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DAY. his seat it will bi e writs ,when we ounsel or he Court, !upy the ing at tell 91' course , Fiore the i busine. r for soul le sobse (ied with) ,te, and more fa Grain Iv -I of evei bar mu Flour. 4,5005ae1c4 .....11.0 . samples of )ur milled •s, only V hieb have the Wild ed by :, 11° =menet- A )f the lat' this day , tle dearvi, .s. to ---s• .s. to •-•••E• Is. to ' to —F. 9. to lc. to 360. in eac l/ i 1 :nee ; 0 ial Slaf ~g~s rar. 0 l ' l 9 i Cf•A li r, hanuila,v lading t y rtbY A Wareb° State' SUMMER ASSIZES. GUILDFORD, JULY 29. The Judges entered this town yesterday, and after opening the commission adjourned the Court till this ••• ' I4 Y. •. There are 47 prisoners for trial, but very few ••of them stand. charged with crimes of any great 'enormity. On the Civil Side there are 43 causes entered, of which five have been made Special Jury e uses. One case is likely to. excite very great in terest. It is a proceeding by Mr. Dunn, of Drury hotelheatre, against Mr. Davidge, of the Coburg Theatre, to recover certain penalties, alleged to have been' ificarred by Mr: Davidge by a violation of the rights of the patent theatres, in having per formed PidyS, - lie only being licensed to perform musical entertainments. HIGHWAY ROBBERY, lf'illianz Mini, a slim youth, only seventeen years Old, stood charges! with having feloniously assaulted Jones,Hugh on the King's highway, at St. P au l' s , beptford,, and put him _ in bodily fear, and f orc ibl y tak en (nn his person a. gold chain, three gold seals, and'a ring, his property. Mr. Anot.Puus called several witnesses to the • , prisoner's character, but none of them answered. ' Verdict 7 -Guilty. On the prosecutor applying to recommend him to • 'mercy, on the ground of his youth, and the respecta bility of his connexions, Mr. Baron GARROW, said that in all probability his life would be spared. • , Throughout the day no case of interest was dis posed of on the Civil Side. • STAFFORD, JULY 29. BREACH OF PROMISE OF" MARRIAGE. • ISABELLA LEAKE V. cluh,this. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a most respectable and accomplished young-lady, the step . daughter of a Captain in the Roval Marines, to re cover froM aii opulent gentleman . .farmer, residing at Whittington-hall,.near Whittington, in this'county, a compensation in damages for the non-fulfilment of u proMise to make her his wife. Mr. Jeavls.—Gentlemen of the Jury, I have the honour to appear here this day as counsel for an amiable and accomplished-young lady, one of six sur viving children of Mr. Leake, now no more, Who was an eminent • iron-master in Devoti. He died many years ago,- leaving his respected widow, with , seven children, one of whom has since died. Some years after his death his widow Married a gentlemitn of the name of Simms, who bore the honourable rank of a Captain in the ,Marines, and the widow, performing a sacred duty in fulfilment of the wishes .her,deceased husband had expressed, settled 4001. - upon each of his chihiren previous to her second mar riage. Captain Simms (who had received honour able wounds in the service of his country, on the ever -memorable occasion of the mutiny at the Nore, where by his means the life of .SirJohn•Colpoys was saved) lived at a village called Kinfare, in this county, with his wife and three daughters, of whom one alone is married. The plaintiff is youngest but one of the three : and the lady who comes before you, gentlemen, has great personal charms, and it is net fit that I should conceal from you she is now about 30 years of age. The defendant, Mr. Griffiths, is an opulent and scientific. farmer, occupying two large farms under Lord Stamford. One 'of them is at the village of Whittington, and it is called Whit tington-hall, near where the plaintiff resided, and there the subject matter of the present action arose. Captain Simms, at whose house the _pluintiff lived, resided at a place called Stone Cottage, by the door of which the defendant had continually passed in his road to his residence. Having stated the age of Miss Leake, gentlemen, I will now give yolemy understanding of the age of the defendant. He is to all appearance about 50, though I understand it . is to be alleged that lie is older. He is a widower, and he has one only son, about nineteen years •of age. The defendant having frequently seen Miss Leake, as was easy to be supposed, in • passing by the door, solicited to be allowed the honour of paying her matrimonial addresses. The courtship commenced in 1825. In September Of the same year the lady alluded to, who would be called as a witness, returned home, and then under stood from the lips of the defendant, that the mar riage with her sister was to take place in that month. He fixed the time by word of mouth, and he more solemnly identified it by writing a letter which was read in Court. Gentlemen, the day was fixed and the hour appointed, but the defendant did not come to the meeting he had assigned, and consequently the family felt, as they ought to do, a just indigna tion. After this the defendant felt, I suppose, some compunction at his conduct, and with a propriety which I do not condemn, he wrote the following letter to the mother : W. Griffiths most respectfully takes the liberty to ask lira. Simms if there will be any objection to his calling at Kingfare, and speaking with Miss Isabella. Whittingham Hall, Feb, 13, 1828. After this, gentleman, the acquaintance was allowed to be resumed, or rather, I should say, Mr. Griffiths was permitted to revisit the plaintiff, and the morning of marriage was re-assigned. This is what we lawyers should call a new assignment.