The Sun. — London, England, 1846-08-27 00:00:00

THE POTATO DISEASE CAUSED BY INSECTS. (From the Glasgow Herald.) We are indebted to a Cambuslang farmer for the following remarks on this painfully interesting sub ject:— " It may be said by some that the primary matter of importance, in connexion with the .unfortuna.te raeaidy which has assailed the potato crop, is to provide n cure. I consider, however, that the first point of nifeermation to be obtained is the nature of the disease, itself, and the causes which have produced it. Ne, surgeon who wishes to do his patient justice will prescribe the medicine, and thea try to find out the diseaere. lam satisfied that I found out the disease, and efid so last year, but was laughed at for my pains . . lam now prepared with proof that the potato disaese, both this year and last, was pro duced by the aresialts of insects. In 1819, oats were affected with tie* same disease—viz., by a small insect of a different cc lour; in a great many parts of the country the green 'eats got ripe in a day or two, and had a strong smell, but when they were cut it put an end to the . diseaee. Many p eo pl e ma y we ll remem b e r also that in 182 i eome fields of oats were attacked by the same mi.itedy, and many of the shearers, when employed jel reaping, had their arms all covered with this insect.small The green field of oats emitted a strong smell, but who n cut it put an end to the disease, as above. In 1842 the turnips were affected by the same insects, and in many cases they became a complete failure. According to accounts, the disease was much worse in England than in Scotland ; but I know, in my own district, of some fields of turnips amongst which scarcely a sound one could be got, end, what is very strange, in some cases the root end of the turnip was first affected with rot, although the insect only partook of the shaw, and the disease (lid its work in a very short time. In 1842, also, the bean crop was attacked by the same insect, and was rendered a miserable crop in me ay cases ; but also when cut and dried up the disease dis appeared. In 1845, abeut the middle of September, I wondered what was the reaeon of the potato shaw failing so fast, and paid them a visit or two, and saw the same malady as at present, but gave little attention to it, as potatoes were never known to fail in the same way in our land, before. The cry got up, however, that the potateees were diseased over the whole country, but by that time the insect had disappeared, and had left the malady he the potato ; but it was different from its appearance in the oats and beans, as the vegetable nature of the potato does not allow them to be, dried up in the same way. I have obtained ample proofs as to the insects being the cause of the disease. I know, in my own district, a farmer who had a field of potatoes to a considerable extent safe, and they remained so ; but the reason was plain : they were ripe by this time, and the insect could neither get nourishment nor shelter from a bare stem. I know another neighboe te who cut the shaws from the potatoes for the purpo, de o f digging for the Glasgow market, and left a sma l : e quan tity of those cut in the ground till cominoe, di gg i ng time; these were all safe, but the other;, where the shaws were allowed to remain, had all oecome diseased. I knew some eases in moorlands, ',ad in low marshy grounds where the potatoes were, frosted to the ground about the Ist of September, they were not diseased, and - the reason of it is plain, v;e., The insect could not par take of a rotten shaw. Eaely potatoes, too, were all pretty safe last year, and that was on account of their being ripe. But they are nearly as bad as other potatoes this year. lam perfectly satisfied that if any person had potatoes at tall size, and no disease amongst them, that cutting ette shaws to the ground would save them; but if diseased, I have obtained proofs that they will decay faster th an th ose uncut. Potatoes are some times diseased, perhaps, a day or two before it is visible to the eye, and this insect, though very small, appears to be of so poisonous a nature as to affect the con s tit u ti on o f t h e whole plant at once. The insect is yellow upon the potato, blueish upon the bean; greenish upon the turnip; and a dark red *upon the oats. It is about the size of a large mite; has two long horns, black eyes, six feet, or legs; with a small tail, somewhat like hairs; it has a small head, and a large herby; and varies in shape, according to its age. I am satisfied that potatoes will become sound, without any °eller cure, should the insect leave us—but it may never leave our land altogether, it may have troubled our cove: 1 1 17 longer than any 'person is aware of; and as for its, progeny I will not attempt to say anything about them. I mean to state nothing here but what I can prove. It has been alleged for years that the potato had become 'deteriorated, and would require to be renewed; but when had we a crop like 1845? It is not a common thing for run-out seed to raise such a crop. lam perfectly satis fied that a renewal of seed might be of much value; but how to effect that will requ i re some study, for I have a neighbour who has 'potatoes raised from the apple or plum, and they are diseased already before arriving at maturity--this being only their second year; and I am informed that those from America are diseased also. I am satisfied that any man who lays prejudice aside, and Makes a thorough investigation of the potato, will soon satisfy himself of the nature of the disease at the present time, when the potato and insect are in progress. Wherever it appears to set in upon the blade, it decays at once, or partakes of the stem, which becomes like a piece of wood. I nm of opinion, too, that the potato is more likely to be affected by an insect than many plants, owing to the nature of its growth, for the young potato receives no nourishment from the roots ; the roots nourish the shaw, and the shaw supports the young potato. Some persons attempt to say that the. insect is not created until the potato is diseased ; f;ut, in reply to this, I have only to as one question, wad that is—ls the gooseberry bush diseased before tht caterpillar attacks it ? I think no mau will attempt to say so ; but it very soon after becomes diseased ; for, although this insect does not partake of the berry, it nevertheless speedily decays. What dreg the gardener say with regard to the apple tree? I have teen the; blossom falling oft; and the young apple ehalcing its appearance very beautifully, when a cater villa: or maggot was found upon the tree, covered as it were with a coat of mail resembling a spider's web, and when this was the case the young apples fell off as if 'they had got a night's frost. A great deal has been written with regard to the potato to little purpose. Some will be ready to say the same of this, but I am perfectly prepared to prove my position as to the cause of the potato disease. I own ; it is true, that great care ought to be taken with regard to the pitting of seed potatoes to keep them in their natural condition ; if kept too damp, they become callous ; if too dry, they lose their proper nutriments ; and if too warm, they will begin, to grow before spring is ready for them. In 1845 I 'Anew a farmer who planted an acre or two of potatoes in the month of December, and again . in the mouth of March, 1846, he pl an t e d an other quantity, and thosr a planted in the month of March showed the first bra'ad and the best crop, but are all now diseased." A WEALTHY FARMER.—The late John Swinford, Esq., of Minster Abbey, Isle of Thanet, whose much la mented death, occasioned by a fall from his horse, took place on the 4th inst., in the 81st year of his age, is reported to have died po ssesse d o f a quarter o f a million of money, which enormous wealth, it is s a id, h e h as b equea th e d in fa ir and just proportions to his nephews and nieces, Mr. J. Swinford, Mr. H. Swinford, Mr. S, Swinford, Mr. S. Collard, Mr. J. S. Basset, Mr. H. Horne, Miss Swinford, Mrs. Francis, Mrs. F. Fox, Mrs. Cornish, and Miss Home; and to his grand nephews and grand-nieces, Mr. D. Swinford, Mr. J. J. Wad dington, Mr. H. Waddington, Miss Waddington Miss J. Waddingten, an d Mi ss F . W ordsworth. To the Waddington., of Conyngham a small parcel of land which it was desirable to add to the lqinster Abbey estate. Nor have the poor and needy been forgotten. The benevolent testator has left his nephew, '4r. H. Horne, 4001. in trust to pay the interest an- Pual!y. on St. Thomas's-day, to certain poor old women be to Minster. To the K en t an d C anter b ury Hospital, tal, ; to the Royal Sea-Bathing Infirmary, 501; to each of Lis servants, 191. 195.; to each of his farm servants, 51.; to every poor inhabitant of Minster, rated in the last assessment at 41. or under, bl. Mr. J. Swinford, Mr. S. Swinford, and Mr. J. S. Basset, nephews of the deceased, are appointed joint -executors and ce-trustees.--Canterbury Journal. PLIGHT OF INSECTS.—A singular phenomenon oc curred here on Sunday last. During the entire day a heavy murky atmosphere prevailed, hardly a breath of air being perceptible, while the close dull warmth was most oppressive. About two o'clock a small but thick and dark cloud was dis cernible hanging, as it were, around the lion, at the top of the old castle tower, so dark, indeed, as almost to obscure the figure. On ascending the castle, and going out on the leads, it was found that this thick cloud was composed of myriads of insects, which we are not entymologists enough to describe by name, but which appeared like large winged ants. These insects settled on the iron rods which support the figure of the lion, while thousands clung to the walls and the floor of the tower. Many thousands of them fell on the leads, where they gradually died. In an hou r or two the great bulk of them had taken their departure, but large numbers were left behind in a dying state. We picked up a handful of them, dead and dying, and when placed on a paper those which still retained life showed no disposition to motion. They have expansive wings, their bodies being dark and shining. Their heads are somewhat large, and they are apparently armed with powerful forceps.—Lets es paper. ANECDOTE BY COUNSEL.