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much exceeded his first estimate for the whole. He was proceeding to. compare( Mr. Vignoles's plan with that of Mr. Brunel!, Olen he was called to order, and reminded that the plans were not then matters for the consideration- of the meeting. Mr. flawEs, jun. warmly defended the conduct of Mr. Brtmell from the imputations which he said had been so unjustly cast upon it. The speeches of Mr. Smith, jun. and. Mr. Hawes, contained much personal allusion and recrimination, and gave rise to much language in the same spirit from several other Proprietors, by which the busi ness of the meeting was protracted to five o'clock. Mr. J. MARTIN supported the original motion. Mr. A. FLETCHER also supported the original motion. Mr. GOLDSCIIMIDT (we believe) supported the original motion, and said, that if Mr. Brunell could conclude the work on terms as low as any other man, there could be no doubt the Proprietors would prefer him to any one else. Admiral Sir E. CODRINGTON defended the Direc tors from imputations which had been most unjustly and falsely cast upon them at the last meeting. Mr. WOLLASTON (the Deputy Chairman of the Company) denied that any greater security for com pleting the work would be afforded by the proposed change of engineer. He had seen the model of Mr. Vignoleq, and he believed his plan to be utterly im practicable. The Marquis of SALISBURY said, that the situa tion in which the company was now placed left them no alternative but to accede to the proposition of the Court of Directors, who, he was quite satisfied, would use the powers which they asked only for the general interest of the Proprietors. Mr. BRAMAII, referring to what had fallen from the Deputy Chairman as to the alleged impractica bility of Mr. Vignoles' plan, said that he also had seen his model, and that after giving it his best con sideration, he came to a conclusion directly the op posite of that to which the Hon. Director had come. After some further observations from Mr. Adams and one or two other Proprietors, The CHAIRMAN, in putting the question, ob served, that without going into what the Duke of Wellington had said on the subject of the applica tion made to him, he would say this much—that whether the Government would grant assistance or not, would not depend upon Mr. Brunell being the engineer. High as Mr. Brunell stood in the opi nion of the Duke, he was sure that if another en gineer proposed to complete the work in the same strong manner in which it was executed hitherto, and for 50,0001. less, he would be preferred by his Grace. In the course of the discussion ,it was admitted by all the Directors that there was no wish to dis place Mr. Brunell, but their great object was to get the work completed as cheaply as they could, con. sistently with solidity and perfect security. The question was now put to the vote, and the amendment negatived by 33 to 23.-1 he original motion was then carried by 36 to 23. Thanks were afterwards voted to Lord Althorp and to the Chairman; after which the meeting adjourned. MAGAZINE DAY. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE. There is less variety—at least of an entertain ing nature—than usual in this number. It is filled with political diatribes, strongly written as politics always are in this Magazine, but heavy, and perfectly superfluous. " Das Bild," a tra gedy in five acts, from the German of Ernest Houwald, is a flattering analysis of a drama that has recently made some noise in Germany. It is, however, too long. " Bishop of Chester's Letter to the Clergy of his Diocese" is a severe attack on his Lordship's late Address to his Clergy. The Reviewer's great object is to prove that Protestant ascendancy alone is the essence of real Christianity. Religious liberty, he seems to think, is a spectre frightful enough to scare away all true devotion from the country. The article, though spirited, is written in a strain of the most vulgar and ungracious exclusiveness. " Songs of the Affections," by Mrs. Hemans, are, as usual, sweetly, feelingly, and gracefully written. 44 All for Love" and the " Pilgrim to Compostella" are two laudatory notices of the Laureate's latest productions. " Sketches of the Road in Ireland" are vigorous and characteristic, and the " Noctes Ambrosiante" replete with boisterous humour and conviviality. In search ing for extracts we can find none more interest ing than the following, which we have selected from an article entitled " Poetical and Devo tional Superstitions of Italy" : " The dread of storm-raisers is universally prevalent amongst the country people, and especially in mountainous districts. A Danish botanist, journeying alone upon an ass through the mountains of Abruzzi, was involved in several perilous adventures by this superstitious terror of the peasantry. They had for some time seen him collect ing plants amongst the unfrequented cliffs and ravines, and watched his proceedings with suspicious curiosity. A few days later their district was ravaged by a succession of storms, their suspicions grew into certainty, and assem bling in considerable numbers, they attacked the uncon scious botanist with a volley of stones, and cursed him as a storm-raising enchanter. He made vehement protestations of his innocence, but the enraged peasants took forcible possession of his