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philosophy" to the lliiiversitch had
dwindled down almost into a grammar school. But
judging from the writer's political opinions, seeing
that he is not unsparing of his praise of the Young
Englanders, and that he is of opinion that the prero-
gatives of the Crown ought to be increased, we mug
think he would not wish to see it lose its character of
a prepar• a-tory school. The other articles do pot
call for any particular remark.

DOUGLAS JERROLD'S SHILLING MAGA-
ZINE.
Douglas Jerrold still goes on in his course rejoic.
ing. " St. Giles and St. James" increases in interest,
and piquancy, and value, for it is really a most
valuable work. In the present number young St.
Giles, incited by Tom Blast, steals a pony the pro-
perty of young St. James—is tried therefore and
condemned to death. We give the following extract
as a sample of the manner in which Jerrold extracts
a high moral lesson from the most ordinary occur-
rences. Torn Blast, the ballad-singer, has been
roaring through the streets " A most True and Par-
ticular Account of the horrible circumstance of a Bear
that has been fed upon five young Children in a Cellar
in Westminster :"
" Nevertheless, though Tom roared with an energy
that very strongly declared his own faith in the horror
that he sought to vend for only one halfpenny, still his
auditors lacked credulity or coppers, for the well-worn
enormity. Nobody purchased. Not even a timorous,
sympathizing servant-maid advanced through the crowd
to make the mystery her own. Tom looked about him
with evident disgust at what he bad beard called the ad-
vancement of the age ; he had heard of the nuisance
and now he beheld it. His standing in the world as a
tradesman was fast crumbling from beneath his feet."
" What too, made it most discouraging to Mr. Blast
were the scoffs and loud laughter with which certain
new-comers would listen to the description of the horror
sought to be circulated, and then hurry off. That
cock won't fight now !' cried one—' A little late in the
day for that. Get something new,' cried another.
Gammon !' shouted a third.
" Nevertheless, be of good heart, Tom Blast ; take
consolation from this. You suffer in great society : you
sink in most worshipful companionship, Very reverend,
grave, authoritative persons—men of the bench, even of
the pulpit—who for centuries sold to their exceeding
profit, Most True and Particular Accounts' of a horrid
bear of some sort—whether of royal or feudal fp rivilege
—of witchcraft—of Popery—of sham rebellion—nay,
fifty bears and bugbears, all of horrid, ghastly nature,—
they, too, in their turns, have outlived the profitable lie.
And even in these latter days, when some Tom Blast in
higher places,—nay, in the highest—sounds his tin horn
of bigotry, and would trade upon some bear apocryphal,
—he is assured in the like sense, although in gentler
phrase, that such cock will by no means fight—that the
day has passed for so foolish, vain a story—that, finally,
his bear is no bear at all, but briefly, yet intensely—
gammon. has not history her catch-pennies, even as
the archives of Seven Dials ?"
The "history for Young England," is also continued
in the present number, and there is an admirab e
west country story of a game-preserving parson who
was caught in his own trap, while Juniper Hedge-
hog contributes three admirable letters on the occur-
rences of the day. The paper on the " Birthday of
Shakspeare" should be read by every Englishman
who has his country's honour at heart. The re-
proach cast upon them is most just. We have done
nothing for him who has done so much for us. We
hope that the attention of those in authority will be
drawn to the subject, and that means Rill be adopted
for preserving religiously every relic of Shakspeare
which is yet left to us. The lovers of Shakspeare
are under great obligation to Douglas Jerrold for
having drawn M ention to the subject.

SIMMONDS'S COLONIAL MAGAZINE.
Ibis Number opens with a very interesting ac-
count of the Neilgherry Hill tribes, who seem to differ
from the other natives of India in every particular.
In language, in religion, in manners, in customs,
these Todus are a peculiar race. In every thing they
seem opposed to those by whom they are surrounded.
For instance, they are surrounded by natives who
indulge in a plurality of wives—the Todus have a
plurality of husbands :
" A word respecting the marriages of this people may
be worth inserting. They practise polyandrism, one
woman being allowed two and frequently three hus-
bands. When a young man wishes to marry a girl, he, or,
if he is young, his father, goes to the parents of the girl, and
having settled the amount of dower the young man is to
receive, which is sometimes considerable, presents them
with a much buffalo, and another on every. occasion of a
death in the girl's family, until the parties are of age,
when the young man goes to the house of the girl, and,
after staying a few days, takes her to his house without
any ceremony. This is practised also by all who marry
the same woman. She stays with him who first married
her three months, and with the next three, and so on.
The first three children belong to the first husband, till)
second three to the second, and so on."
The remainder of the contents of the present Num-
ber relate principally to colonial statistics, and con-
tain a fund of valuable information on colonial subjects