—At the Cork assizes Mr. G. Bennett, canvassing the term " temperate habits " in a policy of insurance, said, " The late Sir Hercules Langrishe was exceedingly fond of drinking, and being ill he consulted the celebrated Dr. Flunket, who advised him to drink only a glass of wine in the day. Sir Hercules promised to obey, but the doctor called in upon him a day or two after, and seeing his patient a little oat of order, said to him, I hope you fol lowed out my advice.' I did,' replied the other. Well,' says the doctor, lam anxious to see the size of the glass,' upon which Sir Hercules brought in a glass which contained two quarts.—(Laughter.) The doetor then restricted Sir Hercules to a pint of wine in the day; and on the following one, having called on his patient, told him to stick to that quantity and it would lengthen his days. ' I believe you,' said Sir Hercules, for yesterday was the longest day I ever spent.'" - DISTRAINT AND RESCUE.—CORK, Seruanay. Be tween one and two o'clock last night a large number of per sons, to the number of about sixteen, a ssem bl ed, and pro ceeded to the lands of Browningstown, in the neighbourhood of this city, where there was a large quantity of corn in charge of keepers, belonging to a person named Flyn, which had been seized by Richard Longfield Jameson, sq., re ceiver under the courts of Chancery, for arrears of rent due. On arriving at the premises they demanded admission into the barn where the corn was stored, threatening the keepers that if they did not open the door they would break it in and murder them. Those inside being apprehensive that violence would be used towards their persons, refused to give them admission, upon which they broke in the door, and knocked down the keepers, one of whom afterwards succeeded in effecting his escape through a window in the attic of the barn. The party then tied the other man's hands behind him, and some of them suggested that they should put the rope round his neck and strangle him, but this was resisted by others. Information of the transaction having been conveyed to Constable John Cudmore, of the Capwell station, he proceeded with some of his party in pursuit of the offenders, and succeeded in arresting two of them carrying off a car load of the corn. Both of them were brought before the Mayor this morning, and being fully identified as being of the party who attacked the barn, were remanded to take their teal.—Cork Reporter. The Wires of the electrio telegraph connected with the Munich and Augsburg Railroad, have been covered with a coating invented by Professor Stenhei, of Munich, which possesses the virtue of protecting them from lightning, and Mosby wetly tad to portent accidtati. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27, 1846. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, August 26 (Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD). IN RE BI'LEAN. In this case his Honour gave judgment on the applica tion made yesterday for an extension of the time for the surrender of this bankrupt, on the ground of his absence from England in consequence of ill health. His HONOUR said, that on perusing the affidavit of Dr. Thompson,Mr. M'Lean's medical adviser, it appeared quite clear that he had advised the bankrupt to go to Italy for the summer and to Madeira for tho winter, as he was la bouring under symptoms ofincipient consumption. Under those circumstances, the Court was fully justified in extend ing the time for surrender, and he would grant an order for forty-nine days, being the full extort of time. If, how ever, it was necessary to make an application, additional affidavits must be put in, showing the state of the bank rupt's health at the time, and of his inability to come to England. The order was subseqrently drawn up, the Learned Commissioner intimati•ag that any application for an extension of time must be made six days before the ex piration of the present or,ler. CO in a situation to which it could not be thought to have fallen. He showed them to the prisoners. Seddon said the two accordion keys were his, and they both said they knew nothing about the box. John Holehouse, half-brother of deceased, examined-- The deceased wore a neckerchief like the one found in the box in the stable. The accordion keys were those he had. So was the little tin box. The hand kerchief found in the mackintosh was discoloured from blacking. Cross-examine)—lle first mentioned that one of the accordion keys was imperfect and the other perfect,when he bad been before the magistrate, to the attorney for the prisoners. Mrs. Wray said the neckerchief was like the one her son had on. Another handkerchief found in Dean's macintosh she was sure was one she gave her son when he left home that morning to wipe his hands on. Mr. W. Golland, surgeon, examined—He bad exa mined the body on the morning of the 20th. It bad a cap on, slightly torn over the right temple. There was a slight cut on the ear, two marks, as if nail marks, on the neck, and a slight mark on the thigh. On removing the scalp he found a great deal of clotted blood, on the same side as the tear of the cap. On removing the skull he found the brain had been much injured on the oppo site side. It was caused by the blow on the right tem ple, which had torn the cap. In his opinion death was caused by a violent blow on the temple. The body was in other respects quite healthy. A blow given by either the poker or the bar of the chair produced would effect such an injury. The statements of the prisoners made before the ma gistrates were proved and read. Seddon admitted that he had had some of the silver found from the deceased, which he had given him, at his request, for copper. He also said the deceased had asked him if he had any hens to sell, and that on his telling him that he had a dandy (bantam) hen and cock for which he would take Is. 9d., he said he would come and look at them. He did come; they borrowed a candle, and he took him into the yard to see them, after which they parted, and he had not seen the deceased since. Dean said he had the handkerchief a month, which he picked up by a river side, and had been left by some boys who had been bathirg; that the marble was given to him by Mr. Sykes's boy three weeks before; that he had dirtied the handkerchief in the way it was dirtied by having tied it and worn it on his foot one morning when he was going after the cows, and when his feet were so sore that he could not put his shoes on. Mr. Sergeant Wrestrsis (Mr. Fry with him) addressed the jury for the prisoners. Mr. Justice WIGTITMAN then went through the evi dence of the several witnesses, and concluded at a quarter to nine o'clock, telling the jury that if they came to the conclusion that the deceased was murdered by those two boys, he presumed they would be satisfied that the younger boy had capacity to enable him to distinguish right from wrong. _ URT OF 13 ANKRUPTCY, August 23. (Before Commissioner Ho',nom) JOHN ED . 411 SPALDING'S INSOLVENCY. This insolvent, 'who is highly related, appeared before the Court on h'‘.% adjourned interim order. The furmer proceedings i'i this case have been fully reported. Mr. PETFAISDORFF said he appeared on behalf of Mrs. Eva;,; Gordon, who claimed part of the property supposed. 'to belong to the insolvent, and also a sum of money, MX.. COOKE (for the insolvent) asked Mr. Petersdorff l at ther he meant to say that Mrs. Gordon was a creditor ? Mr. LEWIS, for several creditors, objected to Mr. Petersdorff being heard at all till he proved that his client possessed a locus standi as a creditor. Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD said he must hear part of Mr. Petersdorff's statement before he could decide whether he was in a right position or not. Mr. PETERSDORFF then proceeded to state that Mrs. Gordon did claim to be a creditor for a large sum of money, as well as heiress to part of the property supposed to belong to Mr. John Spalding. The claim arose in this way : As long ago as the year 1794 a Mr. Alexander Spalding, who held large estates in Scotland, unfortunately met his death in w duel. Dr. Spalding, a physician, who was at the titr.e in an extensive practice in London, being the succeeding heir, did not choose to take possession, but allowed a younger brother, Mr. Samuel Spalding, who hn,•l returned from India with a large fortune, to do so cinder certain arrangements. Now Mrs. Gordon claimed as the heiress of Dr. Spalding, the rightful successor to the property. Mr. COOKE—That does not show you to be a creditor. It may be a subject for a suit in Chancery. Mr. LEWIS again objected to Mr. Petersdorff's pro ceedings. If he were suffered to make these statements, they would be perhaps prejudicial in their effect not only to the insolvent, but also to the creditors. The body of creditors having agreed to a certain arrangement, it was possible that it might be interfered with on a future oc casion by some new creditor, who, if he imagined Mr. Spalding's account of his property incorrect, would per haps start up in opposition. Mr. Commissioner HoLRoYD again said he must hear Mr. Petersdorff-out. The jury retired, and, after being out half an hour, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. Jane Gill, 28, described as a widower, and John Jones, 38, tailor, were indicted for feloniously stealing ten sove reigns, ten half-sovereigns, and other moneys, the pro perty of Elizabeth Berkley, in her dwelling-house, and Thomas Webb, doll-maker, 29, was indicted for assisting the other prisoners to commit the robbery. Mr. Baldwin prosecuted, Mr. Payne defended Webb, and Mr. O'Brien the other prisoners. From the evidence adduced, it appeared that the prosecutrix is the keeper of a brothel in Whitechapel, and the prisoners Gill and Webb had cohabited together and occupied a room in her house, but they had left shortly before the robbery. On the day in question Gill went to the house of the prosecutrix and told her that she had met a friend who had just come from India, and she wished the best bed-room to be kept for their accommodation, and she at the same time particularly requested that Webb should not be told of her pre tended infidelity. At night, accordingly, Gill and Jones came to the house, and two shillings' worth of brandy were immediately sent for, and