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the alive 4hat t his be at med I are , tie. [ding be. Ike nide, In of COO. rine in. 1 ;.... un. uny re- e of 2 to tie% er a ect ! Light and 1 179 kafal ittfl ad s of e to IDCIe pion d as ens, Leo : dast e of d w rom imp to SOO iced ••• * • you—that Jesuitism is at work—that klontrouge, under powerful auspices, stretches its influence fast and far,—that Mwrreaewat has his partisans even amongst Protestant Constitutional Englishmen,— and that Moen, like lidaao: and Rosaasnaaz, knows the full efficacy of money well applied. The secret emissaries of that wretch are numerous in London—the chief of them is known to you by tiame—and you have proof that their bribes have been offered to the Journals—mark—attempts have been made and are waking to mystify and abuse our judgment through a venal press; and although you do not know with certainty who has or has not received the guilty hire—you can easily guess it by the condemned look of daily arguments in certain papers, that speak the crime as clearly as a placard on the breast of a malefactor in the pillory. But whence, I say, proceeds the silence of those honest writers, who have hitherto vigilantly watched to repress' injustice and corruption? and whence this general ndifference of the people to a subject in which our na tional honour is so much at stake? or even, setting aside the exaltation of sentiment, why are we so apathetic on the score of Interest as to look passively on a system of conduct so fatal , o our interests, as thus to suffer the doctrines of Madrid, Vienna, end Iticntrouge to take root in Portugal to the destruction of , ur influence? Would not a Constitution more closely assimilate • and connect that country to our own, and present a stronger i)arrier to the future projects of France and Spain in that portion of the Peninsula? It is time to pronounce decisively on the subject. while our remonstrances or threats can he of any avaiL In the meantime, let us beware how we suffer the mercenary slaves of the tyrant to write down the honour, the justice, and the interests of this country. The open defence of usurpation, perjury, intolerance, and murder, call aloud for public reprobation :—lndifference will stamp infamy on the British character of these times. COURT CIRCULAR. • Mr. MILBANK, Secretary of Legation to the Embassy to the Germanic Confederation, arrived at the Foreign °lice, Downing-street, about four o'clock yesterday afternoon, with dis patches for the Earl of AIINIUMUOI, from Mr. Annum:oo, our Mi nister at Frankfort. Dispatches were brought by an Italian Messenger 'yes terday morning from Mr. atwznis, our resident in Greece, for IL the Earl of ADEZDI3I • also from Sir PULTIDIKY MALCOLM, ID the Mediterranean, for t he Admiralty ; and from Sir F. Ausst, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, for the Colonial Office. --- The Spanish Minister had a long conference yesterday morning with the Duke of Wina.ntosom at the Treabury. The Earl of AMM111111:N and the Esil of WIII3IIIOIILAND had interviews with his Grace yesterday. _ _ _ The Austrian AMbassador and the French Charge d'Affaires transacted busineu yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign Me, with the Earl of Awns's. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Lord Kintore, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook and Davies streets, from Wadley.bouse, Berks ; the Hon. Captain Keith, at ditto, from ditto; Sir George Talbot, Bart. at ditto, froin Italy; Colonel De Beauvois, at ditto, from Paris ; the Hoo. G. Agar and Lady Georgiana Ellis, in Spring-gardens, from Tonbridge Wells ; Wen. Campion and son, at Symmons's Hotel (late Jordan's), St. James's•street, from their seat, Danney, near Brighton ; Arbuth not, Esq. at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from a tour ; C. Darby, Esq. and brother, at ditto,from the Continent ; Lady Cham bers and family,at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook- s treet,from India; Capt. Wilson, at ditto, from ditto ; Mrs. Townley and Rev. C.Town ley, ac ditto, from Cambridge ; Captain Bentinck. at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Brighton ; J. Britten,Esq.>lrs Britten, and Miss Britten, at the Berner. Hotel, Berners-street, front Cam bridge; Miss Wildman, at ditto, from Brighton ; the Rev. Arthpr Banbury, at ditto, from Bewley, Essex ; J. Ravin, Esq. at ditto, from the Continent. DEPARTURES. The Bari and Countess of Mansfield and family, for their seat in Scotland; Lord and Lady Anson and family, from their house in St. James's-square, for their seat in Staffordshire • Viscount Stormont, for Warwickshire ; his Excellency Sir Charl es Bagot, Bart. on a tour; the Dowager Dutchess of Rutland, from Sackville-street. for Twickenham Park, Surrey ; Lady F. L. Gower and family, from Albemarle-street, for Ireland ; Lord and Lady Maryborough, for their seat, Fern-hill, Windsor; Col. and Mrs. Pepper, from Kirk