Star. — London, England, 1828-09-04 00:00:00

THE ARMY. . 'GENERAL ORDER. j , • • Bone guards. Sept. 2. 1,2211. ills Macaw be. been pleased to appoint Lieutenant General sir 11111111111 T TAYLOR, G.O lt. it. be Adjutant General to the t OM*, vice Alior General Sir HERAT TORRINS, K.C. H. deceasett. Hy casual:m.l .)t the Right Hon. General Lord HILL, G. C.l?. Commatittio; in Ciiief. - JOHN hl A C DON A LD, Deputy Adjutant General. Saturday the Depot Companies of the 74th Regiment . of Foot landed at Whitebaven from the Isle of Mann, On their rime to Carlisle. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. VAILS AIRIIISD TAUS DAY.—Dublin I—Waterford I—buirnsey and Jersey 1 - Flanders I—France 1. BRUSSELS, Aucs:3l. Captain C. Vander Drift, of the Dutch ship Verwisselinz, fiom Amsterdam for Lisbon, writes, in a letter from the latter Chi, dated 9th of August, that on the 29th July, being eight miles north of Oporto, be was hailed by a brig under French colours, the crew of which inked hint, in French, whence he came, and whither he was bound? ordering. and obliging him to he to, on which the brig hoisted a red Sag. Captain Vander Drift went on board the brig, and, passing between two files of men, dressed in the Turkish fashion and armed with sabres, was led before tke Captain, whom be found seated in the Turkish fashion, holding a sabre id his band, and who very roughly demanded his papers. However, he !risme. diately changed his tone and his behaviour on seeing the Turkish pus, which Captain Vander Drift showed him, who was then re• conducted with much civility on board his own ship, after they had asked him if he was in want of any thing, and wished him a good vdyage. Enterprise, Hoc°, of Whitby, was lost at Davie Straits on the 2011' Juoe—crew saved. The Rosa, MUNRO', from Pillau to London, upset, and sunk in be Sl l e•e, during a heavy squall, on the 23d . uldmo—only the Master saved. Deal, Sim 3.—Wind N.B. to E.S.E.—Arrived from London the Canadian. Mostar+, for Quebec ; Brothers, Szwar.t., forßahia ; Thalia, SUAND, for Halifax; 13ritatinLi and Union, for Oporto; )largaret, for Sc. ADdrew's • Navarin, for Alexandria; Jam es a n Mary, for Corfu; and Bromley, for Trieste. PORTSMOUTH, Seer. S.—Wind N.B.—Arrived the Camille, Damson, from Archangel. PLYMOUTH. Seri. 2.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived the Briton, Cam as ' Cam ases, from Cadiz, with the crew of the Rose , which fou n dered cif that port. Arri ved from London the Corinthian, Cuanwscx, for New York. The Constantine Russian ship of 84 guns ' COM. 'nodose BUTACBOTT, has left the harbour and gone into the Sound, having been repaired; and the whole squadron in now ready for sea, and expected to sail every hour. • Eautouvu, Sen. 2.—Wind E. to E.S.B. Presarzao, San. I.—Captain Hoc% of the Enterprise, lost at Davis' Straits, reports the following account of th e succe s s of the ships there be longing to this port up to the 24th of June, viz.— Traveller 2 fish, Resolution 1, Alpheus 1, Hope 1, Perseverance 1.500 seals (from 'Greenland) ; Superior and Hanoibal, clean ; Gleaner . and Eclipse, reported to be clean; sixty-mven in all had been caught *along the ships. GI AAAAA aa,`Auotrr 14.—8 y a . communication from his Ma jesty's Consul-General resident at Tangier, received this morning, it appears an express had arrived there from Rabat, giving an ac count of the capture by the two Maroquin brigs of war, that were lately in this port undergoing repairs of the following vessels— The British Perseverance, Simms, oeYarmouth, from Antwerp, bound to Seville, captured off Cape Fististerre ; the Austrian po. lacca brig Veloce, 13Laintocu, arrived in the port on the 27th ult. from Trieste, and cleared the 29th, bound to Rio Janeiro; and another vowel, supposed to be a 'Russian. which were all carried to Sallee, and are now detained there. The British Con.ul-Gene ral has made a formal Noted against the capture' of the Perseve rance, and forwarded a demand for her re.ease to the Emperor. The ground for her detention appears to be, that she was not pro vided With a Mediterranean pass. PRICE OF WHEAT. . . ~ : • • NS FOLLOWING All TN' ANNUAL *VIRGO' PLICES OF. WHEAT mei( 1792 TO 1526, TAX= FLOW OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS: , • L d s. & 41. 