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and I brought down a fire from London to Greenwich u n t he 30th July. We were to return with our far • About two o'clock we went to take a walk in the Park. We met With Ferguson in the town, and he walked with us. I saw Baker sitting by the side of a female child. fie was exposing himself to her in a beastly kind of manner. I did not hear him say a word. He was with the child three or four, or five minutes. I dare say.he saw sas, for he quitted the child. As soon as he was gone we went and spoke to the child, and asked her what he said ? After that Ferguson ran after him. I did not see Baker run ; the trees prevented my seeing which way he went. Nobody went for the constable, but when we got out of the Park we found Ferguson, the constable, and Baker together. We then went to the Magistrate, the constable leading the way. 'We tsf:erWards a ent to Lewisham. I don't know the Gen tleman's name to who:e house we went. Thomas Ferguson and G. Chansbertaine gave similar testimony. Mr. GURNEY then addressed the Jury in reply. He had told the Jury in the outset that the question was not whether Baker was or was not guilty of the offence alleged against him, but whether the defendant had ac quired a judicial knowledge of the facts and circum stances sor the case, before he doomed the unfortunate man to three months' imprisonment and hard labour in the . House of Currection ? The guilt of Baker, assuming it to have been satisfactorily made out, could be no an swer to this indictment. Let that unfortunate person be ever so guilty, the conduct of the defendant was .-equally illegal and improper. But he contended with confidence, ghat the story told by the three men, who had been examined as to the transaction in the ('ark, WAS s ) in onsistent and improbable, as to be wholly un worthy of credit, when opposed to the solemn declara lioa of Baker h The Lotto Cuter JUSTICE, in charging the Jury, ohm red, that it all goad nre.l must feel pin at seeing person in the distinguished situation ol a Magistrate placed in the situa.i , m of the present defendant, the sensation was happily counterbalanced by the consola iion of recollecting that though there were thousands of _Magistrates daily administering justice from one end of the empire to the other, it seldom happened, scarcely once in ten years, that cases of this nature were brought forward. The Learned Judge then directed the atten tion of the Jury to the pre, ise nature of the charge upon the record, and put it to them whether the charge so alleged was not clearly made out by the evidence? The tubstance of the charge was, that the defendant, being a Magistrate, had thought proper to commit a man for three months and to hard lab:ur, upon a sup posed conviction, drawn up on the oaths of two persons, whereas in fact those persons had not given their evidence upon oath. That allegation appeared to him to be clearly and satisfactorily made out, for the defendant had no authority to make the convic tion, .4 issue his warrant upon it, ex:ept distinct and satisfactory proof was given, in his own presence, * of the truth of the charge which had been preferred.— The conviction was supposed to be founded on an Act,of P.tli.rment of very modern date, which added exceedingly to the author ty of Magistrates, empower ing single individual, unaided by a Jury, to decide upon the guilt or innocelce of a person, who might ,perhaps be without Counsel, or other professional as sistance. In such a situation, above all others, it was incumbent on the Magistrate, n.rt only to observe the substante ef justice, but strictly to adhere to all the -formai, 'order to prevent the possibility of injustice. It aras Clear, upon the testimony in this case, that the defendant hid departed from his duty in signing depo sitions, the deponents to which he had never seen, and comntitting a man to prison who had never been con fronted with his accusers. His Lordship animadverted in strong terms upon the practice which appeared to have obtained in Mr. Bicknell's office, in allowing the Cleft to take the depositions of witnesses in the absence of the Magistrate, and expressed a hope that it would be forthwith corrected. Depositions should be taken on oath, in the presence of the Magistrate, who is alone the competent authority for that purpose. His Lord ship 