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THE CHURCH. The Rev. William Clark, M.A. Ptofessor of Anatomy, and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, has been prt— tented, by the Mester and Fellows of that Society, to the valuable Rectory of Ouisley, in Yorkshire, lacant by the death of the Rev. Ayceough Hawksworth. The Rev. John Ellicott, LL.B. was on Monday last in stituted, by the Lord Bishop of Peterborough. to the Rec tory of liorn, alias Horntieltl. in the eounry of autism!, vacant by the death of the Rcv. Thomas Foster; Patron. Sir Gerard Noel Noel, Bart. The Rev. Revett Sheppard, M.A. of Callao College, Cam bridge, was last week instituted to the Rectory of Thwaite, Suffolk, ou the prestmtation of John IVilson Sheppard, E l : he Rev. John Ackrovd was last week instituted to the Rectory of E,;mere, with the Vicarage of liolkhatn annexed, Norfolk, on the presentation of Thomas %Cilliarn Coke, Esq. At a general ordination holden in Norwich Cathedral on Sunday last, the following persona were admitted into Holy Orders : Execogs.—Rubert Jervis Coke Alderson. B A. Exeter Col lege. Oxford ; James Walter Cary, B.A. :Magdalene Hell, Ox ford ; Jelin Oeorge Cutlets, B.A. Jesus College. Cambridge; Augusta+ Dashrood, Pembroke Hall. Cambridge; Thomas 1)o . vidson, B.A. Queen's College, Cambridge ; John Osmond Deakin, B.A. Downing College. Cambridge; Frederic Cooke Fowler, B,A. Jess. College, Cambridge ; Wil iam Lloyd (libbon. B.A. St. .101111. College, Cambridge ; Robert Jeckell, B.A. Corpus Chrkti College. Caebbridge; Oeuge Marriott, B.A. Magdalene College, CanibrtAge; George Alexander Puska , B.A. Clare Ilan. Cam. bridge: - Henry Rookin, B.A Queen's College, Oxford ; Joh. Fraocis Treadway ; Oarrod Wade, B.A. Jews, College. Cam bridge ; Charles Walter Whim, B.A. Clare H.U. Cambridge; Henry Thomas Wilkinson, B.A. St. Peter's College, Cambridge. Faisava.—Thenea Blew, Matisehal College, Aber. deem; Alb Illeelkll.A. Quern's Collage, Cambridge ; Charles tk bilaili Pa i lralt . Cal. : Eller Cambridge; e "Pgre,r, Ed ward Meted College, Cembtidge ; Citadel Barnwell Ifewleg, l irr i Celes College, Cambridge; John Lab. bark, B.A. Caine College, Cambridge ; John Norris. B.A. ('cius Collect, Cambridge; Peter Pining, B.A. Oriel College, Oxford; Edward J. Weetent Valpy. B.A. Emmanuel College, Cambridge; JUIN RUMP Watson. B.A. Emmanuel College. Cambridge ; Bolton WUson, B.A. Emmanuel College. CamtiMge. THE WINES OF 1025. 0111.31 AN WINES. It is the universal opinion on the Rhine that the quality of the wine of this year will be very fine, but the quanthy will uct mush exceed an average vintage. The opinion which s commonly prevails in this country of the necessity of drinking old Rhenish wine is little known in the country of its production. The wine, of 1611 are much esteemed, as well as those of 1414, from the excellence of the vint ages ; but except these, there is little, commonly no dis tinction oe care as to the ages of the wines. It is said by the wine-merchants of Cologne and Co- Mentz, that the introduction of steam-boats nn the Upper Rhine (in the establishment of which ;hex hare assisted) will materially benefit their trade. The little boatmen who hare undertaken hitherto the carriage of the wine to Holland, were never rssponsibk, and seldom trustworthy persmis. Besides the slownemof their operations, the wine intrusted to that was often diminished, or deteriorated by a mixture of water; and It has happened that casks for which transit duty has actually been paid in Holland, hare been foam* full of pure water. The stem-vessels will be enabled to tow down the steam boats laden with wine ; acrd the rapidity of transport, and the absence of risk from d.sliouesty, must together cause a reduction in price. FRENCH WINES. Crest efforts are said to be made this year to produce a large quamity of sparkling burgundy, of which a few specimens have already been made, and much esteemed by 4nateurs. The quality of wine, both in Burgundy and in other parts of France, this year, is said to be good, but the quantity not very great. The following is an extract of a letter, dated Tours, Oct. 6:— _ . - . " The vaatage of this year is in high repute, and is considered to be the best which has presented itself for many years past ; the eantisquence is, thst the prices an oonspanitirely high. The &whir, is filled with Parisian wine merchants , who ire buy ing all they as lay their hands on. They are the more induced to do bO. ttebUlt, from the excessive beat of the summer, the grape has produced a very high.eolound wine, and it will consequently bear a greater mixture. The price of wine in this country is 41. a piece (about SO gallcosi. mak included. At Orleans it is only half that pr:ce, bat there the wine it not so good. Further south, the choice wines have risen to an erwertnaus price; I mean the wines of this seesaw. La Flue has risen to .3,000 francs. to w%icti must be added 1110 francs commission for wastife and cellarage ; making together 4,100 franca for a tonneau of wine, comprising about four English hog heads, or, In other word*. about 41/. sterling the liophead ; so high is the reputation of ibis year's vintage." PORT. By advice, from Oporto, dated Sept. 27, we learn that the vintage (for the success of which considerable fears were entertained for some period past, in consequence of the heavy and incessant rains experienced there), will prove a productive one, and it is hoped the quality of the wine will be very superior to what was anticipated. A long letter, giving an account of the general view of the vintage, concludes in the following brief but satisfactory manner:—" The vintage, after all, will be a famous one ; the wnther h s tl:artsi up : just in time for us, and all is going on most prosperously.' The Ser:nam Jeer ►al of the 29th July contains the ' Proclamation of the Royal Decree of the 2d April, 1623, which assimilates individuals of the Jewish persuabion in the colonies of the Low Countries in tl►e West Indies, W the other inhabitants. It also regulates the organization of tint worship, and abolishes the privileges the Jews enjoyed iis that minty, petting them as nearly as possible on a level with those in the mother conntry. 