Star.
London, England, 1831-10-12 00:00:00

KING'S COLLEGE.

Yesterday Professor Daniel, F. H. S. gave his
opening lecture on Chemiary in this institution.
His observations, as is natural and usual on such
occasions, were of a general nature. He voluted
out the vast importance of the branch of science on
the elucidation of which he was about to enter,
the state of its cultivation in England at present,
the means by which its investigations must be
prosecuted, and its future advancement promoted.
He repelled the accusations which have latterly
been made by British philosophers, that science in
general—of course his of it branch included—was
retrograding in these countrie3. He took occasion to
allude to the liberality which had been displayed by
other institutions, in London (we understood him
to allude to the London University) in the aid which
they volunteered towards assisting the opening
effort of that College. " Thus, he remarked,
amid very loud applause of his auditory, " was
the emulation of truly philosophic minds displayed."
Professor Daniel's manner is unaffected, and the
style of his composition clear and elegant. He is
not, however, free from a fault which is so common
amongst public lecturers, and which could never be
more appropriately riluded to than at present, that
of being too animated in his delivery, and mnuoto-
nous in the cadence of his sentences. This latter un-
varied music acts upon the nerves or upon the mind
with an irresistibly somniferous effect—it resembles
the humdrum recital with which we are told old
Celtic story-tellers beguiled their superiors into a
dose, or that gentle mums of the bees, which
the classic poet mentions as so agreeable an invi-
tation to sleep. This blunts the edge of an audi-
tory's attention, and renders it incapacitated from
penetrating more than quarter deep into an inge-
nious discourse. A great deal of this inconvenience
arises from a lecturer being bound to tho contents
ofa written essay. It would be better, in nine cases
out of ten, that such a document should be read
by some hired practitioner of the art of ,icaking.
But a lecturer should be independent of such an
auxiliary—he should be perfectly master of his
subject, and, at most, require only the occasional
prompting* of the notes of the heeds of it. He
would then speak as if he renlly felt what he
taught. With his own animation ho would pro-
gressively increase the warmth of his auditor's in-
terest, and, in the end, send him home with a mind
glowing with new ideas, and zealous for their in-
vestigation. In the present system, a lecturer looks
but too often like a big boy reading badly. Where
he happens to be a man of talent, as is unques-
tionably the case with Mr. Daniel, he does that ta-
lent a great injustice—he throws a dull veil over
it, which obscures its natural brightness. As par-
tisans of talent, and with every becoming deference
towards its possessors, we maize these remarks,
which are meant for many, and not an individual.
ammenram___ _
POLICJI

MARLBORO— liti STREET.
The attention of the magistrates, J. E COSANT and G.
A. THOSSIT, Bars. was occupied for a considerable time
yesterday in disposing of some of the Reform rabble who
were apprehended on the preceding night.—Beil, Tucker,
Hammond, Brown, and Cook, were the prisoners. Thos.
Prosser, an inspector of the C didFion, whose exertions in
the case were highly creditable, stated that about 8 o'clock
at night on Monday he was walkiog along Rinkstreet, S.
James's, in plain clothes, when be saw the four defendants
in a cart, followed by about two thousand parsons. They
were addreseing the mob, applying ,ha must disgusting epi.
theta to the aria° tray, and shouting " Born the bishops,"
" Down with the boroul,bmongers," " Dow:: with the new
Police." " Kill the and et intervals the cry was,
No rates, no taxes." Mr. Prosser walked before them
without interfering, as they were walking themselves into
the lion's jaws, I. c. going the ncar.-st way to the station.
On arriving in y the inspector ran to the Irma.
horse, hWed the hanifol of reserve, and, pouncing open
the parties, dragged the gentlemen from their perch, and
fought their way with than to the station, and consigned
the cast to the pweiard.
The whole of the defendants wet.: ordered to find good bail.
A fellow named Bur; was charged with knocking at the
door of Lord Casnden.—..b.oppearal that the mob assembled
round the above nobleman's Iwuse, and the defendant corn.
=need in the reforming dialect to abuse all the noblemen
who had voted against the Bill, and on his knocking at the
door with considerable violence, a police constable, named
Farman, collared bite, and although struck several
succeeded in lodging him in security--Mr. CONANT ordered
him to pay 40s. or be committed for one month.
Wiliturs firsdky and Williem 11105*8 were also held to
hail, for exclaiming, " Kill them ; down with the New
Police."

