THE THEIT RES.—Mr. Knowles's historical play of Alfred the Pa-

triot King comes out at Drury Lane on Wednesday. Macready, of course, plays the hero ; and Wallack, Cooper, Miss Phillips, &c. have all parts. We hope this will speedily redeem. Mr. Kenney's (not Rennie's, as our printer made it last week,) pledge ; which, if it must be spouted any more, let it be in secret. At Covent Garden, a most splendid spec- table is preparing, on the subject of Arapolcon. It is to be an adaptation of one of the popular French pieces of the day, "done" by Mr. Lacy. Tim costly and superb dresses, we understand, are direct from Paris ; and some idea may be formed of the extent of this performance, from what we have heard whispered, that there were to be fifty speaking cha- racters, and one hundred and fifty supernumeraries. Of the former, we believe Mr. Warde is selected to enact the great conqueror himself. Bravo Covent Garden!—bravo Cobourg !--bravo " legitimacy"!

TneRuate.—The Earl of Lonsdale came to town purposely to enter- tain, on Sunday, the Anti-Reform chiefs, consisting of eighteen or twenty persons. Amongst the company were the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Chandos, Lord Westmorland, Lord Lowther, Sir Robert Peel, Sir E. Sugden, and Sir James Scariett.

KANTI-Ilssoitaz Law PETITION. —01131onday, whilst Sir James Scarlett, Sir Charles Wetherell, Mr. H. Twiss, and other Benchers of the Inner Temple, were dining in that Hall, an Anti-Reform petition, engrossed in formal style over a large extent of parchment, and signed by several Benchers, was brought in by one of the servants of the ball, and placed on the students' table for signature. Surprise was the feeling first ma- nifested at the appearance of the imposing document ; shouts of laughter succeeded. Amidst the uproar which ensued, the students, who appa- rently could not hold their wine steady for laughter, inadvertently over- set the contents of their glasses upon the petition. [Ink is more effectual. It is a waste of good liquor to pour wine over either an Anti-Reformer or his petition.] M. ABERNETHY.—This celebrated surgeon, who had been long seriously indisposed, died at his seat at Enfield, at half-past four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. SUGAR IMPORT ED.—A correspondent informs us of an inaccuracy in our report of Mr. Buxton's speech ; by which he is made to assert that the sugar exported from Trinidad and Barbadoes was, respectively, 394,000 and 293,000 hogsheads. "The whole quantity of sugar im- ported into the United Kingdom from the West India Islands, on an average of three years, from 1827 to 1829, was under 4,000,000 hundred- weight,—or, taking the hogshead at 15 cwt., about 260.000 hogs- heads." We have referred to the reports of other papers, but they do not throw any light on the point. We observe the Mirror of Parlia- ment has escaped the difficulty by omitting the passage altogether. • CHOLERA Monnus.—In an insurance case, argued on motion for a new trial, on Wednesday, Sir James Scariest mentioned some very sin- gular cases of this complaint. It seems to have some wicked designs on the insurance-offices. " The plaintiff in the action had insured her sis- ter's life for a considerable sum, and in four months afterwards the sister died of cholera morbus. Mrs. Alsworthy, another of the parties insured, also died within three months after the policy on her life was effected, of cholera morbus. The father of the plaintiff, who had in- sured his life, died within four months of cholera morbus ; and the mo- ther of Mrs. Alsworthy, who had, under her will, an interest antecedent to that of Mrs. Evans the plaintiff, died a few days before Mrs. Alswor- thy, and of cholera models !" FRENCH STOCKJOBBERS.—Letters from Paris mention a very consider- able failure which took place there on Saturday ; a M. Lallier is a defaulter on transactions in the Funds to the extent of 100,000/. He was one of the privileged ageas de Change, through whose hands the whole of the business in Government securities passes. The late extraordinary fluc- tuations in the French Funds have brought on a crisis in that market ; and a great proportion of the speculators for the fall are believed to be quite unable to meet their engagements. FRENCH POST•OFFICE REGULATIONS.—A gentleman named Brand was lately detained in custody at Calais for a whole day, in consequence of being the bearer of some unsealed letters. Persons would do well to re- collect this fact. There is a very general notion that unsealed letters are not chargeable. Those who wish to cheat Monsieur may still effect it-

they may "note the addresses on a separate paper. Letters not addressed . sre not chargeable by any law, because no post-office can forward them.

OPPOSITION REFORM.—It is well at the present moment to put pn re-

cord the views of the Rump touching Reform. The following is the re- zolution which embodies the principles of the doughty defender of Church and State, Sir Richard Vyvyan. We take it from his speech of Thursday.

