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the hazards which every where surround them, that they may distinctly see their way, and be able to follow it with unflinching resolution.— Times. There has been no period of our history in which the intended measures of the Cabinet have been more studiously kept secret than at- the pre sent moment ; and, consequently, at no time were the rumours of projected innovations to be received with greater caution. Among these rumours no one has been more positively insist ed on, nor repeated in more various quarters, than that which states a determination to modify, in some way not precisely explained, the present Ecclesiastical Establishment in the ensuing Session of Parliament. We do not pretend to know on what foundation this generally received assertion rests, and are, consequently, ignorant of the degree of credit to which it is entitled— but of one fact we are perfectly certain, that at this moment official inquiries ate going on in Ireland, to ascertain exactly the annual amount of income, more particularly of the higher orders of the Church Preferments. We have heard that this very salutary inquiry is likely to excite considerable dissatisfaction, and that various sub terfuges will be resorted to for the purpose of rendering it incomplete and inaccurate ; but we hope and trust that it will be followed up in a proper spirit, and that any attempt at mystifica tion on the part of an incumbent will be promptly wid,vigorously met and defeated.—Morn. Chron. The Borris-o'kane trials must, we should think, satisfy the most bigotted worshipper of the mode of conducting judicial proceedings in this country, that whatever else it may be good for, it is' not good for the discovery of the truth. The Solicitor General, Mr. Doherty, had been solicited by Government to conduct an inquiry into the affair at Borris-o'kane, in which eight men were killed and twenty-one wounded. This inquiry gave Mr. Doherty all that knowledge of the transactions which on the Continent is pos sessed by the Judge of Instruction. Mr. Do herty, when the trials came on, knew more than is usually known by the Counsel for a prosecu tion ; he was acquainted with the whole case— that for the prosecution, and that for the defence. By the usage of the profession to which he be longs, he ought to have so conducted the pro secution as to have produced only those wit nesses whose evidence he might deem calculated to bring the men placed on their trial to the gal lows, and to. avail himself of every technical rule, every legal stratagem, to exclude, as much as possible, ad evidence calculated to place the conduct of the prisoners in a favourable light. An English trial has not for object the discovery of the truth; it is a fight conducted agreeably to ce rtain rules, in which the Counsel for the prose cution seeks to destroy the prisoner ; the Counsel for the prisoner to save him. When the Counsel succeeds in obtaining the conviction of an innocent man, his triumph is very great ; and the young Counsel who succeeds in rescuing a criminal from his merited fate is a made man. It is in pro portion to the evil he can do to others that a Counsel can do good to himself, In order to avoid any inconvenience from a too squeamish conscience, it is unfortunate for Counsel to be in the situation of Mr. Doherty. It is obvious that he would go about the business of preparing Melt fin- the hangman with more alacrity, by knowing no more of the case than is conducive to that end. And even without much conscience, a Counsel may feel uneasy that it should be known to others that he was in possession of evidence which satisfied him of the innocence of those whom he was striving to convict. He will go about his business, therefore, more gaily, if he is let into the knowledge of no more than he ought to know ; or, at least, if there is no proof of his knowing more, so that it may be impossible to reproach him with it. In the Borris-o'-kane trials, however, Mr- Doherty produced a witness, whose evidence he knew would be favourable to the prisoners ; and it being conceived' that he ought to have endea voured with all his heart and with all his soul to hang the prisoners, this conduct has given great offence. Let us hear a Correspondent of the Dublin Evening Post on the subject : " The recent mistake which was made was in the production of a Hanoverian Doctor upon the part of the Crown, when it was known that he would give evidence for the prisoners, If the pri soners were without Counsel, and could not have resorted to the Doctor unless the Crown had first produced him, there would have been much reason for puttiogthe Jury in possession of his view of the matter. But the Crown, by producing him in the first instance, destroyed their own case; for they could not impeach their own witness, anti they also deprived themselves of the advantage of cross-examination. I am sure that the Soli citor-General was only anxious to do substantial justice ; but he certainly should have bad a little more regard for popular opinion, and eon, stilted those appearances which are followed by so much practical result. Mr, Doherty laid down some strange maxims with regard to evi dence. He held that it was the duty a the Crown to produce every witness who could throw a light on the transaction. Has this rule been applied to other eases? and is it expedient to apply it, when it inverts the order 61 examina tion, and gives to the prisoner a benefit which is relinquished by the Crown for his advantage ? The production of this,Doetor exasperated Mr. Spain, . the parish priest of Borriskr -kane, and induced Mr. Lanigan to decline any further in terposition. The secession contributed, of course, to the popular distrust in the sincerity of the Crown." Whether Mr. Doherty would have shown the same anxiety to produce every witness who could throw a light on the transaction, had his