The Welshman

I FOREIGN IXTBLnCE^'CB- I THE DUKE OF ORLEANS. I The death of the heir apparent to the rrencli rlirone is undoubtedly the gravest I event of the week. Nor' is it to be disguised that it will and must most seriously affect, the continen- tal relations of the French nation. An aged king, and a voting Prince, four ycrs of age. are ill calculated to appease those lears of the future which have been so vividly excited of late, by the disturbed relations of party in France. The elements which had almost beo-im to settle down from their state of transition, will again be stirred, and legitimist and republican, again, be at work. The tone of all parties in the Paris press on the melancholy subject, is such as does them credit. The sportsmanlike qualities of the late Prince are even alluded to with sympathy by the journals. There is a little anecdote on this point in the Paris correspondence of the Foreign Quarterhj Review. "At a late race meeting, Louis PUILIPIT. went over the stud of his son, the Duke of OUI.E.VXS, who is a great amateur and a great breeder of horses. quoth the old king, after his inspection, 'I:; iiiv t:lC WC should have called these animals I cats, not horses, and their limbs pipe-stoppers. You talk of improving the breed, Charles,' con- tinued Lons Piiiurrr, 'but I tell you, yon will bring it to such perfection that it cannot carry its own weight.' He is very fond uf making merry with his son's tastes." As to the prophecy of anarchy which we fiii(I in the Times' correspondence, we are unwilling to give credit to it. FRANCE.—A fearful calamity has fallen upon the royal family of France. The consequences result- ing from it will be national. The heir-apparent to the throne, Monseigneur Ie due d'Oricans, is dead. On his return from Neuilly, on Wednesday, his horses took fright; lie leaped from his carri- age, and falling on his head, occasioned a severe concussion of the brain, which almost immedi- ately resulted in his death. His family are plunged in the deepest atuiction. The funds have fallen considerably and rapidly. Had this melancholy accident occurred ten days earlier, it would have operated greatly in favour of the ministerial party in the Jate elections. As it is, its Influence on French policy must I)- almost incalculable. The e lections have, at present, left an apparent major- ity for GL-JZOT, 2.)4 of the present elections beinir nominally Conservative, and 1 n belonging to the Opposition. Amongst the Conservative majority however, Dt'r.\rK?' s party has been reckoned and it must be evident a iii-iioi-itv on that statesman and PAHSY is little to be (Tepeii(led A singular character is apparent in the returns now known. The monied interest have lost much of their late influence, and their numbers have failed more than in former elections. Rumour has been busy with a hundred tongues sngesting ministerial changes. The death of the Due d'Ou^ will be likely to loose a hundred ii)oi-c re- port, llOVi'CY'JV: can as yet be barely conjecture, until the results of the election I/e kp.Owri The check received by the ministerial party In the capi- tal cannot but be prejudicial, where, of fourteen members, twelve belong to the opposition. The latest intelligence from Paris announces that the funeral of the Duke of OKI.EANS is fixed for Monday next, in compliance with the provi- sions of the law, but that the bodv will, at a later period, lie in state at the Invalides, prior to the final interment of the body at the family vault at Dreux. THI: AUTOPSY or THE DUKF. OF OKI.EANS com- menced at seven in the morning and lasted till eleven. When it was completed, the process of embalmment was performed, this occupied five hours more, being perfected by half-past five in the afternoon. At that hour Baron Athalin called in all the household officers of at and Princes then. at NeuiU> > 10 u—01 the defunct jif-J/k- Ümtl, IJl\Ir\reu to receive them. In their presence the body was wrapped in a waxed cloth and laid in a leaden coffin, which was lined with white satin, the head being raised on a pillow covered wih the same material. Over the body was placed the Prince Royal's uniform of a general officer, with his epaulettes, his ribbon, and other insignia of the order of the Legion of Honour, his sword, and his African Kepy. This done, the interstices were filled] up with waddmg. 1 he proces verbal was then signed by the persons pre- sent, rolled up, put into abottle hermetically sealed, and placed in the coffin which was immediately after soldered np, and enclosed in an oak case, covered with black velvet, and ornamented with silver nails, escutcheons, and handles. The heart of the Prince was in like manner enclosed in an urn of lead, cased with oak, covered with black velvet. The clergy were then admitted, and they sprinkled the august remains with holy water. This being done, the coffin and urn w ere carried back in the chapel, and replaced oil the cenotaph, The funeral chants were immediately recom- menced, and will be continued mitil the final interment in the vaults at Dreux. THE FRENCH REGENCY.