The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-04 00:00:00

t COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MONEY MARKET. SATURDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols, which closed yesterday rather heavy at 93% 94 for Money, and 94A for the October Account, opening this morning at the above prices, Exchequer Bills, 72 74; In dia Bonds, 72 74 ; Bank Stock, 20715;; India Stock, 2644 564. In the Foreign Market the prices are nominal at pre sent. Spanish Active heavy at the leaving off prices of yes terdav, IN 204; Portuguese, 35!x; Three per Cents., 23;6, ; Brazilian, 831 81; Colombian, 254; Mexican, 2324; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 531 54; Five per Cents., 10 2 28. . HALF•PASTONE. Tlut al-- c. 0., ,ng prices: —Metal, 1055 8; Bank Shares, - - Consols may be quoted at the morning's prices 9434, for current Money, 23i 94; E xc h equer Bill s , 72 74 pm ; I n di an k Bonds, 74 72 pm.; Bank Stock, 2071 EN ; Indian Stuck, 2641. In the Foreign Market the chid speculation during the morning has been in Spanish Active, which are very heavy, and receded front 194 201 to 19 1 ; Portuguese, 311 also lower; Three per Cents. 23; Brazilian 8.3184; Mexican 23 23; Dutch Two-and-a-Half lower, 531 : - Five per Cents. 10'21. QUARTER BEFOIZE THREE. Consols for the Account, 9 . (From the official list, con trans BRITISH FUNDS THIS Bank Stock, 2071 8.1- 3 per Ct. Red., 941 3 per Ct. Con., 94 3i , 4 34 per Ct. Anns. 1818, 3}6 per Ct. Red. 102 i New 3S per Cents.. 1011 Long Ans. 1860, 151 11-It3 Ditto, 30 yrs. 1859, 154 Ditto, 30 yrs. 1860, 15 7-16 taininz the business actually acted.) DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Stock, 264 India Bonds, 72 - ,I pm Bank Stock for Acct.. Consols for Acct., 94i India Stock for do. 255 £lOOO E Bills, 72 4pm £5OO 'do. 72 4pm Small do. 72 7 pin Ditto Commercial, S H A (The quotations give the actu premium or Candonga, 71 Great Western, 731 74731 London & Brighton, 84 London & Birmingham, 168 9 Birmingham 4 Shares, London and lilackwall, 51 London and Greenwich; London & Southampton, 46 London and Croydon Trunk. RES. al price, without reference to r discount.) 'Manchester and Birmingham, 'North Midland, General Steam Navigation, 2:3a Galvanised Iron Company, 2j Manchester and Leeds, Thames Omnibus Packet and Pier Company, 2% COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The Queen took her accus tomed airing in the park this afternoon, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Baroness Lehzen, Lord Torrington, Lord Melbourne, Lady Mary Stopford, Hon. Colonel Cavendish, Sir George and Miss Quentin, ' Hon. Miss Murray, and Major Keppel. The royal party rode on horseback. The Marchioness of Normanby followed in a pony phaeton. The following are expected to arrive this evening to join the royal dinner part v :—Viscount Palmerston, their Excel lencies Achinet Bey and Sarem Effendi, and the Count and Countess Sebastiani. Her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta dined with Queen Adelaide at Bushy. WINDSOR, TucasnAr.—Their Excellencies Fetbi Ahmed Pacha and Serim Effendi took leave of her Majesty, and left for town at one o'clock. The Count and Countess Se bastiani took their departure early this morning. This morning Viscount Melbourne had the honour of an audience of her Majesty. This afternoon her Majesty, attended by the royal suite on horseback, took her accustomed exercise in the park. In addition to the royal suite, the following distinguished personages will dine with her Majesty this evening: —Her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, Miss Wynyard, the envoy from the Imaum of Muscat, Colonel Knox, Colonel Gooch, and Captain Cogan. WINDSOR, FRIDA Y.—This afternoon the Queen, accom panied by the following personages on horseback, rode in the park, and visited Virginia Water :—Baroness Lehzen, Lady Mary Stopford, Hon. Miss Murray, ViscountTorring ton,- Viscount Melbourne, Hon. C. A. Murrray, Hon. Col. Cavendish, and Miss Quentin. The Duchess of Hamilton took an airing in a close car riage, accompanied by the Hon. Miss Pitt. The envoy (torn the Imaum of Muscat, and Capt. Cogan, of the Indian navy, and Viscount Palmerston, took their departure. Colonel Bouverie and Captain Pitt, of the royal blues, and Mr. and Lady Fanny Howard, will have the honour of dining with her Majesty this evening. The band of the Coldstream guards played at the Castle last night, and were complimented by her Majesty, through Col. Cavendish, on their talented performances. His Excellency Fethi Ahmed Pacha, the Ottoman am bassador extraordinary, attended by his suite, left the resi dence of the Turkish embassy in the Regent's Park on Wednesday morning, for Windsor Castle, to have an audi ence of the Queen. Viscount Palmerston left town on Wednesday morning, on a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. The Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by the l'rincess Augusta of Cambridge, and attended by Colonel Jones, and Prince George of Cambridge, attended by Colonel Cornwall, came to Cambridge House on Thursday. Their royal high nesses returned to Kew in the afternoon. THAMES HAVEN DOCK COMPANY. The half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of this Company was held on Wednesday, at the London Tavern, for the pur pose of receiving the report of the Directors. James Esdaile, Esq., was called to the chair The CHAIRMAN having stated the object of the meeting, adverted to the great public advantages which would arise from the formation of the Thames Haven Dock, not only in clearing the river of a great mass of shipping, owing to which the navigation of the Thames was at present much impeded, but in reducing the price of coals and fish by the facilities which would be given to vessels laden with those necessary articles of consumption, to transmit them to London, and owing to which, not only time, but expense would be consi derably saved. He was happy to inform the Shareholders that the works of the Company had already commenced under very favourable auspices, for the Directors had not only en tered into a contract for their execution, but they had done so upon terms within the estimate of their engineer, and work men were now actually employed in the formation of the docks.—(Hear, hear.) Of this fact the Shareholders would have an opportunity of satisfying themselves, as a steamer had been engaged to convey them to Thames Haven in order that they might not only see their own property, but at the Caine time observe the progress which had been made with the works.—(Hear, hear.) The steamer would be ready to start when the meeting was over, and he trusted the trip down the river would give every satisfaction to the Shareholder!. He bad no doubt but when the public learned that the works of the Company were commenced, they would at once come forward and give their earnest support to an undertaking so eminently calculated to advance the general good. Name; AMSINCK, Esq., then read the report of the Direc tors, which, after adverting to the nature of the property be longing to the Company, and to the contract that had been entered into for the formation of the dock, proceeded to re mark that 111 r. Fauche, our Consul at Ostend, had taken such a deep interest in the undertaking, upon public grounds, be lieving it to be the most convenient position on the river from which vessels bound for Ostend (and which port, by the way, is expected to be made the central point from which all the mails throughout Europe, and those going by way of Egypt, shall start,) can make a daylight passage—that he had Riven an assurance he would advance its interest in Belgium in the most permanent mariner. The balance sheet was then read, and it was highly satis factory. A Gentleman, who has for years taken a deep interest in the question of the coal trade, addressed the meeting, and en tered into a variety of calculations to shew that the formation of the proposed dock, connected as it would he by means of a railway with London, would effect a saving to the London public in the article of coals alone of 10s. a ton.—(Hear.) Another Gentleman, well acquainted with the fish trade, made similar calculations in respect to that trade, the result of which was, that not only would there be a great reduction in the price of fish in London—and as London was the great emporium from which fish was transmitted to the other parts of the kingdom, the reduction would be generally felt—but the article itself would be greatly improved in consequence of the rapidity with which it would be conveyed to m ar k e t. Mr. HILL, who represented the interests of a large num ber of shareholders in Lancashire, put a variety of searching questions in reference to the present and future prospects of the Company, which were so satisfactorily replied to by Mr. Amsinck and Mr. Giles, the engineer, that he gave an assu rance that we would not only greatly increase his own shares, but that he would induce his brother shareholders in Lan cashire to act in a similar manner. The report was received and adopted, and a vote of confi dence in the Directors agreed to. The company subsequently proceeded on board the Princess Victoria, and after viewing the works of Thames Haven, which appear to he going forward with every possible dis patch, considering the recent period at which the contract has bee❑ entered into, sat down to an excellent dinner. Henry Amsinck, Esq., presided, and the evening was spent most agreeably; fur the certainty that a work so well calculated to benefit the public in so many ways as the Thames Haven Dock, was now on the road to completion, seemed to impart a general feeling of satisfaction, and the company separated highly pleased with the proceedings of the day. STATE OF TRADE. Lases.—Our merchants seem to be fully as busy as they have been fur the last two or three weeks past, and the work men generally are fully employed ; we have therefore no particular change to note in the demand for goods. There ts, however, reason to believe that more business might he done in winter cloths, Petershams, &c. if they could be s o ld rather lower than th e p resen t s t a t e o f the market admits of. BRADFORD M A RKET.—We have still a brisk demand for manufactured goods of mast descriptions, more particularly fancy articles and' plain stuffs for printing. Prices are con sequently firm. The yarn market was rather more active on Thursday than of late, but there was no material altera tion of prices, which ruled at former rates. The wool market was equally firm, an d t h ere was no variation in the quantity of b usiness done worthy of special mention. The recent wool sales in London terminated with briskness at prices 4 larger than the earli er sa l es, and 01 seems to I;ave given considerable buoyamy to the market. HALIFAX MARKET. --We have no alteration to note in the demand for goods here on Saturday. There was a fair business done on former terms. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET. —We had again a very good demand for both plain cloths and fancy fabri and the prices of the previous week were fully maintaine d, for woollen goods. The wool market contin ue d YORK WOOL MARKET, AUG. 30.—Our supply of wool to this day's market has been good for the advanced period of the wool season. We have had a fair attendance of buyers, and most of the wools shewn have met with takers, but at slow prices, upon our last quotations. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, AUG. 31.—Our manufac turers continue to keep out of the market, and we have in consequence to report another week of limited sales on long wools, and our prices for such are in some measure nominal, as holders in general are indisposed to submit to lower prices. There is a good demand for all kinds of short wool, and for mer rates are fully supported. GREAT NORTHERN RA Lwa Y.