Star. — London, England, 1827-09-21 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER RACES. DOINASTII4 WIDNISDAT NIGHT.—We are happy to state that the settling for the St. Leger has gone off vry smoothly, not a angle defaulter having yet been talked of. There are many who rider to a great exteut by the race, but there Is not one who attributes the defeat of Mameluke to any thing but the unlocked. for circumstances mentiened by us yesterday; and all parties agree that he was rude with remarkable skill. We really think that ne North country jockey could have rode Matilda with suck excellent judgment u Robinson ; they might have rattled her along, but they could not have kept her at such steady and good running to the end of the race, at the same time, there can be no doubt that, angle. handed, Mameluke could beat her easy. . . . _ _ _ The whole of yesterday evening was devoted to the smiling op of the books and striking balances, and this morning th e New Dooms were furnished with additional accommodation for the illl. tome numbers which socked In to the settling. The first to come, sad the last to go, was Mr. Gully, who never quitted the room tiU he had satisfied every demand upon him with cheerfulness • be loses as immense sum. Th e business of paying and receiving to ok a con siderable time, and the JAM did not commence tiU a later hoer dna ssaaL The Gold Cup race to-morrow Is etpected to be a very fine one. blur de Us and Memnon again meet. Mulatto, Actaon, Mame late, and some others are also In it, and It will, no doubt, be a close affair. Ile betting Is S to 4 on Fleur de Us (takeb),s to 1 apt Mulatto, 4 to I list Memnon, 4 to I apt any other. The Duke of Devonshire was again on the course, taking his sta tion in the Judge's stand; besides his Grace, there were the Duke of Leeds, Lords Wowester, Blandon!, Queensbury, Ilsbridge, Nikon, Fitswilliatn, Wharnclitfe ) and most of the other Noblemen sod others before given by us. The day's span was confined to two races, of which the following but authentic return— The Foal Stakes of 100 lOU. each, h. rt. for three yr olds, colts, List. 71b. and fillies, got. 41b. Mile and a half. Bea. R. Petre's ch. c. Granby . walked over The following paid SO son. each forfeit— Mr. Wilson's b. c. brother to the Juggler, by Census Lord Scarborough's br. e. by Comas, out of Bryam's dam kr. Lambten's b. c. Raymond, by C a st en b. c. by . BLleklecli, out of Thonsasina Lord Kilburn's b. c. Reviewer, by Abjer Mr. Wyvill's ch. g. Smackamooth, by Conms Mr. Houldsworth's be. c. Bhurtpore, by Magistrate Mr. Darnell's b. 1. Nivalls, by Blacklock Mr. Yateis b. e. Edmund, by Orville Mr. Hulyoake's b. f. by Whisker—Vicissitude Lind Fitzwilham's Clinkerioa colt (dead). The Doncaster Racing Club Stakes of .50 goys. each ; three yr olds, 7al. 41b. four, att. Sib. five, est. 121 b. six, and aged,9st. 31b. Two Miles. Five Subscribers. Lord Kelburne's ch. h. Actson, by Scud • The foliowing paid— Lord Fitswilham's b. b. Florismart, by Amadis Lord Kennedy's cb. c. Bedlanaite, by Welbeck Mr. Baird's hr. e. Romeo, by Ardrussan Lad Munesster did not name. Four Year Old Sweepstakes of SO soya. each ; colts, Sit. ?lb. and Iles, est. 41b. Maiden horsesOcc. allowed 41b. St. Leger course. Lard Scarborough's b. f. Lady Georgia= • 1 Mr. Houldsworth's b. f. Fanny Davies • • S Lord Fitawilliam's b. c. Tackill, by Cattoa s paid Hoc. E. Petre's b. f. Missy . • . paid Betting -5 to 4on Fanny Davies. Lady Georgians jumped off at a tolerable good pace, with Fanny Braes well laid into her, And se they journeyed to the top of the halt when they simultaneously got into strong running; Fanny Davies here began to gain upon Lady Georgiana, and at the Red Rouse had succeeded In getting her head in front, looking very ' much like a winner; her advantage, however, did not List, for as they now closer upon the Judge's stand, her ladyship let out, and Speedily resumed her lead, which she kept to the end, winning by kali' length. George Nelson rode her, and Henry Edwards Fanny ballet T he Ala* Stakes at 10 son. each, and 45 added by the Corpora. lion; three* olds, ast. litlb. four, Sst. fiver Sat. 10Ib. six, and „ sled. fat. St. Leger emrse. Lard Ildburn's ch. an. Purity, 5 yrs • 1 lir. W. Fox's b. c. Soklan, 3 yrs • • Lord Fitawilliant's ch. c. Thaler, 4 yrs . • 3 Fetre's ch. f. Missy, 4 yrs • • . 