1792 ....... 49 11 1804 ' ... .. 60 1 1816 ... ... 76 1 1793 ... 4. 48 11 1905 ... ... 87 1 1817 ..... ... 94 • 1794 ... ... :51 1806 ... .. 79 1818 .. ..: 4115 • 1795 ... .. 74 2 1807 ... ... 7.3 . 1819 ... ... 71 3 1796 .. t ~. ,77 2 1808 ... .. 79 1820 ... ... 65 141 1797 ... ... 53 1 1809 .. ... 95 1821 ... „.. 54 5 1768 .... ... SO 3 1810 -',.. ... 106 1561 .. ..; 43 3 1799.. . Joe 67 5 1811 ... ... 94 18211 :.:. .. 57 9 1800 * ....,.. 153 7 1812. ... -. 125 1825 .. -- 62 0 1901 1 „, ...118 5 1813 ......106 6 1825 ........ 416 6 1110 , 1 ,;.. ... 67 1814 ... .. 72 1 11126 ... ." 56 11 1303 ‘— . .56 6 1815 .., .. 453 • ✓. ',E. • nglish and Foreign Average Prices of Tea without ankrey: • 1411d011. Harnburgh. New York. Bebe* ... 2s Od Sid Os Bed - Coition 2 6 1 0 0 7i Campoi 3 6 ... 1 01 1 0 ficlochong... ... 3 4 ... ... 1 7 ... 1 5} Twarikay... ... 3 4 ... 1 7 ... 1 5 Hyson Skin .. 4 3 ... 1 7 ... 1 Se • Ryan ... 4 5 ... 2 4 ... 2 6 In 1823 the London importation of tea was 24,000,0001b5. in 1826, 30$00,0001bs. and in the year ending Jan. 5, 1828. 30,746,1471b5. Or the Bth of October meat 1,000.0001b'. of tea will be sold at Rotterdam, and an application bas been made to the Treasury for a - license to import purchases of such tea into Great Britain and Ireland. agreeably to Acts 18 and 24 of Gen. 11. on payment of au' equalised duty, correspondent with the present duty payable by the Lit India Conipany. A Petition to the KING against any further Conces sions to the Roman Catholics, is now in the course of signature in every County of Great Britain. Extract of a letter dated August 21st--el Admiral LAMM'S has left the Havannah for Santiago de Cuba, and is thence to ptoceed to receive back the Spanish part of the island of St. Domingo, of, which the Hay. liana some years ago took forcible possession, and have attained it ever since." Tuesday se'ntsight there was the lowest tide in the Frith of Forth, in the opinion of some by six, and ac cording to others by ten inches, that has been for fifty leafs. At dead low water, the top of a rock was visible at N:whaven, which had never beets seen by the oldest fishermen; and the tacksman was obliged to employ smell boats to land the passengers from the steam-boats 1118 Chain Pier. Saturday last, his Excellency the LORD Ltsurstraur tainted Donnybrook Fair, accompanied by Lord WsLuau Nom and two of the nior branches of his family, and unattended even 'by s-servant . No sooner was his Excellency's approach perceived than *e announcement few with rapidity [NV4IO every quarter of the fah—every teat, and each place of public amusement, became all at once unoccupied, and all Sew to hail the approach of 'OM 1111 1 011 W 'Virtue/ S and, thus surrounded by hundreds of the people, genet bead uncovered, his Excellency proceeded, passing the various tbeignaa, the bands of which, stationed w the front, soon obeyed the call.* the people, and played " God save the King.".— Ilia Excellency k this manna slowly advancing, amid loud and "spatted cheers and densenstradons of respect from many fair and elegant inmates of several private equipages present, who appeared so lesegratilled at the condestension andgraceful acknowledgments of the gallant Marquis than the humblest of his admirers. It was evi dent that an anxiety pervaded the crowd to pay Ms Excellency some peculiar mark of their respect and affection; but the visit having come so unexpectedly upon them, they seemed at a loss is what nutt ier to evince their feelings. Some were perceived endeavouring to obtain the signs in front of the tent., stick as were suitable fur the occasion. A large tree , was seized upon and carried in triumph before his Excellency, at which he laughed very heartily; others endeavoured to displace the figure of a seaman, hot this nautical sign being toe elevated and permanently secured, it