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    • *a THE fUSTTAtf JACKETS, BLISTERED 10 HANDS , AM) UNSHORN CHINS.
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      *A The Fusttatf Jackets, Blistered 10 Hands , Am) Unshorn Chins.

      * a _fUSTTAtf JACKETS , BLISTERED 10 HANDS , AM ) UNSHORN CHINS .

      -Ir- Yert Dear ^Krends,— L O Wa-V Will B...

      -ir- yert Dear _^ KrENDs _, — _l o _wA-v will be ibe tenth anniversary of is nest Saturday w « * ~»« f fhe Nort hern tar , and as I shall _fte _existence of the lave to draw itftar _tatf . _^ _^ _fV _, _/„ Strife _« P ° _72 another land crusade , yon mnst _^ _"jEXZ _***™** _™* - ** - f _Principal feature npon which I would have _^/ " on , _« that kindly feeling whicliis now _*^ _T » between the English and the Irish f oWJ , ' ° _ j . _„ i , ; _Mi . when completed , believe me ,

      _^ bj too strong for tyrants , jugglers , and place Tr iers to _res-st ; _*»«* PernaPs on _*» of the greatest _ndrnms tou will yet have to solve , is the mad _^ encv hy which the working classes of Ireland and _Indand ' were taught to hate and detest each other ; _jnovr tbat both parties are becoming tolerant , sober , , _thoug htful , they will be struck with amazement t _baring allowed themselves to he made tools of for the purposes of faction . I assure you that I will tat all attempt to conceal my delight at the down .

      _fcjl of a man who has pensioned his _pa-sper brats , nv famishing countrymen , and who has devoted Ions life of wicked ingenuity to accomplish « jis disunion of the English and the Irish _oeorle , which was the very means hy which Castle" I , produced all the horrors of rebellion first , and { he disasters of union after . 1 believe , in my sonl , that no government or union of factions could stand f 0 T a season before a union ot , the two people ; and further bear this glorious prospect in your

      • pew , that while we are struggling for aa _angraenta- Con cf representation in the House of Commons , the jrish constituencies , which are much more liberal than Ihe . English , will not _bs satisfied with _place-huntiiiEIHugs at the next election . Any party now , whether demagogue or political writer , who seeks Jo make tbe question of Irish nationality a mere Jrish question , rejecting English co-operation , will be looked upon as an imbecile . Haven't we , then , profiled by onr long-suffering ? Are we not repaid for our tame endurance of so many years of dander , and so much political profligacy ? Go ,

      _brother Chartists , and thank God I have been tbe " jinmble instrument by which this holy union bas _Juen accomplished , and " hot-headed" and « com ical genius" as I am , don ' t be under the _5 K"htest apprehension that any untimely or indisireetuse will be made of the opportunity . Kely upon it that I will bide my time and strike tbe blow _jrhen circumstances warrant . I am sure you _parficlpate in my joy in witnessing the glorious _prot-TessoffbeLand plan * "while every day ' s practice confirms me in the certainty of success . Next veek I trust , we , the Directors , will be able to

      submit a programme of the business to be brought be- ; fore ihe nest Conference , which will give universal j satisfaction ; and from which the several branches , whose communications were necessarily withheld , ] will fcul that they bave not escaped notice in the ] proper quarter , while their publication at length would have monopolised all our space ; the matter contained in tbem being applicable as advice to their several delegates only . Upon the other hand , I trust that we shall see such a representation of the _compauv in the next Conference , as will convince

      the members that we are a protective , and not a destructive body ; that we are for advancing the project instead of retarding its progress ; in short , tbat we shall have a representation of the feelings , Irishes , and desires of the members , instead of a reflection of the spleen and spite of those who are disappointed with our success- The election of your delegates should now be the all-absorbing consideration . I now close tbe ninth year of the Star ' s existence , by subscribing myself Tour ever faithful and affectionate Friend , Feaegcs O'Cossob .

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      Ireland. J^Erative Of Malcolm 3tgregor. ...

