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Kite r aturr. P 0 E T It Y. THE VALE OF LLANGOLLEN. (Thoughts on first seeing y the bea 18 u , iful Vale of Llangollen, Jul 30, 44.) BY T. J. OLSELEY. " A little lower than the angels." Man, With fine perception, half divine, marked out This glorious spot of his Creator's power To fashion for a home, where hearts might dwell, Ever remembering grandeur, power. love, And all the attributes of Him who formed From chaos this bright sphere f r mortal life. The distant traveller on this vale looks down, And as his eyes drink in the magic view, His heart swells up to heaven in praise of GOD. Had no created Paradise been formed, Whe❑ Man first trod upon his native dust, Such bliss terrestrial had he fashioned forth To gild the morning Eden of his joy. Some wand'ring angel, half out•shut from heaven, Ills truant steps ne'er backward to recall, Might, as his glory rassed, have stained thy breast With rainbow beauty—wafting with his wings Colours chalcedony, wh . ch, bursting forth, Made thee the flower garden of the world. THE SWALLOW. AN ALLEGORICAL FABLE. (From Capt. Pidding's Chinese Olio.) The poetry of the Chinese, unlike the generality of Oriental composition, is remarkable for the absence of hyperbole either in expression or feeling, and is characterised chiefly by a tone of moral reverence, and a devotion to the tenderer affections. There are delicaci' s of language and turns of thought of which no translation can give any idea ; but the following paraphrase of a little Poem, written by See-ma-kwang, a prime minister of China in the eleventh century, will perhaps afford some no tion of the mode of thought and sentiment which her rulers delight to honour and to cultiv ate. Of See-ma-kwang, the author, we shall perhaps take occasion hereafter to render some account ; it is sufficient to say for the present, that he was equally distinguished by his disinterested virtue, and his abilities as a statesman and scholar. Like almost all the Chi nese, he was passionately fond of his garden and rural retire ment, and no doubt himself had watched the proceedings of the swallows which he describes in the Poem with remarkable grace and graphic power. The simplicity of sentiment in the Chinese philosopher will remind the reader of Wordsworth, however its expression as translated here may, as it doubtless does, fall much short of him in the original. When Spring returned, two Swallows came About my house ;heir home to frame, A gate's high top their choice ; And then what fittings far and near For straws and down, their nest to rear; What twists, and web, and v( ice ! What cares to give the outside strength— The inside softness ; till at length Four eggs the female laid. Soon bursting from their shelly shrine, Four tiny ones with chirping whine Claimed all the parents' aid. Their piteous cries rang qu'ck and shrill, — For ants and Hies, their crops to fill, Were difficult to find; Still seem'd their hunger unappeas'd, Although th' exhausted mother, pleas'd— Her share to them resign'd. She, wasting, scarce could ope her beak, Her wings became tor flight too weak ; But love upheld her force. Still far and wide she sought for food To stave off hunger from her brood, In daily—hourly course. When twenty days had circled by, Worn out, as if about to die ; Her young—how different they ! Without a sorrow to molest, They ate—they chirp'd—nor sank to rest Till pall'd with food and play. Their down had to full plumage grown, Their timid cries wax'd bold in tone, Their pinions strong to soar ; Their beaks grew harden'd ;—moths and flies That buzz'd about became their prize, Snapp'd up in endless Wore. Time went—one spread his wings for flight; Another follow'd—in the sight, At first, of native nest, On roof, rr neighbouring tree ;—anon Eaeh rambler where it lists is gone, North, south, or east, or west. The hapless mother makes the air Resound with accents of despair, And flutters to and fro; Oft leaves—returns—still seeks the spot 'Lorn of those lov'd, still unforgot, And finds no rest from woe. O hapless Swallow! now 'tis thine, As once thy mother, to repi. e Over thy cherish'd brood ; Thou didst forget her tenderness, — Remember now, in like distress, Thine own ingratitude. SELECTIONS. TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION.—A poor country girl travelled from Gee Cross, near Manchester, to Lon don, during the troubles in the time of Charles the First, to seek a place as servant. Failing in this object of her ambition, she engaged herself as, what was called, tub woman to a brewer—that is, she carried out the beer from his brewhouse. Pleased with her healthy, handsome face, the brewer raised her to the position of his servant —then to that of his wife—finally, to that of his widow, with a handsome dowry. She engaged Mr. Hyde, then celebrated as a clever lawyer, to settle some puzzling money matters for her ; and, as his own money matters happened to be, not only puzzling, but in a very hopeless state just then, he proposed to the rich widow, and mar ried her. Mr. Hyde became Lord Chancellor, and Earl of Clarendon. The only daughter of the marriage became wife of James 11. and mother to the Princesses Mary and Ann ; and so the poor tub-woman ended her life as Countess of Clarendon, wife to the Lord Chancellor of England, and mother to one, and grandmother to two, Queens of England.—Our Actresses. THE BARD OF HOPE.—What has most interested me of late, has been a visit from Campbell, the sweet Bard of Hope. You must know his enchanting Gertrude, his Exile of Erin, and other unequalled lyrics. I wish I could share with you the satisfaction I felt in seeing him cheerful, happy, and universally welcomed and caressed in his dear " Queen of the North," from which be had been so long banished, by the necessity of seeking the bread that perisheth, elsewhere. He is one who has suf fered much, from neither understanding the world nor being understood by it. He encountered every evil of poverty, but that of being ashamed of his circumstances ; in that respect he was nobly ind'fferent to opinion, and his good, gentle, patient little wife was so frugal, so sim ple, and so sweet-tempered, that she disarmed poverty of half its evils. This, I fear, was not the case with the Bard of Hope, whose morbid sensibility wars with the kind and generous part of his character, and who began the world under the influence of those violent discon tented opinions that seem to accuse heaven of injustice, because the wealth of mind is not accompanied with those advantages which fat contented ignorance often attains, and very justly, because it patiently labours for them. Poor Burns had a great deal too much of this. It is time I should tell you the bard is now come to Scotland, after an absence of thirteen years, to receive a legacy left him by a grand-uncle. You cannot think how much every one is delighted : though you did not care for Campbell, it would charm you to see people rejoice so cordially in his acquisition. He has visited me several times, and is so amusing and so original ; his admiration of other peo ple's genius, too, is so generous. Scott, though of dif ferent opinions, he regards with fond and high admira tion :so it seems does Lord Byron. Truly great men must have a congenial attraction for each other. The great English moralist is only an exception that confirms the rule. After being starved for 30 years, married to Tette, and afflicted with perpetual ill-health, it is more wonderful that any benevolence remained, than that all suavity should have been dried up with Johnson, &c. — Mrs. Grant of Laggan. INCENDIARISM, ITS CAUSES AND CURE.