Rooms on the 10th inst. for the benefit of the
five orphan children of the deceased Mr. Gledhill, late a performer in the Society's orchestra. Mr. Gledhill was most highly esteemed by his brother professors, and a large circle of private friends. fle attended the last Birmingham festival, and died on his return home, after an illness of a very few days. In addition to the eminent performers in the Phil- harmonic orchestra, the concert will derive the valuable assistance of the following vocalists : Miss Child; Miss M. Cramer, Miss Loyd, and Miss Betts; Mr. Vaughan, Mr. Sale, Mr. Horncastle Mr. E. Taylor, Mr. Goulden, and Mr. H. Phillips. The single circumstance Of Mr. J. Cramer's engaging to perform a new duet on the pianoforte, composed by Mr. Mendelssohn-13artholdy, with Mr. W. Beale, a pupil of Mr. Cramer, will of itself prove "metal attractive." Moreover, Mr. F. Cramer will lead the first act; Mr. Mori the second; and Mr. Weichsell will play the first violin in Beethoven's celebrated Septuor.
Wee. OF THE LATE SIR HUMPHRY Devv.—The will of the late Sir Hums phry Davy was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on the 3rd of November last. Probate granted to Lady Davy, the relict, and sole executrix. The effects sworn under 30,000/. The will is in the testator's own handwriting, dated January 3, 1827, when " feeling more than common symptoms of mor- tality." He bequeaths to his brother, Dr. Davy, the sum of 300/. per annum Long Annuities, and the sum of 4,000/., to be realized by the sale of stock Eng- lish or foreign ; the interest of 3,000/. thereof to be applied in the way lie (trie Doctor) may think most beneficial for the interests of his sisters, particularly his married sister, and his godson Humphry. He also leaves to his brother all his chemical books, chemical MSS., apparatus, sporting tackle, medals, and the silver venison-dish made from the Rumford medal. There are several legacies of 100/. and 50/. each to professional friends among whom are Drs. Wench, Babington, Wilson, and Mr. Brodie. Two explanatory papers are appended to this will, by which he requests Lady Davy (on whose high sense of honour and justice he places the most implicit reliance) to bequeath on her decease the different ser- vices of plate of which he died possessed, including those presented to him by the Emperor of Russia, the committees of coal-owners for the invention of the safety-lamp, Sec., to his brother if he survive her, and if not, to his eldest child, should he be in a situation to use it ; should, however, such be not the case, or should Dr. Davy die before the executrix, then it is to be sold or melted down, and the proceeds to be applied by the Royal Society in founding an annual medal to be awarded for the most useful discovery in chemistry in England or Anglo-Ame-
rica. There are three codicils to the will, dated respectively, Rome, November 18, 1828, February 19, 1829, and March 18, 1829; by the former of which he bequeaths to his" kind and affectionate nurse," Josephine Delat6, daughter of an innkeeper at Laybach, in Illyria, the sum of 100/., or a sum equivalent to 1,000 florins; in a subsequent codicil he revokes this bequest, and substitutes one of
500 florins, or 50/. To his brother Dr. Davy, he bequeaths the copyright and profits arising from the sale of Salmonia, or any other publications of his, with the exception of My Vision, which he requests Lady Davy to publish, should she
and his friends consider it useful and instructive to the public, and the proceeds applied in the education of his godson. He also requests rings to be given to
his friends, among whom he particularizes Mr. Knight, Mr. Pepys, and Mr. Hatchett ; and concludes by desiring to be buried where he dies adding, Ne- runt curet sues raisin.", The Times of Wednesday alludes to an exciange by the Royal Society, of valuable books which that body had no right to tarter, for "an unknown, unvalued batch of books from the British Museum." " We recollect" continues the Times, "an instance of one's sending a tragedy to Garick for his examination. After a reasonable time, the author waited on the manager to inquire about the success of I his piece. He found little David—whose Chris an name, by the way, somewhat resembles that of our worthy President of the ioyal Society—at his breakfast; 4, who told him that his work would not do, and (without rising) directed him to ' take it out of a certain drawer, in which were stares of other condemned plays. The disappointed author hunted, and hunted awn, but could not find his own
dear tragedy. ' Then,' said Garrick, ' take twt comedies and llama for it.' , The exchange between the Arundel manuscripts ash the lot of books is &Welling of the same kind. But there is another peculiarly in this transaction, which is this—that the chief of those who negotiate the extiange belong to both bodies. This is the reverse of what Cromwell said of Johtailburne, that if there were no other person in the world, John would quarre with Lilburne, and Lilhurne with John.' In the negociation before us, John Tees with Lilburne, and burne with John. This is a City trick, in which tie see the sante men made Governors and Directors of two companies, wht must often have conflicting interests."
