The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-06 00:00:00

SPORTINti INTELLIGENCE.
ASCOT HEATH RACES.
The.entrieS sn Saturday at Ascot, and in OXinden.street,
have enabled. she Stew irds to 'complete one of the best filled
lists ever published. The meeting will commence at one o'clock
jirec:sely, with
rtrEsnev.-1 he Trial Plate of' 50/., added to a Sweep-
stakes of 5 soya. each, for two yrs old, a feather ; three yrs,
ist 41h four yrs, B..st 311); five yrs, six yrir and aeoed 9st 41b ;
the. New Atilt!.
Mr. Osbaldestcn's sister to Alexandrina, 3 yrs-Mr. Payne's
Rapture, 3 yrs-Sir J. Gerard's Meal, 3 yrs-Lord Westmin-
ster's Satirist, 4 yrs-Mr. Charlton's Lasso, 3 yrs-Mr: Theo-
bald's Glenury, 3 yrs--111r. Goodm: n's Rover, 3 yrs.
The Ascot Stakes of 25 Boys. each, 15 ft, and only 5 if de-
clared, with 1001. added if three l'tart ; the second to receive
1001. out of the Stakes ; two miles and a half. (51 Subscribers,
19 of whom declared).
Hyllus, 6 yrs, 9st 71b-Potentia, 4 yrs, Bst 71b-Cruiskeen,
aged, Bst 41b-Tamburini, 6 yrs, Bst 21b-E. 0. 4 yrs, 75491 b
Mosque, 4 yreS• 7st 71b-Rhodanthe, 5 yrs, 7.st 41b-I-am-not-
aware, aged, 7st 21b-Una, 4 yrs, 7st-Snossetrole 4 yrs,
Est 121 - Revoke, 4 yrs, 6,t 10lb- William de Fort bus, 3
fist I 0 ; Fidhawn, 4 yrs, Est 4:b ; Music, 3 yrs, fist I lb-Vi-
bration, 3 yrs, ost 101b-Lady Fulford (Fulford c) 3 yrs,
sst7lb-Hattoe, 3 yrs, sst -Monops, 5 yra, 7st 41b-Decision,
4 yrs, 6st 41b.
The gold Vase, given by her Majesty, added to a Sweep.
stakei of 20 soy,. each, for tl•ree yrs, ist 31b ; four yrs, Bst ;
five yrs, 9st 71b ; six yrs, &c. 9st 91b; mares and geldings al-
lowed 51b ; two miles.
Mr. Orde's Bee's-wing, aged-Mr. Phillimore na Mtley
Hanes, 4 yrs-Lord Jersey's f by Touchstone, out of Adele,
3 yrs-Mr. Pettit's St. Francis, aged-Lord Chesterfield's
Jack, 3 yrs-Mr. Thornhill's Eringo, 4 yrs-Lord G. Ben•
tinck's Yorkshire Lady, 3 yeses-Lord March na Eaglesfield,
3 yrs-Mr. Combe's The Nob, 4 yrs-Mr. Combe's Rosalind,
3 yrs-Sir G. Heathcote's Pannakeen, 3 yrs-Lord Exeter's
Bosphorus, 6 yrs, and Albion, 3 yrs.
Sweepstakes of 200 soya. each, h ft, for colts Bst 711,, fillies
Bst 411,, Swinley course :- •
Mr. Combo's Trinculo (allowed 31bs)-Lord Westminster's
Auckland (allowed 31bs)-Lord Jersey's Brother to Phoenix
Lord Exeter's Saros (allowed 31bs)-Lord George Bentinck's
Firebrand-Colonel Ansen's The Puncher (allowed 31bs. )
Sweepstakes of 50 soy,, each, 20 tt, for ,three yrs old,
colts Bst 7ib, and fillies Sat 31b, Cup course :-
Mr. S. Lucas's The Traitor (allowed 41hs)-Duke of Grafton's
Utopia, LordOrford's colt, by Clearwell, out of Murwari (al-
lowed 41bs)--11.1r. Thornhill'i Espartere.
The Ascot Derby Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs
old, colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 31b, Swinley course :-
Duke of Grafton's Canadian-Sir G. Heathcote's Arkansas-
Lord Exeter's Reversion and Saros-Fulwar Craven's Don't
say-no-Lord G. Bentinck's Felie- Captain Williamson's The
Hamble-Mr. Thornhill's Espartero and St. James-Mr.
Nevill's cby Velocipede, out of Amadon-Lord Chesterfield's
Sir Harry-Lord Lichfield's e by Bay Middleton, out of Por-
trait's dam-Lord Southampton's b c by Oppidan, dam by
Little John-Duke of Bedford's Envoy-Lord Kelburue's b
by Jerry, daia by St. Patrick-Col. Peel's Archy.
The St. James's Palace Stakes of 100 says. each, h ft, for
colts Bst 71bs, and fillies Bst 41b, Old mile :-
Lord Exeter's Revocation-Lord 0. Bentinck's Misdeal-
Captain Williamson's b f by Camel, out of Albania-51r.
Gteville's Gunter-Mr. Thornhill's Espartero and St. James--
Duke of Bedford'. c by the Tulip, out of Mona-Lord Chester.
field's Johnny Faa-Lord. Stradhroke's Jeremy Diddler -Lord
Lichfield's c by Bay Middleton, out of Allaiature Lyne-
doch's Gh uznee.
Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each, h ft; for two yrs old, colts fist 71b,
arid fillies Bst 31b, three quartert of a mile :-
Lord Bruce's eh c by Eliseout: of Rosalie-Sir G. Heath-
cote's b it by Glaucus,outof Caotatrice-Mr. Bristow's ch c by
Uncle Toby, out of Dinah-Mr.. Goodman's Bother-'em.
