The Sun. — London, England, 1834-01-24 00:00:00

BENEFIT SOCIETIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. I beer con'. ratio] rdshi art.• 00 Wbieil ,hicl irdas rsdal 'slnl di e are inclined to think ' Trevelyan,' " says the last number of the Quarterly Review " the best Mifeminine novel, in many respects, that has appeared since s 8 Edgworth's ' Vivian.' The authoress appears to us etsuperior to all her recent predecessors in compass of under adndihg, and in subtle management of the passions ; an inferior to none of them in the portraiture of manners, and the sq graces o f language. The scene in Manchester uare a ppears to us not second to any one that could be quoted from the whole b o d y o f recent romance. " The numb er of P o li s h em i grants in Switzer land, who have obtained permission to return and reside i n tranc e s i nce the promulgation of the decree of the counc i l of r Berne, desi r i ng the retiring of those who could not support themselves, amounts to 169. BURSTING Wed OF A S TEAM BOILER.—On nesday morning a mall steamer, engaged in towing vessels in the river, as s racing with a larger steamer called the Endeavour, in Rockwall Reach, when the boiler of the for mer burst with a t remendous explosion, and the e n board was most dre a df u l ly burnt. Three other persons towed th e o escaped without any i njury. The Endeavour steamer to the Dreadnought hospital ship, where the engineer vvas taken on board. He died the following day. PEDESTRIAN MANNERS. --It is amu s i ng to observe the different manners of the pedestrians of the various districts of the metropolis. On F ish -street-hill, a " By your leave," and knocks heavily laden porter says, in the Strand he says, "By Your leave," and you down ; only pushes you into the gutter ; b ut in Cu zon-street lie says, c, B y your leave, Sir,' and waits for it.--The Coquette. ti nter- An unmarried female, o f Bucks, it, Wald, S w i tzer l an d, age d 45, small in . st ature, and feble in constitution, commenced, in December, 1832, ae pil to . giiinage to J erusa l em ,. havin g previously ma d e one Compostella, i n Spain. S h ore, and a not h er to St. Jame s of made a long circuit ; taking Passau, in th e Trieste, Bel. grade, and S alonica, in her way, and arrived safe Holy Cit y , where she gave a piece honou r o f the Infant Jesus. A Swiss religious paper, of 40f. to a priest i n which gives these details, declares that the whole of the Pilgrimage was performed barefooted. Owing to the late heavy rains, has been tureen Lincoln, Nottingham, and Yorkshire . the the trade be. lt oPped for several days, the water being so high. in Trent th at no vessels could pass at Torksey Lock. A GOOD ONE. THE CONTESTED ELEC• Tz°l43 MOORE AND LETCHER. One of the witnesses, Whose testimony is submitted to the Committee of Privi leges and Elections in writing, thus answers the intent) hetgatories administered to him :—Question :—" Did or did your b rother, who was and is a minor, tell you that h a d sworn (in order to vote) that he was above 21 yeah old?" he had write Answer—" No ; my b ro th er t o ld me t h at n ,e p ut in n the fi gures 21 on a scrap of paper, which York Papheir! shoe, and swore he was above 21."—/Viw CORONER'R I N QUEST . —SUPPOSED - CHILD William Paar,o ~ inquisition held before Mr. co nig ro h n t an was sign . Globe puoiic.nouse, serrfor London, at the of the of a female infant, whY: k_street, Borough, on the body the arches of the itornchfound exposed under one of being no evidence to ti, h was side of London-bridge. There --g ro any light on the matter, the Jury riturned a verdict that the deceased was found dead o_nd indecendy el vleath4no eviden - cr w 7 s , but by what means it came by its before the Jurors. Six,—Permit me, through the medium of your columns, to draw the attention of the public to the consideration of the laws relating to " Friendly Societies." It may not be generally known to, at least it is worth reminding, the members of these institutions, that the Act 10th Geo. IV. c. 56, which was passed the 19th June, 1829, repealed all preiious Acts relating to such Societies ; allowing the old Clubs three years, viz , until the 19th June, 1832, to conform to its provisions ; that in the early part of the last Session of Parliament, at the instance of those who dissented from the Act, the period for conforming was extended to Michaelmas, 1834 ; and that now, as the time approaches when the operation of the Act might be rendered really effective and beneficial, it is endeavoured to raise such an opposition to it, as the non-conformists fondly b..dieve will render it feasible to obtain its repeal. There is no doubt that the community at large are totally unacquainted with the merits of the l / 4 Act 10th Geo. IV. The intention of the Act is mainly to protect and benefit Friendly Societies, by affording privileges to such insti tutions of a nature to secure their well-being and perma nency; at the same time the Act imposes some wholesome restrictions on the inferior description of Clubs, which have had the effect in some instances of producing a beneficial change, by the revision of their rules, and the adoption of a scale of rates and payments better adapted to meet the contingencies to be provided against. Unfortu• nately, however, under the impression that Government had gone beyond its province in interfering with th e management of Benefit Societies, a violent jealousy was early perceptible, and the merest sophistry was sufficient to prevail upon the mass of subscribers to Friendly So cieties to disregard the Act, otherwise than by denouncing it as a species of unjust legislation. Notwithstanding this, I ant of opinion that, taking into account the number and respectability of those Clubs pre• viously established, and which have conformed to the 10th Geo. IV., the number of those institutions which have been raised entirely on the basis of the Act, together with the influence of the parties who support the improved systems, th e conformists will prove as strong as their opponents in the forthcoming struggle. If lam correct, it will prove rather difficult to overturn the Act. lam Willing to allow that some of its provisions might be mo dified, but I should regret if any hasty er unduly considered change were to take place. I shall probably at a future ti me, with your consent, enter largely into the considera tion of a subject in which the moral interests of a I irge Portion (and that of the humbler class) of the community is Particularly concerned ; for the present I shall confine Thyself to pointing out the danger of provoking further alterations in the law on Friendly Societies. Friendly Societies enrolled under the 59th Geo. I 2 Se are admitted to the privilege of depositing their capitals in the hands of the Commissioners for the Reduc tion of the National Debt, at the same rate of interest and upon the same conditions as the S ivings Banks. These deposits can therefore be made at 41. I Is. 3d. per out cent, per annum i n t erest , an d t h e money can be drawn at pleasure, without making the Savings Banks the medium of eff ec ti ng t h e d epos i t or return, as has been erro "neously suppose d . By the 9th Geo. IV. c. 92, An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Savings Banks," the rate of interest was reduced to Savings Banks to 3/. 