The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-08-15 00:00:00

PItUSSI AN 'CONSTITUTIONS. Beaux, Auarrr 3.—On the 2d his Majesty came from T op ing, his birtholav being on the 3d, which he kept with his family in the Pfauen Inset (Isle of Peacocks.) The g reateq sensation has been excited oo this day,which k s o dear to all Prussians, by the publication of the Bulk. tin ofthe Laws No. 13, which contains the following gene ml law respecting the Provincial Assemblies We, Frederick William, lice. to give our faithful subjects a new and durable pledge of paternal favour and confidence, hare resolved to introduce Representative Assemblies into the Monarchy, and to that end to establish Provincial As semblies in the spirit of the ancient German Constitution, such as the peculiar sitnation of the country and the spirit of the times require. A committee, of which his Royal Highness the Crown Prince was President, has been ap pointed by his Majesty to prepare this measure, and consult upon it with experienced men from each province." On the report of this Committee, his Majesty gave the following decree, dated June s: 1. Provincial Assemblies shall he called into action. - - 2. Landed property is the basis of the representation. 3 The provincial estates are the leading organ of the va rious subordinate estates in each province. According to this decision, his Majesty will—let, cause to be sent to them for their discussion the project of laws which concern the province only; 4.40 longas there are no general assemblies of the States, send to them (or discussion such general projects of laws also as relate to changes in the rights of persons and property, end to the taxes ; S. Reserve for the Provincial Assemblies peti tions and remonstrances which concern the special welfare and interest of the whole province or a part of it, examine them and decide upon them ' • 4. Leave it to them to decide on the communal affairs of the province, with the reserve of his Ma jesty'/ approbation. To the present Isw, which however is not applicable In Nearchstel and Vallengiu, this will add a special law for each province. Should' his Majesty thlnk'that changes In these spe cial laws might be useful or beneficial, he will not make them without the concurrence of the provincial assemblies. When a coavocalloo of the General E lates of the kingdom will be necessary, and how It shall then proceed for the Pro vincial Estates, remains for his Majesty in his paternal care to deter Fine. The specie! laws, all dated Ist of July, relate severally to theprofinels) estates—l. For the March of Brandenburg and • thi tilltrqiilsate of Lower Lusatia. 2. Those of the kingdom •Of *min,' comprising (a) East Prussia, (b) Lithuania, (e) Wist•Peurwin. S. To Pomerania and Rugon. TIN totes of the Istprovince to meet at Berlin; of the I&st lEosingeherg and Dentxic alternately; and of the lid se Stahl. • Ibeepecial laws Contain detailed regulations respecting the eligibility of the deputies. the right of election, the exercise of the right of Estates, the convocation and the duration of the Provincial. Assemblies. the Communal Assemblies. the Assem blies 61 Circles, des,—(llansksirg paper, August S.) 3. 'qe • SHIPPING INTELLIMENCE. 'DIAL, Abo. it—Came down from the River and remain, the Cagle Forbes, Ord, for Van Dirsean's Land; Ocean, Cram,• kw Quebec; and Wilding, Boyle, (or lialifax.—Wind. West. PaLttorrr, Ave. 13.—Arrited the Prince Regent Packet, frem Brasil, sailed from Rio. 23d May, Bahia, 20th June. and Pernambuco. 29th June. Marshal, Blocher. Davies. from Plymouth, for Nislags. Sailed ills Majesty's Packet. Pro lc, for America; and His Majesty's Brig, Perthlan, to the East ward. —Wind, West. PoaisuouTn, Avo. 14.—Arrived from the Downs, the Ahe sad Elizabeth h r the South Seas; Rose. for Malaga ; Rather, for Deno e ; Lady Combermere, for Trinidad ; As's, for New South Wales; Proberty, for Melee.; James Sibbald, for Romhay. Also arrived. the Ann and Marls, from Antwerp, for St, Ches.