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girl sap -,; t. .at she - 1 Cr. ',- Is 19 year.. of ao I.nd that she lived 1 pas to th:: Quecn ager ; that she quitted the service of that gentleman three weeks ago under the apprehension that the family would discover the pregnancy, and that she then came to London and took lodgings in St. Martin's lane. Before entering the service of Mr. Fletcher she became acquainted with a man named James Bennett, a private in the Coldstream Guards, now stationed at Charing cross Barracks. On Monday last, having obtained leave of absence, he promised to take her into the country to visit his friends. With this expectation she accompa nied him to a public-house in the Kent-road, where he left her, with a promise to return immediately. Find ing that he did not return she made inquiries, and learned that he had gone into the country without her. Despair and grief at her forlorn and abandoned situation at length impelled her to attempt self-destruction. Her father, a farrier, residing at Issington, in Hampshire, was wholly ignorant of her deplorable condition, and she had no friends in London to whom she could apply for bail. The unfortunate creature, who seemed to feel deep contrition at the attempt she made upon her own life and that of her offspring, was, instead of being.com mi tted to the county gaol, sent to the workhouse, where she is to be kept until herfriends are apprised of her situation. Mr. Cottingham gave Henderson a letter to the Secre tary of the Humane Society, recommending him strongly as entitled to the reward for saving the life of a fellow creature. PARIS CORRECTIONAL POLICE. It was three o'clock in the afternoon, the rain fell in trrrents, there was no possibility of the petit pied mignon of a pretty woman trusting itself to the perilous DilV gatjon of the streets ; equally itnpossible was it to adventure the gossamer textures of a graceful, light, aro; fashincable toilet in the teeth of a weather the most brutally intemperate, the least gallant and considerate in the world. To remain at home was, alas! inevita ble ; and, at the very hour when fashion sanctions the promenade of elegraat Parisians, the fairest dames of the Chaussee d'Antin were compelled to remain stretch ed at full length on a paressease, and seek in the demi soninzell of the boudoir, or the profoundly lethargic perusal of the last new► novel, oblivion of the horrid weather and the enjoyments which it rendered impos sible. Such was the resolution taken on one of those unnatural days which have upset the seasons of late by a charming young widow, not yet advanced beyond her 20th year, as in her own eyes, and the re flection of her mirror, she looked the fairest flower that adorned ber elegant boudoir in the Rue Hauteville. Too young to hate recourse to vapous; megrims, or books of piety, when the sky was thick and overcast, the gcnlille widow took refuge, from the assaults of the demon enroll, in a languid Oriental siesta, and a new romance, which had become with much complaisance an accomplice in the designs of Morpheus, had fallen on the carpet ;rorn the rose-tipped fingers of the belle dcrnieuse. She had E.lept thus for about half an hour, when a young ar,d pretty soubrelle (none else figure in ro mances or police reports) gently opened the door, and penetrated upon the extremities of her toes, like Mademohelle Taglioni in La Sylphide, into the in terior of the boudoir ; the rustling of her garments was shifficient to awaken the exquisitively sensitive mistress, " You were sleeping, Madame?" " What is it you want, Annette?" " A gentleman, Madame, wishes to speak to you." A i,,rentlernan - ? Do I know him ?" " I don't think you do, Madame. He calls himself Monsieur Caesar, and says that he has an affair of the utmost importance to communicate to you." "Is he young?" " From seven-and•t.venty to thirty years old, sports primrose kids, rather a fine figure—" "Show him in." While the soubrette proceeded to announce to tha visitor that he bad permissioh to present himself to the mistress of the mansion, the buxom widow threw a rapid glance at the mirror before her, drew her morning gown jauntily over her shoulders, retouched her auburn ringlets, and soon appeared sufficiently satisfied with herself to dare to expose her person to the inquisitive looks of a stranger. At last she assumed a graceful pose on the divan, and exclaimed " Faites entrer." A gentleman dressed in the most outrageous styli of fashion, cravatted, pinched up, ringleted, and perfumed, entered the boudoir with something of an embarrassed air, saluted the lady with the most profound respect, and expressed himself in these terms :—" I cannot be deceived, Madame, it was certainly you that I had the honour of seeing yesterday in the Tuilleries garden"— " Monsieur, en effet, I was yesterday at the Tuilleries? but may I ask —?"" I was perfectly certain I-was not mistaken. It is impossible, ti.ough one should have seen it but for a moment, to forget that enchanting grace, that"--" Pardon me, Monsieur, it is surely rot for the purpose of paying compliments that you have taken the trouble to"--" No, Madame, it is a genuine service that I am about to render you." " A moi, .Monsieur " Did you lose no thing yesterday in the course of your promenade ?" "I do not think it." " Pardonnez moi, you lost this charming little beast." With these words the strange gentleman drew from his coat pocket a very pretty little white poodle, with a long silken coat, a love of a little darling, and a true chien de Marquise. " Monsieur," said the lady, though her teeth watered the while, " you are deceived ; this dog does not be long to me." "Els Lien ! Madame, he belongs to you from this moment, if you will only permit me to do you the homage of presenting him to you." " You are too good, Sir. Nut having the honour of your acquain tance, I cannot think----" Madame, it depends only on yourself whether I shall has e the felicity of being known to you ; if you should but deign to authorize my occasional visits" " Monsieur,"raid the young widow, rising with a pretty pout, " your visit and your request arp both extremely singular ; I trust that this pleasantry may not be further prolonged." The lady rang for her femme de "chambre, who straightway appeared, having probably taken liberties with the key-hole, and ordered her to show Monsieur Cmsar to the street-door. The latter, however, burn ing with shame, and irritated by his discomfiture, was very far from toeing zealous in yitl ling obedience to the lady's, orders. " Madame," he exclaimed, throwing himself on his knees, a l'Opera Comique, " pardon a ruse, which was dicated by the most violent love, the most sincere affection. For many a long month I have adored you, and to secure the happiness of being but for a few moments in your presonce, t have conceived the plan of offering you this charming little dog. 06, for the love of --, do not refuse him The offended widow repeated her command to the gentleman to quit her apartments, a:Ad carry his " nasty beast" with himr Words were exchanged between them with some vivacity, and with not a little spite. The dog took part in the quarrel, and began to bark with an importunate ztt. , , which provoked the lady to such a degree, that t-he presently invited hire, with her mignon foot, to pass to the other side of the door. But the spunkp little annimal, surning round upon her in wrath, recklessly attacked her debonnaire person, and speelilp matte los escape, carrying with him a conside rable fragment of her exquisite robe of mousseline de laine. Mr. Car followed :his dog, and the soubrette foflowed Caesar, lustily insisting on being paid the price of her mistress's " ruined robe." The affair came at last before the correctional tri bunal. Monsieur Coasar's defence was curious. lie alleged that his reason for not pain g t h e pr i ce of the ro b e pull e d u " for e ro b e was that he was desirous of being the express purpose of seeing once more the inhuman p fair. Proud a s his Roman rainesake, the defendant volunteered to pay for a whole wardrobe, and ev en ' to give both his hand and his name to his fair antag on i st . But the latter repulsed with cold disdain the advance's of a man who condescended to take his seat on the de fendant's bench of a pubic tribunal. The unfortunate M. Ctesar was himself condemned to 25 francs damages and 25 francs costs, as well for violating his neighbo ur ' s domicil e as for being an accom plice in the degradation of her garmefits. Having de. posited his rouleau of 5 franc pieces with an air, he announced his determination of registering an appeal against the judgment of the Court, not because he eonsidered it too severe, but solely to have the happi ness of one more peep at the cruel widow in the Cour Royale. TAXATION AND REPRESENTATION. -Pre vious to his descent on England, William the Conqueror assembled a council of his nearest friends, to demand their advice and assistance. They all approved of the expedition, aad promised to serve William with their persons and goods. " But," said they, " this is not all— You must ask assistance and counsel of the great body of the people of the country ; for it is but right that those who pay the expense should be called to consent to it." Then William, say the chroniclers, convoked a great as sembly of men of all classes in Normandy, laid before them his project, and solicited their assistance —then left them, that they might deliberate freely. We per ceive by this that even so early as the days of the Con queror, people had got hold of the notion that " taxation and representation should go together ;" or, to express it in the language of those days,' that "it is but right those who pay th e expense should be called to consent to it." VOCAL MACHINERY OF BIRDS.