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THE BRITISH . PRESS. REPORT OF THE STAMP COMMISSIONERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DRITISH PRESS. Sta,—l am surprised at reading in the Morning Papers a Report of the Stamp Commissioners, tending to criminate an Insurance Office of high and established credit. These Commissioners, I suppose, have taken sotne advantage of their excelh la trap, the Stamp Ay—the moat incorrectly penned in the whole Statute Hook, and the source of no inconsiderable employment to pettifogging attorneys. IVbetinr one of these animals has brought the game in view for the amusement of the Commissioners in the pre sent instany, I know not. The Managing Director of the respectable establishment which is the object of the Rs port's attack will no doubt find it necessary •a bring these pawns to an idea of justice, though they seem to have no high one of their duty. With their private griefs I have little to do; but if they think it time that their own Chairman should by crimina tions be brought to resign the swt eta or office, they should he cautious bow they seek to furth2r their purposes by attacking his contusions. I have the honour to he, A PROPRIETOR OP THE COO KIE F IRE OrrfcE. 13102VTIILY REPORT OF PREVALENT DISE.ISES. The last month has presented considerable variations of atmospherical temperature, but by no means so great as that which immtsliately preceded it. Biliary derange ment continues to he by far the most prevalent complaint, and it still assumes the form of diarritcea, rather than cholera. Upon the whole, the season has, up to the pre sent period, been healthy, and the great majority of the rasa we have witnessed have speedily yielded to the exhi bition of ten grains of the Hydrargyrum cum Creta at night; or, where the purging bin been ware, of this com bined with a grain of opium. When these remedies have disagreed, which has very seldom been the cast., relief has generaLy been afforded by ten grains of rhubarb, with a lite quantity of aromatic confection, in an ounce of mint w .tcr. In a few cases the biliary affection has assumed the form of Icttrus, requiring and yielding to the usual re medies We have seen during the month one case of Delirium Tremens: it was cured by opium at night, and ammonia during the day. Szarlatina has been very prevalent. It is, perhaps, worthy of remark, that a patient in fever, who was apparently doing well—havingon the twelfth day a clean tongue, and pulse at ninety and natural, without any bad symptom whatever—was very much frightened during the thunder storm on the evening of the 23:11, sunk very rapidly, and died in le hours. lie was so much afraid of thunder, even when in health, as to he purged by ft.— /An/log Medical and 111usicul Journal fur Sept. 1. ATTENi/ANCE ON lACTURES ON NIIDWIVENY.—We underAtand that after Inc Ist of January, 1-;27, the Corn pirny of Apothecaries mean to require of Candidates cer ttfleatfa of bav;ng attended two Courses of Lectures on THE COUNTY OF LANCASTM Es en the Llian ring pits, 'ied- )pro- Inen ole ;ing- ac- y of in has (Its the , the I tie- The Stewards for next year's Races are Lord Dunwich, Colonel Wood, and W'. 11 . Sununu-, jun. Esq. The sub mptises are already very numerous. [From the Marrehestrr Mercury:l The actions brought against the different hundreds of this county, to recover compensation for the damages sus tained by breaking power-looms, during the disturbances in the month of April last, were 23 in number, two of which—viz. one by Messrs. Walmsleys, of Oswahltwistle, and one by Mr. Devitt Ashworth, of Newchurelt—were not commenced in time for these Assizes, and consequently stand over to the next. Of the remaining 21 actions, the great majority were undefended, and verdicts were taken by consent in the Sheriff's Court for sums fixed on by a comparison of tho valuations mode for the claimants witb4 those made under the directions of the Magistrates. Three. or four action's were however defended, but in each a vei:. diet was obtained for the plaintiffs. The following ii a summary of the diffaent amounts recovered:— • •• AOSINST THE HUNDRED OF IILACKHURN. NO. Of LOOMS. Z. S. d. Messiii. Pykes: Accrington ... - -68 - 1,999 17 6 Mr. Alectois.'cli.to - - -- 1. - 41. 4043 9 Mr..i.ones Miry. ditto . -. 94 .. 1,8110 0 0 Eccles, Filackbui - . 212 . 3,178 15 10 ..... ._ 31. sus. Emu., -an . -- 'Jr. John II aughton. ditto . - - - . 25 - 284 II 9 Mr. Junes Garsslen, Darwen - - . 36 - 4111 8 2 Messrs Curs, ditto . - - . 16 . 196 13 0 Messrs, Tereus, 3140 bury - - - 104 - 1.6.11 311 News. Whiteheads, Lower Booths' - .36 - 1,049 6 1 Mr. Kay. Coup bench - . . 20 - 273 16 6 Alcune. Oratrotia. Nocciiiirch - -20 . 363 111 Moms. llargreaveit and Cu, ditto . . 28 . 348 9 2 31ebars. Munn, ditto - - . - 51 - 860 19 7 Total - 511,693 16 11 AGAINST TILE lIENDRED OF SALFORD. Messrs. Rostron, Tottington Higher End - 68 - 1,500 0 0 31essrs. Aitkin and Laid, ditto . -48 - M 8 0 0 3lessrA. flamer and Sons, Elton - - 38 - 233 7 0 Mr. Ilutchinon, Flory . . . 49 - 243 12 0 Mr John I :,.g.g, Crompton - - 21 - 418 1 0 Mr. Ilugli Beaver, Manchester - (no l000n) 1,474 0 0 Total . £4,457 0 0 AGAINST THE HUNDRED Of LEYLAND. Mr. Sudcll, CllOriey - -, . - 100 . 483 0 0 The total sum recovered, as above, is 16,533/. 11s. 5d., and the costs of the several actions will amount to about 3,000/. in addition. In the two actions yet to be tried, the damages arc estimated at '253/. 9s. 6d. A letter has been addressed to the Editor of the London Medico! and Phypical Journal, complaining of a resolution , of the 113 a-d of Trustees, which provides that admission shall he obtained to the flunterian Museum only by an ortler from a Member of the College of Surgeons, or a Fellow of the College of Physicians—thus excluding the whole body of licentiates. The extraordinary termination of the affair of the Wakefields and Miss Turner, which we communicated in our last, has excited, as was to be expected, an extraordi nary sensation throughout the country, and called forth a general expression of sympathy with her worthy parent, whose feelings have thus been doubly outraged ; and in no place is this sentiment more deeply felt than in this town and neighbourhood, where the amiable girl, who was die object of the nefarious designs of the Wake&lds ' drew her native breath, and spent the years of her childhood,— those years whereon " Memory, with a vestal's chaste employ, Unceasing feeds the lambent Name of joy." Various rumours are afloat both as to the motives of the dishonourable flight of the %Fake&lds, and the probable issue of this most extraordinary affair. Those who think favourably for them suggest that prudence dictated the step; if so, it will, we conceive, be dear bought. It has, however, been stated that they will escape even the pecu niary penalty, in consequence of Win. Wakefiild having, as it is said, fulfilled the condition of his recognizances, by appearing and pleading to this indictment. In the case of an ordinary recognizance, there might he some ground for this supposition, but, fortunately for the ends of justice, though unfottunatcly for the young spark's sureties, the recognizance in this case was special. Our readers will re collect that it was taken in the Court of King's Bench ; some peculiarities were observed upon in the arguments of counsel, but it has this additional distinction, that the de fendant is bound not only to appear anti answer, but " to attend the Court from tray to day, and not depart thence without leave," a condition winch has certainly not been complied with.