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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-09-17 00:00:00

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This diverting vagabond continues as droll as ever. He
spatters Whig and Tory with a lavish hand, and shows up the
public characters of the day with an unsparing pen : he lite-
rally hits them all hard knocks. The illustrations are capi-
tal ; the caricatures are equal in design to H. B.'s famous
sketches. The following is a good epigram :

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The Earl De Grey arrived in Kingston Harbour this morn..
ing at six o'clock, in the Medina„ Capt. Smithen, R.N.,
one of the fine steamers employed by government for the
conveyance of the mails between Dublin and Liverpool.
The Medina left Liverpool yesterday evening at a quarter
before eight, and made the passage, which was rather a
rough one, in little more than ten hours. So soon as it was
ascertained that his excellency was on board, the fleet of
revenue cruisers at present in the harbour, consisting of two
brigs and twelve cutters, hoisted their flags and fired a salute.
The Medina dropped her anchors about the centre of the
harbour, and his lordship remained on board until eleven
o'clock, the hour fixed for his departure from Kingston to
Dublin. His lordship was accompanied by his private secre-
tary, and two members of the household, namely, Captain
Parker and Mr. Williams. Soon after ten o'clock, the Me-
dina was warped alongside the new jetty, which, notwith-
standing the morning was very tempestuous, and the rain
falling in torrents, was crowded with hundreds of ladies and
gentlemen, who braved the storm for the purpose of tender-
ing to his excellency their respectful congratulations on his
arrival amongst them to assume the reins of government.
Amongst those who were foremost to pay their respects on
the occasion, we noticed the Earl of Rathdown, Lord Vis-
count Gort, Col. Madden, the right hon. Frederick Shaw,
the right hon. F. Blackburne, lion. Mr. Cole, Captain
Montgomery, Captain Fitzroy Somerset, Captain Willis,
(gentleman usher) the hon. Butler Danvers, Edward Lucas,
Esq., (under secretary) &c, &c. Two guards of honour were
stationed on the jetty, consisting of fifty men from the depot
of the tiOth rifles, with the garrison colour and brass band,
and a troop of the 10th hussars, who formed the escort into
town. All the steamers and revenue cruisers in the harbour
were gaily dressed with their signal flags, and prssented a
beautiful appearance. At eleven o'clock the yards of all the
vessels were manned, and a salute of twenty-one guns each
fired, under which his excellency went on shore, attended
by a large number of gentlemen, and amid the most enthu-
siastic cheering from the assembled spectators. The appear-
ance of the harbour during the firing of the salute was ex-
ceedingly animated, having quite the effect of a naval review
or sham sea-fight on a considerable scale. His lordship ap-
peared to be in excellent health and spirits, and acknow-
ledged in the most courteous manlier the marks of respect
with which he was received. He immediately proceeded to
town at a very rapid pace, escorted by a guard of honour
of the 10th hussars, and accompanied by hundreds of the
equipages of the noblemen and gentlemen, who even upon
so short a notice, hurried to pay their respects to the illustri-
ous stranger. _ _

Amongst those who formed part of the cortege were his
Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, his Grace the
Duke of Leinster, the Marquis of Westmeath, the Earl of
Rathdown, the Earl of Clonmel, Viscount Powerscourt,
Viscount Gort, Viscount Lorton, Lord Kilmaine, Right
Hon. F. Shaw, Right Hon. Dr. Radcliffe, Right Hon. F.
Blackburne, Hon. and Rev. Mr. Browne, Hon. and Rev.
Mr. Howard, the Hon. the Dean of Clogher, Sir Robert
Shaw, Bart., Sir Harcourt Lees, Bart., Sir E. Brough,
Bart., Sir M. C. Smith, Bart., Major-General Sir Parker
Carroll, Colonel Webber Smith, Colonel Crichton, Lieut.-
Colonel King, Lieutenant-Colonel Kearney, James Hans
Hamilton, Esq., M.P., J. B. West, Esq., M.P., Robert
Bourke, Esq., Denis H. Kelly, Esq., Mr. Moore, of Barn,
Cornelius Sullivan, Esq., Richard Rothwell, Esq., James
Waller, Esq., John Macartuey, Esq., &c. &c. &c.
After the ceremony of swearing in, his Excellency held an
undress levee. His Excellency having transacted business
with several of the functionaries, proceeded to the Viceregal
Lodge, in Phoenix Park.
It is understood that the Lord Lieutenant's stay amongst
us will not at present exceed a few days. He cannot, how-
ever, take his departure before he receives the royal letter
granting him leave of absence. That leave will be applied
for by this night's post, and on Monday it is most probable
the Lord Lieutenant will return to England. His Excellency
and his amiable Countess may be expected here in about a
fortnight or three weeks.

