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tl' II STATE OF TRADE. f , i I• , . Although we can yet report little, if any, advance in prices generally, and inihreal ere not likely to be able to do so fer some time to come, we arc happy, notwithstanding the assertion of some London Papers that " the mat ket here continues at dull as.ever, • ': to be able to state that, in fact, there was considerably more business doing last week in some of the most important articles of our production. For both steam and hand-loom calicoes the demand WWI good ; bar the former a trifling advance was a4cetl; the latter were eurrent at previews rates, but very firm. For fustians it tots maid that lower prices were bid. but we have not heard that they were submitted to. A small advance was obtained an 40's cop-waft, and for mule twist about the sante counts, fur sheping, there was a very fair inquiry. We have said, in the early part of this patagraph, that prices are not likely to get up ; and so long as a considerable number of hands remain out of employ, and a large quantity of ma chinery is standing still, it is evident that there can be no Omer of any material advance ; for the instant that 3rppirm3 of a rice begin to be apparent, fresh hands are taken into work, and the supply is thus almost instantly attain broueltt to the level of the demand, and an advance tomarquenily prevented. In the neighbourhood of Colne, eikiptoti, leeighly, &c., we believe but few of those who were &stile te of employment have yet succeeded in obtain mg work ; Inn in Blackburn, we are informed, a consider able number of weavers have been taken on by the manu facnners' though, we are sorry to say, at wretchedly low prices. in this town, also, we have the satisfaction of stating, that the number of people out of work is, though not xapidly, on the decrease. • But, notwithstanding this is the case, it is unfortunately bettor) obvious that great exertions will be necessary on the part of the humane and charitable during the reaming autumn and winter. It would be to take, we fear, much too sanzstine a view of the prospects of improvement in trade, if we were to regard it 23 within the compass of probability that the whole mass of unemployed poor are likely, within the next few months, to be reinstated in their occupations; and many even of those who may sue eeed in obtaining work will be so hampered with debts ,mtracted during their season of necessity, and so much in want of clothing, which they will not have means of pro curing for themselves,' as still to be completely in need of elremosynary aid. We have sufficient reliance on the benevolence of our t - tunsmen to feel assured that their efforts to extend this .art, will not he wanting ; and we sincerely hope that the calls for assistance will not he more numerous than their united means will enable them to answer. F.?trt.oratENT FOR THE Pona.—We are happy to state that the interviews which Mr. M'Adam has had with the trusteta, &c. of the difffrent turnpike roads surrounding this town, have resulted in the placing at his disposal of a large sum of money which will be expended in their im piovement, and in the preparation of materials for future uie. Mr. M`Atlam is authorized by the London Committee tii e offlr IL for every 31. advanced here. Thus, by this means, and the present cheapness of labour, important petite objects may be effected at a cheap rate. By an ad verticement in our present number, it will be seen that all persons in want of employment, who have resided in town twelve months or upwards, are requested to apply at the Town Hall, that arrangements may be made for setting them to work. A notice from the Sarveyor's office also iresites the owners of unpaved streets to communicate with in the hope that arrangements may be entered into for paving and draining such streets at a very cheap rate of est.', and without delay. We trust the present favourable epportiinity for effecting this most desirable object will not ;set neglected.—Aluechesfer Mercury. MANCHESTER, Au G. 29.—1 n our notice of the proceed inks at the Meeting of the Committee for the Relief of the •Poor yesterday, we have given a copy of part of an article I which appeared in the Neu. Tinos of Saturday, as a letter trio Manchester, and was copied from chit paver into the . ovr ler of the same date. We are very willing to hope that the writer of the article bail no intention to misrepre sent the conduct or feelings of our fellow-townsmen; but certainly we do think him open to the charge of having, in ! tact, sail much that is wholly untrue, and which he could tare no warrantable ground for asserting. life shall not ei:ter into any refutation of the whole article; but we shall titlAt observe, that when the writer states that the wealthy arc indisposed to contribute further to the relief of the poor, tar to aid the anxious endeavours of Government to ame liorate their condition, because " there is a stifficent force hire to preserve tranquillity in any event," he makes an imputation which is perfectly 'unfounded and unjust.— Ntliat means, we should be glad to know, can be possibly of ascertaining the feelings of the wealthy inhabi tants generally ? And if—which, by the by, we dunot be 1i an opinion has been avoseil by some one or two individuals, is it fair, on such grounds, to attribute to the *Kole of that class a concurrence therein ? Certainly not. Soine of the other London Papers have lately contained communications, dated from this town, little less objection able, and little, if et all, more founded in truth, than that which we have above alludes] to. And we have no hesita tion in saving we think it would be decidedly to the advantage . of Manchester if their diurnal reports were intirinitted. With the best dispositions, the reporters have very limited means of obtaining information, and they are far toes apt to draw general conclusions from individual steciitints.—Mandeseer Mel Cla ItiCIET OF THE PO 0 14.—The reader's attention will be a:teketed to anarticle by Lord Elgin in favour of trenching. —ln the evidence of Mr. Ninimo, before the Emigration :ortainlttee, we PIA the following testimony to the efficacy in' *Pule cultivation. It is quite at variance with opinions "ditch have been fashionable on the subject. It must be .tionlilesinne to that part of the acme's pecus which calls its political economy : .Do you think that peat injury has been occasioned to the' iamb in Ireland by the sy, tern of subletting ?