The Sun. — London, England, 1834-09-02 00:00:00

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The ground is too confined to admit of a constant tti ILP I Y of fresh topics, and men cannot be for ever b e , n g or thinking of the tame battle, even though it hastne or of Waterloo, or of the same siege, though e t he siege of Badajoz. These great events have l their day of wonder, and must now take their quiet P lp tee in history with other by-gone achievements, giving hour t urril4:i newer interests, as they in their allotted from the thoughts of men occurrences no t 33 important than themselves. Such is the regular 1 1 : 11:sedi: f Pi t a h e e e tid e of life, wave hurrying -on after wave, 0; be talk of to-day becoming the sober recollection lisc r t ? -rn°r r° l v. These remarks arc offered in no ; on the contrary, we have read this 'ltliber with increasing good-will towards the work in o g f e , er al, and would willingly contribute to the spread i ts 'Ls reput at i on. Nor do we pretend to quarrel with 1)4 decided tone of Toryism. Every man is indis dotthlY entitl e d to his own opinions so long as they tent: 11°t make hi m i ntolerant of others, and he is con fengii dto exp ress them with that decent regard for the we of his o p ponents, w hi c h , fa llib le as we all are, are a n ( tra i • hound t o rec i procate . I t i s aga i nst Tory , d o its worst s pi r i t t h at our s h a f ts h ave b een di the ' -- -again s t T ory i sm, when it appears, as it too a t? h as done of late, vulgar, brutal, selfish, and of its ?g a in, puff e d up with self-conceit even at the time 140, grovelli ng d eepest i n the mire, and raving with t han th eo l og i cal hatred of those who - pliesuine to Rion its infallibility. h : The l ast days of Don Miguel in Portugal " should o i hi re ad by everyone, upon the fair and obVious prin (Nite °f audi alterazn portent. The world has heard hnd ll°ll gh of hi s b a d qua li t i es , an d h ere t h ey will than Painter w h o h as furbished up the Saracen's ' c urled his locks, trimmed his heard, and so Plast'fd huh from his f ormer se lf by di n t o f p a i n t an d t ine that, if any kingless nation should chance to the 'sign of the Angel, it has only to exalt Don oth g ti el before its door. Our unkindly kin on the rip e th i. side of the Atlantic could not do better than set ia e r n e d u on or Dorn, for Uncle Sam seems mightily aid e l m -e '' I guess, to go to loggerheads with his Pre i3ort' a nd su c h a monarch as the ci-devant King of List : is not every d ay to b e h a d f or t h e as ki ng . ,; 11 and perpend t P e rsonal app earance o f D om Mi gue l i s s triki ng ly pre isleiesthg. He i s rat h er b e l ow t h e m iddl e h e i g h t , power h ful e y . ei Rattly form e d ; his complexion is of the darkest u , fian ce es are expressive with somewhat of fierceness in their Wo re • M accordance'with the fashion of his adherents, he cpti.„4ll.eard shaped like those depicted by Vandyke. So ~toe a tg, wer e his manners and conversation, that few sin solar 7 11 ;".1/1 the sphere of their influence could resist the h attacheination of his address, which won all around t to erat e e" t , . This his friends . sufficiently proved in l!einildes , ha ve delay t o his cause, even to the last hour of his reign. 4°Peitoeenversed with many, I believe with nearly all, of the P r Pres 4 ,• o T a el;B upon the subject, and I never heard other than Ne e - of enthusiastic feeling when speaking of the exiled tr . snatched in the athletic exercises and fierce sports of ~l it e „re a ° l i.l l /tr y d the Prince ,---the boldest horseman of the day,—the v ._ ar t , tt spirit, an . urba . nity . of temper, and a kindness " r e t, the rendered his society in the highest .. degree attrac "e Proud and spirited nobles in his . suite. He, more to o.ruee toh4er P°ssessed that happy facility of exciting the respect d P e tfee i r i a4 k , while he appeared to all with whom he comers r e e d : str itiot Y at ease and free from the slightest shadow of c i tasi ° l lnld l) ., (3 . 111 Miguel was the idol of his soldiery. The oc as,,,er n, but rash exposure of himself to imminent t h ite t Z a:rendered the announcement of h's presence amongst ,qe time a scene of prolonged and deafening welcome. "send w e i B shared whatever privation the soldier suffered. No tie hei pr sck, upon any occasion, could pass without expe- Iv r lg bla kindnss." ilt ° e st assuredly w e never heard half so much good th e d gletiaefote; - and,. with all our disposition to give the it his due, we can hardly bring ourselves to raor e e ve it 11 ".'• Nor is our stubborn credulity a jot the fain elpnvinced when tile writer tells us of a cer kos . 1 "Id lady in sables,—most probably he means tie h etTine,--who tottered to tile King on the mea % t e °4 h is being kicked out of his regalities, and shed JC/i c tr i , eitt of tears no doubt, though with a " curio the Ze 4 4 44, " this last fact is left to be supplied by et'- • im agination. I t 'Aee t illged female advanced in the deepest mourning, and a L l sks 4 Shill'ence momentarily ensued. All eyes were upon her. 1 1) ° , t she had lost during Y this desolating contest a hus tlat 4 f - " A "re sons • her last and youngest son fell at the recent ; t tet ' . s- d7ceesseir a ' As the widowed wife and childless mother ~,ere e d - X 3 r ward to the King, he prevented her kneeling and etti itto l'"e support of his arm—tlie attendant noble gave the hssignal, and the curtain fell."--Page 34. 41 01 4 „ 1 ! i 8 got up with great dramatic effect—the %N I -41 g riot only deep but " deepest"—the large at t h Y-° f the old lady—the sudden fall of the curtain 11 in°lllent whe n th e i mag i nat i on i s ra i se d to t h e th e last Pitch by t h e offer of the king's arm—it beats is 4tlt a 't scene of th e S tranger h o ll ow , an d t h e mora li ty „ of the same order. this title t liussia, and Persia."—The paper under h e se e i nvolves quest i ons o f t h e l ast i mportance to biti ori ettr itY of our Indian Empire. Tile grasping am- Pe gr ' 3 ! Russia, an d h er tota l di sregar d o f j ust i ce i n eirliabfication of thi s i nsat i a bl e appet i te , h ave b een too ritithirlY manifested t o nee d e i ther proo f or comment. Th at in g Gill prevent her from attempting to seize upon tio o, i t " Moment she has the probable means of aggres fro Stiffieiently clear, as well from her Polish history hat l ate events in Turkey. The question then is, Nit ie • r lttea lls has England of meeting this attack, which lttio °l* later will inevitably take place ? The first df tt bC/St obVioUS 'mode of defence is the building up th e artie r in Persia against the Russ by teaching P e oPl t acti cs °, so far as they will submit to be taught, the Gon er tUropean warfare, and by strengthening the 114 4 11 :T e nt - in taming down its despotism, and more wliltblending up the interests of the Monarch Li ens the welfar e of the subject. As a subsidiary of this i s eye all well enough, but tile -best defence itnt oe : ci r Y People will be eventually found in its own th e i r 14te resources, and its own skill and courage in l odi tt) ! P P l ication. If th e b att l e i s to b e f oug h t i n 4 44 1 4 b ehoves u s to take good care that in tile hour tight we ,ate not found weakest where we may, and °e, strongest in the attachment of the d ativ es . , 'Lad e h ' sho uld any f a l se measures o f our own h ave tic oess e tn hostil e, or even lukewarm in the cause, the of Prob ab i the en emy would be something more than s em is O n On this score, what we have most to fear wh ie , , to be the workin g of that short-sighted policy, ticiill4:lllder the name of economy, would reduce the . 