'l'h►s decree was put in execution at Paramaribo, the 20th June. 1i , 125. dlr. Courtney. " the American Prodigy," took a flight I.t lirigliton on iVednealay. The mach►nery was similar 1 to that used at Dover ; but the Brighton people were much disappointed. When Mr. Courtney shall have broken an' sun or tw.i, he may became a greater favourite. LINWARIYS HISTORY OF ENGLAND AND THE EDINBURGH REVIEW. . TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH CRESS. a,—ln the article one LINGARD'II History England, in the last numbet but one of the Edinburg* Review, the critic pronounces the MS. history of tie captivity of Richard 11, preserved in the public library in Pins, a mere romance. Mr. Lingenl, he is pleased to say— " Repeatedly refers for events connected with the rap ture and misfortunes of Richard 11 , to a MS. in the King of France's library, which he supposes to have been Written by a person in the suite of that Monarch. The btS. itself makes no :itch pretension ; and though quoted as authority by Carte, it is manifestly a collection of tales and hearkays, embellished by the imagination of the author, and not *tore worthy of serious credit than the history of Don Carlo's, or of the conspiracy against Venice. Judging from the num ber of copies we have seen of this MS., one of which is in this country, it seems to have been a favourite work in , France during the long contest between the house of Valois and the house of Lancaster. Richard's marriage with a French Princess bad made him popular in France • his misfortunes were pitied, and his successors detested." The article is written, from beginning to end, with *rich an evident design to bring this great historical work into suspicion for the fidelity of its references, and to fasten on the historian himself the imputation of having sacrificed Truth to theological and party feeling ; it mixes up so much of apparent candour with its insinuations, and the drawback of praise is made so artfully to nen- tralize the donation, that I was led to doubt, on perus ing the above pewee, whether the critic had not pur pearly hazarded it, with the hope of thereby discrediting Lingerers History with the public, not believing it likely that any one would ever be at the pains of investigating the MS. upon the spot. It so happens, however, that during a recent excursion to the continent, I gratified my curiosity with an examination of the document, and could not help suspecting that the reviewer had paraded his knowledge of that which lie hail never seen, and with the value of which he was totally unacquainted. Unwilling, however, to rely solely on my own judgment, I requested the opinion of 'Mr. Buc no s , a gentleman eminently skilled in that department of literature, who. after a diligent perksatof Me mannscr;pl, declared it to he his conviction that it was written by one who was the eye-witness of the greater part of abet lie relates, and that it bears intrinsic and ample testimony to the integrity and good-faith of its author. On what ground then does the reviewer represent it as unworthy of credit What purpose could such a repre sentation answer—what other purpose was it intended to answer—but to cover anti give effect to the aspersion which he had thus taken occasion to cast upon the whole con tents of the work The writer of the article in the Edinburgh Reriew is now in Paris with LORD HOLLAND; he may readily obtain access to the King's library, anti can find no difficulty In referring to the manuscript. Let him then repair thither—let him proceed to refer to it—and having so done let bun Mrs pronounce—if honestly and in fairness he ens—that it is " a collection of tales and hear says embellished by the imagination of the author," and —if he cannot, let him then make a candid and manly re traction of his error. The article assuming to be a review of Lingard's His tory is the wotk of two different hands. The author is as little indebted to the Saxon as to the ceet,:h critic. The foolish pedantry of the one is—to say the leastof it—as bad as the flimsy panegyric of the other. After suffering the work to lie by them unnoticed for nearly three years, they usher in their review of it with declaring, that " to appreciate justly a work like this, would require a more minute and careful examination of its contents than we have now leisure to bestow upon them." But after having so delayed their examination, why do they at length enter on the task, when they confessedly are not in a condition to acquit themselves of it as they ought? " We are aware," says the Reviewer, " that to some of our readers, the discussions on which we are about to enter, may appear of too little moment to occupy their time. But we beg of them t 3 consider, tltt it is not the charac ter of a Saxon King, or the truth of a Saxon story, that we are going to try, hut the degree of confidence that may be safely placed in Dr. Lingard's History of England." It is somewhat curious that the Reviewer should enter on the decision of this great question, after having just before acknowledged that he could not afford leisure for its due examinstiou. As to the grave formality with which he turns over the worst rubbish of the Saxon !muds, and proceeds through his dry, laboured, frivolous, and tiresome discussion as to the guilt or innocence of .'deny and Elgiva, about whose purity or profligacy nobody cares three straws, and tenders this as a decision of the point he had so delibe rately rut in issue, it is a course of proceeding so ridiculous as to save it from any graver feeling than that of contempt I am, Sir, yonrs. &c. I :e VLSTIOA TO R. _ u.vlrriurry. FS Day, 0cr.14. Tenn, the Officers for Mari col. Osilcere. Rev. Collett. Jan's Col. -were COO Jesus College. 