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political o would ne nt OC- of the o n the propos ed 1 a ld on' airs be- vh a tever manifest rlic busi- the two tiered h' I should, _ matured, S that , a ddress von the errors O f procee d cation of qu i s ition c making n est 'nen k whole- (*nee' t presel i a ve been of th e rely th e y mination other infledged or kow" e, there. it Dieu• r pla ces : of both of th e B u t tbe i i re s Oa t r the clue on CO' they and eextent, of th e" lo we ll to l e ges) 111 )douses ap peare d of th e . Fn r a - moit m arke t : ed wi thin Lally tun' t all, and $ °niec e , ,e o f COr , ad la b° , most car , who oi as i , :twin so bar• f i, the P: s. ne n ee( ' days theY prisooai: e ca' e • 0 11'5 ,s of 111!. n the V I schaiLi v o f tbe , le not /(isb DAY• . . Med itc,• )o erailf. Waleg an d the ;14611C1911' a nd ,Zeg arc h' ob, fro° Daro tollt f 71S, rOO )1,, f"° ()d ie ' QU e' :,111 r eel' 00 l iver° M at e nci Ma. f 0 0,0 16° I 1 of this sclaY)' soe ' ft' the o t pr e9 t he r op ,re P.trcerdBP sde of bifr°°*4 XO• va a c ree Cfi• aco t r or ot eson ,roe wea o tag e other; ~ wh° r a COURT CIRCULAR. Pnn )ith I ,Fe Talleyrand had an interview yesterday afternoon ' 44 Ex tse L Llnt Melbourne at his residence in Downing -street. kirli, o k e "eney als o v i s i ted Viscount Palmerston at the Fo g • day at theweFdish. Charge d'Affaires transacted business yester- A ,e °reign-o ffi ce. i4thputation of the Van Dieman's Laud Company, ti e , E N' Mr. John Pearse, the Governor, and Messrs. Bur- SPri 4 w Rice nd Cattley, had an interview with Mr. Secretary sirgyesterday at the Colonial-office. 8' HennY Parnell visited Viscount Melbourne yesterday. sir G eer e teta r ge Grey had an interview yesttrday with Mr. Se v, Lee at the Colonial-office. f!:o,l!uselthorp left town at an early hour yesterday morn /ler 1111. at, Wiseton Hall, Nottinghamshire. j le'r4in 'gilt o n. Poulett Thomson left town yesterday g for Scotland. I'ASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ,_ The il ARRIVALS. G th e R e v , Mr. Howard at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, Nr il I r , ,--ontinent • Mr. ' and Mrs. Cardigan and family, at d i t t o, Alb ert e'rand Mr. ?Id Mrs. Wolff, at Hawkins's Hotel, Dover aid 13,00 T -streets from the Continent ; Captain and Mrs. Hams, -st ...A from' Brighton. I'lle b DEPARTURES. 44 hi Id 'e of Norfolk, from James's-square, to Portsmouth, 144 % 3 \\.43. " to the Isle of Wight ; the Earl and Countess of Hudson ~4 r ]V e l Y ,' ( .!cl., for , his seat, Beswick Hall, near Norwich ; Colonel_ i . €11 :8 1 - h . 'irore Langton and family, from their seat, Newton Par k , 'on b t ;"Z We outh • Madlle d' Este, forWindsorCastle ; Sir John ker4Th ',art, M.P. for his seat, Beechwood, Herts ; Lord Fitz- Lit for Ireland; E . R. Tunno, Esq., M.P., from titti ' t° his seat Re d R ice Andover, Hants ; Edward John Upper Brook , et oo, ~„ House, : 44 1 g 'sq., M.P. from Grosvenor - place , for the Isle of Wight ; N ; \?rrester , from Charles-street, ' Berkeley-square, for Brigh bc,4t);"er: and 'Mrs. Lloyd, for their eat, Ashton Hall, near Shrews 44terbu "man, Esq., from Raggett's Hotel, Dov . er . -street, for ' 44I Y II rY • ; Wrn. Coleman, Esq., from do, for Paris , Lord and 1441 e. ar3 and family, from Hawkins's Hotel, Dover and Albe- E il ,s‘treet, for their seat,Belmont, near Canterbury ; G. Byng, the: t i ' L :, Airs. Byng d family, ' from St. James's-square, for fr o 1, eat Wrotham Pirk an near Barnet Earl' Mr. and Mrs. Johnstone, kid 14:-.ik-lane to Worthing ; the and Countess of Norbury t o fill f O l ',,, f °r Castle Dunow, Ireland ; the Countess of Darling torei r-;11 upper Brook -street, for Brighton ; the Ear l lr of ie V ie s s t .. - te e , 551,u and Lady Georgians Fane, for ditto ; the Ea o f trid 1 7 1 ? the Ladies Strangeways , for ' the Isle of Wight ; Viscount ft? Oconntess G rt,f Chltenham ; Hon. General Cape!, ~11:i,:orn40:eu,,osnate..arsr:1:efesre.ost_tree,t,n Berkeley-square , on a tour ; the Marquis of tratt wes, for l r r; ; r t k-p . la T on4..to ' ur • Sir Thomas and Lady and 'Mrs. Rice Trevor, from , fol. Br ight on '' o n . Park, Gloucestershire ; Sir John ,tl'ace-'st.e'r..T,r_ C heltenh rr aln in ; Mr. Henry_ and Miss Billebois, from t ro pe h e ~ oace, for Brighton and Dieppe , S ir . John and Lady th 'Kett, from Stratford-place, on a tour , Colonel Forbes, l 'i ,lin sto e Sal Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Windsor ; the Countess isle o f 1,,,, el and the Misses Bushe, from Kingston House, for the ', Ight. LEAMINGTON SPA, AUGUST 16. Ours: imrrirals are every hour on the increase. So gay a sea- f '411ia,;!,,110t been experienced at this interesting place o Nt e n7ele resort for some years. The venerable and much daY:leti Spencer has arrived here within the last few liotecom Althorp Park, and is staying at the Clarendon Rig Lordship is accompanied by the Hon. Captain a Vi Sit 8. Center,S and we fully anticipated the pleasure of tosi)3,4/41 p. The Earl and Countess of H . ar- Coe,4e from eM panied by Lady Harriet Ryder, have also arrived their seat, Sandon Hall, as likewise the Earl and The ess ° f Jermy u and family. )Pell attended 1)ron ades at the Upper Assembly Rooms . have be e e . n . ,ta a n and we now possess an excellent military as w 11 ' li ly a t t,,.(llladrille band. The former performs three times a a T i ,, e Royal Pump Room. The Regent Hotel, Royal s Clarendon, are full of noble and distinguished Ai tk e ' NowIN'ALs.--Earl Onslow, Viscount Crawle- f and Lady Augusta \ i Sir Henry Fitzherbert and Lady ;ind family, Hon. A. H. 41 t. L 'P., Sir John and Lady SincU r Sir W. Dunbar, Bart., 1414 Y Warre 111. P Scc Al t'rtra andlCotulnteass:o.f--GElyslgo.i; .countess of Cork, for . Bath Earl , lion. George Frederick . Boyle an A a . 19:Ve'ter L" ° Y l , ; Sir Dugald Gilmore, for t9wn , Dowager ), ' s f ryd rfenry Bentinck, for Hampton ; Lucy _ I'4 ' and Ladies Greville, for the Isle of Th GOD SAVE THE KING. l 'an 'Y'rrit e f ___..— lia v ' th at -r oll), Edinburgh (says the Cabinet de Lecture in th t el ktei the manuscript memoirs of the Duchess of Perth th, l4 ar t 31t. bee sold in London for 3,000/. sterling. Among k• Co trt ° °e found a number of interesting details relative to I, l 4 'ar li of theouis XIV. as well as of James 11. during the th e • I t , fr King and Queen of England at St. Germain en Lt lt b ear s o lv ing an account of the establishment of St. Cyr, 1 311 wh ieh I.tinlony to a fact not quite unknown in France, are of 44,1;110110 rested on that of the ancient nuns of this k . t i 0. F r , i 7, that the air and words of God save the King tli t ,; elit e ' e a o rigin. She says, " when the Most Christian by R ''.eis B „ e d the chapel all the choir of the aforesaid noble ' l er eg each time the following words to a very fine air Stilly ;___ " Grand Dieu, sauvez le roy ! Grand Dieut, vengez le roy ! Vive le roy ! Que toujours glorieux, Louis victorieux, Voye ses ennemis, Toujours soumis! Grand Dieu, sauvez le roy ! Grand Dieu, vengez le roy! to hiVive le roy !" ‘ , oytret, ° il l (Proceeds the Duchess) at St. Cyr is, that the h e h oh . andel, during his visit to the Superior of this ttultbrniii)::, obtained leave to copy the air and words, which ck e d 4 to George the First as his own composition."— , L 41 4 4 84 f1e n j ec lui, in her Recollections, relates the anecdote 'P ro e llt r i a - „ n ,ner, and adds, that the words were written by Ik l luf - D e t el tiv . : ) n- Two English Journals and the Gazette lb t `uia so Pllblished several documents attesting the ori :lit th" n g ; but in spite of all these authorities it may be it" ° lt4self to e s:imposer of such genius as Handel could have of a Step so vile. The fact of the importation of Go d save the King appears undeniable ; but on e - 46 to show that Handel passed it off as his own CAMBERWELL FAIR. t o 11 4 f • • •11 a co ----"s"—the Green. The stalls til, sal commenced yesterday on PI eof a, 4 Yecl toYs were well arranged. Many of the articles V) 4 111 .1 3 . Zl, l tYis occasion were beautiful in point of work tall t erte :wlitet work, bronze, cut glass, china, an d . fancy work tall th e with all that is excellent in fashionable trinkets, f rora . t, li e u e t . in almost . every direction. In the early part of 141c1 Se , j.:?lzs parties of young ladies and gentlemen, ki 4d) arry aw ,, l ' the_ neighbourhood, came to enjoy the scene, N'ti t , and at ",_Y those purchases which delight the infantine 1 41 'B, ttla , t(l e same time promote the active industry . o f . our iktiverti:inu'acturers, and merchants. There is -evidently an ‘teq t ,hat , u pon D i t u the present exhibition of goods compare d ri 4 1)1 h ,`,9 sh o y A large portion of the area appF is o e p d a l 'ia 4 :''d t e s is occupied by Richardson, who has Fa . 