The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-18 00:00:00

r THE SECOND EXPERIMENTAL ASCENT OF THE NASSAU BALLOON. (From the Times.) MR. GREEN'S NARRATIVE This ascent was made from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, On Monday afternoon, and, from the success which attended the experiment of the preceding Tuesday, attracted a large assemblage of spectators. It seems that it was not until early on Monday morning that the proprietors were aware of its being the wish of Mr. Rush to make a second experimental trip on that day. Mr. Rush, however, it is understood, arrived at Vauxhall from Brighton soon after five o'clock on Monday morning, when he desired Mr. F. Gye to be called. In the course of the in terview be expressed his desire to renew his experiment upon the occasion of the approaching ascent. Mr. Gye suggested the propriety of selecting another day, when the ascent could be either a private one or made at an earlier hour than the announcement which had gone forth to the public for that day would permit. Mr. Rush eventually said, that inasmuch as he was unwilling to let the fineness of the weather escape, be would prefer ascending their, even though the departure of the balloon should be delayed as late as half-past six o'clock. Accordingly the necessary arrangements were en tered into, and the ascent made, when, as will be seen b y the subjoined details, which we have been favoured with by Mr. Green, a greater altitude was attained, and more minute anti accurate observations were marked, in the course of the voyage, than were previously on record. On the day when Mr. Rush accompanied by Mr. Green and Mr. Spencer went up fur the first experimental trip the elevation reached was 3 miles, minus 165 feet: whilst on this occasion the altitude attained will lie found to have been 5 miles and 74-i feet. We proceed to give Mr. Green's version of the proceed ings:7 . _ _ The success which attended my trip on Tuesday week, when with the Nassau balloon, inflated with carburretted hydrogen gas, accompanied by Mr. Rush and Mr. Edward Spencer, we attained an altitude of 19,335 feet, or 34 miles, minus 485 feet, created a desire in Mr. Rush and myself to make another ascent with two persons only in the car. Accordingly, on Monday last Mr. Rush made arrange ments with the proprietors of Vauxhall-gardens for the ascent to take place on that afternoon, that gentleman, of course, engaging the car for the occasion. The time allowed for preparation was necessarily very limited, in consequence of the proposition to effect the object on that day not reach ing me until about 12 o'clock in the afternoon. However, all that could be done in that respect within the' shortness of time was accomplished. " The first object to be gained was, of course, that of di rninisbing the weight of the apparatus to as low a point as a was substitute or that usually used. 'd tbe light grapnel usually an , a pl belonging to my own balloon, as well as an elastic rope at tached to it, replaced those of the Monster.' "The work of inflation having terminated, I, at about five o'clock in the afternoon, proceeded to ascertain the power of the gas with which the balloon was charged. 'l'his the tran quil state of the weather rendered an operation of the great est ease, and 1 was consequently enabled to effect my in quiry with the nicest accuracy. " On examination I found that , the whole weight of the balloon and its appendages at that moment was , 10561h5., thus constituted . " Balloon, netting, and car " Ballast "Mr. Rush " Myself " Grapnel " Elastic rope ditto " 27 half-hundred weights slung round the hoop 7021 b. 1500 145 • 145 32 1512 " Total gi" As soon as this trial had been completed, Mr. Rush once more took his seat in the car, and adjusted the barometers. I then opened the upper valve, and discharged a quantity of gas equal to the power of the 27: half-hundred weights, which were then removed from the hoop. " Every thing in the shape of preliminary having been effected, I released the balloon from its moorings at half-past six o'clock, by means of the liberating iron, and rose from earth with an ascending power of 1121bs. " At the moment of our quitting the earth, the barometer stood at 30 50, and the thermometer at 60. Before, however, seven minutes had elapsed, the instruments had fallen—the former to 20, and the latter to 36, equal to 11,000 feet, thereby giving us an altitude from the earth of upwards of two miles. " Had it not been for the flaccid and miserable appearance the balloon would have presented. I should before starting have parted with gas equal to at least an additional 1000 pounds, and not have taken on more than 500 pounds of sand ballast. We should then have hart an agreeable voyage, but as it was, not having the valuable assistance of my friend Mr. Spencer, as on the previous occasion, it required almost too much exertion on my part in discharging. the ballast and gas in sufficient quantities to enable us to effect the end we had in view before the night had set in. Our observations from this circumstance, therefore, became more limited than I could have desired. " This fact has induced me to determine on not making another experimental trip, except tinder what I conceive to be the most favourable auspices, and after ample preparation, one point, of course, being an early hour of starting. " The direction we took on leaving the gardens was N.E., and so continued during the early part of our upward course, but on reaching the elevation of 11,000 feet, we became to tally stationary for a minute or two as regarded any forward progress. I then threw out two bags of ballast, which gave us an astonishingly increased rising power. Another current now took us, and we were driven backwards nearly due south. We continued to rise with , reat rapidity, and in a few mi nutes a different current drove us from west to east. The whole of this time I was throwing out hallast as fast as I could. When we attained an elevation of 16,000 feet, about three miles, we got into a current which was blowing with considerable violence at the rate of about 60 miles an hour. The course of this current was north by west, and it was under the influence of that wind that we were carried to our ulti mate destination. " It will be seen by the extract from the journal kept by Mr. Rush and myself, that we attained an altitude exceeding that of any mountain in the world, and Net I am able to say that that gentleman did not experience the slightest-difficulty in his respiration from the diminished density of the air. In short, the only inconvenience Mr. Rosh sustained arose from the occasional sudden escape of the gas from the lower valve during the balloon's rapid ascent, and even this annoyance he did not feel to any extent until the barometer had sunk to about 14 inches. " What renders this fact the more remarkable is, that during our ascent, particularly above the elevation of 16,000 feet, we had been forcing our way upward with great velocity through a range of currents which was running horizontally at the rate of about 60 miles an hour. At this period the roaring of the winds strongly resembled the noise produced at the time of a hurricane, as heard on the top of a high hill, and the temperature was at the same moment piercingly cold. At this altitude I suffered severely from the effect of cold in my hands and feet. " At this point it was that Mr. Rush requested me to con tinue the observations he had himself commenced with regard to the operations of the barometer and thermometer. " We were now exposed to the influence of the winds, to which I have referred, which, combined with the extraordi nary exertion I was compelled to undergo, frequently ren dered it a matter of the utmost difficulty for me to fetch breath. " The greatest altitude we reached was 27,146 feet, indi cating an elevation from the earth of 5 miles and 746 feet, the barometer at this period having fallen from 30 50 to 11, and the thermometer from 61 to 5, or 27 degrees below the freezing point. " I now subjoin a copy of the operations on the instruments we took up with us; those of the barometer being taken from that made by Mr. Jones, of Charing-cross, for Mr. Rush ex pressly for the twoscents. This barometer acted with the nicest accuracy, add enabled us to carry our observations to a far greater extent than any which 1 had ever before had with me. For whilst on the former ascent Mr. Spencer's barometer ceased to act at 20, and Mr. Rush's marked at 14.70, on this occasion, when the action of m y glass stopped at 17, Mr. Rush's went on until the mercury had sunk to 11, our highest elevation. " The following is an extract from Mr. Rush's memoran dum, showing the variations in the ascent:— Barometer. Thermometer.. Barometer. 30.5 61 21 .. 29 60 20 .. 27 .. • • 58 19 .. 26 ..,55 18 .. 25 .. 52 17 .. 24 48 16 .. 23 .. 46 i 15 .. 22 43 "Here it was that Mr. Rush suffered such inconvenience from the escape of the gas at the lower valve, that he was obliged to ask me to continue the observation. They thus proceeded : Barometer. 13 .. Thermometer. Thermometer. .. 5 Thermometer. I Barometer. "By the time we had attained this elevation I had reduced the ballast, which at our starting was 15001bs, to something under 701bs, which I resolved on preserving, because I felt. that being ignorant of the character of the country which from all appearances we should have to descend in, and it being dark, it would be but an act of prudence to have at command a 'playing' or avai!able moveable power, and the result fully proved the propriety of the reservation. "Shortly after we had commenced our downward course we discovered that there was something falling which very much bore the appearance and consistency of snow. To this circumstance I directed the attention of Mi. Rush, whereupon we looked aloft, when we found the sky to be more than usually thickly studded with stars, and perfectly free from any mass in the shape of cloud. This result. at the moment, gave rise to no inconsiderable feeling of astonishment in our minds, especially as the snow continued to descend in large quantities. Upon an after consideration, however, lam in clined to think that the substance which fell was not snow, but the dew and moisture collected on the balloon which had become congealed or frozen, by the coldness of the tempera ture to which it had been subjected in our passage upwards. These particles adhered to the netting and balloon Until an increased collapse was caused by the intentional voidance of gas ; and when that operation took effect they were removed by the motion of the netting, and fell in flakes like a shower et snow. This falling of flakes continued for a considerable time, and from its appearance fully justified our ori.inal no tion that it really was a snow shower. When we had de scended to within about three miles of the earth, I, imagined I perceived the sea bounded by the line of the Sussex coast; on mentioning the discovery to Mr. Rush, that gentleman expressed it to be his opinion that what appeared to be water was nothing but fog. "However, I pointed his attention to a place, a few miles to our right, which, from its being extensively lighted up with gas, I considered to be Brighton, and eventually, after some considerable consultation, Mr. Rush admitted the pro bability of my supposition being correct. My opinion was shortly afterwards borne out, for on our mote nearly ap proaching terra firma we discovered the Castle of Lewes to be immediately beneath us. With Lewes and the surround ing country, of which I was in perfect ignorance, Mr. Rush was well acquainted. "Of course from our vicinity to the .ocean there was no time to be lost in effecting our descent; I therefore made in quiries of Mr. Rush as to the nature of the locality in respect 10 water and hills, and from the information he afrorded . me I found that it would be necessiry to effect a landing imme diately on the south side of the town, where a beautiful level offered itself for our reception. " Accordingly we hovered over Lewes until we came into the northerly current, which I was aware we must fall in with at a particular elevation. When, therefore, the balloon cams within the operation of that wind, we glided on until we ar lived above a field behind the residence of the Rev. H. West, in Southover, when we effected our descent. The appear ance of the balloon floating over the town of Lewes seemed to excite considerable sensation among the inhabitants, and we could discern many persons running to our a:.4istance, and amongst those to whom we were most indebted was the Rev. Mr. West Mr. Morris, and several other gentlemen, to whom I take this opportunity of returning my acknowledge ments, not merely fur the assistance they afforded us, but for the careful conduct they observed in regard to the preserva tion of the balloon. " We left the Royal Gardens at half past six, and landed again at Lewes (a distance of about 50 miles) at a quarter before eight o'clock, having performed the trip in an hour and a quarter. "As ourdescent was necessarily very rapid, and made after the darkness of night was set in, it was-impossible that we could make any observations, with a view to comparison. beyond this—that in the course of our progress we fell in with, and were acted upon by, currents running S.E., S.W., N.W. and W.; but the strongest, and that under th e info enoe Of which we principally travelled, was from the N.W. This current we felt first at an elevation of about three miles, although when we left the earth there was a perfect calm. " So anxious were we to avoid taking up more weight than was absolutely requisite, that all the refreshment we bad put into the car consisted of a small quantity of brandy and of sherry, (with the latter, as before, we drank the health of the Queen at the highest elevation) and a few biscuits. `• On my arrival in town, the notes Mr. Rush and I had made were conveyed to Mr. Jones, of Charing-cross, by whom a series of calculations were gone into, from which the fol lowing general results have been edduced : Barometer at starting 30.496 Thermometer 6O Barometer, corrected fur capacity, at the greatest elevation.. 