was found inspos. tilde to remove in autficient time. It was understood the intention of the people was to bear this before Lord WILLIAM Pane; as a mini &station of their respect and regard for his Lordship, and in com pliment to that service of which this young Nobleman is so dig. tinguishedan orturn, nt. His Excellency at length left the fair amid ri prated cheering, and proieeded on his route to Web view, carrying with him the affections and good wishes of an main :Janie and parlous people, who, turning to each other, observed that the gallant alarquis was the first Lord Lieutenant who ever paid a Mit to the *. Brook," and that without a single sordler or a police man being present.—/ihlo:as Puma DOVER REGATTA. D SEPT. Regatta, being the third since its institution in. 1826. conk place yesterday, amidst a concurrence of favoutable circumstances, which cot,tribnted t I render it one of the most boi I.ant scenes of this kind that has been established on the coast of England for several years. The day was remarkably fine, with a fresh breeze from the N.E.—a scind of pecu liar advantage in preventing any surf in Dover Bay, and in facilitating the arrangements for the course afloat. The vessels of the Royal Yacht Club were un fortunately prevented from sailing for the large cup by a misunderstanding of 'the time fired for entering, but many of the yachts were present; among which were,. the Earl of Darnley's Elizabeth, Mr. Best's Georgians, Mr. Scott's Beresford, Mr. Gibson's Will o'the Wisp, and Mr. bwa bey's St. George. At ten o'clock the Marine Parade and the Piers were thronged with spectators of all classes and des criptions, and a long line of carriages, like that of a race course, was drawn up ID front of the water. The Marquis and Marchioness Cholmondeley, the Earl and Countess of Guilford; Lord and Lady Tenterden, and the whole rank and fashion of Dover and its vicinity were among the crowd. The first race was by four yachts of the Thames Yacht Club for a cup value forty sovereigns, and after a well contested race was won b) the Daisy, the property of J. G. Irvin, Esq. Four clench built cutters of Dover then started for a cup of twenty-five sovereigns, which was won by the /Era, Thomas Clark owner; and four carrel built yes- ,eh contested the third cup, value twenty s vereigns, the Nancy, Ivors, being the successful candidate. At three o'clock, three six-oared galley., the Comet of Folkstone, Clarence of Dover, and Gipsey of Deal, started for a sweepstakes of twenty sove►eigns each. This race was particularly interesting, from the ditterent method of rowing used by the men of the three ports, and from the spirit with which the match was contested. The victory was long doubtful, and even bets were made on the Comet and the Clarence; but , the Comet mately passed the goal a boat's length before her tival, and was declared the winner amidst shouts of applause. A purse of twenty sovereigns was also well struggled for by four four•oared galleys 6f Dover, .and won in gond style by the Union. Between the heats, a match was made up between two beautiful boats, rowed by Gtntlemen amateurs— the Emma of Mr. Dickenson, mid the Gazelle:of Mr. Taylor. The Bmnia won the stakes in good style, and the exertions of the rowers of both boats were the theme of general approbation. At the close of the races the prizes were distributed to the winners by the- Countess of Gumeoopi from the stand of the Managing Committee ( erected in the centre of the Marine. Parade. Her Ladyship addressed each man separately on presenting th, m with the re ward of their exertions, and expressed the pleasure she felt at wishing them joy of their success, and the interest she should always take in the Re.taita et Dover. Lord Guttarottu also as•ured the assemblage of his deter mination to support an institution of such real utility, not only to this port but•to the country at large, whose. greatness depended so essentially on the enterprise and skill of her seamen, and whose navy his Lordship' trusted would long remain her pride and glory. The