The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-08-27 00:00:00

T THEATRE. use was crowded, at an early tion of a new farce called Fisk'. recollect, wiser the name of a immediately anticipated di that we could give the public reception by the audience accident deprive us of the to realization of our plastic two or three woeful disasters, cal brethren, who had become s of this kind, gave as an awful ging too much in these pleasing come the fashion with modern ,ons in their choice of names e now find it difficult to recel a )y its name, even after it has be t to return to the new farce of of been altogether arbitrary in rite, in this instance; he pro ;ribe among stew pans, and a re like " fish out of water." roe Courtly, represented by represent his Majesty at the finds himself, on the day be en his mission, in want of a omplete his retinue. These ;age immediately. Afderotaa wawa, of Aldermanbury, a es to enquire whether his son ,nts for the post of Secretary, t that there was a mutual at 'is daughter and his son, and plan of the Secretaryship to 'pounces to the steward his in gorge, and enquires Übe has a an is bound to do, and finding s Ambassador's establishment onary, he promises to send artist whom he Lad dis qv days before. Ile then his son till lie returns, and to •etary, as he designed him for the (1/tighter of a friend with 'octane. However, Sir George's is span the steward to promise .er. Soon afterwards, Sam Sc. lan's late cook,comes of hie oa ft ent, and, luckily for the lovers taking him fur the young gen t what situation he is to fill, till a salary of three hundred a year. every day at the ambassador' , nes to keep the place, thinking xighter, Who, he is told, bee is, Las taken a liking to his s for his sew office, and,•nn his ring Charles Gaglare to fill the former, again, by the luckiest isrovering that the applicant is Sans questions him about his ut dressing a dish of pheasants de, and ends by telling him bow now perceives the mistake, but ire, as his only chyme of getting He is ordered to make a cup tress, and, as he is as yet a ate ussof the parlour fire for that ed, in his torn, by an order to ni heads written out by the am midst of his perplexity, be can correct the auk waviness of the to write the letter whilst he pre. ;corge is highly pleased with the by theAldennan that Claarlesluis •? on a love affair kith his (laugh between them, after giving we lecture on his duplicity. For ✓ his new secretary, and orders -tier to his father, as the only con e latter contrives all sorts of shifts • He feigns the toothache, bat is , f his teeth. At length be confesses •ell versed in orthography, he is ing, and gets turned out of the ) a full explanation, and the happy . Sam, also, by retiring to the treat for the Alderman's dinner. ise,to the satisfaction Grail parties. no very high pretensiou 4, it ass throughout, and was announcvl tt applause, and not one dissen . acting of the different performers ine duration. There are two songs e first. When the Ancients strove loudly encored; the second was pi also loudly applauded. There t sung by Miss Love and Miss the work of Mr. Lunn. .engage) at Drnry Lane Theatre, sauce early in the ensuing season, ea hfivsbeth, in tba Tragedy of according to repot, is to be cost splendid manner. Mr. BIIN%, c Stage Manager of Drury Lase slON.—[Fsom TIIS CONITITU. of took Isis departure from the day (the 171 h), at a quarter before e air wee calm, and .he coloured :rowo) bt low the balloon, permit uw it with their eyes for a long !Jr regions, M. Margat experienced in dilating left an humidity which ice, mad ',bins gave the aeromat ig the valve. tie succeeded, how . obstacle, and proceeded withost thick fog to the Forest of Villas le of Fleury, 2' leagues from Faris ! 'd his descent and found hiinselt itch served as abase for his wander gat passed the night, ootwittistand . a abundance. The astonishmen t Sieur Debary, Keeper to the Duke in the morning,on going his round , of a tree our aerial voyager,and his Margat praises the conduct of sthi3s s received every kind of aid ; he • by the Mayor of Fleury , by Ow leiritairts id the !Übe who IRELAND. —ll ■ l l o .-- • CONDUCT OW TN g NUM—Extract of a letter from MouutmeHick, dated August On Sunday, the 3rd hat., about 12 o'clock, this town was very much agitated .