4 0 4 , 4 fori ll Ple sacred to Thalia and Melpomene. His mus!- %0 1 'ecl r„ Powerful orchestra. The muse of the dance is tc; . a. I, r ' the Crown and Anchor Ball-room, which also 'Ns, '''' e Piece of ground. At night the fair was crowded UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. t 1311 th ECCL ESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS s: t he . 0 26 th ult., the Rev. Charles Harvard true Patron, void rt . / the n °f J• W Esq ., M. P. , the 44ti on lea e ra ge of St• Thomas, adjoining Exeter, on ,t e ,i..,,_ .. Buller, aosnintshteituptreed ill celielztion of the Rev. W. J. Coppleston, Fellow of has be ta R ey. Re v • 4, 4 el eef .; Thomas Dry, M.A., of Meilo ra n in C ni o a ll r e - r lk -e' Head Master of the Forest Grammar Tilt alt4rnsto Essex. . instituted t° th e ilev. Janlw' Farley Turner, B. A., has bee&apeiry of College, L viea_ es Kidderminster,with the t he Ni itt _ 'A b e of thetlle. Ven:raa, nexed, Worcestershire,ns.ow, 1 on the presentation Th e'gilt tio_i'le. Archdeacon 0 void by the' cession n io o n f lleetoell„. F','la4L?ardßFesotl,eyiipAa.trohnaian Worcestershire, t vi ti ylel,ef Abbeeirton and Fliford Flavel, r b fu ee ll n ii i g n h s t tituted to the 4litt'bellt, the cession of the Rev. Edw. H i er o b n e w,idthoew,lasmtericny ri eltion a the presentation of Ann She p N . , spinster, and William Laslett, Esq., ' b ill .)ih e Re v been licensed by the . patrons in full , ttr op of ;,,nthony Ely, A. 8., he .vkeailtiioucester to the perpheruakvCiluliraameyForfyoWr,hointmtihno lin4tie b y the death of the Rev. t Tlie I t 4 of Anthony Ely, Esq. collated by the e ,,errl Nsieiv. Charles Milli-lan Mount been li; t ' 4 lias °l 5 , e t . bath and Wells to the Prebend Cathedral of Wells, vacant phe deathllfmrst, founded in the Cat of Duffing- Age, l:ll4leLber,r,lbßisnorp. lOfrußrYa.th and Wells A has obfeeTnnpnl!itasyeCdotlo ke, Lamb- 'tar- W. T. P. Brymer, M. --" Somerset, to the ,ridge, Recto r of West Charlton, a.th eti c t ,r Canonry of Combe, the fourth founded in the aliillabrryraol C-tipiluttirschtof St. Andrew, in Wells. et Eton rid ge, h 'I, 81 " M• A" Fellow f the Assistant A eakagse eon appointed one o of King's College,Masters t\iVeintell4eiet i ng . of the Common Council of int L e i d veLp e o c o t l ur ° e l l l . St 11 ast, the Rev. Mr• Pain was appo „ The ti"tae's Church. Oxford Journal. 'eab t b ection t o the C—hapelry of Willenhall, Staffordshire, ne °l t 1`1 1 , 4 Y, the death of the late Rev. W. Moreton, coniTio,_,- t'2ke, caY lag before the Returning Officer, Francis H a t3 n_ di e' 4(l', Steward of the Manor of Snow Heath. The c _ n. ettellhtlere the Rev. GG• H• Fisher (Curate to the late I Howells. the Rev. G. ~~'• White, and the Rev. John 41tt3v111shi "e aPPointin nt is vested in the inhabitants of the ,3Weclll4l:ciaavi.ag hinds its inheritance. The poll was resumed II _ Were 4 _ e 3_ , and at its final close in the afternoon, t 6 h 6 e — nu m m r: erlic)%tri°l% e I (wboar,ed for Mr. White, 6 8—Mr.. Fisher, a , he 1 ,,, e Y int o the had retired on the preceding dy) 14. A atte g i !t e i tritilValldlty of some of the _l.rote , it is stated is to bl but s that the whole Wlll be referPrPecelltrtos i l e e g t alliZicti.e - Worcester Journal. , Sir J ams gal ',lliri''t.p.,;l,ll-ILt.ees._,Searlett . has .been almost übiquitous. th Tl 4 co 'it and pending assizes. We find him specially of '•>~ Devonshire, Sornersetshire, Gloucester-. '4 Ito rse'; 4 : t ei B,lld other counties requiring all the efforts - to.transport him from Place to place. su ffer LORD BROUGHAM'S PROTEST. It may be remembered that, on the motion of Mr. Lang dale, clause (numbered xviii.) was inserted in the Poor Laws Amendment Bill, providing that no rules be adopted obliging inmates of wuikhtiuses to attend religious service contrary to their own principles; it was in the following terms : " That no rules, orders, or regulations of the said commis sioners, nor any by-laws at present in force or to be hereafter made, shall oblige any inmate of any workhouse to attend any religious service which may be celebrated in a mode contrary to the religious principles of such inmate, nor shall authorize the education of any child in such workhouse in any religious creed other than that professed by the parents or surviving parent of such child, and to which such parents or parent shall object, or in the case of an orphan, to which the god father or godmother of such orphan shall so object : provided also, that it shall and may be lawful for any licensed minister of the religious persuasion of any inmate of such workhouse, at all times in the day, or on the request of such inmate, to visit such workhouse for the purpose of affording religious assistance to such inmate, and also for the purpose of instruct ing his child or children in the principles of their religion." This clause, with other alterations, was struck out by the House of Lords. Mr. Langdale, on the return of the bill to the Commons, insisted on its restoration, and notwithstanding the remarks made by Lord Althorp, it was restored accord ingly. The Lords still resisted ; a conference ensued, the Commons persisted, and eventually the Lords desisted, agree ing not to insist upon their amendment for the rejection of the clause. It was of course retained ; but thereupon the Lord Chancellor placed on the journals the following— " PROTEST " AGAINST NOT INSISTING ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE POOR LAWS' AMENDMENT BILL TO WHICH THE COMMONS HAVE DISAGREED. " Dissentient,— " 1. Because there can be no necessity for a provision against such extreme folly and such unjustifiable oppression as the compelling paupers to attend the service of a church which they dissent from, and preventing the resort to them of their own pastors ; and at all events there seems just the same reason for prohibiting other kinds of oppression, such as denying access to the pauper's relatives or lay spiritual advisers on his death bed ; and yet no provision of this sort has been judged necessary. " The whole clause is founded upon distrust of the Com missioners whom it supposes capable, if not prohibited, of framing rules in a spirit of persecution unknown at the present time, and whom it presumes unwilling to secure by fit regula tions the access of spiritual instructors to members of the Esta blished Church as well as Dissenters. " This distrust of the Commissioners upon such a matter is wholly at variance with all those provisions of the Bill which clothe them with the largest discretionary powers, and if they are to be objects of suspicion in this respect, it is impossible safely to grant them any authority in any matter whatever requiring the exercise of a sound discretion. But it is further to be observed that the clause, far from accomplishing its own manifest purpose, is so contrived as to defeat it ; for the access of licensed ministers alone is directed, and it is not known that there aro any persons, either of the Established Church or among the Dissenters, excepting one class—namely, licensed curates and lecturers, who answer this description. The rectors and vicars and perpetual curates of the Established Church, the Catholic priests, and all the mi nisters of the various sects of Protestant Dissenters, as well as all the teachers of the Methodists, are thus left out of the right of access given by the clause. But if their omission should be considered as intimating the intention of the Legislature to exclude them, then it would follow that neither Roman Catho lics nor Protestant Dissenters of any class, nor Methodists of any description, could receive any spiritual aid from their own pastors, while even members of the Established Church could only receive the