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OUTLINE MAPS of ANCIENT GEOGRA- PHY, being a Selection, by Dr. Butler, from D'An- vilie's Ancient Atlas, intended as Practical Exercises for the Pupil to fill up, on Drawing Colombier, Folio. Price IQs 6d. 6. A SKETCH of MODERN and ANCIENT GF. OGRAPAY, for the Use of Schools, in 8 « <>. the 6th Edition. Os. Bds. 7. A PRAXIS on the LATIN PREPOSITIONS, being an Attempt to illustrate their Origin, Signifi- cation, and Government, in Ihe Way of Exercise, for Ihe Use of Schools. In Svo. Price 7s. 6d. bound. Printed for Longman, Hursl, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green. ^ aiejs by aucttotr. TO- MORROW. ALVELEYT SALOP. BY MR. BENTLEY, At tbe Inn, in the Village of Alveley, in the County of Salop, on Thursday, lhe2d Day of September, 1824, at Four o'Clock in the Afternoon, subject to Conditions of Sale lo be then Si there produced : LOT I. ALL those TWO COTTAGES or Tenements, with. a Blacksmith's Shop, and other Outbuildings, aud also a large Garden, and a Piece or Parcel of rich Arable LAND, containing ' together 2A. 2R. OP. or thereabouts ( more or less), called BAYNHAM'S, aud situate by the Road Side leading- from Alveley aforesaid to Upper Areley, now in the Occupation of Benjamin White and others. LOT II. All that COTTAGE and Garden, and also Three. Pieces or Parcels of rich Pasture LAND, containing together 9A. 2R. OP. or thereabouts ( more or less), situate near the above Lot, and called THE STIFFENING HOUSE. The above Premises are Copyhold of Inheritance, and are held under the Mauors of Upper Areley and Alveley aforesaid, or one of them, and are bounded ou all or most Parts by Lands of tbe Earl of Mountuorris, For further Particulars apply to THE AUCTIONEER, or Mr. CURTLER, Solicitor, Droitwich. HXGLEY. BY T. B. ROBERTS, At the Ball Inn, in Bridgnorth, in the County of Salop, on Saturday, the 4th Day of September next,, at 4 o'Clock in the Afternoon ( unless sooner disposed of by Private Contract, of which due Notice will bfe given), subject to such Conditions as will then and there be produced : ALL that newly- erected MESSUAGE or Dwelling House, called WOODHII. L, with the Barn, Stables, and other Buildings, Or- chard^, Gardens, and Appurtenances thereto be- longing, situate in the Parish of HIGLEY, in the County of Salop and all those several Pieces of LAND adjoining the said Dwelling House, lying within a Ring Fence, containing in the Whole, by Admeasurement, 26A. 311. or thereabouts, and now iu the Occupation of Mr. GEORGE PITT, the Pro- prietor. The Estate is Freehold of Inheritance, and is situate within 6 Miles of the Town of Bridgnorth, 7 of Bewdley, and 9 of Kidderminster. The Mes- suage and Buildings are in substantial Repair, the Lands fertile and in a high State of Cultivation, and the Orchards well planted and very productive. Mr. PITT will shew the Premises and further Particulars may he had of Messrs. PRITCHARD, Solicitors, Broseley. August 1 6lh, 1824. BRIERLEY KILL vmrn & mmm* w/ mm* \ NEAR STOURBRIDGE. - dalesrty auction* I BROADWAY HALL ESTATE. BY J. BROOME, At Ihe Crown and Star Inn, Bishop's Castle, on Friday, the 10th of September next, unless sooner disposed of by Private Contract, together, or in Lots; rpHE FREEHOLD ESTATE, called 1. BROADWAY HALL, with 129 Acres of LAND, situate in the fertile Vale of CHUHCHSTOKB, in the County of Montgomery. As an Investment for a moderate Capital, this Property will be found truly desirable. The Pre- mises adjoin the Road leading from Welshpool to Bishop's Castle, being within 4 Miles of the latter. The Situation of the House is beautiful, command- ing most extensive and romantic Views of the sur- rounding Country. The greater Part of the Land consists of a rich Sward upon a strong Loam, well watered with fertilizing Streams, which run through most of the Fiejds. There is a good M A LTHOUSE and excellent WATER CORN MILL upon the Estate ; the Whole in a fine Southern Aspect. To a Person wishing to Build, few Situations offer so many Advantages, there being most excel- lent Building Stone and Sand upou the Premises. To a Person wishing to engage in the Grazing, Malting, or Milling Business, it is just the Thing. If a Sportsman, he would enjoy the Advantage of an immense Scope of Country, abounding with Game, over which he might Sport. It is near to a very good Market, and within a Mile of the Church. The Poor Rates and other Outgoings are moderate, and the Common Right upon the Roundtain and Todley Hills unlimited. Half the Purchase Money might remain secured upon the Premises, if required. For further Particulars apply to the Proprietor, Mr. STARR ; or to Mr. A. D. JONES, Court Cal- more, Montgomery, with whom a Map of the Estate is left. On MONDAY, the 20th Day of September, 1824, at tbe Eagles Inn, in the Town or Machynlleth, iu theCountv of Montgomery, between the Hours of six and eight o'Clock in the Afternoon ( unless previously disposed of privately, in which Case due Notice will he given), and subject to Condi- tions of Sale: rjlHAT commodious and very desirable JL HOUSE, called whmmm* most eligibly situated in the said Town of MACHYN- LLETH, comprising, in the Area, a Brew- house, a Wash- house, Larder, Dairy, Wine and Ale Cellars, and Coal- house ; on the Ground Floor, a Drawing Room, Dining Room, Breakfast Parlour, Kitchen, and Butler's Pantry ; on the first Floor, four Bed Rooms aud Dressing Room; and in the Atticks, three excellent Bed Rooms and Laundry ; with detached Offices, and a most productive Walled Garden ; aud also a three- stalled Stable, Cow- house, Piggery, Grainery, and Gig- house ; most conveniently situated, and the Whole in perfect Repair. LOT II. Also all those TWO newly- erected HOUSES, with a Walled Garden at the Back, situate near the before mentioued Premises, one occupied by the Proprietor as an Office, and the other held by Miss Pugh, Milliner. The Purchaser of the first Lot may be accommo- dated with Four, Eight, or Twelve Acres of fertile Land, within less than a Quarter of a Mile from the Town, at a moderate Annual Rent. For a View of the Premises, and for Particulars, tpply to the Proprietor, Mr. THOMAS JONES, of Machynlleth, who is going- to remove bis Residence. All Letters must be Post- paid. SHROPSHIRE. | Manor, valuable Freehold Estates. THE MANOR OF WHIXALL, IN the Parish of PRESS, in the County of Salop, with several excellent FARMS, and sundry small TENEMENTS and LANDS, situate in the Town- ship of WHIXALI. aforesaid, containing together about Nine Hundred and Sixtv Acres, will he offered for SALE BY AUOTJON, in various Lois, in or about the Mouth of October next, unless pre- viously disposed of by Private Contract. Time and Place of Sale, with further Particulars, will appear in future Papers. Applications may be made toRlOHAttn Fox, Esq. Citadel, near Hawkstone: WILLIAM JFLLICOE, Esq. Bcigbterton, near Shiffnal ; or Mr. NICKSQN, Solicitor, Weill; all in the County of Salop. Went, July 26III, 1824, A1 5To fit $ mmptortl|) SjoUJ, Pursuant to an Order of the High Court of Chancery, made in a Cause " BISHOP versus RUFFORD," with the Approbation of WILLIAM COURTENAY, Esquire, oue of the Masters ofthe said Court, BY MR. ROUND, ( The Person appointed bv the said Muster), at the Talbot Hotel, in Stourbridge, in the County of Worcester, ou Saturday, the 25th Dav of Septem- ber. 1824, at Four o'Clock in the Afternoon, IN ONE LOT; ALL those very extensive and complete IRON and STEEL WORKS, situate in a populous Neighbourhood, upon the Banks of the Dudley Canal, iu the Parish of KINGSWINPORD, in the County of Stafford, about Two Miles and a Half fr. oui Stourbridge, called or kuown by the Name of THE BRIEULEY lltLL JROK AND STEEL WORKS, with the MESSUAGES, BUILDINGS, LANDS, STEAM ENGINES, FURNACES, Machinery, Goods, Chattels, and Effects, upon and belonging to the same, late in the Occupation of William Hornblower, a Bankrupt. The Premises, which are Freehold of Inheritance, consist of Three powerful Steam Engines working H Forge, and