Mayor, John Shipdem, Esq. then proposed a general cheer to Lord and Lady GUILFORD, with three times three,which was answered most heattilyby theassembled multitude of seafaring people, who seemed thorough!) sensible of the kindness shown them, and r f the ester• lions made for their encouragement by Admiral Win throp, Mr. Ward, and the rest of the Committee. Two bands of music were stationed on the parade. The do ll ° was observed as a general holiday throughout the toss n —and the utmost hilarity pervaded al classes of peo ple. A party of yachtmen, and the principal inhabi. tants, sat down to a sumptuous dinner at the Ship Hotel. Fireworks were exhibited in tte evening, and the festivities terminated with a ball, at a Inch two hundred and fifty persons, comprising all tl.e rank, beauty, and fashion of Dover attended, and kept up the dancing till a vet y late hour. Although our Regatta is one of the most. recently established' on the coast of England, the spirit with which it is conducted, arid the eclat it has beers attended, with, will naturally act as a stimulus to those port where sailing matches have not yet been established'. To attract and amuse the visitors of a sea pout by . a lively and interesting scene, to benefit the town by the influx of strangers, and to encourage 'the honest indus try of the sailors and boatmen, are of themselves .su4- cient reasons for the • institution of Regattas at every port in the kingdom. But this is not all=it is of the highest importance to keep alive that enthusiastic fond rim for the ocean that surrounds us, which, in old Eng. land, must ever be associated with the love of our country. If our amusements are connected with the. sea, the recollection.of these mirthful days will inspire us on more serious occasions; it will accustom us to think of the waves which wash our cliffs as part of the inheritance we are born to defend—it will•be an appeal in the hour of battle, which may be used with the most heart-stirring eloquence, and the most irresistible force. ANOTlllith ACCOUNT. It was announced that the snatches would commence aenine o'clock, but it was a quarter to eleven before the first, a sailing match for a cup, value 40 son. began. There were six vessels named for starting, but only tout were at the appointed place when the signal gun fired 3—The Zephyr, It. Green, Ksq. Si tons; the Daisy, J. G. Irwin, Esq. 19 tons; the Rob Roy, W. Fitch. Rut. 16 tuns; and the Success, D. Hope, Esq. 17 tuns. The Zephyr took the lead at starting, and kept it until she reached the vessel moored in the roads, round which the yachts were to pass; thi Rub Itoy then took the lead for a short time, and in her turn was beaded by the Daisy, whichatept k tillttbeelose of the beat. It ii the general opinion that had the Rub Roy been well managed. slat would have beaded them to the last. During the contest part 4 the Rub Roy's rigging got entangled, or some other casualty oc curred to her which delayed her a good deal. Some trivial accident of this nawre also happened to the Success ; but as she had bet name without the slightest chance of fulfilling it, the accident was of no consequence to her. These vessels, according to the condi tions of the beat, all belonged to the Thames Yacht Club.—The swat beat was for a purse of 25 son. by Dover vessels, clench built, l and was contested by the Good Intent, 40 tons, the Jason, 40, the Era, 43, and the Louisa,37. The Era took the lead at starting in a flue style, and kept it the whole distance,winnlng the match with ` out difficulty.li purse of 20 sovs. for Dover vessels, carvel built, was neat contested fur by the Nancy, 40 tons. the Vigilant. 