spiritual assistance of licensed curates or lecturers. It is indeed to be hoped that such a construction will be avoided if possible ; but it can only be escaped by the assistance of the commissioners, who, were they in the least degree actuated by the spirit against which the clause was intended to provide, would inevitably act upon the plain and literal meaning of its words, and shelter themselves be hind these words against all blame, for excluding almost all religious consolation from workhouses. So that the only de fence which is afforded to the parties for whose protection the clause was framed, against being persecuted by force of that clause itself, must be found in the firmness and discretion of the Commissioners being exerted to mitigate its rigour by con struction—that is to say, the clause would defeat itself, and oppress the objects of its favour, but for those Commissioners, the distrust of whom was the only motive for introducing it. It is further to be remarked, that if the clause has any effect at all from such a literal construction being adopted, it empowers the inmates of workhouses, at their own request, to have whatever persons may be deemed licensed ministers of their own persuasion admitted to them at all hours of every day in the week—a degree of liberty extremely liable to abuse, and wholly subversive of all the discipline necessary to such establishments. " Lastly—lt appears eminently indiscreet to mix up with the present measure any questions leading to the excitement. of religious controversy, and almost obliging the commission ers to take a part in such contentions. "August 13. " BROUGHAM, C." It was agreed at the sitting of the House on Wednesday, that leave be given to Lords to enter protests, and to sign the same, before the rising of the House on the succeeding Friday. This protest was directed to be entered accordingly ; but though leave was given to Lords till Friday also to sign the said protest, no other Lord besides the Lord Chancellor has signed it. That it was known that there was the opportunity of signing it, is clear from the fact being recorded in Wednes day's minutes, and which minutes were on their Lordships' table and in every Lord's possession during Thursday and Friday. Still no other peer has signed the protest ! KING'S THEATRE. Mr. Abbott last night took a benefit at this house, in the hope of partially repairing the losses he has sustained whilst lessee of the Victoria. The hope, we are happy to say, has not been disappointed, for the house was extremely well filled in every part. The performances were happily of so varied a character as to offer something for the gratification of every taste. Macready, in Virg inns ; Liston, Kill and Cure ; Grisi, in Anna Bolena ; and the ever-popular ballet of Mascmiello, were sure to satisfy the most voracious appetite. The audience appeared highly gratified, as we sincerely hope Mr. Abbott will have equal reason to be. HAYMARKET THEATRE. Mr. Vandenhoff played Richard the Third last night, but not quite with the same success that has attended some of his other efforts, especially his Hamlet, to the recollection of which we always recur with pleasure. An actor who under takes the part of Richard, has a difficult task, if only to steer clear of the points which others, and Kean in particular, made in it. There was a circumstance about Vandenhoff's Richard that we liked ; he endeavoured to render it more of the open bold villain than of the wily cunning state-intriguer. All the Richards we have seen (and we have seen them all from the days of Cooke) have been more or less defective in this parti cular. Thus, when news was brought that Buckingham was taken, Vandenhoff did not, like Kean, say " So much for Buckingham," with an air of low triumph and poor contempt, but nearly as if there was an end of the trouble anticipated from the longer existence of an enemy. Another novelty, but of a different kind, he introduced into the trifling scene where he gives directions that he shall be waked " an hour after mid night." All actors have tried to give an artificial impor tance to the exit with the words " Good night ;" and Mr. Kean, as will be well remembered, used to draw certain lines on the ground, as if tracing the plan of the approaching battle. Vandenhoff took another course ; he paused at the wing before going out, and made a sort of sign as if he wished to speak to an attendant who instantly was at his side. However, after hesitating thoughtfully for a few seconds, Vandenhoff made his exit with a motion, as if he had changed his intention, and had nothing to say. This we do not so much approve, because it was hardly natural to the de termined character of Richard, who cannot be supposed not to have made up his mind as to the directions he should give. The soliloquy in the tent scene was extremely well delivered. The tragedy would have gone off better had it been cast with more completeness ; but nearly all the under parts were abo minable, and sometimes the actors of them excited even the laughter of the audience. The Duke of Norfolk, a stout man, when he talked about the crows waiting for their prey, meaning the bodies of men in Richmond's army, laid his hand upon his own plump breast, as if he were to be the " lean in heritance." The actor who brought word, after the death of Richard, of the approach of the Queen and her daughter, not only delivered his message with gross false grammer, but with such an accent and tone as to produce what Fielding calls "one universal grin." It is not doing an actor of Vanden hoffs talents and merits justice to permit these drawbacks upon the general effect of his performance. The Quarterly Review, No. CIII., will be pub lished on Thursday next : John Murray, Albemarle-street. A statue has recently been put up in St. Paul's to the memory of the late Sir William Hoste, R.N. The com mittee have been so well satisfied with the effect of the monu ment, which has been executed by Mr. Thomas Campbell, the sculptor, that they have made a handsome addition to the sub scriptions, with the view to testify their approbation of the manner in which the artist has fulfilled - his engagement. The statue is placed near the south door, and from its position, as well as the simplicity of the attitude, forms a striking feature in the cathedral. SERPENTINE RIVER.—A Bill has just received the Royal assent enabling the commissioners of Sewers for part of Middlesex and Westminster to contract for building a new sewer, 2,403 feet in length, from Bayswater along the Uxbridge-road, e as t ward, to communicate with the main , sewer which runs across the Park to Knightsbridge, the outlay for which will amount to 7,0001. , half to be paid by Govern ment, and the other half by the adjoining districts of Padding ton and Marylebone, over a space of twenty years. By this improvement the Serpentine will be freed from receiving the contents of the sewers from dwellings lying north of its head, which has hitherto been the case; and be thereby rendered a limpid stream, which will be no small acquisition to the youth of the metropolis who bathe there in the summer season, and be pleasing to the eye of the public who promenade its banks. BALLYSHANNON HA RBOUR.—The improvement now making in the entrance to our harbour is certainly the most important event connected with the welfare of this town, that has ever occurred. Therefore, it is with inestimable gra tification we are enabled to announce that the work will be ac complished, not only With a greater certainty of its efficacy, but in a much shorter time than could rationally be expected. On Monday last Colonel Conolly, the beneficent parent of the project, accompanied by his brother, Captain Pakenham R. N., visited the bar, and, after contemplating the able design; of Mr. Brebner, the engineer, and the rapid progress made by the workmen in clearing away a great number of large rocks, together with several feet of concentrated rubbish, was highly pleased at the promising appearance produced.—Ballyshanno n Herald. MR. BRAHA,M.