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" This dis n , guished gentleman, on whom fortune has alter nately fro wne d an o d smil e d, now g i v i ng him an like k oragi ng pat the back, and now kicking him about a foot--ball, h as, i t seems, in the course of a bust g Ile, replet e w i t h i ncident, amounting in some in stances to the romantic, been merchant—traveller— el:lgrant --biographer—historian —novelist—critic— aocitYist•--politician—in fa c t, " every t hi ng b y turns, ri nothing l ong ." F ew men have encountered such 4c h-eri.sniutuadiets—os f . ew borne u p aga i nst t h em so man f u ll y. ri been no w ill ow to bend to the hur e' ery. bu t ratht r a stur d y oa k to brave i ts utmost L , o f though b o ld an d enterpr i s i ng i n hi s turn „,_"''.4l4, confident in his resources, and ever ready to make them available, he appears throughout his career ettf we draw this inference from his own account of him wanting in a certain fixedness and 17°-0.---eet°lltihnZ been of purpose, without which there can be lasting success. The stream of his energy has been s h a e u rted and hurried away into a thousand trickling, cs w rivulets, instead of rolling steadily along & lid lu te broad, deep, irresistible channel. We a th h im, for instance, at the outset of his career, ere •e ai er e - • ham at Greenock, but just when he is becoming t ably known among his peers, he takes a not un e..ural dislike to trade, washes his hands of it, and a ate . r s himself as a barrister at Lincoln's Inn. This v o g te all : ‘,: ftti la to meet his views, and accordingly he de '",tuaelf, in a restless, desultory spirit, to litera alith. ' li t no sooner has he attained eminence as an by ti ° i r ',_ t han, a third time, he sickens (and no wonder, h uh; e ° Ye t) of the pursuit, so quits the field, and Iv l e s °Jr resolved to try his fortunes in the New of Can Can we wonder, then, that now at the close matters °areer, h e finds himself, as respects pecuniary Bet? el. ; in no better condition than he was at the out one „ H ad Mr. Galt d evo t e d b u t h a lf th e energ i es t o -11 11 °Jeet, th at h e has frittered away on a hundred, he N i t t by this time have been a prosperous and happy The world rarely allows an individual to excel ~v l n ore t h an on e vocation. It has a sort of instinc e (I,lstrust or abhorrence of any thing like versatility. It.tiospencatveedhoefard of a lawyer losing caste because he was ftiesai becttusebeing a poet : and a poet being cried he happened to be of the medical pro titl °ll . It is Mr. Galt's own fault, then, that his Li ni ls i t iow setting in storm and darkness. He has oa qt s b eif b uilt up the wall against which he has run his -ea d. A versatile temperament has been his ruin. preo an f v, erY ch apter of his autobiography supplies us with 8 of thi s assert i on, though, strange to tell, Mr. tn g au llot or will no t, see i t . Th e one predominat ide • th at a ' implied if not expresse d , i n hi s vo l umes , i s tong t, has bee n t h e v i ct i m o f ill-l uc k . H ence a spleen an d captiousness pervades them that we feel he tempt e d to deprecate, did we not know, and tpo fu etili or ia ' r t i h t ; cir cumstances un d er wh i ch they have been Pe e l e . (l ' The a u th or i s hi mse lf f u ll y aware o f t hi s while one-half of his Memoir is devoted e omplainings, the other half is taken up Nev p°lOgisin for th em on th e score o f ill-h ea lth. tn u erThe less, despite these drawbacks, the work is full of is the tne nt, arre s ti ng attent i on even at the threshold; for to h i e v ery first p age M r. Galt g i ves an anecdote re l at i ve city, f OWn son, who must have been a miracle of preco uld, C r ' W hen only " between two and three years of an e cftposed a poem which had all the essentials S ato - j e P ls ie vii. beginning, a middle, and an end I" Th: d " ns c'n's elegy on the duck was nothing to this. 7, etai l B- of Mr. Galt's boyhood are, like all such to ails, vtevoiA•-• II of interest ; but it may be worth while had th e n ' that the perusal of Schiller's " Robbers " fan e i e : 87 ttne effect on him, that it has on all youthful thi; It form e d an epoc h i n hi s l i fe. W i th some kit'? of t he Same interest, he perused Mrs. Radcliffe's s ea ;. llc es, Which, though they formed the favourite g of mai ancestors, are now we believe, by al io en universatconsent, given up. And with justice, for, netion, nothing deserves to live that does not take Natu re . as its gfound-work. In the seventh Chapter, I.are surprised to learn that Mr. Galt professes . a h e lei in witches. Whether he believes also in their 1 1 : "Isti cks, 'We cannot undertake to say, though, as Le tie is nothing without the other, we conclude that %I ,, t e z t ends his cre d u lity t o b o th. D r . J o h nson , ac - Peter Pindar, held the same creed : '` Pear Doctor Johnson said there might be witch es , Nought proved the non-existence of the b-----s. iqd e r egret t o fi n d M r . G a l t , i n hi s e i g h t h Ch apter , at hg in g in a sneer at Robertson—and more especially " Charles the Fifth." He must have read this a„ ', We app re h en d , with a determination to be dis- It ' it Tinted, or he could not fail to have been struck t ut t he ma s t er l y i ntroductory review of the state of th e ° l )e ' from the origin of the feudal system down to laoth e . °rut ilencem ent of the sixteenth century, in which tind o l i n g is omitt e d, noth i ng i s out of place, not hi ng i s s oa - )r insisted on. In his summary sketches, Robert of ta h t l(ls at-th e h ea d of all our histor i ans. W e k now passed hi .in Hume or Gibb o n—though both sur 41is , tu t in other respects — t h at can com p are w ith of ' ft eeful, th e ' 1 - l um in ous outline of the rise and progress -1-41theran Reformation. Sure are we, that the c ' r Wol sey " cuts a sorry f i gure b es id e i t. ti lleti on . Gal t's dramas are ev id en tly among hi s p e t pro reae s• Re seems to think they- were cruelly treated, nt Dat erl t 3 the wo r ld' s neg l ect w i t h a ll t h e f on d ness o f en - w ho " lo ves no t w i se l y , b ut t oo we ll." W e the se - ; llfe ss we hold with the world's estimate of ae - 's . des, and draw our conclusions from the itail saa g iv en in t h e vo l umes b e f ore us. Th ere i s a ; 1 4 .-Il itt ,: ti 'd quaintness about them that is anything q a j t al or Shak s p ear i an . " Clyt emnes t ra ," sa y s Ni 4 e d 4' `` is the best ; when I read it to Park, he 41 3' justification for writing poetry." So it P4l / 4 4. e ' hut it was certainly no justification for Pi"; thu g i t. As one of the severest critics on . these "ens wi t h L I% Croke r i s o f course i n ver y indifferent Tala Vera our auth or , w h o t h us smar tly re t or t s on hi s 4, e'i tic4i w ,? n der havel.7ozittedt;,,,,:tits:;,,dfeoairvollur attracted so muc h of Mr. Croker's charity, that he bears must t suppose, imitate the example, that ' the (11edtllaset•erleth Whom la s e lo o veth.' He must be a bold man hen for get i p the Way he has done with my poe4ry-; did ever i t ato ~.hy lb is Own' I mean how he put the London Gazette ene o , e ; and called it The Battle of Talavera,' publishing w e h a ge the it digy f d u ll s always looked on " Talavera" as a pro ;lt half „ "ess and inaptitude, and once saw it priced 134151 Y --er " v u on a bookseller's stall, which was pro 413°v- 4.