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MANCHESTER. (racist OER ows coursvownExT.l SUNDAY EVENING. Juct It may dUll lmme to send forth dark and direful accounts regarding Manchester and the neighbouring towns, but without obtruding an opinion as to causes, I must say, that since Friday we have been more composed and peaceable here than we have been for the last fortnight. Saturday night, a night when " no small stir" is generally anticipated, wen t over our heads with comparative calmness ; and although here and there a ragged group might still he been, there is so much character of bustle and " marketry" in a Manchester Saturday night, that a stranger could scarcely have supposed that the hundreds who presented themselves had been in the same state of heartless indo lence many a preceding Saturday. As I mentioned to you on Thursday, a great number of the unemployed, chiefly Irish silk-weavers, from the New Town, and labourers, their countrymen, left Manchester, on Saturday morning, for Birmingham, to see their bro ther, Magee,off" with urn. This circumstance alone will accoun h t for the app arent order and quietness I have mentioned. An ides, and I trust it is well founded, is gaining ground amongst the unemployed, that negotiations in their behalf are going on between Sir John Byng and Mr. Peel ; a feeling that their privations and sufferings are not unheard, or unthought of, by his Majesty, and those immediatel y com posing his Ho usehold and Council, seems to cheer these poor people ; and I am sure, were it not for the secret workings and incitements of the designing, and the perhaps wll-mean but ill-timed zeal of others. with all their sor roe t ws and sufferings, neither riot nor tumult would be manifested. Since my last account, I have heard of no new failure worth noticing. Mr. ilohlsworth, a large manufacturer, has stopped working, and this is a circumstance triply se vere, as he employed a considerable number of the smaller manufacturers, who again &teed out, as it were, at second hand, their work for a certain and limited number of hours per day ; these have consequently been obliged, more or lets, to give over working. The principal cause of Mr. Holdsworill's stopping, I am assured, is absolutely a want of space to lay up Isis manufactured goods. Two or three meetings have been attempted, but the persons attending theni were so few, that they can be ac orn distiuished by no other character than the meetings at the er of every street. I my conclude by stating, that neither riot nor disorder is at present anticipated, and that the hopes of the suffering tary multof State, to itude arc place which I d upohave n thealrea negotiationsdy alluded. with the Secre- IRELAND. ORANGE PROCESSIONS. From intimation being officially communicated to the resident Magistrates at Garrison, by a circular, expressing the necessity of guarding against any evil which might arise from the display usually taking place by Orange pro cessions, on the 12th of July, the first body consisting of two Lodges, those of Auchinoldoney and Glen, headed by a Mr. John Patterson, on passing through the village on that day, were warned in the most temperate manner by him of the desire therein expressed, but to no effect, his caution being treated with defiance and contempt ; and with party tones, and usual parade, this body returned ; when being augmented by three more Lodges, two from Riolt, and one from Kilcoe, unnecessarily - (it being out of their way), the whole of those assembled came hack, with a show of hostility, having arms with them, particu larly one man (who is known), with a drawn sword, and another with a pistol, to the very entrance of the Ma gistrates' avenue, where he was, with every apparent indi cation to irritate, and there, under his immediate view, countermarched. Phis requires little comment, save that in this proces sion were noticed several members of the Yeomanry Cdrps, in direct opposition to the orders they had received. For innately, through extreme coolness and temper through out, this intruded insult to constituted authority (thus called on to act) did not produce that result probably sought for in the delusion of party spirit, which cannot be sanctioned by the highly respectable and honourable per-' cons at the head of an institution founded on the basis of preserving to Ub unsullied the blessings of our constitution in law, church, and state.—Enneskillen Chronicle. TWELFTH OF Jo I.Y.—OVTRAGE.—On Wednesday, the Path inst. we are pained to say, a most unpleasant, and in deed a truly unfortunate circumstance, occurred in the vicinity of Ballinamore, county of Leitrim. From the in quiries which we were ahle to make, it appears some of the members of the two Orange Lodges of the above place determined upon walking in procession towards Fenagli, and on their return were met by a multitude, not less than 1,000 persons, who insisted that their banners should be instantly taken down ; this mandate was disregarded, but they stated that, as their intention was merely to walk into town, if bufraed to do so quietly, they would engage to break up peaceably. A friendly understanding had therefore been created, and, as it is stated to us, the leaders shook hands, and were about to depart, when a man named Loughlin ran out from amongst his friends, and struck one of the Orange party. Here the bloody scene made its appear ance : immediately a general engagement commenced, with sticks, stones, &c., and after some time the Orange men gave way, and retreated towards Ballinamore, where, having procured some fire-arms, they determined to defend themselves. Several shots were now discharged, arid in consquence, it is said, two persons have been seriously wounded. We wish to have it understood that we do not give the above report as correct in every particular—it is as much so as we could possibly make it, from the many versions winch the story has undergone ; wetberefore hope some person will favour us with a more circumstantial detail, and if we have fallen into error we will feel happy to cor rect it.