Star. — London, England, 1829-08-14 00:00:00

TRAVELLING BY STEAM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. Loudon, August 14, 11149. Sts--I beg leave to draw your attention to an inven tion which bids fair to make a considerable revolution in out agricultural and commercial interests: it has 'long been thought chimerical, but the experiments of the last fortnight have established its reality. I allude, Sir, to Mr. GURNEY'S Steam-Coach, which a fortnight ago pro ceeded from Cranford-bridge on its way to Bath, and was stopped in its progress at Melksham by an attack from an ignorant and misguided mob, who supposed that as machinery had injured their interests by dispensing with the labour of man, the steam coach would also add to their. misfortunes. I think I can undertake to prove, that the coach will contribute more to their welfare than any invention brought before the public within. the memory of any ono now living, or their fathers or grand fathers before them. Political economists do not exactly agree on one point, viz, how many men can be main tained on a space of land sufficient to feed one horse : some say eight, others only five : I will take the medium, and say 6i. Now, Sir, I -believe lam not at all exagge rating, when I say that, on the Bath and Bristol road alone there are two thousand horses kept for the purpose of conveying passengers by the daily coaches, not in cluding in this calculation the post horses, vans, waggons, &c. &c. Should the steam coach succeed in putting these two thousand off the road, there will be land dis posable for the maintenance of thirteen thousand men. The vans, post chaises, and waggons, employ ak many ; so that, on this road alone, it would provide for the sus tenance of twenty.six thousand men. This on the Bath and Bristol road only. I really dare not proceed with my calculation, as applied to all the roads in Britain : it would amount to something so enormous, as would astonish and confound cleverer heads than mine. But this,Sir, I can vouch for—that the two accounts published in the Time. are substantially correct. I myself witnessed it going up Marlbro' Hill, together with some hundreds collected to see its progress, and it was universally allowed to go up at the rate of seven miles an hour. If lam wrong, there are many at Marlbro' who can correct me. After this, there are people who ask, "Is it likely to succeed ? " I say, it has succeeded. Ask Mr. FAG, a coach proprietor of Hounslow, what it did on Wednesday last, in the pre sence of the Duke of WELLINGTON ? But, Sir, con sider the consequences of its success on various articles of food, absolutely essential to the existence of an English man—bread, meat, beer. Land, now appropriated to the culture of oats and beans, will be laid out for wheat and barley ; and where the horse now feeds, the ox will fatten. I could enumerate many more of its advantages, but fear I have trespassed too much on your time : allow me, therefore, to conclude, by subscribing myself, . Your obedient servant, DELTA. LIVERPOOL, August 12. TO MR. DAVIS, OF THE NORTH AND SOU FU AHEI CA N COFFER- H OUSR. " Ste—l have seen a letter from Captain Se/lissom, of the St. George, from Liverpool for Calcutta, dated Madeira, July 7, who states that he saw the Devil's Rock, distant two miles, in lat. 46. 36. N. bag. 13. Is. The 'rock was near the water's edge, and the sea was breaking very heavy over it. The Fortitude, of Dublin, had previously reported u having seen the Rock in lat. 46. 33. N. long. 13. 3. West " The above is one of the Rocks that is laid down in the Charts as being doubtful : it is near the mouth of the aid& Channel ; consequently, by the publication of the above, a number of lives may be saved. DOVER, Aug. 13. Arrived the Crusader Post-office Packet from Calais, having on hoard his Excellency lan= BAIUIOOI4 Esq. late Envoy Extraordinary, and Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States to the Coin of England, now returning to America, and about 40 other passengers. His Royal Hislinen Prince Laoross is expected to arrive at the Ship Hotel to-night. and to embark for Calais to-morrow. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. NAILS MUM Tuts Dar—Dublin I—Waterford I—Ho and 1 --Frage, 1. The Coldstream, Trejurtba, from Benpl, has arrived off Ports mouth. The Perseverance, Brown, from Liverpool to Bengal, was to tally lest on the vilth February. on Narrapoor Point. The crew and a small part of the cargo saved. The Rose, Marquis, from Bengal. was signalised on the 24th of April, off the Mauritius, by the Coldstream, arrived °lithe Wight. The James Laing, arrived in the Downs from Jamaica, parted company with the Jane Catherine and the Schofield on the 11th ult. in lat. 31. long. 73. • By accounu from Singapore, of the 234 March, the Alicia, Bow. ditch, was to be hove down, having been on shore in the Straits of Dom., Ana. 15.—Wind S.W. by W.—Arrived the Thomas Williamson. from Demerara; aid James Laing, Sogbrue, from Jamaica. FALMOUTH, Auo. 12.—Wtod S. to &E.-01f port, the Gover nor Graaf de Bailer, Vslche. from Jura. POSTSMOUTH, Auo. 13.—Wind S. to W.—Arrived from Lon don, the Sarah, Chester for New South Wales; and Juliana, Turbutt, for Calcutta. Passed by, the blinn, Phillipson, from the Cape of Good Hope; Grenada, Wilms°, from St. Vincent's; and Abberton, Percival, from Calcutta—sailed 23d March. Airman, Auc. 9.—Arrived the Phesdo, Mitchell, and the Shakspeare; Goldie, from Quebec. lavaaroot., Auc. la.—Arrived the Doctor Hall, from Fitton ; Montrose, from Antigua ; and the Friends, from Quebec. Laves, Ava.ll.—During the tremendous gale of the ad Inapt, the Sir James Henry Craig, Johnston, from Mirantichi, which was riding in the Roads, .drovo with both anchors 66 near the shore that she struck be aylly, and was obliged to stand out to sea through the reef of rocks by Inch Keith. The Thistle, Wileath, was drives into Pottery with damage, and rudder gone, and must discharge. Seventeen vessels were driven onshore in the Murray Frith, the crews of four of them drowned. Pcruovvit, Auo. 12.—Wind S.K--Sailed the James Lion, Turner, foe Demerara. It Is - expeeniikeTlyadult, Is, at this port, will be speedily brought forward for tommission. The Lord Benda* transport, Lieut. Gregg, Agent, on bet way direct to Malta, arrived here yesterday, to take on board Colonel Monhead and family for that Wand. The transport will sail on Friday. The Joseph Grain transport, Lieut. Robinson, Agent, which took out troops from this port, arrived at Halifax on the sth July, and sailed ea the 12th for the Bay or &lady. The Fancy fetter has been broken up. and Lieut. Grandy is appointed to the Harpy cutter. lt is understood tket the Jupiter, Naiad, and Dryad will shortly be pet in commielion. The Jupiter, in all probability, will be sub stituted he vise Barham. A Committeeof Olken is ordered to assembly at the Admiralty, of which Sir Lawrence Halsted will be Chakman, to re-arrange the prompt Rigging *anent; and other supplies of stores, which b minis( orders the. men of war are now obliged to rewire on board. With the Chairma n , Si r T. Hardy, Air J. Brenton, Cap ties C. White, E. Ikbee, sad J. Hayes, will form the .Based. THE KING. WINDSOR, AUG. I3.—His MAJESTY, last evening gave a splendid entertainment at the Royal Lodge to the following illustrious personages : The Duke and Dashes, and Prince George of Cumberland ; Duke said Duchess of Clarence; Duchess of Gloucester ' • Princess Augusta; Prince Leopold ; Dukes o f W e lli ng t o n, Devonshire, and Dorset; Prince and Princess Lieven ; Prince and Princess Raterhasy ; Marquis and Marchioness Conyngbam ; Lord Aber deen ; the Lord Caancellor ; Lord Fife ; Lord and Lady Strathaven; Countess Schuppenbach; Sir William and Lady Fremantle ' • Sir IL Taylor ; • Sir A. Barnard ; Sir William Knighton ; Sir W. hep pel ; Sir F. Watson; Sir A. and Lady Stanhope; Colonel Poten, Colonel Thornton; and the Rev. Mr. Jelf. His MAJESTY'S private band were in attendance, and played during the evening. After the entertainment the Duke of WELLINGTON, the LORD CHANCELLOR, and Lord ABERDEEN took their departure for London. His MAJESTY is expected to entertain his guests this afternoon, at Virginia Water. COURT CIRCULAR. _~ The Anniversary of the Natal-day of the KING was celebrated on Wednesday with more than usual demonstrations of rejoicing. • About two o'clock his WIAJtITT, attended by the Lord Steward of the Household and the Lord and Groom in Waking, went to Snow-hill, to lay the foundatlon.stone of a statue to the memory of his late father, Gnomes the Togas. Mr. Wurnacorr, the sculptor, chosen to execute the