—PARIS, JCI.Y IS. :1. Thiers having returned to Paris, his journal, the Constilutionnel, speaks its opinion upon the Regen- CY. It savs that Cassimir Perricr, about to organise the Peerage, called and consulted he influential men of all parties previous to di-awin, up the law, and did not follow his own opmion on 'b 1£1 he the subjeet.-On the subject of who snou its Regent, this journal says it will slispeild its opinion. Meantime the law has been diawn np, giving the Regency to the Due de Nemour., and, in default, to his brothers in StlCCCsSHin. He garde and flllale of the Prince are riven to the Duchess of Orleans. It is not yet decided whether the majority of the Princes will be fixed at 18 or 21 years. The late Duke, in his will, exhorts his brothers and his own family to concord, and to implicit obedience to, and confidence in, the will and wisdom of the Kinar. SPAIN.—The Spanish Cortes has taken the alarm at the consummation of the commercial treaty be- tween Eng"land and Portugal. Probing questions have been put to the ministry, which have called forth vague answers. The Madrid mail of the 7th announces that, the anniversary of the popular movement of July 7, 1822, passed off quietly with the usual ceremonial. The Regent passed in review the national guards and the troops of the line, and illuminations took place in the evening. PORTGGAL.-The Portuguese Cortes was to be opened by the QUEEN, in person, on the 10th inst. MAI.TA.—The Levant man, winch al'l'lvcdm town 011 riday, brings no intelligence of importance.— Advices from Malta of the otli inst, state that the ships-of-war in Malta Harbour, under the orders of Sir E. W. C. R. Owen, have been some time ready for sea, and it was generally supposed would leave for a iliort cruise about the but it appears there is a studied desire to avo;d coming into contact with the French ships-ol-war in those parts. TURKEY.—Change is again talked of in the Turk- ish ministry. Copies of CIIEKIB EFFENDI'S instruc- tions have been demanded from the Porte by M. de TITOF, but were refused, the Sultan denying the Russian right of interference between the Turkish government and its subjects. It is believed that France, England, and Austria have determined on resorting to coercive measures for the pacification of Syria. Signs of Turkish nonentity as a political power multiply daily, and it is not hy the substitu- tion of KOSIIEF s name for that of IZZET MEHEMET S in the ministry, that such a. corpse is to be resus- citated. AMERICA.—The question of the Tariff has divided the cabinet, but the President has expressed himself decidedly in favour of a lower one than that talked of by the stronger party. The present Ta- riff continues until Augusttho 1st. 'ihe Philadel- phia Journal mentions a revolution in Ilavti. It is said that President Bon:r.. has been put to death. Texas and Mexico still bluster, but blows have not been resorted to, latterly, between these belligerent powers. Buenos Ayres is more tranquil; murder is less wholesale, and the executive stronger. The Equa- dodians have declared war against the Peruvians, who are assembling an army, and have already taken possession of Ar.cka.. I SUCCESSION- O- THE FRENCH CROWN.—Tt is a rc- markable historical fact that for the two last cen- turies (that i- ,cc(-s,,ion nfLnnisXtV. "'ICI:?) no French !?:n? has transmi ttR.lfh? I Crown to his son. L()n¡ XfV. and Louis XV. uere succeed e d by their »randsons, and sincc the I death of Louis XV. it is well-known no son has succeeded his father on the throne ot France. I ABSntD RUMOURS IN PARIS.—-The following nn- pear.i in the National of Thursday it is to account for such an absurd and dangerous rumour: J here was a report at the Bourse that an in- sula ection had broken out in London, and that the accn, had been niade prisoner in her Palace. Ihe E^ nglish journals, received to-day, take 110 notice of such an affair." The Cons'itut ionnel, M. Thiers's paper, is the only Paris one of Thursday which we have re- ceived, that wears the mourning similarly used hy the English journals on the death of members of 1 I the Royal Fann!?. Even the Debate, the Court or?an, is without this tribute of loyal ?rie? TlIr. HEAT IN STAIN.—In some parts of Spain the heat is described a$excessi ve. On the 2Xrh of June three field labourers perished at Badajos, and two more on the 30th. A lady travelling in the diligence was obliged to be set- down at An- (I ajlr, and a few minutes after she expired.

