The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1826-10-02 00:00:00

THE GREENWICH PENSIONER. [Frier the MonAN and Emenirrart jlegazine.l A Greenwich pensioner! Hill any of my timers ever yonder on o u t strange co.t.pcmition of battened humanity end blue serge? 0.1 they iv sir feel a something approaching very near gratitude pasting in the tee roped is al erten* ie it pentsinner, w ins is hi: ills limiest, envo i-init. uttenashed front, looks in bluntly and as wonderingly et the 'rode a• d 'splendour around him, as does so unsophinti. odd welter suddenly removed from south Downs to ilteapsisle, whilst shaking his wool' n coat beneath the whip of the coachman pi •de Lord :Mayor. What a inicture of gravity and wonderment is in die poor brute's countenance; how, with its meek uplifted h ea d, at stare' at the effulgent vehicle—runs leaping at ilw coach. wheels. nhateking them for hurdles—falls, awemtruck, back, at the ill! and (wavered greatness of the footman's cocked-hat—then au hleely awakened from its monument by the !welter's teeth or t ee driver's sfelt. makes an wilucky spring of some three f , et into tre air, ceche" a elinee of its figure in the mirrored walls of a atik.mercer'e, and. worded at the sight, dashes through the first our., earryit g. perhaps, a few yards aeon its back, sonar red-faced nankeen.gaitered little stock-broker. whom spattered etnallclothee are for a time unregarded in the mighty rush of drovers, butcbets, bp, and idlers. Naw such is the real Greenwich pensioner. When I say real, i ffV3' l one who abhors London worse than he does a Frenchman; who thinks there is nothing to he seen in it, unless, indeed, it be Nelson's tomb, in St. Paul's, or the Ship public-house in Tuoley street. London is to hint a never-failing source of merriment ; that u. whilst he is out of it. Ile ails at Greenwich, and looking as , A 4ely as a starling. ere he snaps at a fly, at the piled up clouds of pnoke hanging over the we. Tamil., or indeed almost propped upon it, chimney-pies, and, stretching forth his stick, significantly points ththi out to his farmer shipmates, asking them if they do not this.k oti etc ts .oniethine dark over there—something of an • ore-eye to the pest?" Ile. indeed, never ventures to London, unless it be for a fresh supply of tohseco, or to pay a quarterly visit to his grand. 4 A ughter, the tipper housemaid in a gentleman's flintily. and who, in. deal. thinks whit horror upon his call, because the neighbours laugh at the cocked-hat anti the shoe.bitekkei of her relative ; but prin. b; ally because Richard. the biker's your g man, declares he haters all sailors. The visit is never a very It ii. , thened one, especially if t he girl live. I:i to the west: for her grandra•her has to call upon It'd; Somebody, who set up, with his prize.money, a public-house In Wapping: an off he stern, Iturriei up the Strand, toilettes his hat i'tout a point of principle as he nears Samenet-house, puts out tame met.s and away for Temple-bar. The pensioner has not yet. however. sat for his picture. We have a I read of crabs being despoiled of their claws, locusts of 1!..:t versils, and turtles of their brains, receiving in lieu ther.of a pellet of cotton, and yet retaining life, and appear. hie, in the words of the experimentelizing and soft.hearted estarel si " very lively and comfortable." • Now, the real ti re , tis rli pet shiner distances all these ' • he is. indeed, an enigma • naiure kt ows not what to make of him. He bath been sus pended. lilii• a schoolboy's bob-cherry, a hundred times over stir cloy , ~ f death, and yet still been snatched away by the band p,,, tenor—to whom, indeed, his many hurts and (Lingers l!y endeared hint. Ye of the " lord interest," ye eoft *narks, who think with terror upon a razor on a frosty soli:ring old gentlemen, who pause at a linen. • the Ormel between your finger*, as time verge,' —ye martyrs to a winter cough, ye racked with a rose ,e—all ye of household ailings„ look upon this :et..! pyce of clay, this fireenwith pensioner t—cotisi. i.' , y of his powers he is ileskled—see where the cut. is „ ,, litio.pike hate ploughed up and pierced his flesh ; ioAl!e has glanced. sheeting by : and when you hare —if thoy are to be reckoned—his many scars, above sik At his hard. contented. we:oder-barnacled face, and then, complain u! your rheum', your joint-twitching*, bay: t'p 3: f 1.." 0:to r:ere ‘l'hy, thit I:reenwi.ih penvinner is in hintsc!f a record of the last ;:i years' w.,r. fie is .1 hreoihing volome of naval hirinry : not o trent hnt iv somewhere indented in him with pled or lead: he ;:vi t en Vie Kick in which the Etiglivit Mani has notched hi:, when twenty.four peu:!:leri, were hang, anti main uso's wicket,. "i.e. in its !dinned eye is Ilowe's victory on the . clotifirsto first of .I.m e ;stumpw of hat what was once an arm. la N.:. ; ar.,l i , ) his weerkit leg, read Tratalcar. As to his scan, a a , ti, n, or a desperate cutting oot, is noted in every one a ; I ', ;.:, what was the rid fellow's only wish, as, with a shat ler,, he lay in the cockpit under the surgeon's hand— V!: a 1 , .i 4 his earnest supplication to the wet.eyed mrsamate him down the hatchway? Sinn ly, that he would eo., of the splinter of the mnitauast of the Vic. Ace of it a leg for Sundays! His wish was rat at Greenwich, always on the seventh day, and twerty-first of Ortober is he to be seen propped ',estimable aplinter„ which from labour, time, and cu taken the dark glossiness of mahogany. What a as ! What a certain consciousness of superiority on his ant at times pufra out his lip. and gives a sudden twitch to Hut ask hi^t in what quarter sets the wind—and note, • with) his ose (ye he will glance at you loin top to toe; and, • ever raring his head or hand to make a self-inquiry, all. y , ((t at on^e, as tlintigh it was a question he was already pre. faired for ! And so. bolted. he is: it being his first business, on r cons alt the weather. The only way to gain his entire is at once frankly to scow your utter ignorance, and his ir,miortly; am! then, after lie has leered at you with an eye, in s!.,::( there is a meeting of contempt good•hurnour, and sclf-im. pet Ara, he is wholly your own ; and will straightway launch e tnuth Seas, coast along the shores of Guinea, where— he will tell you he once fell in love with a negress, • lialse.". Cr, jilted hint for the cook,—and then he will launch e.,:: about Admiral Gw:can--take you a voyage with hint round Cape 11 , rn, where it mermaid appeared and sw,g a sang to the ' ,'s crew ; and who, indeed, blew aside all the musket.shots •I% 3%. li c era ung.illamly tired at her in requital of hr melody. pmsiunir has one pnrticular hsory; hear him through sutler yours:if to be wholly astounded at its recital, and. if tto ,re not a landsman. he would instantly gre t you as his d.