North Wales Gazette

t- Caniadaeik i W. Caledfryn, yr Itmn a argrejftr yn ddioed. CYN hir cyhoeddir c&n,—O Galedfryn, Ya glodfawr bot) eyfrtin Mae'n Hafyr glvrys mewn Ilyfr glin ,k'i loiiaid, dditiau anian. "Prynwch profwch waith y priffardd, gwilyns Ab gwilym fwyn ieufsrdd, Grehestawl foreawl fardel, Sy fanwl garnpus wiwfardd. ^Flysaa a gwobrau go ebrwrdd,—cafo^d, Er c8f o'i awenydd, Wedi roddi, yu arwydd, O'i wrol ddawn, a'r ol ei ddydd. 'Gemau ar werth, n gyuuo,n di("rti Dyfyrweh Ili dein I bob dyflryn bryn a bro, Cyfoeth i bawb t't eafo. Yn gii ys, ei gynhwysiad,—ysfyrivrch, Mae'n stor di dertyniad QorforVjch ef o gariad A gvidii rwydd mae'n ddigon rhad. TEG Y DON.

Vat MISS-NOMERS OF TiiN METROPOLIS. Miss Fortune's no fortune at all, Miss Rich cannot muster a guinea, Miss Little's a little too tall, Miss Wise is completely a ninny; Miss Black is as white as the snow, Miss Green is as red as a cherry, Miss Brown's rather greenish or so. Whilst Miss White is as brown as a berry. Miss InchbaWs a fine head of hair, Miss Hare has got none on her noddle, Miss Young is old, wrinkl'd, and spare, Miss Lightbody scarcely can waddle, Miss Heaviside bounds like a ra-e, Miss Wild is grave, dull, and uncheerv, Miss Still is accounted the go, And Miss Grafts is excessively merry. aliss-Sharp has got blunt, M they say, Miss Dark is prodigiously bright, Miss Knight has been turn'd into Day, And Miss Day is to marry a Knight; Then here is a health to them all. Good luck to them, sleep-ing,and waking, If 'tis wrong a fair caaid,to Vet there's surely no sin ia Mss-taking,

YOU REMEMBER ELLEN You remember Ellen, our hamlet's pride. How meekly she bless'd her humble loe, WMJ the stranger, Wilikiia, had made her his bride, And love was the tight of their lowly cot. Togethr they toil'd through winds and rains, Till William at length iu sadness said, ei We must seek ellr fortune on other plains Then, sighing, stie left her lowly shed They roam'd a long and a weary way, /• Nor much was the maiden's heart at ease, When now, at close of one stormy day, They set; a proud castle among the trees, 'lTo night," siiid- the youth, we'll shelter there: The wind blows old; the hour is late So he blew the horn with a Chieftain's air, And the Port.er bow'd as they pass'd the gate Now, welcome Lady, exclaiiri'd the youth- Tins castle is thine, and these dark woods all: Shebeliev'd him wild, but his words were truth, For Ellen is Lady of Rosna Hall! And dearly the Lord of Rosna loves What Willi am. the stranger, woo'd and wed, And the lighttof bliss in these lordly groves, Is pure as i shone in the lowly shed This ballad was suggested by a well known and interesting slorv. told of a certain noble fa. mily, in the west of England.

