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THE VOICE FROM TAHITI.
THE VOICE FROM TAHITI. [FOR THE MERLIN.] The French flag waves on the Island of Tahiti. The French guns, 10aded with grape shot, are fired upon women and children. The na- tives have fled to the mountains. The British consul has been Impn- loned and banished.Extract from a Missionary's letter. A WAIL, a mournful wail is heard, far in the Southern Sea, Where palmy groves bedeck the vales of lovely Tahiti; "Where every hill is fair and green, and flowers lull the air With those rich perfumes, thick with sweets, their golden petals bear. A cry, a cry fir help ascends up from that beauteous isle The eye is dimm'd with sorrow, which shone with joy ere while; And woman's cheek looks paly, as at eve the lily's flower, That, whilom, smiles had dimpled through each glad and blithe- some hour. The blood of children trails along the silver-sandy shore The coward foe with jov regards the bosom stain d with gore; The house is rendered desolate—the bread-fruit tree is dead And men, for safer homes, among the mountain-tops have fled. Soft whispers mingle with the sighs which fill the evening breeze, As it sweepeth by the islander, who, humbly, on his knees. And hands uplifted, bieathes a prayer, one to the Christian s God, A noble sight is that I ween, upon the heathen's sod! A stranger's flag is fluttering ah, who has dared to seize The flag that's braved a thousand years, the battle and the breeze?" A stranger's fleet is riding afroct the sunny shore, Where British ships were welcom'd with joyous shouts, of yore. Pomare's friend is banish'd! Who is it now doth dare To frown upon Great Britain's son? Ye thoughtless ones beware! Destruction waits the froward child who treads the lion's lair; Bewaie of Britain's augered sword, ye thoughtless ones beware! A wail a mournful wail is heard far in the Southern Sea And will it fall unheeded on the bosoms that are free ? On England's powerful throne did e'er the oppressed call in vain? Was ever British flag laid low, and never rose again ? Have those great minds which made the slaves of Western islands free, Forgotten all they felt before—their yearning sympathy ? Have British war-shouts grown less bold than when in pride they flew From rank to rank upon the plains of glorious Waterloo ? A h! no, ye southern islanders! a tree in Britain towers, I Which stretcheth far and wide its shade like that o'er Eastern flowen;- It looks upon the nations, and protects the helpless free; Have care ye Gallic murderers—it shelters Tahiti. Abergavenny. lEVAN. The Banian Tree.
. TO A FLOWER.
TO A FLOWER. [FOR THE MERLIN.] SWEET flower! why droopest thou I send thee where It were a world of happiness to be Where thou wilt meet with beauty far more fair Than fondest glance could ever hope to see. Thou wilt not miss the summer's glowing sun, Beneath the sparkle of her radiant eyes While in her breath, thoul't fancy thou hast won A richer perfume than the south's warm sighs. The bird that woo'd thee by the gentle stream Will chant its note of melody no more But when she sings, thy ravish'd soul will deem It nothing knew of melody before. Look in her cheek, and thou wilt proudly see Thine own rich bloom in mantling beauty there Gaze on her brow, and thou wilt long to be Twin'd in the meshes of her silken hair. Or should she place thee on her swelling breast, In what a glorious cradle thou wilt lie! Lull'd in so sweet a Paradise of rest, Thou can'st not mourn on such a spot to die. And when thou fadest, bid her think of one Whose wither'd hopes will be a type of thee Whose lonely moments in despair have run, Turned by her coldness into misery. Tell her how truly he hath loved, through all The storms of fate, its darkness, and its strife; And bid her with the voice of hope to call His fond heart back to rapture and to life- THOMAS L. PHOSSSK.
. "MAN'S HERITAGE IS TEARS."
"MAN'S HERITAGE IS TEARS." THE young heart in its joyousness, in childhood's golden bloom Believes not in adversity, nor recks the winter's gloom It glories in the sunlight, it hasks beneath the shade, And deems not that the beautiful is sure to waste and fade. It loves the silver sounding harp that wakens raptures high And thinks the world a pleasant place, where heaits should never sigh. But oh, when blighting sorrow comes in dark and after vears It owns, with low and wailing voice, Man's heritage is tears. Yes, though the sun may shine so blight, though eaith may be so fair, Beneath this mantle of delight, repose the seeds of care Which only wait the coming storm to rouse them from their sleep, And then in furious madness they will drive across the deep. 1 he biowWaVeS hit their mighty heads-the roaring tempests blow, And death and mad destruction, reveal a world of woe • And then the grief enshrouds the mind that gnaws, and' blights and sears, & And hearts that once were happy cry Man's heritage is tears.' Go read the world's sad history, peruse the darksome scroll, Replete with groans, aad sorrowings, and bitterness of soul Oh count the poor heatts broken, the blighted hopes, and see If lis not one wide scene of blood, and crime, and misery The early blossom crushed and torn, the fruit and verdure fled, And glorious trees by lightning's flash, all withered, blasted, dead, And though some bright and golden line mightsooth the mourn- er s fears, Yet all must own the bitter truth" Man's heritage is tears." T. TURNER LOTHERINGTON*
THE ENGLISH ABROAD.
THE ENGLISH ABROAD. The Conversation-room at Baden-Baden, with its exclusive ball, supplies a miniature Atmiek's and roulette furnishes a fresh stimulant to the jaded spirits of the travelling English who always bring their own atmosphere with them, and insist upon a renewal of their accustomed sensations, in all conjunctions of time and place. At Kissengen or Wiesbaden, Chaude Fontaine, or Spa, it is still the same. You find a small England in all such spots, carved out of the reluctant materials of the most an. tagonist national characteristics. Here the predominance and unyielding solidity of our Eng- lish manneis are visible to all the world. We cannot drop into the usage of other countries, but must brincr oar own with 111, and submit all things to that procrustean agony. However, we leave deep marks behind us wherever we ea marks that will last longer than the scars or monuments of war. Nine-tenths of the charming luxurious summer resorts of Europe have been set up by our money, and after ouriosular taste. We have thus built them up out of this very stubbornness which would grant nothing to custom or tradition, but carry everything ita own way. The prevalence of English names, English dishes, English styles of architecture, English furnitu.e, English comforts, throughout all the frequented places on the continent, is the un- nmtakeable evidence of the universality of our influence, and the bigotry of our manners. It would be a safe speculation to offer a large wager that there » not one town in one hundred of any rank in Europe in which there is not an Hotel d Angleterreor an Hotel de Londres. This il fame-after a fashioD. All the show places are English. The village of Chamonix— a hive of hotels-was erected and is literally sustained by Eng- lish capital. Deduct the English from the population who tra. verse the Alpine valleys and there will not be enough of money left behind to keep up a thud of the public establishments. The grand hotel at Schaffhausen is an English hotel, and the specu- lating artist who rents the turned house that overlooks the Falls has absolutely learned English to enable him to carry on his in- lercour.e with the customers upon whose patronage he chiefly depends. In the remotest nooks into which European curiosity has penetrated, for pleasure or for profit, the same result will be found to have taken place. COURT GOSSIP. The travelling dress worn by the Marchioness of Lorn, on the day of her marriage, consisted of a rediogote in white repz vel- vet. trimmed with rich lace, and a mazourka cloak, composed of the same material, trimmed with three rowsof lace to correspond with the dress. The extreme elegance of this toilette was much and deservedly admired. Upon the present, as upon all preceding occasions, of the ac- couchement of our beloved Sovereign, some three or four females were recommended by her Majesty's medical advisers to act in the highly responsible situation of wet nurse to the royal infant, an appointment which is greatly prized in consequence of its lu. crative character, both present and remote. Mrs. Connop, the wife of Mr. Connop, of Dorset-place, Dorset-square, New-road, was one of the parties who had been recommended to her Majesty by Dr. Locock, and with whom the necessary arrangements had been entered into, which were considered to be final; and apart- ments in the town of Windsor for Mrs. Connop were conse. quently engaged, for her accouchement, by her husband. In the early part of last week, however, Mr. Brown, surgeon to the royal household at Windsor Castle, was commanded to engage suitable and conveniently-situated apartments in the town, "and a. near as possible to the royal residence, for another female, whose confinement was daily expected, and who would most probably be appointed her Majesty's wet-nurse but it having been considered by the Queen's advisers, that the female should be accommodated in the immediate vicinity of the Castle, so as to be close at hand when required, Mrs. Parkins (the female in question) was taken upon her amval at Windsor (from her resi. dence near Camberwell) to the w.rdrobe tower, occupied by Lady Bmington, one of the bedchamber ladies to her Majesty, where she was brought to bed of a fine healthy boy, on Friday morning week, and only wilhin a very short period of her arrival wnhin the precinct, of the royal palace. Both the. mother and child are doing „„)). Her Majesty has caused several enquiries to be made as to the state of health of Mrs. Parkins since Friday week, who will be removed into the castle immediately upon her Majesty's accouchement taking place. Mrs. Lilly will be her Majesty's monthly nurse; Mrs. Dnscol, nurse to the royallnfllnt; and Miss Whiting, it is understood, the daughter of one of the Queen's pages of back .tairs, has just had conferred upon her, by her Majesty, the ap- pointment in the royal nursery, of one of the rockers.
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Loois Phillippe, the King of the French, had his pocket picked of his watch duung a visit to the exhibition of the works of art in Paris. Last week an interesting relic of the primeval denizens of the forests of Ireland was found in an old pond at Coleraine, Queen's County. Mr.G. Neale, the proprietor, was clearing ont the pond, when his workmen dug up the head and horns of a majestic animal, of the elk species the horns measure four yards from tip to IIp, and are in a pretty good state of preservation. se&EE? w"'■* ,r
HOUSE OF LORDS.
