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s ter of ill, his :.rsi Li' rse th e D been Lilow ed essions s hould Du na ll or d e r; f par t ! one of a tbolic annu al Id fail' con rclaod. , e se of" I s foil! ,t seP 3 . he sns ° ;,.it for the OM ,50 . 5 0, 2rifhoWl 0 0 ',,. 0 0 , lei" o f O'er° , f re 6 ; do cl , s c ad • de t . 4$ ; e a le lji4 491 tj PP i f 0 , svr SURREY SESSIONS. -(THIS DAY.) (Before B. HEDGER, EStl., Chairman.) Robert Bentham was indicted for embezzling the sum of 21 . 6 s. 6d., the property of his master, on the 4th August last. Thomas Crawley d e p os ed, t h at t h e pr i soner was i n his era- Ployraent as a wheelwright. On the day named he sent him to his cousin's, in Paddington, with some work, for which he was to receive 2/. 6s. 6d. He did not return, and witness gave kforrnation to the police. theoseyh Crawl e y d epose d , that on the day in question he paid the Prisoner 21. 6s. 6d. f or hi s cous i n, and he gave a rece i pt f or money in his master's name. Police Constable C 40, apprehended the prisoner on the , i ,!,t 11 of Augu s t i n consequence of information he received. 'Lae prisoner told him that he would never have done it had he not been drunk at the time. The p r i soner put in a written defence, in which he urged ttoimer respectability, and pleaded intoxication as the cause of els transgression. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty and the Court sentenced tura to six months imprisonment and hard labour. t R° 6 ert Garten a y oung b oy, was i n di cte d f or stea li ng s i x able- c lothes and other articles of household linen, and Jane Alexa n d er and her son George were indicted for receiving the Ga me, knowing them to have been stolen. dMrs. Pepl oe h a d received the property for the purpose of be en They were in her mangling-house in the gar 'n Garten's moth er res id e d next d oor to h er , an d t h e ee between them was broken through, just in sufficient d• ace to l et t h e boy through. She did not see him steal the ings, but hi s li tt l e s i ster told her he had done so, and after ards he admitted it himself, upon a promise of pardon if he would bring the property back. M ary Ann Smith was servant to Mrs. Spencer. She took a bundle of t hi ngs to Mrs. Peploe to be mangled belonging to her m i stress. There was a shirt, table cloths, towels, &c. Saw the same things afterwards at Queen-square; they were produced by pawn b rokers. r o ho William F ry , pawn b ro k er ' s ass i stant, pro d uce d t h e rl erty whi c h was pawne d b y some person whom he did not w• It was a boy who gave the name of John Alexander. _Rich ar d Clowe, also a pawnbroker's assistant, produced part ofthe property which was pawned by the boy Alexander, to the hest of his knowledge. oliceman L 98, too k t h e pr i soner Garten i nto custody at tke P ` o'clock on S unday morning, the 30th of August. On ;',ehlg asked what he had done with the property, he at first Tied it, but after war d s sa id h e h a d taken them to Alexanders ' ; v i` r t ° told him when he got any thing to bring it to them. o h it ness took G arten to t h e i r h ouse, an d i nqu i re d a b out t h e i ngs ; they d en i e d t h e k now l e d ge o f t h em . H e got anot h er fficer, an d was going to search the house, when the woman told the boy to give him the duplicates, which he did from the mantel she lf. He found a handkerchief in a box in the room which Mrs. Alexander said was her property. t i: 1 : 11 e Property was identified by Mary Ann Smith as being at °C her mistress. chSome respectable witnesses gave the prisoner Garten a good a r acter : o ne o f th em was w illi ng to ta k e hi m i n t o hi s em y, if discharged, shortly. The Alexanders also received a good character for honesty. The Jury found all the prisoners guilty. im p ri sonment, and the boy Alexander were sentenced to seven days' —ll "sonment, and the woman to 12 months' hard labour. LORD MAYOR'S COURT.-(THIS DAY.) PARRER V. WILSON. Thi S was an actl on brought by the plaintiff for the recovery r the sum of 19/. for two wardrobes. The plaintiff and de pdant are both upholsterers ; the latter purchased from him t ' o ke two wardrobes in question, for which the plaintiff agreed t h„, 44 his bill at three months for the amount. Shortly after Pads were delivered the plaintiff having been informed t th e d efendant had.dishonoured several o f h i s acceptances , i ‘ eftised t o take his bill c without another name was attached to brought the present action. Mr. RYLAND appeared for the plaintiff. AMr. i fr. GURNEY, who was Council for the defendant, on his n 4 . 41 , f admitted the debt, but contended that the plaintiff was 2,` al a situation to commence an action, he having agreed to 7 e a bill at three months, and that period not having yet ex ed. When it did, the defendant was willing to pay the Verdict for the plaintiff, damages 191. ft 'rhe busi ness o f the': Court having concluded before twelve i h e4 ek, the Recorder, as he was leaving, laughingly observed, vr at it w as rather a pract i ca l ill ustrat i on t h at county cour t s 01 .1 1 1‘ ld_ no . t answer when the business was so slight in the heart city. S HIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) 'THOM LLOYD'S.) AL, SEPT. 12.—Wind N. W.. light.—About 9 a.m. his M ajesty's ship Tribune, and the whole of the outward-bound Ecept the American brig Concordia, for St. Übes, sailed lth a light breeze from the N. W., and are round the South F oreland,„_ A rr i ve d f rom t h e r i ver an d sa il e d th e E x p res s, 'ells, for Gibraltar ; and Emma, Brabyn, for Corfu. Ar rlved for the river and sailed the Marlborough, Webb, Jamaica. PORTS MOUTH, SEP. 1 2.—Light airs and variable.—Sailed tie r, Mar y Ann, Hornblow, for Madras. ,r-LvmonTn, SEPT. 11. —Wind S. S. W. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 11.—Wind S. to W. S.W. MA "'COATE, SEPT. 12.—Arrived off port the Ranger, Bat tersbY, rom Belfast. ‘ ,.lstat pp WIGHT, SEPT. 11.—Arrived off port the Prince of ' v ales, Baker , from Hudson's Bay—sailed the Bth ult. BRISTOL, SEPT. 12.—Arrivedthe Heroine, St. Petersburgh. LIVERP OOL SEP. H.—Arrived the Charlotte, White, from Jamaicafrom Fly, Soper, from Newfoundland ; Edward, Proctor , Zit' Madeira ; Ann Paley, Rolstone, from Lisbon ; and " olga, Tuliff, from Cronstadt. D iiu.N, SEPT. 10.—Arrived the Liffey, Wade, from Ntl Croa ; and Native, Codd, from London. His Majesty ' s s hi p Ju p i ter arriv,d at this port the 9th instant, to take the 74 th Reinvent to Gibraltar. ‘,,ORIC, SEPT. 10. —Ard. the Emancipat ion, Pounds, ZELPA ST, ondon. SEPT.SEpT. 19.—Arrived the Enterprise, Scott , a ny Hero, Tibson, from Logdon. WATERFORD, SEPT. 10.--Arr ived the Ranger, Harrison, fro 1171 Archangel. The. Diligence, Shadrach, from Cronstadt, bound to Glou 'ter, laint° Yarmouth, leaky, and it is feared must dis c h arge . The r a z - in and Jane, Glasper, bound to Leith, in attempting t Inter Werkworth the 10th instant was driven upon Amble - Pu 141 Rock, ani received damage—cargo discharged. --•ELs ENTERED iNwARDS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE, SEPT. 12. f Belfast, Middleton, from Calais ; Sir E. Banks, Norwood, Rotterdam ; AttwOod, Morfee, from Antwerp ; Two t r e etbe rs , Perrimans, from Cadiz • Jane Sherriff, Simken, from elite ; Neptune, Langhurst, ' ftom Cherbourg ; Harriott, tarter from Osted Briene, Thry, from Memel ; Eclipse, I,4tehelor, from Guernsey Breton, Keanard, from Guernsey ; 14orothea, Davison, from Guernsey; Fly, Spencer, from e lernsey ; Union, Galloway, from Harlingen; Emanuel, NArse, f rom L usten b y ; Francis and Ann, Nichols, from N n e "ina and Palermo ; Frau Jonkrow, Strynge, from Worken ; Cubitt, from Launceston ; Cliften, Brown , f ro m ; Ayk, Smelladressa, from Mazagon. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING, SEPT. 12. f -e- ' Earl o f Li verpoo l , L ennox , f or Ostend • Batavia, Dunlop, g r Rotterd am ; London Merchant, Mowell, for Rotterdam ; ur ier, Palmer for_ the Cape of Good Hope and Algoa e, ; D odd. Milhurst, for Sierra Leone ; William tur t en Anderson, Dobran, for Sierra Leone ; Active, Whitnall, bunkirk ; Hindostan, Redman for Calcutta ; Eliza, D u per, for St. Mary's Wellington, Duke of 'Gould, for ~ se and Jerse a, y ; Adelaide, Milman, for Lisbon ; Grace, t e ;,", kr Alexandri Cyprus, and Briant ; Resolution, Kan -34,, for Elsinore and Copenhagen ; Ann, Palmer , for Pe l ea; Cat ar hina, Vander Schuyt, for Antwerp ; Thetis, 11 for liamt:lrg p, CLEARED CNTWARDs WITH CARGOES, SEPT. 12. li ft :Mee of Coburg, -Purgen for Elsinore and Petersburgh ; 1 - 1 11 '" tt l. Bell, Wesl, for ' Mauritius ; Andrew, M'Kean, li k , -14 nson for Constantino ple ; Columbine, Corbin, for t,t it 'inrg ; Earl of Liverpool, Lomax, for Ostend ; Standard, • It(4 t ' for St. Petersburgh ; London Merchant, Mowll, for I.4 arn ; Waterloo, Strannack, for Antwerp. AL CLEARED OUTWARDS IN BALLAST, SEPT. 12. eath a ,7, College, for Elsinore ; Roselle , Davi dson, for Na p les ; - L 11' ; Beverley, for St. Petersburgh. THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.--(At per Load of 36 Trusses I. Co„ . 11.,:..^ h e _, CUMBERLAND. u —v hi av v Lowland Meadow Hay £3 15 to £4 0 $ 'ef t ,' ( ladow Hay 4 5 410 o lne u ,1 , 1 Ditto ' - 415 5 0 u t° ver _iatitt Meadow and Rye grass Hay itt st . 4 0 5 10 ' 4 w. ..................... 10 to £1 12 I Wheat Straw ll6 118 C, li '''e h SMITHFIELD. Li!„ * Nl4.,' v Y Lowlatid MeaJow Hay 15 15 to £4 0 •. - rf . t , l '°w Ha ille ...Old Ditt Y C 10,., ti Plaod ~..° lO 5 0 Vator a meadow and Rye-gras. Hay at s traw aY extra fine :f5 10 ..:..•. Ge nerally ....... 410 5 5 t4ar l ,, ..., e ~,,,, .... .. X 1 14 o£i 16 1 Wheat straw ti e: m e lea n d_ow „ „t_y ay HUNGERFORD. 1161 18 ..................... £ 3 10 to £3 15 V• nil Om ",-; ilaY ....in, u ..itto ..................... 4 0 4 10 mov ilatid m 0 5t 'Ar tr4way ............ and Rye grass Hay 3 15 4 I - , ••• ...... :ii l:4 .. .iiii . I V: 7 l7e . ... ........ --___ DEN MARKET. is morning's market, but the trade The re COVENT GAIL in. '4l.' Verywa' a good supply to thi. tn dull at nearly last wean ‘- ota Cat , 4 °4 (cwt.) . s. d. to s. d. 3 0 5 0 I),tt:Re.. White . .. 12} 010 2 0 c_... Red ... ( 3 6 tiln,roflower ........... 1 0 0 6 ( ... , , I, rr e , 11 . 0 4 ... is i; ....... r7,11 . e . i 31 0 4 0 0 e , ( 4, ~,,•0: ............. 0 6 I c . 144,, .............. 3 0 6 ' iTju , qr,',;::• ! ... . ..... 1 0 2 0 .., r i0,,,,. r tyr,,,,... 1 0 2 VI ni t qc: ... . ............ 1 6 2 6 eels a "Idish e 010 I 6 For (~.' ...•3 ...... 09 1 3 41 fl gli,t, 41 ''. ; ',, '.l;e . r . ii; ...... 0 8 2 0 , e A ' ' °r eed . .-.... P elte r PDles (0).) ...... 40 0 7 0 ! lb , l ,it: ................ 0 6 0 9 ,11 .., ................ 0 6 0 101 .t.1N41,.a,0 s sti i i i a ' , l l l ll . n . et; .... 0 9 1 6 with.,,,.. ................. I , ) 2 0 4 fj ` r <nrines ............. 0 3 0 ‘:e Ga..._ ......... 2 0 4 0 6' ........... 1 0 1 6 prices : s. d. to s. d. Spinach (half-sieve) 0 6 0 8 French Beans .... 0 9 1 6 Apples 2 0 5 0 Pears Common Plums 1 6 3 0 Onions 2 6 4 0 Sweet Oranges .(doz )2 0 4 0 Seville Oranges (100) 14 0 Lem ns 7 0 Walnuts Raddishes (I 2 hands) 0 6 1 0 Span. Chesnuts (peek) 4 0 6 0 I French .iitto French Walnuts 4 0 6 4 Spanish riazienuts Brazilian Nuts 2 0 4 Cos Lettuces (per score) 1 0 1 6 Mulberries (pottle) 0 6 1 0 Raspberries n 6 U 9 Cucumbers (brace) 0 1 02 2 Melons (each) 0 7 0 at 1 200 _ ., candelabrum of massiT "' Prese Watts Russell, Esq. at 11 nted on Fridathe 29th ult., to • „ Escir!.!. silver, valued as a 111 ' b Y Ralph Sneyd and William Phillips io; ribute of respect and gratitude, from 347 subscribers, (s persever tio rl fo ance and strict honour in the late contested elec r North Staffordshire. . . LITERATURE. ENCYCL OPiEDIA BRITANNICA, VoL. IX. PART H. Seventh Edition. Black, Edinburgh ; Hamilton, Adams, and Co., London. When a work of this magnitude and expense has ar rived at a seventh edition, it has nothing to hope or to fear from criticism, having got to that state of beati tude, in which it may dispense with praise and laugh at censure. It is not the less our duty to notice the appearance of this section, and recommend it strenu ously to our readers, though we are happily exempted from the task of criticising so comprehensive a pro duction. In fact, the " Encyclopiedia Britannica" con tains within itself a library, and, unfortunately, so nar row are the limits of the human faculties, that it sup plies more than enough to satisfy the appetite of the most laborious individual. If we recollect rightly, it was the celebrated Friar Bacon who complained that all the existing knowledge of the age could be learnt without difficulty in a single twelvemonth. What, then, becomes of the boast of those who refer the merit of all knowledge to antiquity ? Within little more than six hundred years, the astounding fabric of science has been built up, and, so gigantic in its extent, that no single life, however unwearied its industry, however piercing may be its genius, can hope to grapple with it. But though it is rarely possible for individual talent to make itself truly master of more than one science, the daily intercourse of society will often demand a partial acquaintance with many : there is scarcely any class of men, except the mere artists, so exclusive, as not to have some relish for acquirements beyond the limits of their immediate pursuit ; they feel that the pedantry of any profession is detestable, and will not think particular knowledge an excuse for general igno rance. To such readers, a work like the " Encyclo paedia Britannica" is invaluable. There is no art or science on which it does not afford abundant informa- tion, and they will at once find what, without such aid, they might have had some difficulty in looking for. It may, perhaps, be objected to this epitome of human knowledge, that it sometimes pays too much respect to the intelligence of its readers, and addresses them rather as an adept speaking to adepts, than as a lecturer con veying instruction to his pupils ; in other words, on the abstruser subjects, it is not always quite so elementary as it might be. It is, however, exceedingly difficult to fix the precise point where a teacher of this high order should commence his lessons. This .part has been evidently got up with the same care and attention that characterized the earlier num bers. Even in its more imperfect state this was a splendid and important work, but its value is ten-fold increased in the present edition by the supplement being incorporated with the text, and by the general vein of improvement that runs through the whole, under the superintending care of its distinguished editor. Thus, under the head of " Fortification," there is an account of the late siege of Antwerp, which practi cally illustrates a highly interesting subject. The ar ticle on " Fezzan" is considerably improved by addi- tions from the accounts of later travellers. And in the admirable paper on the " Fisheries" is much new and valuable matter. This last is a subject we should like well to discuss, did we not fear it might lead us too far a-field ; but we really would recommend to our legislators, instead of addling their brains with Sab bath laws, and laws against drunkenness, to devote a few evenings to this important branch of the national wealth. We do not by this