CARRIAGE OP PARCELS. The-Select. Committee appointed to inquire into the operation of so muck of, the Acts of 3 Will, and .Mary, c. 12; 21. Geo. U:, 28; and 39 Geo. 111. ,V. &S as relates to the Carriage of Parcels, and the Porterage thereoj, in and. near the JUe- tropolis, 1(1' report— That the Conj-nittee have Pallet! before them ,n the itOa!liieS tro¡¡t M kulated to s'¡ vethem lBfc.ff5J.tioa upon the subject, and to explain the *oconvpuieiicies arising out of the defects o.t the present law. The object of the Act 3 Will, And Mary wa3, t(1o insure a moderate and fyir charge upon the transmission of all goods by land carriage to all rarttor the kingdom and to effect this object, it empowered the Justices of the Peace, in general sessions assembled, to assess and untile r&te to be charged for the conveyance of goods by the coitir mon waggoner and carrier, and to certify the same to the several or other chief officers of the places through which such public carriage passed. The provisions of this,Ac; were further enforced litt the 9ist Geo. t L, by obliging the ■Clerks of the Peace to send to the Lord Mayor I of the City of London a-certified copy of such rates. From the evidence, it appears that these two Statutes are almost inoperative at present, as, out of all the comities in r'agland and Wales, not tnore than six returns of the appointed rates have been made to the i.ord Mayor. B-at even if the provisions of tht>lll Wi had beef carried into exe- cution more accurately, the altered circumstances of the country sinew th# period of passing those Acts, the great increased in all the modes of pub- lic con rejance, and the ".11t advantage arising to the public from cwo s tame n m peit ion, have contributed to veniter restrictions less necessary than formerly-; And the Committee are of opinion, that the public on the one side, and the proprietors or public carriages on the otter, are so much alive to their mutual intereqts-, that legislative cheoks are no mere necessary in their dealings than in the transactions carried on by persons In any othar buxhtess or trade. It appears also to the Committee, frOlfl like evidence adduced, that even in the few countries where the rate has hM,1I :i UII bv the Magisti&ies, he public-has not m" "'r- | been benefited by the practice, for instaftces have occurred where, from the spirit of competition, I thl" price charged by the proprietors of public coaches has been tower than that fixed by the Magistrates. Under such circumstances, the Committee are of opinion, that so far from imposing any addi- tional checks by law, the Acts of William & Mary and of Geo. II. ought, from being inapplicable to ¡ the present times, and, indeed, from their complete I inoperativeness, to be repealed. Willi respect to the 3D(h Geo. III., commonly called the Porterage Act, it appears to the Com- j, mittee that several parts of it might be amended. Complaints have been made, and with great jus- tice, of the excessive charges demanded for the Lcouveyance of parcels by porters from the offices of the coach proprietors to the residences of the indivîdualso Whom such parcels are addressed. Cases of fraud, also, in forging the tickets, and altering the sum written in the tickets have been made out. A check to this system has been ap- plied with success, as may be seen in the evidence Tof Mr. Waterhonse, by paying attention to the characters of the porters taken into the employ- ment of the proprietors, and demanding a securi- ty for the honest discharge of their duty but as this system is not general, and as great inconveni- encies have arisen to the public from the inade- quacy of the law, the Committee are of opinion, that such Statute is capable of amendment. The following are extracts from the evidence: WtLLIAMLEWISNEWM AN, Esq. examined What are you ?-Solicitorto the city of London. Will you have the goodness to state any incon- venience that has arisen from the present unsatis- factory state oftite law ?-I have frequently heard the Magistrates regret their want of sufficient power by the Act of Parliament to do justice be. tween the public and innkeepers and porters, res- pecting the delivery of parcels. I recollect, a short time ago, a poor woman came before Sir James Shawr who was Sitting Magistrate, and stated, that at Liverpool she had contracted for herself, three children, and a parcel of goods, to be conveyed to London. They were conveyed, aadshe had previously paid the money and the Assurance given to her was, that was the only sum she was to pay. When she came to the inn in London, they said, you must pay for the parcels as well. She had paid her money, and had but little left. They detained her parcels. Thfe party was summoned before the Magistrate, and he had no powder to order restoration of the goods. I believe that several similar cases have occurred. And the Magistrates have no power of redress? They have no power under the law as it exists at present. I remember the case of a person of the name of Hanforth he was a man in a very good way of business. The dispute began respecting the non-delivery of a brace of partridges. An ac- tion was brought and tried. It was retried, and tried again. The costs amounted to such a sum, that they finally ruined him. He was very much distressed and having been a citizen many years he was put into the office of one of the City Mar- shalmen. Mr. WILLIAM WATERIIOUSE examined. You are a great proprietor of coaches 1-1 am. Are there any regulations, any positive and defined regulations, respecting the charges for the carriage of parcels by your carriages ?