HOUSE OF LORDS. THURSDAY, AUG. 1. In answer to the Marquess of Clanricarde, The Earl of Aberdeen intimated that the occurrences at Ta- hiti, especially the outrage against the person of the British Consul, were so gross as to be all but incredible. The event, doubtless, would prove a Godsend to the enemies of peace be- tween France and England but he had no reason to doubt that the French government would promptly disavow the unauthorised conduct of their officers at Tahiti, and not a moment had been lost in making proper representations. After some conversation, the subject diopped. The Railways Bill was committed, after a statement from the Eurl of Dalbousie as to its objects and nature. The Metropolitan Buildings bill, the Poor Law Amendment bill, and other measures, were all advanced. On the third reading of the Law Courts (Ireland) bill, a dif- ference arose between the Lord Chancellor and Lord Wharn- dlffe, the former strongly objecting to a particular provision of the bill, vesting in the lord-lieutenant the inferior appointments in the law courts, instead of coofeiring them on the judges, as was the case in this country. He somewhat warmly asked why Ireland was to be put on a different footing from England, and called upon them to administer the same justice in one country as in the other. Lords Campbell and Cottenham, and the Marquess of Clan- ricarde, made some observations on the subject. On the proposition of Lord Wharncliffe, the debate was ad- journed, in order to a consultation with the law officers of the crown. FRIDAY, AUO. 2. Lord Beaumont having called attention to the conduct of the foreign consuls of Tunis towards our own consul, respecting the trial of a Maltese for murder, The Earl of Aberdeen said he had made representations upon the subject to the foreign powers, most of whom had censured their consuls, while the result of the matter showed that the En- glish consul exercised more power than all the consuls of Europe put together. The report of the secret committee on the post office was brought up, and ordered to be printed. On the motion for the third reading of the Railways Bill, the Rishop of London said he did not propose any additional restric- tion on Sunday travelling, but in the seventh clause of this bill, contrary to all former legislation, it was made compulsory on the railway companies to run third-class trains, and consequently to facilitate travelling on Sundays. He would therefore move the amendment of which he had given notice, which, without prohi- biting it, would leave the matter to the discretion of the com- panies. Lord Brougham considered either the desecration of the Sab- bath, or the keeping it ascetically, a great evil. He thought the people should go in the morning to church, and in the even- ing to the country; and hoped that in doing so, they would not meet restriction. Lord Monteagle supported the clause, and ridiculed the in- consistency of those who condemned Sabbath labour in London, but permitted it in the country and while they enjoyd re- creation in first-class trains, would prevent the poor from doing the same in third-class carriages. The Earl of Wicklow supported the amendment. The Duke of Wellington said the clause appealed to be mis- understood, and suggested that the debate should be adjourned to Monday. After some further conversation, the debate stood adjourned to Monday. The Marquess of Clanricarde, on the question for the third reading of the Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) bill, took occasion to review the progress of the repeal agitation in Ireland, and con- trasted the policy of the late and present governments towards that country. He was satisfied that if the government wished to get rid of this agitation, they must be prepared next session to take great, and sound, and well-considered measures for the im- provement of the Irish people. Lord Wharncliffe defended the policy of the government to. wards Ireland, contending that they had administered justice, enforced the law, secured their endowments to the Roman Ca. tholic clergy, promoted education, and either had or were about, as soon as possible, to redeem every pledge they had made to that country. Lord Monteagle admitted that in some respects the govern- ment had redeemed their pledges. 1 he Earl of Wicklow thought the repeal agitation important, but not alarming and trusted it would be effectually subdued by the conciliatory policy of the present government. Lord Campbell believed that if the constitution had not been suspended in Ireland, the law had been perverted and that, as the cry for repeal had been raised from a sense of grievance, so it might be removed by the removal of the grievance. Lord Wharncliffe denied that the law had been perverted, and thought such language stronger than was necessary. The bill was then read a third time, and the other business of the day being disposed of, the house adjourned. -+-
HOUSE OF COMMONS. I
HOUSE OF COMMONS. I WEDNESDAY, JULY 31. The house met at twelve o'clock for a short time, and forwarded several bills a stage. At the five o'clock sitting, Sir R. Peel, in answer to Sir Charles Napier, said that, ac- cording to the accounts they had received from Tahiti, the British had been subject to a great outrage by a person in temporary au- thority, and it was the intention of this government to communi- cate immediately with the French government upon the subject. CAPTAIN WARNER'S MACHINE. Lord Ingestre called attention to the recent experiment of Cap- tain Warner, at Brighton, which was either a gross imposition, or else demonstration of some formidable destructive power, the exclusive possession of which would be of great importance to this country. The latter was his belief, from avowing which all the ridicule that he had been subject to would not restrain him. All great inventions, gunpowder, steam, &c., were matters for incredulity before their powers were developed. He gave an ac. count of the communications that had taken place between Cap- tain Warner and the government under Lord Melbourne and that of the present day, the great object being to preserve profound secrecy. The Board of Admiralty, like all other boards, treated the matter with indifference, neglect, and contempt. Lord Mel- bourne was dilatory, Sir R. Peel polite, the friends of Captain Warner were referred from one department to another, and the commission to which it was entrusted required experiments too expensive, and disclosures too great, as well as leaving the ques. tion of remuneration without a sufficient guarantee. Captain Warner had at first valued his two inventions at £ 400,000., but he had subsequently offered to refer it to arbitration, being con- vinced that Sir R. Peel would not act unjustly, when satisfied as to the value and importance of his discoveries. Captain War- ner had heen enabled to make his experiments by the liberality of private individuals, the last of which took place at Brighton and this destructive power would be a great acquisition to this country as a preventive of war. Brighton, for instance, could be easily reduced to ashes, but Captain Warner, with a steamer, could set at defiance any hostile fleet that might attempt it. He moved for the production of the correspondence between Captain Warner and the government. Sir R. Peel seconded the motion, being determined that the public should be in possession of the whole correspondence, and be enabled to judge whether or no the government had not af. forded every reasonable means and facility for testing the value of Mr. Warner's discovery. He (Sir R. Peel) con. sidered Captain Warner's second invention called the long range" more important than the" invisible shell," as, by the former he offered to sweep the rock of Gibraltar, demolish Algiers or Toulon, or destroy a Beet in a heavy sea. It was a rule that parties making discoveries should try experiments at their own expense, otherwise the Ordnance office would break down under the weight of applications. Sir R. Peel then read an extract from the evidence of Mr. Warner, given before the commissioners, in which he declared that during the war he had destroyed two French privateers with only one person on board besides himself being aware of it, or any notice being taken of this extrordinary circumstance, though the vessel from which he did it was in the naval service The estimated expense of mak- ing these expeiiments was upwards of £5,000, but the experi- ment of the invisible shell" they wished to dispense with, and only wanted the "long range" tried. All his experience with Mr. Warner strengthened his determination not to pledge Ihe government to pay any sum of money without a thorough know. ledge of its efficacy, and he cautioned the house against any departure from this rule. But both the late and the present go- vernment were perfectly vindicated from having treated Mr. War- ner's proposals with neglect. THURSDAY, AUG. 1. The house met at twelve o'clock, and was busily occupied, du- ring a long sitting, in the discussion and advancement of routine business. The most important of the measures discussed was, the Charitable Donations and Bequests (Ireland) bill, in which sundry amendments have been admitted by the government, with a view to conciliate those who were opposed to it in its original shape. The particular stage of the bill was its consideration in committee. FRIDAY, AUG. 2. The Insolvent Debtors bill passed through committee, after considerable opposition from Mr. M. Phillips, Mr. Spooner, Mr. Wortley, and other members. Sir J ames Graham having stated his intention to add some clauses providing for compensations, the punishment of fraudu- lent debtors, &c., it was agreed, on the understanding that it was not to be again contested, thai the bill should be printed with the new clauses, and re-committed on Monday. The Charitable Donations and Bequests bill was also amended in committee, and ordered to be re-committed. Mr. Hume then moved a series of resolutions relative to the government of savings' banks, which were also negatived without a division after which, several bills were forwarded a stage, and the House adjourned. SATURDAY, AUG. 3. The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock. The Marriages (Ireland) bill was read a third time and passed. The House then went into committee on the Insolvent Debtors bill. The compensation clauses were brought up and agreed to, and the House having resumed, the report was ordered to be brought up on Monday. The Arms (Ireland) bill was read a third time and passed. The report on the Transfer of Property bill was brought up and agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time on Monday at twelve o'clock. The report on the Charitable Donations and Bequests (Ire- land) bill was also brought up and agreed to, after several verbal amendments had been made. The bill was ordered lo be read a thud time on Monday, at twelve o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Lord Villiers, introduced by Mr. W. Hope and Mr. Cripps, appeared at the bar of the house, having been returned for the borough of Cirencester. The noble lord came to the table, but he was not sworn, as he had omitted to bring with him the ne- cessary documents of his return. He did not, therefoie, take his seat, but will do so probably on Monday. The house adjourned at twenty minutes past 12 o'clock.
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An important precedent was established in the Birmingham Court of Bankruptcy, on Saturday last, as regards the working of the New Insolvent Courts. In THE case of — Mowbray, a farmer in this county, who obtained his final order of protection some months bark, Mr. Motteram applied, under the 9th section of the 5th and 6th Victoria, C 116, which gives the assignees of an insolvent power to demand from him at any time after he has obtained his final order, any estate or effects he has acquired since such order was obtained, on procuring an order from the Commissioner for that purpose. Mr. Commissioner Daniell granted the order. This decision will do away with much fraud that existed, many insolvents, it is well known, merely seeking the protection of the court, to defraud those creditors who had large claims upon them. W. doubt not that it will operate as a chetk upon this evil.
