The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-18 00:00:00

THE SECOND EXPERIMENTAL ASCENT OF THE NASSAU BALLOON. (From the limes.) MR. GREEN'S NARRATIVE. This ascent was made from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, on Monday afternoon, and, nom the success which attended the experiment of the preceding Tuesday, attracted a large assemblage of spectators. It seems that it was not until early on Monday morning that the proprietors were aware of its being the wish of Mr. Rush to make a second ex perimental trip on that day. Mr. Rush, however, it is understood, arrived at Vauxhall from Brighton soon after five o'clock on Monday morning, when he desired Mr. F. Gye to be called. In the course of the in terview he expressed his desire to renew his exnet iment upon the occasion of the approaching ascent. Mr. Gye suggested the propriety of selecting another day, when the ascent could be either a private one or made at an earlier hour than the announcement which had one forth to the public for that Alakm..manku nal, wzasaii-2ide.....U.Za1uma141444i4,440-4411.44;44144.414a44:14 ki• as he was unwilling to let the fineness of the weather escape, be would prefer ascending then, even though the departure of the balloon should be delayed as late as half-past six o'clock. Accordingly the necessary arrangements were en tered into, and the ascent made, when, as will be seen by the subjoined details, which we have been favoured with by Mr. Green, a greater altitude was attained, and more minute and accurate observations were marked, in the course of the voyage, than were previously on record. On the day when Mr. Rush accompanied by Mr. Green and Mr. Spencer went up fur the first experimental trip the elevation reached was 31 miles , minus 465 feet: whilst on this occasion the altitude attained will be found to have been 5 miles and 74-; feet. We proceed to give Mr. Green's version of the proceed . ings:— " The success which attended my trip on Tuesday week, when with the Nassau balloon, inflated with carburretted hydrogen gas, accompanied by Mr. Hush and Mr. Edward Spencer, we attained an altitude of 19,335 feet, or 3 : 1 miles, minus 485 feet, created a4lesire in Mr. Rush and myself to make another ascent with two persons only in the ear. " Accordingly, on Monday last Mr. Rush made arrange ments with the proprietors of Vauxhall-gar lens for the ascent to take place on that afternoon, that gentleman, of course, engaging the car for the occasion. The time allowed for preparation was necessarily very limited, in consequence of the proposition to effect the object on that day not reach ing me until about 12 o'clock in the afternoon. However, all that could be done in that respect within the shortness of time was accomplished. " The first object to be gained was, of course, that of di minishing the weight of the apparatus to as low a point as a due regard to our personal safety would admit. A small car' was substituted for that usually used, and the light grapnel belonging to my own balloon, as well as an elastic rope at tached to it, replaced those of the Monster' "The work of inflation having terminated, I, at about five o'clock in the afternoon, proceeded to ascertain the power of the gas with which the balloon was charged. This the tran quil state of the weather rendered an operation of the great est ease, and 1 was consequently enabled to effect my in quiry with the nicest accuracy. " On examination I found that the whole weight of the balloon and its appendages at that moment was 40561b5., thus constituted . " Balloon, netting, and car " Ballast " Mr. Rush " Myself " Grapnel " Elastic rope ditto " 27 half-hundred weights slung round the hoop ..1512 was absolutely reqniaite, that all the refreshment we had put into the car consisted of a small quantity of brandy and of sherry, (with the latter, as before , we drank the health of the Queen at the highest elevation) and a few biscuits. " On my arrival in town, the notes Mr. Hush and I had made were conveyed to Mr. Jones, of Charing-cross, by whom a series of calculations were gone into, from which the fol lowing general results have been edduced : Barometer at starting 30.496 Thermometer Barometer, corrected for capacity, at the greatest elevation.. 10.830 Do. 5 19.666 Approximate height... 27.149 Allowance for tempe rature minu5....... 4 Total elevation.. 27.145 or 5 miles and 746 feet. "-I must remark, that during our ascent and descent, above-- the three miles and a half, I suffered more severely from the intensity of the cold than on any former occasion, especially in the hands and feet. From this infiictiou Mr. Rush ap peared to be free. " Prior to closing my account, I feel it necessary to state, in consequence of the numerous complaints which have been made to me in regard to the lateness of the hour of starting, that I have no power in respect to the moment of ascension, nor have I any option as to the delay or postponement of an ascent. My engagement is with the proprietors of Vauxhall, who regulate all the proceedings. " In this ascent we had a double advantage with respect to witnessing a setting sun, for pri(ir to our quitting ttse earth, that operation of nature had taken place, and on our reaching an altitude of about 12,500 feet, we were once more within the action of the rays of that orb, whose setting we a second time observed in the course of a quarter of an hour. In all probability Mr. Rush and myself are the only two human beings who have ever been witnesses to the same occurrence. After the balloon and its appendages had been carefully packed up, and arrangements made for their - conveyance to town, we proceeded to Brighton ; from which place I departed for London on the following morning." It is a somewhat singular coincidence, that Mr. Rush, who had proposed to leave town on the following day, for his seat, Elsenham-hall, near Saffron Waldron, in Essex, should have been put down by the balloon, on the occasion of the first ascent, within five miles of that place; and that on the second trip, he having come up from Brighton, he should have been landed seven or eight miles only from that town, where his family are sojourning. COURT CIRCULAR. " Total fa" As soon as this trial had been completed, Mr. Rush once more took his seat in the car, and adjusted the barometers. I then opened the upper valve, and discharged a quantity of gas equal to the power of the 27 half-hundred weights, which were then removed from the hoop. " Every thing in the shape of preliminary having been effected, I released the balloon from its moorings at half-past six o'clock, by means of the liberating iron, and rose from earth with an ascending power of 1121bs. " At the moment of our quitting the earth, the barometer stood at 3050, and the thermometer at 60. Before, however, seven minutes had elapsed, the instruments had fallen—the former to 20, and the latter to 36, equal to 11,000 feet, thereby giving us an altitude from the earth of upwards of two miles. " Had it not been for the flaccid and miserable appearance the balloon would have presented, I should before starting have parted with gas equal to at least an additional 1000 pounds, and not have taken up more than 500 pounds of sand ballast. We should then have had an agreeable voyage, but as it was, not having the valuable assistance of my friend Mr. Spencer, as on the previous occasion, it required almost too much exertion on my part in discharging the ballast and gas in sufficient quantities to enable us to effect the end we had in view before the night had set in. Our observations from this circumstance, therefore, became more limited than I could have desired. "This fact has induced the to determine on no! making another experimental trip, except under what I conceive to be the most favourable auspices, and after ample preparation, one point, of course, being an early hour of starting. _ " The direction we took on leaving the ga rdens was N.E., and so continued during the early part of our upward course, but ou reaching the elevation of 11,000 feet, we became to tally stationary for a minute or two as regarded any !inward progress. I then threw out two bags of ballast, e filch gave us an astonishingly increased rising power. Another current now took us, and we were driven backwards nearly due south. We continued to rise with ereat rapidity, and in a few mi nutes a different current drove us from west to east. The whole of this time I was throwing out ballast as fast as I could. When we attained an elevation of 16,000 feet, about three miles, we got into a current which was blowing with considerable violence at the rate of abo u t 60 miles an hour. The course of this current was north by west, and it was under the influence of that wind that we were carried to our ulti mate destination. " It will be seen by the extract from the journal kept by Mr. Rush and myself, that we attained an altitude exceeding that of any mountain in the world, and set I am able to say that that gentleman did not experience the slightest difficulty in his respiration from the diminished density of the air. In short, the only inconvenience Mr Rush sustained arose from the occasional sudden escape.of the gas from the lower valve during the balloon's rapid ascent, and even this annoyance he did not feel to any extent until the barometer had sunk to about 1-1 inches. " What renders this fact the more remarkable is, that during our ascent, particularly above the elevation or 16,000 feet, we had been forcing our way upward with great velocity through a range of currents which was running horizontally at the rate of about 60 miles an hour. At this period the roaring of the winds strongly resembled the noise produced at the time of a hurricane, as heard on the top of a high hill, and the temperature was at the same moment piercingly cold. At this altitude I suffered severely from the effect of cold in my hands and feet. , At this point it was that Mr. Rush requested me to con tinue the observations he had himself commenced with regard to the operations of the barometer and thermometer. " We were now exposed to the influence of the winds, to which I have referred, which, combined with the extraordi nary exertion I was compelled to undergo, frequently ren dered it a matter of the utmost difficulty for me to fetch breath. I " The greatest altitude we reache d was 27,146 feet, indi cating an elevation from the earth of 5 miles and 746 feet, the barometer at this period having fallen from 30 50 to 11, and the thermometer from 61 to 5, or 27 degrees below the freezing point. " I now subjoin a copy of the operations on the instruments we took up with us; those of the barometer being taken from that made by Mr. Jones, of Charing-cross, for Mr. Rush ex pressly for the two ascents. This barometer acted with the nicest accuracy, and enabled us to carry our observations to a far greater extent than any which I had ever before had with me. For whilst on the former ascent Mr. Spencer's barometer ceased to act at 20, and Mr. Rush's marked at 14.70, on this occasion, when the action of my glass stopped at 17, Mr. Rush's went on until the mercury had sunk to 11, our highest elevation. " The following is an extract from Mr. Rush's memoran dum, showing the variations in the ascent: — Barometer. Thermometer.; Barometer. Thermometer. 30.5 .. .. 61 i 21 .. .. 40 29 • • .. 60 I 20 .. .. 36 '27 • • .. 58 1 19 .. .. 35 26 .. .. 55 18 .. .. 30 25 • • .. 52 17 .• .. 25 24 .. .. 48 16 .. .. 20 23 .. .. 46 1 15 .. .. 18 22 . .. 43 ; "Here it * was that Mr. Rush suffered such inconvenience from the escape of the gas at the lower valve, that he was obliged to ask me to continue the observation. They thus proceeded : Barometer. Thermometer. Barometer. 13 .. .. 