—The Lord Mayor, as chairman of the York and North Midland Railway Company, has this week received a most important communication from that experienced engineer, Geo. Stephenson, Esq., Who is now engaged in laying out a line of railway from Newcastle to Edinburgh, which must be of the greatest im portance to the city of York, as it will preserve u s i n a di rec t line between th e two great metropolitan towns of London and Edinburgh. There has been an attempt made to carry the line on the west side of the kingdom, through Lancashire, but we believe the attempt to obtain any thing like a practi cable line has been fruitless. Mr. Stephenson says that he believes he shall be able to get a line from Newcastle to Edinburgh, through almost as favourable a line as the York and Midland, both with regard to levels and expense of con struction; and that he has not the slightest doubt that the great thoroughfare from London to Edinhro' will pass through York, as no other line can be found equal to it.— York Chronicle. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. PREFERMENTS, &c. The Rev. Henry Huntingford, 8.C.L., Fellow of Win chester College, and Protector in Divinity in Hereford Ca thedral Church, was on Wednesday admitted by the Dean and Chapter to the office of Canon Residentiary, void by the death of the Rev. Dr. Clutton. The Rev. C. Richard Somers Cocks, 8.A., has been in stituted to the Vicarage of W o lv e rley, Worcestershire, void by the death of Richard George Clerk, the late Incumbent. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Worcester. the Rev. J. Heaviside, Fellow and Tutor of Sidney Sus sex College, Cambridge, has been appointed Professor of lege, Haileybury. On the 22d - ult. the Rev. Sotherton Backler, 8.A., was instituted to the Rectory of Blatherwick, Northamptonshire, vacant by the cession of the Rev. Henry Corrie. Patron, Stafford O'Brien, Esq. On the 27th ult., the Rev. Henry Chaplin, M.A., was instituted to the Vicarage of Ryhall with Essendino, in the county of Rutland, vacant by the cession of the Rev. Francis Litchfield, on the presentation of the Marquis of Exeter, K.G., the patron. His Grace the Duke of Leeds has been pleased to appoint the Rev. George Alderson, M.A., Vicar of Hornby, one of his Grace's Domestic Chaplains. The Rev. Win Lees, late assistant_ Curate of St. Peter's Chapel, Oldham, has been appoint e d Incumbent C ura t e o f the same Chapel, by the Rev. T. Blackburn, M.A., Rector of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, in. Mace of the late Rev. William Winter. The Rev. Mr. Smith has been appointed Chaplain to the Axbridge Union Workhouse, at a sal a ry of £7O p er annum . The Rey. E. S. Bull, of Queen's College, Cambridge, has been li c e nse d t o th e curacy of St. Botolph, Colchester, on the nomination of the Rev. W. M. Tucker, the Perpetual Curate. The Rev. David Crichton, of the Madras Academy, St. Andrew's Scotland, to the Ministry of Inverbrothock Church, Frfarshire OBITUARY. At Dover, aged 42 years, the Rev. William Theophilus Blackhurne, M.A., son of the late William Blackburne, 111. D., of Cavendish-square, and afterwards of Eastcot-house, near Wells, in Somersoshire- At Leamington, agel 74, the Rev. James Walhouse, ne phew of the late Sir Edward Littleton, and cousin to Lord Hatherton. Mr. Walhouse had resided in Leamington nearly 40 years, and he was well-known for his private acts of benevolence and charity. At his residence, Pentonville, the Rev. Samuel Bradshaw, late of Hulme-place, Manchester, aged 43 years. At Kentish Town, aged 20 years, Samuel Montague Champnevs, Esq., Scholar of Brasennose College, Oxford, and brother of the Rev. \V. W. Charnpneys, M.A., and late Fellow of that Society. He had just sat down to dinner when he was seized with a fit, and, falling back in his chair, he expired in five minutes without a struggle. At the house of his son at Honington, Warwickshire, the Rev. Thomas Hopkins, Rester of Tredington, in the county of Worcester. ORDINATION. At an ordination held on Friday, in the Cathedral, at Worcester, by the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, the following gentlemen were ordained:— PRIESTS.—The Rev. W. Preedy, B 8., of Wadham Col lege, Oxford; the Rev. R. E. Hughes, 8.A., of New Inn Halt, Oxford; the Rev. C. F. Sculthorp, M.A., St. John's College, Cambridge; the Rev. J. Wright, 8.A., of Christ's College, Cambridge; the Rev. J. R. Peake, 8.A., of Mag dalen Hall, Oxford; the Rev. W. Atkinson, 8.A., of St. Mary Magdalen Hall, Cambridge? the Rev. W. Hill, 8.A., of Magdalen Hall, Oxford; the Rev. C. R. S. Cocks, 8.A., of Christ's Church, Oxford; the Rev. W. Jeans, 8.A., of Wadham College, Oxford. DEACONS.—W. H. Smith, 8.A.. of St. John's College, Cambridge; G. Howard, 8.A., of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; J. W. St. Quintin, 8.A., of Emanuel College, Cambridge; J. A. P. Linskill, 8.A., of University College, Durham, (on letters dimissory from the Lord Bishop of Ripon;) H. Fry, 8.A., of Trinity College, in the University of Dublin, (on letters dimissory from the Lord Bishop of London;) J. Claney, 8.A., of Caius College, Cambridge, (on letters dimissory from the Lord Bishop of Lichfield;) A. Onslow, 8.A., of Christ Church, Oxford; J. H. A. Gyn. ther, 8.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge; P. -M a itl an d, 8.A., of Magdalen College, Cambridge • H. Mills, 8.A., of Balliol College, Oxford; E. Horton, B.A. Fellow of Wor cester College, Oxford; A. Malcolm, 8.A., of Trinity Col lege, Cambridq; H. Rice, BA., of Christ Church, Oxford; G. A. Blakelty, BA., of Worcester College, Oxford. MISCELLANEOUS. At a meeting of the parishioners of St. Saviour's South wark, held on Wednesday evening, on the subject of a Church rate (the further consideration of which was postponed for a week,) it was stated that a few years ago some of the parish ioners had thought proper to object to the payment of £2OO. per annnm for the services of a Clergyman connected with the parish, contending that £lOO. was an ample remuneration. The immediate consequence was an application to Parlia ment on the subject, and the ultimate result that, in addition to 1,000 expenses, the sum to be paid was settled at £300.. the recusants having a very narrow escape from a burthen of £4OO. The ceremony of laying the first stone of the new Church at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, which was performed by the Earl Howe, took place on Saturday last. The funds for building this Church were raised by a subscription, headed by the Rev. Marmaduke Vavasour, M.A., Vicar—a grant of £450. from the Incorporated Society for Promoting the Enlargement, Building, and Repairing of Churches and Chapels, and £4OO. from the Church Commissioners, secure fur ever to the poor of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 600 free sittings. John Mammatt, John Davys, Churchwardens; H. 1. Stevens, Architect. At six o'clock a party of about seventy gentlemen partook of an admirable dinner at the Royal Hotel. The Right Hon. Earl Howe occupied the chair. Several addresses were delivered during the evening, and the meeting, which was a very in teresting and agreeable one, broke up about ten o'clock.— Derby Mercury. The new church at Donisthorpe was consecrated on Satur day morning last, by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, on behalf of the Bishop of Litchfield, in the presence of Earl Howe, and a numerous body of the gentry and clergy of the neigh bourhood. This very neat country church, built of Harts horne stone, has been provided, in great measure, by the munificent contributions of those valued friends of our be loved Church, the Misses Moore, of Appleby. These excel lent ladies, besides a bell, church clock, and other fittings for the church, gave, in the first instance, £1,500 towards the erection and endowment of this house of prayer, and are now building, at a short distance from the church, a commodious parsonage, for the residence of its future minister. Sir John Brown Cave, Bart. of Stretton-le-field, subscribed £2OO, and C. S. Greaves, Esq. gave an acre of land for the site. The Marquess of Hastings, on behalf of the village of Moira, besides a subscription of £2OO, gives a rent charge of £3O per year for ever, thus securing a second service and sermon in the church at all times.—Leicester Journal. BRISTOL, AUG. 29.—We are informed that C. Bathurst, Esq., of Dydney Park, has forwarded to the Diocesan Church Building Association, through the hands of the Lord Bishop, the president, the munificent donation of £950 towards the endowment of the proposed new church at Cin derford, in the Forest of Dean. We are much gratified to learn the success which has attended the Church Building Association : more than £14,000 have already been sub scribed, of which sum nearly one-third has been contributed by the clergy. An elegant silver tea kettle and stand, value fifty guineas, were, on Saturday evening week, presented to the Rev. Edward Sneyd, Perpetual Curate of St. Margaret's, Dur ham, by his parishioners and other individuals, in testimony of their high regard for him as a Christian minister, and of their regret at his approaching removal to another and a distant parish—Mr. Sneyd having been appointed to the living of Wookey, Somersetshire. CHURCH-RATES.—Never, perhaps, was there a more signal victory achieved by the friends of order and religion than in the case of Church-rates. We need not remind our readers of the efforts which a year or two ago were made, too often with success, to defeat the making of a rate, whereas now it is a rare event to find the friends of the Church on t he losing side. Much was owing formerly, no doubt, to trickery in one case and despondency in the other; but, be this as it ma)', the fact is undoubteA that Chutch-rates were a year or two ago refused, whereas they are granted now.—Brighfon Gazette. STALYBRIDGE.—On Monday last the foundation stone of St. John's Church, Dukinfield, and that of St. George's Church, Stalvbridge, were laid by Lord Viscount Comber mere, P.G.M., with masonic honours and solemn prayer. There was a very large procession of masons and others on the occasion. In evening there was a public dinner in the Town Hall, when about 175 persons sat down to partake of it. Captain Hollingworth was in the chair, and he was sup ported on his right by Lord Viscount Combermere, the Rev. C. K. Prescot, rector of Stockport, and David Harrison, Esq.; and on his left by J. Preston, Esq., Rev. J. France, James Adshead, Esq., and others. ISLE OF MAN.—When the Lord Bishop of this diocese ar rived at Kirk Michael, on Monday last, on his way to Bishop's Court, the inhabitants of the village took the horses from his lordship's carriage, and drew him in triumph, accompanied by a band of music, to the delightful residence of his prede cessors in the bishoprick.—Munn When James I. transferred the custody of the great seal from Bacon to Bishop Williams, the monarch is reported to have said, I am pained at my heart where to bestow it; as for my lawyers, I think they be all knaves." DEATH OF A REFORM ASSOCIATION.—On Saturday night, died a natural death, " The Reform Association" of Cli theroe, leaving four members to deplore its loss.— Wigan Gazette. So severe was the cold during Wednesday night, that in the neighbourhood of Arundel the brooks were frozen to the thickness of a shilling, and the fields covered with a white frost.—Briyhton Herald. AMERICAN SUMMER FASIIIONS.—A slight squint over the left eye; the right hand over the bosom; the thumb and fore finger lightly touching the watchguard. The hat should stand upon five hairs; a corner of a silk handkerchief just shewing itself at the left temple. The whiskers should be long, and ear-locks descending halfway down the face. A light cane may bearried under the arm, which should be dexterously curledrhowever, when you meet a dun. In such cases the eyes should be steadfastly fixed on the clouds, and the step be brisk and hurried. Ou meeting a lady the upper lip should be gently curled ; and, if you have handsome teeth, be suddenly struck with a comic idea, which creates a broad smile. If you- see a poor acquaintance, stop to brush the dust off yoar trowsers' leg, or pause a moment to look at a picture if any should be near. He will pass by as a matter of course. Carry a pocket full of pomice always with you to fling into the eyes of the tailors' boys, if there is no other way to get clear of them.—Boston Pearl. TIPPERARY ASSIZES—AN IRISH QUACK DOCTOR.