employers been particularly interested. in itibtaining a contiction, as in this case they were interested in not exposing men whom they believed innocent to the chance of a conviction, it is for those who know Mr. Doherty to say-- e we are willing to presume charitably of him, to believe that he would not wish to be in any case accessary to the effusion of innocent blood, But what is important for our eonsideratien - is the view which is here given us of an English trial. Let us suppose, not that Police-men (whom it is the bounden duty of the Government to Assist with all possible means of enabling them to prove their innocence, the first duty of Government! being the preservation of order, and the preserva tion of order depending essentially on the con fidence of officers that if innocent they are certain of protection), but poor friendless men, were prosecuted at th e instance.of a rich and powerful individual. The Counsel for the prosecution, though he sees these. men without Counsel, or knows that their Counsel are not acquainted with th e whole of the case, or that they have not had means of producing the most essential witnesses ( w hi c h last is a common ease), must, neverthe less, keep back reluctantly all evidence which might throw light on the transactions, if that light he favourable to the prisoners. His busi ness is to endeavour to hang them—to earn his blood-money. He %di° prpduces a witness cannot cross-examine him, or do anything t o discredit his own witness ; and though a Coun sel may know that his witness is perjuring him self—though he may know that he is under some hallucination, he must not set him right by any question calculated to favour a prisoner, though the prisoner may be without the means of either cross-examining the witness effectually or contradicting him. No one in an English trial is responsible for the furtherance of the ends of justice. The committing Magistrate has only to see that there is cause for putting a prisoner on his trial. The getting up the prosecution is sub ject to no responsibility. A prosecutor, who has been bought over, can do exactly as he pleases. The defence is in like matter an acci dental affair. The prisoner may be rich or poor, powerful or friendless, clever or stupid. The Judge and Jury know nothing of the jobbing of the prosecutor, or the situation of the prisoner —they know only how the judicial game is con ducted when the parties are before them. The Judge has the advantage of the depositions be fore the Magistrate ; but how much or how little of the case is before the Court is known to no one but the parties. All this is favourable to rogues, as it favours escape,—it is favourable to Counsel, because their importance rises with the evil they can do. But it gives a very singu lar idea of the provisions for the furtherance of justice. Only think what a breast that man must have who knows that he was in possession of evidence which, for technical reasons, he with held, and by the withholding of which innocent men were led to the scaffold or the gallows ! Mr. Doherty, on the trial of four men for as saulting a constable, observed— " When they were told that the prisoners were put upon trial for an assault of such weight and atrocity, as will be exhibited in this case, they would admit that a more deplorable picture of the state of society in this country could not well be conceived, in which those ordinances that have been established with such wisdom by the Legislature are over turned—those laws which have been enacted for the benefit of society rendered nugatory. When such atrocities as he should state were perpetrated, might he not say that the impious excesses, so often committed in this county, were calculated to divert from it the blessings of God, with which it was so richly favoured ? This he said with as much affec tion for the county, with as much respect as was entertained for it by any one who heard him. I say, said the Solicitor-General, that the present state of this county is a disgrace to the age we live in. Good God ! how is it that in this fertile country, a country enjoying the blessings of an administra tion of laws boasted of in all other countries, and • found elsewhere sufficient for the protection of life and property, no man can be considered as living in any sort of peaceful security ? For though he may hold his life or property with a semblance of se curity, if he be himself a peaceable man—if he chance to escape tie hand of the assassin by the mercy of God, it is alone to the interposition of Providence that he owes it, if it be not in some way or other implicated in the turbulent transactions and scenes of bloodshed that disgrace this country. His Lordship, observed the Solicitor-General, from always being engaged in the civil business of this county, was not aware how many innocent- men have been brought to an untimc+y end by transac tions similar to that with which the prisoners are charged. It was calculated to raise grave and solemn inquiry how it is that it seems as if the bonds of society were unloosed—as if some un called-for warfare between man and man, when there existed such a contempt for everything like con stituted authority, but that authority must be trampled upon, brute force must be opposed to the execution of those laws that have been enacted fee the benefit of society, and without which it is im possible for one moment to maintain the frame of it." What a picture we have here ! This state of things is indeed a disgrace to the age we live in! It is not by palliatives that such a district is to be made orderly. It is obvious that the whole frame of society is disordered. The protection of the people by law must go hand in hand with the punishment of crime, if we wish to make any progress in the cure.