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oren TIIR FALLEN. had published what he wrote, at the same price, and sold the same number of copies. He would have received, within a fraction, four hundred pounds more than he did receive ! True, he would have bad to wait six or eight months perhaps for his money ; though the " Association expressly re serves to itself a right of advancing to an author, whose work they intend to publish, any sum they may see good reasons for so doing, to the extent of 1001. but 4001. are a tempting premium for a litte patience, even supposing that some booksellers never paid their authors with bills at far more pro tracted dates. PROM THE NETuoroctvAN. Tis night's uneouded noon. And like an orb of blood, Ascends the tranquil moon, Out of the ocean Ilood stretch'd cold along the shore Unwaking warriors lie, Who shall be roused no more To victory' Where now ambition's ray,— The illusion they pursued? They see it not, while they Sleep in red solitude, The sleep that bath no dream, The night that bath no morn, Festering beneath the moonlight beam In reason's scorn ! Where are they now, with all For which sosoon fifty died' The old tree green and tall Counts ages pass'd with pride ; Runs its allotted years In timely due decay, Among its hoary peers All venerably ! As if life were a thing So light and easy ;on, That a mere , dry teats rustling Might price ha 'vintner sun ; They fling the gift away They never can resume.: ' And with &mirage foolishly Purchase a tom► ! Go, then, ambition's race ! Go, slaves of phantom-glory ! Myriads that have no place Not ev'n in lying story : Except in freedom's cause I'll game not life away : Content with nature's law, I'll bide my day ! Lie there! forgotten men, Until to-morrow's dawn ; Lle there ! ye ne'er again Can put your lives in pawn For despot knave'. doll play, Who gave your blood for alr ! In premature decay. Le there, He there! LITERATURE AND SCIENCE. The other two cases are these ; In the one, A. would have received about 1701. more, upon a work of comparatively small price —but, as it hap pened, of extensive sale : and in the other, B. would have been better off by nearly 3001. These are facts which nothing can gainsay except that which is merely gratuitons assumption,—namely, the impracticability of the proposed undertaking. Grant that what is intended can be done, (and it is for those who deny it can, to prove the thing they deny,) and who will question its real value and importance to every man who derives his means of living from the employment of his pen ? But we have yet shown the advantages of the " Association" only, as they affect works which are destined to no longer popularity than is con ferred by a first, or single, edition. It rarely hap pens, in contracts between an author and a book seller, that any condition is included which defines the interest of the former in the contingent benefits of a second, or more, editions. When, indeed, an author has acquired a name, when there is a tolerable certainty that whatever is an nounced from his pen will command a given sale, a sort of security may be taken by him that be shall derive an additional profit from such sale.— But generally, and always in the commencement of an author's career, whatever be gets beyond the stipulated price for the copyright in the first in stance, he must receive, cap in hand, as a do native, as an act of generosity, from the bibliopo list. Authors may be an irritable, but assuredly they are not a sordid, grasping, or calculating race. There are few who would not shrink from the im plied vanity and self-conceit of an explicit bargain for what they were to receive from the second, third, and fourth editions of a work yet in MS. or, who would not sink under the sarcastic, in credulous smile of the bookseller, to whom such sanguine hopes of success were ex pressed. Hence, as we have said and with the exceptions we have mentioned, whatever be re ceives beyond the first price paid for the copyright comes to him in the shape of a gift from the muni ficence of his publisher. But not such his condi tion, if he publishes with the " Association," as he will see by the following Regulation : " 9. Should other editions of a work be called for, they shall be published on the same terms, (i. e. as the first edition), but with this proviso, viz. that after closing the account of the first, or any subse quent edition, the author shall have the privilege of purchasing back the copyright of his work, at a price to be fixed by the committee, upon a fair calculation of the proceeds ; and in accordance with the fixed principles of the Association ; no such privilege being claimed, the copyright to be come the property of the Association." Such are the pounds, shillings, and pence fea tures of this plan ; and again we say, if it be not a chimerical one, if it be not incapable of prac tice, if it be not palpably, and of necessity, a wild absurdity, let any one who has