• by a-party of Folice Constables, whO are stationed here for 'she purpose of maintaiaing peace and good order, under the pretence of searching for a quantity of fire arms, which they n i g ; they were informed were secreted in different houses ; t o wn of these peace preserving gentlemen first searched a Mr. Morrin's trunk, he being at a place of worship; they Could hardly be prevailed on not to break it open until his return—however, on his arrival they searched the trunk, found a powder horn, which they took with them ; thay tossed all his clothes, read his letters, and from thence • "they proceeded to Mr. Clennan's house; some remained below, the rest proCeeded to the upper part of his house, where they tossed every thing they met with ; they asked Dim if he had any fire arms—he said he had a gun and a l pistol, which every person in town knew of; they answered they were not what they wanted • they then went to read his letters, which he refused allowing them to do, but offered them to their Constable, one or two of which be read ; on their not finding any thing they were in search of ;heir officer abandoned the party, and left them to use their diseretion.They then proceeded to the house of a Mr.Gorman, who happened to be in Duldin,and after ransacking the house they proceeded to his desk, the keys of which he had with . him—they said they would break it -open, and after a good deal of remonstrance, they allowed Mrs. Dorman to send for a smith to open the desk, which, when opened, they exa mined, even what money it contained; they tossed, and said they would search it whenever they pleased ; they then proceeded to the house of Mr. King, his wife only at he e—'hey ran op stairs where she was dressing • not content after diligently searching her house, but proceeded to examine It , r soiled clothes, even her pocket, and they then threatened if they had her husband to send him -to gaol. They afterwards proceeded to the house of 'Thomas Dennell, thence to Daniel Armstrong's and Bernard La lor's all of which they searched, and treated in the same Manner. On their return, two of the most violent of the Peelers entered the house of a Mr. Madden—having locked his door, no person in the house but his sister, they examined all his house, read all his letters, and • tossed every thing they pleased, when on finding nothing, they exclaimed, if they went to the devil be bad them ; hts sister answered them, and said be was no party man, and that he defied them. They then used some very threatening expressions. As soon as this gentleman beard of do it conduct, be applied to theirCliief, asked him if he had any information against bum or his house, or of his having secreted file arms, or whether he sent to search hishouse—he said he had no such thing, and if his home was searched, it was without his knowledge or orv;:rs.— Application was then made to the Magistrates, who called a M ee ting. Six of these gentlemen met on Saturday, the 9th inst. The several persons concerned were sworn— their depositions were taken down—the constables were pretent—the Court wits cleared, in order to give time for • deliberation hut, what was the result? They de:tared it to be illegal—no satisfaction whatever was given. On Monday the 4th lust. they broke open the house of Mr. Merry Day, and entered it with fire arms, and used very in sulting expressions, which was also proved. "It is hoped awina satisfaction can be obtained here, that his Excellency the Lord Lieuterant will he graciously pleased to caw an Imperial administration of Ike Law, and a more minute investigation of these facts, as neither lives aerproperty can be safe it' such acts as these are allowed . to be committml within a few yards of the house of a ma gistrate." • DUBLIN. . 0 1uourr 25.—Taunton, one of the Bow street Police ()dicers, arrived in this t ity on Friday, with a warrant for the apprehension of a man named John M•Carthy, charged with having robbed John Frederick Wdtiam Herschel!, Esq.. at Slough, in the County of Bucks, of a ten pound Hank of England note, four five pound note., and eighty sovereigns.— Oa his arrival in this city, Peace Officer Taunton applied to the Magistrates of the Head Mike of 1 2 )lice, who immediately . dispatched Peace Officers Robinson and 111•Donough in search of him. A letter of fil'eartity's had been intercepted, by means of which it was ascertained that he would cull at • public house. No. 4, Earl-street, North, for a letter on that day. The Peace Deicers, in consequence, lay in wait there. sad when he came to inquire if a letter had been left ad dressed to him, they took him into custody. The people of the house knew nothing of him. SINGULAR OCCUIRENCL—MOUNTRATH-STRELT.