The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-04-02 00:00:00

STATE OF THE FRENCH FRONTIER. IRTSACT or • LITTZR FROM PARIS, SURCH 29. A Toulouse paper, of the 24 th , which has just reached town, gives the following The news of Mina's ar rival at our frontier is confirmed. He has came from the e eighbourhood of Perthus, and has taken np his position almost on the line of demarcation between the two king doms. He is occupied in placing his posts. The ap proach of the Spanish troops, with Mina at their head, has caused the 18th Regiment to he ordered to their can tonments, and they have set ofi this day for Ceret, Mau r.illas, and Itegnes. Their sudden departure, and the presence of Mina on the frontiers, has given rise to much rumour and alarm." Paris has been inundated with re. Itrts, acd some of the most extraordinary nature, for the tility or two. At this very inomen', it is said that the Tailerlis is filled with agitation and inquietude, the im mediate "tali* of which is the intelligence arrived last night by an enajette from the Duke d'Angouleme ; their nature is said to bt as follows :—General Curial had issued an order to the various bodies of troops to quit their can 'Omen% and assemble in the plain of Cauet, for the purpose of bring reviewed preparatory to the arrival of the Duke d'Angouleme. This order was executed os the 22d inst., but no sooner had the French troops quitted their po sitions than Mina, it the head of a detachment, dashed in upon the Army of the Faith, under the command of Mo sen Anton, who has escaped near the little town of Ct.. ret. This very division of the Army of the /faith had been, but the day before, armed and clothed by the French authorities. On the approach of Mina five hun dred of these fait/yid soldiers put their shakos on the points' of their bayonets, cried "Viva Mina!" and pasxsil over to him. The others defended themselves for some time, until a great number were killed or taken Owners; those who escaped bed precipitately to Ceret, where they were received by the national guard with a discharge of musketry. Mina after this immediately re tired into the Spanish territory, concentrated his forces, and made preparations for a fresh attack. A body of French troops were immediately sent against him, but they obstinately refused to fight, and an inconsiderable desertion followed. It is further added, that the Duke in his despateb, declares to the Cabinet of the Tuile ries, that the army will not lfigbt, and that it is of no use his remaining any longer there. All the letters from Perpignan were stopped at the Post-office yesterday. Not a single letter has reached any commer cial house. Perpignan is said to be in the greatest pos sible state of confusion. On Sunday night an Imperial tnesvenger arrived at Chandos-house,with despatches from the Court of Vienna, fur his Highness Prince Esterhazy. The private des patches were' font arded to his Excellency at the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, where his flightiest is on a vittit to his Majesty. When Lord Castlereagh wrote his despatch on the af fairs of Naples, it is said that the King of France olia served he knew England, and he knew whatever the English Ministers might profess, that their real wish was to put down revolt. The other day, when Lord Li. verpool s speech reached Paris, Monsieur said, that lord Liverpool had held to him language totally dif ferent. On Monday, about one o'clock, his Royal Highness the Duke of York left town, on a visit for a few days to the King at Brighton. The hotly of the late Earl SL Vincent was privately interred, precisely at four o'clock, on Wednesday after noon (Match 26),in the family vault at Stone. The fol lowing is an exact copy of the inscription upon the su perb coffin, which is covered with scarlet velvet " John, Earl of St. Vincent, Viscount St. Vincent, Baron Jervis, of Meaford, in the County of Stafford, one of his Majesty's Honourable Privy-Council, and Admiral of the Fleet, General of the Marines, . &c. died March 16th, Ist2:l, in the 89th year of his age." From tirenada a letter has been received from high authority, dated on the 15th of February, which states that several French men of war bad arrived at Marti nique, and after refitting there, that they proceeded to leistvaid. The same letter also announces dm arrival of Sir Edward Oxen's squadron at liarbadoes, and adds, that they were about to sail to Cuba to watch the mo tions of the French ships. As p iracy hail been com pletely put down, the silent way in which the French had sent a fleet to the West Indies