'then adverted to the depositions and to the record of conviction, and observed that in each it had been falsely asserted that the witnesses had been examined co oath before the plaintiff. This was a gross falsehood. It had been ttuly observed, that if the defendant had been so minded, be might, open the discovery of • his error, have caused Baker to be released immediately ; for though he could not have dine so upon his own authority, yet the Secretary of State, upon a proper application, would have ordered his discharge forthwith. Indeed, his Lordship doubted whether he might not have caused him to be discharged by Habeu Corpus. —Much evidence had been received which was irrelevant to the present charge, but as the prosecutor had launched his case by proof of bis innocence, his Lordship felt himself bound to admit evidence in opposition on the part of the defendant. Such a course of proceeding on the part of the prosecutor was very excusable; 4or, although the unfortunate man might have suffered an unjust punishment, which could not be recalled, yet it must have been a source of consolation to him to vindicate his chuacter from the foul stain which had been cast upon it. 'the Airy immediately found the defendant Guilty. EXETER, JULY 48. I[o4BB STEALING. Henry Percival was indicted for having, on the 26th of April last, in the Parish and Borough of Totness, in this County, feloniously stolen one mare, the property of Samuel Heath. It appeared that the mare was .hired out to be ridden to Bury Pomeroy, and ought to have been returned within a reasonable time. Instead, however, of being returned, it was found elsewhere ; and notice having been given to the prosecutor, be re claimed his property. As the case stood there was not the slightest evidence of the guilty intention of the prisoner, at the time he borrowed the horse, and the Jury acquitted him. A few other cases were gone through ; and Henry Perceval was then again put ',to tie bar, charged on another indictment, with having feloniously stolen a horse. the property of William Mugford, on the 29th of April last. It appeared that the prisoner directed the ostler of the White 'tat Inn, Exeter, to get him a good looking horse to go eight miles and a quarter oar the Honiton road ; the horse was procured from the prosecutor, but the prisoner, instead of driving him along the Honiton-road, took him in a contrary direc tion, and sold him at South Melton, for seven guineas. The prisoner, in his defence, said, that if he had ss ished to have availed himself of the many oppor tunities afforded him for his escape. he might safely have done so. He declared that young Mugford had repeatedly told him that he did not mean to prose cute, and indeed, said he n ould not prosecute, and he advised prisoner to write to his friends for assist ance. Mugford and the constable staid behind him drinking on the road several times, while he was pro. ceding to Exeter; they got nearly intoxicated, and he might easily have escaped, had he thought proper to attempt it; but he relied on the promises of Mugford, and had not, therefore, taken any advantage of the op portuoitits of escape which Lad been azTordcd him. Me. justice GAtafet, in summing typ . the ma 'to' the Jury, said that they must dismiss from their minds any circumstances connected with the prisoner, which ' , might have occurred this morning, bat which had no reference whatever to the present inquiry. The prisoner was charged With having feloniously stolen a horse, and to find him guilty of that offence, the Jury must be fully satisfied that at the moment when the prisoner hired and rode away with the horse, he contemplated committing the crime with which he was now charged. If when the horse was delivered to him he did not harbour in his mind the guilty intention of stealing the animal, although he might have afterwards forgotten the trust that had been reposed in him, and have ab sconded with the horse and sold it, still his doing so under such circumstances, would amount only to a breach of contract. The prisoner had spoken of some promises held out to him by young Mugford ; those promises, if they had been given, amounted to nothing. The horse was the property of the father, and the son had no right of his own free will, and it did not appear he had authority from his father to make the promises, independently of