'ke tt i c !truly below an efficient standard, and, while 4ir e , t e ,: l y l ig_ our .powers of resistance abroad, would (:Ibteryes Pread disaffection at home. Our author well 1 , 4 ` • ili f 9 ,;ZY th e a f t India_ . be , estimated at about 200,000 men, or r at , neariy these men have parts of . their the 4 „ e , s and with the regiments, either wives and children ilie g _ ,unothere, and brothers or cousins,—sometimes I ., ev iic,,, , , fa ! the wive s , as well as of' themselves,—w e . may, 1,1,1e1, col,„4l_Y•add.ten person s to each man, directly or indi depootidWill giv e: I . a with the army and attached as followers, Inn). by In ore or mass of about two millions, whose support In ky Y s otne ess . up n the military establishments. This • r considered an exaggerated amount,—others tn , t 4 e d erly Y ti t la n t iak it too low an estimate ; but none can, I 11 4 r t fier e d distinct tsts whether e t t h h e e rPopulation u e n x t is h t e s an i n e t the t ° l, f „,:o t e l ",, ° r nenste, ar i i t ble i a s dr.g d tett '. eo h _,4„i r " y ‘awi t era u! Nod independent as to numbers, families in towns and villages throughout Or t ir ' 41 .'4 I have befor e alluded, as affected with dissatisfaction and distress on any large reduction at Ztely i , . 11 enter into these consiilerations, perhap s , too ii , l.ledee tc l , 5 1 ° so because they do not seem to h a ve been . 1 114_ 1 . 4 41.y c o _ l4 .t 4 voluminous evidence -lately taken by A c_ before referred. House in the House of Commons. to which th i 4.lll oth e ,, rred. c' `r trivortant point for the consideration of thilt - Di 'a 5 t earn mintunication between • England and our possessions in India. Th• three routes open to choice are, Ist. the line of the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates ; 2d. the line of the Red Sea and Egypt; 3d. the usual route round the Cape of Good Hope. The first is probably the most antient, as it certainly is the most natural line of communica tion between India, Asia Minor, and Europe, but this route is rendered less desirable by the unsettled state of the countries bordering upon the Euphrates. So long as the Arabs continue in their present barbarous state, and have their deserts to retreat to, there is little chance of this river being selected as the road to India. The second route, by the line of the Red Sea and Egypt, notwithstanding all its advantages,—and we think them greater than our author is disposed to allow,---has yet been found so expensive, that the Indian Government, after a short trial has abandoned it. We have nothing left then but the old route round the Cape of Good Hope, but this passage by the aid of steam would be shortened to about seventy days. It is high time, moreover, to look to the state of our Indian army, for from all accounts there is a great deficiency of European Officers, in relation to the diffi culties of the service. Nor is the Russ an enemy to be lightly thought of, though it has been lately the fashion with certain travellers to pronounce her less powerful for the purposes of war than the world in general has imagined her to be. This is the day dream of minds less anxious for truth than for novelty. The low state of her finances has been urged as a suffi cient obstacle to her success in any long or distant campaign against an enemy like England, and no doubt it is much easier for any nation to . raise armies, than to pay, clothe, and feed them when raised. But it should be recollected, on : the other hand, that RuSSia has facilities peculiar to herself. In a vast tract of country, where, even if parts be thinly populated, the result must yet be an immense aggregate of the human material, and that mass entirely at the irresponsible disposal of one man, it is easy to conceive that troops must be levied at the least possible expense. The Russian, hardy in his habits, and accustomed to the coarsest food, and the barest subsistence, will thrive where any one besides himself would starve ; and thus, when levied, he is a cheap as well as an effective in strument in the hands of despotism. Beyond this, it should also be remembered that Russia has in herself abundant sources of wealth, and that these are every day being more and more developed, and called into action, by a system no less politic than it is unprinci pled. Russia is no longer the country she was when the prophetic tongue of Gibbon declared she would one day prove a scourge to Europe. The first steps of the march, that is to ravage the civilized world, have been taken ; she has emerged from her forests ; she has acquired just so much knowledge as may best teach her to whet the sword and direct the arm of war, without having imbibed enough to give her a relish for the arts of peace ; she is all iron ; and her weight will ere long be felt crushingly on the surrounding nations, unless they have wisdom to unite in time, and drive her back again into her deserts. Of the remaining articles it is only necessary to say, that all are amusing, many instructive, and that the whole will not, in any degree, diminish the credit due to the best of the preceding numbers. THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. Curry, Dublin ; Sinipkin end Marshall, London. The Toryism of Maga and Regina is rank Radi calism compared with the blood-red orange conserva tism of this " official bulletin" from the head-quarters of the Irish Church militant. From the style of some of the articles before us, we should not be at all surprised at shortly hearing of a proposal for erecting a Roden Rostrum in Dublin, something after the style of that from which the Pater Patrice of Rome harangued the people, with the trifling difference of substituting Papists' heads for the beaks of ships in its erection, This antichristian bigotry is the more to be regretted, as this perio dical may boast of an abundance of literary talent of a very high order. " Scenes from the Life of Edward Lascelles, Gent.," is full of life, thought, and vigour. We like it excessively. The " Oath of Blood" is a horrible description of one of the most hellish rites ever perfomed on earth. The other articles we cannot even, glance at, owing to the late hour at which this Magazine reached us. The " King of Merry England" cannot fail of be coming a very popular ballad : " 0 ! the King of merry England, What king so loved u he ? A gallant band he may command, In all his kingdoms three; And there the smile of beauty Still falls upon the free. 0 ! the King of merry England, What king so loved as he ? 0 the King of merry England, &e. " 0 ! the King of merry England— The rose upon its stem,. Shall twine with Erin's shamrock Around his diadem ; While the thistle of Scotland Shall ne'er forgotten be, 0 ! the King of merry England, What king so loved as he? 0 ! the King of merry England, &c. " 0 ! the King of merry England, When sounds the battle drum, With hearts of fire, and swords of flame, A thousand warriors come ; To drive from land his foemen, Or sweet► them from the sea. 0 ! the King of merry England, What king so loved as he ? 0 ! the King of merry England, &c. .4 0 ! the King of merry England When wine-cups sparkle brim, The first the foremost pledge is given In bumper health to him ! Hurrah ! hurrah ! the toast is, The Father of the Free ! 