10.830 Do. 5 or 5 miles and 746 feet. 19.666 Approximate height... 27.149 Allowance for tempe rature minus ....... 4 Total elevation.. 27.145 " I must remark, .that during our ascent and descent, above the three miles and a half, I suffered more severely from the intensity of the cold than on any former occasion, especially in the hands and feet. From this infliction Mr. Rush ap peared to be free. " Prior to closing my account, I feel it necessary to state, in consequence of the numerous complaints which have been made to me in regard to the lateness of the hour of starting, that I have no power in respect to the moment of ascension, nor have I any option as to the delay or postponement of an ascent. My engagement is with the proprietors of Vauxhall, who regulate all the proceedings. " In this ascent we had a double advantage with respect to witnessing a setting sun, for prior to our quitting the earth, that operation of nature had taken place, and on our reaching an altitude of about 12,500 feet, we were once more within the action of the rays of that orb, whose setting we a second time observed in the course of a quarter of an hour. In all orobability Mr. Rush and myself are the only two human beings who have ever been witnesses to the same occurrence. After the balloon and its appendages had been carefully packed up, and arrangements made for their conveyance to town, we proceeded to Brighton ; from which place I departed for London on the following morning." It is a somewhat singular coincidence, that Mr. Rush, who had proposed to leave town on the following day, for his seat, Elsenham-hall, near Saffron Waldron, in Essex, should have been put down by the balloon, on the occasion of the first ascent, within five miles of that place; and that on the second trip, he having come up from Brighton, he should have been landed seven or eight miles only from that town, where his family are sojourning. COURT_CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESD A Y.—This afternoon the Queen rode on horseback in the park. Her majesty was accompanied by the King and Queen of the Belgians, Lord and Lady Portman, Hon. C. A. Murray, Viscount Melbourne, Hon. Col. Cavendish, Baroness Lelizen, and Viscount Falkland. The Hon. Misses Paget auct Ifanson followed in a pony phaeton : _ _ _ Her Rocal El ighness the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by Lady Mary Stopford, took a carriage drive. Lord John Russell, Lord Glenelg, and Viscount Palmer. ston, arrived at the castl' this afternoon, and joined the royal dinner party. The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor and his lady, the Hon. Mrs. Hobart, and the Hon. Mrs. and Miss Cavendish, also had the honour of dining with her Majesty. The following took their departure this morning :—Prince Esterhazy and his son Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, Earl and Countess Albemarle, and Lady Falkland. Prince George of Cambridge came to Cambridge House on Wednesday. His royal Highness returned to Kew in the afternoon. Lord John Russell left Brighton on Wednesday, on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor. Lord Glenelg left town on Wednesday afternoon, for Windsor Castle, on a visit to the Queen. . _ The Earl and Countess of Albema:le'arrived at their resi dence at Hampton Court on Wednesday, from Windsor Castle. THURSDAY.—This afternoon her Majesty rode in the park on horseback, accotnl , anied by the King and Queen of the Belgians, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lord Falkland, General Lumley, Hon. Col. Murray, Earl of Bel fast, Viscount Melbourne, Lord John Russell, Lord and Lady Portman, Hon. Col. Cavendish. Sir F. Wetberall and the Hon. Sir Edward Cost were in cluded in the royal dinner party of yesterday. Baroness Lehzen took an airing this afternoon in a pony phaeton. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by Prince George and the Princ es s A ugus t a o f Cambridge, and attended by Baroness Ahlefeldt, Colonel Jones, and Colonel Schlater, honoured the performance at Astley's, on Wed nesday evening, with their presence. Lord Gleuelg arrived in town on Thursday morning from Windsor Castle. His lordship left town in the afternoon on his return to Windsor Castle. Viscount Palmerston left town on Wednesday, on a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. FRIDAY.-1(1 the morning their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, accompanied by the Duchess of Kent. left for Bushy, to pay a visit to the Queen Dowager. Her Majesty took her accustomed airing on horseback in the afternoon, and was attended by Viscount Palmerston, Lord John Russell, Lord Glenelg, Hon. Miss Anson, Hon. C. A. Murray, Hon. Col Cavendish, Lord Falkland, and Lord and Lady Portman. Her Molest} , held a privy council at two o'clock this after noon. It was attended by Lord Melbourne, Lord John Russell. Viscount Palmerston, Lord Glenelg, the lord chan cellor, Lord Falkland, the lord and groom in waiting, Hon. Col. Cavendish, clerk marshal, and the Hon. C. A. Murray, equerry. The lord chancellor arrived in the morning, and will join the royal dinner party this evening. The Princess Augusta left Frogmore Lodge on Thursday, on a visit to her royal sister, the Duchess of Gloucester, at her residence in Bagshot Park. Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Bushy Park. His Ma jesty, King Leopold, afterwards went to Claremont. The Queen of the Belgians and the Duchess of Kent returned to Windsor Castle. Viscount Ilowick arrived in town on Thursday from the Continent. STATE OF TRADE LEEDS.—There is still a fair demand for manufactured goods, though the markets since ow last can scarcely be said to have been so brisk as they were a month ago. Probably more would be sold if there were a better assortment in the market ; as the Cloth Halls were scarcely eve► known to be so scantily supplied with balk goods as at present. Two causes conduce to this state of scarcity at present; the high prices of wool, and the engagements of many of the clothiers in the harvest. It is satisfactory to know that notwithstand ing our operative manufacturers are now pretty generally employed, any improvement in the demand for goods, must, owing to the thinness of the supply in the Halls, be imme diatly felt. This state of things hardly supports the theory of those who prognosticate that wool cannot maintain its present price. In our judgment there is nothing to indicate an early or extensive fall. BRADFORD, THURSDAY.--All kinds of plain goods for printing continue in demand, and the lower qualities of 6-4th merinos are really scarce in the market. In consequence of the larger buyers for the home trade coming into the market rather earlier than usual, the stocks in the warehouses have been considerably reduced, and now the country purchasers are in the market. The stocks of finished goods are there fore not large.—Yarns : These sell readily at very full prices. —Wool: The finer qualities are most in demand. A fair amount of business is doing in other kinds at the prices last reported. I-1 arAFav, SATURDAY.—There is still no life in the market, and though, business is limited in amount, it does not effect prices at present; but this can hardly be expected to con tinue without an improved demand for most goods. There is nothing fresh to notice either in yarns or wool. HUDDERSFIELD.—Our market here on Tuesday, was fully as brisk as any we have had of late, nearly every description of goods suitable for the autumn and winter trade having met ready sale at improving prices. The sales of fancy goods especially were extensive. The wool market is firm, and the operatives generally are fully employed. This too, when the price of bread is so high that foreign corn can be imported nearly duty free. YORK WOOL MARKET SEPT. 13.—We have had a good attendance of buyers to day, with a fair supply of wool. There has been only a moderate quantity of business done at prices similar to our last reports. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, SEPT. 14.—The increased inquiry for the, ordinary run of combing Wools noticed in our last report continues; and as the demand has been freely met by holders, business has been done to some extent at fully former rates. The finer qualities of combing wools, as well as all short wools, are without change in either demand or price. THE IRON TRADE.—The advance which we mentioned in our last notice has maintained its ground, with every appear ance of a still higher price being obtained ere long, as the demand continues brisk.—Midland Counties Herald: Bully.—ln Bury and its vicinity trade seems to be im proving, especially among the calico-printers, both in the machine and block departments, and some of the establish ments, we are informed, are taking in fresh hands. Cotton spinninte and power-loom weaving is good ; and the iron founders and machine-makers are busy. The late favourable weather has also made outdoor employment far more plentiful. WARRINGTON. (From the Manchester Courier.) A 'FACT.-- - he license that was granted last week, at Newton, for the " Patten Arms Hotel," is the first new license for a public-house that has been granted for the town of Warrington for forty years. ESC APE OF A CONVICT.— Last week, at a late hour in the evening, a van load of convicts, under sentence or transpor tation for the period of seven years, passed through War rington, on their way from Kirkdale to Chatham. Amongst others was John Corhet Peeie, and the notorious Edward Oakes, the "magsman." The latter escaped froth the van at Stoney Stratford. A reward of £5O has been offered for his apprehension. UTTERING BASE COlN.—Last week, Biddy Blaney, the wife of a private soldier belonging to the Sist regiment of foot, was brought before Mr. Dakin, charged with utteting a base half-crown, in Warrington market. The prisoner ac companied her husband's regiment on the march from Car lisle to Chester. on Wednesday, she went into the market and purchased a halfpenny's worth of gooseberries, and iu payment tendered half-a-crown to the woman making the sale. A byestand er , on seeing i t, called out, " that is a bad one." The market woman rang it on the stones, and putting it into her pocket, said, " It is not, I wish I had a pocket full like it." The prisoner received the change, and went about her business. The half-crown afterwards went under further inspection, and proved to be a counterfeit. The prisoner was apprehended, and upon her were found two counterfeit shil lings and three good ones. Several counterfeit shillings of the same date and die as those found in the prisoner's-pos session, were paid away in the market on the same day. The prisoner received a most excellent character, and on the de positions taken against her being forwarded to London, the solicitor to the mint declined prosecuting, and she was, con sequently, discharged from custody. SEICIDE.