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July 23, 1844. nuration. T H E Rev. T. L. PAIN'S SCHOOL, 50, FALIENER• STREET, will be RE-OPENED on MONDAY next, the 29th instant. 8, CATHERINE-STREET. lIAMILTON-SQUARE ACADEMY, BIRKENHEAD. Ma. wiLLIAm STEWART-liFea to intimate that mill the d u ti es of this well-known ESTABLISHMENT millbe RESUMED on the ht of August. It continues to be conducted on the plan successfully pursued by his predecessor, the Rev. Patrick Ross, and with the aid of the same Assistant Masters whom he employed. Birk d, July 13, 18-1. NORTHERN CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL, SONS FOR THE ..." OF CLERGYMEN & OTHER GENTLEMEN. Rev n HEAD MASTER: . --r * WOOLLEY, late Fellow of University College, THE Oxford. SCHOOL will be OPENED, Deo volente, on THURSDAY, the 22(1,0f August next. ST. VINCFXT BEECHEY, A.M., All an Thornton Secretary pro tem., Thornton Parsonage, near Preston. ret Sec. ______ dry. ons for Pro_ pectuses, &c. to be made to the CLASSICAL, MATHEMATICAL, AND COMMER- CIAL EDUCATION. Y. M. FISHER will RE-OPEN his ACA- Y 39, Great George-street, on MoNDAY, the 2 9th i nstant. - In this Est a bli s h ment young Gent l emen are i ns t ruc t e d t"le Ancient and Modern..lstroguages, Mathematics, f ntnmerce, and General Literature, so as to qualify them r any Universty, or for Mercantile Pursuits. All the the are practised in French Conversation, and have 111 Sciences of Astronomy, Chemistry, Optics, Pneuma- I k ea ' Electricity Galvanism, &c. illustrated by extensive Pratratus ati l d h th B " ll.o ol-roo t n is a handsome and spacious building. lip • e ° Yronasium, for exercise and recreation, is fitted eve with v ev erY convenience. The Boarders are treated in rase of as members of the family. They hive the a ° excellent Juvenile library, and each young as quistt n e7 s paid to aa a separate bed. Particular attention is . be s y of the Holy Scriptures :so that every the Provided for the health and comfort, as well the p u r p e i l , itous, moral, and intellectual improvement of 11 . 8 --For qualifications, experience, and success in enrc municating instruction Mr. F. has the honour of re ferring to numerous Clergymen, Merchants, and Profes sional Gentlemen, of the h ghest respectability, who have entrusted him with the educatian of their sons, and whose names may be seen in his Prospectus. BRUNSWICK VILLA ACADEMY, BIRKENHEAD. CONDUCTED BY MR. JOHN SORLEY. AT this Academy Young Gentlemen ar e p repare d for the Universities, and instructed in the various branches connected with the mercantile profession. The number of the Boarders is limit:lL-tofifteen, and each has . a separate bed. The strictest attention is paid to their domestic comfort, and,to their religious and moral im provement. Their private studies are carefully superin tended, and a Select Library has been provided for their use. Brunswick Villa is admirably adapted for a scholastic establishment, not only from the salubtity of its situation, . but also from its proximity to Liverpool, where the ablest Professor s of the Modern Languages, and the 7arious a d e e r,mPlishrnents, can cosi) , be obtained. The House is Gar dens, and the Play-ground, Gymnasium, and Gar next, thP-1 are ample and strictly private. S CHOOL will be RE-OPENED on MONDAY frnr n m e „ 29 th instant. Prospectuses may be obtained Liverp oo l TURNER and ROSE, 7, South Castle-street, rr- cutd .; e, or from M SORLEY, at the Academy. Jul 1844 r. y, . • CLASSICAL, COMMERCIAL, AND MATHEMA . 2 TicAL ACADEMY, ' rn A --'..,IVIVALLIS STREET, CORNER OF DUKE MR 'RI STREET, LIVERPOOL. CHARD HOUGHTON, M.A. (Successor to ~,,,,,..s Mr. John Sorb y) resp ctfully intimates that he will '''''`-'PEN the SCHOOL o n T HURSDA Y next, the 25th t to cater'insta and hop es, by continuing diligently and faithfully S to Y on th e same plans so successfully pursued by Mr. en so lon be ., o sec ure the cont i nuance of t h e support w hi c h h as Mr. H g and liberally ex t en d e d t o th e Est a blishment. .... . will rece i ve into his Family a limited number of iahrders, t o whose best interests he will apply himself Ro be wiunre mitting attenti on . Th e d omes tic arrangements will wir su p eri ntended by Mrs. and Miss Houghton. The e e v ia in an op en and healthy situat i on, an d i s rep l e t e fort , ery convenience which can contribute to the corn te 9' a Family ; and in the Play-ground, which is ex beennsivGymnasium has e and stri tlplicate, excellent c y an T ,ere c t e d . the rr "p ec tuses. and Printed Testimonials may be had at fon o .A „ e ; ,.. ad e!'j; and Reference is kindly permitted to the Ite,i - fg Clergy :—The :—The Rev. T. Tattershall, D.D. ; T jj" • Jones' M.A. - Rev. F. Ould, M.A. ; Rev. C. G. Laid'b .b. ri AL A . - —• ; Re ' v'. Joseph R. Welsh, A.M. v EDUCATION. A ?,-TLEIVIAN, who has been accustomed to study 1" \n'- 6 4 ve t ' is desimusof recelYinF hisown Four or Six S 1 GENTLEMEN to EDUCATE with , h-i7sp'upiiinsawd;liti.tiron to the general Course of Education, De the d Eng!ish Literature, Pa rtionetni h t s aohfal , y e r a reivze to 3 Instructiontrnap in the felllo w i n g the Fine. Arts, Poetry, and Music. Lecturese Languages,lCe delivcrtd to the Pupils thre e tin e ever wl the jertrOVini"Branches so es ilefal te week,YouthY:l'- in biography, Astronomy, Geo istor trhalltY.,.‘ttie_ Lis t of the ohes., Elocuti , on . , .ti . le Moral and '''tiN tt o ti r Nana of the Person, of e • 'l4 ation.. The Pu iis will have the advan a„, ... "t„ p r r 1 olitical Econo t ro , y re , ,-.. nio,„ ‘ireat G eo a r le Ise free fro p m . strtet inconvenience, in Meet with i ge ' s quate. No. 8, where all applications will Mr. R. .clibte rAterition from Mr. RANSOME. . Sir e so _., gl7eB Private Lectures in Pi,milies that may de- t as Pi ivautuv r tage°ll s a mode of Education, or he will ac Gentlernenti. r. the day. i t I the react read Prove their leisure lioguvr ' '' en i 1 1 --e ab° ve D . nts of Literature. with Mr Ransoroe at any bour of epartme . og - !'[ores i en t o Geritl , eal i . r who w:sli to im on,calling on Air. 14 •s • 0 . ; ' addressing at T . 8 a note to the Post. Great George-square, (2 Itefereuces—Hogh p r i E, q . ;J. Hosken, Es q . ; ant. S ne ll , R.N.. c. ,. ce, .. The follow' ' '3 , rr W. Martin. Itar,, ' I ng latnilies have been under the care of Mr. t aw - !", :—The Hon. Mr. Cruikshanles, the lion. Capt. wi n 8, Count ShOtten's, Judge NV Cauley's. TA 0, HALL SCHOOL, NEAR CHESTER. P 1? ~ctrAL —JOHN BRINDLEY, of Mazdalen Col tjge. Cambridge; M.A., Dr. Ph. of the University of thesseu; late Head Master of the Oltswinsford Hospi tal Endowed School, Worcestershire. S SiSTANT,—Charles Jones, of Tr'n'ty CoUrge, Dnblin. FIRST CLASSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL ASTER,—E, S. CROOK, 8.A., of Pembroke CollegeTscambridge, in double honours. FRENCH Al A STER, — Monsieuetoiu, 8.A., of the Uni versity of Pars. GERMAN, DRAWING, AND MUSIC MASTER,—Herr Quellburst, a meive of Hanover. JUNIOR MAsTER,—NIr. R. li..l3rovcce, DRILL MASTER AND PLAYGROUND SUPERINTENDENT, —Sergeant Cox, late of the 40th tegiroclit. (TI,Le ,— Mr. L. Vtb' Chester. TRAcIIER OF VANCING .mr. above Masters are l reS George Harrison,i i t n r t ; ) Cl.ster. VIS!IING SURGEON, — THE Objects aimed at i n thi s ESTABLISHMENT ar e :...- I.—To insure a thoroughly Classical and . Education, under Masters of high Scriptural and Gentlem .\ an ia ly . tbernatical 2 . --T o e Naval and Mili prepare Pupils for the highest i tiniversity honours, for the Learned Professions, tar Colleges; the modern lan or to make a tl d em t i first-rate Business Scholars, with a sound knowledge of guages. disci -3.T0 maintain in every department the p/ine, united with kindness and s trictest moderation, and the absence of corporeal punishment. . facts of 4.--t x eal :e o Y h:t e h d e e ans Of familiar Conversational Lectures, to Principles as well as the common 5.--To tr gteili Pupils em 5 forts at the same ding theeani lieerall ai a ttiTiomestic com table vvith the Pri Y rici al and Masters. members of the family, provi tha 6*-.-To include under P one charge every expense, In the Educational and Domes le, Accomplishments, Station there h may• " ce extras for .. both erY, Printed Books, Washing, Medical Attendance, Station nor under any pretext whatever. TERMS. Abode Twelve Years of age... Forty Guineas per annum. Twelve and under Six- •' s per annum. teen Years of age Fifty Guinea annum. Above Sixteen Year '' .f. ****** ** Sixty Guineas pert Pupils, Pour Young Gentlems n ag r e e received as Private e rooms.