statue, and Mr. TitIIIIUTT. the Mayor of Windsor, were in attendance. The Kum addressed the gentlemen individually, and having received from Mr. Warms corr the mallet, performed the ceremony of laying the stone, by striking it three times with the mallet, at the same time using the following expresdon :-1•••• I, Groans the Paeans, do this in re. membrance of Geoatia• the Tomo." While the ceremony was being performed, intelligence was conveyed by signal to the Knoo's Fort at Belvedere, where the event was announced by the dis• charge of a double Royal salute by the artillery, which was fired by a detachment of the Royal Artillery, who had been satiated there for that purpose. The stone used on the occasion was a Portland stone of large dissensions. The foundation for the sta tue has been dug ten feet deep, tiU the workmen came to the solid rock. The Kiso, after taking an airing, returned to the Royal Lodge. Between three and four o'clock, the Duke of WEL- L:swum arrived at the Royal Lodge, to congratulate his Manor( on the return of his natal day. His Grace had an audience of the Kura. The Duke of Devotes's:as followed sows after. The Duke and Duchess of CUMIIIIIILAND t accompanied by Prince Gana; arrived about five O'clock with their suite. The Duke presented the Duchess .to his' Maseru on her * arrival in Ragland front the Continent. Her Royal Highness was received wry kindly by the Kura. The company having paid their respects to the Kura, pro. needed to Cumberland Lodge, where apartments were prepared fur them, and dressed for dinner. The Kiss's carriage conveyed the Royal and distinguished guests to the Royal Lodge. The Duke and Duchess of Cs:insect arrived at the residence of the Princess Auatisra, Frogesore Lodge about twelve o'clock, front their seat in Bushy Park, and, together with the Princess and the Duchess of Gtouctena, tank to congratulate their Illustrious Brother, and joined the party at the Lodge. The company was also increased by the arrival of Prince Lsorot.o, the Austrian Ambassador, and Princess Ravannazir, the Loan Cuaucau.oa, the Duke of Dosser, and the Rad of Assamtan. _ The dinner was served in a superior style of splendour on the Hon service of plate (so called front the covers of the dishes and other articles of the service being surmounted with a lion), the ornaments of which are in frosted silver. I his service bad been brought from the Castle expressly for the day. A great novelty at the dinner was a specimen of old English fare—a baron of beef weighing nearly three hundred pounds, which formed one of the side tables. So great was its size, that It could not be roasted at the Royal Lodge, but was roasted at the Castle Inn, at Windsor, and frost thence forwarded by Kr. Cron in a coach-and-four, in a ease so contrived as to keep it thoroughly hot. After the Brno had retired from the party at the Royal Lodge, the Duke and Duchess of Counts took their departure, for their residence in Bushy Park ; the Princess AUOVSTA and the Duchess of GLOWS:MR, for Frogmen' Lodge; the Loan CHANCILL6S, the Duke of Wer.ansirreo, and the Earl of Assassin. came to town ; Prince LEOPOLD proceeded to his residence at Claremont. The Duke and Duchess of CUPLUILLAND, and the remainder of the company, some of whom are expected to remain a few days on a visit to his Maim, went to Cumberland Lodge. where apart ments had been prepared for their accommodation. The Kino's tradespeople, and the principals in the different de partments of the works of Windsor Castle, had a grand gala day yesterday, going in a barge, adorned with Sags and covered with an awning, with bands of music on board, to Chfden Springs. Yesterday was the birth-day of the Duchess of CLA IM/CB, when bee Royal Highness completed her 37th year. Her Royal Highness received the congratulations of several members of the Royal Family on the auspicious event. The Duke aid Duchess of Coliseums went to Busby-park, from Cumberland Lodge, to visit the Duchess. The Princess AuouseA and the Duchess of Gtouciersa also went from Frogmore Ledge to congratulate her. In the evening the Duke and Duchess of Crosses gave a grand dinner to a numerous party. The Bead of the Coldstream Regi ment of Foot Guards were in attendance to play for the gratifica tion of the Royal party. Prince LEOPOLD left his residence at Claremont