CLERKS OF ASSIZE, &c., BILL.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sir,,--A somewhat curious mode (if not apparent begging
plan) is adopting in regard to the Bill now in Parliament'
affecting Clerks of Assize, Clerks of the Peace, and Justices'
Clerks. A printed form of petition has been transmitted to
justices throughout the country, for the purpose of their sig.
natures thereto, which is intended as a backer for the Govern-
ment scheme. In a little time we shall see how this has
answered.—Your obedient servant,
March 28, 1845. JUSTICES' CLERK.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
Arrivals—John o'Gaunt, Robertson, from China, at
Liverpool, sailed Dec. 8, St. Helena, Feb. 15; M'Dowall,
from Manilla, at Liverpool, sailed Nov. 1, St. Helena,
Jan. 28; Albert Edward, White, from China, at Liver-
pool, sailed Nov. 14, St. Helena, Feb. 10 ; Tory, Dun-
can, from Madras, off the Wight, sailed Nov. 19, St.
Helena, Feb. 3; Greenlaw, Edgar, from New South
Wales, in the Downs, sailed Oct. 30, Rio, Jan. 25; Syd-
ney White, from New South Wales, off Falmouth,
sailed Nov. 21; Janet Boyd, Broughton, from Bengal,
in the Downs, sailed Sept. 30, Mauritius, Dec. 8, St.
Helena, Jan. 28; Julia, Hamon, from Bengal, in the
Downs, sailed Oct. 30, St. Helena, Feb. 4; Union, Todd,
from Bombay, in the Downs, sailed Nov. 23; Mary
Alice, Gardner, from Bombay, in the Downs, sailed Nov.
14, St. Helena; Jan. 25; Ceylon, Beazley, from New
South Wales, in the Downs, sailed Oct. 8, Bahia, Jan.
26; Blakeley, Gibson, from Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed
Nov. 30, St. Helena, Feb. 10; John Bull, Cole, from
Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed Oct. 5, Mauritius, Dec. 10.
Arrivals at St. Helena—Catherine, Feb. 8, from the
Cape ; How qua, from China ; Marion, from Bengal and
Cape ; Australia, 11th, from Bombay ; Flora, from
Guernsey ; Hebrides, from China ; Barbara, 13th, from
Mauritius ; Ilindoo, from Calcutta ; John Cooper, 14th,
from BAnbay ; William Lee, from Calcutta ; Salacia,
from Mauritius ; Olivia, from Cork ; Favourite, Feb.
10 ; Brilliant, Amelia, Hannah, Isabella, Ann, Dondel,
Europa, Milford, 10th ; Victoria, Campbell, Colum is,
Palermo, Panosse, William Ward, Percival, Aurora,
Belfast, Olinda, Britannia, Clansman, Blake, 11th
Tods, Ann, Gazelle, Minerva, Agnes, Isabella, Lalla
Rookh, Burrows ; John Warrens, Henry, 13th ; Orestes,
Essequibo, Hamilton, Chevalier, Garrow, - Era, 14th,
Ruby and John M•Lellan, 15th ; Hampden, 6th ; Duncan,
Ritchie, 7th ; all from coast of Africa ; Christina,
Agatea, 11th ; Petrus, longe lan, and J. Sara, Clasina,
4th ; all from Batavia.

