Star. — London, England, 1826-10-02 00:00:00

SWEARING-IN 0# THE NEW SHERIFFS. At three o'clock on Smturday, the Ceremony of swear ing in the new Sheriffs was performed, before the Cursitor Baron, in the Court of Excliegner, Westmin ster. As soon as the . Cursitor Baron took his seat on the Bench, the Lord Mayor, the Lord Mayor elect, the tare and present Sheriffs, the Recorder, the Com mon Serjeant, and the other principal Officers of the Corporation of the City of London, entered the Court; end, after an interchange of the usual obeisances, the Recorder introduced, in due form, the new Sheriffs to the Cursitor Baron. In performing this honourable dirty, he observed, that he presented to his Lordship, Charles Farebrother an Henry Winchester, Eiqrs ivhd had been recently elected by their fellow-citizens to fill the high and honourable office of Sheriffs for the • City of London, and Sheriff for Middlesex, fur the year ensuing. This important privilege of election had been exercised by the Citizens of London during the long period of 600 years. The office of the shrievalty had been intrusted to these Gentlemen from the srnse enter tainal by their fellow-citizens of their loyalty and honourable principlei; as well as from a conviction, arising out of their wealth and independent station in the community, that they would support that office with the splendour and munificence becoming a great City, which had been raised, by the Constitution of this free coun•ry, into a preeminence over every other metropo lis in the universe. These Gentlemen were, he believed, in every respect competent to maintain the tranquillity,' which was so indispensable for the character of their City ; and he had no doubt that he should bave the gratifying duty, at the end of their year of office, to Congratulate them upon the entire and beneficial fulfil ment of the important functions which were now en trusted to them, in the manner in which he was at pre. sent prepared most confidently to anticipate. The Recorder then introduced the late Sheriffs, Crowder and Kelly, to render their accounts to his Majesty's Exchequer. The sense entertained by their fellow citizens, would, however, be best appreciated by his Lnrdship, when he read the expressive vote of thanks which had been unanimously passed yesterday, at the Common Hall of the City of Londen. The Recorder _ concluded by reading an official copy of this vote. The Cursitor Baron, in reply, said, he could not but Anticipate that the City of London, in the exercise of one of its most important privileges, would have acted in a manner consistent with its high civic honour and dignity, and returned for the Shrievalty, Gentlemen of high reputation and worth. So long as the City of . • London continued so faithful and honourable a prac tice, so long would they shew the country at large that their privileges were as just as they were transcendent, as useful as they were magnificent, and deeply connected with the execution of essential duties which were of the greatest importance to the community. These privileges were not only an honour to the City of London, but they were also a great public benefit to the country at urge, for, indeed, all werg interested in them. It was not to the City that their beneficial example was con fined, for who was not aware of the great, the just, and natural influence which the proceedings of this metro polis had over those of the whole empire. With respect to the Gentlemen who wale now presented to him to fill the Shr i evalty for the ensuing year, he was confident they would realize every expectation. The ancient and absurd performance, on the part of the City of London, of services to the King, for the tenure of a manor in the county of Salop, &c. &c. was then discharged by Mr. Alderman Lucas, who chopped the sticks, cut the skewers, and counted the half dozen horse-shoes and sixty-one hob-nails, in such a manner as to have " good set vice" and •• good number" repeated by the Officer of the Court. The Recorder, before he retired with the Corporation; gave the usual dinner invitation from t►e Sheriffs to the Cursitor Baron, who politely accepted it. THE DINNER. The inauguration dinner of the new Sheriffs followed. The entertainment provided was worthy of the hospi