The Sun. — London, England, 1824-08-04 00:00:00

INHABITANTS OF THE MOON. These are days of universal knowledge. In former times, when a person wished to give a very Strong assurance of his ignorance with regard. to any matter propounded to him, he would say, " I know no more about it than the Man in the Moon :" but this will not do now. Professor GRUITHAUSEN, of Munich, is determined to let Its into all the secrets of the moon, as will be seen by the following- article. The Professor, indeed, has not yet presented himself to the lunar community, but he has reconnoitred their territory, as the subjoined account will testify : " VIXNNA, JULY 19.—Professor Gruithausen, in Munich, has now published the first third-part of his essay on the many Plain indications of inhabitants in the moon, and especially of a colossal building. The Afunich Gazette communicates some of.the .most remarkable results derived from a great num ber of observations made last year. They answer three questions— " 1. To what latitude in the moon arc there indications to vegetation ? u 2. How f a r are t h ere i n di cat i ons to an i mate d b e i ngs ? 3 . Where are tile greatest and plainest traces of art on the surface of moon ? " With resect to the first question, it appears from the ob. nervations of SCIIII.OTE it and Gain riiAUBEN that the vegeta tion on the moon's Surface extends to 55 deg. South latitude, ". 83 .defireeit. North latitude. Many hundred observations have shewn in the different colours, and monthly changes of the parts, evidently covered with plants, three kinds of phe "lona, which cannot possibly be explained, except by the Process o f vegetation. To the second question, tt is answered !hat the indi cat i ons from which the existence of living beings is triferred, are found fro. 50 deg. North latitude to 37 degrees, mrl, perhaps 47 d egrees, South latitude. " The answer to the third question relates to the observe rim pointing out the places in the moon's surface, in which ilr e&PPeitrances of artificial causes, altering the surface. The 'ittior here examines the appearances that induce him to infer Were are artificial roads in various directions, and he also the bell the great colossal edifice, resembling our cities, on o..emost fertile part, near the moon ' s equator. It is remark ti! that it stands accuratel ,according to the four cardinal an 4 that the main lids are in angles of 45 and 00 deg., 4 7411 1 a building resemblin* what is called a star redoubt, is to ac .. ed to it, which the discoverer presumes to be dedicated the purposes ; and as the Selenites can see no stars in nuay-titn e (their atmosphere being so pure) he thinks that Worship the stars, and consider the earth as a natural °Xt. The I,:s.aay is accompanied by several plates."—( Vienna O oartte,'J'uly 30.) . The allusion to Steam-Fleets, at the Subscrip tion Me et i ng f or a Monument to the memory of Mr. WATT, is neither novel nor original, for Mr. Ilualttno.E's last work on Naval Dry Rot, Ste. contains the following extract ha n d Let B r i tons sleep no longer in Delusion.—A new Era is at !neat ofSteain p ac k ets, at present, constitute the chief employ- Ship Builders. Had Buor.tneAttTE's Eagles when du laced in sight of Dover's Cliffs, been assisted with ' Steam lickets, the bloody contest, which burnt and raged on the fields 'Waterloo, might have terminated on British ground in Ptheater torrents of blood. In the midst of a profound calm, packet s m i g h t have towed the Boulogne Flotilla to any at rn ot England or Ireland, while our Navy must have re mained motionless, perhaps, till matchless skill and bravery proved too late." Yesterday Mr. FINERSEY, an extra Messenger, was sent off with dispatches from the Colonial Office, in Downing-street, for Ancona. Mr. CANNING transacted business at the FO• reign Office yesterday, In the evening the Right Honourable Secretary left town for Coombe Wood, on a visit to the Earl of LIVERPOOL, Where there was a select party to dinner. Yesterday morning the CHANcr.u.olt of the tutu:out-A came to town from Charlton, Kent, and, aft er t ransact i ng b us i ness at the Treasury, returned in the evening. Letters from Paris announce the following new arr angements as about t o t a k e p l ace in the rrench Ministry :—M. CLERMONT TONNERItE, Minister of Marine, to succeed M. de ATEAU 'MUNI), as Minister of Foreign Affairs ; the Duke de D OODEAUVILLE, transferred from the Manage- Meta of the Posts to the Ministry of Marine ; M. de ROCIIEFOUCAULD to succeed the Duke de bon --lAAtivILLE in the department of the Post office. PENsrorrs.