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Imperial farliamtnt. HOUSE 'OF LORDS.-THURSDAY. IRISH MUNICIPAL ,CORPORATIONS. The house, on the motion of Lord MELBOURNE, went into committee on this bill. _ _ Lord LYNDHURST said he should best consult the conve nience of their lordships by stating, in the first instance, the general nature and scope of the amendments which it was his intention to bring under the attention of the house. If this bill passed in its present state, he would take upon himself to say, that, except in the northern province of Ireland, there would be in every town a radical and Roman catholic town council—(hear. hear)—radical and Roman catholic magis trates—(hear, hear)—and he asked the house, when they con sidered that every day the police of the country was become ing more and more Roman catholic—(hear, hear)—and when they looked at the state of the populace of the large towns of Ireland, what would be the effect of any excitement which might take place ? (Hear, hear.) He contended that the effect of the bill would be by degrees to root out the Protes tant interest in the greater part of Ireland. He referred to the election for the guardians of the poor in Ireland, which, in many districts, he said, had been conducted under the di rect influence of the Roman catholic priesthood. What had taken p:ace only a few days ago, in a town in the very centre of the island, would not induce him to look with great confi dence to a radical corporation in Ireland, consisting of a ra dical town-council and radical ministers of justice. The noble and learned lord then proceeded to state his amend ments. The first, which was the most material of all, was, that the qualification should be the occupation of a house of the yearly value of £lo—he meant a bona fide value of £lO. If the party were rated for his house and property at £lO, accordin g to the value which was fixed by th e comm i ss ioners, and paid rates accordingly, he was then to be enrolled. On the 19th of April, thirty-four new clauses had been intro duced into the bill, several of which transferred from the grand jury to the town-council the power of raising assess ments. To these clauses he objected, as there was not time in the present session to enter into a minute examination of them. If a change were desirable, a bill might be brought in next session. With respect to the grant of charters, he proposed that it should be declared that the grant was to be made on the application of a majority of the inhabitant householders, rated at such a rate as would entitle them to vote as burgesses if the corporation were granted. Some of the corporate towns were included in schedule B, and might not apply for a corporation; and, whenpossessed of property, provision must be made for the management of it. The pre sent bill said that the property was to be managed by com missioners, elected under the act 9 George IV. The qualifi cation for a vote for the commissioners would only amount in value to £5, and he thought the right ought to be confined to the inhabitants of houses of £lO. He proposed that the appointment of sheriffs in the counties of cities and counties of towns, should take place in the same manner as in the counties of Ireland generally. On Lord LYNDHURST moving the amendment for making the qualification £lO, Lord INIELBounNe contended that, to make the qualifica tion in the poorer boroughs and cities of Ireland the same as in the boroughs and cities of England, was equally absurd and unjust. It would have been much better for noble lords opposite to have openly opposed the bill on general grounds. To attempt to defeat it in this manner was most unwise ; and of this he was sure, that if they wisher' t‘ settle this question they were acting in a most imprudent n. saner, to raise up in this manner obstacles to their ownsuc • The Duke of WELLINGTON protest , against the language of the noble viscount, and stated that the principle he had always in the view was, that, in making these new arrange ments, they should not make a revolution in all the towns in which they were adopted. He wished to establish corpora tions which should adminster the government of these towns impartially ; protect with impartiality persons and property ; and, above all, take care property should not be plundered for the purpose of patronage, or any other such purpose. The noble duke seemed to be under considerable excitement, on account of the imputation that the amendments were pro posed with a view to defeat the bill. Lord Lyndhurst's amendment was, of course, carried. The majority was, 93 to 50. The other amendments, intro duced by Lord Lyndhurst, were also carried. Lord 'LY:inituusT suggested that the bill should be re printed, with the various amendments which he had proposed inserted in it, as they might meet amendments of nearly a si milar nature proposed by other noble lords. The bill was ordered to be reprinted, and the report to be received on Tuesday. CHURCH DISCIPLINE BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, the Bishop of EXE'IAR. moved that the house do now adjourn. After a short discussion the house divided; when there ap peared—for the bill, 21; against it, 12; majority, 9. The bill was then read a third time and passed.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THURSDAY. The soldiers' pensions bill was read the third time and passed. The highways and turnpike roads returns bill was read the second time, and ordered to be committed. The judges' lodgings bill was read the third time and passyd._ , _ Mr. Foi MAULE moved the third reading of the turnpike tolls bill, which called forth some opposition, but the motion was carried on a division, of ayes, 54 ; noes, 29—majority, 25. On motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the house resolved into committee on the Bank of Ireland acts. Mr. HUME complained of the course pursued by the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, eulogised free banking, and moved, as an amendment, " that the committee provide that the ex clusive privileges enjoyed by the Bank of Ireland shall cease, so soon as the notice required by lawcali be given." _ - - Mr. CLAY reminded the honourable member that there had been free, the freest, banking in America ; that there had been the severest penalties for non-payment of the converti ble notes, as much as 24 per cent. per annum for notes, till paid ; but that notwithstanding, owing to the want of restric tive power, all the banks of America had, at a recent period, stopped payment And that was " free banking !" After further debate, Mr. O'CONNELL moved that the chairman do report progress. That was 'defeated by 115 to 35. The main question was carried by 112 to 36. Mr. O'CONNELL then said that he should oppose the pro posed measure, on every occasion, and by all possible means, considering that a more mischievous measure had never been proposed for Ireland. - Several other divisions took place with the view of delay ing the resolution; Mr. C'Co NN ELL declaring that he should continue opposition, and he wished to have an opportunity to discuss the plan disembarrassed of Mr. Hume's amend ment. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said if there were to be this sort of opposition, he must defer the discussion till Friday or Monday. _ • Committee reported progrs, and the house resumed on that understanding. The slave trade (Portugal) bill was read the third time and passed. The other orders being disposed of, the house adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY. The Earl of WICKLOW expressed a hope that their lord ships' house would be as carefully ventilated as the House of Commons had for some time been. Lord DUNCANNON aswered that he had consulted Dr. Reid on the subject. If it were the wish of their lordships that the change should be made, he would issue the requisite orders. • The Earl of GLRNGALL moved for some correspondence between the poor-law commissioners and certain magistrates touching the election of guardians of the poor; also between his lordship and anindividual respecting the poor-laws, &c. — documents which he doubted not, would be considered as proper to be referred to a select committee. On a motion that the house resolve into committee on the Lower Canada government bill, an extended debate ensued, in which Lord Brougham, Lord Melbourne, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Durham, &c., took part. Their lordships, shortly before 12 o'clock, resolved into committee on the bill. There was much opposition to the third clause, and their lordships divided on it; the clause was carried by 56 to 49. The remaining clauses were adopted ; the house resumed, and the report ordered to be received on a future day. The remaining orders having been disposed of, by being deferred till another day, their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY. Several petitions were presented by Mr. T. DUNCOMBE and other members, against the poor-law commissioners continuance bill, on the ground that the existing law deprived the rate-payers of all superintendence over the parish funds, and degraded them from the position which they were entitled to hold. - Mr. T. Duncombe afterwards gave notice that, on Tuesday next, he should move for a return of all orders sanctioned by the poor law commissioners. Mr. MACKINNON gave notice that on the report of the postage duties bill, he would move that provision should be made for taking an account of official franks, &c. Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice of his intention to move "the call of the house" whenever the Bank of Ireland bill should be read the second time. Mr. LABOUCHERE Ptoffered further explanation regarding the condition of the " hill coolies" in Demerara. The papers that would be laid upon the table would, he observed, give full information on the subject. Lord J. RUSSELL, in answer to questions put by Sir R. Peel, stated that he proposed to bring forward the Birming ham police bill on Monday, and as early as possible. With respect to Turkey, the government had received information generally of the defeat of the army of that power in Syria, with great loss of men and cannon. Sir EARDLET WILMOT requested Mr. Leader to defer his motion till Tuesday, regarding the treatment of Lovett and Collins, in Warwick gaol, as the papers were not printed, and as the men were to be tried on Monday. Mr. LEADER - acquiesced, but complained of the delay in printing the papers ; or, rather, of the negligence of govern ment. It seemed, he added, as if delay were the only weapon of the government ; it did nothing but by delay. The CHANCELLOR of the ExcHncitymt moved that the house again resolve into committee on the Bank of Ireland acts, to resume the consideration of his resolution for the continuance, during a limited time, of the charter of that bank, Mr. Hume's amendment thereupon having been nega tived on the previous night. Mr. O'CONNELL again opposed the motion; but the ori ginal resolution was carried. The CH ANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER afterwards stated, in answer to Mr. Ellis, that he proposed to bring in the bill, on Monday, for continuing the Bank of Ireland charter. The Metropolitan police courts bill, after considerable dis cussion, went through committee. The discussions and several divisions in such committee occupied the remainder of the sitting. The other orders were chiefly postponed. Lord J. RUSSELL withdrew, for the present session, the " factories bill." The house then adjourned, at two o'clock. SIR EDWARD AND LADY BULWER.