Wag viewed amongst the Islands with strong mph:ions; for should they at tempt to obtain a station in Cuba, hostilities, it was consiileted, would be the inevitable consequence. The Fran. h merchants at home seem to calculate on some such event; for at Lloyd's they continue to give high premilling on their, West India anal East India risks,. and also on all their American commerce, aid they even invlude British capture in the policies of in seranee. However much the loss of lives and property by the earthquake., at Valparaiso is to be regretted, the event will lead to a great improvement in the town. The late dwellings were erected on a very inconvenient spot. The main street, built at the edge of the %rater, avid nhicb foamed the only compact put of the town, is succeeded liv bills, rising behind at a very short distance, on the declivities and - summits of which the houses have conti• lined to be built; the surface consequently is very one. qaal ; but about a mile and a hall' lower down is a hand some level range of country, where the town ought orL ginally to have been built, and where, in all probability, it will now be rebuilt. AIRRRICIN Nan SPAPERS6—As an evidence of the spi• rit of enquiry and discussion oe public affairs, io the United States, we have been favoured with the following extract from the note-book of a Gentleman who has re cently returned from the American continent:—ln the State of New York alone, there are 99 weekly news pipers ; 1 paper three times a week; and 9 daily papers • soaking 164,000 impressions every week, and 8,500,000 in the year. The price of a weekly paper is about 10s. a yi ar. Abont two months ago, 10 or 12 battalions of British infantry trete ordered for foreign service to relieve the same number of regiments doing duty in foreign garri sons, soiree of which are nearly reduced to skeletons. The present state of Europe is, however, so unsatisfacto ry, that the embarkation of these regiments has been countermanded, and those already in the colonies must, therefore, continue there for another season, howerer badly qualified some of them are for the duty. 'WOOLWICH. APRIL I.—ln the Dock-yard at this place there is nothing that indicates the slightest appearance of a departure from the pacific system resolved on by •Cevernment. There is no increase of Artificers, nor are the other labourers more than sufficient to carry on the works that were projected several years ago, after the enlargement of the yard. In the dock where the Nelson was launched about eight or nine years ago, the keel of a new line-of-battle slop, to he called the Thunderer, has just been laid down. Three frigates are building, and in a consider able state of forwardness; these are the Hebe and Clyde of 50 riins each, and the Tenedos of 46 guns. The plan of building frigates of this rate has been adopted s ace' our late conflict with the Americans. They are all to have round sterns, according to the improvement intro duced by Sir Robert Seppings. The Blenheim of 74, and the Magicinine of 42 gons,are undergoing . a thorough repair. The North Star sloop is nearly finished, and the Pyladre sloop has just been laid down. These are ail the ships at present in this yard. About one o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a convict ship lying close to the Arsenal, but was soon got under without causing much damage, KING'S EATRE. A numerous and ibry elegant audienee Mist night witness ed the first performance this Season of Mozart's exquisite opera Le Noose di Figaro—a work rich in every species of musical excellence. The casts of characters' was, on the present occasion, considerably less powerful than we for merly recollect it to have been ; but though it did not boast the rare assemblage of genius which some few years ego gave effect to every portion of the opera, still it comprised talent sufficient to attract attention, and to reward it. Porto infused a good deal of buoyancy and spirit into his represen tation of the intriguing Coma. He sang with much ease and expression ; and, in the concerted pieces particularly, acquitted himself in a masterly style. His duet with Su sanna, "Crude!! percke.finora," was loudly encored. Ma dame Camporese, as Bussisisa, was most arch and amus.ng ; we have not often sees the cunning waiting-woman person ated with so much unaffected animation. She was in very fine voice, and warbled her various airs most deliciously.