—William Dawson, an old man, carrying on trade as a milkman and huxter, at Fearnhead, near - Warrington, put a period to his existence on Sunday, by taking arsenic. The deceased had been in a desponding state for some weeks, having a great dread that he should come to poverty. He was at Warrington market an Saturday, and at night, after his return home, was taken very ill. On Sunday afternoon a medical geuzleman Lara Warringt:Aa was callelin to attend hint ; he found the deceased in a dying state, but still sen sible. In answer to questions that were puz to him, he ad mitted that be had purchased the poison at a chemist's shop in Warrington, and that he had taken it in some milk. At the bottom of a tin can a portion of the arsenic was also found. The deceased died the same evening. On Tuesday, an inquest was held on view of the body before J. Reyes, E., coroner, at the Sto c k s I nn , P ou i ton . A ver di ct o f "'lemporary Insanity" was returned. LICENSING SYSTEM% —At the licensing sessions held at Hoo Green, last week, one new license was granted. It was fora house at Runcorn. INFANT SCHOOL.—The state of the infant population of Latchford is such as to have induced the Rcv. J. Wright, the minister of St. James's church, to call upon his congre gation to adopt the necessary measures for the establishment of an infant school, in connection with the church. A meet ing was held on Tuesday evening, to take the preliminary steps, and there is every prospect of the plan suggested by Mr. Wright being carried into active operation. WRECK OF THE FORFARSHIRE STEAMER. LOSS OF FORTY LIVES. • (From the Newcastle Journal.) We have this week to place on record the mournful details of one of the most calamitous events that has ever occurred in connexion with transit by steam on this difficUlt and dan gerous coast. Early on Saturday, the intelligence reached as that the Forfarshire steamer, from Hull to Dundee, had been wrecked on the Fern Islands, and that nearly the whole of the passengers on board had perished. The accouut pro duced the deepest sensation in the town, but beyond this me lancholy fact few particulars could be obtained. From in quiries made on the spat, we are now enabled to publish the following authentic account of the sad and mournful event. The Forfarshire Steamer, a vessel of about 300 tons bur den, under the command of Air. John Humble, formerly master of the Neptune of this port, sailed from Hull, on her voyage to Dundee, on the evening of Wednesday the fifth instant, about half-past six o'clock, along with the Pegasus and lnnisfail for Leith. Previous to leaving Hull the boilers had been examined, and a small leak closed up; but when off Flamboro' Head, the leakage re-appeared, and con tinued for about six hours, not however to any extent, as the pumps were able to keep the vessel quite dry. The engine man, Allan Stewart, who furnished these particulars, also states that he had frequently seen the boiler as bad as it was on this occasion. The fireman, Daniel Donavan, however, represents the leakage as considerable, so great that two of the fires were extinguished, but were re-lighted after the boilers had been partially repaired. This person in his ex amination before the coroner, Stephen Reed, Esq., on Tues day, stated that he considered the vessel to be in so dangerons a state lion) this cause, that he would have given all he pos sessed to have been - put on shore, and would have swain ashore if he had been able. James Keely and Thomas Bu chanan corroborated the evidence of Donovan, as to the state of the boiler, they having been engaged by the master and mate to pump water into it. The progress of the vessel was of course retarded, and three steam vessels passed her before she had proceeded far. The unusual bustle on board the Forfarshire, inconsequence of the state of the boilers, at tracted the notice of several of the passengers, and Airs. Dawson, a steerage passenger, who is one of the survivors, states that even before the vessel left - Hull, so strong was her impression, from indications on board, that " all was not right," that if her husband, who is a glassman, triad come down to the packet in time she would have returned with him on shore. The testimony of these witnesses render the fact of the inefficient state of the boilers of the Forfarshire perfectly obvious. Great responsibility rests somewhere; but we hasten to relate the progress of the nsonrnful catas trophe. In this inefficient state the vessel, with about sixty indi went from the kind . embraces of relatiVes and friedirs—" the glorious main expanding o'er the view"—and in a'few short hours the gurgling waters rolled over their frail bark and swept them to a grave " unknelled, uncoffined, and un known." The vessel proceeded on her voyage, and passed through the "Fairway," between the Fern Islands and the land, about six o'clock on Thursday evening. She entered Berwick bay about. eight o'clock on the saute evening, the sea running high, and the wind blowing strong from the NNE. From the motion of the vessel the leak increased to such a degree that the firemen could not keep the fires burn ing. Two men were then employed to pump water into the boilers, but it escaped from the leak as fast as they pumped it in. About ten o'clock she bore up off St. Abb's bead, the storm still raging with unabated fury. The engines soon after became entirely useless, and the engine man reported that they would not work. There being great danger of drifting ashore, the sails'Were hoisted fore and aft, and the vessel got about in order to get her before the wind, and keeps her off the land. No attempt was made to anchor. The vessel soon became unmanageable, and the tide setting strung to the south, she Qroceeded in that direction. It rained heavily during the whole time, and the fog was so dense that it became impossible to tell the situation of the vessel. At length breakers were discovered close to leeward, and the Fern lights, which about the same period became visible, re lieved all doubt as to the imminent danger of all on board. An attempt was made to run the vessel between the Fern Islands, but she refused to answer her helm, and at three o'clock on Friday morning she struck with tremendous force against the outer or Long-stone island. A portion of the crew, intent only on self-preservation, had lowered the larboard quarter boat down, and left the ship. Amongst them was the first mate, James Duncan, who has since published his own version of the affair, which we find it contradicted by the evidence of some of the witnesses on the inquest, and reflects small credit on himself as a seaman. The stroke of the vessel on the rock was regarded as the sig nal ofdeath. The master lost all self-possession, and his wife, who was on board with him, sought in cries of anguish and despair the protection which alas he could not extend. The cries of ferrales on deck mingled with the roaring of the ocean and the screams of the wild fowl disturbed from their resting place, whilst the men, clinging to the vessel, awaited in si lence their inevitable fate. Most of the cabin passengers were below, and many of them asleep in their berths. As soon as the vessel struck, the steward ran down and gave an alarm, but one passenger only, namely, Mr. Rutbven Ritchie, Hill of Rut h ven, Perthshire, was saved. On being awoke he arose instantly and seizing his trowsers rushed upon deck • from whence, observing the sailors leaping into the b o at, he with an extraordinary effort by means of a rope swung himself into it, and was thus miraculously preserved. The uncle and aunt of this gentleman made a desperate effort to get into the boat just as it was leaving the wreck, and in endeavouring to leap on board, fell into the sea and perished in his sight. He had nothing on ad the time he was in the boat, but a shirt and a pair of trowsers ; and his employment whilst in it was baling out the water with a pair of shoes for a howskelly. The escape of the boat was remarkable. There was only one outlet by which it could escape being dashed by the breakers against the island, and that outlet was taken without the parties being aware of it. The boat's crew passed' through the mighty cur rent uninjured, and after being exposed in an open boat all night were picked up about eight o'clock on Saturday morn ing by a Montrose sioor, and carried into Shields. Mr. Ritchie had fortunately some sovereigns in the pockets of his trowsers which he brought out of the cabin, and these enabled him to procure clothes soon after being landed. The following is a list of the crew and passengers brought into Shields; John Marton, second mate, James Hill, Alexander Murray, Robert Fox, Allan Stewart, engineer, James Hall, coal-trimmer, David Grant, Rut hven Ritchie, farmer, and James Duncan, first mate. Mr. Ritchie proceeded to 13ainburgh to enquire into the fate of his fellow passengers; and theme he went to Edinburgh on his way home, to communicate the melan choly intelligence to his friends. The mate and some othe r of the crew reached Dundee on Tuesday. Let us now return to those who were left upon the wreck. The vessel struck aft the paddle boxes, and not above three minutes after the few survivors had rushed upon deck, a second shock separated her into two parts—the stern, quarter-deck, and cabin, being instantly carried away with all upon them through a tremendous current called the Piper Gut, which is dangerous even in temperate Weather, running between the islands at the rapidity of six miles au hour, anti in tempestu ous weather becomes terrific, whilst the tore part of the vessel remained fast on the rock. The Captain stuck to the wreck, till washed overboard with his wife in his arms, and both were drowned. The situation of the few passengers who remained nn the fore part of the vessel was perilous in the extreme. Placed on a small sock, surrounded by the sea which threatened to engulph them, and their companions having but just before been swept away from them, they were clinging to life whilst all hope of relief was sinking within them, and crying tur help whilst the tempestuous. billows drowned their feeble shrieks and defied at their puny efforts to escape. Their cries, however, were not unheard. Their shouts of distress fell upon the ear of Miss Grace Horsley Darling, who, with her father, Mr. William Darling, occupies the outer Fern Light-house. She awakened her parent, and at day-break he launched his boat and prepared to proceed to their rescue. The state of the tide and of the weather was such as to ren der any attempt to reach the wreck extremely dangerons;- and the father, oho bad never before known the quailings of fear, was loath in such a tremendous gale to rush, as he con sidered, on certain death. After watching the wreck for some time, they discovered, from some movement, that living beings were still clinging to it, and the gallant female, who partook of her father's generous sympathy, as she acknow ledged the relationship of flesh and blood, with matchless in trepidity seized the oar and entered the boat. This was enough, the gallant parent followed, and, with the assistance of the fair sailor, conducted the frail skiff over the foaming. billow to the spot where the wreck appeared. By a danger ous and desperate effort the father was landed on the•rock, and the frail coble, to preserve it from beingdashed to pieces, was rapidly rowed back amosig the awful abyss of waters, and kept afloat by the skilfulness and dexterity of this noble minded young. woman. At length the whole of the survivors, consisting of five of the crew and four of the deck passengers, were taken from the wreck, and conveyed to the lighthouse, where the same tender hand administered to their wants, and anxiously for three days and three nights waited on the sufferers, and soothed their afflictions. By the assistance of the crew, they were enabled to bring th e c o bl e an d it s bur then to the Long -stone Island. It is impossible to speak in too high terms of this unparalleled