—This celebrated vocalist, whose death by cholera was announced in most of the London paper s of the past week, arrived in Swansea on Thursday to fulfil an engagement for two nights at that theatre, previous to 14s op_ pearance at the Cardiff Eisteddvod on Wednesday next. We had the pleasiire of being introduced to Mr. Braham on his arrival, and felt happy in congratulating him on his being i n the " land of the living ;" indeed, if we may judge from ap pearances, this unrivalled and accomplished singer was never in better health and spirits.—Cambrian. RECIPROCITY.—The following is a literal copy of a billet sent by the clerk of a parish in Warwickshire, to a neighbouring friend of the same calling :--" Dere John, Wull you bury my wife and ill bury yourn ony uther day when you want me i shall be very happy ony time i ham yours to be obli get William Turner." INVERNESS.—The weather, on Tuesday, was ex cellent for the moors, and, we have no doubt, much execution was done among the feathered tribes. We have heard of only one party's shooting, that of Mr. Fraser of Lovat and the lion. Colonel Grey, M. P., who bagged fifty brace. - - - So very powerful was the heat on Saturday that the sun set fire to a barrel of tar in the building yard of Mr. Pit cher, ship-builder, at Northfleet; the flames communicated to three other barrels, which were all destroyed, but without in juring any part of the building or warehouses. His Majesty's brig Charybdis, Lieut. Samuel Mercer (of Deal), Commander, on the 14th June last, in lat. 5. 28. N., and long. 3. 20. E., in the Bight of Benin, fell in with and captured, after a chase from daylight until 4 P.m., and after firing 14 rounds of grape and canister, a large brig called the Taniega, under Portuguese colours, with 444 slaves on board, with which she proceeded to Sierra Leone for con demnation. The Charybdis left England in March, and had only been three weeks on her first cruise. This young officer is well calculated for the service in which he is employed, having been upwards of eight years on the east and west coasts of Africa surveying under the command of Captain W. F. W. Owen, in, his Majesty's ships Leven, Eden, and. Bar racouta, and is well acquainted with the tract of the slave vessels. PROPOSED WOOL MARKET IN PERTH.—At a meeting of the Perth Town Council on Monday last, the Pro vost stated that he had been waited on by several of the most influential agriculturists in that district and neighbourhood, who were anxious for the establishment of a great wool market in that city, similar to that now held at Inverness. They were most sanguine as to the success of the scheme, as, from its situation, Perth presented great facilities for such a market. It was proposed that it should be held on the Tuesday before Inverness market, so as to suit the buyers on their way north. These gentlbmen wished to know if the town would patronise the plan, and he had no hesitation in assuring the promoters of the scheme of the cordial support of the Council. This state ment was received with acclamation, and the Magistrates were appointed as a Committee to co-operate in forwarding the matter. THE MOORS.—The grouse shooting commenced on Tuesday, and never was there a more favourable season, whether the weather, or the quantity of the game is considered. Large parties of sportsmen have resorted to the moors, and an immense number of birds have been bagged.—Yo rkshire Gazette. DUNKELD.—Sportsmen arrived in great numbers here, for some days, on their way to the moors, and continued to throng the city up to . the latest hour upon Tuesday, which was the day the shooting commenced. Upon that day the morning began ill for sport, but towards noon it b r i g ht ene d up, and before night the destruction, it is said, became great upon the neighbouring hills. No particular accounts reached us, by the close of the day, from the remoter hills. But if the fine weather continue, much devastation has in all probability yet to ensue, from the holidays being so general on the hills last season. ATIIOL GATHERI NG.—This great Highland meeting took place at Bridge of Tilt on Monday, and was well attended, not only by Highlandmen, both great and small, but also by a considerable number of strangers from the Lowlands. The games were contested in a spirited and masterly style, and various prizes and medals were distributed. After the out-door business of the " Gathering" was gone through, the members sat down to a splendid dinner in Robertson's Inn ; and, after doing all due honour to the table, they adjourned to Stewart's Inn, Blair Athol, to conclude the sport by a ball, which was kept up until long after daylight on Tuesday morn ing.—Scottish Paper. TWELFTH OF AUGUST. — PERTH.—This day was ushered in rather inauspiciously for the prospects of' the sportsman. But anon the atmosphere brightened, and the sun broke through in all his splendour, while a refreshing breeze brushed over the mountains. A more glorious day for the sports could not be desired. From all accounts which have reached us, as well as from the quantity of game boxes sent down, the success has been fair and encouraging, but not be yond an average. The only particulars we have obtained are from the nearer moors in the north-west. On the Logieal mond moors, the Hon. John Grey bagged thirty brace the first day ; Captain Patterson twenty-three brace, and Mr. Grant, of Kilgraston fell little short of them—and it was eight o'clock in the morning before they went out. The gentlemen at the Corriemuckloch and Glenquech shootings have been nearly as successful. The birds are represented as both strong and n u _ merous. The success on the more distant moors is best indi cated by the quantity of dead game transmitted to the south. Wednesday night the Caledonian coach from Invernes s , through the Highlands, was not so plentifully stocked as w e have seen in some former seasons. About eighty boxes were dispatched southward by the Edinburgh coaches on Thursday morning. In addition to the list of shooting parties given in a late number, we have to notice the following i—Dalnacar doch, L. D. Campbell, Esq., Meikelour ; Glasschorie, H. G. Surtees, Esq., and party; Foss, Captain Harris, Guern sey ; Kinloch-Rannoch, Hon. Mr. Drummond ; Stronpha drick, Captain Hay of Letham and party • Glen Brue r , S, Turner, Esq. ; Birnam, P. M. Thriepland, Esq. ; Glenlyon, Sir George Warrender ; Innerhadden and Lochgarry, H. Meredith, Esq. ; Dalguise, Hon. Fox Maule.—Perth Courier. SUICIDE IN PARIS.—A young English lady, Miss Ann —, an early orphan of good family and large fortune, perceived on arriving at years of maturity that her education had been neglected. To retrieve her lost time she placed herself in a French school, and was distinguished by remark able assiduity ; but the rapidity of her progress was not com mensurate with her wishes, and she formed the desperate re solution of committing suicide. At nine o'clock, a few morn_ ings ago, Miss Anna partook of the school breakfast; her countenance, although somewhat saddened, gave no reason for anticipating the afflicting deed she was meditating. A t half-past nine she disappeared, and was supposed to have taken refuge for study in some part remote from the tumult of recre ation ; but at ten she had ceased to exist. One of her school fellows playfully wandering in the garden, perceived her in an arbour, seated on a stool, her head inclined upon a bench. Having called her several times without receiving an answer, she concluded that the unhappy girl had fallen asleep. This seemed a favourable opportunity for a frolic, and when she ap proached for the purpose, she beheld with dismay a flow of blood from under the garments of her companion. Her cries attracted the principals of the establishment, but all succour was useless—Miss Anna had yielded her last sigh. Her hand still grasped a penknife, the instrument of death by which an incision, two inches in length, had been made in the neck. MELANCHOLY LOSS OF LlFE.