—1 rather think thaw the soil in Ireland has beat materially improved by she -system of seb.letting ; It has been the means of introducing 'path eJ:ttire, a greater quantity of manure to be applied; and nixie tee whole. i think if run corn: are those districts, su la as the enemy of Down. which ayer rn c sub-let, with other tar district., saris as s - yme rani of Galway end lloni•ga!, wham are revs sub-let, but in esti (.ruts. and originally weroof the some soil, • o I must see that the return of the soil in Down is vastly mereasen by the extended cultivation. I think that an acre of land in Dawn 100 or 150 years ago was not worth a it hilhag; and I suppose 911 acre of land in Erns Cunnemura is nuvrtLe same. and the soil is the same ; but the same kind cf !stab Dn.m will yield live pounds rent for an Irish acre, and In some ;Aiwa* nearly t:uble :hat. —Gla.gmr Cohricr. • If oat: AT NORWICH:A letter from Norwich informs i :is. that an absurd hoax, remarkable for the success which attended it, has been played off in that city, to the great amtwainent of its inhabitants. The following rid/au/on, bill WAS in gew-rag circulation in Norwich and the neigh ot.urbood for days previous to the exhibition, and strange ru srly, OH the evening of Monday, QO,OOO sagacious people from the city and country around for miles, on foot, on I.nrsebaelr, in chaises, gigs, and other vehicles, had actually collected below the hill to witness " the exraordinary per fortr;nnees" It is needless to say that Carlo Gram Villecrop flew tinite out of sight at the first leap :— ST .OAIIES'S HILL, DACR OF TILE lIONSE HARRACKS.—The riolie are respectfully informed that bignor ( arlo Gram Villecrop, the celebra . ed Swiss "fountain Flyer. frnu Geneva and 'Mont Blanl. V ju't arriv.tt In this city, and will exhibit, with a Tvro. ieie Pole, fifty fret lime, his moist astonishing gymnastic flights, neireettefore witnessed in this country. Signor ‘'llletrop has had the great henorr or exhibiting his otost extrirmlinary tents on the Gonifnent, before ttie King of Prussia. Emperor of Austria, the tilrand Puke of Tuscany, and till the resident Nobility in Swirzer. land.. Ile begs to intorta the ladies and gentlemen of this city, that Ite has selected St. James's Hill Asti the adjoining hills for his pet. fit , inences. and will first display his ransitable strength in running sip the had with hiaTyrotse pie between his teeth. /lc will next lay on his back, and balance. the some pule on his nose, chin, end iiiferent parts of his body. He will climb up it with the artooish. nag saltiness of a ea:, and stand on his bead at the top ; on a sud. ,:en. be will leap three feet from the pole without follinT, innineitd iog by a sltenese cord only. Ile will also walk on his head tip ;ell down the hill, balancing his pole on one low. Many other nit! he enhibitod, In which Signor Villecrop will display to much-admired Intel toppling, peculiar only to the itzeilancl. Ile will conclude his performance by in die air, tip and down the MI, with a vett assisted or] , by his rile, with which he irri) tln astonishing distance of 49 and: 0 yards at Villeernp begs to assure the ladies and gentleinen with their company Ittat no money will be col. after s. e exhibition, feeling goweinted that his exostions liberally rewarded by their generosity. The exhibition to Monday, the 28th of August, litlft, precisely at half * in (be evening. GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. A Meeting of the Proprietors of the above Company was held yesterday, at the City of London Tavern, for the purpose of taking into consideration the state of their affairs. Soon after one o'clock the Directors entered the room, and Hylton Jolliffe, Esq. M e l,'. took the Chair. The CHAIRVAN said that that Meeting had been called by the Dimmer', in order to ley before the Proprietors a Report of their proceedings during the last half year. The Report, which was then read, staled the regret of the Di. rectors at being. able to bring into operation little more than half the capital of the Company, owing to the delay in completing the engines and other apparatus—the affairs of the Company were, how eve?. in a pmgrerisive state of improvement, and, with an economical arrangement. they hoped, ere long, to have to etmgratulate the public and the proprietors on the establiehment of a Company as useful to the former asst would be profitable to the latter. It then declared a dividend of five shillings upon each share, being 10 per cent. upon such portion of the capital as was in use up to the 31st of December, 1825. Upon the subject of forfeited sham, it also stated that 14a had become forfeit upon the third insnilment. The Directors had thought It right to declare those shares for feited, subject to the approval of that Meeting. it further stated that the Directors did not attee.pt to disguise the fact that they had been led by their zeal for the success of the Society into huger en gagements than their capital could meet, and recommended an in. crease in the capital of the Company to the extent of 1te,000.1., to be raised by a call of 31. per share in October next, and the remainder as exigencies might require. A l's neat ETOlt said that he thought it unjust to declare the share 4 forfeited, as the Directors, in their first Report, although they had made a variety of quotations from the Deed of Settlement, had omitted that clause, which, of all others, was the most import ant. relative to the forfeited shares. Many persons—and he W.IM himself one amongst the number—hail purchased shares at a pre mium, influenced by that Report, in total ignorance of the existence of such a clause. Mr. D. W. HARVEY 14141 he thought that part of the Report unimportant when compared with the concluding passage, which ex eitedein his mind both surprise and ietlignntion. He had, it was true, heard rumours of another call. but he was prepared to hear of such au occurrence as a matter of judicious speculation, and rot as an net of necessity to their esireence. It appeared, however, that the Directors had led the concerti into difficulties and obligations to the extent of the sum which they now called upon the Proprietors to advance. This was an infraction of their Deed of Settlement, which excited n suspicion of nibunanagement, and called for some control over their future conduct. At their last meeting he said he thought their Directory defective. They had no less titan eighteen Directors to manage their little fleet, while the whole British Navy were under the management of a Board of five individuals. lie should propose a limttet ton of their number, and a closer delieitien of their duties. He did not mean to accuse them of wilful misma nagement, and it was much to their credit that sonic or them had devoted allege proportion of their time to the management of the etincern—all of them some of' their time, without ever having re ceived one single pound for their trouble. (Cheers.) However in diecreetle the Directors might have acted, lie believed they had not acted unprofitably for the Company, and he had no doubt but their wee .ss would