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i To WAN and Inspeort Musty Flour.-13. Davy, Eat.
of the Cork Institution. has diacovered that the carte'-
, nate of magnesia, in small clam i,y, has the property of
restoring to its primitive state, II air which has a musty
smell and taste, from dampuess and other Cause& "One
;mumd of the carbonate of niagitesia (common magnesia
of the shops) is to he combined writ 250 lbs. of nsuats•
Hoar; that is, in the minor poiportion of thirty grains
of the carbotiate to.serie pound of flour. Itisto be leav-
ened and baked in the usual way of making bread. The
loaves will be found to rise well its the oven, to be snore
light and spougy, and also whiter than bread in the
common way. It will likewise have an excellent taste,
and will keep well. The use of magnesia in bread.
making is well worthy the attention of the public ; for
if a ~,,,,,,, musty flour, how must it improve bread in
general? Bikers arry be deterred from its use by the
general legislative prohilation of druas iis bread-making ;
but farmers, and familiei who make their own breat's
will no doubt be glad to adopt so cheap a process of im-
proving their flour
Codes's:G.—A short time ago two gentlemen of
Duudries, fond of the amusement of coursing, pene-
trated a little way into Annadale, followed by two ex-
cellent grey hounds which were held in leash by a little
boy, ready to be untied on the first emergency. In their
way to the wounds selected as the scene of the morning's
sport. the party started, rather unexpectedly, a very large
hare,'which bounded away before them over bent and
furze, moss and heather in excellent style, inapiring a
pleasure which node but sporistucti can feel. Wish all
her fleeineas, however, poor puss hail not proceeded far
before she a trauted the notice of the captive greyhounds.
which, darting away with a sodden spring, fairly rater-
whelined the tatty keeper, and left him sprawling its the
at a respectful thstaoce. The gentlemen of course
banned this cross accident, and seemed satisfied that the
dogs, harnessed as they were, might raise all the hares ih
the district without being able to harm one of them.--4
But on gaining the rising ground, they were agreeabl
surprised to find that the Sagacious animals, in place of
pullingdiderent ways, had so timed their sensing, that
they were visibly gaittingois the hare its spite of the col-
lars which held their necks in thiralice, and the long
cord or chain that dragged at their heels. This chase
was a pretty long one, and, in endeavonring to escape
from the dugs, the exhausted quadruped made many a
turn and.double: but here too, they greyhounds evisced
their sagacity, mak although they ottce irll hack waols
into a ditch, theylptricated themselves so quickly that
they soots killed fhb poor hare, after one of the finest
runs ever witnessed. We have only to add, that this
fuct may be implicitly relied on, although it is probably
without a parallel in the annals of coursing.
The Champion's Ariuour.—lt was found impossible to
select from the armour belonging to Government a coma
plete and eligible suit for the Ctiampion at the corona-
tion of his present Majesty, censequently that worn by
the Champion on the occasion was a borrowed one.—
But as amongst the privileges enjoyed by the hero was
that of lasing allowed to rase off both with horse and
armour, his 111 ajesty was pleased to give directions for an
entire stew sun to be mask for his Citautpion : this is just
now completed, wider the auspices of his Grace the
Duke of Wellington, Master General of his Majesty's.
Ordnance : it is of steel, eelialted to the highest state of
perfection, and fastened wait brass rivets. the coriest.
ton of the gorget, gauntlets, lasses, brasses, cutlers, cuirass.
sea, and leg armour, is accomplished its the most finished
style, and allows the free use of the limbs to the wearer.
The casque and beaver are unique and elegaiss, though
we are of -opinion that a plume similar to that wort at
the coronation would render the tout megabit morepotti-
lete• It is both light and elegant. We nude stand
that the expense of this magnificeut present will bear
hard upon 3t)o guineas.
PEDESTRIAN ISM Conynghatia, the pedestrian,
started from West:Muster-W.l4e at nine o'clock on
Thursday inorning,•to do the 200 miles match in three
days, for 201) guineas, and completed it on Sunday morn:
in& between Ilarehatch and Maidenhead, much :envied.
Ile did 69 miles in the first 24 hours, travelling thrmigh
llorsham and Chichester. tie did 68 miles through
NVincitester, Ramsey, and Salisbury, to near lkvizes,
the second 24 hours; and the remaining 63 rinks in 13
hours. lie travelled the first two days nearly five mites
an hour, and had only three hones rat; bin the third •
Jay be got sore, and had only lhree hours rest. It is the
greatest performance we have any recollection of, and
would beat any horse.