ever written a book and found a publisher, ask himself, whatever have been his gains, whether they would not have been doubled, trebled, or quadrupled, had there existed au " Association for the Encouragement of literature to pay them? The principle holds good, whether forty, four hundred, or four thou sand pounds have been paid for copyrights; for more than a bookseller can afford to give, who has all the risks of trade to weigh in his dealings, must find its way into the author's pocket, where there are no risks to calculate. Take the case of an au thor whose celebrity is so great, that a bookseller unhesitatingly gives him the highest of any sum 'we have ewer heard named as being given for a 'work. Why does the bookseller give this price? Because he knows the work is worth it; that is, he knows he shall sell enough copies to replace the principal and yield a vary sufficiept surplus. The expected sale is his only guide in the bargain he makes ; and what will the same sale do for the au thor, whose work is published by the " Associa tion ?" The only class of authors who will not be benefited by this Association are bad ones, writers whose lucubrations the public will not buy. Such authors there are, we admit; and what may seem wonderful, they often find publishers, who must, of course, if they do not succeed in " puffing off" an edition, make the profits of good pay for the losses of bad works.—Metroditin. IN Tun ERECTION OF ST. LoUNSTA2.I . B CLOCK. —Yosterday the workmen who have been ao long engaged be building a suitable plate for the reception of ilt-Dunstan's dock, at the Marquis of Hatford'a noble mansion in the Regent's-park, completed their undertaking, and that ancient piece of workmanahtp is now re-erected, under a su per b roof of architecture, adjoining the spacious ball-room. The clock fronts the east, and is raised 10 feet from the level of the lawn, and can only be viewed by passengers at a distance from the mansion; on a nearer approach to it, it is obscured by the numerous shrubberies which surround the Noble Marquis's residence. The building alone cost nearly 1,0001. and adds another superb ornament to the noble and extensive mansion. DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON BOARD A STEAM VESSEL. —On Monday evening an accident oc curred on board the new steam packet London Merchant, recently launched for the Rotterdam trade. She was returning from an experimental voyage to the bore, with a select party of ladies and gentlemen, when Captain John Slater, the Master of the vessel, who had previously com plained of fatigue, sat down on a seat alongside the engine-room hatchway to rest himself, and it appears was about io lean his head on his hand, when he slipped, and was precipitated bead fore most amongst the machinery then in full play. An exclamation of horror burst forth from the company on deck ; the engine was instantly stopped ; but before the unfortunate man could be 'extricated his body was lacerated in a dreadful manner, and both legs were broken. Several medical gentlemen on board afforded him every as sistance in their power, but he was beyond the reach of human aid ; and after lingering in great agony for about two hours, death put an end to his sufferings. The unfortunate deceased, who was highly and deservedly respected, was for many years in command of the King of the Nether lands, Rotterdam steamer, and has left a wife and five children to deplore his dreadful fate. ASSOCIATION FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF LITERATURE. If it were sufficient evidence of the futility of a scheme, that something may be said, and plausibly enough too, against it ; most assuredly there does not now exist any benefit in the political, moral, or scientific world, which has not been (while it was a project merely) in that predicament. Mankind, indeed, seem to be divided into two classes only, where improvement is concerned; they who con trive methods for bettering our condition, and they whose method it is to contrive objections. What ridicule was heaped upon the Royal Society when it was first established ! and what opposition, grave or jocose, has been levelled at the first proposal of every innovation, from steam-engines and macada mized roads to gas-lights and the new police! It is not surprising, therefore, that the " Asso ciation for the Encouragement of Literature" (being as yet a project only, and in its infancy,) should have bad its share of this common destiny. The wonder would have been, had it escaped. We are not at all inclined, however, to enter into a controversy upon the merits of its plan. It will be doing the " Association" better service, and literary men better service, to elucidate its ad vantages, than to exhibit with what facility we can make stupid ridicule recoil upon itself, or convict sophistry of flimsy misrepresentation. As it is probable that many of our readers may be unacquainted with the objects of this " Associ ation," and with the manner in which it is intend ed to carry those objects into effect, our first task shall be succinctly to put them in possession of this necessary information. The Association, then, is instituted for the sole purpose of publishing works of merit, upon a prin ciple which shall secure to the writers of them a profitable interest in their success; that is, that in proportion to the sale of a work, shall be the pecu niaty advantage of the sale to the author. To se • tore this result, the Association prescribes to itself these two principles :-Ist. " The disavowal of all personal profit on the part of its members." 