— De Beams is an inefficient Figaro ; his humour is hard and forced. He endeavours, by violence of gesticulation, by contortion of features, and by rapidity of utterance, to conceal his want of true natural humour. His song " Non phi anstrai," was encored, but not without considerable opposition. SIGNORA CARADORI sustained the character of the amorous page, Cherishing. She looked extremely inte resting ; but her manner was too bashful and retiring for such a part. The page is a most impudent and adventur ous youth, just beginning to feel' the most troublesome of all the passions, and his representative ought to display no small portion of fire and animation. Signora Caaaooal was unanimously encored in the beautiful air " eke • sapeli." which she executed with great taste and delicacy. The Countess was cleverly personated by Madame SWIRL DR BEGNIS. The opera was exceedingly well received. News OF MR. AND MRS. HUMUS 4ALL—Arrived at the Star Hotel, the Count and Countess of illilan, on a tour from the north. This paragraph was sent ns late last night. but from certain circumstances which have transpired this more in[, there is every reason. to believe that the part tra velling under this title is Mr. Hughes Ball and his fair partner, whose elopement has caused such a sensation in the fashionable circles of the Metropolis: It is under stood that the happy couple have been for this last week at the seat of a noble Thane in the North.—(Perthshire Courier.) We understand thee Merrandotti, and her golden Ball, have been in this country, but were not able to procure matrimony nearer than Aberdeett. They returned two days ago from thence tp Leith, op their way to London. --(Caledonia* Mercury.) Tna WEATIMR.—The delightful change in the tem• perature of the atmosphere yesterday, has proved $ fond of conversation as well as of enjoyment. When the weather suddenly alters, or is either extremely cold or hot, it becomes the first subject of remark; and a compa rison between onr present and former experience is gra tifying to our curiosity. We therefore proceeded this morning to compare our register of this year with that of the last, and found the following results:—The warmest day this year was yesterday, when the mercury in our thermometer in the Strand, at 1 o'clock, stood at 64 degrees: on the 28th of March last year, which was the warmest day in the commencement of the Spring, the mercury, at the same hour, stood at 66. During the late month of March, at the same hour, the highest degree to which the mercury reached was 55; and the average of the month, at the same hour, did not reach to 48. In the month of March preceding, the like ge was nearly U. The ge of February, 1842, taken at one o'clock, was above 48; the greatest height at that hour 64; and the lowest degree, at 8 o'clock In the morning, U. The average of 1093, taken at 1 o'clock, was t.ut little above AV ; the greatest height at that hour, 61 • and the lowest degree, at 8 o'clock in the morning, 28. The average of January. 1822, taken at 1 o'clock, was 421 ; the greatest height at that hour, during that month, was 60; and the lowest de gree, at 8 o'clock In the morning, 31. The average of January 1823, at 1 o'clock, was very little above 33; the greatest height, at the same hour, 43 ; and the lowest degree, at 8 o'clock, on the morning of the 19th, was only 12. In the year 1822, there were only four days on which the thermometer was below the freezing point, at 8 o'clock in the morning. The difference between the la,t and present year has been as remarkable in regard to wet as to heat. Last year the quantity of rain that fell in the Strand from the 31st of December to the 31st of , March, amounted to no more than two inches, and U hundredth parts. Within the same period this year the quantity that fell was 6 inches and 5 hundredth parts. This morning a fail in the barometer indicates rain. At eight o'clock the thermometer was 33; at the same hour yesterday it was 55. The weather having at length become favourable, the far mer has had a busy week ; dry winds having prepared the ground, the oat sowing has commenced.—(lneeroms Jour *al, March 29.) . , On Saturday ►ast, when there was a considerable swell lit the river, a large raft came in contact with one of the pil lars of the Old Bridge, and the parts of it severed. The rafter, an old man, was thrown down by the shock ; having recovered himself, he clung to two or three logs which still kept together. A person who observed the raft coming to wards the bridge, and saw it strike, instantly procured a coil of ropes from a neighbouring shop, by means of which some persons hauled the poor man from hit perilous sane tion, over the parapet. Such was his confusion, when the rope was handed down to him, that he proceeded to tie it about his luck, and would actually have done so, had not his deliverers called out to him to put it about his waist ! (Ibid.) GORN EXCHANCIL—The arrival since Monday, of all sorts of Orain are but moderate, and the Wheat trade continues without variation, as does also the Barley trade. Beans sell heavily, and Peas folly support their prices; Oats sell as on Monday's terms. Wheatwas down 304. per load at Salisbnry market on Tuesday se'nnight, making in all a reduction of 31. 