which, even bad such promises ►►een made, it would have been extremely illegal to carry them into execution. The Jury, after a short deliberation, retorted a verdict of Guilty. _ His LORDSHIP then - proceeded to pass sentence upon the prisoner. He observed, that the evidence which had been given in this case could leave no doubt as to the guilt of the prisoner. He should not properly discharge that duty which he owed to the public justice of the country, if he permitted the prisoner to entertain any hope that his sentence would be remitted. Unless the prisoner could shew anything that would prove the public justice of the country could be satisfied by an alleviation of the punishment, or unless he could pi o duce some circumstances that could be laid before the source from which mercy was to be expected, the Learned Judge could not promise him any remission of his sentence. If any of these circumstances existed; if there was anything that could be alleged in extenuation of the prisoner's offence, it would give his Lordship great pleasure to lay it before that authority who al ways received such representations with the greatest attention, and the delight of whose reign it was to ex tend mercy wherever public jus ice would permit.— Should the prisoner, however, be unable to do this, he could hope for no mitigation of his punishment. His Lordship, after advising the prisoner to prepare to quit this world, passed sentence on him in the usual fain. The case excited considerable interest, as it was stated that the prisoner was the son of a respectable Dissenting Oergyman. He was dressed in a full suit of black, and appeared to listen to the trial with the greatest anxiety. When the Jury were deliberating, he fixed his eyes upon them, and watched them with the most I intense earnestness. During the address of the Judge, after the verdict had been recorded, he was extremely affected ; he trembled exceedingly, and wept ; but when the awful sentence was pro. nounced, he seemed almost to be In convulsions; his frame became powerfully agitated, and when he attempted to descend from the dock be was so unnerved that he could not move a step, and must have fallen down, had he not been assisted and supported by the gaoler's men who were attending him. LIBEL—THE KING V. POLLARD. Mr. BATLEY opened the pleadings, and stated this was an indictment against the defendant, for a mali cious libel on the prosecutor (the Rev. Mr. Ley), con tained in several letters which had passed between him and the defendant. The indictment on which the pre sent proceeding was founded had been preferred in the Court of King's Bench, and the defendant pleaded " Not Guilty. Mr. C. F. WILLIAMS stated the case to the Jury. The plaintiff was the father of a large family, and a re spectable Clergyman of the Established Church, who was desirous of qualifying one of his sons for the me dical profession, hating previously placed two other sons at the University. With this view he applied to Mr. Pollard, the defendant in this action, who was an eminent practitioner of surgery, residing at Torquay. The necessary arrangements having been entered into, Mr. Ley's son was placed with the defendant in the ca pacity of an apprentice. He should observe, that the young gentleman had been prepared for the profession in which it was intended he should engage, by a sound and liberal education, and a handsome premium was of course paid to Mr. Pollard with his new apprentice; and yet,notwithstanding these favourable circumstances, the defendant had thought proper to express his decided opinion of the youth's unfitness and incapacity for the pursuit marked out for him, and that within the very first fortnight of the latter's apprenticeship, when he could have had but very slight if any grounds for forming such an opinion. He (Mr. Williams) enter tained little doubt the Jury would come to the conclu sion that the defendant had formed a very premature and unfounded opinion upon the subject, and that be was not justified in representing the plaintiff's son as incompetent for the profession, and imbecile in charac ter and abilities. The unpleasant and afflicting infor mation was not communicated in a way to atone for its unpalatableness, but heightened sad rendered doubly poignant by the mode of conveying it. The information was given to the father, not in language measured