2nd. " The benefit of the author." Th?..se are the objects of the Association. The following is the manner in which they are to be accomplished. "The account of every work published by the Association shall be made up within six mouths, (or u soon after as may be practicable,) from the time of publication ; and the proceeds shall be al lotted, in conformity with the principles above spe cified, in the following manner : " First.—The actual expenses of publication shall be discharged. "Second.—The amount of remuneration shall be awarded and paid to the author as soon as possible, in the following ratio, viz. Out of the first hundred pounds surplus balance, 60 per cent. Out of the second do. do. 66 do. Out of the third do. do. 75 do. Out of all sums exceeding 3001. do. 90 do. "Third.—The remainder shall be carried to the account of the Association." Now, unless they who are opposed to this scheme, can prove, or show reasonable grounds for believing that it is impracticable, that it aims at something which it is impossible to achieve, we ask, at the outset, is it open to any other valid ob jection ? On the other hand, is there any thing in the proposal thus stated, so chimerical, so Quixotic, so visionary, that it carries with it a pined facie condemnation ? Is the printing of hooks, or the publishing of books, or the selling of books, or the receiving of money for books when sold, such a mystery,such an occult or incommuni cable process, that none but booksellers can under stand it? Truth to say, we strongly suspect the only mystery, the only secret in the business, is that mystery, or secret, by which it has hitherto been contrived that books should be printed, published, sold, and the money received, for the least possible benefit to those who wrote them. We are enabled to state one personal fact, and two others, which though riot personal we know to be equally authentic, that will clearly demonstrate the solid advantages to literary men of this associa- ' tion ; assuming, as we have a right to do, that there is nothing which should prevent it from acting up to its professed intentions. The writer of this article bas been guilty of the crime of authorship within the last twelve months ..- guilty , to the extent of inditing three goodly volumes. He bad his own price for them from the bookseller ; therefore he has nothing to com plain of. The v ork sold well. The public, there hie, as I:e indubitatly thinks, showed its good ust,te and discernnunt. Let mark how his pocket t. (mid have fared, suplosing the " Association" PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. BLACKBURN GAZETTE, July M. Itzsessitsrariiter or Mawaressza.- A meeting of gentlemen, of various political otclnines, was held et the York Hotel, a few days ago, to take into consideration the " expec ed ted" repeessotstion of Manchester. Nothing was resolv upon, but there was a disposition on the part of moms gentlemen to bring forward Mr. Stanley as " a fit and Prow person" to represent this town ,• and others showed an inclinetioa w worse a Mr. G. W. Wood foe the of the right bonoutable gentleman. The latter su= however, was received very coolly. It is proposed to erect a public monument, in Liverpool, to the late Mr. Roscoe. Liezz..-At the Salford Sessions last week a bill was presented to the Grand Jury on the part of Colonel Fletcher against Mr. Smith, of Fogg's co ll iery. near Bolton, author of a libel whi c h a pp eare d - in the Bolton Clironkle. The Grand Jury threw out the bill. LITHOTOMY.OO the 28th ult. Thomas Honidge, hat ter, of Bury, aged 47 years, underwent an operation far the stone. The calculus extracted MA thirteen susses in weight, the largest ever known to be taken from any time who survived. Horridge is now 081 of danger. TM tlgh ration was performed by Mr. Woodcock, sews% ei'llo7, in the presence of eleven other professional Population, 1831.-Whalley, 1,131; =, 724; Pendleton, 1,205; Read, 810; Little Mitten, Menthe= and Coldcotea, 70 s total, 3,800. Decrease 9, since 1821. LIBERATION or MR. NZVILLZ ramie Parson.