DOMESTIC NEWS,I
DOMESTIC NEWS, I «»>»•♦»*— HEREFORD CATTLE MARKET.—At this market, on Wednesday se'nnight, there was an abundant supply of sheep and pigs, for I which there was a dull sate and a moderate supply of other stock, which went off slowly, without any improvement in prices. Prices per 12ibs. to sink the offal:—Fat beasts, 4s 9d to 5s 3d calves, 5s 3d to 58 6d sheep, 5s to 5s 9d lambs, 6s 6d. I GLOUCESTER MusIC MEETING.—Our readers, we are sure, will be gratified to be informed that the difficulties which for a time seemed to threaten that we should have no musical festival I this year in Gloucester, have been surmounted, and that the days for holding it have now been fixed, namely, Tuesday, Wednes- day, Thursday, and Friday, September 24, 25, 26, and 27. We can now only hope that as our county has been spared the humi- liating reproach of being the first to break up an institution in which benevolence and intellectual pleasure have been so de. lightfully blended for 121 years, its nobility and gentry, and es- pecially its clergy, will strain every nerve to make the festival of 1844 one of the most spirited and successtul in the annals of the Three Choirs. We are happy to announce that the guarantee fund amounts to nearly £800, of which much the larger portion has been raised in Gloucester.—Gloucester Journal. During divine seivice on Sunday, in Cirencester church, the Rev. Mr. Estcourt, while reading the prayers, was suddenly seized with a fainting: fit, and fell backwards in the reading desk, to the great alarm of the congregation. He immediately retired, and was attended by Mr. Bedwell, surgeon, and we are happy to say that the rev. gentleman is now quite recovered, with no other inconvenience than a slight cut over the right eye, occasioned by the fall. The tenantry of T. C. Hornyold, E«q., of Blackmore Park, Worcestershire, on Monday last presented that gentleman with a handsome and massive silver tankard, weighing about 50 oz., having on it the following inscription :—" Presented to Thomas Charles Hornyold, Esq., by his grateful tenantry, as a token of respect for his conduct as a neighbour, and a friend, and in ad- miration of his principles as a landlord, whose motto is to five and let live. The presentation took place at a dinner, at the Admiral Benbow Inn. Great Malvern, on Monday last. The demand for wools and yarns at Leicester has improved in the past week. Some buyers have been in the ninrket, and we hear that a scarcity of useful goods is apprehended.—Leicester Mercury. The chimes of the Bath Abbey are being adapted, under the superintendence of Mr. Lautier, for the performance of the Sici- lian Mariner's Hymn, in addition to the Easter Hymn. These two beautiful melodies will, in future, be played alternate weeks. —Bath Herald. Mr. Oastler has commenced business in Yorkshire, as um- pire, arbitrator, agent for the purchase or sale of estates, and for obtaining or opposing private bills in parliament." Mr. William Coe, near Duckingfield, has one root of rhubarb, growing in his garden, consisting of seventy-one branches, and supposed to be upwards of one hundred pounds in weight. Mr. J. R. Clark, ironmonger and tinner, of Beverley, has been the successful party in obtaining the contract for making the whole of the lamps for the intended new gas-woiks in the city of Hamburgh about 3000 lamps will be required. Mr. Henry Phillips is about to visit the United States. He sails on the 17ih of August, in the Victoria, Captain Morgan. This is his first trip to endeavour to amuse Brother Jonathan, and we think we can augur success.-Sundny Times. TROOPS FOR INDIA.—Chatham, July 26.—This afternoon a draft of the 39th regiment, consisting of IJ5 privates, was in- spected on the parade-ground of Chatham barracks, by the Com- mandant, Col. Sir T. Willshire, bart., K.C.B., and although the men are recruits, and their average ages only about 20, they went through their duties to his entire satisfaction. These troops are ordeied to march from this garrison to-morrow, the 27th instant, at 7 o'clock, en route for Gravesend, and there to embark in boats from the Custom-house quay. on board the ship Monarch, an Indiaman of the firit chss, launched from Mr. Green's yard, Blackwall, on Saturday, June 1, 1844. The troops ate to be uader the command of Lieut. Archer, of the 39th. for Bengal. ART-UNIONS BILL.—Lotd Monteagle's bill, entitled An Act for legalizing Art.Unions," has been brought down from the House of Loids for the consideration of the lower branch of the Legislature. It enacts that all art unions, and all members, con- tributors, subscribers, and officers thereof, and persons for them or on their behalf, shall be discharged and freed from all suits and prosecutions, liabilities, pains, and penalties, to which by law they might be liable, as being concerned in lotteries, little goes, or unlawful games, for anything done, or which may be done by them herebefoie, or before the first day of January next, touching the purchase of any such or other works of art, or the sale or distribution thereof by chance or lot. Provision is made by the second clause for the regular establishment and regulation of such associations by royal charter, to be granted on the ap- proval of the Board of Trade and Plantations. BENEFITS OF ODDFELLOWSHIF.—On Monday week, John James, formerly a resident in Leicester, and for many years a mechanic at Messrs, Brewin and Whetstone's factory, in the North, died at Nottingham. He belonged to the lodge of Odd- fellows held at Mr. Overton's, in the North, and for the last four years hsd been afflicted with lunacy and paralysis. During the whole of that time his brother Oddfellows have very generously paid his friends 10s per week, being the full sick rehet, and be- sides assistance to his family, paid the full funeral gift of £10 at his death. Such conduct is highly honourable to the fellow- members of the deceased, who are practically carrying out those excellent principles on which their order is founded.—Leicester Mercury. IMPORTANT TO EMIGRANTS TO NEW ORLEANS.— By advices from her Majesty's Consul at New Oileans, it appears that the yellow fever had been singularly destructive of lile among emi- grants arriving from Europe duriog the sickly season of the au- tumn of the year. The Commissioners of Emigration have issued a notice warning persons of the danger, and apprising them that in order to avoid it, they ought not to be induced to start from this country during the months of June, July, August, and Sep- tember. INTERESTING TO AUCTIONEERS.—At the Excise Court, Lon- don, a few days ago, Mr. Dodd, an anctioneer, applied for the return of £ 178. 4s. 9d., paid for auctloo duty two years back. From the itatemeat of a solicitor it appeared that a valuable copyhold estate, belonging 10 the Rev. John Pearce, called Ashton.wharf, at Blackwall, with a jetty of the Thames, was put up lor sale by auction, and sold for £ 5,080. On the title being furnished, it was discovered that the jetty was only used by a permissive right from the city of London, and the pur- chaser refused to complete his purchase. The Rev. Mr. Pearce filed a bill in chancery to compel him to complete tt, but ia May last, Lord Langdale, the Master of the Rolls, dismissed the bill with costs, on the ground that the title had not been furnished in accordance with the particulars of sale. Mr. Dodd now applied to the Commissioners of Excise for the return of the duty, having repaid the deposit and the whole of the costs to the purchaser. The Court immediately ordered the sum of £178. 4s. 9d., the amount paid for duty, to be returned to Mr. Dodd. In his evidence before the select committee on railways, Sir James Gordon, quarlermaster.genera1, stated that a baialiion of a thousand men could be taken from London to Manchester, by railway, in niue hours, arriving just as fresh, or nearly so, as when they started; whereas to march thither would occupy seventeen days! A great "sensation has been produced by the failure of a person in Congleton connected with the silk trade, whose lia- bilities are said to amount to about £20,000. Forged bills have been paid, in a great number of instances, to the creditors, in amounts varying Irom £90. to £700. The individual has absconded, and it is rumoured, that he has sailed for America. THE STATE PRISONERS.—The Times correspondent says :— The rules of the prison being further relaxed by permission given to erect a gymnasium for the health and recreation of the seven conspiratois, M. Maccaud, the celebrftled professor of gymnastics, has been engaged, whether at the expense of the county or of the Corn-Exchange is a secret, for the purpose of imparting instructions in his graceful art to Messrs. O'Con. nell and Co. All his pupils are progressing admirably; but Mr. O'Connell. sen., as might be expected, is far a-head of his competitors. His feats of strength and agility are stated to have excited the astonishment of his teacher. Tuesdays, J hursdays, and Saturdays, being the days on which stiacgers are excluded from visits, are devoted to practice. DEATH FROM THE PUNCTURE OF A NAIL." Mr. Baker on Friday held an inquest at the London Hospital, on the body of Robert Bond, aged 25, a dock labourer. It appeured, by the evidence of deceased's wife, that about a fortnight since, whilst he was unloading a vessel in the London Docks, a nail, pro- truding from a tea-chest, accidentally entered the ball of his left foot. The wound was dressed, and he continued his work until Tuesday last, when symptoms of lockjaw showed themselves, in consequence of which he was brought to that hospital: and not- withstanding the efforts of its officers, he died therein of tetanus. Verdict—" Accidental Death." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.— WOOLWIGII, AUG. 2.—The Rhada- manthus steair-vessel, Commander T. Laen, which arrived at Woolwich, on Saturday, from Dublin, with Earl De Grey's bag- gage, having had her defects made good, left yesterday for the Bristol Channel, to convey the 73rd regiment to Duulio. The Porcupine steam-vessel has been fitted with the engines formerly in the Black Eagle. They are of 135 horse power, and the ves- sel will shortly proceed on thesarveying duties for which she has been built, and was commissioned by Captain Bullock for that service. A scarf shawl has been invented in London. Four colours are so constructed as to fold into twenty different effects any colour can be worn alone, any two together, three, or all four, according to the captice of the wearer. In 1843, seventy railroads, constructed at an expense of sixty millions sterling, conveyed 25 millions of passengers 320 mil- lions of miles with only one fatal passenger accident and the average cost of conveyance does not exceed 11 J. per mile, while ihe average eost of travelling, inside and outside, by coaches,was 4!d, per mile. The Carlton Club has appointed an officer whose business it is to extirpate rats and other vermin" from that club. This will be a sweeping reform with a vengeance. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Friday last two labourers named Evan Powell and Evan Plice, while engaged in taking down the old officers' mess room at the Brecon barracks, incautiously un- dermined a portion of the wall to too great an extent, so that it fell upon them before they could get out of the way. They both sustained very severe injuries, and were immediately carried to the infirmary, where every attention was paid them, and where they still remain.—Silurian.