°t mor e than two shillings and three-pence it s re _, v 3be d it ut Mlle. However, as Mr. Croker pub pres ti h t e ' e rve_s ra e th % v sly " to encourage the Duke," he c eti sured f . to t ° be praised for his patriotism than to cl iff orhis prosiness. his sketch of the Seven Years' War in Gait v Win ch he composed when at Gibraltar, Mr. thatthe Nur, rasters'elnt very needlessly we think, to impugn of P be Would the first Earl of Chatham. He says S i e T ll l . s and . 114 1 have been a poor statesman, amid the m ost th at t i rh uletice of the French revolution," for 01)niet:t6s.ftt:tvilliellt the very elements in which he sh owe d to rtl a g o e st , were those of storm and tempest. At ticallayedt,e destinies periods it has ever known, chant'ea Wa_ll,...les.ttnies of Europe. He was empha ay nothrienTgri.ostsaugpaeirniztr we 8 W e .: ulanister, and never so great "gar when the hi . m. Of his ro , ance " minds, seeing the dirty poli • • - arro tical tools they have to work with, are apt L. gent ; but surely Pitt evinced anything but " short ' sightcdness" when he drew forth the whole dormant energies of the commonalty, and pitted them against the combined powers of the Sovereign and the Aristo cracy. Before his time pattonege swayed everything, The people could scarcely stir hand or foot. Let who would go out or who would come in, to office, their wishes were never consulted—they had no voice in the matter. But Pitt taught them the secret of their power, He WaB the f'i'rst to conciliate and im press on them the advantages of energy and combina tion—an invaluable political doctrine, of which they have never since lost sights In his twenty-first chapter, Mr. Galt enters into some curious speculations respecting the stale question " Who was Junius ?" Of course he thinks he was a Scotchman (a Mr. Lauchlin Maclean, secretary to Earl Shelburne), and equally, as a matter of course, every countryman whom he acquainted with his rea sons for so thinking, was very ready to be convinced by them. One of these reasons is curious I have given proof," says Mr. Galt, " that Maclean was a man of talent, by his plan for the commercial inter course among the West India Islands." Now a man may show first-rate ability as a commercial speculator, yet be a glorious blockhead as an author. Tradq s and literature do not often—though we know instances to the contrary—move verT , amicably hand in hand to gether. They are apt to go to loggerheads, and hold each other in contempt. Mr. Galt's inference, then, that Maclean was Junius, because he was a clever merchant, is about as inconsequential as Fluellyn's parallel between Macedon and Monmouth. The truth is, Junius is still just as much a shadow as ever, The only plausible approach to identity has been made by Mr. Coventry in the person of Lord G. Sackville. The thirty-fifth chapter contains some agreeable anecdotes respecting Lord Byron, one or two of which we subjoin : " It happened, on the last time I saw his Lordship, he was in one of those petulent moods, and to King Solomon himself, the must indulgent of men, he would not have hesitated to make himself ridiculous ; in short, he would have all the joke on his own side ; and I frankly confess, that I am not myself in conversation always overflowing with the milk of human kindness. In the course of the visit he gave me some hard hits, which provoked retaliation, and with that peculiar sulkiness, in which he sometimes in dulged, seeing me waxing tepid, he in consequence changed the conversation, abruptly asking me what was the news. Nothing very particular,' was the reply ; but there has been a rumour, for the last two or three days, that your Lordship is endeavouring to contribute to the Harleian Miscellany.' This was more than he could stand,—he reddened and became se riously offended ; soon after which I took my leave, glad to have given him a rap on the knuckles. The critic may believe me or not, but I had no ill will to him, only I saw that he made me feel that there are noblemen, be their own talents what they may, who are little enough to presume on the mere rank derived from the merits of their ancestors. " When the story of his difference with Lady Byron be came known, I happened to meet his valet in Piccadilly, and inquired for his Lordship. Fletcher, after answering my question, suggested to me to call, and perhaps I might have done so, but it so happened that I did not. I had, however, good reason to believe afterwards that he regarded me in some sort as a friend ; and I am bound to say, that there was pro bably as little conciliation on my part as on his, for although there was a great deal of surface ripple, the pool was deep, and, I conscientiously believe, abounded in wholesome fish. By the by, I ought to mention, that his Address for the Ca ledonian Asylum, published by Mr. Moore, was written at my request. Being acquainted with Mr. Douglas Kinnaird, I requested him to apply to Byron, which he did ; but on look ing at the poem he told me that it would not do, and he ad vised his Lordship to withhold it. At that time, Byron's re putation, only rising, could not afford the drawback of such a humdrum performance ; and I wonder how Moore could have published what Byron himself condemned. I have no respect for picking out and bringing into light the grubs and worms that are best concealed in the folds of the winding-sheet. " I should also mention, that I continue to think that the novel of the Three Brothers was a juvenile work written by Lord Byron. Since the publication of my Autobiography, I have observed in it numberless allusions of thought and expres sion which are quite Byronic,—youthful, however. " At first I thought it highly improbable that so young a lad should have written such an extensive work ; but I am no longer of that opinion, for my youngest son, under the age that Lord Byron must have been at the time the Three Bro thers was written, writes as well, I think better, than the ge neral complexion of that work ; and therefore, instead of think ing the novel to which Byron owes so much, the production of one Pickersgill, I believe it was really written by his Lord ship. But though firm in this opinion, lam not now in a con dition to renew the controversy on the subject. It is, how ever, a curious point in the history of English literature, and worthy of being elucidated. " Before I finish what I have to say respecting Byron, I should mention a characteristic anecdote which has often tickled me. He delighted in mystifications, especially when he thought any one could be taken in. Accordingly, in one of his playful fits, he told me very gravely that his mother had been a pupil of Miss Hannah More's, but left her. Why ?' said I. ' Because it was reported that Hannah had a child by Wilberforce.' " Mr. Galt winds up his autobiography by an estimate of himself as an author, which, though modestly and gracefully hit off, is by no means remarkable for acuteness. While he dismisses his novels in two in different lines, he dwells with a strange feeling of com placency on his tragedies. Now, we can assure him, that as a dramatist, he is already as much forgotten as if he had never existed. It is by his works of fiction, and by these alone, that he must be content to live. In a certain, dry quaint humour—in a power of embody ing the eccentricities of character, and placing them so vividly before the reader that he recognizes at once their truth—Mr. Galt is unequalled among modern novelists. He has none of the pic turesqueness or bonhoinmie of Scott, but he is far more literal and sturdy in his adherence to nature. His Sir Andrew "Wylie—his Annals of the Parish—and more particularly his Ayrshire Legatees— are master-pieces in this respect. But, decidedly, Galt's