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THE SISTERLESS. ask me to forsake the wreath Ortce twined to grace my brow— Threy tell me that its happy bloom No longer suits me now! Oh did they know who gave these flowers. With what sweet words they came, From hands and lips that now are cold, My truth they Would not blame. No! no! l'it wear them while they bloom, Let othets wear dark weeds, There is a something in these flowers That my fond memory feeds. My harp, too, shall not silent stand Until the hour is nigh, When withered sweets and broken strings I Say" Now 'tis time to die." W. H. OLIVIER.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY, JUNE 13. Lord Brougham presented a petition from the Canadian pri- soners, complaining of the arbitrary and illegal manner in which they bad been treated. Lord Redetdale proposed the second reading of the Clerks of the Pteace Bill j but it was opposed and negatived. Lord Dtzrftan said, that in consequence of the amendments made by the Commons to the Borough Courts Bill, he should pot press that treasure but that he should introduce another oill, wtacfc, he hoped, would be less exposed to objection. Earf Stanhope then presented important petitions from cler- gymen of five adjoining parishes in the county of Kent, from Tnornas Coombs, &c., complaining of the provisions and ope- ration of the Poor Law Amendment Act. Coombs complained of the harsh treatment he had received from the Westbourne Board of Guardians,—The Duke of Richmond denied the accu- racy of the statement.—The Duke of Wellington protested against the injustice of assailing men's characters who were not preseat to defend themselves. — After remarks from Lord Brougham, Earl Stanhope, Lords Melbourne and Wynford, The t>uk* of Richmond moved for the results of an examination by the Clerk of the Westbourne Union, on the 8th June, which had reference to the petition presented.—Agreed to. Some further reports and letters were moved for, and the House adjourned. FRIHAY, JUNE 14. The Royal Assent was given by commission to several bills, mostly ptivate. Lord Mttboume, in answer to an inquiry from Lord Brougham, eaid that he still entertained a hope that peace in the east would be preserved adding, that no intelligence of any collision had been received, although affairs wore a menacing attitude. The Earl of Hmidington-a petition having been presented regarding the printing of the bible in Scotland—asked, after thi expiration of the existing patent, what course the Government intended to pursue on this subject.—Lord Melbourne repeated what was heretofore stated in the Commons by Lord J. Russell, that arrangements would be made to secure the purity of the printing, and its cheapness, by means of a corporation consti- tuted for that purpose, consisting of the Lord Advocate, the Moderator of the General Assembly, two divines, and two lay- men of the Church of Scotland, &c. The Mar'/uess of Norrrttfftby (in answer to Lord Brougham's inquiry) said that the Government had directed attention to the condition of those negroes, who were unable to emigrate to Elaces where ampler wages were to be procured but it was oped that the local assemblies would be induced to revise their laws oa the subject.—Adjourned to Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12. The Speaker took the chair at three o'clock, to afford an op- portunity for presenting public petitions. C. Style gave notice that he should, on the 26th instant, laove for the correspondence between the Lords of the Treasury and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Ireland. Sir lV. Molesworth gave notice that he would, on the 2nd ot July, call the attention of the house to the report on transpor- tation. Lord J. Russell said that he would move the dropped order for the report on the Jamaica Enactments Bill next evening, and propose, if practicable, the third reading on Friday. Sir. Pryme moved the third reading of the Rating of Tene- ments Bill.—Mr. Jervis opposed it, and moved that it be read the third time that day six months.—After some discussion the house divided on the bill; the numbers were—ayes, 70 noes, 94-majority against the bill, 24. The Custody of Infants' Bill was considered in committee ta was the Borough Watch Rates Bill. The report of the Copyholds' Enfranchisement Bill was taken into further consideration, and agreed to. The Sewers Bill was ordered to be referred to a select com- mittee. ed The Electors Removal Bill was afterwards considered in committee, and called forth much desultory conversation. Report ordered to be received on Monday. The Prisons (Scotland) Bill was deferred till to-morrow. Th. Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a committee of ways and means, moved a resolution, continuing the existing sugar duties. —Mr. Ewart expressed regret that no alteration was proposed. —Resolution agreed to. Mr. C. Buller, having obtained leave, brought in a bill, which was read the first time, to establish a court of appeal from tlM decision of the revising barristers." THURSDAY, JUNE 13. Mr. Dillon Browne presented a petition from the" Arch- bishop of Tuam."— Mr. Law objected to the petition, on the ground of the illegality of the description, as no Roman Catho. lie is allowed to assume the title of archbishop or bishop of anv diocese.—Mr. D. Browne said that the signature was "John M'Hale, and that he had erased, with the doctor's leave, the accompanying description of Archbishop of Tuam, in order to give no cause for idle discussion but, he subsequently stated, he had no authority from Dr. M' Hale to withdraw his claim to the title of Archbishop of Tuam, the description that was re- tained in the heading of the petition.—Lord J. Russell opposed its reception.—After considerable discussion on the point, the title being thus claimed, the house divided on the question, that the petition do lie on the table," and the motion was negatived—the ayes being 82 the noes 165 majority againtt it, 83. The petition was consequently rejected. Mr. Law gave notice that on Monday next, as the order of the day, he should move that the Metropolitan Police Courts Bill be committed that day six months. Lord J. Russell, in answer to inquiry from Mr. Hodges, said that it was the intention of Government to introduce a bill to amend and explain the Tithe Commutation Act. On the Jamaica Enactments Bill, Lord J. Russell said that he would move the third reading on Monday instead of to-mor- row all previously arranged, and that he would propose the "education" vote to-morrow.—Lord Stanley gave notice that on that occasion he would move an address to her Majesty to revoke the order in council for the formation of a board for the superintendence of national education. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in answer to Sir W. Somcr- ville, said that it was his intention to introduce a bill on the subject of banking (Ireland) as soon as he had the opportunity. Sir R. Peel stated that the sense of the house would be taken, on the third reading of the Jamaica Bill, to omit the whole of the first clause. lard J. Russell, after abandoning the two resolutions, moved for leave to bring in two bills on the subject of the Canadas, considerably differing, however, from what was previously in. tended. The Metropolis Police Bill was considered in committee at great length, occupying a large portion of the remaindet of the sitting. The report was presented. The house went into committee on the Imprisonment for Debt Act Amendment Bit!, in which provision was made, on the motion of Mr. Baincs, seconded by the Attorney-General, to give opportunity for insolvent debtors to tender sureties in the places where they had been imprisoned, instead of being compelled to attend in London." The Windsor fcastle Stables Bill went through committee and the other orders were disposed of.—Adjourned. FRIDAY, JUNE 14. Mr. T. Attwood rose to present the National Petition," signed by the Chartists. The bulky document was placed on a wooden frame-work five feet in diameter. He said the peti- tion was signed by 1,280,000 persons, and complained their grievances were disregarded by that House, and their distress was not commiserated. The petition demanded five conces- aions;Universal Suffrage, Vote by Ballot, Annual Parlia- r^rc 10 Representatives, and the Abolition of anv ^.e.mbers. Mr. Attwood concluded with the firft 1. Pet'l'on be printed, and gave notice that on reanlvp intn^ day next wee'c' he would move that the House J. ,„,nd of mo»ingthai t(ie Ho ,n„ J'™' journ till to-morrow, moved that it be till ♦»,«,! i Saturday, to enable the select committee on printed pa^men" tary papers to make a report. jwuamen- NATIONAL EDUCATION. Lord J. Russell having moved the order of the dav for the House going mto a committee of supply, J Lord Stanley said, he now rose in conformity with the notice which he had given, at once to grapple fairly and openly with the ministerial proposition,—at once to oppose the plan or plans whichever it might be, which had been introduced by the Go. vernment for the purpose of establishing what they were pleased to call a national system of education. (Hear, hear.) He rose for the purpose ofobjectmg to the proposition for giving a direct controul over the moral and religious education of the people of this country to any board or committee, or to any body, call it by what name they would, so composed and so constituted as to be decidedly and exclusively political in its character—(loud cheers)—and necessarily fluctuating and un- certain in its composition, and in which there was no element of a defined or fixed principle of action, and into which, from its constitution and composition, it was impossible that it could 10 happen that 8 single individual could be admitted from those who were by the laws of the country entitled to superintend the moral education, and to direct the spiritual instruction of the people. (Loud cheers.) He claimed for the Church of Eng- land no intolerant monopoly of education. He only demanded that religious instruction should not be excluded from a scheme of general education, and that the great truths of Christianity should not be suppressed or complimented awdv, in order to secure harmony of sentiment amongst the children of people holding different forms Faith—harmony of sentiment that must, in the nature of things, lead to utter indifference to reli- gion in all its varieties. He concluded with moving an address, praying that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to revoke the order in council of the 10th of April, 1839, appointing a committee of the Privy Council to superintend the application of any sums voted by Parliament for the purpose of promoting public education. (Hear, hear, hear.) Lord Morpeth regretted that he differed from the Noble Lord on this important subject, and also that he brought forward the resolution he now proposed, which in fact said that the respon- sible Ministry of the country