—lbid. There prevails a practice at the . assizes in Ire land, which seriously compromises the dignity of the Bench and the interests of justice. We allude to the custom of allowing a culprit, on trial for a certain offence, to settle the affair by a inarriage with the prosecutrix in the dock. This is a dangerous and indecent practice, which ought not to be permitted to continue. It is indecent, because it throws an air of ridicule on the solemnities of justice ; and it is dangerous, because it affords encouragement to false accusa tions affecting the life of man. The prisoner who is given in charge to a Jury on tin indict ment alleging so grave and penal an offence, as the last outrage to a female, should not leave the dock, hut to expiate his crime upon the scaffold or to enjoy the full benefit of an acquittal. We know of scarcely any crime more deserving of death—we know of no criminal charge which makes a false accuser more odious or detestible. If the prisoner be guilty, public justice, and the interests of speiety, demand that his life shall be given up to the offended laws both as an atone ment and an example. If he he innocent, justice ,to the prisoner himself requires that he should not be Peed, under the duress of the law, to take to his bosom, as his wife, the woman, who, by perjury and mal;cc, has pursued him to the very brink of an ignominious graze, It may be said in 4eed, that the man is a voluntary agent, and need not marry she woman if lie would rather abide by the issue ofthetriel; but an innocent man in jeopardy of his life, will hardly hesitate to prefer the noose which the Priest tics, even in the most awkward manner, to. the risk of that which the executioner fastetil, The halter dangling before his fright ened fancy hay wonderful efficacy in deciding him in favour of the iwatrimonial alternative— more especially if that alternative come enforced by a recommendation from the Bench. MO generally, in,f4ped, the Bench only connives at this extraordinary issAceeding. But in a case which we reported the other ; 1 41, from the Tralee Assize, our readers must 'have s t r.;,4» that the Judge himself geted as the Internuncio of Cupid, and male the rnatrimanigl proposal to the party. The courtship was sudden, but no novel writer could tying it to a happier termination the» the learned Itheihnianthus who on this occasion pre sided over the united empire of law and love.— To do justice to the scene we must reprint that part pf the report which best illuwates our ob servations, 4fier the young woman had given a detail of the violence of which she was the vic tim, the report proceeded ac fellows :* Chief Baron O'GRADY—Young women,. would you r• the* marry the prisoner or hang lerstc'ss:-.1 • ' would like to give him the benefit of the law, your Lordship. A pretty benefit, indeed ! Is your Parish Priest in wan don't know, your Honour. Is your father in town ?—He is, my ,Lord. The father was called on the table. CHIEF BAttos—Would you rather see that man hanged, or married to your daughter ?-9b, then, I call God to witness, I would rather see him married to my daughter. - Then you consent to the match ?—I consent to whatever pleases your Lordship. CIIIEF BARON-011, you must manage the mat ter yourselves, far I am no match-maker.—(A laugh.) —Now, let us see what your daughter says to the business; speak to her. _ . (The f a ther proceeded towards the daughter, and throwing his arm round her neck, gave her an affec tionate whisper.) CHIEF BARON—WeII, what does she say; will she marry him ?—She consents, my Lord. CHIEF BARON—Now, see what the prisoner says. The gaoler whispered the prisoner, who said he was satisfied. CHIEF BARON—But how are they to be married, as the parish priest is not in town ? The gaoler suggested that the chaplain of the gaol would be a fit and proper person to perform the ceremony. He accordingly took both into his cus tody, and instantly repaired to the gaol, where the capital felony was soon converted into a valid marriage. —Here is a scene as curious and dramatic as can be presented to the eye of one who looks even into a Law Court for instances of the " burlesque of life." We here see the Judge laying aside the awful terrors of his office, and kindly assisting to convert the penal into the Hymeneal process of the law. Under this pre siding influence the indictment is moved from the Court of Justice into the court of love—the affectionate glances from the witness-box are re ciprocated by glances as intelligible from the dock. The gaoler is touched by the pathetic scene. We are not told whether he shed any " iron tears" on the occasion ; but he, with the greatest readiness, tendered his offices to assist the pri soner out of one noose into another; and helped to knock off the fetters of the law in order to rivet the chains of Hymen. The chaplain, who possibly might have had to preached the " con demned sermon," is relieved from that painful duty—he fastens a knot, somewhat different from that which another " finisher of the law" would have tied, and sends the " fond couple" home with the matrimonial benediction. Now, however amusing this might be as a farce at a minor theatre, we confess we do not like it as an authentic account of proceedings in a Court of Justice. No one can doubt that it is a mockery of religion to marry people under such circumstances, and a grievous detriment to morality. It instigates and encou rages depraved women to make false charges against men with whom they have been viciously familiar. It is a practice which has the tone and character of barbarism about it—it is calculated to sink the the judicial office, and degrade the noble attributes of justice in the eyes of the mul ti,ude ; and, in a country like Ireland, it must, in a proportionate degree, assist in checking the progress of civilization. It is a mistaken notion that the punishment of crimes is in the nature of redress for the wrongs of the individual—it is a debt du to public justwe, which, however for giving the sufferer may be, the offender is bound to pay. Since writing the above, we have met with another report of one of those farcical trials for violation, which occurred at the Cork As sizes. We here insert it— Daniel Healy was indicted for assaulting Eleanor Mullane. As the witness was about to go on the table, The prisoner called out Nell, Nell, come over, and marry you.