16s. op. per cent. per annum, reserving, however, to such Friendly Societies as had been enrolled under the 59th Geo. 111., the privilege of still receivin g 41. I ls. 3d. per cent. Th e Act 10th Geo. IV. confirms this privilege. It might be supposed that at least all those Societies which were enrolled under the 59th Geo. 111., and whose funds were deposited in the Savings 13 inks, for which they can only receive 31. Bs. sd. per cent. per annum interest, would have conformed to the 1 0th Geo. IV., and through their trustees have deposit d their capital stocks in the hands of the Commissioners, for W hich they can obtain 41. 1 Is. 3d. instead of 31. Bs. sd. On the contrary, it is only necessary to refer to the pe riodical returns of the Savings Banks, to gather the fact of the immense loss to which the members of Savings Banks subject themselves from their total ignorance on this point, to Which their attention would naturally be excited by the revisal of these rules precedent to conforming to the Act. !The publi c , on the other hand, are not unmindful of the act, that to provide this interest to the depositors in Say- M g' Batiks, and to the contributors to Friendly Societies, an on erous burden i s th rown on t h e i r s h oulders, from the circumstance of the Commissioners never obtaining so Hutch interest from the appropriation of the funds thus co f m s mitted to th e i r c h arge, as they pay—viz., in the cases Savings Banks Si. 16s. 04d., and to F r i en dl y S oc i et i es 1 4 a l w ' Is. 3d. : hence, in disturbing the present state of the thauque ! ti on may he raised as to the propriety of con 'inag this boon. It would be well, therefore, if the members of Benefit Societies were to considerl:the seriously arTeoexposed the uncertain tenor of existence to which by the frequent agitation of the law thereon): also on the evidence adduced before the Parliament reflect Committees, and which led to the passing the Ac 10 Geo. IV. ; to be assured that in compellin the with drawal of the capitals or stocks from the hands of g irrespon sible individuals, to be placed under responsible control, their safety alone was consulted. There are persons who Would persuade the less informed that the Act is an a: bi trary one—that the intention of its promoters was to ob tain possession of their money, and to hold their most nimple proceedings under a sort of surveillance. It were a waste of time to argue against such an untenable posi tion --the idea is ridiculous. I shall conclude by recom mending all persons interested in the welfare of Benefit Societies to watch narrowly the proceedings of those who Pretend to uphold the rights of the humbler classes, by lb:eighing a ga i ns t th e F r i en dl y S oc i et i es ' Act, whilst, at their actions. time, sinister motives ma y g i ve t h e spr i ng to actions. INVESTIGATOR. cc w BRISTOL. Much sensation was excited here on Saturday, in consequence of a letter received by the Mayor from an officer of the Corporation, now in London, stating, almost positively, on the authority of Mr. Ellice, that Earl Grey had resigned. It is supposed the joyful news had so operated upon the writer of !he letter (who is a Tory), that his exuberant spi rits could only find vent in rhyme; at least the fol lowing epistle was picked up in the Commercial Rooms on Saturday morning, supposed to be dropped from a Magisterial pocket : AIR.—" Run, neighbours, run, all London is quadrilling it. Run, W r, run, tell all your friends and neighbours Earl Grey and the Reformers are left in the lurch ; Now is the time to put a damper on their labours, And save from their clutches our poor old church. If Vyvyan is with you, tell him to be wide awake— His place by the mail he had better now at once take— A Secretary at War I think he would nicely make— Don't you ? The news, you may rely on't, has something really in it— Between you and me, the King has got a fright— He won't let Earl Grey (Ellice told me so this minute) Have the way that he wished to set the Church aright. Besides, he doesn't like the storm that's now a brewing— With Portugal and Russia a quarrel seems accruing; Now, then, is the time—up, W r, and be doing. Let's get in ! The post is just going —I'll send again to-morrow— Let all our friends, however, be on the qui vive ; And though they have long had occasion to sorrow, Some nice little pickings the Whigs have still to leave. DlEM.—Should I have been imposed upon, never mind the trouble; Say, 'twas nothing but a hoax—a Whigish kind of bubble, Call it "Hookey Walker," and give the rogues the double. 'Tisn't the first time! Ever yours, L-W, T-n C-k. London, Jan. 17, Half-past Seven. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OxroßD, JAN. 22.—The Vice-Chancellor has fixed Wednesday next, the 29th instant, at 12 o'clock, for the election of a Chancellor of the University. At an Ordination held on Sunday, the 19th instant, by the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, in the Chapel within his Lordship's Palace at Wells, the following gentlemen were ordained . DEACONS. John Burrowes, 8.A., Trinity College, Dublin. John Garrett Bussell, 8.A., Wadham College, Oxford. Edward I'rotheroe Vaughan, 8.A., Baliol College, Oxford. Alfred Fisher, M.A., St. Alban's Hall, Oxford.* Anthony Huxtable, 8.A., Trinity College, Cambridge.* William Laxton, 8.A., Trinity, College, Oxford. Henry Rogers, Examined Student, University College, Oxford.* Francis Smith, 8.A., Trinity College, Oxford.* Alfred Wilkinson, 8.A., Jesus College, Cambridge.* PRIESTS. William Piercy Austin, 8.A., Exeter College, Oxford. Joseph S. Brockhurst, 8.A., St. John's College, Cambridge. James Burnett, 8.A., St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. John Pope Cox, 8.A., Magdalene Hall, Oxford. Thomas Frederick Dymock, M. A., Baliol College, Oxford. William J. F. Edwards, 8.A., Queen's College, Oxford. Richard Palairet, 8.A., Worcester College, Oxford. Robert Poole, 8.A., Exeter College, Oxford. George Dowel!, M.A., Trinity College, Oxford.* Robert Farquharson, 8.A., Christ Church College, Oxford.* Robert Grey, 8.A., University College, Oxford.* Edward Parker, S.C.L., Queen's College, Cambridge.* Isaac Spooner, 8.A., Clare Hall, Cambridge.* * By Letters Dimissory from the Lord Bishop of Bristol. On Monday, the 20th instant, William James Fussell Edwards, 8.A., Clerk, was licensed to the perpetual and augmented Curacy of Stoke Saint Michael, otherwise Stoke Lane,ivacant by the cession of Edward James Phipps, Clerk, the last Incumbent, o❑ the nomination of Jacob Fussell, Clerk, Vicar of Doulting. The Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells intends to hold a Confirmation in the Abbey Church, Bath, on Wednesday, the 29th day of January instant, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. - - THE MARKETS.