      IRELAND . J _^ ERATIVE OF MALCOLM 3 _TGREGOR . SO . IT . _Inprnising my narrative the reader must always hear in mind , that my principal , indeed my only , _olipct , is to familiarize him with those traits in the Irish _ch-aracter -which have escaped the notice , or heea thought unworthy the ohservation , of other miters , and to this fact he must ascribe that minuteness of detail , -whieh , though apparently unimportant , will _hefcund in the end to constitute the value of my research ; the present bearing of my mind

      _inclining n : e to the conclusion , that the virtues of the Irish people are characteristics of their nature , while their vices are _conscqnences of oppression and misrule . There has been much speculation as to the cause vhy Ireland should present " the one solitary exception to the otherwise universal progress of civilization and improvement , and , in my opinion , the solution of the problem will be found in imperial misrule aad neglect of domestic duties rather than in the nnStEe-s ofthe Irish character to hold its place in tfce quick step of progression . There are some subjects which a passing glance rather tends to mystify

      _iiEfi elucidate , and the varied character of Insn loeiety comes into that category of jumbles . I am ¦ _aota ware tbat tbat class which constitnte 3 the lower Drier of Irish legal society belongs to any of those triUsef tourists , from -whose manners and customs _ttepeo . Jeof other countries form nn opinion ofthe Irish _ciiaraeter . Solicitors and barristers in inferior _praetKH constitute the Irish Quarter Sessions bar , as it ii considered '' infra dig . " to take Quarter Session ' s business , and to this fact , I presume , we may _Jsyiue the very indifferent appointments io the high and important office of assistant barrister ,

      taos » _jn-Jge 3 for the moat part , if not altogether , _Cwiag their elevation , not to the bias _i-nly , hut to the Terr _raneonr , of their politics , the most thick and thin _suppDrtars ofthe parties in power being always preferred without the slightest reference to fitness or faahfie ition . It has been my fortune to mix _cxten--sh-ely , both at home and abroad , with the higher orders of Irish society , and , apart trom their deep _rojted political and religious prejudices , justice _COmrHjJs ' ine to admit their vast _superiority * over the _Bamec _' _assof any other country that I have associated w _' uh . It is true , that home , the fireside , aud

      faniiiy circle , Ci _* nstitute the sphere wherein true domestic worth shines with the greatest lustre , and it is not les 3 true , that the total disregard of those household virtues by the higher orders has , more than any other circumstance , tended to retard social improvement in Ireland . The virtuous performance of social duties by the resident Peer or Squire will invariably win those below them in the social _sphere to emulation in ihe same course ; _i-iile the abandonment- of those domestic duties deprives their tenantry and labonrers of wholesome example upon the one hand , and leaves virtue

      unrewarded and vice unpunished upon the other hand . InJeed , if I may be permitted to suggest the means of Irelanu _' s improvement , without laying myself open _^ the charge of political bias , I would recommend _^ _erestoriition of the Irish Parliament with additional representative-power to the people , as the _ineausof _iasurlcgthatreciproeal dependance between rich and poor which would compel the Irish _landed proprietors , from interest , to live amongst those to w _* iom they owe high and important duties " _^ l-i _0 _* _GU-cot possibly be discharged to their own or

      soc . v ' advantage by _delegation . I dare say there a ( e few travellers who have not been _disgusted with _^ bad character invariably given to ihe Irish _J- _^ ple by the Irish aristocracy who visit England , ¦ j *** traveler reside upon the continent ; ever -jue-% " _% their own desertion and abandonment of duty , _VUic _esasgeration of vices , which , great or small ar _> - _w > a _? e < jnences 0 f their own neglect and bad _^ _i-k I also presume , that many travellers , j * _**> J > elf , have been disgusted at he means h _* which mothers and their dau-htero _recom-•^ _hemselves to foreigners by abuse of

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      their own country , something after the following manner : — " 0 don't mention Ireland , or the horrid _Wi-etches , if you don't mean to offend me ; I ' m sure we never let papa rest night or day till we _lefj Ireland , and I hope never to see it again . I do so love the French , you can't think , hut as for the Irish , they are really worse than savages , as you can tame a savage . " I _oncj heard a conversation of a similar nature at the public table at Easle , in Switzerland , when an elderly gentleman , who I took for a Frenchman , observed— " Madam , did you ever try to _tansc the wild Irish ? " And to which she replied