between nine and ten o'clock yesterday morning for Dein . , front whence his Royal Highness will proceed to the Continent. &ammonites were issued from the Foreiga-OSce on Wednesday for a Cabinet Council, to be held at that office the following day at 12 o'clock. At the hour applaud yesterday, the Ministers as sembled and sat in deliberation for three hours. Earl BATHURST was dumbly Member of the Cabinet absent. Those present were —the Lord Cnaneesson, the Duke of Wewoosen, Barb Ross- Lan and Asinsamir, Viscount klatmiu.s. Lord Xisanaosoorao, Secretary Pm, Sir George illogartv, the Caancauaa of the Eicninass, Mr. Humes, and Mr. Vases Frtztaiasto. After the breaking-up of the Cabinet the Prussian Minister bad a conference with tire Bari of Armenian ; his Lordship afterwards visited the Duke of Wittneinos. The French Charge d'Af. fakes had also an interview with the Bari of A Between five and six o'clock the Duke of %wartime and the Earl of A sienzzo left town, the former for Wainer Castle, and the latter for Tonbridge Wells. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE. Yesterday morning were married, by special licence, at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the Rev. the Dean of Lo co:Jo, the Duke of Bucm.auau to Lady Commons Turmas, third daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness of Baru. His Grace the Duke of Em men pee the lovely bride away. After the ceremony, the happy pair set off, in an elegant chariot-and-four, for his Grace's seat. Banton, Northamptonshire, where they in tend passing the honey-moon. One Gentleman has lost furniture .to the amount of ipoot. and another to nearly half that value which was deposited but hot insured, In the premises destroyed ;he other night by fire in Great Queen-street. FROMITIIE FRONTIERS OF ITALY, JULY 28. The report of a change of Italian territory is void of • truth; but it is certain that a Treaty of Alliance, offen sive and , defensive, between Sardinia and Austria, has been concluded, to guarantee the Sardinian territory against an invasion. The Piedmonte cavalry has been newly mounted, and the - Fort of Ecluse, on the French frontier, has been repaired. Private Letters received from Constantinople, at Paris, state that the Reis Effendi, after having received the official communication of the Protocol of the 22d of March, from the French and English Ambassadors, sig nified to them, that the only basis on which the Porte would treat, was the re-occupation by the Turks of the places in the Mores, and the return of the Pacha of Tri politza, as well as tha restitution of Turkish property in the Mores before the insurrection. The information received at Vienna from Constanti nople, is of a nature to do away with all hopes of a peace between the Turks and Russians. The Sultan will not make the least concession, and he appears more Obstinate than ever. In regard to the Protocol of the 22d of March, he says, that it is incompatible with his honour, dignity, and the interest of his Empire ; and even will not listen to the conditions proposed by the Protocol of the 4th of April, 1826, and the treaty of the Bth July. He declares that he will only grant to his revolted sub jecti an'armietice, and some privileges, as he before pro- 1 COLLECTANEA. A neat pun is the cream of wit, and a bright indication of a clear and brilliant intellect ; as was evinced in a chimney-sweep boy in London, who was turning a corner at the same time, In an opposite direction with a neatly-dreued• soldier going upon duty. while the boy was covered with soot. " Get out of the way. you blackguard," sap the son of Mats. " Blackguard!" says the boy ; " what was you before you was boiled?" Here was rapid thought and genuine wit that would have done credit to any poet in Eng land. None but the deriders of puns need be told that lobsters (the nickname of British soldiers) are black before they are boiled; which operation turns them red ; so that enlistment and a scarlet coat was boiling a blackguard. Nor was that all ; the chimney brat was the live black lobster in his natural state ; the soldier a dead creature in an unnatural state.—N. H. Palladian. ------- - NATIONAL CIIARACTER.