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THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ittr ature. NOTICES no MAGAZINES AND SERIALS for August awe have eaten r m pto made . of a" wrapt which ranch of t itv of reception very cu I'll warrant this ,ion.' And spe he money to spend in I have nothing for you : if you are really des- of you y M. 1 he fm - tilletonist. 1 " Reid drew her ent jhy of C tense." The Dublin Univeisity Magazine ny articles of interest, with, of course, a g_ Mr. Carleton has the happy. - 4 ;sed hand, sketches of 6tionality events-of t` time h n Fn whih must affarc n of - 1 I its Realiti Natural History of Bores. London : D. B SKETCI mained long on deck, to watch the fading Vesuvius and 4 BORES. A GALLOP OVER THE ARCADIAN MOUNTAINS. L . the .luminous sparklings and flashings from our paddle- (From the Dublin University Magazine.) wheels. A poor little wearied martin took shelter among (From the Natural History of "Bores," by Angus B. " Xanthi," said Spiro, speaking for the first time in a Th( S . the rigging, and attracted much attention by fluttering Reach.) low, smothered voice. Wigh round the steamer all the next day, until near the island, FEMININE BORES-THE BLUE. "I am here, quite alive," said the poor little bride, stayin D SERIALS. .. when it. flew . away like Apollyon, in the Pilgrim's Pro- Miss Lucretia Lutestring—well known in the literary who wai half bewildered with terror. on )1. August, . gress , an d w e saw it no more. After a dreamy, but not un- circles—is a " wild, impulsive, gushing thing" (see her "Xanthi mou! we must escape ;if we stay here till -Brun ( pations, and were not comfortable night's rest , we were all promenading the " Ode on Maidenhood ") of forty and some odd years. morning we shall certainly perish." ston, a delightful " Day in . deck by 8 a.m., a goodly, cheerful company. What much Her mission on earth is to " strike the lyre of poesy"—a " Oh, Spiro, thrice beloved ! they may kill me, but I T R] clv little examined by surprised me was the brilliant transparency of the water; d es ti n y w hi c h s h e f u lfils by cove r i ng sheets of highly- will not see you die;" and the young wife threw her poor Prince tin rotation an article immense fish of the tunny species, th ree or four fathoms scented paper with multitudinous stanzas, traced in light weak arms around him, as though she could have de- Alber iers," the title of which . down, would pass our steamer, alth oug h - going at ten blue ink by the gossamer touches of a crow-quill. Miss fended bim. . their • ice perusa l, ~ B as i ng . knots an hour, with wendeFful velocity and apparent ease. Lucretia Lutestring is something of a fine woman run to " Better to try to escape than wait to be murdered to- jesty - I ;ers, 'is a continuation ______._____ seed. She gives her friends to understand that her in- morrow. Listen, Xanthi," continued the young man, coast. )m the last of which we THE RICH MERCHANT. tellect devours her. She is the very focus of consuming unclasping her clinging arms from his neck, "do you have I seem destined to fill in . passion, and a species of rendezvous and house-of-call hear that ?" across ie page of English his- BY MRS. JANE WEAVER. for blighted hopes and quenched aspirations. Miss Xanthi listened, and heard on the opposite side of the Her 3 maginative paper, con- Lutestring also states that she is " the Sappho of this wr,ll a sound like that of a horse champing his bit,• and of Li , ucation of the People". (From Hogg's Weekly Instructor.) northern clime," and has repeatedly affirmed in heroic, pawing the ground from time to time. Isle o: mstrates the inutility of elegiac, Spenserian, and other stanzas, that her blood is " That is Effendi, who is there in his stable," said Spiro, gress d evil. " Sam Slick" It was late at night, and the streets were nearly de- not blood, but " lava "—a physiological fact, which in- for by this title the villagers spoke of the Aga's favourite stoner s usual. "Outlines of serted, the more especially as it was snowing fast. A d uces us t o b rea th e th e s i ncere h ope th a t th e b urn i ng h orse ; " an d l oo k , h ere i s t h e gar d en-gate c l ose at b an d, Gill , ( single traveller, however, m i g ht h av e been seen wrapped and three other railway torrent may never escape in any species of cutaneous half open—nothing could be so easy as to slip in gently, as pile in a thick overcoat, urging his way against the tempest, eruption. Miss Lucretia Lutestring, being by profession and bring him out here." gaper is headed " Sirceptio by the light of the dim lamps. Suddenly, as he passed a ions." a poetess, is much given to contemplating the flies on the "To bring him out here ?" echoed Xanthi, wonderingly. that I ruinous tenement, the figure of a girl started up before ceiling, rolling her eyes so that her friends dread that " Yes," to bring him out, and mount him,- and dash Queer seine. I him. __ . . " That is :kffendi, who is there in his for by this title the villagers spoke of the .ga's favourite horse ; " and look, here is the garden-gate close at handy half open—nothing could be so easy as to slip in gently, and bring him out here." "To bring him out here ?" echoed Xanthi, wondering " Yes," to bring him out, and mount him,- and dash through the midst of these infidel murderers, and perhaps f be saved after all, light of my eyes !" Xanthi heard this bold prc;ject with a shriek of terror, which her husband stifled by placing his hand on her lips. " But they would all pursue us," she murmured, in a more suppressed tone. " Well, they would all pursue us ; but have you never seen with what wings Effendi flies over the plain when the Aga rides him ? We shall be mounted before lie or his people find out, they are all sa occupied with the Bey's The young peasant already made a movement to put his project into execution, for it seemed to the bold-spirited Mainote not altogether impracticable, to ride at such a pace towards the mountains as should enable them to reach their shelter in safety ; but Xanthi clung to his arm— " Oh, stay, Spira mou ! Think what the Aga will say when he finds we have stolen his horse !" " Sevseka !" (little fool) said her husband, half laugh ing, " and where shall we be to care for his anger ?" • True ! but then there is always the Panagia! oh, my husband, what will she think of us if we steal?" " Now, Xanthi," said Spiro, angrily ; " I put it to you. When the Panagia has to judge between a vile, unbeliev ing '1 urk, and a good Christianos, which of the two is sh likely to X inthi bowed her head in silence, for this seemed very conclusive;, besides, no Greek wife ever dreams of oppos ing her husband's authority, and Spiro, rising with deter mination, though stealthily, said firmly.,— " Stay here, and be ready to mount behind me the mo ment I appear. Ido not say it is not a terrible risk, but anything is better than to wait in this hole to be slaughtered." He left her side as he spoke, and, shivering with dread, she watched him by the light of the rising moon as he crept along beneath the shade of the wall, and disappeared within the garden of the Aga. He had rightly calculated that the noise and confusion, caused by the presence of the illustrious visitor, would enable him to accomplish his bold theft unperceived, and in a few minutes he returned, leading out the beautiful animal, ready bridled, as the Turkish horses always are, day and night. Xanthi in stantly