10r. since the temporary rise.—Bread the same as before the reduction. Ilchester (sir, on Monday, was but scantily supplied with stock, very little of which was sold. At Castle Cary fair, on Thursday, there was a large show of cow stock, the greater part of which went off at an early hour; good barreners were also in request. The supply of sheep was short, and those sold readily at a trifling advance. At Bridgnorth fair Thursday se'nnight, there was a large show of all sorts of cattle; notmore thaw one-third were sold, and those at prices below what had been stated at the prices given latterly at fairs; ordinary store bul locks were scarcely saleable; cows and calves in abund ance, also capital fat cows. Many sheep remained unsold. Of horses there was a tolerable show, and many sold at . good prices. The approach of Lady-day glutted Osvres try fair with cattle on Saturday, the greater part of which were driven horn.. again. Only 201. were offered for Mr. Frank's (uf Fellow) famous boll. Pigs were eagerly bought up at advanced price.. A few good horses sold well. Bacon. W. ; Butter, 90. The detection of the fraudulent dice at the gambling house in Piccadilly is likely to lead to the exposure of numberless disgraceful transactions. Some of the par ties concerned in the atrocious business have decamped, and legal proceedings have been commenced against others. Fac similes of the false dice are exhibited in Bond-street and other places. A man named Humphries. of Llanfair. in North Wales, paid his addresses to a female who lived beyond Conway. They agreed to meet at a fair in that town. In his way thither, he fell down one of the precipices of Penniaen Mawr ; she was overact in the Conway ferry-boat, and was the only person that escaped oat of more than four score. They were after xerds united, and lived many years in the parish of Llanfair ;:a the church-yard of which the inhabitants point out their graves. 9 tE s ioN_ • Ne tHIPPINO IerTELLIGENCE. DLit: APHIL ,I.—Arrived this morning Ind sailed for the River, the 41liance, from Jamaica t Kent. Su therland, from Calcutta, Ike.; Vassittart; Heriot, from the South Seas; and Charente, Cognise and Elizabeth, all from Charente. Came down from.the River yestirl day. the Mary, Tucker, for Buenos Ayres; Bellow', Henderson, for Pictou ; Symmetry, Bedwell, for Smyr na; John Isaac. Martin, for Newfoundland; Desire; ' Orfeur, for Lisbon ; Louisa, Robertson, for Faro ; Lady Joliana, Smith, for St. John's, New Brunswick; Cen turion, —, fur New Brunswick; and Greenlaw, Hurst, for the Cape of ,Hood Hope.—Half-past six, and the brig Lord Wellington for the West Indies. Wind S.W. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 31,—Arrived the Start, Lawson, 27 days from Faro ; Mary Kitty. Rowell, from St. Mi chael's.—Off the Port the Asia, Reed, from Batavia, sailed 30th Nov. ; and William Baker, Randall, from 'Virginia; sailed the Nestor, Wlttoo, fur Ostend.—Wind South West. Fatatourn, Maim' 3l.—Arrived the Lyme Packet, Clark, from London, and sailed for Cork —Wind S.W. MARCH 30.—Arrived the Prince Regent, Riches.from Illogadore, and sailed for London. DARTMOUTH, MARCH 31.—Arrived the Crawford. Rundle, from St. Michael's, in want of water and pro visions, bound to London. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. Vice-Admiral Sir Harry Neale, Bart. K. G. C. 8., is ap pointed to the command of his Majesty's squadron in the Me diterranean, in the room of Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Moore, K. C. B. Rear-Admiral Sir George Eyre, K. C. 8., to the com mand on the. South American station. vice Commodore Sir Thomas M. Hardy, Bart. K. C. B. Commodore Charles Grant. C. 8., to the East India sta tion, vice Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir H. Blackwood, Bart. K. C. B. To TAR RANK Or PosT-CAPTAIN.—Thomas Herbert, ateries Hope Reid, John Smith (b), Henry Theodosius Browne Collier, John Brenton, Wm. Ramsden, George Richard Pechell, Alex. Berkeley Branch, Herbert R. Powell, John Donaldson Boswell, Henry Stanhope. John Townsend Coffin, Frederick Bunn, Charles Samuel White, Septimius Arabic'. To THE Rows Or COMMANDER.