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erase of justice, and the comprehensive know- ledge of political science by which the Noble Earl is distinguished ; and we fervently trust will result in the final rejection of the Bill by the House of Lords. The greatest commendation was bestowed on the Silk Weavers, both by Lord LIVERPOOL and Lord ELLENDOROUGU, for their orderly, peaceable, and legal demea nor, not only et the present crisis of their fate, but during many years in which Lord Li vettroor, had particularly observed their conduct, and during periods of dis tress, of inadequate employment, of low wages, of general discontent and disaffection in the manufacturing districts, and even of famine, under all of which trying circumstances their conduct had uniformly been of the most ex emplary description ! And by what means has this character been impressed upon the Spitalfields Weaver? By what means has the most riotous and dangerous portion of the manufacturing population of the king dom been converted into the most orderly and loyal ? By the operation of that very law, which the House of Commons, under the intlu ence of the• delusive theories of the Spurious Political Economists, have rashly consented to rescind ! One would have thought that the ra tional course to have adopted, in consequence of the effect produced upon . the character of the silk. weavers by the Spitalfields Acts, —that the rational and legitimate inference to be drawn from that effect, would have been this, — that the provisions of statutes, which experience had proved to be so wholesome in their results, should without delay be As WIDELY As POSSIBLE ikaTENDED, rather than that the limited law, which happily still exists, should be repealed ! This seems to us to be the course dictated not less by practical knowledge and sound policy, than by true principles and correct theory ; and, we trust, that we shall not only witness the rejection of the Repeal 13ill by the Lords, but the intro duction, before the close of the present Session, of a Bill for extending the principle of legislative protection to the value of labour, at least over all the seats of the Silk Manufacture, if not ge nerally over the various branches of indus try throughout the Kingdom. The effect of that protection in Spitalfields has been to produce a character amongst the people, and a degree of security against extreme distress, which, if it were universally communicated, must comparatively place the prosperity and happiness of the working classes, and the tranquillity and safety of the state, on a solid and permanent basis. The Allgerneine Zeilung, a Continental Jour nal, allowed to possess very accurate political information at times, says, notwithstanding appearances, the new Ministry at Seville is labouring hard to effect a reconciliation with France, in which they are very essentially aided by Sir Wtx.r.tast ATOURT, the British Ambassador. Even quite lately, it is added, Sir CHARLES STEWART gave assurance to the FRENCH Kt Nu, at Paris, that great hopes were entertained of the nego. .c iations ut Seville terminating favourably. Mr. OWEN or NEW LANARK.—This extraor- Binary and indefatigable Philanthropist continues his benevolent labours with un►lirninished zeal. lie is now in London, for the purpose of being present, we believe, at the presentation of the petitions to Parliament, which have been .transmitted in favour of his admirable sys- Rfiln of arrangements from Ireland. In that tcountry, Mr. Owert certainly has produced ~very great and general impression in his favour amongst all classes. Indeed, in Eng land, .as well as in the Sister Island, the Prejudices against his propositions are gradually • giving way. One of the most formidable of those prejudices related to the injurious effect which it was thought I►is villages would have upon religion, in spite of the fact, that his esta blishment .of New Lanark contains, in the• words of Sir W. DE CarsetoxY, " one of the most religious communities ott earth." On this subject we refer our Readers to a forcibly written letter, in another column, by one of Mr. OWEN'S sons, and which must eonvince all persons that, as regards religious edu cation, Mr. OwErt has been very grossly misre presented. fly the way, the inquisitorial power assumed by the Scottish Church, independently altogether pf the merits of the case, appears not to be quite consistent with our notions, either of well-ordered freedom or of equity or justice. Since the arrival of the Duke of CUMBERLAND 111 London his Royal highness has visited all'the lioyal Family, and received visits from Prince LEopoLn and most of them in return ; also from Prince ESTERHAVY, Baron JUST, and several of th© Foreign Ambassadors, the Cabinet Ministers, the. Great Officers of State, the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, and a numerous assemblage of No. bility and persons of distinction. On Sunday the Duchess of GLOUCLSTER ) P.rince LEOPOLD, and a select party, dined with *he Dughess,ol K ENT. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Duke of Devonshire, from Brighton; the Duke anti Duchess of Leinster,' front the Earl of Harrington's seat, near Windsor ; Lord Viscount st. Vincent, in Princes'-street, Ila nover-square ; Colonel and Mrs. Reeves at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their seat, Ladenham House, Gran tham ; Prince Russ, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, from Germany; Le Prince Putiakin and suite, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, front St. Petersburgh ; Colonel Cutfe, at ditto, from Ireland; Mr. Owen, at his father's, (Sir John 'Owen's) house, in Portman-square, from Christ Church, Oxford. DEPART trrtEs.—Colonel and Mrs. Madden, from Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street for Litchfield ; Mrs. Taylor and Mr. James Taylor, from ditto, for Worcestershire; John Bolton, Esq. from the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, for Liverpool ; Dr. Magee, Archbishop of Dublin, left Ibbotson's Hotel, Vere-street this morning, for a few days at Leamington , on his way to Dublin. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Yesterday his Royal Highness the Duke of York honoured the Earl and Countess of Verulam with his company to dinner, at their mansion in Grosvenor-square. Among the company invited to meet his Royal Highness there were present—The Duke and Duchess of Wellington, Duke anti Duchess of Port land, Duke of Rutland, Earl and Countess of Liverpool, Mar quis of Titchfield, Earl and Countess Bathurst, Earl and Countess Harrowby, Earl and Countess of Morley, &.c. Viscount and Viscountess Granville gave a grand dinner on Sunday to Prince Esterhazy, Count and Countess Lieven, the Duke of Wellington, Earl and Countess Cowper ' Earl and Countess Aberdeen, the Earl of Harrowby , Lord and Lady W. Russell, Mr. G. Villiers, &c. at their house in Bruton stt eet, Berkeley-square. Mr. Secretary Canning entertained a distinguished party to dinner on Sunday at Gloucester Lodge. The Earl of Darlington had a large party to dinner on Sun day at his house in St. Jatne's-square. l'he Duke anti Duchess of Beaufort entertained a distin guished party to dinner yesterday at their house in Grosvenor square. Sir Charles Coote, Bart. had a large party to dinner yester day at his house in Connaught-place. BIRTIL—Lady F. Leveson Gower was on Sunday morning safely delivered of male twins, at his Lordship's house in Albe marle-street. We are happy to add, that her Ladyship anti her infants are in a fair way of doing well. Nearly 200 dis tinguished fashionables left their cards of inquiry yesterday. 111Annttn.—( Good Illanagement. )—At Oamford, on the 31st ult., Wm. Tweddeil, to Jane Pickering, of FiErsbridge.— Immediately after the ceremony the bride returned thanks for her safe delivery, and the child was christened, by which ex cellent contrivance the wedding party were secured as sponsors. HAYMARKET THEATRE.—The opening of this Theatre for the season, last night, was attended by a very numerous audience, which may be con sidered as a very promising omen of future suc cess. The first gratification which the audience received was the loyal anthem " of God Save the King," sung by the whole of the Company. This was followed by a little piece called " Summer Flies, or the Will for the Deed." It is light, humorous, and suitable to the season.—The Co medy of "A Cure for the Heart-Ache" follow ed, and the characters were well assigned.— Old Rapid was well supported by LISTON. VTNING, from the Bath Theatre, was the Young Rapid, and he gave a very lively and entertaining portrait of the gay heir of the Knight of the Needle, and " kept moving" through the play with humour and spirit as well as agility. He received great applause from the audience throughout his performance. Ile is a genteel well-looking young man. Mrs. Oman, by her representation of Miss Vortex, proved that hitherto sufficient scope has not been given to her talents. Mr. 