0 ! the King of merry England, What king so loved as he? 0 ! the King of merry England, &c.' METROPOLITAN. " Jacob Faithful " is still the redeeming feature in this magazine. Few contributors to periodicals write with such consummate tact as Captain Marryatt, or skim over a subject with such an elastic, Catnilla-like step. He takes an accurate measurement orhis own capabilities, and knowing well that he shows to most advantage in .sketches of light familiar humour, seldom or never. goes out of his way to sound the depths of passion, or draw. forth into day-light the dark secrets of the human heart. The great charm of " Jacob Faithful " is the uniform simplicity of its characters, and the easy, conversational turn of its language. Many of our modern writers of fiction are in the habit of drawing their personages not fresh from lifei but second-hand from books ; they work out the hints and fragments of conceptions furnished them by their predecessors, and then imagine they are original. Cap tain Marryatt does nothing of this sort ; we have ample proof in all his tales that he has himself mingled, and been familiar with the characters, all whose lighter peculiarities he draws forth in such a - laughing, piquant spirit. Had he a little more depth of observation, were he to probe the h uman h eart , i nstea d o f content ing himself with describing merely that which lies upon the surface, he would leave nothing to, be desired as a novelist. " The Gipsey," a, comedy, in three acts, is agreeable reading, but wants point and conden sation. There are many good thingsin it, but there is a still greater abundance of indifferent ones. The wheat is all but choked by the tares. " Italy " fur nishes some shrewd speculations respecting the present political aspect of this country. " Imprisonment for Debt " will interest, from the strange mass of anecdotes it brings tog e th er re specting individuals who seem t o have regularly . graduated .at 'Newgate., THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1834 SPORTING• MAGAZINE: Had Squire Western been living in these days, most assuredly the book that he would hold in highest estimation would be this Magazine. were he would tneet with all that could impart delight to such an able, but unpolished, Nimrod. We can imagine how his eye would feast upon the . embellishment of the famous pointer Juno, endeavouring, but in vain, to - display his critical sagacity, by pointing, out some defect in her attitude or figure. This por trait is. indeed a triumph of the art. The ear listens— the eye watches—the whole animal is fixed in breath less attention, for it is plain that she has just scented out a covey of partridges, destined ere long to be transferred to her master's pouch. The contents are various ; among the best of them are the " Letters from Cowes," and the details of the " Killarney Stag Hunt." THE NEW MONTHLY. In the language of the mark9ts, the New Monthly is looking up since our last quotations—tales are at a premium, poetry is a shade better, but criticism is not much in demand ; and humour, except it be the prime samples,' goes off heavily. There are evidently some able writers employed upon this work—men who do well, and might do better if they chose ; but the good troops want a good general, and, in the lack of an efficient head, they fight with only half their vigour. It is plainly to be seen, that the hand which guides the machine has had a task committed to it far beyond' its pOwers, and that, in consequence, the work is totally deficient in any gene ral principles, either critical or political. By no exer cise of the judgment, is it possible to guess before hand what opinion will be given upon any topic, or upon any work. It seems all a matter of caprice or accident ; and it might almost be fancied the Editor had recourse to the plan so lately adopted by an inge nious jury,. with the prospect of night and 'hunger before theinthat is, he decides by the tossing up of a farthing whether he shall acquit or condemn. Either way it is a matter of no great consequence. Being, notwithstanding these little hints, in one of our blandest moods, and much more disposed to praise than to censure, we shall give an extract from the best-written paper in the Magazine. It is long, so long, indeed, as to prevent our entering into any ana lysis of the other parts ; but the number, we suspect, will not fare the worse for this necessary act of retinence " At this moment we were under the bank of a beautiful garden, upon which opened a spacious bow-windowed dinner room, flanked by an extensive conservatory. Within the circle of the window was placed a table, whereon stood bottles and decanters, rising, as it were, from amidst a cornucopia of the choisest fruits. Around this table were seated a highly re spectable family—a portly gentleman whose " cheeks and chin gave ample evidence that such refections were his cus tom always in the afternoon," and near him a lady—evidently his better—if not his larger halt—on either side bloomed two young creatures, evidently the daughters of the well-fed pair. Our appearance, although the lawn was some twenty or thirty yards wide, had caught their attention, as their respective !urns and figures had attracted our notice. " There," said I, this scene is exhibited to us by ot 4 r evil genius, to tantalize us with the prospect of what we may not enjoy.' " You are wrong,' said Daly, ' quite wrong—be quiet— beautiful girls, cool wine, and agreeable society, are worth making a dash for. These girls will we become acquainted with—that society we will join—those wines will we " Do you know them ?' said I. " ' Never saw them by any chance in my life,' said Daly ; ' but here goes—the thing is settled—arranged —done. Have you a pocket-book and a pencil about you ? if you have, lend them to me; say nothing, and I will manage the rest. assent to all I say, and stay in the boat till we are invited to partake of the collation.' " But, my dear Sir,' said Mum,' said Daly, at the same moment pulling the head of his funny chock block,' as the sailors say, into the bank of the garden. I sat in amazement, doubting what he was about to do, and what I should do myself. The first thing : saw was my friend pacing in measured steps along the front cf the terrace. He then affected to write down something in my book—then he stopped—raised his hand to his eyes, as if to make an horizon in order to obtain a level—then noted some thing more—and then began to pace the ground afresh. " Bring the staff out of the boat,' said he to me, witli an air of command, which was so extremely well assumed, that I scarcely knew whether he were in joke or earnest. I obeyed, and landed with the staff: Without any further ceremony, he stuck the pole into the lawn, a measure which, as he whis pered to me, while in tike. act _of taking, it,_ he _felt assured would bring things to a crisis. " Sure enough, after a certain ringing of the dinner-room bell, which we heard, and which conveyed to Daly's mind a conviction that he had created a sensation, a butler, biers poudre, in a blue coat, white waistcoat, and black et ceteras, followed at a properly-graduated distance by a strapping foot man, in a blue and scarlet livery, were seen approaching. I thought the next would be our sudden and unceremonious ex pulsion from the Eden we had trespassed upon—not so my friend, who continued pacing, and measuring, and jotting down,' until the minister for the home department was at his