or limited by a regard for parental feelings, but in words and a style of communication the most gross and in tolerable. (The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to read part of the letters that had passed between the plaintiff and defendant on this subject; and in two of which the alleged libel on which the indictment was founded was contained). The first letter he should read was one addressed by his client to the defendant, and requiring on his part, as perfectly right and reasonable, an explanation of his extraordinary treatment of the plaintiff's son. In answer to this communication, the plaintiff received the fol lowing most unjustifiable and indecorous reply, which farmed part at the libel charged in the indictment, and after reading the letter, he (Mr. Williams) would put ft to the Jury to say whether it was Not most malicious and offensive in its nature? 44 Torquay, June RS, Isl 4. Sea—On receiving your letter a fortnight since, I felt such con tempt fee a person who would be capable (in the first instance) of 'Teething such a gross imposition on me, and then have the effron tery to endeavour to persevere in the imposition at the expense of honour and every good feeling that might have been expected, that I did not choose to answer it. The general expression of your letter was insolent, to bay the best of it : it evidently skewed you would 'scribe, your son as Uas myself to an ungovernable ob stinacy, and a mean unmanly spirit, or you would not leave him with me. You are affecting ignorance on some points, and assert; ing others not true. Your son is a useless incembrance to me and after your conduct, naturally it is extremely disagreeable both to Mrs. Pollard and myself to have him in the how ; and do what you can he must leave at last, and all your stratagems, all your evasions, can avail nothing as affecting the main point ; hence you had better take him away without further delay. " The question as to whether any or what part of the premium shall be returned to you is a very proper one to be submitted to a reference, because a manifest difference of opinion exists between us on the subject; and as all the declarations of desire to settle chit matter amicably must be so at variance with truth, when accom panied by a refusal to leave the question to an honourable reference, it will be quite useless, unless this method be adopted, to hope for a fair and honourable termination of a business, which, in justice to your son, you ought never to have allowed of its being mentioned to any indifferent -persons. I shall have no hesitation to snip over the indenture to any person, provided there is no concealment of circumstances. " I had hoped my interview with Mr. James Cornish would effect of Lad .• -A. _ - _ divergni l ent Mind frotn permitting In a "Wee Willa an possibly lola to any good purpose. But bestial sseddllg from Ns fine has induced me to write to you, Ti the fir might have and earnestry as r have it fettled, yet, if you are still indis polid do so, you will find me as determined ; and whilst I exist, and Possess a Shilling, will not submit to such a gross imposition, which " I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, nev st .laeo a s e admitted of excuse. Ley, h shP W. POLLA RD... Was this language to be Aringt addressedto °n. m a father and a Clergyman, in the situation of the plaintiff ? and was Mr. Pollard justifiable in the course he had therein adopted ? His client, feeling the extent of the insults and injury inflicted, addressed another letter to Mr. Pollard, in which he said—" I have no desire for concealment, ink will readily agree with you—whether I am in treaty for a master or you are In treaty for an apprentice—to lay our correspondence before the party with whom we treat. This will be reciprocally candid. On this ground I have acted in forwarding Copies of our let ters to Mr. Ritson, to whom you had mentioned our disagreement." To this letter Mr. Ley received the following answer from the defendant.poiurd. and chargedl It was a tri on p th le e pos ba t c a k tel f_his own letter to Mr. " What ! still pursuing the deep game, and no advancement is doing me further injury; only adding additional insult to the injury already done. " The correspondence between you and myself has been shown to the parents of the young Gentleman whom I have recently