The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-24 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MISS VANDENHOFF, And the Last Night of the Engagement of Mr. and Miss VANDENH OFF. Second Week of Mr. F. VINING. 1111 HIS present FRIDAY EVENING, the 24th instant, will be revived the Comedy of WIVES AS THEY WERE & MAIDS AS THEY ARE. Sir William Dorrilon Mr. Vandenhoff. Brouzely Mr. F. Vining. Lord Priory.... Mr. Baker. I Lady Priory.. Miss Cleaver. Sir G. Evelyn .. Mr. Bland. LadyMa►yßaffle.Mrs Clarke. Miss Dorrilon Miss Vandenhoff. To conclude with the Play of THE STRANGER. The Stranger .. Mr. Vandenhoff. Francis Mr. F. Vining. Peter Mr. Slaiter. olomon Mr. Baker. Countess Wintersen Baron Steinfort.. Mr. Gray. ....Mrs. Baker Count Wiutersen ....Mr. W. H. Bland. Annette Miss Grant. Mrs. Haller Miss Vandenhoff. TO-MORROW, the Tragedy of JANE SHORE. Lord Hastings, Mr. F. Vi n i ng; Duke of Glo'ster, Mr. Stuart ; Dumont; Mr. Gray; Jane Shore, Miss Fauc.it; Alicia, Miss Cleaver.—To conclude with the Melo-Draina of THE MILLER AND HIS MEN. Grindoff, Mr. Gray • Lo tair, Mr. W. Howard; Friberg, Mr. W. H. Bland; Karl, Mr. Baker; Ravina, Miss Cleaver; Claudine, Miss Grant. Mr. HARLEY, of the Theatres-Royal, Covent-garden and Drury-lane, is engaged for a Fortnight, and will make his first appearance here these two years, on MONDAY next, the 27th instant, when will be performed, for the first time here, Mr. Knowles' la s t new Play of WOMAN'S WIT; OR, LOVE'S DISGUISES, as produced, last season, with great success at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-garden. Clever, (his ori g i na l c h aracter,) Mr. Harley. Other principal characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Stuart, W. Howard, Gray, Chaplin, Granby, Webster, Miss Faucit, Miss Clea'ver, and Mrs. Baker.—After which, the Farce of LOVE, LAW, AND PHYSIC. Counsellor Flexible, Mr. F. Vining; Labin Log, Mr. Harley; Mrs. Hilars, Mis. Clarke.—With other ENTERTAINMENTS. This Day is Published, in boards, Bvo. with four Lithogra phic Plates, price 2s. 6d. A COMPLETE and PRACTICAL SYSTEM of -tIL. SHORT-HAND. By T. C. FOSTER, Professional Shoit-hand Writer, and Reporter for the LtyEuroot. STANDARD. London : WlturrAxEit and Co. Liverpool : STANDARD OFFICE, and MARPLES. Manchester: Sow LER, and all Booksellers, gbe tiberpoot ,Stanbarti. FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 24, 1838. 1 37° The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this morning at 5 o'clock. • MExteo. , —We have been favoured by a respectable mercantile firm in this town with the following extract from a letter, dated Mexico, the 23d of June :—" The Llama arrived off the coast of Vera Cruz a short time ago, but the French would not allow her to communi- Gate with the shore, or to land the correspondence which she had brought, which is a most unjustifiable proceeding, as all French vessels are allowed to anchor at Sacrificios, and land their correspondence. I be lieve this vessel has been to the Havannah to await orders. If this blockade lasts much longer it will be the ruin of most of us : indeed it cannot be considered a blockade against the Mexicans, but a plan to ruin foreign commerce with Mexico, and if the French do not take possession of some portion of the Mexican territory to end this business, it may last a long time, for the Mexicans can hold out for ever. Indeed, al though no money enters the treasury, every thing goes on here as usual, with the exception that all business rs suspended. Although all the ports are considered under blockade, the prices may be considered nomi nally risen, for no goods have been sold to the shop keepers at reduced prices for cash. Several vessels from the Havannah have broke the blockade, and have got in safe: the fact is the French have not one-third force sufficient to make the blockade effective in the Gulf of Mexico, and if this blockade is to continue, ZlTland ought to interfere. The French might just as well declare all ports on the continent of America to be under blockade. If they do not make the block ade effective it is highly ridiculous. Report here says that the Baron de Faudis has gone to France for more force, and that one of the frigates has gone to the Ha 'linnet), and two small vessels to Martinique with sick. It is also reported that, previously to the departure of these vessels, there was a council of war held respect ing the taking of the castle and Vera Cruz, but it was decided that their forces were not sufficient." So far the correspondence with which we have been favoured, The most recent intelligence, however, from Mexico, will be found in the following extract : "FALMOUTH, A cc. 20.—This forenoon her Majesty's packet, Goldfinch, Lieutenant Collier. arrived here from Mexico, having left Vera Cruz on the 28th of June, Tampico Ist July, and the Havannah the 18th, with mails. She brings on freight about 350,000 dollars and 75 bags of cochineal. At the time of her leasing the blockade of the ports by the French continued, and nothing had transpired indicative of a proba bility of its being early raised, the Mexicans remaining firm, and determined in not being humiliated by surrendering to the terms demanded. On the other hand the French are quite intent on fully enforcing their claims, and now only await an accession of maritime f orce , w hi c h was daily ex pected, previously to commencing a bombardment of . Vera Cruz. Hostile preparations are at work on s h ore , an d if no compromise should take place, to which I understand the president is inflexibly averse, the ultimatum of affairs can scarcely be contemplated. That the demands of the French Will be shortly augmented is certain, from the increased ex penses they are now compelled to incur in consequence of non-compliance to their terms, by which the necessity be comes imperative of increasing their force with the view of an effectual bombardment. Bustamenti had asked the Chant hers to grant him extraordinary powers, which they had re fused; they were, however, passing a bill imposing au in ternal taxation to compensate the treasury for the deficiency of duties, which had been set iously felt since the establish ment of the blockade. The once popular general, Santa Anna, is still in apparent quietude at his seat near Vera Cruz; but it is still thought that ambition strongly lurks w ithin him, and that he only waits the favourable moment to quit his resti ng p l ace, an d aga i n try the road to power; ther the approximating storm may accelerate his desires, time must develope." S uch, then, is the state of our commercial relations W ith Mexico. How long is this state of things to _ Co ntinue? Are the int eres t s o f B r i t i s h merchants to be thus wantonly sacrificed to the cupidity of France and to the grossly culpable apathy of our own govern melt ? W e trust that one benefit at least will accrue from thioblookade—that mercantile men will learn to despise our present ministers, and withdraw from them that confidence which they have so frequently and so wantonly abuse& JUSTICE TO IRELAND.—In one of O'Connell's recent objurgatory epistles, addressed to the " hereditary bondsmen" of Ireland, and in which the " King of the Beggars" animadverts in no very measured terms on the amendments which the House of Lords had intro. duced into the municipal bill, we find the following choice specimen of double-distilled humbug : "I am sick—l am heartily not sickof this political j ugg l e the cao.,e o f Ire land w i t h an uncongenia l an d and delusion. It is in vain to watchuns over tnpathising Parliam ent . Oh! wh a t wre t c h es we were w h o d i :I .. prefer ten thou san d death s t o t h e ext i nct i on o f our domestic i Legislature ! Irish men! blessed be God, there is . a re , n e i tt e(2. Whenever you will be so—you shall are worthy of being a nation . againo be so. Unmoistened with tears, and unstained with blood, W5B the first assertion of Irish Legislative independence; " d each. and no other, must be the rco e v r eey r ' y of our national day convinces Lights. For I distinctly tell you, that t e h n e t r s h w e tt i h s re ittere and more that Ireland has no prospect of obtaining Astice 1... G.-- It , . _-..- ...... a domestic Leg . isla . t u ure E . sated by the predominant faction 1 . ~ °Pea hostility, or hypocritical swindling. ngAlanpdreesi I reland is treated by England "either with open outlay, or h ypocr i t i ca l sw i n dling," indeed ! W e tin 111411 °ot - et pre se nt no ti c e the glaring fact that " an • 0 . Parliament" all ows e NibPnienial an d unsympathism,, " ' ° °e-half the burden of taxation to be imposed up oil 1. , Ire h., . I 'e "hereditary bondsmen" that is borne by tW' 'hall English. This is only a negative benefit. b e fi l ; 4ll > lather, turn our attention to the posi tive the ene i 8 ' (With two or three exceptions,) which . 1 111 :: en° dominant faction" in the British nation i l- conferred upon the ungrateful rabble of the sister hisliatt".We quote from the items granted in a com ee P s uPPIY in the House of Commons:— pee; (pentthe advance of Education in Ireland ..£50,000 p er ll Foundling Hospital, Dublin For a s i i(mße of Industry, Dublin 20,000 Per th e e );( 3 °l e name of which was not heard 100 150 . or the Female, Orpha n Hospital, Dublin F or th e nit Hospttal, Dublin Per 1),. 8/.141Z-in Hospital, Dublin . 1,000 For the ' /,: e eenson's Hospital, Dublin - ev er Hospital and House of Recovery, P or 10 )1444 .. Fo r the PasPital Fur . Incurables . . Dublin 13t. the itealan Catholic College, Ireland 8,928 Fo r t h e R°Yal Hibernian Society Per th. Commissioners Society Dublin 5,300 - "Minissioner; of the Charitable Donations 700 F or than` Bequests in Ireland Per r . t , Royal Academical Institution, Belfast .... 1 1 3 5: 39 ) Po i , e x - ' 4lll nK Public Works in Ireland p ot , t , Pet!scs of Privy Council, Printing, &c. 11 Salaries of the Officers of the Household in Poi. the il. p el arni .... . . , 'Fu r - Paymaster Of the . Civil Service in Ireland : Publishes P roclamations and printing the Sta- For detft:tel in Ireland dip the expense of Nonconforming . , Sece- 31,719 Por d er , l4l g; and Dissenting Ministers in Ireland . . s . ~.. - ,„ a l l ' i nf the expense of Criminal Prosecution 66,700 ror Nyr °tiler Law Charges in Ireland Offices in Ireland .p.,..rt.%)li_Lr(l of Public Works in Ireland 7,000 For !,109ndary Survey in Ireland 14 7 . 7 ita.liwayii Commission in Leland ; on lee ha ve a sum of £340,57 , 1 voted to Ireland t ' one night, and almost without a single word of 7Position. Indeed, the only opposition offered to an y Of th ese grants was that with which the nine I°4B and to th at i nfamous den, Maynooth College, , e"24 met by th e P rotestant party in the House of hostile r "lons. This grant was opposed, not out of any feeling towards Ireland s but from a cousidera- tion of disinterested philanthropy. Maynooth Col_ lege, redolent as it is of the filthy and demoralising heresies of Peter Dens, is a positive curse to Ireland and to seek to suppress such an institution was to study the best interests of the people of Ireland. In spite of this overwhelming proof of a kindly disposi tion—in face of the magnificent sums thus appropri ated for the good of Ireland—the hoary demagogue persists in abusing the English. When will the pet), ple of Ireland learn to distinguish their friends from their enemies ? THE CORN CROPS.