THE LOSS OF THE WILLIAM BROWN

ARREST OF ONE OF THE MURDERERS

Sally Corr and Bridgett M`Gee, two of the passengers of
the ship William Brown, wrecked on her passage from Liver-
pool to this city—with the horrid particulars of which the
reader is already well informed—appeared before Alderman
Hugh Clark, of Kensington, and made oath that Alexander
William Holmes, one of the crew of that vessel, and one of
the most active participants in the destruction of the unfor-
tunate passengers, was now in the city, and they wished his
arrest, and that he be proceeded against forthwith. Ac-
cordingly, Alderman Clark issued his warrant, and it was
placed in the hands of Messrs. Fisher and Sliner, police-
officers of Kensington, who traced the accused to the Girard
Boarding-house, corner of Front and Union-streets, and ou
Saturday morning there arrested him.
_ Holmes made no resistance. but the officers experienced
much opposition from the other sailors at the boarding-
house, some of whom declared that a man could not be ar-
rested in the city by virtue of a county warrant. To satisfy
their scruples, the officers proceeded to Alderman Milnor's
office with their prisoner, and he succeeded in satisfying the
sailors that the officers were acting correctly. The officers
proceeded immediately thence to the United States District
Court-room where a hearing was had before his Honour
Judge Hopkinson, and the following depositions taken :
" Sarrh Corr, of Ireland, aged about 19 years, being duly
sworn, deposes, that she took passage on board the William
Brown, at Liverpool. After we had been out about five
weeks and four days, the passengers were about retiring to
bed. I was sitting up. We heard the vessel strike against
the ice. After a little while there came a man to the hatch,
and called out that the vessel was sinking. The passengers
got upon deck as soon as they could. When I got upon deck
the sailors were clearing out the boats. I went below for
my cloak. When I returned the long-boat was in the water
alongside of the vessel. I jumped against a sailor belonging
to the William Brown, who went by the name of Charles
Smith. He said that I need not be jumping into the boat,
for I would have to go out again. 1 stayed in the boat. I
cannot say how many passengers were in the boat. There
were, I think, about seven sailors. I was lying down in
the bottom of the boat. The boat was crowded. I did not
hear any thing said before they commenced throwing persons
overboard. I saw the black man, Henry Murray, the cook,
catch hold of Frank Askin. I heard Frank Askin calling to
a Scotch woman to speak to them to spare his life ; he said
he had five sovereigns, and he would give it to them if they
would spare his life until morning. He was thrown over-
board. The persons who threw him overboard were Henry
Murray and Alexander William Holmes. Frank Askin's
sister said, if they threw him overboard, to throw her also.
They threw over sixteen of the passengers, including the two
sisters of Askin. I heard my cousin, Charles Coulon, go
forward and say to Holmes, ' Holmes, dear, sure I'll not have
to go over.' Holmes said, ' Charley, you must go.' Then
a girl of 16 cried out to spare him, for he was the last of a
family of fifteen that had gone down in the vessel. I then
heard the plunge of him in the water. It was Holmes that
helped to throw him over.

" The sailors who helped in throwing over the passengers
were, as far as I recollect, and I do not know the whole of
them, Alexander W. Holmes, Charles Smith, Henry Mur-
ray, the black, and Jack Stetson.

Sworn and subscribed in open District Court, August
14, 1841. " FRANCIS HOPKINSON,

" Clerk, United States District Court.
" Owen Carr, born in the county of Tyrone, in Ireland,
aged about 12 years, being duly sworn, deposes that he was
a passenger on board the ship William Brown, on her voyage
from Liverpool to Philadelphia ; that we left Liverpool about
the 12th of March last. We had been at sea five weeks and
four days, when the ship struck against the ice in the evening
about nine o'clock. I was just lying down to sleep, when
there came two shocks, which some of the passengers said
were caused by ice. The shocks were very violent. The
ship was sailing fast at the time of the shocks, but they stop-
ped her. One of the passengers went upon deck and said
she was sinking. Then all the passengers went up, and I
among them. I went up with nothing on but my shirt, and
then went down again and got on my roundabout and trou-
sers, and shoes and cap, and came up on deck again, and was
getting upon the side to get into the boat, and Judy M'Cad-
den gave me a push and shoved me into the boat, which was
just going over the side. In getting into her, the passengers
came down as fast as they could, striving with each other
which would be first in, for fear she should be shoved off be-
fore they could get in.
" There was but one sailor in before the paseengers came,
and that was the one putting in the plugs. There were six
sailors and the mate in the boat, and 16 or 17 passengers
thrown over, and about 13 left. The 16 or 17 were thrown
over in the night. Some of the sailors said before they be-
gan that the boat was sinking, and would have to be light-
ened. Those who were engaged in throwing over the pas-
sengers were Holmes, a sailor, and Henry Murray, the black
man and cook, Charles Smith, a sailor, and Jack Stetson, a
sailor. The black and Holmes were most active in throwing
them over. " OWEN CARR.

