The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-08-21 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND CROPS

THE CROPS IN IRELAND.—II is, far and away, too soon
to despair and croak about the prospects of the harvest, al-
though we ate free to confess, that the broken state of the
weather, just at this crisis, gives plausibility to the ominous
tone of our contemporary alarmists. Much rain, accom-
panied by high wind, has fallen since we last addressed our-
selves to this subject ; and last night was particularly incle-
ment and unfavourable to the heavy crop. Nevertheless,
there is something compensating in the mixture of rain and
wind which prevails ; the latter drying up the former almost
as rapidly as it falls, and strong gleams of warm sunshine
ripening what the moisture has filled. No injury has hitherto
been done, which a week of warm breezy weather would not
amply remedy ; and we have sufficient trust in the good and
allwise dispensations of Providence, to rely, with confidence,
on the succeeding season, for the realisation of. those hopes
which, up to this period, the general progress of the harvest
has inspired.—Evening Mail, Monday.
Rain has fallen during every day of the past week, but net
in such quantities, we are glad to say, as to do any injury to
the crops. Accounts from all parts of the country continue
to represent them in the most flourishing condition, and as
affording every promise of yielding a plentiful harvest.—
Whitehaven Herald.
NORFOLK. —The fine weather has forwarded the harvest
during the past week, with only the interruption of a few
showers on Tuesday, and which were far more beneficial than
injurious. A great breadth of both wheat and barley is car-
ried and stacked, and a still greater breadth out. If the sun
shine as fairly till Saturday night, in many parts of the county
the wheat will all be secured, and in most parts the greater
portion will be down. The rapidity of mowing over shear-
ing is the manifest and most considerable advantage. To oat
eyes the crop has appeared more abundant in the shock that
when standing, and corroborates our belief that Norfolk never
enjoyed so fine, nor, as far as it has gone, so fair a harvest.—
Norwich Mercury, Aug. 15.
KENT.—Last week great quantities of all kinds of corn were
cut and carried in prime condition. The weather up to Satur-
day was as favourable as could be expected, and the farmer
was busily engaged in the field. On Sunday the weather was
wet, and yesterday, from an early hour to the evening, the
fall of rain was tremendous, accompanied by violent wind.
We are afraid that the uncut strong wheat will be laid, and
the barley in a similar state, will be mach injured. in the
afternoon of yesterday we were visited with a terrific hail
• showar.—Kewilah Gazette.
GLASGOW.—We deeply regret to state that for some days
the weather has been very unfavourable to the progress of the
harvest. A great deal of rain fell on Sabbath night and dur-
ing the greater part of ,yesterday, which must have laid the
crops in the more exposed situations.. Harvest can hardly be
said to have commenced in this quarter, although a few fields
have been cut; and unless the weather speedily take up, very
little can be ready for the sickle before the latter part of this
month. We observed last week along the whole line of the
Edinburgh road the most promising-symptoms of more than
an average crop. The fields of wheat, oats, and barley, the
latter considerably in advance of the other two, but all green
for the middle of August, looking strong, full and healthy ;
and the same remark applies to the aspect of the country in
the vale of Clyde..--25cottish. Guardian.

~NEw
casTiE.—The corn harvest has partiallya_ commenced
in the county of Northumberland, several ptcehtesicis,lalong
barley
having this week been cut on Tyneside, eaqu
the Tweed, and in the neighbourhood of Wooler. r
of oats and barley are very abundant, and as the seasocnr°X-
vances it is found that the wheats improve both in quality
and quantity. A few gentle showers during the present week
have materially improved the turnips and pastures. For the
last three weeks the weather has been all that the anxious
husbandman could wish, and looking at the prospects which
the country now presents there is abundant reason for thank-
fulness. In about a week or ten days it may be expected
that the harvest will be general in the noithern counties of
Englaud.—Newcastle Journal.'

