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• {pro, s pringog he y.dg' La in the ce ' onsultatiog, gI D. r G. oun d e d:rb to ° I'4 WThe BO ° tors of th e s t, to 11th, di i n stAi tore, vens°n '. . sq o for •• (mai e 00 4 ,1 ranted. by an icc ? . 4 , . 015 e .1 n v d vi ii "; e d mend. a ddeel! rl! e su Fazakoeb i _ stabbe d ' f fi c et, by th e ° 014 e to en'. to He ; , b 4. VW ele lairll TlS ' re 4 L4 a I e 1 P done of M . Jester,a th"'lp be ace° 14, r i to ness cle 6c lIP it him, ea o°' left side, y e d, tbst o l s tat det i o. a pprehe n e , shoonake,e'os, ;flier, i t , the e e ' ° rec et, ' e e 'd if the eV ; it mas t bar „doe f°r ; an --ractr, eba c d 7e ss, P an d ro od father le of s obbi c og o id, in this 0 1' 4, ,he per sorl4 " He sb u p pol?, :ma ke a lto 14t en tence •te r 110 to j 5 vie ° d'' ti s 6 1• 1 0 id it'd 0 t he o n, • lips' tiPP o hlio P to , t 0 rese t ' ste ° tl o' l l° gen o erro o o r . tothe tai, e ;O a e h cf {; csr a bcs r l i o ° t f i l e4 l o l ' ioe' t ,ro ;p iti c on, fis l' h e g 40' dd the Cl , t he I clP re t. toi‘ ~0 i 4 01 n o t ``..;10 . JO' re" . eg •o, , c 0P,. 0 0 0 e 4 ra "' t r. ho~ r POO 2 111 1 o„,_ kid tir°ber, 1836, and at sundry other times, broken into s c ount y _ 71:ed a close in the township of Bedford , . t m . this 11..'e,said close being the property of the plaintiff. the Plaintiff"Mulan, Mr. Greene, and Mr. Cowhng, der 'ada ti t r• Cresswell and Mr. Joseph Addison, for the 4 r. f, s• ~,v!itt.E opened the pleadings. i'l b .44 est : 11.1.44 N stated the case. He said, that the close s ' , P of 1 1 -- w as a bo un dediangular piece of land, in the tow a n ie - Phip t ,, Bedford, , ori - one side, by an orchard o l f _ h ighro , and fl the others partly by a brook, and . part y t % el hi 8 4 4 d.; d the plaintiff: says, that the locality of , h e a 4 shoilentlY points out that unless there is a personvt ho whi eh i. . a better title, it clearly ' belongs to his property, to -os teEsion‘ 7se closely allied. The plaintiff had been in . 1 , as IA e i the adjoining- land dox - vn to 1834, holding s it_ . . 41 ? fro,,A II : a Mr. Woodcock, H e then purchased his hold= . 'i f i Nt e - : c'olur.lA:oo. dc9ek, and enclosed . the triangular piece e relnai siuering it as part of that which he had purch n ased e . elda nt !' e d ill undisturbed possession till 1836, whe . th _ till tprN3—a.ss'ucought right to dispute . his title, and committed , lam, nuiplained of. Previous to the enclosure by 4. . e . rY litti e ` l v a a l the land had never been enclosed. It was of ' e ll ta . 'le, was often overflowed by the brook, and had l azd. edi:iithout c omment by - the owner of the adjoining tile , , lef e l :3 learned cousel then went through the whole e o r f I,_%icile7ns pleas, which were seven or eight in numb the . ‘ R.4 hv il es were called who proved the enclosure of . 01 ; e4 th e f it. ' ...ueeo rrPeelha h a : t . i d sir ' o ' fl in' i the e e:l r 0 oP i tt, c e e eted. of 'Speakman stated, that hreakino , down of the hedges rite. Por that dau g hterorcahaTde r th had p formerly nti ff pa been e a , portion i. nt 'Tofu Y e ar to the Duke of Bridgewater, the lord ofthe th 'ill aot e s t"sw . ELL put it to his lordship whether . the evidence 44 he c) . w the title was clearly not in the plaintiff, seeing As to t;*ior'n'd Chief rent to the lord of the manor. Le, he e 11 ' there had, evidently been none, seeing that there fast "a.,a he cuntinual dispute the time of the enclosure. r'tedt - tie Put hedfi - es, the defendants ,bed" dow n, - ' s f l the --e • b iliro• to show equal Hi s / an : at last erected ala . is 4„„,--nansul „ \post a w P thought there was evidence of possession , r , rongdoer kCltE ss - • oin . ki fie' o v r WELL raised two or three other p ' ts ,.., which s ,trilth:CPli_ and he then went to the jury. .--1. was le *hit the plaintiff had been so far overcome by temper, Il ii ,,ttot, as to involve himself in a lawsuit for a piece f 1e a. , 1 ilej i w bat r itte as not worth the' parchment en which the re cor o d_ Nlar.ins ' Though of to him, however, it was I , the surveyor, who was one of those accused of 'Ad k e r eeOla r . much as, beinr , a piece of waste . land, he L ilitli 'e to it for sand and' gravel wherewith to repair hr e kiii a s• It had been allowed by the . daughter of 44,eati, that had would not grow on the disputed d lan n d a k il_rPle were continually going there for s e a s n s,o, , , a n..„ sAe,_fdrud.(Mr. Wightinan) relied , on , oe' se 'kor i Leri t gall-Ista wrongdoer, and fotaid P a ° c s itse ' w here ka lith lt diY be . 454 h` had'een s o allowed as sufficientTh ; is fo w r ou th ld e y 4h ~.0 ha- g o od in a case.of actual possession ,ed t o ' Possession had a right as against the . man who I. ." 'is itist- c .. °° 'e 1. 4 after without having a better title. But ro . docrs •, all the the persons were not simply :wro . n tile h .allts were. - • the township who had been . 4 04 ahu Necil whe t r t e h sort i P n e g rso to ns th i e n T dis e puted land to take gravel. The planted some IS48; but clid iseY -Pleased' plaintiff possession thereby, as al r.i .,- ki n , ue instantly gain _ t t ,, v.) • Nan who might go for sand next day ? He tiNtnaPPrehended not, and that was not a soi , of Fos tktio ti tain a trespass. The learned counsel, at the 0r,4 '' ° f his lordship , at last consented to plead h datllwiti!!telB,ttlEtei Thedefenants would admit that they had t a kilo respass, but that they had done it under the hweigte for the surveyor of highways a t s o . have recourse do tot:tint, that itoe;eoletrZcitilautoereial to rep , air . the n high s l a v _y , ttfi e in su s r u v 'n ey m o i r n ilad P s' simply asserted if the jury 0 7 th ilt eland for thepurposes connected with . 10 et the her his defendants had only assisted him in his Li s 'lle,t, the her would find for the defendants on the gene to'llatbe'e4use the notice of action required by the act tOtid '4 given by the plaintiff. They would have also i t 1111 0 it' l l. nether the plaintiff was in possession, whether r there was a t ‘th 'Y °ver't"ion was a waste, and whether ilet, , e ,te om It,. There were several other matters _noti . ce e d_ , lo e '', out as the counsel on both sides had ape d t se Were. to' ttL c .ittry go, he ' would - not trouble the jury with Nil. r eturn e d for the defendants les tle. a verdict on the c e 'llrt 0 t-I WN COURT.—MONDAY. wt 44411 Pened at a little after nine o'clock. Ce t i 1-4,_ MALICIOUS STABBING. Nllari;,(l7 30, John Harney, 35, and John Carty, 19, 'et t ' With jut•4lth maliciously cutting and stabbing one John brtbet, cont ent to do him grievous bodily harm. There t•i!ro,ts in the indictment varying the intent. ao,,l2sprosecuted ; the prisoners were undefended. tra,! statin g the case, said, he was sorry to say 4 4 44 of i-rtion forming the subject of the indictment, 44 ti d c e 'f tar o e aoi,mosity which existed between the inha ,le nau , Provinces in Ireland,—the men of Munster tri provinces The prosecutor and prisoners lived at 't° then The •prosecutor . was a on g ; C nau ht man and '4l? thersZre natives of Munster. For s9nie t.me'pre of varrenee, an animosity had existed between ever l i t , ne tw o provinces resident at Stayley Bridge. 441.eslithrouji P rinces -street, 3d of'August, the prosecutor . was rie 4o , arney r inces-street, where the prisoners lived,. 4 ;S' m anne r as standing at the door of his house, and in .t„ .ner invited the prosecutor in, to partake of f which i n . olltdinvitation prosecutor accepted. In the A k l s 4, W l ll ear,`.l°hn Harney, William Harney, (not i9 d c l u lo s- t h et _ota e a l l y' and another man, whose name x_ T g „ h we erl th " ,„ lon was made to the difference which e okir oPed °len of the two,provinces, and prosecutor II It ., ow e n 't, would soon be at an end, for he did not tr'7dir, -I ' 444o `sity to any man. William Harney, who , (1 4 tt , ( I Q °ear the fire said " It's not so with me, you 4p Nek p iti ro g s a foul expression,) and seized the fire poker, tr AttLs k nit . ecutor across the face, and James Harney it, e f rom the table and struck him across the anciPtr?s,ecutor. fell forward, and John Carty ran O w , N.icked him on the eye. The whole the . 4 4 4;, 6 with William Harney, and the other man Ot t , ga t e , ec. fell to beating prosecutor. A person named n liOt th e with t4i.,,,e4 time whom prosecutor lodged, was in Harney's t o h . ~ and sent for a.surgeon. The prosecutor Ye t r o 'r, house where he became insensible, and re 'h.ptate r a length of time 11 e 'tly ttents inade by tho . learned counsel, were esta ''ihNistahlevidence. •hteol_k Carty into custody deposed, that NI; %tr o t e 'aded him he said, " I wish we had put the Ot l i tis°l4 er • and then he could not have 0 , 0 4 :cf th e n ' In their defence, detailed at great length Aift th e atigb unfortunate difference which existed between t y Pro 4l en, and the natives of Munster,. and stated s - e eutor lde In c( ' as the aggressor. The pTisoner,.James sti c k `'.lvlng struck the prosecutor with a knife, but (. 4 o t iNlio sa that was near him. Nea se, 4 ' told the jurfthat the intent, most applica trievouwas that of doing grievous bodily harm. By tii t ; tl4 4: f h a lu au s b °u4Y harm," was not meant merely . I.te tlk, 41 4 ; but inflicting such ab use as might occasioneOreCilra in take Illness To jud ge of the intent of the prisoners joi k st aa o c onsideration the kind of weapons, and 01441:4fied te es under which the blows were given. If they 6 al oq s ca use the prisoners inflicted the wounds without out not with the intent of doing some ant, tF Tb e lp r lilty they must acquit them of a felony, but h a ts n assault. Net: s ' l (l the prisoners guilty of an assault only. INisoe„4teoced the prisoner, James Harney, to three ak alt `; i ru s lit and hard labour, and the other two to a llc l hard labour. :.4st„lla 40,2, MANsLAtiGirrEa. Ijr, tithe .was charged with the manslaughter of yepde The indictment charged that the her teean tia ," of the deceased, by striking her with a \IN 8 aPpe' ' e king, or stamping upon her. h s t.t,the „_aorecl for the prosecution, and Mr. Murphy ti,,`e tet: is ,r,ier. 4 Qth''',hed 0 ; 4 , 4'.,0e particulars of the case were, for the most of t ii‘ "le face of the indictment. The deceased was t 4 cell ar e. Prisoner's wife, and the parties lived to ''Ol 0 , 0 io Po rtland -street, in this town. Between e l ;?°k ° ck on the morning of the 16th of June, a eW ck a te in e cellar, the dd an q t . he, e o. h 10 e are vei o b servethd to come and ecease out of the cellar, d with Ve ; ' d e , l' disordered state. Prisoner came out 4 ,he 4- e a l eas ed into the . cellar, leaving his wife on the fte r • i th • to 4 door this soner and dece;tl were b old ' u and, during the scuffle, ,de ad'ft Lsr. fa c tf the poker, fighting,and 'struck at the prisoner ,Nfro the learned Council said, was important ,*as °4l rau r it c l i d h 7 the jury, inasmuch as it reduced the le tl !',Oftu ek tO that of Manslaughter. After the pri -1,k441.1;' t hre w '''L i th the poker, he closed upon the de- N t i e h i j a . uer down, and it was at this time that she e of hti),teeli,ries which had caused her death. 