—(Loud laughter.)—The wit ness refused. Mr. FREEMAN remarked that the prosecutrix had a child before this transaction by the prisoner, and his friends would not allow him to marry her. The CHIEF BARON—Perhaps it would be better for him, for I can inform you for your comfort, that I and a brother Judge hanged a man under similar circumstances. Mr. FREEMAN—Oh ! very well, my Lord, I am satisfied. The CHIEF BARON (to Mr. Chatterton, the Clerk of the Crown)—Get our friend Sullivan (the Priest), and let him make this woman a bride. I will post pone the trial until the ceremony is over. We shall make no further remark upon this subject at present than to observe that it is one so deeply affecting the purity and efficacy of the administration of justice in Ireland as to demand the serious attention of Parliament.—Morning Herald. In the last number of the Foreign Quarterly Review there is a concise, but clear and excel lent, article on the " Letting of Land," which, in so far as inferences might be drawn from it respecting the agriculture of the Continent, and the quantity of corn which, in case of the trade being thrown open, might be exported to this country,—we would fain recommend to the at tention of those of our land-owners, who con sider a low duty on foreign grain as tantamount to the loss of their possessions. With those who entertain such opinions, the fact is held to be indisputable that the lower price of labour, and the lower value of land on the Continent, must enable the foreign agriculturist to undersell the English f armer ; whereas the truth is, that these are only trifling ingredients in the price of gram, and faint excitements to its production, compared with those enjoyed by the British farmer. The writer of the article to which we have referred, very justly lays it down as an in disputable truth, that " in order to give perfect security to the occupiers of land, and conse quently to call forth all their energies, leases of a reasonable endurance m us t b e granted to diem." Now such is generally the case in this country, and has been for years past; and to the preva lence of this sort of common sense among the English landowners, does the agriculture of this country owe all the improvements of- which it has to boast, and the •- im mense quantity of grain, compared with its superfices, which is annually produced in it. The farmer derives a security from his lease that the capital which he may expend upon the soil will be returned to him, with due interest, be fore it expires ; and the consequence is improve ment in the modes of agriculture, the inelosure and cultivation of comparatively barren soils, and the production of five-fold the quantity of grain which would be grown were such security with held. But such is not only not generally the case in foreign countries, but in addition to the discouragement thus thrown in the way of the cultivators of the soil, the rent of the land oc cupied is made payable in a manner which, while it continues, must effectually prevent any very eitensiye production of grain. The practice of letting landz by proportional rents has, unfortu nately for the peasantry of the Continent, very generally obtained a preference over other modes ; and, as it is very justly remarked in the article in the Foreign Quarteily, ‘,where ever it has been adopted, it has put a stop to all improvement." " Previously to the Revolution," says the Re view, f' about seven-eighths of the whole surface of France were occupied by ;netayers—that is, by a species of tenants paying a certain proportion, gene rally a half, and hardly ever less than a third, of the produce to the landlord; the latter sometimes fur nishing the tenants wan the . oxen and o th er catt l e used in farming, 'and a portion of th e see d— an d sometimes not. Even if we were totally unacquaint ed with tire facts of the case, we might confident y pronounce, a priori, that such a system must have been ruinous in the extreme. In England, it is not supposed that the rent paid to the landlords amounts to more than between a fourth and a fifth part of the entire produce. What, then, must be the effect of subjecting the cultivators of a country like France where the rent of land is naturally lower than in England, to so excessive a demand as that of a half or even a third of the produce? Can any one be surprised to learn that French agriculture, at the era of the Revolution, was in the most wretched con dition, and the occupiers of lands stink in the abyss of poverty and misery? Nor is this system less in jnrious to the interests of the proprietor than to those of the cultivator. The landlord gets, indeed, a large portion of the produce raised upon his estate ; but owing to the degraded con dition of agriculture, arid the wretchedness of the tenants, caused by the exorbitancy of his demands, the produce raised is comparatively trifling; so that the half that belongs to the landlord under this miserable system, is not nearly so large as the share falling to him would be were the rents moderate ' and fixed, and the tenants allowed to reap all the advantages arising from whatever skill and talent they might exert. The tenants having little or no interest in the proper treatment of the stock fur nished by the landlords, the latter are perpetually losing by its mismanagement or destruction. In this most detestable of all modes of letting land,' says Arthur Young, whose Travels in France and tombardy contain a vast deal of information on this subject, after running the hazard of such losses, fatal in many instances, the