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--+r-- ~.~ . . , . t rade on the Neapolitan territories. I imagh he e'• . Trl lt e • Cdf-Y.INISAI. • .. • . bee 'eery reason to felicitate hirrielf, that the 4 1 ,f tt1 . ,:.: 1 41( . S. '.. „ ____..____ . . i. - KO Tat EDITOR Or THE BRITIAII PRES*. ta ,apacitv of the British -itlittistere, instead of con- ,_..., tk ee & ee (..„......... • . _. ,-,.-:,- e eetering their forces awl their efforte, has scatter- 4 `- - a seiss .. t t e.c.g ., e p raare.et seer i i s obt rl iii t l e m fa b t: t l i n t s i r ti rt ii in „ t , r im es v uys o , w ' d itch. i ne er r i e ' P °-- e ,l and divided them ; yet, if we sappose that he is r . tr„, a et.i .e ro,e„ e 'tear a t eetim m ately compelled to renew the war on the Da- SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. foe iropiley that promise s all al t illtdeltit hat-Vest Ili nu ke, he must necessarily entrust to delegates the . those who have amide team, and oreilicieut Iti iure. YORK AUGUAT MEETING. to oarsue the niv es tig et t esa. n otti oty, rm . live ill a oae r a tiunt in Spain, in Flauders, and in Italy.— age whoa nematitic sit eaves . haec ,preteaueel a . rie. ,--- This is, in itself, an incalculable advantage to his witevesnev, AUGUST sl. tionie and digietled Z:l:shfe ter. Ex 4 perititee liar enem i e s, which has arisen from the boandless en d 9 7 4. 7 t e . P"t en • e k7 . 4 .1 1 6 7.. , eze i bt t i e- hr tl et a m fe n e e. feti_e ii re A ars .b :l 6 , 3 colts, ) 'hewn that theory, inliffieitYlent fiVieitperitnental iassetieble ambition by which. NAPOLEON is int- Mr. Clifton's b. c. Poulton, Nlr. Witsuo's h. c. by eteisaseateitaii and that a blind zeal for the discorere of new facts, sit alb 2 _ without any regeid to thehry, dieplays little else F elled, and which may, not impossibly, undermine s.erroalas a d to s l og o:%t h • v; s i r l ie f e t r— fo r e 0 3. ; r ve . 1:a r r o y o:, t than a daldials curiosity, which b ur d en , th e moo the stupendous Wire: that his genius has elevated • rime., pit. lath —Two oilles.--',sSubscoitsers ) ' - awry, without giving 3 entettoymeitt to the un- If Lord CHATHAM should succeed iii the attempt Ho F. Smith's gr. c. by Rewittletorian against hi. fleet iu the Scheldt, of which, we con- M r . F. Phthips's b. r. Stir Thomas T le 1 d first:lading. It must he obvious to every unpre fthe, that we entertain considerable doubts; and if Cooke of Leeds' ajs ch. c. Fancy 2 udiced mind, te a t new f acts ie,h;e birth to new °.to 4 on the winner-4 tim race, woe by h a lf a b ea d. °Philo"; maul that uew opiont.evo, in the it turn, lead A 1... Sie Tittle WELLEiLET should extricate liiinsel 1 . fi- „ Fitly Pounds given by the City of York, added t o una .thi r d to the discovery of new facto; and thus mutually from Castile, and conduct the British f o rce sale . i d 8 SiPo scr i pC j ou ' , new , by ee seta/ethers of no cub, tend to sere the great purpose of iteteuttbe — itu - - Li f i F or it tseyrars old litmus, Sm. Sit. 7lip. each—Foo t mike !movemen t. A S galyaoic facts h ave b ecome t i er back to u Simitivli port , of which we ha ve also our 4 itomerous. and o u r th earet i e °penults Oit • f i re mohy without's I. no. Pstittna misgivinge ;to the inability of Boserastre to re. M a (airlines bc. I'oultun,4 via old pew in person to the scene of war, and to that ewe 14 Darlintoo'. b. h Arclelnke.. Poulton fsvuutitc---A very tiase lace. . call the attention of your rea d ers to as dew remarks curnstauce alone, court we, in undone, impute our — a ___ on that ititereatiag science, under it strun g per negative, or our affirmative eitceess. A few days, READING RACES. suasion that. they will lettuce such further inquiries perhaps a few 'inure, may resolve the question of WRGIIESDAV, ACG. 23. as may render the subject Mote c.ear and coin peace or of war in Germany. On that event Fifty Pound* for all ages,-Pour tulle beats. p relieuei ble. After lisiviug paid considerable. attes ter. DiAtee Gumbo, ii.yrs. aid I 1 non to eleetrieity in general. it-appears to me that may be said greatly to deeetul the termination Mr. !air bb. 