The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-28 00:00:00

rum SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 2B, 1842.

After a short conversation, the motion for an adjournment
of the debate was agreed to. _ _ _

..
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at Half-past Two o'Clock.

DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENTS.

PETITION OF DRAMATIC AUTHORS,

The humble Petition of the undersigned Dramatic Authors,
Most humbly showeth,—That, in the opinions of your pe-
titioners, the laws relating to the Stage are opposed to the
advancement of the Drama.

That a majority of your petitieners must cease to exist as
Dramatists if the said laws were enforced.

That no Manager of any Theatre situate within twenty miles
of London (except in the city of Westminster), could perform
the productions of your Petitioners conformably to the said laws.
That no Court of Law, Magistrate, or Officer of State, or
Justice, actively enforces the said laws.
That, in licensing the Theatres situate out of the jurisdiction
of the Lord Chamberlain, the Magistrates sanction a violation
of the said laws.

That the said laws, though not actively enforced, by making
the pursuit of an intellectual art an illegal act, cast a reproach
upon your Petitioners in their profession of Dramatists.
That many of your Petitioners are emulous of pursuing the
higher branches of their art, but are deterred by the diffi-
culties created by the said laws.
That your Petitioners hear with regret universal complaints
of the decay of the Drama, and despair of its regeneration until
the laws regulating the Stage have been taken into the wise
consideration of your Honourable House, and adapted to the in-
creased intelligence of the present age.
Petitioners most humbly pray your Honourable House to
take their case into consideration, and to pass such enactments
as may conduce to the more beneficial exercise of Dramatic
Art, and the protection of Religion and Morality, by making it
lawful for the Managers of all Theatres, duly authorised, to ac-
cept and produce the best Dramas they can obtain.
And Petitioners will ever pray.
DOUGLAS JEttaoLn, Author of " The Rent Day," &c. &c.
W. BALE BERNARD. Author of " His Last Legs," &c.
Wm. COLLIER, Author of " Is Shea Woman ?"
JOHN OXENFORD, Author of " The Day well Spent."
JNo. R. BUCKSTONE, Author of." Married Life," &c. &c.
Two PARRY, Author of " P. P., or the Man and the Tiger," &c.
EDWARD STIRLING, Author of The Blue Jackets."
JAMES SHERIDAN KNOWLES, Author of " Lose."
LEIGH HUNT, Author of " The Legend of Florence."
JOHN A. HERAUD, Author of " The Roman Brother."
THOMAS WADE, Author of " The Jew of Arragon."
F. G. TomLnis, Author of " Garcia," &c.
EDWARD MAYHEW, Author of " The Templar," &c.
ANNA MARIA HALL, Author of" The French Refugee," &c.
CHARLES DANCE, Author of " The Country Squire," &c. &c.
H. Hord, Author of " Grace Huntley," &c. &c.
WILLIAM HENRY OXBERRY, Author of " Delusion."
RICHARD BEAUCLERK PERRY, Author of " Paired off."
FRANCIS BARHAM, Author of " Adamus Exul."
SI MON GRAY, Author of " The Spaniard," and " The Young
Country Widow."
GEORGE W. LOVELL, Author of " The Provost of Bruges."
GEORGE STEPHENS, Author of " The Queen of Hungary."
B. W. PROCTER, Author of " Alirarldolll."
THOMAS JAMES SEALE, Author of " The Merchant of
London."
J. R. PLANCHE, Author of " Oberon."
HENRY MAYHEW, Author of " The Wandering Minstrel," &c.
RICHARD RYAN, Author of " Every Body's Husband."
W. H. WILLS, Author of " The Muse and the Merchant," &c.
MARK LEMONS Author of " The Ladies' Club," &c. &cc.
GEORGE WILD, Author of " Something New," &c. &c.
HENRY BAYLIS, Author of "But However," &c.
WILLIAM MONCRIEFF, Author of " Giovanni in London," &c.
J. STERLING COYNE, Author of the" The Lost Pleiad," &c.
TUC/31AS EGERTON WILES, Author of "My Wife's Den-
tist," &c. &c.
LESIAN REDE, Author of " The Rake's Progress."
CHARLES PELHAM Triomrsori, Author of " The Gambler's
Fate," &c.
WILLIAM Tuomrsozi TOWNSEND, Author of "John Stafford."
JosErN LUNN, Author of " Family Jars," " Fish Out of
Water," &c.
W. S. EMDEN, Author of " Rear Admiral," &c.
WILLIAM DUNN, Author of" The Daughter of the Air."
HENRY PPUNKETT, Author of " The Minerali."
CHARLES SELBY, Author of "Captain Stevens."
R. H. HORNE, Author of" Cosmo tie' Medici," &c.
RICHARD BRINSLEY PEAKE, Author of " Chancery Suit,"
" Climbing Boy," &c. &c. &c.
MORRIS BARNETT, Author of " The Spirit of the Rhine,"
" Monsieur Jacques," &c. &c. &c.
EDWARD FITZBALL, Author of " Siege of Rochelle," &c.