WEDNESDAY.—The Swinley Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft,
for three yrs old, 7st 41b; four yrs, fist 10tb. fillies and
geldings allowed 31bs. 50 toys. will be added if not walked
over for. Last mile and a half.
Duke of Grafton's F orence,- 4 yrs-Mr. Phillimore's Po-
tentia, 4 yrs-Mr. Shelley's lole, 3 yrs-Mr.Thompson's Phar-
macepeeits, 3 yrs-Mr. Goodman's Gobbo, 3 srs.
The ,Coronation Stakes of 100 soya. each, h ft ; for three yrs
old, Bst 71b. New mile.
Duke of Grafton's Utopia-Lord Exeter's Valance-Lord
Exeter's f, by Touchstone, out of Amima-Lord G. Bentinck's
Nina (dead )-Capt. Williamson's f, by • Camel, out of Albania-
Mr. Cr villa's Edgeworth Bess-Mr. Thornhill's Equator-
Lord Orford's A dagund-Lord Chesterfield's Dil-bar-Lord
Lichfield's Miss Van Amburgh-Lord Southampton's I, by Op-
pidam, out of Cream.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft; for colts, fist 71b. The
winner of the Derby, or 2,000 Guineas' Stakes, bibs. extra.
Old mile.
Sir G. Heathcote's Hydaspes,-Mr. Gregory's Defier and
Barrier-Lord Westminster's Auckland-Lord Exeter's Rever-
sion-Lord G. Beritinck's Flytrap-Colonel Anson's Johnny
Faa-Mr. Rush's c. by Plenipotentiary, out of Maresfield'e
dam-Lord Stradbroke's it, by Emilius, out of Memina.
Plate of 501. ; three yrs old, 7st 41b • four yrs, Bst Slb ; five yrs
and upwards, Ost 21b. Mires and geldings allowed 31tis ;
horses that have run once, and not wen, allowed 3lbs ; twice,
bibs. The winner to be sold fur 200 sons., &c. Swinley
Course.
Mr. Wreford's f, by Taurus, out of Escape, 3 yrs-Mr.
Graydort's Miss Heathcote, 5 yrs-General Wyndham's Aspa-
tria, 4 yrs-Mr. Harvey's Saracen 4 yrs-Mr. J. Day's Mul-
ciber, 5 yrs-Mr. Balchin's Dromedary, 5 yrs-Mr..coleman's
Gazelle, 3 yrs-Mr. Litchwall's Trident, 3 yrs-Mr. Philli-
more's Fmchley, 4 yrs-e Lord Itosslyn'a Curnuto, 5 yrs-Mr.
Booth's St. Jean D'Acre, 3 yrs-Capt. Gardner's Ben Brave,
4 yrs--Mr. Goodman's eh e, by Langard, dam by Cervantes,
3 yrs-Sir G. Heathcote's Arkansas, 3 yrs--11.1r. Shelley's
Daddy Longlegs, 3 yrs-Mr. Smith's Fiery Oaks, 5 yrs-and
Mr. Hornby's Revoke 6 yrs.
Her tlajesty's Plate ef 100 guineas, 3 yrs, 7st 21b ; 4 yrs,
9st 21b; 5 yrs, 10st; 6 yrs, and aged, lOst 51b. Once round
and in, from the New Mile Post.
Mr. Graydon's br c by Recovery, out of Mignonette, 3 yrs
-Mr. J. Day's Tambutini, 6 vrs-111r. Nightingale's Ajax,
4 yrs-51r. F. Clarke's ch e by Plenipotentiary, cut of Aca-
cia, 3 yrs-111r. Litchwall's Hyllus, 6 yrs-Mr. Forth's Vibra-
tion, 3 yrs-Sir. Payne's Johnny, 5 yrs-Lord Westniinstees
Satirist, 4 yrs-lalr. Thornhill's E. 0.; 4 yrs-Mr. Combe's
Rosalind, 4 yrs-111r. Chartmes Lasso, 3 yrs-Mr. Osbaldes-
ton's Camp. Fullower, 4 yrs-Sir 'G. Heatheote's Hydaspes,
3 yrs, and Pannakeen, 3 yrs-Mr. Goodman's Rover, 3 yis,
ar:d Brigand 3 yrs-Mr. Shelley's Daddy Longlegs, 3 yrs-and
Mr. S. Scott's Mosque, 4 yrs.
URSDAY.—The Gold Cup by Subs of 20 sovs. each, with
200 added from the Fund; 3 yrs old, Est 1011) ; 4 yrs,
Sat bib; 5 yrs, 9st; 6 yrs and aged, 9st 31b; mares, &c. al-
lowed 311). • AVout two miles and a half.
Lord Russlyn na Marshal Souls, 4 yrs-Mr. Orde's Bee's-
wing, aged-sir G: Heathcoate's Ilockhara, 5 yrs-M. Pettit's
St. Francis, 4 y rs-Lord Albemarie's Ralph, 4 yrs- Lord Ches-
terfield's Jack, 3 yrs-Mr. Kirby's lruereost, 6 yrs-Mr.
Thornhill's Eringo, 4 yrs-Mr. Robertson's Little Wonder, 5,
yrs (declared not to start) -Mr. Combe's The Nob, 4 yrs-
Alr. Phillimore's Potentia, 4 yrs (declared not to start).