—It is cult to account for so small a creature as a bird making a tone as loud as some animals a thousand times its size ; but a recent discovery has shown, that in birds the lungs have several openings communicating with correspond ing air-bags or cells, which fill the whole cavity of the body from the neck downwards, and into which the air passes and re-passes in the progress of breathing. This is not all : the very bones are hollow, from which air pipes are conveled to the most solid parts of the body, even into the quills and feathers. This air being rarified by the heat of their body, adds to their levity. By forc ing the air out of the body, they can dart from the greatest height with astonishing velocity. No doubt, the same machiney forms the basis of their vocal powers, and at once solves the mystery.—Gardiner's Music of _Nature. The returns for the City of Londonderry within the limits fixed by the Irish Reforp. Act, are not fully made up, but they appear to give a population of 15,179. By the Reform census, the population, within the same bounds, was 13,000. In some neighbouring parishes, it is understood that there has been an actual tliminution, in consequence of the great number of per sons who have lately emigrated.—Lunerich Reporter. THE UNITED STATES AND 1 EXA So much attention has been paid in the City to the question respecting the northern boundary of the United States, that the southern boundary seems scarcely to have awakened the interest it deserves, which is the more remarkable, as the question con cerning the annexation of Texas to the United States is one of very high commercial importance, and may ultimately involve even the existence of the protec tive American tariff. When the Texans were wil ling to annex their territory they met with refusal from the United States, chiefly, if not entirely, through northern influence, for the manufacturing party of the north, knowing their agricultural fel low-citizens of the south were opposed to the pro tective system, feared an increase of votes from the south in Congress, which would weeken, if no; defeat, the high tariff system. The offer gas therefore rejected, and by this very rejection the ma nufacturing interests have found they have placed them selves in such a false position, that the tendency of afraNs is more against the existence of the high tariff than if Texas had actually been annexed, for while in the latter ease they would merely have had a section of their own Legislature against them, which they might have driven to some compromise, by concessions to the details of a tariff, they now find a formidable neighbour, whose territory runs along a line of frontier, and who is determined to have no tariff at all, as soon as the state of the revenue will permit. Hence it is not to be wondered at that the proposed annexation, which was at first rejected, is now regarded not altogether unfavourable, and same of the United States Journals have evidently been in favour: of the scheme, which, though frustrated, at the only time, perhaps, when it was really possible to carry it out, has for upwards of 40 years been a project with the statesmen of the United States. To show the history of this desire for the annexation of Texas, it is necessary to go back as far as the year 1800, when Mr. Pinckney and Mr. Munroe, the Pleni potentiaries of the United States, acting under the in structions of Mr. Madison, then Secretary of State to Mr. Jefferson, addressed a letter, dated the 28th of Ja nuary, to M. Cavallos, the Spanish Secretary of State, in which they say, " We have the honour to present your Excellency a paper on this subject, which, we pre sume, proves in the most satisfactory manner that the boundaries of that province (meaning Louisiana), as established by the treaties referred to, are the River Perdido to the east, and the Rio Bravo to the west. The facts and principles which justify this conclu sion are so satisfactory to our Government as to sa tisfy us that the United States have not a better right to the Island of New Orleans under the cession referred t) than to have the whole district of territory which is above described." Tnis was an effort to ob tain Texas, and on the 12th of March, 1818, Mr. Adams, then Secretary of State, :n a letter to Don Oois, the Spanish Minister, repels the suggestion of any doubt that Texas belonged to the United States. He said :—" You know, Sir, and your own notes furnish themselves the most decisive evidence, that France, while she held the colony of Louisiana, never did con• eider the Mississippi the western boundary of that pro vince. She always claimed the territory which you call Texas, as being within the limits and forming a part of Louisiana." However, on the 22d of Fe bruary, 1819, the United States, to prevent the trans fer of the Florida to a foreign Power in the general di lapidation of the Spanish monarchy, agreed to recog nise by a treaty with Spain the boundary of the Sabine River, under which Texas became a part of the Re public of Mexico. Although this recognition has taken place there was a strong feeling in the United States not to abandon the claim, and the possession of Texas by Mexico had scarcely been settled, when Mr. Gay, in the House of Representatives, introduced a resolu tion—" That the equivalent proposed to be given by Spain for that part of Louisiana west of the S thine was inadequate, and that it would be inexpedient to make a transfer of it." On the elevation of Mr. Adams to the Presidency, almost his first act was an attempt to recover Texas, and on the 26th of March, 1825, Mr. Clay, then Secretary of State, instructed the American Minister in Mexico that the boundary was too near the United States ; that a change was desirable ; and informed him that the President wished him to sound the Mexican Government on the subject, further instructing him to offer 81,000 000 far the whole country to the Rio del Norte. In 1831 a preliminary convention for the purchase of the country for $5,000,000 was actually concluded, but this was cancelled before it could be ratified. President Jackson had previously attempted to ob tain it for $4,000,000, and even $5,000,000, by a negotiation, which failed. In 1832, after the battle of San Jacinto had compelled the separation of Texas from Mexico, the Texan Government proposed to join the Union. This offer, as before stated, was declined, under the influence of an impression that the southern portion of the Union would be rendered too powerful, and it is a singular fact that Mr. :Adams, who had been anxious to purchase Texas, now headed the party who refused to accept it gratis. This one act of rejection stands in singular contrast with a line of policy pursued unremittingly for upwards of 40 years to obtain Texas, sometimes by virtue of alleged right, sometimes by way of purchase, the rise in the offers of the purchase-money showing the in creasing anxiety to obtain the territory. Hence the rejection had rather the appearance of a pa roxysm than of a deliberate act, and the United States are now beginning to reflect with regret on the chance of making an acquisition which they so gratuitously threw away. The leading party in Texas are strongly against all noticn of annexation, and regard the previous refusal of their offer as a fortunate escape. Should Texas adhere to her in tention of doing away with customs' dues altogether, as soon as she can supply her revenues from another source, it. would probably be for the interest of com mercial Europe that an annexation should never take place, as an independent State with no tariff at all would be the most formidable check possible against the demands by a neighbour for a high tariff. A latter in an American paper, which calls attention to the im portance of its annexation, makes the possib lity of war with England an argument. This is only an illustra tion of what may be gathered from the general state of the question, that the tendency of an annexation party in Texas (if such there be) would be le3s towards the maintenance of peaceful relations with European na tions than that of the party who advocate the inde pendence of the infant republic.