(' 1 l' I l' I'" As a proof of the rapidity .with which intelligence is conveyed from one part of the world to another, it may be mentioned that the news of the melan- choly death of the Duke of Orleans was published nearly as early in London as in Paris-the sad occurrence appearing simultaneously iu the Thurs- day's papers of both capitals. A UTIIOitlTY or THE CHOWX.— The question, so far as the Ilomc-oilice authorities are concerned, as to the right of the coroner to have a prisoner, remanded or committed by a police magistrate upon a charge of murder or homicide, brought before the. coroner's jury has been determined. The report of the visiting justices of the House of Correction states that the visiting justices have received a letter from Sir James Graham, antI concnrrinf in opinion with Sir James, the\ have resolved that it appears to them that the governor will not, in future, be justified in send- iug- any prisoner committed for re-exammation by a magistrate on a charge of homicide, before the coroner, in order to be present at the inquest. THE PRINCE OF VVALF.S'S PII.ETON, just com- pleted, is the lightest carriage of the kind ever seen. It is remarkably pretty, and, with the four Shetlands by which it is drawn, will be a very unique affair, combining in an extraordinary de- gree the most perfect elegance, simplicity, light- ness, and strength. The rumour that Sir W. W. Wvnn has suffered heavy losses at the gaming-table has been con- tradicted by authority. The Earl of Cardigan attended Beverley Fair, for the purpose of superintending the purchase of horses for the cavalry. A correspondent, in whom we place implicit confidence, informs us that he has certain informa- tion, that four millions of one pound notes have been in tb<- Bank of England for the last five weeks ready for circulation.—Morning Advertiser. MINISTER! W. POSITION!—LIVELY merrily the work goes on. So rapid is i?!P Pat^ ot re~ trocession, that we begin to be alarmtl! «"t the premature demise of the miraculous ministry. Of a truth our fears are not slight, lest the premier,, alarmed at the perils of his position, panic-struck at the evils he has brought upon the country— first by a long course of obstructive policy, and finally by his successful denials of justice to the empire, when that justice, in the shape of amended corn and sugar laws, was offered last year to the people of England—mortified Wy the coldness of his legionaries, and stung to the bSI a. M,t4s some excuse for getting his neck out of the collar, some new chambermaid quarrel of escape, some "via Pcelia" from Windsor, and thus bring to an early close his recent experiments on the nation. We "shall greatly regret such a catastrophe. We do not pretend to wish for a restoration of the Liberal party to power till the country has had a somewhat longer experience of the cant and hollowncss of the Torv party. Nevertheless, the school-master has not been abroad for nothing— and under the ethical guidance of Sir Robert and his auxiliaries we recognise a progress in the art of sinking, of which the mos sanguine of the Whig prophets could have formed no expectation. CII i-o)t;(-Ie. THE INCOME TAX. To a very large chlss of persons the exemption, under the 158th section, will be ot much importance, It provides that any person charged or chargeable to the duties granted by the act, cither by assessment or by way of deduction from any rent, annuity, interest, or other annual payment to which ile may be entitled, who shall prove before the commissioners tor general purposes in the manner hereinbefore mentioned, that the aggregate annual amount of his income, estimated according to the several rules and directions of this act, is less than shall be exempted from the said duties, and from all deductions or payments on accounts thereof, except so much of such duties as the person claiming such exemption shall or may be entitled to charge against any other person, or to deduct or retain from or out of any payment to yihich such claimant may be or become liable, and this exemption is to be proved before the com- missioners for general purposes in the district where the claimant shall reside," pursuant to the powers and provisions by which the duties in schedule 1) are directed to be ascertained. In an act however, of 130 pa<;es, and extending to nearly 200 sections, which contains such complicated machinery, and deals with such a variety of in- terests, it is natural to expect that misapprehen- sions and differences of opinion will arise as to the manner in which it is to be carried into operation. Tonlr: DESCRIBED ry TORIES.The incon- sistency of Sir Edward Knatchbull, who last year moved an amendment 011 the Poor Law Amend- ment Bill identical with Mr. Sharman Crawford, and with the very same object—of Lord Granville Somerset, of Mr. Goulburn, and of Mr. H. Manners Sutton, in their present line of conduct, is, we beg leave to tell those gentlemen, disgusting, and can only be ac-ountcd for by a greater regard for place than for principle or for truth. But it is idle and useless to throw away comment on such persons they seem perfectly insensible to shame. "-Herald. TORIES DESCRIBED BY TORIF.S. Mn. GALLY KNIC;IIT. In the opinion of this condemned poet and broken-down pamphleteer Sir Robert's respect for the Sabbath qualifies him to be a monk of the middle ages. Little Mr. Gaily Ivnight knows of the monks of the middle ages, if he savsi that they would respect the Sabbath more than he Iiimself"or Mr. Joseph Hume respects it. The monks of the middle ages were practically most Liberal persons, and if they were rather ignorant, why, it is no more than what we see in most Liberals of our own day. Mr. Gaily Knight calls himself a Conservative; we