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THE LATE FATAL CATASTROPHE
AT BLACKWALL.
Yesterday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Spotted
Dog, High-street, Poplar, on the bodies of John Payne,
aged 27, and Thomas Bates, aged 22, who lost their lives
in the building-yard of Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare,
Orchard-yard, Blackwell, under the circumstances de-
tailed in The Sun of yesterday.
The jury having viewed the bodies, which presented a
most mutilated spectacle, the following evidence was ad-
duced:—
bquuraurter to six o'clockn
Henry Blackburn stated that the deceased, Payne,
was a labourer. Bates was an engineer. Both were in
thesat u erdmapyl o ye v
eonfi n
g Messrs.
last,
to
stackbe
the deceased persons, together with several others of
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of rod iron
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The pressure was about seven or
wall to
tonasi.nstT:eresamwaes
a strut from the beam to the oofensureits safety,
and compensate for the deficieney weight
boon the
weakest part. Whilst the men were wain
o r 90 in number, witness heard a andrumblinggne,iseut
immediately afterwards saw the whole mass slip off
bodilyd and fall to the ground, breaking the beam at the
e.thne.iroTn.he were
Twloierktnawoendece
as standingdeceased
persons,
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arbenrsst,
wet:' crushed underneath. On being
were fe,:nd to be quite dead.
Jamesl;jward Reeves, foreman to Messrs. Ditchburn
and Mare, described the manner in which the iron was
stacked. Witneso could not state the precise cause of
the occurrence, but io. his judgment the number of men
who were lounging ebony waiting to be paid had pressed
against the mass of iron, which had forced it down.
Witness could only account for it in that way, as the
iron had fallen in a contrary direction to the pressure.
The foot of the principal had broken off.
Mr. T. J. Ditchburn. one of the firm, said he much re-
gre:!ed the unfortunate occurrence. Ile had ordered
the iron to be differently stacked. It was intended to be
placed ~:here it was, but instead of being conveyed to its
destination,
in another part of the yard, the men bad
stopped half w-saY to avoid extra trouble, and to make it
convenient for w.":l4hing- Witness employs upwards of
-cio men, and he colm'ided v‘ith Reeves, the foreman, as
to the supposed cause of tLe occurrence.
The ConoNtn summed up ,I,e evidence, and said ho
trusted that Mr. Ditchburn would .-..0 the irapdrtance of
personally seeing that in future every precaution wan
personally to prevent accidents, and the jury, without heats
qon, returned a verdict of accidental death.
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gir Robert Peel arrived in town yesterday, from 6
visit to her Majesty at the Isle of Wight.
ester-
A Cabinet Council was held at half-past tw
street,
o y
day afternoon, at the Foreign-office, DOWPing-
Most of the Maitioro werecproent,"

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LIBRARY EDITION OF BISHOP TIIIRLWALL'S HISTORY
OF GREECE.
Early in May, Vol. 1, decoy Bvo., of
rillHE HISTORY of GREECE. By the Right
jl._ Rev. the Lord Bishop of St. David's (the Rev. CONNOP C.
THIRLIVALL.) A New Edition, revised throughout, and Illus-
trated with Maps and Plans. To be completed in 8 vols.
London : Longman, Brown, and Co. ; and John Taylor.

NEW WORK BY MRS. LOUDON.
On Thursday, April 10, will be published, ley svo., with an
Engraving on Steel. and Illustrations on Wood,
THE LADY'S COUNf CO
MPANION.;
COPANION. ;
or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally. By Mrs.
LOI, DON, Author of " Gardening for Ladies," &o.
London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman.

T-kIT'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE
for APRIL, price ,'ne Shilling, contains :—Freiligrath's Poems
and Politics—Nighean Ceard ; or, The Goldsmith's Daug..ter, a Tale
of Celts and Saxons ; by Mrs. Johnstone—Letters from Edinburgh,
by Niebuhr, the Historian—Nights in the Martell° ; No. IV.—
Letters from Naples in 18434 ; by Madame Wolfensberger.—NCW
Novels : The Irnprovisatore ; or, Life in Italy : ilawkstone, a Tale
of and for England—Poetry—Literary Register—Politics of the Month.
W. Tait, Edinburgh ; Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., London.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Tills EVEN ING

Will be performed Donizetti's Opera, entitled LLTIA DI LAN
MERMOOR. Lucia, Mdlle. A. Castellan Alicia, 3ladaine Bellini
Enrico, Sig. Fornasari ; Edgardo, Sig. Moriani.
To conclude with an entirely new Ballet, by M. rerrot, entitled

