The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-08-02 00:00:00

THE WEATHER IN IRELAND.

(From the Dublin Evening Mail.)
With deep regret—and not without some feelings of ap-
prehension for the fate of our harvest, we announce that since
we last addressed our readers upon this subject, the rain has
continued to pour torrents, with scarcely any intermission.
The flood in the river Dodder rose to such a height in the
course of last night that it overflowed the wooden bridge at
Serpentine-avenue upon which the railroad traverses ; and
until an advanced hour of the day, it was supposed that the
bridge had been carried away. Such, however, we have as-
certained, is not the case ; but the communication between
the city and Kingstown was impeded for some time, bnt was
resumed in the afternoon. It appears that similar inclemen-
cies in the weather have taken place in England and on the
Continent ; and should it continue, the worst apprehensions
may be entertained for the safety of the harvest.
The following communication has reached us from a com-
petent and intelligent person whose remarks are the result
of personal observation in a recent tour in the west of Ire-
land, to which district they exclusively refer :
. " THE CROPS.—The appearance of the crops in the west
of Ireland is very satisfactory. Wheat will yield more than
. an average return unless injured by the present rainy weather.
As yet no injury has been done, but unless there is an im-
mediate change the consequences will he serious. Oats are
now looking very healthy : sown during the dry weather it
grew up sickly and short. - The late rains, however, improved
it, and as the ear is good it is expected to be an average
crop.—Barley having been put into the ground much later
than oats, had the benefit of the wet weather, and now pre-
sents a most luxuriant appearance : it will be a full crop.
Flax is looking rather poorly. Potatoes promise a large re-
turn, but the wet has prevented them from ripening as early
as usual, and very small samples only have been yet brought
to market. Mowing has only commenced, and during these
heavy rains the grass were much better uncut, as it will be
impossible to save it. On the whole, if the weather takes
up, a most plentiful harvest may be looked for, but a conti-
nuance of the present weather will be highly injurious. The
constant drifting of the rain, and the floods in the rivers, re-
mind one more of the end than the commencement of
harvest."

ORIENTAL . DECLARATION OF BANKRUPTCY. The
Banians resident at Muscat have a curious practice of pro-
claiming themselves bankrupt. An individual thus situated
seats himself in the open day in his shop with a candle burn-
in., before him. Those of his own class to whom he is indebt-
ed' no sooner perceive this than they come-in and revile him
,in no measured terms, and sometimes even beat him. But
.after this ebulition he is not molested, until he has again
commenced business, and is in a fair way to retrieve himself,
when they again commence their importunities, so that his
failure in uo wise releases him from his former obligations.—
Wellsted's Romig in Arabia. . - -

BIDSTON.

(From the Liverpool Courier.)

Bidston-hill, with its lighthouse, is an object very familiar
to the inhabitants of Liverpool, and is one of the localities
which command attention, as much from its prominent ap-
pearance as its mercantale utility. The original design was
to announce the early approach of vessels from sea, as well
as to give information of any circumstances having a bearing
upon the commercial interests of the port, within the range
of its elevation. The lighthouse was built in the year 1771,
during the mayoralty of Thos. Wilson, Esq., when the num,
ber of vessels entering the port was under 2100, and the dus
ties on tonnage amounted to £4142. 17s. 2d. The establish-
ment is at once a proud monument of the enterprise and public
spirit of the merchants and corporation of that day, and a
proof of the correctness of their anticipations of the in-
creasing commerce of the town, the number of vessels which
entered the port, during the year ending June, 1839, having
been 14,820, and the amount of tonnage £174,222. 16s.
showing such a rapid advance in commercial prosperity as,
in the absence of actual documents in- proof of the fact, would
appear a romance.
The most direct way to Bidston, and one which affords the
greatest variety, is from Woodside, along the new corpora-
tion road past Bridge End, forming the southern boundary
of the property belonging to the corporation of Liverpool of
£200,000 in value, which extends about two -thiles-along the
side of Wallasey Pool until it joins Bidston marsh.- Messrs.
Russells' ship-building yard and patent slip, where vessels
of the largest class are drawn out of the water, and placed
upon an elevated inclined plane, for the purpose of repair,
may be seen on the right ; and a l.ttle further on, Mr. Laird's
establishment, for the manufacture of -wrOught-iron boilers
and iron vessels of every dimension up to 400 or 500 tons.
The wharf is accessible to vessels of large burthen,• having a
depth of thirty feet water at the heights of a spring tine.
This estuary was formerly no inconsiderable rival to Liver-
pool, possessing, in 1565, three barques of 36 tons, and 77
men, when this port could only boast of ten barques and two
boats of 223 tons, navigated by 223 men. • •
Several beautiful little dells 'present themselves to view on
the Seacombe margin of the pool. Egremont church and Sir
John Tobin's manson, and other houses, appear on the rising
ground opposite. Poulton-cum-Seacombe is seen abouta
mile farther on in the direction of Wallasey, when the pool,
which is at its junction with the Mersey about a mile in width,
narrows considerably, and assumes a wild and romantic cha-
racter, and..the spectator, who may have been; in less than
one short hour,.transported from 'the bustle-and-din of life in
one-of the most extensive marts of commerce in the kingdom,
may, with the• exercise of a slight degree offancy, suppose
himself traversing' the banks of some farsoff river,. say the
Scheldt or the Nile, the sand-hills seen in the extreme
and indistinct distance supplying a substitute for the
Nubian Desert, while the cormorant, with leaden wing,
as he floats across the swamp, or the playful plover,
whisking and performing fantastic gyrations, 'and scream-
ing • his wild notes, or the kingfisher's splendid • phial-
age, sparkling in the sun's rays as he darts from the splashy
dirigles on the margin of the pool, adds not a little to the
interest of the scene. The whitewashed top of the Leasowe
lighthouse then appears above the trees in faint, and Gill-
brook and its sequestered haunts, backed by a bluff knoll,
partially covered with verdure; near the base of Bidston-hill,
on the left of the road, together with the castellated appear-
ance of the light-house, poles, boards, ropes. &c., seen above
the rich and varied foliage which characterises the view on
this part of the road, have altogether a singular and pictu-
resque effect. A little further on the left, a sequestered stile-
road across the fields is seen, with a board directing pedes-
triads to the lighthouse. Here the road curves -through a
rich and verdant scene on both sides.

Above some romantic incloAures on the rocky sides of the
hill, on the left, the laurel, the rhododendron, and other ever-
greens, are seen to flourish and run riot amongst toe heath,
troom, gorse, wild roses, young firs, oaks, &c., in rich abun-
dance.

