The Sun. — London, England, 1841-09-03 00:00:00

fe 113't t hol, 11)11 01 141.. ler set fr Lord , 5 pin)" s vc gige MORNING SUN SUMMAR? OF W AND Vitbitt 1 4) pitntofl. " Who runs may read." 1 1 012.EiGN. The French Journals of Wednesday, like those of Monday and Tuesday, are occupied with M. Guizot's speech, and the accession of the English Tories to office. 'We have already given the substance of their remarks so fully, that we may be excused the quotation of articles in which there is nothing new in thought, or remarkable in expression. The corn and olive crops are represented as more than ordinarily productive throughout France. The Spanish Government is reported to have remitted 60,0001. on the 24th ult., to meet the more pressing claims of the London bondholders. At Gratz, on the 19th ult., the statue of the Emperor Francis was inaugurated with great solemnity. The Emperor Ferdinand and the Empress were present. In the procession waled a number of Bishops and Abbots in full canonicals. M. niers was received by the King of Prussia on the 19th. He went to Court in the dress of a member of the Academic Francais. The audience lasted less than a quarter of an hour. Next day the ex-Minister quitted Berlin, on his way to Dresden, Prague, and Vienna. . P11331.1C OPINION. The Morning Post thus extols the excellence of the new Tory Cabinet :—" It would be idle in us to claim for a Cabinet thus constituted the confidence of the country. There is not one of its Members who is not already well knoWn to the people of England, or who has not by his past conduct in public life earned for him self a high place in their confidence and esteem." As respects Sir James Graham, never was compliment so misplaced as t h e above. What is there in his past con duct that can entitle him to public esteem ? The utm ost that can b e sa i d of him- is, that he is a lucky apostate,. who, after having been kicked out of h is own County with contempt, and rejected with equal contempt at Pembroke, has at length contrived to wriggle himself into the lucrative post of Home Secretary. And the Duke of Buckingham, too ! Is there anything in his conduct to justify the praises of our Contemporary ! He is known to the people at large only as the repre sentative of the Monopolist land-holders ; and his acces sion to office will be regarded as a proof that little or no substantial Reform will be made in the Corn-laws. As for the Earl of Ripon, though a disciple of Huskissoh, he may be supposed to be imbued with some liberal free trade views, yet he is notoriously a timid, vacillating statesman, and is chiefly remarkable for having taken fright at the battle of Navarino ; broken up the Admi nistration of which he was the head, in breathless haste ; and bolted from Downing-street, without even venturing to face Parliament And this man is President of the Board of Trade, the very post of all others which, at a period like the present, requires the utmost energy and decision of character ! The Chronicle speaks of the New Poor-law in the fol lowing terms :—" Whatever opinion may be entertained respecting minor details, the law is working well ; and not a. few of those who made use of the unpopularity of the measure, in order to crawl into Parliament, under the shelter of misrepresentation and excitement, will now, doubtless, vote for its continuance ; and should some of their disappointed constituents ask them the reason why, their answer may be given in the words of Cruikshank's long-nosed bribed voter, "Not a word about the ducks !" One thing is wanting to extract the sting from some of the necessary but apparently bard and harsh enactments of the New Poor-law. Re- peal the Corn-laws, or at least modify them : then, when you have taken from the labourer pauper's bread, and given him the free bread of industry, you can hold up your heads unabashed in the presence of the people, and gentlemen need not bustle to the hustings with " a lie in their right hand !" The Herald observes—" A great portion of the House of Commons is far behind the intelligence of the edu cated portion of the community ; and it would, under an extended suffrage, be an assembly intolerable from its ignorance and presumption. The exposure of this fact is greatly owing to adjourned debates,' which are gradually becoming a positive 'wise - ace. It is in the power of the Ministerial leader to put an end to this waste of public time, and obstruction of national busi ness ; for, being at the head of a majority, he can always, with temperate firmness and decision, defeat the motion for adjournment, and bring the real question before the House to an early decision."—We echo the Herald re mark that a great portion of the House of Commons is far behind the intelligence of the educated portion of the community. And the reason is obvious. The mo nopolists and country-gentlemen landholders—not usually the most enlightened of beings—are predominant therein. Even supposing that these men possessed the average allowance of intelligence, still their interests, advice, and prejudices, would disqualify them for sagacious legisla sion. With respect to the suggestion to the " Minis terial leader," to put a stop to speechifying, we doubt not he would gladly avail himself of it, if he could, for Whig and Radical Members are sometimes apt to blust out truths that must be very offensive to Tory ears. _ The Times observes, in an article defining - some of the more important duties of the new Government :—" The most difficult part of the duty of the new Government, in the present anomalous predicament of society in Eng land and Ireland, will be to distinguish, clearly and constantly, between' toleration' and liberalism.' The one is an essential principle of the constitution ; the other is absolutely opposed to it. The only real friends of toleration are those who know where to stop. This is a knowledge that the Tories possess in perfec tion. Their self-interests have here uniformly stepped in to the assistance of their natural cunning, and taught them " where to stop." Indeed, the art of stop ping is the only art which they have practised with un deviating consistency.' They have been stopping every Session for the last fifty years and upwards ; and, not content with stopping themselves, have compelled almost every valuable reform to stop also. To be consistent to the last—and we trust they will be so—they should take an early opportunity of putting a full stop to their own Administration, and leave the task of governing to those who know, not simply when to stop, but when to go forward. In another article the Times thus mildly and be nignantly speculates on the future sufferings of O'Con nell :—" \V hen the tellers announced the majority of ninety-one, the knell of O'Connellism was tolled. Now, it is quite right that the indocile spirit which formerly animated that lifeless carcase should pass into purgatory in the usual canonical way. It has a frightful amount of iniquity to get rid of. We hardly know of any fires that can sufficiently purify it. The Parliamentary ordeal, however, which still awaits it is a pretty hot one. Its libels upon the women of England will be burnt to tin der. Its calumnies upon the " six hundred scoundrels" will be consumed in a blaze. Its money malversations upon the factory question will demand extra fuel. Its venal boroughmongering must crackle in the flaming furnace. Its rent extortions will be reduced to ashes : and after the bellows and crucible have taken their inevitable effect, Mr. Daniel O'Connell will be delivered to his executors in the form of a calcined mummy." There is an amount of torture proposed to be inflicted on one solitary individual ! Why, the Smithfield fires were nothing to it ! Not only is O'Connell to have his " frightful amount of iniquity" purged away in purga tory ; but previous to this, he is to be "reduced to uslies,” "burnt to tinder," and then "delivered to his executors in the form of a calcined mummy !" Our Contemporary has been often convicted of absurd, intem perate declamation, but he has fairly surpassed himself. The Dublin Evening Post, commenting on the debate on the Address, remarks as follows :—" The very fac tion now virtually in office, grounded their opposition to the Address, on the pretence that the alteration in the Sugar Duties would be injurious to the Free Negro Pe pulationave of the Colonies—they—the patrons of the Trade—the opposers of the Abolitionists—taking credit for their humanity, forsooth. and high principle. But this is only h one amongst the innumerable practical lies of which they have been guilty. Indeed, it is upon t he , tha t t en t mc r e v a e n , and the . propagation of such lies as thcse a party, depends." 