engaged as an apprentice ; but I do not believe you have laid the whole of It before Mr. Ritson, or any honourable impartial person. Such a step would be at variance with your proceed ings. Well for the public you are not the Lord Chancellor, or one cause might be sufficient to occupy a Whole life-time, and still be left undecided. You must be more clever than I take you to be, if, with all your deceit, you can make any one long believe natural deficiencies of intellect to be perfections, or that they are compensated for by insensibility. " I return you this to spew that: I'll receive no more of your jargon—no more of your insolence; ,that I want uo further proofs of your deep, mean-spirited, and dishonourable conduct; or per haps, if it is possible, I may think Worse of you than I do at present. " To theßevJacob Ley,Ashprington." " Wm. POLLARD." After appropriate observations, the Learned Counsel called Mr. Wm. Ley—l am son of the Rev. Jacob Ley; be is a- Clergy man of the Church of England, and Rector of Ashprington, where he resides. My father has four sons, and lam the third. I was sent to the defendant's, Mr. Pollard; in January, 1824. and soon after left him. lat present reside with Mr. Wand, surgeon of considerable practice at Cirencester. The Rev. Jacob Ley—l am a Clergyman of the Church of England, and Rector of Ashprington, in this county. I wrote . , these letters to air. Pollard, and dispatched them in the order of their respective dates, and these are the answers I received from the defendant in the same order. Ope of them was sedum' ou the back of my preceding letter, which was returned to me in that manner. The last witness is my third son. I have four sons and four daughters. On the 13th January, 1924, my son left my house for that of the defendant. My son William left Dr. Warren's school at Midsummer, 1821, but afterwards went to another. Cross-examined.—lt was not on account of any dissatisfaction that I felt with the master that I took my son from Dr. Warren's school. He was sent to another school immediately; his progress was slow at both. When the defendant expressed his doubts of my son's sufficiency, I did not desire him to keep him. There was a difference of opinion between us on the subject of my son's abili ties. I thought the defendant had come to a premature conclusion, and I naturally wished my son to have a fair trial. Mr. Pollard made no objection to my son's remaining with him, but sent a message by my brother to this effect. " Desire your brother to take away his son ;he does not snit me." My brother, who seemed to have a horror to express, what I subsequently felt horror at hearing, at last said, "He thinks him a fool. My son remained' until defendant turned him out of his house, which was in January, 1825. I have received back all the premium. Re-examissed.--The only communication I received respecting my son from school was, that he was slow in acquiring clanical in formation. In the Mathematics he was considered a proficient. Mr. Serjeant Put addressed the Jury' in a forcible speech for the defence. Mr. Justice Urns:nate charged the Jury, who immediately returned a verdict of Nut Guilty. - [The verdict in the case Nickivell v. Kneading, in yesterday's STAB, was for plaintiff—Damages 40s. costs 40s.] QUARANTiNE. FROM THE CONSULATE GENERAL July 29, 11125. &a—l have the honour to communicate to you, for the infor mation of those whom k may concern, the following decision of the French Minister for the Home Department, dated the 11th inst. Every vessel bound to France from the United Kingdom, and front the kingdom of the Netherlands, having amongst her cargo cotton and other goods coming front the Levant, will be obliged, until further orders,to perform quarantine at Marseille■. " The French Consol-General, BARON BEGUILER. " To John Bennett, Esq. Secretary, Lloyd's." FEMALE FASHIONS FOR AUGUST. PROM LA BELLE ASSEMBLER. Caardasie Dassa--A three-quarters pelisse robe and petticoat of eras de Naples, the colour, terre d'Egypte. This elegant dress,which is well adapted to the open carriage, either the currick or barou 'chette is trimmed down the sides, and round the border, and round the b order of the petticoat, with oblong puffs - each divided by two btu leaves of satin. The body is made par tially low, and the front a the waist en Berk, but formed into a stomacher by a row