Star. — London, England, 1824-09-06 00:00:00

I e • ~•=' '. ON CUTTING HARD STEEL BY SOFT IRON. --- - - - (/11.011 11111 It was announced last year in an American Journii (Professor Silliman's), and afterwards in the London publications, that soft iron kept in rapid motion will cut the hardest steel. The fact was first made known by the Rev. Herman Daggett, and was soon after yeti • red by Mr. Barnes, of Cornwall, Connecticut. Having xed a circular plate of soft iron on an axis, he put . 1t in a lathe, and gave it a rapid rotatory motion, applying .tt the same time a file to make the edge round and smooth ; but the file was cut •in two by the plate, which remained seemingly untouched ; and was hardly 'warmed •by' the operation, though a band of sparks, in tensely heated, surrounded it while in action. He then rave to the edge of the iron plate that degree of finishing which he desired, by employing•rock crystal to turn it. Having a skw-plate which he 'wished to alter; hp ap.;- plied it to the circular plate of iron, and cut it'through, longitudinally, in a few minutes ; and afterwards he cut, teeth. in is by the sturre mean-. Had a.file been used to produce the same effect, it would have reggired•a long and tedhus operation. 7-0. 'Have we not here a good hint, which may prove uselbl, hot:Merely tri,Carpenters and all sicho use saws, but even to saw-makers? The fact stated in Professor Silliman's Journal was also proved in London, by Mr. Jacob Perkins, who, by' means of such an iron plate, cot notches in the end of A file,which, by the heat it had eeceived, had been spit-1 ened, and had the parts, acted op thtown opt like bur.' On another part of the file, when the. plate had _beep.] applied against its face, the teeth were removed. In a late number of his J4urnal; Professor Silliman has returned to the subject :--- " This fact," says be, " does not appear, as far as I am informed, in hooks; nor have I found that it was before known to practical men. It seems to have been discovered by the Shakers Who are remarkable for the neatuecs and expeitn,ess their mechanical operation;. As* is desirable that the experience of whets on this subject shan't' be mad, known, I will now add, that in June last I saw Profes sor ftcbert hare at Philadelphia execute, with) a. corn-. moa foot-lathe, operations similar •Xcwhose desciibed by M. Daggett : they were, however, less,energetic and decisive, as the machine did rot produce so rapid a motion as that of Mr. Barr-es.. • " I have, however, since repeatedly seen the experi ment succeed, ia the most perfect manner, ai the manu factory. of arms belonging to . Eli Wititttry. Esq. near this town (Newhaven, Connecticut): As water power is here applied with great facility and energy, a wheel of soft and very thin plate-iron,.six inches in diameter,. and furnished with an axis, was made to revolve with such rapidity, that the motion became entirely imper cvtible, and the wheel appeared as if at rests When pieces of the best and hardest steel, such as files, and the steel of which the parts of gun-locks are made, were held against the edge of the revolving soft iron plate, they were immediately cut by it, with a degree of ra pidity which was always considerable, but which was greater as tl:e pieces of steel were thinner ; pieces as thick as the plate of a common joiner's saw, were cut almost as rapidly as wood is cut by the saw itself. Con sidered as an experiment merely, it is a very beautiful one, and in no degree exaggerated in Mr. Daggett's account : there is a very vivid coruscation of sparks, l flying off in the direction of _tangents w the periphery of the cutting-wheel ; and an intense ignition of the steel, extending for a considerable distance a-head of the section, and on its sides, attends the operation. The impulse against the steel is so strong, that in several instances it was thtown against the opposite side of the room with a velocity that might not have been without danger to a person standing in the way. It may be said, I