THE MONEY MARKET.

THE month of September generally carries away from town so many peo- ple of every description, dealers in stock and all, that the business of the Stock Exchange is invariably languid at this season. A more uninterest- ing week than the present has seldom passed, and we have scarcely a single incident to report worthy of public attention. The variations of the week in the price of Consols have not exceeded per Cent.; the highest being 88+, and the lowest 87i. The abundance or rathee overflow of money still continues ; in proof of which may be mentioned, the high price to which India Bonds have attained, viz. 95s. premium, notwith.

standing that the Company have resolved to reduce the interest to three per cent. In the Foreign market there has been literally no business, ex • cept yesterday afternoon, when some speculation took place in Spanish Bonds, which advanced the price about one per cent. A variety of ,rea- sons have of course been assigned for this, but we apprehend the whole may be resolved into mere speculation, as the ensuing week will probably show.

SATURDAY, HALF-PAST TEN o'Ctoca.—Consols nominally 8n to 88,

but nothing done.

BRITISH FrINDs• Bank Stock, shut

Ditto for opening 215, nothing done

consols, for money, 87 to 88 Ditto, for the account, „

a} per Cent. Reduced, for opening, 97, in- cluding dividend

New 4 per Cents. 1023 to ± India Stock, 243/

India Bonds, 94 to 95

Exchequer Bills, 75 to 76 'FOREIGN FUNDS.

Brazil Bonds, 643 to Buenos Ayres, 45 to 47

Chilian Bonds, 29

Colombian, 223 to 33 Danish, 64 Greek, 19 Mexican 6 per Cents., 393 to Peruvian, Portuguese, 553 to 6 Russian, 94

Spanish, 113 to 12

SHARES.

Anglo-Mexican, 95 paid 223 to 25 price Rolanos, 290 430 to 435

Brazil 20 71 to 72

Colombian, 25 18

United, 28 19 to 19

ONE o'CLocx.—There has been n othing doing all the morning. The newest price of Consols 88.

The King has for some time been prerented front enjoying his usual drives, by a slight attack of the gout ; but his indisposition has been so slight as not to require medical aid. The Duke and Duchess of Clarence came to London on Friday, and went to their new residence in the King's Palace, St. Jrmes's : where they met Colonel Stevenson and Mr. Mash, who received the Royal commands relative to the fitting up and furnishing. The Duke of Clarence on Monday took an airing for the first time since his recent indisposition.

The Duke of Sussex visits Raby Castle early in October, and then goes to Brancepeth Castle.

The Duchess of Kent with the Princess Victoria are at present at Tunbridge Wells.

Sir William Freemantle, the Treasurer of the King's Household was ex- pected to leave his residence at Englefield-green yesterday, to attend the young Queen of Portugal out her arrival.

The Lord Chancellor, accompanied by Sir Anthony Hart, the Lord Chancellor for Ireland, arrived in London on Wednesday, front his seat at Wimbledon.

Lady Stuart de Rothsay and family have gone to join Lord de Rothsay, our ambassador at the French Court.

Mr. Brougham has been on a short visit to the Lakes of his "native north," Westmoreland.

Earl Grey is at present on a visit to Earl Fitzwilliam at Wentworth-house. The Right Honourable Robert Adair, it is currently reported, in the poli- tical circles, will shortly leave this country for the North of Europe, on a se- cret mission.

Vice-Admiral the Hon Sir H. Hotham (and not Admiral Sir T. M. Hardy) is to be one of the Lords of the Admiralty, in the room of Admiral Sir E. W. Owen.

Dr. Birkbeck has been elected consulting physician of the General Dis- pensary, Aldersgate-street.

A Liverpool paper hints that the donation of 500/. given by the Corpora- tion of the King's College, London, was voted in "consequence of the ap- plication of the Bishop of the diocese."

The ceremony of the confirmation of Dr. Sumner, as the new Bishop of Chester, was performed on Saturday in York Cathedral. He was next day consecrated.

The paragraph which has made the tour of the newspapers, respecting the distribution of the property of the late Archbishop of Canterbury, is in- correct in all its material points. The Speaker, with the exception of some portraits, the coronation and other gold medals, derives no immediate benefit under his father's will ; but at the death of Mrs. Sutton (the relict) be takes 50,000/. three per cent. Consols.—Globe.

The Commissioners of the Board of Stamps have issued a circular, giving notice to all concerned, of the operation of an act passed last session, for re- gulating licenses to traders in articles composed of the precious metals. By the said act the parties are informed that all licences granted before the pass- ing of the act, or before the 31st July, 1828; would expire on that day, and must be renewed and paid for immediately.

It is reported that Government have determined to pension off all the pre- sent Commissioners of Bankrupts with 150/. per annum, and to substitute six regular Commissioners with a salary of 2,500/. per annum each, who are of course to renounce all other employment. The Court is to sit daily, if necessary, and four are always to be present, but only one commission is to be worked at a time.

So great is the present abundance of money, both in the City and in the provinces, that some of the country bankers have given notice of their inten- tion to reduce the frate of interest on the deposits in their hands, from three to two and a half per cent. This reduction has already taken place in De- vonport and Plymouth.

There are reports in circulation of measures to be taken by the country bankers to impede the operation of the law for the suppression of the 1/. and 2/. notes.

The White Fast of the Hebrews was observed on Thursday with great solemnity, by an assemblage of Jews front all parts of the British islands. The Feast of Tabernacles commences on Monday, and lasts eight days, during the whole of which time the most extravagant and expensive entertainments are kept up.

The shops on the northern side of Covent Garden market are begun to be pulled down, previous to the building of the new market, which is to be commenced forthwith. It is said that the new market, when completed, from the novelty and beauty of the design, as well as the superior accommo- dation to be afforded, will surpass any market in Europe. The whole of the expense is to be borne by the Duke of Bedford.

Nat 'Os nactments of the legislature, and the prohibition of polis is supplied as plentifully as ever, and game

all sorts, in any quantity may be procured. The prices at wh ich t he re- tail deaersnow supply the inhabitants are as follow—partridges from 3s. 6d. to 4s. per-brace; pheasants (rather scarce, the shooting season not having commenced) front 10s. to 12s. per brace ; hares (gteat plenty) from 41. to 5s. each ; levrets from 2s. 6d. to ,3s. 6d. each ; grouse ,from 9$. to 12s. per brace; black game from 13s. to 16s. per brace.

The East India Company's tea sale, which commenced on the 1st current, terminated on Monday. The whole quantity offered was 7,900,0001bs., con.. tamed in 82,155 chests of company's goods, and 22,262 chests private trade. Nearly the whole quantity declared for sale has been purchased, and generally at improved prices. Some of the teas sold arrived so long back as May 1827. The total quantity of teas offered by the East India Company for sale in the year ending yesterday exceeds 30,000,0001bs., the consump- tion being much on the increase. In the tea trade there is more competition at present than at any former period.

Ninety-four vessels from ports abroad were entered at the Custom-house on Monday.

A beautiful Arabian horse and two buffaloes, intended for his Majesty, and also a young lion and lioness for Lord Melville, have been brought to Ply- mouth by the Bombay.

Fever prevails at Gibraltar ; but the account first given, of its being the yellow fever, appears from subsequent investigataions to have been a false alarm.

BANK OF EriatAxn.—The usual half-yearly Court of Proprietors of the Bank of England was held on Thursday, for the purpose of considering the amount of the dividend for the current half-year. The attendance of pro- prietors was numerous ; and the meeting was enlivened by more than the usual portion of discussion, on the subjects of Branch Banks, dead weight, and other matters of similar interest. Mr. Selwyn, the King's counsel, be- gan the discussion by inquiring whether the Branch Banks had been produc- tive of profit or loss ? Mr. Drew, the Governor, did not directly answer the question in the first instance ; but he informed the meeting, that a view to profit was not the principal reason for cheir establishment, but to preserve the country as far as possible from the evils attendant on panics. There were nine of these establishments ; some of them had returned a profit, but others had not been long enough established to know whether they would yield a profit or otherwise. Mr. Selwyn was not quite satisfied with this answer ; but he left it, for the purpose of inquiring what were the amounts of the advances made on mortgages by the Bank now outstanding? The an- swer was—somewhat between 1,000,000/. and 1,300,000/. It was next urged upon the Governor to say what was the amount of bills discounted by the Bank last year ; but this he did not feel it incumbent upon him to do, as it would enter too much into the private concerns of individuals with the Bank. The "dead weight" came in course. Mr. Selwyn wished to be in- formed if all the instalments agreed to be paid by the Bank on the purchase of a portion of the annuity created to defray the amount of the naval and military pensions had been paid up. An answer having been given in the affirmative, that the last instalment was paid in July, it was then urged that the sum of 585,740/. now received by the Bank from Government, on account of the 13,000,000/. of " dead weight" advanced, should go to in- crease the dividends ; hut it was shown, both by the Governor and Mr. Rigby, that this sum was not profit, but part profit and part capital, and therefore it would be out of all rule in mercantile business to appropriate it as a dividend. The question of the amount of the Bank paper in circulation was propounded by Mr. Young; who thought, from the state of the money-market, that their issues must be too large. The Go- vernor stated the amount of the Bank issues to be somewhat more than twenty millions—that was about six millions less than in 1826. This was without their deposites, which could not be counted any part of their actual circulation, as Mr. Young seemed to think. The latter gentleman expressed himself utterly dissatisfied with the distinction implied in the latter part of the answer ; but the colloquy between him and the Governor on the point was interrupted by the cries of " Order" and "Question." Mr. Rigby, another lawyer, then made a long speech in support of his motion for pro- duction of an account of the general state of the finances of the company.—. its debts, credits, funds, and effects—with a statement of the income and ex- penditure last year. The motion was seconded by Mr. Young, who began to dilate on the subject of expenses ; but the meeting got into confusion. The right of the proprietors to ask for accounts was not denied by the Governor, —though this was held not to be a good time for laying them open. In the present state of the currency it might be pregnant with danger, as the time for withdrawing the country 1/. notes was fast approaching, and it was necessary that the Bank should be enabled to assist the country bankers to do so. It was very vaguely hinted, that at the meeting six months hence some information might be given—or the subject might be discussed on the approaching renewal of the charter; but in the mean time, unbounded con- fidence in the management was recommended. The meeting broke up. The dividend for the half-year is four per cent.