-arest friend. The heroes of this same story are our pensioner a str.rk : a tremendous shark that used to be the terror of " . harbour of fit. Thonias's. Upon this shark, and the piece i i toe teal - mast of the Victory. is VW pensioner cotiteot to rest during his life, and his fame with posterity. Ile will tell you that he, being caterer of the mess, let fall a •,..cce of liter out at the port-hole, which this terrible shark re c..:,l into its jaws, anti twisted its body mint provokingly at the c"ri .u ranutl.ful. Hereupon our pensi.t.e---it was bJore, he I. 1.1:1•• you, lie hid lost A 111111.1—.11 , 6 heave of the first-lieutenant •T 111.: captain was w.hore) to lure a bout with the shark I 3re hi.l ;.; awed, all the crew are quickly in the shrouds, and the- hammock-netting, to see lora " tackle the shark." t. t r po t . oiter now enters into a minute detail of how, having snat.l leials.lf with a long knife, he jumped overboard, dived ...der the sh-trk, whom he saw approaching with el.stcnded jaws, .1 nti..rel u nettle. dour wuuud aith the knife in the belly tt:e fish: thi.t is ft petite,' thrice, when the shark turns its beck—a boat is let down, and both the conqueror ! thr etottphrttl are quickly received upon deck. You are ,:ttless :isle:it:shed at do: ; in, however, adds In your surprise by •;•!.; rut that the loess regaled att. the piece of beef recovered .: :a 'he lish ; be n ore astounded at this, although eaingle on St in ,oar asto:tishrner.t, and he will straightway promise some .y to treat your eyes with a sight of a set of chequer-men, cut :• the vat. dorsal bore ot the immolated shark ! To be the • 4.! . a •;dilorhi the is something like undergoing the ancient •It: Of re il.hot ploughshares : be innorert of unbelief, and you I •., wnsit.4l.iturrney in safety; doubt the smallest point, and e , s trickly withered into notellir. t; .en odd contrast to his early life is the state of a Greenwich •-•::,r ! It is as thow‘h • part of the &tip y and kerning sea ::1 ltest-tgnart in a b athing tr:b. All his business is to recount ' • hurler ;.11A- t o—to plat about, and look with a disdainful . • - trees. and brick 111111 n tr. ter ; or, when he would indulge in 'is :it ct spleen, to walk down to the river's side, and let his L/1 ot the mishaps of London apprentices, who, fearless of • e may have venture I some tire miles from home in not . • wlurry." A Greenwich pensioner fresh from sea • preposterous Creature ; he gets up e.cry morning for a a month, and still finds himself in the same place: he not wi:at to make of feels the strangeness of his and 'mold, had he the patience and the wit, liken to a hundred unsettled t4iags. Compare him to a • ims ii: a genilcinan's park, and he would tell you 1',.l in his day seen a hippopo•snius, and then, with P".l.•.,tured grout, acquiesce in the resemblance; or to a - - •1'•- C ott in a Nowa-garden ; or to • ses-gull in the cage of Canary ; or to a porpoise upon a hearth-rug ; of to a in a nursery ; or to a marling-splice in a milli. r . er , :._,:l:.roomor a tar.bdrrel in a confectioner's ; with any one .1 these misplaced articles would our unsettled pensioner until :irate shall hare reconciled him to his asylum ; 4..dr en then. Ids fancy, like the shells upon our mantel.pieco, v!und of the distant and the dangerous wean. At Greenwich, • r, the 11111tilated old sailor has enough to indulge in the de,tion bit Lady days, and, with what wisdom he may, to zkr up his mina to meet in another world those whom his arm mar have sent thither lung before. Death, at length. gently irys the veteran upon his back—his last words, in the sailor puts • , aithered loud upon his heart, are " all's well," and sea and have rasszd tway. His body, which had been for forty t , ,rs a bulwark to the land, now demands of it but two paces of c:u vilest earth ; and if aught could spring from the tomb charse t ristic of its inmate, from the grave of the pensioner would mote .tout unbentlinr, oak—it would be his hitting monument; and •u v.motling of the birds in its branches would be his loud, his art. .ts, epitaph. rhe lirceuw 7 ch pensioner, wherever we meet with him, ie a fine uatnt memenm or our national greatness, and our tin tunate loci hr. We should look upon him IS the representative of Neptune, :id bend one spirit towards hint accordingly. Dot that is not suffi fient ; we hare individual acknowledgments to make to him for thu comforts rf a Ione; safety. Let us but consider, as we look at his %oaten styptic', t ha: if it hi.d not been for his leg, the cannons full might have scattered us in cur tea-parlour—the bullet which deprived him at his orb of vision might have stricken Oar Villog, from our hand, whilst ensconced in our study; the cutlass which taeved his shoulder might have demerits:.ll our china vase, or Sala globe of golden halt :—instead of which, hemmed round by such walls of stout and honest flesh, we hays lived securely, participating In every peaceful and doinestic comfort, and neither 'used the roar of the cannon nor seen its smoke. Shakspcare has Compared England to '• a 1111•11 . 11 nest" in the •• world's pool:" let us be nautical in our similies, and liken her to a single !anon kemel in a huge bowl of punch : who is it that has prevented the • See VAillisat mid lkdL kernel from being ladled down the throat of despotism, from be- coming but an atom of the great loathsome Man ? Our Greenwich pensioner. Who has kept our homes fmm being transformed into barracks. and one eabbsge marken: into paratlea?—again, • and again, let it be answered, the thectierich pensioner. Reader. it the next tithe you nee the tar you should perch :nee have with you your wife and smiling family, think that It their tenderness has hever been shoeked by scenes of blood and terror, you owe such quietude to a Gretuorich pensioner. In c hed, I know not if n triennial pmgress of the fire:or:kit estaidialiment through the "mole kingdom would sot he a.hroted wilt the moat beneficial elms—tstiters would teach their lisle once to lisp thanksgivings unto God that they were horn in England, as reminded of unit hopy superiority by the withered form of every Greenwich pensioner. NEWMARKET 1711.5 T OCTOBER MEETING. New MAR[t:T, SUNDAY. The -acing season for 1526 apptostehes near its conclu sion—three Mettings, and the sporting world will have a respite of five or six months from its precarious enjoy ments. The first of the October Meetings will commence to-morrow, and terminate on Thursday ; it will be highly interesting in many respects, and more particularly to the betting circle, it being usual with several of the Nobility and others, not at the Doncaster Races, to show (as it is technically termed) at Newmarket in the next rate week, for the purpose of settling their engagements on the Great St. Leger, till which time it is impossible for any one to strike a balance of profit or loss. Many very heavy ac