believe, with safety, that none of the ordinary Mechanical operations commenced upon cold and hard steel, will divide it with so much rapidity as this mode of applying soft hon. After all, it is evident that it is only a peculiar method of cutting red-hot, or possibly white hot steel; fur the mechanical force produces those degrees of heat, and it is one of the best methods of evolving heat by mechanical impulse. The steel, of course, loses its temper at the place of section, and there only; for the softening extends but a little way, and is limited to a narrow portion, marked by the iris colours known to be pi educed by heat on steel. " The iron plate, as Mr. Daggett states, becomes only warm, and wears away, only very slowly ; yet it sloes wear, for the edges ate left rough, and the channel of section in the steel exhibits with a magnifier minute stria or grooves, running in the direction of the wheel's revaution. I know not that there is any reason to suppose any peculiar electrical plerenomenon, except that electricity always accompanies beat. It is plain, from the important use made of this mode of cutting steel by the Shakers and by Mr. Barnes, that it may be of considerable practical importance. o As a philosophical experiment, it is highly inte resting : and it remains yet to be shewn, why the beat evolved by the impulse should nearly all be concen trated- in the steel, and be scarcely perceptible in the iron : neither is it perfectly clear that even ignited steel should be so easily cut by the impinging of soft i ron . No smith probably ever thought of attempting to divide' steel by applying an iron tool."—Sillinfan's Journal, vol. vii. p. SW. The fact that has thos been brought to oar knowledge is valuable, because it may be employed with advantage in niany work hops; but. when duly considered, the ,Most surprising particular respecting it is, that it should base been so long in being discovered. The result is only such as should be expected from the means em ployed. On the steel the action is continuGos, and the beat-exciting effect of friction incessant; but on the iron plate they are Successive : that is, in every individual portion of the periphery of the iron plate they are inter mitting, each such portion performing a whole revolu tion before it is brought again into contact with the steel; while the portion of the latter, against wl.ish th e y thus act in succession; remains the - same, and, Ly the accumulated heat, ceases in the part acted upon to be hard steel. It is set steel when the iron performs its office; and, a priori, shouhi be expected to give way by the action of abrasion. In fact , the steel and the iron mutualli Weir-each fiiit" that of the one being concentrated in one point, becomes very 'narked and striking, while that . of the Anises, being diffused on i much more extensive surface, is hardly pet iced. Let the steel plAte be supposed a tenth of an inch id thickness, add the.sircumference of the iron plate ten inches, in this case, even were the heat assn flighted by friction to have no other effect than to brill' the steel and iron to an equality in point of hardness, the effect on the steel would be an hundred times that on the iron. This being the fact, can we wonder, when the hilth temperature to which the steel is raised at the *Ant in contact is considered, that it should wear away irk the Min ke d manner in which it does? UNIFERtITYandCLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. • CAMBRIDGE, SEPT. s. • • 'Tuesday se'nnight, tbe•Bishap of Chichester held an Ordination at the Cathedral Church, Chichester, at which the following Gen tientfu were admitted Priests and Deacons: PlUSllll.—Ciatles John Paterson, B.A. Cains College, Cam bridge • Robert B.A. Pembroke Hall, Cambridge; Frederick Parkin Hoole, B.A. Christ's College, Cambridge ; John Mite ill Chapman. M.A. Exeter College, Oxford; George Dew& ney, M.A. Queen's College, Oxford; John Bridge's Ottley, M.A. Oriel College, Oxford; Thomas Smith, B.A. Queen's Colt. Oxon. Dpicons.