The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-19 00:00:00

TEWKESBURY RACES-FRIDAY.

The liam Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added ; heats,
two miles.

Mr. Coates's Jolly Boy, 4 yrs, Bst 91b ...(Hardy) 1 1
Mr. Pilkington's Isabella, 6 yrs, Bst 71b 0 2
Capt. Freestun's Master May, 6 yrs, 9st 31b 2 0

Three othe-rs started.

The Pony Race was won by Mr. Griffiths's Little Joe,
and the Galloway Stakes by Mr. Walters's Emaralda.
The Hurdle Stakes of 51. each, with 25 added. Heats,
'about two miles. The winner to be sold for 801., &c.
(6 Subs.)
Mr. Powell's Spangle, aged, 12st (Powell) 1 1
Mr. Carter's Negro, 6 yrs, llst 71b 0 2
Mr. Hawkins's Newcastle, 4 yrs, lOst 91b
Mr. Hall's Safety, 5 yrs, list 121 b
Two others were not placed.
T 1.

AIR AMERICAN DlVER.—Smith, the diver, took
another leap from Sunderland Bridge, on Monday,
amidst a vast crowd of spectators, but it nearly cost him
his life. The height is upwards of 110 feet, but he darted
into the water without fear, and afterwards arose appa-
rently in a very feeble and exhausted condition. On being
brought ashore, he was seized with convulsions, when it
was found necessary to bleed him. At first the blood
flowed slowly, and was as black as treacle, showing the
great congestion which had taken place in the lungs, to-
gether with the gorged state of the heart and blood
vessels. He suffered for some time from nervous ex-
haustion, but ultimately rallied. A third attempt would
prove fatal,

LITERATURE.
MASANIELLO ; AN HISTORICAL RO-
MANCE. album.
So familiar as the story of Masaniello has of late
been made by attractive representations on the
stage, and in other popular shapes, it might be ad-
judged but a vans repetitio to produce substantially
the same thing, even,in the captivating-form of a ro-
mance. Perusal, however, of the pages invested with
the above title, which Mr. Horace smith edites, will
lead to a different conviction. The romance opens
picturesquely with details of the young fisherman's
boyhood, when in the village of Amalfi, and on the
waters of Salerno he exercised the craft of his
father:. There he pursued his humble calling among
the solitudes and fine sceneries of his native country,
or at idler times made excursions with his co-mates to
the grotto of Posilippo, and the caverns and inlets of
his classic coast—strolled about the mole and
Market-place of Naples, or sometimes feasted in the
Santa Lucia and Toledo. But these fitful holidays
were destined to conclude, and he to become
an actor, in the sterner realities of life.
Naples was at this time, an appanage to
the Spanish Crown—and was ruled by Viceroys.
These officers, knowing that to supply money for the
purposes of. their Monarch was the chief portion of
their duties, and that their own self-aggrandisement
could best be enhanced by the same means, turned
the screw of taxation to its tightest pinch—wrung
out of the people their last ducat, and scoffed at the
idea of starvation, so long as the ingot was lodged in
their coffers. The levying of these imposts became
at length so oppressive, and so senselessly were they
inflicted, that the most heavy tributes were laid upon
the very figs and water-melons, which form the Nea-
politan's nearest sustenance. Taxes were imposed on
all that the eye could see, the hand touch, or the lips
taste. The Neapolitans bore, for a long time, these
inflictions patiently. Lampoons on their governors
first appeared—these were succeeded by murmurs in
the market-place, these by threats, and lastly came
commotions, A ship containing the last tribute wrung
from them by the tax-gatherers was ready in the bay
to sail for Spain. Her hold was fired—three thou-
sand ducats went down, and she burned, to the water's
edge. In the city meetings of the disaffected in-
creased—as also of robbers, among whom Salvator
Rosa, the painter, is depicted as taking a busy
part, and to which scenes, the writer suggests, the
world is indebted fbr his "Conspiracy ofCatiline." The
harsh shouts of the Lazzaroni were next heard, and
the gradual growth of the conspiracy became broad
land filly outlined. Memorable in the annals of Na-
ples was the seventh day of July, in the year 1647.
On that day, the anniversary of the festival of Ma-
donna del Carmine, a dispute arose between a vendor
of figs and the Custom-officers, who demanded pay-
ment of the tax upon a trifling sale of that fruit thus.
made from the needy seller, and not from the buyer
The Neapolitan dashed his basket and its contents to
the ground, in anger at this unjust decision, and at
this moment Masaniello stood forth adjudicator.
Stung at the conduct of the insulting officers, he ga-
thered up a handful of the figs and cast it into the
face of one of the functionaries. The universal crowd
applauded, Prom that moment Masaniello became
the champion of the people, and vivas were shouted
in his name. The Spanish fetters were broken.
Against every member of the Government—every
castle and public office they occupied—open violence
raged. Impelled by the strength of his enthusiasm,
the fisherman of Amalfi assumed the command of
the militia of the revolution. Speed and method
in his measures decided the revolt. The ci-