stole through the brushwood, and stood by his side ; but when they prepared to mount, Effendi began to show his mistrust of their proceedings, by various caperings and boundings, quite sufficiently noisy to at tract the attention of the soldiers on the opposite side of the tower ; Spiro instantly threw his arm round the neck of the graceful Arabian, and began to whisper in his ear —that strange and unaccountable method by which all who are acquainted with the secret can tame at once the most fiery horse in eastern countries ! It produced its effect instantaneously. Effendi stood quiet as a lamb, and Spiro vaulted lightly on his back ; he then held out his hand to Xanthi, who showed her Mainote blood in the flashing eye and glowing cheek, which proved how completely her womanish fears had given way before the excitement of the moment;, placing her little foot on that of her husband, with one bound she sprung up behind him, and sat firm as a rock, grasping him round the waist. Effendi tossed his head at the unwonted burden, and showed no disposition to move. Stooping down, Spiro suddenly seized his ear between his teeth, and bit it with considerable violence. At once stung with the pain, the horse bounded into the air, then reared right up, and remained stiff and almost erect, till the young man re leased his hold, when instantly, with glaring eye and dilated nostril, giving one shake to his glossy mane, the magnificent Arab fairly took the bit between his teeth, and wildly darted from the spot, shooting over the plain with an arrow-like swiftness, which altogether took away the breath of the riders. They made no attempt to guide him, having quite enough to do to keep their seats, and he began by carrying them right through the midst of the soldiers, like a - very flash of lightning, trampling some under foot, and bounding over the heads of the others. The amazement of the Turks may be conceived, when this flying vision suddenly passed before their eyes —scarce seen before it was far away, careering on with incredible speed. Those whose horses were at band mounted in the vain attempt at pursuit. In an instant the air was filled with the flashing of the musketry, and the balls were raining round the young lovers, as, cling ing to each other on the back of the winged steed, they sped on and on through the darkness. The tremendous pace at which they were going utterly bewildered them ; all things seemed to whirl round with them ; they could discern nothing clearly ; the stars appeared to rush madly over their heads ; the rocks and the trees fled past them in the mountains of Arca teed to a classic company of ited in tr r hoary-headed cap- Lnsatlantie affairs will !st of much value The author of th performs ssion of bor As the con tertair e same author, th of the piquancy of its predec the last. The illustrations the gossiping gent Altogett HOfifl'S We talented trifle has succeeded in the of a task of no mean difficulty—that of trans. nto a pleasing source of en. nation of a - series, though little production lacks none ssors : we like it better than re numerous and effective: fizure in most of our theatres are p ly Instructor, Part XXIX. Edinburgh James Hogg. have before F T - of this period ical, as 'lterestind and instructive matter. 11 classes, it is calculated to find its humblest cottager, whose e gratified by the perusal e supplied at a price corn- This part is accompanied ledge can only t e above, which a 1 their means. L of Dr. Chalmers lES OF A TRIP TO THE CONTINENT, ITALY, AND EGYPT. BY EDWIIs Written Jrh the Liver; leaving fe ET, ESQ, 1 Standard.) Sicily, I visited the Palace Caserta and the extraordinary viaduct in its vicinity. In giving a brief description of these magnificent struc tures, which no stranger should leave Naples without visiting, I will just give a hint to travellers upon the subject of companionship, and personal danger from taking up with strangers that may casually be met with en route. My life was in danger three ti years- S during my two t, by the unfeeling cru lipped little demon, a very fit ore Cooper's travelling voyager, the nd-a-half's voyaj elty of my Bostonian It companion for Fer Ogre ;—secondly, by a Creole, woolly headed, dark souled and complexioned, fell-like satyr;—thirdly, by an Arab, who was afterwards bastinadoed for insulting the Consul dria. But even these were rare exceptions to English, Irish, and the very many a Scotch: I had Ore pleasure to travel, associate, andiinee nd with. When we visited the tomb of Virgil, surrounded by wild fig-trees and roses, where we saw a cowled monk with a face like Dante, and listened to the rumbling of carriages through the grotto of Posileppo, like to the roaring of a distant sea —even here, amidst these sublime associations, my Yankee churn grudged a t penny to the ciceru— - Why travel with so very disagreeable a person 'Poly is, I have as great a horror as ever Alexander any persons ra!ghthere. Selkirk had of being, living, and travelling alone ; and bound from Rome, via Naples, to hat spoke one's native as we wer with nothing heard or ken but a foreign language. Thus, then, we started in a cab from Naples to Cteserta, thirteen miles, together. Eleven of these miles were traversed through a beautiful country, and during the two hours my Bostonian friend only favoured me with a monosyllable of two letter " No." Still I consoled myself with the thought, that Quakers ere taciturn ; that he was an original character, eject like the " last man", worthy of study ; so 1 ated, " Patience, 0 my soul !" rta slightly resembles terly away, and the shot ceased to drop around the wild, lone moun- They were in the mountains nov tains ; but the child of the desert, drum( with the fresh night air, so far from abating the niarvolious swiftness of his mad career, were possible, and flew like a shot up the steep hill-side, while his feet struck a train of fire behind him ! They had no power to avert his_reckless course, even had they wished it, nor even to moderate his terrible ardour. On, Mazeppa-like, they race, panting, breathless on the wings of the wind, over stones and brushwood, and through the wild ravine. The landscape reels Around them—the cliffs and the crags whirl past—the trees of the forest seem to melt into air; now they dash through a torrent, blind with the foam ; now they rise over a towering rock ; now plunge into a cleft in the wild, dark mountain ! Once Spiro would have cried out in horror, had he had time or breath, for he saw that they were approaching a terrible precipice, caused by a deep rent in the cliff; that gaped gloomy and wide, with a great river raging beneath, but the desert-born paused but one moment on the brink of the abyss, and gathered his feet together like a cat about to leap on his prey, then, with one bound, he sprung over the terrible gulf, and dashed on through the forest of pine beyond. It seemed to the palpitating, gasping riders, as though their flight lasted for hours, and so in truth it did; but they could take no account of time, thus darting through the air, and when at last Spiro succeeded in abating the speed of the horse, and, finally, arresting him altogether, they found themselves in the very heart of the most savage mountains of Arcadia, where, perhaps, never foot of man had trodden before. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE CLYDE, &c (From the Constitutional) We are happy to-day to be enabled to Confirm the state ment we made about a week ago, namely, that our beloved Queen, accompanied by Prince Albert, will honour the Clyde with a visit in a very few days. Some time since Mr. James Burns (of the firm of G. and J. Burns), was officially requested to furnish information regarding the west coast, and Mr. Burns accordingly furnished to head quarters a sketch of the various localities which were wor thy of a visit from the Sovereign. Soon after Mr. David Hutcheson, of (t -rho the above firm ae same gentleman Niv lately accompanied the Grand Duke Constantine of Russi invitation )ceeded to Osbo: aetans, and more minute inl shall now lay before the reader On the 13th instant , her Majesty will le ave Osborn( be result we will, of course, come round by the Land's End, and will only sail during the daytime, always 'anchoring at night the Queen remaining on board the yatcht. The present arrangement (and there is not a doubt of its being carried into effect) is, that her s 1 Majesty will visit the Frith of Clyde, and may be expected there upon Tuesday, the 17t11 cnarent. The Royal squadron will then sail to Greenock ; and her Majesty would be most desirous to go to Dumbarton, and sail up mond, were it not [le risk of bustle and con nd other vessels in so nar- fusion amongst the steamers row a channel as the Clyde has near Dumbarton. The Royal yacht, too, draws a good deal more water than is always to be found at the mouth of the Leven. It is not certain, therefore, that the Queen will come further up than Greenock. Her Majesty will pay a visit to Brodick and Lamlash, in the Island of Arran—then proceeding to the Kyles of Bute and up Lochfine to Invarary, and back to Locbgilphead, where the Sovereign will land and pass along the Crinan Canal in one of the vessels belonging to Messrs. G. and J. Burns, while the royal yacht will pro ceed round the Mull of Cantire to Point Crinan, from whence her Majesty and the Royal squadron will sail to lona and Staffa, and thence by Lismore, Loch Linnhe, and Loch Eli, to Fort-William. Here the Royal car- riages will be in waiting to convey the Queen, Prince Albert, and the attending Lords and Ladies to Ardverikie, on the side of Loch Laggan, the ultimate destination of the Royal party. The road from Fort-William to Ard verikie is an excellent one, and is only about thirty miles in extent. Wherever the Queen may be upon Sunday, the 15th current, the Royal squadron will remain at anchor, mark of respect for the da) übjects. ,nd as an example to her As our read, s may at once perceive, there arc hun _ . . dreds of convenient spots on the Clyde which will com mand splendid views of the royal squadron as it moves up the Firth, amidst the joyful demonstrations of a loyal people. Amongst these, the view from the Clough Light, and along the coast downwards, when the squadron comes in sight and as it sails along, will be very grand ; there can no one be disappointed in having a good view, as at He lensburgh, Dunoon, Largs, and indeed all along, it will be very fine. At Arran, too, as well as at Inverary, and Lochgilphead, where her Majesty must land to proceed by the Ciirian CtMal, the view will be most satisfactory As the Queen is known to like quietness and decorum, we trust that such rules and regulations will be adopted by thoss in authority, as may ensure correctness in every tv may have good fe view a and in t cl Ben M d manr .pp - roach to the Palce Cat t toflarapton rt Palace, near Richmond ; but its 1 lions, four horses, three huge marble figures, and a.tes, are very superior to any of our palaces, except marble staircases, ascending from a vast bait, are very superb, and, I should think, unequalled in the world. Over the vast landing-place, a lofty, magnificent dome is supported by five octagonal groups of fluted marble Co rinthian pillars. The saloons and apartments extending .• round the va Versailles. ( superior to thos I adorn the walls ,ntic frescoed figur ceilings with exquisite designs Of fauns, birds, animals of every tribe ; most beautiful ceilings, decorated by Fias chetti with designs of the chace, huntings, fishing, shoot ing, birds of every hue. Some of the royal chambers had elegant imitations of the chambers at Herculaneum and Pompeii. The large mirrors, marble figures of Jupiter Juno, Mars. v---- ' ' exquisite. -hole design, the chapel so g, -kry in the Etruscan style, th, water colours, the various beautiful tables of Marble inlaid, lava and stucco decors- harmony pervadir., geously decorated, the libr theatre, the lovely zroups hundreds of rooms, a wonder of the world of art One large saloon, decorated profusely with gold, and elegant, various-coloured marbles, exhibiting rich emblematical figures of Justice and Force, was well worthy admiration; nor were the grounds, the gardens, the preserves of phea sants and game, the waterfalls, conservatories of rare plants, &c., less worthy notice. An inscription to Isa bella of Bourbon, Primo Edecandato Regina, as well as should not be passed too slightly dour, this magnificence, this one the pictures by Mengs aver. But all this sple two hundred thou blat Mother, far abo. ll town, 'lino turesque ride came to this arches. It is from seven :1 the top I found, by calcu eighty paces Pont du Gi;de I ha' first chapter, when vis lye inapr 1. Yet is t taciturn companion and I some showers scenery of ever- experienced many kiridn 4. "-- Enelish Lit Durant and family ant Chiaiji try, you never could: noisy, clamorous city ng, made it alw 18th of .e weeping at Totten and lost in th( lor our good French steal passed out of the bay we a sweet relief, and the pauses Ind were responded to by the sublimer sounds of -stless and beating sea of the far-famed bay. or is ready to convey us to the island of Si -f Palermo. We embarked on Saturday was a lovely morning— 'rine parting with an d sa ' i n Italians were ki n fine, fai luting each .ach ach other's cheeks, sweet ; with their long, wavinf natural, and grand We istence, were soon for- ----.- - Nyasa tine boat, and we soon boats, with men em- were fishing for oysters; a iva~v Lolling vet from the late gale; everything vas clearly-defined and picturesque. Never had Iso pleasant and delightful a twenty-one hours propulsion as that from Naples to Palermo, and never should the travel ler allow this trip to Sicilia to escape him. We passed near to Ischia and Caprcea, and another volcanic island of tuffa and lava, all their rugged pointed rocks and jutting promontories so clearly visible as to size and form. Soon the weaker sex descended to their cabins below ; and I re- from Da Dock, i capsized, ries. Tyr CAPSIZI about eight and pilot I to have D IN THE RIVER the river opposite Cob nissed st now floating and insta iers have b posed to be 1, bottom up, past the Pot HABITS OF THE PELICAN.—It is a pleasant sight to see a flock of pelicans fishing. A dozen or more are flying on heavy, flagging wing over the sea, the long neck doubled on the back, so that the beak seems to protrude from the breast. Suddenly, a little ruffling of the water arrests their attention ; and, with wings half closed, down -0-- each plu nges with a resounding plash, and in an instant emerges to the surface with a fish. The beak is held aloft, a snap or two is made, the huge pouch is seen for a moment distended, then collapses as before; and heavily the bird rises to wing, and again beats over the surface with his fellows. It is worthy of observation that the pelican invariably performs a somerset under the surface ; for descending as he always does, diagonally, not perpen dicularly, the head emerges looking in the opposite di rection to that in which it was looking before.