'rho Worcester Clir e or x iic s t r i r c e c n , a a rls, an article sug gested by the late deba te—" The debate in the Corn inons, though it has resulted unfavourably to them . ea sures of free trade, by which Ministers had honoutabl determined to stand or fal l, will g o far to p r ove that the Liberal party hare right in their favour, though their opponents are isghtier than they. Though they were out-numbered on the division, they had an immense pre ponderanCe of facts and arguments in their favour. The Ayr Observer contains the following remark on Sir Robert Peel's speech :—" Though Sir Robert cauti ously abstained from giving any explanat ion regardingthe precise measures he might deem prop er in the exist-_ ing state of affairs, it could nevertheless b e g athered from the general tenor of his remarks, that the course which he means to pursue will be one of straightforward independence." IVIONEY—TRADE—COMMEIZCE. The supply of provisions of all kinds from Scotland to London by the steamers has been great during the last three days. The Perth, in addition to upwards of 100 cattle, sheep, and 200 boxes of salmon, imported 150 boxes of grouse from the moors. The Duchess of Sutherland imported 126 fat cattle, 300 boxes of salmon, besides hogs, sheep, and lambs, and upwards of 300 bar rels of herrings. The Royal `'ictor►a supplied 80 tons of dead meat, and the Rapid, from Berwick, imported 114 boxes of salmon, 82 sheep and lambs, 450 barrels of fresh herrings, and 30 tons of dead meat. The house of Lebean, brothers, at Manbuege, has stopped payment for 450,000 francs, the assets arc scarcely sufficient to bri❑g 33 per cent. AG2tICULTITRAL. In Edinburgh the alarm for the crops has completely subsided. In Perth the harvest has commenced for all kinds of crop. In Fifeshire, Barley-harvest is general. In Roxburgshire and Berwickshire reaping is actively carried on. The rapid progress made in the growth of the hop bines during the last few days, has not been equalled since 181,5'. The estimated duty for Kent is 104,0001. ; Sure ;"43,0,001.; Worcester, 20,0001.; Farnham, 9,0001.; the Kingdom, 5,0001.: total, 181,000/. The olive crop in tht;South of France is this year over abundant. LAW AND POLICE. At the•Eton Petty Sessions application was made to the Bench for license to open a large and splendid build ing as the Royal Hotel and Tavern, just erected by Charles Doteno late steward of the Earl of Chesterfield, at an e x p ens e of upwards of 12,000., close to the rail• way. station at Slough. •It was opposed on the ground that the house was not required by the public, and that it would inflict serious injury on the established inns at 81Plkgb, and vauso 010 ongregation o iinproper charac- ters on Sunday. These objections were, however, over ruled, and the license granted. At Carlisle last week, !John Kirkpatrick and James Johnson were indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Jardine, constable at the Carlisle election. Jardine w as acquitted; but Kirkpatrick, found guilty of manslaugh ter, was transported for fifteen years. t the Liverpool Assizes, held before Mr. Justice Wightman and a Special Jury, an action was tried on the part of the celebrated engineer (Mr. Vignolles) against the Right Hon. Thomas Lefroy, M.P., Director of the ' Central Irish Railway Company, for work done by plaintiff on that line, and his services laid at the amount of 5,0001 Mr. Vignolles' services could only be proved to a certain time ; the verdict was consequently for the sum of 1,930 L, as compensation for tke period proved. ELECTIONEERING. A Glasgow paper states that on account of some of the trifling formalities which clog the working of the Reform Act, the whole of the Liberal electors, to the number of seventeen, claiming to be registered for Port Glasgow, have had their claims thrown out by the Sheriff. At the Manor Court of Armagh a case was tried, in which the plaintiff, one of the agents of Mr. Fox, the Tory, had, prior to the Armagh election, purchased a pig of the defendant, a voter, for 30L, giving 21. as earnest , and the remaining 281. to be paid after the election. This having terminated without polling, the plaintiff claimed the errnest, and brought his action for its recovery. Amid roars of laughter the Court dismissed the plain- • tiff's case, with costs. A meeting of the Westminster Reform Association was yesterday evening held at Stannard's Hotel, Covent Garden. According to the Report it appeared that owing to the exertions used there were above 2,000 new claims for Reformers this year. A meeting of influential Reformers took place in Par liament-street a few days since, to draw up rules and re er ' ulations for the government of a C entral Societ y . A deputation was ordered to wait upon General Johnson, Mr. S. Crawford, Mr. T. S. Duneombe, Dr. Bovvring, and Mr. Wallace, to request them to become Vice-Pre sidents of the Society. SPORTING. The partridge shooting has opened well at Andover, and in the extensive stubbles about Munxton, Teyfield, Kempton, and Shipton, the birds are more plentiful than for many years past. TIIEATR.EC.A.Z. Mr. and Mrs. Wood have arrived from America, and make their first appearance at Yarmouth on Monday next in Somnambula. Mr. Charles Kemble is at present in Paris, having lately recovered from a severe illness. cournr-r.asExONAELE. On Wednesday, at half-past five, her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal and nurses arrived in their carriages at Claremont, to stay there for a few days. The Privy Council, for receiving the Seals from the retiring Ministers and presenting them to the Members or the new Administration, will, it is expected, be held this day at Claremont. Sir Robert Peel remained in town yesterday morning at his residence in Whitehall-gardens. Sir Watkin Williams Wynn arrived at Wynnstay on Monday last to make arrangement for the festivities there next week. The Countess of Cardigan has returned from a brie visit to the Continent. MISCELLANEOUS. There is now growing . at the Rev. John Peel's,Wares ley House, Worcestershire, a species of snake cucumber, of the extraordinary length of seven feet, the growth of seven weeks. This day is the anniversary of the deaths of Sir Edward Coke, who died in 1634 ; and of Oliver Crom well, who died in 1658. Yakutsk, in Siberia, is supposed to be the coldest spot on the earth's surface. This is a mistake. The coldest spot—at least in a politician's estimation—is a back seat on the Opposition bench. Mr. Pistruca, has just executed a very beautiful medal of the Puke of Wellington in gold, silver, and bronze. The front bears the likeness of the Duke : the reverse an heroic helmet, &c. _ _ The King of Prussia is stated to have a splendid tent of cast-iron frame-work, which cost nearly 40,000 francs, made at Berlin, for the camp of Silena, with a view to giving in it a dinner and other entertainments to his officers. Ittnvicouits Or THE DAY. It is stated that owing to serious affliction from his in cessant labours in the cause of science, 1)r. Farraday is oblicrecl to withdraw, at least, for a time, from the Royal Institution. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen will hold a Privy Council at one o'clock this afternoon at Claremont for receiving the seals of office from her Majesty's Ministers, and for administering the oaths of office to the members of the new Administration, and pre senting them with their official seals. The Earl of Jersey arrived in town from his seat, Osterly Park, and had yesterday morning an interview with Sir Robert Peel. The following Noblemen and Gentlemen had. also interviews the Right Hon. Baronet in the course of the day :—the Earls of Lincoln, Rosslyn, and Haddington; Viscounts Sandon, Powerscourt, and Lowther; Lords Ernest Bruce, Granville Somerset, and Eliot; the Hon. Sidney Herbert, Sir James Graham, and Sir George Clerk. Sir R. Peel had a dinner party last evening at his residence in Whitehall-gardens. Among the company were the Duke of Wellington; Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Wharncliffe, Sir James Gra ham, Earl of Aberdeen, Mr. Goulburn, Earl of Ripon, Lord Ellenborough, Sir Edward Knatch bull, Sir Henry Hardinge, Earl of Haddington, Earl De Grey, and Lord Stanley. Sir Henry Pynn transacted business at the Foreign-office yesterday. Despatches from Sir C. Metcalfe, Governor of Jamaica, and from the Governor of the other West India colonies were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. MONEY and COM VIERCIAL_NEWS - - - CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. The progress made in the formation of the new Tory Administration has lost almost all its interest in the City. The Funds have scarcely varied a fraction to clay. Is not this principally ascribed to the universality of the feeling that Sir Robert Peel will not be enabled long to hold the reins of power ? We are disposed to think so, and therefore we do not anticipate that there will be any fall of moment in the value of the Funds. Consols for Account closed this afternoon at 90-1-, and for Money at 89-a. India Bonds were flat at 2 premium; but Exchequer Bills realised 14 to 16 premium, freely. In the Foreign Market there, was a brisk demand for Spanish Stock this afternoon at an advance to 221 1. In the other Foreign Stocks there was scarcely any varia tion, the prices closing within a fraction of those de manded in the early part of the day. The Railway Share Market closed heavily this after , noon ; but the prices were not materially different from those paid yesterday. (From The Sun of Last Niglit.) LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SEPT. I.—Rather better busin:ss has been done in the Cotton Market to day, the sales amounting to 5,000 bales, of which ex porters have taken 300. American prices remain steady. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, SEPT. I.—The fol lowing comprise the transactions at the close of the Stock Exchange :—Eastern Counties 8, Debentures 8. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPT. I.—We have had a very quiet Market, little business doing, and no alteration in prices. Her Majesty's packet Linnet has arrived with the mail 'rom Brazil ; the dates are Rio 8, Bahia 18, and Per• nambuco 24th July. She has brought three passengers mportance. i,hei s o o u n n g l : Inp freight. e r 0 r N , o , a p s o tollt i c b % i and two boxes o f diamond n ews of ed a week after the Linnet left Exchange crown England at i and • ' on and 1I at Stock 71. was ou T , the Six per Cent. Local saler Majesty's brig Hope has arrived from Mexico • l i ed from Tampico on the 7th July, Vera Cruz 10th, alma 1 I 2 i - th. She has brought 15,000 dollars on freight. It o lier 111;c e . news of the least interest. 1 3 - stY's packet Tyrian has also arrived w ith a ma front the we• a tt d h7 s West Indies. The dates are from Trinidad aas:nled.es,ac:i.g:eitlhe other papers d g o ( Fieerianl cultivation'''. 