—Yes. Do you charge them by the weight, or by the admeasurement of the parcel. 1-- Weight in general. What is the rate of charge by the weight ?-It depends upon the distance. Per mile?—We charge as far as Bath, which is about 100 or 110 miles, only a penny a pound. For all parcels?—For all parcels; we do not weigh small parcels under six pounds all parcels above six pounds we weigh, and we charge at the rate of a penny per pound to Bath and to Bristol; any thing from 100 to 120 miles, we are now charg- ing no more than a penny per pound. Do you mean that you convey parcels of seven sounds by weight; from London to Bristol by wtightif they are seven pounds ?-No, we do not Weigh the small ones. Yoc. say you do not weigh them under six pound ?-We consider them small thi-ngs up to about eight pounds, and do not weigh them they are not put into the scale at all; we convey them at about one shilling, or one shilling and sixpence to Bristol, at the most; up to six pounds weight, about one shilling and sixpence. A parcel of twenty pounds weight, would you only charge one shilling and eightpence for that to Bath?—No more. It was three lialfpencea pound fl ve years ago to the same place. How do you manage for large parcels of bulk, but of little weight ?-For BuLh as a large bulky box, a milliner's box, we generally allow some thing over and above the penny a pound, if it is at all bnlky, and Yery light we have sometimes large boxes, which are very bulky and very light, and we then charge rather more than the rate fa, penny a pound, on account of their size. Are all the parcels sent by your coaches entered in the way bill ?-Regularly, Is the ticket made out by the clerk in the office, where each parcel is sent to the person to .whom the parcel is dIrected 1-In London invariably, I keep two clerks on purpose. Is the whole charge to which persons are lia- ble for the conveyance of parcels described on the tickets r Yes. Both the carriage and the porterage ? —Yes thev are in quite distinct sums, ti Has any complaint been made against you for t,iqi.ge,s ?-,Nlot since I have adopted th "plan of having made out by my clerks. Formerly there were complaints, "when the porters made them out, but for this last nine or ten months, since I adopted the plan to make my clerks make every one out to correspond with the way-bill, we have ¡ had no complaints. The practice of leaving the tickets to be made out by the porters is very liable to ohjection1- We had complaints then, a good many. Did yon find out that the porters filled up the tickets with a larger sum then they were enti. tied to receive by law?—Wa did it was fre- quently the case. Is it since the vans have been established you have lowered your prices ? Yes, it is, in a consi- derable measure it has been since that time. Yau could tell, perhaps, what the vans charge for the same distance1-1 believe that they charge for small things the same that we charge, and I believe something like a penny a pound I should think so at least we are obliged to take them at that, or they would take them away from us. What is the furthest distance your carriages go from London;—-The longest distance is to Holyhead. At what rate do you charge parcels from Lon- don to Holyhead /—All small parcels we charge three shillings and two-pence. litivi you any regulation to charge by the weight from London to HolyheadWe charge three- pence a pound by the mail, and two-pence half- penny by the post coaches. What is your principle of charging for the con- veyance of game from the country to London 1- The same price for game if it goes by weight as for other parcels; we make no distinction what- ever, If they are not packed in parcels but tied toge- ther, partridges for instance, at what rate do you charge them then 1-A shilling for a hare, and -one shilling for a brace of birds or if three birds we do not charge more. From what distance from Norwich, or Bath, or Bristol; —Bath or Bristol, or any were within a hundred or a hundred and twenty miles. Do your coaches run to Ipswich ?—"V es. Are not the charges upon that road considera- j bly more for same than you have just stated ?— No, one shilling for a hare from Ipswich, or one shilliii,, foi- a brace or birds or it leash ofbirds, Would there by any incon venience if there was a general table in your office of the general rate of charge from London to those places to which you go ?-Wt- are ai ways altering our charges; they after sometimes our prices. Do you think there would bo any objection, if the law respecting the carriage of parcels was likely to be altered would there be any objec- tion to the introduction in the Act of Parliament of a clause obliging you to charge such and such prices, according to the regulation of the Magis- trates, for your parcels?—For my own part, I think it would be very improper, as far as I can give my own opinion because we are obliged to vary prices according to the price of horses, and horses' provender, and duties and expenses. Are you not aware at present that the law isso, and that the Magistrates at the quarter sessions can fix a rate ? — I understand there is an Act which according to my opinion, should be done away with. I look upon it, when that was made, there was scarcely any coaches run, no toll-gates, and no duties at this time I am paying 1,0001. a month duties, whether my coaches earn'it or not, and upwards; upwardsof l,000i, every28 days. You conceive that, upon a general principle, the public and yourself should settle the rate of charges without the intervention of a legislative enactment at all ?