We have been informed that one of, the most extensive
engineering establishments in Glasgow has received an order
for the construction .of one of the largest marine engines
which has ever been made, viz., 6011 horse power, for the
passage from England to India. Whether or not the ship
is to be built here we cannot say, but from the performances
of the Britannia, which are noticed elsewhere, we have good
reason,
hull
euvm her account, to be proud both of the machinery
to be built
Clyde. orAt ship-shape of the vessels which sail from the
land ordered for Abdul Mehjid of TUrkeY.—
e same time there are two or threeiron steamers
engines for the coasting trade of India, and there also
Herald.
Wednesday week, the clerk, calling
A YOUNG PRISON ER.-At the
Glasgotv
the prisoner Joseph Hyde weLuton petty sessions on
" Yes ; '' when the clerk, withreal
to the officers, asked if
there ? The officer said
due solemnity, read the
warrant against the defendant for wilfully and maliciously
breaking the windows of John Fox.
the clerk asked, " Where is the prisonert
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d,
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the officer, pointing to a pretty little boy between three and
ng
whichtli this
thefour years old, who was quite delighted at being
the magistrates, standing on a form. On beholding l!'ii
ter-
rible offender, the court burst out laughing, in
child joined. The magistrates asked who could have granted
a warrant against an infant like that ? The clerk saidthatthe
wife of the complainant had applied for it without stating the
boy's age ; if she had done so, lie would not have granted it.
Mrs. Fox here came forward, and amidst roars of laughter
demanded justice against the child, whom she saw " with her
own eyes " break the windows. The magistrates immediately
dismissed the warrant.—Bedford Gazelle.

Prince Albert, who is said to possess a fine knowledge of
art, has already began to patronise our native painters of
English landscape. On Wednesday last, his royal highness
sent for Mr. J. W. Allen, to whom he gave a commission to
paint a purely English scene ; a task by which the painter
has so frequently won golden opinions.
Dr. Lardner will, we hear upon good authority, be re-
moved from the council of the British Association for the
Advancement of Science at the ensuing meeting at Glasgow.
He has always been conspicuous for the prominent part he
has taken at the head of the mechanical section, and has had
charge of many money grants connected with steam improve-
ment and mechanical discovery.

General Santander, for many years president of Columbia,
and afterwards of the separate republic of New Grenada,
died at Bogota on the Gth of May. He was interred with
great pomp on the 13th of the same month. The congress
at Bagota closed its session on the 19th of May, having first
passed a decree authorising the executive to borrow 300,000
dollars at 1 per cent. per month, redeemable iu two years, to
meet the extraordinary expences occasioned by the disturb-
ance at Pasto.

RAPID MODE or GETTING-UP STEAM.—Lieut. Janvier,
of the French navy, is said to have discovered the means of
getting up the steam of engines with such rapidity that, in
ten minutes from the first lighting of the fire, and although
the water in the boiler he quite cold, a vessel may be set in
motion. This is; it is added, to be accomplished without any
additional apparatus, and very little expence.
Prince Metternich had a narrow escape a short time since
while visiting a manufactory which he bad established on one
of his estates in Bohemia, the boiler of a steam-engine hav-
ing burst while the Prince was there. Fortunately nobody
was near it.—Galignani's Messenger.
The ship-builders of this . port have presented a memorial
to the President of the Board of Trade, to remit the exces-
sive tax on Honduras mahogany. A reply of Mr. Labou-
chere has been received, from which it appears that the Pre-
sident of the Board contemplates a reduction of the duty
complained of, as a measure likely to tend to the prosperity
of the trade.—Bristol Mirror.

On Thursday an inquest was held upon the body of. Mr.
Richard Yarworth, who, it will be recollected, was shot and
robbed on the highway at Piff's Elm, between Tewkesbury
and Cheltenham, on the 11th of January last. After a long
investigation the jury returned a verdict of `• Wilful Murder
against William Bowen," who has been for some time past
in custody upon the charge.