defrauded landlord re ceives a contemptible rent; the farmer is in the lowest state of poverty; the land is miserably cul tivated ; and the nation suffers as severely as the farmers themselves.' Where the stock is wholly furnished by the tenants, they are not quite so poor; but even in this case their condition is decidedly worse than that of a day-labourer in other countries; agriculture is at the lowest ebb, and no improve- . merit is either attempted, or even as much as thought of." _ _ _ _ _ The Revolution did away with a considerable part of this system, as it did with many other in tolerable abuses ; but according to the article from which we quote, it is still in pristine vigour in more than one-half of the whole kingdom of France, and throughout the greater part of Italy. In Prussia a better system has obtained, but with out, as yet, having produced any material change in the quantity of produce ; and in Poland and Russia, the state of the agriculture is too well known to require a word of observation. We put it then to the landowners of this country, whether, under all these circumstances, there would be any great danger, in case of a more li beral system of trade in corn being adopted, of the country being inundated with foreign grain ? whether there is any great likelihood of much land being thrown out of cultivation, or the price of corn falling materially below its present average? and whether, under these circum stances, it would not contribute more to their own interests, as well as to the general interests and satisfaction of the country, that the trade in 1 corn were placed on the same basis as that of any other importable article ? Our limits will not now permit us to discuss these questions ; but we trust the observations which we have thrown out will meet with due consideration, and that a more careful examination of the subject will convince the landowner that there is about as much dread of being inundated with foreign grain as with foreign cotton, or foreign hardware.—Morning Advertiser. GERMAN PAPERS. BELGRADE, AUG. 10.-Our Pacha has received news from Constantinople to the 3d, which agree with what has been reported by the Tartars that have arrived during the last eight days. The ad vanCe of the Russians to Bourgas, and the landing of a Russian corps at Sizeboli, had caused the greatest consternation both there and at Adrianople. Twenty thousand Armenians and Greeks have been ordered by the Two Patriarchs to labour at the works for the defence of the capital. At Adrianople every body is taking up arms. The harems and many Turks of distinction fly towards Constanti nople. It is thought, however, that Adrianople can not be defended, because the fortificatVis are so di lapidated, but that the Turks, if obliged to retreat, will burn this second capital of the empire, and lay waste the country. From Constantinople many ef fects are already being sent to Asia. Nothing cer tain is known of the departure of the Sultan to the army. KRAJOVA, AUG. B.—We hear that in con sequence of the advance of the Pacha of Scu tari with above thirty thousand men towards Rachova, General Baron Geismar has ordered his troops to leave that place and retreat across the Danube. Accordingly, we hear from good autho rity, Rachova has been destroyed and abandoned by the Russians. General Geismar removed on the sth instant from Sadovan to the entrenched camp at Czoroi, a most important military position, where the Turks suffered so severely last year. Ile seems to intend to observe, from Czoroi, the movements of the Pacha of Scutari. AUG. 10.—(From a letter.)—Rachova has been destroyed and abandoned by the Russians, probably on account of the superiority of the force under the Pacha of Scutari. It is not known whether the latter, who is said to have 34,000 men under his command, has crossed the Danube. LETTER FROM ORSOWA, AUG. 12. 7 —News has been received at Belgrade from Widdin that the Russians at Rachova have repassed the Danube on the approach or the Turks. The recovery of this place is of great importance at this moment, as sup plies may now be sent without obstacle to Nicopoli, Sistowa, Rudschuk, and Giurdzevo. It does not appear, however, that the Patella of Scutari has fol lowed the Russians into Little Wallachia ; but it is probable that he will proceed along the Danube to Rudsehuk, to threaten the communications of the grand Russian army. It is said that after the de parture. of the Paella of Scutari, there still remained a garrison of 12,000 men at Widdin. BUCHAREST, AUG. 7.—According to the latest accounts (of July 31) from Aidos, the Russians are rapidly advancing on the other side of the Balkan. After the taking of Aidos, a column advanced to Karnabat, which the Turks had not destroyed, and occupied it. The Grand Vizier was still at Shumla. We have the following particulars of the occupa tion of Aidos. Two Paellas, with 10,000 men, made some resistance, but they were defeated and the place occupied. The Ayans were obliged to bind themselves not to commit any hostilities against the Russians, and gave ho s t ages as secur i ty. Th e magilzhies of provisions and am mun i t i on excee d e d a ll expectation.' A Russian colum n h as a d vance d on the road to Adrianople. JASSY, AUG. 4.