—Before we proceed to take a survey of the prospects of the country in reference to the harvest now in progress, we cannot refrain from offering our cordial response to the following energe tic language of, our able contemporary, the Dublin Evening Mail :—" We are not alarmists, and are bitterly opposed to that nefarious system which makes a public journal subserve to the baseand interested objects of parties who speculate on human misery, and purchase up food in the hope of creating famine. That such wretches exist is but too true ; and we be lieve that at this moment a vast quantity of corn has found its way into the hands of individuals not legiti mately engaged in the trade, who are solely influenced by a love of lucre, and who make their calculations of profit contingent upon the state of the weather, and reckon their gains in the diabolical hope of a failure in the harvest. That they may be disappointed in their calculations and their hopes most sincerely do we pray." In the justice of this language we most heartily concur. The speculators in foreign corn, who are now seeking to agitate the country on the subject of the corn laws, and who, we doubt not, are paying large bribes to the leading journals in the kingdom for advocating the repeal of these most bene ficial laws, have L calculating upon a deficient harvest. Feeling a demoniac of delight at this prospect, they have been laying their plans most assi duously for extracting immense fortunes out of the misery of the people. That their unhallowed specu lations may be frustrated we cordially pray. Indeed, we have the strongest assurances, derk ed from various and authentic sources, that these jobbers in human wretchedness will be most signally disappointed. The harvest is certainly a late one, but that circumstance ought not to operate very materially upon the price of corn, as there is still an abundant supply in the country. It is a cruel fiction to assert that there is any actual scarcity. The only way in w hich a scar city can exist is, through the retention in the ware houses of the speculators of the supply, which is well known to be yet amply abundant for the demands of the country. An extraordinary fact in support of this remark is, the circumstance that thousands of quarters of corn, in different parts of the country, have been sold and resold several times without being taken out of bond. This proves to demonstration that there is more corn in the country than is actua ly wanted, and that of British growth too: and the labouring popula- tion of England have to thank the instigators of the anti-corn•law agitation for the very high price of the " staff of life." It is difficult to speak of this matter without feeling the utmost disgust at the infamous conduct of those who are thus labouring in the dis honourable vocation of deluding the people for the sake of filling their own coffers. In support of our encouraging view of the prospect of the present harvest, we beg to refer to a very able article which we have extracted from our talented contemporary, the Newcastle Journal. We shall now proceed to lay before our readers other information, which may serve to allay the alarm which has been designedly created by the speculators in corn. We fancy that these "rogues in grain" wiil not derive much satisfaction from the details which we are about to submit to their notice. Still less will they be pleased with the genial appearance of the heavens at the moment we are penning these remarks. The smiling sunshine must cast a deep gloom over their flinty While all around them are gay and grateful, le scowl of disappointed ambition sits on the brows of these unsympathising monsters. Their hearts do not bound with gladness like the rest of animated creation, under the cheering influence of cloudless skies : no ! far from it—they are straining their eyes to catch the symptoms of an approaching storm, or in examining the indications of their " family deity," the barometer—their ears are far more delighted with the rumbling of distant thunder, than with the merry song of the reaper, or the jacund lays of his feathered attendants. We have spoken our mind rather freely with respect to these gentlemen ; but we have not done with them. iearts. In selecting our information respecting the state of the crops, we have given preference to those journals which are published in the corn-growing districts. This neighbourhood produces comparatively little corn, ow ing to the denseness of the population and the neces sity which exists for a very large supply of hay and vegetables. But even in the vicinity of Liverpool the crop of wheat will be about an aver age one. As to other parts of the kingdom the following extracts will speak for themselves. The Leeds httellz;gencer in forms us that the price of wheat at Wakefield market— one of the principal in the kingdom—had declined, on Friday last, from 3s. to 4s. per quarter; and even at this reduction wheat only found buyers in retail—an evident proof that the warehouses of the speculators had been gorged. P". is a most important fact. The subjoined paragraphs are of equal importance : At Romford market on Wednesday, the supply of corn was plentiful, and the sample of this year's produce beautiful in the extreme. The attendance of farmers was numerous, and they appeared in high spirits at the forthcoming harvest —Essex Herald. The harvest in this part of the country is proceeding ra pidly. The crops generally are abundant, and they will, if the favourable weather continues, exceed the most sanguine expectations. Several fine samples of new wheat were sold in the Canterbury market on Saturday, and on the average of the day's business the fall in the price of corn was between four and five shillings per quarter! In a few days the harvest will be completed.—Kentish Gazette. In spite of the gloomy reports of certain speculators, who wished to sell their bonded wheat at once, before the influx of the home produce into the markets should have materially reduced the prices, and made them losers instead of gainers by their speculation—the harvest throughout the kingdom will be, in reality, such as to allay all apprehensions for the future. 'We have taken pains to ascertain the state and pros pects of the crops in many of the counties besides our own, of England, and also in Ireland and Scotland. and they af ford, we are happy to say, ample proof, that if the harvest be not on the whole abundant, it will still be a very fair average one. "Average" appears the word in nearly every instance, and grateful ought we to be to Providence who has favoured us with the late seasonable weather to mature the corn, and aid the work of the sickle in cutting and securing it. On the continent it is now generally understood that the crops are favourable.— Western Luminary. The harvest is in full activity in this neighbourhood (Pen zance), and ou Thursday last there was new barley in the market, which was sold at 15s. a Cornish bushel.—Cornish Paper. The harvest is now in progress in the neighbourhood of Boston, and all the reports we have received warrant the conclusion that the crop is fully an average one. In many places the yield is more than usually heavy, the ears being i well filled completely t o th e b ottom. Th e reports spread l y speculators and alarmists that the harvest this year will On prove very deficient, is, we a re sati s fi e d, a ltogether unfounded. Wednesday last new wheat was sold in Boston market for 60s. per quarter.—Boston Herald. a a b l l a e r weather, induced the been has long dissipated prevalence y ot the e w f e a t v a o n u d r a u h n i e sc un seasonable e which has taken place this week. The change com menced on Saturday night last, since when we have enjoyed fine "corn weather" uninterruptedly. If it should please Providence to bless us with a continuance of the present fine weather for a month or six weeks the harvest in this part will still be an average one. The beneficial alteration in the weather has extended to Scotland and Ireland also.— Carlisle Patriot. Harvesting is now very general in this part of the country. The oats appear to be as forward as the wheat; and a good average crop is fully anticipated.—Br /Often Gazette. A very general, but we hope and believe a very unneces sary, alarm has been excited throughout the country, respect ing the prospects of the harvest. Speculation, we have not the slightest doubt, has been the main cause of the recent extraordinary rise of prices in the corn market—speculation, the object of which is to enable the large holders of foreign corn recently purchased at a venture, to bring their com modity on the market and to sell it at a handsome profit at the expense of the home grower! It is not easy to follow the cunning speculator through all the wily mazes by which he contrives to effect his purpose—still more difficult is it to detect the operation when carried on by the joint efforts of a number banded together for the benefit of their own pockets; but as it is beyond all question that such wicked and detest able trifling with the supply of a principal article (f food has often been practised and with success, so there is no doubt that the country is at the present moment suffering from the effects of a similar conspiracy. If there be any truth in the alarming deficiency said to exist in the present growth of corn, we should be glad to know where it is to be found? Certainly not in the Weald of Kent, as we can testify from personal inquiry and observation—and as assuredly not in other parts of the county, as we learn by the best information. Certainly no t i n t h e ot he r corn di s t r i c t s of the country; as Our reports from Berkshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Devonshire, 'and other counties fully testify—while in Ireland, in some parts, the produce is represented as being uncommonly heavy, and in Scotland only fine weather, which we have since bad, was wanted to bring the crop to good average ma turity. Yet the speculators would fain persuade us that we are on the verge of famine, and a special meeting of the Common. Council o f L on d on mus t nee d s b e ca ll e d to obtain the admission of foreign corn into the market duty free ! Most honest and disinterested proposition ! Here we have a key to the solution of the mysterious success which has at tended the effort to "get up" a panic. Yes, if the worthy citizens whose ample warehouses are stored with bonded corn, could only succeed in an attempt which would give them a profit of from 30s to 40s a quarter, we should no doubt have a famine panic once a-year. We are happy to find that a majority of the Common Council, probably seeing through the manceuyre, scouted the flagrant proposal ; and we trust that the great majority of the people of England will similarly detect and scout the shallow sophistries of that class of poli ticians who are industriously striving to make a handle of the present unnatural position of the corn market, for the ruinous purpose of pulling down the corn laws ! By the law, as it now stands, justice is done to all parties—the English farmer is protected from being undersold by the foreigner, and the public are secured against an unreasonable and ex tortionate price. But if the corn laws were abolished, and our own corn land were necessarily to go out of cultivation, both these advantages would be lost—the farmer would be ruined; and it is highly questionable whether the public would be in the slightest degree benefitted by obtaining corn at a reduced price, while the injury resulting from the blow struck at British agriculture would be far more ,than a counter balance for any. possible, beneAt o:mined by the change._ Besides this, what would be the condition of England if war should again break out? or it' famine should visit the corn growing countries on the Continent? We should leave the anti-corn-law politicians to answer.