Star. — London, England, 1824-10-09 00:00:00

b1713L11;1,.:OCTOB ER-5. Alderman Fleming has resigned the Chief Ju►ticeship of the Court of Conscience, to which Alderman Smyth has succeeded. Mr. Justice For, one of the puisne Judges of this Court, has retired, and Mr. Ex-Sheriff Perrin occupies his seat on the Bench. Mr. Ex• Sheriff Lamprey has also been promoted to the situation of puisne Judge. Friday, John Leslie Foster, Esq. M.P. having completed his in spection of the several schools in Cork, took his departure for Fer moy, where he visited the several schools and establishments ; and from thence proceeded to the Rev. Doctor Woodward's, at Glan worth. On the following morning the Hon. Gentleman proceeded to Mitchehtown and Doneraile, on his important mission. Saturday, Mr. Frankland Lewis, and another Gentleman, ac companied by the Right Hon. Sir John Newport, M.P. visited the different Public Schools in Waterford, particularly the four Schooh under the superintendance of Mr. Edward lice, of the manage ment of which they expressed their full approlmtion. • ANIMALS Mal ENGLAND, OCTOSIA t —The Provost of Trinity College and family, Mr. Bruen, Lady C. Bruen, the Rev. Mr. and Miss Peacock, D oc tor and Mr. Wilhomier, Captaiq Dwyer; Messrs. MsGuffin, Thompson, Williams, Hewitt, Mussenden, and Adair. Arrivals at Seapoint House—Mr. and Mrs. Curtis, Mrs Tot tenham, Mrs. and Miss Cumming, Mrs. Illackeere. Major Napier, Captain Unett ; Messrs. Miller, Price, Browne, APKenzie, Morris, Boatman, and Jones. THE ARMY. Thursday, a troop of the 3d for King's own Dragoons) marched into Coventry Irons Birmingham, on their route to Northampton. Thursday, the 60th, or Duke of York's Rifles, marched into Canterbury from Chatham, and occupy the Infantry Barracks, where they are to be stationed for sonic time. This Regiment (originally the Loyal Americans) has very lately returned from the \Vest Indies, where it has been stationed in various parts for many years past. Government ha% at length agreed with Messrs. BALW:CI: and DE Lassos for the purchase of the extensive Barracks and ground for merly occupied by tha Royal Artillery in Canterbury, and rented by the Bo ,rd of Ordnance of those Gentlen e the lease of which expired last year. Messrs. Bocnocx and DE lassaux receive in ex change the Cavalry Barracks, situated in the Ville of St. Gregory, and a very considerable sum of money. This put chase will much improve the Government property at Canterbury, as the Artillery Barracks occupy the space between the King's Cavalry Barracks and those destined for Infantry. The King's Barracks can now, at a smdl expense, he rendered compact, and fit to accommodate a full Itegiment of Cavalry, when on the War C.:tahlishment ; and the Garrison will also possess the advact4ge rat an extensive ground for exercise in the immediate vicinity of the Barracks. INDI A.—N ATI VF. GENERAL COURT- AIITI.I L 1 GEWEILAL WIDER'S NV 711 F. COMMANDEA-124-CUILV. Head-quarters, Calcutta, April 26, 1824. At a Native General Court- assembled at D napore, on the 9th of March, 1224, Subadar Balker Snag, of the Patna Provin cial Battalion, was arraigned upon the undermentioned charges, viz. " 1. Fur having, at Chupiah, on nr about the month of Septem ber, 1823, confined Nosed) Sing and Daemalty, Sepuys of the Patna Provincial Battalion, belonging to the guard then under his command, on the pretence of sending them to the head-quarters of the Battalion for trial, and released them again on their bribing him so to do. " 2. For having, on or about the month of S-ptember, 1823, demanded and received money from Buctur Sing, Sepoy, Patna Provincial Battalion, for obtaining him leave of absence; also for refusing to allow Mupoorat Sing, Sepoy, to visit his house, at the recommendation of the Surgeon, until bribed by Summit) Roy, brother of the above-mentioned Sery. " All or any part of such conduct being disgraceful in the cha racter of a Native Commissioned Odlc'r, and in breach of the Articles of War." _ _ _ Upon which Charges the Court came to the following decision : FINDING AND SENTLNC . N.