The Sun. — London, England, 1828-09-09 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE LONDON JOURNALS. The intelligence from Constantinople, which (by way offlamburgli) comes-down to the 15th ult., is more important for the general indica-7 tions which it exhibits of a bold and resolute spirit in the Turks, than for any precise detail of measures or movements, by which the evidence of that spirit might be more thoroughly sifted. It is alleged that every thing breathes defiance in the councils of the Government, and in the temper of the people—that the public indigna tion is roused by the attack of an odious enemy on the empire. and religion of Islamism, and the eagerness to defend both, raised to enthusiasm by the well-contrived accounts of successive vic tories over the invader. The Grand Vizier, at the date of the letters, had marched for Adrian ople, at the head of 19,000 men, in addition to which 10,000 more were already on the road to the same city, the intention being that these young soldiers should relieve the troops in garri son there, which had orders to proceed to the Balkan. It is difficult for Europeans to admit the probability of the Sultan, with his new and half-taught levies, beirg able to offer any lasting resistance to a force so well organized, so nu merous, and devoted, as that which now, in a paroxysm of national and religious fervour, has assailed him. It is cer:ain that the opposition of the Turks has been in its degree unlooked for by the Emperor Nicholas, and that the army with which he opened the campaign has proved itself unequal to the double duties of siege and' field-service at the same time. That, however, is-but an error of calculation, easily and speedily to be repaired by bringing up a se cond or a third army ; and then, as almost every military object can, in modern warfare, be insured by a definite sacrifice at the expense of the troops which attempt it,—that is, by foll Owing the advice of old Renault, and "shedding blood enough,"—the military authorities make little question that Shumla and Varna may both be carried, though possibly with tremendous loss. If the plan be to blockade Shumla, and. make no direct attack but upon Varna, the plains between Adrianople and the capital must, instead of the Mountain fortress, become the great scene of their final struggle for the Turks. In that case, new elements of conjecture ought to be resorted to as to the result, and of mere conjecture ; for the enthusiasm of a numerous people, if once excited, is a power the effects of which it would be in vain to calculate on any principles of military science ; and when the sacred standard shall he unfurled on the de parture of the Sultan for his army, all the accounts from Constantinople agree that the Mussulmans are likely to tender their ser vices in swarms. With respect to the lead= ing Powers of Europe, and their views of policy in relation to this contest, we have witnessed, not without concern, a series of articles in some of the French newspapers, the purpose of which seemed to be to alienate the spirit of the people of England from France, and so far to throw difficulties in the way of an alliance, which, for the general interests of Chris tendom and of mankind, it _is obvious must be most desirable. There is, indeed, no proposition in politics to which we conceive that less objec tion could be made by reasonable men, than the present expediency of a cordial and entire 'co operation between the two freest and most en lightened States in Europe, for their common security against evils which, being prospective, may now be guarded against ; but once realized, it will be most difficult to repair. .We are not sensible of a single question which ought to pro &ice jealousy between France and England, or disturb the full harmony of their politics, in what ever regards the balance of s Europe in the East. At the same time it is, clear, that to the - agents of Russia there could be nothing more distasteful than such an union between two countries, which .that immense and arbitrary" power has cause to dread, if combiped; from their strength ; and, whether separate or united, to hate for their free institutions. It ie not for us to pronounce on the correctness of the charge contained in our Paris Correspondent's letter of yesterday—viz. that the articles in the French papers disparaging to England, which have pro duced regret as well as astonishment here, were the manufacture of M. Pon° di Borgo's Cabinet. The reputation of his Excellency for crooked courses may have helped to fasten the above suspicion upon him ; but at all events the ex posure given of the views with which the trick appears to have been undertaken will disarm it of its power to injure.—Tinres. The details of commerce, though ofientiines curious ; are dull and uninviting, but still they are interesgng to this country beyond measure, in that state or affairs which the American Tariff has recently produced. It should never be lost sight of that the raw cotton of America is not indigenou s to those soils in which it is grown : 1 and that it is only within the last 30 years that it has been cultivated in the Southern States of America to such a Prodigious extent. Our own vast possessions- in India furnish a natural and proper soil for the cultivation of cotton, and en couragement is alone required to ena bl e I n di a to supply this country with raw cotton, to ten times the amount which she now consumes, should that ever become necessary. But it may b e asked; how can the cottons of R , --engku ant, British India contend. for a moment with th e cultivated produce of Carolina, Georgia, and the Southern provinces of the United States ? Have they not been often tried and as often failed ? Look at time price in the markets between cotton the growth of India and the growth of America! Well, to ail this we answer—give to India the same advantages of European capital, skill, and superintendence, and then see what will be the improvement of the raw article both in quantity and quality. The deterioration of Indian cotton has kept pace with the restrictions on the Indian market ; and the cotton wool of- America 4nti the