Two Rolling and Slitting Mills for the manufacturing of Rods, Bars, Plates, and Sheet Iron, capable of making, from Two to Three Hun- dred Tons per Week ; with the Fineries, Puddling Furnaces, Warehouses, and other Buildings belong- ing thereto. Also extensive new- erected Furnaces for convert- ing and casting Steel, with Warehouses and other necessary Erections; aud a complete Gas House for lighting the Works'and Offices. And ajso a capital modern- built MANSION HOUSE, with convenient Stables, Coach House, Outbuildings, and Offices, a large Garden walled round, asmall Dwelling House, Weighing Machine and House, and upwards of Five Acres of Land, including the Sites ofthe Works and Buildings. These Works, which are considered equal to any of the Kind in this Part of the Kingdom, are sur- rounded by very extensive and inexhaustible Col- lieries, and are most advantageously situated for tbe Supply of tbe London, Liverpool, and Bristol Markets. N. B. The Goods, Chattels, an, d Effects upon and belonging to the Premises, will be specified in an Inventory, which may he had at the Works. To view the Premises apply to GEORGE JONES, at. the Works; and fo. r all further Particulars to Mr. ROBERTS, Solicitor, Stourbridge, at whose Office a Plan of the Works may be seen ; also to Mr HUNT, or Mr. GRAZKRROOK, Solicitors, Stour. bridge; THOMAS SMITH, Esq. Six- Clerks' Office, Chancery Lane; Messrs. CONSTABLE and KIRK, Solicitor's, Symond's Inn ; Mr. J. K. HUNT, Soli- citor, Verulam Buildings ; and Messrs. JENKINS and ABBOT, Solicitors, New Inn, London; and to THE AUCTIONEER, at Hales Owen, in the County of Salop. The Purchaser may he accommodated with Two- Thirds of the Purchase Money on Mortgage of the Premises. MOLD, FLINTSHIRE. BY MlUwYLEY, Pursuant to two Orders of the High Court of Chan- cery, made in a Cause wherein JOSEPH YATES aud others are Plaintiffs, and EDWARD ROW- LAND is Defendant, at the Black Lion Inn, in Mold, in the County of Flint, on Thursday, tbe 23d Day of September, 1824, between the Hours of 4 aiid 6 o'Clock in the Afternoon, IN ONE LOT, subject to Conditions which will be then and tliere produced : LL that capital MESSUAGE or Tenement, called ALYN BANK, lit for the Residence of a genteel Family, witb the Plantations, Coach- House, Stables, and other convenient Out- buildings, and several Closes, Pieces, or Parcels of Arable, Meadow, Pasture, and Wood LAND thereto belonging, with ihe Appurtenances, and also THREE COTTAGES or Tenements, the Whole containing by Admeasurement 82 Acres und 12 Perches, be the same more or less. The above Estate is Freehold of Inheritance, and is situate in the Parish, and within two Miles of MOLD, in the County of Flint, in the Vicinity of Lead Mines, adjoining the Turnpike Roud leading from Mold to Denbigh, nearly within a Ring Fence, and is near to Lime and Coal. Printed Particulars may be had of Messrs. SLA- NEY and COMPTON, Solicitors, G, Grav's Inn Place, Gray's Inn, London; Mi1. WILLIAMS, Solicitor, llatlon Garden, London ; T. TREVOR MATHER, Esq- Pentrehohin, near Mold ; Mr. WYLEY, Adinastou, near Wellington, Salop ; or Mr. NICHOI. LS, Soli- citor, Catstree, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire; aud at the Place of Sale. KING'S EVIL CURED BY TAKING DI\ SMITH'S Plotttj km art's Drops. 0 Case, extracted from a letter Jo WM. SSJITH, Esq. Upton Magna Hall, near Shrewsbury. About June, 18.1( 1, a Scruphnla formed itself in my right elbow ; I applied to two doctors, but in vain. In 1817 it also raged in mV arm and right foot ; I applied again to a doctor, but to no use ; 1 then applied to an Infirmary, hut ihev could not eure ine. I went to the Doctor again, who candidly told me he could dome no good. 1 then tried tbe Infirmary again, hut I soon lost all the use of my arm ; the whole combined party being, p. ut to their, wit's end, tried their experience, which put me lo the most tormenting pain, and which deprived me of rest in the night. I begged to go out. I then went to a Surgeon, who told me it was the King's Evil, aud ordered me to foment it with herbs, which mode me a great deal worse, so that 1 was obliged to sit up ill bed and hold my arm before me; but providentially hearing of your Drops, I tried one small bottle, and found my arm better, and by taking another ij began to gather, and after taking five more small bottles 1 received a safe cure. I wish this to be published for the good of the world ; I am well and hearty ( except a stiffness in my arm), and can work at my business; and I am very thankful to kind Providence, and yo- u, for such a miracle. Witness my hand, this 14th dav of November, 1822. JOHN HAMLET, Creamore Bank,, near Wem, Shropshire. These Drops are to he had in square Bottles, with these words moulded on each, " Mrr Smith's Ploughman's Drops ™ ( all others are spurious), at £ 1. 2s, the large, and lis. the small, Duty jUr eluded, at PLOUGHMAN'S HALL, Upton Magna, near Shrewsbury ; also of W, and J. £ J) DOWBS, And Cookson, Shrewsbury .; Oapsey, Welliug'too ; Yeates, Salt Warehouse, Iron Bridge ; Partridge, Bridgnorth ; Griffiths, Ludlow.; Waidsou, Welsh- pool; Price, Osweslry; Bangh, Ellesmere; Jones, Parker, Whitchurch; Proofer, Drayton; Silves- ter, Newport ; Holmes, No. 1, Royal Exchange, London; aud all other Medicine Venders. DESIRABLE INVESTMENT, MONTGOMERYSHIRE. GATRTH ESTATE, TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, At Ihe Bear Inn, Welsh Pool, on Tuesday, the 14th of September next, between the Hours of Three and Six in Ihe Afternoon ( unless previously Disposed of by Private Contract), in one or the following Lots, as shall be agreed upon, and subject to Conditions to be produced at the Time of Sale : CONSISTING ofthe MANSION and DEMESNE of GARTH, with the BROOK- HOUSE FARM adjoining, containing together 158A. 2R. 17P. more or less, of excellent Arable, Meadow, and Pasture Land, in the Occupation of Mrs. Tudor, aud Mr. Thomas Boweu, or their Undertenants.— The Mansion of GARTH, with 70A. 1R. 8P. of this most desirable Properly, will be Sold subject to the Estate for Life of Mrs. Tudor, aged 75. and to the Payment of £ 5 a- year thereout — Should the above Properly not be disposed of together, it will be offered for Sale in the following Lots : No. on Map. LOT I. Tbe Mansion of Garth, with Conch- house, Stables, Dove- house, and other excellent ami commodious Outbuildings and Offices, Gardens, 16 to 30, Fish Ponds, and Pleasure Grounds, both inclusive, with 70A. 1R. 8P. of Arable, Mea- dow, and Pasture LAND, well watered hy a plentiful Stream, and in a Ring Fence, with heautiful Plantations, Labourers' Cottage, und Garden. jtrf" This Lot is Sold subject to Mrs. Tudor's Life Estate as before noted. LOT II. A. R. p. 5. Little Meadow 1 2 22] LOT 111. 4. Catphein's End 5 0 29 | LOT IV. 3. Green Field 7 2 25 LOT V. fi. Flash Meadow 4 2 25] This Lot is subject to a Road as marked in the Map. LOT VI. 12. Cae Pant 7 3 38 This Lot is sold subject to the Purchaser being liable to change the Watercourse by the Side of the Road, so as to prevent Lot 5 being injured by Back Water. LOTVII. 11. Lower Middle Field 4 1 11 I LOT VIII. 10. Upper Middle Field 6 3 20 | LOT IX. 7, 8,0. Upper Fields 15 2 23 | LOT X. Part of No. 2. Part of Big Meadow S 3 23 ] LOT XI. 1 aud Part 2. Brookhonse & Outbuild- ings, Garden, Orchard, h Part of Big Meadow 6 2 20 LOT XII. 31, 14, and 15. Cae Pant, Bankv Field, and Pentrvn Field 17 0 23 LOT XIII. 31, 32,33. ThreeFields, calledCoed- wlad 14 2 33 LOT XIV. All that capital Inn in the Centre of the Town of Pool, with the Stables, Conch- Houses, excel- lent Malthouse, large Y ard, arid other Con- 34,35, 30, & 37. venienees, called the BEAR INS, with Two Fields of excellentMea- dow Land, & Garden, . containing 11 A. 1 R. 7 P. called The Banky Fields. LOT XV. 39 and 40. All those Two excellent Fields of Meadow aud Pasture I. a ml, called Cae Glas, containing 5 2 28 LOT XVI. | 38 and 41. Two other Fields of ex- cellent Meadow SC Pas- ture Land, called Cae Glas, containing 4 1 28 ] The three latter Lots are in the Holding of Mr. Rees Evans ; and the two last nearly adjoin Powis Castle Park. Also several excellent PEWS and SEATS in Pool Church, Tbe Timber on the different Lots ( which is very Ornamental and iu a thriving State) is to be taken at a Valuation. The above Property is in the Parishes of Pool nnd Guildsfield, in a most delightful Part of Ihe itiuch- adinired County of Montgomery, nnd forms a most eligible Investment, Tbe Garth Estate is beauti- fully situate in tbe fertile Vale of Guildsfield, surrounding the Mansion, which is a comfortable Residence for a Genteel Family, distant about two Miles from the Town of Pool, adjoining tbe Turnpike Road leading to Oswestry, and about 12 Miles distant from the latter.