—Gone'i Birds of Jamaica. e, more v Thirty- e ; and by a six mile Nis viaduct of sevent .id, the King has five palaces, v orgeous apartment of his sui abode a royal t ached I I unique, was, not id sublimity to th mi and Nisn ic, like Stow on of the an, to Naples by ess to the beaut y, near the pl the ever- at the same time that )fects have not a blanket ix hundred and this elegant structure, built of red nd honourable stride in The Newton viaduct. from Mr. and Mrs into the Conn- Df the ChtaijO id music every eve-n.l cont The girl shrank back w shivering form. But a tear tattering garments around h€ glittered on her cheek in the light of the dim lam' - The man passed, and turning the next co knocked at the door of a splendid mansion, through whose richly curtained windows a rosy light streamed out across the storm. A servant obsequiously gave him entrance At the sound of his footstep the parlour door was hastily opened, and a beautiful t 3', soon parentl " What kept you so long, dear papa I had known where you were, I would riage. You never stay so late at the of No, my love, I was at my lawyer's—busy, very bus_ and all for you," and he kindly patted her cheek. " But now, Maggy, can't you give some supper ?" The daughter rang the bell, and ordered the supper to ;ent the car- light in, just the supper for a traveller on a night like that. _ _ _ _ " Pa," said the daughter when it was finished, " I hope you are in good humour, for I have a favour to ask of you," and she threw her arms round his neck, and looked up into his face with that winning smile and those beau tiful dark eyes of hers. " I wish to give a ball on my birthday—my eighteenth birthday. It will cost, oh ! a sight of money; but you are a kind, good papa, and I know you have been successful, or you would not have been at your lawyer's." " Yes, my darling," he said, fondly kissing her, " the cotton speculation has turned out well. I sold all I had of the article this afternoon, received the money, and took it to my lawyer's, telling him to invest it in real estate. I think I shall soon give up business." "Oh ! do, do, papa. But you will give me this ball — won't you ?" _ " You little teaze !" said the father, but he spoke smil ingly ; and putting his hand in his pocket, he took out a note and placed it in his child's hand. " Take this, if it is not enough you must have another, I suppose. But don't trouble me about it any more." The next Morning broke clear, but the snow was a foot deep on the level, and here and there lay in huge drifts, blocking up the doorways. At ten o'clock, the rich mer chant was on his way to his counting-room. He turned down the same street up which he had come the preced ing evening. A crowd had gathered round the open cellar door of a ruined tenement. The merchant paused to in quire what was the matter. " A woman, sir, has been found dead below there," said one of the speculators. " She starved to death, it is said, and they have sent for the coroner. Her daughter has just come back, after being out all night. I believe she was begging. That's her moaning." . " Ah !" his heart 1 OP. 0 ••• said the merchant ; and a pang went through petitioner the night before. He pushed through the crowd and descended the cellar steps. A girl cowered over an emaciated corpse that lay on a heap of straw, in one corner of the damp apartment. It was the same girl he had feared it would prove. The merchant was horror struck. " My poor child !" he said, laying his hand o shoulder, " You must be cared for—God forgive n denying You last night ! Here, take this !" bill into her hand. and he put a The girl looked up and gazed vacantly at him. Then she put back the proffered money. " It will do no good now," she said, " mother is dead," and she burst into hysteric tears ; and the merchant, at that moment, would have given half his fortune to have recalled her to life. The lesson thus learned he never forgot. The mercha personally saw that a decent burial was provided for tl mother, and afterwards took the daughter into his hous er for a res SECOND Standard-office, Two o'clock MARKET This 4- mot. 2R,a-= LIVERPOOL CORN At this mi and 16. pe 's market there was a large business to C. '► I X... • . ' 1 s c!: , I 30 ....1 I ... .41 Co 7 Co 3 OC c a r ro Cra Co 2 to hitting herself despe which acts she states yearning tow s the abstractedly beautiful, and the in ally true." taken - the - rOm in rutty roads ce out of the country—as if romance lay broad-wheel wagons, and the capes of coachmen The wor at present unliappi exists, s, is unworthy of t ic presence of a sou glowing with poetic fire. She would, an she could, frame it anew, and the following would be some of her mate rials—her chaos. Take of silvery tones,—fleeting spirits,- -moonlight sleeping on banks,—butterflies' wings,- echoes,—mermaids,—sylphs,—moonlit glades,—fairy-like music,—whisperin< , willows,—purling fountains;—nod ding forests,—elfin revelry,—clustering flowers,—and heaven knows how.many similar ingredients—mix them well up together, and garnish with longing hopes,— truthful aspirations,—glowing vows,—and beating hearts. The result will be a universe warranted correct, ideal, and fairy-like. —airy voices Lucretia Lutestring is therefore a woman of mind its mouldy, dusty, cobwebby, and igno'ale doings her own- -she is " A thing of beauty, melody, and bliss, Borne upwards—on the incense of the lyre." The " Thing of beauty" always has her hair in papers, and a hole in the heel of her stockings. Although aerial and elfin in her nature, she has been known to dine on beefsteaks, and sup on toasted cheese. It is a popular error to suppose that she drinks nothing but dew out of an acorn. The nearest approach she ever made to it was drinking " mountain dew out of a dram glass. Miss Lutestring has little in common with the " strong minded woman," already satisfactorily disposed of. In some points, however, they coincide—as in utter and dense ignorance of those thousand homely duties and sweet household ministerings, which make the hearth the altar, and the homestead the temple, of that glorious divinity—Domestic Love ! Miss Lucretia Lutestring CAN BUT SHE CANNOT Write an ode, Darn a stocking, Or a sonnet, Nor make a pudding, Or a song of the fairies, Nor go to market, Or a chaunt of the mermaids, Nor boil an egg . , Or a hymn to liberty, Nor work a pair of slippers, Or stanzas on a portrait, Nor prattle loving nonsense, Or lines on my uncle's birthday, Nor make the hearth tidy, Or occasional verses, Nor dandle a baby, Or stanzas for music, Nor carve a joint, Or an epic poem, Nor, alas ! catch a husband. Great—poetic—soaring—creative—then, as Miss Lu cretia Lutestring's spirit may be, it wants those magic graces which convert woman's weakness into woman's strength. In her own sphere—by the hearth, in the home, she is naught. She may be clever, but, like many other clever people, she is—one of the " Bores." ON PHILOPROGENITIVE BOREISM In most of the domiciles of her Majesty's subjects there is a nursery. We have now to do with those domestic states in which the nursery governs the parlour, in which the little masters and misses exercise unrelenting tyranny over the mister and missus ; and in which all visi tors and strangers are forced to do homage to the juvenile oligarchy