West Indies have rivalled and thrust out tho cotton of India from this cause alone—that the rude produc e of unassisted native industry is wholly incapabl e of competingwith an article which receives the aid and protecting care of European skill and art. We have pot the slightest doubt that the moment time proper inetz sures are taken to give India fair play and a clear stage , that th en her produce need ask yield to for no favour , an d will Yiritish cani tal and industry more th an enough to readerus independent of the United States. Th e best India cotton, which is that brought t c, this country, is inferior in value to the worst which is imported from any other part of is s world. It is in short nearly in the conditi on i n which Indi a n i n di g o was, before it was manu factured by Europeans. Every man acquainted with trade knows that indigo is one of our prin• eipal exports to the Continent of Europe, and has become a main article in our general com merce. And how has - this happened ? Simply because it has not been burthened with protect ,olig duties or imports, and because it has IT- ceived the benefit (though as yet not sufficiently) of European skill and capital. At the present time,, indigo is not to, be found in the list of American exports to this country. The India commodity has almost alone been received and used by four-fifths of Europe, Asia, and America. A property worth above two millions sterling per annum has been created by the skill, capital, and enterprize of British born subjects now living in India merely upon sqfferance. What we have stated as to indigo is an answer to the objected inferiority of Lila cotton. The one article may be carried to the same degree of per fection as the other, if its culture be equally at tended to. It will then not only compete with, but thrust out the produce of Georgia and Carolina. But so long as East India cotton is left to the rude and slovenly industry of the na tive inhabitants—so long, as no attempt is made to improve it—it must remain, like the indigo just referred to, in its coarse, rude, and imper fect condition. Let British-born subjects be engaged in the culture Of cotton, as they have hitherto been in that of indigo, and we shall soon have but little necessity for the raw produce . of Brother Jonathan.—Morning Post. It is instructive to witness, in the case of ex tensive swindling that has been in a course of in vestigation, at Bow-street, for some days past, the readiness of various individuals to devolve on each other the duty of prosecution, and to complain of the want of public spirit manifested in the general reluctance to undertake this duty. On Saturday, " Sir Richard Birnie • inquired if Mr. Foss, the Secretary to the Society for Prose cuting Swindlers, in Essex -street, Strand, was in .attendance, as he had expected that gentleman would have come forward to prosecute this gang of swindlers, against whose artifices no tradesman was safe. . . . I am afraid, Captain Pettinghall, that through the. slovenliness of Mr. Foss this case will fall to the ground. We, the Magistrates, have done our duty, and you, Captain, have done yours. " Capt. 1 ) :—I think, Sir Richard Birnie, it is a very hard case indeed, after the great exertion that I have made to rout out this infamous nest of rogues, and which I did solely for the good of the trades people who had been defrauded, that they should evipce such supineness, and be so insensible to their own interests, as to suffer the gang to escape. It cannot be expected that I should stand alone in this business., and take the responsibility of the prosecu tion on myself. " Sir Richard Birnie.--These people, who are so vehement to come forward and prosecute, are the Very first who are ready to cast blame upon the Police. " Captain P.—They cannot complain of being defrauded, if, when they have evidence to convict such a gang of conspirators, they refuse to prosecute them, merely because they each would incur a trifling expence. Such a want of public spirit gives en couragement and impunity to other wretches who may be carrying on similar practices." Yesterday " Sir Richard Birnie said that he had received a communication from Mr. Foss, the Secre tary to the Society for the .Protection of Tiede against Swindlers and .`sharpers, who had informed him, that it was against the rules of the Society to prosecute in a case in which no Member of the So ciety had been defrauded. " Captain Pettinghall said, that one of the Mem bers of the Society had been defrauded, and men tioned the name of Mr. Whitfield, a grocer, iii Sloane-street. " Sir B. Birnic—Yes, Captain, but he refuses to come forward and prosecute." With all deference to Ch. Richard Birnie and Captain Pettinghall, these complaints of the want of public spirit are very idle, to say the least of them. It is an old observation, that what is every body's business is 'nobody's busi ness; and the fault iii the present case is not • that individuals are deficient in public spirit, but . that the means necessary to ensure the safety and , protection of the public are not duly provided for. Sir R. Birnie has a definite duty to dis• charge ;it is not public spirit which induces him to sit at Bow -street, any more titan it is public spirit which induces the Trish watchman to be stow his services on the public. There is a re sponsibility in both cases; and where the duty undertaken is not discharged, the parties are in fault. But the man who pays the taxes, public and local,.cannot be blamed if he do not perform works of supererogation for the public good. Nay more, the individuals who have incurred losses by the swindlers at Bow-street, are on that very account less called on to incur the expense of prosecuting the swindlers than any other indivi duals of the community. Where men incur the amp of prosecuting criminals, we suspect the motive is less a regard for the public good than a vindictive feeling. What is wanted in Eng land is, that a definite provision should be made for the prosecuting of offences of this descrip tion, in which cases the responsibility would be thrown on individuals, who would be bound by a positive duty, and not by the