mean to express the least desire for their protecting duties and their bounties ; these have always done more harm than good ; but the tolls might be taken off the carriage of fish, the im provident destruction of the spawn might be prevented, and privileges needed not be granted to French and other foreign fishermen in British harbours, which are denied to our seamen on the opposite coast. It would be absurd to fancy, that by any single ex tract, or even by many extracts, we could convey to the reader an adequate idea of this volume ; if we indulge then in any quotation, it is more with the view of af fording amusement to the curious than from any idea of selecting a specimen, and with this object we open the book almost at random—" Feasts I"—it could not have chanced more luckily for our purpose ; the lovers of good cheer will owe us thanks for supplying them with so eloquent an apology for indulging in the plea sures of the table : " As food is necessary to our existence, eating together forms a bond of association among mankind. People at a feast, says one of the ancients, seem to form but one body and one soul. All nations, whether savage or civilized, have regarded the pleasures of the table as the occasion of the most agreeable society. This species of enjoyment, abstracting from its sus ceptibility of abuse, makes but one family of all whom it brings together. It levels the distinctions introduced by policy or prejudice, and disposes men to regard one another as brethren. It is here that people feel the equality established by nature, forget the evils of life, extinguish their hatred, and cause their enmities to cease. For this reason Aristotle considers as a breach of the social principle the custom of eating apart which ob tained amongst the ancient Egyptians, and praises the convi vial repasts established by Minos and Lycurgus. • " The Persians generally deliberated on business at table, but never determined or put their determinations in execution except in the morning before having eaten. " When the Germans, says Tacitus, wanted to reconcile enemies, to form alliances, to appoint chiefs, or to treat of war and peace, it was during the repast that they took counsel ; a time in which the mind is most open to the impressions of simple truth, or most easily animated to great attempts. These artless people during the conviviality of the feast spoke with out disguise, and next day weighed th e counsels of the former evening ; they deliberated at a time when they were not dis posed to deceive, and took - their resolution when they were least liable to be deceived. " By a fundamental law of the state, people of rank among the Rhodians were obliged to dine daily with those who had the management of affairs, in order to deliberate with them concerning such things as were necessary or useful for the country ; and on this account the principal ministers of the kingdom were obliged to keep open table for all who could be of service to the state. " Amongst the Romans, the place where they supped was generally the vestibule, lest a more retired part of the house should encourage licentiousness and disorder. There were several laws which restricted their meals to the vestibule. But when luxury reigned at Rome, the wealthy had superb halls for their entertainments. Lucullus had many, each of which bore the name of some deity ; and this was a mark which indicated to the servants the expense of the entertainment. The expense of a supper in Lucullus's hall of Apollo amounted to fifty thousand drachmas. The hall in which Nero feasted imitated the revolutions of the heavens, by the circular motion of its walls and its ceiling ; and representing the different sea sons of the year, changing at every course, and showering down flowers and perfumes on the guests. " The' Romans did not, like us, confine themselves to one table at their feasts ; they had generally two ; one for the service of animal food, which was afterwards removed ; and another for the dessert, at which last they sung, and poured out their libations. The Greeks and eastern nations observed the same custom, and even the Jews in their solemn feasts and at sacrifices. " The Romans, in the time of Nero, had tables made of citron-wood brought from Mauritania, which were covered with purple and gold, and raised on feet of carved ivory. It is said that these tables were more precious than gold itself. Dion Cassius affirms that Seneca had five hundred of these, which he made use of one after another ; and Tertullian in forms us that Cicero had only one. The Romans usually chose the king of the feast, or chairman as we would call him, by a cast of the dice. "We learn from Herodotus that the ancients had neither cups nor bowls, but drank out of little horns tipped with silver or gold. " The Greeks and Romans kept a domestic for the purpose of reading during their meals and feasts. The head of the family sometimes performed the office of reader himself ; and we learn that the Emperor Severus often read whilst his family sat or rather reclined at table. The time of reading wa s generally at supper ; and guests were invited to a reading, as they are now-a-days to play cards. -In their flourishing days the Greeks did not, to use their own expression, profane the sanctity of the table, but rather adorned it with ingenious and elegant conversation, proposing moral topics, of which Plutarch has preserved a collection. Ancient philosophers have remarked that heroes rarely assembled convivially with out bringing affairs of consequence into discussion, or delibe rating upon those which rega rded either present ;ffairs or fu ture contingencies. " When Rome became corrupted with luxury, singers, dan cers, musicians, stage-players, and people who told pleasant tales, were brought into the hall to amuse the guests. Pin :7_4'omo us that Caesar, after his triumphs, treated the tarch . Roman people at tr,.. wo -,anty-t thousand tables ; and by calcula , 3 -471 ; LONW)N S Prl NTBPR 1.534. - t 4 . " tut _l_4 tion it would Lvern that there must have been at these tables upwards of two hondred thousand persons. " It was a custom among the Romans, at the end of a feast, to drink out of a large cup as often as there were l e tt ers i n th e names of their mistresses." TWO OLD MEN'S TALES. THE DEFORMED AND THE ADMIRAL'S DAUGHTER. 2 POLS. Bro. Saunders and Otley, London, 1834. This work having had the good fortune to arrive at a second edition, it is fair to presume it must have merit of some kind, if we were but ,cunning enough to find it out ; but there is the rub—there is the nodus vindice dignus—the rebus, harder than Sampson's— the riddle, -- " which he that solved the Sphynx Would die a-guessing." Of a verity we cannot help thinking—absit invidia dicto—that the title is a misnomer, and, instead of the " Old Men's Tales," it would have been more pro perly nominated the " Old Women's Tales,"—not that we mean, by this correction of a palpable error, to insinuate anything to the disadvantage of the gossips feminine ; far from it ; old gentlemen, we well know, can be dull, and old ladies can be lively ; but then there is a manifest distinction in their prosings, upon the same principle that, though wine may be weak as well as tea, yet the weakness has not the same flavour. With some occasional powers of language, and some pathos of incident, there does not appear to us anything very new either in the subject, or the manner in which it is treated. The descriptions, however, are occasionally happy, and it would not be difficult to select many passages from the work which would convey a more favourable idea of its . merits than we have expressed. For instance : " The