should be greatly pleased if he would be so kind as to relinquish that title. We cannot bear the burden of his con- tinned company, if it was only for the unpopularity of his had prose and worse verses. The Roman populace tore Cinna to pioees for his bad verses; according to Shakspcare in England, where we do not tear people to pieces (except metaphorically), the sins of bad poets generally visit their party, il they have one. ,St(ii?d(ii-il. MAII, GUARDS C,(-,i,c,Loi,d Lowther is stated to have determined to abolish mail-coaches where it is practicable to do so, and lie has also intimated his intention to dispense with mail-gnards on railways. This plan, considering that guards are now paid by the Post-ontce, and not by fees from the public, will save a great expense. On some of the northern railways the railway guards have alreadv been sworn, to enable them to take charge of the 'letter-bags. The Earl of Lichfield first in- troduced the payment of guards by the Post-office, and prohibited them from taking fees from coach- passengers; but this plan was introduced gradu- ally on account of the expense. The payment by the Post-office of the staff of mail-guards that was necessary befol' r?i-Qads w?re completed would lieces?i,t ?- I)Cfc)- de p artment have increased the expenses of the department bv an item of ?7C,000. ANTI-CORN LAW CONFERENCE.— The dcl^irates have continued their sittings during the we«-k, and on Thursday passed a resolution caUim: on each member of the House of Commons to he at his post, in order to record his opiuinn in dlc present crisis, and to Hrc the litil(?iit to reconsider the corn laws. At a meetimr of the conference', tlle corii <_ i li,,r of* the on Friday, a letter ??s reHd from the Dn?e of Sussex, {stating that his Royal Highness had pre- sented the memorial of the delegates to the "Queen to the Home Secretary, who would lay it before her Majesty in due course. CORN INSPECTORS. — A paragraph, which has been going the round of the journals, p into our paper a short time since, stating that all the inspectors of corn returns under the old act would, by the operation of the new law, be dis- missed. "This was incorrect, for provisions are made for continuing the present inspectors, for fixing their salaries, and, if dismissed, for securing them compensation for the loss of their offices. As the inspectors die or resign, we believe their duties will be transferred to the excise; but they wili not he dismissed except in very particular cases.—Lssex Herald. INTERESTING TO TORACCO CONSUMERS.—A Bill is now before Parliament containing the following clause .nd be it enacted, that no manufac- turer of tobacco shall receive, or take into, or have in his custody or possession, any sugar, treacle, molasses, or honey, (except tor the necessary and ordinary use of his family, the proof whereof shall lie on such manufacturer) nor shall any manu- facturer of, dealer in, or retailer of, tobacco, receive, or take in 10, or have in his custody or possession, any commings or roots of malt, or any ground or ungronnd roasted grain, ground or unground chiceory, lime, sand (not being tobacco sand). umber, ochre, or other earths, sea-weed, ground wood, peat or other moss, or any leaves, or any herbs or plants (not beingtobacco leaves or planL). or any synlp, liquid, substance, material, matter, or thing, to be used or capable of being used as a substitute for, or to increase the weight of tobacco or snuff, on pain of forfeiting the same, and two hundred pounds." Are we to infer, from this prohibition, that tobacco-ehewers are occasionally indulged with a mouthful of lime! sand! uiii")Cl.! ochre! peat! and sea-weed ? INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. JULY IG,-Lr)J:n LOFTUS.A,n order has been granted in the case of Lord George Loftus (son of the Marquis of Ely,) on an application made to the Insolvent Debtors Court on his behalf. The insolvent had been in prison since February, and was now confined in the Fleet. The present application was for permission to file a petition, as a preliminary proceeding to his appearance before the Court to be discharged under the act. The application was made on the customary affidavit (the usual period to file a petition, in fourteen days, having expired) which detailed the money received since the imprison- ment, and his expenses during the same period. From the affidavit it appeared that he has an allowance of £ 6 a week made to him, and the I reason alleged for not petitioning tho Court within the time prescribed by the statute was, that he had hoped his father, the Marquis of Ely, would have arranged with his creditors, which he had now peremptorily refused to do, and hence the present application for leave to file a petition. The Court granted the application for leave to file a petition within four days.—BARON DE BOIIE.—A proceeding in the case of Baron de Bode has within the last few days been adopted in the same I rt ol',q r,)mpiilsorv character. Baron de Bode was and 1 had been a prisoner of the Queen's Prison since [ 1835, residing in the rules of the same prison. By the present proceedings the whole of the baron's property is vested in the Court. I By the death of Mrs. Fox, a pension of £ 1,200 granted, was nearly G() years of age. I THE NEWSPAPER PRESS.—A return of the I ber of Newspapers published during the last ix vears in the United Kingdom, a?d of the Stamps and Advertisement Duty paid, has been made to I' the House of Commons, from which we extract the fbitowins- partIculars:- Years Newspapers. Stamp llnty. Advertisement Duty. 1836 39i l-H3.2iR £1O,28 1? ?8 217.? ?O.K? !?8 4M 23L360 n'.7;M !8M 578 2.52.? ?3.<!M ?SM ?! 2t7? J26.?.