of the mum ornaments as those on the border, on each side of the bust. The sleeves fit almost close to the arm, and are confined to the mdils with four bands of the same material as the pelisse. A pele rine-lichu-scarf, is thrown over the shoulders • the scarf of lace, trimmed round with a full quilling of thread tu lle, and terminating at the ends with a bow of white satin ribbon in three loops. A Mar or gossamer net is worn under the robe, surmounted by a Spanish high cellar slime, pointed, and the points turning down ; thence.; listened with a cameo, or mosaic medallion brooch. Transparent hot of white crape, with ornaments of gauze, edged with blond ; soma which are interspersed nasturtium blossoms, and foliage of Radom shades. From a braid of hair surrounding the neck, depends merge convent cross of gold. Slippers of black satin, and Limerick gloves, complete the dress. Daum Daasc—Dress of blue csape-litee over a satin slip of the SSW mbar: balloon ridings surround the border, and are carried up ruefully, in bias, across the skirt, but not quite so high as the waist. A Myna of primroses is placed in front, in the centre of the trimming resod the border, and another finishes the ornament that is carried across more than half-way up the skirt : each puff Is eassibled by fluted rings of blue satin. The eersage is of blue satin, mark plain, except having a crepe-hue bouffant drapery across the bust, which is fastened in the middle with a fluted ring of satin.— The sleeves are short, and are formed of gauze, beautifully entwined, representing treillage-work. A narrow tucker of Vandyke blond is adopted with this dress. The hair elegantly arranged in curls and bows, among which are pea points of blue gauze interspersed ; two points depend, with pearl tassels, over the right side, and a very small esprit feather is placed at the back of the summit of the head. The necklace and ear-ring.; are of large pearls ; the bracelets of broad chased gold, fastened with sapphires. DREADFUL FIRE. A fire, rendered truly dreadful by the melancholy loss of life by which it was accompanied, burst forth last night at the house of Mr. Jones, the corner of Red Lion-yard, New Cavendish-street. Mr. Jones, we understand, is a widower, and, together with his sister, occupied the basement; the principal apartments being occu pied by Prince Schwartzenberg, and the upper ones by Miss Morris. The limes burst forth about ten o'clock, and spread with such astonishing rapidity, that in a moment, and before the inmates mold be app rised of their danger, the whole house was enveloped in flames. The Prince at the time was occupied in dressing Mm. self. in the front room of the first floor, for the purpose of attending an entertainment given at Prince Esterhszy's • and on hearing the alarm, fortunately succeeded in making his escape by sliding down the lamp iron. Mr. Jones also made his escape by jumping out of a window in the rear of the house. The rest of the inmates, consisting of Miss Morris, Mrs. Groves (sister to Mr. Jones), and a maid-servant, we lament to record. perished in the flames. En gines were soon on the spot, but the mischief was, unhappily, the work (If an instant, the house being entirely consumed in less than a quarter of an hour. The efforts, however, of the firemen, were fortunwly successful in preventing the further spreading of the de. souring element. The bodies of the unhappy sufferers were this morning dug out of the ruins, and conveyed in a shell to the Work house. Mr. Jones, we understand, was not insured. The carriage and horses of the Prince were in waiting at the door, and on the flames bursting forth, the horses took fright and galloped off, but were stopped without doing any mischief. A detachment of the Guards, under the command of Lieutenant Manningham, were on the spot, and contributed greatly to protect he property. 111 E AIiIII re A tletarimierit of the i2th font has been ordered now stationed at Devoneurt i lo•tmbark for thin:Aar, to join tht Regiment. The 15th Fuot have marched from Cork to Butteiant. The fout depot-companies of the first liattalioll of the Ride BA gade.will be attached to the te.ond Battalion, now stationed at Dublin, after the ernsarkation of the six service-companies treat Belfa.t for Halifax, Nova Scotia: The nd Regiment of Foot it now on the march front Dublin to Kilkenny and Wexford: the head quarters tVill be at Kilkenny& .