—Thomas Oliver Goodchild, B.A. Exeter College, Ox ford i Thomas. Delves Ilroughtob, 'S.C. h. Downing College, Cam bridge; William John Hutcbin'son, B.A. Jesus College, Cambridge; Richard Thomas Wilson Taylor, D.A. Wadbam College, Oxford ; Robert Deetles Wilnspt, .13. A.. St. John's College, Cambridge ; Henry West, A. St. Peter's College, Cambridge; Bidlade Bray, B.A. Emmanuel College, Cambridge. stoptestsirrical. ?anatomists. lie Bishop of St. Asaph has presented the Rev. Henry Jones, M.A. to the Ptrpetual Curacy of Flint, vacant by the• death orate •Ilev. Crewe Chetwoode Davies. Ilev. R. H. Barium to be one of the Priests in Ordinary of his Majesty's Chapels Royal. The csteivive Vicarage of Warminster, void by, the death of the Itcv. Dr. Rowlandson, has been presented to the Rev. Mr. Hume. The Rev. William Harriott, M.A. Chaplain to the Kul of Be 'eerier, has been pieseard by the lien. Hugh Percy, Chancellor of the Cathedral Church of Salisbury, to the Vicarage of (Wiliam, rvitb the Cliapelry stf Grewell, Hants, vacant by the death of the .key. Tisom.is Peter Dodd Salmon. _ _ _ .Tlie Rev. W. li:Arundeli, M.A. of Caius College, Car.lliridte, :to the Rectory of. Cheriton Firapaint, in Devon, on his own pre setgation. vojd by the resignation of the Itev. If. Sanders. Rev. J. W. D. Landon, to the Rectory of Lillk:stone Lovell, ' Oxfordshire. _ _ __ • • Rev. J. Clapp, to the Rectory of Clusten, Wilts. The. Rev. J...C. Wing, incumbent.of Thorney, in the Isle of fay, h4s.beenpresentedto the Rectory of Chenies, Buckinghamshire. The Magi:treks and Town Council of Stirling have ele cted the Reverend Archibald Bennie, one of the Ministers of the North Albion-street, Chapel, Glasgow, to the West Church, vacant by the deAh of the Rev. Archibald Bruce. The Matistrttes and Council of A!)erdeen hav- unanimously elected tie.lire. John Murray, Mininer of Trinity Chapel of Ease, to be one of the Itliuitters of that City, in room of thr Rev. Ro bert Dnig, deceased. CORONER ' S Ir QUEST, ACCIbENT AT MR. GALLOWAY'S _Saturday evening, an Inquest was held at St. Bartho lomew's Hospital, on the bodies of Thomas Trilaur and Thomas Donnelly, two of the unfortunate persons who were killed by tie falling of part of a building in West street, Smithfield. ' Jciseph' norlaic delioseJ, that abort half.past five o'clock on Friday afternoon, the men were employed in raising some . timbers on a newly•erected building.— Donnelly was a bricklayer's labourer, and Tril.sur a car-1 ',enter. The deceased persons were employed in get:ing up the walls, and preparing 'the floors—the building was about thirty feet 'high. The tie-beams gave way suddenly; and the walls fell in upon the persons at work. Witness was on a scaffold at the time; bad con isideied it dangerous for the last two or three days ;1 the upper part of the wall overhung the foundation two I or three inches; n:entioised it. to Mr. Galloway's fore man, sdso is now lying at .the hospital; there was a. 4 surveycr employed on the premises. After the accident, witness and some other ptr , ollS endeavoured to rescue the men who weir buried under the ruins; he removed the two deceased persons from Lustier Use ruins; but they were quite dead. The girders weighed, he believed, about '2B cwt. the walls were two bricks thick above ground, and five at the foundation. Thomas Burrell saw the accident, and assisted in conveying the deceased persons to the hospital. Therb were several others hurt. Mr. Galloway, jun. said, that in Lis opinion the cause of the accident was, that in hoisting some planks, one of the preparatory stays for the roof was struck, airier caused the walls above the floor to fall upon the girders; and these, having their boards on, teceived the shock, and made the building lurch, owing to their being covered ; four other girders, having the same weight fall through them, did not receive any injury, and are now standing in a perfect state. His father is a parti cularly cautious man, and had he thought these was any d roger, would have