— "pd are allowed se en ar a ate Studies and Be - VA% Hundred Guin:as per Annum. __ /sirs IN ADVANCE, either Quarterly or Half yearly . 4 HY the lof this k, e tt r of the present vacation the arrangements s aone will plans „mil ilshrnent will be completed according to the then coniistii in length 3t Posed The School premise (10 feet ~ of a suite of apartinents upwards of . 1 160 .roo fe tn et , e . t by' Anifeeta.infoguar Lecture Hall ms , ; siu ,40 feet itly2msinfge-ero.orn, i feet b y a zs - fe u e u t ; a Gymnasium, P eet ; with e a a n c d h 20 Re feet a dl r square g woylethree set a Plunging Bath, 30 feet by '`' for pupils _ r s f Dormitories and Dressing-rooms, t'n ages, superintended by the s B d room. Tr ie u , _ 1 co i p . rounicating with the Principal- Dr.rop,Ort:lo:a. Masters, e Field are a d on t the e a r t :ltstgleardens, and Cricket tuarnserite niber of Resident Masters engaged is a sufficient confidence coropre. e that the course of instruction will be sound and thai - bens ite i and Mr Brindley has i fro his ti Peetus in all • h shall be able to carry out his in_ T a e . s a the School an crea sed re its. integrity, and earn for much .. s pros- T he p Putation and support. 14,t nntills and Masters p are are expected reques-c.,"YrtiRDAY, the 27th instant. I • It isparticularly Th ol ," mat all will be Punctual in their to RE-ASSEM r attendance., sp _ ,- l'lt3N-4:tablislinnt will be OPEN to the lINAle.,EtChe 241,14 the PUBLIC on THURSDAY and Twelve and la 0)(10,1/4 instant, between the hours of r, p eep -• . to .urttnnt.p ettlse s May be obtained on application Torvirk- mall, July 8l h, 1844. MOST IMPORTANT TO SHIPBUILDERS, SHIP- OWNERS, &e. 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WINE and BEER FININGS of superior quality, requiring a less quantity, and warranted to keep sweet any length of time, PARCEL CONVEYANCE. DB. SMITH and SONS, PAPER MANUFACTURERS • AND WHOLESALE STATIONERS, 44, DALE-STREET, Having made arrangements with Messrs. Saddler and Co., of London, for CONVEYANCE of PARCELS to and from all the Manufacturing Districts, and the prin cipal Towns in the kingdom, they invite the attention of all whom it may concern. To the Legal Profession.,--Merchants, Manufactnrers, Booksellers, Stationers e lactors and Tradesmen gene rally, this conveyancer a cheap and ready means of transmitting Deeds, Drafts, Prints, Samples, and Stria , ' Orders of all kinds with safety, punctuality, and despatch, which they trust will insure for them the patronage of the Public. P.S.—Several good OFFICES to be LET, at moderate rents.—Apply on the Premises. (One concern.) JEWELLERY. L. HAUSBURG respectfully solicits the attention • of his Friends and Patrons to his Stock of BRACELETS. NECKLACES. CHAINS, RINGS, PINS, BROOCHES, &c., _ of the most superior Workmanship an quality, combin ing the very latest novelties that have been produced in the metropolis, with those which have been manufactured under his own direction, upon the Premises. He also begs to submit to them the following list of GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, All warranted correct Timekeepers, or immediately ex changed. Gold Lever, with Seconds, Capped, and Jewel led in two holes and _fiVe actions, maintaining power, and improved detached Lever Escape ment Gold Skeleton Levers, Jewelled in two holes and five actions....... 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I Adam Hodgson, Esq. DIRECTORS. Thomas Booth, Esq., Chairman. Richard Edwards, Esq., and George.nolt, Esq., Deputy chairmen,- Thomas Brocklehank, Esq,,- James Moon, Esq. William Dixon, Esq. / I Lewin Mozley, Esq. William Earle, Esq. James Mulieneux, Esq. Joseph C. Ewart, q. William Nicol, Esq. Thomas S. Gladstchie, Esq. Charl: , s S. Parker, Esq. Joseph llornby, Esq. John Pennington, Esq. George H. Lawrence, Esq. James Powell, Esq. Andrew Low, Esq. Nicholas Roskell, Esq. William Lowe, Esq. H. Stolterfuht, Esq. AUDITORS. Thomas Buddicom Blackburne, Esq., Daniel James, Esq. The Directors have determined to REDUCE the PREMIUMS on the Insurance against Fire of Mercan tile Property in Liverpno!, and, in important reswcts.to CHANGE THE SYSTEM of Insurance which has lat terly prevailed. The Rates, and other particulars, may be known on application at the Office. SWINTON BOULT, Secretary. Water-street, 11th July, 1844. BUENOS AYRES AND MONIE VIDEO. We insert the following article from the Britannia , qualifying the intelligence it contains with the observation that the Britannia is published at Monte Video : " The British Packet, of the 13th instant, publishes a translation of the bulletin under which General lioss has attempted to disguise the signal defeat of his troops in the battle fought on the 2 8 th of la st mouth at the ' Mount.' This account has been got up with so little tact, and ex hibits such palpable absurdity, that the Buet s os Ayrean writers have been deterred fromattempting to raise any plausible representation upon it that can at all serve to cover the shame and loss which the besieging army actually suffered in the affair. 4, Th e action was fully and fairlgyutlacrszibbefitohetlii4lient:tsett: enemy's th h e ea N ( l l- oute Videan forces on the commanded ofwritten War o ccasion, 'fNrol a om n d although we are aecusiomed to the system of audacious lying constantly resorted to by the Rosista partisans, still as the battle was fought under the eyes of that t t . h s e o olis inhabitants ha doisftntisoicii"tYl no one ever imagined of facts , would have been fabricated by the humbled en appears in the British substancer p h a e cket , i s eonot contained i n t e h d e i.n bulletin, t lie oal following in i sentences; • is vamped all the rest, and it is some what lengthy, ridiculous b om b as t in the up with mere repetition and usual strain of Buenos Ayrean documents : '" Observing from the manoeuvres of the enemy that they had in view to surround us, their right wing be'ng 600 in'antry, supported by two squadrons of cavalry, their centre 1000 infantry, and their left, 400 sharpshooters, the whole flanked by 500 infantry and 300 cavalry, 1 gave orders to :retreat, which was effected with the greatest order, although under the fire of the enemy's numerous infantry, and our force altogether of both battalions only amounting to 530 brave fellows' * * ' The whole of the enemy's infantry continued vigorously to assail ours, until at last we had no ammunition left, and the firing ceased throughout our line after we had expended 30,000 musket ball cartridge. We were yet 15 squares (1500 yards) from the rivulet, and our fine fellows, without any other defence than their own breasts, continned their re treat. * * * `Eternal honour, excellent sir to those brave men, who being pursued in an open country by forces so numerous, end without any cartridge, could yet, by their intrepidity alone, keep those wretches in are. The brave Lieut. Ramon Marquez, of the battalion inde pendencia, who was ill at Cerito, came with a email skir- ' mishing party to support the infantry, and this too with out ammunition. " After thus retreating 1500 yards, without one cart ridge, without any other defence than their breasts, from before 2500 infantry and 300 or 400 cavalry, the list of casualities, as given in the bulletin, shows only three officers and eighteen men killed, two officers and thirty five men wounded, and seven missing ! It is well ascer tained, however, that the real loss to the enemy, in killed, wounded, and prisoners, fell very little short of 300 men, nor could it well be less from the nature of the defeat, even according to their own description of it. " The whole affair consisted in a bold and resolute attack, before which the enemy gave way, and fled in the utmost route and confusion. Their principal loss was inflicted in the close and unrelenting pursuit by lancers and infantry which followed. As to the cessation of the enemy's fire from want of ammunition, after having ex pended 30,000 rounds of ball cartridge, the statement is partly true, but the expenditure consisted in the fugitives throwing away their muskets and cartridge boxes, which on being collected afterwards by the victors were found to be well stored with the said cartridges." * See "Britannia" of the 30th of March. BAZAARS OF DAMASCUS.