—Tinzes. MORNING SUN FESTIVITIES AT WYNNSTAY. (From the Shrewsbury Chronicle.) On Monday the hospitalities were confined to a sumptuous banquet given to sixty• four of the noble and distinguished guests now resident at Wynnstay. Wt:en dinner was announ3ed, Sir Watkin led the Duchess of Northumberland to her place at the table, and then took his own place near her, having his two uncles, the Dukes of Northumberland and the Earl of Powis, as his supporters, the general company occupying the sur rounding tables, consisting of the Duchess of North umberland, Duke of Marlborough, Lord and Lady Delamere, Earl and Countess of Powis, Lord Hill (who wore some splendid decorations), Lady Churaill Lady Rendlesham, Miss Thelluson, Hon. H. and Lady Harriet Clive, Hon. Mr. Curzon, Hon. Mr. Cholmon deley, the Ladies Herbert and Miss Clive, and the two Hon. Mr. Herberts, Miss Percy, Mr. Rowley, Sir Philip and Lady Egerton, Captain Macdonald, Captain P,rker, Sir S , cpben Glynne and Mr. Henry Glynne, Sir Rowland Hill, Sir John Williams, Colonel Hall, Mr. Baring, Mr. C. W. Wynn, Hon. Captain Fores ter, Mr. and Mrs. Gaskell, and a number of the junior branches of those families. On Tuesday covers were again laid for 62 in the dining-room of the hall, the guests consi• ting chiefly of the company invited the previous day, with the addition of the Countess of Jersey and Lady C. Villiers, the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, and Lady F. Vane, Lady Cantalupe, Capt. Hamilton, Hon. Mr. St. John, and Counts Nostol and Kondroffsky. Tne band of the Royal Denbigh Militia played at intervals during dinner, alternately with Mr. Pugh, the cele brated Welsh harpist, who wore a splendid medal, presented to him by her Majesty the Queen, while on a visit in Wales with her Royal Mother in 1332. His performances were highly applauded. On the same evening a ball took place, w hi c h was attended by the Noble and distinguished . party pre viouslybesides 476 invited gue s t s . W band occupied the orchestra. Tile party supped in the Pavilion, which, when lighted up, and adorned by such a splendid party, ex hibited a gorgeous and enchanting spectacle. Mr. Gunter, of London, supplied the supper, which (a stand up one) was on the most costly and luxurious scale. On Wednesday another private dinner party took place, the guests being nearly the same as those attend ing on Monday and Tueida.y. In the afternoon the children of the various schools at Ruabon were boun teously entertained on the lawn of Wynnstsy, where they danced and enjoyed themselves merrily till night fall, cheered on by a well-disciplined band, consisting of the pupils of Mr. Madeley, who performed their de lightful task greatly to his and their credit. In the evening, Sir W. W. Wynn, and the Noble Party at Wynnstay, together with Mrs. Colonel and Mrs. Myddleton Biddulph, and the large party at Chirk Castle, attended a grand ball, given by the Viscount and Viscountess Dungannon at Brynkynalt Hal!. Weip pert's band was is attendance, and the entertaiuments were on a superb scale. Yesterday dinner was provided for upwards of 500 persons, which was laid out in the pavilion. Sir Watkin presided at the centre table, having the Duke of Northumberland and the Earl of Powis on each side of him. Behind these distinguished personages the sideboard was placed, on which was displayed a gor geous show of gall and silver plate, including all the racing cups won by the late S:r Watkin, not only at Shrewsbury and Oswestry, but at all the racing coun ties around. The costly silver vase preseuted to Lim by the county of Denbigh occupied 'a c)ospicuous place. on the lid, her, Mr. D'Ernst, the exhl6.Lor of al, fi:',3 . .rorlia, brought his display to Wynnstay on Tuc,day night. THE GUERNSEY TENURE WY LAND. (From Mr. Duncan's " Guernsey.") " Viewing the agricultural system of Guernsey as a whole, the feltility of the soil and the weight of the crops cannot be disputed ; the superior quality of the cows, the excellence of the meet, milk, butter, and ve getables, must also be admitted. Let the production of the island be cog pared to that of any ten thousand acres kept in one, two, or three hands in Great Bri tain, and the advantage of small farms will be obvious. Independently of the two thousand families living in the cJuntry, compare the surplus produce sent to market with the surplus produce of any ten thousand acres in one, two, or three hands elsewhere, and see on which side the balance will be found. The Guern sey ten thousand acres keep t:o thousand five hun dred milch cows, which produce one with the other, all the year round, five pounds of butter per week ; thie, at one shilling per pouLd, or its va'uc in rni,k, amounts to 32,3001., three-quarters of which are realised in the town. Five hundred and fifty cows arc exported, arid about that number of fat cows or oxen are slaughtered; moreover, :ibout fire thousand porkers arc either exported or sold le the town. Tee quantity of vegetables, fruit, poultry, and eggs brought to market is prodigious, and as ny,ny as 267,733 bushels of potatoes were exported in the year 1839. The cider of the island is of tLe hest quality, and several hundred hogsheads arc annually shipped to Eagland. From all this, it must be evid-nt that the agricultural produce is very considerable. " The value of land in this island will be scarcely credible to an Eugl sh reader. It must be very infe rior indeed if the rent is not 21. per vergee, being at the rate of five pounds per statute acre. The best land, of which the Couture is perhaps the faire t specimen, is much higher, being valued at three pounds to three pounds five shilings per vergee." " Having explained the Guernsey system of landed tenure and its agricultural results, we shall now allude to the moral influence produced on the in habitants by this system. One of its first consequences is to raise the standard of virtue —to inspire the whole population with a manly and independent spirit—and to destroy that cringing adulation and fawning servility, which leases for sears have engendered among the tenantry of Engl Ind. All men, no matter to what po litical party they belong, have admitted that the insti tution of property is the basis of civilizaeion. This principle being admitted sound by universal consent, it follows that whatever contracts its expansion must be vicious, aid that whatever promotes its extension must be nationally beneficial. The bare possession of pro perty on a doubtful tenure is scarcely a good ; it is es sential that the possession should be secure ; and if security for a term of years be desirable, much more so must it be for permanent enjoyment. Now, the plan of leases for seven, fourteen, or twenty-one years, together with tenancies from year to year, and at will, is bad in principle, as these- tenures merely convey a temporary interest determinable at a date spe cified ; the working farmer thus becomes a bird of 'as sage, without any fixed home. He may be prudent, in dustrious, anti sober—a good father, a good husband, a good neighbour, and a good cit;aen ; but these virtues avid him nothing ; he lives in a state of agricultural servitude, and, et the expiration of hi; lease, the caprice or spite of his landlord may expel him from tho Widely different is the condition of the Guernseyman. Occe possessed of land, he can never lose it, except by his own fault ; he has only to pay the stipulated quar ters of rent, and be continues absolute Lord of the property—he feels proud of his position, and the spirit of independence is within him—he is not classed among the locomotive machines of humanity, who, in Great Britain and Ireland, are shifted from county to county, seeking a precarious subsistence from an inso;ent and grasping squirearchy. No ; he has a solid stake in the country, though it may be small—he can say, with honest pride, This house h mine ; that field is mine ; and, when I die, the law will give them to my children.' " This system of tenure prompts to industry, en courages economy, and represses intemperance. A man having paid down in cash one-fourth of the value of the land he holds, is stimulated by the most powerful impulse to redeem the annual quarters, and disengage his estate from the payment of rent. In the eyes of a person so circumstanced, labour loses its repulsive character, for he feels that he is working for himself. He has an object constantly before his mind, which he steadily pursues. The propensity to drunkenness, so fatal to the working classes of Great Britain, is counteracted with the Guruseyman by the desire and the opportunity of acquiring a disencum bered landed property. But the English or Irish le bourer has no such incentive to moral restraint. Fir from contemplating even the most remote possibility of becoming the absolute owner of an acre of land, he considers himself eminently fortunate if he can secure regular wages as a labourer. He passes through exist ence only one remove higher than the oxen which he drives at the plough. His .feelings are deadened—his mind is brutalizNl—his energies are depressed. His life resembles that of a horse in a mill, confined within a circle out of which he can seldom escape. " As a teacher of prudence, the Guernsey tenure be comes a powerful auxiliary to the usefulness of savings' banks. Out of this small population, in round numbers 26,000 inhabitants, there are 1,920 depositors, possessing a vested sum of 36,4651, and upwards. The facility of obtaining a proprietary right of land, without paying down the purchase money, is a strong incentive to early habits of economy. A farm, of course, re quires to be stocked ; and, with the prospect of future independence before him, a young man will deposit his earnings in the savings bank till he has accumulated suf ficient capital to purchase seeds, cattle, and implements of husbandry. It is this hope, or 'rather, under Pro vidence, it is this certainty, that makes a Guernsey man that eminently careful, cautious, and far-seeing person that he is ; while, on the other hand, it is fair to conclude that the despair of all prospective ame lioration in his condition, renders an Irishman impru dent, inconsiderate, and reckless. We may with truth affirm that habits of prudence, economy, moral