guarded against it. Witness and his lather were on the premises five minutes before the accident. Every exertion was made to rescue tivr unfortunate sufferers; and his laths . / was anxious tie render them all the assistance in his power. Wm. Br odrip, a surgeon, descriiaed the nature of the injuries the deceased received: o.le of the wounded persons then in the hospital was not out of danger. The Jury returned a verdict of Accide.stal Death. As the people were leaving chinch, yesterday, the in habitants of Chancery-lane weie alai flied by a . heavy crash, by the falling of one of the house; a ij , inmg to; where the late disastrous fire took place. Toe route tr ; l uninhabited, owing to its dangerous situation. Inc ad- I joining houses are in a similar situation. A Fiend' Paper of Wednesday contains the following accouut of a novel ascent by an aeronaut, on the pre ceding day : " The trial excursion of Margot, mounted upon the stag Coco, was very successful. Having left the garden of Tivoli on Tuesday, towards seven in the 'evening, in the presence of an immense crowd of spec tators, they ascended in a serene atmosphere by a light wind from the south-east. They weie seen to cross the Seine in the direction of Asnieres, and to descend at some distance in the plain, on the side of Colombe." Four Sundays ago, a young man, in the village of Strathmartine, accompanied his bride to the " hirking," in the Mains Church. As they lingered in the roman tic cemetery, " before the sound of the Sabbath-bell" summoned them to the house of prayer, a particular spot attracted the bridegroom's attention, in which he said he should like to be buried when he died. This was spoken with no gloomy presentiment; but disease came unlooked for: its progress was rapid : and Sunday se'nnight, just one short month after the glad husband had accompanied his happy young wife to church, his dead body was laid in the svoi. which he himself had chosen for its last resting-place. Thursday afternoon, as the workmen who are con structing the coffer-dams for the new Loudon-bridge, were clear ing away dirt from the bed of the river, with a machine fixed on board a vessel, and worked by a steam-engine, the bucket brought up the kg and thigh of a female, (which was beautifully shaped with a small foot), on which were a silk stocking and shoe. The body, it was conjectured, had been carried with the current against the side of the coEer-dam, where there were more piles to be driven, and that a pile had been literally driven through ft or the body must have been brought up altogether, instead of th e leg and thigh being torn off, which was the case. Thereat of the body has not yet been recovered, it must have been in the water at least a fortnight, by the *Far/ince etthe leg and thibls. I VO C ` 1 41117 1- 1: 1 0. • : " 4 ts• i• I ....... R. • ar. AL • • -- - POLICE INTELLIGENOP. BOW-STREET. A poor woman, ramodAftergeret:Barry, was brought before T. HALL, and W. leassirt. Esc's. on Saturday last, on a charts of passing counterfeit half crowns, as d.she offense being made out, she wits-fully committed for trial. Mr. Sewall, clerk to the Solicitor for the Mint, attended for the prosecution ; and, as usual on these occasions, he produced et, de- positions of the witnesses, previously drawn up by himself. These depositions be read over to the witnesses himself, who having sub. scribed to them, he was about to consign them to his pocket, when The Magistrate told him he should not allow them to be taken out of the office. Mr. Sewell—Dear me, Sir! It is our invariable practice, in all these prosecutions, to take the depositions to our own once. Mr. Maw—Then your invariable practice is extremely impro per, and had I been aware of it I should not have allowed it..l can never allow depositions sworn to and subscribed before me, to be taken away by any person. They are. the only warrant I have for committing the prisoner; and a Magistrate ought to be very carets' not to give up such documents, especially at this particular