1, Trivially Coßep. Thomas Hutto° Sytepisa,. Wilke Cotlege UMW. Miss Whittaker. *. Joke* Calms. Georg* William' ""- It. John's C. Merano, C4ANL Thomas Replan, (53iiege. Collage. llenry Wyatt Cottle, Sidney College. On Wednesday the following Gentlemen were appointed the Caput for the year ensuing : The Vice Chancellor. Rev. C. Worilswnnb, D.D. Slitter of Trinity College, Div. Rev. D. G. Wait, LL. D. St. John's Lew. .1. T. tWoodholuie, MD. Cajun CoUegt, Physic. /UT. J. C. Rbden, M.A. Trinity )Sall, Sec. Non. iteg. Rev. Mary law, M.A. St. John's, Sea. Regent. Tien will be congregations on the following days of the puma sonast— Weasaahay. Oct. 19, at eleven ' • Wednesday, Oet. 21, macre++; Wrisdedap. Nov. Is, at eleven ; Wednesday, Dee. 7. at eleven ; Friday. Des. Wend of tern)), at ten. A grace baring passed the Senate to the following ef fect : Thu those to whom the Sunday afternoon turns at St. Mary's, and the turns for Christmas Day and Good Ftiday are & signed, shall, from the beginning of Novem ber, 1925, to the end of May, 1826, provide no other sabatitute than such as are appointed in conformity with tbst grace : The following persons have been elected, each for the month to which his name is affixed 1125. November, MT. Le Mt, Triuity College. Deeember, Dr. Wait. St. John's. 11211. January, Mr. !Turnbuckle. St. Juba's. February, Dr. Hollingworth, Pet. College ; 3larch, Mr. Orylls, Trinity Col lege. April, Alr. Rees, Trinity Colley. May, Mr. Chevalier. Club. Hail. w 00 Wally the 101hinst. the lint slay of Te Mb eopc pedtkerme were elected University li tbe year ellinnug ti n eearn4—Rev. Nichols John Temple, M.A. Sid Sew Beery Vein, M.A. Queen's College, e'. Thomas Dicke*. M.A. Jesus Cons Sissy . M.A. Pembroke-hall. llesnsearose—Row. John Hind, M.A. Sidney .11•Swat1eg, E.g. M.A. Qoeen's College. SCS TTTTTT John Donlon, M.A. Si. Jul lip. Ito. Waned Cowley., M.A. Magd.den College. Oa the stne day the following degrees we *ma ta or Aare.—Rev. Thomas Hinds, Jean en Inerwetos or Assn.—William O'Brien, Titan, Atediert floahleas Lewis, Trimly College. Thom Vels Trinity Oollogo. Charles Synopsen, Trawler Winans Warms lssereard. Trinity (Alms mean 11 Se. Jena% Cease. Uteri Jams, St. Joan'. College. GeTtes name,. St. Jobe% Callega William Slanting. 1 caws. Edward Medley, Qlneen's Collage. James C. ASO College. Thomas 11. W. Deebriaas, Jess College. g.m1.,, lintt.bliegv. Charles Smith, Claim College CON NELL r. COBB ft TT. Mr. O'Connell has at length redeemed his pledge of replying to the atusive articles which Cnbbett has lately published against him. This letter appears in the Dalin Moraing Reg isl, r of Wednesday, and is of great length, and, as might be expected, tedious enough to all but the I tries immediately concerned. The following extract will show the style of the composition, and the nature of the warfare waged between the belligerents:— " In my last letter I called Cobbett, shown talent at writing a comedy has, you perceive, been forestalled, a comical en4creant. I now withdraw the appellation. " In lieu of the name I thus roract, I will of my bounty bestow on him another denomination, which, although conferred by me - as a matter of courtesy, he has most richly earned. 1 will call him. In future, 'a vile vagabond.' A viLE VAGABOND he most cer. tainly is. Ile has outlived his intellect. There is a drivelling folly and a childish absurdity in several of his late compositions, which mark the gradual but rapid decay of his understanding. It cannot be mild of him that • his wine of life is on the lees,' because wine is too generous a liquor to enter into the comparison ; but • his gin of existence is on the dregs.' " It is really melancholy to behold the rapidity of the decay of this man's intetect. IVithin twelve months now passed It scarcely smacked of decline, and yet already the flavour of rottenness is upon it ; and that talent which used to affright even those whom it disgusted, now affrights nu more, while it disgusts equally friends and foes. •• I hope lam writing at or of Cobbett far the last time. I have to deplore two things. First, that 1 should waste so much time upon him ; and, secondly, that I ever formed any acquaintance with hint. " 1 candidly confess that I take shame to myself for having ever known William Cobbett pen •nally. I acknowledge that I merit Islaucly a greater infliction than hie ribaldry, for having known him at all. " 1 should have reeolletted that where there was not Integrity in private dealing, there cannot be solid virtue in public I le. 1 should not have shot my eyes to the glaring fact that this man praised Sir Francis Burdett to the skies, while he was borrowing his money and turned upon I • with fiendish malignity, when he could oo longer make him his pecuniary dupe, and hail neither she means nor eie incltnation to repay. I should have fled sect a loon as I would a pestilence; neither should I have left it to the combination of some resentment with more contempt to open my eyes to the real character of a man whose native form of mind raised him to an elevation from which nothing but the inherent depravity of his soul could have hurled him. " I own I could much wish to palliate what I cannot excuse—my acquaintance with him." It has been determined to have a public dinner, at Shef field, on or before the 4th of November next, as a tribute to Mr. Montgomery, the poet, who halately resigned the editorship of the Shrbiirld Iris. Lord Milton has promised to preside on the occasion. ST)IOD or LI Si Ea.