be eventually as great as that of the Margate Com pany, who had doubled their navy out of their profits, and yet never shared leas titan from fifteen to twenty per cent. upon their capital. He then proposed a series of resolutions, to the effect that it appeared highly expedient that a Board of Control. consisting of seven persons, being hot lees of not lees than 100 shares each, should be appointed, without whose sanction no engagement ex ceeding aut. in amount should be entered into, and that a recom mendation should be given to the Directors to choose from their own body five members as an active Committee of Management, such Directots not being members of the Board of Control. . A PROPRIETOR eoinplained that the Report contained no state ment of the gloss amount of their earnings nor of their expenses. lie had never seen any statement of the expenditure of the 200,000!. He thought the appointment of a Committee of Propri etors to examine into the state of their affairs would be the best course to be pursued, as it appeared to him that a Board of Control would be only adding to the number of those who are already too numerate , , lie should therefore move for a Committee of nine Proprietors, to inspect the accounts, and to report the result to a meeting to be called ler that purpose on the 311th of September. 3lr. J. W. Hem. said that the Directors were in no condition to give to the Proprietors a statement of the value of the property, be cause they could not do so without delaying the vessels at least two voyages in this, the most profitable, season of the year. The yearly statement of their value would be given at their next half yearly meeting. Ile would pledge himself that there was not one transaction of the Company which had not been executed with the most rigid attention to economy and the interest of the Proprietors. So far as related to the Increase of capital, the Proprietors ad mitted that they ha 1 acted unwisely and improperly, but, he believed. not unprofitably. The gross amount of earnings was thirty-eight thousands pounds ; and if the expenses were deducted, they would find that there had been a profit of more than 10 per cent. on the capitol employed. Ale. I). W. HARVEY said that Sir Edward Banks had advanced upwards of 20.0001. of the 00,0001. already out of his own pocket. Indeed scene ten of the Directors held nearly half - of the whole stork, and would have to lay out of their own pockets upwards of 24,0001., in compliance with the present call, if' agreed to. Was it at all likely that they would agree to such a cull, if they did not feel assured of the eventual success of the ontlertaking ? Mr. Iled.a, in reply to a question from a Proprietor, said that the dividend was out of the profits, and had nothing to do with the capital n 7 the Company. Mr. Bow RING moved that the qualification for a Member of the Board of Control should not be ovule to depend upon his number of shares, bot rather upon his aptitude for the situation, and he should therefore move, as an amendment, theelhnination of the weeds " possessing not less than 11141 shares" Another Puorar ET og moved that the Report be taken into con sideration. These amendments were severally put from the Chair, and lost by large mniorit ice. Mr. 11AIIVEY'S resolutions were then agreed to, and, in accord. once with them, a Board of Control was appointed. Sir Enwarto Beg es said, that under proper management he felt convinced they would he enabled to make a dividend of 15 per cent. next year. A Pnorai crop said that it appeared to him extraordinary that the Directors, who had themselves infringed on the Deed of Settle. men', should attempt to deprive those of their property who might not have been disposed to subscribe to their illegal expenditure. When the third call was made, he had asked to see the balance sheet, but it was refused him. He could not raise the money, because lie could not obtain the requisite information, as to the affairs of the Company, for those who were otherwise willing to assist him, and therefore it would be extremely herd to declare his shares forfeited. lie held AO shares, upon which he had paid two instalments ; and he thought it would he only fair to let him hold 25 shares, as if four instalments had been paid, and to cancel the other 25. Mr. Haar- said, as the forfeited shares were so few as 145, he would suggest to leave it to the Board of Control to deal with them as they thought proper. Mr. HARVEY said that this sort of clemency would be an in justice to those who had paid ; and how could they expect to get in the next instalmento if they proceeded thus, giving a boon to the defaulters? Mr. JoaerevE said that very long notice had already been given, and many persons had entered into compensatione on the suppose. tion diet the shares would have been forfeited in 3lsy last. It would, therefore, be palpahly unjust to those persons to grant further indulgence to those who had neither paid nor compromised. After some further conversation, the Report wait received and confirmed. Air. PARICT.R, of the Stock Exchange, and one or two other yen. deniers, protested ageinst any further call upon the Proprietors until a balance-sheet was produced before diem. Thanks were then voted to Mr. Jollifie for his conduct in the Chair, and the Meeting dissolved. 11. sec-est.—We fear that there is reason to apprehend greet distress in the ensuing winter, in cmsequence of the unfortunate state of the harvest in route of the northern counties. In Cumberland and Westinorland, we have already stated, the crops of oats, barley, and hay, are gene rally very bail. But we did not ourselves know till within the last few days that the corn crops were so exceedingly poor in these counties as they are. One gentleman who has a large farm in Cumberland, we can say on good authority, after cutting all his corn, found he bail not suf ficiett value out of it to pay the reapers. This, we are afraid, is not a solitary instance. Turnips are not only scarce in this . district as well as others, but in some fields near the town ' which were thought better than others, they are found to be entirely destroyed by the fly.