Star. — London, England, 1829-09-16 00:00:00

.. ANGLO-AUSTRIAN POLICY. The determined spirit maalfeeted by the public of France to re sist the Invidious attempt of the Goths to place a wretched band of their accomplices in the direction of that nation. must convince them at last bow hopeless is the scheme to blast the progress of society, and play with men like pieces on a chessboard, more « en f a it," in questions of foreign policy than the press of England ; and fully aware of the infernal nature of the plot generated in the fiend-like tend of that miscreant of Vienna, and the guilty tools who are secretly conspiring everywhere against the welfare of mankind under his dark auspices,—they disdain to drivel at the crisis, and permit the energies of the country to dumber in the heavy sleep which now binds the faculties of England at a time when honour, liberty. and improvement, are alike menaced by a knot of barbarous conspirators, hanging in growing deformity like warts as the face of civilization. The unanimous resistance vigorously offered to the exclusive feudal apostolical project of enchaining Europe still, for a time, in the chains of slavery and ignorance, in a country like Frame, looked up to by the rest of Europe, should warn the black brotherhood to retract the Utopian system of re. stored tyranny—while yet their names can be rescued from history as monsters to mankind, and their heads bow to the grave unse vered with the axe. Ignorance alone in this kingdom has saved Ministers from the fury of public indignation. Here the people exclusively engrossed is questions of domestic misery, have un knowingly been permitting their governors to forge fetters abroad, shortly to be Imposed upon themselves at home. Because Austria tears that constitutional examples will extend to Italy, and the !souse of Hapsburg be degraded by limits to Its power ;—beenee spies and gate Warms are insuncient to crush the inconvenient him which inspire the nations to believe themselves entitled to &prom& wive privileges-es enjoyed in England; because Rome has bat tie inAgente, the Jesuits universally abhorred and proscribed, and the south of Europe tends to a religious reform ;—because that honest and industrious men enriching the countries with commerce and the arts, dare to read, and conceive themselves no longer the live. stock of a worthless and decayed Aristocracy;—British Ministers, in sooth, must interfere with whips and hand-cuffs, to set up the craw Catholic Governments of Austria, France, Spain, and Por tugal, at the expense of Protestant Cessdtational Europe. The po licy is as inconsistently absurd as it Is imprudently atrocious. What renders the system more deplorable is the inconsistency. the ignorance, or connivance of the Press. Writers calling themselves champions of English principles defend the leaders of the conspi racy, offer up their prayers for a Don Mugu. and a FaItDIIIAND••• and blame France for not receiving a Governor from the hand of the Arch-Agitator and his worshipper, now ruling England. Nay, s party is found inimical to C.atbolic Emancipation in Ire land—there pointing out the tyranny of the Catholic Church—de nouncing the demagogues of the Catholic Committees—croaking on the fearful results likely to arise to our Constitution and tran quillity, by the introduction of the Jesuits into these realms—and satisfied with thus attacking the effect, they on the other hand advocate and support the cause.—Montrouge and its emissary apostnUeds, working under Austrapapal protection, are defended daily in the very face of our free insdnations, and in opposition of all pure English sentiments of justice and of virtue. They seem to know nothing of the Bishop of Hes suopolb,—the exertions at Rome,—the Irish College in Paris,— and the plots at Sc. Omer's. They have forgot the threats so eon- Meetly held out by our neighbours, in reference to Ireland, in the commencement of the Onliting Administration—they know No thing of the money secretly expended by the Apostolical party in France to compass the grand work of conversion, no mean part of which has been applied to Ireland—that the tyrants of Spain and Portugal, and .their adherents and entimaries, are only the collabo. (raison of the party working the common cause in our sister king. dont—nibbling only at the home detail; they are the mastic sop. porters of the thing en grestie, and do not seem to doubt of Ans tria's loasence 113 the British Cabinet en the very question el Ireland. It Is due, bovtiver, that the poblia erstiss .Ito roused to our present position at home, and our policy abroad ; that we leave O'Comniz.c and his party to their contompdhility to attack their masters and suborners. Freedom of opinion, which we strenuously uphold wlll be found far from the object of Irish Catholic Assiselations ;—and woe to them who have taken the little narrow view of this great question, straining at the gnat and swal lowing the camel. France is wiser ; she knows her danger, and provides against it. A few months more, and then we also shall me every peril—in time, I hope, to stumble on our feet, and break our bonds before they are too ibm. 1.... THE New POLICE.