'fans a 3 g calorie, and tire decoutpueen water of . the galvanic of our •experitnetits in Holland and in Spaiti.— Mn. Croft's Itsechao..ll . 3 3 trotign, constitute time gasivailic Hinds. This cons- Meanwhile, much as we rejoice in the fall of' Flueli- An cloy twee.--1 us lon the maniac elusion is strongly sinoporteol by sail nil recent &s -ew/tale. on galvanic. riegtneityr ,It has been shewia --e.------ --a jug, 'monthly as we are dtspoul to detract from 7%, lA' EDITOR of The URI rISH PRESS. the merits oldie Cominaucier-in-Clitef ;we lament ----aessa-- by ears-rat expensitents, that the positive galvanic eta—Caw yea, or any of your .c urreapuur i tunii i a r,,,,, fluid is of all Cent nature. and that tilt regative that so much time has brew already lost in prose nse, N. loy ilss feigns 011ie li c have in M aim. sh.tukt *Jr ranee gelvauie fluid is of an alkeline nature. It is also cuting the ulterior, and the far more difficult OF. a antsiolorerr, (meaaleg, as I apprebewd, hedf to sz•ert one). well know., that oxygeo, whicii is one of the con it...ode of the expedition. We hive seen various let- __ _ t , low Tour eveletela Reader, mound parts of mat. r, forms tt part of limit acids, ckei column,stn Aug. BIITSICA. tire from oil Flushing, down to the alas and 17th - - ---- - • • - - and promotes acidity ; soil tied hYttre.'eol, which of the present" month. All of them, while they Yesterday morning, His itl %agars'. the Prim- is the other constituent l out a waive, t a part . tees Arguers. amid the Duke of Constant:l:, of our, 11 1 " :4 of "II the alkalies, tbrrot"rer , "I" "It ' speak in terms of high encomium of the valour of encompititied by Lady ISABELLA . 1 - ItTNI.E. &USG- 11 ' " "" 2 n at ure; mr 4 rtlor'stiYi arni. " , 14:vo acid the foreeta and of the nauticel science, no lese . than , ~ vale k.ARTWRIMIT and Fa rzaoy, wid enlonels hydroeca are favour/thee to the pru4bulion of of the astonishing effort~ of the Beet ; concur in re- TAT Lost and Diasauwe, rode in Windsor Park, acids a" - I alk din;; and, a. priontiye wild negative gretteig, that, from palatable overnight or neglect, rod, at tee-lee o'clock, rettiEll.l.4l to tile l'alocc. galvaisiein are thenumble to the some products, we in not bringing over sufficient boats for the purpose, Tim Pritteees Somali, still mutinous indispo se d, !toe' ; 44 s nit r, the, then rotettitneet part e ere or their results would not be se mind unable to accompany Him Illenerc la Ids' '''' 4'. this sawn. Ciolsand was not occiapied, as it might, eitil ought usual ride. . • very eimilar. Attooagh it may appear esident that to have burn. This original omission, it is munch On Monday, Princesses Aueta e and %levee will oxygen and hydrogen fora: the bales of the vire to be apprehended, may eveutually entail the meet knee Windsor, and proceed on their cat:iv:elan to arc dual., I alit well aware it Will he diffil•wit to unfortunate consequences. 11 eymouth. I bring direct proof that it is merely by a peculiar union with calorie, tlleiethey aeemre their galva a Lord LEVESON GOWER spent part of the even.. o . Elio etteuire ; but, fortanettly, in tats ease we are It is feared that the report of the capture of see ing of Thursday a ith Lord and Lady idou me*, aided be wine etrnne eieelagies. Waiter. whir li has vend of the ("pinto fleet will prove true, as twelve ,la I I iri it. •• 4 '.. 