tizens were enrolled, and Masaniello became
the leader of the destinies of a kingdom. At
this juncture the writer paints a fine scene represent-
ing a jealous attempt at assassination of the idol of
the people in the church of St. Carmine, as he is
about to open the Golden Charter, but the interference
of a friendly arm averts the shot, and a massacre of
the bandits ensues. Masaniello is now created a noble
of the empire, and the DUke of St. George. The
seeds of Court corruption are sown in his heart.
From a contemner of despots, he himself becomes the
most despotic. The remainder of his career is briefly
summed up. Intoxicated with power, and become
capricious and sanguinary, the sword when blunted
on the necks of the nobles, was again sharpened by
those of the populace. his tribunal is transformed
into one of blood. The people grow discontented—
they declare he has sold them for a dress of silver—
the approach of Doria's fleet confirms them in his
treachery, and the contents of a dozen carbines end
the fisherman's life and lunacy. Of this heroic fisher-
man it has been truly said, that he was honoured like
a king, killed like a criminal, buried like a conqueror,
and revered after his death like a saint.

This narrative, which forms. a correct transcription
of the romance, differs, it is to be observed, in many
points, more particularly in its' concluding scenes,
from some versions of ordinary acceptation ; the
author, himever; 'vouches for their authenticity, and
disclaims an exaggerated picture. Masaniello, as the
leading character, stands finely prominent throughout.
Several-bettutiful •episodes,. connected IN ith subsidiary
characters, lend alternate gloom or lustre to the pass-
ing scenes, as 'the'. painter sees necessary to infuse
them. A well-designed contrast is drawn between
Masaniello and Ursula his wife. Ever, and anon,
through his hurried career, dissuasion dwells upon her
lips, as if to withdraw him from impending peril.
Amid the slaughter, she reminds him of his old
pursuits on streams of Amalfi. When his hands are
stained with blood, Capri, with its rosy hills, form the
weapons with which she assails him ; and she whispers
him of the vineyards of La Cava; when ruin hangs
over his head. her end, like her husband's, is tragi-
The noble members of the house of Caraffa act
a conspicuous part, and Prince Bisignano, the second
of the family, occupies the reader with interest
throughout ; no less does the intriguing character of
the Secretary Vitale. In addition to historic interest,
the incidental ornaments of this species of composi-
tion have their own peculiar brilliancy, and a rich
prurience of fancy pervades the cast of sceneries de-
scribed, which, if- we mistake not from the preface,
the author has personally visited. Masaniello will, no
doubt, be a favourite with the public.

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DOVER CROPPING AFFAIR.
(From the Dover Chronicle of Sept. 17.)
INVESTIGATION INSTITUTED BY THE