QUEEN-SQUARE.
,
ATTACK ON NOCTAVIIIIICILAND HOUlT...—Yebterfiay
John DaUrnead, a journeyman talor, of No. 93, Honnth.
ditch, and John Miller, of No. 24, Tottenham-street, were
brought before Mr. GUMMI:LIE, charged with riotiig 4nci
breaking .be windows of his G.ace the Duke of Nortliura.
berland. It appeared (nut the evideret• of Joseph Hanson.
• police con‘table of the A divieion. No. 38, that on the
previous evening, about seven o'clock, a mob, consisting of
between six and seven hundred persons, assembled in front
of Northumberland House, and conuttenced breaking the
windows. lie immediately seized the prisoner adlymeed,
who was in the act of throwing a stone, and several
other constables coming up to his assistance, he was
secured, and .he mob was then disputed, or they would
in a few minutes have smashed every window in the house.
Another police constable proved that Miller was also very
active in throwing states.
Neither of tbe litiensers had any thing to ofer in thi4r
defence, and Mr. Onetscpan ordered them to pay the sum
et 11. 18s. each for the damage they had done, and in delaWt

of mount they were both committed for one month ea( to the Howe of Gouged, su

BOW STREET.
Mr. Groot*, a conveyancer, and his servant man, e.
Cao/sbul/, yesterday appeared before Mr. Minnett., to
answer to a charge of assault preferred against them by
Mrs. Grindall, wife of Lieutenan: Charles Edward Grir.
dell, who, it will be recalletted, was disinherited by hit
nude.
Mn. Grindall stated that Mr. Groom tnutucted bust•
nese for Captain Stun, to whom her husband's uncle lett
the entire of his property, to the exclusion of his rela.
tires, and that she called at Mr. Grooui's residence that
morning respecting a claim of 191. which she bad upon
the testator's estate. The servant man brought bet
word that Mr. Groom would nee see her, and on her et.
pm.telating, the servant, as she alleged, pull:d the chair on
which the was dabs from under her, and at he was forcing
her frtno the hall door, the master kicked her v.ith Melt viu-
' that a gentleman who was pt ssin,; said it was a great
darns, and advised her to seek redress before :1 MaiiiltrAte.
—Mr. Gloom did ~t 4 deity the.. Mrs. °Tindall Lad beta put
ou. of that house, as he had no wish to see her, but In:assured
Maststr..te he used no more violenca than was ab-
solutely necessary. and that he did not kiek
Mutsmut.t. observed that It was much better that she
should apply to Capt.in Sturt's law agent than to himself.
Mr. Gruen said twee be rat IA Captain Bturt'N law agent,
but merely . Ma... If, homers, Mrs. Grind:ll stated he
proposi Jon or claim, in wtiting, it euestid h. evew'sd to.
Mr. Mrstouvrtir. asks' Mrs. Griadsß .1c nature tithe
claim was. r. plied that I. was fo, money of
ou-s et:6 she expended *4l: keepins atmse for her
uncle. MINIMULL observed that if 0: claims were
just, it ot4i. Ti, .raid; Mrs. Grirdall was in great dis-
tress ; and, at all eve..te, no an could regard en it hour
being 'Wade- that she was sat object of pity and compassion.
Mr. Groom admitted the truth of this, but said that Messrs.
Amts.-ten and Resta, the solicitors, had decided against
the claitu. Mrs. Grindall declared that this was not true.
Mr. Mtarsaucx then told Mr. Groom that he would take
it as a personal favour If be would at once pies the matter
taken Into consideration, and aerostat. It would be an act
of charity to do so. Mr. Groom said, that he should have
the matter enquired into at once by Capt. Sturt's solicitors,
and if the claim were a just one, it should be paid without
delay. The warrant was din discharged, and the parties
retired, with the undemanding that Mrs. Grindall's claim
should undergo immediate eLquiry.

THAMES POLICE.
Grow Cake, a barbcr, wv ChArgell with stabbing a
policeman Ocorge Cocking, and atsaulting William
Alldruini k n prin r. TIN Magistrates convicted the poli.
deal barb:r in the Iti7lurt penalty of 51. and told him he
had narrowly e. aped bring sent for uial for a capital
offene— He mu committed for two months. in default of
paying the fine, and went to prison in eh.: van.