—" The Court having maturely weighed and considered the evidence adduced, with what the prisoner hos -urged in his defence, is of opinion that he is guilty of all and every part of the charges preferred against him, which, being in breach of the Articles of War, does genre nee him, Subadar Bothee Sing of the Patna Provincial Battalion, to be discharged from the Service. " Approved and Confirmed. (Signed) . " EDWARD I'AGF.T, General, Commander-in-Chief in India." Before the rime Court-)lartial re-assembled at patapore, on the 10th March, 1824, alemadar Mafia Sing, of the Patna Provincial Battalion, was arraigned upon the undermentioned charges, viz.- 1. " Por having, as Chuprah, on or about tile month of August, 1823, made an unauthorised deduction of four Rupees, Irons the pay bf Sewchurn Sing, Sepoy, Patna Provincial Battalion. 2:" For having, oo or about the month of September, 1823, at Chuprab, confined Hunstaje Sing and Surjoo Sing, Sepuys, Patna Provincial Battalion, under a threat of sending them fur trial to the Head-quarters of the Battalion, and subsequently releasing them, 'en their paying him money as a bribe for so doing. " All or any part of such conduct being disgraceful, unbecoming the character of a Native Commissioned Officer, and in breach of the Articles of War." Upon which Charges the Court came to the following decision: _ . FINDING AND Seitvsuca.—" The Court having maturely weighed and considered the evidence adduced, with what the prisoner has urged in his defence, is of opinion, that he is Guilty of all and eviay part of the Charges preferred against him, which being in breach of the Articles of War, does sentence him,Jemadar Mo:loi Sing,of the 'Kona Provincial Battalion, to be discharged the service. Approved and confirmed, (Signed) " EDWA RD PAGET, General, Commander-in-Chief in ludia." Before the same Court-Martial, re-assembled at Dinapore, on the 11th klatch, 1824, Jemadar Kuria Bing, of the Patna Provin cial Battalion, was arraigned upon the undermentioned charges: " For having, at Bankipore, on or about the Bth February,lB24, tampered with, and endeavoured to influence the evidence of libyroo Sing, Sepoy, and others, whom he considered as likely to he cited as witnesses against two Native Officers then under arrest, by expressing hin14 . 4:11 audibly in the following terms Those acoundrela who have gone and informed the Adjutant against the &Mader and Jemadar in arrest, they will all be brought to a Court Martial, and severely punished—du not you give evidence, if you are called upon, against them, but apply for your diicharge, and go home. I have spoken to Sewnauth, and he bas promised not ..o give evidence against them; the Court-Martial will be held at Dinapere, where the Captain and Adjutant will have nothing to say. 11 1 can get five men who will all give the same evidence in the Suhadar's favour, he will ►e acquitted, and then those scoun drels will see what they will get—or in words to that effect.'" Upon which charge the Court came to the following decisicn : FINDING AND SENT -" The Court having maturely weighed and considered the evidence adduced, with what the prisonet has urged in his defence, is of opinion that be is Guilty of all and every part of the charge preferred against him, which being in breach of the Articles of War, does sentence him, Jemadar Kurta Sing, of the Patna Provincial Battalion, to be discharged from the service. _ _ _ . " Approved and Confirmed, (Signed) " EDWARD PAGET, General, Commander-in-Chief in India." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Nocton packet sailed from Malta for Falmouth the 4th ult The Lady Wellington packet, from Falmouth, arrived at Malta on the 10th ult. Pommel:lw, OCT. 8. —.'Wind S.W. to N.W. Arrived the Ganges, LLOYD, from London for India ; Charlotte, Elictos, from liainburgh for Bombay. Sailed his Majesty's ship Itsowisio, for Plymouth. DEAL, OCT. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the SalaCia, CHURCH, from Alexandria; Swift, —, from Malaga ; said Coventry, PURDY, from Jamaica. Came down from the River and remain, the Har riet, for Batavia; Pilot, for Honduras; Ann, for Berbice; and the New Albion, for Malta. Put back, the Nile, Rusolua.. fur Derbice. Livsitroot., Oct. 7. Arrived theSusauua,Biaarrr, from Mor. treat. BaissoL, Oct. S.—Arrived the Superior, limn., from Peters burgh ; and William, --, from Bilboa. SeILLY, OCT. 5.