counts still remain open, and it will he readily conceived that not a few look forward to the ensuing week with touch anxiety. if not apprehension. At present we have no reason to anticipate any unfavourable results from the events of the week. Independent of the above, there is every appearance of good sport, as the stakes, matches, and plates appointed f r decision, are numerous and important. The Meeting, however, will he divested of one of its principal attractions by the continued indisposition of his Royal Highness the I of York, which, of course, precludes the possibility of every expectation of his Royal Highness's presence; the cause and the consequence are equally the subject of regret. It is also to beregretted that the decease of the amiable Duchess of Rutland will occasion the discontinuance of the. October Festivities at Clieveley, over which that lamented lady presided. The gaiety which characterized Cheveley last year is strongly contrasted by the melancholy which distinguishes it now. Some arrivals have already taken place, including the Duke of Grafton, Marquis of Graham, Mr. Payne, and many other fashionables, whom we shall notice in our next. The Heath this morning was very well attended, many of the crack horses being out at exercise, viz. Belzoni, The Dragon, Crusader, The General, the Intetpleter filly, Ru fus, Don Carlos, Bolivar, Problem, Migno:.ette, Paul Jones, Hacharl, Monarch, Adelizs, Parapline, Henrica, Ariel, Hobgoblin, Tirailleur, Goshawk, Norman, Car thago, The Baron, Re. 31c., all of whom looked well. Mr. Theakstone has fourteen young horses here, belonging to Mr. Nowell, and forming part of his Underley stud: they are to come under the hammer of Mr. Tattersall; they arc likely to fetch good prices. BETTING. Very little has been done either on the standing stakes or those of the en ,wing week ; the odds, therefore, are indefinite. In the tan grand stakes (the Duke Michael and Sr. Leger), his Grace the Duke of Grat nn's nominations are so numerous and (eompara. good, that few will hazard offers against them. Many of the Derby and Oaks favourites (but neither of the winners) are en. tered to run for them ; and as they will be again on their own ground, their performances will be looked to with great interest. the General and Panic are in the two stakes before named, but whether they will run we are not competent to say. Lap-dog (bro ther to Twatty). the winner of the Derby, is not named in any thing. so that the public will not have an opportunity of arriving at a decisive conclusion as to his merits ; this is to be regretted, for many gond judges are sceptical on the subject. The Trial Stakes to.morrow will create considerable interest, and It is expected that nearly rill entered will run. The race, it is thoaght, will rest be. twcea Rufus, the Interpreterlfilly, and Mignonette, all of whom are known to be good horses. The Grand Duke filicHel is also an important stakes, Problem and brother to Ivanhoe being the fa vourites; the former is known, but brother to Ivanhoe, who at one time was first favourite fur this year's Derby, and did not run through illness, is expected to try her. As some anxiety exists relative to the odds, we subjoin the following statement, which is the most correct we have been able to collect:— Trial Stakes. 6 and 7t04 on Rufus and the Interpreter filly against the fi t; trilling odds taken that they are first and second. Sweepstakes of 360 sots. each. Rachael the layout ite. Grand Duke Michael (to-morrow). 8 to 4 agst Problem (taken) 9 to I agst Gen. Grosvenor's 3 to 1 apt Sir J. Shelley's bro. Pollio titer to Ivanhoe 10 to I apt any other. 7 to 1 agst Land Jersey's But terfly St. Leger (Wednesday). Goshawk and Problem the favourites, but sesreely any business done on this stakes. Matches. 6 to 5 on Parapline apt Henrica-6 to 3 on Elizabeth apt Hearies-6 to .1 on Paul Junes agst Heroine. Derby. 15 to 1 awn Mr. Clutfltheil IlBto 1 ap: Lord Jersey's Web Tattler colt 20 to I &pit any other. Oaks and St. Legcr. No bating on either. We subjoin the appointments for to-morrow, as settled last night. The Trial Stakes of 10 am. each.—For 3 yrs obis, 7u. 91b. ; 4 yrs, thit. 91b. • 5 yes, 9st. 21b. ; 6 yrs arid aged, ttst. 61b.—D.31. Lord Orfortf's b. h. Orion, 5 yrs Mr. Porno's b. f. by toterpreter—Fair Helen, 3 yrs. Lord I:xeter's be. c. Recruit, 3 yrs. hos d Jersey's b. c. Arid, 4 yrs. 31r. Wilson's b. g. by Timms, 7 yrs. Mr. Wyndham's b. t. 3lignoaette, 3 yrs. Mr. GreviHe's b. h. Dun Carlos, 4 yrs. Duke of Grafton's ch. c. Rufus, 4 yrs. The Duke of Portlandis a subscriber, but did not name. Fourth Renewal of the Grand Duke Michael's Stakes of AO soy,. each.—for 3 yr old colts, list. 71h. ; and fillies, fist. 31b.-11. F. Duke of Gratton's b. c. Holley, by Co.mus7 ch. f. Problem, .by Merlin. r. by Woful—Sister to Nectar. Sir J. shelley's Llnv her to Ivanhoe. Lord Exeter's ch. c. Hobgoblin, by Comus—Phantom. b. f. Sister to Augusta (dead). Duke of Portland's c. by Tiresias—L'lluile de Venus. Mr. Rogers's b. e. Monarch, by Comus. b. c. Georgian, by Selim—StingtaiL Mr Udny's Emilia, by Abjer—Emily. General Grosvenor's Pullin, by Orville. Mr. Greville's bl. c. by Whalebone—Gramaree. b. f. by Whalebone—Rawlins. Lord Jersey's b. f. Henrica, by %Vorul—lienry's darn. ch. f. Butterfly, by Magistrate. Mr. W. AVyndham's c. Co:leger, by Rubens—Dorina. Mr. Theakstone's b. c. by Waterloo, dam by Soothsayer. b. c. by Aladdin—Brown Duchess. Mr. Hunter's b. c. by Orville—Canvars. Mr. IVyndham's b. f. by W halebone—Elfrid's data. alr.STliornhill'e The General, by Consul. Sweepstakes of MO sovs. ea ch.—For fillies Bst. 71b. A. F. Mr. Greville's Michael, by Whalebone. Duke of Grafton's Mantua, by Woful_Milumila, Ms. Thornhill's c. by Merlin— Morel. Match.—l h. ft. T. F. C. Air. Alolony's U. f. by Smolensk°, out of Moekbird's dam, against Mr. R.Wilson's b. EAlaldonia, by Fungus, Oat. 71b. each. 1 Isteh.—?UU. Duke of Grafton's Paul Jones, Bst. 71b., gainst Lord Anson's Heroine, by Bustard, Bst. A very valuable vein of copper ore has just been dis covered at Ryne Head, in the immediate neighbourhood of Alston. This is expected to prove the richest copper mine ever known in the North of England.—Loseusrer BRA ,IY.—We lately announced, and with satisfaction, that a Treasury Order 'hall been received here directing our Custom House to charge the duties on brandy, taken for home consumption, according to the quantity and strength, when taken out of bond. This was a just and proper mea sure, but we regret to state that a Treasury Circular has since been received directing the Custom (louse not to make any allowance, but to charge by the quantity and strength imported till further orders. Why this sudden change we cannot tell.--t .„ TIM sag.