—Tuesday some young gentlemen, with one or two seafaring persons (seven in all), proceeded from Portaferry in a yacht, on a pleasure ex cursion on Strangford Lough. They were accomplinied by another sail boat. The day was squally, with a stiff south breeze. When the boats were running under a heavy press of sail near the headland of Castleward, the boat was suddenly brought round by a sharp gust, and capsized before she righted. All on board were plunged into the sea, where they endeavoured to support themselves by swimming. The second boat came to their assistance, and one of the gentlemen, Mr. J. Miller, swam into an adjacent island. Those who felt themselves strong called to the people in the boat to save their weaker companions ; and Mr. Miller, seeing his young friend, Mr. Turnly Barr (son of Col. Barr, East India Company's service), in danger of sinking, swam off again to his relief. Young Barr was saved, but his intrepid and generous compa nion perished in accomplishing the humane task 1 The other brave fellows, who trusted too much to their own strength, and directed the attention of those on board Colonel Nugent's boat to their sinking friends, also perished. Four out of seven were drowned. Their names are--Mr. J. Miller, son of Mr. Cunningham Miller, of Portaferry • Mr. M'Clintock, son of Mr. M'Clintock, M. P. for Louth% the Rev. A. O'Beirne, curate of Ardquin, eldest son of the Rev. Dr. O'Beirne, dio cesan seminary Enniskillen ; and Nolan, the boatman. The three young gentlemen were persons of unusual promise, and two of them (M'Clintock and O'Beirne) had just entered on their• pursuits in life, after a preparatory course of literary study of the most laborious and honourable description. The situation of Mr. M'Clintock is peculiarly distressing, the young gentleman now lost being Ins last child, and one of four sons and two daughters of whom he has been bereft within the last twelve, months.—Northern Whig. STRIKE OF THE COALBACKERS AND COAL WHIPPERS.—The business of the coal-trade along shore has met with some interruption during the last four days, in con sequence of the coalbackers employed in removing the coals from the barges to the waggons having turned out for an ad vance of wages not exceeding for each man 6d. a-day. The coal-merchants have refused to submit to their terms. The conduct of the men has been hitherto very peaceable, but it is feared that the strike will not terminate without some distur bance. The coal-whippers, chiefly Irishmen, who are employed in delivering the colliers of their cargoes, have also struck for an advance of a farthing per ton, in order to forward the views of the coalbackers, and it is believed that both strikes have been for some time arranged to take place simultaneously. Three masters of colliers applied on Saturday to the Thames police magistrates for protection. They had employed " lum pers" to deliver their vessels, which had offended the Irish coalwhippers belonging to the union, and it was expected that they would be molested; threats had already been held out. The magistrates assured the applicants that they should re ceive every protection. Mr. Broderip said he had given directions to the officers to keep a good look-out in the Pool, and to secure to each party the right of working in peace and quietness at whatever price they thought proper.. -Morning ¢per. • • • THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1834 DON MIGUEL AND HIS FOLLOWERS ON BOARD THE STAG. An officer of this ship has drawn up, with excusable minuteness, and descanted upon with just indignation, the characters of these " worthies." The Padre Guiao and Jose Verissima stand forth as the champion villains. The former served Don Miguel as his Lord Chancellor, was the most constant attendant on his person, and on all occasions his most influential adviser. It was this most holy father who obtained from the Pope that " Bull" which empowered the Government of the Usurper to imprison and hang on the bare suspicion of a political offence. It was this Padre also who admitted and enforced that system of persecution which held the country for so long a time in constant ter ror. He was one of the first on board the Stag, and seemed to rejoice more than all at his safe embarkation. He is quite an old withered little wretch, exceedingly polite, but insinuating and cunning. While the English flag protected him, Englishmen and the British navy were the constant themes of his flattering compliments, and so artful was his acting, that, with any one unacquainted with the Portu guese, it might have passed for real feeling. I never.con ceived that so horrible a monster could have assumed an exterior so gentle, so polite, so seemingly harmless. While on board the Stag he was the bosom friend of Don Miguel, who could do nothing nor go any where without Guaio. Jose Verissima is the most monstrous of the whole. Were he to appear in the streets of Lisbon, the very children would tear him to pieces, In addition to being Miguel's arch-spy, the actual murder of the Marquis of Loule is at tributed to Verissima. He originally belonged to the police as serjeant, and when Miguel returned from Vienna., his former services, with his villainy and cunning, recommended him to the employment of spy to the Government. He went about Lisbon extorting money from the people, by threatening to. denounce them. He got so many hundreds imprisoned on false charges, that latterly every one trembled when he saw him approach his house, and his demands of money were always satisfied if possible. He had unlimited power from Don Miguel ; could collar any man in the street, and forthwith drag him to prison. Unlike Guiao, this man's general appearance is in perfect character with his history ; many had marked him out as some black hearted fellow, long before he was recognised as Jose Ve rissima ; he was always to be seen leaning on one of the main-deck guns, quite alone, for even his own countrymen seemed to shun him, and his long, pale, half-grinning visage, his downcast and designing look, attracted every one's eye. Miguel often noticed him, and often conversed with him for some time. Judging from a fortnight's acquaintance with Miguel on board the Stag, one would pronounce a more favourable opinion of Miguel himself than of most of his followers, and one would be inclined to point out some ex aggerations that prevail respecting his education and man ners. He is not that utter ignoramus he is so generally be lieved to be ; nor is he totally unacquainted with letters. Some of the officers of the Stag have heard him converse, not unintelligently, on subjects which they had . not given him the credit of having even thought of. Also, his man ners and his looks are far from resembling the picture which the mind had drawn from a knowledge of his history. He was always polite, affable, and gentlemanly, and looked very kind-hearted and harmless. The most marked feature in his character is childishness with some of his suite, which was quite disgusting. If he found them asleep, or dosing on the gun-slides, he would take a feather and tickle their ears, laughing heartily when they shook their heads.— Hampshire Telegraph. THE SCOTTISH WOODS OF THE BYE-GONE DAY. The ancient Caledonian forest is a subject of deep and just regret in many ways. Nothing appears more inex plicable in the eyes of the vulgar than that the barren heights which have long excited a sneer from Dr. Johnson, and other southern travellers, should have ever been clothed in thick woods of our native timber ; and the naturalist and lover of hoar antiquity is content to pamper his imagina tion with the scanty accounts transmitted us of those dis tant times, when the bear, wolf, and wild boar roamed in savage freedom through the great Scottish forest, while herds of wild cattle and deer browsed upon its skirts, the capercailzie and the eagle keeping away amid the stately oaks and fir-trees ! That the whole of that elevated range of country, extending in a semicircular sweep from Stirling to the extremity of the eastern limit of the parish of Fal kirk, was at one period covered with wood, appears more than probable even from its present aspect ; the famous Torwood, and that of Callendar at Falkirk, are the evident remains of this very extensive forest. The royal forest of D undaff, e. hill of heifers or deer) must have covered the high lands, called still the lands of Dundaff ; the royal forest of Stirling undoubtedly covering the rising grounds to the south of that town, while the extensive mosses in this part of the shire render it probable that even the low lands were once covered with trees. It seems to have been the policy of our forefathers, as it is now the custom in America, to root out and remove these woods so as to fit the ground for pasture or the plough. Besides the demo lition of the Caledonian forest, of which Xiphilinus speaks, and which had its site here, there is every reason to believe that the natives, from economical views, joined in after-ages in stripping the country of its wood. Of this a striking evidence is afforded by the trunks of large trees still dug out of the neighbouring mosses, and sold in the markets for match-wood, which have often the mark of the hatchet or axe.