4 • Thales went away with the lead, sad kept up the running at a brisk pace to the distance post, the other threkbeing close at band. Salm then made Lis run, and soon beaded, keeping in front within a little of the finish. Here Harry Edwards thought it was his torn, and he soon brought Purity to the leading horse—gave his mare the lass anew when within a few strides, got in front, and won the stakt s by nearly half a length. The different amusements provided for the week have been well **ported. Nearly all the Nobility were at the ball as Monday eight, and a numerous company at the theatre, where the perform ances are very mediocre. The Police Is under the management of Bishop, of Bow street, lad Tymbs, of Doncaster, who have hitherto succeeded as well in preventing accidents u is keeping the pickpockets at bay. CUSTOM HOUSE LOWER STAIRS REGATTA. Yesterday the third annual Prize Wherry, and sundry other 6s, given by t h e L a di es and Gentlemen of the parish of All. s, Barking, &c. were cont e s te d f or by si x f ree wa t ermen be ore sea to the Custom House Lower Stairs. The distance rowed bas from b u oy s m oored off the Stairs, twice round the Yarmouth 14in and St. Catherine's Upper Tier, and up to the prize wherry tithe Stairs. It was won by James Judge. The Managers had bkalned permission for the subscribers to go on board the steam vessels laying o ff the Stairs, to witness the match, and in comm. 'Pence a number of the most respectable inhabitants repaired on hoard. The different vessels In the laver, the smacks at Billingsgate, l td the wharfs adjacent, were likewise crowded with spectators. walked OYU -- Wednesday, at Union Hall, a coal potter in the Il l'inOlitient of Mr. B ORKADALLE , was fi ne d 10 1 . f or having refused 16 Measure some tacks of coals which were delivered to a eusco me,. One of the sacks was measured, and found deficient one PtA. The defendant refuted to measure the test, assigning as a rtsios, that the coals were what i, t e eth e d " pull a w a y measure ;" that is, some of the sacks contained more, and others less than the nvasere, but the aggregate would hale been found to contain the lua n tit r. MR. HUSKISSON. Wednesday a Meeting of Mr. HUSICHSON'S friends took place at the King's Arms Tavern, Liverpool, for the purpose of vating an Address to the Right Hon. Gentleman upon the occasion of his having signified his wish to serve as representative for Liverpool, if he should be again returned toParliamentfor that Borough. At one o'clock a very numerous and respectable com pany had assembled, and J. Bovrow, Esq. took the Chair.—He stated, that the Right Hon. Representative having been called by his Majesty to the head of the Colonial Department, was of course compelled to vacate his seat for the Borough of Liverpool. The object of the present Meeting was to consider the propriety of again soliciting him to be come the Representative of Liverpo o l . H e venture d to ;express his confident belief that the feeling of the Meet , lag would be unanimously in favour of tha: proposition --(Applause). He was persuaded that the persons he saw around him were well aware that they could not have an abler Representative, or one more disposed to promote the interests of Liverpool--(Applause). JOHN GLADSTONN, Esq. said he had been requested to propose an Address, which bad been previously ap proved of by a Committee of fifteen tientlemen, for adoption by the Meeting. Before be stated anything from himself, he would read the Address, in order that the Meeting might be acquainted with its purport. He then read the following Address : TO THE RIGHT MOM. WILLIAM HUSKISAnN, &C. Sit—While we deeply lament the mournful event that rendered necessary the late changes in his Majesty's Government, we are, at the same time, desirous to express to you the gratification we have received from the further proof which the King has given of the just value of your public services, by confiding the seals of the Co lonial Department to your charge. It is also with sincere satisfactiou that we have learned, from your conununlcation to the Mayor, that as your seat In Parliament bad become vacant, you were ready to resume the representation of Liverpool, if called upon by your late constituents, notwithstanding the arduous labours which must attend your Increas ed public duties. Highly approving of your public conduct, and alive to your