—Amongst the articles which are beginnin ,, to feel the impulse of better times, we may reckon timber. In the Liverpool market this article has advanced 3d. per foot (present price Is. 9d.), end a corresponding advance will no doubt immediately take place here. We rejoice at this improvement in the price of an article of such general use, and which forms such an important item of export from our valuable North American coloniet..(iltiSr,le COW irr. THE BRITISH PRESS. IVERPOOL COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Tart:6l.oot, Savronoy, Skirt. 30. We have experienced a dull week for Ilritish Plantation Sugar, sales only *mown to about AO ithds. at a decline of 6d. a Is. In Foreign Sugar or East India nothing done. 31o.asses are . aloo dall, and pricy falling; some patcals of Demerara have been offered at lower prices, but not net wide purchasers ; 100 puncheons of S. Vince t's sold at 295. id, per ea t. Rum is dull, bat steady in prices. Fine flavoured Jamaica is scarce, and for which better pricy can be obtained than for others in proportion ; 60 put.cheons new acid at 3s. for IR pet. cent. O.P. In Coffee 1 frOtierces Jamaiea were bmught to the hammer, and only 100 casks sold of clean. Good and fi r.c ordinary sold at steady prices: 30 casks middling I)emeritra at 7 . ... per set. In Cocoa or Ginger nothing done. In Pimento about 200 bag% have been sold at pp. a 10d. per lb. Black Pepper ',Goo bags have been sold at 410. a 41j0. per lb. In Ashes we have had a lively demand, and 300 brim. 51tororeal Pot sold at 24%. 6d. a 265.; :10 brit'. of Pearl at 265. a 275.; 150 belt. stained New York Pot at 265. 3.1. per cwt. In Dyewnotl the sales arc 100 tons. (iamprachy lsogwood sold at 7/. 54. a 71. 7.. fat. 230 tons Cuba Foglia at 81. all/. 10s.; and 40 tons Spanish at 6/. per tan. In Tar nothing dote. In Turpentine 4,200 bobs. sold at 9s: 30. a 10s. 30. per cwt. In Hides we have a better thenand, and the Files are 900 Rio at Bd.; 1,700 dry-salted Brazil at 50. a bid.; 300 West India at 41 ,. .1.; 200 Omman at 4;0. ; 200 Valparaiso salted at did. per lb. &fume 200 bags Sicily at I Is., and 36 bags Verona at 7a. 90. per cwt. In Rice nothing done. The Corn market is dull, and what few sales have been made are on low. r tertrathan last week. Bonded Wheat has been sold at 2d. a 3d. per 701 b. lower, and several cargoes have been sold, 140 Ithds. old Atnericin Flax St ed have been sad I at 31k. 6d. ret bird. Some inquiry for Quercitron Bark, and 100 ithds. Philadel phia sold at 12a. per cwt. A baut 40 bales East India Safflower have been di.pos..ll of at 5/. Ma. far middling, and 6/. 7s. 60. a N. lbs. for good quali:y. 31a:Ititn are steady at full prices: 150 bales French at 375.; 100 biles Turkey at 381. per cwt. In Galli. pal Oil we have had tone vproulation: 180 tuns have been sold a , 38/. a 401., and 421. is the price asked. Also about 20 tons Sicily Oil at 3111. In Brimstone nothing done. Saltpetre, about 300 bags have been sold at 245. a 235. 3d. per cat. Palm Oil, small sales at 261. The demand for Tallow has fallw off, rho price having suddenly risen. Yellow Candle has been sold at 41ae4er cwt. In Cork Tree Bark nothing done; about 40 tons Dutch oak Bark sold at 5/. 17e. fid. and 100 tons German Oak Bark' at 41. 10a. In Cotton we have had a lively demand, and an advatity of id. to id. per lb. Several public sales by auction wete held yesterday; out of 1671 bags offered 1431 were soil, viz.:-:!29 "vs Isinnd offered ; 3.111 gold at 11.10. a 154 d.; 58 Stained do. 44 sold at 61. a 112 d..; 716 Demerara offered. 632 bo ld, at 111 d. a 91(1. 127 Barbados offered, 127 sold, at 6/d. a 7d. ; 164 Vine do. "(fared, 108 sold, at 7itl. a I 2 d. ; 24 Bahia offered, 24 sold, at 363 Bahama uttered, 288 sold, at ;d. a 1100. The private sales have been extensive: viz.-7.700 hap I)dand Georgia at Ihl. a 7141. ; 2,580 New Orleans at rw. a till.; 4,9110 Alabama at fild. a lid. ; .1821 Sea Islands at 124 d. a I2d. ; 1:11) stained tlit , o at stil. a 191. ; 650 Bahia at 131 d. a 9d.; 600 Pernam. hum at a 10/d. ; 600 Maranham at Sid. a 9id. ; 20 Para at 11)0.; 21)0 Demerara at 9p. a 119 d. ; 40 Minas Genies at 6th. ; 5.1:011 Egyptian at 7d. a &L.._ 00 Barbados at Sid. a 70. ; 1,400 Surat at Sid. a 581.; and 170 Bengal at tid. Making a oval of 25,700 bags, of which 6,000 American, 3 000 Egyptian, and 1,000 Surat, have been taken on speculation, and 500 American for export. The im port is 7,700 bags. COMMERCIAL. CORRESPONDENCE. The following is an extract from a private letter re-. eeived from Rio Janeiro, and dated the 2th of July:— •' By a vessel, arrived ye,terilay from Rio de la Plata, we learn that they are going to despatch a man.of-war t.t LeKtioro, to bring the Princel)on 31i;pte1 to the Brazils. The Brazilian Admiral on the Rio de la Plata was on the point of making a grand attack with all his light vessels on Brown's bquadton. " • Copy - of a letter received by the Secretary at Lloyd's, from their agent at Itivadect, dated the 9th Sept. 1846: •` 1 conceive it to be my duty to infutro you, as I have also in formed my friend, Mr. John irancis Barrie, of Corunna, of the arrival that has just taken place in the port, at five o'clock in the afternoon of the 7th inst., making 3, fret of water per hour, of the English brig the Preceptor, of the burden of 116 tons, commanded by Captain J. Frisk, loaded at Liverpool, with a cargo of bale goods and other merchandise, front which port she had sailed on the Ist of the said month, bound to :Britain& and Palermo. The vessel was this day taken into dock, first to get the water out of her, preparatory to her being unloaded, and afterwards sur veyed, so as to obviate greater damage. . . P. S. Had it not b7.en for the admirable conduct of the crew, whose exertion, were stimulated by the Captain holding out to theta the prospect of some reward, the vessel would inevitably have been entirely hoist." _ _ _ , Commercial letters have been received from Rio de Janeiro up to the ilith July. Business was very flat there, and the Exchange was 451 to t7d. A large sum in bills, remitted by the Brazilian Government to the contractors of their loan here, on account of the dividends, has also been received. MEETING OF THE NETHERLANDS PATEIVT SALT COMPANY. At 11 o'clock on Saturday morning, a Meeting of the Share. holden awl Trustees of this CaenParty wax held at the office of Messrs. Willis and Co., Tokehltuusvjard, Rothbury, Chap man, Esq. in the Chair. This Meeting, it appears, hail been called in consequence of a report having been industriously circulated that thur agents in the Netherlands were about to dispose of the whole property now in the Netherlands, without the consent or advice of the Proprietary. Front a statement made by Mr. KNIGHT, Solicitor to the Trustees, it appeared that a promise had been made by the Govern ment of the Netherlands that a patent should be granted to them, when their works, &c. were in a state of readiness, in the comple tion of which