And creeping shrubs, of thousand dyes,
Wave in the west wind's summer signs.
Passing the end of the road, which winds abruptly up a steep
'ascent, Bidston-hall presents itself in a commanding situa-
tion on the left, with a verdant slope and beautifiil foliage in
front. The eastern side has bay windows, and 'gables, and
piazzas, along the dower story. The western front is in a
similar style, without the piazza. The entrance is by a semi-
circular porch which rises to the entrance to which is a stone
gateway with a s:ngalar arch. Ormerod states, that " dur-
ing the embarrassments which involved the noble house of
Stanley, at the close of the 'great rebellion, Bidston-hall be-
came the residence of Charles, the eighth earl of Derby,
Lathom-hall, the chief seat o, tae family, being then a heap
of ruins, and Knowsley in a i.ttle Leter corid,tion. Half the
estates of the family were solu or sequeztered, and the bid
to effect their redemption, which ustice had induced both
houses of parliament to pass unanimously, was rejected by
the son of that king for whom the earl had laid his head upon
the block." Bidston and other manors were sold in 1653 by
the Derby family to William Steele, Esq., and resold in the
time of Charles the Second to Lord Kington, and by him to
the ancestors of the preSent proprietor, Robert Vyner, Esq.,
of Gautby, in Lincolnshire.
The marsh, consisting of about five hundred acres, lies ex-
tended beneath the eye of the spectator in. striking contrast
with the scenery on the left, dotted over by not less than
1500 head of sheep, horses, and horned cattle, being only
part of the farm attached to the hall, the present worthy
occupant, Mr. Radley, having altogether not less than 800
acres of land in pasture and tillage, with a dairy of eighty
cows. A ridge of sand-hills along the margin of the sea
protects the marsh from inundation, beyond which, craft
passing up and down the Rock Channel present the appear-
ance of ships sailing on dry land. The effect is novel and
picturesque. The village lies immediately below, and near
its termination the churn, in primitive simplicity, stands on
a rock, elevated above the road. It is an ancient fabric,
consisting of a tower, nave, chancel, and side aisles, with
the Derby cognizances over the western door.
The hamlet has long been celebrated for its eggs and bacon,
furnished at the Ring of Bells, near the church. Strangers
wandering through this romantic region, after'breathing the
pure air for.whicn the neighbourhood is so celebrated, have
ever found the fare of this hquse not an unwelcoine adjunct
to a long'ivalk. Ample testimonials of this fact, in praise of
the good landlady, may be found registered on an inverted
album, that is, the ceiling of the retectory: The following
is a specimen :

i.lll 41,1,31:
" Three Lerple lads taking the air, mo,3 Ail,
Went and partook of Bidstou fare ;
Your words were true, and not inistaken,,di aft
Her eggs were good, so was her bacon." , b
- " -

Passing through the village to obtain a view of the west
side of the hill and lighthouse, the loverof the.ruralandp.e-,
turesque is struck with the beautiful simplicity of the scene.
Turning the back upon Moreton,- and lookingtaiwarcts the
village just past through, the road seems to, terminate in a
rich clump of foliage, consisting of:elders, :vgild,roses4 thorns,
fruit and other trees, flanking .the • orchards on, each side
of the road, out-topped by the angle of the venerable. tower
of the church, whicn seems to dispute any further progress in
the centre, whilst the " Park," a- plantation .running along
the foot of the hill, partially covering the rocky steep,:sur-
mounted by the lanthorn side of the 'lighthouse, signat.poles,
flags, &c.,, on the right, and the 'modern national school„and
enclosures on the left form an uniqde and pleasing portion of
the scenery of this locality. On gaining the summit • °flint
hill to the westward a tine burst of scenery presents itself to
the eye of the spectator. The hamlets of \Voodchurch, Upton,
and Moreton, in sequestered beauty, amidst verdant pastures,
waving corn, and masses of foliage on an undulating surface,
challenge attention in the first distance, Wallasey Leasowe,its castle and lighthouse, with the low land along .theimargin
of the sea, sweeping to the estuary of the Dee on, the 'right.
Mod Nant and the mountain scenery which flanks the eastern
side of the Vale of Clwyd, on the left: In front, .when the
weather is favourable, appear the Great and little Ormsbead,
and Penman Mawr, whose huge base rises from the sea on
the north ; and further southward all the magniticent.,Carnyds
and Alpine scenery, to the peaks of Snowdon and sugar-loaf
crest of Mod Siabod,—scenery familiar to all sojourners in
the vicinity of Capel Curig. . The foreground of the moor is
broken up and diversified by its undulating character, the eye
resting upon numerous distinct parts of •the scenery, each
furnishing ample materials for the pencil or the pen,—
Crags, knolls, and mounds, confusedly buried.
Here the masses of rock and sand, quarrying operations ex-
tended over a wild and irregular space, rude:cottages,: gable-
ends of houses, purple heather, and patches of verdure,. in
all the varieties and brilliant colourings of nature there
the sweeping vale, distant church and village, and beautiful
and verdant enclosures, with the placid ocean, and various
craft in the distance. The winding stream, occasionally hid-
den, and again sparkling through the low land of. the:Fool,
and then again expanding its wide mouth to drink in the
overflowings of the noble, Mersey, togetner, with many of
.the objects described in former articles,. are again seen,
but under such different aspects and points of view as to
divest them of every token of similarity but the name. Bid-
ston Lighthouse is a substantial octagonal building, with a
projecting gallery running round the upper story : the height
of the gallery is 300 feet above the level of high-water.
From this elevation the light from the reflector, blended with
that proceeding from the Leasowe Light, is the night signal
indicating that inward-bound vessels are in the true course
for Hoyrake. The lighthOnse commands a most extensive
sea view. A singular and almost incredible proof of.thisfact
is stated once to have occurred during the long residence of
the late Mr. Urtuson at this establishment. At a remote
period, engaged in his dailyivocation of scanning the surface
of the boundless ocean with his largest:and best telescope,
on one particular occasion, :and when ,the atmosphere was
more than ordinarily clear to the northwest, the Isle of Man
.stood prominently out of the blue waters, and challenged M r.
Urinson's special attention. The distance of that Wand from
l3idston cannot be less than 63, miles in a direct line.- A little
to the eastward he perceived a sail, and knew, or thought he
knew, a signal, which the vessel appeared to have projected
from the maintopgallarit yard-arm, nr:upper part of the rig-
.ging. Steadily surveying what he supposed to be the signal
a;ain,—" Yes, surely it is, thought mme ;: aye, it must he the
Jamaica. Yes, sure enough ; it will be my old friend.Glegg."
Then with stentorian voice he called out, " Go,
.hoist"the flag
on France, Fletcher, and Co.'s pole." The command
promptly obeyed,. the new instantly.
.flies to Liverpool, and
the vessel is, of course, „expected. But alas,-eno „ye4el.:ar-
rived : the day passed over, and still the ship did not appear.
The merchants then sent over to Bidaton, to know why, the
signal was made,. and then it was, that;
to entertain some suspicion that:he mightlNit.sinlyhay.e been
mistaken, and endeavoured to get out of tnesserap4iby stat-
ing that he had made the signal out of a joke or fancy of: his
own. The second day wore away ; still no yessel. The third
day arrived, but not as before with it arrived the.good. ship
Jamaica. She had been becalmed in Ramsey Bay. Captain
Glegg had often, previously to this time, in their social and
convivial moments, rallied the worthy superintendent of the
signal station on his want of quickness in answering his signal.
He now, however, had his revenge, by saying, " wow, captain,
you will at least acknowledge that 1 have, in this instance,
been too sharp for you. . . .„
-131ackemnb, in Cumberland, and many of the Westmorland
mountains, are frequently visible from this eminence ; and
about six weeks since. the, Lk. of Man was distinctly seen
from the ground-floor by Mr. Nichol, son-in-law of the late
Mr. Unnson, and the.present worthy superintendent of time
lighthouse and telegraph station.