16th, Demerara, 1 29th July. T he 13 9 1 t r lic Barbpaadpoeerss, speak2ls eafntdheJfaamvoauicra- The canes are improving, the on of corn, provisions, going contain any news of the Cornwall, the north side least interest. Perfect tranquility contented, the islands. The papers nxi t h p r e o a u c g e l a i b ot l i e t , of the island, state that the island hal t ,, l the general calm ceased G r a t n d e ff b o o r t t h s and we are happy to conclude e which proprietors prevails,an a that reas a I.) dissensions are are being made in every part of the island to increase - to ard to the u the coffee and suga r cro p s, and as the season promises to be favourable o n the whole, we loocfogrrNas talt period when we sh all be enabled to en fellow colonists up on the success which has crow ned r their efforts, and to convince the British public-, maugre all that has been said on the subject, that the British sugar and coffee growers are capable of suppl y _ ing all their wants at reasonable and moderate rates without the intervention of the Brazil, Cuba, or any other slave-holding and slave -trading country. The principal business doing in the Stock Exchange this morning, has been in Spanish Securities. The Active Stock has advanced nearly one per cent. since yesterday. It is now quoted at 22-4. f i - ; Passive, 5* * ; Deferred, 10i 11*. Consols are 89g.-,` for Money, and 9041 for the Account. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, SEPT. 2. 3 per Cent. Corisols Three and Half Stock 974 'Grand Canal Stock ...... ... Ditto Reduced ...... Ditto New 1830.. 3i per Cent. Debs. Sydney =A New South Wales papers to the 24th April have been received, which state that middling and inferior descriptions of wheat hang heavily on hand. There is a good deal of grain in town wanting pur chasers. The crops, which are now being pulled, do not turn out so prolific as was expected. Flour remains stationary, the price of bread continues 7d. the 21b loaf. Since the early part of the morning the English Stock Market has become fiat, and money has advanced to 6 er cent, Consols Are 90} for the Account, 891 ; for THE stIN, LONDON, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 3. 1841. EXTRAORDINARY POST-OFFICE • ROBBERY. THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. 1 BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY.--Yesterday Chalks Webb, The portrait of Dr. Barrett, late Senior Fel- apprehhended on the 17th ult., in this town, by Mr. low and Vice-Provost of the Dublin University— George Redfern, on suspicion of being concerned in one of the most eccentric, and in many respects stealing a letter from the Post-office here as far back most remarkable men of modern times—embel- : as the year 1828, was again brought up for examination fishes the Picture Gallery of the Dublin lEfaga- before Charles Shaw and D. Leasam, Esqrs. Mr. Pea zinc for this month. Dr. Barrett, better known ' cock, solicitor, of London, appeared on behalf of the in the Irish University by the soubriquet of Post-office authorities. Mr. Suckling attended for the "Jacky Barrett," was a compound of oddities so prisMoner Sink T i. nson was thehere were fourteen and witnesses stated hat t in the heterogeneous, that the wonder is, how they ever r. first, he year 1828 he was a traveller for Messrs. Simcox and Pemberton, came to co-exist in • the character of the same of Birmingham. On the 4th of December individual.. " Though acquainted," says his in that year he enclosed in a letter at Dublin bank post biographer, "with the abstrusest things of set- and other bills, amounting to 581 d. Bs. 11d., which he ence, he was so ignorant of the things of COM- directed to Simcox and Pemberton, but which never mon life, that he absolutely did not know a live reached its destination. duck-from a partridge nand though he had dined Mr. Pemberton proved that at the above period he at Commons on mutton fun- forty years, he actu- counting -house daily in the habit of attending in his countinc,-house ally did not know a live sheep the only time he at post hours, and that if the letter had arrived on the ever saw one; though capable of speaking and 15th, as it ought to have done, he or his clerk (Mr. Bur writing the dead languages with correctness and ton) would have received it. He (Mr. Pemberton) had not received a money letter that day ; but he received fluency, he was so ignorant of his own, that his I one i inforining him that a remittance had been forwarded. conversation was a tissue of blunders and °Tam matical absurdities. Though generally kind and Bird, manager of the Birmingham rest-office good-natured,. he was never known to give a recollected an inquiry being made about that time re: specting a letter belonging to Messrs. Simcox and Pern penny in Charity ; and., so narrow was his heart, berton. Wilson was the name of the letter-carrier to that he suffered his nearest relatives to pine in the above firm, and in the month of December, 1828, poverty while he lived, and starve at his death, James Webb, the prisoner's brother, was also employed while he had accumulated useless thousands. in the office, and generally sat beside Wilson. On the • Though a religious and pious man, he indulged a habit of cursing and swearing to a frightful ex - 10th December, 1828, Webb applied for. and obtained leave of absence for a short time, and on his return ha tent ; and. though moral and continent, he pur gave contradictory accounts of the way in which he had chased. all sorts of books and pictures for his pri- spent his time. Suspicion then fell upon him, and he vate indulgence."was apprehended, but he was discharged for want of suf gui following te c n t e e c r d i s o t t i e c s : i f . ! ficient evidence. Mr. Samuel Mackey, clerk belonging to Messrs. Minet, Mector, and Co., bankers of Dover, proved that on the cliara a Dr. Barren's man:— Mector, person la'lli.ce THE MAGAZINES. His . solitary habits prevented his having any asso ciates among his fellow-students, but he made compa nions of his scanty stock of furniture, and when reading for Fellowships used every day to go through the form of an examination with them. Having placed his chair, table, basin, and bolster, in a semicircle, he gave them the names of the declared candidates, and propounded such questions as occurred in the part of the examination he was readily , . To the first whom lie supposed to an swer, he said ) " male," to the next " minus recte," to another " die tu," and so on to the last which represented himself, to whose imagined answer he always replied " recte respondisti, domine Barrett." In this way with wonderful perseverance he got through the whole course, and ob:a!ned a Fellowship with ,considerable cpylit in the year 1778, and was cu-opted to a Senior Fellowship, A.D. 1791. As soon as be became a Fellow, all the eccentricities which his former mode of life had tended to conceal as well as to confirm, began to be better known, and every one who had any intercourse with him had numerous anecdotes of his blundering simplicity. The anecdote of the two cats, which has been told of many learned men, originated with him. Ills only pets were a cat and a kitten, its progeny. A friend seeing two holes in the bottom of his door, asked him for what purpose he made them there. Barrett said it was for his cats to go in and out. _ _ 3th December, 1838, he cashed for Mr. Emanuel Levi, a money-changer, a Bank of England post-bill for 5C1., No. 9,364. Mr. Levi deposed that on the last-mentioned day, be tween nine and ten o'clock in the morning, the prisoner came to his house, and asked for cash for a SCI. note. He gave it to him, and he could swear that the one then produced by Mr. Peacock, and sworn to by the last wit ness, was the one he received from the prisoner. To the best of his knowledge the prisoner had a small paper parcel in his hand. Mr. William Stevenson, a cotton-dealer at Calais, stated stated that on the 9th of December, he, being in want of a hundred pound bill to remit to England, went to the house of Mr. Darquer, a money-changer, and, while lie was there, a stranger came in and asked for cash for a hundred pound bill. Mr. Dar quer gave him cash for one, and he, Mr. Steven son, bought it from Mr. Darquer. The bill produced was the same, but lie could not swear that it was the one the stranger sold Mr. Darquer, because it was out of I his sight while Mr. Darquer was getting the money i n another apartment. He could not swear the prisoner was the stranger, but he believed he was, because he dined with him accidentally the same day at the table d'hote at the Crown Hotel, Calais. Richard Baker, formerly waiter at the Crown Hotel. proved that on the 9th December, 1828, a stranger, who gave his name Brown, arrived at the hotel from Dover, and dined at the table d'hote with the last witness. He could not swear the prisoner was the man, but he be lieved he was. While at the hotel he was much agitated, and his manner attracted attention. Mr. Abraham Hamnayn stated that on the 9th Decem ber he was chief officer on board the Crusader, her Ma jesty's packet between Dover and Calais. He conveyed on the above day to Calais a person named Brown, who put up at the Crown Hotel. The next day he brought him back again, and he was so much agitated and terri fied on his passage back, that he found it necessary to have him watched. He could not swear positively that the prisoner was the man. Mr. Darquer deposed that he received from a stran ger, on the 9th December, 1828, a one hundred pound bill, which he sold to Mr. Stephenson, but he could not swear the prisonar was the person from whom he bought it. James Woolley and John Rhodes, fellow-workmen of the prisoner, fully identified him as the brother of Jas. Webb, who had formerly been employed in the Post office, and deposed to his having absented himself at the beginning of the month