—We understand that in a new code of discipline, Ittely adopted by the General Synod of Ul ster, it is appointed, that students, previously to their going to College, and previous to their entering a Theo logical Class, be examined by one or other of four Com mittees, formed in the following manner :—One Commit tee by the Presbyteties of Templepatrick, Belfast, Bangor, and Demon, ; to meet at Belfast, and be denominated the Belfast Examination Cornmitte-. A second by the Pres byteries of Dublin, Monaghan, Armagh, Tyrone, and Clogher ; to meet at Aughnacloy, and be denominated the Auglenaeloy Examination Committee. A thin' by the l'resbyteries of Letterkenny, Strabane, and Decry ; to meet at Strabane or Derry, anti be denominated the Strabane or Ourry Committee. A fourth by the Presby teries of Route and Ballymoney ; to meet at Ballymo ney, and be denominated the Ballymoney Examination Committee. There Committees meet every year in October, and report to the Synod the names of such young men as they lave examined and rppri-weti.---Briftht Ormolu-le. THE BRITISH PRESS. TO THE EDITOR OF TUR BRITISH PRESS. _ . _ Sta,—lt seems, from whet transpired at Manchester, betweett the celebrated Oldham Coroner and the gentleman who attended on the part of the Afavehater Guardian, that the question as to the right of the sullied to be pre sent, and also of reporting the proceedings at Coroners' inquests, will shortly be set at rest by the opinion of the Judges, that gentleman having expressed his determina tion of proceeding and settling this long-disputed, though never yet litigated point. In advocating the right of the admission of the public, and their reprcaentitives, the gentlemen connected with the public pfeis, I feel bound to admit that there are seve ral opinions in cidentally expressed in different cases, which in some degree militate against, and appear to shake my argument; but it should be remembered that this sub ject was not on those occasions the matter of investigation, ' and I feel satisfied that, upon a full analysis of the raw, this right win be found in favour of the public, although in one or tiro cases it may have been doulned, and even denied ; for in the case of the King v. Fleet, I Earn. and Ald. 374, the Court of King. Bench granted a criminal information against the Editor of the Brighton Jourgal for publishing a report of the cridence giveh before a Coroner's Jury : but that was accompanied with comments which might be fairly considered to inflame the public mind. In that ease Mr. Justice Bayley said, " nothing can be more important to irdividuale, than that their trials should take place without any prejudice in the minds of those who are ultimately to decide the facts in evidence. There are in this case two different publica tions, in the first of which the conduct of the unfortunate parties is represented in a statement of facts accompanied by comments that may influence the public mind. In die second, an account is given of what took place before the Coroner. That is a matter of great criminality ; for the inquest before a Coroner hnds to a pccotul inquiry, in which the conduct of the second is to be considered by persons who ought to have formed no previous judgment of their case. It is a statement of evidence taken wholly ex-parte, and where there is no opportunity for cross-examination. A jury who are afterwards to Nit upon the trial ought not to have ex-parte accounts laid before them. They ought to decide solely upon the evidence which they hear on the trial. It is, therefore, highly criminal to publish, before such trial, an account of what has passed on the inquest before the Coroner." _ _ Now it will appear from a careful I of this case, as reported, that the primary cause whit induced their Lord ships to grant a criminal information was the publication of the comments, and the other Judges, in delivering their judgment, chiefly relied on that fact : the above, it will there fore be seen, is only the °biter dichm: of a puisne Judge, the question as to the right of admission of the public not being in controversy ; and all persons in the habit of attending the Courts know, that their Lordships frequently subvert the very eases which they asserted when they have not been the immediate subject matter of investigation ; for, in the case of Cox e. Coleridge, 1 Barn and Cres. 37, which was a question as to the right of a person, under ex amination on a charge of felony before a Magistrate, being ' allowed an attorney on his behalf to conduct his defence, Mr. Justice Bayley, in reference to an observation which fell from him in another case, saki, " 'Whenever that care shall arik, I wish not to be considered as bound by the ()titer dirthns which I am reported to have used in the case cited (Rex. e. the Justices of Stafifondlire, I Chit. v 18.) I am open to hear that point argued whenever it becomes tie cessary." So that nothing is more dangerous than to con sider the Court as being fettered by an opinion expressed by one of its members, when that very fart is not Inc sub ject of solemn inquiry. The first material fact in order to ascertain this im portant right is, to inquire whether the Court of a Coroner is an open Court : this appears to be laid down in 4 Inst. 271, where it is said the Court of a Coroner is a Court of Record ; and in the case of the Kin. , r. the inhabitants of Eriswell, 3d Term ßeports, 722, L ord Kenyon, the then Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, in delivering his judgment, said, " The examination before the Coroner is an inquest of office ; it is a transaction of notoriety, to which every person has a right of access ;" and Mr. Jus tice Blackstone, speaking of certain Inquests not being traversAle, says, " It is because of the notoriety of the Coroner's Inquest, super anon cemporisZat which the inha bitants of all neighbouring villa are bound to attend," 2 Black. Report?, 981 ; and it is stated in Hawkins's Picas of the Crown, title Coroner, cap. 9, that "if the Coroner omits to take an Inquisition upon an untimely death, it may be done by Justices of Gaol Delivery, Oycr and Terminer, or of the Peace ; but it. must be done openly ; and if it he done secretly, it may be quashed." The public, therefore, have free admission into it, and a right to attend to what takes place, and promulgate it to the world, as they have to the superior Courts at West minster. ...... It