vague considera tion of public good, which, of course, will almost always be disregarded. Where there is a public prosecutor, ho would be bound to coin pi the attendance of all such witnesses as might be necessary for the furtherance of the ends of justice. The law would enable him to compel attendance under a pen4lty, and to remunerate them for the loss of time. In the present state of.things, a witness who is not only not remunerated, but obliged to incur an expense, will, of course, avoid coming forward, if he can. We are not living in Sparta, but in England, a country in which we map always count upon a good deal of cant at a very cheap rate, as witness the gxhibition in the present case, but in which we cannot cpunt too little upon devotion or sa crifices for the sake of the country. When we say that Sir Richard Birnie and the other Ma gistrates incur a debt of responsibility to the public, we do not mean to say that they, are chargeable with all the, deficiencies of the police. In this ease we have an exemplification of the in justice of so doing. Sir Richard has ()illy a very limited power of compelling a prosecution, from the state of the law. They, then, whose duty is to superintend the working of the law, are .to blame. In a well-ordered community, nothing ought to be left to chalice which can be assigned to distract individuals. What should we sa y if one GOrernitletit were to declare war against another, and instead of levying monev, a nd engaging troops, were t o l eave i t to the pil l ). lie spirit of individuals to carry on the hostilities against the enemy ? This was the practice in the middle agg and what was the result ? At Sias atte n d e d to —at one time the sumtriOn4 .another it was not. We have 4hiP)doned . th e feNdal mode of carrying on war; but we ret a i ii the feudal mode of adminis terin g justice. And pretty work we 112.44 of it.----1110rning Chronicle. There is, it seems, at tIV F 34 end of the Town, a Court called the Tower Sessions, tivlmiph, judging from 44 proceedings, is of about as much use and importance 453 the celeb rated Pie Pondre Court at Bartholomew Fair. At this Court, the other day, the only .case which is said to have stood for trial, was an indictment against a man for the heinous offence of beating I carpets in the King's highwaY. The prosecutor, ashamed probably of appearing a Web a cue, . • • stayed away ; and there being no evidence, the defendant was, of course, acquitted. Directions were given for his discharge ; but previous to his being lib erat ed, a bill Containing the follow ing items was handed to him in the shape of Court fees : X B. d. Venue Jury and Cryer 0 16 0 Trial . 0 10 8 Drawing Recognizances - 0 2 8 Serving notice of trial, swearing, &c 0 7 0 Bench warrant Total £2 17 8 Surely it is a sad pity that this Court either.has not more business, or none at all. We suspect that the former would soon lead to the latter, for we cannot persuade ourselves that such a scale of Court fees could exist, if they were better known than they can be by reaching only now and . then an obscure carpet-heater. The Court (or rather the Deputy-Judge, the principal, it is said, ". being . quite in capacitated from discharging the duties of his office") declares that it had no discretion ; and the consequence, we suppose, was, that the defendant paid the bill, which- inflicted upon him, who had just been declared innocent, a punishment tenfoldgreater than his offence could have deserved had he been found guilty. While reforms are going on in the law, why is it that this obvious abuse, this freehold in fees, is sup posed to remain ? Is it because some great si necurists are too strong for Government or Par liament to grapple with, and who are able to throw their unrighteous shield over the whole tribe? The Great Charter, on which we Eng lishmen so justly pride . ourselves, declares that justice shall not be sold. Whether that be the case or not, we, need not here stop to inquire ; but that injustiCeis, there can be no doubt, while such flagrant instances as that to which we have here alluded are suffered to stain our judicial annals. Session after Sessiorkof Parliament glide away in mere talk, or in that perpetual career of promise which witnesses no performance. One act done would be worth a thousand of these empty promises; nor can there be any subject to which the observation can more strictly apply than to those abuses which retard that which is of most value in a regulated State—public justice. —Morning Herald. We extract the following paragraph from Felix Farley's Bristol Journal of Saturday East, without passing any opinion on the matters to which it alludes. We should be sincerely sorry to see Mr. Peel any where else than in the high official station which he fills so ably and so creditably to himself; but we are sure he has too much honour and too nice feelings to stand 'an instant in the way of any measures which the Duke of Wellington may meditate for the benefit of his country. If the - rumours be unfounded, we shall be excessively obliged if any of our Treasury friendS will be good enough to contradict them upon authority:— " We should not revive the rumour of Mr. Peel's intention of retiring from the Duke of Wellington's Administration, had we not received the hint from a quarter on which we can place considerable reliance. The whole.of Mr. Peel's connexions will also.follow his example; his brother, the Under Secretary, as well as - his brother-in-law, Mr. Dawson. The latter gentleman could hardly remain, after his knowledge of the displeasure of the Premier at his -con duct at the Derry dinner. But the retirement of Mr. Peel, we are assured, ha's nothing to do with the question of Catholic Emancipation. Upon this head Mr. Peel is no recreant—he is as staunch as ever. The difference of opinion that exists between himself and the Noble Premier is upon the Currency Question. And we can assure our Commercial . and Agricultural friends, and the Country Bankers generally, that the Act for" the suppression of Small Notes in April next, will not now be carried into effect, without a Parlia mentary Committee being appointed to inquire into its probable