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WICKEDNESS.— A follow, named George
Moore, was on Wednesday held to bail for beating his
mother, himself in 201. and two sureties in 101. each, for
twelve months.—Preston Observer.

GAME.—The shooting season has commenced
with no very cheering prospects to the sportsman. Empty
bags and wet jackets are the order of the day. There no
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There will be no good shooting in this neighbourhood and
particularly on the hills for some weeks to come, on account
of the out standing grain, and if the eager sportsman
could reconcile himself to the present disaster, he would
find it far the best in the long run. In the low-
lands numbers of nests were destroyed about the hatching
time in June, and second broods were the conse-
quence, which are now chicks far beneath the notice of the
valiant sportsman, and the corn will preserve them from
the cowardly assailant. A great quantity of old birds re-
mained from the carnage of last year's sporting, which,
though the weather has not proved very favourable, has
produced a plentiful stock for the sportsman and sufficient
jaw work for the epicure in game. The coursing gentry
may look forward to good sport if the poacher does not
foil him in his career, for the fur is to be found in great
abundance generally. Pheasants are also very plentiful.—
Cheltenham Free Press.
FOX KILLED.—For some time past extensive
depredations have been committed in the farm yards at
Thornwaite, near Keswick, and though the offender in-
variably contrived to escape from the scene of his noctur-
nal robberies unseen, little doubt remained in the minds
of any of the sufferers that they were indebted to some
neighbouring reynard for the wholesale thinning of
their feathered occupants of the farm-yard ; the sequel
has shown that their surmises were correct, and the
marauder's temerity has at length cost him his life. On
Saturday last, being determined to bring the matter to an
issue, three foxhounds (of the valuable breed for which their
owner is famed) belonging to Mr. Isaac Fearon, of Great
Braithwaite, were taken to the scene of depredation, and in
a short time after casting off tho wily gentleman was started
from his snug quarters in the orchard of Mrs. Gibson, of
Powter How. The run was short but desperate—the three
splendid dogs run the fox down before he had got a quar-
ter of a mile from the orchard in which he had taken up
his temporary abode ! He proved to be a remarkably
large dog fox, and his fine condition showed that during
the period he had vegetated amongst the good people of
Thornthwaite he had never lacked a good meal. The
adage tells us " that a full belly never makes a bad day's
work :" in this instance we apprehend the axiom does not
hold good—reynard had evidently fared too sumptuously,
and hence the easy prey he became to his formidable pur-
suers.—Carlisle Patriot.
REPRESENTATION OF CANTERBURY.—The re-
quisition to Frederick Villiers, Esq., calling upon him to
resign any claims which he might have upon the electors of
the Liberal party in this city, having been forwarded to
that gentleman, an answer has been received. Mr. Villiers
states that having. been invited some months since by the
Radical Association to come forward again for this city,
and having pledged himself to accede to their request, he
shall again allow himself to be put in nomination in the
event of a future election, in order to represent the Radical
Association on the hustings. It is said to be in contem-
plation to call a general meeting of the " Liberal voters,"
in order to ascertain what steps are to be taken.—Kentish
Observer 'Tory paper).