—The novel lately pub lished by the wife of Bulwer the novelist, has already passed through three editions in England. Its only merit consists in its bitterness, and the success with which it portrays the angered feelings of a vindictive woman.—N. P. Willis, in the Corsair, gives the following account of the first misunder standing between Btilwer and his wife.—Baltimore Chronicle. " Bulwer was an ambitious man—full of genius, profound learning, and liberal views. He had written Pelham, the first novel of the nineteenth century, and the Disowned, not far behind it in merit. He became a member of parliament. To his wife he had breathed his hopes, his ambitious thoughts of what he could effect. He spoke as he would have spoken to his own soul. He entered the House of Commons ; he rose to speak ; it was his first trial ; his fame was at its zenith; he saw the lights dance before his bewildered eyes : the stu dent of the one solitary lamp was before blazing and lashing chandeliers, and his heart crept back to his book-girt san tuary, and his tongue could not utter its beautiful and eloquent sentiments—he failed. Stunned and confounded, be fled to the sanctuary of home, like the culprit to the sanctuary of the church. His wife was in her boudoir—she had heard of his defeat at a party where she was. Her pride was stung. He entered to receive her sympathy. Dropping him a curt sey, she sneeringly addressed him—" Ah, you are the dis tinguished Edward Lytton Bulwer, author of Pelham and the Disowned. You the man that was to regenerate England, to overthrow the Grey ministry ! Poor thing, scared by the flare of a candle !" He was overwhelmed with rage, and slap ped her on the face. He was unpardonable among men, but not among women. The provocation was great. This was one of the first causes of their separation ; who was to blame it ? Morality and love will answer the question. (Fudge !) MISCELLANEOUS. Mr. F. Lablache has married Miss Fanny Wyndham, the vocalist There is an old saying that Shropshire is full of trout and Tories.—Shropshire Standard. A sheep with two tails was, a few days ago, slaughtered by Mr. Thomas Pearson, butcher, Hull. The admiralty have determined to clear the anchorage at Spithead of the remains of the Royal George. The court is not expected to leave Buckingham Palace, for Windsor Castle, for the season, until the Ist of September. SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHAM RAILWAY.—It is intended to open a branch of this railway to Greasbro' on the 7th of August. A new farce, called " Seth Slope, " has been successfully produced at the New Strand Theatre. Lee, of the Liver, sustains a principal character. A letter from Namur, of the Bth of July, sta.es that, on the preceding night a great portion of the buildings of the beautiful Abbey of St. Gerard were destroyed by fire. During the last two or three visits of the Queen to the Italian Opera, an addition has been made to the miltary guard on duty at that theatre. Why is this ? It will be agreeable to tea dealers to learn, that they will not in future, be subject to the annoyance and trouble of ex cise surveyors of stock—a general order having been issued by the board to that effect. MARCH OF CIVILIZATION.—In the new colony of South Australia, the " good old English custom " of husbands advertisinc , their wives, declaring themselves not answerable for their debts, &c. has already been acted upon. It is said that John Wharton, Esq. is to be started for the representation of Beverley on the Whig-radical interest at the next election, in opposition to J. W. Hogg, Esq. and Sack vine Lane Fox, Esq. AN EXAMPLE WORTHY OF IMITATION.—MTS. Anne Kyrewood, late of Droitwich, has bequeathed by will, to the Worcester Diocesan Church Building Society, the sum of £7OO stock in the 3 per cent. consols.—Worcester Journal. Horatio Ross, Esq. of Rossie, has intimated to the conser vatives of Aberdeen that the state of his health will prevent him from coming forward as a candidate for the representa tion of the city in parliament. Sir George Murray is to be requested to stand on the conservative interest. —Scottish Guardian. WooL.—During the last week, the amasing quantity of nearly one million pounds of wool was imported into the port of Hull alone. Nearly 700,000 lbs. were from Hamburg, and almost a quarter of a million of pounds were from St. Petersburg. HAY HARVEST.—A. considerable quantity of grass is cut in this neighbourhood. The crops generally are not very heavy, and the unseasonable weather we have had during the past week has retarded the progress of the harvest materially, and somewhat deteriorated the quality of the hay.—Black bum Staticlard. A prisoner was acquitted at the Lancaster sessions last week, in consequence of the indictment charging him with an offence against the peace of our " Lord the King." The gentlemen of the long robe have decided that king means queen, but it is beyond their power to make lord and lady synonymous. During the trial of Mr. A. A. Sowers, in Stanton, Augusta, County, Virginia, on the charge of burning a barn, &c., two most extraordinary circumstances occurred. The jury were kept together, and on the morning after the evidence was all got through, the astounding intelligence was announced that in the preceding night one of the jurors had gone crazy, and another had cut his throat! We are glad. to communicate some agreeable information to travellers going to Hamburgh. The imposition of duties on the luggage of passengers in the Elbe has ceased. Orders have been given by the Hanoverian Government to its Cus tam-house officers at Stade, that the charges hitherto made there by them on passengers' luggage are not to be levied.— Morning Chronicle. GARNETT V. SOWLER.—This case came on for hearing on Friday, in the Borough Court, Manchester. Mr. Brandt appeared for Mr. Garnett, and Mr. Wilkins for Messrs. Sowler. At the special request of Mr. Wilkins, the case was adjourned to the next borough sessions, when a jury will have to decide between the parties. The letters from Brest, to the 21st instant, state that a tempest, such as had not occurred in Brittany within the memory of man, had taken place there, which lasted for a period of two days, and committed frightful ravages on the coast, as well as the interior. Many vessels had been wrecked, and great damage done. WEST-RIDING VOTERS.—In the Halifax polling district whiggery is rapidly declining. The whigs at the last registra tion expended all their ammunition, and we understand, as a last report, (by way of a show,) they have again sent in claims to the overseers for all the dissenting chapels which have before been tried and rejected in the revision courts. — Leeds Intellipencer. CURE FOR A DYING MAN.—Some years since the wor thy crier of the court at Knutsford felt one morning in court rather. worse for the previous night's debauch, and sent the following recipe to be compounded at a neighbouring hotel : —"Dear Miss H.,—Sent me a quart of coffee, two muffins, and a duck, for lam almost dead ! Yours, just alive, and that's all,—M-- T—." As a proof of the value of greyhounds, and the cheap estima tion of the human species in Russia, we may take an an nouncement of the Odessa Journal, that an estate of 2000 acres, with 78 peasants, was recently offered by the marshal of the district of Eksterynoslaw, in exchange for a white greyhound called Sultan, belonging to another nobleman ! FRUITS OF REFORM. — Hereford, by the magic effect of the municipal reform bill, is blessed with a yearly expenditure of £4OOO and upwards, and a whole bevy of town councillors, whilst the old corporation made about 13600 do ! This comes of the whig-radical cry of reform and retrenchment I—Here ford County Press. One of the men belonging to the police of the boroughreeve and constables at Manchester obtained a summons from the county magistrates, the other day, against one of the police officers of the town-council, for assault. The town-council denied the jurisdiction of the court, and ordered their officer not to appear. A warrant is to be applied for on Saturday. We are rejoiced to hear that at the last survey of the river Weaver, the trustees have been induced, by petitions from the flatmen, numerously signed, and supported by the request of a large body of the respectable trades, to take into their consideration the stoppage of all traffic on a Sunday along the river. The managers of the Mersey and Irwell naviga tion have for some time cloSed the locks of their canal on a Sunday ; and Lord Francis Egerton has carried the principle still further on the Duke of Bridgewater's canal, by building churches for the accommodation of the poor, in the populous places on the banks of the canal.—Cheater Gazette. THE COTTON TREE.—We have in our possession a piece of cotton, the produce of a tree growing at Green Bank, near this town. It is the first time that it has yielded any of the material. The cotton is of a silky texture, but appears deficient in fibre. It grows in pods, which, after a while, burst, and the cotton hangs in luxuriant folds down the branches. We see that several trees in Yorkshire have been equally productive this year.—Kendal Mercury. It is very generally supposed that Mr. Labouchere retires from the Under-Secretaryship of the Colonies, and that he will be succeded therein by Mr. Charles Buller—Lord Durham's Canadian Secretary. It is also rumoured that the Marquis of Normanby is heartily sick of the Colonies, most assuredly not more so than the Colonies, and those connected with them are of him. A Belgian paper relates that a pigeon -fancier lately took a couple of carriers with him on a voyage which he was making to Algiers, going round by Lisbon and Gibraltar, intending to introduce the system of conveying dispatches by means of these birds into Africa. At Lisbon the basket in which the pigeons were kept got undone by some accident, and the birds escaped. Not many days after they had re turned safe to Antwerp SINGULAR ANIMAL ATTACHMENT.—AnimaIs which are unable to associate with their own species, will not unfre quently make strange attachments.—We, yesterday, had the opportunity of witnessing at Mr. R. Jones's, grocer, Pride Hill, a Cat suckling a litter of seven Rabbits, which had been taken from their nest whilst mowing a field of grass a few days since. The offspring of the cat having been previously drowned, the rabbits were placed under her care, which she has adopted and evinces much fondness towards them.