—Boylc S VUGGLING-GOVERNOR MAXWELL. • The Leeward Island Papers told us about the move- I merits of Governor Maxwell, to visit the different islands comprehended in his governmetit, in which trip, it was gcnerilly supposed, that his Excellency was fishing for something more gratifying than mere inspection. From Tortola the Governor proceeded to the Danish island of St. Thomas, where the courteous Dane gave a dinner and a ball in honour of his British visitor. This was all well. From St. Thomas, Governor Maxwell proceeded to Santa Croix, and from thence back to St Ki,tt's, the seat of his govern ment. Ile landed, but in carting up the baggage an un lucky package was jostled out of the cart just into the fiNers of Searcher Randle, who having catcher' the Rosehill, British property, was not likely to allow this package to escape him, being foreign property. The cart was stopped—the Governor's—a British Governor's bag gage was searched, and the following foreign articles, at tempted to be smuggled into his house by the Governor, were fouled and seized, viz.:- 24 cases claret ; 3 cases champagne . • 14 pieces linen ; 2 crape shawls ; 8 yards green silk ; 110 lb. blac k silk ; 4 boxes Eau de Co. lucre; 1 dozen cherry brandy ; 12 hams; I chest tea, 13 lbs. ; 1 box containing 12 cheats of 2 lb. each; 2 boxes sausages; 2 baskets oil ; 1 box prunes; 1 bag almonds ; 2 boxes raisins; 1 case maca roni ; 1 ease vermicelli ; 1 case olives ; 2 cases capers; 1 box sper maceti candles; 2 pieces calico. Value of horse and cart, included in the seizure, 222 dollars. • The Governor wished to get off by tendering the duties, and the miserable subterfuge that the order permitting the landing of his baggage, included all his stores. Mr. ißan dle, however, was not to be put off so, and the Governor was ultimately compelled to give bond to abide by the de cision of the Lords of the Treasury, which we hope will be, that both the goods Ind the Governor will be reexported as foreigners. Our Free Trade Acts cut up the trade of the mother-country, and the British merchant in the mother country, sufficiently severely, without the Re presentatives of our Sovereign smuggling, for their own private use, foreign commodities into our Colonial pos sessions under their control.—Glasgow Courier. A man in Winchester, who keeps a huckster's shop, which was always much resorted to by the soldiers sta tioned in our barracks, recently complained to the Com manding Officer of a pay-sergeant, who owed him about ten shillings, which he faithfully promised to pay within a 'leek; in consequence of which the poor fellow was rrelY flogged and turned into the ranks. — Hampshire J elteraph. MR HONDURAS COMPANY. STATE OP TRADE. SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.—We have been favoured (says the Macclesfield Herald) by a Correspondent at Bo gota, with some interesting information on the subject of the rivalry between the French and English manufacturers who export to that country. Our Correspondencetates, that during the financial panic in this country and France, orders were received at Bogota to mesa the sales of mer chandise and manufactured goods as much as possible, and that, pursuant to these orders, sevt cal public sales took place on account of the English and French consignments. 'fhe goods consisted chiefly of broad cloths, linens, calicoes, cutlery, china, and leather goods. About 700 pieces of French broad cloths were sold at to per cent. more than a corresponding quantity of British broad cloths; both of course at a sacrifice, the former, however, being only 1Y per cent. less than the shipping price, and the latter up wards of 30 per cent. less The cutlery from France fetched about 10 per cent. less than the English, but it is remarkable that upon the shipping prices of this article there was less loss upon the French than the English, a circumstance which proves the comparative cheapness of production even of cutlery in France; whilst the near approach at the sale to the price paid for the English cut lery shows that the high reputation which we so long enjoyed in foreign markets for superiority is rapidly subsiding. In linen cloths al decided preference was given to French, and from five to ten per cent. more was paid for them; whilst in calicoes there was a pre ference for English equal to 10 per cent. In ornamental leather goods the French exporter sustained a lots of about 20 per cent., and the English upwards of 30 per cent. These leading facts are calculated to open our eyes to the state of our manufacturing trade generally, and to put us upon the qai sine for some better means of support than the shadow of a once illustrious reputation. What the French have gained in Bogota by a comparatively smaller loss, in a time of panic and great financial difficulty, may not unfairly be taken as a criterion of profit in happier I times ; and the comparison which has been made to us, and which of course will not escape the attention of the French manufacturer, will naturally lead to speculation when the present crisis shall have passed over. NIaccLESTIELD.—We regret to state that the condition of the manufacturers in our own vicinity, and throughout the kingdom, becomes daily and daily more appalling. The King, with his characteristic benevolence, has be stowed another sum of 1,0001. upon the Spitalfields' weavers ; and we doubt not that similar donations will be repeated in the country. But with all our veneration for the kind motives of our excellent Monarch, we cannot help asking where this scheme of patching up is to end—where the demoralizing effects of administering from charity what should be the demand upon industry, are to terminate ? Macclesfield Herold. CARLIII.E.—With feelings of grief we announce that the operative manufacturers in our vicinity arc again placed in a situation of the most heart-rending distress. The state of Carlisle and its vicinity, caused by this dis tress, and prospects of the future, has arrived at an alarm ing height.—Carlisle Journal. GLASGOW. — The depression in the cotton trade conti nues unabated, or rather, we may say, in parodying the eloquent Charles Phillips, it exhibits'" a flow of' conti nued declension." Glasgow never was near so dull as it has been during this week.