ham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, for the Continent ; Capt. Dixon, from ditto, for Scotland ; C. Jones, Esq. from ditto, for Lancashire ; Lord Charles Manners, for Cambridge; the Rev. H. Palmer, Mrs. Palmer, and family, from the London Hotel, Albemarle -street, for Leicestershire; J. Wise. Esq. from ditto, for the Continent; Dowager Lady Bampfylde, from ditto, for Egham, Surrey ; Mr. and Mrs. Hubert de Burgh, from Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook andikvies-streets for Brighton ; Mrs. and Miss Bathurst, from ditto, for Paris; Baron Oxensteina and Baroness Wensteina, from the Berner' Hotel, Berners-street. Lady FARQUHAR gave a public breakfast, at her seat, Greenwood Lodge, Roehampton, to a numerous party of distin guished fisshionables. Upwards of 250 distinguished parsons were pretest. The Governor of Greenwich Hospital gave a grand dinner yesterday, at bis residence in the Hospital, to a party of Acid Gentlemen. The Duchess of St. ALBAies gave a public breakfast _ . _... _ .. y, at Holy Lodge, Highgate, which was numerously and ea fashionably l attended. BRIGHTON, AUG. 3.—Saturday, as is common the day after the annual field sports, a material diminution of gay com pay took place :—The Duke of Richmond, with Lord March, left for Goodwood, but returned to dinner ' • the Marquis of Wor cester, for town, to return to-morrow ' • the Earl of islountcharles, fee ditto, to return to-morrow ; Lord Lowtbcr, and Mr. and Mrs. Scott &onehewer, for Otterahaw, near Cbertsey ; Captain Locke, for town, who returned yesterday ; Sir John Shelley, for Hast ings ; Mr. and Miss Brookes, for town ; Col. Mr. and lUi-s Page, for Winchester ; Lady Augusta Chichester, for Coolhurst ; Alr. Payne, who returned yesterday; Colonels Grey and D'Acre, for town ; Gen. Blundel and Admiral Tollemache, for ditto ; Lord J. Fitzroy, Lord A. Lennox, Icc. The Duke and Duchess of Glou cester, and the Duke of Devonshire, arrived at Worthing on Sa turday—the former occupy a mansion in York Terrace ; the latter an elegant suite of apartments in Parsons Sea House HoteL Lord HA IV A R DEN and son have taken leave of Brighton forDieppe and Paris.—The Earl of talltIDOM dined with the Duchess of Alwyn's, the Doke and Duchess of RICHMOND, Lady G. Parser, and Lord G. BINTINCIC, at the Royal York Hotel, Brighton, on Saturday.—The Duke of Noaroce, from Cowes, returned to Arundel Castle yesterday. Lord STILADIKOCZ is continuing his sojourn at the Albion.—Mr. and Lady E. SCIACI DICCINS have kit Brunswick-square, Brighton, and have returned to their seat, East Stoke, near Chichester. CHEETEN HAM, AUGUST 3.—The Duke of GLoucks na attended Divine Service at the Old Church yesterday, when the Reverend Mr. CLosz delivered an excellent discourse; and the visitors, upwards of two hundred persons, received the sacrament afterwards. EDINBURGH, AUG. 3.—Arrived at Maekenzie's Ho ur% Prince's Street :—Sir Walter Stirling, Bart.— -- Care, . . 20 4. --. Wilson, Esq.—Mrs. Rose, and the Misses Shippard. 'Whittaker—William ES from the same place :— Charles Whittaker, Esq.—Mrs. ' Whittaker—William Whittaker, Esq.—Thomas Whittaker, Esq. • ...NI. Whittaker, Esq.—Misses Raymond Barker of Fairfield rut, Gloucestershire—Misses Roger—Col. Reid, of the East India Company's Service—Captain Roxburgh. Arrived at Gibb's Royal Hotel—The Right Honourable Lord and Lady Willoughby de Ersby, the Hon. Albruck Willoughby de Ersby, the Hon. Miss Willoughby de Ersby, aad the Hon. Mks Augusta Willoughby de Ersby, of Drummond Castle; the lion. Edward Stewart ; the Rev. Charles Barde ; Colonel Mars den ; Major Pew ; Henry Wormsld, Esq. Langley Hall ; Geo. Fitzherbert, Esq.; Thomas M , Tagart, Esq. • Forsyth, Esq. of Canada ; Mr. and Mrs. Glebe, of Mill Esq. House, York ; Alexander Crombie, Esq. of Thesdo, and Lady ; Miss Duthie; William Fraier, Eaq.; Augustus Schutz, Esq. Sir HEN RY CHAS! BEREA IN, whose death has already' been announced, had been appointed Consul at Lisbon, to which place be would have proceeded some time since but for his illness. The immediate cause of his death was an abscess in the groin. arising however, it is said, from a simple operation upon a cora which had been cut too deeply. The epoch of Chatai, the most followed in China, rises higher than eighty millions of years before our era. It is said in &trope, that one must be mad to adopt such a Period i in Cigna that one must be a fool to rejecrit. It is supposed that the Chinese borrowed this period from the people of Thibet. AU that can be said with certainty Is, that the Chinese are a people of high antiquity. Their language and manner of writing prove this better than any records. THE CHURCH. The ceremony of opening the parish church of Kirkaldy took place on the forenoon of Sunday se'nnight. The Rev. Mr. Martin preached and presided on the occasion. The interior of the church exhibits In a striking degree the qualities of elegance and strength. The 44th ult. the Rev. William Anderson was inducted by the Rev. the Presbytery of Newcastle in the pastoral charge of the congregation ut St. James's Chapel, Newcastle. Mr. Anderson had been previously ordained by the Rev. the Presbytery of Peebles, upon a call moderated in by the Presbytery of Newcastle. The Rev. Mr. Kirk preached and presided. The Re►. Mr. Pa terson, of Sunderland, save the usual addresses to the minister and the congregation. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Masts Amman Tuts Dar—Dublin I—Waterford 1. The Industry, lits Lean, from Liverpool to St. John's, N.B. was totally wrecked on the 24th Juoe on Brier's Island—the crew and passengers saved, and part of the cargo, in a damaged state. DIAL, Aua. 4. Wind S.W. by W.—Arrived from London the Montrose, Richardson, for Demerara ; Countess of Harcourt. Smith ; and Adam, —, for Quebec ; and Ellen, Campbell, for the Cape of Good Hope. Arrived the Quebec packet, Atkinson, from Quebec ; and Calypso. from the Cape of Good Hope. PORTSMOUTH, Auo. 4.—Wind W.—Arrived the Robert Tinnie, Downing, and Tipton, Hall, from Rio Janeiro—the former sailed on the 4th of June. Cowes, Atm 4.—Arrived the Sir F. Button, Clibbin, from Vera Cruz. PLTICOUTiI, A uo. 3.—Kind S. W.—Arrived the Priam, Redpatb, from St. John's. FALMOUTH, Auo 3.—Wind W to N. W. Ltvaarow., Ave. S.—Arrived the Cambrian, Airer. Arrieate, —, and Itabecca, Ross, from Batavia; Hardings, Gibson, from Maranham ; Williamina, Melville, from Dc ; Margaret, Henley, from Tampico; Xenophon, Wallace, from Mobile; Mary, Dagonia, from New Orleans ; Andromeda, —, Charlotte, Har rison, and Ariadne, Mdliellop, from Quebec; J. and H. Cum ming, from St. John's, N. B. Dolphin, Piller, from New foundland ; Taps, Barry, from Lisbon ; Helen, Gibson, from St. Petersburgb; Miranda, Toggart, and Spring, Hall, from Deme rara ; and London, from Nova Scotia. THE ARMY Lord FITZROY SOMERSET, as Military Secretary to General Lord HILL, Commanding-in-Chief, went through his List yesterday, at his Office in the Horse Guards. A few Ge nerals, and about thirty other Officers, transacted military business with his Lordship. The following movements of the Foot Guards took place this day :—The Ist Battalion of the Grenadier Guards left Dublin for Portman-street Barracks; the 2d Battalion moved from Portman street to Knightsbridge ; the 54 Battalion from the King's-mews to Windsor ; the 2d Battalion of the Coldstream Guards front the Tower to Westminster; the Ist Battalion of the 3d Guards from Knightsbridge to the Tower; and the 2d Battalion from Windsor to the King's-mews. The 17th Foot will arrive at Chatham from Rochdale on the 7th; the 59th Foot will arrive at Weedon on the 14th • the depot of the 77th is at Clonmel ; and the depot of the 86th at Fermoy. The 34th Fait embarked at Woolwich on the 30th for Quebec. MILITARY FOUR IN SCOTLARD.-It has been remarked, that, considering the taxes drawn from North Britain, Scotland costs Government comparatively almost no expense whatever. We have neither a Regal nor a Vice-Regal Court to support—we have com paratively few criminal prosecutions, and our population is so paci fically disposed, that we require neither a paid constabulary nor a gigantic military force to keep it in order. True it is, that Nor thern Light-houses. and Highland Roads, Bridges, and Churches, form important items in the Parliamentary Returns; and we are also at times twitted by southern economists with the sums that have been expended on our College and Register House ;but these gentlemen seem to take into small account the deprivation we have sustained in the removal of the Boards of Customs and Excise— ' arrangements which, though generally beneficial to Great Britain, are local misfortunes. For eight or ten years past. the military force stationed in Scotland has not exceeded that which is impera tively necessary for the preservation of the peace of any one Irish county. At this moment there is only one regiment of dragoons Ili the country; and of infantry we have only one entire regiment, and the reserve companies of four others, making in all certainly not more than twelve hundred effective men.—Obsertur. SHAMELZAIS RETILINCUMBUTI.—A great sensation has recently been created among his Majesty's pensioners (privates) in Elgin, in consequence of certain redactions which have been made in the pensions of several of these men. The pension of Robert Munro, Hishopmill, of the slst Regiment, has been reduced from is. 2d. to 9d. per diem; while 461. 16s. 1014 of what be has received since his discharge, has been ordered to be refunded. John Dal lachy, Fochsbers, of the 92d Regiment, has bad his pension re duced from is. to 6d per diem, and is besides ordered to refund 56L 10s. 01d. of the sum he has heretofore received. Another indi vidual of the name of John Ross, Fechabers, also of the 92d Regiment, has had his pension reduced from is. 91d. to 9d. per diem, and must refund 1911. ls. 9101. of what he has already re ceived in that shape. And a fourth, a John Morrison, Turriff, who had a pension of Is. 61d. per day, has had his name cancelled from the pension list akogetber.