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Weer a chance to escape. Some few were assessed afteroon•
siderable altercation. The ultimatum appeared pretty evi-
dent to be an appeal against the rate. Another rats was
made on the lith inst. At this meeting, the overseers" just
popped in." signed the rate, and deputed, leaving the as-
ileum overseer to answer objections; he however declared
that he knew nothing about the rate, and could give
no explanation, and the meeting then dispersed, greatly
dissatisfied.

-ILaintsitsit, Arm 6.—The harvest has commenced
In this neighbourhood: the mope of all kinds being very
luxuriant.

The canal, intended to be made to Tiverton, has been
finished as far as Long Hollow (three miles from Taunton.)
whets • lock has .been constructed; on Thursday last the
water was admitted, and a boat built In the vicinity was
launched.

The London coaches travel with such immoderate spend,
that whereas they used to arrive in Ilmlnster, one at nine
and the other at eleven in the evening, they now arrive fre-
quently at three o'clock In the afternoon. One day they
came from Tavrombe, a distance of 8 miles, In the incredibly
short period of 20 minutes, being at the rates of 24 miles an
hour. On the road towards London one of the horses fell
down dead from exhauatian, and the other coach, being close
behind, passed over two other horses, which a short time
after also died.

A formidable snake was killed on Crimson Hill, within
the parish of Curry Mallet, about a fortnight since ; it
measured in circumference 8 inches, and in length 4 feet 10
inches. _ _