—We have ventured elsewhere to insinuate, and here we must repeat the statement in plain terms, that the prevalence of the horrid crime of incendiarism is attributable, not to the operations of the, New Poor-law, nor yet to the indiffe rence of parliament and the government, regarded in their collective or abstract capacities, but to the general neglect by their natural protectors and immediate employers of the agricultural labourers of England. The crime was never heard of till the false prosperity induced by the war of the French Revolution had entirely changed the nature of rural life in this country; and a return to a state of peace brought about the natural results of such a change. Indeed the New Poor-law was only one more additional to the many wretched expedients upon which men fall back when, by a mistaken pursuit of self-interest, they have thrown their own affairs and those of the community into confusion, and find themselves at a loss, or profess to be so, for the proper means of extricating all parties from the dilemma. Instead of passing that law, had the gentlemen composing the cabinet and parliament of 1833 set the ex ample, in their individual capacities, of a wiser and more liberal mode of dealing with the agricultural labourers, the people would have been spared the outlay that was required for the erection of the union workhouses, and the nation the disgrace which attaches to it, by reason of the prevalence in the agricultural districts of a crime so atro cious as incendiarism. And we do not hesitate to add that, even now, the only chance which we have of escape from the difficulties by which, in the agricultural dis tricts, we are surrounded, hangs upon the power of the landowners to see where their duty lies, and their readi ness to act up to it. If they either will not, or cannot, cut up the large farms into small, let them, at all events, make terms with their tenants, that every hundred acres of arable land shall have so many workmen employed upon them steadily, and at fair wages. They may depend upon it that the tenants, however they may grumble when the bargain is forced on them, will find themselves at the end of the year greatly the gainers by it. For there is not a wheat field in all England which by proper cultivation might not be made to produce more than it does. There are many which require this, and nothing more, to produce double what th ey bring home to the barn-yard at present. And if, over and above this, the owners of the soil take care that every good labourer ' l shall have his own little half-acre field in which to employ his spare hours ; then, at least, they will have done their duty : yea, and they will reap their reward. No more fires will startle the m idnight air; no more ticket-m en will go round from house to house seeking work, which is purposely refused them. In few words ,— the real cause of the i ncen di ary fires is the want of employment by the labouring classes. It is in the rower of the aristocracy to afford this employ ment, if they be willing. And woe be to them, and. doubly woe to our beloved country, if they, through ob stinacy, or want of consideration, persist in refusing it ! Fraser 8 Magazine. LET THE COBBLER STICK TO HIS LAST.—An amusing instance of this acted proverb occurs in the life of Lord Chancellor Eldon, as related by himself to his niece : " During the period Of one of the riots in London (June, 1i80), when I was a lawyer, I had to take Bessy to the Temple for safety. I never suffered more in my life than as we went along, for we were exposed to all sorts of in sults. They tore off my wife's hat, the handkerchief from her breast, and, when we arrived at the Temple, every article of her dress was torn. We youngsters at the Temple determined that we would not remain inactive during such times ; so we embodied ourselves into a troop to assist the military. We armed ourselves as well as we could, and the next morning we drew up in the court, ready to follow out a troop of soldiers who were then on guard. When, however, the soldiers had passed through the gate, it was suddenly shut in our faces, and instantly locked; and the officer in command shouted from the other side, ' Gentlemen, I am much cbliged to you for your intended assistance; but I do not choose to allow my soldiers to be shot, so I have ordered you to be locked in,' and away he galloped. We looked very foolish." MR. GEORGE STEVENSON.—This eminent engineer, at a recent entertainment at Newcastle, gave the follow ing account of himself :—" the first locomotive that I made was at Killingworth colliery, and with Lord Ravens worth's money. Yes ! Lord Ravensworth and Co. were the first parties that would intrust me with money to make a locomotive engine. That engine was made 32 years ago. and we called it 'My Lord.' I said to my friends that there was no limit to the speed of such an engine, pro vided the works could be made to stand. In this respect great perfection has been reached, and in consequence a very high velocity has been attained. In what has been done under my management, the merit is only in part my own : I have been most ably seconded and assisted by my son. In the earlier period of my career, and when he was a little boy, I saw how deficient I was in education, and made up my mind that he should not labour under the same defect, but that I would put him to a good school, and give him a liberal training. I was, however, a poor man, and how do you think I managed ? I betook myself to mending my neighbours' clocks and watches at night, after my daily labour was done; and thus I procured the means of educating my son. He became my assistant and my companion. He got an appointment as under-re viewer, and at nights we worked together at our engi neering. 1 got leave to go from Killingworth to lay down a railway at Hetton, and next to Darlington ; and after that I went to Liverpool, to plan a line to Manchester. I there pledged myself to attain a speed of 10 miles an hour. I said I had no doubt the locomotive might be made to go much faster, but we had better be moderate at the begin ning. The directors said I was quite right; for if, when they went to Parliament, I talked of going at a greater rate than 10 miles an hour, I would put a cross on the concern. It was not an easy task for me to keep t.ie en gine down to ten miles an hour, but it must be done, and I did my best. I had to place myself in that most un pleasant of all positions—the witness-box of a Parliamen tary committee. I was not long in it, I assure you, be fore I began to wish for a hole to creep out at. I could not find words to satisfy either the committee or myself. Some one inquired if I were a foreigner, and another hinted that I was mad. But I put up with every rebuff, and went on with my plans, determined not to be put down. Assistance gradually increased—improvements were made every day—and to-day a train, which started from London in the morning, has brought me in the after noon to my native soil, and enabled me to take my place in this room, and see around me many faces which I have great pleasure in looking upon." - - AN AMERICAN'S FIRST EXHIBITION IN A QUA DRILLE.—Jest then, cousin Beebe called out my name from t'other side the room. I wish you could a seen how they all stared ; it warn't more than ten minits arter that, afore eenamost every one in there was at cousin Beebe tu be introduced to me—the fellers with the brustles and all. The purtyest gals in the room kept a flocking round me as if they'd never seen a man that wrote for the newspa pers afore. Talk about soft sodder !—there's nobody on arth can put it into a chap so smooth as a harnsome gal. Somehow they melt it with their smiles, till it sinks through his heart afore he knows it. I was talking with a rare peeler of a gal, with two of the brightest black eyes that I ever see, when somebody struck up a tune on the pianno forty, and two or three couple got onto the floor as if they wanted tu dance. "Do you dance quadrills, Mr. Slick ?" sez the black-eyed gal, as if she wanted me to ask her to dance. " Wal, I don't know," sez I, " I never tried them kind of things ; but I ruthur guess I can, if you'll show me how." With that, I took the tip eend of her white glove between the fingers of my yaller one, and went with her into the middle of the room. I didn't know what they were going tu dance, but I warn't much afeard, any how—for there warn't a chap in all Weathersfield could beat me a double shuffle, or could cut so neat a pigeon wing without music as I could. Wal, the music begun, and one of the fellers that had the hair on his lip begun tu slide about with his eyes half shet and his hands a hanging down, and looking as doleful as if he'd jest come away from a funeral. Did you ever see a duck swim a mill dam, or a hen turning up its eyes when it's a drinki n g ? If you have, you can git some idee how the lazy coot danced. I thought I should go off the handle tu see him, but the gals all stuck out their little feet, and poked about jest in the same way. Think, sez I, when it comes to my turn, I'll give you a littlespecimen of ginuine dancing. I only