Sweepstakes of 3u sovs. each, 20 ft; for two yrs old colts, Bst
51b ; and fillies, Bst 21b; winners of a sweepstakes 3 lbs ca-
extra. T. Y. C.
Col. Wyndham's Tom Thumb-Mr. Ford's Spiteful-Mr.
Coleman's Journal.
The Windsor Castle Stakes of 100 soya eaels,.ll ft, for 3 yrs
old, colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst,4lb. New mile.
Lord Exeter's f by Touchstone, out of Amina-Lord G.
Bentinck's Misdeal--Mr. Herbert's Clams-Lord Stradbroke's
Jeremy Diddler.
The Buckingham Palace Stakes of 200 sons. each, h ft, for
3 yrs old volts, Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 31b. Swinley Course.
Lord Exeter's Reversion and Albion-:-Loid G. Bentinck's
Flytrap (allowed bibs) and Tedworth (allowed 31bs)--Air.
Theobald's aslenury (allowed 3lbs)-Captain William's The
Hamble-eAlr. Thornhill's Espartero and St. James'-Mr.
Greville's Gunter (allowed slbs)--4sord Jersey's brother to
Phoenix-Lord Bruce's Rostrum (dead.)
The Cubourg Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft, and 25 ft, only
if declared, for 3 yrs old colts, fist 71b, and fillies Bst 41b
Swinley Course. •
Lord Exeter's Revocation-Captain Williamson's( by Camel,
out of Albania-Mr. Gregory's Barrier and Delier,-Mr.•Her-
bert's Clarus-Duke of Bedford's c by. 1 he Tulip out of Mora-
Mr. Faulcon,r's Astronomer, and b c by Glaucus out of
Minnow-Lord tai ford's c by Emilius out ot Wild Duck.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft-colts Bst 71b, fillies Est 41b,
out of mares that never bred a winner, &c. New mile.
Sir G. Heathcote's Dark Susan-51r. Neville's cb c by
Emilius out of Amadon-Lord Westminster's Auckland-Lord
Exeter's Saras-Lord G. Bentinck's Muly Hassan-Lord
Lichfield's c by Bay Middleton out of Zulatt-Mr. Rush's f
by Plenipotentiary out ot Obelisk's dam.
The Windsor Town Plate of 50/., 3 yrs, 7st 41b, 4 yrs, Bst 41,5,
5 yrs, Bst 10ib, 6 yrs and aged 9st, mare,, &e., allowed
31bs. The winner to be sold for 1001., &c. T. Y. C.
Mr. Pettios Sweet pea (Citron filly), 3 yrs-Lord Exeter's
Patchwork, 3 yrs-Mr. Legg's Derision, 4 yrs-Captain Garde
nor's Ben Brace, 4 yrs- 51r. Worley's Conjugation, 3 yrs-Mr.
Dicker's Little Nell, 5 yrs--Mr. Goodman's Sister to Glencoe,
4 yrs, and Music, 3 yrs-Alr. Wreford's f by Taurus, out of
Escape, 3 yes-Alts Etwall's Pelerine, 4 yrs--Mr. King's Sul-
tana, 4 yrs-Mr. Graydon's bliss Heathcote, 3 yrs-ch it
Recompense, 3 yet, and c by Recovery, out of Mignonette,
3 yrs-Lord G. Bentinck's African, 3 yrs-Captain ire's
Folly, 5 yrs-Mr. Hervey's Saracena, 4 yrs-Mr. Garrard's
The Dandy, a yrs-Mr. Forth's Knightsbridge, 4 yrs, and Lord
Rosslyn's Cot nuto, 3 yrs.
The Grand Stand, (Handicap) Plate. of 1001, Once round
and. a distance. • •
-
Lord Exeter's Bosphorus, .6 yrs, 'and Revision, 3 yrs-Mr.
Booth's Sc. Jean D'Acre, 3 yrs.:-Caniel Peel's 1-am-not-
aware, aged - Captain Gardnor's Mooups, 5 yrs-Mr.
Coinhe's Rosalind, 3 yrs-Mr. Osbaldeston's Camp Fols
lower, 4 yrs-Sir. Osbaldesten's Sister to Alexandrina, 3 yrs-
Mr. Goodman's ch c by' Langer d by Cervantes, 3 yrs-Mr.
W. Ridsdale s Eliza, 3 yrs--111r. Hornhy's Revoke, 5 yrs---111r.
Shelley's Daddy Longlegs, 3 yrs-Mr. Mare's Argus, 5 yre-s-
Mr. LatighaMrs Goblin, aged-Me. Graydon's Helpmate,
6 yrs-Lord G. Benthiek's Yorkshire Lady, 3 yrs-Ale. I.
Day's Tamburini, 6 yrs, and Muleiber, 5 yrs-Mr. Nightin-
gale's Ajax, 4 yrs,-Lord Jersey's Snowdrop, 4 yrs-Lord
hosslyn na Chance, 5 yes-Mr. Litchwall's Hyllus, 6 yrs, and
Miss Stilton, 4 yrs-Mr. Forth's Vibration, 3 yrs-John
Payne's Johnny, 5 yrs-Lord Westminster's Satirist, 4 yrs-
Colonel Peel's 1-am-not.aware, aged.
FKIDAY.-1 he Workinghaus Stakes of 3 Boys. each, for 3 yrs
old, &c. ( Handicap.) Last three quarters of 'the New mile.
The Dinner Produce Stakes of , 100 sovs. each, h. ft, for colts
Sat 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b. Old mile.
Mr. H. Combe's Criterion, (allowed 51bs)-Lord Jersey'a
f by Bay Middleton. out of Transpoline, (allowed 3lbs)- Alr.