— A Stream of Water runs through the Centre of the Estate, and may be applied lo Mills or other Purposes, will irrigate Part ofthe Lands, and may be converted into benu- liful Sheets of Water near Ihe Mansion. The Bear Inn is well accustomed, is in excellent Repair, and possesses every Accommodation for Travellers and Commercial Gentlemen, and has a Daily Coach from Shrewsbury. The Lands in Lots 14, 15, and 16, are of the best Quality, and nearly adjoin the Town of Pool. LOT XVII. All that desirable FARM, called VROSGAN- LLWYD, situate iu the Parish of Llanbister, in the County of Radnor, in the Occupation of Thomas Mason, containing 188A. 1R. 17P. of Arable, Mea dow, and Pasture Land, with an excellent SHEEP- WALK adjoining. The House and Farm Buildings in this Lot have been recently put into complete Repair. The Turnpike Road from Penybont to the very increasing Market Town of Newtown, passes thro' this Estate. It is capable of great Improvement, aud there is a considerable Quantity of thriving young Timber upon it. 03" The Timber in the different Lots to be taken at a Valuation. 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The original and matchless BLACKING bears on each bottle a short direction, with the signature All others are counterfeits; and in many instances the imposition labels are art- fully interlined with a different address, in very small characters, between the more conspicuous ones of " No. 30," and " STRAND." It is earnestly recom- mended to Shopkeepers and others who are deceived by base fabrications of WAR- REN'S BLACKING, to return the detected trash to the source from whence it came, tind expose the machinations of rascality to merited obloquv. WARREN's BLACKING is stirr passingly brilliant;— it excludes damp; gives pliancy to the leather; retains its pristine virtue iu all climates; and, com- bining elegance witl) comfort, is an article equally of indispensable fashion and utility. Sold by every respectable Vender in Town aiid Country, in bottles, at ')<!• | 0t|. I - kl. and 18d. each. 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APETITION will bTpresented to Hie Honourable the House of Commons iu the next Session of Parliament, for Leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Act of Parliauienf of the Thirty- second Year of His late Majesty King George tiie Third, for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor of the several Parishes and other Places in the said United District; and another Act of the Thirty- sixth Year of His said late Majesty, for rendering tbe said fjrst- mentiotied Act. effectual ; and to grant new and more effectual Powers and Provisions iti Lieu thereof; and particularly f< » r altering the' Proportion which each Parish, Division, and Town- ship is now liable to pay or contribute towards such Maintenance, Relief, and Employment, and the other Purposes of the said present Acts ; for providing a more effectual Fund and Mode than there now is for paying off and discharging the Debt owing from the Guardians of the said Poor ; for enabling the said Guardians or the Directors having the Care and Management of the said Poor to contract for tbe Employment, Care, and Main- tenance of, or take to farm the Poor of any of the Parishes, Chapelries, Townships, or other Places adjoining to the said United District; and for giving to the said Guardians and Directors, and to their Officers respectively, inOre effectual Powers than they now have for those Purposes; or otherwise to bring in a Bill for altering and amend- ing the said present Acts, and obtaining the said Alterations, Provisions, and Powers. E. EDYE, Solicitor. Montgomery, 2d August> 1824. PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, imule in a Ca, n* e wherein REBECCA PROBERT, Spinster, is the Plaintiff, and FRANCIS EDGE BARKER and others are Defendants, the several Creditors named in the Deed of Trqst in the said Decree mentioned, bearing Date the 17th Day qf October, 1775, and made between THOMAS LLOYD, of Trefuant, in the County of Montgomery, Esquire, and MARY his Wife, and EDWARD LLOYD, of the Middle Temple, London, Esquire, the only Son and Heir Apparent of the said Thomas Lloyd and Mary his Wife; ofthe Fir$ t , Part, RICHARD BARKER, of the City of Chester, Gentleman, and OLIVER FARREK, of Chancery Lane, Loudon, Gentleman, of the Second Part^ WILLIAM HALL, of the said City of Chester, Gen- tleman, of the Third Part, and THOMAS BIRD, of the City of Worcester, Gentleman, and JOHN PROBERT, of Copthorne, in the County of Salop, Gentleman, qf the Fourth Part, or the Personal Representative or Representatives of such ofthe said Creditors as may be dead, are to come in before FRANCIS PAUL STRATFORD, Esquire, one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers in Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, and make out their Claims; or in Default thereot they will be excluded the Benefit of the said Decree, BURLEIGH VIXiLA, UE^ R NEWPORT, SALOP, Late the Residence of Creswell Taylenr, Esq, ( deceased), TO BE LET, And entered upon immediately. THE House consists of a small Entrance Hall, Dining, ^ rawing and Breakfast Rooms, Housekeeper's Room, aud excellent. Kitchen, with every requisite Office, complete; seven Bed Rooms, together with Servants' Apartments ; double Coach House, and capital Stabling for eight Horses, with Servants' Rooms over ; Barn, Cow House, See. & c. -, a Walled Garden and Kitchen Ditto, with Orchard well stocked with Fruit Trees ; and any Quantity of Land not exceeding Forty Acres. BII « I. R| OII VIM. A is distant about five Miles from Newport, aud twelve from Salop. For Particulars apply at Meeson Hall, near the Premises. Meesan Hall, Aug. 21s/, 1821. To be Sold by Private Contract, MARSTON ESTATE, con- - sisting of two Farm Houses, with suitable Outbuildings, and about 363A. 3R. 19P. of Arable, Meadow, and Pasture Land, situate in the several Parishes of CHUHCH EATON and LAPLEY, in the County of Stafford, now in the Occupation of Richard Crockett, Esquire, Mr. Wiliijim Riddle, and others. The Arable Part of the said Fprms consists in a great Measure of Turnip and Barley Land, and the Meadows may be watered at Pleasure. The Estate is Copyhold of Inheritance, abounds with Game, is within a Ring Fence, in a good Sporting Country, and is well situated for Markets, being about 6 Miles from Shiffnal, 7 from Newport, 8 from Stafford, and 12 from Wolverhampton. The said RICHARD C^ OCICETT, who has a Map of the Estate, vyill appoint q. Person to shew the same ; aud further Particulars may be had of HENRY CROCKETT, Esquire, Little Onn Hall ; Messrs. KEEN, Solicitors, Stafford ; Mr, CORSER, Solicitor, Wolverhampton ; or Messrs. PRITCIIARD, Solicitors, Broseley. tZtjc Miction fgall $ 2otate* To be SOLD by Private Contract, AVALUABLE FREEHOLD ESTATE, divided into TWO compact FARMS, with convenient Houses and Buildings in a good State of Repair, situate at ASTERTON; in the Parish of Norbury, and in the County of Salop, containing together upward? pf 233 Acres of Arable, Meadow, Pasture, and Wood Land, with extensive and valu- able Right of Common, and Let to respectable Tenants at Will ; subject to Tithes, and also to a Land- Tax of £ 7. 