Star. — London, England, 1826-09-09 00:00:00

ROYAL YACHT CLUB., COWES, Sm. 7. Lord Bdfa , t and Mr. Weld, on the commencement of this week, made lip their minds to sail their two ves sels, the 1-iirrier, belonging to the former, and the Ar row. b e l o n g ing bo Mr. Weld, for 1501. aside, and to s•art from Cowes Castle (this morning), to go round the Nab Light, back through Cowes Roads round the NVArden Ledge buoy, in the Needles Passage, and from thence to a vessel moored off Cowes Castle. They started at twenty minutes to one P.M. with a double-reef mainsail breeze from the W. S.W. a strong wind, and every appearance of one of the finest treats of nautical science that has yet occurred in the Noble Club. On starting, the Harriet bad great advantage, by being a head a cable's length or more. At this mo ment (lour P.M.) we have only time to tell you that the Arrow is a head about four miles, and Lord Belfast's yacht has carried away her boom, apparently close to the tafrail ; therefore having a distance of twenty-five in les yet to go, the bet is decidedly in favour and certain for the Arrow,'shouLl she not meet with a simi lar accident. An alteration has taken place in the sailing of the first class yachts for the gold cup of lout.: instead of going to Swaoage and hack of the island, it is arranged that they shall sail inside of the Wight. DOVER, SEPTFBIBER 8. The extreme bad weather during the whole of the week, and particularly on Thursday, the day appointed for our Marine Festivities, rendered it imperative upon the Committee to postpone the Regatta to a future period. The town was, however, thronged with visitors from all the neighbouring country, who were risme quainted with the adjournment; and the greater part remained to see the Regatta Ball, where between two and SOO persons assembled in the evening, including many of rank and distinction. The conduct and at rangements of the Stewards were excellent, and excited universal approbation; the music was much superior to the usual country performances, and the company were agreeably surprised by a display of delicacies only rivalled by London assemblies, including the choicest wines, ices, fruits, and other refreshments. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Acratto Jomtsow, Esq. of Tamerton, is appointed Secretary to Commissioner Soma., of Plymouth Dock-yard, in the room of RosaßY Jaunts, Esq. who has retired on a superannuation, after 45 years' service. ROYAL MAanas...—Major George Lewis, C.B. is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Roby, retired. Captain and Brevet Major Edw. C. Hornby to the rank of NLjor ' vice Lewis. FA LIKOUTAI, SE Sur. 7.—Wind N. W.—Sailed the Rapid, Ross mi., for St. Petersburg's. PORTSMOUTH, Seer. B.—Wind W.—it has continued to blow strong all last rilzht and to.day.—Arrived the Conner, CozoN, from Monte Video. Sailed the Europa, Wiwi, for Quebec. DIAL, Sirs. 15.—Wind S.W. to %V.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Risehrough, Cum; Woodford, LAMIOURNIC; and SCOUrficld,----, from Jamaica; Persian, —, from the west vs.rd ; Nestor, WEAK!Mk, from New Brunswick; and the Percy, SAYMS, from St. Vincent's. Several Deal boats have brought here a quantity of tin, in boxes, from the wreck of the schooner on the Goodwin Sands. Arrived and remain, the Scourfield,—, from Jamaica ; Matchless, Strasser, from Matanzas ; and }brink, from Mavannah. LITZ/WOOL, Sm. 7.—Arrived the Hopkinson, Worm, from Demerara; Colossus, Mumma:A.; Minstrel, Garman; and Mars, 111rrciiatx, from New Orleans; Fate, Alotzzz, from Daitzic ; and Dauntless, TIMM, from St. Petersburgh ; and off Holyhead, the Isabella, for Java; Caledonia, from Demerara ; Gen. Brown, from Miramichi ; Homer, for New Orleans • and Margaret Ann, for Charleston. The Kolem, Pam., from Wismar for Liverpool, was driven on shore last night near Mockbeggar, and is gone to pieces; the Captain and one man saved, and the pilot and four men drowned, The Isabella, for New Orleans, which was on shore, has been got off without damage. Descants, Sari Esther, Hottrrwatt., from Bristol to London, was driven on shore this morning, in a heavy gale, on Widemouth Beach, and all hands lost, with the exception of one man. The vessel has gone to pieces. &memo, Sari. 7.—The Esk, Dotramt, from the Fishery to Whitby, drove on shore last night, in a gale, near Plarsk, and it is expected will be wrecked. The Master and all the crew, with the exeerion of three men, drowned. Three brigs are also on shore between Seaton and Hartlepool; and a schooner, in entering the Tees, was seen to go down, name unknowne Ya amount, Sam B.