apartments in general offered a striking picture of the contrast between recent and ancient tastes and manners. Many of them had been fitted up as living-rooms, furnished and adorned with all the elaborate luxury of our times ; though, it is true, adapted by the skill of the presiding artist as far as possible to the genius of the place, so that no glaring in congruity might shock the eye. The massive carved and gilded furniture, the rich satins, damasks, and velvets, were in harmony with the ideas of antique grandeur inspired by the vastness of the building; but the splendid mirrors, the extra ordinary vividness of the colouring displayed upon the walls and hangings, the splendid collection of pictures in gorgeous frames, the thousand forms of elegance and beauty presented on every side, reminded the spectator that all was the work of recent art. One wh'ole side of the castle remained, however, unvisited by modern improvement, and the long suite of its echoing apartments still retained their character of ancient, faded, gloomy splendour. The small pointed windows of stained glass scarcely afforded at mid-day more than a twilight view of the ponderous, tall-backed ebony chairs ; the wide yawning chimnies, with their ample hearths, and towering mantlepieces ; the dark tapestry which waved and,moved when the opening door admitted the air. Beds were there with testers reaching to the ceiling, from whose heavily adorned canopies the long gloomy curtains hung in massive folds—an tique cabinets—strange, mysterious-looking chests—misshapen figures—grotesque and enormous jars—all the treasures of rude uncivilised ages here assembled, were arranged in the stiff, undeviating order that had been preserved for centuries — forcibly recalling those days when life appears to have been a system of grave representation, rather than of social enjoy ment ; where neither companionship, nor gaiety, nor the happy domestic negligence of our times could find a place. " The towers had been long abandoned to the owls and bats ; but those who chose to climb to the summit were re warded by one of the richest and most varied landscapes to be found, among the multitude which adorn this land ; still, for the gaiety and luxuriance of its scenery, deserving the name of merry England. The vast domain of Brandon acquired with all its forests, streams, chases, and rights manorial and territorial at the Conquest, by the good sword of John the Long, first Earl, stretched far on every side ; intersected by a magnificent sheet of water, presenting ever y var i e ty o f sweep ing lawn and undulating vale and hill, interspersed with im mense oaks and elms, and crowned by the waving woods which rose in splendid profusion : through the whole extent of the park the long dark avenue might be seen ex t en di n g many a mile, while glimpses of the blue and hazy distant mountains added softness to this charming picture." This is well said. There is great truth and vivid ness of colouring in the picture ; but a hundred such passages, even had they ten times the merit that this really has, will not make a first-rate novel. We have, however, cited it in justice to our author, who has a right to demand, that while we point out his defects to the reader, we shall fairly quote whatever may tend to redeem them. We are no more than judges, bound by our office to' sum up the testimony on either side ; the public is the jury, with whom must rest the final award of reputation or oblivion, and in the literary as well as other courts, it has not unfrequently happened that judge and jury have come to very different con clusions on the same evidence. The second tale i s decidedly the best, both a s re gards story and ch arac t er , though it bears strong signs of some French melo-drama—not actually borrowed from one, but as having caught its tone from the study of that not very desirable model. It is, we suspect, precisely the sort of food which suits the irregular appetite of a novel-reader, full of sentiment, plot, and that false glow of generosity, which, confounding all things in its preternatural light, leaves vice and virtue perfectly indistinguishable. The best of friend s i s unhappily a traitor, and the most loving of wives is, no less incongruously, an adultress, and all parties die, notwithstanding these peccadillos, after a most amiable and edifying fashion. It was not thus that Scott and Fielding wrote. THE ROMANCE OF HISTORY. VoL. XXIII. Bull and Churton. The novel-reading part of the public have no right to complain of being stinted in their lterary proven der. New books, and old books in new forms, pour from the press with alarming rapidity for those who have the misfortune to be stationed on the look-out to report the appearance of such merchandize: One is absolutely pelted to death with novels ; and, at this very moment, there is enough of them lying upon our table to burn the grandfather of all critics. Mashallah I--for Christian adjurations are ' too faint to express the variety and poignancy of our feelings— Mashallah I what is to become of us, 'and bow are VV,I to bide the pelting of this pitiless storm ? 'We may sly with Virgil—" nocte pluit tots," and' a. tremend ous shower it is ; of which, as we certainly do not re collect the beginning, so we have very little hope of witnessing the end. The worst of it is, that the love for the lighter and more poetical parts of fiction has died off from among us ; the present taste is, for the very dregs of the cup, the vapid residuum of the wine, when all its zest and sparkle have passed away ; ex travagant horrors are all the fashion, interspersed with maudlin pictures of high life, as it is absurdly called — that is, of a narrow circle of men and women, more idle, more ignorant, and more luxurious than the rest of the world, the impudence of whose pretentions is to be matched only by the littleness of their actions. Having thus fairly, or unfairly expectorated our bile against all the novels, that ever were, or will be written, — a few of the very best alone excepted,—we must do Bull and Churton the justice to say that this is a very pretty publication, cheap in price, and neat in the manner of its getting up. To those, who love light reading, it will prove an acceptable present, besides that from its fashionable exterior, it will do well to grace a lady's cabinet by the side of the gawdy an nuals—those beau Brummels of the literary world. There is also another advantage attending works of tais kind, which are built on an historical basis ; the lounger, who sips them up with his chocolate may in dulge in the pleasing illusion that he is actually reading history, and thus have all the credit, without the fatigues, of application. If, too, he is at all dexterous, he may pick up enough of Italian chronicle, from the summaries, appended to each tale, to pass muster with tolerable eclat in the salons of London. STATE OF TRADE IN MANCHESTER.