The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-02 00:00:00

LONDON MAGAZINE.

The Dramas of Euripides, " No. 1. The Hecuba,"
though somewhat florid, metaphorical, and juvenile,
is yet a very pleasing written piece of criticism, and
does credit to its young author's discernment.
" Professor Leslie" is a staid grave biography of
this eminent mathematician, and will be generally
acceptableto men of science. The account of the
discovery of the Professor's peculiar bent of mind is
especially interesting. We regret, however. from
its length, that we are unable to give it insertion,
which must also be our excuse for not going into
detail on the subjects of the remaining articles, the
majority of which, however, we recommend as be-
ing of shrewd, sensible, and practical character.

MONTHLY MAGAZINE.

We are surprised at the rabid, not to say mania-
cal, ferocity with which this Magazine still persists
in following up the Catholic Question. Had the
Editor's own father, and all his ancestors, " from
the flood upwards," been severally roasted by the
Papists, he could not be more ferocious or vindic-
tive. This, to say the least of it, is bad taste;
moreover, it is not a little unconstitutional, for what
but the worst mischief can be intended by a man who
does all he can to stir up the embers of a flarne,now
nearly, if not quite, extinguished ? We do not for
an instant deny the power—the energy—the rapid
—burning eloquence of the article, entitled " Po-
pery as it was and will be : the Massacre of St.
Bartholomew ;" but we decidedly protest against
its unjust and ungenerous tendency. Bating this
grave defect, the Monthly Magazine is rapidly im-
proving, as much in talent as in circulation. "Re-
collections of a Night of Fever," a paper penned in
the wildest and most imaginative spirit, is of itself
quite sufficient to stamp the character of any pe-
riodical. We give the following powerful extract
as a sample :
" Unconsciousness, or sleep, its counterfeit, dropt a
curtain between me and this stage of suffering, and again
the shadows of my delirium took another form. I was in
a spacious theatre, where the earlier events of the French
Revolution were being represented, till, by degrees, that
which at first had been no more than a show, became
reality ; and I, who had only been a spectator, was con-
verted into an actor, and called upon to do and suffer.—
Sometimes I paraded the streets with the infuriated mob,
shouting Ca ira' and the Marseillois Hymn ; while, at
others, I was the doomed object of popular hatred, and
had a thousand hair-breadth escapes from the guillotine,
which was going on incessantly by night and day, till the
kennels ran with gore, and Paris had the look and smell of
one huge slaughter-house. Still the cry was for blood—
, more blood !' The sun itself refused to shine any longer
on the polluted city. It was the third morning, and still
no other light appeared in the sky but a broad, crimson
moon, in which Paris, with its deeds of death, was re-
flected as in a mirror suspended above our heads. This
sign, however, prodigious as it was, had no effect except
on a few weaker spirits ; in general, the yells of blas-
phemy only became so much the louder and the fiercer ;
for the people were drunk with sin and blood as with new
wine, and reeled along the streets like Atys and the frantic
crew of Cybele in olden times, when their limbs were wet
with recent gore, the foul offerings to the unknown god-
dess. A pale priest, venerable from his grey locks and
placid features—placid even in the midst of all this fearful
tumult—pointed with his aged hands to the red sign
above, and bade us remember the fate of Nineveh. He
was instantly seized by the mob, and dragged towards the
scaffold, where the executioner incessantly plied his office,
and as each head fell, shrieked, rather than called, to the
populace, Encore un ! encore un !' He was the rabid
ogre of the fairy tale, who scarcely devours one victim ere
lie clamours for another. Imagination cannot picture a
more loathsome or terrific monster. His face, though still
human, bore the same revolting resemblance to the wolf
that man, in his worst form, is sometimes found to bear
to the monkey ; his teeth, or rather fangs, for they were
of enormous size, protruded from the bloated, purple lips,
that were constantly drawn back and distorted with one
eternal grin ; his cheeks had the fixedness of marble, with
that frightful ashy hue which is only to be found on the
face of the dead, and can be compared to nothing living ;
the colour of his eyes, small, fierce, and burning, could not
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This is a pleasant entertaining Number, full of
gossiping and desultory remark, sketches of cha-
racter, naval and military historiettes, anecdotes of
great men and little men, told in an easy unostenta-
tious manner, and in a style that cannot fail to be
attractive. As a proof of this, we give the follow-
ing account of a visit to General Jackson—a gentle-
man whom the force of circumstances, concurring
with no ordinary merit of his own, has at present
rendered a very remarkable character:—
" Travelling through the Western States of America in
the early part of the year 1828, I was induced by the fame
of this distinguished man, as well as by the report of his
hospitality, to request an introduction to him. Gen. H.,
formerly an Aid of the hero, and now commanding the
militia of the State of Tennessee, being made acquainted
with my wish, came, and politely tendered me his carriage
and attendance. We left Nashville for General Jackson's
seat, the Hermitage, distant about nine miles, on a Satur-
day morning, and arrived just as he and his lady were get-
ing into the carriage to attend a meeting of Baptists, the
latter being a strict follower of that sect. To this church,
which was erected entirely with money supplied from his
own purse, and was situated not a mile from his house, we
repaired. Gen. Jackson's religious faith and principles,
as well as every thing else connected with him, underwent
the strictest scrutiny at the late presidential election.
From what I saw of him, I should suppose him a con-
sistent Christian, making no pretensions to being better
than his neighbours, but establishing that fact by a long
life of rigid probity, and the performance of honourable
and noble deeds. The affection entertained for him by his
domestics—his neighbours, all who know him intimately,
proves the amiability of his private life, and the multipli-
city of trusts imposed upon kim as a guardian, executor,
&c. attest the confidence placed in his honour and
honesty.