elbow. " I beg your pardon, gentlemen,' said the butler, ' but_ my master's compliments, begs to know what your pleasure is here—it is not usual for strangers to land—and-----' " Like the man in the boat, Sir, said Daly, ' only quite the reverse. lam not here for my pleasure—business calls me here—duty, Sir--duty. Here, Mr. Higgins, carry the staff to that stump.' " These words were addressed to me, and I, completely in fatuated—fascinated, like the bird by the rattle-snake—did as I was told, not daring to rebel, lest a denouement might ensue, which would eclater in our being jointly and severally kicked into the river, in which case, from the very little, or rather the very great deal, which I had seen of my companion during our short acquaintance, I felt perfectly certain that I should sink, and he would swim, and that while I was floundering in all the agonies of ignominy and disgrace, he would be capering and flourishing with the two pretty girls in the dining-room, laying all the blame of the affair upon my most incompetent shoulders, and cracking his jokes upon the tyro who had so blunderingly botched the business. " The butler, who found that he made very little impres sion upon Daly, seemed inclined to come after me, which, as I had not the slightest idea of the game my companion was playing, nor the faintest notion what he expected to be the re sult, alarmed me considerably. Daly was too much on the alert to permit me to be cross-questioned. " Sir,' said he to the butler, present my compliments to your master, and make my humble apologies for the liberty I am obliged to take. lam the surveyor of the Grand Junction Paddington Canal, and an Act of Parliament is just about to be applied for, to construct and cut a branch from the basin at Brentford, into the River Thames, near this point. A great deal depends upon my decision as to the line it will take, and I should not have ventured to land without apprizing your mas ter of my business, but that no time is to be lost, as my plan for the cut must be ready for the committee to-morrow.' " Cut a canal through my master's grounds, Sir?' said the butler. " Right through,' said Daly, poking the fore-finger of his right hand very nearly into the butler's eye ; and what lam now so particular about is, lam most anxious that the line should not take down the corner of the conservatory. " Dear me, Sir,' said the man, mistress would go mad at the idea. Will you just wait, Sir, while I speak to Sir Timothy ?' " Certainly,' said he, and assure him—assure Sir Timo thy—that I willa. all I can to preserve the elevation of his house ; for, as it all depends upon my opinion, I shall of course be extremely scrupulous how I decide.' " lam sure, Sir,' said the astounded and mollified butler, Sir Timothy will be greatly obliged to you. I'll be back directly, Sir.' " Saying which the butler returned to the house, and giv ing a significant look to the strapping footman, with the gre nadier shoulders and balustrade legs, which seemed to imply that he need not kick us into the water till he had consulted his master, the fellow followed him, which afforded me an op portunity of asking my volatile friend what the deuce he was at. " Leave me alone,' said he— Women and wine compare so well, They run in a perfect parallel.' I am the Company's surveyor, and having surveyed this com pany, I mean to be made a participator in those good things of which they seem to be in full possession. Yes, Mr. Gurney, as 'Xing Arthur says-- It is our royal will and pleasure to be drunk, And this, our friend, shall be as drunk as we.' Who knows but we may make an agreeable and permanent acquaintance with this interesting family I' 4" But,' said I, you don't even know their name.' " < You are in error,' replied Daly, the man's name is known to me.' " ' Then perhaps you are known to him,' said I. " That is a non sequitur,'- said Daly ; ' I knew nothing of him before I landed here—now I am au, ait—my friend in- the powder and sticking-plasters calls his master -Sir Timothy. There are hundreds of .Sir Timothys ; but what do I da-upon hearing, this little distinctive appellation, but glance my emu) the livery button of thelacquey—and what do I see there ? a serpent issuing from and piercing a garb or gerb. The crest is unique—ergo, my new acquaintance is neither more nor less than Sir Timothy Dod.' Why,' said I, you are, like myself, a bit of a herald, too !' " Exactly,' replied Daly, my composition are Arts with arms contending.' I am a bit of every thing ; but somehow or another my accom plishments are so jumbled, and each so minute in itself, that they are patched together in my mind like the squares of a Harlequin's jacket, only to make their, master ridiculous. Here, however, comes Sir. Timothy himself. You are my .clerk—keep the staff and the joke -up ; , and you shall be repaid with some of Tim's very best chathu margot, or I'm an ass.' Good day, Sir,' said Sir Timothy, somewhat warmed with the intelligence given him by the butler and the exertion of trotting himself across his lawn. My servant tells me that you are here for the purpose of decidiug upon the line of some new branch of the Paddington Canal—it is very extraordinary I never should have heard of it !' _ " You ought, Sir Timothy,' said Daly, 'to have been ap prized of it. Do you understand mu , ..h of ground-plans, Sir Timothy ?' " No, Sir ; very little indeed,' replied the worthy Knight. " So much the better,' I heard Daly distinctly say, for he could not resist an If you will just cast your eye over this paper, I will endeavour to explain, Sir. A, there you see ;—A is your house, Sir Timothy ; B is the conservatory ; C is the river,—that perhaps you will think strange ?' " No, Sir,' said Sir Timothy, not at all.' " Then, Sir, D, E, F, and G are the points, you see, from which I take the direct line from the bridge at Brentford ; and thus you perceive, that, drawing that line to the corner of Twickenham churchyard, where the embouchure is to be—' " ' The what, Sir ?' said Sir Timothy. " The mouth, Sir,—the entrance to the new branch. The canal will clip your conservatory of about eighteen feet diago nally, and leave it deprived of its original dimensions some what in the shape of a cocked-hat box. You see —so, Sir,_ H, I, K.' "' I give you my honour, Sir,' said Sir Timothy, such a thing would drive Lady Dod mad !' " ' I admit it would be a dreadful cut,' said Daly • and then the noise of the bargemen, and the barge horses close under the bed-room windows, --clanking chains,—horrible oaths,_ disgusting language--' " My daughters' bed-rooms arc at that end of the house,' said Sir Timothy. What am Ito do, Sir ? What interest can I make ? Are the magistrates —are the—' " No, Sir,' said Daly, with a face of the most imperturba ble gravity ; all that is. unavailing. The decision as to the lino rests with me ; and, as I said to Mr. Higgins, my as si,tant,—Higgins,' continued he, calling me to him, ' let me present you to Sir Timothy Dod,—l said to Higgins ? what a pity to disturb the Dods,—what a cut at their comforts ;—it goes against my heart to send in the plat'', but the line is so de cidedly the shortest. Ah, Sir !' says Higgins to me, but do consider the conservatory.' " ' I'm sure,' said Sir Timothy, extending his hand to me, I feel very grateful for your kindness. It would be a sad thing ; and must the decision be made so soon ?' " Immediately, Sir,' said Daly ; but lam afraid we are keeping you out here in the open air