may be said that a Coroner's Inquisition is similar to the proceedings before a Grand Jury, but it is apparent from the case I have quoted, that an inquisition before a Coroner is a public Court. A Grand Jury is op:it to no person except the jurors and wituesses under examination, and is in every respect distinguishable from a Court of a Coroner, for there the party accused is not under any cir cumstances allowed to be present ; but in Barelee's case, 2 Sid. 101, it was decided that in the cafe of an inquisition before a Coroner, a party has a right to attend by Counsel, and yet no particular person is under examination. One argument against this privilege is, that the publica tion of the evidence prejudices a prisoner in the minds of the Jury ; but this does not appear to me to be tangible, for, by the very oath which is administered to a Juror upon the trial, he is sworn to:give " a true verdict accord ing to the evidence ;" rind it is not as though he did not hear the evidence, for it is openly detailed in Coutt, and no man would allow his mind to be biassed by a atate tuent which he had only read, and which the Judges in almost all cases caution them against. . Police Magistrates, when they arrogate to themselves the right of excluding the represeettatives of the public from their offices (which, to dirk credit be it said, few do) argue that their's is only a private room, and, conse quently, that it lain their power to admit or exclude whom they please ; but the Court of a Coroner is, as I have shown, an open Court, and ought not, therefore, to admit of this specious and delusive argument, bus is open to the public, as, I doubt not, will soon be determined by judicial decision. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, Oct. 13, len SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. INTELLIGF:NCE EXTRA. DONCASTER AIEETING, TtEIIDAY. Two Year 01.1 Produce tiLllkell of 100 saes each, It ft; colu, Cot 21h ; list. Red House In. Lord Scarbrough 's b c by Canon—Joseph's dam Mr. Lamtwon's b c by Irdbo da Puts.-I,eop o ldire b c by Donsinsne— Rosalind Lord Kelburne's eh t by Viscount—dam by Woful filr. Houldsworth's b f by Fillto-11111er of Mansfield's dam b c by Magistrate—Torelli Lad Milton's ch f by Cervantes--Mananos Lad Muncaster's ► c by Orey MsdtUeham—dam by Shuttle DONCASTER, 1829. MONDAY. Four Vest Old Produce Sttlee of 100 each. h ft ; c. lts , Est 71b ; fillies, tlet 41b. Four Mlles. Lord Kelborne's eb f by Viscount—dam by Woful Mr. llouldsworth's b f by Filho—The hltller's Dim b c by 3lagistrate—Toretli (31b) .Ir. Russell's ch f by Blacklock—dam by De!pita (311 s) Lord k itswilliarts's eh f by Cervaates--Alarianne b f by Tramp—Clinkering Mr. Osscoicoe's hr c by Blockbsck—Louisa HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. 11. Joffe's. Esq. fix-hounds will meet no Monday next, at Windmill Walton ; H'ettnestltiy at Platt's Glean ; and Iti.ortslay, at Reigate Hill. at eleven o'clock each day. The Surrey Fox Hounds will meet os klcmday next. at Kent (late; Thursday at Riddlesdown ; and on Saturday at l'ititt's Hohotn. at half...rot 10 o'clock each day. The Harriers will meet on Monday at Sanderstaad ; Wedsestlsy at ditto; and on Saturday at ditto, at 10 o'clock each day. Lord Yarborough's hounds will men on :Woodsy ors% at undon t Tuesday, at Aykaby Mill t Friday. at Gunton Croat. hones; and on Saturday at Eirningtou Vale, at elsren each d iy. Aib de • THE ISLE. OP MALVA: -.--etnei.-- . . . EXYSACT OF A LIt4TIFIL LATELY lISCIIVIIOIIIOIIIIrOVGLAL There are few trlices we ep ehend so little known as in °k this island ; and when indly . to England is con sidered, it appears not a lit tle nit'prising. Provident., has been most bountiful in its dispensations !Inc, and in no case more decidedly than in placing this iste, as It were, in the very centre between England, Ireland, and Scotland; from Liverpool it is but 73 tulles, or eight house sail ; from Scotland only 20 miles ; and from Ireland but little more. The ports sod harbours of Douglas, Ramsay, and Castle Town, afford safe anchorage in all weathers. The growl revenue of this island in the year 1776 was under 1,4001. In the year 1824 it exceeded 20,000 L During the list few yeara the improvement has been rapid, originating mainly in the great advantage derived from the steam vessels ; tt was no uncommon thing, before their introduction, for five weeks to elapse without a vessel touching at this poit, and mercantile pursuits were frequently interrupted far six or seven weeks. The mails are now regularly brought by the steam packets three times a week, and during the summer and autumnal months, each day brings visitors of a moderate clan to this favoured isle. I say favoured, for 1 believe no other can be put in competition with it. First, it is exempt from taxes of all torn ; pro Visions are not half so high as in England—in this month (October), the finest beef and mutton are sold at 3itl., and bread proportionably low ; and French and Portugal wines and spirit. arc little more than they originally cost in those countries. House rent also is very undo-ate ; thirty guineas a year is the price of a good furnished house, and no taxes. Approach ing the walls of Castle Mona, the heat of the Duke of Athol, two crescents arc forming, and will be complete next year; betides this, around the town of Dougish may be seen lots of excellent residences, adapted to most respect able visiters. If the climate alone were taken into con sideration, it must give it pre-eminently the advantage—it is five degrees warmer than at Sklmotith, and may compete safely with the most southern parts of France. For beauty of scenery, it would be idle to compare any watering place in England to it—the beautiful inequality of the grounds in this territory, the immense variety of hill and dale, its lofty mountains and its terrific glens, are varieties not to be found elsewhere. But it has been said the society here is not good. I admit