—A very important and extraordinary investigation has occupied the Magistrates of this office for several days. Much light has not yet been thrown upon the subject. Catherine Reilly and Margaret Duvn have been confined on a charge advanced against them by Cannon, the Peace-officer, foretealing records and deeds out of the Four Courts. The fact appears to be,. that, howsoever, certain important documents have been re moved from one of our Courts ; the inconvenience to the pub lic cannot be as yet entirely calculated on : we hope it may not one day be found of a serious nature. It appears that many of the parchments had been sold to glue makers and ethers, as in their Ignorance those who had made free with this public property were totally unacquainted with the extent of the mischief done. We are glad to find by the Dublin Papers that the general state of Ireland, notwithstanding the occurrence of a few at rages, is considerably improved. No cases of atrocity have of late come before any of the Assize Courts ; and at Cork the Judge was presented with a pair of white gloves by the She tiff. in cousequence of the Assizes having proved maiden. Mr. Goulburn has published a circular letter on tne subject of the "Act for a t °reposition of Tithes " between Irish in cumbents and their parishioners, passed in the last Session of Parliament. The Intent of the honourable Secretary appears to be. to give the clergy some explanation of the manner in which the law is to be executed. We have besrd that the Corporation of Southampton. desirous of paying some complioient to his Majesty in the event of his entering the limits of this ancient port, have had a handsome gold medal struck to commemorate the event. His Majesty's visit, however, having been put off, it was much regretted that the work should be consigned to oblivion, more especially as it hail been considered by the best of judges to be one of the most beautiful specimens of the art hitherto executed in this country. The Corporation have therefore sent it with an explanatory address to his Majesty, enclosed to the Secretary of State, who will take tha first opportunity of laying it before his Majesty.— . (Southampton Herald.) MARSHAL NEL—It cannot have escaped the notice of most readers that Marshal Ney was described not long ago as an American by birth. lo refutation of this assertion, theEtoik of Sunday says:---"This fable is altogether worthy of the unlimited credulity of The Courier, who relates it. The General Marshal Ney was,bowever, born at Sarre. Louis, where his father was a cooper. His (the Marshal's) defender would endeavour to get rid of this fact, in order to make him a subject of Prussia, and thus exempt him from the operation of the French law." DIMINUTION or Cetus. —lt is a remarkable fact, that from the town of Stockport only two cases of capital offen ces are for trial at the Chester Assizes, and only two from Manchester at the Lancaster MAZES. An old woman from the Meal Vennel, was fined 2s. for entering the house of a neighbour and carrying off a Sago. of milk, a pennyworth of tea, three herrings, and five half-pence, in lieu of a bad sixpence which she had immediately before received from hint fur a gill of whiskey. It was very evident she had been imposed upon. Her only argument (which she urged strongly) in defence, was that she was " a pair anld wife"—that her husband had been "an honest man, 25 ears a eonstable"—and particularly. that " she kept the Bailie when he was a bairn."—(Perth- Ain Courier.) THE STATESMAN SH I PPINU INTELLIOINCIL Drat., August 26.—Wind N.B.—.Passed at the back of l the Goodwin Sands, his Majesty's Ship Courier, from Flushing, with 11 sail of vessels, bound Westward ; the outward.bound vessels from Ramseate passed this morning at six, a. m. ; remain, the John, Pepperwell, from Jima ca, and Orpheus, Finday, from the Isle of France. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 26.—Wind E.—A great part of the outward bound are getting underweigb, the wind being from the Eastward.—Arrived, the Lady Kenoaway, for Bengal, and the Hope, Flint, for Madras, both from the Downs.— Aurora, Arnot, and this Pursuit, Pullam, from Petersburg. i PLYMOUTH, Aug. 25.—Wind S.—Arrived, the Charles, Walter, from Riga ; and Sailed, the Nelly, Dales, for Quebec. DARTMOUTH, Aug. 25.—Off the port, the Triumph, Crosley, from Bombay, for London. Out four months. —She has landed her passengers, and left the Aurora at Bombay. FALMOUTH, Aug. 25.—Wind S.—Arrived, the Industry, Bentley, from Schien.--Sailed,Prince Leopold, fur London. Susenerass, Aug. 26.