finest—though not, perhaps, his truest cha racter, inasmuch as it verges on caricature—is his Leddy Grippy, which for breadth of comic effect, we will not hesitate to place beside Tabitha Bramble, or Winifred Jenkins. The prose and verse sketches contained in the volumes before us are not in Mr. Galt's best manner ; but when we bear in mind the circumstances under which they were written, we feel that we cannot do otherwise than speak of them re spectfully. HUME'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND. Voz. VIII. Lo.vDo.v, 1834. A. J. VALPY. The present volume contains the whole reign of Charles the Second, which Hume worked up with more than usual diligence, but certainly not with any thing like the felicity which he showed throughout his details of the reign of the first Charles, in whose fa vour the historian was desirous, at all hazards, to make an impression on the minds of his readers. The embellishments to the volume are three in number ; one pourtrays the swarthy, iron visage of the " Merry Monarch ;" the second his landing at Dover, from an animating painting in West's best manner ; and the third the great fire of London, as seen through an arch of Blackfriar's Bridge. There is something very striking in the way Loutherburg has handled this last subject. The Abbey in the back-ground, brought out by the glare of the blazing ruins, much enhances the effect. LORD JOHN HA I.—lt is not true, as stated in some of the papers, that Lord John Hay lost his left arm in consequence of being struck by a block. When his Lordship first entered the navy, and before he was twelve years of age, he was appointed to a frigate much employed in " cutting out." Upon one occasion he was anxious to be of the party, and made love to the coxswain to take him upon the perilous expe dition. Being a sprightly youngster, the coxswain agreed to stow him away in the bows of tho pinnace, before it was lowered. The boat was manned,--commanded by the First Lieutenant, and pulled towards the enemy, and the very first shot from the vessel they were cutting coxswain,a faint who c cry of to' out went right through the bows of the pinnace, and took off astonished Lord every Hay's o a n r e m b .Oh," which explain to the Lieutenant the circumstance ; and as soon as the party got on board the frigate, the stump of the arm was taken out ofthe ut T t h h e e re'as socket. PRE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTIIIVII3IIR 12, 1834 are to be supplied from the green and hot houses of the neigh bouring Whig proprietors ; and 100 feet in length, and as many in breadth, of the least muddy part of the Dock are to be floored over for the Ladies, and dancing is to commence at o'clock. W ._,‘.sn e h t a h v e e not he heard all the authority ty thatnm t e h s of the e principal stewards, con but we learn Lochee, and Broughty stables in Longforgan, • -. nneity, —Dundee Ferryhave been invited to act in that Courier. Best potatoes are now selling in Glasgow at 41 1 ; d. ; inferior and Irish ditto, 4d. per imperial peck. The Nandi, lately lost off the Arklow coast, had a cargo on board valued at 50,0001., of which not more than 2001. worth has been saved. A PUMPKIN. There is in the Blue Anchor, Stepney, a pumpkin four feet six inches circumference, thirteen inches diameter—weight 421bs. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM UAILwAY.—A fourth call of ten pounds per share has been made by the di rectors of the London and Birmingham Railway, to be paid on or before the Ist of October.—Lemington Press. One of the steam-carriages on the railroad between Lyons and St. Etienne broke in consequence of the interrup tions caused in the road by the rains. Several travellers were more or less hurt.—Courrier de Lyons. A traveller to the source of the Pindur River, in the Himalaya, states that he reached the elevation of 14,500 feet, when the snow, which fell heavily, and was knee deep, forced . him to return. — Calcutta Journal. EXTRA ORDINA RY TURNIP. A correspondent states that Andrew Skelton, of Stanghow, near Guisborough, has this summer reaped a Swede turnip, which produced him four pounds of excellent seed, besides the waste. York Paper. - - - - - We learn from Turin that on the 26th ult. an awful storm burst over the country between Novi and Genoa, which rendered the road impassable for several leagues. The autho rities, in consequence, have re-opened the road by Bochetta, which had been closed. A meeting was held in Calcutta, on the sth of April, to consider a suitable manner of commemorating the public services, &c. of the late Rajah Rammohun Roy. The Rajah's family have performed his funeral obsequies there, ac: cording to the Ilindoo ritual. Cursetiee Rustomjee, a Parsee builder in Bombay, ha§lit up his house with gas-lights ; the whole apparatus has been fitted up by him without European assistance ; the Go vernor visited his premises, and presented him with a hand some piece of shawls. FLAXSEED.—We learn that Flaxseed has been successfully saved in several parts of the neighbouring coun ties. A very favourable specimen of a quantity saved by Mr. Dunn, of Woodburn, near,Carrickfergus, may be seen at this office. and should encourage farmers in future to take the trouble of saving their flaxseed. —Belfast Chronicle. - - - We rejoice to say, there has been a great deal of unnecessary anxiety created on the subject of the potatoe crop. Partial failures there have been no doubt, in the early crop ; this we may call the fancy crop; its abundance or scarceness is of very little importance. The crop will be a most abundant one, perhaps never more productive in the memory of man.— Dublin Evening Post. SUGAR FROM LIM A.—We perceive, amongst the arrivals, a cargo of sugar from Lima. This is, we believe, the first importation of that commodity, from that quarter ; and, if it can be grown to any extent must prove of very great importance to the commercial world, as a return for the vast quantity of British manufactures which are exported to that region of the world.—Liverpool Standard. In consequence of the ordinance of June 3, reducing the import duties on cotton thread from the I st inst., the _ t rat l f of Calais has become greatly increased, and is likely so to continue Between the Ist and the 6th inst., 3,000 packets of different sor t s i t- . lye been sent into the interior, and the cus tom-house has receive duties upon about 7,000 kilogrammes net weight. CiiußCtr it A T E S.—lt was proi ;2sed to a vestry of the parish o f P e t ers fi e ld (H an t s ), on Thursday 2ast, to levy a church-rate of 4d. in the pound. An amendment was, how ever, moved by Mr. Thomas Minchin, seconded by Mr. Tigg, to the effect, " that no rate be granted, but that the expenses incurred by the churchwardens be defrayed by voluntary con tributions." The amendment was carried unanimously, and the meeting was adjourned for three months. A servant out of place, named John Hardy, lodging at the north part of Brighton, on Wednesday morning last cut his throat with a razor. He dangerously wounded him self, and a female in an adjoining room, hearing his groans, raised an alarm, and he was removed to the County Hospital, where he expired on Friday night. An inquest was held on Monday, which returned a verdict of " Destroyed himself while labouring under temporary derangement."