-.ATTived the Trafalgar, THOMSON, from Gam bia ; and the Libcrty, LAvictuu, from Cape Coast Castle. Off the Island, the Albion, Bray, from the Mauritius and St. Heleta. CUSTOM-HOUSE, OCT. 8. Sums ENURED luwanns—Tfie Charente, front Bilboa; and Ca milla, front Jrcobstadt. • ENTRRED OUTWAILDSThe llRllingeD, for Rotterdam; Royal George, for Bombay ; Thomas, for St. Vinceiit's; Waterloo, for 'Trieste; Caroline. Duke of Manchester, and Jut% ) for Jamaica ; P.zeria, for Cape Haytien ; and Hope, for Hamburgh. CLErttiso Maw-tuns The Pelican, and Christiana Vos, for Brussels; Thomas, and Pursuit, for Hanaburgh; and Harmonic, for Dominica. Mr. GREIG, the Editor of the South African Adver tiser, has arrived at Basco! in the Cambrian, from St. litleua. AIVOTYIER FATAL BALLOON ASCENT. iIILTON, NEAR BANBURY, OCTOBER 6. We copy the following from the Oxford Journal of this day :—" As the shepherd of Mr. Cox, of Milton, was this morning going his usual rounds over his mas ter's farm, he perceived something at a distance, which appeared to him to be some cows lying together, but which, on a nearer approach, proved to be a balloon, containing in its car the lifeless body of a man. He immediately ran back. to the village to procure assist ance, and had the body removed to the Black Boy pub lic-house, where it still remains.—The deceased appears to be about twenty-five years of age. "On examination, the skull was found to be fractured and the right arm broken. On his person were some papers, and a bill of fare bearing the name of slimy, Crown and Anchor Inn, Northampton,' whither a messenger has been sent in hopes of obtaining some information of the deceased.—The balloon is in the pos session of Mr. Cox, %there numbers from the surround , ing villages have already flocked to see it." REV. ALEX FLETCHER. When the late Managers of Albion Chapel retired from their office, on the 27th of May last, they pub lished, for the consideration of the members and seat holders, a Report of their proceedings for the previous four years, and their reasons fa declining the manage ment in future; and they hoped they should not be called npon to trouble the public with any observations in reference thereto; but alter t..e Appendix (dated the lst of October) which Mr. Fletcher has thought proper to publish to his Protest of the 29th September, it is im po.sible for them to remain longer silent. The Mana gers understand a full statement of the whole proceed ings before the Presbytery and Synod is p:eparing, and v. ill be shottly publi.hed, and which, they also ehend, will be a complete answer to the Protest and Appendix ; but in the meantime, for the sake of their own charac ters, they feel compelled to call the public attention to two of the charges against them, and to their answers to those charges. Mr. Fletcher, in the Appendix, says, with reference to his Managers_" I have charged them, at an early stage of the business, with their interference in this mat- . scr, which interference I never sought— which I always resisted—and which I foretold, if not checked, would de , troy all hope of a revival of the interrupted Co. resp ondence." To this they .answer, and that in the most positive manner, that, as a body, they never interfered with the Linientable affair (which has since caused them the deepest anguish) until urged to do so by Mr. Fletcher 's request, ochich was first made durifig a conversation with oto or their number, who had tendered their as siqance :is private friends, and again in a letter to one of t!:em, dated 21st November, of which the follow. ing is a copy : I think highly of your pacific spirit. From being in the Forest your kind note was riot received till this afternoon. " The plan of the Managers meeting immediately, meets my hearty approbation. I wish you could excuse my meeting with you. If agretable, [Apia call a meet ing for Monday evening. If you had a,letter ready at the commencement of the meeting, addressed to 'Dr. Dick, pressing upon him the expediency of submitting to arbitration, it might be subscribed by the Managers in time to be sent off bY'the Monday's post. " I hope PROVIDENCE will smile on your plans, and bless them for minoring the threatening cloud which is now over us." And again, in another letter of the 25th November " I think that it is the imperious duty of the Ma nagers, as Christians, to write Dr. Dick, dissuading him, by the most powerful arguments, from carrying the matter into ,a &bac Court." .Mr. Fletcher, in a subsequent part of his