HOME SECRETARY.
On Monday morning last, at ten o'clock, Mr. W.
Russell, inspector of prisons, entered upon the inves-
tigation at the gaol here, of the conduct of the gaoler
and turnkey, in the late memorable cropping affair.
The inquiry was held before a very full meeting of
the Magistrates ; but as reporters were excluded, our
account of the proceedings must necessarily be limited
to what has transpired from various quarters, satisfy-
ing ourselves with furnishing our readers with a less
detailed report than we could have wished, but never-
theless with, we believe in substance, a tolerably cor-
rect version of what passed.
Messrs. Fitzjames and Gladstone were first called
upon by Mr. Russell to state their account of the
proceedings of which they so justly complained.
Their depositions of what passed, which were taken
down in writing by Mr. Russell, appeared to make
considerable impression on him, as well as on those
Magistrates present who had not previously heard the
account from these gentlemen's
lips.
The gaoler was then heard in his defence, in which
he endeavoured simply to prove that he had treated
the prisoners in question in a similar manner to all
others committed to his custody under the same cir-
cumstances, sheltering himself under the rules laid
down for his guidance, which (although it appears
they are capable of much amendment) were sadly
overstrained, in the opinion of the Inspector of Pri-
-1 sons, to cause them to bear the construction at-
tempted to be put on them.
After the examination of the gaoler, Mr. Coleman,
the surgeon to the gaol, was called, whose evidence
merely went to prove that Messrs. Fitzjames and
Gladstone, on the usual examination taking place,
were perfectly clean in their persons and dress.
The turnkey was next examined, who gave, we
hear, a very straightforward evidence, but certainly
rather condemnatory than otherwise of the haste re-
sorted to in this instance by the gaoler.
The inquiry was conducted with the utmost fair-
ners on the part of Mr. Russell, who, at the close of
the proceedings, addressed a few remarks to Messrs.
Fitzjames and -aadstone, expressive of his deep re-
gret that they should have been subjected to what
certainly appeared to him an undue and unnecessary
rigour on the part of the gaoler. He could not, how-
ever, discover from the evidence he had taken, any
actual malice towards them on the part of the gaoler;
and though he chose to strain, as he certainly did,
some of his prison regulations to the utmost, instead of
using a prudent discretion in carrying them into prac-
tice, yet it might certainly be said lie had acted
within the letter of his instructions, and was, there-
fore, probably free from the imputation of guilt. At
the same time, he observed to Messrs. Fitzjames and
Gladstone, that they ought to have been aware that
singing and uproarious conduct of any kind could not
for a moment be tolerated in a prison ; and that th e
gaoler, as far as that was concerned, Was perfectly
right in checking it.
Subsequent to Messrs. Fitzjames and Gladstone
leaving the room, Mr. Russell had the gaoler and
turnkey before him, animadverting in strong terms
upon their past conduct, and cautioning them for the
future. He likewise called the attention of the Ma-
gistrates to the immediate revision of their prison rules.
We hear that a separate communication to the Ma-
gistrates has been made from the Home-office, requir-
ing their explanation of the affair.
D, • -- th

_'uring e _Lien's visit to Scotland a great
variety of sm.gs, written for the occasion, were sung in
the streets of Edinburgh, but the great favourite was,
" Oh, Jamie Porrest, are you waking yet ?"
SWAPPING WIVES.----" John, I wish it was as much,
the fashion to trade wives as it is to trade horses.%
"Why so, Peter ?" " I'd cheat somebody most shockin
bad afore night."—New Orleans Bulletin,