A Bench of Middlesex Magistrates assembled on Thursday, at the Session- house, Clerkenwell, for the despatch of county business. Mr. Allen read the Report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the state of the House of Correction ; from which it appeared, that that prison at present contained 721 persons of different descriptions. Mr. Sergeant Pell commented on the report. It was to be regretted that so many as 721 persons should be con- fined in a space which was not originally intended to contain more than 300. This evil called for an immediate remedy. He then complained that bribes were openly taken by the tunnkeys ; and that too many strangers were admitted by orders from the Mag,istates, which were sold at a public: house kept by one of the turnkeys for 6d. each. The next evil was the un- restricted admission of tobacco for the use of the prisoners. It was known that implements to enable the prisoners to escape, were frequently conveyed into the prison in that way. The last point to which he referred was the statement, that within the last quarter, six thousand pints of porter more than had been necessary, had been distributed among the prisoners at the expense of the County. This was highly unjustifiable ; and, was in fact, making a prison a luxury instead of a place of punishment. He drew the attention of the Bench to the horrid scenes of immorality which occurred in the prison, and which ought to be instantly re: medied. Mr. Rawlinson said that he did not wish it to go forth to the public that 721 persons were confined in a prison originally intended to contain no more than 300. The fact was, that since the prison was built a vagrant yard had been added, containing 130 vagrants. The report was agreed to, as was also a regulation restricting the use of tobacco and porter The report of the Committee on the New Prison was received and agreed to. It stated the prison now contained 293 male, and 97 female prisoners, and 5 children.

A meeting of the Fishmongers' Company was held on Thursday, to take into consideration the best means of obtaining a restoration of privileges. This Com- pany has a princely revenue and patronage, and yet it is entirely governed

by a self-elected and irresponsible body who monopolize all power and profit, to the exclusion of the great body of the commonalty. It appeared from a

report read by Mir. Pullen, the solicitor, that by the original constitution, the right of electing the court of assistants and wardens was vested in the com- monalty; but the court of assistants and the then wardens had passed a by- law, declaring that the wardens should in future be elected from their own body exclusively,—in the face of the express provision of a charter of James the First. Resolutions were adopted expressive of the determination of the meeting to try the question.

A meeting of the parishioners of St. Mary, Stratford, Bow, was held on Thursday, in the Vestry-room, to receive and discuss anaccount of law ex- penses which has been incurred through the conduct of the select vestry.

The circumstances which engaged the attention of the meeting were these :- There formerly stood a few old houses in a ruinous state adjoining the church- yard of Bow, the greater number of which belonged to the select vestrymen of that parish. They were principally inhabited by persons from the work- house, and so completely worthless, that no rent was received for them.

Those gentlemen clubbed their wits together to obtain an Act of Parliament for the removal of those houses, in order to enlarge the churchyard. In 1825 the act was obtained, and provided that they should yearly produce an account to the whole of the inhabitants. No account, however, was pros duced, nor public meetings held upon the subject, before Thursday last, on

which occasion were produced the items'of the expenditure of 8,1041.13s. 5d. although no larger sum was sanctioned by the Act of Parliament than 5,000/

The law expenses incurred upon and about the amount brought to the credit

of the parish, were 2.604/. 13s. 5d,, although the whole amount of property purchased, was 299/. Bs. 7d., for the sale of which the sum of 80/. was

charged. The amount of bond secured to the select vestrymen, for which interest of 41, and 5 per cent, is to be paid by the parish in perpetuity, reaches the sum of 500/. The names of the select vestrymen who had managed the concern were mentioned by Mr. Hunter, who vouched for the accuracy of the accounts. The select vestry were, in his opinion, as honest as other men in the parish. They gave what they had to do to particular friends and tradesmen ; and he saw no impropriety in the arrangement, as he sometimes came in for a job himself. Mr. Scales addressed the meeting at some length on the very improper manner in which the parish aft:6N had been managed ; particularly as, after all the immense expenditure which had been incurred by the Select Vestry, not one foot had yet been added to the burying- ground. In conclusion, the meeting on his motion dissolved a Committee -which had been appointed in 1825 to look after the interests of the parish- sioners, as no longer worthy of the confidence of the parish ; and another committee was appointed. The meeting did not break up till twelve at night. In the course of the day, Mr. Scales requested that the inhabitants would persevere and follow up the desperate blow which they had given to the self-elected and irresponsible vestry ; and there was no doubt that Par- liament would completely emancipate therii from such a band of parish per- ecutors.

The adjourned meeting of the dairymen and cowkeepers of the metropolis was held on Monday. The report stated, that the brewers had consented to reduce the price of their grains to 2s. fid. the quarter, which was the utmost reduction that the committee could prevail upon them to consent to. 'The committee refused to accept the grains at that price, and the meeting unani- mously determined that they would give no more than 2s. A resolution to that effect was adopted. A Weidman present excited some amusement by charging the committee with a want of knowledge of the proper mode of driving a bargain. If they meant, he said, to get the grains for 2s., they should have commenced by offering only Is. 6d. This opinion, given with the most serious aspect, excited great laughter.

BRUKSWICK CLUB TN KENT.-A numerous meeting of the Protestant inha- bitants of Kent, was held atMaidstone;on Tuesday," to consider the propriety and the best means of their ex preesting their firm attachment to the consti- tution of these realms, and their determination to uphold the principles which placed the House of Brunswick on the throne." The meeting was intended to be held at the Bull Inn ; but the room was found inconveniently small for the numbers who pressed to the meeting, and an adjournment to the town- hall was deemed necessary.

The Earl of Winchelsea, after moving that Colonel Wingfield Stratford, of Addington, take the chair, said, that they were assembled to give expression to their warm and ardent attachment to the Protestant constitution of the country ; and to resist, by every constitutional means, the avowed attempt of those who would overthrow it. In Ireland, they saw an illegal Catholic As- sociation which had trampled upon the laws. It was from the weakness and imbecility of the legislature, or the still more unaccountable conduct of the ocal government, that matters had been allowed to proceed thus far. The illegal threats of this irresponsible but powerful body, had overthrown the ilmpartial administration of the laws, and they were now openly aiming a the subversion of the constitution. The time was therefore come when thet Protestants should step boldly forward in its defence, and resist the encroach- ing spirit of Popery. They did not mean to disturb or distrust the govern- ment, in any steps they were about to take ; but they wished to convey to ministers the unalterable attachment of the people to the Protestant consti- tution,—as government could do nothing without the aid of the people and of public opinion. He thought that no charge of party-spirit could be brought against a club which was formed merely to declare the attachment of the mem- bers to the British Protestant constitution. His Lordship concluded by moving a resolution declaring the expediency of forming in the county of Kent, a club to be denominated the" Kentish Brunswick Constitutional Club."