it was fair to say so a few years sinee,when persons were privileged to liveliere free frOmEttg lish arrest. This has long since been done away, and every succeeding year has brought an accession of respectable visir era, hut not to the extent the Isle deserves. The distance would, at no distant period, have appeared an insuperable bar, but it cannot operate so now. The distance from London is 270 miles: by leaving the metropolis at night (say Sunday), you may dine at Douglas on Ttiesday, and take 16 hours rest, at Liverpool, out of the 48. Thy hotels here are well fitted up; the one in the Crescent I may compete with the York, at Brighton. In this hotel you may be bearded for 251. a week, and sit down regu fatly to three courses. If to this expense you add a bottle of wine regularly (and that wine shall be champagne, if 1 you please, the price of which is here .545. per dozen), you may live here for .56t. a week ; and a family upon much easier terms, as it may be supposed the lathes will not (for a long while at least) regularly attack a bottle of champagne each. The result of this is manifest. A man may have his family here for four months in a year, and live in princely state all the while, for 1001. When the Duke of Athol is here his Castle is the con stant seat of hospitality and good fellowship ; and at Bishop's Court, the episcopal palace, resides the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Mann. Government, we learn, have at len;th come to the re solution to purchase the remaining sovereign right and vast possessions of the Duke—the Act of Parliament authorising this/ale passed last Session. It has been the fashion for some years past, for the " House of Keys" to be opposed on all occasions to the Duke ; why or wherefore is best known to theo.selves. One thing, however; is very cer tain, that they show great inquietude at the change they are about to undergo. We believe that since the arrival of Mr. George Robins in this island, they have felt the un certain tenure by which they hohl their scats. The object of his visit was at first douhtful,• but so soon as it was as certained he had taken up his abode alternately at Castle Mona and Bishop's Court, the mist that coverts% their eyes at once disappeared, and the length of their rites demon- strate pretty clearly the sad reverse they now anticipate. Mr. Robins has already been in the island a month, during which time he appears to have been busily occupied in sur veying and valuing every thing belonging to the Duke ; in most of his excursions he was accompanied by the Lord Bishop, whose local knowledge, no doubt, was very use ful. By the way, a wiseacre in this town, who has been fnrnishtng the Morning Herald with copious extracts of the " birth, parentage, and education" of the people of this little Isle, has in one of his late attacks, shown too much of the cloven foot ; he has wanted the dexterity to conceal that he is employed by the " House of Keys" to underrate the value of the Duke's property. To illus trate this fact, we may state that the Duke of Athol is Sovereign Lord of ail island containing 300 square miles, the value of which may be estimated at about 200,0001. a year, independent of tninerals and mines with which it abounds: and yet this Manxman states Mr. Robins's va luation to have reference only to one point, viz.—the fee simple of the Duke's property, which he bays is only worth .300,000/. ; adding that Government had only offered 280,0001. It is not worth while to controvert such mani fest nonsense. Mr. Robins set out on Wednesday on his return to England. The Duke is expected here from Dunkeld, the first week in November. I shall watch the movetnenta of the Manx Reporter, and be inured you shall bear again, if it be necessary to expose his mien . presentations. THIC WIL.TON CARPET WL•VERE.--Aiefrs. Sergeant, Thring, and Blacktuore , having refused to a l low the same prices to the workmen in their employ as that given by the manufacturers of Kidderminster, they refused to work ; a very respectful representation was made by them to those gentlemen, and twopence only is the cause of the remaining difference. The ground upon which the workmen stand is, that no man has a right to value another's labour, and also that the wages are so low, that they cannot maintain themselves and families on what they receive. At Kid derminster, they receive the full price, and besides ere paid for all alterations in pattern. In it is not so ; the whole burden is laid upon the workman, and if he does not choose to submit to the arbitrary rules produced for his acceptance, he is immediately denounced. By such measures, forty-two men have been thrown out of employ ment, but their brethren of Kidderminster remit them weekly 7/. in order to prevent them from conceding to any reduction of wages, which mutt eventually be productive of a spurious article.—Dreizes Gazelle. A very material improvement has been effected in the London road from Cheltenham, by a new branch leading past Cudnal, which opens some beautiful scenery to the traveller. On Thursday se'night the new line of road at the foot of Dowdeswell Hill was opened. The Journal des Bourhes du-Rhone contains the follow ing anecdote, of which it guarantees the authenticity : About dB years ago an individual was condemned to hard labour for life, and in pursuance of his sentence he was coneucted to Toulon, whence lie enittrived to escape. lie has lived fur the last forty.Gve yeses at Reanme, where he enjoyed an honourable reputation. The world was ignorant of the sentence with which he had been branded, and his conduct was most exemplary. At the end of the above mentioned time. hie cousin, who was the only person in the world acquainted with his secret, borrowed a hundred crowns of him. The appointed time for repayment has- log arrived, and being in want of the money, he begged his cousin rather earnestly to let him have the money. The cousin, io order to be revenged for the