wish I'd thought tu put a little loose change in my pocket tu jingle, if it was only just tu show how well I keep step. A young lady, with her hair twisted all up with little white flowers, balanced up to me, jest as you've seen a bird walk, and then it come my turn. I took two steps for'ard, and then I cut a peeler of i pigeon-wing, and ended off with a little touch of the double shuffle, but my trousers was so plaguy tight that I couldn't make my legs rather limber, all I could du: besides, the music warn't much more like a dancing tune than Greenbank or Old Hundred. At last I went up to the gal that was playing, and se. "Look a here—just givens something lively—Yankee Doodle, or Money Muss, or the Irish Washerwoman, or Paddy Carey. I aint a going to twist and pucker round in this way !" With that the young fellers with the hair lips begun to push their cambric handkerchiefs into their mouths, and the young gals puckered up their mouths as if I'd done something to poke fun at. But instid of sneaking off, and letting the stuck up varmints think they'd scared me so that I darsnit dance, sez I tu myself, " I guess I'll let 'em see that I warn't brought up in the woods tu be scared at by owls, any how ;" so I jest turned tu the black-eyed gal that was my partner, and sez I, " Cum now, Miss, let us show 'em how it's done," and with that I begun to put it down right and left like a streak of lightning. It warn't more than two minits afore I heard the gals a talking tu each other, and a saying, " How odd—how strange—quite the eccentricity of genius—these literary lions never do any thing as other people do !—I don't wonder Miss Beebe's proud of him !" The young fellers jined in, and stopped larfin as quick as could be, the minit they begun to see how the wind was a blowing up in my quarter ; and when I finished off and led the black-eyed gal to one of the footstools, there was no eend tu the soft sodder they all put on tu me. Sez I to myself, nothing like keeping a stiff upper lip with these stuck-up fashionables, for arter all they aint more than half sartin what's genteel and what aint.—Jonathan Slick. THE RUSSIAN GREEK CLERGY.—It must be confessed that the station of the secular clergy, or popes, in Russia, is not respectable ; yet the contempt that attaches itself to the men seems to have no influence upon the offices which they perform. This apparent contradiction has a twofold cause. Their reverence for clerical sanctity arises from the childish religious notions of the Russian 'people. o Their fattention ne i gn d t e ti a hot hen o e f myt r oad e to l t i o g enu i ro o ti n twsta r rtr e ord d uu u lbcy c le e er s ceth i hm t aero t ma o ncistee a eslr; v ies e ast r nic y d simpleoT with h i This shh the people, pn m o et deo a er t pn t mat l ter thoughtsview and forms the bond of unity throughout the whole line of Russian Church history. Most of the co the Russian Church have been about fasts, formali tiestheenlonsff of crossing, the consecration of churches, and the signs of clerical honours. With the tiresome and most fruitless disputes of the west about points of abstract divinity, the Russian Church has little to do. The posi tive ordinances of the church are so purely and entirely regarded as . positive dogmas that they are in no danger of falling into controversy with any system of philosophy or natural religion. Thus we find the Greek Church in Russia, from the oldest times, remaining at the same point of developement. Th e g reatest strictures in the observance of forms procures the greatest rel i g ious justi fication and satisfaction. The priest, as a necessary in strument for their performance, maintains his official dignity. To the preservation of uniformity the law con tributes, which forbids all original preaching among the clergy, lest in their comments on scripture they should get astray into subtleties and contradictions. By this rule the people are accustomed to regard their priest, entirely neglecting his personal character, as an authorised instru“ ment uncler the control of a supreme power. As a man, the pope is subject to the judgement of the peasant; but when arrayed in his official dress, he rises far above all private opinions. If the clergy of the present day in Russia stand low, for personal qualities, in public estima tion, the past is to be blamed for it as well as the present; for the mental requirements made of the clergy have always been so low that they cannot be accounted edu cated men. When a foreigner wishes to learn the Rus sian language, he is advised to find his quarters with a pope, where he will be sure to hear nothing else. And if the idle mode of life of the secular priest leads him to sensual pleasures, the error lies in his situation, which excludes him from all mental interest and activity, It must be considered, too the sucular priest in country places is generally dependent upon the rude peasantry, and must accommodate himself to their modes of living, if he would be comfortable among them. When divine service is over, the peasant goes to the Kabak, and soon drinks himself under th e table : and if his priest is not willing to do the same, he is reckoned proud and unsocia ble, and must be content with the meanest pay for his services. In this abandon ment of all independe n t in. quiry and conviction, there is no ground for the develope ment of any manly and virtuous character. The perso nal character of the clergy is the natural consequen ce o f his dependence upon traditional authority, which dep r i ves him of every disposition to cultivate a will or a way o f his own. * * * * As the wives of the popes are unequally uneducated, there is no hope of a better pro geny in these conditions. Only in a few convents are exceptions to be found to this character of the Russian Greek clergy. From its exclusive regard to . the external ceremonies of religion, we may partly explain the tolera tion of the church with respect to varieties of opinion . What other sect can boast that, like the Russians at Topperdorfe, near Moscow, they provide Christian burial for unknown strangers and celebrate masses for the souls of men whose names, origin, and creeds they know no thing of ? No people manifest more reverence for conse crated places than the Russians. Whenever they see a church or a church-spire, near or distant, they stop to uncover their heads and cross themselves. The dimen sions of the crosses they make vary with their stations, decreasing in proportion to their respectability ; and I have seen gentlemen make their tiny crosses under the cover of arranging their cravats.—Travels in I?ussla. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, ROBE:1T THOM, ESQ. INTERCOURSE WITH CHINA. The following article, highly and deservedly compli mentary to Mr. Robert Thom. consul at Ningpo, for many years a resident in this town, appears in the Jour nal des Debuts of the 24th of June. It is understood to he from the pen of Mr. Stanislas Julien, member of the Institute, and Professor of Ancient Chinese in the Col lege of France, without question, the first European Sinologue of the day. " The Bibliotheque .Royale (at Paris) has just had transmitted. to it from Canton a work, which, if we are not mistaken, bids fair to open up China to us in a way far more efficacious than even the force of arms has done. And this, by ena bli ng th e i n h a bit an t s of the Celestial Empire to acquaint themselves, without any other assist ance than th a t w hi c h it se lf a ff or d s , w ith the ideas and scientific attainments which prevail in Europe. The work alluded to is a " Chi nese an d E ng li s h Vocabulary, pub lished for the use of the Chinese. It is headed by a preface in Chinese, written in a moderate and conciliato ry tone, which the Emperor must have read with no less in terest than satisfaction, should it have been brought under his notice. This last-named circumstance is by no means improbable, as, according to the Hong Kong Gazette of the 26th of October, 1843, a considerable number of copies had been forwarded to the Court of Pekin ; and as in formation has been received, since their arrival, of many of the high functionaries of that capital having read, and having been delighted with the work. Hitherto the al most exclusive object of Sinologues has been to compile dictionaries for the service of Europeans ; but the opening of four new ports has given