without your hat. lam afraid you may catch cold.' " Oh, no, Sir,' said Sir Timothy; don't mind that. Perhaps, gentlemen, you would . do me the kindness to walk in.' The servant shall take are of your boat. I will intro duce you to Lady Dod ; she must try What her influence can effect, and I am sure you have the disposition to serve us. Here, Philip, James, George, some of you, come and make this boat fast, and stay down by her while the gentlemen stop. Let me show you the way, gentlemen."' THE LADY'S MAGAZINE Is fuller than usual of elegant, literary gossip,— tales moral and sentimental, and some small pieces of poesy, of which as they have nothing of assumption about theM, we shall not venture to speak irreverently. THE COURT MAGAZINE—BuIIand Churton. THE BRITISH MAGAZlNE—Rivington. This elegant periodical, with its fair paper and its brilliant engravings, is much too fine an affair to be rudely handled—it flits before us on its primrose coloured wings, like some gaudy butterfly, that we almost fear to touch, lest we should spoil its beauty. We must, therefore, hand it over as gently as possible to the lovers of light reading, with an assurance that they will nowhere find a more pleasant accompaniment to their morning chocolate. For the sake of contrast, which, as every one knows; is a great source of effect in writing no less than in painting, we have coupled in the same notice the grave, dingy-looking, British Magazine. The last is full, even to overflowing, of that learning which is not knowledge, though there was a time when it conferred not only fame, but fortune on the possessor. But all this has passed, or is rapidly passing away, and though a man may perchance stumble upon a mitre by an intimate acquaintance with Greek or He brew mysteries, he is not likely, on that account, to obtain much credit with the world in general. Sure we are that, on the present occasion, every contributor must have sate down to his writing-table in full ca nonicals, with the fathers on one side of him, and a score, of lexicons upon the other. Amidst, however, much uninteresting lore—that is, uninteresting to the general reader—is a very curious paper on Cologne, as a seat of the Fine Arts in the middle ages. The writer, with great ingenuity, endeavours to show that, WEile Cimabue at Florence was-abandoning the formal and mechanical system of his Bazantine masters for the study of Nature, there had long existed, on the barks of the Rhine, a band of artists pursuing the same course. If he have not absolutely established his opinion beyond controversy, he has yet made out a strong case, and in every respect the paper may be safely commended to the attention of those 'who have any relish, either for the Fine Arts or for antiquity. THE BOTANICAL REGISTER; or Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery. No. VII. of Vol. 7. New Series, continued by Dr. LIIIDLET. The number before us contains two of the sweetest subjects we have ever met with ; they must become favourites as they get distributed. They are " AZA LEA INDICA" -(the brick-red Chinese Azalea), and " GILIA TRICOLOR" (three-coloured Gilia). The former was introduced from China, along with a lovely variegated kind, which has yet to be published ; it is remarkably bushy, with a foliage of a rich deep green, to which a slight rusty tinge is given by the numerous brown . hairs of the mid-rib and margin ; the flowers are of a bright clear brick colour, a little tinged with rose. The latter is perhaps the handsomest of the family yet received from California, both from the general a ppearance of the plant, and the abundance and of colour of the flowers. It grows to brilliancy the height of about a foot, with an erect stem, and foliage much resembling that of G. capitata ; but the flowers are very much longer, and instead of being col lected in globose heads widely spread at the end of long peduncles, they are few in number in each head; but the peduncles being much shorter and very nume rous, they form a large and rather dense panicle, in which the deep orange of the centre of the colour, and the light purple or white of the margin, separated by a circle of deep purple, show off to great advantage. It is quite hardy, and will grow in any kind of soil. The time of flowering is from July to September, but it may be retarded or advanced by a little management. Nothing can well be prettier than this is when thickly , filling a bed a few feet in length and breadth. "Luk- NUS nanus" (dwarf Lupine), also from California, may be classed amongst our prettiest annuals. It forms a low tufted plant, from six inches to a foot in height, producing a succession of upright shoots, terminated by several tiers of flowers, which continue to open in succession for two months. The colours being bright purple, intermingled with white and rose, a gay varie gated appearance is produced, which is extremely agreeable when the plant is grown in masses. It is well adapted for covering flower-beds, or for forming a compartment in a parterre, or for the edge of a small clump, or in short for any purpose which requires neat ness, and a protracted blooming. If sown in the autumn it will flower in May and June ; if sown in spring, it will be in beauty in August and September ; and by deferring the period of sowing till the beginning of Juno, it may be made to blosiom as late as Novem ber. " RHO ANTHE Manglesii," is named after Cap tain Mangles, R.N., who brought it from the Swan Rivet colony. In token of its beauty, it received the distinction of a medal at one -of the great exhibitions in the garden of the Horticultural Society. Its season of perfection is May and June, at which time there is nothing in the garden that equals it in beauty, for it possesses the brilliancy of the Cape Helichrysa,.with , out their stiffness and formality. Nothing can exceed the taste and richness with which the drawings con tinue to be executed for this work. There was a pe riod, and that not long distant, when the united excel lence to be found in this production of Dr. Lindley would have required gold, instead of its present price, to possess it. We join with the Gardener's Magazine in giving it our : unqualified approbation. To such an extent are the coach proprietors oppos ing each other,. that the fare to Hastings, a distance of about forty miles, have been reduced to 29.-13 righton Paper.. COURT CIRCULAR. Baron Bulow, the Prussian Minister, and the Marquis de Miraflores, the Spanish Minister, visited Viscount Palmerston yesterday at the Foreign-office. M. Vail, the United States Chargé d'Affaires, transacted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for. Foreign Affairs. ' • Mr. 