—(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of all kinds of Grain this week are moderate, but the return of Flour is large. The trade for every thing remains dull, and the prices are precisely the same as on last Monday. Flour as our last. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour. English 4,510 qrs. 4,740 qrs. '2,270 qrs. I 9,B4o4sacks Irish - 7,130 I - Foreign - SMITHFIELD MARKET This day's supply of Beasts, Sheep, Calves, and Porkers, was indifferent, both as to numbers and quality, and the trade was very dull throughout, at barely Monday's quotations. Alilch Cows were numerous, and sold tardily at lower prices, a useful Short-horns, with her small Calf, producing from 151. to in. PRICES PER STONE OF BLESS. TO SINK THE OFFALS. 8. d. Inferior Beasts 2O to 2 2 Large Lamb 5........ 0 0— 0 0 Second quality ditto 2 6 3 0 Prime small ditto... 0 0 0 0 PrimelargeOxen 3 8 310 Large coarse Calves 4 '2 5 6 Prime Scots, &c 4 0 4 2 Prime small ditto... 5 4 6 0 Inferior Sheep 2 8 3 0 Large Hogs Second quality ditto 3 6 4 2 Small Porkers 3lO 4 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 410 Suckling Calves 10s. to2B,Leach. SouthdownWethers 410 5 0, QuarteroldPigs 12s. tolBP.each. SUPPLY, AS PER CU Beasts. I Sheep. I 33d 1 2,060 ,ERK'S STATEMENT. Calves. Pigs. 118 120 NEWGATE A N 1) LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Sect, inferior - middling 2 6 28 - middling.. 3 0 3 2 -- prime large 3 4 3 8 -- prime 3 6 310 - prime small... 363 10 I Pork, large. 3O 3 4 Veal 3 8 5 8 small 3 6 4 4 ARUNDEL MA RKET —Jan. 21. Beef*. 3s. 4d. to 4s. 4d. 4s. 6d. to ss. 4d. w I Mutton 4 0 5 0 Pork 3 6 4 2 Supply moderate, and trade dulL HAI LSHAM MA lIK E L—Jan. 22. Beef—..--... 3s. lid. to 4s. 4d. Vea1.................... ,, 4s. Od. to 4s. 4d, Mutt0n,................ 4 4 5 0 i Pork ..........—..... 3 8 4 2 Supply rather limited, and trade dull. REMARKABLE BIRTH.—A woman of the ❑ame of Hardiman, the wife of a tailor at Ballinasloe, had three children at a birth last week. They are girls, and, with the mother, are doing well. BIRTHS.—On Sunday week, at No. 31, Gower -street, Leylands, Mary Ann, widow of Mr. Richard Buck, late clerk in the Yorkshireman steam-packet, of one boy And two gir!s, all of whom are since dead. The mother is doing well.—Holifar Express. AN EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER.— --- A solicitor to a Board of Sewer Commissioners the other day proposed to the Company the diminution of his own salary, stating that in consequence of the exigencies of the times, and other reasons, he felt that he was overpaid by the salary he was then receiving. This offer was accepted, and a reduction of one-fifth was forthwith made.—Bos ton Herald. A Mr. M, having lived for two years in a state of concubinage with a Mdlle. L., the parents of the two young people at length agreed that they should he lawfully united, and the marriage was to have taken place towards the end of the present month ; but a few days ago Mr. M., having gone out on business, leaving his in tended occupied with her embroidery, on his return found her dead. She had taken the unaccountable resolution of dressing herself in her wedding clothes, with a nosegay at her bosom, and the crown of orange flowers on her head, and then shut herself up in a small room and put an end to her existence by suffocation._French Paper. murder EXEC UT ION AT GLA SGOW.--Monday, August last,ual H ugh Kennedy was executed at Glasgow ; he was con victed under JamesbGoodwin, his fellow servant, on the 2d of ord Ellenborough's Act of an attempt to dthrowing on his face a quantity of sul evidence Iv a s e i r e n phuric acid with sand, while asleep in bed. The nerustantial, but strong enough to warrant a conviction, a1,11,e ueehhis trial he has made a confession , as n nud a n d state tn3 e ig o .h f t o. clock distraction nest ex lately married has beenra of his guilt. aiPPy woman to whom he was t morning e in h g e received his sentence. a aY . night was spent by the wretched m m in prayer, he was brought before the white rods of office, in the c o ,ayrttr.ates, carrying their taking a little refreshment, he Walke b d all, whence, after front of the gaol, and with firm and unmoved to the the scaffold. A short prayer was steadyoffered tpatie,lP ascended Mr. Buchanan, and the executioner havin g a r i jutshteedßtev. cord, the signal was given, the drop fell, and after a few he convulsive struggles, Kennedy died in the presence of gazing multitude. He was a good looking young man, about 27, a native of Perthshire. Though at first when he made his confession he blamed other parties with b e i ng part in the crime, when urged to reveal their names, his answers were so evasive as to indicate that he had nothing to reveal. This is the first capital punishment for offences libelled on Lord Ellenborough's statute since it was extended to Scotland. There is no motive assigned for his committing the crime, except that be did it out of revenge, because Goodwin would not advance his wages, or that he wanted, by putting Goodwin out of existence, to get into his place.... Glasgow Chronicle. BRIGHTON, JAN. 23. The continued unfavourable state of the weather pre vented their Majesties from leaving the Palace yesterday. The King gave audience to the Earl of Cavan and Major-General Dalbiac. Sir P. and Lady Sarah Maitland, Sir William and Lady Middleton, Captain Pechell, and Mr. Culling Smith, had the honour of visiting their Majesties. The following distinguished personages had the ho nour of dining last evening with their Majesties :--The Marquis and Marchioness of Conyngham, Lord and Lady Maryborough, the Earl of Cavan, Lord Saltoua, Earl and Countess of Mayo, M.ijor-General Rooke, Ma jor -General Sir Charles Dalbiac, their Majesties' im_ mediate relatives, and the Suite and Household. The Queen's private hand attended from nine until eleven o'clock, during which period they performed some choice pieces of music. Last evenin2. the Master of the Ceremonies' ball took 1 place at the Old Ship, under the patronage of his Ma- ' jesty's daughters ; it was numerously and fashionably at- tended. Dancing commenced at ten o'clock, to the music of Kitchner's excellent baud, and was kept up with the greatest animation until nearly three o'clock this morn ing, at which hour the entertainment concluded with a country dance. The officers of the Grenadier Guards have issued invi tations to most of the beau monde, to a ball and supper at the Albion, on Monday next, and on that day week Sir George Teesdale and the officers of the King's Dragoon Guards will give a fancy dress ball at Newburgh House, to most of the Nobility and Gentry of the town and neigh bourhood. elapc The unfavourable stat e weather for weeks pa s t has greatly interf ere d w itb orts of the fi e ld, b ot h f or the East Essex fox h oun d s and tae Brighton hounds. The former of those gall nt packs have not had a good run for the last three weeks. On Saturday next, should the weather permit, they will throw off at Mount Harry, and on Monday at Westdean, each morning at a quarter before eleven. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE lien's widows of good character and conduct residen within the city. Upon her Ladyship's decease, 1,000/, was by her order placed in the hands of trustees, the in• , crest of which she directed to be appl ed in the awry manner. Major Elliott narrates the case of a young lady who, after one attack of somnolency, lost all her former knowledge, re-acquired it after a second, lost it again after a third, and so on alternately for a period of four years. It is a singular fact, that Ferdinand's first wife, a Neapolitan Princess, to whom he was united in his 18th year, was the aunt of his last and fourth wife and third Queen, now his widow. NEW CLUB-HousE.—The workmen have commenced laying the basement foundation of the Conser vative Club-house, Pall-mall, which will he on a very extensive scale, and finished, and ready to be occupied, early in the ensuing year. During its erection the club will hold its meetings in their temporary Club-house, Carlton-terrace. CITY ALE CONNER.—This ancient ap pendage of Gag and Magog has, it seems, the privilege of entering and tasting the good things of 780 taverns and public-houses once a quarter, which is at the rate of some thing like eight a day, Sunii...lys included. Even an Al derman must envy him such extraordinary variety. MEETING OF THE MIDDLESEX AIAGIS TRATES.-Yesterday the Middlesex magistrates met in the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell, for the purpose of resuming the consideration of the report of the special committee appointed to consider the observations reported in the pub lic pipers to have been made at the Old Bailey, upon the conduct of the Middlesex magistrates, and for the disposal of other business. The attendance was unusually nume rous. The chair was taken by B. Rotch, Esq., M.P. After considerable discussion on several amendments, which were ultimately withdrawn, the original motion of Sir W. Curtis, declaring that it was unnecessary to proceed fur ther with the discussion on the report, was put and car ried by a considerable majority; The consideration of this single subject occupied the entire day, and the Court ad journed till next Wednesday. VICTORIA THEATRE.---This theatre has been crowded every evening to witness the performances of Sheridan Knowles, Miss Jarman, and Miss Julia Dunbar, during the past week. The two former in the Wife, &c. and the latter in the part of Arinette in the Little Jockey. Miss Dunbar played with great judgment and naivete, and is a desirable acquisition. Martinez de la Rosa is a native of Grenada, and author of the celebrated tragedy of Padilla. lie distinguished himself early in the Spanish Revolution by the mildness of his manners, the moderation of his views, the extent of his talents, and the firmness and integrity of his principles. He was imprisoned by Ferdinand at the same time with the celebrated Arguelles, and remained for nearly two years in solitary confinement in a dungeon. He was afterwards Minister during the Constitutional Govern went, and upon the overthrow of the Cortes, in 1823, sought refuge in France, where he has since been living in humble retirement. His character seems a guarantee for liberal principles and mild government. Gazeli, his col league, was also a member of the Constitutional Ministry. MADAME MALIBRAN AND THE KING OF NAPLES. —Malibran is now at Naples. The Petit Courrier des Dames says that there Las been " a row" between her and the King of that country, and thus ac counts for it :—Some time since Otello was performed. The pathetic Desdemona had excited the feelings of all and the tears of many who heard her ; when the King suddenly stopped the opera before its close, and ordered the ballet to commence in its stead. One of the first Lords of the Court of Naples gave a fete to the elite of that ca pital, and invited his Majesty. " What do you give this evening ?" said the King, after having graciously accepted the invitation. " Sire, a spectacle, concert, and ball." "Very well; some good buffoonery, without doubt, for the spectacle ?" " Sire, the most amusing that can be had." " And who sings at your concert ?" The courtier named the most fashionable singers of the theatre and city, but, like a skilful courtier, reserved the name of Malibran to close his sentence, and to prove to his Majesty how much he wished to please him. " Take care," was the King's answer, " that she sings before my arrival." An eruption from Vesuvius could not exci'e more talk and speculation in Naples than this intimation. An entertainment a la Mathews was given last night at the! City of London Tavern, by Mr. Love, who has abjured the title of ventriloquist, and designates himself a polyphonist ; however, whatever may he the term he chooses to assume, his performances are certainly worth witnessing. If they do not display the humour and tact of Mr. Mathews's entertainment, he certainly approaches nearer to it than any other performer in a similar line, whilst his ventriloquial powers equal those of Alexandre. The entertainment consisted of the usual concomitants of this species of entertainment, and, under the title of lgnes Fatui, we are introdueed to a pretty considerable number of characters, both visible and invisible, objects of animated nature and inanimate, &e. In the former characters, we think, Mr. Love displayed his talents to the most advantage, and he was warmly and deservedly applauded by a numerous and respectable audience. Altogether Mr. Love's entertainment affords two hours' rational amusement ; the dialogue is pointed and spirited, consisting of many puns, both old and newly coined, but which passed current, and appeared to have lost little of their intrinsic value from circulation. The performances are to be repeated this evening. UNEXPECTED RETURN OF A SHIP'S CREW. —On Monday last, Captain Fisher, of the brig Advena, of this port, arrived here, together with his crew, who had been missing for about six weeks. The vessel sailed from here on the 7th ult. for Chatham, coal laden. On the day following, near the Dudgeon Light, they lost the main-mast and foretop-mast, when the vessel became in a great degree unmanageable. They continued on board for 15 days, when they were taken on board of tile Everhand, Captain Barlach, of Bremen, for Charleston, and remained there for 26 days. On the 10th January they were taken on board of the Little Family, fishing-smack, of Brixham ; and on the following day were put on board of the Sherlock, of Sunderland, by which vessel they were brought home. Of the kind attention of Captain Barlach and his crew, Mr. Fisher speaks in terms the most grateful and friendly. They parted with the Everhand in 53. 