      — " 0 it would be impossible . " And he rejoined" Mais ( but ) you cannot tell till you try it . " I feel assured the reader will pardon this preliminary digression , especially , as ray narrative is _intended as a key to the condition of Ireland , and which , I fear , 1 shall be compelled to trace mainly to the desertion of the higher orders , and to the depraved social habits of those to whom they have delegated their duties . And now , I propose introducing the reader to the ordinary , or sessions bar , as the profession terms it . Thirty-four sat down to a most substantial and excellent dinner , the senior attorney officiating aa

      president , and one of the grand jury , WHO COULD G ARTE , acting as vice . There was nothing remarkable occurred during dinner with the exception ofthe celerity with which the wine passed , and as soon as the cloth was removed , there was an unanimous call lor TIIE MATERIALS , which was answered by an abundant supply of whiskey , hoi water , sugar , and lemons , and now the fun began . I was curious to see whether the teetotal principle of Father Matthew had been imbibed by the Irish bar , but was speedily relieved of all doubt by the worthy president , a most jolly looking fellow , calling for a bumper , which was soon followed by a general cry of " all charged , " when the president gave—' 'Long

      lifs and _gcodjiealth to Father Matthew , " amid shouts of laughter . It was not long before the ' craythur' had made a very visible impression upon the spirits of tbe party , when the conversation became a perfect babel of politics , legal disputation , sporting pretensions and celebrity , with a trite anecdote sharp hit , telliug repartee , and good joke . At length there was a slight pause , when the president said to a junior , who sat near the foot of tho table , and who it appeared wa 3 being initiated in the liberal practice at sessions , that is , in registering the liberal voters— " Well , Buck , ( buck is the Irish term to denote a faggot vote , ) who will Uarby , alias Jeremiah Hoolihane , vote for next election . "

      This appeal was followed by a general roar of laughter , and shouts ot , " Oh , by the holy , Buck , Grub did you , jou devil ; why didn ' t you give old Catchpole a nagsin to swear he'de give £ 50 a year , and make all tke fences ? Did you see Grub taking down the covenants , be this and be that , Buck , but you'll have a job in defending Darby , for as sure as you live the Captain will eject him . " "What the devil could we do after the Captain ' s evidence , " said Buck , " and sure Catchpo l e is his affidavit man . " " Catchpole , his affidavit man , why , man alive , he'de hang a priest for a naggin of whiskey , ogh , Buck , you're a _johuny raw , by _Japers , but you'll lose Cork for the Liberator . "

      "Nevermiud , " said Buck , "the Association has the tin , and wc'il appeal , but bad luck to that ould woman of a barrister , sure it was Lord Bandon's interest that got him made , and if we have an election before _tve can appeal he'll ruin us . " " Why , man alive , " observed the president , " to he sure he will , he ' s a sound protestant _. ami only obeying the general ' s command to light our _batlle in thu registration courts , Buck , that I mightcned sin , but we ' ll write to my dear Ray , and have your name struck on ihe list for promotion , how Grub would have passed Darby jumping , you gillygawpus ; you should always have tha thr mo ** respectable neighbours to swear they'd give C year more . Come ,

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      gentlemen , fill your glasses , I'll give you the health of Serjeant Buck and the liberal interest . " The toast was drunk with tremendous cheers and laughter , in which Mr . Buck most good _nattiredly joined , satisfying himself with the retort , " Well , never mind , we ' in , in spite of you . " * ' Aye , and we'll stay in , too , Buck , " added a _youngster , " as long as there ' s a shot in the locker

      but , be the holy post , the last week ' s balance siiee , looks rather blue , and but , I ' m thinking of ratting I'll jjive _yau , ' Smith O'Brien aud Young _Irelani . " To my great surprise , this toast was received with all but unanimous applause , but was followed by indications of rather a personal nature , when the President , who appeared to be the very soul of good nature and good feeling , rose and demanded si . _' cnce i ' or a toast .

      " Come gentlemen , " saidhe , " 1 'li give you the Liberator and Old Ireland , and success to corruption J he'll die a good stout Tory , Buck . " As soon as the cheers and lau _/ nter that the president ' s toast elicited had subsided , Mr . Buck rose very importantly and demanded a hearing , whieh being cheerfully granted , he spoke as follows : — "Mr . President , members of the bar , and gentlemen , I feel myself imperatively called upon to put a stop to personal reflections upon private character . ( Hem and laughter . ) I am here to discharge a

      natiomd and sacred duty—the duty of trying to rescue my country from an odious faction ' s oppression , and I beg to state emphatically , through you , \ Mr . President , that , although I am a _| disciple ofthe moral force principles of the Liberator , that yet I shall take any reflections upon his character and political integrity as a personal insult to myself , and shall demand that satisfaction which is due from one gentleman to another . " ( Shouts of " bravo" and " moral force , " which drowned the remainder ofthe learned gentleman ' s sentence , and in the midst of which he resumed his scat . )