of the lollipop and the go-cart. If you pay a forenoon's visit to one of these formidable a habitations, your rat-ta-tat from without will be respond ed to by a loud series of screams from within. You enter —there is a perfect inundation of babies about the house. The nursery has overflowed, and its contents are sprawl ing on staircase and lobby. The parlour will be found littered with toys. Johnny and Sukey will be seated on the rug, fighting for the last morsel of Gibraltar rock. Ned will be crying in the corner, where he has been de posited, with a fool's cap, on account of naughtiness. Sa rah Jane, and Alick, (the twins,) will be howling out, in the true infant-school recitative, a lesson from the works of the immortal lyric poet, Watts, beginning— "Let dogs delight to bark and bite while mamma, in morning gown and curl papers, will be dressing Petsey, rocking Baby Bib's cradle, teaching Sa rah Jane and Alick, scolding Ned, and screaming to Johnny and Sukey to hold their tongues, all in a breath. The call—a very short one —over, the unhappy visitor is dismissed; his mind improved by the reception of the fol• lowing important truths :—to wit, -That Charles is to have the first Tize it the s 2nd.—Thai Annie jot four goo Thursday 3rd.—That Polly had her ears bored last week, and is to begin the piano next quarter. 4th.—That Peter is a bad boy, has broken three squares of glass, and won't_take his physic. _ _ th. That Sarah Jane aiid - Alick (the twins) can read words of two syllables, and have thirteen hymns by heart, each. 6th.—That Johnny and Sukey go out every day with Susan in the park; but although the season is so warm, they have not yet left off flannel. 7th.—That Ned is such a cross child, you can't think. Bth.—That Petsey suffers so much, poor darling, from teething. .... 9th.—And that baby Bib was vaccinated on Saturday, when it was the opinion of the doctor that he was, with out exception, the finest child he ever saw—and the image of his father. A dinner party at a house of this class is not to be lightly ventured. It will be a mercy if you have not the whole of the infantry, rank and file, perched on little chairs, with little knives and forks—screaming, now for beef, anon for pudding—making grabs at the dishes with their little soft greasy paws ; and being ultimately remo ved per force to the nursery on account of undutiful con duct, and re-introduced upon promises of amendment— all through dinner time. If the Bore of Philoprogenitive ness has not gone to such an awful length as this, still you will assuredly be deluged by the juvenile flood the mo ment the cloth is withdrawn. Then comes the grand ex hibition of the children, considered as works of art. First Susan carries round the baby to be kissed. This melan choly rite performed, the elder olive branches will crave attention. Peter, Alick, Johnny, and Ned will drink to the healths of the company individually, and seriatim, in half glasses of port. Thus -1 Please, Mr. l\ l Brown,Jones, your rr good dd health,heall Peter. 111 Please. Mr. Smith, your good health, &c., and so on by the other juveniles in turn. A little scholastic fete is next grovided for the delecta tion of the guests. " You'll be astonished," Peter makes in English h says the papa ` at the progress 'as the Spanish Armada defeated ? Answer, very promptly—" By John of Gaunt Dismissal of Peter with disgrace to bed. child's aptitude for arithmetic is really a very curious Johnny, come here, my boy ? What's six times Answer, in a loud sing-song style- Johnny is instantly rewarded with another half-glass of Examination resumed. "And if 1 buy a herring and a half," &c., &c The girls principally figure in the drawing-room, under the direction of mamma. Annie's piano-forte proficiency forms a great card for that estimable lady ; but it is not until after a long consultation between the mamma and "the musical prodigy, and a prolonged hunt under the in strument for stray pieces," that the performance com mences. You are then treated to the novelty of the " Hunts- Chorus, with variations." The evening's amusements are occasionally diversified by some recitations by Charles, including a remarkable speech from Douglas, which appears to begin with " My name is Norval-on-the-Grampian-bills." Polly's forte happily does not lie in the piano ; but the ately proposes a grand exhibitionofjuvenile works of art. "Annie, dear, do try and find that sweet little picture of a church, with birds flying and the man smoking a pipe —you know—which Polly did this morning on the slate — no—on the fly-leaf of Dr. Blair's poems. I dare say it's somewhere—under the piano, or in , the cupboard —or about—somewhere or other. You can't think how clever rd, it is—so natural, too—the birds with their tails, and the lr man with his pipe, and the smoke coming out of it." .6 A long rummage ensues ; and at length the chef-d'eeu tly rare is brought to light, and triumphantly displayed—the te- gifted artist standing by in an attitude of content, with ter her thumb in her mouth. As bed-time arrives, each younger branch of the family goes round, wishes each visitor good r kisses him or her, as the case may 1 sey, have, however, been consign cribs about tea-time, and so mamma i ladies going up stairs " to see the lamb This is the crowning outs fight, seriatim, and Baby Bib and Pet- led to their respective Oh, babies, babies ! how often have you revenged on us adults, that one little eccentricity—the massacre of the innocents ! Several successful experiments have been recently made 'ranee on t tie etheriza take their honey whilst they are in a stat out the necessity of destroying their live of inaction with- HAPPINESS OF WAIL.—A letter from Vera Cruz says, " The shells from our mortars, bursting in every direc tion, scattered death and destruction within the city ; and it is.fair to presume that the round shot from our batteries had an equally happy elect I" We sincerely hope that her Ma, in order to have a favourab tic scenery of our native land, and that she may enjoy !tie best health dI7E spirits while making the tour, is our sin cere and heartfelt wish. Since the above was written we have been informed the the Provost of Dumbarton has received a communica tion, stating that-her Majesty may be eveeted to WO there on her route to Locktornon4, THE COURT. The Court is still at Osborne House, in the Isle of Wight, where the Grand Duke Constantine, of Russia, is staying on a visit to Her Majesty. The royal dinner party on Wednesday included the Grand Duke, the Baron de Brunow, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, Lord Palmer ston, Lord Jocelyn, &c. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.—The Queen and Prince Consort intend to sail from Cowes in the Victoria and Albert yacht, at an early hour on Thursday morning, on their excursion to Scotland. It is understood that her Ma jesty will sail round the Land's End and along the Welsh coast. She is expected to visit Milford, and arrangements have been made for piloting the vesselsof theroyal squadron across Caernarvon Bar, and through the Menai Straits. Her Majesty will thus approach within a few hours' sail of Liverpool. Her Majesty is expected also to visit the Isle of Man on Sunday next the 15th instant, on her pro gress from the Menai Straits. A meeting of the commis sioners of harbours was held on Wednesday, and Captain Gill, of the mail steamer Tynwald, was appointed to act as pilot on the occasion. Other arrangements for the re ception of her Majesty are in progress. It is understood that Earl Grey will be a very reluctant attendant upon the Queen during her Majesty's• voyage. The noble lord suf fers extremely from sickness, when at sea, and prayed hard to be excused, but as there was no other Secretary of State at liberty to attend the Sovereign during her Majesty's ab sence from the seat of Government, his Lordship has no alternative but to submit quietly to his hard fate. enntral ,;(tlisralanv. _me.