re straint, and the wisdom of appreciating in what consists a competency, and the disposition to live within one's income, are virtues indigenous to the soil of Guernsey, and rooted in the national character. Agrarian out rage, is unknown ; there is not on record an instance of machine-breaking, tick-burning, or ham-stringing cattle ; the mass are interested in the preservation of order, for the mass have property, or may acquire it. Institutions, based on justice, need not a soldiery or a police. The citizen and the consteb!e are identified. But in Ireland there are no bonds of sympathy between the landlord and the agricultural labourer ; in most cases they never see each other ; the absent propri etor regards the tenant as a serf, and the tenant con siders the landlord as a tyrannic .1 usurper ; thus the standard of morals is reduced to zero." DEATH OF AN ECCENTRIC CHA- RACTER. On Sunday last, at Walton, near High Ercall, at the advanced age of 94, Thomas Light, better known by the sobriquet of " Tommy Light the Conjurer." This eccentric individual had front an early period of his life been a professor of the " mysterious art of Conjuring," which he continued to practice with considerable pecu niary advantage to the close of his days. His personal appearance was of no common order, as he always adhered to the peculiar character of dress in fashion about the middle of the last centary. A stranger on meeting " Oid Tommy" was instantly struck tt ith the excessive originality of his manner and costume ; clad in a light sky blue " coat of other days" with au extra vagantly 12ngthened linsey vest with large flaps descend ing over scanty " continualions." This antiquated oracle usually attended the neighbouring markets to render his prophetic advice and assistance to all whom he could &l possesse6 of the two great requisites for the successful uevelopement of his mystic craft, viz., faith and money. Among the many eccentric incidents of his life was that of purchasing a wife, who afterwards resided with him until death dissolved the unhallowed bargain. From this time her daughter, by a 1 , 1446:ate husband, superintended his domestic affairs, until at an advanced age site was accidentally burned to death. Sonic, time before his death he gave several considerable sums of money, and has since willed further sums to different patties ; a few days ago, several sovereigns and guineas were found among some old iron in a chest in his dwel ling, and many are the conjectures that a home t re maras to be discovzred on the premises he occupied, which consisted of a cottage, orchard, and garden, the property of the Duke of Cleveland. " Oid Tommy" was the oldest tenant on his Grace's Ercall Estates.— Skrewsbztry Chronicle. TilE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 13, 1841. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE. A very melancholy accident occurred in this neigh bourhood on Monday, which has earned distre,s int.) a wide circle of friends and e!ativop, and caused a deep and mournful ieeling among all el ,sses of the commu nity. About six o'elack in the afternoon, Dr. 13Asil Tythr, son of the late Alexander Fraser Tytier, E.g., of the Hon. East India Company's service (who had been on a visit to his uncle, the Sheriff of this county), was in a boat nn the river Ness, in company with a young gentleman, Mr. William Fraser, son of Mr. Fraser, of Culduthel. They were opposite Lady Sal toun's cottage, where the river is deep and strong, be sides being at present much swollen by the late rains. The boat had got into a strong current, and the younger of the party, feeling that he could not bold on, called to Dr. Tytler to come to his assistance. On the latter repairing to the same part of the boat, his additional weight brought it to the level of the water, and when they began to pull, it immediately filled. Mr. Wm. Fraser contrived to swim or scramble ashore, bat Dr. 'Cycler struggled to regein his place in .the boat, being encum bered with a large and heavy pair of water boots, used in angling. On making a third attempt, the boat upset, aad the unfltrtunatagentlerrari lost hic hold, whilst the trail vpsoi,l fl ,t d with gre:, rapid;ty down the stucarn. akini was given, and the Loat was tenni, keel up permost, a little lower down the riser. At the Woollen mill the body of Dr. Tyticr was seen in the midst of the water, turning round near the surface, and a man put out in a boat to recover it, but the strength and rapidity of the stream frustrated every effort. Intelligence of the fatal accident soon reached this town, and hundreds of the people repaired to the old bridge, while several expert swimmers entered the river in various directions in their anxiety to recover the body. All theirattempts proved un as ailing, and there is every reason to suppose that the body was carried out to sea. The scene on the banks of the riser was strikingly impressive. Crowds of anxious spectators watched the progress of the stream, while the swimmers braved its deep and rapid current, and se• veral men in a boat dragged the waters in fruitless ex pectation. The deceased was about twenty-six years of age, of accomplished talents and amiable disposition. He had studied medicine under Sir Cif :rles and was distinguished for his knowludge and proficiency. He was the last of his family, the hope of his widowed mother, and many anxious eyes were turned towards his future career, which had opeeed under such briiht favourable auspices. and promied a long life of honour and usefulness. The sal reality has quenched those anticipations, and is well calcul ited to remind us of the uncertain tenure by which all human hopes happi ness must ever he possessed.—lnverness CouriL'r. EXECUTION OF CRIFfiIN..A.LS AT CONSTANTINOPLE. (From the Illanzari Shark.) When a man has been lolled, his friends lodge a complaint against the murderer, who is with out loss of time dragged en the inelikemmly ( Court of Justice) of the district or parish where the crime wss perpetrate I, and an ilium (report) is drawn up stating the particul►rs of the compl on which document he is seat to prison. His tial sub sequently takes place before the Grand Viz l r, and it it be proved that he designedly and without sufficient provo cation committed the murder, he is forwarded with the whole details of his case to the Sheikh ul Islam, who gives a tetsah or decree, declaring that an individual convicted of such a crime is by the sacred law con demned to suffer death by decapitation. Should there be any extenuating circumstances, for which the friends of the culprit imagine that due idiots ance has ❑ot been made, they draw up a petition to the Sultan, demanding a new trial. Tne matter is their submitted to the Supreme Council of Justice ( Mcdj leesee ahkiamee edleus), and if he be again condemned, the heir or next akin of the culprit is questioned as to whether he demands Kussass or Deeyet. Kussass is the law of retaliation, blood for blood. Deeyet is the price of blood, or pecuniary compensation in lieu of it. This is 1,000 drams of silver, or near 3001., which being a large sum, the authorities may, in the event of its being accepted in lieu of the life of the culprit, fix suitable periods for the payment, the culprit remaining in prison until the whole amount is paid. It is seldom taken unless in cases where the deceased has left a young family, for whose support the money is required. If the heir be an adult, he usually spurns the idea of receiving gold as the price of the blood of his father or brother. He consequently insists upon Kussass. Ail these needful preliminaries having been settled and the murderercondeamed, the Grand Vizir (or the Sultan, should he have been petitioned on the subject) signs an order for execution of the criminal. This order is sent to the governor of the district, who decrees it over to the djellad bashee (chief executioner), to whom he gives his verbal instructions as to the time and place of execution. The djellad has a vafta (copy of the sentence) drawn out in large legible characters. The time fixed being arrived, he takes with him the order for the execution, on which the gaoler delivers his prisoner. The djellad is accompanied by sr !feral assistants who knock off the chains of the culprit, tie his arms behind him, and he is immediately marched forth without being informed for what purpose. Thus secured and surrounded, the unhappy man is hurried to the place of execution, which is either where the crime was committed, or near one of the gates of the city, in a thoroughfare, through which thousands are constantly passing. Arrived there, he is suddenly told to kneel down, aed if previously he had any doubts as to his fate, they arc now removed. Re sistance would be in vain, ill, hope has fled, and he does as he is ordered. His eyes are not bound, but ►ie is afraid to look behind him, for there stands the djellad, who has already unsheathed his sworo, which is straight, long, very bread, and exceedincly sharp. The execu tioner assumes an attitude, clenches his teeth, and making two or three flourishes with his horrid weapon, he raises his arm so as to bring his hand to his own left ear, acd with the edge, close to the hilt, strikes a tre mendoas blow on the left side of the neck of his victim just above the shoulders ; this, if well directed, divides the bones at the back of the neck, and is foil awed by a