55. IN . . lat., 3. E. long., all well. We ought to notice, that on the 28th Decem ber, three fishing smacks, belonging to Gravesend, came near to the Everhand: part of the crews came on board in boats, and consented to take Captain Fisher and his crew to London, whither they were bound. Cap tain Barlach treated the fishermen kindly, and offered them a supply of provisions ; yet, after all his kindness, they jumped into their boats and pushed off, leaving their countrymen with the hospitable foreigner, but for whose hospitable philanthropy they might have perished. The inhuman conduct of the fishermen cannot be too severely censured. On the same day on which the above crew arrived, the crew of the Flowers of Edinburgh, belonging to the same owner as the Advena, also arrived, having sailed a few days before the Advena, and being run on board of at sea, was towed into Yarmouth, where she became a total wreck.— Sunderland Herald, Jan. 17. ESCAPE AN]) RECAPTURE OF MARGARET PECEETT.Tfii9 ingenious young woman, who about two years ago escaped from Northallerton House of Correc tion, and who, our readers will recollect, a few weeks ago contrived to slip from the guardianship of a constable who was conveying her to York Castle, on a charge of stealing a parcel from a carrier's waggon, managed to make her escape from that prison on Thursday week by a stra tagem which would not disgrace the invention of some of our modern writers of fiction. She was confined in a part of the prison near the hospital, the entrance to which is through the house of Mr. Holgate, the head turnkey. On the morning in question Mrs. Holgate had entered her cell at the usual hour, when Margaret complained of being grievously annoyed by rats, and directed Mrs. Holgate's attention to a corner remote from the door, as being the place most infested. While the matron was peering after rat-holes Margaret quickly stepped out and bolted the door upon her keeper. She then hastened through the house, equipping herself by the way with a pitcher and basket, and, throwing a shawl over her shoulders, she boldly pre sented herself before the porter, who, not thinking she was one of the felons, let her out, and she took her leave of him by a civil " Good morning." For two good hours was Margaret's substitute in the rat-infested cell, knocking and calling, but no one came to open a commission of gaol delivery on her behalf, and thus Margaret had sufficient law to get good leg bail. Immediately on her escape being discovered, handbills were circulated, offering a r ewar d of 101. f or her re-ap prehension. On Friday morning she was recognized entering Hull, brought to York, and in the afternoon reinstated in the Castle. About an hour after her arrival a person from Selby applied at the Castle gates with a second Margaret Peckett, who had been taken up at that town, but of course, as the original was already in custody, the representative was suffered to go at large, which she did, accompanying her resolution to have a glass of rum on the strength of it, with an action far from being lady like.—Leeds intelligencer. ARRIVALS. Tae Duke of Sutherland, at his seat, Lilleshall House, Salop, from Trentham Hall, Staffordshire; Colonel and Mrs. Gore Langton, at Cheltenham, fi om their seat Newton-park, near Bath; the Dowager Countess of Clare, in Belgrave square, from a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Houblon, at Batt's Hotel, Dover street, from Danbury-park, Essex; Mr. and Mrs. Moore, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from a tour; Lieut. Raymond, 72d Highlanders, at Morley's Hotel, Trafal. gar-square, from Cheltenham; M. G. Burrough, Esq., at ditto, from Limerick ; W. Paul, Esq., at ditto, from a tour; G. J. Whittle, Esq., at ditto, from ditto ; J. Corry, Esq., from a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Robertson, in Regent street, from Brigh ton; Captain Fitzmaurice, at Raggett's Hotel, Dover.street, from Portsmouth; Hugh Scott, Esq., and Mrs. Scott, at the Berners Hotel, Berners-street, from their seat, Draycott Hall, Derby; G. Walford, Esq., and Mrs. Watford, at ditto, from their seat, Chipping-hill, Essex; H. Drummond, Esq., at ditto, from his seat, Albury-park, Surrey; H. Smith, Esq., at ditto, from Paris; P. Godsal, Esq., at Marshall Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square; J. Parsons, Esq., at ditto ; J. Hun ter, Esq., at ditto ; the Masters Fellows, at ditto, from Nor folk; Major Wallington, at ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Boucherett and family, at the Hyde Park Hotel, Hyde Park-place, from Willingham, Lincolnshire ; Osgood Gee, Esq., Mrs. and Miss Gee, at ditto, from Essex ; Rev. H. Balfour, Mrs. Balfour, and Captain Pasquire, at ditto, from the north; A. Beaumont, Esq., at ditto, from Hertfordshire; Charles Cockerel], Esq., at ditto, from Sezincot. DEPARTURES. The Earl of Onslow, from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle. street, for his villa at Richmond ; Lord Farnborough, for his seat, Bromley-hill, Kent; the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Sutton and family, for Ramsgate; Thomas Fitzherbert, Esq.. from War ren's Hotel, Regent.street, for Brighton; C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., M.P., from Chesterfield street, for his seat, Glamorgan_ shire; the Rev. B. Down; from Morley's Hotel, Trafalgar_ square, for Devonshire; the Rev. H. Farran, from ditto, for Cambridge ; H. G. Radcliff; Esq., from ditto, on a tour; Captain Baldock, from ditto, for Woolwich; Wm. Armstrong, Esq., from Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, for Cambridge; H. Hudson, Esq., Mrs. Hudson, and Miss Hudson, from ditto, for Cambridge; Francis T. Cunningham, Esq., and Mrs. Cun ningham, from Marshall Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish square, for Scotland; Benjamin Boddington, Esq., from ditto; J. F. Falwasser, Esq., from ditto. ARRIVALS AT CHELTENHAM. Lady Pinhorn, Col. and Mrs. St. Clair, Dean Roper, Revds. Winthrop, Clarke, Fletcher, Moore, White, Jordan, Bolton, Dayley, and Johnson ; Captains Dalton and Parker ; Messrs. and Mesdames Turville, Welland, Gibbons, Elton, Williamson, and Bowen; Messrs. Daniels, Waters, Reeves, Hislop, Crump, Phelps, Chandler, Long, Crawford, Crook, Millard, Brisley, Watts, Shipton, Essington, Lloyd, Holkham, Workman, Hunt ley, Smith, Troughton, Gurney, Gibbons, Wakefield, Mostyn, Willis, Lister, Scott, Harmer, Viner, Bateman, Williams, Bow_ erman, Holding, Whateley, Lewis, Phipson, Payne, Gregory, Read, Robertson, and Randell ; Mesdames Beattie, Stuart, Lam bert, Cooke, Hartley, Winthrop, Briscome, Oliver. and Fry; Misses Blount, Thomson, Wiggett, &c. &c. ARRIVALS AT BATH. Earl and Countess of Waldegrave, Earl and Countess of Cork, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Lord C. Thynne, Lady Theodosia Hale, Lord Poltimore, Lord Ashtown, Sir Hilary Confiance, Sir H. Hoskins, Hon. R. Leeson, Colonel Langton, M. P., Major Gresham, Dr. and Mrs. Ludlow; Captains Wil ler, Sigmond ; Lieutenant Hardy, Rev. Messrs. Coates, Spooner, Weston, Wetherell; Mr. and Mrs. Blathwayt, Mitchell, Tulley, Holford ; Messrs. Avergne Baillie, Curth, Pickering, Gore, Manners, Wilde, Clare, Harris, Davidson, Cook, Booth, Easter, Fairfax, Lea, Heaslop, Lenton, Lott, Monteith, Pen ruddocke, Robinson, Routhard, Scott, Tanner, Way, Wensley, Muskett, Burrows, two Morgans ; Mesdames Lempriere, Collingwood, Arundell