—Glasgow Free Press. 'fhe Bank of England are, with all proper celerity, drawing in their small notes. On the Bth July, the amount in circulation was reduced to 1,354,8001. The manner in which that establishment has kept the exchanges favourable to this country, and consequently induced large remittances of bullion, has already occasioned a percep tible change in the state of trade in France. It is difficult to speculate with any assurance on the period when trade in this country is likely to recover ; but an improvement may take place sooner than most people, in their present I gloomy spirits, imagine; and the amendment once fairly begun, will no doubt, as in former cases, proceed with some rapidity. It cannot, however, be expected that, with a gold currency in England, prices will rise at all as they did after the other re-actions during the last thirty years.' What is now tobe hoped is, that they will not rise to a higher pitch than that at which they can steadily reinain.—Glas gore Chronicle. DUNDEE.—Commercial affairs, instead of recovering, are every (lay getting more unpromising. Last week a number of manufacturers paid off all their out hands, making the distress sill snore appalling. The harvest, which is now begun in every direction around, and which will be general in the course of next week, affords little prospect of bettering the condition of those who usually engage in it; for, from the immense number of people who are idle, or next to being out of all employment, it cannot be expected to continue long. If the dry weather continues, the greater part, if not the whole, of the crop in this neighbourhood will re in the stack before the usual time that harvest begins. On Thursday, a case of gross imposition on the Relief Committee was detected at the Calton Police Office. Two women quarrelled at the door about precedency in getting tickets for the meal. One of them reproached the other, that she need not be in such a haste , for she co uld not I.); in want, when her husband had such a good pension.— Serjeant Leckie overheard the altercation, and watched the woman till she had got a ticket and a peck of meal, when she was taken into custody by Morrison, the door-keeper, who was also on the alert. Her husband was also appre hended ; and it turned out that he had a pension of is. 41(1. a day. Though they scrupled not to take the meal destined for the destitute, they were no sooner in custody than they sent for twenty shillings they had lying in a person's house, in order to bail them out. They had been recommended as objects of charity, by a person in Bell-street Calton ; and had got nine and a half pecks of meal since the distribution commenced, although they had been living nearly all that time in Glasgow. Yesterday the case came on before the Sitting Magistrate in Calton, who, after addressing thcmton their infamous conduct in imposing on the Committee, and then getting the meal which was intended for the really necessitous, as a reparation for the injury they had done, fined them in one pound, to go to the relief funds ; and in default of payment, to be confined 14 days in Calton Bride well.—Glasgow Paper. At length we have had rain in quantity sufficient to steak the thirsty soil. On Thursday it rained the whole day, l and yesterday till past noon. The rain must have been general over the island. It will benefit the aftermath of I clover, the late potatoes, and late oats; but any other de scription of crop is too nearly ripe to be improved. The spirit of adventure is again rife in the country, not in cot ton, hut in grain, straw, and hay. A very fine field of oats . at Dunbarney, near Perth, was sold at 261. per acre; it had lain for some years under pasture, and the crop aye- raged full three feet in height. At the roup of the farm stocking and growing corns at Ilill, in the Carse, wheat averaged 34/. and oats 161. to 14/. per acre. Hay of this year's growth brought one shilling and tenpence per stone. Who can afford to give one shilling and tenpence for a stone of hay ? In Ayrshire the shipping ton of coals is twenty-seven cwt. The same weight is given at some of the coal works in Lanarkshire ; in which case the carter lays off three cwt. before coming into Glasgow. The weavers of Perth are about petitioning the King concern ing their distress. This example ought to be followed in every district where the distress is felt ; and separate pe titions, detailing the state of each, should be sent off to the care of Mr. Peel.—lbid. Coat.—The accounts of distress in this city, which reach us every moment, are of a description to barrow the feelings of the most obdurate. We have it on authority which we believe would not deceive us, that there are, at this instant, in the city ofCork, families whichhave not tasted a morsel of food for twodays and two nights. Let us express an earnest hope that our fellow-citizens will come forward to the relief of their suffering brethren ere it be too late; disease and tumult are much more easily prevented than stayed.—Cork Chronicle. HERRING FISHERY.—We are much gratified at observ ing the continually increasing interest which the fishing on the coast of Caithness has excited among the fishermen in distant parts of the kingdom. This morning a fleet of ten fishing vessels passed through the Caledonian Canal, at Clachnaharry, from St. Ives, in Cornwall, on their way to prosecute the fishing on the coast of Caithness. They had been five weeks on their passage. Mr. Grime snt.—This gentleman is at present labouring under a severe and dangerous illness. The wheat harvest has commented In the neighbourhood of this city.. The crop will be large, and of most excellent quality.—Canterhury Paper. A fine sample of new barley was exhibited in our mar ket on Saturday last. The wheat looks uncommonly well, and there is every appearance of an early and prolific har vest.— /hid. The wheat harvest has commenced throughout the west of England, and the accounts both of the quality and bulk of the crop are highly satisfactory. The plantation of hops at Orchard Portman, near Taunton, is in a remarkably thriving state.