rapid circulor cut of the sword, so appliei that none of the strength o► the blow is lost, up to the very end, and the sword near the point passes out on the left side of the neck, not a sound having been heard but the first chop, the hissing of the ege of the sword, and the gurgling of the blood. The head of the culprit rolls silently in the dust, the body drops on the pavement, and all is over, the whole operation being but the work of an instant. i have, however, descrbed it as per formed by a master hand ; a bungler after expending his blow without dividing the bone, has been known to seize the hair of the head and complete his task as well as he could. - If the culprit was a Mussulmin the body is l a id on its back, the head being placed under the right arm ; The yafta is pi nne d on , otherwise the back is placed uppermost, and th e h ea d cases stationed t urn b e e d t w t o e w e n a I d t s h e t h t e h f i ee h t s . , the face b e i ng i n b ot h to the body, which is then left " as a warning to others." It is thus that murderers are executed. A thief or burglar is hanged. His trial and condem nation take place in due form, and th e execut i oners lead him forth to his fa'c in the sa me way. On reach ing the spot chosen for his dr'ath, a rope with a sliding knot is thrown over his neck, and drawn pretty closely ; the other end is passed over a hook, beam, or large nail. The signal being given, two or thre e o f t h e cljelad's assistants haul upon it, the djellad himself probably as sisting by lilting the culprit off the ground. The proper height havingbe , zn attained (and very little suffices) the executioner with a thick stick strikes the rope over the head of the culprit to tighten it, and ad justs the knot in a suitable position. He then pins the yalta on the breast, and the task is complete. He de parts and a guard is left to prevent any one interfering with the body. The usage in either case is, that the corpse shall re main exposed for three days, but three days do not mean 72 hours. In winter they may be 48 hours, and in summer 24 or 25, at the end of which the odour is already more than sufficiently offensive. I need hardly stare that by timinv:, the execution just before the close of one day, and removing the bady at the very com mencement of the third day, very little more than 24 hours elapse. A more shocking punishment is reserved for haidoots or highway robbers—viz., impalement, which operation ale aye takes place on a cross road, and is performed as follows --The pack saddle of a horse is placed on the ground, and rendered firm by being put against a tree, stone, or some other object. This species of saddle has before and behind cross bars, to which are attached the loads. The culprit is put with his face downwards and his neck secured in the fore cross bars. Already stripped of everything bet his shirt, whilst he lies in this position the executioner makes a cut with his knife, and apples a strong styptic to prevent the fl ing of the hboil. Toe stake, which may be eight or nine feet long, and is sharply pointed at the end, h then introduced and beaten out with a heavy mallet until it appears through the upper part of the body. Tnarteen or fourteen haidoots were impaled at Adrianople some years ago ; the stick in one case came out at the back of the neck, in another through the chest, in two or three through the shoulder, in one through the throat, in ot.e instance through the top of the head. I was assured that every one of the Victims had first been strangled, so that tere was no sufferin g afterwards, though the punishment appeared to be so dreadful. People talk of impaled men living for days, and dying only when they drink water, b ut I have never seen anyth i ng of the sort in thi s country. Formerly, however, they were, without d ou b t , set upon the stake alive, and have frequently h ear d of ease in which a man was at night removed fr om hi s stake by his friends, end none of the vitals having been ton e aed, he live) man y Y ears aft-rwaeis. He never subs, quently stood straight, however. T h i s was also the case at Adrianople , where people said th at the man was sexed by hot tal low being pou re d i nto the cavity when it was drawn f ort h , The punishment o f i mpalement has long been dis used, and haidoots are nosy sent to the bagnio fir life. Gentlemen and persons of the respectable class are punishtd by strangulation, or wnat is commcnly called she bo.v-string, which is nothina but a common cord. Their heads, which are removed after death, are brought merely as proof that the sentence aeainst them has been duly executed ; but it is now many years since any each execution took place. Paellas formerly had the power of putting people to death without trial, but th ey have now no such privh lege. Th e S u lt an hi mse l f does not exercise it, and every one whose life is t a k en i n execution of the laws, has first a fair tri a l, with th e r i ght of appeal, should he think he can thereby better his ease. In fine, executions in Turkey are now so rare that I should say fewer take place than in any civilised country in the world, ne i t h er are they accompanied b y any un necessar y c r ue l ty.—Extracted front unpublished Notes. _____________ . ......-- • THE BATHOS.---1t I S a for to see " a y pearlygczelle, whi teness, c h e eks that have stolen th e d eep carna ti on of the deathless rose, and her mouth stuffed full of ging er b read. Is'nt Paper. it?—American 1/1 AR YLEB ONE i'ESTRY On So.tur:l,:y the tvieFtln , i ,ntat & costs in the laic Chancery suit apaius the ve:,!ry bi the Tory Association of Wig,nore•:trcer, amoucthig to 9851. 153. 9d., was brought specially under considera tion. Mr. GIB3ON said that if they considered for a month they would have to pay all the same. I-In would there fore move that the amount be paid as soon as the pa rochial funds enabled them to take the step. Mr. SODEN, in seconding the motion, characterized the suit as a barefaced robbery perpetrated by the Yuri party. Mr. Gomm thought the least said about it the better. He congratulated the Board on having no more than 1,000/. to pay. It was more likely to have been 1,500/ Mr. BIERS regretted that the loss had not fallen on those who brought the Vestry into Chancery. The Chancellor had said " that. it was a pity they had not something batter to Io than to occupy 'his Court five days hearing nothing." After some further discussion the motion was carrie•l. ELECTION OF MR. KENSETT TO BE POOR-RATE COL- LECTOR. The ballot for the clectien of a poor rate collector in the room of Mr. Clarke, deceased, the emoluments derivable from which office is said to be from 200/. to 8001. per :teir, commenced rt twelve, and closed ,t one o'clock, and as the later hour approached the Vestry became crowded by its members. At one o'clock Messrs. Skinner, Joseph, and Sapsford, were appoit t-d scrutineers of the ballot, and retired with the balloon ! ! glasses. After the lapse of about a quarter of an hour they returned, and - the state of the poll was doel trod to be as follows :—Mr. Kensett, 79 ; Mr. W.Al], 1 ; Mr. Lamb, 1 ; Mr. Day, 1. This announcement was received with loud cheering. Mr. GOMM then moved that Mr. Kensett be declared duly el, cted, subject to the Report of a Committee ap pointed to inquire into the eligibility of his sureties. The motion having been seconded and carried, Mr. Kensett was called in and the resolution and the state of the poll read over to him. Mr. Kestserr said he begged to tender his sincere and grateful thanks for the confidence and esteem which had that day hem bestowed upon him by his late colleagues and fellow rate-payers. It was said that the public was an ungrateful master ; he was never a convert to that opinion, and the position in which he stood that day showed that such a principle was erro neous. They all knew that he had for nine years taken a most active and prominent part in the parochial affairs of that great parish, and consequently had been subject to all sorts of animadversion and misrepresenta tion. A certain portion of the public press had even through the entire of the present week heaped upon him volumes of abuse and vituperation, but it was gratifying for him to reflect that all the calumnies of that great and powerful engine had net effected him in the opinions of those who knew him, who, protected by the ballot, had done him the honour of recording their conscientious and ho nest votes in his favour that day. He hoped that du ring the nine years he h a d h e ld a s ea t in the Vestry his conduct was such as to justify the Board in the selec t:on they had made ; and he begged to assure thee) that in taking upon himself the office they had been pleased to appoint him to, he should endeavour to do justice to the integrity of the Vestry, and everything for the benefit of his fellow-parishioners. He concluded by again thanking the Vestry, and, amidst loud cheering, handed in the names of his securities to the sum of 1,500/. each, which were Mr. James Coxhead, of 278, Regent-street, and Mr. Edward Clements, of Marine place, New Kent-road. HIS CUSTOM ALWAYS OF AN AFTERNOON." (From a French Paper.) Remonier, a journeyman plasterer, was one day sus pended aloft by his rope, and, armed with brush and pail, whitewashing a 'house front, at the same time re galing his cars with the sound of his own melodious voice. As his work proceeded Remonier