The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-26 00:00:00

ACCIDENT TO TnE N.W. LIGHT SHIP.

Early on Wednesday morning, a boy emplovhd on board the
Pocahontas Pbiladelpbia packet, Princes Docl:, was severely
'wounded by a crook falling on his leg. He was carried to the
Northern Hospital, Leeds-street.
During the night of Tuesday a woman was rescued from
drowning in the canal, near the Northern Hospital, Leeds-
street, to which excellent instipition she was conveyed by the
police. -We understand she is likely to recover.
• GRAND JuNcrioN LWA Y.-011 Friday last, a lady travel-
ling towards London by the Birminvhatu train, left in the wait-
ing-room at the Hartford station a bag, containing with other
articles, about LW in gold. On arriving at Birmingham, she in-
formed the clerk at the station of her loss, and begged him to
cause enquiry to be made at Hartford. Her request was so
promptly as well as civilly attended to, that within fourteen hours
of the lady's arrival:in London, the bag and all its contents were
safely restored to her.
Ma. RUMBA LL'S LECTURES ON Po altNoLorly.—We are
obliged by want of space, to omit till Tuesday next, Mr. Rum-
ball's lecture of Tuesday.
THE EASTERLY GALES.—The long prevalence of the easterly
gales has now for some weeks kept vessels beating about in the
channel unable to snake the port. It will betray great neglect
on the part of the•governutent, 'if steamers and vessels are not
sent out to relieve them. We have heard .of several vessels
having been spoken ►o, six and even seven weeks ago, and one
in want of provisions, all of whcils are unable to snake the port.
This measure has, on former occasions of a similar nature
-been resorted to. We trust that on this point at le st, on the
score of humanity, that government will shake off tke apathy
which distinguishes all its movements.

THE CHARGE OF MURDER ON THE COAST OF

AVItiCA.