—Tyne Mer curt,. On Thursday last, as the Rev. R. IVasney was going down the river Tyne in the Dove steam-packet, he nar rowly escaped drowning. Mr. W. intended to go to Jarrow, and when the packet arrived opposite that place, a boat put off for hi:n from the shore. When it came alongside the packet, it was held by a man with a hook as usual, but before Mr. Wasney had got fairly into the boat, he let go his bold, and the Rev. Gentleman, not beivg able to maintain his balance, was precipitated into the river. He remained in the water for some minutes, but fortu nately another boat coining to his assistance, lie was rescued from his perilous situation. It is impossible to reprobate too strongly the conduct of the man on board the steam parket, who could thus by gross carelessness endanger life of a fellow-creature. But if he appears to have been highly culpable for setting off before his passenger was in a place of safety, what can we think of a man who, when the accident had happened, was requested to stop the packet, yet refused (as we understood be did), because, 1- alleged, dies person was sure to be drowned, and he ens afford no *distance ! Such inhumanity is butts' and volting, and it is only to be regretted that it cannot punished as it deserves. TAI E BR ;11 PRESS. CORNWALL AND. DEVQN MINING COMPANY . The Directors of thin Company having, by public Advertisement, called a Meeting of the Shareholders, to be held at their Ace in Lombard.ctrect, on Wednesday. the 30th imam, on several special matters relating to the affairs of the Company. about half a dozen Shareholders avid two or three Bcrip-holders acandingly attended yesterday, in order to learn the purpetse 'for which they had been convened. The hour appointed for the Meeting to take place was 12 o'clock precisely, but no Director was in attendance until one, when Capt. Teague entered the TOOT ; about twenty minutes afterwards Lord Palmerston arrived, and a message was then sent to Sir W. Kaye to request his attelidance but that Gentleman was not in town. Neither the Scrip-holders nor the Reporters for the public press were yet admitted Into the roam, but we understand that a conver ' Batton ensued between the two Directors and the Shareholders in Me first piece, as to who should take the Chair. Lord Palmerston de clined doing so, observing that he had hitherto taken an active part in the management of the affairs of the Company, but that, in coo lseqtronce of what transpired at the last Meeting, he had determined never tb preside at any future one. His Lordship proposed that Mt.-Woolley, a Shareholder, should taste the Chair. Mr. NVoot.t.e Y objected, on the wound that it being a Meeting convened by the Directors, a Director ought to preside at it, and he further objected doing so, because, as he considered that. in point of fact, no Company existed, the whole of what had been hitherto done being concocted in fraud, and therefore illegal. hs should be compromising himself as a Shareholder by taking the chair. He thought no Shareholder ought to identify hitnaelf with the proceedings of the ltheectots. A discussion then took place se to the validity of the deed. hoed Palmerston, we understood, contended for its being binding on the Shareholders, and that it constituted them as a ('ompany, and authorized the proceedings which the Directors had takes under it. 3lr. Woo t. I. Ev, on the other hand. insisted that the proceedings which hail accompanied the formation of the Company, both ante fior and subsequent to the deed being signed, were of such a frau. I dulcet character as to vitiate the whole, and to render every thing done by the Directors illegal. or, at all events, void. and ineffective to bind the interests of the Shareholders. He then asked what was the specific abject let which the present Meeting hed beet called ? Lord PA M li ST ON' jahl. the object of the Directors, in calling the Meeting. NOS, to rotertain What were the feelings of the Share r holders as to the propriety of contintting to carry on the affairs of ! the Company. It' it was determined that the Company should go on, then the Director, wield feel it to he their duty to enforce the call of M. per share, which they hail recently matte; whereas, if it should' be resolved by the Shareholder), that the Company should be dissolved, then it would be necessary. in some way or other, to rase meney to pay the Compony's items. amounting to 20,000 for which the Directors considered the Shareholders liable, there net being any money in hard to meet those demands. Dotting this desultory conversation, Mr. William Clark and two other Scrip : holders were waiting in an adjoining room ; and a con. I siderabk time having elapsed, they sent in to know whether any Meeting would take place, and whether they were to he admitted. The Seenoraor came in and informed . them that Mr. Clark end the two Serip.holders might enter the room, Lot, ar there would be no regular Meeting, the Reporteis could not be admitted. In consequence of this arrangement it is not in our power to state what was the final result of the Meeting. ELOPEMENT, AND SINGULAR RECOVERY OF PROPERTY. Abut three week' ago, the propnetor of a hikhly respectable tavern, in the city of London, having been in the country for a few days, was thunderstruck upon learning at his return that his wife hail eloped with a young man, taking with her cash to the amount of 500 f. It seems that during the late general election, the house alluded to was made a place of meeting for the Committee of a candidate for a borough in a north-east county, and the said candi date being well provided with the good things of this world, desired that no espenae might be spared, and that his constituents resident in London might be treated in the must liberal manner possible. This was done, and in the end the tavern bill amounted to 5001. In due tithe the candidate gave a cheque for the amount of the demand; and at that very period, tmforunatety for the master of the house, lie was from home, and the order fell into the hands of bis wife , and there is too much reason to fear that she had for some time honied a determination to elope, and that she only waited for I favourable opportunity, for imn ediately upon getting possessien of th e cheque, she went to the banking house upon which it was drawn, and obtained the amount of 51101. in Bank notes, with which she absconded. The landlord of the tavern, upon discovering the elopement of his wife, and the fast that she had rnecived the election bill, and taken the amount with her, applied at Bow street office for assistance, and Salmon, one of the principal officers, was desired by Sir Richard Itimie to use his best endeavours to discover the retreat of the faithless woman, and rir possible to procure the restoration of the money to the hualwAd. Salmon made inquiries, and succeeded so far as tb learn that it was probable the wife had gone to France *ids Ira paramour. He wrote to the coast of France, to ascertain, if possible, whether that was the tact or not ; and by return of post received a communication from a person at Boulogne, informing him that the lady was then there, and that she had just deposited 3001. out of 509 1 . at a banking -house in that place. Salmon, knowing that he could depend upon this infomtation, waited upon the husband, and the latter at once agreed to accompany him to France. The officer, who, from his frequent journeys to the Continent, is