— Salopian Journal. THE MINERALS OF BRECONSHIRE AND RADNORSHIRE. —A gentleman from Cornwall, called at our office last week on a geological tour through the above-named counties, and on Tuesday last returned, bringing with him three specimens of a very rich copper ore found within the county of Brecon. We have also this week received from a correspondent of Gladestry, Radnorshire, five specimens of iron ore of different kinds, found in that parish.—Silurian. HEREFORD CATHEDRAL.—A portion of the great western window of our venerable cathedral, from the extreme violence of the wind, was blown out about half-past ten on Friday morning; and on Thursday, an arm was torn from off one of the fine elms in our cathedral church-yard.—Hereford County Press. _ _ _ THE BITER BlT.—One day lately, a sturdy beggar woman called at a farm-house in Strathallan, and seeing only a young girl, she asked where her mother was ? "At Dun blane," was the reply, " selling her butter." She then asked where her father was. "In the moss, carting peats." " And so there is nobody but you at home ; you must give me," said she, " a good pickle meal." The girl replied there was but little in the house, and that was at the bottom of a deep girnel beyond her reach. The wife, not liking to be put off in this way, said she would lift it herself, and when in the act, the girl tripped up her heels and threw her into the girnel, telling her, after securing the cover, to lie there till she brought her father from the moss.—Stirling Observer. ALARMING STATE OF JAMAlCA.—Extract of a letter from a resident large landed proprietor in Jamaica :—" If Mr. Labouchere's bill has passed, Jamaica is for ever lost. It will become another St. Domingo, and we must fly to save our throats being cut. The lately emancipated men are arming themselves, upwards of 3,000 stand of arms having been purchased by them at Kingston alone, and every one has a new macheat ready ground for the conflict. More dis satisfaction exists than even previous to the Ist of August last. The Baptist preachers have had a meeting, and de sired their congregations to hold their houses and grounds without paying rent or, respect to the proprietors of them, and declared Sir Lionel Smith's late proclamation to the contrary as nugatory." CONSERVATISM IN SHROPSIIIRE.—Shrewsbury and Lud low are doing their duty nobly, by preparing to meet the enemies of the church and constitution foot to foot, when ever an election shall come, should they venture a contest, which we much doubt. In the first an "Operative Conserva tive Association " has been formed with the greatest success. Placards have been issued, requesting the conservatives of Ludlow to meet at the Feather's Inn, in the borough, on the evening of the 12th instant, for the purpose of forming a permanent association the loyal gathering on the occasion surpassed the expectations of the most sanguine friends of the good cause. Thomas Childe, Esq. was called to the chair, and he acquitted himself most admirably in the discharge of his duties, as chairman of a meeting that promises to lead to the happiest results. James Davies, Esq. of Elm Lodge, was appointed president of the association ; James Baxter, Esq. vice-president. Upwards of 80 members were imme diately enrolled, and the prospects of the future success and usefulness of the association were unanimously admitted to be as cheering as theloyal conservatives could wish.—Hertford County Press. CONSECRATION OF ST. MARY'S CHURC H , BAGILLT.--011 i Thursday last, the i mpos i ng ceremony of Conse cra ti ng thi s new edifice for divine worship was performed by the Lord Bishop of St. Asaph. Though the weather was unpropitious, yet the church was crowded to excess. --Amongst the Clergy present were noticed the Revs. A.D. Gardner, Vicar of Holy well, H. Parry, R. Richards, W. Williams, Ysceifiog, Mr. Hughes, T. Thomas, Carnarvon, Hugh Jones, S. Smalley, T. Briscoe, C. B. Clough, H. Jones, and Mr. Pugh of Dre merchion. R. J. Mostyn, Esq. in his own name, and in the name of the parishioners, solicited from the Bishop conse cration of the church and burial ground, to which his Lord ship assented. The Bishop next, assisted by the Rev. A. D, Gardner, and the Rev. H. Jones, read prayers, after which, the Rev. A. D. Gardner preached from the 26th Psalm, Bth verse, " Lord I love the habitation of Thine house, and the place where Thine honor dwelleth." In the evening the Rev. Mr. Briscoe read prayers (in Welsh) and the Rev. Mr. Richards preached from the 122 d Psalm, " I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go up into the house ofthe Lord." The affectionate and powerful appeals made by both minis ters were most attentively, end we have no doubt profitably listened to by the respective audiences.—Chsiter GREAT VETERINARY DISCOVERY.—A certain J. C. Walker, of Louisiana , says that to cure a horse of botts give him a quart of molasses ; in about half an hour, or as soon as the horse is relieved from his pain, give him two ounces of pulverized alum—in solution we presume—and in one or two hours a pound of salts. The molasses induce the insect to quit his ravages on the beast for the sake of the greater deli cacy it affords them ; the alum shrivels them up, and renders them inactive, or kills them, and the salts carry them away. The Chinese have taken a fancy to hatch fish under fowls. For this purpose they collect from rivers and ponds the gela tinous matter which contains the eggs of fish, put it into ves sels, and sell it to the proprietors of ponds. When the hatch ing seasons arrives, a fowl's egg is emptied of its usual con tents, and this gelatinous matter is put in. The entrance is hermetically sealed, and it is put under a hen. After some days the egg is opened, and placed in a vessel of water heated by the sun. This is kept in his rays until the little fish be come strong enough to bear the external temperature.— (Fudge.) MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY.—The business on this line of railway continues rapidly to increase. We un derst*d, that on Tuesday the number of passengers was more by 200 than on any former day ; and that the additional train put on this week has, on the average, carried upwards of 140 passengers per day each way. On Wednesday, the whole' of the passengers of the Harewood coach, on their arrival at Littleborough, left the coach, refusing to travel any further by the turnpike road, and came on to Manchester by the one o'clock railway train. A flrench soldier, not many weeks ago, was called up by his sergeant to receive a letter that had just arrived. The letter not being franked, and the postage of a considerable amount, the soldier refused to receive it, alleging that he could not afford the money. His officers shortly afterwards heard iof the fact, and sent to redeem the letter at their cost, when bn being opened, it was found to contain some family documents, accompanied by the announcement that the soldier to whom it was addressed had just inherited a fortune of two millions of francs. IMPROVED WHEAT.—We have this week had brought to our office an ear of the newly imported wheat, called forty fold, grown by our neighbour, Mr. Lewtas, of Aldcliffe farm. In this ear, lying before us, there are 42 grains, whilst an ear of old Danzig wheat, such as we usually sow, has only 28. Thus the difference in produce is as 150 to 100; and the sample, we are told, is large and fine. Really this wheat is well worthy the consideration of our farmers, and we should think it a highly desirable thing to cultivate it as generally as possible.—Lancaster Gazette. At Drury-lane, Mr. Hammond, the new lessee, is already making active preparations for the commencement of his first campaign. Amongst other engagements already effected, we have reason to believe, are the following :—Alexander Lee, as musical director. For the drama—Messrs. Elton, Brin dal, Baker, W. Bennett, T. Lee, (the Irishman,) and G. Bennett ; Mrs. Waylett, Mrs. Selby, Miss Tyler, and Miss Daly. Mr. Macready, it is expect e d, w ill j o i n the company after the close of his present engagement at the Haymarket, in January, and a carte blanche awaits the arrival of Ellen Tree from America. Offers have also been made to Young Betty, who has been received with such great eclat in the provinces. —Herald. DANGER OF CARRYING PIKES.—On Saturday evening, as an individual, who subsequently proved to be a thorough going chartist, was leaving the ground, on the dispersion of the meeting, held near the Social Institution, Greek-street, he stumbled and fell upon a pike, or some sharp instrument, which was concealed about his person. What the nature and extent of the injuries sustained by the unfortunate wight may be, we are unable to say ; he was, however, carried from the ground, and placed in a leaning posture against some rails, and was, to all appearance, in a fainting and sickly con dition when we left him..—Stockport paper. ACCIDENT FROM THE INCAUTIOUS USE OF GUNPOWDER. —On . Thursday last, a maid-servant in the employment of James Waddell, Esq., of Stonefield, having arisen at an early hour, and supposing the kitchen fire to be nearly de cayed, incautiously took a canister of Dartford gunpowder. belonging to Mr. Waddell's son, for the purpose of more speedily arousing the slumbering embers with a small quantity of its contents, when, unfortunately, the whole canister of powder exploded, throwing the servant from the kitchen into the lobby of the house, at the same time driving out into the gardens and shrubberies the windows both of the upper and lower kitchens, the lobbies, and several of the bed-rooms, besides otherwise materially injuring the house. The ex plosion was so terrific that it struck the family with conster nation and alarm ; and Miss Waddell, while rushing from her bed-room to ascertain the cause, fortunately met the servant, whose attire was at the time in flames, and she, with much presence of mind, and after great exertion and some personal injury, succeeded in relieving the sufferer from the clothes that were burning around her. It is also worthy of mention, that while Miss Waddell was thus humanely en gaged, a favourite dog belonging to the family endeavoured, by every means in its power, to relieve the servant, by tearing the burning clothes from her person with its paws. The servant has been materially injured, but hopes are entertained that she will ultimately recover.—Glasgow Constitutional. RIOT ON THE MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY. — One of those desperate affrays which have so often occurred on railways, between English and Irish labourers, cn the subject of wages, took place on Monday morning last, at Ebden Bridge, near Todmorden, on the line of the Man chester and Leeds Railway. About 100 of the English labourers commenced an attack upon about the same number of Irishmen, for the purpose of driving the latter from their employment, on the alleged ground that they were working for lower wages. The contest raged fiercely the whole day, and many on both sides were very seriously injured.