37, the Hope, 30, the Sybil, 30, and the Triumph, 30, which was won by the Nancy, atter a good deal of tacking. This closed the sailing matches, and shonly afterwards the rowing commenced, which was carried on with equal spirit as the sailing. The first match was for a cup value 20 son. by tour-oared galleys, maimed by Gentlemen, and *the vessels that started were the Gazelle, J. Taylor, Esq. and the Emma, W. It. Dickenson, &I won by the Litter. The second was for a sweepstakes of 13 sun. by six oared galleys, and a most excellent race. The names of the vessels are, ) the Clarence of Dover ' the Comet tat Folkstone, the Gipsy of Deal, and the Fawn of Sandgate. The contest lay be (wren the Clarence and the Comer; the latter won, but it was by accident, the Clarence having been crossed by a pleasure boat (of which there were swarms in the Bay), which caused her to loav four lengths; but as it was she was only beaten by half a lenVit.. Ihr Liss race was prizes to foursoared balky.. The first prisclA vivo. the second 5 arm the third-3 sues. And the (mirth 2 sous. which was rowed for by the Union; Jackson, and George, and won by the Union without difficulty.' This ended the aquatic part of the amuseinent. and We never sate person. better pleased .tan every one sprayed to be: The blarine Library, the- 11.;thing Rooms, the lkircir, and every place that commanded a viewldllie. vessels, were crotv&d. -The Corpaatien - baod rind thii band of I the 30th Regiment, played ilwinethe moral's/. • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. • PON T I F. FR ACT RACES. TM; Metiting commenced on Tuesday. and brought out several great St. Leger favourites, whose running has been looked for with greqt interest In all the sporting quartets. The following are the The Wilton Stakes of 50gs. each, h ft. for two yr olds ;•etilts, Sit 61h; fillies, list 31b. T.Y.C. Hon. F.. Petrel b e Netherby Mr. Houldsworth's br fby Sherwood, Eleanor (Sib) . Lord 'Fitawilliana's fby Whisker, Maritornes ... s A fine - race. Sweepstakes of 30 sows. each, 10 ft. for three yr olds • coke, Est 316 ; Allies, Est 21b. On e m il e an d t h ree quarters. T hirteen Subs. Lord Scarborough's be by Carton ... ... ... 1 \lr. Darnell's ch c Gambol , - • ••• ... 2 Mr. W. Scott's b e Nimr o d Major Yarburgb's b f by Belinda Mr. Itiddell's br e Ben Lomond Lord Fitswillimn's eh f Slut MG Houldswortk's br e Terror A good race. Fifty Pounds for all ages. Heats one mile and three-quarters. Lord Fitzwilliam's Beggar Boy, 4 yrs ... ... 6 2 1 1 Mr. Kay's b c Corbie, 5 yrs ••• ... 5 1 2 2 Mr. Gell's b f Venus, 5 yrs ••• • . 1 3 3dr Mr. Sandeford's b c Arbulter. 5 yrs ... ... 0 4 4dr Mr. Duncombe'sgr e Vivian Grey, 2 yrs ... 0 5 2dr Mr. Houldswonh's A e Alpka, 5 yrs ... ••• S die •• ••• ... o ... o WARWICK RACRS, Barr. 2. •The Guy Stakes of SO sou& each, It ft. One mile. Mr. Yates'. b c Frederick, by Rho ... - Mr. Rawhnson's b f Ruby ... Mr. Griffith's Musquito Sir G.•Pigoti Chester Billy ... ••• .. bolted The Leamington Stakes of 25 sows. each, with 100 added by the Town of Leamington. Mr. Sadler's,ch m Tears, 5 yrs, Bst 61b ••• .. 1 Mr. J. "Day's b g Liston, aged. est 81b ••• .. 2 Lusborte, Maldonle,Trompeter, and three tubers started, be: .sere not placed. Sweepstakes of t tors. each, with 50 added. Heats two miles. Mr. White's b g 'Granby, 5 yrs ... ... 5 1 1 Mr. Dickinson's b h Mr. Peagander, 5 yrs ... ... 5 5 S Mr. Vcvers's gg Cegniac, 4 yr. ... .. 1 4 5 Mr Manning's br b Nimrod, aged ... ... 4 2dr Mr Dilly's b 311 9)31111011i4, 5 yrs ... ... 2 dr Five drawl. • • 11 ... 2 ••• • ••• St. Leger Stakes of 25 sovs. each. 10 ft. for three yr olds. Two mile.. Mr. Yates's b F.mmy, by Magistrate ... Sir W. Wynn'A ch c Stapeley. by Anibo Lord Warwick's ch brother to Paul Jones Mr. Beardsworth's bi c Frederic, by Waterloo Two drawn. SOCIETY OF BROMPTON ARCHER& Tuesday last this Society bad a grand field-day on their ground, at the back of Sloane-street. Sir Theophilus Lee, the Patron of the Society, presented the best shot, or Captain of the day, with a gold medal, which Sir Theophilus, in so appropriate speech, de Glared to be intended as a reward for the best shoe of the day, on all occasions of the Society's meeting. The second prize was a silver medal, presented by Robert Crulkahank. Bock to be worn by the Lieutenant, or second best shot of the day ; and she third prize was a pair of gilded arrows, presented by a senior Member of the Society. Thq st 44 medal was won by ..L.Cruilishank.. Esq. the silver medal by T. req. airlElrbllAVl" by 0. - *G Mitchell, Esq: ••• ... I ... 