~ ~~ NAVAL INTELLIGENCE: Arrived off Holyhead, the Jane, !Imam frOm New Orleant. Off Dover, the Isabella, Wrctsaassorri floor Honduras, in SO days, laden with cochineal and indigo. The Whim, Droghing sloop, with Zel hogsheads of itigar on board, was lost at St. Vincent's, on the 11th May; The Brutus, Cocuxs, from Hannah to London, was Wet 27th May, on Florida Reef. Crew and 14 boxes of sugar saved. FALMOUTH, Jinx 28.—Wind 11. fresh breezes.—Arrived yetter day, the Liberty, PILTM, from London. Sailed the Emulous packet, for Buenos Ayres. Poarsmours, Juts, 29.—Wind S.E.—Arrived the Sane, Has- son, and Hercules, Hostotaxo, from Christiana; Aware, Koury; from Dantzic; and Le Desire, &moot. from Honfleur. Sailed the Catherine Stewart Forbes, CHATMAH, for New South Wales; and his Majesty's ship CAMTLION, on a crone. Cowin, Jut 29.—Wind R. S. R.—Arrived the Lady Sher- brook, Rsaros, from Jamaica, in 63 days, short of provisions ; and Edward transport, from London, to take troops to Sierra Leone. Door., Jour 49.—Wind N.R. fresh breezes.—Arrived yester days and sailed for the River, the Enterprize, Lossau, from the Mediterranean. CORE, JULY 26.—Arrived off this port, the Forth, Ststreon, front rdiramichi ; and Arethusa, Haattmos, front Quebec, in 32 days. Capt. 11. of the latter, reports, that the Robert Kerr, of Belfast, got on chore, on the'27th June, on Red Island Reef, Rivet Sc. Lawrence, in coming down, and It was supposed would be lost, SPURTING INTELLIGENCE. BRIGHTON. RACES=Tnuasztair, Cowman. His Royal Highness the Duke of York arrived on the Downs at few minutes before two o'clock, on his favourite grey cob, and was received with the acclimation. of the spectators. His Royal Highs tress was dressed in a plain blue frock, and was attended by a single groom. His Royal Highness remained on the Course some time after the Rau., to settle the arrangements for Friday. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (who during their stay here have laid aside the pomp and ceremony of station, joining promineuntisly in the group of pedestrians, and occasionally visiting the daffereht shops and repositoties, making purchases, &c.) were present, and did not quit the Course till After the first heat for the plate. After the running for the Gold Cup, it was exhibited to the public from the Judges' Stand, and was much. admired for the exquisite nearness of its execution. It is a very chaste specimen of art. 'lke result of the race for the Gold Cup completely floored the knowing ones, Bizarre having been backed to a large amount at 5 to 2 against the field. The race, towards its conclusion, was finely contessed, and never was finer jockeyship displayed than: by hISC dooald on Cidnus. R. Boyce rode Dahlia, and Arnold Bizarre. The Brighton Stakes of 23 sovereigns each, 15 ft. with 100 added by the Town. Two Miles. Lord Egremont's brother to Black and All Black, 3 yrs, Tst 1 Mr. Grevilk's Frogmore, 3 yrs old, 6st. Bth. . . Mr. Scarth's b. c. El Do rado, 4 yrs old, 7st. 91b. . . dis. Betting.—Before it was known that Ganyrnede was not to run, the odds were 2 to 1 on him ; but on Lord George intimating that his horse was lame, and would not start, the odds immediately turned to even betting, and 5 to 4 on El Dorado. _ A prettier race could not have been run than this was between the two first : it was very truly run. Lord Egremont's took the lead at starting, and kept it for a third of the ground, when Prognaore had nearly fetched him, laying close on hie quarters. On making the hollow just before the turn, it was evident that El Dorado was dead beat, being some lengths behind. On rounding the corner, tke tiro others were head and head; and thus placed, they made a beautiful race till within 10 yards of home, when L.sr.l Egrensont's shot ahead, and won the sue by half a length. Rode by Mr. Wyndham's buy (Bdwards). This is the same horse that ran the dead heat with Muleteer at the July Meeting. Frognsure was rode by R. Boyce, and El Dorado by Sans. Barnard. The knowing ones were againfiumcd. The Town Plate of 70L 3 yrs. 8 at. and 4 yr. 9 st.; mares and geldings allowed 31b. ; winner once in 1823, 41b. twice 711 s. and three times, 101 b. extra. Heats, one mile. Mr. Scarth's t. c. Whipcord, 3 yes. Duke of York's b. f. Dahlia , 3 yrs. 2 dr. Lord Egrensom's b. c. by Warrior, 3 yrs 3 dr. There was very little betting on this Race; Whipcord, however, was the favourite. Whipcord took the lead at starting, and though very bard pressed by Dahlia, kept it, winning a capital race by half a length, na walking over for the second heat. Rode by Miller ; Dahlia, b Barnard ; and Warrior, by Dockery. SECOND DAY.