—Notice is given in last Gazette, that the Widows of Commission and Warrant cers of the Royal Navy, receiving Pensions from the Cha- 4i7 establish e d f or their relief, will be,paiti their pensions due (le the Sfi t h of June last :—The Widows of Flag-offiLers,Su p`'annuated Rear-Admirals, Captains, Cominanders,._Lpule ‘Lants, anti Masters, on Tuesday the 10th . Augus_t_. , .ri s di -- "'" of s Pursers, and Boatswains, on 11 , edne the 11th o u f h ik n i, s st • And the Widows of Gunners and "qenters, on Thursday, 12th of August; and on every Nereeding Thursday, between the hours of ten and twelve. & I commercial letter, dated Dresden, 15th - p u il .lllaYs—" It has been determined to form an "a American trading Company, sixty thou sand dollars towards which have already been lahtcribed. A ccording to the statutes t h ere are '° he 1 0,000 shares, at 500 dollars, Prussian cur rney, Per share, bearing an interest of 4 per Cent, The management to be confided to a Board of five Directors." D According to a late Decree of the King of r$N smile, no pe rson , unprov id e d w i t h a C a pt a in's ctificate by t h e B oard of Marine Sess i on, s h al l entrusted with the command of a vessel to a ny place situated beyond Cape Finisterre. The Giurnale di Roma says—" Cardinal PAL- Lorca has returned. His mission, the object of whi ch Was t o p ut d own the numerous band i tt i that infest the high roads, has not been attended w ith the. desired success. In point of fact, the evil S eems to be rather on the increase than d" er wise ) esp ec i a ll y on t h e b or d ers o f t h e enpolit an territories, where it was always more fficult to approach the robbers. An unfortu nate individual of the name of ROSEFTI, who was ;ravelling from Montelanico to Sagni in order to bby ring his brid e f rom the latter place, was attacked banditti, .and because he was unable to pay i n a heavy ransom of 5,000 scudi, they bound him to a tree, where he died in terrible convul '!ons. The robbers had been on the watch for the Bish o p o f Segni, but he by good luck took another rout e , and so avoided falling into the hands of these miscreants. The Communes of entelanico and Segni were each to pay an aMercement of 250 scudi, but the inhabitants of the for mer place had flown to arms, and it was • Much as th e Bi s h op could do to restore tran quilll4 n4ta Peril . Near 'Perrescina three other unfortu th_ ons had b een attacked and conducted to mountains " ` Journal . appeared i n P ar iS on th e I s t _, It is designated—" A. List of all Strangers twino. arrive in th e F renc h C apital, setting forth ail' places o f res i dence, professions, " &c. for inn benefit of trade and of foreigners. _ .The Cresari an operat i on was lately performed with complete success by Mr. WALDRON, sur ge") of Malvern on Mary Hunt of the parish of Legli. The is very fine and healthy. rts i ,7, • ~::- — 4 v , A , ..• d .6, ;..,.,,„,..... ~___ - , OE -c i 6 # & \ 1 v.. ‘ ,_,_,v, •,:" / , I - Vi , ' 7 ~----,,,-4 t i ..-, FASHIONABLE CHANGES. The Hon. and Rev. Henry Talbot, for Ingestrie, near Litchfield ; Lord and Lady Petre, on a tour ; Captain Bowles, for Southampton ; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harford, for Downe Place, near Maidenhead; Mr. Thomas Greene, M.P. for Whittingham Hall, near Burton-on-Preston, Lancashire; Colonel and Mrs. Herbert for Albion I'lace, Ramsgate; the Hon. M. Walpole, for Epsom ; Mr. G. Shee, for Mudeford, near Christchurch, Hampshire ; Major and Mrs. Lemon, for Harrowgate ; Lady and Miss Campbell, for Effingham Place Ramsgate; Dowager Lady Stourton, for 11Iiddlethorpe, near York; Sir M. Paleston, for Woodridge Cottage, Chester ; Sir John Honeywood, Bart. for Evington Hall, near Canterbury; Lady Grantham, for Cowes, Isle of Night; the Earl and Countess of Surry, for their seat, Worksop Manors, Notts' the Earl of Scarborough, for his seat in Yorkshire; Ear 1 and Countess Cowper, from Windsor Castle; the Honourable P. Ashburnham, for Ashburnham Place, Sussex ; Dowager Lady Selsey, for West Dean, Sussex ; Lord Say aad Sele, for Oxfordshire; Capt. anti Mrs. Tyler, from Mimes Hotel, Lower 11rook-street, for the Continent; Lord Elliot, from Fen ton's Hotel, Jermyn-street,for Worthing ; Henry Baring, Esq. M.P. for Paris ; Sir H. Fane, Bart. from the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, for his seat in Hants ; A. H. Mills, Esq. and family, from ditto, for their seat, Knoyle house Wilts; Col. Ward, from 111ake'a Hotel, J ennyn-street, for Ireland ; Mr. and Mrs. Fulljames, at the British Hotel, Jennyn-street, from Margate ; General Hall, from the St. Petersburgh Hotel, Dover -street, for Cheltenham ; the Rev. Thomas Brigstock, from ditto, for Oxford ; Capt. Evans, from ditto, for Paris; Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bart. from ditto, for his seat, Tavistock, Devonshire ; Capt. O'Hara, from ditto, for Cheltenham ; Vs Gerrard, Esq. from ditto, for Brighton ; the Rev. Mr. Petway, and Lady Lindsay, from the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, on a tour. GRAND ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN BY THE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY. Monday being the Anniversary of the Accession of the House of Brunswick to the Throne, the Fishmongers' Company, ac cording to annual custom, gave a grand dinner to commemo rate that event.