Bowes's Lass of Louton,' (allowed iblbs)-Mr.
Gunter, (allowed 51bs.)
Sweepstakes of 10 Sovs. each, with 50 added, for 3 yrs old
colts, bat 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31h. '1 he winner to be sold for
500/, &c. Old mile.
The Borough Members' Plate of 50/., added to a Sweep-
stakes of 10 sues. each, for 2 yrs old, ist, and 3 yrs, 9st 21b ;
mares, &c. allowed albs. The winner• to be sold for 2001., &c.
Three quarters of a mile.
The Selling Stakes of 5 Says. each, with 50 added ; 3 yrs,
7st ; 4 yrs, Bst 41h 5 yrs, fist 1f lb ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st.
Winners once in 1842, 31bs; twice, 6ibs extra. The winter
to be sold for 150 t, &c. '1 he old mile.
'lo close and name on Thursday.
HORSES ARRIVED OR EXPECTED.
Satirist, Auckland, 11 Wiens de Fortibus, Pannakeen, Hy-
daspes, Dark Susan, Arkansas, c by Glaucus, out of Cautatrice,
lole, Argos, Daddy Lung Legs, (Millbrae a), Glenury, Rover,
Brigand, Music, Sister to Glencoe, Pickwick, Albino, Samos,
Pacthwork, Bosphorous, f by Touchstone, out of Amima, Re-
vision, The Nub, Rosalind, Sir Harry, Dil-bar, All-fours, Jack,
'the Puncher, Rtiodanthe, Lanercost, Barrier, Una, Haitoe,
Aluley Hamet, Lamp Follower, sister to Alexandrine, Tanahu-
hluleiber, taunter, Welfare, Utopia, Lasso, Misdeal,
Ainley, Hassan, African, Firebrand, Yorkshire Lady, Flytrap,
Aspatria, 'inc Handmaiden, Folly, Eringo, E. 0., St. Francis,
Sweet-Meat, Espai tero, Jeremy Diddler, Beeswing, Adele filly,
Envoy, Nicholas, Alonops, Welfare, Corstuto, Conjugation,
Ben Brace, Aliltona, Affection, Epaulette, 'The Dandy, Clarus,
The traitor, Finchley, Solomon, Rochester, bro to Potentia,
Currycombs, Lam-not. avvare, Johnny, Camelhair, Meal, Ga-
za, Jamals Tom ',thumb, Dromedary, Ajax, c by Recovery,
Saracena, Pelerine, Sultana, Helpmate, Goblin, Eliza, f by
Taurus, out of Escape, Eaglesfield, Balcony, Knightsbridge,
Miss Stilton, Vibration, Trident, Hyllus, Nora Creinar, Sin-
gleton, Miss Heathcote, &c.
We understand that Lord NVesminster's trainer, Osborne,
quits his situation after AScot races.

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fiture of Almagro. The
the Signek4the Sigisial of disOTI.
last scene take-s- place in the dungeons of. the prison,.
in this place. Alasco has stuninon ed Altnagro for a last
interview. .They are lighted ,in• by the attendants, 'Al-
magro being unarnted. Alasco command„ one of them to
leave his sword, and then to leave himself and Almagro
alone for one hour, at the expiration of which rinse they,
are to return. Alasco, then. seated upon the Week of the
executioner, commands AlmagrO to seat hiane f upon ths
corner of the rack; the latter shrinks from obeying. Alasco
then recounts his own former kindnesses, to-.Abass,gro—
Altua,sro's villainy and ingratitude, and tells him that
he shall, not die, as he deserves; by the hands
of the executioner, but in . combat; he hernia Al-
magro the sword of the attendant, and draws his own.
The crafty villain declares his sword is the shorter,
and Alasco, with the unsuspecting confidence of a noble
mind, offers him his own. The villain snatches at it, and
having thus disarmed Alasco, has him at advantage. He
tells Alasco to prepare for death, assuring hi:u at the
same time, that his words were, prophetic, that no ex-
ecutioner would slay Almagro, for that he had taken
poison, but ere he dies he shall have the satisfaction of
killing Alasco. But ere he kills, he fain would torture
him; and, therefore, he tells him, that not only is Ruphino
dead, but that Olivia also has been slain by his mains.
Strike. ! strike ! in mercy strike; exclaims Alasco, as he
kneels to the block. At the instant, the voice of Ru-
phino, on the one side, and the ohee of Olivia on the
other, is heard calling on Alasco. Almagro stands stupi-
tied, as though he had heard the voice of the dead. The
doors are broken. and the king, accompanied by Olivia,
by Ruphino, and by. Alonzo, who bus saved both father
and daughter, and followed
.by his guards, rush in in
time t. save Alasco. • The wretched Almagro falls dead
upon the rack, and curtain falls. This beautiful play
has but one defect—the besetting sin of all the dramatic
productions of Sheridan Knowles—the interest is not one
and indivisible ; it . is, in fact, two plays. - The catas-
trophe of the one ends with the second act, and at its
conclusion we were quite at a loss to imagine how the
action of the remaining three acts were to be carried
forward. An entirely hew interest is commenced with
the third act, and fOr this reason, and this reason only, it
is that that act, beautiful as it-is in itself', seems tame
and fiat. It is in fact the co:nmencement of another
play. Not for the sake of his fame, for that is secure
—not for the sake of his profit, for .such plays
as The Bose of Arragon. Will ever command the highest
pecuniary rewards of the highest drumatic excellence—.
but for the sake of that which is far dearer to him, as to •
every man of genius, than either fame or money, for the
sake of the art itself, ve beseech Mr. Sheridan Knowles..
to correct this, the only defect in hL compositions. A
fault of this nature, sanctioned by his high name, may, in
time, be regarded by those " who love nut wisely but too
well," as a matter worthy of imitation, and the progress
of the art be thrown back for centuries.. We have heard
some of the situations objected to as too melodramatic ;
we must confess we do not see the force of this objection.
