing accoants settled. Did this arise from poverty, or from tlOs,
farmers having to give long credit themselves, there might be
some reason for their ; nstponed payments ; but as it is se:,
knowledged that farmers have done well for some considerablOio
time past, and are generally in good circumstances, the first:,,,,
supposition cannot be correct. As respects the credit farreer,,,,
give, it seldom exceeds two or three market days. Now ts?._,
being the case, to what can the evil complained of be etre'.
b utable to? In my opinion it is partly owing to the erroneon!.
impression
(from want of due consideration) that the trades':
man is not in want of his money ; and also, in the secona,
place, from the circumstance that farmers employ all they c.',7!
command in some profitable investment. With-respect to tn•
first named, it is obvious that many tradesmen must be pre"
vented from discounting their goods in consequecce of their sto
receiving the amount of their bills, which must be a hell'
loss to them, besides the disadvantage of not being placed ny:o
a first-rate footing as buyers. In reference to the cause ,
mentioned—viz., the employment of all the money that tho
can command in any profitable investment, I beg to obserigs
that no man ought to employ any money for his own bee, ,
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to which his creditor is justly entitled ; and however trite st:;;
may appear, yet I regret to say that there are many
whose conduct does not accord with this just view of the eoal
This brings to my recollection the answer made by an se*
and intelligent principal of a London house to a country Cr,
tomer, who endeavoured to excuse himself from PaYnlf of
over-due account, by observing that he had availed hintseuicii
the opportunity of making an advantageous put chase, w'
had left him without cash, but that shortly he hoped
abled to settle his account—to which the Quakerto be.. 2
" Friend, thou bast a right to do what thou likeswirictig
own money, but no business to lay out ours." I, in c°! to
with many others, would be glad if the attention of partiesa
whom these remarks apply were directed to this subject, no,
their conduct would not be
beesinfluencd by an appeal to theirtheit
nesty and justice, perhaps it may
interests would be materially benefited by prompt paYin,e.,n,,t,ist
goods which they purchase, which would be very vi"`""
the prices and qualities of the articles supplied.
Apologizing for trespassing upon your columns for the in'
sertion of these remarks, I remain, Sir, yours respectful) a.
Ely, March 3. A COMMERCIAL TRAVELL