birth to new wants, and, among its other consequences, has created a sort of neces sity for the publication of the vocabulary, which we have now the pleasure of announcing. It was an idea at once happy and bold, to aim at furnishing the Chinese with the opportunity of acquiring,. through the medium of their own language, an acquaintance with that of England. But an immense difficulty had to be encountered, in at tempting to set forth to the eye the sounds of a foreign tongue, the pronunciation of which is so arbitrary, by employing for that purpose the signs of a la n g ua g e which o h t a h s e rs no which alphabet. need Tn not t b r i o u m e n p o h m e o r v a e t r e dt,h nothing s o t o h h i s n t g a c lessl e , an was required than the learning and experience of a man who has had his abode in China for the last ten years, and to whom the spoken language of the Chinese is as fa miliar as his vernacular tongue. The author is Mr. Robert Thorn, whose abilities are well known throughout Europe —the gentleman who, in connection with the younger Morrison, acted as interpreter to Sir Henry Pottinger during his negociations with the Chinese Plenipoten tiaries ; and this, not only in arranging the terms of the recent peace, but likewise in since discussing and settling the articles of that commercial treaty which now throws China open to European enterprise and activity. To him the public was previously indebted for his edition of lEsop's Fables in Chinese and English, and for an inter esting tale translated from the Chinese. " The volume now before us presents, first of.all, a paradigma, or specimen sheet, on which each letter of the English alphabet, small and capital, written and printed, is accompanied by its pronunciation in Chinese phonetic signs, as well as in mandchou letters. The author then instructs the Chinese in all those principles which are necessary to be understood by them, in order to their finding, in the conventional signs which he employs, the pronunciation of the English words ; a thing which he does almost as accurately as if he had availed himself of the sounds of the French language to give expression to them. In this publication„ which is merely the first part of the work, all the words and all the phrases, are ar ranged according to an order the most methodical. Each Chinese word is followed by. Chinese phonetic signs, which give the pronunciation of the English synonyme placed opposite. The second part will contain the rules of English syntax. We may add that Mr. Thom has published this work at his own expense ; and that he has distributed copies gratuitously to foreigners who reside in China, as well as to the native merchants of the new ports, henceforward to be brought into constant inter course with Europeans, and requiring the assistance which such a work affords." GENERAL MISCELLANY. On Friday last Lord Viscount Villiers was returned without opposition for the borough of Cirencester. - - The carpet weavers in the employ of Mr. Lea, the largest carpet weaver in Worcester, have turned out. Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart., at his audit, last week, caused the liberal return of £lO per cent. to ba made on the rents of all his tenantry. It is said that the visit of Louis Philippe, in September, has been arranged for the express purpose of his Majesty being sponsor to the royal infant now expected. On Monday week the first stone of a new Church at Heaton Norris, Stockport, was laid by Wilbraham Eger ton, Esq. A fearful gale occurred off Jersey, on the Ist instant. A sloop, with eighteen persons on board, was driven on to a sunken rock, and fourteen of them perished. The supply of gooseberries in the south has been so large that they have been scarcely worth the trouble of gathering ; and in some parts of Kent, cherries on the trees were offered under one half-penny per pound. COACH ACCIDENT. — On Thursday last the Stirling and Edinburgh coach was upset at a sharp turn of the road, when one gentleman was killed and several others in jured. Chamber's Journal has increased since the alteration in its form from somewhat under 60,000, which was the amount laterly printed of the old series, to above 90,000 being an addition of more than one-half. SUICIDE OF A CLERGYMAN.—On Friday week the Rev. G. Harris, minister of one of the city of London churches, committed suicide at Gravesend by cutting bis throat with a razor. The reverend gentleman had been in a despond ing state of mind for some time. COMPETITION !—The Forth and Clyde Canal Company are now carrying passengers from Glasgow to Edinburgh for ls. in the steerage, and ls. 6d. in the cabin. If it was not for the Canal Company, what would the fares to Edin burgh by railway be? DIABOLICAL.—A Durham Journal states, that, a few mornings ago, at Waldridge colliery, near Chester-le-street, some heartless ruffian fired a gun, heavily loaded, through the window-shutters of a house occupied by John Walker, a deputy, by which he and his wife were severely injured whilst asleep in bed. SINGULAR DEATH.—A fine young man, named Hart, residing at Homerton, whilst at his work on Friday week trod on a nail, which entered the heel of his foot. He thought little of it, and continued his work till the follow ing Monday, when he was seized with lock-jaw, and died in great suffering two days after. MURDER IN NOTTINGHAM.—A woman, named Bar ton, is in custody, at Nottingham, charged with having poisoned her husband. It appears that she has repeat edly threatened him with both poison and steel, and, one day last week, purchased a pennyworth of arsenic, which she is supposed to have administered to him, as he died in great agony. RAISING THE WIND.—A person inserted in " the leading journal of Europe" an advertisement for which he paid 9s. At the foot thereof was appended—" Parties wishing an answer to their application will please to enclose a postage stamp." Within a week he received no less than 219 letters with postage stamps enclosed, which not only paid for advertising but gave a bonus of 9s. 3d. in his favour. It is said that hundreds of persons resort to this novel mode of raising the wind." ANTICIPATED DISSOLUTION OF THE ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUE.—The League newspaper, of Saturday week, in an article upon the projected Free Trade Club, says—" The League now in full vigour may, nevertheless, make its will, and bequeath to the club this legacy of use fulness." The whole article is written in a most de sponding tone, and bears evidence that the great guns, the Cobdens, Moores, Aclands, and Brights, find that the age of league gullibility and the " day of the dupes" are near at an end. CATCHING FOXES BY WHOLESALE.—For a consider able time past, the estate of Mr. Charles Richards, of Venvin Lelant, has been infested with foxes, and his poultry, &c. have been carried off by them—even at mid day. A trap was set, and one morning poor Reynard's leg and tail were found in it. On Monday a conduit in one of the fields on the estate was opened, and 21 feet deep and 600 feet in, six young foxes were discovered—one minus a leg and tail. They were all destroyed except one.—West Briton. On Friday night, in the House of Commons, a new writ was moved for the borough of Dudley, in the room of Mr. Hawkes, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Mr. Benbow, a retired solicitor, of London, has come forward on the conservative interest, and the radicals have issued an address in which they state that Sir G. Lar pent will come forward. The nomination is fixed for to morrow (Wednesday), and the polling the following day. At the last election the numbers were—for Mr. Hawkes (conservative), 436 ; for Mr. Smith (whig), 189. PENSIONS. — The following are the pensions granted during the year ending 20th June :—Dame Maria Bell, £lOO a-year, in consideration of the services rendered to science by her late husband, Sir Charles Bell ; Miss Ann Drummond, in consideration of the public services of her brother, the lamented Edward Drummond, Esq., as sassinated by Macnaughten, £2OO a-year ; Robert Brown, Esq., the botanist, £2OO a-year ; Dame Florentia Sale, wife of the the hero of Jelallabad, £5OO a-year ; and Sir William Rowan Hamilton, the Astronomer Royal for Ireland, £2OO a-year. Making altogether £1,200 per annum. MANSLAUGHTER.