effects and operation. And for this purpose, and for that of introducing into the Legislature such a Bill of Securities as every good Catholic ought to apprcve, and for laying be fore Parliament the state of our foreign relations, more particularly in. regard to Greece and Turkey, the Legislature will be assembled in November next. In the interim, and it will be an interval of little more than ten weeks, the country will, we are sure, with confidence rely upon the wise, energetic; and decisive measures which our Noble Premier will take to lay before it, a clear, true, and unvarnished.stale ment of its foreign and domestic policy. Where danger threatens, he will boldly meet it--where the errors of his predecessors obstruct the public pros petity he will gradually and unhesitatingly remove them; nor will he, we are sure, deceive the nation with false hopes or delusive promises. Wherever we travel, and whatever provincial paper we peruse, with few exceptions, we find the most perfect con fidence is placed in the intentions of our NobleYre mier."—New nnes. We announced some time ago, that although the Lord High Admiral had tendered his resig nation, his Majesty had never Thought himself called on to accept it ; and it is now announced that the reasons which then induced his Royal Highness to retire from office have been satis factorily explained, and that the Navy will still enjoy the benefit of his services. Should this prove to be the fact—and for our own part we entertain no doubt of it—we need scarcely observe that it will diffuse the greatest satisfaction among all classes of his Majesty's subjects, and tend, perhaps more than any other ev en t w hi c h cou ld have happened, to diminish the unpopular feel ing which has taken such deep root against the present Ministry.—Morning Advertiser. . .The village of Wanlockhead is about 1,380 feet above the level of the sea. How does it happen that there is no natural wood on the Clyde above the Bonning ton Linn? which is about 2q miles distant from it ; while in Nithsdale, down the Memock, at less than four miles, hazels and alders deck the banks of every stream, and natural thorn and ash grow to a gigantic size in every glen. The same may be said of furze. Above Quothquan Law, in the parish of Libberton, WO know of none ; whereas in Nithsdale brooM and furze abound on tha braes two miles below Sanquhar. However, at some distant period thick woods must have abounded in the Upper. Ward ; for the moss hags about Leadhills contain pieces of birch with the bark suite fresh; and the same may be said of almost every mosa.• Di l not these remnants of former forests and brushwoods remain, we should have dared to affirm that trees only thrive without care and attentinn at a certain level above the sea; and the discrepancy in the number of miles ii the above, might he compensated by the rapidity of the descent towards the Glasgow Civonicle. ANN WILSON, an old widow, who resided in Bannockburn, trret with her death under the following pe culiarly distressing circumstances:--For some time past pip increasing , - infirmities of age and disetse had evidently unhinged her She arose on 5/onday morning about seven o'clock ; and, incautiously approFliefl the lire, her night-clothes were ignited, and in a few moments she enveloped in fl ones. Strange to tell, she made no effort to assist herself, nor did she call for aid from others. A lime 14 1 Ole slept in the house was awakened by the smoke, and immediat e ly gave td4rm ; when a woman, one of her neighbours, ran to the spot, and dashed wateit ahgyt the poor widow. She was sharply reproved by the in fatuated victim, who expressed her determination to die, being weary, ;he said, of the sufferings of life. Whatever pain she might feel, she ailowed 'no sign of it to escape her —not the slightest grdinble,-- 7 -tnt spoke in a calm anti collected tone. She died in the course of five hours. — sliding Journal. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. V. - 1.-146ex water 12 min. past ten.-- Wind S. to S.S.B.—Arrived the Georgia, from New York; Fame, from `Archangel; Cosmopolite, Freeman, from St. Petersburgh ;- Mediterranean packet, f rom Malta. CLEM* OUTIVAZDS.—The Ganges, Jefferson, for Calcutta; Montgomery, She, for New York ; Faith, Cor nish, for Naples ; Emelie, Ktenalt, for Liebeati ; Appe ran, Noedstrona, for Elsineur ; Amphitrite, - Ricklea, fur Pillau ; John, Jennings, for Newfoundland ; Saunders, for Gibraltir and Barcelona ; Voluna, Mat thews, fur Trieste; Ritson, Dillon, fur Richebucto ; Re gent, Cargill, for Miramichi. Two steain•boats plying in the river came in contact, by which means the supports of the clrimney'of one were c 'cried awl, and it came down over the stern, which hap pily only injured one passenger a little, but caused great alarm. FALNIOUTH, SEPT. L.—Wind E. S.E. to S.E.—Ar rived off -port the AgenOria; Drysdale, Irons St. Vincent's; an ived the Camden packet, Tilley, from Carthagena, sailed July 6, from Jamaica the 19th, and from Crooked Island the 30th, with foremast sprung ; also ' the Duke of Kent packet, from Lisbon, sailed Aug, 21; and the Mu tine packet, from the Mediterranean, sailed from Corfu July 19, from Malta the' 30th, Gibraltar Aug. 16, and Catlii the 19th; also the Francisco y Paulo, from Ferrol, with one hundred Portuguese Refugees on board. Sailed the Sandwich packet, for Lisbon; , the Kingfisher packet, for the Mediterranean ; and the Lady Mary Pelham packet, fur Carthagena and Jamaica. FRENCH JESUITS IN GUERNSEY. „PETITION. - TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. The humble and respectful Petition of the Inhabitants of Guernsey; in Meeting assembled, the 4th Septt...nber, 1828, Most-Ltirnbly sheweth, . • That with' feelings of the, deepest regret they haye learnt that two French Priests, of the Society of Jesuits, have applied to the Authorities here for the-permission to establish a College on the Island, for the education of 'Youth; and although' those Authorities have, the most prompt and decided • manner, given them a refusal, the present Meeting feel themselves bound, in defence of what they hold most dear to them, their Religion and Loyalty, to