collection, which they minutely examined. Finding only some harmless leaves and blossoms, and no roots, their fury abated, and, although it was suggested by some that he had probably used the roots in his incanta tions, the unfortunate herbalist was at length dismissed with fierce menaces, that if he dared to take a single root from the ground, it would cost him his life. In the moun tains near Rome the peasants regard with suspicion a sin gular costume, a stern cast of countenance, or any striking personal formation, in the strangers who arrive there. All travellers, thus peculiarly marked, are supposed to be en chanters find treasure-seekers, and the young Germans, in their black dresses, untrimmed beards, and long hair, are especial objects of suspicion." MONTHLY MAGAZINE. " Irish Parliaments and the Forty Shilling Freeholders" is a remarkably strong, vehement, and declamatory tirade against the measures of the existing Government with regard to Ireland. It works up one point, however, with the spirit of which we heartily coincide, namely, the mon strous impolicy of sending back Mr. O'Connell to be re-elected for Clare, and thereby renewing the disturbances of that already quite sufficiently disturbed country. " Maxims on Mankind" are shrewd and practical, but harp too much on the stale subject of love. " The Bridges of London" is a sensible business-like article, from which we extract the following excellent remarks respecting Waterloo Bridge . _ " When Canova, the sculptor, was in London, the gen tleman who lionized him to the different curiosities, and the various works of art in our city, told him that he would first shew him a bridge constructed by the trades. men of London, and afterwards conduct him to one which had been built by order of the Government. Canova was accordingly first taken to Waterloo Bridge. Astonished at the extent and splendour of the erection, he pronounced it the finest structure of the kind he had ever seen, and wondered, if this was the work of the tradesmen, what must be that which had been constructed under the pa tronage of the Government. His conductor, who no doubt had a little of the radical in his composition, then led him to the wooden bridge, which at that time existed xerois the canal in St. James's Park, as the work of the British Government. Wbat a bathos in comparison of the mssmi.ficent appearance o Waterloo ; yet what a correct illustration of the character of our country, where almost ' all the splendid public works of charity or art are the pro duce of the people, and not of the Government. " How often when we pass this bridge are we led to re gret that it is still left in the bands of the speculators ; not only from the unprofitable nature of a speculation which ought to have had, and which deserved such a different re sult, but for the honour of our country. The Govern ment ought to purchase this bridge, and should pride itself in preserving all the passages across the Thames free. " What must Canova have felt at having to pay a penny before he could enter upon one of the most splendid works of art which our metropolis possesses. For our own parts, we would have the Government pay the orginal cost of the bridge, and remunerate the speculators for a work which does us so much credit. They could, however, at this period, purchase it for one-fourth of the money expended, and might thus, at a comparatively trifling expence, con , duce greatly to the convenience of the inhabitants, and to the respectability of the metropolis, by abolishing a toll which is really a disgrace to a city like ours." " Walks in Ireland" is a powerfully told tale of the death of a murderer. It is just the fitting and requisite length. " Notes of the Month" are sharp, pertinent, and replete with lively and various epigrammatic points. On the whole, the number is a superior one. NEW MONTULY AND LONDON MAGAZINE. By the incorporation of the " London" with the " New Monthly Magazine," the latter will, it is to be hoped, secure to itself the advantages of the former's practical and useful character. The " Journal of Facts," which did great ser vice to the " London," should not at any rate be permitted to drop. It was worth a thousand fine-spun, wire-drawn essays.—" The Saison in Dublin" is a lively ingenious paper, the produc tion of a man who is familiar with his subject, and knows how to embellish it by the graces of a temperate facetiousness. We need scarcely add, that it gives a spirited portrait of a Dublin season, and will be read with interest.— " Sporting Scenes in India" gives an animated description of antelope-shooting in that quarter of the globe. The writer is evidently full of his subject, with no ordinary share of enthusiasm to set it off to the best advantage. The fol lowing is his approved method of antelope shooting : " The best time to shoot them is about day. break, when they browse as if half asleep ; or in the middle of the day, when they seem unwilling to quit their shade or basking spot. Our dress of drab assisted us in our approaches; but we had to lay many a half-hour behind stones or tufts of grass, waiting for the move that would give us the few yards we wanted. A man should never show himself after his first shot, as the antelopes, when alarmed by it, run wildly a few paces, and then stop to look about. I have killed with my second