7s. 2d. per Annum, and to a Chief Rent of 8s. 4d. payable . to the Earl of Powi$. The Estate is near to the Turnpike Road leading fj- oui Shrewsbury to Bishop's Castle, aud is six Miles distant from the I. atjer Place. The Tenants will shew the Premises ; and for an Inspection of the Map, and for further Particulars and Selling Price, apply to Mr. WYLEY, of Ad- maston, § alop; or to Messrs. DUKES ni} d SALT, Attornies at Law, Shrewsbury. Shrcipsbury, by EDDOWES, — ROGERS ^, CO. ; —— R BRATTON, •— 5 STATHAM, r DRURY, —' MORGAN and ASTERLEY, —- JONES, — . • DAVIES, ^ NEVETT, *" » . HUMPHREYS. Wein,........ KYNASTON. OSWESTRIFY., EDWARDS. Ellesmere,.. BAUGH, —- ' JONES, —- - GRIFFITHS. Wedlock .. CLIVELY. Hodnet...... PACE, HUGUKS. Drayton,... RIDCWAY. Newport... JQNES. LOWE. Shiffnaly... IIARDINQ., Wellington, HOOLSTONS; SMITH. Iroribridge, G LAZEB^ OOK . Bangor,. .. HUGH ES, GRIFFITH. Bala,.. DAVIES, Carnarvon, OWEN, WILLIAMS. Dolgelly, W L L LI A M S & S ON Holyhead}.. JONES, > — — RICHARDS. St. A soph, OWEN. Aberg. elyDAVIIRS. A mhwhy... HOB E. RTS. Conway,...,. ROBERTS. Barmouth,. GRIFFITHS. Btuumaris, A S a GENERAL FAMILY MEDICINE, DICF. Y's DAFFY has long become so justly celebrated, from its superior Qualilv to sill oiher Preparations sold under the Name of Daffy's Elixir, that no Family, particularly in the Conntry, ought to be without it.; — but, as effectual Relief is only to be expected by those who use the Genuine Medicine, Purchasers are cautioned not to rely merely upon the Glass Bottle bearing the Name of Dicey &. Co. as there are unprincipled People who buy > ip the empty Bottles for the Purpose of foiling them wjlh their own counterfeit Preparation ® , tj^ d ^' hi. ch are thus imposed upon th? Public a § the Trije Daffy's. Elixir— the only cejitain Criterion is to examine whether th Stamp Label which is affixed over the Cork, has the Words DICEY & Co." printed therein; and to observe that the Bill of Directions is signed " W. Suf. on & Co. late Dicey Si Sutton." Sold at the Original Warehouse, No. 10, Bow- Church- yard, London, in Bottles at 2s. and 2s 9( 1. each ; sold also by W. & J. EDDOWES, Shrewsbury ; j and all the principal Country Stationers and Vend- ers of Medicine. Of whom may alio he had, DTCEY's Anderson's or The TRUE SCOTS PILLS, Price Is. Hd. the Box.—- Ask particularly for DJCEY'SX BETTON'S BRITISH OJL ( the only Gejmiue), 1 Is. 9d. the Bpule. For Worms, Fits, Pains in the Stomach, ORMS are the cause of many inter- nal afflictions, which vary go much in their effects that they may be m& taken by the most emi- nent physician, and prove- equally fatal to the consti- tutions of adults and children ; though the latter more extensively suffer from their destructive ra- vages. Their. more usual symptoms are FITS, PAINS IN THE STOMACH, SIDE, AND HEAD, LOSS OF APPE. TITE, AND PALE, LANGUID, AND EMACIATED APPEAR- ANCE IN THE PATIENT. The extraordinary efficacy of CHJNG'K PATENT WORM LOZENGES in nil snmli Complaints, as well as in Obstructions in the Bowels, and every disorder where opening or cleatis- ing physic is required, is so uniyei- aliy known, aud has been publicly acknowledged by $ o many persons of distinction and rank in society, that it is unneces- sary here to enlarge on their peculiar virtues. Sold in Boxes ut Is. l£ d. and 2s. 9d. hy Butlers, Chemists, No. 4, Chenpside, und 214, Regent- Street, ( near the Argyle Rooms), London ; 20, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh; and 34, Sackville Street, Dublin • by W. K J. EDDOWFS, Shrewsbury ; and by tbe principal Medicine Venders Huougliout tbe UuHjtU Kingdom. ouvuaf eOJITC- MAIRKET, ^ HREWSBimY. jimo raiMTEB BY W. & J, EDDOWES, POSTSCRIPT. LONDON* Monday Nigh I, August 30, 1824. PRICES OP FUNDS AT THE CLOSE. Fed. 3 per Cts. P4 » 3 per ft Cons. PtfJ Imperial 3 per Cts. — 3' per Cents. 4 per Cent assent. 1011 New 4 per Cents. 106 Bank Stock 23fi Long Ann.^ 3|- India Stock — India Bonds SS F. x. Bil> ( l^ dj 39 ; Cons, for Acc. 94 GitEf CF.— The repotied successes of the, Greeks in the recapture of Ipsarn, and the destruction of a portion or' ihe Turkish fleet, aie so positively re- peated, from so many different quarters, that there ht ems liltie M ason to doubt the truth of the state- ments. 11 is stated, that on the 24th or 25th of July, some of the heroes, who had survived the cat as.' trophe of San Nicojo, and escaped from the Island, returned hy night to Ipsara with a powerful rein- forcement of Hydriotes and Spezziotes, and fell suddenly upon the Turkish garrison, whom they put to the swoid, regaining secure possession of the whole Island, aad capturing HO ships. The Turks slaughtered are said to have amounted to 8,000 ; but this, as well sis the number of ships, is probably an exaggeration. Without any addition, however, this total defeat, almost at its outset, of the great Imperial enterprise, whu- h was lohaie utterly sup- pressed the insurrection- - a defeat inflicted by the inhabitants of three very small Islands, must, both in its military and in its moral effects, produce im- mense advantage t< » the cause of the Patriot Greeks. SPAIN.— Accounts from Spain » , ale I'bat a partial insurrection had taken place in the South of that kingdom., parties of Constitutionalists having made their appearance in svveral places \ one of these parties, from Gibraltar, had landed at Tariffa in considerable force, and bad taken possession of that fortress. The French papers have subsequently brought the intelligence of the retaking of ' Fanfa by the French and Royalist Spanish forces, which shows that the attempt of, the Constitutional refugees in that quarter is not connected with any extensive plan of insurrection. It was probably the result of the desperate condition in which the exiles who made it were placed. A private letter from Paris of the 24th instant, states, lhat the King of France's health grows continually worse, and that his decease is dail^ looked for. Be underwent a surgical operation on Sunday, which is stated $ 0 have relieved him a little A Utter from Demerara, dated July 12, says— u All is well, healthy, and quiet, ancl there is every prospect of perfect tranquillity being re stored in a short time." An express from Lyons has brought an account of the death in that city of M. Montifiore, the brother in law of Mr. Rothschild. He was a lead- ing operator in the funds, and is supposed to have died worth more than half a million sterling. Intelligence from all quarters confirm the state- ment we formerly made as to the returning, we might say indeed the returned tranquillity of the country. Letters, we understand, have been re- ceived from the first authorities, confirming the statement we have already made.— Dublin Paper. This appearance of returning tranquillity in Ire- land must be truly gratifying j for we find from the last Irish Papers, that a poor man has been murdered in the county of Cork, by a gang of five villains, with whom lie had been drinking at a public house ; and that at the Kilkenny Assizes six men have been convicted of the wilful murder of a Mr. Ma rum. A fire of. a disastrous nature broke out about two o'clock on Saturday morniii *, in the saw- mills of Messrs. Turner and Co Gravel- lane, Hounds- ditch, whose premises extend close to one of the East IndiuCompany's warehouses. From the nature of the property where the fire commenced, the close- ness of the buildings, the hour, and the complete want of water, it vvas feared the fire would make its way to a dreadful extent ; with the greatest exert ion it was, however, confined io seven or eight houses, which were in the course of two hours entirely de- stroyed ; several other houses were severely dam- aged. No lives, happily, were lost. ABRIDGEMENT.'— A man named Wilson, and his wife, died iu the isle of Ely, on Thursday week, in consequence of eating some poisonous fungi, which tliev mistook for mush jjums.— A young man, named Chapman, late clerk to Messrs, Paxton, Cockerel I, and Co. merchants, London, who had robbed the firm and absconded, and for whose apprehension a reward was offered, shot himself, on Tuesday, near Godalming, in Surrey.