—On the rightl hand of the Master of the Corn patsy sat his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, and on his left the Lord Mayor. There were also present Sir James Mackintosh, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Lambton, Lord A. Hill, Lord Darnley ' the Hon. Agar Ellis, Sir T. Lawrence, W. Williams , Esq. M.P. Gen. Quiroga, the Greek Deputy General Orlando, and the Canon Riego, the brother of the late Spanish General. General Mina had promised to attend, but was prevented by indisposition. There was also a number of other Spanish Officers, together with Mr. Marjoribanks and Mr. Astell, and many other Gentlemen eminent in the commercial world. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had been drank— The CHAIR MAN proposed " The health of the Duke of Sus sex," which was drank in an enthusiastic manner. Ills ROYAL HIGIINEss, in returning thanks, alluded to the event which they had met to celebrate, and said, that all friends of constitutional liberty, and those principles which had for their object the welfare of the great body of the commu nity, ought to support the House of Brunswick, for it was by that liberty and upon those principles which the Fa mily to which he had the honour to belong was placed upon the Throne.—(Applause.)—llis Royal Highness, in the course of his speech alluded to the presence of many distinguished foreigners, and said, that had the House of Brunswick a century ago maintained such principles as now were attempted to be enforced by the Crowned Heads abroad, they would, without doubt, never have been received on the throne of this country.—(Loud cheers.)—He concluded by ex pressing his hopes that the same principles would ever be main tained in this country, as they were the g reat su pp ort of Its sp proerity and independence ; and the operation of our ex ample was requisite to maintain the spirit of liberty in other countries. The health of the Lord Mayor was drank with great applause. The Loup MAYOR returned thanks in a speech , in which he expressed his gratification at the noble sentiments which they had heard delivered from their Royal Visitor—sentiments for which, by a strange perversion, men were not long since stig matised as disloyal for uttering them. Such has been the happy change of the general feeling, that a man would now incur pub lic odium by attempting to deny them. anT i gia l tiM a grArri " vies'". o w ltiec ia , Qulrm . Orlando, thusiasm: General Qutroga warmly expl-based, by an'treica l .' ter, his gratitude for the honour done him, as did the Greek Deputy Orlando. The Canon RIEGo, in returning thanks, expressed. himself much gratified at the reception he had met with, and was most deeply affected by the honour which had been done to the memory of his brother. The circumstances of his death were peculiarly painful to him, as it was brought about by treachery and Royal tyranny, and as he had not died according to his earnest wish—on the field, fighting the enemies ofliberty and of human happiness. Notwithstanding the treachery that had been exercised, and the murders that had been committed on the friends of liberty, he doubted not that the cause would yet revive, and Spain enjoy the blessings of Constitutional free dom.—(Loud cheers.) The health of Sir Jas. Mackintosh was drank with applause, and he returned thanks in an elegant speech, that was received with general cheers. Ile declared there was no friend of his country who must not coincide with the sentiments expressed by the Royal Chairman, that the friends of the House of Brunswick ought to be the friends of public liberty. What was it that gave this nation the pre-eminence over all others in the world, but her liberty ? What gave the first impetus to her commerce, and spread it all over the world, but her li berty ? What maintained her peace, prosperity, and happi ness at home, but her liberty ?—(Loud applause.)—He con cluded by expressing his conviction that it was to these prin ciples, which had been so well expatiated upon by the Duke I of Sussex, that we owed all that was dear and valuable to us. The health of Mr. Bennet and Mr. Lambton was then drank. The latter declared, that he was a friend to Alonarchy so long as it promoted the prosperity of the people, and no longer. Numerous other patriotic toasts were drank, and the company separated at a late hour. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE. On Tuesday, the 3d inst. at St. George's Church, Hanover square, Sir NI illiani Chatterton, of Castle 11Iahon, in the county of Cork, Bart., to Georgina Henrietta Maria, daughter of the Rev. Lascelles Iremonger, Prebendary of Winchester. BRIGHTON, Atm. 2.—This has been a lovely day, with a cooling breeze from the Channel. The Duke of York, in his travelling chariot, left the Pavilion at about half-past two tins afternoon, on a visit to Lord G. 11. Cavendish, at Compton Place. his Royal highness returns to dinner on 'Wednesday. Count and Countess I,ieven entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at Ashburnhain House, Dover-street. It is said that an honourable and highly respectable Cum berland Baronet is about to lead to the Altar of hymen the ac complished daughter of a Gentleman resident in London, dis tantly related to a Northern family of great distinction.