—Brighton Guardian. A singular incident took place on Wednesday last. Mr. Myers, the fishmonger, of St. Peter's-alley, had a linnet, whose cage was hung up in the open shop. It was singing on Wednesday, when suddenly a fine sparrow-hawk darted down, seized the cage, and flew with it into the church-yard, where, finding itself greatly embarrassed in the wirework, it lost its strength and was soon caught. The poor bird was no doubt starving, for he ate most ravenously. The linnet was found dead in the cage. GREAT DINNER TO MESSRS. ATTWOOD AND SCHOFIELD.—We understand the tickets to this immense din ner, which is to take place on Monday, have been going off very rapidly within the last few days, and that there is every reason to suppose it will equal in extent the celebrated dinner given in October, 1830, in commemoration of the French Re volution. The committee are making efficient arrangements to avoid the inconveniences which, from a variety of causes, were felt on the occasion alluded to, and which must ensure the comfort of the guests.—Leamington Press. A few days ago a poor old woman of Sapcote, up wards of 80 years of age, went into the fields to glean. Not returning, her friends became alarmed, and proceeded to search for her, and at length found her about 8 o'clock in the evening. She was lying on the ground, very much bruised and ex hausted, and had just strength enough to tell them that she had been knocked down and hurt by a ram, which was in the same field, and which had at other times shown its vicious pro pensities. The old woman was taken home, but never spoke afterwards, and died in a few hours.—Boston Herald. TRANCE FROM CHOLERA.—The Munich Gazette gives an account of a young man, named Helstenius, who, to all appearance, was dead in consequence of cholera, yet was brought again to life by mere accident. He was already cold and livid ; but, on close examination, a slight motion was per ceived at the region of the heart. Cold water was sprinkled on the pit of the stomach and on the face, which was followed by the emission of sounds from the seemingly defunct man. Steam was now applied to the breast with the happiest result ; he soon revived, and on the following day was considered to be in a fair way of recovery. At Okeham, in Rutlandshire, there is a very re markable custom kept up to the present day. Every Peer of the realm, the first time he comes through the town, is com pelled by law to give a horseshoe to nail on the Castle gate, and if he refuses the bailiff of the manor has power to stop his coach, and take the shoe from one of the horses. 1.7:.'s is called the " Order of the Horseshoe," and it is common fo: the donor to give a large one with his own name stamped upon it, and often gilt. There is one over the seat of the Judge in the Assize Hall which is of very curious workmanship. T HE ARMY.—It is rumoured that the following moves may take place on the embarkation of the 47th for is arrive ex to tis that uose : Gib r altar, which event is expected in a few days. The Jupiter "rom pecte Mullin d gar to this in gahrripsonort for ; 14th from rp Athlone ttTor MP oh 2- u s 7h i t l ii ingar 81st from Birr t o A t hl one; 46th, or. their arrival e from England, probably to Birr ; 82d from Glasgow, to replace 74th at Belfast, who have received a sudden order to embark for Barbadoes ; sth and 56th depots are exchanging quarters. Detachments from the sth and 60th will embark with the 47th for Gibraltar, the vessel having accommodation for 800 men.—Dublin United Service Journal. DIAMONDS AT ALGIERS.—Three diamonds were lately purchased at Algiers from a native, which were found in the golden sands of the Sumel, in the province of Constan tine. One of the diamonds was obtained by M. Dufrenez, and the other two by M. Brogniart, for the Museum and for the collection of M. Dree. Hitherto diamonds have not been known to exist in Africa. It was remarkable that here, as in the Brazils and Siberia, they are found in washing for gold. At present the opinion is that diamonds, like amber, may be formed, and are of very modern growth. It is not seldom that diamonds contain in the middle soft hollows, precisely of the same character as those of amber.—German Paper. The following anecdote is related in M. Michaud's Travels in the East :—" Near to Jerusalem, in the small vil lage of Ramla, there is now a young Parisian girl, whom the following singular circumstances have placed there :—llaving received a good education, and being of agreeable manners, the wife of a Consul was induced to take her with her as a companion. The lady dying soon after her arrival, the Consul wished to send the poor girl back to France, through all the dangers of the desert. In this state of things, an Arab fell in love with her and offered to marry her. She accepted him, stipulating that she should be allowed to live d la Francaise, use a fork, and wear stays, and that she should preserve at Ramla all the rights and privileges of a Parisian female. This treaty of alliance lasted some time. But the Arab had a mo ther, who was jealous of the right of wearing stays and using a fork : war was declared forthwith, and the pretty Parisian girl now leads a most miserable life."—Constitutionne/. The opposition to church-rates is becoming very general. From time to time we have had to notice several majorities against them, within the circulation of this journal. A fortnight ago, a rate was opposed by an overwhelming ma jority in Melksham, and this week also at Frome. In Man chester, as will be seen, a determined opposition is made. No one who has observed the state of things can look upon this with surprise. Some regard it as an opposition to the Church, but it is not. The opposition to the Church has preceded it in the increase of the dissenting co mmunity. The question of rates is not a re li g i ous question, but one of political economy, as to whether or not dissenters shall pay taxes to support the places of worship they do not attend. Is it j ustice of the mem bers of th e Church to require them to do s o ? Have the mi nisters of the Ch urc h no confidence in their own congrega tions? Do they do them justice in thinking the Church can not be supp orte d b y t h ose who atteil d it ? They have the richest and most numerous portion of . t h e community. Are they not also the m os t faithffil?—Bath SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. THE LONDON GAZETTE THIS EVENING. WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 12, 1834. nt of Life Guards--Cornet and Su be -Lieutenant P. Ist Reg.,— -`•-•iant, by rch , ase t , e v b ic e e Hamond, who re- B. Tumor to Lieu, tires ; C. Du Pre Alexander, Cornet and Sub . 1..) Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tin-nor, Sept. Cap . t. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieu.. J. J. W. Angerstein to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, t) . ; . purchase, vice Disbrowe, who retires ; Ensign and Lieut. Hon. W. Leicester to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Auger stein ; Second Lieut. Lord G. Loftus, from the 60th Foot, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Leicester, Sept. 12. sth Regiment of Foot—Assistant-Surgeon J. A. D. M'Bean, from the Hospital Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice J. Ferguson who retires upon half-pay, Sept. 12. 9th Foot—Lieut. - J. Spring, from the 12th Foot, to be Lieute nant, vice Collier, who exchanges, Sept. 12. 12th Foot,-Licut. G. Collier, from the 9th Foot, to be Lieute nant, vice Spring, who exchanges, Sept. 12. 19th Foot—J. T. Bowdoin, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Freeman, promoted, Sept. 12. 46th Foot—Ensign R. Ponsonby, from half-pay 82d Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice M‘Gregor, deceased, Sept. 12. 