well acquainted with the steps necessary to be pursued upon all occasions where the recovery of property is the object, told the prosecutor to procure a certificate ei." his mar riage, and the register of his wife's birth ; and this being done, and the documents laid before the French Ambassador, and properly attested by sir Excellency, Salmon and the husband proceeded to Boulogne, together, without delay. On their arrival there it was found that theinformation which Salmon had received wan per. fectly torrent, and that • the 4tlol. was deposited as described, but that the lady, after placing the money, as she thought securely, had lefelloulogne for Dover, intending, however, to return in a few days. Before her return, Salmon, who was well known to the public authorities at Boulogne. made application to the British Consul there, and to other official persons, Mid furnished with let ters from them, and with the &temente which he took with him tram England.he went to the banking-house, and ins very short time obtained the restitution of the whole sum of 4001. Ile could with equal ease have restored the wife to her husband, but the latter hail, no great inclination for a re-union, and having got secure possession of tile VOL he resolved to come quietly home; and-without waiting for his wife, he and Salmon took a comfortable voyage to London. by the sleam-packet. The a ifc returned to Boulogne, but found that the greater part •of her ill-gotten money was gore, and that she had nothing to subsist upon lanyond the residue of the Ina re served out of the SOUL which she had taken away. It is but fair to state, that this is only one of a great many instances of the rem , very of property on the Continent by Salmon, whose frequent jour neys have given him a thorough knowledge of the best mode of proceeding on such OCCllliOnig. Ii XCURSION TO THE AN - ORE. Yesterday some Gentlemen, friends to the unemployed Printers, undertook, at their own risk, another excursion to the Nore in their behalf, determined that no ex,rtion or industry should be spared to render their companions that assists:ice which their situation required. It was sup posed from a similar recent event that a tetal failure would have ensued ' • but, thanks to Providence, a serene sky, and a prospect of a fine day, induced a number of unexpected passengers to join the benevolent party, when scarcely a third of the number of tickets requisite to hear the ex penses were disposed of. At half-past eight, the Sir Edward Banks, a steam-ves sel, with two forty-horse power wh:els, and one of the finest vessels of her class, slipped her moorings from off the Custom-house Quay, and in a few minuses brought us to Deptford, where we noticed two three-masted steam schooners, which we understood to be the vessels destined to join Lord Cochrane in the cause of the Greeks, A little. after nine, hove-to opposite Greenwich, where the Band. struck up " Rule Britannia." Some singing and reci tations by Gibbs, with music, dancing, cards, and drafts, amused the company till we arrived off Greenhithe, wbue five of our British bulwarks were enjoying the repose of peace. Off GreeseviJ we were gratified by passing close to the two Russian frigates who conveyed the money to this country to pay off the Russian loan. They are fine :vessels, one of them square-rigged, EtOish fasbiou ; the other is equipped with Ore and aft sails in addition. About half-past two we passed round the Nore Light, and entered the Medway, passing round several of the finest vessels belonging to his Majesty's navy. Our band saluted them with " Rule Britannia" and " God save the King," and were cheered in return. At half-past three we repassed the Nore Llight and a South Seaman, with her yards braced by, ready to start fur London after a three years' voyage, who cheered us. In short, every one ap peared highly gratified by the excursion. CAUTION TO THE RELIC:10118 PUIJLIC.—A few days ago, Thomas Whittle, better known by the name of Lan cashire Tom, was apprehended at Thirst, through the activity of the police officers, and committed to Northal lerton House of Correction, for a month, for begging. He stated that he was an upholsterer, out of work-, and origi nally of the religious sect of Independents, but that be • • had - - •• " which sects t't - • ~ w 61.7fiT0111-HOUSE. MaatitOW-rtnner.—olliir. Alderman' lieleas. as Alderman of the ward in Which the edifice Is sintared 4 applied to the•Letel Mayor, to requestfisat be wduld allow the whole of the edifice to be pinned up, or eupportcd at once from the foundatleo. Elia Lerdship had given leave for one part of it to be done at onetime, In order to pre vent public inconvenience, having too much of the passage nar rowed at once, by the erection of twailbide, &c. Now the inhabitant'', and those who were interested, and whose opinions he had taken, declared that it would be the least inconvenience to repair the whole at once. The builders ohm declared it would be the greatest con venience to be allowed to repair the whole. The LORD M AVOR went and took a view of the edifice. lie I declared himself highly gratified with the manner In w hich the Iwork was carried on, and granted the permission requested. A PRAISEWORTHY STEPFATHER. Mill, a carpenter, was charged by a little man, named Hodges, with a breach of the peace. The defendant had, it appeared, been out of work, and had fallen Into arrears for rent. The prosecutor, who in his landlord, had seized and sold all his goods ; the defendant persisted in retaining the premises, though his five children had nothing to sleep upon. The landlord, determined to dislodge him, tried what is called a Welch ejectment—took off the door, took out the windows, and let the wind and weather in upon the family. The carpenter, ins his side, fabricated windows of oiled paper, that mode the house, part of w hich; the prosecutor occupied, cut a figure that was rather de rogatory to his sense of dignity. The landlord stated, th.a in addition to these vexatious proceed- Ingo the defendant had (Allen upon him, and, beaides using most terrible oaths, had threatened his life.. The carpenter said that he had been greatly provoked by the landlord, who had caused water to flow into his rooms, and had threatened to bring a fire engine to play upon them. He had it i4O challenged him to fight. Four of the five children'were no: his own, but belonged to his wife by a former husband, but he was nerettlieless determined to meet every privation rather than go to the lOrkhouse. He expected soon to get into full work, when he would pay his landlord. fr. the mean time, he would maintain his right to the premises. The LORD MA oR dismissed the landlot Ws complaint, telling him that he must not be allowed to get possession of hissepart ments by unlawful means. His Lordship, who could not help ex pressing his approbation of the spirit with which the poor opetative avoided the workhouse, and clung to the four children, which he was rot strictly bound to maintain, sent an officer to those superin tending the work at the New London Bridge, and strongly recom mended that he should be taken into immediate employ. ROBBERY. oti LDITAT.r..