approach your Majesty with unfeigned expressions of the . warmest attachment to your Majesty's Most Sacred PeriOn, Family, and Government, and to pray that your Majesty may be graCiously pleased to order that your Go vernment - do on no account give countenance to those Priests in the matter of the establishment which they now have in view ; but that any application to that effect which may be made, directly or indirectly, to your Ma jesty or your Majesty's Government, may be resisted. Your Majesty's Petitioners humbly take leave to annex to this their humble petition, the resolutions en tered into at this meeting ; and pray that your Majesty will, in your royal wisdom, free them from the baneful effects which inevitably must ensue-from the establishment of Jesuits in this now very tranquil part of your Majesty's dominions : and as in duty bound they will ever pray. Guernsey, Sept. 4, 1828. [Here follow-the signatures.] HAIVIBURGHPAPERS. I FRONTIERS OF P OLAND , A UG. 20.—Respectable tra vellers affirm, that all the corps Composing the Grand Array of Reserve, under Count Saci.en, have left their cantonments, anti are on their march to Bessarabia and the principalities. The head-quarters are to be transferred to Kicheneff. FRANKFORT, Ana. 31.—Private letters from Vienna, of 23d, state, that the troops lately assembled-in the camp of exercise, at Baden, near Vienna, are to return to their garrison on the 23d of September. FRANKFORT, SEPT. 2.—The Courier de Smyrna an. nounces, that on the 20th July the Hellas anchored near the entrance of the harbour, and obtained leave of the Paella to purchase provisions. The President of Greece is stated to have d;sinissed the Legislative Assembly of his own authority, and to have deferred till further orders the meeting of the National Assembly, which was to have taken place the 13th June. The Smyrna accounts say, that a inanuieript essay was is circulation among the higher classes of the Turks at Constantinople, which met with great approbation, 'and in which it is attempted to prove that the cession of the Morea is not contrary to the Koran, because that Peninsula was by no means acquired by the Mussulinen by conquest, but, was ceded to the Turks by the Venetians. CHRISTIANIA, Au°. 23.—The incessant rains becomq every day more heavy, and if we have not some change to the better before the end of the dog•days, the consequences will be very melancholy. In many places the hay is not yet mown for fear of not being able to get it in ; the reaping of the corn is impeded, and at all events the harvest will not be so abundant as usual. This is the state of things in - our province of Sonderfield ; - in Nordenfield, however, it is very different, and letters from Rugen, of 15th inst. say, that according to all accounts from the various parts of the, Diocese, the inhabitants . do not remember a year in which produce of all kinds was so abundant. CGPENIIAGEN, AUG. 30.—The ship Fortune, from Copenhagen to Greenland, with the new church, has perished en the Greenland coast. The church is said to have been sa% ed. Two Russian ships of the line, probably new ones, built at Archangel, passed the Sound, coming from the North Sea. DA NTZJC, Atm. 21.—The rise in the price of corn has not only been maintained, but in consequence of the last accounts from England of the 15th inst. a further rise has taken place. It has, besides, been raining incessantly far these last three days, which induces the holders of wheat to rise in their demands, as there is no doubt that the wheat, as well as oats and barley, have suffered very mu c h, an d that the new wheat cannot be used without the mixture of a considerable proportion of old. The various cotton manufactures of this dis trict are proceeding with undiminished activity. Letters were received in town last week from Calcutta, detailing the result of the sales of the shipments of yarn anal m factored goods from the ports of Clyde in November and December last. Some of the Not of yarns were sold lower than at the present Glasgow prices; but, on the contrary, other Nos. took the market beyond anticipation. The na tive merchants, however, do not seem well t 6 comprehend the quality of the goods.—Glasgow Chronicle. THE ARCTIC MERMAID.—That the stories of mermaids have in most cases originatei in the observer fancying a resemblance to homanity in seals and other marine animals, there cannot he a doubt. This is strongly confirmed by a very competent judge, Mr. SCOAFSHY, jun. who informs us, that, when se n at a distance, the front part of the bead of the young walrus, without tusks, is not unlike the human face. As this animal is in the habit of rearing its head above water, to look at ships, and other passing objects, it is not at all improbable but that it may have afforded foundation for some ofthe stories of mermaids. —Glasgow Courier. DISEASE IN M@OR GAME.--the worm which has been generally found in the birds is the long Tape worm, or Tcenia Solium —the articulations are narrow with marginal pores, one on each joint, by which it is supposed to attach itself to the intestines. The head is spear-shaped, and terminates in a mouth, surrounded with two rows of holders or hooks--...the tail runs to a point, lance-shaped. It has been often found from 30 to 40 feet long, and in one instance was supposed to be as many yards; generally found in the upper intestines witlt the bead towards the lower parts of the canal. It po:•sesses considerable powers of locomotion, as when taken out and laid o❑ the back of the bird in the sun, it slowly crawled from the feathers to the heath, and lives many hours after the bird is killed. It is seldom alone—generally in numbers, nearly blocking up some parts of the intestines.; and has often been found to have penetrated them, and 4, have ended round their outer surfaces Greenock Adpertiser. ANoTtIER COACH ACCIDENT, AND NAR P•W ESC A PE*-0a Saturday last, Aug. 30, the " Over F. 408 " coach, on its way from Lancaster to Vlverstone, was suddenly immersed . in quick sand. The passengers, 'owing to the Assizes were numerous, at some risk reached good sand and placed themselves in safety. With great difficulty the 