act of bravery and dis interestedness. The cloud of evening would to some have precluded the remotest hope of rendering assistance if ever so inclined; and the breaking forth of morning over the ocean foam, tossed high in wild confusion, whilst the ele ments in fierce contention rolled their tempestuous fury over land and sea, would have presented a barrier apparently in surmountable by human energy. There was no hope of re ward to stimulate to brave exertion—no encouraging plaudit to awaken emulation. =Danger presenteditself in a thousand different forms on every hand—there the current running with fearful impetuosity, or the eddy whirling and engulph ing all within its reach—mountains of water bursting in wild confusion, or the tempest sweeping the spray from the billow as it rolled it along. From her isolated abode this intrepid woman rushed forth under the promptings of humanity, and hastened through the scene of desolation and danger, re gardless of her own life that she might save the life of others. This perilous achievement—unexamnled in the feats of fe male fortitude—was witnessed by the survivors in silent wonder, and down the weather-beaten cheek of an old sea man stole the big round tear when he beheld from the wreck the noble exertions of a young female of slender appearance, buffetting the storm and pet-Ming her life for their preserva tion. The main land could not be reached, front the state - of the weather, till Sunday, and during the whole of this time the attentions of the heroine were indefatigable. Mr. Dar ling has lived on the island for some years, and has on many occasions been instrumental in saving life and property when precautionary measures were unavailable. The names of the individuals saved from the wreck of the Forfarshire, by Mr. Darling and his daughter, are—John Kidd, fireman, of Dun dee; Jonathan Ticket, cook, of Hull; John Macqueen, coal trimmer, Dundee; John Tullock, carpenter, Dundee; John Nicholson; fireman, Dundee, of the crew. D. Donovan, fireman, and free passenger, of Dundee; James Keely, weaver. Dundee; Thomas Buchanan, baker, Dundee; Mrs. Dawson, bound to Dundee, passengers. The entire number saved is eighteen, of_ whom thirteen belonged to the vessel, and five were passengers. The remainder of those on board perished. The wreck of the steamer was seen from North Sunder land on Friday morning about six o'clock, when signals were hoisted and guns fired immediately, but men could nut -be found to go off in the life boat. After some delay seven persons volunteered their services, and set out in a four-oared coble. The boat shipped several seas in the course of her perilous voyage, and on their way they spoke the Liverpool, steam vessel of London, going north, and requested the Cap tain to proceed to the wreck, offering. at the same time to pilot the vessel, as they could easily have done, to within a few yards of the lee of the rock in seven fathoms water. Tbe Captain however declined, and the men in the coble after much exertion succeeded in reaching the wreck. They found three , bodies; one of them dressed in black, apparently about -10 years of age, who, from papers found on his person is sup posed to be the Rev. John Robb. of Dunkeld The other two were brother an,d sister, the tiny eleven, the girl eight years of age, and children of Mrs. Dawson, who was saved by the exertions of Mr. Darling and his daughter. They also took a quantity of copper and some light articles which would soon have been washed away. The storm raged with unabated fury, and in attempting to return, they were com pelled to put in at Longstone Light-house, which they reach ed with much difficulty, where they were obliged to remain two days and two nights in a temporary building, the waves occasionally bursting in and obliging them to seek shelter in the Light-house tower, which was occupied by Mr. and Miss Darling; and the persons they had saved from the wreck. They made another attempt to reach North Sunderland on Sunday, hut they were obliged to run in at Beadnel, where they remained till the following day. They visited the wreck on Monday, and found the body of an Irishman, named John Gailehar, who lately resided at Dundee. The names of the meritorious individuals who ventured their lives from .North Sunderland are as follows :—William Robson, James Robson, Michael Robson, William Swan, Brooks Darling, (brother to Miss Darling,) Thomas C:nth bertson, and Robert Knox, of North Sunderland. They behaved most gallantly. The wreck was discovered from Bamburgh Castle early on Friday morning, when a signa, was hoisted, and the alarm-gun fired along the shore to ap prize the fishermen of the calamity. The life-boat could not be launched from the extremely boisterous state of the weather, but every thing was done that could be devised, and Mr. Smeditle, the principal agent, Mr. Hamilton, and others attached to the Castle, were most indefatigable in their exer tions. The four bodies were brought to the Castle on Mon day ; and on Tuesday an inquest was held before Stephen Reed, Esq. in the absence of 'l' A. Russell, Esq. The principal witness examined was Daniel Donovan, whose evidence we have given elswhere. After a patient investiga tion, the Coroner summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of accidental death, but expressed in strong terms their opinion, that the vessel was lost from the imperfect state of her boilers, and from the improper conduct of the captain in not returning to port on ascertaining the state of the vessel. Deodand on the vessel £loo—being one half of the estimated value of that part of the vessel and machinery left upon the rock. One of the most heart rendering circumstances connected with this melancholy event, occurred during the night when the survivors were on the rock. The vessel became a total wreck in less than a quarter of an hour after she struck , and those who were fortunate enough to get on the rock suffered severely from the cold, and from the heavy seas which washed over them at intervals. Their clothes were mostly torn off, and from continued exertions they were reduced to a state of complete exhaustion. The most agonizing spectacle was that of Mrs. Dawson, with her two children, a boy and a girl, eight and eleven years of age, firmly grasped in each hand : there she. held them iu the agonies of despair lorg after the buffet ing of the waves, which drove them to and had deprived them of existence. She is severely injured, and remains at Bamburgh, unable to proceed homewards. L onov nis also much hurt; and he states that he lay for three l ours holding on by a spike nail. All hope of deliverence Lad fle I, and they had began to consider how to relieve their st.ffe:,ngs if exposed through another night, when the boat of the intrepid Darlings hove in sight. ACCOUNT OF THE SUFFERERS. It is impossible to tell with certainty at presentthe number of those who have suffered, inasmuch as no entries ate made when the passengers embark. We can perceive very little difficulty in making a regular way-bill and keeping a copy thereof in the office of the company. This would, at least, be more satisfactory to the surviving friends of those who perish in this melancholy way. The practice now is to allow pas sengers to embark immediately, and after the vessel has pro ceededon her voyage, the money is collected, and the company classified ; but no entry is made of the names of "those on board. This, however, is but one improvement which kill at length force itself on the attention of steam boat proprietors, if they hope to succeed in retaining the confidence and sup port of the public. The crew consisted of Capt. John Hum both.,. "or drowneit. o Tgere wer e on boardi l e s iq men, two engineers, two coal-trimmers, and two stewards. Of these twenty persons, thirteen have been saved, namely, five from the wreck, and eight put out in the long-boat, and were carried to Shields. The cabin books have not been found, and the number and - names of the passengers cannot be exactly ascertained. One.of the survivors states the num ber at 42, and another at 47. As only five are known to be saved, the probable loss of life Will be betiveen 37 and 42 pas sengers, and the master and his wife, and seven of th e c r ew , will make the total loss between 46 and 51 persons. STATE OF THE WRECK The only remaining patt of the vessel consists of the fore castle, part of the engine, paddle-wheels, anchor, cable, fore mast and rigging. One of the boilers is washed to sea, the other two are on the rocks broken. The engine, which was 180 horse power, is greatly damaged. A quantity of new boiler plate was found among the wreck; the anchors, and some of the stores have been brought to North Sunderland. A part of the wreck is sunk a little to the south of Hawker's rock, and as it is supposed, the bodies of several parsons who have not been found are in it ; a rope has been attached to it, for the purpose of raising it, in order to satisfy the anxiety of their surviving friends. T he cargo is stated to have been very valuable, having been insured to the amount of four thousand pounds, but only three boxes of soap have been di scovere d . Parts of the wreck have been thrown on shore at Hauxley Amble, Hartley, and other parts on the coast of Northumber land. The stern of the vessel, with the name, a hair-covered trunk and a corded box- were seen on Monday from the deck of the London Merchant steam-vessel, floating off Seaham. The stern was also seen, near the same place, from the City of Edinburgh steamer, the day before. The brig Williams, Bryth, of Sunderland, from Hamburgh, when about five miles from the land, off Hartlepool, on the same day, fell in with a quantity of wreck, which is supposed to have belonged to the Forfarshire steamer. Among other materials was the poop of a vessel, together with a box about fifteen feet long, and two and a half feet square, containing a quantity of new machinery. The latter was taken board, and has since been landed and deposited in one of the Custom-hotise stores, at Sunderland. The search is still going on for the bodies of the unfortunate sufferers, and the property of the vessel. and every assistance is rendered by the governor and agents at Bamborough Castle, as well as by the fishermen and-revenue officers on the coast. The following are the names of some of the sufferers:---_ _ Capt. Humble and wife; the Rev J. Robb, Dunkeld; Mr. Bell, factor to Lord Kinnoul rs. Alison, Peasholme-house, York, with son and gran d son ; Miss Martin, of 28, St. James's street, Aberdeen, and one child. This lady had considerable property on her person; it is said 300 sovereigns, sewed in some part of her dress; Mr. and Mrs. Allin, and one child; said to be last from, Russia; Mr. Hubt. Allis°, of Dundee; Mr. J. and Mr. Wm. Grant, of Louth, Lincolnshire; Mr. Poston and a friend ; Mr. Scott, of Dundee, and his son ; Mr. Brown and Mr. M'Cloud , Mr. Arnett and two friends; Mrs. Patrick, of Hull, wife of Captain Patrick, of the Clara. There are among the sufferers three gentlemen belonging to Perth, one to File, and one to St. Vetersbugh. A female steerage passenger lost two children, one was drowned, and the other died in her arms. Amongst the persons brought to the spot from a distance, was one gentleman who had lost his wife, son, and grandson, another his mother and brother. • MISCELLANEOUS. A considerable number of forged notes of the Bank of Eng land are now about the country, and have been passed at the markets. They purport to be for £lO. The fog was so dense on the river Thames on Tuesday morning. that the Gravesend and other steam-boats found great difficulty in making their way up to town. At a meeting of the trustees of Openshaw Church. holden on Monday last, the Rev. Thomas George James, M.A., of Brazennose College, Oxford, perpetual curate of Trinity Church, Burnley, was unanituously appointed to the incum bency of the said church. SUPERIORITY OF ENGLISH COAL.—It is a proof of the great superiority of the English coal to that found in the Ma ritime States of America, that the Transatlantic• Steam Com pany is advertising for contracts to convey English coals to New York, for the working of its steam ships. O'CONNELL'S NEW SOCIETY.