—The Elizabeth, HINDERSION, from Steal. sund to London, was driven on the Holme Sand, but got off. Worm Srrr. 7.—Last night, a tremendous gale of wind came on from E. which continued the whole of the night. This morn ing, two brigs came on shore. The Air Balloon, of Sunderland, from Litdehampton, is on shore to the N. of the west pier. Booxon.—The Princess AUGUSTA left Bognor for town on Thursday. Among the last arrivals are Lord Pans: and Sir DUAL& The LORD CUANCRLLOR has sent to the Six Clerks Office to inquire whether any material inconvenience will result to the Public if the office of the Master of the Rolls should remain for some time vacant. This cir cumstance has induced the profession generally to sup pose that it is the intention of those with whom the power of appointing to the situation lies, to offer the place to Sir JOHN LEACH, the present Vice Chancellor, who is at present in Italy, and that the contemplated delay is intended to afford sufficient time for communi cating with his Honour on the subject, and to ascertain whether he is disposed to quit the office which he at present holds, and to take, in return, the Mastership of the Rolls. An answer has, we understand, been re turned to his Lordsliip's application from the Six Clerks Office; the precise t-rms of which we have not heard, but we understand it was in substance, " That no public inconvenience will be occasioned by a short delay." It 1.,s been stated in the Public Papers that a Scotch Gentleman had undertaken for a wager of 10001. to tra vel as a wandering minstrel for six months, during which time he was to accumulate 1001. out of what the public were pleased to give him for his music, besides paying all necessary expenses. A man of rathera gen tlemanly figure and deportment, in a loose dress of co loured jean, accompanied by a person attired as a sailor, who received the contributions of such as chose to give him money, was in Ipswich on Monday, and played several tunes on the Scotch bag-pipe with considerable skill as he perambulated the different streets of the town. Whether he were the individual alluded to we have no means of determining ; but we should cm tainly conclude from his appearance and demeanour, that hi. peregrinations were perfectly voluntary.—lpstachJour. DAKADEUL ACCIDENT IN SANDWICH linvits.—Fri day se'nnight, between eight and nine o'clock, as John Port, John Martin, George Mount, Wm. Bedoe, and W. Robinson, were launching their boat to go on board a vessel lying below the Stonar Cut, the wind blowing veu y hard, and being very dark, the boat upset, and all five were thrown overboard; the two first were unfor - ttinAtely downed, the remainder, with the greatest dif ficulq, saved themselves, as the tide was running in very rvidly. The men all belonged to Sandwich. BOLTON. The Mowing is a copy of a letter sent to Mr. Hus kisson, by the Secretary of the Manufacturers' Com• mittee in this town t 4 , BOLTON, AUGUST 43. " SIR—I am truly sorry that n becomes my painful duty, as Secretary to the ComMittee of Manufacturers, appointed by a public meeting, held on the 28th of last April, to submit the following lamentable description of the distressed state of the operative weavers in this and other manufacturing districts: the meeting to which I have referred was convened .at a time when we were placed in the most critical and alarming circumstances, of which you have no doubt been fully apprized ; and I am sorry to say, that a great proportion of thnotisery and distress under-sxhich we are suffering is principally owing to the uncalle.l-for continual reduction of thee weavers' wages, ausibutable alone to men, who, with a few exceptions; have commenced the manufacturing business with Out any money, and I am sorry to add, with as 1414 regard to moral right and wrong. At the meeting held on the 28th of April, a list of prices was then submitted to the general adoi Lion of the trade in this town and neighbourhood, and I am sorry to say, that titis list was gener a lly a d m i tte d to b e at a rate o f wagel by which the operative could not get anything like a sufficiency of bread, to say nothing of rem, clothes, or fuel ; and this starving list was submitted in consequence of many persons giving much less, and a fear that they would not be brought to accede to a higher rate than the one proposed. The manufacturers at this meeting agreed to this