-The case of Mr. Neville, who was almottted to the Amnia* prison, Manche s ter, a f e w weeks see, in dash of , IsE fine for causing Italian apnoea its pointed in the Theatreeonaary to law, cases under illemmilloradeSiff lanyldnion of 'Maitre Hord, by wheel Ile Millimmit =erred, the week before last, and elm grassealy re' apply fee his liberation. At their estellet • letter was transmitted by Mr. Foster, the Magistats, Lord Melbourne, the Home Secretary, test whom a eon munication was received on Friday week. dhectina that Me. Nelville be liberated immediately without the payment of the fine. TAYLOR Or Tao Rovunne--The prosecution and sen knee of this persobage have led to a muster of his friends in Bolton. Several of them placarded the walls at the begin. ning of last week with a hand-bill headed religious anion," stating that a meeting would be held as evening at Bolton Moor, (which has lately naked them,* l ilted designation of Belgium) to MWalff the propriety at IMiog parliament fur a remission of the " unjust and man sentence" passed upon him. TtIIIf.OLIT CALICO PRINTESS.-NO arrangement has yet been made betwixt the turn-out calico printers and their late employers. A numerous meeting of the turn-out prin ters and others connected with the Trades' Union, was held on Monday, on Cribden Hill, near Haslingdeu, but we have not heard the resole of the meeting. Yoaxentat Assizes.-These Aseizes for the county of York commenced on Saturday week, before the Hon. Sir James Parke. A man named Ooodeer was tried for " stabbing his wife with intent to murder her." The In. fiction of several wounds by the prisoner was proved, and in his defence he pleaded drunkenness and consequent un. consciousness of what he was doing; but Mr. Justice Parke observed, that if a person voluntarily deprived himself of reason by drinking intoxicating liquors, he was liable foe all the crimes he committed during that period. The Jury, however, found the prisoner "guilty at cutting and maim ing but not with intent to murder, " and afterwards a general verdict of not guilty was returned . Bxacistratt.-Flour fine, perek 2401bs 40s to 41s. Ditto super, ditto 44s to 435. Ditto per barrel of 198 lbs Ms to 360 6d. Oatmeal per load 32s to 335. Potatoes per bad 7s to Bs. Fresh Butter 11d. Firkin ditto ad to 9d. Passeow.-Gats per bushel el 431 be 30 4d to Se Bd. Wheat per windle of 22011 u 30s to 331 ad. Flour line per pack of 2401bs 44s to 40s. Ditto seconds ditto 293 to 325. Oatmeal per load of 2401bs 314 to sth. Potatoes per load 7stoBsB6. DIED.-Mrs. Agnes Thompson, 78, late of Green Heys, Manchester.-John &holes, Esq. of Bury, 80.- At Bury, G. F. H. Oreenhaigh, Req. of Cahn College, Cambridge, 34.-At West-Field, Huddersfield, Mr. Joseph Atkinson, sen.-.ln Leeds, Hannah, relict of the late R. Middlebrook, En. of Thorn. NULL PACKET, July 19. On Wednesday last the roof of a new lighthouse, on Whitby West Pier was put on. This building, which has been finished In the short space of eleven weeks, will be highly ornamental to the Pier, as well as useful to naviga tion; and does great credit to Mr. F. Pickernsll, engineer of the Piers. It is built in the form of a Greelan dock column springing from a rusticated base, 13 feet square, by 11 feet high ; surmounted by the sight-room ; which is crowned with a dome top. The whole is about 70 feet high. On Tuesday night, Mr. Buckingham gave his second lee. tare (or rather continued his first, or introd tasks° a most respectable audience, at the room of the 51 In stitute. On this evening, Mr. R described Egypt, Pales time, Arabia, Mesopotamia, and Persia. After enemas *ig the geographical peculiarities of the first named country he drew a vivid picture of theimmensity of its achi eoetnral smalls, from which be deduced the infanta that its gran deur and importance in ancient days must have been beyond every conception that we could form ; and, besides that part of the population employed in tillage, the resources of the country must have supported an Table number of persona, engaged in building, manufacture, Re. To give moo idea of the stupendous remains still to be seen in Tgthe instanced the Temple of Jupiter Canoe, at . to which an avenue of colossal Sphynxes, a mile and three quarters in length, leads, and the portico is so vast that the whole of Bt. Paul's Cathedral might be placed with. inside it. RAPIDITY Or TILAYLLLING.-..AS an illustration of die increased facility of travelling in glad, compered with other countries, or even compared with England itself at any former period, we may mention, that during the week before last, Mr. Buts delivered delivered six lectures descriptive et the Oriental wee on six successive evenings, in six diferest - counties of Eng namely, on Monday, in Steen& Shim; Tuesday, in Worcestershire; Wednesday, in W. wickshire ; Monday, in Leicestershire; Friday, In 1 4 Ates tingbamshire ; and, on Saturday, in Yorkshire ; and he so. traces his route to deliver a reg u l ar course i n each of these roundel, occupying the six successive evenings of week at each of the following places s-Hull, Nottingham, Leicester, Coventry, Wolverhampton, and Kidderminster, and from thence into the Potteries of Staf fordshire, leaving not a single day of interval. We are sorry to observe by latex from Meant, dated July 2, that the chokes bad got over the frontier, and seve ral villages in the sekehhaneheod were infected with it, which bad been put met effassenesunication. The:British consul at Memel had emend to give clean bills of health. HULL.