in. creasing and successful exertions to support the best interests of the nation, as well as your devotion to the protection and promotion of the more immediate claims of this great commercial town, we de- - sire to avail ourselves of the disposition you have expressed, and therefore do most earnestly and cordially invite you again to come forward as a candidate for the representation of this ancient ik. rough in Parliament. In making this reluest, we consider our selves as expressing the general sentiment of the inhabitants at large, and we beg to assure you of our warmest support. We have the honour to subscribe ourselves, Sir, your faithful and most obedient servanti. This was the address which he proposed should be signed by all those who approved of Mr. Huskisson's conduct, and desired to see him replaced in the situation which he had recently vacated. He was aware that it would be idle, and perhaps also presumptuous, for him to enter into a detail of the many important services which Mr. Huskisson had rendered to Liverpool. Every person in Liverpool was aware of how faithfully and with what zeal he had discharged the duties of a Re presentative—(Hear, hear). The interests of Liverpool had ever been the object of his solicitude, and he had always shewn an anxious desire to promote the just claims of his constituents, by all the means which his extensive influence placed at his disposal. Under these circumstances, be was justified in entertaining the hope that when the period of election should arrive, there Would be no opposition to Mr. Huskisson's return— ' (Applause). There was one circumstance which it was necessary, in connexion with this subject, to take into consideration—he meant the state of Mr. Huskisson's health. It was well known that after the close of the last Session of Parliament Mr. Huskisson was compelled, for the absolute preservation of his life, to proceed to the Continent, from which he had been recalled earlier than he expected, in conse quence of the irreparable loss which the country had sustained by the death of Mrs Canning. The elec tion for Liverpool could not take plate until after Par. liament assembled, which would be in the depth of winter, when, in addition, setting aside Mr. HuskissonV imperfectly restored state of health, he would be pecu liarly called upon to devote his attention to the duties of his office. He therefore ventured to express a hope (and this he did from himself and without the authority of any other person), that when the per iod of the elec tion arrived, the electors of Liverpool would con. sider it unnecessary to put Mr. Huskisson to the risk of a journey to their town, and by so acting they would do further honour to themselves, and, he imagined, afford considerable gratification to Mr. Huskisson—(Applause). He was certain that Mr. How kisson should he be re-elected, would take the first op portunity his health afforded of paying his personal re spects to his constituents—he might say his friends--in Liverpool. When Mr. Canning first introduced Mr. H. to the electors of Liverpool, he said that he presented to them one'of the most able men of business in the kingdom. He might now confidently state that the cor rectness of Mr. Canning's description had been fully realized—(Applause). In Mr. Huskisson they pos., sessed a representative distinguished by sound dis cretion, a profound knowledge of the best interests of the country, and an ardent desire to promote them even at the hazard of his health. Mr. Huskisson, however, had not escaped animadversion, and even abuse. The various important measures of which Mr. Huskisson had been in some degree the originator, and was the organ of Government to propound to Par liament, were the ground of these attacks. In one instance the opposition raised to the Right Hon. Gentleman's measures had been proved to be signally ill founded and mistaken. When Mr. Huskisson proposed his alteration in the silk trade, there were persons who predicted that the effect of the measure would be to ruin all the manu facturers, and to throw hundreds of thousands of work men out of employment. Now look at the result. The silk trade at the present moment was admitted to be in the most flouri,hing state ever known. It appeared, that in order to infuse fresh vigour into the English manu facturer, it was only necessary to get rid of the induce , spent to purchase smuggled goods. French manufac lutes were a +tight atter, not because they were of superior quali:y to our own, but because they pos eased a peculiar recommendation in the difficulty which was found in obtaining them. Now, when the Frencb ma nufacture came into fair competition with our own, the latter was genitally preferred. We not only haJ almost entice p.issession of the home market, but even main. tained a powerful rivalry with the French in the foreign war Set—(Applause). Mr. Huskissoo must be considered the most active supporter, if not the originator, of the change in the Corn Laws, proposed in the last Se,sion of Parliament. That important measure, which was es. necessary to the well being of the empire., and even necessary to the existence of the agricultural in• terest, was unfortunately lost through t!te obstinacy and ignorance of certain person. in the Upper House; but he hoped it would be proposed again next Session, and be attended with a more fortunate result—(Applause).— He would detain the Meeting for only a few minutes, upon the subject of the alterations which had been made its the Navigation Laws, under Mr. Huskitson's auspices. He must acknowl.dge that he for one had looked with comiderable jealousy to the concessions made to foreigners under the reciprocal system,- and particularly to those nsaJe to Prussia; but he was free 'to confess, that now he was in possession of 'better in. formation on the subject, his apprehensions were re moved, and he fully recognized the justice and necessity of the system introduced by the Right Hon. Gentleman. ' , When he objected to the concessions made to Prussia, it was generally understood that no more than 700,0001. 1 worth of British manufactures were imported into that country, but it now turned out that the amount was nearer 7,000,0001. worth. That was an obj •ct of too great importance to be sacrificed for the want of a little concession on our part. Mr. Huskisson had shewn himself anxious to promote the interests of the ship owners whenever circumstances enabled him to do so consistently with the other great interests of the country. The Act which he introduced last Session for substi tuting certain important articles for others which for merly stood upon the enumerated list, would prove of material benefit to shipowners. It was not to be sup posed that Mr. Huskisson's measures would give uni versal satisfaction. In all cases in which conflicting interests were concerned, unless each party would yield some past of their claims, it was impossible for any Statesman to reconcile them--(Heat). The HMI. Gen tleman then took occasion to express his sorrow for the death of Mr. Canning, an event which he conceived to have been accelerated by the anxieties which beset bids after accepting the Premiership. He said that Mr. Canning himself seemed sensible of the irksomeness of his situation, for, in a letter addressed to him by the! Right Hon. Gentleman on the 29th of May, he wrote as follows:—" My occupations for the 24 hours are, and have been for the Nast two months, more almost I l than either the compass of that time or my physical strength is adequate to." After expressing his satisfac tion at the constitution of the present Ministry, and hoping that it would long continue to administer public affairs with honour to itself and advantage to the coun try, be concluded with moving, that the address which he had read be adopted by the meeting. Sir Joun Tostu seconded the motion. One of the champions of the shipoan ers, and of the restrictive system, stepped forward to declare his objet• tions to Mr. Huskissen, bat the novelty of his situa ion seemed to deprive him of utterance. He stammered out a request that he might be allowed time to " get his breath," which the Chairman consented to; but after waiting some minutes, and the would-be orator still standing mute, the Meeting insisted on having the question put, which was accordingly done, and the motion agreed to unanimously. W. W. Cutting, Esq. said, that after what had been intimated respecting Mr. Huskisson's health, he felt it necessary to move, that the Chairman, in transmitting the Address to the Right Hon. Gentleman, should also inform him that it WAS the wish of the Meeting that he should rot come to Liverpool at the time of the election. T. Cass, Eq. seconded the motion, which was put, and carried unanimously.