the prisoners mixed some brandy and water, of which the prosecutrix and her servant partook, and there was strong ground for supposing that the liquor was drugged, for imme• diately after they had drunk it both the prosecutrix and her servant became insensible, and were quite un• conscious of what afterwards occurred. When, how ever, they came to themselves in the morning, it was discovered that a cash-box, containing the money in question, had been stolen from the bed-room of the prosecutrix, and it also appeared that the bed-room en gaged by the prisoners had not been occupied, and the candle•stick that had been given to them in the evening was found in the bed-room from whence the cash-box and money had been stolen. The evidence against the prisoner Webb merely went to the extent of showing the nature of his connexion with the female prisoner, and also that they were all together on the night of the robbery, and that he parted from the other two just before they proceeded to the house of the prosecutor, and that he was again seen in their company on the following morning very shortly after the robbery must have been committed. When the prisoner Jones was subsequently taken into custody, a pair of spectacles, which the prosecutrix identified as a portion of the articles stolen on the night of the robbery, were found in his pocket. Mr. PErERSDORFF said he did not wish to prejudice the insolvent either in the mind of the Court or of his cre ditors. Under the arrangements made between Dr. Spalding and Mr. Samuel Spalding, Mrs. Gordon, ac cording to the Scottish law, was the heiress to the property ; and, besides claiming it, she also made a demand for any moneys that might have been received by Mr. Spalding during the time it had been under his control. All, however, that Mrs. Gordon now asked, without desiring in the least to interrupt the proceedings of the Court, was that her claim to this property, and the funds received, might be registered, to show that she had taken the proper steps to make known her preten sions in her future proceedings in the Scottish courts, without being an acquiescing party for or against the terms of arrangement between Mr. Spalding and his creditors. Mr. CUOKE—I have no remark to make, your Honour. You'll see the case at once, I'm sure. Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD—I don't tee that I can grant the application. If you claim the estates, you must proceed elsewhere. No creditor opposing, a day was named for the final order. -- FENTON'S INSOLVENCY. This insolvent came before the Court on his final order. He was opposed by Mr. Sturgeon, Mr. Dowse, and Mr. Parry for various creditors, and supported by Mr. Cooke. It appeared, in the course of a long:examination, that he was originally a solicitor at Leeds. Me had married three times, and with each w if e h e rece i ve d cons id era b le property. Having lived in a style of great extravagance in Brussels and Calais, as well as in England, he had spent all the money acquired by his marriages, and was now in debt to the extent of 19,0004 without assets to pay them. He had been engaged in some bill transac tions with Peter Harris Abbott, but though he admitted visiting races, he denied betting to any extent, or loss of money by gambling. He was once victimised to the extent of 3001. by a set of swindlers at a private house, but be never frequented public gaming tables. It ap peared his only prospect of liquidating this heavy amount of liabilities was a contingent interest in some lawsuits. . - The COIIIIT having intimated an opinion that there was not sufficient evidence to connect the prisoner Webb with the transaction, the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty with respect to him. Mr. O'BRIEN then addressed the jury on behalf of the other prisoners, and called witnesses to prove that the spectacles that were found upon him had been in his possession a long time before the robbery. The evi dence upon this point was not, however, by any means of a satisfactory character. The RECORDER having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of Guilty against Gill and Jones, and they were sentenced to be transported for ten years. Elizabeth Pink, 31, Eliza Lloyd, 23, and Hannah Carroll, 20, were indicted for stealing six 101. notes, the property of Thomas Jackson. Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD said, it was very evident the insolvent bad contracted a large amount of debt without the reasonable means of discharging it, and had Tired far beyond his means both at home and abroad. Under these circumstances he should order an adjourn ment of two years, with liberty to the insolvent to come up again when that period bad expired. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, Aug. 24. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice WiwiTataN.) Joseph Dean, aged 12, and James Seddon, aged 17, were indicted for the wilful murder of George Wray, at Manchester, on the 19th of June last. Mr. J. Pollock stated the case for the prosecution. Thomas Wray examined—He was the father of the deceased, who would have been thirteen years old in September next. He last saw him at eleven o'clock, on the 19th of June, when he was going out with a donkey and boxes of black lead and blacking for sale. A boy was with him, called Charles liolehouse, witness's step son, between eleven and twelve years old. He had a little round tin box to put his silver in. He was accus tomed to go out selling those articles, and to return at from eight to ten o'clock at night. C. A. Holehouse examined—He was brother of the deceased, and went out with him that day. They went to several places to sell the things, and about eight o'clock his brother counted the money. He had got fourteen shillings, and witness gave him three which he had got. It was in Greenhays-fields, and both the pri soners were present and saw him count it. They were playing at cricket, and they continued to play after the money was counted. Dean said he would pay for a glass of rum if they would drink it. After a while his brother sent witness away with the ass, and told him to wait for him in Jenkinson-street. The prisoners heard that. It was getting dark when witness went away and left the prisoners with his brother. When he had counted it, he put the silver money in the little tin box, and that and the copper in a large tin box, which he car ried strapped on his back. He met him again in the street, and after that he went to - Seddon's shop. No one was with him then. He did not see the prisoners after he left the fields. Cross-examined—His brother was as tall, he thought, as the prisoner Seddon, and was fatter. He went to sleep on a shop steps while he was waiting for his brother in Jenkinson-street. A number of witnesses deposed to seeing deceased and the prisoners in company, about ten o'clock. Thomas Jackson, examined—He lived in Jenkinson street. Seddon had a coal-yard about twenty-six yards from witness's house. He saw the prisoners and the deceased unlocking the gate and go into the yard near eleven o'clock. No one was with them. Wray had a blacking-can on his arm and a stick in his hand. He had to go to his own yard at the back of Seddon's, and as he returned he stopped before the stable in Seddon's yard. He thought he heard a struggle, and spoke to a policeman, who went and kicked at the stable door, but receiving no answer he went on his beat, and witness went into bed. He had a cow which he expected calv ing, and at one o'clock he went out again. He heard nothing then, but his wife told him something. He went to the brook, and saw the body, and found a stick (pro duced) in the brook near the bridge. Seddon kept a bantam cock and hen in the stable. Mrs. Jackson, wife of the former witness, waked her husband about one o'clock. Ho went out to look after a cow. She got to the window, and looked in the direc tion of the coal-yard, and saw two persons standing near, and afterwards go into the side door, and directly after come out, and then go in again. Then they came out and brought something out with them. They laid it down on the flags, and then went in again, and then dragged in what they had laid on the flags. She men tioned that circumstance to her husband. James Hughes was at work in the stable of the Spread Eagle, and from the window he saw the body in the Amain of the brook on his back. The water was only three inches deep. He went with the police to the place. His head was on a stone, not in the water. The part of his person not in the water was dry. His arms were spread, his legs close. He appeared to have been placed there. He had two marks on his throat. Yin Baldwin prosecuted, and Messrs. Payne and 'lorry appeared for the prisoners. The prosecutor, who described himself as a gentleman living at Ramsgate upon his property, it appeared from the evidence, had been enjoying himself on the night in question, and at an early hour on the ensuing morning he proceeded to a house of ill fame, kept by the prisoner Carroll, where he went to bed with the prisoner Pink. and when he awoke he found that all his money was gone, and the three prisoners, being in the house, were given into custody. The prosecutor admitted that he had been very drunk, and had gone into several public houses and other places during the night, and no portion of the stolen money was traced to the possession of either of the prisoners. The COURT expressed an opinion that the evidence was not sufficient to make out the charge, and a verdict of Not Guilty was therefore returned. In the early part of the session a person, nairied James Augustus Seymour, was indicted for a misde meanour, in having unlawfully caused a false entry of a birth to be made in the register of St. Luke's. The jury, under the direction of the Court, returned a spe cial verdict, finding the prisoner Guilty, but at the same time expressing an opinion that he had not made any actually false representation to the registrar. The Re corder has since, upon further consideration of the mat ter, given his opinion that the finding of the jury was tantamount to a verdict of Not Guilty, and the prisoner has since been discharged from custody. 