—The glorious prospect of an ab solute Government, a standing army, la censure, and a military armed police, together with the agency of bayonets, and the system of espionage, will reduce the parliamentary system to a very concise plan of drill, well adapted to the habits and life of the grand Captain and military Minister ; and we are informed that practising days will immediately take place in St. Stephens's drill ground. The main body is to be under the immediate eye of the " greatest Captain of the age ;"—Lance Corporal Lord A—, is to act as fugel-man to this corps ; the second division is to be under General P—. Their fugel man is not yet appointed; but he will be one of true calibre. The awkward squad has already been a month at the goose-step ; and will, if not sent to the right about, be perfect in their face-ings ere they are required.— Some of the words of command are as follow ?—" Mem bers" (of the Corps), " Attention ;"—" Eyes right ;" " Order"--(in your carriage is understood)—" Shoulder to shoulder"—(to support the phalanx)—" Present"- -(your persons in your places)--" Recover your con fusion;"—" Present"—(once more)---" Fire off your votes"---" Recover your features ;"--" Shoulder again ;" ---" To the left incline"---(views being sinister---" To the right incline"---(being obsolete)---" Front"---(front of brass)— , " Recover"---" Dismiss." Nothing can be shorter or more effective ! The system of private warehousing of bonded articles, it was thought, would be adopted at Sydney. Expresses are said to be received from Vienna, by way of Leipeig, with the price of funds on the sth—Bank Shares 1,172#, Metalliques 1000#. The rise is attri buted to the contents of authentic letters received from Constantinople, stating that the instructions to the Turkish Plenipotentiaries, sent to General DIEBITSCH'S head-quarters, are to make peace on any terms. Another failure was announced this morning, occa sioned by that of yesterday. This second failure is that of a very extensive stock-broker, whose engagements in every species of public security run tolerably far into next year. His principal losses are said to be occasioned by speculations in Polish Bonds, Anglo Danish Three per Cents. and Austrian Bank Shares ; and it is expected that this failure will be followed by others. The Captain and Officers of the Russian ship St. Hebere, were entertained at dinner at the Government house. We are concerned to learn that Mrs. Darling is still confined to her room Advices from Washington state that the following no tice had been issued by the Comptrollers of the United States, which is of some importance to the merchants : " When a package contains articles of different qualities and prices, those of a like quality and price ought cer tainly to be separately expressed in the invoice, instead of the whole being expressed at an average rate. The practice, therefore, of making out invoices in which goods of different qualities and prices are extended at an ave rage rate, must be discontinued." BATTLE OF NATTARIN. _ Ex _ COURT MARTIAL ono CAPTAIN DICKENSON, R.N. MOM OUR CORIIIMIONIIM. POITSKOWIII. TOICSRAT, SWF. 15. TERMINATION OF THE COURT MARTIAL ON CAPTAIN DICKENSON. This morning the Court assembled at ten o'clock, and the Im pression that this long and interesting trial would be (lobbed, as It was said that Captain Dickensoo would call no further witnesses, it was thought that the Court would, immediately on such Intim*. don beleg made, proceed to, and pronounce the judgment; how ever, in that we were disap pointed, as the following witnesses were called. The anxiety as to the decision of the Court, is great indeed ; several bets have been made, as to an unqualified acquittal or a slight censure ; the odds are in favour of the former. The first witness called was the carpenter of the Genoa, who was examined