Appendix, says, " I have charged them with proposing to me, for the purpose of averting the threatened calamity of legal violence to give my name to a blank apology, which they and Dr. Dick were to fill up at pleasure, and to which I should bind myself before knowing the materials with which it was to be filled. With these things I have charged them, and they are truth." Such is affirmed by Mr. Fletcher to be truth ; hot whether the things charged are the truth or not, the public will judge, when they have perused the two fol. lowing letters : The first is from Mr. Fletcher to the Managers. " December 5, 1843. " GENTLEMZNIrII reply to your last communication, I am wil ling-Ist, That you confer with Dr. Dick on this unpleasant busi ness, in whatever way your own discretion and concern for the interests of religion may dictate.---2d, That Dr. Dick be solicited to send up the form of the apology, to be subscribed by me, which he may con sider satisfactoty, and calculated to vindicate the character of his daughter. " 3. That I shall most readily give my name to any doctiment presented by him, through the Managers, to me, provided it is not at variance with my knowledge of facts, and the imperishable rights of conscience. " 4. And all this in the fullest confidence, that no use whatever will be made in Court of any of my apologies. " I remain, Gentlemen, your's respectfully, " ALEX. FLETCHER." The other is from seven of the Managers to Mr. Fletcher, viz. " TO TOR REV. December 22, 1823. _ _ " Ste—Having received from Miss Dick's solicitor, a copy of a Ladyletter, which he thinks will be satisfactory to that ady and her fritnds, and which, if signed by you, he is of opinion will terminate this unpleasant affair, we most respectfully request you will have the goodness to peruse the same, with Mr. Rawlings and Mr. Creak. After having ourselves given it the most mature consideration, and fully agreeing with its contents, we do most sincerely recommend your signing the same, in order that it may be transmitted imme diately to Dr. Dick. " We remain, Rev. Sir, your very sincere friends, (Signed) "C. M. JOHNSON, Chairman, " ALEX. THOMPSON, JOHN HAY, " WILLIAM GItUBB, " JAMES RAWLINGS, " THOMAS RANDOLL, • " JOSEPII ADAMS." The last letter was accompanied by another from Mr. Rawlings, appointing Wednesday, the 24th, at eleven, as a time for meeting. About eleven o'clock on that day, Mr. Fletcher sent Mr. Rawlings a letter, dated the previous dap (the 25d), in which he says— " Though there is no one within the range of my congregation with whom I would more readily confer than yourself upon the present unhappy affair, as you have uniformly treated me with the most marked civility, yet I haste not yet decided whether I shall see you on Wednesday.' Mr. Fletcher di not attend on Wednesday ; he never inspected the a r oky which it was proposed be should sign ; he said, on being called upon by Mr. Creak,. that he would nut sign any ; and by his subsequent conduct he has shewn that he preferred complying with the terms required of him in a 'public rather than in a private manner. The new building for the late KING'S Library, in what were the Slocum Gartierts, prtrceeds with great activity. INSOLi EAT DEBYORi' COIL 7, 'OCT. 8. • • Esther Hall, who had been previonsly before the Court on several occasions, was brought op for a re hearing. The insolvent, who was late of Mottram, Cheshire, is a widow, aged 73, an:l was first before the Court July 24th ; the account she then gave was so vague and coutradictory, that she was ordered to come up at a future day, and produce Mr. Shaw, her brother, to whom she said she bad sold her reversion in an estate for £4O. Monday last, Mr. Shaw came up on a subpccna, when his evidence was in every material point contra dictory to that which had been previotbly given by the idsolvent—she having sworn that the entire residue of her husband's estate was only L:10; but by the eviderte .01 Shaw, it appeared that she had an estate wor th about £320, which she sold her interest in fur ,:10. The COURT considered that the insolvent had through. out been a t!upe to her relations, who had taken advan tage of her age and imbecility, ri , Aw ithstanding which they must dispense justice with an even hand, without reference to ulterior objects. The Counsel for the insolvent said, re