—Blarkburn The George the Fourth steam-packet, belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company, which left Deptford, for Lisbon and Gibraltar, on Monday, at two o'clock, ar rived in our roads on Tuesday night about eleven, and sailed again yesterday, after taking on board Colonel St. Clair and family, who go out in her to Gibraltar. She came in very close to the Chain Pier, and excited much at tention. She is a very fine and commodious vessel of 720 tons, and carries four 12-pound carronades, besides small arms. She has on board duplicates of every article belong ing to her machinery that can be at all deranged, and carries coals for the whole voyage out and home, and tanks to be filled with the same weight of water as the coals she consumes, thus keeping her always in trim. It is expected she will reach 011araltar in about a week, and establish a certain and rapid monthly communication between London, Lisbon, and Gibraltar. Mr. W. J. Joiliffe, one of the managing Directors, is gone in the George the Fourth, to make the necessary arrangements at Lisbon and Gibraltar for this undertaking.—Brighton Gavffe. pray. The long-disputed title to the Oatlands property is at length confirmed, and the purchase-money, which had from the first been invested in Exchequer Bills by Mr. H. Ball, will be paid forthwith to the various mortgagees, who had. in fact, advanced to a Royal Personage more than the value of this splendid estate. The delay which has taken place,in consequence of the doubts entertained by certain legal gentlemen as to lb. validity of the title, has occa sioned considerable pain and anxiety to an exalted indivi dual—Morning Chronicle. In this town the Warehouses are beginning to resume an active appearance, and we rejoice to hear the sound of the shuttle more frequently in our walks in those parts of the town where the weavers dwell ; and also to observe greater numbers with packs on their backs, hastening into the comfit) , ; a sure iudicstion of their having procured work. Nevertheless, the prices are ruinously low, and insufficient to procure for the weaver even the necessaries of life, much less clothing, which is now becoming every day more necessary ; and we learn, ere winter sets in, some means will be adopted to provide clothing for the poor. Notwithstanding the favourable circumstances we have alluded ,to, with respect to the warehouses and weavers, the shopkeepers almost unanimously declare that the last week has been the dullest they have yet experienced, a cir cumstance we arc certainly unable to account for.—Block burn Mail. f.tir hours o , la et, there being scarcely any choice till they got to the bettinc 1 • • gazed i'u.d...4en Duhlia, who was then head and Lead with Whit st, and their colonies, but the latter is looked upon with in- though unfottutiatcly for the young spark's sureties , the pray." saluted sore tne Darrel or a gun, until lie DEM UST MIK \so fidity ' 'slight lead and woo the plate by a length ; rode by it. B o yc e ; difference at present, till the final result is known of the recognizance in this case was spew/. Our readers will re- pieces. Long is a bricklayer by trade, and a native of , 111apcard by Bares:di and Agnes by Pavis. negotiation with England, which is reported to be in such collect that it was taken in the Court of King's Bench •; The long-disputed title to the Oatlands property is at Swords, but has latterly resided at Feltrim, near Malahide ; ifPle , a f orwar d s t a t e that a vessel of war was expected to convey some peculiarities were observed upon in the arguments of length coiirmed, and the purchase-money, which had he had three children by his wife, the eldest of whom is ys his Mateb, BO soya. h. ft. T. V. C. lewd W. Lennox's ch. h. St. Lawrence - - . - I the brother o f the English Consul to this country with the COMIB , I, but it has this additional distinction, that the de- from the first been invested in Exchequer Bills by Mr. H. only ten years old. Fo r the p r esent he has eluded the tw- in six .lr. T. Jones's ch. g. Robin Adair " treaty. I t i s sta t e d that great difficultiea have occurred in fendant is bound not only to appear and answer, but "to Ball, will be paid forthwith to the various mortgagees, who suits ofjustice, hut his crime cannot long escape unpunished. This ',slivery pretty close run race , and won by half a length this n e gotiation, on account of the privileges granted to attend the Court from aay to day, and not depart thence had, in fact, advanced to a Royal Personage more than the —Freema n ', Journal. .1! at- C'Pt. Berkeley, R.N. whom we call the Chid:ley ut tine Gentlemen i n com merce, particularly their vessels being ad- without leave,r a condition which has certainly not been value of this splendid estate. The delay which has taken MURDE R IN I,'ssxe E ,—Tuesday week a murder was dis- ockeys, rode the winner In capital style. llts brother, Cipt. F rance Augustus. made all that he could of Robin Adair. mined at one.half the duties imposed on the flags of other complied with.