Sir John Brydges, M.P., seconded the resolution. They were not met to discuss which was the true faith, the Protestant or the Roman Catholic; but they were assembled to declare their determination never to sacrifice the principles of the revolution of 1688. The Protestants and the Catholics were now at issue. The Catholics had thrown down the gauntlet; and unless we mean to yield to them (cries of Never," no fear of Mae), we must take it up, (' Yes we're ready')—we have no choice. "I thank God," said Sir John " they have done so—that they have exposed the cloven foot; and the sooner we measure our strength with them the better. (Cheers.) Of the result here can be no doubt, (gears) They boast of their seven millions in Ire. land, all ready to put us Protestants down. This statement is false : the whole population of Ireland is not more than seven millions; about four and a half are Catholics and two and a half are Protestants. Although the Catholics have a majority in that part of the empire, yet, in numbering the whole, which consists of about twenty millions, time Protestants are fourteen to six. (Hear.) This argument of aumbers, therefore, falls to the ground. But this is not a questions of numbers; it is a question, whether the Roman Catholics, be their numbers what they may, have a right to that which they now arro- gantly demand, but which formerly they submissively supplicated—that is, to be admitted to a participation of political power. I deny that any such right exists." The Catholics, Sir John contended, would never be satisfied till they had established Popery on the ruins of the Protestant church ; for to extirpate heretics was a part of their creed. Shall we, then, be such fools as to place power in their hands to enable them to cut our throats ? (• No, never.') Shall we be guilty of an act of suicide ? Forbid it Heaven ! 'There must be no surrender; it were nobler to die in the trenches. (Cheering.) The present was the time when the country must determine whether it was in future to be Roman Catholic or Protestant ; for they must suppress Popery or be suppressed by it. Sir John denied that there was cruelty or injustice in excluding a Papist from power. They were so excluded by the solemn convention of 1688, and had no right to complain. He designated " the li- berality " of the present day as disguised revolution, and said that civil and religious liberty was enjoyed more extensively in England than anywhere in the world. They had a Protestant and a patriot King, and men at the head of affairs too courageous and high-minded to yield to clamour. Let them with one heart and voice rally round the throne and constitution, and let the "loyal, brave, and free" yeomanry of Kent, whose motto was " Invicta," lead the van, and convince the enemies of the constitution that they not only felt Protestantism in their hearts, but that they were prepared to give ex- pression to that feeling, with zeal, energy, and perseverance, at the hazard of their lives. The resolution was unanimously carried.

Lord Teynham addressed the meeting at considerable length. He regretted though he had not opposed the last resolution, that at a time sylten every word breathed by the King's Lieutenant to the people of Irsland spoke peace and harmony, it was then the men of Kent should interrupt the be- nign operation. Conciliation was absolutely nece,sary for our internal peace, and he was sorry to add, for our external grandeur. The present condition of Europe, the state of our finances, the dangers of an expected war, all de- manded that peace should be given to Ireland. His Lordship then pointed out the numbers of the Catholics of the empire, which he stated to be fully one-third of the whole population. They should not, therefore, stir up the flames of civil war between two such mighty parties. The present system observed towards Ireland obliged a standing army of thirty-five thousand men to be kept up there, at an annual expense to this country of five millions, while two thousand men were all that were required for the whole of Scotland His Lordship then deprecated the formation of those clubs. The Orange clubs of Ireland had produced all the reaction on the part of the Catholics now so much complained of; and he feared that similar consequences would follow the establishment of Brunswick clubs. No one was more firmly attached to the principles of the revolution than he was ; but he nevertheless thought the formation of these clubs unnecessary. He should deem it right to take the sense of the county on the subject ; and he should therefore move, "that this meeting do adjourn." - Lord Bexley said that nothing was farther from the intentions of those forming this club, than to stir up the flame of civil war ; neither did they desire to dictate to his Majesty's Government the course they should pursue, or to interfere in that just share of the management of public affairs, the re- sponsibility of which legally devolved on them; but they met to declare their attachment to the Protestant Constitution in Church and State, and to convey that declaration to the ministers. Whether that Constitution were to be safest maintained by remaining where we are, or by giving some safe modification, grounded on sufficient and satisfactory securities, this meeting could not determine; that must be the result of long and important discussion and deliberation in the legislature. He trusted Parliament would maintain the safety, and inviolability of the Constitution, and stand firmly, above all, on the basis of the glorious compact of 1668. Great relaxation, and he thought safely and wisely, had already been made towards the Catholics, but many were of opinion that they should proceed no further; at all events, they could stanmi safely where they now were. He had thought it right to disclose his senti- ments, because it was not his intention to become a member of the proposed club.

Sir W. Brahazon, an Irish Baronet, here essayed to address the meeting, but the meeting did not seem disposed to listen to him. Sir William meant to explain his reasons for thinking the first resolution unnecessary.

Major Waithe seconded Lord Teynham's motion for an adjournment. He thought the present meeting ill-timed and mischievous. Lord Bexley had denied their intentions to be to promote civil war. What else did the decla- ration of Sir John Brydges, that the Catholics had thrown the gauntlet down, and that the Protestants must take it up, mean ? Why were the Catholics proscribed and plundered? Because of their loyalty to Charles the First and King James. What did they seek ?—only their just rights. Was the County of Kent to be the first to say, 't You shall not have these rights."

(Cries of' No, no.') What else did this club mean ? The Orange societies

of Ireland, after having been put down by law, were now reviving in time shape of Brunswick clubs, which were merely Orange clubs in disguise.

Were not the Orangemen almost in arms ? (Cries of No,' and hisses.) Until the claims of the Catholics were conceded there would be no peace in Ireland. They only demanded justice ; and this was not a time to deny the rights of seven millions of people—as that denial must eventually lead to a civil war.

Sir Edward Knatchbull next addressed the meeting at considerable length, in support of the formation of the Club. He denied that the purposes of the Club had any incendiary motives—quite the contrary—he was convinced, if they had, the present meeting would immediately scout such an idea. The Protestants were not the assailants— they associated for mutual defence—they wished not to withhold from the Catholics of Ireland, nay would grant them all they demanded, provided it could be done with safety to the constitution ; and it was lest the contrary should occur, that the proposed club was to be established. Its object was, to place the Protestants of Kent in an attitude of defence, in the event of any alarm or danger. They had beard much of conciliation—he did not object to conciliation, if it meant an equitable ad- justment and a desire to do so on both sides ; but if it meant, as of late

years, concession after COUCC551014 he feared its ultimate consequence would

be the destruction of the constitution, (Cheers) and that all true Protestants would resist to the last.

Lord Teynham explained ; and, on an understanding that a requisition should be drawn up, convening a meeting of the county to consider the Ca- tholic question, consented to withdraw his motion of adjournment.

The business of the Club, its future regulation, flcc. then proceeded. Letters were read from Lords Abergavenny, Guilford, Harris, Le Despenser, Sir Egerton Brydges, and others, intimating their approval of the club, if formed, and their desire to become members. Several gentlemen subsequently addressed the chair in support of the other resolutions, nominating the President, Vice Presidents, Committee, Treasurer, and Secretary of the Club. All the resolutions were carried unanimously.

Mr. Wells, M.P., in seconding the nomination of the Treasurer, spoke at much length on the state and threats of the Irish Catholics. He was, he said, now old, and he hoped the conflict would not come in his days ; but if it did, his heart's blood would beat within him, and he would fight up to the knees in blood in defence of the Protestant Constitution. This declaration was received with loud cheering, He was willing to concede every thing the Catholics demanded, if the safety of the Constitution were not compromised ; but at the same time his opinion was, that fire and water would as soon amal- gamate, as the Catholic religion and the British constitution. Sir W. Deering, General MnIcaster, Lord Sydney, and others declared their adherence to the Club, and attachment to its principles.

On the motion of Lord Sydney, a vote of thanks to the Chairman was passed with acclamation, and followed with cheers, four times four, at the conclusion of which, Sir John Brydges called for "one cheer more." A similar token of enthusiastic approbation followed a vote of thanks to the Earl of Winchelsea, for his exertions in awakening the Protestant spirit of Kent.

A requisition to the High Sheriff to call a general meeting of the country to petition Parliament on the subject of the Catholic claims, was sent round, and signed by five Peers and upwards of fifty persons of distinction.

A Brunswick Constitutional Club has been established in Buckingham- shire, under the auspicious presidency of the Marquis of Chandos, Sir John Dashwood Kiug being the Vice-President. Similar clubs are forming at Wallingford and Northanipton.

Brighton is said to have been scarcely ever so full of company at the same season of the year as at present.

Cheltenham also continues to be thronged. On Saturday evening there was an amateur play, when Col. Berkeley and his brother Capt. Berkeley appeared in lf'elliorn and Sir Giles Overreach.

Princess Esterhazy has been on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Ba- thurst. She has again returned to Cheltenham.

Mr. Abernethy, the celebrated surgeon, is visiting Bath, with a view to obtain relief from a severe rheumatic affection, which "blue pill" cannot cure A letter from Naples says--" Rome will be more brilliant than ever nex. winter. The Duke of Buckingham, the Duke of Buecleugh, the Marquis of Graham, the Earl of Shrewsbury, the Earl of Moray, with many other illus; trious descendants of the barbarous Britons,' are but a few of the many_ who are to repeople the ruins of ancient Rome, and enliven the dulness of the modern city. Besides these, we shall have Chateaubriand, and, it is said, Sir Walter Scott, whose fame has long since crossed the Alps, and will pro- cure him a home and a welcome wherever he goes."

Stoneleigh Abbey, the seat of Chandos Leigh, Esq. was a scene of constant gaiety during Warwick races, a party of twenty-five dining together each day. On Thursday, the festivities closed with a select ball and supper, at which above forty distinguished persons were present. The total receipts at the Derby musical festival were 40254 3s. 5d. Miss Stephens, who was professionally engaged, gave a donation of 50/. In Glasgow, the company of French actors who were performing there re- ceived the support of most respectable and numerous audiences.

A new theatre is proposed to be built in Leeds. The subscriptions for it already amount to upwards of 6000/.