list, but it has been clearly demonstrated, that several did so under the in fluence of fear (the poor misguided weavers in the neighbouiing villages being then engaged in the de struction of machinery), and in order to escape the dan ger that threatened, complied with this list; however, as soon as their fears subsided, they departed from their engagement, and have been going on with the shameful work of reducing wages far oelow the list agreed to.' The consequence is, that they have monopolized the trade, to the exclusion of the respectable and humane part of the manufacturers, who, by the conduct of these men, are generally prevented the opportunity of a sa'e, the buyers naturally going to those whose limited means compel them to sell, and whose cruel treatment towards the weavers enable them so to do, at price, below the respectable houses. To this may be attributed the want of employment, and the consequent increased misery of the poor ; for, if the respectable houses were to give the same rate of wages as these unprincipled men are doing, they would be enabled to compete with them in the mat ket, and to employ the unemployed poor that are now starving for want of bread. They have given notice of their intention to do so, if the re clueing houses do not come up ; and upon this notice, although cot yet carried into effect, these unfeeling men have again reduced, and declare they will still coat nue to act upon this principle. Are they to enrich themselves at the expense of the labouring poor, to the total exclusion from trade of the capitalist and fair trader, to the ruin of the proprietors of cottages, who are actually becoming paupers, not being able to get a sin . ,le pound, out of what should otherwise yield them a handsome livelihood, and !stinging the shopkeepers and other classes fast to pauperism ? In shut t, if some thing is not done to equalize the rate of wages, we shall be in a state of anarchy and tumult very soon.Toremedy which, the manufacturers, together with the weavers, ate of opinion, that if a law was enacted, with a heavy penalty, that the manufacturers might from time to time, fix a rate of wages to be binding upon all, a certain ma- I jority to determineoltatwe should see our trade revive,and things improve, low as we are depressed: For although there are plenty of orders in the mat ket, yet the buyers, fin..ing that wages are continually reducing, limit them-, selves as narrowly as possible in their purchases, anti cipating still lower prices. The respectable manu facturers in the neighbouring towns are quite agreed upon this point, as far as it relates to the statement I have given—it is presumed that this provisioa may be made without any interference with free trade; but this we respectfully submit for your consideration and opinion. The weavers' s :dement to the manufacturers I send for your infotmation, and vouch for its correct ness; and we have pledged ourselves to the weavers to do all that we can for them, and communicate the result of the statement to you. I shall, therefore, feel extremely obliged by your advice and opinion as early as pos.ible, in order to direct us in our future steps, and conciliate the feelings of the weavers, who have hitherto submitted to their privations and sufferings with that patience and humble de meanour that entitle them to every possible attention.—l am, Sir, with great deference and respect, your most obedient servant, 4 . THOMAS BROA WAWA', Secretary." ROTTERDAM, See. s.—The news of the partial open ing of the English poi is for corn has caused a general advance her e, and no article has started more than wheat, although that species of grain is not at present admissi ble. The rise was ss. per quarter, and prime wheats would now cost on board ship here 375. to 41s. per qr. The freight is Ss. by a Dutch vessel, 4s. by an English vessel ; but the preterence, even at that rate, is given to the latter. The Exchange has declined three groats to ' day, in consequence of the grain shipments. ATTEMPT AT MURDER.—WiImot, a headborough of Horton, yesterday stated to the M.