" After the service was concluded, we returned to the
General's house, and found dinner ready. I had an op-
portunity, in the arrangement of the dinner-table, to ob-
serve the course of conduct by which he was enabled to
entertain so much company, without that unhappy con-
summation which would invariably in England, attend
the like profusion in housekeeping. We had upon the
table abundance of meat—there was beef, mutton, turkeys,
geese, and several kinds of ducks and fowls, but neither wine,
nor spirituous liquors of any kind. No fruits were intro-
duced, nor any thing save puddings, beyond the delicious
and excellently-cooked meats I have mentioned. The din-
ner was served up at three o'clock, the common dinner-
hour in America ; and the company consisted of about
thirty, of whom ten were ladies. They were principally
travellers, attracted like myself by a wish to see the " Ame-
rican lion ;" no person of respectability visited that part
of the country at the time I was there, without making a
call upon the General. He kept open doors, and seldom
sat down to dinner with fewer than twenty guests. The
eapence attending this hospitality was met by the most
rigid economy in every department, by a strict personal
observation of his domestic polity, and every thing con-
nected with his estate. Every day, at an early hour, he
was in his fields superintending his slaves and workmen,
with whom he remained many hours, and every day he
made the circuit of the estate, and saw the stock."

Yesterday the Duke of CUMBERLAND visited
the KING.

Mr. NASH, the architect, submitted some
plans for the new Palace, St. James's-park, and took his
MasEsTy's commands upon them yesterday.

His MAJESTY entertained a select party to
dinner yesterday.

The Duchess of SAXE WEIMAR, and the
Princess Sorma. Manta& were present at the Drawing
Room on Thursday. The Duchess of SAXE WEntAR was
presented by the Duchess of CLARENCE. Lady LowE,
the Lady of Sir H. LOWE, was also presented ; as was Ad-
miral LAKE, who was presented by Viscount MutviLLE,
on his returning from abroad.
The Duke of CUMBERLAND, as Colonel of
the Royal Horse Guards, was the Gold Stick in Waiting
on the KING, at the Levee and Drawing Room.

On Thursday the Duke of CUMBERLAND
dined with the Marchioness of CONYNGHAM, to celebrate
the KING'S birth-day, with a numerous party.
The Duchess of CLARENCE and the Duchess
of SAXE WEIMAR. came to town from Bushey-park, on
Thursday morning. After the Drawing Room the two
Duchesses visited the Princess AUGUSTA on their return
to Bushey-park.

The Russian Ambassador, and the French
Charge d'Affaires, were occupied during a considerable
portion of the afternoon with the Duke of WELLINGTON
and the Earl of ABERDEEN, at the Foreign-office.

Despatches were sent off by an Italian Mes-
senger on Thursday evening, from the Colonial Office, for
the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands; and
from the Admiralty for Sir PULTENEY MALCOLM, the
Commander of the Naval Force in the Mediterranean.

The Sardinian Minister transacted busi►►ess
yesterday at the Treasury.

The illness of the Duke of CLARENCE IS,
we lament to say, of a much more serious nature than has
been represented. The attack was sudden, but so violent,
that his Royal Highness's medical attendants were exceed-
ingly apprehensive of the result. We rejoice to add that
the illustrious sufferer is this morning as well, or even better
than could have been anticipated. Should his Royal
Highness fortunately escape a relapse, it is hoped that he
will soon recover his accustomed health.