demand, which was in fact quite (*Met, had the baseness to inform the gelid armevie of his beings runaway gal. ley slave. Upon being questioned. the old man confessed the truth. Touched no doubt by a sentiment of generosity towards an old man of sixty-five years of nge, whose grey hairs inspired re spect, the agents of the authorities forbore arresting him ; but ad. wised him to terms to Toulon, and then throw himself on the King's mercy. The old man did so, and on the following day fur. nished himself with a pennon, and directed his stepi towards Toss. 100, where he arrived a few days Jack. On the day of his arrival, he went before the Cnnitnissioner of the Navy to make his deposi. tion. The Cotnmioduner directed Min is enure to the arsenal on the following morning. lie went there, and persisted in his de. sign. His register was referred tn. his person identified, and his escape proved. lie was then received into the place appointed for the galley slave., but was treated with that eare which his age and situation req • I. tie has made application to obtain his Ma. jesty's pardon, and there is the greeter hole of his success, es he was only condemned as • vsgabord, the laws bring at that Ilan very setae upon tat point. BRADFORD CO3fRERS AND WEAVERS. • [From the Lois inielfigencer. j The " turn-out" of these dismissed persona, so far from having lost any of its interestly the length of the strugee, acquires importance according u its.crisi approaches. nt usual meeting of the then was held atirww vs zreen tars Moaday, and it will be remarked that Teeter, al` tended and spoke did not ittempt to invalidate ffitriefuta tion of his assertions on the score of wiges,l;lPttli lisheil by the Associated Masters. lie seems at • teserve fiis tales of altering before the " stele foi ate assemblies of operatives in Manchester, Sheffield, and At* places, where he makes excursions to raisecontrihntioni, and where his auditory possess nq means of judging of the aecuracy of his allegations. He still however psffillidies addresses in some orthe papers of this town, in Whikb it is aught to set aside the force of the facts madsPaillet inlspecting his own earnings and those of his cow pinions, when they nliaquished emproyment. A reply ins been published te tester's last letter su this sub join. from the Chaiiman of the Associated Masters of Bradford, M. Thompson, Esq. a gentleman who for more than twenty years has carried on business theta, and given daily work, on an average, diming that long period, to five hundred men, and with Whose saMduce all were perfectly satisfied till the unfortunate firma. don of a Union under the present Corn • Ltaw r Mr. Thompson not only demonstrates the 6C Tester's statements, but also the absurdity of the demands insisted on by the combers and weavers. The forma re fused to accept of the required advance, unless tbe latter, if employed, received a similar increase—but would doso provided no weavers were engaged —or, in other words, that the weavers were left idle and starving ! An incorrect account of the proceedings at the Associated Masters' Meeting on Friday last having appeared, we think it riOt to observe, that they met on that morning at ten o'clock, in the Court-house, M. Thompson, Esq. in the Chair. It was the time appointed for every manufacturer to deliver itea list of his workmen who bad turned out and joined tbr Union, and also a list of those men who hid since turned in and left it. It appeared from their statements, that the number of men who hail turned out was (exclu- Mee of those of Mr. Fawcett, Messrs. Garnett, and Mr. Firth,laho are now in employ) 2,714 1 and the number of those who have returned to their wcrk anti left the Union, only 32. After a conversation of some length, two Rest lutions were passed, the one notnivating a Committee of four gentlemen, Messrs. Thompson, Lister, Rand, and an other, to prepare information on the subject of " turn outs," for publication, and to publish statements accord ingly, as circumstances should suggest. It is apparent that the nature of the contest now begins to assume a new as pect, and that the " molestation" suffered by some of the men is the commencement of the catastrophe. We received the following letters last night : " Bradford, Oct, 12,182 2 5. " The contest between the masters and workmen has misted so long, and acquired so much an appearance of permanency, that it has almost ceased to be considered soy other than as a matter of course. Besides what you are acquainted with already, I base to mention that three men were apprehended here, by a warsant front Mr. Stocks, on a charge of molesting a man who bad left the Union, and returned to his employment, on Tuesday last; bat. on the anpearance trt the parties before the magistrates, the complaint way discharged." •' Oct. 12, 1825. " It is stated that a number of operatives in this neighbourhood are coming to their senses, some having signed the engagement re quired by the masters, not to contribute to the Union, and conse quently been admitted to work again. Others, however, appear to be making a grand path for a lengthened stand out, having scoured this town in endeavouring to obtain the necessary funds; but wittt what success I am not able to state." Re'.g.hlev. Oct. 12, 1825. " Nothing worthy of notice has, this week, transplredctincerning the comber.' and weavers' Union in dila town. Should the trade continue in its present depressed state a few weeks longer, the ge neral opinion is. that hundred's of the above clan will be Out of em ploy in this neighbourhood." " Iluddersfeht, Oct. 12, 1825. " There have been no meetings either of master% or men since I last wrote you. The opinions of the people here (both in and cool trade)" upon the Union, are various, according as the respective parties aro interested and affected by combination. The radicals speak in just terms of Mill-ration again: t it." MEETING ON PAIRWEATIIER-GREEN The Bradford :combers and weavers held