-gistrate at Worship-, street Office, that an attempt had been made to shoot him. He said, that about one o'clock yesterday morn ing, as he was passing near the Queen's Head, Horton, he obseried three men standing on the opposite side of the road, and presently he heard the report of a gun or pistol. The shot passed close to his breast, and made him ' s tagger, and he afterwards found that the breast of , his coat and his waistcoat had been perforated. He could only attribute the attempt to some of the desperadoes of that neighbourhood, to whom a rigid observance of his duty had rendered him obnoxious. The Magistrate promised hint every assistance to di-cover the villains. Several Jews were yesterday brought before the Ma gistrates at Lambeth-street Oikice, charged with assault ing a young man of their own persuasion, named La zarus. It appears that a burial-ground in Spitalfiebis is claimed by two parties of the Jews, and the party in .possession had placed Lazarus on the ground as their protector. Tne defendants, however, with a strong party' of their friends, came to the ground, and observing no' one there except Lazarus, scaled the walls, beat him in a vet . ) , violent manlier, and then turned him into the streets. He was taken to the London hospital, where he now lies in a dangerous state. The Magistrates re fused to permit the defendants to be discharged upon bail, and ordered warrants to be issued against those not in custody, who assisted in tf:e outrage. The Archbishop of CASHEL has lately presented his nephew, the Rev. Mr. Larnaca, to the pariah of Littleton, Bally bag, &c. vacant by the death of the late Rev. Mr. G KAM' ; and his nephew.in-law, the Rev. Mr. Ilassea, to the parish of Bansha. His Grace received, a few days ago, front Lord NOKMAscroP, sun to the late Archbishop AGAR 111,0b0l. as a renewal fine, on a new lease of those parts of she ircbipiscopal lands kascd to Lord Nos- MIO/11. • THE ARMY. Detachments of recruits arrived in town yesterday morning from Covantry, on route to join their respective corps and depots. -GENERAL COURT MARTIAL Horse Guards, August 25,1x46. At a General Court Martial, held at Plymouth, on the 29th of May, MS, and continued by adjournments to the sth of Jane ful. lowing, Lieutenant Henry Yielding Eagar, Paymaster of the s!d Regiment, was arraigned upon the under-mentioned charges, viz. For conduct highly unofiker-like and unbecoming his situation, as Paymaster of a Regiment, entrusted with the care of public money, in the following instances : •t Ist. For having embezzled or fraudulently misapplied, or other wise made away with the sum of 1781. 15s. Ind. or thereabouts, pay due to the non-commissioned officers, drummers, anti privates, of the 32d Regiment, on his estimate from the 25th January to the 24th February, 1826, inclusive, the full amount of which estimate he had drawn. " 2. For having embezzled, or fraudulently misapplied, or other wise made away with, the sum of 411. 9s. I id. being part of the allowance for postage and stationery, for the commanding officer of the Regiment, which was kept in his charge as paymaster, and which he had drawn up to the 24th December,lB2s. " 3. For having embezzled, ur fraudulently misapplied, the sum of 271. es. 6d. due to the quarter master of the regiment, being a sum stopped from the company's abstract for regimental neces saries, &c. ordered by the commanding officer, as well as the sum of 191. 7s. 3d. charged by him, the paymaster, in his public accounts, ending 24th December, 1825, for ingredients for cleaning arms, alteration.of soldiers clothing, and carriage of ammunition and bag. gage, making the sum of 461. I:ss. 9d. or theteabeuts. " 4. For having embezzled, or fraudulently misapplied the sum of £lB3 11 s. Bid. or thereabouts, of the Officers mess, and band fund of 32d Regiment, which was in his hands as Paymaster of the Regiment. " 5. Fur having embezzled, or fraudulently misapplied, the sum of £43 Is. Sid. or thereabouts, pay and allowances of different Officers of the 32d Reginirnt, drawn by him, and which was in his_ hands as Paymaster of the Regiment." Upon which Charges the Court came to the following decision : " The Court having maturely weighed the evidence brought fur. ward against the prisoner, and given clue consideration to the various documents produced in confutation and extenuation thereof, deft find him, Henry Yielding Eagar, Guilty of conduct highly un officer-like and unbecoming his situation, as Paymaster of a Regi ment, entrusted with the care of public motley; and with respect to the first charge of having misapplied, or made away with, the sum of £l3l 19s. sd. or thereabouts ; since the Court is of opinion that £46 2s. Bd. proved on evidence, to have been advanced on the public account to Paymasters of recruiting districts, might have been received and rendered available to liquidate the general regi mental balances up to the 24th February last." " With respect to the second eharge, the Court finds the prisoner Guilty of so much of this charge as - relates to havininisapplied, or otherwise made away with, the sum of 411. Si. l*d. or thereabouts, being part of the Government allowance for postage and stationery for the Commanding Officer of the Regiment, which was kept in his charge as paymaster, and which be had drawn up to the 24th December, 1825." " With respect to the thivi charge, the Court finds the prisoner Guilty of having misapplied the sum 0f,461. 