of December from his work, and his final departure at the commencement of the year 129. They had no doubt of his being the same man, as his countenance had not undergone any material change. At the close of the last witness's examination, Mr. Peacock applied to have the prisoner remanded, as it was probable much more important evidence might yet be obtained. Mr. Suckling wished to know if the Magistrates would admit the prisoner to bail ? Mr. Spurrier, who was with Mr. Peacock, said it was not a bailable offence. The MAGISTRATES ordered the prisoner to be remanded for a fortnight. The case excited much interest, and lasted four hours, " would not one do for " Why," replied his friend, both ?" " You silly man," answered the Doctor, " how could the bio• cat get into the little hole ?" " But," said his friend, " could not the little one go through the big hole." " Egad," said Barrett, " and so she could, but I never thought of that.' Equally . ingenious was the plan he proposed at the Board fur removing the rubbish after some buildings had been pulled down in the College courts. He considered it a very unnecessary expense to have it drawn away in carts, and said it would be a more expeditious means of getting rid of it, to dig a hole and bury it ; when asked what was to be done with the clay taken out of the hole— " D'ye see me now," replied the philosophic Doctor, " can't you dig another hole and bury that ?" Nor can we omit the following : How completely this extraordinary passion for board ing money had counteracted the natural kindness of his disposition, was strongly exhibited in another instance, towards his poor old attendant, Catty. lie had sent her out, as usual, one morning for a halfpenny-worth of milk ; he gave her a penny to pay for it, with strict in junctions to be correct in bringing back the change. The poor woman, whom old age and want had rendered in firm, slipped and fell in the College - court as she was re turning with the milk, hurting hr leg so severely that she was immediately carried off to an hospital. She had for many years been the Doctor's only companion, and being sincerely grieved for the accident , he we nt at once to th hospital to see her. The unfortunate woman was lying on bed writhing with pain, and her old master was at first affected to tears, but hii habitual avarice was too strong to be suppressed, and after expressing his sorrow for her misfortune, lie began, " D'ye hear, Catty, where's the jug ?" " Oh ! Doctor dear," groaned the poor woman , " sure the jug was broke, and - I couldn't help it. " Very good, Catty, that's true, it couldn't be helped; but d'ye see me now, where's my halfpenny change ?" " Charles O'Malley, the Irish Dragoon," is continued this month with much spirit. The remaining articles, especially those entitled " September Flowers," and " Sketches on the Coast of Clare," are as clever as any that have lately appeared in this periodical. CANADIAN POLICY OF THE PEEL GOVERN MENT.-A leading article of Tuesday's Times contains the following passage :—" Passing from foreign to colo nial affairs, Lord John Russell takes credit to himself for having restord free institutions to Canada,' without confessing to any culpability in the transactions which made it necessary to take these institutions away. By coquetting with treasonable practices at home and abroad, these men educated the spirit of rebellion in Canada, and afterwards by their vacillating incapacity encouraged it to make, head and break out into overt acts. The flame of civil war once kindled, was quenched by no wisdom of theirs, but by the gallant British troops, and the loyal British settlers. How have those settlers been since treated by this Government, which claims praise for restoring free institutions to Canada ? In such a manner as may probably teach those whose patriotism is not proof against temptation to seek their own interest on the next. similar occasion, by taking part with the insurgents instead of putting them down. And if the course of Whig Administration had not been ar rested, there is too much reason to apprehend that such an opportunity might have been speedily found." All, this, being interpreted, means that the recent Govern ment of Canada has been mischievously popular,' and that it behoves Sir Robert Peel and Lord Stanley to re store the dominion of the old family compacts. It will be read thus in Canada. If it were also read there as an expression of the views of the Peel Government, it would almost suffice to produce that third rebellion, which the writer in the Times, in utter ignorance of the State of Canada, thinks would have happened if the course of. Whig Administration had not been arrested. —Colonial ..Tonal. THE WESTMINSTER REFORM SOCIETY On Wednesday a numerous meeting of the Westminster Reform Society was held at Stannard's Hotel, Charles street, Covent-garden, to receive the Report of the Election Committee. Among the members present were Major-General Purlby, Sir F. Knowles, Knt., Mr. Front, &c. Major-General Purlby was called upon to preside, when Mr. Front read the Report of the Com mittee appointed by. the Society to conduct the late election against the Tory candidate, and in doing so he observed that it was a matter of great moment that the Society should be put in possession of the causes which led to the return of a Tory; and their defeat at the late election, as they would thereby be better prepared upon another occasion. They had been busy in attending to the registration, or they would have presented the Re port earlier, and he was able to say, that in consequence of the exertions used, there were above 2,000 new claims this year.--(Hear, hear.) He hoped, there fore, that the Reformers would exert themselves in order to place Westminster in that position it has main tained for many years. He had for thirty years la boured for the Liberal cause, and he regretted that, after so long a period, it should happen that they were represented by a Tory. He then presented the Report, from which it appeased that 666 electors voted for Captain Rous beyond the number who voted for Sir James Murray in 1137, and 500 electors less voted for Sir De Lacy Evans and Mr. Leader. The Committee attributed the loss of the election to over-confidence, and observed, that if the plumpers given to the Reform candidates, which were 99 for Mr. Leader, and 59 for Sir De Lacy . Evans were divided, that the latter would have had nineteen, and the former two votes more than Captain nous. The Committee then proceeded to regret the loss of Sir De Lacy Evans as their representative, observing that he had always faith fully discharged his duty in support of the interests of his constituents.—(Hear.) Mr. Scaif then moved, and Mr. Child seconded the motion, that the Report be re ceived and entered in the minutes, which was unani 7 mously agreed to. Thanks ,were voted to the Chairman, several other members having addressed the Chair, when the Chairman, in reply, suggested the propriety of forming local Committees, so that they may be prepared for another election. Mr. Huggett informed the meet ing that there would be 716 objections against the Tories at the Registration Court, and 198 claims made on their part. About twenty members were added to the Society. WORSE THAN THE KNIFE.—At Stour. bridge Police-office, on Friday, a fellow named Edward Head was charged with cutting and stabbing Thomas Pardoe, and Mr. Mobberley, publican, of Coalburn- brook Amblecote, on the 26th ult. From the evidence ad duced, it appeared that on the day in question the pri soner came into Mr. Mobberley's taproom, and inquired if any of the company had any razors to set. He had half-a-pint of ale, and had not been in many minutes when he began blackguarding all the company, and ulti mately became so violent that Mr. Mobberley thought it necessary to turn him out This he resisted, and, with a razor, cut at Mr. M. and slightly wounded him in the face. Mr. Mobberley cried out, and Pardoe went to his assistance, when the prisoner set upon him, razor in hand, with the ferocity of a Thug, and it appears miraculous he did not murder him outright ; as it was, he escaped with a few very slight wounds on the abdomen, and a fearful one on the right shoul der, about four inches long, commencing at the top and extending to the arm-pit. From this wound the blood must have poured in torrents, for I'ardoe's coat, waist coat, and shirt were completely saturated. After a most determined resistance, the prisoner was secured by po liceman Thornton, and conveyed to the prison. The prisoner made no defence, other than saying they set upon him, and showing a bruise on his arm, which he said some one did. He was committed to take his trial at the next Stafford Assizes. Poor Pardoe seems very weak and ill from the loss of blood which he sustained. He had a most providential escape, there being six cuts entirely through the front of his trousers (three in a perpendicular and three in an horizontal direction), and his escape from a fatal wound in this part of his person is to be attributed to the circumstance of the trousers being of a large, roomy description. Head is a rough looking customer, from Wolverhampton. His wife was in Court during his examination, and appeared much distressed at the situation in which ke had placed him sel£-IVorcestershire Chronicle, SMALL W ()VD' S MAGAZINE. There is a pleasant variety in the pages of this Magazine, with much clever prose and verse. The " Diary of a Country Gentleman " lays events in a lovely region, the more strongly to contrast with it the crimes of its dwellers. The " History of Venice" compresses into small com pass every notable event connected with that Republic. " The Impenitent" records the feel ings of a Jewish Priest, who travels to Jerusa lem on the day of the Crucifixion, and is startled at the