—I think so, Tbecause weaie ob- liged to vary at times; it depends upftu circum- stances in a great measure. As you say a variation in prices will arise in consequence of horse provender, &c. mloulditnot vary also, from an opposition formed in the line of road ?-Yes, it would, very materially at times; When new coaches are started, they generally hold out to work cheap and then we are obliged to reduce our prices, or lose OUT trade. If any thing valuable is consigned to you, do you undertake to carry it, on an insurance being paid ?-Yes. What is the rate insurance you demand ?-It depends upon the distance and the value if to Bath we should insure it at one penny in the pound sterling a hundred pence would be eight shillings and four pence for what was worth one hundred pounds. From Liverpool you do insure considerably?— We do frequently, and we do it at half per cent. that is 10s. in the hundred. What regulation do you adopt with respect to the engagement of porters ?—I take none into my employ that do not give me good security to the amount of 2001., and deposit lOt. in my hands of his own, for the payment of his books and the fulfilment of his duty in every respect I have never had an instance of complaint since I adopted that plan, which is about nine or ten months ago, it was just before last Michaelmas. Sir HENRY PARNELL, Bart. examined. You have had some experience in the convey- ance of parcels from London to Holyhead, I be- lieve ?-Yes the Select Committee upon the Holyhead roads, in the year 1817, took into con- sideration the conveyance of parcels by Holy- head to Dublin, and found that the business was very much obstructed, in consequence of the Post Office packets not being allowed to carry parcels. There was a small trading vessel employed, that performed a voyage once a fortnight or three weeks, to carryall such parcels as came down to Holyhead by the coaches. This delay, and the heavy charges that were made, induced the Com- I mittee to recommend that permission should be given to the packets to carry parcels, and in the year 1818 they were allowed to cany them, but the object of this arrangement was very much frustrated by the very high charges that were made upon parcels by the coach proprietors. Though the rate was nominally 4d. a pound from London to Holyhead, it frequently, I found upon inquiry, exceeded that sum considerably, and a charge of Is. 2s. andhalf-a-crown was made for shipping each parcel. There where other charges made in Dub- lin, so that upon the whole the public were in a great measure deprived of the benefit of opening the communication by the packets, in consequence of these heavy charges. Were the rates of charge regulated by the order of the Justices of Quarter Sessions ?—At that time they were not: but the Dublin tradesmen having complained to me that they did not derive the be- nefit they expected from the packets being allowed to carry parcels, I suggested to them the expe- diency of sending a memorial to the Magistrates of Anglesey, to enforce the Act of William HI. Did the coach-proprietors submit to this rate of charge ?—Almost before there was an opportunity of seeing' what effect the interference of the Ma- gistrates would have, a great competition took place between the two sets of coach-proprietors at Holyhead each of them went over, or sent agents over to Dublin to canvas for the custom of the trade in Dublin, aqd the result was a lower rate of charge for parcels than the rate actually allowed by the Magistrates. Does that system continue now?—The Magis- trates neglected to renew the order the following year, and I believe it has never been renewed but the competition has gone on, and I believe that so low a rate as 2d. per pound has been the charge upon goods coming from London to Hoiy- head. I beg to mention, that the consequence of this competition in lowering the rates has been to Increa-Se the number of parcels prodigiously from being so few as not to afford a loading for a small vessel once in three weeks, I rather believe that they now amount to from 15,0tK) to 20,00;.) par- cels a-year. Have you heard any complaint of the rate of charges from Holyhead to London ?—Yes, I have I believe the proprietors of the coaches are very irregular in their charges from Holyhendto Lon- don and other parts of England, which they con- ceive are under no controul; and in soma degree make up for the low rate they charge down to Holyhead, by charging heavily for the goods go. ing from Holyhead but I rather believe that the complaints that have been made have contributed to check these practices. I beg to add, in respect to the charges on parcels, that though the rate has been fixed by the proprietors at 2id. there is still a considerable degree of irregularity in consequence of office charges that are made on the road for instance, if a parcel booked in London by a post coach to go to Holyhead, it goes to Birmingham by a coach belonging to one set of proprietors from Birmingham to Shrewsbury by a coach belonging to another set of proprietors, and the offices of Birmingham and Shrewsbury each add some charge 6d, a parcel, or something about that amount, on each parcel, for the busi- ness of the office. I understand it is a customary charge and that in point of fact, a good deal of all the high charges upon parcels, if they go long distances, is made up of these office charges, ra- ther than of the regular rates at which they un- dertake to carry them. A re there any vans going on the road from Lon- don to Holyhead ?