      Whereupon the president immediately rose , called for a bumper , and said— i " Come now , gentlemen , as the fox never preys at home , and as wcean expeetno benefit from a quarrel among ourselves , therefore I call upon the company to stand up , bow to , and beg pardon of Mr . Buck , for the offence offered to him through any ungenerous reflection cast upon the political integrity of the Liberator , and further to drink Mr . Buck ' s very good health , and success to litigation . "

      This appeal was most good huraouredly responded to , amid tremendous cheering , and had the happy effect of restoring perfect harmony and good humour . Although by this time all were very merry , yet there was not one of the party in the slightest degree intoxicated ; and there being a general desire for a game of cards , the " materials" were dispensed with , when the whole company , without an exception , commenced

      _pla-. ing at whist , lanscaniiette , loo , blind hookey , and five cards , which _appeared to be the national game . I was amazed as well at the amount of stakes played for , as at the perfect good humour with which the unlucky bore their bad fortune . The society was so novel to me , and upon the whole so amusing and cheerful , that I remained at the whist table till a iate hour , when I retired to my bed room , and thus i _eitsoncd _up-n what I had witnessed .

      " It is impossible , " said I , " to entertain other than the most kindly feelings for those men from whom in a great . ' measure the lower orders of Irish imbibe thnt taste for litigation , art , and cunning , which leads to so much domestic calamity , and from which foreigners , mistaking cause lor effect , receive their impressions of the Irish character . " The Courlof Quarter Sessions should be the source of the poor * - man's cheap and convenient justice . In England a high dignity and importance is given to this brunch of the law , by tbe attendance , in general , of the Lord-Lienteiuint of the county , and the resident country magistrates , who act under a vigilant popular control which imposes a wholesome

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      check upon all proceedings save those tinged with political bias , while the legal department u , in general , administered by a banister of something more than mere political and party distinction , and who is kept in some check by barristers of considerable eminence , who e ' rml unite upon their respective circuits in tiitse legal Normal Schools ; while I am astoniished ; it learning that the appearance of a barrister at an Irish Quarter Sessions is of rave occurrence _, tiie whole business being conducted by the very lowest class of attorneys , who rely more upon the hardihood of witnesses , and their ability to bully

      his worship , than upon their legal knowledge , or the merits of the case . From the little I had seen 1 discovered tint the poor relied solely upon their own order as witnesses , and friends to supply the means of defence , while they , whether justly or not , appeared to look upon every man with a good coat as an enemy ; In short , as if , from the barrister to the last man upon the jury h ; id been retained by some higher authority , not to judge , but to punish . This 1 learned ; in part from the general discontinuance of nil conversation , and the suspicious look that ever followed theappioach ofa gentleman : and , truth to

      say , I saw ample grounds for the most jealous reserve and worst suspicion , as the whole court and the proceedings presented to my mind the appearance , indeed the reality , of a tribunal where the _conquerors evinced their power over tlie conquered . In-(!««¦! , Lord Dcnman's celebrated definition ofthe Judgment of the Court of Queen ' s Bench in Mr . O'Connell ' s case was familiarly illustrated , as all law appeared to bo " a MOCKERY , a DELUSION , and a SNARE . " I had seen the very source of justice , REPRESENTATION , contaminated by a partisan judge , order enforced at the point of the

      bayonet , and the expjsition of the law left to the ingenuity of uneducated attorneys , while the chief reliance ofthe contending parties , I was assured , was in a witness that would stand the CROSS ( cross-examination ) . There was an entire delegation of all those high and sacred duties whieh appertain to the possession of land to those who have no interest save in screwing the highest amount of rent out of it , without reference to its or the tenant ' s improvement . The judge seemed to belong to them as a portion ol the delegated power ; the jury was of their class ; the police owe their appointment to their favour ; they were the magistrates ; the witnesses were , for the _moit part , tbeir process servers , bailiffs , and affidavit

      men , while the attorneys were , in general , their guests . These facts , added to the assurance that some attorneys realise above £ 2000 a-ycar by their sessions' practice , and the enormous amount that was thus actually frightened out of the poorest of the poor by the dread of the conqueror ' s' laws , rather than the hope or expectation of justice , solves the problem of Irish murders , Irish vengeance , Irish hatred of English laws and English dominion , and confirmed me in the belief , that England must either govern Ireland by the mild spirit of her law * , or lose Ireland by the spirit and vengeance of her misgoverned , outlawed , and insulted people . ( To be continued weekly . )

      Vol. Ix. No. 473- London, Saturday, Nove...