—Francis John St. Johu Mildmay, John Longcliamp, James Brasier, Joseph Soady, William Sandom, Edward Williams Gilbert. Robert Win thorp Bates, Henry Kent, Thomas Bushby, Hon. William Waldegrave, Chas. Stuart Cochrane. Edward H ibbert, Me rk John Carrie, Wm. Boxer, Was. Bohbn Bowyer, Hugh An derson, John Burnet Dundee. MIDSHIPMEN TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT.—Hen►y At set Corneek, John Hen arson (h), Richaid Hussey, Hyde Parker Dobson, Thos. Swain Semen, William Tucker (b), Job Bennet Clarke, Joseph Sharer, Edw. Jull, Jas. Clark Rom, John Baker, Wm. Noble Clay, Henry Mangles Den ham, Charles Bread, Gustavus Hamilton Coulson, Charles Talbot, William Crooke, Robert Cragle, Henry Meredith Mostyn. William Go►don, John Wheatley, Daniel Fres. Grant, Henry Dundee Trotter, Frederick Gully, George Mor ris, Geo. Stuart ['enfold, William Pitt Canning, James Campbell, Edward Wodehouse, James Anderson (e), Pa trick Kerr, Charles Bleckmore, Wm. Geo. Skyring, Geo. Farbill Dixon, Geo. Wm. Chas. Lydiard, Cornwallis Ric ketts, Henry Jos. Puget, Henry Byam Martin, Was. Henry Gesrey, Wm, Norton Tvylor, and Was. Preston. CAPTAINS.—John Bi.-net Dundee, to the Argus ; Geo. W. Willis, to the Brazen ; Alex. Skeane, to the Britannia ; F. J. St. John Mildmay, to the Carnation ; Choc. Strangwaye, to the Clio; W. J. 11. Jt i.nstone, to the Eclair; Sem. Ro berts, C. B. to the Egeria ; .1. F. Chapman, to the Espiegle ; D. Ches. Clavering, to the Griper; Geo. Harris, C. B. to the Hussar ; Gordon Thos. Falcon, to the Isis ; Win. Gor don, to the Pandora ; Hon. G. Barrington, to the Par titian ; Sir C. Burrard, Bart, to the Revenge I Mark John Currie, to the Satellite ; Thomas Herbert, to the Tamar ; John Phillimore, C. B. to the Thetis ; Rodney Shannon, to the Trineulo. On the 22d alt. at Hadilington, in presence of the Shea of the county, the Right Reverend George Prety man Tomline, Lord Bishop of Winchester, &e. was, by a distinguished Jury, of ivliom Lord Viscount Maitland was Chancellor, served heir male in general of Sir Tho mas Pretvman, Baronet, of Nova Scotia. who died about the middle of last century. His Lordship also establish ed his right to the ancient Baronetcy of Nova Scotia, conferred by Charles 1., on Sir John Tretyman of Lod dington, the male ancestor of Sir Thowas.—(Caledoniue Mercury.) An event, of some public interest. of the probability of which we gave the first notice to our readers some weeks ago, has at length taken place, in the acceptance of office by one of the representatives of this city, Sir Henry liar dinge. We hinted, it may be recollected, that. this gal lant officer was casting some amorous glances at a situa tion in the Ordusuce Department; and it appears that, the inamorato has not sighed out his wishes is An address to the Freemen was circulated on Thursday morning from Sir Henry Hardinge, informing them that he had vacated his seat, and stating his intention to so licit a renewal of their suffrages. We take the earliest opportunity of stating, from good authority, that Mr. liedworth . Lambton will be put in nomination. The Freemen will do themselves great honour by such a step. A feeling of indignation is almost univei sal among theta at the bare thought of being represented by a Placeman. They have now as tine an opportunity as can present it self of manifesting their independence and their public spirit, by electing a member whose abilities, whose patri otism, and whose family connections will reflect lustre upon their choice. No one combines these requisites is a greater degree than Mr. Hedworth Lanibton. We un derstand that Anthony Wilkinson, Esq. has been solicit. ed to become atamiitiate, and that be declined.—(Der ham Chron.) FRITILROS or FRANKING —Th e Literary Chroniek says, " Among the advantages attending the privilege of franking. allowed to the Members of the British Senate, we do not recollect to have seen that of franking the tidings of one's own death. Yet that even this may rank among the number, was proved the other day, by the following singular circumstance. The late Admiral Lord had franked an envelope for a letter in tended to be written to one of his relatives; he died before the day foe which it was dated, and the frank was actually used to cover a letter to the same relative, to so nonnce the death of the liable writer." Yesterday the Christ's Hos Aral Boys walked in pro cession (in number about 700 . ) to the Royal Exchange, and after some little time repaired to the Mansion-house, wheie, acccrding to ancient custom, they each received a glass of wine, a bum and a sixpence from the hand of the Lord Mayor. His Lordship was attended by several Al dermen, and all the City Officers, who, after partaking of an elegant cold collation, %vent in the usual state to Christ Church, where an excellent Sermon was preached by the Reverend Dr. Illoondield, R ec tor of St. B o xa p h, Bishopsgate. MECNANICR.