barrel, when I had missed with my first, and more than once have killed right and left. Young sportsmen fire too soon, become irritated and nervous, and their anxiety ensures their ill-success. One shot within sixty is better than ten at a hundred yards ; for if the antelope is not struck through the head, neck, or loins, or has not two legs broken—unless the sportsman's horse and dogs be near, it usually escapes. A man must learn the sound his ball makes in striking, for though antelopes sometimes drop off the gun, they often take a wound without showing it. Their tenacity of life and power of endurance is wonderful. I once fired at a doe moving away, and as she continued her route, my companion, whose eyes had been fixed on her, cried You've missed.' We followed her into the long grass, and found her dying; but she had gone two hundred yards, though the ball had traversed her from the haunch to the chest. When we were pitched amongst the ruins of Baugnagur, I fired from behind a pillar of the noble serai in which we had stabled our horses, and struck a buck. I had to follow it, and lost it in the grass. An antelope started from beneath the rock, I ascended to look out, and shot it. It proved to be my buck, through whom the first ball had passed within two inches of its heart. We were puzzled to account for a kind of coat which was on a ball we cut from its thigh ; it was thick and tough as a piece of parchment, but glutinous; some thought it was leather, in which the ball had been wrapped that had undergone this change, while others conjectured that it proceeded altogether from some provision of nature to secure the animal from the irritating effect of the ball, which purpose, however it came there, it effectually answered. I have lost many wounded antelopes, even when mounted." " The Toyman is Abroad" is an ingenious and fanciful satire on modern luxuries and ab surdities. " Sketches of Travelling Manners and Society" is a rambling, desultory, but inte resting series of observations, founded evi dently on practice, and so far useful and enter taining. The remaining papers we must dismiss, with the general remark that they will each, more or less, repay perusal. We should not omit to mention an ably written criticism on Miss Smithson's late fine performance of Belvi dera. It is penned in an admirable and discri nating spirit. LONDON REVIEW. No. IL There is some information, and of a useful practical character, about the present number of this periodical, but the style in which it is conveyed is, generally speaking, so tame and in sipid that the value of the materiel is nearly, if not quite destroyed. The best article in the whole number is decidedly the " War with Turkey," which puts forth many judicious and discriminating opinions. In fact, the only fault we find with this journal is its tameness of style ; a little more energy, a little more bo!d ness of manner, would render it of first-rate ex cellence. We have no space for extracts. The actual number of ships entered was 6,750, and de livered 6,824; 11 of which, containing two descriptions of Coals, are considered in the above account as two dis tinct cargoes. MONTHLY IMPORTS AND MONTHLY DELIVERY. THE EXTRACTOR. Vol. 11. We have already spoken favourably of the good sense and judgment displayed in the se lections of this varied and amusing miscellany ; and know of nothing that we can add in the way of recommendation, further than that the second volume is in no respect inferior to the first. In this statement, the Coals sold and delivered by weight—viz. 388 tons imported, and 38S tons delivered—. are included. THE TOTAL IMPORTATION ACCOUNT OF COALS, CULM, AND CINDERS, STANDS THUS :- Dr. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, STRAND. THIS EVENING will be presented a Comic Opera called TIT FOR TAT; OR, THE TABLES TURNED! Altered and adapted from the " Cosi fan Tutte." Ferrando, Mr. Wood ; Guglielmo, Mr. Thorne ; Alfonso, Mr. H. Phillips.—Fiordiligi, Miss Betts; Dorabella, Miss Cavlse ; Despina, Madame Cellini. After which, a New Comic Operetta, called THE MIDDLE TEMPLE; OR, " WHICH IS MY SON?" Brig Hess, Mr. Wrench ; Brutus Hairbrain, Mr. Keeley. Mrs. Middlemist, Mrs. C. Jones ; Penelope, Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the Operatic Romance of '1 HE BOTTLE IMP. Albert, Mr. Wood; Wiiiii.7alrl,lllr. Keeley; Nicola, Mr. J. Vining; the Bottle Imp, Mr. 0. Smith. Mancha, Miss . Cawse ; Philippa, Miss H. Cawse. To-morrow (first time), The Sister of Charity; with (first time at this Theatre), The Waterman; and The Middle Temple.— Friday, a hlelo-Drama ; with The Middle Temple ; and Pre tmption. UNITED SERVICE JOURNALS Of this entertaining Journal, from which we shall give extracts in the course of the month, we have merely space to say that it fully keeps up its character for liveliness, variety, and inci dent. EDWARDS'S BOTANICAL REGISTER. Continued by JOHN LINDLEY, Esq., F.R.S. Professor of Botany at the University of London.—No. V. of Vol. 2. New Series. The handsomest figure in this month's Number is decidedly the " Chinese Yellow Azalia,"which is enhanced in interest by its natural habits ren dering it fit for the open gardens of this country, with a slight protection during very severe wea ther.-2. " Begonia Villosa," raised from Bra zilian seed, by Sir Charles Lemon, Bart., and presented by him to the Horticultural Society, where the figure was drawn. 