-- - T here has been nothing peculiar in the commercial transactions of the week. Prices keep up, but there has not been much business done. A decline in prices may be expected as the shipping season draws to a close, and the new crops of American cotton arrive. The mills and factories in the neighbourhood continue in full work. COURT CIRCULAR. Count d'Aglie, the Sardinian Minister, visited Viscount Palmerston yesterday afternoon at the Foreign Office. Viscount Ebrington, Mr. Secretary Rice, and the Right Hon. Charles Grant had interviews yesterday with Viscount Melbourne. Mr. Colquhoun transacted business yesterday at the Colo nial-office. The Right Hon. Sir John Hobhouse has gone from Tyne mouth Castle to Edinburgh, to attend the grand dinner given to Earl Grey. WINDSOR, SEPT. 12. Their Majesties returned to the Castle on Wednesday even. ing from town. Yesterday the weather was so unfavourable, owing to. the rain, that neither the King nor the Queen took their accustomed airing. This afternoon at 3 o'clock their Majesties left the Castle in an open phaeton for a drive in the Great Park. Prince George of Cambridge and his tutor, the Rev. Mr. Wood, left the Castle for the Great Park half an hour before the King and Queen. Her Majesty rode out this morning for some time. The Queen seems to be entirely re covered from her slight indisposition, and their Majesties both look uncommonly well. HASTINGS, SEPT. 11. This town is now nearly filled with nobility and gentry—all is gaiety here. Amongst the latest arrivals, are Lady Dover, Sir Byam Martin, Sir George Harrison, Lord Dunstanville, Lady Lubbock; and the Duchess of Kent, with the Princess Victoria and suite, are shortly expected to visit us. Our Races are fixed for the 23d.and 24th of September ;—as a no velty, much sport is expected. But the greatest novelty that yet ever appeared here is the equestrian troop of Mr. Batty, of the Amphitheatre, Liverpool, who has opened a Circus in the Priory, a beautiful space between St. Leonard's and Hastings ; he has a numerous stud of the most beautiful and well-broken horses, also the first-rate talent as performers. They are now open to the beholder, and the performances are of the most astonishing kind we ever witnessed. Monsieur Pabla Tango, on the slack rope, was much admired. Mr. Hicken's horsemanship was the theme of praise, particularly his representation of the Brigand Chief, his dressing and un dressing in the attire of both sexes, and at last the English jockey electrified the audience, which was very numerous. On the appearance of the little dwarf pony the juvenile au dience was much delighted. The numerous and well-selected company astonished us. On the whole, we must say, it is the best performance ever seen in this town, as is proved by the crowded state of the Circus each night. IRELAND. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) It is understood that the Dean of Cloyne is exerting him self to gain over his clerical brethren to a more rational and moderate course than they seem disposed to follow with regard to the temporal possessions and prospects of the Church. It well becomes such men to engage in such works. For this excellent divine is a Burgh, a name seldom found where ho nour and good feeling do not predominate. He has the best Irish blood in his veins, being descended from some of the most upright men of whom our judicial and Parliamentary Rolls can boast, and as well by inheritance as by personal worth and ability, is singularly qualified to assume the conduct of any patriotic or generous undertaking. But we must not expect too much from his exertions, or those of any individual however gifted or looked up to, while he is opposed to the power of such a body as the Irish Bishops. They are a phalanx with which few antagonists can cope. To resist them success, it is neces sary that an equivalent power shall be set in the opposite scale • and where is such a power to be found if not in the' friend§hip of the Government? Now, that the late Govern ment has not given cordial support to its real friends in other professions, is a point hotly disputed, though to any unpreju diced eye it has never been very doubtful. But with respect to the Church in Ireland, liberal professions in a clergyman, unless when accompanied by family interest or personal syco phancy, have been found as adverse to his hopes of prefer ment under the Lords Anglesey and Wellesley, as they would have been under the straightforward old Duke of Richmond. Between the Bishops and the Court this only difference has been observed in their treatment of the inferior clergy ; that whereas the Bishops crush a Whig parson without any cere mony or compunction at all, the - Government leaves him to perish, and passes by on the other side. It would be wonderful if with such management the Govern ment had any party in the Church. In point of fact it has not any. There are a few clergymen attached by principle to its policy ; but prudence obliges them to keep their opinions to themselves, and the circle of their immediate friends. Of the perfect recklessness with which those of the general body beard the Government, without dreading the loss of its smiles, the fierce front which they opposed to it at the College elec tion in support of Shaw and Lefroy, affords a convincing proof. But a more recent instance, and one which will more readily serve to explain how secure they feel, and how little influenced they are by a sense of favours received or expected, is the ex pression of the most hostile sentiments towards the Government. The Clergy of Limerick Diocese met by appointment of the Archdeacon in the Chapter-room of the Cathedral on the sth of this month. The Bishop did not appear at their meeting. That would have been a little too barefaced, after having voted through thick and thin for the Reform Bill. But his son took a prominent part in the proceedings. The resolutions passed by them expressed approbation of the late meeting, at which Mr. Beresford figured, in Dublin; concurred in the framing of petitions to the King and the Parliament, in accordance with the principles asserted at that meeting, and confided the presentation of their petitions to Lord Roden, as the medium of communication with the King • to Lord Win chelsea, as their advocate in the House of Lords ; and to Mr. Frederick Shaw, in the Commons. Such a selection of champions plainly and emphatically declares the animus of the convocation towards the Government ; and it devolved upon the son of the Whig and Whig-made Bishop to propose a re solution, that circulars should be sent round to all the Arch deacons in Ireland, to suggest the adoption of similar pro ceedings by all the clergy. The organization of the whole body of the church for a purpose of which Lords Roden and Winchelsea and Mr. Frederick Shaw are the chosen agents, would have lost half its point and beauty if the proposal had not proceeded from such a quarter. Another startling fact is that the first and last resolutions were seconded by the Reverend Gilbert Willis, Rector of Kil murry. Mr. Willis is one of the Chaplains of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, to whom be is indebted for his prefer ment at Kilmurry, and also, as I understand, for an endowed school, of which he enjoys the emoluments. His joining in an attempt—for it is neither more nor less—to throw out the pre sent Government, and place the country at the feet of the Rodens and that party, is not intelligible on any supposition than that which has been already intimated; that the clerical favourites of the Government receive its benefits unshackled, and have carte blanche to say and do as they please. Doctor Willis is still the Lord Lieutenant's Chaplain. Among the persons who took the most conspicuous part at the meeting, are two who might as well have taken the poets's advice, to eat their pudding and hold their tongues. One of them is the venerable Archdeacon of Tuam, alias the Chancellor of Limerick, alias the incumbent of Valentia—the Rev. Charles Warburton, whose father, formerly Bishop of Limerick and afterwards of Cloyne, dying, left two sons quar tered —literally quartered —upon the Church, besides be queathing the enormous and almost incredible sum of two hundred thousand pounds, hoarded and scraped together in the same profession. Another gentleman, the Rev. Richard Dickson, rector of Kilkeady, a Government Living, is a sort of wholesale land agent, and