THE LEVANT MAIL.
(From the Malta Times.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 27.—Great and glorious
news froth Circassia! You know well enough that
the Russians, with their Minister of War, Count
Tchernicheff at their head, were by their insatiable
Emperor inteniled to knock the Circassians into
cocked hats this year. Communications were lately
made to the Circassians to come to terms of peace,
and to gain time they promised to meet the wishes of
the Russians, provided they could come to suitabi
terms. Upon this basis a truce was agreed to. In
the meanwhile there was a great gathering of the
warriors of the mountains, most of whom had no more
to do with the truce than the man in the moon. They,
therefore, determined to attack the Giaours' camp.
A few guards excepted, the whole of the Russians
were about break of day snoring as comfortably as
well-fed pigs in a sty. when in rushed the moun-
taineers, sword in hand ! Cut and thrust did every-
thing, and many a slumberer, before he had time to'
finish his nap, was sent to his eternal sleep. Such was
the rapidity with which the warriors came on, that
the Russians had no time to form and draw up in
' battle array, before they were dispersed, and the
majority destroyed. Nothing remained but for such
as had the power to run, to try their speed, many
being cut down in their course. This occurring not
far from a Russian fortress called Mazga, in the
north of Abaseia, most of the fugitives made for that
place, where they could find arms, and hoped to rallY., but the pursuers were close upon their heals, and
got into the fortress along with them. All who•
resisted were cut down, but there was still some
fighting, and fifty of the mountain -warriors fell,
whilst about one . hundred more made their
exit on the bastions, which were blowh into the air
by the explosion of a mine or magazine. This en-
ragedbsseicaanms
became,
iwhoik
ct heworldr
rairsiyon eirslu
word, the slaughter was
the survivors, and ipn
otherwise.
companions,
hadv a
dreadful, but subsequently the conquerors spared the
lives of a great many, and sent them the country.
They then collected their booty, which to them was
valuable, as they Were in want of ammunition, of
which they here found an abundance. The horses,
arms, clothes, and everything of value being abstract-
ed, they set lire to the wooden .buildings, and imme-
diately abandoned the fortress for the benefit of future
invaders. This is the account I have heard, but
don't ask dates, precise localities, and so forth, for
they are never to be had from the Circassians. The
Russian blockade was most severe on the coast. Only
three Turkish boats or vessels were there, and they
were burnt; the Circassians, therefore, to come over,
had to purloin the cutter Of a Russian brig of war,
lying at Nardan, which they did very cleverly, and
three men got over to Asia Minor in this way. They
say that among the prisoners were a great many offi-
cers and one General. They state the number of Rus-
sians at 20,000; but if they were half the number I
should say it was a brilliant affair. Accounts from
Crimea state that a great many wounded men had
reached that place, but whether from this battle or not is
not said. They came from Circassia, and as the Russians
had been equally beaten in two other engagements,
one at Daghistan, and one at Sotcha, I cannot say
where they came from. They say that Sir Stratford
Canning has positively declared to his Court, that un-
less England will support him in destroying the statu
quo of Syria, he will cut his stick, and abandon the
embassy. Every body will be sorry for this except
the Turks, with whom, it is said, his Excellency can-
not agree. My own 'opinion is, that in any case
people will get up a row in Syria, and that if the
Turkish Governor were an Aristides, with the man-
ners of an angel, he would be represented as a devil.
Christians in general, and British Protestants in par-
ticular, want a Catholic power to be created on the
mountains, under the influence of France. If not
exactly my opinion, I admit that it is that of the ma-
jority of persons here, and probably elsewhere. There
is a rumour that Tahir Paella, the Grand Admiral, is
likely to be sent to command the army arrayed against
Persia.