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OKRA, COTTON.—This species of cotton has now established
amongst the planters of that part of Alabama, where it was
first discovered and most extensively cultivated, an undis-
puted superiority over-all other varieties of the short staple.
The yield to the acre is extraordinary, and the staple finer,
while its turn out from the gin head is still more astonishing.
On good land the product is 3000 pounds to the acre.
The secret committee on banks of issue have made their
preliminary report to parliament; but, as they propose to
resume their labours next year, they appear to have purposely
avoided offering any decided opinion upon the disputed points
of the question in the present stage of the inquiry. The re-
port merely specifies the objects to which they have directed
their attention in the examination of witnesses hitherto.
LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—On this line great
activity is manifested. The directors and all engaged are in-
cessant in their exeations to expedite the opening of those
portions of the line extending from Croydon to Hooley-lane,
and from Mersthain to Balcombe. Orders have been given
for the engines and carriages, as well as for the necessary ac-'
commodations for passengers.—Standard.
HYDROPHOBIA.—A few days since a young man, named
Cross, at Corsley, seemed to be very unwell, and complained
of a pain in his arm. When Mr. Slade, surgeon, of Frome,
was called in, he inquired if he had not been bitten by a dog,
pronouncing it a case of hydrophobia. It was then recol-
lected that the young man was slightly bit in the hand by a
little dog about six months ago, but no notice had been taken
of it. The young man died on Wednesday morning lin a
lamentable state of madness.—Bristol Journal. .

THE ARCHIMEDES, PATENT SCREW-PROPELLER SHIP.
—This vessel made the voyage from Plymouth to Oporto in
70 hours, and, on Wednesday morning, intelligence was re-
ceived of her return from Oporto to Plymouth in 88 hours,
total out and home 157 hours, the most part of which was
performed against strong head winds and a heavy sea. This
is unquestionably the most successful voyage ever made by a
steam-vessel, the efficient working power of which has been
ascertained not to exceed 65 horses, and we imagine there
can no longer be any question as to the snperiority of patent
screw propellers as compared with paddle-wheels.—Sun.

UNION OF THE TWO•CANADAS.—Friday night's Gazette
announces the first step of the executive government towards
completing the union of the two Canadas. At the privy
council held at Buckingham Palace on Monday, the Queen,
in pursuance of the act lately passed. authorised the Gover-
nor-General of the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada
to declare by proclamation, " that the said provinces, upon,
from, and after a certain day in such proclamation to be
appointed, which day shill be within fifteen calendar months
next after the passing of the said act, shall form and be one
province, under the name of the Province of Canada."
NEW INVENTION.—A recent invention occupies much of
the attention of artists. After repeated, persevering eyeri-

meuts, Professor Heideloff, of Nu-remburg, has succeeded in
permanently fixing paintings upon lime, gypsum, or stone.
The expense of the process is trifling, and a successful appli-
cation of it has been made in the cathedral of Bomberg.
Milk is used as the cohesive medium, and, by a peculiar
mode of preparing the mixture, the painting is enabled to
withstand heat, cold, and moisture. The invention possesses
another advantage, viz., that the paintings may be washed
with water, without detracting from the brilliancy of the
colours. It is also said that lime, thus prepared, has the
property of receiving colour better than the fresco plaster.—
Polytechnic Journal.
" Prince Louis Bonaparte," says the Constitutionnel," was
born on the 20th of April, 1808, consequently he is in his 33rd
year. M. Faure, who was killed, and has been designated as
a military sub-intendant, is no other than a quondam huissier
at Bourg, a native of Nantua, arid well known for his jovial
qualities and adventurous spirit. After filling various situa-
tions at Paris, lie was sentenced some time ago to two
months' imprisonment as editor of a journal, the Union,
which was Bonapartist in its colour, and appeared without
the required caution-money being deposited. To escape this
confinement he went to London, became Secretary to Prince
Louis, and merely invested himself with the uniform of a mi-
litary sub-intendant for the affair at Boulogne."
CAUTION TO PERSONS SAVING OTHERS FROM DROWN-
ING.—A few days ago Mr. Galt, an experienced swimmer,
was bathing near Kempock Point at Gourock (Glasgow), and
was on the point of drowning from exhaustion, when a Mr.
Mair, of the Trongate, Glasgow, jumped in and saved him by
adopting in this case the following plan, according to some
instructions lately published in the local paper, and which
we cannot do better than reprint briefly :—Mr. Mair swam
behind Mr. Galt, caught him by the hair on the back part of
the head, turned him over on the back in such a manner as
the latter could not take hold of hith, and swimming with
one hand, pushed him forward to the land.
ROYAL NAVAL FEMALE SCHOOL.—We are gratified to
learn that the endowment of £lOOO of Admiral Sir Thomas
Williams to this most excellent institution is already trebled,
and that the annual subscriptions in sums varying from ss.
to £lO, amount already to £390. When it is considered that
one individual, Dr. Bell, the great naval benefactor, contri-
buted £lO,OOO to the Naval School at Camberwell, we enter-
' t4in just hopes that among the wealthy aristocracy of the
land, to whom this sum is, as it were, but a drop of water
in the ocean, the subscriptions for the Royal Naval Female
School, requiring, as it ought, greater sympathy and interest,
will before long greatly surpass it.—Standard.
Two or three days ago, there was pulled, in one of the
fields of the Messrs. Baird of Gartsherry, one of eight stalks
of oats, growing from one root, which measured about six
feet six inches high, containing 220 grains, and though the
grains on each of the other stalks were not counted, they
were presumed to be about the same in number on each
stalk, so that one grain of oats in this instance has produced
1760 fold. The whole field seemed to be of the same prolific
description. Some of the roots having shot out five, six,
seven, and eight stalks ; one of these pulled from another
part of the field, contains 210 grains.—Glasgow Argus.