—Deeizes Gazette. The wheat hareivit is now in almost general operation throughout Devonshire, and the produce is bountiful. Oats and barley are also abundant crops, except on light soils, where the want of rain has been mast felt. The wheat and barley harvest is now becoming general in this neighbourhood. 'Though the Lent grain, as we have already stated, is generally a failure, the wheat is fine; the produce will probably be little below an average crop. In some districts the rains last week proved very serviceable to the late-sown barley.-IVorcester Journal. RomsEV, Jul!! 22.—The wheat harvest has commenced in this neighbourhood, and is expected to be general on Monday. Leicearza, Jerat 19.—1 n the whole tract of fertile country from Derby to this town, the crop of wheat is as fine as ever was beheld, but the oats and barley are poor and stunted. The pasture lands are quite parched up, and cattle, which in a more genial seance would now be fit for the market, appear lean and lank on the scanty subsistence afforded them, even in the richest plains of this county. Hay has advanced in price from eight to ten pounds per ton, nor can any thing like an adeqsate supply be bad to meet the demand in the London =abet. Beef and mutton are from sixpence to sevenpence a pbund here, and vege tables almost as dear as in the tnetrorpolis. WINCHESTER, JULY 22.—The harvest has generally commenced here under the most auspicious circumstances. The little rain we have had lately, so far from daing any injury, has swelled the grains for the farmer, which malt re the miller—is no bad thing. The turnip cro ps are few and partial, but the barley in general looks well. Second crops of bay are out of the questioti. The price of csttle is improving. The wheat harvest has commenced very generally in this neighbourhood, especially between Southampton and Rom sey, and, as far as the crop has fallen tinder our observa tion, it is above an average tine ; the ears are large and tolerably full. All other descriptions of produce prevent a blank. We are in hopes, however, that the presencsea i tenable showers may bring round t he barley and turnips, but here again will complaint be beard, for now the wheat is on the ground, the farmers will want to get it in.— Hants Telegraph. BINGHAM, Jut.v I9.—The harvest in this neighbour hood has partially begun, under the most promising aus pices ; the wheat crops are spoken of as being very promis ing ; and although rain has been for a long time much wanted, yet now the wish seems to be for a continuance ofi the present dry weather. The morning of Saturday last , (St. Swithin's) looked rather lowering ; at about eleven o'clock, the " big tear " stood in the Saint's eye, and a few pearly drops ran down his furrowed cheeks, but in a few minutes his countenance brightened up, and he put on a serene aspect, to the allaying and dispelling of the por tentous fears and doubts of all the old women in the country. The hay harvest in Monmouthshire is now nearly com pleted, and the wheat harvest has generally commenced, with every prospect of a full average crop, remarkably clean in the straw. The barley and oats in most places are rather late, short in the straw, but well eared, having un proved very much by the late rains, so that an average crop may be expected.—Cambrian. A fine piece of wheat, of above 30 acres, in the old Park of Gwern-y-Cleppau, near the turnpike-road at Tredegar, the property of Sir Charles Morgan, was cut this week by the worthy Baronet's own labourers, about 60 in number (male and female), who were plentifully supplied with cwru', and an excellent. dinner of roast and boiled meat, with plenty of plum-pudding, each day beneath the foliage' of the broad spreading oaks ip the field. The regular and clean way in which the work was done, as well as the man ner of giving out the beer and provisions, reflects the greatest credit on the Steward, who remained on the ground each day from morning until night. The carrying com menced on Wednesday, and before Saturday, if the weather permit, the whole will be well secure].—Cambrian. We rejoice to find that all apprehensions for the safety of the harvest and the late potato crops have now vanished. The rains have been general in every part of the United Kingdom. They did not come in time for the hay, and that is the only short crop.—Dublin Morning Post. Reaping iibegun in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh. Three bands of shearers were at work on Thursday, on the fields between the north side of the New Town and the Firth.—Edinburgh Paper. The harvest will be quite general in East Lothian on Monday first. Harvest has become general in this neighbourhood, and from the information we have received, we are sorry to say that the crops are uncommonly light. Yesterday a gloom overspread the heavens most of the day, and towards even ing it terminated in a copious shower of rain. From the appearance of the atmosphere we have every reason to ex pect more will soon follow.—Montrose Chronicle. ARBROATH, JULY 20.—1 t rained more or less the whole of yesterday, which will not, we trust, do any harm to the wheat, as it is generally ripe, while it will essentially bene fit every other crop. The rain was excessively heavy about 9 o'clock last night. Yesterday 40 shearers were forwarded by Mr. Win. Thompson, of the Bell-street, Flesh-market, to an extensive farmer in East Lothian, who wrote him that his crop had all got ripe nearly at the same time, and that no hands were to be got there, the people not being pre pared for a harvest that was nearly a month earlier than usual. The harvest is now begun in various directions round Glasgow. On Tuesday, Mr. Baird, farmer, Oldhall, near Paisley, had 29 showers on a field of oats. Mr. Baird caused all his hands to work with teethed hooks, as he con siders that they gather alight crop inuzli better than those with smooth edges. Yesterday new barley was offered for sale in Glasgow. ivo Harvest has now become pretty general in this quarter. With the exception of wheat, the crops are very deficient in straw ; but the crop is however good. In several places the scythe has been used instead of the sickle for oats and barley.