The King may now be said to be the leading patron of the turf. His Majesty has a regular report forwarded to him every morning of the races in every part of the kingdom—Leamington Spa Courier.

DONCASTER RACES.—The Doncaster races, which commenced on Monday, have excited a more than usual interest in the sporting and fashionable cir- cles. The meeting is one of the fullest seen for many years. An idea of the brilliancy of the company may be formed from the fact, that on Tuesday there were present—four Dukes, three Marquises, thirteen Lords, two Counts, eight Honourables, eleven Baronets, two Generals, three Colonels, four Majors, and five Captains, besides a long list of untitled gentlemen of high respectability.

The first race on Monday, was for the Fitzwilliam Stakes, of 10 sovereigns each, with 20 sovereigns added by the corporation. Six subscribers. One mile and a half.

Lord Fitzwilliam's Kit-Cat . 1

Mr. T. 0. Powlett's Popsy .... ........ .......... ........ 2 Mr. Johnson's Jupiter . ......... ............... ......... .... 3 Mr. Petre's Emmeline . ..............

The Champagne stakes of 50 sovereigns each. Red House In. Twenty-five sub- scribers. The winner to give six dozen of Champagne to the Club.

Lord Sligo's Cant .......

Mr. Bailey's Tamboff .................

Mr. Petre's Rowton ........... . ......... „ 3 Six others started, but were not placed.

Four Years Old Produce Stakes of 100 sovereigns each. Four miles. Five subscribers.

Lord Fitzwilliam's Beggar Boy walked over.

His Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas for all horses. Four miles. Sir W. M. Milner 's Malek walked over.

The ball in the evening was most fashionably attended ; the rooms were crowded to an overflow; and the assembly went off with extraordinary spirit.

The St. Leger Stakes were run for on Tuesday. This race created intense interest from the number and quality of the racers who were booked to start. The betting-rooms were on Monday night crowded to suffocation ; and busi- ness to a large amount was transacted. The betting-was renewed on Tuesday morning, and continued till just before the start. The odds had settled thus:- 3 to 1 agst. The Colonel ; 4 to 1 agst. Ballad Singer; 7 to 2 agst. Veloci- pede; 10 to 1 agst. Bessy Bedlam ; 14 to 1 agst. Jour de Noces; 16 to 1 agst. Cambridge ; 35 to 1 agst. Belinda ; high odds agst. any other.

The Great St. Leger Stakes of 25 sovereigns each. St. Leger course. Eighty

subscribers.

Hon. E. Petre's The Colonel ............... ......... 1

Major Yarburgh's Belinda ........... ...... ........... 2

The judge placed only these two, but the following also started :—Mr. Armitage's Velocipede, Lord Scarborough's Cambridge, Mr. Bower's Lady Vane, 111r. Brad- shaw's Splinter Bar, Lord Kelburne's hr. c. Mr. Fletcher's hr. c. Lord Milton Ballad Singer, Mr. Crompton's ch. c. Mr. Gascoyne's ch. c. Colonel King's Bessy Bedlam, Mr. Metealf's Economist, Mr. Hopkinson's Eliza, Mr. Wetherell's Jenny Mills, Mr. Udny's Reveller, his Majesty's Jour de Noces, and Mr. Bacon's Alcaston. At starting, the pet, Bessy Bedlam, went in front, with Jour de Noces, Velocipede, and Mr. Gascoyne's colt next her, and the others well in at their heels. They spun along at a rattling pace, without any change of importance till they got near the Red House, and there Bessy gave evident symptoms of being tired, the ground being heavy. At the Red House Velocipede went a-head of her. The Colonel, Belinda, and Cambridge, at the same time, got in front of the others, and in an instant were at the haunches of Velocipede. The struggle then became very severe ; but when they were about one hundred yards of home, it was evident that The Colonel was to be the winner, for at this point he went right a-head, maintained his lead in grand style, and won the St. Leger easily, by two very honest lengths. Velocipede was next to Belinda, and Cambridge fourth, but the judge placed only the winner and Belinda. The decision was received with acclamation by one of the most numerous and brilliant assemblages ever seen on a race-course. Mr. Petre nets by the stakes the sum of .'1900, after deducting eioo for his own lot.

Previous to the St. Leger the following race was decided :—

Two-years Old Produce Stakes of 100 sovereigns each. Mr. Ridsdale s Clotilde..... . 1

Lord Kennedy's Prince Eugene .. .............. 2 Lord Milton's Marcella .......... ........... 3

Mr. Bacon's Eugene . ............ . ............ 4 Betting 2 to 1 on Prince Eugene, who made first running, with Clotilde next him for about half the distance when she went up to him. A pretty race followed, and was decided in favour of dotilcle, who won by a length cleverly.

The Renewed Doncaster Stakes (third year) of 10 sovereigns each, and 20 added. Two miles. Twenty-eight subscribers. Lord Cleveland's Nonplus Mr. Petre's Granby 2 Lord Kilburne's Actleon ...... . 3 The following also started, but were not placed :—Lord Fitzwilliam's Mulatto, Mr. W. Miner's Malek, Mr. Powlett's Popsy, Mr. Houldsworth's Varnish, Duke of Leeds's Moonshine, Lord Scarborough's Tarrare, Colonel Craddock's Fox.

This race created great interest, as both Nonplus and Granby were in last year's St. Leger, Nonplus (at the time a good favourite) being drawn a day or two previous to the race, and subsequently sold to Lord Cleveland for 3000 guineas. It was thought by many that he was the best horse in the race. Nonplus led inf at a tre- mendous pace, followed by Popsy, Tarrare, Granby, and Acheon, the others being well laid in behind. They kept in this order to the turn for straight running, when Popsy and Tarrare gave way ; then up came Granby and Actieon to Nonplus, the other seven being now in the rear, and evidently hors de combat. Between the three horses placed a beautiful race ensued, it being head and head, when Nonplus made a push, and won in good style, by three-quarters of a length.

The Corporation Plate of £50. Heat two miles.

Mr. Jackson's Corsair Mr. Ridsdale's Harlequin .. 3 2 Lord Scarborough's Prima Donna ..... 2 3 Mr. Clark's br. f. ..... .................... ....... 4 dr.

This race created little interest.

On Wednesday the races were—

The Four-Years'-Old Stakes of 50 sovereigns. St. Leger Course. Lord Milton's Kit Cat walked over.

The Foal Stakes of 100 sovereigns each. One mile and a half. Mr. Houldsworth's Lambtonian ....... ..... 1

Lord Fitzwilliam's Commandant 2 A Sweepstakes of 10 sovereigns each, and 20 added by the Corporation.

Mr. Houldsworth's Vanish .......... . . ....... I Lord Milton's Kit Cat.................. 2 The All Age Stakes of 10 sovereigns each, and 25 added by the Corporation. St. Leger Course.

Mr. Houldsworth's Talmo, ..... . . ..... I Mr. Gascoyne's bl. c. . . . 2

Lord Fitzwilliam's Beggar Boy . . ............. . 3 On Thursday-

Three-Years'-Old Stakes of 200 sovereigns each. St. Leger Course. Eight Subs. Mr. Petre's ch. c. The Colonel walked over.

Two-Years'-Old Stakes, of 20 sovereigns each. Twenty-nine Subscribers. Mr. Gibbeson's Lady Sarah ..... .......... 1 Mr. Petre's Rowton. 9 . . . . -

Lord Kelburne's br.c Ten started. The judge placed but three. Won by half a neck—an excellent race, The Gold Cup, 150 guineas, free for any horse, &c. To start at the Red House, and run once round to the ending-post—two miles and five furlongs.

Major Yarburgh's Laurel 1

Mr. Newell's Longwaist 2 Lord Milton's Medoro 3 The judge placed but three. Laurel won by a length and a half. The Gascoigne Stakes of 100 sovereigns each. St. Leger Course. Eight Subs. Mr. Gascoigne's ch. c. ..... ........... ...... 1

Lord Kelburne's br. c

Sir. Crompton's ch ...... ....... . 3

Won easily.

The settlement of the engagements on the St. Leger, began on Wednesday. Only one defaulter WaS declared—a "little man for a large amount;" and up to Thursday night, two other deficiencies for small sums, were all that had transpired.

On Monday afternoon, a numerous assemblage of amateurs, among whom were some distinguished noblemen and gentlemen, admirers of aquatics, congregated at Westminster, in cutters and boats of every description, to wit- ness the great contest between Cobb, of Putney, and Goatley, of the Temple, for 404, from Westminster Bridge to Putney. At five o'clock, Cobb pulled up to the bridge in the Swallow, a wager boat built for Maynard, followed by Goatley, in the Shark. In about twenty minutes the men started, the bett- ing being three to two in favour of Cobb. The start was exceedingly fine, they being alongside of each other for a short distance, when Goatley went a-head, but on arriving opposite Lambeth, Cobb came up to him, and it was scull and scull to the Penitentiary. Cobb then went a-head about half a

boat's length; but before their arrival at'Vauxhall, a skiff so instantaneously

" fouled " Goatley, that he was nearly capsized, his boat being above half filled with water. Cries of " Foul, foul !" were vociferated from all parts of the river, and Goatley was taken into a cutter, but Cobb proceeded on to- wards Putney. The man who "fouled" Goatley got unmercifully beaten. Cobb considers himself the winner; and declares that if the money is not paid to him he will summon the parties for it. Many distinguished amateurs betted heavily on Goatley. There was also an amateur rowing-match for a purse of sovereigns, excited considerable interest.