-- The defendant actually went as fat as inspecting the silk sashes which were to grace the intended, or rather unintended bride on the morning of the mar riage. He fixed the day anew, and the night be fore, when taking his supper at Captain Simms's house at 10 o'clock, he stated that he sometimes saw s4lspicious persons in the road he usually took home, and therefore he would like to leave his watch with her for fear of being robbed. It was a handsome watch, and no deubea valuable one ; but his subse quent conduct shows, gentlemen, a subterfuge, tin der which he intended to inflict an insult. I think, gentlemen, you will be perfectly of Mykopinion when You come to see the insolent epistle which here follows : Abandon me as the very worst of men. Pray accept any watch and keep it ; but detest its mace owner. lam uotv truly miserable. March 22. W. G. - Gentlemen, it is of course unnecessary for me to inform you that this watch was returned; it was sent back with the disdain it deserved, and the int , Pertinence was repudiated with • Ilromptitude. The Most melancholy part of the tale, I regret to state, remains to be told. The effect of so gross an in stilt on an informed mind, you could conjecture; de spair it might produce, but it was not so. I lament to say, however, that it has left truces which per haps may never be effaced. Miss Leake, I lament to say, has lost her love, but I hope not lost her loveliness. She is still, however, in ill health. Though the watch was returned, that could not ease her feelings. About damages I shall say nothing. P ecuniary recompense is neither sought, nor can it atone. A woman who was happy, and who ever 'ears the best reputation, has been insulted in the grossest manner. It is for that indignity she seeks t he best redress when she appeals to the feelings arid the honour of her own countrymen, who, I be lieve, are all Englishmen in the true sense of the word. Miss Martha Leake, examined by Mr. RICHAIMS. ....I am th e d aug ht er -i n -l aw of Captain Simms, and fiY'sister" who is plaintiff is also his daughter-in-law. lThe def en d ant li ves at Whi tt i ngton-hall. That i s a a r ge ext ens i ve mansion. The witness h ere d escr ib e d Ne course of pretended courtship, and went on as lowo :--When my sister received the last note she 4'4s Very much affected, and I formed an answer to a Part4in extent. She could not leave home for a week. On the 13th of February the note was-re ceived, requesting to speak with her sister. De , feadant opened the door as usual, and came in. I was writing. I would not notice him, I was silent. After tea my motherasked me what was the matter. I said I was very much hurt that he should be re ceived again, and then asked him if he came to make fools of the family a second time. He said he was Sorry for what had passed, and he came with a full Nvish t o marry my s i ster. I felt disgusted with him, end I left th e room . I saw him on the Sunday fol butt a °vving at Captain Simms's. My sister had felt tmy conduct, an d in consequence I made up my mind that I would be friendly with Mr. Griffiths. I told him so, and he 10 , 0 front seat and shook hands with me, and ! , aid how happy he should be. " Well, Sir," I s,id, ". how lon g is our friendship to last ?" He " For ever I hope ;" and I said, " That entirdy dqends . on your conduct." I said, " Now we are wn the stihject, should like to know when the wedding is to take place; for I think you have kept our house in a state of agitation quite long enough." He said, he wished to marry her writ]. I said, " Pray, Sir, what do yod.:call soon ? After harvest, I presume; and I suppose it will be a long harvest this year, as you have taken another farm." He took that for a joke, and treated it as such. After that he called a few days after, and was in the sitting-room with my sister. He said he could not stay tea, as his horse was at the gate, but he would call the next day. ;said, " Well then, I will ask you tomorrow when it will be convenient to accom pany m y s ister and me. to Birmingh a m ;" an d h e said, "On the 25th of the moath." He said, if we went by ourselves, we should spend too much money. I observed he was rather premature in his notion, and that the money would not come out of his pocket. He replied, "It would come out of the family, and that was all the same." I added, that if he meant to trifle with my sister, as I ex pected he intended, he should not trifle with me; and if I did not go to Birmingham that week, I never would go upon that errand. I told him, at the same time, it was my wish that he should not marry her, and I much feared, from his conduct, my sister would have cause to repent not taking my ad vice. On the Thursday following, the 10th of April, was fixed upon for the wedding, and a chaise was ordered to he at Captain Simms's house on that morning by eight o'clock. He never came, but he sent this note about a quarter before eight : Abandon we as the very worst of men. — Pray accept my watch, and keep it ; but detest its once owner. lam now truly miserable. 22d March. G. The watch was of course returned. My sister be ' came extremely agitated. She has been absent from home ever since. My sister is 30,. and I should suppose the defendant is about .50. He has a son, • whom I should suppose to be about 18. Cross-examined by Mr. CAMPBELL—I am not mistaken about the age of my sister; she is only a year younger than I am; one of my sisters is mar ried to a 'Mr. Homer. I 'Went with my sister on the 22d of March to consult Mr. Homer, my bro ,ther-in-law, to bring an action against Mr. Griffiths. Mrs. Simms, mother of the plaintiff, corroborated the greatest part of her daughter's evidence. Mr. CAMPBELL, on behalf of the defendant, said that there had been in this ease a.promise of marriage no one could deny;. but the Jury were to take into consideration and determine whether that promise had - been broken off by the plaintiff and her friends or by the defendant. - It was acknowledged that .his (Mr. Campbell's) client, the poor old-gen tleman, was riot in a very fit condition to undertake the management of the plaintiff, and that under a hope of recruiting his health, to fit him for the holy state of matrimony, he had gone on a voyage to Lea mington ; but alas ! with his health very little im proved, he returned, and it was then that this ama tory old farmer was alleged to have been guilty of the shocking breach of contract now under their con sideration. He (Mr. Campbell) was prepared to contend, that this breach was the fault- of Miss Isabella. It,was true, that Martha seemed to duct the courtship, rather than her sister; but if they had not been interfered with, the match never would have been broken off. The poet said the course of true love never did run smooth, and if in every lovers' quarrel they appealed to a judge sitting at nisi prior, no marriages could ever take place, and the world would be in danger of becoming un peopled. (A laugh.) The quarrels of loilers were said to be but renewals of love, but he (Mr. Camp bell) was convinced that love would not be pro moted by the assistance of an attorney. (A laugh.) The lovers had in due time after their quarrel met again, and but for the interference of the attorney in the person of Mr. Homer, the marriage might still have taken place. If the lady was at all like her sister, and he (Mr. Campbell) hoped the jury had observed how sweetly Miss Martha had sidled, they must be satisfied she had lost but little by the failure of her union with this amorous old farmer. Beautiful she certainly must be if she was at all like her sister, and young too, for although Miss Martha had said she was thirty, still he thought she must be mistaken, and she admitted that Isabella was younger, and indeed from all that appeared lie must conclude she was not more than five-and-twenty. Now the poor defendant, notwithstanding, all that they had heard of his youthful vigour and appearance, was, unhappily for him, on the wrong side of 65, -so that there was a sad difference of 40 years.