— One Englishman was struck on the top of the nose with a pick, with so much violence, that it almost cut off that por tion of his face. The authorities of the neighbourhood assembled together, and promptly procured the assistance of the military ; and by this mean the disturbances were suppressed. On Tuesday morning, however, the belligerent parties re-commenced the contest in increased numbers, drawn from distant parts of the railway ; but another de tachment of military from Tormorden, hastened to the spot, and, by their timely interference, order was again restored. On Wednesday all was perfectly peaceable. These alarming infractions of the peace exhibit, in a striking manner, the propriety of establishing an effective police along all exten sive railways.—Manchester Guardian. ' THE BLOOMSBURY CASE.—This affair has undergone some change in the manner in which it will come on for trial. By the operations of the interpleader act the action of Rids dale v Weatherby, (the venue for which was removed to Lan cashire), has been superseded, the court above having directed that in lieu thereof two actions should be tried, in one of which Fulwar. Craven, Esq., and the other Lord Lichfield, should be the defendants. These actions will come on for trial at the ensuing Liverpool Assizes, and Mr. Serjeant Wilde has been specially retained for the defendants. In " Ridsdale v. Lord Lichfield" the issue raised is whether Bloomsbury is properly described in the entries for the Ascot Derby and the 200 sous. Stakes. In "Ridsdale v. Craven" there are two issues to try-Ist, whether Bloomsbury is pro perly described in the entry for the Epsom Derby Stakes : 2d, whether the decision of the Stewards is conclusive be tween Mr. Ridsdale and Mr. Craven. These causes, of course, excite great interest. TROUBLES OF A RUNAWAY CHARTIST. - It was CUT rently reported yesterday morning, that a warrant from the home office had arrived in time for the apprehension of Mr. Moir, the chartist delegate for Lanarkshire. The rumour was early communicated to Mr Moir, when, recollecting the rough treatment Dr. Taylor received at the hands of,the jail barber, he hastened home and shaved himself. He then engaged the services of a law agent, who is said, with what truth we know not, to be a loquacious member of town council; and having made these preparations, he sat down and awaited with fortitude the coming of the officers of jus tice. It was reported, in the meantime, at the police-office, that Mr. Moir was coming to surrender himself to the authorities ; and the sitting magistrate was good enough to remain for some time after the conclusion of the business, in order that he might " have the body" of Mr. Moir, receive it with becoming deference, and stow it away with the requisite security. But Mr. Moir did not come to the magistrate, nor the officers of justice to Mr. Moir; and in the course of the forenoon the rumour was discovered to be a hoax !—Scottish Guardian. TURKISH NAMES.—As Turkish affairs are likely to occu py the attention of the press for some time, it would be well to adopt some system of orthography for the proper names. The new sultan's name is written by the French Abdul Medjid, by the Germans Abdul Medschid, and by some of the Constantinople correspondents to the morning papers Abdool Medjeed. His highness, however, has little to com plain of in comparison to the new grand vizier, whose name we have seen written with an almost unbounded variety of spelling. Sometimes he is Chosrew Pasha, sometimes Khosreff Pasha ; then again Hustrew, Husrew, Kusreff, with a list of aliases far too long for an average memory to take charge of them. The cause of this irregularity, which must singularly puzzle the uninitiated, is this :—Our Turkish news is generally translated either from the French or the German, and the very opposite orthographies of the two languages are carelessly adopted by the translators. A Frenchman, in writing a Turkish name, makes use of such letters as will most easily make the pronunciation familiar to a French reader. A German acts on the same principle, with a view to the accommodation of his own countrymen ; and the Constantinople correspondents of the London papers, again, endeavour to represent the Turkish sound by English letters. The latter system would be the most advi sable for the English press to adopt ; at all events, a system of some sort ought to be made to supersede the present sys tematic confusion.— Courier. SERIOUS BREAK OUT AT NORTHALLERTON.-011 Wed ' nesday evening last, a most alarming disturbance broke out at Northallert, caused by the navigators (employed on the Great North of England Railway,) aided by numbers of in fatuated Chartists, which for some time threatened destruc tion to the lives and property of the inhabitants of that town, but by the prompt exertions of the police, assisted by great numbers of the tradespeople and respectable householders, the designs of those mad depredators were put a stop to, and a number of prisoners were taken, though a severe attack of rescue was made, yet the police and peaceable inhabitants came off victorious. The prisoners, by order of the magis trates, (who were present during the whole of the disturb ance,) were safely lodged in the House of Correction at that town, and will undergo an examination on Friday, previous to their being- finally committed to take their trials at the next Quarter Sessions for the North Riding of this county. The town at present is tranquil, (Thursday evening, ten o'clock, 25th July.)—Leeds Intelliyencer. REPRESENTATION OF. ABERDEEN.-Mr. Ross of Rossie having communicated to the conservatives of Aberdeen that the state of his health compelled him to relinquish the honour of being their candidate at the next vacancy in the represen tation of the city, a meeting was held, on Monday evening, to consider this notification. Mr. Hadden of Persley was in the chair, and expressed his regret (which we are sure the conser vative body at large also feel) at the cause which compels Mr. Ross to withdraw from a position at once honourable to him self and likely to lead to the ultimate advantage of the city. The meeting also agreed with Mr. Hadden, that their pre sent prospects were of too gratifying a nature to allow the conservatives any relaxation in their efforts to secure the fit representation of the city. When Mr. Hadden suggested that Sir George Murray should be invited to become a can didate, the meeting received the proposal with acclamation, and agreed, at mice, that a requisition should be sent to that able and gallant officer.—Aberdeen Constitutional. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT SOUTHPORT.-011 Saturday last, a serious accident took place at Southport, which had nearly proved fatal to several parties. An omnibus belonging to Mr. Salthouse, of the Hesketh Arms Inn, was proceeding along the road, when, on turning the corner passing Bruns wick Villa, the residence of Thomas Morris, Esq., the axle broke, and the vehicle was upset. Several of the outside passengers jumped off, and fell near the omnibus, which came down upon them with great force, and the consequence was several were severely injured—two ladies so much so, that their lives were despaired of for some time, and they are not yet free from danger. One lady had her thigh bro ken, and the other was severely bruised in the spine.--Wigan Gazette. SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE.—The temporary excitement pro duced by the addresses of the sitting members and the can didate for the representation of South Lincolnshire has nearly subsided, but the friends of each are on the alert, and a sharp contest is anticipated—not between Mr. Turner and the other gentleman, the return of the conservative being certain, but between Mr. Handley and Mr. Heathcote, the supporters of each being confident of success. The Morning Post and other London papers stated, erroneously, that Mr. Towline was to be the second conservative candi date in the southern division ; should that gentleman come forward, as we believe he is ready to do, it will be in the northern division, as the opponent of Lord Worsley, whose support of the ballot has offended many who were staunch friends.—LineOln Standard. COWBRIDGE.—In this healthy market town there is a population of about 1200 inhabitants, many of whom are persons of independent property, but yet„ there is no butcher, baker, plumber, in the parish, and labourers are so scarce that the farmers are now paying from twelve to fifteen shil lings per week, besides an allowance of beer, and in many cases a dinner, during harvest time. This is a strong con trast to Devonshire, where the men employed in agriculture are earning but seven to eight shillings per week.—Cambrian. DECEPTIVE CHARACTER OF BRUISES ON THE BODIES or CHILDREN.-At an inquest held on Wednesday on the body of an infant in Compton-street, Brunswick-square, and the marks of apparent bruises on which might have led the jury to suspect that it had met its death from violence, Mr. Wakley observed, that nothing could be more deceptive than such external appearances on the dead bodies of children. A few days back he held an inquest on the body of a boy, aged 13, who was drowned whilst bathing in a pond near Finchley. The lad had an extremely fair skin, and some of the jury who had seen the boy taken out of the water told him that there was not the slightest mark or bruise on the body, but that it had the appearance of the purest white marble. Two days afterwards, when the inquest was held, the body, par ticulaily the arms and thighs, was covered with black marks, just as if the lad had received a severe cudgelling. If the boy's father had been at work in the vicinity of the pond, and had been heard to threaten his son, there was very little doubt but he would have been tried for an offence he had not committed. On inquiry he found that the marks on the boy's body were caused by the handling he underwent in endea vouring to resuscitate him, and in conveying him from the pond to the doctor's. The information contained in these remarks (and he hoped the public press, with its usual readi ness to communicate useful facts, would aid in its dissemina tion) could not be too widely known, in order that jurors on coroners' inquests might not be swayed as to their verdict by such deceptive appearances. On the inquest that called forth these remarks a verdict of " Natural Death" was returned.