COAL-FIELDS OP NOVA SCOTIA AND CAPE BRETON.—
The mineral products of Nova Scotia are extensive and
valuable, forming already a large proportion of its exports,
and promising to rise rapidly in importance. Coal, the most
!useful of any, particularly abounds, and has its value greatly
enhanced by the Brat demand for it over the whole of the
!American continent. The chief bed, on the northern coast
near Pictou, is estimated to comprehend an area of about
100 square miles; but this space is intersected by large
dykes and interrupted by faults, so that the actual extent is
not yet ascertained. There is sonic reason to think that it
may stretch considerably farther, though sunk too deep to
!have yet been traced. It has a glossy, jet black appearance,
is highly charged with bitumen, melts and cakes like that of;
Newcastle, and, when the tar is dissipated, burns like coke.
It is extremely well adapted for manufactures, especially in
iron. Farther east, near Poinket and Dorchester, copious
indications of this mineral have been discovered; but not yet
examined. lu Cumberland also, pretty large veins have
;been traced, though the quality is not uniformly good. Cape
!Breton is equally distinguished for its stores of this precious
mineral. The Sydney coal field, extending along the coast
:from the capital to Miray Bay, and thence inland to the
great entrance of the Bras d'Oi is estimated to contain 120
square miles of workable coal. It is generally of excellent
quality, and in great part adapted for domestic use as well as
for manufactures. In the western district of this island, too,
there appears to be a considerable bed, though not yet scien-
tifically explored.—Edinburgh Cabinet Library, No.
XXV L Historical and Descriptiye Account of British
America, vol. IL—. LW.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The fishermen of Scarborough are now making their first
attempt at the herring fishery for this season.

It is stated that another lighthouse will be erected by the
Trinity Board at Scilly, the one at present on the coast not
being sufficient for the direction of vessels to the anchorage.
—Exeter Flying Post.
The continual wet weather has been very injurious to the
hay in this neighbourhood (Southampton.) A great quanti-
ty is lying about in a very bad state, and it is feared that much
will be eventually spoiled.- -Hampshire Telegraph.
The Staffordshire Advertiser states, " Most of the work-
men who recently turned out in that neighbourhood have re-
sumed their epiployment, having consented to abandon the
,union, and generally to accept the terms of the masters."
The hay harvest in the neighbourhood of Welshpool has
been seriously affected, and much hay spoiled by the late
heavy rains. The markets are generally upon the rise.—
SalopianJournal.
Stoke Hall has been purchased by his grace the Duke of
Devonshire ; and rumour states that it is now undergoing
repairs and alterations preparatory to its being occupied by
Mrs. Cavendish', the ;pother of the Earl of Burlington.—
_Derby, 14eporler...
HARWQOD HousN.-7-This noble mansion was perhaps
never better' provided with tl-e munitions of war since the
time of its fir.-t, erection; it has at the present moment no
less than 13.(;0) rounds of cartridge lodged in its magazine.
—Brad.f.ord Observer.

The hosiers of Nottingham and Leicester are making gloves
and stockings--having bands of India rubber webb knitted
in at the wrists, and under the knees, instead of garters ; a
patent has been obtained for the invention ; and licenses, at
£5 per year each, are sold to the framework knitters.—Not-
tinghanz Review.

CAFFRE CORN.—One of the plants of the Caffre corn,
brought to Leeds by the Rev. James Archbell, was, on Mon-
day last, six feet high, with a stem like a walking stick, and
blades two feet ten inches lowr, by three inches wide. It is
growing along with others, which are flourishing in the hot
house at the Zoological Gardens, at Headingley.
The following amusing circumstance occurred on Thursday
last at the Zoological Gardens, in Regent's Park :—As one
of the keeperS was amusing a'child with a ride on the back of
the.; young elephant, a lady,,whofwas a looker on, was sud-
denly taken up by the larger elePhant; and lifted in the air,
but her sereamscaused the "animal to let her down again very
gently,,with no other injury than the-soiling of her dress, and
a little
THE'IiATi: LADY Es'itiEu Luc STANHOPE.—Her late
ladyshipi.whosedeath is stated to have taken place at Djoun,
Syria, on the 23d ult. was theeldest daughter of the late, and
sister of the present Earl Stanhope. Having been born the
12th of March, 1776, her late ladyship, at the time of her de-
eetiociavas consequently in her 64th year.

,T,t,u-ppeay by ,a_return laid before the House of Commons
on Friday, that "the honourable house has expended for print-
ing parliamentaty papers, withirrthe last eight sessions only,
no less a sum than three hundred and seventy-three thousand,
one hundred and sixteen pounds, five shillings and twopence !
Bets were offered at some of 'the-clubs that the three hun-
dred thousand pounds of this money have been • quandered
at the instigation of that strict " economist" Mr. Joseph
thine, and that the return of " savings" effected thereby is
!-,-Herald.

CAUTION TO PARENTS.—On Wednesday night a woman,
residing in Burrell's Lane, went to bed, it is feared in a state
of ineliriety, taking a child she had received to nurse along
with her., During the time she was asleep, the nurse had
become-restless and rolled her body insensibly over the
child, and on waking about eleven o'clock found the lifeless
body of the infant lying beside her—death having, no doubt,
been caused by suffocation, from the weight of its nurse's
body. Parents giving out children to nurse should be care-
ful to inquire into the moral character of the persons into
whose charge they are given.—Scottish Guardian.
Since Wednesday last we have had truly delightful weather,
and the crops are posting onwards to maturity, in a way
which it is quite refreshing to contemplate. From all parts
of the country there are favourable accounts of every descrip-
oa of crop, hay excepted, which which will be generally light.
Potatoes are far more than an average, and in many places
the produce will be double that of the two last years.
Throughout Lanarkshire the orchards are, generally speak-
ing, absolutely bare ; in some gardens 5s will not be obtained
for the fruit, where in former years as many pounds were
got with ease.—lbid.

The authorities of Gateshead have invited the inhabitants
of that borough to be sworn in as special constables in the
present excited and alarming state of affairs, and have deter-
mined to appoint sixteen additional policemen. Similar pre-
cautionary msasures have been adopted at Sunderland; and
in the city of Durham a numerous body of special con-
stables have been sworn in.—Newcastle Journal.
A FACT.—To give our readers some notion of the manner
in which conservatives are mentioned in the domestic circles
of the whip-radicals, even of those of the higher rank. we
can state that in a certain great house not very jar from the
Admiralty, the following question was put by a little boy to
his father. " Are the toes naturally born so wicked, papa ;
or do they become so ?"—Oxford Herald.
Tun Puns-ENT M INISTRY.—A few days since, as a coun-
try gentleman was reading a newspaper in a coffee-house, in
the city, he said to a friend who sat next him, " I have been
looking some time to see what the present ministry are about,
but I cannot find Where those articles are put, not being used
to the London papers." " Look among the robberies !"
replied the other.