—(A laugh.) A poet of his (Mr. Campbell's) coontry (Burns) had in the most delicate manner, and with great feel ing, expressed his opinion on the unfortunate results that ensue from unions of this description What can a poor lassie de with an old man ? " Oh, curse on the penny that tempted my minuie " To sell her poor Jenny for Biller and lair : " He's alway's complaining, from morning to e'enin " He halts and he hirplea the weary day long ; ." He's dolt and he's &E'en : his blood it is frozen ; " Oh, weary's the night with a crazy old man." —(A laugh.) Such a union, he (Mr. Campbell) contended, could have only terminated in the ruin of the defendant and the misery of the plaintiff; and under such circumstances, the damages, if the Jury should think the plaintiff entitled to any, should be only nominal. Mr. Justice GASELEE summed up, after which the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da mages, 400/. John Hig,Veld, aged 58, and Wm. Hieffield, aged 61, were indicted, charged with" having feloniously forged and counterfeited a certain deed, purporting to be a deed of gift from Joseph Ward to John Highfield, of a certain estate, known by the name of Bowers, with intent to defraud Joseph Peak, the devisee of the said Joseph Ward. Mr. Sergeant RUSSELL stated the ease. In July, 1819, Mr. Joseph Ward, who had been a man of some property, residing at Mill Meece,. in this county, died at the advanced age of 80. About two years before his death he made his will, by which he gave a small estate called Bowers (the estate now in question), and at that time tenanted by the prisoner John Highfield to his nephew Joseph Peak, subject to a charge of .5004, for the payment of diveri small legacies, which he had bequeathed to his other nephews and nieces. The prisoner John • Highfield, was some sort of a relation of the Wards ; an uncle of his had married a sister of Ward's ; and on the death of Mr. Ward, in July, 1819, the heir at-law, supposing at first that he was entitled to the estate, instituted some inquiry, but finding that Ward had left a good and valid will in favour of J. Peak, withdrew his claim. It was at this time that Peak learnt, for the first time, that his claim to the estate in question was to be met by John Highfield producin g a deed of gift, whereby Ward, inconsi deration of his respect and affection, and of nn an nuity of 501. per annum conveveCl the farm of Bowers to John Highfield. ' This being 'a matter of considerable su r p r i se to. the Peaks, they instituted proceedings in Chancery, supposing the deed to have been obtained by fraud. To this John Highfield put in his answer, 'and William Hi g hfield, From Chancery, what the qtiriaesutsitiitiv oft l du by his depo s i t i ons , gave his ac count the of .p t r i o 'e ceed d i e ng ea s . - in ring forgeryor not forgery was rai se d., I n order to establish the case against the prisoners, he (Mr. Sergeant Russell) should have to lay befor e th e J ury the evidence of an acco m p lice ; h e believed that his testimony would be most c o nclusive ; but it was his duty to caution them to receive his testimony with credit, an d if he was not corroborated by other facts, to reject his evidence altogether. This witness that he was about to introduce to them, would state to them, that shortly ufter the death of old Ward, just after the corn harvest of that year, John Highfield came to him, and having in vited him to go to a public-house, deliberately pro posed to him to be the attesting witness to a deed which he represented was to secure to himself the Bowers' estate. The witness was prevailed on to consent, and shortly after was sent-for by Highfield; when he arrived at his house he found a- deed ready prepared, arid Highfield said to him, "Now, Charles, sign thee name there ;" the witness haVing complied, Highfield immediately proceeded to the/ completion of the forgery, saying " I must put the old gentle • man's mark, he signed - rather black," and with that added a cross as the mark of the. granter. It oc curred to John Highfield that he shotdd yet have another witness, and - as he had- formerly been ac quainted with a respectable man of •the name of Hawley, a friend of Mr. Ward's, and who had been attesting witness to the lease by which he held the farm of Ward, he took down his lease and prO ceeded, on a sheet of. paper , to attempt to imitat e the signature of IJawley. The conduct of High field on the death of Ward was the - strongest evi dence against the claim he afterwards set up, for instead of openly claiming the property as his own, he only spoke of his interest in it under the lease, which he held from Ward ; and it was only a very short period previous to Ward's death that he had sent for this attorney to desire that he would distrain on Highfield for his rent.. The Learned Counsel now proceeded to detail the account given- by Highfi e ld respecting the deed, and concluded .by expressing his confidence that the jury would give to the case that attention which it required. Evidence was here produced, particularly that of the accomplice Brown, which fully bore out the statement of the Learned Counsel. The prisoners were heard in defence. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN concluded his summing up to the jury a little after 11 o'clock at night, and the jury, after consulting together for about 10 minutes, found both the prisoners." Guilty," but recommend ed Wm. Highfield to mercy., Mr. Baron VAUGHAN then addressed the prisoners. It was possible his Majesty might be induced to extend his mercy to William Highfield, but with respect to John Highfield, he could hold out no hopes. His Lordship then concluded by passing the awful sentence of the law on the prisoners. • The trial commenced at eight o'clock this morn ing, and did not terminate till half-past eleven at night. YORK, JULY 28. NURGATROYD V. 31IIRCATROTIL Mr. BROUGHAM, with whom was Mr. ALDERSON, stated the case.. This was a n a c ti on brought by the Plaintiff to recover a compensation in damages for the loss of the services of his sister, who had been seduced by the defendant. The plaintiff was an inn keeper in the neighbourhood of Halifax, and the de fendant was, a man, of some . property residing near the same place. In 1825, the sister of the plaintiff had first become acquainted with the defendant. It would seem that in the first instance she had re jected his addresses, on account of some engagement under which she had believed him to stand to another young woman, but subsequently she had, with the full consent of her brother and other friends, ac cepted him, and he had for some time visited her on the footing of an intended husband. • In about ten or twelve months after the first commencement of his addresses she had unfortunately yielded to his desires, and had afterwards given birth to a child. Ann Murgatroyd, examined by Mr. ALDERsON. —I girl the sister of the plaintiff. I live with him, and manage his house. He keeps a public-house. The defendant is a - maltster and corn-dealer, at Midgley, near Halifax. I have known him for 13 or 14 years. The defendant began to pay me atten tion in November, 1823. He wished me to accept his addresses. I at first refused. He came the week following to my brother's house, and, with my - brother's knowledge, I consented to receive his addresses. He continued his addresses until March, 1827. In December, 1826, a misfortune happened to me, and I was delivered of a child in August, 1827. My brother paid all the expences attending that circumstance. The defendant's father died iu April, 1827. He has since carried on the business for himself. Cross-examined by Mr. ALEXANDER.--I am going on 32 years of age. The defendant is 29. The mis fortune happened to me at my brother's house. There was a party at my - brother's house, in December, 1825, but the defendant was not present. I will swear that the misfortune did not happen on that evening. I will swear that I did not on that evening retire with the defendant into a room adjoining the bar. I knew a person called William Patchett. He was an inn keeper, and paid his addresses to me, but that was fuurteen or fifteen months before the defendant ad dressed me. I know a person •of the name of Howorth : he was never a sweetheart of mine. I don't know a Mr. Harrison. I will swear that my brother never surprised me with Mr. Harrison under awkward circumstances. I knew a Mr. Sutcliff :he never sat up all night .with me. Betty Eastwood had lived servant for the last two years with the plaintiff. Miss Murgatroyd was a person of very exemplary behaviour. Cross-examined.—She thought that the defendant meant honourably towards Miss Murgatroyd, be cause he used generally to come in good time. This was the case for the plaintiff. Mr. ALEXANDER, for the defendant, called two females, who had formerly lived in the house of the plaintiff, and who positively swore that the plaintiff's sister had been in the habit of receiving the visits of all the persons mentioned in her cross-examination 7-- that she had repeatedly sat up with one or the other of them all night, and that on one occasion the plaintiff had surprised her in company with a Mr. Harrison; who had run out of the room with his clothes in a state of great disorder. They detailed several other circumstances of great indelicacy ►4hich they stated to have happened between the plaintiff's sister and other men. Mr. BROUGHAM having replied, • Mr. Justice BAYLEY summed up the ease, and the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da mages 300/. FASHIONABLE CHANGES AND ARRIVALS. CHANGES. The Earl .of Onslow and Lord Cranley, at the St. Georges Hotel, Alheinarte-street, from their seat in Surrey; the Earl and Countess of Jersey and family, from Berkeley-square, for their seat, Middleton Park, Oxford shire; the Earl and Cotintss of Caledon, at the Bruns wick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from the Continent ; the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, from Portman-square, for Brighton; Colonel Blackgrave, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street ; Sir Roger Gresley, frsin his seat, Drake low, Derbyshire, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry ; J. W. Stewart, Esq. from the Bruns wick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for his seat, Sunningdale; General Blatchford and family, for Boulogne ; Captain and Mrs. James, from 'Cavendish-square, tbr the Conti nent ; Lord CranstOun, at Mivart's lintel, Lower •Brook street and Davies-street, from Susses; C. Cunningham, Esq. at ditto ; G. Chichester Oxenden, Esq. at ditto, from Kent; 11. Walker, E*-q. and Mrs. Walker and family, at ditto, from Michel Grove, Sussex; the Marquis of Done gal, from ditto, for the Isle of Wight ; Edward Ferrand, Esq. and Mrs. Parana and family, from ditto, for St. Ives, Bingley, Yorkshire. • ARRIVALS AT It . Rev. J. A. Cotton, Mrs. and -the Misses Dutton, Mr.. Cotton, - Adams, Esq, MN. Williams an], party, from Ruthin ; Mrs. Sims, Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, Henry Jones, Esq., Mr. Wilson and family, from Chirk ; Mr. and Mrs. Tasker and Miss Jones, Mrs. Crosen and family, from Oswestry ; the Misses Boyden ; Rev. Howell Jones and family, from Nerquis; "J. Hughes, Esq., Mrs. and Aliss Hughes, the Misses Parry, from Denbigh ; Miss Price, f rom Bodnant; F. Morris, E sq ., G. M orr i s , E sq. , Alderman Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Royl e an d f am il y ; M rs . Williams, from Holywell ; - Brown, Esq. and family, Williams, Esq. and family, .Rev% M r. Owen and family, Mrs. Davies, from Greenhill ; R ev . Mr. Jones an d family; Mks Williams, from Part Glas; - Marsden, Esq. ; Mr. and Mrs. Dawson and family; the Misses Brown, Brynllthrig, Gommo, Esq. and family, Miss Littlewood, Mrs. Morris, Captain J. 1). Pugh, R.N., Rev. Mr. Smalley, J. Knight, Esq. f rom Rhea! ; Miss Knight and thiee ladies, Mr. Owens, from Che.qtr Courant. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD RACES. The Earls of MACCLESFIELD and ABINGDON, W. H. Asti utinsT, Esq. M.P. and J. FANE, Esq. M.P. Stewards. Mr. J. VENABLES, Clerk of the Races. Tv ES nay, JULY 29.