On Tuesday, at the Police-office, this case which was ad-
jaerned Inut the trig it before, again cone on before Mr. flail.
e gave a full report iu our last paper of the evidence of the
seamen on board the Kingston, implicating Captain Cain, the
master, as having ordered his Krooboys, while Iviitg off New
Calabar, to heat his steward. Lewis liansford, till be died.
The prisoner when brought up appeared downcast ilea de-
pressed.
Mr. Statham, the partner of Mr. Curry, appeared on behalf
of the 111 tanner.
Mr. Hall said there was one person whose evidence he was
wishful to have, but he had absented himself. However, they
must endeavour to procure him ; and his examination might be
appended to the evidence.
Mr. Statham.—What is his name, sir?
Mr. Hall.—l had rather not mention his name: you have no
right to require his name.
r. Statham.—You seem to say that under an impression
that we have some hand in keeping him away. I can only say
I have been no party in keeping. him away, sir.
Mr. Hall.—l am sure you would uot, Mr. Statham; I don't
suppose you would.
!Ir. Statham said it only remained for him to lay the pri-
soner's case before the magistrates. He did pot mean to deny
for one moment that the steward was flogged; but he hoped
he should be able to prove something in mitigation of the cap-
tain's conduct,• by showing that he only ordered him to be
flogged after violence had been offered to himself in his own
cabin, and after great provocation. He was sorry to say he had
only one witness, who was an apprentice on board the ship, and
was in the cabin 'at the time the assault was committed. Mr.
Statham then proceeded to recite the evidence to be brought
forward, which will be foiled in the evidence which follows. if
this were the time he could bring forward stone of the first mer-
chants in the town to speak to the character of the prisoner.
He had been eleven years in the service of Mr. Horsfall, and
had been a captain five years. No doubt that would have its
weight with a jury. He called
George Lees,who deposed that be was 17 years old last May, was
now apprentice on board the Kingston, and sailed from Liver-
pool on the 2d of March for New Calabar, and arrived there at
the latter end of April. Was there on the 20th of May. He
knew the steward Lewis Hansford, who sailed from Liverpool.
About five o'clock in the evening he was in the ship stowing
away some cloth. The captain told him to go and tell the stew-
hrd to pump some rum up; he told him, toad he (lid it. It was
just then going dusk. The steward came into the cattin after-
wards; be had not nailed the tin over the bunghole, he said he
was looking for the tacks. There was a sideboard in the cabin.
There was a tumbler and decanter on it. There was some rum
in the decanter. He was in the shop stowing away clef h, and
could see the steward. He saw the steward put the decanter
down, and put the stopper in. There was a black boy in the
cabin along with him. In consequence of his saving something
he looked round and then saw the steward putting the decanter
down. The captain was in the other cabin talking to one of the
pilots. He could not see the steward. He might have heard
the decanter moved. The steward after that went on deck. He
saw him looking about fur something before he put. the decanter
down, and asked him what be was looking for, he said tacks.
lie said he wanted them to nail the tin over the bunghole of
therm puncheon. It was not a likely place to find tacks.
There was nothing put there but tumblers end decanters: and
water.. The captain asked him a question about the steward,
anclin consequence of his answer sent him to fetch him down-
The steward came down into the cabin, and he (the witnessy
followed. The captain said, " What have you been doing
amongst the decantersr"l'he steward said " Nothing," as
sulky as could be. The captain told him he had, that he had
been drinking. The steward denied this, and said he had not.
The captain asked him would fie tell a wilful lie to his face. The
steward said he was not telling a lie. The captain then. struck
him with a small cat made of fishing line, over one of the
shoulders, and said, "Oh, you'll tell a lie, will you! I will
make you tell the truth." The steward said "he was a hard-
working; man, and he would he d—d if he would be imposed
on." and seized the captain with his left hand to his neck and
his right hand to his knee. He moved his right hand and laid
hold of the captain's privates, and lifted him op and hove him
down against the door heavily, and the steward fell with him,
the steward being uppermost. The captain's bead struck
against the door-handle and key. His head was wounded by
it, and he bled much. The wound was about one inch and a-
half in size. The steward still kept his bands where he had
stated, and the captain was not able to speak plain; he said
" Kroo," which witness understood to mean that he was to call
for the Krooboys. He called the Krooboys, named Walker
and Grey. Walker was at the.gangway trying palm nil. He
was not landing from a boat. Witness went back into the
cabin. The pilot was in the cabin before the Krooboys came.
He was a black man, and did not come home with them. Wit-
ness and the pilot pulled the steward off the captain; they were
not able to pull him off. The Krooboys cares down in about
two minutes, and pelted the steward off with some difficulty.
The steward was a stout man. When they gin him off they took
him on deck, and he resisted, and tried to get hack to the cap-
tain, but the Krooboys prevented him. They then took him on
deck. The captain had the print of the stewards hands on his
neck, and his face was of a blue colour. He appeared to be in
pain, and sat down. He soon afterwards went on deck;
in two or three minutes, and witness followed him. The
steward was opposite the cabin door when they went on
deck; the Krooboys were holding him and had him down,
The captain ordered them to flog him.
and kept him down.
The Krooboys flogged hini, Walker and Grey and two other
boys came in about five minutes tine. They at first held im,
and the captain told him to let him go, and they did. Heb did
not get up; he could not rise, he was in too great a pails. They
let him go in about eight minutes. The flogging continued a
quarter of an hour. Five persons flogged hint, and the captain
made six. He did not see the captain knock bine down with the
butt end of a cat, but he saw the captaiu kicking him. He saw
one of the boys that was flogging him strike him on the face,
the boy's name was Dogabow. He and the steward bad not
been on good terms. The steward died soon afterwards; he
was almost dead when they had done. He was buried in the
morning. That was not the usual time of burying. They bury
people as soon as they die. He was examined before Captain
Dawson, and Captain Hemmingway. Before he was examined