by Sir H. Blackwood—Had you any assistance in carpenters in fit ting the Genoa for.sea beyond your own Grew? Carpenter—Nooe. Sir H. Blackwood—Were they constantly employed until the work was completed ? Carpenter—Yes. Sir H. Blackwood—Was any exertion wanting on the pan of any of the crew in preparing the Genoa for sea? Carpenter—Every exertion was used. Sir H. Blackwood—Do you think that more work could be done by your crew in a shorter period? Carpeoter—Utterly impossible. Sir H. Blackwood—Was that work so efficiently executed as only to require, upon your &nivel at Malta, some hoops for the stain mast, which could not be furnished at Navarin ? Carpenter —Perfectly so; we got nothing else but hoops to the mast and two fishes to the fore mast. Sir H. Blackwood—Were you en deck when the mina mast went overboard on the morning of the 21st Oct. 11127? Carpenter—Yes. 'Sir H. Blackwood—Did you observe what caused the mizen mast to go over the side of the vessel. and was it caused by the effect of wind, or the act of swaying upon the top rope ? Carpenter—lt was (=Dittoed partly by the wind and partly by swaying. Sr H. Blackwood—Do you think the act of swaying upon the top rope alone would have caused it ? Carpenter—No. Sir H. Blackwood—Do yeti know what was done on the night of the 20th to secure the tottering mizen.mxst, and whether any thing was done? Carpenter—Yes; every ease was given to the mast. [Here wit ness entered into a long technical explanation which none but those completely versant in nautical affairs could understand.] Captain Shomberg—Mas the main-sheet and yard the Genoa so fully secured at Naearin that they ultimately carried her to Eng land without any additional work ? Carpenter—With the exception of the hoops, which I before mentioned, they were. Captain Elliott—Wu the operation of securing the mizen-mast entirely left to you? Carpenter—Yes ; Captain Dickenson gave me instructions to make the best arrangements I thought proper, and I was not in terfered with In so doing. . _ . Captain Eliot—When was the hand-mut and the two side fishes ready to get up on the main-mast? Carpenter—The hand-mast was ready on the morning of the 21st October • we worked by candle.light, with all the purser's lanterns we coul d muster. Capt. Elliott—Were the fishes got up as soon as they were ready ? Carpenter—l think they were; I had other duty to attend to, which prevents me speaking positively. Captain Elliot.— Were you consulted as to the wouldings of those Bata? Carpenter—No. Captain Elliot—What was the cause of your being so long woulding the main-mast ? Carpenter—l know no other cause than it occupied a process of time to do so. Captain Elliot—Were you from the morning of the 22d to the evening of the 24th getting the wouldinp ou the mast ? Carpenter—From fatigue and ever exertion I was obliged to he bled. which prevented me making any further observation. Sir Henry Blackwood—Did the exertions in wouldlng the masts keep pace with your work? Carpenter—The wouldings could not be applied until the idles were ready; and I believe every exertion was made in woulding the mast. Sir H. Blackwood—Did you on the night of the 20th, after the action, ascertain the precise state of the mitten mast ? Carpenter—No; not until the day dawned en the following morning. Sir H. Illackwood—.Did you then represent to Capt. Dickenson. or any other titer, the necessity of striking the mina top mast, and securing with other spars to the mitten mast. Carpenter—Yes • as soon as I discovered the shattered state of the mast, I sugges ted to Mr. Miller, the master. Sir H. Blackwood—At what hour was it day-light on the 91st of October, to the best of your recollection ? Carpenter—About five o'clock. Sir H. Blackwood—Did Mr. Miller report your suggestions and opinions to Capt. Dickenson ? ter—l cannot say. • S i r H. Blackwood—Was any thing done to carry your recom mendation into inunediate effect? Carpenter—Yes. Sir H. Blackwood—How soon afterwards? Carpenter—l cannot state exactly the time. Captain Elliot—ls the model of the Genoa made on any scale? Carpenter—Yes, one quarter of a foot. Captain Elliott—Were the shot which are marked under the main-chain carried away with the chain-plates? Carpenter—lt appeared so from the manner in which they were bent. Capt. Elliott—Were the abet-hetes marked by measurement or guess ? Carpenter—By guess, merely a memorandum to prove that they were cut off. Capt. Elliott—Have you any other plan to show the direction of the shot ? Carpenter—None. Captain