" That it is expedient to strengthen and amend the representation of the United Kingdom, by admitting to a participation of the elective franchise those interests which have grown into importance with the increasing wealth and prosperity of the country, due regard being had to the dignity of the Crown, the interests of the people, the maintenance of existiny institutioas, and the welfare of our vast colonial possessions."

That is, Manchester may have a corporation and a couple of members, and Old Sarum must remain untouched !

"IMRE GUNNING."—We understated that Mr. Peter Sharp, of King- ston, placed a dead carcass in some place convenient to attract crows ; and placing himself with his musket in a convenient place for shooting, when a number of them would get into the carcass, he would pull trigger. In this way, it is said, he killed near fifty crows at four shots. We mention this as a specimen of rare gunning, as well as to show others the best way to kill crows.—New York Gazette. [The paragraph itself

affords a specimen of Yankee composition.]

GIRAFFE.—There is on its passage from Calcutta to this country,

in the " Lady M'Naghten," Captain Langley Pope, expected in about three weeks, a camelopard, which is considered by all those who have seen it as one of the finest of its species. It is about twenty feet high, and was taken in the interior of Africa, with two others, one of which was sent to the Grand Sultan ; the other is in the possession of the Pasha of Egypt. Its age is supposed to be about eighteen months.

A ilLuoa STURGEON.-0:1 Monday morning, Mr. M`Queen, the tacksman of the Hopetoun fisheries, found a sturgeon, a valuable but " dangerous customer," among the salmon in his stake-nets. He had it, conveyed to Edinburgh, where it was exhibited alive in the Fish-mar- ket. It was afterwards put into a cistern, where it soon became so vigorous' that those who ventured to disturb it, were sure to be pun- ished by having a gallon or two of water dashed about their ears. The sturgeon is five feet five incites in length, and is guessed to be sixty pounds in weight. It has been purchased by the ex-King's purveyor, at Is. (W. per pound. It is said, by those acquainted in the trade, that this is the first time a live sturgeon has been seen in Edinburgh.—Scorch Paper. CONSISTENCY OP FREEMEN.—A Virginia paper, in the same number which contained the account of the rejoicings for the fifty-first anniver- sary of " American independence," contained an advertisement for the sale by auction of " A hundred (more or less) young likely negroes ;" who, as if for the purpose of contrast, were to be put up to sale at

" Liberty Halt!"

LIMITS OF Pessnuurv.—An Irish paper states it as a remarkable fact, that rape and forcible abduction are the only crimes that have of late years increased in Ireland. What room for increase was there in any other department ?

RAM. MOULIN Roi.—We understand that this celebrated Brahmin

Rajah is at present residing with an East Indian gentleman in the neigh- bourhood of Regent Street. Ile arrived in the country last week, and posted to town front Liverpool to be present at the debate on the Reform Bill on Monday. Hoo-Loo.—The remains of this unfortunate sufferer were interred on Tuesday. It is a fine proof of the craving spirit of curiosity in our great and idle capital, that the doors of the hospital were besieged for two days by persons anxious to obtain a peep at the body.

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.—The reporter of the sports at this meeting states, that the fashionable portion of the visiters will not arrive until the Reform question is decided ! This is probably the first time that politics have mingled with the hopes or fears or enjoyments or sufferings of the good people of Newmarket. Had they known as much on Monday as we do on Wednesday, they would have been rioting in anticipation of a brilliant turn-met for the end of the week. There is nothing now in the Reform Bill to detain either the idle or the busy. What a pity that it had not been run for instead of talked for ! The exploits of the Blunder colt afford a much pleasanter subject of contem- plation and description than the twaddle of such a broken-down stager

as Sir Robert Wilson or the leilatim of General Gascoyne.

dgrit 22.

• Match, li. ft. T. M. M.

Lord Chesterfield's Priam beat sir 3i. Wood's Lucetta, 8st. 711). each. The Rubbish. Stakes, of 3 sove.eietia each ; for 2 yr. old colts, Set. bib., fillies, 21b. T. Y. C.

Mr. Batson's b. f., by Morisco, out of Fawn

Mr. T. Carter's ht. f. Mary, by Waterloo . 2 The Newmarket Stakes, Of 30 sovereigns each, 34 subscribers. Lord Jersey's Biddleswordi Mr. Cooke's Incubus ..... 2 Several others started.

Match, 100. Duke of Rutland's Clansman, Set. 51b., treat Lord Anson's Egbert,Sst. D. M. Match, 200,11. ft. Sir BT. Wood's Cetus received from Lord Anson's Zillah. Sweepstakes of 30 aoys. each. T. M. M. Mr. Theakston's Surprise, 3 yrs., 7st. ........... ....... I Mr. Grant's Lady Emily, 4 yrs. fist. Hatch, 200 General Grosvenor's Sarpedon beat Lord Exeter's Vagrant, fist. 71b. each. AY, The Handicap was not run when our express left.