time. Mr. Sewell--But, Sir, these are our own documents, drawn up by mystlf. Your clerk may takedown what he likes in your books, but these depositions have been drawn up-by myself, which I must have for the purpose of drawing up the indictment. Mr. Dams—You may have a copy for that purpose; •but as I said before I sbali not su ff er these , to go out of this o ffi ce until the)l arc returne d in Court. Mr. Sewell (with much warmth)—Very well, Sir; I think it very strange, for no such objection has been made for the last thirty years at my knowledge; and I shall certainly inform Mr. Powell, .44-Solicitor of the Mint. Mr. Itiato.s-1 care no more for the Solicitor of the Mint than I do lur you ; and I'repeat, that you may have a copy, but the origi nals shall certainly remain here. Mr. Sewell then left the °flee in a huff; and in about an hour after he return?d, and again applied for his depositions. Mr. HALO.—Sir, you shall not have them. A copy will serve your purpon: equally well, and nothing but a copy shall you have. Mr. Sewell—That, Sir, I can only say we shall not proceed to prageruteShe prisoner. Mr. HALLS—The witnesses. arc bound over to prosecute, and you, Sir, may act just as you please. Mr. Sewell-11 the witnesses prosecute without u 4, they must do it at their awn expcnso. " That veil be seert• hereafter," eaid.the sJagi4rate; and• • Mr. Sewell atlgrily.witkftew. M.ARLBUROUG,H-STR.EET. Tor.tmaN Cotrvicrrn —Saturday, the Overseers and Collectors of the City-read turiipilic appeared before Mr. BENNETT and Mr. Twrroan, in answer to a suntraunstor an. overcharge of one penny upon a one-hor=s cart, the propeiti of the proprietor of the-Bull anti Mrit:th ll:nry Flail stated, that he was driving hii Master's cart, for the purp.,.;e uf delivering parcels to &cis- rcepective owners, and that going th-ou,;h the gate he paid the toll, and in a little time after they agnl:: char6ed him on his return. The defence stt up was upon the tity-toad which was passed 1":li of Mzy last, and which enacts, that all "'stage waggons, vans,. earav:lnt, or ocher stage carriages, carrying passengers or goods far rymert, hire, or reward, .and for which tolls should be paid, and shr.ll return the same day, shall pay such toll cacti time so passing." 'l'hc;y then nitintaimd that as carriage was to be paid nn those parcels so to be delivered; that it brought the cart within the meaning of the Act. BFN - scrr was i!ecide.illy of A contrary opinion, under the im pression that the ce.: rot being a taxed one, did not come under the operation of tb? Act, which r:tys, " Stage carriages, atc." awl the words " Stage Carriages" signified carriages conveying passen gers or good. frori ot:ttirular place to another, which was not the case then helve ;heel ; and he therefore thought the cart ex empt from toll nu its ret:trn. The Overseer said !• , 2 was ready to try the right. hlr. Twrroo” said I%* perfectly. coincided in the opinion of his brother 111agistrate ; and in order en *ford them an opportunity of trying the effect of an appeal, he Would fine them 41s. IlArrox-CARREN. • iirday, C. Emus, a respectable-looting young man, was charged by tintnaous tratiemieWotth gouty.' Mr. Byworth, a watchmaker, in Ihidge-street, Lambeth, stated, that twelve months ago he em ployed the prisoner, and gave him a pearl brooch and a valuable gold rim; to repair. Ile neither wow nor heard from him for some time after, who he received a Liter enchoing the duplicate of the brooch, and fume apology from the prisottei, but be hattnever seen the ring since. Mr. Levi, watchmaker and jeweller, 4311, Strand, stated, that the prisoner came to him about the game time, :not tarred some pearl pins for sale, rcpresenting himself as a lapidary. In consequence of his naming several respectable tradespeople, for whom he had warked, be gave biro a piece of valuable coral to cut, which he never returned. Ano:her jeweller s;:icl he had given him six silver snuff-boses to finish for Win, but the prisoner pledged them, and son the ticket to him. Three other 3rwei,,,. proved having given him pia chains, rings, seals, Ste. to repair, which he had never returned. The Magismite said be was afraid the offence amounted only to illegal pawriog.