2 It .secits not generally known . that placing garden pots before windows is contrary to law, and a fineable offence. At this season of the year the practice is common, and ks attended with many accidents. Cala, Juarica WARRIN.—We regret to state, that his Lordship is so seriously. indisposed at present, that, by .the advice, of his physician, Dr. THacautay, he has retrained from attending his professional duties since Friday . last.—Cherter Courant. The appointment of Sir HERBERT TAILOR to the office of Adjutant General, vice Sir }WIRT Tomtits, deceased, has given much satisfaction to the army.— It seems to have been the fortune of this Officer to acquire, in every .military situation which he filled, the general respect of those with whom it brought him into official contact. In his post of Military Secretary to the Duke of Yoax, Sir HERBERT T4Tton, as we un itifttand Irons misty individualild the service, combined. with great courtesy and urbanity of manner, the more solid virtues of a straightforward frankness in his com munications, an anxiety to protect unfriendly merit, and a strict adherence to his word. ST. ANN'S, BLACKERIARS.--NOtiees of actions at law, at the instance of •Mr. CONSTABLE, the churchwarden, oss the part of the parish,. have just been served on ger 'Lord Mayor and the Alderman for the Ward ul Farcingdon. The parishioners claim the exclusive right of watching and warding themselves, at their awn expense, uncontrouled by civic authority ; this right is topaded on one of the Acts of James 1. which the parishioners contend still stands unrepealed.— Some short time ago certain of the parishioners, acting on thia4elief, withstood payment of the usual rates for watching, &c. laid on by the Court of Common Council, and distress warrants were issued against the parties in consequence: to set aside these warrants, and for damages, the present actions have been brought against the Lord Mayor and Aldermen. The parishioners en tertain sanguine hopes of a decision in their favour. His Lordship, however, has determined to defend tne actions, and notice to that effect has been given to the City S olicitor. Thus the matter rests for the present. It was contemplated by the inhabitants of Polstead and its vicinity to erect a monument to the memory of Maria Marten, who fell by the hands of Corder, over tier grave in the Church-yard, and the Rev. Mr. Whit• more, the Rector of the parish, was waited upon on the subject, when he not only expreised his disapprobation, but declared lie should exercise his authority to oppose its being carried into effect, adding, that a stone should never be erected while he had the power to prevint it. The reason assigned by him was, that he considered, were a stone .to - be raised to commemorate the event, that it would have the effect of keeping it alive in the public. mind, and continuing that public excitement .which.the catastrophe has already: occasioned in the .neighbourhood.. Not far from the grave of Maria Mar. ten is the burial place of the Corder'. Coaatceit.lWtaraxes.—During the late rain (for ha d :illy vicinity now speak of that continuous damper gib a thing past), a worthy bet rather eccentric Clergy• man, holding a benefice within 20 miles of Exeter, tor it into his head that the national calamity was a "great plagie, sickness, and mortality," and accordingly of. fered up the prescribed prayer for relief under soda circumstances. instead of the one u for fair weather" This reminds us of a fact.whith occurred some years ago:—A party, of musicians, among whom were some members of our Cathedral choir, were engaged for as oratorio at Truro, to which place they went by water. During the voyage a storm arose, which required the utnioseezei tions of the crew in walking the vessel; rod the alarmed landsmen, not being able to give their personsl assistance, set about imploring the more effec tual aid of the Grim Ruler of the Winds and Waves, to the best of their ability: one of