—Ekes Courier. WITM Tilt TTIMMOUTM HATO. him:azli Moms or lux Pzon.e.—There appean to be a simultaneous movement throughout the kingdom on the pan of the mi litary to interfete with the rights of the people. The following statement from the note Mercury, just received, is the counterpart of an article insetted in our paper yesterday, regarding the exclu sion of the citizens from the Tower :—" We have reprobated the _ . lencroachments which the military have been making foe some time past on the privilege. enjoyed by the public at Tynemoutb. They first required that the inhabitants should inter their dead only within certain limits of the burial ground—they have since prohibited in terments there altogether. We said long ago that these encroach ments were in our judgment mere preliminaries to wresting the place altogether from the public. We have witnessed an occurrence since our last publication which seems to confirm what we antici pated. Tuesday last, the road to Tynernouth Haven was stopped— the gates locked, and a sentry was placed on the spot to prevent the people from passing to and fro, as heretofore. The pretext for this gross and indecent outrage was, that " the owners of the boats and bathing machines had refused to pay the accustomed annual act now ledgement to the Board of Ordnance." In consequence none were allowed to pass unless they said they were going to " Mrs. Spur rier's Baths." The soldiery, it is true, connived at persons getting over the gates by means of ladders, but the regular passage was formally stopped. Now, admitting for a moment the truth of this notification, that the owners of the boats and bathing machines refused to pay the customary acknowledgment to the Board of Ordnance, is this a sufficient reason for stopping a public road ? The laud on which the road is, may at some time have belonged, or may now belong to the Government, but the public have for so long a period enjoyed the uninterrupted right to pass along it, that in law, we apprehend, it is now theirs inalienably. But this is not all ; a part of the road to the Haven formerly patted through what is called the Park. To that footpath from time immemorial the public had an undoubted sight, but when it was abolished and the new line substituted for it 25 years ago, the new line theta became the property of the people. To obstruct the pas sage of the public, therefore, was clearly illegal. Their right could not be effected by any claim on the owners of boats and bathing machines. But why seek to oppress these poor creatures? They, forsooth, have refused to pay the usual acknowledgment to the Board of Ordnance. Usual acknowledgment! Why, this is adding insult to injustice. The owners of the beats never pay any thing at all. The demand now made is on the bather women, for 10s. 6d. for each machine. So tar from this being the " usual acknowledg ment," we understand that the owners have paid nothing for their machines for the last six years ! But as to a usual demand, the de mand has never been uniform. Instead of ten shillings and six pence, the " acknowledgment" was at one time five shillings, at another half-a crown, and at one time sixpence. Why should the demand be thus increased in amount, or rather what pretext is there for any demand at all? The bathing machines stand upon the sea shore, and five shillings a year is paid for each as an acknow ledgment to the Duke of Northumberland, as Lord of the Manor. The Board of Ordnance have no claim to the beach surely. But it is said this ten shillings and sixpence is asked as a toll. hia traffic which passes from the sea along this road, whether it be wreck. or corn, or lumber, ever pays toll; why should it be de manded of the bathing machine proprietors? Besides, if it were demanded as toll, where is their custom or their Act of Parliament to authorise it? Nay, this very claim was brought forward by them last Easter, in tile Duke's Manor Court, and the plaintiff was defeated. Yet though it thus seems unsupported by law, they have sought to recover it by force, and have actually succeeded, for the gates were opened again, the passage was made tree for the public on Friday afternoon last, when some of the bather women paid the half uinea for each of their machines, and the rest gave a written promise to pay it in a month. We are sick of such doings." MELANCHOLY EVE 2`T.