65. 3d. or thereabouts, due to the Quartermaster of the Regiment being sums stopped from the Company's abstracts for Regimen tal necessaries, icc. or dered by the Conmmanding Officer, as also a sum charged by him, the Paymaster, in his public accounts ending 24th December,lB2s. for ingredients for cleaning arms, alterationof soldiers' clothing, and • carriage of ammunition and baggage." " With respect to the fourth charge, the Court finds the prisoner so far Guilty thereof as relates to having misapplied the sum of 1531. 1l s. 86d. or thereabouts, of the Officers' mess, and band fund of the 32d Regiment, which was in his hands as Paymaster of the Regiment." " With respect to the fifth charge, the Court finds the prisoner Guilty of having misapplied the sum of 451. is. 21d. or thereabouts, pay and allowances of different Officers of the 32d Regiment, drawn by him, and which was in his hands as paymaster." " But the Court does acquit the prisoner, Henry Yielding Eager, of so much of the said charges as is implied by the words tosbenzkd and fraudnfentl,y misapplied." " Having found the prisoner guilty of crimes which are in breach of the Articles of War, the Court does sentence him, Hear/Yielding Hagar, Paymaster of the 324 Regiment, to be dismissed from his Majesty's service." " The Court has been Imperatively called upon to award this sen tence in conformity with the Articles of War as bearing on this case." " But the Court presumes to express a belief, that since the pri soner at once avowed his inability to make payment of the public monies entrusted to his charge, when demanded on the 17th of February, since no fraudulent contrivance or secretion of properties for perverted or private ends have been proved, since his ember . . . . rassiiients appear in part to have originated in credits withheld, which would have liquidated, in their aggregate amount, the total sum of which he has been found deficient, since his efforts to replace these sums were ',Melons to his defalcations becoming manifest; this line of conduct tends to impress the Court with a belief, that the prisoner was led into the predicament in which be now stands by a tissue of unfortunate circiunktances, rather than by any cur. rupt or evil intentions." His Majesty has been pleased to consider the finding and sentence of the Court in this ease to be inconsistent with each other, and founded in error, inasmuch as it appears from the proceedings, that the prisoner was tried as a Paymaster, under the 131st clause of the Mutiny Act, and that he was charged, as such, with embezzlement and fraudulent misapplication of the public money ; -yet that the Court distinctly acquits the prisoner of embezzlement and fraudu lent misapplication thereby putting a negative upon the real bearing of the charges made against him, as founded upon the clause above mentioned. His Majesty considers, however, that it would not be a good example to the service to permit an officer to continue to act as a Regimental Paymaster, who had been convicted by a Court Martial of the fact of misapplication of public money, although that misap plication may utat have been fraudulent; but under all the circum stances of the case, as attend the inconsistency between the finding and sentence, together with the long services of the prisoner, and the strong expressicns of the Court in his favour, his Majesty has been pleased to extend to him, Lieutenant and Paymaster Henry Yielding Eagar, his most gracious clemency, so far as to allow him to be placed upon the half-pay of his rank of Lieutenant. , His Royal Highness the Commander in Chief directs, that the foregoing charges preferred against Lieutenant and Paymaster Henry Yielding Eager, of the 32d Regiment, together with the finding and sentence of the Court, and his Majesty's pleasure there on, shall be entered in the General Order Book, and read at the head of every Regiment in his Majesty's service. By Command of his Royal Highness