Yesterday their Royal Highnesses the Duke
of CUMBERLAND, the Princess AUGUSTA, the Duke and
Duchess of GLOUCESTER, and the Princess SOPHIA MA-
TILDA, attended by their respective suites, visited the Ex-
hibition of the Royal Academy, previous to its opening to
the public. They were received and conducted through
the rooms by the President, the Keeper, and the Secretary,
and Sir W.M. BEECIIEY.

It is said that the Duke of NORTHUMBER-
LAND has taken Kilruddery, the magnificent seat of the
Earl of MEATH, fur the ensuing season.— Tipperary Free
Press.

General Lord HILL, Commanding-in-Chief,
hell a levee yesterday, at the Horse-Guards, which was at-
tended by General GANCOYNE ; Lieut.-Generals Dyarr,
GUARD, and Joussox ; Major-Generals TAYLOR, P•
COFFIN, Lord IIoTHAM, and Sir C. CAMPBELL ; Colonels
PRINGLE, GRENVILLE, CAREY, and about twenty other
officers.

Sir SIDNEY SMITH was most cordially re-
ceived by his MAJESTY at the Levee on Wednesday. After
having kissed hands, his MAJESTY, notwithstanding the
crowded activity of the room, took Sir SIDNEY by the
hand, and gave it a hearty squeeze.

Most persons are aware of the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON'S early active habits, in proof of which a cor-
respondent mentions that his Grace was seen, a few morn-
ings since, between six and seven o'clock, walking down
Thames-street, arm in arm with a gentleman, making a
personal examination of the proposed approaches to the
new London Bridge.
The Earl of RADNOR is arrived in London
from Coleshill, in this county..—Becks Chronicle.

DEATH OF LORD ALLOWAY.—We regret to
state that the Hon. D. CATHCA RT, one of the senators of
the College of Justice, expired at his seat in Ayreshire on
Monday. His Lordship was an eminent Counsel at the
bar, and was promoted to the bench in 1612.—Edin-
burgh Chronicle,:

Madame CARADORI made her first appear-
ance at the Dublin Theatre on Tuesday last, and was Ile
ceived with much•applause.
DIBDIN's Monument was removed on Thurs,
day from Mr. Str.viEß's, the sculptor, to Greenwich
Hospital, where it will be immediately pLced, and opened
to the inspection of the public.

(We eopy the fallowing from the Times.)
A version is current in the city respecting the
causes of disagreement between an eminent capitalist
and the Directors of the Bank, which is probably,
as such
stories generally are, too highly coloured,
but which is believed in the main facts to be correct.
It is said that at the period when the first alarm
arose about the transmission of gold to the continent
to meet the importations of grain, the gentleman in
question was invited to attend a meeting in the
Bank-parlour, where his opinion was asked by
; in his reply, he ob-
servedlces of the case were
the Directors as to what amount of gold was
likely from this cause to be abstracted from the
circulation
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far too intricate to allow of any thing like an ex-
plicit answer to such an interrogatory, but that he
should conceive, as the merchants connected with
the north of Europe would not send gold if they
could get any thing else which would suit the ope-
rations, that not more than 1,000,0001. in sovereigns
would be withdrawn. This reply was gratefully
received, and being taken as oracular, though never
meant in that light by the gentleman who uttered
it, was duly acted on by the sages of Threadneedle-
street. They saw, complacently enough, the first
million of sovereigns disappear; but as time rolled
on, a second, and a third million vanished, and their
coffers were daily sinking, while no indications were
afforded that the demand for the precious
_metals
%las about to cease. Their ire now broke out
against the gentleman they had set up for a prophet,
who, though of a nation which has produced many
such sacred persons, never laid claim to the faculty
himself, nor pretended to decide what it was impos•
sible he should know. He was reminded when he
next came in contact with the Board, of the opinion
he had given a few weeks before; he was reproach-
ed,- without any great ceremony or circumlocution,
for having wilfully misled the Directors; and finally
received a hint, that it might be as well his name
did not appear on any bills presented there for dis-
count. The eyes of the indignant capitalist, con-
scious of the millions his coffers contained, flashed
fire at this intimation. " Not discount my bills !"
said he : " get any to discount, if you can. Do you
know, Sir," addressing the Chairman, " who I
am ? That lam a Prussian Baron,----and moreover
an Austrian Baron,--and moreover a Brazilian Mar-
quis,—and moreover that I am (repeating his
own name with great emphasis),--and that I have
100,0001. a year of the revenue, and I do not care
that (snapping his fingers) for the whole of you."