—( Car. lisle Patriot.) On the 92d ult. the Krclibishop of CAMBRAY, accompanied by the Sous-Prefect, the President of the Civil Tribunal, the layer of the town, the King's Lieutenant, and many persons of consequence, attended the ceremony of exhuming the remains of the immortal FEN ELow, and placing the body in a leaden coffin, which was deposited in the vault under a monument lately erected to his memory. A silver medal was placed in the coffin by the Mayor, Monsieur BETHUNE HOU nr.z„ with the arms of the town, bearing the date of 1022. A considerable sum wns subscribed towards this worthy undertaking by the British Officers, while they were in garrison in the town in 11110. The house in which Corneille died has lately been discovered to be No. 18, Rue d'Argentenil, in Paris. The proprietor has placed a black marble slab in the f ront of the house, indicating that this great poet died there in 16114, and that the house was built in 1024. A handsome bust of Cor neille is also placed in the Court-yard, crowned with laurels, on which is written " Le Cid, 1036." The road to the coast, through Maidstone, is becoming more and more frequented by . the Nubility and Gentry passing from and to the different watenng places, and all agree as to the superiority of this co mmunication. In addition to an increased number of visitors, we have to notice the Duchess of Dorset, Viscount Lake, Lord Whitworth, Lady Battlet, Lady Newhourne, and Prince Sappier. The latter passed through yesterday to Tunbridge Wells.—( Madam. Journal.) POETRY. THE OLD MAID'S PRAYER TO DIANA. Since thou and the stars, my dear Goddess, decree, That, old maid as I am, old maid 1 must be, Oh ! hear the . petition I offer to thee, For to bear it must be my endeavour ! From the grief of my friendships, all drooping aroupd, Till not one whom I loved in my youth can be found, From the legacy-hunters that near us abound, DIANA, thy servant deliver! From the scorn of the young, or the flouts of the gay, From all the trite ridicule rattled away By the pert ones who know nothing better to say, (Or a spirit to laugh at them give her) ; From repining at fancied neglected desert, Or vain of a civil speech, bridling alert, From finical niceness, or slatternly dirt, DIANA, thy servant deliver ! From over-solicitous guarding of pelf, From humour uncheck'd, that most pestilent elf, From ev'ry unsocial attenti n to self, Or ridiculous whim whaSoever From the vapourish freaks or methodical airs, Apt to sprout in the brain that's exempted from cares, From impertinent meddling in others' affain, DIANA, thy servant deliver ! From the erring attachments of desolate souls, From the love of spadille and of matadore boles, Or, of lap-dogs, and parrots, and monkeys, and owls, Be they ne'er so uncommon and clever ; But chief from the love of all loveliness flown, Which makes the dim eye condescend to look down, On some ape of a fop, or some owl of a clown, DIANA, thy servant deliver ! From spleen at beholding the young more carest, From pettish asperity, tartly express'd, From scandal, detraction, and ev'ry such pest, From all, thy true servant deliver; Nor let satisfaction depart from her lot. Let her sing if at ease, and be patient if not ; Be ppleased when regarded, content when forgot, Till Fate her slight thread shaU dissever 1 A ItTUUR O'Co NNO a; who married the daughter of CONDORCET, has a letter in the Paris Journals denying the authenticity of the work published under the title of Memoir-es rle,Condorcet sur to Revolution. He states, that he has examined the MSS. from which the pretended Memoires are said to be extracted., that he found them to consist of 29 notes or letters, scarcely sufficient to afford 34 pages of printed text, and yet out of these scanty materials two volumes, containing 729 pages, have been manufactured. OCCULTATION OF TUE PLANET HEILSCIIF.LL.— In the evening of Friday next, the 6th instant, the planet Herschel' will immerge on the east side of the moon, at 2 min. 45 sec. after ten : the planet will remain obscured till 14 min. 45 sec. after eleven, when it will emerge on the western side. At the immersion, the planet will be 9 min. and at the emer sion, 44 min. north of the moon's centre. The moon will have passed the meridian of Greenwich about ten minutes pre. vious to the occultation. On Thursday the ceremony of laying the firsi stone of the New Corn and Hop Exchange in Canterbury took place. About half-past three o'clock in the afternoon, the Mayor, accompanied by Lord Clifton, one of the representa tives, of the city and the Members of the Committee, pro ceeded from the Guildhall to the Shambles, the acite of the a intended building ; after the necessa r y pr e p aration, quan tity of Coins of the present reign, and some of very ancient date, with two impressions in lead from the Masonic Seal, were deposised in a cavity in the atone, together with the names of the Members far the City, and