the Commander in Chief. HENRY TORRENS, Adjutant General. MILITARY. PROMOTIONS. OFFICR OF ORDNANCE, SEPT. 4, 1826. UNATTACHED. The undermentioned Officers of the Royal Regiment of Artil lery, having Brevet tank superior to their regimental commissions, have been granted promotion on half-pay, viz. Brevet Majors William Webber, and William Miller. Royal Regiment of Artillery Second Captain Browne Willis, from half pay, to be Second Captain, vice Webber, promoted ; Second Captain and Brevet Major Daniel Alacnamara Hour chier to be Captain, vice Miller, promoted; Second Captain Benjamin Ilutcheson Vaughan, from half pay, to be Second Captain, vice Buurchier. Commission signed by the-Governor, Captain General, and Vice Admiral of the Isle of Wight. Thomas Hastings, Esq. to be Deputy Vice AdmiraL Commissions in the Royal Bet ksLire :Militia , signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Charles Lionel Harvey, Esq. to be Major; Bernard Brocas, E.sq. to be Captain. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Bedford. Thomas Charles Higgins, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant. Bedfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Wil[ism Frederick Brown, Esq. to be Captaio. The Portuguese schooner La Fortune arrived at Sierra Leone on the 10th of June, taken by the Brazen at Prince's Island, having on board at the time, 245 of the unfortunate natives of that Continent, 4.5 of whom died on their passage thither, leaving 200 wretched stn. vivors, afflicted with those diseases generally prevailing on board those floating receptacles of misery. ARRIVALS AT BATH.—The Duke and Duchess of Scutum Earl and Countess Sontag., Lord and Lady Roma, Gen. Sir H. W. Cuissow, Sir Limon, Sir E. and Lady Thossaitonon. lady Maar Cones, Lady Nunn:, Major Mason, Major Roams, Rev. Mr. and Mra. Lou.,, Rev. Mr. Hut, and Rev. Mr. Clincir.. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. - - , . PARTY. The Marquis of Clanricarde entertained oe 'Doak, Mr. Secre tary Canning. Mrs. Canning, Wilmot-Horton, *sq. Mr. Bette, and a select party, at dinner, at his house in Bt. Jaeses's agent. MOVEMENTS. The Duke of St. Albans and Sir John Dasbwood King, Barb leR town yesterday on a shooting etcursion at Mrs.Courts's seat in Kunz. The Duke of Rutland arrived yesterday at his house in Acing .' ton-street, from his seat, lielvoir Castle. Emily Marchioness of Londonderry has left North Cray, Kent. on a visit to the Earl of Mount Ealgecumbe, at Ms seat in Devonshire. The Earl and Countess of Leitrim and family arrived yesterday at their house in Great Quakerland Place, from a tour. Lord Stowell left town yesterday for Buxton, Derb;sbire. The Hon. Colonel Anson, M.P. yesterday left the Marquis of SAlisbury's seat. 'Hatfield, on a visit to Earl and Countess Cowper, at Pansanger,Herts. Colonel and Mrs. Stapleton arrived yesterday at the Po!testy Motel Albemarle -street, irons thfordshire. Mr:and Mrs. Henry Baring arrived yesterday at Thomas's Hotel, Berke!ey Square, front Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Dobbs have leh ditto for their seat in Huntingdonshire. Mn. Clifton and Mrs. IlOwie yesterday left the St. George's Hotel, Albelliple-street, for Brighton. Captain ars.Beauchamp Procter and family arrived yesterday at the Bruswick Hotel, Jernsyn.street, from their seat in Norfolk. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WARWICK RACES, Stemma 7: Sweepstakes of 10 soy. each, for syr olds. M.C. Mr. Gifford's eb. c. Leviathan . . Mr. West's hr. c. Shaltspeare Mr. Lawley's b. by Milo Match for 200 snv. p. p. Half-mile Course. Mr. Rawlinson's br. f. by Gainsborough, 2 yrs Mr. Mytton's ch. f. Harriette Wilson, 2 yt The King's Plate of 100g9. Four-mile heats. Mr. Cooke's b. m. Miss Forrester, 5 yrs . Mr. F. Craven's b. h. Cricketer, 4 yrs Mr. 0. Gore's br. c. The Moor, 4 yrs . Sir T. Stanley's eb. h. Grenadier, 5 yrs . Mr. Hawles's b. g. by Elector, 5 yrs The Town Plate of 450. Two-mlle heats. Mr. Beardsworth's br. c. Chesterfield, S yrs Mr. 0. Gore's br. e. The Moor, 4 yrs Lord Warwick's ch. m. Double Entendre, S yrs . Mr. Gisborne's br. c. Zarniel, 3 yrs . Mr. West's b. f. Mystery, 4 yrs WEDMORE, SougitscT, SEPT. 6. 1 1 4 2 2 dr 3 dr S dr It 1 1 a 4 • 3 • S 0 A short time since, a pugilistic contest took place in the Moor, near Cuer, between two young girls, named Elizabeth Bunn and Caroline Popham, the one 16, and the other 18 years of age. The fair heroines are, it appears, the daue.ters of persons moving in respectable spheres as humble farmers, and are not destitute of per sonal charms. They had both unfortunately entertained an affection for a young man named James Puddy.