ominous signs in the country through which he passes, but of which he knows not the cause; he arrives at Jerusale:n at the moment when the bursting of the tomb has filled the city with wonder. " The Old Farm House" presents the story of a disinherited son, who, by the in strumentality of two accomplices, murders his father, " rich Harden, the miser," and possesses himself, by force, of his estates; remorse, how ever, seizes the one, and justice the others. The chapter on " The Law of Progress in Mankind" is philosophical and erudite. " The Warrior of the Caucasus" is a poetic legend, founded upon the betrayal of her country to the Russians by the maniac-bride of a chieftain of Circassia, who, in the moment of patriotic desperation, hurls him self, along with a mass of rock, upon the ap proaching enemy. THE SPORTSMAN. The " Sportsman " this month contains, inter alia, a cleverish print, representing an Ameri can prairie, which fully realizes the descrip tions of Cooper, the American novelist. SPORTING REVIEW. This Magazine concentrates in itself all the " racing and chasing o'er Caniiobie lea." Its first paper, " Hyde Marston," contains a spirited sketch of some College pranks. The Hon. Grantley Berkeley grows learned upon the reve rend duty of destroying all vermin of the owl species. Sir John Paul enacts the melodious over a coach and apothecary's horse. " Bear hunting" in Upper Canada, and " Sporting In telligence from the Disputed Territory," give instances of some superlative sport and crack rifles. THE ASIATIC JOURNAL. No. CXL. The bulk of this month's journal is almost en tirely made up of an elaborate, and, doubtless, careful report of the recent proceedings at the East India House, in the case of the Rajah of Sattara, a few editorial strictures upon which ap pear in another page. 01 the trifling papers which remain, the " Diary of an Assistant- Surgeon" is written in a sunny humour, and hits off, in pleasant style, small accounts of Madras races and banquet-balls, with the paradisaical state of sitting in full summer costume amid the atmosphere and climate of India. The review of Gleig's " Memoirs of Warren Hastings" is here concluded.. Lines on " Happiness" are indited chastely and well. The " Memoirs of a Griffin" pleasantly pursue their way to a twelfth chap ter, and the paintings of eyery-day life in India appear to be happily coloured. The. peculiar tribes of the Eusofzyes of, Afghanistan, which were first introduced to European notice in Mr. Elphinstone's account of Cabool, are, neverthe less, so little known, that the loose notes found among Dr. Lord's and Capt. Conolly's papers will be read with interest. LITERATURE. CAPTAIN MACHEATH. Part I. This is the first number of a work intended, as we gather from the Prospectus; to illustrate the character and social pecubarities of the highway man a century since. It ►s interspersed with numerous sketches of celebrated male and female characters, and is written in a very dashing, off hand style. The 'author Is Pierce Egan, whose " Tom and Jerry" and " Boxiana " attained great notoriety in their day. Two statues of the Virgin Mary, of the 13th century, have been recently discovered at St. Germer, near Beauvais. They are painted and gilt, and are fine sl e:timens of the art of that period. LAW AS TO ENLISTMENT.—A young man here, having enlisted in the 26th Foot. on Sabbath, the 15th instant, and having, on the following day, repented of his engagement, he applied to Mr. Miller, J. I'., to cancel the enlistment, on the ground that it was made on a Sunday. The Magistrate, being at a loss how to act, addressed the Secretary of War for advice, and the following is a copy of the answer which he received : —" War-Office, Aug. 20, 1840. Sir—l am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 16th inst., and to acquaint you that the Secretary of War has no desire to encourage the enlistment of troops on a Sun day, but that such enlistment has been declared to be perfectly valid by the highest legal authorities. I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant (signed) E. MinsuALL. Hugh Miller, Esq., Ayr."— ' .elyr Advertiser. • Money ; Bank Stock, 170 ; India Bonds, 2 prem. ; and Exchequer Bills, 14 16. Spanish Active Stock continues firm at 224 ; Passive, 54 ; Deferred, 114 ; Mexican Bonds are 26; Colombian, 211; Brazilian 67 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 52 •, and the Fives 102-L. The Share Market is flat, with but little business doing. London and Brighton arc 47 ; South-West ern, 52 ex. div. ; Midland Counties, 76 ex. div. ; York and North Midland, 751. No alteration to notice. BANK OF ENGLAND. The following Notice was issued at the Bank of Eng land to-day " The Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng land are ready, until furtlitr notice, to receive applica tion for loans upon the deposit of approved Bills of Ex change not having more than six months to run, Exche quer Bills, and East India Bonds, such loans to be re paid on or before the 21st Oct. next. with interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, and to be for sums of not less than 2,0001. each. " Bank of England, Sept. 2, 1840." CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock ... 170; India Stock ....2471 3 per Cent Red .. 90 I Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent Cons 894 Ditto Old Annuities ... 3 i per Cent Red 99A Ditto New Annuities... S 7 New 3i per Cent 9Bi Ex. Bills, 1,000/....20 16 pm New 5 per Cent — i Ditto 5001 l7 pm Long Annuities t o expire I Ditt Small l9 pm Jan. 1860 .. 12 13-16 Bank Stock for 0pg.... Oct 1859 — India Stock for Acct ... Jan.` 1860. — Consols for Acct 9OA FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cent Portuguese, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 per cent llitto, New Ditto 30:4 Brazilian 80nd5.......... 67 Prussian, 5 per cent. Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent — Chilian, 6 per cent...... ,Ditto, Metallic.. — Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 6 per cent 2la Ditto, 1824. — IDit to Deferred ... 11A Danish, 3 per cent — French, 5 per cent. —f. —c. Greek, 18;45, 5 per cent — Exchange Mexican, 5 per cent.... French, 3 per cent 77f. —c Ditto, 6 per cent, 1525. Dutch, 2} per cent. ... 52 Peruvian, 1825, 6 per ct. Ditto, 5 per cent 102 b SHARES Great Western Railway (65 paid) BO Ditto New Shares (50 paid 55J _ . . London and Brighton (50 paid)... 4 6 . 1i Ditto New Shares ( paid) 51 19s 2d London and Birmingham Railway (90 pi) Ditto Thirds (32 paid) London and South Western Midland Counties Railway (100 paid) York and North Midland Railway (50 paid) Mi MESMERISM, BY DR. ELLIOTSON, We attended yesterday, by the invitation of Dr. El liot son, with a select company of literary men, barristers, and physicians, to witness a series of mesmeric experi ments, which took place at his residence in Conduit. street. The manifestations of the magnetic influence which were produced were decided and obvious, and in the highest degree curious and interesting, although it is by no means an easy task to describe them satisfactorily in writing. The first subject was a young lady, about twenty-four or twenty -five years of age, who, having been for several years subject to epileptic fits, without expe riencing any relief from the constant and costly assist ance of the most eminent physicians, to whom her parents were from time to time recommended, was cured by the magnetic operations of Dupotet, and has not had a fit since the first time (four years ago), when the pe culiar sleep called mesmeric was induced by the Baron's manipulations. We have heard of several well-attested cases in which, by the application of the same means, she has lately afforded to others the same relief which she herself derived from magnetism. The object of her introduction upon this occasion was to show, by contrast with the next subject, the very different effects of mes merism on different constitutions. On this oc casion she was sent to sleep in twenty seconds. Her limbs were rigid, and she was in a state of absolute and unquestionable insensibility. Yet she followed every motion of Dr. Elliotson's hands precisely as a needle v ill follow the magnet ; and when he caused her to stop in her extraordinary progress after him across the room, she stood for twenty minutes fixed and motionless as a marble statue, in a position in which the most vigorous and adroit posture-master in the world could not sustain himself for a minute. The rigidity of her muscles was extreme, as in the case of the young man who has been the principal subject of M. Lafon taine's experiments at the Queen's Rooms. In this re spect the next subject was very differently affected ; for in her there was not only no rigidity of the muscles, but no power to raise the body from the reclining position, or to hold a limb for many seconds in the position to which the movements of the magnetizer attracted - it. She was between fifteen and sixteen years of age, and with a countenance so sweetly expressive of ingeniousness and good-nature, that if the allegations that mesmeric exhibitions are all fraud and collusion have any truth in her case, the " human face divine " is a most villainous and unpardonable liar. Her story has some traits of painful interest. She is one of a family of nine daughters, of whom (we believe, three years ago) seven were at the same time attacked with scarlet fever. Upon the subsidence of that specific plague, she became subject to epileptic fits of the most distressing character,suffering no less than fifteen a day ! Her father btained for her, at vast expense, the continual aid of the most distinguished medical men, but without any mitigation of her sufferings. He says he cared nothing for the cost, but he was heart broken to witness the condition of his child ; and although he had, little faith in mesmerism, he determined to try it as a forlorn hope. , Tinder D r . Elliotson's care, with the application of that remedy alone, she has ob tained such complete relief, that there is reason to hope that she will never have another fit ; and this is her own opinion. In the experiments of yesterday, we had some extraordinary proofs of the mysterious sympathy between the magnetiser and the patient, which we de spair of making intelligible by any exertion of our powers of description. When she was in a state of ap parent catalepsy, and insensible to all that passed around her, she manifested in the most unequivocal manner, a consciousness of, and pleasure in, the Doc tor's being near her—inquietude and distress when he moved away—and annoyance and disgust when any one else approached her. Notwithstaning this, how ever, several experiments were tried by every gentleman present as to the subjection of her insensible limbs to their mesmeric attraction ; and her hands and feet, her head and eyelids, mere moved to and fro, up and down, as the experimenters thought proper, but with strong and evident expressions of displeasure on her part. We were also informed of several extraordinary cases of mesmeric cure, upon the authority of tradesmen of high respectability, and far removed from all suspicion of deceit ; but we do not think that a detail of them comes properly within the scope of this notice. THE TIMBER TRADE.