was instructed to say, that Mr. Shaw would give up the deed, provided that the Assignee appointed wbuld re!und the mo.ley he had advanced. In order to ascertain whether the proposal would be accepted, the case was further adjourned to this day, se/lea it appeared that Mr. Shaw had changed his mind, and only offered to pay £l5, nn the condition tha: his right to the annuity might not he disturbed. This proposition the Court refused to accept, alth'urgh Mr. Heath conceded, on behalf of the creditor s , that they did not wish unnecessarily to protract the con finement of the aged woman at the bar; but as it was evident that her property had found its way into other hands than her creditors, it could not be expected that the paltry offer made should be accepted. Mr. Cummissioner HARRIS animadverted nn the con- • duct of the relations of the poor old woman before him; who had become a victim to younger and designing branches of her family. By her acts, however, she had subjected herself to a long remand. He therefore hoped that tire creditors would investigate the matter; for it was quite clear that the persons who had mi.lcd the insolvent were more deserving of imprisonment than she was, and he hoped that they would under some other act be brought to account. The Court would not give its final judgment, but allow the case to be adjourned to the sth of Nov. when they would see what conces sions were made, and give their judgment accordingly. William Benbow was this day brought up, and having sworn to his schedule (from which the sum of £ .S(X) da mages obtained against him by Mr. Warburton had been expunged), was declared entitled to the benefit of the Act, and ordered to be discharged forthwith. Wolf Aaron, who was remanded on the 23d of Sept.' for refusing to answer certain questions relative to the disposal of £1,500 worth of goods which he had ob tained on credit, was this day brought up on his own application. He was now examined by Mr. PoLLoCk, and accounted for the money by saying that two per sons to whom he had given goods ran away in his debt —the one in a sum of 8001. and the other 3001. that he went to the cdtmtty after them, and was absent three weeks, but did. not succeed in.mceting with either of them. During his absence, his wilt was, he said, rob bed of a small box of jewels of upwards of 2001. in value. On further examination, the insolvent could not tell from whom he had obtained those jewels. Mr. Kipling was then examined, and stated that he is a hosier, living in the Poultry. The insolvent came to him some time back, and representing himself as a shipper of goods, gave him an order for a considerable quantity. From time to time he called and gave other orders, stating on those occasions that he was entitled to a considerable sum of money in right of his wife, and that he was a leaseholder of the house he lived in. In this way he got goods from Mr. Kipling to the amount of 1:715, of which he paid him only List. k turned out, however, that the rtpresentations he gave of him self were not correct. There were several other persons from whom be had obtained goods, in Court, ready to Appear against him; but in consequence of the Com missioners in attendance having to meet the other Com missioners at four o'clock, the case was adjourned. the celebrated Malherbe dined one day with the Archbishop of Bonen, who was famous for being a te dious, dull preacher. Dinner was scarcely over before Malherbe fell asleep, but was awoke by the Prelate, anJ invited to go and hear him preach. « I beseech your Grace," said Malherbe, " to excuse me, i can sleep ex• ceedingly well whet e i am." In consequence of the late incessant rains, the fens, in many parts of Lincolnshire, are under water. Between Peterborough and Crowland, the country is flooded to a very considerable distance. About two o'clock yesterday afternoon, a five broke out in the shop of J. Wilson, carpenter, 19, Summer street, Back-hill, Hatton-garden. Wilson occupied only the shoo, in the house of Mr. Cox ; the shop was shut up, and he was out on business, when the fire occurred. Several engines arrived, and, by the prompt exertions of the firemen, the devouring element was got under, but not before to the amount of £2O worth of barometers, thermometers, and such other articles, which be hJ to make for the trade, were