gradually let himself down, unt . l he soon found himself directly oppo site a first•floor window, which by some accident was left open; No sooner had he arrived at this stage of his descent, than he wag startled by a loud scream pro ceeding from the room before him ; Remonier looked in and immediately exclaimed," Good heavens, my wife !" The unfortunate plasterer had caught sight of his own wife, whom a stranger held encirclA in his arms in a manner very unpleasant to a husband's feelings. In an ectasy of rage Remonier sprang into the room, and, without entering into any superfluous explanations, tell upon the criminal stranjer and furious!) belaboured him with his brush. His wife would doubtless have come in for a share of this treatmtnt had she not prudently, and mith the swiftness of a deer, made for the door and effected 'her escape. Remonier having assuaged his fury by exacting an ample account from the inhabitant of the room, made for his h.,me in order to inlet similar chastisement on his faithless spouse. Oa reaching. his house he knocked at the door, which was opened by his wile, whose sea tures exhibited the most nedis , urbed tranquillity as she addressed him, " My dear, why what's the matter ? how heated you look !" " Heated, indeed ! never you mind whether I'm heatNl ; where have you been to, tdl me that ?" " Me! dear ?" returned the wife with con tinued sang >mid ; '• why, I have not stirred out all the morning." Not stirred out ! Well, that's a good one, when I saw you just now in a gentleman's arms in the Rue de la Hochette." "Me ?" " Yes, you." " My dear, you're not well, something unpleasant has happened to you ; what is it ?" " You know well enough ; unpleasant, indeed! but I'll have you before the Magistrate, and you shall answer for your pranks." In consequence of this scene Remonier soon ap peared on the prisoners' bench at the Police Correc tionelle. The stranger of the fourth floor appeared as plaintiff against him. Remonier is shocked at his position ; he doubts if there be any justice in France, when he, an injured husband, is dragged to the bar by the very man who dishonoured him. Remonier's wife persisted in affirm ing that she had not been in the stranger's apartment, and that her husband was mistaken when he took the pers')n who was with the plaintiff for her. " This is too much !" cries Remonier : " this is a plot, a conspiracy. Of course I had no other excuse for giving the gentl-Iman a thrashing, if I had not seen him kissing my wife. 'And what proves that it was her is, that she denies it on purpose that I may be condemned." Plaintiff—Come, my good fellow, I'll do you a kind ness. 1 own it was your wife that was with me. Itemonier—There, he owns it, you see--41e owns it. Now, what do you say to that, madam ? Wife—Very well, what of that ? That's no reason ou should raise your voice, and roll your eyes in that way. Remoni ,, r—No reason ! No reason ! Plaintiff---Certainly not. Nor was it my reason that you should tall upon me as you did. Reinonier—What ? Well, 1 never! Why, I ought to have annihilated you. Wife—Not at ;11. There w.is no harm in my being with the gentleman. It was perfectly honourable. I am the geutlucaan's washerwoman, and of course I must bring home his linen. Plaint ff—Of course, that's all. Husband—And you paid your bill with kisses? Wile—The gentleman kissed me, of course ; but it was all perfectly honourable. 11, Always does it. It's a habit with him, and one can't affront a customer. Plaintiff—Really it's the last thing in .the world I should think of as to behave at ali improperly to your good lady. Husbafid—No, really ! What, then, you only' kissed her beealse iG's a habit with you ? Plaintiff—Certainly, for no other reason. Husband—Well, if that's all, then, I'm sure I for give you. Pay tee for the brush I broke on your back • and we'll say no more about it. Plaintiff—Stay, stay, you forget that you are the' person accused. Husband—Ah ! Oh, well, never mind that. Plaintiff—Wit's all my heart ; I withdraw my com plaint, since you acknowledge yourself in the wrong. The Tribunal, on considering the circumstloces of the case, dismissed Remonier. SYMPTOMS OF THE, FUTURE. Tie mere list of the Administration—and for the present we have nothing more to guide us—gives us but small means of prejudging the future. The names are substantially the names which the public has for some time past been accustomed to associate with Tory politics, and there is nothing very new or striking in the distribution of them. The Duke of Buckingham has been taken into the Cabinet—which plainly shows-, exclaims one class of commentators, that Sir Robert has bound himself in slavery to the landlords. On the other band, he has been admitted to one of the least important posts in the Cabinet. He has been lured from the independent and commanding position of mouth piece of the landlords by the bait of honour without authority. He has been silenced and crippled, but appears not to be trusted with real power. Accord ingly, another class of commentators feel confident that Sir Robert has out-generalled the landlords. Our own impression, and it can as yet be nothing more, is that Sir Robert is playing the game, here as in Ireland, of giving up useless injustice, and making a bargain with those who cleave to the substance of the iniquity, to rivet it upon us more firmly than ever. In Ireland it is evident that the more " extravagant aad erring spirits" are to be thrown overboard—that is, the foolish rogues, the perverse bigots, the advocates of an uncompromising and impracticable tyranny are to be sacrificed. There is to be no office for the leaders of the Irish party par excellence. " Neither in the class of secon dary officers nor in the Royal Household, is Ireland faily represented." So groans the Evening Mail. But on the other hand, it is well understood, even among those most closely connected with" the Irish party,' that this "unfairness" involves no substantial departure from the policy that {Fill alone be approved by that estimable section of humanity. The Standard is satis- t. if !Inv; ti it ...!;gnity Cui) o. c. .co a Irish iippoiatments are deserving of wteat'on. What he says of Lord Eliot seems to us peculiarly apposite. " Whom are we to have in this country as Lord Lieutenant ? Why, Lord de Grey, and I find people disposed to praise him very much ; but I wit. tell you what Lord de Grey is ; he is an arrant Tory— (Groans)—and his mind is so completely given up to Toryism that he really don't think he is doing anything wrong when he professes to be a Tory.—(Groans.) He has no Conception of what injury a Tory Gayer:i nlet-it would be to this country ; to be sure, he has con nections belonging to that patty in Ireland !. for he is brother•in-law to the Earl of Innisitillen—(°° Oh, oh!") a very respectable connection, no doubt ; but I ask, is it the brother-in-law of the Grand Master of the Orange men of Fermanagh that they should semi over to us as Lord-lieutenant of Ireland ?—(Groans.) This is the boon and favour—this is the inddrivss and impaitial,ty that we are to ittt from this New Administration. We get as our Lord Lieutenant a man who will he sur rounded by t.e Fermanagh Orangemen.—('Groans.) I do not know whether he is conneetcd with Mr. Nixon, the late High Sheriff of Fermanagh.—(Groans.) Some person t Ad me that he was within his connection, hot I don't say it from myself, because I don't ktion, it ; but this is certain, that the men by whom h!.! will be surrounded trill be those who always b,ve b- en most open in the profes , ion of Orange principle=,—(Groins.) What can we exatet from his AdministrAiou when he is surrounded by such man? If he were as pure as virgin gold, and as firm as steel, his connection with that party in the country, and with men imbu , d with those principle's, however respectable in private life they may be (and I admit they arc most respectable as private indivi duals) would make it impossible for him to govern this country with satisfaction to the Irish people.—(Cheem) The next is Lord Eliot, who is to be the nem Chief Secretary for _lreland, and I am disposed to speak well of him, fOr I think if he were free from the tempta tions of the Orange party, he would be an excellent man. He is a man of mild manners and great Courtesy, and as well disposed as any man of hi.s party can be (Hear.) But he has no strength of mind, and the consequences are to be dreaded, when we know be will be surrounded at the Castle by the old clique, whose object it will he to misinform him.and lead him astray. —( Hear.) No man is so hard to deal with as an honest man under bad influence. If he be a knave Itmself, he is not so likely to be misled ; but when an honest man is led astray, he will st.ck to his purpose with the utmost tenacity. Therefore let Lord Eliot be surrounded with bal advisers, and he is the man for bad advisers to play their game with.