—On Friday week a woman named White died at Doynton, near Bath, in consequence of in juries inflicted on her by ber husband. On Wednesday the parties attended Bath Market, as usual, and on their return both of them were intoxicated. It seems that some altercation took place between them on the road, which ended in the blows which are supposed to have caused the woman's death. The deceased was a comely-looking wo. man, about 38 years of age : and the prisoner a tall gaunt man, of rather a forbidding aspect, against whom a ver dict of manslaughter was returned at the coroner's in quest. INCENDIARISM IN SUFFOLK.—The Grand Jury of the county of Suffolk at the recent assizes made a pre. sentment on the subject of the recent incendiary fires in the county, in which they state—" We present the follow_ ing as an analysis of the cases which have come before us, of which therkappear to be 17 committed by children or young persolPtinder the age of 20, and 15 by persons above that age—namely, 4 arising from inadequate em ployment, 12 fiom malicious feeling towards individuals, 11 from actual mischief and without any premeditated or criminal intention, one only by a party travelling about the country as a vagrant, and 4 for which we cannot dis cover any sense or motive whatever. At the Devizes quarter sessions, held last week, in a case of potato stealing, the jury fuund that the prisoners were both guilty, but recommended them to mercy—on account of the evidence not being sufficiently strong ! The court sentenced them to three months' imprisonment. This is nearly as bad as the verdict of a jury in another case, in which the finding was " not guilty," with the ac companiment, "but we advise the prisoner not to do it again." A WOMAN KILLED BY HER HUSBAND.—On Sunday week a man named Farrall, living in Sacville-street, Man chester, returned home about two o'clock in the after noon, when his wife scolded him for not coming sooner to dinner. Mary words ensued between them, and in the quarrel he struck her some blows on the face and fore head with his fists, inflicting injuries which caused her death on Thursday morning. A verdict of manslaughter was returned against him at the inquest, Goon FORTUNE.—A poor fisherman, residing at Sid mouth, having fallen in arrears with his landlord, hired a boat for the purpose of conveying his few household effects to Portland. The wind blowing from the north west he put out to sea, and was hailed by a homeward bound East Indiaman. There were on the vessel twenty five passengers, and they offered him three pounds a head to take them ashore. The offer was thankfully accepted, and the duty duly performed. The boatman then returned to his late desolate habitation, relanded his furniture, and immediately afterwards waited upon his landlord and dis charged his debt. A RAT KILLED BY A HEN.—A curious circumstance occurred at Stramongate, near the river, during the week, which shows the coura g e evinced by a hen, in defence of her young brood. A nest of ducklings, nine in number, under the charge of a hen, whilst basking in the sun, were pounced upon by a large rat, and at the moment when he was within reach of his prey, Dame Partlet bristled up her feathers, and with spur and beak flew at the marauder, and quickly put him to flight. Following up the success of victory, in the first instance, the hen intercepted her enemy retreating to his hole, which she would not allow him to come near, beating him off on every approach towards it, till in the end, Mr. Rat was fairly laid upon his back, and the hen completed her work by killing him on the spot.—Kendal Mercury. APPREHENSION OF A GANG OF BURGLARS.—For some time past the town and neighbourhood of Ashton under-Lyne have been infested with a gang of midnight ruffians, who have plundered several farm-houses and villagers cottages in the vicinity of Glossop, Mottram, and Hyde, and up to the present time have escaped the vigilance of the police. They have at length, however, been captured by Mr. Newton, deputy-constable, and they turn out to be a family of the name of Swan resid ing in Stalybridge, who up to this period had never been suspected. They consist of the mother, two sisters, and four sons ; likewise Robert Hartley, husband of one of the daughters. They were all brought before the magis trates on Saturday, and identified as parties engaged in several burglaries within the last few months. NEW BRITISH IRON COMPANY.--This company held a meeting on Wednesday, at which a report from the pro visional committee was presented, giving a satisfactory statement of the progress of the works under recent ma nagement. Every endeavour has been made to put the concern in a profitable train, means having been taken to get rid of the property which did not seem likely to pro mise a return, and the money laid out in improving that which would. During the last half-year the manufacture of pig iron at Ruabon, was 5135 tons ; in Staffordshire, 8329 tons; and at Aberyschan, 2865 tons ; making a total of 16,229 tons ; which was an average of 628 tons per week. About 800 tons per week was now the average of manu facture ; before long it was expected it would reach 1000 tons per week. THE Joux O'GAUNT.—This vessel, destroyed by Cap tain Warner, off the coast at Brighton, was washed ashore the other night, in the presence of several hundred spectators. She was observed to float about three o'clock in the afternoon, and as soon as all her ballast was washed out of her, she separated into several pieces, and frag ments of the wreck drifted down channel past the chain pier. The wreck was complete, and must have convinced the most sceptical, had they seen the shattered vessel scattered about in all directions on the ocean, of the ex traordinary power of Captain Warner's invention. Even Sinbad's ship, of which we read that every staple and nail was drawn by the magnetic power of the rock could not have fallen to pieces more easily than the John o'Gaunt under the operation of Captain Warner's explosive power. GOOSEBERRY SHow.—On Saturday week was held, at Ashton-in-Mackerfield, the fourth annual exhibition, or gooseberry show, open to all England. There was a good attendance of growers of that useful fruit from Haydock, Eccleston, Huyton, and Lowton. The sweepstakes and first steward's prize was won by Mr. John Naylor's red berry, Wonderful, weight 24 dwts. 16 grains. The second steward's prize was won by Mr. John Arnold's yellow berry, Pilot, weight 20 dwts. 3 grains. The third steward's prize was won by Mr. Wm. Gore's green berry, Overall, weight 18 dwts. 22 grains. And the fourth steward's prize was won by Mr. John Baker's Adelaide, weight 16 dwts. 22 grains. There was one berry that unfortunately burst in the judge's hands, belonging to Mr. John Naylor, of Haydock, weighing 27 dwts., being the largest berry ever offered for exhibition at this meeting. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson Gower, eldest daughter of his Grace the Duke of Sutherland, with George John Marquis of Lorn, only son of the Duke of Argyll, w a celebrated at Trentham on Wednesday, in presence of a select circle of the distinguished friends of both noble families. His Grace the Venerable Archbishop of York 'officiated. The Duke of Sutherland walked first, leading the bride, who looked remarkably well, and was succeeded by the M arquis of Lorn, and the Duchess of Sutherland. Then came the bridesmaids, two and two. The bride was attired in a dress and tunic of magnificent Guipere lace, over white satin, festooned with boquets of roses, myrtles, and orange blossoms. Her ladyship's head-dress con sisted of a wreath of white roses, and a veil of the richest description of Guipere lace completed the costume, which was extremely chaste and beautiful. Her ladyship car ried a bouquet of orange flowers in her left hand. A CAPITAL HIT.—An extravaganza, called " Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp—in a new Light," has been pro duced in London lately, in which, it is said, the most tell ing hit is an allusion to that on which the public mind is at the present moment so sensitive the Post-office espionage. When the princess is in the custody of the magician, after he possesses himself of the lamp, she threatens to communicate her situation to Aladdin, and says : Princess—l'll write a private letter in my need — Magician—You'll find that difficult just now indeed. This was received with repeated plaudits, mingled with hisses for Sir James Graham. Princess—l'll write in black and white — Magician—ln black and white—instead Your letter in the post will sure be red (read). (renewed applause.) Besides I have a warrant to delay 'em — Princess—That would be black indeed— Magician—Not black, but gray—hem (Graham). (Renewed and prolonged applause.) WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.