—A large copper bottomed brig, laden wills hemp and tallow, from Petersburg, has pro ceeded up, accompanied by two Smacks, having been on shore on the Mase Sands. GREENLAND WHALE FISHERY. A letter from Capt. Ash, of the Everthorp, of Hull, states the success of the fishing ships'to be as follows ;— The Ever thorp is arrived in tie Humber. num.—Arid, Burst, 1 fish,. 15 tuna, Ist August; Ci cero, Lee. clean, 18th July; Cyrus, Welburo, lost, in July Dordon, Thomas, 6 fish, 40 tuns, in July; Eagle, Brewls, 164 fish, 90 tuns, Ist August; Elizabeth, Rhodes, 1 fish, 20 tuns, Ist August; Everthorp, Ash, 15 fish, 155 tuts, tat August; Exmouth, Thompson, 3 flab, 35 tuns, in Angest ; Harmony, Sawyer, 10 fish, 80 tuns, in August; Kiero, Col quhoun, 17 fish, 90 tuna, 24th June; Laurel, Dannatt, 93 fish, 135 tuns, in August; Manchester, Lankester, 9 fish, 57 tuns, 9th July ; Mercury, Jackson. 7 fish, 100 tuna, in Au gust; Neptune, Munroe, 12 fieb, 10G tuns; North Briton, Allan, 2 fish. 30 tuns, in Angust; Perseverance, Turnbull, 7 fish, 70 tuns, in August; Rachel and Ann, Newham, 4 fish, 5U tuns, in August; Swan, Bring, 12 fish, 100 tans, in August ; Unity, Short, 3 flab, 55 tune, in August; Ve nerable, Bennett, 5 fish, 80 tuns, in August ; Walker, Har rison, 12 fish, 80 tun., in August; William Torr, Daunatt, 7 fish, 100 tuna, Ist August; Trafalgar, Lloyd, 10 fish, 55 tuns, in August. WHI TRY.—Airosell, Johnson, 12 fish, GO tuna; Esk, Dun bar, 11 fish, 10 tuns ; [harmony, Thompson. 8 fish, 00 tuns ; Lively, Baxter, 8 fish, 100 tuns; Resolution, Kearsley, 12 fish. 90 tuns ; Valiant, Agar, 7 fish, 40 tune; Volunteer, Craig, 3 fish, 45 tuns ; all in August. LONDON.—Margaret, Kay, 7 fish, 90 tuns; Dundee, —, 4 fish, 60 tuns ; both Ist August. LIVEHPOOL,--ftaffin, Scoresby, jun. 4 fish, 40 tuns, in August. Bell, 4 fish, GO tun., in August. MON TRU., 11.—Spenrer, Keith, 5 1104 70 tuns, in August. A BKRDEIN.—Dee, Deni.on, 4 fish, 55 tuns, in August; Hercules, Pairbourne, IS fish, 50 tuns, in August ; Jane, Bruce, 7 fish, NO tuns; St. Andrew, Newton, 5 fish, 60 tuna; Neptune, Armstrong, clean. [Amt.—Juno, Lyall. 3 fish, 35 tun., in August. PITERH &AD.—Alert, Penny, 7 fish, lOU tuns, to August; Eclipse, Sutler, 6 fish, 70 tuas, in Aug ust; Gleaner, Shand, 11 fish, SO tuns, in August ; [lope, Robertson, 16 fish, 80 tons; Jean, Stafford, 4 fish, 60 tuns; Marv, Them, *fish, 40 tuns; Perseverance, Simpson, 11 fish, 130 tuns; Union, Mackie, 13 fish, 70 tans. 6usaNucc.—Juhn, Jackson, 23 fish, 115 tans, in Au gust. The herring fishing continues to be successful on the coast of the tVest Islands. In Lochuirn, the quantity was so great, as stated by an eye-witness, that shoals of them were Boating on shore; they are very fat, but rather small in size. A considerable quantity was caught last week at Kintail; and there never was a better appearance of a good fishing on the coast of Skye. On Wednesday evening, 1 of the pilchard span 4 in Mount's Bay were shot for the first time this season ; but chiefly owing to the state of the weather, only one of them was able to secure any fish : this se in, which belongs to the Mount, took about 30 hogsheads. The driving boats in this bay have taken fish every night during the week ; so that as the pilchards continue on the coast, the scans may yet be more successful than they have hitherto been. The unfavourable state of the weather during the past week, has been severely felt both by our fishermen and farmers.— The sehners have done very little, and, except at Mount's Bay, the driving bears have taken very little fish since mar last publication. The farmers are anxiously looking for a more favourable state of the atmosphere to gather in their crops, which are in general very tine. —(!rest Britoil.) THE ARMY. The etd tor Wiltshire) Regiment of F , mt, having been relieved at Halifax by the 52d (orOtfordshire) Light Infan try, is ordered to embark on board the Cato and Vibiba transports for England. A detachment belonging to the 55th (or Westmoreland) Regiment of Foot has been ordered to embark on board the Borodino transport for the Cape of Good Hope. Detachments and invalids belonging to the Regiments stationed in the Leeward Islands have arrived at Ports mouth, and are ordered to Chatham. On Wednesday a trial was made, at the bottom of West street, of a cradle, or cot, intended to bring to shore persons from shipwreck. It was found, from the wei&lit of iron, not to be sufficiently buoyant ; and the opinion of those using it, was, that more cork must he applied, The cot is intended to pass from the ship to the