There is, throughout the play, no situation which
does not arise naturally from the circum-
stances—in •no in'stittiee- is probability • sacrificed
to situation, and where effective situations thus arise,
why hould not the"poet take advantage of them? We
see ho more reason why the Melodramatist should engross
all the effective situations than Rowland Hill .could see
why the Devil should have •all the pretty tunes. Taken
a together, this is one of the very . best plays that Mr.
Knowles has hitherto produced. :Since The Wife, he •
has not produced -any.sericius play that can be at all coin-
pared to it. We have gone to such a length in speaking
of the play itself, that we .must- be brief in speaking of
the actors.' Mrs. Charles • Kean, as the heroine, was
. perfect. No actress on the stage can equal her in giving
expression to the natural dignity of truthful simplicity,
which is the basis of the character of Olivia.
The . impersonation ,of truth herself, she has an
intuitive perception of the truthfidness or falsehood,
and.acting upon that instinct of her nature she is never
deceiVed. Olivia is certainly her greatest character, and
greater as she is the . Countess in Love, she is still
greater in the Bose if Arragon. Mr. Charles Kesn was
the very Alasco of the- poet ; it is delightful to escape
from the mere stage.conventionalisms and stilted affec-
tations of those Mossep-like actors, whose thunders roll
in monosyllables, to :the natural acting. of this highly
talented young man. Yet, where the scene demanded
it, he could give us the .very whirlwind of passion. The
scenes with Almagro were worthy of 'his father, and the
greatest actor, with the exception of Garrick, that Eng-
land, has ever prodtmed. Phelps, as Almagro, in the
earlier scenes, was excellent. Nothing could be
better than his manner of hinting • his insinuations
against Alasco in the third act; in the succeeding scenes,
howe, er, he was much too boisterous for a designing
villain ; there was occasionally observable, too, a ten-
denCy to rant,, which he would do well -to avoid ; his
'attitudes, too, were occasionally any thing but graceful.
His manner_ of • dying was certainly original, but we
would just hint, to. Mn• Phelps, that. in order to be
original, it is by no means necessary to be _awkward.
Taken us a whole, the Ruphino' of Air. Stuart was the
most perfectly. acted :part of the play.; .it was faultleSs.
Never was the hearty energy of the green old age of an
honest, virtuous, simple-minded man more correctly re-
presented : we could almost have fancied that Charles
Young was acting Ruphino. The other characters were all
efficiently supported, and the getting up of the piece ad-
mirable, The applause at the fall of the curtain was most
enthusiastic, and loud. were the calls for Knowles. Vining
at length came forward, and announced that Mr. Knowles
was not in the house. 'Mr. .and Mrs. Charles Kean were
then called for and loudly-applauded, and the lady having
retired, Mr. Charles Kean announced the play for repeti-
tion four times a week until further notice. Phelps was
then called for, and loudly applauded. The House was
crowded.

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THE CONFLAGRATION AT HIM-
BURGH AND THE JEWS.
Amid all the melancholy reflections connected with
this awful visitation, we pooh' not help feeling an addi-
tional pang at the too ready facility with which our
Contemporaries of the English Press lent currency to
the false report that" the fire originated in the house of
a Jew," adding, that " he: was in custody, with fair
reason for believing him an. incendiary." We are now
told, that this was, jn all its essentials, a fabrication,
arising, probably, from the illiberal prejudice entertained
towards our people in some continental cities. Not only
private correspondence, but the proclamation ,of the
Hamburgh Senate, gives the lie to the charge—a pro-
clamation, moreover, not necessary for the protection of
the Jews, but of Englishmen, to whom so 'practical an
illustration of the character of tipopularprejudice might
have suggested more tendon in spreading a rumour.
We do not find that the same papers have observed
upon ,the extraordinary exertions made by Jews in aid
of 'the ' sufferings, though their own columns record
that Saloman,Heine, a Hamburgh Jew, was the first to
have his house blown up for the:protection of others ;
and that, besides munificent gifts to the sufferers,be and
others are refusing first .rate paper, and negotiating
only the bills ()title humbler merchants, sufferers by the
fire. These Journalists also overlook.the extraordinary
proportion (considering bur 'number and means) of Jew-
ish aid and contributions for the, sufferers, recorded in
London,* •Manchester,t. Liverpool 4 &e., not to speak of
foreign cities, as evidenced in the constitution of com-
mittees, in the proceedings of public meetings, and in
the subscription lists ;—and all this for general objects,
notwithstanding the heavy losses sustained by Hamburgh
Jews, and the circumstance that two synagogues and a
minor place of worship fell a prey to the flames. We
remarked, in No. XVI., upon those who only seemed
disposed to parade " the Jew" when the object was to .
pick a hole in his coat ;—it is, at least, consolatory to
know, that however they may bo inclined to.overlook the
real traits of Jewish character, they cannot deprive us of
the satisfaction of exercising them.
INSTITUTION FoR THE RELIEF OF THE INDIGENT
BLIND OF THE JEWISH PERSUASION.—Two additional
pensioners have been added to the list relieved by thin
Society.—The Voice of Jactb.

•
The first subscribers on the list, after the Steam Naviga-
tion Company, were the Rothschilds, and there are four Jews
on the London Committee.