the Mayor, Recorder, &c. &c. written on parchment, after which the mortar was spread by Lord Clifton, with a silver trowel, and the stone was lowered to its resting place amidst the cheers of a great number of persona there assembled. His Lordship then ad dressed the meeting, and said that it was not the first time that lie had met the citizens of Canterbury near the same spot, and that it would always give him pleasure to meet them on any occasion. He was now assisting to lay the stone of the New Market House, which he trusted would hereafter prove a benefit, and add to the prosperity of the city and its neighbourho od. Tao business of the day being over, the Committee retired to the Rose Inn, where they were joined by some of their fellow-citizens, and partook of an elegant dinner, served up in Mr. Clements's usual good style. Upwards of forty sat down, and the utmost harmony and conviviality prevailed throughout the remainder of the day, during which a great many loyal and constitutional toasts were given, enlivened with a variety of songs, which de , tamest the company tea late hour. , Three butts of beer were Vit i s i tainneire ß ttigginWilti - rT in the Butter' Market. The City Band likewise paraded the streets which added considerably to the general toy which pervaded all classes.—( Maidstone Journal, Aug. 3. ) SAmcumtair ItcycNcE.—Yesterday two lads, employed to collate the printed sheets in the warehouse of Messrs. SPOT Tiswootiz, New-street-square, having quar relled, agreed to decide the difference by a pugilistic combat: after a round or two, one of the fistic heroes cried " hold, enough ;" and the other was consequently proclaimed the vic tor, with the reiterated acclamations of his juvenile compa nions. The other looked much chagrined, and in about halt an hour afterwards, stealing behind his conqueror, plunged a large clasp knife into his belly: the poor boy immediately fell, crying out that he was murdered ; whilst the treacherous per petrator endeavoured to make his exit during the confusion ; this, however, was prevented; the wounded b oy was sent o ff to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and the other to the Compeer, un til the surgeon's report is ascertained. ltfor IN GLASGOW.—WethleSday night, about eight o'clock, the Gallowgate, Glasgow, exhibited a scene of ex treme confusion and alarm, owing to the disorderly conduct of a number of young recruits belonging to the 99th regiment, who having been drinking their arrear money, had got quite intoxi cated, and commenced fighting among themselves, and at inter vals attacked such of the spectators as came in their way. The people retaliated, and the whole were intermixed in a general light; the combatants frequently knocked down and trampled on each other, and the blood was beginning to flow pretty freely, when several of the sergeants, with a party, arrived from the barracks, and with great difficulty interposed between their men and the crowd. They declared they raid not wish to quarrel with the town's people, and if any of them were in jured they should have every redress. The soldiers then en deavoured to drag the drunken recruits along with them, but they became refractory, struck at their superiors, and made desperate struggles to get free; some o f them brok e l oo s e ant renewed the fight with the inhabitants, but they were at length mastered, after they had received a severe elms tisement from the serjeants, and driven within the barrack wall, the gate of which was instantly dosed on them. A party of the soldiers then searched all the adjoining public houses, and tinted such of their men as were found in them into the barrack. The officers, in the most conciliatory tone, requested the crowd to 'disperse, as it was quite unworthy of Scotsmen to be following; f ew lads of 16 y e ars of age, who a had merely got themselves drunk, a state to which they were all tsar from being strangers. A serje ant sa id t h e regiment wished to be friends with the town's people; he had fought and bled for the cause of his country ; sad her enemies, not her per suasions used seemed to have a much better e ffe ct than driving the people away by the point of the bayonet, and the neighbour sons, were the people he wished to encounter. The gentle hood was soon after quiet. —(Scotch Paper.) Yesterday evening a crowd of persons assem bled opposite the sh o p • Brook e s, chemist, near the Marsh-gate, W estmi nster-road, in of Mr. con sequence of a young man having been bit by a dog, and taken there for medical advice. — The wound was in the thigh, which Mr. Brookes examined, and instantly applied a quantity of burning caustic to it. T hedog at th e ti me was led by a string, but muzzled, io the pos session of a woman, when the animal flew at the man. The dog was secured, and late last night it did not appear affected with hydrophobia, and great hopes are entertained that the injury may not prove serious. The young man after wards walked home, but the crowd remained round the house of Mr. Brooks for a considerable time ; nor could they be prevailed on to disperse before he had placed extra lights in his shop, opened the doors, and informed them that he had actually left the house, and was the, person who just passed through the crowd. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BRIDGENORTH.-FRIDAY (LAST DAY.) The Sweepstakes of 50gs for all ages, was won by Sir G. Pigott's Patshull, 4-yrs old, beating Sir T. J. T. Jones's gr. h. Sir Edward. Air. B. Thompson's ch. c. Hengist, Mr. F. Law. ley's b. f., and Mr. Mytton's Comte d'Artois, paid.—A capital race, and won in high style by Patahull. The Members' Plate of 50/. given by W. W. Whitmore, Esq. for all ages. The best of three four mile heats. Mr. (leary's b. c. Libertine . - 1 1 Mr. Bowman's gr. g. Little Driver, 4-yrs - 2 2 Mr. A. Jones's br. c. by Lismahago, 5-yrs - 3 4 Mr. Lord's b. c. Clansman, 4-yrs - - 4 Mr. Roger's gr. c. Sir Edward, 5-yrs - dr This was admirably contested, and two finer heats were never run. Won by half a neck. The Hunters' Plate of sgs each, with 15gs added by the Town (Seven Subscribers), was walked over for by Mr. T. Pickernell's ch. g. Sylvanus. GRAND ROWING MATCH. Yesterday the grandest display of aquatic competition of the season took place on the River, for the wherry, &c. given by the Noblemen and Gentlemen composing the Funny Club. Some very distinguished patrons of the aquatic art appeared in their pities. Among the cutters were the " Guards," the " IYhitehall Club," and indeed nearly all the principal ones ; the gallant band who rowed the great match from Oxford to London were in their galley. The Moving scene from the bridges presented a most pleasing and animated spectacle ; the bridges and banks were lined with spectators, and Cumberland-gardens were thronged with merry grouper. The conditions of the wager were as follow : The match to be rowed by seven pair of oars, in two heats, the distance of the first heat being from Westminster-bridge, to a boat moored off the second windmill beyond Vauxhall, down the Surrey shore, round the beacon on the same shore below Westminster-bridge, and through the centre arch of that bridge. The second heat—To start from Westminster-bridge, and round a boat moored below Battersea-bridge, down the Surrey shore to the prize wherry off Cumberland-gardens. The three first boats in of the first heat were only allowed to start for the second. The following watermen having agreed to those terms were at five o'clock arranged for the starting :- 1. Wm. Parry (Ilungerford), and John Goatly (Temple)— Scarlet. _ _ _ . V :. Charier Maynard (Lambeth), and James Joyce (Arunde' stairs)._-Purple. 3. James Alellatt (Temple), and George Jones ( Ilankside)— White. 4. W'm. Campbell (Whitehall), and James Staples (West. minster>.—Light Blue. 5. William Unwell and Charles Bannister (Westminster). — Pink. -6: William Illickefr(Bankside) an George Butcher (Ilan, gerfortl)—Pea Green. 7. George Maynard (Lambeth), and Thomas Cole (Chelsea: —Yellow. After some preliminaries had been adjusted, the signal, by the firing of a gun from the umpire, was given. Purple took the lead and kept it, followed by Yellow, who did not precede Scarlet very much ; the contest was between these boats, and they came in the same order. Purple evidently by great ex ertion had gained the lead. The second and last heat was at half-past six o'clock, started for by Yellow, Purple, and Scarlet ; and perhaps such a trial of skill and strength has not for a ong time been witnessed : the heat wax at length terminated by Purple coming in first, Scarlet second, and Yellow last. The winners were loudly cheered. The Carlisle Paper of Saturday last says— " The weather is still all that we can wish it The corn harvest treads closely on the heels of the hay harvest ; and (thanks to the Giver of al Good) the farmer has now an almost certain prospect of filling his granaries with such grain as he has not seen for many seasons." HARVEST A cctuaNTs.---Although for the mos part our hay-fields have displayed highly gratify ing scenes of rustic labour and enjoyment for se veral weeks past, a few of them have been the theatres of disastrous and lamentable accidents. A labouring man, residing at Stone, Staffordshire, was on Monday week employed in a field in the vicinity of that town, on a waggon loading buy, for which purpose he used a pikel, and not his arms only, as is most common ; when he slipped from the top of the load and fell upon the handle voit - ' , 4l , ;er , ',Aiwittrarrea-set,, which be bed beep work ing with—it having left his grasp, and the fork fastened in the earth in un horizon tal position. The handle broke in the centre, and the lower part entered his body ; he had only time to utter, " Lord have mercy on my s " o l u th l t" before sixchildr ie died. e t n,s tate slllsthat wife, ath eha ‘h had some is left pre sentment of his awful fate. She says, in the night preceding the day of his death, he rose four different times, and engaged himself in exer cises of devotion ; and when she enquired in the morning his reason for such an unusual proceed ing, he answered tier only by thi s prophetic ex clamation—" 1 wish this day teas over!"