1V E TV COURT. (Before the RECORDER, Alderman FAREBROTHER, &c.) A boy, named Augustus Phipps, was indicted for stealing some clothes and 7s. 6d., and S. TVichelow with receiving the same, the property of 11. Bligh. From the statement of the prosecutor, it appeared that on Saturday, the 25th ult., he was walking with the pri.. soners and some of their acquaintances, and being joined by a boy and a girl they went towards Leicester-square, where they went into a public-house. After leaving the public-house he felt very giddy, and then discovered that he had lost the clothes and money in question. From information ho had received he had the two prisoners arrested. Phipps was Srst taken and confessed to having committed the robbery, and offered the prosecutor 18/. if he would say nothing about the matter, which he (the prosecutor) refused. The parties who had joined the prosecutor and the prisoners were examined, and stated that they were aware of the prisoner's intention to commit the robbery some weeks before, and that they had shared in the plunder. - The prisoners wero found Guilty, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with hard labour. Mary Coster was indicted for stealing some blankets and sheets from the dwelling-house of Mr. Charles Butcher, by whom she had been employed as char- woman. The prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Cross-examined—They then thought he had been in a fit and fallen from off the bridge. • Joseph Bailey, policeman—He went to the brook with the last witness, and took the body out, He searched and found nothing on him. A tin can was lying about a yard from the body. He had a cap on. John Taylor, inspector of police at Manchester, ex amined—He sent for Dr. Golland to the deceased to ex amine him. His cap had a cut in it (produced). His coat was much torn (produced). He directed the prisoners to be apprehended at ten o'clock on the morning of the 20th. He told them he was informed they had been in company with the deceased the night before, and he should detain them. They both said they left the deceased at eleven o'clock, in Burn's street, and had not seen him since. He afterwards went to the cabin, and found 2s. 41d. in copper, in a stocking in an unlocked box, and a blue half-handker chief. He showed them to the prisoners, and Seddon said they were his—that it was coal money. There was no coal in the yard. John Lee, policc,man—lle and another policeman ap • prehended the prisoners at half-past nine at Seddon's father's. He searched them, and found four keys, 2d. in copper, and two accordion keys on Seddon. He went to the coal-yard, and in the cabin he found a key which unlocked the stable door, and behind a. step-ladder, be tween the board and the wall, he found a small tin box have in the world, but if you will suffer me to go at large, I will endeavour to get more, and I wilj all. Mr. Jardine gave the prisoner a mont'X to pay the remaining 55., and he left the Court promising to pay within the time. Michael Downey, who stands charged with stabbing John Sullivan, at a public-house in Oxford-street, where the latter was at work, on Tuesday week, having been remanded from thid day week, was placed at the bar for final examination this morning." The evidence given on a former occasion was repeated, and taken down in the form of depositions. Sullivan himself was in attendance this morning, and (p a v e the same account of the case as had been given by the other witnesses. He appeared very weak and thin, but seemed to be recovering. Mr. Smith, the house surgeon of King's College Hospital, gave evidence as to th e nature o f t h e woun d s . The witnesses were severally bound over to prosecute, and the prisoner was committed for trial. A bricklayer's labertrer, named George Knight, was placed at the bar charged with committing a burglary in the house of Mr. I'. Green, M.P., of 19, Duke-street, Westminster. The circumstances, as detailed in evidence, disclosed an adventure, on the part of the prisoner, of the most impudent character. A housemaid, named Sarah Herd man, having occasion to go to her bed-room at about eight o'clock in the evening, discovered the prisoner lying on her bed, apparently asleep. She ran down to acquaint the butler of the fact, but on their joint return they found that he had taken his departure from a window leading to a balcony, facing, also, an adjoining bed-room. Nicholls, the butler, suspecting the route lie had taken, made his way on to the r )of through the latter room, where he found the prisoner in the custody of police-constable A 39, who, having had his attention directed by a neighbour to the movements of the man upon the roofs of the houses, ascended and took him into custody, although not without considerable resistance on the part of the prisoner, while on the top of the house. In the possession of the prisoner were found a shawl and dress, some boots, &e., the property of inmates of Mr. Green's house, by whom they were identified in court. The prisoner had been seen by a female servant in another house making his way to the roof by a ladder, but was not suspected. Mr. HENRY committed the prisoner to Newgate for trial. It was intimated to the Court, in the latter part of the day, that a similar burglary had been committed in the same division, and that the prisoner was suspected concerning it. Upon this representation Mr. Henry ordered him to be brought up again on Wednesday week. It was also stated that the prisoner, while in custody in the nigt•cell, had actually robbed another delinquent, who had been placed with him, of 4s. 6d. MAI?T'LEBONE. RIOT AND OUTRAGE BY IRISH LABOURERS.—On Tuesday, long before the period for the opening of the court, an immense number of persons assembled in the passage leading thereto to hear the examination of the Irish labourers implicated in the outrage at Camden Town, the leading particulars of which have appeared in our paper. The case was called on early, but as the solicitor for the prosecution was not quite ready, it was ordered to stand over till one o'clock. At the appointed hour the prisoners, 20 in number, were brought in, and placed at and around the bar; they gave their names Joseph Glory, John Crimming, John _Duggan, John Donohue, John Tracey, Jeremiah Keluhar, John Brohn, Patrick O'Donnell, Jeremiah Donohue, Thomas Maloney, Patrick Ginnew, Timothy Kclahar, Thomas O'Donnell, John Sheehan, James Kennedy, Thomas Kinlove, John Cooper, Eugene Madden, Tobias Hackett, and John Lyons. Mr. Humphreys said he appeared in compliance with the directions of the London and North-Western Rail way Company; and Mr. Robinson on behalf of five of the accused parties. Mr. Humphreys briefly addressed the Bench, setting forth that the railway company, for whom he had the honour: to attend, had works to a great extent now going on at the Camden station, and that the prisoners, with a vast number of other labourers. were employed thereon • they were in the employ of the contractors for the works alluded to, and that, owing to a contention betweeno f a m two parties,o stdesperate I kind ris h Irish and d. Some occu English, rre a riot o a e nd assault of the Englishmen, one or two of whom were in an hospital, were so much injured as to be unable to give evidexco at present. The Company, from all the facts which had come to their knowledge regarding the riot, had felt themselves bound to take up the matter, and he (Mr. Humphreys) was of opinion that he should be able, by the production of numerous witnesses, to prove the guilt of the prisoners ; in the event of his doing so to a certain extent, he should have to pray for a remand until a future day, when the injured persons to whom he had makeallud their ownedwoul statements.d,hehope hoped, be sufficiently recovered to Several surgeons' certificates were handed to Mr. Rawlinson, and it appeared that some of the injured parties (absent) were in a very precarious condition from sundry cuts and blows which they had received on the head and body. Many of the witnesses in attendance bore evidence of the sanguinary treatment which they had received, some of them having their eyes shockingly swollen and dis coloured, and others with their arms io slings. One of them was scarcely able to stand, ie consequence of the kicks inflicted upon his head and the lower part of his person. The first witness called was Carter, railway constable, 175, who said—Yesterday afternoon, about half-past two o'clock, I saw a great many of the Irish labourers coming towards Roundhouse gate, Camden Town, at which I was stationed, when Duggan, who was one of them, crossed the ground, and spoke to others at the gate. I told him I had orders not to admit any one through the ground except those who were at work inside, when he went back a little way, and afterwards again attempted to come, at the same time beckoning to one of his companions to do so too. I caught hold of him and pushed him away, upon which he said that if I didn't let him alone he would knock my head in. I then tried to put up the bar of the gate, but was prevented from doing so by three of the prisoners and some others, who pulled me forward with great force into the road, when the prisoner Glory, and several more, struck me in a very violent manner. I seized hold of him (Glory), and immediately I was knocked down and kicked on the head and body by him and about a dozen more. (Wit ness's face was much cut and bruised.) I cried aloud for assistance, and on some of the English labourers at work inside of the gate coming to see what was the matter, they were felled to the ground by blows inflicted upon them with shovels, bricks, &c. I again laid hold of Glory, and while in the act of taking him away, Cum ming and four others came up with brickbats and threatened to knock my brains out if I didn't let him go, and feeling convinced from their manner that they would have no hesitation in putting their threat into execution, I suffered him to escape. This morning Madden came to the ground to take away some hods, and he was then recognised as being "the man who had broken four of the ribs of one of the navigators (now in the hospital) at the time of the affray. Thomas Moore deposed to having seen the violence committed upon the first witness, whose cries of "mur der" attracted him to the spot. He (Moore) was knocked down by a blow on the face, given by John Donohue, and he lay upon the ground