57th Foot--Lieut. J. Gray to be Captain, by purchase, vice Gre gory, who retires ; Ensign S. Mockler to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Gray ; H. P. Faunt, Gent„ to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mockler, Sept. 12. 60th Foot—E. Brown, Gent. to be Second Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Lord G. Loftus, appointed to the Ist or Grenadier Foot Guards, Sept. 12. 61st Foot—Lieutenant F. Barlow to be Captain, by purchase, vice Gaynor, who retires; Ensign J. A. Shaw to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Barlow ; F. Stephens, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Shaw, Sept. 12. STAFF. Lieut.-Col. J. J. Snodgrass, on Half-pay Unattached, to be Deputy Quartermaster-General to the Troops serving in Nova Scotia and its dependencies, vice Broke, who resigns, Sept. 12. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. JOHN CHANDLER and SAMUEL KING, of Saint Paul's Church-yard, woollen-drapers. BANKRUPTS. FREDERICK CRANWELL WESTLEY, bookseller, Strand, Middlesex, to surrender Sept. 18, and Oct. 24, at. twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lumley., Quality-court, Chancery-lane ; Turquand, Copthall-buildings, official assignee. WILLIAM MATSON, wine -merchant, Liverpool, Sept. 24, and Oct. 24, at elevee, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Curry, Liverpool ; Blackstock, Bunce, and Vincent, King's ite.nch-walk, Temple, London. JOHN NICHOLLS, apothecary, Wells, Somersetshire, 19, at ten, and Oct. 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptey.- Cook, New Inn ; Graham, official assignee, Copthall-buildings, London. CHARLES WALKER, saddler, Titchbornc-street, Golden square, Sept. 25, at one, and Oct. 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Randall, Castle-street, Holborn ; Clark, official assignee, St. Swithin's-lane, Lombard-street. - EDMUND PETER POWELL, tailor, Southampton, Sept. 18, and Oct. 24, at twelve, at the George Inn, Southampton. Blanchard, Southampton ; Cleoburey, Montague-street, Russell square. SAMUEL WINTERBOTTOM, clothier, Fernlee, Yorkshire, Sept. 23, at ten, and Oct. 24, at two, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester. Spinks, Temple; Redfern. Oldham. WILLIAM HOPKINS, miller, Frome Selwood, Somershire, Sept. 27, and Oct. 24, at eleven, at the George Inn, Frome Selwood. Perkins and Frampton, Gray's-inn-square, London ; Miller, Frome Selwood, Somerset. THOMAS BARRETT, grocer, Stamford, Lincolnshire, Sept. 25, and Oct. 24, at eleven, at Mr. Jackson's Offi ce , St am f or d. Fladgate, Young, and Jackson, Essex-street, London ; Jackson, Stamford. COURT CIRCULAR. Lewis (First Commissioner of The Right Hon. Fran...... • v^- 1 of Gosford, the Poor Laws), Mr. Secretary Rice, tne and the Hon. Edward Petre, M. P., had interviews yesteraay with Viscount Melbourne at the Treasury. Sir John Byng, Captain Mackinnon (Aide-de-Camp to Lord Aylmer, Governor-General of the Canadas,) and Sir John Lillie had interviews yesterday with Mr. Secretary Rice at the Colonial-office. The Right Hon. Charlos Grant visited Viscount Palmerston yesterday at the Foreign-office, and also visited Viscount Mel bourne. Earl Grey was expected to leave his residence, Howick hall, Northumberland, yesterday, for Kelso, to receive an ad dress, and to remain in the evening at the residence of the Duke of Roxburgh, Fleurs Castle, Roxburgh. The Noble Earl this day was expected to proceed to the residence of Sir John Dalrymple, on his way to Edinburgh. The Right Hon. J. Abercromby has left Harrowgate for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on his way to Edinburgh, to attend the grand dinner given to Earl Grey. Sir George Grey left town yesterday morning for Buxton. We have the pleasure of stating that their Majes ies intend to come to Brighton on the Ist of November for ;he season.—Brighton Gazette. _ _ The Hon. and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Derry and suite have arrived in Londonderry on Thursday. Lord Clonbrock has arrived at Oranmore, county Galway. Lord Viscount And Viscountess Boyle and suite, Major-General Ellis and suite have arrived at Cork. Baron Smith has left his residence, Ashfiehl Itath farnham, on a visit to Ballyarthur, near Arklow. Judge Moore has arrived at the seat of the Rev. Sir Francis Lynch Blosse, in the county of Mayo. His Grace the Protestant Archbishop of Tuam, fa mily, and suite have arrived at Kingstown from Cheltenham. where they have been for the last three months for the benefit of sea lathing. Lord Plunkett and the junior members of his Lord ship's family are at present enjoying the sports of the field, while sojourning at his Lordship's romantic sporting lodge in the mountains of the county of Mayo. His Grace the Lord Primate has been pleased to ap point the Rev. Henry Greene, Curate of Drumglass, in the county of Tyrone, to the Rectory of Ballyclog, vacant by the death of the Rev. Wm. Smith. The Lion of the Punjaub having learned that the Shah of Persia had derived great benefit from the use of beer has sent to Lcodianna for 100 bottles.—lndia Paper. An Italian Opera Company has been for some time performing Operas at Calcutta, and a later arrival there was a company of French artistes. Lc Sage, formerly a performer and associate of the Opera Comique, died last week, at the age of 71 years, at Chantilly, where he has resided sines his retirement from the stage.—Paris Papers. The King of Oude has, it is said, appropriated three laklis and fifty thousand rupees to found at his capital an hospital or infirmary for the education of native profegors; to be under the monagement of an English surgeon. The States of Hesse Cassel have just voted an Address to the Government, praying for a law to be proposed for abolishing corporeal punishment in the army, and granting the right of petition to all soldiers, without distinction of rank. We observe that the Marquis of Breadalhane hay shown a noble example to the patrons of Scotland in not pre senting a minister to the vacant parish of Killin until the peo ple had an opportunity of hearing the person proposed for two Sabbath days.—Scottish Guardian. THE DUKE OF 'WELLINGTON'S DECISION.—A post-boy complained to his Grace, at Rochester, on Thursday night, that the Duke's servant had only given him 3s. The Duke recollected that the servant had always charged him 4s. for each post-lad, and immediately paid him his wages and his coach-hire to London, and dismissed him. The Council General of the Marne has just with drawn from the clergy, including the Bishop and Chapter of Chalons, the allowances which had been granted for the last ten years. The majority went so far as to propose the draw ing up of a report as to the expediency of suppressing the sees of Rheims and Chalons.—French paper. The Anti de la Charte of Nantes of the Bth instant 553 . 5 —t. We learn that the Chouans in the neighbourhood of Chapelle lieulin have again begun to stir, and created some alarm amongst the inhabitants of that part of the country. The cantonments of troops having been withdrawn from several points, the Chouans have been encouraged to move." M. de Talleyrand said the other day to his phy sician, when he came to see him on his arrival in Paris, " Welcome, dear doctor, welcome, for I have no use of your services." In fact, M. de Talleyrand is in most excellent health, although he has reached his 80th year. Le Cabinet de Lecteur. C. Kemyes Tynte, Esq. and his lady, are making a short tour in the North of France. It was the intention of the Hon. Gentleman to have passed the winter in Italy, for the benefit of Mrs. K. Tynte's health, which, we regret to say, continues very delicate ; but, in consequence of the distant journey of Mr. Sanford, for the same lamentable cause, Mr. K. T. confines his journey to France, not to be at any great distance from home, should his presence be required— Sherborne Journal. The Echo de Vaucluse says :—" His Excell ency Lord Granville arrived on the 2d inst., with his family, at Avignon, on his way to Marseilles. He visited the an c i ent palace of the Popes, and admired the fine paintings of Giot tino, which adorn the roof of the chapel. His Lordship, we understand, will shortly return t Paris, by Toulouse and Bordeaux." THEIR GRACES OF NORTHUAIBERLAND.