seldom resides in the splendid mansion surrounded by a park, which is modestly styled the rectory of Kilkeady. He is a person of great wealth, has estates of his own in dif ferent counties, which, as well as those of other persons, his employers, engross a great part of his time and care. The Archbishop of Cashel lately turned a clergyman out of a curacy because he held an agency under the Earl of Donough mere, in-the neighbourhood and chiefly in the parish where his pastoral charge lay. But it has not appeared that any measures have been taken to dispossess Mr. Dickson of his rec tory on the ground of his secular occupations ; or even that an attempt has been made to compel his residence in a parish largely peopled, notwithstanding his incumbency, with protestants. This gentleman, I should not omit to state, has a sister married to the Church and State BarOnet Sir Robert Bateson, who either was or is a member for some place in the north of Ireland. These two last r,amed gentlemen, admirable representatives of a suffei ing clergy, were made choice of by the ironical Arch deacon to move the following resolution Resolved, that we entertain a just and grateful sense of the able and zealous advocacy of our cause in Parliament by many of our represen tatives, and by those of our University who have unceasingly laboured to support our Chureh unimpaired, as well as to pre serve our properties front spoliation. Colonel Slade, Equerry to the Duke of Cumber land, has returned to town, after having accompanied his Royal Highness to the Continent. The Royal Duke experienced a very tempestuous passage on leaving this country, the wind blowing hard, with a heavy sea, so that the water entered the vessel, and was ankle-deep in the cabin. Sir 'Henry Hardinge, with a select party of friends, has been shooting on the Duke of Beaufort's estates amongst the Brecknockshire hills. The Right Hon. Baronet, although he has lost an arm in the service of his country, killed more birds from the back of a young " cefyl-back" (Welch shooting pony) than any other sportsman of the party. HULL MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—This meeting com mences on Wednesday, the 24th instant. Sir George Smart is the conductor. It being the week after Doncaster races, a brilliant festival is expected. Caradori, Braham, Stock hausen, Phillips, and Machin are the leading singers, with other eminent vocal and instrumental talent, exceeding in number two hundred. ----- ----- HASTINGS, SEPT. 11.—M. Bochsa, Mr. Parry, jun., with Mr. and Mrs. Bishop, gave a Concert at the As sembly Rooms, St. Leonard's, yesterday morning, which was very well attended ; the performance, both vocal and instru mental, gave such universal satisfaction that the party were re quested to give another at the Pelham Arcade, which they in tend to do this evening ; and to-morrow they perform at Tunbridge Wells, under the auspices, we hear, of their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the Hrincess Victoria. FESTIVITIES AT SOUTHAM-HOUSE. — Monday last being the anniversary of the birth of the Right Honourable Lord Ellenborough, the hospitalities of Southam- House were extended to a large party. Upwards of 260 of his Lordship's tenants, trades-people, and their families, assembled at about five o'clock, and after partaking of tea, coffee, and other re freshments--dancing commenced at seven. The ball, which was opened by the Noble Lord and the accomplished daughter of one of his tenants, followed by Lord John Somerset, W. L. Lawrence, Esq., W. Goodrich, Esq., and several other gen tlemen, took place in the ancient hall, which is, for its charac ter, by the judicious improvements of his Lordship, one of the most beautiful in the kingdom. The merry dance was con tinued with much spirit until past eleven o'clock, when the music ceased, and the whole party retired to partake of a splen did collation, which was tastefully laid out in five different rooms. At one o'clock the ball recommenced, and was pro longed in the very spirit of enjoyment until five, when the party separated, much regretting that " Time had wings." We must not omit to mention, in addition to the above, that the village servants had a band of musicians in the kitchen, and were as merry as their masters.—Salopian Journal. We regret to state that the Bishop of BristDl con tinues seriously indisposed.—Dorset Chronicle. THE PRINCE ESTERHAzY.—We have great plea sure in stating that letters have been received from his Excel lency, expressing a hope of being enabled to return to this country in November next. THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT.—His Grace's health being improved, the family left Grosvenor-square on Friday last for Badminton, in Gloucestershire. SIR W. W. WYNN, BART.—The recent return of Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart., to Wynnstay, in renewed health, has been the occasion of much rejoicing among his friends and tenantry ; and public dinners have taken place on the occasion at Wrexham, and other places in the vicinity of the worthy Baronet's residence. LORD DUNCANNON.—On Friday last the inha bitants of Carrick-on- Suir assembled in great numbers, for the purpose of presenting an address to Lord Duncannon, congratulating him on his arrival amongst them, and his ac cession to the office of Secretary for the Home Department. Thomas E. Lalor, Esq., of Cregge-house, was called to the chair, and Edmond Power, Esq., acted as secretary. A committee of thirteen was appointed to prepare the address, which was unanimously agreed to, and a deputation appointed to wait on Lord Duncannon, who has since fixed on Monday to receive them. The meeting separated after giving three cheers for Mr. O'Connell, and three groans for the misrepre resentative of the county Waterford, John M. Galway.—Dub lin Morning Register. LAKES OF K MLA RNEY.-Never at any period have we witnessed so many noble and distinguished personages visiting the sublime and romantic scenery of this land of en chantment. Among them the following were noticed :—The Right Hon. Viscount and Viscountess Boyle, Lady Louisa Boyle, and suite ; the Right Hon. Viscount Doneraile and suite ; the Right Hon. Viscount Massareene and suite ; the Hon. Mr. St. Leger ; the Right Hon. the Earl of Bandon and suite ; the Hon. Mr. Bernard and Lady Harriet Bernard ; Wm. D. Freeman, Esq. ; S. Maxwell, M. P., and Mrs. Max well.—Cork Herald. PUBLIC DINNER AT KNUTSFORD TO LORD WARREN DE TABLEY.—On Wednesday last the gentlemen, tradesmen, and other inhabitants of the town and neighbour hood of Knutsford, gave a sumptuous dinner to Lord de Tabley, a nobleman of Conservative principles. It appears that when this distinguished young nobleman became of age and elevated to the Peerage, a period of five years ago, he pro ceeded to the Continent, and has ever since resided at Rome and Naples, and the dinner was more especially given to wel come his return to the paternal domains, which consist of a beautiful estate called Tabley Hall, situate about a mile and a half from Knutsford. The room was most elegantly and taste fully fitted up for 100 persons, and lined with blue and yellow glazed calico, having the appearance of silk, with wreaths and festoons of laurel ornamenting the exterior. On each side of the chair two banners displayed the colours of De Tabley, and between them was the cornet and coat of arms. The dinner commenced at four o'clock, the chair being taken by H. C. Cotton, Esq., a relative of Lord Combermere, Mr. Slater, a tradesman of Knutsford, officiating as Vice- President. A number of the most respectable and influential gentlemen of the county of Chester, entertaining Conservative principles, were present as friends of the Noble Lord. BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—The Che valier Neukomm has arrived in Birmingham to superintend the final arrangements for this great music meeting, which com mences on the 7th of October. His new Oratorio, called David, is spoken of in the highest terms by the musical pro fessors. Braham represents David, Machin the giant Goliah, and Phillips Saul ; Madame Stockhausen David's Sister, and Mrs. Knyvett Michal. Three other Sacred Performances and three Grand Concerts form the other attractions of this meeting. The entire vocal and instrumental force consists of four hundred performers. Caradori, Mrs. Knyvett, Miss No vello, Madame Stockhausen, Braham, Phillips, Machin, Bel lamy, Horncastle, Taylor, Vaughan, Terrail, Hawkins, and Curioni, are the principal vocalists. THE REV J. W. DEW.