—Jobn Ryan, a stupid-looking old man, was tried on a charge of having bled William Ryan to death, on the 13th of June, at Baroinore. Mr. Scutt, Q. C., stated that the crown would not go on with this case, but for the hope that the result of the trial would be such as to warn many illiterate persons who, he understood, were going about the country in the practice of bleeding. Daniel Ryan sworn—Deposed that the deceased was his brother, and that the deceased lived in his house. I'll tell your lordship all about it (said he.) The deceased came to my house, and says he to the prisoner, " John." says be, f` the first turn you bled me you relieved me for six years, but now I am very bad again," pullin' out a raiser. (Laughter.) " Here, John," says he, " gi' me a couple o' tips now." (Laughter.) Wid that, my lord, he I 311 Hereky— Tgh ( o l : o ns u ,, d ; i l s a ea laught er) —and g ps h r tsel).e-Tr for a a n gel": the rasier to the prisoner, and pulled out a bottle o' 0 r l a l y e gs d ee .1 7 out tuck kglaa (Continued s g s i a fo s r sa ter.)himself.paiuegche (Laughter.) The prisoner then strapped the rasier, my lord, an' says he to tho deceased " William , " • only tip one leg n ow , and thry tha t ' for a weel" sa (L Ys a h u e gh ‘ te l ri l ) l "Oh !" says the dece ase d, " I' d be in bed for a week wid wan leg, so you may as well tip every leg I have. " (Great laughter.) So wid that, my lo r d, t he deceased tuck off his stockin's and settled himself with his hack to a chair, an d says he to the prisoner, " John," say s he, if von ti p all, now, do it well, and dhraw blood." (Laughter.) me •\ s o, my lord, the prisoner tuck the rasier. and rev the deceased tip, tip, tip, on wan leg — ( loud lau g hter ) — and then two or three more on t'other— (continued laughter)—and when be was done the deceased turned round this way, and looked at his legs bleedin' away, an' says he, • 4 Ha! I like that." (Shouts of laughter.) Well, my lord, he was standin' there till he bled about a quart, an' thin he tell over the chair, an' was a corpse in about an hour.—Dr. Bradshaw proved that the loss of blood sustained was sufficient to cause death. The legs of the deceased were full of varicose veins. The pri soner was found guilty; but from the mitigating circum stances of the case, sentenced to a fortnight's imprisonment only, on the condition that be would never again attempt to bleed any one. THUNDER STORM. (Flom the Manchester Courier.) On Tuesday evening last, this town was visited by a thun der storm. Some of the peals were very loud, and the lightn ing was very vivid; but we have heard of any damage done. The following accounts describe its effects in some of the neighbouring towns : BOLTON.—On Tuesday afternoon last, this town and neigh bourhood were visited by several very heavy showers, accom panied by thunder. The electric fluid struck a cottage chim ney at Sweet Green, and dislodged a number of bricks. Mr. Richard Orrell, an old gentleman, residing at Quarllon, whilst passing over a field on his way home, was killed by the lightning. - 1 - 1 - brtlatwas - stki - verect - to" pket - 1, - Carhis body much disfigured. MIDDLEToN.—On Tuesday evening, from half-past seven till nearly ten o'clock, a most fearful storm of thunder and lightning raged over the tract of country of which Middle ton is about the centre. The flashes of the electric fluid were extremely vivid, and succeeded each other with great rapidity. Many persons were thrown into a state of the utmost alarm. One of the dwellings where the most mate rial damage was done, was the house of Mr. James Smethurst, farmer, near Alkrington Hall. The electric fluid entered the back door, passed through a wall, and killed a large dog on the spot. Mr. Smethurst had a pot in his hand. His wife was also in the same room, and though both were within a yard of the dog, they escaped injury. An e x c ellent clock, which stood at the top of the stairs, was completely broken to pieces—several windows were broken—the chimney was knocked down, and other damage done to the building. The electric fluid also entered the house of a Miss Wolstenholme, near Chapel-street, where it struck a piece off the back of a clock, and tore off the lock of the clock door, without doing any other damage; several persons were in the same room, and were not injured. The buildings were so shaken that a quantity of bricks fell down many chimneys. There was a, sharp shower of rain, but it did not last long. hour.--On Tuesday last, a thunder storm, accompanied by heavy showers of rain, passed over Bury and its vicinity, but happily without doing any considerable damage. About three o'clock in the afternoon, a vivid flash of lightning was followed by a tremendous peal of thunder, and the electric fluid struck the chimney on the top of Brunswick Chapel, North-street, and threw down the blue slate cone, and part of the coping stones with which it was surmounted, without doing any further injury. (From the Leeds Intelligeneer.) On Tuesday last, the town and neighbourhood of Leeds, and we believe we may say the whole of the West-Riding, was visited by one of the most terrific thunder storms ever remembered. The temperature throughout the day was re markably sultry and close, the firmanent being cloudy and' dull, and peels of thunder were occasionally heard during the day. About three o'clock, the clouds lowered, and for some time a violent storm of rain was threatened. The clouds, however, blew over for a time, the sun resumed its wonted sway, and the sultriness of the atmosphere was greatly aug mented; nor was it to any extent abated by a very smart shower which fell between five and six o'clock. Just as night set in, between eight and nine o'clock, the storm burst forth in its full strength. The rain descended in torrents, and the lightning flashed most vividly, insomuch that at times the town seemed to be momentarily enveloped in one vast- sheet of flame. The repetition of the electric sparks was almost incessant; in many instances two or three flashes of lightning, occurred between the claps of thunder, though from the prox imity of the electric clouds to the places over which they passed, the peals of thunder followed almost instantaneously. For nearly hours did the storm continue, and such was the heavy fall of rain that in many cases the common sewers of the town were choked up. The lightning was not only vivid and brilliant, as we have said, but it was frequent. The co lour of the fiery element was in some instances of a beautiful description; at other times it appeared to be of :l i very forked and sulphureous character; and as the effect was greatly heightened by the excessive darkness of the night, its appear ance was calculated to strike terror into the hearts of the strongest minded spectators. Strange to say, however, the damage done by the storm is comparatively trifling, particu larly with regard to human life. In the town of Leeds we have not heard of any injury of moment; but we understand that a fish-monger of the name of Phillips, better known by the cognomen of " Prime Minister," was struck by the elec tric fluid as he was passing with his cart through Stanningly Bar, on his way to Leeds. He was rendered speechless for two hours, and taken to an adjoining house, where every attention was paid him. On the following morning he was so far recovered as to be enabled to drive home in his cart, and he is now better. The horse that was drawing the mail gig from Otley to this town, was also struck by the lightning, and was for some time unable to proceed on its journey, but in a short time it recovered from the shock, and it reached Leeds some lime after the mail was due. Two sheep belonging to the Earl of Hare wood were struck dead by the electric fluid iu the park adjoining his Lordship's Mansion; and such was the terror experienced by horses that we have heard of several having been severely injured by running against stone walls, or precipitating themselves over hedges and into ditches in their fright, so much so that it has been necessary to put some of them to death. The Hull and Manchester mail was overturned near Tadcaster, on its way from York, by the swerving of the horses in consequence of the fright, and the coachman was so much stunned by the fall that he was unable to drive forward to Leeds; but on reaching this town, he had so far recovered as to be able to resume the control of the reins to Halifax, where his labours terminated. 'Within a hundred yards of where this accident happened to the mail, and almost at the same moment of time, a stage coach on its way to York, was overturned from the same cause; but so far as we have learnt, none of the pas sengers in either case sustained any very serious injury. One very striking instance of imminent danger and providential escape occurred to two individuals in the neighbourhood of Saxton, near Tadcaster. The parties in question were Mr. Thomas Johnson Fox, the steward of Rd. Oliver Gascoigne, Esq., of Parlington, and Mr. Dixon, of Towton. They were on their way to York on horseback, for the purpose of attending the Agricultural Meeting there. Being overtaken in Saxton Lane by the storm, they had taken shelter under a tree; and while they were in that situation, the horses of both were 'truck by the lightning and killed, the riders them selves sustaining no personal injury whatever! The storm appears to have prevailed with equal violence at Bradford, Barnsley, York, Melton. Scarborough, and all the district around on either band. At Bishopthorpe, the lightning struck the house of Mr. Horner, bricklayer, of that place, and penetrated through the roof and ceilings, breaking the windows, and doing other damage. A child that was in ode of the rooms had its hair singed, but fortunately no serious consequences were the result of the accident. - At Bradford, the rain fell in torrents for a stunt time, and upon the declivities carried before it all the dirt that had accumulated, The consequence was that the grates of the sewers were soon choked up, and the water found its way into the cel lars and warehouses in the low part of the town; In Mr. Hepper's, Broadstones, the water .was three feet deep, and of course did considerable damage ; but fortunately the men were at work when the water began to rise, and they were able to remove much valuable property out of the reach of the destructive element. Had they left, as in the ordinary state of business they would have done, the damage sustained would not have been less than £2,000. The only serious accident from the lightning in that vicinity, which has come to our knowledge was the loss of three cows killed at Wrose Hill, the property of Mr. H. Farrar. The poor beasts were grazing close together in a field when they were struck, they fell dead instantly within a space of five or six yards. No signs of a blow, nor any scorching was visible, but the animals were puffed out as though they had died from repletion. A family standin at the door of their residence, on the Leeds Road, w ere all forced backward, and thrown down by the lightning, hut none of them suffered any mate rial injury. The rain extended a great distance. The water was more than a foot deep on the North Bridge at Halifax. In the lower part of the town, several cottages were inunda ted with water, so much so that the inmates were obliged , to leave for safety—we were glad however, to say that no serious damage occurred. The crops of corn in the immediate neigh bourhood were laid next day, but the subsequent fine weather has done much to recover them. At Barnsley, the electric fluid entered the house of Mr. John Dyson, opposite St. Mary's Church, through a window, which it shivered to atoms, and after passing through several rooms, destroying furni ture, glasses, and burning the paper on the walls, it passed out at the cellar window, the grate of which was torn up. None of the family were injured. The adjoining house of Mrs. 