tality of the City. 3he Lord Mayor presided on the occasion, and gave the usual patriotic toasts. On his health being drank, he alluded to the recent commercial distresses, which had much increased the difficulties and delicacy of his situation, and said, that to afford some alleviation to those distresses had been the most anxious wish of his mind—(Near). The health of the Sheriffs having been proposed and drank, Mt. Sheriff FAREIZOTHUL and Mr. Sheriff Wrocnurraa re .turned thanks. The COMMON SERINANT, on returning thanks for hit health being drank, begged to acknowledge the liberality with which he bad Brit been received among the citizens of London, and now to renew the declardiion of his attachment to those principles which had first in troduced him among them—(Hear). " The Lord Mayor Elect" was then proposed. and drank with due honour. Mr. Alderman BROWN, in returning thanks, anticipated mui assistance from the abilities of the Gentlemen now appointed to tl office of Sheriff. Several other toasts were drank, and conviviality was kept up to a late hour. CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY. .... a sp...-. FROM THE MANCHESTER GAZETTE. _ At the New Bailey Court-house, on Thursday, a ease was heard by the sitting magistrates, Ralph Weight and James Hibbeit, Esqrs. which filled the whole Court with- astonishment and indignation. The persons charged with this inf4mous conspiracy • were John Bridgford, the Landlord of the Exchange Tavern, in St. Mary's-gate ; William Towers, an attor ney office, Exchange Tavern); and Samuel Manley, John fleddisk, Benjamin Horabin, and Thomas Hard .. man, bailiffs. The victims of the alleged conspiracy were, Mrs. Sandford, and Miss Bridgford, her si3ter, two Ladies who succeeded their father, the late much -and de servedly respected Mr. John Bridgford, in the business - of ssedsmar► and florist in Market-street. Mr. W. A. WoornsuaNE, who appealed as the advo cate of the complainants, stated that this was one of the most serious and important cases that ever appearyd in that Court. It was a charge of conspiracy to cheat, defraud, harass, oppress, and impoverish, an inoffensive and respectable widow Lady, named Sandford. Mr. Wcodburne then detailed the facts of the case in a very clear and able manner, from which it appeared. that on the death of the late Mr. Bridgford, Mrs. Sandford entered into partnership with her sister, Miss Bridgford. .On that occasion, Mrs. Sand'ord gave notice to the landlord of the house in which she then resided, that she should quit at a certain time, but the notice AM being deemed sufficiently long, the landlord sent her a bill for the rent up to the full time, which amounted to IOJ. Mrs. Sandford, not being prompt in the payment of the money, he directed his attorney, Mr. Ratcliffe, to commence proceedings against htr, and the result was, a cognovit was prepared by Mr. Ratcliffe's clerk, and signed by Mrs. Sandford, at the bottom of which was a memorandum or defeasance, which stipulated that judgment should not - be entered tip, provided that the costs and 51. were paid down, and the remain ing 51. in two months froth the date of the instrument. —The defendatet, Bridgford, the brother of the com plainant, being desirous to get possession of the papers and documents of his late father, entered into a Con spiracy for that purpose with the ether defendants, and Towers acted as the attorney in the business. Bridgford, without the knowledge of inks. Sandford's creditor (Mr. Robert Jones) obtained the cognovit from Mr. Ratcliffe, and Towers, who acted in the business as his attorney, sent the cognovit to Preston, the defeasance or memo. randum at the foot of it having first been cut off by Horabin, who, on being told by Mr. Jones that he had dune wrong, said, " Oh, be d—d; I've done that many times before. I served one last week the same sauce." On the 22d instant, a letter arrived at the Exchange Tavern, directed to Towers, and containing the execu tion ; and after the defendants had dined together, Mawley, Reddish, Horabin, and Hardman, not one of whom was named in the execution, took a cart, and proceeded with it to the plaintiff's shop; Mrs. Sandford at the time was unwell, and lying on the sofa in the back room. Miss Bridgford asked them ohat they wanted? They said they had an execution at the suit of Bamber and others. 