—Blackhurn Mail, place, in consequence of the doubts entertained by certain committed on the road from Caen to Fa sire , near Orgni- mine- Match,so-I.ottl W. Lennox's St. Lawrence, apt. Ca t. Locke's natious. The George the Fourth steam-packet, belonging to the legal gentlemen as to tho validity of the title, has occa- chon. A person named Samson, a wood-cutter, residing !ging- Lime Driver. —Ott by consent. L e tt ers h a v e b e en received from Port-au-Prince to the General Steam Navigation Company, which left Deptford, sinned considerable pain and anxiety to an exalted indivi- at Caen, fifty years of age, was returning from the fair of it EIC.. The above conc l u d es ou r account of Egham Races of 17th ult., and Papers to the 3tl inclusive. They contain a for Lisbon anti Gibraltar, on Monday, at two o'clock, ar- dual—Morning Chroaic4. Guibray, with a man who was not known to him. They icy of Ws, and w e f ee l ca ll e d u p on to s p e ak in the highest Proclamation, dated April, taking off the restrictions on rived in our roads on Tuesday night about eleven, and In this town the warehouses are beginning to resume an entered an inn, an d f r om thence they wen t an d s at down many terms o f p r aise o f t h ose to w h om th e c onducting of them their ships and commerce with foreign countries, in conse- sailed again yesterday, after taking on board Colonel St. active appearance, and we rejoice to hear the sound of the on the edge o f a ditch not far from th e roa d. S ams on f e ll have, havebeen intrtisted„ The stewards, a s sisted by Mr. Rains- quence of the indepentlenceof the Republic having been re- Clair and family, who go out in her to Gibraltar. She shuttle more frequently in our walks in those parts of the asleep, and h's travelling companion, knowing that he had in- bo ttom, h a ve been indef a tig a ble, nor have those under cognised. The restriction ishowever continued 11 their ships came i n very clo se to the Chain Pier, and excinal_ muc h at _ t own where the weavers dwell ; and also to observe greater seventeen francs upon him, profited by this circumstance n be' ilum been inactive. The office of Judge was performed trading to the Colonies of other Powers, llntl to North and tention. She is a very fine and commodious vesse l of 720 num b ers w i t h pac k s on their backs, hastening into the to execute the horrible design which lie had formed of as., ail " by Mr. Hinbart, of Egham, with great Perspicuity and South Carolina, Curaeoa a nd scrh om an excepted. A decree, tons, and carries four 12-pound carronades, besides mall country ; a sure indication of their having procured work. sasainating him, in hopes of appropriating that sum. Hu If the talent; and the excellent managemen t o f ti ne C ou r se re- dated .sth May, is also published, giving directions for the arms. She has on board duplicates of every article belong- Nevertheless, the prices are ruinously low, and insufficient gave hi m s i x sta b s w i t h a k n if e ; b ut see ing several ear - tt, the ' lets the highest credit on Mr. John Boulding , organization of the National Guard, to consist of horse, big to her machinery that can be at all d erang ,d , awl to pro, ,r e f or the weaver even the necessaries of life, riages appear at the moment, he took to flight. The tra- in tie- The detachment of patroles was under the able direction foot, anti artillery, and to be composed of all persons from carries coals fur the whole voyage out and home, and tanks much less clothing, which is now becoming every day vellers perceiving Samson weltering in his blood, ran aftet fission h e 15 to 60 y e ars of age; the articles are 2'2 in number, and to be filled with the same weight of water as the coals she more necessary ; and we learn, ere winter sets in, some the murderer, an d succee d e d in arresting him. The tut • .--, , or Mr. Newman, whose assistance was very acceptable; arting g i ve di rect i o ns for the equipment and uniform to be worn consumes, thus keeping her always in trim. It is expected means will be adopted to provide clothing for the poor. fortunate S amson , b e f ore e xpiring, had time to make hia Pad. I succeeded in apprehending some thieves who had robbed n con- ' Ma* Forcchnigli, of the 6341 regiment, quartered at by these troops . T he su p erior of fi ce rs were to be in the she w i l l reach dibraltar in about a week, end establi s h a Notwithstanding the favourable circumstances we have declaration. Julien (that is the name of the murderer) "on - which ' Wdsor of a 1 01 . note and two sovereigns, a lady of a appointment of the President ; exemptions are made in ce!tain anti rapid monthly communication betw een L oudon, a ll u d e d .to, slati respect to the warehouses and wearers, is a native of the department of the Orne. He is • lib'. fslt il Taill• favour o f p er sons, cultivators of the soil, wore have seven Lisbon, and Gibraltar. Mr. 11'• J. dolliffe, one of the the shopkeeper lnOit unanimously declare that the last r a ted ga ll e y- s l a v e , an d had just left the Bicetre. Omni 1, the 'bawl, In ' sities a few minor thefts. The S tewar d s f or next, y e ar's Races are Lord Dunwich, legitimate children, and to flaytiana who have returned managing Directors, is gone in the George th e F ourt h s, to wee k h as b een the dullest they have yet experienced , a cis- The East India Company's ship 'Marahioness of Ely wad .el I Ales ' make the necessary arrangements at Lisbon and Gibraltar eunistanee we are certainly unable to account for.—Black- all well on the 27th June, in lat. 1/. south, long. 3".1. west, Calomel Woad , and W. U. Sumner, jun. Esq. The sub- from foreign countries, until they have resided one year, a/iPtions are already very numerous. unless the country is in danger. for this undertaking.—Brighton GaVite. burn Mail. outward bound. ' • . ' . . NA-• •• •• . .„ . • ww,-• or .. - • • ' . . • -, • . • s - . . ... - • .. . • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTEKrIALI74, 7 III I twapaw. Attn. 31. Alt h oug h a consider:ibis stinther of subscribers were absent at E..hato facts, the betting to dm Ma* any thing but dull. Belzoni his former place in the odds, at to 4, more than which natal w . t be g.a t any one would take sto 2. lledlantite receded a hoc, i; to I Mimi Ltd at the orening; the closing odds, Weever, , r , ;A too I ; reeoty onniev to one were taken that he did nut start. 'Moir Mule. to, Tim I)tagon. anti Paul Pry. kept an close to. raw , f ill to wards the eveiong, that it would lie difficult in say whicu had the call; at . host The Dragon arm taken f.r eleire in staff bets beaeen a. 41 Mulatto, teltile Paul Pry anti ('ru. pr togolitr at halt n point bzhind them. lieu Scotto. cult Tnrrere was made a gond farourite, r.O and 111 to brim I oisen. lj to I being the closing price. Souse heavy bets oini; toai pLe , :e be: h Cell IT. LEOVR. - . ...,. 9 to 4 Art Pr lzool .. 17 to 1 apt Tarrare R d 4 to i B est aunt. I . tl. - • to 1 art Shortwaist 1:: 4:4, to 1 T. c Draron, tak. 10u0 to 181 agat The General, 1: to 1 :g - t s lula tto taken iv to i agst Paul Pry, taken 1(00 to 15 agar Far.n)r Davies J2i to 1 apt I rusattcr II to It tri the fieltl thrt two. taken 6 to 4 en Paul Pry agst Tarrare, taken r;MARKET CRAVEN MEETING, I:2I. HON DAY. lien. Grosvenor% c. by Otritaviri. out of Blue Stocking. 11. t. rot Mr. Poyres e. by Sul.on, out of llulbein's claw, list. 41b. .1. F. 200 h. ft. Tut ix. pmt 200. h. A. It. M. Mr. Poytitz's e by Sultan, out of Rolbei:i's dam, or f. by sultan, out of Ohoot's dam, omit the Duke of Portlicore e. by Tirokia% nut of Zora, or c. by Tiresi" unit of Ambiguity ; cults dot. ;lb. filly tist. 41b.; to bring oat to the pmt. FIRST SPRING MEETING. 