—Sporting Magazine. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL' S. Another flat day, all the engagements (and very few were entered into) being confined to three horses—Plenipotentiary, She .lalah, and Bran. The former is reported to have left Brocklesby for Pigburn, where the late Lord Fitzwilliam's horses were trained ; the change is attributed to the water at Brocklesby not having agreed with him ; offers were made to take 7 to 4 about him yester day, but nothing above 6to 4 was offered. Shelalah was most spe culated on, the closing offers, 6 to 1, being taken to some amount by one of his old backers. Bran, quoted last week at 12 to 1, rose to 8 to 1, a price more in accordance with his performance : the other prices are nominal -6 to 4 agst Mr. Batson's Plenipotentiary 6 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Shelalah (taken). 7 to 1 agst Mr. Heseltine's Warlaby Baylock 8 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Bran 16 to l agt Sir J. Boswell's General Chasse 16 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Touchstone No others mentioned. Egham Races take place on Tuesday next and two following days ; excellent, sport is expected. ASCOT HEATH RACES, 1837. TUESDAY.—The Buckhurst Dinner Stakes of 200 sovs. each, h ft., for 3-yrs.-old. Lord Lichfield's Cassandra, by Priam—Zillah, 7st. 131 b. Lord Lichfi e ld' s Ca r t o o n , by Priam—Sister to Robert, Bst. 21b. Lord Tavistock's c. by Sultan—Leeway, Bst. 41b. Mr. Grevilles c. by Priam—Sycorax, Bst. 41b. Mr. Thornhill's c. by Emilius—Bee-in-a-Bonnet, Bst. 41b. Colonel Peel's ch. f. by Bedlamite:--Gaicia, Bst. 41b. Mr. Kent's c. by Emilius—Victoire, Bst. 41b. Lord Chesteifield's c. by Priam—Octaviana, Bst. 41b. Lord Exeter's c. by Sultan—Augusta, Bst. 41b. Lord Exeter's c. by Sultan—Miss Cantley, Bst. 41b. Mr. Ridsdale's f. by Priam—Lillian, 7st. 131 b. NEWMARKET JULY MEETING, 1836. MONDAY.-Sweepstakes of 100 sots. each, h. ft., for 2-yrs.-old. Duke of Grafton's c. by Sultan—Prudence Lord Orford's f. by Jerry—Stays. Mr. Spalding's f. by Jerry—Lady Easby. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, 1836 TuEsnAr.—Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for the produce of mares covered in 1833 by Augustus. Lord Tavistock's c.—Mona ; Mr. Greville's c.—Girouette ; Mr. W. Edwards's f.—Princess Victoria. CRICKETING. The return match, Kent against England, was played at Chisle hurst on the 12th and 13th instant. Wenman and Pilch batted beautifully ; indeed the play of the two elevens was a masterly dis play of cricketing talent. Pilch bid fair to score as many as he had been accustomed to this season, when the shades of evening put a stop to the game, and this prince of cricketers left his wicket with twenty-three runs upon his score and was not out. The next morning, however, his innings was of short duration, Wenman having caught him out cleverly without a single run in addition to his score. KENT, gwaLAND. First innings T l27rirst innings... Second innings 1621 163 Only one wicket went down. A single cricket match, single innings was also played on the same ground, three of the best of Kent, viz., Wellman, Mills, and Mynn, against three of England. Kent was again unsuccessful. Kent scored 8, and England 14. To morrow the grand contest with Sussex and all England com mences on Brown's grounds. Betting has been in favour of Eng land, but we believe that two of the great players on the side of England, Harenc and :Wynn (both excellent bowlers) do not intend to play, for reasons which we are not at liberty to explain, and which we opine will materially change the aspect of affairs, and in spire Sussex with confidence. THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.— At per Load of 35 Trusses . CUMBERLAND. I **** 1 16 1 18 Coarse heavy Lowland Me adow Ha y £3 15 to .f. 4 0 ew Meadow Hay New Useful Old Ditto 4 5 410 Fine Upland Meadow and R y e- g r ass Hay 5 10 5 15 Clover Hay ...........................................*— .********** * * "4 5 6 0 Oat ........ 10 to £1 12 Wheat Str aw SMITHFIELD. Coar:e heavy Lowland Meadow Hay -- ... 43 15 to ..c t 0 New Meadow Hay 4 5 4 15 Useful Old Ditto Fine Upland Me idow and Rye.grass Hay Clover Hay ,extra fine .-t 6 6 Generally ~ ..... 4 5 6 0 Oat 5traw......... .t 1 12 to £1 14 I Wheat Straw 1 14 1 16 HUNGERFORD. Coarse Meadow Hay £3 15 to £4 0 New Meadow Hay 4 0 4 15 Useful Old Ditto 4 5 5 0 Fine Upland Meadow-and Rye grass Hay Clover Hay .. 3 15 0 0 Oat Straw ............£1 10 to X 1 12 1 Wheat Straw COLONIAL MARKETS.—(THIS DAY.) BRlTisil PLANTATION SUGARS.—Although nearly 5,000 hhds. were landed last week the market keeps firm, and the prices quoted on Friday are readily paid. The stock in the . West India Docks is full 26,700 hhds. EAST INDIA SUGARS.—The sales of Mauritius Sugars are ex tensive this morning, comprising between 8,000 and 10,000 bags, and prices are steady. Foreign Sugars are not much in demand this morning. REFINED SUGARS are still dull of sale. COFFEE.—British Plantation qualities are in demand, good and fine continue at 535. to 665. per cwt. Foreign Coffees are much the same as last week. THE TEA TRADE.—This morning the first public sale of Teas about 2,000 chests being advertised for sale took place in London, since the abolition of the China trade mono poly, and much interest was attached to theyroceedings. The sale was fully attended , for exportation to the British Colonies, to a nd y and the Isle of Man. The sale is still proceeding, Boheas were chiefly bought in at is. sd. to ls. 6d. per lb. In Spices and Saltpetre there is nothing of moment doing to-day. H ors .—The accounts from the plantations are still more favour able, and the duty has advanced to 120,0001. TALLOW.— The market is at 435. 6d. per cwt. I. other art i c l es o f produce, whether foreign or colonial, there has been no change this morning. • PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of Bread in the Mctropotis is SVd. for the 41b. Loan There are others who sell from a h Alf-penny to three half-pence below that rate. PRICE OF SE: Per Cwt. El3B.—Aug 18. Per Quarter. New English ]led Cloversos. 565. 63s Old Ditto Ditto -R. -S. —s New Foreign Ditto —s. —s. —s. Old Ditto Ditto —s. 455. 6 s New White Clover rMs. 60s. 725. Old Ditto Ditto —s. 48s. 63s New Trefoil 2os. 24s 265. Old Ditto —s. 16s. 24s Rib Grass —s -s -s English Carraway —s. 745. 78s Foreign Ditto —s. 70s. 72s Coriander —s. 18s. 20s Rapeseed, English tine (per Las - St. Foin —s —s —s Rib Grass Pacey Grass —s -s —s Linseed, for feeding sos. 60s. 665, Ditto, for sowing - —s. —s. —s. Ditto, for crushing —s 4(s. 521. Canary —s. 525. C 26. Hemp 3''s 42.6. Per Bushel. White Mustard 116. Od. Iss. Ott. Brown Ditto lss. Od. 18s. I'd. Tares t) 3-11. 361. Foreign 301. 32/ - PRICES OF E Kant Pockets (rr cwt.) Choice ditto Kent Bags_ Sussex Pockets Superfine ditto OPS —Aug. 18. 01 0.. 7/ 15i. to 8/. oi. Ol 0;. B'. 10s to 101. Os. 71 10s. 01. Od. to 9'. 71.105. 1 , 1. Os to 8/. Os. 81. 8; 0/. Os. to 91 0; ri at 120,0004 Duty rat, PRICE OF OIL Rape Oil, brown, per ton, 4:11 Us —Refined, 45g. Os.—Linseed Oil. i'Bl. ins. Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, (1000 , 111. I Is —Rape Cake, per ton, 61. PRICES OF LEATHER Per lb d to d. Per lb d to d Crop Hides, 39 to 401 b each Ili 113 Horse Hides, German lB '24 ---"'. ---40 -50 ... ..... 12 17 --- Spanish ...................to 60 Bull Hides I Butts, Vitriol English - 70 100 418 22 Foreign Foreign Hides ll 13 small , 16 18 Dressing Hides ----- Shaved ... WI 16 I Basils 9 13 Ile A Saddlers Hides IS 17 i Belies 7 9i Horse Hides, English • If rounded 21 to Id per lb more PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of bib. Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Menem'. f.?s 6d. COAL MARKET. —Aug. 18. Per Toil a d Perron. s d. Charlottel7 6 Chester Main ...17 0 East Pere). l6 0 Eden Main lB 0 Holywell q 6 Lambton's Primro s e , ...... 