'horses were extricated. Two of them were in danger of perishing, being nearly covered by the sand. 4 1 r! A bOWS, of Coyentlarden, was one of the passen gers. Considerable fears were entertained at one time for his safety, in consequence of his venter ing to approach, after having with the other passengers left it, io remove his - luggage. He - found - himself suddenly sink up to his knees in the saTld, and then gradually sink until little !Iwo than his head and shoulders sycre Visible. At very great personal risk, three gentlemen used eyery exertion to ex tricate him, and with considerable difficulty snceeeded. The accident is 'to be attributed to the coachman's follow ing a track made by a drunken man.. The coach was left in the sands, and has since floated and been recovered-7, freqmoreland 4dperfiscr. FARTHER PARTICULARS RESPECTING THE LATE ACCIDENT ON LOCHLOMOND. (BY A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS SAVED.) I went up Loch'mond on Friday, : in company with a brother-in-law. We arrived just in time to get a birth in the unfortunate yawl, which was on the poinfof leaving the shore for the steamer.-- Without making any particular rftlettions after the !luny we had been put to, I recollect well that there was a general feeling after we had left the shore that the boat was much overloaded, and I am sure many of us would have then jumped out had we had an opportunity. On nearing the steans-bOat, her engine was stopped, but - my impression is, ,that owing to the perfect smoothness of the lake, sbe was making considerable way when our boat raii in under the projection at the paddle-box. To save their heads the passengers on that side :started up, and in an instant the boat upset and we were all plunged into the water. Am I had been sitting with my face to the steamer, and as the boat cap sized outwards from it, I was of course thrown into the lake on my back, and must have sunk to a considerable depth before I could recover myself. Even here, and in all the awfulness of the moment, I did Rot lose my recollectiOn, but I shall . candidly confess that a strong desire of self-preserva tion was my only feeling. Being a tolerable swini mer, I made as much way,under the water as I pos sibly could before I came to the surface, as I was .well aware of the danger I ran if I should get en tangled with those who were drowning around me. On my way to the shore, which I thought was an immense distance, a man that I could .not avoid caught hold,of the tails of,my coat, and before I got to the ground he had actually, in the desperation of his fears, managed to get fairly on my back, with his arms 'around my neck. Being a good deal taller than my unwelcome guest, whenever got ground I persuaded him to go off my shoulders,: which-hav ing done, he .plumped over head and ears, but I picked him up and got him fairly to ground in safety. Our mutual_ gratitude to heaien was here offered: up, with all that fervour which the circumstances of the case naturally called for. Glasgow Herald. HOAX EXTRAORDINARY. A hoax of rather an extraordinary character, in which an incipient actor performed le premier role, was yesterday played off in this town. In order that our readers may unilerstand the . plot of this serio-comic performance, it will be necessary briefly to narrate the following particulars :—Our hero is an interesting youth, between sixteen and seventeen, under the pupilage of —, a celebrated tragedian in London, with whom he at present resides. Pre paratory to his appearance v on the. London boards, he has been for some time practising at the provincials, and in the course of the last season performed seve ral times at our theatre. During his stay here it was, that he became smitten with the charms of Miss M— W—, a stay and corset maker, of precisely his own age, an d living in Thames-street. This lady, it seems, listened to his vows of eternal attachment, et cetera ; and, when the time for their painful separation arrived, pledges of a reciprocal passion were mutually interchanged. A long corre spondence ensued, which was continued up to a short time since, when in consequence of the gentle man fancying he perceived something approach ing to a growing coldness on tlir part of the lady, he deserted from his quarters in London, and set out for Windsor without the know ledge of --, and soon discovered that his frail fair one, during his absence, had been receiving the attentions of a more fortunate suitor. The slight ed swain, in an interview with the lady, discovered that her affections were changed, upbraided her for inconstancy, vowed vengeance against his rival and his mistress, and declared that he would not survive his disappointment. A regular scene followed, and the result was, that yesterday morning at eight o'clock, our gallant went to the shop of Mr. Lewis; druggist, Eton where he said that h e wi s h e d t o p ut . chase some laudanum. It is a practice, among che mists and druggists, never to sell laudanum, or other deleterious .rugs, without being previously satisfied of the use to be made of them,. and in consequence very minute inquiries , are generally made. In the present instance, the young gentleman gave so plau sible an account of the medicine being required . foi a youth sixteen years of age, who was labouring under some complaint of the bowels, that the slightest sus picion of its being intended to make an improper use of it did not exist fora moment. About I I o'clock the Rev. Mr. Mealey received a scrawl, requesting; his' immediate attendance in Thames-street ; Mr. Mealey immediately despatched Mr: Cobbet, the parish clerk, to the place appointed, who found our young gentleman in bed wringing his hands, in apparently extreme agony, and requesting that Mr: Mealey would come imme diately, as he had something of importance to com municate. On further interrogation lie exhibited the half-ounce phial, with the words " laudanum— poisen" legibly written thereon, and declared that he had swallowed the contents. Mr. Mealey, on being made acquainted with this circumstance, very judici ously sent for medical assistance. Two medical men arrived, and immediately administered a large dose ,of