ELSINEUR, AUG. s.—ln consequence of representations
made by her Majesty's Ambassador at St. Petersburg,
the Russian government have resolved to admit into the
Baltic ports of Russia all British vessels laden with American
cotton, and proceeding from Great Britain, without subject-
ing them to fresh purification in the Sound ; with the con-
dition, however, that such vessels are provided with cer-
tificates, either from the British government or from the
Cousulalea, of Russia or Denmark, proving such cotton
really to be the growth of America, And to -proceed from a
port of Great Britain or America. This measure is made
equally to extend to the ships of other nations laden with
American cotton, coming from America, or from any Euro-
pean port not in the Mediterranean.
THE LANCASTER CANAL COMPANY.—It has been stated
in various papers that this company, is about to adopt the
same mode of propelling the boats on the canal as is adopted
in the steamer Archimedes. This is not the fact. The com-
pany have contracted with Messrs. Peter Taylor and Co., of
Hollinwood, for the supply of a boat 75 feet in length, by 10
in width, fitted with patent engines and patent propellers,
(consisting of a series of oblique vanes, or curved blades,
upon two axes,) both the patent of Mr. Peter Taylor, of which
we gave some notice in June last. The engines and propel-
lers are in a forward state ; the boat, it is expected, will be
launched within six weeks, and it will probably be fitted with
the machinery, and be in active operation upon the Lancaster
Canal, within two months from this time. The build of the
boat, or what are technically called " the lines," we believe,
are upon -Mr. J. Scott Russell's plan. Provided this boat
should be found to realize the expectations of the company,
we understand that Messrs. Taylor and Co. are to supply
other boats forthwith on the same construction, and propelled
by the same means.—Manchester Guardian.
THE MOORS.—Grouse shooting commenced on Wednes-
day last under favourable circumstances, the weather being
delightful, and the prospect of sport excellent. Various par-
ties passed through this town early in the week, on their way
to the moors. The subjoined remarks on the causes in ope-
ration which affect the breed of moor game, are from a Scot-
tish contemporary. Some of the most experienced game-
keepers in Galloway have given it as their opinion that
grouse or grey-fowl, although remarkably strong on the
wing, are much weaker numerically than in the olden time ;
not, however, from any disaster attached to the hatching of
the present season, but from causes that have been in opera-
tion for a number of years. Muirburn used to be alleged as
the leading cause of decay, even where the rotation was
pretty regular; but fresh obstacles to theaerxetensionof the
feathered population have sprung up, and d gradually ex-
tending their range, in the shape.oe(fitiltoe-heriaihiliting, sub-soil
ploughing, and bone manure,h
so
pv
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we
previously
changing more and on the nine-
teenthand conferring marked agricultural distinction
consigned to cattle
moreand theseegPeneralPar
the creatures it nurtures amidst solitudes
lailalr,ebs
astill• • • moor partridges and
century. Drainage is at once tie bansettholfimhee.athß,
uatnda
large remnant of grey-fowl remains ,
of Minnigaff and other wilds, that no fowler deft in his art
0 aboundck s ion
increased
esaosuetdh
to
of
sSocooht Scotland, npdit,oahn, diobtehtteerpatrhiashn
need despair of very splendid sport.—Newcastle Journal.