and family, Watchurst, Bull, Egmenes, Gray, Hippesley Cox ; Misses Kidney, Barrett, Spooner, Muskett; &c. HOUSE AND WINDOW TAXES. Yesterday the following letter from Lord Althorp was received by Mr. Linsell, the Secretary of the Westminster Central Committee for obtaining the repeal of the House and Window Duties, in reply to one addressed to his Lordship, stating that a Deputation had been appointed to wait on him, to ascertain the intentions of Ministers with respect to the Assessed Taxes, and requesting to be in formed when it would suit his Lordship to receive the Deputation : " Downing-street, Jan. 21. " Sir,— I am directed by L or d Althorp to acknowledge your letter of the 17th inst., requesting, on the part of a Deputation of the Central Committee, that his Lordship would grant them an interview respecting the repeal of the Assessed Taxes. I am directed to state, in reply, that if this were a subject to be brought under the notice of Government for the first time, his Lordship would be most happy to receive the Deputation you have named ; but having already received Deputations from almost every quarter of the metropolis, Lord Althorp trusts the Committee will not press the request, the more especially as the Government have resolved on the course which they mean to pursue with regard to the taxes in question, and will take an early opportunity of communicating their intention to Par.. liament. " I have the honour to be, &c., " T. DRUMMOND." " Addressed to Mr. Wm. Linsell." Last night a meeting of the Westminster Central Com mittee was held at the British Coffee-house—Mr. Brown in the Chair. Lord Althorp's letter was discussed, and the following resolution was ultimately adopted That the Deputies from each parish do convene meetings of their respective parishes to receive reports of past pro ceedings, and further instructions, as soon as possible after the meeting of Parliament." - The remains of the late Lady Lyndhurst are expected in town from Faris a fis interment on Tuesday next, and his Lordship, with MEW relatives as were stay ing with her Ladyship at the period of her decease, on Sunday. His Lordship suffered severely from the boiste rous state of the weather, in his passage across the Chan nel, which, added to the shock occasioned by his late bereavement, we are sorry to say, has much affected his health. Earl Manvers has relinquished the family mansion in Portman-square to his eldest eon, Viscount Newark, who married the daughter of the Right Hon. Secretary for Ireland. Lord and Lady Newark have been passing several weeks at Torquay. Lord Napier an d suite are still sojourning at Blackwell's Clarence Baths, Devonport, waiting a fair wind, when they will sail in the Andromache, Captain Chads for China, where his Lordship is appointed Chief Commissioner for managing British Commercial Affairs. The Right Hon. Mr. Grant gives a grand Cabinet dinner to morrow, at his house in Great George street, Westminster. THE MARQUIS OF WATERFORD.—At the date of the last letters from this young Nobleman, he was at Demerara with his friend Sir William Poulett Geary, Bart., in his yacht the Gem. The letters, however, bore date so far back as the 7th October. The Marquis, from the Leeward Islands, intended to proceed to the Mediterranean to winter, and, perhaps, return to Eng land in the spring. The Primate of Ireland and the other distinguished relatives of his Lordship do not entertain any fear for his safety. THE LATE DOWAGER LADY GREY EGER TON.—After the decease of her husband, Sir John Grey Egerton, Bart., regularly sent the sum of 50/. to be dis tributed at Christmas amongst a certain number of free- SPORTING INTELLIGENCE BETTING IN THE COUNTRY. YORK DERBY. 5 to 2 agst Warlaby Baylock (taken) CHESTER TRADE CUP. 15 to 2 agst Lord Derby's Speculator S to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Controller (taken) 15 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Bridegroom (taken: DONCASTER ST. LEGER. Mr. Codrington's Hounds meet on Monday at Great Ridge, Pert Wood Corner; Wednesday, at Sowley—at 10. Sir John Cope's Hounds meet on Monday at Aldershot—at half past 10. Colonel G. Wyndham's Hounds meet on Monday at Arundel Park Lodges; Wednesday, at Teglease Gate; Friday, at the Kennel—at half past 10. The Hambledon Hounds meet on Monday at Westmeon Hutt—at half past 10. The Cottesmore Hounds meet on Monday at Grimsthorpe Kennels; Tuesday, at Langham ; Thursday, at Empingham ; Friday, at Brook Hall —at a quarter before 11. The Herefordshire Hounds meet on Tuesday at Canon Froome Lodge; Friday, at Dinedor Mill—at 10. Mr. Farquharson's Hounds meet onMonday at Chetterwood ; Tuesday, at Haywerd Bridge. The Burton Vale Hounds meet on Tuesday at Burton Corn. mon ; Thursday, at Slattridge Hill. Mr. Portman's Hounds meet on Monday at Milton Abbey Pond Head. The Warwickshire Hounds meet on Monday at Gay don Inn ; Tuesday, at Weston House; Thursday, at Avon Dassett ; Fri. day, at Woodcofe ; Saturday, at Oakley Wood—at half past 10. Mr. A. Smith's Hounds meet on Monday at Oare ; Tuesday, at Everleigh House; Thursday, at Wilster Wood; Friday, at Hill's Coppice ---at 11. Mr. Horlock's Hounds meet on Tuesday at Lacock Turn. pike; Friday, at Compton Bassett—at half past 10. The Somerset Hounds meet on Tuesday at Blagborough Plantation ; Friday, at Buncombe Hill—at half past 10. The Somerset Vale Hounds meet on Monday at Paddle Moor; Wednesday, at Burton Pincent. The Cadbury Harriers meet on Tuesday at Wincanton Common ; Friday, at East Lydford Gate. Lord Fitzwilliam's Hounds meet on Monday at Castor Hang_ lands ; Wednesday, at Cutworth Gorse; Saturday, at Stanwick Pastures—at la—On Tuesday, public coursing in Castor Field. Sir R. Sutton's Hounds meet on Monday at the Half-way House, Newark road ; Wednesday, at Thonock House; Thurs. day, at Lessby ; Saturday, at Kettlethorpe—at 11. Lord Yarborongh's Hounds meet on Monday at Swinhop Housr ; Wednesday, at Elsham House; Friday, at Kingerby Wood ; Saturday, at Rye Hill—at 11. The South %Vold Hounds meet on Thursday at Tnrnby Wood; Saturday, at Welton Mill—at 11. The Cambridgeshire Hounds meet on Monday at Stowe Fox ; Friday, at Brampton Wood —at half past 10. The Doddington Harriers meet on Tuesday at Manor Farm ; Friday, at Cavalry Barn—at hclf past 10. The Cheshire Hounds meet on Monday at the Lodge, Ashley; Wednesday, at Withington; Friday, at the Three Greyhounds; Saturday, at Minshull Guide Post--at half past 10. The Essex Union Hounds meet• on Thuasday at Langdon Hills; Saturday, at Hutton Malting —at half past 10. Lord Petre's Hounds meet on Monday at Little Munden Lordship; Wednesday, at Ugley Park Green; Saturday, at Aubrey Park—at half past 10. Mr. C. Brock's Hounds meet on Monday at Freize Wood; Wednesday, at Himbleton ; Saturday, at Pensax—at half past 10. The Mathon and Colwell Hounds meet on Monday at East. nor ;Friday,!at Staunton Swan—at half past 10. The East Kent Hounds meet on Tuesday at Sellinge Lees ; Thursday, at Arpinge ; Saturday, at West Brabourne--at half past 10. LITERARY CURIOSITY : ORIGINAL.