60 Bell'sWs P E r n i m d r P o e s r e k i n s 1 18 6 20 3 Ord a Redhugh Shipeote Tanfield 6 I, ills End L)ons ............... w . 18 3 2 ' ) a End Russet's He ton... 20 3 West Hartley Wylam l '6s d. t , i Wa ll s vvalls End Enti H La e rn tto b i t i 4,n ' Ind Stewart s IS 9 Wa l ls' — i tterknowl ..... 16 6 Walls End Bell, Robson & Co. 18 0 Dixon's 2. 1 18 6 Walls End Gosforth Walls End H ea t on l9 0 Wa'ls End ,:or th don 1) rham 8 0 6 0 Walls End Hilda Walls End Hotspur N; W . a a l i l l s s F E : i n ul d T o es .17 9 Walls End West L letton ...... 18 9 Main ... 15 0 eu Walls End Killingworth Walls End Newmarch l5 0 Hartley .' ~.. .............. 16 0 Walls End Northumberland lB 0 Silkstone Jackson ',my.. Waifs End P.-areth l6 6 Ships arrived since last market.day, 67, COURT OF REQUESTS, AUG. 18. AN EXPENSIVE LARK.. Jacob Abrahams, a renovator of old garments, appeared before the Bench, under somewhat curious circumstances, to show cause why he should not be required to pay Joseph Foyer, a peripatetic vender of shell-fish, the sum of three shillings, which was demanded of him for a jar of pickled eels, damaged by way of a " lark." • The plaintiff, a little talkative old fellow, having made a profound salaam to the court, set forth his case as follows : Please your reverence, I sarves all the 'spectablest public houses in Vestminster, vith vinkles, and vilks, and srimps, and hoisters, and the werry best sort of every kind of shell fish, vich is werry veil known to every gentleman as ever laid out a penny piece vith me in my line. Ven I sarves 'em vonce, I'm sure to sarve 'em twice, and that's vy I'm called "Joe the Marine," cause I von't sell none but - the werry best prowisions. And that 'ere's the vay as I yarns a honest penny to buy wittles to put in the bellies of my seven motherless babbies, for my old missus has been dead upwards of a year, and I've never been the man I vos, nor never shan't be agin. COMMISSIONER—Don ' t give us your family history man; but state your case at once. Plaintiff—Veil then, here goes ; I vent last Vensday into the"tap-room of Mr. Spring's house, in Tottle-fields, to ax if anything vos vanted in my vay. This here defendant ax'd me at the present time to leave my " kit," and to fetch him a pipe of bakker ; not thinking of nothink, I did fetch the pipe, and then a gentleman, vot's a riglar customer, axed me for a pennith of pickled heels and plenty of winegar. For, your reverence, I'd got a jar of sitch fish that war'nt to be sneezed at, 'cause they were the werry best I could get at the " Gate," and they were, candidly speaking, the pride of the market. I never seed sitch heels afore, since my wife cut her stick. CommissloNEn--Nover mind your family matters ; come to the point. Plaintiff—Ax pardon if I've done anything wrong ; so I sarves the gentleman with the heels, and he axes me to hand him over the pepper-box. Ven he gets it, he peppers away, and then he shoves the hole lot slap into his mouth ; but in a hinstant moment he spits it all over me, and fetches me the preciousest vipe over the nob as I never did see. He then sings out, " You nasty willain, you've been a pisenin on me with summut as you've shoved into the pepper-box." Vith that 'ere I looks into my box, 'cause I never buys none but the werry best harticle what is, and I diskivered as how some wile waggabone had been chucking out the pepper and filling up the box with sand and sum mut else. So I looks a little furder, and then I made an other diskivery, that the whole blessed kit of pickled heels was spiled, for lam blow'd if the jar warnt half-full of sand ; and Iv'e got two vitnesses all for to prove as how this here defendant sarved me such a wile trick. One of the witnesses stepped forward and declared, that being partial to pickled eels, he had a pennyworth of the plaintiff, and being likewise fond of condiments, he well peppered, as he thought, the dainty mess. Having been nearly choked with the first mouthful, his stomach was so offended that he was obliged to retire into the yard to give vent to his feelings. Upon making inquiry, he found out from " Bob Harris," one of the company, that the defend ant had emptied the contents of a spittoon into the plain tiff's eel jar and pepper box during his temporary absence. Bob Harris, who was in Court, came forward, and as serted that the defendant was the sole concocter of the dirty joke. The defendant said the last witness was as deep in the mud as he was in the mire. He admitted he had lent a hand to play off a " lark" on the plaintiff, and he was ready to pay a moiety of the damages. The other witness having strongly asserted that to Mr. Abrahams was due all the merit of the " lark," The COMMISSIONERS found for the plaintiff, with costs. CORONER'S INQUESTS. Yesterday an inquest was held at the Royal Charlotte,' Mill Pond-bridge, Bermondsey, on the body of Elizabeth Morton, who died in consequence of taking arsenic. It appeared that the deceased went to the shop of Mr. Tilley, an apothecary, and asked for something to kill rats. He recommended arsenic, and he gave her, at her request, half an ounce. Shortly afterwards, a policeman called to ap prise him that a woman had poisoned herself on Bermond sey-level, and on going there he discovered that it was the same woman he had served with arsenic, and also ascer tained that she had taken the whole of it. He adminis tered the usual remedies in such cases, but she died. The deceased was observed to enter a beer-shop called the " Green Man," after the purchase of the poi son, call for half a pint of beer, into which she threw the arsenic, and then drank off the contents. A witness named Elizabeth Farrell stated that she lived next door to the deceased, and that on the day mentioned, pre viously to her taking the poison, she saw her, and she then complained of distress owing to her husband's drunken habits. She said that she was a broken-hearted woman, and, taking out a pawnbroker's duplicate of her wedding ring, gave it to her. The witness added, that the deceased's husband was in the habit of beating her when .he came home drunk. Two policemen of the R division were examined, and they stated that the deceased was a hardworking woman, but the husband was a drunkard. The Jury returned a verdict " that the deceased died from taking a quantity of arsenic,.being of unsound mind at the time. They at the same time requested Inspector Ste phens to express to .the deceased's husband their indigna tion at his conduct towards her, besides the disrespect he had shown in not being present himself at the inquiry. Yesterday afternoon au inquest was held at the Peniten tiary, Millbank, Westminster, before Mr. Higgs and a re spectable -jury, to inquire touching the death of Samuel Maund, aged 33, a convict in the above institution. The jury not assembling at the hour specified in their summons, it was intimated that such was occasioned from a dread of infection, the deceased having died of cholera. Captain Chapman, the governor, observed that from ex perience he was convinced of the absurdity of such a dread. He had repeatedly attended upon cholera patients in the establishment, and that at a time when 15 or 20 were dying weekly of that disease. Mr. Wade, the surgeon f the ption, coincided in the opinion of the Governor, alleging that it was not infections, but that it emanated from the atmosphere. The CORONER observed, that from his situation he was exposed to infection, but that he should never feel any alarm upon the subject. Twelve gentlemen having been sworn on the Jury, the evidence was taken. Captain Chapman, the Governor, deposed that the de— ceased was admitted into the prison the 25th of November, 1833, from the Justitia hulk, lying at Woolwich, having been tried at the Worcester Assizes, convicted of being the receiver of stolen property, and sentenced to 14 years' transportation, which, under the Act of Parliament, was commuted to seven years' imprisonment in this institution. He was in good health when received. Mr. James Wade, surgeon of .the prison, deposed that the deceased was admitted into the infirmary on the 16th instant ; he was troubled very much with vomiting and