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peated, but with as little effect, " Take it back, take it
hack," was the reply, and it was accordingly aside as
a bad lot. The worthy
evidently ashamed of beadle not-b;!:q {aiinted,(although
uusiness he ivai etiMpclled to en-
gage in) g°^`'.),,umouredly declared 't}.=3.t next lot .he
5h^.....‘.i; submit would be fimnd tn be irresistible, particularly
as summer caber' n and warm weather were just coming
in, and Valainly when produced I trembled for their evn-,-
-stancy, it being a most bctiutifk‘t a.-id invitint fide
of bacon ; but was fricii.6*g it unshaken
although tntny .an v2;lnvinced me that they
Ivtre 'meditating upon the delicious streaky rashers it con-
tained, at the settle time attacked by the, elolnexe of this
highly-talented puffer, who decirreti. that; it was fit for the
Archbishop himself!. and Vit up at the low, privi., ',if a
aainea. Wo t+-twla sooner starve, was 11V,':. wily response,
if we ektept the remark of some \,\-ag, who observed," That
it wculd be a most eig.t4.ent present to that champion for
Church-rates;; fir P. Burdett, as a testimony of regard for
his most excellent speech upon that subject on Monday last."
We wish we had him hero; Was universally responded, We'd
make him swell it. In vain was the tiget lotVered-155.,
125., and to on to 2s. 6d., but rstit, one bidder could be ob-
tained. " What a sad tinincky fellow am I," exclaimed the
beadle, and sent the bacon, not to the Archbishop, or Sir
Francis, but after the coal-scuttle., The situation of tl:e auc-
tioneer was now really pitiable,, but he put the: best face upon
matters, and hi 3 intelligent auditors wisely discriminated
between the official agent and the unholy system that placed
him in his unpleasant situation. After producing a small
parcel (about one pound) of tea, he commenced by de-
claring that he knew them to be all ladies' men, and as
such could not withstand the temptation then before them,
particularly as he pledged himself that it was the real gun-
powder sort, one cup of which, upon being taken, would
blow their shirts off their backs," but the men of Enfield
were inexorable, and on his eloquence was wasted on the de-
sert air.' This lot of real gunpowder was recommended to be
sent to the minority on Tuesday last with the charitable hope
that it would well physic them. Our hero next brought for-
ward one or two parcels of sugar to sweeten the subject, as he
facetiously remarked, but, incorrigible fellows, sweets, sours,
or salts, were alike to them—they would not be coaxed or
moved from their purpose, when, after about an hour, dur-
ing which time no man ever done his duty better to his em-
ployers, he was obliged to leave the rostrum without one
single bidding, declaring that he wished those who sent him
there were placed in the same unenviable post of honour,
and his assistant, who stood by as clerk, with pen in hand,
had a complete sinecure, not having a single lot to record
as sold ; but the close of the scene is far beyond my powers
of description, after giving three times three in good old
English style, they placed the bellman in a chair, and he
was carried triumphantly, bell in hand, ringing most mu-
sically round the town, to the great gratification of the in-
habitants, amidst the deafening hurrahs of the multitude ;
and I should presume, by the glee he manifested, that he
was delighted at the thought that he was qnartered upon
the enemy ; but I must conclude by handing you my ad-
dress, pledging myself to the truth of what I related.
A LOOKER-ON.