shore by means of ropes, on which it is to he slung. It is also designed to be used, in cases of necessity, in drawing p•tsons up high cliffs, &c. The invention is by Capt. Manhy. On Thurs day afternoon, the mortars (kept for a similar purpose, in the case of shipwrecks) were fired twice, with shot, to carry a line over the dolphin at the pier ; the first shot fellehort ; the other succeeded very well. The cot was again tried by passing it on a rope, with a man sitting in it, from the first cluster of piles to the dolphin (about 100 yards) bet, from some cause, it did not work freely. The Rev. Air. Everard and Mr. Bass, were both very attentive to the experiments. His Royal Highness the Duke of York, was present part of the time.—(Brigkoi Herald.) DISCOVIIRT or AN ANCIINT PAINTING IN THE CHURCH AT WOOTTON BASSIST, WILTS,-10 cleaning the south wall, which is a more ancient part of this Church than the rest of the structure to which it is now united, the work man accidentally brought to light a very curious painting, executed in the rudest style, but evidently illustrating the subject which it represented. In brushing, a piece of the plaster fell off, and the armed foot of a man with a spur was discovered underneath. Gradually removing the plaster around, the workmen found a painting, in water colours, of the murder of Archbishop Beckett. 'The four Knights in complete armour are in the act of assaulting the Archbishop, The figures of the Knights are nearly perfect ; the two latter In the act of drawing.TheArchbishop is leaning before the al tar ; between his haods,which are raised in a pious attitude,is the wafer; the cup and the book are placed on the table before him; the crosier and mitre are by his side. His Cardinal's red robe with golden bands is distinct. His features are a good ilea] obliterated; but there is sufficient to distingnish that his head is tut ned roved in sudden sorprise. This painting is evidently very curious, both from the subject and rudeness of the execution. It was done, in all proba bility, at an age when Beckett's character as a saint stood high, as a holy decoration for the church, and at no great distance from the event. He was murdered AD. 1170. It is not so easy to deterutior when the picture was covered over; very likely at the Reformation, to efkeo a Catholic memorial of a persona';- to whom such miraculoss cele brity was ascribed. It miebt, however, have been covered up in the time of Cromwell ; for on the opposite wall the plaster was also removed, and a painting of the royal arms in Charles's time discovered. These were also royered over, and the seal of the Partisans in those days might lave caused both the picture and the King's arms to be effaced together. The picture is evidently painted on the first coating, as the bare sthne is immediately underneath. The eivrance by the folding doors iss also rudely represented, and below is sketched what seems intended to sia nify , be cathedral itself. The picture is highly worthy the inspec tion of the curious. MONMOUTH 1 nom WORKS.—This manufactory, whieh had been suspended for near IS months, has been put in complete repair, and in consequence of its commencement a substantial dinner of roast beef and plum pudding, with plenty of ale and cider, was given to the workmen and other persons who had been employed in their different branches of mechanical labour, and at which 120 persons were most hOspitably entertained by the occupier of the works. EXTRAORDINARY Cl;RE.—Abont two weeks afro, a de termined fellow, at present a prisoner in the To!booth of Stirling, after eluding for a long time the officers of justice,' was secured, and brought under an escort of dragoons to Falkirk. In the resistance he made, when apprehended, he was wounded, and consequently on his arrival in Fal kirk, a surgeon was immediately called, who found that a stroke of a sabre had not only made a deep incision above the thumb, but had completely cut through the fore-finger of his right hand, close under the third joint, leaving it attached merely by a small portion of skin. The surgeon, as a matter of course, proposed to cut off the 'tangling digit, which the prisoner had carried in his hand, literally to orevent its being lost. Amputation would have been performed accordingly, had not a young gentleman inter posed, and partly from humanity, and partly front curiosity, determined that an adhesion should be attempted. The ne cessary bandages, &c. were immediately procured, and the finger neatly replaced, with all the clotted blood