-Mr. Alderman LUCAS Wit this morning f Mr Alderman ISnou sr, and the business of the day did not coinmene: till one o'clock. An interesting girl, named Mary Jim's. was charged with robbing a Mr. Solomon Ilintibill, an artificial flower-maker, re siding in Sohn-sqoareof his watch and seals, under the following circumstances : It a} pored from Mr. nottibill's statement, that some time since he met the pritionet iw Tottenham-court.road, and thinking her a young country girl, he made importunities to her, and the agreed to accompany hum home, and remained with him till morning. lle got up at six o'clock to let her out, and after she had been wine about half an hour he missed his watch, &c. Vesteiday mornirg he saw her in Newgwe.street. and gave her into the custody of an officer, to whom she confessed taking the watch, and pledging it, and giving the duplicate to her sweetheart. The prisoner, in an artless manner, said that the gentleman in. dueed her to go home with hint, saying be would give her a sore reign, but he did not. Site was about to state further, but was stopped by the Alderman, who said, that as the offence was nn mhted in the county, the case must go before a County Magist-ste. The parties then left the office. REVOLTING THEFT. Dow-stßEET.—.llnry Hastings, a respectable-looking eldcr'y woman, wham occupation we understood to have been that tf a nurse, was brought before Mr. 311 N all Imre, by I Pie, one of the principal officers, charged on suspicion of stealing property to a considerable amount, under rather singular circumstances. It appeared in evidence, that on Saturday last, an aged lady, named Dolway, who had the a long time resided at Kensington died, and the prisoner was employed to sit up at nights with the corpse. Previous to her death the old lady had, with the know. ledge of her housekeeper, whose name is al zabeth Hillier, depo sited a sum, amounting to between 70/. and 100/. INS r could not tell the precise amount), in a bureau in the .ocian in which she died. On the morning after the first night upon which the prisoner had sat up to watch the remains of the deceased lady, en examination ol the bureau took place, and it was discovered that the whole of the money deposited was gone. Intarreution was given to Ellie, who went to the house, and, suspecting the prisoner, he ascertained that she knew a young girl, named Anne Rust, liv ing in the service of a lady of the name of Hatton, close by. He questioned this girl, and she admitted haring received a silk stock ing, containing a 101. note, and 241. in sovereigns, frem the prisoner, on the morning that the money in question was missed, the pri soner telling her to take care of it um it she saw her again. Ellis then took the prisoner into custody, and asked her it she had re ceived any money lately if she had come into peeseseion in any way of a considerable sum ? or if she had placed Money in the hands of any person to take care of for her ? to all of which ques tions, in spite of repeated cautions from Ellis, she gave a decided negative. The girl Rust, who had given up the money at once to Ellis, was confronted with the prisoner, who bud not then a word to say. She had nothing to offer in her defence, and was remanded fur a week. TIIE NINTH PART OF " A GAY DECEIVER." Samuel Trott, a tailor, residing in the vicinity of Hatton garden, was brought up on a charge of felony. The prosecutrix, who is a servant-maid, stated that she became acquainted with the prisoner about a week ago, from his having accosted her in the street. She met him 011 Monday evening as she wile going with the makings of a gown to a milliner's. Ile very gallantly asked to carry her bundle, and, after walking a slant dis tance, he gave her the slip, and she did not see him or her bnndle until he was apprehended on Tuesday evening. Ile informed her that he was a gentleman. While in her company he called at a gentleman's house in Lincoln's dun-tields, and told her that lie was courting the lady cf the house. It was at that house that she found out his seldom. The master of the prosecutrix attended, and gave her a good character. He sail that She had come to his service from the country, and was easily imposed upon. He had been informed that the prisoner was in the habit of deceiving females, and bad sue ! ceeded in imposing on live gills before the present. The prisoner made out a very plausible defence, which showed that be was be no means a novice at the trade. He stared that when be had left the prosecutrix, it was only for the purpose of in dulging in a cell of waterer and, brine effected in a certain way, he delayed about a quarter of tin hour. After he had returned, he could met find the girl. He went in search of her next day, and paraded before her master's door, but he could not see her, and he ! did not wish to call. Mr. Hen:at:it appeared as solicitor on his behalf, and submitted that there was lot sufficient evidence to lead to a conviction. The bundle, which the prisoner on being apprehended gave up to the officer, was. now opened. It contained an old gown, and the makings of the new one cut up. 'rite prisoner stated that his sister had cat it according to the ale one, and was about to make it for the prosecutrix, at his re quest- The prosecutrix seemed quite alarmed on seeing it cut up, and said that it was evidently Mr the use of his own sister. Alter some altercation, in which the mother of the prisoner took a share. Mr. al INSTIULL severely reprimanded the prisoner for his evil habits in decoying girls, and said that he would commit him for trial if the prosecutrix insisted on it. This, however, she declined to do, and the primmer witeeliecharged. SHOWING HORSES. HAT T ONFGARDE::. — The practice of exercising horses in the street has lattmly become so eetnnion, and not unfrequently attended with serious consequences, that the Co=lll4lo°oll of Pavements have at-length been inductd to give directions to the street-keepers, and other officers, to lay infermations against all persons so offend ing; and it is to be hoped, that so long as the nuisances remain on &bait d, the persons alone competent to abate them will not relax. ,In Cliso of convictions, the Peiiee Magistrates, oneand all, are de termitic(' to carry the law into the fullest effect. The following is a ' ssmp!c Yesterday, J. Dickinson, of Gray's Inn-read, livery-etable. keeper, was brought befero W. I. Rearms. leq., charged with exercising a horse in the most crowded part of that thoroughfare. tae streetelteeper, stated, that between one and two o'clock on Tuesday the defendant was driving an uncom spirited home in a light eitaiee-break, to and fro, in Gray's-In= evidently for the purpose of showing off the animal's prices, bpi to the crest danger of the foot passengers- Ile wee driving at therms of from ten to twelve miles ea hour, though frequently called toe not only by the street-keeper, but by etvend of the inhabitants.