nearly smothered in blood, when he beard Duggan and Jeremiah D ono h ue say, " Kill the ; let's slip it into him—let's murder him." He at length got up, and while making off he was seriously hurt in the ribs and legs by bricks which were hurled at him by several of the party. He at length with great difficulty contrived to effect his escape from the scene of the outrage. Mary Randall, wife of one of the English labourers, said that her husband was a workman at the Camden station, where she heard an alarm of " murder!" She went there, fearing that something might have happened to him, and sh e th en saw a m a n lyi ng upon the ground, while five other men—Timothy Kinlahan being one of them —were kicking him most brutally, crying, " Kill the -- Protestant!" Charles Kean (the man who was assaulted in the way described by the last witness) stood up. Ile was shock ingly bruised upon the face, and his eyes were much swollen. lie had merely gone to see what was the ease of ,the disturbance, when he was attacked in so savage a way. A great number of other witnesses %ere examined, and from the statements made by them it appeared that the outrage upon the Englishmen was shocking in the extreme. Many of them were at one time lying bleeding upon the ground, having been struck with pick axes, spades, sticks, kc., and it was wonderful that no one was killed on the spot. The witnesses were severally cross-examined by Mr. Robinson. All of the prisoners were positively identi fied as having acted prominently in the outrage, with the exception of Ginnew and Maloney ; the latter two were discharged, and the rest stand remanded till Thursday next. PO LICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. On the y English labourers leaving the court they we re friends of th other party with execra- A man of gentl eman l y appearance and manners was tions assailed , and one of them e narrowly escaped lou receiving a charged by policeman F 116 with assaulting him. violent blow. Te olice were ed to draw their The policeman said th at h e was on duty on Tuesday in truncheons, an eventually two of the ringleaders were one of the lanes which lead from the Strand to the bank secured and charged before the magistrate, who ordered of the river, and saw the prisoner, with a woman of bad one to find bail, and fined the other 10s. In order to character, sitting at the top of the steps. Suspecting prevent eotifhsion, and any Attempt at rescue, the Go that they went there for an unlawful purpose, he ap- verfUnCht van, upon its arrival at five o'cloole, instead of preached them, when the prisoner called out to him, being driven up to the entrance in Paradise-street ) *as " What do you want ? Go away, policeman." And on backed up against the private entrance ht his still advancing, rose and attacked him with a cane, t w h h eT e rhe n ien t a h n e dc a o cc n u rye ld vd. w t e o re Withottt molestation placed which the witness now produced. The prisoner thought the policeman must have t o , d w a h S o m h it a h s , n t a h n o d b tw te e . exaggerated, though not wilfully, as he could not believe Old Bailey that under any circumstances he could make use of such MARLBOROUGH-STREET. inquiry uc ir3s c e up ewn i e e is d ie. n ip e r a is r o ly n. three hours. language as was ascribed to him. But, however, he was volßenh at the time so drunk that he could not remember what tried at the money had occurred. under false pretences, was charged before Mr. Maltby, kvsenersoaswli sessions, times e i caftoirm convictedi obtaining a i o n f i g Mr. JARDINE said that the assault on the policeman by Mr. Knevitt, the secretary of the Mendicity Society, was not a very severe one, but still the police and the with attempting to obtain money from the Countess of public must be protected. He would fine the prisoner Lincoln, 19, Whitehall-place, under the false pretence 51., or sentence him to one month's imprisonment. that she was a widow with five children, one of them a The prisoner said that in that case he must go to pris son, who bad died in an infirmary to which he had been son; for although he was a person of respectability, he recommended by L could prove that he had not th e means o f o b ta i n i ng 5 / ., to raise funds to bury ady him. Lincoln, and that she wished being in fact very poor. The sentence was very severe, llorsford, the officer of the Mendicity Society, stated and ho hoped the Magistrate would commute it. that having occasion to call at No. 19, Whitehall-place, Mr. JARDINE said he would consider the matter and on Tuesday, to make some inquiries repecting another make some inquiries. In the meantime the prisoner begging letter impostor, he there found s the prisoner, of was put back. In about an hour h e was brought in, and whom he had been for some time in search. He told Mr. JARDINE said—l have made some inquiries about her she was his prisoner, on a charge of obtaining four you, and I learn that you ar e n o t able to pay the fine. pounds and some clothes from a Miss Blanchard, 19, I thought at first that you were a person who could New Ormond -street. She acknowledged that her re afford it. If I were to infli c t the full p ena lty, lam con- presentations to that lady were all false, but that she vinced that you co u ld on l y go to prison, and Ido not had only received 21. 16s 6d. and some clothes, and not think you deserve that. Still I cannot let you go un- 4/. While he was ' with butler came into talking her the punished, and I must fine you 10s. the hall with a sovereign for her from Lady Lincoln, in The prisoner—Sir, cons id er i ng that this was only a answer to a letter, addressed by the prisoner, to Lady charge of drunkenness, and would be treated as such, I Lincoln, which ha ( orsford) prevented her receiving, bormed 51. this nion.aing &Qui 4 44011 d. 411 Iby gating shi h er repr esen m eas were entirely fiase. Elizabeth Hoddle, lady's maid to the Countess of Lin coln, stated that the prisoner brought a letter, which she delivered to Lady Lincoln, and stated that she had seen. Lady Lincoln a few days since, and that IL r Ladyship had given her assistance to get her buy, who was afflicted with a complaint on the hip, into an infirmary, where an operation had been performed on him, of which he died three hours afterwards, and that she was in want of 10s. to bury him, but requested her ladyship to lend her a sovereign. Believing her tale to be true, her ladyship gave witness a sovereign for her, which was about being given to her when the officer interfered and said her tale was all false. In answer to Mr. MALTBY, Horsford further stated that she had confessed that All her representations were false, and begged both him and Mr. rinevitt not to give her into custody. The prisoner threw herself upon the mercy of the Court. Mr. AiArany sentenced her to three morgs' impri sonment in the House of Correction, and the conviction to be returned. Mary Ann flratwn was charged by Horsford with at tempting to obtain money from Lady Lincoln under the representation that she was born at Retford, near the Earl of Lincoln's seat, and married to a man named Healing, a tenant of his Lordship. These! representations Iloraford proved to he false, and she was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. THE 'SEASON AND THE CROPS. During the last week the weather has been very un favourable in this part of the country for the drying of the grain, and the greater part of it still remains in the fields, cut, but not in a tit state to be housed. It has several times been almost ready for stacking, but in each case rain has come before it was thoroughly dry, and has rendered a further delay necessary. On several days the weather has been warm and close, as well as wet, which rendered it doubly dangerous to the grain. Saturday was the finest day that we had last week, and the believers iu the in fluences of the moon predicted that we should have a tine month, but present appearances are much against the truth of their predictions. The grain most have sui . - fered in some degree from this long continuance of damp close weather, wherever it is not secured, that is, in the north of England, in Scotland, and in the greater part of Ireland. The accounts from the south and centre of Eng land state that it has there been secured in good order. The fatal disease in the potatoes continues to spread in every part of the country. Scarcely a field has es caped in South Lancashire and Cheshire. Ou the open sandy lands, extending from Warrington to High Legh, as well as in the district which we described last week, the disease prevails everywhere. Its ravages are much more general and fatal than they were last year. Then it principally prevailed in wet and heavy soils, whilst this year it exists in soils of every kind ; then goodness of cultivation appeared to check it, whilst now the best cultivated crops are the first to be seized with the malady. Some of the worst specimens of the disease are to be found in perfectly dry soils, a here the potato has never Lea grown before, and where the greatest care has been taken in selecting healthy seed. Hopes were entertained by many parties that new varieties of the potato might be raised from foreign seed, which would be free from this disease; but we learn from Mr. Skirving, that of twenty-five foreign varieties grown by him in his nursery grounds at Walton, nut one has escaped. The sorts tried by Mr. Skirving were brought from every part of Europe and America, and after so entire a failure, in the hands of so skilful a cultivator as he is uni versally allowed to be, we fear that the prospect of re• newing the crop from foreign seed is very slight. In this neighbourhood, and in other parts of Lancashire and Cheshire, some farmers speak of giving up the cultiva tion of the potato, except on a small scale, and of turning their attention to milk and hay. In most instances they will be compelled to do so by the want of seed, far none Les. The of the potatoes are likely to ripen properly this year, and it is therefore very itn probable that they will keep exemption of these until n s E p r p u g ; counties from this awful scourge, at which we so often — alos i .l ue D l.l) ;L i a T SE in . congratulated ourselves, no longer exists. Wi t hi n t h e last ten days the dreadful