'Whitmore, M.P., and Mr.. Jackson, off' the South' Aus tralian Association, visited Mr. Secrefary . Ride yesterday at'the Colonial-office. " The Military Secretary to the Commander -of the .Forces transacted business yesterday at the Colonial-office. Despatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial office to Lord Nugent, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Duke of Devonshire, at his seat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire, from Oxfordshire; the Earl of Gosford, from his seat in Sussex ; R. A. Oswald, .Esq. M.P., in South-street, from Epsom ; Hon. Mrs. Tollemache, at her seat,' Huntsmore Park, from Brighton ; the Earl and Countess of Hardwick, at their scat, Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, from Tittenhanger Hall, Herts ; the Rev. Thos. and Mrs. Levett; at Symmons's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Eastbourne ; J. R. Thelluson, Esq., at Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, from Essex ; John Maker, Esq., at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle street, from Dublin ; Captain Hopkins, at Raggett's Hotel, Dover street, from Worthing ; Count des Vandes, at Fladong's Hotel, from Essex ; Baron Nicolay and family , at ditto, from Germany ; Lady Chapman and Mrs. Tighe, at ditto, from ditto; Mrs. Colonel Stammer and family, at ditto, from Ireland ; M.'Odier, at Fenton's Hotel, St James's-square, from the Continent ; Major Baring, at ditto, from a tour ; Mr. and Mrs. Blakeman, at ditto, from Paris ; G. Hardy, Esq., at ditto, from Cheltenham. - DEPARTURES. Lord Gardiner, on a visit to the Earl of Chesterfield, at his seat, Bretbv Park, Leicestershire ; Lord Francis Egerton, fot Oatlands ; Sir John and Lady Hobhouse, for Scotland ; Dowager Lady Ri vers, for her scat, Eltham, Kent ; the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Bid dulph, from Batt's Hotel, Dover-street ; the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Moswell, from ditto, for Cheltenham ; T. Lucas, Esq., from ditto, on a tour ; T. Reid , Esq., from ditto, for Glasgow ; Mr. and Mrs. Corcoran and family, from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Bath; Lady Wraxhall, from. ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Morton, from Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, for Brighton ; Captain Jones, from ditto, for Chatham ; General s and Mrs. Spencer, from the Regent's park, for Florence, and Mr. R. Spencer, for. Geneva; Captain Ives, from .Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-square, for Dublin • G. White, Esq., and Miss White, front-ditto, for. Paris ; James flugh, Esq., from-ditto, for Brighton; Lord Ongley,rand,the Hon. Geo. Ongley, from Fladong's Hotel, Oxford-street; Rev. Mr- Peel and family, from ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. George,Lynch and family, from ditto ; John Chambers, Esq., from ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Moss, Gilbert Winter, Esq., and Miss Mooney, from Ellis's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Ostend ; E. R. Rumbold, Esq., from ditto, on a tour ; John Wilson, Esq., from ditto, for Liverpool. EARL GREY'S VISIT TO GLASGOW AND PAISLET.—We have heard on pretty good authority that. Earl Grey, when in Edinburgh, will take advantage of his . proximity to pay a visit to Glasgow and Paisley. The Noble Earl may stay a day or two in order to-visit the public works and nume rous manufactories in either place. While in Glasgow he will probably avail himself of the hospitable roof of our Lord Provost, Mr. Grahame, of Whitehill; and the same distinction he will, in all likelihood, extend to Wm. Hardie, Esq., the ' Lord Mayor of Paisley. By both Gentlemen, we dare say, he will be most heartily welcomed, and entertained -in a style befitting his rank and their high municipal office.—Glasgow Courier. THE LORD CHANCELLOR.---GLASGOW, AUG. 30.—This exalted functionary arrived in town yesterday after noon from Hamilton Palace in an open carriage ; and having changed horses at the Eagle Inn set off for Taymouth Castle, by way of Lochlomond. His Lordship was accompanied by Miss Spalding, his step-daughter, Mr.. Courtenay, and his Secretary, Mr. Edmonds. Messrs. Muir and Lumsden, two of the Magistrates, had been in waiting at the George Hotel, and did not reach the Eagle Inn till his Lordship had departed. —Glasgow Courier. The Lord Chancellor, accompanied by his brother and his brother's bride, passed through this city on Wednesday last, on their way to Scotland. Whilst changing horses at the Coffee-house, the Chancellor remained in his carriage, and attracted a great crowd of eager spectators. The Lord Bishop of Carlisle happening to pass by at the time, tvon recognizing the Chancellor, stopped, and their Lordships cordially shook hands, and conversed together freely for a few minutes., The Chancellor made particular inquiries of the landlord, Mr. Gray, about several of the attorneys here, who, he observed, were old clients of his, and to some of whom he desired Mr. Gray to present his compliments. Before the Noble and Learned Lord and his party drove off the crowd had much in creased.—Carlisle Patriot. FREEDOM OF THE CITY TO LORD BROUGH AM.—SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, 28th Au gust, 1834—Provost BLAIKIE in the Chair.—The Provost stated that as it was understood that the Right Honourable HENRY LORD BROUGHAM and VAux, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, would visit Aberdeen early next month, he had called the Council together, to suggest the propriety of embracing that opportunity of presenting him with the free dom of this City, in testimony of their great respect for his Lordship, and of the high sense they entertain of his eminent public services ; which suggestion was unanimously approved of by the Council, and the Provost was instructed to commu nicate their resolution to his Lordship, and to transmit the let ter to Dunrobin Castle (where he was believed to be at pre sent,) by a special messenger, with a respectful request that he would name the day on which it will be convenient for him to be in Aberdeen.—Aberdeen Herald. - - Neither the Earl of Rosslyn nor the- Earl of Lau derdale signed the requisition to Earl Grey to dine with the citizens of Edinburgh. The Master of the Rolls, Sir John Leech, passed through. Inverness on Tuesday, on his way to Dunrobin Castle. The company at this ancient baronial residence is expected this season to be unusually brilliant. The Lord Chancellor, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, Lord and Lady Har rowby, and Chief Justice Doherty, are to be of the number. — Edinburgh Courant. --- - Sir Oswald Mosley has presented . an eligible and valuable plot of ground near Bradford-street, Ancoats, Man chester, to the Wesleyan Methodists, on which to erect a chapel and Sunday-school. The Rev. J. B. M'Crea declares that there are now thirty Independent Churches, with .five thousand members of congregations in Ireland, five hundred of which are attached to the Ebenezer Chapel.—Cork Herald. SOUTHAMPTON GRAND MASONIC MEETING.- THE DUKE OF SUSSEX.—On Tuesday last an immense con course of spectators assembled in the High-street in this town, to witness the procession of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Hampshire. In the course of the business of the Grand Lodge a letter was read from hisßoyal Highness the Duke of Sussex, Grand Master of the Fraternity of England (at present residing at the mansion of T. Thistlethwayte, Esq., of Southwick Park, in this county), expressive of his deep regret at being prevented from attending the meeting by severe indisposition. The en tertainment passed off with the utmost harmony and satisfaction to the numerous party assembled, who left the lodge a little before twelve o'clock. HULL MUSICAL FESTIVAL.