The English horse-races at Paris on the 14th, were very poorly attended. The fashion of the thing is over.

There was a foot-race on Monday, between Sheppard and Stevenson for 4001. a-side, a distance of ten miles, on Lord's Cricket Ground, St. John's Wood. They both ran pretty equally till nearly the close of the contest, when Stevenson got a-head and joined the race, leaving his antagonist about thirty yards behind him, The distance was run in fifty-three minutes and

twenty-three seconds.

A man named Muller lately walked 110 miles in twenty-four hours, on the Moor at Newcastle. His mother, who is sixty-four years of age, has undertaken to walk ninety-two miles in twenty-four successive hours.

There was a prize-fight, on Tuesday, at Shoarmere, on the borders of Bedfordshire, between two pugilists, Jones and Stockman, for 25/. a side. They fought forty-two rounds, and the brutal spectacle lasted one hour and six minutes. when Stockman was beaten. A second fight took'place between Pick and Waterman,which lasted fifteen minutes, and was decided in favour of Waterman.

The activity of Mr. Haines, one of the Birmingham constables, and some assistants, prevented the spectacle of a bull-baiting last week, at Edglaston wake, where upwards of one thousand people were congregated. The con- stables were annoyed with stones from the crowd ; but they seized one or two of the ringleaders, and took them to prison.

A public dinner was given at Inverness on Wednesday week, to Mr. Charles Grant ; the Provost of that town in the chair. The room was filled to overficiwing ; and many of the gentlamen present had travelled from thirty to fifty miles to attend the dinner, and show their respect for the representa- tive of the county. "Free trade," and the liberal policy of Messrs. Can- ning, Huskisson, and Grant, were duly commemorated.

A dinner was given at Edinburgh on Friday, by the Highland Club of Scotland, to Major-General David Stewart of Garth, previous to his leaving the country to assume the Government of St. Lucia. The Earl of Glasgow presided. The entertainment, including the toasts and speeches, partook largely of the nationality of the Scotch, and must have been interesting to those connected with the Highland Society or the Highland hills.

A correspondent of The Tunes gives an account of an odd enough scene at St. George's Church in the Borough ; and to show his classical reading, he entities it "A Sabine Wedding." "A few minutes before eleven o'clock on Thursday, a tolerably pretty girl, apparently under eighteen, decked out with a profusion of bridal ornaments, was seen rushing out of the front door of the church, and flying down the street with great velocity. In a few se- conds the fair fugitive was pursued by an old man, upon whose head some sixty summers had spent their fury : a lameness in one of his feet seemed to render the contest a very unequal one. However, the venerable bridegroom (for such in fact he was), forgetting his years and his infirmities, chased the lovely runaway with an ardour that would have done honour to his more ju- venile days. The race was long and ably contested. Tim young lady took the foot-path, while the old man, with more prudence, kept the carriage- road. Ever and anon did she cast an anxious look behind ; but, alas ! the crowded state of the foot-way presented so many obstructions to her course, that notwithstanding the start and considerable fleetness in her favour, her pursuer at length overtook her. He put his arms round her, but she obsti- nately refused to return ; wherefore, finding entreaty ineffectual, he took her in his arms, and amidst the loud huzzas of the multitude which the novelty of the scene had attracted to the spot, bore her back triumphantly to the church. Curiosity prompted us to enter with the party, when we learned that the bride hail been waiting the old fellow's arrival nearly an hour ; and whan at last he did come, indignant at the want of ardour he evinced by de- laying so long, she told him she never would have a man who kept her wait- ing at the altar, and rushed out of the church as already described. The master and mistress of the girl, and by whom she was very much respected, attended; but her master, when he saw the frightful disparity between the parties, absolutely refused to give her away ; so that the parish clerk was at length prevailed on to act as papa, when the bride pledged her troth to 'obey' with a pouting sullenness that gave a bad omen that she will long remember her promise. After waiting upwards of two hours in the vain hope that the crowd assembled outside the church to witness their departure would dis- perse, the party had to make their exit by a private door."

Some time since, the Lavine, from Trinidad for Belfast, put into Bermuda in a leaky state. She was condemned, and two vessels (the Belfast and the Griffin) were chartered to bring her cargo of sugars to Belfast. They arrived here about a fortnight ago, and discharged their cargoes. A few days since, a man of colour, who resides in the town, waited on a member of the Society of Friends, and informed him that there were twelve slaves on board of the Bermuda vessels. This fact having been communicated to the Movallen Branch of the London African Anti-Slavery Association, Messrs. Wakefield, Christie, Dawson, and Sinton, members, immediately repaired to Belfast, and waited on several of the Magistrates, and claimed their interference. The men who composed the crews of the vessels, eleven in number, were brought before the Magistrates, and the law giving liberty to every slave who touches the British shore, was explained to them. They were then asked, whether they wished to claim their freedom, or to return with theships ? Eight of them answered, that they wished to return to their friends and families ; the other three claimed their freedom. They were healthy, stout men, clean and well clothed ; and made no complaint either against the captain or their masters. The Society are to endeavour to find employment for the young men who remain. They all spoke English with tolerable fluency.

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A fire broke out, early on Sunday morning, in the house belonging to Mr. Gillet, pawnbroker, Old-street, which in half an hour destroyed the whole premises and the valuable stock in trade. The house was full of pledges belonging to poor people, many of whom will be ruined by the event. The damage is estimated at 5,0004 The other day, while a workman was gathering blackberries between Chris- tow and Canonteign, he had one of his fingers bitten by a viper. He after- wards killed the reptile, which was near three feet in length !

On the evening of Wednesday se'nnight, a floor-cloth painter named Joseph Stoaiittsw, was employed at the top of the manufactory of Mr. Hares, New- in,gton- causeway, removing some breadths of oil-cloth, when the batten or rafter on *hich he was standing broke asunder, and the painter was pre- cipitated to the ground floor head-foremost, a height of fifty feet. The poor man fell with such force that he broke away about two feet of the flooring ; his head went through the boards, and his shoulders were firmly fixed between the rafters. Assistance was immediately procured, and he was taken to the hospital. He had several ribs broken on both sides, and the spine was fractured in two places. He expired in about three hours. A coroner's jury sat on the body, and 'returned a verdict of accidental death. The head did not appear to have suffered any injury.

On Monday week, while the pupils of the Rev. Thomas Rowley, head master of the Grammar School at Bridgnorth, were bathing in the Severn, one of them, Master Robert Harding, son of the Rev. J. Harding, of Hope- say, went beyond his depth, and was drowned. When Mr. Rowley heard of the accident, he plunged into the river in search of the body. It was found; but having been more than an hour under water, every attempt to restore animation proved fruitless. The body of Mr. Cornish, Comptroller of Customs at Ilfracombe, has been found to the southward of the Mumble Head. It was much disfigured, from the length of time it had been in the water. On Saturday evening, as Madame Dufour, a French lady residing in Northampton-square, St. John-street-road, and her granddaughter, a fine girl about twelve years old, were crossing from. Smithfield into St. John's- street, they were jammed in between a country waggon with a team and a hay-cart meeting in opposite directions. Two gentlemen passing at the moment, called out to the drivers, who pulled up time enough to save the lady and child from being crushed to pieces. They were both severely bruised in the arms and shoulders, and their bonnets broken, in their efforts to extricate themselves. Madame Dufour was recommended to go to the nearest surgeon ; but the old lady, in broken English, said, " Oh no, go to no strange doctor ; I have my family physician near my house." A dray was on Tuesday driven over a poor fruit-woman, in Carnaby-street; four of her ribs were broken, and she is not expected to recover.

Mr. Hughes, of Addle-street, Aldermansbury, took his seat yesterday se'rmight, on the Magnet coach from Liverpool to Birmingham. On the road he was seized with apoplexy ; and when the coach arrived at Birmingham, lie was found quite dead. The extensive premises of Mr. Derbyshire, cabinet-maker, Upper White- cross-street, Old-street-road, were on Tuesday evening completely destroyed by fire. The family were absent, and returned just in time to witness the total destruction of their premises, furniture, all the timber of high value standing in the yard of the factory, together with an extensive stock of ma- nufactured goods in the cabinet and tupholstery line, and a valuable portion of property of the same kind, left for safety by a lady in Mr. Derbyshire's care for sale. It is said that the premises are insured. About eight years ago, a similar fire occurred on the same site. A part of the east wing of the ancient cathedral of Ilexham, (now used as the parish-church,) fell on Tuesday week, and broke through the roof of a building adjoining, called the Old School, in which were deposited the town- lamps, all of which were demolished. The Bang-up coach between Birmingham and Liverpool was overturned on the 5th inst.. on a common between Newcastle and Brereton-green, about a mile short of the latter place,. and although there were sixteen passengers besides the coachman, they all escaped without a single fracture ; some of them' however, suffered seriously from the violence of the concussion and from bruises.