between twenty and thirty thousand pounds had been expended by their accredited , Agents a..:1 intended Patentees, 3lessrs. Doudin and Fumival, at Rotterdam and Ghent. Irnin letters received from Messrs. Boutlin and Fumival, dated the 9th Instant, when it was expected the works would have been coin. tnenced, it appeared that the patent was now refused, in conse. quence of the jealousy of the Salt-manufacturers there; and that they thought of giving instructions for the sale of the buildings, due. This mode of proceeding was prohibited by "Ir. Knight in his answer, until the Proprietary had met and considered the sub ject, which could not he done until all the correspondence with the Government of the Netherlands had been supplied, which would be in • few days. It was also stated, that the greater part ot the sum expended had been advanced by Mr. Furnival, and must, at all events, be repaid. A rather stormy discussion followed, some of the Shareholder. appearing to consider that, as the property was vested in the names of Boudin and Filmiest, they had it in their power to dispose ot it, and pay themselves. Several questions were put to the Chair man on that subject, without any direct answer being received • but a pledge was ultimately given that no steps whatever wou ld be taken without the sanction of the Proprietary, and until a Meet. ting to that effect had been called. The Meeting then adjourned. Ma. Witr.ta WOOD.—We regret exceedingly to ob serve that the community is now deprived of the public services of this gentleman. Of Mr. Wood, we believe, it may be said, without the least disparagement to any one, that, perhaps, there never was a member of the Town Council, whose conduct and abilities made a deeper impres sion upon that body, or who obtained from the members of it more sincere respect. Possessed of an uncommonly acute and sound judgment, with a facility, correctness, and energy of expression, that delights, while it convinces; of great firmness and independence of mind, joined to an ardour and activity that never seems to weary; and com bining with all this, as he dues, the manners and feelings of a perfect gentleman, it is not to he wondered at that a person so - highly gifted should acquire an influence over the minds of any body of which he is a member. To attempt to enumerate the various and important services which Mr. Wood has rendered to the city would be a vain and difficult task. But it may be mentioned, with re ference to the University, that whatever good may ulti mately result to the community, or to the Professors, from the Royal Commission at present sitting, must be, 'in s great measure, attributed to Mr. Wood. It may also be stated, that with regard to that most important of all sub jects--education, Mr. Wood, amid the toil: and bustle of his professional duties, has rendered to Ih:riot's and the Trades' Maiden Hospitals services of a nature truly valuable. And although in this interesting work he was ably assisted by some of the other Governors of these In stitutions, yet we arc persuaded that the most zealous of them would readily admit, that but for the persevering exertions of Mr. Wood, much of the great good that has been done could not have been efE•cted. Exaggerated praise, we know, is always cure to defeat its purpose, and to those who are not acquainted with Mr. Wood, or who know him but slightly, it may perhaps appear that we have fallen into this error. By those, however, who know that gentleman thoroughly, we have no fear of the strongest expression made use din this brief and imperfect sketch being heartily assented to. We cannot, therefore, but regret the retiring from office of such a person as Mr. Wood.—CateduniaY ilf crertrg. PORTSMOUTH, Bcrr, 30. On Wedneaday his 3lajesty'a trig ae the Naiad. Captain lion. Robert C. Spetter , arrived here hoot the Mediurtersern station, (where she had boat three years) to be paid of She was raveled from quarantine yesterday, and came into harbour. The Nsiad had latterly Lien etnployed at Trieste, Venice, and Ancona, which last-named place she left the I:eh of August, and 3141ta the ?7th of that month. It was understood (but no; actually known) that Lord Cochrane was waiting at Messina for the assembling of his ships. Athena had not surrendered on the 170 of August, but it wan so closely invested by the Serask ter (late Iledsehid Pecha), with about 7,0911 men, that, though ably defended by General Gaunt, it must eveatually fall. Napoli di Romania was not invested, Ibra him l'aclia having exerted his energies air the season to strength ening and prorisioaing Triuolazi. The Turks would have at tacked 11)dra, bur the fear of an insurrection at Constantinople had induced the Grand Seigner to detain the Capimn Peche's (feet above the Derclai,elles, consequently the only l'urkish ships at ;ea were on the coast of the Mores. consisting of two sail of the line, and ni•leteer smaller vessel , ' of war, which were at anchor at Navartio nn the 17th of August. Slight symptoms o: plague were manifested in the Island of CJamce (a small island near the coast of' Albania), lattly beccime a place of refuge for the Greeks and their distressed families. These poor miserable fugitives, being much crowded, and living in a very filthy suite, becimue greatly ditwesed ; but precautions being timely taken to Laserent contagion, sickness had since considerably abated. The Weasel s'aaop of wer, which had brought down some of these mple ftorn Pereira. had had symptoms of typhus, but the seamen had all recovered. Sir Harry Nee had left Malta, in the Revenge, 74. with prnvi 'ions and suppli-r for that part of the squadron employed in the Archipelago 1 and the Sybille, for the coast of Syria. The Oia.gow and Talbot had arrived front England: the latter, and the Goonet, Iroise]. and Mastiff were at Malta when the Naiad sailed. Capt. Gordon (late First Lieutenant of the Sybille, who was severely wounded in an attack or. the Greek pirates) came passenger in the Naiad. On Wednesday the ship named Junior arrived here from Cal. cum, having fifty-two passengers on hoard, and duplicates of the despatches (the original., were sent by Capt. Snodgrass in the Os prey, %hidh ship is not yet arrived) relative to the Burman and fllturtpore Treaties of Peace. This ship left Calcutta on the 2:1 of May, the Mauritius on June T 6 (having sprung her foremast she was detained there a mo n th r e fi tt i ng ). an d S t . H e l ena on th e 11th of August. Are learn with sincere satisfaction, that India was never in a more secure state of peace than when this ship smiled. The brilliant attack and chaantetion of the enemy's force at Ilhun. po re (th e key of I Tper India) had made such an impression on all the Rajahs, wham the revolt of that Rajah had stirred up, that they had since offered the most submissive condition., as a security for their future