004,,e, addressed the jury for the prisoner. He 1 . 4 yvhi e l s under much disadvantage, owing to the :tt,"l4-rlilet,l: Precluded him calling the wife of the pri ttqp,44lß,l.elik'teeL cofuld this be done, they would have a et io Ivid u ° coming at the truth of the matter, 4 111 ' 1. 4 at who was present in the cellar during the to Il k h e tiler th d _ an from those who merely viewed it th tt kea '2,°r, with the window shutter closed, by the ,th e morning light. He was not prepared t e ' l 4l t 7lt s „ 'Leath ' uot the violence of the prisoner which er e ssibi ° f the deceased, but he would contend that to t ,. the to 11, • 104 4 0,,,,0 Re nee it appear that the prisoner was ;,oa t `es Thi el , or m anslaughter. The case presen . d ,1 4 8 t it'b rl Of ,fete 4 showed that there was that aggression k, 6 144 1 4 ) q e rik °l • 4 'woman which made the conduct of s ikC,ree 'lig the blow with the poker, (and this aY,, shown in evidence which ad caused q('4„J4 t ,,?w, of self defence, and if so, it would not 4kiea,o4od'e° to an assault 1 , 4 4,'5e 0t6 . 0 the prisoner not . guilty. ' rl'h;ti' o ll.ldi 4 4, 4, was charged with the manslaughter itkleill),,N4otoPrsge.cute 11, t e l 'ieh."'ke e „ is anted the prisoner was undefended.dVt de at d tc ,,,res pe itike;'.,„ls called a " winder," and the 1 6Y 4f e4 Ked e tive ea • !II May last, they were empl . oyed t44the ev aa b_, Pacities in sinking a pit near Wigan. 'ltrt ;,!9 4 r dec,, e rc to fill the " hopper," audit was the Iti:es he it after winding it up, to " strike" it, 4t , °ugh,. overthe mouth of the pit to empty it. In YttL not to h • • ilt 124aq with me used any instrument, as it Of e ek e h danger ; however, contrary to his lt , iltha tide of a hook, and the " hopper" slipped, agdae ( 1 14 ) , 14)4 th e the pit, and knocked down a stone, ueceased, and caused death. thegle Prisoner Guilty, but strongly recomt kqla) . " vi , a,,, ° : e e rY of the Court.' t_ utenced to three months' imprisonment 14 1 :1) 11 ,,,• 4 0 MALI mi. 11.11 q" --, 2 1 STABBING. 1 1 4 1 4 , eO rge a was charged with feloniously cutting t • Pro, -..ogath, with intent to murder him. -'cuted, and Mr. Murphy conducted the ti 4 ,,,tks, b l l .r Ne e h elit or ,t!tated that_he was an appren t t e i r ce b : f o or a e t ► : t rt thltett'ek, teethe 1 5th , t. w as of„ July, about a guar Where t : Tone oiarybone, near to the corner of ir tte r a ie C er, t , ere w e "' re sorier and a girl named M`Namara k k ire s tbrillarreiii several females along with prosecu- N 4 14 4 4 hib, i t he pu r , r 'g• The prisoner laid hold of one of ' ( 4f te se a , tO d es; !'!'se of taking her away, and prosecu get•p• Pro se 4 ", 'whereupon the prisoner called him ,eit e 4 o 4 l re tt) 'rig cutor then knocked prisoner down, 44, 1 ' 4 w as wee t ',„ W alked away without saying a word. ck t ' i tandi - a ,,,ss the street to where the girl tPt lte _ ~ , N l `Narnara said, " George, get a IN ~ `u cu st „ • •A police-officer came up, and Oil, groe,r-stre,,.-u7- Prosecutor then went to the 'l,3a t Lae after standing there for a few 0 4 It, -g, who Edgar -street. A person of the N e 4t °it bout I . lh , aboh, fore even ehvad been in prosecutor's company 41ohet . four en ing, followed prosecutor down h' 4 ,P; •r rit as e k i a ctl a y d, o ear Ya 4 r_ds behind him. When they ar i?:'et,4lle st r Y e erre s ,, o - _',th , t s?apery, a person, whose t t a til l; 04 e t , with ri head vth that of d the a p o nso st nz, 'ta t thiihanging and subsequently owi, from he ttal ap ehb e u b . As Prosecutor did not see the per -Ibe t (I t 10: 1 q4ara 0 ),, 41 ,, , he would only undertake to swear I,4titltliiti:lev'triine,`,Jeing that of the prisoner. Prose '+iAt t t lii r 4 cros s . ° 1 1! Isaac, I am stabbed." 1,,,,ha t ~_de by tltarniried the witness, and put in le4 a4ltit• e •Li,fe awilheo before the magistrates, , in which ~trt4t Q 1 ,4 1 1 1 , 1 , 4, staVarriara said to the prisoner, t e aaud . „,itn George " was picking a bone 'et tic Ur oce ,, : I he witness' declined to swear to „he p„r7°4- Where the dead wall was it " 1 eq1e" 4 4 4 who stabbed was coming up wa s goiug ,down. Prosecutor lived with the female, the prisonr was pulling away in Marybone. She was a disreputable character. The boy Flemming, who was along with prosecutor, was her brother. Prosecutor said he would swear he did not strike prisoner more than once. Isaac Flemming, corroborated the account given by the prosecutor of the transaction, and swore to the prisoner being positively the person who inflcted the stabs. In cross-examination the witness admitted that he had been twice in the Borough Gaol for picking pockets. He said his sisters were like many others, and would not take advice. The depositions made before the committing magis trate by the witness were read, and the statements made by him, on the present occasion differed in many•material points. At the time Hogarth was stabbed, there was no one present except witness, prisoner, and prosecutor. There were three persons taken up on suspicion of having stabbed the prose cutor on the same night the offence was committed ; the pri soner was not apprehended till the Thursday following. James Read, a police-officer, stated, that he was in Mary bone on the night in question. There had been a quarrel with some females. The prisoner, in company with a young man in a blue jacket and light trousers, and the prosecutor were there. The young man with the prisoner, wanted Hogarth to fight; and the prisoner wished witness to take Hogarth into custody, but he (Hogai th) ran off. Mr. Murtrnv wished the boy •Flemmino• to be recalled to ask which way he went when he fetched the police-officer. The boy said up to Marybone, a little way from Edgar -street. He went to Bridewell about half an hour after the offence was committed, and there were three persons in custody. Mr. Dean, the surgeon who examined the wound in the abdomen, said he was of opinipn it had been caused by a sharp cutting instrument, and was dangerous to life. The other wound, on the thigh, was very trifling. 'Mr. MURPHY, in an ingenious speech, addressed the jury for the prisoner. He contended that the evidence for the prosecution was not to be credited, for several reasons—the corrupt source from which it emanated; the descrepancies which existed between the statements made by the witnesses that 'day and those made before the committing magistrate. After commenting on the doubt which existed as to the iden tity of the prisoner, Mr. Murphy said it was not for to serve the ends of justice that the witnesses for the-prosecu tion were there that day, but to satisfy some personal pique, which might be inferred from the fact of it being the aban doned female with whom the prosecutor lives in a state of prostitution, that the prisoner had pulled away from her companions in Marybone. Mr. MURPHY then proceeded to call the following wit nesses to prove an alibi. Ann M•Namara stated that she was the daughter of a publican in Alarybone. She recollected on the 15th of July a girl named Blower, coming to their house. The prisoner, Burchill, Webster, and witness's sister were there. In con sequence of some disturbance being heard in the street, they ail went out together. Webster, and a person named Hughes. who was also with them, went into the crowd. Witness and prisoner were standing together, and Hogarth came across the street, and knocked the prisoner down. The prisoner, when he got up, asked what that was for, and turned into Edgar-street •, the prosecutor followed, and again knocked him down. Prisoner brought two policemen with him out of Edgar-street, and charged Hogarth into custody, but the policeman refused to take him, and advised the prisoner to go away or he must be taken into custody himself. Prisoner then went with witness to her house, and whilst he was there, a woman came in and stated that a man had been stabbed in ' Edgar-street. The prisoner, from the time he went with witness into the house,—until the time the woman came in, had not been out. Catherine Simkins.—Saw Hogarth come into Edgar-street followed by the 'prisoner, he knocked the prisoner down opposite her door. The prisoner fetched two policemen and charged Hogarth.—The policemen told the prisoner he had better go home, or he might be charged himself. He then went away. out a quarter of an hour after the prisoner had been knocked down, Hogarth came to Mrs. Evans's steps, and said he was stabbed. Mrs. Simkins asked him who had done it. He said he did not know. Mrs. Bailey deposed that she saw the boy Flemming, in Naylor-street on the morning of the 16th July, and had some conversation with him respecting Hogarth being stabbed. He then stated to her in answer to a question she put to him, that he did not know the person who had done it. The FOREMAN of the jury said tfie jury were perfectly satisfied that there was a mistake with respect to the identity of the prisoner. Tile prisoner was discharged from the dock. The trial lasted upwards of five hours. The court adjourned at a quarter to seven o'clock. NISI PRIUS COURT.-YESTERDAY. SILCOCK v BLEASDALE.—In this case the plaintiff it was stated owned some cottages near the road between Wigan and Bolton, which had been so much injured by the sinking of the ground on which they stood, owing to the defendant mining for coal near and under them, that they were in a dangerous state, and would probably have to be rebuilt. The defendant had refused permission to the plaintiff to go into his pit to ascertain whether the ground was undermined ; and he was compelled to sink a shaft himself, when he found that a considerable portion of the land belonging to himself, and on which the cottages were built, had been undermined. After some conversation between the respective counsel, the case was referred to arbitration, with certain powers. Da mages (nominally) £6OO. LIABILITY OF SHIP-OWNERS CHARTERING THEIR VES SELS, TO HEAVY EXPENSES, IF INCURRED ABROAD IN THE PROSECUTION OF THE VOYAGE.