The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-27

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pears not word s said abont the spiritual duties
10 be performed or the spiritual qualifications OF the
puTehasers-oh no, not q word OF that-but instead
thereof we hnd large mention OF the fewsess OF the
paris hioners, the goodness Of the residence, the
beauty and salubrty Of the country and the proxi.
nifty of the next trout stream or pack OF hounds
Mr. Phillmore stated this and his bill proposed 10
check this monsfrous evil; but, forsooth the iase
friends Of the church deemed their craft in danger
and kicked up 10 burk the BILL les, there
was mighty cutlery against the home truths ne set
before them, and a strong parson-power OF opposi-
ton to poohpooh down the measure as unlnpor-
tant Unimportant, faith, when the religious In
terests Of thousands are at stake No, no let the
member for Tavistock persevere for his cause Is
good and his arguments are of such kind as can.
not be heard without conviction or replied to with
out shame.
A trial tack place the other day in the Court OF
Common Pleas, which pretty clearly shows that the
OF Shylock has not ceased to ply its trade and
that there are as plenty OF Antenos TO be pigeoned
now as in tie palmy days OF Venice. One Mr. Park.
inson, young fellow who had the misfortune OF
coming into 10000 on arriving at years Of age
rather than discretion, gets into the clutches OF
Jew fellow calico Sinmens who lends him or rather
pretends TO lend him money, on divers bills at enor.
nous rates OF interest, and moreover sells him two
or three horses, all OF course mere screws, and
among them one Oneida Chief stated to be high
melted horse from America which the young blood
contrived to kill accidentally. But this was not an,
the young spendthrift must have o lady and Sim
mons thinks that jewelry becomes lady argai it
is his province to furnish it, which he does most
prodigaly to the of ESQ, only taking care
TO give paste articles instead Of the real Jewels
for which the money was given. In fact, 1T would be
difficult to pitch more scandalous case, and one
which has led TO such scandaons disclosures. Well,
indeed might the Judge express his surprise TO lind
two such persons IN coljuncton-such knaye and
such O fool. The Jew himself however under all
the circumstances, and with no very enviabe ante
ceGents to boot, must have been somewhat a fool as
well as knave to go into court and seek to recover
on his fraudulent bills &c. The case Of fraud was
clear sunlight, and the jury returned an lmme-
date verdict for the pigeon against the crow to the
great satisfaction OF very CROWDED court.
Five years ago, one thousand three hundred and
sixty three punishments, forty thousand five hum
dred and forty stripes inflicted on the back OF
poor Jack in the roy navy; and last year it
that the number diminished to five hundred and Sc
venty eight hoggiDgs and seventeen thousand SIX
hundred stripes. Well, this Is something; but, in
truth what want is the total abolition OF the cat.
Not only humanity, but prudence and the self-inter-
est of the service require its disuse While sailors
becoming every day more scarce, it Is hardly
likely that will enter service that has torture
as . part of its discipline. Times are altered now
and Jack has q choice Of service with good nay too
and under these circumstances, before he volunteers
under the bread pennant he will turn over IN bis
mind the remembrance OF certain lash, and when
be reflects that in the last five years four thousand
eight hundred British have received one hun
bred and fftyfour thousand four hundred and forty
lashes about thirty each all around, he will pause
long before he enters the Queens service, with all
its smartness. Aye, ere long, the time may come
. cat men cease to enter the navy.
There has lately been nice exposure about the
bronzes of the Nelson column. 1t appears that the
bronze bas-reefs representing three out OF four OF
the Nelson victories and placed in three sides of the
pedestal of the column in Trafalgar square, are only
partially bronze and bronze of an inferior quality;
and strange to say the discovery has been made by
an anonymous letter sent to the Woods and Forests,
opd oil IN written bv the wife of
a member Of the frm who cast the reliefs and who,
having quarrelled with her lege lord, adopted the
revenge of disclosing the mysteries OF the materials
of the bronZes. On receipt Of this communication,
an immediate investigation was commenced into the
condition OF the fourth bronze, still on the premises
OF Messrs. Moore Gather and sony Il Tressange-the
firm to whom the job Of casting the bronzes had been
entrusted. The agreement was an understood mo
documents in the matter'-tbat 9747 los should
be paid for each bronze, which was also to be Of the
weight of three and half tons OF bronze A very
short examination suficed to show how the under
standing had been understood by all of the parties.
On knocking othe back Of the cast which wasof that
peculiar species Of bronze commonly known as plas-
ter Of Paris it found that instead OF the stpnla-
ted costly material, the whole "relief" was filled
with blocks Of iron and copper, and that divers flaws.
cracks, and holes In the casting had been plugged
with lead. At this stage Of discovery the immaculate
Mr. Moore made clean breast Of it, and confessed
that the other relefs were II anything worse than
that under inspection, and-nore fragrant s.illac-
knowledged that each was ton short in weight, the
castings having been weighed before a Government
Inspector with false weight made Of tin, and paint
ed to resemble rusty iron, and which was load
ed to the extent Of only two instead Of three tons aud
half
Further inspection by competent authorities proved
that what the castings did contain OF bronze was OF
inferior quality, and that the reefs' with their
plugged cracks and flaws, would not last any length
Of time. "Impershable Us bronze" is, therefore a
saying which evidently cannot be applied to the
presentations OF Copenhagen, the Nile, and Ira
falgar.
0fcourse prosecution was at once instituted by the
government against d" Tressange Moore and Others
a proceeding which has resulted in the Lord Chief
Justice sentencing the elder Moore and tie French
partner to three months and the younger Moore TO
one month Imprisonment, amongst the third class
detcnues" in the Queen's Bench prison. 1t occurs
to me that the Government Inspector, Inspectors
who were so palpab'y ignorant, if not wore, should
have stood in for their share Of the penalty
Mr.. John Baldwin Blackstone the respected Lessee
Of The Haymarket theatre, takes his season benefit
on Friday next when he will appear in " Presented
at Court, " +" The Ascent OF Mount Palnassus, aud
The Rough Diamond, sufficient attraction, it must
be admitted. for one night, though much more is
also promised. Mr.. Buckstone's merits in the treble
capacity of author. actor and manager, give him
strong claims upon the public, and Of certainty the
house will be crowded. Tbs benefit night will close
the season and during the recess new stage
is to be laid down and the audience part almost
entirely remodeled, so as to render the theatre
second to none ia the metropolis Mr.. G. V. Brooke,
who has lately returned from America, is 10 be one
OF the earliest OF the first appearances on these
boards. Mr.. Cbippendsle now an established 10 yn
tavore, will still retain the prominent post Of stage
manager.
Mrs Stirling and NissP. Horton are engaged by Nr.
Alfred Wigan for the Olympic when he enters
his arrangement in September next, the former at
$50 and the latter at els per week. While on the
subject Of the Olympic, may as well chronicle an
other success 1T that establishment, under the d.
rectorship OF that veteran, Mr. VIM. Farren. On
Monday evening, burlesque Of glorious Shak-
speare's {" Shylock" from the pen OF Mr.. Tafourd,
was produced with great success principally owing
TO the acting Of Mr.. Robson as the Jew. Mr. Robson
is certainly Of the most extraordinary actors in
this class Of business on the stage.
] shall be enabled to give you short account Of
Mr. Bourcicault's anxiOusly expected lectarc in my
next.
The grand testimonial concert, in honor OF that
universal favorite, Moniseur Julien, given last.
night in the Drury Lane Theatre all the singers and
players having rendered their gratuitous services
mark OF respect to their benefactor. NJ. Julien
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