—On Friday afternoon the bowman belonging to the Zoological Society expired, after some illness! Its height was upwards of sir feet I Mr. HUNT, in a letter to a Morning Paper, says— aThe fact, I believe, is this, that there will be eider enough made this year in Sonsersetaldre and Devonshire to last the inhabitants f or moon yeam without the assistance of i bushel of malt. The trees are literally groanin beneath the weight : d gpies ; and the boughs are bending to the earth, although the. we we not yet more than half the size and weight th at they only be when ripe." LITERA7'ulir, the FINE ARTS, DRAMA, 4-c. DUBLIN ITALIAN 019114. • Several of the Morning rapers inform us that " the arrangements for establishing an Italian Opera. in Dublin, we on deritand, are completed. That first and most lavuurite of buffs sirws, Da limos, has undertaken the whole, and, from the mauler in which he formed the skeet of the Royal Academy of Music into an effective company, in the course of a few months, their is no doubt of his presenting the inhabitants of Dublin with a spectacle worthy of the Irish capital" They add that—" Besides himself, for the buffs parts, he has already engaged Mdl!e. BLASI*, Custom, his own clever pupil, Larinx,Gruarxer, Madame (*anew, Signors Daum Totter, Rum, Dx Afoul. and the lady of the latter. The following are the Opt ras which he intends to bring out in the course of the season :—' II Barbiere di Neviglia.' ' La Gana Ladra." 11 Turco in Italia," L'lnganno Felice,' La Scielca dello Sposo,' II Fanatic° per la Musics.' and perhaps I L'Otello,' and • 11 Matrimonits di Figaro.' Sucb a list veers immense variety, and promises a most amusing and delightful trea;."—The encouragement of that delightful science, Mu.ic, throughout this Empire, where hitherto it has beep so much neg lected, must be a subject of congratulation with all who delight in the Fine Arts, and are anxious to find them, fur out happine.o, Improving in this country ; yet we cannot help deprecating the humiliating infatuation which has seized the people throughout the United Kingdom, in imi•ation of this capital, ro prefer the Opera of foreigners (u tttttt to the most pars) to our own r:ativr production of Cos description. It is true, we are still far inferior' in this ; but this unnatural partiality is not a likely means to make it more perfect, and it will be ri disgrace to Dublin If the first re• gular Opera represented shall he an Italian one. PARISIAN THEATRICALS. SIIA )(SPE.% it Ch C'oriaanus was performed on Satur day last, at the English Theatre in Paris, AJACILIADT personating the hero and a Alademoiselle ST. LION appearing as rolornenta ; she is represented as pronouncing the English language correctly, and performing with considerable erergy. Mt French critic. after some remarks which imply a due sons • of the merits of this flue Tragedy, concludes by observing that it would nevertheless be um prodigy it an historical play, without love, and in a foreign language, s►ould excite any very lively curiosity among the French public. MUSICAL FESTIVAL We understand that the engagement of a strung party of eminent vocalists from Italy and Germany for the ensuing meeting, bail induced the managers to make a change in the evening performances, by introducing at the Theatre, on the Tuesday and Ftiday, parts' of some of the finest Italian and German Operas in character. This arrangement will be viewed as a judicious alteration, when it is recollected that sonic of the best compositions of those two coun tries can alone be heard to perfection iu a dramatic form. On the two other evenins (Wednesd ly and Thursday) grand miscellaneous concerts will as usual be given. Wi•b a band unquestionably the finest ever assembled on any occasion of the kind, a concentration of vocal talent, such as was never before brought together, and a selection, combining the most effective conipositions of the old masters, with an unequalled variety of •first-rate musical novelties, the meeting cannot but attract the lovers of the art bona all parts of the United Kingdom.—Birminghan Gaseits. SONTAG'S SECOND CONCERT AT CIIELTENIUA M. • MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1829. Dense and heavy clouds hovered around this morning, and about eight o'clock it began to rain, which completely damped the ardour of the promenaders, who conceive it rather too much of a good thing to be drenched externally as well as internally. The rain increased towards noon, notwithstanding which, such was the attraction of SONTAG, th a every fly, chair, chaise, &c. ate. in the place were put is requisition, and by one o' lock the Assembly Rooms were well attended. PILOGEARIME or THE CONCERT. Overture— L'ltaliana in Algieri By the Montpelier Band " Una voce poco fa".. M SONTAG. Fantasia—}urn I'vzst. Duetto SONTAG and NINA SONTAG. Barcarole (front Masaniz:io). By the Band. " Robin Adair," with variations Madame Sovrao. Overture—ll Barbirre," piaccr ".... NINA SONTAG. Dnetto—" lAeto Momenta" SONTAG and Sister. " Swiss Boy" (in German) SONTAG. Solo—Frencb Horn. Punt. Rode's Air. with variations (by parti oOSTAG. cular done) . _ The whole of the performance went off much better this morn ing than on Friday, for the vocal pieces were accompanied only by Mr. WOODWA ILD no the Piano Forte, lintrixtri Violoncello, and Punt on the Horn ; all of whom acquitted themselves extremely well. The Montpelier Band executed the Overtures in a masterly manner, which was highly creditable to their talents, and will give an idea of their merit, for both compositions are exceedingly difficult for wind instruments. At the end of the Concert. &su mo sang a verse of " God Save the King" in English, with a degree of spirit and effect that reminded us of CATA LA141 . 