IRELAm
IRELAm DUBLIN, AUGUST 3. The Dublin Mercantile Advertiser gives the following from its London correspondent:— I have learned from a source which I think may be fully relied on, that there is a difference of opinion among the judges on the questions put to them by the House of Loids, arming out of the argument on the writ of error in the case of O'Connell and the other state prisoners. According to my information, a minority of the judges are in favour of the appellants; but the fact of a division amongst these iudicial functionaries would be of great importance for, although the House of Lords might rule in favour of the Crown, and affirm the judgment of the Irish Court of Queen's Bench, yet it is not at all likely, under such circumstances, that the govern-nent would deem themselves warranted in enforcing the full term of the sentence in a case where a portion of the English judges were of opinion that there was erior in the record." The Dublin Evening Post states, on the authority of its London correspondent, that the Queen is ceitainly to visit Ireland early next summer. < The Mercantile Advertiser of yesterday says—"The reports of the crops are generally most favourable, wheat especially. Oats, in many places, will yield less than average, but on the whole this crop is likely to turn out well. There must, in con. sequence of the shortness of the crop of hay, be a considerably increased consumption of oats for the next twelve months, and ihis will, of course, tend to keep up the price of that grain. This is the ciitical period of the haivest, and the quality of the grain will greatly depend en the state of the weather for the Dext three or four weeks. At present the prospect. are highly favourable."
Corn Trade.
Corn Trade. After eight days of intensely hot weather, a change took place on Tuesday, since when the temperature has been low, with oc- casional heavy falls of rain, a combination of circumstances not very favourable for forwarding harvest operations in the south, or maturing the grain crops in (he northern part of the kingdom. Beyond the loss of time thereby occasioned, no mischief has, however, been done, and it may even be questioned whether, when the benefit which the second crop of grass and many other articles have derived from the showers be taken into considera- tion, the fall of moisture has not been productive of more service than injury. The cutting of wheat was generally commenced in all directions round London on Monday last, but the subsequent rains have prevented much being carried. The reports from the north inform us that, with fine weather, reaping would be par- tially begun in the course of the ensuing week, and by the mid- dle 01 the month harvest is likely to be general in most parts of Yorkshire, if not retarded by rain. We still continue to receive very satisfactory accounts respecting the probable yield of wheat. Should August prove dry and warm, the crop is likely to turo out fully an average in quantity, and of superior quality but we have now arrived It a critical period, and much still depends on the weather. Its somewhat unsettled appearance since Tuesday has slightly revived the confidence of holders of wheat, and at several of the markets held towards the close of the week there was less anxiety to press sales than at those places where the markets were held earlier; still the trade has on the whole been characterised since our last by an extreme degree of langour. At Liverpool, on Tuesday, the desire to realise amounted al- most to a panic, and though sellers were willing to submit to a decline of 4d to 6d pl r 70lbs. or. the rates current on that day week, buyers refused to take more than they required for imme- diate use, under the impression that after the libeiation of foreign expected to take place ere the duty should have risen to 18s per qr., they would be enabled to purchase on still more moderate terms. This opinion was not altogether borne out by subsequent events, as there was rather more firmness displayed on Friday. The quantity of wheat entered for consumption at Liverpnol on Wednesday and Thursday was larger than had been anticipated, amounting to 100,000 qrs. The Hull tettersinfoon us that about 1,600 qrs. were liberated there at the 178 duty, just previous to the rise business in wheat was extremely dull there on Tuesday, and to effect even retail sales, an abatement of Is to 2s perqr. had to be submitted to, on English as well as foreign. At Leeds a similar decline occurred on that day, and purchasers acted cautiously at the reduction.— The Wakt-field market was thinly attended on Fiiday, but the supply of wheat being small and the weather unsettled, previous prices were nearly supported. The accounts from the agricultuial districts are of an equally dull character. At the leading shipping ports on the east coast the decline in the value of wheat has been quite as great as at any of the places already named above. Ar Spalding the quan- tity brought forward by the farmers proved more than equal to the demand, and though sellers were willing to accept prices 3s per qr. below those current the previous week, they were unable to dispose of the whole of the supply. At Lynn there was not quite so much offering for sale, and the abatement submitted to did not exceed 2s per qr. At Boston the tall was to the same extent as at Spalding, with a dull sale. From the markets situated more inland the accounts are of precisely the same nature, though as yel very little new wheat has made its appearance The only pUce at which a sale of the present year's produce has actually taken place-or, we should rather say, where definite mention is made of such an occurrence (for we doubt not that small lots have already changed hands at some other markets)—is Uxbridge, where a parcel consisting of four quarters, the quality described as good. and the weight 641bs per bushel, was sold on WEDN^LAY at 62s per qr. At Bristol, Birmingham, and other towns in that neighbour- hood, wheat has fallen about 2s per qr. during the week and it is now clear Ihal, unless an immediate check be given to the downward movement, the duty will, in a shoit period, rise to 20s per qr. Rather large supplies of barley and oats have been received during the week at several of the outports, from abroad and though the reports respecting the probable result of the harvest in this country have by no means improved, the arrivals referred to, and the decline in the value of wheat (a fall or rise in which always produces more or less effect on prices of all other articles), have caused spring corn to participate in the eeneral depression. Barley has not, hawever, been pressingly offered, but oats, par- ticularly foreign, have at some places been forced off Is per qr. below former rat's. From our Scotch advices it will be observed that a considerable quantity of rain has fallen in that pari of the kingdom the crops not being so forward there as with us, benefit rather than injury was anticipated therefrom, especially to Lelit.sown corn, grass lands, &c. The dull accounts from the south had not been with- out influence on business; both at Edinburgh and Glasgow the demand for wheat had been exceedingly slow, and the value of that article, as well as prices of barley and oats, were qutfted lower on Wednesday than on that day week. In Ireland the weather appears to have been showery, accom- panied by high winds, and in some parts of the island the heavy crops are stated to have been a good deal lodged. IN the more forward districts reaping has made cousideiable progress, and samples of new oats had been exhibited at several of the markets, mostly of fine quality.. The very discouraging reports from this side of the channel had checked the disposition to purchase, and, with moderate supplies, piices of wheat and oats had continued to recede. The arrivals of wheal coastwise into London have been mode- rate, 6,869 qrs. having been reported up to this (Saturday ) even- ing. The falling off in the receipts has no doubt been partly caused by farmers being engaged with harvest work, and further by the recent very impoitant fall in the article having rendered them indifferent about selling. The quantity shown at Mark Lane by land-carriage samples from the home counties, has been quite trifling, if we except that left over from Monday. Under these circumstances, and with A change from very hot to cold and ralher wet weather, faclors have m3mft:sted less anxiety to force business, and though they have found it impossible to recover any portion of Monday's decline, a check has been given to the retrograde movement. On Wednesday the Kent stands were tolerably weIl cleared at the rates curlent in the BEGINNING Gf the week, and the trifling parcels that were then left unsold have since been disposed of on quite as good terms- The London average, published on Friday, 52s 9d perqr., shows a tall as compared with that for the preceding week, of Is lOd, whilst the decline exhibited on the general weekly return for the kingdom (52s 9d) is Is 4d per qr. The duty rose to 18s per qr. 00 Thursday, previous to whioh about one-third pf Ihe stock in bond in this port (viz., 49.000 out of about 150,000 qrs.) was liberated. This addition to the quantity of free foreign on the market, may have a tendency to keep prices down, unless un. favourable weather for securing the harvest should give use to speculation. The transactions in the article have; throughout the week, been on a very restricted scate but holders had de- clined submitting to lower rates than those at which sales were effected on Monday, and have even displayed some degree of re- luctance in accepting the terms at which they would then readily have agreed to sell. There are still a few cargoes of wheat in progress of shipment to France: these are, we believe, on con- signment, and not in execution of orders from thence: at all events, we have not heard of a single sale of bonded at Mark Lane, and in the absence of demand, it is impossible to give cor. rect quotations. From the present position of the averages, we are inclined to think that the duty will again advance a step on the 28th ultimo, and that in the course of four or five weeks it will have risen to the maximum point. Whether the holders of the quantity still remaining under lock will enter for consumption before the next rise occurs, is difficult to determine; the probabitityisthtu they will, in some measure, be guided by the weather, their object in not entering previous to the lise from 17s to 18s per qr. being, we doubt not, the determination to watch events, as changes might easily occur before the next advance takes place, which might render it more advantageous to leave their property under lock. Flour has met with very little attention since our last, and the millers have not yet agreed about the top price. Ship marks have moved off tardily, at the recent decline. English barley has come sparingly to hand, the total arrival having amounted to only 332 qrs. We have, on the other hand, been liberally supplied with foreign, 24,838 qrs. having been re- ported during the week. The inquiry for this grain has been the reverse of lively, and though the scarcity of English has pre- vented prices receding, the turn has been in favour of the buyer. The duly fell to 4s per qr. on Thursday, at which point it is likely to temain for several weeks. Malt ha-s been influenced by the dull sta'e of the barley market, and purchasers have been enabled to secure all but the very best qualities on rather easier terms. Whilst the arrivals of oats from our own coast and Scotland have been exceedingly small, and those from Ireland only mode- rate, upwards of 33,087 qrs. have been received from abroad. Importers of the latter have shown much anxiety to effect sales from on board ship, and capita) feeding qualities have been pres- sing on the market, at from )8s to 20s per qr.: this has naturally interfered with the sale of British corn, and towards the close of the week it was scaicely possible to obtain Monday's currency for any description of oats. Beans have bung heavily on hand, but no change requiring notice has occurred in quotations. Peas have also been sold with difficulty, and in partial in- stances lower terms have been accepted. The duty on the latter article remained stationary on Thursday, but will probably recede a step next week.—Mark Lane Express.
AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR JULY.
AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR JULY. Since our last we have had several opportunities to inspect the crops in remote quarters, and to collect a variety of opinions, written and verbal. The weather to the 1st instant continued with us perfectly arid, as it had been, almost without exception, for ten previous weeks but on that day thunder was heard, and copious rains followed. They refreshed the earth astonishingly, and penetrated six inches. July is the season of our periodical rains, and it has partially maintained its character by bringing occasional showers; but fine, sunny weather (in the third week it was intensely hoi), al. ways inteivened so that the progress 01 harvest has been main- tained without interruption, and with wondeiful improvement. On the 30th, rain recurred, with considerable wind we had two or three showers, but the barometer, which had fallen nearly half an inch, rose in the night, and a brisk current from west by north pievails now (the 31st), which promises to carry away the cloudy masses that threatened much stormy weather. Nothing can be more ambiguous and perplexing than the me- reorology of the British islands. There are, doubtless, govern- ing causes, all dependant upon electrical conditions; but our observations, however long continued, fatlto detect these causes; and, therefore, we must be content to record the weather of the day, to prepare for any contingencies, and to take nothing upon trust. It is desirable that some effectual rain should fall, to as. sist the early growth of the turnips, that really are looking beau- tiful at the present moment, and to promote that of clover and meadow grass; but so much wheat and oats are in sheaf and under the sickle, that we deprecate the visitation, and would ra- ther hail the continuation of that glorious splendour ivhich has brought to maturity ooe of the finest wheat harvests that has ever come under our notice. It is highly pioba'ule that ihe west of Berkshire is. at this time, the driest locality of the kingdom. As to the neighbourhood of the metropolis, we know that in June there had been eighteen hours of steady rain; while the country between Slough and Reading was scarcely sprinkled. In Mid- dlesex, and in Surrey, the herbage is green and luxuriant. With us the clover is scorching the commons and iaw( s little better than in the condition of dusty lurf. But as to the corn, we can express its state in five lines, upon the direct evidence of the farmeis themselves. A" the oai6, the barley, and spring wheat, sown late, after the ctssation of the March rains, are rather short, and some seeds have failed to ger- minatt; but as a counterbalance, the lillering of plants so re- motely apart, has been comparatively great; that is, from five to seven, and even to double the number of shoois, lise from one root, and the seed is firm in proportion. The wheat of autumn is superfine, a superb crop, every ear full; and the yield of each rank (spikelet), compared with that of 1843, is as three or four j TO two. Experience instructs us that prices have been barely maintained to the present time although it is known that far- mers thrashed out but seven or eight loads of seed from r cks. which, bulk for bulk, had in 1842 produced sixteen loads. What, then, will be the result, if the anticipated product, perhaps of twenty loads, be realized ? The science of agriculture is gaining ground and this leads us to say a few words on Mr. Campbell's chemical steeps. We have seen that for barley tried on three farms in the firet, the sower assured us that he employed but two bushels per acre of steeped seed atainst four bushelfi of unsteeped, sown side by side and he verily believes that the'yield, owing to excess of tillering, of the former will rival that of the latter. The second was sown far too iate in April; half the seed did not sprout till Juiy no trial could be more unhir. Yet WE see continually how well the plant has worked—the third specimen is conclusive. One acre was sown side by side of a breadth of unsteeped seed. Every plant is taller by three inches, the ears long many contain seventeen seeds in a rank; the herbage of a more intense green. The superiority is discernible at a distant glance; a line of demarkation between the two could not be more decisive. We trust that another noore favourable season will settle this important inquiry.—Mark Lane Express.
PROTEST AGAINST THE BANK CHARTER…
PROTEST AGAINST THE BANK CHARTER BILL. At the request of an intelligent correspondent, we give inser- tion to the following DEAR SIR,— I enclose you a copy of the protest I have this day entered on the journals of the House of Lords against the Bank Charter bill. I believe you will agree with me in some of my objections; I know not whether you will agree in ai) and I send it to you, not only that it may Unrecorded in your paper, but also because some of my reafons appear to me not only woithy of consideration by commercial men, and of being can vassed in the Economist, but as requiring the early attention cf the government, in order that some means may be devised to counteract or remedy the evils which I anticipate. 1 allude particularly to the points stated in the 4th and 5th reasons. With respect to the 4IH, the evils there pointed out seem to me quite certain to arise whenever we shall aguin have a deficient harvest. And as to the matter referred to in the 5th reason, not being conversant with banking business, I cannot speak to the probability of an early or later occurrence of that difficulty but it appears to me (possibly in my ignorance) that it mny, nay must, occur whenever the mass of bullion in the bank, now inconveniently large, shall be sufficiently reduced, to cause, under Ihe provisions of the bill, the currency to be so contracted, as in the least degree to affect prices or the exchange. And whenever the case arises, I do notnnders!and how it shall fail, that Rold shall be drawn out at a constantly accelerating rate, till the most disastrous consequences must ensue. I fee) that I may be differing from many with whose opinions [ usually agree, but I am anxious that so serious a calamity as that which 1 anticipate should not, from want of due warning, be incurred.—I am. dear sir, yours truly, RADNOR. DISSENTIENT— 1. Because this bill, by unnecessary interference with the affairs both of the Bank of England and cf the country banks, takes from those, who are most likely clearly to understand, and, if left uncontrolled, most able advantageously to direct, the management of their respective concerns, that fleedom of action by which both the interests of the parties themselves, and in the end, those of the pub!ir, are uest promoted aud in so far relieves them from the responsibility to which they ought to be subjected. "2. Because the provisions of this bill are intended to supply the want of prudence and discretion in the persons directing these banking establishments-an object which can never be accomplished by general and legislative enactments and because they thus hold out inducements, both to those persons themselves and to the public in general, to rely for security against the ill consequences of such want of prudence and discretion-not 011 their own care and caution, or the known character and means of the parties—but on the provisions of the legislature, which is wholly unfit and inadequate to afford it. "3. Because the commercial and financial difficulties, against the recurrence of which this bill is meant to guard, have, in my opinion, not been generally owing either to mismanagement on the part of the banks, or to the want of such prudence and dis- cretion and if the great financial crisis of 1825 and that of 1837 may both of them be in some measure traced to Ihe assist- ance incautiously given to improvident speculations, it is not probable that the experience ot those periods will have been so lost, as not, of itself, to have prevented the repetition of ^imilai conduct, li, however, such should be the case, I fear that this Dill, while it will entirely prevent the adoption of the measures which in 1825 (and I believe in 1837) restored confidence and applied a speedy remedy to the difficulty of the times, will raise a much tfss effectual barrier against the operations out of which those difficulties arose. c. 4. Because, in all the cases of long-continued commercial and financial difficulties, these are, in my opinion, clearly to be traced, to the exportation of bollion. for the purchase of corn at the period of deficient harvests, and because, in the event of the recurrence of a similar demand fur foieign supply, the piovisions of this bill will not only not do anything to remedy the evil, but, by compelling a continued and constant contraction of the cur- rency. tend very much to accelerate its progress and aggravate its effects. 5. Because, in every case, when in consequence of the dimi- nution of bullion in the Bank of England, an inconvenient contraction of the currency may, under the provisions of this bill, take place, that inconvenience will be fuiiher augmented by tbe withdrawal of.the deposits in the bank, which the evident interest of Ihe depositors will occasion; and thus, cause and effi-ct acting and re-acting on each other, the entire exhaustion of the bullion of the bank and the ruin of the establishment, may be apprehended. ö. Because the amount of the currency required by the wants of the country varies from time to time, and is influenced by a multitude of circumstances quite out of the reach of human conlroul or of possible foresight, and the attempt to regulate it by legislative provisions introduces a new. unnecessary, and uOQatural element of uncertainty in Ihe value of property, sub- jects it to the discretion (it MAY be to the capiicej ol particular individuals, and lends most mischievously to distuib the rdalion of debtor and creditor. "7. Because I believe that, in a great commercial and opu- lent country, whose pecuniary transactions are infinitely multi- farious, and especially in this country, where for many years fhe currency has been oi a very vaned character, any attempt to manage it by legislative enactments is AS impossible as to regu- late tÍle amount which may be required that when the legislature has provided a sure, ceitain, aud unerring standard on which it shall be based, aud has secured to Ihe people Ihe easy and imme. diate convertibility of any paper or token (which MAY be issued by private individuals or by any company) into the legal and recognised coin of the realm, they have done all that they ought 10 do, or can safely and effectually effect; and that all the rest may be safely left to be regulated by the wants of the people, and by the inlerests and the judgment of the persons who minister to them. RADNOR."
