The Sun. — London, England, 1833-08-19 00:00:00

!free! of considering the system o! taxa of affording relief to the country. said the malt tax had the effect of of corn; it brought in only S about .the Exch, while it caused the m illions. It was therefore a tax above the equer got rid of. A great deal oppressive nature of the house and hut it should be recollected that all the taxes went into the Exchequer, whereas, malt tax did. A man who rented a house mi ght pay 71. or 81. a year in house and but man whose family consumed two or b eer aa d ay, Paid far more than in house or He h oped that the malt tai would be "11Y th" in next S ess i on. \I Presented a p e titi on f rom Hudders e case of Joshua Dobson, of Hudders z, ccoanlivedicted of publishing a penny on " Ile Voice of the West Rid and thrown into prison in default of ef.2o /. He (Colonel Evans) had before ~state respecting this individual certain 4 °W found were corroborated by this peti . ha d been cut off, he was compelled to Uniform, and h e was re f use d ( a l t h oug h i n be allowed the assistance of his friends, or ti „ , : lend him food into the prison. He had ' — an ted to great indignity by being classed with .—.Os convicted of unnatural crimes. All 'awl) had th e aut h or it y o f th e lion. h a li eitor-G enera l to say, was contrary to Ped that some inquiry would be instituted t' °II 'GENERAL said, from what bad c l' ol er day, he had caused an inquiry to be he result of which had not yet It ed to h im. As soon as it was he would to the House. He had, however, seen a " ' fli ng, who bad had a letter from one atagistrates in which it was stated that so th ,aan having bad his hair cut off, he had as 'r as he ever had.—(Laughter.) 'ords from Sir S. WHALLEY, which the gallery, °ll-GENERAL said, he should be glad be altered but no one could be permitted lefiance. This person had infringed the a lOW him , an unstamped newspap i e r, and . it would to go on w i th mpunity, as it those who were obliged to pay the stamp read a letter, which had been received '0 had visited Wakefield prison, in which toed, and which corroborated the state in the petition. It further stated that to hard labour. He contended that it 'per Punishment for a man merely because a Penalty. OR GENERAL said he rather thought must have mistaken the petition. It Dobson. :T rejoined by saying that it was not a lard labour, and he therefore called upon ieral to interfere, and prevent a repetition taller observations from Colonel EVANS, lutt, and Mr. Comam, the petition was le. tS then presented a petition from George ior of taxes, praying for compensation ; 'ona the inhabitants of St. Paul's, Covent upwards of 500 householders, complain ition of the hod tax and its unequal 'ear) bear.) The petition stated that in Paul's, which was chiefly occupied by ,nd tax was 2s. 6d. in the pound, whilst Arista of St. George's, Hanover-square, As were principally persons of rank and itency, the charge was only 611. in the ler illustration of the inequality, the peti. St. Pancras the assessment only amounted :he pound. 'T said he had eighteen petitions to pre , in consequence of the state of the House iod of the session, he should not say as 'e he w uld have dime. Tee first peti ()Whim, in which was , xpres.ed isappointnaent of the petitioners at ' itch had followed the Reform Bill. They 'mat suffrage, annual Parliaments, and The Hon. Gentleman then presence I pe ' Rothernam, praying for annual Parlia -1 ballot; from the Nottingham Pelitieal le gross partiality exhibited in the present 'II, ant for the immediate repeal of the corn Nottingham and Winchester to the Gin John Russell, of Birmingham, corn conduct of a self elected body of commis ' Parish (whose name we could not M a malt tax, and signed by every ,stnPariah; from (co certain persons re who were present at the taking I n 1799, complaining that they had de first division of prize-money, and pray l'reace of the House, that the remainder prayer which tbe Han Member said consider to be unreasonable. The next to present was one that very well deserved 'f the House. It was from a Mr. "man, who lived in the Burlington Ar 'ted in his petition that there could b e no ''asperity in the country while the nat iona l select e4 lik t . mi , He prayed tie House to appoint of ~"re which he propowd to lay a p f i or r t m he 447 t!le national debt, without doing any la , 41 1*0 4 ,_ 114 ',neanvenience to any body.—(Hear, hear, grje, a s ou l He (Mr. Cobbett) hoped that Hon. bt Otty f r it 'ds during the recess, attend to this request; t i e the plan of the petitioner, they would ftt i N e national debt, and he would not say that lukt ti iked i l i ll t get rid of their estates at the same time.— pea'li le u ghter.) The next petition he had to pre tlilski°4 the chairman of a meeting at Manchester, Ph t :et4; l _lat Wm. Symonds bad been discharged with ‘ b • Th: his r egiment, for reading an un-tamped new.. rot ' "rit e ra"tt Member then presented a petition from liallitetk,_reAsela..te.publisher of newsp aper . a . at Leeds. Mr. d his I,,et:!rt eery petition to the House, that hours' active part in advocating the 10 hilb ) That the f actory masters too k a great dis ill4toy . Ntto t alld e ntertained great animosity towards him t t031: 4 4 . tof his ex ert i ons ; that not being able to fi nd h l P r° lteute him, they set about making great e Ai al mo ngst themselves, and caused an action to its' a gainst the p etitioner for an alleged l l tlat i „ ett ea ' 14 67 °1 on the subject of the Factories Bill. , eriL- the action to York, where they t° go. The action came on for trial, and Pit y ' bearing the record read, said that he : t att,,, itP e his time occup ied with hearing such truni "d Id o f a juror, t t i jqr r ecommem_e_ the withdrawal ..11iitopittieo:wds withdrawn. This, in his (Mr. Cob zsviti t i ou was a total denial of just ice.. He knew 'IN of p , that Forster's consent was g iven to was boy i r°l ll L i e e ' d lng, but it was a consent t hat ;40 4 oliv e tc . , 11 / 1 . If he bad proceeded to a trial . he (tttih.4,ad 1 ., 411 the whole weight of the Judge against ti ;3:,_likely ( although there was no more ground the ' re was for prosecuting the Solicitor iced f t t i ; l l an the Brie oo . unt) he would have had the k sti t t Ju ry against him ; therefore his Counse Ll ° pay e°n.ent to it. As he did not go to trial he opt alltet4tuwil costs, and to pay SO witnesses whom atehe a t g o ed to attend the trill. Thus he had to lay Of. t 0,,,. a r 400/. on l y b ecause t h e J u d ge wou ld tt, t - sse tried. He thoug ht the petition exsremely to 'can e '2 l th Ott e attentio n of the House, and hoped Joraaure would b e a d opte d to put a c h ec k (lit e ' yap° having the power to say to a Ctit,6 e 'hall not have a fair trial ; for in his t4 ;Pe t : th e j ag j e t :1 1) inion, that it . . was saying out 41 Wer e •• The three remaining petitions he land s tih b tneeti all relating to the police. The first w h a 1 4 411 1 in. n g of the Working Classes at Edinburg, et :f the r ., system that had been carried on by l at erti t e • he next petition was from a CowiteePer - mg I , tote,' wilt) stated dart he kept a great mot 'llllo sn o t s , a nd that he derived his living by sell i/Pat.ll4 e at; Tha t