-Yes; there is a van from London to Holyhead. Has not the establishment of that Van contri- buted very much lower the rate of carriage by coaches ?—I am notquite certain whether the low rate was astablished before the van was establish- ed. The quantity of business seemed to require j avail, and it was not introduced, I think, on a principle of cosapetion. Do you think that it would tend to check the excess 'of the rate of charges, if a schedule Or table were fixed up in all the Public Offices be- tween London and Holyhead, stating the rate per pound at which parcels were to be conveyed from one place to another ?—Having turned my attention a good deal to this subject, witha view of seeing what might be done to check the abuses that I "myself have been acquainted with what is suggested has occurred to me as one mode that would have an effect in checking the irregularity of charges, but, from the information I have col- lected with respect to the business of managing stage-coaches, Iam induced to think that it is not at all expedient to place the proprietors of them under any fixed regulations, in consequence of the great charges they are exposed to, aiHI the rate of expenses in maintain their establish- ments. You think the trade should be left perfectly free that there should be no maximum imposed upon the rate of carriage ?-I think, from the ex. perience I have had, and what I have seen of the great effect of competition, that if the business is left to work its ownway under the operation of the active competition which takes place auiong coach-proprietors, that a re- medy will in the end be obtained of all exist- ing grievances; and I certainly think that the state of this trade affords no particular reason for juslifyinginterference with it. I believe that the coach-proprietors are subject to very great losses, and that they carry, generally, passengers at such very low rates, that whatever may appear to be irregular, or in some degree excessive, in respect to charge, may be in some measure excused by the circumstances under which they are placed. You do not think that2|d. a pound for the car- riage of parcels from London to Holyhead is ex- cessive I consider the charge of2^d. per pound a very moderate charge from London to Holyhead. It is a distance of 260 miles. The way it is made out is this: there is a penny per pound charged from London to Birmingham, 109 miles 1d. per pound from Birmingham to Shrewsbury, 44 miles and Id. per pound from Shrewsbury to Holyhead, 107 miles. I believe it is lower thau other rates where the carry they same distance. Do you object in principle to those clauses in the Acts of Geo. III. and King William, obliging the Magistrates to fix a rate of charge?—I think ft is objectionable in principle it is a regula- tion of the earnings of people in trade; and I think that all people in trade, who devote their whole time and their money, and incur great risk in carrying on their trade, ought to be left at per- fect liberty to make as much as they can, in a fair way, from the trade they are embarked in. Then, I presume, that instead of making the Act more operative, you would be inclined to re- ference to general principles, but merely from having examined it in a great variety of ways, with a view of seeing in what way regulations of an effectual kind could be intrsduced forinstance, where the Magistrates have interfered in two cases at Holyhead and Shrewsbury, they have actually' fixed a rate higher than the propri- etors themselves have subsequently charged; and I conceive also, that leaving the matter to the accident of Magistrates enlorcing the regulations is also objectionablo, from the nsglect with which this particular law has been attended, and the inefficiency, and.Imay say, carelessness that belongs to the present system of administering it. I have not been anle, eithei by requiring the coach proprietors to publish in the first instance their own charges, or by any amend- ment I can suggest of the existing regulations, ment I can suggest of the existing regulations, to satisfy myself that the remedy of the evi) j can be obtained in any other' way than by leaving I the matter fully to the competition of the coach proprietors: I think the extent to which that is' carried in other respects will in the end produce a cure for what is now complained of, and a must, always be remembered, that a great dealoftho evil that is now complained of, arises oi-igillail% from negligence for if a person, wishing to send a parcel, chuses to pay the carriage 01 it, tie in that way' prevents any exorbitant charge, because he pavs n certain sum voluntarily, and can only be exposed to the charge of booking or porterage which certainly may be excessive but with l'e7 gard to the porterage of London, I believe, at this moment, that tne Act of Pailiament contw- butes rather to keep up thecharge than otherwise and that if all the officers were left to themselves and allowed to charge what they pleased, it would if carried to an exhorbitant degree, more quickly produce the proper, remedy than it will be produced by any legislative interference for if any siiv'ie coach office was determined to act fairly to the public, and was to lay down regular rules and charges, and. make them known along the line of their road, and have it understood that every parcel, by the actual performance of the engagement, was delivered at this destination tor a moderate rate of carriage and porterage, it must lead the