sulphate of zinc, which failing to excite vomiting, the stomach pump was had recourse to, when, on ex amining the contents of the stomach, not the least quantity or slightest appearance of laudanum could be detected. This circumstance, combined with the fact that the patient, although in a state of mental excitement, did not exhibit any of the usual symptoms of a person laboUring under the effects of poition, in chiced the medical gentlemen speedily to come to the conclusion, that, notwithstanding all his assevera tions to the contrary, they had been completely hoaxed, and that their patient had not taken poison. but that he had adopted this courseas a ruse to mollify the lady. To give ft greater air ofreality to his assertion, however, two sealed lettei a were placed upon his table. On beineopened, the one addressed to his parents, after thanking them affectionately for their parental Solicitude, went on to state what lie had done, and that M— W—, was the cause of it ; saying that t c h k a a t d let v t e e i r y he should emphatically;)-DE be—AD ly - 0 D E te received rd b o e n f a o r r k e ir t i li g ey t he second letter was addressed to W— herself, setting forth all his wrongs iii the most heroic terms, and prayed her forgiveness hereafter! Some time having elapsed, and the young impostor, .complaining of feeling sleepy (as well as lie might, not having been in bed during the previous night), one of the surgeons present remarked, that that was an invari able symptom of laudanum ; but that on no account whatever was the patient to be allowed to go to sleep—and threatened that, if he attempted to in dulge he should order a horsewhip as a stimulant. In . a few hours the hopeful youth gave up the pre tence of being ill altogether, although he stoutly persisted in his former statement of Navin'taken the laudanum, which he said he swallow e d b on the Hundred Steps; and lie was finally sent to London by the coach, under the care of a friend.--Bucks Gazelle of Saturday. 01101101 rfIAZER, formerly a Major in a Highland Regiment of Pencil)les, who has since resided for some years in .Canada, was last ws-ek examined before the Sheriff of Greenock, on a charge of having defrauded 11. number of Highlanders, on pretence of taking tlWkAlt and their families as emigrants to Canada . , where they were -to receive grants of land. The details of the transaction, as given by the unfortunate sufferers, were heart-rending. The Colonel having impressed their minds by his represen tations with the immense advantages of emigrating t o Canada, entered into an engagement to take them out at so mnch a head, men, women, and children. The poor people, besid,s giving him all the money they had saved, also delivered over to hint all their cattle, to be sold to pro vide funds for the payment of the passage-tone-, and having sold off the rest of their stock and household goods, came to Greenock, at the time appointed to embark. The disappoiatment vas extreme when they fou n d th a t no vessel was provided, and that the grossest deception had been practised. On their representation of the facts FRAZER was taken info custody, and admitted that he bad received 207/. for the poor people's cattle, against which he attempted to set off expenses. The Sheriff committed him to prison, arid hall laid the cave before the Lord Advocate. THE MARKETS. , ----.- PRICE OP BEAD. The highest- price of Bread in- the ß Metropolis is 11—' 1 ,f° L , 41b. Loaf. There a r e o th ers w h o sell from )6d. to li d, that price. PRICE OF SEEDS.—Sept. & 56, New Englishßed Clover Seed (per Cwt.) es. 509. Ode 'Rd Ditto Ditto __ /001•11.04,1.1,10 425, 580 52k. fine 7H~. •. tine Es.4-66141164:664.1i:r.:‘ tiny — e e :511;1' 300 -er Quarter) 2fis, sqw Paeey Ditto Linseed, for feeding ' — O . 38s. tine - -4 • Ditto, for , 3ti o . tine Canary Seed, • 50s. tine sf,_!' SF Ditto —a. —s. —^e. r e White Mustard 3e White ss. 6s. Od. 79. fine Brown Ditto 8 fine •' Turnip Seeds, Rounds —s. Si. 100. tine Neti• Foreign - Ditti Old Ditto -- New White Clove Old Ditto Ditto. New Trefoil Old Ditto Rib Grass English Carraway Foreign Ditto St. Foin Rye Grass , Raie Seed, English, fine (per List) 2 : 17. 24/7 7 ' Foreigp Yl,l 34. Dreeti and Rex! Ditto Tares, Old „.. . Kent Pod PRICES OP HO O P I S.. — as S:fsi s . l B . . -------'...--- 21 ' IN. St. 1 . Os 03. to .4/. 2/. 10.4. Si. 0.. to N. W 21. 12,4 x. si. to Sl. U . 0!. Us. 41. es to 54 1 a e' N. Os. to 31 . 1 2' 21. 2s. 2/. 10a. to v , 2 4 6 ',. 2/. 156 to 31 . 33 ' Old Duty laid at-X2OO-.000. . --, 06. tO 61 , Essex Ditto Farnhani ,Ditto. Fine.._ Seconds Kent Ua; Sussex 1) E.ex Ditto WHITECHAPEL HAY ISIAIEM.p thy 795. Od. to 965. Od: tt lover 948. pi. to . 11. Straw sr.'. Oct. to 414 4 Od. PltlCl.l OF 011.. Rape Oil, brown 341. Oa. Itetizied - Liu,eed Linseed Oil Caka at the Mill; per thousand Rape Cake, per ton PRICE OF POTATOES.—Sept: S. New Ware, 21. _Os. to W. lO➢. per VA PRICES OF LEATH E R, d.tc l Per lb. Per lb. 8utte........—.50 to %1b... 28 .21 „Manual Horae Ditt0......:—.130 to 661 b.... 22 23 Spanish DIU* Dressing Hide, 14i 171 _._ .Pet clozoti. Filie,Coaeb Likles 181 24 Calf Skim.. JES to 411 b. 16 Crop Hide;, 35 to 401 b. 15 181 Ditto 70lb. 45 y Ditto.,4s to 501 b. 18 20' Ditto ' 70 to Ditto 20 22 Small Cireetilsind RAW 1111 DES. Per Stone. s.t toe. d. Per Stone. g: I W I Best 'Leiters & Stoers3 0. 3 8 0rdinary................... g 0 Middlings . ' 2 8 210 Pdatket cult 9 _____....g gad 1 COAL MAR] Beaumont 3os. 9E1.1 Clarke and Co.'s Main— 32 3 Dean's Primrose 30 0 Heaton Ilebburn Ma. a Holywell 32 3 Kenton We5t...,,,,,,.,.,,, 3 , 1 6 Killingworth 3t 3 Percy `,..9 0 Pelaw Pontok)Windsor...... .. 30 6 Tantieid 1.1•Weryn0.........1MA0 32 6 :2.2 0 Wylant 32 6 Walls End Bewickeze Co. 36 0 Ditto Bell Hobson& Co. 34 3 Ditto 33 3' Ditto.Burraton 34 0 Ditto Carr and Co. 30 0 Ditto Clarke and Co. 32 3 Ships at market. 63—Shili CET.—Sept. 8. - Walls h;rad Newmarch, • Ditto Cratmlington—...... Ditto Hilda 31 Di. to DUO Northumberland 33 Ditto Peareth Ditto Perkins and: Co. Ditto it Ditto Walket Wade's Eden • Neshani Russell's High Walls End Walls End Lyons :sa Cowpen 3 1 2 9 Ditto 3 9 Tantield 32 Old Etherley small Primrose Bold 241}.