RATHER SUSPICIOUS.—We learn from the Court Circular
that Mr. Scholefield,M P., and Mr. G. Lewis, had inter-
views with Lord John Russell; .on. Monday, at the Home-
office. We learn.from the same source that Mr. Scholefield
had an inteidevi With Lord John Russell last week. Will
Mr. Scholefield, the M.P. for Birmingham, inform us whe-
theOlf-§edrit6Miemf4ad.reference to the conduct of his son,
the hiqiir-of .biirimugham ? They have a suspicious look.—
Tea Trizthir illattingv, •

xikAattenliptflos•begn mAde- at Exeter to billet soldiers on
the wineuiercli,.).4 of that city, which. they have resisted ;
inri'dainl64uenTer•bfiivti'felln -mirAitrates have taken the
opi3tigrletofßhevAtto_rney? And Molioitor-General; who' state
that wine-merA4ants are not liable to receive soldiers on
tlieYlkileeWnt vicfballing-hausqs, inns, or ale.houses nor
do therperalitiretair wine, beer; or spirits, to he; drunk on
the premises.,--til ;e4hire ,Independent.
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11 ERIXINGf W I CIC2G.—TheJULY 2o.—ne herring nsu-
ingintl'43Bi#lli@ctsillEr ti3",h)Ave. fairly Commented 'Wick;
ffid th9ißmemujp4,crithe.present, date is almost equal to ex-
pctation. The whole take for the season may be estimated
3500P.dFkiiki;984' 4alt is possible the quantity caught at
thcisfurle ptrkoiriChuit ear. .AI good deal of fresh :fish was
this weak soAd to ;Yarmouth tuggers at 18s per cran. Many
ofutte"durerg fire pideilkellini.Y,'at this price to the chance
of s'alestlifter Scot fish: Guardian.

SHIP WILLIAM RODGER.—We have
just seen-aletter-Frorn a respectable correspondent in Sydney,
thlii4q3aMnfi4'lleti-e; stating that ofthe'passengers of this ship;
sixtpen,dijad dieil,onitbe passage, between the Cape and Port
Jackson, of fever. On their arrival there they were placed
'on quarantinn-=imlabout fourteen days they were released,
And inadelor ,Sydrim.„where „the .fever. again broke out, and,
inelancholy to relate; carried away forty-one individuals
ilibiKffiAtfy shits !,=-Seattish Cuardian.

PEAS HAWK1444.1-:=A hawker of peas, in Bradford, was a
few days ago detected in cheating.thunrchaser in the follow-
ing way :—his measure being constructed with a sliding bot-
9Nr VO,V—}vbpno heaped up, raised, by him, ;by putting his
liand th'etottom:- The bottom would then slide up, and
ttrrOtvepOitichpisfihe contents of the measure back into the
the unsuspecting purchaser the measure
seeded (lithe Leeds or its neighlkonrhood has, it is said,
tho ho,nouP:of tho inVenticni;

5:104kE..--Wellearn , from a correspondent in Sutherland,
that the moors were never in finer condition for the sports-
iiiiirtlffitrikit6iy'Vre at present. The birds are fully stronger
Alm..theynefeiatrthe end of August last year, and coveys of
eight la,ml,ten ,Are very common. In some parts of this
'6buney;—th6' 606 s of the season led to more extensive
heath[-intruing. than usual, and this may have decreased the
number ofgrouse in certain. localities ; but, upon the whole,
ther6MlllUkeellent sport, and game of first-rate quality.
—42tierizese'Courier.

,DE*TII PO GENERAL ARCHI*LL.—We regret to. an-
tionnce the, death of the gallant General Arcbdall, at his seat,
CaStleArchdill, Ireland, by the breaking of a blood vessel.
The late -general distinguished himself in Egypt, under the
bravi Sir Ralph Abercromby, and was among the stars of our
army. The late general for some years represented- Fer-
managh,: in the • House of. Commons. We believe Mr. Ed-
ward Arclidall, brother.to the deceased, in default of male
issue, succeeds to thee Stares.
Someunpeincipled scoundrels are now travelling the coun-
try and obtaining money, from: the timid and ignorant by
selling them what they call " protections." These are nei-
ther more nor less than cards on which some balderdash is
printed,: and which,, as they affirm, will protect them from
harm in case of any rising among the chartists. The vendors
of these:cards subject themselves to the penalties of theiaw,
which,, in some cases are severe, while the purchasers are
extremely ,cglpable in giving
.countenance to such rascally
proceedings.—. Durham Advertiser

• METROPOLIS:CHURCHES FUND.—:.On Sunday morning,
at the parish church of St. Dunstan's, Fleet-street, a sermon
was preached by
.the Rev. Robert Montgomery, anthor of
" The Omnipresefice of the Deity," in aid of the fund for
,50 chu.-ches in the out-parishes of the metropolis.
The text was from the 15th chapter of St. Luke. The rev.
gentleman, in the course of his sermon, said there were in
the out-parishes of the metropolis about 100,000 persons al-
most completely withgnt means 'of religious instruction, and
there• were in the metropolis 1,000,000 souls having not more
than 142 clergymen among them ; whereas, allowing one
clergyman to every 3,000 persons, there ought to be 370
clergymen Since 1801 the population of England and Wales
had increased six and &half millions, but the liberality of the
public towards the extension of church accommodation had
not kept pace with that increase. The revenue of the coun-
try was. £514,000,000, and the tax paid, forming one item
of that revenue, fur the poison called spirituous liquors, was
'greater than was subscribed for propagating the Gospel. The
• rev. gentleman preached again in the evening in support of
the same fund, and then eloquently explained the parable of
the prodigal son. The church was completely crowded on
both occasions, and we were told that the subscriptions were
very liberal.—.-Herald.
SINGULAR CASE OF LIFE PROLONGED WITHOUT FOOD.
—Agnes Docherty, wife of Farrah Gallagher; weaver, in
Prestwich, aged sixty-five, died on Sunday evening, the 7th
instant, of a closing up of the gullet, just
,about where it
enters into the stomach. Fora longtime past she had expe-
rienced a difficulty in swallowing any solid food,`; and, for
fifteen weeks• previous to the closing up of the passage, she
was support&l on milk and water alone, with occasionally a
little whiskey made into toddy. The passage closed up com-
pletely on the. 14th or 15th of June last, and since then no•
sustenance of any description passed into the stomach, and
every attempt to administer nourishment in any other way
entirely failed. Tae sensation of hunger, which was very
strong, entirely ceased on the closing up of the passage. And
:for twenty-three or twenty-four days she continued in that
state, free not only from pain, but froM any other bodily
ailMent whatever, the vitality of the body being sustained for
that length of time solely by its internal resources, and that
too when these resources had been greatly attenuated and ex-
hausted by the comparative starvation of the five or six
. months preceding. The only uneasiness felt was a sensation
of heat in the throat, which was from time to time allayed by
*swallowing a mouthful of cold water,' which, however, she
could never retain beyond a few seconds, when it was thrown
up again. This, together with latterly an occasional moist-
ening- of the palms of the hands with water when she inclined
to faint, was the only external source from which (and that
by absorption merely) it was possible she could receive
nourishrhent last three weeks of her life. She all
along)was in a very happy frame of placid Christian resigna-
tion ; and it is in . compliance with her own humble request,
that this account made public.—Ayr Advertiser.

PROGRES TEMPERANCE.—In -consequence of the
:exertions of the Rev. Mr. Matthew, of Cork, in the cause of
tenwerance, it is stated that the spirit retailers of Limerick
are at a complete stand still, more than 200 confirmed drunk-
ards in one parish having, become reformed characters. The
distillers of Cork offered the rev. 'gent. £lOOO. to abstain.
.from his, to them, intemperate practices. The receipts of
the Limerick distillery are stated to be lessened £lOOO. per
week. Whatever charm Mr. Matthew possesses, successful
results are alleged to have arisen. Employers from different
parts of the country have paid the coach hire to and from
Cork for their workmen who were unfortUnately addicted to
the abuse of spirituous liquors, in order that they might de-
r.ve benefit from the Corkmagician, whose spells have proved
so potent.