Mr. Gates, the soncitor, attended for the prosecution.
At a former examination before the Lord Mayor, Mr.
Morse stated that Goldback, a person of whom he had
no kno,dedge whatever, called at the warehouse, and re-
presented himself as Mr. Goulburn, 9, Park-street, Clap.
ham Common, giving, at the same time, a reference
to a house where he received an unexceptionable
character from a person who afterwards appeared to be
an accomplice in the fraud.
During Mr. Morse's temporary absence in the country,
the prisoner called at the warehouse, and produced several
orders for goods from Goldback or Goulburn, which
were furnished according to the directions. It was found,
however, that no such person lived in Park-street, Clap-
ham Common, and Vincent, being met somewhere about
Hackney, was taken into custody by a person in the employ-
ment of Mr. Morse, and delivered over to the custody of a
policeman. Upon the former examination the prisoner
declared be knew notbing of Goldback or Goulburn
more than he acquired at a casual meeting at the Elephant
and Castle where he was employed by that person to fetch
the goods.
Mr. Gates stated that 1* had evidence to prove
that Vincent and Goldback bad been long connected
in a sort of partnership to defraud the shop.
keepers of the metropolis, and that their swindling
manoeuvres, which were exyli,, sive, had been very suc-
cessful, notwithstanding the declaration of the prisoner,
that that they were strangers to each other.
Vincent laughed, and shook his head.
Sir PETER LAURIE—Surely
I know you, Vincent. I
am convinced that you have been charged before me
on a former occasion, at Guildhall?
Vincent (smiling)—No, my Lord, I never saw you
before.
Sir PETER LAURIE—I am positive of it.
Mr. Gates—He has been frequently charged with plun-
dering tradesmen, and has been imprisoned.
Sir PETER LAURIE—Ie is quite ridiculous in him to say
that he and I are not acquainted.
Vincent—Why, the truth is, we have met before, Sir
Peter. You certainly have a fine recollection. I was
pulled before you at Guildhall about eight or nine years
ago. A sheriff's officer wished to arrest me for debt, and
an attempt was made to accomplish that by a false charge,
but you would net listen to it, and discharged me. That's
the truth.
Policeman No. 146 of the N division stated that he
knew the prisoner and Goldback to be common and infa-
mous swindlers about town, acting in company for years.
They had defrauded great numbers of tradesmen, and con-
trived, by playing ingeniously into each other's hands, aided
by others of their gang, to escape in several in-
stances by giving their cheating the eppearanco of
debt. The impudence with which they accomplished the
object of plundering was quite without a parallel. The
moment one succeeded ill getting goods by false represen-
tations he passed the word to other fellows of the same
class, and the unfortunate trader soon became a victim to
the amount often of hundreds. Of late Vincent had been
tried at the Old Bailey and sent to the Penitentiary.
Sir PETER LAURIE—How long were you in the Pe-
nitentiary, prisoner ? Vincent—Only a month, Sir Peter,
and should not have been there at all if they had not been
prejudiced against me. They owed me a spite.—( Laughter. )
Policeman 146—The Recorder summed up rather fa-
vourably to him, as his Lordship thought the offence had
some resemblance to a debt, but the Jury were tradesmen,
and saw at once that the accused was a common cheat,
and they found him guilty.
Sir PETER LAURIE—No doubt all persons who are con-
victed consider the decision of the Juries as the result of
spite.
Vincent—That officer has a prejudice against me, Sir
Peter.

Sir PETER LAURIE—No doubt of it. He knows you to
be a common cheat, and he feels towards you accordingly.
Vincent—l assure you that I consider that verdict a very
unfair one, and it) did the Recorder.
Sir PETER LAURIE--I am quite aware that you consider
it unfair. What effect had it upon you ? What have you been
doing since? Vincent—l have been acting most up-
rightly.—( Laughter. )
Policeman N 146—He has been constantly engaged in
swindling, and it is most surprising that tradesmen will
not make proper inquiries about persons of this descrip-
tion before they let them have goods. A little ordinary
care will protect shopkeepers, but they won't use it.
Policeman N 12 said that Vincent and Goldback had
been both in custody several times for swindling. and were
constant companions in committing plunder in the Way
described.

......g.11:-FETER LAURIE applauded the zeal and activity of
Policeman 146 of the N division, and advised that ex-
ertions should be made to apprehend Goldbeck.
Mr. Morse said that if he could have procured the as-
sistance of a policeman at Bc!hnal.grecn on Saturday
morning he could have secured Goldloack, but not one was
to be found in the neighbourhood. He saw that person
go into a house, and after having in vain tried to find a po-
liceman for half an hour, he made an attempt to appre-
hend Goldbeck himself, but did not succeed, in conse-
quence of the interference of the owner of the house. He
would do the justice to the police on duty to say that they
did all they could for him and they accounted for the dif-
ficulty experienced in obtaining aid by the fact that the
night police were about to be substituted for the day police
at the time when the interposition was required.
Vincent was then remanded.
Mr. Childe, of the firm of Messrs. Wire and Childe,
Solicitors, applied to Sir Peter Laurie, on the subject of
the course intended to be pursued by the City Magistrates,
relative to the closing
of public houses on Sunday after
their first opening on that day ? Ho appeared on behalf
of Mr. Cooke, a licensed victualler, in the vicinity of Can-
non-street, whose house stood at a corner exactly opposite
the Church, and who considered himself as placed
in rather an awkward situation. It happened that
at this Church alluded to there was evening ser-
vice, but no afternoon service. Now, in con-
formity with the Lord Mayor's determination, ex-
pressed a few day ago in the justice room, that all pub-
lic houies in the City should be closed from three to five
o'clock on Sundays, Mr. Cooke had closed Ids house
during these hours, and as his license directed that all
houses should be closed during the hours of divine service
observed in each parish, he also closed his doors while the
evening service was going forward. In the other parishes
in which morning and afternoon service alone was per-
formed, the publicans did not consider themselves, of
course, under any obligation to close in the evening, so that
the neighbouring public-houses were open and doing busi-
ness when Mr. Cooke's excluded all custom.
.