66 Why," said Miss Bridgford, " you have bad part of the money." 10 Ob, be d—d," said Mawley, and turning to his companions, said," Fire away." They then seized the drawers and boxes containing the family papers, together with all Miss Bridgford's clothes and trinkets, a quantity of seeds, a quantity of valuable books, a N. note, a box of medals, and numerous other articles, to the amount of about 501. for a debt of about 51. In great consternation and distress of mind Miss Eiridgford' and her sister went to. Mr. Woodburne's office, and Ac quainted him with what had happened, engaged his professional assistance. Mr. Woodburne immediately went to Mr. Bridgford's house, and seeing Mr. Bridgford, asked him if there was any property there that bad been brought from his (Mr. Bridgford's) sisters' in Market street? upon which Bridgford said •' No; you may go to On the same evening Mr. Woodburne wrote to Preston, and learnt that Towers, the attorney, had sent off the cognovit for the execution, and that the defeasance was torn off. On Saturday Mr. Woodburne went to the Exchange Tavern, and saw a bellman announcing the sale of fpniture. Towers was there, and admitted to Mr. Woodburne that be was the attorney in Mrs. Sandford's case. "I am come," said Mr. Woodburne, " to pay the debt and costs." Towers and Horabin, who acted as bis clerk, then went into the room, followed by Mr. Woodburne, when Horabin produced the execution, and Mr. Woodburne paid 101.18 s. 9d. for the debt and costs, and Horabin signed a receipt for it. Whilst this transaction was taking place, the sale of the goods was going on ; 66 and to shew," said Mr. Woodburne, " the manner in which the things were thrown away, I have to state that one hundred and eighty three numbers of a valuable work, dolled Curtis's Botanical Magaaine, for which the executors of the late Mr. Bridgford re fused twenty guineas, were knocked down for the paltry sum of Bs. 6d. No account of what was sold was rendered, nor were more than one half of the goods re turned; the .51. note, which could not have been sold, was also not returned. Mr. Woodburne then proceeded to call his witnesses. The evidence generally bore out the case. Miss Bridgford, in a very clear and becoming man ner, stated the facts of the bailiffs coming to her and her sister's shop, and described their brutal conduct on the oceasion, both towards her and Mr. Lovett, who kindly came in to her assistance. She also stated, that when she asked what was their demand, Mawley said,-, di We don't want money, we want goods ;" -and then told his men to levy. The Magistrates immediately ordered Bridgford to enter into recognizances to appear at the Sessions to answer to any indictment for misdemeanour that might be preferred against him, himself in 2001. and two sure ties in 1001. each. The remainder of the defendants were also ordered to enter into recognizances for a simi lar purpose, each of them in 1004 and two sureties of 501. each, and 24 hours' notice of the bail to be given to Mr; Woodburne. Bridgford, lading bail, was liberated ; but the remainder not being able to do so, were committed to prison, and they were all locked up, Mr. Towers, the attorney, included. This Gentleman affected to laugh on the occasion, but it was evidently an attempt at merriment. In addition to an article in the Journal du Commerce, of the intention ascribed to Prince METTERNICH, of turning the course of the Austrian Succession, a Ger man Paper, printed in Paris, states, on the authority of a private letter from Frankfort, dated Sept. 16, " that the Prince has shortsnsd his stay at Johannisberg, in order to be Kesent at a meeting of all the members of the Imperial Pa - may of Austria, which is to take place at Vienna, on a subject of the highest importance—that of a renunciation of the Throne of Austria by the 'CROWN Palma, and the marriage of this Prince with a Countess of great beauty and exemplary virtme, but not of a Sovereign Family. It is added, that the Caows Patriot, who for several years has :hewn little taste for the Throne, would willingly cede his rights to his brother, Archduke FIRDINA.ND." Wednesday an Inquest was held at Mudgley, near