reality has displayed itself, and is readable by every eye in the black pestiferous fields which were anon teeming with luxuriant verdure, indicative of prolific crops. Throughout the whole district the potato crop has been blighted, the stems are black and withering, setting forth, where decomposition has taken hold of the roots, a disagreeable fmtid odour ; and to such an extent does this prevail, that it is impossible to say whether even a tithe of the crop will be available for food. The characteristics of the disease need not be enumerated, as they are the same here as elsewhere ; and what is vexatious is, that no effectual remedy is known for arresting its impetuous ravages. Cutting or pulling off the shows has been recommended ; but where the cause of the disease is not known, any prescription must be very problematical. Some persons have com menced to plough up the fields not far from this : and if the crops were nearly ripe this would be right ; but in their present immature state, we doubt the - advantage of so doing, particularly where, upon trial, the roots are not all giving way. The disease is now pervading the whole empire, and no locality is free of it ; but in no dis trict will it be more severely felt than in the Northern Highlands, where the bulk of the population subsist on potatoes as their daily food, - for which, we fear, no ade quate substitute can be provided. In these circumstances the most gloomy prospects are only open to us, of which we do not see the end, or the intensity of the distress that impends. In the meantime we recommend to all classes to look the danger fully in the face—to break up no fields until the rottenness of all the roots is proved, and in preparing tainted potatoes for food, to pare off all the parts diseased before boiling. The establishment of starch mills and flour mills has been suggested, and the suggestion should not be lost sight of. Measures of relief will be ab solutely necessary in thesecounties, where the potato is the chief subsistence of many, as in Ireland ; and we doubt not that the Ministry, who have so timeously and hu manely made provision to meet this visitation of Providence in the sister isle, will turn a ready and willing ear to any representation which may be addressed to them from this country. The approaching meeting of the Highland and Agricultural Association of Scotland, in Inverness, aftbrds a most fitting opportunity for deliberation as to the measures which are necessary in the present juncture; and viie sincerely hope, that as not only most of our northers proprietors and farmers will be assembled there, but many from other parts of the kingdom, as well as the directors of this great Association, whi c h t ru ly re presents the agricultural interests of the whole of Scot land, the opportunity will not be lost of discussing this very important question, and of adopting such a course of action as may justify us in hoping that our country will not be left without some substitute for the important article of food, of which, it is now certain, the poor among us will this year be utterly deprived.—Ross shire Advertiser. THE CROPS IN SCOTLAND. (From the Rosa-shire Advertiser.) DUMFRIESSHIRE.—The past week has not been so favourable for the important operations of harvest as was earnestly desired over a wide district of country. Around Dumfries about two-thirds of the grain have been cut, and where the farmers were enabled to get an early start, the fields have been cleared of their stocks, and these safely deposited in the barn-yard. This only applies to our own immediate locality, however ; and even on the sunny slopes of the Tinwald hills, nearly all the grain remains standing, while much of it is still decidedly green. A good many sales of growing grain have taken place, and wherever the crop has not suffered seriously from the weather, the de mand has been fair, and in some cases brisk. The uncertainty which still hangs over the grain mar ket has not been without its effect, however ; and as, several places, where beavy crops, which had suffered from rain and floods, were exposed to competition, the sales went on so languidly, that they were stopped altogether. Prices for oates have ranged from 51. to 11/. per acre, according to quality; and the only instance we are aware of where this figure was exceeded is at Mountainhall, where 111. 9s. were given for crop of un questionably a very superior description. Barley has been sold at 71. per acre, the crop being short in the straw, as is generally the case all over the country. Oats are looking remarkably well this season through out the district of Cunningham. At the sales, a keen competition, and good prices have realised. At Dunlop, at a late sale, from 101. to 121. per old Scotch acre was readily obtained, which is an advance of be tween 20s. to 30s. on the last year's rates, FORFARSHIRE.—The heavy rains which fell towards the end of last week were unfavourable to harvest ope rations, which are now generally commenced in this neighbourhood. Several farmers express a dread leg the alternately hot and rainy weather cause the grain to sprout in the stook, or in the fields where it has been lodged. Tho potatoes are now by all conjectured as almost a lost crop. Fields which a few weeks ago ap peared in all the luxuriance of vegetation, and gave every sign of promising an abundant crop, are now co vered by one mass of bl ac k ene d "shaws." It is a pain ful sight to behold the ravages thus created. Some time pgo it was announced that the grain crops were seined with a disorder similar to that which had attacked the potatoes; but we are given to understand that th• damage will at most not exceed that of an average blight. Though oats at one time had the appearance of being more than an average crop, so many fields of them hating been lodged and their whitening so rapidly have given rise to a dread that the grain, though bulky, will hot be of the average Weight. We have still to lament the progress of the potato disease, although some accounts seem to induce hopes that a rew quariers may comparatively escape from it. On this point, however, it is impossible to make any con tinent statement. In xarlous places where the crop has manifestly failed, the ground has been cleared, and planted with greens, cabbages, and other vegetables. In other eases, the potatoes, hopeless as the appear ance of the stems is, have been allowed to remain in the ground, lad the tildefaking up shall hav e ar rived, whithns e3ifiecieu to De a mon ::: , nr lier thau . short, withioirEt KEITH, ignorancesAc y i: r tl e , 13 an d o Ifv t eh thee regretsurface real t epidemic, e i p d o em ta i t c o usual. In some instances, the stems have been cut down quick lime, and the earth raised around the plants. In causes powderedt people are glad to try anything in the way of ateofthtahte the with experi ments, in the hope of arresting ik—Aberdeen Journal taint has, to some extent, appeared in " this district for the last week. It commences in the low grounds or hol lows, but gradually reaches the high grounds also. E field is more or l ess ta i nte d , b oth stem and root ; not withstanding,verY we think the c a l am i ty i s much exaggerated, and, so far as we can judge in the meanti • me, we antici pate only partial damage, which the abundant and very fine grain crop will amply make up. Ro ,BBERY Or RAILWAY SCRIP.--Or I Tuesday the police received information that a gentleman had had his pocket picked of a letter containing ei,x.ty-fiye shared in the gall burgh au4 reebles BAilyray. IPSWICH LAMB FAIR. On Saturday last the first day of this important an nual fair was held at the usual place, near Handford Hall, and was attended by a large body of agriculturists, breeders, dealers, &c., resident in this part of the coun try. The stock of Limbs was much shorter on this oc casion than last year—some competent judges stating it to have been one-third less, and others asserting there were not so many hurdles required by 80 dozen. The causes of scarcity are alleged to be—a really short sup ply ; the upward tendency of prices ; and an abundance of feed. During the transactions of Saturday stiff prices were asked and given for everything that bore the shape and feature of a lamb—in fact we heard persons who had attended the fair for 40 years assert, that for some descriptions of lots they never saw higher prices given. The following is a list of some of the lots that changed hands:-10 scorce half-Jeicesters, sold by Mr. Mun nings, at 245. each ; 10 score of ditto; by Mr. Rodwell, Livermere, at •16s. ; 13 score black-face shearlings, Norfolk and Down, by Mr. Folkard, Stanway, 40s. to 455. ; lot of half-bred Leiceaters, by Mr. Webb, at 255. 6d. ; 5i score half-Down and Norfolk crones, by Mr. Cutting, Bacton, at 225. 6d. ; 20 score of half-bred Down and Leicesters, by Sir R. Harland's steward, at 295. ; 20 score of ditto, by Mr. Ruffle, at 265. ; lot of half-bred Down and Norfolk, by Mr. Ablitt, Alderton, at 295. ; 3 two-year-old tups from the Duke of Rich mond's stock, sold for 4/. each, 61. being asked ; 10 score Down wethers by Mr. Everitt, Brightwell Hall, at 235. Eight score ewes and wethers, by Mrs. Catling, Chils ford Lodge, at 295. Mr. W. Webb, of Great Bentley, had four score of pure Leicesters which excited con. siderable attention : they were a beautiful lot. Two Leicester tups, the property of Fisher Hobbs, Esq., were also much admired. Mr. George Sexton showed a lot of Soathdown shearling and two-year-old tups, several of which were let for the season, at prices vary ing from 12 to 15 guineas. At the close of the day most of "the lots were cleared off. The horse field pre sented rather a meagre aspect. Mr. Edwick's stock of Welch colts was unusually short. There were some nice things amongst them, for which stiff prices were asked. The average price last year was from 8/. to 121.; this year it was from 101. to 151. Mr. Edwick was the only dealer pre sent. The stock field was more nume rously supplied than is usually the case. One lot of 12 heifers sold for 121. ss. each ; the average price per stone was 7s. The business done was very limited. The principal exhibitors of beasts were Messrs. Simp son and Cooper, Chelmsford, and Mr. Nunn, of Whitton. Monday.