Sir PETER LAURIE--I consider that Mr. Cooke is not
bound to keep his house closed after five o'clock, whether
there be Church service in the evening or not. The old
established time for afternoon service is from three to half-
past four or five o'clock, and if any complaint was made be-
fore me that a publican kept his house open while church
service was going on in the evening, I would not take
any notice of it. We have no control in such a case.
Mr. Child said as Mr. Cooke was differently situated
from any other publican in the City, and as he did not wish
to be looked upon as one who would entertain a thought in
favour of the infraction of the law, he felt most anxious to
be correctly informed on the point.
Sir PETER LAURIE—If a clergyman neglects to perform
his duty to the parishioners in the afternoon, it is not the
publicans' fault, and the publican is not bound to shut up
because the service is performed at the time best suited
to the clergyman.
Mr. Child said, that Mr. Wire had waited upon the
Bishop of London on the subject, but his Lordship did not
give any decided opinion on the subject, but intimated that
it should meet with due consideration.
Sir PETER LAURIE—Humbly representing the LORD
MAYOR, as I do, I am bound to say that I would not in.
terfere with a publican who opens his house at five o'clock,
end if a clergyman chose to preach a sermon any hour
after that time, I don't see why that is to a effect a pub-
lican.—( A laugh.)
Mr. Child—lf there was not a settled time for the due
observance of all the trade, constructions might be put upon
the Act showing that public-houses must be kept closed
during the whole of Sunday—we are then to understand
that Mr. Cook is to close from three till five, and not in
the evening?
Sir PRTER LAURIE—Certainly ; I shall fine him if it be
proved before me that he does not close his house from
three till five, but I shall not fine him if he opens after five.
I was rather surprised to find that yesterday at the West
end of the town several of tile public-houses were open
during Church time. myself open at four
I saw some
o'clock, and nobody seemed to notice the circumstance.
IVORSHIP-STREET,
TAPROOM v. PARLOUR.—IMPORTANT TO PUBLICANS
Joseph Lee, who looked a respectable mechanic, was
placed at the bar, charged with creating a disturbance at
he Green Man, hackney.
The Solicitor who appeared for the prosecutor said
that the prisoner was willing o enter into his recogni-
, and that if that
zances to keep the peace IL r six months
were done he should not enter into the case.
Mr. BROUGHTON said lie would not bind any man to
keep the peace without going into tile case.
The Solicitor then proceeded with the case, and it ap-
peared from the evidence of Mr. Herman, the landlord of
the Green Man, and that of James Forsyth, his servant,
that the prisoner, who is a taproom customer, in-
sisted on being served with beer on Friday night,
after the gas had been turned out, at half-past eleven, the
usual hour of closing, and on Mr. Herman refusing to
serve him, lie i
forced his way into the parlour and insisted
on being served. On being refused he said he would ro-
turn again with a party on Saturday, and
prevent any of
the parlour customers being served. The prisoner did
S
accordingly return wit h a partyan on aturday, who forced
their way into the p
by their conduct and
arlour! d
threatening language forced all the customers to quit.
The prisoner then went to the Fountain opposite and pro-
cured some beer, which be brought back to the Green
Man, and insisted upon being permitted to drink it there.
In consequence of this the prisoner had been given into

Icustody.
In his defence the prisoner denied making use of abusive
language en the Saturday, and said that on the Friday he
was irritated at being refused admittance into the parlour.