Elliot—ln this small plan have you marked all the shot through ? Carpenter—The small plan, on the wale of the 1-16th of an inch to a foot, is merely a memorandum, not so correct as the large one ; it shows sundry shot, but not all the shot. Captain Elliott—Are the angles represented by the dotted lines the exact direction which the *hot came in? Carpenter—Generally speaking they are. President—Was the fire front your opponent kept up inces santly. or as the Turks generally fire? Capt. Smith—lt was not au incessant fire; they ceased several times it was not as good as the fire from the Genoa. Admiral Otway—Wfsen your opponent ceased [meg, and only fired at intervals, slid the Genoa knock off firing also? Capt. fimith-1 cannot positively say that our fire was wholly stayed, because their colours never struck, therefore there never was a total cessation. Admiral Otway— What was the diameter of the smallest round shot that struck the Genoa from her opponent? Capt. Smith—To the best of niy recollection S 1; there were two of 41, the largest 71, and the stone shot was 101 (that 1118. 81, 341. and 611 pounders.) Capt. Elliot—Where was the 71 taken from ? Captain Smith—The 7i were taken out of the coaster of the larboard side, and the 41 on the lower deck. Captain Nike— Had the Asia's opponent a large gun in midships. Captain Smith—l never heard that she had. Captain 13liot-IMd you look at the springs oat of the stern post at the time you were hauling them Captain Smith—l have no doubt but I did; I recollect seeing them, and if I recollect correctly, it was growing from the quarter to before the beam. Captain Gordon—Had you a spring on your best bower? t sptain Smith—We bad. Car: ila Garden—Did you observe the podtion of the best bower buoy at the time you were hauling the spring on the small bower ? Captain Smith—l cannot positively recollect. Captain Gordon—Aker you letgo the beet bower, did you heave in on the small bower chain? Captain Smith—We did not. Captain Gorden—How such cable did the best bower take ? Captain Smith—l cannot speak posidvely ; it was a long range, I should judge at least 50 fathoms. Captain Gordon—When you found a difficulty in getting any of the 'rinse on the small bower, did it occur to you that It might be possible to spring her by the best bower? Cap in Smith—lt did not. By Ceptaia Dickenson—At this distant period can you remem ber the Gm oboe recsdved by the Genoa from her opponent? If so, state the nature of the shoe, where it came in, and in what direction. Captain Smith—To the best of my recollection the last shot re ceived was on the foremost quarter of the lower deck, from our e=t being in a direct line. dent—Stons or OS? °grain Smith—l believe k to be a large Iron shot. Captain Zffiot—What do you mean by a direct line shot? Captain Smith—From the broad tide of our opponent. Captain Dickinson—Do yes remember the direction of the last stons4W whisk struck the Genoa, and bovikag was it before the battle was virtually ended? Captain Sinith—l perfectly well remember the direction of each state shot, but I cannot &peak positively as to the time the last wan received. The direction of each steer was at right aagks with the keel, or a broadside shot. Captain Dickenson—On which decks did they come ? Captain Smith—The main and lowest. The Boatswain of the Genoa was then called. President—Were you boatswain of the Genoa at the battle of Bavaria? Was the Genoa. at the dogtrot the action much injured in rigging. Ike. ? Boatswain—Very much so. generally. President—How soon after the battle did you begin to repair your rigging? Boatswain—lmmediately after it ended. President—Do you think that every exertion was made in set ting your rigging to rights? Boatswain—Every exertion that could be made wu. President—How long have you been a boatswain ? Boatswain—Twenty-eight years. President—What part of her gammoning was injur,d? Boatswain—Her Inner gammoning. President—Were ►oth your mainstays shot away ? Boatswain—Th: standing stay was shot away. Sti Henry Blackwood—Were the wounding. of the mast under taken immediately after the helm mast fi-hes were up? Boatswain—lmmediately. Sir Henry Blackwood—Can you recollect at what period they were completed? Boatswain—On the 24th of October. Sir Henry Blackwood—Were all the seamen constantly em ployed from the morning of the 21st to the evening of the 24th? Boatswain—They were constantly employed. Sir Henry Blackwood—Could more work hive been done in a shorter period ? Boatswain—lt would be