—Sweepstakes of 50 Imes. each) h. fr. for three-yr-ohlq. Last mile. Mr. Sadler's ch. c. Challenger, g t , 711). Lord Warwick's brother to Paul Jones, Set. 71b 2 Won easy. The Oxfordshire Stakes of 25 sous. each, 15 ft. for three yr-olds and upwards. Two miles. Mr. I. Day's Liston, aged, 8 , 1. 111 b. 1 Mr. Weyland names Tears, 5 yrs, Bst. 51b. 2 A good race, won by half a length. Sweepstakes 'of 3 soya. each, with 50 added, for three-yr olds and upwards. Heats, two miles. Mr. Hickes's b. h. Hajji Baba, aged 1 1 Mr. Sadler's ch. f. Dabehick, 3 yrs 2 2 Mr. Haines's di. g. I wish yuu may get it 3 dr Mr. C. Day's b. 1. 'Manes, 3 yrs dr Won in a canter. CIIELII%FORD RACES. J. A. Hounr.ox, .Tun. and Geo. PAuktvit, Jun. Esq 9., Stewards. Mr. C. MILBURNE, Acting Clerk of the Course. TUESDAY, Jutx - 29.—His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. for three-yr-olds and upwards. Heats, two miles. Mr. Day's b. f. Trample, by Tramp ... 1 1 The Marquis of Tavistock's eh. to. Leeway 4 2 The Marquis of Exeter's ro. f. Serenade 3 3 Mr. Rush's b. f. by Skim—Pentagon 2 dr BRIGHTCN RACES. BIitCHTON, TllxspAY AFIEnNOON.Our Meeting commences to-morrow, and, in spite of the prognostica tion of last year, bids f►ir to prove as attractive as ever. No - Meeting here has had such high patronage since the time of his late Royal Highness the Duke of York, who was a liberal supper ter of our races; this year we have their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge, and the Duchess of Gloucester, who are expected to honour the race course with their presence each day. Their Royal Highnesses patrotiiie several of the amusements appointed to complete the week's festivity. To-night the Duchess of Gloucester patronizes and attends the per formances of Paul Pry and Fish out of Water, in which the inimitable Liston plays his favourite characters, Paul Pry and Sam Savoury—every Fox is taken. On Saturday there will be a Grand Fete Champkre and Dejeun6 at the Royal Gardens, the Patrons being his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, their Graces the Dukes of Richmond and Devonshire ; Lords Mountcharles, Audley, Molesworth, &c. On each of the race nights there will be a Gala ut the Gardens and performances at the Theatre. .Within the last few days there have been a great many arrivals ; amongst whom are the Duke and Duchess of Richmond (who arrived yesterday at the York Hotel, in opposition to a report that his Grace was seriously ill at Goodwood), the Duke of Devonshire, Marchionesses of Cleveland and Bristol, Earl and Countess Mounteharles, _Lard Audley, Lord Ranelagh, Lord C. Russell, General Sir W. Inglis, Lord and Lady Churchill, Lord and LiGly Granville, Lord Chichester, Colonel and Lady Chichester, Lady A: Paget, Lady Kilmurray, Lord John Fittroy, Lord James Fitzroy, Lady Elizabeth Fitzroy, Lord and Lady ilawarden, Admiral Tollemache, Admiral and Lady Sotheby, Sir A. and Lady Cooper, Sir W. Pym, the baron Munchausen, lion. De Roos, Col. Nicoll, Col. Charle wood, Col. Wyndham, Major Russell, Scott Stonehewer, Esq., Berkeley Bond, Esq., &c. There is also a very large rooster of sport►ng gentlemen from all quarters, with nearly all the great betting men. The Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh are in the vicinity, and expected to be present at the races. The Stewards are, his Grace the Duke of Richmond and Barrington Price, Esq. both of whom are using every exer tion to give eclat to the races. The principal betting races to be decided are, the Brighton Stakes of 25 sovs. each (which has 10 subscribers), with 100 sovs. added by the Town ; and the Gold Cup, value 100 gs., given by his' Majesty.. For the first atentioned, the following horses are entered to run to-morrow Mr. Alills's Brownlock, 6 yrs, 9st. 71,. Lord Alountcharles's Alarestield, 4 yrs, Bst. SM. Mr. DiOinson's ch. m. Amelia, 5 yrs, Bst. Lord Mounteharles's Coronet, 3 yrs, 6st. 21b. Mr. Stonehewer's c. by Renovator, 8 yrs, sst. ISIb. Duke of Rich►nond's Chico, 3 yrs, sst. 101 b. For the Gold Cup (Thursday) the following horses are entertained Lord Egremont's Chateau Margaux, 6 yrs Lord Mounteharles's Marestield, 4 yrs . _ - . Mr. Mills's Brownlock, 6 yrs Mr. Stonehewer's Souvenir, 4 yrs Great interest is excited on this race, as the horses are supposed to be the best of their age in England, and, with the exception of Marestield, have severally heat each other —Souvenir is the favourite. Brownlock and Marestield are favourites for the Brighton Stakes. The Sussex Plate will he run for to-mwrow by the following horses : Lord Egrentont's Grampus, 4 yrs . - . Lord Chichester's SoWan, 4 yrs Lord Mountchat les's Whiroper,.4 yrs Nfr. Molony's Lancastrian, 3 yrs Mr. Berkeley Bond's :Mirage, 5 yrs The Town Plate has six' entriei, and the Ladies' Plate four. From, the number of horses now here, there is every appearance of a good sporting meeting—the turf is in good order. BRUSSELS RACiT.S. These Races commenced on the 21st. The course was very numerously attended by the Belgian fashionables, and by a great number of amateurs from this country. JULY 21.—A Pony race for a saddle and bridle and silver cup, value 200 florins, twice round the course of one mile. This race, for which seven ponies started, was won by Count II eaulieu's Offs. A race of native horses for a silver gilt cup, value 1,000 florins, or 1,000 florins in specie. This race, for which eight horses started, was won isy Telegraph, the property of the Count Duval de Beaulieu. JULY 22.—A sweepstakes of 50 florins each, with 300 florins added by the town, free for all horses. Foz this race three horses started, viz. Lord Seymour's Abigail, Mr. Payne's Vocabulary, and Count Beaulieu's Telegraph. It was won by Lord Seymour's Abigail. A race for horses of all countries, for a cup valu-? 1,000 florins, and 1,000 florins iu specie. For this race twelve horses started ; it was won by Mr. Cremietres Helenns.