'l'yas was similarly visited, and like damage was done about the same time, the hostler at the King's Head Inn, was struck by lightning, whilst starting a gentleman in a horse and gig from the door of the Inn. Mr. Smith, the landlord, was also deprived of his eight for a short time, but both have since recovered from the shock. At Huddersfield the rain fell in torrents Its if a water spout had burst over the town, and the lightning flashed most terrifically, not in gleams but in sheets along the streets, rendering the gas lights for the time invisible. The light from the electric fluid tinged the pavement and carriage way with a sulphurous colour, while the thunder, which followed in rapid succession, was tre mendously awful. It continued raining violently the whole night. We have not as )et heard of any damage of a serious nature has been sustained, but from the uncommon severity of the visitation, and the period of its occurrence, it is fear fully anticipated that much damage has been sustained to• wards the south or south-east of Huddersfield. A fine stag that was grazing in 'Wentworth Castle Park, the property of Frederick Vernon Wentworth, Esq., was struck on the chest by the electric fluid, and killed on the spot. The Nottingham Journal states, that Nottingham and its neighbourhood were visited on Tuesday night last, with awful and repeated storms of lightning and thunder. A heavy fall of rain took place in Lincoln on Tuesday evening last, accompanied by a thunder storm. The night was extremely dark, and tne lightning, as it darted from the dense clouds, which overhung the city, produced an awfully grand effect.—Hull Times. On Tuesday evening last, a violent storm swept the whole district. In Hull and the neighbourhood, the tall of rain was heavy, the lightning was extremely vivid, and the peals of thunder were of unusually long duration. The weather has since been fine, but not at all remarkably so.—lbid. Garmsay.—On the evening, of the 28th ult. this town and neighbourhood were visited by severe lightning and thunder, which continued, almost without intermission, the greater part of the night; at intervals large flashes momentarily il luminated the town like an immense jet of gas. The Master of the Mayflower, wha arrived from Scarbro' on Wednesday morning, states the lightning at sea to have been the most dreadful he ever experienced—two fire-balls, each apparently about one foot in diameter, fell within a yard of the vessel, though, fortunately, without doing any damage.—lbid. SToll3l.—On Tuesday evening last, a considerable quan tity of rain fell here, accompanied by very vivid and con tinued flashes of lightning and some claps of thunder. We find that the storm was much more severe in some other parts of the county. At Rochdale the rain fell in torrents, and the lightning was more vivid than has been recollected for a long time. At Crawshaw Booth the electric fluid struck a house, and three men were lamed. At the same place the cupola of a factory was also struck, and thrown down, but we are glad, however, to say that there has been no loss of life.—Preston Pilot. The thunder storm of Thursday, which was so terrific in London, was severely felt in this neighbourhood. The electric fluid fell in the grounds of Barton-house, the resi dence of Mrs. Hougham, and caused a great sensation among the inmates of the house. One of the servants was, we hear, struck to the earth by the shock, and others were much stunned. The pond in the garden was considerably agitated, and the water bubbled as if in a cauldron. The effects cf the shock were experienced at a great distance.—Kentish Gazette. WESLEY AN ASSOCIA TlON.—Tabular view of the Associa tion in 1838. Travelling preachers, 61; local preachers, 933; on trial, 179; leaders, 1254; chapels, 224; minor preaching placing, 419; Sunday schools, 273 . ; scholars, 37,630; teachers 5438; members in society. 26,521; on trial, 1331; being an Increase over the year 1837 of 5216. The number of mem bers of society in Jamaica, is upwards of 4000. EXTRAORDINARY CHACE ON THE DERWENT.—A number of the inhabitants of Matlock were on Tuesday last thrown into a huge fit of perplexity_ not to say terror, by the appear ance of an apparently formidable looking, although nonde - script, sort of animal progressing down the river. It appear ed, as it rolled, and heaved, and plunged about in the shal lows, to p ossess h orns and l egs, but, owing to its pecu l iar motion, no one could clearly distinguish whether it had head, fins, or tails. A couple of daring spirits at length put off in an Oxford wherry, resolved to attack the creature, and vari ous were the conjectures on shore as to whether it would turn out to be a horned porpoise, a misshapen alligator, or a dis; guisfd grampus, who bad missed his way in returning from a marine masquerade. After a severe chase the gallant crew of the wherry cautiously approached the monster, and the very first harpoon (or bay-fork, we are not clear which) that took effect, proved the enemy to be neither more nor less than a w eselbarrow. —Der byshire Courier. THE HARVEST. We bane the most heartfelt satisfaction in saying that the weather since our last, has been as perfectly seasonable as the most discontented could wish for, and much more so than the best of us deserve. There can be no doubt that its be nign influence will be most beneficially felt by the grain and other harvest crops, and also in quickly reducing the greatly increased prices of food.— Preston Pilot. CROPS IN THE FYLDE.—Harvest commenced about the 23d, and is now in active progress on almost every farm in the neighbourhood, and it is gratify ing to find the gloomy forebodings of scarcity gradually vanish as the sickle is ap plied to the corn. The fine weather of late has had a most beneficial effect on the crops, and harvest—is — tik - ely - toTrru , gress rapidly; indeed it will not be so backward as it was two years ago. Wheat, though slender on the ground, and notwithstanding the ravages of the grub, and destruction of the canker, proves to be little short of an average crop, whilst oats are certainly more. I have been quite surprised trasellirg through the whole of the Fylde country last week, by finding oats to look better on the upper lands, and indeed all dry soils, than they have done for many years. The millers pronoun f i r a parcel of oats they have received from the Lytham HaWfarm, to be better than they have seen for years past. The Lewtas, which arrived at Lytham on hursday, brought from 30 to 40 tons of new oats from Ire land. which are said to be an excellent lot. Though barley is rather scanty, and beans looking poor, yet we have great reason to congratulate ourselves on the speedy prospect of a favourable harvest, Which taken altogether is very much better than there was reason to expect a short time ago. Perhaps the most seriou s evil will be the potato crops, which are poor, yet not s o as t o cause any scarcity of them, except for cattle feeding, a purpose to which, when they are plenti ful, they are often applied.—Correspondent of the Preston Pilot. The corn harvest has partially commenced in the northern counties and in some parts of Scotland, The weather has at length become fine and, to all appeareances, settled, and it may therefore be hoped, that the fruits of the earth will yet be gathered in good condition. The harvest will necessarily be very late, but it is not considered that the crops have suf fered materially from the late inauspicious weather in the ccunties of Northumberland and Durham. The price of corn is on the decline throughout the country.---Newcastle Journal. The standing crops on the Cliff-row, Lincoln, are rapidly diminishing. On Monday last, many of the farmers inha biting that favourable district cocpmenced active operations with the sickle. Very few fields of lowland-corn are yet shorn in this neighbourhood; but if the weather continue in its present state the harvest will become pretty general in a very few days. Numbers of Irish reapers are employed, and it was, remarked that such an immense shoal of these poor, squalid and wretched-looking creatures as loitered about the streets of our city on Sunday last, was never before seen in Times. THE CHOPS.—The weather for the last few days has been extremely favourable to the growing crops. In several parts of the country there remains a considerable quantity of hay out, but should the present weather continue, it will shortly be secured. Some crops of wheat are looking very well, yet generally throughout the country it may it may be considered a great failure, and is ripening a very bad colour. The bar ley harvest has, on the early soils, commenced, and is of an excellent quality; and an abundant crop; the oats are back ward, particularly in the mountainous districts, but a more abundant crop has rarely been seen.—Carlisle Patriot. THE IS f.E OF M AN.—"l he whole of the present week has been without rain during the day time, nor has there any fallen by night in sufficient quantity to retard the ripening of the grain, which has made surprising progress since the date of our last report. It is now Onerally acknowledged, that the corn crops in this Island, especially in the southern division, will be very nearly, if not quite an average,. and what adds to the cheering prospect is, that both - potatoes and turnip's are, with scarcely an exception, abundant in quantity, and in quality excellent. This is more than can be justly re ported of the green crops in England, which in many wet situations have failed to a considerable extent, which may perhaps cause a partial scarcity, but the deficiency has not been so great as to occasion a material rise in price. In most of the English counties harveit is proceeding under the fa vourable influence of fine weather, and the enlivening pros pect of a plentiful produce; notwithstanding the interested croakings of jobbers and speculators.—Manx Liberal. The cold and wet weather which prevailed during most of last week could not fail to have an injurious effect upon the crops, but notwithstapding these drawbacks the business of the harvest is now proceeding rapidly, and we feel warranted by all we hear in repeating the conclusion at which we before arrived, that the crops of wheat this year will be about an average one. A considerable breadth of corn is cut, and nothing is now required but a continuance of flue weather to enable the farmers to secure in good condition the "golden grain" with which the land is teeming. Let speculators and free-trade theorists say whatever they may about a supposed scarcity of food, we confidently maintain that there will be no deficiency in the yield of wheat this autumn, a fact which is doubly cheering at this time when the King of Prussia has positively prohibited the exportation of grain from his do minions : we wish success to the loom and the sail, but we still say "speed the plough."—Boston Herald. The harvest is now proceeding rapidly in this neighbour hood; and, with some few exceptions, the corn is well got. The weather continues cold, but, fortunately for the farmers, we have not had quite so much wet. The reports from sur rounding districts, both for quantity and quality, are very promising-- Lincolnshire Chronicle. Since our last, a great deal of corn has been stacked and housed in excellent order; indeed, we should say, that all that has been carted since Sunday has been done better than at any previous time during the present harvest; and though we had a good deal of rain on Saturday, we are glad to hear that the wheat was certainly not at all injured by it, nor was anything, except the peas that were still lying out. Most of the farmers in this neighbourhood, except those in high cold situations, have finished their wheat; and we feel confident the clop has exceeded the expectations of most people. 'l'ne• oats and barley are particularly good, and another week's fine weather will nearly finish everything in this neighbour hood.—Brighton Gazette. The state of the harvest in this county continues highly satisfactory. A large quantity of corn has been secured in• excellent condition during the last and present week. The accounts from almost every part of the kingdom are likewise favourable. and negative the alarming rumours which have been circulated by those who are interested in keeping up prices. The barley crop is unusually fine.— Worcester Journal. The information we have received'since our last is calcu lated to strengthen thempiuion that there is every likelihood of a full average crop of both wheat and barley of excellent quality.—Birmingham Advertiser. On Saturday night last the weather again took a favour able turn, and has since continued highlv conducive to the promotion of the harvest, which has now become quite gene ral, and, should the fineness of the weather prevail for a short time further, the main bulk of the crops will be houSed in good condition, the rain of the last week ❑ot having done so much mischief as many hadapprehended. With regard to the'quantity we have nothing to state beyond our previous reports, that it will be somewhat below an average crop.