no threats were made to him, and none to any of the men that
he heard. Captain Grant was on board, and present during
the examination. He was the Captain of the Heyworth, and
took part in the examination. He was examined. that was all.
Witness was examined by Mr. Dawson and Mr. Hemmingway.
Nobody else interfered in the examination. Captaiu Cain was
present walking about iu the cabin, but did not take a part in
the examination. A fortnight or three weeks after the affair the
captain was taken ill, but not sooner. He had a touch of the
fever before. He had never had any difference-With the steward
until the steward attacked him. He never saw the captain be-
have unkind to him before. At the time of the logging the
pilot's canoe was alongside with two boys natives, in. The most
that were flogging bitu at one time were five, who were flogging
him nearly all the (line, two had cats, and the others had pieces
of lead line. During the time of the flogging be heard the
the captain call the steward " a sou of a b— to come and
attack him in his own cabin." He did not hear him say more
than that. He bad once said that be did nut hear the captain
use violent language.
The boy having been admonished by Mr. Hall to speak out
boldly, and tell the loth, was examined by Mr. Aare—The
scuffle took place about four o'clock in the afternoou. The deck
was three steps from the cabin. It was by the captain's order
that the Kroomen dragged the steward out. lie did not tell
them what they were to do with him. The Kroomen began to
flog him after they had let him go, when he was too weak to get
up, by the captain's orders. The same men flogged bins again.
The captain said "pay him well." They flogged him for about
seven minutes mole. lie saw the captain kick him while they
were flogging him many times, in all parts, whenever he could
get a chance at. him. He never heard the captain say kill
hint, kill him;" he said pay him well." When the boy was
flogging him on the face the steward said " Oh, Inv eves." The
captain, at that time, was standing quite close to him: He saw
some rope ends used in beating the man, besides cats and lead
lines. The second mate used a rope's end two or three times,
and he gave it to one of the pull-away hoes, and he continued
to use it. The second mate brought the lead lines to dog him by
the captain's order. All the time they were flogging kiln kis
shirt and singlet were off his back, and his back was quite bare.
The captain ordered his shirt and singlet to be taken off. They
flogged him a little time with his shirt and singlet on, and then
the captain made them take it off. He did not see his body
before he was buried for fear of getting the cat himself. He
reinembeted seeing his head near a hook while on the deck,
and the captain kicking his head on the hook. There was a cut
on each side of his head with the book. Irons were put on his
hands when he was dying, by the carpenter, by the captain's
orders. He did not move afterwards. The ship arrived here
on new year's (lay. He mentioned what he bad seen done to
the man after they had arrived. A gentleman came tir
and asked him. He never told any one to the best of hie'recol-
lection the flogging lasted half an hour to three quarters of an
hour. He never recollected seeing inspector Tyrell. He re-
membered telling the same gentleman he before mentioned,
that they were all afraid of speaking the truth, when they had
been examined. He never told any ore that he beard the cap-
tain tell the black buy to cut- hint over the eye. He saw him
after his was dead. His face, and neck, and eyes were.all
Dogabow who flogged him on the eyes, was. a Calabar
boy.
By Mr. Statham.—Dogabow belonged to the ship at that
time; no other person trout Calabar flogged him. The steward
did not appear to be sober when be came to look for tacks.
Mr. Hall inquired what other evidence Mr. Statham had
Mr. Statham said he bad only the evidence of the black man.
Mr. Hall said he did not know how to adminster an oath to
the black man; he would rather leave it to the judges.
Mr. Statham said, perhaps Mr. Hall would try to Wake him
understand the nature of an oath.
Mr. Hall said he felt souse difficulty about it, because he was
quite aware that tbeoaths differed very much; there were 'some
of them of a less binding nature than others. He tbotight if
they meant to have the man examined, they had better have
him examined in Loudon, and let the court determihe in what
way his conscience was to be bound.
Mr. Curry.—Only if You could arrive at the manner of.ad-
ministering an oath to him you might determine on committing
the prisoner for felony truly, which was of isuportauee for this
captain.
Mr. Hall.—After your last evidence
Mr. Curry.—Well, if you are determined to commit him.
Mr. Flail.—l thick you had better reserve this evidence. for
(lie Central Criminal Court.
Mr. Curry.—Don't you think, on the evidence of the last
witness, we have shown sufficient provocation to reduce the
charge to manslaughter.
Mr. wish to abstain from all comment, because the
charge is one of the most painful and distressing nature. But
I still feel inclined, as I before told you, to commit bim to take
his trial on the charge of murder. lam not working any in-
justice to him in so doing, for a man may be guilty. of man-
slaughter committed for murder. But I think it would not do
for me to determine on such a case; I must leave it to higher
authority. It is my duty, I think, to send him for the higher
offence, leaving it to the Central eritnival Court, whether to be
found guilty of murder or manslamehter. Pe should, therefore,
commit him to take his trial for murder.
Mr. Curry said they had eudeavoured to get the evidence of
the surgeon who had examined the body, who would prove that
his wounds were not sufficient to cause death. They were told
be was in the Isle of Man, but they had ii it been able to find
him. Did Mr. Hall think the prisoner could be admitted to
unexceptionable bail ?
Mr. Hall.—Oh, no, I cannot hear of it. My mind is per-
fectly made up about that. 1 should require bail of an matt_
mous amount.
Mr. Curry.-1 dare say we could get it.
Mr. Hall.—No, my mind is made up; I won't hear of it. I
feel it my duty to bind Mr. Horsfall, the master of the boy,
over, for the boy's appearance to give evidence.
Mr. Curry said he would acquaint Mr. Horsfall with his de-
termination, though they should take the boy up.
Mr. Hall then.gaye the usual caution to the prisoner, not to
say anything which might criminate himself, as it would be
taken clown, and then asked him if he chose to say anything?
The prisoner, atter conferring with his attorney, declined say-
ing any/thin,.
He was then' cominittited to take kis trial at the next Cesare'
Criminal Court fur Alutder. [The cowl toe') et is quarter past
five o'clock.]