--The following truly Persian compliment to English beauty, is a literal version of an imitation of the odes of Hafiz written by Mirza Slyyid Ali Shiraz : " Give, 0 give, you rosy boy, the charming cup of British wine I It delights, it warms, the fainting heart. My heart is subdued, it is wasted by the lovely idols; Especially by that idol who is of English birth. They (the English) are all sugar-lipp'd, and speak words of sugar.candy. You would say that the very dust of London produces honey." —Literary Gazette. SPADE HUSBANDRY. ---The allotment system, on the estates of P. B. Thompson, Esq., M.P., of Estrick Park, is now in full operation. Every labourer and bumble mechanic in the parishes of &trick, Deighton, Riccall, Kexby, and Wheldrake, are provided with one rood of land, independent of garden or orchard, at the same rent precisely as is paid by the farmers, and the happiest results are experienced. The truly industrious, with their families, may be constantly seen busy upon their allotments, and those of habits less fixed are found to culti vate theirs with profit, satisfaction, and content. Indeed, the tenants of this kind in the parish of Wheldrake, hav e lately thought fi t to s i gn a paper, express i ve of their grati tude to Mr. Thompson for the introduction of this system ; and the parishioners of Wheldrake in general assure M r. Thompson, th a t th e accommo d a ti o n which it affords to these humble labourers has gone far towards preventing a recurrence of the real poverty and distress which had pre viously existed there. The rents are paid half -yearly, arid each tenant has a printed copy given to him of the rules by which he holds the land, and which is to be cultivated by manual labour alone, with the strictest regard to ho nesty, morality, and good neighbourhood. TAPTEI?SALL'S. 'esterday Lord Chesterfield', A'ei;s was again hacked at 40 to I, without making any advance. All the others stand at the prices last quoted. Mr. Walker's Cotillon was backed for the Oaks at 7 to 1 to a small amount ; no others mentioned. For the St. Leg, r9to I was of fered agst Warlaby Baylock, and offers to take 11 to 1. 10 to I agst Mr. Hesseltine's Warlaby Baylock II to 1 agst Mr. Watt's Bubastes (taken) 15 to 1 agst Mr. Yates's Bentley 20 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Cotillon The Derby and Oaks quotations, which are stated to `le "taken freely," puzzle the sp'culators at Hyde Park Corn:A., and are really " too gooa" to be received without some caution. CHESTER RACES, 1834. The Tradesmen's Plate of 100 gs. in specie, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 sovs. ft., and 5 sovs. ft. only if declared on or before the 14th February. Three to accept or no rac , . To start at the Caste Pole, run twice round, and end at the Coming in Chair. The second horse to receive 25 sovs. out of the stakes. Closed. Mr. Giffard's b. h. Perseverance, aged, 9st. 21b. Sir R. Bulkeley's b. h. Birdcatcher, 5 yrs., Bst. 111 b. Mr. A. Bower's b. m. Lady Stafford, 5 yrs., Bst. 101 b. Mr. Beardsworth's b. g. Independence, aged, Bst. 91b. Lord Derby's gr. h. Speculator, 6 yrs., Bst. 01b. Mr. Miles's b. h. The Cardinal, agedZBst. 71b. Mr. Mostyn's ch. g. Mona's Pride, aged, Bst. 61b. Lord Warwick's b. c. Trepidation, 4 yrs., Bst. 41b. Lord Westminster's br. c. The Controller, 4 yrs., Bst. 21b. Mr. Massey's b. g, Abelard, 5 yrs., 7st. 121 b. Mr. Painter's b. g. Mezereon, by Lottery, 4 yrs., 7st. 111 b. Mr. It. Turner's b. c. Capt. Ross, by Figaro, 4 yrs., 7st. 111 b. Mr. Nanney's ch. c. Ratcatcher, by Langar, 4 yrs.. 7st. 111 b. Lord Derby's gr. c. Schemer, by Lottery, 4 yrs., 7st. 81b. Lord Westminster's b. c. Bridegroom, 4 yrs., 7st. 71b. Sir T. Stanley's ch. f. Les Grace, 4 yrs., 7st. 71b. Mr. J. Robinson's b. g. by Lottery, 4 yrs. 7st. 31b. The Cheshire Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 sovs. ft., and 5 sovs. only if declared to Mr. Jackson, or Messrs. Wed therbys, London, on or before the 14th of February. Two miles. The second horse to receive back his stake, and three to remain in or no race. Any person taking a nomination for this stake, and remaining in, will have to pay the 15 sovs. should he not start, and if he starts the 25 sovs. ; and no horse will be allowed to start whose owner, confederate, or trainer, has not paid all former arrears of stakes at these races. Sir R. W. Bulkeley's bl. m. Jemima, 5 yrs., Bst. 71b. Lord Westminster's br. c. The Controller, 4 yrs., Bst. 71b. Mr. Massey's b. g. Abelard, 5 yrs., Bst. 21b. Mr. F. IL Price's br. c. Caliban, 4 yrs., Bst. 21b. Mr. R. Turner's b. c. Capt. Ross, by Figaro, 4 yrs., Bst. 21b. Mr. Nanney's bl. 1. Harriet, by Filho, 4 yrs., 7st. 131 b. Lord Derby's gr. c. Schemer, by Lottery, 4 yrs., 7st. 101 b. Lord Westminster's b. c. Bridegroom, 4 yrs., 7st. 101 b. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Mure's Hounds meet on Tuesday at Brockley Green Friday, at Little Saxham—at half past 10. The Brighton Harriers meet on Monday at Patcham ; Wed. nesday, at the Racecoui se; Friday, at the Dike—at half past 10. The Brookside Harriers meet on Monday at Newmarket-hill ; Wednesday, at the Racecourse and Kennel, alternately; Fri day, at Telscombe Tye—at half past 10. The Hove Harriers meet on Tuesday at Whitelock Bottom ; Saturday, at Erringham—at half past 10. The Essex and Suffolk Hounds meet on Monday at Elmsted Market; Wednesday, at Gifford's Hall; Friday, at the Lion, East Bergholt—at half past 10. The East Sussex Hounds meet on Monday at West Dean ; Wednesday, at Ditchling Common; Thursday, at Saxby's Barn; Saturday, at Werstmonceaux Park—at a quarter before 11. The Tickham Hounds meet on Monday at Doddington; Thursday, at the Kennel—at 10. The Thanet Harriers meet on Monday at Monckton Beacon ; Wednesday, at Minster Mills; Friday, at Chapel Inn—at 10. The Shropshire Hounds meet on Monday at Pith ian's Gate; Wednesday, at Teremlows ; Friday, at Hawkston e ; Saturday at Sundorne Castle—at half past 10. The Albrighton Hounds meet on Tuesday at Seisdon ; Thurs. day, at Lightwood ; Saturday, at Broad Bride—at half past 10. Mr. Meynell's Hounds meet on Monday at Eaton Wood; Thursday, at Black Slough ; Saturday, at Henhurst—at half past 10. SCHLAGEN BAD-THE SERPENT'S BATH. (From the Quarterly Review.) This sec:nded spot, to which such a number of people annually retreat, consists of nothing but an immense old or " bad•Laus"--a new one—with two or three little which, fed as it were by the crumbs which fall from the rich man's table, are turned by the famous spring if water, after fine fashionable visiters have done washing themselves in it. The oh! ba' l •haus is situated on the side if the hill, close to the macadamized road ; and to give some idea of the scale on which these sort of German 'muses are constructed, in this rambling bath-house I , counted 443 windows, and, without ever twice going ver the same ground, the passages measured 409 pace?',. .vhiela is, as nearly as possible, a quarter of a mile! t3elow this immense barrack, and on the opposite side of •he road, is the new bad-haus, pleasantly situated in a