about it. It was several days after his removal to our jail before the wound was examined, when it was found that the experi ment had been attended with complete success, and that " nature had wrought a master cure." The finger is now quite attached, and can be used nearly as readily as before. —(Stirling Journal.) The announcement of the new Miracle, said to have been performed by Prince HOIIENI.OIIE, on Mary Stuart, of Ranelagh Convent, has dropped like a dead weight among' the community. Nobody believes it ; and every respect. able Roman Catholic is alarmed, lest his connection with his religion should be construed into a participation with such delusion. Though the Prince, in his communications, from Bamberg, held out an expectation to the credulous in this country. that he was, on a certain day, this Ist of Au gust, to perform Miracles on them by wholesale, yet, it is discovered, in the single one announced, that he only executed his business by half, as the miserable o b ject at Kanelagh, is still unable to walk in tile garden, or exercise her limbs, and is yet annoyed with fanning cores. It is also apprehended, that when the great excitement she has undergone subsides, the whole of her complaints will re turn with renewed activity. This is botching work, indeed, and, it is feared, it will earn for his Higl-noss the &paella Lion of the Prince of Botchert, instead of the worker of Miracles.—{Dublin Correspondent.) Tug 120Y1tRa CHECXXLO.—On Saturday last, considerable sensation was produced in the north-east corner of this county, by the elopement of a young lady, scarcely out of her terns, with a gentleman on the verge of 50. She had been on a visit in the neighbourhood of Sunderland, and, being expected home that evenina., the coach was melon the road by the father, who was told that she had qnitted it about half an hour before, on pretence of in disposition, and was observed to step into a post-chaise, which immediately drove off in the direction of Newcastle. The mother of the lady, suspecting who the gentleman was, lost no time in pursuing, and, on her ar rival in Newcastle, was informed that the gentleman she suspected was then in bed at the house of his brother. In sisting on an interview he acknowledged her suspicions to be well founded, but refused to say whither the lady had retired. The morning, however, brought this secret to light, when she was discovered to be at the Three Indian Kings, where she 611 slept the preceding night. It is said, though from the respectability of the parties we cannot think it probable, that on their arrival at Newcastle, it was found that no fund had been provided for the prosecution of their journey to Gretna; the gentleman having depend ed upon the lady, and the lady, of course, upon the gentle man, for supplying the needful. This being an obstacle not to be surmounted, the parties separated for the night, and the lady being discovered, as we have stated, next morning, was compelled, with great and manifold reluct ance, to accompany her mother home.— ",„ ha ~ • CROPS AM) HARVEST. On Thursday a field of oats were reaped. on Inverkith Mains, near Edinburgh. Friday barley harvest began On the Kinnenhoose-farm, parish of Govan. possessed by Mr. Aikenhead, and like wise on a farm in the parish of Eastwood, belonging to Sir John Maxwell of Pollock.. The barley crap is the hest we have had these three years. It is expected that hat. vest will be general about Glasgow by the 12th of Sep. 'ember, which is not late in comparison with the year 1817, when the harvest did nut begin until the 24th of that month. LlcicohN, MONDAT.—Tbe harvest is proceedingly slow in this county where it has commenced ; hut in many parts, not a handful of corn it yet cut. The weather continues uncommonly wet; there has been three successive rainy days, and no work has been done. Wheat must be injiir hsg—where it is ripe it will sprout; and where it is not ripe, it is dying a black colour, and the straw is now as suming the appearance of mildew. Indeed the farmers predict that should the weather continue humid, late wheats will certainly be mildewed. The fields of white clover which had been left for seed, are almost entirely spoiled. Unless white clover-seed is ohra;ned from the Continent, there will be a considerable deficiency in that article, and the price for good seed must be high. The crop of North clay hops, grown in the neighbouring county, are like those of Kent and other parts of the kingdum—not worth gathering. The Hamburg Corn Market was in a very stagnant state