t Here, nearly half.the Committee are Jews.
$ The Warden of the synagogue seconded the first resolu-
tion, moved by the Rector of Liverpool, at the meeting to pro-
mote subscriptions.

CUSTOMS, IMPORTS, AND DELIVERIRS.—SEMI-
WEEKLY • RgPORT.—The following statement of the imports
and deliveries for the half week ending the 2d inst., is com-
piled fi um official sources : —The imports were —J upiter, from
Copenhagen, general merchandise ; Foam, Macao, tea 4,000
chests, 100 cases ginger, &c.; Maidston , Calcutta, 3,390
bags sugar, 2,000 bags rice, &c. ; Ludwig, Edward, Konigs-
berg, 1,185 ors. wheat ; Union of Stettin, 31,308 staves;
16,747 plates of spelter ; Champion, Cadiz, 238 pipes, 329
hhds., 115 *-casks wine ; Young, Dixon, fir timber ; Druid's
Fame, Odessa; 2,000 Ts. wheat; True Briton, Madras, 249
chests indigo, 1,500 bags rice, 500 bales cotton; Catharine,
Jamaica, t's9 tres., coffee, 27 brls. ; Shepherdess, Cadiz, 66
butts, 127 hhds., and. 72 *-cask wine. The deliveries from
the warehouses were—Coffee, 32,823 Ibs; sugar, 5,515 chests:
tobacco, 62,283 lbs. ; sprits, 4,704 gallons.; wine, Cape, 1,419
gallons. French, 3,36.1- gallons; Madeira, 729 gallons, and
Marsala, 3,141 gallons, Port 4,155 gallons, Rhenish 542 gal-
lons, Spanish 13,630 gallons ; 'silk, raw, 1.9571b5.' and drawn
1,167 lbs. The cieliveries from the East India Docks were—
Coffee, 47,290 lbs ; sugar, 13,416 chests ; silk, East India,
9,066 Ibs, and China, raw, 9,528 lbs. ; tea, 216,498 lbs. The
deliveries from the. West India warehouses were—Coffee,
19,243 lbs. ; sugar, 14,584 1143. ; and spirits, 4,202 lbs.
CHARD CANAL.--We lest week stated that the
navigation from Creech to the .oiVird basin was opened on
Tuesday se'nnight. Nothing of form' 6it' tipblke ceremony was
observed on the occasion ; nevertheless the nevem must be
viewed as important, since it will prove extensively bertefittial to
the towns- of Chard, Crewkerne, Axminster, Beaminster,
Honiton, Colyton, Lyme' and the circumjacent villages, by
affording them increased fluid' ies of tratEe with Bridgwater,
Bristol, Gloucester, Liverpool, and all the ports on that coast.
—Sherborne Journal. .

The annual distribution of medals, given In the
King to the adult pupils of the communal schools of design in
Paris, took place on Sunday last, at twelve, in the large school.
room of the Halle aux Drals.—Al. Boulay (de la Aleurthe),
in the absence of the Prefect of the Seine, took the chair.--
These schools, which are intended solely for the working
classes, were founded and directed by Al. and Madame Charles,
and are three in number, containing 800 pupils. A great
number of persons were present at the distribution, and the
proceedings were enlivened by the music of a military band.
fhe Chairman and M. Charles addressed the assembly, and
the whole passed off with great tiler and effect.
th,:.A.Tiz CAUSED BY TIGHT LACING.—Mr. Baker
held an inquest on Tuesday'at the Royal Sovereign, Bluegate-
fields, St. George's-in-the East, on the body of Anne Gray,
aged 48. Mary Anne Haley said that the deceased had
lived for some time past, apparently in good health, at No.
4, Bluegate-fields. She never complained of illness until a
few days a°o, when she said she had a slight pain in her
aide. At tiree o'clock on Saturday last witness went to
her room, and found her lying on the flyer quite dead. Mr.
Garratt, surgeon, said that he had made a post mortem exami-
nation of the body, and discovered upwards of fifty stones,
about the size of peas, and resembling glass, in the gall bladder.
The liver was much diseased, and there was a large tumour in
the stomach. All those appearances were caused by tight
and had occasioned her death. Witness found an indention
round her body, and saw the marks of the stays. The Jury
returned a verdict of " Natural death."

The number of ir.ssengers arriving at and leaving
France by the port of Boulogne,.from.the 20th to the 26th May
inclusively, was B4d, and by the port of Calais 421.

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• LVICEEATUFI4.
RECREATIONS OF CHRISTOPHER NORTH,
Viel. I. Blackwood, London and Edinburgh. 1842.
AVP, have been a' leng time expecting the republica-
tion of 'Christopher North's admirable series of arti-
cles in "Black‘vood's,Magazine," and cannot imagine
how it is that it has been so' long delayed. However,
better late than ever ; here it is, and a capital volume
it makes—full of frolic, and -pathos, wit, elo-
gtient
description, :and criticism of the acutest and
most enlightened character. The republication is, it
seems, to be confined to three volumes. Only three.!
why, we were in expectation of three times three,
and cannot consent to be put off with a sorry lunch,
when we were looking_ forward to an ample dinner.-
Are we to have no " sNoctes"—none of those " msetes
ceeneque Deum," which, duly as the months came
round, used to give such delight to the myriad.
readers of Maga ?