— The following are the names of The horses and their owners: Mr. La Lanne's Regent I Mr. Fo:tescue's COMM Vanzuylen's Snouck Mr. Cremieuz's Helen:is Boy Lord Seymour's Lockille Linkboy Mr. De Simonis de Baiba nion's Shepperd Mr. Payne's Vocabulary Mr. Kennen's Spring Mr. Charretie's Flamingo C. Duval de Beaulieu's Te legraphe. Tow Spring's, the Castle Tavern, Holborn, was nume rously attended last night'by parties interested to learn the eventof the fight between Jack Tisdale and Dudley Downs. Several nobs of the Fancy were present. A Wrestling Match for 50/. a-side was made at Reuben Martin's, the " City of London," Berwick-street, Soho, between Buckley and Gaffrey, the first three out of five fair falls. A party of sporting Covies sat down to supper at Harry Holt's, Cross-lane; a fine fawn, 26Ibs. weight, was cooked upon the occasion, to which the parties present did ample justice. Viscount STRANGFORD had an intervie3v with the Duke of WELLINGTON yesterday at the Treasury. A recent traveller in South America, describ ing the inhabitants of Mendozi, says that they are dirty. and indolent in the extreme; the -women disgustingly so. Comfort they have no idea of : as long as they can poke about in the mud and dirt, sitting almost suffocated round the fire, in the middle of their filthy buts, with a cigar in their mouths, they are happy. If required to do anything for a stranger, they get up, and, shaking the vermin off their clothes, first scratch themselves, and then set about it With ail the ill will of a surly d ig. SOUTH LONDON DOCK COMPANY.—YeS terday a meeting of the Shareholders in this Company was held at the City of London Tavern. From the annual re port read by the Secretary, it appeared that the amount of capital required by the . Act of Parliament (750,0001.), bad not been realized; and that the balance on shares, upon which deposits had been paid, amomited only to 6,6061. The report was received and ordered to be printed. A Shareholder rose and proposed as a resolution. That Subscribers desirous of reducing this number of their shares, or of retiring, be at liberty to do sn ; and that they should receive hack the amount of their deposits, less a pro pot tional part of the expenses incurred." The resolution, after some conversation, was put and carried. Another resolution, authorising the Directors to take such steps as they might deem necessary to fill up the subscription to the extent required by the Act of Parliament," was also put an earl iel. MEETING OF THE DELEGATES OF THE DIFFERENT TRADES.. • Yesterday evening the D e l ega t es h e ld a Al ert i ng at t h e of effecting el a jewi union eresee:ain to co ns id er th e b es t mole a between g the artisans of a ll th e different trades, and by such means to prevent the oppres sion which many of them have suffered by the reduction of wages below a fair and remunerating Trice. Mr. POWELL was called to. the Chair, and said the con dition of the Kidderminster carpet-weavers again pressed on their attention. On this subject the Secretary had some interesting communications to make. • Mr. WALFOURD had that day obtained a' letter from Kidderminster, to the effect that a general meeting o f t h e weavers had been held on Monday, at which it was re solved, that if the masters did not come to terms and pay them the old rate of labour, they would stand out until Christmas, although the men and their families were sof-. fering intensely from poverty. Another . communication was read, to the effect that the trade of Kidderminster was Manufacturer, named APAlichael, paid full wages, and 130 't;.radually going away from the town. At Bridgnorth a looms! and 300 men.were in full work. At Stockport the trade was increasing, and in fact that the masters at Kid derminster were fast driving away the trade by attempting to lower the rate of labour. The men who had come from Lancashire were returning. Several manufacturing towns continuiQ to transmit about.s/. per week to the re lief of the Kidderminster weavers. It was fully expected that the toasters would soon give way. A letter was read from Mr. Gast, regretting his inabi lity to attend, and calling the attention of the meeting to the Report of the Police Committee, relative to the habits of the working classes, in which it was Stated that me chanics were in the habit of getting intoxicated for the principal part of the week. This might be the case with some, but could not be generally applied. He pressed on the meeting the necessity of a union of all the trades, which would tend to improve their condition. Some subseriptions were then entered into to support the carpet-weavers during their strike. The CuitamAN then adverted to the subject of the for mation of a general union among the different trades, and exhorted those present to do their utmost to procure so desirable an object. In the course of the evening a pamphlet was read, writ ten by the Rev. H. nice, of Kidderminster, whose endea vours to support the weavers have called down the opposi tion of the Alagistrat;s and manufacturers of the town, vindicating the conduct of the men, and attributing the present deplorable condition df trade at Kidderminster to the unjust and oppressive measures of the masters. After some routine business had been disposed of the meetiug adjourned. FIGHT BETWEEN JACK TISDALE AND DUDLEY DOWNS FOR 56/. A-SIDE. The fight between these " little ones" took place yesterday ut Wrecklesbam, beyond Farnham, in the county of Surrey, and forty-four miles from London. Tisdale is well known among the light weights of the metropolis, and a short time since distinguished himself in a severe conflict with Dick Curtis, by whom he was beaten. He. is possessed of excellent science, has proved himself to be thorough game, and is a hard hitter both left and right. His weight on the present occasion was eight stone four pounds. Downs is a Hibernian, and is but a novice in the ring, having fought but one public battle, and that with Ned Mason, whom he polished off with a degree of neatness and scientific precision that gave great promise of future excellence. It was the spe cimen of his talent which be showed on that occa 'sion that led his friends to back him against Tisdale; and such was the impression he made in the minds of good judges, that many thought he would have proved a second Nonpareil, and freely took the odds of 6to 4 which were against him. His weight, on going into the ring, was Bst. I llbs., having weight and somewhat of length, against the experience of Tisdale, whose weight was but Bst. 71b. The'art.i. cies stated that the tight should take place above 40 and under 50 miles from London ; a stipulation suggested by Tisdale, who was apprehensive that if it were nearer, the muster of the skillelals boys might have been such as to preclude him from fair play. Downs won the toss for the choice of place, and named Farnham, on the borders of Hampshire, for head-quarters. Thither both men and their friends proceeded on Monday evening and on consultation , with the Commissary, Toni Oliver, it was arranged the fight should take place on Bentley Heath, in Hampshire. To this spot he proceeded yesterday morning; but , the beaks and their assistants were on the