—n e Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, after having paid' a visit to their Noble Relative, Lord Prudhoe, at Stanwick, near Richmond, passed through this town on Monday last, on their way to their magnificent seat, Alnwick C ast l e. The bells of St. Nicholas' Church rung a merry peal on the occa sion. At Alnwick their Graces were received by the inha bitants with the respect and consideration which are due to their exalted rank and many excellent qualities. The poor, especially, to whose wants and comforts their Graces are mu nificent and considerate contributors, evinced their attachment by demonstrations of heartfelt welcome. A grand salute was fired from the guns of the Castle, the bells of the parish church were rung, and gladness pervaded all classes. —N ew _ castle Journal. Yesterday a deputation of the officers of Health of this city waited on his Excellency at the Vice-Regal Lodge, Phcenix Park, for the purpose of consulting his Excellency on the subject of having the Governors of the different hospitals throughout the city directed to have wards opened for the re ception of patients in Cholera and other epidemi c di seases. His Excellency conversed for a considerable period with the gentlemen who composed the deputation ; and after reading portions of the different Acts of Parliament which have been passed for the regulation of the hospitals, expressed himself very favourably to the opinion, that the Governors of the hospitals have no power to exclude cholera patients, and de clared his intention of submitting the point to the consider ation of the law-officers of the Crown. —Dublin Freeman's Journal. THAMES STEAM TOWING COMPANY.--This Company is happily meeting with the most ample success, notwithstanding a species of opposition ill calculated to en hance the interests or the respectability of the opposing parties. When unfavourable tides and adverse winds pre vailed, we have repeatedly witnessed one of the tugs of the Thames Steam Towing Company take no fewer than four vessels, loaded with valuable cargoes, down the river at once. In the 'expedition lately made by Dr. Gerard into the territories between the British frontiers on the north west and the Caspian Sea, the ruins of an extensive city were traced at the base of the Hindoo Kosh mountains, supposed to be the city of Alexandria ad Caucasum. Various topes were also ex amined by Mr. Masson, from which he collected upwards of 30,000 old coins, mostly copper, and a large portion with Greek inscriptions.—East _lndia Gazette. Died at Paris, on the 7th instant, Colonel Richard Sutton, Count Clonard, aged seventy-five years. Colonel Sutton was a native of the county of Wexford, in Ireland, and of a highly respectable family. lie served during many years in the regiment of I3erwick (in the Irish Brigade of France), and, having emigrated with the Bourbon Princes at that pe riod of the French Revolution, entered the British service. His brother (also Count Clonard) commanded the frigate which accompanied that of La Perouse in his last and fatal voyage, and shared his fate. Died, on the 22d June last, at Mount Stewart, Prince Edward's Island, John Stewart, Esq., late Deputy Paymaster-General to his Majesty's forces, and Marshal of the Court of Vice-Admiralty in the Island of Newfoundland , and for many years late Speaker of the House of Assembly, and Receiver-General of his Majesty's quit-rents in the former Island. This gentleman was the legal claimant to the ancient title of the Earls of Orkney ; he was closely allied to the present Highland Chieftain, G. IL M'Donald, of the ancient and legitimate house of Clanronald, and was grandson to the late Highland Chieftain, M'Kinnon of M'Kinnon, who rallied and fought at the head of his clan, under the banners of Prince Charles Stuart, in 1745, on the plains of Preston Pans and Culloden. DUNDEE.—We hear that after the fete in Edin burgh Earl Grey is to visit Dundee, to open the New Dock called by his name. It is rumoured that previous to the day on which this magnificent work is to be opened our good citi zens are to invite his Lordship to a dinner, exceeding, in the rarity and excellence of its viands, the splendour and magnifi cence of its ornaments, and the richness and flavour of its w►nes, the one at which the illustrious guest will have been previously entertained in the metropolis. For this purpose the Dock itself is to be the hall of feasting. It is to be covered in with a temporary awning of the richest Osnaburghs of home manu facture, and to be lighted with a profusion of gas, which we understand the Gas Company are expected to supply gratis on such an interesting occasion. Tat!)les are to be laid to ac commodate '2,000; the centre one to be occupied by the Poli tical Union, with a worthy Bailie at its head, and a Penny at its tail. To purify and sweeten the atmosvhere, and to enliven the scene, an immense quantity of tare and valuable exotics DIVIDENDS. J. and C. H. Metivier, clothiers, Wootton-under-Edge, Sept. 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. E. Cussell, sen., dealer in coals, Croydon, Oct. 3, at one, at the Court of Banruptcy. E. Mousley, maltster, Harmton, Stafford, Oct. 9, at twelve, at the Cup Inn, Yoxall. J. Gundry and IV. Gundry, merchants, Goldsithney, Cornwall, Nov. 10, at eleven, at the Star Inn, Helston, Cornwall. W. Swanwick, innkeeper, Nottingham, Oct. 7, at eleven, at Wilson's Hotel, Nottingham. G. Ellis, wine-merchant, Oct: 7, at eleven, at the Old Sand- Colliergate, York. J. m on lmer, the elder, merchant, Cleckbeaton, Yorkshire, Oct. 6, at ten at tn: White Swan I nn, Halifax. J., W., and R. Wakeford, bankers, Andover, Oct. 6, at one, at the Star and Garter Inn, Andover. J. Thomas, grocer, Walsall, Staffordshire, Oct. 6, at twelve, at the George Hotel, Walsall. W. Poulter, jun., grocer, Needham-Market, Suffolk, Oct. 13, at eleven, at the Suffolk Hotel, Ipswich. J. Willins, broker, Warwick, Sept. 29, at ten, at the George Hotel, Warwick. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Borrett, G. Edwards, jun., and C. Edwards, grocers, Wor lingworth, Suffolk. P. M'Kenzie and W. Hughes, cheesemongers, Tottenham court-road. J. Mellamby and E. Towns, leather-merchants and curriers, Leeds. H. King and J. King, drapers, Leicester. S. Good and R. Good, booksellers, Bishopsgate Without. H. Coward and W. Fear, upholsterers, Bath. J. 1). Osborn and T. Hourston, tailors, Exeter. A. Goff and .1. Brown, linen-drapers, Bristol. J. Andrews and R. N. Rose, brewers, Ashbridge, Essex. T. Nicoll and W. Brown, carvers and gilders, Foley-street, London. T. Rutt and T. Williams, cotton-spinners, Manchester. T. Gladstones, P. Jackson, and L. Gladstones, rope-makers, Liverpool, so far as regards P. Jackson. A. Knox and W. F. Howard, tailors, Maddox-street, Hanover square. On Saturday last, a pauper of Little Houghton, of the name of Nichols, attempted to put an end to his life, by cutting his throat with a case-knife. He made no secret of his intention, but stood upright against a table, and made the attempt before several women. He was taken to the infirmary, and there are but slight hopes of his recovery. He has been in a low way for some time, and has many times said he must commit suicide; but no serious apprehensions were entertained. Na less than three inquests have been held within little more than three years on cases of suicides at this village.