he, several mornings, on going out to Wh o tts Tht:t.found they had been milked before be got INN to off etw ue was for some time unable to discover illt his was, until one morning, on going out as m (4 h a cow; he saw a police sergeant of the ;'(l,,,,l s t 'ett, of the P division with a pot in his A t *4,4 th e t) on fiudin he was discovered, toipt N t • Pot and ran off. Th e p laintiff found that t li c r h,Z o 4 t r t rn, and . that there was a small quantity of ISerpaottnee h . no of it. The petitioner also stated that it m ith the Cow, but aletrwards cili a ' 3e that t's, and that he was at a station at Peck- Al l i , it„ tiptg the nii. e . waa in the habit of milking the cows be p eti r ,.stat e d Iv ': „ to e .the policemen. This the Hon. qauer th important point in the petition. kt a Wh o the.. ated that he had subsequently seen Bart • IC' p lat hen requested him to write to the superintendent ' l7 ateuo- u Charge was false, but that he attended at Ouse twice, sod 'a% — "Ad t • h full y Proved the charge. tt „.. s _ O. _ ime e attended, superintendent t m id him that what he had stated would do , " might Th. go away. tof this, Bartlett ') ' h 'stand ; !Ai/ tyth- th e e AGLIONII I cot view ° 8.._, 0 eomprellee . ' the.vr. I r wa s ir, ttia,gptoic, r g e for p , o ), 13 Sf it IS I,' 4 14 la . ghoul ding scbo; kr ': of ti ddle clay.- ibi_of tho se 4 Lion withool;; kieof them, t ad the Bt f! ' ye ar r a rinciple Or, Pot s tax", bun Ir. If noilo dutlfbeer ; the eri 4:fivye% a natieOri 4.41 I. :hing ougoi whollt,ti4 ti ome grs , 1 ,, w ad b ee ffect. I°,, ;Ira:asp, ig is to V", :,:alPeoalt.re, ion] viere:i whi,lo,_n 1 0 C 1 it WO i , i } is°, hae 40 PForentS Ir ., , htehe pr ir ) either 19 ' thalthl'un u Id be viol li,;:l thouT,IN a t 62' an;llbjert: incipie OOP% h e (c!soo talleeS oft _tier .Lepel4.4,l] )t advoov-, , i t. - li e h —1; ) adoptioe- .180 h oped r small 1 , ,341ict,r( i large 016„, ttdi:Zoin, 1 the whole . ' eltttrie;the ed by the tltLtttell'att iture, Th° l t ilt ;1 thi, t ba ranee ,of 0111 l':.nittisie n,'" sive manner: ':1)0bal,, Ise. It fll -17 a f!! hair Houses L tho kudib,wo was cal tPO. :lalr(klein,rt rm A c t if 4%0 ',Jul() a ( -e icy 14* b, igh ehous ,p, Pllbli it d l l'egifilsoll; dr'lLlg to kiti ng antic effOrti it "Oahiltrilow issing, ell „:. o) , 11) ratiVeS? jP hi:IIIET, Diple Of re: Ot a ' vs% ° Win ether faile' ''. kttelegaafit upon PISS a tilitS b p ed i hi . hi , t• In , PefatiOn, a lbattl itilpro' iion of the 4:8011Pa ! L i .ed in ego 4 lif el T( one for 0: lip. ~.erttniher detailed 0 0 .ethill°ll ßE ,, ‘ • I wtillent of ° NI cal , r Itth tor r bar and °IA Aktto ' ode. ene sit min . k t io t :t. being ~Y 4 f,thro,lfittr ny one II: ' ,-iotithhe 4EII rast anior 4; 4 AVANei ed in 0 1/ ,, ' Petit.lutl'e . a t , ,Y 0 I eduolO" w sit ton lally, lb: 4, o p , b Y Teets othics (F l e a yetis ye the fisl' 41,*:44,,! St. e to see P , r hire lon ,1011 thy ' lay see,- ' 44, itbi Pa ) cotaut, gm i ti1d,111.:.7t, in at 41:404141'4e in )r the oote ',,:og i ln eh >n Sat 0 144 1,t4'14,,,khtr :ntered 100 te,,u7e_Perii t-officCfh .4. g::•:: f ro m 4 0 little ( tti 13m been ~0 , std . 0 . , di ., ;overt). ' i , .. b y 1,. "ill; ed, and r id ' 1:,`1%,. Chlotu.niviel ill be dag ' 1 0i 9 ate' NeVe- of 4, vote - town of ~ 4 4 akt,i, by S. It ell b "thc . kit tla chat Is due. i tif tY ;°' , . 4in.vtt; . fr o '14015 of th iro n NI EY N . i 1/4.1„ 4 19., wet 4 eh 'it ki, kt at IN rip. Oldb VS. 4l 'Q'Pata a r-five toie° kii,,,►Z:i thalei 0 Di 44 11 °lted n, sigoar WTI ' Paid,' •I' CanW:-. oil b.litletlid , S i r Su • i l'il4lttet,',:'kl tie, y Sir Su g o 14 4,,, ei ."nii - elief shit A Nottlitc 0 01 a diffe°66o,l 144 ti t , he nlt er al f Sir rei t0a,„4:11,4::r state niabt " e6• -"lt'dPro - 4,7%, -h; - -for, was removed from Peckham Rye to Walworth, and there continued to do duty as a policeman, and the petitioner prayed the House to take the - case into its corisideratinn; The Hon. Member then presented a petition from a person, lately an inspector of police, complaining df the conduct of the Commissioners in dismissing him from office, and without having been guilty of any miconduct. Lord MORPETH stated, in reference to the petition presented by the Hon. Member from Mr. Forster, formerly connected with the press in the town of Leeds, that the action brought against him for libel was instituted by a particular individual, and not, as was insinuated, at the instigation, nor supported at the expense, of the manufac turing body generally. He wished to state this fact, although the petition was more particularly directed against a dis cretion which it seemed the judge possessed to prevent a trial being proceeded with by advising the withdrawal of a juror. As to the petition from Hobson, be begged leave to state that since the conversation which had this morning taken place, he had had an opportunity of seeing a letter from a magistrate, who was well known in the country for integrity, which stated that Hobson declared his ability to pay the penalty, and that some of his friends had actually offered to pay down the amount for him, but he seemed to prefer the glory of being immured in what be considered the good cause.—(Hear.) Mr. HARDY read a letter from Mr. Heyward, a Ma gistrate of the county, to the same effect. He had visited the prisoner, and found him in the best room with news papers allowed him ; and his friends were also admitted more frequently than the rules of the prison permitted. He had recommended him to pay the fine; but he wished to he talked about and to be made a public character ; and be was very angry because he was sent to prison for misconduct, and not for glory.—(Laughter.) Colonel EVANS vindicated the character of the petitioner. On the reading of the petiting on certain persons re siding in Oldham, praying for a further division of prize money, Colonel WILLIAMS rose. to deprecate the practice of keeping prize-money so long from those who were entitled to and richly deserved it. Mr. HARDY trusted that the practice among the agents of not paying the odd pence was done away with. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT felt quite satisfied that the proper officer under Government would look into and re• move the hardship. Colonel EVANS, in reference to the Deccan prize money, deprecated the allowance on the part of Govern ment of so much litigation on the subject. It led to the greatest dissatisfaction, when men were thirty or forty years before they got that which was their due, and, in many cases, death deprived them of the benefit of it altogether. He trusted that something would be done on the subject in the next session. Mr. TOOKE presented a petition from Mr. Oxenham, a solicitor of Taunton, complaining that a parcel of deeds which he sent by the mail had been opened and detained because there were two letters inside. The Hon. Gentle man said the letters related to the deeds and other business between him and his agent. He had received a letter from the Solicitor to the Post-office, stating that he had incurred the two penalties. Soon after he received another letter, stating that the Postmaster General would compromise the matter by exacting only one of the pe nalties. That was the manner in which the case stood at present. The Honourable Member read an opinion got from Mr. Follet, the barrister, stating that such letters might he sent if they only related to the business of the parties—that deeds and papers were goods within the meaning of the Act, and that an acti , n would lie against the postmaster for the detention. He gave notice, that early next Session he would introduce a declaratory Bill to amend the sth Geo. IV. chap. 20. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said there was no ne cessity for such a thing. Mr. TOOKE was glad to bear that; but he thought it was necessary, because the solicitor of the Post-office did not seem to read it in the same way as the Learned Gen • lem an. Mr. STANLEY said this c tse was one certainly of gr , at importance, and therefore he beeeed to mike an explana tion which had been furnished him by his Noble Friend, the Pestmaster-General. T 1.6 Post Office having the mono poly of c irrying all letters, it being public policy that it .be a ld have that monopoly, and the revenge deriving•consi deratle amount of revenue, perhaps with less inconve .!.nee to the Auhj,.ct than by any of er mole . it must be eviriFnt that that monopoly should be strictly piot,cted, and that rn rcantile. commercial, and other houses, who transmit a great number of letters, shou'd not have facilities 'or evading the payment of letters by sending tern by parcels and by coach, while all other persons were obliged to pay. Perhaps the House was not aware of the extent to which the system hail been carried. It cm , e to the knowledge of the Post Master that many of the principal coach-office bigs were made up every day tor th. purpose of forwarding by coach paper parcels fu of letters. Several of these parcels had been stopped and sent to the Post Master. One parcel was found to contain 42 letters and another as many as 200. It was ascertained that a hag had been regularly made up at the Gloucester and Bristol mail offiees, on the Slat May, the day when the petitioner's letters were found ; that hag 'contained sixty letters, and on the following day forty two. They were in parcels of two, five, or six letters. 'here was no excuse that there was ,tny additional speed or additional convenience by that system, because the letters were sent by the usual mail, only that every day the Post Office was defrauded.—(llear, hear ) In consequence of this seizure of letters, the Postmaster General was threatened with legal proceedings, to which the 1 otter replied he was anxious to meet the parties in order that the law might b- known and established. However, no person thought proper to try the question; and the Postmaster-General thought, in order to bring the question to an issue, to select I case for pro secution, and have the point decided at law—not with any vindictive feelinr, or a desire to recover penalties, but only to let the public know that such fraud could not be p.rmitted to go on with impunity. On the 31st of May two letters were put into a parcel with some deeds by Mr. Oxenbam, the petitioner, addressed to his correspondent in London, but the Hon. Member (Mr. Tooke) was wrong in stating that both those letters referred to the deeds ; only ens referred to the deeds, and the other to some other business. The exception in the Act of Par liament related to letters referring to and accompanying goods sent by a common carrier, and not to deeds; but certainly it would he acting harshly if deeds were not considered, in this respect, in the light of goods. Mr. 'Dunham c tiled at the P, office and was given his deeds, but copies were taken of the letters. He afterwards wrote a letter to the Postmaster. General, in which he said be was like many other country attornies, ignorant of the state of the law—a fact that he (Mr. Stanley) considered rot a little extraordinary. He no where stated that he was ignorant of the law, and he threw himself on the mercy of the Postmaster-General. If, as the Hon. Member had stated, it was the opinion of the legal profession that other than letters concerning the deeds with which they were sent might be sent in such par cels then he (Mr. S.) must confess that those legal gentlemen betrayed unjustifiable ignorance of the law. He coul I not see that the Post-office department could do fains than select this case of Mr. Oxenhain upon which to try the merits of the question ; but the House must bear in mind that this case was now in course of trial. Mr. TOOKE hoped that no vindictive prosecution would be carried on against this Gentleman. Mr. HUME said the House had been for six or seven years promised by the Government to have produced a consolidation of the Post Office laws, which were so vague and contradictory as to puzzle the most able lawyers. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he concurred in the opinion which had been given by his Learned Friend Mr. Follett, that letters referring to the deeds with which they were sent might be so sent without incurring any penalty, but in this owe of Mr. Oxenham there was one letter sent referring to the deeds and other business, and another which had no reference to the deeds whatever. Mr. HUME said he was still of opinion that he could send letters by coach or by any friend. Mr. STANLEY—If the Hon. Member thinks so, he had better give notice of his intention to the Post office, and he might then have the pleasure of having the law decided in bi 4 own person. Mr HARDY was against the Post-office having power to open letters, but still the accomm ,dation which the Post-office gave, ought to be considered as the last that could be afforded, under the circumstinces of the country. Any one had the power to send letters to any part of the country by a friend. Mr. HUllE—He cinnot. Mr. HARDY -aid the Act of Parliament expressly provided oat if the individual by whom the letters were sent would deliver them to the person with his own hand to whom they were directed, that such letters sbrtild be exempt from postage. Also any letter that was sent by a carrier with goods, if it rehted only to the goods that were sent, Was exempt. Mr. 0 REILLY trusted that Parliament would never sanction the breakitw open of letters, which in his opinion amounted to an infrineement of private right.. Sir E. KNATCHBULL presented a petition from a Dean Julio Parker, relative to the proceedings for the re covery of tithes, institwed in consequence of Lord Ten. terden's Act, and complaining of the operation of the Bill that was introduced the other night by an Hon. Member (Mr. Blamire). Mr. BLAMIRE said, that in Kendal alone there had been 1,700 separate suits instituted most vexatiously, and it was quite impossible for them to be carried into effect without bloodshed. There were in other parishes also a great number—from 300 to 600; and the person who had served the writs had been stoned out of the place. The Solicitor-General stated, that when the subject had been first brought before the House, the evil was not at all exaggerated. It had been said elsewhere, that there con d not have been 6,000 or 7,000 suits instituted because there were no more then 11,000 parishes in England and Wales—but what was the fact? Why that in one parish alonel no less than 1,500 and in others 600 writs were served. The evil was tre mendous, and he hoped some means would be devised for remedyine it. The SPEAKER then left the Chair. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,-In the last Number of the Edinburgh Review, Art. viii, entitled " thmervations on the Income and Ex penditure of Great Britain, during the years 1831.1832," appears to me to be neither more nor less than an out and out defence of the measures of the Whig Ministry, and of whatever mode of taxation they may be pleased to adopt. " The system of taxation in the country being bottomed on sound principles, no new system could be substituted in its place that would not be infinitely more objection able." So says the Reviewer, and the astounding decla ration is followed up by an attack on the Radicals or Revo lutionists, as they are termed. Allow me, Sir, to show that our present system of taxation is not bottomed on sound principles ; and I shall, for the present, confine myself to the assessed taxes. . . . The Reviewer says, " Nothing has occurred to lead us to modify or change the opinion, that in all respects, save that of making a direct payment to the tax-gatherer, they (the house and window duties) are really among the least objectionable taxes that can be devised." Now, Sir, I will venture to assert, that no tax is more com plained of, or more justly so ; and what is still more to the point, no tax is so unfair, so unequally levied, as that on houses. The Reviewer goes on to say, " Any indivi dual who should form a nation of the house and window taxes from some of the speeches made during the recent discussions, would certainly suppose that they fall with the utmost severity on the lower classes, and that the rich enjoy an almost total exemption from their pressure ;" and then adds, " But they reckoned without their host, if they supposed that their fallacies could not be detected and expo-ed," concluding with the following assertion, " that they were so in the clearest and most convincing manner, by Mr. Spring Rice." Now, Mr. Editor, what I ven ture to assert, even in opposition to the Reviewer, and his friend Mr. Spring Rice, is, that so far from " the poor being totally unaffected by the house and window du ties," the aristocracy are unduly favoured, particularly in regard to the house duty ; and consequently that as this tax produces less than it ought to do, the deficiency thence arising is wrung out of the poor in some other form ; and when he proceeds to state, "It would be quite as correct to say that they (the people) are pressed to earth by the French contribution fenciere, or the Hindoo land tax, as that they suffer sensibly from the assessed taxes," and that " they fall wholly on the middle and upper classes." I must at once state that such is not the fact, and that the middle and upper classes, so far from being the sole con• tributors, do by no means contribute what they justly ought to do--as for French contributions and Hindoo land taxes-..and their relative values—l leave them for the reviewer's cogitations. Now, Mr. Editor, to prove the fact of the middle and higher classes being unfairly relieved from their just proportion of the house duty, at least in this district, I have to state, that there are only 43 houses rated at 101. to 301., and three above 301. therein. Amongst these is a castle inhabited by a Noble Earl, with above 70 windows, and extensive pleasure grounds, rated at 201. ! !—a splendid modern mansion, surrounded by beautiful lawns, &c., at 301.—and another, still handsomer, at 401. !—whilst an inn, which cost less than one-third of the most inferior of the a ove mention .d mansions, is rated at 501. !! ! The house-duty actu lly levied on, and what ought to be, the above ineiiti.o,e i mansions, is as follow, :•—• My Lord's castle is assessed at 20/. and pays duty XI 10 0 My Lord's mansion is assessed at 301. and pays duty 3 '7 6 Sir -'s mansion is asses s ed at 401. and pays duty 513 4 --- House tax actually paid £lo 10 10 The first ought to be assessed at 3004, and pay £42 10 0 The second ought to be assessed at 2 01 and pay The third ought to be assessed at ::00/ and pay 2B 6 8 99 3 4 Sum lost by the public, and allowed Proprietor .688 12 6 being nearly nine-tenths of the whole!!! Sir, 1 trust 1 have m tele good my assertion, that the house duty is a grievous burden, and that it does not " fall wholly on the middle snd upper classes," and that it is not " really am .ng the least objectionable taxes that can be devised," as asserted by the reviewer—and I shall conclude in the words of an Han. Itlems.er of the Lower House, " That the house duty, in particular, as at present sessed and levied, as regards indivipludls, towns, and dis 'ricts, is grievously unequal and unjust." I sin Sir, y..ur most obedient servant, August 13, 1833. VERAX. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S, DEAL, AUG. 18.—Wind S W.—Arrived the Manuel, An dereochan, from Cadiz; and Enterprise, Zellinger, from Ame rica. Arrived from the river the General Palmer, Thomas, for Madras, and remains; Diadem, and sailed for the Cape of Good Hope. - - . PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 17 AND 18.—Wind W.N.W.—Passed by the Alfred, Talley, from Madras, sailed the 17th March ; George the Third, Waterhouse, and Jane and Elizabeth, WV kinson, from Jamaica ; Zodiacus, Meyer, from St. Thomas's ; Harriet, Lowell, from Virginia; and Ebenezer, Long, from Lisbon. . _ _ PLYMOUTH, AUG. 17.—Wind variable.—Arrived the Eliza and Nancy, Macy, from Venice; Red Rover, Wilkinson, from Naples ; and Francis, Brown, from Cadiz FALMOUTH, AUG. 16 AND 17.—Wind N., fresh.—Arrived the James, Perry, from Smyrna ; Violet, Childs, Active, Snell, and Earl of Leicester, Dowring, from off Oporto. Off port the Mermaid, Evans, from Singapore, out 150 days. Sailed his Majesty's ship Pike, for Oporto and Lisbon, with mails. BRISTOL, Auu. 18.—Arrived the Emily, Keppell, from Gre nada ; John Cabot, Crawford, from Africa; Hero, —, and Kingston, from Quebec. DOVER, Am. 18.—Arrived off port the Ajuida de Druro, Rego, from Aveno. HASTINGS, AUG. 18.—Arrived off port the Spinet, Middle ton, from Madeira. COWES, Au°. 18.—Arrived the Antelope, Hemery, from Rio Janeiro; and Rosanna, Jennings, from Bahia. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 17.—Sailed the Laura, Taylor, Lawrence, Gill, and Golden Fleece, Greaves, for Bengal; and Lady Gor don, Harmer, for Bombay. Offport the Indian, Ravenscroft, from Batavia and the Cape of Good Hope. Arrived the Nymph, Carstairs, from Jamaica; Clutha, Cowan, from Buenos Ayres; Henry William, Lacy, from Pernambuco; Thomas Wallace, Bealby, from Sierra Leone; Amelia, Lake, and Mary Queen of Scots, from Trieste; Rusco Castle, Gibson, from Messina; Eagle, Barnes, from Leghorn; Edmond Castle, Boyes, from off Oporto; and Triton, Miller, from St. Petersburgh. Off port the Charlotte, Sloan, from Quebec. Coax, Auo. 16.—Arrived the Orestes transport, from Mil. ford. HOLYHEAD, Atio.l7.