—Some of our daily papers lately, have for lack of other interesting matter, circulated such a story about a newly invented printing press, as is calcu lated only for the meridian of the :tcademy of Laputa.— I nstead of relatingthe pretended wonderful contrivances of a pretended American Inventor, which never cad ex istence, but in the imagination of the conti iver of the tale, we take occasion to give, what we received tn-day, the following statement of the greet extent to which the power of a truly English invention has been carried, by a Cornish Engineer, in that noble machine. the steam. engine, at the Coniolidatel Mines, near Redruth. On those mines there are two of those engines employed, which have each a cylinder of t-n inches diameter, and a ten feet stroke; raising at each stoke fisrty tons of wafer; and masking thirteen strolces in a minute. All this pro. digions effect is produced, we understand, by the con sumption of only six bushels of coals in au hoar. ow SPORTING INTELLIGENCIC notan Flioxr.-06 Thtirieliy morning one of hi; aeare's Stag-hounds turned out a fine Veer at Leant!ev Broom; a numerous field of Sportsmen, together Orl • . hundreds of spectators on foot, attended to are tbe.d,ve turned Out of the cart. The deer Willi With ,treat;~pr.:4l through. the inclosures towards Stoke Common, .t..‘iteg by Bulstrode Park, round by Cereed's Cross, taking .if the tight, back by Block Park and Sir !twitter Haiti . et's Park, where be ran with great swiftness by La nate): crossed the Bath road, down by Ditton Park, taking 1. 4 the left through the inclosures towards Norton, iqere the deer was taken, after an excellent run of two bony : RURAL SPORTS.—There are some men of such pill.goes afic temperament, thee it is impossible to rouse them a tone of hilarity; but when once excited, they Ain't r n , limits to their pleasures. Every man impsatyted irilo the world must recognise the observation ; it is well il• lustrated by the excesses of the cockney sportimeo.-- i Numbers of these worthies, not having the fear of thtt bankrupt laws before their eyes, did not content them selves with the deer-hunt, on Monday, hnt attinUretc.l in the evening to Billet-green, about a mile from Woodfort's hill, and, by way of a divertiserneet, insisted on pony ant' dot:key races. 'Three miserable ponies were accor.ltisOy produced to run for a silver cup, about six r•'elock in the evening. After one heat, however, the darkness of ILe night and the equality of the competitors, made it impel , sible to decide the contest, nor was it worth the trouule. it haying been ascertained that there u as no prize. donkey, by welkin. over the course (for be could nut run) took away a large Cheshire cheese as a reward: Yesterday .s• as another scene of bustle on Woodilord hill. Mr. 'Bounding, the proprietor of the Woodfor•I Welk and of the house beside the road, which aefor is entertaintnent for man and horse, willing to prolong thi sojourn of the visiters to his ordinary, notified his in et - tiou of giving them a fox hunt. Poor reynaril wa. ac cordingly uubagged about eleven o'clocic. There ws' but a thin attendance of citizens, being either knocked up by the athletic exercises of the preceding day, or °Wird to mind matters at home, and the agricultural gentry had it all to themselves. There was a good pa, I; of dogs, and in the course of the chase, which was W;:li sustained till trellis ,there was sonic rxe. Ilent specimen! of horsemanship. - It was rumoured thatseveral of the on. c a-year Nimrod' from Cheapside and the Minories had in tended to hollour the field, bat were stopped at the tun.• pike-gates by certain persons connected with the police of the country, and called informers, because they could not produce the duty tickets, revireil by Act of Paella • meat. This was, of cone-e, a theme fertile - of invert on against a Government which coma encourage a system of espionage to lessen the comforts of the people. Such a law was said to be contrary to that spirit of cLivale y that always characterimd the English nation. It was an excrescence on the Constitution, and it IVA 3 more than insinuated that a motion would be made on thn Common Council day, with the view of petitioning. the Legislature for the repeal of a lair so pedestrian arid so odione. Pluton Snoortxo.