—The bazaars, like the Palais Royal of Paris, have their restaurants, where the mer chants or the loungers may find dinner. Tables and covers are, of course, out of the question. The pur chaser provides himself with one of the cakes we have mentioned, which serves him at once for bread, plate, and napkin, and the cook supplies him with little pieces of baked mutton about the size of nuts, stuck on a skewer, somewhat in the fashion of our cat's meat. A man, says Lamartine, might f are o f th e b est i n D amascus f o r two piastres a day ; the common people live for less than half that sum. lie might hire a very pretty house for two or three hundred p i astres a year; so that, all expenses in cluded, he might live at hi s ease upon an i ncom e of fifteen or sixteen pounds a year, It is the same all over Syria.—Library of ;'ravel. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THE LATE REGATTA AT EASTHAM. We would rather encourage regattas than horse races. With the sports of the turf a spirit of reckless gambling, and other kinds of demoralization, affecting both rich and poor—notwithstanding all magisterial effterts—appear to be the inseparable roncomitants ; and the only ostensible advantage they claim, namely, the promotion of a tine breed of horses, becomes daily more questionable,—first, from the fraud practised on courses; secondly, from the general knowledge of horses possessed by our country men, of which, from motives of gain, they will avail themselves under any circumstances; and thirdly, that from the establishment of railways over the kingdom, and the comparatively diminished demand for those animals, useful as they are, we need be under no apprehension of the requisite supply, either as regards number or quality. Regattas (especially as regards sailing vessels) are not only free, or nearly so, from the objections stated of horsing. but besides being equally healthful and truly national, the) may conduce (and it is acknowledged have conduced) in a high degree to our ascendancy on the ocean, by in ducing new experiments in the modelling and delicate handling of vessels which, though comparatively small. are the very germs of that perfection, in construction and management, which it is desirable to attain, not only in our ships of war, but, as far as possible, in our mercantile marine. With these opinions, we should exceedingly regret that the unfortunate accident that occurred on Tuesday last at the Eastham Regatta—and which naturally threw a gloom over the proceedings, which has not yeidispersed— should be the means of arresting the progress of aquatic amusements on our noble river; and we would, therefore, point out w bat in our opinion (bating those occasional ac cidents that occur in race or no race, and which cannot always be averted even in our streets) would prevent the recurrence of a casualty such as that we have now to de plore. " A Yachtman, 'in his letter to a contemporary, has so hit the nail on the head, that we need do little more than second his laudable protest—adding, however, a few statistics. It is but a few years since racing-gigs were introduced on our river. They were originally, and are still, for the most part, built in London, after the fashion used on the narrower, more placid, and landlocked Thames. Our Mersey is more properly an "estuary" than a "river", and is subject, withal, to a short heavy sea when the wind blows against the tide—often extremely dangerous far open boats at certain places, both in mid-channel and in the bights and bays. They may sail in comparatively smooth water ?or a time on one shore or the other, and in a moment get into (to them) an angry and treacherous sea way, which a stout boat only can stand. The first gigs we here observed were pretty good of their class. but still not sufficiently safe in general construction and bearing- Since then, it appears to us that they have been gradually dwindling down finer, and lighter, and weaker,—and so cut away between the rollocks, that they have but little fide left to resist a wave. It was said of the two Kil kenny cats, that after their fight there was nothing left but a bit of the tail of each ; and (though the subject is really serious) we cannot help thinking that the rowers in our river, in their anxiety for light and sleek craft, have, before they contend at all, cut down their boats so that there is little left but the keel. We have measured some of them since the unfortunate accident alluded to; and the safest we could find was about 45 feet long, 141 inches only (!) in depth of hold, and but 3 feet 3 inches in extreme team for all that length, and as sharp fore and aft as a needle. her timbers (if we may so call them) were scarcely equal in thickness to our little finger ; and it was deemed prudent—and prudent it was . —to stretch upon her a forecastle of waterproof calico, to keep her from going down by the nose. Her planks are of deal, about ore eighth of an inch thick, and less at the rivets. We put it to any nautical man whether he would venture his carcase in such a veneer-built shell, which would scarcely stand a puff of wind on dry land, much less the trying, though small, cross- seas of the river Mersey. As an instance , of the shallowness of these boats, we may state that the height from the real level of the gunnel amidships to the top of the rollock-pins is ten inches. So slender, indeed, is their scantling, that re course is had to bits of brass wire (we cannot say rods) to keep them from falling asunder. We would say of such boats that they may be very well as race-gigs in a smooth lake or canal, two feet deep, where the parties may, in a misadventure, wade out ; but they ought not to be en couraged on the :Mersey. We have ourselves no desire to report the coroners' inquests that will inevitably be the consequence of their further use here. In April, 1842, we had a lamentable instance of their inefficiency. On that occasion, while some young gentlemen were crossing our river from the villa of a highly respected townsman in Aigburth, to the Cheshire side, the boat—though they were not running a race and doing the best for them selves—went to pieces from under them near the Sloyne, and three of them were drowned. We then entered our protest against them, and our opinion is confirmed. We will venture as far as any man in a good boat, but we must have something substantial to bear us up, so that we may trim our sails or pull our oars without the constant dread of being swamped, or finding our vessel's back broken by !.1 bit of a sea. _ To avoid all these misadventures we have only at re gattas to have boats of sufficient strength and bearing. We saw a skiffat the regatta much better adapted for our river than the best gig there; and though she did not run a race, she proved herself—having a fine bottom and ample bearings above—swifter than any skiff that ran, and per fectly safe. We also observed a larger captain's gig, which ran in the women's race, and another fine boat calcula'ed for almost any sea-way in which an open boat can live, and she sprang from her oars like an eagle. The general depth of our river (or boatmen's) gigs is two feet four inches; and they are withal sharp, strong, and finely proportioned. We should say that a racing gig for the Mersey should be at least two feet in depth ; and if she be propottionately and strongly built, we shall have no accidents in regatta weather. It would be an easy matter, too, to insist on every rower taking with him, appended or attached to his person, a life-belt, in case of accident by collision or otherwise. These life-preservers are now made so that they may be used as cushions to sit upon, and if attached to the person by a string, no fatality would arise. Besides, if all plrties pulled in good roomy sea worthy boats, all would have an equal chance, and the spectators (in place of being in constant terror of an acci dent) would enjoy the sport with more satisfaction. We are glad to say the intended Mersey Yacht Club (noticed elsewhere) will not permit row-boats to join in their days' proceedings that are not built and regulated in a safe and prober manner. We shall probably return to the subject, and furnish the dimensions, &c., of gigs that may be considered suitable nha)rutoiucal friends. our river, f te r consulting some of our better versed THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. CUMBERLAND.