—Arrived the Matthews, Donaldson, from Quebec. The Hebe, Domanshy, from Topsham to Dantzic, and the Picter and Jan Dense, from to Ham'Jurg, were stranded on Eyeiland the 14th instant. The following was posted at Lloyd's this morning : " Extract of a letter from Bristol, dated Aug. 17 :--‘ The John Cabot, Crawford, arrived here this morning, left Accuib June 2. She received from his Majesty's ship Favourite, the following intelligence, a few days before leaving the coast : That Lander was returned from the interior to Fernando Po, in one of the steam-boats, having purchased ten tons of ivory for a trifle ; the other steam-boat was left a-shore in the River Niger. Lander was very ill, and many of the white people of the expedition had died. His Majesty's ship Favourite may be daily expected.' " MYSTERIOUS DEATH. --.On S iturday Mort ing the budy of 4 female, unknown, was tound fluting on the surface of the New River, Islington. An alarm was given, and assistance being procured, it was taken out, and cmveyed to the vaults of the par sh church, On ex amination there appeared several marks of violence on the head, but whether they were inflicted before or after death, and in what manner, remains to be inquired into before a Coroner's Jury. The unfortuntre creature ap peared about twk nty years of age, hrd dark brown hair, and was dressed in a black gown, rel shawl, and straw blnoet. Some seeks since, Mr. SIMPSON, of Vaux hall, in an attempt to oreserve decorum in ttie Royal gar dens, by 16 eparating two pugnac;ous drunkards, received an unlucky blow, which lamentably discoloured one of his eyes. A friend was suggesting to him the propriety of seeking satisfaction by legal proceedings, when our ac complished Master of the Cermonies exc'aito d, with an indignation in his voice and manner which those who know him can conceive, but which we shall not attempt to describe---" Legal proceedings! No, no. How can I, Sir? Certainly, my eye is touch discoloured, Lid the gentlemen were wrong to get intoxicated ; but th -n, re • collect that they were intoxicated with wine drunk on the premises." SMITHFIELD MARK ET This day's supply of Beasts, Sheep, and Lambs, was great ; of Calves good ; and of Porkers limited The trade with each kind of meat was very dull at Friday's prices. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE . - --- The arrivals of most descriptions of Grain last week were less than of late, and of Flour the quantity was also moderate. There was scarcely any variation in the trade throughout the week. This morning the fresh supplies of all kinds of Corn were middling, the farmers being very busy at harvest. The weather having continued fine, our millers purchased with hesi tation ; the trade for fine Wheat was firm at last quotations, and other qualities met a slow sale. Barley remains as last stated. Beans are rather dearer. New Boiling Pease sell heavily at last week's rates. Oats that are sweet find a fair sale at a little im provement in value, but unsweet parcels are still very dull, at no alteration in prices. The millers still stand out for 525. as the top price of Flour. PRICES ON BC Wheat, Red (old) —s. —s. (old) —a. —s. Red (1832) 465. 48s. Fine sos. 555. Superfine s7s. 60s. --- White (1R32) 46s. 525. ---- Fine Sts 58s. ---- Superfine 6os. 625. ----- Foreign free 425. 653. Rye Barley 22s 245. ---- Grinding 2ss. 275. -- Malting Malt dls 50s. tine New Hs. 625. Pease, Grey New 32s. 245. ---- Maple New 34s. 365. -- White 34s. 365. Boilers 3Bs 425. ARRIVALS OF IARD OF SHIP. Beans, Small (new)...—s. —s, -- Tick (nevi: .------ (old) -- Harrow (n ...---. (0] ) 303 325. iew) 345. 345. Id).. —s. Brank Oats, Feed New , Poland Po'^.toe New —S. —B. ~...16s. 20s. . —s. --s. ~...19s. 245. Scotch ..... . Irish li Flour Town (per sri Seconus --- North Coun Bran 235. 245. 16s 19s .ck) 46s 425. try 40s. —s. 255. —s. 9.65. 21s. 50s 455. 445. RAIN IN LONDON DURING L. .ST W f D From Whence. ° "' r'''' ' 746 i! ' :1 F 21 r'. '; Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Scks. Aldboroiigh l5O 12 Arundel Barnstaple Boston - -- 290 3 -- —_ Bridgwater — 40 50 Chichester — 220 Clay Dartmouth Colchester 4Bl 230 10 83 151 538 c .? Harwich 04 ). Leigh Maldon 415 7 50 848 11 50 46 106 785 Exeter ....... 95 Hastings Hull 760 32 Ipswich 614 287 957 80 50 492 Kent 5Bl 3 150 198 422 835 Lynn 303 90 100 119 50 680 Newhaven — 100 Padstow l7O 28 Poole Rye — 37 Southampton — -- -- -- -- 1 80 Southwold 3lO Stockton Wells — 60 190 Weymouth Wisbeach 2ll ISO Woodbridge lO 32 18 10 120 Yarmouth B5 10 100 898 Aberdeen Berwick — 560 30 Dundee Inverness — 300 Perth — 460 15 5042 975 2210 2877 512 973 6334 IRISH. Cork 175 1280 Galway — 1792 Limerick — 5693 200 Londonderry Newry — 550 Waterford — 230 150 Westport — 1757 Youghall 125 14',6 .. FOREIGN. Assens..... ........ 580 -- —_ __ --- Havre Eaerbecksminde -- 360 _ __ -- __ Naskow -- ----- Total.— 6842 2185 2240 19167 512 873 6684 AGGREGATE QUANTITY OF OTHER KINDS OF PULSE. Rye, o—Tares, 47—Linseed, 334—Rapeseed, 215—Brank, 0— AGGREGATE Rye, o —Tares, QUAN'. Muss 2ITY 0 iseed, ;tard 41 19467 Eft ILI ipesea ts. 102 PRICES PER STONE OF SLBS. TO SINK THE OFFALS. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 2 0 2 2 Second quality ditto 2 6 3 0 Prime la. ge Oxen 3 8 3 10 Prime Scots, &c 3 10 4 0 Inferior Sheep 2 6 2 8 Second quality aitto 3 4 3 6 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 2 4 4 SouthdownWethers 4 4 4 6 6, d. to s. d. Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Prime small ditto 4 4 5 4 Large coarse ('alve- 3 0 3 8 Prime small ditto 4 2 4 8 Large Hogs Small Porkers 4 2 4 6 Suckling Calves 12s. ti,3B each. Quartet old Pigs 12s. t,.lBp.each. SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT. Beasts. Sheep and Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 2,990 I 23,290 , 165 I 170 About 1650 of the beasts came up the St. Alban's road ; about 1100 up the other northern roads; 30001 100 (including Irish) from the western and midland districts , about 11 1 0 'rum Ma ( )Ik, Suffblk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire ; about 20 from Kent au,l Sti:sex and most of the remainder from the marshes, &c. in the neighbourhood of London. NrEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d.tos. d. s. d.tos. d. seer, inferior 202 0 I Vitton, inferior... 22 2 4 - middling 2 2 2 4 middling.. 3 4 3 6 - prime large... 3 0 3 2 - prime 3 8 4 0 - prime small... 3 2 3 6 Pork, large 3 0 3 8 Veal 3 0 4 8 small 4 2 4 8 Lamb 3s 6d. to ss. Od. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Montreal Papers to the 12th July, and Quebec to the 10th July, have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. The Montreal Papers state, that the books of the British Land Company have been opened for the reception of the names of those who are inclined to take stock in the proposed enterprise, and that 400 shares were taken up the first day the books were opened, and the day following 750 shares had been disposed of. Governor Cass, the Secretary at War of the United States, arrived at Montreal, and proceeded in the evening to Quebec. EMIGRATION. By the last Quebec Papers it appears, that the tide of emi gration is beginning to flow in that port much more rapidly than at any other period, near 2,500 having arrived during the last three days, mostly all from Ireland ; up to the 22d June, the whole number reported was 9,935. We are happy at being able to state that the public health in this city, Monti eal, and at Quebec, was never better than at the present period. _ Extract of a letter from Vera Cruz, dated June 