— On the 17th inst. Mr. William Jones, joiner, of Leominster, while netting for fish, slipped into the wear- hole, at CrowardV Mill, and was drowned.— A Mr. Maslam, was drowned on Friday last, having gone into the Dee, opposite 11a war den, for the purpose of bathing. The Gazette contains an official notice of the further Prorogation of Parliament to the 4th of November. It is understood in the best informed political circles that Parliament will meet for the dispatch of business early in November, and lhat the dis solution will take place about March.— St. James's Chronicle. BANKRUPTS, AUGUST 28.— John Richardson, of Manchester, publican Si. cooper.— William Mayell, of Exeter, jeweller. — James Perks, of Monkton Combe, Somersetshire, common brewer. John llsley, of W yield Court- Farm, near Honley- upon- Thames, Oxfordshire, farmer. — Samuel Stott and James Stott, of Road- lane, Spotland, Rochdale, La nca sh i re, wool I e n - m a unfa ct are rs.— Ge 0 rge South- cote Want, of Skinner- street, London, cabinet- maker and upholsterer.— Thomas Chinev Lewis and Charles Bevari, of High Hoi born, Middlesex, linen- drapers. Church Missionary Society. The Annual Serm< n in aid of the Funds of the Shropshire Church Missionary Association, was preached on Wednesday last, at St. Chad's Church, in this, town, by the Rev. J. Parson, one of the Chaplains of the East India Company at Calcutta, f o n Mark xvi. 15, 16. The Annual Meeting of the Subscribers aud Friends to the Society was held the same dav,. at the Town Hall.— Edward Cludde, Esq. the Pre- sident, took the chair; and the Report, which was of a very gratifying, nature,. was . read by the Re v. John Langlev, the Secretary; after which, the Rev. E. Bickersteth, T. Whitmore, Esq. M. P. the <? ev. Edward Bather, the Rev. J. Parson, the Rev. Brian Hill, the Rev. R. W. Sibthorp, the Rev. C. A. A. LJoyd, and the Rev. C. R. Cameron, ad. dressed the. assembly.—' The collections made at the Church and at the Town Hall amounted to £ 43. 3s. On Sunday last, a Sermon in aid of the funds of the Association was preached at St. Alkmoud'i Church, in this town, by the Rev. R. W. Sibthorp, after which the sum of £ 16. Is. 7^ d. was collected. On Friday last, the First Anniversary of the Montgomeryshire Church Missionary Association was held in the Town Hall, Welsh Pool.— On Sunday morning last, a Sermon in aid of this As- sociation was preached in the Parish Church of Welsh Pool, by the Rev. E. Bicker » teth, who, iu ( he afternoon of the same day also preached a St- rmon, in aid of the Association, in the Parish Church of Montgomery. HEREFORD RACES— Commenced on Wednes- day, when the Wye Stakes, of 25g- s. each, were won by Mr. Bodenham's Truant, beating Major Gore's Pheasant. The Herefordshire Stakes, of 20 soyereigns each, were won by Mr. Day's Victorine, beating Mr. Barneby's Hosciria. THURSDAY.— The Foley Stakes, of 10 sovereigns each, were won by Mr. Devereux's Olivia, beating- Mr. Foley's Titmouse. Tbe Gold Cup, lOOgs. value, was won by Mr. Mytton's Covrie IT Arlois, beating Mr-. * « avies's Lara, The Plate of jfcoO, gi ven by Earl Somers, was won by Mr. Day's iVictorine, beating Mr, Devereux's b. f. by Sir Oliver, and Mr. Davies's Lara. FRIDAY.— The City Plate Qf £ 50, Was won by Mr. Day's Jfictoriiie, beating Mr. Patrick's Myra. The Yeomanry Plate, value £ 50, was won by Mr. Befibow's Trooper, beating Mr. Hill's Polley / fopkins, Mr. Webb's Jlosincfyand Mr. Ball's Variety. The company was very numerous, the Dinners and Balls were well attended, and the Theatre overflowed each evening. Tomkyns Dew, Esq. is appointed Steward for next year. After the momentary panic was over, at Biuten- dorffs losing the Produce Stakes at York, on Wed- nesday, persons were fouud, who, nevertheless, had faith enough to believe that he would win the Don easier St Leger, and he consequently crept up several points. WAIVES. MARRIED. On the 24th ult. at Donhead, Wilts, John Jones, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, Loudon, ando. f I'eutre Mawr, Denbighshire, to Marianne, youngest daughter of the late William Burlton, Esq. of Wykin Hall, Leicestershire. Same day, at Llanbedr Church, by the Very Rev. the Dean of St. Asaph, tlie Rev. George Strong, A. M. of Dyserth, in the county of Flint, to Miss Bury, of Llaubedr Hall, in tbe county of Denbigh. DIED. On Saturday, the 14th ult. at Blythe Hall, War- wickshire, the Right Hun. Lady Georgiana West, wife of F. 11. West, Esq.— Her Ladvsliip was tbe third daughter of Philip, late Earl of. Chesterfield, and Lady Harriet Thyune ( daughter of the Mstrquis of Bath). She was boru tbe 15th of February, 1802, aud was married the 14th of November, 1821, to F. R. West, Esq. Son and Heir of the Honourable Frederick and Maria West, of lluthiu Castle, { kc. This awful arid sudden calamity has plunged the Noble and much respected Family into the most agonizing grief. She had endeared herself to them by her affectionate heart, her amiable disposition, and her elegant accomplishments ; and the only consolation they can now experience is tbe Christ- ian's hope, that, though thus early 4' tried in the balance," she lias not been found wanting. Ou tiie 18th ult. Harriott Ann, wife of Richard Venables Kyrke, Esq. of Summer llill, near Wrexham. On tlie 23d ult. Mrs. Lloyd, wife of Hugh Lloyd, Esq of Tros- y- Park, Denbighshire. On the 24th ult. the Rev. Robert Saunders, Head Master of Ruabon School. SHREWSBURY. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1824. FFCPF3 " SARAH'S GRAVE" would not suit the taste of our readers. BIRTH. On the 95th ult. the Lady of R. Puleston, Esq. of Stanley Place, Chester, of a son. MARRIED. On Monday last, at Oswestry, by the Rev. T. Salwey, Mr. C. Jones, land- surveyor, to Miss Ann Owen, both of O** estry. DIED. On Monday, August 30th, Mrs. Bather, widow of the late Rev. John Bather, Vicar of Meole Brace. On the 19th nit. Elizabeth Sophia, only surviving daughter of Thomas Bishton, Esq. of Kilsall, near Shiffnal. Same day, aged 51, at the house of his sister, Mrs. Lester, of Oll. erton, Mr. Job • Pratchett, the last male branch of the ancient family of that name, formerly of Hod net Hall, in this county. On the 20th nit. after a short illness, highly and deservedly respected, and sincerely regretted by bis relatives and friends, Thomas Boodle, Esq. of Noneley, aged ()'. On Sunday evening. last, at his lodgings in the Raven- street, in this town, after an acute illness of six days, Mr. T. Cnul; n, a Pupil of the Infirmary, His benevolence of heart, agreeable cheerful dis- position, and very promising- professional abilities, can best account for the extreme deep distress of liis numerous relations and friends. On Sunday evening last, Hannah, youngest daughter of Mr. James, butcher, Bishop's Castle Visiting Clergyman this week at the Infirmary, the Rev. W. J. JamesHouse- Visitors, Mr. Clement and Mr. Griffiths. It was reported at the last Weekly Board, that a Legacy to that Charity of One Hundred Pounds ( free of duty) had been received by the Deputy Treasurer,. from the Executors of the late Egerton Leeke, Esq. of the Vineyard. Oil Friday last, the Hon," and Rev. Richard N<> el iHill. was elected Mayor of this Town and Liberties, for the year ensuing Commitvion signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the Counti) of Salop— Sir Rowland Hill, Baronet, to be Lieutenant- Colonel Commandant of the North Shropshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry, rice Sir John Hill deceased.— Commis- sion dated lStli August, 1824. Upwards of £ f> 0 were collected, in Wellington church, on the 20th ult. after two sermons preached by the Rev C. K. Cameron, in aid of the Welling- ton Parochial Schools. Charles Ratcliffe bas been committed to our County Gaol, for hawking good*? without a license. Archery Meeting, Staffordshire. The second meeting of the Need wood Foresters, for this year, took place at Biitjineld, on Thursday, the 19th ult. aud was given by Lord Bagot, with his usual taste and munificence.