The Sun. — London, England, 1829-11-06 00:00:00

LITERATURE. CONSTABLE'S MISCELLANY.-AN AUTUMN IN ITALY.—EntNanac it, 1829. Mr. Sinclair, in his present amusing volume, which forms the forty-sixth number of Constable's Miscellany, has presented us with a series of lively sketches, illustrative of the scenery, habits, and moral and political opinions of the , Aus trian, Tuscan, R o m a n, and Sardinian States.' Little, if any thing, seems to have escaped him ; he has rambled from place to place, carrying about with him every where the acuteness of an inquiring mind, and making comments, and dr • aw ing inferences, with a freedom from prejudice highly creditable to his intellect. We cannot, of course be expected to follow him through his very varied and rapid career, but may remark, "Passant, that his observations on the Sardinian States teem with useful practical remarks. Next to them we rank his description of Milan and its nei ghbourhood, places so often and so well de scribed, that until we read Mr. Sinclair's comment on the subject, we scarcely thought it susceptible of inte rest —certainly not of novelty. Here, how ever, strange to say, we have both. As a speci men of our author's style, we extract the follow ing details respecting the beauty of the female inhabitants of the little principality of Monaco, a sovereignty little larger, it seems, titan Houns low Reath ; an interesting point, which, until 11°w ) We never remember to have seen discussed, and with which we shall close our remarks ; fully Fr tuaom the ttle town of St. Remo, witich is delight aited on the declivity of a bill, we proceeded next t „ .. til . () Ting to V en t em i g li a , the frontier town of the Genoese -- " t "Y• A very romantic drive of several hours brought to Itlentone, a small town belonging to the Prince of 644 c0s who haa regained his !tumble dominions, of which d e "as deprived, like many more powerful Sovereigns, ha t T ing the reign of Napoleon. This Prince, it seems, and • Bear eell been grateful for favours actuslly received, "PPosed q ui p ave merited the abrupt dismlssal— f 44 , 115 ; vows co,' and kick t o posteriori, which he veee ' ved from Buonaparte, when they unfortunately hap pened to meet while the latter was on his route from Elba m i le v s tis • This p r i nc ipality has a territory of a few squar e and only con t a i ns t wo t owns , o f whi c h Mo naco i d n capital. It is situated on an isolated rock, projecting !nee tree ea, and forms a very picturesque object; and is 7.11 nded by na t ure , as we ll as a s t ro ng b a tt er y an d :citadel, Its p o p u l a ti on scarce ly excee ds 1,000. Th e Woe palace is beautif u l, an d con t a i ns a ve ry fine collectio n o f of art. Th e f orte o f t h is pe t ty P rince are garr i- Z i i:. d6 Piethnontese troops, as he ia suboidinate to the b a g °f Sardinia. We spent a couple of hours here, and k for th fa sted, or rather dined, with my fellow-traveller and first ti me . I sa id somet hi ng c i v il on t h e occasion , 1 5r1 fo F .. r° Pr'ilfd a walk to see the town. We were particu ob t unate in having so favourable an opportunity of lati o rlr s ,.. n g the people. It being Sunday, the whole popl in. were ',using_ through the principal square i return , b ne iroet church, being clothed in their best attire; and , t _"err on any occas i on , saw so man y b eau tif u l women ef ivin tt l e d. It is true their complexions exhibited the !de a d of it Warnl sun, but their fine features, high fore tnch:, aquiline noses, and bright dark eyes, were quite cai i i d nt ing. There was scarcely one amongst them who certainot justly boast of more than an average of charms. j u d eb n IY the female subjects of this petty Prince are more th e reB ted , to nature, than even any of their fair sisters of bu t th of Italy. The Genoese ladies are not handsome, Ba r d .. } : j are fond of being admired. What our immortal sv aren 7, k ' of the sex in general, ' Oh frailty, thy name is th e 'n g ay be aptly applied to them, especially amongst cie ea b l e r er classes, who are noted for their predilection to do te nt nt. Their patito or cavalier° servente is their sha ot t h • e uurch, at the opera, in their own houses or those Rene jeir.frie.nds ; and in reward for his gallantry he has a r ern ,1: 4 invitation to their table. These attachments are ewi nes platonic ; and the husband being absorbed in tninercial affairs, politics, or other avocations, has neither bp ; n or patience to atten d to hi s w if e ' s w hi ms an d ca -14;172 _Ai the north of Italy the women are tall, ruddy, diel.,."elY; but in every province there is a distinct and e e hl e 'l t style of beauty. The Venetians are graceful and vivid blac k ineir carriage ; the Romans have fine features, eye..!, with captivating expressive foreheads, pr oporti o rt perfect forms, without a single defect in their TRADITIONS OF LANCASHIRE. 2 'Sim s. LONDON, 1829. 'Ns is a very amusing and well digested pub icati°n, the work of a gentleman, who without airr°gating to himself any very superior know ,:dge of antiquities and traditionary lore, pos hlsrea more information on the subject than one -1 a ° l s our professed antiquarians, who publish t °l „ l. ' d ull, pompous, and expensive books, on 1 °.:11 ' church, and cathedral antiquities, the 4.argest h alf of which are usually filled with what i a l c "toood very j ust l y an d significantly calls— bea.• The present work is, we repeat, of a far tter, as well as a more novel nature. It consists ° ti f a colic of the most interesting legends of ee ° linty of L a ncashire, each of which is em bellished with a remarkably handsome engraving, 411 d illustrated by a tale, apt and characteristic, dial related with no mean powers of style and °cription. With the natives of the North of : ng4 " , more especially of Lancashire, it can (3l t fad to become a favourite, as almost every ;:" of not e an d i nterest i s a ll u d e d to , not - 1 4°61 3 , or slovenly, but in a style and spirit culat ed to make a strong impression on the mind. Ar nOn g the tales, all of which are amusing, our I t iT, llri ies are, , 4 The Prior of Burscough," a h (1 and romantic anecdote worked up with ap utobh- tr ac V at e power—" The Goblin Builders," a I°ll mixing up the grotesque and the su b%-aturat in a very amusing manner—" Dr. bu e sn ) t he Astrologer," a hocus pocus piece of -e ri ss ' Which reminds us not a little of' the t h r ti e s 4 German Illuminati, Dr. Dousterswivel, s o l d ie Antiquary, and his midnight search for ---- l an d above all, the " Lancashire Witches," 4 11 1 :1 1 : 11 , ' ar subject in that part of the country, a zcellhich Mr. Roby has turned to very is e l "L a ccount. We may add that the book v o i urn e g a "Y printed, forms two handsome octavo atr ucti -s ' a nd from the entertainment and in petie--.