-_.---.--THE COLLIERS' STRIKE.
THE COLLIERS' STRIKE. There does not, we are soiry to say, appear at present any disposition on the put of the colliers in the north to return to their employment; they appear still to cling to the fallacious hope (and which is fostered by the delegates and others inte- rested, who are fattening on their credulity) that the colliery proprietors must eventually give in to their terms, patlicularly as the winter slock of coals must be got in and, at a meeting of the pitmen on Newcastle Town Moor, they did not hesitate publicly 10 announce in a resolution that from the schemes and plots used by the masters to get them to work, they were warranted in believing that fresh conditions would soon be offered it is easy to understand from whom such a resolution emanated, but we much fear they will find themselves most wofully disappointed. During the past week upwards of 200 miners from South Wales, some of them with their families, have arrivedFin the north by railway, and, having commenced work, have been placed in the colliery cottages at Seaton Delaval, Cramlington, and Seghill, and this is only a prelude to what will take place, unless the deluded beings are brought to a conviction of their folly, break up the mischievous union, and return to their employment; unless they do this, utter ruin stares them in Ihe (ace-and. having drunk the biller cup of misery to the very dregs, those who are now reaping a harvest from their absutd proceedings, will, when nothing further is to be obtained, leave them in the lurch, and laugh at them. At the meeting above- mentioned, it is supposed near 30.000 persons were present, but there was little enthusiam evinced, and the affair passed off heavily one resolution was a vote of thanks to the shopkeepers, who had, by giving credit, supported the strike, and expressive of a hope lhat they would continue to do so-delusive hope This credit system, to men with the chances of payment dl- minishing daily, must have an end and, as these shopkeepeis see their places daily filled by strangers, so will they gradually put a slop to the supply of the actual necessaties of hff in which case nothmg remains but wretchedness, disgrace, and want. There is yet time for emancipating themselves from the thraldom in which they have become involved—to teplace them- selves in situations where they can earn, upon an average, as much as any class of labouring men in the kingdom and, for their own welfare, and for that of their wives AND children, we sincerely trust they will yet avail ihemselvesof theoppottunity stilllefl them-aslhey may depend upon it, thoonce again lost, will be lost to them for ever. In Lancashire, the strike, 100,81111 continues but, as the question at issue is to enable the men to earn 3s. for the restricted day's work, which takes from eight to ten hours hbour, it is probable a settlement willlihollly become to.—Mining Journal.
WIRE ROPE.
WIRE ROPE. A cause of a peculiar nature came on for hearing at Durham, on the 28th ult., which is of interest and importance to parties having the management of collieries, and, moreover, claims at- tention, as pertaining to the pioperttes of the wire rope, and the safety of that material, as compared with hemp. The action was to recover a sum of money for wages due to the plaintiff, who wasemptoyed at the W ingate colliery, under the terms of the pit bond," which had been executed between the parties. The defence set up was, that the plaintiff had improperly refused to work, to which a rejoinder was made, to the effect that the de- fendants had neglected to provide sufficient means of ascent and descent, and of passage to and from his place of work the relll question between the parties being, whetr er ihe wire rope em- ployed at the colliery, by which the men were lowered down the pit, was fit and proper for that purpese. II appears, from the evidence, that a flat wire rope wa3 used at the colliery in question, which, after six mOGtl.s uee, had been substituted by a hempen rope, but that, subsequently, it had been replaced with another of larger dimensions. An accident having occurred to the latter, it was removed, but the oiher re- mained. The colliers having refused to be lowered by means of the wire rope, apprehensive of accidents, a cessation of labour arose, and hence the cause of action-the plaintiff contending that the defendants had not furnished the proper means for de- scending and ascending the pit. It is unnecessary to follow the evidence, which was of a conflicting character, as to the weight which a rope of certain dimensions was calculated to carry and in the end, a veidict was given for the defendants-thus justi fJ ing its use, and affording proof, in the opinion of Ihe jury, 01 the safety of this description of rope. A single strand of six WI/TS was represented as capabteot sustaining 19 cwt., and a single wire 3 cwt.; that the rope in question had been tested with 10 tons, while that to which it was subjected was only 3J tons. The evidence is worthy of attentive perusal by those inteiested in the question, as demonstrating the superiority of the wire rope over that manufactured of hemp.—Mining Journal.
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Among the new prizes offcied by the Royal Agricultuial So. ciety is one of Twenty Soveieigns or a piece of plate of that value, for the best essay on catch meadows. Competitors will be required to describe the best and cheapest method 01 forming water meadows on the sides of natural slopes, as practised in Somersetshire and Devonshire; the mode of managing them, and of applying their produce; the increase of value thereby given to unproductive hill sides and to state how far ibis mode given to unproductive hill sides and to state how far this mode of improvement might be applied 10 the oiounUiioous districts of Waleiandof the North of England.
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emms. I HOPE.-Angling with your rod and body in one position, without a bite, till cobwebs run between your toes and your fish- ing rod. "Small thanks to you," said a plaintiff to one of his wit- nessesonafatetra), "for what you said in this cause." t. Ah, sir," said the conscious witness, but just think of w hit I did'nt say." THE W H TO BE HAPPY.—Happiness is always to be found, IF we will only condescend to pick it up seed by seed. As none of its ingrecients should ue thought too minute to be gathered and added to our own stoie, so none should be deemed too in- significant for distribution to oihers. Occasions for conferring great benefils do not oflen occur, and when they do, it may nol be in our power to bestow them; but the little services and gra- tifications which every current day places within the means of the humblest member of society. will constitute, if we at) throw our share into the common stock, a not inconsiderable aggregate of human enjoyment and mutual good will. KnlO JAMES I. AND HIS MARRIAGE EXPENSES.—"While the Queen was reposing after her fatigues, her King was bestir- ring himself to raise funds whieh Ills marriage lenJered unavoid- able. He was afflicted by all the tribulations common to those who wish to make a splendid appearance with very slender means, or rather, without any means whatsoever. Very piteous were the missives he sent forth to his nobles, requiring benevolence to meet the expeoces of his Queen's coronation, and thecefebra- tion of his approaching festivities. Nothing came amiss—from those who had oo ready cash, goods weie thankfully received or borrowed. One family possesses an autograph letter from tile king, dated Linlithgow Palace, in which he begs the loan of some silver spoons to grace his marriage feast. In another letter he craved the loan of a pair of silk stockings, from his dear Jon. nie Slaites (the Earl of Man), for his own royal wealing, at a recepllon he GAVE the Spanish ambassador, adding, with a pa- Ih08 peculiar to himself, Ye vvud OB that your king suld appear a scrub on sic an occasion.7 1 have a cunous letter,' SAYS Pen- nant, addressed by King James to John Boswell, oi Bulmato, of whom ho begged the loan of a thousand maiks, with this pit>IY remark, Ye will rather huit voursel vera far. than see the dis- honour of your prince and native country, with the poverty of baith set down before the face of strangers.' Nor was ttle irn portant subject of the ready siilet' the only torment which plagued the poor king. The manner of the Queen's coronatkm threatened to produce a leligious warfare among the divines of the three different faiths which were still struggling in Scotland. —Lives of the Queens of England. A WEDDING SLTP.—A gentleman and lady, both of Gar. stang, the former seventy-four, and the latter neaily the same, having made up their minds to take each other for better and for worse, upon going to the registrars office to tie the fatal knot, met with the following mishap:—The mlln having finished the task of repeating what he was told, the lady was to fctbw but, upon hearing her name called out by the registrar, she declared that a mistake had been made, and that this was not her real name. The circumsiance of having changed it twice before, un- der similar circumstances, had led, we presume, to this mistake. This blunder slopped the pruceedings at once, and a new entry had to be made and the uSllallime to elapse but the parties ac- journed to the inn and enjoyed themselves with the good THIRDS provided for them. A lew days after, however, anoiher offer was made by a farmer in the neighbourhood, upwards of eisniy, and duly accepted and, instead of waiting two or tliiee weeks for her old suitor, the lady embraced the latest offer, and the new match was duly confirmed by licence, without further delay, at the parish church, Garstang, last Monday.