BATH. Ano. B.—Wheat, per qr. 503 to 70s ; Flour, 67.
to 62.; Seconds do. 51e to 525; Beans, 40s to 40s; Bar-
ley, 30a to 38s; Peas, —a; Oats, 26. to 32s.—The 41b.
loaf, Wheaten, 10d ; Standard wheaten, 9d ; Beef, per lb.
71
6d to 7d; Mutton, 6d (to 8d; Veal, 6d to 8d; Lamb,
(1 to 8d ; Pork, 6d to 74 ; Chickens, per couple, Os
to is ; Fowls, 41 to 4s Gd ; Ducks, 3s 4d to 4s 66;
Geese, each, 4. Gd to 5s ; Butter, per lb. 13d to 144;
Cheese, per lb 6d to lld ; Eggs, per doz. 8d to 15d; Po-
tatoes, per peck, Bd.
WAIIMINIITEIt, Aug. 6,—Wheat, 484 to Ms ; Barley,
284 to 334; Oars, 25e to 30; Beams. 401 to 500.
MARRIED.—PhiIip Hancock, jun. Esq. of Ford, near
Wivel4combe, to Ann Blake. daughter of the late R. Han-
cock. F.. 14. of Lidyeard St. Lawrence—G. Heather, Rsq.
of Worthing, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of I. Wilson.
Esq. of Paragon.building..—At Vat.on, Mr. J. Hardwick,
surgeon, of Work, to Hannah, only daughter of the late
John Vigor, E.q.—At Portishead, the Rev. C. Clifton, to
Mary Jane, youngest daughter of the late Micajah Malbon,
Esq. post.captain.—At Bristol Church, Mr. E. R. Bower,
surgeon, of Newent Gloucestershire, to Elizabeth, second
daughter of Mr. Edwards, high-street.—T. R. Guppy,
Esq. of Bristol, to Henrietta Collings, third daughter of
the late W. Jennings, Esq. of Congreshury, Somers: t.—
J. Hole, Esq. to Mary, second daughter of the late John
Selland, Esq. of Bow.
DIED.—Mrs. Worthington, relict of A. Worthington,
Esq.—At Axbridge, 85, 0. Symons, Esq—blnjor Fitzpa-
trick, late of the Madras Native Infantry, 45.—W. C.
Stewart, Esq. late of New Bond-street, 64.—At Tenby,
49, C. L. Remus. Esq. of Cheltenham.—At Cirencester,
Caroline, wife of T. D. Whatley, Esq. of the Middle Tem-
ple.—At Berkeley. Mr. John Smith, solicitor.—At Glou-
cester, 59, Susannah, wife of B. Claxton, Esq.—The Rev.
W. Boughton, 62, upward. of twenty years an active ma-
gistrate for the c unties of Worcester and Gloucester.—
Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Woodman. surgeon, Exbridge.—At
Exeter, 83, James Woodmason, Esq. of Dublin.—Ann,
relict of the late F. Fairbank, Esq. of London.— At Drew,.
teignton, Wm. Ponsford, 11441.—At Topsham. T. Rosa,
E4q. 62.—At Liskeard, William Pedler, Req.—At Stoke
Dameral, near Devonport, Sarah Bridget Stevens Atnyatt,
youngest daughter of the late Rev. John Amyatt Chaundy,
of Charlinch, near Bridgewater.—Ann, eldest daughter of
the Rev. T. Stockwell, rector of Sttatford.Toney, Wilts,
and Sub Dean of Salisbury cathedral.—Mrs. Salter, relict
of the late Mr J. Salter.-83, Susannah, relict of the late
Rev. Joseph Clift, of North Bradley—At Tenby, 86, Mts.
Griffiths, widow of Capt. John Griffiths.
PAISLEY ADVERTISER, Aug. 6.
On Friday, last week, a highly interesting and im.
portant experiment was made on the canal, near John-
stone, by 111 r. J. M`Dowal, engineer there, with a boat
and machinery, constructed purposely to show, that steam
boats may be used on any canal whatever, with great ad-
vantage, and without doing the least injury to the banks,
which has hitherto been the principal, if not the only ob-
jection, to their being used on canals, as well as upon
rivers of grata extent. So far as we are enabled to
judge from the experiment itself, we do not hesitate to
pronounce it a most successful one, and one likely to
lad to very important results, both as regards the increased
speed at which boats of this description may be matte to move,
land also as regards great saving of expense to the proprietors.
The boat with which the experiment was made was car.
tainly not the ben for a purpose of this kind, it being only a
four-oared gig, 32 feet long, which, with the necessary bal-
last and machinery, besides a number of people who were
on board at the time, was kept sunk considerably in water;
yet with this disadvantage, it went regularly at the rate of
seven miles an hour, with only four men moving the app..
rains, Mr. lii`Dowall himself steered, and found that she
answered the smallest touch of the helm, • circumstance
which gave considerable satisfaction, as it had been doubted
much whether, from the peculiar manner in which the boat
is propelled, this would be the cam. As Mr. sl•Dowal in.
tends, we understand, to secure to himself the ben.fit of the
invention by a patent, we abstain from entering minutely
into a detail of the plan by which this great improvement is
to be effected: we may however observe, that it is not pro-
pelled in the usual way with paddles, nor does it receive its
purchase or propelling power from the water, but by a situ.
ple and peculiar means. hitherto unattenipted. As the day
was tine, a vast number had congregated to whoa* this
novel exhibition, among whom we observed Ludovic Hous.
town, Esq. of Johnstone. William Houstoun, Req. Sir W.
N. Napier, Bart. Campbell Snodgrass, Esq. H. 3l•Dowal,
Esq. all of whom seemed highly satisfied, and seedily ex-
pressed their conviction of its perfect practicability and
safety. The saving by this method is calculated in the pas.
sage boats alone, at about 8 or 9001. a year, besides securing
the great additional advantage of starting every hour, while
lo regard to the trading boats, it will enable them to make
the east and west passage between Joluunone and Glasgow in
one instead of two days, thus greatly tacilicating the taunt
of goods and travellers.
' hour or Gaowtwo Cnor.—At a sale of oats at Put.
teritill anti Lylesland, on Wednesday, Mr. William Han,
auctioneer. one field averaged 81. per sac, and a very supe-
rior lot 111. On. lot of first rate potatoes sold at the high
sum of 241. per acre ; and en Thursday at Brediland, five
lots sold, the lowest at 71. 19s. and the highest at 101. 10..
A flan field so dat 12i. 2s. tlue lot of po.atoes sold at 121
per acre, and a lot of hay at 31. 17s per one hundred atone.
There were about seven nundred stone of bay for sale, but
the proprietors was not satisfied with the price offered, and
declined to sell any more. The last lot of potatoes, it was
thought, might average about 3 pecks, and the first lot six
pecks per fail.
REV PREWS HIRE. .

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