— The swain, too, entertained a liking for the fair candi dates, but his admiration and his attention was so. dis tracted, that he was rather undecisive as to which should be honoured by his person, " for better, for worse," and having occasionally indulged each with hopes of ulti- Mate success, " the green eyed monster" began to dis seminate his poisonous qualities, and in no very extended space, abusive epithets produced open hostilities. The morning and evening avocations brought the damsels contiguous to each other in the fields, and at length war having been declared, an evening was fixed to decide by combat who should be entitled to the prize. i\liss Bunn was seconded by her uncle, Mr. Benjamin Bunn, and Mr. Isaac Martin, a mason, was selected to officiate as picker-up to Miss Popham. It would be tedious, as well as painful, to follow the combatants through the sounds they contested, not as mien have been expected, in a pulley-hawley manner, butin a " stand-up fight," which lasted •one hour and five minutes, during which period 92 rounds were fought, and 31 knock down blows took place ! ohing could exceed the invinciSle spirit which actuated the parties, and after they had entered into the contest, appeared quite reckless of the consequences, either of personal injury, or moral degradation. After remaining in desperate contention for the miod before mentioned, and the wrathy seconds and spectators not being able to yield the " palM of victory" to either, a Gentleman who was present, informed me that the seconds, " out of charity and compassion, would not suffer them no fight any knger, and therefore separated them." Mexican Papers to the 2sf July contain notices of the disturbed state of the province of Yucatan. The paro chial elections seem to have been made the occasion of some disturbances in the cetpital, Merida. Neither dates or details are given. and we can only gather from the langis tge th it it was intended to remove the seat of Government from Merida to Campeachy. We have received a Brazilian Paper, entitled 0 Spec tador Brazilcirc of the 22d of June. It contains an account of the proceedings of the Chamber of Deputies of the previous day, which does not possess the slightest interest. In it we find likewise a letter of the English Consul at Monte Video, addressed to the Brazilian Ad. miral, complaining of the detention of two English ships, the Monarch and Jessey, seized at the mouth of the La Plata, on pretext of their attempting to force the blockade of Buenos Ares. The Consul does not deny the tight of the Emperor of BRAZIL to blockade the capital cf his enemy, but he declares that the blockade was not effectual at the time of the capture, snany ships of other nations having entered and sailed outwards without molestation. Tne Admiral in his reply declares the blockade a good one, and cites the practice of Great Britain during the late war to establish its validity. MIDDLETON, REAR MAI:CHESTER, SEPT. 6.—Last week notice was given to all the operative spinners by their employers, that about seven per cent. would be taken from their wages. The men of course did not approve of such a measure, and last Monday they turned out against it. Tuesday 200 of them paraded the streets, and went round to such mills as had not already stopped, called the hands out, and in every in stance the call was promptly obeyed. Herrings are so abundant on the coast of Northum berland, that they have been sold at four a penny. Yesterday morning, about three o'clock, a fire, threat ening the most destructive consequences, was discovered to have taken place at No. 5, Ainsliff Place, near the recently built chapel, Holton New Town, which was not effectually reduced until three houses, besides the house of Mr. Rogers, where it commenced, were com pletely destroyed, and two others materially damaged. Monday, BENJANIIN CHARTON, Esq. of Mendham, Norfolk, was killed by an accidental explosion of his gun, whilst shooting. It blew a strong gale on Wednesday at Brighton the whole of the day. The beach was crowded with per. sons to witness the arrival of the fishing boats, forced home by the violence of the weather. Wednesday, Mr. Solomon Pain, of the parish of Wal cot, was fined 151. before the Commissioners of Taxes,• for shooting a rabbit on the Bth of June last, in the parish of Stanton Prior. ! i I~