We copy from a second edition of the Times of
this morning the following important news from
America, received by extraordinary express from
Liverpool. Want of space prevents us from accom-
panying it with any observations suggested by the
painful interest which it excites :
" Albion-office, noon, May 29.
" The packet-ship Roscoe, which sailed from New York
on the Bth inst. has just arrived. She brings a great num-
ber of passengers, and a small quantity of specie.
" The commercial advices received by this vessel are,
like those previously received, extremely distressing. Fail-
ures, or rather suspensions of payment, continued to take
place among the merchants of New York. All descriptions
of stock had fallen tremendously, the United States Bank
shares being quoted on the Bth at 98, a fall of four per cent.
in one day. There had been runs on the Mechanics' Bank,
and the Dry Dock Bank. The Mechanics' Bank had
been able to meet its engagements with promptitude ; but
the Dry Dock Bank, after having paid away one hundred
thousand dollars in specie, stopped payment on the
Bth. This proceeding has been recommended, as the
only course under the circumstances, by the Presidents and
Cashiers of all the City Banks. The Dry Dock Bank was
a deposit bank of the general Government. The stoppage
of this Bank had produced quite a panic among the citi-
zens, who were apprehensive of the solvency of other
Banks. ' A continuation,' says a paper of the Bth, of
suspensions of payment occurred on Saturday ; houses
which could not obtain money for current purposes ceasing
cash payments for the time.'
" The purchases of bills of exchange for the packet of
the Bth were extremely limited, at rates varying from 10
to 121 per cent. premium on England. Specie of all de-
scriptions was sought for at a high premium.
" The deputation of merchants who had proceeded to
Washington to entreat the President to repeal the Specie
Circular or to call an Extra Session of Congress, had re-
turned to New York. The deputation had failed in both
their objects, Mr. Van Buren having refused either to re-
peal the Specie Circular, or to call an Extra Session of
Congress. On the subject of not commencing suits upon
bonds lying over for non-payment, he promised to consult
the Secretary of the Treasury, and examine his powers, &c.
The refusal of the President had excited great and general
regret. The deputation were to report the failure of their
mission to a general meeting of merchants to be held on the
evening of the Bth inst.
" The accounts from New Orleans, contained in the
New York papers, are up to the 30th of April. They
mention the failure of the house of Burke, Watt, and Co.,
for a very large amount. The principal of the house was
the President of the Union Bank. The price of cotton
continued very much depressed, and there was scarcely any
buying on English account.
" The advices received at New Orleans from Havannah
were of a distressing nature. Twelve first-rate houses had
failed, and many more failures were expected to take place.
Confidence among merchants had disappeared, and a stop
had been put to all kinds of commercial operations.
" The New York papers do not make any mention of
the decision of the Directors of the United States Bank to
'the proposal made to them by the Directors of the Bank of
England.
" The Courier and Enquirer, of the Bth, concludes an
article on the state of the times'" in the following words :
We call on the Banks to act in concert among them-
selves, and with the people. None of them are so strong
that, in the present state of things, they may wrap them-
selves up in fancied security, and think they can avoid the
common danger. "

(From New York papers, May S.)
" DRY DOCK BANK.

" On Saturday a run was commenced on this institution,
which continued until three o'clock, and in consequence of
several of the other banks refusing to receive the bills of
the Dry Dock Bank on deposits, the run was of a far
more serious nature than that made upon the Mechanics'
Bank on Thursday. Many of the depositors drew out
their deposits, and when the doors of the bank were closed,
it had paid away upwards of 100,000 dollars of its specie.
" In consequence of this state of things, a meeting of
presidents and cashiers of all the city Banks was held at
the Mayor's office last night, when the affairs of the Dry
Dock Bank were critically examined into, and a resolution
unanimously adopted, that they were such as rendered it
unadvisable to sustain it. This resolution was communi-
cated to the officers of the Dry Dock Bank, and that in-
stitution will not again open its doors ; or, in other words,
the Dry Pock Bank stops payment this day.
The Dry Dock Bank is not a safety-fund institution, but
is a Deposit Bank of the General Government, and has
in its vaults about 260,000 dollars of the Surplus Revenue,
180,000 of which it had been directed to pay over to the
Treasurer cf this State. This order, however, had not
been complied with, and, of course, the General Govern-
ment must share the same fate as other depositors ! We
have heard it said the United States' District Attorney has
given it as his opinion, that in this case, as in an ordinary
case of indebtedness to the General Government, that
heartless and soulless creditor will be entitled to a prefer-
ence. But this must necessarily be considered a mere Go-
vernment opinion, to which that officer would promptly
de a: ur if differently situated. The Dry Dock Bank was
chartered by a sovereign state, which has prescribed the
liabilities of the parties interested, and designated by
law the manner in which the assets of an insolvent institu-
tion shall be divided among its creditors ; and it will
scarcely be contended that the General Government may
subsequently use such institution for its convenience, and
then, under an act of its own, claim precedence over any
other depositor ! We are conscious that the States have
lost most of their rights, but no man will seriously argue
that they have fallen into such a state of vassalage, nor
would the people of this city tamely submit to see the at-
tempt, on the part of the General Government, to enforce
such a claim of preference. The mere annunciation of such
an intention on' their part would break every deposit bank
in the United States ; for surely, if this right existed, or
even if a claim in its behalf were seriously set up, no man in
his senses would dream of leaving a dollar of his money in
a bank holding the deposits of the General Government.
But we repeat, there exists no such right, and if there did,
it could never be enforced.