" Sworn and subscribed in open District Court, August
14, 1841."

The prisoner was then, on the motion of Mr. Meredith,
United States District attorney, committed to prison, to an-
swer the charge of murder on the high seas.--United States
Gazette.

LYNCHING GAMBLERS. - FROM FIFTY TO
SEVENTY-FIVE PERSONS MURDERED.

The section of country above and below the mouth of
White River, on the Mississippi, has been for years infested
with gangs of gamblers and counterfeiters. Islands 67, 68,
and 69 were notorious resorts for them. The people of Coa-
howa county, Mississippi, and from the opposite side of the
river, determined to rid themselves of such pests; and our
information is, that they succeeded in capturing from fifty to
seventy-five of them. On the 3d of August they placed them
on board a trading boat, took her to an unfrequented place,
so that there might be no witnesses, and shot and drowned
them all. A portion of the names of the sufferers have been
furnished to us. They are, Hugh Tully, the chief of the
gang, Elaphus Kingston, Andrew M`Loghlin, Joe Cotton,
Hugh Norris, Joseph Marriott, Wells Pollock, and James
Macauley.
When the Baltic passed up, the citizens were on their way
down the river, engaged in burning the houses lately occu-
pied by the victims of their vengeance. No violence was
offered to the families who were in them, but they
were ordered to leave their homes for ever. It is further
stated that the cashier of the counterfeiting establishment
was found in the river at Columbia dead. All the imple-
ments of rascality were found about the premises of the
murdered men. A large amount of counterfeit bank notes
was discovered, consisting of 50 and 100 dollar notes on the
Commercial Bank of New Orleans, not signed ; and 1,2,
and 3 dollar notes of the Third Municipality, New Orleans.
The gamblers and counterfeiters, who have thus suffered so
terrible a death, were no doubt rascals of the blackest dye.
They may have committed all the offences with which they
were charged—murder, the stealing of negroes, robbery—in
short, have violated every law ; but having them in their
power, these numberless crimes can offer no palliation for
the cold-blooded murder of so many men. In comparison
with this cruel and damnable act of the mob, the crimes of
the sufferers sink into insignificance. The laws and the good
order of society have received a more dangerous blow than
could possibly have resulted from a long life of crime. Every
good citisen, every one who values the safety of the institu-
tions of the country, should denounce all such acts of the
mob with unmitigated severity.

MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—It has seldom
been our duty to record a more melancholy occurrence than
the one it is now our painful duty to narrate; and it has cast
a gloom over the vicinity where it happened, and called
forth the deepest sympathy for the bereaved parents and
relatives of the subject of it. On Tuesday last, two very
tine and promising young men, one the eldest son of Mr.
George Beckett, of Northwich, draper, and the other a Mr.
Twist, from Ormskirk, who was on a visit to his friend and
fellow medical student, Mr. Beckett. Accompanied by a
Young sailor boy, named Maddock, they took a small rigged
pleasure-boat, to enjoy an hour's sailing on a broad sheet of
deep water, called " the Brook," which branches from and
is part of the river Weaver, near to Northwich. Tbis amuse-
meetheY had continued for some time, when, either from
unskilfulnessor in the management of the sails, or in conse-
quencea sudden squall of wind, the boat suddenly unset,
Mr. Twist, and the boy and nu-
gentlemen could swim'
filling with water, went down ; leaving only the top of
the mast visible f
without any one elseb
the shore. Mr. Beckett, his friend
were all thrown into deep water, and
Nei-
ther of the young being aware of the catastrophe. Nei-
rise no more! The bo and they sank to
9 Maddock being a good swimmer,
gained the shore.

Amongst the gentlemen on the hustings we observed the
Right Hon. William Peel, brother to the premier, William
Peel, Esq. (his son), Sir Charles Wolseley, Samuel Tylecote,
Esq., William Robinson, Esq., and other influential elec-
tors.