The wife of a butcher in Birmingham was found by her husband, a few mornings since, lying undressed on the fluor of a room, dreadfully scorched, and quite dead. Her tobacco-box and pipe were found near her ; and it is supposed that she had gone to smoke, fallen asleep, and set her night-clothes on fire.

A poor woman was, on Monday, removed from Jones's Court, St. Giles's, to the work-house ; but before she reached it, she fell down in the chair from exhaustion, and died in half an hour after. She was ill in health, and with- out necessary food. Her husband, who works in Bristol, sent her 5s. each week ; but of this she paid 4s. for her lodgings, leaving Is. for the support of herself and child, besides the little she occasionally gained by selling laces about the street. When the men went to convey her to the workhouse, they found her in a state unfit for removal ; but the landlord insisted that "nut she must go," distressed as she was, and nearly naked.

A postchaise came down the Butter-market, last week, and in taking the corner adjoining the Abbeygate-street, at a sharp pace, the pole came for- cibly in contact with a pony-chaise which stood at a door opposite, before the postilion could rein up his horses. The back part of the pony-chaise was carried away, leaving the seat and a man upon it uninjured, and almost undisturbed.—Suffolk Herald.

On Saturday afternoon, as the Rev. Greville Ewing, of Glasgow, with his lady, accompanied by another gentleman and two ladies, were proceeding in an open carriage to visit the Falls of the Clyde, the carriage was unfortu- nately overturned at a dangerous part of the road, and the party were pre- cipitated among the trees. One of Mrs. Ewing's legs was broken above the ankle, and the, bone protruded far without the skin. All the others of the party were more or less injured, except Mr. Ewing. Mrs. Ewing died on Sunday, and the other sufferers are still seriously indisposed.

On Saturday, while Captain Nordstrum, of the Swedish ship Storphenston, lying off Greenwich, was standing at the top of the hatchway of the ship, for the purpose of seeing if it was necessary to take in more ballast, he fell down and struck against the bottom of the hold. The injury he received was of so serious a nature, that he died almost immediately.

On Thursday week, as a lamp-lighter was standing upon a ladder, cleaning a lamp, at Bishopsgate workhouse, the wheel of a passing cart came against the ladder, and precipitated the man to the ground. He died soon after.

On Tuesday, as Mr. and Mrs. Rogers were proceeding in a one-horse chaise from Ramsgate to Broadstairs, the horse suddenly took fright, and set off at a furious gallop. On Mr. Rogers endeavouring to curb him, the reins broke, and the chaise coming in contact with a post, Mr. and Mrs. Rogers were thrown out. The former pitched on his head, and was killed upon the spot. Mrs. Rogers had a leg and thigh broken, the latter a compound fracture.

On Saturday evening, a boy two years of age, son of Mr. Perry, King- street, fell into a pan Full of hot water which his mother had placed near the fire. The child died next day, About two o'clock on Thursday morning, the inmates of the Cooper's Arms, Moakwell-street, Cripplegate, were aroused from their slumbers by a cry of "fire" from persons in the street. Mr. Dix, the landlord, with his family and several lodgers, instantly arose, and as every chance of escape by the front entrances was rendered impracticable from the ascendency of the

flames' they got out by the roof of the building. A lodger named Smith, an

invalid, perished in the flames, as he was attempting to escape. The inmates had scarcely escaped in a state of nudity, when the fire raged through the whole building ; and it, and all its contents, were soon reduced to a heap of ruins. The stock of the landlord is insured; but some of the lodgers lost every thing they possessed.

A woman was murdered last week, near the village of Hospittle, not far from Limerick. The story told by Jeremiah Hayes, her husband, is that they had left the village with the intention of coming to Limerick. They had not proceeded far, when they were assailed by two armed men, who knocked him down, and carried away his wife. Hayes himself having escaped in the confusion, alarmed the farmers and police ; and after a search, the body of his wife was found on the road-side with her head and face mangled, her throat cut, and stabbed in different places. The evidence which the mane'ic- trates have acquired, seems to implicate the husband himself, and he has been committed for trial. Four homicides have been committed in Limerick within the last three weeks.

The persons engaged in the robbery of the stamps from the Bull and Mouth Inn, have had the impudence, though in a round-about way, to pro- pose to the Commissioners of Stamps a compromise for the restoration of the stolen stamps, through a person employed in their solicitor's office. It was refused ; but unfortunately so much caution was observed, that it was quite impossible to place a legal hand on, or to obtain any clue to the discovery of, the principals. The proposition added to the activity of the Commissioners' exertions. From some information that had reached Mr. Pressly, a supposi- tion was entertained that the goods bad reached the East end of the town, and that they were in the hands of the person who so cleverly managed the Warwick notes. An application was made at one of the district police-offices, and the aid of the magistrates was granted, but has proved futile. The gentle- man who waited on the magistrates mentioned that an offer of compromise was made, which, considering the magnitude of the property, was on mode- rate terms ; but anxious if possible to put an end to the destructive system, the Government was determined, even if it cost them more than the entire sum lost, to bring the perpetrators to punishment. The terms proposed by the negotiator were 1,500/. in sovereigns, in addition to the 500/. offered as the reward. Stamps are so difficult to identify, that it is supposed the robbers will easily get thefts turned into cash. An inquest was held at Shadwell on Monday, on the body of a seaman who committed suicide on Friday, in the church. He was found quite dead, hanging from the hand-rail of the pulpit with a wound in his neck. A bloody razor was found in his pocket. Verdict—insanity.

An inquest was held on Monday, at Greenwich, on the body of an old pen- sioner who was found dead on Saturday in the urinal on the north side of the building. The deceased was in good health and spirits on Friday after- noon ; and as there was no evidence to show how he came into the situation in which he was found, the Jury returned a verdict, "That the deceased was found suffocated in the public vault of Greenwich Hospital, but how or by what means he came there, was to them unknown."

A Coroner's Jury sat on Tuesday, at Clerkenwell, on the body of William Davis, aged thirty-six, who had destroyed himself by taking oxalic acid. The deceased, it appears had been unsuccessful in life ; and having given himself up to intoxication, he was deserted by his friends, and without the means of procuring subsistence. Verdict—insanity.

Another inquest was held at Burlington-gardens, on the body of Mr. Racine, a native of France and teacher of languages, who was found hanging dead in his kitchen. He had for some time been melancholy, and refused to sleep with his wife. Verdict—insanity.

A paper-maker in Dorsetshire was last week convicted, at the Wimborne petty sessions, in penalties amounting to 60001., which were afterwards miti- gated to 15001. An inquest was held on Tuesday, in Marshall-street, on the body of Anthony Thomas, aged twenty-nine, who hanged himself in the wash-house of his lodgings. He was a widower, having three young children depending upon him. For the last two months he had been out of employment, and his family had suffered great distress. On Monday evening he seemed very unhappy, and remarked to a friend, that he was tired of life. Verdict—tem- porary derangement.

On the same day, William Wood, foot-boy in the service of Mrs. Mathews, who resides in Nottingham-street, Manchester-square, shot himself with a pistol. It appeared that the deceased had formed a connexion with a female

in the neighbourhood, who had disappointed him. Verdict—temporary de- rangement. About midnight, on Sunday, a gang of thieves attempted to break into the house of Mr. Lawrence, Cottage-grove, Mile-end. He was awakened by the noise ; and having discovered the robbers from the window, he fired his pistols at them. There was blood on the ground next morning; and one of the robbers was probably wounded.

It is complained, and with great reason, that after all the trouble and expense attending the prosecutions of some of the most notorious thieves, these gentry are to be met with in the streets of London, even though their conviction has been recorded, and they have been subjected to be trans- ported for life. There is one convict in particular who has been a notorious thief for many years, and was sentenced some years ago to be transported for life. This fellow has been seen about the city within the last few days. The royal pardon could scarcely have been extended to a person of so infamous a character. It is certain that there are more thieves now in the metropolis than have ever appeared before at this season of the year, and the officers of police are quite at a loss to know why so many of the old thieves, who were never expected to be seen in this country again, are now about the town.—New Times.

It appears that Cadoni, the well-known mountebank, has not had legerde- main enough to preserve himself from the fangs of the law. At the con- clusion of Paisley fair, Cadoni, finding his ordinary tricks beginning to fail, resorted to the expedient of a lottery, as a means of raising the wind, the prizes of which were a boll of meal or 20s., and a fat pig or 40s. The bait took, and the shillings poured in. A barber gained the meal, and the prize ticket for the pig was drawn by a female. Unfortunately, however, the woman happened to be in debt, and her creditors became so clamorous for a share of the lucky windfall, that she was obliged to divulge the truth, that she was employed by Cadoni's landlady to be the drawer of the prize, and to make sure of the mountebank knowing her, on holding up her hand for a prize, she was ) wipe her mouth with her apron. This was done, and she immediately gut the ticket encircled with the words "the pig." She then mounted the stage, proclaimed her good fortune, and preferred the money in cash, which she got, but, accordin.e to previous concert, it was all given back

except 5s. for her trouble. The barber who got the meal ticket was also found to have acted a similar part in the deception. The parties having been

congregated before the magistrates Cadoni was fined in 15/., or 90 days' confinement in Bridewell, his landlady was amerced in 31. 13s. 6d, and the poor barber was fined in 154—Glasgow Chronicle. A few evenings since a very serious accident occurred by the explosion of gas at the house of Mr. Bulcock, printseller, facing St. Mary's Church, Strand. Some alteration being necessary in the front area of the house a leakage took place from the gas-pipe, and a workman most imprudently bringing a light to examine the fracture, a violent explosion took place, by which Mr. Bulcock was blown off his legs, his face, and hands seriously burnt, and but for his fall being broken by the assistant, his skull would pro- bably have been fractured against a wall.