— Blithfield, the ancient seat of the Bagot family, is peculiarly calculated to give effect to a fete of this kind ; the grounds iu which the shooting took place, are spa- cious, varied, and commanding finV, views of the distant scenery ; the house, altered and embel- lished by the present. Lord, in the Gothic style, has pleasing and picturesque effect, and altogether t> have seldom seen a more imposing spectacle ; the company was very numerous, comprising most of the principal families in the county, with the addition of several distinguished visitors from a distance. The shooting* commenced at one o'clock and continued till five, when dinner was served in two rooms, one a large temporary room 70 feet by 40, the other the family dining room of large dimensions, and recently fitted up in the purest Gothic style at a great expense, by Lord Bagot. Tbe evening closed with a ball. The prizes were allotted as follows : « — First Lady's Prize, Lady Anne Legge— Gold Buckle. Second Lady's Prize, Miss Lister— Gold Cross. Lady's Strangers' Prize, Miss Dodd— Work Box. Lord Bagot'S Prize, Lady Mary . Legge- .- Reticule. First Gentleman's Prize, Hon. Richard Bagot— Platina Chain. Second Gentleman's Prize, Hon. Francis Curzon— Silver Flask. Gentleman's Strangers' Prize, R. Gresley, Esq.--- Gold Penci lease. FAIRS TO BE HOLDEN. Sept. 6, Tamworth— 7, Shrewsbury ( for sheep and pigs)— 8, Shrewsbury, Christleton, Holy Crosii ( Staffordshire), Stourbridge, Rhuddlan— 9, Bishop's Castle— 10, Handley ( Cheshire), Dinasniowddwy-- II, Llanidloes, Ba| a. A pigeon belonging to a person at Liege, in t] ie Netherlands, was set loose at Lyons, in the south of France, on August 3, at six o'clock in the morning, and arrived at Liege at II o'clock, the distance being about 290 miles.— French paper. A miser in A Won a lately gave an entertainment to a few friends— when the juice of the grape had evaporated, he waited on & Magistrate, and begged to be committed to prison on a charge of having robbed himself of ten dollars! Uttiibtmt, near TO BE LET, FURNISHED, AND ENTERED UPON IMMEDIATELY, rail] AT Modern- built HOUSE called 8 MOUNT PLEASANT, with any Quantity ( not exceeding 17 Acres) of Pasture LAND adjoin- ing.— The House contains, on the Ground Floor, an Entrance Hall, Drawing & Dining Rooms, Break- fast Parlour, and Kitchen ; four excellent Bed Rooms, & c. on the First Floor; with Atticks, and Servants' Rooms ; good Cellaring ; attached and detached Offices, Stables, Cowties, Coach- house, Orchard, and Walled Garden. The Premises are within a Mile, of the Town of OSWESTRY, through which the Holyhead Mail and other Coaches pass daily ; are most delightfully situated, commanding a View of the Breiddin, Wrekin, and Hawkstone Hills; and adjoin a good Turnpike Road. Further Particulars may be known upon Application ( if by Letter, Post- paid) to Mr. EDWARDS, Solicitor, in Oswestry, who will ap- point a Person to shew the same. METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL, From Aug. 23 to Aug. 30. Taken daily at 8* A. M. and 4 P. M. Thermometer in open air fixed to a N. N. W. aspect, in an angle of two walls. rJi H 3 w d H a H 53 a a y o K> CO S Ol & « o CO a. = r sr • ET* zr = r zr qp TO 12 5 < PP J- 5 " o'c o GO 30 GO CD QI O> CJ © A O OiO i4i. S> WO Oi Oi JJ* Oi 3 3 S P JZO o> V Moon'* fZ BZ !•?• MS" i- M © < ft 2. R1 25 * o rt 25 § CL. • z k 5. =. 7 or? o a. — m tr ~ K Greatest height of Bar. Aug. 26th .... 311,27 inch. Least height ditto Aug. 29th, 30th .... 29,8D Range 0,47 Greatest height of Ther. Aug, 29th 6H deg. Least height of ditto Aug. 24th ... » 51 Range 12 PoUJgs l3ictcB3foSJ. In our last Journal we briefly noticed the ex tensive preparations making at WELSH POOL and Powis CASTLE for the celebration of this GRAND CAMBRIAN FESTIVAL, which, we doubt not, will congregate nearly all that is noble and respeetabje iti this part of the country, as well as every ad mi rer > f the fascinating powers of Music, and the syren charms of such voices ais are possessed by si> me of those persons who have been engaged to display their skill on this occasion. An idea has been entertained by some persons that there would eilher be a want of accommodation, or that extra vagant prices would be demanded for it: this, we aie assured, is quite erroneous-, for the prepara- tions made are not confined to Welsh Pool, where, even now, comfortable lodgings may be obtained at reasonable prices, but have extended to the surrounding neighbourhood, where, ns well as in the adjacent villages of Buttington, Berriew, For den, Guilsfield, and other places from tvvo to five miles distant, very convenient apartments may be had on moderate terms; and we understand that tSie accommodations at the Inns in Welsh Pool, have, very properly, been principally reserved for families and individuals coming from a distance. The number of performers engaged amounts to nearly one hundred, and comprehends many of the most eminent in the kingdom; whilst the per- formances selected embrace not only some of the most popular Cambrian airs, but also same. of tiie most beautiful and sublime pieces of vocal and instrumental music that have ever been performed, and which cannot but make a lasting impression on ihe minds of all who have the pleasure of being present. Great public musical exhibitions have for some time been winning their way into the amusements, the habits, and the affections of the nation. Encouragement alone is wanting to raise British art and British artists to equal if not superior eminence with Foreigners; and this ac- knowledged truth will, we hope, find its way to the understanding and the habits of all those elevated persons who possess an influence in society, and will instruct them to use their powers and patron- age, as the patrons of the Eisteddfod have done, for the honour and the benefit of the country and their couMrymeh. This will secure them well earned praise, whilst they, by their well- directed exertions, will bring pleasure to the homes as it were of the middle classes, where alone by them it can be enjoyed ; and, at the same time^ the dis- tricts in which these grand entertainments take place cannot fail to be advantaged in all the ways which the circulation of money and the diffusion uf science contribute to human happiness. In all directions, we hear of the vast preparation made for the splendid Ball to be given by Viscount and Lady Lucy Clive on this occasion, when the ancient Castle of Gwenwynwyn will exhibit every tiling that is noble or hospitable on the one part, with a proud display of rank, beauty, and fashion on the other. This grand treat will insure to the Musical Festival at Welsh Pool an additional assemblage to ils own great attraction. A writer, uuder the sig nature of " CYMRU " has informed lis, that 44 some families purpose attending the ball at Powis Castle, but do not intend to honour the Eisteddfod with their presence ;" and has favoured us with some remarks thereon ; these we purposely omit, because we cannot for a moment believe that, amongst the numerous persons that have been so liberally invited by the Noble President and his Lady, there can be one single individual so wanting in respect for himself as to think of participating in the hospitality, the urbanity, and polite condescension, that we are sure will be met with at the Castle of Gwenwynwyn, when they have so far been deficient in resnect to. the Noble Owner of it, as not to be amount the supporters of a Festival in which he holds, and deservedly holds, the high rank of President. The Corn Harvest is become general in the uplands of North Wales. The Oat crop is good ; aud the Mountain Farmers appear in much better spirits than they have been for several years. The Yearling Calves or Welsh Runts fetch a fair remu- nerating price; Wool is improving; and Butter is likely to be higher than it has been of late years. The more respectable of the Welsh land proprietor have lowered their rents ; and this, aided by the reduction of the assessed taxes ( including that upon shepherds' dogs, which has been lately taken off), together with the low price of salt, has placed before our Cambrian neighbours of the uplands a more cheering prospect than they have had for some years. It is but justice to say, that they have borne their extreme difficulties in the most exemplary manner. RUTHIN ASSIZES, AUGUST 28, .1821. TYSON. V. THOMAS— JONES T). SAME; These were two actions brought by the plaintiffs against the defendant, to recover damages for the non- delivery of 20 and 40 hob bets of Barley ( being the customary measure in Wales), according to the terms of the sales, which were, that the barley was to have been delivered to the respective phiiiiiiffs, a reasonable time after the last harvest, the sale having taken place in August, 1823. The plaintiffs did not demand the corn until so late as April last. The plaintiffs in their declarations, declared upon the customary measure of hobbet.