—Standard. YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The approaching second annual meeting of thiS society, excites the greatest interest throughout the county, and a very considerable accession of new members in Leeds and the neighbourhood has been the consequence. A preliminary meeting of the general committee, at which Lord Wenlock presided, was held at York last week, when the proceedings were of the most satisfactory character, and no doubt of the meeting was entertained. A great concourse of strangers will no doubt visit the town upon this interesting occasion, and accordingly a temporary pavilion is now being erected in the Barrack Yard, under the superintendence of Mr. Chantrell, and with the permission of Lord Hill, which will accommodate 2000 persons at the grand dinner, which will take place on the 28th August next. The Earl Spencer, who is well known as a distinguished agriculturist, will preside, assisted by many of the most influential nobility and gentry of the county, and thus a great treat may be anticipated. The Leeds commit tee, which consists of many of the most influential gentry of the town and neighbourhood, with their chairman, William Beckett, Esq., are already engaged in making the necessary arrangements connected -with the proceedings, and no exer tions will be spared to render them as complete as possible. Every subscriber of one pound annually, becomes a member of this society, and any gentleman who has not yet enrolled his name, and intends to become a member, should do so without delay. The transactions of the society are published annually, and contain all the practical prize reports, a list of the premiums awarded, the rules, donations, and the officers and members of the society, with other valuable and interest ing information.—Leeds Intelligencer, CURIOUS MANORIAL CUSTOM.—Rutland assizes, on Fri day last, proved maiden. The judges arrived in Oakhaha on Thursday night, and stopped at their lodgings in the town until Saturday morning, when they proceeded to Lincoln. On this occasion the bailiff of the manor was successful in catching Lord Abinger, and asserting the right to a horse at his lordship's charge, to grace the castle walls. On two former occasions of this learned lord being in the commission of assize, he eluded the vigilance of the officer, and the cost of compliance with the manorial custom. Several new shoes, of Paiagonian dimensions, have been lately added to the col lection in the castle. Amongst them are those of Lord Denman, Lordßarhain, the Earl of Roden, the Marquis of Cholmondeley, and the Bishop of Carlisle. Lord Wil loughby D'Eresby contributed the usual fee, £5 to £lO, and sent a real horse shoe—one which had been worn by his well known favourite hunter, Clinker. It is gilt, and nailed over the door of the grand jury, room. There are now nearly a hundred shoes, of various dimensions, hung up in the fine old hall of the castle, which forms the assize courts. They are inscribed with the names of the donors ; and amongst them are several from royal personages, including Queen Victo ria's and the Duchess of Kent's. The building was erected in the year 1060; and it is thought that an immense iron shoe, of singularly beautiful workmanship, which looks like the great ancestor of all the rest, is nearly as old as the castle itself. On its being lately removed from the wall, for the purpose of making a new arrangement of some of these feudal memorials, the tooth of time was found to be so deeply indented by oxydation, thut the iron crumbled to pieces. Lord Abiuger evinced a particular desire to have his intended shoe placed near that of the Earl of Lonsciale.— Stamford Mercury. FIRE IN AUGUSTA.—NARROW ESCAPE OF MR. BUCK INGHAM AND FAMlLY.—Yesterday morning, about half past two o'clock, a fire broke out in the Planter's Hotel, in this city ; and the building being entirely of wood, except the basement story, it was quickly wrapped in 'flames, and con sumed with astonishing rapidity. Among the families staying at the hotel was that of Mr. Buckingham, the orieni al tra veller, his lady, and son. He had returne d late from the de livery of his first lecture on Palestine, in the Presbyterian church; and, sitting up reading for some time after, he had not long retired to rest when the alarm of fire was first given ; but, the flames then bursting out in a remote part of the hotel, he was enabled to bring out his family in perfect safety ; his faithful man-servant, however, a native of Ire land, in remaining too long to assist in saving as much of the property as could be rescued froin the flames, had to lower down the trunks by a rope of bed-sheets tied together, from the bed-room window, and, throwing out, after these, all mattresses and feather beds at hand, he leaped on to them, from a height of upwards of twenty feet, every passage out of the house being then blocked up by flames, and received a slight injury from the fall ; but, medical attendance being immediately procured, he is expected speedily to recover. Mr. Buckingham's manuscripts and papers were all saved, and a good portion of his personal effects ; though, from the suddenness of the alarm, and the rapidity of the flames, many valuable articles of property and apparel were un avoidably consumed. The family were kindly and hospi tably received by Mr. and Mrs. Bradon, nearly opposite to the hotel, in Broad-street, at whose house they still remain. —Georgia Constitutionalist, June 20. CHARGE OF MURDER AGAINST FLATMEN.—James Owen, George Thomas, and Wm. Ellis, were charged at the Stafford assizes with the wilful murder of Christina, the wife of Robert Collins, by drowning her. They were also ch arg ed with the capital offence of having feloniously assaulted her. They were tried on the latter. charge. It appeared from the evidence of a number of witnesses that the deceased, who had been a dressmaker at Liverpool, was sent for by her husband, who had sought and obtained employment in London, to join him there, and that for that purpose she had, on Saturday, the 15th of June, taken her passage on board one of Messrs. Pickford's fly-boats, of which the prisoner Owen was the captain, and the other two prisoners, and a lad named Musson, the crew, It appeared that the deceased exhibited symptoms of alarm as early as the evening of Sunday, as she then walked on the towing path from Stone to Ashton lock, and there sharpened a small knife, which was afterwards found in one of her trunks, which had been uncorded for its introduction, as it had been corded when she commenced her voyage. Evi dence was also given of very coarse expressions on the part of two of the prisoners, and a menacing one by one of them ; and it was also proved that when the boat passed Hoo Mill lock, at midnight on Sunday, the 16th, cries of distress were heard to proceed from the boat, and that on the arrival of the boat at Fazeley, the deceased was missing ; and that at five o'clock on Monday morning, the 17th, the body of the de ceased was found in a part of the canal near Brindley Bank, where the banks of the canal were sloping, and the water only 19 inches deep, the deceased then having neither bonnet nor shoes on, her shoes and bonnet being found in the prisoners' boat, the latter having the crown driven in.—Mr. Justice Williams, on these facts, was of opinion that there was not sufficient evidence to make out the charge against the pri soners, and his lordship directed an acquittal. Verdict, — Not Guilty.—Mr. Sergeant Ludlow applied to have the trial of the indictment for the murder postponed, on an affidavit of the absence of a material witness. Mr. Justice 'Williams directed the trial to be postponed, and ordered the prisoners to be remanded till the next assizes. BOROUGH OF HALIFAX. — Within the last two years a wonderful change has taken place with the constituency in the good and loyal old town of Halifax, which is mainly attributed to the introduction of the whig poor-law. This will appear from the following facts. For several years pre vious to that harsh laW berg introduced, the churchwardens could not at the vestry meetings obtain a church-rate, from the intermeddling of certain " conscientious" whig-radical agitators. The duplicity of these Malthusian liberals has, however, been proved, and the ratepayers were determined to be no longer cajoled with their cant and hypocrisy, and on both the last year and the present church-rates have been allowed almost unanimously. Twelve months ago, from 20 to 30 borough electors, whb had previously voted for the two present whig members, disqualified themselves by not pay ing their rates at the propel; time. This year the example has been followed by no fewer than from 50 to 60 electors (who have also voted in the same manner) disqualifying themselves by not paying their rates at the proper time. This year the example has been followed by no fewer than from 50 to 60 electors (who have also voted in the same manner) disqualifying themselves by not paying their rates until after the 20th instant ; and we understand there are a considerable number of others who have heretofore voted in th,e same way, would have followed the example, but are anxiously waiting to see if the conservatives will bring for ivard candidates for the borough opposed to the whig poor law. At this change of feeling with the electors no one need be surprised, considering the increased rates inflicted upon them by the economising Whigs, in carrying out their pet poor-law, and particularly- in this district, where the whig guardians are expending 130,000 of the ratepayers' money in the erection of union workhouses, against the wishes of not only the poor, but of nineteen-twentieths of those who have to pay for this uncalled-for and unnecessary outlay. When the erection was first anticipated, vestry meetings were called to take the sense of the ratepayers, and petitions were unanimously agreed upon, by hundreds of ratepayers, to the then board, against the same ; but the board being composed of a majority of whigs, the petitions were, as a matter of course, (according to true whig doctrine) not no ticed. We are confidently informed that this borough is now essentially conservative.—Leeds Intelligences-. THE VAMPIRE.—A great deal of curiosity was excited on Friday among the loungers in St. Katherine's Dock by a report of the arrival of a real live vampire. So many horri ble associations of blood and terror are connected with the popular ideas of this extraordinary animal, arising from the very imperfect knowledge of its habits which can be gained from the accounts of travellers and the stuffed specimens in the various museums, and so many unsuccessful attempts have been made to import it alive, that when it was known that one had actually arrived, a most intense desire was ma nifested to obtain a peep at the " blood-thirsty willin," as we heard him described by one of the great unwashed who was standing by; a n d accor di ng ly th e vesse l was crow d e d during the day by hosts of curious visitors, until its removal to the Surrey Zoological Gardens, to which establishment it was consigned. It is the Sumatran species, and the first living specimen ever seen in England. It is of the most horrible aspect, and well deserves the name of Vespertilio spectrum, given to it by Linnaeus, remaining constantly sus pended to the roof of his cage by the immense hooks at the edges of the wings, his head hanging downwards, and his eyes glistening with most vivid brightness. The appearance of this singular creature immediately calls to mind some of the " tales of blood " in which these monsters figure so pro minently. Of all such relations, that of D'Azara, the cele brated naturalist, is the most veracious. He states, that the vampire will attack horses, mules, asses, horned cattle, and the crest of fowls, who generally die in consequence, as a gangrene is engendered in the wounds. Even man himself is not secure from their insidious attacks, as D'Azara says he can bear very faithful testimony, having had the ends of his toes four time s phl e b o t om i se d, gratis, by this nocturnal surgeon, while sleeping in the cottages in the open country. The wound is not felt at the time of its infliction, as the blood is withdrawn by the most gentle suction, entirely from the capillary vessels of the skin, and not from any of the veins or arteries, and the v ictim is besides lulled into a deep slumber by the flapping of his destroyer's leathern wings, who thus enjoys his banquet undisturbed. It was mentioned by one of the persons on board as a remarkable circumstance, that during the whole voyage the vampire had never been seen at the bottom of his cage, THE CROPS AND WEATHER. BURY ST. EDMUND'S.