—North ampton ALlrcury. ANECDOTE OF LORD NELSON.—In 1781, Lord Nelson, then Captain, was chosen to conduct the naval part of the expedition against St. Juan's. Being one day excessively fatigued, he ordered his hammock, in one of their huts, to be slung under some trees. During his sleep, the extraordinary animal called a " monitory lizard," from its faculty of warning persons of the approach of any venomous animal, passed across his face ; whio being observed by some of the Indian itine rants, they shoutbd, and awoke him. He immediately started up, and throwing ofi the quilt, found one of the most venomous of the innumerable szn - pents in that country coiled up at his feet. From this providential escape, the Indians who attended, entertained an idea that Nelson was a superior being, under an especial protection ; and ibis opinion, which his wonderful abilities and unwearied exertions tended to confirm, was of essential service in gaining ti,.lir confidence, and prolonging their co-operation. IRISH ANECDOTE.—A pexant is never satisfied till he has secured a good gun ci• a blunderbuss ; and he chuckles over it in secret, with the de: l ght of a miser over his rbld. The image of a grand contest N - v ith " the Saxon or Sasen7.9o," an epithet that expresses hell Protestant and EnglislitnO , is ever present to his imaginati,9n. Some time ago a leader or rural insurrection in the souW, on his way to the assize town to 7ritness the trial of his son for Whiteboy ism, stopped for the night at the house cif a very respectable and peaceful farmer, who tat the same nam.6l; tie identity of name proved the identity of cionship, and he eim.med hospi tality as a right, which was not ci:nied him. Th e I : ight hav ing been mostly spent after the Irish fashion, in antiquarian and legendary stories, the host asked him what was his burial place. The other replied in Irish ( I was by a strange ebance present), 64 My burying-ground ! I shall be buried nowlx - r? ; I shall fall in the battle against the Sasenaghs, and lie on t4.'e belly of the open field, and the rats and the ravens will pick my bones bare till they dry." The host asked, " Why, you unfortunate man, what will become of your poor soul, it there be the blood of man on your hand when you die?" The other replied, " But it won't be the blood of a true Christian; when St. Peter struck off the ear of the Jew there was no sin in it, and yet there was blood upon his band. St. Patrick will come down and carry my soul to heaven, and say, 6 Open the gates, this is Darby O'Connor, he was murdered by the Sase naghs.'" This is a sample of the general impression that per vades the wretched deluded peasantry.—Morning Paper. FREEMA soNRY.—A most splendid new Masonic Hall having been recently completed for the Tiverton Lodge of Fidelity, the solemn ceremony of dedication took place on Wednesday. The Provincial Grand Lodge for the county of Devon was opened in the New Masonic Hall, at the Angel Inn, at ten o'clock, by the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master, Brother Lord Viscount Ebrington, assisted by the R. W. D. P. G. M. Rev. Brother Carwithen, D. D. ; the R. W. Lord Poltimore, Pas. D. P. G. M. ; James Elfon, Esq., P. G. S. W. ; Sir Geo. Magrath, Knt., P. G. J. W.; and officers from Lodges in Exeter, Plymouth, and other towns in Devon, and also from the provinces of Somerset and Dorset. The Lodge was close tiled soon afterwards, and the business of the P. G. Lodge having been transacted, the Lodge was adjourned. The visiting and other brethren were then admitted, the whole arranged in due form, wearing white gloves, and, according to their respective degrees, adorned with their insignia, decorations, and orders, some of which wer e exceedingly beautiful and splendid. They then pro ceeded to St. Peter's Church, through Peter-street, in pro cession. The brethren left the church in the same order as they entered (there being nearly 200 in the procession), and returned to the new Masonic Hall,' and proceeded with the dedication, the procession moving three times round the Hall, the organ at the same time playing. On the procession hav ing thrice perambulated the room, and on arriving at the chair, the Right Worshipful Provost Grand Master took his seat ; the trumpet was sounded, and the Director of Cere monies proclaimed Lord Viscount Ebrington Provincial Grand Master of Devon in due form. The Deputy Provincial Grand Master and the other officers of the Provincial Lodge were then proclaimed, each officer taking his place in the Lpdge after proclamation. The Lodge was close tiled ; after which the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master, assisted by his officers, completed the ceremony of dedication. The whole of the ceremony having been gone through, the Lodge was closed, in ample form, with solemn prayer. The dinner took place at the New Subscription Rooms. Upwards of 100 of the brethren attended.— Western Luminary. 20114 f r-tic fj. - SPORTING INTELLIGE*Wg. - • . v••• • TATTERSALL'S. DONCASTER ST. LEGER (TUESDAY NE . ll Although yesterday was the last public betting-day atit444 - 9 - --- this race little or nothing was done, so certain is the result generidit considered. We subjoin the present market prices :- 6 to 5 agst Mr. Batson's Plenipotentiary (taken) 4 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Shillelah (taken) 7 to 1 agst Mr. Heseltine's Worlaby Baylock (taken) 10 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Bran (no backers) 12 to I agst Sir J. Boswell's General Chasse(taken 13 to 1) lo jj: 1 agst Mr. Powlett's colt (no backers) •16 to 1 gsb _ Mr• Watts's Bubastes (ditto) a , .- 17 to 1 agst Lon: M estminster's Touchstone (ditto) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Rids,,2l e's Marcellina(ditte) 25 to I agst Mr. Marson's :nudon (taken) 14 to agst all the fillies (taken) It is reported that Robinson will ride Shileit:_h• and not Bran, as was stated some time since. Conolly will ride the " ack." About the others little is known. The races commence on Monday next, and are expected to afford excellent sport, the Corporation having very considerably increased the amount of their plates, additions to stakes, &c. Sevcal men and Gentlemen are already on the spot. ABINGDON RACES, SEPT. 10. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, and 23 added. The winner to be sold for 100, &c. Heats, a mile and a quarter. 9 subs. Captain Berkeley's Goldfringe, 3 yrs PaYis 1 '1 Mr. F.twall's Maid of Underley 4 2 Mr. J. Day's Little Boy Blue S 3 Mr. Pryse's Pawnbroker 2 cir The winner claimed. The Cup Stakes of 10 sous. each. Two miles and a half. 14 s ubs. 11r. Bristow's Unci;. Toby Mr. Etwall's Revenge , 2 Mr. J. Day's Diana Mr. Forth's Robin Roughheaj 4 The Hunters' Stakes of 10 sous. each, h. ft. Heats, two miles. 