alert, and poor Tom and his followers were forced to re-cross the border, and return. to Farn ham for fresh instructions. The neighbourhood of Wrecklesham was next chosen; and after divers ac cidents " by flood and field," the ring was formed on the farm of an indulgent yeoman, on the summit of a high hill, and the scattered amateurs were col lected in its neighbourhood in great numbers. Many of the Londoners were, however, thrown out-by the distance, and from having taken the wrong road. At ten minutes after one, the combatants entered the arena. Tisdale attended by Dick Curtis and Ned Stockman; and Downs by Harry Jones and Paddy Flynn. Both looked well, and confident ; and the ring, from the regularity of its formation, had a very imposing appearance. Tilt - FIGHT. On setting to, from the position into which each man threw himself, and from the style in which he covered his points, it was clear that a scientific display might be expected, and this anticipation was fully realised, for we have seldom seen more ad mirable stops, right and left, on both sides, and more particularly on the part of Downs. To stopping however he confined himself; for, with the excep tion of a few jobbing hits on the nose, a slap under the right eye, and a cut or two on the forehead, the punishment of Tisdale was of little moment, while his deliveries in return were terrific. His body blows with the right were frequent and severe; while his jobbing hits on the left eye, which was completely closed—on the nose, which poured forth streams of blood—as well, as on the mouth, and other parts of the face, displayed a force and energy that showed that his antagonist had but little chance. Downs in fact confined himself to the defensive, seldom attempting to bit with his man ; mid where he ventured to close for a rally, Tisdale invariably went down with a degree of cunning not very manly, though "judgmatical,'! and sometimes so obviously with an intent to avoid punishment, that murmurs of foal were heard from different quarters. Jack, it was manifest, was determined to play " the old soldier," and not to throw a chance away—he felt two or three times that Downs , was busy in-fighter, and he had heard that he was good thrower, and therefore resolved to out-fight him al together—a plan whiCh proved completely success, ful, and led, at the end of eighteen rounds, and one hour and twenty-two minutes' hard fighting, to his being proclaimed the victor, little the worse for wear; while Downs was dreadfully punished, and evidently had no hope of turning the scale in his fa vour, although, from first to last, be showed tin, shrinking game. The 'Hibernian was outleneralled Arougbout; and this, combined with the unfair chaffing of the lively Kid, who indulged in every variety' of abase, so bothered him that he was incapable of bringing any judgment he possessed to his aid, and befell an • easy victim to Tisdale's experienced tactics. Tis 7. dale was borne off in triumph, while poor Dorn? was reconducted to his quarters in a most worid plight and ' had confessing—his t'iends trusted too much to theyhadove ti T s tc h tl e!y !s qualities, effeet'of a first experiment with a very i n ferior 'mem ber of the milling corps. Before Donna can expect to make a figure in the pugilistio nytestionnule, must' make up his mind to hit w i i s fi u no doubt enable him and not content himself with mere dofent , lvO war- With he h t i t s tis o p . l p i p er o e n , ei l i t t e ,, fare. He must also learn to,iiit straight, and keep his hands shut, for otherwise Ito will merely NVitgte fewhis energ ies. moreand a to cut a more conspicuous figure among the compe titors for fistic fame. It is.to the credit of•Powns to state that he won the first blood, in : the first round; and the fi rst knock down blow in a subsequent ' round ;. bUt still the odds gradually rose against him to the last.— The pra c t i h e i a i l s ' I courageessons betting upon the whole, however, was to a very limited extent, and little or teethingdone in was 6,011 e in the Ring. BALLOON ASCENT ON 11ORSE,ACI; An immense crowd collected yesterday in tL,? Gardens and in the neilibouthood of the Tavern, City-road, filling every house-top and emi nence which could command a view of the Garden.,, to witness Mr. Green's ninety-ninth asvent.in a bal loon. Such exhibitions have been so comnl,,n late, that they have ceas e d to attrtet much at ; and we are afraid, though the Gardens c oo _ tained a great number of persons, that Mr. Greco did not. find the pubfic curiosity very profitable to him. Thu novelty, which am:tete:l the people-- though, bowever often it may be seen, a balloon a- - cending majestically into the untried reztons of Ili,. air is a glorious sight—was the annonucemfllt th:it 'Mr. Green was to mount on a pony. Many garde(' this as a hoax, or as intended only as a litre ; and, as the announeement was coupled with a rteie: - vation in favour of the weather, it was getteraPy eon • eluded that when the time came Mr. Green would find the wind too violent to allow of this new Pe gastan flight, Fortunately for his reputation, end greatly to the satisfaction of the spectators, the weather, which had been occasionally showery and stormy, becam e fine towards evening, though - there was still a good breeze; and after wait ing •nearly two hours beyond the anointed I five o'clock, the poor p ony was brought out, placed in his stall, under the balloon—Mr. Gwen mounted Into, the ropes were loosened, and fl? lcd loon soared aloft taking a southerly direction, rarrv ing with it the man and the animal. The pony evi dently disliked the excursion, and plunged v i o l ent l y at the moment of the ascent, greatly to th e t error of the spectators. What Mr. Green may have Mt at commencing such a journey, with such a compa nion, we know not; his exertions to preserve quiet and order seemed wholly to occupy him, and per haps his fears were not equal to the spectators' ap prehensions ; but we never saw a neck that we thought in greater jeopardy than Mr. Green's, VN cept. one that was placed in the hands of the exeee tione. After a short time the pony seemed to he come somewhat reconciled to his situation, and to remain comparatively quiet. Long after the balloon had reached such a 'height, however, as to rends, the struggle, of the animal imperceptible, we saw what we conjectured was the grapnel fall down, if Mr. Green had not got all his materials under his command. Indeed, we shall not be convinced that his life is safe till