—The crops in this neighbourhood are looking remarkably well and promising, and an early har vest is anticipated. Mr. E. Prior, of this town, commenced cutting a field of oats on Tuesday.—Suffolk Chronicle. BARNSLEY.—The showery days which have taken place during the past week, put a slight stop to the gathering of the hay crops, but most of it fortunately being in cock, has at intervals been soused during the last two days without be ing much injured. LEEDS.—In the early part of the week the weather was extremely showery though warm and close: The rain pre vented much of the hay from being secured, though the sun shine which intervened caused it to dry rapidly. During the fine weather of Thursday and Friday, a quantity of hay was led from the fields, and should the sunny days continue dur ing the next week, nearly the whole of the hay will be har vested. The wheat crops appear to be ripening fast, and the potatoes and turnips look promising.—Leeds Intelligencer. HULL.—The growing crops in the district around Boston bear a'very healthy appearance ; the wheat, in particular, of which an unusually large quantity will this year be grown, is strong, and should there be a continuance of favourable weather the produce will be highly satisfactory ; if, however, there should be a recurrence, at this advanced period, of the very heavy winds and rains with which we have been visited, the effects upon the standing crops will be very serious. Po tatoes, in many situations, have suffered severely fi om the dry rot, and a deficiency is generally expected.—Hull Times. OXFORD.—The heavy rains during Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, have done considerable damage in this neigh bourhood, beating down the wheat in several places, so much as to .occasion many fears that it may not get up again. Much hay has been previously carried, but we regret to state that a good deal is still out, and though some of the grass is uncut; every day's delay is a loss and disappointment to the farmers.—Oxford Herald. CANTERBURY.—In the neighbourhood of Canterbury, the farmers, aided by fine weather, have been enabled to get in a great quantity of their hay crop. The corn looks very fine, and the ear is fast filling out. It bids well for an extensive yield, .together with plenty of straw. The barley may be said to be fast ripening,. The high winds of last Thursday inflicted some damage upon the orchards.—Kentish Times. HUNTINGDON, JULY 23.—The hay is nearly all stacked and thatched in between Bedford and this town, and for the greater part in good order. It is of a bright and fresh green hue, and its excellence is every where proved by the fragrancy of its smell. The turnips, both white and Swedes, are un usually forward, and have, with the aid of the recent rains, grown too rapidly for their grand enemy the fly to do them any injury. They are, in most instances, high enough al. ready to hide a covey of partridges, which seem to be both numerous and strong. The wheat is coming on apace and looks healthy and bright, whilst the barley is unusually heavy and promising. WORCESTER AND MONMOUTH.—During the latter part of last week this county was visited by a boisterous wind, which we are, informed has done considerable damage in various parts, especially in the orchards, where the few apples and pears that were on the trees have nearly all been blown down, and are consequently unfit for use. The beans have also suffered, from being broken off near the roots. The white grain cannot be looking better, and we are glad to observe that generally it has escaped the hurricane. There is still a great deal of hay unmade, in consequence of the late showery weather ; but much has been ricked in the finest condition. The weather still continues lowering, and appears likely to fulfil the adage respecting St. Swithin. We regret to hear that in the upper part of Monmouthshire a considerable quantity of hay has been carried off by the flood.—Worces ter Journal. DEMWSHIRE.—Since our last, the weather has been very favourable for exercises in the hay field ; and for the ultimate maturity of the diversified crops of corn. Some heavy thun der showers have fallen in different localities occasionally ; and in several instances the rain has continued with, little intermission for some hours ; but the atmosphere being com monly hot and sultry, has been favourable to the great pur poses of the season, which excite no ordinary solicitude, and sometimes during the greater part of the day the air has been balmy, the sky clear, and the sun powerful as the most anxious agriculturist could desire. The rain appears to have been beneficial in a high degree to the corn crops, which wear an appearance truly promising, though spots are ob servable in which the rain has produced a pressure on the stalk, but not with a violence likely to prevent the ulterior perfection of the grain.—Chesterfield Reporter. ISLE OF MAN.—Since the commencement of the present month, now near its termination, more rain has fallen than is usually experienced at this period of the year, and for a considerable time past the sky has been overcast and gloomy ; but for the last five or six days a pretty equal distribution of sunshine and showers has had a beneficial and invigorating influence upon both animal and vegetable nature. There is reason to apprehend that the hay lluevest has sustained injury by a superabundance of moisture ; yet from the very same reason the grain crops, which at an early part of the season were in some places thin and feeble, have wonderfully thickened and become flourishing. Nothing indeed can exceed the beauty and fertility of the landscape in all direc tions,—every appearance indicating that the year in due time will be crowned with abundance for both man and beast. — Manx Liberal. HARVEST COMMENCED.—A large field of Oats in the parish of Kenn, •belonging to Mr. Badcock, was cut yes terday.—Eveter Flying Post. AMERICANISMS. The Dutch are a cheaper edition of the Germans, on un sized paper, and without copperplates. It is reported that there is a man in Vermont who feeds his geese on iron filings, and gathers steel pens from their wings. A gentleman in the country, who lately sent us the death of his wife, adds the following :—" P.S.—Just give her a lit tle puff, will you ?"—Chicago Democrat. An honest Irishman, fresh from Hibernia, caught a hum ming bee in his hand, supposing it to be a humming-bird. " °eh," he exclaimed, " how hot his little fut is !" Orange Field, at Northampton, Mass., imprisoned for vio lating the 15 gallon law, bailed himself out with three hogs heads of whiskey. A son of Erin, while hunting for rabbits, came across a jackass in the woods, and shot him. "By my soul and St. Patrick," he exclaimed, " I've killed the father of all rabbits." The editor of the Cincinnati Whig has been looking at or smelling some strawberries, five inches in circumference ! We should rather measure them with the tongue. COMPROMISE.—The editor of the Nashua, (New Hamp shire) Telegraph consents to give the true French pronunci ation to the word depot provided the T is dropped. An editor, in St. Louis, was presented with a barrel of su perfine flour for inserting a marriage notice. Our women would rejoice to see that fashion here. The devil, of the Seneca Falls Courier printing-office, warns certain scamps against the practice of milking the printer's cow, for their own use. lie is determined not to be robbed of his supply of milk. INDEPENDENCE.—A beggar, while drinking some cider at a farmer's house down east—which, by the way, was hard enough to make a pig squeal—was asked if he would accept of a little bread and cheese. " No, I thank you," said the codger, " its as much as I can do to drink your cider—letting alone your victuals."—Dedham Patriot. Judge Shattuck, of Mississippi, was not lynched. He and the jury differed widely on a decision. He said it was dis graceful. The jury thought he meant them. He said no. A gentleman present contradicted him, and was fined 100 dollars. When in the street the mob asked the judge to ex plain. He apologised—the mob applauded—and the fine was remitted. A CONDITIONAL PROMISE.—A poor negro, who was near his end, was questioned by A neighbouring clergyman as to the "state of his mind. His replies were all very well until he came to the article of forgiveness. "Me forgib every body but Sam M—," " But can you not forgive him ?" " Why, yes, if me die, me forgib him ; but if me lib to get well, me gib him auoder knock." —New York paper. A dreadful cholera has affected pigs, cows, and horses, in the county Armagh.—Dublin Post. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.-Mr. Eyscom Bruce, the well known wl ot.esale manufacturer of soda water and aerated mead, was killed, yesterday, by the explosion of a fountain he was .charging with gas. A part of the fountain struck him on the head, near the eyes, literally " shattering his brains to pieces." He died almost instantly, and apparently without consciousness of pain.—Boston Transcript. A metropolitan friend, to whom we had written for infor mation upon the point, because he pays great attention to the registries, and has full means of making enquiry, assures us that " the Conservative increase upon the overseers' list of the metropolis is positively splendid."—(his own words). — He asserts that the lists shew generally an increase of Con servatives of at least thirty per cent. upon any former year. Still there, as here, the advice of Sir ROBERT PEEL, is not to be forgotten—" the battle must be fought in the registration courts."—Oxford Herald. DEATH OF SIR ISAAC COFFIN.—It is with much regret that we announce the death of Admiral Sir I. Coffin, Bart. This event took place at Cheltenham, on Tuesday evening, the 23rd instant. The gallant officer was fourscore years of age, having been born in 1759, and was within three of being at the top of the list of admirals, his commission as Admiral of the Red having been dated 4th June, 1814. He was a G.C.H., and had distinguished himself in his profession on various occasions, during an unusually long career. He had formerly been in Parliament, where he constantly paid much attention to naval matters, and not unfrequently in a style of facetiousness that relieved the subject of its dry technicality. His charity was extensive ; and within the last few weeks he remitted an additional and liberal donation to the Royal Naval Charity, " for fear," as he humorously expressed him self, "he should ship his wind and forget all about it." In 1814 Sir Isaac was married to Elizabeth Browne, daughter of W. Greenley, Esq. NEW .INVENTION.