public to prefer such an office. Have you found any unwillingness on the part of coach proprietors to make compensation for parcels lost? —I think, on the contrary, where the case was a clear case, and a fair claim, a great readiness. I have known instances where large sums of money have been paid. I should say, from my experience of the business of coach pro- prietors (and I have become considerably ac- quainted with it), that under the circumstances of hurry, and the lDultitude of business they tran- sact, they conduct the business oil the whole ex- ceedingly well, particularly considering thegreat. extentof confidence that must necessarily beplaced in them. Are you aware that, as the case stands at pre- sent, a poor person lositiga parcel of the value of 20s, has no means of recovering it but by common law; and would you not think, therefore, that some measures ought to be adopted by which the the means of recovery might be rendered easier to such parties ?-I have understood that there are seme difficulties in the tegal remedies for re- covering the value of property lost and, under due limitations, in consequence of tha peculiar nature of the business, and the necessity of per- sons moving from one place to another, and other reasons, it would appear to me that there could be no objection to introduce a more summary juris- diction. Have you witnessed any injury or great incon- venience in the very high loading of coaches, more particularly vans?—!t has not come under my observation actually to observe any incon- venience or injury from it; but, on examining the question with respect- to the danger of high loaded carriages, and speaking to coach proprietors upon the subject, I have learnt, that the coaches I are built, on some roads, or I believe I may say on all, something higher than they might, be, in consequence (particularly if they have long lines of country to pass over) of the roads being subject to floods in winter, and therefore, if the bodies were not built at a certain height, they would not be able to clear the wuter and in that respect, some part of the danger that arises from the high loading may be set down rather to the trustees of the roads, than to the proprietors of the coaches. I ha ve also ascer- tained that before the roads were improved, as they have lately been, the cause of accidents, from overturning of top loaded coaches, was more frequently the side slopes of the road over which a Coach had to go in passing waggons in the night time, than the actual to loading itself, and there agafn the fault was with the trustees of the roads. From the very high way in which the vans are loaded, do you not think that it is very dangerous to tile pubfic? I do not perceive exactly how it is dangerous to the public. It may be dangerous to the coachman and the guard, but if the van is well-buifr. and the wheels good. in the present state of the roads, I see not much danger of their falling over. Is not the passing of vans in the streets of Lon- don, where they slope to the kennels, dangerous to the passengers wlking on the pavement?— Suppose there were danger, it appears to me the proper remedy would be, for the persons who have the care of the streets to take these slopes out of them.

RELUCTANCE TO PEACE KEEPING. CURIOUS DIALOGUE. (From the Dublin Evening Post of Saturday last.) A jaunting-car driver, named Paddy Geraghty, was a few days ago, brought before the Magis- trates of the Head Police Office, for having used threatening language to a, Mr, Ellis, of Ham- motid-lane.-The Magistrates, on hearing the statement of the complaint, directed Geraghty to give security, himself ^20, and two other persons, dflO each, that he would keep the peace. Paddy and his friends having been ush- ered, by the attending Peace Officer, into the room of the person whose department it is to see the bail bond executed, the following dialogue took place, when the bond was prepared Clerk—The condition of this bond, Geraghty, is, that you will keep the peace for seven years. Geraghty—Scratching his head; for seven years. Clerk—Yes, for seven years, and to all his Majesty's subjects. Geraghty—To all his Majesty's subjects I good God what is that for? Clerk- Why it seems to be a great hardship on you to keep the peace. Geraghty—Is it to every one in Dublin ? Clerk—Aye, and to every one in Ireland. Geraghty—In all Ireland Clerk—Yes, and in England and Scotland also. Geraghty—In England and Scotland. Oh, that is on account of the Union I suppose; bad luck to it. v Clerk—And likewise in all his Majesty's domi- nions. Geraghty—Is it abroad and at home 1 Clerk- Yes, certainly. Geraghty—Why then by J-s-s I'll never sign it. Paddy was here reminded that if he did not con- form to the order of the Magistrates he would be committed, upon which he reluctantly took up the pen to make his mark to the bond, exclaiming, at the same time, to those with him, Oh boys is'nt this di-eadftil, fornothingat all." When the bond was signed Geraghty shrugged up his shoulders saying to the Clerk with an air of sarcastic triumph. Well, Sir, you have done your best, thank God you can do no more." qlerk—Oh, we don't wish to do more, you are now bound to keep the peace to all his Majesty's subjects. Geraghty-CLooking at the Clerk, whilst at the erft., same iÎme he was untyeing the whip that was across his shoulder) to keep the peace to all his Majesty's subjects." Oil then, be the powers of man the first fellow I meat that's not his Majedfs subject. I'll make his head smoke. Paddy upon this left the office.