should not bear any part, how- ever slight or curtailed, in superintending the general education of the country. His Lordship contended that the proposed committee of the Privy Council would be fully responsible, end that the proposed vote of the sum of £30,000. differed in no one respect or particular from the £20,000. they had been voting For the last four years. They had been founded on votes brought forward annually, and the other House of Parliament had nothing whatever to do with them. He concluded with saying, he was perfectly indifferent to the abuse V/hich had been heaped upon the Government for their plans of education in- deed, he was indifferent to the abuse which had been heaped upon them fcr the present modified plan. All he wanted, was to have more education; he wanted to have churchmen, to have dissenters, better educated he wanted to better educate, not only orthodox, but also heterodox he wanted to have the mass of the people better educated, and by more efficient teachers. He would say that if the faith which he held to be true was destined to fall, he would rather that it should fall before en- lightened opponents, than be prostrated before undisceming and brutal ignorance. All parties had been greatly deficient upon the head of education. He did not wish to be censorious as to what had past. The church and the state, as well as the dis- senters, had been deficient. He was pleased, however, to think that there was now a change—that now there was a prospect of better days before them. He was glad to see the reviving efforts of all parties, and he would, at all times, willingly lend himself to the great cause of an extended scheme of national education. Lord Ashley expressed it as his opinion that this proposition was no real departure from the original plan, and that it was subversive of the church and of revealed religion. He consi- dered it to be hostile to the church. The church must by this system be eventually excluded from all controul over the edu- cation of her own children. The noble lord proposed training up a class of teachers who would feel bound to hate the Church of England. If persevered in, the church must reject the grant, and have recourse to the voluntary principle. Dissenters, on the other hand, will in every respect accept it; so that the church alone will be excluded from the grant. Surely, then, this is an act of injustice to the church. The noble lord then went on to contend that the minutes of Privy Council were so adverse to the church, that she could not accept any part of the grant. The Wesleyan body also had declared that they could not accept any part of the grant, because they could not concur in the conditions on which it is proposed to offer it. The result will necessarily be, that the Privy Council having the disposal of the entire £30,000. will do with it and appropriate it in any way they think fit. He thought that a minute must be most censurable that thus excluded the two largest bodies of religious persons in the country. The committee were invested with the power of establishing normal schools, and schools of any other constitution of which they approved. And yet there was no provision for the appointment of even a single bishop to inspect the schools so established. The effect of the proposed distribu- tion of the funds would be to support Dissenters in those places where, from lack of zeal or other causes, they are unable to support themselves. He would support Lord Stanley's motion. Mr. Hawes and Mr. Staney supported the Government plan of education and Lord F. Egerton spoke in favour of Lord Stanley's motion. Sir W. James was friendly to education, but objected to any grant for educating Catholics. Mr. JVyse moved the adjournment of the debate. (Cries of No, no," and" Go on, go on.") The gallery was then cleared for a division.—On our admis- sion to the gallery we found there had been no division the house was engaged in discussion upon the best day to adjourn to. Lord John Russell said they could not take the Jamaica Bill in case the debate was adjourned till to-morrow. The question of adjournment was put again by the Speaker, and carried in the affirmative. Mr. Wyse then proposed the adjournment to Wednesday, which was agreed to, and the debate was adjourned accordingly. The Imprisonment for Debt Amendment Bill was read the third time and passed. Colonel Sibthorp opposed the third reading of the Metropolis Police Bill, and finally moved that the house be counted, when twenty-seven members only being present, the house adjourned at one o'clock. SATURDAY, JUNE 15. Mr. Green presented a petition from Lancashire against the Government plan of National Education.—Several other peti- tions on the same subject were also presented. Lord Howick brought up the report of the Committee of Privileges in the case of Stockdale v. Hansard," which, after some discussion, was ordered to be taken into consideration on Monday.—Adjourned.

LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—YVJ-DNESDAV, JUNE 12. DOE, ON THE DEMISE OF THOMPSON v. WOOD.—Mr. Sergeant Talfourd (with whom was Mr. Richards) showed cause against < rule obtained by the Attorney-General on a former day, to change the venue in this action, which was brought to try the validity of the alleged will of the late Mr. James Wood, of Gloucester. The learned sergeant contended, that there were no grounds stated which should induce the court to order the venue to be tried out of the county of Gloucester, in which the 1 tnJ lay which was the subject of the action. The only specific f .ct aHeged in tbe affidavit, on which the rule had been moved, was, that the corporation of Gloucester were claimants to the amount of £ 40,000., and that a great excitement and prejudice existed in the city of Gloucester on the subject of the approach- ing trial. Now there was an affidavit in reply to this statement, from which it appeared that there were 236 special jurymen in ihe county of Gloucester, and that not above 20 out of that number resided within eight miles of the city of Gloucester; of those twenty the plaintiffs would themselves strike off ten, so that no injustice would be done to the defendant by reason of any prejudice to his claims existing in the city of Gloucester. I he court would also consider that it was slated in the defen- dant's affidavit that the trial was likely to last several days, and would cost several thousand pounds. As to the costs, the amount would be much increased if the trial took place in any other county but that in which the plaintiff's witnesses resided, and as the plaintiffs were not persons in great affluance, this would weigh with the court against the application. As Glou- cester was the last town on the Oxford circuit, it was particu- larly convenient that the trial should take place in that county, rather than in any other. Upon all those grounds he submit- ted that court should decide against the application to change the venue. The Attorney-General, in reply, submitted that it was al- lowed on all hands the corporation of Gloucester who claimed £40,00°: under a codicil, had great influence in that city, and were decidedly opposed to the defendant. The agitation and excitement existing on this subject also remained wholly un- answered and he put it to the court whether it was proper or Jecorous, or becoming to the administration of justice, that in the tnal of a cause of this kind there should be ebullitions of popular feeling. It was a hazard which he respectfully sub- mitted ought not to be encountered, if it could be avoided. rhe affidavit produced on the part of the plaintiff went to show Potion at feast of the special jurymen were not to be conhded in, for the affidavit stated that of the twenty special jurymen living in the neighbourhood of the city of Gloucester the plaintiff would strike off ten. It was not to the special jurymen only, however, that objection should be made. It was possible that the requisite number of spccial jurymen might not appear, and it would then be necessary to make up the number uy ratesmen selected from the bystanders. Now, in this case, I e i would be partisans. Many, no doubt, would ra^. y eloquence of his learned friend (Sergeant our< ) or by curiosity but, considering how much attcn- lIon Ihls trIal excited in the city of Gloucester, it was not rea- sonable to expect that all the bystanders should be totally un- Pr<>judiced. As to the costs of changing the venue, if any additional costs were incurred, the defendant would be willing to bear them. Lord Abinger thought there was no ground for granting the application. All the facts stated in the affidavits on which the rule nisi had been granted were answered and as to the agi- tation and curiosity which the cause had excited, it existed probably to as great an extent in Middlesex as in Gloucester. The Attorney-General had put a construction on one portion of the affidavit produced on behalf of the plaintiff which did not justly belong to it. When the plaintiff staled that he would strike off ten out of twenty special jurois residing in the neigh- bourhood of the city of Gloucester, all he meant was, that public feeling on the question were equally divided in that city, and did not run all one way, as had been suggested on the other side. There were three actions with respect to those to be tried in the county of Gloucester, the rule to change the venue must be discharged. As to the trial, the venue in which was laid in the city of Gloucester, he thought it should take place in the county. Sergeant Talfourd hoped the rule would be discharged with costs. The Court thought that if the plaintiffs had been brought there, it must be discharged with costs. This being the last day of term, the court was occupied to a late hoar in hearing arguments on rules granted in the course of the term, and Mr. Baron Parke sat in the Exchequer Cham- ber, and disposed of all the motions of course, and rules on questions of practice. The court sits to morrow at nisi prius for Middlesex common jury causes, and also sits in banco, in the court in which the Lord Chancellor usually hold his sittings. ATTACHMENT AGAINST A JUDGE.— A rule was obtained lately in the Court of Queen's Bench, to show cause why an attachment should not issue against Mr. Baron Alderson, one of ilier Majesty's Barons of the Exchequer. Judgment was de- livered last week. Lord Denman said that it was his opi- nion that the rule must be discharged. He thought that Mr. Baron Alderson had done what was only proper and necessary, and if he did show some impatience when this order was served upon him, there were few who would not have done the same in a like situation. This rule must not only be dismissed, but dismissed with costs. The other judges fully concurred. STOCKDALE V. HANSARD AND OTHERS.—In this case, which involves the right of the House of Commons to publish states- ments reflecting on individuals, a sheriff's iurv assessed the damages at £100.

