Greenwich Fair.
Amongst the various sources of amusement which the metropolis iand its environs present, there are perhaps none which pOssess more attractions for the young people of the humbler walks of life that the fairs. There is such a variety of entertainment at them so much bustle, and so little restraint; the very name of a fair is the promise of mi-th * its approach is the signal for enjoyment. There are few, too, in the class of society to which we have alluded, in whose minds some one or other of these scenes is not associated with inter- esting recollections, except the very young membcrs; and to them merry prospects are never less interesting than pleasing retrospec- tions. It is said that these fairs are on the decline. It may be true, so far as regards their number; but if we were allowed ,to judge from the multitude of persons at Greenwich yes- terday, we might safely affirm that they have not dleclined in attraction. From an early hour in the day, both the river and the road leading from town were covered with the vo- 'taties of fun, speeding towards the sprightlv scene, in wherries, coaches, gigs, carts, and on foot. Their spirits, already sufficiently b buoyant, were still farther heightened by the watr rays of the sun, and the cloudless appearance of the sky; they were, therefore, no sooner arrived, than they eagerly entered upon the various amuse- mnents of the place, according to their different tas-es. Some whose fancy was of an aspiring cast, ascended the swings, and would have mounted to the very clouds, only, as we before hinted, there were zone afloat; others, whose stomachs and nerves were stouter still, seated themselves in the merry-go-rounds, and were whirled round ,with the velocity of a mail-coach-wheel, until their brains must 'ave spun like a whirligig. Then there were these whose classic taste, scorning such homely and physical amnusements, led them at once to Lr. Richardson's theatre,to witness the execution, the repre- aentationwemean, of a Romaan tragedy ! nothing less than Virginiui;, disguised under the title of The Alurderer's Bride; or Tre Hour / Trial; -a title which,we can vouch for it.was fully redeem- ed by the performance, in both its parts. WVe proved it, indeed, to be " an hour of trial ;" and as for murder and murderers, we pledge ourselves there wa5 nO lack of them. There was of course * plentiful collection of natural curiosities, including bears, mon- kevs. dwrarfs, &, with the Swics giantess, in -" towering majesty," at theheadofthem, whilst the various tentasere filled with those hilarious pirits, w,ho preferred exhibiting to witnessing exhibi- tions, and "Simply sought renown, " Bv holding out to tire eaci other down." T'p to the period of our leaving the fair, we hearn of no serious fracas or accidents. GRAE'VW1CR FAIR.