—A person who has held the office of overseer of the poor in very extensive parishes in this neighbourhood for nearly twenty years, states that be has never had but four applications for relief from Scotch men or women, and one of those was from a woman nearly 100 years of age, and another from a man through long-continued illness ; but that he has had abuse a thousand applications for relief from Irish men and women in the above length of time.—Dalit Aurasal. Besides the images and altars placed on the road-side (Says Dr. Mtommos, in his " Letter from Rome, showing an eifict conformity between Popery and Paraniani,") there are erected on the road huge wooden crosses, dressed out with flowers, and hung round with the trifling offerings of the country people, which always put• me in mind of the superstitious veneration which the Heathens used to pay to some old trunks of trees, ur posts. set up in the highways, which they held sacred ; or of that venerable oak in Ovid, covered with garlands and votive offerings : "St al-at in his ingens innoso rohore quercus ; Una nemus : alum medians, memoresque 'ahem Sertaque cingebant, rod argumenta potent's)." Met. 8. " Reverend with age, a stately oak there stood— Its branches widely stretchld, itself a wood, With tibands, garlands, pictures, cover's! o'er, The fruits of pious vows tram rich and poor." This description of the Pagan oak (continues Dr. M.) puts me its mind of a story that I have met with here, of a Poi i.h oak very like it—via. bow a certain person, devoted to the worship of the Virgin, hung up a picture of her in an oak that he had in his vineyard, which gruw so famous for its miracles, that the oak soon became covered with votive offerings and rich present' from dis tant countries, so u to ibrnish a fund at last for the building of a great church to the miraculous picture, which now stands dedi cated in this city, under the title of St. Mary of the Oak. The celebrated Ben Jonson worked for some time as a bricklayer or mason;" and let not them blush," says Fuller, speak ing of this circumstance in his English Worthies. " that have. but those that have not a lawful calling." Janson helped in the erec tion of part of Lincoln's Inn, and worked, it is said, with a trowel in his hand and a book in his pocket. The Norwegians are confessedly the most honest and kind-hearted people in the north, if not oa the face of the globe. A recent traveller speaks of them and their country as one " is most parts of which a child might walk about with a bag of gold in safety ; and where the stranger, by day or by night, may hooch at any duor he comes to, and be welcome." According to the grammatical rule " two negatives make an alirntative." It would, we think. puzzle many a gram marian to decide upon the proper mode of disposing of the super abundant negatives employed in the following paragraph, which appeared in an American paper :—" A woman, near Boston, sot long since, on the way home from market,discovered that a but was missing in which she had conveyed some article, t►e only being in the cart. She returned to the city, and inquired of the good people as follows :—• Nobody don't know nothing about no box that nobody left here without no kiver off, as nobody knows on, does there ?' " The New General Post Receiving House, in Vere street, Oxford street, is fitting op with all possible dispatch ; to expedite the business, the letters will all leave it ready sorted. It is understoood that Government have instituted a general inquiry as to the number of Dissenters throughout the kingdom. We do not pretend to know the precise object of this inquiry ; but there are two considerations we would re►pectfully submit to the parties by whom it is made : first, that if it be de sired to have a return at all approximating to the truth, it must not be sought from the parochial clergy and churchwardens; and secondly, that means should at the same time be taken to ascertaiu the number of individuals actually attending divine worship within the pale of the establishment. To conclude that all who are not dissenters are good churchmen would be a great practical fallacy. -World. _ . Monday, the United Kingdom steam-ship arrived at Edinburgh from London, after a delightful passage of 49 hours. Her Grace the Duchess of 13111)11)11ID and family arrived at Edin burgh from Gordon, in that vessel. That beautiful ship the Gilmore, sailed on Monday evening, for the Swan River. She has upwards of 200 passengers on board, the whole of whom are highly respectable, and many of them are In opulent circumstances. When Mr. Peas. came along side (accompanied by Mr. SoLeau) just before the ship got under weigh, the passengers and crew gave him three cheers, sad his reception altogether was of the most gratifying description. The property oa board the Gilmore alone amounts to more than sixty thousand_liounds. We aro informed that Government have in creased Mr. Pmt.'s grant of land 110101 350,000 to 1,000,000 acres. —Plyawatib Joann:. THE FitENCII BOMB VESSELS.