LONDON NEW PRICE CURRENT, Aug 6, COFFEE.—The Coffee sales last week went off steadily at improving prices. By private con- tract I hero were considerable purchases buyers of Sr. Domingo at 623. and Brazil at 63s. n Ois. There were two small public sales this fore- noon. which sold at full prices; good middling Jamaica good ordinary 60s. ordinary 60s; middling Dominica 82s. to Stis. By private con- tract there is considerable business doing; yes- terday, 700 bags St. Domingo, at and at a late hour to-day, 800 and 300 bags at the same j price. 1) SUGAR.—The demand for Muscovades last week was general and extensive; as the supplies came to market, they were taken immediately by the extensive and regular buyers, who were now convinced of the deficiency of the crop of Sugar at the close of each day the common report was, that the whole of the samples on show were taken; the market cleared we estimate the sales :ibove>5000 hhds. at an advance of Is. to Is 6d. per cwt. The Barbadoes sale to-day went off 2s. higher than the last, 70s. to 77s. The wholesale grocers came forward at an early hour to-day to purchase extensively, particularly fine goods for home consumption the holders would not sell, except at an advance of 2s. on Friday's prices, and for low lumps 90s. was asked for Molasses 32; the advance asked pre- vented business, otherwise we have no doubt the market would have been well cleared. At a late hour to-day a large parcel of low lumps sold atS9s. Molasses 32s. to 32s. 6d. By public sale this forenoon, about 5000 bags Bengal Sugar sold 6d. to Is. per cwt. higher good white 38s 6d. to 39s., damp 34s. 0d. to 37s.— 200 chests Brazil, middling soft white 44s. and 45s. 6d.. ordinary 40s. brown and yellow 34s. oct. to 39s. A parcel of 270 chests fine white Havannah sugar sold at 55. TEA.—Teas keep firm at the late advances. HOPS. —The accounts from the Hop districts are more favourable, but the change is too late to oroduce much effect the vermin decreases, and a few Hops are apparent at the top of the bines, but the produce is not estimated above a bag or two per aci-e.-The duty is now ^15,000 to ofI'S -'r lie. news from the northern Fishery is looked for with much interest; a report was last week brought from Altona, but it produced no effect in the mean time the prices of Fish Oils are improving, on account of the advance in Tallow Rape Oil is also higher. 200 qrs. of Rapeeed, the only parcel at market, was yester- day bought up at c26 per last, the quality fitie,- Linseed Oil is affected by the great demand for cakes* which, owing to Ui« dry weather, has ad ~vanced to.<4?13 13s. with the prospect of further improvement. HEMP, FLAX, aiidTAf,LOW. --The specu- lators who have been anxiously watching the market for some time past, have within the last two or three days come forward to purchase ex- tensively on account of the continuance of the ex- cessive heat. At a late hour to-day the Tallow "market be- came heavy. on account of the commencement of rains, 37s. the nearest price. TOBACCO.—The Ministers having omitted to renew the Tobacco war duty bill, has occa- sioned much interest in the market: the duty is now 3s. per lb. in place of Is. per lb. the Cus- tom-house officers will not accept the low duty, but there is no doubt of the fact, and the order for ttiel Treasury is hourly looked for this cir- cumstance has brought the trade forward, and they are getting into stock and though the pur- chases are not extensive, yet there is a general demand at very full prices no Virginians offer under íJd" and for fiue etrips 12d. is asked. 'Ii

FEMALE FASHIONS FOR AUGUST. MORNING DRESS.—Dress of plain jaconot mus- lin the corsage full at the back, and ornaments! in front with insertion-work, which proceeds out- wardly from the shoulder to nearly the centre of the waist, inclosing four rows of very delicate work, placed transversely between the muslin, and meeting in points in the front. The sleeves long and full, with three rows of insertion-work near the wrist. The skirt has three broad rows of insertion lace-work, of an elegant and novel pattern. Ceinture of garter-blue ribbon, with a silver buckle in front. White crepe lisse cap, of a circular or dome shape the crowu irradiating from the top in large flutes, which are edged with small blue satin piping, and contain each a half- blown rose, or a rose colour gauze bow beneath is a drawn head-piece and border of folded crepe lisse, interspersed with blue and rose-colour gauze ribbon corresponding to the bow at the top; lappet strings of the same material as the cap. Broad gold bracelets and plain gold ear- rings. Silk barege shawl yellow gloves and shoes. DINNER DRESS.