—Wind, EL W. The Cyrus, Welhurn ; and Neptune, \ternary, both of Hall, are lost at Greenland. Yesterday Prince. Polignae. the Freasth Ainbassador, trans- acted business at the Fort ign Office. This tiorning, at half-past seven, their Royal Highnesses, the Duchess bf Kent, the Princess otieundrina, and Prince Leopold, arrived at the Tower, and immediately embarked on board the Hero, steam vessel, for Ramsgate, under a Royal salute. They were received Ay a Guard of H nor. and eon daeted by the wardens to the place of embarkation. The Royal Standard was hoisted upon the occasion. ROTA L CON DESCENSI ON. SOME time ago, a young man in this city, who had carefully attended all the King's out goings and incomings at Holyrood House, and been much captivated with the Royal appearance and manners, pro posed to form a Society to commemor a te hi s M es ty' s gra • doss visit last year to his ancient kingdom o f Scotland, and with this view made application to his Grace the Duke of Montrose. to use his influence with his Majesty, to wri.e down the memorable Tout which he gave at the Magistrates' Banquet in the Parliatnent House, Edinhorgh. His Grace most obligingly undertook to request this favour from his Sovereign, which his Maje4y, with that con descension and good humour for which he is so distin guished, instantly granted, and wrote down with his own band on a card, " The Chieftains and Clans, and (ion bless the Land of Cakes. 6. K." This has been accord ingly forwarded to the person who applied for it, accompa nied with a very polite letter from the Duke of Montrose. The Club will meet on the 15th Angus'. the anni of Lis Majesty's landing in Scotland, on which occasion the Royal Present will he exhibited to the meeting. set in an elegant frame, with suitable emblematical devices, by Mr. Finlay, Lis Majesty's carver and gilder.—(Glatgow Rudd) By a letter from a passenger by the Royal George steam vessel, who left Lisbon on the 21st ultimo, and Vigo on the 31 instant, we le.rn that on the eve of his departure from Lisbon, a great number of persons were arrested in the night, particularly in the Bairro of S. Pmlo. Mr. Taynner, one of the Bank Directors, was also arrested on account, as it was said, of hi. not agreeing to an order sent by the present Minister of Finances to the Direction of the Bank. The Committee appointed to make the new constitution, has, ft is said, declared itself into& cient for that purpose, and the individuals composing it were desired to give, separately, their opinion on this im pertain subject. It was supposed that this measure was taken with a view to gain time. The regiments forming the garrison of Lisbon, part of which bad shown themselves motes to the ancient rulers, were daily fighting against each other, and military discipline no longer existed. On the 18th, the colonel of the 12th cavalry reprimanded the soldiers for disobedience, and was told by them not to say . any thiag m ore , or th e y wou ld cr y ou t, Down with the despots, and long live the Constitution," and all the nation would join them. A great many Portuguese o ffi cers of the Constitutional party were already at Vigo, waiting for the timewheo their services would be wanted in their own elrsutrs; others were at Corunna, Cadiz, and Gibraltar.— Pestrieo, a meritorious Portuguese officer, was appointed at Vigo, by the Spanish Governor, commander of the fort Of Bayou, New Sown ?him—The rapid increase of this Colony may be ascertained from the following statements of a Pe& thee to the House of Commons, presented on the Bth of July by Sir James Mackintosh. from the emancipated convicts. ne emancipated convicts are 7,556 in number ; their Andrea mould to 5,859. 01 cultivated land they posses !Macros ; of land yet uncultivated. 212,000, acres; they emery 1,200 hou ses in town, and doable that number lo the Insify ; they have 174,000 sheep, 415 hones, and of other Nth. 48,800; they have 215 colonial ships in constant ImPleyeseat; and hare netted in trade a capital of 150,00 W. :he Atonal Conference of the Weeleyna Methodists was Wl4 mihelleid last weak. when from ON to MO Ministers of bet persaasioa were present. Toe lamas. of Members daring blast year was stated to be 10,491. .