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      Plan Of Anil Estate

      PLAN OF _ANil ESTATE

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      SITUATE IN THE PARISH OF REDMARLET D'ABITOT , IN THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER i LATELY PURCHASED FOR The Sum of £ 3 , 1003 FOR THR CHARTIST ! C 0-0 PEBATIVE 1 A _5 B _COIPAKY . ! ! The Estate is 110 Miles from London . | It is within 12 miles of Cheltenham , 9 of Gloucester , 9 of Tewkesbury , Ai of Ledbury , and 2 of Malvern , all large and important | Market Towns . Ledbury is a rapidly improving p lace , Laving a direct communication with the Estate by means of a canal in the immediate nei g hbourhood j on which tiiere are several extensive Corn and Flour ! Mills . ! The lightly shaded portion is Arable Land . | The darker ditto is Meadow Land , - __^ -V i i i

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      Darkies.—The Number- Of Coloured Persons...

      Darkies . —The number- of coloured persons in the American : easervice is estimated as follows : —In the merchant service , 6000 ; naval , 1100 ; whaling , 2900 ; internal navigation , 5000 . Totnl , 15 . 30 ( 1 | U appeals the Yankees consider the darkies good for some tiling ] _Poiaosiso . _*—A case of poisoning , ten years ago , has been brought to light in _Suttoii-on-Trent . Tha _deceased George . Taylor was poisoned with mercury by his housekeeper , and treated as tor an ulcer in the stoniadi . Is a "Fix . " —A Pittsburgh paper says , "Tho editor is absent , the local is confined to nis bed by _illnors , and the junior partner _dud-jing a _wan-Hnt for a libel mi poiice-ollieer Scott ; ho , take it all _rotu . d , we conceive ourselves to be in a ' bad lix . '''American Paver .

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      Amrwcak Steamers . —The new steamers upon the Hudson have been for some years _surpassing their predecessors in luxury and speed , till now they may be literally called flying palaces , and are among the most marked features ' of the country . Tlie Isaac Newton , which made her first trip a few days ago , would probably surprise the philosopher from whom she is named ( were he to return to the world ) as much as anything in posthumous _progress . It would ba difficult to _describe her model , and the spectacle she presents on the water , with her gay colours and gildiiii !; but one or two items of her construction and furnishing may give the readers of the War some idea of her . She is 340 feet long , and iO feet wide , and of 1 , 37-1 horse power . Her speed will average

      22 miles an hour . The principal saloon is fumished iu rosewood and crimson satin . Tiie tassels and fringes of the _hansinus alone cost 800 dollars . The " ornamental" china for the table cost 1 , 000 dollars , _fioifRistinit of va > es for _bqucts , & e , and the table china is of the most elegant and _costly description . There are silver vension tnrcens and silver forks , for tho _i-vvry day table . The ladies' saloon is hung with French satin damask , and an inner drapery of the _line-t French _Incc . As in other boats recently set afloat , there is ' a bridal bed-ronm , " and it is most sumptuously decorated . The carpet is nf the " same pattern as chat ou the drawing-room of Louis-Phiii ;> pi * . " Over the bridal bed is analtar-piece painted en blue satin , representing a cupid holding two doves

      by tbeir jesses , all on wing over an altar from which incense is ascending . The drapery is white satin , embroidered with silver , with an inner curtain of fine lace . The _chint , mirrors , & c , in this room , are of choice luxury . ( There is no extra charge , by the way , for this particular room , on board the boats , and fhe bridegroom has the use of it for one night , and his tickets for a passage of 160 miles , for about £ 1 Merlins : !) The Isaac _>" ewton has also a second _bed-room of great splendour , containing a bed in the form af a chariot , the counterpane of which ia crimson satin embroidered with gold , and this is intended for pairs on their " return" from th 8 bridal tour . The captain ' s bed-room is » a superb affair also , _d' _-aped in fancy muslin and damask , t _!*; c pillows encased in lace , and the china sumptuous . The upholsterer ' s