<; 1841 ,52i 2.?,779 WS In iS3G, the stamp-duty was 4d., and in the sub- sequent years only id. but the advertisement duty has been Is. Gd during the whole period embraced by the return. LARGEST STEAM-VESSEL IN THE "W ORI.P. Orders were receive d at Woolwich during the past week, to build the man of war steam-vessel of very mrgc dimensions, to be named The Dragon. The order has been countermanded, so far as regard her being built at Woolwich 5 but she will be im- mediatel' commenced at Sheerncss or C hatham, most probably at the latter port. Some idea may be formed of the stupendous magnitude of tins vessel, when it is stated her engines are to be of the immense power of 800 horses. TheDe\asta- tion, and other first-class steamers at present 111 the service, having oulv engines of -100-horse power. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—In deference to the wishes of the public, the directors of the Great Western Railway have just ordered a new regulation to be carried into effect at every sta- tion upon the line between Paddington and the termini at Bristol and Taunton. Since one of the doors of the passengers' carriages has? been left unlocked, no persons were permitted to go upon the platforms of the respective stations to accom- pany their friends up to the time of the departure of the trains unless provided with a passengei s ticket. As this restriction was considered ex- tremely annoying, the directors have now issued instructions to their superintendents to permit passengers to be accompanied upon the platfoims by their friends—a discretionary power being, of course, left with the superintendents, who will not permit mere idlers, and those who have no friends to accompany; to enter upon the plat- forms; CLERICAL INCOME-TA^- COMMISSIOAETIS. Dorset correspondent says, there appears to be a lack of employment for the clergy since the Tithe Com- mutation Act has relieved them from secular cares; for the list of Property-Tax Commissioners lure; however it may be in other counties, exhi- bi s a proportion of about one third in many of the divisions. It would appear that in Dor,(?t they arc to be the working clergy, but not in tl eir sacred vocation they have long been deserters from the diocesan to the Lord Lieutenant, to a Ililiiee at the ses- figure as magistrates, which a glance at the ses- sions' reports will shew, where they usually con- stitute one half of the bench, with the rev. chairman. The mass of discontent and grievance, of which this unconstitutional and peculiarly Con- servative tax will be the fruitful source, will, by the irritated and impatient patients of Dr. Peel, be laid to their account, to the great damage of the efficacy of their more sacred character. A E)UI,TE:RY, oil Sunday night, a Mancnester husband left home under the pretence of going to London, but, bv previous arrangement returned the same evening; and, the servant-girl appeared to have gone to bed as usual, but, being concerned in the plot, she did not undress herself. Shortly after she had retired, her mistress went to her room to ask her some questions as to the state in which she had left the fires. The servant having satisfied her on this point, she departed, and went into her own room. In about a quarter of an hour afterwards, the servant being on the alert, heard her mistress open her room door and walk into the bed-room of her lodger, locking that door after her. The servant then slipped out of the house "-aye the necessary information, and in a few minutes four stranee men (the husband not ? beiii!z one of the party, but re¡nflinin at a ne?h- bours waiting the issue of the an-?r) entered the house, broke open the bed-room door, dragged both parties out of the room, and most cruelh beat Mr. A., inflicting three wounds in his neck, apparently with a sharp instrument, and other- ivise abused him so severely that his life was despaired of DISTR ES«J. — A Mertingofthe bankers, merchants, and manufacturers ot Leeds was held at the Court- house Inst Monday, "to I consideration I he present appalling state <>f trade and of the country, with the view of making another appeal to her Majesty's ministers and Parliament 011 the subject before the close of the session, irrespective °t all party feeling and party measures." DisTKr.qc ,.) DISTURBANCES.—The disturbances among the colliers in Staffordshire are increasing, ?'?1 it is appr?hcndcd tiie?eekuntnotctnsc with- out some dreadful outrage. Meat and money ar( '"iperiouslv demanded by the wandering crowds, !n thf \t'r\ f?cc ofthcso!diory, ?hif'h is oathcrin? ?nstrt?n? force. A letter from ?e?ca'-tle states that the colliers have marched into that town, several hundred strong; and at Longton, four ¡ mi!(s distant, ?reat fears were entertain? for the safety of the inhabitants. The Newcastle troop, headed by fifteen magistrates, had left for that place, and two troops of the l?th regiment had ar- rived from Weedon batr?c?s by express. RIGHTS or THE POOR.— When God sends hithers info this world, man, endowed with fitting corpo- real and inteUectua! powers, to make the cultiva- tion of, tile c-,irti-, his l? It proper by any conventionat ariamrement, utterly to ex- clude a given number of men from any participa- tion of ti.e common inheritance Property is the offspring of social laws, and antecedently to so- ciety could scarcely exist. Government is called into being to give protection to property, and this indeed is its main function. Mail lias a right to subsistence here—the title deeds tn which were dated long prior to either property or government —lias a right to claim that his industry, not his idleness, shall serve him for a living. If, owing to the complicity nf that machine which we call society, honest industry ceases to he available to secure the supply of dai!y wants, the state, or the body politic, is bound, under such circumstances, to furn ish an eq uivalent for the original right of inheritance, which for its own advantage has been abolished. A poor law we look upon, not as a state charity, but as a partial and imnerfecf sub- stitute for mans native l'i:ht t(; r>njo.