on the 9th instant. The accounts of the harvest in all directions were favourable. The crops of rye and oars especially. were abundant. Nothing in fact, but a conti nuance of fine weather was wanting to secure the most bounteous supply. GHOST EXTRAORDIN say l—rA family at Wat Sop, in this county, have, for the last five or six weeks past, been tor mented with what is considered a supernatural noise, like onto the quacking of ducks ; every search has been made after those truly wonderful visitants, but, at present, with. out success; and, like the Cock-lane Ghost, it only follows the good woman to the house, commencing its quacking at three o'clock in the afternoon. and continuing till morning. Many persons have been called in to hear the noise, and when the loving couple, who are inhabitants of the haunted dwelling are in bed, they describe the noise as proceeding from one of the bed posts. This marvellous occurrence causes funds of amusement for the gossips, and is the tenor of the credulous and superstitious of the village ; but many of the more sober wish to have the pleasure of roasting these quacking visitants of the haunted mansion.—(Not tiagham Review.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WEYMOUTH RACES, ThuasaAy, Atio.2l. A Chia Cup, of 100 Guineas value, by Subscribers of 10 Hai- Ness each, 3-yr olds, Cet. 91b ; 4-yr olds, 7st. 121 b.; 6-year olds. fist. 91b.: 0-yr olds and aged, 9st. 21b.; Horses that never won before this day, allowed 31b. ; Hanes having won a lOU guineas, or a gold cup of that value, at any oae time in 1823, to carry Alb. extra. About two miles sad a half, the best of heats. Mr. Young (names) Langtonian, b h Byn I I Mr. Percy's Sir Iluldibrand br h 3 yrs .,y 2 Mr. Buxton's ce by Haphazatd, dyes. 3 3 Six started, but the Judge placed but three. A Pifly Pound Plate, given by the Members for Weymouth and hlelcombe Regis.—All eges.—About two miles ant a half, the best of heats ; three-year, fist. 121 b.; four, Sat ; five. Set..9lb. ; six and aged, Sst. 121 b. ; winners once in the year (matches excepted) to carry 31h. more than twice, or the winner of sixty guineas, 21h. extra ; mares and geldings al lowed 31b. Mn Friend's b g Evergreen I I Mr. )'arquherson's b m Spinetta, 5 yrs old 2 2 Six started ; the Judge placed but two. PRID%Y. The Trar:esmetes Plate of 40 Sovereigns, all ages, about two miles and a half, the best of heats ; 3-yr olds, 7st; 4-year olds, Sst. 21b.; 6-yrs 1)41. Sat 51h; 6-yrs old and aged, Fst. 121b.—Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Winners sauce in the present year, to carry 31b.; twice, or more, bib. extra.— The winner to be sold for 300 guineas, If demanded in the usual manner. Mr. Walter's West's b (Waterloo, 3-yrs old I I Mr. Hawkins's b g Gassoon, 3.) rs old 2 3 Mr. Friend's c m Deb.sion, 4-yrs olt: . 3 4 Mr. Perey's br h Sir Ifuldibrand, 5-yrs old 4 2 Six started ; the Judge placed bat four. The Ladies' Plate of Fifty Pounds, added to a subscription of three guineas each. being a handicap. Mr. Farquharson's Champion, Sat 416 I 1 Mr. Friend's EverAreen, ist Slb 2 3 Mr. Walter West's Waterloo, let Slb 3 2 MI. Groves's d g Pherenicus, Ost Oib 4 lit Mr. Hawkins's Haphazard, 7st Pah. t ••6 4 Eight started; the Judge placed but five. MONTROSE RACES, Weoursnav, Aca. 20. A Gold Cup, value 100 sovereigns, being a subscription of 10 sovereigns each ; twice round the course. Out of the ten no minations. only two horses started. Sir David Moncrietfe's b c Negotiator, 4 yrs old Sir Alexander Ramsay's br f Kline 3 yrs old Won easily. The Ladies' Subscription Purse of 50 son. for all ages ; he its twice round. Mr: Maule's ch h Ledstone, b yrs 01d... 1 I Sir A. Ramsay's br c Baron Bowes. 4 yre old 2 2 The first heat was we 11 contested. Mr. Carnegie's Usquebsuili received forfeit from Lord Ken nedy's Crossbow. TIIURSD W. Produce Sweepstakes of s , gs each, for three-year old colts.— Two miles. Sir Alexander Ramqay's b c Painnure Sir David Muncrietle's, b c Stratherne 2 A Plate of 50gs. given by the lion. William "11atil.., Memti•er f. , r the County, for all ages. Heats, once round the conr.:e, and a distorter. Sir A. Ramsay's h e Marshal Illuclpr. 