--A poor fellow was brought to Stafford Infirmary in the dead of the night of Saturday week, from the neighbourhood of Acton-hill, in a pitiable state of pain and helplessness, having fractured his skullby fulli ng o ff a rick late he rea c h e d t h e gr ound boneAs head foremost, less dreadful consequences could that his evening, breast not possibly have attended the accident. Every necessary surgical assistance was rendered at the Infirmary ; but all proved unavailing, and after lingering in extreme anguish until Thursday, he expired. He has left several motherless children, who will doubtless be the objects of the commis seration of their benevolent neighbours.—(Ches ter Courant, July 31.) F AMILY QUARRELS AND ATTEMPT TO POISON. —On Monday last a labouring man, named James Barnett, applied at the shop of Kimber, druggist, of this city (Gloucester), for an qunct' of oxalic acid, with which he was served by Mr. K., but not until he had very properly questioned the man closely as to the purpose for which it was intended, and warned him of the deadly nature of the poison ; to which Barnett, who was cool and collected in his manner, replied, that he was quite aware of its effects, and that it was for the purpose of cleaning boot-tops. The acid was then delivered to him, with a printed label on the outside, specifying that it was 46 deadly poison." Barnett immediately proceeded to the house of his mother-in-law, with whom he had some quarrel respecting his wife, and dis solving the substance in a pint bottle of beer, drank it off, at the same time announcing that he had poisoned himself. In a few minutes the poison began to operate, and Bartlett, who, as he has since acknowledged," had ca lculated that it would take a week to kill him," repented of his rashness; he was therefore easily persuaded by his dreadfully alarmed mother-in-Jaw, to ac company her back to Mr. Kimber's, where, upon Powerful antidotes being copiously and promptly administered, his stomach was soon relieved from its deadly contents, and he is now in a fair way of recovery, though his mouth and throat sti lt continue in a horrible state, from the corrosive a ction of the acid.--(Gloucater. Journal.) LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY.—(Tuts bAY.) DETENTION OF PAPERS BY SOLICITORS. COLEGRAYE V. MANLEY. The Loan CHANCELLOR observed, that this case was one of really very great importance, and he had given it very close attention. One of the affidavits inferred, that a Mr. Bishop, who had been a clerk in the office of the aefendant, had in his hands certain papers. An affidavit must be made us to this fact, and also whether he (Mr. Bishop) meant to make any claim on them. The facts of the case were, dial Mr. Cole grave having employed a gentlenum as his soli citor, that gentleman assigned over his business to another, and with them his clerk, &c. and papers belonging to Mr. Colegrave, that did be long to tl►e then pending cause, and papers that did not belong to it. Ilis Lordship, however, could not understand how Mr. Bishop could have any claim, and he now laid it down as a rule, from which he trusted the Court would never de part, that all persons acting as managing clerks to solicitors, their employers must be answerable for their acts. With respect to the committal of the defendant to prison, his Lordship felt it to be a very strong measure, and one he would not pursue, without there were the most strong grounds made out for his so doing. The order he should therefore now make was, that all the parties concerned should make affidavits as► to how the papers were situ• ated, and as to what claim they had upon► them: hut he never would permit Solicitors to detain papers in their hands that were as these impor tant and necessary to the cause. GREGORY V. MICHAEL. The LORD CHANCLLLOR gave judgment in this cause, which was an application for an issue at law to try the value of certain premises, part of the estate named in the pleadings. His Lordship refused the issue, and directed the deposit to be paid over. [PROCEEDINGS OF YF.STERRAY.] TENNANT v. vAtuail.AN. The Lonn CHANCELLOR had published an order empower. ing parties to take petitions in bankruptcy • before the Vice. Chancellor, and in his absence before the Master of the Rolls, with the consent of parties, and without prejudicing the right to a rehearing before his Lordship, in case they should think it necessary. Mr. HOU PELL said, that in this case, which concerned a ward of the Court, and of which the particulars have been fre quently before the public, there were two petitions, which by consent of parties it was desired to bring before his Honour the Master of the Rolls. Hut the order before mentioned only gave that liberty as to petitions in bankruptcy. Ile wished to have his Lordship's leave to have these petitions heard by the Master of the Rolls, sitting in the Court of the Vice-Chancellor. The Lows CHANCELLOR said that it was not his intention in issuing that order to restrain parties in cause petitions front going before the Master of the Rolls. The order must be taken generally where the parties chose to consent. PREROGATIVE COURT, MTG. 3. This being the first caveat day of the term, some common form business was proceeded with in the usual way. Nothing of any public interest occurred, and a Surrogate presided for Sir J. Nicholl. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. FALMOUTH, Auo. 2.—Wind variable and light airs.—Ar rived the Kingfisher packet, from Jamaica: sailed the Itith of June, and from Crooked Island the 26th ditto ; Summer packet from Lisbon : sailed the 111th of July ; Marquis of Salisbury packet, from the Mediterranean : sailed from Corfu the 13th of June, Malta the 23d, Gibraltar the I lth of July, and Cadiz the 15th ditto. Sailed the Plover packet for Buenos Ayres. PotiTsittotrrit, Atm. 3.—Wm d S.E.—Arrived his Ma jesty's ship Asia, from Bombay ; Loyal Briton transport, from the Mediterranean ; Baltic Merchant, ditto, front Ireland ; and Cato, ditto, from Quebec. Sailed his Majesty's ship Diamond, for South America; and his illaj-sty's ship Driver, for Chatham. PLYmouTsr, A Ito. 2.—Wind W.—Arrived the Henry's, thinsell, nun Pictou, in 30 days. Anu. S.E. by E.—Arrived the Pretties, Nicholson, from the Metlerranean for Hull ; Posthumus, and Redman, Verriman, from Jamaica ; anti Mary, Wilson, from Charleston. Came d own f rom t h e River and;ailed the Johanna Anna Alida, for Bilboa ; alto and remain the Recovery, Fotherby, for Quebec. 14tvE111'001. 1 A uo. 2.—Wind N,.N.W.—Arrived the Hig. genson, Hall, from Barbadoes, sailed 26th June; Chilton, Latona, Redpath, and Bellona, —, from Alira tuichi, sailed lat July ; Maria Sophia, Hogstrom, from Per. nau ;. Lady Cremorne, Hutton, from Richehucto, sailed Ist July ; Star, Becket, ram Quebec, sailed 20th June ; and the Benlomond, Rattray, from St. John's, N.B. DovEn, Aun.ll.—Passed by the Hope, &auk, from St. Kitt's. The Posthumus sailed from Jamaica 10th June, in company with the Henry Davidson, Barclay, and fell in with two pirates off St. Domingo, anti were chased by them for four hours; parted with the Henry Davidson in lat. 44. long. 27. The Brothers, Bellamy, from London to Sunderland, was run down on Monday night, near Mundsley ; crew saved in their boats. EXPLOSION IN A STEAM-PACKET OW TIM MEUSE We are greatly concerned to state, that a fatal accident hap hened in the Mersey on Sunday afternoon, which has proved ighly disastrous in its consequences. Just after three o'clock in the afternoon, when the Earl of Bridgewater steam packet, which plies between Liverpool and Ellesmere Port, was leaving the pier-head for its destination up the river, and but a few minutes after the steam was put on, the boiler suddenly burst with a tremendous explosion, dashed the boiling, element around, forced up part of the deck, and otherwise greatly injured the vessel. We have not had the opportunity of conversing with any person who was on board at the time of the accident, and are therefore at present unable to make our readers acquainted with the immediate or remote cause of the disaster. It is with grief, however, we learn, that 8 persons on board were most seriously sc a ld e d and otherwise injured, two of whom, report says, have since died in conse quence. By the time of our next publication we shall of course be able to communicate all the melancholy particulaVb —(69l "" to Courant, Av. 3. A SHIP ON FIRE IN THE DEE.— Saturday morning the brig Dykes, lying off Flint,where hail discharged a cargo of timber, for 111essmilliixwenas 'of thin seen in city, was discovered to be on a blaze, which to Park terrific grandeur from Ilagilt, and across the channel , masts and Park gate. We are informed, that the cabin, • sleeksa that considerable rigging are completely oneo neti l, 7 1 of the vessel. Of the damage has been sustained by the SA nothing more, than cause of the disaster, we shall at present y About two o'closk op t ghted in the after part that it originated in a candle being le ft of the ship.--mid,) doing in the CORN EXCHANGE; A uo. 3. The quantities of all descriptions of Grain at market to-day are not considerable, but more than sufficient for the present demand. Wheat of primo quality sells freely, but all tith er sorts are very dull. Barley is heavy In sale, but unaltered in price. B eans a nd Pease continue to find very few In • lyers. Oats remain at Monday's prices with very little lIIIIVALS-ElloBh Wheat, 3,3( . !0; Barley, 1011 ; o ats, 3,4) 0 ; Irish Oats , 1 , 200 q uarters ; lour, 2,700 sacks. An E ng li s h Protestant Chapel was to be open ed on Sunday, at the llotel Marbteuf, Champs El ysee , paris• letter fro►ri Frankfort says__" That an ex traordinary act of suicide was committed at No nich on the sth ult. Mr. ANTHONY Wlass, the architect employed in building the New Court Theatre, threw himself from a high scaffolding that surrounded the building (at the stage end)) and was killed upon the spot."