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MURDER OF A FOREIGN CAPTAIN IN SUN- DERLAND. On Friday, the inhabitants of this borough were thrown into a state of excitement by a rumour that the body of a murdered man had been found in the river; and on making inquiry, we found but too much reason to suppose the report to be correct. 1 he body was discovered by a keelman, named James Alderson, dbout thirty yards from the northshore, between eleven and twelve in the forenoon of yesterday, when the tide was low, near the off-side of the Atlantic, of London, then lying off Mr. Mill's flopting-dock below the bridge. Alderson saw the head moving in the water, and giving the alarm to the people on hoard the Atlantic, a man named Ralph Staffoid, and another person, assisted him in raising the body, which was found to be tied to a large square piece of lime-stone, weighing upwards of a hundred weight, and which by some mortar on one side, seeifts to have been used in building. The rope, which appears to be of foreign make, and to have been used in the running rigging of a ship, was tied tightly round the waist of the body, and both ends had been safely knotted in a very complicated manner about the stone, leaving about four feet of rope between the stone and the corpse. On the body there was no other ap- pare) than a pair of stockings, a flannel shirt, and a cotton shirt, torn open, and marked at the bosom with red cotton, J. B, I." Attached to the neck was a small camphor bag, and on the tourth finger of the left hand a plain gold ling. The body being removed by the police and the peisons who found it, to the IVlonkwearmoutli old workhouse, was soon after recognised by two of the crew of the brigantine Phoenix, of Stettin, as that of their captain, John Frederick Berkholtz. The ship, which is in ballast from Leith, to the address of Messrs. Green- well and Sacker, has been lying for some days off Mr. Alcock's building-yard, a considerable distance below the place where the body was found. The captain spent Tuesday evening on board of a Prussian vessel lying alongside, and went on board his own ship about eleven o'clock. The account given by his own crew is, that the captain weut on shore at the ferry-boat landing, on the north side of the river, about half-past four on Wednesday morning, dressed in a new silk hat, new pilot coat, &e., and had with him a watch, with gold chain and seals. From that time, they say, they never saw him alive, hut his ab- scence excited no uneasiness till yesterday morning, when the Phoentx was in turn for coals-it being supposed that the un- fortunate man had gone over to Newcastle on a visit to some foreign captains of his acquaintance, now in that port. We have been thus minute in recapitulating the facts that have come to our knowledge, as their publication may lead to a discovery of the way in which Captain Berkholtz came to a violent, and, we fear, premeditated death. The right side of the frontal bone of the skull, and the orbit of the right eye, have been driven in upon the brain by a violent blow, and over the right eye is a deep horizontal cut, about an inch and a half in length, which appears to have been indicted with some sharp instrument. There is also a smaller cut on the forehead, and some trifling bruises about the face and the left hand. Mr. Dodd, the surgeon, who examined the body, has pronounced the injury done to the skull sufficient to have caused instant death. Round the neck there is the mark of a cord, from which it might seem that a rope had been also tied about that part to drag, or rather hoist the body. The appearance of the wound on the head is such as to lead to the supposition of its having been inflicted during tife and the weight of the stone, the manner in which it has been tied to the body, and the place in which the corpse was found, all point to one conclusion, that Captain Berkholtz has been foully murdered. The police are actively engaged in investigating the mysterious business, and in the hope that some satisfactory evidence may be brought to light, the inquest has been postponed to a future day. The unfortunate deceased was well known in this port. He hid some property, and has left a family. He was a man of light but muscular make, and was between 50 and 60 years of age. On Saturday evening, Mr. Brown, superintendent of police, went on board the Phoenix, and after conversing some time with the mate, requested to see the captain's berth. The mo- ment he saw it he was struck with the circumstance that the sheet appeared clean and smooth, as if it had not been slept on and on drawing it down and turning over the pillow, which was without its case, he found on the tick of the pillow a large blood-stain, and an appearance as it pail of the tick had been sponged over. The wood-work at the head of the bed seemed as if a handful of blood had been dashed upon it; the floor near the bed-head had been newly and hastily washed, but on the skirting-board and under the bed were splashes of blood. On making further search, he found a linen shirt of the captain's, marked at the bosom J. B. 5," and on the upper part of the collar a large stain of blood. Mr. Brown thereupon requested two officers that were with him to detain the mate in the cabin, and, going on shore, returned with a sufficient force of the police to apprehend the whole crew, consisting of the mate, three seamen, and two boys, all foreigneis, who were immedi- ately taken out of the ship and locked up in different cells. We learn that in the course of yesterday the mate had expressed a wish to leave the port.—Sunderland Herald. FUHTIIKK I'ARTICUI.ARS. Daniel Frellick Muller aged 19, an apprentice on board the Phoenix, who was taken into custody with the remainder of the crew (as stated above,) has since made the following confes- sion :—" I had the watch on deck from 12 to 2. The mite came on deck about half-past 1, and asked me to go with him below. 1 asked the mate what I had to go down for but the male said, Follow me.' He had a hammer. I went down and the mate told me to hold a lighted lantern, which he had under his jacket; and we went into the captain's cabin, and lhe mate struck the captain on the head wilh a hammer (a macker). I held the lantern, and the mate struck him three Mows on the head. The captain was lying in bed asleep. When the mate had struck him, I cried out, Mate, what are you doing V and wanted to run away. '1 he mate desired me to stay, and took hold of me, saying, You must remain here.' rhe mate then took the body out of bed and slung a rope round the neck. The rope was about the thickness of my little finger. He put a pair of stockings on the body, and put on it a pair of blue trousers, then fetched a bag, made of sail-cloth, and drew it over the body. I attempted again to go out, but he would not let me. He said, if I would not help him to put away the body, he would kill me with a knife which he drew out of in his pocket. He opened the knife it was a clasp knife. I began to cry, and said I could not help the captain away. The mate said, You must help me if you do not, I will kill you hut if you do, I will give you £300: The mate also said. The captain has so much heie, that I can give you £300.' I went out of the cabin to the roof, and wept bitterly, and the mate came after me, and took the cap window (skylight) off. The mate was in the captain's beith when 1 took the opportunity of gOing on deck The mate took the sheet, which J have seen here, from the bed, and rubbed the blood from the floor, rhe mate ran after me, and when L was resting aginst the roof, he cut a cord from the gear and went below again, and tied it round the body and came on deck and pulled it up the skylight, hand over hand. I did not help to lift the body out of the cabin. I he mate took up the body and threw it over the stern. When L had got the boat round the mate catne down into the boat with the end of the line, and fastened it to the boat. I then Httempted to get away, but the mite held me fast. I had to take an oar and help to row the boat to the south side of the lIver, where the ships arc built. The mate went on shore and brought a square stone that was lying near the river, and put it into the boat.. The mate desired me to pull up the river for a good end (a good distance.) and then told me to lay the oar by. In pulling up the river the body lost off the bag and trousers. I he mate then pulled the body, so that it was above the water, and laid a stone on it. All this was done by the mate alone. He let the stone and the body go into the water, and they dis- appeared. Then we both returned on board the ship, and the mate told me to say I had been called up to set the captain on shore. None of the crew but myself and the mate knew any. thing about it, either before or after. If I had been asked any questions this morning by the magistrates, I should have said what 1 have done now."