-VAUGHAN V. FITZ-HUGH AND ANOTHER. Mr. CROMP PON opened the pleadings. Mr. ALEXANDER stated the details of the case. The plain tiff was a merchant at Honduras, the defendant a merchant of this town, and the action arose out of the chartering of a ship which was to bring to this town a cargo of mahogany and logwood from Honduras. The ship went out, but at Demerara, on the way thither, an epidemic prevailed, of which the captain, the mate, and several of the crew died. Another captain was appointed, necessaries provided, and she proceeded to Belize, in the bay of Honduras, where, after other misfortnnes, she incurred further expenses, and took in a part of her cargo—logwood. She afterwards pro ceeded to Bilboa on the Spanish main, where, after great de lay from bad weather, she took in a quantity of mahogany. Here she was driven on shore, in a storm, and finally became a complete wreck. The captain returned to the agent of the owners at Belize, and who was also charterer of the ship, and took steps for the sale of the vessel, &c. Considerable ex penses were incurred for cordage, boats, anchors, wages of labourers and seamen, &c., incurred while the vessel was on the coast, and which were provided •by the agent, Mr. Vaughan. It was to recover the_several sums thus advanced by Mr. Vaughan, for the use of the ship, and which he (the learned counsel) should prove were required, and were judi ciously applied to the best advantage, under the circum stances this action was brought. He then • called his wit nesses. Captain John Stirling sworn.—ln July last year I was at Demerara. The ship Prince Regent was there. The agents of the owner, Messrs. Walmsley and Blacklock, gave me the command of her. She was then short of her crew. There were but two or three men on board. Ten men, including the captain, had died. She was short of stores. She had not provisions enough to complete the voyage. .I was taken ill myself. Her riggings were very deficient. She had not tackle or boats sufficient to take in a cargo at Honduras. The carpenter alone could work, and he was caulking the sides. We employed labourers to load her. We had a diffi culty in getting hands, and that detained her. We were also detained in getting ballast. We got 14 men. Some of them were ill. Seventeen would not have been enough. They were not efficient, and behaved ill. All of them but six or seven were imprisoned by the magistrates. I applied to Mr. N. Vaughan for supplies, by order of Mr. Blacklock. The mate died, and I was ill myself. I took part of our cargo on board at Belize. We afterwards went to Ulloa, on the Spanish Main. Dues had to be paid at Belize. We after wards went to Orna, where dues had to be paid. We were obliged to call at Ulloa, the capital of the settlement, and there to pay dues before landing at Ulloa. We had to pro cure- assistance in loading at Ulloa, and to get new tackle and a boat. While loading at Ulloa we had bad weather. We there lost an anchor and cable. Finally the vessel was wrecked at Gilboa. I then went to Belize to Mr. Vaughan, and appointed an agent for the underwriter and all concern. ed. The ship was a total wreck. She was sold. She could not have been got off. She was sold for £l3l currency, or about £BO sterling. I and Mr. Vaughan were afterwards brought before the magistrates for wages, and paid wages to men to the amount of the sale. (The captain here produced accounts of disbursements. Some beef was supplied which was tainted, and he required an account to be struck out. At Omoa, Mr. Galme paid port dues, &c., and he (witness) gave him an order for repayment on Mr. Vaughan.) I was paid some wages. Mr. Fitzhugh said he had received the in surance, deducting the expenses at Honduras. The deduc tion he said was £lB7. I believe on account of commission on the sale of the cargo. They told me they had received the insurance on the freight. The gross amount of the dis bursements paid by Mr. Vaughan was £845, and there was an omission for an account of £24—in all £869. Cross-examined by Mr. CRESSWELL.—I gave Mr. Vaughan several copies of the charter party. The vessel was char tered for Mr. Vaughan by his brother. He told me so. I have no vouchers. I gave them back to Mr. Vaughan, who has them there, He paid tonnage dues in my presence. A voucher was given for the amount. We took 65 tons of log wood in bond at Honduras. We had eight or nine men to assist for four or five days. I saw the moneypaid for a boat, £lO currency, for lifting an anchor and cable. The boat had to go 70 miles. The shippers were not bound to do this. It is not usual. We got a kedge anchor, and two anchors of about 56 lbs. weight to warp off the mahogany. I did not see the water and provisions paid. I got a boat at Ulloa, and gave an order on Mr. Vaughan. (Witness spoke to some of the items in the accounts paid and others not) The provisions stated were got. The chain cable charged was bought at Belize, and I saw it paid for. Witness spoke to other amounts paid. Re-examined.—lt is customary and necessary to have a pilot on board while the ship is on the coast. I was 101 days on the coast, and during that time only 35 days, owing to the weather, in loading the cargo. The labourers had to be kept on board all the time, the same as the seamen. The country is unhealthy, and it is usual to give the men gin, for which £9O is charged. I saw the labourers paid. All the provisions stated were received on board. Mr. Kennedy, a merchant of Honduras, said the Prince Regent arrived in December, and was wrecked i n F e b ruar y. She was lost in a gale. Her loss in such a gale caused no surprise. I have looked at the disbursements. So far as I can judge the charges are all correct. The amount charged for pork, and which appears to be high, I know to be correct. I sold pork at Honduras at the time at the same price. I am agent for Lloyds' at Honduras. I see none of the ex penses that, under the circumstances, could have been avoided. The charter party was here put in by Mr. Alexander, and read. _ Mr. CRESSWELL addressed the jury for the defendants at great length. He dwelt upon the fact that it was specified in the charter party that a sum not exceeding £2OO should be given to the captain by Mr. Vaughan, but not so large a sum as that which was sought to be recovered, namely, £9OO. No freight could meet such a demand. Mr. Vaughan, as charterer of the vessel, was bound to have used all due economy, and to avoid all possible delay. The tonnage dues, he•admitted, it was necessary that the shipowner should pay He next came to the provisions, and the delay. It appeared that labourers had been kept at Ulloa for 101 days, when it was probable 30 days might have sufficed. It was monstrous to charge shipowners, who could not controul the parties abroad, with such heavy expenses. The captain, indeed, said the weather was bad ; but, admitting this to a certain extent, great want of exertion was manifest. For it appeared, on the captain's evidence, that, although only 1-Bth of the cargo was taken at Belize, and 7-Bths at Ulloa; yet, strange to say, the charges for labour, &c., were much greater at the former than at the latter place. Then the charter party said that the vessel should proceed to the ports named, to receive and take on board a full cargo. It said nothing as to the shipowner taking the cargo on board, and the natural in ference was that it should be sent alongside by the shippers, so that all the captain had to do was to take it on board and stow it. There was a charge for a boat of £3O to take off the cargo on board, and also for anchors, and the expense of these as well as a considerable sum for labour and provisions, ought to be knocked off the bill, for the boat, &c., would not generally be wanted by the ship afterwards ; and it was but reasonable to suppose that such boats, &c., were provided in the country by the shippers. Thus they would get rid of £3O, for the boats £l6 16s. A large amount for labour had also been paid to labourers at Ulloa, which might have been saved, or reduced, if the captain had hired a crew, in place of labourers, to load the vessel. Besid es , th e plaintiffs had not produced a single voucher for the bills said to be paid. Captain Stirling was re-called, and said that the expenses for labourers alluded to was not incurred at Belize. The la bourers were sent from that place to Ulloa, and had to be kept on board all that time. Mr. Kennedy was re-called, and Stated, that the praotiee in Honduras was, for the crews of ships to take the timber to the ships, whi c h ay at anchor generally at a considerable dis tance. He had known a case in which a captain had to float his timber alongside from a point nine miles from the ship. If the logs came down the river in the round, they were landed and squared on the quay, and thence floated or bound by the crew. If not, they were generally left and measured near the margin of the river or water, whence they had to be floated, or bound, at the captain's charge or risk. The learned JUDGE summed up. He said, that the £2OO. only was stated as the sum to be given to the Captain for ex penses, it was not to be supposed that more was not to be given if it were found necessary for the prosecution of the speculation, and the navigation and proper mooring of the ship. The case was indeed an unfortunate one for both par ties ; 1 13 ut as most of the items in the accounts %vac undis puted ; and others objected to had been supported by evidence as fair as could generally be obtained in such cases, he was of opinion that the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict. As to the purchase of the boat and anchors for the loading of the ves sel, he conceived, in shipping such heavy articles as logs of mahogany, the shippers were bound to find the means. He handed the accounts to the jury, and left the case in their hands. _ . ----- The jury returned a verdict for the full amount claimed, £869. 12s. JONIS v. SMITH. Mr. COWLING opened the pleadings. Mr. ALEXANDER stated the details. The plaintiff was a licensed victualler in Liverpool, the defendant a coach-pro prietor at Eastham. The plaintiff and some of his family were desirous to attend the funeral of his sister, who had died some days before in Wales ; and they therefore applied to Mr. Smith for a carriage, to convey the funeral party. It was agreed that they should go in a coach, which was brought on the morning of the funeral, and they proceeded to Ha warden, in Flintshireovhere the interment was to take place. They attended the funeral. It was in the month of Decem ber, and they could not leave on their way back before dark. They left Eastham in the morning, attended the funeral, and on their return, after crossing the ferry, they were upset by the carelessness of the driver and the want of lamps. The plaintiff had his leg much injured—so much so, that he world never be so well as before ; and he had been confined to his room for months in consequence. . James M`Lean.—l am a vietnaller here, and know the plaintiff. Mrs. Hanmer of Hawarden, was the sister of the plaintiff. I attended the funeral with the plaintiff and others. We went from this town about nine in the morning to East ham. We got into a stage coach. Mr. Smith said in reply to a question by Mr. Jones, that they would be in time if they got back by seven. Mr. Fowler enquired why there were no lamps, and said that it was improper at such a sea son, not to have them, as the road was intricate. After the funeral :we had dinner, and went back about three o'clock. We crossed the King's ferry. The coachman was seated after we landed, and gave the horses a lash, and in a short time the wheels went on some stones, and the coach upset. We were all thrown off. As soon as I came to myself I heard Mr. Jones groan, and went and took him on my knee. He was much hurt. We put him inside the coach, and took him to Liverpool. He suffered much pain, and is yet lame. Cross-examined by Mr. BRANDT.