- Within two days last week, no fewer than five persons were found drowned in the Thames. 'hursday, raised he mini- mum, rate of discount to 51 per cent On Tuesday a fashionably-dressed female threw herself from a steamer into the Thames, and was drowned. In the window of an inn near St. Martin's-court, Lon don, is an announcement of " The celebrated Jenny Lind cordial from the original receipt, 2d. a glass.', Prince Albert has contributed £250 in. the fund which it is proposed to raise for the purchase of Shakspeare's house. Mr. Augustus Stafford O'Brien, M.P:,.has obtained the Queen's permission to bear in future the name of Mr. Augustus Stafford only. Sluts are said to be -unusually plentiful ti s year ; and in many containing from 16 to 32 nuts each. In the French Chamber of Peers on Monday, M. Guizot went so far as to quote "Tom Jones," to , show what Three houses hive been burnt down at Chatham, in consequence of children playing with lucifer• mate' an outhouse. The price of bread has again been reduced in London. The 41b. loaf, finest quality, is selling at 7111,. to Bd. ; household, 51-d to 6td. The announcement of the death of the Hon.. and Rev. G. Spencer, which appeared in several of the papers, and was copied into the STANDARD last week, is erroneous. The Gazette of Tuesday notices the appointment of Lord John Russell, Sir C. Wood, Bart., Viscount Ebring ton, W. G. Craig, Esq., H. Rich, Esq., and R..M. Bel lew, Esq., as Lords of the Treasury. The late Duke of Northumberland's personal and funded property within the province of Canterbury alone, has been valued at £160,000, and the executors have paid to the Stamp-office the duty of £2,100 on the probate. On Wednesday,. a Court of Directors was held, at the East India House„ when the Earl of Dalhousie was ap pointed Governor-General of India, and Major-General Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart., Governor of Madras. IMPORTATION OF LOBSTERS.—A vessel has arrived at Gravesend, with an entire cargo of Lobsters, from Bergen, in Norway, and has also brought three horses, an unusual article of import from that country. An explosion of gas took place in a vessel lying in the Bute Docks, at Cardiff, on Sunday week, originating in the spontaneous ignition of coals in the hold. The deck of the vessel was much injured. PRICE OF WHEAT.—Such is the prospect of an abun dant harvest, that this week a farmer, in the neighbour hood of Clevedon, offered to sell 400 bushels of wheat at 7s. per bushel.—Bristol Journal. The Duke of Wellington visited the Bosjesmans at the Egyptian Hall on Tuesday, and was highly pleased at the antics of these singular people of the bush, the gipsies (as they may be termed) of South Africa. SIR HARRY SMITH.—A correspondent who signs him self in the Times " One who is in earnest," offers to give £lOOO if a subscription be raised for a substantial testi monial to this gallant officer—the Hero of Alliwal. The season for grouse shooting commences on Thursday next, with every prospect of affording excellent sport. Numerous parties of gentlemen are daily passing through this town on Iheir way to the Highlands. Yesterday evening week some men in the employ of Mr. Quihampton, of Little Totham, Essex, after lighting their pipes, it is believed, dropped some lucifer matches, sheaves were burnt to ashE SUDDEN DEATH.—AS Mr. J. Pilcher, of Crabble, was Le booth at Charlton. after eivinz his vote at the Dover election, he was seen to st gger in crossing a field, anc bury Journal of Saturday On Friday a boy, who resides at Roxby, in Kent, placed in his mouth a small stone, which, while he was running with great speed, slipped into his windpipe, where it still remains; and it is feared the accident will instant expired Canter- Aug. 10, 1847. ASTONISHING FEATS.—Mr. R. Coates, the pedestrian, went through some most extraordinary feats at the Nevi Market, Carmarthen, on Wednesday. He leaped over 10 0 hurdles, ten yeards apart, in 15 minutes and 20 seconds; and picked up 50 eggs, one yard apart, with his mouth; threw a side summerset with each egg in his mouth, and carried them singly to a basket without breaking any, in less than sixteen minutes. It will be fresh in the memory of our readers, that on the representation of a clergyman in Skye, Sir R. Peel, on the 29th of June, 1846, recommended to the Queen to bestow a pension of £5O per annum on each of the two sisters of the late Sir John M`Caskill. As a proof of the benevolence of our beloved Sove reign, her Majesty has ordered Lord John Russell to offer, the amiable ladies in question an additi ona l p ens ion of .IZO a year; so that the_ Misses M'Cashill will ,forthwith enjoy an annual pension of £lOO each. THE CARLISLE POISONING CASE.—Sentence of death was passed upon John Thompson, at the Carlisle assizes, on Thursday, by the Lord Chief Baron, for the wilful murder of his wife, by administering poison. The prisoner has confessed his crime, though he loudly protested his innocence to the judge, and after the removal to the cell. He admits that the inferential against him was quite correct, and that he did administer the poison in order to get rid of one whom he had solemnly 'deed himself to love and cherish. He says his mind is surviving furth much relieved by this disburthenment ; and there is noW no doubt that he will die a penitent. His execution is certain. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—About one o'clock on Mondal morning, the engine driver of the London mail train, 3 little out of Carlisle, on the Lancaster and Carlisle way, saw something lying on the line, when he let off the steam, and shouted out at the highest pitch of his voice,. but the train passed over the substance. On the train stopping and the firemen and others returning, they fauna a man lying with one of his feet nearly crushed off. They" put him into one of the carriages, and conveyed him to' Penrith, where he was recognised to be John Sparks, 10 1 ° has been a gauger on the line since its commencement- Faint hopes are entertained of his recovery. He was in - sad laid down on the line fun' intoxical ion, an fallen asleep. MURDER AT GREEIVHITHE.—A man named Dawes , a contractor on the London and Rochester railroad we riding to Dartf or d f rom G reen hi t h e on Saturday wee:;,; when, at a short distan ce f rom th e l atter place, his WO took fright at a man who was lying in a state of intoxica , tion on the road. Angry words ensued betwen Dawes and and commencing a brutal attack on the poor fellow's head with the handle of his whip. After a very 'few blows (some say two or three) it was found the man was a corpse. Dawes acmin mounted his horse and galloped away. but was quickly followed by a mounted coast-guard 'Officer who was passing, and overtook him at Galley-hill, where he was taken into custody, and lodged in the lock-up et Dartford. DEATH OF CAPTAIN GEORGE MACLEAN. Captain Maclean, the husband of the late lamented L.E.L. closed his life at Cape Coast, in Africa, on the 22nd of May. " He was (says the Daily News) another of those useful and valuable men who unostentatiously and resolutely serve their country in comparatively subordinate situa tions, but whose abilities, judgment, and decision would qualify them for the most distinguished posts." After serving in the Waterloo campaign, Captain Maclean Was draughted, after the peace, into the Royal African corps- From his first entrance into that force, he appears to have devoted himself to the study of African life, habits, and customs, and he rendered signal services in retrieving the disastrous consequences of the Ashantee war, which at one time threatened our ancient forts on the Gold Coast. TEE NATIONAL DEFENCES.