On Monday morning was married, at St. George's, Han-
over-square (by the Bishop of Carlisle), Algernon Charles
Percy, Esq., eldest son of the Bishop of Carlisle, to Emily,
eldest daughter of the late Right Rev. Reginald Heber,
Bishop of Calcutta. Among the company present were
Viscount and Viscountess Holmesdale, Lady Sarah Amherst,
Lord Hill, Lord and Lady Mostyn and the Hon. Misses
Lloyd, Countess of Ashburnham and the Ladies Ashburn-
ham, &c. After the ceremony a breakfast was given by the
Countess Valsamachi, the bride's mother, in Gloucester-
place, after which the new married couple set out for Wil-
lesbourne, near Coventry, the seat of .Viscount Holmesdale,
to spend the honeymoon.—Herald.
The Chartist lenders at Sunderland, Messrs.' Williams and
Binns, have received a check in their insane proceedings, ha-
ving been arrested by an order of the Secretary of State on a
charge of sedition, in speeches made by them on Sunderland
Moor, on the 15th of July, when addressing a numerous
meeting of their ignorant and deluded disciples from the Col-
liery Districts. There is also a second charge against them
for publishing a seditious placard, tending to excite the in-
flamed Chartists to acts of violence, and to disturb the pub-
lic peace. They have been held to bail to take their trials,
and have since traversed till the next Assizes, in the hope
that the public feeling by that time may become more settled,
and that they will then receive a more lenient sentence. It
is understood the Government have now resolved to strike
terror into the lawless Chartists, by making an example of
such of their interested and reckless leaders as have been and
may be taken into custody.—lbid.
THE " SHABBIES."—Lord Melbourne and his gang of
co-placemen are, in fact, a public nuisance of the most
frightful magnitude. They have driven our most valuable
colonies into a state of rebellion. They have delivered Ire-
land (as far as they could) into the hands of the popish
enemies of England. They have " agitated" the manu-
facturing districts into a state removed but one stage from
the state of civil war. Grave, however, as have been their
offences in the kind which we have indicated, their sins
against public morality have been, perhaps, of even a more
serious description. They have tampered with truth in all
the forms that truth can assume. They have falsified
pledges : they have abandoned professed principles : they
have lowered the tone of public morality : they have, as far
as in them lay, confounded the distinctions between right and
wrong. —Herald.

, STATE OF THE COLLIERIES.--Though all or most of the
men engaged in the Collieries of the Tyne and Wear have
been at work during the past week, the state of these dis-
tricts,is far from satisfactory. Many of the smaller shop-
keepers in the villages, who supply the pitmen generally
from pay-day to pay-day, complain that for the last few
weeks the men have been increasing the quantity of goods
taken for consumption, but diminishing the amount of cash
payments. The conclusion drawn from this is that they are
providing for the—so called—" Sacred Month." Consider-
able alarm very naturally exists amongst the country dealers,
and unless some vigorous measures be adopted by the local
magistrates, a scene of confusion and general derangement
of business will be inevitable.—Newcastle Journal.
HARDSHIP OF THE NEW POOR-LAW.—James Hardwicke,.
an old industrious man, was summoned to show cause why
he did not pay to the poor-law union the amount they had
already expended in maintaining the child of the defendant's
daughter, and was also ordered in future to pay the amount of
the child's keep. The defendant's daughter married a man,
by whom she had the child now in the union workhouse, but,
finding that her husband had another wife, she indicted him
fur bigamy, the proof of which failed from the non-arrival of
witnesses, and the man on his acquittal left the country. The
female deserted her child, leaving it chargeable to the union,
the authorities of which, finding out the poor old father of
the child's parent, took the present proceedings against him
under the clause to that effect in the poor-law amendment
act. The defendant complained of the hardship upon him in
taxing the labour of his days of infirmity and pain to sup-
port the child of the young and healthy. The magistrate said
that the act did, in this instance, inflict extreme hardship ;
but, however painful it was to them, they were bound to ad-
minister it, and they must order him to pay 4s. Gd. per week
to the union for the child's support.—Cheltenham Chronicle.
FRUITS OF EXPERIENCE.-4 native of Paisley, who be-
fore leaving Scotland was deeply tinged with radicalism, and
who has for some years resided in the United States, thus
writes to a friend in Paisley, in a letter received this week :
" As for Daniel O'Connell, Hume, and all the other worthies
of the clique, depend upon it, these men are capable of
ruining any country, if they are allowed to go their length.
I have seen enough of republicanism to make me heartily
sick of it. Universal suffrage is beautiful theory, but before
it can work well, you must have something like a perfect
people. We have universal suffrage here, and never was
corruption carried to a greater height at elections in any
country under heaven, and what is worse than this, the
legislative bodies are completely under the controul of the
rabble—under the controul of those who have no interest in
the welfare cf the country—whose vote can be bought for
sixpence-worth of whisky—who can be acted on by any
unhung scoundrel, and who can be made the tools of any
sort of visionary. Depend upon it, if ever I return to Scot-
land, I will be either tory or conserva: ive : no radicalism for
me !"—Paisley Advertiser.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION.—Judge Erskine, in his charge to
the grand jury at the Dorchester Assizes, last week, was very
eloquent and impressive upon the necessity of a religious
education. He said the question of general education was
one of the greatest importance; it had occupied the minds of
the most eminent men, and it was to be regretted that some
unobjectionable plan fur affording necessary instruction to
all classes had not been devised. It was known, however,
from experience, in this country, and more so from the state
of other countries, where extended plans had been carried
into operation, that mere education, unaccompanied by the
instilment of sound religious principles, did not tend to lessen
crime. His lordship continued, with much emphasis, "If
you wish to lessen crime by extending education, the educa-
tion you give the people must be based upon the revealed
will of God."

THE LARGE YORKSHIRE ESTATE.—Sir Bellingham Gra-
ham's fine estate in the North Riding of Yorkshire, called
Nunnington, including two thousand six hundred acres of
rich land, and a rental of four thousand four hundred pounds
a year,'was sold by Mr. George Robins, on 'Satiirday, for
one hundred and fifty thousand guineas, the timber subject
to the usual valuation. The recent discussion upon the pro,
piiety of altering the corn laws 'has through the season
evidently its influence ; in the present case it should seem
that the idle notion of ruining the agricultural interest has
ceased to 'be entertained any longer. Mr. Rutson, of the
county of, York, is the buyer. This is the third large estate
in Yorkshire that has recently changed hands through the
instrumentality of Mr. George Robins, viz. :—The Ribston,
for 180,000'guineas ; the Whitwell,for 101,500 guineas; and
lastly, the Nunnington, for 150,000 guineas.
AUGMENTATION OF BOUNTY IN THE ARMY,—We are
given to understand that her Majesty's government have ap-
proved of an addition of £1 to the levy-money of recruits for
cavalry and infantry ; 2s. 6d. to be added to the portion. of
bounty paid to the recruit on intermediate approval—making
that issue 10s. instead of is. 6d. as formerly, and 2s. 6d. to
be added to the reward to the party enlisting the recruit on
intermediate approval. The remaining 15s. to he added to
the bounty of toe recruit on final approval with his , regiment
or depot. Highland corps will be allowed la. ss. to their
final bounty for equipment.—Scottish Guardian.
FUNERAL OF AN EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER.—On
Friday Mr. Mercedora, who was many years an inhabitant
and parishioner of Bethnal-green, was buried in the burying
ground attached to the parish church. He was supposed to
he worth about £300,000. though he always appeared to be
in poor circumstances. He was followed to the grave by Mr.
Byng, M.P., and Mr. Musgrove, M.P.. besides the church-
wardens and all the parochial officers; the children of the
poor school (of which he was governor), and of the work-
house, accompanied the procession. Nearly 20,000 persons
were present. The deceased's body was in a hearse drawn
by six horses, and there were three mourning coaches, each
drawn by four horses.—Herald.