—In going to Hawarden we stopped, I think at two houses. Some of the party had some drink. I can't say whether it was mentioned at East ham that we should be back to go to Liverpool by the five o'clock boat. We dined between two and three o'clock. We had some drink. I had a glass of gin and water, and one of ale. We had to stop at the other side of the Dee, be fore crossing the bridge. I can't say whether anything was drunk. We called at the public house on the Cheshire side. We only took what was customary. There were pipes smoked. I smoked too. I only borrowed a whiff now and then. It 'may be that persons smoking want some drink. When we got on the coach there was a cry of " All's right !" I am not positive that there was not ; but think if there had been I should have heard it. There were four inside, and eight or nine outside. We afterwards called at another public house. The &achman was sober. He had not driven us steadily before the accident. I don't know that there was any singing. Re-examined.—ln cominc , down from Hawarden, the coachman drove rapidly, and I prepared to leap off into the field in the event of the coach upsetting. We stopped at the public-house on the Dee because the horses were there stopped. Jas. Fowler was at the funeral. I went with the plaintiff the day begre, to the defendant. He agreed to take us from Liverpool to Hawarden, by Eastham, and back, for £4 10s. The defendant said we must be back in time for the 7 o'clock boat. I said it was impossible to get back before. I noticed the want of lamps, and said it was wrong. We left the church-yard at Hawarden at about two o'clock. When we got on this side of the Dee, the coachman asked if all was right, and we replied, " Yes, all's right !" It was dark, and before we got 100 yards we were upset. I fell upon the de fendant, who groaned much. I drank nothing but ginger beer that day. One of the party asked at Gregory's (the ferry-house) for a lantern, and offered to pay for the lend of it, but Gregory said he had no other, and could not. Some of the narty went into the ferry-house at the other side of the Dee, and also into Gregory's, but I do not know whether they drank anything or not. Thomas Jones was present. I have heard what the last witnesses said ; and it is true. The horses got quite unma nageable in corning down the hill at Hawarden. Mr. Taylor sworn.—l am a surgeon. I was called in to attend Mr. Jones, the plaintiff. He had a fracture of the left leg, and contusion of the side. Erysipelus supervened. He was confined for three months. There is still some defect in his leg. My charge was £3 103. Mr. Hallows, surgeon, also attended Mr. Jones. Mr. Taylor's account is incorrect. The plaintiff may be nearly 50 years of age. This was the case for the plaintiff. Mr. BRANDT addressed the jury for the defendant, con tending that the accident arose from the imprudence of the parties in the coach, in starting it off before the coachman was ready, and not from any incapacity or negligence on his part, or neglect on the part of the defendant. Samuel Fry, coachman to the defendant, and drove the party. We started at about ten o'clock. They smoked from the first. They were very melancholy. They stopped at the " Yacht" public-house. We stopped at the next public-house. I did not see whether they drunk anything then. We got to the church about a quarter-past one. I did not see them look very sorrowful. They afterwards dined at the inn. I had dinner also and some ale—two pints of ale amongst three of us. They seemed when they came out to be very tipsy, they rolled about so. The plaintiff was put " inside" the coach. They were talking loud and smoking. I drunk nothing after what I stated. I saw the stones about 60 yards from the horses. I was standing at my horses' heads when they came shouting " all right," and singing. I could scarcely hold the horses. I had scarcely got to my seat before the coach started. The plaintiff was singing after the accident, and did not say he was hurt at all. I drove off after, at about five miles an hour. We stopped at the Yacht, and they had all something to drink there. They came out very merry when they did come out. I never heard Mr. Jones complain till he got to Eastham, where I first heard of it. I did not hear Mr. Jones himself say anything. The party made light of it. Dr. Taylor recalled.—lt was the small bone of the leg, not the large one. Arthur Gregory, landlord of the Dee ferry-house, near which the accident happened.—l did not see the coach till it was upset. When they left they said " good night" moder ately loud. 'When they got in the coach to go, I heard them cry " good night—all's right." This might startle the horses. The accident happened about twenty yards from the place the coach started from. The stones were near the middle of the road. I can't tell whether they were in an improper place. I helped Mr. Jones into the coach. He said he had hurt his ancle and head badly. He did not say anything about the driver being to blame. I heard Mr. Hanmer say that he (Mr. H.) could drive. George Simon.—l am ostler to Mr. Smith at the King's Ferry. When the funeral party called they were all drunk. They were shouting " all right !" I can't say if this startled the horses. I was in the house at the time. I heard the coach fall. Mrs. Simon, wife of last witness.—l heard voices shouting " all's right." The coach was then in the boat there. They afterwards shouted all's right, and frightened me. It was too dark for me to see distinctly. I ran up. Mr. Jones got out from the inside of the coach. I did not know him before. " He said he hurt her foot." John Snow Berrington.—l am a coachman. I saw the party at half-past ten. They had all pipes, and were very merry,—more like a wedding party. It would have no dis advantage to have lamps. More difficult at night. Horses, accustomed to coaches, will start off at the words " all right." From Gregory's house there is a decline, where it would be difficult to stop if a coach once started. Mrs. Rutter, of the Yacht.—The coach came up between ten and eleven o'clock. Most of them called and had gin and ale, they had a piper with them ; some of them appeared to be rather drunk. Davies, the defendant, clerk, at Eastham, said he was by when the coach was hired. The party was to return in time for the half-past five o'clock boat. Some of them when they arrived came to Mr. Smith, and said the post-boy was not to blame, and they hoped Mr. Smith would not turn him off. This being the defence, Mr. ALEXANDER addressed the jury for the plaintiff, dwelling on all the circumstances of the case, and particu larly on the evidence of witnesses for the defence, who were all in the defendant's employment, or had a bias in his favoir. His LORDSHIP summed up. He considered that consi derable negligence had been shown, even according to the testimony of several of the defendant's witnesses. The jury could not at first make up their minds and retired. In about an hour they returned, and give in a verdict for the plaintiff of £4o—damages 40 shillings. NON-FULFILMENT OF CONTRACT.-STOCKDALE AND ANOTHER V. PITT. In this case, which was stated by Mr. WIGHTMAN, (with whom was another counsel for the plaintiff,) it was sought to recover a sum in damages, for a breach of contract on the part of the defendant. The plaintiffs, Messrs. Stockdale & Son, were, he said, extensive soap manufacturers in this town, and the defendant, Mr. Pitt, a wholesale grocer and general dealer. In March, 1838, Mr. Pitt, as he should show, had entered into a contract to purchase from the plain tiffs, fifty tons of soap, of the quality known as third-brown soap, for which he was to pay 425. per cwt.; and as is the practice in such transactions, he was to take it from the ma nufacturers as he wanted it from time to time. After taking certain quantities away from time to time, Mr. Pitt made no further enquiries for the remainder, and was reminded of his contract. He stated that he was somewhat embarrassed by the quantity of the article which he did not find to suit him, and wished a portion of other qualities to be given along with the remainder. This was complied with, a proportionate price, according to the contract being charged for those other kinds. The plaintiff finally declined to receive the remainder of the soap after it had been manufactured, and it was sought to recover damages to the amount of the loss thereby sus tained by the plaintiffs.. He called George Nash Exton—l am a cleric of Messrs. Stock dale and son. Mr. Jno. Stockdale and Mr. Pitt were in the private office in March, 1838. When they came out I heard Mr. Stockdale tell Mr. Day, a clerk since deceased, to make entry, of 50 tons of thirds brown soap, at 425. pet cwt., to Mr. Pitt, who was then present. I afterwards went to Mr. Pitt's in July, and saw some of our soap there. Cross-examined by Mr. CRESSWELL.—He got some of the soap next day (in March), and on the 10th and 22d of May 10 boxes of half a ton more. Mr. Pitt might have paid in a good deal of money. We have manufactured from 80 to 100 tons a week, chiefly for exportation. We have ma nufactured some from clay : it is not worth so much, by 4s. or ss. a cwt. It is anything but good. The ordinary price of clay soap was nearer 455. than 40s. at that particular time. The price fell rapidly till July, and then rose again from that time. At the latter end of July it had fallen to 365. It was 445. to 455. in March. In January, 1838, it was about 455. for a small quantity. It got higher to the time of the sale. They began to put in the clay in 1836. We now sell third browns without clay. The clay may be detected by the naked eye. We are allowed to keep it in frame for a week by the Excise. It dries, and we cannot keep it long without loss. In the end of July the price was 365. We could soon have made the quantity wanted. " Ay ! ay ! (said Mr. Cresswell) there was plenty of clay to be had.' Re-examined by Mr. WHIGHAM.—It was well known to the trade that there was clay in third brown soap. Thos. Brindley Slater-1 was in the employ of Messrs. Stockdale. Mr. Pitt, the defendant, had previously bought soap with clay in it. On the 3d March I called on Mr. Pitt for an order, and he asked for a cheap soap that could be sold for sd. I told him one price was 455. He came, and the contract was made. I called on him relative to his con tract in July. He said he could not do with any more, the price was so high, and wanted some of a different kind. In November I took him an invoice of the remainder. He sa d he would call. He called on Mr. Stockdale. On the 17tih of December I called on him foy some money on accou t. He gave me £lOO. I asked him if be wanted more soap. I called again on him, and he paid me £5O. He asked me to make out an account of all the old transactions, which I did. I called several times, between then and January, 1839, and he paid me all he owed, including all the soap delivered. He said he did not want more soap then. Cross-examined.