shrubbery. This building contains 172 windows. After having passed, in the two establishments, an immense number of rooms, each furnished by the Duke with white .vindow curtains, a walnut tree bed with bedding, a ,thestnut tree table, an elastic spring soft, and three or four walnut tree chairs, the price of each room (on an aver4ge from 101. to 2s. a day)being painted on the door, our author complimented the good---or to give her her roper title, the " bad"—lady who attended him, on tie plain but useful order in which they appeared, in return for which she very obligingly proceeded to give him the legend of the discovery of this famous spring. This samts legend forms a chapter of some moment in the histot•y ;he little Duchy of Nassau. Once upon a time, it seems, ;here was a heifer, with which every thing in natuN seemed to disagree. The more she ate, the thinner sho grew—the more her mother licked her bide, the rougher and the more staring was her coat—not a fly in the forest would bite her—never was she seen to chew the cud— hut, hide-bound and melancholy, her hips seemed actually to be protruding from her skin. What was the matter with her no one knew—what could cure her no one could divine—in short, deserted by her master and her species, she was, as the faculty would term it given up. In a few weeks, however, she suddenly reappeared among the herd, with ribs covered with flesh—eyes like a deer—skin sleek as a mole's—breath sweetly smelling of milk—saliva bang ing in ringlets from her jaw ! Every day seemed to con firm her health ; and the ph,pnomenon was so striking, that the herdsman, having watched her, discovered that regularly every evening she wormed her way in secret into , the forest, until she reached and refreshed herself at a spring of water—haunted by harmlessi serpents, when full grown about four feet in length. The circumstance, it seems, had been almost forgotten by the rasant, when a young Nassau lady began to show exactly the .symptoms of the heifer. Mother, sisters, friends, father, aall tried to cure her, but in vain; and the physician actually " Had ta'en his leave with sighs and sorrow, , Despairing of his fee to-morrow ;" whets the herdsman, happening to hear of her case, pre vailed upon her at last to try the heifer's secret remedy she did so, and, in a very short time, to the utter astonkb , ment of her friends, she became one of the stoutest young women in the duchy. What had suddenly cured one youot; lady was soon deem e d a pr o p e r p rescr i pt i on f or others, and' all cases meeting with success, the spring gradually rose into notice and repute. I may observe, by-the-bye, that even to this day horses are brought by the peasants to be bathed ; and I have good authority for believing, tha', in cases of slight consumption of the lungs (a disorder com mon enough among horses), the animal recovers his flesh with surprising rapidly. Nay, I have seen even pigs bathed, though I must own they appeared to have no dis. order but hunger. THE LEECH FISHERY. The country about La Brenne is perhaps the nost uninteresting in France. The people are miserable looking, the cattle wretched, the fish just as bad—but the leeches are admirable. If ever you pass through La Brenne, you will see a man, pale, and straight-haired, with a woollen cap on his head, and his legs and arms naked ; he walks along the borders of a marsh, among the spots left dry by the surround ing waters, but particularly wherever the vegetation seems to preserve the subjacent soil undisturbed : this man is a leech-fisher. To see him from a distance,—his woe-begone aspect —his hollow eyes—his livid lips—his singular gestures,—you would take him for a patient who had left his sick bed in a fit of delirium. If you observe him every now and then raising his legs, and examining them one al' er the other, you might suppose him a fool ; but he is an in telligent leech-fisher. The leeches attach them selves to his legs and feet as he moves among their haunts; he feels their presence from their bite, and gathers them as they cluster about the roots of the bullrushes and sea weeds, or beneath the stones covered with green and gluey moss. Some repose on the mud, while others swim about—but so slowly that they are easily gathered with the hand. In a favourable season it is possible, in the course of three or four hours, to stow ten or twelve dozen of them in the little bag which the gatherer carries on his shoulder. Sometimes you will see the leech fisher armed with a kind of spear or harpoon : with this he deposits pieces of decayed animal matter in places fre quented by the leeches ; they soon gather round the prey, and are presently themselves gathered into a little vessel half-full of water. Such is the leech-fishery in spring. In summer, the leech retires into deeper water ; and the fishers have then to strip them selves naked, and walk immersed up to the chin. Some of them have little rafts to go upon ; these rafts are made of twigs and rushes, and it is no easy matter to propel them among the weeds and aquatic plants. At this season, too, the supply in the pools is scanty ; the fisher cats only take the few that swim within his reach, or those that get entangled in the structure of his raft. It is a horrid trade, in whatever way it is carried on. The leech-gatherer is constantly more or less in the water, breathing fog and mist and fetid odours from the marsh ; he is often attacked with ague, catarrhs, and rheuma tism. Some indulge in strong liquors, to keep off the noxious influence, but they pay for it in the end by disorders of other kinds. But with all its forbidding peculiarities, the leech-fishery gives employment to many hands; if it be per nicious, it is also lucrative. Besides supply ing all the neighbouring pharmaciens, great quantities are exported, and there are regular traders engaged for the purpose. Henri Char tier is one of those persons; and an important personage h e i s w h en h e comes to M eo b ecq, or its vicinity ; hi s arr i va l ma k es qu i te a f ete — a ll are eager to greet him. Among the interesting particulars which I gathered in La Brenne relative to the leech trade, I may mention the following :—One of the traders, what with his own fishing and that few months leeches them in of his children, and what with hi s acquisitions from the carriers, who s e ll quant i t i es second hand, was c w o a u s rse o ena f bl a ed fw to hoard uup ; 14, deposited in a place where, in one night, they all became frozen en masse. But the frost does not kill them ; they may generally be thawed into life again. They easily, indeed, bear very hard usage. I am told by one of the carriers that he can pack them as closely as he pleases, in the moist sack which he ties behind his sad dle ; and sometimes he stows his cloak and boots on top of the sack. The trader buys his leeches pele mele, big and little, green and black —all the same; but he afterwards sorts them for the market. Those are generally accounted the best which are of a green ground, ,vith yellow stripes along the body.—Mcdical Gazette. AY.