3 yrs old . .1 I Sir D. Moncrieffe's g g lien Nevis, 5 yrs 01d... 2 A Match for 15 , 1 gs each. Six miles. Mr. CP rnegle's h g Orposilitm Lord Kennedy's g Jeremy !Nadler 2 A - fine race. On Tuesday week, Mr. Dicon,unf Nordvne, spent the day in grouse-sbooling, near Croglin, in Company with sec -est friends. On separating in the eveninz, he happened not to have a bird himself. and observing to a person who was wi!h hint, that it would not be well to go home wi!bout one, w've his con to that person, and began to heat cover about .111 r-45 apart. Nome birds sprung up; the person having the gun took I aim, and quickly tontine, with the piece at his shoulder, to ac commodate himself to their 1114 ht, fired in the direction wheel stood Nlr.Oixon—one shot entered his eye, several his ten,71.., some lodged in his ern and breast, and a few even sn low down as his groin. lie was borne off to Kirkoswald, with all possible tussle, streaming with blood, and suffering exer-ciat ! log pain, from the wound in the eye, which soon swelled to a very• great size. Surgical aid was speedily obtained, and it is hoped he will do well, although there is too much reason et present to apprehend a loss of sig:it in one eye.--(Cor:it:e Joirrtial.) PEDESTRIANISM—A gentleman of the name of Park ,, e, in the neighbourhood of Preston, has undertaken, for A. wager of WM gs. to 3110.f5. to wall seven miles in one hoer. The time limited for the performance of this extraorliril-v match is from the Ist to the 14Ith of Septeutber. Berlin , 5 to 1 against 61 miles in the hour, and 12 to 1 ai;airst 7 miles. Yesterday morning., a small bird bring closely pnrsnerl I, y a hawk, on Shap Fells, took refugee Amongst the pssscn gers' in the I inieliemb•nt Coact, ( 1t MO time p wasbronzlit to this town--(Kenda( Chroniel e ) On Saturday se . nilig it, R. Nl`Multan started n-sr the new road, at Kirkby Lonsitalc, to walk 31 mites in four hours.o hictt he accomplished in three hours SO minute' and an ~ :e.mds, haring rested the minutes. The ground selected fos the pur pose was three quarters of a mile in length. On nedues , ,ay last he performed a similar fete at Lancaster, An iilquest WAS held on fleirsday last, before Mr. J. P. (Maiden, Coroner, on the body of John Scott, whose death was caused by a blow received while fighting with Joseplt Slade, one ot r his shopmotes. After a long and patient in vestic.:tion, the Jury returned a verdict of Manslanyrhter ; a nd Slit to who had previously been taken into cwt.idy. w as committed to g..0l on the Coroner's warrant.—(Dristul ilercurp.) Coast EXCHANGE, Aniz. 27.—The arrival this week of Wheat 1,15410, Barley, 5011, Oats LAO, is very small, and the weather having been in a very unsettled state for the harvest, occasions more monet• to be asked for tine dry Wheat this nsorning ; but there is not much doing. in the trade, as the weather appears line Li-day. In ail other grain there is no alteri:tion from Alonilay's prices. Thera are :;000 sacks of Flour arrived, and this article continues to sell heavily. CAUTION( 'if) PAR ENT3. —Monday ni, h t, at ten o'clotbk an immense crowd wrrr collected round a buy, in Essex Street; Strand, who had been robbed in the following man ner:—His mother, it appeared, who lives un the Sorry side of the oats, as a 1441IldreSS, Sent him un Monday night into Tottenham Court Road fur a hag of dirty elo'bes, which had been collected from a number of gentlemen for , r b„„, she washed. The boy, on arriving at Essex Street, in his way home, was accosted by a man of decent exterior, who took bins as far as the Devonshire House, and present ing sixpence to him, said " lie would give him that, if he would run a short dis•ance an errand for him, and be would take charge of his bag," which the boy, unthoughtful of the consequences, acceded to ; still on his return, found the villain had decamped with the property. The boy stopped Item-ailing Ids situation for nearly two hours, afraid to go home, until the watchman came, led him away, and lis p stetted some one to his parents to inform them of the cir caingsnee. This species o' entrapping children to rah them is become so general, that it requires parents to be cautious how they entrust any thing of serious value to thr;r care. On Monday afternoon a ltmentable accident occurrrd at Cri.saburn Bleat:Weld, th,• pa ash of East Kilpatru k. A voting woman was shoot to till a large boiler wtll goods. Wishing to have them titres n as far as possible, rbi• set her fo ton toe top of the boiler ; and, in tlitoivin in the second pi , c i• he unfortunately lost her bd.i nee, and (dl cid, I v into the boiling liquid. The prop& is tor, who chanced to be on the spot, flew to her rescue, sod dashing in his arms nearly "p to the elbows, drew lo•ro Aledical aid WAS instantly procured ; but all attempts I save her proved unavailing. She lived in great &irony until eight o'el•.ek on Iy ly s• Yr .. =l.: - M }