Such is the bad feeling shown now towards the English in
Lisbon, that when the Royal Tar steamer arrived there from
Cadiz, on Saturday afternoon, August 1, the Portuguese
authorities, contrary to custom. would not allow the pas-
sengers to disembark until the day following, and then sub-
jected them, ladies, as well as gentlemen, to the indignity of
having their persons searched. Our informant, who arrived
in the above vessel on Sunday, saw two brigs at sinchor in
the Tagus, which he was told were being fitted out as slavers.
—Morning Herald.
A COSTLY TEETOTAL TRICK.—On Monday, the 3d in-
stant, Archibald Farquharson, Esq., of Finzean, was sum-
marily tried before the Sheriff at Stonehaven, near Aberdeen,
for having wickedly and feloniously administered, or caused
to be administered, to the members of the total abstinence
soiree, held at Banchory Ternan, on the 16th of June last,
a certain quantity of jalap mixed with a pound of tea, and an
ounce and a half of calomel mixed with four pounds of sugar,
and which was accompanied with the following note—" From
a well-wisher to the health and prosperity of the society."
The panel pleaded guilty, and was fined £lO.
TxE " BALL."—We have received the following notice of
a ball which took place at Trailwater, in the neighbourhood
of Ottery. We insert it as a genuine specimen of rustic an-
nouncements which contrasts strongly with the announce-
ments in the Morning Post., " A ball was held at the half-
moon inn talewater on Tuesday last been the second fair
day the rooms was well furnished with male and female the
band played most sweetly the ladies foot it most handsomely
till about two o'clock on wenaday morning the broke up and

the ladies, wes walkt home by their lovers in prime style:—
Western Times.
REPRESENTATION OF CANTERBURY.—Lord Albert Co-
nyngham has issued an address to the electors of Canterbury
(dated the day following the prorogation of parliament),
announcing that it is his intention, in consequence of ill
health, to resign his seat at the commencement of the next
session. It is a positive fact that he applied for the Chiltern
Hundreds on Friday last, but no whig candidate being ready,
no writ was issued. We are very happy, however, to say
that Mr. H. 0. Gipps, who was a candidate at the last elec-
tion, has again started on the conservative side, and there is
not a shadow of a doubt that he will be successful, and thereby
rescue the borough from the dominion of the whig-radicals.
RELIGIOUS FANATICISM.—A person who styles himself
a " New Light," and has for some t►me located himself in
the village of Dymock, has been giving out that he has re-
ceived a heavenly mission, and has been deputed to tell his
followers that they must immediately sell their possessions
and journey with him to a city which is prepared for then►,
viz., " The New Jerusalem." In consequence of this decla-
ration, and by his persuasions, he has actually induced
several very respectable people in the neighbourhood to sell
their houses and lands and prepare for their journey. Men
and women are to start at the same time, but the men are to
proceed by longer journeys to make preparations for the
female pilgrims.—Gloucestershire Chronicle.

Tlie ADVANTAGE Of AURICULAR CONFESSION.—The
following statement, on confession, by the Rev. Mr. Bourke,
a Roman Catholic priest, formerly of Achill, is designed to
set forth the excellence of Popery in opposition to Scriptural
Christianity or Protestantism. "My friends," said the
preacher, " if ye have a falling out with one another, will ye
be content until ye tell it to some one ? No, ye will not.
Ye know all this. Now suppose a Catholic and a Protestant
went and murdered a man, there would be a gnawing at their
consciences. The Protestant would not tell it to any one,
not even to his minister. Why ? Because he could do no-
thing for him. He would not tell it to his wife or to his
greatest friend. Why? Because they could do nothing for
him. But the Catholic comes at last to his priest and kneels
before him. The priest gives him absolution—he gets up as
clear as he ever was in his life."