      bill ( published in the papers ) has , amongst its items , •¦ 2 , _3-My'Tils of carpeting . 2 , 350 linen sheets , 1 , 30 s linen pillow-cases , 659 yards of _tablelincn , 600 extra _, line Marseilles counterpanes , " & s . Tho meals given on hoard this class of boats are as carefully served and luxurious as at the " tables d'hote" of the best hotels . Tlie Messrs . Stevens , well known as the most wealthy and enterprising of American steam boat proprietors , have been making experiments for tha lust few months on reducing the resistance to boats by the insertion of air-tubes through the bottom . A statement , published a day or two since , declares that a speed of 24 miles an " hour has been already gained , and that " fifty " miles an hour has is " safely promised . " The writer avers that steam boating is yet in its infancy .

      fiifi Peace Socibty . —The second ofa series oflee * tures , in the euuvsc of delivery under the auspices of the Society for promoting Peace , and for the Abolition of War , was delivered mi Tuesday evening , in the Ilall of Commerce , Thrcadnci'dle-slrcet . by Mr . Henry Clapp _, jun _., who was announced as the editor of the Lynn Pioneer , published at Lynn , Massaoluisets , in tlie United State ? , Mr , Clapp after dcscril ' ins the anxiety felt by a vast body of his fellow countrymen , nut merely for the maintenance of pnciGu relatiohs between the two nations , but for the establishment of a complete brotherhood and unity of (" ¦ ¦ cling between the sons of Old and New England , proceecd to argue that the _spirit of war , based as it was up . m retaliation and revenge , wns at variance with Christianity , and that the institutions which encouraged those passions , engcrdorcd every species of morni corruption , and therefore ought to be

      abandoned . He trusted the day wss not distant when the ea . _-jle , which formed the heraldic ben-ingot'America , woii ' d be exchanged for the dove , and that tho lion , " _liieli was appended as a supporter to tho arms of Great Britain , would give place to tbe lamb . lie contended that as the * illusions of retaliation and roveiiee would be checked in individuals , so it als _*' ought to bo curbed in nations , and that tho principles which governed the domestic keanh , ought to dictate to _i-ati'ins-their true course of duty . It wns to give i _' _lF _' _- ok to these principle ' s , that be and many of his countrymen desival to sec a ! e _«|» im formed , to ' abulish and exercise the spirit of war . Mr . Clapp introduced sevciai _interesting ; _tu-vrtitivcs in the course of iiis address in il lustra tion of his arguments , and concluded a lecture , which _occupied upwards of Lwo hours in the delivery , amidst general plaudits . The hall was fully attended , especially by the members of the Socictv nf Friends .

      l ' UKSEKT TO THE _QUKKN _' . —TllC Pacha of E ;! J'pt has determined on sending a present of four brood marc * , four stallions , a dromedary , > r . d some slab . i oi alabaster to the Queen .

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      ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE . tv m e ( _* _V : 8 triai - _t-ran _* _' _' called "Lo Cheval du IJianle , which has been _plaj-ed with great success at j ; ranctim _' s has been adapted to Astley ' s , with tha title of n , o Demon Horse . " The human hero of tins tirama is a youmr miller of ambitious - views , wno , hy a compact with the powers of evil , becomes possessed ot a "demon horse , " mi condition that every time he makes use of it he shall forfeit five year .- * or his life . He rises _gratlualiv in power till at last he becomes a reneeado and Mussulman , King of Damascus . _HU progress { jives occasion to various scenic effects , including a tourn ament , a stag-hunt with real deer , and an attack on _Dnmascus by the Crusaders . He is ultimately saved by the persuasion of his mother , but his story is much less interesting than the scenes which aro exhibited . The piece is a brilliant spectacle .