— Dorset County Chronicle. The last few days of dry clear weather have imparted a new impulse to the operations of the farmer, and carting is pro ceeding with great rapidity: indeed in the southern parts of the county the harvest is pretty well concluded. A few more such fine days will see an abundant crop, and of good qua lity. safely conveyed to the stackyard.—ksse.r Standard. We notice with pleasure the great alteration in the wea ther since our last. Monday- was a glorious day for the har vest, and an immense quantity of grain was cut, and a good deal housed. We have only hail one or two trifling showers during the whole week, and the sun with such drying winds as we have been favored with, has greatly improved the ap pearance of the crops. The farmers are very busy, and as we have heard no complaints of want of hands, the harvest will neither be so late or so catching a one as was expected. The late farmers will this year du well; all caned since Monday looks better than that got earlier.—Northampton Herald. The man, named Scott, who a short time ago astonished the good people of Liverpool by the terrific jumps from the mast or yards of a vessel into the river, has repeated similar performances in our floating harbour on several days this week.—Bristol paper. We understand that the Conservative ladies of the borough purpose presenting our highly-respected represen tative Major Marstand, with a spleudici testimonial of their esteem, some time in the ensuing month.—Stockport Ad vertiser. MOltt THAN•HUMAN DEVOTION.--The Springfield (Mass.) Gazette says that Judge Morton gave the following answer to the committee who waited upon him to inform him of his nomination by the Loco Foco patty for the office of Governor : —" Gentlemen," said he, "I think I ant pretty well used up; but if you' think there is any thing left of me, you are wel come to the use of it." VALUE OF LIFE IN CADIZ —Colonel Sykes read, at the recent meeting of the British Association, an interesting paper, showing, that, in 1837, the number of deaths in Cadiz was one in 2b of the population; and, that an average of several years gave the same result, independently of extra ordinary mortality from yellow fever. Life, therefore, was of less value in Cadiz than in any other city in Europe. Phis circumstance, in his opinion, was mainly attributed to bad water and imperfect ventilation. The number of deaths (Col. S. also stated) exceeded the births, so that the popula tion must diminish if it were not fur accessions from w►thout The remains of a Roman villa have recently been found on the estate of John Henry Shore, Esq., at Whatley, near Frome, Somersetshite. Earth to the depth of three feet has been removed, and a fine tesselated pavement uncovered,• consisting as it at present appears of two rooms connected together; one of them being about 32 feet by 20, and the other 22 feet by 14. The pavement is tolerably perfect, but has suffered damage in one part. The tessera are very small and of seven different colours. Some coins, and which are believed to be of the reign of Constantine, Roman pottery, and other curious antiquities, were 'dug up at the time the excavation was made. It is believed, from the appearance of the surrounding earth, that if the excavations were continued further interesting discoveries would be made. UNIVERSITIES.—In Oxford 'here are 21 heads of colleges, with a revenue of £18,350; 557 fellows, with -116,560; 393 scholarships, with £6030; 199 college officers, with £15,650; 885 benefices and incumbents, with £136,500; college reve nues, £152,670; and receipts for rent of rooms, £11,730. The revenues of Cambridge, containing 17 colleges, is, for an equal number of heads, £12,650; 431 fellows, whose revenue is £90,330; 793 scholarships, with £13,390; 179 college officers, with £17,750; 252 prizes, of the value of £1038: 591 benefices and incumbents, with £93,3(X); rent of rooms, £15,680; and college revenues, £133,268. In Dublin the head of Trinity Colleges receives £2000; 25 fellows, £25,400; 70 scholars, £2100; 10 college officers, £20,000; 62 bene fices and incumbents, £9300; rent of rooms, £20(X); and college revenues, £31,500. •. THE THIEF ANT) THE TELESCOPE.—A few days ago, as a gentleman was taking a rural walk from the quarter of the Nouvelles Athenes, where he resided, up to the heights of Montmartre, he was seized with a fancy to peep through the telescope of a peripatetic astronomer, who had established his erratic observatory near one of the windmills. After a minute survey of the surrounding landscape, the amateur was induced to direct the telescope on his own house, near the foot of the hill, when, through the open window on the first floor, he distinctly observed an individual open the drawers of his secretary, and, with all convenient expedition, appropriating their contents. The astounded observer had sufficient presence of mind to call Some passers-by as wit nesses of the robbery, and each of them, after a peep through the telescope, gave his name and address in writing, and declared his readiness to appear as an evidence of the theft. After the usual declarations to the authorities, the robber was arrested, and, as the stolen goods were found in his pos session, he was fully committed for trial. POSTOFFICE CURIOSITY.—A newspaper with the following quaint poetical superscription passed through the Gloucester postoftice, on Friday, the 24th ult.:— " Postmen,-10 Milford-Haven dwells One Williams, and he physic sells— Doses of rhubarb, pills, and senna, Boluses and ipecacuanha, Gunpowder, which a house would tear up, And set all Milford in a flare-up; Perfumery, vinegar, tea, cigars, Pig-tail tobacco for Jack Tars; Good soda-water, too, 1 learn, Lemonade and candles (wax and sperm,) Fish sauces, pickles, soap, and snuffs, Cum multis aliis' nasty stuffs; - And one word more I need not drop To guide you to this doctor's shop. • There take this paper, postman,_andjpqnire.:, For Marsh-green Villa's Lord, A. Lane, gsq., And if he's left there, being in haste to quit 'em, Pray re-direct it to " Postotace, Wycombe.'" MISCELLANEOUS. The Naples Gazette -of the 11th inst. contains a royal de cree for punishing with death any person who shall kill or wound an adversary in a duel. A strawberry picked from the garden of Mr. Perston, at Cross Park, near Glasgow, a few weeks ago, was of the ex— traordinary dimensions of 51 inches by 41. A worthy radical churchwarden of Canterbury lately ex cused himself, by note, from a dinner party, by alleging that he was engaged in taking the senses (census) of his parish. The grand canal, running across the country from Dublin to Limerick, is 791 miles in length. Since 1822, the tolls ha a inrreasedfrern-224 - ,800 t o - 240;800. A beginning has at length been made in the railway from Manchester to this town, at Ardwick, forming part of the Manchester and Birmingham line, in its junction with Crewe.—Stockport paper. The wife of a landed proprietor at Altruitvreida, near Mit welds, in Saxony, was recently delivered of five daughters, who, though perfect in their formation, died in about half an hour after their birth. The Queen, on the recommendation of the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an order in council, has confirmed the appropriation of certain revenues of the see of Durham, to the augmentation of small benefices within that diocese. The number of persons that viewed the state apartments at Windsor Castle on Sunday last was upwards of six hun dred, and the Sunday previous considerably above that xi um her. —Reading Mercury. It has been determined to bring into operation in Win chester, an old act of parliament, which inflicts a penalty of 40s. on persons using dogs to draw carriages, &c.—Hamp shire Chronicle. The Queen has been graciously pleased to nominate and appoint the Right Hon. Ulickjohn, Marquis of Clanricarde, K.P., to be her Alajesty's ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Emperor of all the Russias. Several fields of oats, in excellent condition, have been cut in this neighbourhood, in the course of the week; and next week similar operations will have commenced in the wheat fields , with a fair prospect as to quantity and quality. —Stockport Advertiser. The demandt for shooting quarters in the north has been greater, this _year than for a long period, and the greatest bustle has prevailed among the glens, moors, and mountains. The birds have in many parts been plentiful but generally wild. The accounts vary unusually. A specimen of extraordinary new wheat was exhibited at Mark•lane market on Monday , which was entitled the " Donna Maria's Superb." A single ear of this wheat weighs as much as three or four of the common prolific wheat, and it is calculated cannot produce less than 15 or 16 quarters per acre. HIGHWAY Roney - A:v.—On Saturday evening, about nine o'clock, as Mr. James Kershaw, of Summitt, near Roch dale, was returning from Manchester, and when near Mid dleton, two men attacked him, and robbed him of about £4 in money, with which they effected their escape. SUDDEN DEATH.—We regret to state. that, as Colonel Dixon, an English gentleman, from Cheshire, who had, this year, with his brothers, taken the shooting at Glenmoriston, by Loch Ness, was passing through Inverness, he was struck with apoplexy, and, after a few hours of total insensibility, expired on Friday last.— Inverness Courier. THE EXPORTATION OF THE PRECIOUS METALS.—The exportation of gold and silver coin, from the port of London to foreign prts, during the week ending the 28th instant, is as under:—Gold bars to Hamburg, 2,560 oz.; silv& coin to Tencriffe, 10,000 oz. • ditto to British 'West Indies, 593 oz. ; ditto to Canada, 18, 000 uz. , The next meeting of the British Association for the advance ment of science will be held in Birmingham. The Rev. W. V. Harcourt, M.A., is elected President, and the Marquis of Northampton, the Earl of Dartmouth, Professor Robinson, and John Corrie, Esq., Vice Presidents. WHAT THE RADICALS WOULD DO.—At a meeting held at the Cross Keys, Little Bolton, on Monday evening last, a democratic association was formed, the Bolton Reform Asso ciation not being sufficiently radical for them, as it only goes to the extent of annual parliaments! vote by ballot! ! and universal suffrage ! ! ! The Marchioness of Hastings commenced shooting for the season the week before last at Bona, N. B. At a recent battu, her ladyship had killed twelve brace. It will be recol lected that her ladyship was the subject of an extract from the works of " Nimrod," headed " The Sportman's Wife," from appearing at a race ball in Derbyshire in a rich dress ornamented with the tails of foxes killed by her lord.— Morning Post. DEATH OF Silt JoHN Nrcnou..—lt is with much regret that we announce the death of this learned judge, who for so many years presided over the Arches Court, the Prerogative Court, and subsequently over the Admiralty Court of Eng land. Sir John died on Sunday warning, at his seat in North Wales, having been taken ill on the Friday previously. He died without the least pain and in the full possession of all ticulties, at a very advanced age. BOLTON OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.—The preparations for the ensuing anniversary of this loyal associa tion, which will be held on the 13th instant, are on an exten sive scale. A large pavilion, 42 yards long by 15 yards wide, has been erected in Nelson-square, and will be fitted up in a superb manner, so as to entertain upwards of 800 persons. A number of distinguished gentlemen have been invited, several of whom will no doubt be present. A detachment, consisting of one setjeant and 30 men from the 15th depot, is ordered to be in readiness to embark at the shortest notice, to join the service companies in Canada; and a detachment of one ensign, two serjeants, and 45 men, from the'depot of the 85th regiment, is likewise under orders for a similar purpose. .The latter detachment will be commanded by Ensign Maunsell.