• THE STATESAAN. SPAIN. TO TILE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. LoNuox, Aug. 13,1843. Ste.—ln no case does the adage appear to be more correct than in that of Spain.—" Ood protect us from our friends ; we will protect ourselves from our enemies." Well might the public have been astonished at the correspondence be tween Sir Robert Wilson and Morillo; nor is the article in the Morning Chronicle of yesterday, explaining the object of this correspondence, calculated to diminish in the least degree the surprise it has created. I inquire not into the motives of the negotiator. They may be the very best possible. I shall even suppose that which has been assign. ed in the article to which I allude, evidently written by a friend or a person in the confidence of Sir Robert Wilson, to be the true one; yet the act is not the less to be regret. ted ; and it is the duty of the friends of freedom to com ment upon its evil tendency, in order to obviatesimilar indis cretions io future. Surely Sir Robert Wilson, had he even been accredited by any superior authority, ought to have reflected, before entering into any correspondence with the brigand Morillo, the very worst of traitors, whe ther that single circumstance would not morally produce more mischievous consequences, than could be compensat ed by the complete success of the stratagem contemplated, supposing it to be a fair one. Had it been certain that this ruse de guerre, as it has been called, would have proved successful, and that its success would have procrastinated the surrender of Vigo, or wholly prevented it, the bare arknowledgment,in any shape, of so base a miscreant as the Count of Carthagens, opening a correspondence wi.h him, and addressing him almost in the language of adulation, was calculated, in my opinion, to do more mischief to the cause of Spain, and to the character of Sir Robert Wilson himself, than the fall of several Vigos ; and I should think the Spanish nation, however they might overlook such a proceeding on the part of a foreigner, would feel highly in censed spinet any general of their own, who might act a similar part !twee giving by far too much consequence to the traitor Morillo in the public eye, and assuming, on the part of the negotiator himself, as far at least as we are at pre sent informed, or can ronjecture,avery indiscreet authority, to use a lenient expression. Had %nine consented to his propositions, in what situation would Sir Robert Wilsan have been placed ? Could lie have caused say one of them to be fulfilled? Or could he have honourably withdrawn from the correspondence, by declaring it was only a stra tagem to gain lime? Under these circumstances, the mea sure appears to me, as a ruse de guerre, to have been not very justifiable. But it was eminently unwise, as affording to Morillo, and the French Ultras, the opportunity of ad ducing evidence that propositions were made to treat with them, in one part of Spain, which might enable them to deceive other parts. It was also unwise, because there could be no reasonable expectation of its success. What ground could there be to imagine that Morillo, and those by whom he was surrountled.were not aswell nformed,respecting passing events,asSi rß.Wilson and his friends inVigo? Or that he was sof& it-tidy simple to be lulled into security or inaction, for a single instant, by propositions, which, from the first moment, he must have perceived to have been unanthoris ed ? I do net consider him to be a person of this descrip tion ; and, if he proved actually so weak, it was more titan could rationally have been calculated upon. Dors any one believe that if be had been prepared to attack Vigo, and reckoned upon success, he would, merely in consequence of the inducements held out by Sir Robert %Vilson, have wait ed so many days to negotiate ? Crcdat Judeue .dpella ! Nu! he would lace first tak.n the place ; and then listened to propositions for an armistice. Morillo, despicable