-1 Tne defendant not desist ; on the contrary, he whipped the• hone, and drove with increased velocity, so that very many persons, amongst whom - was an elderly and inl)rm lady, were nearly ran over. Weltition made an attempt to catch the reins as the ddlehe dant passed the fourth time, bat was unable to arrest the anillwahli progress; he was also cut at with the whip, and narrowly escapadc being knocked down by the theft, which struck hint on the breast. The defendant said he was not expeeing the horse for sale. but contended that a person having stepped out of the chaise, lie was obliged to keep the animal in motion, as it was very restive, end; might have done some mischief if unchecked. The street-keeper had truck the horse without any occasion whatever. Several gentlemen neitlieg on time spot attended in support of the street-keeperat charge; and Mr. Saunders, of Holbona wrote a • addiessed to the Sitting Magistrates, which fully corroborated facts. Ir. ROGERS said that this was an ofiance which demanded the r exemplary puniehmera because it endangered the safety of public. It was not to be endured that horse-jockeys should convert tile streets of a crotedea metropolis into a drive, and the practice must he put a stop to. The defendant was tined 40s. with .is. (id. colts, and ordered to bail for assaulting the street-keeper. . DNORATKFUL ASSAULT. Alexander Currie, a desperate-lookitig fellow, was brought up to Jeerer to a charge of asenult. from the testimony of a watchman named Longley. it appeared • between eleven and twelve o'clock last night the prisoner was found lying in Exmoutibstreet, exposed to the dang er a: heing run over by any passing vehicle. On being rous e d, he recovered his feet, and asked why he was distu r b e d ? Then without waiting for an answer, he struck the complainant tit; violent blows, right and left. by the force of which he fril ; es d the back of his bead coming in contact with a stone, received c on . siderable injury. A patrol accidentally being near, prevented furth er injury to the witness, but received some damage himself. The poisoner wait ordered to find ball for the assault, in default of rebid ) he was locked up. VIOLENT OUTRAGE. Frederick Smith, tin elderly man, was brought before the Sittin g Magistrate. J o h n Watson, a watchman of Saffron-hill, said that about one o'clock yesterday morning he was disturbed on his best by vies of " Murder I" issuing from a house of tut indifferent ch aracter ia %Vest Eimitlifield. With assistance he entered the hous e , se , e i found the prisoner dealing omit a succession of heavy blows on th e persons of two very young girls, from whom the screams h a d emanated. They begged his protection, and he took the pi law into custody, who thou comnievcei a violent a!teck bier and threatened him with the vengeance of the l aw , a ., h e wa, spoiice.ofEcer, and could not think of being handl e d by common watchmen. ... In his defence the prisoner gild that he OM a Trilate teacher. and sag not aware of any of the circumstances now placed to his account. Air... Ron Ens said that he might have ird mom gallantry, though a private teacher, than to give a publi c leo.o n on puoilm to two young girls, one o ' clock in the morning, in s uc h a pe x h _ bourhoed. 111. behaviour had been of tit., gnnsts.t description, and he must find bail. NEWSPAPER REPORTS. ALINLIIOIIOIJCII-STREET...—Mr. CONANT asked it the Re. porter was present who made an application to him the day before, as to the Reporter for the Morni:w 11 , 70(13 The gentleman stepped forward. Mr. Conant handed the Hr,ruing herald of yesterday to him, and asked him if the Il ea of the application, as given in that paper, was like anything that occurred ? The gentleman said he had read the article, and that the who'., of it was a gross fabrication. When he presented the letter the Reporter for the Morning Lfrreild was waiting outside. He re. turned to him, and took the pains to write down what did occor,lsat no More. Mr. CONANT expressed himself with the gen•leman who presented the note, and observed that the article was wholiy false. Mr. Ror —All I ask is correctness The Morning licrald, having given that as the commitment n! the blind beggar of Saville.pass.ige which was only the ch arge ent-red in the charge-book, the 31agistrates of Marlburough.street, for that or some other reason, gave an order for the exclusion of the Rei otter of that parer. On 11t n 'ay h.: applied, and was fused by the officers stationed at the doors. On Tuesday he um in a letter to Mr. Conant, who not knowing the writer's name, hand d it to Sir Georg, Fariam, silo gave It to Mr. Plank. the chil °their ; he had received Vie order, and hie. n instructions to the officers. This he old to Mr. Conant, who merely replied, as an order had been git cn by the Magistrates he could do nothing for the applicant. Sir George laniard did not say one wort, though the reporter has given a hat wo. lel imply a speech. I .11.1 66666 • •••• nuw.t.Le same, and r tile toi Down will yield live p olscia neatly &obit that.' If0A:: AT NOIIWICI tts. that an absurd hoa. attended it, has been dantscinent of its inh • ; 101 l rat in general cin ot•urbood for tloys pre ?orgy, on the evening from the city and co I.r.rschack, in chaises. collected below the hi • . t firr , renees" It is need flew t! isle out of sight ST JAIIES . B HILL, I piblie are respectfully MI the e,elebra . ed Swiss Blan. is ju-t erriv•ai to iete Pole. Any fret long, nevet'befote witnessed it the great banner of exhit • Gontincnt, before the K tiranti Puke of Tescsay, land.. Ile begs ilintorin I , e has selected St. James foflnences. and will Drat tap the hill with hiaTyr... lay on his bark, and bah .ttferent pits of his bad ing KV:illness of 3 CA!, An , :en. lie will leap thr,:a fet iog himself I.y a shenese a.td down the hill, bal t,u s ad! be cell:Axe& ta.c audience the touch-at wasantry or Switzvittati rereS•ed in the city almost tmpercl.ptilde w.ilfietityatly jump the a uusC Signor Villeerni wdo hamar him with ti S • lected sill after the eilvib wiU be liberal liarbaSe z 00 a past the Vdeckls i • 1. / . . . • .4. 111;11VII .1.041 .