CURIOUS FACT.—In the wide range of Cally Park a spot
is pointed out where stood a clump of trees that were com-
pletely wrecked during the fearful storm of the 7th January,
1839. Flocks of dews built in the said trees, so long as their
branches waved buoyantly above • and it seemed odd to the
wood forester and others that the dews should remain in their
old howl after the tree had disappeared. Although no nests
met the eye, there the claws were in full feather, as active,
pert, and cunning as ever. At length it was discovered, by
sheer accident, that their dawships now breed in the burrows
of rabbits, taking care to encamp a little to the one side, so as
to allow the original class of tenants, who, although they eat
his grass, pay no rent to the lord of thel manor, a free passage
out and in. The rabbits, on their part, are equally courteous,
neither breaking an egg nor molesting a bird ; and between
the two the best understanding exists imaginable.—Dumfries
Courier.

SINGULAR EXPLOSION AT CORK.—Shortly after nine
o'clock last night, a child named Lucinda Alby, who was at
play with others in Drawbridge-street, ran into the shop of a
publican named Mead, and having rubbed a lucifer match
across the bung-hole of a spirit cask that had been emptied,
the gas which had formed in the vessel immediately ignited,
and the head burst from it with such force as to shake the
houses in that and the adjoining streets, and was heard at a
great distance. The shop was instantly filled with flame, the
ceiling was broken, as were also several bottles and glasses,
and unfortunately, the little innocent cause was struck with
some of the fragments, which fractured her jawbone in two
places, and lacerated her face and chest. The fractures were
reduced, and the child's wounds dressed by surgeon Towns-
end, and she is now likely to do well.—Cork Southern Re-
porter, Aug. 15.
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Tsi E LONDON.—This fine ship, of 92 guns, was commenced
in 1827, and is expected to be launched in the course of the
present, or early in the ensuing mouth, at Chatham. Her
dimensions, &c., are as follow :—Extreme length, 242 ft. ;
breadth, 54ft. Bin. ; height aft, 57ft. 6in. • height afore, 50ft.
9in. ; length of lower deck, 205 ft. 6in. ; depth of hold, 23ft. ;
tonnage, 2602 tons. Lower deck guns—six 68-pounders,
each weighing 65cwt., and 9ft. in length ; 26 32-pounders,
each weighing 56cwt., and 9ft. Gin. in length. Upper—four
68-pounders, each weighing 65ewt., and 9ft. in length ; 30
32-pounders, each weighing 56 cwt., and 9ft. Gin. in length.
Quarter.sleck and forecastle-26 32-pounders, each weighing
41cwt., and Bft. in length ; Congreves. Total, 92 guns.
Total weight of metal, 33041 b. ; broadside, 16521 b. The fore-
mast is in length, 113 ft. 7m., and in diameter, 37in. ; the
mainmast is 121 ft. 9in. long, and 40 in diameter ; the mizen-
mast is 771 t. Sin. long, and 26 in diameter ; the bowsprit is
76ft. 3in. long, and 43 in diameter.—Kentish Mercury.
The greatest quantity of cucumbers we ever knew produced
from one set of plants, and of superior quality, many of them
measuring from 10 to 21 inches in length, have been raised
this season, by Mr. Samuel Middleditch, of the Hare and
Hounds Inn, Bury, in the hothouse of Mr. Chapman, Risby-
gate-street. The plants proceed from the centre, and are
carried to the top and sides of the hothouse, the fruit hanging
from the stems like bunches of grapes from a vine. They
haVe been viewed by many persons in the town and neigh-
bourhood, and by several horticulturalists from a distance,
who were highly gratified at the novelty of the sight. The
number cut since the latter end of May, up to Monday last,
amounts to upwards of 340, and the vines may now be apen
in full fruit.— Cambridge Chronicle.