—We have been favored with the sight of a model, most ingeniously constructed, which is to prevent the disagreeable effects produced by the rolling of a ship at sea. From the present construction of the " berths' on shipboard, everybody who bus, taken. voyage must have ex perienced the evils of the rolling of a vessel when repose is required, and yet strange to say, no remedy has yet been thought of, before the present. It certainly appears to us that this plan will obviate the difficulties complained of—the berths' being so constructed as always to keep their horizon tal position—the equilibrium being the same, whichever way the vessel may be inclined to move—the motion not being perceptible in the slightest degree. The construction of it is on the most s i m ple scale imaginable, the space required bei ng , no more than the present berths no - .v occupy, which is a most essential point. In fact we pronounce it as the only invention (as regards ease and comfort on shipboard) that has ever been introduced. The inventor of it is Mr. Arthur Guinness, a na tive of Dublin, who was, some few years since, employed by the Prussian Government, as a machinist, &c. and whose abilities are well-known and properly appreciated in this country. We think, however, that this invention has surpassed his former doings, and will cause his nameto appear high in the list of these who, by their ingenuity, have promoted the comforts of their fellow-men.—Bristol Journal. STEAM MEN-OF-WAR.—We have lately been at some pains to ascertain the progress and estimate the present extent'of steam power in the United Kingdom and its de pendencies, and the result of our inquiries is most gratifying and satisfactory. The increase of steam vessels in the royal navy is remarkable, not only on account of their augmented size and locomotive power, but their heavy armament, im proved form, capacity for stowage, and increased speed ; whilst' their performances under canvas are little, if at all, inferior to the best sailing ships. On reference to the Navy List for January, 1830, we find but eight steam-vessels described, and one only, the Dee, (building) calculated for war ; the others, namely, African, Carron, Columbia; Con fiance; Echo, Lightning, and Meteor, (all still existing,) being,texcept the Columbia of 361 tons, small vessels under 200 tons, and of one hundred horse power, and principally employed as packets in'the Mediterranean. We have now, in 1839, no less than 33 steam-vessels of war, besides 38 em ployed in the packet service, exclusive of hired steam-vessels, making altogether 71, some of which are upwards of 1000 tons and 400 horse power, armed with heavy guns of great range, and capable of combating with any description of force that can be met with afloat ; and this splendid steam navy, which has attained to its present extent in such a short period, is capable of transporting an army of 10,000 men to the continent, or, if need be, across the Atlantic, at any time when such a proceeding might be deemed necessary. We find by the Report of the commissioners appointed by the Board of Trade, (Capt. Pringle, R. N„ and Mr. Parkes,) that the total number of vessels of all sizes and classes, propelled by steam, belonging to the United Kingdom and the Colonies, amounts to 810, the registered tonnage being 87,907 ; to which add the tonnage of the engine-room, not registered, 61,933; making altogether 157,840 tons, impelled by 63,250 hone power.—Naval and Military Gazette. TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1939. The hollow murmurs that forebode rebellion at one time die away, and ever and anon we hear them break out afresh. Newcastle follows in the wake of Bir mingham, and so the progress of misgovernment goes on. Let no one suppose that the worst is over. The pressure of severity is not yet felt, and there is too much daylight in July. We may look out with anxiety enough for the approach of November, with its dark ness, and its usual accompaniment, Distress. The surface of the volcano slumbers over the masses of bi tumen that boil unceasingly below. This is no casual accident of national disaster, but the natural harvest which the seeds of Liberalism have brought forth. They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. They have discarded the principles of the Constitution—they have relaxed the bonds that bind together the framework of society— they have called the voice of Parliament the WHISPER OF A FACTION, and the powers of Government have leagued themselves with the rebels of Birmingham, and have actually invoked the manifestations of physi cal force. It was Lord John Russell, in 1831, who sowed the dragon's teeth: it is Lord John Russell, in 1839, who must confront, as best he may, the armed men. The day of retribution has arrived. Again then we claim consent for our advocacy of the Fabian policy, and Once again we invite our readers to join us heartily in the joy we have all along expressed upon the success of the Bedchamber Plot. The worst is far indeed from having already passed. The newly awakened vigilance of the terrified authori ties, and the presence of strong military reinforce ments, preserve a precarious quiet. But, if we are not widely mistaken, AT shall have bad work enough be fore the winter is over, with the desperate men whom the profligate counsels of Whiggery have stimulated into action : For it's their delight, Of a shiny night, At the season of the year. Already ample witness has been borne to the worth: lessness of our Liberal rulers ; but do our readers ima gine that with a Conservative Ministry the evil would have ended here ? No ! We will be candid enough with our unscrupulous opponents to admit that, with Sir Robert Peel in office, it is possible the whole dis trict of Birmingham might have broken into open re bellion. We say this advisedly ; for it is one thing to have an opposition who seek only to maintain the law, and another thing to have a body of politicians in Par liament, ready to unite again, as they have always united before, with the sworn enemies of tranquillity and order. If Peel were at the Treasury, Lord John Russell himself might be looked for at the head of the Chartists. Sure we are he would then be guilty of no greater treason, than when he returned from Downing street a thankful answer to the men who boasted they would march upon London with two armies equal to the army that fought and that conquered at Waterloo. It would have been a cheating of the gallows if Lord John Russell had escaped from the Home-office before the late affair at Birmingham. Let us revert for a mo ment to some passages of his past history. We have alluded already to his well-known and most treasonable correspondence with the Birmingham trai tors in 1831. We shall not waste words upon his sub sequent ratification of that conduct, by promoting Messrs. Parkes and Muntz and others, who were the chief instruments of his traitorous practices, to every vacant office. The worst of sedition has been aptly followed by the blackest corruption. Insubordination and hatred of the Church and Crown have been forced up to a premium : Loyalty alone has fallen to a dis count. Small blame then to the men of the pike and bludgeon; For, 'tis as sure as frost engenders hail, A whiggish tongue will have a rebel tail. So then the affairs of the United Empire have been voluntarily surrendered to the enemies of social order, and (almost confessedly) for this simple reason : the Queen supports the Faction, and the Faction will sup port the Queen. What Lord John Russell had commenced in Eng land, Lord Normanby was sent to carry out in Ireland. Like Jack Cade and the Butcher of Ashford, the Home Secretary said to the Lord Lieutenant, " if we mean to thrive and do good, break open the gaols and let out the prisoners." Accordingly free scope to rapine was proclaimed in language that the Ribbonmen well un derstood, and for four years the Ministry subsisted solely on the open and professed abandonment of all the duties of a Government in Ireland. The joke was played out too far. The thing became too hot to hold. Lord Fortescue was sent over with different orders, and Lord Normanby awaits his trial and expects his doom. So much for the reign of anarchy in Ireland. In England, where we have been accustomed to bet ter and happier things, the mine has long been work ing. So far indeed are the Government from being taken by surprise, that the Premier candidly avows he wonders it did not take place before, and to afar more terrible extent ! I This is the candid admission of the ;Ae man who voted against the transfer of the franchise from Retford to Birmingham, who opposed t he It „ r ec)rr3 tied Bill in Lord Grey's Cabinet, and, when it was in the Cabinet, retained his place, and avowed that h future he would stick at nothing,--and final, althoncig.l first in place and power, reduced the ar m y and .:: banded the militia, even while his foresight eras P °l ing out to him excesses of anarchy more terri ble a v d yet more frequently recurring. Such are Liberal', a such the blessings which a Liberal Government ell sures ! bile la° Turn we now to Lord John Russell —to , a , holds the seals of the Home Department, and to wu ° ,', therefore, all that concerns the peace and quie tne ' °1 the country is more especially confided. a fter " When a new Parliament was elected ill 18 " , „ a s the death of George IV., the state of the cool" ~.- ~ most calamitous. Happening at that time to be P°, , ing through an agricultural' district of the cotin;l; travelling by night, I SAW THE FIRES W 0 ICll : ur erl EVERYWHERE RAISED by the incendiary law ° o f of the time,—l WITNESSED THE CONTZSPT LAW—THE DEGRADATION OF A UTHORITN • t un i t Reader ! whom do you conceive this importanellia to have been,—this iota who happened to be tr ay , , ory , by night in 1830, who saw the fires that were e '' the where raised, and moralised so very forcibly WTI calamitous condition of his country ? Of 5° Reader ! you are listening to the languag e smaller a personage than the member for the p0P1i!,°,..111 ~' and most important borough of Stroud, —the fnell7 ' of the House of Russell,—the head of all the M4ls' '' tracy of England. . Aactio* It was a little extraordinary that such re'' l or should have fastened themselves so forcibly up ° IA mind of a man, whose livelong days and anxi° lls f B t (when he did not happen to be travelling 0 3° 7 1 , e ri handiwork of his fellow-Reformer Mr. and Swirig)vor., occupied in agitating the public mind, oclea . ate ill ing to strike upon a chord which should vibrraa nee. harmony with the Revolutionary r abble-cries °I . ' — l\ l4 But surely it passed the ordinary bounds of even ol d effrontery, that he should bring forward these, of smoke-dried impressions from the cloudies t corue'lld his mind, and produce them to the Electors of Stru in 1837. 