theit usual weekly meeting, on Fairweather-green, on Monday last. It wet more numerously attended than the one in the preceding week. In the absence of Joseph Holmes, the President, who was at Leeds, THOMAS EVE! EIGH. a comber at Bradford, was called to the choir. Ile said it was eighteen weeks since the strike com menced, and if it should continue eighteen weeks longer, and they should remain peoceable and orderly, he had no doubt they would meet with ample support. lle had heard that one or two men had been committing an outrage on one of Mills and Jackson's men, but he hoped that if any our should strive to /mice them into an affray, they would leave them to quarrel with themselves. The supplies to their resources were coming in from different quarters. They expected the amount of flee or six aaetionfof whale cal. Al most all trades were also coming forward to their assistance, among which were lead-men, tin-men, iron-men, silver-men, and gold baster*. who, rather than they should lie conquered by the masters, would pay la. *here they now paid 3d. They had lately received very little from the combers and icemen; of Yorkshire. and if they did not receive any thing more from them, they would not have much occasion to fear. Ile advised them to keep their mouths close and not to touch any man, or he would swear they had knocked him down. Asir Trsr area, the Secretary next addressed the meeting. It was • fortnight since he had the pleasure of addressing them. Be felt rent anxiety of mind for the success of the Union at all times, but he was relieved beyond measure when he attended Fairweather. green Meeting. lie was glad to see so many present, as it proved that they had no inclination to turn in. (Cries of " No, never.") They need not fear ; they had the means of subsistence this week, and would have it next. They would have it this year ! (Bear, bear, hear.) No, they need not fear being oppressed by pinching want till New Year's Day, as they hoped to be able, not only to t ntinue their usual allowance of 7s. teem fee, and Os. to married, men bat to nuke some augmentation, and also as provide them a lint: pltani.putitling and some strong ale at Christmas Some had put words as thew in their mouths—" Came lea us kill him, that . , in heritance may be ours" (alluding to an observation in th e E mil I I').e,, of Monday week). Others, to please a set of mer seasry men, had said, that if this " spirit meted* as it threatens, ssildmp lawful authority not private property in tire years hence, mitte any thing worth."—(The Times.) They had, Loiterer, the of tact to contradict all this. 'l'ha town of Bradford bad boon quiet; there had been no disposition to riot or tumult ; they had nor molested any one; there had übt been any robbery committed; not r single shop broken open ; nor any thing stolen from any man. They had no desire to obtain any thing in such a manner. They only wanted a little butter as well as bread, ands little strong, in stead of small beer ; in obtaining this, they wished to act lawfully, and the operatives, sensible of this, he was sure, would assist them. ( Ile now read eight or nine letters, but reed no name., dates, or addresses. One contained a remittance of M. and another of 6h.. being a second subscription. One was from a printers society ; others seemed to be from Unions in other parts of the country, one of which agreed to take some shares in their projected Union Com pany, to be established by the men at Bradford. They all gave great promises of soppert, and inveigh against the conduct of the masters ; one of them stated, that eonulbutions for twelve months longer *east be Do object. He then modals agreernost which had been signed by some weol-cenhen , suiting th at they would not contribute to dse Union, bat would be content with such wages as the masters pleased to give them, and if any of them did not con form thereto, they would forfeit ten shillings to the masters. lie said that three days after It was signed, they were ell told they could have no more week, sad were tsetse& ot the premiees.l They had received assuraoces of septm. from London, Ilaueliester„ Norwich, Kidderminster, Binsuogham, Sheffield, Sec. and he hoped their funds would continue to inerrant, till they coold allow each man a pound avert+. The masters had had tome partial success in the neighbourhood , of Halifax, Biogki, Wthelen, Hoslinghtits. lineup, he. where they had thrown about 10u0 hand s out of work, anti thereby deprived them of a considerable 'hare of support. Olio master had that morning tuned off sixty hands for supporting the Union. They had, nevertheless, paid lid/. more last week, than. they ever diet before. M missal. netts', paymaeter-general of the united forces, hoped the time was riot far distant when he should not bare to run c u o p a vid gi do ve w e n ver t; sh n zk a ce a pe ute rs . furs Since o t f le lol ma . islesTisisb•eval endeavouredh whenlie to stop their au plies, they had obtained au increase in the propor tiara of W. to 1001. ' He was speaking with a mart in the Union that morning, who informed him. that If It. could get two er thine shillings per whek mere, they might stop the muds he ever for lust- The CIIAIIIIIAN said, the reason why they real the letters without signatures was, because the masters sent a circular to every fresh place, in order to cut off the eupplics ; AV a tar their ease was sufficiently known throughout the country. they did rot now re quire it. • S i t . : i 6 e th ri e re oi t e u n lork. l :37l ,l l l l , n , s i t e e o r etis r l i' g e c ( u : t a nn in :fl a t -I' rd 'lr about s ePat fou a r t .- ed —if a a t r sd hal ged f . -------- - - - E tor r. it A short tirneago A Revco, na Cantlentait. who rthiars within '2O mile' of PJbtefmct..aniaale a thanks. tine journey with the fair ilauniater of 2 dericil brother, of well-known wrible fatni!y. Tho fugitive:: arena soresatft“ itt eltdir g p2riuit.-I.•eie . _~ ~- ,~...A.~.r, P 1 1 I 1.1 :I.: a