EOLINE ; ou, LA DItYADE.
The Music by Signor Pugni. The Scenery by Mr. Marshall.
l'rmcipal Characters—Eoline (betrothed to Count Edgard), :kiddie.
Lucile Grahn ; Rubezahl (le Gnome), M. Perrot ; Count Edgard,
M. Toussaint ; Prince of Silesia (brother of Eoline), M. Gosselin.
In the course of the Ballet the following Dances will be introduced :
Waltze Selesivnne, by the Coryphees of the Corps de Ballet.
Pas de la Fiancee—Mdile. Lucile Grahn and M. Toussaint.
Pas de Cinq (composed 1)x M. Gossclin)—Mdlles. Louise Weiss, Fen
dinand, Demelisse, Cassan, and Moncelet.
Mazourka D'E'xtase—:Mlle. Lucile Gr • hn and M. Perrot,
Fourth Tableau.

Grand Pas des Dryades by Mdlle. L. Grahn and the Ladies of the

Corps de Bailer.
On Thurslay next, April 3, there will he an Opera, it being a Sub-
scription sight.
Doors open at Ilalf-past Seven ; the Opera to commence at Eight.
kpplications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Bex-
r.ilice, Opera Colonnade.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE,
THIS EVENING

Will be performed Thaddeus, Mr W.
ElarrLsou; Arline. Miss Raintbrth.
After which will be repeated, a New Comic Ballet, entitled

RORER r AND BERTRAND.
Dances in the conrse of the Ballet :
Pate de Deux, by Mdlles. Adele and Louise.
Pas dc Deux, by 3ldlle. O'Bryan and Mr. A. Webster.
Grand Pas de Caractere, by Wile. Polin and M. Gasperini
A New Polka, by Mdlle. Polin and M. Casperini.
Bolero, by Mesdames Louise and Adele.
La Esmeralda, by Mdlle. Polio, and
A MAZURKA, by the Principal Ballet Performers.

The Eminent Tenor, M. DUPREZ, is engaged here for Twelve
Nights only, and will make his appearance on Monday, April 7, in his
celebrated character of ARNOLD, in GUILLAUME TELL ; and is
also preparing himself for his unrivalled personation of EDGAR,
in Donizetti's popular Opera, THE BRIDE OF LA.MMERMOOR,
For the Performance of which, an Engagement has also been ex-
pressly entered into with 3ldlle. EU•IENIL OARCI 1.
The Box-office is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six
m the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, 1 laces, and
Tickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER.
THIS EVENING
Will be repeated a New and Original Comedy, entitled THE
SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY. Principal Characters by Messrs.
W. Farren, Strickland, Back.stone, Webster, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. W.
Clifford, Mrs. Humby, Miss Julia Bennett, &c.
After which, a New Grand Classical Extravagalza, entitled THE
GOLDEN FLEECE. Principal Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews,
J. Bland, Madame Vestris, and Miss P. Horton.
To conclude with THE THIMBLE RIG.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII.
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELE6TE.
THIS EVENING

Will be repeated a New and Original Drama, enUtled THE
GREEN B SUES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'K.ennedy,
Mr. Selby ; Ge3rgo, Mr. Hudson : Wild Martogh, Mr. O. Smith
Must ,r Grinuldge, Mr. Wright; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ;
_Geraldine, Mrs. Yates ; telly O'Neill, Mrs. litzwilliam ; Miami,
Madam?. Celeste.
After which, will be repeated a New Grand Empirical Exposition,
called ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. Principal Characters
by Messrs, Paul Bedford, Wright, John Saunders Selby; Miss
Woolgar, Miss Brooks, and Miss E. Chaplin.
Toeonclude with MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL
Mr. Snugsby, Mr. Lambert ; Lieutenant O'Scupper, R.N., Mr. Paul
Bedford ; Mr. Felix Fluffy, Mr. Wright ; Emily, Miss Fortescac.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX.
TILIS EVENING,
Will be performed Shakspeare's Play. of AS YOU LIKE IT. Duke,
Mr. Archer; Jacques, Mr. Graham ; Amiens, Mr. Allen ; Rosalind,
-Miss Cushman ; Audrey. Miss Emma Stanley.
After which, Mr. SANDS and his INFANT BROTHER, MAURICE,
will appear in their Pleasing and Wonderful Entertainment, DE
SALON, FREAKS OF FANCY.
To conclude with a New Gran] Oriental Melo-dramatic Burlesque
Extravaganza, in Two Acts, called TIMOUR THE CREAM OF ALL
THE TARTARS. Timour, Mr. Ozberry ; Zorilda, Miss E. Stanley.
Stage Manager, Mr. 11. I. Wallack ; Stage Director, Mr. Emden ;
Machinist, Mr. Edmund Bradwell.