As the Independence was leaving this port on Wednesday
:the ran foul of the NW. Light Ship. The following is the
toaster's report to the 'Dock Committee:—
" Meteor, 24th Jan., 1838.
" I have to report to von thit the American packet-ship In-
dependence, of New York, has tau foul of the N.W. Light
Ship at noon to-day, in coming out of Liverpool. The day
was quite clear. She ran right stem into us, blowing strong
from the S.E., stove our larboard bow in, completely started the
plank, carried away the timber-heads, night-heads, staunch-
eons, sprung the bowsprit, carried away the fore shrouds, in-
jured the foremast, if not sprung it, and left her bower anchor
on our larboard how. The ship never so much as hove to, to
see whether we were going down or were adrift, but carried on.
right before the wind. The lanterns are not the least injured,
and the moorings held, but I think the vessel has gone a little
to the westward, owing to the chains being dragged out of the
mud. I have nailed canvas and tarpaulings allover the bow, to
prevent water from coming in, but. she won't be safe if the
wind comes to the westward and heavy, for if the canvas washes
off she will be all open forward, and we shall not be able to
keep her free. She is quite free at present. All the injured
part is above water. 1, and all the men, stood on the fore-
grating iong before the ship came near us, waving with my hat
and shouting to him to keep away, but all in vain. There were
two men standing on her forecastle long before she struck us.
(Signed) JOHN JONES, Master."
The Independence proceeded, and was off Holyhead 6f
hours after leaving the dock.