we have heard of his return to terra firma. The balloon is one with which Mr. Green has; made several ascents before, and was made, we un derstand, chiefly by his son. It is perfectly welt formed, but plain, having no ornaments whatever ; but the alternate slips of silk of which it is composed are painted brown and dark yellow. The material was wove expressly for Mr. Green; and the whole cost him, although time greater part of the work was done by members of his own family, upwards of 30t;1. It was capable, we were informed, of containime_e about 11,000 cubic feet. The expence of filling it with the carboretted hydrogen, at the Gas Werbs, which is far ,the most convenient and cheapest, tEO/. By the old method of filling such vehicles with hydrogen, generated by sulphuric acid and balloon was filled over night, at the Ind e p en d en: iron filings, it would cost neatly 1001. Mr. Green', Gas Works at naggerston, about one mile and half from the tavern, and conducted thither by ,em veral men with ropes very early yesterday mornine. It was allowed to remain in the gardens, fastened to the ground by weights, and there, gracefully swine-in ? ,- to and fro, formed a beautiful spectacle the whole day. For a long time the spectators, sonic of whom assembled at a very early hour, were lost in conjse. taring what Mr. Green meant in announcin g an ascent on horseback, till they were at length shown a very pretty Shetland pony, one of the smallest of the breed we ever saw. • It has been very carefully trained by Mr. Green, to whom it belongs, and has already made one or two ascents with him to such a height as the ropes would allow. The keeper de scribed it as very docile, being accustomed to walk up stairs, and to lie down on the hearth-rug at time command of its master. It drinks tea out of a cup, bows to ladies, and offers its foot to gentlemen whet' it is commanded to salute them. In order to she the wondering and doubting crowd that no trielt intended, the beautiful little and well traine,ii decorated with blue satin housing, bridle and rib bands, was led round the gardens, towing to t h o company, and much exciting their admiration; still those who could not get near enough to see by what machinery the pony was to be sent aloft, donbteo. that Mr. Green meant to (keep his word. All doubt was, however, at length dissipated when tit, ear was removed, and its place supplied by a round platform, made, we understood, of strong and close wicker-work, and covered with green cloth. Its diameter was just large enough to permit the pony to stand in it, and time feet of the animal wevs fastened to the bottom by means of straps, \Odell buckled round the upper part of the hoofs. It had, a ledge round it about five or six inches high, riot six strong cords, at equal distances from one anuth e ,-, ' suspended it to the usual strong ash hoop to which the cord net spreading over the whole balloon fastened. Some ballast was fastened in it to keep if steady; and other ballast at Mr. Green's command, as well as his grapnels, and the rope communicatin g with the valve of the balloon, were fastened t o t h e -ash hoop. The platform on which the pony rya, G bew this r lo eenisbo4 l:o ll op so when nseatthe:t seated oi t l h t e he tt p p o p n e ;, r p o a s r e t placed was slu ng very li tt l e more than his own pony through the r. the hoop. - We could riot ascertain if he had sect:red himself to the hoop or netting, on account of the great crowd, but he had the mans of doing so, and we have- no doubt he took this preeaution. what we heard of the pony, and what we •krv m . quite still after it had mounted a short animals, we are inclined to suppose it wejititr of aid got beyond the sound of the music ' ' ,iistance, and , and time acclama tions with which such a precaution as this mr . sary. It was a few Mr ' 9 . w " 'veered at parting; vet such been highly neves was finally adjusted in milKitci . i after seven when the pony much to like; and :cs place, which it did not seem the adventurou.aeronaut having theft got all h;, preparations ready, the balloon was allowed quit the earth for the upper regions, been through a great part of the day dark and lowering, seemed then calm and serene. Mr. Green seemed to have equal confidence in his materials and in himself. He was in no wise alarmed apparently at hi s s i tuat i on, b ut pa r te d the terrictl and soothed it into quietness. His assist ant ,, one of whom Was his son, seemed to be as muc h interested in his success and safety a-1 he was Min self and though they all exerted themselves to that every thing was secure, Mr. Orem doing. much of the necessary work himself, Ito one seemed at all alarmed or doubtful as to the result. Mrs. Green was a L so on the ground, and seemed not to share those a „ pre bensions which were felt by mos t o f the .. I „evtato i es We understand that Mr. G in de ;ee l ' fi de& safely in the neighbourhood of Sh ooter ' s . hill, Kent. the late military n i )tett to eon • 1 7.... p.it.1i::.5ta7t.it z,..... e _ n _ 1,1 er , . lott at s which 7 dbl l it ia il. ‘;( iv f i t n ii g ai n is n l;e; , l ;_ tr tr:lt: l iet le som C e Cl o i rt i ; planation of the h aste °v - ri a l s l,., t : v.c e . tlyzkt measures, contents itself l; a say ing e‘- tha t t le th e e x s e e c c u' l t t io n n tr:. nlen whichts ; 1 I : 1 . : v l t l ll( 7 r n a l l .! , c I l l ' e i p .r l o a m e n e t l l r i e e la e l x . r t a , m ro o y u b lof i intende d Cottrier states, that the 92d goes to relieve the 65th, whirl is under orders for the West Indies; hot the Courier sup lice.ses the fact that the 65th is not to embark for some months to come. The Courier also ventures to assert that the - 21st Foot has not been ordered to march! The '?lst is now marching, and wi 1 arrive in the neighbanr hood of Bristol tomorrow or the day after. 'Theii the With is not ordered to Ireland, hut.to Chester Castle or Liverpool. Will the Courier say that further orders will not await that . regiment when it gets near to the place of embarkation I or that if, on more mature consideration, it lee deemed advisable not to send an Irish regiment into Ireland at the-present moment, the Sidi will not t i th e th e !dice of some other corps now serving in 'Lancashire, and that other corps be sent to Ireland ? If it be farther :iretentleil that these movements have been made in ordiriary ..nurse, we will undertake to prove that a very great esp;•mre !,.'s been ounveas:w ily and wantonly ineurrtd.---Monthig Chronicle.,