Wedmore, Somerset, on the body of Mr. Minima, a respectable farmer, who was killed by being rode over by an itinerant horse dealer. Accidents of the kind are said to be very frequent, and the Jury expressed a determination to watch narrowly similar cases, which arose from shameful negligence. Tbe.Jury, after a long con sultation, returned a verdict of " Accidental death," with a demigod of U. upon the horse. They theh entered a formal protest against the practice of furiously riding out horses at public fairs. KZAN played Cardinal Wolsey and Sylvester Dagger wood at Montreal for his benefit. There was a call for a repetition of some harkquinade, which the " great tragedian" went through. Knape addressed the audience amidst much clamour, thanking them for their kindness, and assuring them that he would never play the Cardinal again ; and as to the man that called out for more tumbling, he despised him ! Letters have been received from Captain Franklin and Dr. Richardson—all ss ell. They were on the Great Bear Lake, and nothing to impede the successful pro gress of this interesting expedition. DREADFUL EXPLOSION OF A DISTILLERT.SSAIIP day the neighbourhood of Leonard-street, Shoreditch, was thrown into the utmost state of confusion and alarm,l in consequence of a violent explosion taking place in the hoes*, No. 92, in that street. When the lire and alarm had in some degree ceased, the firemen proceeded into• the kitchen, which, to their astonishment, they found fitted up in a very convenient manner as a pri. vate distillery, which had been at work, with about 184 gallons of wash, and other ingredients for the distilla tion of spirits. There were wash-backs, vats, and every thing proper for use; and, from the appearance of things, it would appear that a person named A..her, who had not lived there long, had been won king off spirits, when, from the bad construction of the still and brick-work, the whole exploded, and produced the above result. A white or dove-colour robin (a very rare bird) was caught in a net at Bliglnon on Monday MEETING OF THE NETHERLANDS PATENT SA LT COMPANY. Saturtlay, a Meeting of the Shareholders and Trustees of this Company was held at the office of Messrs. Willis and Co. Tokenhouse-yard, Lothbury, CHAPMAN, Esq. in the Chair. • This Meeting, it appears, had been called in conse quence of a repdrt having been industriously circulated, that their agents in the Netherlands were about to dis pose of the whole property now in the Netherlands, without the consent or advice of the Proprietary. From a statement made by Mr. Knight, solicitor to the Trustees, it appeared that a prolnise had been made by the Government of the Netherlands that a patent should be granted to them, when their works, &c. were in a state of readiness, in the completion of which be tween twenty lend thirty thousand pounds had been ex pended by theiraccredited agents and intended patentees Messrs. Boudin and Furnival, at Rotterdam and Ghent. From letters received from Messrs. B. and F. dated 9th inst. when it was expected the works would have been commenced, it appeared that the patent was now refused, in consequence of the jealousy of the salt manufacturers there; and that they thought of giving instructions for the sale of the buildings, acc. This mode of proceeding was prohibited by Mr. Knight in his answer, until the Proprietary had met and considered the subject, which could not be done until all the correspondence with the Government of the Netherlands had been supplied, which would be in a few days. It was also stated, that the greater part of the sum expended, had been ad ranted by Mr. Furnival, and must, at all events, be re paid. A rather stormy discussion followed, some of the Shareholders appearing to consider that, es the property was vested in the names of Boudin and Furnival, they bad it in their power to dispose of it, and pay them selves. Several questions were put to the Chairman on that subject, without any direct answer being received ; but a pledge was ultimately given that no steps what ever would be taken without the sanction of the Pro prietary, and until a meeting to that effect was called. The Meeting then adjourned. EDINBURGH, SUPT. 28. While two men (an old and a• ounger) were engaged in undermining a )edge