11 11 ~ 1 2 • • • • 8 "By the time we had attained this elevation I had reduced the ballast, which at our starting was 15001bs, to something under 7ifibs, which I resolved on preserving, because I felt. that being ignorant of the character of the country which from all appearances we should have to descend in, and it being dark, it would be but an act of prudence to have at command a 'playing' or available moveable power, and the result fully proved the propriety of the reservation. "Shortly after we had commenced our downward course we discovered that there was soraelking falling which very much bore the appearance and consistency of snow. To this circumstance I directed the attention of Mr. Rush, whereupon we looked aloft, when we found the sky to be snore than usually thickly studded with stars, and perfectly free from any mass in the shape of cloud. This result, at the moment, gave rise to no inconsiderable feeling of astonishment in our minds, especially as the snow continued to descend in large quantities. Upon an after consideration, however, I aux in clined to think that the substance which fell was not snow, but the dew and moisture collected on the balloon which had become congealed or frozen, by the coldness of the tempera ture to which it had been subjected in our passage upwards. These particles adhered to the netting and balloon until an increased collapse was caused by the intentional voidance of gas ; and when that operation took effect they were removed by the motion of the netting, and fell in flakes like a shower of snow. This felting of flakes continued for a considerable time, and from its appearance fully justified our original no tion that it really was a snow shower. When we bad de scended to within about three miles of thy, earth, 1 imagined I. perceived the sea bounded by the line of the Sussex coast ; on mentioning tire discovery to Mr. Rush, that gentleman expressed it to be his opinion that what appeared to be water was nothing but tog. " However, I pointed his attention to a place, a few miles to our right, which, from its being exteusively lighted up with gas, I considered to be Brighton, and eventually, after some considerable consultation, Mr. Rush admitted the pro bability of my supposition being correct. My opinion was shortly afterwards borne out for on our mole nearly ap proaching terra firma we discovered the Castle of Lewes to be immediately beneath us. With Lewes and the surround ing country, of which I was in perfect ignorance, Mr. Rush was well acquainted. "Of course from our vicinity to the ocean there was no time to be lost in effecting e pur descent; I therefore made in quiries of Mr. Rush as telpthe nature of the locality in respect to water and hills, and from the information he afforded me I found that it would be necessary to effect a landing imme diately on the south side of the town, where a beautiful level offered itself for our reception. " Accordingly we hovered over Lewes until we came into the northerly current, which I was aware we must fall in with , at a particular elev ation. When, therefore, the balloon came ' within the operation of that wind, we glided on until we ar lived above a field behind the residence of the Rev. H. West, in Southover, when we effected our descent. The appear ance of the balloon floating over the town of Lewes seemed to excite considerable sensation among the inhabitants, and we could discern many persons running to our assistance, and amongst those to whom we were most indebted was the Rev. Mr. West, Mr. Morris, and several other gentlemen, to whom I take this opportunity . of returning my acknowledge ments, not merely for the asststance they re us, but fo the careful conduct they observed inregard to the preserva r tion of the balloon. " We left the Royal Gardens at half past six, and landed again_ at Lewes (a distance of about 50 miles) at a quarter befor4 eight o'clock, having performed the trip in an hour and a quarter. "As our descent was necessarily very rapid, and made after the darkness of night was set in, it was impossible that we could make any observations, with a view to comparison, beyond this—that in the course of our progress we fell in with, and were acted upon by, currents running S.E., S.W., N.W. and W.; but the strongest, and that under the influ enceOf which we • : ly travelled, was from the N.W. This current w A)l: elevation of about three miles, althougtejlee Te(t. - 13 te was a perfect calm. "So i''us- rft,lppl, tug up more weight than ow. ...,: 4 ,......... t 1 .... L k \ lj -11.17•77:" Thermometer. • • 5 ;O r 1.1 WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—This afternooti the Queen rode on horseback in the park. Her majesty Was accompanied by the King and Queen of the Belgians, Lord and Lady Portman, Hon. C. A. Murray, Viscount Melbourne, Hon. Col. Cavendish, Baroness Lehzen, and Viscount Falkland. The Hon. Misses Paget and Hanson followed in a pony phaeton. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by Lady Mary Stopford, took a carriage drive. Lord John Russell, Lord Glenelg, and Viscount Palmer. ston, arrived at the castle this afternoon, and joined the royal dinner party. The Hon. and Very B, ev. the Dean of Windsor and his lady, the Hon. Mrs. Hobart, and the Hon. Mrs. and Miss Cavendish, also had the honour of dining with her Majesty. The following took their departure this morning :—Prince Esterhazy and his son Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, Earl and Countess Albemarle, and Lady Falkland. Prince George of Cambridge came to Cambridge House on Wednesday. His royal Highness returned to Kew in the atternoon. Lord John Russell left Brighton on Wednesday, on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor. Lord Glenelg left town on Wednesday afternoon, for Windsor Castle, on a visit to the Queen. The Earl and Countess of Albemarle arrived at their resi dence at Hampton Court on Wednesday, from Windsor Castle. THuasnay.-ahhis afternoon her Majesty rode in the park on horseback, accompanied by the King and Queen of the Belgians, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lord Falkland, General Lumley, Hon. Col. Murray. Earl of Bel fast, Viscount Melbourne, Lard John Russell, Lord and Lady Portman, Hon. Col. Cavendish. Sir F. Wetherall and the Hon. Sir Edward Cust were in cluded in the royal dinner party of yesterday. Baroness Lehzen took an airing this afternoon in a pony phaeton. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by Prince George and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, and attended by Baroness Ahlefeldt, Colonel Jones , and Colonel Schlater, honoured the performance at Astley's, on Wed nesday evening, with their presence. Lord Glenelg arrived in town on Thursday morning from Windsor Castle. His lordship left town in the afternoon on his return to Windsor Castle. Viscount Palmerston left town on Wednesday, on a visit 'to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. FRIDAY.—In the morning their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, accompanied by the Duchess of Kent, left for Bushy, to pay a visit to the Queen Dowager. Her Majesty took her accustomed airing on horseback in the afternoon, and was attended by Viscount Palmerston, Lord John Russell, Lord Glenelg, Hon. Miss Anson, Hon. C. A. Murray, Hon. Col CAvendish, Lord Falkland, and Lord and Lady Portman. Her Majesty held a privy council at two o'clock this after noon. It was attended by Lord Melbourne, Lord John Russell Viscount Palmerston, Lord Glenelg, the lor d chan cellor, Lord Falkland, the lord and groom in waiting, Hon. Col. Cavendish, clerk marshal ; and the Hon. C. A. Murray, equerry. The lord chancellor arrived in the morning, and will join the royal dinner party this evening.' The Princess Augusta left Frogmore on Thursday, on a visit to her royal sister, the Duchess of Gloucester, at her residence in Bagshot Park. Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Bushy Park. His Ma jesty, King Leopold, afterwards went to Claremont.' The Queen of the ,Belgians and the Duchess of Kent returned to Windsor Castle. Viscount Howick arrived in town on Thursday from the Continent. STATE OF TRADE. LEEDS.—There is still a fair demand for manufactured goods, though the markets since our last can scarcely be said to have been so brisk as they were a month ago. Probably more would be sold if there were a better assortment in the market; as the Cloth Halls were scat cely ever known to be so scantily supplied with balk goods as at present. Two causes conduce to this state of scarcity at present ; the high prices of wool, and the engagements of many of the clothiers in the harvest. It is satisfactory to know that notwithstand ing our operative manufacturers are now pretty generally employed, any improvement in the demand for goods, must, owing to the thinness of the supply in the Halls, be imme diativ felt. This state of things hardly supports the theory of those who prognosticate that wool cannot maintain its present price. In our judgment there is nothing to indicate an early or extensive fall. BRADFORD, THURSDAY.--M 1 kinds of plain goods for printing continue in demand, and the lower qualities of 6-4th merinos are really scarce in the market. In consequence of the larger buyers for the home !rade coming into the market rather earlier than usual, the stocks in the warehouses have been considerably reduced, and now the country purchasers are in the market. The stocks of finished- goods are there fore not large.—Yarns : These sell readily at very full prices. —Wool: The finer qualities are most in demand. - A fair amount of business is doing in other kinds at the prices last reported ALIPAY, SATURDAY.—There is still nolife in the market, and though business is limited in amount, it does not effect prices at present; but this can hardly be expected to con tinue without an improved demand for most goods. There is nothing fresh to notice either in yarns or wool. HUDDERSFIELD.--011r market here on Tuesday, was fully as brisk as any we have had of late, nearly every description of goods suitable for the autumn and winter trade having met ready sale at improving prices. The sales of fancy goods especially were extensive. The wool market is firm, and the operatives generally are fully employed. This too, when the price of bread is so high that foreign corn can be imported nearly duty free. YORK Wool, MARKET SEPT. 13.—We have had a good attendance of buyers to day, with a fair supply of wool. There has been only a moderate quantity of business done at prices similar to our last reports. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, SEPT. 14.—The increased inquiry for the ordinary run of combing Wools noticed in our last report continues; and as the demand has been freely niet by holders, business has been done to some extent at fully former rates. The finer qualities of combing wools, as well as all short wools, are without change in either demand or price. 'f HE IRON TRA DE.—The advance which we mentioned in our last notice has maintained its ground, with every appear ance of a still higher price being obtained ere long, as the demand continues brisk.—Midland Counties Herald. BURY.—In Bury and its vicinity trade seems to be im proving, especially among the calico-printers, both in the machine and block departments, and some of the establish ments, we are informed, are taking in fresh hands. Cotton spinning and power-loom weaving is good ; and the iron founders and machine-makers are busy. The late favourable weather has alio made outdoor employment far more plentiful. WAR RINGTON. (From the Mandhester Courier.) A FACT.—The license that was granted last week, a Newton, for the " Patten Arms Hotel," is the first new license tor a public-house that has been granted for the town of Warrington for forty years. ESCAPE OF A CONVICT.—Last week, at a late hour in the evening, a van load of convicts, under sentence of transpor tation for the period of seven years, passed through War rington, on their way from Kirkdate to Chatham. AmongSt others was John Corbet Peele, and the notorious Edward Oakes, the "mag,sman." The latter escaped from the van at Stoney Stratford. A reward of £5O has been offered for his apprehension. UTTERING BASE COlN.—Last week, Biddy Blaney, the wife of a private soldier belonging to the Slat regiment ief foot, was brought before Mr. Dakin, charged with uttering a base half-crown, in Warrington market. The prisoner ac companied her husband's regiment on the march from Car lisle to Chester. tin Wednesday, she went into the market and purchased a halfpenny's worth of gooseberries, and in payment tendered half-a-crown to the woman making the sale. A byestander, on seeing it, called ont, "that is a bad one." The market woman rang it on the stones, and putting it into her pocket, said, " It is net, I wish I had a pocket full like it." The prisoner received the change, and went about her business. The half-crown afterwards went under further inspection, and proved to be a counterfeit. Thy prisoner was apprehended, and upon her were found two counterfeit shil lings and three good ones. Several counterfeit shiliings of the same date and die as those found in the prisoner's , pos session, were paid away iu the market on the same day. I hi. , prisoner received a most excellent character, and on the de. positions taken against her being forwarded to London, thi solicitor to the mint declined prosecuting, and she was, con sequently, discharged from custody. SUICIDE.