A letter from Alexandria, of Aug. 26, states that
the Pacha of Egypt is about to issue a year's pay to
all his forces, having already commenced with the
marines. The prospect of the circulation of so much
specie had put the traders there in high spirits.
The fleet was about to sail on a three months'
cruise: its destination was not known, but it was
supposed only to be for exercising the navy. The
following. portion of the letter is of more inter-
est :-66 The intelligence • ere this doubtless has
reached your island that the Paella is about to send
Artem Bey on board the Egyptian steamer Nile to
Marseilles, and from thence to Paris, to present to the
King of the French and the Royal ramile certain
cadeaux. The commissary will leave in the course of
two or three days. Artem Bey, it is said, has received
orders to obtain a loan of six million dollars from some
of the moneyed men in Paris. As to his success, ore
scarcely knows what to state ' . for, as M. 'Tiers iS not
as he once was, we doubt whether M.,GuizOt's influ-
ence is -sufficient, notwithstanding one can say, itt
truth, that the Pacha's position •is infinitely better
t bans it was before the Syrian campaign. 1t is further
sid,, that Osman Bey; son of Scheriff Pacha, will
leave here with Afton Bey for Palls, for the purpo
of remaining in that city to ,acquire the French lan-
guage. We understand there has been much alter-
cation between the Paella and. the Sardinian Consul-
General of this place, on the subject of the Pacha
having requested him to dismiss the Vice-Consul at
Cairo, who had treated one of the custom-house officers
in is was. that was no t becoming. The Nile is rising
favouralily, and eatpect of the crops very promis-
ing." For some time past a frightful mortality has
taken place here amongst oxen and cows. Out of
5,000 head of cattle, purchased by Mehemet Ali in
Sennaar, not more than 500 have arrived at their des-
tination. This loss, which at first sight would appear
simply a misfortune to the Government, may even-
tually prove hurtful to the population at large ; for
the carcases are thrown into the canal which supplies
Alexandria with water, and disease may affect the
public health from the unwholesome state of the only
water the inhabitants can make use of.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
MALTA, SEPT. S.—SHIPS OF WAR IN PORT.—The
Queen, 100, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir E.
W. C. R. Owen, Commander in Chief in the Medi-
terranean; Howe, 120, bearing the flag of Rear-Ad-
miral Sir F. Mason, second in command ; Ceylon re-
ceiving ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir
John Louis, Superintendent of Malta Dockyard ; Im-
pregnable, 104 ; Rodney, 92 ; Monarch, 84 ; Indus,
78; Medea, Geyser, Hecate, and Devastation, war
steamers; Alecto steam packet, and Locust steam
tender ; and Danish frigate Thetis.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE REST OF THE FLEET.-The
Formidable, 84 ; Thunderer, 84 ; Jasseur, 16 ; and
Lizard steam tender, at Gibraltar. The Belvidere,
38, on the coast of Spain. Vanguard, 30; Cam-
bridge, 78 ; Vernon, 50 ; Inconstant, 36 ; and the
Vesuvius, war steamer, on the coast of Syria. The
Stromboli, war steamer, at Constantinople • the
Pluenix war steamer, at Bisika Bay ; the Vagici-
enne 24, at Smyrna; the Beacon, surveying vessel,
at Suda ; and the Magpie, surveying cutter, at Port
Naussa, in the Island of Paros ; L'Aigle, 24, and
Scout, 18, at Corfu ; the Polyphemus, steam-packet,
on her way to Malta from Corfu ; the Prometheus,
steam-packet, at Marseilles • the Snake, 16, at Tunis;
the Savage, 10, cruising between Malta and Pantal-
leria ; and. the Cyclops, steam-frigate, at Alexandria.r
Movements (since the 26th of .August).—The ro-
inethens steam-packet left for Marseilles on the night
of the 26th of August, with the overland India mail
for Englatid, brought by the Great Liverpool from
Alexandria, which vessel- continued her voyage for
England on the 27th id:in,A, oigniewslaiiilced hdoa:th tehseamAeledcatyo
arrived from Gibraltar, bringing the intermediate
I.ond, m mail of the 13th. L
u
fin' Corfu, and on the 30th tltilettli:(eiltnylailiiletim.
lulste lLeofte
for
Palms and the lonian Islands wi
steam-tender returned from Marseilles on the 30th.
enebouttmtzeiccihtl,i .is.
The Savage returned from her cruize in the channel of
Malta on theist inst., without having
French fleet under Admiral Ilugon,
known to have been at Ajaecio on the 20th ult. The
Savage was sent off again on the 2d with sealed
orders, which are generally supposed to relate to a like
service, between .111.
all.tao‘avnedn, tattiltmaellQeruiae.en,l,7viciteh-Athele-
mind Sir E. W. C. 1
iss of thy, linre in
eporptedor,t,p.auntd setoLearoaln oflvethde
war .
:(letisidears3tfire,avtleilliseeirlsi7l:th inst after the arrival of the overland
mail from England, whether orders arrive or not, but
it is generally supposed ity
to kill
out a mtehre cr'rruli sae
between Malta and Sicily time until ea.i
of the overland mail from England of the 4th inst.,
looked for by the PrometheuS front Marseilles, on
the 12th, when the Oriental will be also due from
England. The Commander-in-Chief (assisted by Sir
P. Mason), continues to exercise, soon after daylight,
the armed boats of the fleet, twice a week ; and on
Wednesday last the Queen was inspected at quarters
at nine o'clock at night. The Medea is to relieve the
Cyclops at Alexandria, and the Locust will probably
be. attached to the lonian command. Mr. Lister,
mate, lately suspended from his rank (without being
brought to trial), and kept a prisoner at large on
board the Howe, has been allowed to join the Rodney,
on the application of Captain Maunsel. Lieutenant
Stevens has rejoined the Queen flag-ship, in conse-
quence of the lberia's running no longer to the lonian
Islands. She leaves for a trip to Constantinople on
the 15th inst.

Lord Clements, the Count de Festetices, of Hun-
gary, Mr. Williams, M.P., and many other passengers,
arrived on Saturday morning at the St. Katherine's Wharf,
Tower, by the Antwerp Company's steam ship Princess
Victoria, Captain Minter.

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KENDAL TRADE.—With most of the manufacturers
here, the state of things has improved a little ; a number
of linsey hands have been taken on, and appearances
generally are somewhat brighter. The shopkeepers,
however t still complain bitterly of a want of -business,
stating that they have never experienced worse times
thin during the last few weeks.—Kendal AfercurY*