3. A pretty " small flowered Lupine," from the almost inexhaustible stores of Mr. Douglas. It is desirable from its blooming several weeks earlier than most of the late additions to the species of annual lupines, regarding the genus polygon= of which we are given a good figure of. " Polygonum Inju 1828. F.: Chaldrons. c ' 7 3 g -- Jan. 1 351 To balance remaining uncleared of 1 last year's importation 85,102 3 Dec.3l 6666 To net importation of Coal for the year 1828, as per recapitulation 1,525,108 1 - - 12 To ditto ditto Cannell, Scotch, and Welch, at per ditto 9To do. do. Cinders, as per ditto - - 74 To do. do. Culm, as per ditto 11,615 ! 101288 7114 THE TOTAL DELIVERY ACCOUNT IS AS FOLLOWS:- Cr. 1828. F: Chaldrons.!,l g - Dec. 31,6740 By net amount of delivery of Coal, as per recapitulation 12 By ditto ditto Cannel, Scotch, and Welch, as per ditto I By do. do. Cinders, as per do. - - 74 By do. do. Culm, as per do. 11,615 1 - - 277 By balance remaining uncleared of this year's importation, and which will form a part of the delivery for the year 1829 69,335 1 7112 1,612,409 0 318 During the last month upwards of 70,000 ehaldrons of During ie last month upwards of 70A. ehaldrone of Coal were imported beyond the amount stated in the above account as having been imported in the same month of last year. The demand of several descriptions of Coal has increased. As yet the great Coal-owners in the North remain disunited against the public. It is looked to as probable, that ere long, the rail-roa Is will bring a consi derable quantity of inland Coal into competition against them, to keep them in check. The .Allgemeine Zeitung of the 24th June mentions the arrival of two ships at Odessa, which had left Constantinople with released Russian prisoners, whom the SULTAN had set at liberty, as a mark of attention for the Em peror of RusslA's having given some Turkish prisoners of state leave to return home. This betokens a good feeling, which may shortly lead to peace :•-•• ODESSA, JUNE B.—(From a letter.)—On the 6th of this month•we had the pleasure to see an Austrian and a Sardinian ship arrive in four days from Constantinople. They had received firmans from the Porte to enter the Black sea, for the purpose of bringing hither a number of Russian prisoners, whom the Sultan had ordered to be set free, in return for the generosity of his Majesty the Empe ror of Russia, who has set at liberty many Turkish prisoners of State. Six officers, with their servants, and about 100 privates have arrived here. Before those ships left Constantinople an account of the occurrences near Pravadi on the 17th and 18th of last month bad been made public. The Turkish fleet had then returned from the Bosphorus, bringing with it the Raphael, Russian frigate, which it capture d off Heraclea. General Witt returned here the day before yesterday from his visit to the head-quarters. FRANKFORT, JUNE 20. [he Prussian Bonds are in great demand here, whereas Austrian and other German funds have fallen. The demand for the Prussian Bonds is undoubtedly one cause of their keeping up, but besides this, the latest ac counts from Berlin are very favourable. They mention, among other things, the late visit of his Majesty the Em peror of Russia, as an event which has had a very good effect there ; for, say these accounts, as according to all appearances no political objects will be connected with this visit, it is inferred that the war in the East will remain confined to the powers actually engaged in it. ODESSA, JUNE 6.—An acount from Varna gives some particulars of the attack made in the night of the 17th of May on one of our posts between Diono and Pravadi by the Grand Vizier, at the head of 23,000 men, in which the Turks were repulsed with great loss. (The official bulletin of which affair was published some time ago.) From an intercepted letter, written by the Grand Vizier to Hussein Paella at Rudschuck, we learn that the Grand Vizier himself was struck in this action on the foot by a spent ball. The Grand Vizier says in this letter, that he had been obliged to expose himself to danger in order to give an example to his Pachas, who will not imitate the Russians, whose officers are always seen to fight at the head of their columns, and to die in case of need. FROM THE MAINE, JUNE 2.—Messrs. Von Cramm and Von Kalm, Deputies from the States of the Duchy of Brunswick, have arrived at Frankfort; and as we hear have already presented to the Diet the petition of the States for the preservation of the Constitution introduced during the minority of the reigning Duke. We soon afterwards heard that the Duke consented to recognise not indeed this Constitution, but the annual one, and particularly the pri vileges recognized in 1770. These give a great many advantages to the owners of what are called noble estates, which they give up fi r the general good, such as exemption from taxes, patrimonial tribunals, &c. The Nobles, it seems, will not have these privileges restored to them, but desire to bear the same burdens as their fellow countrymen, and to have deputies from the citizens and peasantry in the assemblies. BRUNSWICK, JUNE s.