_These papers alone will make twos
volumes ; and then what space remains for those
masterly essays on the Elizabethan drama, and more
especially on the genius. of Homer, which some ten
or twelve years since excited such general admirae
Lion ? We must really bargain for at least six Yoe
lures, for the genius of Christopher North requires
plenty of elbow-room, before its movements can
be seen to advantage; it will not do to cut it
I down and pack it up in a 'small Compas:,;
you might, with • quite as much • propriety and
hope of success, attempt to pack up a sideboard'
in a fiddle-case. 'We know no living author,, indeed;
who will leas bear abridgment than Christopher
North. True, he is diffuse, but he is diffuse, like
Burke, from the abundance of his' intelleCtind stores;
and to curtail -his writings is not eto curtail r mere-
words, but thoughtsto cripple a fancy whose pe-
culiar privilege and character it is, like a " chartered
libertine," to run riot in its strength. Shave Sampson,
and his power is, gones-eabridge Kit North, and the-
fiercest and boldest of iniaginatiYe writers becomes the
'tamest of twaddlers. The volume before us opens ap-
proprin tely ssith " Christopher in his Sporting Jacket"
—a production of so versatile an order—now melting us
with its pathos, and now splitting our; sides with its
outrageous humour; in one passage- suggesting some
striking, original thought, and in another, luxuriating
in scenic descriptions' such as combine the fancy of
the poet ,with the lustrous colouring of the painter—
that it would semi to 1w
.the production, not of one,
but of a dozen, aiitulse •Li this- delightful melange
the author lets oie, into some of the secrets of
his unbewhiskered. boyhood. He leads us to
infer indirectly
,that ,he was by no means
a paragon of• "prim propriety —ihat 1 blew
himself up with guntiowdcy; before he had com-
pleted the first year of hisebreeches-a-that the
Latin Grammar was no favourite with thiria further
than as it supplied .him with wadding for his gun to
shoot cats with—that he was partial' to sticking his
schoolmaster to his chair. with pitch, so that when the
good man rose, he' left the•seatsof his small-clothes
behind him—that he was no stranger to the birch and
cane, the flavour of which; however; strange to say,
never agreed with his constitution—that, instigated
by. the Devil, he was more than once guilty of the
heinous atrocity of kiasing pretty young (iris be-
hind the hedge on half holidays _and ;let, On
one remarkable occasion, he was' discovered at
midnight by his agonized guardians lying par-
tially eclipsed or obfuscated on the -gravel at the
garden gate, looking up at the astonished stars,
and quite electrified' by the sight of two full-moons !
Such, it seems—or something like it—was Christo-
pher, the boy ; butincrease of years brought thought,
and wisdom, and fancy in their train, and Christopher.
the man, became the poet the philosopher.— the
moralist—the critic. He is now—alas, that we should
have to say so—far, declined into the -vale of years ;
eighty winters have shed their snows on his honoured
head, or rather left it as bald as a turnip, besides
digging wrinkles as deep as cart-ruts under . each
eye; and the "old man eloquent" may now, we are
informed, be occasionally seen creeping on warm sum-
mer evenings with his crutch towards Ambrose's, there
to indulge in the unsophisticated lnxuraeof a biscuit'
and toast-and-water, for he is a decided Teetotaller,
and when his infirmities will perMit, takes the chair
at more than one Temperance Society in Edinburgh.
The article headed." Cottages " abounds, equally with
" Christopher in his Sporting Jacket," in touches
of fantastic humour, not unmixed with - higher and
rarer requisites. How racy are the details of the
annoyance occasioned by a dead rat behind the cottage
wall, and of the sufferings inflicted on its tenants •by
the grubs, moths, slugs, gnats, and caterpillars that
harboured in the honeysuckles and jessamines which
twined so picturesquelSe 'round the portico, and thrust
their officious branches in at the parlour windows. !
Not less grotesque is , the account of Christopher's
own adventure with a bee-hive. " Our Newfoundland
dog," observes the venerable sage,— .
" Once upset a hive in his vagaries, and the whole
swarm unjustly attacked- us. The buzz was an absolute
roar, and for the first tune in our flies we were under: a
cloud. Such buzzing in our hair ! and of what avail were
fifty-times washed nankeen breeches against the Polish
lancers ? With our trusty crutch we made thousands
bite the dust ; but the wounded and dying crawled up
our legs, and stung uA cruelly over the lower region:.
At last we took to flight, and found shelter in the ice-
house. But it seemed as if a new hive had been disturbed
in that cool grotto.: Again we sallied nut, stripping off
garment after garment, till, in purig naturalibu.s. we
leaped in at a window, which happened to bethut of the
drawing room, where a large party of ladies -and gentle-
men were waiting the dinner-bell.'
We' remember'' this incident perfectly, • for we
chanced to be oneOf the party assembled. It was a
dinner 'given by the late Dr. Scott, the •Odontist, to
Timothy and Mrs. Tickler, General Izzard and his
lady, and.several other contributors to Blackwood's
Magazine. Just as we were all expecting the sum,
mons to the table, in rushed Christopher, nearly in
the manner he has described, with not a square inch
.of his person uncovered with bees. Two were fight-
ing furiously for a settlement on the tip of his nose,
and at least a dozen more were pegging holes in his
upper lip. Shocked. are we to relate, that the "old
man eloquent" blasphemed in a way awful to think
of; and then rushing from the drawing-room, made
straight for the water-butt, in orderio cool himself in
its refreshing waters ! But such a state of things as
he left behind him ! Tickler was in convulsions, his
wife in hysterics. General Izzard,. whose Pleas of
etiquette were remarkably strict,' stumped about on
his wooden-leg, as if considering the propriety of
calling the intruder to account ; and one prim, demure,
maiden lady, thin as a thread-paper, and strait as 'a
stick of sealing-wax, . and who was of 'a specially
devout and decorous turn of mind, was compelled
to hide her blushes behind her fan, so that nothing
but her eyes were visible, just peering aboYe t•he
screen, at the hideous apparition that had so unex-
pectedly presented itself! But Christopher is mistaken
in one respect. It: was not exactly in a state of primi-
tive nature, for as he made his leap in at the window,
we caught a dint glimpse of a shirt, yellow
with age and reiterated ablutions ! But to be
serious. The present volume, in; addition 'to its
reckless, headlong, jovial humour, contains passages
impregnated with 'such sterling, elevated thoughts-
-such empassioned eloquence, and philosophical criti-
cism, as we may vainly hope to find in the works of
any other writer of the day. Nor must we omit to
notice, by way of summing up, the. generoui, en-
larged spirit that breathes in every page, and the
sunniness of temperament that lends a glow to every
sentiment. The volume, in short, is full of pleasur-
able emotions, and warms the heart like a cordial.