as he is, has decision, and does not want talent ; and moreover he is not afflicted with the furor of diplometising, which ap pears to have been so prevalent a malady among our military heroes on this side the channel, and in the exercise of which they have usually cut so contemptible a figure. He must, however, have had sagacity enough, with the aid of , his counsellors, to perceive what immense advantages he could derive from the evidence of such a correspond ence, in those parts of Spain, where the motives of it could not be known ; and, if he was at all induced to retard his march to Vigo, it was that he might have the ad vantage of this evidence. He might send the documents of Sir Robert, to be shown to Ballasteros, to be shown to Mina, as inducements to then) to submit. The advantage of this r use de guerre I hold to have been wholly on the side of Murillo. But, if it had been otherwise, the at tempt, on the part of Sir Robert, was such as no success could justify. Where traitors so infamous are concerned, nothing but outlawry and death.shooting, like a common robber, should be talked of by patriots; otherwise their own sincerity, however honest their intention', will be lie. hie to he called in question. Where the alternative is between freedom and slavery, tuere can be no cum promise. But, what is calculated, in the first instance, to excite particular surprise. in the case of Morale. is, that lie should have been at all employed, after the affair of the 7th of July, 1822. On that day his treachery was most palpa- Me, and even the conduct of Ballasteros, who had also too long breathed the air of the Court, was exceed ingly suspicious. These two heroes did nothing, until the insurgent guards had been already defeated by the militia; they then performed prodigies of valour, and swore afresh to defend the Constitution, or to perish. This facility of pardoning traitors, and employing dubious characters, has done mach injury to the cause of Spain. The truth is, that the Spanish authorities (I do not speak of the body of the nation; they are a great deal more sound), have still that remnant of slavish feeling abont them, which mak -s them reluctant to commit themselves, by . taking de cisive measures, or impressing unequivocal opinions; and this feeling has led to that pernicious error in c mduct to which I allude. Persons, whose minds are but half eman cipated, are disposed to be much too fond of half measnrea, and compromises. This has been too frequently exempli fied throughout the Spanish revolution. But the evil rill daily diminish, in proportion as the men, who lease been familiar with the ancient regime, retire from the scene, anti persons of more en.-rgetic minds, and more inflexible patriotism, succeed to office; in proportion, in fact, to the progress of the revolu tion, which is yet but in its cradle. towards matu rity. his on the same principle, I should suppose, that so much power has recently, improperly as I conceive, been entrusted to Caivano Valdes, probably because he is pre sumed to have much influence in Cadiz, and to general Alava, probably because he is presumed to have much in- Mime with the English; the former, besides peculiarities and eccentricities, which do not particularly qualify him for ruling in difficult times, being, as I think, much too old for the age, and the latter having kept too much bad company. Before experience, and the lights and talents of the rising generation, these evils, however, will gradually disappear ; and .I am not afraid, whatever blunders may be committed by their over-officious friends, what supine ness may be displayed by their lukewarm or expedient ad mirers, or whatever acts of infidelity may be perpetrated by their coustiteted Authorities, that the Spanish nation will not filially triarsph. Nay, Sir, if the Cortes them selves. whilst there is a single French regiment in the Pe ninsula, were meanly to accede to terms, their authority would be di rded by the Army, the Militia, the municipal Authorities,and the provincial represeutations; and diabase