-.-FiIIISAY, JULY 29. Several persons of distinction, in addition to those mentioned in yesterday's Paper, assembled on the Race Course about two o'clock. The Races appointed for the day were as follows: The Two Year old Stake of SO guineas each. Three su;.tters of 'Mile. His Majesty's ch. E by Rainbow, 0;g of Beivoirino Lord Egremont's b. e. by Whalebone, out of Bronze Lord Exeter's ch. e. by Comus, out of °alphale . _ 2 to 1, Ito 2, anti 11 to 4 oaf tie winter. • • . . 2 3 A prettier race was never run on this or any other Course. The three went of together, and kept close to the turn, where °alphale was beat. The run was then between the other two, and, till Within five or six lengths, it was anybody's race. The winner is the property of his Majesty. Wheatly rode Lord Enter's, and Arnold Lord Egremont's. The Sussex Plate of 5270 for all ages; heats a mile and three quer.% ters ; 2 yrs old, a feather; 3 yes, 7st. Sib. 4 yrs, Sat. 101 b. 5 yrs, 951.31 b. six and aged, 9st. 71b. maiden 'horses not less than 4ln old, allowed Sib. the winner to be sold for £3OO if demanded under the usual regulations. Duke of York's b. c. Fregmore, 3 yrs old . 1 - 1 Mr. Whiteside 's Brother to Antonio, 6 yes old . . u • Mr. Smith's gr. c. Jack Bunn., 3 yrs old 3 3 The running, in both these beats, was node for two thirds of the distance by Jack Bones at first, and then by Brother to Antonio : Frogmore waking on them till near the distance, when be let loose, and got in front, winning the first heat by a bead ; and the second easy by two or three lengths. The winner was rode by R. Boyce • Bt other to Antonio, by Dckkery ; and Jack Dunce, by Edwards . The winner was etialmrd by Mr. Whiteside according to the regu lations. The concourse of spectators was immense, as great if not greater than on the first day. General MINA arrived at Exeter on Monday evening, where he intends passing a few days. Mr. MORRIS BIRKStCK, a Gentleman, who a few years ago left England for the United States, and settled in the Illinois, where he became Secretary to the State, was, we regret to learn, lately drowned, in crossing a stream on his way home from a visit to Mr. OMEN, at Ihrmony. Mr. Braze= was tbe founder of New Albion, the zealous promoter of emigration from Great Britain, and the author of a vivid description of the Western Country, to which Casein wrote a powerful answer, and gave a . very different picture of the Prairie. His lose, says an American Paper, will be severely felt by the emigrants of the west. His dear was ever open, and his purse was ever at the soviet 0 " the homeless wanderer." He has left four sons and two daughters. The back-woodsmen called him the " Emperor of the Prairies" on nowt of his baying, at a single peplum, 16,000 acres of public land. MECHANICS' InstrruTimr.—Yesterday evening, Dr. Burs= delivered the Ant Lecture at the New T h eatre of the Instkudon i in Southampton-builJings. on the general principles of mechankalscience. The principal feature of the lecture was the description of a machine, invented by a watchmaker of the name of Duca, in America, and not yet brought into use in this country, which acts as a crane for raising weights with a power far beyesd any before known. The Learned Doctor said it was scarcely pee. sible to imagine any machine more simple or more ote. copying the same space. The small machine odd which con_ slated of a wheel of six inches 4ianteter, with of t= Awes for y a silil i ce l ap t g p h r l e " ica s len the in o . f " a n f : e r u c i le e nv ef er e :lbe var . kis an r d ap , e r p lbe. a s :w h st a cogs) worked tsuscofimienbsi b to y b a b contrivance to the construction ' . clocks with but three wheels, go up. Oar of these clocks was exl 1000 members of the Institution they took in the proccediogs must of the Institution. lIWr ,~ sumps. - use Inventor nag applied his thin of clocks, by which he makes go twelve months without wtnding exhibited. There were upwar4s or ution present. and the bigb interest nust be bigblyvatifying to t►e founders • ••••