--I never heard the defendant complain of the 'quality of the soap. He never said so to me. The soap we wished him to take was made four months. He was a good paymaster. 'Georg CBannister Pix, chief clerk at Mr. Stockdale's, said he had frequently sent to Mr. Pitt relative to the contract. I sent a letter and an invoice to him. He returned, with a memorandum to the effect—" This is a mistake—l'll call up." He did call up some days after, and Mr. Stockdale showed him the invoice, and said, " Do you mean to say this is a mistake Mr. Pitt." He replied, " No, not exactly a mistake ; but as the kind of soap you have will not suit me, I wish you to let me have some of another quality." Mr. Stockdale eventually allowed him to have some of other qualities of higher prices. The prices were made in proportion to the 3d browns, which was higher than the then market price. Mr. Pitt afterwards called with two gentlemen to sample some of the 3d browns. They were not allowed, and went away. Mr. Joseph Crossfield.-1 am a soap-boiler in Warrington. I know a desription of soap called 3d brown or common brown. It is made with a portion of clay or earth. It has been made 3d or 4th generally. If 3d brown were ordered, it would be made with clay. Soap is made of palm oil, tallow, rosin, and soda. The clay is china clay, and is used in place of so much tallow or oil. The market price then would be 425. or 438.--varying in proportion to the quantity of clay. The more clay introduced, the cheaper ought the soap to be. Robert Taylor. —I am a soap boiler in this town, and in troduced the clay soap a b ou t f our years ago . W e have no lower description. Cross-examined.—We began to make third brown without clay four or five months ago. It is now worth 40s. to 41s. Mr. entsswELL then spoke in behalf of the defendant. He contended that the plaintiffs in bringing this action had taken a most untradesman , like course towards an old cus tomer, and that the only damages that could be awarded was the difference of price, between what they could have got for the soap as sold to Mr. Pitt, and what it could now be sold for. He remarked that the clay soap, the abominable stuff of which they should yet hear more, reminded him of a trial at these assizes, relative to chicory, a few years ago, in which he chanced to be engaged. All deleterious articles were gra dually introduced before th e p u bli c b ecam e aware of them. The trial alluded to related to the introducing of chicory amongst coffee. The judge happened to inquire what chicory Was, and he (Mr. C.) inadvertently replied, that it was a substance with which to adulterate coffee. Upon which the opposing parties immediately exclaimed, " Oh no ! it is an article merely to mix with coffee ! (A laugh.) Now, he should probably be met in the same manner in this case. A little clay in the soap would not be detected : it would pass muster ; but it was the nature of those who deteriorated articles to go on increasing the deteriorating and cheap ingre dient. They would be told the clay was not to adulterate the soap; but merely to mix with it, and by and bye, in place of being soap mixed with a little clay, it would be clay mixed with a little soap ! (A. laugh.) He should show that the first quantity of soap sent by Messrs. Stockdaies', was of middle or fine quality ; that the second was so bad that a piece of it was brought back by a female and thrown at the head of Mr. Pitt's shopman, with an indignant exclamation, " Why should you sell me such stuff as this for soap ?" The third parcel of the 3rd brown soap was equally objectionable, and he conceived that his client was not bound to take it, and that the contract was at an end. Much of it was thrown back on his hands. He called the following witnesses : Thomas Miller.—l am a tallow chandler, and haxe been six years with the defendant. He sold some soap to Scholes and Thwaites in March. No complaint was made of it, We received the lot in Atay, which was quite of a different quality. A woman came.to the shop with a piece of it and threw it at me. I produce some of the soap. (Here the witness pro duced several pieces of the 3d brown soap, which seemed to be almost yellowish clay. Its appearance excited great laugh ter in the Court. On close inspection it did not appear to be so very bad.) We sold of the soap to numbers of parties. (Here the witnesses mentioned the names of a number of shopkeepers to whom they had sold it.) Mr. Thwaites gave 425. 6d. for the soap. Mr. Wm. Thwaites.-1 am a grocer, and deal in soap. I bought a box from Mr. Pitt on the 28th of March, 1838. It was good soluble soap. It was a good deal better than this. I should not like to offer such as this to my customers. (He alluded to the sample produced.) Mr. John Scholes.—l was a grocer in the end of March last. I bought some soap from Mr. Pitt for 425. sd. and 435. per cwt. It was free from clay. I got some like this in August. I could not get rid of it, and sold it in chips, or small pieces at an under price. Thomas Hayshot, a grocer.—ln October last I ordered some 5d brown soap from Mr. Pitt. It was like this, and I returned it. It cost 425. k could get as good as this for 335. William Lecumbre, a provision dealer, said he had bought some of it, and it was so bad he could get nobody to look at it. He returned it. Mr. Walsh, a grocer in Everton.—l bought some soap from Mr. Pitt. It was very bad. It was similar to this. I returned it. William Pinnington, a grocer and provision-dealer.--I had the misfortune to buy some soap. I lost a good many of my customers by selling it, and some of them returned it. Ebenezer Jones.—l have been a soap-boiler for fourteen years. This is not a fair article for 3d browns. This, in March last but one, would be worth 345. Good 3ds would be worth 41s. to 425. Cross-examined by Mr. WIGHTMAN.-It is not customary for soap-boilers to call clay soap 3d browns. I have made large quantities of it., and sold it chiefly to Irshmen. The highest price I have known it reach was 365. Witness named many parties to whom he had sold, and in August, last year, in Manchester, he had sold it for 365. A gentleman in the employ of Messrs. Martindale—said this is a very inferior quality. It would be worth 345. now. In March 1838, it would be worth 365. The 3d browns made before clay was introduced, was much superior to this. Thomas Hazlehurst.—l am a soap-boiler at Runcorn. Before clay was introduced, the lowest quality of soap was, by us, called " exports." It was a superior soap to this. I have been told that this soap contains 32 per cent. of clay. Mr. Hare, tallow chandler.—l went with Mr. Pitt and Mr. Leicester to Stockdale's, to see the bulk or quality. We saw Mr. Fix. I did not myselfask for samples. Mr. Stock dale plumply refused to let us see it. Mr. Mark Leicester.—Went with the above, and asked Mr. Pix to see a sample of the soap, and the bulk. We wished to see the bulk, because Mr. Pitt doubted whether the soap was there or not. They refused to let us see either. This appears to be a very bad quality of soap. Mr. WIGHTMAN addressed the jury for the plaintiffs, contending that Mr. Pitt was bound to abide by his contract. The learned JUDGE perspicuously summed up the evi dence, dwelling on the fact that the plaintiff had entered into a contract for an inferior quality of soap ; that he had not re turned any of it; as not being equal to the first at the time, and that he had acted even until May last, as if under the impression that the contract was not void. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Dama g e s £l23—costs 40s. THE MONK'S FERRY. PIM AND OTHERS, 27 CURELL AND OTHERS. The above cause was once more decided yesterday at the Chester Assizes, and a verdict given against the defendants, the directors of the Monk's Ferry Company. As all the evi dence in this case has been previously reported at considerable length, and is in itself devoid of interest, we abstain from giving a more extended report. The whole of Friday and part of Saturday were occupiod with the plaintiffs' case, consisting principally of ancient do cuments, to establish the exclusive title of Mr. Price, to the right of ferry across the Mersey. Mr. Serjeant Wilde, for the defendants, delivered a most elaborate address, but only called one witness, whose evidence merely related to the ser vice of a summons on a particular part of the river. This gave the Attorney-General, who appeared for the plaintiffs, the opportunity of a reply, which he commenced yesterday morning, and continued for three hours, when the judge pro ceeded to sum up, and went over the whole of the evidence very minutely, dwelling with great patience upon each point which required remark. The Jury retired for about ten minutes, and, at four o'clock brought in a verdict for the plaintiff—damages ls.—which, of course, confirms Mr. Price's claim. At the late battle between the Egyptians and the Turks a body of the former twice retreated, when Ibrahim Pasha killed only twenty-seven of the recreants with his own hand ! DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INHABITANTS OF MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS.—On the road to Augsburg, which is flat and uninteresting, but favourable to quick driving, in spite of its roughish exterior, I could not help remarking, as I had often done before, the striking difference which existed between the appearance of the men and women inhabiting level coun tries, and that of the dwellers of the mountain region we had just quitted. Their clearer complexion and handsomer phy siognomies show how much more favourable are plains to the development of the human form than mountainous districts ; for in almost all of the latter description which we had tra versed, the human face, of the women in particular, was sadly disfigured. The city of Stuttgardt, which spreads on the flat level of a valley, offers the same contrast in the ap pearance of the female part of its population—fair, v'ell made, and in a great many instances good looking—and that of the women of the highlands by which that capital is sur rounded.—Dr. Granville's Spas of Germany. FRENCH LANGUAGE.