6 subs. Mr. J. Day's Boy Blue Mr. Sadler's Latitat 2 dr The Abingdon Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 3 subs. Mr. Etwall's Revenge walked over _ A Sweepstakes of 2 sous. each, and 60 added, for horses not thorough-bred, was won in two heats by Mr. Bennett's Sir Andrew, beating Mr. Kennard's Maria, and three others. A Produce Stakes of 50 sows. each, h. ft., 11 subs., was walked over for by Mr. Sadler's Defensive. The Foal Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., was walked over for 1y Defensive. SErr. 11.—Two-year-old Stakes of 30 sovs. each, h. ft. Three quarters of a mile. 4 subs. Mr. Bristow's Trim Mr. Biggs's De Beriot 2 A Handicap of 10 sows. each, h. ft., and 25 added, heats about a mile and a half, was won in two heats by Mr. Reeves's Harlot, beating Mr. Etwall's Malibran, Mr. Peyton's Don Juan, Mr. Sad ler's Eleatnr, and Mr. Thornhill's Cornelia. A Hand cap of 25 soya. each, 15 ft., &c., and 50 added, two miles, 21 sobs., 15 of whom dcc:arA, was walked owr f:r by Mr. Alderson's Robin Roughhead. ~:weepsta ies of 5 sous. each, and 25 added. Two miles. . Mr. Etwall's Maid of Underley ,Mr. J. Day's Burgomaster Sweep.'ta'tes of 3 sous. each, ant 5) added. Heats, a mile and a quarter. 9 subs. Mr. 0 1. Day's Roy Blue.. I' r . Pr,cse's Caldicot 13 subs. 0 1 1 0 2 Mr. Etw;,7 l l s Maid of Underley 1 4 3 Alr. Goddar.l's Bobadil 2 3 dr Mr. Sadler's Pesperate 3 dr Mr. Reeves's }:ctlot 0 dr The Hunters' StakC were won by Mr. Bennett's Vandyke, beating Mr. Throckmorton's Roseius. LICHFIELI3 RACES, SEPT. 10. The Staffordshire Stakes of 25 ;ovs. each, and 50 added. Two rn'es. Mr. Giffard's Miss Charlotte' Mr. Beardsworth's Independen ^e His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs - .. Heats, two miles Mr. Giffard's Traveller Lord Chesterfield's Bon Ton Mr. Ongley's Dannington and Mr. Meyncll's Gleaner also started. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added• Mile heats. Mr. Giffard's br. f. by Tramp Mr. F. Peel's Noodle • 2 dr Mr. Bostock's b. f. by Scamper . 3 it- LEICESTER RACES, SEPT. 11. The Gold Cup, value 100 sous. Three times rotmd. Mr. Hobson's Nike . 1 Duke of Rutland's Armadillo, 3 yrs 2 The Quorn Plate of 50/. Heats, twice round. Mr. Perkins's Negotiator Mr. Wildman's Spot 3 2 Mr. Whattoff's Enchantress 2 3 MORPETH RACES, SEPT. 10. Fifty Pounds, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 son. each, h. ft., for horses, S:c., of all Ages. Heats, once round, a mile and a distance. Mr. Orde's Lilly of the Valley Mr. Ramsay's XXX 4 2 Mr. D. Ross's Pretender 2 3 Mr. Wormald's Velocipede 3 4 Mr. Skipsey's Nell Mr. Lockey named Frank dr _ Even betting on the XXX ; 2 to 1 agst. Pretender ; 4 to 1 agst. Lilly of the Valley. After the first heat, 2tol on the Lilly, who won by half a neck, the XXX and Pretender lying close in. An excellent race. A Hunters' Stakes of 5 sovs. each. Twice round the Ceurse. Mr. Ramsden's The Knight 1 Mr. Walker's Pilot Mr. Shirley's The Doe dr 2 to 1 on the Knight, who won in a canter. GREAT WESTERN MEETING AT AYR, SEPT. 5. Match, 501., half a mile.—Sir J. Boswell's Masetto beat Lord Eglinton's Butterfly. Match, 25/., quarter of a mile.—Mr. J. 0. Fi eie's The Fo2 beat Mr. Gordon's the Little Doctor. A Plate of 50/. for all ages. Heats, two miles. Lord Eglinton's Byzantium, 5 yrs Mr. M. Alexander's Littlego 2 1 3 Mr. Smillie's Cistercian 0 3 2 A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, p. p., with 20 gs. added by the Western Meeting for horses that have never been trained except for a Hunters' Stakes, Half-bred Stakes, or Matches, &c. Once round and a dist'nce. Heats. Gentlemen riders. 6 subs. Lord Eglinton's Lady Susan, aged walked over Match, 25/., a quarter of a mile.—Mr. Hay's Polly beat Mr. Lamb's Matilda. A Handicap of 5 sovs. each, for horses not thorough-bred. Gen tlemen riders. A quarter of a mile Lord Eglinton's Lucifer Owner 1 Mr. Fairlie's Fop Mr. Gordon's The Little Doctor 3 Sir J. Boswell's Lady Restless 4 Mr. Campbell's Tallyho CURRAGH SEPTEMBER MEETING. FIRST DAY—Gold Cup.—Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. Four miles. Colonel Westenra's Freney Mr. Hobson's Lady Elizabeth Anglesey Stakes of 10 sovs., p.p., for two-years-old. Anglesea post. 54 subs. Colonel Westenra's Whim 1 Mr. Ruthven's b. c. by Munster 2 Mr. Watts's The Colonel SECOND DAY.—Entree Stakes of 15 sovs., 10 ft., for two-year-old fillies. Conolly's mile. Mr. A. Mansfield's Waitstill walked cter Sweepstakes of 10 sovs., h. ft., with '2O added, for two-years-cl , '. Anglesca Post. Mr. J. Davis's The Budget Lord Portarlington's Darlaston Lord Maher's c. by Speculation Two others paid forfeit. Titian DAY.—King's Plate of 100 gs. Four miles. Mr. Disney's Skylark Lord Loughborough's Shamrock Wellington Stakes of 30 sovs., h. ft. Three-years-old Course. Second horse to save his stake. Mr. J. Osborne's Rust 1 Mr. Hunter's Lupin 2 Colonel Westenra's Thump 3 Lord Howth's Captain Four others started, but were not placed. 1 2 • 3 Westenra Stakes (third class) of 15 sovs., 10 ft:, for two-years-old. Anglesey post. Mr. E. Kelly's Barefoot Lord Milltown's Jungle Admee Mr. Maher's b. c. by Roller 3 Mr. T. Pottinger's Crescent 4 Gold Whip, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, for horses be longing to the Officers of the 9th Royal Lancers. One mile. Mr. Whalley's Emily 1 Captain P. B. Williams's Bridegroom 2 Captain Weekes's Seducer 3 i i :lndicap of 5 sovs. each, 20 sovs.added. Three quart - els cf a mile. Lord Loughborough's Linnet :r. Porter's Cracow 2 Fount:.n. DAY.-King ' s Plate of 100 gs. for 3-yrs.-old. Two miles. C o l o :lel Westenra's Thump 1 • Mr. l i :inter's Lupin Mr. Fa:l:kner's b. c. by Spartacus 3 Sweepstakes o. Y 25 sovs., 15 ft., for two-years-old. Angl' sea post. Lord Milta,'"'s Argirio 1 2 Steward Stakes t . Mr. Watts's ..n.. c. by Alcaston srst, class) of 10 sovs. each. Conolly's mik. 31r. E. Kelly's iSz,..refoot Mr. 11. Dickson's ;The Conjuror 2 Lord Miltown's b. c. p.,1,v Drone 4 Mr. Watts's b. c. loy Ale.9ton Renewal of the Corinthian Stak, - ,es of 10 sovs. each, h. ft., with 25 added. Peell Course. Mr. A. Montgomery's Peacerna;:er Mr. Coc's Pandora ,. 2 2 Mr. Ferguson's gr. c. by Robert Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, for horses belonging to Officers of the 9th itoyal Lancers. Conolly's rni.7%. Captain P. Williams's Fiddlestick ... 1 I Captain Weekes's Seducer 2 2 Mr. lbbetson's Bridegroom 3 3 FIFTH DAY.-Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, for horses belonging to Officers of the 9th Royal Lancers. Peel Course heats. 11 subs. Lord Loughborough's. Shamrock ........................... 1 Mr. Hankey's Fiddlestick . Mr. Grant's Taurus .......................................... 3 The Lord Lieutenant's Plate of 100 gs. Four miles. Colonel Westenra's Frency ...............•""""""" ...1 Mr. Disney's Skylark .......................................... 2 Mr. Hobson's Lady Elizabeth ...... 3 Mr. Ferguson's Rust .......................................... 4 A Sweepstakes of 15 sovs., 10 ft., for two-years-old, Anglesca by L ei o g y i l t _Mr. Hunter s Zora beat Lord Miltown's post, G " u s ilb w e o r n t and Anltill,etorsv;.n's Argirio, beating Lord t . .ligns The Stewards' Stakes (second class) of 10 sovs. each, Anglesey Post, was won by Mr. Flood'S Hellena : beating six others. Quatre Bras. Corinthian Stakes (second class) of 10 sovs. each, h. ft., and 25 Match, 25 sovs. c arli. sows. tulded. 1 Course heats. •th's 1.,»,1 How Stiff 1 1 31r. A. 31ontgoillery's I'eaee Maker... 2 A Sweepstakes of 20 soya., h. ft., w II 1 as wa .e., over for by Mr. Mansfield's Ruby. Match, 50 sovs. each, was won by Mr. Knaresboroughi's Bedouin beating Mr. Ferry's Pinkeen. A Handicap of 3 sews, each, was won by Mr. Macartney's Mous tache beating two others.