—The Ariso publ'shes some interesting details as to the experiments made as the 30th of July, on board the fire bomb vessels going again,t Algiers, its order to ascertain the reach of mortars, of the same calibre, with different charges. Tea mortars of 'Afferent forms, and cast of different metals, were fired, the charge being raised from five kil ogrammes up to fifteen, or, in English weights. from eleven pounds to thirty-three proud. avoirdupoise. The distanie the bomb was thrown was 1,150 tots.. and more, with a full cham ber ;in Engli.h measure, about 1,527 i yards—a distance sulk cleat to be quite sheltered from any battery on land. It was re marked, tha the noise produced by the explosion of the great mortars of the Vulcan, which, with their platform, weigh nearly 6,000 kilogrammes (13,2421bs English), was terrible when made with 50ibs. of powder. It was intended to give them several coats of painting, or to surround them with fur, which, applied all round by an oleaginous preparation, would make env body with the vi brating metal, and lower a sound so hurtful to the bearing of the crew. _ _ _ _ _A GRACE.—One day at the table of the late Dr. Naas, (Dean of Ely), just as the cloth was removing, the sub ject.of discourse happened to be that of an extraordinary mortality amongst the lawyers. 0 We have lost," said a gentleman, 4 not less than six eminent barristers in as many months." The Dean, who was quite deaf, rose as his friend dabbed his remask, and gave the company grace :—" For this, and every other mercy, the Lord's name be praised!" The effect ; was irtesis ible. Another Inquest was holden at th:, City of Canton, Poplar, on the remains of a youth, aged 15, named Samuel Elsery. From he evidence it appeared that on Tuesday last the deceased, and a companion named Atkinson, were bathing in a part of the Thames near a place called the Hay Yard, and having gone out of his death, was drowned. Verdiet—Accidentally Drowned. DROWNING.—Last evening an inquest was holden at the George public-house, ilatclif Cross, before NIL Unwise, on the remains of Mr. linger Cooper, in inhabitant of Shields, and an extensive ship-owner. Mr. Joseph Atkinson stated that be was the Captain of the Two Sisters, a 'collier of the po:t of Shields, and knew the deceased. On Friday night, better el ten and eleven o'clock, lie was at Stone Stairs, and about to go en board his vessel, when he perceived him sitting on the steps. He was then very much intozicated, and he took him by the arm and saw him safely on board of a boat which was waiting for him. Mr. WIN. Blakey deposed. that be was the laddlord of the New England Light-house, Stone-stain ; the deceased fell into the river about hall-past tenon Friday:sighting be (witness was at the time standing on a platform of his house, which faces the river ; be beard a boy cry out " Pull! pall! for Goo's sake pull!" and the man eta claiming " He's gone down !" He understood that ho blame was attributable to any one. Both the man and the boy are since gone to North Shields. la his opinion the death of the deceased was acccidental He was 60 years of age, and on the same night on which the accident occurred he said to him (witness) " Willy, you and I have known each other a long time--when are we to die ?" He replied, "It may be perhaps to-morrow." The Coroner asked If the drags of the Humane Sticiety were not in his neighbourhood?—The witness replied net, and the Jury having recommended that an application shouhl be made to the Society for their supply, in the propriety of which the Coroner coincided. A verdict of Accidentally Drowned, while intoxicated, was returned. SIGNS OF THE TINES.