SHARP PRACTlCE.—Yesterday morning the passengers in
the steam-boats and the inhabitants of Long Island shore,
between eight and nine o'clock, had their attention attracted
by repeated discharges of musketry from Blackwell's Island.
It was soon perceived that a prisoner was attempting to es-
cape, and that he was the mark. It was reported that the
guards and sentries having fired and missed their man, a me-
chanic (a mason), being an expert shot, took a rifle and put
a ball into the head of the prisoner. There were two or three
boats on the river at the same time in pursuit of the prisoner,
who were near enough to hear him exclaim, " I am shot,'
and saw him sink a few feet from them.—American paper.

SEA SERPENT.—We are informed that this monster Ras
seen a few days ago from Cohasset. A party of five or six
persons, among whom was a sea captain of no inconsiderable
experience, watched his motions for more than half an hour,
during a part of which time he approached within thirty rods
of the shore. None of the party had the slightest doubt as
to its nature. The head and a considerable part of the body
were visible ; that part which was seen was supposed to be
about sixty feet in length. The motion appeared to be
caused by lateral fins, or the movement of the tail under
water, and not by the undulations of the body as in the land
snakes. The bumps on the back were observed, as they
have been described by previous witnesses. We have this
information from a source removed from all suspicion of
misrepresentation or exaggeration.—Boston Advertiser.
CAUTION TO TRADERS TO NE, ORLEANS.—It is impor-
tant to masters of vessels trading to New Orleans to know
the provisions of a recent act passed by the legislature of
Louisiana, in referenee'to fugitive slaves. It provides, that,
if any slaves are found on board a ship, or any other vessel,
without the consent of the owner, it will be presumed that
such slaves were received with the intent to transport them
out of the State. presumptlon will be sustained by the
law, whether the slaves were actually transported or not,
and the question of concealment will not be entertained.
Two witnesses, not employed in the ship, will be necessary
to convict the master, who is responsible to the owner in the
sum of five hundred dollars for every slave taken away or
lost : in addition to the value of such slave, the owner may
recover from the proprietors and captains of ships, or other
vessels, all damages that may have be-n sustained. The
parties are responsible in person, and the vessel is liable to
lien.—New York paper.
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TREASURE Tnovn.—On Saturday last, an inquest was
held at the house of Mrs. Scott, at the Bull Inn, in Preston,
before John Hargreaves, Esq., one of her Majesty's coroners
for the county of Lancaster, for the purpose of deciding the
ownership of the coins and other valuables found at Cuer-
dale, in May last. We have before mentioned, that the
claimants were her Majesty, in right of her duchy of Lancas-
ter, and Mr. Assheton as lord of the manor. Mr. Ellis, at-
torney-general for the duchy, appeared for her Majesty; and
Mr. John Addison defended the manorial rights of Mr.
Assheton. The jury, being sworn, went to view the place
where the treasure was found; and, during their absence) its
contents were looked over, and found, upon a hasty 044,1114114-
tion, to be nearly as follow :—About 6,800 coins, Tigiollng
about 304 ounces troy ; sixteen ingots of silver, aboofilf
ounces each, 132 do.; small bars of silver, 7253 do. ;
factured articles, of rude workmanship, consisting of rings,
armlets, chains, &c., 1031 do. Total 1,265 ounces.—Upon
the return of the jury, Mr. Ellis opened the proceedings,
by stating the law on the subject of treasure trove, and
quoted some acts of parliament, to show that it belonged
to the crown ; and further proceeded to show how the rights
of the crown had, in this particular instance, been ceded to
the duchy. It was, therefore, not his intention to make any
claim for the crown, but for the duchy only.—Mr. Addison
contended, that the treasure might have been abandoned or
wrecked; and, after an able summing up by the learned
assessor (Mr. Starkie), the jury, after retiring for about half
an hour, gave their verdict in favour of the duchy.—The
coins are in the most perfect state of preservation, and con-
sist principally of those of St. Eadmund, Alfred, and Ed-
ward the Elder ; very few of Athelstan occur ; which, as his
coins are by no means scarce, leads us to abelief that they
must have been deposited in their place of concealment in
the early part of his reign : and the conjecture is not impro-
bable, that the owner lost his life in some of the conflicts of
that disturbed period. The collection also contains a consi-
derable quantity of French coins, of cotemporary reigns
with the English ; and a large proportion, bearing on the ob-
verse cvsl •.• HET TI ; which is not at present well under-
stood.—.24lanckester. Guardian.