—During the week the weather has been all the farmers could desire, as we have had a most agreeable succssion of rain and sunshine. On Saturday and Sunday several heavy shHwers fell, and on Monday, St. Swithin duly "kept up his charter" by a copious downfall ; but the rain, although heavy, has not been sufficit nt to lay the wheat crop to any noticeable ex to t, while all other vegetation Las derived the most talpable benefit from it. In this district, it is expected that wheat will exceed the average, and the other grain crops will not he far short, if at all. Potatoes have suffered most, but l ss actual harm has been done by the drought than was at first anticipated, and some fields equal in promise to any that we have noticed in former ye , rs. Turnips look well in most soils, and as a con siderable breadth of land ha, been sown with them this year, it is expected they will be cheap and plentiful. The prices of stock have bren favourably influenced by the prospects of the harvest; and we hear little or none of the habitual "grumbling" of the farmers now.—Carlisle Patriot. WEST YORKSIIIRE.—The fine genial alternations of raic and sunshi ne by w hi c h th e presen t wee k h as b een dis tinguished have tended materially to improve the pros pects of the approaching harvest. Much of the hay has been already secured, but in passing along the country few hay-stacks are to be seen ; the barne have been found generally sufficient to receive the scanty produce, but the year's growth of grass is not exhausted, and the second cut of clover, as well as the after-grass of the meadows, will, in some degree, supply the deficiency. The turnip seed that had remained dormant in the ground during the drought now begins to show itself in vigorous plants, though the crop will be small, from many fields turning out total or partial failures. There will also be a defici ency of straw from the spring sown corn, and the fodder to cattle in the approaching winter will be scarce and dear. The wheat crops continue to look very flourishing; they are already "white to harvest," and they will, according to present prospects, soon fill the granaries. In the bean and potato crops we see little difference since last week.— Leeds Mercury. EAST YORKSHIRE.—The weather is as seasonable as the most sanguine farmer could wi s h i t. Wheat-cutting is likely to be commenced much earlier than usual. The repents respecting the probable yield of wheat are, with few exceptions, favourable. Barley, though greatly im proved within the last few weeks, can scarcely be ex pected to produce well, th e prev i ous drought having had a very injurious effect on this plant. Beans have reco vered wonderfully; and peas and oats will, we trust, yield a better return than was earlier in the season deemed possible. On the whole, therefore, our prospects are en couraging ; and the apprehensions of scarcity have given place to well-grounded hopes of a fair, if not a good, yield of most of the productions of the earth. Even the shortness of the hay crop is likely to be compensated by a good second crop of grass ; and instead of a dear winter, of which at one time there was reason to b e f ear f ul, we think that some decline in prices of grain is not impro. bable. From Lincolnshire and Norfolk our rep or t s are favourable. Happily the rain came just in time to save the turnip crop, and at this moment the ground is well covered with plant. —Hull Packet, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. — Finer weather could not possibly be than has prevailed for some weeks for filli ng and ripen ing the crops of wheat, which, although generally short in the straw, are remarkably kind and perfect in the ear, and likely to prove a good average crop ; and, should the weather prove fine for the harvest, will be of excellent quality. Should no untoward weather occur, the harvest will commence in about a fortnight. The barley crops are of various kinds : the early planted is generally a good crop, and on early soils nearly fit to harvest; but where the planting was deferred too long, a considerable portion of the seed remained dry in the ground until the late rain before it appeared, whilst the first UD was shot into ear. In other instances planting was deferred till there was sufficient rain to bring the barley up, some of which is but just breaking the ground. This, although so late sown, may with a fine autumn, come to perfection. The crops of beans are generally very short in the straw, but are tolerably well podded, and, although much improved by the late rains, will be far below an average crop.— Gloucester Chronicle. THE AMENDED RAILWAY BILL. The amended Railway Bill has just come out, with alterations in some manner anticipated by the result of the interview of the railway deputation with Mr. Glad stone on Wednesday, which has ore') rumoured. By the bill as amended, the enactments are limited to new rail ways, the old lines being expressly exempted. The re vision of rates is to take place in twenty-one years (in the original bill it was fifteen) on the new lines, that clear an annual profit of 10 per cent. on paid-up capital, such profit of 10 per cent. to be guaranteed, and no further revision is to take place till the end of a further period of twenty-me years. The modified clause relating to pur chases, with the additions by the committee, we give entire. The latter are marked A and B. _ . " 2. That whatever may be the rate of divisible profits in any such railway, it shall be lowful for the said Lords Commissioners, it they shall think fir, at any time alter the expiration of the said term of 21 years, to purchase any such railway, with all its hereditaments, stock, and appurtenances, in the name and on behalf of her 'Majesty ; upon giving to the said company three calendar months notice in writing of their intention, and upon payment of a sum equal to 25 years' purchase of the said annual divisible profits, estimated on the average of the three then next preceding years : Provided always, that if the average rate of profit for the said three years shall exceed the rate of.£lo in the hundred, it stall be taken at only £lO in the hundred, for the purpose of calculating thereon the amount of such purchase-money : Provided also, that if the average rate of profits for the said three years shall be less than the rate of £lO in the hundred, it shall be lawful for the company, if they shall be of opinion that the said rate of 25 years' purchase of the said average profits is an inadequate rate of purchase of such railway, reference being bad to the prospects thereof, to require that the rate of purchase, instead of being calculated upon such average rate of profit, shall be taken at a valuation, to be determined, in case of difference, by arbitrat ion. "3. (A.) That nothing herein contained shall be con strued to subject to the same option of revision or pur chase any railway made or authorised to be made by any act previous to the present session ; and that no branch or extension of less than five miles in length of any exist ing line of railway shall be taken to be a new railway within the provisions of this act ; and that the said option of purchase shall not be exercised as regards any branch or extension of any existing railway, without including in the purchase the existing railway ; also in case the com pany of proprietors of the same shall require that the same be so included. "4. (B) And whereas it is expedient that the policy of calling into exercise the powers of revision or purchase hereby reserved, or either of them, should in no manner be prejudged by the provisions of this act. and should re main for the future consideration of the Legislature, upon grounds of general and national policy ; and whereas it is not the intention of this act. that under the said powers of revision or purchase, if called into use, the public resources should be employed to sustain an undue competition against any independent company or compa nies; be it enacted, that no such notice as hereinbefure mentioned, whether of revision or purchase, shall he given