— , The preparations for the approaching celebration in this town, continue to be made with unabated activity. At the Public Rooms, the de corating and completing of the Music Hall is in rapid pro gress. At the Holy Trinity the splendid patrons' gallery is nearly completed, and the erection of the orchestra has com menced. The " bill of fare" for the several oratorios and concerts has been fixed upon, and is in the printers' hand. The music of the choruses is in full course of practice in this town, and amongst the choristers of the West-Riding, &c., whose valuable services have been secured. Mr. Ward is occupied in fitting up the finger movement to the organ, and in com pleting the additions to that noble instrument. The gilding of the statue of King William, in the market-place, is nearly completed. In fact, every preliminary, through the activity of the several cornmittees, and of the parties employed to • perfect their arrangements, is in •.a forward state. Added to all this, we are happy' to learn *fit there is every reason to expect the Festival will attract an inflimof wealthy and influ ential visitors to the town, to the full extent of the most san guine anticipations.—Hull Pacht. • . Captain Medwin's " Angler in Wales" is the only work extant which treats at large of fishing in the principa lity. The Welsh solitudes are not often fully explored by English travellers, who usually confine themselves to the beaten tracks, and consequently little is known here of the character and manners of the secluded mountaineers of ancient Britain. Our piscatory tourist has, however, now penetrated, into the remote fastnesses of St. David's people, and has given us many curious descriptions of that worthy race, and of the noble scenery among which they dwell ; these are fresher, and even newer, than the eternal sketches of the Continent, and will claim more lively attention. A very fine eagle ; about two years old, which was taken when young from among the wild and beautiful scenery of Glengariff, in the west of that county has been presented by Mrs. Gillebrand, sister of Sir George Goold, Bart. of Old court, to the' Royal Cork Institution. CORK CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT.—The following is the amount of pensions granted under the head of Compen sations, or otherwise, on the abolition of, or for sinecure offi ces, and for other civil offices abolished, under the head of 4c Customs," in the port of Cork—with the amount of salary and emoluments—period of service—date of grant of com pensation allowance—and annual amount of compensation al lowance :—J. Harrison, port-surveyor, 1,609/. 17s. twenty-six years 3d May, 1825, 1,207/. C. Barrington, assistant-clerk of ship's entries, 289/. ls. sp. forty-four years, 15th April, 1824, 215/. J. Galway, surveyor .in. the stores, 644/. 4s. 4d. twenty years, 15th April, 1824, 470/.' J. Supple, tide-waiter, 1411. 15s. thirty-seven, years, July, 1824, 101/. J. Lovett, N. store, 1841. 12s. eleven years; '3d May, 1825, 123/. G. Knapp, land-waiter, 582/. 4s. thirty-nine years, 3d May, 1825, 4851. 1-1. Lumley, 'dittO, 2001—forty-Six_ years, 10th April, 1825, 138 L—Cork Herald. - • POWER OP MACHINERY IN GREAT BRITAIN. —Mr. W. Pares, at a public meeting, lately at Birmingham, stated, in proof of the increase of the powers of production, by the improvement of machinery—that in 1792, the machinery in existence was equal to the labour of ten millions of labourers —in 1827, to 200 millions —and 1833, to 409. millions. In the Cotton trade, spindles that used to revolve 50 times in 'a minute, now revolve in some cases 8000 times in a minute. At one mill at Manchester there are 136,000 spindles at work, spinning one million two hundred .thousand miles of cotton thread per week. Mr. Owen, at New Lanark, with 2,600 people, daily produces as much cotton yarn, as will go rolind the earth twice and a half. The total machinery in the king dom is calculated now to be equal to the work of 400 millionth, and might be increased to an incalculable extent under proper, arrangements. —Birmingham Journal. There is, at the present time, an apple tree in luxu.. riant blossom on the farm of, Mr...Pope,,Kingswood, Martley. Within the last fortnight large. numbers of smpes have appeared in this county, and last week several flocks of fieldfares were seen, a circumstance.rather unusual in Au gust.—Hereford Journal. - - ... - _ At the annual licensing of .public-houses in Wolver hampton, on Friday, upwards of one hundred applications were made, principally by keepers of beer-hkees. They were' re fused in Coto. ~ A magistrate of the territory (Ntw South \Voice); whose wool produces him considerably uPviards of 5001. a-year, told me lately that there are gentlemen in theicolony who al ready derive an income of - from 1,5001 . to 4,000/. a-year from their wool alone, independently of the annual increase of their flocks ; but a few estates yield a still higher income.—Dr. Lang's New South Wa les. GINGHAM TRADE.—The Gingham trade at Man chester and the neighbouring towns has dwindled away almost to nothing ; some of the principal manufacturers bare entirely given up the manufacture. It is believed that the repeal of th© duty on cotton prints, which made prints so cheap, has been the means of thus greatly lessening the demand for ginghams. CONSOLATION TO DRAMATISTS.--"The Rivals" " Three Weeks after Marriage" (then called " What we must all come to") ; " Fontainbleau," " Castle of Andalusia" (first called " Banditti of the Forest") " Blue Devils," and that _ subsequently successful extravaganza " Life in London," were all dammed the first night.—Mirror. WHISKY DUTIES.—A return just published gives the duties chargeable on Distillers for deficiency of attenuation. From this it appears, that forty-three Irish Distillers are in debted to the Excise in the sum of 23,0981., which was due and unpaid on the sth April last. The sum due by Scots Distillers was 01. 3s. 4d., by one Distiller at Aberdeen 1 The duties en spirits are evidently much more, laxly collected hi Ireland than in this country.—.44n4/54 . 80,eintnt. DEPLORABLE C A TAsritoPli e gth—t4Yeditesd,ay night last,,about half-past eleven -o'cib¢j •thy.. alifax on its way to Sheffield, was overturned at a smanamlet called • Wharnelin Side, above five miles from Sheffield. We regret to state - that Thomas Roberts, the coachman, who was like- • • wise a proprietor, was killed ' on the Spot. The coach was • upset, but the passengers, four in number, and a child, re ceived no material injury. —Doncaster Gazette. Howisox's " COLONIES."—The design of - this very interesting book is to acquaint the reader with the aspect of nature, and the condition of savage and civilized man in all parts of the world, particularly with reference to colonization. This is a scheme which embraces infinite variety of detail, - riot • alone connected with geography, zoology, and botany, but with records of human adventure by sea and land in the gorgeous .ountries of the East, in the burning clime of Africa, in the primeval forests, and on the vast rivers of America, in the West India Islands, and among the icebergs in the desolate Arctic regions. The author has personally visited most of the colonies described, and has brought down the information connected with them to the present time. Trade is as brisk as ever at Hawick. A half of one of the spinning-mills sold there on Friday last at 2,500/. Kelso Mail. CHOLERA AT ARMAGH.—We' were yesterday favoured with the perusal of a letter dated the 27th inst. and - written by a respectable gentlemen in Armagh,, who gives an alarming statement of the progress of cholera in that city.— When the letter was written, the official report for that day had not been jaublished ; but up to the time of writing, there had been in all 62 cases, amongst which were 30 deaths,:l6 recoveries, and the remainder still under treatment • in the Hospital. Amongst the deaths were those of Dr. Byrne, the Parish Priest, his Curate, the Rev. Mr. Corry, Mrs. Quin, wife of Mr. J. Quin, Attorney, &c. A number of per sons in the upper ranks are still dangerously ill, and some of them are not expected to recover.