—(Hear.") —Tablet. THE RUINS OF COPAN. (From Stephens's . Central America.) " Since the discovery of these ruined cities, the pre vailing theory has been, that they belonged to a race long anterior to that which inhabited the country at the time of the Spanish conquest. With regard to Copan, mention is made by the early Spanish historians of a place of that name, situated in the same region of coun try in which these ruins are found, which then existed as an inhabited city, and offered a formidable resistance to the Spanish arms, though there are circumstances which seem to indicate that the city referred to was in ferior in strength and solidity of construction, and of more modern origin. • " The a all was of cut stone, well laid, and in a good state of preservation. We ascended by large stone steps, in some places perfect, and in others thrown down by trees which had grown up between the crevices, and reached a terrace, the form of which it was impossible to make out, from the density of the forest in which it was enveloped. Our guide cleared a way with his machete, and we passed, as it lay half buried in the earth, a large fragment of stone elaborately sculptured, and came to the angle of a structure with steps on the sides, in form and appearance, so far as the trees would enable us to make it out, like the sides of a pyramid. Divergine from the base, and working our way throu g h the thick woods, we came upon a square stone column, about fourteen feet high and three feet on each side, sculptured in very bold relief, and on all four of the sides, from the , base to the top. The front was the figure of a man curiously and richly dressed, and the face, evidently a portrait, solemn, stern, and well fitteci to cxcite terror. The back , was of a different design, unlike anything we had ever seen before, and the sides were covered with hieroglyphics. This our guide callod an " Idol ;" an before it, at a distance of three feet, was a large block of stone, also sculptured with figures and emblematical devices, which he celled an altar. Toe sight of this unexpected monument put at rest at once and for ever in our minds all uncert only in regard to the character of American ai,fquities, and gate us the assurance that the objects we were in search of were interesting, not only as the remains of an un known people, but as works of art, proving, Ike newly-discovered historical records, that the people who once occupied the continent of Amy rice were not savages. With an interest perhaps stranger than we had ever felt in wandering among the ruins of Egypt, we followed our guide, who, sometimes missing his way, with a constant and vigorous use of his machete, conducted us through the thick forest, among half buried fragments, to fourteen monuments of the same character and appearance ; some with more elegant designs, and some in workrnawhip equal to the finest monuments of the Egyptians ; one displaced from its pedestal by enormous roots ; another locked in the close embrace of branches of trees, and almost lifted out of the earth ; another hurled to the ground, and bound down bJ huge vines and creepers; and one stand ing with its altar before it, in a glove of trees which grew around it, seemingly to shale and shroud it as a sacred thing ; in the solemn stillness of the woods, it seemed a divinity mourning over a fallen people. Toe only sounds that disturbed the quiet of this buried city were the noise of monkeys moving among the tops of the trees, and the cracking of dry, branches broken by their weight. They moved over our heads in hag and swift processions, forty or fifty at a time ; some with little ones wound in their long arms, walking out to the end of boughs, and holding on with their hind feet or a curl of the tail, sprang to a branch of the next tree, and, with a noise like a current of wind, passed on into the depths of the forest. It was the first time we had seen these mockeries of humanity, and, with the strange monuments around us, they seemed like wandering spirits of the departed race guarding the ruins of their former habitations. " We returned to the base of the pyramidal struc ture, and• ascended by regular stone steps, in some places forced apart by bushes and saplings, and in others thrown down by the growth of large trees, while some remain entire. In parts they were ornamented with sculptured figures, and rows of death's heads. Climb ing over the ruined top, we reached a terrace over grown with trees, and, crossing it, descended by stone steps into an area so covered with trees, that at first we could not make out its form, but which, on clearing the way with the machete, we ascertained to be a square, and with steps on all sides, almost as perfect as those of the Roman Amphitheatre. The steps were orna mented with sculpture, and on the south side, about h a lf way up, forced out of its place by roots, was a colossal head, evidently a portrait. We ascended these steps, and reached a broad terrace 100 feet high, over looking the river, and supported by the wall which we had seen from the opposite bank. The whole terrace was covered with trees, and even at this height from the ground were two gigantic ceibas, or wild cotton trees of India, above 20 feet in circumference, extending their half naked roots 50 or 100 feet around, binding down the ruins, and shading them with their wide si,reading branches. We sat down on the very edge o! the wall, and strove in vain to penetrate the mystery by which we were surrounded. Who were. the people that built this city ? In the ruined cities of Egypt, ~ten in the ong lost P , tria, the stranger knows the story of the people whose vestiges are around him. America, say historians, was peopled by savages ; but N.,,va,res never reared these structures —savages never carved these stones. We asked the Indians who made them, and their dull answer was, 4 Quien sabe ?'— Who knows?'" On the morning of Wednesday, the 'lst inst.' a party of between 20 and 30 persons set out in one o Ithe pilot sloops upon a watery excursion in our roads At noon time, whilst at ebb tide, 4he vessel was off the sand which is situated between the Whiting and Thief beacons,' about ten miles down channel from the town, 12 or 14 of the party proceeded in it boat from the vessel to the sand to look for cockles, when, after having walked about some little-time upon the dry part of the sand, it was proposed to bathe, when all but one pulled off their clothes, and went to a part of the sand which was but slightly covered with water. Here they walked some distance, the water not reaching higher than their knees. waists, or ar m pi ts, w h en suddenly an d u nAwares, several of them stepped over a steep precipice into d ee p water, and instantly pl unge d out o f t h e i r d e pth. Th ree were unfortunately drowned, namely, John Stevenson, Robert Towler, and Robert Scott. Stevenson was a leather cutter, and occupi e d a shop in High-street, near th e Tuesday Market-place ; he was 35 years of age, and has left a disconsolate widow and four small children. The other two were young men unmarried, Towler being 23 years of age, and Scott about 17. The body of Robert Scott has not yet been found, though daily search has been made for it ever since the fatal catastrophe.— Norftli Chronicle. An INTRUDER.--A curious circumstance oc• curred in the stables of Sir John Hall, at the back of gig-horse up the Crescent, Minories fish-salesman, of igt_hheor name of Ford, residing at Billingsgate, k the mews, near the stables of Sir John. Whilst the horse was exercising by his b oy, i t took a sudden liking to the neighbouring premises, walked up the staircase to the coachman's apartments, and turned short round through a door into the hayloft, with the boy on his back, whore he remained several hours, whilst means were devising to endeavour to remove him, and which was found to be no easy matter. Fortunately no injury was done, and the descent was at length accomplished by means of planks, with cross step-bars, from the win dow of the loft. The only candidate at present for the North Riding of Yorkshire is the lion. 0. Duncombe. The election is fixed for the 6th inst. —Stockport Advertiser. ,_ .. 1::- . iit i , ',..E I'S ;.) it i NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. There was a goad supply of meat, but owing to the faveut able change of the weather, the demand was dull, and prLeell badly supported. Beef, 3s. to 4s. ; Mutton, 3s. 2d. to 411- •2d. ; Lamb. 4s. 8/1. to ss. 6d. ; Vcal, 4s. 6d. to 5: , )(L: : and Pork, 4s. to ss. 2d. per stone of 81bs. Poultry tvas good rupoly, and the demand limited. Only a small q+ !n" City of game came to market, the demand goad. and p , Ice. the same as last week. Eggs dull of sale at Ls. 6d. to 7' 6d. per 120. WHITECHAPEL MARKET. The trade was indifferent. owing to the extreme mildneg 3 the v‘eather. The supply, however, being small, prevented what would otherwise have been a very bad trade. I ' lf ' . 2s. 4d. to 4s. ; Mutton, 2s. Bd. to 4s. 4d.; Veal, 3s. Bd. t ° si. ; Pork, 34. 4d. to 55.; Lamb, 47. 4d. to ss.—Clover, 31. to 61. ; Meadow Hay, 41. to 41. 15s. ; Straw, 21. 41. t° 2/. Bs. MORNING SUN TEA MARKET. There was rather more demand, and holders were less (IP posed to realise ; still the market %vas far from active. 0' T.- pany's Congou produced Is. 9d. to Is. 10d. cash. The ea . aeries from the warehouses sere large. TALLOW Al Prices were supported, and a fair demand existed. P. Y on the spot produced 48s. 9d. and 48s, 3d. for delivery in the last three months. The arrivals have commenced to come freely from MARKET. Rnm is dull of sale, and prices are on the decline; Pl° Leevr,rd., 0 1 ,4 d. per gallon, and Calcutta, Is. 6W. Brandy in fair demand, and prices on the advance. , -; 0111 Spirits steady at 10s. 4d. per gallon. RICE MA It KET. • Prices on the decline for East. 1n lia, and the Market i • dull state. :Middling Wlti . e Bengal, lOs to 103 6d ; Good, ID to 12s per cwt. COTTON MARKET. The Market was quiet, arid prices barely supnnrted. Toth shippers and the home trade- buy with much caution. lbe hghes - ri e of .re..