\ ;il,' fruits of that earth which God hath given him. No man is sent into this world under an obligation to j starve; a.nd conventional arraufcinents. which! create the danger, must, of necessity, provide the remedy.—A vnconfor/nixf. THE FIRST IMPOKT VTION- or IIun*r.i> CATTLE under the new measure passed the Custom-house last Monday. It consisted of four bulls from Switzerland of the celebrated Dun breed, which is produced in that country, and during the summer months is pastured upon th" lower acclivities of the mountains. They reached Lonoon from Rot- terdam,and had been brought I the whole course of the Rhine. Their value was estimated (of course, for the purposes of the breeder) at about £80 per head. THE WOOL TRADE.—The wool trade has been rather brisk in this neighbourhood during the I past week; the prices have ranged from lid. to I 13d. per lb., or Fibout £ 12 per pack for Kentish long wool. I he greater part has been bought for the French market. But for the opening of the trade with trance, which our short-sighted graziers once dreaded so much and deprecated so lotidli-, the price of this article would have been much lower: indeed,from the greatly depressed state of the home manufacture, perhap" almost unsalable. The true and permanent interest of all countries must consist in render?u? commercial intercourse I as free as possible.—K ent Hera! THE CONVICT FRA,Cq.- This individual.put on 1'L;;¡ :'l,jj(mjíiÎ,' Ii iia.<1ill,qs, ¡:'i!1sp;tlp I at Sphhead, on Monday morning, with about :WO other criminals fi-iii tll(- h'.dks.and in a -.inc t in a few hours was under weigh for the fumrc scene ot his existence. C o R N L i m-ll "d.a 'mer nas; considerable protection hv the firs ported into tl,,is CotillA to the fact, that there are at present in the Tyne three vessels with wheat, one from Hremcn, at sixpence per quarter freight; another from Hamburgh, at tii/n-prnee per quarter, and the other from Stettin at two shillings perquarter: Vessels, we are informed, are. freight- ing from the ports in the -Is per quarter for wheat. Now- the majority of these rates are much below what the farmers in the northern counties in England pay before N l-I"c(lst l e i- I. their g-rain gets to market.—Newcastle Journal. AT THE NORTHAMPTON ASSIZES, William Pettifer was indicted for a cruel, Yilc, and aiiominable assault upon the person of his wife, with intent to maim, disfWure or to do her some grievous bodily harm. From the evidence (unfit for publication in detail) it appeared that the prisoner had been wont to grievously maltreat the poor woman: went on the llizht of Saturday, May 21, having come out from a jail, to which he had for some tune been consigned for his brutality towards her, came I to his home intoxicated: and after grossly rr\:11- treating her for the greater part of file I procured a large po. ket-knife, with which, without unclasping if, he infiicted ttij,iri her person, as she lay in bed, vcrv extensive injury, from which she I bled until the Monday night, suffered acutely for a fortniht. and was not yet wholly relieved. The Jury found the prisoner guilty of a gross assaiut and he was sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour, and ordered, at the espiration of that period, to find bail to keep the peace towards his wite for 10 years. I A DELICATE AFFAIR-—A hostile meeting tooiv place on Friday morning, at nve ociock in the neigh bourhood* of Osterley Park, between the Hon. Craven Berkeley and Capt. Boldero, in con- sequence of the former having attributed to Capt. Boldero, the use of certain expressions disrespect- ful to her Majestv. which the latter peremptorily | denied. The parties were attended by their se- conds, and having exchanged shots without Olfeet, left the ground as they came to it. On Wednesday week, whilst the fete was pro- gressing at Jesus College, Cambridge, the Duke of Cambridge who was amongst the crowd; lost the star from his breast, which is said to be worui ,)00 guineas. The announcement of the loss created a great sensation, it being generally supposed that an expert thief had stolen it. The police made a riiost minute search, and at a late hour of the night, after the Duke of Cambridge had re- tired, the star was found in the gardens of the college bv sergeant Langley. Ithau been trodden on. and two or three diamonds were lost from it, otherwise the damage was not extensive. The officer immediately proceeded to the Duke's tem- porary residence, and restored the star to his fiovai Highness, who expressed great satisfaction at the vigilance of the officer. A labourer, 60 years of age, at Down's Wharf, East Smithfield, killed himself the other day, by sucking strong whisky, 30 degrees above proof, through a reed inserted in the bunghole of a barrel. He tell down insensible, and never re- coveredi Byrne and Quiltv, the two men convicted of murder at the Tipperary Special Commission, were executed on Saturday last. Quiltv denied his guilt, the other men did not acknowledge his. A Clonmel paper states that the house of Sir E. Wallar. Ban., was searched for fire-arms, while that worthy baronet was acting as a grand juror on the late commission at Clonmel. A double- barrelled fowling-piece was taken out of the dwel- ling of William Middleton, Esq., of Elm-hill, while he was also attending the commission. And fire- arms were plundered out of the residence of Thos. Elv, Esq., who was also in attendance at Clonmel.