—The Meeting then broke up. Arltir BO CltOdfii i acting ender the advice of my friends, I will not module/ad to have recourse to the alternative, in such taxes usual, that of 'filleting personal chastisement npon the aggressor. . "I am &e. "T. N. EDGRWORTH. , Hour GNAIIIIII, Esq. M.P." Since the occurrence of the above tran'actions, the Freeman's Journal has noticed it in the following manner : " Mr. T. N. EDGEWORTH, one of the Commissioners of she Old Board, has deemed it advisable to address a hostile mes sage to the proprietor of this Paper. The legitimacy of such an expedient we shalt not, from motives of delicacy, at present canvass. Neither shall we stop to inquire, whether. if Major Sdgewonb were indulged, it is with powder and ball that the paid servants of the public are henceforth to account fer their steward ship. If hie. Edgeworth!s displeasure has bad no other motive than the ankle which appeared in our Paper, why did it mark out any other object than the writer of that article ? We shall mot take . from our c ontemporaries the full discussion of the general problem, whether, in the event of being applied to, Newspaper Proprietors are bound to risk their lives I. every insane individual who may con ceive himself aggrieved by the comments which it is the duty of a public writer to make upon public transaction* Mr. Grattan has adapted the course which is due to his character, to his constituency, and to the pebitcptess. The interest and honour of each, he is ad vised, will be, under the circutnsunces, best consulted by an ap peal to the laws of the country." We understand (says the Freeman's Journal of Wed nesday last, 19th instant), that the following notice has been served on Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Edgeworth: s m —.l hereby give you notice, that on the first sitting day of the next Michaelmas term, an application will be nude to the Court of King's Bench, on behalf of - Henry Grattan, Esq. for liberty to Me a criminal information against you. " Dated that 17th day of September, 1827. " MICHAEL HACKETT . . _ " Attorney for Henry Grattan, Esq. 58, gackville-stre " To Thomas N. &swarth, Esq. and James Montgomery." THE ARMY. The 544 Regiment was to march on the 19th inst. from Temple r cote, for Galway. Lint. Kay, Royal Engineers, has been ordered bons At thurstoon e cum Wexford, to the Cork district. , I ra grruf coo Di do Ilse yo Y. rfi l vi ierr PARLIAMEN cARY PAPER. The Seventh Report of the Own:ulnae of the Soekty for the Im provement of Primo Dtselplistei„aod for the Refermation of Juvenile Offenders. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. NAOL •AD MOIL or 1821. No matelial alteration has tables plass at this prison since the date of the last Report; but it is stated to be in contemplation to form two or more additional classes in the women's department. The prisoners are now divided into ten classes. The only employment for male prisoners is in grinding corn at the tread-mill; (the particulars of which were stated in the last Report;) and in raising water for the service of the prison. The number of prisoners at present employed is 29 males and 11 females. The latter are never employed at the tread-wheel. Every prisoner who is at bard tabour is allowed daily Slbs. of bread and one pia of small beer, the weekly cost of which is about three shillings per head. The hours of labour are twelve in summer and seven in winter; the prisoners are allowed two hours at meal times. Prisoners not at hard labour receive I*lb. of bread per day each. Many of the unttied prisoners have ex pressed a desire to be allowed to work at the tread wheel, in order that they may receive the extra diet. The amount of earnings during the year was about 651. The chaplain attends daily at the prison t service is performed twice, and a sermon is delivered once on Sundays. The salary of the chaplain has been increased from 1001. so 1501. per ann. The keeper receives a salary of 2001. a year ; and the matron's salary is 201. a year, The surgeon receives 401. a year, besides being paid for medicines and other ar ticles furnished to sick prisoners. The superintendent of the treadmill receives 11. 