'WE:a, the husband of Mrs. W. WEST, one of the chief ornaments of Drury-lane Theatre, gave a natural and spi rited support to the part of Frank Outland.— WILLtAms, one of the respectable standard actors of this theatre, was a good Vortex, and the part of Sir Hilbert Stanley was properly allotted to YOUNGER, a very sensible and judicious per former. Mrs. CIIATTERLEY did not lessen the interest of Jessy Outland. The comedy alto gether went off with eclat, and was followed by the whimsical farce of Family Jars, which re ceived all the force of novelty from the humorous exertions of LISTON, TERRY, and WEST. FIRST DRAMA.—A Jewish play, of which fragments are still preserved in Greek lambics, is the first drama known to have been written on a Scripture subject. It is taken from the Exo dus, or the departure of the Israelites from Egypt under their leader and prophet Moses. — The principal characters are Moses, Supphora, and God from the Bush, or Gad speaking from the burning Bush. Moses delivers the prologue in a speech of sixty lines, pnd his rod is turned into a serpent on the stage. The author of the play is Ezekiel, a Jew, who is called the tragic poet of the Jews. Warton supposes that he wrote it after the destruction of Jerusalem, as a political spectacle to animate his dispersed bre ' thren with the hopes of a future deliverance from their captivity under the conduct of a new Moses ; and that it was composed in imitation of the Greek drama at the close of the second century. LORD ASIIBURTON.—The Will . of ;-,the late Right Honourable Mown, BARRE, Baron AsunuaTos, was proved in the Prerogative Court, on the 15th of May last:—Hie Lordship has devised all his lands, manors, estates, and real property, situate in the county of Devon , to his wife, the Right Ilonourable Anne Selby. Lady Ashburton, for her life. After her death, he has devised part of such estates, namely, his freehold lands in the parish of Walkhampton, of Buckland, Monachonum and Meavy, to his nearest collateral heir.male of the name of Dunning, and he directs advertise ments to be inserted in newspapers for such heir, and if no person can produce a valid claim within three years, he in that case revokes such special devise. And, after the death of Lady Ashburton, he devises all his freehold estates in the Count of Devon, subject to the aforesaid provisional devise, to the y . Right lio n James Lord Cranstoun, for his life ; and, after his death, to several other persons in succession. He also bequeaths to Lady Ashburton all his leasehold lands, manors, and estates, situated in the county of Devon , u ntil his interest therein expires, which will be in the year 1845. He also bequeaths to Lady Ashburton all his money in the public funds, and all other his moveable and personal prOperth of every description whatever, subject o n l y to the payment of the pecuniary legacies bequeathed by his will, and appoints her the sole executrix thereof.—He then bequeaths legacies to thirteen persons, amounting together to 38,000/.—The personal estate is considerable : that in England alone, is sworn to be between 180 and 200,0001. SIR WALTER Scorr.--Sir Walter Scott was present at the Pitt Dinner at Edinburgh, and his health was drank of course, to which he appropriately replied. But presently; when perhaps the wine had begun to do its good office, the health of the Author of Waverley was also given, with much deserved compliment, and many nods, and winks, an d cu nning surmises, which the circumstance of the 'presence of Sir Walter irresistibly provoked. The Baronet, however, was proof against wine, good humour, and compliment said not a word, but appeared to join heartily in the applause with which the toast vnts received, , I *. ..(-)-•\ ---sa ‘ tet -j . 'flr . e r l'e , fF.. , ... 1 ,„..., ~,„,,4 ? i' ' . ' 1" 1 . , ~ ~_.....p . . 4 . . .... ~, , ~..., z , ...,70 , ,A.,...-n., , 4: 0 ,4 ' - . 