°ll it affo r d s , w ill repay t wo -f o ld t h e ex coet-ie of Purchasina it. Mr. Roby promises a -111 / a li "---w e hope he will keep his word. 011 , ..._ ES . !If . r , arontlay last D. W. HARVEY, q 4,i re " t : : o ) we understand, was on his way into York -I,et. tiztorde into the important Crown estates in the i eigi,b o of Malton and the Sunk Island, stoppe, th e ' h an d took an accurate survey of the property held by the ;', u ke of N EWCASTLE, under an expiring lease fr. , m 10 4 r " v ii• The Hon. Member disclainied all interference to the - "r local contentions, confining his investigation t,itlactal value of the prominent portion of the revenue, It ' 4 ' v iew to itS übli d's osition or relctung.— ci II he in the rt‘ P collee e tio ' n 'p o f ourheaders that, at the i : 4 . of the lass session the Hon. Member gave nctice of st,itlitltention to bring the ' Pubject forward early the nextthat tli e tfr ee :rl ; end it i, pretty generally understood .. I'les has °r eady been felt in the prevention of imprc N 'dent IlierCnd gtlnts and, should this inquiry be effectual y pur . - t4rn as undoubtedly it will be, the Crown estate in this 1 4 , 1, n nlY will produc e an increase of many thotism ds p tily t; n :.' We were also pleased to find that our public ,i e , en gaged M r . HARVEY'S attention, and that he ),, ' o's o l+ r s to take t h ose measures which shall not 0 1 IY re ttli.,. eb th ve e Present abus es (if any), b u t p re v e nt th i t 7•- . ..._ .--N ewark -Timet. THE CHURCH, TITHES, AND CLERGY. TO THE ED:TOR OF THE SUN. observe with pleasure that it is intended to in ivite the county of aeron to pronounce an opinion on the tithe laws. Being myself a payer of tithes, and a member of that Church to the support of which tithes are now ap plied, I feel some interest in the subject. The county, and ' the whole body of tithe payers and tithe receivers through ! out the kingdom, owe much to those at whose suggestion this question is brought forward. It is undoubtedly a question of great magnitude, and of some difficulty, and as it is also one on which men's minds are much divided, and on which they feel strongly, it is most desirable that it should be examined, and, if possible, settled. The dif ficulty in this question arises principally from its connexion with the Church, because as far as the lay impropriators are concerned, voluntary arrangements might be made with the lantlowers in the several pari-hes, by which, if parties were so disposed, the value of their property might he ascertained, and paid for. If any additional facilities are required, they might be easily obtained from the Legis -1 :ture. And as tithes are most vexatious in their nature, and operate as a direct discouragement to improvements in agri culture, I think the lay professors of them would do well to lose no time ;n reflecting on the advantages of some such arrangement. When, however, we approach that part of the subject which relates to the Church, two ques tions naturaily present themselves—are tithes the best mode of defraying the expence of a National Church, and if so, do those who receive the tithes render to those who pay them an adequate compensation ? On these two questions I enrer6in a distinct opinion ; I have no doubt that tithes are not the best mode of paying the Church ; and as little doubt that the Clergy do not sufficiently discharge their duty. Now what would be the hest way of paying the Church? Certainly that which, while it provides for the comfort and proper station of its Ministers (making the reward proportionate to their labours), should at the same time be collected with as little injury as possible to other intere-ts, taking care to distribute the burthen amen; : ; all who may be called upon to pay. Can it then be said that, under the existing state of things, good provision is made for the comfort and proper station of the Ministers of the Church ? Are the frequent disputes on the subject of tithes a source of comfort ? Do they promote the jest influence of the Clergy? Are the bargainings, and altercations, and contrivances of worldly interests, all of them carried on with the very persons committed to his spiritual charge, occupations that befit the station of a Christian Minister ? Is the reward in pro portion to the labour ? I need not summon the poor Cu rate or the luxurious Pluralist before you—the thing is too notorious to require an answer. If this be so, then, with the receivers of tithes, do they who pay them fare better ? In the imposition of public burthens it is to be wished that they should interfere as little as possible with the profits of industry, from which they must all :be raised. But tithes interfere grievously with the most important branch of industry : they dis courage agriculture, and tend to diminish the amount of the produce of the soil. Again, this burthen is not thrown equally on all who are intended to profit by it, but exclu sively on land. Have the fundholders no interest in sup porting the National Church? They possess an annual income of more than 30 millions sterling ; they must, there fore, Le a very numerous body, and, connected as they are with the State, they must be supposed to have some inte rest in the great institutions of the country ; but the owner of the sod is alone called upon to pay ; and this burthen, in addition to the greater part of the poor rates, county rates, repairs of unproductive turnpike-roads, and other endless demands upon his easy nature, constitutes - a weight under which the native vigour of his frame is . rapidly giving way. . . _ . But in whatever made the expence of the Church establishment is to he defrayed, we, who pay for it, have a right to see that the money is applied to the purposes for which it is professed to be collected. The purposes are the regular and efficient discharge of their religious duties by the Clergy of the Church of England. _Among the first of these duties is residence, punctual residence, bringing with it all the advantages of constant intercourse with the poor, evinced as these advantages would he in the improvement of their religious and moral feelings, in their education and