I SUNDAY RECREATIONS OF THE POOR. A debate which makes us think better of our opponents is a happy relief to the war of party, and such was the effect of the discussion on Mr. Hume's motion for extending the admission of the people to puhiic buildings, exhibitions, and museums. It is indeed but just to acknowledge that the members of the present Government, and the ministerial party generally, have appeared tc Teat advantage on all question. touching the re- creation of the labouring classes. On all such •subjects thev have spoken out with manliness, souud sense, and a kindly feeling and cons<H,era- don fcr the classes concerned. All party distinc- t:ons and differences have d sanpeared in these de- bates, and Sir Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, and Mr. Goulburn have manifested the salue enlight- ened views, and held the same language, as Lord John Russell, Lord Howick, Mr. C. Buller, an.1 other members of the Liberal party. Most remark- able, indeed, has been the agreement of the Hons. with two or three foul hypocritical exceptions only, which serve to show how much puritanism lias ground, and how feebly it struggles against the. tide ot good sense, which has freely set in against it. The war of the Puritans, to b consistent shoul d be with the use of the senses and the limbs at ail on the Sabbath-day. In the Long Parliament some advance was made towards the perfection of fanaticism, in a bill for the better observance of the Sabbath, in which penalties were awarded to "walkin abroad vainly and profanely on the Lord's Day," Sir It. Peel did not oppose Mr. Hun e's motion on the ground taken bv Mr. Goulburn, but obicci- ed to depriving the officers of the illstitntious (If i their only day of rest. It is to be remembered, however, 1 hat the day of rest for the officers is also the only day of recreation for the wi rking classes but it would not be necessary to deprive the officers of their day of rest. for the public would not grudge the expense of enlarging the establishments, so j that the attendants on duty in the week should be rel lei-(td on the Sunday. As to the behaviour of the industrious classes, and the conduct of those far above them in condi- tion and below them in manners, Sir Robert Pe. I made a remark which will fix a name upon th I tine UI)Oll tlil offenders belonging to the latter order :— In rfgard to the argument that had been used in fa- vour (oi niakintf a charge tor admission—namely, that it was necessary to insure the jv^pectnbiHty of the —it appeared from the evidence on the subject, that it was not from tlip artlSilw" and humhlc rlasses that miscon- d'lct and nii^ihief occurred, but lrom the vulgar riclt. (Hear, hear.)" On the whole, however, the prevalent spirit of the House as to the recreations and relaxations of the working classes was excellent. The only pro- minent exception was Sir Hubert Ingiis, one of those men, Curios simulant. Baeel-iytU-t r'i-urt'% to whom, for his pharisaical apprehension lest i. London should run a rare with. Paris in the dese- crntion of the Lord's day," and lest the arts should bring in the vices (which he knows perfectly wed can come in of themselves, without any art but the art of hypocrisy,) Mr. (i.ally Knight administered the excellent, rebuke, that He had heard the remarks tif his hon. friend with t ti amazement, and could almost have imagined himself to hdve been hsfpiiing to rum? hoi a mnui; ofthe darn (If/I'S." The Comparison to n holy monk of the dark ages is perhaps rather too complimentary; we should rather have likened Sir Robert Ingiis to an unholy monk of the dark a ges, with religion on his lips, and its soul of chaiiti, v.anting in his practice. —London Paper.