—As the Russians advance be vond the Balkan, the hopes of peace grow fainter. Persons who know Mahmoud's character, think he will risk the fate of . h . is empir e rat h er t h an d epart from any of the conditions which h e requ i res to pre cede negotiations for peace. O ne o f t h ese b e i ng the previous evacuation of the Turkish territory, peace cannot be thought of at present, unless some c atastrophe should put an end to the Government of Mahmoud. It does not seem that Russia is disposed to relax in the prosecution of its advantages, still less to renounce those it has already gained, on the pre carious hopes of peace. All our province is covered with fresh troops from Bessarabia, so that one might think the war was just b eg i nn i ng. After a short h a l t , generally in the open air, the troops (chiefly infantry) proceed to the Dan u b e , f or t h e. purpose , i t is said, of the reinforcing the corps of observation before Shumla ; for 'though the force of the Grand Vizier may be greatly diminished, is is affirmed, even by Russlan officers, that the further the Rus sian army proceeds to the south-east, the more ne cessary it is to have a large body of troops at that point, as long as Redschid Paella can receive rein forements from the south and the west. STOCKHOLM, Auc. 21.—The coronation of the Queen took place to-day, With the ceremonies ex pressly appointed for the occasion. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. The betting on Monday had some important results, the favourites, however, remaining steady, with the exception of Sir Hercules, who is decidedly in better favour than on the last betting-day. Favourable accounts have been re ceived from the north respecting Frederick, who conse quently regained his old place in the betting. Forth is very sanguine about the two horses, and declares it will take something more than common to beat them. There was a palpable decline in Gibbeson's two, Lady Sarah and Wandering Boy, both of whom here without friends, al though high odds were offered : the cause of their going back did not transpire. The cup betting was confined to Zingamee, who was backed singly for the Cup, or for it and the Fitzwilliam Stakes conjointly to a large amount. The odds were offered against the King's mare, but she was not backed. A busy and rather interesting day closed as follows: DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 13 to 4 agst Lord Cleveland's Voltaire ('7 to 2 taken) 6to 1 agst Hon. E. Petre's Rowton 7to 1 agst Lord Lan ford's Sir Hercules 10 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Frederick 12 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Clotilde 16 to 1 agst Mr. Theobald's The Exquisite IS to 1 agst Mr. Gibbeson's Lady Sarah _ _ _ _ 20 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Felt 20 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Apollonia 20 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's Stotforth 22 to 1 agst Duke of Leeds's Rhodocantha colt 25 to 1 agst Mr. Gibbeson's Wandering Boy 50 to 1 agst Lord Kelburne's Georgiana colt 500 to 300 agst Voltaire and Rowtcul (taken) DONCASTER COLD CUP. 7 to 4 agst Lord Chesterfield's Zinganee (taken freely) 4 to 1 agst His Majesty's Fleur de Lis. 5 to 1 - and 9 to 2 art Zing anee for Fitzwilliam Stakes and Cup (taen largely). Major Yarburgh's colt Pilgrim (brother to Laurel), who for some time was a good favourite for the St. Leger, has been taken out of training, having fallen lame ; but for this we have no doubt that he would have proved a clip per : he is a remarkably fine colt, and in Isis private run ning gave promise of gres. t excellence. CRICKET.-SURREY AGAINST ENGLAND. This Grand Match was played and decided at Godal ming, ou Thursday and Friday. The following was the state of the score at the close, viz. : ENGLAND. SURREY. Ist Innings 42 Ist Innings 59 2d Ditto 9B 2d Ditto B4 Total And that, too, with four wickets to Fpare. There was much of capital play on both sides. FISHERMEN'S SAILING MATCH. The interesting match between the Fishermen of the Thames took place on Monday, and the day proved extremely propitious for the occasion, the wind blowing fresh from N.E. About three o'clock twenty-three boats took their stations at Westminster-bridge, and were started by Nelson, the `eater-bailiff. The boats were formed into two classes, those from 18 feet to 23 forming the first class, and those not heeeding 18 feet the second. The Daisy, of Lam heth, was first boat of the small class, and the Silver Eel, of the same place, second. The first boat of the large class, Elizabeth, received nine sovereigns, and the second, Betsy, five sovereigns. The winner of the small class received seven sovereigns, and the second four sovereigns. A subscription was entered into for the losers, and every thing passed off amicably. Thousands of spectators as sembled on the banks of the river to witness the arrival of the boats. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.-The Sugar Market last week assumed much firmness, and the purchases were extensive; the estimated sales were 4,200 hhds, and tie. The estimated sales this day, at the close of the market were 1,100 hhds. and trs. The stock in the West India Docks is now 1.500 Mids. and trs. less than last year ; deliveries 883 less than the 'corresponding week. Stock in London and St. Katha rine's Dock :--Sugar 5,186 and trs., 14,838 bags, 3,345 chests and boxes. _ _ _ Total I) , .!livery of Sugars from the Three Docks : West India 3,101 hlids. and trs. 3,924 bags. London St. Katharine's 195 933 3,349 bbds. and trs. 5,052 bags. In the Refined Market last week the demand for low goods continued general and extensive, and as the supplies were inadequate to the request, goods to be ready two or three weeks hence were readily contracted for at the current prices of the market. For fine goods or home consump tion there was a limited demand, but no alteration in the prices could be stated. Molasses steady. FOREIGY SUGAR.—There were no white Havannah Sugars sold last week ; 300 chests yellow sold at 295. a 325. There were no purchasers of Brazil Sugar by pri vate contract. At public sale 217 chests Pernanis low brown 174. a 18s., white good 295. a 30s. EAST INDIA SUGA K.—There were no sales of East India Sugar last week to any extent. By public sale this fort noon 2,302 bags Mauritius Sugars, a very good parcel fine yellow 555., ord. 485., the whole sold at full prices, and with briskness. COFFEE.