of rock, in a quarry belonging to Mr. Gillespie, on the 16th inst. at Mountq'ihannie, the heavy mass unexpectedly gave way, and in filling caught and crushed the legs of the unfortunate men, the right leg of the old man being entirely separated. Me dical aid was obtained, but the injury was too great, and the system had received too violent a shock to admit of relief: they both died in a few hours after. _ A very - numerous meeting of the Noblemen and Gen. tlemen connected with the county of Forfar, took place on Saturday se'nnight, in the County Hall, for the pur pose of expressing to the Right Hon. the Earl of Airly the high pleasure they felt on his being restored to his ancient titles. A splendid banquet was provided for the occasion. About three o'clock, the bells began to ring, and numbers of the inhabitants went out of the town to meet his Lordship. As soon as his carriage came up, the horses were unyoked, and it was drawn into town by a number of youths; the Forfar band playing Dainty Davie. The colours used by the central locil militia were displayed, one on the front of the carriage, and the other on the rear. On arriving at the hall door his Lordship alighted from his carriage, and entered the room, amid great cheering. The Hon. Wm. Maule was called to the chair, and was supported on his right by Lord Airly and Lord Duncan, and on his left by Lord Northesk and Lord Arbuthnott ;the!croupiers were the Hon. Douglas Gordon Hallyburton, Alexander Guthrie, Esq. Criggie, and Captain Wedderburn, Islabank.= Among the toasts given from the chair, to each of which the appropriate tunes were played, were— The King...the Duke of York and the Army—the Duke of Cla rence and the Navy—the Duke of Sussex and the remnant branches of the Royal Family—the Earl of Airly--dte Countess of Airly and Family—the Hon. Donald Ogilvy and the male branches of the Family.. Lord and Lady A,rbuthnott and the female branches of the family—the Advisers of the King who concurred with his Ma jesty in so justly restoring the fotfeited Scotch Peerages—the No. Diemen and Gentlemen who have honoured the Meeting with their company—Lord Strathmore and the other Noblemen eonnecledwith the County of Forfar—the Land of Cakes—the County of Forfar, and prosperity to it—the Lieutenancy of the County—A speedy re vival to our distressed Commerce and Manufactures—Prosperity to the Agriculture of the County..-the Improvements of the County, kc. The company broke up between eight and nine. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. Mr. Mr. Mr. ittrUggi • Trial Stakes—(Tida Day.) 6 and 7 to 4 on Rufus, and the Interpreter filly apt the field-r -oiling odds taken that they are first and second. Sweepstakes of 300 soya. each. Racbael the favourite. Grand Puke Michael—(Toanorrow.) 6to 4 apt Problem (taken)-3 to 1 apt Sir J. Shelley's brother to Ivanhoe-7 to fart Lord Jersey's Butterfly-6 to 1 apt Gen. Grosvenor's Pollio-10 to 1 apt any other. &. Leger—(Weduesday.) Goshawk and Problem the favourites, but scarce any business , done on this Stakes. CARLISLE RACER—Smote DAY. A Gold Cup, of 100 p value. General Sharpe's b. b. Canteen, 5 yrs Earl of Lonsdale's g. ns. Fair Helen, aged Hon. H. Howard's b. c. Bonasses, S yrs . I ~ 2 . 3 Canteen the favourite. A Plate of Idso given by the Members for the County of Cumber land. Three mile beau. Mr. Stephenson's& e. Billy Watews,ll /rs . . 1 1 Mr. Simpson's b. b. Young Comus, 5 yrs . . 2 2 Mr. Coates b. f. Sister to Equity, 4yn . . 4 5 Genus' Sharpe's b. C. Highlander, 5 yrs • ._ 3dr A good race .— Before starting Billy Watson for rte first heat; but Sister to Equity the favourite for the Plate. GLOUCESER RACES.--Sumns DAT. The Hartbury Stakes of six son. nth, with thirty-live added from the Bond. Heats two miles. Mr. Canning's b. m. Palatine, 6 yrs, frat. Mb. . 1 I Mr. Bodenham's b. f. Lady Blue6ot, 3 yrs, let. 12lb. • 2 2 Mr. Cooke 's br. m. Maid of Mansfield, 4 yn, Yet. 3 dr The Severn Stakes of five soya. each, with 30 son. added from the Fund, for horses not thorough bred. Heats two miles. Mr. Hicks's ch. g. Trooper. aged . . 1 1 Mr. Clutterbuck's br. m. Creeping Jane, aged . 2 2 Colonel Berkeley names ch. g. Sylvanus, aged . . 