41.11 . •tutiser Ketittiligtoll. , but lade reeembleitee Brame tgalviiiie timid*, may sail, bound to London, end ports to the northwerd The Comae*, of Mettaisaueau. it is expected of the Downs, ore , mining. The Trim: sloop of . ^ w ill leave wan , yew far changed by ire unites wivii caloric,. Ha to. nest week, for 112 E *Gat *hi York war, which sailed with them, as convoy from shirr. . bear a much stronger similitrity to t h ose ant Oporto, went into Portsmouth, but the coast from The Earl of Fiera left town, yeeteratie. for for, when united to a certain portent of caloric, It that port to the Downs, we I)tid, is greatly infested Cashioburr. Her Lady Alp arrived on Vatatintday. becomes eo dilated as to occupy about eoo times The • with the enemy's privateera. T.... vetieele were ev e. at * Wurtitiog. - - space t did is theeleiractee of water, and di s pi ers taken on Wednesday night off Heathy Head. Lord AloNS..b a.,', yekterilae, much hater. an einetie • aerie, that is °flew tremendous, Witten A letter, dated Dover, the 24th inetaitt, says : Mrs. and Mists hats AIM lois hot heard tl4t Col. water d (12‘"PrIej' and mote:: to Gott portion of' caloric, so as to form nay "d its ennst. ' in ''" Parts -oL A vessel is arrived here which left Flushing ou I rtAWItElt was severely wounatal in the battler tif t Seturday ; they state that the town suffered very 1 Talavere, at the head of hie regiment, the 1411 gel sit luydrugen 41*, they bear a 18.1eit stron g er mesh in the latutberilineimmediatelyt, ■end a great many men Dragoons, immediately set nut from Littlest' mate •reeeitsalititett to these galvanic titilda ; theref o r e , v t and women were lolled—a Mrs. FRECWAN cud liar tend lent ; • inn it is limed that teev air airman the ill aid very eetravag tot to suppose, that the water• son were kAled. At Ceinpverr about half the town of ate trough, %hew decomposed by the vicient ac vnsoners taken toy Menthe; Soutar at S'Oio-esteia. was destroyati ; the gstreatuu consisted of Propitiates, Amon- , the prisoiset• taken at i'leseucia waa tiou of the ;err and acid, may enter into such a . - 1 Sneers - in "MEADE, Who w.Ss iiiiiiall ea.zee sink at that ' sits nn r slt 'l sab rn S r i SP. catorive "8212°'"ettel"" th e gavaute wire! ;lee I f exygru form the L.: .2 Of pc .plaee, when it WaLi uttexpectedly entered by the alive galvanismoutd helloagert the hese attic. neste- French. • tier gebranic•lluitl, which septette-to be the case by The Misses Gritnevrontet, roomed paternity to their d , 4 . .nareet e vete, osey not the metallic sub their hours. iu Hill-street, Berheley-squere, from stoney, which is deroveren whew these fleets are ape Hettfordnure, and ill the eiterse of the day left plied to the fixed alkalies', tie an °eyrie bons the ziac town for Windsor, to pay their respects to- the plate*, .carned from the trough to the a katien. by Princeseee,_pretinae to their departure for Wey the unwire siolvattic fluid ; and which•is ~b er ate d month. The Earl of WitsYstaateen oho left froie the oxygen by the aateli, while the alloth amid tocu at seven o'clock lust ojght. fOr the seine pus- the imeatwegaleunic dual, whose lame is ,hydrogen, - pea. Arnow. let the Iliteles-Bead Itin. Glasgow. on the s° far unite with thena P tntr t izt " as to tut", a air compound. that shall have the character of petal,- eg , i 'MO. Sir MAKI :Vino, or (lotion, NI. N. Cuo hilel GRORGIS WOOD, XIS It. WOOD, and Elan- In order to put this opinion tii Mid feet of celesti te, Woos. rimeist, I coiturticted :Il gelve 11. 