1829. _ acoxnAr. General Ornovenor's c. b. by Phantom. out of Monnahlne, go. rgY. Mr. Poyntia c. by Sultan, out of Iloibein'a Maui, Bst. 41b. L.M. ISO b. - --------_ CRAVEN AIVETING, 1830. TUESDAY. s w eeroekes of 200 sort. rich. h. ft. for the produce of mores en. gene in IfN6. Colts 16t. 71b.; fillies ed. 31b. D. 31. Nu pro du :e no tot t,:r. lb. Royal Highness the Duke of York's Memos, covered by Smoiermko puke of Richmond's Dindisette, enser.d by Emillus Mr. 11. Scott's Witch, covered by Emilio. The smiling world will regret to lout► that the eelebeated twin ituil of 11r. 3.lyuau will be biought to the hammer la October neat. EGRAit RACES. LAST DAY-THURSDAY. The absence of his Majesty, although it has occasioned considerable regret and disappointment, does not appear to bare produced any prejtulicial effect on the amusements ; on the contrary, the Noble Stewards have, by a display of spi rit and li•ierality, aided by their friends, in as great a degree as passible compensated for the non-attendance of Royalty. The excellence of the fitst day'a sport naturally induced an expectation that the tyro succeeding days would be similarly characterized : that such has been the ease is allowed by all parties, and that these meetings are every year deriving ad ditional importance we can confidently reiterate. If we mistake not, the Egham ,Maces, and, indeed, the turf in xe - offal, are likely to have a liberal patron in that highly respected Nobleman, Etrl Mountcharles, who has lately evinced apretlilection fur horse-racing; and if the report be true, that the winner of the gold cup is his property, we can congratulate his Lordship upon having commenced his sporting career auspiciously. fhe race-ground was very well attended on this, the last day, and all appeart el satisfied with what the ex ertions of the Stewards have provided for their amuse ment. Besides many other (!i-•itigu:slted individuals, there were present the Duke and Dueliess of Richmond, Lords Mounteltarles, Uxbridge, Lennox, Russell ; Captains Locke. Berkeley, R.N., Standen, Leeson, Sullivan, Messrs. Douglas, Ramsbottom. &c. The running came off as folluwe The Sunninghill Stakes of 5 sal'.. each (handicap); last three quarters of the new mile. Rerkriev's Edith. 3 yr.,Cist. 121 b. I 'spin bicke's Orator, axed, OA. 414. 31r. Hartnibottoin's ‘l'aternsais, 3 yrs, 7st. 61b. Alr. Leeson nature Conviction, 5 yr., Ben. 21b. Jet. Coleman's 31y Aunt AIM. lyes. 7st. Bib. Five paid forfeit. Betting-2 to l apt. the winner, to 2 agst. Orator, 4to 1 agst. Gmviction. and 4 to I Uat al y Aunt Ann. Ldith (rode by A. Paris) came (eat a goal pare. closely followed by the others: when nen the distance, Mato( came up to Edith challenged, but did not keep it up long; the running was 'Jong to the betting stand, when E.lith let loose, and beat Orator tty cleverly by a good race. Dockery role I /rotor, young Buckle W.dgnnan, F. Boyce Conviction, and O. North 31y Aunt Ann. Ma , cll-11.10 ,ora.—mile and a half —est. 31b. each. Duke oh Iticlonrours Phantasms Mr. He Burgh's Selina . - - - 2 Betting-5 to 4on Selina. A pretty clove run race to the Stand. when Phantasms (K. home) abet ahead, and won cleverly by two lengths—Selina rode by Dockery. Mateh-50 soya. One mile. ....Ir. B rkeley's Edith, 3 yrs. Est. 121 b. At. Jackson's Fairy, 4 yrs. 7st. 81b. Betting-4 and stol on Edith. The Dead Heat—At starting they came oft' together at a lint rce, they kept ao every inch of ground, and finishtd a beautiful rice riLli a de..d heat. After the above heat the owner of Edith did not wish to make a f s-ah waich tall hits being I IT with the dead heat) ; but James I inisbattorn, Esq. (who is one of the most liberal, and at the same mit the most useful supporter of the Egham races) offered let. f u r the oat of her, which heing accepted, the match was run over again bitween the heats of the Plate. Secant Heat—Betting, 6 to 4 on Edith.—The rce was similar to , he last till nearly home, when Edith got in front, and won e , :sedy by a hngth, rode by young Buckle, Fairy by Iliarnard. The Lae'. Plate of rAf. For 3yr olds, pa. 41b. ; 5 yrs, Oat. ; 6 yrs sad aged, llst. 410.; winners extra. Heats, two miles and Ilia Royal Ilighnesa the Duke of Yolk's Dahlia, 1 yrs 2 I 3 1 'lr. i!ai:lt's Whipcord, 4 ars - - 1 2 2 2 Mr. llornsby's Agnes, 5 yr* - 4 4 1 3 1. of Mounteltstles's Itucksfoot - . 3 3 4 dr Pint that--Betting, 3to 2 agst. Hocksfoot, 3 to I apt Dahlia, 4 at 1 ago. Whipcord, and 10 to 1 agat. Agnes. Dahlia set off at a good pace, followed very closely by the others fir about a mile and a hall; they then got all together and went at it.e.t slashing rate to the bett:ag stand, when it was either's race h,- seen Dahlia and Whipcord ; at a very short distance from the J Age's Stand, the latter got the lead and won by a length, Agnes ~? .-aring to lie by for a ling day. ssond Hat—Three to one on Whipcord; Agnes came ofT at - avalerate rate, and kept the front to the turn, when the other three ca7..e up ; the race then became beautiful, and it scented to be any h.dy's all they made the distance. when Itucksfont and Agnes fall ing i.itthe red of the ground was ainairably run, Dahlia winning by lot' a neck only. Third Ileat.—Even betting between Whipcord and Dahlia. They all sent rest a walk ; Aeries and lluckstoot abreaal, Whipcord n-ct, and DAlia Let. as it all the jockeys had orders not to lead. ';acrtaird much surprise, as it seldom happens that hones walk le, t a r 1. it within our recollection when four horses walked a'4>ive a mile and a half out of two miles and a half, which was the em. !•e;e; at I,;at they came off . , Agnes taking a lead, and keeping it 'tome, sinning the heat by a length. Betting. —% to 4 tat Whipcord, and Id to I against Agnes. Rucks inu wis drawn niter the last heat, according to the rules of racing, threel.ono S haVilln won three distinct heats. 1 , .-,l:> item—illist heat was as finely contested as either of the flit rs, thae being tearetly any choice till they got to the betting s''..a. 1•;:ien Dut.lin, alto was then head and head with Whipcord, 7 -i &align: lead and won the plate by a length ; rode by It. Boyce ; Whir:lrd Ly Harvard; and Agnes by Pavia. March, 50 soya. h. ft. T. V. C. I.rod W. Lennox's ch. It. St. Lawrence - - - - 3 1r. T. Jones's ch. g. Rabbit' Adair a This was a very pretty close run race, and won by half I length. C V. liltikeleY , R.N. whom we call the Chilloey of tbe Gentlemen Jockeys, rode the sinner In capital style. Ills brother, Capt. Augustus. made all that he could of Robin Adair. Match,Nl—iand Ir. Lennox's St. Lawrence, agst. Capt. Locke's Little Drivr.