—" What's this new thing O'Connell has set on foot?" said a professor the other day in Cambridge, to an Irish student. "The Precursor Society," replied the youth, with a rather broad pronunciation of the first syllable. " His society shall pray a curse in vain from ins," rejoined the querist, 'the fellow's not worth a curse !" Morning Post. SUDDEN• DEATH.—On Saturday evening week, Mary Swan, a widow, residing at Sweet Green, Bolton, who was on her way home from Liverpool by the train, was taken ill at Parkside, and died iu the train before it reached Kenyon junction. She was 66 years of age, and had been troubled with an asthma for several years. MANCHESTER OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. —A meeting of the members of this association, resident in No. 14 district, was held at the house of Mr. John Acton, the sign of the Roebuck, in Camp Field, on Tuesday night, for the purpose of forming a branch association fur that district. A considerable-number of new members were enrolled, and the occasion passed off with great satisfaction to all present. —Manchester Courier. THE LATE FATAL. DUEL.—In the course of Tuesday, Mr. Carter, the coroner, before whom the inquiry arising out of the late fatal duel came on, received a communication from Messrs. Harmer, informing him that on the first day of the next sessions of the Central Criminal Court, Mr. Broughton, who acted as the second to Mr. Mirfin, the deceased, would surrender for the purpose of taking his trial on the coroner's inquisition for the wilful murder of Mr. Mirfin. CHARITY SERMON.--BOL HOLT CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL. —On Sunday last, two sermons were preached in the above schuol; one in the afternoon, by the Rev. F. Power, B.A. curate of the parish church, Bury; the other in the evening, by the Rev. R. Ileslop, M.A. incumbent of Christ Church, -4m4sligkvhiti r p s e t argy handsome sum of £6O. ]Bs. William Sudren, and, though — otifillpeiigri t aih i ri l ah v att, contains 426 scholars.—Manchester paper. ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE.—On Wednesday Evening last, the Conservatives of Ashton held their quarterly meeting at the Pitt and Nelson Inn, which was very numerously at tended, there beibg many of the honorary members present also. Amongst the great variety of business transacted du ring the evening, it was resolved unanimously, to celebrate their next annual banquet and public ball on Monday in Ash ton wakes week, of which due notice will be given, on which occasion there will most assuredly be a great display of rank and fashion. The progressive increase of Conservative strength in the borough will be quite-apparent, by simply sta ting' that, at the first general election for sending a member to serve in parliament, only fifty votes were recorded in their interest, one hundred at the second, and at the third and last two hundred. The list of voters published for the present year, after the revision, will increase the Conservative stt engt h still more; and it is highly probable that "the cause" will triumph at the next election.—Manchester Courier. WOODEN PA VEhIENTS. —The inhabitants of Oxford-street ale discussing the propriety of repairing that great thorough fare with wood. The experiment has proved completely suc cessful in St. Petersburg and in N ew Y or k : in the - latter city the plan was adopted of paving a small portion of the most crowded street, before the general application of the system was resolved upon; and about 200 yards of broad way between Chambers and Warren-streets, bounded by the Park, were selected. The blocks of wood were hexagonal, and the pavement produced was found to be infinitely pre ferable to the one it superseded. The inconvenience previ ously suffered by the dust was at once obviated ; the terrific din of the omnibuses was unheard at this spot; and the con tract between the comparative tranquillity of these2oo yards, and the confusion and noise on the stones at each end, was a most convincing argument in recommendation of the im provement. The wood chosen was maple, and the best proof of its fitn ess f or th e purpose i s f oun d in the fact that the por. lion so paved has not been touched for the last three years. The traffic continually passing over it is, perhaps, not less than that in Oxford-street, and the omnibuses are certainly more unwieldy. THE ENSUING LORD RECTOR OF GLASGOW.—We under stand that there is every probability of the Duke of Wel lington being the successor of Sir H. Peel in the rectorial office. This is as it should be. It is very appropriate that the University should select for this high distinction the man who, by his valour in the field, has mainly contributed to the security of those studies to which she owes all her glory and importance. A correspondence has been entered into on the subject by the leading conservative students and the Duke, and the result, we are glad to say, though not yet definite, is favourable as to the Duke allowing himself to be nominated. Let the students boldly urge his high claims—let the very name of Wellington animate them with victory, and they must carry all the nations. Nor can we doubt that his Grace is too wise a man, and possesses too generous feelings, to be indifferent to the distinction. The appearance of the first character in Europe among us would form an era in the his tory of Glasgow more glorious than has yet occurred. All parties would sink their differences in his presence, and hail with one voice the father of their country. We promise the Duke a suitable reception, come among us when and under what circumstances be will.—Glasgow Constitutional. INCORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM.—WC find, upon in quiry at the workhouse, and from other sources of informa tion, that the Lords of the Privy Council, although staggered by the contents of the last anti-Corporation petition, are de termined, if possible, to discover some plausible pretext for issuing to Birmingham a charter of incorporation. For some days past the clerks at the workhouse have been engaged in ascertaining from the Grand Levy Book the amounts paid by the petitioners for and against the charter; and we un derstand Captain Dawson was expected in town yesterday, for the purpose of revising and correcting his former report. Add to this, we know that certain members of the pro-corpo ration committee have been in aprrespondence with Lord Holland, (if not other members 'of the Privy Council) and that the noble lord, thus in communication with the Birming ham Radicals, has given them every reason to hope that their ambition will be gratified:—We arc glad to learn that the opponents of a charter in Manchester, should it issue, are determined to try its validity. Sir Frederick Pollock and Sir William Follett are a l rea dy retained, and the battle will be fought with a vigour worthy of the importance of the cause involved in the struggle. The decision will be highly important to the whole country.—Birmingham Advertiser. THE GREAT WESTERN STEAMER.—The triumphant suc cess which has attended all the voyages of the Great Western steam-ship, has given a confirmed stimulus to speculations in similar undertakings, both to the United States and va rious other quarters of the world. So great are the advan tages of the proprietors of the Great Western, in being.the only parties in the field with a vessel of sufficient magnitude for the profitable voyage between England and New York, that it is estimated that the gain will not be less than one hundred thousand pounds in the first year of the existence of that ship, and before it is possible for other vessels to be built. The merchants of Bristol are no doubt deserving of so great a reward for en enterprise from which such an important na tional consequences will probably arise; but the profit to the public will certainly be greater when numbers of similar ves sels shall be in existence, and the charges for the passage and for merchandise and newspapers thus be brought down to the minimum of expense. At present the charges for the transmission of bullion and newspapers by the Great West ern are extremely high, although certainly the merchants ap pear to acquiesce in the fairness of the proprietors of that vessel taking to themselves all the advantages of their posi tion, and reaping the wealth which is their just reward. — Morning Chronicle. Two WAYS OF TELLING A STORY.—A man, named Abra ham Eckerslev, was charged at the New Bailey, on Wednes day last, with creating a disturbance in the neighbourhood of his residence, near New Islington-street, on the previous evening. A neighbour stated that the prisoner was drunk, and by his noisy and disorderly conduct collected a large crowd in front of the houses. He then appeared at the front bed-room window, and there deliberately set the blind on fire, standing by and looking at the flames apparently un concerned. Apprehending that the premises, of which his - own was part, were in danger of being burnt, witness ran off to the police, where he met policeman Bennett, and took him to the spot, but the fire was then extingnished. This state ment was corroborated by another witness.—The prisoner, however, in his defence, gave quite a different version of the story. He stated that he was merely driving a nail into the window frame by candle light, when the blind accidentallu caught fire. He did not perceive it at first; but when he did, he immediately tore the blind d o w n , an d ex ti ngu i s h e d th e flames. With respect to the crowd, he could only say that people gathered round the house, and interfered whenever himself and wife chose to have a comfortable row, and it was not their fault.—Mr. J. B. Smith, who heard the case, said that people were likely to interfere when their property was endangered through his drunkenness.—The prisoner was committed for a month.—Manchester Courier. A COURAGEOUS BA RONESS.—A few nights ago, au attack was made upon a house on the Place du Trone, Paris, inha bited by the Baroness G—, whose husband was absent on business. Two men introduced themselves into the garden, whilst a third stationed himself on the wall next the Rue du Picpus, in order to keep watch during the operations of his comrades. The baroness being awakened by the noise made in the garden by the robbers, rose softly, went to t e window, which she gently opened, and distinctly saw thr men at tempting to effect a forcible entry into one of the rooms on the ground floor. With great courage and presence of mind, the lady seized a pair of loaded pistols belonging to her hus band, and tired both simultaneously at the robbers, who re turned the fire from the garden ; a ball from one of their pistols passing through the window, and lodging in the ceil ing of the apartment, immediately above the baroness's head. The alarm having been given, the servants of the house iushed into the garden in pursuit of the three malefactors, who, however, succeeded in making their escape. The next morning the baroness made her declaration to the judicial authorities, who immediately ordered measures to be taken for the protection of her person and pr o p er ty, espec i a ll y as two similar attacks had, at a short interval between each other, been made upon her house subsequently to the latter end of ,rune. On both of these former occasions, the baroness had acted with the sameresolution displayed by her on the last mentioned attack, firing in both cases upon the robbers, one of whom she had on the second attempt severely wounded,— Galignani. , - WINTER PROLIFIC OATS.—We were highly gratified the other day (says our Retford correspondent) on witnessing a new kind of oat on the farm of Mr. Holmes, at Ranbv. In the autumn of 1836, one bushel of these oats were sown, - which produced thirty-eight bushels; of these thirty-seven bushels were sown at Michaelmas last, on eleven acres of land; and, although they were twice eaten down with sheep during the present spring, they are now likely t o yi e ld f u ll e i g h t quarters to the acre. The land on which they have been grown is light forest land, to which no extra management was given, and the straw in a general way is nearly five feet high. Besides, the produce must be great, as we counted in many instances more than thirty stalks from onegrain, all of which were very heavy and remarkably well topped. We .should not wonder if this oat becomes general on many soils; as, from what we have seen, it is more likely to answer the purposes of the agriculturist than any other we have been ac quainted with. Mr. Holme's field has been reaped in prime condition during the present week.