—llymo,lis Journal. In several of the states on the Ohio and Mississippi a novel and fatal malady has appeared. It is called the " milk sick ness." The mystery of this disease has never yet been fa thomed. It is supposed to be caused by the cattle eating a certain unknown herb which poisons the milk. The Gover nor of - Kentitcky has published a proclamation, offering a reward of 1,000 dollars to any one who can discover the origin of the disease, in order that it may be counteracted. • We regret to learn that typhus fever, of a very maglignant character, has appeared in the neighbourhood of Asiited, three deaths having occurred in one family, other members of which are deemed to be in a dangerous state. A medical opinion has been expressed that the disease originated, or has been promoted by the presence of stagnant pools and ditches in that vicinity. The public authorities have been addressed on the subject.—Birminyhant Gazette. COOL THIEVES—GOOD Juneas.—On Monday night some thieves broke into the shop of Mr. Avent, jeweller and watchmaker, of Bridge-street, Exeter, and stole a large number of watches, broochesApins, rings, and a few articles of plate. In the shop the follows found some plated spoons and forks ; which they had the impudence to try with a file, to see if they were really silve:, and finding that they were not, they left them behind.—Exeter Flying Post. PHENOMENON.—On Thursday week, the people of Jed burgh were astonished during the storm of rain which occur red on that day, by the fall of a large quantity of salmon fry from the clouds, some of which are yet alive. It is conjec tured that they must have bee❑ caught up into the clouds by a whirlwind; and this is the more probable as, about that time, this neighbourhood experienced several very severe storms.—Glasgow Cloonicle. A LADY'S BEd/FELLOW IN NEW ZEALAND.—Among these primitive natives, the pigs often share the beds of their own ers : and perhaps few things struck me as more unique in its way, than when entering (by mistake) the dormitory of two native ladies, who were locked in the embraces of the drowsy god, I perceived the lengthened ears and snout of a sleek black pig, who was covered to the throat by the blanket that also served to enwrap the young ladies, who were lying upon either side of him. This interesting brute was "sighing like a furnace," either incommoded by tic doloureux or over repletion. A BROAD HINT.—An Irish comedian was one day per forming in one of the Dublin theatres, and, as fortune would have it, he had an extremely dirty pair of white duck trousers. The audience observed the state he was in ; but no one seemed to know how to make the actor aware, in a delicate way, of the impropriety of which he had been guilty in ap pearing in such a predicament. At last a person in the gal lery cried out, " Och, Mister —, would your ducks not be the better of a swim ?" ANIMAL SAGACITY.—A singular instance of canine affec tion and sagacity was lately exhibited in this city. A gen tleman lately died, leaving one widow, two sons, and three dogs; the wife and children, as a matter of course, vested themselves in suits of mourning; and after making several ineffectual attempts to get at the wardrobe in which the crape was deposited, the parent dog on the nvirning of the funeral deliberately poured part of the contents of a large bottle of ink over the hides of her offspring, and finished the dark deed by carefully dyeing herself with the remainder, in which state they all attended the mournful ceremony.— Bolton Express. ADVANTAGES OF GROWING ITY.—AIIOUt London it is raised in immense quantities in pots, and trained to the height of from six to twelve feet on stakes, so that at any season of the year a hedge may be formed of it by training it over an iron railing, or wire fence, or wooden railing, or lat tice work, or' a naked wall coveredl with it, at an incredibly short notice. One valuable use to which the ivy may be applied in street houses in towns is, to form external framings to the windows instead of architraves. In the interminable lines of naked windows in the monotonous brick houses built 50 years ago, the ivy affords a resource which any house kidder of taste may turn to very good account. He has only to form projecting architraves of wire to his windows, and to place a put of ivy on his window-sill, or in a small balcony, at the base of each jamb, taking care to fix the pots securely, and to make a provision for supplying them regularly with water. In rooms, ivy, when planted in boxes, and properly trained, may be made to form a rustic screen, either to soften the light or to exclude a . disagreeable view; and in very large drawing rooms, plants in boxes or vases trained on wire pa rasols, or other overhanging framework, will form a rustic canopy for small groups of parties, who may seat themselves under its'Shade, in the same manner as parties sit under orange trees in the public rooms of Berlin and other cities of the Continent. THE CONDEMNED FEMALES RESPITED.—It is with un feigned joy and heartfelt thankfulness to the, executive au thority in this land, and above all, in gratitude to our most gracious Queen, that we announce a respite of the execution of the two ill-fated females, Dinah Joues and Ann Byrom, sentenced to death at our late assizes for child murder. With respect to the latter female, she had been worthy of the good offices and unmitigated exertions of the people of Stockport, beaded by the respected rector; it is the locality where she had resided and was best known. The case of Dinah Jones excited great interest in this city. The applications to the government was signed by about three hundred respectable citizens; and the females of the city, to the number of seven hundred, addressed the Queen in affectionate andloyal lan guage. The leading inhabitants of the city have exerted themselves, and brought what influence they could to bear upon the fate of both prisoners, in order to ameliorate the sentence. On Thursday official communications were re ceived by J. Williamson, Esq., the city sheriff, "to signify the Queen's commands, that the execution of the sentence of death passed upon Dinah Jones and Ann Byrom be respited until further signification of her majesty's pleasure.—J. Rus sell." Dinah Jones, since her condemnation, has exhibited every sign of sincere repentance, and a thorough reliance on the mediation of the Saviour for eternal life. .Her conduct has been represented to us as christian in the most compre hensive sense of the term. With respect to Ann Byrom, we regret to accord that she has not displayed conduct so satis factory. She has apparently, and much to the pain of the chaplain, shown an obduracy difficult to account for, with the penalty of death hanging over her. She is, however, of a different mould of mind and intellect to Dinah Jones; not, in fact, so capable of appreciating the awfulness ()flier situa tion. Immediately on the receipt of the respite, Mr. Wil liamson, the sheriff, proceeded to the jail, accompanied by the chaplain and Mr. Evans; and after preparing both of them for the act of mercy in their favour, by exhorting them that religion and the gospel were not merely for death, but also to live by, the fact was communicated to them. It was ex plained to them that this was not an absolute reprieve • that their lives were still in her hands , and within her royal pre rogative; that she might yet order them for execution, but that there was .a. hope their lives would be Spared. The noti fication was received by Ann Byrom without much emotion or concern. The other prisoner, Dinah Jones, burst into tears awl exclaimed; " I will never turn my back on the Lord again; he has not forsaken me." We congratulate the citizens of Chester on the interposition of the royal preroga tive. It is a boon to the city to relieve us from the outrage of public executions. The city thanks are due to the Queen for the act of grace. Let our prayers. accompany those thanks, that our city may never again - be outraged by another public execution.--Mridod from the Chester papers. It is stated that the appointment of an authorised Inspector of Steam-vessels is , under the serious consideration of go vernment. Neither Lord Brougham, nor Earl Grey made their ap pearance at the British Association meeting last week, although, being in the neighbourhood, they vere both ex pected. The 15th of September is appointed by general consent, in the agricultural districts, for partridge shooting, on ac count of the backwardness of the harvest. At Petertfield, last week, on the fall in wheat taking place, the bakers immediately lowered the price of bread 2d. a gallon—an example well worthy of imitation. " — Tris - a singular circumstance. tha: of 27 children horn in the Belper district, from the 20th of June to the 11th of Atigust.lB3B. there are 23 girls, and only four boys.—Stock. port Advertiser. Sir Robert and Lady Peel are receiving visiters at Dray ton Manor, their seat in Staffordshire. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, Lord Fitzgerald, Lord Forester, &c., are to be among the circle. ABSENCE OF MIND.—An old friend of ours fell overboard, and twice went to the bottom before he recollected he could swim. Last morning, about four o'clock, head constable O'Alealy and acting constable Cronin succeeded in apprehending, at Ballinvreena, in this county, John Connell, a deserter from the 85th foot, who is charged with the atrocious murder of the late Austen Cooper, Esq., of Cashel', beside ot her felonies. He eluded the vigilance of the police for eighteen months, and always carried about him his musket, which he cut short, and took with him at the time of his desertion, together with sixty rounds of ball cat tridge.— Limerick Chronicle. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF FLY-BLOW IN THE HUMAN SUBJECT.—A few (lays ago a swarm of flies (Alusca Vomi taria, or Sarcophaga Carnaria) deposited their young in an open sore on the head of it man who had exposed himself during sleep in the open fields at the outskirts of the town. In the course of a few (lays the scalp became the head quar ters of an innumerable host of maggots, the least calculation being 200,000, equal to the young of ten mother flies, each ilk being computed by naturalists to deposit about 20,000. The man is recovering under the care of Mr. Torbock, sur geon.—Hull Rockingham. BIRD-CATCHING EXTtIAORDtNARY.—A day or two ago, a person of the name of Swallow, who resides at Bolton, near Barnsley, set a number of night-lines in a large sheet of water. near to that place. In the morning, to his great sur prise, he found that the hook-end of one was up in a tree. On examination he discovered that a heron had seized and swallowed the fish which had been caught by the hook, which had become fastened in the bird's throat. The bird had flown into the tree, not being able to go any further, as the line was fastened at the other end.—Hull,Times. A SUFFICIENT REASON.—CoI. Wm. Dunlop, ofthe Huron and St. Clair militia (in Upper Canada), has published a letter to his fellow-soldiers, in which he complains bitterly of certain commissariat officers with whom he has had dealings, and whose arrogance, neglect of duty, and various other of fences, had induced him to resign. He exonerates them, however, from all disrespect to himself personally. "They have never personally insulted me," he says; " for I am six feet high, and proportionably broad across,the shoulders!" We have received Newfoundland papers to the 11th inst. They mention an atrocious act of tyr•tnny committed by the papist-radical majority (the priest party) in the Representa tive Assembly. A medical gentleman, named Kielty, has been committed to the common• gaol (as for a contempt) be cause he resented by strong language and gestures in the street a gross insult offered him, in his professional charac ter, by a ruffian who happened to he a member of the assem bly, the quarrel, from first to last, having no more to do with the proceedings of the Newfoundland parliament than with the proceedings of the parliament of the united kingdom.— Sianilard. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex will leave South wick Park, Hants, on the 4th of next month, on a visit to his friend Lord Dinorben, at Kimmell Park, St. Asapkr. .The royal duke, attended by his host Mr. Thistelwaite, is expected to visit for a day or two that gentleman's villa in the Isle of Wight previous to his departure from Hampshire. DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF ABlNGnorr.—With regret we announce the death of the Countess of Abingdon, which took place on Tuesday last, at Eaton-square, London. Her ladyship was youngest (laughter of the Hon. General Thos. Gage, born April 25, 1776, married to the Earl of Abingdon, Aug. 27, 1807. lier loss will be severely felt by those who moved in her own circle, and most deeply deplored by the poor of Wytham and its vicinity.