impossible. Captain Elliott—Do you know when the wounding of the main mast was begun? Boatswain—On the 21st, a sine time in the fore part of the day. Captain Gordon—Did you knot the shrouds of the main rigging, or substitute flew otter? _ Boatswain—We knotted some, and substituted new elms for others. Captain Gordon—Du you recollect how many new shrouds? Boatswain—Five upon une side, and four on the other. Captain Gordon—At what time were they got over Boatswain—The ged and 2.1 d of October. Captain Gordon—Were you ready to set up the rigging when the mast were secured by the fishes? Boatswain—All ready. Captain Dickenson then asked this witness one or two questions merely as to the manner in which the shrouds were pat, and also was there any deficiency in seamanship in the orders given, and the arrangements made so as to prepare the ship fur action, to which witness replied, that every thing bad been mine that could be done. _ _ _ -- Lieutenant Morris was then called at the desire of Captain El liott, and VIA% examined by him. Captain Elliott— What period of the action did the stone shot coma in at your quarters? Lieutenant klutris—l cannot exactly say, I think about an hour after the action bad commenced. Capt. Elliott—Where were you at the time? Lieut. Norris-1 was about the sixth gum Capt. F.lllott—Can you speak pu)))) rely as to the effects of the shut when it came in? _ _ Lieut. Norris—lc killed and wounded nearly every man on the 7th and Bch gun, and a .heep of Capt. Bathum's. Capt. Elliott—Was that the shot that knocked the trunnion of the gun? Lieut. Norris—To the beet of my recollection I think it was. Capt. Jaliott—llo you feel confident that it was not a quarter of an hour before the termination of the action?-1 have not now a distinct recollection of the time. The Court then a.ked Captain Dickenson if he wished to ask this witness any questions? to which be replied in the negative. The G•urt was then cleared, and after an hour we were admitted, when we learned that it bad been engaged in consideting the pro priety of conceding to a request of Sir K. Codrington's, which was made in a letter. It was thin ordered to he read ; and it stated, that from the tepott of the trial which appeared in the public Papers, some part of Sir Edward Codtingtun's evidence was impugned, and be was anxious that himself, Captains Curate and Baynes, should be examined to negative the imputation. The Court, deeming such an examination unae. comfy, declined it. The Court was then cleared, and we were given to understand that judgment would be pronounced early to.mettow. THE DREADFUL THUNDER STORM OF YESTERDAY. GOO of the severest storms which have occurred within our recollection, burst yesterday afternoon about four o'clock. —lt is impossible to convey an idea of the peculiar sen. satian which the awful visitation created throughout the whole of Lubbeth. At an early hour this morning, notwithstanding the wet state of the day, great numbers of persons attended in Lambeth Terrace, near Mr. Capper's house, to witness the damage done; bet theinjory was not so perceptible to those in the street; the root and stacks of chimneys only having been forced its—the front of the house apparently being in its original state. Our first object was to make enquiries after the inmates of Mr. Capper's estab lishment : the reply was, that the whole of those in the house at the time were not recovered from the effects of the terrific ca lamity. The whole of the servants, with whom we bad an inter view, seemed to be billowing under a stupefaction. Miss Ward, who was in the house at the time, is considerably affected, but we are happy to state *be Is doing well. Some of the oldest inhabitants of the parish of Lambeth, one old soldier espe daily, who has travelled in various parts where thunder is no no amity, stated that in the whole course of his life, either at home or abroad, he never heard a more dreadful peal of thunder. The shock was thrilling in the extreme ; the whole earth seemed to shake under Its influence • and be, with other of the neighbours. Involuntarily proceeded erom their residence under the impression that it wu an earthquake, and that they would be burlel in rains before they could possibly leave their dwellings. The phenomena is intelligently described by a Gentleman of respectability residing nearly opposite to Mr. Lawson's, the Clerk of the Peace Office which is adjacent to Mr. Capper's. lie was standing at his door with a friend. when be cast his eyes towards