1
DRE IDFUL COLLISIONS AT SEA AND Loss Ore
—Yesterday amongst the numerous communications
_.olja
by the authorities at Lloyd's from their agents stall"is
different parts of the kingdom, were two from T0r1,004
Devonshire, and Deal, detailing the loss of the schooner to
belonging to Exeter, and another vessel, supposed to beleFeao
Brixham which were run down during the dreadful hum
she
on Tuesday last. It appears, from the facts mentioned ;ight
communication from Torquay, that the storm on TuesdaYsass.
was of the most set ere description, and lasted several m.OO
At about half-past nine o'clock, the brig Undaunted, bellsost
to London, which left the river Thames the latter part °wool
week.jor St. Alichael's, came in violent collision wiiha
belonging to Brixham, and so great was the force with ',ling
they met, that the latter immediately went down, eaer'os
with her two of the unfortunate crew. The Undaunt clod
at the time passing rapidly through the water, being hat
reefed, and the wind blowing a complete hurricinit gar
whether there was a proper look out kept on board, is af.' head,
stance not mentioned. The collision happened off M° fool
near Bingbury-bay, about five miles from the shore, s°, hos
the depth of water where the vessel went down, it he,lu'hor.
tween 13 and 14 fathoms, it will•be impossible to raistof the
Three of her c; ew succeeded in getting on board
i.„,r
Undaunted, just at the moment she was sinking, and itbese Oa,
posed that the others could have been saved had thnLeeiptes
deck, but they were in their berths asleep. The u' sprit
received considerable damage by the collision. Her h°loo
and foremast were carried away, besides other injurP.to Of
was compelled to put into Torquay. Respecting th°2o pi the ether vessel, the Unity, it appears that she was lauetiniat°.
coals, and was on her passage to Exeter, when she was run
her
by a brig, name unknown, off the North Foreland, are she
crew had barely time to jump into the long.boat tele no*
sank. They landed safely at six o'clock on WednesdaY oatin
ing, at Broadstairs, near Ramsgate. From the fury of theabe
it .s feared many similar disasters occurred during diet:l4'ol,
MADAME D'ARBLAY'S DIARY AND LETTERS'fij
2.—lf any one (observes a contemporary), after a oarteeineda
amination of the first volume of this work, can have re, siel
doubt that it will form, as a whole, a publication, n°" f
of unequalled interest, curiosity, and amusement, but
leolsois,
and permanent literary and historical value, the second fos,in
which is now before us, must remove any such doubt ;do's°
addition to all the qualities possessed by its pr.der;,;sts
carries us up to a period which opens an entirely new irsuir
the life and pursuits of the Diarist. We allude to the c 170,
stance of Miss Burney having, at the close of the Ye,arbaorll
accepted an appointment which placed her in alint's`dsll the
contact and communication with Queen Charlotte, an th the
Princesses of the Royal House, and in daily intercourse bn'ch
chief personages of the court and household ; and w
pointment it appears she retained for more than ma
taking no relief or relaxation from her duties duri°g.bserie:
period, but that sijournalising the events character* i-etlo-
- and table talk of each day as it passed. Such re:se OW
deserve to rank among the most rare and curious of woorillr
osities of literature, and the volume which contains-the/oth°
in virtue of them alone, speedily find its way into the
corners of the land.
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FALLACIES OF THE FACULTY.—We are -- 00:
nished at the great popularity of this volume, agreeing'enter
do, with the If estmsnster Review, "that it i 4 almost td
sae'
raining as a need." Such a clever attack upon rnt% of Or
dical opinion could not pass without rousing the ntl,,
class, and the bile of another ; and, to quote TV' Dorris
at last been fairly praised and abused into fame. • msjoin
doctrine that all diseases may be cured solely by atwitiot
temperature—in a word, with cold or hot water, an Learoti
any doctor at all—is not very flattering to the art. raps4ll
but if we may believe the Revue de Versailles, it is:ue
making its way to the Continent—witness the follossbri sios
sage from that periodical :—" eat inutile de dire I,e ~son fie
cause en France 'cette doctrine. Le Docteur ye et'
d'autant plus d'attention que jeune et plein d'energierli
..44;
court nullemcnt au periphrase pour experimen ce 1:1?
Pour lui un chat est, on chat, et les medecins sonts deed
iD
The ." Fallacies of the Faculty" have just arasrhatil
Frenchundon dress at
publishers Paris,ef athned
work will
Simpk in and r
supply the trade and the public foreign edition. a
The Western Luminary records the suiciVoble
young girl, eighteen years of age, the daughter of a re skill
man, a pensioner, in Exeter, who drowned herself cntss-,,5--oniane
evening last, in a mill-dam near this city. The younker
who was apprenticed to a staymaker, and bore a good c"--bat,"'
had kept company for some time with her ma-tees sen'esrhP,
did not appear on the evidence at the inquest that to an;
been any dispute between herself and her lover,. or oot for
circumstance whatever had occurred wach could alio 05
the committal of suicide. A medical mlti proved, t
eight montl s back the young woman had had a feveiljiht
very much affected her head, and he added that he tehfb;ase_A
a person likely to be afflicted with insanity. In th
other facts to account for her drowning herself, the Jio_.:
a verdict in accordance with the surgeon's representatira?f,
SOLDIER'S SYMPATHY.—AS a proof of the %rof „
which the prevailing distress excites even in stern ',Weft,
correspondent communicates the following
related to him by a humane soldier:—" At Burnley b of
said he, "it would soften a heart of flint to see the "s' ,
creatures who hang about the barracks, imploring the net:
the soldiers' food, and crying, ' Give us somethle 5)134
we are clamming, we are clamming (starving).'" tai
thizirig tear, he related, rolled down the soldier's c"
he related the fact.
thert°lled
The great mine cause, in which Lord 118--
plaintiff, and the Marquis of Anglesey defendant, "iio-nis
anecdote, isarrsepo
to come on at Worcester on Monday next. Sir Thot 50'00
goes down, with a special retainer, on the part o's•oileito,,,i
plaintiff; and the Solicitor-General, Sir William to j tO'
the part of the noble defendant. The trial is eaPee
at least two days. ta
of
NEW BRIDGE.—The chain-bridge, which i 5 01404
municate with Hungerford-market and the opposite ereet;ao
the river will be a great public convenience, and w hove,ess
sooner than is generally expected. The coffer-daWs esonrble
built at each side, and all the materials are in readlPesislerfees
sary to finish the undertaking, which will be 3- 1 the t'
convenience to the inhabitants of the Surrey side of
particularly.
LONG SUIT.—The longest law-suit ever liTslifsti
in England, was between the heirs of Sir ThoraAajoer!mse •
Viscount Lisle, on the one part, and the heirs of L°_,r,"Op.ainhe
on the other, respecting certain possessions in W'„ced
Hedge, in the county of Gloucester. It come she 104
nd of the reign of Edward IV. and was pending
of James 1., when a compromise took place, it ,ty
above 120 years.
,A 1
STRIKING DEATlL—Towards the
seventeenth century, a man is stated to have ho`7, ; bile
the famous clock in the square of St. Mark at Venr-nrace, sib
repairing the clock, he stooped his herd in such g:_k
in such a nick of time, that the quarter-boy stilt.- PP'
his hammer, and knocked him over the battlement.'
Diary