ROMANTIC INCIDENT.—CASTLE OF DRACIFIENFELS.—OD
the night of the 6th instant, this spot, consecrated by the
genius of Byron, was the scene of extraordinary commotion.
It seems that Mr. J. O'Brien, an Irish gentleman, and a
Mr. George, an Englishman, left the neighbouring island,
which is now occupied by a hotel alone, the former residence
of Roland's betrothed, and over which the tower stands, to
enjoy, by the moonlight, the beauteous view from the castled
heights of Drachenfels. On arriving at the scene, their
attention was aroused by the loud screams of some one in
distress, and apparently a woman. On descending lower,
and in the neighbourhood from whence the voice proceeded,
they beheld a man, dragging by the hair a female ; and, from
her. violent struggles and terrified appearance, and the direc-
tion he was moving, (a few yards more bringing him to a fall
of near three hundred feet, in the direction of Bonn,) his
bloody intention was apparent. Mr. George, the more active
of the two, and who possesses a knowledge of the language,
got immediately before him, and questioned him as to his
meaning in thus acting. Nothing disconcerted by the sudden
appearance of an interrupter of his bloody intentions, he drew
forth a knife, and, declaring the woman his chilkeowed ven-
geance against any one who would interfere between them.
During the parley of words, Mr. O'Brien arrived upon the
spot ; and, seeing in two a fresh obstacle to his first intent,
he rushed with an open knife at the girl, who had, during the
interruption, disentangled herself. Mr. O'Brien, from be-
hind, immediately struck him with a bludgeon ; and the effect,
we regret to say, extended farther than he purposed. Stunned
by the blow, the miscreant reeled and fell, nearly fifteen feet,
to all appearance, lifeless. From the appearance of the body,
by the light of the moon, and the heavy breathing of the man,
Mr. O'Brien, not supposing that he could live for any time,
remained by the body, while Mr. George alarmed the neigh-
bouring village. The man was immediately removed to his
house, within one mile of the scene ; and medical assistance,
from the town of Bonn. was procured. He has suffered a
slight fracture, and a hurt on the right side; but, at the hour
we write, his life is declared in no danger. His name is
Brementhal, and his daughter having been seduced, and
reaching his ears, led him to this bloody intention. So free
from all censure did the neighbours suppose Mr. O'Brien,
from the mutual explanations of Mr. George and the daugh-
ter, (Mr. O'Brien, from not knowing the language, being
unable to communicate with them,) that they peremptorily
refused his surrendering himself to any constituted authori-
ties, or leaving their protection. The morning after the
miscreant's lite was declared free from danger, the poor girl,
accompanied by her companions, arrived at he banks near
the hotel, presenting flowers to her deliverers. Mr. George,
whose benevolence is only equalled by his large fortune to
support it, h'as' held out no small hopes to the seducer ; and
honoured marriage, it is supposed, will crown the scene of
strife. —Ems, 14th July, IB39.—Correspondent of a London
paper.
DRAINING OF. LAND BY STEAM PoWER.—The drainage
of land by steam power has been extensively ad ,pted in the
fens of Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, and Bedfordshire, and
with immense advantage. A steam engine of ten-horse
power has been found sufficient to drain a district comprising
1,000 acres of land, and the water can always be kept down
to any given distance below the plants. If rain fall in ex-
cess, the water is thrown off by the engine ; if the weather is
dry, the sluices can be opened and water let in from the
river. The cog nes are required to work four months out of
the twelve, at intervals varying with the season, where the
districts are large ; the expense of drainage by steam power
is about 2s. 6d. per acre. The first cost of the work varies
with the different nature of the substrata, but generally it
amounts to 20s. per acre for the machinery and buildings.
An engine of forty-horse power and scoop-wheel for drain-
ing, and requisite buildings, cost about £4,000, and is
capable of draining 4,000 acres of land. In many places in
the fens, land has been purchased at from £lO to £2O per
acre, which has been so much improved by drainage, as to
be worth £6O to £7O per acre. The following list shows the
number of steam-engines employed for this purpose in Eng-
land :—Deeping Fen, near Spalding, Lincolnshire, contain-
ing 25,000 acres, is drained by two engines of 80 and 60-
horse power. March West Fen, in Cambridgeshire,' con-
taining 3,600 acres, by one engine of 40-horse power.
Misserton Moss, with Everton and Graingley Cars, contain-
ing about 6,000 acres, effectually drained by one engine of
40-horse power. Littleport Fen, near Ely, about 28,000
acres, drained by two steam-engines of 30 or 40-horse power
each. Before steam was used there were 75 wind-engines in
this district, a few of which are still retained.
,_Middle Fen,
near Soham, Cambridgeshire, about 7,000 acres, drained by
.an engine of 60-horse power. Water-Beach Level, between
Ely and Cambridgeshire, containing 5,6.90 acres, by a steam-
engine of 60-horse power. Magdalen Fen, near Lynn, in
Norfolk, contains upwards of 4,000 acres, and is completely
drained by a steam-engine of 40-horse power. March Fen
district, Cambridgeshire, of 2,700 acres, is kept in the finest
possible state of drainage by a 30-horse power engine. Felt-
well Fen, near Brandon, 2,400 acres, by an engine of 20-
horse power. Soham Mere, Cambridgeshire, formerly as
its name implies, a lake of 1,600 acres, drained by a 40-horse
power engine, the lift at this place being very considerable.—
Lino& Standard.

