The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-03 00:00:00

MUSIC.

THE MUSICAL BIJOU FOR 1843. Edited by
F. H. Burney.
The "Musical Bijou" for 1843 falls nothing short
of its predecessors in beauty of exterior, or in the in-
trinsic value of its contents. The embellishments are
of the most gorgeous description, and in the list of
contributions (comprising no less than sixty-six
pieces, vocal and instrumental), we are pleased to
observe the names of many of our popular native
composers, in addition to those of several foreigners
of distinction. Among the most attractive features
we may individualise the " Cujus Animam," and two
other gems from Rossini's celebrated " Stabat Mater"
—two new and capital sets of quadrilles (the "Royal
Naval," and the "Neapolitan") by the prince of
quadrille writers, Jullien—two ballads by Crouch,
the composer of " Kathleen Mavourneen," and various
morceaux of distinguished merit from the favourite
pens of Sir H. R. Bishop, B. J. Loder, John Barnett,
John Parry, J. P. Knight, C. Horn (author of the
" Deep, deep Sea"), and other esteemed composers.
Among the instrumental contributors we observe,
also, the names of Milliard, Weippert, C. Glover,
&c. &c. On the whole we are inclined to think this
the best Number of the "Musical Bijou" that has
hitherto appeared.

SIR CHRISTOPHER, WREN'S OPI-
NION ON INTERMENTS IN CHURCHES.
I could wish (said he) all burials irichurches might
be disallowed, which is not only unwholesome, but the
pavements can never be kept even, nor pews upright;
and if the churchyards be close about the church, this
also is inconvenient, because, the ground being conti-
nually raised by the graves, occasions, in time, a de-
scent by steps into the church, which renders it damp
and the walls green, as appears evidently in all the
old churches.
It will be inquired, where, then, shall be the bu-
rials ? I answer, in cemeteries seated in the out-
skirts of the town ; and since it is become the
fashion of the age to solemnize funerals by a train
of coaches, though the cemeteries should be half a
or more distant from the church, the charge
need be little or no more than usual. But for the
poor, and such as must be interred at the parish
charge, a public hearse of two wheels and one horse
may be kept at small expense, the usual bearers to
lead the horse, and take out the corpse at the grave.
A piece of ground of two acres in the fields will be
purchased for much less than two roods among the
buildings. This being inclosed with a strong brick
wall, and having a walk round, and two cross walks,
decently planted with yew trees, the four quarters
may serve for parishes, where the dead need not be
disturbed at the pleasure of the sexton, or piled four
or five upon one another, or the bones thrown out
to gain room. In these places beautiful monuments
,r,with large marble
may be erected ; but yet the dimensions should
toofmebvse,r3; would shoulderdon;when a pyramid,
be regulated by an architect, and not left to the fancy
a good bust, or statue on a proper pedestal will take
for thouustthileierpicooh
up little room in the quarters, and be more proper
than figures lying on marble beds. The walls will
contain escocheons and memorials for the dead, and
the area good air and walks for the living. It may
considered, further, that if the cemeteries be thus
thrown into fields, they will bound the excessive
growth of the city with a graceful border, which is
now encircled with scavengers' duogstalls,