11 best days; this unexpected display of loyalty was rapturously applaskled by the company, who stood up during the performance, and several gen tlemen joined heartily in the chorus. —rib.- - Mr. Gurney's steam-carriage arrived on Monday even ing, about six o'clock, at the Cranford-bridge Inn, from an ex petimental tour to and from Bath. The success of this trial much exceeds whatever could have been anticipated by the most san guine friends of the invention. Hills were ascended and descended with the greatest reality and safety. Marlborough-kills, the ascending of which it was thought would put tire powers of the carriage to a severe test, appeared to afford not the slightest ob. stacle. And as to the manageability of the machine, a gentleman who accompanied it assured the writer it far surpasses that of horses, or indeed any idea that could be formed of it. The proprietors consider this trial so decisive i that it is suppposed they will take immediate measures to bring carriages of this sort into action nn the roads. Mr. Gurney, his brother, Colonel Viney, Captain Dobbin, and one or two assistants, started from Cranford-bridge on Tuesday morning about four o'clock. They proceeded at a most rapid rate to Maidenhead, which they reached, notwithstanding two or three delays, in about an hour and five minutes—a distance of nearly fifteen miles. After this proof of their capability of speed, they travelled more leisurely, until they arrived near %lelksham; where, as it has been already stated, they were attacked by some brutal fellows, who, absurdly enough, imagi.led they were " come to take the bread out of their mouths." To prevent similar occurrences, it was thought advisable to draw the carriage the remainder of the way by horses. Having exhibited the powers and practicability of the invention publicly in Bath, the party left early on Monday morning to return. Prudential considerations induced them not to light their fire until they bad passed the place of their late annoyance. They then lighted, and amidst the most provoking delays in procuring supplies of water, coke, and charcoal, came the last 84 miles in about twelve hours—thus giving the proof experimental of the capability of using steam-carriages on our ordinary toads. Sir Walter Scott, both the old and young will delight to bear, is busily employed on his third series of Tales of a Grand father. This series will, we hear, embrace accounts of both the fifteen and tbeforty-fwe.—literary Gawk. G.tt:Lic PERIODICAL—Mit meeting of the Directors l of the Highland Club, held lately. the contents and merits of th.l Cm& Messenger came under consideration. After a' fair and cri tical discussion, It was unanimously resolved, that a copy of the new Gaelic Dictionary should he presented to the able, indefati gable, and accomplished Editor, Dr. hPLeoci. A very tasteful bookbinder in Edinburgh was employed, who finished the work in a style every way worthy of the Institution, and the scholar for whom it was designed. In his letter acknowledging the compli ment, the Doctor expressed a hope that it would long descend from sire to son in his family ; and it is certainly a present highly honourable to the taste of the Highland Club, and the Gentleman on whom it was bestowed. • ANECDOTE OF TALLEYR.tND.- On the eve of his departure for the Russian campaign, Bonaparte sent for his Mi. nister TaUeyrand, and addressed him in these words—" Talley rand, 1 know that you have conceived the design of reigning after me, and I have sent for you to acquaint you that in the event of my faWng in battle, arrangements have been made for your death before th- news can be known in Paris." " I shall not cease to pray for the preservation of your :Hajesty'i life," was the signi !leant answer of the detected politician. • • • • • The Russians are remarkable for their hospitality to strangers. When you are taking leave of a Russian Nobleman, after dining with him, he thanks you, in a natural and friendly tone, for the pleasure you have been good enough to confer on him by your company. This is the sublime of hospitality.—St. Mastre, a new French work on the manners of the Russians. , GA It E, dtc.—An individual of the name of J. Bremner, Fochabere, has, we are informed, bad its his posses ion, since January last, the astonishing number of 36,000 hare and rabbit skins, besides a large quantity of skins of vermin, 7,000 of which were killed In the neighbourhood of Fochabers. The weight of the above was somewhere about four tons, and the value 3001. From the above statement our readers will form some idea of the quantity of gnaw with which cur northern regions are replenished. —Skin Courier. C3MMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE - • DittGaToN.