—The following anecdote, related by Dr. Moore, affords a fine specimen of the inferences that are formed, and practice that is directed by mere empirical ex perience. " A French student of medicine lodged in the same house, in London, with a man in a fever. This poor man was continually teazed by the nurse to drink, though he nauseated the insipid liquids that were presented to him. At last, when she was more importunate than usual, he whis pered in her ear, " For God's sake bring me a salt herring, and I will drink as much as y ou pl ease ." The woman in dulged him in his request ; he devoured the herring, drank plentifully, underwent a copious perspiration, and recovered. The French student inserted this aphorism in his Journal : " A salt herring cures an Englishman in his fever." On his return to France, he prescribed the same remedy to the first patient in fever to whom he was called. The patient died ; on which the student entered in his Journal the following caveat : "N.B. Though a salt herring cures an English man, it kills a Frenchman."—Physic and Physicians. INQUISITIVE TRAVELLERS.—I found an amusing contrast in the manners of some western travellers, wh o were cas t i n a rougher mould : they were not satisfied till they had found out who 1 was, where I came from, why I came, where I was going to, how long 1 meant to stay, and, in addition to these particulars, how much my umbrella co s t, an d w h at was the price of my hat. This last inquiry was followed by the party taking it up from the bench, and putting it on his head, which was not very cool, neither did it appear to have suf fered much annoyance from water or from comb ; luckily the hat did not fit, and after giving it two or three stout pulls in a vain attempt to draw it over his scalp, he returned it to me. Another fellow saw me smoking a Cubanos cigar ; he asked me, " Stranger, have you got another of them things ?" I will give you a cent for one" (a halfpenny). I immediately gave him one, saving, in perfect good humour, " I will not sell you one, but I shall be very glad if you will accept this." To my surprise he became irritated and angry, and tried two or three times to force the cent upon me. I refused as stoutly ; and at length told him, that if he was determined to buy, and not accept the cigar, I should charge him half a dollar for it. This view of the case induced him to take it gratis, but he seemed annoyed, and by no means grateful.— Murray's North America. POPERY AND THE BIBLE.—At the last an n i versary o f the British and Foreign Bible Society, the following state ments were made by the Rev. T. S. Grimshawe:—" During the time I was in Rome, but a fey months ago, there were two Augustine Friars who had received Bibles, and the effect had been, that their minds had been enlightened ; the character of their preaching was immediately changed; and (on the principle that, when a man once perceives the value of Divine truth himself, he feels a desire to communicate that blessing to others) these Augustine Friars went through different parts of the country, as we should say, preaching the gospel, and producing a powerful effect. At length they were checked by the power of the Church of Rome, and lodged in the castle of St. —, and there I left them, im prisoned for the great crime of reading th e Bibl e, an d preaching according to its Divine contents. And f ur th er t o show what the degree of persecution is, I would beg briefly to mention that a Swiss minister, distributing the Bible in a part of Italy, the name of which, perhaps, it may be more prudent not to disclose, was in consequence visited by the police, and commanded to leave the count ry i n 48 hours. I may also state that though he had distributed only a small portion of his. books—l think about 23 Bibles and Testa ments—those that had received them were actually inzpri soned, some for six weeks, some for seven, and one for ten weeks, in consequence of having a copy in theirpoteeeelon." Clic Etinrpool ittanTiarb. TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20, 1339. We received with unfeigned pleasure the news of a Reprieve having arrived at Warwick for the Birming ham rioters. We are well aware that many severe observations will be made upon the Government for this step, and that many very valid arguments may fairly be urged against them. But we shall not join in such a cry. We think Lord John Russell has faults many and virtues few enough, when weighed in the most favourable balance ; and on this occasion we are clearly of opinion he has acted rightly. There are, as we have said, many very powerful arguments on the other side. On the whole the balance was decidedly in favour of mercy. The Law had justly seized its victims, and upon every principle of mere Law the severest sentence ought doubtless to have taken its course. But no man can disguise from himself that this was not a question of mere Law, but had many purely political considerations intertwined with - it. The wretched men who fired, were not the incendiaries who had laid, the train. It could not be just that the deluded instrument should be dragged to the scaffold, while the moving cause was suffered to go unscathed, or was perchance promoted. We have no doubt that these considerations have weighed with Lord John Russell, and we think he does no more than discharge a paramount duty in saving these mise rable wretches from the hangman's hand. We suppose the example will not now be lost upon the Chartists. Transportation for life to a penal colony is no joke : servitude of the worst and most degrading kind is no light premium for a political crime : forced companionship with the worst of felons is a punish ment to the mind of a zealot and a firebrand next in severity to death. Time and cause for repentance are before the wretched incendiaries of Birmingham. We adverted at some length, in the last number of this Journal, (it was the 16th August—the twentieth anniversary of the Manchester Massacre, as the Whigs of that day were pleased to call it,) upon the contrast between Whig tenets in opposition and Whig tenets is office. They fanned the flame while it served their purpose, and they cared not at whose cost. They may extinguish it now, if they can ; and certainly it is much more likely that they should do it than the Conserva tives. With Sir Robert Peel in office, there cannot be a shadow of a doubt, the Whig doctrines of 1819 would be the Whig doctrines of 1839; and Lord John Russell would be the willing confederate of some mo dern Hunt. We shall return to these considerations at some future occasion ; but we are anxious to avail ourselves of the present opportunity, to point out to the hot headed and misguided men, who devote themselves blindly and obstinately to the reckless work of faction, how idle, how worse than idle, is the course they fol low. We have no reason to flatter ourselves that these lines will ever, meet the eye of the practical incendiary, who actually holds the torch. We do firmly believe that the day is approaching when every class of Eng lishmen will (as all the wealthier classes, and very many of the poorer, already do) acknowledge the Conserva tives as their firmest and surest friends,—who never flatter, and who never betray them. But then we shall live in peaceful times, and Law and Order will prevail. There will be no Chartists then to write for in the columns of the public Press. We believe our observations on this subject may fall into the hands of many an honest but most mis guided man,—trained from his youth in the obnoxious deceits of Whiggery,—following freely at first, but now tardily and reluctantly, in the train of faction, — and eagerly desiring a fitting opportunity to come out altogether from among them. Why, we would ask them, wait ? What crime is there that the Whigs have not (we will not say committed, but) suborned ? What disgrace is there they have yet to bring upon this distracted country ? What principle is yet left them to abandon—what pledge to forfeit ? What good have they ever achieved—what credible promise can they yet hold forth ? What history of meanness and treachery and sordid cupidity can yet be written, to exceed the annals of modern Whiggery. Come out then, at once, from among them. Where are the Waverers now ? Pride, and preju dice, and inborn obstinacy are strong enemies to the force of conviction and the power of truth. But the good sense of England will and must prevail, —aye, and it is daily and hourly prevailing. The rising tide of ocean does not more surely bear down every obsta cle that threatens to impede its course, than the grow ing waves of public opinion are throwing down the already frail bulwarks and supports of Whiggery : and as in the natural tide the indications are gradual and the progress sure, so in the great stream of sound and honest feeling the change is not made violently and at once, but constantly, gradually, and surely. Since the passing of the Reform Bill, the prosperity of the Whigs has 'constantly declined, and the good sense of the English people has reverted to its natural chan nels. How great has been the change within the last few years, the next Dissolution will decide : or, rather, the fear of Ministers—who, when beaten, dared not -dissolve—has plainly and clearly decided. For why should any man trouble himself to serve this doomed and devoted Ministry ? Their own sup porters cry shame upon them in Parliament for having abandoned their principles. (This is not quite true, because, never having had any principles, they could not abandon them.) No two men who advocate their cause profess the same sentiments. Mr. Macaulay at Edinburgh differs more widely from Lord John Rus sell at Stroud, than his Lordship's modern speeches do from his older writings. The Cabinet is a chaos— a wreck of principles and professions and unhallowed practices. There is a place said to he paved with good resolutions : but there is no pavement, nor foundation of any kind, to Whiggery. It is mere " instabilis tel lus, innabilis unda :" it is neither fish, nor flesh, nor good red herring. What is there, then, to fight for ? Quarter-day for the Ministers—Commissionerships for the unfledged Lawyers. For the country and for the world, nothing. And yet there are zealots who have gone through fire and water, and loss of reputation t-- - cause (if cause it can be called) of these purposeless and abandoned Ministers ! " When a man has no freedom to fight for at home, Let him combat for that of his neighbours : Let him think on the glories of Greece and of Rome, And get knocked on the head for his labours. " To do good to mankind is the chivalrous plan, And is always as nobly requited : Then battle for Freedom, whenever you can, And (if not shot or hanged) you'll get knighted." Common sense is doing its work very satisfactorily among the constituencies of England. Meanwhile, we care not that the doomed craft be suffered to scud a while longer with bare poles before the wind. We have observed, with great regret, that some of the journals (particularly the Newcastle Papers,) have al lowed themselves to comment upon the conduct of the Judges in the discharge of their high official duties. Now, this (with all our respect for the Fourth Estate,) is, we think, exceedingly reprehensible, it is an example set, we believe, by the London Examiner, and deserving to be held in the esteem which properly