1 -,.: 11 OI V** s - g , ' • ‘O•4 Ay , ..? sis POETRY. BANNOCKS OF BARLEY. BY ALLAN CUNNINOBANI, Here's to the lake, and the hill, and the heather, The kilt and the plaid, and the bonnet and feather; The dirk, the claymore, and the martial pipe charming The clans to the dance, and the charge, and the storming ; Lads who cry onward, but never cry parley,— Bold Scottish lads with their bannocks'of barley. In Brussels of late, when the wine-cup was glowing, The trump sung at midnight while music was flowing; The Frenchman's plume waved o'er his war-horses foaming, And " Britain--(he shouted)—thy day's at the gloaming,'' Who was't cried "Scotland !" and rush'd on them rarely,— Who but the lads wi' the bannocks of barley ? And France, when thy best blood was flowing like water, Amid the fierce onset, the chace, and the slaughter; When matrons were wailing, and maidens were weeping, And death the rich harvest of heroes was reaping; Who spared thee at Laon, and saved thee at Alarli, Who but the lads with the bannocks of barley ? Merry are they as the bird of the forest. Steadfast are they when the trial is sorest; Their pipes playing proudly, their flags flying gaily, Success, like the sun, comes and shines on them daily : On all who gainsay them the raven feeds rarely ; Here's to the lads with the bannocks of barley. Deem ye I dare not step prouder and prouder, Wake a martial strain more, and sing louder and louder Of Cluny, Clanranald, Glengary, and Airley, Lochiel, and the lads who drew claymore for Charlie ! They fought as none fought—they rued It as sairly ; So here's to the lads with the bannocks of barley. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Correct State of the Betting at at the One Tun Tavern, 1)0 NCASTER 7 to 2 agat Sherwood 9 to 2 apt Tinker 8 to 1 agst Tancred 11 to 1 apt Miss Fanny. TATTERSALL'S yesterday, and Jermyn.street, last night. ST. LEG ER. 20 to I aunt Columbus 20 to 1 agat Abron 20 to 1 ngst Orphan c. 20 to 1 agst Mercandotti. TROTTING MATCH FOR 200 SOVEREIGNS. The Sporting Match between Captain Millard's horse Go. dolphin and Mr. Harrington's brown mare, took place yester day, over two miles of turf, at Wroxham, Essex. The match was to trot eighteen miles against each other, and to carry nine stone. The horses started at opposite ends, and did the ground as follows: THE MARX. TUE HORSt . min. sec. min. see. The first two miles were done by 7 32 7 30 Second ditto - 7 28 - 7 2l Thir ditto - . . 6 4 - 7 32 Fourth ditto - . - 7 24 - 7 35 Fifth ditto . - - 7 26 - 6 36 Sixth ditto - 7 39 - 8 6 Seventh ditto . - 7 42 - 7 40 Eighth ditto . - 7 50 - 8 1 Ninth ditto - 52 • 7 56 fill 57 69 25 The race was won by the mare easy in the last two miles. The mare broke into a gallop in the sixth mile, and the horse did in the thirteenth mile. The hone was backed at 6to 4 after the first two miles. ROWING MATCH. TIIE TEMPLE PRIZE \VIM ItßY.—Yesterday afternoon the second annual Prize Wherry, given by the Gentlemen of the Inns of Court and others, as an encouragement to industry, was contended for by eight scullermen belonging to Temple Stairs, which was decided in three heats by the undermen tioned persons, distinguished as follows, viz. : Thomas Hill - . Scarlet Edward Collins Orange B. Windsor . - Pink James Watford Put ale James Dupere - Brown Denry Hallett Light Blue I Elisha Webster . . Green Charles (Jingle Yellow The competitors oceeded from buoy s station ed in t h e centre of the River, opp osite• Temple Gardens, up round a boat moored off the Adelphi, down the north shore, through the se cond arch of Blackfriars Bridge, back again round the boat off the Adelphi, and then to the prize wherry lying off Temple Gardens, the first two boats i n each heat to be entitled to contend for the prize, which wits declared in favour of scarlet, green, light-blue, and purple. S oon after seven o ' c l oc k, t h e successful Candidates i n the preceding heats, having arranged thetns:lves in readiness, proceeded by signal from the appoint ed station to go the distance over again for the grand Prize. This maintain e d b y t he s everal competi. tors, contest w" moat eachbeingco c o nfident tof success. Victory, however, was finally decided in favour of' Light Blue, who took possession of his Prize in the presence of an immense concourse of spectators that lined the brtdges and banks of the river. Tins atis.—On Saturda t r last was played, at the Royal Ten nis Court, James-street, the second Grand Match between Mr. Cox and Monsieur Louis against Segnior Marebisio and Mon_ sicur Barre, which, after a spirited contest of two hours and a half, was decided in favour of the former. The Court was crowded by all the Noblemen and G en tlemen Amateurs in Town. __ . A Letter from Northumberland says, that if the weather continue to be as congenial as he reto f ore , Sportsmen who visit the 'Western Moors of Bew t, ,asde, and that part Of the County of Northumberland, on the 12th Of August next, may expect plenty of amusement. So far there is an unprecedented chew of game of every description, to Wit, black game, heath fowl, grouse, partridges and hares. The late Marquis of SA Lis ovnY, we hear, is to be interred in the family vault at Hatfield. Go ben Dr. C OLOPIIITH had writ. ten his way up to fame, some friends, w ishing to introduce him into more and higher society , advised him to give an evening entertainment at his chambers. Ladies and Gentlemen were accordingly invited, and the titled and untitled came...