—Maidstone Journal. TEIGNAIOUTH,—The weather during the past week has set in unusually fine and warns; the harvest in consequence has commenced in and about this neighbourhood, and already several fine crops of wheat have been cut. THE CULTURE OF WHEAT.—'Three specimens of wheat were gathered on Tuesday, from a field belonging to Mr. John Whippet, Lower Brenton, Exminster. Of these, two specimens were sown in the same field, on the same day ; one of them is the old Devonshire Lammas wheat, and the small bundle had 15 ears, which weighed one ounce, one drachm, 12 grains, and measured in circumference seven and a half inches. The other is called the Hecklin Wheat, the seed for which was obtained by Messrs. J. Whippell, S. Drew, G. Turner, and ii. Gibbings, from one of the upper counties. The bundle of this contained 14 ears, which weighed two-and-a-half ounces, one drachm, and one scruple, and measured 101 inches in circumference. The third specimen consisted of a bundle containing eight ears, and is a species of wheat introduced into this neighbourhood by Mr. T. Hussey, and named "The Conservative." The number of ears not being equal, it is not intended to make a comparison between them, but it may be mentioned that these eight ears weighed one ounce, two scruples, eight grains, and measured within an eighth of eight inches in circumference. LINDSE Y.—The continued rains during the last month have much retarded the progress of hay-making, a great quan tity is still in the field, and what has been got is much wea therrated, and of worst quality than of late years. For want of sun, and through excess of wet, the harvest is likely to be a late one; scarcely a field of oats is yet cut, although in a few instances some are ripe enough to begin upon. The hay crops have fallen heavy, so will the corn, Wheat is, upon all rich strong soils and stiff fellows, a more productive crop than last year; the ear is larger and better filled, and as it is all standing up the yield will be large, and the quality bold and fine. The light soils which have been reported thinly planted, have' come large and strong into ear, and will yield much better than at one period seemed likely, and the grain being now full and bold, should mildew appear, the injury will not be so great. The earliest cutting cannot commence fora fortnight, and not then if heavy rains continue. Much of the wheat is quite green and will not be ripe for at least a month. Beans and peas have podded very full and still con tinue flowering; they will consequently be a full crop. Bar ley and oats are equally good, and not heavy enough to get lodged, which is highly beneficial to the yield, as in a wet time like time present, the weeds would go through the laid places, and destroy the grain. On the whole, in this district, we shall be considerably above an average upon the general crop, and far approaching to abundance. The stack yards will be full. Turnips were never better, scarcely a failure anywhere; neither the fly nor black jack (though both have remembered their visit) have been able to defeat the season, which pushed the plants beyond their depredations; the quantity of winter food must be great for both cattle and sheep.—Boston Herald. THE WEATHER.—The weather throughout the North, ha been dry and seasonable, though far front warm, since Satur day last. The beneficial effects of this favo treble change are already visible throughout the district; and a great propor tion of the hay crop has been secured. Where the ricks were large and well secured very little injury has been sus tained; but the latter crops which could not be so well gdt up are not in such good condition. In most cases the colour is not so favourable as in ordinary years. The corn crops have improved amazingly during the week, and although the har vest will necessaiily be a Very late one, it may be hoped that it will be gathered in good condition.—Newcastle Journal. A gentleman who has just returned from a tour through the most important agricultural provinces of England, has informed us that, in his opinion, the backwardness of the crops has been considerably exaggerated in the accounts hitherto published. In the course of a tour of 1789 miles, he states that he found the crops everywhere abundant—in the north of England, throughout the Midland counties, and in the great corn-growing counties of Kent, Sussex, and Surrey,—in the latter districts a crop equal to the present has not been since 1826. On the road from Maidstone to London he saw the reapers at work on the 28th of July; and he was informed by a friend, that on the Monday following, harvest had also begun in Surrey. and would be general in that or the succeeding week. North of Sheffield only were there complaints of the lateness of the crops, but none as to their weight or quality. In Yorkshire they looked uncom monly well, though only tinging.—Glasgow Argus. 1? It ESTON.—In this neighbourhood, and especially as re gards the fine corn district, commonly known as the " Fylde country," great anxiety has been felt. Perhaps there is no part of England where there is finer wheat grown ; and ordinarily the state of the crops in the Fylde is a tolerably accurate index, in this respect, for the country at large. From the concurrent testimony, however, of many intelligent and highly respectable farmers resident in this district, we are rejoiced to learn, that there is no great occasion for despondency, and that a fair average yield, albeit very late in reaping, may he calculated upon : to this account there are some solitary exceptions, but these are merely exceptions, and not of very great magnitude. In other descriptions of grain than wheat, present appearances are very auspicious in this vicinity. In some few cases, beans may perhaps be ex cepted from this description, as we are surry to learn that some fields are suffering from the fly; and, as would be seen by our quotations of the Preston market last week, the pro bable injury which may be sustained on this score has given rise to some speculation. Barley and oats promise to be decidedly above an average crop in the heavy and rich soils, while in the thinner soils they will be less productive. We think we may fairly deduce from the whole, that the great and important blessing of a plentiful harvest will not this year be, to any thing like a serious or alarming degree, with held from us.—Preston Chronicle. THE CROPS.—The district surrounding Doncaster has been blessed this week with weather far more favourable for the ripening of the crops than was experienced during the preceding, seven days The sky has been less gloomy, the sun has shone forth with more warmth and brilliancy, and the wind has had the effect of raising the corn which had been partially beaten down, and of cleaning the plants by waving them in undulations from side to side. The effects produced are delightfully apparent. Under these more fa vourable circumstances, the prospects of a bountiful harvest are brighter than last week. It is truly gratifying to see, especially in those places were skill and good management are the more apparent, the abundance with which the earth teems. The only deficiency is in low and cold situations, which, with the prevalence of much rain, have proved un genial to the growth of the crops, and even these have much improved. During the present week, the weather has been, perhaps, the finest that, under all circumstances, could have been desired,—more favourable for a full development of the plant, than a sudden change from wet and chill to hot and scorching days.—Doncaster Gazette. THE HARVEST.—The last few days of fine weather have effected a wonderful improvement in the grain crops,especially the wheat, and brought the hay-harvest nearly to a close. We have this week had an opportunity of traversing an extensive tract of theW est Riding on the Wakefield, Barnsley, Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, and Pontefract roads, and have seen enough to convince us that the cry about a failing crop of wheat is, taking all in all, unfounded. In many places, bar ley is nearly ripe; and the wheats are generally on the turn, and will soon be ready for the sickle. The markets have re ceived a check.—Leeds Intelligeneer. The reports from Ireland and Scotland are of an equally favourable character : but it is needless to multiply extracts. We have often asserted that the price of corn regu ates the rate of wages. The following paragraph corroborates our opinion : We hear with pleasure that most of the opulent farmers in this neighbourhood have determined to increase the wages of the deserving labourers, in consequence of the rapid rise in the price of bread; and we sincerely hope that so laudable an example will be generally responded to throughout the coun try.—Reading Mercury. It is a singular fact, in support of what we have already asserted, that the alleged scarcity of grain is attributed in Prussia to the very same cause that we have assigned, as the following will serve to show : "BERLIN, AUGUST 14.—1 n consequence of the high price of corn, his Majesty, our truly paternal Sovereign, has or dered a report on the subject to be drawn up as soon as pos sible, in order that the poor may receive all practicable relief. Our ministry is said to have resolved that the exportation of our corn to foreign countries shall be prohibited this year. It is, however, generally believed here the dearness of corn is to be ascribed rather to speculators and jobbers than to a failure in the crops, because in many places the corn now standing looks well." We are glad to find from the Morning Herald of Tuesday, that the London market has undergone a reaction. We conclude with the following extract from that powerful anti-free-trade and anti-starvation journal " There has been a great change in the value of corn to day in Market-lane, particularly wheat, which, for good sam ples of English, has receded about 4s or 5s per quarter, whilst bonded corn has been almost unsaleable at a reduction of 6s per quarter, and there is apparently no doubt but that the late large orders for foreign corn will, if the progress of the harvest does not continue more favourable, seriously affect that market, although it may turn for a while the scale of duty which governs importation. Yet, notwithstanding the alteration in the value of wheat this day, it is anticipated that the late orders for corn will lead to extensive importations, which, since they must be paid for in hard cash, under our present free trade theories, will most undoubtedly lead to a further reduction in the continental exchanges; and there is not any doubt but that the manufacturing interests of this country will sensibly feel the influence of a system at once one-sided and destructive to the best interests of the British empire." THE " PRAY• CURSE-HER" AGITATION.