of the contest, although protracted, would be only the more glorious. Under critical circumstances, I am of opinion that suspicion with a certain degree of probable foundation should be deemed sufficient cause of removal, Some time before their declared treachery, denunciations were thrown out by patriots against Abishafand Morillo and they were bepraised by tbeFrench Journals. These anticipa tions have since been verified by their defection. Similar esepicions and eulogises were bestowed on Ballasteros and it would have benumb better that Sallaoteros should have been injestly used by being removed without suffici ent cause, .!tan that, by a misplaced coufidence in his honor, the,State would ever run the chance of suffering. There are plenty of good officers to replace him, energetic, aad with more of the tire of patriotism. Such us easu'res promptly t a k en • v m ould retrieve risk, and public suspen-e. younger, more What, in the name of wonder, are our Metropolitan Spanish euermittees about? 1410 not like the grounds set forth, in some of the Journals,.* their torpor. They are evidently gratsitous when they've* their way elem., and Spanish freedom established, they will then perhaps burst forth into activity! A F&IIND OP SMUGGLING FAUDOM. HAYMARKET THEATRE. —s a w— Last night, after the Farce of Seeing is Believing, O'Keeffe's comedy of, the l oung Quaker was performed for the first time these 6ve years, at this house. The mana gers deserve great credit for its revival, as it posses., coati siderable merit, and is •well adapted to display the powers of the present very effective company. Miss CHESTER was a most interesting young Quakeress, Dinah Primrose, in her little close Dutch woman's cap, starched neckkerchief and drab coloured gown ; though, we confess, we should have liked much better to see her dressed like the many beau tiful women we saw around us, if such hsd been the quaker fashionJor we cannot help thihking that a pink coloured world looks better than a drab coloured one. Miss Lova song many fragments of favourite airs ve .y delightfully in her part of Araminta, though some of d. to come in, and go off again, rather abruptly. She was loudly applauded in the new song composed for her by Mr. Waits. Mrs. (limas was quite at home in the arch wait infr-svotnan, and was a very good match for Mr. HaaLey's brisk and know. ing confidential valet. On the other hand, LISTON'S impu dent booby, Clod, formed a good contrast to the vivacity of the two former. Mr. FERRY, an actor whom we seldom, indeed, catch giving a false reading., did not delineate the avaricious old broker, Chronicle, with all his usual excellence; blithe was well received. Mr. VINING was amusing enough in the generous but eccentric young Reuben Sadboy; but Old Sadboy was sadly marred by Mr . HAMMOND, WiIO,OOItSiIIISIAHdiIIC, is in many respects a very clever actor. Mr. WILLIAMS did not sustain the dialect of the villainous old Jew, Sliadrack, w ith proper u•iformity ; but, in other respects, he played the part well. There was nut a seat to spare in the house, and the co. wetly, which was well received throughout, nas announced tor repetition on Saturday with loud applause. NEWPORT, TSUI or WIGHT, AUGUST 12.—The harvest in this Island commenced on Monday, with the prospect of a most abundant crop, particularly Wheat, Barley, and Oats. Beans and Peas have failed ; not more than half a crop is expected ; Turnips never looked better. The Hay harvest Is completed with an average crop. Wheat was cut in the neighbourhood of this city yesterday, but the corn is very backward in many situations, and a furt night at least must elapse before the harvest will be general.