—This body commenced its hundred and first annual sitting on Wednesday at Bir mingham, when the Rev. Jabez Bunting, D.D., was elected president by a very large majority. For Dr. Bunting the votes recorded were, 194 ; for the Rev. Jacob Stanley, 55 ; for the Revs. W. Atherton, R. Waddy, and W. Vevers, 2 each; and for the Revs. J. Beecham, J. Cusworth, R. Wood, and R. Alder, 1 each. The Rev. R. Newton, D.D., was called to the secretaryship by 197 votes. The vacancies in the legal conference, or the hun dred as they are designated, which have occurred during the past year, were filled up by the names of the Revs. T. Harris, John Rigg, and H. Cheverton. From the finan cial statement of the Education Committee, it appeared that, including a grant from the Centenary Fund, about £12,000 had been already contributed or promised. There had been 110 candidates for training, as masters or mis tresses. 42 of whom had been accepted, and sent to the Glasgow Normal Seminary. Since August last about 13 had finished their preparatory course, and had been sent out to different places. There bad been an increase during the year of 143 Sunday schools, and 15,627 scholars. Of week-day and infant schools there were 183 for boys., 109 for girls, and 40 for infants, containing 13.138 boys, 8,776 girls, and 3,349 infants—making a total of 25,463, and an increase of 4,659 children. In the Missionary Committee the Rev. Dr. Bunting then took a general review of the receipts and expenditure, showing that the former, for the current year, could not be estimated at a higher sum than £98,000, while the latter would reach 110,000, involving a probable deficiency of £12,000, and he called upon the meeting to determine whether there must be a sweeping reduction in the missions or a permanent increase of in come. A long discussion ensued, in which Mr. Burton, of Leeds, having playfully expressed an opinion that the Wesleyan body would come nearer to £llO,OOO in contri butions than the committee would keep to that sum in expenditure, the idea was taken up, and a resolution was passed unanimously pledging the connection to raise that lamount within the year. DEFACING PARISH REGISTERS.—At the Worcester shire assizes, last week, before Chief Justice Tindal, a respectable man, named John Bowen, about 50 years of age, was tried and convicted on a charge of having in July, 1843, at the parish of Pirton, feloniously destroyed, defaced, and injured a register book of births, burials, and marriages of the parish of Croome d' Abitot, Wor cestershire. It appeared that the prisoner entered into some arrangement with Mr. John Wood, of Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, by which he was to receive a large sum of money if he succeeded in an action of ejectment which Mr. Wood had brought to recover possession of the real estates of the late James Wood, Esq., the banker of Gloucester. In order to effect that, it became necessary to prove that Mary Wood, who died in 1763, the sister of Thomas Wood, of Brierley Hill, the grandfather of the claimant, had married a person named Watson. On searching the records of the Consistory Court of Wor cester, there appeared among the transcripts of the regis ters of marriages in the parish of Croome Abitot, under date, Oct. 4, 1741, an entry of the marriage of Ralph Watson, of Woodstock, Oxfordshire, with Mary Wood; but upon examining the original register kept at Pirton, no such entry was found. There was, however, an entry of a marriage on the 4th of October, 1741, between John Rawlins and Isabel Thomasson, which was the only mar riage registered in that year; and on the prisoner's third visit to search the registers, whilst the minister had turned his back upon him to reach another book from the chest, he heard a sound like the tearing of paper, and, on looking round, he discovered that the prisoner had so torn off a portion of the leaf on which the marriage of Rawlins and Thomasson was entered as to leave only the date " 1741, Oct. 4." The prisoner declared that it was the result of accident ; and that was th e main fact tothe jury, who found it against the prisoner, conceiving i _that ar the register had been so defaced in or der to let in sec f do o l th y e evidence from the Consistory C ourt of Worcester t m o ar h r a i a vt g eo e pb o re f o tveVadn.sWatsonpoTr The endlde foraWr noseeodvde,tuwydhegi years. r b ss .e it n t as important dthe pri soner SUNDAY TRAFFIC.—The new proprietor of canal boats from London (through Reading) to Bristol has advertised that his boats go every day except Sundays. This an nouncement is highly creditable to the parties concerned, and we trust is the commencement of a better state of things ; for the gross demoralization of the boatmen in this kingdom is become proverbial, and, it cannot be doubted, is to be traced to the system of Sabbath desecra tion on our rivers and cdnals, so generally adopted, and which, unhappily, has so long had the sanction of the British public. Many canal proprietors, canal carriers, and others interested in the subject, are desirous of seeing an improvement as to the existing state of things, which affects injuriously not only boatmen, but porters, lock-keepers, clerks, and others. We understand that a considerable number of boat owners in Staffordshire have expressed themselves anxious to see a change as relates to the present system. Much good may be expected to result from the united efforts of benevolent individuals connected with the commercial world, which ought to meet with universal encouragement and support.—A. clergyman of this city some time ago addressed fifty boatmen in a warehouse, not one of whom. he was credi bly informed, had been in any place of worship for the last twenty years. When such is the case, we must not be surprised at hearing of crimes committed by this body of men.—Worcester Journal. THE LATE DR. DALTON.—The death of this distin guished philosopher is mentioned in our obituary. Dr. Dalton had been for more than half a century an active and invaluable member of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester, having, together with his friend Dr. Edward Holme, M.D. F.L.S. been elected on the 25th of April, 1794. Indeed, they were the oldest sur viving members of the society, with the sole exception of Sir George Philips, Bart., who became a member in 1785. Dr. Dalton had been president of this society since 1817. In 1788, he commenced his " Meteorological Observa tions," which have been continued to the present time. In 1793, he published a volume of " Meteorological Ob servations and Essays ;" a work which displays much original thinking, and the germs of some of Dalton's after discoveries. Some time afterwards he was appointed to the situation of Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in the New College, Mosley-street, Manches ter. He resided for about six years within this institu tion, with which Dr. Barnes was contemporaneously connected as Theological Professor, and continued to hold his office until the college was finally removed to York. On withdrawing from the college, in the year 1799, Dal ton began to teach mathematics and natural philosophy, at his own residence. The deceased was a member of the Society of Friends. During the present week seve ral meetings have been held in Manchester with a view to devise some public tribute to the memory of the de ceased. SENTENCES ON THE PRISONERS FOR ARSON AT NOR,- FOLK.