A fire occurred at Margate, on Wednesday evening, which destroyed four houses. The inmates escaped ; but a considerable part of their furniture was destroyed.

On Thursday afternoon, as Dr. Owen, of 20, Dorset-street, Portman- square, was riding on horseback in George-street, in that neighbourhood, the horse took fright at the barking of a large dog, and started off with the ut- most speed in the direction of Montague-square. Dr. Owen lost all colli- mate' over the hcirse, and was so terrified that he let go the reins, and held by the front of the saddle. Several persons who attempted to stop the animal were knocked down and much injured. On reaching Montague-square, the horse ran against the area railings in front of the house of Mr. Perry, and Dr. Owen was thrown with great violence against the street-door, and his skull was fractured and several of his ribs were broken. He was immediately conveyed to his residence, about five hundred yards from the spot, when it was discovered that lie was quite dead. The head and shoulders of the horse were dreadfully lacerated ; and in consequence of the extraordinary violence with which he rushed against the railings, several of them were broken.

On the evening of yesterday week, the house of Mr. Jonas, diamond-mer- chant, Regent-street, Litnehouse, was entered by thieves who carried off property to a large amount, consisting of jewellery, gold and silver watches, and plate of various descriptions. Mr. Jonas's son was the only member of the family who was at home when the robbery was committed. At an early hour in the morning, he was awakened by a noise in the room adjoining his bed-room; and he saw the door of his room opened and a man enter with a lantern in his hand. He instantly called out; when the man said to him, "Hold your tongue, no one means to hurt you." He then lay quiet, and the man took down his watch from a heek where it bung, and left the room.

An unfortunate lad, aged seventeen, has fallen a victim to an infuriated pander to a brothel, in the village of Warboys. On Saturday evening, some boys assembled round the obnoxious house, and threw stones at the doors and windows. Their numbers were increased by the arrival of some la- bourers; and two men sallied from the house armed with sticks and began to beat the parties who annoyed them. One of the men was disarmed ; he then ran to the house, seized a loaded gun, and fired. The shot lodged in the body of John Grange, and he died in half an hour. The man was after- wards apprehended and committed to prison. A coroner's jury returned a verdict of wilful murder.

On Wednesday sennight, a convict made his escape from the Dolphin hulk at Chatham ; and next day three convicts escaped from the Ganymcde con- vict ship at Woolwich.

On Monday, a decent-looking man attempted to drown himself in the Thames, near Blackfriars bridge. He had come to London from Twyford, in Hampshire, and was labouring under poverty and disease, partly the con- sequence of his own conduct ; and as he ;could not bear up against these evils, he had determined on suicide. The magistrate admonished him, and made bins sensible of the wickedness of his intention. He expressed contri- tion, and was thankful for obtaining admittance as an out-door patient of Guy's Hospital.

The house of Mr. A. Freit, 13, Gun-square, Houndsditch, was entered between nine and ten o'clock on Friday morning, and robbed of money in bank-notes and gold to the amount of upwards of 1000/. besides a large quantity of wearing apparel.

A butcher in Leicester lately preferred a charge before the magistrates against a man for having sold him part of a cat in place of a rabbit. The magistrates ridiculed the butcher for not having discovered the imposition ; and advised the complainant to turn the tables on the defendant by selling him horse-flesh for beef. • We last week mentioned an attempt to poison Mr. Gude's dog at Battersea. Two other dogs in the village, that had by their fidelity excited the particular enmity of thieves, have since been poisoned. Their stomachs, on inspection, were found to contain raw beef, heavily loaded with arsenic.

One of the fellows lately brought up to Bow-street, as the head of a gang of swindlers, has a share in three gaming-houses in the neighbourhood of St. James's-street. —Morning Herald.

A daring and extensive robbery has been committed on Mr. Scott, so- licitor, of 15, Lincoln's-inn-fields, by a confidential clerk. The property with which he has af;conded, consists of thirty 10/. Bank of England notes, all dated the 6th of August last, and numbered from 281 to 310 inclusive ; besides upwards of IOU in gold, a 5/. Bank-note, and other monies. The principal sum of 400/. had been received by him from Mr. Dyneley, of Gray's-inn, on the settlement of a purchase, while Mr. Scott was absent at Lancaster, on the 3d of September, on which day the clerk left the office under the plea of indisposition, and never returned. The tame of the clerk is George William Dodd; he is an admitted Irish attorney, and a native of Limerick, where his friends reside, and is well known in Dublin. He professed himself a .letliodist, and stated that he had been driven from his native country by religious persecution. The robbery was not detected till Mr. Scott's return to town on the 15th instant, as all trace of the letters, Rr.c., relating to the business had been destroyed. Dodd had always maintained a high character.

An audacious robbery was a few days since committed in the house of Mr. Caddett, of Clarence-terrace, Regent's Park. It was effected by a person who drove up to the door in a chaise, accompanied by another man, dressed in livery. On inquiring for Mr. Caddett, and finding he was from home, he unceremoniously walked into the parlour, and ordere:l 'lie black lad to fetch him some grease for his chaise-wheel. The lad heir. ::)cquainted with the person, went only to the head of the stairs, and des: ! he cook to bring it up ; and during his momentary absence, the stran:;et u..accaled a morocco writing-desk under his cloak, and hurried out of the room. The desk con- tained Bank of England notes to the amount of 2001, and various memoran- dums of importance. The servant immediately suspected the fellow had stolen something, and ran to detain him ; but before he could reach him, he had jumped into the chaise, and in a minute was out of sight, and has not biLlCe been heard of.

From the increase of piracy in the West Indies, it has been found neces- sary to strengthen the squadron stationed off Cuba for its prevention, by the addition of four King's ships. During a gale on the evening of the 12th, the sloop Elizabeth of Hull, foundered as she was wearing for Whitby-harbour. The crew, three in number, together with a female, took the boat ; but it upset, and all were drowned.

About eight o'clock on the evening of the 15th, the Columbine steam. packet, from London to Boulogne, with two hundred and fifty passengers on board, struck on a reef of rocks which run about a mile front the shore, near the little harbour of Ambleteuse. The shock was so violent, that several persons were thrown on their knees ; and she became instantly fixed and filled with water. The sea happened to be exceedingly calm, otherwise many lives would have been lost; as it was, only the baggage suffered. Fishing-boats having been collected, the passengers were all got safe to shore. The Columbine is much damaged, but it is supposed that she will be got off.

Letters from Malta state, that Mr. Macgill of Greenock, has succeeded in establishing, under the auspices of the Greek Government and that of Malta, a packet to ply between the Island and Napoli di Romani. A Netherlands Journal relates the following remarkable instance of female courage:" A Dutch vessel, the Vrouw Alide, bound from Neustadt to Amster- dam, with a cargo of corn, was totally lost on the 16th of August, near the isle of Langeroog. The men of the island looked on without employing a single effort to afford assistance ; but the women rushed among the billows, al- though they were in great danger of perishing, and brought to land a cable of the vessel, by means of which they saved the crew." By the upsetting of a small boat last week, off the isle of Arran, two men were drowned.

THE RAT AND THE RATTLE-SNAKES.---We recently witnessed a circum- stance which we believe is rather a singular one in the history of the animal

world. A rat was thrown into a box containing one hundred living rattle- snakes, for the purpose of showing the manner of attack by these reptiles. When first thrown into the box, he evidently excited considerable displeasure amongst the serpents, at the sight of such an intruder. They, however, made no immediate attack upon him, but put their heads rather boldly around him, apparently for the purpose of examining his make and quality. The rat taking this impertinence in high dudgeon, soon began to play his part among his new comrades, by adopting their own mode of warfare, and biting every one that presumed to come within his reach. His usual aim would be at the

head and neck of the snakes, where he would fasten his teeth so firmly, that they would frequently drag him the whole length of the box before he would let go his hold. In this way he soon became master of the field, and by merely turning his head towards them, the snakes would retreat to the back- ground for safety. However, to close the scene, after the rat had been in the box four or five hours, one young snake, of more courage than his com- panions, placed himself in a posture of attack, and by one effectual blow, put a period to the conquests of the warrior rat.—sinterican Paper, PARTRIDGE KILLED BY A WEASEL—A few days since, while some work- men, at the farm of Gordonhall, in Badenoch, were walking homewards across a field, they started a covey of partidges ; the birds not unaccustomed to such harmless visitations, flew slowly across the field, and at no great ele- vation from its surface, when, in passing over a dyke, a weasel sallied out and in a twinkling brought down one of the birds. The men proceeded to the spot and found the partridge in the " dead-thraw" fairly decapitated, as if by the mere touch of its diminutive foe.—Inverness courier.