them, however, foiget ting all other portions of the Liiingy with which long habit had made him acquainted, devoutly offered up the prayer for the High Court of Parliament"—to the utter extinction of devcsional feelings in the minds of his avociaies. This anecdote was related at it e royal ribleiby t'se late Bishop PE HAM, to the great amuse raiol•of his MAJotSTV, who laughed heartily at the A hinisical lapsits li,gig. We are told that the tene t ble Vices Choral s eat a little proud of having con tributed to the KURA amusement, and deems jt an 'Maple compensation for all the joking which he was wodt to•endtrre on the subject.—Ezeler Gazelle. 4 i• THE HARVEST. 1: gives tti a very sincere degree of *ore to be able to state. upon the authority of intelli..ent errantry Gentlemen. that the croa kings about a deficient harvest lie mo't maliciously false. With very partial excels- . toms, the harvest in Ireland wilt be an abundant one (the exre,•tions are not greater than is to be found every • pe a r), and we can positively sea e that the accounts in the English papers are in all cases greatly exaggerated, and in some complete fabrications. We sea a Gentle man from an extensive agricultural English county, who poiitively assured u. that he passed thsough a dis trict. represe:,ted in the newspapers as c•onp.etelv laid waste by floods, and that there was not a sign r f any such calamity I J bbers and speculums have flown in be face of a bountiful Providence, to endeavour to ac complish their own purposes; but the facts are so gla ringly against them, that they have produced , little or no effect, and every day will serve more convincingly to show the utter falsehood of their intete-ted reports. Of t h e staple f sod of Ireland, the •pnt•toe, tilt re will be a crop never exceeded in quality and quantity.—. DWI,. Evening Mail. MIU•CA LDER, Avo. 26.—Notwithstanding the mi. serable weatt er which we have had here, our crops look well. The harvest has only commenced in this neigh. bcurhood. The hay harvest is completed, and the crop is plentiful. Strawberries and green peas, with young duckliogs, ate just in their zenith of pet tecisom Throughout the whole of last week tl.e weather was favout able for harvest operations. In Eatt and Mid Lothian, the greater part of the Crops are cut, and a considerable portion is already in the barnyard. We • of entitle except the high ground; and other districts %%here harvest is Usually late. In West Lothian reaping is not so far forward, though not a little •ha. been cut and even stacked ; but welearn that the ensnine week will be the most busy in that quarter.—hdialtargk Lerning Courant.' Around Dumfries three-fourths of the grain has been 'cut, and nearly a half of it safely carried. Of the wheat Dot a stook remains in the fields, and various farmers. whose names we could mention, have already celebrated " Harvest Home." In the course of last week, a farmer in Tinwald—that is from Monday moraine till Satur day night—cut 120, and citified 50 acres of grain—a rut al feat that has been rarely matched in this or any • other county in Scotland. The six days we-allude to were worth millions to the country; and the present week promises to be equally valuable, by crowning the hopes and banishirg the fears of an easily excited, and not always sufficiently gratiful, people.—Durafriee Courier. BOTANY.—Dr. LLACZ, late Superintendent of the . . - Hon. East India Company's garden at Calcutta, bas just brought to England one of the most extensive collec tions, perhaps, ever formed by a single individual. It consists of 28 tons of dried, and 23 tons of living spec'. mens of the rarest plants peculiar to the Noith of India. Dr. HORSIMILD is at present culling the duplicates from the extensive herbarium of the Bast India Coin patty, for the purpose of their being presented to the Medico-Botanical Society of London. The duplicates will embrace many thousands of plants indigenous to India, all in the most perfect preservation. Ihe Right Honourable Earl STAY HOPZ• and Sir JAMES MIG moot. aided by Mr. FROM