destroyed, besiJes his tools : and much injury was done to the shop. Wednesday sennight, an alarming fire broke out in the cabinet manufactory of Messrs. Jacob and Solomon, Falmouth, during the absence of the workmen at din ner. From the combustible natnre of the articles in the manufactory, the fire speedily reached a height that threatened the destruction of the neighbouring houses. A great part of the furniture in the houses in front was thrown out of the windows into the street, and the occupants of the neighbouring premises, Mr. Blake, Mr. Molyneaux, &c. were also busily employed in re moving their stock and furniture, whilst the inhabitants exerted themselves to the utmost in suppling the en gines with water. In about two hours these efforts were so tar successful, that the houses in font, and those on each side weie saved : but the whole of the extensive manufactory of Messrs. Jacob, end the long range of warehouses belonging to Messrs. Came, are destroyed. The damage is estimated at 200 W.—Another fire hr, ke out • the same evening, in premises in West -street, Penzance, which are occupied as a stable and ware house; but by the timely assistance of the public, with the engines belonging to the town, it w as prevented from extending beyond the premises in w hick it com menced, the greater part of which, with two waggons, were comumed. The fire was occasioned by a boy leaving a lighted candle in one of. the waggons, which set fire to some straw in the bottom of it. iPOE77IVG INTELLIGENCE. . • • • HUNTING. H. Joiliffe, Esq.'s Fox-hounds .meet on Turiday, at Kennel Ttuarsday, it s Windruill Walton; Saturday, at Chipstead Church. The Surrey Fox-hounds • meet on Monday, at Worm-heath; Thursday, at Crown. Ash lull; Saturday, at Godstone. TheSasi4er.teadHarriers meet on Nl o nd a y, W e d nes d ay , an d Saturday, at Kenuel.. Tie Karl of ocri*sfitag-hounds will begin hunting the first week in November. , . DORCHESTER RACP.S.— ore. 3. A Plate of 50 soy. given by the Officers of the Bth, or King's Royal Irk!' Hussars, added to a subscription of five parcelling each. Three mile heats. Mr. Cockliurn's gr. f. Agnes, 3 yrs, Est. 131 b. 2 2 1 1 Campbell's br. c. Franconi, 5 yrs, Est. 121 b. a 1 2 2 Mr. Wethv! cll's b. f. Isabella, 3 yrs, bat. 01b. 1 3 3 5 A. Sweeps - ahts of five soy. each, added to a Plate of se2s, given from the !lice Fund, for horses not thorougn.hred, that never won the value of 4'50. Gentlemen riders. Heats about two miles and a q uarter. Mr. Pon.onby s h. g. Hero, agtd, I Ist. 111 b. 3lr. Tateheil's h. g. aged, 11st. 111 b. Alr. T.tantmi's Eglantine, 4 yrs, 10st. 1:slh. Capt. Can.phell's b. g. Hussar, aged, 11st. 11111. . 4 dr M.. J. Nevis's g. m. by Lop, aged, 11st. 11114 dis A Match for 50 slt. between Capt.Camphell's b. h. King Richard, 4 yrs old, z.nd Captain Chadwick's b. h. Ihither'em, aged. King Richard won easily. The liantlicap Sweepstakes of five soy. each, with VS added from the Fund, for beaten horses, was won by Prosody beating Black and All Btick, Masquerader, Waterloo filly, and llospodar. Tiii*s race, wl:ich was won by a length, concluded the sport. 1 1 . 2 dis 3 2 RICIIAIONG MEETING (YORKSIIIRF,)-Ovr. 5. Tlie . Aleni'ders' Plate of £sO, for maiden horses, mares, or geldings. Two-mile heats. Duke of Leeds's gr. f. by Comus, 4 yrs old I 1 %Ir. Iluilmint's b. c. PL.:river, 4yn old . 2 2 Col. Cradock's b. c. by Prime Minister, 3 yrs old . 4 3 3lr. Lonsdale's ch. f. by Alilo, 3 yrs old . . ' 3 4 .1 Sweepstakes of 40gs. each, fen three yrs old colts and fillies; Cults, fist. lib. fillies, 83t. Once tound the Course. Lord Sligu'A b. c. Canteen Mr. J. Ferguson's ch. c. 3lountaineee 1 . CoL Cradock's b. c. by Blacklock . 3 A Sweepstakes of 20gs. each, for three years old fillies, Bst. Mb. . Once round the Course. Mr. Hutchinson's hr. f. by Bigot ." • . I Mr. Jatpres's b. f. by Walton . 9 Mr. Tarlton's ch. f. Gipsy . 3 . WREXHAM RACES—Ocr. 61 A Gold Cup, value lOogs. by a Subscription of logs. each. One beat, four times round the Course. Mr. Mytton's hr. c. Whittington. 4 yrs . 1 Mr. J. Rogers's gr. h. Sir Edward; 5 yrs . 2 A Silver Cup; the gift of Sir W. W. Wynn. Bart. value £5O, for horses, &c. the property of Privates or Noncommissioned Of ficers of the North Wales Yeomanry Cavalry. Two-mile heats. Mr. E. Hughes's b. g. Glanafron, 5 yrs . . 