The usual forms having been gone through,
Samuel Tylecote, Esq., ruse and said—Gentlemen, I have
so lately addressed you on a similar occasion, that I can
scarcely add anything different to that which I then said. It
gives us all great pleasure, and not less to us than to our
late right hon. member, that he was then so well supported.
When I addressed you before, I was not aware that any gen-
tleman wonld ever have come forward and have opposed such
a man as Sir Robert Peel. As such an one has, however;
presented himself, I shall treat him with dignified silence;
but I have no objection to hear him. I dare say he is a gen-
tleman, and I hope he will, in the course of his observations,
confine himself to gentlemanly language, and not descend to
any scurrility. (Hear.) I know all that actuates what I
must call these walking heroes, who go about the country in
a kind of political incendiarism. They are men of this de-
scription, and, therefore, I will use my best endeavours to
put them down. (Cheers.) I cannot yet reply to a gentle-
man whom I have never heard speak. Some one said to
me, " Why don't you give him a dressing ?" But I say,
" Let him dress himself first, and then I will undress him."
(Loud laughter.) These men have generally two points
which are evident in their tactics—the one is self-interest,
and the other is a principle of envy.
" Pale envy withers at another's good,
And hates the excellence it cannot reach."
(Cheers.) I will only beg to add, that in a very few words
I shall sum up the opinion—not only of myself, but I am
sure that of every gentleman present, when I saw that there
are two principles which are the prevailing characteristics
of our worthy and hon. member, Sir Robert Peel. The one
is, that he is an ornament to the society in which he moves ;
and the other is, that he is an honour to his country.

(Loud cheers.) I beg to nominate Sir Robert Peel, and I
hope to see him—l have no doubt but that he will be—again
elected. (Cheers.)
W. Robinson, Esq., next came forward, and said it gave
him great pleasure to second the nomination which had just
been made. (Loud cheers.)

J. Vaughan, a shoemaker, (dressed in character) described
by Mr. Acland as " his honourable friend," said, Mr. Mayor
and gentlemen, I have been a voter in this borough nearly
half a century. (Hear.) I know what's right and I know
what's wrong, and therefore I wish to nominate a man who
will represent this borough in parliament. It is Charles Ac-
land, Esq. (No, no) John Acland, Esq. (No, no.) James
Acland, Esq. I beg to nominate James Acland, Esq. (Great
laughter.)
T. Forster, another knight of the awl, said he had no ob-
jection to second the nomination of his worthy friend. Hav-
ing done so he abruptly retreated from his novel position in
public life to the back of the hustings, amidst the laughter of
the meeting.
The Hon. William Peel then came forward amidst loud
applause. He said, Gentlemen, it might perhaps be as well
that I should now state to you the course I mean to pursue,
standing here as I do the representative of Sir Robert Peel.
(Hear.) Gentlemen, when you shall have re-elected my
right hon. relative, I shall in his name, and at his request,
express to you his most sincere and most grateful acknow-
ledgments for your uniform kindness towards him ; and
more particularly for the very great kindness which he has
experienced at your hands since her Majesty the Queen was
graciously pleased to summon him to her Majesty's councils,
and since by his acceptance of office his seat has become
vacant. Gentlemen, I trust that it is unnecessary in me to
say that I will act no part in the very absurd farce—(" hear,
hear," and cheers), which has been got up for the purpose of
offering vexatious annoyance to Sir Robert Peel, and to an
immense majority of the electors of this borough—(applause) ;
for I will not so grossly insult the constituent body of the
borough of Tamworth as to imagine fora single moment that
any one of those electors who signed an address soliciting Sir
Robert Peel not to attend at this election, but pledging them-
selves to give every support to him in their power—l say I
will not insult the constituency of this borough by supposing
that any one of those electors will be induced by the sayings
or by the doings of any party to act so dishonourable a part
as to withdraw that support, and thereby to forfeit his word
and to break his promise. (Immense cheering.) Gentlemen,
I am always most extremely anxious that my conduct should
meet with the approbation of this constituency, and my
brother electors—(applause) ; and I trust that the course
which I mean to pursue on this occasion will meet with your
approbation. The hon. gentleman then sat down amid loud
cheering.
Mr. Acland here, amidst a storm of hisses and other tokens
of disapprobation, rose, and, after a long and tedious address,
in a style of flippant harlequinism, abounding in gross per-
sonal abuse and vituperation, in which he applied to the elec-
tors of Tamworth the epithet of " bears and wolves," the
reputable and worthy representative of the " League," wound
up by modestly constituting the electors a committee of in-
quiry, to consider the merits or demerits of the system of the
Prime Minister, who was a candidate for the honour of re-
presenting them. He left the result of the present opposi-
tion to their conscientious decision ; fully assured, that be it
what it might, they would exercise their judgments impar-
tially.
The Returning Officer then called for a show of hands,
which he declared to be " greatly in favour of Sir Robert
Peel"—only three persons, in fact, holding up their hands
for Mr. Acland.