      PRINCESS'S THEATRE . Mr . Scott , the American actor , whose triumphant appearance in Massingcr ' s play of " A New Way to Pay Old Debts , " we noticed in our last , appeared on Wednesday evening as " Rob Roy , " in the popular drama of that name . This appearance was a second triumph for Mr . Scott . His * * toi ! t , well-knit figure , his sonorous voice , and manly bearing , are well adapted to represent the externals of the character ; ami bis delivery evinced judgment and feclinj ; . Mr . Camptsn made a very cIDcient "Bailie Nicol Jarvie . " Mrs . Fosbrnke was a most imposing "Helen _Macgregor" and tho _"Douijal creature" found an excellent representative in Mr . Ryder , who certainly turns out almost alarming savage . Mr Barker and Miss Smithson did apparentlv their best as " Frank Osbaldeston" and " Diana Vernon "

      ROYAL MARYLEBONE TIIEA . TKE . This Arena of Dramatic _nrf _, still continues its brilliant career under tho auspices of that populaeaterer , Mr . _Jo'm Douglass , who has recently prodnced a _raai'iiifu-ent spectacle culled 'Nelson , Wellington , and Napoleon , " embracing an epoch of each of the above heroes lives , in which all the talent of the Theatre had been put in requisition . Messrs . Rayner , Cowle , J . Douglass , T . Leo , the _lnttsr phi . ring iu an _inoompitrable manner the renowned Molly Malony _, Biddell , Philips , blusdame ? Campbell , and Ellen Hodson , the latter lafiy _possessus a fine figure , lias agood voice , and her musical education has been by no means deficient , if she would throw " a little more devil , ' ' into the scene , in addition

      to handsome person she would become a graceful , and _gomethiiig more than a _respectable actress . The scenery was exceeding Rood , a new drop scene , painted by Mr . Hell , from West's celebrated picturu "The death of Nelson , " was exhibited on the occasion , and was greeted with a hearty round of applause . The highly fascinating Miss Martin , is still exciting the admiration of ths visitors ofthe Marylebone . and causing "laughter to hold _boJft sides . " We understand that the patriotic lessee , with his usual liberality has placed tbis house at the disposal of the managers ofthe Assembly and Reading Rooms , SS , Dean Street , Soho , for a benefit in aid ofthe funds of that institution , on the most advantageous terms , and that the benefit will norae off ou Tuesday evening , December the 8 th , when we hope to witness a bumper .

      CITY OF LONDON THBATRt . Tho benefit got Bp by the _braro Chartist lads of tfce Tower Hamlets , in support of the present agitation for the People ' s Charter , came off at this Ther . trc oh Wednesday evening , November llth . The house overflowed in every part , thus exhibiting another proof of the great popularity of Chartism . The pieces _selected for the occasion were" The Black Doctor , or the Seine of the Bas . tile , and Revolution of 1793 , " " My Wife ' s _Dentist" and "Tho Ruprobate , " an _excellent selection fur thu

      occasion , and exceedingly well performed . Tl _.-e _acting of Messrs , Lyon , Webster , * I , Herbert , Craven , lies-James _Floiiner , _Uennett _, _ilarcourr , nnd Dorrington , ware particularly good , Miss _Hart-oiirti in the couise of the _cvtn _. ing sung , " I'll be no submissive wife , " in goo . i style , and elicited an unvninious encore . The scenery and incidents , with the excellent acting , especially in the destruction ofthe Bastile scene , elicited the loudest ap . _plause . Tho performance evidently sent the Chartist lads and lasses home , well pleased with their _evening amusement _.

      COLOSSEUM , REGENT'S PARK . This magnificent exhibition continues to attract admiring thousands who gaze with _delight on the magnificent picture of London , or have their senses charmed by the melodious and soul inspiring strains flowing from the stupendous organ . The statuary emtinues the theme of wonder and admir . tion , whilst dune nature in her representative , the far faried novelty , the " budding aloe , " has also her countless admirers . The holiday prices so suitable to persons of limited income are still continued , Our friends , who wish to enjoy rational and instructive pleasure for three or four hours will do well to visit this admirable Institution .