Mr. YOST, and Mr. HUTTMAN. have formed a Committee for foreign correspondence to this. Society. _ _ _ _ _ • _ _ _ _ The gene at opinion with regard to the breed of par , tr;dges this season, in consequence of the aln ost ioces sant rains at the critical time for young birds, hie been that the sportsmen would be curtailed in their amuse ment. We. however, have reason to believe, that the scarcity cf birds is not generally so great as was pea dicted. We had heard of one Gentleman who from, his own gun killed on Monday, in a few hours, fourteen brace and a half of birds. in the space of three fields. For the game county of Suffolk, in common seasons, this is not a number to be thought of; but in the present year, under all circumstances, it_ proves that the bad, weather has not operated so fatally as was. expected ; as a proof of which, we have received the following statement match, which has excited some interest,. was decided on Monday..in the neighbourhood of this town. A bet was laid, of 201. to 41. that a farmer of this town would kill more birds on the above day than another living at Sapiston. Each chose the land in his own occupation; and the knowing ones were taken in t, the person against whom the above odds were betted having !sagged twenty-six brace and a half of birds to, his antagonist's 18 brace. The time allowed was from nine o'cleck in the morning till four its the afternoon.— Sepik Herald. lixorksoow. Sm. 2 —The following lamentable oc currence took place at Bowling Bay on Sunday after. noon. The Henry Bell steam-boat had been lying in Bowling Bay waiting for the tide. About five o'clock P. x. she started, when a hastier, which had been fasn tened to a post on shore, not having teen properly loosed, broke from the straits upon it,and rebounding with dread ful violence, struck Mr. Kirkwood, baker, Anderston, a passenger, and ore of the crew of the Henry Bell. who were getting into a small !Ism to apptoach the ves sel. Mr. Kirkwood was tearfully and deeply cut in the fn., a little above the mouth, and he was carried to an adjoining house in a state of insensibility: The person belonging to the Henry Bell was hit so severely a little above the thigh, that I e was tamed into the air about six feet, and tell into the boa: w.th great violence, from which h- was also ca-lied to the a 'joining house insensible. Medical aid w si eeddy procured to the unfortunate sufferers, but not wit Int ,nd ng every a:ten lion and every means that h possil.lrolld be used. Mr. Kirkwood expired yesterd if mot ninigii little after sevest o'clock. The other :dieter, although bevetcy injutee, is in a fair way of recovery. •.t Among the persons drowned, by e calamity at Loch Lomond on Friday were Mt. 0 C. Eansiston, and a Lady, supposed to be his wile I:he was a very fine young man. hot 20 years of age, an Englishman. He •as married little more than twomoths ago, and lived with his father and mother at the turner of . Think. street, HUtcli.ontown. Both thekather and son were employed in Mr. Wilson's type. foundry as die-sinkersand were brought ti emLondon to the above establishment,on account of their great proficiency in that delicate branch of business in which they were engaged. They left Glas gow for Lochlomond on Thursday morning, and it is supposed they slept at the Inn in Tarbet all night, in tending to return nest day by the same route they had gone. What adds 'to the calamity in this case is, that this 'young man is the only child cf his patent., who doted on him. The latter left Glasgow for Dublin, on a jaunt. just at the time their son departed for Lochlo mond, and of course cannot yet have heard of the melancholy occurrence. The bodies of this unfortunate young couple were expected in Glasgow last nights-- The fine young boy mentioned in the letter above belongs to Balloch. It is positively asserted that there were 21 persons in the boat whenit.leit the *bore for the steam boat, eleven of whom were saved, and consequently, as there are only nine bodies yet accounted for, that there is one of them still in the water.