—The public sales brought forward last week were more limited than usual ; the consequence has been a more ex tensive demand, particularly for British Plantation descriptions ; we estimate the advance on nearly every qua lity of Jamaica, Demerara, and Berbice at Is. a 2s. ; good ord. Brazil sold at 335. 64. ; Batavia 31s. 6d. ; Ceylon and Sumatra 40s. a 30s. 6d. ; good Mysore 50s. a 565. ; St. Domingo was inquired after, and for good ord. pale 333. was paid. There were no public sales of Coffee this day ; the demand by private contract continues, but no purchases to any extent are reported ; the market is, how ever, very firm. Rum, BRANDY, AN n Hou,Awns.—The Rum Market was more firm last week on account of the advance of the Corn Market; the holders refused to sell at the previous prices; some Leewards, 2 over, s o ld at is 104., an d f or proofs free on board Is. 11 d. ; some good Jamaicas, 32 over, sold at 3s. ld., but generally the sales were not ex tensive, as the importers evinced no inclination to sell. :randy and Geneva were unvaried. This afternoon there was not so much firmness in, the Rum Market ; the fall of corn appears to have an unfavourable effect. Haatr, FLAX, AND TALLow.—The Tallow Market has been dull on account of the heavy arrivals ; there is little variation in the prices. Ilemp fully maintains the late advance on account of the reduced stock, and the short supplies. Flax is heavy. The letters front St. Peters burgh are dated 12th ult. Exchange 1011 Tallow 103. Carrox.—An instance of the depressed state of trade occurred last week, about 2,000 hags East India Cotton were taken for export to China. The sales of Cotton for the week ending last night inclusive, consist of 320 Bengal at 34d. a Bid. ; 1,420 Surat at 3d. a 4d. ; 30 Madras at 41d. ; 50 New Orleans at 614. a 6 d. ; 30 Bowed at 6d. Ric r.—There were more inquiries after Rice last week; 800 bags very good white Bengal sold at public sale with briskness at 12s. 6d. and 135., afterwards 6d. advance was refused. The fall in the Corn Market yesterday has occa sioned a heavy trade. This day at public sale 787 bags good cargo Rice, the sound was taken in at 9s. 6d. SPICES.—There is little alteration in Spices ; the inqui ries continue, but no extensive purchases are reported ; the buyers expect to get parcels at lower rates than the esta blished currency. Good Pimento sells at 614. . _ hum PRovistows.—There is no alteratusn in Beef or Pork. Butters continue very heavy. Bacon is offered on rather lower terms, Without facilitating sales to any extent. Ou.s.—The transactions in Oil continue considerable; the last advance is fully maintained. INntno.—There is little alteration in Indigo; about 250 chests were disposed of last week. FRUlT.—There is little alteration to notice in Fruit; Jordan Almonds are held for higher prices on account of the unfavourable reports respecting the crop, TOBACCO.—The sales of Tobacco last week were about 300 lihds., and about 100 arc since sold, principally Strips to the dealers. w 00 i,.--By public sale on Monday, 228 bags New 133 bags Van Die ;4dt.tv;o b.igs Foreign sd. ; Die men's eth anld s e o s; ld Vl°V it io g 4l 0 d5 0 .1 1 a. priers 7 I s2. L I king the quality in to con s i de ration. Hots.—The high winds and cold nights have a very unf4vourAble effect on Hops ; the duty hag fallen t 28,008/., and the pricer of Rope are 101. higher; We . are reported of the best at 71. 75., and 71. 101. - EAST INDIA Sant.-.-125 Chests Tortoiseshell, fine 5 4 g* 6d. a 555., • mid. Ws.' a 345. 6d. ; 1,214 Elephant; Teeth, 80 to 1001bs. 20!. 10s. a 221,, 30 to 601bs. 191. ss• a 211. 10s., Serivelloesl4/. 10s. a 16/.; 60 tons Mop Ceylon, mid. colour, Bs. Bd. a 9i. 6d. ; 20,000 bdle. Bamboos, good - Is. 7 , 1. a 25., mid. Is. a Is. 4d. ; 6,021 Buffalo Horns 265. a 265. 6d. TEA.-The Tea Sale at the India House sonamenee tl this morning; the half and quarter chests sold rather cheaper, the large much the same as last sale. Boheai quarter chests ls. 61 , 1. a ls. 91d. ; ditto, half chests le. 61-d. a Is. 714.; ditto, large chests ls. 5-id. a le. sid. MINING INTnI.LIGENCE..-SaleS at Redruth- lett week. Quantity of Copper Ore sold 2,341 tons ; average pro duce 7i. Quantity of fine Copper 185 tons 8 cwt.--- Amount of sale 13,446/. 13s. 6d. Average Standard 106/. 18s. HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 4 to .£9 1 5 New Meadow Hay 2 15 3 5 Useful Old Ditto 3 0 9 10 Fine Upland Meadow and ltye-grass Hay 3 15 4 1 0 Clover Hay 3 10 5 5 Oat Straw £2 4to£2 6 I Wheat Straw._ 2 8 y. 12 &taw 44. per load higher than last quoted; in prices of Hal no attention. Sul•ply good, and trade very dull. SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 4 to £2 1 5 New Meadow Hay 2 13 2 1 6 Useful Old Ditto 3 3 :3 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3lO 4 Clover Hay (extra tine)...Xs 10... Generally Oat Straw £2 oto £2 4 j Wheat Straw 2 6 2 10 Supply good, trade dull, and prices as last quoted. WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.—Aug. SW. Hay —651.0 d. to ;Os. 0,1. 1 t. lover 70s. Od. to 1058. Od. 424. Od. to 455. Od. RAW HIDES. Per Stone. s. d. to s. d. Rest Heifers & Steers 3 4 3 8 I Ordin P ar e s. d. toe. Ordinary Stone. • 2 o 2 Middlings 9 8 3 0 Market Calf 0 OcachL. SHEEP SKINS. Os. 01 to Os. Ocl. I Shearlings—.oe. Sd. k to Os, 101 Lambs Is. M. to ls. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS,DURING THE WEEK. Wheat. I Barley. I Oats. Beans. Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. Boston _ .. 60 21 :39 --• Gainsborough ............... 64 22 38 .-- Grantham 64 75 32 36 25 - 31 40 42 Grimsby 6O 70 30 34 20 38 37 44 H0rnca5t1e............... 60 67 24 28 18 24 38 4 0 Lincoln Spilsby 6O 66 26 30 18 24 36 42 Stamford 57 10 34 15 24 3`► York—,...—%=.. 