belongs to that most disingenuous Journalist. Faction has done enough, in all conscience, for England : it has poisoned the fountains of public principle, and of private harmony : we think it should, at least, not be permitted to assail the Queen's Judges on the seat of justice. If any one objects to an appointment, let him urge his objection : this is matter of fair canvass;' but, whatever be the opinion entertained of the individual, his conduct on the Bench should be shielded from criticism. This is due, not to the man, but to the solemn office. And this rule should never, in our humble judgment, be in fringed, except in some scarcely conceivable case of wickedness and corruption, such as has not for cen turies been attributed to a British Judge, While we are on the subject of the Courts of Justice, we may be allowed, in passing, to congratulate the Electors of Liverpool on the admirable display of ability and eloquence afforded bytheir excellent Representative. It is a subject of just pride to the members of this great community, that distinguished individuals are willing to come forward from the head of a laborious profes sion, and to devote no small portion of their time and talents to the effective discharge of their duties in pub lic and private business. We suppose the merest lobby-lounger of the House of Commons, the man of Jobs and Private Bills has no just ground of complaint against Mr. Cresswel„ who seems to find time and übiquity for all his avocations. The sterling men of public principle, the real friends of Liverpool, owe him a deep debt of lasting gratitude. The Liverpool Mercury driven (no great distance) to his wits end for some spiteful remark to make upon the harmonious co-operation which so happily subsists between the Established Churches of England and Scotland,—and has frequently been the subject of grateful observation in the columns of this journal,— wonders whether his pious and orthodox Contemporary, the Standard, is aware that the Scottish Church is Presbyterian. In the plentitude of his compassion for our want of learning, he goes on to communicate to us some in formation on this head, of which we were certainly not aware before. For instance, he avers, that almost within living memory, the Presbyterians have endured bitter persecutions at the hands of the High Church Tories, whose representative he rather gratuitously assumes that we aspire to be. What the precise meaning of this phrase may be, we do not venture to decide, but, ad mitting (as we do most cheerfully), that this learned writer's memory does him far more strvice than any other quality of his mind, we can scarcely imagine it carries him back either quite, or almost, to those dark days of our History when the Scottish Kirk was perse cuted. Giving the word almost its evident meaning, and admitting the sagacious critic to be very, very, old indeed (a:circumstance which the general tone of his observations would certainly have led us to conclude), we can scarcely suppose he comes within the range of Claverhouse, and remembers the persecutions of the Presbyterian Church. And we entreat him to be care ful how he advances any claims to such remote anti quity, lest he should find himself bound up in the " trammels of the seventeenth century," instead of being regarded (as he now very justly is) a characteristic specimen of the " talent and merit of this enlightened age." He wonders if his pious contemporary, &c. Vene rable man ! We do not doubt he wonders. We should imagine from the lucubration before us, that he is one of that very respectable class of persons, who are always wondering, whose outward and inward man is stereo typed (like the common-place phrases in the Mercury) in one fixed, vacant gaze, and who are thus described by one of those " trammelled" writers, (the poet Dry den) with whom our very experienced antagonist makes himself out to be contemporary,— " The fool of nature stood with stupid eyes, And gaping mouth, that testified surprise, Long mute he stood, and leaning on his staff, His wonder witnessed with an idiot laugh." Rendering all due thankfulness, however, for this attempt to enlighten our dull comprehensions and dark ignorance, by shewing us who are Presbyterians perhaps we cannot better repay him for the pains he has thrown away upon us, than by describing to him certain persons who are not Presbyterians. There is a sect in England, who have a vehement objection to all Church Endowment of every kind. whatever, and whose sentiments, moreover, are dia metrically opposed to those of the orthodox and Evan gelical Presbyterians. Yet these persons may be found in town and country, snugly ensconced in certain com fortable chapelries, which were founded (about the time when Dryden and the Editor of the Mercury were in the vigour of their age,) for the propagation of Christian Truth, and the pure worship of the Holy Trinity. The occupants of these chapels used in our younger days (much posterior to the time of Claverhouse,) to be called Presbyterian Ministers ; since the agitation of Lady Hewley's question, they have been more generally known by their proper designation of Socinians. It was to persons such as these that we applied the very irreverent designation of imposters : and we shall be greatly indebted to our antiquarian opponent, if he will enliven his next dissertation upon chimney-pots, by considering, how far it may be owing to the accom modating temper of these usurping sectaries, that cer tain iron chimney-tops, which are made to turn round with the wind, have obtained, in popular language, the title of Presbyterians. We submit to him with all re spect, that such • investigations are better suited to his calibre than the graver questions of Theology and His tory. Notwithstanding the mighty note of paeparation the " sacred month" has turned out a complete failure, though not altogether without disturbances on the part of the infatuated victims of Chartism. In this town, of course, no demonstration whatever was made. The Chartists form a contemptibly insignificant proportion of the population of Liverpool. The proceedings at Manchester and Bolton we have elsewhere recorded. In the latter place, we regret to find, a somewhat serious collision was anticipated. The appearance of the military, however, soon succeeded in restoring tranquillity, At Macclesfield also the symptoms of disturbance became so manifest as to render it neces sary to read the riot act, and to call out the yeomanry. Several prisoners were apprehended on charges of assaults and misdemeanours. At Wigan the Chartists did not venture to make their appearance, though con siderable excitement was manifested in the town, last week, owing to the threats held out by these reckless anarchists. Stockport seems to have enjoyed a week of uninterrupted tranquillity. Rochdale was likewise undisturbed throughout the week, probably owing to the presence of the military stationed in that neigh bourhood. At Middleton, and in the adjoining town ship of Tonge, the operatives seemed anxious to make up for the time which they had previously most foolishly lost. The mills were in full operation. At Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge, &c., which, a few months ago, were the very hot-beds of Chartism, there was very little excitement or disturbance throughout the week—most of the factory hands being at work as usual. At Bury all has been perfectly peaceable since Wednesday, and the only excitement in the town has arisen from the difficulty which some of the spinners have experienced in getting back to their employment, which, in some cases, was not permitted until t} . made the most ample concessions to 0- Some of the latter, under who ing from 30s. to 4l' --rmr! w9f THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. Last Night but Three of Mr. and Miss VANDENHOFF, previous to their departure for America. Last Week but One of Mr. ANDERSON. The new Play of RICHELIEU, which has been nightly received with acclamations of applause, will be repeated This Evening, and on Wednesday and Thursday. THIS present TUESDAY, August 20, 1839, will be per formed, for the sixth time here, (with new Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations,) the last New Play, written by Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer, Bart., and performed last sea son, at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden, with unprece dented success, called RICHELIEU; OR, THE CONSPIRACY. Cardinal Richelieu Mr. Vandenhoff. The Chevalier de Mauprat.. (his original character).... Mr. Anderson. Louis the Thirteenth Mr. W. Howard: - Julie de Mortemar.. (an Orphan, Ward to Richelieu).. Miss Vandenhoff, As performed by her at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. To conclude with the popular Melo-Drama called RAYMOND AND AGNES. Don Raymond.. Mr. W. Howard. Theodore.. Mr. Baker. Baptista.. Mr. Gray. Robert.. Mr. W. H. Bland. Ursula.... Mrs. Edwards. Marguerite.... Miss Cleaver. Agnes Mrs. Baker. TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the new Play of RICHE LIEU. After which, the Musical Drama of the ILLUS TRIOUS STRANGER. Ott THURSDAY, RICHELIEU, and the HUNTER OF THE ALPS. On FRIDAY, Mr. VANDENHOFF's BENEFIT, and Farewell Night of Mr. and Mias Vandenhoff, previous to their departure for America. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. 1U VANDENHOFF respectfully announces to his l'ffiL Friends and the Public that his FAREWELL BENEFIT, and Last Appearance of himself and Miss Van denhoff prior to their departure for America, will take place on FRIDAY NEXT, the 23d instant, when will be pre sented Sheridan Knowles' Play of THE WITE. Julian St. Pierre Mr. Vandenhoff. Leonardo Mr. Anderson. Mariana (the Wife) Miss Vandenhoff. After which, the Farce of THE LIAR. Young Wilding.... (the Liar).... Mr. Vandenhoff. 109, Mount-pleasant. TO CORRESPONDENTS. In reply to a Shaw-street correspondent we have to state, that Mr. Anderson who is now performing at the Theatre Royal is upwards of thirty-four years of age. He has been connected with the stage and familiarized to its busi ness from infancy. His father was an actor, and Mr. An derson was a call-boy in the Edinburgh Theatre. He has been in " management" and played, chiefly in melodramas, in Mr. Manley's Circuit (Nottingham Stamford, &c.) What character he appeared in first, and where, we can not say : his opening part in London was Florizel in the Winters Tale. 1' .