1 1 Mr. Herndon's b. f. Young Sorcerer, 6 yrs . Mr. S. Griffiths's b. m. Belinda, 5 yrs . Mr. Birch's b. m. by Alexander, 4 yrs The Twenty-five Guinea Stakes did not fill. MONMOUTH RACES—Orr. 6. . 2 g 3 3 bolted A Sweepstakes of sgs. each, with SO added from the Fund. Mates and geldings allowed 31b. Heats, twice round and a di.tance. Mr. Bosanquet's b. c. Cardinal Puff, 4 yrs 4 1 1 Mr. Partridge's ch. e. Wiseacre, 4 yrs . 5 2 2 Duke of Beaufort's cb. g. Melampus, 4 yrs . 1 5 5 . Sir C. Morgan's Victorine, aged . 2 dr A Plate of £5O given by the County Memhtrs for all ages. Mares and geldings allowed Sib. Heats, three times round. Mr. Day's bl. f. Sloe, 4 yrs Mr. Goddard's b. e. Presentiment, 5 yrs Mr. Pryse's ch. h. Doctor Bady, aged 1 1 . 2 2 3 3 UNION OF THE THAMES AND MEDWAY. . The grand union bet.veen the Rivers Thames and Medway will be effected very shortly, by means of the largest tunnel, we believe, in the world. This great public undertaking commences immediately, from the l'ott of London, below Gravesend, where these is a large river -lock, capable of admitting vessels of 2A tons into a capacious basin, with commodious wharfage. The Canal, which is fifty feet wide, and seven feet ducp in water, passes through the marsh lands to the village of fligham, a distance of nearly five miles, where the tunnel begins, which is twenty-two feet wide on the water level, and eight feet deep at spring -tides, twenty four feet six inches high from the water surface to the apex of the iamb, said' a towing-path five feet wide, fit oily protected by means of a cast-iron and timber railing. The tunnel continues under the chalk hills for a distance of upwards of two fillies, %%here it terminates 'in a very large basin, commanded by a lock entetinq into the River Medway, and capable of receiving vessels of 300 tons. The whole length of this Canal, from the 'River Thames to the Medway, is only seven miles and a quarter; and by this very short line all the citcuitous, tedious, and oftentimes d.mgetous passage round the Nore is avoided, thereby saving a distance of at least from forty to fifty miles, Thus the communi cation from the interior of Kent with the North of England is made easy, safe, and at a comparatively trifling expense, with the advantage of a more cer tain passage, as well as a considerable saving in we.tr and tear of sails and tackle, &c. Tai; important line also opens a communication from Touhridge, by means of the Regent's and Grand Junction Canals, to B:anstone, in Northamptonshire, for the same sized craft, without any trans-shipment of goods, which may be forwarded to any of the Northern is of England. Craft from seven to eighteen feet beam can navigate the whole line, which it is obvious will secure to inland commerce in-- calculable advantages. LAW STAMPS.—The Act qf Parliament for the re duction of various law stamps comes into operation on Monday next, by which the public will be materially benefitted, particularly by the Ecclesiastical Courts; on copies of wills alone, the saving to the public will be a deduction of a shilling on every folio of 90 words. One thousand baptisms have been registered in the single parish of St. Mary's, at Nottingham, in the last eig!..t months ; and it is a fact that one midarife in that town has attended upwards of 600 women since the commencement of the present year. The late Rev. Mr. NEIL, one of the Ministers of the West Church, Edinburgh, when taking:* walk in the afternoon, saw an old woman sitting by the road side, evidently much intoxicated, with hor bundle lying be fore her in the mud. lle immediately recognised her to he one of his parishioners. " Will you just help rr e up v irh my bundle, gude man ?" !aid she, as he szopued. Fze, fie, Janet," the pastor, " to see the like o' you in such a plight. Do you know where all drunkards go to ?" t. Ay, some," said Janet, '4'they just gang whar a di ap o gude drink is to be got." A Cantu& w ho had lately taken meets, was treated with insolent hauteur by hi.s Rector, who ha v ing martial a lively and handsome young wife, was jealous of evet y one who arptoacl , ed her. Decorum totbade him to . resent this behaviour ; but, on the ensuing Sunday, knowing the Mewl - was inesent, he took as the subject of his discourse the following text 112.5 zioali6c exalted above his brethren .1" ,~ '_~ ~~