Sir Edward Mostyn, of Talacre, Flintshire, Idea to offer himself for a share in the representation-, of the city of Worcester, wheever an opportunity occurs. Sir Edward is a Roman Catholic, and formerly rested near Worcester.—Macs. eleVield Courier.
The great steeple chase between Captain Ross's Cnker and Mr. Osbaldiston's Clasher took place on Tuesday morning, in the neigiourhood of Melton Mow- bray. Clinker was rode by the celebrated Dick Cbstian, and Clasher by his owner. The horses and riders proved themselves firstate ; and Mr. Osbaldiston gained in beautiful style.
MR. TERRY, TI1E COMEDIAN.—ThC /1707Nh/a MagaZEC for December contains a short biographical Memoir of this excellent actor, vlich, with some accurate information, combines a few mistakes. It is said that le had the credit or dis- credit of writing the dramatic criticisms" in Mr. Ballinvne's newspaper. The criticisms in that paper, (the Edinburgh Weekly Journeljat the time alluded to, were written by Mr. Ballantyne himself; who was bette qualified for the task than most critics of the drama, provincial or metropolitan, ad whose nice feelings of propriety would never have permitted Mr. Terry, in thatiournal, to pass judg- ment on his own performances and those of his .brother asors. It is said that Mr. Terry disposed of his share in the Adelphi Theatre, " to xonerate Sir Walter Scott," who was security for his share of the purchase-mom, ; and this again is made to appear connected with " the failure of Constable tin bookseller." We believe Mr. Terry's difficulties had not the most remote cenection with that failure, and that his surrender of the Adelphi had no partictar reference to Sir Walter Scott's obligations for him, but to the general interestof his creditors.
Terence's Phormio was very successfully enacted on Wedniday at Westmin- ster School, by some of the more eminent scholars. The Dublin Theatre, its properties, &c. were sold by attion on Saturday week, in the saloon, under a mortgage for 13,0004 which Mr. letknell, of London, had upon the patent. The mortgagee himself was the purchser, for 13,5001.; and until the debt is paid, be is to retain possession of the thttre, to the exclu- sion, it is said, of the claims of the bondholders. Mr. Bicknell, t is understood, is to give the present lessee, Mr. Bunn, a lease for seven years at 2000/. per an- num. The present rent is 3000/. This arrangement will gin the theatre some chance of success. Mr. Bunn, during his connexiou, has Jost-1000l. by the con- cern.—Morning Chronicle. It is said that a forgery has been discovered in the mariage-register of a parish in Devonshire on which it was intended to found a claia to the earldom of Peter- borough, which became extinct in l814.—Exeter Flrg Post. Lord Normanby and other choice spirits have introd tied horse-racing at Florence A Commomous lees—The Swan Inn, in Gravesetl, has in front a large board,' on which is painted the fo.lowing announcement " Good accommodation for steam-packets." ANCIENT SCOTCH Moteleme.—A correspomant of the Morning Chronicle furnishes the following amount from an ow Scotch historian of a monster still more curious than the Siamese youths. 'About this time (the beginning of the sixteenth century) then was a great maerel seen in Scotland. A bairn was born, reckoned to be a mat child, but from' the waist up was two fair persons, with all members pertasaing to two belies—es wit, two heads, well-eyed, well-eared, and well-handd. The two oodles, the one's back was fast' to the other's, but from the wait down the' were but one personage; and it could not be known by the igene of sawn from which of the bodies the legs, &c. proceeded. Notwithstandig, the Klng's Majesty caused great care and diligence on the up-bringing of bch bodies; caused them to be nourished, and learnt to sing and play on instruments of music ; who within a short time became very ingenious and cunning i the art of music, whereby they could play and sing two parts, the one treble anethe other tenor, which was very dulce and melodious to hear. The common peple, who treated them also, wondered that they could speak divers and sundryauguages—that is to say, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, English, and lsh. Their two bodies continued to the age of twenty- eight years, and the onedying long before the other, which was very dolorous and heavy to the other, or which, when many required of the other to be merry, he answered—' How at I be merry which have my true marrow as a dead carrion about my back,vhich was wont to sing and play with me ? When I was sad he would give no comfort, and I would do the like to him. But now I have nothing but the dlour of having so heavy a burthen—dead, cold, and un- savory, on my back, wlell taketh all earthly pleasure from me in this present life; therefore I pray to GodAlmighty to deliver me out of this present life, that we may be laid and dissoled in the earth, wherefrom we came.'" itsc. (Our au- thority is Lindsay of Pileottie. The same story is related by Buchanan.) The two-headed girl as been dissected. She is found to have had two hearts, two stomachs, and one .ver.