—Dress of pink Gros de Na- ples the corsage made low. and slashed perpen- dicularly, to admit of white Gros de Naples puf- fings. Long sleeve, moderately large, except top, which is of white Gros de Naples, excaedir full, and confined by five bands of pink Gros Naples, and finished with a row of pearl dr campanettes the remainder of the sleeve hf .j, rows of white gros de Naples let in down."Lard and four bracelet bands equidistant; that wrist confining the glove, the sleeve riot, ei te. ing over the hand. The front of the dress jJOH. l- mented by oval puffs of white gros de gradually encreasing in size as they descend j a camyanette or small pearl bell is altached:fo the outside of each and on each side of this trim- ming is a satin cord supporting pink oval puffs, with pearl bells pendant by the cord, and pearl beads fastening the other end this trimming flows off circularly from the front, and is con- tinued round the dress, above a wreath similarly, formed, but with puffs on each side the cord, with alternate leaves of white gros de Naples wad- ded them beneath white crepe lisse tucker, con- fined in folds by several gold sliders. The hair, as usual, arranged in large curls, but tastefully disposed among bovv3 of blue satin. Necklace and ear-rings of pearl, turquoise, and gold.— White kid gloves and white satin shoes. CARRIAGE DRESS.-A three-quarters pelisse- robe and petticoat of Gros de Naples; the colour, terre d' Egypt. This elegant dress, which is well adapted to the open carriage, either the'eur- ricle or barouchette, is trimmed down the Sides and round the border, and round the border of the, petticoat, with oblong puffs; each divided by two lotos leaves of satin. The body is made partially low, and the front of the waist en gerbe, but formed into a stomacher by a row of the same ornaments as those on the border, on each side of the bust. The sleeves fit almost close to the arm and are confined at the wrists with four bands of the same material as the peiisse. A pelerine- fichu-scarf is thrown over the shoulders the scarf of Urling's lace, trimmed round with a full quilling of thread tulle, from the same manufac- ture, and terminating at the ends with a bow of -white satin ribbon in three loops. A fichu of gossamere net is worn under the robe, surmounted by a spanish high collar of lace, pointed, and the points turning down; the fichu fastened with a cameo, or mosaic medallion brooch. Transpa- rent hat of white crape, with ornaments of gauze edged with blond; amongjwhich are interspersed nasturtium blossoms, and foliage of various shades., From a braid of hair, surrounding th; neck, depends a large convent cross of gold. I Slippers of black satin, and Limerick gloves. complete the dress. EVENINS COSTUME.—Dress of blue crepe lisse over a satin slip of the saine colour; baLloou puf- fings surround the border, and are carried up gracefully, in biss, across the skirt, but not quite so high as the waist. A bouquet of primroses is placed in front, in the centre of the trimming round the border, and another finishes theornn ment that is carried across more than half way up the skirt: each puffis confined by fitted rings of bue satin. The corsage is of bne satin, made piain, except having a crepe-lisse bouffont dra- pery across the bust, which is fastened in 1 he middle with a fluted ring of satin. The sleeves are short, and are formed of gauze. beautifully entwined, representing treillage-work. A narrow tucker of Vandyke blend is 0 adopted with this dress. The hair elegantly arranged. in eni-is and bows, among which are fichu-points of blue gauze interspersed; two points depend, with pearl tassels, over the right side, and a very small esprit feather is placed at the back of the summit of the head. The necklace and ear- ririg-s are of large pearls; the braclets of broad chased gold, fastened with sapphires, The alarm of hydraphobia, which is no doubt in itself a serious evil, whatever may be the pro- bability of serious consequences, has naturally called forth many suggestions for preventing the effects of the nuisance of dogs in large cities- One plan, we think. is unexceptionable as dogs are taxed, none should be allowed to exist in cities without a collar, on which should be placed the name and residence of the otvne),, which should at once secure the payment of the tax, and make the master known in case any mischief was done. It is not only accordant to reason, but to law, that every man shall be answerable for the damage done by the animals he chooses to keep. On Tuesday Wm. 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