8 Itil platesA roan's,' at Cheltesdiern— olcopper and lead, inatiotkissr Shook Moro to be, the ton, llon. Mr. Eaol Fairer., Lord Robert rotzgerahl. Lady Centro Sut- Kennedy, Sir %ammo. A. coro m o s nose, s a osedeteil metal, had desteenue of time tioa g h twee Charles Hastmga, Colonel Rotolo, tOldael Boucot, Lieut.. sufficiently powerful ; 1, thought, when the gal- CulonelGrillith, Caplain Williams, Capt Jon venriee Capt. suu j e fl uil i a came in co „ taet wit h s h e alkali, that Pigott, Captain %Altar*, CaptainC.l64rD4 Grahams: Cart. the oxville would hive beets lintreted, and the new • Holoy, Captain Minim,, Rev. Mr. Wade, Rev. Mr. Wit,ers. Rev. H. and Mrs. Memos, Rev. Rowland itlt, Mr. sad Mr.. metallic coineutnel have teiliteried a coppes. appear- , H. Broughton, Mr. and Mrs . Smith. au ante; but, either fn the improper ceinlnuation The two eeoghteta of a "pitchout have eloped of, the mend, Of the sutellivees of tine apparatus, 1 from their hemp in the neteldsouritood of Flemmer- could not ° l inti" "Cathemt power to waken- the stunt", within these tendays. The youngest, who " new metal " under any cocoa:ea:knees. iv only 17 years of age, went off out Wedtteetlay Some farts, related in Mr. Dave's admirable se'nnight with a clerk, in Broad-street, stud they Bakerian Lecture, reed* Nov. HO, 180, are re lieve not since been heard or. The eldeetitivears treinely favourtthle to the above °test-teeth'''. ; petr ol' age, is supposed to have absented herself with 0 titularly that part "on the transfer of certain matt of property, and of notorious gallentry. of the miestrtiseist parts of bodies, by the actieni of At a Conti of Aldermen, held et Gloucester, on eleetricity," as it ratite nut very elearlv the sta ture of the galvanic 'Void's ; likewiee, an exprri- Mmidav, the leih Met. the Doke of NORFOLK meta on the tratiefer of different metallic ozytles o, was commated Mayor of tied city fur the ensuittg year. !thews the great l imitability there ie, that the +' raw metal" is. transferred from the galvanic trough. A rowing match took place on Wednesday after noon, between Bitooesoe, a woderonad at Tlirce However plausible these observation. may op- Cranes Stain., and PALM:ft, of llorseleydowit, for twat, still several objections may he brought against go guineas aside; they sleeted from Old SWA:i Stein, them. The twist direct übjeetion, in my lustful, London Bridge, to the Steen at Chelet'a. *vault arses from a late discovery Miele by the French title. BIIOUILIiON won by twa boob' length. ('he Mots. Wiens. (ley mid Thelma hey. found, The report that Sir ARTHUR WILLVILIT was that the Frew metal" Cea 'be obtained from the to be crated a Peer, by the title of Baron TSLA- el hides, without the aid of galvititisin, by the de VERA, appears to have been a hasty conjecture of c/plating power of hot iron. But, with deference 'tome of the sordid sycophants of the WELLRRLEy to such authority, 1 a.n inclined to suppose, that Ninth, ; and what great family, recently returned the metal, witi.ls they procured hy this process, is from India, is without their panders and seen shunts the 'expiated iron of the apparatus, imperfectly re in the public Joaraels ?—lt is now said, we believe stored by the ante!: employed, and not a metal de with more appearance of truth, that he is to be rived from the alkali by the action of the heated emitted Viseauat WELLIN EToi, of Tatar era and of irms. It may also be objected, if oxygen and by- Wellington, and Baron Douala. of Wellesley, in drogen form the bases of the goilvanio; fluids, how the county or Somerset. . is it that the galvanic fluid: can be excited m erely Capt. IleactetY, the celebrated rdestriao,l4 the by the toutart of tbeetiallar metals, where water sti lineal representative of Witttem,laet E.rl of Airth, net present ? The fluid. excites' iu this caw are, iu his great graad uncle, rail his right to that Peerage my opinion, 'Werth!) , &tide to those excited be the has already been established by a service before a trans h ; as I believe they are the same as common Jury in Scotland, although be has not yet laid his electricity, whale bases, 1 thiuk, col lie 8118811 to claim before the House of Peers. Ile has to boast be eixygeit and nitrogen. of royal