The decision of the worthy Magistrate appeared to e..
cite considerable surprise among the persons present in
the office.

BAMBOO, THE NEW CHIMPANZEE
AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, RE-
GENT'S PARK.

Bamboo, the chimpanzee now in the Zoological So-
ciety's Gardens, Regent's-park, and the subject of the
following sketch, was purchased by Lieut. Henry K.
Sayers, about a year ago, from a mandingo at Sierra
Leone, who related that he had captured him in the
Bullora country, having first shot the mother, on
which occasions the young ones never fail to remain by
by their wounded parents. On becoming Lieut. Sayers'
he was delivered over to a black boy, a servant, and
in a few days became so attached to him as to be
exceedingly troublesome, screaming and throwing him-
self into the most violent passion if he attempted to
leave him for a moment. He evinced also a strange af-
fection for clothes, never omitting an opportunity of pos-
sessing himself of any garment left near him, which he im-
mediately carried to the piazza, where he invariably seated
himself on it with a self-satisfied grunt, nor would he re-
sign it without a bard fight, and on being worsted exhi-
bited every symptom of the greatest anger. Observing
this strange fancy, Mr. Sayers procured him a piece of
cotton cloth, which, much to the amusement of all who
saw him, he carried with him wherever he went, nor
would any temptation induce him to resign it, even for
a moment. In the morning at eight o'clock he received
a piece of bread, about the size of a halfpenny loaf,
steeped in water or milk and water, about two o'clock a
couple of bananas or plaintains, and before he retired
for the night a banana, orange, or slice of pine apple.
The banana appears to be his favourite food ; for it he
would forsake everything else, and if not gratified would
exhibit the utmost petulance. On one occasion it was
deemed necessary to refuse him one, considering that
he had already eaten a sufficiency, upon which he threw
himself into a violent rage, and uttering a piercing cry,
knocked his head with such force against the wall
as to throw him on his back, then getting upon a
chest which was near, he dashed his arms about in
the most furious manner, and at length precipitated
himself from it ; in short, lie exhibited, on all oc-
casions where his will was opposed, the impa-
tient temper of a spoiled child, but even in
the height of passion he never showed any disposition
to bite or otherwise ill-treat his keeper. Although
he never would object to be caressed or nursed by a
stranger, he never evinced the slightest disposition to
make the acquaintance of any other animal. This
strange attachment to the human race, and dislike to
all other animals, may be considered one of the most
extraordinary features of this genus. His cunning is
also remarkable ; on all occasions when he thinks he is
unobserved, he steals everything within his reach, for
no other apparent purpose than to gratify ti propensity
for thieving. When lie thinks, however, that any one
is observing him, he watches for his opportunity with
the greatest patience. In his habits, unlike the mon-
key tribe, he is extremely cleanly. Bamboo, at the
time of purchase, appeared to be about fourteen months
old, and he will not reach his full growth until he is be-
tween nine and ten years of age. When full grown
the height of the chimpanzee is about four or five feet,
and the natives say that in their wild state their
strength is enormous, and that they have seen them
snap boughs off the trees with the greatest apparent
ease, which the united strength of two men could
scarcely bend.

THE VAMPIRE BAT AT THE
SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.