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SILVER TEA SER •v CO° tiO
—T. COX SAVORY, Working Silversmith,
London, seven doors from Graceehurch-street,..t"F,g o.7eatt
prices of the following SILVER TEA and COrio oeb
VICES. The Cottage Pattern is plain, standing 40. 11,4.
the tea and coffee pots with a flower ornament on the 0'
King's Pattern is richly embossed with dowers

The shape of either is new and elegant. 00' f'
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COTTAGE PATTERN. KING, .AO S .
ll s. ~ot •••1Z Ici
Strong Silver Tea-pot ...12 0 Strong Silver Tel-rilagio 6
Ditto Sugar Basin 611 Ditto Sugar Uwerto °
Ditto Milk Ewer. 410 Ditto Cree:- pot,
~,,
Ditto Coffee-p0t..15 0 Ditto Ife cso C°
Complete ...... ...£3B 6 Complete •• .e..... ices
irti,
A variety of upwards of fifty Tea and Coffeeevery le
ea e• be seen in the Show-rooms, where may be select he t, . let
cle of silver requisite for ihd sideboard or Plate-ccp; irt__Alcoo
phlets of prices, illustrated by sketches of the voftille kiutaot.
gratis, and forwly•ded, postage free, to any part,,%, seven
—T. COX SAVORY, No. 47, Cornhill,l-"i"°-
from Gracechurch-street.

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BIRTHS.
On the 26th ult., at Paris, the lady of Dr. 0111e:07o-00r.
On the 27th ult., Garrett, Surrey, Mrs* G. fi

Amelia, On the
daughterBth nigoOf
lotipatMLleasßpleßs,i,EtEhDeq:.Duke of Calabrittu'
On the 10th ult , at.FlOre'ntorythesHon. Constantine
to
OF Frances n
thees Dorothy, t thea
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daughter of
Florence,
L. Story, Esq* site
14. I)*
R.N., to Marion Baring, daughter of G. Baring, 'C'Sq.

DIED. eat . ,
OH the 25th tilt., Mrs. Callion, of South Molion-Wile %of,
On the 27th ult., at Hardwick, Derbyshire, MarY, t
of the Rev. Wiliam Jendwine.
On the 1 t.t inst., at the house of Admiral Sir George
in Berkeley-square, Lady Martin.
MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY' 0,
Colonel.—Skinner, C. 8., E. I. C. Serv., Hanse, 13e_lapt•
Majors.—Bernard, 39 F. Poonamalle, E. Indies ; B'll
son, 50 F. Moulmein, E. Indies. „
Captains—Armstrong, 21 F. Calcutta; C. price, u.
F. Bristol.
Lieutenants —Jones, 57 F. Dublin;
A. Fergeet'—' or t;
1 11. Vet. Bn. ; Mielmann, h. p. Art. Ger. Leg. 1-111.
Symkath, h. p. York Lt. Inf. Vol. ; Markham, h. FP' 83 toot
Cornet arid Ensigns.—Steuart, 15 Dr. Marseilles; Strvittudi
6 F. Southampton ; Bigland, 46 F. on board the J...evan',;,.
tike
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55 F. killed at the recapture of Chusan China; u
F. ; Nicholls, h. p. 4 F.; Levi k, r• 1 Gar. 8P.., r• An'
Paymasters—Wells 10 Dr. Ireland; Robert?'
tigua ; Hancorne, h. p.i 4F.
W. Harris, late of 14 F. 4 Dr. Colabah,l3oo3bg
Quartermasters.—Croad (Lt.),

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