until provision shall have been made by Parliament, by an act or acts to be passed in that behalf, for authorizing the guarantee or the levy of the purchase motley herein before mentioned, as the case may be, and far determin ing, subject to the conditions hereinbefore mentioned, the manner in which the said options, or either of them, shall be exercised : Provided always, that before any ap plication is made to Parliament for the powers to exercise the sa.d options, or either of them, three months' notice shall be given by the said Lords Commissioners to the company or companies to be affected thereby, of the in tention so to arply." THEATRE ROYAL. During the past week, the first of the new season, the management have favoured us with a succession of pieces, some of them stock pieces, and all of a higher order than we have of late been accustomed to see upon our Liver pool boards ; and from the arrangements made, and the additional talent engaged, we may venture to hope for an increased degree of efficiency throughout this establish ment. The star of the week has been that clever and popular actress Mrs. Nisbett, who has won golden opinions from her audiences by her racy impersonations of her pe culiar line of characters, and has bee❑ nightly called be fore the curtain to receive their congratulations and ap plause. On Tuesday evening the popular play of " Lon don Assurance" was presented, in which Mrs. Nisbett personated the lively and dashing Lady Gay Spanker to perfection. The other characters were ably supported by the members of the regular company, especially that of Sir Harcourt Courtley by Mr. Lambert, and Mark Med dle, which was inimitably performed by Mr. Compton. Miss Coveney was a sprightly Grace Harkatray, and Mrs. Clarke pourtrayed Mrs. Pert in that racy and lively style so peculiarly her own. A newly engaged member of the company, Mr. Frazer, supported the character of a valet Cool in a very creditable style. On Wednesday the comedy of the "Love Chase" was performed, Mrs. Nisbett personating Constance. This piece was excellently cast, with the exception of the cha racter of Master Wildrake, by Mr, Hield, a member of the American boards, which was not in good hands. The Widow Green by Mrs. Clarke was an excellent piece of acting. Mr. Frazer also, in the character of Master Wal ler, improved opon our acquaintance. The Lydia of Miss Tvlhin (a new face) was very well sustained. On Thursday evening Goldsmith's play of " She Stoops to Conquer" was performed, the only feature of which calling for nitice was the amusing impersonation of Tony Lumpkin by Mr. Compton. Mrs. Nisbett we were sorry to observe was not in her usual spirits, and appeared unwell. The afterpiece was a lively farce, "The Spitfire," which was received throughout with up roarious' mirth. On Friday evening the pnrforrnances were " Much ado about Nothing" and " A Dead Shot." upon which, not having been present, we cannot remark. On Saturday evening the announcement of the prize come dy, " Quid pro Quo," drew together a numerous, and rather a critical audience. We believe we may state that a strong inclination exis . ed in the house to reverse the decision come to by the London critics with respect to the merits of this play. Certainly a fair and uninter rupted hearing was aff“rded ; and, for the credit of the fair authoress, we should have been glad to have it in our power to say that an approving verdict had been recorded. We have not, however, that pleasure; for, notwithstanding the evident inclination of the house to applaud whenever applause could be honestly given, the final sentence, we are compelled to say, was one of dis appointment and dislike. We think, too, it was justly so. Whatever may he the merits of the piece as a literary effort, it is evidently wanting in plot, and in dramatic interest. It wants the continual stir and liveliness which practised playwrights find indispensable in catering for the taste of the public ; and hence i!s numerous good tWngs fall unlieedal upon the ear, or, at the most, only relieve the tedium of intervening dulness. But, apart from mere mechanical or artistic failure, there is a sad lack of materials in the piece for the attraction of our sympathies. There is scarcely one genuine flesh-and blood character introduced, and those most approaching the description are wretched caricatures. We are bound to say for the management, that it was well put upon the stage. Indeed we may almost go the length of asserting, that, but for the superior acting cif some of the company, (Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Nisbet, Mr. Compton, and Mr. Lambert,) it would have been unequivocally damned. Such a result is a poor encouragement for the spirited effort made by the management to obtain a good acting play ; but the truth must be told ; sad we are confident that Mr. Webster himself is quite prepared to sanction with his own opinion the judgment of the public. When he next off, rs a £5OO premium for a drama, he will, no doubt, be himself the arbiter of its merits. Last night Shakspeaee's play cf " Romeo and Juliet " was performed, the part of Romeo being sus'ained by Mr. C. Pitt, late of the Theatre-Royal, Manchester; and Juliet by Miss Montague, from the Theatre-Royal, Covent-garden. We regret that our avocations prevented our being present, as we are thus deprived of the oppor tunity of remarking upon the acting of these newly-intro duced members of our regular company. CAPTAIN WARNER'S EXPERIMENT. The great interest which has been excited, not only amongst naval men but amongst the public at large, by the declaration of Capt. Warner that he was prepared to prove by experiment his discovery of a new power which would instantaneously destroy the largest vessel afloat, naturally caused an enormous attendance in Brighton on Saturday. After several delays it had finally been deter mined that the great event should come offthat afternoon. Mr. Somes, the eminent shipbuilder, having generously made a present of the barque John o'Gaunt, a vessel of between 300 and 400 tons, tor the purpose of testing the new power, the devoted vessel was brought to Shoreham on Wednesday last, and remained moored off that town, within sight of the promenaders on the Brighton Chain Pier. Between 30,000 and 40,000 persons were pres?nt, in chiding a very large number of the nobility, and other highly respectable and scientific persons. It had been agreed by Lord Ingestre, other officers, and Captain Warner that the latter should hoist a Union Jack at the mast-head of the steamer when he was ready to operate, and keep that signal flying until those on shore should hoist a Union Jack from the flagstaff on the bat tery, at any time which they chose to select, which would be replied to by Captain Warner hauling down his signal, and then immediately the operation would take place. The Sir William Wallace having let go the tow line, re turned-abreast of the John O'Gaunt for a few moments, but for what , purpose we could not discover ; she then took up her position about a quarter of a mile ahead of the ship, while the Tees went rather further astern. Cap tain Warner's signal had been flying some time before it was answered from the battery, and then arose another delay in consequence of some adventurous persons in a small cutter, in spite of the presence of the Tees, and of two armed revenue cutters besides, to keep off intruders, going close alongside the ship. Captain Warner hauled the Union Jack half-way down only when the cutter and its foolhardy occupants were out of danger. The Union Jack was then hauled down entirely. Every one now felt that the grand crisis had arrived. Every eye was directed to the scene of operations, and in less than five minutes afterwards the explosion took place. The instrument of destruction, whateve r it was, seemed to strike the vessel amidships; for, from that point a huge column of water, in which was intermingled so me o f th e h e i n n d g i lceulaof which her ballast was composed , s h ot up per rly into the air higher than he r hi g h est topmast; shingle her mizen went by the board, her mai nmast, a new one, was shot clean out of her like a rocket ; she heeled over to port to an angle of 45 degrees, and h er ma i n hatchway being open, daylight was visible through her bottom tim bers on her starboard