purging. Witness administered proper medicines, and he rallied a little. On the following day he was seized with violent symptoms, and died about three o'clock in the after noon. His easy was one of decided malignant spasmodic cholera. The Jury viewed the body, which was enveloped in a sheet steeped in chloride of lime. Verdict—" That the deceased died a natural death from malignant spasmodic cholera." Yesterday evening, at eight o'clock, an inquest was held by Mr. William Payne, the Coroner for London, at St. George's Workhouse, . Mint-street, Southwark, to inquire into the circumstances attending the death of a fine female child named Jane Ann Daley, between seven and eight years old, whose body had been disinterred in consequence of a report having gained circulation that her death was occasioned by the brutal and inhuman treatment she had received from her own father. The inquiry excited unusual interest, and the jury -room, as also its avenues, was groatly crowded. Ellen Quin, a married woman, residing at No. 6, Fox's buildings, Kent-street, Borough, stated that she lived next door to the deceased, who lived with a Mrs. Clarke. Mrs. Clarke bad the care of four other children. The deceased had no mother, and her father was lodging at Mrs. Clarke's. There is but a small brick wall to part the two houses, and when witness is in her kitchen she can plainly hear what is said in Mrs. Clarke's house. On Saturday three weeks, between eleven and twelve o'clock at night, she heard Mrs. Clarke and Mr. Daley, the father of the deceased child, quarrelling. Mrs. Clarke requested him to go out of her room, and Mr. Daley, in reply, said that he was in his own room. Mrs. Clarke then struck at him with her fists, and in about five minutes after witness's daughter heard Mrs. Clarke's daughter say to Daley, " You have fallen upon Jane (the deceased), and killed her, for now she's dead." The child was, in about a quarter of an hour after that time laid out. By the Jury—The child never cried. Mr. Maze, a surgeon, was sent for by Mrs. Clarke, and he attended. Witness saw the child looking out of the window between three and four o'clock in the afternoon. The children were all in bed, and witness has heard that the deceased had been ailing some time. Sarah Williams, a married female, living at No. 14 in the same buildings, opposite to Mrs. Clarke's deposed, that she was at her own door about twelve o'clock on the night stated by the last witness, when she heard Mrs. Clarke and Mr. Daley quarrelling. One was up stairs, and the other was down stairs. Mrs. Clarke was down stairs, and witness heard her go up stairs. Witness here hesitated, but she afterwards said that she heard Daley say, " Oh, my child oh, my child !" Mrs. Clarke then exclaimed, " You have killed your child." They then both went down stairs, and Mrs. Clarke's eldest daughter said, " Oh, Mr. Daley, you fell on her yourself." Mrs. Clarke then asked her daughter for some vinegar, when Daley said, "Is it vinegar you want ? You shall suffer for this tomorrow." . _ By the Jury—They are frequently in the habit of quar reling with each other. Elizabeth Etty, living at 13, Fox's-buildings, heard the father of the deceased say, " You shall suffer for this, for you have killed my child." By what witness heard of the quarrel it was about some money. Witness heard Mrs. Clark ask for vinegar, and Daley said, " Oh, you want vine gar, do you ?" Police constable John Woodhouse, 13, division M, in consequence of hearing of the circumstance went on the subsequent 'Monday to Mrs. Clarke, whom he saw, and she said that the child was in bed and taken with a cough. Mr. Maze was sent for, but before he arrived the child died. After several other witnesses had been examined in cor roboration of the foregoing evidence, Mr. Maze, the surgeon, gave it as his opinion that the deceased died from ulceration of the lungs. The coroner here informed the jury that the inquiry had been instituted in consequence of an anonymous letter that had been addressed to him, and on inquiry in the neigh bourhood it had been ascertained that a rumour was afloat that the :child died from violence, and by his direction the body was yesterday (Monday) morning disinterred, but it did not appear to him that there was any foundation for such a report. The Jury, who coincided with the coroner, after a short consultation returned a verdict " that the deceased died a natural death." An inquest was last week held at the Vernon's Head, North Audley-strect, on the body of Mis 3 Ann Taylor, a young woman of respectable connexions. Mr. Foreham, surgeon, of North Audley-street, deposed to finding the deceased in the agonies of death at Mrs. Greenwood's, No. 38, North Audrey -street, where she was an occasional lodger. He discovered, on a post niortem examination, that she had died from the effects of laudanum. She was not enceinte. Miss Keeling, a cousin of the deceased, stated that her cousin had been in the service of Mrs. Grover, the wife of Captain Grover, who lived at Mrs. Wood's, a respect able grocer, at No. 36, Berners-street. On Thursday the deceased called to see Mr. Wood, with whom, it appeared, she was on familiar terms. On her return home she became ill, and next morning died. Mr. Wood, who did not deny the intimacy, said that I e had had no quarrel with the deceased ; on the contrary, they were the very best friends, and he kissed her at part ing. He could not say whether she procured the laudanum at his house, but she could have got it there, as she had access to every place. The Jury returned a verdict, " That tl.e deceased died from taking laudanum when she was in a stet:: of ten' perary derangement." CAPTURE OF A WHALE. By the kindness of an Orkney friend, we have been fa voured with the following interesting details :—A whale of a large species was killed near St. Margaret's Hope, Ork ney, by two individuals, on the morning of tke 29th July. While George Wildridge, sailor, was landing peats from a boat close to this village, about two o'clock in the morn ing, he heard the sound of a whale blowing in the bay, upon which he ran to Knockhall, and called upon Mr. John Sutherland, fish-curer, who, on getting out of bed, saw the fish in the water. He immediately took a lance and a large hook, and along with Wildridge went off in a small boat, and on coming alongside the fish while it was swimming, threw the hook upon it, which eatched at once near the shoulder. As the fish continued swimming, Wild ridge held by the line attached to the hook, and on the boat coming up, a lance was thrust into it, upon which it made a violent effort in the direction of the shore. On the boat again coming up, the men continued to lance the fish in various places, while it was blowing and lashing furiously with its tail, and at every struggle forcing itself nearer to the shore. The men then with great exertion and difficulty, and at the most imminent risk of their lives, succeeded in getting a line with a noose upon it slipped over the head of the fish, and having a small anchor in the boat, they attached it to the line, and dropped it at some distance. They next took the line attached to the hook ashore, and made it fast to a rock, in order if possible to secure the fish. It did not as yet show any symptoms of weakness, but being now in shallow water, with its head in the direction of the shore, its efforts to escape were unavailing. An immense quan tity of blood flowed from it, colouring the sea to a great extent, but it continued to live for thirteen or fourteen hours after being first wounded ; and as another tide was near its height, and the fish still strong and struggling, they lanced it again in another, and, it would seem, a more vital part, as it then made a violent effort, and after several tre mendous struggles ceased to live. In this way did two in dividuals, with a small boat, succeed in capturing a fish 68 feet in length ; and perhaps there is no instance of anything of the kind more daring. This whale is of the species bakna physalis, called by sailors razor-back, and not the mystieetus or common Greenland whale, than which it is more dangerous to attack, being more powerful and rapid in its motion.—Edinburgh Observer. (ADVERTISEMENT. 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