GREAT POLISH MEETING. Ou Saturday, an extremely numerous and respectable meet- ing was held at the Freemasons' Hall, London, to express the sympathy felt by the people of this country in the cause of Po- land. There were many ladies present. HIs Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was in the chair, and was surrounded by a distinguished company of noblemen and gentlemen, who have signalized themselves in parliament and in the country, as the friends and vindicators of oppressed and persecuted Poland. Re- solutions were passed, expressive of the public sympathy. The following is an extract from the speech of Mr. O'Connell, in moving one of the resolutions :— In 1791 the star of Poland again rose, and then she adopted what Burke had called a constitution which benefitted everybody and injured no man. But this was not to last. The destroyer again came, and was successful and, as the poet beautifully expressed it— Oh, foulest blot upon the facc of time Sarmatia fell, unwept, without a crime Had Napoleon kept his promise to the betrayed people of Po- land, he might have occupied the throne of France to the pre- sent hour, If one particle of justice or generosity had ani- mated his heart, he would have made Poland an impenetrable barrier against Russia and Poland and France would now be safe. But he took another course, and was himself exposed to Promethean tortures on a naked rock. From that time to the picsent, Poland had presented an unvarying scene of plunder and oppression. Much might be said in general terms of the atrocities committed by the Russian government, but it had been well observed, by a man versed in human nature, that you did not touch the heart until you came to particulars. Suffer him to particularize a little. On the 17th of May 1832, the minions of Russia entered the streets of Warsaw, It was the cool, at that shady hour when mothers dehght to send out their ittle ones to gladden with their cheerful sports the mother's heart. Children went out as usual that evening in Warsaw, but they never returned! i he Russian miscreants swept the streets, and tore away 450 children. One escaped to its mo- ther s arms, and she was killed in the effort to keep her child (Loud cheers.) i hey were taken to a Russian fort 400 miles off. And how many of the children ravished from the streets of Warsaw arrived ahve?-155..But 450 children were delivered at the fort, because as two or three children died of fatigue or cruelty, then ruffian captors scoured the adjacent country to make upthe number. Was thi.credib'el It was true. It might £ £ £ £ ZrziXr'LZ' ur°°bttdl? & 0,^6 .r 500 fru,; sr. culion. And ho.. d,d m lno» 11 > By otie of lhe f.lher. ha- viog been tenleoccl lo monil, irBpti«,„meo, fll. the attempt to tear away his daughter. (Cheers ) These young women were taken away from fat lie 1 .u j li .u i. m A y, <athers, sisters, brothers, II, nV-on J rhr,€ t0 ">« comp. He (Mr.OConnell) da,ed noi look larther. Yet this had happened, and was likely to happen again. The Russian mon- ster was noting in the face of Europe such barbarities, and we were scarcely men, to llve ami eDdufe ,„«■

On Friday the 141h June the thermometer was 21 degrees lower than on the previous day Thursday th? ll.tT REFORM IN TENNESSEK A law i« „L J V> sell off at auction all the bachelors to the £ °S| "J tlieyotingwomen, ""J'Mm SINGULAR PROOF OF FIDF.LITV I it Amencan paf.il • affairs, Lord Auckland has been ,l"sc"ss'on 0,1 I|k1'1 dence in Rungeet Sing but it is nnt '"med for his unlimited conii- land's original distrust in Knneept ^enera"y known that Lord Auck- ecccntric and convincing. It .Va?tre''V.'Vtt^ in a manner at once his Lordship suspected the intpil t r u' Rungeet having heard that china box of Hollow,iv's Oint™ P?rP°ses, sent him a large bearing the following advice '« 1" w'>'ch a label was attached, (el;—use this, and 11011 „■ ""r e^€S are sore with bad coun- opened the box, and discemr.,1 wore clcarly!" His Lordship with diamonds, and containing !e l^e ",i a gold medal set round guage of unalterable ddel-.f a..aiJe ruby in the centre. This is a way's Ointment was a' verv r r eVen harha"ans revere. Hollo- sorc eves is remarkable as g accompaniment, for its effect on cancer, scrofula, clandnla, „ ?s its efficacy in gout, rheumatism, paralysis. Let the scenti^ai°'J,p V"lts' a" kin<ls of burns, scalds, and quite satisfied of the result. invaluable remedy, and we feel

DOMESTIC NEWS. CENtRA L CRI M I N A L Cot; itT.—The sessions, which com- menced 011 Monday, will last nearly a fortnight. Already the calendar contains no fewer than 300 prisoners for trial, amongst whom are Marchant, for the murder of the servant girl at Chelsea; and Willis, for that of Sergeant. Major Sheppard, at Woolwich. The parties implicated in the gold-dust robbery are also expected to be tried. FATAL ACCIDENT.—A Man Shot in mistake for a Deer. —An inquest was held on Friday se'nnight, at the Grey- hound Inn, Enfield, before II. Sawyer, Esq., Coroner, on the body of James West, who was unfortunately shot on the preceding day, in mistake for a deer, by Benjamin Nott, a young farmer residing in the chase. The jury having taken a view of the body, which presented a most dreadful spectacle from the whole df the contents of the gun having entered the brain, just above the right eye, taking away a portion of the scalp, and thereby causing instantaneous death. The circumstances which came out in evidence, and which led to this deplorable result, are as follow:—Astray deer had been repeatedly seen by the witnesses, and also on the day in question, who informed young Nott of the circumstance, whereupon he fetched a loaded gun with the intent of killing the animat he also was accompanied by a boy and a dog, in case he missed or wounded the deer, cautioning the boy not to leave the spot for fear of injuring him if he nred unfortunately the de- ceased had gone to an adjoining field to show a boy a blackbird's nest, when Nott perceiving something but very imperfectly, the hedge being so thick of foliage, beliei-ed it to be the deer, and shot the poor fellow, as before de- scribed. The jury, after visiting the fatal spot to satisfy their minds, under all the painful circumstances of the case, returned a verdict of accidental death, and 20s. deo- dand on the gun. It is proper to add, that the youth's father has promised to assist the poor widow and children in their future melancholy prospects. The excitement and commiseration produced amongst the inhabitants has not been so strongly manifested since the barbarous murder of Benjamin Couch Danby. THE ARTIZANS OF PORTSMOUTH DOCK YARD.