(a IRISH MA DUBLIN MARKET N RKETS. D'l'E.—Fa . From 1,727 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 20 till Bete ' l6 stone 11 0 72 16. stone 14 0 2,167 Oats —l4 stone 10 0 7,6'70 Cwt. 9 stone 4 0 7:30 Oatmeal 11 stone) • 9 0 Sold to llakera only. 4,299 Cwt. Flour A IDAY Sept. 5. 1 o / 61. 44 :330 k 8 13 0 1/ d 15 0 14 lti 0 11 d 24 0 16 0 I 10 I verage price of N\ heat an; Receipts of Flour, 10,S391secon First., Sales of Do. :7,070 Thirk4 PRICE OF Quartens Loaf, 411). soz, 9,1 I 15 N• id Flour 41 .0,..•~0•00 fro lack. 0 , to 2-0 to 2 0 ' 6i• to la ILIZA D. It-quart, is:..-~~ Su;4se: 24 0 r.. 4:1. per 2 220. 0(1. 01% 15.. Oct. on 43. Od. Quarters Loaf, 41b. soz. - 9d. I Half.quartern; 216. 2iiz:...7„/ -SW . Wheat, Barley. Oats. Flour,if c; / !;- , i per barrel per barrel per barrel ' r .-......... 2U,stone. 16 stone. 14 stoue. Ist. _.....!..% --- a. 0 s. d. a s. d. s, d. as.d. s. d. as. it. s. d , as. d. s. 6 ,_.,' 11),; C0rk........ 16 0-28 3 130-14 4 8 6-16 0 18 0- 9 2 0 1 4 17 -.14 A ' Limerick 22 6-23 4102- A 10 4-. 00 15 0-16 0 Uu" 13 •', Waterford 21 0-26 0 12 0-16 6 10 6-11 0 15 6-18 6 li ° " ... j1 v Clonmel -23 0-V 0 9 6-40 6 9 4-10 U 15 0-16 0 12 0 " 0 ~t ) Belfast..., 1416-20 912 0-15 Is o— oa 20 6-21 0 0 0- ",,, 0 1 ] Derry „..-, 0 0-- 0 0 12 8- 00 11 1-.12 9 00- 0 0 0 ........ `„_.' u , Carlow.... 20 0-24 0 . 19 4-15 0 8 0- 9 0 15 0-- t 0 0 Ir.-- 0 . 0 _ 0 t_ .. J% - Traloe- 0 0=- 0 0 00- 00 , 0 0- 0 0 0 0.-....-- - ---- - - . - -- Butter. ___,..o:, Beef, Mutton, Pork, 11 per lb. per lb. per cwt. 112 t. ...24. 3d. 4t b• d. a d. d. a d. 8. d. a 8. d. s, it. 4. 4. s, d. 1). (1 ,"., to 13 Cork 1 -5 14 -6 4.1 0-12 0174 0700 04 0 10 10 `,3 0 Limerick- 3 -5 a! - 5 22 0-40 0175 011 0,65 059 n o ..... 9, Waterford 4- 5 5- '7 24 0-40 077 0 7,5 0 .....' -7, c '' yd v ,, Clorirnel - 4 —4l4i 5 ,0 0- 0 073D71 065 f,„'" ,--, ",, , Belfast -.... 1 —5l o o 00-0 0 81 080 059 it- , „'" '7, Derry ........ 0 -0 0 -0 00- 00 - 0 ~.- -0 ..- -;-; ii - 2 . o w Carlow.--; 4-55 - 6 23 . 0 .t. 002Q850 72 gw, o io Tralee--. 0 -0 0' - 0 o'o- 0 0 78-0 72 064 6 ' ' SCOTCH MARKETS. Wheat. Barley. 'Aberdeen Coldstream Cupar Dundee.-- pgin 52 66 127 30 36 42 20 22 42 44 26 71 58 60 28 30 60 29 50 54 22 23 51 56 25 28 :35 42 20 22 56 65 31 32 56 60 21 25 of the measure vari Kelso —.— Kirkaldy—. Perth ,1*• The size Oats. Beans. 22 s6 l _ 16 10 122 2.5 20 21 26 28 22 26 27 30 27 20 '2l SO 42 21 25 23 94 16 18 25 27 23 25 32 -.- 18 18 13 14 "„to• ies throughout the col 51 . 40 36 •r / BIRTHS. tie On the 9th inst., at his residence, Hadlow-stree t, lady of C. M. Ullithetne, Esti., of a eon. On the 6th inst., the lady of Mr. Charles Sl' e " . Litnehouse, of a son. • - On the 7th inst., in Tilney-street, Lady •Harrist f .„,, of female twins, one o f whi c h survived only a , abort t'd a On the 9cl inst., at DulsVich-Common, Mrs. Ingli 4 ' - daughter. : • MARRIED. On the 6th inst., at Dorking, John Maelunec , Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant, _B enga l E sta blisbJ'ai t i s , to Anna Sophia, second daughter of Jacob F oster ifleY o P6 E esuqtoie., On 0 o Grtih f i S Ous Ge uilford-street, ioe teethth:t utELambeth.siotcaCaroline, di Inver:, o t o h n e e 2 , d st i i n r s i t in .,.. s A h b il e e lievvis Gower, Esq of E"l'L°P-Plo'i Bedford, e fourth Charles r daughter Sh u t e r 0 f , .stc jaw to Elizabeth, youngest daughter 'of W. Lo g an, . Cla O rk u • At Springfield, near Gretna, Richard ForeLoaf', ter Merthyr Tyd v il, Glamorganshire; to Eliza, -only ual,b PP i of William M e y r i c k, E sq ., o f t h e same place. The yeti couple arrived at the Coffee-house, in this city, abou t 'ivy o'clock in the evening in great haste, from whenc e ;' proceeded in .t chaise and four to the " far-famed " lii r il g ytt and returned here again about eleven th e alma yQ where they remained until . Wednesday afternoon. parties were pursued as far as Penrith, we understan d " to On the Sd init., Mr. James Percival, 0f4..0 0 0' BOW Eliza, daughter of Ali% Parker, surgeon, Aspley, shire. , I. :lo 4 ,sa • On the 6th inst., at his father's house, High ".,_ l ', Herts, Henry, son of W. Thom son , psq„ bisS4w ia r ai r l On the 4th inst, aged 86, Aune,, wife of the .Bev• Hamilton Arnold, of Frant, near Tunbridge-weal. osd •/ * -On the 6th inst., .John Budge n , E sq Phioas Kent, in his 34th year. On the 4th inst., after several y ears ' seve rs ag li f ih t Mrs. Mary Ann Mann, wife of Mr. James Mann, Brewtry,Mile-end, Loudon. On the Bth inst., Mary, second daughter of J. P. g°lll3j Esq., is her 13th year. On the Bth inst., at Hackney, aged 81, Sarah, re lict (7' Clr a i r i tni ng, the o la n te th AelBr.t4Wiu.st.B, at utl hiser. a Holborn, aged 87. On the Gth i ns t.., at B r i g h ton, W i ll i am M at h e ws, E 4j j of Clapham Rise, tirrey, after a lingering illnesiof tb r years, very 6 4werely regretted. p a en E ts 4. Grout oate o l f lu ic sse ing ll- 4 t Covent-garden, Nich o l as r i, it On the 7th inst., at her son's, in Harpur-stree t , Lion-square, aged 78, Elizabeth Bletsoe, widow of the ' .Williant Payne, Esq., of the Ordnance_office, Tower. j, On-the Othinat., at Doncaster-place, Old Kent 0 1'4, Maryt,second daughter of the late John Edward Loog . E•q., of the Stock Exchange, London. Late lac- th. tb, wife .4y, ht ,anor-place, .alworth, Elizabeth, - Mr. Thomas Middleton, of the Bank of England. t oil, On July 15, on his passage from th e W es 6 Indieso_JA 0 Colquhoun Mills, Esq., late President of the Islori Nevis, and nephew of the late W. Mill s , E4 q ,; of Si'P • Hull, near Taunton. , ier, On the Ist inst., Marga re t Si me , w if e o f Th oma s r ui r Esq., Prospect-plce, .Newington, Surrey. On the 3d inst. a in Upper Wohurn-place, aged Ql, John Ormerad. On the sth • inst. aged two months, Frederick the infant son of Mr. William Edwards, of Aldersg street. PRINTED and PUBLISHED by AIURDO.NOLINO) HN Orvicx, 112 ; SW4AND, LONDON, 'I~G N' T O hi, Liar tecifo, ter' is.6l of -wicks Cunt)! Tor Chest, Curnb i bethy Devo ß ~,borltet uurb N Ida] ktrsex Port Giouce Cit ) Ha nts tiertfo Ilertfo %I n t, Isle of lii e of Xtrit ( in t' As ° atl, i That dnq of aric etired a Septerol / f,