side, and probably her larboard also, having been blown away, and she seemed io part asunder as she went down, leaving nothing perceptible but the top 'of her foremast. The time which pas s ed f rom h er b e i ng struck and her sinking could not h ,re exceeded two mi nutes and a half. Some few o f th e more ent h us i ast i c spec tators, chiefly professional men, raised a cheer, but with the mass all was mute astonishment. The eyes were rivet ted on the last observable fragment of the large object that but the moment before floated gallant on the waters "like a thing of life." The expression on the counte nances of the multitude generally seemed to say—What was it ? An illusion ? A dream ? A magical trick ? A work of destruction so sudden, so frightful, so srupendous, appeared impossible for a moment even to the thousands and tens of thousands that witnessed it. I', was like an awful mystery. There were none of the ordinary circum stances which accompany similar catastrophes. There was no smoke, there was no fire, there was no noise, save the low groan of the rending timbers, and the succeeding hush of the waters as they rolled over the instantaneous wreck, and then arose a melancholy freling, for it was impossible to prevent the imagination depicting the ter rible effects of such an explosion upon a peopled ship, thus silently and suddenly perishing. T o convey t h e effect in words is difficult—extremely difficult. Langua ge is inadequate for the description ; it cannot flow last enough, and a single sentence is too long to t e ll t h e tale. It was like a dissolving view. At one instant you see the tall ship riding proudly on the waves ; at the next she is enveloped in the elements of her perdition ; ano ther moment only, and her shattered limbs are engulphed in the deep! Many a one loitered on the shore pondering over a sight more wonderful than any they had beheld before, how ever strange. It was the only topic of conversation with high and low, gentle and rude. Several persons went off in boats to have a closer inspection of the grave of the luckless vessel. The boatmen picked up fragments of the debris, which they hawked about the town and sold as relics to the curious. During the night the greater portion of the wreck was carried away, and on the follow ing morning nothing could be seen but the foremast standing a little above the water, the only monument of the lost ship. The depth of the water where she sank was about 35 feet. Capt 'in Warner was asked to permit a few gentlemen to be with him, but they were not permitted ; the answer was, that if one were permitted ten would desire the same favour; and if ten, a thousand; that would be most con venient. Again, it was said, " Were you to go, you might come away as wise as you went; for, if any agent of destruction were hidden in the ship, it might be under the ballast, or in fifty places, of which you and a hundred other persons would never dream." But the experiment itself is esteemed by the captain's friends as the best an swer, for say they, the agent of destruction was palpably applied externally; had there been a magazine on board or within her, the effects would have been very different, and her deck would have been blown up, which was not the case; her deck did not burst until she was sinking, and then in the usual manner when ships are suddenly submerged. Some persons conjectured that the instrument of de struction was conveyed from the steamer to the ship by means of a rope. We used a strong telescope, but saw no rope but the t ow -li ne , w hi c h , when let go, hung loosely over her larboard bow. Others thought that the agent being attached to a line was suffered to float with the tide against the ship, and that then the line being pulled let off a trigger and produced the explosion. More scientific individuals imagine an eletrical battery to have been used; others, an air-gun ; others, that a substance is put to float without any guide on the water; others, that a subma rine shell is sent in the direction of the ship's bottom. But though every body was watching, and watching nar rowly, with all the aid that optical instruments could afford them, the mode of operation is, we believe, still as profound a secret to the world as before this public expe riment. It is useless, therefore, to attempt to tell what we do not know. But one thing is clear,—Captain Warner is in possession of a marvellous engine of destruction ; and though it may be regarded by some persons as a horrible invention, if it become known it may be taken as a har binger of universal peace. A war carried on with such agency would be indeed a war of extermination—a war of extermination to both parties, and therefore useless. Of necessity, then, men should appeal to reason and not to violence. MISCELLANEOUS. A CURIOUS RELIC.—The Prussian Gazelle states that a young woman of Kaina, who was travelling with her master's family, found on the road to Bautzen a ring set in rubies, which bad on one side a representation, in relief, of Christ on the Cross, and on the other the in struments of punishment. The ring bears this inscrip tion :—" Martino Luther, Catherine V. Boren, die 31 October, 1525." The ring, which is well preserved, is a perfect model of art. THE LEGION OF HONOUR IN FRANCE.—The Univers states, that " the little value attached by the Government to the decoration of the Legion of Honour may be seen by the number conferred in the year 1843 alone, viz., grand crosses, 9 ; great officers, 18 : commanders, 54; officers, 212; knights, 1,439; total, 1,732. This number is more than were granted by Napoleon during the whole period which elapsed between the victories of Austerlitz and Wagram—a period which was marked by the conquest of Prussia and the victories of Jena and Friedland." A SINGLE MAN WITHOUT ENCUMBRANCE.—Yester day evening," says the Messager, " a person mounted into a hackney cabriolet stationed on the Boulevard St. Denis and shook the driver by the arm, who appeared to be asleep ; but it was soon discovered that he was dead. The Commissary of police having arrived to ascertain the cause of the driver's death, it appeared that it was the result of apoplexy. This man had no family, and on ex a.nining his body the following inscription was found tat , :oed on his arm :—John Joseph, a foundling ' abandoned at the ege of 2 years, on the Place de l'Hotel de Ville in 1306.' John Joseph had no place of dwelling. He passed 20 hours of the day in his cabriolet, and when he wished to rest he lay down in his master's stable. THE CASE OF R!CRARD DAM).— It will be in the recollection of our readers that this unfortunate young man, who, some months since, in a fit of insanity, mur dered his father, near Gravesend, and escaped to France, was apprehended in that country, on a charge of injuring a person with whom he travelled in a diligence. For that offence he was, by the French authorities, committed to custody for a certain period ; and that period having now expired, Mr. May, of the K division, has been, by Sir J. Graham, dispatched to claim his person, and to bring him over to this country. We understand that he will, on his arrival, be brought to trial, vro forma, for the murder, with a view to his being contind in a lunatic asylum.— Britannia. PORT AND TRADE OF Hum--The utmost activity prevails at the docks and wharfs. The Customs' receipts of the gam ter have increased, we under s tand, in a very satisfactory manner, and additional hands have been re quired in the revenue departments. Another steamer, the 'tlham Dailey, is placed upon the Hull and Ham burgh station ; and the Gazelle steamer is to be added to the num( revs list of vessels now sailing between this port and London. To-morrow, a fine vessel, the Charlotte, belonging to Messrs. Egginton, departs hence for Bom bay, with one of the largest general cargoes that ever was despatched from Hull. The business on the railway is greatly on the increase ; on Monday, no less than 1,000 bales arrived here from Manchester alone ; and one of the trains, since then, consisted of as many as 106 car riages! A luegege train of 107 waggons, all heavily laden with goods, leit Hull last evening. —Hull Packet. WILL OF TEIE EARL OF LONSDALE.