—The Estates of the Duchy have laid before the German Diet their claim for the maintenance of a new Constitution introduced during the minority of tLe Duke, and contrary to his express will. The States ground their petition on the 19th Article of the Act of the Confe deration, which, as they say, determines that a formal and actual representation of the people, like that in England and France, is to be introduced into all the German States. This article has already been carried into effect in Bavaria, Wurtemburg, Baden, and Hesse, and it may be expected that the other German States will soon follow the example. In conclusion, they say that it was because the old Constitu tion, • though otherwise good, and with which the people had been happy under their Dukes, was not founded on popular representation, that it was changed during the Duke's minority. VIENNA, JUNE 19.—Metalliques, 98 9-16; Bank Shares, 1,1154. A private letter has reached town, from which it is to be inferred that his Majesty's ship Barham, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral FLEEMING, the Commander-in-Chief on the Jamaica station, had been lost about the 14th May, on her passage from Trinidad to Jamaica. The letter in question gives no particulars, but alludes to the loss of this fine man-of-war as an event which was commonly spoken of. We are happy to add that, from the tenor of the letter, it is to be presumed that the Admiral, officers, and ship's company were saved. Jamaica Papers have been received at the Jamaica Coffee-house to the 3d of May, from which we extract the following:— (From the Kingston Chronicle of May 2.) The Agent's letter, by the last packet, states that Sir George Murray had assured him, on a recent interview, at the Colonial Office, that immediately after the great question (Catholic) was disposed of, Government would give their particular attention to colonial affairs, and that they would come to no decision on the difference exist ing between the Mother Country and this island without attentively listening to what he (Mr. Hibbert) had to ad vance in our favour. There are other parts of the Agent's letter which we do not feel at liberty to make public. The Jamaica Courant of the above date states, that the greatest joy prevails in Colombia on the restoration of peace, and the great advantages that must naturally follow cannot fail to secure the energies of a sound and wise Go vernment, when established on the basis of a liberal and extensive commercial intercourse with the world. We have been anxiously expecting for some time past a Meeting of the Directors and Pro prietors of the Thames Tunnel, in the hope that at such Meeting some plan would be adopted and some means devised for carrying into com plete execution this magnificent fragment. With these expectations, we regret to be compelled to add that the Meeting of yesterday has disap pointed us. When we say disappointed, we do not mean to state that we altogether despair of seeing the Thames Tunnel completed iu a manner worthy of a wealthy:and enterprising na tion, but simply that the day of such comple tion is not so near at hand as we had fondly hoped and desired. The proceed ings of yesterday's Meeting were characterised by a feeling of distrust_and timidity. There was, it was too evident, a want of that buoyant sanguine enthusiasm, without which no great national work was ever yet, or ever will be, car ried on with success. The Directors seemed cowed—subdued—panic-stricken. The sensi bilities of their pockets appeared to have received grievous affront at the hands of poor Mr. BRUNELL—a feeling which made itself but too plainly shown in their indirect preference of Mr. VIGNOLES. Now without meaning for an instant to impugn the good_sense of the Directors, we would just venture respectfully to remind them, that the man who has already amply proved his efficiency for the conduct of the Thames Tunnel, and is now experienced in the task, is far more likely to bring it to a satisfactory issue than he whose abilities are yet to be tried, and whose knowledge must consequently be theoretical. Mr. BRUNELL, despite the difficulties of his situation, has al ready rendered the Tunnel the wonder and the admiration of all the numerous thousands who have visited it ; he therefore is, in our view of the case, the man most qualified to bring it to a successful termination. Mr. BRUNELL, how ever it is urged against him, has exceeded the proper and fitting expenses ; but surely this, in a work of such novelty, originality, and import ance, is a defect that may be pardoned ! THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE 0' CLOCK. We have no arrivals this morning, not even a ship letter ; the merchants have been very anxious in regard to the arrival of the North Star from the Brazils, which is supposed to have sailed eight or nine days later than the last accounts, but up to the present hour no letters or papers have been re ceived, nor has any of the information she brings transpired. A correspondence has taken place be tween the Minister and the Chamber of Commerce at Rotten, on the subject of the Agents which his Excellency wished to send to England to obtain in formation on the state of the manufactures of that country. The Chamber of Commerce did not agree with the opinion of the Minister, in consequence of which they received a letter from his Excellency in very harsh terms, stating that the introduction of machinery only tended to the profit of the Agents. Consols opened this morning at the same price they left off at yesterday, 88/ for the account, since which they have been done at 88/, sellers; no business doing as yet. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols have continued the whole of the morn ing at 884 for the Account, alternately buyers arid sellers, with little or nothing doing tip to the present time. We cannot obtain any information by the arrival of the North Star, from the Brazils, which causes great perplexity to the Brazil merchants, as they are led to believe that some letters must have been forwarded by her from their correspondents. Accounts from Colombia state, that General Urdineta has addressed a Circular to the Chiefs of the districts, stating that from the great loss which Government has sustained in vessels built in fo reign countries, the Government has desired that no vessel of war shall in future be contracted for in any foreign country. THREE O' CL OCM Consols for account, Esi. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols Do. for Ac. 88, 1 ; Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Chihli Do. 17i Columbian, 1824 Danish Greek, 1825 Mexican, 1825 Peruvian 14 Russian Spanish 91 cundum ;" we are told the grain of several sup plies, in many parts of the old woild, the place of corn, and has in some places acquired the name of " Saracen wheat," in consequence of supplying the only kind of corn used by some of the wandering tribes of Asia ; to these people the " Fagopyrums" are of the utmost value, as they grow readily in any soil, and ripen the;r pro duce in a very short space of time. The cul ture of this common species is not, however, confined to Asia ; it is well known in almost every part of Europe, and in Nepal it is culti vated along with " P. tataricum and emargina tum." In Russia and Siberia the two first of these species are used, but in Europe the "P. fagopyrum" is preferred : nevertheless the farmers of Piedmont, especially in the Valley of Lucerne, chiefly employ the " P. tataricum," because it ripens more quickly, and is therefore less liKely to suffer from cold summers, or from being sown on the sides of the mountains. The Piedmontese distinguish the " P. fagopyrum" by the name of " Formentine de Savoie," and the " P. tataricum" by that of " Granette" and " Formentine de Luzerne." The principal ob jection to the latter is, that its floviers expand irregularly and unequally, and that the flour is blackish and rather bitter. The "P. fagopy rum" is, however, cultivated in the richer parts of Europe, as a food for dcmestic fowls and other birds, rather than for the use of man. Cakes made of the flour of this species, round, coloured, and baked, are sold in every inn in Japan. "P. odoratum" is cultivated through out the kingdom of Cochin-China as an excel lent vegetable for eating with boiled meat or fish. A variety of other species are enumerated, and several described for their medicinal qualities, to be used with efficacy in atonic and chronic diar rhceas, hmmorrages, &c.; others dried for smoking, as a substitute for tobacco, dyeing silk, cotton, &c. " Oxalis tortuosa," " Pyrus sinensis," and " Echeveria gibbiflora," which complete the Number, are highly ornamental for the shrub bery or green-house ; the latter particularly so, because flowering as late as November and De cember. LITERATURE. ACCOUNT OF PERSONS REMARKABLE FOR THEIR HEALTH AND LONGEVITY. LONDON, I 59.9. This is an amusing, and what is better still, an instructive book ; drawn up with great know ledge of the subject, and impressing on the reader's mind in every page, both by precept and example, the advantages attendant on temperance and sobriety. We have seldom met with a pro. duction calculated to entail greater benefits on the community. It is, indeed, a manual of health. CONSUMPTION OF COAL IN THE METROPOLIS. From an account lately made up at the instance of the Coal and Corn Committee of the Corporation, by Mr. Pearsall, one of the Clerks of the Coal-market, it appears that the consumption of Coal is rapidly increasing in the Metropolis. This, though in some degree attributable to the increase of inhabitants, is mainly attributed to the re. dution of the duty in 1824, and to the late reduced prices. The following account of the total importation, from the year 1825, will show the progress of the consumption of the commodity : Ships. 1825 6,564 1826 6,810 1827 6,491 Chaldrons. Vats. 1,456,182 1 1,600,229 2 .1,476,331 2 The following is a recapitulation ol importation and delivery during the I I MPORTED. Quality. Ships. Newcastle Newcastle, called Wall's End Sunderland' Sunderland, called Wall's End..., Blyth, Scotch, Welch, and York shire Small Small, upon which the full duty has been paid Cannell, Scotch, and Welch Cinders Culm Total Quality. Newcastle Newcastle, called Wall's End Sunderland Sunderland, called Wall's End Blyth, S,•otch, Welch, and York shire Srr. all Sn.all, upon which the full duty has been paid Cannel!, Scotch. and Welch Cinders Culm Total ..»....»... DELIVE Vats. Tons. 3 2 2 683511,553,073 I 3 Imported. Chaldrons. 78,179 76,379 143,692 115,612 120,896 122,186 141,019 131,419 138,557 167,577 134,672 166,471 I ,537,M4 Delivered. Ships. January 34S February 342 March 617 April ...... 520 May 539 June 515 July 641 August 602 September 614 October 712 November 573 December 697 Total 6750 Chaldrons. 