—Liverpool Albion. GOING Oyr ON AN EMPTY STOMACII.—Breakfast early; the air is drawn In by the nostrils, and the moisture of the earth by the mouth, ihe exhalation of which we lake in. It is advisable never to go out of doors fasting this caution is especially neces- sary during epidemical distempers, or if one is obliged to go among sick people, In winter, a glass or two of wine is an excellent preservative against the unwholesome air it is good to take some food, but in a small quantity, which may serve to em- ploy and settle the stomach, and is a sort of cordial. In sum- mer, it prevents our being affected by the corrupted air, and keeps off colics, vomitings, dysenteries, &c. In winter, it for- tifies against the severity of colds and the malignant vapours of mists. [n spring, it is of great efficacy against HI^H winds, against damps and dews, which are fiequent in this season. These are the ADVANTAGES ofa practice whlch we have punctually observed.— Captain Pidding's Chinese Olio aud Tea Talk. lHE IRLNCH ASTRONOMER AND THE C03HT.-The French astronomers are speculating with the most perfect sang froid on the probability of the recently discovered comet coming in contact with the eaith. M. Mauvais, to whom the dist overy of the arrival of this visitor is due, writes—"I am occupied with the consideration of the possibility of this circumstance (allud- ing to a collision), and the result at which I have arrived is, that if the rencontre take place, it will be at the moment when the comet crosses the ecliptic. This passage wiil take place on the 24th of September; the distance of the comet from the sun will then be 0,86 and the comet will then pass at a distance from ourotbitof the same distance 0,14." This calculation of M. Mauvais, if correct, is not of a very agreeable nature but the earth will then be in a point of the ecliptic about 146 deg. from where the comet is, so that, continues M. Mauvais, there will be but lit! Ie, if any, chance of a collision. We shall, therefore, have aiuckyescapK. There appears to be some little discrepancy between the beginning and termination of the astronomer's cal- culatil n,-SlLlullllJ Paper. Imsn HORSE SELLING.—My next visit was to Gouldino's, the Irish horse dealer's yard, to make my purchase. I saw a"lot which promised to suit me; a clever chemut mare, and a grey galloway mare, with a rough country groom standing at their head. •' What do you want for the ciiesnut ?" S-id I. The lot is not to be separated," said the groom, "it's wariamed sound and gentle, and the price is a hundred pounds for the three." Tlnee, said I why there are only two." Plase your houour," replied the groom, "lam one of them." I looked at the fellow to see it he was hoaxing me, but he was as F rave as a judge. It /s perfectly true, sir," said he, msster sells us in 11 lump or not at all." I was tickled wiih the oddity, pleased with the horses, made enquiries as to the gioom, 8Dd to make short of the matter, bought the lot, and whalisslill more odd, found him an excellent servant, and he remained with me during life.—Curleton's Traits and Stories. RATHER PARADOXICAL.—On Saturday last, as the bellman was parading the steelS OF Huddersfield, announcing to the in. habitants that, in eonseqtience of the continued drought and scar. city of water, they would, in future, be limited to two days sup- ply per week, the rain (ell in toireuts, and literally drenched the pom bell-man !—Leeds Times. Crockfoid, whose abilities as a calculator of odds were une- qualled, used to say, that five to four were the greatest odds that the very best cause, pleaded by the very best advocate, ought to induce any man to bet in its favour. The coal fields of Great Bti'ain are calculated to cover 4.900,000 acres, those of France only 692,000 acres. 1 he cost of a hogshead of tobacco, of twelve hondred pounds, varies from fourteen 10 tweoty-nvepoinds; the duty on which is £198. The Sultan and the Pacha of Egypt have arianged for the running of a line of steamers regularly between Constantinople and Alexandria. I he old moito, "Dinna Foro-et," should be altered into Dinna Forge't." ORTHOGRAPHY.—At a baker's, at the west end of the town, any tady or gentleman sodisposed, MAY step in and have, as we are informed by a notice over the door, his or her vitals baked here." DOING Wtr.L WITH "His OWN."—IN the last four \ears the Duke of Newcastle has granted small allotments of land to upwards of two thousand persons, and found the system to au- swer well.— Oxford Chronicle. MILITARY DISCIPLINE.—Frederick the second, of P.ussia, duting the first war of Silesia, wishing to make some aheiations in Ris camp during rhe night, foibade every person uDder pain of death, to keep, alter a certain hour, a file or other light in his tent. He himself went the rounds, and in passing thetent of a Captain Zie'ern he per eived a LI^ht. Entering Ihe tent, he found the captain sealing a letter to his wife, for nhotn he had a great affection. "What are you doing there?" satdthektcg. Du you not know the order?" The captain fell on his knees, and asked pardon, but did not attempt 10 make any excuse. Sit down," said Frederick, "and add, L'o-morrow I shall perish on Ihe scaffold. The unfortunate maD wlote the words, and the following day was cruelly executed. A PUETTY SIGIlT AT ENCOMBE.—We had a fiie here once in the wing, which destroyed two bed-iooms. It leally \V.s a pretty sight, for all the maids turned out of their beds, and ihey foimed a hne from the water to the fire engine, handing the !Juckels-Ihey looked very pretty, all in their shifts. My first care was the Great Sea) so by way of securing II duiing tiie confusion, I bu- ried It. The next morning when 1 came to reflect 1 could not remember the spot where I had put tt you never saw anylhing so ridiculous as seeing the whole family down that walk probing and digging till we found it.—Life oj Lord Chancellor Eldon. A Pdrhamentary paper on tiie subject Oi military savings' banks has been printed on the motion of Mr. Hume, M.P. for Montrose. We find on examining it that the total number of these banks w hich have been established up to the 31 -t ot IVI arch, 1841, amounts to 108 that the total amount of cash deposited therein was £ 15.002., the amount withdrawn, only £ 303., and the total number of depositors, £ 1 804. ANECDOTE OF THE LATE SIR EDMUND NEAGLE.—When a young man, travelling in a post chaise up Shooter's-hill, A high- wayman rode up, presented his pistol into the window, and de- manded his money or his life. Sir Edmund, then a very athletic man, seized the arm of the ruffian, iwis ed THE pMtol from it, dragged him through Hie window, and placing him beside him, ordeied the post boy to drive on. The humble supplications of the highwayman were answered with Be easy boy, be easy, I won'thurtye." Still the conscience-stricken robber kept plead- ing, till at length the chaise reached the captain's lodgings, when he hauled the fellow out of the coach, walked up 10 the garret and locked themselves in. He then took eff his own coat and said, Now, sir, I net her mean to hang ye, nor hurt ye, but I'llgive you a broth of a bating," which having accomplished he opened the door, bade the robber he off, and the next time he stopped a coach, to ask if Pat Neagle was inside, before he ventured to poke his pistol into it. A NEW EXCLTUIENT-We see by the papers that a The dansante" was given a few days ago by Lady Yarde Buller. A Thi dansante"—or, in plain English, a dancing Tea What an awlul rattling of cups and saucers Wehave heard of a leg of mutton and capers, but uever did we hear of ca) £ aux ell. trechats. This affair seems 10 have been a sort of tea and tUln- olit-the turning out being applicable to the toes of the visitors. -Punch. —
IN A COTTAGE NEAR A RAIL.
IN A COTTAGE NEAR A RAIL. In my cottage near a "rail, Bliss and Betsy now are mme; Bliss how very like a whale, Wedded love beside a line Clatter, clatter, horrid row I Puff and whistle, scream and whizz Oh I lOU can't imagine how Disagreeable it is. Vain Ihe sigh, the whisper vain, Brearhed in passion's fond excess; Rallling by, the thund'ring train, Burks the voice of tenderness. Oft at eve will Betsy dear Sit and ding- me Alice Grey"- But that engine boiIinri near Always drowns my fav'rite lay. Ever at the mórning's meal, Or the happy hour of tea, All our cups and saucers reel, Often spillioj1 the Kohea Floors, and wans, and windows shake, Just as though the house would fall; And uther heads, moreover, ache With Ihe smoke, and smell, and all. Oh for some sequester'd spot, Far from stokers and from steam, Where we might enjoy our lot, Realizing love's young dream. Would we had not ta'en a lease- (Foolish pair, ourselves to nail!)— Soon we'd fly, in quest of peace, from our oottage n«M A rail."
LONDON MARKE T 8.