fealty and good behaviour. Lord Comnermete had returned to Calcutta. and his gallant army to their several canton memo. The 13th King's regiment had arrived at Calcutta from Rangoon, reduced front 1090 strong to 130 &docks. Some rein forcements were about to be sent to Arracan, which, by the late Treaty, is to become a British port. It is probably the most un healthy spot in the world, not excepting Cape Coast. Cheduba, being attached to the newly-raised provinces placed under our pre. tection, will form a conservative break between the .Barman and our Bengal possessions. The ship Commodore Hayes had been accidentally burnt to the water's edge in the riser hloogly. The ship !libber:a had just arrived flout England. Dr. Ilyne, who was appointed to accompany the late excellent Bishop of Calcutta, in his visitation tour, died at Tanjore on the nth of April. The Cal cutta Papers of April 23 state the arrival them of the Rev. Dr. Tyerman (of Newport, in the Isle of Wight), with Mr. Bennett, • on their return to England, as a Deputation from the London Mis sionary Society to the Islands in the South Seas, in which they had been employed for several years. Dr. Tyerman was appointed to preach at Calcutta on the occasion. Colonel Blackler, Surveyor- ' General of India, died recently. On Wednesday the Aracluse, 18, Capt. Alexander Baird, ar rival from Rangoon, whence she sailed un the Ist of May: arrived ' at Madras on the 22d, refitted, and sailed again on the 29th, leaving in that roadstead the Boadicea, Commodore Sir James Brisbane; Tamar, Athol, Shinny, and the Fly. The Rainbow, Champion. and Pandora, were at Rangoon; the Lame was daily expected from Madras. The Martin, 111, Capt. Thomas Wilson, which left the Cape of Good Hope some time since, had not been heard of in any part of India. The arrival of the Warspite, Rear- Admiral Gage, Yulage Hind. and Cyrene, from England, to re. lieve the Boadicea', Alligator, Slaney, and Tamar, was daily expected. These ships left the Cape of Good Hope between the 12th and 111 h of June. The loss of British seamen in the expedi tion to Rangoon, by sickness, wan, unfortunately, very great ; but we are happy to hear that the squadron was now perfectly healthy, and that Sir James Brisbane was quite well. The tams of the treaty of peace concluded with the Burmese was carrying into effect. About 2,000 of our troops had been embarked, and about 10,000 were wait ing at Rangoon for means of conveyance back to the respective Pre sidencies. These wereall that remained of the immense arty sent to that pestiferous coast, with the exception of the Elephant Bri gade, and the Illth Native Infantry, which force had proceeded by land from Sebiguen to Arracan, in eight days, sod whence they can attain the Bengal territory. The fine army of Gerald Morrison, which was landed at Arnim, and almost entirely destroyed in this " Golgotha," could never discover, from natural impediments, the way over the mountaius, down into the valley of the Irrawaddy. It appears that great ignorance prevailed even among the beat in formed, in India, as to the Burmese empire. It now appears, how. ever, that the country is in a miserable state, and its Government in complete disorganization. It is estimated that, when the war commenced, the Burmese army consisted of not leas than 100,000 men, and that after the battle of Pegham it was doubted whether 10,000 could he collected together in the country. The remains of this force appear to have dispersed, and formed themselves into bands of robbers and maurauders ; as, since the peace was made, the people of Pegu had been roost severely harassed by them, in violation of the treaty, which declared their Sovereign, the King of Ava, Independent of the Burmese empire. The country of the Peguese is the moat healthy and fertile of any in that part of India, and therefore has always been a jealous object of prey to their fem. cious lawless neighbour-. It will be the business of our ships of war to see to the quiet cession of the provinces of Manahan, Mar. qui, Tavoy, and Yea, which territories are in future to be a part of the kingdom ofAva.—The despatches brought home in the A ratline were in charge of Lieut. Smith, R.N. who was absent from his ship with a party of seamen fourteen months, living principally during that time in open boats, and exposed to the deleterious miasma of the prolific vegetable matter of the low swampy marshes, which almost cover the country., The ship Atmore, which was seized at Sydney, by the Valley, 18, Captain Charles Mitchell, for smuggling, or violating the Char ter of die East India Company, by introducing teas into New South IVales, and taken thence to Calcutta, fur adjudication, had been sold by order of the Prize Court, together with such part of the cargo as was perishable, and the proceeds, with the treasure found on board, hail been lodged in the Company's Treasury, under the control of the captors. The owners have applied for a commission to he sent to Sydney and to England, to avoid final condemnation. Thus the matter at present stands. • On Tuesday the Finsbury transport arrived from Halifax, in 32 days, with Captain Stopford's company of Royal Artillery, fifty invalided seamen, and severa l passengers.—The Earl and Countess of Dalhousie had returned to Quebec in the 3lenai rand Sir Howard Douglas to St. John's. New Brunswick, in the Niemen.—The Jupiter (Rear-Admiral Willoughby Lake) had also sailed for Quebec; the Orestes, for Newfoundland, to relieve the Grasshopa per; the Dotterel!, for Bermuda, with a mail; the Rifleman, for the Gulf of St. Lawrence; Contest, for the Labrador Coast. 'The Rattlesnake had arrived from Jamaica. Among the passengers by the Finsbury were Mr. James Boyle, late Purser of the Menai. and Mr. Seeds, late Assistant-surgeon of the.luoner, in charge of th e invalids .— Mr. Boyle ' on leaving his ship, had the high g r atifi ca ti on o f rece i v i ng a letter signed by Cap. tains Illointton Stewart and William Pitt Canning, and fifteen otti- ems of the Menai, requesting his acceptance of a piece of plate, as a trifling but affectionate token of regard and esteem for his cha ratter, and as a memorial of the many agreeable hours they had passed together.—A more honourable testimony of private worth and professional merit could not be bestowed. The ship Mariner, from London, fur the Cape of Good H o p e , has been aband o ned at sea, in a sinking state, and her crew car ried into Simon's Bay, by the Harriet, bound to New South Wales. On Wednesday the Arab transport, Lieut. E. Barden, arrived from the Leeward Islands, with 339 invalids, women, and children. She left Barbarities on the 10th August. The Drui d Primrose sailed thence in the middle of July, to visit the other islands. The Olio were quite healthy. The Diamond, Capt. Lord Napier, put :oto Milford, on Mon- day, with the wreck of the ship Frances and Mary, which aloe fell In with of the Western Islands.