extraction, being lineally descended from . These remarks onigldVinism were not etimu- ROBERT King of Scotland, by DAVID. Earl of hated by. any nectelentinekilettuni.timeataliba 1,„,, Streak-rue, his soh. Capt. B. is the representattre chiefly resulted front a lionwesitestesuu to the weieuce of the two ancient female* of BARELAY, of they, of rioetricity—ithoold pine.tpiek ;item worthy sit and A ttaapitr, of Allepalice, in Kimerdineshire. insertiou is your valeable rapier, you will greatly in Scotland, and is peristeised of estates iii that I oblige, Sir. county rented at 8,0001. per annum. His father, I Your very obedient servant, the late Hoarier lleactair A teerstea,•bleq. was I ' Jul All 1311W•212.0. i IfTember for Kincardineshire in several Perhatartits. 1 Laag-Acre, Avg es, mow Capt. B. left the army some years air. . • nit Tram. owl, Part 1. pas • I .. on board at shipsto n. COM,*VA tip Portsmouth, rod from thence to Spain. Flushing sees to be gilivison al with marines and seamen, and the troops were to proceed to their further destination. The forti-, fictitious of Flushieg n were not much injured, but N I a ventl of the gm:s in the batteries were dismountett. • I'he Neptinte, SIMPSON, (A traosport,) bas been taken off blastle.gs, and since desertt d. The Lily of the Valley, DAVIS, from Liverpool to Qisebre, is pot back dismasted. The .11argaretta, from Liverpool, laden with salt, is retaken and arrived at Dover. The Liberty, of Wills, from Shields to London, sunk off Hasbro', on Sisturdav last. Friday sennight, the Speedwell, of Bridgewater. WM. NEEDS, mister, frosn Wexford, bound to Minehead, laden with 23 fat and lean cattle, and 23 pia, sleeve ashore near Lefty Head, in the neigh bourhood of Milford Harbour, and was totally lost, with all the crew, consisting of fr.ur persons. Boston Papers to the 23d tilt. have reached us.— One, in the Ministerial interest, makes the follow ing remarks on the refusal of the British Govern ment to ratify the arrangements entered into be tween Mr. ERSKINE Suit the Government of the United States There is .1111 s ray of hope that the stipulations of Mr. Etskinewill be rati fi ed by England ; but, on this hypirthe ma it is extnentely difficult to imagine upon what motives her Cabinet have been todueed to give such a wry appearance, upon a aegerciallon, in which es much depended on theft sok and conciliating deportment of .1w parties. We repeat, that whether Mr. E. shine exceeded his inst ructions or not, tunless thewaiwidemetiews wereahewa to our Goverument,) is • goes, Lion between Mir sod his Sorcruig• ; sad that his ration is, is justice laid banaar, Irreroceblv bound by his stipulations. We cannot pelvis& ourselves, ?bat any course between the ratification throe atipu:ations and war, can be pointed 001, which can be reconciled with the interests sad liuuour of America." 'the following description of the town of Talavera else la Reyna, is taken verbatim from PIIIIIDA'S Spa nish Dictionary : .Talsrera Jr Is Iteyna is a town in the kingdom of New Castile., is Spain, nu the blahs of the river Togits, in a cu. rious valle y , twelve leagues Irma Toledo. It rowelled, Las a stately palace, handsome atreets, and lofty huililin 6 s, a frullfol territory, 3000 hinnies, Sewell parishes, seven mono. atelier of friars, five a , wee, eight chipete. In it is a cou siiirrable manufacture of woollen stuffs, soil must curious earthenware, imolai to the host to Europe. 'The aortent name was Talalwiga, corruptly Talavera It once Imltinged to Queen Marv, sire to Mosso XII., for which reason it was tailed 0. la Xeres, or theMliseesee." Ois Tuesday, 15th August, 1009, Flushing sur rendered to the British Arms!--Uri the route day, N SINILEOR BON ArAZTE attained his fortieth year ! —trims this period of time, Prophecies have de clared that his greatness will decline I Licut.