16:— " Business here is very dull ; the yellow fever has car ied off about one eighth of the population of this place within forty days. The cholera is raging dreadfully at the two Tampicos. There has been another revolution attempted in the interior, but it is so nearly smothered as to cause no fears. Energy per vades every department of the Government, and the States are all in arms to support it. Santa Anna was betrayed and made prisoner, but escaped. A death-blow will be given to the Priests, and Gauchepons have been arrested and others made prisoners." Accounts from the Mauritius, to the 20th of April, state ;hat the colony was perfectly quiet. THE FUNDS, Contrary to expectation we are, up to the present hour, without any arrivals from Portugal. It is now twenty days since we have had any authentic information from that quar ter ; therefore, we presume that had any event of importance taken place on either side, a steamer would have arrived with the information ; nevertheless, great anxiety is expressed to ascertain the operations of Marshal Bourmont before Oporto. The estafette from Paris reports the death of the King of Spain, which is not much credited in the City. Up to the present time the Funds are in a stagnant state. Consols, opened at the price they left ofron Saturday-89 to %, with little or nothing as yet. In the Foreign Market the Real del Monte Shares continue the favourite speculation, done at 72 to 74 ; Portuguese Scrip, 23 to 54 ; Spanish 23% %. Madras papers to the 16th March, and Singapore to the 29th February, have been received at the north and South American Coffee-house. The Madras papers do not contain any news of consequence. (From the Singapore Papers.) . . , The Indian Gazette states as a report that Sir Lowry Cole had been recalled; but it was not credited. PENANG.—The demand for Streights produce, particularly pepper, seems to increase for all qualities, and the prices are improving ; finer spices, the growth of tho island, are steady in request. A report prevailed in the Streights that five large Dutch frigates had left Holland to rendezvous at Java, and our naval commander has consequently laid an embargo on the relieved ships of the squadron. HALF-PAST ONE. New Brunswick papers to the 30th June have been re ceived at the North and South American Coffee-house. (From Jamaica papers to the Sth June.) The brig Union, which sailed from Montego Bay on the 7th, brought papers. The island appeared in a quiet state. Much anxiety existed respecting the effect of the proposed slave emancipation. Letters from Rio Janeiro to the 31st May havebeen received : Exchange 37 Y 2. All was quiet there, with a great demand for coffee. Important information has been received from the Ma deiras. The moment they heard of the taking of Lisbon by Don pedro's forces, a revolution would take place in favour of Donna Maria. A report prevails that there is an arrival from Oporto, stating that Rourrnont remained inactive, and that they expected the landing of troops from Lisbon, at Aveiro, 33 miles from Oporto. This is only report. Consols have been the whole of the morning 89 to I for the Acco unt —nothing doing. Portuguese Scrip 23; Spanish 23% %; Real del Monte Shares done at 74—are now 70 to 71. THREE O'CLOCK Consols for the Account, 89 to 1/4. LONG EvITY.—An inmate of St. Margaret's Workhou.e, Wrr , t m i ns t er, nailed ANN PARKER, died on —Saturday, at the advanced age of 101 years. Toeie is a portrait of an old woman in the same workhouse, who died June 26, 1739, at the age of 136 years. WINDSOR, Auo. 17. (From the Winds,lr Express.) This day the King and Queen, accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and suite, alter partaking of a dejeune at Adelaide Lodge, proceeded through the Park to Virginia Water, and, after enjoying some time in that delightful vicinity, returned to the Castle to dinner. After the review yesterday. the whole of the officers present had the honour of dining with their Majesties and their distinguished yisiters at the Castle: the party was most nutnerous. Lieut. Samuel Rtgg, one of his Majesty's Miitary Knights, who was for a number of years in ti.e regiment his Majesty was pleased to review yesterday, had the honour of dining at the Royal table. To-morrow morning the King will inspect the troops, as usual, after which their Majesties will attend divine service at St. George's Chapel. Their Majesties continue to enjoy good health. COURT CIRCULAR. Prince Talleyrand and the two Belgic Ministers, M. Van de Weyer and General Goblet, had interviews with Viscount Palmerston, on Saturday afternoon, at the Fo. reign-office. Baron Fagel left town on Saturday for France. His Majesty's Ministers proceeded down the river on Saturday in the Admiralty and Ordnance barges, from Whitehall to Lovegrove's West India Dock Tavern, Black wall, to partake of their annual fish dinner. The party consisted of Earl Grey, the Earl of Albemarle, Lord Brougham, the Earl of Ripon, the Marquises of Lans downe, Clanricarde, and Queensberry, the Duke of Rich mond, Lords Auckland, Melbourne, Altborp, John Rus sell, and Duncannon, the Solicitor-General, Hon. Capt. Elliott, Right Hun. Edward Ellice, Lieutenant Colonel Fox, Mr. Robert Gordon, Sir J. Graham, the Attorney- General, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Labouche'e, Right Hon. E. J. Littleton, Colonel Maherly, Mr Macaulay, Mr. Steuart Mackenzie, Lord Palmerston, Hon. T. Spring Rice, Right Hon. E. G. Stanley, Right Hon. C. P. Thomson, Mr. C. Woo I, Admiral Dundas, Captain Berkeley, and Hon. Captain Ponsonby. The Baron de Wessenburg, the Austrian Special Mi nister, visited Prince Lieven on Saturday. _ _ _ The Duke of Wellington and a large party occupied his Majesty's box at the Haymarket theatre on Saturday. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Marquis of Titchfield at Harcourt House, Cavendish. square ; the Earl of Orford, in Piccadilly, form a tour; Lord Elphinstone at the Barracks, in Regent's park ; Viscountess de Clifford and the Hon. John Russell, this morning, on Carlton. terrace, from Ramsgate; the Hon. Charles Compton Caven. dish, at Burlington House, from Compton Place, Eastbourne; the Hon. General Gordon, in Piccadilly; Sir Richard Jodrell, Bart., from his seat in Oxforsishire; Mr. Edward Hobart, in Park.street, from Vienna; Colonel Sir James Lyon in Mon tagu-place; Colonel and Mrs. Forbes, in Pall-mall, from Paris ; Admiral Douglas in Bryanston-square ; Captain Drummond in Piccadilly; Captain Edward Compton and Mr. Charles Arun. dell, in Cockspur.street, from the lonian Islands. DEPARTURES. The Duke of Grafton, Lord JameS Fitzroy, and Lady Laura Fitzroy for Euston Hall, near Thetford, Norfolk; Lord Kin. naird for Scotland; the Hon. Henry Windsor, for Parham Lodge, Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Mrs. Scott, for Deansfield, Bucks ; Mr. J. Dowdeswell, for Pull Court, Tewkesbury, Gloucester shire; Mr. Godfrey Meynell, on a tour ; the Hon. Mrs. Fitz roy, for Whittlebury Forest, Northamptonshire; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lytton Bulwer, from Hertford.street, Mayfair, for the Continent; Colonel and Mrs. Grey, for Brussels; Major. General Huskisson, on a tour; Colonel Lushington, on a tour ; Mr. Lawrence Peel, on a