We find the following painful and extraordinary
narrative in the Toutonnais:—" During a violent storm at
Vidauban, in the Var, in the afternoon of the 16th inst., four
peasants took shelter in an outhouse. The lightning struck
the building, and, displacing the beam of the roof, it fell upon
there, fractured the skull and killed a young man, and slightly
injured another, his wife, and a second woman. These three
persons were at the, same time nearly suffocated by sulphurous
vapour. As they were being carried into the village on litters,
the dead and mutilated body of the young man was suddenly
seen by his mother, who was in the street. Having a child
at the breast, the shock had such a severe effect upon her,
that her milk rose instantly to her head, and flowed from her
mouth and nostrils."
A thief by profession, named Rene Farisou, but
rejoicing in the soubriquet of Baise-la-Lune, who was libe-
rated only six days ago from the prison of Melun, after fire
years' imprisonment, was on Friday arrested, whilst engaged
in a robbery in the apartment of a merchant, in the Rue de la
Verrerie. Having learned that the merchant had gone out
early, sad was not to return until after the closing of the
Exchange, he succeeded, by the aid of false keys, in getting
into the apartment, where he emptied a cupboard, a chest of
drawers, secured two watches, and collected together some
jewels, and made three parcels of the other objects which
he thought suited his purpose. Satisfied with his exertions,
and still more satisfied with the goods .he had become master
of, he gently opened the door to depart, when, to his great
astonishment, he found himself in face of two officers of the
service de surete, who informed him that they had followed
him from the morning, and had already arrested the accom-
plice he had left at the door below. With a sigh he gave
up his booty, and accompanied the officers to the Prefecture
of Police.

A letter from Antwerp, May 21, states that shortly
after the Milton brig, an English vessel, had come to anchor in
the harbour, the mate was brought to land, under a charge of
having ill-treated the pilot. The latter declared that he bad
been abused, beaten with a stick, and placed in irons. The
English Consul had interfered in the business.

A fire broke out at Brussels, on Saturday night, in
a warehouse at the corner of the Rue Mang, 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 Baden, 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 Schaff housen.

SHIPPING OF THE. UNITED KINGDOM.—This re

turn is a statement of shipping employed in the trade of the
United Kingdom for the years ending the sth January, 1841
and 1842. The trade of the year 1841 employed, accord-
ing to the entries inward, 17,883 British ships, with 3,197,501
tonnage, and 172,404 men ; and 10,198 foreign ships, with
1,460,294 tonnage, and 81,295 men ; and according to the en-
tries outwards, 17,633 British ships, with 3,292,984 tonnage,
and 181,580 men; and 10,440 foreign ships, with 1,488,888
tonnage, and 81,672 men. The trade of the year 1842 em-
ployed, according to the entries inwards, 18,525 British ships,
with 3,361,211 tonnage, and 178,696 men ; arid 9,527 foreign
ships, with 1,291,165 tonnage, and 73,634 men; and according
to the entries outwards, 18,464 British ships, with 3,429,279
tonnage, and 186,696 men ; and 9,786 foreign ships, with
1,336,892 tonnage, and 75,694 men. This comparison shows
a slight increase.
A BUSINESS BiriT.—Call on a man of business in busi-
ness hour., only on business ; transact your business, and go
about your business, in order to give hint time to finish his busi.
ness

LEIGE, MAY 24.—Their Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Saxe Nleiningen, with a numerous suite, arrived
last night at the Hotel of the Pavilion Anglais.
The Earl of Coventry has rallied, but his Lordship
still continues in a state of great debility. The intention of re-
moving the Earl to the family seat, Croome Hall, has been
abandoned for the present.