Mr. Acland protested against the show of hands

The Mayor tiien declared Sir Robert Peel was duly elected
to represent the borough of Tamworth in parliament. (Loud
cheering.)
The Hon. William Peel again presented himself, and, in a
speech of great ability, returned thanks for the re-election of
Sir Robert Peel.

Three times three cheers were afterwards called for, and as
heartily given, for Sir Robert Peel and the Right Hon.
William Peel. Thanks were then presented to the mayor,
and the meeting quietly dispersed a few moments afterwards,
with the exception of about 30 of Mr. ricland's friends, who,
not content with the two hours-and-a-half harangue from
that worthy, repaired to the Rose and Crown, to hear and
witness a further exhibition of the impudence and absurdi-
ties of this agent of the anti-corn-law league.

EXETER ELECTION.—On Monday, Sir William Follett
was re-elected without opposition.
LICHFIELD.—Lord Leveson was returned for this borough
on Wednesday without opposition.
DORCHESTER.—Sir. James Graham was returned for this
borough on Monday.
ELECTION FOR THE NORTHERN DIVISION OF THIS
COUNTY.—The writ for the election of a knight of the shire
for the northern division of the county, consequent upon the
vacancy created by the acceptance of office by Lord Stanley,
was received by the sheriff on Thursday last. The proclama-
tion was made on Friday at the Castle of Lancaster, and the
election is fixed for next Tuerday, the 21st instant, at Lan-
caster.

BRADFORD ELECTION.—The nomination of candidates
for this borough for the election of a member in the room of
the late Mr. Lister, took place on Tuesday last, and the
polling on Wednesday. At the final close of the poll at four
o'clock, the following were the numbers for the respective
candidates :

BnOeld, (Whig)

WilberfOrsce, (COnservative)

Majority 5
The representation of this borough remains therefore as it
was, the former member being of radical principles.
WENLOCK.—The election of a member to represent this
borough took place on Tuesday. The vacancy was caused
by J. Milnes Gaskell, Esq., having accepted the office of one
of the Lords of the Treasury. Mr. Gaskell was again chosen
the representative without opposition.
CAMBRIDGE.—The re-election of the Right Hon. H.
Goulburn, Chancellor of the Exchequer, took place on Wed-
nesday morning in the Senate House without any opposi-
tion. The election of a member for the University is a formal
and not very interesting affair. There is no speaking either
by the candidate or his friends. The Vice-Chancellor stands
at the table with the proctors to receive the votes, which are
given by cards, and when the affair is terminated, he shakes
hands with the member and signs his return. Mr. Goulburn
was present, and we never remember to have seen the right
hon. gentleman appear in better health and spirits. Shortly
after his election he left for London.

BRIDPORT.—The election for this borough has been occa-
sioned by the unexplained retirement of Mr. Warburton, the
late whig member. Immediately after this took place Mr.
Cochrane, a staunch conservative, took the field, and the
radicals offering no opposition, he was returned, on Wednes-
day, as representative for Bridport in the most triumphant
manner. The hon. gentleman said it would be a proud thing
for him to take his seat on the same benches as the represen-
tatives for Carlow and Dublin, and to increase the conserva-
tive majority in the house from 91 to 93.
SUNDERLAND.—The nomination for this borough took
place on Wednesday, and the polling yesterday (Thursday.)
We hope to announce the final state of the votes in an early
second edition. More than usual interest is attached to this
election, in consequence of Lord Howick being the radical
candidate. Should Mr. Wolverley Atttwood succeed, it will
indeed be a great triumph of Conservative principles, not
only over Whiggery, but family influence, wealth, and it is
reported, bribery, coercion, and other unfair means. The
authority of the Countess of Durham (the noble lord's
sister), or her agents, has been exercised in the borough in a
most disgraceful manner in favour of his Lordship ; but, not
content with this, one of the late Ministry (the Right Hon.
Sir George Grey), in company with another baronet (Sir
Hedworth Williamson), has been employing himself in
making speeches to the electors against the pretensions of
Mr. Attwood, and in favour of those of the consistent Lord
Howick. It would appear, from " the stick-at-nothing man-
ner" in which the Whigs are going to work, that the defeated
of Northumberland is determined, if possible, to be returned
for Sunderland at all hazards. The Conservative electors,
and, in fact, the non-electors of the borough, say that they
will not have him, and the result of the canvass up to Wed-
nesday shows a considerable majority in favour of Mr. Att-
wood, which it is next to impossible to disturb, excepting by
those seductive arts to which many electors of boroughs have
fallen victims since the passing of the Reform Bill.