—O'ConneII, pursuing his selfish course of agitation, has just re• vived the traitorous Catholic Association, under the title of the "Precursor Society." The objects con templated by this new system of agitation are the following— !. Corporate reform. 2. An extension of the franchise equal to that which is established in England and Scotland; to enable, for instance, partners to vote in boroughs, &c. 3. To have 45 English boroughs disfranchised; or, at least, as many as return that number of members to parliament; and to give that number of additional members to Ireland, so that they should have 150 re presentatives. 4. The extinction or new appropriation of tithes to public purposes. This is what is now termed " justice to Ireland." The country is to be thoroughly agitated for one year with a view to the attainment of these four ends. But will the arch-demagogue succeed ? We should think not. It is not a very probable matter that the British Parliament will consent to disfranchise 45 English boroughs for, the sake of placing so many additional seats at the disposal of O'Connell, for a thousand gui neas each—"say a thousand guineas." As to the ex tinction of tithes, or a new appropriation of them to public purposes, the thing is quite out of the question. Three years ago the appropriation principle was as, knowledged by the House 'of Commons. Now it is even scouted in that august assembly as an insult to the Protestant people of this realm. We all know by this time what the insidious Jesuit means by the appli cation of the property of the established church in Ire land "to public purposes." It means neither more nor less than the alienation of those revenues to the maintenance of the Popish priests—the locust brood who are now preying upon the very vitals of Ireland. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.—We beg to remind our Conservative friends that unless all borough rates are paid on or before the 31st of the present month, no burgess will be allowed to vote at the ensuing municipal election in November. We sincerely trust that the ward committees are in active operation, and that they will diligently look after the registration. We also trust that candidates have been selected in each of the wards on the Conservative interest. It is ghly important that the Conservatives should take the field as soon as possible, in order to render their opposition to the Radical faction as effective as possi ble. We have very strong hopes as to the result of the next election. The warehouse question has done wonders in favour of the Conservatives. STEAM INTERCOURSE BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND AMERICA.—We understand that the spirited company that sent out the Royal [Valiant to New York intend that she should sail on her second trip across the Atlantic on the 29th instant. Thus the City of Dub- lin Steam Navigation Company have the credit of opening the intercourse between this flourishing port and the great emporium of the western world. The excellent accommodations of their splendid vessel —the skill and experience of her commanders—and the liberal conduct of the company, cannot fail to render the Royal William a favourite with the public. Long may she continue to deserve the praise which has been already so lavishly bestowed upon her. ST. BaIDE'S NATIONAL SCHOOLS.—On Sunday next, two sermons will be preached in St. Bride's Church, by the Rev. Hugh Stowell, and collections made in aid of the funds of St. Bride's Schools. At a general meeting of the trustees of the Liverpool Northern Hospital, held on Tuesday last, in Leeds-street, Dr. James Carson, jun., was unanimously chosen as honorary physician to that institution. NEW SONG.—" Whilst fools to Venus bend the knee." — This is a new and capital bacchanalian song, which, with good fellowship and good wine, must prove exceedingly effective. Passengers per Dryope, Captain Robert Hamilton, from Montreal and Quebec:—Rev. Mr. Maehar, Lady, and child, Mrs. and Miss Cooper, Miss Logic, Miss Sauuderson, and Captain Harris of 24th Regiment. WINTER CoNcEnTs.---We are glad to find that our towns are likely to meet with a rich treat in the succession o winter concerts already announced to take place. We have no doubt that they will be conducted with spirit. Mlss VANDENHOFF ' S BENEFIT.--We see that this promising young actress has announced her benefit for this evening. We heartily wish her a good house. THE ASSIZES.—Two causes only remain on the list, which will occupy part of to-day, and the present assizes will then terminate. Thi3 wilt be the shortest assizes we have had since they were held in Liverpool. REGISTRATION.—Objections to persons whose names stand on the overseers' lists, as entitled to vote for counties, must be made in the form prescribed by the act, on or before the 24th August; and objections to borough voters, and claims for boroughs, must also be made on or before that day. MR. ST. MA URICR.—SINGING.—MT. St. Maurice, who has just arrived here from Paris, is about to settle in this town, as an instructor in singing and the French language. From the little we have heard of him, we think he is well qualified to teach the " divine science." We shall have an opportunity of judging of his qualifications as a singer at Mr. Hatton's concert, when he will make his first appearance in public. LIVERPOOL TRADSNIEN'S CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. —lt affords us much pleasure to be able to state, that Cress well Cresswell, Esq., one of the conservative members in parliament for the borough of Liverpool, has consented to meet the members of this association at the large room in the York Hotel, this evening, when he will hold a friendly con versation with them on the business of the past session, and the prospects of conservatism. There will, of course, be a plentiful muster of the constituency to greet their repre sentative. STuauss' CoNcEnT.--Mr. Strauss' exquisite band of mu sicians perform again this evening. Those who have not yet heard them, have missed a high musical treat, and will be losers by not taking advantage of the present opportunity again afforded them, of hearing the most extraordinary and beautiful musical performance ever heard. Some conceited amateur musician, who signs himself Musicus, has affected to run down this band, by asking with a sort of triumphant air, if the various performers can be compared in excellence to different eminent musicians in this country, on different in struments. Perhaps individually they . may not excel nor even equal solo musicians on their various instruments, but the wonder is, that all are excellent; and so many excellen cies united, form one exquisite whole. THE AssizEs.—From what we hear, it is not improbable that ere long Lancaster will recover a considerable share of the assizes business. We understand that there are pro fessional men in Manchester who feel the inconvenience of the present arrangements so great, that they meditate the trying of their causes at Lancaster instead of Liverpool, provided there is to be no adjournment to Manchester. The Liverpool courts are exceedingly incommodious, and there is no chance of new ones being provided; besides which, the distance which council reside apart renders necessary con sultation very onerous. And then in a place where there are so many objects of curiosity to attract strangers, it is very difficult to keep witnesses together. The truth of this latter observation has been fully borne out at the present assizes by the number of causes struck from the list, by reason of the non-attendance of witnesses.---Lancaster Ga zette. SEWERAGE.—Numerous and urgent complaints have lately reached us, concerning the manner in which the making of the sewers is condncted in some parts of the town, and we fear there is too much ground for the inputations which they convey against the contractors. The bricklayers, it would appear, are continually having their operations suspended by the insufficiency of the number of labourers in making the excavations. The excavation at the lower corner of St. James's Church-yard, Upper Parliament -street, was com menced two or three months ago, and at the present time a length of upwards of twenty - yards below the upper corner is incomplete. There are above sixty yards of brickwork un covered, the bricklayers having advanced as far as the ex cavation will permit. I❑ addition to this evident disregard of the comfort of the inhabitants in the neighbourhood, the sand is thrown into the street in so careless a manner, that the rain forces its way through the coal gratings, and fre quently inundates the lower parts of the houses.—Mail. HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND ATTEMPT AT MURDER.—On Monday night last, between the hours of nine and ten o'clock, one of the most barefaced highway robberies was committed in the hundred of Wirral that has lately happened in these parts. Mr. George Norman, a very respectable cattle dealer, residing at Ilinderton, in the parish of Neston, was returning home on horseback from some of the Welsh fairs; and when near Badger's Rake Gate and Barton Lane End, on the turnpike road from Chester to Parkgate, he was instan taneously attacked by a gang of seven or eight men, knocked down, and dreadfully beaten. In the first in stance he was knocked on his face, so that he could not iden tify the assailants, and so maltreated about the head that for several days he was almost unable to utter a word; in fact, he was left for dead. His horse found its way home without a rider; and, that circumstance having created an alarm, a search was commenced, and Mr. Norman was found lying near the place where he had been attacked, in a state of in sensibility. The ruffians had stolen from his person about £96 in money, amongst which were one £5O, two £2O, and a £5, all Bank of England notes. Mr. Norman is a remark ably active and stout man, and could have protected his own life against any thing like moderate odds. THAMES HAVEN DOCK AND RAILWAY.