The vampire bat, which has lately been received at
the Surrey Gardens from Sumatra, is a young male.
Its body is covered with an integument resembling black
kid leather, and the position in which it usually places
itself is that of being suspended from the bars of the
cage, with the head downwards. Its wings are capable
of being extended about two feet. Its tongue is long
and pointed, and this is the only external peculiarity
which would prompt the belief that it possesses the san-
guinary attributes. As to the fact, whether or not it
possesses those attributes, authorities differ. Cuvier
says, " The truth appears to be, that the vampire in-
flicts only small wounds, which may probably become
inflammatory and gangrenous, from the influence of the
climate." On the other hand, Captain Stedman, who
travelled in Surinam, relates that he himself lost about
14 ounces of blood from the bites of a vampire in one
night ; and he farther says of the animal, " It is said
to perform the operation by inserting its aculeated tongue
into the vein of a sleeping person, with so much dexterity
as not to he felt ; at the same time fanning the air with
its large wings, and thus producing a sensation so de-
lightfully cool that the sleep is rendered still more pro-
found, and the unfortunate person reduced almost to
death before he awakes." Bishop Heber again says,
" The vampire bat of India is a very harmless creature,
of habits entirely different from the idea entertained of
it in England. It only cats fruits and vegetables, and
indeed its teeth are not indicative of carnivorous habits,
and from blood it turns away when offered to it. The
vampire of South America appears to be of a more
sanguinary nature than that of India, to which country
the vampire of the Surrey Gardens belongs. Mr.
Waterton, a living traveller, says of the South Ameri-
can vampire, " The vampire is a species of bat which
sucks the blood of man and every other unprotected
animal. There are two species in Demerara, both of
which suck living animals. °tie is rather larger than
the common bat. The other measures about two feet
from wing to wing extended. So gently does this nocturnal
surgeon draw the blood, that instead of being roused,
the patient is lulled into a still profounder sleep." Mr.
Waterton relates an instance of the destructive habit
of the South American vampire :—" A gentleman, by
name Walcott, lived high up the river Demerara.
While I was passing a day or two at his house, the
vampires sucked his son, a boy about ten or eleven
years old, some of his fowls, and his jackass. The
youth showed me his forehead at day-break ; the wound
was still bleeding apace, and I examined it with minute
attention. The poor ass was doomed to be a prey to
those imps of the night. I saw, by the numerous sores
on his body, and by his apparent debility, that he
would sink under his afflictions. Mr. Walcott told
me that it was with great difficulty he could keep a
few fowls, on account of the smaller vampires, and that
the larger kind was killing his poor ass by inches. It
was the only quadruped he had brought ttp with him
into the forest."

It is a lamentable fact that Ireland cannot boast
of a solitary patron of the arts, properly so called. A
collection of pictures by modern masters is unknown
here ; not so with our neighbours. The proud boast of
an Englishman now-a-days is, that he possesses works
of men of genius of his own country while they live ;
and he is happy to see the genius of Old England rival
that of Greece or Rome in the happiest efforts :of their
skill; he lives to see it, and is happy in rewarding it.
Many private gentlemen in England possess collections of
the works of modern British artists not surpassed by the
paintings of any age or country in the world. We should
rejoice to find Irish gentlemen with the same enterprising
spirit, but it is remarkable, that while Englishmen and
Scotolgoon laud and assist their countrymen, we find Irish.
men unjustly traduce and avoid each other. We hope
shortly to see this ridiculous and ungenerous habit abo-
lished, that it may not become a proverb, to the everlasting
disgrace of the people. In Ireland there is one feature in
the conduct of certain gentlemen respecting works of art
which requires especial notice. Many hundreds of old pic-
tures, to our certain knowledge, arc sold annually by auc-
tion in Dublin, at the same time that many talented artists
are languishing for want of employment, and even for their
daily bread. The pictures which are sold in this way be-
long to the black invisible genus in Holland, &c., and are
purchased with avidity by the savants of Ireland.—Pdy-
technic Journal.
PORTRAIT OF WIII'FEFIEI.D.—IIc was some-
thing above the middle stature, well proportioned, though
at that time slender, and remarkable for a native grace-
fulness of manner. His complexion very fair, his features
regular, his eyes small and lively, of a dark blue colour—
in recovering from the measles he had contracted a squint
with one of them ; but this peculiarity in no way les'eued
the expressive sweetness of his countenance. His voice
excelled both in melody and compass, and its fine modu-
lations were happily accompanied by that grace of action
which he possessed in an eminent degree, and which has
been said to be the chief requisite of an orator.-
1 Countess of Huntingdon's Life and Times, Vol. 11.