—The extremely de pressed state of the timber trade, at the present moment, furnishes a convincing proof of the insufficiency even o: the highest protecting duties to preserve particular interests in a state of prospvrity, whilst the country generally is suffering. The decline in the price of most descriptions of timber has been from 20 to 25 per cent. This, we believe, is entirely owing to the ces sation of building throughout the kingdom, which is always a certain and immediate consequence of public distress. There have been seldom fewer houses build- ing in Liverpool than at present. In the manufacturing districts it is too difficult to find employment for the mills which are already erected for any new ones to be built. The present miserably low rates of freights to all parts of the world, besides depreciating the value of ship property already in existence, also acts most injuriously on the timber trade and on ship building. We have already alluded to the depressed state of shipping ; and we may add, that although there is no interest in the kingdom of more importance than this, there is none which is_more heavily pressed upon by. impolitic legislation. The duties on all descriptions of timber greatly enhance the cost of building British ships ; the duties on corn and provisions add greatly to the expense of navigating them ; and the exclusion of foreign corn, except by fits and starts, deprives the Bri tish shipowner of the carriage of the bulky article, greatly needed in this country, and to be obtained in greater or smailcr quantities in all those ports from which there is at present the greatest difficulty in procuring cargoes. Under these circumstances, there can be no wonder that the timber trade is depressed, and that the protecting duties on colonial timber, high as they are, have altogether failed to keep it in a state of prosperity. —Liverpool Times. It will be rememered that the Lord-Chancellor, on Monday night, just before the House of Peers ad journed, presented a Bill to relieve " a Noble Lord" (the name was not mentioned at the time) from the dis abilities and penalties he had incurred in consequence of having taken his seat and voted before taking the oaths and going through the other prescribed and requisite forms. It now appears that the Noble Lord then alluded to was the Earl of Scarborough, and the Bill in question bears this title :—" A Bill to relieve the Right Hon. John Savile Lumley Savile, Earl of Scarborough, from certain disabilities, in consequence of his having sat and voted in the House of Peers without being duly qualified by taking the oaths and making the declaration prescribed by law, and subscribing the same respec tively." It was presented by the Lord Chancellor by her Majesty's command, and read the first time. The Stand ing Orders, Nos. 26 and 155 (that Bills should not be read twice in a day, &c.), are to be taken into considera tion on Monday next, with a view to this Bill going through all its stages on that day ; and the Lords have been summoned to attend on that occasion. The dis- abilities incurred (according to the 30th Charles 11., stet. 2, cap. 1) are very numerous and serious ; and the accidental omission to comply with that statute in the present case has brought the Noble Earl into a curious position in relation to the severe enactments of that Act?, A BRIDAL BLUNDER.—AtWaIcot, last week, a dashing carriage drove up to the church from Box, and a bride, attended by her bridesmaid, was handed out by her papa. The parson and the whole party were soon in readiness for the important ceremony, with the ex ception that a chief performer in the drama was unac countably absent. The bride trembled as the minutes moved away, and—" He cometh not, she said, she said : he cometh not, she said." Her father waxed wrrth at the bridegroom's unpardonable non-appearance, and, taking horse, gallopped in search of his intended son in-law. On arriving at the sinner's house, he found him quietly pursuing his wonted avocations, unconscious of the presence of his dulcinea at Hymen's altar. An ex planation ensued. He had left the lady and her brides maid to fix the day—the important day :—and they had sent him a note—a sort of warrant—announcing to him his loss of batchelor-life on the 10th of August, 1841 : but, unfortunately, they com m itt e d th e bl un d er o f ne , l e cting to ascertain if the intimation was received as well sent. The fact wa s , it was not rece i ve d— an d hen s cethe disappointment. The bride thanked her stars it w as no worse. and the wedding took place cal the fol lowing day,—Tyne Mercury, THE ROYAL CASTLES OF SCOT- LAND. (From Tytler's History of Scotland.) On the Borders were the Castles of Jedburgh, Rox burgh, and Berwick ; those of Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Wigtown, Ayr, Tarbet, Dumbarton, and Stirling, formed a semicircle of fortresses which commanded th impor tant districts of Annandale, Galloway, Carrick, Kyle, Lanark, and the country round Stirling, containing the passes into the Highlands. Between Stirling, Perth, and the Tay, there was no royal castle, till we reach Dundee, where Brian Fitz Alan commanded • after which the castles of Forfar, Kincardine, and Aberdeen, pro tected and kept under the counties of Perth, Angus, Kin cardine, and Aberdeen; and travelling still farther north, we find the castles of Cromarty or Crumbarthyn, Ding wall, Inverness, Nairn, Fonts, Elgin, and Banff, which, when well garrisoned, were deemed suffi cient to maintain the Royal authority in those remote and unsettled districts. Such were the Royal Castles of Scotland previous to the war of liberty ; but it was the policy of Bruce, as we have seen, to raze the fortresses of the kingdom, wherever they fell under his power ; whilst, on the other hand, Edward, in his various cam paigns, found it necessary to follow the same plan which had been so successful in Wales, and either to construct additional fortresses, for the purpose of overawing the country, or to strengthen, by new fortifications, such baronial castles as he imagined best situated for his de sign. In this manner the architecture of the strong Norman Castles, which had already been partially intro duced by the Scoto-Norman Barons, was more effectually taught by their formidable enemy to the Scots, who pro fited by lessons, and turned it against himself. It not unfrequently happened that the siege of a ba ronial castle detained the whole English army for weeks, and even, months, before it ; and although feebly gar risoned, the single strength of its walls resisted and sometimes defied the efforts of Edward's strongest ma chines and most skilful engineers. To enumerate or to point out the situation of the baronial castles which at this early period formed the residences of the feudal nobility and their vipsals, would be almost impos sible. They raised their formidable towers in every part of the kingdom, on its coasts and in its islands, on its peninsulas and in its lakes, upon the banks of its rivers and on the crests f its mountains ; and many of those inhabited by the higher nobi lity rivalled, and in their strength and extent sometimes surpassed, the fortresses belonging to the King. In the year 1309, when the military talents of Bruce had wrested from England nearly the whole of the Royal castles, we find Edward the second writing earnestly to his principal officers in Scotland, directing them to maintain their ground to the last extremity against the enemy ; and it is singular that, with the ex ception of Edinburgh, Stirling, Dumfries, and Jedburgh, the posts which they held, and which are enumerated in his order, are all of them private baronial castles, whose proprietors had either been compelled by superior force, or induced by selfish considerations, to embrace the English interest. In his letters are mentioned the castle of Kirkintulloch between Dumbarton and Stirling ; Dalswinton in Gallo way, a principal seat of the Comyns ; Caerlaverock, be longing to the Maxwells ; 'l'hriove Castle, also in Gallo way; Lochmaben in Annandale, the seat of the Bruces ; Bute], the property of the Steward ; Dnnbay, a castle of great strength and extent, one of the keys of the king dom, by which the Earls of March commanded so much influence in an age of war and invasion ; Dirleton, also of great extent, and possessed by the Norman race of the De Vaux ; Selkirk, at that