DEATH FROM EATING DISORDERED VEAL..—About nine
weeks since, a farmer named Schofield, residing in the further
side of Spotland, had a calf dropped which he wished to rear,
but, as it became disordered, he employed a cow-leech, who
doctored it about four weeks, at the end of which time it was
handed over to a butcher named Kershaw, who killed it, and
sold the meat in cheap lots, at 24d. and 3d. per lb, to people
cheifly in the neighbourhood of Whitworth, all of whom
were taken more or less ill immediately after eating of it.
Amongst the rest were a decent working family named Spra-
wel, to whose share fell the head and midcalf. The former
they boiled for dinner on Sunday week, and, like all the
others, they were taken ill the same day, the meat having
been sold on the Saturday. The family consisted of old
James Sprawel, nearly 70 years of age, his wife, and several
mature SODS and daughters ; and the old woman was the only
one who was not seriously affeeted by the food, she only hav-
ing eaten a small portion of the broth. James, the old man,
began to vomit immediately after he had finished his dinner;
and he continued in the same sickly state until Thursday
week, when he died. One of the sons also at present remains
in a rather dangerous condition. On Tuesday last, an inquest
was held on the body by Mr. Dearden, when, after a patient
investigation, a verdict was returned which legally exonerated
the vendors of the disordered meat ; they were, however,
called into the inquest room, and severely admonished, being
also informed at the same time, that, if another death ensued
from a similar cause, it would probably be the painful duty of
the jury to send them to Kirkdale for trial.—The number of
persons thus poisoned was about 27.

FRIDAY.-10 the evening of this day, after the usual ex-
ercises and amnseinents of the forenoon, a very large assem-
blage was congregated at the mansion, to enjoy that exhila-
rating pastime—the dance. The company staying at Wynn-
stay were still seventy, or thereabouts, in number, and in
addition thereto, 460 persons arrived. The dancing was
commenced at the usual hour, and kept up with spirit—Sir
Watkin himself showing an example which the guests were
not slow to follow. Collinett's fine band gave life to the
quadrilles, which were danced on a large scale, and as a
spectacle, were unique. The pavilion was thrown open at
twelve o'clock for refreshments, which lasted till the final
moment for departure: They were on the same liberal foot-
ing which distinguished all the arrangements at noble Wynn-
stay ; and not till fair Aurora had long peeped forth, did the
joyful assemblage take their final leave.
SATURDAY.—This was the day set apart more especially
for the entertainment of the tenantry and tradespeople, and
for the poorer classes resident in the vicinity of Wynnstay.
The day was delightfully fine, and about ten o'clock in the
morning the guests and peasantry began to arrive. By 12
o'clock the Park presented a most animated appearance, and
was then becoming pretty well crowded with persons who
had come to participate in the amusements.
This day the entertainments may be ranked under three
heads,—first, the rural sports ; second a grand dinner, to
which between 500 and 600 friends and tenants bad been in-
vited, and in the evening a splendid display of fire-works.
The rural sports gave much pleasure to the numerous com-
pany who crowded the park ; and even the nobility and gen-
try resident at Wynnstay did not refuse to please the poorer
classes by being present and sanctioning their gamesome
recreations. The pony races were ridden by the nobility and
gentry, two of which were won by Sir Watkin himself.
But five o'clock, the time appointed for the dinner, now
drew near, and those who had been honoured with invitations
prepared to take the seats at the dinner tables in the pavilion.
Whilst speaking of dinners we may incidentally mention,
that besides an abundance—nay, a superfluity of game, poul-
try, &c., there had been nine bullocks, twelve calves, forty-
' two sheep, eighteen lambs, and six porkers slaughtered for
the rejoicings. Shortly after five o'clock, the guests in
number between 600 and 700, took their seats in the pavilion,
where a dinner was prepared—a dinner on a scale equally
magnificent, but far more extended, than on the previous
days. The distinguished relatives and friends of the family
attended, and again both pleased and honoured their guests
by their condescension and kindness. The hon. baronet of
Winnstay, of course, presided, and an excellent chairman he
made. Amongst the good things on the table were two fine
barons of beef, served up in the old English fashion by the
cooks, while the band played most joyously, " Oh ! the
Roast Beef of Old England !" Numerous toasts were given ;
and on the health of Sir Watkin being proposed, those only
who were present could form an idea of the enthusiasm with
which it was received.