— Goldsmith, in a pea-green coat, and other parts of his dress appropriately gay, received his guests with due politeness, and the party amused themselves very agreeably. Af ter tea , & c ., cards were proposed ; and 100, the fashionablezante of that day, soon engaged the attention of its votaries Goldsmith attend ing, and enjoying the vicissitudes of their,: speculationi. At length, however, he became exceedingly agitated, he walked round the table, up and down, with a dilardered step and disturbed air. Mr. Bunbury, one of the gamesters, had a r u n of ill luck, and had lost several pounds. This so distressed his host that lie could endure it no longer, but, shocked to see any one plundered of so immense a sum in his house be called him out of the room, and slipping a g uinea into h is fiend, intreated him to play no more. The diversion occasioned by thi s sa ll y was not the least amusing part of the mistakes of that night ; and we can vouch for the troth of it as an original anecdote of him who was indeed in s implicity a child.' Besides the ruins of Kelso Abbey, those of th e magn i f i cent one of Jedburgh are now undergoing a repair, which, it is to be hoped, will long preserve th e remain s of that splendid edifice trom destruction. _ _ ___ HE N„ m • Tungrt THKEE.---Ofid tHilliberti seem t o have been much regarded, perticulativ the nunther 3 as havin g a beginning, a middle, and an entl. The adopti on o f this num ber probably arose front the 'Trinity, and is generally made use of as follows :—lf the eyes were sore, they were w as h e d 3 t i mes ; in sacrifices the priests sprinkle 3fimes; in the Sali an d ance t h ey beat the ground 3 times; in execrations they sp at 3 t i mes upon the earth; Jupiter's thunderbolt had 3 forks ; t h e trident o f Neptune . had 3 prongs; Cnberus, the dog o f Pl uto had 3 heads ; the Pythian Priestess sat on a telp o d, t h e 3 legs of which signified the knowledge of the Clods, as dk im . guished by the past, the pres ent, anti the future: There were likewise 3 Pamir, 3 Furies, and 3 seve ra l capac i t i es to e Diana, and Luna ; th e S a hi nes th t e o s t u h n e , as moan, 801 Apollo,as nam also and Liber; there were 3 c a p ac i t i es prayed 3 times a day.; and ninny nations i n per f orm i ng acts of adoration bow 3 times ; in this country people are dipped in holy water 3 times; and di,Bearswere cured by 3 s i r . cundocutions ;in a pp r oaching roya lly it is customary to bow 3 times, one on entering the presence en 4 mher, one half-way to the sovereign, and one at the foot of the throne; Shakspeare in 41facteth,has 3 witches, and their dances have been gene. rally per f orme d 3 times, or 3 times 3 ; Gay Its his fourth pas torsi also alludes to this number. IRELAND. We understand that the necessary recommen. dation has been transmitted to England by his Excellency the Loan Lo FUTENANT, introductory to the appointment of Serjeant TORRENS to the seat upon the Bench of the Court of Common Pleas, vacant by the death of the late Judge FLETCHEII.— (Dublin Correspondent, June 14.) On Monday, when the guard of the '23d Welch Fusileers were being replaced at Newgate, some of the convicts under sentence of transportation conducted themselves in a riotous and disorderly manner, hissed and groaned at the soldiers, and At length proceeded to 'ling down through the bars a variety of missiles ; a can struck one of the centinels, who immediately levelling his piece, fired up, and wounded oue of the distur- bers in the shoulder. This had the immediate effect of restoring tranquillity. Thomas Behan is the name of the convict who had been shot.— The other offenders were heavily ironed.--(Dub lin Morning Post.) CORONER'S INQUEST ON MR. CROFTS. Conti.