—Wind S.E. On Tuesday the Hamburgh ship Asia, Stevenson, arrived here from Bombay, to land passengers, and repair some trifling damage. She sailed on the inth of June, and from St. Helena Aug. 19. The lloa. Company's ships Thomas Coutta Oil days dote the I.i..terd), Duchess of York, and Lord Lowther, arrived at Bombay on June 4. The Asia sailed to-day. On Tuesday the Philomel, Lord Wnt. Paget, went out of har bour. fitted for the Mediterranean. The Bittern arrived this morn ing from Plymouth, with seamen, and sailed again. Remain at Spi:head—Oalatea and Philomel. In the harbour—Victory, Mel vilL Naiad. Pyrantus, Arachne, Pelican, Swinger. This afternoon the :Hellish, fir Madras and Calcutta, and the Albion and Midas, convict ships (the latter to take I:10 convicts front the hulks here), put into this port, with several outward-bound West Indiamen, by contrary winds. On Wednesday the William Harris transport, Lieutenant .1. 11. Steevins, arrived here from the Island of Ascension, whither she had conveyed several officers to form the establishment on that Island, and various descriptions of building materials. The Wil ham Harris left Ascension on the 29th of July, at which period Colonel Nicolls, R. 51., the Commandant, and the inhabitants, con sisting of 130 persona. were healthy. Through the indefatigable exertionsof Colonel Nicholls, this little Colony is fast improving in comforts derived from its own resources. The vegetable produc tio:4 are not yet numerous in species, but those that are produced arc plentiful. The principal vegelabies produced are sweet pota toes, green peas, and kidney beans ; and the sea in the neighbour hood abounds with fish. Wild goats and the guinea-fowl are abundant, and easily procured by shooting. There is comtantly secured, in a good reservoir, water sufficient to supply the neces sities of the inhabitants for tour or five months, besides affording a daily supply from springs to any merchant vessel that may tom .11 there. The anchorage of Ascension is at the north-west part of th island, and is, consequently, a pretty good roadstead, being woe tected front the south.east trading winds. The 'mongers tha proceeded to Ascension, in the 11*illiani Harris, pr e s e nt e d Lieu a ! name iteevina with a handsome sne-box, suitably iusaibed, t - testimony and acknowledgm ent of Vie kiwi:nal and attention tile, received from that offacer taring the vintage. The passengers by the William Harris are, Lieut Janis, R.M.A.; levuat mint Bennett, R. 111 ; Mr. Davis. surgeon, R. pr. ; bar. Power. assistant-su R.N. Sixteen turtles, of Dom f'ur to 600 weight each, for the. King, Duke' f York, Mr. Canning, aurr shin. ed in the shin. - . Dunn arrived here from Hobart -..• On Tuesday the ship John Town, Van Diemen's Land, 0,0 settlement she left on the 25th of April. Her cargo consists of goad wool, of a most metal qua lity, though it Is not so fine as thseproluted at New South IVales ; of extract of Mimosa bark, a talueble article reed in the igniting business. and which, for the sake of saving freight. is redirtnsA s by evaporation, to a substance of thelhicienees of treacle, and packed In large coke; and of cedar and blue gun ,caors, a most useful, wood for the interior of houses. Theme are the lirq faults of this infant colony. We learn that the Bush 'tongue hat Seen coma pletely quelled ; all the parties were taken. several of the pelacis pals ordered to be exeem,e4, and the remainder Mail's' tel to Norfolk Island. This island had again been resorted to, for the 'temper teflon of incorrigible offend. es. As an increase of the punishment., no women are allowed to land on the island, not even tile soldier.' or commandant's wile. It is at present governed by Caain Due naldson, of the 57th regiment Th e island is in a fertile . eonffstion, aboundi with turkeys, fowls, gdetti , and pigs. The new lOW ment at Melville Island (at the southern extremity of New South Wales) was badly off; the land is barren, ard the heat excessive, though the place was not unhealthy. On Thursday all the naval Captains of the ships at the port a. sembled on bawd his Majesty's ship Galatea, at Spithead, to in. spec' the working of her boat guns (earmnades), which had been fitted by Lieut. Balaban. R.N. on his new plan, with sewistrair to tio r.wsy tite necessity of tackles, and consequently the Wooer of running the guns out. The pinnaces of the Oalatea and Pyrenees had their guns mounted, the former according to the present inven tion, the latter on the usual plan. At a signal given, both boats commented firing together, and continued to do an about tout minutes end a half, during which time the Pyramus's pinnace fired eight rounds, to do which the men were obliged to ley in the three foremost oars on each aide, whilst the Galatea's boat fired thirteen rounds. and the men had no occasion to lay in more than one oar on rash side. The advantages of Lieut. Halahan's plan ; therefore, were most teidently proved. you:easily also as the boat cat' pull and, work the gulls at the same time. Beside• ' thelgun recoil, co easily, that during the thirteen rounds th a t is erefired, it did no , once come back to the breeching, so dial any boat capable of bearing the weight of a gun may have &be mounted, and fire it as often as may be trashed, without the least risk of either shaking or straining tha boar. Moreover, the machinery is an very simple, that it ran be il taken o. replaced in two sninuteii, and, when off, the gun is the same as. anyother. The inspecting officers were unanimous is approving of thi:: important inipruventeet in naval gunnery. A SUTTEE. • The following is an extract from a letter just received by a Gentleman from his aon, employed In the Bombay army:— . _ M•WOURA. FEB. 211. "As you say you like to hear all about the manrees of the na ticeg, &c. I send a description of a Suttee, Of burning of a ems man, that I wrote down the morning after I witnessed it. It is any thing bet a riketsent sight ; but as I think all the &Redone's, you may have read of such have been hi rich peoyle, the following will give you an idea how it is conducted mkt tat Om are the drama: cis persona:.