— The defendant's Counsel, Mr. Hill, the. Attorney- General, set up a novel and ingenious defence, by contending* that the plaintiff in each action must he nonsuited, for by the Acts of the 22d and 23d of Charjes 2d, it is unlawful to buy and sell corn by any other measure than the legal Winchester measure, and which inflicts the penalty of 40s. on both the buyer and seller, and also a forfeiture of the corn or the value of it. The learned counsel then cited | wo cases, where convictions under the above statutes were confirmed, viz. the King v. Arnold, 5, Diirn- ford and East's Reports, and the King* v. Major, 4th Term Reports. From these instances, the learned counsel argued, that the parties in the present case would have been liable to penalties un< ler the acts, if the contracts had been completed, and that there- fore the law could not compel a party to perform, a contract which was made illegal by an express act of parliament. Mr. Temple, arid Mr. Corbett, argued at some length, in favour of the customary measure, but tbeCourtwere fully of opinion that the defences were perfectly legal, and accordingly the plaintiffs were nonsuited, with liberty to move, if they thought proper, in a higher court, to set the nonsuits aside. — Theingenuity, as well as novelty of the above defences, excited a considerable degree of interest in court. It will be likely to cause some confusion among the future de- lings iu corn in Wales, as any sale in hobbets will subject the par- ties to penalties.—- Mr. VV. Griffiths, Llanrwst, At- torney for the plaintiffs; ' Mr. Edward Bailey, Aber- gele, Attorney for the defendant. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT — OnThursday last, as the Rev. J. Pryee and his lady were returning from Llandrindod Wells to their residence at Dol- forwyn Hail, Montgomeryshire, in their curricle, the horses, from some cause with which we are at present unacquainted, ran away, and', becoming; unmanageable, upset the carriage, by which Mrs. Pi'yee was, we lament to sav, thrown out with such violence as to cause immediate death ; and we have further to regret, that Mr. Pryee himself was very dangerously injured.— The giief and anxiety of ihe relatives and friends of this highly and deservedly respected gentleman and lady can be, better con- ceived than described. The X^ ord Bishop of St. Asaph has been pleased to present the Rev, F^ enry Jones, A M. to the Perpetual Curacy of Flint, vacant by the death of the Rev. Crewe Chetwode Davies. The Middlelon- Hall estate, Carmarthenshire, the residence of the late Sir William Paxton, comprising a mansion, & c. and 2630 acres of land, vvas * otd by auction last week for £ 54,700. Oilier estates, the property of the deceased Baronet, in Carmarthen- shire and Pembrokeshire, were sold at the same time for £ 61,700. NEW STEAM- PACKET COMPANY.— Wcunder- stand a new Company is about to be established for Steam Vessels between Dublin and London, and Dublin and Holyhead. There are two vessels to be placed in the London Trade, to sail from Dublin and London weekly, viz. every Saturday evening, with goods and passengers, calling at Falmouth and Portsmouth, for the purpose of taking in coals. The distance between Dublin and London is not much farther than from Edinburgh to London, where steam vessels have been already established with so much advantage. It is expected that these vessels will engross a great portion of the tea, linen, and butter trade, and probably be the means of opening a very considerable market in this city in the butter trade. With respect to Holyhead, the following plan, we hear, is under consideration : — Inconsequence of the improvements on the Holy- head road, and when the Menai Bridge is finished ( which will be in June next), the mail will arrive at Holyhead in the middle of the night, viz. at one o'clock. The Post- office packet will then sail directly, so as to have the London letters delivered in Dublin the next morning, with the Irish letters. In order to give merchants and the Government Offices time lo answer their letters, the mail will be dispatched from Dublin at three in the afternoon, from Howth at four in the afternoon ; and the mail will leave Holyhead at one, giving nine hours on an average to cross. As the sailing at night will not be so convenient to passengers, and especially families, it is proposed by the Company we have alluded to, to place on the Holyhead station two steam packets, to be called Day Mail Steam Packets, to sail from each place pretty nearly at the same hours as the present packets do, bringing over any cross post letters which may come by the Chester mail, it is proposed by this Company to carry the mails gratis, on the usual exemption to mail packets of light money, and the friendly co- operation of the Post- office. This will enable letters to be answered from London to Dublin, and back, in as short a time as from London to Liverpool. We likewise under- stand that by both these conveyances the fares of passengers will be very moderate.— Dublin Morning Post. To the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and Freeholders OF THE COUNTY OF SALOP. MY LORDS, AND GENTLEMEN, PERMIT me to offer to you my very grateful Thanks for the Honour you have this Day conferred upon me in electing me one of the Coroners for this my native County, and to assure you not only that I will, to the best of my Ability, discharge* the important Duties of that Office, but that your Kinduess on the Occasion will ever be held in grateful Remembrance by, MY LORDS, AND GENTLEMEN, Your most obedient humble Servant, S. P. SOUTflAM. SHREWSBURY, 26TH AUGUST,.! 824. To Surgeons and Apothecaries. AYOUNG Person, of respectable Con- nection, aged 19, would serve an Apprentice- ship, for any Term not exceeding Seven Years, to a respectable Practitioner, either at a Public Institu- tion or in Private Practice, in any of the following Counties, viz. Shropshire, Worcestershire, Gloiu cestershire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxford- sh ire, or Herefordshire.-— For further Particulars apply ( if by Letter, Post- paid) to THE PRINTERS of this Paper. APPRENTICE. ~ ANTED, a Youth, about Fifteen, • ™ from a respectable Family, as an Appren- tice to a Wholesale and Retail IRONMONGER, in one of the first Situations in the County of Salop. He will have the Advantage of both Wholesale and Retail Trades, and be treated iu everv Respect as one of the Family ; and he will also have the Advantage, of going a Journey with his Employer. A handsome Premium will be expected, as such a Situation seldom ofl'prs. Letters addressed to will meet respectful VARIOUS ELIGIBLE FREEHOLD ESTATES to be SOLD, in the County of Montgomery.— For Particulars apply to Mr. A*. D. JON ES, of Court Calmore. All Letters must be Post- paid. AUGUST 17, 1824. MARKET HERALD. SHREWSBURY, lu our Market, on Saturday last, the price of Hides was 4d. per lb.