—The prisoner was remanded. UNION-HALL. Mtrunit Ar BrczrynAsz.—Sacurday belrg the day appoMted for the second craminltion of Thomas Coombs, charged with the mur der of 'Menus N: organ, gardener to E. ctoodhart, F.sq. of Langley Park, the office was crowded to excess. The evidence adduced was that of Mr. Colke, of the George Inn, 13eckenhian, who deposed to the prisoner being at his house on the tiight hut one of the murder, and to his havittg joined in conversation with a person named Seoval. In the course of their conversation the prisoner seemrd to possess a complete local knowledge of the surrounding country. John Tapp, the brother of Mrs. Bode!, who keeps the horns Ta vern, at Norwood, also swore to the identity of the prisoner, and added, that he had seen him in the possession of pistols, powder, and , bot,about the time of tilt: mrt tier. George Lytle, gardener to :%Er. Goodhart, cirpor.:A to `findin g the deceased in tne morr;rg, and also to his statirg to him that he had been abut by two me::. Iles, the of!iccr, to wl:oct great praise is due for his exertions, haying stated that he had other evidence to adduce, which he eon -4.lered would hiiuo the charge home to the prisoner, the further ex.tmination was pogpored Thursday, for the purpose of dis interring the body, in order to have the slugs extracted, which will then be compared with those found on the prisoner. A Waterfod Paper of Saturday se'nnight, in speak.. ing 4,f the execution of the six criminals for the murder of Cr.: hue Mr: Alarm, states—.“ We have heard of very unpleasant indications of popular resentment, both at Kilkenny and Galmoy. It was a melancholy coin cidence that very near the temporary gallows, and within sigh:, Was a similar construction for a like pur pose, in a neighbouring part of the Queen's County." A most melancholy occurrence happened at New stead Park on Sunday morning last. W. bitehead, shepherd to T. Wildman, Esq. of Newstead Abbey, being somewhat indisposed, wished to take a dose of Epsom salts, of which there were several single ounces wrapped up in papers, and deposited in a drawer in the workshop of his son, who is a shoe-maker, and resides in the same house, as a part of his father's family; and. who, for the use of his trade, had one single onnce of oxalic acid deposited in the same drawer, and which was unfortunately taken from the drawer by mistake, instead of salts, and dissolved by water in a tea-cup, and swallowed by the unfortunate William Whitehead, whO,. immediately on taking the fatal drug, exclaimed , g I have taken the wrong stuff; I am a dead man!" He expired in half an hour after taking the poisonous draught. An Inquest was held on the body on Mon day, before THOMAS Warorrr, Gent. Coroner, when what is before stated fully appeared in evidence, and further, that the whole happened casually, by mistake, and without the least intent or design of injury; and to that effect the Jury returned a verdict. The deceased has left a widow and nine, children to lament the un timely loss-of an igdusttious and affectionate husband and father. Monday evening, a maw of colour widertook to run eight mil. s in 53 'nitwits, on the Buekland-road, near Dov:r, which he ix:- fomiod without much fatigue, in less than 50 nil .UICS. SPORTING rsTELLJGCNCE. MORPETR MEETING-NORTRUMEERL TT IMAY ASIOUST 31. _ _ The Gtentlerntft'e Substription4l4eOf 60sOvereigns, for three -T N , : olds and upwards. Heats, twice round and a distance. The owrer of thi second horse to receive 10 sovereigns out of the Plate. Mr. Lambton's cb. colt, Royalist, 3 yrs, fist. 1316 . SfrT.Burdon's br. filly, Sister to Islal-Islay, 4 yrs o'd,t'st.';lb. u 2 Ur. Robinson's ch. g. Sir Roger, 4 yrs old, 7st. i 01b. (tell lame) 3 d ; Two to one on Sir Roger : After heat even betting. A g 00,4 nat. wenuesnay. The Members' Plate of 50 soca. for maiden horses, &c. twice round. Mr. Lambton's b. g. by Leopold, 3 yrs old, 6st. 111 b. 4 Mr. Ferguson's ch. c. North Britoil, 3 yrs old, 7st. 1 3 2 Mr. Bailey's b. 1. Maid of the MilT, 4 yrs old, 7s:. itlh. 5 2 t Mr. Wormald's ch. f. Witch, 3 .yrs old, 6st. llib. - 4 t c Mr. Robinson's br. f. by X Y 7., 3 yrs old, 6.1 t. 1111 h. 1 sdr The first heat was woo easy; the second by 14111 a he..d ; and the third by a neck. The Silver Cup, given by the Gentlemen of the Norzhomberland Hunt, for horses, &c. not thorough-bred. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Bell's ch. m. Yellow-haired Lau, 5 yrs old, list. ttlb. Mr. Richardsote, b. g. Little Rattler, 5 yrs old, llst. _ . . (received 2kgs) - - - ?Ir. Jobling's b. m. 5 yrs old, 11st. I 31r. Mather 's b. 1. Caroline, 4 yts old, list. 31b. .11r. Tyzack's br. g. Rog-Rat, 3 yra old (bolted) - • • Mr. Jobling's mare the favourite. Easy. Thursday, the Silver Cup, value 60gs. was won by Mr. lamb ton's ch. c. Itoyalist. A Sweepstakes of five soy. each, with 25 added, was wun by Mr. Ferguson's ch. c. North Briton. WESTERN MEETING, AYR—SCOTLAND. W/DNISDAT, :maim I. The Gold Cep Subscription by eight Subscribers of 10 gs. tatiai was won by Sir D. Bloncrieffr's b. e. &ratherne. Sweepstakes of 50 sov. each, 10ft. fur all ages, Sir D. I:on crieffe's b. c. Stratherne walked over. Fifty Pounds for all ages, was won by Mr. Alexandtr's zr. f. La Genetic. JEM BURN AND PilAnTibi. This match 'excites considerable interest, and there is much vitia tion in the betting. Martin is the prevalent favourite; 'ti! otte's are so sure of Burn as to lay five to four, -and eleven to eight, in long sums. Both men are in active training. All but the last de posit is made good. PEDESTRIANISM. . Mr. G. Wt,t completed his match a! ten o'clock en Saturday, ; night, to travel on foot 160 miles in twi: days, Letweett Horsham and Redburough, ten. miles. He performed ythe first day, in twenty-one hours, and rested the other three. Ott t:te .econd slay he started fresh, and won cleverly•by a quarter of .t:i Lc ar. Saturday morning a foot-race was run on Blackheath, benvcca„ Captain Whittle and James Trthb, Psq. a Listante rf 1 - .04 jirds, for 20 sovereigrs, Captain Whittle to giire.his opponent ten Izteis at starting. This was. su closely , a contested !Oaten, that the man wbo was Flatten to deric:e the wager declinedein consegut:.:e. of both arriving it the goal. at precisely the same instant. It w.s then agreed toatartigaiii, when Captain Whittle lost by not mc:e than half a yard. - '-• • • . • The return Match•Ot* Cricket .between the Ham!•ledrn ar.J. Goodwood Clubs r was , played-on Windmill-down, on T•tesday Wednesday kin and decided in favour of the former by Iv., wicken.—Good;Oad, Ist int2invo,lo4 ;2d ditto, ti",l, 2.J. Ilarnbliclan, Ist innings, 9; 2d ditto, 116; rotas , 21'2. FIELD SPORTS FOR. SEPTP. 3EII. 4144i1a die semen \ ) At the commencement of the:partridge-shooting season, and .n. 'deed during the month of - September, partlidge . s ran about the field where they haye slept as. soon as-alto grey li r ;ht•of the mar; jug enables them to aistinguls!. (;ItjeCts;' utt th::y sornetimes . eall (;hough not ;JW.iys) and fly to the potatue., or tur- nips, where they run and-feed-upon earth-worms arbl such inters as they happen to meet with; tit :y thus continue till ee;iit or nine o'clock, when they fly to the stubble', where they will fouud till the near approach at noon, when they seek some sand; bank svith a southern aspect for the purpose of what is called boxiini.r l or, in other words, to expose themselves to th . e rays of the son, wink, with their feet and wing , they contrive to cover their bodiea with sand, and particularly to inwrt it among their feathers, in the same m ner as domestic poultry. They will continue thus, if utidistarkca, for a considerable length of rinse, perhaps till three o'clock, or eve: later, when they again sect the itobbles, in which they remain nil !the approach of dusk ; they then