\: , Z.;•' 1 t - ••••• r e l • month. At Preston the operatives observed a partial holiday during Monday and Tuesday last, after which they returned to their work, convinced, it is to be hoped, of the absurdity of the rash scheme proposed by the demagogues of the National Convention. < From the Yorkshire newspapers we learn that at Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, &c., the most ptrfect tran quillity prevailed--the labouring classes being reluctant to waste their time in national holidays. The only places in which any disturbances took place were Shef field and Barnsley, At the latter place the outbreak was of a comparatively trifling character. The disturb ances at Sheffield were more serious. Several parties having been apprehended on Monday, and brought up for examination on Tuesday, a large mob assembled, and broke the windows of the Town Hall. The riot act was consequently read, and the streets cleared by the military and the police, and between seventy and eighty persons taken into custody. Several of the policemen were severely hurt by stones, and one or two of the mob slightly Wounded by the sabres of the dragoons. A number of the prisoners have been committed for trial or held to bail- The Chartists at Nottingham assembled on Monday, when the riot act was read, and the meeting dispersed. Two men were taken into custody for throwing stones at the Mayor. Birmingham has, during the last week, been perfectly tranquil. There has not been the slightest symptom of any renewal of tumults or dis orders. In the Aletropolis there has been no further outbreak. Throughout the West of Englanfl, and North and South Wales, the Chartists have prudently abstained from entering upon . the observance 'of the " sacred month." In the North of England. and in Scotland this absurd scheme has equally proved a miserable failure. In the neighbourhood of Newcastle the strike, so far from being general, has been Fonfined exclusively to one or two collieries in the district, and the masters have taken effectual measures for supply ing the places of the men who have turned out, -This is precisely the way in which the affair should'b9 met in all cases; for there can be no doubt that:the result would he satisfactory to the employers, and, in the end, salutary to the men themselves. In the town of Newcastle not a single mechanic deserted his . employ ment during the week, nor have the men in any of the extensive manufactories shown the least disposition to follow the advice of their leaders. At Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, and the other principal towns of Scotland, the sacred month" was treated with levity and disregard. The hammer, the shuttle, and the spinning-jenny have been doing their work quite as usual. This shows that, after all, Scotchmen are really the moral and religious people, as a whole, which they have been represented to be. The " sacred month," then, has proved more a farce to be laughed at than a reality to be dreaded.- This is just as it should be ; and we sincerely hope that the misguided Chartists are, at length, beginning to open their eyes to the supreme folly of indulging in such delusive dreams as those which have been inspired by the harangues of the men who assume the office of their leaders. THE REGATTA. From an early hour on Friday morning, the whole of the ferry steamers, and, indeed, all the plyable river craft, were densely crowded with passengers, all, doubtless anxious to witness the result of the long-expected and well-contested trial of aquatic skill between Liverpool, Dublin, and Chester amateurs. The weather which was previously very un pleasant, cleared up, and became unusually sultry. The matches expected to be the best contested, were those in which the Dublin, Liverpool, and Chester contended in row ing, and though the favour and betting seemed generally to be in favour of the Chester, bets were freely accepted by the Liverpool and Dublin. Preparations had been made, on a large scale, at the several Ferry Houses on the Cheshire side, for the reception and accommodation of company,—and particularly at the Birken head and Monk's. Towards noon, the period appointed for the commencement of the sailing races, the quays and promenades of the ferry houses opposite the town, and, indeed, the whole interme diate shores began to become crowded with spectators, and the shores, at every point, to " swarm" with vessels, from the steamer to the cock-boat. As the races proceeded, the respective ferries assumed the appearance of crowded fairs, and the adjacent fields and lanes became crowded with'S-Con gregation of well-dressed individuals of both sexes and of all ages. Flags were flying, and guns being fired in everYrdirec tion; and the scene, as seen from approaching steam and other vessels, was highly animating and interesting. On the rocky shore and in the field between Birkenhead and Monk's Ferry, we should suppose that the parties assembled were from two to three thousand. The MERSEY Cur, value £3O, for Gentlemen's Yachts, not exceeding 25 tons. To start from New Brighton, to round a Boat on the larboard hand off Eastham, then round one off Nott's-hole, and to come in between. the Flag-ship and the Winning-post from the southivaid. Seagull .. H. Melling, Esq. 25 Tons.... 1 Midas J. Holt, Esq. Dickey Sam.... J. C. Shaw, Esq. Ariel Catharine N. Blundell, Esq. Atalanta C4pt. Scovill 2O „ 0 Shortly after the appointed time for the commencement of the first race, the Ariel shot out of Seacombe Bay in full sail, and was closely followed, on the same tack, by the Dicky Sam, and, about half a tack astern; by the Seagull. At Monk's Ferry, the scene was most picturesque : the - Ariel was going about on the larboard tack, the Dicky Sam - in a fine breeze on the larboard tack, while the Seagull was'full on the starboard tack. The boat with a Dutch ensign (the name of which we were unable to learn) fell off, and got under the lee of the Birkenhead shore. Off Eastharn, the Seagull and Dicky Sam gained fast on the Ariel. On arriv ing off Seacombe the Seagull and the Dicky Sam were still gaining ground ; and on the starboard tack, from East ham, towards Nott's Hole, the Seagull first, and Dicky Sam second, passed the Dublin boat, the Seagull keeping the weather guage. Here the wind died away, but on the boats reachinc , the Potteries a light but steady breeze sprung up from the south-east, which brought them up rapidly in the following order :—Seagull first, by about a quarter of a mile, Midas second, followed closely by Dicky Sam and Ariel. ", THE VICTORIA Cur, value £3O, for four-oar Boats, to be rowed and steered by Gentlemen Amateurs,' with Xls for the second boat. To be decided in two Races and a Tie. To start from the Flag-ship round two Boats moored off Rock Ferry on the starboard hand, and in between the Flag-ship and the Winning-post from the southward. FIRST RACE. Deva Chester Boat . ... ~.' . . 1 . Grace Darling Chester Shark - Dublin „ '.L 2. , Crusader Liverpool „ ';... ''.' 3 At the commencement of the first heat the Shark, Dub lin boat, was considerably a-head of all the others. be Deva, Chester boat, the Crusader, Liverpool boat, close abreast of each other, and the Grace Darling, Chester boat, astern of all. Shortly after the commencement, the Deva began gradually to take the lead, which she continued to maintain throughout the whole heat. She was followed close by the Shark, Crusader, and Grace Darling ; and at the con elusion the boats continued in the same order, at about 50 yards astern of each other. Victoria . Echo .. . SECOND RACE. Dublin Boat Liverpool „ . . Fairy King Liverpool „ Fairy Queen Chester „ In the second heat the start was again unequal, the Vic toria being about a boat's length astern, but on gaining way she took the lead, and at Birkenhead was about 40 yards a head of all. She was followed by Echo, the Fairy King, and the Fairy Queen. , The tie for this race between the Deva, Chester boat, and the Victoria, Dublin boat, was well contested. The Deva took the lead by about half a boat's length, but waa soon overreached by the Victoria, which boat kept OM jegit for about half-a-mile, when Deva again shot ahead,. iujid won with ease. Match for Sailing Boats plying on the river, not etteeding 23 feet in the keel ; a prize of £lO, with £2 for tire'second boat Six boats were entered for this race. This match did licit excite so much interest as it deserved, the boats being com mon, though fine river boats, which were scarcely recognised amongst the similar craft that thronged the river. The race was good, and the competitors came in as follows : Sparling Lovely Cruiser Providence Mary Jane Little Margaret Sportsman I . d dia PILOT MATCH. The next match was between the crews of No. 11 and No. 7 Pilot Boats, in gentlemen's gigs, lent for the occasion. No. 11 won this match in gallant style. A BLACK MATCH. The concluding race was a rowing race, between the Cru sader and the Grampus, pulled each by four natives of Africa —one boat steered by Mr. Stewart, the skilful and active secretary of the club, and the other by Mr. Aspinall Tobin. This race was well contested, and was won, by a short dis tance only, by the Grampus. In the evening, a fine balloon was set off from the grounds of the Birkenhead Hotel. Just before dark, another (fire balloon,) of large size, striped and illuminated, was let off, and rose beautifully, passing to the W.N.W., until the flame at the bottom became like a brilliant star, and was finally lost in the height and distance. The -fire-works, by Mr. James, from the same grounds, were exceedingly well con trived and be au tif u l, an d afforded much amusement to a late hour. The greatest praise is, we learn, due to Mr. Stewart, the Secretary, for his unwearied attention to the business of the day, and not less is merited by Mr. Nickols, the umpire, whose impartiality in his decisions, as well as his urbanity and kindness to all around him, became a theme of gentol remark. We have been requested to state that it was Mr George Palmer, Special High Constable for the Hundred of rial, (and not Mr. Hill), who made the important seizure of Fire , Arms at the Canal Warehouse, EllesmereFih.now Poourts,esteato::6iii,_ s ings of the kind - .r. our last to tA h , G ai- cr e eA t L a d k el e )c i i i Ad s ll 7. the F ! be t ; n 't e ß v o e T l r d li w - Rs i t t re ne e ssed : from the first appearance of those k‘' , `" ' . ful little articles, we are not led to expect in ,„• ' r i ' tonishment is proportionably th g p rFater - - ' ll°l er'' ' ' motion, and _., : ,n, but ozgr, asl these form a very in. slight 1,- ' -s; .an we see th er n Mr. Colles offers f'. - ' ....f ` pi o us evolutions by numbers. lin straw , - .., .A - sale. They have alreadytest aduair .94,; ..no have all expressed thehegraesasi2es shcatvilli -"tea of the many s who are in town attending t Mr. C..4,11;r:'‘1111.. t. need at Std l 6 , i i.neemwesieilvreespaol .ohretutoi?trrtuounbitiye.f_fsveiesiatdinvgt. ...4 . had Reaping has generally comine Gaston: hSre Tri4overs are above an average. Many fields coast. The crops on the lainorga l ;...i of in uncut. "" the "Itgler" grass still remain . an 3. many, other parishes arils of 400,000 la- Athan, "'ell e'-rre earn: b drawn front agrie es s, an - • - 4.1...;,- factories for a bourers have e ..,.. per week, threatened to have a By the railroads now in prog,ress, upw _ manautures. :/t4 d'-en