-011 by consent. The above concludes our account of Egham Races of 1W26, and we feel called upon to speak in the highest terms of praise of there to whom the conducting of them barebecn intrnstegl. The Stewards, assisted by Mr. Rains bottom, have been indefatigable, nor have those under thtm been inactive. The dike of Judge was performed Ly Mr. litobart, of Egham, with great perspicuity and Went; and the excellent management of the Course Te ll, els the highest credit on Mr. John Boulding. The detachment of patroles was under the able direction or Mr. Newman, whose assistance was very acceptable; he succeeded in apprehending some thieves who had robbed Major Forcelongli, of the 63d regiment, quartered at 'Windsor, of a to/. note and two sovereigns, a lady of a shawl, besides a few minor thefts. 11 CW BRAZILS. TO TILE EDITOR OF TILE BRITISH PRESS. SlR,—Buenos Ayres Papers received in this country in March last announced the revolt of General La Madrid, who had separated the State of Tucuman from the Union of the Provinct aof the Rio Plata ; and the proclamation of the Government ordered the Governors of ali the Pro vinces to march their forces scainst Tucuman, and send La Madrid prisoner to Buenos Ayrts. From that time the Government of Buenos Ayres has not thought tit to pith lish a word more about it; from which 1 infer that they hare been foiled in their attempts again • Tucuman. Can any of your readers, who may happen to have come from those pans, explain how the matter stands? ;You see•l told you right that Francis and the Indians of Paraguay had placed themselves under Don Pedro's protoction, and not under Bolivar's. Yours, Re. S. HAMBURGII, AUGUST 23. (FROM A PR !VAT.; LETTER.) It would he s ; must desirablemeasure, indeed, if your Ministers were to avail themselves of the privilege granted to them by Parliament, to admit 500,000 quarters of wheat ; and, so far from its being my opinion that it would operate against the exchanges, I think the effect would prove to be just the reverse. Of the .500,000 quarters, I suppose the half must be already in your stores, if not more, already paid for, or drawn against, and the effect of which, if any, is gone by. Suppose, then, you get from 51 to 300,000 quarters more, the amount f which would not exceed from 3 to 400,000/., this could not counter balance your export, which must be considerable in this season of the year, taking the aggregate of colonial pro duce and manufactured goods together. But the operation of die 500,000 quarters would be of another material con sequence, or consequences, in its ramifications; orders would he given to Danizic and other ports_ to ship off *hat has been bought there on speculation, and the stor e s at Bromic, &c. would he immediately replenished by wheat sent there from the interior of Poland and Russia. The Polish Jews and land-owners would take their ducats to the fairs of Leipzic, and to Konigsberg, and lay them out in the purchase of manufactured goods; and the stock of manufactured goods being very light in both places, con siderabie orders might be expected in Manchester, &c., and trade would, no doubt, resume a very favourable prospect in the manufacturing distriets, and, cons quently, both directly aml indirectly, in the colonial .markets. I am confident that I am not over-sanguine in my prog nostication, and only wish that what is NO desirable in its execution should not he delayed, so that the effect of it may display itself yet in our autumn trade. We are already improving here, in anticipation of the great disideratum ; and there is no doubt about a farther improvement, and - great activity in trade, if you give us the impulse, by do: adoption of sound and rational It is said that the fairJous Gat:moos, Bishop of Patras, dead. Toe 1115110 P OF CA ' . TTTA.—The Right Rev. Regi nald Heber was a man not has distingtfahed as a scholar and a divine, titan for the aodahle qualities of his heart, his piety, and Ida zeal in the cans.• of his Divine Master. During the short period he had tined the See of Calcutta, he had unremittingly deveted himself to the most active performance of his sacred functions, and bad proved him self worthy of being the successor o f the late Dr. Middle ton, the first Prelate of oar Indian possessions. Dr. Eleber's loss will be deeply and universally felt throughout the whole of his gigantic diocese, and lie will be regrettetS alike u the pious and zealous Bishop of the Christian Church in India, and as the learned and accomplished gentlenAn. It will be difficult to select a man so well possessed of the various qualities requisite for the Episcopal See of Calcutta as this eminent and amiable Divine.—Leening Paper. • EXTHAORDISAAV Marit.—A letter front Ilavre, of the 27th August, mentions that the Alibi; Paris, Curt of that town, died the day before in his pulpit.; He was preaching on Death. In the middle of his di !course he stopped short, saying, " 1 am ill, brethren !" atd fell on the side of the pulpit. Different persons ran up to him, and gave him every assistance, but in vain—hv was no more. Pinar ca.—MARSEILLES, Ana. 23.—Several osercbant vessels coming from Italy have been visited by three Al wine pirates, who treated the captains as eon/ Ate-: fede (infidel dogs), and did not let them go till they had ascer tained that they had neither subjects of the Pope nor Greeks on board. Iris said, and we tremble lest the news should he confirmed, that one of our ruands which sailed for the Morea from Marseilles has been taken and destroyed, along with the crew and passengers. FRENCH SOLD' Eits.—On the '26th August the regiment of Cuirassiers of Berri, which forms the garrison of Amiens, exhibited to that city a specimen of what religion can effect in hearts truly French and Christian. More than eighty of' these brave soldiers being prepared by the care and zeal of M. l'Abbe Vigne, their Almoner, were rendered worthy, by the Sacrament of P‘nut. , nce, to gain the advantages of the Jubilee. A great number of them made their first communion ; and this afFecting ceremony took place in the Cathedral, in the presence of their Oflicers. Their gravity and thoughtfulness was admired by Efoik. In the Sitting of the 13th of June, the Congress, at Buenos Ayres, passed a financial Decree, consisting of one article, ia the following terms:— , " 17etil a Board tor the administration of the national debt he I constituted, the Government is authorized to invest in Etiglaial the sums necessary for the payment of the half-yearly interest, -and the redemption of the capital of 5,000,000 of dollars negotiated under the law of the 28th of November, 1821, of the Junta of