—The wi.cat have:A has cc:ran:limed at several paces in this neighboutbood, and it is admired that th produce will equal what is called an average crop.—Susacis Ada. 13!!tm 1 N 11.1 I.—The corn Larvest has Fa:Cn!ly ...s menced in this county, and reaping is expected to brume grr.. r during the pres,ut week.—BarmUnktkaai Avrrnal. II ii' INTELLIGENCE.-.-b1 , 11.1)111;:i, Ave:. accounts gener.ily state that the improvement which was clicu lated upon last week. is checked, and many of the best gruu . ..l4 are going back, the vermin following the young shoots; the result must be as small a produce as any year since 1802. Inc prry.,t estimated duty is 56,0001. currency : New Susses Ms to 19. ti, -- Kent 1265. to 153 s —1827, 804. to 90s. ; 1826. 70.. to 80s. NAM-at/NI:, it: IA :io.—The accounts at mai let to-41:1 all agree that the hop plantations is in a much wog be Pitt :him laq wtek ; the vermin went to nave taken the you.:g %bow., which. with the proem unkindly weather, must be eviry t!vu; against the crop. The duty is lower :,ourti or 4,0001. ana but rew in favour of it. E•thT CO:t D. . 1 29.—Tiic hop ibutAtiou., now too far gone, and the old. though somewhat lotion). ad :en, that " Tin James's day come and gone, There may be hop., or may be tome " may safely be laid ride fur the presort sea.on, and tu.t.le ready tor the next. The Wires are complete!) black with the bl lit, and the binea are almost devoured wit!, filth. N'either a top nor bottom crisp seta be found tbi. year—that is certain. COLLECTANEA. A Won AN POsTED.—ti bold maligned by some woman, has taken r,venge on her by an adver tisenient in an Ohio paper, in these words : " To all concerned— In regard to an attempt to tarnish my reputation, recently nude by Mrs. Elizabeth of Sprigg Township, I have only this re mark to submit to my acquaintance and the public : The said Mrs. Elizabeth —is a liar, mid a n i h hhourhood nsisance; and ina.- much as the licentiousness of Mi. tongue cannot he curbed, ttie public ought to be advised that her U 4011.1114 are entitled to lin weight; I accordingly hereby give that information, and boll myself ready to prove it.—Sasnritt. DAVID' 1111." MARCII Of IN. El. L ECT.-11.0 few:Sing CX - Whited iu a window nor far from Clare-market : " Wanted a yung gall too lam the buckbinden Mules too nock aft the privet door." A STItFITCIII:II.—Some of the trees near the Esta blishment of the Van Dieman's Land Company at Emit Bay, are of the most gigantic kind. One in particular, standing above all hie fellows, measures 63 feet round the base; and the strai.ht t-unk of another, which has lately fallen by its side, is 160 feet to the first branch—broad enough for a tolerable careful bullock.- driver to conduct a cart and bullocks along it. The branches extend an immense way among the other trees, covering a grra extent of ground ; so that, irons the root to the top of th highest branch, this tree c"u'd not be less than 400 feet high. These trees may certainly be considered hers by the reader—nevertheless, they are real ones. COMPLEX RELATIONSIIIP.—A corrtapontient in forms us, that there recently lived in one house three mothers, two grandmothers, one great grandmother, three daughters, two granJ daughters, one great grand daughter, three children and three woe there—the whole family consisting of four females only, all grown personal—Nese York Paper. STUDDING SAIL KITEs,—We were ainuse:l yester day a(:etnoon with the working of a very large and new-fashioned paper kite, in what sailors would call a one-knot breeze. This lute was built in the shape of a ship's topsail, and was carried aloft during a wind hardly strong enough to carry the smoke from the chimney tops nut of the perpendicular line cat its ascent, by means of studding sails on es 'h side. of some eight or ten tee t iu !env!, , which were rigged out upon sleneer booms, and worked by guys of minute dimensions, in • truly nautical style. The juvenile members or society must take advantage of this aeronautic in,- provrment.—Bearors Daily afdaertisse, July 4. OYSTER. DAY.—Yesterday morning the season for oysters commenced, and Billingsgate presented a more than usu ally animated and noisy scene. In pursuance of the regulations adopted just subsequently to that melancholy accident by which several persons lost their live, a year or two since, the market opened at twelve o'clock in the day, instead of midnight. A strong body of the city and other pol-ce were on the spot to preserve order, and the regulation of the city for the prevention of acci. dents acted upon with the greatest rigour. The current prices of the best oysters were from Ms. to 20s. per bushel; common, front 10s. to 14s. middling, 12s. to 16s.per bushel. The following cutting, but, we fear, too just repw:,l upon the present state of the Universities, is put into the mouth of Sir Thomas More, by Mr. Southey, in Ms " Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society : '—" It has come to pass in the changes of society, that the very institutions which. in their origin, were purely religious seminaries, are now the places whir:. religion may, in a certain sense, be said to be unlearnt. ' A bill was pissed last Session of Parliament, by which all servants setting houses on fire from negligence or carelessness, are to forfeit 501. and in default of payment are liable to be com mitted to gaol, and kept to hard labour fur 18 months. JOURNAL v. COURIER.