—The lots of Saturday having mostly changed hands to the dealers, they were on this day offered by them at high rates.—lpswich Express. HOP INTELLIGENCE. (Frum the Maidstone Journal of yesterday.) MAIDSTONE, AUG. 24.—Our hops are ripening fast and will be ready for picking a few days earlier than we expected. The earlier sorts, such as Jones's, will be begun on Thursday, but the Colegates are only just turning from burr to hop, and will not be touched for two or three weeks. The Geldings are splendid. The flea is doing a great deal of mischief in some districts, and there is some mould, but the duty is rising, Our Rochester collection is likely to exceed 8 cwt. per acre. LENHAM.—Tbe hops in this district have come on, during the last ten days, in a most surprising manner. There are still some grounds which will come off very short, but in the remainder the crop will be most abun dant. Four or fire planters have commenced picking, but it will not generally take place for another week. WILMINGTON.—The hop gardens in this parish be longing to G. Russell. Esq., are now looking really beautiful. It is estimated we shall average 30 cwt. per acre. Mr. Russell intends to commence picking on Saturday next. From Boxley, Aylesford, Wrotham, Yalding, Otham, Linton, Stapleburst, Cranbrook, Goudhurst, we have no aleration from previous reports, except that in some places the flea is making great havoc, and mould has appeared. BRENCHLEY.—The blighted grounds have wonderfully improved within the last three weeks ; and many plan tations which at that time were not expected to grow 1 cwt. per acre, will now grow from 8 cwt. to 10 cwt. per acre. Those pieces which were not so much blighted are very good. CANTERBURY.—The hops continue to go on well. We have seldom seen a larger flower or a more luxuriant show than is to be witnessed this year. The mould is insidiously making ravages in a few grounds ; but as picking will commence so early it is to be hoped that many hops will be brought down before this attack be comes serious. In less than a fortnight picking will be general. In this favourable state of things the duty is Still rising —it is now laid at 170,0001. General accounts are alike promising, and state that, in addition to the bops growing out much faster and larger than usual, fresh burr is appearing, and where, but a short time since, one pocket an acre was all that could be reckoned on, from six to eight cwt. will be the produce. FARNHAM.—The hop plantation appear progressing towards maturity most luxuriantly. The bines, which were so complained of about six weeks ago, and were ' then covered with vermin, are now entirely free from those destructive insects, the plants having overcome the injury; and now the burr on the branches is from twelve to eighteen inches in length; in size, beauty, sweetness, and colour, never exceeded, and almost breaking down the poles erected for their support. The yield is ex pected to be far greater than last year, and several weeks earlier for picking, should the weather prove favourable. ALTON.—The gardens look well, the bines strong and full of burr, ripening fast, and even earlier, should the weather continue warm. MARKING HOP-POCKETS AND BAGS. We have been favoured with the following correspon dence on this subject, from which it appears that, thanks to the interference of Messrs. Oliver, of this town, the hop planters will be relieved from a very troublesome regulation (Copy.) " To the honourable the Commissioners of Excise. " Gentlemen,—During the last hop season we were visited by two surveying generals, who desired the officer to mark on every bag and pocket of hops the date of the month on which they were weighed, in addition to the progressive number, weight, and date of the year. We cannot find in the Act of Parliament any authority for the introduction of 'the date of the month, and shall, therefore, feel obliged if your honourable board will in form us if it is required by law, and is 0 be carried into effect this season. " We are, Gentlemen, your obedient servants, " EDWARD and JAMES OLIVER, " Maidstone, August 12, 1846." (Copy.) " Gentlemen,—l am directed to acquaint you, in an swer to your letter of the 12th instant, that it is not necessary to mark your bags and pocket's of hops with the date of the month on which they are weighed. The only date required is that of the year. " I am, gentlemen, your humble servant, " WILLIAM TRENT. "Excise-office, London, August 17, 1846." " TO THE EDITOR OF THE MAIDSTONE JOURNAL. " Sir,—lf you report a great improvement in the hops generally, will you also request the planters to look closely and see how many mouldy pieces they have, and bow many fka eaten? If they pick these early to save them, as they de , m it, they will add to the quantity without adding to their pockets, the price even of good hops being much affwted by the duty. If they leave these bad pieces till last they will then see if they be worth picking, and not early throw on the market bad hops to reduce the price. " Your most obedient servant, "August 22, 1846." " A PLANTER. (From the Sussex Advertiser.) BECKLEY, AuG. 23.—The hops continue to improve, and they are unusually large ; hops have been gathered in this parish from 41-to 5f inches long. BEXHILL, AUG. 22.—The hops in this and adjoining parishes keep improving, and should the fine weather continue, we may grow three-fourths as many as last year. Picking will commence the first week in September. BREDE, AUGUST 22.—Our hops in most gardens look beautiful, and are remarkably large; in some we antici pate upwards of a ton per acre, and shall begin picking in a few days. EAST 110ATIILY, AUGUST 22.—Our hops in most gardens have certainly a good deal improved of late, but on, the same pole may be seen the fruit in three dif ferent stages, the burr, the hop without condition, and the hop in its maturity, ready for the fingers of the picker, which rather puzzles some of our hop growers as to commencing picking, but no doubt it will be general in about ten days, here and there one has already com menced operations. FARNHAM, AUGUST 22.—The hops in this parish were never so large as at present, and being entirely free from disease 3 are now as handsome as they can possibly be. We shall have an unusual crop in this parish, exceeding even that of 1820 ; though the neighbouring parishes will not realise so large a crop. Picking has commenced in one or two plantations, and will be general in a week. 1-leus GREEN, AUGUST 23,—The hops in this neigh bourhood are still improving, and the extraordinary length of some of them, which measure four and a half inches, surprises everybody. The duty estimated at 170,000/. MEN, AuGusT 23.—The hops continue to improve very fast, and are now larger than they have been for many years. We shall, if "all's well," get a good crop MAYFIELD, AUG. 23.—The hops continue in the sam. flostrishing state, and the plantations present a most grati fying appearance. The hops are larger than can be ever recollected before, and should the weather prove favour able the planters will present the finest samples, in consequence of the admirable colour and perfect condi tion of the hop. They expect to realise a good price through the season. NORTHIAM, AUGUST 23. —The improvement in the hops far exceeds the calculations of a few weeks back' and the burr, which then appeared on the same branche s with large hops, has now come into equally large hops. Some of the growers will commence picking on Tues day next, and it will be general by that day week. RYE, AuG. 24.—The hops generally in this neigh bourhood are making very favourable progress towards maturit and it is expected picking will commence in some plantations ' latter end of next week. - 9 We are pleased to say that SEDLESCOMBE, Al3 O . ^ hops three and even our hopes are splendid ; we hat., ' olought a ton four inches in length, and at places it is - next and upwards per acre will be grown. We begiu - week. UCKFIELD, AUG. 24.—Hops continue to improve very much in this parish ; the late rains and now warm weather tend very much to increase the crop. Even many of the blighted grounds are throwlng out numerous branches, coming in burr. The duty is called 175,0001. UDIMORF, AUG. 22.—The hops in this parish have certainly improved since our last report, and farmers now anticipate there will be a favourable crop. WADBURST, AUGUST 23.—Hop- pick:nig commenced here on Friday, the 21st in?tant, but it will not be gene ral till OM the 26th; aid ti4e§s act weather ahopld 11.1,- be fine and warm, many will defer their picking till, t 31st. Wo cannot report much rrogress since the I",„ dV with the exception that the hops are loo ki ng excee i' well and bright, and mostly unusually large. The tb ' e ; of Tuesday last bruised them in the high grounds ra considESTFI LL erab s ly. 1,1 00 WD.—Our hop are now, what pe e l since the most sanguine of our growers did not o c ,. r te they al e exceedingly large; we look for quite a n V' crop. MARKET NEWS—(YESTERD,- A Y. ) CORN EXCRAINOZ. market The arrivals of Wheat of home produce up t o our _ o f this week having been on a very limited scale, the 1311°W ., samples of that article here to-day was trifling , 00 , a t i oe which, and the increased attendance of buyers', th n e ., ü b e rlt for that description of produce was firm, at it i ". 7 .chicli nothing quotable beyond, late currencies, and at -; - ,rheo good clearance was effected. The supply offering was not to say extensive. Prime samples at of red and white were taken off readily by the rniller s d ; treme figures, but the middling and inferior kx - rg 0 , mended very little attention. About 3,00 0 rj- lot Wheat were sold, chiefly for export to Holland and . " I ,'wera No new English Barley at market. Grinding poce - to p; in moderate request, at full prices. In grinding au ( V i o s iga l i sorts, next to nothing was doing. Superfine parce; The of Foreignll;o moved off steadily ; other kinds slowly, at late rel", far,' quantity offering was small. The supply of o ath w"dolert• extensive, and more than equal to the wants e nr icel• The trade, therefore, was inactive, at Monday e r Beans, Peas, and Flour commanded full currencies. I Wheat. toglish ' ,980 qrs, Irish ..... •.. I -- Foreign .. •.. - ARRIVALS. s. IBarley.1 Barley. 