-Simsefter last report there has been some newt lstl weather, di* ha as effect of advancing the prices of wheat in the Miummlog markets hero during the week; MIMI sale 1110111126 le to 3s advance was obtained. To fife ihestine Whose Is moderate, and prices may be coo. Weed Ss per qr.'''. her than last week; the same remark applied le foreign, yet the market concluded dull at the above.named advanms ; the weather, (which will materially affect the markets until the harvest is secured) being now very fine. There is little business. passing in oats or beans, that prices may be almost considered nominal. Scarcely say malting barley offering ; grinding parcels are held at radial higher terms. Linseed MUDS as last week. A Mao pie of new English rapeseed was &hewn, the quality vs" g o o d, and for which 251. per last would have has taken e in foisign, no alteration in %due. English Wheat Me 111 635. New 54s to ilOs. Oats, Poland 24s to 28s. Old Mt Small or Feed 24a to 28s. Beans, Tick, new, Me to She, Harrow 38s to 40s. Peas, white 48e to 48s. Rape CAP per ton 8L bs to 51. 10s. Foreign, Wheat, Sambre' sod Rostock 54s to Ws. Oats, Danish and Hambro' Is to 24s Barley, Magdeburg and Seal 32s to 345. Bassi ilk teens. Pease, White, 40s to 425. Tares (duty les pays) 304 to 365. Linseed (duty Is per qr.) 38. to 40s. MARRIED-At Haile, Air. F. B. Andemon, surgeon, to Ann, eldest daughter of John Spicer, Req. DIED.-Mr. John Willoughby, 37, distinguished for his talents ea en artist, and many of his performances, both in the landscape and portrait department, have been greatly admired, and excited much attention at the late exhibidene of the Hull and East biding Institut:kn.-At Thurlby Vl. rage, 23, Maria, second daughter of the late Peter Achim, Req. of Beverley-At Sartre, M, Henry Cooke, Req. beam of the firm of Woodall and Co. and Chief Mails, °ate of that berough.-At Bridlington, 7C, Wm. Ombler, Esq. heady at Bubo MElln Illekleigase, York, Mr.Rolurt Watson Weed, 34.-Mr. Edwards. Providence t. Street. Wakefield, and ectoeand vocalist on OwlYerk Citad PAISLEY ADVERTISER. Hodikeden, by debodeate panting their head of Water .. CITY or GLAS4IOW.m..III 10 parishes within the an- Bamboo Mill, Make than was customary and to m, : debt boundaries of the City, 41,143 maks-48,704 females. day were:nee entitled, forcing th e water bed u...., Tatids 118•847. the tad!-tail of pleiotig and preventing the free work ing BeroaP Parish, ADO malee--41,155 females. Total, of his water wheeL Mr. Law, Mr. Pollock, and Sir. TOIL Pbtt, were retained foe the plaintiff; Mr. Gurney, Ne . dedseb Parish, 16,351 males-18.843 Females. Total Tbessiger, and Mr. Bomoquent on behalf of the defer,. 36,194; dace". Mr. Plait "Paned the PrwceedinP. Mr. Law crated Total City and Suburbs, 93,724 melee-108,702 female& the feels on the ease to the Jury, which were nearly as NI. Total 202,426. More s—The phintiroccuples the Hoddesdon MW and the Of whom under 5 years 0f5ge..30,277 deleadents the Brozhoum Min, both situated on t h e sans. 100 and upwards ... 5 aleisla, The water that works the Mill of plaintiff, T i c , Males above 20 years of age .. 46,106 hi a pined near the bead of the Hoddesdon Mill, suppl y . Males from 20 years to 60 yeses inelu. 36,041 lag that Mill; and after sat 00 that MW, runs f rom Births in 1830. including still ban ... SAO dam Mu* half dietray to senrn. by the name of Marriages in ditto ... ... 1,919 Maeda Mill Nom eit thee fe into a much u ric Bubb in ditto ... .. 5,185 bas/ water, supplied lam des Aker Lea, and is raile d c oon , of yam— 77,385 Census of 1821-147,64 S Sealed:am BM Soma, whisk ruse to and wo r s t th e I 1811-100,749 lB5l-202,42S rill of do dshodoss. PlaMll4 le the year 1804, bemir e County of Lanark, of which Glasgow forms a part : possessed it He Bedisidon Mill ; be occupied it jointly Under Ward Middle Ward Upper Ward Total with his Mew till the year 18'25: since which period it 1116,836 64,743 3 5,2 1 1 316,790 has been in his solo possession. Plaintiff contends, th e Total ineruie of population In the county since 1821, for some aims pest the wheel of his mill bas been imp e d e d from waft,x ee freely as it otherwise would do, in em u . roar Insers—Mooday, Ralph Forrester was tried wean et Mounts penning their water unusually hi g h at ai ultriedig is the 3d of Ma , the dae of elm- their mill bead, as also from the quantity of mud w hi c h al Ix a umber tse die city. After a exami- has, from time to time, collected in the stream. Th e mien of wimuses, .the jury retired, and returned a verdict, wheel used originally to run a few inches only in the wat e , mahnonsly finding the prisoner guilty of mobbing and but of late the water has ripen to a mach greater height, i s doting, but the ves4stity big of spieloo that the prisoner muds so, as at times ;to diminish the power of the Hie was not so end till after do Lad Provost quitted Mr. one bolt—generally one t hi r d . Nodded°, Mill hed gm Christic's ship, Web was Sentiment to finding the charge merly a breast-wheel. Plaintiff, in the year 1818, weal of assaulting Mimi Provost no proven.