tour; Mr. William Yates Peel and Lady Jane, on a tour; Colonel and Mrs. Sullivan, for Geneva; Mr. Saville Halifax, on a tour; the Hon. John Boyle, on a tour; Colonel Burdett, on a tour; Mr. and Mrs. F. Russell, for Rams. gate ; Colonel and Mrs. Hammond, for Brussels; the Hon. Col. Fitzgibbon, on a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Thistlethwaite, for South wick Park, Fareham, in Hants ; Mrs. Robarts, for Russell-farm, Herts ; the Hon. and Rev. Wm. Herbert, for Wetherby, in Yorkshire; the Right Hon. Sir Gore and Lady Ouseley, for Woolmers, near Hatfield; Lady Skipwith, for Newbold Hall, in Yorkshire; Mr. Saville Onley, for Stiested Hall, in Essex; Sir John Hobhouse, Bart., on a tour; the Baroness Montes quieu, for Canterbury ; Admiral Gage, on a tour. Earl and Countess CowPER have left town for Brighton. The Marquis and Marchioness of LON DONDERRY, accompanied by the young ladies SEAHAM, have lett Holderness Hou•e, for Wynyard-park, near Dur• Iron ; they afterwards proceed t) Scotland. The Hon. Mrs. DUDLEY NORTH (sister of the Earl of YARBOROUGH) has arriv.d in Dover -street, after a s+urn of some years on the continent for the reco very of her health. Baron FAGEL, the Dutch Minister Extraor din t• y, left D .v.r..treet on F. iday night, on his return to Holland. Previously to leaving town, his Excellency bad .everal interviews with the Foreign Arnba,sadors and On Tuesday afternoon, Mr. W. WEST, who for 42 years held a confidenti.l situation in Drury-lane Theatre, and was well known to theatrical people, died o. cholera, at the age of 64. On Monday morning he wa in good health. His funeral, which took place yesterday, was fo , lowed by a large num rof friends. We perceive Miss JULIA DUNBAR takes her benefit at the City Theatre this ev,ning. Her bill of tire isof no mean order, but the esiina , ion in which she is he el by the " City Folk" alone, must secure her a f 111 house. The de ith of the Rev. H. FLY, D D., Con. ...sanr of his MAJEsrr's household, and Sub Dean ~f Sr. Paul's, has I.fr some " pretty pi kings" for rite Churcii— men. The Rev. Mr. RAanant's claims, as the successor of Dr. FLY, are we understand paramount. During the approaching recess of Parliament, Mr. Secretary STANLEY will occupy the house of Lord of Lord de GREY on Putney-heath, which h,is been taken on a short lease for that purpose. Prince LIEVEN entertained most of the Ca binet Mini-leis and a distinguished party at dinner on hursday, at As!sburnham House LORD LOWTHER.--Lord LOWTHER'S em barkation for St. Pe ersburgh creates a good deal of .pe culation in the Clubs. His mission, h ‘yeser, is quite unconnected with the foreign policy of the Wellington The Courtmartial now assembled at Chatham barracks has been engaged for a considerable time on the trial of Lieut. 111,teraaLANE, of the 16th Regiment of Infantry. He commenced his defence on Saturday last, and the trial is expected to last some time. Colonel I:lmmix'sTow, the commandant at Maidstone, is the pro secutor. There are two charges-Ist, for being drunk whilst on duty; and, 2dly, for using ungentlemanly and unofficerlike language towards Colonel BROTHERTON.- Maidstone Gazette. PREMATURE FLIGHT OF M.P.s.—Lord Sandon intends to enjoy a short season of relaxation amidst the life and scenery of the Continent. His Lord ship was to have embarked on Thursday, with Lady Sandon and their young family, in a steam•boat, for Calais, with the design of proceeding thence to the neigh bourhood of the Lake of Geneva, where they propose staying two or three weeks. At B-rne the party will be joined by the Earl and Countess of Harrowby and their daughter, Lady Harriet Ryder. The Hon. Newton Fellows, M.P. for the Northern division of Devon, has returned to his seat, Eggesford, Devon. J. W. Buller, Esq., M.P. for Exeter city, has returned to his seat at Downes. E. A. Sandford, Esq., M.P., for Somerset, has retired to his seat, Nynehead Court, in that county. FEMALE EMIGRANTS.-01)Friday morning a number of persons assembled at St. Katharine's-wharf to witness the embarkation of about 250 females en board the ship Layton, Captain WADE, bound for Sydney, chart-rtd by the Emigration Committee to convey female emigrants to that settlement. Amongst the number we noticed sevi rail fine young women from different workhouses in t -, e metropolis, and every one appeared pleased with th, opportunity of endeavouring to better their condition. The accommodations on board the Layton for the emigrants are very comfortable, and every thing is done to provide for their safety during the long voyage. THE MARQUIS OF ANGLESEA.—The Mar quis of ANGLE'EA intends departing from Ireland fax a few days. Fortunately, there is at present less to dis !urb public tranquiliity than has ever fallen to the lot et a journalist to comment on in this country. In tut rectionaiy movement. have been totklly r.-pr,sset!, and crimes of irarian character are few in number. Bad men fear e -, e law, and the good have i , een iii-p ref with a torifidenee un pr e c e dented in our histor). lel eejoys a profound repose . From one end of the i‘tond to the ether the law has been vindicated and rioni4iion estivlisiteti ; the offenders have been puntslod, and the good citizen has bt taken into alliance with that authority, which has be. .n characterized by the advancement of a general alll- - lioration of the institutions of the country. The Marquis of ANGLESEA has the hig , . piatificatiori of witnessing tbes, fruits of his government. He will tLike his lap atm., from among bearing with him the respect and affection of those who can v alue virtue and appreciate exalted darn ter.—Dublin Times. Difeount ,'~% 41', SPORTING .INTI;i;TGENCE,',.*'-: BURNLEY RACES , Ara. 15. 4 ) The Burnley Stakes of 5 sovs• eaCli, for horses . of ages, i'h 30 added by the Committee. Two miles and; a dis.anee. 4 subs. or no race. I tl.),)•t 'Ct Mr. S. Richardson's Augusta Mr. Hudson's Storm 4 2 Mr. Dawson's Prince Mr. Oate's Venus 2 4 The Tradesmen's Stakes of 5 sovs• each ) with 30 a dd e d by the Committee. Mr. Richardson's b. c. by Jerry 1 1 Mr Walker's Brown Stout 3 2 Mr. Ogden's Sarah The Habergham-Eaves Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added by the Committee. Mr. Parson's Brown Stout, 5 yrs 1 1 Mr. Ogden's Priscilla, 4 yrs 3 2 Mr. Goulden's Peacock, 6 yrs Mr. Hudson's Storm, aged Mr. Whitaker's Frederick, 3 yrs dis. The Hunters' Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 30 added by the Committee. Two miles and a distance. Mr. Williamson's Jessey, aged 1 1 Mr. Batty's Tallyho,6 yrs 4 Q Mr. Hindle's Kate .... Mr. Henley's Bury Last Mr. Townley's Taglioni, Mr. Rothwell's Coachy. 2 3 ;, aged 3 4 , aged 6 dr RACES O COME. AUGUST. Burton-on-Trent 2O Plymouth 2l Leominster 2l Canterbury Tunbrige Wells 2l Blandford 22 Newport Pagnell 22 Stockton Egham 27 Stourbridge 27 Yarmouth .... 27 Pontefract 2B Ashford Aberystwyth Northampton 2Bl Weymouth 2B SF.PTEMBF.R. Western Meeting 4 Carmarthen lO Lichfield lO Leicester ll Abingdon. Enfield ll Dover ... Doncaster l6 Wenlock Gloucester Oswestry Carlisle 2' Heaton Park .., . Breconshire ‘2B Newmarket Ist October 3O SEPTEMBER. Warwick ... 