It appears that the William schooner cleared out of
the London Docks on Sunday at high water, bound for i
Ostend, and was laden to an unusual, and as t turned
out, dangerous degree. At the time of her leaving the
docks, and indeed during the whole of Sunday, the wind
blew heavily from the south-west, which increased at
times to a stiff gale. The William, besides being
iciee ertslsT
laden below in the hold, and both cabins, had upwards
of 20 tons of sugar stowed upon her decks. She pro-
ceeded
topsail
carefully
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little inconvenience from the wind, and having
until just before she came to Erith Reach,
when, by
the captain's orders, the topsail was struck,
as the wind
had considerably increased. The vessel had arrived
about mid-channel in Erith Reach, when the wind in-
veel
creased suddenly and fearfully, and the vessel heeled
over in an alarming manner. The crew, with the quick-
ness of thought, sprung into the skiff, which was towing
astern, and belonged to the waterman who was helping
the vessel out of the River, and leaving in their alarm the
Custom-house officer who was on board the vessel.
They had scarcely got into the boat when a sudden
squall caught the schooner ; she heaved heavily, and
turned right over, going to the bottom immediately.
The boat astern, into which the captain and crew had
jumped, was being dragged under, when the waterman,
with great presence of mind, cut the headfast, and they
were saved. The Custom-house officer had risen to the
surface, clinging to an oar. It fortunately ' happened
that the Pearl, Gravesend Diamond Company's
boat, which left Gravesend at three o'clock in the at:
ternoon, was passing up the River at the moment, and
the captain, Mr. John Pindar, immediately gave the
word to stop the vessel, which was not more than thirty
yards off at the time of the accident. Before, how-
ever, this could be done, two of the crew, named Cox
and Browne, had jumped into the Pearl's boat, and a
number of the passengers, previously alarmed at the
occurrence, ran to the stern of the vessel,
and let go the fastenings before the paddle
wheels had been stopped. The Pearl's boat immediately
plunged headlong into the River, and was swamped, the
men in her being precipitated under the water. The
Pearl having being stopped, the exertions of the cap-
tain were directly shown in endeavouring to rescue the
men, who were struggling in the water, and after much
danger and labour, he fortunately succeeded in rescuing
the whole of them—the Custom-house officer having
clung the whole of the time to the oar that had origi-
nally held him up. The men, much exhausted, were
taken into the cabin of the Pearl, and treated with the
utmost kindness by the captain and steward, and shortly
recovered from their alarm. The vessel was n9t over-
crowded with sail at the time, and there was, apparently,
no blame to be attached to the captain or crew, the un-
fortunate accident being mainly attributable to the sud-
den and violent squall, and the top-heavy lading upon
deck. The vessel now lies in mid-channel, in Erith
Reach, in about six or seven fathoms water,and will, until
removed, be a very great obstruction to the navigation of
the River ; her cargo altogether is said to have been of
great value. The crew were taken to London on board
the Pearl, and landed at the Custom-house quay. The
whole of the cargo is, of course, lost.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
(LLOYD'S.)