• it, .be N.l..t!cplita is lOid PRICE OF tit( R A D . of d Brew may be had at 9.1., for thi: ' 1 " / rn.i, ES OF SEEDS. _ _ Per Cwt. Srw English It.-- Clover...sos fOs St. Fcin ........... —. —8 ~ Old .At . Duo —s —s —s Rye G ass ................ ..—, ore 4 tw w, New Foreign Ditto —s 56s SOs Pacey Grass ............... — s —.5 '—' 01 i Ditto Di to —s —8 —s Lniseed, for fe,di,g ~.....8 ;a), 5 0 e.ew White Clover 'Rs lss 72s Dit o, fo. sowing — s s 3, FP, Old DIA, Dirt,,, ...—s —s —s Ditto, for crushi.•g ....—s , ),,, J ••, , v Tre oil ... —s 'As 46. H m. , —s ii; 5,1 Old 7 itlo —s 24s 4 7 4 Canary, —51.20- i?'" Fr fclium s ,:-. l s 7081 Per Btishel. E. glish Carraway —s 46s 50s White Mustard.... , 2s Od to if 'C • 44s 50sBrown Ditto Foreign ',Att.° Coriatitier ... —s —s —sjTares PULE OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 1121 b. Town Tallow . .£2 51 6 Melting Stuff Yellow Russi,l White Soap Ditto 0 0 0 Good Dre gs ) PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of albs. C iil, l J 1, 6! t o Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Melters) ''s. 1 641 Per Quarter, PAICE Rape Oil, brown, per ton Uit o, refined Linseed Oil Liras ed Oil Cake at tn., Mill ttai,e ake, per too COAL M Ships arrived since OF OIL. £5O 10 5' 0 3'2 0 .1 (per 1000) l3 10 7 7 AR K ET. last market day, 82. : dell, Robson & Co. Hartley 16 u Chester... ... Hebburn Main l7 6 ew l'anfield Moor l', 1 Old Tanficld ...... Ord's Hedhugh l4 Pontop V 1 incisor ld C Townley—. West Hartley ........ Wylam Walls End Clennell.. Wails End Joslo , th Walls End Hedlcy lB 0 Walls End Hilda ..... 18 0 Walls End Killingworth 17 (; Walls End IliddelPs IS s. d. W. E. Braddyll'sHatton ... 20 0 Walls End Hatton walk End Lamhton .. Walls End Russell's H , :tton 1 Walls End Stewart's .. .. 20 Walls End Caradoc :2(v i Walls End Cassop Y4I Walls End tiartlep00l Walls End Kelloe • 9 ' a fees Hartley l, i Walls End Evenwood l Walls End RichardsaresTeesl7 . Wal s End lees Hartley Howard's Nethertun Main... 1:P Victoria Steam lO ° Per Quarter A bingdon Andover ttanbnry Basi gstoke Cirenc'ster Coventry l'aventry Howaen Hungerford Halton IllaWenhead Nottingham Wantage Warwick Winchester York Per Bushel Birmingham COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. Wheat. Barley. S. to S. bri 6; 70 64 74 0? 76 64 71 6 72 64 13 50 71 63 84 s'i 81 6 i 70 63 80 60 s. d. s. dH 7 0 $6, Oats. Bcanv. I ?ea: L. to 4. 40 47 Z 3 41 .911 40 42 46 42 411 40 42 39 • ;j4 - 40 3t 44 - 43 46 I I - - 41 - . 4 40 45 139 E. to S. 111 34 27 35 32 40 32 3o 33 40 38 44 31 6 29 37 27 20 32 2•i 3'2 3rl SO 21 31 33 30 32 s. d. s. d. 36 46 TL!. CORI :r Quarter) s. to a. 24 3' VS fa 2.1 33 24 16 23 32 26 32 •_!y 23 30 25 LO 22 34 25 :3l .5 27 3 11 26 32 - 29 23 25 rot , . J ..d. - ilii 40 44 40 4 40 44 36 46 1-- a 1 33 41 - s. d. s. (1. 1 s. d, s. d. Is d f 36 40 50 7016 i'v MARKET. 724. 71s. I!3s. 10s. 7-1. 78s, 7., 71s. 7Sr 295. 30s. • :•.. . 2-s. 1:9,. BC Os. 22, te .3. 18s. f././. F 2s. ~. . Beans •.• • 36s. 855..12,. Pease, Grey Blue and White 3os. 366.40;, Linseed... .... Flour (per 5ack)......... - . Rapeseed per 10 quarters) —l. la. 3a , . EDINBURGH CORN MARKET. ! Wneat. Bade). Oat,. , i.;,. ~. Fi st I 57,0 d 35s nd. Vs 4,1. 454. Orl. s,cond l6 '1 3f 0 24 0 4 , 0 , 1 hint Average price of Wheat 3l. 15; 6d PRICES OF PROVISIONS kC. 9 Beet, per .0. .........., U. sd. r005.c41.• Fresh Butter, 14. l• Od t... gum.. ----. 0 5 0 7 Salt Ditto--.... 010 011 Veat....-..........—............. 0 7 010 Ditto ,per eut.-83 0 '9O rK„—...---- 0 5 0 7 Eggs, per doz... I, :.' g ~,,,n,) , per qr. __ 2 0 4 0 t) at Straw(lip ~,,, r. g py 0 i .11;ow, cwt.....,....3 / 0 42 0 Wteat Ditto.— 8 GlO t!, 9nartern 1, al —.... ti Ngo 9 Barley Ditto .... ri til 7 v„, ootatoes,l4b. ....,... 0 0 0 5 Hay, per5t............... 011 I 7 EDINIZERGH MEAL MARKET Per Sack of 28011). I nip Per Stone or l lib. Imp First Oatmeal ieroini ditto •, B irleyinear P.iseiNeal . 1 8 0 Veascineal 0 1 v Pot Barley from B)s. to 455. per sacK Wheat, Whit( (pe Red.......... , Malting.... Grinding Iritv4ll 'oreign (in bond) Barley, Oats, t'e• 45 43 4U v CORNWALL AIARKETS. (Calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel.) Wheat. Barley. I Oat, s. d. to s. d. 8. d. to s. d. s. ti. to Truro — 0 10 0 0 3 8 0 Hcb.tone 9 6 0 3 0— 0 St. Austell ...... Llotlmin - 0 44- ti ',l,kearil 0 7 6 0 3 6 0 Launceston Camplford .9 0 10 01 3 0 3 4 2 6 1 Penzance 7 8 8 4 0 4 0— 0 (t. to o .1 o 0 3 1 1 - - n - 0 t 6 —0 0 0 MINING INTELLIGEtICE. Tons.ewLs/ Quantity of Copper ores sold at Itcdrutli lal week... 2,141 u Average Produce 2 until 5 . of floe Copper lB2 IS Amount of sale, 18.657 Hs.ott —Average E tantlard, 12.7. la. Oti. REGISTRATION COURT.—The annual Col. ,rt for the registration of voterA commenced on Mont a. forenoon, Mr. Sheriff L'Amy presiding. The whole the claims (about 620) were disposed of by Tuesday !I - ternoon, when the Sheriff entered on the consider: ,ti of the objections to the names presently on the ri I; The objections taken were about 1,600. Very 4 :evi the claims lodged were rejected, gnd none of those led by the Radical Registration Committee.—Dundx C aide. HORRIBLE CRUELTY.-..A Correspondent forms us that several medical students, in a town. m 0$ twenty miles from Redruth, have lately been practi sing • system of cat-stealing, for the purpose, as they Orin i of promoting the advancement of science; and that th 0 poor animals are put to extreme torture by the experi -ments to which they are subjected. We say nothing the grief it occasons to many of the more amiable an sensitive of our species fuz the loss of their favourit tabbies.— Cornuiall Advertiser. SILVER WATCHES, LONDON. MADE.— t • B SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, No. 9,Cornhill, I ,or" don (opposi,o the Bank of England), submit for select' en 4 very large STOCK of SILVER WATCHES, the wir )le ' which are made and finished under the cat eful inspection °to' perienced workmen on their own premises, and each war rant. 4 for correct performance. Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with double-backed engine -turned cases, warranted._ .e 4 -4 0 Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, bard enamelled, dial, with second s ' h an d an d double backed case s , warranted ... Patent detach e d Lever Watches, capped, jewelled i n 5 5 0,7 ;' P-. - hol, ' ' ' . 'I 6, dour les, hard enamelled dial, with seconds' hand and double-backed engine-turned cases, warranted 6 d 0 Either of the above in silver hunting-cases, 10s 6d. " A large variety of Second-hand Silver Watches, w hich 1 14 , been carefully examined, and can be warranted, st 2s. ea& J• Second-hand 'Watches purchased in exchange. BIRTHS. Vassal-road, a r t : 13 th r" 14y of o V f still-born. Brixton, of twin daughters, one On the itinst., On the , 29th ..h ult., R a i t rs ß . o ,l:it ey n: Esq., of .t son. Oti the nth inst., at Caledonia-OM', Clifton, the lady 2f Captain Grorge Cox, East India Company's Service of a sor : • Cann the 9th inst., t,t Chea t side the lady of J. F. Gouge, Es 1 4 surgeon, of a daughter. On the 9th inst., at Lee-terrace, Blackheath, Mrs. Chat It ' 5 A. Fergu.on, of a son, James, On the 9t N., h in of s a sont., at. Brighton, th e l ady of Lieutenant Hens 1 R. On the 6th inst. MAREIRD. ,at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, Wilily ti Stevens, of Salisbury, to Susannah, only daughter of Mr. ( Brown, builder, Hammersmith. On the 7th inst., at Bishopwearmouth, William Edwar James, Esq., Captain in her Majesty's 34th Regiment, elde: son of William •James, Esq., M.P., of Barra c k L o d ge , Cure " Berland, t o Eli zabeth, second daughter of William Hill, Esq. of Ilyhope. On the 9th inst., at Barbican CLapel, Mr. Richa' Mulle na , o f Myddelton-street, Spa-fields, to Ann, seem id daughter, of Mr. James Smith, of Claremont-square. Oa the 9th inst., at St. Giles's, Camberwell, Mr. Sam James, of East Dulwich, to Susanna, eldest daughter of n Roberts, El., of Peckham-Rye, Surrey. On the 10th int., at St. 13otolph, Bishopsgate, Mr. John Ladds, of itunhill-row, to Ellen Sarah, youngest daug flier of Mr. Richard Preston, of Broadley-terrace, Rianaford-r lust e. , DIED. On the 10th inst., at Putney-heath, the Earl o f M a ki'''. bury, aged 64. - On the 2d inst., at Margate, Mr. Davi',l Nic:ntingale. On the 3d inst., at Brighton, Thomas Bolting, Esq., of 801. ton-le-floors. On the sth inst., at Pirnlien, Mr. :Abraham Worley, aged 73. On the 6th inst., at Durwestdn, riorset, Mr. B. Goodwin. On the Bth inst„ in Portland-pl.:tee, Jelin Hunter Hornhy. Eith no:4l4*m of the late J. Iforuby, Esq., of the Hook, Hampst: ire, On the 9th inst., in Portman-square, James Blair, Esq.,' Penninghame, late 111. P., for Wigtown. On the 9th inst., at Ramsgate, Emily, infant daughter of Mr. George Allen Aylwin, of Fiti,bury.square. On the 9th inst., Martha Elizabeth, wife of Mr. J. Gaz ar4',,. of Bishopsgate-street. On the 9th inst., at G reenw i c h ., gate, aged 72. 3ohn Field, Esq., of R haTrips eac ,HenryHoare y . 5 q. t 1 H Pr or 'E On the 10th inst.; 1 49nd',,n: Printed and Published by MURDO oUNG, No. 112, Strand, at The Suit Office, No. 1 1 ,2, Strand,' 10 the nounty of Middlesex, Monday, Septerafor 13, 1841.