—It must be highly gratifying to the subscribers and friends to this undertaking to learn that the contract for the completion/of the works at Shell Haven, at the mouth of the Thames, and now called " Thames Haven," has been concluded. The advertisement in our number of Friday, the 17th instant, and this day, calls the attention of those more immediately - concerned in the undertaking to the intention of the directors to provide a steam.packet for themselves and the subscribers to visit the works on the 29th instant. We have been assured, by a gentleman who has taken an independent interest in this object, as a work of art and commercial enterprise, that the advantages to the port of London, by the establishment of this maritime depot, and means of transit from the mouth of the Thames, must be immense; whilst the whole line of country on the Essex shore, cannot fail of being most mate rially benefitted in its agricultural interests and means of ' intercommunication with "the Great Metropolis." Another most important object sought by government will be attained, namely, that of a day communication between Ostend and London, instead of the new line first designed for the govern ment packets and mail conveyance, via Feversham or Folk stone, and over an extended land carriage by railway. It will be unsafe, if not impracticable, for the large class of steamers now building to navigate the river; but the short distance of fifty minutes or an hour's run to town from the station at Thames Haven, where there will be spacious docks and basins, will remove every objection to their use. Nearly the whole of the continental railways will concentrate in Belgium. The advantages of a direct communication with the continent, via Ostend, are at once apparent; thus the government is now fully disposed to establish this line. It is the design of the company, we understand, ultimately, to connect the Thames Haven with the Grand Junction and Birmingham Railway, at the terminus at or near Euston square : by crossing the Essex marshes at Stratford, and Proceeding by Lower Islington and Holloway to Camden Town, to avoid all the bills, and at a distance of not more than seven miles. WALTON FARNIERS'BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—The twenty sixth anniversary of the Farmers Benevolent Society was ce lebrated on Monday, the 13th instant, at the Black Horse Walton. The members met at 10 o'clock in the morning and proceeded to the vicarage, and thence to church. The Rev. Mr. Moss read the morning service, and an appropriate sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Wilson, from the 14th chapter of Romans,7th verse—" None of us liveth to himself." After which, a good and substantial dinner was provided by the worthy hostess, Mrs. Stanley. Many of the gentlemen in the neighbourhood h ono ured the society with th e i r presence. Michael Ashcroft, Esq., was in the chair. The healths of the Queen, the Qtleen Dowager, and the rest of the Royal Family, the Ladies, the Vicar of Walton, the Lord-Lieutenant of the County, the Nobility and Gentry in the Neighbourhood, were drank with due honours. Mr. Cooke, the secretary to the so ciety, then came forward, and discharged the pleasing duty of presenting the society's respects and a sil ver cup, to t h e i r long-tried friend George Wright, Esq., for th e lib era l an d ge nerous disposition evinced by that gentleman on all occasions to forward the interests of the society. Mr. Wright, in a short but neat speech, returned his acknowledgments, and said that the kindness shown to him could never be erased from his heart. The day was spent with great harmony, and in the evening the society walked in procession, with Mr. Jolliff's beautiful band, to Mr. Wright's house, where, we believe, the whole of the members drank the healths of Mr. and Mrs. Wright out of the cup i n some good ale. Th e b an d th en played "God save the Queen," and the members returned to their club-house, when they soon afterwards separated. The cup, which was manufactured by Messrs. H. and J. Daniel, silversmiths, of Lord-street and the Crescent, Liverpo o l, was richly chased, with appropriate devices, exhibited animals of various descriptions, agricultural and other implements, and bore Mr. Wright's initials, surmounted by his crest, and the inscription, " Presented to George Wright, Esq., by the mem bers of the Walton Farmers' Benevolent Society, as a testi monial of their gratitude for the liberal kindness he has evinced in promoting their welfare. August 10, A.D. 1838." LIVERPOOL ASSIZES. NISI PRIUS COURT.—TUESDAY. HARTLEY V. WHARTON, JUN. This was an action brought to recover a sum of £ll from the defendant, which he had run into the plaintiff's debt. The defendant pleaded his infancy. The jury found a ver dict for the plaintiff for the amount. YATES V. HOLME. The plaintiff in this case is a manufacturer of goods at Bolton. The defendant resides at Manchester. In 1827 the plaintiff sent some goods to a Mr. Allen, which Allen sold to the defendant; Allen being the agent of the plaintiff. The defendant refused payment of the goods, on the ground that Allen owed him a bill equal to the amount of his purchase from him ; and the plaintiff therefore came upon the defen dant for the amount. It was contended by the plaintiff's counsel that it was nonsense to suppose that when the plain tiff entrusted his goods to a commission agent to sell for him, he could anticipate that he was giving Allen goods to wipe out his debt to the defendant. Evidence was gone into to prove that Allen acted merely as a commission agent, and the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £39. BARDSLEY V. ALCOCK The plaintiff in this case is a dealer in malt at Manchester, and the defendant deals in gigs and post-horses at Stockport. In 1837 a person named Mills commenced business at Hea ton Norris, near Stockport, as a coach-maker; but not hav ing money enough to carry on his business, he applied to the plaintiff to assist hint, and an arrangement was entered into between them, that tile plaintiff should carry on business at Heaton Norris, Mills acting as his foreman at 30s. a-week. The action was brought to recover the sum of £23 13s. for work done by the plaintiff, at his coach-making establish ment, for the defendant. For the defence it was contended, that the bill of the defendant was owing to Mills, who was since dead. Evidence was brought to show the transfer of the tenancv occupied as a coach-making establishment by the plaintiff, under the superintendence of Mills, from Mills to the plaintiff; and the jury found a verdict for the plain tiff, damages £23 13s. BAMFORD V. SHUTTLEIVORTH AND OTHERS. Mr. Alexander and Mr. Watson appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Cresswell for the defendants. The declaration was on an assumpsit for money had and received by the defendants. The action was brought by the plaintiff, a gentleman residing in Rochdale, for the recovery of a sum of £l6, which he had paid as a deposit on some property of which he was an intended purchaser, but for which the title was never made good. On the sth of July, 1837, the defendants, who are attorneys at Rochdale, put up some property to auction in different lots, and among other persons Mr. Bamford purchased a lot No. 3; consisting of two cottages. For this he w a s to g ive £160; and respecting this property the plaintiff signed the conditions of sale, Messrs. Shuttleworth acting as agents for Mr. Saville Stott, the vendor. The conditions of purchase having been signed, a deposit of £l6 became due, being £lO per cent. on the purchase money, and also £-1 auction duty. In the course of two or three days, the auction money was paid, and also the £l6 per centage. Soon after, a difficulty was raised as to obtaining the title, and the conveyance was never com pleted. Not being able to get a title to the property, the plaintiff, through his attorney, demanded either that a title should be found, or that his deposit of 1.36 should be refunded; this was refused by the defendants, on the ground that they were merely agents in the transaction, and had appropriated the deposit according to the orders of their principal. Ac cordingly proceedings were commenced against the defen dants, for the recovery of the £l6. Notice of action was also sent to the auctioneer, but he had paid back the £4 he had received. On behalf of the defendants a legal objection was raised, that they not being stake-holders, but agents for the vendor, the action could not be sustained against them, but ought to have been against the principal. His LORDSHIP overruled the objection, and recommended the jury to find for the plaintiff. Verdict accordingly—damages £l6. DOE DEM EARNSHAW V. THORNLEY. Mr. Wighttnan and Mr. Watson appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Cresswell and Mr. Alexander for the defendant- 'Phis was an action of ejectment. The plaintiff is in hum circumstances, and is a machine maker at Keighley, and claimed possession of an estate, as heir-at-law, now in the possession of the defendant, and sought by the present action to recover it. The premises in dispute are situated at Pil kington, in Yorkshire. The question to try was whether the children of David Earnshaw, the grandfather of the plaintiff, were dead or not. Old David Earnshaw, it was stated by the plaintiff, had two children, who lived at Stansfield, in Yorkshire. Becoming reduced in circumstances be was obliged to put out his children to trade, he having first re moved to Keighley. The eldest son was put to learn the trade of a cobler, but disliked it so much that he ran away into Lancashire, and became a coachman at a place called Plate Hall, and finally removed to Ratcliffe Bridge, where he remained to the end of his life. He was the father of Mr. James Earnshaw who was enabled to acquire the property at present in dispute. It was contended that the plaintiff was the eldest son of Edward Earnshaw, the eldest son of old Earnshaw, and the heir-at-law of the property. The parish register of Heptonstall, in Yorkshire, was produced, and several old people were examined, to endeavour to prove that the plaintiff was lineally descended from old Earnshaw, of Keighlev, and formerly of Stansfield. Mr. CNESSWELL addressed the jury for, the defence. He contended that the evidence did not go at all to show that any relationship had ever existed. It would be preposperous if the rights of property- were to be invaded on such slight grounds. - Witnesses were called, who proved that they had been in habits of intimacy with Mr. Earnshaw, of Ratcliffe-bridge, and that they bad frequently heard him say that a person named Barrow was his heir, and the only relative he had in the world. The learned JUDGE having commented at sotne'length on he evidence, the jury retired at seven o'clock. They re turned in about twenty minutes, and delivered a verdict for the defendant. WEDNESDAY. CHAPPEL V. •EARLAM. Dr. Brown and Mr. Wightman appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Cresswell and Mr. Brandt for the defendant. This was an action' brought by the defendant, Samuel Chappel, a husbandman at Stockport, against Henry Ear law, the deputy constable of Heaton-Norris, near Stockport, to recover damages for an assault and false imprisonment committed upon his wife. It appeared that on the 21st of July 1837, the hay-stacks of Mr. Thorneley, farmer of Hea ton-Norris, and the chief constable, were set on fire, and the wife of the plaintiff was taken into custody on suspicion, and confined in prison for one day, but was afterwards discharg ed, and no further charge made against her. The shoes of the plaintiff's wife and daughter were also forcibly seized and carried away, and his house searched and ransacked by the defendant, acting as constable; and for this alleged outrage the action was brought. Witnesses were called to prove the facts. For the defence, it appeared that Chappel, the plain tiff, formerly, at the time of the fire, kept a beer-house, and was fined twice by the magistrates on the information of Ear lam and Thorneley, in the execution of their duly, for keeping his house open at improper hours. Chappel had been fined the second time on the 20th of July, and refused to pay the fine, and was in consequence sent to the New Bailey at Stockport. That same night, Thorneley's stack was set on fire. Near his stack-yard was a brick-field; and several small, or apparently women's feet marks, were found near the brick kiln, from wh►ch tire had evidently been taken to the stack. The stack was found set on fire in different places with small coal and chips. Suspicion alighted upon the Chappels, and Earlam, by Thorneley's orders, went to search the Chappels' house, and took Mrs. Chappel into custody. On examining the shoes of the females, the shoes of the daughter were found to have clay adhering to them the same as was found in the brick field, and also small coal. The daughter was after wards tried at the Assizes for setting tire to the stack, but was acquitted on some ground of doubt. His Lordship, in summing up, said, if the jury found that there was sufficient ground of suspicion for the constable to act as he had done, they would find for the defendant • if, however, they found that the defendant had been actuated by malice, they would find for the plaintiff, and give such damages as the case might require. The jury just turned round in the box, and found a verdict for the defendant. SMITH V. TWEEDALE AND ANOTHER This was an action brought to.recover damages for a tres pass. The plaintiff and the defendants were both tenants under the same landlord. The plaintiff occupied a small farm in the township of Sproatley, in the parish of Rochdale. The defendants, without any communication with the plain tiff, having had some previous arrangement with the plain tiff's landlord, commenced digging on the plaintiff's farm, and built a house there.