—Oxford Herald. THE LATE FATAL DUEL—Mr. Elliot, the surviving prin cipal in this sad event, is now staying at Taylor's Hotel, Dieppe, with the gentleman who acted as his second. He arrived in Brighton from the fatal scene of action on Thurs day se'nnight, and immediately applied for passports for himself and companion, which having obtained and changed a £5O note, they left the next day for France by the Brock elbank steamer. It is not suppoQed that the French authori; ties will consent to give up a party whose act, however fatal the consequence, is not regarded in a serious light in that country. —Brighton Herald. NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY.—Mr. George Stephen son, the experienced engineer, who is at present laying out a line of railway from this town to Edinburgh, has, we under stand, made a communication to the municipal authorities of the city of York, in which he states that he believes that he shall be able to get a line from Newcastle to Edinburgh, through almost as favourable a country as the York and North Midland, both with regard to levels and expence of construction ; and that he has not the slightest doubt that the thoroughfare from London to Edinburgh will pass through York, as no other line can be found so eligible.—Newcastle Journal. CAUTION TO TR AVELLERS.—A labouring man, named William M'Clen, was brought up at the New Bailey, yester day, charged with stealing a silver lever watch under the following circumstances : —Mr. Flinn, of Bolton. stated that on Tuesday evening last he slept at the Concert Tavern, in this town; and the prisoner, in the course of the night. came and slept in another bed in the same room. The following morning witness got up, and went down stairs without taking his watch, which be had left under the pillow, and had for gotten. In about an hoth• be went up fur it; but his watch and the prisoner had both disappeared. A pawnbroker of Bolton stated that the prisoner pledged the watch with him on Wednesday; and the prisoner, mho admitted his guilt, was committed for trial.—Manchester Guardian. To MAKERS OF WILLS.—III the Prerbgative Court, last week, a motion was made to grant letters of administration to the executors of the will of the late Mr. Cornelius Began, which bore date the 28th March, 18.38, and which accordingly came under the provision of the new act. The deceased exe cuted his will and affixed his signature, which he subsequently acknowledged separately to each attesting witness, and not, as the 9th section of the new statute requires, to two or inure of them at one and the same time. The court was of opinion that, according to the act Ist Victoria 1., which requires that every testator shall affix his signature in the presence of, - or' subsequently acknowledge it to "two or more" attesting wit nesses, the present paper was invalid, and accordingly pro nounced against granting administration to the next kin. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT BlLL—There is a material alteration between the old and new law, of which the public are ignorant. Under the old law, no person could be heard within five sears, unless it was proved, to the satisfaction of the court, that the second insolvency had arisen from misfor tune, or that the party had incurred no unnecessary debts. In the new bill the clause is struck out, and persons can ap ply tir be relieved from their difficulties as often as they think proper. A great number of persons are now in custody on remands, to obtain the consents of creditors, or remain in prison until the expiration of the stipulated period. Those persons will not be relieved by the operation of the new law. It is estimated that in London about 300 persons will be re leased after the Ist of October, on tiling common bail. — Morning Herald. CA UTION.—SMOK ING CIGARS oN COACHES.—A gentleman travelling to Worcester, by the London mail, a few nights ago, indulged himself near Broadway with a cigar, and in the enjoyment of which he fell asleep. The guard perceiving sparks and a light every now and then proceeding from the gentleman, and which appeared to him to be something more than the light of a cigar, was induced to get over the roof to find the cause, when he discovered that the gentleman's neckcloth was on tire. lie immediately aroused him, and upon pulling off the neckerchief it was found that a large hole was burned in it, and his face a little injured. PRESTON AND WY RE RAILWAY.—A trial of the first locomotive engine %Oriel] has been placed on the above rail way was made on Thursday last, by Mr. Stanton, the con tractor, accompanied by a number of the most respectable inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Poulton So great was the curiosity of the natives to view the performance of this "marvellous animal," that young and old crowded to the scene of action, whose uplifted hands and gaping counten ances would have furnished fine food for the pencil of a Cruikshank. Every precaution was taken to prevent acci dent to the beholders, and the speed of the engine was at no time allowed to exceed twenty miles per hour. A number of the gentlemen present, who have been much accustomed to railway travelling, expressed themselves exceedingly gratified with the surprising smoothtess with which the engine glided along, and attributed it to the admirable manner in which the permanent way has been laid. The distance river which the engine can now travel will speedily be increased, as there is a considerable length of the line now ready for the laying of the permanent way.—Preston Pilot. HONESTY REWARDED.—On Monday last, a gentleman from Whitby, of the name of Watson, left Leeds, in com pany with a friend, in a gig to go to Manchester. They drove to Rochdale on Monday night, and there they slept. In the morning the journey was renewed; but they had nut proceeded far before Mr. W. discovered that he was minus his ocket-book. cont a i n i ng £lOO Bank of England ' note, and banker's bills just falling due, amounting to £7OO. The horse's head was turned,. and an anxious search was made after the lost treasure at their sleeping quarters; it proved fruitless. The friends immediately hired a chaise and re traced their steps to Leeds; still no intelligence could they gain of the lost talent. The owner then proceeded to Whitby to get the particulars of the hills, iri order to stop payment, and his friend got handbills printed, offering a reward of £2O to whomsoever should restore it. In the meantime the pocket book had been found by a poor woman, we believe resident in Bradford, who having handed it over to Mr. Adamson, at Hustler's and Seebohnes of that town. Mr. A. called at the Sun Inn, Bradford, to say that if any inquiries were made after such an article the parties were to be referred to him. Mr. Watfon's friend having got the placards, returned, dis tributing them as he came along; and very soon after his arrival in Bradford learnt the welcome fact that the pocket book had been found, and was ready to be restored on appli cation at the proper quarter. We have only to add that Mr. Watson is again in possession of his money and bills, and that the promised £2O has been paid to Hustlers and See bohm's for the benefit of the poor woman who pieked them up, and restored them in so creditable a manner. We under stand the poor woman's name is Holmes; her place of resi dence Bradford Moor; she is decidedly needy, and the sum of money now awarded her is likely to prove a great comfort. —Leeds In telligeneer. DEP LOH ABLE CASE. —A young and delicate female, of con siderable personal attractions, and very neatly attired, was brought before Messrs. Hoskins and Shutt, at Marlborough • street Office, London, under the following deplorable cir cumstances :—Serjeant Collinson, 13 E, stated, - that, about three o'clock the same morning, he was on duty in Castle street, Oxford-street. when his attention was attracted to the prisoner, who was seated on the step of a gentleman's door weeping and sobbing. He went to her, and taking her by the hand, inquired the s pause of her sorrow, when she an swered him, as well as her sobs would permit, that she had fallen a victim to a villain who, under a promise of marriage, had decoyed her from her parent's roof in the country, and had brought her to London, where, after living with her in lodgings, at the . west end, for a short period, he abandoned her to all the horrors of pecuniary and mental distress. She who,'only only one short month since, was the object of the gay circle of relatives and friends, was now an outcast, with out and destitute of a place where she might lay her head. Having listened to her affecting story, he conveyed her to the station -house for protection. Mr. Hoskins (to the Young woman :) What is your name? Young Woman: Mary Ann Cooke, sir. Mr. Hoskins: Where do your pa rents reside? Young Woman : At 'l'hornbury, in Glouces tershire. Mr. Hoskins: What is your father? Young Wo man: A farmer, sir, well known in the county. Mr. Hos kins: How long have you left his roof? Young Woman : About a month, sir. She here repeated her narrative relative to the cause of her present misery, and stated, that the name of her seducer was Austen, a man of independent property, residing near her father's dwelling, and that she met bun while on a short visit to her uncle, the proprietor of an inn, at Chepstow. She implored the magistrate to use his means to send her home and reconcile her to her family. Mr. Hos kins observed, that it appeared to he a very affecting case, and sent for Mr. Messer, the overseer of Marylebone parish, who consented to receive her into the workhouse, and com municate with her friends in the country. It is rumoured, but we trust without foundation, that-th e various charities distributed by his late Majesty and his pre decessors, to needy and deserving objects at . Brighton, have been withdrawn.—Morning Herald. At the late Pembrokeshire assizes, a country girl, during her examination as a witness, being asked whether she bore any relationship to one of the parties in the cause, she re. plied, " No, not at least for nine generations." A Quebec correspondent of one of the papers here states, that the Vice Queen, Countess Durham, held a levee there lately, and issued her orders that no gentlemen should be permitted to appear at her balls in a black cravat. —Ntiv York paper. ---A-dwarf cow was exhibited at the Strathbogie cattle show as a curiosity. This animal is only thirty inches in height, though four years old. She has a beautiful pair of horns,— und is exceedingly quiet.—Aberdeen Herald. JACK BANNISTER'S WIT AT AN AUCTlON.—Bannister being at an auction in the Strand, where the auctioneer, who it appeared was selling his own goo - ls, said, " ladies and, gentlemen, I am not selling goods, I am giving them away." • Then," said Bannister, " I will thank you for that tea-urn you have in your hand." An Irish comedian haVing appeared before a Dublin audi% epce in an extremely dirty pair of white duck trousers, a person in the gallery, who had heard the observations of those around him, at length bawled out, " I say Mr. —, would not your ducks be better for a swim.?" Acting the play of Hamlet, with the part of Hamlet omitted, has long been a standing joke; but something of this kind • was realised last week at Chichester Theatre, when Othello was really acted without a Desdemona. LoNGFon D. —We have good reason to believe that Colotiel Henry White has resolved upon vacating his seat for Long ! ford. We trust that the conservatives will take the hint and • be upon the alert. It is probable that the gallant colonel will 'accept the Chiltern Hundreds the first week of the ensuing session.—Dublin Evening Packet. A spirited competition now exists between the coaches running between this town• and Exeter. through Tiverton; although the distance by that route is thirty-six miles, pas sengers are conveyed for 3s. only, and at a speed-faster than • that of the mails. The journey is performed in three hours and a half, stoppages included!