" To the holders of the bills of the Dry Dock Bank, we
would say—do not part with them until you learn whether
the other city banks do not determine to come forward and
pay them. It is said that the whole amount of bills in cir
culation, do not exceed 188,000 dollars ; and if so, we have
reason to believe that the other city banks, with a view to
arrest as far as possible the distress of this calamity from
the poorer classes, will consent to redeem all the notes of
the Dry Dock Bank, under 100 dollars. This would cer-

THE SUN, _LONDON;

tainisy be a 'very wise Measure; and one rOriV\iic4itil would i
receive, aS !tie t.lanna ut every
reficeti'ng than lu the community. We hope it will be
adopted, and would remind those who control our institu-
tions; that in tithes like the present, when but too many
evil disrosPit person% are warring againe,t all batiks! it is
their 437 CH .detiOnitraW that In they
are cOnsiderationS than mere calculations
of what may be the immediate pectiniary iriterests of their
stockholders.

" TWO BANS.—We received iiitelligenCe on
Saturday, that the Cha.nc'elloi Of Oe State bad ranted, oil
the applicatio'neiie of the Bank Uommissioners, an injunc-
a6l) Vl?4ii.•atilll'iig the Banks in Buffalo from all further ope-
rations. At this moment we abstain from comment on this
procedure. We confine ourselves to giving extracts from
the Albany papers on the subject, to referring the public to
the proceedings in the Legislature, directing the application
of the amount of the Safety Fund to the redemption of their
notes, and to adding, that we understand—though we can-
not vouch for the accuracy of the information—that all the
notes of the Buffalo Banks will, in consequence of the Le-
gislative proceedings, be redeemed this day at the Bank of
the Manhattan Company.
" The Committee of merchants returned to this city
from 'Washington on Saturday, and will make a, Report of
their proceedings to a general meeting of citizens at Ma-
sonic Hall this evening. It is only necessary at present
to say, that Mr. Van Buren required them to make their
representations in writing, and that he replied in the same
manner, refusing to repeal the Specie Circular, or to call
an extra Session of Congress. On the subject of not com-
mencing suits upon bonds lying over for non-payment, he
promised to consult with the Secretary of the Treasury
and examine his powers, &c. In short, he has turned a
deaf ear to the appeal of the merchants of this great com-
mercial metropolis.
" We know not what may be the character of the pro-
ceedings of the general meeting of citizens this evening, but
we would remind the Committee that the public at large
expect them to suggest some further mode of proceeding.
If they are only 'to meet for the purpose of hearing the
correspondence read, it would have been as well, perhaps,
to have dispensed with another meeting."

We beg to direct the attention of his MAJEs rY's
Ministers to the subject of the annexed letter from
Lisbon, which we copy from the Times of this morn-
ing. The annoyances to which our merchants are ex-
posed through the culpable negligence of a Government
which owes its very existence to the valour and gene-
rosity of England are daily becoming more and more
intolerable. The insolence of the Portuguese Autho-
rities must be checked in time, or they will begin in
earnest to treat us as their vassals and not as their be-
nefactors. For months past have advices from Portu-
gal been pouring in upon us, filled with accounts of
the petty tyranny of the Custom-house Authorities,
and the marked indifference of the Government to the
complaints of British subjects. This is not to be
borne any longer. Lord PALMERSTON must not
allow our flag to be insulted with impunity in the
waters of the Tagus—under the very guns of a British
fleet stationed there for the protection of the QUEEN I
What orders hive been given to Vice-Admiral Sir
WILLIAM GAGE we of course do not know, nei-
ther do we know anything of the purport of the
Cabinet instructions addressed to our Ambassador
Lord HOWARD DE WALDEN ; but the seeming
apathy of both to the injuries sustained at the hands
of the Portuguese Government by British subjects,
would admit of the inference that they are of the most
passive description, in whatever relates not to the de-
throning of the QUEEN. It is possible that many re-
ported instances of oppression on the part of the Por-
tuguese Authorities may be greatly exaggerated ; and,
indeed, were they not, we cannot believe that our
Government would have so, long forborne to revenge
them ; but, nevertheless, in the most diminished form,
they are of a nature not to be tolerated by a nation so
tender of the rights and privileges of others as Great