—As we were strolling about in the evening, use then. tion was attracted to a procession, preceded by Tot - monis, &c., then passing through the gate of the town. On inquiry we were told that a Suttee was about to take place. or a uciii in going to bunt herself with the body of her child. We joined the precession for (we reasons: first, to ehdeavour to prevent so she cking a sacrifice taking place; and, secondly, if that should fail, we were prompted by curiosity to witness so extraordinary a circumstance once in our lives. The woman was seated on a suttoo, or small pony, holding a small branch in each hand, and surrounded by men and women crying Ram, ram, and other words of appfobation and respect, On arriving at the place where she was to sacriSce herself; she dis mounted from the suttoo, and a erde being formrd around her by the numerous friends and spectators, she continued giving rice, S. (or rather went through the form of diet•gao, as she was very poor), whilst the people kept up their horrid cries, evidently to prevent the poor creature from thinking on her situation; by keeping her in a state of continual excitement during the time the pile true being made : it consisted of three or four sticks, forming a circle ut about three feet in diameter at bottom, and tied in s point at top, like a cone, at the bottom of which, ow the ground, large logs of wood were placed, so as to form a seat.— The woman's husband was *etching the body of the child, which was lying on the bi er c l ose b y . W e asked him if it was his wilds that his wife should burn herself, and why he allowed it. He said • Yes, that his wife wished it I l lf, and that was sufß6ent ; 'W ithin that, he had two wives, and his family would gain great abro, or character, by it.' We then went up to the woman, and asked her if it was optional on her part, as, if it was not, that cur (go vernment would protect her (as she would have been turned out of het caste, and family, and left to starve , if she had refused to butt. herself, fter having expressed her intention so to do). She an swered, that • she wished to bum herself, that it w.ut not forced on hi r. and that she would do it.' fhis she repeated even after she Itad seated herself on the pile. AtSer She had given away all the rice, &c. she made a signal to the surrounding (-Testi; who opened the way for her, anti she Moved on and seated herself on the logs of wood at the bottom of the pile, her non , about six years old. being laid on her lap ; she kept fanning hint with the branches, and singing, or rather crying out, some unintelligible words, and mov ing backwards and forwards, evidently in a state of the great est excitement, from a great quantity of betty, or opium. that she had been eating all the time. Large logs of wood were then piled ronnd her up to her chin, just leaving sufficient apace fur her to sit in, and a kind of dry thorn bush wan thickly laid on the outside of the pile ; two pieces or cotton steeped in glue being given to her, she threw them up amongst the dry thorn, which immediately ignited, and at the same time is was lighted its several places by the attendants. As a very strong wind blew at the time, it burned most rapidly, and the poor creature must base been suffocated almost directly. She made not the slightest strug gle, nor was even a cry or groan heard. When the thorns had burned away a little, we could plainly see her, with her head hanging back, of course perfectly dead. She had not moved her situation in the least. It is, perhaps, doubtful whether she could have done so, on account of the heavy wood which was placed on her knees, and piled round her. One of our party went close to. and looked into the pile, after she had lighted it, but the expression of her face was not in the least degree changed at that time she quietly drew a cloth over her face. From the quantity of opium she had eaten, added, perhaps, to the pitch to which bier feelings had been worked up, site bad a very wild appearance, and was most likely prevented from giving a thought to what she was about to do by the continued cries of her friends around. The native* appeared really to go about it with as little concern as school-boys burn Guy Fawkes. Not a single expression of pity or N M *, was hearth, and the poor infatuated woman appeared more like an ani mated piece of mechanism than a human being. The Than, or great man of Mandura, had offered her considerable sums of money not to burn herself, but with no effect." It is gratifying to learn that the state of trade generally is decidedly improving; that confidence is ast restoring, and that a better aspect altogether is presented to the corn tnercial world. From the inquirit s we have made, we find that the purchases from all parts of the country are made with more spirit and with less hesitation than for many previons months, and in a ratio equal to former years. Time, and the operation of circumstances natural to a de creased production and an improving consumption, will create that increase of p r i ces w hi c h w ill g i ve the labourer sufficient remuneration and constant employment. The measures of Government, by allowing the import of corn, havealready given great satisfaction to the mejority of the people, and will produce results beneficial to the whole community.—Stot hport Advertiser. A melancholy accident, late on Sunday evening, befel the inmates of what then was a small thatched house, near the mill of Craigo. The house was occupied by Anthony Trail, a poor and infirm person, who contrives to make a livelihood by " merchandising" on a small scal e . Hi s wife, between nine and t en , 'hail just devoted her infant rare to rest for the night, when, most unfortunately, the lighted candle in her ha - td set fire to a mat suspended from the roof of the dwelling, and in a moment the whole tene ment was in a blaze. In such a crisis the father could Jo nothing to rescue his children from the jaws of the devour. ing element ; he could not extricate himself ; and it is sur prising how the mother (in whom Nature's first law em braced all the helpless objects under her charge) succeeded in carrying them out, one after the other, without being more than slightly burnt in the hand. So rapid was the pro gress of the flames that the house was redneed to ashes be fore such of the neighbours as were apprised of the accident had time to collect; anal not an article was saved. We are happy to add that the destitute family has, during the week, received several proofs of real benevolence from the very charitable houses; of ('raigo and Kirktoubill ; and that the worthy proprietor of the forme r place lost no time it. employing masons to erect another dwelling for the " houseless unfortunates" on the site of die former one. Au exemplification of the benefits of the cottage system is strik. ingly to be noticed in the parish of Killearn. The ground WAS begun to be feued about 60 years ago, by the lat e wit James Montgomery, Bart., Lord Chief Baron of the Ex chestuer ; and by the advice of the Reverend James Graham, then minister of Killearn, it was stipulated in the fee eon.. tracts that only one family should reside on each feu. The usual feus were about half an acre of ground each ; eonse quently each fetter, though a tradesman, is possessed 01 considerable properly, having a free house, a' large garden, and generally a cow. Poverty is thus kept down ; and that parish enjoys an eti%iable se:te ef rrestierity tit comparis.iu. with many others. i t 1