social habits. But is the Clergy do not always think proper to reside, it will become necessary to stimulate their slumbering zsal, and enforce the per formance of this primary duty. Ido not here enter into any examination of those higher principles of duty on which I am willing to believe the greater part of the Clergy conduct themselves; principles which are inde pendent of taw and human authority, on which good men will always act, and which, when they influence the Clergy, give to their sacred calling a grace, an authority, and a just power over the minds of others, which form a part of the dignity and proper vocation of their profession. To shell men it would berm less presumptuous than unnecessary to say one word. I speak to others, and to the Clergy generally. I would say that they had better deceive themselves no longer, they must soon make up their minds to reside, and they had better do so with a good grace, for if they are refractory and reluctant, or even tardy, the Dissente.s of a hundred denominations will make a fearful inroad upon their flocks, and then where will be the Church of England ? One hears various excuses made for this abandonment of duty, sometimes there is no neighbourhood, no society ; or the roads are bad ; or the climate bad ; or the house bad ; or there is no house at all. But none of-these pretexts will do ; where there is no house, one may be hired until a parsonage shall be built, by means for which the law already contains some provisions, and might be made to contain inure. The other inconveniences must be borne ; and pray, why not ? Why are the Clergy alone, of all professions, to he doomed to carry about them the curse of being able to neglect their duties with impunity ? When a regiment is ordered to the West Indies, or a shit) to a winter's cruise in the North Sea, the Colonels and Captains are not in the habit of Lighting shy, mini of besieging the Horse Guards and Admiralty with complaints of climate and want of accom modation, and other trash of that description ; no, they have entered voluntarily into professions which involve the discharge of certain duties, and they discharge them, or abstain from doing so at their peril. The Clergyman also enters voluntarily into a profession, and accepts of certain obligations, and arming these obligations the beneficed Clergyman undertakes the care of a certain number of souls. But how this duty is to be performed without re sidence no man can tell me. The service of the Church, even where it is read twice every Sunday, which is fre quently not the case, does not of itself constitute the whole amount of the parochial duties of a Clergyman. 'What those duties are it is unnecessary now to dilate upon, this being a matter well understood, and rightly appre ciated by all persons lay and ecclesiastical, to whom religion and reason are not strangers. I must add, moreover, that if the above-mentioned military and naval officers were so ill advised as to put forward the sort of excuses to which I have alluded, it is probable that the authorities in ques tion would not listen to them with great complacency. Of what use, therefore, it may be asked, are Bishops, but to enforce the performance of the duties of their Clergy ? They may possess a value of a different de scription in the House of Lords, but the object of their existence, in which the public have any concern, is that which I have just mentioned. Now residence is a sleet qua non in the duties of a Clergyman, and as this duty is much neglected, as idle excuses are admitted for its ne glect, anti as the Bishops are there for the purpose of enforcing it, one is obliged to suppose that the Bishops themselves want either the power or the will to do their duty. If it be power that they want, the law may be amended ; but if indeed they want the will, I must again lament that there should exist iu any profession (above all in such a profession) a privilege of neglecting its duties with impunity. The want of residence necessarily en tails the abandonment of almost all other palish duties, and this begins to be so seriously felt that the Church will soon have to make its choice between providing a remedy, or giving way to more diligent competitors : if they do not reside, the Dissenters will. In the meantime, as the ecclesiastical authorities leave us to our own devices, per haps the best way of bringing this question to an issue would be for all parishes, where there is no resident Clergyman, instantly to petition the Legislature to be exempted from the payment of tithes, as having been abandoned by their Clergy, and instead of tithes to be allowed to pay a salary to the person who might be appointed to perform the Sunday duly. In law, as the law now stands, no one will deny the legal objection to pay tithes, even where the incumbent never graces the parish with his presence ; but in reason these things are reciprocal, and by and by they will be so in law, and the Clergyman who shall hereafter propose to take tithes without residing himself, or causing some other Clergyman to reside, wilinot be listened to by Judge or Jury. The Diocese of Exeter is said to abound in instances of non-residence ; I base heard described a district contain ing a whole cluster of parishes so instanced; in some of these there are, I am told, good parsonages either empty or inhabited by laymen, in others no attempt seems to be making to supply the want of houses. It is natural, there for, that the county should have its attention directed to the subject of tithes. One word let me add on the subject of an Act passed sonic few years ago to provide against the insufficiency of Curates salaries ; this Act is shamefully evaded, nor can 1 adopt the language or sentiment of the Bishop of Ferns, who says that if the Curates choose to accept insufficient salatio, the rtiehors eAntiot inter;ei- • -.v. the Act io - tended the Bi.hops to ity,c - ,se pro', , hat else, fi if the Bishop abstains from 'CI not do his duty. I have now, Sir, trouble;' you at gro - ;t kl , gt,h, and I will not further trespass on your patience. 1 have at tempted to explain why I think ;he mode of paying th e Church by tithes object;oie,ble, and in what respects I di, not think that the t:'erizy afiegin!to!y discharge their boy The county of De.von tv ii., I hop, pronounce its opimun faarlessly and temperatsly on the whole subject. its this means a question, which has been hitherto only a topic of private conversation, and periodical discussion, may, by a petition to the Legislature, he considered in those quarters where alone it can be constitutionally decided. I am, Sir, your most obedient Sorvant, AN ENGLISH FREEHOLDER. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Hie Duke of Buckingham, in Pall-mall, from the Continent; Mr. and Mrs. George Byng, at their house in St. James's-square, from Lord George Thynne's scat, in Somersetshire ; J. E. Dowdeswell, Esq. M.P. at his house, Southampton-buildings, Park-place, St. James's, from his seat in Worcestershire; Mr. and Mrs. Cornwall, at Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from INcv: York ; William Congreve, Esq. at ditto, from Tunbridge Wells ; the Misses Pennystone, at ditto, from Hertfordshire; Mr. and Mrs. Protheroe, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from their seat in Hertfordshire; Sir William Parker, Bart. at ditto, from Bury St. Edmund's ; General Crosby, at ditto, from Sus sex ; Captain and Mrs. Hawker, in Regent-street, from Brigh ton ; Lord William Montague, at the Butlers Hotel, Berners street, from Gerrard's Cross; Mrs. Turner, Miss Turner, and J. Turner, Esq at ditto, from Leicester; Richard Cook, Esq. at ditto, from Tunbridge Wells ; Dr. and Mrs. Clark, at ditto, from Paris. DEPARTURES. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, for their seat, Hat field ; the Marquis of Camden, from his house in Arlington street, for his seat, the Wilderness, Rent; Loid Melbourne and the Hon. Frederick Lamb, from Whitehall, for Earl Cowper's scat, Pansanger, Herts ; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Heathcote, for their scat in Lincolnshire; Captain and Mrs. Perceval, for Stoney Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. Scott Stonehewer, from Crawley's'(late Cook's) Hotel, A:bemarle-street, for Ottershaw Park, Surrey ; Mr. and Mrs. Pearse, from the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, for their scat its Surrey ; Mr. and Mrs. Wedderburn, from Great Stanhope-street, for their seat in Cambridgeshire; William Mur ray, Esq. from Ellis's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Brighton ; Colonel Holme Sumner, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for his seat in Surrey; Mr. and Mrs. Garnett and-family, from ditto, for Manchester; Mr. and Mrs. Hanson, from ditto, for Itamsgate; Mr. and Mrs. Vivian, from ditto, for Wales; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Heneage Legge, from Twickenham, for Southampton. The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE ar rived in town yesterday morning from their residence in Bushy-park. His Royal Highness, as Master of the Cor poration of the Trinity-house, presided at a dinner given in the evening by the Corporation. The Princess SOPHIA visited the Royal DuChess in the afternoon at her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's. The Duchess of CLARENCE honoured the performance at Drury-lane Theatre with her presence in the evening. The Prussian Minister and Sir GEORGE MURRAY had interviews yesterday 'with the Earl of ABER• DEEN, at the Foreign-office. The Saxon Charge d'Affaires transacted busi ness yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Duke of WELLINGTON left town yes trday morning for his seat at Strathfieldsaye, Hants. His Grace will enter taro a select party of his friends during his stay : some of the party were expected at Strathfieldsayo yesterday to dinner. The Marquis of Dowto left town for Sttathfieldsaye yesterd,y afternoon. The Earl of ABERDEEN received despatches from St. Petersburgh, at a late hour on Tuesday *tight. Immediately after their receipt hip Lordship despatched a try.ssetiger to Prince LIEVEN and Count MArucawnz, who arrived in town at . an early hour the following (lay, from the seat of Earl CowPEI, Pansanger, Herts. Their Excellencies had, immediately on their arrival in town, a conference of several hours' duration with the Earl of AnEnnvEx. His Lordship afterwards despatched a mes senger with official papers for his MAJESTY at Windsor. Lord GEORGE BERESFORD arrived in Wa terford on Friday, to canvass the county. — Cork Condi • ution. The Rev. NOEL THOMAS ELLISON, Rector of Huntspill, has generously allowed 20 per cent. to his parishioners on their corn tithes due at Michaelmas last. —Bath Chronicle,. One of the most recent on ruts of the French Capital is, that the Ministry is to have a liberal infusion in the persons of Ceunt DE La FERRONAYS and M.Roy, who are to replace DE BOURMONT and LA BOURDONNAYE. We know not what truth there is fin• this report, but we now submit a query to the French Liberals, which, eager as they have been to discover topics of outcry against one of these ministers, may, notwithstanding, open a new field for declamation :—Did M. DE BOURMONT, or did he not, from time to time, furnish the Duke of WELLINGTON, at the lines of Torres Vedras, with information respecting the movements of the French army, which proved exceedingly useful to hie Grace.—Brighton Gazelle. We arc requested to state, that the following works are just ready for publication by Messrs. COLBURN and BENTLEY, New Burlington -street:-1. The Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of THOMAS Jitirga sox, late President of the United States, including letters Of FRANKLIN, WASHINGTON, ADAMS, MADISON, LA FAYETTE, PAUL JONES, and numerous other distinguished persons, in 2 vols. with portrait.-2. Stories of a Bride, by the authoress of " The Mummy," 3 vols.-3. Lieut. Ross's Account of his Residence in Southern Africa, in 1 vol.-4. The Life of a Midshipman, 1 vol.-5. Tales of my Time, by the authoress of " Blue Stocking Hall," 3 vols.--6. Captain MIGNAN'S Travels in Chalthea, in cluding a Journey from Bussorah to Bagdad, Hillah, and Babylon, I vol. Svo. with 25 illustrations. LORD MAYOR'S DAY.