—Mr. Baron Alderson said, they were called upon to receive the punishment their particular offences re quired to be awarded for their several crimes. You, Samuel Jacob, and you, Martin Turner, have been con victed of setting fire to your master's premises. You, Edward Botwright, have been convicted upon two in dictments, charging you with setting fire to farming pre mises, and also with sending a threatening letter to Mr. Robert Watling, threatening to kill him and fire his pre mises. You, Frederick Borley, were tried at the last assizes, and escaped on a point of law ; but it has not acted as a warning upon you. You, James Lankester, have been going about the country in a state of vagrancy, using inflaming language, and also with sending a threat ening letter to Mr. Robert Watling, threatening to kill him, and fire his premises, and finishing your crime by committing the act for which you have been tried. The sentence of the court upon each and every one of you is, that you be transported beyond the seas for the term of your natural lives. You, Robert Hammond, have been convicted upon two charges of arson, though not of the same magnitude as those of the others. The sentence of the Court is, therefore, upon you, that you be trans ported for the term of 20 years.—Mr. Justice Williams, in sentencing James Macclesfield, said :—the circum stances attending your case, James Macclesfield, leave no doubt that the motives which induced you to commit the crime of which you are convicted were deliberated and long-cherished revenge, and, in consequence, have in volved in ruin not only the farming property, but have entailed a frightful loss of animal life. Without entering into detail, no less than 200 unoffending animals fell vic tims to your crime. The sentence of the Court is, that you be transported for life. The Judge, in sentencing Isaac Everett and Layzell Randall, said: The devastation occasioned by you, Everett, is little less than in the case of the last prisoner ; for not only was farming property to a great amount destroyed, but several cottages were also burnt to the ground. The sentence of the Court is that you, Isaac Everett, be transported for 20 years, and you, Layzell Randall, for the term of 15 years.—James Friend, for sending a letter to Mr. William Cockrell, was sentenced to fifteen years' transportation. Robert Grim wade, for sending a threatening letter to Sir Joshua Row ley, was sentenced to ten years' transportation. Wit. Liam Greengrass, for a similar offence, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and hard labour. George Davy was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, and to be twice whipped. John Woods to six months' imprison ment and once whipped, for setting fire to some furze bushes and underwood. THE DREADFUL NOTTINGHAM MURDERS.—At the Nottingham Assizes, before Lord Denman, William Saville, a frame-work knitter, of New Radford, was charged with the wilful murder of his wife and three children. The prisoner, in May last, was lodging at the house of a man named Sutton, near Birch-row, Radford. His wife and three children had been in the workhouse, but had come out on the day before the Tuesday when the crimes in question were alleged to have been commit ted. Saville had been paying some attentions to a young woman of the name of Tate. and the only motive that suggested itself for the commission of those awful mur ders was, that he wished to get his wife out of the way and rid himself of the incumbrance of his children. It appeared that when the poor woman left the workhouse with her children she said she would go in search of her husband and on the following morning the husband, wife, and children were seen in Nottingham together. In the afternoon of the same day he was seen alone, and was heard to say he had lost sight of his wife near Manners street. With respect to the young woman Tate there was nothing against her character, for when she became ac quainted with Saville she did not know he was married, and upon finding he had a wife and three children she broke off the connection. In the course of the Tuesday evening, Saville was heard to say he supposed his wife had drowned herself, and suspicion being excited inquiry was set on foot, and on the Wednesday the bodies were found in a little plantation, in the neighbourhood of Not tingham. From the appearance of the ground it was evident there had been a struggle between the wife and the prisoner ; In her hand was found a razor. The bodies were discovered by a man on the 29th of May. He went into the plantation to get something for his rabbits, where he saw three little children, lying, as he thought, asleep— one had its eyes open. Looking at the girls he saw them wounded—further from them the body of the woman was discovered with her throat dreadfully cut, and a razor in her hand, but quite loose, so that it would appear to have been placed there. The body of the woman was a few yards from the children. She lay stretched, as though dragged : the children lay together. There was a train of blood nearly all the way from the female to the children. The evidence went to prove the prisoner was seen near to and going in the direction of the spot in question, with his wife and children on the Tuesday ; that he was carry ing the youngest child on his shoulder, their ages being about seven, five, and three, and that the bodies of the murdered children were those that had been seen with the prisoner. Two men named Bret saw the prisoner, his wife, and children, sitting on a bank within twenty yards of where the bodies were found. The children were gathering flowers. Saw the same man some time after come from the plantation alone—as be passed he looked very white. Many witnesses were called, a.d altogether a case of as strong circumstantial evidence was made out as could well be. The jury almost immediately returned a verdict of Guilty, whereupon he was sentenced to be hanged. SPO R TING INTELLIGENCE. GOODWOOD RACES, TUESDAY, JULY 30. These fashionably-attended races commenced on Tues day last, and presented a fair display of rank, elegance, and fashion; the inclosure was exclusively occupied by those immediately interested in the proceedings of the day ; but the attendance in other respects was not so large as might have been expected from the nature of the attractions, owing, no doubt, to the unfavourable state of the weather. The running was first-rate. The CRAVEN STAKES of 10 sovs. each. Mile and a quarter. Mr. Boyce's Corunna, 5 yrs ...... (W. Boyce) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Knight -of-the-Whistle, 6 yrs.... 2 Lothario, Mr. Forth's c by Velocipede, Jamal, and Best Bower also started. Corunna made all the running, and won in a canter by three lengths. MATCH, 200 sous. T.Y.C. Lord G. Bentinck's Olive Oil, Bst 71b (Rogers) 1 Lord Glasgow's f by Sheet Anchor, Bst 41b Won by a head. _ _ _ SWEEPSTAKES of 300 sovs. each, h ft. Colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b. Three miles. (16 subs.) Lord Eglinton's Aristides at . . (Marlon) 1 Lord Exeter's Phlegetbon w 2 3 Duke of Richmond's Elysium ... . 4 Mr. Bowes's Cotherstone .... roached, and won Aristides took the lead, was never app by at least one hundred yards. Cotherstone, whose legs have long been under suspicion, broke down about half a mile from home. The HAM STAKES of 100 sovs. each, b ft. Colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b. (42 subs.) Duke of Richmond's f R e tion 1 frac Mr Wreford, fun's c by Camel ... Colonel Peel's b f Hersey • Seven others started. Won by two lengths. The GRATWICKE STAKES of 100 Sovs. each, h ft,. Colt, Bst 101 b ; fillies , Bst 61b. Mile and a half. (64 Subs.) Lord Stanley's Ithuriel (F Butler) 1 Mr S. Herbet's Antler.. Pastoral, Stomacher, Zenobia, Red Deer, All -round my-bat, and Buz z also started. Won by a length. The LEVANT STAKES of 50 sovs, 30 ft. C fillies, Bst 31b. Half a mile. (26 811 bolts, Bst ilb ; Mr. Wreford's Maid of 0r1ean5...... ..(J. ) Howlett) 1 Lord Eglinton's Plaudit.. • • • • ...... Six others started. W on b y h ali a length. 2 The GOODWOOD CLUB STAKES of 10 stirs. each. (19 subs.) A dead heat between .Mr. Payne's Queen Mab and Mr. Bowes (us) Quebec. Deciding Heat Mr. Parne's Queen Mab, 5 yrs, ltb:t 111 b .......... 1 Lord Eglinton's Quebec, 4yrs, lOs 111 b I Won in a canter. August 6, isit The D y ß ea A r lv -o r d, s li s o t OA S ; TA fillies,K ES sosft22:;lbS.9lTS.Re (28 Subs.) hree ob s . T Lord George Bentinck's Crotan Oi1.. 2 Colonel Anson's Joe Lovel Three others started. Won by half a length. The WELTER STAKES of 20 sovs. each. (4 Subs.) .. 