THE USE AND STUDY OF HISTORY.
Machen, Dublin, 18.12
So long as wan continues to sympathise with his
fellow-man, which we all do to a greater extent than
we give ourselves credit for, notwithstanding our:con-
stant complaint of, and avowed contempt for, the pre-
judices,. the vices, and the selfishness of humanity—so
long will the study of history form ohe of our most
pleasing, as it is one of our most profitable; pursuits'.
A man may certainly push his way through life
without it—that is to say, he may become a respect-
able drudge of a lawyer,
or a worthy,cummon-sense
Member of Parliament, and adequately fulfil
,atteh
the exercise a plodding.
duties as demand, Merely
industry and perseverance; but he will never make a
distinguished intellectual figure--never.stand out in
'
the world's eye as a.. great statesman, or even as a
great lawyer, unless he be familiar IVith the pastas
well as with the present, and have carefully. hived in
his mind the valuable lessons of experience _ in Which
history abounds. It, is the past that has shaped and
moulded the present, and acts as our beacon, whether for
guide or warning; and to be conversant only with
the world about ui, taking no notice, or being wholly
ignorant of the vast social 'and political . changes of
than which is gone by, is to possess at least but an iii-
perfect, twilight sort of intelligence. In his present.
Lectures on the " Use and Study of History.,' Mr..
s
Maccullagh eloquently and earnestly on the insist
ad-
vantages attending this pursuit ; and in reference to
be read and studied, 012:-
the spirit in which it should
serves—" I shall feel it necessary to repeat more than
once an admonition against the desire, of exploring
apt lines of parallel, or catching at quotable fragments
to suit your preconceived opinions. This
is not to.
use history like men, but to play with it like children
this is not to listen mutely and reverently to • its still,.
small voice, but to make a 'parrot's .latter with its• in..
cidental tones. Your own good
of will tell' 'you
that a calm and teachable frameof 'mind is the only'
safe one wherein to. ascend that eminence Whence
you may behold all the kingdoms of the world and.the
glory of them.—aistory is a solemn thing." Mr."
Maccullagh's passing criticisms on the. Greek,
Latin, and Italian historians,showan acute,' thought-
ful, analytical, and inquisitive mind,
'.and. one that
observes and decides for itself, insteatl..Of reekOning the
opinions of others. We are pleased to find him, in a
note, bearing the following testimony to Thirlwall'
History of Greece :—" It is a boa Which ought to be
in every popular library, - and "from "'hose eloquent
and faithful narrative, clearer and' better ConceptionS
of Greek life may be 'gathered, th4i
.irorn any. othl.r

.t d 7,
Zilpah woriz,;\ ith It.rucp...k am acquaint;
Thuiwall Lz, indeed, many degrees the best Gree.
historian we have, both as respects his manuer and
'his matter. Mitford is too prejudiced—too narrow in
his views--too one-sided in his judgments; he dis-
cources on the democracies of Greece in the super-
cilious spirit of an aristocrat; and in pourtraying the
character or Minostheres; has been guilty of the mot
signal injustice. As. for his style, it is bald, feeble,
and perfectly untuneahle ; but, in truth, his work' al-
.together ha; been most preposterously overrated, and
will, we trust, soon 'find. 'its proper level in public
estimation.

PLIOIITED TROTH.
Sanndei.i and'Otley, London, 1842.
There is some energy this dramatic tale, but it
is tht- fitful energy ofconv'tilsion rather than of sound
settled .health. The. characters, too, are all over•
charged, antimony Of them are too frequently placed
in false positions, from which it is difficult—indeed
almost impossible—to eitricate them with.propriety.
Throughout the production exaggeration is the
author's besetting fault"; but there is one incident,
namely, the last interview between. Grimwood and
his roguish steward, Wormall, that is wrought: uli
with true dramatic skill, and notwithstanding : its
undoubted power, iA 'lesSfre from exaggeration than
any other scene in the play.

ENI7RONS: LO Dory.
The Second Parf of this' useful and agreeable Work
has just made its appearanee, and details some pleasant,
gossipping intbrmation respecting Richmond, with its
far-famed- hill, Holland _House, Petersham, Twicken-
ham, and the adjacent neighbourhood.. While speAk-
ing of Richmond, the Author does not, of course,
forget to remind us of the:poet Collins,- and bf Kean,
who was buried there a few years ago. The mention
of Twickenhan recals the recollection of Pope's house
and grotto, of which there are one or two excellent
engravings. But, indeed, the engravings generally
are of a very superior .character; and when com-
pleted, the work will form a copious and faithful
Itinerary of the most remarkable spots in the vici]4ity
of the metropolis.