—A gentleman, aged twenty eight, possessing a small property and a cheerful disposition, of gentlemanly address and pleasing exterior, wishes to ally himself in marriage to-a lady of a similar age. and who possesses a moderate income, together with cheerful habits as well as habit:sof economy. The admetiser thinks It right to add, that no aromas need answer this who has red hair; neither will be treat with any woman who sasses at night. It is afro fair to premise that the advertiser, al though a domestic soemand of a most affectionate tarn, will not sus folds wife to use in consieson either of the following dings, via. his towel, his pocket-handkerchief, orhis tooth-brush.—Letten ad divised,postisaid. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. INDIA AND CHINA. Value of Experts ant L T ti. , 7a • I Imports between In- i; I = i dig and Mins. o°' ...i • 1; te c ii "S: ••3 . 3, .. -.: .2 4 _ ...,.. - i 1 1 rcze. 4 F,lji v 6 ' I 1 ~.. - 45 ~ „ u .. 1 °i .1. 1 112 . - 1; 7,... ix C co Oi I grc g 4 4 4 - I i I" I ' . r 1 2 c 3 2 It B > 1 ... 2 e • • • • . It % I I"' la. ii C ; • a ••• 2. 0 ' A g 1 5 o 18 o in I Pl' •X I 1.. > ...... „...................... ~.......,, ~.......... l A. 1 • : . 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Bd. per quarter. Foreign Batley also bears a higher rate nt slaty by 15.6 d. per platter than during last week. being now at 151.61 The aggregate average of Wheat for the sia weeks by whi:ll the de•y was regulated is 665.84. - - Ta HAit V E‘T .—Notwithstanding the unfavourable accounts which come frJut various parts of the country of the de vastations of the crops by storms and floods, our neighbourhood has happily continued free as yet from these awful and destructive visitations. The fine weather of the last few days has materially improved the appearance of the crepe; and the Wheat promises. as is universally admitted, or yield a fair average return.—Pis. Jhlir In speaking of the storm which desolated the North oi Scotland last week, the Elgin Courier inquires— .. What will he the cons,quences to this part of the country. of this dreadful calamity ? It a painful to give a moment's Gadder whin to the question—answer it no human being can. There are hundreds of indtridual , —we wish there may not be thousands— . .. entirely ruined by it—hteraty as destitute. excepting the clothes they have on their bodies, a. at the moment at which they entered the world. There the thousands again, who, if sot entirely ruined. have been reduced from affluent eircumunnces to a state of comparative poverty. Nor are those the only sufferers. wise have felt the calamity more extensively and directly. The entire cons munity is the north of Scotland will feel its dreadful effects to greater or less degree. The economy of our commercial affairs i. already, and will fur some time. continue to be in a state of pain ful disorganisation in consequence of aU communication, except ing by boats, being cut off between this and the surrounding couu Tux HARV EsT. —The accounts from all quartery the country represent the lmrirest as most abundant where it b..s already been gathered in, anti most promising where its quality ha, nut yet been tested. The late heavy storms have occasioned In: comparatively little injury. The grain, where it bad been pre. viously cut down, has. in some parts, been partially blackened b) the heavy rains, but its quality remains uninjured; and where i. is still standing it possesses all the whiteness which the weather could bestow. There is, iu fact, no reason to doubt t 11,? the abundance of the present crop will do something more that merely make up for the deficiency of the last, and that the general quality of the grain will be equal to the produce of any former year. Such prospects of abundance for man and for bras furnish real grounds for rejoicing at any time; but mos. especially ought we to be grateful for them at the present season, when there are so many destitute and unemployed person throughout the country, who in comiegemsee of the abundanc, wiU no doubt find more both of employment and of food, than in a season of scarcity, and towards whom, at all events, the hand of charity may be more amply and generally extesided. We are out. however, wholly without hopes, that the abundance which is already partly in possession, will be the means of considerably reviving the trade and manufactures of the country. The g naal