—At Lewes election, ~lr' Hudson said that it was necessary to defend our coasts ; and communications had lately taken place on that subject between the Duke of Wellington and the government. Louis Philippe, the monarch of France, was now in a verY infirm state of health. Immediately on his death aWO was very likely to ensue between us and France. He therefore considered it necessary that the coast should be defended ; and the Duke of Wellington had represented to government that the coast ought to be defended with a line of armed steamers. The government had declined to ac cede to the proposition ; and the consequence was that his Grace had resigned the office of Lord Warden of the cinque ports, and now only held the office for six months , at the request of government. HEAVY FAILURE.—A heavy failure—the liabilities being rumoured to be between £200,000 and £3oo,ooo—was th? morning announced on the Corn-Exchange. The firm is that of Messrs. Charles Douglas and Son, and the imnle' diate cause of the disaster has been the suspension of house at Stockton-on-Tees (Sampson, Langdale and Co,) , who were indebted to them to the extent of about £2o,o o °' The general losses of the firm are attributed tolnjudicio n ! advances, and not to direct speculation .; but it is fcare tt that the accounts will prove very unfavourable, a nd that many similar parties, especially among the Irish hous es, will be pulled down. About £lOO,OOO are alleged to be the liabilities of the parties at Stockton, w ith r egard to whom it has been asserted that a rise of ss. in the corn' market would enable them to nay 20s. in the pound.-- Times, of Saturday. . . RARE COLLECTION OF BEES.—Mr. G butcher, of Carlton, near Worksop, on the . Whitworth , 26th of Jul last, took 45 pounds of clear honey trom one oox; on the 6th instant, 48 pounds more from a second box: in a collectoral hive, on Nutt's principle ; and it is sUP posed by competent judges that there are 50 pouria s weight of honey in a box and glass still remaining i n the same hive. Mr. W. is well known to be a skilful adep t in the management of bees, and has an atensiv luable collection of hives_ Therp.r.. er 0 spiral nives, Judiciously arranged, in his extensive garu e ; It is really a pleasing and interesti ng s i g ht t o s ee the bees most industriously engaged in prose c utin g their wonted i task. All the spiral and collectoral hives are furnis hed with bell - Ur' glasses ; and of course the bees are at any to be seen busily employed.—Nottingham Journal. FROST, WILLIAMS ' AND JONES.—A letter has veep, received from Hobart Town, by a party in Monmon t .,, from which we have been favoured with the following er tract, and whence it will be seen that they have unn % , trolled liberty in Van Deiman's L an d :—" I saw Chartists, Frost, Jones, and Williams; not long si n s",.: Williams is at New Norfolk, in good health, but unhaPPi t i wants to get to England ; he talked of opening e . shop, if he does not hear favourable news soon from borne, Jones is in partnership with a watchmaker name Dusha ol e r a Frenchman, at Launceston, far better off then he e s ; was in England ; I saw him a few weeks since extr 3s , e gantly dressed. I believe Frost is living at Bagdad, se'', miles from here, with Greach and his wife. She keep s o f very respectable boarding school there in the na , " l , Mrs. Foster. They have all very great indulgences. i . a te FAILURES IN THE CORN TRADE.—The imale" l result of the present aspect of affairs is the cornmen cri ment of some important failures this morning in the trade. One house, with very large involvements stopped payment in Mark Lane ; and another is announe`o'ci from Leeds, which it is stated will seriously affect a go i 5 many others engaged in the trade. In fact, confidenc e „, so completely destroyed in Mark Lane that business been at a dead stand still all the morning. It is usele'', to attempt to name prices ; for under the impression th a t large amounts of stock will. be thrown upon the marke t without reserve, purchases are not made upon any tern' s ' The forward contracts are, as may b e suppose d , decided", the worst, and the foreign houses f rom w h om purchase'' have been made in anticipation, will b e l arge su ff erer s. Standard. DISGRACEFUL PROCEEDINGS.—SOMC riotous proceed' ings took place at. Taunton during the election, and o n el Sunday after (Sunday week), an unusual number attendthe church, men who hardly ever went before, others 0 „i to regularly attended other places of worship. The cic e „ read prayers, the Rev. Dr. Cottle (whose vote had gl to . offence), mounted the pulpit to preach, a fellow s by tioned at the door to give the signal, which he did by holding up his hat ; immediately 200 men, followed-.:,e large number of " true blue women" (one fellow vin' t he down the long aisle with his hat on) desecrated 1 .0. " temple of the Most High" by walking out of the ein l or e and shuffling their feet, and walking heavy to make r e b• noise. The singing was nearly drowned by the dist4ls ante. He feelingly alluded to it, as he commenced „bi sermon, as being supported by a friend above who C e i t ty sustain him under such a lamentable exhibition of op malice as the congregation had just witnessed. On a llot day evening a similar scene occurred with the " fry," a few men and maid servants emulating the el o ce ple of their betters, but it was not of sufficient imPe r "lny to hinder the doctor preaching a most eloquent an d pressive sermon. TV ° EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF FRAUD.—At a gt , Police-court, on Tuesday, Mr. George Ross, the , ni all fore of the Heir-at-Law Society, attended in person e'poi Sir P. Laurie, to answer the charge of obtaining i n ? 