Britain. The following is the letter above referred to:—

LISBON, MAY 21.—Considerable sensation has been
created in the mercantile circles these few days past in con-
sequence of the violent and arbitrary conduct of the Cus-
tom-house authorities relative to the British brig Narks-
peare, William Rosie master, which vessel put into this port
in a leaky state on the 14th inst., from Girgenti, in Sicily,
bound to Newcastle, laden with an entire cargo of brim-
stone. Application to the Director of the Custom-house
for franquia, or the permission usual on such occasions,
was made, and a term of ten days granted for the purpose
of surveying the vessel, and the master to determine whe-
ther he would discharge the cargo here, or proceed to any
other port to do so. A survey was accordingly holden
when it was recommended, as the vessel was making at the
rate of 22 inches of water per hour, to discharge part of
the cargo, in order, if possible, to discover the leak. The
master, upon inquiry, finding that if it were to be dis-
charged into the Custom-house warehouses, the expences
attending the same would amount to nearly one-half of
its value, he immediately petitioned the Government,
praying the indulgence of their allowing him to hire a
vessel—which he could have alongside, and tranship
it into her ; but, before the petition could be sent,
the tides waiter (guarda snor), Jose das Mantas,
the. Commandant of the 15th battalion of the National
Guard, went on board on the 18th, only the fourth day
after her arrival, accompanied by an armed force, several
workmen taking with them lighters, and insisted upon the
masters beginning to discharge the cargo, to which he ob-
jected until he had an answer to his petition. Neverthe-
less they instantly commenced to break open the hatches,
which were battened down, with hammers and chisels,
against which violence and forcibly taking possession of his
ship and cargo the master verbally protested, but his pro-
test was of no avail, as they actually commenced to take
the cargo out. He then ordered the British ensign to be
hoisted, union down, as a signal of distress, and with all his
crew left the vessel, and repaired to the British Consulate ;
but being advised by the British authorities here to go on
board, he, after entering his protest against such a violent
and illegal proceeding on the part of the Custom-house
authorities, returned to the vessel. On their going along-
side they were refused admission, and were consequently
compelled to return to the shore, where they stopped until
yesterday, at 11 a.m.; during all which time the Portu-
guese remained in quiet possession of the Shakspcare, with
a British signal of distress flying at her mainmast head.
At length, however, Captain Shiffner, of his Majesty's ship
ihstiars, went in an armed cutter, taking with him the
master and his crew. No resistance was offered to their
going on board. Captain Shiffner, on finding that the
companion, forecastle, and every other part of the brig,
excepting the hold, had been cunningly sealed with the
Custom-house seal, dispatched a midshipman to the direc-
tor of the Custom-house to send off the keys, and a per-
son to take the seals off, to which lie replied that he must
have that requisition in writing from Admiral Gage before
he could take such steps. Captain Shiffner, on receiving
this message, caused the seals to be torn off, and put the
master iii possession of the brig. The director, on being
informed of what had been done, desired Jose das Mantas
to go on board and see that the master and crew were
satisfied that no embezzlement of property had taken place
during their absence from the vessel, which he, however,
positively refused to obey, and, like the fable of the dog
harking at the moon, he stood on the Custom-house quay,
pouring forth his customary acrimonious invectives against
Englishmen and every thing English, and declaring what he
would do if he were on board. Here this matter rests for
the present, excepting that the Custom-house still persists
in discharging the cargo.
This is not the only arbitrary and vexatious case that has
recently taken place in this port relative to English vessels
and English subjects.
The schooner Isabel, arrived here from London a short
time, since, having lost one of three chain-cables, before
quitting that port, and supplied the loss by a new one.
Jose das Mantas seized the new cable, insisting that the
duty should be paid upon it, which being refused, he con-
veyed it on shore, and subsequently detained the vessel for
three days with a perishable cargo of fruit on board, not-
withstanding the director of the Custom-house had pro-
mised to return the cable when the vessel was ready to sail,
but Mantas has been quietly allowed not only to detain the
chain, but to compel the master to pay a fine of 182,000
reis, or 421. sterling.
On the arrival of the Iberia steamer from Cadiz, two o
the passengers, who were proceeding to England, took the
opportunity of the few days' delay in the .Tagus to visit
Cintra, and shortly after the steamer aneillored went on
shore a few hours afterwards. The tobacco-boat boarded
her, and after having, according to the port regulations,
sealed up the tobacco on board, they searched the ship and
found some cigars in the great-coats of the passengers al-
luded to, which were hanging up in their respective berths.
The coats were seized and taken ashore, and when the
owners returned from Cintra they found their loss. All ap-
plication was useless, and 4cliey left the Tagus without
their property. They have since been given up, upon the
the condition that it is -
aWhen she returns to Lisbon.
.iot to interfere with their intentions
of seizing the Iberi
The guard-hoe.:l, pf the British squadron, on going along-
side an Engl',..gif . /
merchant vessel, according to the usual
practice, "
las ordered 9ff I,y the Custom-housa efficera on