thatib,he"
It appears by an announcement, publicly made, _ 4 ~..
W. Beaumont, Esq. has decreed that, in consequenee_tueno
scarcity of game, a jubilee shall prevail over hiscie:64-tbe
moors in Northumberland and the neighbourhood
present year.—Newcastle Journal. health, dot
Mr. Horatio Ross has, in consequence of ill. ~ colt
dined to come forward for the city of Aberdeen, ill',
1'1;00.
of another election ; Sir G. Murray is therefore to
ted to supply Mr. Ross's place.—Standard. the
Mr. Campbell, who was accidentally wounded in
...,estie
at the practising for the Earl of Eglintoun's tournefd )I r.
St.. John's-wood, is convalescent; the spear Pier, Ile
Campbell's arm, which he is obliged to wear in 3 'n;; Piii.
would have looked queerly and felt worse had the ,ire
sed through his body. wbo is I
TEETOTALISIF.—The Henry, Captain Pelham, ogee
Rechabite, arrived from Wyborg last 'Thursday' b,eneiplee•
first ship sailing out of this port on Rechabite Pr'_„...oet
The ship's crew enjoyed good health during the vorl'iidof
and home, did their work excellently well without I°l4
intoxicating drink. The Moscow, Captain Turnearre ea ceps
out on the same principle, using no spirits on
"
from the medicine chest.—Hull Observer. ad, Jul).
THE WHALE FISRERY.—A letter dated Peterhe,,oo,
25, and addressed to Mr. Court, of the Underwriters,,,D, the
announces the arrival, at that port; of the Traveller, 0-u:r se
Whale Fishery. From the list annexed to this letteta;ako
pears that the Peterhead vessels, twelve in number, lis ore
28 whales, producing 325 tuns of oil, and 8900 seals.,'
.t de,
ships left the ice, on the Isth of June, for the wtei;ty lei
where, it was expected, they would do better than
previously done.
HEALTH OF CHARLESTON.—It IS gratifYillg t° Pert clt;
from the weekly report of the Board of Health, that °rod
continues in the enjoyment of uninterrupted health• is out
the number of deaths, which is only fourteen, there mono'
t
one from even bilious or • t ' outi .1 fever, w i e
this season of the year. All vestige of strhainegileaesre4(:::lt.o.abstlie
vessels at the docks, judging from the report, Eeeill'
~
disappeared.—Charleston Patriot, July 3.
a befivtifli
AN EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR.—TWO young an- belP
women, well-dressed and of genteel appearance, he',,easdee,
killed on the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroeunrs bea
very extraordinary circumstances. One of the
tehgee;e:reaet,
concealed them in a private car, for what purPo" doort°,
been explained. Near Harrisburgh he opened
let them cars they were in the act of getting out °to dead'
when the were backed and they were crushed
—New York Hergld.
been deal
BRISTOL SUGAR MA.RKET 11 I 3 .."-'
S.— iere has,.„„eo
_,
improvement in our Raw Sugar market this week. r-,re bee'
in the last two days ; and sales to some extent he`offrees
made both to the Refiners and Grocers, at an advance , ,„-A;
9d. to ls. per cwt. on the prices obtainable bac 11,1 es t
The offices are now become exceedingly bare oche'l.oe°
Importers chewing little disposition to sell a 1)
rates.—Bristol Journal. e eee''Lls'
The Duke of Portland, who is well known in t' 8,1(10;e
of Northumberland as a large proprietor of the soil' frola Pt
most excellent landlord, has withdrawn all support witiO
Whig-Radical government, and has gone abroad .0110
leaving his proxy in Lord Melbourne's hands. abroad
``rocol°.
Wont. The Noble Duke has lonk disapproved of the
ktioni
tionary measures of his former friends, and it is iteciteti i'''
that their Infidel Scheme of National Education E'%,,,01.
especial disgust and conderriation.-2Veweastle Jei'''-tt,eit;',
There is a strange rumour afloat respecting
.th_eoe°4
nishing of Claremonl, or, at any rate .putting it la ';rise,',,
for the reception of some person of distinction.;_t etp;
true, must be King Leopold's work, as Clare IjpeO.e,
remains his property ; and whatever- speenlati°w°soo!
might be inclined to indulge in, on such a eir_c estiee!„n!
must be guided by that fact. Of course the mere ',wain"
of such a thing would set people wondering and e°o.
who and what it can be for.—Cheltenham Looker..o
il-4, pre.
rai..oo
The Severn, owing to the late almost incessant , e Sc.%
sents an unusual overflow of water at this particbielle';
of the year.—The lowlands in the neighlyobrhond 11 §:PP
ley have been inundated in consequence, thereof.--
Journal.
..,,, ellet
JUVENILE SOVEREIGNS.—Great I3ritaire, WI ' ilt'W 1.1,,r
and the. Mahomedan dominions of the Sultimeore,l,isoe'
over by sovereigns, not one of whom has 6iiiirtle"
0
twenty-first year. ' t 00
THE WEATHER.—We regret. to state that g. reBtt bees,'
has been sustained, by the great quantity of rail, ti_eel;, io
len in this district during the last and prese,nt.; Oleo,
which has altogether prevented any progress eiTeeear 01
the hay harvest, though a great breadth ofland baud been°
viously mown, and much of the grass crop that ha 0.
is still out.—Satopian Journal. 04 Allefer
During the last ten days we had several seve_reerisio.-13st
falls of rain, and serious apprehensions were ail best. re
the safety of the crops more especially the early' wq; the fly
we are glad to state that the damage sustained °b as beeo`.4
sent moment by either Wheat, Oats, or Barley, ha'rieeel
fling, and we have hope of an abundant harvest. '
O.
Standard.
BLIND ANGLER.—There is at present residing roeics eo
otie.
thorpe an old man called William son, who Its seen amen
pletely blind for some
daily fishing with the artificial tly.at the river be
s tif ort
Tuesday last was noticed by several persons landionte ate
beautiful style, which on examination proved t
weighing about 21b.—Blackburn Standard. . ,hula
l',_ i
THE WEATHER.—The weather during the Peteatlotrleloeit;gee,
been exceedingly unseasonable, and injurious
quantity of grass which is now cut. On Sunda)" °rod e.,
were visited with a remarkably heavy hail stort,los ete
day since our last publication has been more or an
clTbie
Yesterday a cold easterly wind was blowing all j3rt a$
does not appear any immediate prospect of an
F 8" ft:'
change.—lbid.
there 00
of
IPSWICH ELECTION.—On Monday evening
sented to the House of Gommons a petition fr°l°,,laiiiiile
Milner Gibson, Esq., late M.P. for Ipswich, e°,°l',, be '44
the recent election in that city. It was ordered (if Auc4;
into consideration on Thursday, the '22d 'lli.; after'', soi,
next(!), at a quarter after three o'clock in the 540,4,(L1P.
and the speaker to issue his warrants for persSoos._,e," '
.0
records',—llerald.
__lli,. libn..ratil
~,,
t) RUTHERFORD CLAIM OF PEERAGE.- - rer fl)--
was lei& on the table of the House of Lords4heths era' ••
the committee for privileges, setting forth that `,0500101/
hid not made out his claim to the title And bonoto reet:
Rutherford.": The report was agreed to, antlit-Titl fll;
and adjudged accordingly ; and the resolution en lord , ..I
were ordered to be laid betbre her Majeity,bYfth.e -ose
white staves. .., ..ero e alve
, ai 4"
LANCASHIRE FIGHTING.—On Monday e,ve John ;or,
sequence of a dispute at a beer-shop kePt 1)). rosi'fles. nee
Greenacre Moor, Oldham, Thomas Brierlev, a :. dioe'dot
and John Buckley, a labourer, agreed to settle theirliygl but
by an up-and-down Lancashire tight. They acetit h1,0(1,. Or
into an adjoining field ; Buckley gave the trshile elee3.l
Brierley threw him on the ground, and kick' ' wlis eti)-
ternples several times. The company thought he'..,tej 3 do-
and removed him to the beer-shop, Where he reyritbeOlto",ll,
and was allowed to remain all night on a sofa. .00110. psi°
ing his drunken companions gave him nearly a g,i,,,eoo„e.tele
and removed him home, but in the evening til'Weae,j;fo'
became deranged, and died at half-past one °fliiiilitock
morning. The survivor has been committed to _...--P
trial at the next assizes, charged with mansl.7itere
ohisttilill
burn Standard.
CAUTION TO FARDAERS.—We arc sorry 0-) -1'1)0-e rf
yearling cattle, belonging to Mr. Bateman, 0' ulfock;,es ,°
near this city, were poisoned by eating water be -„arovirdo',.
symptoms manifested by the beast, after having ;,-0 if til'
the poisonous weed, were drowsiness, walleing and fh;)
bleating loud, running sometimes as if metiers nee'l
dropping with fatigue ; after five or six convtils'.Albi'rio:
died.—The following medicine was given to tirit;z of ° ~e 3.;
raddle, 41b of Epsom salts, 41b of castor oil, ll threeeo"lsl
tine, loz of nitre, given in gruel, and bled i 13 the f - ~ro
Several others who bad eaten the herb, haPT.s-roPnileJd'
medicine administered, b Mr. G. Lancely, 0' : 1: ei" hi'.
f ealoille, sot,"
red raddle, ill) glauborsalts, 9d ... rms 0 ~un
quick 'as possible ; given in whey or gruel'•' .Ile
These last re • dby the above eiedicia 0
recovered
leg. r
Gazette. „alla). 04,At
FATAL EVENT.—EarIy in the morning °f 'ile°lsor'eerd.
Worksop, Mr. George Justice shot himself. Afro c-he '',.,r
tooled to rise early and amuse himself in the ftl,, 'II Th
Mrs. Justice came down stairs about six ael°:-. belle (orii
proceeding into the parlour, 'and unexpected? the lie
husband weltering in his blood,' and struggling ': 31!:., rel:
of death. Her shrieks aroused Mr. Davis el:: in t" „ or:
Justice from their beds, and they were. instanTon tb't'llw'l
and in a few seconds Mr. 'Huse, surgeon,- '3"fartues see I
but unable to render any assistance to the tegi
~..gi iso,ittej
vidual. His life could only be prolonged for ,rt was eirt 10,
A pistol lay on the table close beside him ; 3T,130 roper'., it
that it had been recently discharge 1, th",g, had ei'r ril
been beard by any one in the house. ( A bail -:ieft, '1,4°0110
the right ear, and passed out a little above the
and PA. ,i. I,:e
striking against the opposite side of the roote..„,eare',:el le
ing to the other. An inquest was held on r 3 rele,,e
view of the body, before Mr. Faulkner and hitree'i/i,
jury, when a verdict was given, that he shot Mr' geed
labouring under a temporary fit of insanitY.) an P, 001
.was formerly a respectable druggist in the Wl4 ; P.i.ia 10.,eii
cumulated a handsome property by his ind°9. be P'-ile -rr•
to misfortunes and unexpected occurreneeo, cos. ally
become rather embarrassed in his circumsten. gre
.1 14
sixty-four years of age, and his untimely en- itlt'
ery do'
gretted.—S'heffield Iris. se f '
: sie3r ' • IV
PENCE NOT A LEGAL TENDE.E..—This wa -,,peto ,r
. coeio, ‘,