—Doncaster Gazette. GIIIEVIOUS DISAPPOINTMENT.—LISBON, SEPT. 4.—From Thursday to Friday last, Much feverish excitement was visible among the gourmands of Lisbon, whose expression of anxiety for the arrival of the Iberia steamer, which was to bring the novel importation of 20 fresh salmon from London, was truly ludicrous. Let the reader picture to himself the lamentable disappointment, on the coming of this vessel at a given time numerous cards of invitation for dinners having been issued and accepted for the demolition of this much-admired species of the finny tribe. The gastric organs of many had severely felt the want of a breakfast, having been kept in reserve for this epicurean feast; when, on the production of the case in which all their longing desires had been fixed, the delicate morsel was found to be in a state of decomposition, owing to the packers having adhered to the "penny-wise-and -pound foolish" custom of allowing only half-a-crown's worth of ice for their preservation; and, instead of their being consigned to their gastronomic stomachs, were reluctantly offered to the proud Taps, and conveyed by her silvery waters to the un fathomable ocean; The South Australian commissioners have sold, during the present year, 19,040 acres; the greatest amount, 5,920, was sold. in June; the price was £1 per acre. Tha population is now estimated at £6,000, which is 3 I.3rd times the amount of the population of Swan River. HERRING FISHING.—AII the Newhaven fisher boats hive now arrived from the north, with the exception of two, the Zephyr and Caledonia, the former of which was wrecked on the passage; but the whole of the crew were saved. The latter left Wick on Tuesday last, in company with some other boats bound to Newhaven; but no accounts have since been heard of her. The fishery this year has been the most suc cessful ever remembered, some of the boats having averaged from £BO to £lOO per man. There are st iIL plenty of fish; and the Newhaveners, after going through all the danger and fatigues of the north, now cast. their nets in the neigh bourhood of Inchkeith, and are very successful.--Scotsman. SINGULAR DISAPPEARANCE.—On Saturday night week, Mr. Geo. Taylor, manager of the Stamp-office at Beverley, under Councillor Reynolds, of Hull, the distributor to the East Riding, left his home and has not since been heard of. An express was sent off to Mr. Reynolds, at Scarborough, on Monday; who, when he arrived, found a letter addressed to him, the purport of which was that before this reached him, the writer (Mr!Taylor) would have appeared before a merciful Judge. It is supposed that he has committed sui cide, but no intelligence has yet been heard to unravel the Mystery. Various rumours are afloat as to the cause of his committing so rash an act,.but it would be premature to give further publicity to them. SUDDEN DEATH OF MAJOR•GENERAL ADYE, C.B.—This . distinguished officer died suddenly at his house, on Woolwich Common, a few days ago. He had joined a party of brother officers the previous day at General Drummond's, and, on his return home, appeared in his usual state of health. The general received a serious wound in the expedition to Wal cheren, from the effects of which he never thoroughly reco vered. His death has caused a vacancy in the office of Chief Fire-Master in the Royal Laboratory, Woolwich. , A BLIND WHIST-PLAYER.--A blind gentleman, with whom I am very intimate, has frequently played a rubber at whist in my house with more quickness and, accuracy than either of his competitors. His cards, which he carries with him, are so very minutely marked by the point of a needle, that though I have often sat by him, I have never observed the marks; yet with the utmost quickness he sorts and plays his cards, the other parties of course announcing what card they have put down. —Correspondent of the Medical Gazette. THE BA LLOT HUMBUG.—The inventors of the ballot-box should read with care a trial which has just taken place before the assize court of the department of the Lower Rhine. The accused was M. Snehner, mayor of Lipsheim, in that department. M. Spelnier invented and made a ballot-box with a double bottom, in which he was in the habit of putting t[l i imhttavizini: y:z?preniired h himself. When the caused the false bottom to fly up and conceal the genuine bulletins, leaving the fictitious alone to be examined. Speh ner was condemned to the penalty of degradation civique. - - - FRENCH TRADE,—The Courrier Francais, in an article on French commerce, shows that the trade of France has greatly increased within the last ten years, particularly with the United States of America and Switzerland. The general increase between the years 1827 and 1836 was to the extent of 60 per cent. The importations from the United States in 1836 exceeded by 229 per cent. those in 1821. The trade carried on by France with Switzerland in 1827 was to the amount of 53,823,122 f. (£2,120,(x0 and upwards.) In 1836 it increased to 159,485,303 f. (£6,400,000) ; but of this, one third only (5`2,573,9651) was for home consumption. "We are, therefore," observes the Courrier Francais, "more useful to Switzerland as factors than even as consumers." These estimates refer only to articles regularly received. •Smug gling was extensive, and embraced the more valuable articles, SUICIDE BYHANGING.—An inquest was held on Monday last, before Mr. Rutter, on the body of a man named James Redman, a shoemaker, residing near Silk-street, in Oldham road. It appeared from the evidence that on the preceding Friday morning, Ann Wray, the deceased's sister, went about eleven o'clock to the house of the deceased, to cook the dinner fur him and his wife, the latter working at a fac tory. The door was fast, and she went away; on going again, she went to the back door, which she found open; and, on going into the coal-cellar, found the deceased, who had hung himself by a strap to the stairs; life was quite ex tinct. No cause could be assigned for the rash act. The deceased was 22 years of age, and had only been married five weeks.—The jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity."—tlfanchester•Courier. A LITERARY OFFICE.--It is a singular fact, that of about forty clerks at the General Register Office, Somerset House, nearly one•half have been, or are at present, either indivi dually or by relationship, connected with literature and the arts. The head of the establishment, The register-general, is himself well known as the author of several elaborate works. Among the clerks above referred to may be men tioned the sons of Dr. Carey, Sheridan Knowles, and Mrs. Thompson; the sons and nephews of Leigh Hunt, Westall, and Morton; the brother of Miss Martineau; two or three ci-divant newspaper editors and reporters, and others imme diately connected with the periodical press. If talent and genius were hereditary, the Register Office would perhaps present.a concentration of the literati, greater than any other office under government.—Hery . ord Reformer. FRIGHTFUL TRANSACTION.—Ou the evening of Thursday week, a number of young boys were at play, near the shaft of a coal-pit belon g ing to Barker Evans & Co., at the upp e r end of Lord-street, Oldham, and at length got upon a move able trap-door, which covers the mouth of the shaft when the men are not at work. Having played there a while, one, named Henry Marlor, said, if th e o th ers wou ld come off, he would let Giles Evans in: they all instantly came off the door, except Giles Evans; and Marlor, pulling a chain, up set the cover, and precipitated the unfortunate Evans to the bottom—a depth of about 130 yards. It is needless to state that he was killed on the spot, being almost dashed to pieces. An inquest was held on the following Saturday, at the Rising Sun, Red Tum Nook," when, after a long discussion, the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." Marlor and Evans were each about nine years of age. MORTALITY IN PARIS.—The Constilutionnel states,. that the council-general of the hospitals of Paris, struck with the immense mortality which within the last few years has occur red among the patients on whom surgical operations had been performed, caused a monthly return to be made of all the operations that took place in all the hospitals, with the name of the malady of the patient, that of the operating surgeon, and the number of cured, and of deaths. Scarcely bad the order for these returns been issued when the mortality vi as ob served to diminish; and so rapidly did its beneficial effects del/elope themselves, that where three out of five Patients operated on died, the proportion was reduced to five, to three, and even to one per cent. It also appeared from the returns, that the mortality among the patients submitted only to medi cal treatment was greater in those where the most medicines were exhibited, and the greatest amount of comforts afforded to the sick. PROGRESS OF CONSERVATISM IN SCOTLAND.—According to the latest accounts, the recent registrations in Scotland, though not yet what they ought to be, have perhaps been quite as satisfactory as could r easona bly be expected. We subjoin a few details. The conservative gain in the burgh of Aberdeen is 125. In Caithness county there is a gain of 12; in Caithness burgh, 24. In Perth city, had it not been far a technical manceuvre which will likely he set asida by the Appeal Court, the conservative gain would have been considerable; as matters stand, the liberals have it by 19. In the conservative county of Wigton we still keel) a-head by an increased majority of 83. Perth county yields us an addition of 152, and Berwickshire 30. The counties of Lanark, Inverness, Selkirk, and Dumfries, all of which we already possess, 0 exhibit," says an Edinburgh paper, " an equally gratifying result." The same thing may be said of Dumbartonshire, where, at the last election, the conserva tive candidate failed by about 40 votes. In the Hadding ton district of burghs, where the whig majority of 31 in 1837 was exactly balanced by the conservative enrolments immediately after the election, a late increase of nine in the small burgh of Lauder gives us now the preponderance. Greenock has been grievously mismanaged by the inertness of its conservative association, which in future must endea vour to be more active. But, certainly, the greatest triumph of all has been won in the metropolitan county of Edinburgh. No fewer than 160 whig fagots have been struck off from Mr. Gibson Craig's nominal majority; and this, too, under cir cumstances which, if the people fail to be thereby convinced of the utter political profligacy of your reform patriots, they deserve to be slaves for ever to the faction which rides and fleeces them. Our readers 'remember the noise that was made last vear about fictitious votes in Scotland by that seraphic and salaried reformer, Mr. Commissioner Horsmen, M.P., Cockermouth. W e ll, w h o s h ou ld b e th e c hi e f part i es to this disgraceful transaction but Sir John Dalrymple (the said Hon. Commissioner's uncle), Mr. Murray, of the Hen derland (brother of the Roxburgh Lord Advocate), Sir J. G. Craig father of the faggot-bolstered member,) and lastly, the present Lord Provost of Edinburgh, whose party tamper ings in having pocked the last commission of the peace to the said Lord Advocate's mind, have been rewarded with a baronetcy and not a little repute. By a colourable and col lusive disposition of certain portions of land, for which the suppositious purchasers have paid no price and draw no re turns, these leading Scotch wings, who vaunt so loudly about political purity, have attempted to get up a registration claim for some 160 head of their party drudges, most of whom have recently been made justices, and dubbed "worshipful," by the grace of the Lord Chancellor. Their worships, how ever, have got a sad downfall—and sadder still, that of their detected patrons. By one fell swoop, the registering sheriff has swept the whole of these vermin from the roll; thereby laying bare the dirty doingS of the Mid-Lothian - liberals to public contempt and execration, giving to Mr. Commissioner Horsman a new hobby for the next session, and ultimately restoring the county to Sir George Clerk. This seasonalile exposure will do some good.— Times. DREADFUL FIItE.