—Duadee Advertiser. On Saturday week, Mr. idmonadatone, of Cardenas Park, cut down a fine field of Georgian oats, fully ripe. He bad his oats forthwith threshed, and the ground ploughed, and again sown with the newly-reaped grain. He expects, if early frost keep off, that his second crop will be better than the first. There is every appearance that next week will be one of very general employment in the harvest in this neighbourhood. Parcels of corn, of every description, have already been cut down, and small fields of respers are to be obierved busy in all directions. The wheat looks sound and productive, and we are informed will, if saf.'ly got in, be of first-rate quality, and the quantity rather above than below the average. Oats and barley are, as elsewhere, mi serable; the straw has been almost forgotten in the process of growing, and, when tried, the grain has not been found abundant, nor productive of much meal. In some instances, either because it has nut been thought worth while to wait for the ripening of it, or because green food is scarce, cattle have been set to pasture the corn crops. The best of the early sown turnips show a scanty sprinkling of plants here and there. The furrows of the late sown ones have a me lancholy look of neatness and cleanness, and appear in no haste to produce any thing green. Watering them has been tried with great benefit in the mean time, and in many situations could not at present have been expensive. ‘Ve have reason to pray, however, that they will not be assisted by any very moist weather till the wheat be se cured. Such showers, however, as we had yesterday, must improve them and the potatoes-01par Paper. A duel was fought on Putney Heath early yesterday morning, between Messrs. Stephenson and Willoughby. The dispute originated respecting a young lady at Clewer, Bucks. Two shots were exchanged, but no mischief was done; and the seconds interfered, contrary to the wishes of the principals. Yesterday a netting of the Shareholders in this Company was held at Bahion's Coffee-houae, by adjournment. it was by no means so well at:ended as on the former occalions ; a number of those who then attended, having been content to take the 21. per share offered by the Directors. Mr. BLAIN was then called to the Chair, and in his address to the Meeting, he said the impression made upon his mind, from thE discussions which had taken place at former Meetings we., that although the Directors had acted with great improvidence, they had not acted from improper motives. Mr. W. CLAIM said that there. was not the slightest ground fur such an impression as that entertained by the Chairman. as he (Mr. Clark) would have proved, had those at whose request lie had taken so prominent a part in this budoess, supported him as they ought, and as they had proadard. He attended there to state, that as his advice had not been followed, he 'Mould not interfere further in the business. His first opinion ,of the merits of the ease remained unchanged. He thought the conduct of the Directova unwise, im provident, and dishonourable. Had he been supported, he would ave undertaken to get back the money, or to have s'amped with eternal infamy the names of every person concerned in it. Several of the Shareholder* expressed their concern that Mr. Clark should have met with any thing to induce him to throw up the business, and they solicited him to retract his intention. Mr. Svoxes said he, for one, should not shrink. He hed pur sued his separate action against the Directors, and he trusted the event would show those who had aeteded to the proposal of the Di reators the folly of that step. A number of Shareholders declared the transaction of buying in one-half nearly of the Compeny'l Share*, and then charging them with the loss, to be fraudulent. Ultimately ::ley prevailed no Mr. Clark to allow • string of iter.olUtlons, which he had prepared, to . be submitted to the Meeting. They declared that the Shareholders i were not satisfied with the defence made 4 .y the I )irectora. and th at measures ought to be taken to compel them to refund The Rego :. lotions were carried, • Committee was appointed, and it was de termined to make an,application to the Lord Mayor on the subject. lIINTS'TO FARMERS. It is evident that hnsbanderten, in many parts of the kingdom, are likely to suffer 'merely from the uncommon hest and dryness of the season. The scarcity of grass—the diminished Tian^ icy of hay—the failure in the crop of turnip—and the certain deficiency of straw, must, in various ways, be highly injurious to the farmer, in proportion as he experiences these calamities. The number of his ante and horses must he reduced, and even then they will be ill fed while, from a want of litter, the quantity of manure for the ram and green stops of the succeeding year must be greatly diminished. It is a duty incumbent upon those who have directed their atten tion to agriculture, to furnish such hints as may tend to alleviate the mischiefs whic h are to be apprehended from the joint operation of oo many unfortunate I. REAPING THE CROP.—In many fields of oats and barley, the straw is so short that it will be impossible to reap the crop with a hook or sickle. In such cases short scythes may be used with ad vantage. But in whatever way the harvesting is coined on, the greatest are ought to be taken, either to cut the crop close to the ground, or to collect the stubble for litter. 2. Ow STRAW-HAY.—The second crop of clover this year, if the season be favourable, may still be productive ; but when there is mach wet the second growth is often lost. The only mode of preservation is, by mixing it with layers of straw, more especially with oat-straw, if it can be procured. The clover, when mixed with the straw, may be full of sap ; but it ought to be free from rain moisture, otherwise it may become mouldy. The clover is thus secured, and the straw so much improved in value, that 15s. worth of straw may be thus convened into an article worth Ms. or even more. 3. SALTING STRAW-HAY.