Represen tatives for the province of Buenos Ayres." Letters have been received from Mexico of the 26th June, via America. Considerable sensation bail been created at Mexico by the arrival of an Agent of the Co lombian Government, who had attempted to seize the pro perty and effects of the firm of B. A. Goldschmidt and Co. in the hands of their Agent, Mr. Tute. Our Minister, Mr. Ward, had promptly interfered, and succeeded in preventing this sozure, and secured all Mr. Tote's hooks and papers, for the protection of that Gentleman an d his lemployers. Trad.: was improving at Mexico, and many kinds of goods were becoming scarce. It appears that the treaty between the Republic and England had met with many obstacles, originating in that which had been coo -1 I eluded with France. It was, however, ultimately expect ed that the whole would be overcome, and that a relative of our Consul may be shortly expected with this docu- 1 - 2 3 4 - 5 0 1 02 ment. Accounts were yesterday morning received from Port-au- Prince (St. Domingo), to the 17th ult. The Papers were only to the 3d. '1 hey contain a decree for raising a na- ' tional guard, consisting of cavalry, infantry, and artillery, which is immediately to be put in force. There is also a proclamation respecting the intersiourse with other nations , and their colonies, but the latter is looked upon with in difference at present, till the final result is known of the negotiation with England, which is reported to be in such a for ward state that a vessel of war was expected to convey the brother of the English Consul to this country with the treaty. It is stated that great difficulties have occurred in this negotiation, on account of the privileges granted to France in commerce, particularly their vessels being ad mitted at one.half the duties imposed on the flags of other nations. Letters have been received from Port-au-Prince to the 17th ult., and Papers to the 3d inclusive. They contain a Proclamation, dated April, taking off the restrictions on 1 their ships and commerce with foreign countries, in conse quence of the independence of the Republic having been re cognised. The restriction is however continued on their ships trading to the Colonies of other Powers, and to North and South Carolina, Curaeoa and St.Thoman excepted. A decree, dated Stli May, is also published, giving directions for the organization of the National Guard, to consist of horse, foot, and artillery, and to be composed of all persons from LS to GO years of age; the articles are 2‘2 in number, and give directions fur the equipment and uniform to be worn by these troops. The superior officers were to be in the appointment of the President; exemptions are made in f a vour of persons, cultivators of the soil , who have seven , legitimate children, aed to Ilaytians who have returned from foreign countries, until they have resided one year, unless the country is in danger. EARL FITZWILLIAIL Tuesday evening was appointed for the display of the fire-works at the park, at the front of Mahon Palace. 'Hie Noble Earl, accompanied by the excellent Mr. Citaloner, walked out during the day to witness the preparations that were making. Thousands of every rank and condition from the remotest parts of the country assembled at an early hour. Joy beatticil in every countenance, and Fitzwilliatn. the object of every eye and of every heart, was pleased to repeat, " that gratitude is not the least distinguished of Itish virtues." At six o'clock, a small lint respectable party at down to dinner in the palace dining-hall. Amonlst the trstitiguislied gue R:li were noticed the Rev. Mr. 'Wynn, Rector of Shiletali ; Rev. M. Murphy, P.P. of Cwnew ; and the RPV. J. itoaelio, of the College of Maynooth, who ha been iovited by his Lordship the day of his visit to i !lapel. i v ie venerable Earl was in the best of spirits, and was ! delighted to see Englishmen and Irishmen, Protestants ' and Catholics, with the clergy of different creeds, all as it were blended together in a fine surtial feeling, all blessing the Lord of the people, the bright messenger of peace, of consolation, and 'of joy. At half-past eight the fire-works commenced, and the company retired i.) an apartment, from whence an easy view was had of the ; ; rand exhibition. About ten the illustrious Ear!, :tin ivied Cy his respectable guests, went out to the park. There was a short interval in the performance on the platform, and the moon shone quite faintly ; yet the news of the presence of the great object of the evening's joy was soon communicated to all around, and cheers and buzzes of thousands re-echoed from the surrounding hills. The fire-works were immediately resumed, and the first exhibition that tnet his Lordship's eye was his own fume i i large brilliant letters, with an appropriate passage from Virgil— FITZWILLIAM, " clarum ac venerabile namen Semper hone., nouienque, laudesque manebunt." Next the name of MILTON. " Ric vie, hic est queui tibi proinisi.” And immediately after, COMA/NEIL " Magnus ah integroveclomm namcitur ordo : Jam redit et Virgo: redeunt Raft:mit: regna : Jam nova progenies ccelo demittitur alto !" After some delay his Lordship returned to the drawing room, much gratified at what lie had seen, and was pleased to express how much he was delighted at the good and or derly conluct of the poor peasantry on the occasion. The houses of Coolattin, and many of the neighbouring gen tlemen, were illuminated. The illumination of the cha pel and chapel-house, situated on the beautiful eminence of Tomacork, was most splendid, and had a very fine effect, when viewed from Carnew. Rockets ascended and Ro man candles blazed till three o'clock in the morning. The ascent of a balloon at eleven o'clock was peculiarly inter esting. In short, the works were such as have been rarely seen in Ireland or England for a number of years, and we are happy to add that they were not unworthy of the Noble Lord whom they were intended to honour.