VESSELS SPOKEN WITII.-The Lady Rebow, of Colches-
ter, bound to Malaga, and Star, of Plymouth, from Denia,
25th ult., in the Straits of Gibraltar, by the Prima Donna,
arrived at Gibraltar; Isabella, Do la Perelle, Jersey to
Dcnia, and Dart, Guernsey to Malaga, 24th ult., off
Cape St. Mary's, by the Jane, Sauvage, arrived at
Cadiz ; Pauline, Bemur to Baltimore, 28th ult., lat. 42,
lon. 57; Science, Honduras to Liverpool, 29th, let. 43,
lon. 54 ; Thracian, Plymouth to St. Petersburgh ; same
day, Abeona, Liverpool to St. John's, New Brunswick,
30th ult., lat. 45, lon. 47 ; Transit, Dublin to Quebec,
Ist inst., lat. 47, lon. 39, by the Liverpool steamer;
arrived at Liverpool ; Baltic Merchant, London to Quebec,
let. 50, lon. 23, by the Irvine ; arrived at Cork ;
Neptune, Furis, July 24, lat. 1, long. 23 W. ; Matilda of
Jamaica, 2d inst., lat. 45, long. 11, bylthe Superb, Nichol,
arrived at Falmouth ; Amphritite, Roil, Rotterdam to
Surinam, 11th ult., lat. 42, long. 11, by the Cornelis,
Mellema, arrived in the Texel ; Theseus, bound to Cal-
cutta, sth inst„ lat. 48, long 10, by the Pallas, Richards,
arrived at Falmouth ; Eliza, Bahia to the Mediterranean,
26th ult., in the Straits of Gibraltar, by theßock Scorpion,
arrived at Gibraltar ; Dialtesh, Porto Cabello to Liver-
pool, eth ult., lat. 20, long. 67 ; Francis, London to
Montreal, 25th ult., tat. 44, long. 32 ; Express, Lon-
don to Ahramichi, 27th, /at. 46, long. 26i 7..eitb,
Bristol, to ditto, list, lat. 51, long. 10, by the
Ravenswood, Frazer, arrived in the Clyde ; Kilmsnn, of
Glasgow, for Quebec, 4th ult., off St. Peter's; Sarah
Anne, Clyde to Quebec, 18th ; Trevor, of Sunderland, for
North America, 27th ult., lat. 49, lon. 24, by the General
Monagus, steamer, arrived in the Clyde ; Herald, London
to Alexandria, July 13, lat. 38, lon. 9; Cottager, New-
castle to Odessa, 26th, let. 38, lon. 6, by the British
Queen, Wood, arrived at Falmouth; Silas Richards, Li.
verpool to New York, 6th inst., lat. 51, lon. 9, by the
Isabella, Currie, arrived at Liverpool ; Daniel Wheeler,
Kutch to Falmouth, 6th ult., off Pusitataria, by the Puclla,
Thomas, arrived at Falmouth ; Treasurer, of Newcastle,
from Odessa, 2d ult., lat. 38, lon, 12 E. ; Ellen, Smyrna
to London, 6th, off Malta, by the Wetherall, Hicks,
arrived at Falmouth.

THE GALE.—On Sunday morning it blew a
tremendous gale of wind from S. S.W., accompanied at
short intervals with very heavy squalls. Several coasting
vessels, which were beating up the River at the time, lost
their foretopmasts and other gear. Amongst those
arrived yesterday afternoon with the loss of foretopmast,
was the clipper-built schooner Scottish Maid, Captain
Watson, belonging to Aberdeen, and from that port with a
general cargo. The tiers of colliers and other coasting
vessels moored on the River, rode in safety, but heavily,
throughout the gale. It is feared, however, that the
damage done at sea, particularly on the north-east coast,
has been considerable. The gale moderated about four
o'clock, A.M. ; but on Sunday night it continued to blow
strong from about W. S. W , with cloudy weather. The
shipping in the docks did not receive the slightest injury.
In the forenoon, the American line-of-packet ship Presi-
dent, Captain Chadwick, sailed from the St. Katharine's
Dock for New York, with a valuable cargo of merchandise,
and a considerable number cf emigrants.

It is known in the navy that no officer is eligible
to do duty as a commander under a captain, unless he has
commanded a sloop-of-war for three years, or served for a
like period as first lieutenant of a rated ship; under a
memorandum,however, from the Admiralty, dated 25th of
April (hut which has not been circulated in the service,
although it is published in the last " Naval List"), the
Lords Commissioners have been pleased to direct " that
two years' service as a first lieutenant of a sloop of war, or
as gunnery lieutenant, may be counted for one served as
first lieutenant of a rated ship, and' so on in proportion."
PLYMOUTH. SEPT. 5.—A court-martial will
be held on Monday on board the Britannia flag-ship in this
harbour, to try Lieutenant W. B. T. Rider, Royal Ma-
rines, of the Madagascar, on charges of disobedience of
orders, contempt to his superiors, and unofficer-like
conduct.