—For the purpose of insisting on the hours, at present required by the Admiralty, being fully worked out by the men, instead of being encroached upon by the time occupied in the calling over of their respective names, an order was pro- mulgated in the Dock-yard, during the last week, that the time was to be increased fifteen minutes per diem, or one hour and half per week, without any increase in the men's pay. This, as may be supposed, created very great dis satisfaction among all classes, but particularly among the shipwrights, who now very justtycomptain of being very inadequately remunerated lor their labour in comparison with the men employed in merchants' yards. On Sa- turday last a notice was posted at the Call Office, that the new arrangement was to take place on the following Mon- day this caused the subject to be very generally discussed by the men on their re-assembling alter the dinner hour, and the result was, that the shipwrights resolved at once on proceeding in a body to the Builder's Office, and re- quest an inteiview with him, and if nothing satisfactory could be arranged ihere, to go forthwith to the Admiial Superintendent, who they fell would listen to their state- ment, and repoil to the Admiralty the feeling that existed on the subject. The determined conduct of the ship- wrights naiurally induced others to join in the feeling, and consequently all work was suspended for a time through- out the yard. On the arrival of the men at the Builder's Office, they were met by Mr. Assistant Slurdie, who said that the Builder was absent, but immediatetysent for him. On the Builder appearing, he requested to know the re- quirements of the men; the deputation replied, that they were dissatisfied with the order ju>t proposed, and were ready to state the reasons to him he begged them to re- turn to their duty as soon as possible, and that he would confer with a deputation from them. This request was complied with, and a committee formed 10 represent the feelings of all classes of workmen in the yard. The con- ference lasted about half an hour, in which time, it is understood, the deputation proved to the Builder that the number of hours'service required by the Admiralty was fully worked out at present, and in some cases exceeded by twenly minutes per day. The Builder's advice was that the aitizans should memorialize the Board of Admi- ralty on the subject. On the following day (Sunday) the men were informed that the order was withdrawn for the present.—We believe there is one general order applica- ble to the working hours of the persons employed in all the government establishments. If so how comes it thai the men employed at the Clarence Victualling Yard, at Gosport, work thirty minutes per day, and consequently three hours per week less than those engaged in the Dock- yard ? No feeling equal lo the one created on Saturday, has existed in the Dock-yard during the last thirty years, and while we would deprecate COlllbinations" or" strikes" for the purpose of imposing upon the country, or defeating the completion of any great national work-we cannot bui admire the firm, yet moderate course adopted by the arti- zans of the Dock yard, in demanding for themselves thai justice which they are entitled to at their country's hands. We can only repeat what we said on the 18th of April :— If the country requires the services of these men, lei them be propeily paid, for it must be an unwise economy that induces any one to exact labour without giving a just remuneration for it." Portsl/louth Free Press. PROTESTANT DEMONSTRATION.—We are informed, by good authority, that it is in contemplation to hold a great Protestant meeting at Newton, or some other convenient place, in the course of the summer. The meeting will be got up under the management of the Liverpool, Manches- ter, Wigan, Warrington, and Northwich Protestant Asso- ciations. It is said that the Earls of Winchilsea and Hoden, with several other Peers, will be present; as will also the lion. S. Maxwell, Captain Alsager, Messrs. Plumptre, Hardy, and other Members of Parliament. The clerical speakers will be the Reverends Dr. O'Sulli- van, Dr. Croly, Robert M'Gbee, Hugh Me. Neile, Hugh Stowell, and others of the same stamp.— Wigan Gazette. EARTHQUAKE.—Yesterday (Tuesday) mcrning, about a quarter past ei^ht o'ciock, this county was visited by a slight shock of earthquake, which, hke the one experienced four or live years ago, seems to have been most violent to the northward of Manchester, though it was also very per- ceptible here to those who happened to be lying or sitting down at the time. We have received a communication from Burnley on the subject, which says that the pheno- menon was accompanied by a rumbling, hollow sound, like distant thunder, and it caused considerable alarm by the shaking 01 buildings, and the vibration of windows and furniture. Many persons ran out of their houses for fear of personal injury, but no danger is known to have been done. At Bury, we undeistand, the concussion was very plainly perceived by a number of individuals, though il does not appear to have been quite so violent as at Burn- ley. In the immediate neighbourhood of this town the shock was very little felt; and though we have met with several persons who were aware of an unusual tremulous ness, like the effect of a heavily loaded cart passing their houses, we believe it would hardly have been recognised as an earthquake, if there had not been some account of it from other quartcs, where its effects were more palpa- ble. We shall probably hear further particulars of the phenomenon before our next publication.— Manchester Guardian. CHARTIST PIKES.—One of these butcher-like weapons has been brought to our office during the present week, as a sample of thousands that have been bought by the infa. tuated Chartists in Lancashire, at 5s. each. Weare not quite sure of being able to convey a correct idea to our readers of the precise shape of the murderous instrument, but the following description will be admitted as true by the men who possess such weapons:—The blade is of steel, and has a bayonet-like form, at least a foot and a quarter in length, which screws into a handle of wood three or four feet long, for the purpose, we presume, of being used in this shape as a lance; when the-handle is taken off, the weapon serves the purpose of a dagger, the hand being completely piotected by what may be deno- minated two short cross-bars, both ends of one of them being intended to be of great service in cases of riot—one being framed like a hatchet, to split people's skulls, and the other, jutting out something like a scythe, to cut the reins of the soldiers' horses. Like chaff before the wind most ol these Chartists with their pikes would scamper off on the appeniauce of the military, The chief feeling ex- cited by the view of such weapons as this is one of regret, that in times like these men should be so criminal and infatuated as to contemplate the shedding of blood for the enectmgofpotitica) objects.—Leeds Mercury. TIIE IRUJT. —The forward apples have suffered very severely indeed from the maggot, as many as ten and eleven having in many instances been found in a bunch of bios som. It is hoped, however, that the later sorts may stand a better chance, as they look tolerably healthy, although thin, and may, perhaps, produce half a crop. The forward cherries have been much affected by the frost, and it is feared that the crop will be very slight. The backward sort, however, promise better, and are expected to produce a tolerable crop. Excepting in sheltered situations the er s lave been completely destroyed. Pears will pro J shy" crop, and plums, ditto. Another week will enable us to speak with greater certainty. The o p anters are of opinion that the frosts and the insects have done more injury to the hop and fruit plantations in the present than in any other season since 1802.—Maid stone Gazette. THE MOORS.—-Owing to the long prevalence of dry eas- ter y win s, Ile IIIg on the moors in this riding has become a mos as com usiible as touch-paper; and we regret to ef11 .3 ere are persons sufficiently unprincipled to 'PI 6 VAK a^e,° t's c'rcumstanee to set the ling on fire. ,as, f one 0,1 several of the moors, particularly on am ejinoor. lbe destruction of grouse is conse quent y veiy gieat, as ihe broods are yet too small to gel 0U t' a in ih^ i'G rart l'>c moor which has suffered mOSrphp.isiLn K llUey- A reward 0f £ 5Q• for «'"■ ;'P,r rwhl out I t'ncendiaries has been offered, but hitherto ithout the desired effect .