1 Duke of Richmond's Pastoral, 3 yrs. . Mr John Day's Ben-y-Ghlo, 4 yrs Lord Caledon's Auld Lang Syne, 4 yrs Won in a canter by twenty lengths. The INKEEPERS' PLATE of £5O, added to alSweepstalred of 5 sovs. each. (Subs.) Lord George Bentinck's Ape, 2 yrs ... Mr H. Stebbing's Mainstay, 2 yrs. . Palwmon, Bosphorus, On Don't, and Mr Wreford's bg by Camel, also started. A good race. WEDNESDAY. The STAND PLATE of £5O, added to a Sweepstakes of sovs each. Mile heats. . Mr Boyce ns Coranna, 5 yrs . (W. Boyce) 1 1 Mr Dixon's Jamal, 4 yrs • . Emma, Knight of the Whistle, and Lothario also started. Won both heats in a canter. The COWDRAY STAKES of 25 sous each. Mr Shelley's Five-times-Five, 4 yrs, 9st 71b .. (Bell) 1 Lord G. Bentinck's Duke of Cornwall, 2 yrs, 6st 71b. 2 Won in a canter by two lengths. The STEWARDS' Cur, value 300 sots, added to a Hall" dicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each. (38 subs.) Captain Harcourt's Sir Abstrupus, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b Lord G. Bentinck's African, 5 yrs, Bst lib 21 others started. Won in the last stride by a head. The QUEEN'S PLATE of 100 guineas. Mr W. H. Johnstone's T'Auld Squire, 3 yrs .. (Lye) 1 Lord G. Bentinck's Coal Black Rose, 3 yrs Three others started. Won by a length . - The GOODWOOD STAKES of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, 5 only d declared ; the owner of the second horse to receive £lOO. (121 subs., 69 of whom declared.) Cup course• Mr Wreford's Franchise, 5 yrs, 6st (A.. Day) 1 Mr Shelley's Lucy Banks, 5 yrs, Bst lib 2 16 others started. "Won by a length. The MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF CHICHESTER'S PLATO of 50 sovs, with 50 added by the ladies, and 10 from the fund to the second horse. Lord G. Bentinck's Fisticuff, 4 yrs .. (Rogers) 0 1 1 Mr Dawson's b g Daft Watty, 4 yrs.... Capt Martyn's Emilian, 5 yrs Mr MiGibie's Arethusa, 3 yrs Duke of Richmond's Cornopearr, 4 yrs . 2 dr Capt Delme's Red Skin, 3 yrs ... - 3 dr _ _ MATCH for 300 sous, h ft. One mile. Mr Ongley's Roderick rec ft from Mr Gregory's Vitellius. THURSDAY. MATCH for 200 so►s, h ft, Bst 51b each. T.Y.C Lord Glasgow's b f by Retainer, out of Purity Lord G. Bentinck's br f Alva, by Bay Middleton 0 2tol on the Purity filly. Ran a dead heat. The MOLECOMB STAKES of 50 sovs each. (21 subs.) Mr J. Day's Nutbourne . 1 Duke of Richmond's Refraction .... Eight others started, but only the above were placed. MATCH for 100 sovs, h ft. Cup Course. Lord Maidstone's Larrie M'Hale, 4 yrs, 12st 51b.... Lord G. Bentinck's Captain Coo', 4 yrs, list 121 b 7t04 on Captain Cook. Won by a neck. SWEEPSTAKES of 200 Soya each, for two-year-olds. Mr Wreford's Brother to Wintonian .. (J. Day, jun.) Col. Peel's cby Slane, out of Cobweb (Nat) .4 Duke of Beaufort's Captain Phebus.... (G. Edwards) 3 Duke of Richmond's The Laird o' Cockpen (Rogers) 4 Three others started, but were not placed. The RACING STAKES of 50 sovs each, for three-year-c Mr Gratwicke's Needful, Bst 71b (Bell Lord G. Bentinck's Devil-to-Pay, Bst 71b .. (Rogers , Sir G. Heathcote's Akbar, Bst 71b Col. Anson's Joe Lovell, Bst 71b SWEEPSTAKES of 25 sovs each, for two-year-olds. • Duke of Richmond's Refraction and Mr J. Day's Maid of Orleans divided the stakes, and Refraction walked over' POST MATCH for 200 sovs, h ft. T.Y.C. Lord G. Bentinck's Rose of Cashmere, Bst 41b Lord Glasgow's f by Bay Mid.—St. Patrick, Bst 41b . Ildg• 321 1 2tol on the winner. Won easy. The GOODWOOD CUP, value £3OO, the rest in specie, 11 subs. of 20 sovs each, with 100 added. (52 subs.) Mr Salvin's Alice Hawthorn, 6 yrs, 9st 51b Lord Chesterfield's Prizefighter, 4 yrs, Bst 51b Mr W. H. Johnstone's The Era, 4 yrs, Bst 81b 3 Wiseacre, Antler, Discount, Little Vivian, Cameleont and Ashtead Pet, also started, but were not placed. . , • SWEEPSTAKES of 200 sous each, for filly foals of 184 g.. Lord Eglinton's Britannia I. Five others started, and there was a dead heat for the second place between As You Like It and Wedding DIY' The DUKE OF RICHMOND'S PLATE of XlOO. Duke of Richmond's Cornopean, 4 yrs, 6st 71b Lord Exeter's Algernon, 3 yrs, sst 3 Capt. Harcourt's Sir Abstrupus, 4 yrs, ist Sib Eight others also ran. Won in a canter. The SUSSEX STAKES of 25 sous each, for two-year-old s : Luke of Richmond's The Laird o' Cockpen (Rogers) Lord G. Bentinck's Pug, by Bay Middleton Sir J. B. Mills's Giantess, by Leviathan Five others started. Won easy. Lo T rd he G A . ANGLESEY k, s S T N A a K w E O S r t o h y a s ge s d o , vs io e s ah. t c mb. ( . l . 2 . st . ib . s 1 ) 2 Mr Payne's Queen Mab, 5 yrs, 1 Ist .. Lord G. Bentinck's Coal Black Rose, 3 yrs, 9st 07 ' . 4 Lord March's The Currier, aged, lOst 91b Lord Maidstone's Mechanic, 4 yrs, lOst ............ FRIDAY. The BATTHYANY STAKES Of 5 sous each. (16 subs.) Lord G. Bentinck's Naworth, aged (Ld Maidstone) 0 1 Lord Maidstone's Mechanic, 4 yrs (Mr Williams) 0 2 Duke of Richmond's Elysium, 4 yrs (Lord Paget) 3 Five others started. Won by a length. The NASSAU STAKES of 50 sous each, for 3-yr-old fill Lord G. Bentinck's All-round-my-Hat (Rogers, Col Anson's The Princess (91b extra) Col Peel's Zenobia . lies• 1 2 3 4 5 Lord Exeter's Pergularia . Mr Gregory's Barricade (Chapple MATCH for 50 sovs, Sst 71b each. T.Y.C. Lord Glasgow's Rose of Cashmere, 2 vrs (Marson Lord G. Bentinck's Olive Oil, 2 vrs .... (Rogers, Won in a canter. The CHESTERFIELD CUP, of 15 sovs each. 42 sub Lord Chesterfield's Knight of the Whistle .... (Nat Lord Eglinton's Pompey .......... (Marson, Twelve others started. 'Won by a head. The MAIDSTONE STAKES of 15 sovs each, with 50 addea' Lord Eglinton's Aristides. 4 yrs, list 41b Lord Chesterfield's Parthian, 4 yrs, llst 41b . Six others were placed. A very fast-run race. The MARCH STAKES Of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, for all ages• FIRST CLASS. Lord Eglinton's Quebec, 4 yrs, list 6113 Lord G. Bentinck's Vol-au-Vent, 3 yrs, 9st ........ Five others started. Won easy. SECOND CLASS OF THE MARCH STAKES. Captain Harcourt's Sir Abstrupus, 4 yrs, list Kb.... Duke of Richmond's The Currier, aged, lOst 121 b • • 5 Mr Reeve's Tarquin, 4 yrs, lOst Gib . Three others started. Won by a length. CHALLENGE OF THE MARCH STARES. itSt The winners of the two classes to run for the 5 sovs , staking 10 sovs each, and carrying Gib extra; any ho,r 7 that had started to be allowed to challenge for the staking 10 sovs, and carrying his original weight. Lord Eglinton's Quebec, 4 yrs, llst 121 b Captain liarcourt's Sir Abstrupus, 4 yrs, 12st .. •• • 3 Duke of Richmond's Cornopean, 4 yrs, 11st 71b •• • 0 Lord G. Bentinck's Vol-au-Vent, 3 yrs, 9st •• ' 0 Lord G. Bentinck's The Great Mogul, 3 yrs, 9st 41b • ..... . MATCH for 50 sous. T.Y.C. Mr Payne's Walpole, 3 yrs, Bst 2lb Lord Rosslyn's Elemi, 3 yrs, Bst 71b .... (F. Butler) BETTING AT GOODWOOD.—FRIDAY EvsNISG. ST. L 3 to 1 agst The Cure (t) 5 to 1 „ Ithuriel 6 to 1 „ Bay Momus 10 to 1 „ Valerian (t) 11 to 1 „ Red Deer (t) GER. 2 1 02 2 tt t 00 0 11 1 : asst , my T o h ot e gr P p t i h ibc a l e s a ( ge t s ‘ 2, 25 to 1 „ The Ugly " II ) (no backers) DES 9 to 2 agst John Day's lot 18 to 1 „ Cobweb colt 25 to 1 „ Alarm (t) 25 to 1 „ Pantasa (t) 25 to 1 „ Newsmonger 30 to 1 „ Nutbourne (t) 35 to 1 „ Twig (t) 1000 even laid on the fie Col. Peel's, and Boyce's lot! 40 to 1 agst Somers (t) 40 to 1 CleartbeW AY `' 40 to 1 ~ Re b ecc a colt 40 to 1 „ Weatherbit (t 50 to 1 „ Black Prince ti 50 to 1 „ Connaughti ter ger (t) ~ Icl agst J. Scott's, J. Daft' BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY EVE`Ol46' There was so little disposition to do b us i ness , and ip' attendance of members so very small, that the s ubse tion room was not used. A few offers, &c., thus :--- THE HORWICH C UP. — (WEDNESDAY NEXT' ) Salad The following prices were accepted at the old Hotel last night :- 3to 1 agst Hampton j 3to 1 agst Flaga° 39ll 3 1 Dog Billy 5 1 Hootou Offers to lay 2 to 1 on the first three. THE EBOR HANDICAP. n ebli g 7 to 4, and then 2 to 1, was l a id a t noo n agst Fr tt " and Lucy Banks. 4 to 1 agst Franchise 6 1 Lucy Banks 16 12 — to 1 — agst p Pe o d oql et o er e 11 1 Rowena 16 1 Belle m il .,rice S In the course of yesterday and to-day the abov e r have been booked in small sums. ST. LEGER. No betting worth remarking upon : 5 to 1 was lS Ithuriel last night, at the Old Swan. RACES T O COME. IST. It Hereford ..... • AUG Huntingdon 6 Horwich Brighton Wolverhampton ........ 12 Lewes Ripon ....19 Brornsgrove.. 20 ____ .... . i Tunbridge Wells •• ' ,- 1 ••• 7 Reading ... • • 00... • 4 ... .. • a v ~ .1 ..... . . . 12 York ............ •• .k I ........ •••• • • 14 Stourbridge ...... ••";.2, .... 19 Egharn ........ •• • ' .`P '" , Stockton ..... • • • • • *. AO" There are nearly 200 nominations for th e Per '' ' upwards of 140 for the Oaks for 1846.