-- ' (Hereford Journal.) MITCHAM FAllL—Wednesday being the second day of Mitcham Fair, the road leading thither presented a pleas ' inglv animated scene. The crowd was not great, but the attendance was singularly respectable. A number of booths were there with usual varieties of round-abouss,pony and toy and refreshment stalls. But the most singular fea ture in the scene was furnished by a well dressed individual, who went for the purpose of calling on the idlers attracted by the amusements of the day, to withdraw their thoughts from them to think of eternity. The contrast thus kroislietl to the manner in which the majority of the crowd were oc cupied, can hardly be described. Several men of respect able appearance were with the Preacher, and seemed to be known to him. These assisted in the devout exercises to which he desired to c.ll others, and while the cries of " Walk in Ladies"—" Show 'em up"—" Nice gingerbread nate," and similar exclamations, were heard severally and together, preceded or follotted by bursts of laughter at the grimaces of a eraraznottrh or the antics of a monkey; on sudden, to the low tone of !nowt supplica•ion, sneceeded the bold strains of religious harmony. The friends of the Minister sung a hymn, the Hues being given out, two at a time, by the Preacher. Their pnrformanee, though in sech a place it was calculated to excite mirth, was too good to be laughed at, and generally the crowd had more regard for decency than to sanction those indecorous interruptions which one or two foolish persona attempted. When the singing concluded, the individual who acted as Minister addressed those who had assembled round him with much clearness, and without any of that extravagance which might be expected from the eccentric zeal which led him there. He said " the reeeption he might meet with was matter of uncertainty, but that his conscience would approve the effort which lee was then making, in that mo ment which sooner or later must arrive, when he mutt account to his Creator fir his condor', was that of which he had no doubt; anti he was confident that if those who were near him would withdraw but one hoar from those which they had designed to spend in what he and his friends ronsiderea unprofitable, useless, and soul-murdering prac tices, to listen to the few and feeble remarks which he might offer, they would never regret such an appropriation of their time. He then proceeded to his text anti sermon in the midst of a holiday group who seemed really attentive. The Preacher was young, well looking, and wholly free from those indications of vulgarity anti ignorance which are usually the characteristics of an itinerant preacher. These advantages, though they did not prevent all interruption, canard the experiments of that kind to meet with an unfa vourable reception, and several utterers of reprobate jokes, though unnoticed by the p client and enduring preacher, sneaked off ashamed of their speeches, which moved con tempt where applause was expected. Tile majority of those who noticed him were unfriendly to outrage, and if they did not profit by the sermon, they had English feeling enough to admit that " all was fair in fair time." It is our painful duty to record the death of Mr•. Ches. lyn, wife of Richard Cheslyn, E.sl. of Langley Priory. Leicestershire. The following statement of the evidence upon the Coroner's inquest has been furnished to us by a member of the family, at whose reqne,t it is inserted " It appeared upon the examinations, that a snit in Chan cery had been instituted four or five years ago by Mrs. Campbell (one of Mrs. Cheslyn's sisters) and her husband, against Mr. Cheslyn and Mr. Thomas Barber. Mrs. Ches lyn bad, in consequence, been separated from the society of her sisters, to whom she was most affectionately at tached; and ever since that time her health and spirits had been rapidly declining. It was stated that some adverse proceeding had recently been taken by Mr. Campbell, the , contemplation of which, added to her already enfeebled state both of body and mind. had produced a fever of the brain, and totally deprived of reasan. /1a Sunday morning last, she was missed from the h,,u•e. Immediate inquiry was made, and she was discovered in the fishpond near the house, quite dead. Every means was, however, tried to restore her to life, and persevered in for nearly four hones, hat without effect. The Jury found that she had drowned herself in a fit of temporary mental derange men!."