— Bradford Observer. A HUMAN BRUTE.—a man o aa- i at Somers-town, was cha«ed l°"> ™^ his wife. The woman not havi„ J £ atteinP"">' "iu,d1er fellow knocked he, down, were broken. The poo, woman bon,e; without any hope of her surviving. Paddilil? h°spiIal to prison until the woman's fate be known. SUNDAY TRADING.—The teller of St. George, Blooms- bury, has, during the week, visited all the shopkeepers in his district, and requested them, as a personal favour, to close their shops at half past ten on the Sabbath morning. There was not one dissentient, and the rector was heartily thanked for the trouble he had taken, and for the respec- table manner in which the request was made.—Sunday Times. DUEL.—A hostile meeting took place on Thursday se'nnight, at Wimbledon Common, at three o'clock, be- tween the Marquis of Londonderry and II. Grattan, Esq., M.P., without any fatal result. The cause of the meeting is explained in a correspondence which has been pub- lished in the daily papers, from which it appears that Mr. Grattan wrote on Tuesday night to Lord Londonderry lor an explanation of the words base" and infamous," made use of by his Lordship when speaking of Mr. Grat- tan's speech on the late change of ministiy. His lordship, in reply, stated that he had read in the House of Lords words attributed to Mr. Grattan, which declared that" her Majesty's life would not be safe if the Tories came into power;" and it was to such a declaration that he had ap plied the epithets alluded to. Mr. Grattan wrote again, requesting that as he had not in any speech alluded to Lord Londonderry, his lordship would distinctly declare that the words base" and infamous" weie not applied to him. The marquis, in reply, referred him to his former letter, adding that he must adhere to the opinion he had already expressed, as applying to any individual who is prepared to avow such language." Mr. Grattan then placed the matter in the hands of J. J. Bodkin, Esq., M.P., who was referred to Lord G. Bentinck as the mar- quis's friend. On the ground the parties weie placed at the usual distance, and, on the signal being given, Lord Londonderry received Mr. Grattan's fire, and then fired in the air. Mr. Bodkin, on the part of Mr. Graltan, then expressed himself perfectly satisfied, and the affair termi- nated to the satisfaction of all parties. Two line of battle ships, of 74 guns each, are ordered to be sent to Chatham, to be called the Mars and the Majestic. ARRIVAL OF A FRENCH FRIGATE AT COVE. — The French frigate, Giraffe, Captain Le Borgue, with troops, put into Cove last week, short of provisions. She is bound for Brest from Guadeloupe, and has been two months at sea. After her anchor was drorppd and her sails furled, she hoisted the British ensign, and fired a salute of twenly one guns, which compliment was acknowledged by Cap- tain Napier, of II.M.S. Powerful, 84 guns, who ran out the French ensign and fired seven guns, which the French- man returned by anolhersalute.— Cork Paper. SHOCKING OCCURRENCE AT SOMERTON, READING.— Corderoy was again brought before the magistrates on Monday, and underwent an examination, when one of hi> daughters (Jane Corderoy) and other witnesses were exa- mined, when he was fully committed for trial, for shooting his wile with intent to kill her. The unfortunate woman still lives, but in a hopeless state. The woman Cox, about whom the quarrel between Corderoy and his wife arose, was examined and admitted without hesitation, and appa- rently without regret, her coriespondence with the pri- soner, and her conduct was inaiked by so much flippancy and such a brutal indifference to the scene of horror she had been instrumental in producing, as to call forth the expression of stron.; indignation from the magistrates. There was not sufficient evidence, however, to commit her as an accessory. At the conclusion of the grand Marylehone and Sussex cricket match, in Lord's Grounds, a splendid archery medal was shot for. Some of the best archers in ICngland contended for this prize it was won by Mr. Bell), the cclebta'u! actor. No intelligence has yet been discoveied of llie murder of MI. West wood. Mr. Smith O'Biien addressed a letter to the Liberal Club of the county Limerick, stating that he does not intend appearing in Ihe House of Commons, unlil the resolutions casting a re- flection on his usefulness lud been withdrawn. He has since met his constituents, and obtained from Ihem a vote of confidence. PICKPOCKETS 1;0.1 PAI.ACIS.—A parly of ladies and genllemcn from Egliam, visiting the slate apartments at Windsor C-istle last week, were surprised 10 find a party who, from appearance and manner, were" anything bUI resptcial le a ciicumslance which struck them so forcibly, that they thought it most advisn- ille to stecr clear of so suspicious-looking a company. Tills was a highly necessary precaution, as the event proved; for nOlwithslanding all their care, one of ihe ladies of Ihe parry found out shortly afterwards that her pocket had been picked of a puise containing three sovereigns. THE EXPORTATION OF THE Ptuffous MITAI.S—The expor- tation or the precious inetals from Ihe port of London to foreign ports for the past wèek, is as follows :-Gold bars 10 Hamburg, 45 8 0 07. ditto coin, 3750 oz.—Silver coin 10 the West Indies, 7400 oz, and silver bars 10 Bombay, 20,000 07.. GIN-DRIVKINC; I\ LONDON.— In the course of an inquest held on Wednesday, Mr. Wakley said he had reason 10 believe that from 10,00010 ]5,000 persons die in the metropolis annually, from the effects of gin-drinking, on whom no inquests aie held. Since I have been coroner," said Ihe hon. gentleman, I have seen so many murders, and suicides by poison, drowning. hanging, and culling Ihe throat, in cunsequcnce of drinking ardent spirits, that I am confident the legislature will, before long, be obliged to interfere with respect to the sale of liquors containing alcohol. The gin seller will he made as responsible as the chemist and I think it right publicans should know that even now ihey are, II) a certain extent, responsible in the cye oj the law. If a publican allows a man to stand at his bar, and serves him with several glasses of gin, and sees him diink it until he gets intoxicated, and if lhe man should afterwards die, and a surgeon depose Ihat his death was accelerated hy the gin so drunk, then is the publican liable to be punished for having aided in hlinging about that death." Tit A rTIC I1F THE Mnnoi'oi.is. — A statement has just bccn published by the Marylebonc vestry, in connection with the ex perimental paving of Oxford-street, which will give Ihe reader some idea of the immense traffic in the streets of London. The following is a copy of the slalelnént allude.1 to :-00 \V cdnu- day, the 16th of January, from six in the morning until 12 at night. By the Pantheon, 347 gentlemen's two-wheel carriages, 935 four-wheel, 890 omnibuses, 52l two-wheel i'nd 752 four- wheel hackney cariiages, 91 stage coaches, 372 waggons and drays, 1,507 light carts and sundries. Total, &,515.-B) Stafford-place, on Friday, the 18th of January, the total is, 4 753, out of which, 1,213 were omnibuses on Tuesday, llit 22nd of the same month, by Newman-street, the total was (i,992 and on Saturday, by Stafford-place, the total is slated to be 5,943.