—elfast News Letter. To suppose, as some of our contemporaries have done, that certain late paragraphs in the Times have been - prompted by hostility to the repeal of the* newspaper duty, '2 appears quite ridiculous. The conductors of that journal are not such fools as to object to what will add immeasurably toy their power and influence. Under the projected state of -the - press, we have not a-doubt that the circulation of the Times, great as it now is, will be increased in at least a tenfold pro portion. The reduction of the duty will not benefit papers of limited circulation at the expense of their more successful rivals. Our position with respect to each other will be the same after it is repealed as at this moment. There is no reason why the journals now in advance should not keep their position : the chances, indeed, are 10 to 1 that they will shoot still further a-head of the others.—goining Paper. TORPOINT STEAM BRIDGE.—Such is the con fidenea now placed in this mode of conveyance across the Ta mar, from the regularity with which it is conducted, and the favourable report of the surveyors appointed by _the General Post-office, that the Cornwall mail now crosses in it daily,' without being subjected to the inconvenience of removing tho horses.- • This--arrangement commenced on Monday evening last, and has been continued daily during the week with" the greatest regularity. As soon as the second bridge is built, an alteration is to be made in the time of starting . the Western mail, which will leave this town about half-past eight in the evening, and arrive here in the morning in time for the Lon don mail. The Bath and Bristol mail, which hitherto arrived here at half-past 12 at night, will reach this town for the first time this evening, at five minutes after ten, completing the journey of 135 miles in : 13 hours. The public are princi pally indebted to Mr. Elliott, of the Royal Hotel, for this additional accommodation. The Tavistock post will leave at a quarter before six to-morrow evening, instead of a quarter before seven.—This post takes all the Cornish bags, as well as those for the North of Devon.—Devonport Telegraph. LITTLE HAMPTON, AUG. 30.—At half-past ten o'clock on Thursday evening _we experienced the shock of 'an earthquake, which was very sensibly felt by all the inhabitants. It shook all the houses in the village, and lasted for the space of two or three seconds. Those who were in the open air at the time, describe a rumbling` noise to have been heard, re. sembling a very high wind. This is the first - time that we have felt anything of the sort in this place, although at Chichester, where this shock was also experienced still more sensibly, it is the fourth time this summer that such a phenomenon has oc curred. Those on board the ships in the harbour here were also sensible of it. The heron yacht, W. Delafeld, Esq., who has been here on a visit to Mr. and Lady Cecil Delafeld on the Beach-terrace, left this harbour on Thum:lay last, for the Earl of Cavan's seat on the coast of Hampshire. The Arundel, belonging to the Duke of Norfolk, is expected' here next week, to be laid up for the season. His Grace is about to reside for a time at his princely seat, Arundel Castle, where the usual hospitalities will doubtless be displayed.- , The number of bricklayers, together with the la bourers who attend on them, out of employment in consequence of their having struck, is computed to be about 15,000: POTATOES.—This crop, which is reported as a failure in several districts, looks exceedingly well in Liddes dale, and also in the Hawick district ; but notwithstanding of this, and of 'the low price of meal, they have been selling : at public sales, much higher than former seasons. About Hawick the potatoes have sold readily at from 13Lto 181. per acre, and they yet appear much in demand.—Kelso Mail. We regret to learn that this year the prices given for new wheat are -much lower .than have been known for many years before. A good deal of the wheat brought to market is in very bad condition, being full of bunts . ; &c.—. Boston Herald. 'THE HARVEST.—The harvest in the line south of York, Bridlington, and Leeds, is all finished. In the North Riding it is also advanced, and much of thi coin, par ticularly wheat, is housed. „; liiLtlie c _neighbourliood of Harro gate it is backward, and in 4 lamp district of more than 20 miles between Knaxesborouili and through . ,Bolton -Bridge, .there is a . great deal tiaCUI". Tlie bean cutting has begun.=Leeds Intelligencer. TIIE WEAvEns.--rDirreteq niFetings have been held in this city during Tasi from which it appears that an attempt has been Ma ly ,ViNEF 9 inirt of several - of the manufacturers, to reduce 'the pgati6f Weaving. This reduc tion is opposed by the weavers; and it appears that, our most considerable manufacturers also think it unnecessary. It is not for us to take any part in a question of this sort ; but we know the weavers did anything but earn too much when in full work, and paid by the list, which is sought to be destroyed. The ribbon trade of Coventry has for a long period been ex ceedingly bad, and it is greatly to the honour of the weavers, that, under such severe privations, they should have been able and disposed to avoid relief from -the parish.—Coventry Herald. TILE HARVEST.—In the central parts of Scotland the present harvest will be finished by the time when it usually commences, and, if the weather continues favourable, it will be stacked in the finest condition. It is remarkable that the crops on the hills are almost as far advanced as those in tha low grounds, a circumstance attributable, perhaps,. to, the dryness of the season, and the abundance of sunshine_;. far there is reason to think, that it is not the trifling difference of temperature caused by the elevation which keeps back the corn in high districts,. but the larger quantity of moisture which falls there, 'and the greater frequency of a cloudy a t.. mosphere. A friend of ours saw excellent crops of oats on Fala .Hill, near Middleton, and on various other bills alon the course of the Gala two days ago, at the height of 1,100 or 1,200 feet abase the sea, and some ©f them un i tl,pr the sickle. Our English neighbours are probably not aware that oats and barley in good years like_this,.aot only groin, but thrive, at such elevations. The average,: height of the flat country of the three Lothians may be. estimated - at - 200 feet, Which ire 1,000 feet lower than the eitteme altitude at - *bleb corn is ra i se d,..- At this upper limit of cultivation, the temperature is only ;about 3} degree 4 of Fahrenheit ". less than At the lover Olinnelit2,47l:l,tabret. ia ß re u fa t e i t t io ni n u t f t -b t e he k atm osphere ept in mind thatan' theountsonlit tempera ture alluded to is thatin the sh a d e , w hil e t h e direct ac tion of the sun's rays is probably t le ss in any sensible degree than ;in the plains: Hence it i s , th a t i n a c l ou dy and wet sv.s.on, the, difference in o point of. earliness ketwixt the highe nd grounds is great; bui in a di} , and sunny one it is trifling. Between the Moorfoot bills and Edinburgh about three. fourths of the corn are cut; and many fields arc already cleared,—Scotsman. •-----. , ,R. • ;.~ ^ 1!