-Colrntel d. Car-area, of the Coldstream (;tiards, is appointed Assistant Adjutant-General of the Kent District. I'he oldest man does ant remember as) uniform and continued winds in the south-went quarter, as have prevailed in those latitudes since last March. Sometimes they have blown in hurricanes, the vffevts whereof ban been inenifeated all ever Eng laird by various ravages, particularly among fruits of all descriptions, attended with such deluges of rain es greatly to injure Cue earn, especially in the low 14 nth; the bigii grounds also have severely *offered. ';'7 4 ".. r r W`A4 POI.IC,R. . : • , • 611111rDRATA., AUG. t 5. teeth MVO; 'porter No Weyer!. H:rcle and Cwt. eicreirieht, lo . dhstneoSetreeforat folly ilowitted .i. trial upon a (Immo A 12, aiding stone le oirtera out or thrir atarehmm : Will.a.g. , "4 u clerk la lb , : ab,Are boos ~ havin4 aui.sed va a 4 . 1. Sr. 1.1111161111 at diffeeeMl tom out of the eraret , mer, not stmoret in . . LI!'" irlimeq ploacrlitry stooped his, mid foetal la Lis portarais. • aisan y iaf reaS:aist i , latl:kra lac had pat,lohie.l. file confessed i , lee tyiii a the !ams of rotator= his employ...re ' sad llo.t his !tire ,ie iltative of tlaem at a house in theawvertyb. He eipresw..cr die - amp* tut what le haii dote, and eons., he Lai lhouet blefure . lse had acted so. The parties were Wand _wit to press cute. • . , • To tie zniroft V The lIIIITI.III PRESS.' .......--05..--- Sto--.A raper of yesterday, called The rove ' ellffiline4 the hillowang unwarranted on/ waturaded piaratiraph.— ' " It is stated, (ryas peal aastlvueity, Vast Au stain oho wits *apposed to have Inuo killcd Los b-xii 4 so A . asiisn:Aii, ellen& by a allot heed front the toevier mats of war, some ti.iev“re. of the Chesapesak, rev-ivad li'as dePtb by a lAtow of a hand spike from this Master id the sloop, who permuted *Orr., s to mar that he was kilted by the Lem.d.?..." The locatives of the writer of the above rarogresplesuay ha - • easily appreciated by a litterral Ili itub pu-alic. la this the time to attempt to wHen the breach betwern twu listless, wham" arianuers:whos.: Linen -lee, ate alike, and whose inte rests, in every view, both po:i; 'cal and Ca:111a).103t: • U. the sane? I woo in New-York whet, the •ninetuunt? etre....m• i vtauce alluded to took place ; I saw the sofLercr, and die better-wound that crossed bas death. By your laser lug this 113 your valuable Paper, you *All much olotge, AN ENGI,I4HMAN. N.R It wits' sot OAF tbe Chesapeak, hut itff Seedy stook, 1 that the uufortiosattrtelleid lust piaci>. SUC'IEIT OF A/C..). .IDEL.PI/1. We bore been favoured with some interesting partictilera concernit.g the initrodinLihma of r.e growth of madder into this country, under the liu*- piers of that laudable inatitit:mn, the Society situated at Londoo. A.D. 1754, for %nit mound.% mein of art.,Mianufactiares aii.l coantiterce. Borne nolo:rivet but, na.-ote of this haviog appeared int vanous daily papers mid periodical publications we feel purticularly glad at being enabled to gratify our t by- the following genuine iiesinnit of the Society's proce.lines on that national object : At a General M eeting, held qui April, teo2, Nathanicl Conaut,.Esq. V. P..ia Cheir p ry =- fiats was made by Mr, Mideley, thi it be referred to the Committee of Chemistry, to consider the extract of tumbler raised by Mr. W„halisbury from seed I J:4:belated of Stuyr:l3, bf Joborocer smith, E. (Chairinau of the Committee coloo(n mid Trade), the. extrict beiag trade by !Mr. flayward,,, after Sir Ili.lngiiflehrs mode. At a Meeting of the Conunitte fOr Chemistry at the Adelphi, pgth Apik preseat, ttehii "IL.* chairinasa; filewsts. hlidgley, I "itilY4aorio;. dßoitsyereil 11 rlifer4ce, to *M. Cattittattre of a letter folhe".Soriety truits . .Mi s Salisbury, doted Brottiwon, 36th Aimil,"l‘o9,,. stating, that he had sent 4vto llRtnples of madder extract, nprehed A . 