Actif, Vander Brock, from Ostend for this port, at Dartmouth,
leaky

Repito, Gomez, from London at Ramsgate, with damage, having
been in contact with the Brazilian, of Liverpool, off Folkstone
Magdalen, Brown, from Newfoundland for this port, at Cardigan,
with loss of mainboom. On the 31st July, in lat 47, long 42, spoke
the Don Juan, from Cadiz for Newfoundland

Mary Walker, , hence for. Demerara, was spoken on the
30th July, in lat 43, long 36 30
Lydia, Bryant, hence for Savannah, was spoken on the 10th Aug.
in lat 49, long 11
Ferris, Long, from St Petershurgh for this port, at Longhope
Susan,'Jones, hence for Dordt. at Cardigan, with loss of bowsprit
Mary Lloyd, Donaldson, hence and Lisbon, at Monte Video
Mary, Duncan, and Eve, Marshall, hence at St. Domingo
British Tar, of Whitby, that was on Arklow Bank, floated off
yesterday, with loss of masts, and drifted down channel
ST. HaLENA, Juue 26.—The Matilda arrived here from Calcutta
for Liverpool, experienced a hurricane in May, in long. 78 E, and
was eight days on her beam ends. The Exmouth was in company
pany at the.time.

WEDNESDAY, AUGNT 19.=.Wind S

AartivEn.—LJescie, —, from Quebec—Leila, Higgins, from
New Orleans—Francisco Scoeris, Maresco, from Naples—Oeor-
giana. Lamond, from Marseilles—Amalia, Albrecht, from Danzlc—
Dorothea, Diercks, from Hocksiel—Resaitatet, Amenius ; Finis,
Linkin ; Feliclty,Vincent, and Lavinia, —, from St. Petersburg
—and Portland, Robinson, from St. John, N.B. _

SAILEIL—Maria, Smith-, for Africa—Aquenet. Masher. for Tin-
vana—Sycee, Jolly, for Bombay—Alice Jane, Bleasdale, for Vera
Cruz—and Fairfield, Lyon, for New York.

Queen Victoria. Grantham, hence at Dunkirk
Birmingham, Drummond, hence for Bath, U.S. was spoken 31st
July, in long. 27
Margaret, Watkins, from Wicklow for this port, at Beaumaris,
with mainboom gone, cargo shifted, &c.
Acastus, Hayes, from Falmouth to this port, at Beaumaris, with
maintopmast carried away, cap of foremast broken, and one of the
crew lost overboard
Joseph Porter, Wilson, hence at Charleston
Jeanette, Colby, hence at Mobile
Huntingdon, -, hence at Windsor, N.S.
England, Gardner, hence at Quebec, with damage, having been
on shore
Augustus, hence for Quebec, was spoken in long. 12
Maypo, hence fcr Lima, was spoken 11th May, in long. 42 S,
long. 82 W

Powhattan, hence for Baltimore, was spoken 3rd Aug. in lat. 42,
long. 28
Dyson, -, hence at Arica
Buono Matilda, Provissick, sailed from Trieste 7th Aug. for
London or this port, and Liverpool Packet, Mersa, sailed same day
for this port
Gegina, Vostra, hence at Tezel

Jane &Elira, Richards ; Enfield, Habbard ; Anna Laura, Ellis ;
Swallow, Wilson ; Esther, Taylor, and Arnu, Norman, hence at
Helvoet
Mary Ann, from Valparaiso at Ramsgate , sailed 16th May
Glanmalier, sailed from Valparaiso about 2nd May for this port,
and the Emily for London, about the 14th
Superb, Mowatt, hence for Riga, at Stromness
Swallow, , hence at Valparaiso •
Quiver, -, hence off Lisbon sth Aug.
Grasshopper, -, hence for Naples, off ditto
Majestic, Mustard, from Mobile for this port, at Bath, leaky
Irlam, Morphew, hence for Madeira, was spoken 10th Aug. in
lat. 46 0, long. 12.0
Lady Raffles, Osborne, at St. Petersburg 2nd Aug.