FAILURE IN BIRMINGHAM.--A
letter from Bir-
mingham, dated Nov. 2, says, a good deal of
anxiety was experienced amongst our manufacturers
this morning by the rumour of-the failure of the house
of Messrs. Goddard and Hill, American merchants
and factors, which unfortunately, turns out to be true.
The firm carried on an extensive buFiness, chiefly
with the small hardware manufacturers in the adjoin-
ing towns, who will be the principal sufferers. The
liabilities of the concern are stated at 60,000/., and the
embarrassments which have led to the
present failure
are attributed to the gradual decline of our trade with
lc prohibits
h a large
America for some years past, owing to the competi-
tion of the German manufacturers, and also to the
operation of the new tariff, wh*
proportion of our goods.
DEATH FROM Locx Jaw Yesterday an inquisi-
tion was taken before Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the King's
Head Inn, Mill-hill, in the parish of Hendon, on the
body of John Burrell, aged 34. Jr. Henry heaton,
surgeon, of Mill-hill, deposed,
that °ll th
Saturday, the 18th inst., he was at his house, when
It we
he was informed that the deceased was lying dead
in the road, having been run over.
asevening of
between
seven and eight o'clock in the evening, and dark. He
found the deceased lying in the road about 30 yards
from that house, with the integuments of the left arm
lacerated in a frightful manner. On bringing him into
the house and examining him more minutely, he found
the blade bone of the shoulder broken in two or three
places. He attended him
until
symptoms of lock jaw set in, of which he died, and
which resulted from the injuries. On inquiring of
deceased as to the cause of theoccutr'rreidnacye,
was riding a young colt in front of his cart laden with
manure, and the colt all at once became restive. He
last,
when
said he
was struggling with the animal, and was suddenly
thrown, in consequence of
by the noise of some boys near. Before he could
recover himself the wheels of the cart went over
him. By the Jury—He attributed great blame to
the boys, who, he said, were clapping their hands
the horse being startled
and shouting very loud. A juror said he also un-
derstood that one of the boys had thrown a stone,
and he hoped that something would be done to prevent
their unruly conduct. The Coroner said, surely they
could not inflict punishment on the boys for shouting.
Pleasure was not so abundant that they need en-
deavour to put a stop to it. In a dull place like that
he thought it must be a great luxury to the inhabi-
tants to hear the mirthful vociferations of a few boys.
A Juror—Yes, but it is no great luxury, Mr. Co-
roner, to have your windows, and probably your
head, broken with stones being thrown, which was
nearly my case once. After, long discussion and
furtherearly evidence, it was found impossible to inculpate
the boys in the death of the deceased, and ultimately
the Jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased died
of lock-jaw, occasioned by an accidental fall and
being run over.
THE STORM ON THE SCOTCH I.IOAD .:
vT.-4NVERNESS.
—The boisterous weather which commenced upon
Monday last week has continued ever since, with
little or no intermission. Wind N. and N.E. The
Duke of Richmond steamer left Granton at her usual
ne
hour, and encountered the gales on Tuesday on her
way to Aberdeen, off which she dodged for some
time, but the sea ran so high
upon the bar that it
. 'Captain Campbell then
mst'eaesreilnposs
d for
passengers there; and this being equally impracticable,
he judged it his most prudent course, for the safety of
isbtloen to
ehaygeent ,
hopingin.
to be able to land his
all, to run out to sea, and lie-to till the storm abated.
This he accordingly did, and upon Thurday, it having
moderated a little, he again made for Aberdeen, off
which he found the Sovereign and Bonny Dundee
1 steamers waiting for the signal to cross the bar. The
Sovereign, as drawing less water, entered first, then the
Bonny Dundee, followed by the Duke. After a most tem-
pestuous passage, the Duke reached Inverness no.xt day
(Friday), and left for Leith at two o'clock next morning.
The North Star was also out in the storm of last week,
which came on upon this side of Flamborough Head.
She was obliged to put into Bridlington Bay, where
she remained for twelve hours, and reached Inverness
on Saturday. The Maid of Morven, upon the second
day of the gale, after leaving Burghead, was watched
with deep anxiety and alarm by groups of people upon
the Moray side, the wind at the time blowing a most
I
terrific hurricane, the sea running fearfully high, and
shore, the vessel being on a lee slt was feared by the
spectators that she would be cast upon the Findhorn
sand-banks, but the captain of the Maid, equally alive
to the danger, ordered sail to .be made. The first
hoisted was blown to rags, but a second attempt was
more successful, and with this aid the little witch got
to windward, sometimes completely buried out of
sight from land in the yawning gulfs between each
successive billow. She arrived all well that same
afternoon at five o'clock in Inverness. Tuesday night
and Wednesday we had a long fall of snow, and upon
the latter night the wind again increased with heavy
showers of rain, accompanied with frequent flashes of
lightning.—. Ross-shire Advertiser.
The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel
the ColuMbine, *eft Rotterdam, arrived off the Cus-
tom-house at eIM4 'o'clock ,this day, , with the
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THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

KENDAL—TUESDAY, FOUR O'CLOCK.
The following is a list of the candidates for the
office of Town Councillor for the Borough of Kendal,
with the number of votes registered for each at the
close of the poll :