11, when of A is frjen th e seed presented to the So ciety by John Syritur Smith, Esq. add B. fleets Euglish roora,..hoth yreparid in the souse tattooer `by decor.ion tpitaiican with alum cud vegetable alkali; that the seed. A were sown is the Botanical Garden. Csdesen-place, iu April. 11308, in a cliyish soil ; and Mr. Saft,lairif - hod the 03tibr04460.v to f 4 4- r"'T°. dais that the culture tbereot might _be pursued wit h sticce.e ; that from calculation upon thr pit 'like grown, he sup ores the produce, if sown in drill ; o.w foot apart , would not Ml slant of 15 cwt. of roots per uere; that. behelieres the culture of it • upon a ingre:eirtensier sade greed Ire of service to the British Empire ; as; upon coartperisori, Mr'. Smith's, isitiallder was found to he iittlinitely supe rior, Mite Colouriog quaky., to the Dutch muditer, and to 'lather s7einisi of Euglish gro,. th ; that he hair reason todieliete a still tiuer colour may be obtained frborthe madder A, hut that lie has ii- M4yd his expert:neat s, its order to inerease, as far us possible, 14 remniumg stock of that quality, having 'Jamul the reed` be hod .left to the spring would 'got restore; Ova he will hold - the root', when lielsartte.l at the disrmsal of the Soc,ety,'; aidt tiny of 'lts mernhera ere welcome to make ra. petuncut. thereon ; and further he. wit' with plea sloe e n courage the grown} of nay seed which may ." ra'll into the Society's hand*: legally, Mr. Sahe 1-Jury il. cloned horn elf couvineed of the watimial utilityof botanicel iititittutons. Resolved—That Mr. :ialislary's experiment we the growth of madder from weds pnwased at :Symms, is likely to prove ' benefirial to the politic lt u nilired is retwauwad—Thal ilia:Aube returned by tba seciety to Mr. Salisbury, fur :us cousasontestiou aid tritest of waistante. Revolved to reeoionse3.l—Tbit Mr %disbars's comma niestion be referred to the C,.inwittec of Cerrotu„ndeueesia4 Pspers, fur polderatioss in Ow 'lrsnesetions of the Society. At a ti , oieret Meeting of the Society, 3d May. 1110:1, Richard Clarke, Mail. Cnatubertaist of Lon don, Vice-Preeident, in the Choir; The ',receding Report from the Committee of Chemistry on Mr. S. Smith's madder, a.id oa Salisliiiry•s culture and preparation of the same, was read end a 4 reed to. Saturday niorniiig tile Walt last. about three o'clock. a large rick of hay, rif Mr. M ILLIA3I PUNTING'S. at Ham's-tield, near Berkeley. war discovered to be 'en tire, and threatened mother rick staildiug by its side. The efforts of the bourhood quickly remover' the letter rick in wag gons to a convenient distance; but n veto excel lent tire-engine, (procured front Berkeley ), and every other means were exerted till neon on the follcreing.tiuy, before the 'fire ....mild be eo tirtly extinguished. The accident is cuojectured to have on s eu from lightning. Screral tualges of blither are on the point of em barking from Plyninuth-dock for Prince EilwdriVi Quiebee, and ottivr part, of Arn: rho, fur the purpose of making large purehuse, of timber ; the sesrcits of which, in thus countvy, um, luau iwro•fwverely felt—seri:rid l)ttielte.t Iwo win, it id said, be shortl' dischur4ed from the didla eta deck yards, ins this latter accomit. Two Fr. itch pri.nnien,, who had made their escape from one .11' the prison shipv ahationell' in the Men way, se rut a small !mat at fierise.4.lly, in the 11. gift of . rll4Pdily, j,pA rb,ri) they euipm,i at itcr O l• v,,r for a larger ore, aq.j then sh.fietl their coserpe fdthe Freoch coast. Intelligertee of the ;ow of hoot brim to Mr. FOSS. at Herne, early theloi oaring ma-Moe...he unsound his boot sell over ,tenjs the ricochaww,oa migrzit., where they-were afterward. laude-1. 1 1 ' I I