the firma. meet, and beheld the separation of the sky, which momentarily issued forth its burthen, when the most awful, and at the same time beautifully-grand sight that ever presented itself to his view, was exhibited. Innumerable flashes of lightning came one after an other just above Mr. L.'s office, and at length the thunder separated the cloud., and the rattling vibration continued for some time, to • the great alarm of himself and every one near the place. That pan of the sky had the appearance of an immetoe mass of fire works. sky-rockets, /cc. and it was providential that the tremen dous phenomena did not extend its ravages farther than it did. The Geinkman assures us that he could describe the sensation ex dud in no other way than by saying, that it rentitadef him of the world's awful end. The thunderbolt, which did so much injury to Mr. Capper's house, forced an easy passage down the back chim ney into the back kitchen. A aaue.p n ha; pet eel to be on the fire .at the moment, which was completely bent by its weight, and koocked off the fire. It is mast fortunate that the servants were not snore injured. The ball was of immense size s‘ and the effluvia and fright actually stupified them, :ad they weut tinned to the mot. AU the servants were up during the whole of last night, clearing away the rubbish front the sundry apartments, which were literally filled with ruins. Immense pieces of stones were picked up in the street, which must have dune great injury if any one had been paw. Ing through the court by the side of Mr. Capper's house, where they fell. We only beard of one accident to a boy who was pass ing through at the time. Several chimney-pots were broke down by it, and we have beard various instances of persons beirg stupi fled by the visitation. Upon inquiry at Mrs. Barlow's, after her butler, she informed us that be is nut recovered from the effects of the accident ; but is much better than be was last night. His legs are very painful. — He persists in his story that be was struck by a thunderbolt ; and he describes It as a ball of fire which he lost sight of almost inst. at i• He fell senseless on the ground. His house is damaged very little, but the whole of the inmates were excessively frightened. Jones, the little boy who suffered at Lambeth school, is in a very bad con dition. His left eye and side is much injured and disfigured. We inquired after the pour little boy at lite house of his mother, 52, Carlisle-place. He was standing in the class, with 30 other boys, when be was the only one struck by the lightning. He was knocked down in a state of insensibility, and was brought home. The other boys were very much affected by the shock. He is at tended by a surgeon. A young woman in Lambeth Terrace was looking out of the window at the time of the catastrophe, and be. log struck by the vivid bah, was completely paralized. It is too late to describe other particulars ; suffice it to say, that we made every inquiry all over the above spot to satisfy ourselves that no lives had been lost, and we are extremely happy to add, that we did not bear of any fatal consequence occurring from the aerial visitation, which seems to have confined its ravages to the above spot. An eld sportsman of Cockermouth killed, on Wednes day last, at one shot, two hares and a partridge. The hares were sitting together in a grazing-field, and started about the same time, and in their course raised a pa fridge, all of which were killed by the left-hand barrel. YANKEE RECREATIONS. TILE SLEIGH RIDE.—As I wag e;din.l; hest Mr. Josh Carter's tavern the other day, I beard a terrible anise in the bar-room. and. think. I, I'll just put my head in and see what is the matter—'• %Vhoorah!" roared a heap of idiom., '• here's .1 'luny Biddle, he'll go, and that makes' ten,' and hauled me to among them. " What's the occasion ?'• says I. wO, a alei4h ride over to Maw*. (every body goes to Shaw's that goes sleigh riding). with gals. fiddles, and frolic." s' Wnpuegh, ' sa y.. motion," says Dr. Partridge. " that every gentleman go right straight now, and get his sleigh and lady, and meet at Hank's corner ; " and with another whoorah, we burst out of doors and scattered. I ran full speed to the widow Bean's. Her daughter Patty is the bandsomest girl in Casco-bay. I had given her some pretty broad Mats, and only waited for a gond cha n ce to pap the question. And out it shall come this very night. says I. I bounced into widow Bean's out of breath, and was t ear catch ing Patty in the suds. She had just door washing, and was wring• ing out. standing in the midst of tubs, pails, and kettle.. She was struck all of a beep at the sight of her spark. and would have blushed nicely, I guess, if she hadn't been as red as she could be already. " A word in your ear, Patty." says 1. giving her a wink. and stepping aside into a corner. told her what was brewing. " I'll run and borrow the Deacon's sleigh, and conic back tight away," says I. "0, ye needn't be in such a tearin' betty," says the," for I have got to shift from top to toe. You see what a pickle I ant in." •• Ah, Patty," says I, " beauty when unadorned is adorned the"..