—(Derby Moreury.) MiLANCHOLY Casa.—Mr. Halle was yesterday informed by the Churchwarden of St. Martin's Parish, that be had discovered the story told by the unfortunate young woman who bad been induced to accompany her husband from North Shields, to be in effect true. He bad seen the cap- Min of a vessel from Shields, who was acquainted both with her master and mother, and who proposed to convey her home at his own cost. Mr. Halls said be would con sider bow far it would be prudent to let her depart before some attempt had been made to discover her husband. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ''''" ll l l w -- . BE/TING . ATTATTERSAVS.-.AuG. 14. DONCASTtR ST. LEG Itit .- I I to 4 apt Tinker—lS to 2 ilrit Tancred—lb to 2 agst Sherwood-11 to 2 agst Claude Lie nine—lS to 1 Rest Palals Royal-14 to 1 agst Mr. Oa.- coigne's filly--45 to I agst Comte d'Artols. Offer to back the field against three. GOODWOOD RACES.—Tuisvmr, Au°. 12. The Old Goodwood Club Stakes of 2;1 toys. each, 13 ft. and only five if declared, &c. with SO toys. added by the Old Goodwood Club. Two miles. Lord Egreinont's b. f. Biked, 3 yrs old, 7st. 41b.. .. I Lord W. Lennox's b. m. Victorine. aged, 8it.... .. 1 Three subscribers paid lb cove. ft. and ten paid only a sovs. each. ThePurbrook Stakes 0115 so's. each, s . ft. for hunters ; Gen- tlemen riders. Two miles. Mr. A. Berkeley's b. m. Little Mah, 6 yrs old, Ilst. 41b.. I Capt. Pechell's b. m. Lady Catherine, aged, I Ist. 111 h.... 2 Sweepstakes of 36 sous. (eel, 16 ft. for 3-yr-olds. Ooe (Four Subscribers.) Lord Egremont's b. f. El (rid. Sat. 71b. .. I Duke of Richmond's gr. f. Dandizette, Sst. .. • .. The Sussex Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 40 added from the Racing Fund ; two mile hests (S Subs.) Mr. Whiteside's b. c. brother to Antonio, 4 yrs old, Set. 10Ib. .. I I Duke of Richmond's gr. c. Swap. 4 yrs old, Sat. 2 dr The first year of the Goodwood Makes of 20 soya. each, for all ages; the winner to be sold for 230 gs. if demanded, &c. Two miles. (3 SubscrPwrs.) Deka of Richmond's gr. f. t)andizette, I yrs old, fist. Mb.. I Lord Egremont's gr. c. by Y.Gohanna, S yrs old,ost.likb.. WEDNES DAY. The Waterloo Stakes of S sots. each, with 40 added. Mr. Scott's brother to Antonia, I yrs old • . • • I Mr. Day's Victories, aged .... .. 4 2 Mr. T. Jones's eh. in. Prosody, 5 yrs old .... 2 3 Col. Wyrdharo's b. f. Otis .... .. 3dr The Cocked list Stakes of 6 sm. each; list. 71b. each ; Ma. allowed to those ridden by Gentlemen in cocked hats. Lord G. Leonox's Swindon, by Lewis, aged Capt. A. Berkeley's Little ?dab, 5 yrs old The Ladies' Plate of 501. One mile heats. .. 1 ~ a Duke of Richmond's gr. f. Dant!:setts. 3 yrs eld .. 1 I Mr. Scott's brother to Antonio. 4 yrs old . • .. 2 2 Capt. Shirley's St. Laurence, 8 yrs old .. .. 3dr Mr. Day's Victorine. aged .. .. 4dr .. Handicap Stakes of 8 goys. each, 2 rt. with 20 added by the City of Chichester. One mile.' Mr. T. Jones's Prosody, 3 yrs old. 98t. 41b • • .. I Mr. Day's Swindon, seed, Sst. 10th. .. Mr. Berkeley's Little blab, 8 yrs old, Sst. Sib. • • .. 3 WORCESTER RACES.—TuzsdkV, Atm 12. A Sweepstakes of 15 soya. each, for two-yr-olds. Major Gore's b. f. Pheaiant, by Bustard ....... walked over. The Woreestershire Stakes of 10 toys. each. Two miles. Mr. Nest's Ang.lica, by Fyldener, 4 yrs old, 7st. 111 b. .. 1 Lord Warwick's b. c. Cardinal POT. 3 yrs old, Est. 9.b.... 2 Mr. Griffith's Broxlsh, 6 yrs old, fist. 91b. The City Members' Plate. Two mile heats. Mr. West's Sharper, by Octavltts, 4 yrs old .. Mr. Painter's The M An, 6 yrs old Mr. Mytton's Anti Radical, aged Mr. Patrick's b. f. by Blucher, S yrs ed .... 1 1 1 .... 4 2 .... 3 3 ... 2 dt OXFORD RACES. WKIONESTAT. AUG. 13. Nothing could be worse than the race of this day. The City Members' Plate of M. was won In two heats by Mr. D . FaulK ner's Unfortunate, beating Mr. Weller's Waverly. Mr. Beechey's Man Friday. and Mr. Skeard's Emily. The Sweep stakes and 401. added, were not run f•,r, in conaevenee of lack of horses. so that the whole amusement of Ike day was two easy heats. BROMYkRD RACES.