—William Dawson, an old man, carrying on trade as a milkman and huxter, at Fearnhead, near \Verrington, put a period to his existence on Sunday, by taking arsenic. put a period to his existence on Sunday, by taking arscl)it'. l'he deceased had been in a desponding state for some weeks, having a great dread that he should come to poverty. He was at Warrington market an Saturday, and at night, after his return home, was taken very ill. On Sunday afternoon a hsmii i irit ni tee; d ., : h c te a li l ,nfa g oatu e nh n nse t d,A teman from Warrington was called in to attend ,tei t ar h d e topauur deceased c e i s , t a i purchased nt the a he dyingatw poison ere aistate,tmac chemist's oh b e t i i n t i mis. , still sh esshaeondi in Warrington, and that he had taken it in some milk. At the bottom of a tin can a 'portion of the arsenic was also found. The deceased died the o s l a fn u nt l h e ,e e p y bo e ou n di i ty n o .. before O A n J l .I verdictie s e d ye o s . i E an s q i . n , questw coroner,as ahteltdheonsttkws "Temporary Insanity" was returned. LICENSING SYSTEM. —At the licensing sessions held at Hoo Green, last week, one new license was granted. It was for a house at Runcorn. INFANT SCHOOL.—The state of the infant population of Latchford is such as to have induced the Rcv. J. Wright, the minister of St. James's church, to call upon his congre gation to adopt the necessary measures for the establishment of an infant school, in connection with the church. A meet ing was held on Tuesday evening, to take the preliminary steps, and there is every , prospect of the plan suggested by Mr. Wright being carried into active operation. WRECK OF THE FORFARSHIRE STEAMER. LOSS OF FORTY LIVES. (From the Newcastle Journal.) We have this week to place on record the mournful details of one of the most calamitous events that has ever occurred in connexion with transit by steam on this difficult and dan gerous coast. Early on Saturday, the intelligence reached Ls that the Fo'rfarshire steamer, 'from Hull to Dundee, had teen wrecked on the Fern Islands, and that nearly the whole of the passengers on board had perished. The account pro duced the deepest sensation in the town, but beyond this me lancholy fact few particulars could be obtained. From in quiries made on the spot, we are now enabled to publish the following authentic account of the sad and mournful event. The Ferfarshire Steamer, a vessel of about 3i l o ton's bnr den, under the command of Mr. John Humble, formerly master of the Neptune of this port, sailed from Hull, on her voyage to Dundee, on the evening of Wednesday the filth instant, -about krill-peat six o'clock, along with- the Pegasus and lnnisfail for Leith. Previous to leaving Hull the boilers had been examined, and a small leak closed up; but when off Flamboro' Head, the leakage re-appeared, and con tinued for about six hours, not however to any extent, as the pumps were able to keep the vessel quite dry. The engine man, Allan Stewart, who furnished these particulars, also • states that he had fr , quently seen the boiler as bad as it was on this occasion. The fireman, Daniel Donavan, however, represents the leakage as considerable. so great that two of the fires were extinguished, but were relighted after the, boilers had been partially repaired. This person in his ex amination before the coroner, Stephen Reed, Esq., on Tues• day, stated that he considered the vessel to be in so dangerous a state from this cause, that he would have given all he pos sessed to have been put on shore, and would have swam ashore if he had been able. James Keely and Thomas Bu chanan corroborated the evidence of Donovan, as to the state o f the boiler, they having been engaged by the master and mate to pump water into it. The progress of the vessel was of course retarded, and three steam,vessels passed her before she had proceeded far. The unusual bustle on board the Forfarshire, in consequence of the state of the boilers, at tracted the notice of several of the passengers, and Mrs. Dawson, a steerage passenger, wh o is one of the survivors, states that even before the vessel left- Hull, so strong was her impression, from indications on board, that " all was nut right," that if her husband, who is a glassman, bad come down to the packet in time she would have returned with him on shore. The testimony of these witnesses render the fact of the inefficient state of the boilers of the Forfarshire perfectly obvious. Great responsibility rests somewhere; but we hasten to relate the progress of the mournful catas- trophe. In this inefficient state the vessel, with about sixty ind victuals on boaiel, was sent out on her voyage. Forth they went from the kind embraces of relatives and friends—" the glorious main expanding o'er the view"—and in a few short hours the gurgling waters rolled over their frail bark and swept them to a grave " unknelled, dncoffined, and un known." The vessel proceeded on her voyage, and passed through the "Fairway," between the Fern Islands and the land, about six o'clock on Thursday evening. She entered Berwick bay about eight o'clock on the same evening, the sea running high, and the wind blowing strong from the NNE. From the motion of the vessel the leak increased to such a degree that the firemen could not keep the fires burn ing. Two men were then employed to pump water into the boilers, but it escaped from the leak as fast as they pumped it in. About ten o'clock she bore up off St. Abb's head, the storm still raging with unabated fury-. The engines soon after became entirely useless, and the engine man reported that they would not work. There being great danger of drifting ashore, the sails were hoisted fore and aft, and the vessel got about in order to get her before the wind, and keep her off the land. No attempt was made to anchor. The vessel soon became unmanageable, and the tide setting strong to the south, she proceeded in that direction. It rained heavily during the whole time, and the fog was so dense that it became impossible to tell the situation of the vessel. At length breakers were discovered close to leeward, and the Fern lights, which about the same period became visible, re lieved all doubt as to the imminent danger of all on board. An attempt was made to run the vessel between the Fern Islands, but she refused to answer her helm, and at three o'clock on Friday morning she struck with tremendous force against the outer or Long-stone island. A portion of the crew, intent only on self-preservation, had lowered the larboard quarter boat down, and left the ship. Amongst them was the first mate, James Duncan, who has since published his own version of the affair, which we find it contradicted by the evidence of some of the witnesses on the inquest, and reflects small credit on himself as a seaman. The stroke of the vessel on the rock was regarded as the sig nal of death. The master lost all self-possession, and his wife, Who was on board - with him, sought in cries of anguish and despair the protection which alas be could not extend. The cries of fetrales on deck mingled with the roaring of the ocean and the screams of the wild fowl disturbed from their resting place, whilst the men, clinging to the vessel, awaited in si lence their inevitable fate. Most of the cabin passengers were below, and many of them asleep in their berths. As soon as the vessel struck, the steward ran down and gave an alarm, but one passenger only, namely, Mr. Ruthven Ritchie, Hill of Ruthven, Perthshire, was saved. On being awoke he arose instantly and seizing his trowsers rushed upon deck; from whence, observing the sailors leaping into the boat, he with an extraoriiinary effort by means of a rope swung himself into it, and was thus miraculously preserved. The uncle and aunt of this gentleman made a desperate effort to get into the 'mat just as it was leaving the wreck, and in endeavouring to leap on board, fell into the sea and perished in his sight. He had nothing on al the time he was in the boat, hut a shirt and a pair of trowsers; and his employment whilst in it was baling out the water with a pair of shoes for a howskelly. The escape of the boat was remarkable. There was only one outlet by hich it - could escape being dashed by the breakers against the island, and that outlet was taken without the parties being aware of it. The boat's crow passed through the mighty cur rent uninjured, and after being exposed in an open boat all night were picked up about eight o'clock on Saturday morn ing by a Montrose sloor, and carried into Shields. Mr. Ritchie had fortunately some sovereigns in the pockets of his trowsers which he brought out of the cabin, and these enabled him to procure clothes soon after being Landed. The following is a list of the crew and passengers brought into Shields; John Matton, second mate, James hill, Alexander Murray, Robert Fox, Allan Stewart, engineer, James Hall, coal-trimmer, David Grant, Ruthven Ritchie, farmer, and James Duncan, first mate : Mr. Ritchie proceeded to Ba:nburgh to enquire into the fate of his fellow passengers; and thence he went tc Edinburgh on his way home, to communicate the melan. choly intelligence to his friends. The mate and some othe r of the crew reached Dundee on Tuesday. Let us now return to those who were lett upon the wreck. The vessel struck aft the paddle boxes, and not above three minutes after the few survivors had rushed upon deck, a second shock separated her into two parts—the stern, quarter-deck, and cabin, being instantly carried away with aft upon them through a tremendous current called the Viper Gut, which is dangerous even in temperate weather, running between the islands at the rapidity of six miles an hour, and in tempestu ous weather becomes terrific, whilst the tore part of the vessel mained fast on the rock. The Captain stuck to the wreck, washed overboard with his wife in his arms, and both were drowned. The situation of the few passengers who remained on.the fore part of the vessel was perilous in the extreme. Placed on a small sock, surrounded by the sea which threatened to engulph them, and their companions having but just before been swept away from them, they were clinging to life whilst all hope of relief was sinking 'within them, and crying tor help whilst the tempestuous billows drowned their feeble shrieks and defied at their puny efforts to escape. Their cries, however, were not unheard. Their shouts of distress fell upon the ear of Miss Grace Horsley Darling, who, with her father, Mr. William Darling, occupies the outer Fern Light-house. She awakened her parent, and at day-break helaunched his boat and prepared to proceed to their rescue. The state of the tide and of the weather was such as to ren der any attempt to reach the wreck extremely dangerons; and the father, a ho had never berme known the quailings of fear, was loath ' in such a tremendous gale to rush, as he con sidered, on certain death. After watching the wreck for some time, they discovered, from some movement, that living beings were still clinging to it, and the gallant female, who partook of her father's generous sympathy, as she acknow ledged the relationship of flesh and blood, with matchless in trepidity seized the oar and entered the boat. This was euough, the gallant parent followed; and, with the assistance of the fair sailor, conducted the frail skiff over the foaming' billow to the spot where the wreck appeared. By a danger ous and desperate effort the father was landed on the rock, and the frail coble, to preserve it from being dashed to pieces, was rapidly rowed back among the awful abyss of waters, and kept afloat by the skilfulness and dexterity of this noble minded young woman. At length the whole of the survivors, consisting of five of the crew and four of the deck passengers, were taken from the wreck, and conveyed to the lighthouse, where the same tender hand administered to their wants, and anxiously for three days and three nights waited on the sufferers, and soothed their afflictions. By