5 dr A Handicap Plate of fifty sow& for the beaten horses °lithe two days. Heats two miles. Captain F. Berkeley's Phantasms Mr. Ockendeu's Orville Junior Captain' A. Berkeley's Edith . Mr. Day's Topsy-Turvy . • . Mr. Griffith's Speculum A good race. OSWESTRY RACES--Snown DAT. Produce Stakes of 25 p. each—a mile. Sir W. Wynne's be. c. by Filho Sir W. W. Wynn's cb. c. by Piscator Mr. hlyttoa's br. c. by Bustard .'2 1 1 .S 0 2 .1 5 0 5 2 dr . 5 0 dr a • A good race, and won cleverly. The Gold Cup, value 100 an.-•three maw and half. Mr. blytton's cb. g. Euphrates Mr. Gore's The Moor . Mr. Pentanes Saxon Woo by half a neck. The Gentletnen's Purse of "SO.—Heats, two miles. • Mr. Haywood's b. c. Sceptre • 3 1 1 Mr. Flintop's Haphasard . . . 1 2 dt' Major Gore's ch. e. Rapid . • 2 dr THIRD DAY. • - The Oswestry Stakes of 20 sows. each , and 40 adde d, Mile • and a halt. Sir W. Wynn's Signorina • . walked over: Sir U. Hill's Purse of .00. Meats, mile and a half. Mr. Griffith.'. ch. g. Tghtfield . . 1 . 1" Mr. Lewis's ch. m. Actren . , • . il i Mr. J. Brookes's gr. tn. Fair Helen . 6 3 3 Mr. Daoi.'s Mountaineer A 4 4 • • The Town Plate of £5O. Heats three miles and a half. Mr. Mytton's Euphrates . . . . 3 1 1 Major Gore's The Moor . . . . 2 2dr Mr. Haywood's Sceptre . 1 sdr . Mr. Rogers's Lemonade . . • 4 dr OLAhIORGANSHIRE RACES—Sacoao MY. A Sweepstakes of 10 sou. each, free for any horse, &c. two mile heats; ten Subscribers. Gauntlett's br. e. Comedian, 4 yrs. Bst. 61b. . 1 1 Guest names b. c. Vesuvius, 4 yts. Bst. Gib. . it 2 Pryse's cil. c. by Anticipation, 3 yrs. Ist. 31b. . 5 3 A Plate of 50 sows. free for any horn. &c. two mile heats. Mr. Pryse's cit. h. Dr. Eady,aged, est. lib. . 1 1 Mr. Day's b. m. Spree, 5 yrs, lest. • . • 2dr Ld. Clarendon 's brother to Skiff: 4 yn. Bst. 61b. . . die. A Sweepstakes of 5 sure each, for horses not thorough bred, the property of persons residing In the Principality; King's Aire weights.; 20 subscribers. Mr. Itichardes b. g. Habtterley, aged 12st. Mr. Curries b. g. Counsellor, 5 yrs. i lst. 61h. . Three others started, and Were all distanced. . 1 1 . 2 A Handicap of 40 sops. given by the Ladies of the County, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sous. each ; two mile bean ; 7 Subsaribers. Mr. Pryse sb. h. Cardinal Puff, 6 yrs. 9st. Slb. . 1 1 Mr. Thomas's Healey, ilst. bib. 3 $ . • • Mr. Gauntlett names Young Zuleika, 4 yrs, 80. 41b. 2 dr Mr. Rristow's Sportunan, 3 yds. 6w. 41b. . • 4 dr NORTHERN MEETING, San 21. A Handicap Plate of 100 gs. given by the Right Hon. Charles Grant, M.P. and Mr. Grant of Ladleid, added to a Sweep. stakes 10p. each. One mile. T. A. Fraser, Esq. of Lovat's gr. h. Richmond . 1 D. Davidson, R..i. of Tulloch's br. h. Rainuin ? 2 The Macaroni Stakes of flogs. each, h. ft. for horses not thorough. bred. Gentlemen Riders. Two mile heats. D. Davidson, Esq.'s br. h. Paul Pry . . 1 1 T. A. Fraser, Esq.'s nia• g. Sandy • • 2 2 The Ross-shire Plate of SOL given by Sit Hugh tones, Bart. M.P. Colin APKenzie, Esq. of Kiltoy ; and Roderick APLeod, Esq. juo. of Cadboll; for horses bona fide the property of Permanent Members of the Meeting. Three mile heats. T. A. Fraser, Esq. of Lovas's p. h. Richmond . 1 1 Lord Macdonald's Falstaff, by Skim . . 2 2 Fifty Pounds given by Lord Saltoun an 4 Mr. Forbes, Edinglasile t added to a Handicap Stake of sgs. each, for horses that have rut in the First Class Macaroni Stakes. Gentlemen Riders. 3 miles. D. Davidson, Esq. of Tulloch's br. h. Balmain . 1 Mr. P. Grant's gr. g. Pantomime . # 2 The Ladies Purse, with 251. by Colonel Bailie, of Leys, M.P. Two miles. Mr. Farquharson's b. c. by Catton . . 1 T. A. Fraser, Esq. of Lovat's gr. h. Richmond . 2 ---- IPAIDA V. The Handicap Stakes of 51. each, for beaten horses in the twO first days' running, with 501. added by the Meeting. Half a mile. Lord Macdonald's v. h. Falstaff Mr. P. Grant's Pan-totnine Fifty Pounds given by Sir James SPKenzie of Seatwell. Bart. M.P. for horses bred in the counties connected with the Meeting. Two miles. T. A. Fraser, Esq.'s bl. m. Albourie . 1 1 lord Macdonald's Wevies . 2 dr . . Sir F. A. hi'llenzie's br. c. Paiemon • . bolted Fifty Pounds githtt by D. Davidson, Esq. jun. of Tulloch, added to a Handicap Stake of sp. each, for horses that have run in either of the Macaroni Stakes. Gentlemen riders. Two miles. D. Davidson, Esq. of Tallocies br. h. Balmain . 