—The Ashton and 111idgham Club had their Anniversary Meeting. Ainonast the first Pigeot-stoLt in England, these Clubs produced the best. They were limited to charge two ounces and a half of powder, at rust:- teen birds each, and eighteen yards from the trap. It wit/ a match for oClu guineas, subscribers 20 guineas each, age was decided as follows : ASHTON OLUI3. Killed. uIDOMAY CLUB* Killed. Mr. Field 15 Mr. Oslom. a —.lO Captain llolt It Mr. Jones....• . ....... IA Mr. Sfilliltesen. 13 Mr. Matheson ..... ....13 Mr. Ford . It Mr. S tev ens Mr.Fr05t............ 12 Mr. Louse. 11 Captain J0ne5........ II) Mr. Kemp It Mr. Kent 10 Mr. Thurile 12 Mr. Armstrong...—. 9 Mr. Thomas It Mr. Jones.• 9 Mr. Dolby to Mr. Bouverlas 9 Mr. Clarke 7 Mr. Beaumont. ..... • 9 Mr. Farquae Mr. Hudney S Mr. 8ennett........... 7 Mr. Colston .... 7 Mr. Harding Total.— . 137 Total ... 1 kt At the conclusion of the poll on Monday, for Vestry Clerk, in St. Matthew, Bctlinsil.t;reen, the unnibers weir, at the workhouse, fur Mr. Brutton, 1556 ; at the Church, for Mr. May, 1331. It is reported, that the Bi. Sheriff Dessenges, is ca'►. Tasting the Ward of Langbeurn, as successor to !kW,. man Sir John Earner, Knight, deceased. Besides the preterit number of houses at present ill dergoing repair, a great many new buildings are go; ig briskly forward, in this town and neighbourhood. ltx or eight cotton mills and power loom faetories are about • to begi6, and mere are in contemplation; so that, in a•I -ditien to the great number of power looms at present in full activity, from 700 to 1000 more will be set on ab sat Whit-Sunday.. Notwithstanding the arrival of a great many mechanics front all parts of the country, war,?ss have considerably risen, and masons, joiners, plristerer•, and slaters, are in high spirits, looking forward to s summer of unusual stir awl prosperity. Meter' els are advancing in price. The Baltic timber has as yet risen but little, but the North American timber, which i• fhb wood chiefly used in building, has of la'e advanced front 30 to 40 per cent. Four months aco it was sold at la. Bd., and is now going off briskly at 2s. 3d. and 2s. 41. a foot. We are likewise happy to hear that a number of new coal pits are to be opened.—(Glasg ore Chrum.) The following curious statement is extracted from a German paper (The Hesperus) :—The dogs at Vien?a consume every year 2,947 oxen. and 1,474,170 bread !! (Can there really . be any adniitv to truth this ?)—The number of dogs Is given at 61,610. wh.a., however, is held to he too low, by rhoie who should be best acquainted with the fact.—*OlfOis said to be nearer the true number. Ilarrev OA Cra::•sLy was brought be fore the Magistrate this morning, on a wart ant enarro.4 with assaulting Wm. Crawford, t.nder the following tit: cumgtsnees The Complainant stated that lie had been employed the 25th of last month, by a Nlr.keinp, an Auctioneer, o rmiore some furniture which he had purchased of a fami ly who were leaving town, which, hating done, he w•rit to a neighbouring public house to get a pint of porter. Ile went into the tap-room, and had scarcely sat himself down, when the defendant, who was standing near the fire, began to abuse hint; in the gross. -at terms. 'sot having' given him the skilitest Form ' Lion for such conduct , - he asifed Lim %last be meant, by using such language toway ls bim. Defendant replied, " I'll tell you what I mean ;" and .immediately struck him a blow on the face, which broke the bridge of hie nese, anal choked up both of his eyes. • The defendant, when asked what he hail to Fay in his defence, stated that the coiliplainanr, a long time ainie,•'• itml borrowed from his father a saw, which be had never thought Et to return. Defendant had asked him for it ' several times, but bad always been put off liy sonic paltry simile. Oat seeing bim enter the in:bile-ha -,:ne in question, he again requested bim to return the saw or pay 2a. which lie considered it to be fairly worth. This complainant refused to do, was eery abasive,. wel Otis middy thre v off his coat and waistcoat, and eh:1141104 him to fight, Defendant put his hand to his sboal , lfir to put him into the street, and told him be would fight hint there, on which he turned round and said he would psi' law in another way, for that he had al. vaulted Lieu. Feeling enraged at this enwat-Dy 00- duct, he struck him on the (inv., and told him not put! him for nothing. Tne itlaistrate des re,l. ban to I:nd bail, :v~ ~_. eu 'ld no a$ 'HE