7O 81 32 38 20 31 38 49 NORWICH. Aug. 29. During the past week the weather has been so veil wet that the harvest has proceeded slowly, still about three-fourths of the Wheat is stacked or barned, about one-fourth in excellent condition; one-fourth rather damp, which will much improve by dry weather; and one-fourth so exceedingly damp as to be unfit for present use without kiln•d:ying. We had a large supply of New Wheat to day, varying much in condition ; fine dry samples sold readily 2s. per quarter dearer, inferior sorts heavy sale. There being little Barley yet stacked, we had no New at market, and scarcely any thing doing hi other Grain. Flour is 2s. per sack dearer._ Wheat (per qr.) ... 555. 665. 755. Beans (per qr.) ...... 375. 40s. Barley • 265. 30s. 325. Pease, Grey 36s. 4os Oats 24s. 265. 2Ss. Flour, fine (per sack) 525. 54.5. CANTERBURY, Aug. 29. Having few samples of New Wheat at the early part of the market, our farmers were demanding 801. per quar ter, but towards the close, our supply having increase" to upwards of 500 quarters, caused a considerable dull ne,s, which slowly obtained purchasers from 70s. to 765., the quality of the greater part in fine condition. The high gales have done much injury to the Hops. Wheat, white 7os. to 'llis red —s. to —s. liarley, Malting 34s. to 365. Oats Beaus 12s. to 40s. Pease 32s. to 38s. EXETER MAR Beef (score) 9s. 6d.10,. Od. Mutton (lb.) 0 5 —0 51 Veal ands amb 0 5 —0 6 P. rk 0 6f-0 7i Turkeys (e.n.h) 0 0 —0 0 Ducks (coup!e) 3 0 —4 0 Fowls " 9 —3 6 .KB 29. Wheat (bushel) Ss. 6d. 10a 6 , 1. Barley 5 0 —5 0 Oats 2 9—3 10 Beans 6 0 6 B .tter (Ib) 0 9 —0 10 Egs (14) 0 o—l 0 Putatoes (pe,,k) 0 B—o 0 Coeerrs a.—Wheat, per 751 b. 10c 3d. to 108. 6d.; Bar 1ey,38 qrts ss. 3d. to ss. 6d. ; Oats, 491 b. 3s. 3d. to 4s. Od. NANTWICH.—Wheat, per 751 b. 11s. 6d. to 11s. 9d.; 8ar1ey,.3 9 qtts. ss. 9d. to 65. Od.; Oats, Mb. 3s. 6d. to 4*. Od. GLASGOW MARKETS. (From the Glasgow Herald of Monday.) The demand for Raw &MAtt has been very limited thin week; the &des are 104 hhds., and the advanced rates of last week are fully maintained. Refined Sugars are is steady demand. The sales made in COFFEE are .27 trs. good ordinary Jamaica at 385., and 75 bags of fine ordinary Demerara at 495. Nothing done in PIMENTO or Gurozo.. Rum remains quite neglected, nominal price of Jamaican, 16 0. P., 3s. a 3s. 2d. ; and Leewards 21d. a 22d. for proofs. In CcrrroN the transactions have been very limited ; the sales of the week ate only 503 packages, and prices are down about id. per lb. ; the particulars are, 23 Sea Island at I Id. a 14d., 171 Boweds at SP. a 6d., 17 inferior do. at 44d., 53 Orleans at 6d. a 6P., 45 Mobile at 50.• 5i4., 25 Egyptian at 611., 20 Demerara at 7 4 .9 4 Grenada at 5d., 145 Surat at Sid. a 4P. The sales made in Dintwoons are 30 tons of Cuba Fustic at Si. 15s. from the quay. The sales made in ASHES have been rather limited, and confined to retail parcels of Pot at 335. 6d. a 345., and about 60 brls. Pearls at 33e. ; the greater part of the im portation has gone into the hands of the dealers and eca' sumers. In Tonacco there is very little doing, prices are with out alteration. Y. C. TALLOW is selling steadily at 40s. a 40s. 6d. Fish OILS are rather dearer : Whale 241., Pale Seal ha s been sold at 231. a 241. per tun, old measure, and 0 ° sellers under 231. I Os. a 24/. ; there was no Cod in the market. During the week there have been several arrivals O f GRAIN. The weather, with the exception of two days , has been favourable for the harvest, in consequence of which, and the advance that has taken place in the Lon don market, the prices of Wheat have advanced 2s.► Oats Is., Barley 6d. a Is. Beans and Pease are without variation. DUBLIN MARKET N ITE..—FAIDAY, Aug. 28. From To m. P. 1,046 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 23 0 38 0 36 I, 975 Bele 16 stone 12 0 15 0 14 1 0 Barley.- 16 stone 0 0 0 3,255 0at5........--................ 11 stone 9 0 16 0 13 4 3i 14,556 Cwt. Flour 0 stone 4 0 23 0 0 944 0atmea1.......,,,...,. 11 stone 13 0 20 0 15 2- "'s Sold to Rakers only. 11,831 Cwt. Flour l7 0 23 0 21 *i Average price of Wheat and Flour 535. 4d. per sack. ~, 1 Firsts ........ from 20s. Od. to 235. u.,..• Receipts of Flour, 8,542 , , i c , Seconds, .......... from 115 Od. to 185. 0 ,1 - Sales of 1)0. .''''" Thirds. from ss: Od. to 1 ls. Oa. riticz OF BREAD. Quartern Loaf, 41b. soz. 4 Half-quartern, 21b. sd. BIRTHS. On the 29th ult. at Wycombe Abbey, the lady of the Right Hon. Lord Granville Somerset, of a son. On the 31st ult. in Southampton-street, Strand, the wife of Mr. H. Phillips, of a son. On the 30th ult. at Colebrook-row, Mrs. John Stride, of a son. e 0 'b ife _in the 30th ult. at Streatham-common; the wife W. Hutchins, Esq. of Hanover-square, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the Ist inst. at St. Paul's, Covent-garden, by the Rev. H. Strutt, IU. A., Tichbourne, Hants, James Barclay, Esq. to Miss Fawcett, only daughter of John Fawcett, Esq. of Covent-garden Theatre. On the 25th ult. at St. Leonard's Church, Shoreditch , Mr. Titterton, Inspector of Police, to Miss Bonito!), daughter of the late Captain Boulton, of the 14th RI" giment of Foot. On the Ist inst. at St. Pancras, R. Ronald, Esq. late of Calcutta, to Maria Lauri, eldest daughter of the Rev. W. G. Huet, of Hunter-street, Brunswick-square. On the Ist inst. at Marylebone, James Rust, Esq. Fel low of University College, Oxford, to Susanna Catherine , only daughter of Lieutenant-Col. Bowles. On the Ist inst. at Woodford, Essex, Charles Simpsol l ,. Hanson, Esq., of Constantinople, and youngest sou John Hanson, Esq., of Russell-square, to Charlotte, ()) 3 1 daughter of the late Hon. Robot Smith, M.D., Speaker of the House of Assembly in the Island of Tobago. DIED. On the 22d ult. at Hershane Lodge, near Esher, Sur rey, Mrs. Scott, wife of J. Scott, Esq. of Pad iament street, Westminster. On the 31st ult. the Ludy Anne Catherine Legg e ' daughter of the late, and sister to the present Earl of Sheffield. --- PRINTED and PUBLISHED by I‘ll3llDO YOUNG, at the OFFICE, 1 t; t.411A110, LONDON. 1 ~ ne t up, atu fit,