—If the straw.hry I. salted, at the time of stacking, cattle will not only at the mixture more eagerly than good unmixed hay not salted, but will thrive nearly as well upon it. The quantity recommended is, either one hundred weight of salt to seven or eight tons of hay, or a peck of ground rock salt, if pure, to a ton of hay. But as rock set is often mixed with sand or earth, manufactured salt is pref. rabic. 4. LITTER—A great diminution of dung, from the want of straw for litter, will be severely felt by the succeeding crops ; this deficiency ought to be supplied by every possible meano, as by col lecting weeds—the leaves of trees—fern and heath—or employing peat mould—fine earth—and sea, river, or other sand, for that purpose. 5. FEEDING STOCE.—The deficiency of food for stock must be supplied by every expedient that can be devised. One resource would be to adopt the Flemish practice of sowing winter turnips, and which is likewise practised, in some parts of England: As soon as the crop is reaped, the land should be slightly ploughed, or well harrowed, and the turnips sown broad-cast. They never grow large, but in Flanders they ate greedily consumed by cattle; and it is there remarked, that when given to mach cows they are not apt to give any taste to the milk or butter. They are sometimes suffered to Shoat : and the cattle devour them even in that state, till the middle of April. Some would prefer folding sheep on the trop ; and when given to cattle, they ought to be cut, to prevent any risk of choking the stock fed upon them, which sometimes happens when turnips are small sized. If the crop of turnips has failed, the farmer is earnestly requested, after harrowing the surface, and clearing it of weeds, to sow the field with rape. If this is done in the end of July, or the first week of August, the produce will be very great. The crop answers well for sheep folded, and may be mown, and given to cattle and even ho-see. The quantity of seed required, when sown broad-cast, is about 81b. per English, or 101 b. per Scotch acre, at fit. per lb. The earlierit is sown, the better and fuller produce may be expected. Where rune or whine abound, they may furnish a great and va luable supply, which might perhaps be improved by haring salt mixed with them. Large farmers should erect mills for bruising them, but small ones must employ the flail or mallet. HEATH HAT, or the shoots of young heath growing more or less intermixed with ordinary herbage, may be mown and easily dried for winter use. This is done in Strathdon, in Aberdeen. shire, and the more hilly parts of Wigtonshire, and is found to be of more value than many are aware of, who have not tried it. Linseed and oil cake may be procured, either from the Conti. nest, or from North America ; and if low priced, may be a great recourse to the fanner. So great is the probable scarcity of hay, that a spirited farmer in Scotland proposes to import that article from Holland. iVhat an argument this is in favour of irrigation, which would ensure a pro duce of hay in almost any season ! Notwithstanding all these aids, there is likely to be a deficiency of manure for the crops of next year. Most fortunately, the appli cation of oil, as a means of enriching the soil, has been recently pointed out ; and so far as that article can be procured, there is MOOG to hope that the deficiency may be supplied. Proofs of the Offidency of this manure shall, as soon as possible, be submitted to the attention of the farmer. Another species of manure, which is but little attended to in this country, Is kelp, or the ashes of sea weeds. This dressing is pecu liarly calculated for stiff soils. It its found in the isle of Jersey, that half a bushel of pounded kelp, if sown on a stiff soil in the winter season, or beginning of spring, will manure a perch or pole of land ; consequently, twenty bushels an acre. It is said that it gives a full ear to she corn, and prevents its being laid.* The resource of fish as a manure has not been sufficiently at tended to. In the rivers which run through the fens of Lincoln. shire, Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk, the small fish called tickle. backs swarm in such abundance, as to be purchased at from Ild. to Is. per bushel, and are successfully employed in forming com posts. The refuse of the pilchard fishery, in Cornwall, insures great- crops. There is an immense herring fishery on the coast of Caithness, which produces much refuse or garbage, in the proper. Lion of one barrel of refuse to fourteen lintels of herrings. But it requires the garbage of 84 barrels of herrings to manure a Scotch, or about 67 barrels an English, aere.t The effects of this manure, however, on waste lands, when first brought into cultivation, are hardly to be credited. It is cakulated that a ton of fish, mode. rately salted, in a compost with soil, would manure five English acres. It would be desirable to ascertain what would be the ex pense, and in what manner this manure could be most peal's bly applied. I earnestly hope that other friends to agriculture will lend their aid to improve these hasty suggestions, and by our united efforts, that we shall still be enabled to surmount the difficulties which we are likely to encounter. JOHN SINCLAIR. 133, Geoege-street, Edinbnrgh, July 15, 1826. • Communications to the Board of Agriculture, voL i. p. 219. 3d edit. p. 226 t See Code of Agriculture. Sir Thomas Neave, Bart. is the gentleman recommended by the Court of Directors of the Bank of England, to fill up the vacancy in the Direction, occasioned by the resig nation of Henry Smith, Esq. PROPOSED BRANCH or THV Bang or ENGLAND 1N MANCHESTER. — If we may attach credit to an apparently deed-official statement, which appeared in the Courier of Monday, the Batik of England bag at length determined on establishing a branch in this town. The utility, as well as the success of this measure, will of course greatly depend on the principles on which the business of the establishment is conducted ; but it cannot, we think, be doubted that, managed with ordinary care, it must be found advantageous to the Bank ; and that, evinc ing such a degree of liberality as is quite compatible with prudence, it will afford important additional facilities to commercial transactions.