A duel took place on Saturday morning last, opposite
the Greets Man, Blackheath, between a gentleman of the
name of Kelly and Mr. Burns. Mr. Kelly was aceons•
pitied by his friend Lieut. Stretch, and Mr. Burns, by
Ls-Bowles. The first lire was without effsct, Mr. Kellv s
pistol 'vying flashed in the past ; Ids antagonist's lan
passed Arreigh the skirts of his cwt. At Milt ueriod I
reconcil/Ition was proposed by Mr. Kelly's second, but
rejected on she part of Mr. (Barns', except upon terms
which Mr. Kelly's friend felt bound to decliue. The
parties then fired a second lime, when Mr. Btams re.
ceived a slight wound in Isis breast.
A very serious accident had tlear'l befallen the Eirl
Bathurst on Fiiday last, while pro rating in his pelisse
to attend the King at Carlton ('alace. !Its Lordship
had reached the end of the King's garde') wall, ne St.
James's Park, when nor of the hooves be":1111e ataldenly
seized with fits, and :a:it:erring forward a few paces fell,
and commenced plunging tout his feet hit lir threw the
other horse; front this oats-mots the Noble Earl was t
trientrd by the prompt assistance of the hye.staneers
A servant was ins eth rely iliapatehed to the Pal.ii e, eisJ
the Marquess of Latidondeity's e asiage ren.rited for the
Earl. The harness was oisli.t:.ed Ii cot to pies •4 tielore
the horses could he got IT, lust Ow Atlr.4l:lZe was IVA on
the spot nand fiesh leaves were sent Iffte. •
Whlle the name of Bogart& haistievvo dinnusseedll
some magistrates, as insproaer to he olayed
us prbhc-
houscs, hew must then nerves he;: ;aired:, while goons to
church oit Sunday morstina, and livaritig tfie I rude
• the gambling-lit:mass at the Yeast-a:tad of toe toasts!

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Till BARCELONA FEVER.

M. Francois, a member of the French commission
ant to Barcelona, has written a letter, dated Oct.
:30, to M. Bertin, a physician in Paris, from which
we extract the following particulars relative to the
disease:—" The contagion ap: cars to shots itself'
visibly. Its point of departure is marked, its pro-
gress followed ; it may be said that it is seen passing
from one individual to another. Those who devote
their cares to friendship rarely fitil to pay dear fur
their humanity. In a house inhabited by fourteen
persons, all have beim attacked, and eleven have
died. The progress ut the disease is often so rapid,
that there is not lime to try any remedy. The pa-
tient dies as soon as he is taken ill. In general,
however, the sickness lasts seven or nine days. It
would require many pages to describe this terrible
fever, it presents so many anomalies and deceptious
appearances. Sometimes the access is slight, and a
deceitful appearance of convidescenee gives confidence
to the attendants at the moment the patient is ex-
piring. At other times the most terrible symptoms
maniti.'st themselves at once, such as petechial spots,
echymoses, and jaundice. Blood woes from all
apertures of the body. Fetid and diluted blood flows
copiously from the tongue. The usual evacuations
are black and sanious. IVhat is vomited may, after
dilation in water, be compared to the oxyde of' man-
ganese. The body is cold as marble, and the pulse
insensible. Involuntary cries are put forth, though
the patient is in perfect possession of his mind, and
so continues until the heart ceases to perform its
functions. When the vital energy sinks, it cannot
be again revived; the benumbing poison of the con-
tagion destroys it. The body of the patient then
exhales miasmata, not perceptible to the senses,
which attaches it to bedding, clothes, furniture, and
even the walls of the apartments (as, from numerous
facts, there is reason to believe), which weft; become
capable of infecting individuals, more or less promptly
according to their predisposition. The disease appears
to have its seat in the nervous system. It succes-
sively paralyzes the different viscera. The kidneys
cease their functions first. The body, which may
be called a corpse still animated, exhibits all the
symptoms of decomposition. Some patients, after
exhibiting all the signs of complete dissolution, have
by degrees returned to life, and have been cured. It
requires courage, I assure you, and the most perfect
self-resignation, to approach and touch certain pa-
tients. The stomach appears to be the most con-
stant point of attack. It is subject to a kind of
irritation which is quite gni generis. Its state must
not be confounded with a phlegmasia, though Ran.
grenous parts are often foiled in its interior. There
is no inflammatory appearance in the yellow fever.
After the convulsive spasms which mark the com-
mencement, atomy soon takes place, and the extinc-
tion of life follows. At this moment the intensity
of the disease appears to have abated, but still from
one to two hundred die daily. Scarcely a week ago
the 'number was from two to three hundred."