time in the hands of Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke ;.and Bothwell, a castle at various times the property of the Olifards, Morays, and Douglases. Innumerable other castles and smaller strengths, from the seats of the highest Earls, whose power was almost kingly, down to the single towers of the retainer or vassal, with their low iron-ribbed door, and loop-holed windows, were scattered over every dis triet in Scotland ; and, even in the present day, the traveller cannot explore the most unfrequented scenes, and the remotest glens of the country, without meeting some grey relic of other days, reminding him that the chain of feudal despotism had there planted one of its thousand links, and around which there often linger those fine traditions, which fiction has lent her romantic colours to history. In the vicinity of these strongholds, in which the Scottish Barons of the thirteenth and fourteenth centu ries held their residence, there was cleared from wood as much ground as was necessary for the support of that numerous train of'vassals and retainers, which formed what was termed the " following" of their Lord, and who were supported in a style of rude and abundant hospitality. The produce of his fields and forests, his huge herds of swine, his flocks and cattle, his granaries and breweries, his mills and malting-houses, his dove cots, gardens, orchards, and " infield and outfield" wealth all lent their riches to maintain those formidable bands of warlike knights and vassals, who were ready on every summons to surround the banner of their Lord. Around these castles, also, were placed the rude habita tions and cottages belonging to the servants and inferior dependants of the baron, to his armourers, tailors, wrights, masons, falconers, forest-keepers, and many others, who ministered to his necessities, his comforts, or his pleasures. It happened too, not unfrequently, that, ambitious of the security which the vicinity of a feudal castle ensured, the free farmers or opulent tradesmen of those remote times requested permission to build their habitations and booths near its walls, which, for payment of a small rent, was willingly allowed; and to this prac tice we perhaps owe the origin of towns and royal burghs in Scotland. MONOPOLY is the conversion of tuunt into meum by a legal act of simple unmixed injustice. It is essentially privative. It confers nothing—it only takes away. It gives no right—it merely places right in abey ance. It would be well if this feature of it were tho roughly understood. Too commonly it is regarded as somewhat given to a few, which in fairness should be given to all. It is nothing of the sort. It is a some what which all possess of natural right taken away from the mass, that the right left in the hands of a few may have a factitious value. It is not a crop raised on a certain spot while all the rest of the field is left bare, but a crop previously existing mowed down in all parts of the field except a little circle capriciously marked out. Monopoly is defined " the exclusive right of selling a thing ;" but the right to sell that which is mine—in other words to exchange it for that which is yours, both parties consenting—is possessed antecedently to government; and, to render it exclusive, either my right or your's must be taken away. The power which creates monopoly must do so by practising injustice. There is no way to privilege but over the mangled remains of right. The whole spirit, the direct precepts, and, we may add, the early practice of Christianity are dead against monopoly. "Do unto others as you would they should unto you," and " Look not every man on his own things, but every man on the things of other s," constitute a two-edged sword which cuts asunder all exclusive pre tensions. And if in the morning purity of the church, men voluntarily held all things in common, and no man called aught that he possessed his own, one can hardly see how the same system could sanction the destruction of a common right with a view to individual advantage. —Non-conformist. PRICES OF FOOD AT HriNiE AND ABROAD. —The price of white wheaten bread of the first quality at Paris, on Saturday last, was 66 centimes the loaf of 2 kilogrammes, which is less than 54d. the loaf of 41bs. English weight ; and the price of bread of the first qua lity in London being 10d. the loaf of 41bs., it follows that bread is 81 9-11ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. The highest quotation of wheat of the first qua lity on the same day was 33f. the 14 hectolitre, which is equal to 50s. 3d. the quarter. In London, on Mon day, the highest quotation for the best wheat was 80s. a quarter ; consequently, wheat was 58 4-6ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris, and a man could have bought in Paris for five shillings as much wheat as would have cost him eight shillings in London. The highest quotation of flour of the first quality was 61f. the 159 kilogrammes, which answers to 38s. 4d. the sack of 2801bs. English weight, and the highest quota tion of flour of the first quality in London being 655. the sack, it follows that flour is about 71 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris, and that, with 19s. 2d. a man would be able to purchase as much flour in Paris as he would have to pay 1/. 12s. 6d. for in London. In other parts of France the prices were, for the most part, somewhat lower than in Paris. At Bayonne the best quality of wheat was quoted at 21f. the hectolitre, which is equal to 41s. Id. a quarter, English measure. At Dole, the highest quotation of wheat was 231. 50c. the hectolitre ; at Lille, 30f. 87c. the 14 hectolitre ; and at Elbeuf, 41f. 50c. for the double hectolitre, which is equal to 475. 6d. a quarter, English measure. It follows that wheat is 67 7-19ths per cent. dearer in London than at Elbeuf, where a man may buy for lls. lOid. as much wheat as would cost him 30s. in London. A NEW PROCESS FOR PURIFYING THE WATERS sup plied to the metropolis, as described by its author, T. Clark, professor of Chemistry in the University of Aber deen, consists mainly in adding quick lime to the water, which separates the chalk from it, and chalk,.in one shape or another, is the principal substance which con taminates the water. By Mr. Clark's process the water is rendered much softer, and a considerable quantity of soap may be saved. It prevents the water from furring the vessels in which it is boiled, which, as all housewives know, is a great injury to kettles, boilers, and cocks, a perpetual source of expense, and is sometimes the cause of boilers bursting. The fur stops up the feeding pipe, and the boiler bursts in consequence. Mr. Clark's pro cess, for which he has a patent, is specious, and if it answers, it will be equally advantageous to himself and the public. AN AUTHENTIC JOE MILLER.—As if to re deem the habitual dullness of Joe Miller, one solit ar y joke of his stands on respectable authority. Joe, sit ting at the window of the Sun Tavern, in Clare-street, while a fish-woman was crying, " Buy my soles ! buy my maids !" exclaimed, " Ali ! you wicked old creature ; you are not content to sell your own soul, but you must sell your maid's too."—Bentley's Miscellany. ELECTION.—Mr. Wilberforce is mostly boarded and lodged at Matthew Thompson's, Esq. The Tories of ! the town are making the utmost exertions for t heir man and a very strict canvass has been inside on his behalf. Blue flags are waving in various parts of the town. The election day is, however, a good distance yet. According to Wordsworth's Law of Elections it cannot take place before the 10th of September. The Yellow Committee are paying off the bills of expenses incurred last election. Mr. Busfield's canvass, we have been strongly assured on good authority, has been e xtremely sucessful, and if men's promises are to be re lied upon he will be returned. We remember, however, with sorrow, that the Yellows last election showed themselves very indifferent calcu lators. Mr. Busfield has not yet personally addressed the inhabitants. Mr. Wilberforce has spoken publicly at no place in Bradford besides the once at the Odd TORNING SUN Fellows' Hall, which we mentioned last week. In 01 parts of the borough he has addressed the electors with no success ; we mean so far as applause was concerned. Mr. 'Wilberforce and Mr. Busfield met in the street one day last week, and on being introduced to each other did not agree.—York Courant. A GAME PIKE.—A gentleman, fishing in the neighbourhood of Fochabers, a few days ago, caught a pike, upwards of two feet long, from the stomach of which he extracted a well-grown leveret. or young hare —the head, shoulders, and fore-paws being as fresh and entire as if newly coursed down. The presumption is, not that the pike had gone a-poaching, but that pussy had unwittingly trespassed upon the watery domain of this sharkish gourmand.—Aberdeen Journal. An Anti-Corn-law Association has been formed at Birmingham, the declared object of which is to obtain the total and immediate repeal of the existing Corn and Provision-laws by all legal and constitutional means, by the formation of other associations, the de livery of lectures, and the distribution of tracts. No party politics are to be discussed at its meetings, which are to be confined strictly and exclusively to the objects of the Association. The General Committee are to elect out of their own body a Sub-Committee, to be called the " Executive Committee," whose duty it shall be to conduct the business of the Association ; and elio a Committee, to be called the "Finance Committee," t o receive all moneys on account of the Association, and pay the same to the treasurer. - " I'll back out of this, if you please," as the crab said when the girl put him in the pot. ROUEN, AUG. 24.