the assistance of the crew, they were enabled to bring the coble and its bur then to the ' Long-stone Island. It is impossible to speak in too high terms of this unparalleled act of bravery and dis interestedness. The cloud of evening would to some have precluded the remotest hope of rendering assistance if ever so inclined; and the breaking forth of morning over tha ocean foam, tossed high in wild confusion, whilst the ele ments in fierce contention rolled their tempestuous fury over land and sea, would have presented a barrier apparently in surmountable by human energy. There was no hope of re ward to stimulate to brave exertion—no encouraging plaudit to awaken emulation. Danger presented itself in a thousand different forms on every hand—there the current running with fearful impetuosity, or the eddy whirling and engulph ing all within its reach—mountains of water bursting in wild confusion, or the tempest sweeping the spray from the billow as it rolled it along. From her isolated abode this intrepid woman rushed forth under the promptings of humanity, and hastened through the scene of desolation and danger, re- . gardless of her own life that she might save the life of others. This perilous achievement —unexampled in the feats of fe male fortitude—was witnessed by the survivors in silent wonder, and down the weather-beaten cheek of an old sea man stole the big round tear when he beheld from the wreck the noble exertions of a young female of slender appearance, buffetting the storm .and perilllng ber life for their preserva tion. The main land could not be reached, from the state of the weather, till Sunday, and during the whole of this time the attentions of the heroine were indefatigable. Mr. Dar ling has lived on the island fur some years, and has on many occasions been instrumental in saving life and property when precautionary measures ;vete unavailable. The names of the individuals saved front the wreck of the Forfarshire, by Mr. Darling and his daughter, are—John Kidd, fireman, of . Du ndee; Jonathan Ticket, cook, of Hull; John Macqueen, coal trimmer, Dundee; John Tullock. carpenter, Dundee; John Nicholson, fireman, Dundee, of the crew. D. Donovan, fireman, and free passenger, of Dundee; James Kealy, weaver, Dundee ; Thomas Buchanan, baker, Dundee; Mrs. Dawson, hound to Dundee, passengers. The entire number saved is eighteen, of whom thirteen belonged to the vessel, and fire were passengers. The remainder of those on board perished._ • The wreck of the steamer Was seen from North Sunder land on Friday morning about six o'clock, when signals were hoisted and guns fired immediately, but men could not be - found to go off in the life boat. Alter some delay seven persons volunteered their services, and set out in a four oared coble. The boat shipped several seas in the . course of her perilous voyage, and un their way they spoke the Liverpool, steam vessel of London, going north, and requested the Cap tain to proceed to the wreck, offering at the same time to pilot the vessel, as they could easily have done, to within a few yards of the lee of the rock in seven fathoms water. The Captain however declined, and the men in the coble after znuch exertion succeeded in reaching the wreck. They found three bodies; one of them dressed in black, apparently about 40 years of age, who, fiom papers found on his person is sup posed to be the Rev. John Robb, of Dunkeld The other two were brother and sister, the boy eleven, the girl eight Years of age, and children of Mrs. Dawson, who was saved by the exertions of Mr. Darling and his daughter. They also took a quantity of copper and some light articles which would soon have been washed away. The storm raged with unabated fury, and in attempting to return, they were com pelled to put in at Longstone Light-house, which they reach ed with much difficulty, where litey were obliged to remain two days and two nights in a terffporary building, the waves occasionally bursting in and obliging them to seek shelter in the Light-house tower, which was occupied by Mr. and Miss Darling, and the persons they had saved front the wreck. They made another attempt to reach North Sunderland on Sunday, but they were obliged to run in at Beadnel, where they remained till the following day. They - visited the wreck on Monday, and found the body of an Irishman, named John Gallehar, who lately resided at Dundee. The names of the meritorious individuals who ventured their lives from North Sunderland are as follows:—William Robson, James Robson, Michael Robson, William Swan, Brooks Darling, (brother to Miss Darling,) Thomas Guth bertson, and Robert Knox, of North Sunderland. They behaved most gallantly. The wreck was discovered from Bamburgh Castle early on Friday morning, when a signa. was hoisted, and the alarm-gun fired along the shoreln ap prize the fishermen of the calamity. The life-boat could not be launched from the extremely boisterous state of the weather;but every thing was done that could be devised, and Mr. Smeddle, the principal agent, Mr. Hamilton, and others attached to the Castle, were most indefatigable in their exer tions. The four bodies were brought to the Castle on Mon day; and ou Tuesday an inquest was held b e f ore Ste p hen Reed, Esq. in the absence of T A. Russell, Esq. The principal witness examined was Daniel Donovan, whose evidence we have givett elswhere. After a patient investiga tion, the Coroner summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of accidental death, but expressed in strong terms their opinion, that the vessel was lost flora the imperfect state of her boilers, and from the improper conduct of the captain in not returning to port on ascertaining the state of the vessel. Deodand on the vessel £loo—being one half of the estimated value of that part of the vessel and machinery left upon the roc.,k. One of the most heart rendering circumstances - connected with this melancholy event, occurred during the night when the survivors were on the rock. The vessel became a total wreck in less than a quarter of an hour after she struck , and those who were fortunate enough to get on the rock suffered severely from the cold, and from the heavy seas which washed over them at intervals. Their clothes were mostly tot n off, and from continued exertions they were reduced to a state of complete exhaustion. The most agonizing spectacle was that of Mrs. Dawson, with her two children, a boy and a girl, eight and eleven years of age, firmly grasped in each hand : there she held them in the agonies of despair for g after the buffet ing of the waves, which drove them to and .ro, hid deprived them of existence. She is severely injured, and , •emaios at Bamburgh, unable to proceed homewards. Lonov ‘n is also much hurt; and he states that he lay for three i ours holding on by a spike nail. All hope of deliverence had gal, and they had began to consider how to relieve their siffe:.ngs it exposed through another night, when the boat of the intrepid Darlings hove in sight. ACCOUNT OF THE SUFFERERS. It is impossible to tell with certainty at present the number of those who have suffered, inasmuch as no entries ale made when the passengers embark. We can perceive very little difficulty in making a regular way-bill and keeping a copy thereof in the office of the company. This would, at least. be more satisfactory to the surviving friends of those who perish in this melancholy way. The practice now is to allow pas sengers to embark immediately, and after the vessel bas pro ceededon her voyage, the money is collected, and the compan y classified ; but no entry is made of the names of those on board. This, however, is but one improvement which will at length force itself on the attention of steam-boat proprietors, if they hope to succeed in retaining the confidence and sup port of the public. The . crew consisted of Capt. John Hum ble, a native of Newcastle or Shields, also his wife who were both drowned. There were on board fen seamen, four fire men, two engineers, two coal-trimmers, and two stewards. Of these twenty persons, thirteen have been saved, namely, five from the wreck, and eight put out in the long-boat, and were carried to Shields. The cabin hooks have not been found, and the number and names of the passengers cannot be exactly ascertained. One of the survivors states the num ber at 42, and another at 47. As only five are known to be saved, the probable loss of life will be between 37 and 42 pas sengers, and the master and his wife, and seven of the crew, • will make the total loss between 46 and 51 persons. STATE OF THE WRECK. The only remaining part of the vessel consists of the fore. castle, part of the engine, paddle-wheels, anchor, cable, fore mast and rigging. One of the boilers is washed_to sea, the other two are on the rocks broken. The engine, which was 180 horse power, is greatly damaged. A quantity of new boiler plate was found among the wreck; the anchors. and some of the stores have been brought to North Sunderland. A part of the wreck is sunk a little to the south'of Hawker's rock, and as it is supposed, the bodies of several porsons who have not been found are in it ; a rope has been attached to it, for the purpose of raising it, in order to satisfy the anxiety of their surviving friends. The cargo is stated to have been very valuable, baving . been insured to the amount of four thousand pounds, but only three boxes of soap have been disco vered. Parts of ' the wreck have been thrown on shore at Hauxley Amble, Hartley, and other parts on the coast of Northumber land. The stern of the vessel, with the name, a hair-covered trunk and a corded box were seen on Monday from the deck of the London Merchant steam-vessel, floating off Seam. The stern was also seen, near the same place, from the City of Edinburgh steamer, the (lay before. The,brig Blytb, of Sunderland, from Hamburgh, when about five miles from the land, off Hartlepool, on the same day, fell in with a quantity of wreck, which is supposed to have belonged to the Forfarshire steamer. Among other materials was the poop of a vessel, together with a box about fifteen feet long, and two and a half feet square, containing a quantity of new machinery. The litter was taken board, and has since been landed and deposited in one of the Custom-house stores, at Sunderland. The search is still going on for the bodies of the unfortunate sufferers, and the property of the vessel, and every assistance is rendered by the governor and agents at Bamborough Castle, as well as by the fishermen and revenue officers on the coast. The following are the names of some of the sufferers : Capt. Humble and wife; the Rev J. Robb, Dunkeld; Mr. Bell, factor to Lord Kinnoul ; Mrs Alison, Peasholme-house, York,. with son and grandson ; Miss Martin, of 28, St. James's street. Aberdeen, and one child. This lady had considerable property on her person; it is said 300 sovereigns, sewed in some part of her dress; Mr. and Mrs. Allin, and one child; said to be last from Russia; 'Mr. Robt. Alliso, of Dundee; Mr. J. and Mr. Wm. Grant, of Louth, Lincolnshire; Mr. Pastor) and a friend ; Mr. Scott. of Dundee, and his son ; Mr. Brown and Mr. M'Cloud , Mr. Arnett and two friends; Mrs. Patrick, of Hull, wife of Captain Patrick, of the Clara. There are among the sufferers three gentlemen belonging to Perth, one to Fife, and one to St. Fetersbugh. A female steerage passenger lost two children, one was drowned, and the other died in her arms. Amongst the persons brought to the spot from a distance, was one gentleman who had lost his wife, son, and grandson, another his mother and brother. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE: PREFERMENTS, &c. The Rev. Mr. Nieven, the Chaplain of St. George's Hos pital, has been appointed, minister of the ,rifw Church in Paradise-row, Chelsea. The Earl of Cailogan has given orders for a house to be erected adjoining the Church fur his residence. The Rev. G. W. Craufurd, M.A., late Fellow : of the - King's College, Cambridge, has been collated by the Lord Bishop . of Lincoln, to the Vicarage of Burgh with \Vint horpe, Lin colnshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. W. Barnes. The Earl of Westmoreland has appointed the Rev. Wm. John Edge. of Emmanuel College, Cambridge., to be Do-. mastic Chaplain to his Lordship. The Rev. George Mingaye, M.A., to the Rectory of Wilby , Suffolk, on the presentation at the Iterr'; -- 11 ()Wen, of Wilby. The Rev. F. S. Ewly, M.A., of Deeping St. James, Lin colnshire' to the Rectory of Kirkby Undrwood, vacant by the death of the Rev. C. Holmes. The Rev. Brownlow Potchett has been presented to the ReCtory of Great Ponton, near Grantham, by the Rev. W. Thitchett, Prebendary of North Grantham, in the Cathedral Church of Salisbury, the patron, vacant:by the death of the nev. Win. Potchett, Jun. The Rev. George Hill Clifton, of Smitterfield, near War wick, has been presented by the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, to the valuable living of Ripple, near Tewkesbury, in the county of Gloucester. On Tuesday . last, the Rev. J. V. Austin, Hucknall Tor kard, was appointed Chaplain to the Basford Union, Notting hamshire, by the unanimous vote of the Board of Guardians. The Rev. Edmund C. Sneyd Kynneraley, M.A., of Trinity College, Oxford, to the Rectory of Draycott, Staffordshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. Robert Porter. Patroness, the Dowager Lady Stourton. The Rev. Charles Bedford, M.A., to the Rectory of Denton, Sussex. The Rev. John Young, to be Head Master of the Gram mar School, Hougton-le-Spring, Durham. The Rev. Hewitt O'Brian, A.M., curate of Knaresbro' ' and late assistant - minis ter of St. James ' s E p isco p al Cha p el, Edinburgh, to the incumbency of St. James's Church, Hey wood. Lancashire. The Lord Bishop of Derry has appointed the Rev. Lindsay, his son-in-law, to the living of Kilrea, vacant by the demise of the Rev. M r. Waddv. The Rev. Arthur Sampson, one of the Chaplains of the Lord-Lieutenant, who held a living in the diocese of Meath, has been appointed to Macosquin. The Rev. Joseph Franklin, jun., is appointed vicar of St. Kevin. near Parsonstown. The Rev. J. U. Franklin, to the vicarage of St. Keevin, near Birr. The Rev. Mr. Lawless, of Newport, to the curacy of Cashel. OBITUARY At Doveridge, Derbyshire, aged 77, the Rev. Henry Stokes, fifty-three years vicar of that parish. At Burgh, in the Marsh, Lincolnshire, the Rev. William Barnes, vicar of the consolidated parishes of Burgh and Winthorpe, in his 69th year. The Rev. H. North, Cornwall-terrace, Regent's-park, London. The Rev. William Vawdry, curate of Gwinear, Cornwall. MISCELLANEOUS. The situation of Ordinary of Newgate, vacant on the re, signation of the Rev. .M. Cotton, will, it is understood, be strongly . contested. Tuesday (this day) is the day appointed for receiving testimonials, and Michaelmas-day is appointed for the election. It is now understood that the Rev. C. B. Renville will re tain the vicarage of Portsmouth, together with that of Hound; the former being below the rating in the King's Book, which would have precluded the addition of a smaller living within ten miles, and certain portions of the two livings. having been ascertained to he within the space of 10 miles from each other. The Rev. J. P. 111‘Ghie has finally deter mined to grve up the curacy of Portsmouth ; and a subscrip tion has been commenced for presenting him with a piece of plate in testimony of the high estimation in whiob his cha racter and services are held by the congregation. Mr. M'Ghie, as our readers are probably aware, has accepted the curacy of Wilton.—Salisburg Herald. A church-rate has been carried at Ramsgate against a strong opposition by a majority of 34. The Rev. Mr. Crampton has_succeerleCt to the rectory of Raheny, by an arrangement, however, which has secured the promotion of two staunch friends of the government — the Rev. Mr. Sampson and Archdeacon Hoare. The former succeeds to a large benefice in the north of Ireland, offered to him by the Bishop of Derry, in consideration of the pro motion of the Rev. Mr. Crampton to Raheny; the latter succeeds to Radanstown, vacated by the promotion of the late Rev. Mr. Sampson.—Dublin Paper. The Lord Bishop of. Gloucester and Bristol completed the visitation of his extensive diocese on Thursday last, at Bris tol, having been engaged nearly four weeks, during which time he has held confirmations at twenty three different pla ces, and visited the whole of the thirteen deaueries. We understand that his lordship has conferred the holy rite of confirmation upon nearly 6,000 persons, and that he spent one whole week in visting and continuing in the newly added part of his diocese, the deaneries of Crickdale and Malmes bury, in Wilts, where he held confirmations at places never before visited by a bishop fur that purpose.—Gloucester Chro nicle. On Monday week a vestry meeting was held at the parish church of St. Mary's, Bungay, for the purpose of making a church-rate. The vestry was attended by a Majority of the principal inhabitants, and a rate of two pence in the pound was granted with one dissentiug voice only that of Mr. Charles Childs. He attended, "as usual," to protest against the m a king o f a rate ; but "as usual." his protest was dis regarded. [The conduct of this Childish family is becoming quite pitiable].—Bury Herald. CHRIST CHURCH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—This magnificent edifice was sold by auction, by Mr. Austin, on the 12th inst. ; for the sum of £6150. We are glad to say that it has been agreed to hold a public meeting here, in favour of church extension, early in Octo ber. A strong appeal must he made to parliament early next session, and the necessary " agitation" on the subject will take place during the recess. It is intended that a peti tion in favour of church extension shall be sent from every parish in Scotland, and the movement necessary to effect this cannot be commenced too early. A great point is to be gained; the interests of religion are deeply involved in the success of these efforts; and it is the duty of those who be long to the church to make an effort for the church. It has been falsely stated, and the lie may be repeated, that' this question of church extension is mixed up with party politics. If ever a question stood upon its own merits, and aloof from the contamination of party politics, it is this. What is sought? That, as Dr. Chalmers truly states, " the means of the church and its system of religious instruction shall be so extended, that the lessons andordinances of Christianity may be placed equally within reach of the poor and the wealthy." This is pre-eminently the cause of the people. It has for its aim their moral advancement. If this savour of party poli tics, or of politics of tiny sort, we care not how soon every man becomes a partisan in such a cause . ,—Aberdcsn Consii , tutionnel. .;,. MISCELLANEOUS. A considerable number of forged notes of the Bank of Eng land are now about the country, and have been passed at the Markets. They purport to be .for £lO. The fog was so dense on the river Thames on Tuesday morning: that the Gravesend and other steam-boats found great difficulty in making their way up to town. At a meeting of the trustees of Opeushaw Church, holden on Monday last, the Rev. Thomas George James, M.A., Of ' Brazennose College, Oxford, perpetual curate of Trinity Church, Burnley, was unanimously appointed to the incum bency of the said church. • SUPERIORITY OF ENGLISH COAL.-ItiS a proof of the great superiority of the English coal to that fiiund in the Ma ritime States of America, that the Transatlantic Steam Com pany is advertising for contracts to convey English coals to New York, for the working of its steam ships. O'CONNELL'S NEW SOCIETY.—" What's this new thing O'Connell has set on foot?" said a professor the other day in Cambridge, to an Irish student. "The Precursor Society." replied the youth, with a rather broad pronunciation of the first syllable. " His society shall pray a curse in vain from me," rejoined the querist, "the fellow's not worth a oirse !" Morning Post. SUDDEN DEATH.—On Saturday evening week, Mary Swan, a widow, residing at Sweet Green, Bolton, who was on her way home from Liverpool by the train, was taken ill at Parkside, and died in the train before it reached Kenyon junction. She was 66 years of age, and had been troubled with an asthma for several years. MANCHESTER OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. —A meeting of the members of this association, resident in No. 14 district, was held at the house of Mr. John Acton, the sign of the Roebuck, in Camp Field, on Tuesday night, for the purpose of forming a branch association for that district. A considerable number of new members were enrolled, and the occasion passed off with great satisfaction to all present. —Manchester Courier. THE LATE FATAL DUEL.—In the course of Tuesday, Mr. Carter, the coroner, before whom the inquiry arising out of the late fatal duel came on,. received a communication from Messrs, Harmer, informing him that on the first day of the next sessions of the Central Criminal Court, Mr. Broughton, who acted as the second to Mr. Mirfin, the deceased, would surrender for the purpose of taking his trial on the coroner's inquisition for the wilful murder of Mr. Mirfin. CHARITY, SERMON.—BOL HOLT CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL. —On Sunday last, two sermons were preached in the above school; one in the afternoon, by the Rev. F. Power, B.A. curate of the parish church, Bury; the other in the evening, byahe Rev. R. flestop, M.A. incumbent of Christ Church, ,Ainsworth; when the very handsome sum of £6O. 18s. was collected. The school at Bolholt was established by Mr. William Sudren, and, though only opened iu May last, now contains 426 scholars.—Manchester paper. ASHToN-UNDER-LYNE.—On Wednesday Evening last, the Conservatives of Ashton held their quarterly meeting at the Pitt and Nelson Inn, which was very numerously at tended, there being many of the honorary members present also. Amongst. the great variety of business transacted du• ring the evening, if was resolved unanimously, to celebrate their next annual banquet and public ball on Monday in Ash ton wakes week, of which due notice will be given, on which occasion there will most assuredly be a great display of rank and fashion. The progressive increase of Conservative strength in the borough will be quite apparent, by simply sta ting that, at the first general election for sending a member to serve in parliament, only fifty votes were recorded in their interest, one hundred at the second, and at the third and last two hundred. The list of voters published for the present year, after the revision, will increase the Conservative str en g th still more; and it is highly probable that "the cause" will triumph at the next election.—Manchester Courier. WOODEN PAVEMENTS.—The inhabitants of Oxford-street ate discussing the propriety of repairing that great thorough fare with wood. The experiment has proved completely suc cessful in St. Petersburg and in New York : in the latter city the plan was adopted of paving a small portion of the most crowded street, before the general application of the system was resolved upon; and about 200 yards of broad way between Chambers and Warren-streets, hounded by the Park, were selected. The blocks of wood were hexagonal, and the pavement produced was found to be infinitely pre ferable to the one it superseded. The inconvenience previ ously suffered by the dust was at once obviated ; the terrific din of the omnibuses was unheard at this spot; and the con trast between the comparative tranquillity of these2oo yards, and the confusion and noise on the stones at each end, was a most convincing argument in recommendation of the im provement. The wood chosen was maple, and the best proof of its fitness for the purpose is found in the fact that the poi% tion so paved has nit been touched for the last three years. The traffic continually passing over it is, perhaps, not less than that in Oxford-street, and the .omnibuses care certainly more unwieldy. THE ENSUING LORD RECTOR OF GLASGONV.—We under stand that there is every probability of the Duke of Wel, ling,ton being the successor of Sir R. Peel in the rectorial office. This is as it should be. It is very appropriate that the University should select for this high distinction the man who, by his valour in the field, has mainly contributed to the security of those studies to which she owes all her glory and importance. A correspondence has been entered into on the subject by the leading conservative students and the Duke, and the result, we are glad to say, though not yet definite, is favourable as to the Duke allowing himself to be nominated. Let the students boldly urge his high claims—let the very name of Wellington animate ahem with victory, and they must carry all the nations. Nor can we doubt that his Grace is too wise a man, and possesses too generous feelings, to be indifferent to the distinction. The appearance of the first character in Europe amongus would form an era in the his tory of Gasgow more glorious than has yet occurred. All parties would sink their differences in his presence, and hail with one voice the fattier of their country. We promise the Duke a suitable reception, corns among us when and under what circa instances he will.