—DESTRUCTION OF A COTTON FACTORY AT WIGAN.—On Tuesday morning last, a little after eight o'clock, the large cotton factory belonging to Messrs. Cart wright, of Wigan, situate in Church-street, was discovered to he on fire. The hands were about to leave the mill for break fast, when the alarm was given ; and shortly after, an immense crowd of people were on the spot, many of whom exerted themselves most laudably in removing goods; &c. It was some time before the engines . belonging to the town were on the spot; and, one being out of repair, could not be brought into use. The fire having commenced in the upper story, in the preparing room, it is supposed in consequence of a shaft not being properly oiled, soon extended to the roof, along which it rapidly spread. As soon as the catastrophe washeaid of at the manufactory of W. Woods, Esq., the nephew of that gentleman (Mr. John Wood) hastened to the scene of destruc tion, with a powerful engine belOnging to,Mr. Woods. This engine was immediately brought into play. Three companies of the 88th, regiment, now stationed here, were on the spot a few minutes after the fire commenced, and, under the com mand of Capt. Elliot and his brother officers rendered mast essential service. Wh en t h e eng i ne belonging to Mr. Woods arrived on the ground, the whole roof of the building was in a blaze. The firemen placed the engine so as to play on the centre of the factory; out Mr. John Woods, seeing that it was useless to throw water on that part, removed it to the gable-end, where stout a small building used as offices, and which formed a connection with the factory and St. Geuige's Church : he took the direction of the pipe himself, and con tinued to guide it in the most persevering and laborious man ner for nearly two hours; and to his skill and judgment is owing the circumstanc e of the offices above mentioned and the church itself being preserved.—From the first appearance of the engine belonging to Mr. Woods on the spot, it wasquite evident the building could not be saved, and no time was lost in bringing it to the place; and had the town engine been as powerful and in as good order as Mr. Woirds's, the probability is, that the fire would have heed got under. As it was, the fire gradually extended from story to story, until it reached the ground, and left scarcely any thing else standing but the bare walls. Eventually the town engine was got to not k ; but its effects, on a large fire, are feeble indeed. By the ac tive exertions of the crowd, aided by the soldiery, some of the reels, and a few bales of cotton, were saved, as was also some of the machinery; but, with these trifling exceptions, the whole properly is entirely consumed. When the flames were making most rapid progress towards the church, the building adjoining thechurch was pulled down, in order to cut off the connection. It was also thought advisable to remove the or gan of the church; but this was only partially accomplished, as it was soon apparent that there was little danger of the flames extending to that edifice, with the precautions resorted to; and, therefore, the farther removal, either of books or the organ, was put a stop to. We understand that the property consumed amounts to nearly ten thousand pounds. It is said to be insured, in the Sun and Phoenix, to nearly the full amount. The engine of the factory continued to work for nearly two hours after the fire commmenced, and was only stopped by the breaking of the steam-pipe. The engine and boilers are damaged, but we hope not so much so as to render them unfit for use. At the commeucement of the fire, great numbers of the mothers and children who were thus likely to be thrown out of employment, were running about wringing their hands in distress. It is supposed that, by this melancholy occurrence, about three hundred hands will be thrown out of work,--Abridge4l. , * , l . ",".1 Gillette, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MONEY MARKET. or , . . SATURDAY, TWELVE o'CLock.—We have received Nevi York papers to the 25th Aug. The most recent advices.hrought by these journals from Buenos Ayres, state that things were assuming a serious aspect in that city. The port was being fortified, several vessels were fitting out as men of war; and Admiral Brason was to be appointed commander of them. The operations of the flotilla were to be confined to the pro tection of coasting vessels. A new Treasury circular had been received at New York by the Collector of Customs, ordering the exaction•ora heavy duty upon goods that had been previously admitted free. The circular would not be acted upon until published. Consols, which closed yesterday at 941 1 for the Account, and 9-41 for Money, opened atthe above prices this morning. Exchequer Bills, 70 72 pm.; India Bonds, 71 73 pm.; Bank Stock, for opening, 2081 2091 ; India Stock, 2641 2651. In the Foreign Market there is no business doing as yet, and prices are nominal. Spanish Active, 10a I; Portuguese, 35t 36; Three per Cents., 231; Brazillian, 634 844; M exicau; 231 24 ; Dutch, 53 54. HALF-PAST ONE.—The improvement in the course of Ex change and Bank Stock, brought by the New York papers, has been received with satisfaction by the merchants trading with the United States. The exchange on England was 91; Bank Shares, 12311. One of these journals says :—" The Treasury order charging 25 per cent, on silk goods of a cer tain description, which heretofore came in free, hes caused already an advance on those articles." Consols, which were in the•morning 941, are not quite so good, and ieceded to 9l for the Account; little business has been done to the present hour. Exchequer Bills, 72:70; India Bonds 71 73; Bank Stock, for opening - , 2081 91, In the Foreign Market, Spanish continues heavy, at 191 1 ; Portu guese 351 36 ; Three per Cents. 231. Brazilian 83141; Mexi can 2314. Dutch Two and a Hall per Cents. 53g 4 i . QUARTER BEFORE Tn REE.—Consols for the Account, 941 i• (From the official list, cont transf BRITISH FUNDS THIS I Bank Stock, 3 per CI. Red., Shut 3 per Ct. Con., 941 at per Ct. Anns. 1818, 3M per Ct. Red., Shut New 3)4 per Cents., 102 Long Ans. 1860, Ditto, 30 yrs. 1859, Ditto, 30 yrs. 1860, 1.51 a.ining the business actually acted.) • DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Stock, India Bonds, Bank. Steck.for Open. 204 Consols for Acct., 94 £lOOO Ex. Bills, 7Z 73 E. 500 do.- 71 73 70 Small do. 7 . 1 74 Ditto Commercial,- -- 5; .! 'S'4 ;t SHARES. (The quotations give the actual price, .without reference to v 1,0 4 4111 or discount.) tr., tit W... ;Gatv...sicpd I ron C om nanY, Real del Monte U..... lo reu,?- g 101 * London &Westminster Bank , Great Western, 781 24 London & Brighton, 81 Thames ,Oxford-,Steam To vr London and Blackwall, 51 Company, South Eastern & Dover, 31'4 NOrth Midland, Manchester and Leeds, Bank, SPORTING ./N7'ELLIGENGL',. MANCHESTER, FRIDAY 'Ev Without being anything like is.heavi• as ors znany preced ing Doncaster St. Leger weeks, the,engsgetnent,s made during the past three dayi have not been without interest. In g lanriog at a few of them, we may observe,' that - ColonelTeel's hor s e t has held his position very firmly, and improved the better p ar , of half a point. His friends are mrire numerous here, an seem to have caught the southern idea that be:inust win. Tn: i party • are no ['adjudges, .and we, re told from a very g" e quarter, that the colimel has no fear Whatever, if his ho rse is all right at . the • post. The friends 'df Don John rallied little yesterday, and we foutril him ag,ain a pretty close coin' panion to the premier • so much so, that 3 to r Was booked in a quarter nit to be a mistake. The copious odd! offered against the other herses in.,§cott's stable, makes ' t pretty clear that lie is t o be their hors , e, to endeavour to ke , , , P to the northern ' stables;' the honour of crerrying'off the .`-'!* Leger stakes.—Albemarle, .to wit, is not named. In add': Lion to several bets of 25 to to laichwo'clays ago a gainbb Appleton, 500 to 35 was booked last 40 to 1 could have been had to-day.—Bretby, one of LOrd - Cbesterfield' s, has been hit upon as, a probable companionfor Do'n Jobv , and at the tempting figure of 100''Co L'ii - fafhir round sum of money has been booked.—:Lanercostraains astrong patty, 7 to 1 was taken yesterdayspeaks confidently first or second, and in this market 'fiai" freely' ;_ not forgetting Alzira, who to-day was as good tt,,ravourite r Lanercost, 8 to 1 being taken with, considerable, _zest. Co t o f beins ham's friends are Very lukewarra; anethere'is'no doubt Ma e a point exceeding our quotation could •be' realized; som id imagine he is not in "dap up" t r im ; o th ers ,say if he sho t ' , win the St. Leger, what will be said about the' Derby• ra ce. . A little time will show.—The Pucello filly is'backed in illa n od rather "sly" quarters. She is a splendidtpaye,, with 1,1 %, to go the length. The Duke has retained 'Milne) , t" one of the two. Robinson would have been , backed, night, with the odds of 5 t o 1, t o moun t th e w i nne r. C-e most important alteration in the figures, since Tuesday eYeTo . ing, is in the Grey:. he. was at' 20 yesterday, l but. to:day , and 50 has been laid, and 3t o l h e d on 't run . It w ould al b pear Lord George Bentinck findi hiniself tiverfnhtclied lon. Perhaps it might have been.quite as we4ifor.tbe clta racter of the English turf, if his lordship had thought Pr i 'll, e a r i before the eleventh bout (for it is notyet don4;Y:to state In s he should not run him. A good deal of dissatisfaction nn arisen on this score, in the provincial circlet , , and witch m ore ' we should think, in the south. bleb. The following will be found the average prices; ao however, will now most probably vary every, other hour, will differ also as the circles may be in humournnor to bacl zu , otherwise. A large number of the speculators will leav e .o morrow for Doncaster,, and the most recent ,accounts sta the probability of a very good meeting:— ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. PREFERMENTS, &c. - The Rev. Mr. Nieven, the Chaplain of St. George's Hos• pital, has been appointed minister of the new Church in Paradise-row, Chelsea. The Eari of Cadogan has given orders for a house to be erected adjoining the. Church fur his residence. The Rev. G. W. Craufurd, M.A., late Fellow of the King's College, Cambridge, has been collated by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, to the Vicarage of Burgh with Winthorpe, Lin- . colnshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. W. Barnes. The Earl of Westmoreland has appointed the Hey. Wm. John Edge. of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, to be Do m3stic Chaplain to his Lordship. . The Rev. George Mingaye, M.A., to the Rect o ry o f \Vilby, Suffolk, on the presentation of the Rev. H. Owen, of Wilbv. The Rev. F. S. Emly, M.A., of Deeping St. James, Lin colnshire, to the Rectory of Kirkby Underwood, vacant by the death of the Rev. C. Holmes. The Rev. Brownlow Potchett has been presented to the Rectory of Great Ponton, near Grantham, by the Rev. W. Potchett, Prebendary of North Grantham, in the Cathedral Church of Salisbury, the patron, vacant by the death of the Rev. Wm. Potchett, The Rev. George Hill Clifton, of Smitterfield, near War wick, has been presented by the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, to the valuable living of Ripple, near Tewkesbury, in the county of Gloucester. On Tuesday last, the Rev. J. V. Austin, Hucknall Tor kard, was appointed Chaplain to the Basford Union, Notting hamshire, by the unanimous vote of the Board of Guardians. The Rev. Edmund C. Sneyd Kynnersley, M.A., of Trinity College, Oxford, to the Rectory of Dravcott, Staffordshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. Robert Porter. Patroness, the Dowager Lady Stourton. The Rev. Charles Badford, M.A., to the Rectory of Denton, Sussex: The Rev. John Young, to be Head Master of the Gram mar School. Hougton-le-Spring, Durham. The Rev. Hewitt O'Brian, A.M., curate of Knareshro', and late assistant-minister of St. James's Episcopal Chapel, Edinburgh, to the incumbency of St. James's Church, Hey wood. Lancashire. The Lord Bishop of Derry has appointed the Rev. Lindsay, his son-in-law, to the living of Kilrea, vacant by the demise of the Rev. Mr. Waddv. The Rev. Arthur Sampson, one of the Chaplains of the Lord-Lieutenant, who held a living in the diocese of Meath, has been appointed to Macosquin. The Rev. Joseph Franklin, jun., is appointed vicar of St. Kevin, near Parsonstown. The Rev. J. U. Franklin, to the vicarage of St. Keevin, near Birr. The Rev. Mr. Lawless, of Newport, to the curacy of Cashel. OBITUARY At Doveridge, Derbyshire, aged 77, the Rev. Henry Stokes, fifty-three years vicar of that parish. At Burgh, in the Marsh, Lincolnshire, the Rev. William Barnes, vicar of the t onsolidated parishes of Burgh and Winthorpe, in his 69th year. The Rev. H. North, Cornwall-terrace, Regent's-park, London. The Rev. William Vawdry, curate of Gwinear, CcEnwall. MISCELLANEOUS. . The situation. of Ordinary of Newgate, vacant on th e re signation of the Rev. M. Cotton; will, it is understood, be strongly-contested. '.Tuesday (this day) is the day appointed for renewing testimonials, and Michaelmas-day is appointed for the election. It is now understood that the Rev. Q. B. Henville will re tail, the' vicarage of Portsmouth, together with that of Hound; the former being below the rating in the King's Book, which would have precluded the addition of a smaller hying within ten miles, and certain portions of the two livings having been ascertained to be within the space of 10 miles from each other. The Rev. J. P. M‘Ghie has finally deter mined to give up the curacy of Portsmouth ; and a subscrip tion has been commenced for presenting him with a piece of plate in testimony of the high estimation in which his cha racter and services are held by the congr eg ati on . M r . M'Ghie, as our readi 7 ilire probably aware, has - accepted the' curacy of Wilton.