—The Lord Jas-it and placed in its stead an over shot wheel, the mien via Clerk thanked Ito jury for the attention they had paid which was placed lower titan the former, however se it was to the case, at the wine time remarking that If he had been meth smaller, the base was exactly in the same place. Per on the jury, he should have concurred with the minority.— years past complaints were continually made by the phis. Mr. M'Neil &Mused the Court in mitigation of punish- tiff to Mr. Weller, who for some time past was the keels if meat, on the ground that the prisoner hod only been found :he nroceourc Mill, concerning the quantity s e m i Is m guilty of the least part of the charge, and that he had a seasionally accumulated in the stream, upon ate limits wife and family.—Lord Meadowbank declared himself of Walla cleared the same out at his owa slot, sqmidiag bo the same opinion as the Lord Justice Clerk as to die ver- tween 200 L and 3001. in so doing. The delbsime Qom diet of the jury. His lordship expressed himself in strong (under Mr. George Jacob Bessnquet). on Maps. language as to the riotous proftedings, and cousidered that session of the Mill, have at envious does e of mud mse the prisoner had been accessary to an attempt to murder the the height of the water kept by the adonis* at this 11111, the riot chicon of th e J ul y was w h e th er th e d e f mt did se di set Lord Provost for the manner in which be 'had discharged a bat t h ey c „ er atten d e d to them . The inicw aor she is. pen the water higher than had been accustomed, and wh e . d mo il s h t im im i port ai r te t h d o u n ty ou , r. and i. w he hose rin fi n m ei th bad ess act ulu a ring eo cons* cuous a part in the mob. that the captain of police deemed tber the defendants were or were not liable to keep the him the ringleader, and his lordship thought be mit id s t ream d ear o f t h e mu d w h ich ma the punishment as much as possible when be pro that This was the case on the part of plabl il l ii tedi Tinhehe be sbnuld be imprisoned in the jail of fidinbu for nine a t te e commencement of she me, doso out a suemed . calendar months, and at the expiration of that period to find that a reference would be a fair way of issuing the security to the amount of 001. to keep the peace for five and that Mr. Long should b e the re f errer. After roam. years, which falling, to be farther Imprisoned three months. position it was agreed to. The arbitrator dining it A. The Radirewshire Political Union have forwarded a me- renee is to have the power of regulating the heights of the morial to government, pointing out some of the defects in water at Broxbouro Mill. the Scotch Reform Bill. It watch that in many case" the BUCKINGHAM ASSlZEL—Jarries Maltz and Merl constituency will be contracted instead of being extended, Brow wae c h ime d w i t h feloniously slaying L amps. and in proof of this, shows that the electors in the burgh of by riding over her on the 14th of April, at Great Maeda Renfrew wM be reduced from 21 to 8; Lander from 1 7 to MW Carrington conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Mume 9 ; Cuhoss from 10 to 3 ; Dornoch from 15 to 4 ; Sinters the defence.—lt appeared from the evidence that the pct. from 7to 5; New Galloway from Id to 2, thus tending to p een h a d ban riding on bombs& ey et together a f urious create Old Serums, that may be bought acd sold like other rate, on the day in question, and it was proved that the de. inerchandlen It further states, that by keeping the point of ceased, a poor woman who went about the country se ll ing quelificadso at 101. Paisley , with above 40,000 inhabitants, distilled waters, had be en: killed by one of their horses. She will have only about 350 electors and these chiefly master was found dreadfully mangled on the road, soon after the iumwheinuere, and matters of pu blic *oda, who, bring des prisoners had been seen riding through Misecoden, but muds on the bankers. will have the effect of return- titers was no evidence to show which of the prisoners rode gir e weember of the " Melville SchooLn over the deceased, and a witness for the prosecution stated memorial also disapproves of allowing Sheriff* to de- that she saw one of the prisoners strike the horse of the dde yon the title of electors, and minbuceially or other before the accident happened, and beard the o th er is appointing officers to superintend W-ft'Uens• chide him for doing so, but could not tell which gave the medalists recommend these considentions to govern. woo that probably led to the accident. co Alell M s with a view— Under this evidence the learned Judge stopped the case, * IM. To an extends, of the suffrage In counties, to and directed an Acquittal. Landallors of 6se 77 U held under any written BEDFORD ASSINISS, JULY 14.