PRICES OF SHARES AT LONDON. No. of Shares. CA N A LS. Price per Share. 2409 Monmouthshire. 100/. sli. 202 1005 Brecknock and Abergavenny !)l50/. sli. 90 600 (j lamorganshire, A vcrage cost..172t. 13s. 4d. 533 Swansea I(X)I. sit. 280 3762 Severn and ye & Railway Av 35/ sh 3a l!1m Gloncester & Berkeley. lOOt 269 Ditto (optional) notes oil. 247 Neath. 1001. 325 JOINT-STOCK HANKS. 25,000 !\Ionmoul hsh,& G lamorgansh. '20l.sh.lO/.prl. 16 20,000 North and South Walcs.IOl.sh.&I.d. 104 10,000 Gloucestcrshiie 50/. sh. 10/. pd. 25 30,000 W est of England and South Wales > ,7D.lst"ct 20Z.sh.12J/ pd.S U* 10,000 NationalProvinl.England, 100Z.sh.35Z.pd. 36 30,000 London & Westminster. 100/. sh. 20/. pd. 23J 25,000 Liverpool s\u i0/. pd. 23| 50, (XX) Manches.&Liverpl.l)isct.l00/.sh.l5/.pd. 13| 20,000 Manchester 100/. sh. 25/. pd. 27 RAILWAYS. 7500 Cheltm. Gt. Western ..KXX.sh. 40l. pd. 8} 2500 Forest of Dean.50t.sh. 5Ol. pd. 40 2000 Llanclly 100/. sh. 72/ pd. 70 9500 Birmingham Gloucester. 100/. sh. 50/ pd. 30 PiU( Es7)Vs!!ARKS AT BIUSTOL. COMMERCIAL ROOMS, BIIISIOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING. Pnhl. Pi ice per Skate (jreat Westcln Haihvay Company 65 74 Great Western Steamer 40 37J Bristol and Exeter 25 12 10 Bristol and Coal-pit Heath 50 40 Bristol and Gloucestershire. 5 par Birmingham and Gloucester 50 29 Cheltenham and Gt. Western U iiion 30 H Tall Vale 55 50 Eastern Counties 16.. 10i London and Birmingham HO 171 London and Brighton 17 71 Londnnanfi Southampton 50 44 Liverpool and Manchester 100 192 Grand Junction 100 204 Leeds and Manchester 50 63 fi5 Kennet ;Jnrl Avon Canal. — 29 West of England Bank 12 10s. 12 10s BItlSi'OL PRICKS CIJII RENT OF LEATHER AND RAW GOODS. lb. lb. d. d. I it>. lb. (I. d Crop JUdes.per lb 30.)—ll^toij Irish Skins 24 40—13 |8 40 45-13 11 Welsh Skins 24 31;-12 t'i Foreign Hides.25 30 > 40 .Mi—14 Jil J5 40 1J 45 50- Middlings 12 13 52 5(>—17 Ileavy 12 13 27 35—12 Rutts, English I(i 20—15 17 Kips, English and Welsh. 13 19 24 2ii—1(> tg Putersburgh (S 8—l(i 2t Middlings 12 13 52 5(>—17 Ileavy 12 13 27 35-12 Rutts, English I(i 20—15 17 Kips, English and Welsh. 13 19 24 2ii—1(> 18 Putersburgh (S 8-16 21 28 30—16 I!) 9 10 IS 2(1 extra 34 36 -19 23 East India 17 2t Foreign. 16 20-15 17 Seal Skins, small |<> 2o 24 2f!—15 17 middling 12 IS 2830—)€)8 large fj 15 Extra strong 3'1 40 -16 19 Basils 0 11 Best Saddlers' Offal, Foreign Fellies S Hides 30l 38-14 16 Foreign Shoulders. 10 It Common ditto 28 35-11 13 Dressing Hide Bell. 8 !» Shaved Hides 16 20—14 16 Ditto Shoulders 10 It Shoe Hides 20 25-11 12 Common ditto 28 35—11 13 RAWrnnns 38 40-13 14 GOODS. Welsh Hides 12 14 Drj'salted Brazil Hides 5 6 Bull Hides || 12 Cape Hides 6 7 English Horse Hides 12 15 „ lllaek Sea Hices ."> £ r. Welsh ditto t2)4 Salted^Irish Hides 4)5 German ditto 11 15 Turkish Hides Spanish ditto Ii 20 Insh Horse Hides 8s lo 9s each Ditto Shaved, without Irish Veal Skins. 6 66 butts lis to 16s each. Horse Butts 9 11 Dark £ 7 to £ 9. 10s per ton- Best Pattern Calf 3* 36—13 16 Valonia. £ '14 to J6I9. 0s per ton- Skins 65 70—23 28 Shumac 14s to 16s per cut- 80 100—16 22 Ox Horns 30s to 50s per 123 110 120—18 21 Cow ditto 18s to 25s. 80t00—)6 22 Ox Horns 30s to 50s per 123 110 120-18 21 Cow ditto 18s to 2.5s. Hop 1NTKI,LIOUNCK.— Maidstone.—In all the paushes in this immediate district, the favourable change in the weathei has caused preat improvement in the bines, particularly in the strong grounds-as we find to he also the case in many other parts of the country. The fly has much increased, and may materially affect the weak bines, hut its ravages need to be much feared in the best grounds.— Canterbury.— We never recollect to have heard a more cheerless acconnt from our country friends than the one that prevails of the plantations in this neighbour- hood. Newport, Saturday, June 22, 1839 Printed and Published by the Piuprietor, EDWARD DOWLING, residing in Comniercial-sirect, in the Bo- rough of Newport, at his General Printing Oflice, situate in Commercial-street, corner of Corn-street, in the said Bo- rough. London Agents Messrs. Newton and Co., Warwick-rquare Mr. R. Barker, 33, Fleet-street; Mr G. Reyncll, 42 Chan cety-lane Mr. S. Deacon, Coffee-house, tio. 3. Walbiook, near the Mansion-house; and Messrs. Clarke and Lewis, Crown Court, Threadneedle-street, where this Paper is regu- larly filed. Agents for Ireland :—Johnston and Co., Eden-quay, Publits Paris;—I'he Office of Cali§nani'i Utmnfer,

AFFAIKS OF TH E EAST. [From the Allgemeinc Zeilung of the tth.1 VIENNA, JUNE 6.—Letters from Trieste say that the accounts from the Levant, brought by the last steam boat, state that the Turkish troops had taken up a more advanced position beyond the Fiiphrales, but that there had not been any collision with the Egyptians. It is also SOlId tint a considerable Russian fled is near the Hosphorus, and that Russian agents are very actively employed in hiring merchantmen in all the ports of the Black Sea, whence it is inferred that a body of Russian troops may perhaps be landed on the Turkish Coast. The Journal of the Lloyd Ausu iuco has the following letter dated Alexandria, May 16 :—" Letlers from Aleppo of the 61h and from Beirout of the 13111 of this month, state that the Turk- ish army had advanced on the 3d in a body as far as Narib. Swarms of Kourds (notindc Arabs) had joined it. Ibrahim is concentrating his army in and about Aleppo, 35,000 infantry five regiments of cavalry, and two regiments of artillery were alrCldyassembled there on the 6th. Another regiment of the line and two regiments of guards were expected there on the same day. The frontier ol Mount Taurus is strongly fortified and defended by five regiments and a great body of irregular cavalry. The discipline and appearance of the Egyptian army are said to be admirable, and its subsistence amply provided for. Dolimnn Pacha issued on the 13th the following circular to the Consuls :—* As the Turkish army has interrupted Ihe commu- nication with the provinces on this side of the Euphrates, the Egyptian government is compelled to use reprisals, and most strictly prohibit the merchants of all nations in Syria from ha- ving any dealings with the Turks.' While the wailike attidude of both armies threatens every moment a sanguinary conflict, hopes of peace are agaio entertained here, chiefly in consequence of the decided language of the Consuls General of Russia and Austria." The lately-menlloned dispatches from Vienna and St. Petersburg, brought by the Piince Metternich, induced the Consuls to repair immediately to Chibin, in Lower Egypt, 10 confer with Mchemct A h. They were just setting out when they were informod by Bogos Mey that the viceroy was on his way to Alexandria, where he arrived on the 12th in the morn- ing, und was received wilh a salute of the artillery. Immedi- ately after his arrival conferences began between him and the Consuls, in consequence of which Mehemet Ali is said to have positively declared, though with great reluctance, that as soon as the Turkish army should return to its former position, he would withdraw the Egyptian army from the frontiers into the Pachalick of Damascus and rec.al Ibrahim l'acha to Egypt.