—On Saturday James O'Brien, Esq. Coroner of the County, proceeded to Mr. Crofts' house, for the purpose of holding an inquest on the body. A respectable Jury having been sworn, the only evidence adduced was that of Mr. Richard Crofts, son of the deceased, who, being sworn, stated, that a little after ten o'clock, on .the night of Thurs day, the 4th instant, having heard the dogs bark, he went to an upper lobby in front of the house, and looking out saw four men approach the hall-door—two of them being armed, one with a long gun, and the other with a bayonet fixed on a pole ; the other two persons were unarmed ; and he saw them retire, one towards the north end of the house, and the other to a heap of furze in the lawn, a little distance from the house. The man who had the gun stood on the left hand side of the hall-door, while the man who bad the bayonet stood on the right; the latter gave a gentle rap at the door, upon which the deponent ran down stairs; found the hall door open, and saw his father go out and stand on the steps, upon which he followed, and stood close to him on his left hand side. The man who had the gun then demanded 101. for Captain Rock, but the deponent, being a little deaf, did not hear the reply, but he laid hold of his father in order to take him in, when the man with the gun seized the deceased by the collar, at the same time making a stab with the bayonet at deponent, which obliged him to retire. He made a second effort to get his father in, and a third, but was prevented by , the two men, one of whom presented the gun at him, while the other attempted to stab him ;1 in consequence of which he was driven into the hall, when almost instantly a 1 shot was fired, and upon running out to the door, he per ceived his father in the act of falling, exclaiming, "Oh ! I'm shot." At this moment deponent saw the two men running oft' in another direction from the house. Deceased fell on the ground near the steps of the hall door; he was assisted into the kitchen, when it was discovered that he had received a severe wound in the right side, of which he lingered till the following tiny, and then died. The .Jury immediately found a verdict of wilful murder against some persons unknown. — FUNERAL or Ala. CROFTS.—The remains of this la mented 13entlemen were interred at Buttevant Abbey on Sun day last, attended by Lord Doneraile, Sir Hugh huff; and all the Gentry of the surrounding country for many miles. A commercial letter, dated Lisbon, 9.4 th May, says--" All the Foreign Wheat that has hitherto arrived has been admitted and quickly sold. The latter shipments were naturally sold for a less currency than the first arri vals. These fetched 040 reas, then 800, anti last of all the price was 580 reas, on board. According to public no.' tice, by the proper Authorities, on the 12th instant, the Grain Decree of 28th April, 1821, is to be understood as remaining in full force. According to its enactments Foreign Wheat can only be admitted, when the home price at Lisbon is 8041 reas. At Oporto 1000. To-day the price here exceeds 800 reas. Barley is 180 or 200. Reports from the country represent the coming crops as highly promising. Oporto remains shut still ; but the speedy opening of the port is confidently anticipated. Colonial produce is very dull of sale." Accounts frorn Perpignan state, that violent hail-storms on the lath and 18th ult., in the departments of the Upper Garonne and the tipper and Lower Pyrenees, have destroyed all hopes as to the next harvest and vintage. In travelling northwards, last week, the Mar quis of IIuNTLy took post horses from the New Inn, one of which, from the heat of the weather, dropped down - near the end of his journey, and expired, With that generosity which is a clut• racteristic feature in his Lordship's disposition, he selected a very fine mare from his own stud at Iluntly Lodge, and sent it to Mr. ANDERSON as a remuneration for his loss.—(Aberdeen Journal.) During the Recess at Covent Garden, Miss M. Tuts will perform for a short time at the Dublin Theatre. Ber first appearance there is fixed, we believe, for the 3d of next month. About five o'clock yesterday afternoon one of those frightful nuisances, called Fly Vans, be longing to Messrs. Russell and Co., West of Eng land carriers, at the Bell, in Friday-street, was proceeding down the Strand, where, being loaded according to custom above the roof, to the height of the first floor windows, it was over turned near Exeter 'Change, and carried in the entire frontage of the Globe and Traveller Even ing Newspaper-office, most fortunately without injury to the life or limbs of either driver or guard, or any foot passenger, though in one of the most constantly Crovhded thoroughfares of this metropolis. The day-patrol were instantly on the spot, and, by their activity and exertions, the lading of the machine was quickly trans ferred to other vehicles, and the van being righted, returned to the inn whence it bad just previously set out. About eight o'clock