—It is with no ordinary feelings of sorrow that we this week record in our obituary the decease of that truly excellent and estimable Christian mini ster, the Rev. John Worgan Dew. His illness was but of short duration, and its character far from severe ; though, to wards the close, his decline was exceedingly rapid. His ma lady originated in excessive and long-continued labour and anxiety—both bodily and mental ; aggravated by a peculiarity of temperament, and an extraordinary sensitiveness of dispo sition. About three weeks before his death, he preached, on Sunday morning, in his own church ( St. James's in this town), and then proceeded to Bingley, where he preached twice. The day was excessively hot; and he returned home in a gig, heated and fatigued, at a very late hour in the night. A severe cold was the consequence, and he remained within doors for a few days ; but towards the end of the week felt so much better, that he ventured to undertake the discharge of his usual Sunday duties at St. James's Church, and also in the Sunday School, the proceedings of which he usually opened With prayer. The labours of the day, however, proved too severe for his debilitated state of health ' • and from that time he sunk under a prostration of strength, from which no effort of medical skill or conjugal attention was able effectually to rally him.—Halifax Express. GLOUCESTER SHIP CANAL.—This canal, since its completion, has gradually progressed in utility and import ance, and has consequently not only become a fortunate specu lation to the shareholders, but has been the means of so greatly increasing the trade of Gloucester, that it now vies with Bris tol itself. So great has recently been the traffic on the canal, that the dock room is becoming too small for the accommoda tion of the increased quantity of shipping, a result which more than realises the most sanguine anticipations of its projectors. The largest diamond in the world is stated to be the Abaite, so called from the river of that name in the Bra zils, in which it was discovered about seventy years ago. This gem, which weighs 1,680 carats, has been estimated at 200 millions sterling. Three inhabitants of the province of Minas, who had been sentenced to perpetual banishment in the part of Minas Geraes, then in the possession of the Indians, had the good fortune to find this extraordinary prize. It was de spatched to Lisbon, whence the frigate returned with a full pardcn for the exiles. This diamond has never been cut, the Court of Lisbon being unwilling to trust it in the hands of a lapidary ; but his late Majesty John the Sixth had a hole drilled through it, in order to wear it suspended from his neck on gala days. It is not known whether it was amongst the Crown jewels given up by Miguel, or whether it was previously pledged to carry on the expenses of war. NEW VOYAGES, TRAVELS, &c. Just published by RICHARD BENTLEY, 8, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to his Majesty. In 1 vol. Bvo., with Plates, TWO YEARS AT SEA. By JANE ROBERTS. 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By Major ARCHER, Late Aid-de-Camp to Lord Combermere, With whom he visited officially the Courts of the native Princes. 2 vols. Bvo. " Abounding in lively representations of all that strikes the eye as new, beautiful, or strange."-,-Edinburgh Review. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER RACES, SEPT. 15. THE GREAT ST. LEGER. Although it has been anticipated by some persons, who may perhaps have reckoned without their host, that the superior qualities which the hitherto unrivalled Plenipo possesses, would destroy the interest, and diminish the attendance with respect to the decision of this great prize at the approaching meeting ; yet it is apparent, by the manifestations which have been already made, that these anticipations will, before the day of trial, have mainly vanished. Matchless as the powers of Plenipo have hitherto been, the Yorkshire breeders and trainers generally,—judging by the numbers of horses which have already arrived, and expected for the race,—are more in clined to be fairly beaten, than to suffer the winner of tho Derby to carry off the St. Leger tamely, without, on their parts, any exertion or exercise of skill, although some degree of fear may prevail to a certain extent, with those whose horses possess not the required fleetness. That Plenipo possesses ex traordinary powers, is admitted on all hands. That the probabi lity is that he will prove the winner, may, from what he has al ready done, be considered as apparent. A reference, indeed, to the state of the odds will show the degree of confidence which is, with respect to him, entertained in the south. But, however superior may be the powers of any horse, there is always, espe cially in the decision of the Great St. Leger, the chapter of accidents to be taken into consideration,—the liability of being amiss on the day of trial—disappointment in the start and dur ing the race—the chance of the temper of the horse being ruffled—the state of the weather and the ground, &c. Seeing that there is prevalent a determination that the winner of the Derby shall try his powers before he wins the prize, a race of remarkable fleetness, perhaps of desperation, and consequently of the greatest.interest, may be expected. If the powers of Plenipo should place him the victor, he will certainly prove himself the fleetest horse that has appeared on the turf for many years. The test will show. Shillelah, the second fa vourite, appears in fine racing condition; he took his sweat on Monday ; he has performed his work well, without having too much of it. By the skill of the Chifneys he will be brought to the post remarkably fresh.—Bran took his sweat on Monday morning ; he seems, if anything, rather below the mark, and deficient in speed, unless some allowance is to be made for his sluggish disposition.—Worlaby and Bubastes look remarkably well ; the former took his sweat yesterday morning. —Mr. Powell's colt also looks well, and has done his work in a clever style.