LOSS OF THE KILLARNEY STEAMER, AND OF

TWENTY-FOU it LIVES.

(From the Cork Constitution.)
One of the most calamitous occurrences that we have for a
Long time had to deplore, took place on our coast on Saturday
—we mean the total destruction of the Killarney Steamer, aura
the loss of not fewer than twenty-four lives. The Killarney,

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which belonged to the City of Bristol Company, left this on
Friday morning for Bristol, but, the weather being very tem-
pestuous, she only made Poorbead, and was obliged to return
to harbour. She put off again that evenieg, about 5 o'clock,
and got abreast of Youghal. Here she was found so " labour-
some," that a number of pigs were thrown overboard for the
purpose of lightening her, and it was deemed advisable to try
and regain the harbour. They could not, however, keep full
steam on her, for she had been leaking, and the water had so
increased in the hold in which the coals were kept, that they
became quite wet and would not burn freely. There were dry
coals iu the fore cabin, but they were not easily procurable.
From 4 o'clock on Saturday morning, they could scarcely keep
any steam up, and in P 2 hours after—about 4 o'clock in the
evening—shestruck on a rock under the Rennies, near Carbine'
and about two miles from Roberts' Cove. It would seem im-
possible to account for her reaching this coast, and it is said
that all endeavours were usade to keep her then off the land.
The sails were spread, but they were shivered to atoms. When
she struck, the anchor was let go, and the vessel swung round
and touched a large rock that rose a considerable height above
the level of the sea. The people on the cliffs, seeing her ap-
proach the danger, called out, but their calls, if heard, could
not be attended to. The rock against which she swung was in
the centre of a bay, the jutting promontories of which are
perhaps a mile apart. The rock is about 200 yards frum the
cliff, (there is no beach,) and the cliff, which is quite perpen-
dialler, is about' PA) yards above the sea. On her striking,
twenty-one persons were able to reach the rock, when immedi-
ately the vessel and all that remained in her went down!
Those who got on the rock were—Mr. Bailey, the Captain ;
George Ruse, mate; Wm. Hancock, seamen; John Price,
Ditto; John Champion, ditto; Chas. Camellia ditto; George
Porter, coal-trimmer; Chas. Atfel, seamen ; Wm. Peterson,
ditto; two engineers, Scorchrnen ; the cook, a black; James
Archer, seaman; Richard Reed, ditto; the stewardess; a
young boy intended for a steward; a boy in care of pigs; John
Ward, head steward, and his brother • Mr. John Collis, of
Castlecooke; Mr. Thomas Foster, of iiillyinaloo; Dr. Spo-
lasco ; a woman whose name could not be learned; a sea-
man, who was afterwards drowned in trying to swim ashore.
Of those perished, the head steward and his brother, the
stewardess, the boy intended for a steward, and the boy in care
of pigs, the seaman who tried to swim ashore, and poor young
Foster. He and Mr. Collis were apprentices of Mr. Richard
Beamish, the engineer, and were going over to him. Mr.
Foster, a bile on the rock, slipped; Mr. Collis made a grasp to
save him, and the lad, seeing his danger, sprang upwards.
He rose three feet of the rock, but he fell on his head, and Mr.
Collis says he hard his neck crack, and be tumbled into the
sea! Ile was second son of the late Clement Foster, Esq., of
Ballymaloo, and nephew of John Cuthbert Kearney, Esq., of
Moufieldstown. Mr. Kearney, and Mr. Foster, his brother,
were at the scene of desolation yesterday morning; they had
not heard of the wreck till then, and their feelings we leave our
readers to imagine. Mr. Collis, is the third son of William
Collis, Esq., Castlecooke. Fourteen were rescued from the
rock, but one of them died (a carpenter) soon after he was got
on shore. The great difficulty was to get a rope to reach them.
On Sunday, ducks with ropes fastened to them were sent out—
only one reached, and that they nacre not able to catch. Wire
was attached to bullets, and rope to the wire, and sundry shots
were tired, but without the rope reaching the unfortunate peo-
ple. The gentry around were all present giving their assis-
tance :—Captain Knolles, of Oatlands, and his son, Richard
Knolles Esq., George Daunt, Esq., and Arthur Daunt, Esq.,
of Newbru',' Dr. M'Dertnott, Charles Newenham, Esq., Mr.
Hull, of the Coast Guard, at Robert's Cove, and his brother—
and, "though last, not least," Lady Roberts, of Britfieldstown.
Nothing could exceed her ladyship's attention to the sufferers
when rescued—Sir Thomas was not at borne.
On Sunday, when ail efforts to reach them with a rope by
the above-mentioned means, were found vain, Mr. Hull,
brother to the officer of Coast-guard, suggested the fastening a
lung rope to one part of the Promontory, and carrying it along
the beach to the other side, until a rope, dependent from the
middle of it, was brought within reach of those on the rock.
This was effected, but the dependent rope was so weak, and it
was so late—then after 4 o'clock, and just dark=that it was
necessary to give over further exertions for that evening, and,
direful as was the alternative, leave the sufferers exposed to the
fury of another night. The night, however, was not so tem-
pestuous as the preceding, and at daylight many were on the
spot to give their assistance, Lady Roberts amongst the first.
On going away at night the rope was left extended as we have
described, and ready for operations in the morning; but during
the night some inhuman wretches cut the rope and carried
it off!!
On Monday morning captain Manby's Life Preserving Ape
paratus was brought from Kinsale, but the same difficulty wee
experienced in reaching the rock with the rope. Shots wer
again fired from guns asd small cannon brought for the purpose
but without success, and Mr. Hull's plan was again resorted ten
This succeeded; captain Manby's apparatus was affixed to the
centre rope, about Il o'clock, two loaves of bread, and a little
wine and spirits' were lowered to them—the first they had par-
taken of since Friday. After refreshing themselves, they were
hauled up in the cradle, one by one, the woman first.
The following were those drawn ap—Mr. Collis, Doctor
Spolaseo, a woman, passengers ; the Captain ; George Rose,
mate; Wm. Hancock, John Price, John Champion, Charles
Gieellin, James Atfel, and Wm. Paterson, seamen; George
Porter, coal-trimuuer, and James Mason, carpenter, who died
soon after.
They were all put into neiahboaring cottages, and attended
to under the immediate superintendence of Lady Roberts, who
provided them with covering, gruel and other nourishing drink.
Dr. /11' Dermot, and indeed all in the vicinity, were most at-
tentive. Mr. Collis, who appeared to have suffered less than
would have been supposed, was taken to BritSeldstown, Sir
Thos. Roberts's; and the captain to the Water Guard Station;
the rest were comfortably provided for, and seldom were indi-
viduals more in want of it, they having been the whole of Saturday.
night, (and a most dreadful night it was,) all Sunday, and Sun-
day night, exposed to Loth winds and waves—besides which
they were wet before they left the vessel. The woman who lay
on the rock and was rescned, had on her nothing but her night
dress and a small handkerchief. The stewardess was washed
ashore wit's only buskins on her. Mrs. Morris, whose husband,
is among the dead, had two stays, on, and 160 sovereigns stitched
between the linings. These were riled when she limited ashore,
as well as some rings that were on her fingers! Inhuman as this
act may appear, we cannot marvel at it, after the cutting and
making oft' with the rope that was intended as the means of sav-
ing from death 14 suffering fellow-beings.
The Cabin Passengers were—Robert Lawe, Esq., and his
wife; Thos. Foster, Esq.; John Collis, Esq.; Mr. Nicolai
(or Nichol), we are not sure which,) 90th rest.; Dr. Spolasco
and son:
' The fate of Mr. and Mrs. Laws and young Mr. Foster is de-
plored by every one to whom it has been mentioned. Mr. Lawe
had carried with him through life the respect and esteem, not
merely of his mercantile brethren, but of all who knew him. Ho
never-reached the rock—his lady, we understand, did, but dirt
nut long survive her husband. A sea, according to one report,
washed her off— aeceordiag to another, she dropped from the
rock and sank. Mr. Foster's fate, a hen all seemed safe, we have
already described. Mr. Nichol, er icolai, was not seen after
the vessel struck.
The names of the deck passengers we have been unable to
aseertain. 'l'vett of them were the man named Morrison and
his wife, mentioned above. There were 6 °lsms, besides (
persons in charge of pigs. The crew, including the Captain
and mate, were about eighteen in number. Altogether, there
were 37 persons on board. Thirty-seven human beings alive
and well on Saturday morning, and now tour and twenty of
them in eternity !
The crew were •early all from the neighbourhood of Bristol.
The cargo consisted principally of flour, butter, leather, and
pigs, and roust have been valuable. Of tie pigs, of which there
were 650 on board, 108 belonged to the Messrs. Adams of
Blackpool; 200 to a poor man named Michael Murphy, who
some time ago lost :100 on board one of the London vessels, and
70 to a woman of the name of Sullivan. The vessel, we under-
stand, was worth about 60,000. Altogether it is a most
calamitous affair. The country-people, however, are endeavour-
ing to turn it to account. In every direction they ate to be seen
moving off with pigs' heads, hams, Src., under their arms.
The only part of the vessel now visible, is the top of the
Engine, which lies adjacent to the rock.
Mr. Beale, Mr. M. H. Conway, and Mr. Robinson, of the
Sr. George Company, went down to render their assistance
immediately on the news of the disaster reaching Cork.