3 Dorchester 4 Rochester 4 Beccles 4 Bedford 4 EXTRAORDINARY RIFLE SHOOTING. At Chalk Farm on Saturday last, a club of gentlemen, consisting of five (met for the purpose of improving the science), fired from the shoulder, at 200 yards distance, at a target 30 inches in diameter, bull's eye 7 inches. One of the gentlemen hit the first 31 successive shuts, and eventually put in 48 out of 50 ; the second gentleman 32 out of 34 ; two others 22 out of 24 each, and the I tst, 20 out of 24. Those who put in the first 24 run. Fling shots are entitled to a god! medal. The whole number of shots fired being 156-144 struck the target, nut of which 41 were put in the bull's eye.—[Our Correspondent states that it was by far the best sUming he has witnessed for the last thirty years.] CAMBERWELL FAIR. This morning the roads leading to Camberwell were much crowded by persons of all denominations, clad in their " Sunday best," bending their course towards the fair, the festivities of which are upon a more extended scale than ever. The Bonifaces on the road have taken especial care to provide ample provender for he visiters, and have laid in extra supplies of " heavy wet" for the gents, ,nd lots of blue ruin for the ladies, in addition to which a Paganini is engaged at every house to enliven the scene. The amusements of the fair are particularly attractive and well managed. In the fist place there is Richardson's company of comedians immediately on entering the fur from the London-road, and really the temporary theatre of this well-known and eccentric, manager, is of itself worthy of notice, more particularly the Rrotesque dresses of the performers, which are handsome in the extreme, but the scion of the ext.ibitions is the elegant establishment of the " Crown and Anchor" tavern, which is very superbly fitted tip for the is cnintnodation of the lovers of Terpsichore. Toe building stand• upon an immense extent of ground and is illumina ted from one end to the other with lamps of various hues displayed in divers emblems and devices, candelabras, Olan d, tiers, &e. &c., and in the centre is a very efficient company of musical performers, and every attention appears to havt, been paid to render every accommodation t.i t, e visit-rs. There are innumerable other entertain ments in the fair, and every comfort is afforded at the Grove House, Widdington's, the Red Cap, and other respectable homes in the town. Should the weather prove favourable, we have no doubt the town's people will reap a p entiful hirvest. Mr. M'Lean, the superintendent of p dice of the district, has made ample arrangements for he preservation of the pubic vie., GAMING-HOUSES IN ST. JAMES'S.--At the Midolesex Sessions on Friday morning, Alt. HEATON -opphied tor a wa , ranc for the apprehension of LEWIS and others, against whom an in.tictment had been found I.st , ndiy, at the instance of a 11r. 1-111.20 N, for keeping a common gaming- ouse in St. James's. The application was made on an aftlavit of the prosecutor, which stated that they hat kept oat of the way since the tit;ding ....I . the indictment, and that he verily believed they intended to quit the country for France, and hrd boasted they hi id pl en ty of money; dna they meant to put in hired old that they did not mind f•rfeiting the hail, so that they c•wld It-ep the trial from coming on Toe provcutor concluded, by dep o:ine that lie had 143 t 4001. in the ili-111S0 k •pc by tln-in. The Court erantid the ipplic‘tion, w;th 48 hours' notice oe I)Al—themselves each in 2001., aid two sureties in 1001. each. DEATH OCCASIONED BY FRIGHT.—AhOUt two months since a woman west into the shop of 1110. S. &sumNs, putilican and shopkeeper, in tl is town, and re q.iested Mrs. S. to allow her to weigh some eels. Mrs. S. told the woman she could not allow her to weigh th-•m there, as the aversion she had against eels w.s so great, that even the sight of them would cause her to he ill. It appears, however, that the woman paid no attention to what Mrs. Simmons had void to ber, but immediately took some from her basket, arid threw them into h. r scale. The sight of the eels, and the nearness of them to Mrs. SIMMONS'S person, had (as she had predicted) such an effect as to cm.- her to be taken to bed, where sti • re mained in a most dreadful state until las, week, when death put an end to her sufferings, leaving a disconsolate husband and young family to deplore their untimely lass. —Kent Herald. SHEERNESS.-DISTRESSING ACCIDENT. —On Saturday week, six young men, employed as arti ficers in Sheerness Dock-yard, took a boat and went to Sou bend, on the Essex shore, for an excursion. They 'eft Southend again at eight o'clock in the evening to return, but soon after they embarked, a sudden squall of wind capsized the boat, and plung d the whole party into the water; three of them instantly met a watery grave, schooner but the other three clung to the boat, and after drifting about a mile and a half below the Note light, and in the of a boat t o be whole five or six miles from the place wbere the boat were tna h te e r a rof whichdhy the c r ew ordered a manned and proceed in search of th e p art y ; b ut f rom the lyi darkness of the night, it w a s not t ill past twe l ve o ' clock, n se g t, a t t b a e n i c r h criesor, the and after rowing about for a considerable time, that the schooner's boat fell in with them, about five minutes before which period the fourth had sunk ; the remaining two were taken on board the schooner, and after being humanely treated by the master, a signal was made, and a boat from Sheerness brought them ashore between five and six in the Intoning. Four of them were artificers lately removed by Government from Woolwich ; the other two were natives of Sheerness, one of whom, Wm. BARLING, was saved; the other, Wm. SOLE, was drowned. The accident is attributed to their having :wide the sail fast to a clear, and not being able to let it loose when the wind came on.—Two of the decease per-ons wrre married.—heat Herald, • SIR WALTER SCOTT AND Miss Aus- TEN.-" A recent author sneers at Sir WALTER Scorr, .r frequently alluding to and extolling the produc ions inferior noveists of i.is time, hut carefully preserving si knee as to the very existence of Miss AusrEM. We at e„ I . it happens, in possession of the fact in this case. Miss, AUSTEN'S works were fur several years coldly recetved the public ; and it is most probable that they took ,tine time to penetr ate beyond the Tweed. But they were it once and most effectuilly introduced to general notice .• d admiration by a rnaster:y essay on Emma, t c., in lee Quatterly Review, and that article was written, it;t at etio3 al any sort from publisber or editor, oy Sir WALTFA SCOTT himself. Here he was doing ex .orly as 're ,vas accustomed to do whenever he saw m erit, ul ird , eved it to be neglected. The first influential • eviewer of Miss AUSTEN was also the first critic of LLLEY '.1'..1)G ',WORTH (in the .E.,dinb,,gb), itlATontrf_,(","' in Quarterly and Edinburg., ), and of 11 . 1 " n Iliackwo r o. We are assured, by 0 . 7 must arse s o:ac, he last, Alisd AusTEN's frequently in Sir WALrisn' s 11 , els of modern date ; and it was note d t ,ft vel to he read habitu all y to such cucks ded t e ug.lo, 4 n , ! .te m ra on ,,y tt G is ,a o y ear , b y vie! OCTOBER. Wrexham - I Marshfield 3 Epsom o Newmarket 2d October l4 Holywell IS Newmarket Houghton