TUVSDAY, MAY 301 1537,

hoard; ;:zii,ing tai it, Po.ttii,e ()Niers wo.e nOt to allow
any ships of war boats for the future td bOarri DritiA ves-
sels on entering or departing from the Tagus. The officer
in command returning io 11;3 31:.1.3 for further orders, his
commander armed the hoat'l ercw, atol gavo Lim ms,,::!'"
tiktd§ t 140qh_liftia7t inirriO4ioelt; whieb wag' ttrirs(,
done, but tinier Snrere tititi-Ohe Justom
house officer in charge. This circumstance litts given rise
to correspondence, the result of which, it is to be hoped,
*ill be tbo pursving, a differ pt line of conduct towards an
Ofigraiefid j:4l:dple, airtt is insultini, whatever is
English. What is the use of the people of Ling!it.na pay-
ing the expense of a Vice-Admiral, four sale of the line,
a frigate, and a brig in the Tagus, if all the British Minis-
ter's appli6ttionS and remonstraticeg are treated with con-
tempt, and the English flag insulted with impunity ?

The Paris papers of Sunday contain no intelligence,
foreign or domestic, of any interest. Baron PAs-
QUtEn, President of the Chamber of Peers, has been
raised to the dignity of Chancellor of France. This
day the marriage of the Duke of ORLEANS and the
Princess HELENA is to be celebrated at Fontainebleau.
If the latest telegraphic despatches are to be credited,
" her Royal Highness has" already " conquered all
hearts by her graciousness and goodness."
There is no news from Spain of a later date than the
advices published yesterday.
Letters from Bayonne, of the 24th, mention the de-
feat of CABRERA, in Valencia, by the QUEEN'S
troops. Hostilities had not recommenced towards the
French frontier, General EVANS being still at San
Sebastian, and ESPARTERO at Hernani. The latter
has issued a second proclamation, offering a free pardon
and a confirmation of their rank to such Carlist offi-
cers and soldiers as shall lay down their arms in the
course of a month. IRRIBARREN, by forced marches,
has got between Don SEBASTIAN and the Ebro.
All Paris is struck by the phrase of M. Calatrava in the
Cortes : " Before the accomplishment of the wishes of the
French Government, the Cabinet of the Tuileries will have
ceased to exist." Such an insult in the mouth of Chris-
tina's Prime Minister is certainly worse than the blow with
a fan given to the Dey of Algiers ; the departure from
Paris would not be a sufficient satisfaction ; M. Calatrava
must be dismissed. The cries of war against France prove
in what spirit the words of the Spanish Ministry were un-
derstood. Is it a prediction ? Is it a menace ? Such are
the consequences of having received an Ambassador from
the insurgent of La Granja, and of having sent one after
the death of M. de Rayneval. It_ seems to us that the
illusions which were entertained must be now dispelled.—
Gazelle de France.

The Sentinelle de Pyrenees has the following :
hurl, MAY 21.-4 run is but a ruin ; all the houses
are condemned and stript, and fragments of all kinds
cover the streets.

The English troops left Irun yesterday, conveying away
the prisoners. Colonel Seroa obtained leave to follow in
a cart, having been wounded in the side by a piece of a
shell. The troops are gone to Hernani.

A battalion of the 2d Regiment of Light Infantry is in
garrison at Irun, and a battalion of the regiment of Ciudad
Real at Fontarabia. Iturizza, who has long commanded
the forts of the sea-ports, is Governor of Irun ; a Colonel
of the Staff of General Evans commands in Fontarabia.
Thus England is mistress of Fontarabia—at the same
time as St. Sebastian.—Gazette de France, May 28.
PARIS, MAY 28.—M. Salvandy has lost his election at
Evreuex. His opponent, M. Fruttart, has been elected
by a considerable majority.—Le Commerce, May 28.

By the Braganza steamer which arrived at Falmouth
from the Tagus on Sunday, advices from Lisbon to th e
25th inst. have been received. No Cabinet had then
been formed, nor did it appear that a Ministry -could
be organised during the indisposition of M. BRAAN-
CAMPE. M. PASSOS and his colleagues continued to
discharge pro tempore the duties of an executive go-
vernment.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL, MAY 29. —Wind W.—Arrived the Herefordshire,
from Westport. The Magellan, from Antwerp to New York,
ran on shore on the Godwin Sands—was assisted off by the
Deal boatmen, and proceeded.
FALMOUTH, MAY 28. —Wind E. to S. E., fresh.—Arrived
the Braganza, from Malaga, 18th inst., Gibraltar 19th, Cadiz
20th, Lisbon 24th, and Oporto 25th inst.
BRISTOL, MAY 29.—Arrived Eleanor, Cork, from Memel.
LlvziuooL, MAY 28.—Wind S. E.—Arrived the Ann,
Brown, from Trinidad; and Pilot, from Mediterranean.
Coat, MAY 27.—Arrived off port, the Thomas Worthing-
ton, from Sierra Leone.