'Vats. 104,100 1 115,844 132,776 3 122,346 2 125,339 1 118,337 1'25,833 3 137,185 3 123,304 2 161,378 128,612 3 150,103 1 3 1,553,4(11 the amount of the at year : IChaldrons. ; Vats. 426,567 1 5.16,249 3 84,183 1 302,669 117,968 I 1 46,701 3 1 Tons. 1,525,108 11,537,306 :RED. I Ships.lChaldrons. 430,186 M 9,165 87,710 304,638 119,465 48,642 1639 2245 464 1421 1,540,875 THE COLOSSEUM. The Public are most respectfully invited to an inspection of this Magnificent Exhibition in its progress towards Completion. THE WORKS CONSIST OF A STUPENDOUS PANORAMA OF LONDON, TAKEN FROM THE SUMMIT OF ST. PAUL'S; A SALOON FOR THE RECEPTION of WORKS of ART; ♦N EXTENSIVE RANGE Or CONSERVATORIES, STOCKED WITH THE CHOICEST PLANTS; A SWISS COTTAGE, &C. &c. Admission Five Shillings each Person from Ten till Six daily, fr.4olftoe,~'' *4 l, A-1141. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 1, 1829. Lord STRANGFORD arrived in town this morning, and had a long conference at the Foreign Office with the Earl of ABERDEEN and the Duke of WELLINGTON, on the subject of his late Mission to the Brazils. There are no arrivals at the Government Offices this morning. The Gazette de France and the Moniteur contain no news either from the theatre of war or any other quarter ; but the Messager des Chambres states, on the authority of letters from Vienna, that various reports respecting the events on the theatre of war were in circulation on 'Change in that capital on the 19th June. Letters from Bucharest even went so far as to state that the Russian corps besieging Silistria had_succeeded in effecting a breach in the walls ; but this affair was not credited. The return of Admiral HEYDEN to Poros was considered as indicating the near approach of peace, and it had the effect of raising the funds at Vienna, but we think without sufficient reason, for the conduct of Admiral HEYDEN has been mainly influenced by the intimation he received from Admiral MALcoLm, respecting the blockade of the Dar danelles. In the Chamber of Deputies, on Saturday, an indirect sort of discussion took place in con sequence of the presentation of a petition, praying for the due enforcement of a set of regulations, entitled the Code Noir, enacted in favour of the slave population in the Colonies. It appeared by this petition that seven ships had lately, in the course of two months, taken 2,000 Negroes to Martinique, where [they were sold as slaves. The Minister of Marine, in reply, said, that the only method of putting a stop to the illicit traffic would be to furnish additional ships, the present force on the coasts being insuffi cient. He had taken into consideration the abuses complained of, and would adopt mea sures to rectify them. He denominated the system of slavery as "an infamous brigandage." This expression of sentiment is highly creditable to the character of the French Government, but what does it say for their energy ? LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. DIORRIS V. DAVIS. The LORD CHANCELLOR was occupied the whole of the day with the arguments of Mr. Taunton in this case, the facts of which have been so often be fore the public. VICE. CHANCELLOR'S COURT. ANDREWS v. THE DUKE OF PORTLAND. 'I his was a bill filed by the plaintiff to compel the specific performance of an agreement for a lease, to which the defendant filed a general demurrer. Mr. StmoNs was about to open the pleadings on the demurrer, when Mr. SWANSTON said he appeared for the noble de fendant, and bad to request the Court would post pone this case until the next day of causes after term, as he thought by that time an amicable ar rangement would be made. The Duke having sent in the draft of a lease for the plaintiff's approval, and such being the case, he was not prepared to support the demurrer. SOLICITOR-GENERAL—NO, nor ever can be ; there is not the slightest foundation for the demurrer. I therefore ask the Court to dismiss it with costs.— Demurrer dismissed. Several other pleasand demurrers were disposed of during the morning, none of which possessed any interest. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Mr. Baron HULLOCK and Mr. Baron VAUGHAN came into Court at the usual time, but Mr. Baron GARROW being unable to attend from indisposition, no business was proceeded with. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. BROWN V. CUMMINGS AND OTHERS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved in this case for a rule nisi on the part of the defendants, why all further proceedings should not be stayed, and to prevent the plaintiff from using a copy of an indict ment which he had obtained by fraudulent means. Mr. Brown, the plaintiff,was formerly a banker at Bath, but had become bankrupt. His assignees , against _ whom the present action is brought, indicted him for felony, in having concealed a part of his property. He was acquitted, and applied for a copy of the indictment, in order to bring the present action for malicious prosecution against them, and Mr. Justice Bur rough refused it. The defendant then made appli cation to the same Learned Judge at chambers, and was there refused. He then applied to the late Attorney-General, stating that he had been pro mised a copy by the Learned Judge in Court when he was tried, and the Attorney-General ordered him to be furnished with one without making further in quiries. C n hearing,however, the real state of the case he immediately countermanded the order, but it was too late, Mr. Brown had obtained the copy. The latter had not however filed a declaration till within a few days, and the defendants consequently did not know whether it was his intention to make use of it. They now found out that such was his intention, and the Learned Counsel moved as early as possible to prevent his deriving any benefit from a copy ob. tained by such fraudulent representations. Lord TENTERDEN—Take a rule to show cause. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. MILSOM V. DAVIS. On a former day Mr. Sergeant TARDY obtained a rule to show cause why an attachment should not issue against a person named George Burge, for not attending the Court on the day the above cause was tried, pursuant to his subpoena. Mr. Sergeant WILDE now showed cause against the rule. The subpoena 1, as, he contended, defec tive because though it stated that he was to attend , at Westminster on the 13th of February, it did not state, according to the usual practice, that he should attend from day to day, until the cause was tried. He did attend several days, but hearing nothing 'of the cause had departed, so that there was no wilful contempt on his part. Mr. Sergeant TARDY argued in support of the rule; but The COURT held that it could not be maintained. —Rule discharged. LOGAN V. LEWIN. In this case bail wits justified to the amount of 1201. yesterday, and Mr. Sergeant WILDE moved that the bail should be set aside, on the ground of misrepresentation on the part of one of the bail. That bail had stated that he was worth 2401. after the payment of his debts; that the goods in his shop were worth 301.; and that his furniture was worth enough to qualify him to justify. Now the facts were, as had since been ascertained, that he was a journeyman, though he had represented himself as a master; that the goods in his shop were worth comparatively nothing; that he lived in a house, the rent of which was only l Is. or 12s. a-week ; and that there was actually, at the present moment, an execution upon bis goods for rent. Mr. Justice PARKE—These may be grounds for perjury against the bail, but surely we cannot set them aside. Mr. Sergeant WILDE said that in a similar cause the Court of King's Bench had issued an order for the bail to attend to explain. The Court would also recollect that when the bail was asked what he knew of the defendant to induce him to go bail for him to such an amount, he replied that he taught his brother-in-law the violin.—(A laugh). Now he (Mr. Sergeant Wilde) had an affidavit to the effect that the bail had himself admitted that he re ceived 101. for beeoming bail. The Court directed that an order should issue for the bail to attend to give explanation of the mat ters alleged. THE MARKETS.--(THIS DAY). CORN EXCHANGE. The supply of foreign Wheat this week is immense, be ing much more than is entered in the return below. Of all other Grain the quantities are moderate. The rain continues, but is not yet considered to be unfavourable. The Wheat trade is very heavy at Monday's prices. Bar ley, Beans, and Pease, are unaltered. Oats find a few buyers at the reduction of Monday. The Flour trade remains very dull. ARRIVALS. English Wheat. 700 qrs. • I --- r Irish Foreign CIIIISTER.—W ss. 6d. to ss. 9d. NANTIVICIL— : qrts. ss. 9d. to 6 Vheat, per 751 b. I Is. Oats, 491 b. 3s. 3 .Wheat, per 751 b. 1 is. Od. ; Oats, 50lb. DUBLIN MARKET N ITE.-Fii 566 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 10 Beze l6 stone 10 Barley.—.. . 16 stone 2,110 Oats l4 stone 9,764 Cwt. F10ur........... 9 stone 559 Oatmeal 11 stone 1 14 2N; Sold to bakers only. 6,725 Cwt. Flour l7 0 I 28 0 I 21 8% Average price of Wheat and Flour 55d. Od. per sack. Receipts of Flour, B,62oFirsts ' ..—..—. from 225. Od. to 271. Od. Sales of Do. 94)64 Seconds, from 14s. Od. to 21s. Od. `Third5,........' .---- from 6s. Od. to 12s. Od. ❑DAY, Juni From V 0 14 0 16 0 10 0 6 0 11 0 43 0 15 0 17 0 16 0 US 0 IS 0 le 26 IC P. 34 5% 14 6 16 234 11 9 PRICE OF BREAD. Quartern Loaf, 41b. soz. .. 10d. I Half-quartern, 21b. 20z.,...... sd. The consumption of foreign spirits increased at Sydney last year to the amount of 30,000 gallons over 1827. In Van Diemen's Land it has continued nearly stationary, but the consumption of French and Cape wine has been very considerable, as well as London porter, which last is retailed front the bins at Hobart Town at 2s. 6d. per bottle. It is surprising that the Colonists du not make their own porter. THE UNITED PARISHES OF ST. GILES AND ST. GEORGE, BLOOMSBURY.-Yesterday a number of the parishioners of the above parishes dined together at the Freemasons"favern, for the purpose of celebrating the progress that they lad already made against the Select Vestry System, which, it appears, has been flourishing for many years in all its glory in these parishes. The Senior Churchwarden, Mr. ROGERS, took the Chair, and was sup; ported by the other Churchwardens. Messrs. HUNT and COBBETT Lad been invited to attend the dinner, and were present accordingly. Barley. 1 Oats. Flour. 950 qrs. '7,30050 qrs. 2,450 sacks. 8 -- 1,000 2,950 - brls. 6d. to I Is. 9d.; Barley,9B grta. d. to 4s. Od. 12s. Od. to 124. 9d. ; Barley, 36 4a. Od. to 44. 6d. 'Vats. 1645 2231 417 1407 6666 12 9 74 552 11,645 552 11,645