—Tautiton Coen ier. During the last three days in which the banking account of the Court of Chancery was kept open for the payment of checks, the Bank of England paid upwards of £40U,000--a sum unprecedented in extent, for the limited period named ! • The amount the distributed among small and large claim- , ants must find its way in various channels among the public,.. and so far prove beneficial.—S tandard, Saturday. • RAIN WITHOUT CLOUDS.—M. Arago has received a letter from M. Wartmann, on the 31st of MaYlast, at 7h. 2m. p,m., rain fell at Geneva for six minutes, though the sky Was-per fectly clear in the zenith, and no clouds in the immediate neighbourhood of it. At first the droPs were large and the rain was thick, but both became .thinner towards the end. The rain was lukewarm, and the thermomenter just above the ground stood at 18 deg. 15 cent. 'During the day there had been frequent alternations of wet and tlry.-Iteriftchir . Magazine. . . " CHIN. CON.—CLOSE v. PAR/MIL- 1 1M the Sheriff's C ourt 7' at York, on Friday week, an action was tried, in which the plaintiff, Mr. James Close, surgeon, Leeds, sought to recover from Mr. John Beilbv Parker,l drysalter, late of the ,same, place, compensation in damages for, the seduction of .the plaintiff's wi.e, who eloped with the defendant,.orsather.col lowed him to Sheffield, in July, 1834, but returned . the came evening, before the !plaintiff, who had pursued her.. Some time afterwards she left his house under pretence of going to see her aunt, a Miss Phillips, but she went away, with the defendant, and front that day to this, though advettiaementis had been inserted in the papers, the plaintiff had not been, able to trace the fugitives. Defendant had suffered judg ment to go by default. Mr. Blanshard was counsel for the, plaintiff, and Mr. Travis fur the defendant. Tice damages "• „ were laid at £3,000, and the jury, after consulting for nearly an hour, gave a verdict for the Plaintiff;.,Dantages, E 350: A horse employed in the colliery at Johnston, belouging to Messrs. Mary church and Owen, Haverfordwest, was a. , • month ago missing,'and no trace of him 'could be diacnvere4c-- Last week, however, as some boys were cutting same furFe n ,,;,ii at the brink of an old coalpit, about 12 feet deep, they:the-1m covered the lost animal at the bottom. . Assistance being im5,,,;,„2, mediately procured, the poor horse was released from- the ._t confinement which he had suffered for three vreeks without food or water, and annoyed by flies, which had eaten• „ into his fit sh, and, owing to careful treatment, he has now nearly recovered his former condition. Thirst seemed .to be . , the principal suffering endured by the horse ; as immediately. on his release he rushed to his old watering-place,',end,was with the greatest difficulty forced from it. Hunger -had compelled him to endeavour to eat some dry roots were at the bottom of the pit, but, proving too hard to cate, they were found stuck fast in his mouth.— Welshman... _ s s LONDON AMD SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY.—The eighthig half-yearly meeting of 'the London and Southampton Rail..wissnife way Company was held on • Friday, at the City of London' - .1:4 - Tavern, J. Easthope, Esq., M.P., in the Chair. The report:AU! sts , stated that the traffic on the line; since the partial opening ; sttts s• had exceeded the calculation, and was . increasing weekly the receipts for the first four weeks beast/4:3;085l for the , ,ss second four weeks £3,755; and fo: the third four weeks ::reeV £4,218; and this for passengers only, 'no &Oda . or cattle's!! having been carried up to the present time. The-directors have fixed the 18th of this month for a further opening. • ,-• 'ibis opening will take the railway to Shapley, which iswithin a short distance of the great south-western road. The em bankments between that point and Basingstoke will be finished before the close of the present year, and the rails (which are already contracted fur) will be laid so as to open the line to that town, or further, very early in ihe'spring.' The other parts of the line are also in a very advanced state...' After several speeches, the meeting separated, highly satisfied with the state of their affairs. POLITICAL DISSENTERS.—The political Dissenters, hope- less of success in "the Church-rate" question, upon which Ministers have left them in the lurch, now betake themselves to alter the system of education pursued in the ." national .;;. schools," complaining more particularly •of the use of, the; Chuictcatachism. It is, doubtless, a hardship, that children cannot be instructed in religion except in words—that words fur general teaching must be cast into common forin.H . tind "' that that form will be framed according to those doctrines Or which the State approves as best. All this is very hard; but how can it be helped ? The sectaries will scarcly propose to exclude religion from education, and it will puzzle them to Sud any vehicle for religious instruction but words, which' • - must, for uniform use, be cast into some form. These pious and dissatisfied persons intimate, that as they wish . to instruct'the children of their own sects in their own doctrines,.'they ought to have share in the public money. The Wish oft the -- ; part of Dissenters to educate the young of their own sects in their own opinions is natural and laudable; but'Where is ton , sistency when the clamourers for "the voluntary princple" • demand the public money for such a purpose ?--o.rfos Herald. • • • Dtiriug the last week au interesting spectacle ha's - been • witnessed on the lawn opposite the Vicarage-house at Stur. minster, where a young cuckoo is supported anti maintained by the industry and attention 'of a water-wagtail. This little" fellow is most careful and zealous in behalf of his gigantiC protege, and seems not a little proud of so promising' a youth. If another wagtail approaches the cuckoo , he . is sure to meet with very heavy blows. The cuckoo can fly quit/ strong, but is still in leading-strings, and seems . 10th to re , linguist' the flattering attention of its little guardian. `The two birds constantly roost together.— Wilts Indepepdent. SOUTH EASTERN AND DOVER 11A ILWA Y.—The extensii?e works of this national undertaking, atilie Shakspeareeliff and gallery, are progressing in a manner that must be highly gratifving to then numerous well-wishers in Dover, and the shareholders generally. A few mouths more, and this cia,ssie height will be completely honeycombed by the tutin j el; galleries and shafts are already formed, and the drift-ways connecting the shafts have been commenced. 13eynild'ihe' Shakspeare, the benches on the face of the cliff are finished -1 • and it now only remains to cut out the angular mass between them, when the line will be complete for three miles of the` most difficult, though we think the least expensive, part of the undertaking.—Dover Chronicle. COLOSSAL STATUE ATGOLSPIE.—The gigantic statue. its . progress to the memory of the late Duke orSutheiland, which is to crown the summit of the monument atßrif wraggie, is now• nearly finished. The artist, Mr. Theak.. stone, has succeeded in funning au admirable.likenessof the lamented nobleman, and when all the parts of the statue are put together, its colossal dimensions (30 feet), its elevaled. situation, and its imposing attitude,•will render" Aye . conspi, cuous landmark, as well as an oinament, to that country . which the duke did so much cul!ivate and adorn. Temporary huts have been constructed on the top of the mountain: for , the workmen engaged in placing the statue, and in about a month the whole will be fixed and completed.—hiverneis Courier. AN UNWELCOME VISITOR.—On Thtirsday week,: in the . . course of the afternoon, a fat cow, purchasedby Mr. Lissom, butcher, at Lancaster, was brought there- for.the purpose of being slaughtered, and the poor animal being fatigued with travelling, (having come some distance from the country) in passing through St. Leonard-gate, she walked , into the house of Mr. Ivison, !miser, and coolly marched up stairs into the best bed-room. This unwelcome vi s itor alarmed some of the inmates, and created considerable sensation in the neighbourhood for some' time. The good man of the house laughed heartily at the circumstance, whilst Mrs. Isison vowed vengeance upon the harmless beast and its luckless owner. However, after some difficulty,. the inoffensivecre.o7, tore was dislodged per force from its. place of. rende,4YPOss amid the unrestrained laughter and mirth of many. of ,the _ spectators.—Preston Pilot. STRONG FACTS IN REGARD TO IiORSIE4tACING.— , A.WIiter in the Louisville City Gazette, thus tersely presents•this mat-, • ter Races, it is said, improve the (steed, of --horses: - And what if they did, if they -degrade the breed of- men ? • But I doubt the truth of the position. Some few startling or stubborn facts are on the other side. I never heard of in Arabia, yet the best horses and the , .best Islood-i-n the world are there. The great racing stock of England•and - • America came from the blood of the Godolphin Arabian. There are no races in New-England,. yet the New-England horses are worth in this country limm• fifty to a hundred per cent. mote than southern horses. The horses for the plough ! dray, saddle, stage coach, or gig, in New England,-would bring. under the hammer, fat higher prices in racing sections. of the country than their own horses.. Racing only. improves the breed of race horses. I was told in Virginia, by the stage drivers, that their best horses were brought from :Ver mont and New Hampshire-the Green 'Mountain horses are , the best in the country for symmetry, strength, fleetness, and endurance ; vet there is no racing in New England. Racing, then, is surely not essential to making good horsesi." • • . INTERRSTING EXPERIAIENT.—It may be known to sprat , - of our scientific readers, that Professor Airy _fuss' for some-, time past, been engaged in a series of eiperiments,'havirig, for their object to supply some means by which ifie..Variationt l ., of the compass, on board steamers, might be rectified. T.ho e , experiments were! undertaken at the request of the.Getiff 4 ` • Steam Navigation Company, and their fine ship, the how, has been placed, for the purpose, at the disposal:6oor - Professor. 'There having . been good reason fur believisig , that the plan suggested has been so far matured as to affoo l. , fair prospect of practical success, the Company made an 'eX cursion, on Wednesday, down the river, in the Rainbow, in order to ascertain the workin g of the new systetn. For th i s purpose, four compasses, bes ides those ordinarily appropris' :sled to the ship's use, were placed on frames, erected al on g the middle of the deck, and below each; - at a depth Yarying, according to circumstances, was a shallow deal case, contain ing a magnet, placed parallel to, and at different degrees of radiation from, the line of the keel. By these nieans ._ magnetic influence of the metal of the ship and engines 10" , not only beets ascertained in its precise extent, but reCtifiF?s,. so that the true bearing is seen with perfect accuracy. Ttilf was, on Wednesday, proved to the entire satisfacti on o_ Professor Fat adav, and other scientific gentlemen, who `w ere on board ; and the discovery was evidently as gratifying ' them as it cannot , f , a .h il et t h o e b r e u i n ngo rt rx e s t t l i f n ur it c s o e i o n n n s w e r q c o i steam navigation, tional objects. The General Steam Navigation ComP,,_ intend to despatch the Rainbow, in the course ofd we" be two, on her voyage to Antwerp; and, if her rate of goin!_ n in any way answerable to the ca abilities - she eXhibite.l Wednesday, they must be very fast, indeed, who can K' the her in sight. In the course of her progress up antl."7. river, the o pportunity was afforded of trying he* ;at several of the fastest of the Gravesend licrats2•'and. the. was perfectly conchs rive as to her superior velbitY• °,oll,l.l.re markable characteristic of the ItainboKl4llo l neral notice, was the entire - absence'of triotiOn'a, n" thtWh was from the working of the engines. In the - . cabins, altogether imperceptible, and, - but for therapirlitY*wiln7.oh ear oer'.n:l°_-_ the vat ions objects in view were . pasSea, 'the stnootlirnZti,u, to which she glided along would have rendefed believe, that she was inuring with any. eitrisortirl.d4,vd,r,gb; of speed. The Rainbow it will be.teccillected, Was Du , ' Mr. Laird, of North Birkenhead. i C ` ~.