Mr. G. ErroN's Corcawr.—Tais gentleman's concert wart
held on Wednesday, in Mr. Lassell's Saloon, St. Anne's, and
we were glad to see that be had so crowded as audience. We
have not space for a lengihened critique, hut we may state that
the choruses were very excellent, as also were some ratite glees.
An aria writ' sole on the violin, by Mr. Evtoa, was loudly ap-
plauded, and the glee of " Hail smiliag more," was cleverly
played on four trombones, and met with hearty approbation.
Tits ROY AL Amen ,THEAT en.—We see that Mr. Bates, the
spirited manager of this theatre, has announced that be will
devote the proceeds of his house on next Thursday evening, for
the benefit of the Soul) Charity for the poor. It does Mr.
Bates infinite credit, and we hope, fur the sake of the charity,
he will have a crowded house.

lIER MAJEsrY TUE QuEnr4.—Mr. Lacy, Bold-street, has
on view at, present, an etching which will well repay anyone the
trouble of inspecting. It represents her Majesty in her robes
of slate, as she appeared when she when to prorogue the first
parliament. The countenance is radiant with majesty, and the
figure beams with grace: the drapery is thrown with the most
consul:nate taste. It is a magnificent work of art. The origi-
nal was painted by Chalon, the present engraving is by Cousins.
EMPEROR WHEAT.—We perceive by an advertisement, that
Mr. Fullard, of Thorney, the discoverer of the celebrated
Chevalier Wheat, has introduced, another new sort, which want
excels the Chevalier in point of quality, it is called the Emperor
Wheat, we certainly never saw finer grain, and we have no
doubt from the high testimonials of its merits, that it is really
as productive as stated.
Should the 'lmmured union between the Marquis of Douro
ansi Miss Burdett Ccutts take place, the second Duke of Wel-.
lington will be the first in wealth, as the first has been in fame
and glory.

A whig member of convocation at Oxford, not satisfied with
iziving himself that designation, at th-e «4nd of along desettatiau
provincial journal, signs " A Dtstinctiunculist."