If a balloon, capable of taking up a hundred per-
sons at once, were harnessed to the earth by a rope or chain
of a quarter of a mile long, no doubt can reasonably be en-
tertained that thousands would go up daily. We have con-
sulted Mr. Green on the subject, and have fully convinced
that enterprising aeronaut of the practicability of the thing.
By firmly screwing a heavy crane to the top of Primrose
Hill, round the barrel of which the required length of rope
was twined, a balloon might gradually be let into the air
at a rate of speed little exceeding that of the pile•driving
monkey. This very deliberate asccht would produce a
sensation altogether new and delightful. Primrose Hill
would be crammed with persons anxious to have a ride in
the atmospheric omnibus, and large sums of money would
be taken daily when it once became generally known that
individuals might be " craned " into the air five times as
high as St. Paul's, and then craned down again with per-
fect security, and all for sixpence 1 Some people may
laugh at this project, and think we are jesting. No such
thing. We have long entertained an opinion that the spe-
culation would be extremely profitable. Indeed, we have
every reason to exoect that the proprietors of Vauxhall
will carry it into effect before long, unless some enterpris-
ing company-monger shall meanwhile step in, and make it
the basis of future operations for the Stock Exchange.—
Po/ytechnic Journal.
VERY D RUN K.-A Boston paper tells the story
of a chap returning home on foot, who was so essentially
corned that he took the canal instead of the turnpike road,
and waded three miles before he discovered his mistake.
On Saturday morning Mr. Ralph, a collecting
clerk to Messrs. Fine), and Walters, tea brokers, had his
pocket picked of pocket-book, containing Bank of
England notes and cheques to the amount of 6001. during
the time he was looking in at the shop window of a picture
ahop in the Strand.
A letter from Constantinople, in giving an ac-
count of the service rendered by the Prince of Joinville,
and the officers and sailors who assisted him m extinguish-
ing the fire at Pere, states that " the Prince, losing his
temper at the calmness of the Turks, who, although. the
Seraskier Halil Pacha was present, sat quietly on the
ground smoking their pipes whilst their houses were burn.
ing, exclaimed, Look at those fools who ate doing
nothing; they would rather let 10,000 houses burn than
pull down 20 to prevent it.' One of the l'achas, turning
to the Prince, said, in good French, Your advice shall
be followed, Prince, the order is given. I understand
French, gentlemen.' The Prince and those who were
with him, however, were compelled to perform this work
themselves. After the file, they saw the Seraskier quietly
sitting on a carpet smoking his pipe. On perceiving
he wasrceivin vgtelr
y
Prince, he desired his interpreter to say that
sorry to have been found smoking his pipe tranquilly, be-
causey it might be thought that 11e had been doing nothing
also whilst the fire was raging. It appears that Halil Pacha
really did superintend the proceedings, but with true
Turkish imperturbable gravity, which must have been
highly amusing to the Prince and his companions."

private, and frorit thecce, if able ot-wiliini,;vork his
cwoay mbitnoutaiocnowmimissththioun.genOurnae effect of
llyurderly ttheims,pearctuing of the
Prussians, is, that, comparatively few who have Outs
served appear as public delinquents. At the age Of
eighteen the youth must enlist
,-ns bnorecean he hold ani,
public
psairttuaotfiotnheukntinilgdthoims,dceablti has full three years' service if in the cavalry,
less if infantry. Military committees,forththosesc. Asa p iro
oorganizeddischargedsufficiently
huibe.
m ny
old, and generally decide as to the services
theres ist,er a rule,
icestowthhicaht
they shall be appointed. Those whose business refers
much to horses are sent to the cavalry—those from the
pre-
mium, miningm , h
districtsuwe ver
on
theto
education,pionee rs, s,
whoever brings certificates of having received a suffi-
cient education in the public gymnasia shall be al-
lowed the option of serving his three years at the public
expense, or one at his own as a volunteer. By this
means, those of gentle birth, or who are destined for
the learned professions, avoid all unreasonable annoy-
ance. At the expiration of three years the subjcet
passes into the landwehr of the Ist Ban, which dual
consists of the best trained men, instead of, like onr
militia, being the least experienced. During about
the first two years of landwehr duty, they form what
is called the war reserve, and arc more liable to ser- 4
vice than afterwards ; and though less so than the line,
would be the next to be called out in an emergency.
Every first and second year this landwehr has to as-
semble for a fortnight, in the third year for about five
or six weeks, to prepare for the mancouvre under the
eye of the King. At the age of forty the Prussian
is tranferred to the 2d Ban, and is not required to ,
leave the country, except in extreme cases, and would
not be required at all, except for garrison duty, or that
the Ist Ban be abroad. After sixty no further service
is demanded, unless the country be invaded, when, as a ,
forlorn hope a levee en masse is made of all who can
carry a scythe or totter under a boar-spear.— United
Service Journal.