—Sulisbu.ry Herald. A church-rate has been carried at Ramsgate against a strong opposition by a majority of 34. The Rev. Mr. Crampton has succeeded to the rectory of Raheny, by an arrangement, however, which has secured the promotion o f t wo staunc h f r i en d s o f th e government— the Rev. Mr. Sampson and Archdeacon Hoare. The former succeeds to a large benefice in the north of Ireland, offered to him by the Bishop of Derry, in consideration of the pro motion of the Rev. Mr. Crampton to Raheny; the latter succeeds to Radanstown, vacated by the promotion of the late Rev. Mr. Sampson.—Dublin Paper. • The Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol completed the visitation of his extensive diocese on Thursday last, at Bris tol, having been engaged nearly four weeks, during which time he has held confirmations at twenty three different pla ces, and visited the whole of the thirteen deaneries. We understand that his lordship has conferred the holy rite of confirmation upon nearly 6,000 persons, and that he spent one whole week in vistimg and confirming in the newly added part of his diocese, the deaneries of Crickdale and Malmes bury, in Wilts, where he held confirmations at places never before visited by a bishop fur that purpose.—Gloucester Chro ntcle. On Monday week a vestry meeting was held at the parish church of St. Mary's, Bungay, for the pnrpose of making a church -rate. The vestry was attended by a majority of the principal inhabitants, and a rate of two pence in the pound was granted with one dissenting voice only —that of Mr. Charles Childs. He attended, "as usual," to protest against the making of a rate ; but "as usual." his protest was dis regarded. [The conduct of this Childish family is becoming quite pitiable]. —Bury Herald. CHRIST CHURCH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—Tbis magnificent edifice was sold by auction, by Mr. Austin, on the 12th inst., for the sum of £6150. We are glad to say that it has been agreed to hold a public meeting here, in favour of church extension, early in Octo ber. A strong appeal must be made to parliament early next session, and the necessary " agitation" on the subject will take place during the recess. It is intended that a peti tion in favour of church extension shall be sent from every parish in Scotland, and the movement necessary to effect this cannot be commenced too early. A great point is to be gained; the interests of religion are deeply involved in the success of these efforts; and it is the duty of those who be long to the church to make an effort for the church. It has been falsely stated, and the lie may be repeated, that this question of church extension is mixed up with party politics. if ever a question stood upon its own merits, and aloof from the contamination of party politics, it is this. What is sought? That, as Dr. Chalmers truly states, " the means of the church and its system of re li g i ous i ns t ruc ti on s h a ll b e so 'extended, that the lessons and ordinances of Christianity may he placed equally within reach of the poor and the wealthy." This is pre-eminently the cause of the people. It has for its aim their moral advancement. If this savour of party poli tics, or of politics of uny sort, we care not how soon every man becomes a partisan in such a cause.—Aberdeen Consti tutionne4 . DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 2 to 1 against Col. Peel's lon. .0:9•to 4} 3to 1 „ Lord Chesterfield's Don John. (t 1 3 to 4) Ito 1 „ Duke cif Cleveland's Alzira: (t freelY) 8 to 1 Mr. Parkin's Lanercosr.,kt freelv,) 3 to 1) '•l2 to 1 „ Duke of CleVelatid's Pucelle. 13 to 1 Mr. H. Coomhes's Cobham, (off) 22 to 1 „ Mr. Thoruhill's Saint foin. (,t 2a." to 1) . 40 to Mr. Bowes's Appleton Lad. • 50 to 1 Lord G. Bentiuck' s G re y M o mus. ( t) 50 to 1 „ Sir C. Monk's filly. 50 to 1 „ Mr. Wilkin's \Vee Willie. • , 100 to 1 ~ Lord Chesterfield's B re tbv. 5 to 4 offered on two v th e fi e ld thi s evening..--Offets t° even that 13 don't start. THE DONCASTER 'CUP. 3 to 1 against Mr. Fer g us on ' s Harkaway. , ,(off) 7to 2 ~ • Mr. Ord's Bee's Wing. (t (reel!') la y 7to 1 „ Mr. S. L. Fox's The (t freelY') 10 to 1 „ Duke of Cleveland's Henriade. (t) 2 to 1 the field v all the three-year-olds. pe s l Appearances •indicate that the races at Doncaster. e po e week will far surpass those of 1337. Some defl'ir?, will, it is true, be felt by the demise of the late ty ou of Leeds, who was a strenuous supporter of the al t whose horses are of course struck out of all nominations t o from from the number of. lodgiogs-already e n gage d, a nd lb e ' r e o quiries which continue to be mad e f or ot h ers, th e in t e and attraction connected With the s e ve r a l gr e a t prizes s eer( great as have prevailed- on former occasions:: With r , e -, o o l ', to the St. Leger race, which engrosses the. larger por t ' attention, it is an extremely diffieult rnatter't - o point ° : • tr ob , c winner. The qualities of •ihe-: favourites- possess a ' t tb d similarity ; and hence the probability isynore app4re' t; the race will be extremely well' `contested throughn u tur f,!, under those circumstances,. to. the .admirerst , of the be fl well as to foreigners and stranger who ,have neve,F, b e 1 9 4 Witnessed the scene, an instance. Will be' shown 0 , I. t to of splendour and magnificence of harse-racing....in its be be r most attractive form. Up to yesterday, the noln oj o'd horses which had arrived was not Si great as has been i ote d on some former occasionK This ii,lloWever,to be a ttr dect to the adoption of the caravan system, which has the fre s keeping back the horses to the latest period, and th e '' r ifll 0 b ar 4 nessi4 certainly well preterved: Saintfoih, whO will t,e by Connelly, arrived .per .caravan„ on. :Wednesday , . _", bo taken up his quarters at the Turf Tavern: Cabala , ,r ,00 (11 be ridden by Robinson; afrived in a caravan oa L l a morning, with ,a two-year,old and pr*eded. at I,ienirbe farm, occupying the mine qu"arlef Priamand _ t Chifney is engaged to ride - Applet o n T w el . t , ' . u cci, 00 ,5 horses entered for the .St.. Leger. haye .already atop . oe' v e. there are several others at Pig burn, close hand• iv cl° l , , tobe generally expecteirthat the•raee Will beextreateddee, unless, as is not vet, probabl e , s ame outs , ider,should spring up, and, likeTheOdore, carry} • off the prize. • i n hied celle filly of the•Drike of CleVeland.lia , "heltl fry sont e de fea; ) ,,, estimation. The : planner she _ o t i; Jagger partly warrants that opinion; an.d the skill ' an d r og experience of John Striith, the' trai'ne'r;' hi'' , ( 10 " e i .,brac l c e bably will do much more. But, the ; fact.. is; .that. e' 00 4 , all circumstances, no one can. point out . the wirihet'd, the deeper interest and fhe'deeper • yencer. • LEICE§TERNHETING. by mr• Her Majesty's Guineas .wer i e i, ilv: s o , n c ti a n' Wetln.esd;t3beat Barrow's Catherina; three jOst.; Darnley, Ratcatcher, ancl . Ddalus. s e c o r n i s h i e d r e s ri i n u;s t t h e e re d d u ilg s r;a: . TATTERSAI,L'S,TittitisptY.. t he °, To-day being the last imblic betting day. `in "(1/3'b tolerably interesting. lon .obtained marked a „ havi i !J preva i l vo tag ic over Don John, but. both were in rrquest,:ieveralbc,7,d,, avPr. h er ic - f i n i rti , e as tha so n usual ; ; ,and l u ed. sa e been made in which they were taken., first at, far o afterwards at evens against the field. Alzira•was I fro o o l o ' and Pucelle, with a host.of-admirers, speedily o' e n ds; to 11 to 1. Cobham and . .Lanerrost had few file. It $,O here we may stop, for n 4 other's were tfeto;ityr,,pect; thought probable that , somethilluvrould'irAtisPi re cobb, t o Grey Momus; such, however, .was . nut the, cat.ie•L s wr o , and SaiutfOin are by this time s at Doneaster, and !u s . o the_ r e start to-day. Pucelle, A Izira, Scott 's •loy,' au d b je‘,ol 4 are also in the neighbourhood. About twclY . e. expected to run. Closing prices ST. LEGER. 2to 1 against Col. Peel's lon (t sto 2.) ft. ) 4to I „ Lord Chesterfield's DI/6 Bto 1, „ Duke aClevelantl's - Aizirii:: I. ) 9to 1 „ Mr. Parkins's Lanercost. 10 at. 001.) 10 to „ Mr. 11...Coombes's Cobham. (t la 11 to 1 „ Duke Of Cleveland's Pn ce lle 11 1 , ‘ ', 0 1.) 20 to „ Mr. Thornhill's Saintfoin., ' 2 ' 20 to 1 „ Lord Westminster's (of f.) lo p 40 to 1 „ Sir C. Monck's filly by T;iingar,: )5 6to 5, 11 to 10, and finally even on the ,fle` i , and Don John. 600 to 360 on lon against Don Johd. ef t ' oc h h • • LIVERPOOL AGnicuLTuRAI , oocIETY: : " %le al •lt , • h ing of this society will be held on Thursday, ti'eual, with totter next. LordiStanley will honour a , , be r g presence. u gh d . e j To a EARL or DEnur.—Lord Stanley page rOl ,O ll c erg on Thursday, in his Levelling chariot, (acc;),,i,ere 'derY Colonel Hornby,) on his way to Liincasterythe been invited to preside at the annitiil dinner t i,„o 1 ob~Dep of Cl n u l ethi to ou se N ti V a t e teo, have the r t he h is e ss lo g y F ri sy a h te i ; : t :t . lsr i fie:psccat)iorb.tr,lieicb.;sa.lLllttid,feal ( ' t 5c sattir d l i th " ; i re il t : e ; his left side is returning.—Pre6ior. Pita. , Of . DISSENTERS' CoNScIENcEs.--We pelOiAn,frri,9l.lh.h, lately published by the superintendent ie&t.'t:le pool April s si t et r m i t e ot t : z o ue r nd t e h i2 e ns ti h u hl j b e le4,r3rifsbtlii:itlani3rt s s sci l o ;! p 0,1 1 t .; ? ..9 11 1 : 0 ; : e; were took place in the Popish Chapels; ing-house; lat the Jews' S • • (rogue • 1- at.th it )IW, street Conventicle; lat the Nevviugimn (otto; lat the ap. tist ditto Great Crosshalhstreet ; 1 at the ditto, Byrom-street ; 2 at the ' Scotch Church, 2 at the Scotch Secession 11leeting. house; 2 at the Great George-street Chapel; - 1 at the Sea. man's Church, Rathbone-street ; and 13 jumped over the broomstick, or took each other's word for It, „t t h e 9ua e ke ... l el, at the superin. lenient registrar's office. 'Phis proves either that the great body of the dissenters did not consider the ancient mode of effecting marriae a grievance to their consc iences, or that they form an insignificant portion of the population of n Litt iver pool. As 148 of 1518 persons, who were married wi the period above-mentioned, are stated to have been minors when the knot was tied, it is most probable that none of those who chose to lge united by act of par li am ent had come to what is considered by law th e years ordiscretion, though they may have reached those of bodily maturity. , - • guar dians, The subject of appointing a chaplain ' to' the Tavistock Poor Law Union ha s been a a g ain disetiss,. when the by a majority of 15 to 7, decided that: itwas rot cliitary to apperjra a 'militia rhaplitin.—lfOrsat Chroni nee .‘e