—Manchesler Guardian. ANOTIIER DEATH FROM STARVATION.--011 Wednes day a Coroner's Inquest was held on the body of Stephen Doyle, a mendicant, who was found dead, that morning, in the hall of the house, No. 104, Francis-street, Dublin.' The Jury returned a verdict, that the deceased died from want of support. It is apprehended that a statement so general in its nature might possibly excite some pre judice against that most useful Institution, the Mendicity Society, to prevent which, we are requested to state that no man of that name ever applied to the Mendicity Asso ciation, or he would instantly have received relief.—Free man's Journal of Saturday. OXFORD CIRCUIT. Situtwetwar, Jut.). 23. This is Renday, but common observers and hypotrites think it bears but partial appearances of the Sabbath, in the good town of Shrewsbury. We mean tint, for an instant, to insinuate say thing against the irhaliitants of any town t r any place, because we know foil well that the characteristics of all counttes in thin blamed nation mingle joy and happiness with the worship of their God, in a true Christian spirit; that jtot rectitude of religious pilnapia is manifested here this day by the conduct of " our friends rou nd the Wrekin"—a phrase which we use to express the hospi ality of a county lung celebrated Tor its importance in history. At half-past ten o'clock the Corporation of the town, headed by the Mayor and Aldermen, and preceded by a numerous awl lICielU tific band playing a holy and hallowed piece of music tirrlll Handel, went to the 1 earned Judges' loslAings, for the purpose of escorting them to St. Chad's church ; and having acconipsnied them thither to attend divine worship, the saute procession preceded their Lord. shins and the Corporation in tilde return. The town, yet alive, though so many causes have been put eff. presents an animated scene, and in addition to the numbers who crowd it, connected with the causes yet about to be tried, Rocks of Irish labourers, in search of harvest work, are wandering in congre gated groups through the streets. Above we have mentioned the " Wrekin," and perentnoe it may be interesting to give our teatleN a description of that celebrated tnountsin and its environs. The Wrekin is said to be the hOlow hill in Europe for the circumference of its base. It rises 1,329 het above the level of theses. The views from its summit are diversi fied, beautiful, and extensive. The Severn winds its devious cause beneath the spectator's feet. A richly cultivated country spited* in every direction before the eye, studded with gentlemen's seats red The towering spires of the churches boldly break upon the eye. It is said that in fine weather the prospects from this die tinguishesl eminence extend into Carmarthenshire. Denbighshire, . • Gloucestershire. and Northantr.tonshire, and that the eye ato sur vey an extent of country 400 mint in circumference. The Wrekin is exceeded in height by the follow'n . ; Shropshire hills : :- • The Long Tynd (above theleal of the sea) - 1674 The Stipa Stones - INS The Sit tentorie Clee - 101111 The Brown Clee IffNi None of these hills, however, present the rii It end magnificent scenery that is to be seen from the Wrekin. The name of this interesting hill is dear to the natives if the friendly and hospitable county in which it rears its brow. " The Wrekin," and "All friends round the Wsekin," are sentences which ever, vibrate with rapturous sthaations hn the ear of a genuine'Sbrop- - ihne man, whatever country may be his borne. Wbat is called the Qnarry in Salop is perhaps one of the most iMereating and pleasing walks we era saw. It is a. space of ground PI about twenty acres in client, intersected by wafts, whith are Literally shaded with high and ancient trees. ft is a general sad favourite resort, as well of visitors as bit the inhabitants. We wish we had time or space to expead upon this most intense ins subject, but we are obliged to curtail an observation,- THE BRITISH .PRESS. THE HARVEST. CITY OF LIMERICIt ASSIZES. Redmond Wrakh and Jamet M..ifahon were ind;eteti far that they did violently and felonlouil♦ assault &id ♦iolate the petton of Eleanor Moore, at Nicholas-street, on Sunday, the lAh of June lair. against her * wili std consens. Ellen Moore appeared on the table, evidently embartawed at the ordeal to which the eyes of the Court subjected her. She wsts st ilted in a grey mantle, and white chip bonnet ; her figure and fee , turd were more than ordinarily handsome and gent el ; her halt and eyes black ; and her cheeks were enlivened with a crimson blush, blended with something approaching to a brunette cast ; her youthful person and modest delivery added redly it her evidence. When the oath was administering by the Clerk of the Crown, she was Muth agitated, and affected even to tears. Mr. Quin led the examination for the Crown. She rceallectt d the night of Sunday, the Illth inst.; was going. about past eleven o'clock that night, to (edgings, beyond the Castle barrack ; a person named Guides. whom she knew the night be'ore, accompanied her. At the end of Bew.'a a three fellows came up and snatch. d her away • one of tlr m had a stone in each hard; he dropped one and drew b r dawn the lane ; the other two assisted in dragging her along. at the all of the first ; the first man then frweed her in, through an inside lane, to a back house ; she was laid down by „mother, whd said to het, you may as well stop your cries and take every thing in good part, as no mercy will be gleam to you ; that person abused h r and violated her person against h,r will ; the person who lied dor., so then knocked her head against the flan. Five men fcreib'y abu her on the occasion in that place ; one of them gave her a blow in the breast, which knocked her senseless against the wall. Her hair was put over her mouth to stifle her cries; they walk d away aeon after and left her, having heard one of them say it was near day. light ,• when they were gone site struggled home. She would know two of