—Baron Gwrow arrived inVtiewed by fee the space o f one year, and In the town about half-past five, and opened the commission. to do ma of 51. ea to the actually redden- James Dearing, aged 42, said John Atkinson, were charged is the mils andpearar Burghs of Scotland. or with breaking and entering the dwelling-house ofJohn Bull, a Ii ST to Imes who pay 101. of rent for premises at Bedford, on the night of the 25th of April last, and del.fast. stealing aixty-three watches, and other articles, the property IS 2L e iii s datiolith of the junction of Political and of th e said John BuIL Mr. Austin having stated the cue Jelled noweas to be conferred an the Sheriffs, for the prosecutor, called the said prosecutor. Mr. Bull slob, as et Itesehess to serve in Scotland. described the state of his premises. On Monday, the 26th *Oa di peke the memdelleta submit that the return- of April, hip family went to bed about eleven. He was the by Often awl Pell Maw me* to be persons appointed last up. examined the fastenings as usual and found than by the electors themsdna at a meeting called fee the Pur- safe ; his stock in trade was also safe when be west to bed. pees. lie was called up by a neighbour a little after eve; west Si The someshiblis, unwilling to do anything that might the parlour window, which he found had Meat by scans bawls tbs of the reform MS, have, indeed of pea- bit. Several perforations were made by the centre-U. The &deg t, thought It better to submit these shutters were closed to, the bolts undone, and the window mere, t o oceernment, end have entrusted the memorial to up. A three-cornered piece dean wuout near the fasten. Ms Maxwell. Him. yr. of Pollok, to be, by him, presented leg. The parlour door was open, the socatcheses of the te ble Majesty's Ministers. lock, where the bolt abuts into, were removed. The leek of Bear or Geowixo Caor.--On Tuesday last, at a the d co , f rom the passage into the shop was served the same asap ef wheat, oats, and potatoes, near Carriagebill, Lyles- way, end the door was open. Went into the shops, and bad, M. William Hart, asetiolta%—the average price of found five treys of jewellery emptied, sixty watches goes, said the first field, Georgian oats, was 71- 4s. Sd. 3 he second plated goods distributed about the shop. The ant price of the goods, as near as he could calculate, was 6211. On the from the window, a quantity of tallow was melted. The Wide, price raise peletse e tt s, s. bno was o l t oL 9L as is. Bd. wi T ies h t e — t t ili te rd av fi er el a e s %lik e- center of the stood pane of the glass-case, en the coaster candle had burnt till it fell on the floor, and the wick lay edits Iheta.r. eel. The 11 th ls isd pa u sre. Bl. Tilts. and the fi l e u ld t Litt4s. A lot of early potatoes sold at le. 114:1. per fall, amongst the " ow on the goo?. se MA Ills. 4d. per we. The prices, considering the state The fury returned a verdict of Guilty mallet both the of the market, and the prospect of an abundant harvest, criss,„„.„. end th ey wen ........,_, till ~... fo i__, were muidered to be very fear. It was calculated that the ;, - h - e ,i - idi'L m d s i;i : f addyet T e = ein et c ons iderable ''', best lot of wheat would produce 10 bolls per acre, and the preparatory to pacing sentence. He said they bad hese best lot of oats the same. timid guilty of the now very frequent and enormous aims On Saturday last a most desperate array took Place he - of burglary, under circurmeanees of extraordinary wens. Mon a party of the 34th Foot and the peasantry. It aP- tics. The two prisoners st least, and possibly others who d m f or m e r were escorting a quantity of meal from were with them, were practised housebreakers. They had ilestlsbar to Westport, when an immense number of the yak Ludon for the purpose of steatite; in a wholesale way, latter assembled, and attempted to rescue it from them—the and bad stolen In this case the of an industrious military, after a great deal of forbearance, were compelled to up d esmap u , t h e amount of several h un d re d ", . rs , ire, when, we regret to state, three persons wets killed, and system had been carried to eit en """'`"eittent. t hat 'trensh'-h`i $ number wounded.—Ballfwe Isepertial. bad persuaded himself to mere their lives, be held it set as a waning to others not to trust to such an extendm of Pram Anna Giouswe.- readers are aware that a bill was brought Into Parliament lately, the object of mom , Sentence of duds wax recorded, with the oodw , which was to swum a piece of promenade ironed in the s wai n that t h ey m i ght expect to honest out ei the nom vicinity of large cid** promote the health and pleasure of f ee life. the inhabitants. There is not perhaps a town of the acme BUlTTORD.