—Glasgow Constitutional. INCORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM. — We find, upon in quiry at the workhouse, and from other sources of informa tion, that the Lords of the Privy Council, although staggered by the contents of the last anti-Corporation petition, are de termined, if possible, to discover some plausible pretext for issuing to Birmingham a charter of incorporation. For some days past the clerks at the workhouse have been engaged in ascertaining from the Grand Levy Bunk the amounts paid by the petitioners for and against the charter; and we un derstand Captain Dawson was expected in town yesterday, for the purpose of revising and correcting his former report. Add to this, we know that certain members of the pro-corpo ration committee have been. in correspondence with Lord Holland, (if not other members of the Privy Council) and that the noble lord, thus in communication with the Birming ham Radicals, has given them every reason to hope that their ambition will be gratified:—We are glad to learn that the opponents of a charter in Manchester, should it issue, are determined to try its validity. Sir Frederick Pollock and Sir William Follett are already retained, and the battle will be fought with a vigour worthy of the importance of the cause involved in the struggle. The decision will be highly important to the whole count ry'.—Birmingham Acivertiser. THE GREAT WESTERN .S'TEAME'R.—The triumphant suc cess which has attended all the voyages of the Great Western steam-ship, has given a confirmed stimulus to speculations in similar undertakings 'both to the United States and va rious other quarters of the world. So great are the advan tages of the proprietors of the Great Western, in being the only parties in the field with a vessel of sufficient magnitude for the profitable voyage between England and New York, that it is estimated that the gain will not be less than one hundred thousand potinds in the first year of the existence of that ship, and before it is possible for other vessels to be built. The merchants of Bristol are no doubt deserving' of so great a reward for an enterprise from which such an important na tional consequences will probably arise; but the profit to the public will certainly be greater when number's of similar ves sels shall be in existence, and the charges for the passage and for merchandise and newspapers thus be brought down to the minimum of expense. At present the charges for the transmission of bullion and newspapers by the Great West ern are extremely high, although certainly the merchants ap pear to acquiesce in the fairness of the proprietors of that vessel taking to themselves all the advantages of their posi tion, and reaping the wealth which is their just reward. — Morning Chronicle. Two WAYS OF TELLING A STORY.—A man, named Abra ham Eckersley, was charged at the New Bailey, on Wednes day last, with creating a disturbance in the neighbourhood of his residence, near New Islington-street, on the previous evening. A neighbour stated that the prisoner was drunk, and by his noisy and disorderly conduct collected a large crowd in front of the houses. He then appeared at the front bed-room window, and there deliberately set the blind on fire, standing by and looking at the flames apparently un concerned. Apprehending that the premises, of which his own was part, were in danger of being burnt, witness ran off to the police, where he met policeman Bennett, and took him to the spot, but the fire was then extingnished. This state meut was corroborated by another witness.—The prisoner, however, in his defence, gave quite a different version o f the story. He stated that he ' was merely driving a nail into the window frame by candle light, when the blind accidentally caught fire. Redid not perceive it at first; but when he did, he immediately tore the blind down, and extinguished the flames. With respect to the crowd,, he could only say that people gathered round the house, and interfered whenever himself and wife chose to have a comfortable row, and it was not their fault.—Mr. J. B. Smith, who heard the case, said that people were likely to interfere when their property was endangered through his drunkenness.—The prisoner was committed for a month.—Manchester Courier. A COURAGEOUS BARONESS.—A few nights ago, Rl.l attack was made upon a house on the Place du Trone, Paris, inha bited by the Baroness G—, whose husband was absent on business. Two men introduced themselves into the garden, whilst a third stationed himself on the wall next the Rue du Piepus, in order to keep watch during the. operations of his comrades. The baroness being awakened by the noise made in the garden by the robbers, rose softly, went to the window, which she gently opened, and distinctly saw three men at tempting to effect a forcible entry into one of the rooms on the ground floor. With great courage and presence of mind, the lady seized a pair of loaded pistols belonging to her hus band, and fired both simultaneously at the robbers, who re turned the fire from the garden; a ball from one of their pistols passing through the window, and lodging in the ceil ing of the apartment, immediately above the baroness's head. The alarm having been given, the servants of the house rushed into the garden in pursuit of the three malefactors, who, however, succeeded in making their escape. The next triorning the baroness made her declaration to the judicial authorities, who immediately ordered measures to be taken for the protection of her person and property, especially as two similar attacks hail, at a short intervalbetween each other, been made upon her house subsequently to the latter end of June. On both of these former occasions, the baroness had acted with the same resolution displayed by her on the last mentioned attack, firing in both cases upon the robbers, one of whom she had on the second attempt severely wounded.— Galionani. WINTER PROLIFIC OATS.—We were highly gratified the other day (says our Retford correspondent) on witnessing a new kind of oat on the farm of Mr. Holmes, at Rauby. In the autumn of 1836, one bushel of these oats were sown, which produced thirty-eight bushels; of these thirty-seven bushels were sown at Michaelmas last, on eleven acres of land; and, although they were twice eaten down with sheep during the present spring, they are now likely to yield full eight quarters to the acre. The land on which they have been grown is light forest land, to which no extra management was given, and the straw in a general way is nearly five feet high. Besides, the produce must be great, as we counted in many instances inure than thirty stalks from one grain, all of which were very heavy and remarkably well topped. We should not wonder if this oat becomes general on many soils ; as, from what w'e have seen, it is more likely to answer the purposes of the :agriculturist than any other we have been ac quainted with. Mr. Holme's field has been reaped in prime condition during the present week.—Doncaster Gazette. ' GnIEVIOUS DISAPPOINTMENT. —LISBON, SEPT. 4.—From Thursday to Friday fast, much feverish excitement was visible among the gourmands of Lisbon, whose expression of anxiety for the arrival of the Iberia steamer, which was to bring the novel importation of 20 fresh salmon from London, was truly ludicrous. Let the reader picture to himself the lamentable disappointment, on the corning of this vessel at a given time numerous cards-of invitation for dinners having been issued and accepted for the demolition of this intich-admired species The gastric organs of many of the finny bibs. The severely felt the want of a breakfast, Navin;; been kept in reserve for this epicurean feast ; when, on the production of the case in which all their tonging desires had been fixed, the delicate morsel was found to be in a state of decomposition, owing to the packers having adhered to the "penny-wise-and-pound foolish" custom of allowing only half-a-crown's worth of ice for their preservation; and, instead of their being consigned to their gastronomic stomachs, were reluctantly offered to the proud Tagus, and conveyed by her silVery water' to the un fathomable oceatt+ COMMERCIAL MONEY INT MARKET.ELLIGENCE AND The South Australian commissioners have sold, during the present year, 19,040 acres; the greatest amount, 5,920, was sold in June; the price was £1 per acre. The population is now estimated at £6,000, which is 3 1-3rd times the amount of the population of Swan River. HERRING FISHING.—AII the Newhaven fisher boats have now arrived from the north, with the exception of two, the Zephyr and Caledonia, the former of which was wrecked on the passage • but the whole of the crew were saved. The latter left Wick on Tuesday last, in company with some other boats bound to Newhaven; but no accounts have since been heard of her. The fishery this year has been the most suc cessful ever remembered, s,ome of the boats having averaged from £BO to £lOO per man. There are still plenty of fish; and the Newhaveuers, after going through all the danger and fatigues of the north, now cast. their nets in the neigh bourhood of Inchkeitb, and are very successful.—Scotsman. SINGULAR DISAPPEARANCE. —On Saturday night week, Geo_Taylor,...usanager.of...the Stamp-office at Beverley, under Councillor Reynolds, of Hull, the distributor to the East Riding, left his home and has-not since been beard of. An express was sent off to Mr. Reynolds, at Scarborough, on Monday; who, when he arrived, found a letter addressed to him, the purport of which was that before this reached him, the writer (Mr. Taylor) would have appeared before a merciful Judge. It is supposed that he has committed sui cide, but no intelligence has yet been heard to unravel the mystery. Various rumours are afloat as to the cause of his committing so rash an act, but it would be premature to give further publicity to them. SUDDEN DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL ADYE, C.B.—This distinguished officer died suddenly at his house, on Woolwich Common, a few days ago. He had joined a party of brother officers the previous day at Genetil Drummond's, and, on his return home, appeared in his usual state of health. The general received a serious wound in the expedition to Wal cheren, front the effects of which he never thoroughly reco vered. His death has caused a vacancy in the office of Chief Fire-Master in the Royal Laboratory, Woolwich. A BLIND WHIST-PLAYER. —A blind gentleman, with whom I ant very intimate, has frequently played a rubber at whist in my house with more quickness and accuracy than either of his competitors. His cards, which he carries with him, are so very minutely marked by the point of a needle, that though I have often sat by him, I have never observed the marks; yet with the utmost quickness he sorts and plays his cards, the other parties of course announcing what card they have put down.—Correspondent qf the Medical Gazette. THE BALLOT HUMBCG.—The inventors of the ballot-box should read with care a trial which has just taken place before the assize court of the department of the Lower Rhine. The accused was M. Spehner, mayor of Lipsheim, in that department. M. Spehner invented and made a ballot-box with a double bottom, in which he was in the habit of putting fictitious bulletins or votes prepared by himself. When the voters had deposited their bulletins, the touching of a spring caused the false bottom to fly up and conceal the genuine bulletins, leaving the fictitious alone to be examined. Speh ner was condemned to the penalty of degradation civique. FRENCH Tit ADE.