Very unfavourable accounts from the wine districts continue to reach Paris. The recent slorms had been general, but could not of course have done much injury to the corn crops. A me- lancholy accident occurred during the tempest of Sunday, the 2nd inst. A battalion of the 51st Regiment, while on its march from Mezieres to Wisseinbourg, was struck by lightning. 200 men were knocked down by it, a)) of whom, so great was the concussion, bled profusely from the mouth, eyes, and ears but it is consolatory 10 add that two only of them were killed. French paper. On Wednesday, from daybreak to sunset, a continuous flight of locusts of vast height and width passed through and over the town of Calais, taking the direction of the low countries. Se- veral from two to three inches in length weie secured. The corporation of llllhoa, in the north of Spain, have sent an address to the lord mayor of London, thanking him for his ex- ertions to put an end to the contest in Spain. His loidship some time since presented a petition to the Queen on the subject. Letters from Genoa state that all commercial relations be- tween Spain and Sardinia had ceased the Spanish Ambassador had been recalled, and it was even asserted that several Sardi. nian vessels had been taken by Spanish cruisers. EMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES—The tide of emigra- tion still runs strongly towards the United States. Most of the the ships which sail for the States, but particularly these for New York, carry out large numbers of steerage passengers. Among the emigrants are many families from Germany, who, landing at IInll, travel by the Leeds and Liverpool èanallll ihis port, where they embark. Several boats on the canal have been wholly occupied by these families .—Live.pool paper. The torrent and the hlast can mar the loveliest sccnes in na ture. War, wilh Ills ruthless hand, may rival the elements in then work of destruction but it is passion alone that can lav waste the human heart the whirlwind and the flood have duration 111 their existence, and have bounds for their furv the earth recoveis from the devastation of the conflict with* a fertility that seems enriched by the blood of its victims; bin there are feelings that no human agency can limit, and mental wounds which are beyond the art of man 10 heal.—Cooper. Mother, said a little fellow the other day" is there any harm in breaking egg shells? Certainly not, my dear, but why do you ask 1", Cause I dropt the basket jist now, and see what a mess I m in with the yolk." At a village in the wilds of Kent is written over a dooi, BUBDON, surgeon, carpenter, man-midwife, andschooimaster; likewise fine pens and teeth diawn by the maker. Also a cu- rious assortment of blacking-balls." THL M II.IIARY PROFESSION.—Men's sensibility to the evil of war has been very much blunted by the deceptive show, the costume, thwsp)cnduur)nwhichwa))sarrayed. its horrors are hidden under its dazzling dress. To the multitude, ihe- sensus are more convincing reasoners than the conscience. In youth, the penod which so often receives impressions for life, we cannot detect, in the heart-stirring fife and drum, the true music of war, the shriek of the npwty-wounded, or the faint moan of the dying. Arms glittering in the sunbeam do not remind us of bayonets dripping wiik^lood. To one who re- flects, there is something shocking in^pese decorations of war. If men must fight, let them wear the badges which become their craft. It would shock us to see a hangman dressed out in scatf and epaulette, and marching with merry music to the place of punishment. The soldier has a sadder work than the hangman. His oilice is not to despatch occassionally a single criminal; he goes to the slaughter of thousands as free from crime as him- self. The sword is worn as an ornament and yet its use is to pierce the heart of a fellow-creature. As well might the butcher p,trade before us his knife, or the executioner his axe or halter. Allow war to be necessaiy„ still it is a horrible neces- sity a work to fill a good man with anguish of spirit. Shall it he turned into an occasion of pomp and merriment ? To dash out men's brains, to stab them to the heart, to cover the body with gashes, to lop off the limbs, to crush men under the hoof of the war-horse, to destroy husbands and fathers, to make wi- dows and orphans, all this may be very necessary but to attire men for this work with fantastic trappings, to surround this fearful occupation with all the circumstances of gaiety and pomp, seems as barbaious as it would be to deck a gallows, or to make a stage for dancing beneath the scaffold. I conceive, that the military dress was not open to as much reproach in former times as now. It was then less dazzling, and acted less on the imagination, because it formed less an exception to the hahits of the times. The dress of Europe, not many centuries ago, was fashioned very much after what may be called the h.ir- fcquinstyte. That is, it affected strong colours and strong contrasts. This taste belongs to lude ages, and has passed tway very much with the progress of civilization. Thc TJlilildr.Y' diess alone has escaped the reform. The military man is the only harlequin h it us from ancient times. It is time that his dazzling finery were gone, that no longer threw a pernicious, glare over his terrible vocation.-Dr. Chaiming. Friendship, the wine of life, should, like a well-stocked cellar, be continually renewed and it is consolatory to think, that although we can seldom add what will equal the generous first growth of our youth, yet friendship becomes insensibtyotdin) much less time than is commonly imagined, and not many years are required to make it mellow and pleasant: warmili, will no doubt make a very considerable difference men of af- fectionate temper and fancy, will coalesce a great deal SOOIICI than those who are dull and rold.—Rosioetl. _n

LONDON MARKETS. ConN EXCIIANGK, MAIIK LANE MONDAY, JUNK 17, 1838. —There was a good steady demand for fine English wheat at the prices of this day se'nnight, and no material variation in the. value of secondary sorts. Piime foreign commanded quite as much money, with a fair sale to our own millers, and a few countiy buyeis were up this morning who took good condi- tioned paicels at last week's currency; inferior qualities weie offeied somewhat cheaper.- Flour was without alteration it) value.—Prime barley met a fair sale, at quite as much money. — Malt was fully as dear .-Beans and peas were taken or) pretty steadily, and at fully last week's cutlency.-The demand for "als was mosily confined to the consumers, who gave about the: rates of last Monday for the best heavy corn. Per (jr. Per Qr. WHEAT, Essex and Kent., red 66 7ti white. 60 75- Suffolk and Norfolk 67 73 do — -— Uvr old new 4'i 41 BAHI I.Y, Grinding 3.3 36 .M.dtiut; — — Chevalier. 34 35> MALT, Suffolk & Noilolk 55 58 Brown. — — Kingston Ware 68 72 pale ship OATS, Yorkshire & Lincolnshire, feed 27 29 Potatoe.. 33 36< Vout;hal it Cuik black. 24 27 COI k whlle — Galway 24 27 Scotch Feed.2830 Potatoe.. 30 35. I'I ANS Tick 37 41 Small. 42 44; PEAS, (irey 36 37 NIPPLE. 36 4 8 White 40 41 boilers. 40 44 SEED, Rape '2HL 341. Irish —l per last English Red Clover, fine 66 76 80s per cwt. White 67 68 76s Mustard, White 12 14s Brown 16 1i\s per bushel. Tares 32 36s old 30 37s.new 60 —s per qr. Ftoux, Town-made 56 62s per tack of 280 lbs. A VFB AV, E. Imperial Weekly) Wht. I Bail. Oats. llye. Beans peas. Arurage, ending | June 7 69 7! 38 10 26 4 43 U 39 11 39 7 AggregateAvenige ol'6weeks,which regulates Duty. 70 7J 39 3 25 8 41 7 39 0 38 8 Duty on For.Corn 10 8| 3 4 9 3 8 0 11 () 12 t> SMITH HEM' M A It K l/l'. MONDAY, JUNE 17.—Having a large attendance of both me- tropolitan and provincial dealers to day, all kinds of beef com- manded a biisk illqniry al an advance on last week's curren- cies of from 2d to 4d per 8lbs. the most superior Scots realising. Is lOd per lb. Although we have enhanced the highest quo- talions of mutton to 5s per 8lbs., that sum was only obtained for a few extraordinary piime Southdowns, the number of which did not exceed 200 whilst the mutton trade, generally speak- infi, was animated, at improved rates; say fully 4d per Bibs. Store tegs sold freely at high prices. Per st of Bibs., sinking the offal 1 f • s" S- s* d. s. d. Coarse and inferior Prime coarse wool 1ms's 2 10 3 0 Sheep 4 2 4 G ^econd quality do. 3 2 3 (j Prime South Down I rline large oxen. 3 10 4 4 ditto 4 8 5ft Prime Scots,&c.. 4 6 4 10 Larg.coarse calves 4 0 4ft Coarse and infcllor Prime small ditto. 4 8 5 2 Sheep 3 4 4 6 Large Hogs 3 10 4 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 10 Small Poikers 4 8 f) I) Suckling Calves, from 21s. to 35s., and quarter old store Pigs, 15s. to 2ls. each. WOOL MARKET. MONDAY, JI'NK 17.— We have very little variation to notice in the demand for Biitish wool, which is in a decidely sluggish state-whilst it is considered by some persons that prices have still a downward tendency.—The accounts respecting the wool lairs in Germany being decidedly favourable, considerably en- hanced rates having been paid in most instances, holders are asking higher prices, but which they have been, as yet, unable to obtain. Since our last, upwards of 2000 bales have anived in the pott of London. Per Ib. s. d. s. d. « ill Tc.b?: 1 1 8i Hall-bred Hogs. 18 1 8' Ewes and Wethers I 41 l 51 Leicester Hogs 1 4 1 41 Leicester Wetheis 1 11 1 ai Blanket Wool *• I"0 ft 1 I Flannel ditto • ,)t Combing skin 1 2* 4*