ROYAL AGRICULTi'RAL SOCIETY or I ENGLAND. The celebration of this important anniversary commenced at Bristol on Tuesda under \ery favourable auspices. hi the course of the day the Duke ofCambrtd?eand a distinguished I'rty arrived by raHwav, and met with an enthusiastic reception. address of congratulation was pre- ffiite;; to his on the f'\el:i¡¡ of nis arrival, and on the following day tn C buhine.-s %iltii tilp all extensive show of agricultural implements, a 1 1 :-<. a ploughing match, and a splendid banquet at the Merchants Hall. P.risto! had more visitors on this occasion than for years past. The hrst busi- r.?"" —-?-?'!t'P'"p'?nu-?"f.\Jhn* tlOn of JlHplements clJlujO\'ed 'I I of ground allotteu TO nfi.- 'i"" 1 C adjoining to the Victoria rooms. The arrange- ment for the due display of the thousand ingenious mechanical contrivances of which the exhibition was chiefly composed, and for the convenience and accommodation of the visitors, were capital, The number and variety of the implements as- sembled for exhibition upon the present occasion were such as almost to exceed belief; and auy attempt at an analysis, or at an adequate or intelligible description of them. would be perf.ctly idle. Towards noon a great move took place 111 the direction of Beggar s Bush, in the parish of Abbott's Leigh, to witness atrial of rustic skill in the ploughing match. The field selected for the trial, though distant several miles from was thronged by spectators of all classes. 1 lu-re was not a skilful holder of the plough in any of the neighbouring comities who ,as not present. There were no less that forty-four competitors for the ddf'.Tent prizes. Whdst this was goin on :? Beggar's Busln the !rial of implements took p!aee at Sneyd Park. Then there was the presenta- tion of an addres=! and the Mayors banquet to the Duke of Cambridge a.tid the Council or the nn-al Agricultural Socip^v. At the grand dinner on Thursday there were present the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of t l ie () Beaufort, the Duke of Richmond Earl Spencer, Karl Sonwrs, the Earl of Dacie, Larl Forfescue, the Earl or Zetland, the Hon. H. hverett, ( Ame- rican Minister), the Marquis of Downshire, the Marquis of Worcester, Baron Knesebeck, Lord Ebriiigton, Mr. W. Miles, M.P., Sir T. D. AdaBel. M.P., Mr. Benett. M.P-, Mr. Pend,,irves, %I.P., tiid Mr.Bcrkeh-Y M.P. Wesubjoinacoupteoishort extracts from the speeches delivered after dinner. The Duke of Richmond, in proposing the health of the said, I know of no bodv of men in this country who have stronger ties upon the occupiers and owners of land than this cfass. Without their aid and personal assis- tance our lands could not be cultivated. We well know the advantage it is to us all to have skilful shepherds aiid herdsmen, clever shearers, good ploughmen, honest and industrious labourers. We know them to be a peaceful, orderly, and loyal class. (Cheers.) We cannot disguise from our- selves that upon many occasions they exhibit the greatest patience under privation. (Appiause.) — We know also that they perform towards each j other those offices ofkinùncss and ot true charit which, flowing- from the purest source, ennoole alike the possessor of the proudest castle and the inmate ot the humblest cottage." (Loud cheer-.) Karl Spencer said the Duke of Richmond, Mr. Handley, and myself were the firiit who took a. lead in the formation of the society. We did so because we felt that such a society was wanted in t this country-we saw the advantage which the Highland Society of Scotland has produced intliat country-we thought there Was no reason why such a society established in England should not- produce the same beneficial results in this part of the country. (Applause.) I am gratified to feel that this will be the case. I see the exertions that the farmers are now- making—I live a great deal with practical farmers. (Cheers.) I art proud and happy to say that amongst the practi- cal farmers ot this country I can call several my intimate friends. (Cheers.) I have frequent opportunities of hearing what they say, and of seeing what they do. Of late I have observed I amongst those who had previously taken little or no interest in the improvement, of their agriculture I —amongst those who never thought of accurately investigating the effects of the course of farming they were pursuing, a disposition to be more watchful and more alive to the advantage of an attentive observation of what they were doing themselves, and of in-hat t beir nei-hboiirs may be ?iric?e the e  tft b doing upon a different system. Since the estab- lishment of this society I know that maiiy men who never made observations before are making them now. Hence I infer that an accumulation of factis and of general knowledge will speeddy be brought together, which cannot fad of facilita- t.ixiii the applicat ion of the eJlerR) principles of science in aid of practical knowledge and skiil." n,os! OF THE PROCEEDINOS. BRISTOL, Friday.—At twelve to-day a general meeting of the members was held at the Victoria Rooms, for the purpose of closing the proceedings.- The usual votes of thanks were passed, and the pr, closed. -j Sc:l' AGRJCl.-L Tt'R in otr latit P*