—The Courrier Francais, in an article on French commerce, shows that the trade of France has greatly increased within the last ten years, particularly with the United States of America and Switzerland. The general increase between the years 1827 and 1836 was to the extent of 60 per cent. The importations from the United States in 1836 exceeded by 229 per cent. those in 1827. The trade carried on by France with Switzerland in 1827 was to the amount of 53,823,122 f. (£2,120,000 and upw b ards.) In 1836 it increased to 159,485,303 f. (1;6,400,000); ut of this, one third only (52,573,965 f )' was for borne consumption. "We are, therefore," observes the Courrier Francais, " more useful to Switzerland as factors than even as consumers." These estimates refer only to articles regularly received. Smug gling was extensive, and embraced the more valuable articles; SUICIDE BY El ANGING.—An inquest was held on Monday last, before Mr. Rutter, on the body of a man named James Redman, a shoemaker, residing near Silk-street, in Oldham road. It appeared from the evidence that on the preceding Friday morning, Ann Wray, the deceased's sister, went about eleven o'clock to the house of the deceased, to cook the dinner for him and his wife, the latter working at a fac tory. The door was fast, and she went away; on going again, she went to the back door, which she found open ; and, on going into the coal-cellar, found the deceased, who had hung himself by a strap to the stairs; life was quite ex tinct. No cause could be assigned for the rash act. The deceased was 22 years of age, and had only been married five weeks.—The Jury returned a verdict of ." Temporary insanity."— Manchester Courier. A LITERARY OFFICE.—It is a singular fact, that of about forty clerks at the General Register Office, Somerset House, nearly one-half have been, or are at present, either indivi dually or by relationship, connected with literature and the arts. The head of the establishment, the register-general, is himself well known as the author of several elaborate works. Among the clerks above referred to may be men tioned- the sons of Dr. Carey, Sheridan Knowles, and Mrs. Thompson; the sons and nephews of Leigh Hunt, Westall, and Morton; the brother of Miss Martineau; two or three ci-divant newspaper editors and reporters, and others imme diately connected with time periodical press: If talent and genius were hereditary, the Register Office would perhaps present a concentration of the literati, greater than any other office under governinent.7-Herybrd Reformer. FRIGHTFUL TRANSACTION.—On the evening of Thursday week, a number of young boys were at play, near the shaft of a coal-pit belonging to Barker Evans & Co., at the upper end of Lord-street, Oldham, and at length got upon a move able trap-door, which covers the mouth of time shaft when the men are not at. work. Having played there a while, one, named Henry Marlor, said, if the others would come off, he would let Giles Evans in: they all instantly came off the door, except Giles Evans; and li , larlor, pulling a chain, up set the cover, and precipitated the unfortunate Evans to the bottom—a depth of about 130 yards. It is needless to state that he was killed on the spot, being almost dashed to pieces. An inquest was held on time following Saturday, at the Rising Sun, `• Red Turn Nook," when, after a long discussion, the jury - returned a verdict of" Accidental death." • Mellor and Evaus were each about nine years of age. MORTALITY IN PARIS.—The Constitutionnel states, that the council-general of the hospitals of Paris, struck with the immense mortality which within the last few years has occur red among the patients on whom surgical operations had been performed, caused a monthly return to be made of all the operations that took place in all the hospitals, with the name of the malady of the patient, that of the operating surgeon, and the number of cured, and of deaths. Scarcely had the order for these returns been issued when the mortality was ob served to diminish; and so rapidly did its beneficial effects develope themselves, that where three out of five patients operated on died, the proportion was reduced to five, to three, and even to one per cent. It also appeared from the returns, that the mortality among the patients submitted only to medi cal treatment was greater in those where the most medicines were exhibited, and the greatest amount of comforts afforded to the sick. PROGRESS OF CONSERVATISM IN SCOTLAND. —According to the latest accounts, the recent registrations in Scotland, though not yet what they ought to be, have perhaps been quite as satisfactory as could reasonably be expected. We subjoin a few details. The conservative gain in the burgh of Aberdeen is 125. In Caithness county there is a gain of 12; in Caithness burgh, 24. In Perth city, had it not been far a technical manoeuvre which will likely be set aside by the Appeal Court, the conservative gain would have been considerable; as matters stand, the liberals have it by 19. In the conservative county of Wigton we still keep a-head by an increased majority of 83. Perth county yields us an addition of 152, and Berwickshire 30. The counties of Lanark, Inverness, Selkirk, and Dumfries, all of which we a lready possess, " exhibit," says an Edinburgh paper, " an equally gratifying result." The same thing may be said of Dumbartonshire, where, at the last election, the conserva tive candidate failed by about 40 votes. In the Hadding ton district of burghs, where the Whig majority of 31 in 1837 was exactly balanced by the conservative enrolments immediately after the election, a late increase of nine in the small burgh of Lauder gives us now the preponderance. Greenock has been grievously mismanaged by the inertness of its conservative association, w4ich in future must endea vour to be more active. But, certainly, the greatest triumph of all has been won in the metropolitan county of Edinburgh. No fewer than 160 Whig fagots have been struck off from Mr. Gibson Craig's nominal majority; and this, too, under cir cumstances which, if, the people tail to be thereby convinced of the Utter political profligacy of your reform patriots, they deserve to be slaves for ever to the faction which rides and fleeces them. Our readers remember the noise' that was made last year about fictitious votes in Scotland by that seraphic anti salaried reformer, Mr. Commissioner Horsman, M.P. Cockertnouth. Well, who should be t he chief p arties to this disgraceful transaction but Sir John Dalry m p le (the said Hon. Commissioner's uocle) Mr. Murray, of the Hen derlanci (brother of the Roxburgh 'Lord Advocate), Sir J. G. Craig father of the faggot-bolstered member,) and lastly, the present Lord Provost of Edinburgh, whose party tamper ings in having pocked the last commission of the peace to the said Lord Advocate's mind, have been rewarded with a baronetcy and not a little repute. By a colourable and col lusive disposition of certain portions of land, for which the suppositious purchasers have paid no price and draw no re turns, these leading Scotch whigs, who vaunt so loudly about political purity, have attempted to get up a registration clam for some 160 head of their party drudges, most of whom ' have recently been made justices, and dubbed "worshipful," by the grace of the Lord Chancellor. Their worships, how ever, have got a sad downfall—and sadder still, that of their detected patrons. By one fell swoop, the registering sheriff has swept the whole of these vertnin from the roll • thereby laying bare the dirty doings of the Mid-Lothian liberals to public contempt and execration, giving to Mr. Commissioner Horsman a new hobby for the next session, and ultimately restoring the county to Sir George Clerk. This seasonable exposure will do some good.— Times. DREADFUL FIRE.—DESTRUCTION OF A COTTON FACTORY AT WIGAN.—On Tuesday morning last, a little after eight o'clock, the large cotton factory belonging to Messrs. Cart wright, of Wigan, situate in Church-street, was discovered to he on fire. The hands were about to leave the mill for break fast, when the alarm was given ; and shortly after, an immense crowd of people were on the spot, many of whom exerted themselves most laudably in removing goods; &c. It was some time before the engines belonging to the town were on the spot; and, one being out of repair, could not be brought into use. The fire having commenced in the upper story, in the preparing room, it is supposed in consequence of a shaft not being properly oiled, soon extended to the roof, along which it rapidly spread. As soon as the catastrophe was heat d of at the manufactory of W. Woods, Esq., the nephew of that gentleman (Mr. John Wood) hastened to the scene of destruc tion, with a powerful engine belonging to Mr. Woods. This engine was immediately brought into play. Three companies of the 88th, regiment, now stationed here, were on the spot a few minutes after the fire commenced, and, under the com mand of Capt. Elliot and his brother officers, rendered most essential service. When the engine belonging to Mr. Woods arrived on the ground, the whole roof of the building was in 'a blaze. The firemen placed the engine so as to play on the centre of the factory ; but Mr. John Woods, Seeing' that it was useless to throw water on that part, removed it to the gable-end, where stood a small building used as offices, and which formed a connection with the factory and St. George's Church : he took the direction of the pipe himself, and con tinued to guide it in the most persevering and laborious man ner for nearly two hours; and to his skill and judgment is owing the circumstance of the offices above mentioned and tho church itself being preserved.—From the first appearance of the engine belonging to Mr. Woods on the spot, it wasquite evident the building could not be saved, and no time was lost in bringing it to the place; and had the town engine been as powerful and in as good order as Mr. Woods's, the probability ' is, that the fire would have been got under. As it was, the fire gradually extended from story to story, until it reached the ground, and left scarcely any thing else standing but the bare walls. Eventually time town engine was got to work; but its effects, on a large fire, are feeble indeed. By the ac tive exertions of the crowd, aided by the soldiery, some of the reels, and a few bales of cotton, were saved, as was also some of the machinery ; but, with these trifling exceptions, the whole property is entirely consumed. When the flames were tasking most rapid progress towards the church, the building adjoiningthe church was pulled down, in order to cut off the connection. It was also thought advisable to remove the or gan of the church; but this was only partially accomplished, as it was soon apparent that there was little danger of the flames extending to that edifice, with the precautions resorted to; and, therefore, the farther removal, either of books or the organ, was put a stop to. We understand that the property consumed amounts to nearly ten thousand Bounds. It is said to be insured, in the Stun cod Phoenix, to nearly the full amount. The engine of the factory continued to work for nearly two hours after the fire cotronmenced, and was only stopped by the breaking of the steam-pipe. The engine and boilers are damaged, but we hope not so much so as to render them unfit for nse. At time commeucetnent of the fire, great numbers of the mothers and children who were thus likely to be thrown out of employment, were running, about wringing their hands in distress. It is supposed that, by this melancholy occurrence ) about three htindred hands will be thrden out of wont...-Abridga ;,/ • GatcttB SATURDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.—We have received New York papers to the 25th Aug. The most recent advices brought by these journals from Buenos Ayres, state that things were assuming a serious aspect in that city. The port was .being fortified, several vessels were fitting out as men of war; and , Admiral Brason was to he appointed commander of them. The operations of the flotilla were to be confined to the pro tection of coasting vessels. A new Treasury circular had been received at New York by the Collector of Customs, ordering the exaction of a heavy duty upon goods that had been previously admitted free. The circular would not be acted upon until published. Consols, which closed yesterday at 941 for the Account, and Nil for Money, opened at the above prices this morning. Exchequer Bills, 70 72 prn.; India Bonds, 71 73 pm.; Batik Stock, for opening. 