this morning, the neigh bourhood of llolborw.bridge was thrown into some confusion, in consequence of an alarm of fire being accidentally raised from the premises of Messrs. SWAINES, ALPORT, and LowTnt extensive distillers. It appeared, on eXamina lion, that a quantity of liquor had suddenly boiled over into one of the fires, which commu nicating itself to a vat, instantly set it in a blaze. Fortunately, however, several persons were on the spot, and, by their prompt assistance, the fire was subdued without doing any very material injury, and not in the slightest damaging the premises. FATAL An alarming affray took place on Sunday, in the vicinity of Saffron-hill, be tween two parties of Irish from the counties of Cork and Kerry, the emigrants from which, to this side of the channel, it appears, can never meet but upon terms of deadly hostility. A san guinary conflict with bludgeons was waged for same time between the combatants, infuriate with rage and liquor, which terminated in the fall of a Cork man, named McCarthy, from a kick in the groin, inflicted by one of the Kerry party, whose name is said to be Thomas Connor. The appearance of a strong body of police then caused the mob to disperse, and the sufferer was conveyed on a shutter to St. 13artholornew's Hos pital, where be died in about ten minutes after. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, JUNE E.--Came down, from the Riser and sailed the Minerva, Probyn, and Royal George, Minnlda, for Calcutta; Thisbe, Reddie, for Jamaica ; and Eclipse, Rent * for Bilboa. Arrived and sailed for the River the 3linerv,4 Dale, for Virginia. Sailed the Dutch frigate nage Haul, Hart, fot Gibraltar. lIALr-rAsT Six P.M.—The Royal George, for Calcutta, remains. POWTSMOLTTiii PLYMOUTIt, ANI) FALMOUVII---.No rivals or sailing& MAIIOGANY.-The difficulty of procuring 11111. hogany, and other costly woods, and the consequent exarbi- • tant prices demanded foi the ordinary articles of family con venience, has occasioned the art of the chemist to be applied to a subject peculiarly calculated to promote - domestic embellishment at a trifling exPenser It has been contrived to render any species of wood, of a close grain, so nearly to resemble mahogany in the texture, density, "and polish, that the most accurate judges are , incapable .of distin guishing between this happy imitation, and the 'native pro;- duce. The first operation, as now practised in France, is to plane the surface, so as to render it perfectly smooth; the wood is then to be rubbed with a solution ofnitrous acid, which prepares It for the materials subsequently to be applied:' Afterwards, - . one ounce and a half of dragon's blood, dissolved in 'Opt of • spirits of wine, and one-third of that quantity of carironate soda, are to be mixed together and filtered, and the liquid .irt: l this thin state is to be rubbed, or rather, laid, on the wood with a soft brush. This process is repeated with little alteration, and, in a short interval afterwards, the wood pOssesse s th e ex ternal appearance we h ave described. When this application has been properly made, the sorface will resemble an artificial mirror ; but if the polish becomes less brilliant, by the toe of a little cold-drawn 'unwed oil, the wood will be restored to its former brilliancy. AN UNLUCKY DOG.—lnformation having beeti received of the intention of an honest man to run his bail, by taking a trip to Van Diemen's Land, in the Belinda, which sailed from this port on Wednesday last, chase was given to a boat supposed to be bearing the culprit to the ship. Upo n r eac h • ing her, the pursuers we re disappointed of their man; when ( being at some distance on their return) up pops a little dog, to salute them with a parting " bow wow." well-known phh was instantly recognized by one of the party, the chace was resumed, boat-boarded, and, wrapped in a sail in her stern, was found the prize, armed with a brace of loaded pistols. While the police were conveying him to the " clink," the Belinda sailed, taking all his moveablea.—(Exace Paper.) About nine o'clock, on Tuesday - evening, as the Captain of one of the steamboats at the Broomielaw, gow, was going ashore with his daughter, a fine girl about three years and a halt old, in his arms, he was obliged to go across one of the luggage steam boats, that was lying between his own vessel and the quay, but in stepping on the rail, which was in a very shattered state, it unfortunately gave way to the One side, when he and his child were precipitated into the river, and, had it not been for the great exertions of Mr. For, rest, of the Marquis of Bute steam boat, he would undoubtedly have been drowned. We are sorry, however, to add, th at b e . fora the child coedit be got out, life was extinct.