—Wsusesotr, Aug. 6. A Plate of 501, for maiden horses of all ages; heats, about t mile and a half. Mr. Devereux's bf by Sir thiver, 3 yrs, Est I Ilb I I Mr. Painter's eh cby sellm, 3 yrs, 7st 3 2 Mr. Patrick's b f by Blucher, 3 yrs. Bit I Ilb Mr. L. Chariton's b e Osllivanter, 4 yrs, Sat 21b , 4 4 Mr. A. Jones's br cby Llymahago, 4 yrs, Sat 21b. 5 3 THURSO k Y. A Sweepstakes of 3 !tors each. for hunters not thorough bred ; two mile heats (tea subscribers.) Mr. Thomas named b. in kilsry, 6 yr+, which walked over. In the evening, • Hon , l'cap Stakes of h toys. each, with 43 added, for horses of all denomination ; heats, about a wise and a half. Mr. Ousland's b c Transillence, 4 yrs. 7st Nib Mr. Standford's gr. b. by Walton, 's yrs, Bst Blb 3 2 Mr. Daereux's b f by Sir 0:i ver, 3 yrs, 7st 21b. 2 dr A curious circumstarel took place at Whitehouse, OM Tuesday evening, 29th ult. John alWarlaie, a mai 59 years d age, and the father of I I children, undertook, for a trifling wager, to carry ano•her mai, Michael M'Clusky, eighty-five years of age, and upwards of eleven stone weight, one mile, whilst a young lean, Itobert M.Farlane; was running two. The race to .k pla-e on the shore road, between the two and three mile stones. The old man cant 2 off victorious, amidst the shouts of hundreds of sp•ctat .rs, having p-rformed his mile in sixteen minutes. —(Bel/art News• Letter.) AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR THE COUNTY OF. LOUTH Notwithstanding the heavy and incessant rains dnrinz the pree.•ding month, the wheat has sustained but little ap parent injury. Some fields exhibit partially prostrated spots; yet, on a close examination, there is not the slightest indica tionof blight or smut, bat, on the contrary, the swelling ears seem to be rapidly advancing Fs health and vigo it to full maturity—and undcr genial influence of the pres.nt fine, though rather cool and unseasonable weather, there is no doubt entertained but that the sickle will be busily ein *yeti in this county before the Initial. of Sptemher. On the whole, though the wheat crop will not be so abun dant as it was last year, yet there it every reason to anticipate the certainty that the quality of the grain will be much superi r. ilarl-v presents an in. finitely better appearance than it d:d last summer, and it is gratifying to perceive that a greater quan tity than usual itss been sown this year, as the cur-• stimption which the new distilleries will open fur it will be extensive. Oats look remarkably fine, and promise a mist prolific crop. In consequence of the con stant rains, upland hay has been materially injured, and many luxuriant bottom meadows have been seriously damaged, if not destroyed by frequent inundations.— Flax is unusually good. 'turf has suffered extremely, and there can be no amain but that a scarcity of this very ne cesaary article of fuel will be severely felt in the ensuing winter. Owing to the unusual humidity of the season, the potato crop (the apes :maximum of the poor) appears in nourishing luxuriance, and bids fair, to be comparatively superahundant, when contrasted with the produce of fur user years. Ards*, August 8, 1813. CORN EXCR.INGE, AUG. 1.5.--The cootinusnce of fine weather, and the li • tie disposition that the consumers feel to augment their stock, bare placed oar markets in a complete - stagnation, so much sotbat not a single sale has been made of any kind of grain except Oats, which article supports Monday's quotation, as it is now fully known that the punts will Dot open, the opinion of the law offices being in favour of the Boston return. All other grain must be gnats i the same as last Monday, NIRITHVIRLD M•RXIIT.••••TI•O supply at Market this morning was fully snakiest for the trade, and the prices of all descriptions of rank cesspit, much the same. as on last market day ; Beef, 3.. to 4s, Y.I. ; Mutton, 3s. 2d. to 41. 2d.: Veal, 4s. to Ss. t (mak 4s. to ss. k t _ . AZ" / • 4 s ~•-.- - •••• 7.1"-;rir - *d. ill 0. a of a_ .., 1 4.