LONDON MARKE T 8. COllN EXCHANGE, JUITK LANE, MONDAY, ArG. 5. The heavy rain of Friday and Saturday, appears to have been pretty general and the grain crops are said to have been a GOOD deal lodged. Holders of wheat have consequently regained some debtee of confidence, and at several of the provincial mar. kets, held on Saturday, a small rise from the lowest point, was established. At Maik Lane, this mornine;, there was only a moderate show of wheat from the home counties, and at the com- mencement of business, sales were made to some extent, on terms tully equal to those current on this day week; subsequently, the demand fell oft, and a large portion of the Kent supply, waa left unsold at the close of the day. The operations in free fo- reign wheat, were not of much importance, but holders displayed more firmness, refusing to take less money than on this day week. The top price of town made flour, WJS still unseitled ship sam- pIes wEre not lower than on Monday. The trifling quantity of English barley offering, was held at previous rates. Foreign was easier to buy, tree, as well as in bond. Malt was scarcely in- quired for, and quotations must be regarded as merely nominal. The fresh arrivals of oaFs were moderate coastwise, and from Ireland, but the abundance of foreign on the market, and the anxiety displayed by importers to realize, gave the dealers a decided advantage; enabling them to buy good Baltic feed on such easy terms, that they were not at all disposed to purchase other descriptions. Beans moved off slowly at former rates but peas must be quoted Is. to 2s. per qr. lower than on this day week. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. WHEAT.Essex & Kent, new red 54 5S White 5658 60 Old, red 57 59 Litto 58 60 RYE,old r 30 31 New 36 — BARLEY,ginding^baumalting 32 34 Chevalier ..36 — Irish 26 28 Bere 26 — .MALT, Suffolk and Norfolk 58 60 Brown .56 58 Kingstone and Ware 60 — Chevalitr ..60 OATS,! oiksh 6C Lincolnsh, feed 211 22 Potato .23 24 Voughall & L'oik, black. 19 Cork, white. 19 20 Dunlin 19 20 VVesiport ..10 20 Wateilord, white 10 20 Black .19 20 Newry. 21 22 Galway 17 18 19 Scutch, feed 21 22 Potato .23 24 CLinmel 19 2U 2I Limerick 19 20 21 Londondeiry 19 20 JSIipo 1920 BEANS,Tick, new 32 35 Old, small.36 38 PEAS, Grey 32 34 Maple .34 L45 White. 35 36 Boileis .36 38 SEED, Rape -27/. "281. lri;h..22Z. 26Z. per last. l inseed, Ba!tic30 3H Odessail Mustard, white 6 7 biown.8 11 per bushel. FLOL'R, Town-made.50 Suffolk40 42 per sack of 2801bs STOCK'ON OY NORFOLK 40 IRISH ..42 44 FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND. WHEAT. DANTZTC 40 4'I Hamburg .ati — ROSTOCK .38 — BARLLY 23 24 OATS, BREW 16 17 Feed.14 15 MEANS — 24 28 PEAS 26 28 FLOUR, American, per barrel.. — 25 Baltic.24 25 Official Corn Averages and Duty, AUGUST 5. Wht. Barl.tOats. Rye .1 Beans. Pesa Aggregate average s. D s. d.L s. d. s. d.| s. d.L s. d of 6 weeks. 54 9 31 L 22 2 34 1 37 0130 7 qr. qr. j qr. qi". qr. I QR. Duly onFor.Corn 18 0 4 0| 6 0 8 6L 5 6J 6 6 SEED MARKET, MONDAY, AUGUST 5. There was an improved demand for rape-seed to-day, and in partial instances, a trifling advance was established. Canary- seed was also return dearei, and more inquiied lor; whilst carrawayseed, tares, &c., were held with Oluch firmness, atour quotations. s. S. II. a. LINSEED (ENGLISH).. 54 TO GO LINSEED CAKES, 1000.. I95TO210 CARAWAY 44 45 HEMPSEED, PER QR 35 GG CORIANDER, PER CWT.. 15 18 RYE GRASS (ENGLISH) — T0— MUSTARD,BROIVN,NEW 10 16 TARES, WINTER,PERQR 7 U TREFOIL (NEW) — TARES.OLD RAPESEED (ENGIISH) 440 430 | CANARY, FINE, PER QR.. 52 54 HUP INTELLIGENCE, BOROUGH, MONDAY, AUG. 5. There has not been much doing in hops, and we cannot notice any particular feature. The duty is not backed with any spirit. The accounts from Kent and Essex are generally favourable. per cwt. I per cwt. WSSU "R'L' T0 BA8» 145 to 185 VVealdof Kent 136 to 140 Eas Kent pockets ..150 to 210 Choice ditto 140 to 145 Faruham LO Mid Kent to 180 PROVISION MARKET, MONDAY, AUGUST 5. COFFEE.-260 bags Ceylon, sold at a decline of Is per cwt.; good ordinary pale fetched 54s. 6d. to 55s. and fine or- dinary plantation, sold at 6JS per cwt.; t08 Brazils Mocha offered in auction, were bought in at 68s. per cwt. for low ir,iddlinggreenisti yellow. TEA.—There are not any public sales advertised. Good com- mon Congous are selling at LL^D, to Is. per lb. cash; common 1 wankay. Is. 2 £ D. to Is. 3d. per IB. BUTTER, BACON, CHEESE, AND HAMS. IRISH BUITBU (A EW)S. S. CHEFSE, PER CWT. S. PER CWT. 78 — DOUBLE GLOUCESTER GO 64 CDTLOW, NEW, ON BRD — SINGLE DITTO 56 — ^,LLSL° — CHESHIIE 52 74 CORK, 1ST 74 7(3 HAMS. ENGLISH BUTT ER. IRISH 55 DORSET,PER FIIKIN 44 — WESTMORELAND 70 1-ORIILGN. YORK 70 74 PJim, Friesland, ct. 88 90' BACON, NEW 40 50 Ditto, Kiel 80 84) Middles 50 TALLUW AND C.iNDLtS. —— s. d J s. d Yellow RUSSIA ..> 42 3 WHITE TOWN TALLOW 43 — MOTTLED 52 DITTO SOAP 48 — CURD «O MELTING >TUFF 30 — GRAVES H DITTO ROUGH 19 — GOOD DREGS 6 «_ S:MlTHFlELD MARKET—AUGUST 5. For the time of year, the arrivals of beasts, up to this mor. ning's market, were extensive, and of very superior quality especially as relates to those from the Western and Midland Counties. Although the attendance of buyers was tolerably nu. merous, the bfet tlaue, owing to the bullock supply proving more than adequate 10 meet their wants, was in a sluggish state at, in must transactions, a decline on Friday's currencies, ot quite 2d.per8lbs. However, the primest Scois, were most disposed of at prices varying from 3s. 8d. to 3s lud. per kilbs. but a large portion ot inferior breeds left the market unsold. This morning we had 13 oxen on sale fiom 1 lolland On the whole. their quality was pretty good, but by no means suitable 10 first. rate butchers. the ImpoltatlOns, during the week, at the out- ports, have amounted to 30 beasts from Germany and France and 25 from Vigo most of which have proved beneath an aveiage quality. from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridge- shire, we received to-day about 600 Scuts and homebreds- from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire, 900'short- horns; trom the Western and Midland districts, 500'Herefords Devons, runts, &c. from other parts of England, 400 of va- rious breeds; from Scotland, 2U0 horned and polled Scots and trom Ireland, 80 beasts: the remainder of the supply being de- rived from the neighbourhood ol the metropolis. Comparatively speaking, the stock was very free from disease. The numbers of sheep were moderately good. Prime old Downs commanded a steady sale, at tullla-t week's quotations; whilst in most other breeds, a fair business wrts doing, and late rates were well sup- ported. The supplies of lamb bung large, and the season being about to conclude for them, the lamb trade was very dull at a decline ot 2d. per 8Ibs., the highest quotation being 4s. 8d. per 8lbs. For calves we had a steady inquiiy, and the Plices were 2d. perSIb* higher than on Monday last. I11 pigs, very few transactions took place, and the rates ruled about stationary. Per 81bs., to sink the offal. S. d. s. d. s. d. s.d. Coarse and Inferior Prime coarse wool- Beasts .2 8 2 10 led Sheep 3 6 3 8 second quality do.3 0 3 4 P,,me Sjuth Down Prime large Oxen.3 4 3 6 ditto 3 10 4 0 Prime Scots, &c..3 8 3 10 Large coarseCalves3 4 4 0 Coarse and lnierior Prime small ditto..4 2 4 4 Sheep .3 2 3 4 Large Hogs 2 8 3 6 Second quality do.3 6 3 8 Neat small Porkers.3 8 4 O Lambs 8 to 4 8 Suckling Cal ves, 18s. to 34s.; and quarter-old Store Pigs 16s to 20s. each. Beasts, 2,858; Sheep and Lambs, 37,330; Calves 188 j Pigs, 312. BRITISH WOOL. HULL, JULY 30.-The quantity of wool offered for sale, was very small, and only about hall of that pitched, was sold, the sellers demanding a price which the buyers would lot agiee to. Prices weie higher, varying from 28s to 2!Js per tod. W AKI-FIFLD, AUG. 2 — E do not report any alteration in the trade this week holders are firm in demanding the small ad. vance in combing wools, which the consumers aie yet unwilling to pay cunsequently sales are but limited. Short wools con. tinue to be ready of sale at full prices, and stocks at ma.rk.et small.
LATEST CURRENT PRICES OF METALS.
LATEST CURRENT PRICES OF METALS. LONDON, AUG. 5, 1844. Jt- s. d. Spelter .ton 21 lo for airival 21 lo Zinc—Engiish Sheets 30 o 0 Quicksilver lb 0 4 g lion, English—Bar ton ti 5 Nail rods 7 0 Hoops mm,.ton 8 10 Sheets .lOl1 9 0 Cargo in Wales ton 5 10 Pig, No 1, Wales ton 4 0 No. I, Clyde 3 3 For Swedish bd. ton 10 O Russian, ccnd ton 16 lo Steel—Swedish keg ton lt> q Ditto Faggots bd. ton 16 10 CoppeT-Englisil stieathiog lb. 0 0 9i Old lb. 0 0 8± CAKE .••■P*TON 84 0 TILE 83 0 S. AMERICAN 72 Q TIN, BRITISH—BLOCKS CWT. 3 10 Bars CWT. 313 6 Foreign, BANCA 34 STIAITS 3 5 Peruvian 3 Q Tin Plates-No.IC. p. box J JG IX. ditto 119 Wasters 3s. p. box Jess Lead, British-Sheet tort 17 15 Shot .— 19 15 ■K.ED 21 10 WHITE 23 10 Pig Lead-Eliglish 17 (J SPANISH 1610 PRESENT PRICE OF TIN PLATES. NEWPORT, AUG. 5. NO. JC. PER BOX 1'U O WASTERS..5) 2 0 |ES» NO. IX. PER BOX 1 0 0 3 0 „ NO.IXX. PER BOX. 2 3 0 „ 0 3 U BRISTOL HAY MARKET, JULY 29. Hay pei ton. 3 0 0 to 5 0 0 Straw per Dozen 0 ) ] l0 0 6 ^atches 0 1 7to 0 1 11 Newport, Saturday, August 10, 1844. Pr""ted and Published for the Proprietor, EDWARD FOWLING, of Stow Hill, in the Parish of St. Woolos, at tne MERUN General Printing Office. situate in Corn-street, io the Borough of Newport, by HENRY COSSENS, of Llanarth-street, in the said Borough. London Agents :—Messrs. Newton and Co., Warwick-square; Mr. R. Barker, 33, Fleet-street; Mr. G. Reynell, 43. Chan- cery lane, Mr. S. Deacon, Coffee-house, No. 3, Walbrook, tear the Maation Home, where this Paper is regularly filed.