1 Mr. R. Grant's gr. g. Pantomime • . 2 , The Patron's Plate of 301. by the Marquis of Handy, Patron of the Meeting. Poi miles. Mr: Farquharson's b. c. by Cat i on 1 . . R. Macleod, Esq. of Cadboll's b. m. Luta • S Fifty Pounds given by Lord Macdonald. Mik beats. Mr. Parquharsoe's b. c. by Catton . 1 I 4 Mr. Home's b. f. Brunette . • . 2 2 Mr. Bisir's br. b. Oliver • • . 3 3 A Handicap Plate of Fifty Pounds, given by. Sir Hugh Intim of Lochalds, Bart, for all horses. Gentlemen riders. One mile and a half. D. Davidson, Esq. of Tulloch's br. h. Balmain . D Davidson, Esq. of Tuiloch's br. h. Paul Pry . FEMALE PEDESTRIAN. • 1 . 2 Wednesday, a woman, sixty years of age, undertook to walk 40 miles in ten successive hours, at York. Her name is Nl' Mulion, and she travelled without hat or shoes! At half-past eight o'clock she set off at a brisk rate, and the following is the time occupied is accomplishing the task t ft. as. s. rt. as. s. The first ten miles 2 250 4th ten miles . . 8 9 2d Ditto . . . 216 0 3d Ditto . . . 216 0 843 50 She finished her engagement at half-past live o'clock, thus, exclu- I slve of the time occupied in taking refreshment, having an hour to spare. Throughout the performance she maintained the same steady but rapid pace, and at its conclusion exhibited no signs of fatigue. She was rewarded by a voluntary subscription purse. A Requisition has been handed to the LORD MAYOR for convening a Common Hall, to petition Parliament to repeal the Corn Laws. Letters from Bogota, of the 14th of July, state, that in consequence of the earthquake, the Priests bad persuaded the people to massacre all the heretics, as it was owing to their presence that they were thus visited. The Hagfish became alarmed, and to the number of 400,armed themselves for defence, when the Goren. nor gave them permission to retire into the fort. The people, per ceiving this resistance on the part of the English, desisted. Since this event, most of the English have left the place. The comet, near the lower foot of the constellation Orion, may be seen through a good telescope early in the morning. It is not visible to the naked eye. CORN EXCHANGE, MARX-LANE,Oce. 2. _ _ The supplies of last week were small of all sorts of lloglish Grain, and of foreign Oats the quantity was much Less than the week pre. ceding. To this moraines market the fresh arrivals are inconsider able. Wheat remains dull at prices hardly so gond as those of last Monday. Barley, for nuking, is enquired after ' the best new at Ns. per quarter. Beans remain as last quoted. Boiling and Grey Peas ate , each full its. per qr. higher. The trade for Oats continues fair for dry and sweet parcels, at the-quotations of this day se'n night ; but other kinds go o slowly, though not cheaper. In the Flour trade considerable dulness prevails, at the prices last reported. Wheat, tied, new, 42s SU Rye new, 36s 40s old, 48s 641 s Bea n s, S mall, new, 455 52e White, new, 484 634 old, 48* 54s old 555 64s Tick, new, 42s 451 Barley, 1825, 50s 566 old, 44s 47. Malting, 36s 396 Oats, Feed, new, 23s 27s Peas, Orey, 1826, 486 50s old, 25s 28. -- Old, 00s 00s Poland, new, 26s 304 hlaple, 1826, 605 $4l old, 28s 325 old, OW 00s Potatoe, new, Oos 068 White, old, 466 411 s old, 266 34s new, 48. 506 --- Scotch, 33. 349 Boilers, 1825, 52s 54; Flour, per Sack, 46s 551 1826, 563 585 Seconds 40144 s ASPJYALS LAST wzac. Peas, qrs. Irish Oats Foreign Oats English Flour, sacks Foreign Barley Wheat, British, qrs. 5,048 Do. Foreign 5,679 Barley, British 1,621 Oats 654 Beans SW 472 34 18,443 4,666 .i.-. SMITHFIELD MARKET, 00:. The Beef trade remains nearly as on Friday. the top price of fine Olen being 4a. ltd. to ss. per stone ; and coarser ss. lod. to 44. 6d. per stone. Mutton is a shade better; fine Downs are quoted 4s. 4d. to 4s. &I. per stone • and inferior Ss. 6d. to 4s . 2d. The Veal trade is without any material alteration; flue young Calves may be quo. ted at 4.4. 6d. to 51. per stone. In the Pork trade there is little to notiee.-Ileasts,ll,Bo 2 ; Sheep, 24,350; Pigs, 150 ; Calves, 148. Beef, per stone, 4s. 4d. to 51. Mutton, 4s. to 4s. ed. Veal, 4s. 64. to 5.. Pork. 4s. to. Se. 4d.—Hay, per load, X 4 to £5 ss. Clover, £4 10s. to £6 6s. Straw, 3CI 10s. to £1 161..