3 ' 0 a l/d He happened to be travelling at night in 18- ciao! had seen some stacks on fire. Great and saPientlsv, he moralised on the wickedness of the Tories!! to be. the Electors of Stroud need not have UP/ 0d fool travelling at night,—they might almost have see° fo e their own doors, and in the broad daylight, t he if it , of the third commerci a l c ity in England bearivg cy o f ness to Heaven against the treachery and pro tli ,g a Go• the man who stood then b e fore them, and a tu e vernment which he had set up. i t t b° We wonder if Lord J o h n Russell will 11 ii ee e. the Electors of Stroud in thi s au t u mn of 18 39, s'""' : s 0 f fires of Birmingham have been added to the fll'l cit il s of. Bristol, and moralise again upon the Corn" , es v . 1830, and the wickedness of the hated T P .t ri ; 01 ", Shame on you !" perhaps the candid ite aue rf oil, exclaim,—" shame on you, maligner of our c° ien cet kind !—there are li m it s even t o Whiggish imP u it t oss ell! and to impute so bold a hardihood even t° a 4#ll is a libel upon human nature itself." n ag Softly, too candid R e ad er . If there be b° ll hare the boldness and the basene ss o f Whigge r Y , l 18 : e 00) . 11 not passed them yet. Wh a t hi s little Lords 1.:0000 think fit to say at Stroud in autumn, we °f ha d the cannot divine; but we k now that he h as ' fi - I .o ° ' effrontery in the House of Commons to lay tbe i ci b ig . Birmingham to the charge of the Poor Lass r ; 01' subordinate, Mr. F ox M au l e , th e Unde r.e e - o r ati v6 coolly tried to turn the t a bl es o n the C ° : ls- of° member for Maidstone, an d c h ar ged him ' ll , e , terms as the " advocate of riot and confusion. fI , The Lord Chancellor—admirable colleague ° o f ib e Melbourne and John Russell, and fitting ke e l o r i s trot ei , Sovereign Conscience—appoints 90 new l ‘ L ' a :hce i i. : at once for the City of Edinburgh, all of w fi °.. ., ' I l e! to be of one creed in politics; and has the ' 5 , 1 hardihood to vindicate his appointment to tile v ofl Justice of two men WHO HAD HOCCSO P js. t 1 0 b ll i on the extraordinary plea that they we' e I' : ottlruilj after all, for it turned out they had them- 5 4 10 c ' le - o r with him, and that twice in one day I ! BV ' l- ar e t° „ ra y ,t are the principles of the Woolsack, what u l v tt r er ? be expected from the Magistracy ? And 1"3- I," for thellaw among the lower classes of the roluT oti ., o il i And if some villain hand shall strike a felon b whose head shall the real responsibility be 11 1 ? be s 6l°ll ‘ , The plot is working itself out. There w"' i . o defl, no Waverer, no half-Whig, no paltering 11 ' s boo l ', left in England. It is fitting that the Wil i g 6 ra ig d t bide the pelting of the storm themselves havelveolia: and if the return of honest men to power be s ° peW , slower, it will be all the safer and the Or el.• will be repaid with intere s t. he re° Meanwhile, let our fri e nd s in LiverP°°l be s pirits , Do g and on their guard. Cotton, corn, yards, and shipping, burn quite as easily r a o clili,, e and door-nails. Torches can be had a s er e 11°. re Liverpool as in Birmingham. The rebel s '- ,ce to" ce heard their Magistrates speak words in Cial he y 0, that may not be repeated in politer plac es Vfor be e, bi ro se to pe the warrant of the Home Secretary seditious meetings no longer ago than last S ,_ eP a iiell . siii s , and it will be no fault of the broad-clotu ,ool%eit Liverpool, if, when the proper time Rg for energ to 1 1 $ the Irish Reformers shall fail to ig s ' il; RATHCORMAC. boo - . 4 01 One cannot always laugh when ones Dotrm,` fire even at the very best joke in the world• ever eI these Liberals are cruelly amusing, an d wh : t e sist tresses may surround us, it is impossible to t iolk ' drollery. ipso "" is When for instance the news of an 09'1, reaches London, the Prime Minister is the °l) ,: a ba lti t o' town who neither hears nor reads one sylla bi e sis ° , ind Wh ic en ate Lo h g v I B it r t o le ug in h fl am uen i e s e in h N e va h n a t s of in a b il ittth e e : ro r b i r eo lO rsi ti to :f:l o, ii.: Lords, he is forced to exclaim in the heart, " I have no more weight, no more au he paed more influence, than the noble Viscount at t to oll t e ,' her Majesty's Government ! ! Again, Wh e : ll , eo ia , e with the bad faith of his new Corporation, !File fiance of an express agreement, and with ppoolo political character of the Magistrates he b 35. 'i t all Y. ll the unfeeling Premier quietly observe s ti.° of 1)111 ; mingham is so very hot-headed, so burn i .. l pot 1 :;!' that if he had searched it through he e °w ,„ ( •,,ic $,. found one temperate individual for the ' l l ; s i s tel's This is a singular compliment, and tric' re , c „: t Ite a , f ;; good deal with his vote in 1825 touching P '),ltto jc i„li* :: than with his recent conduct touching touching coi g e ,.ll' matters of Birmingham. But let us giVe job 1 05 ;e0 ment due respect : his Colleague, L 43rd has once placed the voice of the Na tion )i T) tU chanced to speak oracularly from Birrahig—..l,4s' advantageous comparison with a cert ain hips `rreA proceeded from the majority of their Lor-1 s pens, (, Melbourne is said to be a man of goodwantiligiitjs,e not in a passion,) an d perhaps he thought I I.•° tr to make the " a m e n de honorable." Thci ,"vicemay now set their minds at ease, since be nation has turned out to be simply ( what J 3 . 0111 i un d' certainly look more naturally for at • a iy , it •,g sounding brass. 0 0- 1 1 Turn we then to the other House. 11b 11 1a '13,.01" surd enough to see my little Lord r" v so •oe leo o ne for 5000 additional re •Pa tri recruits, whosecal Prip lye bayonets are to inculcate sounder Piliving' tilt upon the ragged regiment of the n tl i . 5 L laY' yp d Schoolmaster, like other dogs, has had j u ser vic e i ii iof' suppose he is to be drummed out of th e eotl3oo' his place will be bestowed upon. the S . er , g , tlO l jpr e Muster-rolls are more efficacious eng in ' tbo t ut it, books, though who would have thong') , tt ra John Russell should be the man to sal s‘'' Le r r e Again, it is a matter confesse d by t u Fe e re verY .0r = the Magistrates of Birmingham are C unfit for the hi g h office in which they " , .c goes t tU perly been placed. Argal, for Whigheg sea ' llto rules of contrariety, £lO,OO O - are t° t here o f ••O' c' national expense, and the patronage be b r ~,,t Ol e es, t° vested in these aforesaid Sapi enc s , Ler° giro' -e according to their wise discretion • t he 01 10 r y c 01 o f C 00 0 , word for Lord John. He calls the ham Traitors the VOICE OF TIIN N 0 1°.'s f t he 11 , d s o therefore, their rebel hands are the hag for t he 0 0 ,, and it is only fair the nation should pa) , : t ` ion halpir ness and mischief the hands of the n` We respectfully ‘ submit this argument to too P .00 1 attention, At ail events it is a bette;' ° _ j _l be 5 0°1i —that in the present temper qf the 101' t liav e it • been cis e "lc] e 1 1 ,1 1 . )4 4 ,, res h ,, „ 41 Liv er v' 4 Vpo '"fie fbei rust d Zvi th, ,; 1 ,, e ,- "Por ai 1 ,1 Y grey 41 ad e 41(1 t w n° o * . K rlO ; ed h 1" ; 1 1 vllll. erY e il t ttive Y• Bu 1'4 j4 44 ;, li td b ytr od the to tal °I.11(1 4 1lit erl 4d ita ill _ y e o _, ••t Peri, r "' t?e ut "t• THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. The Last Night but Three of MR. POWER, of the Theatres-Royal, Covent-Garden, Drury-Lane, and Hay market. The new Drama of THE WHITE HORSE OF THE PEPPERS, and the new Farce of THE hum LION, having been emi nently successful, will be repeated This Evening and To morrow. .HIS present TUESDAY, July 30, 1839, will be per formed the Musical Farce of NO SONG NO SUPPER. Frederick.. Mr. Barker. Crop.. Mr. G. Horncastle. Endless Mr. Baker. Margaretta.. Miss Grant. Dorothy.. Mrs. Tellet. After which, for the third time here, a new Drama, in two acts, written expressly for Mr. Power, called THE VHITE HORSE OF THE PEPPERS. Gerald Pepper Mr. Power, As originally performed by him in London. Major Hans Mansfeldt Mr. G. Horncastle. Phelim Mr. Barker. Magdalene.. Miss Cleaver. Agatha.. Mrs. Crowe. To conclude with, for the third time here, the new Farce, called THE IRISH LION. _ _ Tom More.. (the Irish Lion).. Mr. Power, As originally performed by him in London. Mrs. Fizgig...... Mrs. Clarke. TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY), the Melo-Drama of ELLA ROSENBERG. Rosenberg, Mr. Stuart ; The Elector, Mr. Chaplin ; Ella Rosenberg, Miss Cleaver ; Christine, Mrs. Baker. After which, the new Drama of THE WHITE HORSE OF THE PEPPERS. To con clude with the new Farce of THE IRISH LION. On THURSDAY, a variety of Entertainments, in which Mr. Power will perform. On FRIDAY, Mr. POWER'S BENEFIT, and his Last Night. MR. AND MISS VANDENHOFF, Of the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden, are engaged for a limited number of Nights, previous to their departure for the United States, and will make their appearance on MON DAY next. MR. ANDERSON, Of the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden, is also engaged for a limited period, and will make his first appearance here on MONDAY next. IMPORTANT TO FREEMEN. The mayor holds a court daily at the Town Hall, for the purpose of swearing in and receiving proofs of birth and servitude ; which he will continue to do until the 31st day of July. Those who are entitled to their freedom will do well to attend to this notice, the neglect of which will prevent them from getting upon the Freeman's Re gister this year. The father or mother (or, if the parents are dead, the nearest relation) must be in attendance with the register of birth, and the master with the indentures of an apprentice. IMPORTANT TO HOUSEHOLDERS. To secure a vote at the next municipal election, the following is the necessary qualification: namely— " The occupation on the ensuing 31st August, and du ring the two preceeding years, of a house, warehouse, counting house, or shop, within the borough, for which the occupier is rated, and on which all rates due thereon except those becoming due within six months before the 31st, have been paid before that date." The occupier must also, during the whole of that pe riod (say two years and nine months), have been an in habitant householder within seven miles of the borough. The day on which claimants' qualifications must be completed, and the last day for payment of rates, is the 31st of August. The sth of September is the day on which the overseers are required to make out the burgess lists, and to deliver them to the Town-clerk, who is to fix a copy of them on the Town-hall, during the week pre ceeding the 15th of September. The last day for notices, of claims and objections is the 15th of September. A person succeeding to the occupation of a house, etc., by descent, marriage, devise, ere., is entitled to reckon as his own the occupancy and rating of the person by or through whom he succeeds. Elie 71.itirrpool &tan Darb.