—The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff in the two first issues, and for the defendant on the third, being in effect a verdict for the defendant. t HOLFORD V. BLUNDELL. The plaintiff in this case is a house-agent at Manchester, and sued the High Sheriff nominally, as trustee of a man named Bardswell. Bardswell was a publican at Manchester, and kept a public-house in Bengal-street, and got into diffi culties. Messrs. Bond and Proctor were creditors of his, and issued out a fieri facial against Lis ;roods, which would have swallowed up . the whole of them. In order to prevent that happening, Bardswell assigned over his property for the benefit of his creditors, and exe• cuted the assignment a few hours before the sheriff's offi cer came to seize the goods, and an of under the assign ment was in possession when the sheriff's offider came. The sheriff's officer fancying the indenture of assignment not good, executed the warrant of fieri facial, and sold Bards well's goods for £3O. For the defence it was contended that the conveyance was not a real and bona fide transaction, but a made-up affair to cheat the principal creditors.—The jury found a verdict for the defendant. ORMROD V. BRIDGE. The plaintiff in this case was the tenant of a Miss Green, of Bolton, and occupied for many years a stone quarry there. The action was brought against the defendant for an alleged trespass, in his having forcibly taken possession of the quarry, and also of a smithy which was situated in the quarry, and to recover damages for such trespass. It appeared according to the plaintiff's statement, that, at Christmas last, the plain tiff flaying received no notice to quit, the defendant Bridge came and took possession of his quarry, and also broke open his smithy and took possession of it, and had since used his tools. For the defence it was contended, that the plaintiff had received a verbal notice that his tena n cy was to expire . . at Christmas, that the quarry was then let by ticket, and that the plaintiff was a bidder at the letting, but was outbid _ . by the defendant, who became the tenant; and accordingly took possession.—The jury found a verdict for the defendant as to the trespass, and a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £lO, for the seizure and use of the tools, or the tools to be given up. YESTERDAY. LATIMER V. HATFIELD. Mr. Alexander and Mr. Wightman appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Wilkins for the defendant Mr. ALEXANDER in stating the case said, this was an ac tion brought by the plaintiff against the defendant to reco ver damages for an unprovoked assault committed upon him, and a trespass committed upon hii dwelling-house, which was committed in a way in which a vulgar rich man would treat a poor man. The plaintiff was tenant to the defendant of a small tenement at the rate of 4s. 6d. a week. He had been the plaintiff's tenant for three years. In con sequence of the illness of hi s w if e a n d c hild ren h e b ecame reduced in circumstances, and got five weeks in arrear in his rent. The plaintiff was a schoolmaster, but obtained a very inadequate remuneration in that way, and, perhaps, that would account for his rent being in arrear. The plaintiff resided in Durham-place, Manchester; on the evening of the 18th of April last, the defendant went to the plaintiff's house, demanded admission into the house, struck the plaintiff aJdow on the face, and forcibly entered the dwelling. He told the plaintiff he believed he was parting with his goods and wanted to cheat him out of his rent. The plain tiff told him that such was not the case, and told him to look about and see if there was not furniture sufficient to more than cover the rent. The defendant, in an overbearing manner, walked about the house, and it became necessary to send for a constable lo eject him. He again assaulted the plaintiff, asserted he was a gentleman, called the plaintiff an "Irish scrawl," said he was worth £BOO a year, and was finally taken away by the constable. The learned counsel was sorry to say, that in a case like this, it was better for a poor man to put up with a little injury rather than to come into a court of justice. The plaintiff would, perhaps, have acted wiser in putting up with the injury rather than in incurring the risks of bringing an action. Witnesses were called who proved the assault and forci ble entrance of the plaihtiff's premises by the defendant, and one of them, the plaintiff's daughter, said "the defend ant called her father everything that was good for nothing. Mr. WILKINS, for the defence, said the employment of a learned Queen's counsel, and also of another very eminent counsel, in this case so trumpery, reminded him of what Dr. Johnson had once said of a trumpery work with a very ponderous preface; "it was like a thirty-six pounder placed before a pi stye." '(Laughter.) It appeared to him that the plaintiff thought like the celebrated veal pieman in Pickwick, that "the seasoning was every thing;" and 'that the seasoning of his learned friends' eloquence would make the case go down whatever it might be. (Loud laughter.) His LORDSHIP said, that unquest►onably the evidence had made out the case if the jury believed it. They would de termine what amount of damages they should give. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages one farthing, costs one farthing. This verdict will carry costs. BROWN V. FLAKES. This was an undefended action brought to recover the amount of a bill of exchange. Verdict for the plaintiff, damages, £llO. EVANS V. HOLMES. This was an action brought by the plasntiff to recover a balance of account, amounting to £2O, from the defendant. The plaintiff is a painter and plasterer, residing at Salford, and the defendant is a builder. Sometime in 1836, the de fendant had contracted with a person named Stubbs to build him four houses, at Broughton, near Manchester, and Stubbs engaged Holmes to perform the painting and plastering work. His bill for this amounted to £579 lls. 4d. But it was stated on the defendant's side that the specification was inadequately performed, and that the work, on admeasure ment, only amounted to £547. It was agreed to refer the measurement to a third party, who gave in favour of the plaintiff; but afterwards this measurement was dissented from, and the action was brought. The Jury found a verdict for the defendant. SELLARS AND ANOTHER V, BURFORD AND ANOTHER.. The plaintiffs in this case are manufacturers at Burnley, and the defendants are calico printers at Manchester. The action was brought to recover damages on account of the de fendant refusing to accept a contract for two thousand pieces of calico. A Mr. Bollard, of the firm of Bullcock and Co., of Manchester, made a contract for two thousand pieces of calico, which the defendants saw at Bullcock's works. The name of the plaintiff was not then mentioned. The defen dants made a contract for two thousand pieces, at Os. 6d., with Bullcock and Co., as agents for the plaintiffs. The de fendants said they should not want the whole immediately, as the manufacturer was not employed on them. The con nect was made in December, 18.36, and on the 3d day of January a part of the goods were delivered. Other pieces were afterwards manufactured, and, on the whole, nine hundred pieces were delivered. At that time the market was falling greatly, and the defendants then refused to receive the remainder, and one thousand and ninety-nine pieces were not delivered. The plaintiffs manufactured the whole of the contract, and caused the remainder to be tendered, which were refused. It was then agreed to subject the difference to an award. The defendants, after the award, refused to act on it—denied every thing—that he made no contract respecting thise goods and made no agreement to refer, and denied also that the arbitrator made any award. It was endeavoured to be proved for the defence that the contract had been violated by the plaintiffs ; that they had engaged, through Messrs. Bullcock and Co., that they were to deliver two hundred and fifty pieces per week till the whole number were delivered, which - agreement had not been (Whiled. This was denied by the plaintiffs. A part of the calicoes refused by the defen dants were sold at 7s. the piece, another part were sold at 6s. 3d. per piece. The award was proved, and the amount of loss on the contract to the plaintiffs was £l5l 6s. lld. His LORDSHIP said' the award was final, there was no getting over it. The Jury found for the plaintiffs, damages £l5l 6s. lld. CONNELL V. SAWYER AND OTHERS. Mr. CI esswell and Mr. Wightman, appeared for the plain- tiff, and Mr. Alexander and Mr. thigg - itis for the defeiadant Price, and Mr. Starkie for the defendants Sawyer, Smith, and others. Mr. CRESSWELL, in opening the case, said, the plaintiff in his case sought to recover a balance of £350. from the defendants, being partly for money advanced, and partly due on several promissory notes. The plaintiff sued as the pub lic officer of the Northern and Central Bank of England; the defendants are shareholders in a joint stock company, established in Birmingham, in the year 1833, which described itself as the Birmingham Drapery Company. That com pany had opened a banking account with the Northern and Central Banking Company. The account went on for some time, till the Birmingham Drapery Company became defunct, and a balance was owing to the bank of £350. Among other securities held by the bank were several promissory notes drawn on the Banking Company, and endorsed by Samuel Warden, Howard Fletcher, Edward P. Turner, D. B. Smith, John Barnett, jun., Edward Sawyer, William Seatan, J. Price, and others, shareholders in the Birmingham Drapery. To these notes, the defendants pleaded, that they did not endorse, and that the parties endorsing had no authority from them. The directors of the company being share holders in the joint stock adventure, of course, had authority to endorse, and negociate instruments for the partnership. Mr. William Good, late manager of the Northern and Central Banking Company, was examined. He-deposed to the bank having a branch in Birmingham, and to the Drapery Company carrying on business with them. He deposed to knowing the different defendants, as directors and shareholders of the Drapery Company, and as doing business at the bank on account of that company. Mr. Joseph Share, one of the directors of