2s. per week. There are two turnkeys, but only one is paid by the county (16s. a week,) the other is paid by the keeper. . . . . . . Clothing is furnished to prisoners only when they come in without decent apparel, or when their own clothes are worn out. . The number of offenders committed during the last year was 540. The number of re-committals during the same period was 22. The greatest number of prisoners at one time in the year was 87. The numbers in confinement at the pre sent time are 54 males and three females.. This prison contains 70 separate sleeping-cells. _Town GAOL, APRIL 1826. It was stated in the last 'Report, that this prison bad been presented by the Grand Jery, in consequence of which a bill was brought into Parliament, in 1825, for building a new Gaol; but this measure has for some cause been abandoned. No alteration whatever has taken place in the con• struction or discipline of this confined prison. It is now in a very unsafe state, and incapable of affording the means of classing the prisoners. There is no separate apartment for the sick. Last year the gaol-fever was in the prison, and four prisoners were suffering under it. There is only 'one aputment for the women, with a small bed room, in which there is no window nor aper ture for the admission of air. rive women and two children are stated to have slept in this room for three months together. "In one of the rooms for the male felons, od the ground floor, the privy is only five feet from the fire place: this must be a shocking-nuisance, especially in hot weather. At present there are only eight persons in confine ment, but there hare been as many as thirty-three pri soners at one time. The whole number of prisoners during the year was 172. (To be continued.) COURT - OF (e*. COUNCIL The LORD MAYOR held a Court . of OommOu Council yesterday, at Guildhall, for the dispatch of general busi ness. After (he proceedings of the last Coat t had been read, the Lord Mayor reported that a racancy had oc curred in the situation of one of the Judges of the She: riffs' Court, by the decease of the late John Valliant; Esq. His Lordship also laid before the Cosi, t • letter from Mr. Heawood, resignidk his office of one of the Attornies of the Sheriffs Court, which was read, and 1 the resignation accepted, and the next Coat was api pointed for the election to both offices. The Court, on a Report from the New Loncron Bridge Committee, sealed a deed of security to the Treasury for the advance of further monies for the purposes of the new Bridge. A petition from several Citizens and others, in thii neighbourhood of the new Fleet Market, in respect of the measures carrying on there, and praying that Stone: cutter•street and part of Shoe-lane, adjoining the new market, may be made of the width of 50 feet, Or of similar width• es described in the plan, was pteir:nted and . referred to the Improvement Committee, to consider and report upon forthWlth. A notice from the Parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, for the Corporation to procure them a burial ground, under the provisions of the Act for the new Flak Market, was laid before the Court, and referred to the Improvement Committee- The Court, on the motion of Mr. FAttrzjgreed to a report of the Finance Committee for sundry *ulations respecting the City's Cash, which had been presented in May last. The same Committee ptesented a report on the subject of Law Expenses, which was agreed to ; and the LORD MAYOR requested to make a communication to the next Court of Aldermen upon the.subject..Sevetal - Reports for Leases were lead and agreed to. The Committee appointed in relation to the Nightly Watch of this City delivered in a Report; with sundry recommendations for the better conducting the Watch, by adopting an uniformity of system as to theit coming on and off duty; by early and late patrolling; by tips pointing vigilant inspectors; defining the various beats changing the stations of the watchmen nightly; having one uniform pay; and sundry other regulations, so as to render that branch of the police establishment as efficient as possible ; and also for the City Day Patrol to come earlier on duty than at present, and remain later. The Report, upon the motion of Mr. Alderman VINABLRS, a as ordered to be printed previous to being taken into consideration. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Ada, Captain FaliND from Dementia to London, Ind spoken with on the t9th uldmo,; in lat. 50. loos. 511. by the Fut. tune, Captain GULIT, arrived at Havre from Gsadaloape. The passengers and crew of the Ada were all well. The Cato, Wistuss, from Archangel to London, was wrecked oo the Kentish Knuck on Wednesday 1 crew and part of the mate rials saved. The Bainbridge was on shore at kliramiehl on the Ist instant, with her Mast/ Cat away. FALKOIMip Sire. 19.-. Wind N.—Arrived the Meador, 'mis time, from St. Petershurgh; and Magnet packet, Postmen, from Gibraltar. Sailed the Gipsey, Boa., for Antwerp; and Roselle, Moaani, for Valparaiso and Lima. Psvoovirn, Sen. 19.—Wind W.—Arrived the Novel, P 1514 MINTON, from MirantickL The Bainbridge was on Shore on AU. sin Bosh* Bar, Miramleld, with all bet masts cut away, bat es. petted to be got off, POSMIOOTII, Styr. 110.—Wind H.N.W. to N.N.B.—Sailed the VAleyfield, Jonsson, foe Bombay. Dam., Sarr.lo.—Wind S.R. by 8.- - The bomeward-bound have sailed for the River. The Dryad, Kmucc, has sailed foe the Cape. THE MARKETS. CORN EtCHANGE, MARILLANE, SOS. 11. Our market has by no means rectretered from that languid' ate bit which it was in last market-day ; and as a great proponlos a our Mooday's arrival still remains unsold, while on the other land one supplies during the week being large, the factors appear to 1ed1111: how to act ; but no doebt IV ewes tabled lower prices would be s 4 cepted to effect a clearance, and our prices must be quoted norm. golly as os Monday for all kinds of Grain. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Sam 11. In Mutton, Veal, and Lamb Mere is very little doing, and'the prim remains as on Monday. Beef looks rather heavy, the floe, t Meat being vs. Id. to 45.10 d. per stone. Pork Is iniptnving, the best young Meat being at ga. id. to Is. per stale; and the tootNe 4s. to Ss.—Beasts, 655; Sheep, 0.070; Pigs, 111; Calves,.2lls. Beef, per stone, ss. 6d. t. 48.10 d. Mutton, 5,. 6.11 to 4e. 10d. 'Veal, 4s. 6d. to Ss. ed. Pork, 4a. 6d. to. 6s. Lamb, 4s to St.—. Hay, per load, in 10s. to XS ; Clover, £4 to £5 6s. Warr, atl 10e. toil 161. The Power-loom Factories continue extremely brisk, and can scarcely produce the requisite quantity of goods, which are hurried off as soon as finished. This gratifying aspect of trade has been beneficial to the workmen; and on Monday the Tenter, and Dreis-r. of cue Factory began work with the pleasant stimulus of a rise of 2s. a week on their future wages.—ti nsgeso Chronicle. - A Scots Ltott.—Some years ago a-young gentle man brought to Edinburgh an introduction to the venerable author of a highly popular and exquisite tale, written many years ago, whom the letter announced as one of the Lions of Edinburgh. On his producing the letter, Mr. —said, " My friend gives me credit for a distinction I am by no means entitled to : but with re ference to his compliment, I must tell you a little story. A young English gentleman, a little silly, and much a coxcomb, came to Edinburgh, attended by a Negro servant, and sat for bis picture to a celebrated artist, then in great repute, and being an officer in an English regiment of militia, had himself painted is full uniform. When the picture was finished, he sent his black serv ant to look at it, and say if be thought it like his master. 4 ls it like me:Cesar r Ist, masa.' But what did any gentleman whom you saw at the palater's say of it?' • One said, massa, it looked as fierce as a Lion.' 4 Indeed I did you ever see a lion T Iss, saw one yes terday.' • Saw a lion yesterday l where ?' • In the mar ket place, a Man driving him with a rope round hies neck, a big red beast, with a tuft at the end of him's tail, and always crying ba a. a,' " (imitating the low of a calf). yesterday, about one o'clock, when the Com t of Pro. prietors of the Bank of England were separating, a great number of pickpockets thronged the pavement, and in the Most daring manner hustled several Gentle men. The attack was so daring, that its object was almost immediately detected, and several Gentlemen called out Thieves r However, the ruffisns surround , ed one Gentleman, who was about stepping into a hackney coach, and pushed him from one to the other, during which Mancturre they robbed him of his watdis, chain, sealy and a pocket book, with which they escaped. The Gentleman who was thus plondermi cried out for assistance, and pointed to one fellow, who was pursued, but he with extraordinary alermatjainped under a hackney coach, and escaped is the dues** of Cornbill.