—Saintday trade was very dull, owing to the extent In the kingdom worse situated in this respect than war approach of harvest, few sales have been dread OS Paisley. The inhabitants, as a hays have Mt a single "linen of wheat were sold, at the average of IL SOP. rood ground ground Ir ef INIII call their own, applicable to such Dm oexav ADE . Te urs a s y,...Wh ec t, per hod, ato :MTee advantages which ellie bill can give. 43s ; Barley, 33a to 3ro ; Oats, 2111 to 31s; Peas, Os Si t; compel proprietors. who would otherwise be un- yp s I Beans, ges to sps. willing, to yield up ground for this purpose, out being paid Sir. Attains' , Saturday—Wheat, per load, 43sto 43t Mt the price awarded by a jury, and thus enable citizens to se- Peas, 27s to 30, 6d ; g em , go o to 295; Oats, ri o Si pg. ; cure ground withoat the trouble or expense of a private Harley. per qr. 30s to Ma; Tares, 38s to 711. local act. BUNTINCDON, BSUlrday...-Wbest. per lead, 37s to at GLASGOW Gana WAKMDT. July 13.—A fair business Haley, per qr. 34e to 39; Oats, 93s to 30s; Beans, 3k has been done in what, at rather low prime. Oats have a t o * IL steady ale, at; nearly former rates. Little altered= in Ilenrottn. Saturday—Wheat, per qr. ens 6d; Barley, barley, being, or passe.—What, British, old, (per 240 Tbs.) 30s 7d ; Oats, 27s lld , Beans, 495; Pees, 42s 10d. 30s to 89a; new, 20s to 30e; Canada, hie, 29s Gd to 30; Irish, 90s to 30o—Oats, Irish, (per 264 lbs.) 17s to 90.; We understand that at Dudley, and its neigh- British, 19s to 211.—Barley, Scotch, (per 320 lbs.) 26e to bombard, about fifty furnaces have been stopped, 28s; Irish, 23s to 26e; Foreign, Us s to 275--Beans, because iron sells for only about half the price English, (per 260 lbs.) ris to 22e 6d; Scotch, 215 to 21s eel.—Pease, Scotch, (per in mo. 19s to 995.—Oatmeal, a that would fairly remunerate all persons employed boll, (per 140 lbs.) 18s to ,(a melt of 209 lbs.) in producing it. Each furnace gives employment 40a to Mk. to about 250 men ; consequently, about 12,500 HERTFORD COUNTY PRESS. will, by the stoppage, be thrown out of employ. The summer assizes for this county commenced= nen day. On Wednesday the Judges, Lord Tenter:leo and Me 10 ' Justice Osselee, en M way to Hertford, a at Can field Place, the residence of lanes the High Sheriff, and after remaining there for a short time, came in the sheriff's carriage to Hertford, preceded by the usual array of javelin-men, Ike. Jason Miller was indicted for having mounitted on as. molt on Bliss Fry, with intent to violate her peruse. The prisoner is apprentice to a coach-maker in Herded, ad die proseeutrix an infant under nine years of age. Mr. Clarkson addressed the jury, and amisebil OM les such intention as that alleged bad hese pm& The hist charged the jury with great care i • musk it emend en non-consent on the part of prosteutrix was set nest-s 1 at constitute the capital offence, the pressoutdx wake the ten years of age ; the indictment being be Moe wake the prisoner must be acquitted, unless the jury t that the alleged intention had been proved. The fury deliberated about a quarter of an hour, sad acquitted the prisoner. Richard Ibenett was indhad is a similar Mime with the above, membeed we He ”essoi if Mary Aso Sophia Swots, his standdinghter. Ili" pisissatek Is this nth W been hese& We soot wit! the Made. of trying *I ease beagfore the bat ea swift la she was so viol des sad Iris ended sat dh hotly le. On tated being Inn& Is des dm Irld she Win, batesen mini oder a Mt idisho, sad Hsi sod Mr. Dowlng addressed the }my is a sod magpie manor. sad atter a meefel ohne f= /AM the jury, after. gonna of an haw Ildilmodis, re. toned a via of Guilty. The joie@ the. pissed sea. me on the pima of twdve mentbs' hiegiliewssat, and to be kept to had Ulmer. Mamma mifitaysa AND BATDI.4IIIIDIMOS/10 Man la which do plaintiff sought to recover sedilikelsn la &- wages for fnjory waited by hies fa meting of his 201 st BIRTH. The 17th halt. the lady of Jobs G. Esq. of Creel' Street, of a dames/et. MARRIED. The 21st inst. at St. z 's, Mr. (i. H. Seymour, son ▪ land G. Seymour, his Joey's minister snidest at thr Court of Tuscany, to Miss Gertrude Brand, daughter co the bon. Oen. Trevor..—Tbe 21st inst. at Britton China, Capt. James Bell, of the Hon. B. I. Company's Stith nil. of Madras Infantry, to Charlotte, 4th daughter of J. Wool* k 7, Esq. of Denmark-hill, Surrey. DIED. The 19th inst. at his maisTs;at Thornton Heath, Rai' Harrison, Esq. 79.—Ths 106 hot. Mrs. Julia Smith, It dow of the late C. T. Smith, M. 11. asybow of Mr kbei„ Smith, 28.—The 111 st hot. Sink Jar, wife of MG 4 " Metres, surgeon, Cationhavy.o.marit, inst. at his house, Gestro.hos, Camberwell, T. Mowstatel, Esq. aged 77.—The 12th lost. la litsroy.squaro, Condit; second daughter of ME* Nth boo. re Johnston,M.D. of Jams Woe, ems of W. Moots; Ilk& neamaJtl2, 6ll.l.l =: The .,2 7th bl a' u th i er kolatok at Ms Wass la 110111 q, 81, Rey. C. S. wiror,:a. 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