—We have had beautiful weather for several days, and they say there is not near so much mischief done to the crops as reported, and that the result will be not much short of .a . faCr average. Se veral English dealers are over here purchasing corn. A new and extensive English establishment has commenced here for building locomotive and other carriages, and other railway business, and it is said will employ from five to six hundred workmen. Our hotels are full every day with English, Americans, Le., and the Grand Hotel at Rouen has been obliged to send 'away 30 or 40 per day, although they make up near 100 beds. EPITAPH. Here I lie bereft of breath Because a cough Carried me off— Then a coffin They carried me off in. —New York Evening Post. PRINCE ALBERT.—It is currently, and we believe correctly, reported that his Royal Highness Prince Albert has expressed to the gentlemen of his suite who have seats in Parliamant, the deep regret he would feel in being deprived of their services, and has intimated, at the same time, his R•iyal Highness's very decided opinion that such of them as wish to retain their offices near his person ought either to retire from politi cal life or to afford their Parliamentary support to her Majesty's Government.—Morning Post. [Surely his Royal Highness cannot have so speedily given in his ad hersion to the masters of the Queen. He cannot have entered into a conspiracy with the Tories to deprive her Majesty of liberty. This must be a calumny.—En. Sun.] THE WEATHER.—On Saturday and Sunday we had excellent weather, but its effect, we regret to say, was considerably marred by a heavy fall of rain on Monday. The weather again cleared up yesterday, but it is so changeable that there is no calculating upon a continuance for any length of time. Meanwhile the far mers are not idle during the sunny blinks that do occur, and we only want a week of really good weather to ren der harvest general throughout the country.—Scotsman. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Monday mo-ning, considerable anxiety was felt in Aberdeen, on account of the detention of the South mail, which did not arrive here till about three hours past her usual time. It was _ _ then found that the delay liad arisen from a serious ac cident which had befallen the driver. A short time after the coach had left Dundee, about half-past eleven, with a solitary passenger inside, the driver was by some cause or other jerked from his seat. The guard missing his companion, dropped down, and attempted to stop the horses; but was unable to do so, and the coach was car• ried on to the end of the stage without guard or coach man, and without the least accident. The guard, though injured, made his way to the end of the stage, where he found the coach. Every search was made at the tithe for the driver, but owing to the darkness of the night he could not be found. In the morning, however, about five o'clock, he was discovered by a countryman, in a field a small distance off the road, where he had crawled in order to reach a house which he thought he saw in the neighbourhood. Assistance having . been got, the un fortunate man, who is very severely injured, was con veyed to Dundee , where he now lies in a very precarious state.—Aberdeen Journal. LOSS OF THE SOLWAY STEAMER.—We have just received information from an eye-witness of the loss of the Solway steamer, on her passage from 13e1- fast to Carlisle. It appears that owing to the thick fog that prevailed, the captain was unable to ascertain the situation of the vessel, and after beating about for some time was at length compelled to run on shore. There were upwards of 200 passengers on board, chiefly reapers from Ireland. When preparing to land there was a great deal of confusion ; and many lives would no doubt have been lost, but for the energy and promptitude of Colonel Napier, who was one of the passengers. The gallant officer prevented the boats from being over-crowded by the precipitation of the Irishmen, and was heartily abused for his pains. There were also on board 254 head of cattle, only 54 of which were saved, and the rest of the cargo suffered more or less damage. Our informant states, however, that although he has seen several ship wrecks, he never saw one where the people on shore ren dered such valuable assistance, and without a single at tempt to pilfer. The vessel struck about 16 miles west of Dumfries, not far from the entrance of the Solway Firth. LORD CONGLETON.—As few people in this quf.rter are aware of the origin of the title wjiich Lord Congleton has taken, we give an extract from Dr. Gold smith's life of the poet Parnell, an ancestor of his Lord ship :—" Thomas Parnell, D.D., was descended from an ancient family, that had for centuries been settled at Congleton, in Cheshire. His father, Thomas Parnell, who had been attached to the Commonwealth party, upon the restoration went over to Ireland ; thither he carried a large personal fortune, which he laid out in lands in that kingdom. The estates he purchased there, as also that of which he was possessed in Cheshire, descended to our poet, who wis his eldest son, and still remain in the family."—Dundee Advertiser. HOP INTELLIGENCE.--WORCESTER, AUG. 28.—The fine warm weather of the last four days has had a most beneficial effect upon the Hop crop, which is vi sible throughout the whole plantation, and the prospect is now very gratifying to the growers, who began to be fearful that the crop would not only prove deficient in quantity, but inferior in quality ; they are now, howe ver, sanguine of realizing a full crop ; and should the present weather continue a few days longer, the sample will be of first-rate quality. There is nothing doing on the duty to-day, but opinions are in favour of 19,0001. Good Hops are still in demand, but inferior samples are quite unsaleable. HARVEST BELL.—It has been the custom, from time immemorial, for the parish clerk of Driffield to ring what is called the " Harvest Bell." This custom is observed by giving the principal bell of the church a merry swing for several minutes, at five o'clock each morning, and at seven each evening, to warn the labour ers in the harvest fields when to commence and.quit their toils. Before the general use of clocks and watches, this custom would doubtless be of much service. The clerk is rewarded for his trouble with a small portion of corn from each crop, which, like tithes, was formerly paid in kind, but is now received by an equivalent in money.— York Courant. It is singular that whilst so much has been said jdd ab aa 3 s u s.s t a; t t; h irni e nr l e : Js u sut m 4el.o3.i i .g: d: l ty la3ds o sta f ,3m t ,is l t i o e;rnatallB4lhs then in ee daysotthree nrlwereonly ei Inf3e precedingea3 y r 9s s : 2_ e t det weather, a: on i Worcestershire Chronicle. THE PAST.—When the art of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves in the light of thought, we discover that our life is embosomed in beauty. Behind us, as we go, all things assume pleasing forms, as clouds do far off. Not only things familiar and stale, but even the tragic and terrible are comelY, a' they take their place in the pictures of memory. The river-bank, the weed at the water-side, the old house, the foolish person, however neglected in the passing', have a grace in the past. Even the corpse that ha s lain The soul has added a solemn ornament to the house. soul will not know either deformity or pain. Essay on Spirituel Laws. novel SHABBY TRICE.-- Amongst Amongst the by t heir this ‘ r d iei a nit a expe dients daily contrived by those who The other the followingPe " "Ye nsor 'vits," for the purpose of gratifying th o e t i i c is es p si e t r i es p e s t t l lle t e u x n p: o n r se th o y f i f e n i n d u ;tr n i re h eP 2s e i n fellow entered a respectable p -übli s c ;id he into d n e alt'w and, calling for a g ill of whis k y ' he ex ing the arrival of a companion w time heexpected to fol low immediately. After soreed not rang the bell and told the girl that his take _ appear to be •and that she coming might ta .. - e back the whiskey, as • The girl, without suspicion, al he did not require le but on going to the bar it was found lowed him to depart' 1 I drank the whisky and filled up the stoup that he had with water. The fellow was speedily brought back by the landlord, b u t he stoutly denied h aving tasted - the whisky, and refused to pay the value of it, for one of the most Cogent reasons imaginable, that he had no mone. Finding it impossible to obtain satisfaction , y mine host" permitted him to depart, after bestowing an relmonitory lack or two on his breach.—Ayr Observer THE WEATHER AND THE. CROPS.—With the exception of the after part of yesterday, which was gloomy and showery, we have been favoured with an other week of glorious harvest weather, which the farmers in our neighbourhood have turned to good ac count, the wheat fields being pretty well cleared of their golden produce. We are happy to state that the in-ga thering is more than an average both as to quantity and quality. There were many line sampleS of new wheat in our market on Saturday, but the hot noonday sun made the buyers cautious, lest they might burn their fingers as well as scorch their faces, and but very little of the new grain passed from the hands of the g rowers. There was a fall of from Gs. to Ss. a quarter (es. 9:lcd. in the average) from the prices of the preceding week, but strange to say, the price of bread and flour remains the same. How is this ?—ln another column will be found extracts from the country papers of Saturday, which will be read with interest, as a.fferding an index to the state of the crops in all parts of the kingdom. [We have learnt, after writing the above, that the price of bread, first quality, has fallen (this day, Wednesday) to 9-4 d., and seconds, sid.—Cambridge Advertiser. li•r (red , ; tak es jots 1 1 n 3 or