those persons; AP:Mahon is the second persau who had to di with her ; and Walsh is the person who struek her. in the *mot 4 he also did the same to her as the rest 4 she is not a native of Limes tick, but of Kerry; she is not above three weeks in town 00111 Tare heft, where she resided. Crest-examined... She lodged in Whiteliorsharte, neat the bar. tack ; only herself, another girl, and the woman of the house were in the lodgings ; she won neither cloak err sop this sight ; eon% tell whether the other girl was ott the town ; she was out this night on Arthur's.quay. looking for a boat to go home ; site does not deny she " lived" with two persons at Tarbert ; she walked out two nights in Limerick, but swears it was not with a bad intent; If any man offered her money she would not go with him, not for twenty guineas ; she lodged her information two days after the offence; never saw M'Mahon before; after she was reduced to pledge her clothes, she did misconduct herself one night in Limerick ; does not know what house she went to with the gentle. man, nor what money he gave her; she does not knot, him; oho was not drunk; she was obliged to act so from poverty; she was determined to return home, and therefore she would not take money from any man ; her mother came up to Limerick, and wanted hey to go home with her ; she did not, but promised to return by the next boat ; the reason she did not go with her was, that her clothes' were in pawn ; acknoWiedges she was acquainted with a third per son in Tarbert, and lived with him ; his name Was Hamilton ; he turned her off; she spoke to a soldier, and he was the mow of her coming here ; the soldier and she lived together a fortnight in it Mrs. Doberty's house, near Baal's-bridge ; he gave her no hang ; he belonged to the 24th Regiment ; can't say whether to the gre nadiers, light company, or battalion ; can't say why he left her ; lit was he took her from Mr. Hamilton at Tarbert she might have gone with a man on Sunday night if she got a guinea. but is not sure ; it was a bright night ; *Mahon followed her, and gave het two blows on entering her lodgings. John Raiford, soldier, 24.11 Regiment, swottl—Was on Sunday night with a girl of the town, in the back room of a house, whose window looked out on a small yard ; about a quarter past eleven that night, three or four men were under the window with a yowl; girl, and ill-used her; the female he slept with said it was a shame for them to treat her so, and they bi.i her lie down or they would break the window, and do the same to herself; heard the noise they were making for about ten minutes. Nothing material oc curred on his cro4s.examination. Alexander Lowry, Sergeant-Major of the City Police• proved that the place which the soldier described was the same where the proseeutrix was violated, and which she pointed out to him. John Byrom proved that ire took M'Mahon into custody the Lena night, at two o'clock, near the Castle barrack. The case for the prosecution closed, and the defence commenced with the examination of Richard Scott, who deposed that M'Mahon was in his public. house in the Irish -town, up to within a quarter of twelve o'clock that night ; he lay asleep in the tap-room with another; hie house is more than a quarter of a mile from Bow-lane. dlr. Scott gave Sl'Mahon a very good character. James Sergeant knew M'Mahon for al years, and his cha racter is remarkably good. Richard Cteagh deposed that 31•31shon bore a very good cha racter; for the last six months he was in his employme.it,h: Wad regular, attentive, and sober. James Hogain sworn—M'Mahon lived with him since a boy. until the last 10 months, when he left him voluntarily to procure a better engagement; he was very well behaved, and is °lnspectable connexions. Thomas Collins sworn.—(This witness and the prisoner 111131a hon were of the patty who were tried and acquitted on Friday, of vireating t"e person of Margaret Williams. on the same night when the present offence was co omitted.)—He and the prosecutrix were going to think ti's night ; hemeended to treat her at Frost's public-house; on their way a man came up in themddle of .the street and spoke to her; the man took her under his sem, and they went 'loan the lane together ; he heard a roi e there, she did not npnear to make any resistance going away, himself and the prisoner Walsh then foliowe I, to try and get h r back from the party ; there were two women with the prosecutrix, and they were peosatutes ; to the best of his belief she was taken away from him between twelve and one o'clock. George M. J. Drought, Esq. Chief Magistrate of Police, de. posed that the last witness toad him that she was carried off by force. The evidence having concluded on both sides, Baron Pry W oaritett charged the Jury very fully, read over the testimony of the witnesses, which he put to them in a very clear point of view, interspersed with useful and explanatory observations. After an absence of two houni anti a half, the Jury entered the ' Court with a verdict of Guilty again s t both prisoners, but accom. ponied with an earnest recommendation to mercy. The Learned Judge, after a short interval, proceeded to pass sentence of death on the criminals, one of whom (31'Mahon) was a young man of low stature—the other a tall, ill-looking fellow. At the same time, his Lordship promised to transmit their recornmen. dation to his Majesty's Government, but could not say with wild leetess it might be attended. Both prisoners were removed, apex. Andy sensible of their critical situation. CAUTION.-A man of the name of Price, who is in the habit of calling at a house and asking the servant if her master is at home, if answered in the negative, takes from a blue bag a stone bottle, and informs the servant her master has just purchased it, and requested him to apply to her for 3s. 6d. IVlsen the bottle is opened, the cont mta are found to he merely ink and water. He has already found LSO customers in the neighbourhood of Blooms bury. I CAM 40.. DORI CM. II of St. ont of exists will be ng in- Eng -11 that tween of the iare of cha operty ;Write Mrs. r, will that Ingo in c were I , with tl.