—( Edinburgh Conran!, June 14. MAIMING r Int.—Early on the morning of Thursday last the inhabitants of the town of Bedford were • awoke from their peaceful slumbers by the terrifying cry or •' Fire." The strews, which a few minutes previous were wrapt in the silence of night, soon I carne the scene of hurry and consternation. Upon repairing to Castle Lane, the house . and premises of Mr. John Green, carpenter, were discovered to be in flames. The engines belonging to the parishes of St. Paul, St. Mary, and St. Peter, were soon in atteettlance, and being stationed in various directions round the house, were worked with great judgment and effect upon all parts of the flaming buildings. However, the fire had acquired so much violence as to render iq necessary to resort to the tire_ hooks, by the means of which a considerable part of the• building was brought to the ground with a tremendous crash. In about two hours, the devouring element began to abate and by . six o'clock nothing► was to be seen but the smolt. ing rums of the edifice. The distressing event is supposed to have been occasioned by the boiling : ► over of some pitch on the preceding even►ng, which, it is conjectured, set fire to the wood in the chimney, but which was not discoverable until its breaking out in the night. We are happy to state that no lives were lost, although the family were not aware of their dangerous situation until apprised of it by their neighbours. The property was insure►i to a certain amount, but not to the extent of the damage sus.. tamed. Yesterday evening, as some boys were bath ing at Mi!thank, the tide being very high, one • them, a boy of eight years old, ventured beyond his depth, and not being able to swim, he wa unfortunately drowned. lie had gone with some school-fellows, who witnessed the accident with out being able to afford him assistance. The body was found, and every means to restore ani mation proved useless, as the vital spark had lied. 13n UM T. IT Y.—About two o'clock yesterday afternoon a boy, about twelve years of age, in running across the street at the corner of Wilder ness-row and Goswell•street, laid hold of the iron chain at the tail of a timber-curt that was passing at the time ; for this vet.) trifling offence, if offence it was, the savage driver gave him two or three cuts with his whip across the shoulders; an►l not content with that, he turned the butt end of the whip and knocked him down, when a hackney coach which was passing ran over him, and one of the wheels going over his right arm, splintered both the bones to pieces, and, after meeting with this accident, the monster struck him .again. A gentleman who witnessed the transaction, took his number, and gave informa tion ut Matto►►-garden. DARING HIGHWAY Roe ntay.—On Saturday evening a gentleman named Bullock, returniag towards London, from Wokingham, in a single horse chaise, was stopped by three ruffians, armed with bindgeonb, one of *slims held the horse's head whilst the other two ransacked his pockets, using the most dreadful imprecations. The villains took from him 91. his watch, and some patterns of jewellery, and then led the horse on to the forest, cut the traces, and turned him loose, when they made olt —The ruffians are supposed to belong to gangs who live in huts and pits about the forest. • Caution to Parent: letting their Children jig their Kites in the Street.—As Mr. Job Cox way passing the end of a street in Oxford-street, a boy was flying a kite, and 4 gentleman having left his horse and gigot the door of a 110444 W I N le he went in, the kite fell upon the horse, whielk immediately took fright, knocked down Mr. Cox, and the horse falling on him, overturned the gig, and he was taken up in a senseless sole but we are happy to add he had no limbs broken. SiNatiLAR OccuuntAtcc.—Mr. Tilom4B WAt— TON, printer, of Reticar, has two tame sem<gulls, the one he has bad ld nod the other 14 years in his possession, which he always took for male birds, when the eldest of them, last week, Made a nest, and bin actually laid two eggs. 1 eggs are of the colour of a plover's egt but consider ably larger. What makes it more singular is 4 that the birds never showed any symptoms of breeding before during the whole time ha has had thou in his possession,