—The will of the late Earl of Lonsdale has just been proved in Doctors' Commons, by the Right Hon. William, Earl of Lonsdale, tne Hon. Henry Cecil Lowther, sons of the deceased, and Sir John Beckett. The deceased gives a very large portion of his property to his wife, who died in his life time. To his cousin, Mary Francis Thompson,1:10,000; but by his codicil he revokes this legacy, and gives her an annuity of £lOOO per annum instead. To his friend the Hon. G. O'Callaghan, £2OOO. By the codicil to his son Cecil and family (in addition to the benefit they may re ceive by the will), £30,000. His lordship observes, "My domestics and servants are so numerous, that it would be next to impossible to name them separately ; and desires his executors to compensate them, leaving the amounts to their discretion. He desires to be buried at Lowther, in a " private manner." The will is v er y lon g , and dated in 1836. The personal property is sworn under the large sum of £lOO,OOO. MR. MACR.EADY.—The American papers inform us av in i t at h ot et my e ym f o o vr l i l tg o hi w en r g ii d ne r tn e i og s !sal engagements mh i t es h n e et vs a e u ni that Mr. Macready has latel y closed a brilliant engage cal m ent in :—"N According7hwa have o te r k r A idni m ge r e lwe ric s a t , o and the few wor d; w hi c h custom exacts on . these occasions, were to have conveyed to you my part ing acknowledgements; but I have yielded to influences , difficult to re s i s t, an d h ave c h ange d my purpose . Th e increasing fervour of my audiences—their cordial sympa thy with, and liberal appreciation of, my professional efforts—the kind and friendly attentions so lavishly heaped on me, and the desire of extending still furth er my acquaintance with a countty so full of interest to me, —these are the considerations which have actuated me in prolonging the term of my visit here. In the latter part of September I shall have the honour of presenting to you once more, and 1 fear for the last time, those charac ters of Shakspeare in which you have so repeatedly and so indulgently welcomed me, and with the close of_that month I shall take my regretful and reluctant lea v e . TERRIFIC T HUNDER -STORM.—On Saturday afternoon an awful storm of thunder, lightning, and rain burst over the towns of Rochester and Chatham. About two o'clock, p.m., the wind, which had been south-west, shifted to north-east, when the gathering of heavy clouds indicated the approach of a thunder-storm. At three o'clock the wind blew a perfect hurricane, and the small craft in th e river Med wa y were forced to have their sails down, to prevent their being blown over. Shortly after three o'clock the storm was at its highest, the rain appearing to be literally pouring down in so many streams, rather than falling in rapidly successive dro p s, together with repeated flashes of lightning, accompanied with peals of thunder. When the storm burst forth, upwards of 400 recruits were on Chatham Lines at drill, and before they could get to places for shelter they were completely drenched. The lightning ran about the ranks of the troops with awful vividness, and produced an effect of stupour on several of the men. The storm lasted upwards of an hour, and was accompanied by a severe hail-storm. The torrents of water that ran in the High-street of Chatham, which lies low, made parts of the road impassable. The parade ground at Chatham barracks has suffered considerable injury from the quantity of water that poured down from the terrace. The dockyard school for the apprentices suffered considerably by the storm, the water ha v i ng broken the roof of the building. Such a violent storm has not visited these towns since that awful one in August .last year, when the damage amounted to several thousand pounds. The storm took the southerly direction, and when it cleared up the atmosphere was intensely cold. Tne wheat fields have sustained some injury, BEET-ROOT SUGAR IN FRANCE.—The Aloniteur pub lishes a table showing the production and consumption of beet-root sugar in France, and the state of its manufac tories at the end of June last, as c'impared with the cor responding period of last sear. The number of manu factories at the end of the last month was 325; at the end of June, 1843, it was 384 ; a decrease for the present time of 59. The number of manuractolies which had ceased working in June last, but which retained stocks of sugar, was 50 ; in 1843, it was 43 ; an increase of 27. The quantity manu'actured up to Jone, 1844, was 21,104,523 kilos.; up to June. 1843, it was 29.143,013 kilos.; decrease 1,038.490 kilos. The quantity delire:ed for consumption no to June, 1844, was 28 . 996 ,248 k i los.; up to June, 1843, it was 28,580,981 kilos. ; increase 445,237 kilos. Tue quantity in stock at the end ofJune last was 2.970,619 kilos.; at the end of June, 1843, it was 4,900,696 kilos.; decrease, 1.924,077 kilos. The duties paid up to the end of June last amounted to 4,869.8931. ; up to June, 1843, they were 4,179,3441. Increase. 690,576 f. THE GOLD DUST DISCOVERY.—A good (teal of jocular gossip is being bandied about here on account of a con siderable quantity of glittering sand, which the officers and seamen of several of the guano ships have brought home in bas in high hopes that it is gold dust. It was discovered by a party of sailors on the African coast op posite Ichaboe, a few miles inland, and of course Jack saw that his fortune was made at once, if he had but as much spare canvass as would make sufficient bogs for the treasure, and the belief that that part of Africa was once called the " gold coast " instantly confirmed the fact. The "golden opportunity " was immediately seized upon, and every " palm " and " sail-needle " set to work at bag making. The ore has actually arrived, and it is le ported officially ; and in the import list of last week we see noted the " Clansman of Glasgow, Peck, from Ichaboe, with 530 tons guano to A. and J. Downie, and 21 bags supposed gold ore to the master. Since its appearance here all our amateur chymists and alchymists have been experiment ing on it with crucibles and blowpipes, but unfortunately none of them having " a philosopher's stone," all the experiments ended in smoke. However, we learn that properly qualified chymists from Edinburgh, who pos sess the secret, and who have some recollection of the method used by George Heriot in assaying the sands he procured from the Leith shipmaster, are to he in Glasgow with their entire aparatus, and we wait the result with considerable anxiety ; meanwhile we may remind them of the sound orthodoxy of the Seetti-h proverb—"lt's no a' goud that glitters."—Glasgow Chronicle. IRREGULAR RESULTS FROM THE APPLICATION OF GUANO.—There is, however, r no doubt, that much has yet to be learned in this country regarding the proper manner of, and time for, applying guano to the land. Some of our early experimenters, unaware of the burn ing nature of this strange substance, incautiously drilled it in its pure state along with the seed, to the almost entire destruction of the latter. Subsequent practice, however, has decided that guano shculd be well mixed with ashes, soil, &c., before being passed through the drill; while another method consists in putting the guano alone on the land, ploughing - it in, then harrowing, so that it shall be thoroughly commingled with the soil be fore the seed be sown. Both these ways may be well enough, but cannot a hint be taken from the' Peruvian method, arid put into practice in Europe? The Peruvi ans apply guano to the growing crops at three different times: first, as soon as the seed has germinated ; secondly, when the plant comes into flower; and, thirdly, when it is forming its seed ; and after each application the land is duly irrigated. Now of all the experiments 1 have seen recorded, not one states that the guano was applied in the Peruvian Manner; and which seems most extraordinary indeed. Why is this the case? Irrigation might not often be needed with us, as we so frequently have rain; but what is there to hinder the application of guano to the three different stages of the growing crops? Perhaps it may be considered too expensive: why not try twice, then, on a small plot, after the germination and at the flowering, while the remainder shall have been guanoed in the usual way ; and let the result determine the prac tice which shall be followed in future I—British Farmers' Magazine. FRIGHTFUL ATTEMPT AT MURDER.