+0 s.su • rassetme ••••••••, robate had subsequently become a Methodist, both of which sects note. sti team- he had succeded in gulling to *considerable extent. When the fact er the before the Magistrate he confessed he had been at York, I I ? . e been and that be had practised upon the religions public in that the plo was in city in the same way—that one individual bad given him convert When five ahillings, and he had been furnished by some other practice p the person there, with the sumo; of the principal, religious VI!! se, he characters in Think, and the.neighbounng towns. It is "" ` lll could be Wished that persons / before they 0110/ tbelageklee 10 be Alert nd re- so duped, rout I n a k e F ora Itip4ties at 4 Dot_rditY• we , uot be a an gi d i r is eCOM rous pl co eld m strangers In Wows H o f CONJITGA I. INFELICITY. *MARYLEBONE.—FIaneis Odd: was brought forward by hit wife, Mary Clark, on a charge of threatening her with violence. She stated that they had been married twelve years ; they separated about seven years ago, but he has frequimuy since appli. - t1 to her fog support; he called upon her some days ago for five pounds, and as she would not comply, he threatened to do fur her. lle is touch ad licted to drinking The prisoner, having nothing to say for himself, was committed. CHARGE OF VAGRANCY. ... Q (IFEK-SQUAR E.--Jiiincs ;Voila, who stated himself to have come from 3lanchester about six weeks since, was brought up teem the watchhouse, charged as a vagrant. Thomas Walker, a constable, said, that about eight o'clock last right, while going *long Ehury-street, Pimlico, lies to the prism:cc jump into tile area of al unfinished house; he witched some time, but finding the prisoner did not come out again, he sent to the watchhouse for assistance , and, on going into 9ie premises, they found him lying doWn on some straw. The prisoner said that he had not • friend in the world, and Manchester was such a distress:3l place, that he could not get em ployment there.—lle was committed to the House of Correction as a rogue and vagabond. THE ROBBERY AT THE BRUNSIV ICR HOTEL. Janice Milts, a chimney-sweep, who has been same time in ca. tody, charged, with another man not yet apprehended, with a rob bery in the rouse of the proprietor of the Brunswick Hotel, under went a final examination. The waiter deposed that he let the prisoner and another person into his master's house, between five and six o'clock on the morn ing of the 4th inst. A aweep named Chandler, who had been charged with the pri soner in the robbery, was now admitted an evidence rigsinot him. His statement went t i prince, that after the prisoner and another man came out of 31r. Blake's house, with a sink of dust, as he con olden'', he carried it home to Duck-lane, and ~.00n after discontel that tan bundles of wearing apparel were taken out of it. The prisoner was folly committed. ROBBING GARDENS. Information was given this morning at the above office that the garden of Peterborough. house, near Parson's-green. had been robbed on Monday evening last. The Magistrate ordered the officer, Warren, who mentioned the circumstance, to use all diligence ;1. apprehending the offend7rs. SPORTING INTALLICiE.NCE. CRICI :KET. Statement of the match foi 501 Park, between the Noblemen an the Duke of Richntond, and the 1 The Noblemen and Gentlemen. Earl of Uxbridge - 0 Lord Dunwich - 0 Lord G. Lennox - 2 Mr. Shelley - 0 Me. Courtney - 60 Mr. Ponaonby 0 11r: Bayley - 3 Mr. J..nkins 63 Mr. Peyton oft Captain Berkeley - 3 Rev. Mr. Price . 0 sovereigns, playotl in Goodwood i Gentlemen ' , loiters of his Grace ioodaooti Club:— The Club. Mr. Ayling Mr. Worron 4.1 Mr. Binker r. Coihoun 21 Iklr. Baker Mr. Williams Mr. Ladbronk Mr. Chandle Mr. Fraser 1 Mr. Demon Captain Price The return match on Tuesday in the Brocas, Eton, between the Eton and Uxbridge Clubs, was won by the latter, with two wickets to go down. A match at the same place, between the married and single men of Windsor, was dtcitl.3l against the 11enedhns by a large majority. A grand march for 100 sovereigns will be played at the \Vclling• ton Ground, Chelsea, on Monday next, between clever. of Perk. shire and eleven of the Wellington Club. SAILING :NIATCII. Yesterday being the day appointed for the sailing•match for a silver cup and cover, given by the friends of Mr. Gosling, of the Swan, Battersea. the river was in consequence crowded wilt cutter•, wherries. and all tLetaiptions of boats, to witness the mach. Upon the whole, It was a most ill-contrived match ; and from the state of the wind, and the time of sailing, it was impossible any decision could take place. The publicans, we believe, are the only persons satisfied with the proceedings of yesterday. IVe arc authorized to say that the Lord Bishop of Ches ter (not being able to attend at any other time) has thtli nitely fixed on Friday, the 15:11 of September next, for laying the first stone of the New Welsh Church of St. David, at the bottom of lirownlow-hill. This Church, we are informed, is to be erected by voluntary subscrip tions, for the use of the i.oor Welsh residents in Liverpool, to accommodate them with free sittings, and sittings at a low and easy rent. On the Nth Inst., the lady of William Watkin Watkir.s, E=q , of Snotton, near Shrewsbury, of a son. . MARRIED. On the 23th Mat., at Clieriton, near Dover, Jo hey Pow?. Eaq. of Totterittge, Huts, to Isabella, eldest daughter of Francis Hawkins, Esq. Senior Judge at Hardly, in the East India Coin. patty's service. On the 29th inst., at Wive'afield, Sussex, the Rev. George Dixon, A.M. of Lindfield, to Martha, fmlttli daughter of William Tanner, Esq. of More House, Wivelsfield. On Tuesday, at St. George's, Hanover-square, Mr. IVm. Rush. of Ranelagh-street. Pimlico, to Maria Jane, second daughter a Mr. 1). Brown, of Eaton-street, Pimlico. On the 29th inst.. nt St. Clement Danes, Howell Jones, eldest son of Stephen Hoed! Phillips, Esq. of Norfolk -strut, to Mill - , Ann, only daughter of the late John Marriott, Esq. of Champion', l in the county of Kent. 1)1E1). At Kensington, on the 23d - ina7. Mrs. Margaret Dalwaf, for merly of Iratlibury, pucks, agetlBl years. On the Olth inst., after only a few Mines' illness, arisirg front apopleay, Mr. John lee Sprague, of Cecil-street, Strand, 'pa 62 years. At Greenhill, in the parish of Deakford, on the oth inst., George Black, at the great age of 103 'Terri and six months. Ile s ac born in Glenbucket, on the let of February, 1723; was bred gardener, and for the last 7e years hiss been what, in the language " a -- ',lndicter of the eolintry, is called "a pounder" to the late herd Findlater and his fandly. lie was only confined a few weeks before his deinh• _ 111011 WATER Tills DAY AT L9NpoN BRIDGE. Horsing IS mla. alter 12 Evening........ 47 min. aßes Printed at THE PRITISII PRNSS Office, by J. W CARLTON, No. 111 1 0 atraild, and published by R. CANNO,r, save plea*. i 1 ~'~ .11 ~1$ ' T I • .12 .~,: .~ 2