—The squabbles of the LG..- don Joutnals on the subject of the alleged negotiations between the Premier and the heads of certain political parties continue as viru lent, fur.ous, and laughable as ever. The principal parties to this fracas are the Morning Aortal and the Standard, on the one s;ele, and the Courier on the other. On any conceivable subject the last of these journals would be fearfully overmatched it pitted aga;t:.r tither of the other two ; but, on the present occasion, it has stood its ground against both, by the great talent it possts•es fur con:ra ' diction, and by incessantly bawling out " false, false." lit Ton.: this it dare not proceed a single step. or it would be annihilated.— " We affirm that the statements of the Morning Journal and ti.e Standard are wholly and entirely false in every pat - tient:A. " (splendid diction, in the bye, of the tautological kind) is the whole length cif its tether; and it seems to laud itself vehemently for having bad the courage to adventure so far, as we gather from Lie following grandiloqu , of chuckle with which it ends its tiegatic.- lucubration of Friday last : " Twice we have stood in the lists, :ma sounded the signal ut defiance (too whit, too whoo!) Out gauntlet is still on the ground (no tht Urea h means) and no mie has ver tured to take it up. Once snore shall the trumpet spent ; the host flourish shall be liven, and if unatowered still, the lists shall chew, and shut out all laggards and pretenders, as fal e accusers and con victed cravens." Here, truly, is as pretty a piece of bombastie a l rant as any man could desire to meet with; and really after reading it we can no longer refuse to believe the statement of the Courier that " both our contemporaries are dombfoundered." Nu wonder. An effusion so inconceivably absurd and extravagant, enianatirg from any individual whom his • friends permitted to go at large, ' could scarcely tail to " dembfounder" the honest gettl men agaitist whom it was directed. The Courier, however, vii pernii: us to remind him of an old adage, not much the worse for the wear : Qui ;Untie rept, 'Olin negot.—Caledsnissi Mercury. HOAX AT BROMPTON.—Yesterday morning, abr.: ten o'clock, Old Bromptun presented a scene of confusion and dis appointment very rarely witnessed in that retired part. The object of attack was a very respectable and industrious woman, resichr. in Selwood Terrace, to whose house tradespeople of every descrip tion and gender were ordered to bring certain ar ides, which they stated had been ordered by an elderly lady and young girl, and re quested to he sent there. Amongst others were the follow - log nun with several chairs—another with stoves, fire irons, &c.—two hackney-coaches—a Chelsea stage—a via: to re move the goody—a cradles—hnendraper with bombazioes, crape, du.—another with patterns of ribbons of the choicest descript:on and, lastly, two undertakers, one with a coffin, and the other to take dimensions of the body !' Many others, who were ',Memel to be there at the precise hour, were on their route, but were stopped at Queen's Sol Gate, and informed of the hoax. Three sweeps, also, were in attendance to complete the motley group, and a poor snob to measure for Ants! It was truly lau,:haale (though the Ittutt may probably injure the individual alluded to) to see the sorrow and vexation depicted in their faces, having come far and near with heavy burdens, and compelled to bring them back with out even admission into the house. CORN—EXCHANGE, 11ARE—LANG'. Aug. 5. The magnitude of our foreign supplies has i 3 a great Illtd•ltic produced a state of lifelessness on our market this morriiii e , that scarcely any business has been dune; still the few sales effected of fine Wheat, Barley, and Oats, were at Nlonday's prices. INIPOILTATIONS $11 0 :C[ 1110/41*Y. Wheat, Etiglisl (qrs.) . Iri.ls 910 Oai Forint) . Furogn . . ...—.— Its. —.OO. Fortlgo . 17,500 1 lindlish . Bs Hey, kligliph . 400 Irish Irish . . .To 7.— near (sacks) _ _ _ • 26,95(0 . 1,05( . 2,550 1,3;0 COAL AJARKET—Tuis Ma: I lacr-rAse Chtx.--There Is tray appearance of Coals being in good demand during the present month, as many merchants have commenced laying in their winter's stock. The Coal Exchange was well attended by buyers irtalay, and a good business was dnoe, although the supply of Sumikrlaud and Newcastle coal was but limited, only 11 ships having arrived since Monday last—nial , inA a total on the month's urinal of l 2 ships. . • Best Walllend Coals 3ls. Od. 51s. 6d. Other sorts 11,45. Id. 30s. 6d. Skips at Market ... 51.. ' )