Superbly decorated, and with extensive alterations! forming one of
the most Elegant and Comfortable Theatres in the Metropolis!!
THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM.
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY.
TILLS EVENING•
Will be performed MARTIN CIUTZZIGEWIT. Old Martin
Chuzzlewit, Mr. R. Younge ; Mr. Pecsnlif, Mr. Frank Matthews ;
Xis. Salrey Gamp, Mr. Keeley ; Bailey, Mrs. Keeley.
After which, a New Farce, entitled LowntEß ARCADE.
Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Meadows, F. Matthews ; Miss Dawson,
and Miss Grove.
To concln4e with a Burlesque of English History, Pourtraying
Olden Ideas and Modern Notions—lnvested with all the Pomp and
Display of Sicene—Painters engaged expressly—Costumes according
to Fancy—Mechanism, Ballet, Music, and Novel Stage Arrange-
ments—to be called, WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT ! Dick
Whittington, Mrs. Keeley ; Muley Moloch, the Lion Tamer of tke
Dessert, Mr. Keeley ; the Cat, Mr. Collier, supported by Messrs.
F. Matthews, and Wigan; Miss Fairbrother, anti Miss Grove.
The Box-office is open daily, under the dir,ction of Mr. Grogan.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
(Under the Direction of Miss Davenport.)
THIS EVENING
Will be repeated THE GAME COCK OF THF. WILDERNESS.
l Mere‘llle, Mr. IL Mellon; Roderick, Mr. Binge ; Samson,
Marble ; Mabel, Mrs. Griffith.
After which, THE Se
EVEN CHAMPIIE lONS OCR CHRISTENDOM.
To followed by T SECRET.
To conclude with THE PLAGUE OF PLYMOUTH.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE Tills DAY.
Morning •• 26 minutes after 8 I Evening . • 12 minutes after 9.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMI'IIITHFATEE.
PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY.
Triumphant Success of the New Spectacle.
THIS EVENING.
The Performances will commence with a Grand Military Equestrian
Drama, entitled THE MAID OF SARAGOSSA.
Scenes in the Circle, introducing M. and Mdme. Dumos, the cele-
brated French Equestrians.
To conclude with THE SLEE?..ING DRAUGHT.

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THE.
)ills Heron's performance creates roars of laughter—The Two
New Pieces, real Surrey hits.
THIS EVENINU
Will be repeated a New Drama, called MARGARET CATCH-
POLE. Supported by Messrs. 11. Hughes, Hicks, Fredericks, R.
Bonner, S. Cowell, Heslop, Lewis, Mrs. Daly, Mrs. Lewis, and Mrs.

.Ilooner.
After which, THE IRISH TUTOR, in which the Infant Power,
is Heron, will appear.
To conclude with THE MOOR MAIDEN, in which Messrs. Hicks,
.IsTeville, Fredericks, Lewis, Mrs. Hughes ,Miss 2.lartin, and Mrs. 11,
Vining will perform.
Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box.
office, from Eleven to Four.

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.
THIS EVENING
Will be repeated MARGARET CATCHPOLE, The Female Horse-
stealer. Onega end PCCIIIILLII:t (Fled (hicitains), Messrs. Cony and
Blanchard ; Margaret Catchpole, Miss Vincent.
• Ader which, TILE AUPOINTED sroT.
To conclude with TIIE BLOODHOUND ; or, the Orphan's Grave.
In which Messrs. Cony and Blanchard, and their celebrated Dog
Hector, will perform.

THE WEATIIEIi.—SuN OFFICE, APBIL 1.
THEIMODIETEIt, Lowest, 35 ; Highest, 53; Noon, 43,

BAROMETER, 30.35.—W1ND, S.E.
Nom—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and
" Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the
Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. An
the other observations are made at noon.

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