5 from certain individuals, by pretending that there N';',oo sum of £220,000 divisible amongst those who could s" io their affinity to Charles Barber, who died in Calcutts August, 1799 ; there being, in fact, it was alleged , ~a s such fund for division. There had, it appeared, 10 1 1 , some such property, 'but it was contended by the boll' s ome citor for the prosecution that it had already been di vl bot forty years ago. For the defence it was contended t$ there was a fund of £70,000 yet untouch e d, an d o ' o o the executors had not recovered. A solicitor at Brigip said there were between 200 and 300 poor people in Os sex who were aroused by the adverti semen t o f the see' Ile and held meetings and entered into subscriptions,' o wn was applied to, inquired i n t o th e matter, sat i s fi e d 1 " e ort; mind there was no money to divide, and made his re f reea But as soon as the pu r p or t o f it was k nown they re fro oi - to hear him out, and they persisted irf subscrihin s oon y £2OO to £3OO to obtain the aid of the society. ' te st' twenty of the claimants only seceded from th e abiding by his opinion. The case was adjourned. EXTRAORDINARY AND FATAL OCCURRESC';•OI I f.' perusing the following, which we take from the C a d $ 4; then Journal of Friday, the reader will call to Mi n e .ht: milar painful event which happened near Aylst e lot, ' Hereford :—" An inquest was held on WednesdaY Jp.os; the parish of Llanwinio, on the body of John lowlee aged 54 years, who came by his death under the fol o f th a extraordinary circumstances. From the evidenee rro ods . t daughter of the deceased, it appeared that on et she was going into a field to gather beans; her fa at Mori the time was standing at the gate of the yard ; " e i g ht an hour afterwards she returned, and when about e iro fs, s nine yards off from the gate of the field, she saw h as, 1 4 4 to one of the posts of the gate, standing on h is 'Chi "„ e back towards the field. He was fast to the ge". s neckerchief, the sharp narrow end of the post hav n i qpia,), e between his neck and his neckerchief, which he 7th t."ef wore very loose in consequence of being afflicted V e rcke asthma. The post of the gate was under his nee.,. just under his chin, his feet touching the grounnenclesoi deceased was very infirm, and it is supposed b Yhab i ! i 4 vouring to climb over the gate, which he was in the bei ti doing, his neckerchief got fastened in the posts a nd s„,„ t e r, • so weak he was unable to extricate himself, and " x 50 strangled. The deceased was subject to fits, Nv o ,tha t steady man, and there was no reap:, S:l?P °9` committed Wieldy," The Rev. Whitworth Russell, nepli( and one of the visiting inspectors 01 committed on luesi t pistol. He had 1 or severa ;elf with in a. del- The Times of Friday has a long article On the Navigation Laws, the evident tendency of which is to show that con- jury to our commercial marine. We hope, however, that our contemporary's anticipations will not prove correct. Lord Farnham has given every tenant who has paid the one-half of the rent due last November a receipt for the full amount. Since the famine first set in, this excellent nobleman has never been a day absent from Farnham, where his whole time has been employed in alleviating the distress of the people. STATISTICS OF COMMITTALS.—From a parliamentary document printed within the last few days it appears that in the two years ending on the 31st of December, 1844, the committals on criminal charges numbered 56,133, and in the two subsequent years 49,410; thus showing a differ ence in the two years of 6,723 committals. At Newcastle assizes, on Friday week, Daniel M'Allum was tried for the manslaughter of a little boy, by causing him to drink a quantity of ardent spirit. As it appeared, however, that no evil intent could be proved against the man,—he had given the boy a bottle of spirits, and told him to drink as much as he liked,—the judge stopped the case, and a verdict of acquittal was given. UNHEALTHFUL CALLINGS SWORD MAKING.—Mr. Morin has stated at the Academy of Sciences :—Amongst the numerous professions which shorten the duration of human life, that of the knife-grinder is one of the most murderous. In the sword manufactories of France, almost all the workmen die before the ages of forty or forty-five. Soldiers, it seems, are not all that fall by the sword. Miss Charlotte Haskell, a single lady of forty, was burnt to death on Sunday morning, at Salisbury, in her bedroom. Her father discovered the room in flames, with the door locked, when he went up to see what made her so long in preparing for church. When the door was opened she was quite dead, and the whole room in flames. The cause of the fire is a mystery, hut th e y oung l a d y .• es under an aberration of intellect. —On Tuesday, a man EFFECTS OF DRUNKENNESS exterior, died in Lambeth workhouse froni the effects of state of intoxication, and removed to . the police station, and thence to the workhouse, where an immense quantity of spirits was drawn from him by the stomach pump. a stupor On Tuesday week, just as the steamer Cardiff 'Castle was about to sail from Glasgow, the boiler burst, and two of the passengers were seriously, if not dangerously scalded. The event caused, of course, the greatest consternation. Some passengers leaped over the stern of the vessel ; and a woman, a German, named Rudolph, in the excitement of the moment, threw two, if not three, children—either her own or under her care—into the water ; but all were saved. FLOGGING IN -THE' 'NAVY der of the late House of C ---A• return , Published by 3minons shows that the total number of corporal punishments inflicted in her Majesty's navy amounted last year to 1,077, total number of lashes, 32,366 ; in 1845, to 1,079, total number of lashes, 33,511 ; and in 1844, to 1,411, total number of lashes, 42,352. The highest number of lashes inflicted during the above trennial period varied from 41 to 72, and the lowest from 3 to 6. THE CONDEMNED CONVICT AT LINCOLN.—The state ment that has gone forth respecting the execution of Mary Ann Milner, at Lincoln, on Friday last, is incorrect. The unfortunate woman hung herself in her cell a few hours before the appointed time. An inquest was held on the body on the following day, and a verdict of felo de se The error arose through the officials at as returned the gaol allowing a report to be circulated that Miliner had been privately executed within the walls of the prison. EXECUTIONS ON CAPITAL CONVICTIONS. —By an offi cial document, printed by order of the House of Com mons, it is shown that in five years to 1826 there were 5,286 persons convicted on capital charges, and 307 were Ayppiitpcl in the next five years, 7,o77persons were con- ged werean e 3 x P e 4:;: x ii ; ii i e n a ; the'n t n h e e xt, next, 767, 3,877, 0ut outof which which ich 44 were executed ; and in the five years ending 1846 the convictions were 616, and the executions 56. FATAL CARRIAGE ACCIDENT.—Mr. WilSOll i of Lang ford Grove, his wife, and their son, a young man of 24, were returning on Wednesday, from the palace of the Bishop of Rochester, when the horses took fright; at a sharp turn the carriage was upset and shattered to pieces. Young Mr. Wilson was killed on the spot ; his mother was taken up insensible, having suffered a dangerous con cussion of the brain ; and the elder Mr. Wilson was severely bruised on the head and face. Both the coach man and footman were hurt. JOSEPH ADY IN A NEW CHARACTER.--This notorious personage is now trying a new species of annoyance. He is sending right and left, to respectable ladies, circulars of which the following is a copy :—" Madam,—Your husband is embarked in an undertaking rendered illegal by arious acts of parliament, subjecting him, yourself, and children to severe liabilities and insults. He may be dragged from his house any time of the day or night, to be confined in a felons' cell. The police may enter your apartment, take possession of your money, jewels, and paraphernalia, and leave you to the tender mercies of the law. - On receipt of 2Os. will point out the disease and the remedy," At ARRI' Luckno chols,fi New the Bth calms. Lara, for orth yeaterd BLAI , Whitty Point into St. tially n Wm. Tah, Rl Mary and Ha Pearce, Hake ARRI Baltim mar, N SAIL vis, Ge ner, C Thoma chards Armsli Sabina Ly Ultimo found h therill, and A Chaos, ARR Nichol Mar m Heva c Jane, Marie: Orlear Prir May port port