—On Thursday morning, the utmost alarm prevailed in High-street, in consequence of a report to the effect that a man, named Hogan, had cut the throats of his three brothers with a razor. The particulars, we find to be as follow ;—Michael, John, Patrick, and Jeremiah Hogan (brothrs,) shoe makers by trade, all resided on the second floor of the house, No. 36, High-street, where they carried on their trade. Some time since, 'Michael, the eldest brother, became ill, and was attended by a medicil gentleman, who brought him over the attack, at the same time telling him not to drink, for, in case he did, he would be liable to relapse into fits. On Wednesday, Hogan did not feel well, and he went to his medical adviser, from whom he procured some medicine. The doctor gave him particular caution not to take drink after, and to stop at home ; but, disregarding this advice, the man went out in the evening, and had some liquor. He was very much excited during the night ; and, about six o'clock in the morning, while his brothers were asleep, the wretched man got up, took a razor, and, approaching the bed where his brothers lay, he, before they had time to arrest his murderous intention, succeeded in inflicting several severe wounds on the necks of each. They grappled with him ; and, the police being called, the unfortunate man was, after a dreadful scuffle. taken into custody. Attention was then turned to the wounded persons, when it was discovered that Jeremiah was most severely injured, as the trachea was partially cut through. Ile, with his brother Patrick, were at once removed to Stephen's Hospital, where they were instantly admitted, and every attention paid to them. The wounds were dressed, examined, &c. The patients were greatly exhausted from loss of blood, but the medical gentlemen state that at present it is their °pink n that no vital part of the neck has been touched.—Dublin Freeman. MILITARY RIOT AT MANCHESTER.—An affray of a most serious character took place, on Friday night, about eight o'clock, in Deausgate, between a numerous party of soldiers at presentin barracks in M anchester. The facts are as follow :—The 53d Regiment of Foot, which has only last week arrived in Manchester, is under orders for India, and instructions have been issued from the Horse Guards that the regiment shall be increased to double the ordinary effective strength of regiments on home service. and that its numbers shall be raised to 1400 men. In order that the regiment shall be completed as soon as pos sible without having to wait for recruits, and the trouble of drilling them, permission has been given to soldiers in infantry regiments to volunteer to serve in the 53d, and a bounty has been promised to every man who shall join the regiment. The consequence has been that soldiers from a great many regiments have volunteered, and there are now in the Salford barracks parties of the 53d, 44th, 4lst, 16th, 19th, 27th, 18th, &c. The 88th are generally bet ter known by the name of the " Connaught Rangers." A night or two ago a party of the Connaught Rangers were drinking at a place in Jackson's-row, Deansgate, when a quarrel arose, and, as a matter of course, a tight took place. Several of the soldiers took part with their friend:, and the result was that the police were called in to quell the row. But the matter did not end here. It was talked ever in the barrack-yard, and it was resolved to have a party fight. The Connaught "boys" armed themselves with short cudgels, not much unlike " Irish sprigs," whilst the others had canes and walking-sticks. Tire parties came to a collision near the cud of Jackson's row. On one side were a party of the 88th, whilst on the other there was a medley of the 19th, 27th, 48th, and 53rd Foot. They occupied the whole breadth of the street for several yards deep, and it was impossible for any one to go past without the risk of being knocked down. On information being sent to the Town-hall, it lirppened very fortunately that the A division cf police, of which Mr. Sawley is the superintendent, were just mustered for night duty, and Mr. Sawley instantly marched them down to the scene of the riot. When they got there matters wore a most alarmino. aspect. There was a mob of several thousand people, and upwards of a hundred soldiers fight ing. Some soldiers had been knocked down and sadly cut, and were bleeding in a frightful manner. The uproar was tremendous. Forcing his way through the crowd, Mr. Sawley marched his men into the centre of the rioters, and, dividing them into separate groups, gave orders to disperse the soldiers. This was done most effectively, and without any violence on the part of the police, who, it is worthy of remark, neither struck a blow nor were struck in the affray. A number of the rioters were taken to the barracks, where Mr. Sawley delivered them into the keeping of the sergeant of the guard, who immediately sent out pickets to patrol the streets and clear them of soldiers, who were ree li ng a b out making all sorts of noises, some of them having lost their caps and stocks, and in a state of beastly intoxication. THE DEBUT OF MRS. NISBETT.—It is customary with those struggling members of the theatrical profession who have young families, to endeavour to make them useful at as early a period as possible, and thereby win on the public boards that money which is often too much wanted at home. Such was the case with the father of our heroine; or, as we should rather say, her mother, who was a most estimable woman in all her domestic relations, and fortunately possessed that quality which her gay husband had not—namely, prudence. Pretty little Louisa Mordaunt evinced much of that precocious talent which is usually admired in children and she studied, was tutored, and acted a variety of the juvenile characters in bc t w r uea a tng acting,fiet ae d n bn y d sf , yuo c herr o ead m rsri ost i am, d ot y gef to, further? urer thenrthsc. o e n , ,a s n Lbd benefit, i nc n ee t fiu e mrut Theatre,t d h e e p a A r t f t of frn Jane t f it e el e w s st y rn e ao a nr r de s and advertised as a sort of th ea t r i ca l won d er, s h e b e i ng ye t e t n i tyweaasrswhoaldt Jan might e t be termed e " r A ? a clever absurdity. The child was clever, the absurdity was in those who placed her in so unnatural a position, and we presume their reply to our assertion will be, like that of Sbakspeare's starving apothecary, "my poverty, s a he great h n e o t m m a y d e w n i 1 0 l , n c i o c en distinctions nt ed ! d sm A t ü b e ad o s u i ue t dr e s umerous • b A e t n w d e a e s n j th o e hnß will u a l n l dpat paid de for, xa contributerdy e , a a rs tid a f t p d e r r a t c o t t h i i s t s e h d e ( d i n s u c u r e p i snpsgoa support lhyoi which and herf time i n n family,) Miss Mordaunt made her curtsey as a " woman," on the boards of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, under the management of Mr. Stephen Price. She was in her sixteenth year, although in personal appearante she might have passed as a splendid woman of three-and-twenty. The play selected for her datit was poor Cherry's comedy, of rather doubtful excellence, " The Soldier's Daughter," in which she sustained the part of the Widow Cheerly. Much interest had been excited in certain quarters, and • amongst her aristocratic relatives there seemed every in clination to promote the prosessional welfare of the young and dashing daittante. She was in reality the character she represented, " The Soldier's Daughter;" and it was also one exactly snited to her powers, for they had not then sufficiently developed themselves. She appeared, and was loudly cheered by a most brilliant house ; and when the curtain fell upon an epilogue (many lines of which strongly bore upon her own peculiar situation), her success as an actress was decided, and her engagement with the management was secured. Amongst those of her aristrocratic relatives who were active in their patronage of her efforts, and visited the green room to con gratulate her on her success. washer aunt, the once splen did beauty, Lady Cranstoun.—Anecdotes of A4resses. / BIRKENHEAD HOUSE, BIRKENHEAD, CHESHIRE. THE MISSES GOLDING'S SCHOOL will be RE-OPENED on- TumsDAY next, the 30th of July instant. Now -- his Six Dula 'Or usts bids :ICS 1 of , for tint cl to