- 0 Well, I vow." says Patty, says she ; and off I shot, for how was I to follow up such a bold speech but I couldn't help sniggering all the way to the Deacon's, to thine how swimmingly MOWS were going on. I was so full of this that I entirely tory,' to make up a story to fob upon the Deacon, till I got almost to hi. door; for the Deuson is a sworn enemy to all frolicking, and so is his mare. I'll tell him, s tys I. I'll tell him I want to carry a grist to mill. But that will be found out—no matter; so is it after the electios, as the politicians say. The Deacon gave a mortal squint at my face s when I did my errand. but I was safe behind a shirt collar. Ile then fell to chew ing his cud and eonsidering. Nlother's clean out," says 1, " both rye and injun." The Deacon spit. " Well, neighbour. if you are afear'd to trust a fellow, here's two shillings aforehand." ss Pub, poi. John," says be, walking up and pocketing the m•inee. " not trur you ; hear that—now Joshua tickle up Sukey. Youll's drive the critter slow, John—and now I think on it, you may bring back my grist that is now at the mill—and look sharp at the miller, John. when he strikes the toll measure." It was ton late to stick at lies now, .41 I pron•ind every thing, jumped Into the sleigh. and steered to the widow's with flying col..urs. It Is the height of gentility, you mug know, for a lady to make her beau wait as long as possible on such occasion. I sat over a heap of warm mitre in widow Bean's parlour, listating ro Patty stamp ing about in her stocking feet, in the chamber overhead, for one good hour Then I stood up to the looking-glass, and frizzled up my hair, changed my shirt-pin to a, new place, thought over surne speeches to make under the build° skin, and finally laid a plot t.• lug in the awful question in a sort of slanting fashion. At last Patty appeased in her glory, and I was just crooking my elbow to kad her out, when in came mother Dean. - 1 Where are are you gwyin to. Patty ? " A sleigh riding, mother." w What. and leave your cousin Dolly all alone to suck her fingers ? A pretty bowd'ye do that, after coming all the way (runs Saco to see you." Here was a knock-down argument. All my plans of courting and comfort nicked down, and ran 4 io a moment. I saw directly that the widow was resolved to push big Dully Fisher into my sleigh. 'dauber ot no ; and there was no remedy, for the widow Bean is a stump that is neither to be gat round nor moved out of her way. I made some mend. in about the small size of the sleigh, hut she shut my mouth instantly. " Let me alone," mys she, " I went a sleighing Afore you was born, youngster. And if I don't know how to pack a sleigh , who d ess? Patty Bean,row yourself away here, and slink yourself up mall. If there isn't room we must make room, as the fellow s used to say. Now, Dolly, bout yourself in there." Atid she tumbled her into the sleigh like a shut from a shovel, or a cart load of pumpkins into a gondola. It was chuck full of her " Oh, she is a whopper. I tell ye. Why, Johnny Biddle. in my day, they used to pack us layer upon layer." At this hint I sneaked round to Patty, to begin the second layer upon her lap. Bat the widow was wide awake : she clenched me by the collar, and. patting upon Dolly's knees. " Here's the driver's seat." says she. "Plant your feet flat and firm, niece; jump up Johnny—and DOW away with her, my lad." By this time I had got so nein' mad that I could bold in rco longer. I fell fool of the old mare, and if I didn't give it to her about right, then there's noise o' me, that's all. The Deacon coasted the welts upon her Wire week afterwards when be called me to a reckosing, which was made with chalk upon the upper lap of his every day hat. Sukey not understanding such juke., took the bit in horse,* and shot off. right an end, like a flash of true Connecticut lightning. Jemini ! how we swimmed ever ft. And the houses and barns, and fences and piggies, flew by us like skud by the moon. And yonder Is Hank's earner. Whootah ! and " Whoorak !" answered all the ladies and gentlemen with one voice. Sukey, scared at the noise, turned the corner with a lira, and the sleigh was bottom upwards in a whoa there! whoa! The first thing I knew was that I was in the bowels of a scow-bank, jammed down under half a ton ot Dolly Fisher. I thought I should never see daylight again ; a:d when they hauld me out, I left a print in the snow very much like a cocked-up hat, knocked into the middle of neat week, as the sail ors say. 11..wsomever, no bones were broken. We shook our feathers and crept into our nest again, laughing as loud as the best of them. The sleighs were new formed into a string, the fiddler following, and away we started on the road to Shaw's—bells jingling, fiddle sounding, and every body hallooing and screaming fur joy. Peter Shaw beard the racket two miles off, for be was always ott the look-out on a moon-shiny night. He fell to kicking up a dust in the best room, to put it to rights • and when we arrived the Boor was swept, the best japan candlesticks paraded, the fire-place filled with green wood, and little Brn was anchored close under the jam to tog at the broken-winded bellowses. No fire ap peared, but there were strong symptoms of it, for there was no lack of smoke; and part of it missing the way up the chimoes strayed about the dancing-roan, which gave one a chance to hit another compliment upon Patty's beauty, as being the cause of drawing the smoke. Every body laughed at the novelty of the idea. But there was nit time for chat. As soon as we had taken a swig of the hot stuff all round. we sat the fiddler down by the jam, took the floor, and went to work might and main, the fiddler keeping time with the bellowses. Not to be lengthy, we kept it up, frolickin' al d dritiltio' hot stuff till midnight; and while it lasted the fun was real genuine. But as I cast a sheep's eye at Potty now and then, I took a 0.141. n that she and Shah Golding were rather thick together--consiskrin.' Thinks I, she wants to make me jealous, to spur me on • ao seeing them in close confab as I was cantering down outside, I poked my head between them and cried boot But the cat was soon let out of the bag. We paid the reckoning—four and six pence a piece. 'Think of that! Every body grumbled ; but Peet Shaw didn't care. Then followed the crowding or sleighs, taking in the ladies at the door. Such a hubbub and con fusion. But when nay turn came, lo and behold! Patty Bean was missing! and so was Slab Golding! Here is the end of my story. Whoever wants to know the particelars that happened in the ride home. must ask Dolly Fisher. The Deacon will tell you • hut sort of a pickk flukey came home in, and bow much I paid " foe the whistk." Finally, whoever went to our meeting-house the nest Sunday mousing, know very well how Patty Beau and Jo siah Golding are to square accounts. _ . II 3.1 PS II 1 ItE REFORM M G.— Monday night, a numerous and highly respectable meeting of the friends to reform and retrenchment was held at the Swan Inn, Winchester. Several strong resolutions were passed with great appluse, and the naming was ad journed to Monday, the 28th of September The woodui enclosure round the new Post Office was yesterday nearly removed, and tron pallisrules erected. 113! building now appears ti advantage, the site being cleared by the removal of houses. All the avenues are broad, and convenient for business. _ _ IiN.EXCHA NCB, MARK—LANE. Sart. 16. The Mealing frade was not veer brisk this morning; the country buyers, however, transacted some business, at Monday's prices. Barley being scarce, and the vitaliser unfavourable for that portin:i of it which has Dot been houses!, higher prices were demanded•— 'lets continue at bionslay's pricers 111PORTATIONS SINCII uomoir. Wheat, English (qrs.) .3,300 Bar:ey, Foreign Irish . . .... i Oats, F.nglisb . Foreign . 3501 Foreign Barley. English . 8001 Irish Irish . . --..1 Flour (sacks) . 1,370 . . y,720 1,250 . . 3.210 COAL. MA R ILET..—Tnts Day. HaL?-eastr Ossa.—There was a very pkntiful supply both of Neweastk and Sunderland Coal at masket to-day. Sisty-eight new ships bays arrived Once Monday last—making a total on the week's arrival of 116 ship.. The Coal &change was not very well attended by buyers —Skips arrived during the month, 296. Best WaMend Coals Otheisorts 46. 01 520 Od. Ships at Market i let • •••• •