the Drapery Company, was next examined. He deposed to the different defendants being shareholders of the company. On his cross-examination, he stated, that in the - first in stance he did not much engage in the affairs of the Drapery Company till they went wrong. The first years' dividend that was declared was 10 per cent., and was paid out of the capital, and the next annual meeting found the company in debt to the extent of several thousand pounds. He then be came a director and attended the meetings more regularly, and was sonittimes chairman. He admitted that the osten sible plaintiffs were indemnified in the_ptesent action by the directors of the Drapery Company. When the latter com pany got into difficulties, for want of capital, they made a call of £2 10s. Od. per share, which the large body of share holders refused to pay. The directors then found - that they became responsible for the debts of the concern and drew the bills, put in evidence,•and endorsed them on behalf of the company, and wished the Banking Company to bring this action against the shareholders of the Drapery Company who refused to pay the call, to obtain from them the amount of the dishonoured bills and save the - directors from a suit in Chancery to compel the shareholders who would not pay to pay their share of the losses. The Learned Counsel, in addressing the jury for the de fence, both designated this as a trick. The directors by their mismanagement and neglect had got the company into debt, and then finding themselves likely to suffer from their own acts, resorted to this trick of drawing bills on the re sponsibility of the company to cover the amount of their debt to shift the burden from themselves upon the bulk of the shareholders. . _ Mr. STARK IS, in noticing the trick of paying 10 per cent. of the capital to catch shareholders, said the company had its beginning in fraud, was continued by fraud, and was likely to end in fraud. _ _ His LORDSHIP in summing up said, the winding up of tran sactions of this sort, let the people of England know what manner of stuff they were made of. When people entered upon speculations of this sort, they never contemplated un doubtedly that they were about to be brought into any loss of any sort or kind; but it was in their wild imaginations, for he could call it none other, some golden prospect of he knew not what benefit about to await them. They thought nothing of the chances that might arise; they thought nothing of the responsibilities of a large partnership, nor of the directors that were, may be, neither prudent nor wise. Within this last year or two there had fallen upon this—what a powerful wri ter called—" A thinking country," with keen satire, the ap petite for entering into companies of this sort and the other, and no madman in his dreams ever exceeded either in ridicule or absurdity. In was only when they came to the end that people were taught upon what foolish, what absurd, what ri diculous enterprises, they may have been, without thought, en tering. The question was whether or not these defendants were liable or not upon the promissory notes here drawn. This was a partnership, whatever name they called it. They were dealing with the Bank, and though they consisted of a variety of persons, they were not the less partners. It was proved that the directors were in the habit of managing the affairs, and endorsing bills and papers for the company. If there were a number of partners so joined, they all could notact, bnt somebody must act for them; and accord ingto the evidence, the defendants were members of the company,and the directors were in the habit of endorsing bills for them. Therefore, when one of these endorsements was dishonoured, the partners, like every other partnership, were all liable in point of law. These people becoming shareholders, not knowing what the directors were about, did not make them the less liable. It was said that the action was set on foot by the directors themselves. That did not vary the legal liability, if the plaintiffs had a right to maintain the action, whether others set them on or not; so that that suggestion seemed to him to be besides the question. The question was, whether or not the defendants were members of the co-partnership, and whe ther or not the defendants were entrusted with the money accounts of the company, and were in the habit of endorsing bills on its account? • The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £370, being the £350 balance owing, with interest. Mr. ALEXANDER said, a proceeding in equity would get rid of that. His Lo it osHIP said, that only showed another benefit from this transaction . . He was glad the case had come into court. WOOD D. HUTCHINSoN. This was an action - brought to recover an account of £32, a debt professedly owing for yarn by the defendant to the plaintiff. There was an item in th'e bill "to profit" £lO, which was stated to be profit on £7O lent money, or rather, unlawful interest. This item was put in the bill apparently atter it had been signed by the defendant, in acknowledgment of the defendant. The plaintiff was formerly connected with Kinnear of swindling notoriety, and gave evidence against him on his trial. The jury found a verdict for the defendant. The Court adjourned at six o'clock, tw•o cases still remain ing for trial. floaTicut.TunE.—A fine melon, of a flavour seldom met with, weighing► 101bs, was recently cut in the gardens of the Lord Bishop of St. Asaph. In the same gardens there have also been cultivated since 1836, the Knight's Elton Straw berries; this beautiful fruit have this year attained the highest degree of perfection, and have been justly admired by every connoiseur who has seen or tasted them. —Chester Gazette. MEAT AND DRINK FOR HORSES.—The horses in Norway have a very sensible manner of taking their food. Instead of swilling themselves like ours with a pailful of water at a draught, no doubt from the fear of not getting any again, and then overgorging themselves with dry food for the same reason, they have a bucket of water put down beside their allowance of hay. It is amusing to see with what relish they take a sip of the one and a mouthful of the other alter nately, sometimes only moistening their mouths as a rational being would do while eating a dinner of such dry food. A broken winded horse is scarcely ever known in Norway. Lucx.—The fortune of M. Laporte has undergone strange vicissitudes since he has had the direction of her majesty's theatre, in London. One day rich, the next ruined, he has at last attained the summit orprosperity. The coronation of Queen Victoria has; it is said, procured him an admission to the class, more honoured than honourable, of Millionnai , es; for we are assured that, since the commencement of the sum mer season, thanks to the circumstances which have made London 'the rendezvous of European aristocracy, he has re alized a sum of £4s,ooo.—Musical World. GROUSE SHOOTING.-Mr. Alexander Glen, of Helens burgh, left that place on Saturday morning for the Loudon Hills, and arrived at Streven that evening. He started from that place on Monday morning at half-past twelve o'clock: after walking twelve miles he got to the moors at half-fast three, and had the first shot for the season at four o'clock. The first day he killed fourteen brace, and on the second ten brace. There were about one hundred guns on the moors the first morning, and a great number had to leave without having taken a bird.—Glasgow Courier. SALMON FISHING.—We regret to learn that there is still a great and general deficiency in the salmon fishings through out the northern counties. The Spey, our most important river, which yields a rental of £BOOO per annum, is this year nearly two-thirds deficient; the Beauly is one-half, and the Ness has literally not been worth fishing. The Shin, Casley, and Carron, which run into the Kyle of Sutherland, and which are celebrated as salmon streams, have been also very unproductive. The unproductiveness of the salmon rivers of late years must proceed from some general cause, which the legislature has yet sought in vain to remedy; but latterly the Incessant rains and heavy floods have tended materially toincrease the evil.—lnverness Courier. COMING OF AGE OF LIEUT. PULESTON.—The village of Shocklach presented a scene of universal rejoicing on Mon day and Tuesday week, in consequence of the coining of age of Lieut. Puleston, eldest son of our esteemed fellow-citizen, Richard Puleston, Esq., of Stanlerplace. On Monday Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, of the Bull Inn, provided tea for a num ber of ladies; a sheep was also roasted and distributed amongst the poor, with plenty of prime ale. On Tuesday another sheep was roasted at the Fish Inn, which was washed down by plentiful libations of . old October. The whole of these festivities were conducted with the utmost order, and every person present appeared highly gratified with the en tertainraellLB.—Chester Gazette. POLICE IBTELLIGENCE. THE POISONING CASE. When this case was resumed, on Monday, It appeared that Mr. Craig and Mr. Hoye had each taken portions of the contents of the stomach, and had conducted their experiments separately. Mr. Craig stated, that he had been unable to detect the presence of poison, while Mr. Hoye said he had discovered the presence of arsenic. Mr. Hall did not deem this satisfactory, and he said be should like a third chemist to test the portion still left unexpetimented upon. 1 .1-- - TUESDAY. -- - Mary Ann Ryan was again brought up this ill r_tr _ Mr. Richard Hargrave Brett, of the Apothecaries' W u this town, attended to state the result of his .experiments on the matter vomited by one of the sufferers. 'Mr. Brett stated, in answer to a question from Mr. Hall, that he had examined the fluid brought to him, as well as the other contents of the stomach, and he was perfectly satisfied about the existence of arsenic in one species of the fluid, and also in the solid contents of the stomach. The quantity was excessively small, as might be expected from the case itself, the party having vomited so much and the matter which he had tested being the last that was obtained. There was only one test that could be depended upon, and that was the re duction of the substance to a state of metal, which was effected in both cases where he operated. In the fluid on which Mr. Craig had already operated he could detect no arsenic, and he thought a satisfactory reason could be given. The process that Mr. Craig adopted bad been abandoned; it was calcu lated to remove the arsenic rather than to discover its pre sence. But the fluid which had merely been tested by boil ing he had examined, and from that there was undeniably - discovered the presence of arsenic. The tube which he held in his hand contained the metal of arsenic itself, which he had sublimed from the fluid. Mr. Crewe at this moment came into court, and inquired as to the state, of the case, when he was informed by Mr Hall that the presence of arsenic was now established beyond all doubt. Mr. Brett repeated some part of his statement, and Mr. Hall directed that the vatious portions of the matter should be preserved; and addressing Mr Craig, he said, he supposed that gentleman was then satisfied? Mr. Craig.—Yes; - certainly. Mr. HALL—You have now ocular demonstration. Mr. Craig.—Yes. Mr. HA LL.