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      _EXTUAORMKAUY KOBBEKT BT A XOOKG FrE . _S'CH Woman . —On Wednesday evening , the 27 th ult . amongst the passengers brought by the up train from Southampton to the terminus at . Nine Elms , was a _yoitHg Frenchwoman , fashionably dressed , but whose appearance was rendered more than ordinarily attractive from the fact of wearing her hair , which consisted of a profusion of _magnificently black tresses , wholly unemtiined , and flowing over her shoulders to the waist . The young woman , who spoke English with difficulty , inquired for an hotel , and was taken by the servants of the railway company to the Railway Hotel . Upon being introduced to Mr . _Howse , the landlord , she stated her name to be Mdllc . Malvina Florentine de Saumarez . On

      Saturday evening she went to Astley ' s Theatre , and prior to starting to that place of amusement , pro . duced a cheque on the Fareham Bank for £ 89 13 s . the name of the drawer being Purkiss , which she requested Mr . lIow . _* e to get cashed . Mr . Ilowse stated that the readiest mode of obtaining cash for the cheque would be by giving it to one of the railway guards , who could present it at the bank it was made payable at . This proposition did not accord with Millie . deSaumarez's views , and she replaced it in her pocket , saying that a day or two hence would do . About this time it wns discovered that a cash box containing upwards of £ 150 in gold , two double "sovereigns , and a cheque for £ 99 13 s . had been stolen from the house of a

      shipbuilder living at Fareham . A reward of ± ' 20 was offered for the apprehension of the thief and recovery of the property , _an-i Mr . Gow , the superintendent ot the Hants country constabalary , having obtained a clue to the probable retreat of the depredator , proceeded to London on Monday morning , and accompanied by the guard of the same train that had brought lvldlle . De Saumarez to town , went over to the hotel , and seeing i hat person tallied with the de scription given of the supposed thief , immediately took her into custody . The prisoner threw herself upon her knees , and in the presence of the superintendent , _policc-serjeaufc Moore , 12 V , and policeman Bent of the V division , gave the following extraordinary statement . That a few weeks since a

      gentleman brought her to _England , and after remaining with her fvr a few days , left her at Gosport , where she obtained apartments at a boarding-house . The family with whom she lodged showed her many kindnesses , and she was introduced to their cousin , who resided at Fareham . Here she remained a week on a visit , and during that time , saw tho mother of her friend ' s cousin give him fifty sovereigns from a cashbox , which she afterwards deposited between the sacking and bed of a bedstead . The prisoner added that she left the house and went to Southampton , where she purchased it cash-box resembling the one she had seen , and , returning with it , complained of her head aching , and requested permission tvlie down tor an hour or so beiore she left for Gosport . She

      teen went to the room where she knew the oash-hox to be deposited , and substituting the empty for tbe full one , succeeded in leaving the house without exciting any suspicion . She then went direct to tho railway station , and choosing a first-class carriage , in which there was no other passenger , she broke open the box with a knife , and having abstracted the contents , threw the box out ofthe window . Upon being searched , the cheque and two double sovereigns were found upon her , and Mr . Howse . upon opening the bag , discovered it to contain £ 1 * 16 in sovereigns * The money was given up to the superimendant , who started with the prisoner tho same night for Fareham . On Tuesday she was taker , before a magistrate , and remanded for the attendance of witnesses from Loudon .

      _kMBKs-zLEMKNT at _| Manchester , —On Wednesday , at the Borough Court , Manchester , an elderly man named Sydney Wroc , was charged with embezzle * ment . The prisoner had been for many years in the service of Mr . Richards , hat manufacturer , Manchester , as clerk and ' putter-out' of work . Tho workmen-are nut- employed on the premises , but do their work by ' the piece' at their own homes- On bringing it in completed , they received a bill for tho amount of wages tiiey were entitled to draw from _xYlr . Richards , who always paid wages himself . The practice of the prisoner was to make these bills out

      lor a greater iimount than the men were _enuilcd to draw , and then to affect to have discovered the error when they withdrew , and obtain tho amount of overpayment from them on pretence , and , with the un-( _lorsf-tanding _, that he would repay it to Mr . Richards . Small as the separate amounts he thus obtained were , yet practising it with a great number of workmen , and over a period « f six or seven years , the total _:. mount embezzled would not fall short of £ 2000 . The prisoner was remanded till Friday . He had no ieg ; il adviser , and offered no defence , or objection to the remand .

      Liiiin MAvon ' s Dav . —Oh Monday the usual procession and _loi'iiiaiities _attendants the swearing in of Sir George Carroll to the office of Lord Mayor , _toi-k-p lace In tbe evening the customary Banquet was given at tho G uildhall . It appears from the accounts in the daily papers to have been unusually _sumij . _'iKoiis and splendid . The Ambassadors , Cabinet Ministers . Judges , & c , were present ; there was , however , nothing in the speeches worthy of note . ~ _Z

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 14, 1846, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_14111846/page/1/