The separate line of rails for the London and
Brighton Railway, by the side of the Greenwich line, is now
complete ; and the Brighton trains do not now traverse any
portion of the Greenwich line.
The management of the Hambledon hounds is, it
is said, to be transferred to Wm. Henry Barkworth, Esq., of
Hambledon.— Wiltshire Independent.
A woman, named Godet, has been condemned to
death by the Court of Assizes for Calvados, for the murder of
her new-born infant. The unnatural mother, after having
murdered her child, threw the body into a stye to de devoured
by pigs.
A letter from the Hague, May 20, states that Hu
King of the Netherlands, who is now making a tour in some
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.
MELANCHOLY DEATH OF SAMTTEL CLELAND, ESQ.
—We are greatly grieved to announce the death of this
respected gentleman, on Friday, by an accident as sudden
as fatal. It appears that he was inspecting the pull.
ing down of some old houses at his splendid resi-
dence, Stormount, and, while doing so, by some un-
fortunate mischance the wall, on which the workmen
were engaged, fell, while he was in its immediate neighbour-
hood, and killed him on the spot, severely injuring besides one
of the workmen. The deceased was in the prime of life, a ma-
gistrate of the counties of Down and Antrim, and his sudden
decease will be a source of grief to a very wide circle of friends
and acquaintatices.—Belfast Chronicle.
SALE OF ANCIENT FURNITURE AND ARTICLES
OF Vs:a.m.—Messrs. Oxenham and Sons, of Oxford-street,
have
advertised for sale, on the 31st instant, and the four follGw.
ing days, a collection of valuable property of a curious and in-
teresting description, just imported from the Continent. This
collection, which we inspected yesterday at the rooms in Ox-
ford-street, is, of a very miscellaneous description, consisting of
old French furniture, including some good specimens by De
Boule and Alarqueterie among which we noticed an elegantly
shaped rose and tulip wood table, the top of which is finely
inlaid with groups of flowers; a pair of mosaic cabinets
of fine proportions, in which there are an oval
centre panel and four angular panels representing fruit
and flowers, farmed of :sardonyx, red jasper, cornelian,
tic. ; a very handsome old Boule clock of the finest
period of
Louis XV. ; a second pair of cabinets, still
finer than those above mentioned, which contain panels of mo-
saic in relief of very large dimensions, and decorated in a su-
perb manner with appliques of bronze d'ore of pure design; an
old royal
Sevres porcelatne plateau, finely painted in Boucher
subject; a royal Sevres tazza, 46 inches in circumference, of a
very rich and elegant appearance, and several vases of the same
make and fabric. The collection also contains several very
handsome and well-executed terra-cotta figures and groups, and
stone !finely well.modtl'ed bas-reliefs in terra-cotta. Among
the bijoureeie,
which is of a very unique nature, we noticed a
magnificent rosary of 27 lapis lazuli beads, with enamelled
gold ornaments, to which is attached a chrystal relic with a
figure of the Virgin, a work, we should suppose, of the 16th
ag
century ; and a distaff and spindle of carved box-wood, com-
posed of numerous groups of figures and animals, executed in
an astonishingly elaborate manner, and of an extremely
elegant design. There are also some paintings of the French
awd Flensish masters, various suits and fragments of armour of
different es,
oak carvings of almost every stile, and some
large specimens, in an excellent state of preservation of Beau-
vats tapestry. The recent sale at Strawberry-hill, which
consisted for the most part of articles of this description, has
probably
given the public taste an impulse in this direction.
lire can say that, though it is not likely anything like the ex-
travagant prices realised at that sale will again be reached,
many of the objects contained in this collection appeared to us
to' pyrsess equal, if not superior attractions to some of the relics
at 'Horace Walpole; far•fiand villa. .• - •