—ThCLORD MAYOR Elect's Dress Carriage is now exhibiting at STCBMS and HANCOCK'S manufactory, Mile End-road, and is one of the most tasty carriages of the kind that has been seen in the City for many years. It is a full roomy body, painted green, ornamented on the whole of the side with the City, his Lordship's, and the Stationers' Arms, on a scroll, with banners, &c., in a back ground, and in a very superior style, superbly gilt with rich chased head-plates end lamps; the hammerclot4 green with white fringe and hangers, and the City Arms on each end in brass. The body is lined with green cloth and white silk, to correspond with his Lordship's livery, which is green and white with gold lace. The carriage is beautifully carved, and gilt nearly all over; and a set of harness for six horses to correspond. It is more than probable, that at the next election for Stamford, the borough will be contested. We have had a " chiel amang us, taldn notes." Mr. Crisar.r.s PEARSON, of London, the able agent of Serjeant WILDE during the late contest at Newark, was in Stamford two or three days last week making the necessary enquiries; and he Wedges himself, that if, after summing up his evi deuces, he sees a prospect of putting one of the Burghley members out of Court, a gentleman of undoubted respecta bility, learning, talent, and property, shall be brought forward as a candidate for the representation of the borough at the dissolution of the present Parliament. Mr. PEAR SON gave an earnest of his intention by subscribing liberally towards the Bullards' Carnival of Saturday the 14th, which, it is said, the member in embryo is to visit incog.—Stam ford News. WITHDRAWING OF THE MILITARY POLICE.-On Sunday last, the military were withdrawn from the city gaol, and it will be seen that a requisition was presented to his Worship the Mayor, who has called a public meeting for Monday next, to devise the least expert. sive mode of raising a Police, to preserve the peace and good order of the city. The sentinel at the Bridewell will be continued for some time longer.— Cork Constitution. A detachment of invalided soldiers, compris ing the following Regiments, have arrived lately- at Graves end and Chatham, on board the ship Rockingham, under the command of Major ROBINSON, 19th Regiment, from Madras, viz.:.-Ist or Royals, 26th, 41st, 46th, 48th, 54th, and 89th Regiments. A patent has just passed the Great Seal for an improvement in the construction of " Dliils and Mill stones for Grinding." The principal application of it is expected to be for corn. This new mill, though it does not occupy more than five feet square, accomplishes more in the same time than any single pair of millstones upon the ordinary plan. It is worked by a single horse, and horse and all do not require a space exceeding twenty feet square ; and although the grinding is effected by the French burr-stone (the only material which has ever stood the test of experience for the purpose), the stone is so con trived as never to require peeking or sharpening, but will go on producing the finest flour for years, without requir ing delays for repair, as every mill yet attempted does. Another important quality of these stones is, that tkey are equally applicable to all mills. sro”PiVO INTELLMENCE. IrrEnsALL's. It was ev;dent from yes:e:day's betting that Wrat Tylcr must become a it e, not that he was hacked, for the anxi,ty man;fes'ed -oint: of the best judges to t:,ke the odds aly..nt 1.;n1 I, el the effect of stopping the :111-rs, which at t , n, close wzt-e only iito I. The Cres sida colt gave way a point, and Ito! -eare?ly any friends Mous,, Sinter to l)..eioletta, and Nina, ate looking up, the odds, how, vs.r. lining taken to small amounts. The Leeway filly was backed at 12 to Ito a hundred pounds, and left off at 10 to 1 at the outside. There was some talk about the St. Leger, but no business. The following are the present odds:— DERBY. 13 to 2 agst Sir Mark 'Wood's The Mammer 13 to 1 agst Sir Mark Wood's Cetus 14 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Brunswickcr 17 to 1 agst Mr. Tliornhill's Wat Tyler 17 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Mabmoud 18 to 1 agst Mr. Chifney's Cressida colt 18 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Sal colt 20 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Mouche 20 to 1 agst Lord Cavendish's Mouse colt (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's The Major 25 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Red Rover 25 to 1 agst Col. 'Wilson's Brother to Lamplighter 25 to I agst Lord Anson's Nina colt 30 to 1 agst Mr. Roberts's Sister to Sailor (taken) 30 to 1 agst Mr. Vansittart's Dori°lata colt (taken) oass. • 15 to 2 agst Lord Sefton's illouclie 10 to 1 agst Mr. Stonehewer's Leeway filly No others mentioned. NEWMARKET MEETINGS. The great betting of 1830 and 1831 have just closed with the following important entries :. FRlDAY. —Renewal of the Prendergast Stakes of 50 SON'S each, h ft—for 2 yr old colts Bst 51b, and fillies Sit 31b; T.Y.C. Lord G. H. Cavendish's b c by Swiss, darn by Whisker. Lord Vertilam's f by St. Patrick, Britannia. Duke of Grafton's b c by Emilius, Pawn. br fby Abjer, Zinc. Mr. Prendergast ns f Muff, by Blacklock, Miss Lydia. Lord Tavistock's Sister to Lancastrian. Mr. Sowerby's Sir Thomas, by Abjer, Lady Henry. Capt. Rotts's Zany, by Morisco, darn by Partisan. Lord Sefton's b c by Whisker, Octaviana. Duke of Rutland's b c by Partisan, da'n by Andrew. Lord Chesterfield's ch c by Emilius, dam by Selim. Sir M. Wood's b fby Reveller, Snowdrop. ch c by Blacklock, dam by Shuttle. Lord Exeter's b f by Cotton Dulcinea. ch c, Brother to Zinganee. Mr. Wilson's ch c by Comus, —the darn of Astonishment. Mr. Henry's eh c by Tiresias, Scratch. Mr. Hunter's b c by Gustavus, Sprightly. Mr. Gully's b f by Lottery, Stotfurth's darn. ch r Gersham, by Moses, Cetus's dam. hr c Washington, Maid of the Mill. b c Mortimer, by Reveller, Legacy. Mr. Nowell's c by Muley, Lady Erne. Mr. Cooper's b f by Gulliver, Banker's dam. Mr. Payne's b c by Master Henry, dam by Clavileno. Mr. Scott Stonehewer's Sister to the Lion. Lard Orfora's c. Merlin,— Mirandola. Mr. Thornhill's ch f by Blackloek, Sistcr to Bourbon. Lord Anson's f by Morisco, Miniature. Mr. D. Radcliffe's Lisbeth, by Phantotr, Elizabeth. Mr. Lumley's f by Mu!ey, Harriet, by Selim. b c Panopes, by Tramp, Panthea. FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1831. TUESDAY. —RenewaI of the Two Thousand Guinea Stakes of 100 sows each, h ft—for colts Bst 71b, and fillies Sst 41b. R AI. Lord G. H. Cavendish's c by Partisan, Barrossa. Duke of Grafton's b c by Emilius, Pastille. ch c by Merlin, Tontine. Mr. Houldsworth's hr c Philip, brother to Fanny Davies. Gen. Growenor's b c Sarpedon, by Emilius. Mr. D. Radcliffe's, b c by Reveller, Spermaceti. br c by Whalebone, Electress. Sir M. Wood's eh c by Blacklock, dam by Shuttle. Lord Exeter's ch c Brother to Zinganee. br c Brother to Varna. Lord Jersey's ch c by Emilius, Filigree. ch c by Middleton, Blunder's dem. Mr. Thornhill's b c by Emilius, Mercy. Mr. Mills's b c by Blacklock, Tears's data. Mr. Henry's ch c by Tiresias, Scratch. Mr. Dilly's b c Mortimer, by Reveller, Legacy. b c The Barber, by Shaver, Pet's dam. Lord Orford's c by Wrangler, Medora. Mr. Scott Stonehewer's c by Emilius, Antiope. Lord Lowther's c by Partisan, Nina. Duke of Richmond's Shirley, by Middleton, Favourite. c by Emilius, Dandizette. M. T. H. Cooke's Incubus, by Phantom, Katherine. Lord Anson's c by Morisco, Ina. Lord Grosvenor's b c Aletheglin, by Filho, Mr. Lumley's b c Auditor, by Middleton, Galatea. THURSDAY.