LIMERICK, MAT 27.—Arrived Ardent, Dodding, London.
GALWAY, MAY 27.—Arrived Betsey, Davies, from London.
PENTLAND FRITH, MAY 28.—Arrived the Adie, WBride,
from St. Vincent's.

ABERDEEN, MAY 27. Arrived Forsegteghetan, from Calmar.
HULL, MAY 28.—Arrived the Lion, Toole, from Dantzic ;
Aurora, from Memel ; Vine, from Pillau ; and Osway, from
Gottenburg.
NEW YORK, MAY 3. —The Josephine, from Rio Janeiro to
Philadelphia, was lost off Ockracoke during a gale from N. E.
on 13th March—crew saved.

MALAGA, MAY 14.—The Diligence, of London, has been
got off the Strand at Marabella, brought into this port, and is
repairing.

LIVERPOOL, MAT 29.--Arrived off port, the Roscoe, from
New York. A steamer has been sent out, which will returri
in two hours.

The Argonaut, from St. John's, New Brunswick, to New
York, was spoken with 27th ult., and disrnasted in a gale on
the 24th South of Nantucket.
The Astrea, of Leith, has proceeded for her destination.

There is no truth whatever in the report that Lord
Frederick Beauclerk, next brother to the Duke of St. Al-
ban's, is about to marry at present.

A considerable quantity of land in the neighbour-
hood cf Leytonatone, is at present let at 101. per acre. It is
cultivated for growing vegetables for the London market.—
Essex Mercury.

The idea of the poor girl, Eliza Davies, having
been her own murderer, is disproved by the fact of the handle
of the door, which opens into the street, being smeared with
blood, which shows that the perpetrator of this horrid deed
must have escaped that way.

In examining the apartment!. of an eccentric old
gentleman who lately died at Dieppe, a sum of 50,000 francs
was found, concealed in some straw and rubbish in an apple-
garret, all in old gold and silver coin, but chiefly in six-franc
pieces.

Yesterday morning a young lady of great personal
attractions, daughter of a gentleman of high respectability in
this town, eloped from her father's residence at an early hour,
with a servant of the establishment. Immediate pursuit was
made on discovery of their flight, but the fugitives managed
to elude all attempts at detection until the gordian knot had
been safely tied. The gay Lothario had been only about three
weeks in her father's service, and could not have lost much
time in making a conquest of the fair lady's heart.—Brad.
ford Observer.

The real cause of the failure of the potatoes, which
are planted whole, appears pretty evident from the following
colloquy, which it is said took place between two little fellows
who were bird-nesting near G n last week. In pass
ing a newly planted field of potatoes, the •ne remarked that
Thae 'taties belonged to Moister " Aye, man,
so they do," replied the other, " and what's mair, they're set
hale(whole); last night our folk had a real howking at them."
—Ayr Observer.

A married lady has favoured us with the following
report :—Bachelors hen-pecked by their housekeepers, 3,185 ;
pestered by legacy-hunting relatives, 1,736 ; devoured by
ennui and selfish cares, 2,604 ; troubled by nephews and nieces
(so called), 1,883; crabbed, cross-grained, desolate in life's
decline, 5,384 ; happy, none.—Leicester Chronicle.

About a week since a bet was made by some mili-
tary gentlemen, over the wine-cup, as to the ability of one of
their servants to eat three fowls and drink a bottle of whiskey,
at least, in a given time. The task was undertaken and ful-
filled, but at the sacrifice of the poor fellow's life, whose
stomach was incapable of digesting the monstrous load; nor
could that invaluable instrument, the stomach-pump, dislodge
its contents ; and emetics failing to act, he expired in great
agony.—Plymouth Journal.

It is understood that the Grand Cross of the Bath
was conferred on the Earl of Durham at the express desire of
his Majesty, as a mark of approbation of the talents and diplo-
matic skill displayed by his Lordship during his mission, and
more particuiarly In effecting certain recent arrrngements in a
matter which at one time threatened serious differences be-
twen this country and Russia.—Morning Paper•