into court at Exete;obs...H_Vtinky.-h--
the 60, or
Exeter Improvementy Raetielr,y against 'illia—m hireuforirri tc
Anchor Inn, Paul-street, for refusing tO P°Y.ha , tiltet.:,
ment Rate, and having waited there sonit",,%,reo cpt'''
amount, Gill being engaged, was at lellol.l. Jrllll tKfete.r:
shillings in pence. The collector stated tO -,1 'f the v. tli,
could not take the nce, as Messrs.. Sandars, ° 10: tbe
he was only a
Bank, the treasurer
to ntl of cooop the a
seriant, ,would
wlpdauisbioliocribiencottilei:t.: them of
°ire,
'l43ay overcol iiS,' ti;
performance of his duty,
surer all monies that he received in whateverhoodid.ii°(.
the 'bank would not receive-coppers, he wag -that v--„le-
decline receiving them of Gill : and further! lea evoie ole)
collector to a large amount yearly, and P°ivle t° fd°6De
son paid him in coppers, he should not Pe 34',aust°- 'Vitt
his duty owing to its great weight. Mr-_,f'-riptitteaes,to'i,
being present, desired Mr. Gill to allo„..- t-ge, to ,4117 h,
carried into court, at the same time otternl eawv-Apt,„'
Gill against all expenses. A few days had eIBPSOO '',:i, rip
Vatcher again called on Mr. Gill, and stated t.l,,esati°o-o.er.-1
'did not wish to be captious or carry on any the 01 •s'e 0
'eFediog, and therefore asked him to pay I;ifr Gill ,lie,i.o
silver, as copper was not a legal tender. -"'" pr, `'" • tr° 0
that he would -not pay him in any other 11131111-etrt4:lstl !Ii•
indemnified against all costs by Mr. Moore- „„J to° o)st
having heard the evidence,- referred to the law_i—ticee iscrel°e'
pence is not a legal tender above ficePent Joe
Mr. Gill was ordered therefore to 0/
Rate in silver, and 3s expenses. pefirde"
1,,,- & W - viereiyiri
DESPERATE RIOT IN CARLOW--.1):::- Itt„hfe.: 01.1-, tDe , 0
THREE POLICEMEN.—The Carlo" petty' ."-.- , iot. tyro(
cupied, on Thursday last, in instituting
ticulars of an unotiending and inhuman att°t.y.
col eft
ingli On
..pliica
the constabulary in the execution of their ~111-11,-oys, 'to e'lot
about 400, consisting of men, women, auu etly be,,,,1t°;61
to rescue a prisoner --the policemen were col —air; ,er. g
stones, and, in defence of their lives. were Trice sty
~e
their bayonots, while the women of that di' ,) the.,,cd
:themselves by exciting the mob, and settitit:"ottle'rpiisp.
he most frantic yells to murder the polio"' the tle_tyd of
was indeed miraculous, and entirely owing,t()f A e . VI?
resistance of constables ind the timelY 3i" °tect the 111° tor
7th Fusileers, who were'o'rdered. out tO Pluel; of siitildheit
the peace officers from the sanguinaq,at °the 0 . °GI" r'
populace. Too much praise cannot be given the
the promptitude with which they acted oil he pad.offelog
commanding officer, and for the good Cher
that 4_, Olio,
ance they displayed. The bench conclude.l t thei:e.pio
via. set° -,4,,
evidence had-been laid beforethem to wer,:t tb.es.
BTU
informations against the parties to be
cae/ofe ,01_,,1011P$
and they were remanded to prison.— 11-41.. - ar 6:1
NEWCASTLE AND NORTH SHIELDS
,iO„,, 1-, eos 0,
Newcastle and North Shields Railway ba't iliet4,istr
met with success far exceeding _„o- ers e''''linaje IP
of-its projectors, the number of Plla6`"',,,f the i er,ll,ioe,
ceeding 2500, and there is every prosPee',-,-,s to Pled'
creasing, as the greatest confidence dallyee' g 0 piolotie
-minds a the numerous passengers WhO ilell°.o fi"
as to the stability of the numerous bridges Ow tttllich" fe
4 10 ,
the most sanga
.....fied ,ro
i.e
Several alterations of the times of starting.derc..-tots 00,
ei.P. pirec ifct. of
been made to suit the convenience ofl,B:sthe e 01%
sometimes caused disappointment, blare
, tub the
oft ele
now fixed the times of e -
day, and will continue without alteration vcapopic
the . double, line, which is expected W•i/C ' *
timber neat.