The closing amusements of the week now drew near, and
the interest with which the magnificent display of fireworks
was looked forward to, was great in the extreme. These
were exhibited on the opposite banks of the lake, and were
conducted by that celebrated artist, Mr. J. G. D'Ernest,
artist to her Majesty and the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall,
Laurie-terrace, Westminster-road. The display consisted
of the most beautiful specimens of the various fires known
in the Pyrotechnic art ; the concluding piece containing a
Transparency of the Coat of Arms' Initials. &c., of the Hon.
Sir W. W. Wynn, surrounded by variegated Wheels, sup-
ported by four Gerbes of large calibre, representing splendid
Wheat Sheafs of Jessamine Fire. During the exhibition of
this piece the Grand Coup de Feu took place, consisting of
Shells, Mines of Saucissons, Pot D'Aigrettes, Roman Can-
dles, Girandoles of Rockets, &c. &c., forming a perfect
Bouquet in the air. This closed the amusements of the day,
and the company retired home highly gratified with the pro-
ceedings.

A WHIG MODE OF INCREASING THE REVENUE

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD.)

Mr. EDITOR,—The following extract is taken from your
journal of Tuesday last, viz. :—" The hon. member for
Dumfries presented a petition from Wm. Blaxton, of Bir-
mingham, stated that he expended 14s 6d per week for him-
self, wife, and son, for food, upon which food he paid for
tithes, customs, and excise duties Ss 7d, but, freed from these
imposts, he could purchase the same food for 5s Ild, which
makes an annual payment of £22 6s 4d i❑ tithes and taxes.
Now, taking off 26s 4d for thiths, which is an extreme sum,
leaves £2l for the exchequer and revenue ; taking this 14s 6d
per week as the average food of the whole population, for
three persons, and dividing £2l by three, gives £7 ; then
multiplying 25 millions by seven, gives to the revenue 175
millions sterling into the exchequer annually, for food only.
It makes no difference whether you divide as above, or divide
the 25 millions by three, and multiply by £2l. it gives the
same result."

Another case of the same kind is noticed by the Rev.
Baptist Noel, M. A., in a tract written by him in favour of
anti-corn law, viz. :—" A petition by one Wm. Blaxland,
of Birmingham also, on June 28, 1839, was presented to
the house, stating that W. B. then used weekly tea, cof-
fee, sugar, meat, flour, ale, brandy, and tobacco, the cost
of which, without tithes, customs, and excise duties, would
be 2s 4.0, but, with these taxes, those articles cost him
7s 7id, being a weekly tax of 5s 31d, amounting in the year
to £l3 13s 6d. Whether Wm. Blaxland was accurate in his
calculations or not, they serve to show that the labourers lie
under a weight of taxation at least equal to that borne by the
Landowners."

It is very easy to pass over these two cases in a cursory
way, and fancy that the positions are true ; but a simple
calculation, allowing this Blaxland to be an average sphere,
and deducting 13s 6d for tithes, which is an extreme sum,
then multiplying 25,000,000 by 13, will give the startling
result of £325,000,000 sterling, into the exchequer—just six
times more than the amount of expenditure. The case above
of Blaxton is only three times the amount of the expendi-
ture. I think it very probable these cases are from the same
petitioner, and that Blaxton and Blaxland are one and the
same person.

' NoiT, the truest calculation that can be made by payment
per head per week, is as follows, viz.,—ls per week, or 52s
per annum, gives £65,000,000 revenue—ten or twelve million
more than the actual expenditure. Then look into the im-
mense sums paid into the exchequer, that do not touch upon
food. Therefore the tax upon food can only be that propor-
tion which is required to make up the deficiency, which
cannot be more than (id per week on the average of the popu-
lation.

When the rev. divine doubted Blaxland's calculation, as
a M.A. his pen would soon have informed him, if he had
longed for the truth, but his pretended ignorance suited the
anti-corn law fallacies betterthan the exposing of Blaxland's
postion ; therefore the hon. and rev. M.A. has committed
himself to censure, notwithstanding his relative's earldom,
and his own royal chaplainship ; for, to infer by any asser-
tion made by an ignorant man, however plausible, that such
was or might be the case, that a man in Blaxland's sphere
of life could by any possibility pay 5s 31d per week tax on is
id for food, I say that the rev. M.A. ought to have been
satisfied that the position was an axiom in figures, before he
inserted in his tract, instead of inserting a mere flippant fal-
lacy to suit party purposes. With respect to the honourable
member for Dumfries, as to the late case of Blaxland's, he
might be taken by surprise, which is often the case when
petitions are slipped into a member's hand to lay on the
table of the house.

JACOBUS VERITAS

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

DONCASTER RACES

The races commenced on Monday afternoon under indiffe-
rent auspices. The weather certainly was all that could be
desired, but the list " held the word of promise to the ear
but broke it to the hope," six races in appearance having
dwindled down to three in reality, and those of a very un-
pretending character. The company was thin, the betting
dull in the extreme. We should mention here that a space
has been enclosed in front of the grand stand for the accom-
modation of the speculators, but being level with the course
is not available for a view of the running.
MONDAY.