The Stirling paper mentions some singular freaks of a boy, a servant on a farm near Kelso, who is in the habit of getting up and walking in his sleep, al- most every night. At one time he makes his way to the stable and mounts his favourite horse, which not unfrequently welcomes his approach with a neigh ; at another time he may be seen driving a cow before him to the field ; and he was once observed on the roof of the barn, exhibiting, with apparent pleasure, all the manoeuvres of a rider. In one of his fits of somnambulism, he made his way to the barn-yard, pulled down a cart which was standing on end, and dragged it a considerable distance towards an adjoining field, till the wheels slipped out of the track, and stuck fast in a ditch. As to re-- move it was beyond his strength,'the boy was obliged to return, vexed, fati- gued, and discomfited, to his humble bed in the hay-loft, there to sleep away his disappointment.

A leap unparalleled in the annals of horse history, has lately been accom- plished in the neighbourhood of Coventry. On Friday last, as Mr. Brown, of Nuneaton Colliery, was returning, in a gig, from Coventry, his horse took fright and running away, leaped at Cotton toll-gate, which is about seven feet high ; when the animal fully cleared the gate, and bringing the gig after him, and in contact with the upper bars of the gate, which were broken, the gig, with two persons in it, passed over undamaged Mr. Brown and another gentleman were in the vehicle at the time, and though flung out with great violence, also escaped from any serious injury.—C'orentry Observer.

A rose noble, one of the singularly beautiful gold coins of the reign of Edward the Third, was lately turned up by the plough in a field belonging to Sir George Armytage, of Kirklees Park, at Crossley in Mirfield. It is nearly the size of half a crown, but not so thick,

Our friends beyond the Border have a very different opinion of improvident expenditure, from that which is entertained in this country, where charges for rose-water and other elegances form part of the bills for parochial dinners. The Aberdeen Journal states, that the following bill, contracted at a respect- able tavern by two persons who had rendered services to the Committee of the Poor's Hospital, was denominated by the Committee as "monstrous, shameful and improvident :"—Supper for two 38.; porter, 18. 2d.; toddy, 28.; waiter, 10d.,—in all, seven shillings.

It is rumoured among the lettered portion of the neighbourhood of St. Paul's, that the great literary baronet of the north undaunted by his former ill-success in the " bookselling line," is about to become the sleeping, or, to speak more properly, the waking partner, in an extensive and flourishing publishing concern, one of the partners of which has recently retired from business. -

A gentleman of York went over to the Scarborough Musical Festival, and took up his quarters at Donner's Hotel. All the beds in the inn were en- gaged, and he was provided with one at a neighbouring house, where his sleep was by no means refreshing, owing to an unusual and unpleasant smell in the room. On the following day he perceived that a coffin was concealed under his bed; and in the course of . the same day, the silent companion of his slumbers was carried forth to.burial.—Doncoster Gazette. A large wheat-stack belongng to Mr. C. Mossop, of High Monkwray, near Whitehaven' which had stood in his stack-yard near two years, was taken down a few days ago, and was found to contain seven hundred and fifteen full-grown rats ; the whole of which, with the exception of seven which were fortunate enough to escape, were destroyed by dogs. The stack was com- pletely hollowed out, and nearly the whole of the grain destroyed, by the vermin ; what remained was unfit for use.—Carlisle Journal.

On Thursday sennight the young Duke of Reichstadt, son of the late Em- peror Napoleon Buonaparte, accompanied by several distinguished foreigners, visited that object of general admiration, our beautiful castle, the seat of the Earl of Warwick.—Leamington Spa Courier. [It is conjectured that some youth must have assumed the name of the young Napoleon, probably by way of joke.'

At the University of Munich last year there were 1632 students. There are no fewer than 80 ordinary and extraordinary professors and tutors, as well as a few professors honorary, at this University. The University library con- tains 105,600 works in various languages on different subjects.

According to official returns there were 10,141 students at the Spanish Unisersities last year. At the University of Gottingen the number of students in June amounted to 1,371, at the University of Tubingen, to 781, at the University of Heidel- berg, to 787, and at the University of Wurzburg, to 641.

The widow of Dr. Gall the phrenologist has addressed a letter to the Paris Journals, denying that there existed any ground for imputing atheistical doc- trines to her husband. The reason, she says, why he did not receive at his death the consolations of Christianity was, that for five days prelionsly, and up to the period of his dissolution, lie was totally deprived of reason. She quotes various passages from his works, for the purpose of proving the deep conviction he felt of the existence of an all-wise Creator.

An inhabitant of Florae, department of the Lozene, dieti recently, after having bequeathed a fortune of 400,000E to the rector of the place. The re- latives were about to commence proceedings, in order to set aside the will, but such a step has been rendered unnecessary by the rector's renunciation of his claim.—Galignani's Messenger.

The comet, the appearance of which was some time ago calculated by as- tronomers, is now visible to the naked eye. It is situated in longitude about

10 degrees of Aries, and 35 degrees north latitude. It may be advan- tageuusly seen, if the weather permits, during any part of the evening. At eight o'clock it is nearly in the direction of E.N.E., and is about 30 degrees above the horizon. It is in the East about 10 o'clock, at an elevation of about 50 degrees. The nucleus and coma are distinctly discernible ; the train or tail is very short, in a southward direction.—Winchester Journal.

The comet called Encke's comet, was observed at Glasgow, according to the Glasgow Chronicle, on the 4th, by means of a common telescope, such -as is called by sailors a day and night glass. Its apparent course in the hea- vens is from the bright star in the head of the Ram, to the bright star in the head of Andromeda; which star it will eclipse in its apparent transit of the equinoctial colure, on the evening of October 10. A Moscow Journal contains the following article :—" On the 4th of Feb- ruary, a phenemenon equally extraordinary and magnificent was observed at Kiaihta, in Siberia. At sunrise, the cold being extremely severe, himin. ous rays, known in Siberia by the name of the sun's ears, were perceived on both sides of that planet.—At ten o'clock in the morning these rays changed into brilliant parhelions. An immense whitish column, similar to a comet's tail, issued from the sun, which had already risen to a great elevation, and took the direction of the west ; there was formed throughout the whole ex- tent of the heavens a regular circle, at the circumference of which were seen seven images of the sun, pale and without rays, situated at an equal distance from the real sun and from each other. The sun, moreover, reflected in the atmosphere four large white circles, disposed so as to form a pyramid, and of which two were circumscribed in the above-mentioned circle, whilst the other two were in the part of the horizon opposite to the sun. h was re- markable that there should have been four circles in the large one ; but one of them was effaced by the brightness of the sun, and of another only half could be seen, resplendent with the colours of the rainbow. It is to be re- gretted that this phenomenon, which continued till nearly noon, was not ob- served by astronomers."

Colonel Fabvier, who distinguished himself so greatly in Greece, has ar- rived in Toulon.

Dr. Halloran, transported to New South Wales some years hack for forg- ing - in a frank, is now delivering a series of lectures on rational Christianity in Sydney.

The Canton Register of the 15th January, announces the failure of Mars- hoff, the great Hong merchant of Canton, for the sum of twelve hundred thousand dollars. The failure, it is said, results from the Government claim- in" long arrears of import and export duties. °A. Calcutta paper mentions, that a man having died in April, of a prevail- ing disease, his wife expressed a desire to burn herself alive with her hus-

band. Some European gentlemen of respectability being present, the wo- man could not be bound down as usual, and when the flames rose, being unable to bear the torture, she made her escape from the pile. She would have been forced back but for the interference of the European gentlemen.

Accounts from Rome to the 1st current, say, that for the last three months there had been a constant drought. Not one blade of grass remained in all the.Campagna Romana, and in some places the forests had caught fire. The cattle were perishing for want of water. In the village of Rakhun, near Boorhanpore, such an immense concourse of people, consisting of pedlars, dadoo punthees, sunyases, and others, had assembled, that the number of persons was supposed to be at least 150,000. At the time the crowd was the thickest, suddenly a most pestilential and deadly wind began to blow, and the people abandoning their property, fled they knew not whither. Great numbers perished on the spot. The news- writer says, that the whole of the merchandise collected there was given to the wind. It was wonderful, he adds, what could have become of so vast a multitude in so short a time. The virulence of the poisonous blast, however, at length abated, and the dadoo-punthees and sunyases, and others that re- mained, fell into desperate strife, in which many were killed and wounded. The loss of property was beyond calculation.—Indian Paper. There are forty thousand Jews in Holland, and it is a notorious fact that only one of the whole of theM keeps his shop open on the Sabbath. He lives in Amsterdam.—Mrld.

There is an orange-tree in the garden at Versailles, which is well &seer. tamed to be above four hundred years old, having been sown in 14211