cheapness of provisions which must remit from It. will enable the workmen, on the one hand, to labour for less wages, without impairing their general comfort; and the manufaetu• revs, on the other, to produce at less cost,. and sell for less profit. The foreign consumer will thus be encouraged to pur chase, and the foreign manufacturer discouraged from pursuing a rivalry with the manufacturers of this country, which has already been extremely prejudicial to them, and even threatens to shut them out from quarters, of which ht better times they held undi vided possession. Even the farmer win be benefitted by the ahund• ance ; for abundance not only increases employment, and conse quently consumption, but is itself the parent of abundance, by enabling the farmer to effect improvements at less cost than in seasons of dearth. And this I especially the case in this county. where food and employment must be found for no inconsiderabl, portion of the population, wh dryer may be the state of the crops or the price of agricultural produce.—Morning Advertiser. The Duke of DEVON/311.11(E haring been honome with au unexpected invitation to meet the Royal party at the Rs ya Lodge on Wednesday last, he did not proceed toiforkshire, as ws • Intended. On that day be attended the ceremonial at Windsor ; afterwards dined and slept at the Lodge, sad returned to Devon shire House last night. Rarly in the miming week his Grace pro - credo to Buxton, and thence to the Derby Races, during whirs the Duke wiU give a sumptuous dinner every day. Ms Grace sett afterwards go to Chatsworth. . - A writer, alluding to the zeal exhibited by the Clerg y in turning out Mr. Peel, at the late Oxford election, says th..: "electors were seen thronging the roads from the most diFtan parts of RogianJ, and would, in the Fame spirit. have performed journey barefoot to Jerusalem, if the same object was thereby be accomplished." - - Thursday eennight a frigate of 30 tons was lannelte.= from tbe yard of Mr. Robertson, East Cowes, foe the Rad ~ Belfast. She is a beautiful model, now that the is in the water She was rigged before launching, and excites a great deal of 1 , tercet. She i• named The Lady Emma. Many parties visit b.: , daily in boats. The vitriol-throwing—that diabolical crime still eN, times in &ockport, and In &ockport enly ; no other town in tS-.• worst at times has been disgraced by it. Mr. Sunw, son of a. extensive spinner., was the victim of an atrocious attack last week, (ram which be Is still suffering ; the villains are as yet undiscovere. It is strange enough, that Mr. Pam. should have made in his abr. radons of the criminal law, this, a crime certainly of the deeps.• dye, a simple misdemeanour only; from hence results•the darit)_ and frequent commissions of it. A Cincinnati paper states that there are thirty divort eases before the Supreme Cows of Ohio for one county. Hassidim They are denominated 0 ' Anplieations to the Court to currrct, C, osidakes made by parties in marrying She wrong persons." CORN-EXCHANGE, MARX-LANIC. Aug. 14. We have again to notice the lifeless Mate of our market thi miming ; although country buyers were not wanting, nothing 1. the shape of business was transacted. Had Wets been made cmr siderably under Monday's prices for fine Wheat, Barley, and Oat• they would have been accepted, as no one eapramsd else least fe.:: concerning the present rainy weather. IMPiTILTATIOXII ONCE )10N1A1. Wheat, English (qrs.) . 1,250 Foreign . Irfsh . . Oats, Foreign . Foreign . 7,550 English . 13srley, English . 450 Iri.h . Irish . . Fleur (tacks ) SMITHFIELD MARKET. Aim. 14. C•TTLI A 3 MARIZT. ~.,. . 1.9 S . Beasts 633 Sheep and Lambs 9.560 I Pigs 140 f Calves 507 Beef . 4. 01 to 4s 44 Veal . . 4s 4d to Ss .+t Mutton .4. 0.1 44 64 l Pork . . 4s 0.1 5s o Lamb . 4s 6d 5s 4:1 Hay per load, 12 10s. to 14 10, —Clover .65 15s. to .C 5 f • —Straw £2 2.. to 12 •s. COAL :%I AR K ET—Tins JUT. HALP..PAST pits.—The Coal glassine was well attrmieJ buyers to-day, and there was a good supply of Sunderland all. Newcastle coals at maybe. Thiripeight new ships have arrive,. since Wednesday last, snaking a total on the week's arrival of ie ships. Numbs: of ships arrrived during the present month :Is' Nest Wall/end Coals 30s. 114 31s. Od. •Other sorts 24s 6J. 304.0 d. Ships at Market —. Oa. • • .4 c ; o.