—Wez la" yd Paper. PETITION TO THE KING FROM GREENOCK. The following Petition to the King, numerously signed by inhabitants of Greenock, is about to be transmitted to the Secretary for the Home Department, to be laid before his Majesty:— " Untqttill(ing's Most Excellent Majesty, "The hap q. eh t tion of the undersigned Inhabitants of the 1'6,8 6 a I, .it likiriall,..:Thilt • t Petitioners have perceived, with the 7 kding.k.U. t, the ruin in which the Merchants and ta r riti:ideruf, miserly u a n n t , fydlir ress ve bee w li th al u mmt h u t n h i e v eT o ll r y ing 'CiOlotseltirebeen uvcrwhelmed.) " That the inhabitants of this town have, in common with your Majesty's other subjects, sustained severe loss, and suffered much embarrassment, and the operatives have the melancholy prospect of being, in many instances, deprived of all employment, or, being employed, of receiving a rentuners ikon for their labours which is totally inadequate to their support. "!That while your Petitioners cannot sufficiently admire the unexampled patience and forbearance, nn the one hand, with wire i the labouring classes, particularly in Scotland, have endure I the privations to which they have been subjected, nor the liberality, on the other h ind, with which their masters, and those in more opu lent circumstances, have come forward to the relief of their dis tressed brethren, it seems plain that the contributions of the chari table. at best degrading to the receivers, and even at present quite insufficient for their support, will gradually decrease, from the ex haustion of means ; and it is to be feared that the increasing priva tions of the labouring classes, approaching rapidly to starvation, may urge them to measures destructive to the well-being of a Oetel y. " That while every prudent man, and every well-disposed sub ject, would deprecate: an attempt to disturb the public tranquil. thy, your Petitioners, in participating these sentiments, ate per. suaded that,to prevent some dreadful convulsion in the state, arising from the desperation of your Majesty's otherwiseJoyal subjects,to re lieve their distresses some measures ought to be resorted to more effectual than those hitherto adopted. *, That as the difficulties of the merchants and manufacturers have accumulated, and the means of support of the operatives de creased, grain has increased in price, and thus added to the general calamity. The crops in this country have been unusually light, and the price of grain has now nearly attained to that at which it arrived uttang the late war, while money, being less plentiful, has, of course, increased In value, and the wages of those artificers and labeArers in manufactories still continued in employment greatly r.--dticed. _ . _ _ . . " That the petitioners venture, with the greatest submission, humbly to express their opinion of the doubtful policy of the laws regulating the importation of foreign grain, by which the mercan tile and manufacturing interests are obviously sacrificed to those of the landed proprietors. Your petitioners have, with the other com mercial members of the community, tilt the baneful influence of these laws; and, in particular, they have thereby been deprived of a source of trade of considerable benefit to them—the manufacture ■nd exportation of biscuit fiir the use of the colonies belonging to your Majesty's dominions, which are now supplied with that coin. 'nudity by the Continental nations. " That, however, without entering upon the abstract question of the propriety of these laws, your petitioners submit, that there are certain crises, when laws, in other circumstances wise and politic, ought to be relaxed, and made to yield to the exigency of the tines. " That the wisdom of the late Parliament foresaw the necessity of soma temporary measure for alleviating the distress of the pre sent crisis, and accordingly. previous to its dissolution, vested in the hands of your most gracious Majesty, sitting in Council, the powet of opening the ports for the admission of 500.000 quarters of grain, and to allow 300,000 quarters M be taken from the bonded warehouses. " That your petitioners conceive that common humanity, as well as a regard to the preservation of the lives of some of your Ma jesty's loving subjects, and the tranquillity of the kingdom, impe riously call upon your Majesty to remove, in so far as the power of doing so has been committed to your Majesty, those artificial bar riers which prevent this nation from procuring from other countries that nccescury of life which the bounty of Providence has provides!. " They therefore presume to lay this their humble petition at the foot of your 3lajenty's throne. 6 ' May it therefore please your Majesty to take this petition into consideration. and, by an Order in Council, to appoint the ports to be opened for the admission of 500.000 quarters of grain, and to I allow 300.000 quarters to he taken from the bonded a arettouses as also speedily to assemble Parliament, and recommend to its wisdom to revise the Corn Laws. and abrogate the same as far as they are hurtful to the interest of commerce ; and your petitioners will ever TO THE EDITOR (IF THE BRITISH PRESS. should feel much obliged to any of your legal and well-informed Correspondents if they would take the tro&de to acquaint me with the precis rules that I sin to ohserv, in order to avoid the difficul,les and accidents to which a very imperfect knowledge of your police laws ss regulations has often exposed me since my arrival in tld.i country three years ago. 1 am an unfortunate victim of political persecution, for having accepted a civil employ. meat under the late constitutional regime of my country. To England I came, like many others similarly situated, in hope of finding security against the risk of molestation and I find myself in London, where, lost in the vortex of its immense population, and with the aid of some small pecuniary means which I have been so lucky as to put be yond the reach of confiscation, I expected to lead 'a life of that comfortable obscurity and indcivoidence in which .1 consider true happiness in this world alone to consist. To my surprise, however, I soon found that in London, more than in any other city in Europe, the pains I take to live unobserved and unnoticed, even for an individual as peaces ably inclined as I am, are totally unavailing. Permit me, Mr. Editor, to encroach on your columns by relating some particulars which will strengthen that as sertion. A short time after my arrival in London, I was one night overtaken by a shower of rain in Regent-street. Being without my umbrella, I hastened to the Quadrant for shel ter ; and here I determined to wait until the weather be came more favourable. Whilst standing, and amusing myself by looking at the crowds of men and women who were hastily driven to this part of the street by the same cause as I was, a watchman came up to me, and, striking his stick with violence on the pavement, desired me, in a very peremptory manner, to" walk on." This I th ought rather hard, considering the torrents of rain sphich were pouring down at this moment, and I merely went cnra little way, when I stopped again. The watchman once more came up to me, and told me, in the same rude way, that if I dad not go on he would take me to the watch-house. Thus I was compelled, by the mere caprice of this brute, to ruin a new hat, to get my clothes wet through, atid to run the risk of catching cold, in order to