The FITZWILLIAM STAKES, of 10 sovs each, with 30 added
by the Corporation. Mile and a half. Two subs.
_ No race.

The CHAMPAGNE STAKES, of 50 sovs each, h ft, for two-
year-old coits, Sst 71b, and fillies, Bst 51b ; the winner gives
six dozen of Champagne to the Racing Club. Red House
in. Twenty-six subs.
Col. Anson's b c Attila, by Colwick
Mr. Ramsay's ch c Cabrera, by Tomboy
Col. Cradock's b f Sally, by Sheet Anchor
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
Brooke's br f Idolatry, Mr. Jaques's Playfellow, and Mr.
Powlett's b f by Bay Middleton, out of Fanny.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Attila, 2to 1 agst Mr. Powlett's filly,
4to 1 agst Idolatry, and 6to 1 agst Cabrera. After a false
start Attila took the lead, and kept it at a capital pace to the
end, winning, after a smart race, from the grand stand, by
half a neck, without being touched ; nothing was near the
first two.

PRODUCE STAKES Of 100 SOVS each, h ft, for four-year-olds ;
colts Bst 71b and fillies Bst 31b; 31b allowed, &c. Two
miles. Five subs.
_ _

Mr. Orde's b f Queen Bee (allowed 31b)...... walked over.
Match, 200, hft ; Bst 51b. St. Leger Course.
Col. Cradock's br c Gallipot, 4 yrs (Templeman) 1
Lord Kelburne's ch c Pathfinder, 4 yrs .
Betting-3 to lon Gallipot, who had is all to himself, his
opponent being pulled up at the distance.
HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 30 added by the Cor-

poration

Two miles. Five subs

Mr. Thornhill's EO, 3 srs, 7st .
Lord Kelburne's bc by Muley Moloch, 3 yrs, fist 41b .. 2
Mr. Bell's b m La Sage Femme, 5 yrs, Bst 21b
Mr. Doncaster's Fitzgambol, 3 yrs, Gst 3lb
EvP -S- --- Ntl 2to 1 agst E 0

Betting—Even on La Gage Femme, and to I agst rJ
The favourite made tremendous running, followed by E 0
and Muley Moloch colt, till within two distances of home,
where she was beaten, and the other two went on ; at the
stand E 0 left the Muley Moloch colt and won easy by a
length.
HER MAJESTY'S PLATE Of 100 guineas; three years 7st 91b,
four 9st, five 9st 91b, six and aged 10st. Four miles.
Duke of Cleveland's b h Sampson, 5 yrs walked over.

TUESDAY.
HANDISAP STAKES of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 70 added, for
all ages. The owner of the second horse to save his stake.
St. Leger Course.
Mr. Heseltine's b m The Shadow
Sir C. Monk's b m Garland

Lord Chesterfield's ch c All Fours
Mr. Kirby's ch c Kingston Robin

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Mr. Osbaldeston's ch f Mountain Sylph .
Mr. Haywood's gr c Mr. Whippy .
Mr. Mann's b f Miss Le Gros. • • Ga
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Eight started ; going off at a great pace. ,ariand took
the lead up to the inn, when the ruck went up together, and
there was a fine race up to the Red House, where Shadow
came to the front, led up to the distance, and won very
cleverly by a length. Betting 2tol on the winner.
The ST. LEGER STAKES of 50 sovs each, h ft. The owner
of the second horse to receive 100 sovs out of the stakes.

St. Leger Course. (135 subs.)
Lord Westminster's b c Satirist ... ......... (W. Scott) 1
Mr. Rawlinson's b c Coronation ............ . (J. Day) 2
Eleven started ; only two were placed by the judges. There
was a sort of false start ; two or three horses went away and
were recalled. The horses generally came well to the post.
On the bona fide start being made, Cattonian took the lead,
followed by Van Amburgh and Satirist ; Coronation lying
alongside of Satirist and outside, up to the top of the hill.
Coronation then took up the running to the Red House,
closely followed by Satirist, and Van Amburgh fell back into
the ruck and never showed afterwards. When they came
within the distance, Coronation appeared as if winning, and
a beautiful race ensued between the two, maintained nearly
up to the stand, when Satirist shot a-head, and won by half
a neck. The Squire was about a clear length behind them,
and the remainder well up. The race was over about twenty.
five minutes before four o'clock.

REPARATION.—A. tradesman of Ulverstone received a
note containing 35., with the following brief statement :
" For a pane of glass in your windows, broken 12 or 13 years
ago, Is.
bd. ; interest since that time, Is. 6d." The hand-
writing is disguised, and the person who received it has not
the slightest knowledge from whom it was sent or of the
Lransaction.

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