—I am very much obliged to these gentlemen for the trouble they have taken, and we have now one of the advantages derived from the establishment of that institution (the Apothecaries' Hall.) Mr. Brett said, it was fair to Mr. Craig that be should ob serve, that there were no other tests except those that would bring the substance to metal by reduction that were to be trusted. Mr. HALL said, he blamed nobody: he dared say it requir ed great art and skill. (To Mr. Brett.)—l believe, sir, you have only come to reside in this t own s i nce th e establishment of the Apothecaries' Hall? Mr. Brett assented. Mr. HALL—It is very satisfactory to hear such evidence as this. (To Mr. Crewe.)—There is now no doubt of it. Mr. Crewe.—l did not hear the first part of the evidence. Mr. HALL then repeated what Mr. Brett had stated, and he added, that Mr. Craig did not say that there was no poison in the substance, only that be could not discover it. And here was another gentleman , selected for the s it ua ti on b e held for his skill and science, who had discovered arsenic by better tests, for those used by Mr. Craig had been exploded. Mr. Brett.—They are not to be trusted Mr. Crewe then questioned Mr. Craig to show that the sub stance had been out of his keeping before Mr. Brett had ex perimented upon it. Mr. Craig said he received it on Thursday evening about six o'clock, and it was in his possession until delivered to Mr. Brett. When he received it he filtered it with paper, and put the fluid in a clean bottle, which he deposited in a press in his department, but it was not locked up. All the persons in the establishment might have access to it—and there were five surgeons, a matron, two servants, and a porter at the Northern Dispensary, where he practised ; but he was ac customed to make the experiments, and he believed they were never interfered with. He had no doubt that in this case the matter delivered to Mr. Brett was the same as re ceived by him. He gave the fluid to Mr. Brett, and also delivered to him the solid matter which had been boiled. Mr. HALL intimated to Mr. Crewe that the tracing of the matter had better be delayed until the trial, as he had made up his mind to commit the prisoner. Mr. CREWE.—Under what clause, sir? Mr. HALL—For the capital offence. The depositions were then ordered to be taken, and Mr. Commissioner Dowling rose and said, he thought it proper to state, that two gentlemen had been with the prose. tutor, and endeavoured to induce him to modify his evidence, so that it might have a more favourable aspect than the truth and justice would justify. They were gentlemen too whose situation would have led him to expect that they would not tamper with the course of justice. Mr. HALL said he would send for the gentlemen, and he should consider whether he should not have them indicted It was a most disgraceful thing, in a cbarge of this most diabo lical nature, to seek to obstruct the course of justice, and probably those. gentlemen would find themselves in an awk ward situation. At a subsequent part of the day the prisoner was again brought up, and the evidence was all read over, viz., the evi dence of the boy who had been sent with the pie, for carrying which she gave him a penny on his return—of a labouring man who saw her in conversation with the boy at the spot and time mentioned, awaiting his return, and in conversation with him afterwards, which strongly corroborated the boy's testi mony—of Mrs. Power, who described the sufferings she and her family endured, &c., which has been already published—.. of Mr. Craig and Mr. Brett in which they minutely detailed the application of the tests to discover the poison —of the offi cers who found the small parcel in the prisoner's box, on which was printed the word poison, &c., &c. The whole of the evidence having been read, Mr. HALL asked Mr. Crewe if he desired to put any ques to any witness; if so, the witness should be re-called. Mr. C aEwE said, he should not then put any other question, but he desired to communicate with the prisoner, which was acceded to. Mr. HALL, afterwards, addressing the prisoner said, sbe had heard what the witnesses had stated again s t her, and - if she desired to make any statement respecting it he would hear her, but he cautioned her that what she did say would be taken down on paper, and might be read on the trial against her. After that caution; if she wished to make any statement, she was at liberty to do so. Prisoner.—l have got nothing to say about it. She was then committed for trial, and ail the witnesses were bound over to prosecute. During the inquiry the prisoner's demeanour was modest and proper, but. we understand that in the Bridewell she demeans herself with thoughtless levity. INCORPORATION OP BOLTON.—The charter of incorpora tion of the borough of Bolton was granted on Tuesday week, by her Majesty iu council. Within these few months numerous Companies on the principle of mutual life assurance have sprung up, but none that have as yet come under our notice offer such a•combina tion of advantages as the Freemasons' and General Life Assurance Company," (of which a detailed prospectus will be found in another column,) embracing as it does, a liberal return to the shareholder, an immediate half-yearly .dividend on the paid-up capital, and a singularly low scale of premium s on the lives insured, joined to the annual charitable distribu of a share (not exceeding one-tenth) of the profits to benevo lent purposes connected with Freemasonry. We call the attention of the Christiarr public to the latter leading feature of the concern. THUNDER STORM.—On Wednesday, about 3 o'clock, our city was visited with a tremendous shower of rain, accom panied by vivid lightning, and frequent awfully loud peals of thunder. The storm continued for some tune.—Chester Gazette. MARKING NEWSPAPERS.—A. paragraph recently went the round of the provincial journals, stating that marks might be made on newspapers transmitted by post, for the purpose of attracting attention to a particular subject, without Incurring any penalty or chaage for postage. This, it seems, is incorrect, as the following closing letter of a correspondence we have had with the authorities at the General Post -office will show : —"General Post-office, August 2, 1838. beg to acknowledge your further letter of the 29th ult., and to (34in form you that I have referred the case to the s o li c i tor of this d a e n p d a 3 rt4n a e n u t e , w t s v p h a o p states t with that, marks und u e p r ot t i h i e t i let is l chargeableegally .. with treble the duty of postage.—l am, Sir, your obedient humble servant, JAMES CAMPBELL, for Secretary."— Wilts Standard. INQUESTS BEFORE F. THOMAS, ESQ., CORONER.—On the 11th instant, at Newton, near Chester, on view of the body of William Foulkes, a child about a year and a half old, who had strayed from home, and falling into one of the pits in Flookersbrook, was drowned.—On the 13th• instant, at Hurleston, on the body of William Thomas, aged nine Years, who was drowned by falling into the canal at Hurieston Locks, while steering a boat; the body was almost imme diately taken out of the water, but the " vital spark" had fled.—On the 14th instant, at Runcorn, on the body of John Fleetwood, who was drowned whilst bathing in the Pool at Runcorn, on the Sunday previous, in the presence of several people. He and another man had been drinking together on Saturday evening, and both come home quite drunk early on the Sunday morning. They went to the same public house again, and drank a quantity of rum, they then left, fur the purpose of bathing, and the sequel has been recorded. —Chester Gazette. • On Monday week Sir Richard and Lady Bulkelev arrived at Easthain Ferry in their splendid yacht the Iris, from Beaumaris bay, in four hours and a half, on a shoit visit to Sir Thomas and Lady Stanley, at Hooton; preparatory to their departure for Haggerston, and returned on Thursday morning. On Wednesday week Sir Thomas and Lady Stanley left Hooton for their beautiful residence, Haggerton Castle, near Berwick-upon-Tweed. Her ladyship has a de lightful cottage on the Cheviot hills, where Sir Thomas 1 - ms a sporting range of 5,0(X) acres, abundantly stocked with every species of game.—Cheater Gazette. REMARKABLE EFFORT OF NATURE.—Mr. Piing, the celebrated cribbage player, who is now residing at Broad stairs, affords a very remarkable instance of what nature can accomplish. This gentleman, who had been dumb from his birth, whilst walking with Mr. G. Almond, of Old Bone street, on Bridgeman Cliff, Cork, suddenly saw a child dashed to pieces almost at his feet, it haVing fallen from the cliff, upon which Mr. Piing suddenly received speech, exclaiming "Oh, heavens;" and has ever since retained his powers of language. He is at present sojourning at Broadstairs, where he may frequently be heard conversing with a true milesian accent.—Maidstone Journal. BARNSTAPLE CRURCH-RATES.—A meeting was held in the vestry-room of Barnstaple Church, on Saturday, for the purpose of granting three church-rates for the year ending 1839. There was a very full attendance, and it was expected, in consequence of a hand-bill issued by the anti-church-rate party, that there would he strong opposition manifested op the occasion. The Rev. Henry Luxmoore, vicar, having taken the chair, Mr. W. Thorne, the senior warden, rose, and moved the grant of three rates, as last year. Mr. J. Gribble considered two rates would be found ample, he obs jected to the sum of £6 for sacramental wine, which he did. not think ought to be included. The rev. vicar observed., that it was ordered by the rubric, and had been decided as a • legal charge upon the church-rates. Mr. Gribble pressed his motion for two rates, with an understanding that another rate should be applied for in the course of the year if wanted. Mr. Fisher seconded the motion. Mr. Mackrell then pro_ . posed, and Mr. Harris seconded, that three rates be granted, Mr. Norrington moved that the consideration of the questicn _ be deferred to "this day nine months." The rev. chairman said it had been decided by some of the highest law authori ties that an adjournment for nine months was illegal; and he should have hoped no person would have proposed, in the: face of such authority, a proceeding so vexatious. . The amendment and motion were then put to the meeting, and the latter, for three rates, carried by a majority 9f about ten to one.— Western Luminary. - - ST. Corxrau CHURCH-RATES.—On the 10th instant, a meeting was held at the vestry-roo m y ß i e n v. th l e pound ; an d a f ter t h e ifoortntahse pLuerep,otsheeoefumraafke: Mr. J. IN an ki vell, Mr. T. T. ing ns c e h dh u aa r d c hr rate ee t n e o ; fs e w ocn h oe e n n dpe t ed h n e nb y Hawkey rose to oppose it. This gentleman resides in a neighbouring parish, but happens to occupy an office in this town, which being rated at the enormous value of 30s. per annum , subjects him to the grievou§ tax of three half-pence. He therefore took the trouble to stay in town over night to propose a postponement of the question for six months. This was seconded by a well-known radical. A show of hands was called for, which, was in favour of the rate. Mr. Hawkey then demanded a poll, which was fixed for Tuesday and Wed, •nesday ; but when the time arrived, neither the opponent of the rate nor his seconder could be found. The business, how ever, proceeded, and the result *as—For the rate 100; against it. 5. Majority 95 .—Western Luminary.