The French papers I last week give room to a vulgar piece of imaginative writing—professedly an account of a young man, L'Enfant dc Nuremberg, as they call him. They SR/ he has been brought up in a dungeon from four till six- teen years of age; has lever seen the face of his gaoler, or of any one else; and can give no farther accomt of himself. Count de Chabrol, Pcfect of the department of the Seine, has published a statistical work on Paris It has the following statement. " Suicide seems to be making an alarming progess. In 1824, there were 28; in 1825 and 1826, the numbers had risen tc 40 and 49. The deaths from violence in the same years are 679, 712, and 810.'
It is now perfectly well ascertained, that suicide in London is much less fre:l
quota than in Paris) though in Paris it is loss frequent than in:many other great cities of the Continent. We helieie a similar investigation would make it appear, that our proportion of crimes in &gland, though far too great, is not greater in number, and much less atrocious in kind, than that in other countries. Compared with Spain, at least, England is in tais respect Utopia.—Globe. An expedition of discovery has !aely left New York. It comprises tyre; vessels with fifty sailors, men of science, aid all the appliances which they may require. New PAVING.—Lieuteaant I. 1. Browne, of the Royal Navy, has improved upon Mr. Macadam's plan of a ea:nage-pavement in the metropolis. Mr. Browne's plan is, after the foundation has Lein formed in the necessary shape, and the sur- face rolled or rammed hard, that tie paving stones, dressed so as to fit close to- gether, should be laid in a thick cat of good mortar, and the joints covered with cement : the whole mass would tier' become a solid body, and the rain prevented from penetrating to the foundttbn, by which all the present pavements are de- stroyed. To prevent horses slitting, the stones might be grooved on the surface, and this process might be renevtet when worn out. By the sides of the pavement he would construct culverts !awl enough for the passage of broad water-pipes, and gas-pipes, so that the pavenint need never be disturbed till worn out. He observes that some pavements hue been lately made on a plan nearly similar; but the foundation, being of 'oaten stones, cannot be equally firm and durable. MOZART AND vim PRINCES:. MARIA AN1OINETFE.—MOZar1 in his boyhood was entertained as a prodigy t he court of Maria Theresa, and was admitted to play or sport with the young Princesses. In running one day over a floor on which an oilcloth had been ne.sy placed, he got a violent fall. The Archduchess Maria Antoinette (she who easafterwards the unfortunate Queen of France) was then of the same age with Otis little sorcerer," and whilst her sisters continued their play, she raised him optsl busied herself in giving him assistance. Touched by this kiudness, he said to ar, " You are a good girl; I would wish to marry you." The young Princess tcd the Empress of the declaration, which amused her very much, and on the fist occasion of the little Mozart appearing at Court, she asked him if he were stIldetermined on becoming her sou-in-law? " Cer- tainly, Madam," answeredhs "for your daughter Antoinette has a good heart, and is not like the other els who suffered me to remain on the ground."
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