avoid that of being taken to prison, though I had done nothing to deserve such a punishment. On another night, a friend of mine, who was iodine on the Surrey aide of Waterloo-bridge, appointed to meet me at nine o'clock, at the corner of Wellington-street, in the Strand, that we might go.together to the English Opera-house. I carne to the place of appointment a little before my time. and, as the evening was particularly fine, I walked up and down the street, stopping every now and then to enjoy the scene of animation and bustle peculiar to this part of the Strand during the fine season. On passing before a shop I heard a clock strike, and, in order to ascertain whether it was the hour at whic h my friend was to meet me, I very naturally put up my glass to my eye (having the misfortune-of being shot t-sighted), to look at the clock which stood at the bot tom of the shop. Just at this moment, a little man dressed in black came up to me in a bustling manner, and, pulling me by the coat, told me, in a high tone of authority, that I had "no business to stand there in that way," and must be off instantly—that he was an officer; and I was made to obey him. I was really at a loss to account for the unlooked-for and strange proceeding of this unceremo nious officer, which, however, was soon partly explained, though by no means justified, by another little man, with grey hairs, standing behind the police functionary, under whose auspices he plucked up resolution enough to say something about my hovering round his shop, looking into it, and that I had "no business" to stand there st all! On another occasion, a number of watchmen, assembled round an oyster-shop where some disturbance was going on, insisted upon taking me to prison, because I happened to be passing by at the time, though I had no more to do in the quarrel than " the Man in the Moon." It was with much difficulty that I succeeded in extricating myself from their grasp. Among my brother emigrants there are many who are, as you well know, in circumstances much worse off than I have stated myself to be. One of these, unable to pay the paltry rent of a miserable room he occupied on a third floor, on retiring home one morning at one o'clock, was ab solutely refused admittance, and told by the landlord that. his effects should be kept until he came to pay the rent due. Not knowing where to go at such an hour for a bed, he went into St. James's Park, where he stretched himself out on one of the numerous benches vacant at such au hour, and fell asleep. He was soon disturbed even in such a place of repose, and obliged by the merciless watchmen to wander about the Park until day-break. He then came to my lodgings, overcome with fatigue, and complaining most bitterly against the absurd tyranny of preventing a man from resting his wearied limbs on the seat of a public walk, and condemning him to an unnecessary over-exenion of his locomotive faculties. • These incidents may seem insignificant to such as are accustomed to their daily occurrence; but to me, Mr. Edi tor, who have been a perfect stranger to anything of the kind, even in the most despotic countries, they appear sin gularly at variance with those rights of personal liberty which I have so repeatedly heard your countrymen boost of enjoying in England. However, as things are, I judge that your police regulations are of too complicated a nature to be understood even by one so much used as myself to gens-iParmes, mouchards, and Austrian guards ; and as I do not exactly know the way to proceed in order to obtain the necessary knowledge of them, a hint or two from you, or some one of your obliging Correspondents, would confer a favour on, Sir, your very humble servant, A FOREIGNER. CALAMITOUS EvexT.—On the 19th of this month a fire destroyed eight houses in the village of Ghoy, in Hainault, on which occasion the Clergyman of the parish set a noble example of courage, humanity, and disregard of his own safety. The flames threatening to destroy the whole village if their progress was not stopped in time, this worthy ecclesiastic, whose name we are sorry that we are not able to publish, exerted himself to the utmost to subdue them. Assisted by a young man, he was stand ing in a very dat.gerous position, throwing slater a hay-loft which was on the point of catching fire, a beam on which he stood broke, and he fell into the AMC of the fire. Happily we have not to regret the loss of this worthy man, who was so fortunate as to save himself.-- Dutch Paper of Rag. 30. THE LATE MUM/Ea.—The poor woman who was so ferociously stabbed by her husband, Burt, last week, is now pronounced out of danger. Her case has excited much sympathy, and we are happy to say that the sub• seription set on foot for her by Mr. Savage has been warmly entered into, and has been the means of affording her relief and comfort in her melancholy situation, of which she must otherwise have been totally destitute.— Brighton Gazette. A most inhuman murder was perpetrated on the night of Saturday, or early on Sunday morning, at Coolock, in the county Dublin, by a man named Robert Long. The victim of this savage deed was his own wife, whom he as. saulted with the barrel of a gun, until he beat bee head to pieces. Long is a bricklayer by trade, and a native of Swords, but has latterly resided at Feltrim, near Malahide ; he had three children by his wife, the eldest of whom is only ten years old. For the present he has eluded the pur suits of justice, hut his crime cannot long escape unpunished. —Freeman's Journal. MURDER IN FRA N C E.—Tuesday week a murder was committed on the road from Caen to Falaire, near Orgni chon. A persen named Samson, a wood-cutter, residing at Caen, fifty years of age, was returnirg from the fair of Guibray, with a man who was not known to him. They entered an inn, and from thence they went and sat down on the edge of a ditch not far from the road. Samson fell asleep, and h's travelling companion, knowing that he had seventeen francs upon him, profited by this circumstance to execute the horrible design which lie had formed of as sassinating him, in hopes of appropriating that sum. He gave him six stabs with a knife; but seeing several car riages appear at the moment, he took to flight. The tra vellers perceiving Samson weltering in his blood, ran aftef the murderer, and succeeded in arresting him. The un fortunate Samson, before expiring, had time to make hi. declaration. Julien (that is the name of the murderer) is a native of the department of the 0111 e. He is a libe rated galley-slave, and had just left the Matte. The East India Company's ship Marehionesa of Ely was . all well on the 27th June, in lat. 12. south, long. N. weft, outward bound. k. Ti -.*