gni to the meadows, and arc vt:y fond of running amongst the aftergrass; they often spread th...:- ielves; at length they call, and retire to their sleeping place fur night. The sportsman is aware that, in hot weather, to ca3tint:: shooting from about eleven till three o'clock, is very dibti e. irg to the dogs, and seldom successful. Flom the appearance of ;h.., covies, it is evident, that partridges, this season, h itched rather earlier than usual ; and in the writer's neighbourhood, and on the north-west coast generally, the young partridges are not only un commonly well grown, but the eovies are more numerous than usual, and consist of a greater number of individuals. • , In regard to the pheasant, though its habits are somewhat analo gous to those of the partridge, yet it differs, in some re.pects, anti is more prejudicial to the crops at grain, though by no means se is jurious as is generally sappssed. Like the partridge, this bird feeds very much upon insects, and upon blades of grass also; but it is ' more graniverous, when quartered urn endhised and cultivated grounds, though it becomes plump and well fed in the woods and forests, where for grain it substitutes acorns and almos t any kind of wild berries. The greatest injury w)iich the agriculturist from the mischievous propensities of this beautiful bird - is front its scratching up the newly-sown wheat ; this, however, might be easily prevented by placing a boy with a rattle to frighten it away. Of all the animals which are considered game, none is so injurious to the farmer as the rabbit, though it scarcely comes under this de nomination. Rabbit-warrens may be very profitable upon sandy hills anti in barren situations; but if rabbits are suffered to become numerous in well cultivated grounds, they will be found extremely mischievous. Nor can the " poor timid hare" be altogether exonerated ; though, as the principal depredations which she commits are upntt the ycuog timber, it may be easily prevented by rubbing them with car, lime, &c. Independently of shooting, coursing commences during the month of September. There is no precise day appointed by law upon which this amusement is to begin; this, therefore, must always be regulated by the state of the crops. !lane-kuntbag andfaz-kuntiag generally commence towprds the latter end of September. Annum—Fishing for barbel may in this month be pursued, as well as for roach, dace, and chub, which now begin to leave the weeds and get into deeper water; they are strong in I.ealth and firm in flesh, and will take a bait freely, especially in the morning early, and late in the evening. Carp continue this mauls to take a bait in still waters, as well as In streams, and are strong, fat, and in excellent condition for the table. Perch are nearly in full season, but the angler must use /*ph balts,if he expect to take the old or heavy ones. Jack and pike are coming fast into condition, and begin to pouch a well chosen bait pretty freely, if the day and water be favourable. Ckub still eagerly take the humble bee, and harry-long-legs, and also grasshoppers by day, and the large white moth late in the ecru• • ing. During September the harry-long-legs is found in abundance in all marsh meadows, especially about sunset. Fly-fishing for trout is now rapidly on the decline. BIRTH. Friday, at Coley, near Wells, Somerset, Mrs. Alexander Fraser, of ThaTies Inn, London, of a daughter. MARRIED. Tuesday se'nnight, at Heighain, Lieutenant Beane, West Nor folk Militia, to Mary, daughter of the lat e R ev . Nathaniel Scott, Rector of Thorpe and Thelserton, in Norfolk. DIED. Lately, at Forest Ball, Birchanger, in Essex, in his 62d year, the Rev. William Elliott, Rector of Mablethorpe, St. Mary Staine, in the county of Lincoln, and 22 years curate of Benham, in Essex. The fatly of Sir J. 1). Miley. This melancholy event took place at Everley-house, on Tuesday last, after a very afflicting Truer. Id A I LS. --• 2 0 0 0 0 1 • 0 0 1 1 0 IIS DAY. 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