—At all events, presuming that Plenipo will be the winner—a presumption which is grounded upon the public performances of the respective competitors—it does not seem too much to infer that the race will be well contested through out, and cannot fail to excite increasing interest to all the lovers of English horse-racing. With respect to the number of competitors at starting, it is expected that it will be about fifteen. The following have arrived for the stake, or are in the immediate neighbourhood, and two or three others are ex pected : Mr. Batson's Plenipotentiary, by Emilius--Harriet Duke of Cleveland's Shillelah, by St Patrick—Whisker Duke of Cleveland's Guardian, by Catton Mr. E. Peel's Tarick, by Muley Air. Neville's Amadou, by . Sultan Mr. Powlett's br. c. by Figaro or Lottery Lord Sligo's Bran, by Humphrey Cli n k er Lord Sligo's Spume, by Roller • Mr. Mostyn's Birdlime, by Comus Mr. Watts's Bubastes, by Blacklock Mr. Heseltine's Worlaby Baylock, by Blacklock Mr. Chisholme's b. f. by Partisan Sir J. Boswell's General Chasse, by Actaeon Mr. Ridsdale's Marcellina, by Lottery Duke of Leeds's Valparaiso, by Velocipede Duke of Leeds's b. c. by Blacklock Mr. Walker's Cotillon, by Partisan Mr. W. Richardson's Lady Le Gros Mr. Marson's Louden, by Chateau Margaux Mr. Houldsworth's Darius, by Reveller Mr. S. Fox's Goldbeater, by Gaberlunzie Lord Westminster's Touchstone, by Camel Major Yarburgh's Omnibus, by Velocipede For the other stakes the number of competitors will be very numerous, particularly for the two-year-old races. The total number of horses will, it is expected, amount to nearly one hundred.—ln addition to the St. Leger horses above-men tioned, we may add the following : Duke of Cleveland's Muley Afeloch, by Muley, 4 yrs Duke of Cleveland's Amurath, by Whisker, 3 yrs Duke of Cleveland's br. c. by Giraffe, 2 yrs Duke of Cleveland's b. c. by Velocipede, 2 yrs Lord Kelburne's b. c. by Jerry, 2 yrs Mr. Harrison's Miss Wilfred, by Lottery, 4 yrs • Duke of Leeds's Lady Marcia, by Whisker, 5 yrs Duke of Leeds's br. c. by Blacklock, 3 yrs Duke of Leeds's Ariel, by Actaeon, 2 yrs Duke of Leeds's ch. c. by Actaeon, 2 yrs Duke of Leeds's b. c. by Longwaist, 2 . yrs Duke of Leeds's ch. f. by Malek, 2 yrs Mr. Houldsworth's David, by Catton, 5 yrs Mr. Houldsworth's Fidelity, by Whisker, 4 yrs Mr. Houldsworth's Despot, by Sultan, 4 yrs Mr. Houldsworth's Forester, by Figaro, 3 yrs • Mr. Houldsworth's Felix, brother to Frederica, 2 yrs Mr. Houldsworth's Caliph, brother to Circassian, 2 yrs Mr. Houldsworth's Hectic, by Sultan, 2 yrs Mr. Powlett's The Mystery, by Lottery, 4 yrs Mr. Powlett's b. c. by Langar, 2 yrs Mr. G. Oates's Venus, by Lottery, 4 yrs Mr. Mostyn's The Magnate, by Battledore, 2 yrs Mr. Orde's Tomboy, by Jerry, 5 yrs Mr., Gascoigne's Zohrab, by Lottery, 3 yrs Mr. Salvin's Isabella, by Lottery, 3 yrs • Mr. Watts's Belshazzar, by Blacklock-, 4 yrs Mr. Watts's eh. f., by Blacklock ; 2 yrs Mr. Vansittart's br. f. by Lottery, 3 yrs Mr. Barrow's b. c. by fangar, 2 yrs Mr. Hetherington's Wyndham, by Chateau Margaux, 3 yrs Mr. Skipsey's Violante, by Waverley, 2 yrs Mr. E. Peel's Cyrus, by Camel, 2 yrs Sir J. Boswell's Vyvyan, by Canteen, 5 yrs Mr. S. Fox's Tcsane, by Whisker, 4 yrs Mr. S. Fox's M rs . Oakley, by Blacklock, 3 yrs Mr. S. Fox's h. f. by Langar, 2 yrs Mr. Walker's Consol, by Lottery, 6 yrs Mr. Walker's Curtius, by Emilius, 2 yrs Mr. Walker's Alice, by Langar, 2 yrs Mr. Eddison's Brunswicker, by Figaro, aged Mr. Ridsdale's ch. c. by Emilius, ' , yrs Mr. Ridsdale's Botanist, by Lottery, 3 yrs Mr. M. Foulis's Furfan, by Figaro, 3 yrs Major Yarburgh's Miss Bell, by Lottery, 2 yrs Mr. Bowes's Mundig, by Catton, 2 yrs Mr. J. Scott's Pilgrim, by Langar, 2 yrs Mr. Marson's The General, by Confederate, 2 yrs Mr. Marson's Shepherdess, by Young Phantom, 4 yrs Mr. C. T. Tilburn s Miss Camarine, by Langar, 2 yrs Mr. Towneley's Westport, by Langar, 5 yrs Mr. Batson's Revelry, by Reveller, 4 yrs Most of the best lodgings are let, more indeed than for many years past ; they are still in, constand demand, and we confidently expect a full attendance of the Nobility. The list is well filled, and as the Corporation has very considerably added to the number and amount of plates and public addi tions, plenty of sport may be anticipated. Our course, which was before unequalled, has, under the able directions of Mr. Lockwood, jun., been much improved since last year by paring and levelling, and the stands, roads, &c., have been p u t i n the most ornamental repair. We are happy to add that the horses generally are in a very healthy state. BETTING IN MANCHESTER, SEPT. 10. Tuesday next being the important day for deciding the St. Leger, the interest felt here on the event is very great. Plenipo remains first favourite, and the odds upon Mtn are almost at even. The others as per last. The following are the odds this night :- 9 to 8 agst Mr. Batson's Plenipo 5 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Shilelah 7 to 1 agst Mr. Heseltine's Worlaby 11 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Bran 11 to 1 agst Sir J. Boswell's General Chasse 16 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's Bubastes 16 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Touchstone MORPETH RACES, &Pr. 11. A Gold Cup, value 100 sovs., given by the Town of Morpeth, added to a Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 sons. ft. Two miles. Mr. Orde's Lilly of the Valley 1 Mr. Wormald's Bullet Mr. Ramsay's XXX 3 Mr. Skipsey's Nell 4 Mr. R. IValker's Satan dr A Hunters' Stakes of 7 sovs. each, with 10 added from the Fund, for horses not thorough-bred. Gentlemen riders. Heats, one mile and a Half. Captain Potts's Cornet Mr. Shirley's The Doe Mr. Hudson's Alice Gray Mr. Winship's Peter A Match of 25 soya. each, was won by Mr. Langham's Earl Grey, beating Mr. Shirley's The Doe. DOVER RACES, SEPT. 11. A Plate of 50 SOTS. for horses not thorough bred. Heats, two miles and a distance. Mr. Howard's Parachute 1 1 Mr. G. Harrison's Walton 2 2 Match, 50, two miles.—Captain Stracey's Balloon, beat Mr. Singleton's Kentish Pippin. A Plate of 501., heats, two miles and a distance, was won by Captain Skipwith's Lady Charlotte, beating Mr. Ricardo's Vestris and Mr. White's The Ghost. SEPT. 12.—A Plate of 50/., heats, two miles .end a dis., was won by Mr. Smith's Victoria, beating Mr. White's The Ghost and 31r. Dockeray's Blue Kellar. Match, 50 each. —Mr. Pearson's Poverty beat Mr. Back's Randall. The Hunters' Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 40 added, was won by Captain Stracey's Balloon, beating Mr. Back's Monarch and two others, in two heats. Arlene and PARIS RACES. ainbow, (From Galignani's Messenger of Monday.) The weather being favourable yesterday, a great concourse of spectators assembled on the Champ de Mars to witness the result of the Races for the two Arrondissement Prizes. and stallions, 4 yrs 2,o T o h o e fr F an irs es t , A w r as ro w nd o i n sse b m y e A n i t . P R r i i e z u e ss f e o e r :i c eb. o a l ßy t s acdo a a r tu I d li: fi si l s li bb e . s y , f R. S dFaemrragLeu°sP, o i‘ l d i. i n F e as , r ci o u d e e r by y b Y . c o . r York, ü b n e o a c t! n c g r ll n i 1 . i e C u h x e, s ri b S . al f. v A ad il o s r s 's K b eil c y .: Lord Henry Seymour's b. f. Aland a, was well b y the Duke of Orleans' o an m d Tah t n h ed e st ll lep l e a wo N na xd u d i ssdoef Arrondissement3G, 0 0 o e r i n i f g ra n n e y, francs, razech . a 13 for e r t mareshe vi l 1 . eh. m. m M . a F rci r ti ag is ole o ch. in. Noenia, 4 yrs old, by , fto , wls.ttoxn, darn Vittoria. rode by Wright, beating Lord Seymour s _ Miss Annette (who won the first heat, M. Lecomte's ch. in. Valentia, Cremieux's ch. an. Tag tfta?earnmdi BoniM. Lon B6nard's b. m. Miss Tandem, the Marquis of Ker garion'sgliM."F'sasgrequirsnib: Two Private Matches were run —the first, I,ooof. a-side, between M. Horlock's ch. h. Anglesea, carrying I.lllbs. and M. Mossle chik.i.mD. esCaii,.a.ent(ttei man's b. h. .Minister, which was won by the latter (once round the M. Hurlock's b. h. m ße . d A ou hn in a e i , da. Champ de Mars). The second Match, 500 f. a-side, was won by Biche (one mile). Spectre, beating M. Musslemann's g. m. La His Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans honoured the Races with his presence. The Races for the principal prize will be run for to-morrow, the 9th inst. The horses will start precisely at one. ~.