-Benewal of the 1,000 Guineas Stakes of 100 soya each, h ft, for fillies Sst 41b each—D.M. Lord G. H. Cavendish's, by Partisan, Espagnolle. Duke of Grafton's b f, by Emilius, Whizgig. b f, by Centaur, Sister to Pastille. Mr. 1). Radcliffe's eh f, by Woful, Posthuma. Sir M. Wood's b f, by Reveller, Snowdrop. b f, by Muley, Eliza, by Rubens. Lord Exeter's b f, by Catton, Dulcinea. b f, by Sultan, Zealot's darn. Lord Tavistock's Sister to Lancastrian. Mr. Thornhill's b f, by Emilius dam by Shoveller. b f, by Ernilius, dam by Sal. Mr. Sowerby's hr f, by Multi, - Bequest, by Election. Mr. W. Chifney's hr f by Emilius, - Surprise. Mr. Gully's b f by Lottery, - Stotforth's darn. Mr. Ridsdale's Ringdove, by Comus, - Sparrow's dam. Mr. Scott Stonehewer's Sister to the Lion. Lord Orford's f by Whalebone, - Eleanor. Mr. W. Wyndham's fby Roberts, -Derina. Mr. Thornhill's ch f, by Blacklock. Lord Lowther's flourish, by Partisan, - Pasta. Colonel Wilson's Sister to Bulldog. Duke of Richmond's Ardelia, by Emilius, - Loo. Lord Anson's f, by Morisco, - Miniature. Mr. Houldsworth's b f by Filho da Puta, dam by Rubens. Mr. Lumley's f, by Muley, - Harriet, by Zelim. FRIDAY.--Renewal of the Newmarket Stakes of 50 sums each, h ft; colts, Sst 71h; and fillies, Bst 21b; D.M. The owner of the second horse to receive 100 sovs out of the Stakes. To continue in 1532 and 1833. Lord G. H. Cavendish ns. c, by St. Patrick, -Slight. Duke of Grafton's b c, by Emilius, - Parapluie. Duke of Portland's la c, by Tiresias, - Emily. Lord Jersey's ch c, by Emilius, nouldsworth's Giounie, - Moll in the Wad. Mr. Batton's Muff, by Pdacklock, - Miss Lydia. Lord Tavistock's c, by Emilius, - Custard. Duke of Grafton's b c, by Poly-gar, - Zaida. b f, by Emilius,- Minuet. Gen. Grosvenor's ell c, by Little John, - Zaire. Sir M. Wood's b f, by Revelier, - Snowdrop. by f, by Muley, - Eliza, by Rubens. Lord Chesterfield's ch c, by Emilius, dam by Selim. Lord Jersey's b c, Lord Exeter's ch c, by Sultan, - Miss Cantley. - be c, by Sultan, - Bess. Mr. Sawerhy's Sir Thomas, by Alder, - Lady Henry. Mr. Henry's cb c, by Tiresias, scratch. gr c, by Partisan, - Turban's dam. Mr. Hunter's b c, by Gustavus, - Sprightly. Mr. Gulley's b f, by Wrangler, ch c, by Tramp, Redlock, by Blacklock. Sir M. Wood's Mortimer, by Reveller, - Legacy. Gersbam, by Moses, - Cetus's dam. Mr. Dilly's The Barber, by Shave, - Pet's dam. - b c, by Smolensk°, -Maid of the Mill. - eh c Traveller, by Tramp, - Tiara. Mr. Nowell's br c, by Muley, - Lady Erne. Mr. Payne's b c, by Master Henry, dam by Clavileno. Lord Orford's c, by Wrangler, - Medora. Lord Lowther's c, by Smolensk°, dam by Ruhens. Col. Wilson's e, by Merlin, - Daphne. Mr. T. H. Cooke's Incubust, by Phantom, --Katherine. Lord Grosvenor's Metheglin, by Filho, - Hybla. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. ATPOINTMENTS FOE TI(E ENSUING WEEE. The Brighton Harriers on Monday, at Patcl:an► ; Wed nesday, at the Race Course; and Friday, at the Dyke--at Half-past Ten. The Brookside Harriers, on Monday, at Newn►arket- Hill ; Wednesday, at Asheomhe, the alternate Wednesday at the Kennel ; and Friday, at Telscombe Tye—at Half past Ten. The Cottesmore Hounds, on Monday, at Park House; Tuesday, at Cole's Lodge; and Thursday, at Tiekeneole Lawn—at a Quarter before Eleven. Earl Fitzwilliam's Hounds, on Monday, at Ashton Wold; Wednesday, at the Kennel ; Thursday, at Aversly Wood ; and Saturday, at Lilford—at Ten. Sir Richard Sutton's Hounds, on Monday, at Half way House on the Newark-road ; Tuesday, at Gate Bur fon ; Thursday, at Candkshy Village and But ton Kennel ; and Saturday, at Girrby House and Blankey—at Eleven. Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on Monday, at Beelsby Cover; Wednesday, at Melton Low Wood; Friday, at ciaxliv Wood and Saturday, at Chace Hill—at Eleven. The Cainbrid.,zeNhire lloond , , on Honday. at Eltisley Green ; and Friday, at Nunn liro,.l—at Half-past Ten. The l'ockyri‘ke Hounds, on 31onflay, at the Kennel ; Wednesday, at Takeley ; an I S..t ir.!ay, at Cumbelow—at Half-past Ten. The Royston Harriers, on Tuesday, at Green Man, Shepreth ; and Thursday, at tha Crown, Kelstall—w II:a-past Ten. The Doddington Harriers, on Tuesday, at Cavalry Barn; Ind Friday, at Fendike. Sir Richard Pulleston's ll,snds, on Monday, at Salm !ridge ; and Saturday, at Ott.ley Park—:t Eleven. Mr. Wiaged's Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Wears ; Thursday, at Seighford ; and Saturday, at Willow-bridge —at Half-past Ten. Ike Shropshire Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Acton Burnell; Wednesday, at Acton Reynald ; Friday, at Sun 'borne Castle; and Saturday, at Ereall-mill—at Half-past Ten. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, Nov. G.—The Rev. C. J. Hoare, M.A., Vicar of Godstoue, Surrey, and late Fellow of St. John's College, has been presented to the Archdeaconry of Winchester, vacant by the death of the Venerable Gilbert Heathcotc. On S_►turday last the Rev. J. F. Isaacson, M.A., Fellow of St. John's College, and Tutor of King's College, was appointed an Examiner for Writers in the service of the East India Company, in the room of T. Thorp, Esq., Fellow of Trinity College. At an ordination held by the Lord Bishop of Pc terborough, in the Cathedral Church of Peterborough, on Sunday last, the following gentlemen were ad mitted into holy orders, viz.:— DEACONS. C. E. Dukinfield, 8.A., Magdalen Hall, Oxon. G. Rigg, 8.A., St. Peter's College, Cambridge. By Let. Dim. from the Bishop of Lincoln. PRIESTS. W. Cape, 8.A., Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. E. DA! ey, 8.A., Worcester Colh.ge, Oxon. W. Harding, ILA., University College, Oxon. J. H. Harrison, 8.A., Merton College, Oxon. W. D. Philpot, 8.A., Lincoln College, Oxon. J. Gunn, M.A., Exeter College, Oxon. By Let. Dim. from the Bishop of Norwich. On Monday last, the Lord Bishop of Peterborough instituted the Rev. W. Harding, 8.A., on his own petition, to the vicarage of Sulgrave, in the county of Northampton, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. J. W. Harding. On Monday last, the Rev. B. J. Sams, M.A., of Christ College, was instituted to the Rectory of Fakenham, in Suffolk, on the presentation of the Duke of Grafton. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, Nov. s.—The Bramble cutter, 10' Lieut. Haswell, returned from Lisbon on Wednes" day afternoon, having left the Tagus on Sunday the 25th ultimo; when magnificent preparations were going forward for the celebration of the anniversary of Don Miguel's birth-day on the following Monday, the 26th. Every thing was very dull at Lisbon, though the National Bank continued open. The Bramble landed a mail at Falmouth during the night. The Vigilant, Lieut. R. Loney, returned from Portsmouth on Monday afternoon. The Sparrow cutter, 10, Lient..T. Moffatt, ar rived from Portsmouth on Sunday afternoon with specie for the pay-office, and returned on Tuesday. The Antelope cutter, Lieutenant Loveless, tender to the Ramilies, sailed for Bristol on the same day. In Hamoaze.—St. Vincent, Kent, Andromeda, Orestes, Pylades, Hyacinth, Leveret, Royalist, Me teor steam-vessel, Britomart and Endymion transports. In Barnpool.—Undaunted. At the Island.—Vigilant, Bramble. The Lord William Island.—Vigilant, transport, with Col. and the Misses Morshead, of this neighbourhood, on board, arrived safe at Malta on the 23d of Eeptember, after a rough passage of twenty-three days. All well on board. The brig Eleanor, with tbe remainder of the non commissioned officers and privates of the Portuguese depot, sailed on Saturday for Terceira. Commander Furneanx, of the Andromeda, is pro moted to the rank of Captain. PROMOTIONS,-Mr. Edward Herbert Kenny, Midshipman of the Victory, .and Mr. S. G. Fre mantle, Midshipman of the Volage, to the rank of Lieutenant. His Majesty's ship Zephyr arrived at Carthagena de Colombia from Falmouth, and sailed the 25th of August for Jamaica. The Britannia passed Gibral tar the 6th, and Melville 7th, of October. The Pigeon arrived at Malta from Falmouth previous to the 4th of October, and sailed for Corfu. The Manly, from Labrador, and Champion, from Quebec, arrived at Newfoundland previous to the sth of October. The Raleigh arrived at Malta from Smyrna previous to the 4th of October. The Blonde and Rifleman were at Constantinople Sept. 25. The Hope, Hick, from this port, arrived at Cadiz Sept. 29. The Nelson, Tate, from this port, ar rived at Elsineur Oct. 15. The Fame, Davis, of this port, sailed from Salon, for Liverpool, Oct. 13. The Briton, Clements, of and from this port, ar rived at Bordeaux, Oct. 21. The Henry, \Vesta, of this poet, arrived at Bristol from Denia, Ist inst. The Fancy, Farrant, of this port, arrived at Liver pool, from Malta, Oct. 31. The British Union, Moore, of this port, has arrived at Quebec from Belfast. The Wanderer, of Jersey, from this port, arrived at Algesiras Oct. 7. The Ellen, Foss, arrived at Tarragona, from this port, Oct. 19. After the termination of the Cork trials, Mr. O'CozotEta. set off for Youghal, where a public meeting was held on the occasion, and where he was received with the utmost enthusiasm. He addressed the meeting nt great length, on the subject of a repeal of the Union, and the late Doneraile conspiracy; and was afterwards enter tained at a public dinner, where he wmt over again the same topics. A very singular circumstance occurred Lynn a few weeks since, relative to a woman named CHAMBERLAIN, whose husband, being a sailor, had gone a distant voyage, and upon the arrival of the vessel, about a month since, the poor creature had the grie' to learn that her partner was left behind ill in au hospital. Whether this tale was told her in a plausible manner, or she wss willing to assume a lugubrious garb, remains equivocal: certain it is, however, she instantly appeared in public as a new-made widow. To her surprise, on Sunday last the immaterial or material substance of her husband stood before her : she flew to embrace the form, which to her astonishment she found matter and not spirit. MOST INCORRIGIBLE VILLAINY.—A cir cumstance has just occurred which will astound those who place great reliances upon the effect of any examples, which the noble system of our Criminal Justice, in its aw ful course of duty, might make. The Donerails Conspi racy is fresh upon the public memory—none of its traits of horror have yet faded from the general mind—every :nan %rho was not depraved out of the best sentiments and feelings of human nature, still responds to the shock, which the details of that atrocious scheme of villainy so lately de• veloped and exposed, must have inflicted upon his moral feeling—and yet what do we see ?—if we he correctly in tiartned, of which we have little doubt—the following cir cumstances will tell. Since the conclusion of the Special Commission as the servant of Mr. RowLarin SMITH, was on Saturday leading his master's horse to the cover where the Duhallow hounds were to commence drawing, near u spot, made memorable during the late trials, John's-grove— two men met him ; one of whom exclaimed with consi derable vehemence, " As we have not got BOND Low, by we will have the life of his horse," presenting a pis tol at the same time at the animal. Mr. Samar's servant cried out with such well-timed earnestness of manner, as to interrupt the intended act—and he succeeded in dis suading the villain from destroying a horse of considerable value, in the blind paroxysm of his vengeance--but not before that he was sworn to the truth of his statement ! Had the object of those monsters' hatred been present, if he were to escape at all, he would owe his life to another effect of his own heroic intrepidity. How long is this horrid shame to blast the character of the land ? Cork Con stitution. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Two questions, we find, are mooted by the Irish Newspapers in reference to the men found guilty under the first of the three trials which have recently taken place at Cork. One ques tion is, whether the convicts are likely to suffer death, or to be spared by Government ? The second is, whether they ought, or ought not, to suffer ? The Evening Mail—a journal which coneiets only of the outpourings of factious zeal and violence—informs its readers, in a tone of congratulation, that three of the four convicted persons will " as surely pay the forfeit: of their lives, as the author of the prediction is now writ ing the sentence which announces it." God forbid, we eay, that the spirit which appears to direct the above revolting prophecy should pass over and contaminate the minds of those on whom its fulfilment or disappointment must de pend. We are, indeed, very fully persuaded that the issue of the first question we opened this article by reciting, will be made by the dis pensers of public justice in Ireland to turn on tie determination of the second question—viz., what ought to 1e the fate of Leary and his partners, now left by the judges for execution ? The law of England, and of reason, says that . justice shall be administered " mercy," which last qualification of the rigour of justice, as we at least regard the meaning of the words, does not confine itself to the measure of punish ment only, but extends to the construction of a prisoner's conduct. It is true that in the conviction of Leary and his associates, the rules and technicalities of evidence were com plied with, and that the sentence of death was the only sentence which could or ought to have followed such a conviction, had the trial of these parties formed the sole business of the commission, and had the testimony bremght for ward against them not been exposed (as provi dentially it has been) to any further scrutiny. But let even a prejudiced person, so that he hag the use of common understanding left to him, and of a human heart, but read the proceedings of the third prosecution, and study the conclud ing charge of Baron Pennefather. We do not mean to affirm that a jury of honest men might not have founded a verdict of " guilty " on the facts as stated in the course of that trial, or even as presented to them by the Learned Judge ; but we can safely allege, that whoever studied either, with the earnest and profound attention called for by a case which affected the lives of his fele low -creatures, would have such a host of doubts and perplexities raised by every fresh considera tion of the subject, as:would compel him, if there be any virtue in the rule which prescribes a " merciful " administration of justice, to give the prisoners the full benefit of such uncertainty, and to pronounce a verdict of acquittal. The more than average infamy of the witnesses,—the almost unheard-of inconsistencies between their evidence as given in Court, and their informa tions sworn before the magistrates,—the slender accession, or nearly total absence of all cor roborative circumstances necessary to establish, not the existence of a conspiracy, but the share in it which was said to be held by the accused, — all these would, we are convinced, have prevailed with Baron Pennefather, notwithstanding his ac quiescence in the weight attachable to Me want of all exculpatory proof on the part of the pri soners, and induced the learned Judge, had he been a juryman, to concur in the acquittal of those two men. Now, with this belief impressed strongly on our judgments, we are bound to seek for more satisfactory grounds of conviction against Leary and his fellows than such as were ad duced on the final prosecution of the three, be fore we can imagine that any person of right mind would state that Leary ought to be banged, on the same evidence which led the same person to doubt whether Burke, &c. ought net to have been acquitted. The informers arc alike base and vile in both instances ; the want of auxiliary evidence was equal ; the grand features of the two trials were so completely identified, that the very fact of the two last prisoners being acquitted would enhance the general dissatisfaction at the four former ones being punished. We fear not themultitude—their caprices, their excesses, or their power; but where their fierce passions and fallible judgment have an excuse for error, even in such materials as would not serve to justify the vehemence of more instructed minds, — where they have argument's even plausible for discontent with the administration of the laws, it becomes matter of the gravest and most anxious deliberation, how far punishment, though legal, might in its consequences prove exemplary, and how far it might be consistent with the best in terests of the State to substitute the fear of force, though clad in all the pomp of authority, for that. of calm and discriminating justice. ‘Ve are of opinion, that unless the peasants generally can be convinced of the equity of blowing hot and cold upon two sets of men under the same accusation, and hanging one set upon testimony which obtained no belief against the other, the Irish, who are a keen and suspicious people, may charge the King's Government with acting in a vindictive spirit, with an eagerness to fish for as many vic tims as it can catch, and with a design to re venge itself on Leary and his company, because Burke and Shine have escaped the net prepared for them. In wisdom, therefore, as well as mercy, the Irish Government (we cannot, with our present lights upon the subject, avoid hoping) will finally remit the sentence of death pronounced by Judge Torrens upon the above mentioned convicts.— limes. The magnitude and splendour of the events which have recently occurred in the East of Europe have had the effect of withdrawing at tention from the less imposing, but not less im portant, relations, involving the interests and destiny of an ancient Ally, in an opposite quar ter of the Continent. Of the policy which it becomes Great Britain to pursue in the present unsettled and anomalous condition of Portugal, we must necessarily speak with diffidence, with our present imperfect information ; but this much is abundantly evident, that things cannot long continue as they are—the inconvenience that the great commercial intercourse, which has so long subsisted between the two countries, sustains, would be sufficient to enforce the necessity of some definite arrangement, exclusive of all con siderations purely political. We have heard, from no questionable authority, that it is the in tention of the British Cabinet steadily to steer clear of any thing like direct interference in the internal struggles of Portugal. Foreign expedi tions have been found too costly in the prepara tion, and too uncertain in the result, to be en tered upon in the present state of the national resources ; and we must be content to forego the ephemeral and mischievous popu!arity of a brilliant campaign, from the vulgar and arith metical i considerati on o f poun d s, s hi ll i ngs, and pence, t would o f necess i ty cost. Th e o b v i ous line of policy it becomes us to persevere in, is the same upon which we have for some time acted—to follow the course of evints—to leave