2081 : 2092; India Stock, 2641 265;-. In the Foreign Market there is no business doing as yet, and - prices are nominal. Spanish Active , 10i I; Portuguese, 351 36; Three per Cents., 231 ; Brazillian, 83i S4l ; Mexican, 23124 ; Dutch, 53$ 54. HALF-PAST ONE.—The improvement in the course of Ex change and Bank Stock, brought by the New York papers has been received with satisfaction by the merchants trading with the United States. 'The exchange on England was 91; Bank Shares, 12311. One of these journals says :—" The. Treasury order charging 25 per cent. on silk goods of a cer tain description, which heretofore came in free, has caused already an advance on those articles." Consols, which were in the morning 941, are not quite so good, and r eceded to 941 for the Account; little business has. been done to the present hour. Exchequerßills, 7270; India Bonds 71 73; Bank Stock, for opening, 208 1 9-,V. In the Foreign Market, Spanish continues heavy, at Alt ; Portu guese 351 36 ; Three per Cents. 23A. Brazilian 831 ; Mexi can 2314. Dutch Two and a n all' per Cents. 53ii 4i. CI() AitTER BEFORE THREE.—Consols fur the Account, 944 I. (From the official list, conta ailing the business actually ,cted.) JAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Stock, India Bonds, Bank Stuck for Open. 2014 Consols for Acct., 91 1.:1000 Ex. Bills, 72 73 £5OO do. .71 73 70 Stuall do. 71 74 Ditto Commercial, transo BRITISH FUNDS THIS Bank Stock, 3 per Ct. Red., Shut 3 per Ct. Con., 94 1 3,1 per Ct. Anns. 1818, 3 y 2 per Ct. Red., Shut New 3m per Cents., 102 1i Long A ns. 1860, Ditto, 30 yrs. 1859, Ditto, 30 yrs. 1860, 15i - SHARES. (The quotations give the actual pripe, without,reference. to premium or discount.) British Iron, 10 'Galvanised lion Company,' Real del Monte . Unregibtered, 101 Lon l don &Westminster Bank, Great Western, 781 24 London & Brighton, 81 Thames Oxford Steam Taw. London and Blackwall, Di CoMpany, 11 South,Eastern & Dover, 31 4 ,North Midland, ) , NA Manchester and Leeds, ;Colonial Bank, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER, FRIDAY EVENING. • • Without being anything like as -heavy as on many preeed , -. • ing Doncaster St. Leger weeks, the engagements made during the past three days have not been without interest. In glancing at a few of them, we may observe, 'that Colonel horse has held his position very , firmly, and improved the better part , of half a point. His friends are more numerous here, -- and seem to have caught the southern idea that he must win. The party are no bad judges, and •we are told from a very good quarter, that the colonel has no fear whatever, if hig horse is all right at the post. The friends of Don John" allied -a little yesterday, and we found him again a pretty close corn•! pan ion to the premier; so much so, that 3 to 1 was booked in a quarter not likely to be a mistake. The copious odds offered against the other horses in Scott's stable, makesit • pretty clear that he is to be their horse; to endeavour to keep to the northern stables, the honout of carrying off the St. Leger stakes.—Albemarle, to wit, is not named.. I.`, lion to several bets of 2.5 to to 1 laid two days ago against Appleton, 500 to 35 was booked last night; aftdAo to I:coutd have been had to-day.—Bretby, one of Lord' Chesterfield's,: has been hit upon as a probable companion for lion lutin, and at the tempting figure of 100 to 1, a rather round ohm . • • of money has been booked.—Lanercost retainsa strong party, - 1 , 7 to 1 was taken yesterday : Lye sneaks confidently of being first or second, and in this market has backed' him freely ;- not forgetting Alzira, who to-day was as good a 'favourite .as Lanercost, Bto 1 being taken with considerable zest. Cob ham's friends are very lukewarm, and there is no doubt-that a point exceeding our quotation could be realized; -paw x. imagine he is not to "dap tip" trim ; others say•if he should win the St. Leger, what will be said-about the Derby race!, A little time will show.—The Pucelle filly is backed-in many` rather "sly' quarters. She is a splendid mare, with _blood , to go the length. The Duke has retained Chifney to ride one of the two. Robinson would have been backed;"-last • night, with the odds of 5 to T, to mount the winner. The most important alteration in the figures, since Tuesday. even ing, is in the - Grey : he was at 20 yesterday; but to:day.4o and 50 has been laid, and 3tol he don't run. It would ap pear Lord George Bentinck finds himself overmatched with lon. Perhaps it might have been quite as well for the cha racter of the English turf, aids lordship had thought proper, before the eleventh hoot (for it is not yet done,) testate that he should not run him. A good deal of, dissatisfaction'has ariseu on this score, in the provincial circles, and much more, we should think, in the south. The-following will be found the average price!; which, however, will now most probably vary every other hour, and will differ also as the circles may be iii humour to back or otherwise. A large number of the speculators will leaYe to morrow for Doncaster, and the most recent accounts state . • he probability of a very good meeting: — DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 1 against Col. Peel's lon. (t 9 to 4) 1 „ Lord Chesterfield's Don John. (t 13 to 4) 1 „ Duke of Cleveland's Alzira. (t freely) Bto 1 „ Mr. Parkin's Lanercost. (t freely) 2to 1 „ Duke of Cleveland's Pucelle. (t 13 to 1) i 3 to l „ Mr. H. Coombes's Cobham. (off) 22 to 1 "„ Mr. Thornhill's Saint foin. (t 25 to 1) 40 to 1 „ Mr. Bowes's Appleton Lad. 50 to 1 „ Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Mucous. (t) 50 to 1 „ Sir C. Monk's filly. 50 to 1 „ Mr. Wilkin's Wee Willie. • .00 to 1 ~ Lord Chesterfield's Brethy ,, ( l freely). - 1 5 to 4 offered on two v the field this evening.7-offers to lay even that 13 don't start. • THE DONCASTER' CUP. 3 to 1 against Mr. Ferguson's Harkaway.. (off) 7to 2 „ Mr. Ord's Bee's Wing. 7to 1 „ Mr. S. L. Fox's The Doctor. (t freely.) 10 to 1 „ Duke of Cleveland's Henriade. (1) , • 2 to 1 the field v all the three -year-olds. • Appearances indicate that the races at Doncaster next week will far surpass those of 1337, Some deficiency will, it is true, be felt by the demise of the late Duk.e, of Leeds, who was a strenuous supporter of the turf, and whose horses are of course. struck out of all nominations. Yet, from the number of lodgings already engaged, and the in quiries which continue to be made for others, the interest and attraction connected with the several great prizes are es great as have prevailed on former occasions. With respect to the St. Leger race, which engrosses the largerportion of attention, it is au extremely difficult ma tt er to point out'the winner. The qualities of the favourites possess a . atrong.: , similarity ; and hence the probability is more apparent that the race will be extremely well contested throughout; and under those circumstances, to the admirers of the turf, as-- well as to foreigners and stranger who have never before witnessed the scene, an instance will be shown of the full splendour and Magnificence of horse-racing in its best and most attractive form. Up to Yesterday, the number_ of,. horses which had arrived was not great as has been knciwn on some former occasions. This is, however, to beattributed to the adoption of the caravan system, which has the effector. keeping back the holies to the lateSt period; and their freely nessli certainly welt preserved. Saintfoin, who will be ridden by Connelly, arrived ,per caravan on Wednesday:,,,and.bas taken up his quarters .at the Turf Tavern. Cobham,' who twill be ridden 'by Robinson, 'arrived in a caravan on Thursday morning, with a two - year - old and proce eded a t th e Intac farm. occupying the same quarters as Priam 'and Plenipo. Chifney is engaged to ride Appleton Lad. TWelve of - the• - , horses entered for the St. Leger have already arrived, and', there are several others at Pigburn, close at hand.' It seems tope generally expected that the race will be extretrielY:close,. unless, as is not very probable, some outsider should suddenly spring up, and, like Theedere, carry off the ptize. The Pu celle filly of the Duke of ClPvelana is held by Sornein high estimation. The manner indeed in which she defeated Jagger partly warrants that opinion ; and the skill and long experience of John Smith, the trainer, has dont and' pro bably will do much inure. But the fact is, that ,embracing all circumstances, no one can point out the winner. Hence the deeper interest and the deeper anxiety.-4,eeds LEICESTER MEETING. Her Majesty's Guineas were won on Wednesday - by Mr. Barrow's Catherina; three miles, carrying lOst.; beating Darnley, Rateitcher, and Diedalus. TATTERSALL'S, THIJIISDA*. To-day being the last public betting day iti town, the'sub scribers mustered in greater force than usual; and business,. considering the dulness which has so long prevailed : was. tolerably interesting. lon obtained ti tivrked "advantage over Don John, but both were in request, seitritl bets having' been made in which they were taken, first at Small odds, awl ; afterwards at evens against the field. Alzira was in favour. and Pucelle, with a host of admirers, speedily rose front 15 to 11 to 1. Cobham and Lanercost had a few friends • and here we may stop, for no others were in cterrarid. It 'Was thought probable that something would,tranepire respecting Grey Momus; such, however, was not the case. Cobham and Saintfoin are by this time at DOneaster, and 'Ton Was (9 start to-day. Pucelle, Alzira, Scott's lot, and a few others , are also in the neighbourhood. About twelve or thirteetl e expected to run. Closing prices:— ST. LEGEIt. 2to 1 against Col. Peel's Lou (t sto 2.) 4to I „ Lord Chesterfield's Don John. (t.) Bto 1 „ Duke of Cleveland's Alzira. (t 9 to- 9to 1 „ Mr. Parkins's Lanercost. (t 10 to 1.) 10 to 1 „ Mr. H. Coombes's Cobham. (t aft. off.) 11 to 1 „ Duke of Cleveland's Pucelle filly. (t 1.) 20 to 1 „ Mr. Thornhill's Saintfoin. (t 25 to 1. 20 to 1 „ Lord Westminster's Albemarle. (off.) 40 to 1 , Sir C. Monck's filly by Langar. (off.) 6 to 5, 11 ' 10 10, and finally even on the field against Zoo and Don John. . . 600 to 360 on lon against Don John. ::.....> • LIVERPOOL Aar icurrcßaL SociETY.—The annual-me et ing of this society will be held on 'Thursday , 11 the 4th of- tuber next. Lord Stanley will honour it, as usual, with ), presence. THE EARL of DERnY.—Lord Stanley passed through on Thursday, in his tavelling chariot, (accompanied b.ili Colonel Hornby,) on his way to Lancaster, 'where he W i been invited to preside at the animal dinner of the 'Ari.'herf Club. We have the greatest. possible satisfaction in be.i.tg able to state, from his lordship's report, that the Earl of Pfl continues to progress very satisfactorily, and that the use o his left side is returning.—Preston Pilot, of Saturday. • - * DISSENTERS' CONSCIENCES — We perceive, from the 1.141 10 lately published by the superintendent registrar Of the LiVer pool district, of the number of marriages in the parish., full's'', here April Ist to June 28th, 1838, both inclusive ,. Ltiat.whiist af, were solemnized in the Protestant Episcopal Churches, 5'. 7 took place in the Popish Chapels; 1 at the Quaker's Meet ing-house ;I at the Jews' Synagogue ;1 at the Rensbar— street Conventicle; 1 at the New ington ditto; 1 at the I.3ac fr tistditto, Great Crosshall;•street; 1 at the ditto,•Byrom-street ; 2 at the Scotch Church, 2 at the Scotch Secession 'Meetig house; 2at the Great Geo r g e-street Chapel; lat the. Se.a: man's Church, Rath b on e-street ;- and 13 jumped over 1" broomstick, or took each other's word for it, at the surri n i tendent registrar's office. This proves either that the grO t' , body of the dissenter s did •not consider the ancient mode effecting marriage a grievance to their consciences, or .that. they form an insi gn ificant portion of the population of bivrn pool. As 1 48 oft he 1518 persons, who Were married with' the'period ab ove-mentioned, are stated to have been minors when the knot was tied, it is most probable that none of Oil w ho chose to he united by act of parliament had corne to WWII is considere d b y law the y ears of discretion, though they o'3'. have reached those of bodily maturity. The subj rr : el ( ect of appointing a cha . plain to the J. av&sto Poor Law Union has been again discussed; when the goa t ; diens, by a majority of 15 to 7, decided that it was nuts,. emery to appoidt a salaried chaplain,.—Dtrolt Chrwtidl44 P