230 qrs. IN at ' Oat I 1 ' O9O O. 50 Ora' , ...., 700 I ..o' 4 16,820 2,130 ! , talt, 1,700 qrs. WIIITECMALPEZ. d d There was a very stead demaed for Mutton , at 0 3 :13 vance in the quotations of 2d per Blbs. In all other 33 6 c 9 Meat a steady business was doing. Beef, from 2 86 , (1 33 4 ! Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d; Lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 4d; ‘:`" c ' s ic3 , ' to 4s 4d; and Pork, 3s Ed to 4s 8d per Blbs, by the STATE OF TRADE. o i MANCHESTER, TUESDAY, AUG. 25.--The re or t vifi slight improvement to-day in the demand for nne v for,/ descriptions of cloth, and an increased Willi:og T, though, perhaps, not much actual business Or poe' those counts of yarn which have been W e l, ' neglected, and are consequently the most deP, -- , ter] price. On the whole, the market, though still In be tter unsatisfactory state, might be considered a stilly than for two or three weeks past. , The 0 . 9 , 0 4 ROCHDALE FLANNEL MAnK E r, AUG. • having taken place last we e k, we h a ve had 7,10 1°1. 1 offered for sale, but the demand h as been rat ne ' O3l. at former prices. The wool mark e t remains ° Ltd " prices firm. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY, AUG. 25.--W 0 be another very dull market. Scarcely anything " doing, except in the best sorts of fancy WO0 11eils h ; b ' s * - goods there is no demand. In wool there ' 3 ' scarcely a transaction during the week. ° to f LEEDS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25.—The eta 0 0,; market continues satisfactory, as far as gen cral u e art went goes ; but our business at the Cloth li n , goo" was necessarily confined, owing to the r adapted for actual demand, which are to De ha'" . chester Guardian. - rie THE GERMAN CATIIOL- , CHURCH. • Cse rsl : On Sunday afternoon, the Rev. Johann es loos whose name from its frequent association with P,r*,, te s, in his mission through several of the German DS ,Cl3' procure converts to the recently formed seet,;jiseT, testants, must be familiar to the English public , " ffi l an address on the subject of the religious 1 0 ° I s e- rr ei Germany, at Trinity Chapel, John-street, E ci g w- ed, ll/i if From three o'clock, when the address commelle-geareenl its close at half-past four o'clock , there iv° " na if e 'd standing room in the chapel, and several perso-014 away unable to obtain admission. The gre 3ter s CeriL d e " the congregation was English, from an ann e- „, 11 0 0; that the address, which was spoken in the G er e ' r e guage, would be interpreted ; but there w many Germans, members of the various Gernl3l r e % Catholic and Protestant chapels in the m et r o of a p rat The service commenced by the delivery ° a for the success of the movement in Grer vjal ls ' d , which a portion of the Gospel of St. John "Zltrhen P r : an English hymn sung. The R e v. J. Czer s " o - 3 2 d ver eeeded with his address, taking as his text, th e 101 1 ° Witi rt of the Bth chapter of St. John, containing tb d the t words:—" And ye shall know the truth , gli e b 11, °l,,, ifi r is t i :a shall make you free." The Rev. Mr. ife:'„ - d isit e t . r rp - s e ved of the, chapel, also stood in the pulEitl i a- rs id ou, s " and the discourse sentence by sentence. M. `-' i t 'hab its and that he came amongst them, a stranger , 0W - ~s s t lt customs, but was their brother in inwar d t he ts".e, fellowship. He came to bear testimony t he had' which had made him free, and the freedom he is upo i ceived from truth, and through which thousands had arisen from the torpor in which tti,eloll the spirituP . ,,d a si long been slumbering. Great wall dhe a' fie raised, an from which the people had been deny that his eyes had been closed in that sleep. Go tt thousara! fore he awoke, he sought for salvation not fro? l _,„gb! but from man and human institutions. He was. up very strictly in the Roman Catholic relignt intended for the priesthood , but was early stra'oof the fallacy th r ust upon him, that none but ease; within the pale of that Church could be o f Ile described his inward struggles before he rell'a rir ci his religion, and gave the arguments which 1 14 j termined his change. After' his conversion llnt‘ ) . l b s around and saw millions in the same ch a ins 11 °' , formerly bound him. He found, instead of conies' ' forci God,. prostration before man ; saw a religien,T d which undermined the wealth of kingdoms nation against nation for centuries. Contrasti°g ka lt countries with Protestant England, he saw th e hel l not in the people, but in their guides. Now thpabeilio freed himself he had been followed by th e an y, - ° Nve t h io and persecutions of Rome, but truth gave MP o n ly 11 " p 0" dare the punishment of men. This was not ° to , ti j case but that of many others. There were o verog congregations in Germany, which had been c°,iso, ad from the Roman Catholic Church. In COnci si ll' ig ° addressed himself to such Roman Catholics as l o p, present, urging them to renounce their relig ell he free. fter sc f ir s At the close of the address, the Rev. 011;.. --- n the CUB r aid that he had made the closest scrutiny ini t bst pf igious opinions of M. Czerski, and felt assure" st s2o 4 , important object he had at heart—the rer e r : c ourl ia i 'd Germany —was well worthy the support an-h alo, ment of England. M. C zers ki ar rived a*g would leave London next week. 0 00' Th e )7 01 ,.. THE COBDEN NATIONAL TRIBUTE FllN c i a ,f, mittee appointed at Ne wa ll' s - b u ildi ngs , on Fri he ' 0 0.4 4 instant, for the p ur p ose o f co - operat i ng with t , ctu al i lth er at the Town-hall, in maki ng a m ore w in f u 00 throughout the borough than has yet been re,...a ( T o bciet a t ob" . ance of the testimonial to be presented to 153 -i' pee of t ts . since been very actively engaged in the purElitto Eta the ject, with what success we are at present unah7a se ting. be d a report it is expected will be made at the - s ubScr i csot al s committee on Tuesday evening. The amount eff ate a. o .toriE th district is upwards of 44,3001., and the egg' Filloll r 7 sc lir upwards of 66,8004 The Names of Mesn e s, Sh ° ibex Brothers, and Co., Blackburn, and Messrs. E as su bset di and Co. Darwen, appear in the advertisecorrnawortb.:Of for 2001: each firm, as do those of Afel c 'd e s, 81ac111,7, Blrnes, Church, near Accrington, Mr. ",/;* and Mr. J. Eccles, Blackburn, for I °' ' Guardian. fishing S / 0 $ SEALS.—Those scourges to th 1 7 1rti the saln_ l ", an d t oe been this season unusually severe. In the o , g . t haf parts of estuaries, their presence is never waY l , ,, _ : ,",et and bag net fishings suffer most, whose VICIL P' o 4 constantly haunt, so that no fish dares approacl•oill fishings suffer also, as the tracks leading to toll/A thus infested and way -laid. No m e th o d ofd 7,11,01008 these destroyers has yet been adopt e d , per h ap s ,: l, , . which could promise to be of th e l east general utilT is captured now and then, and another is shot; bu "IP only is stopping up o ne b o l e i n the sieve: he not 6 00 • 0 . out of the number, an d the fisherman may obta in 40 revenge, but he experiences no relief. Of ' 41 ;0 1 Pr animals the seal is the most astute. Give P a few feet wa t er, and he will mock (kris suit. He will no t approach suspected place l a ce ;lie hunger prompt him to ad vance , it neve r Will in l i tba l iot to lay aside his wary caution, and his address is so , ;joaht be is rarely taken or defeated. H e i s no t only Yore''Ltita nice and fastidious. He will not b a it on carti° l crosses a dead fish he will not touch it, let his fle e el be ever so keen or his hunger ever so grext.; 40 1 0 have the living and the best. His vicious anu.rio 1 1 1 ' $) 1 ,0 , taste, and the resources he has for its gratifi.':At i e is l h or ot him an extremely troublesome and expensive , test" He not only frightens fish away, but he tears 1,„ 0 10 very high water springs into their chambers, crt havoc. Here he is sometimes taken, and the re pt , li, e t brit e certain. When he cannot enter or break the "- weh,, o; draw the salmon to him by suction. It would be' cti0"...40 VII ew' some means were devised for the wholsale d es .00,,,ete this pest of the fisheries. Hunting will never I m re ' - nr e , in our firth, except, perhaps, in Loch Beauty', " fret 0 ,40 are many shoals and banks. Proprietors should .e tp. mium for an effective plan to guard their tenani DS, might be invented by those who know the nature a fz est,,o , of the animal ; b u t, i n t h e meant i me, t h e s take' o s, fro tendant should never be without his gun on cock!, oil s tO ever small the chan ce may b e o f killing, there i 3 N est ) certainty of annoyin g an d ma ki ng th e place di the unwelcome visitor.— Inverness Journal. _ Prti" On the 25th ult. at Tangiers, the wife of John mond Hay, EN., of a son. 10 10 1 ,4 On the 16th inst., at Ordnance House, Gosport,' 0 , 0 1 , Captain Biscoe, Royal Engineers, of a son. ne t SO' On the 18th inst., at the Vicarage, Pattingham , .00 vcrhampton, the wife of the Rev. W. G. Greenstre, tilbot'i On the 21st inst., at Glenfenlan, 0 ` shire, the lady of Colonel P. Edmonstone Craigle, 1 - 1 * o f daughter th . iegf On e 23d inst., Mrs. R. E. Davies, of the 111 1,13°- . I a son. On the 24th inst., at Canonbury Villas, Islington, of Mr, James G. Winn, of a daughter. MARRIED. IF - 0 94 4 he On the 20th inst., at Aberdour, James Lysaght, m i tig" Carrigmore, Cork, to Adelaide JannettaDouglas, fifth l a , ter of the late Mojor-General;Beatson, of Henley, Su , 11' DIED. S kgP te ' On the 24th inst., at his residence, in Snaith, Yc William Shearturn, Esq., in the 55th year of his age. cf , D ipDP On the 13t*nst., at Dresden, John William 13 ti only child of the Rev. John Spading. bf 0 0 a n t t l i t i e'f l B 9 t t l h t in in st s . t ,. , at a N t V o e); l b n r e i s d b g y e : liras . nearlSfargaret Li _ O O Great Yam sc , -hard Glasspoole, Esq., l a t e Captain E.I.C.S. $ "oth inst., a t I s li ng ton -green, London, the R. rev. John Nottidge, Rec w EaOstn i th l e 21st . inst.,. the .... On the Stodhart, aged Lateward, aged 26. fold, I, nninheld aged 82. On the 22d at Notting-bi;:,square, the Rev. fob° Douglas On the 22d inst. at Field House, New- cross, JOSia.S St( ifirt Kent, aged 57. 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