— Calf Skins 5d— Tallow 3d. In our Market, on Saturday last, Wheat was at from 9s. 6d. to 9s. lid. per bushel of 38 quarts. Barley sold at from 0s. OOd. to Us. Od . per bushel of 38 quarts. Oats sold at from 7s. Od. Jo 7s. fid, per bushel of 57 quarts One sample of New Wheat was offered for sale, for which 9s. was obtained. Average Prices of Corn per Quarter, in England and Wales for the week ending Aug. 21, 1824 : Wheat, 58s. Od. ; Barley, 32s. Id.; Oats, 23s. lid CORN- EXCHANGE, AUGUST 30. We bad very few arrivals of Wheat fresh ill either from Essex, Kent, or Suffolk, but the major part of last week's large supply remaining unsold on Friday, caused a considerable show of samples this morning, when even that of fine quality met ex- tremely heavy sale, and although offered at an abatement of full 2s. per quarter, a very stnnll portion was disposed of; for inferior descriptions there was no demand, consequently prices of such sorts are quite nominal. Although the supply of Barley was very small, yet tbe demand was equally so, and what sales were effected were at a reduction of Is. per quarter. In Oats there was a brisk trade, and considerable sales were made at an abatement of Is. per quarter on last Monday's currency, being a reduction of about. 6s. per quarter since the open- ing of the ports. Flour is in a very unsettled state, no such price as 60s. per sack can be realised, still the millers are divided, some for lowering the price, while others are waiting a change in the weather. Iu Beans and Peas there is no alteration. Current Price of Grain per Quarter, as under: Wheat Barley... Malt... 40s to 68s 28s to 31 54s to 6rts White Peas 32s to 34s Beans 34s to 37s Oats 25s to 28s FineFlour55s to 60s per sack ; Seconds 50s lo 55s SMrTFlFlELD ( per st. ofm. sinking offal J. Beef.... 3s 6d to 4s 4d I Veal 4s 6d to 5s 6d. Mutton 3s fid to 4s 8d I Pork 4s 2.1 to 5s 2d Lamb .... 4s 6d to 5s 6d LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE. Wheat 9s. Od. to 9s. 6d. per 70Ihs. Barley. 4s, lOd. to 5s. Od. per60il> s. Oats.:'. 2s. lOd, to 3s. 2d: per 4511> s Malt 8s. 4d. to 8s. 6d. per36qts Fine Flour 45s. Od. to 50s. Od. per240lbs BRISTOL CORN EXCHANGE. Spring price of Wheat, per sack s. d. . « . d, of 3311 bs 40 0 lo 44 0 Foreign Wheat per bush, of 8 gall. 3 6 to 4 0 English Wheat, ditto '. 6 0 to 7 6 Malting Barley, ditto 4 0 to 4 3 Malt, ditto 6 0 to 7 3 Flour, Fine, per sack of 2e. 2q. 51bs 52 0 to 55 0 Seconds ditto 46 0 to 50 0 Oats, Old, per 8 gall 2 9 to 3 The present harvest, it is reckoned, will he one of the finest and most productive ever known in the country.— Ou this, and on many other accounts, the Nation has reason to feel continued gratitude to the ALMIGHTY DISPOSER of human events A ^ reat sensation has pervaded the Country on account nf the opening of the ports for oats. The means by which the averages have been obtained, in order to secure this measure, are considered to he very questionable. Its consequences to the British agriculturist are decidedly injurious, whilst the state of tbe law upon the subject gives satis- faction to no parties. It is expected an alteration iu it will he obtained in the next Session of Parlia- ment, to qualify it so as to meet the fair interests of the grower and the consumer. The average of oats is staled in the L. ondou Gazette of Saturday week lobe 27s. 2( 1. The law upon the subject is, that when the average price of oats shall reach 27s per quarter, so much of that article as shall have been imported from any foreign country before Ibe 13th of March, 1822, may be taken out of granary for consumption, dutyfree; those hooded subse- quently to that day, on paying 4s, per quarter duty, and 2s, additional for the first three mouths; as likewise any that may be imported within six weeks after those three months shall have expired, if from any port comprehended between the Bidassoa and the Eider.— lu short, all foreign oats in granary are now released, on payment of certain duties, and oats may he brought hither from any foreign port, for immediate home consumption, for at least six weeks to come. Some time ago, ns a lady of the Fortescuc family, who possesed great personal charms, was walking along a narrow lane, she perceived just behind lier a hawker of earthenware driving an ass with two panniers laden with his stock- in- trade. To give the animal and his master room to pass, the lady suddenly started aside, which so frightened the poor animal that he ran away, but had not proceeded far when he unfortunately fell, and a great part gf the crockery was broken to pieces The lady in her turn became alarmed, lest, when she came up to the man, he should load her with abuse, if not offer to insult her; but, to her surprise, when she arrived at tbe spot, the man, with great good humour, gallantry, aud wit, ex- claimed, " Never mind. Madam, Balaam's ass was frightened by an angel!" A. B. ut THE PRINTERS', Attention. COOK WANTED. WANTED, at a respectable inn, a good COOK.— None need apply but such can be well recommended. — Apply to THB PRINTERS; if by Letter, Post- paid. J^ eljicmaMe ftterccri?, HABERDASHERY, LINE3SJ DBAPEHY, & c. PRIDE- HILL. ROGERS AND PAGE ESPECTFULLY inform their Friends and the Public, that they have just laid in a New and Elegant Assortment of FASHIONABLE GOODS adapted to the present Season, which they will offer at such Prices that cannot fail to ensure a Continuance of that liberal Support which they have hitherto experienced. R. & P. solicit an Inspection of the following Articles, as being particularly north the Attention of Purchasers : — Figured and'Plain Grosde Naples, Levantines and Sarsnets, Rich Satin Striped Gauze, and Tiffany Dresses, Columbian and Bandana Ditto, Bombazines, Norwich Crapes, Lustres, Ta. lunettes, & c. ; a general Assortment of even- Description of Muslins aud Robe Dresses, Coloured Striped Muslin and Leno Ditto ; Bobbin & Thread Lace, and Edgings, Black and White Veils; a great Variety of Silk, Gauze, Tiffany, Turkey, French Net, and Barrage Handkerchiefs ; an ex- tensive and elegant Assortment of every Descrip- tion of Silk Shawls, Fancy Ribbons, Trimmino- s Hosiery, & c. & e. S? N. B.— R. & P. have constantly on Hand an excellent Stock of every Description of Sheetings, Table Linens, Irish Linens, Blankets, Counter- panes, Quilts, Superfine Broad aud Narrow Cloths, Cassimeres, & c. be. ** An ASSISTANT WANTED immediately. HIGH- STREET, SHREWSBURY. To the NOBILITY, GENTRY, J. J. OWEN, Draper, Tailor, Hatter, § c. BEGS to return his sincere Thanks for the great Patronage he has received, and w ishes to add, that, having recently established a permanent Connection iu LONDON, he will be enabled to execute their Orders in a superior Style, which, combined with a good Article and strict Attention, cannot fail to merit that Support which will be always gratefully remembered. N. B. Ladies' Riding Habits elegantly made. *#* Liveries moderate. PRICE FIFTY GUINEAS. \ CAPITAL BAY HUNTING £ JL MARE, warranted to be rising 10 next Grass, 14| Hands high, but KNOWN to be fully equal in Power aud Speed to carry Eleven Stones well to Hounds iu this Counly, and remarkably steady and clever at her Leaps.— Particulars at THE PRINTERS' of this Paper. TWENTY POUNDS REWARD. STOLEN OR STRAYED, On WEDNESDAY NIGHT LAST, out of a Field at Cressage, © EVEN EWE SHEEP, belonging to Mr. DODSON. — They are of a Breed between the Leicester and Southdown; and the only Mark on them is from their having been lately dressed to prevent the Fly, which will readily be discovered by Skinners and others, if offered for Sale. If Stolen, any Person giving Information of the Offender or Offenders, shall, on Conviction, receive the above REWARD of TWENTY POUNDS; and if Strayed, any information respecting them will be thankfully received and liberally rewarded, by applying to Mr. DODSON. Cressage, August 28, 1824. STOLEN OR STRAYED, From HOULSTON, in the Parish of Middle, in the Countv of Salop, belonging to SAMUEL DAVIES ; AVERY Dark hnnded COW, with short thick Brown Horns, short Legs, and a large Elder.— If Strayed, whoever has found her, and will bring her to SAMUEL DAVIES, of Houlston shall be handsomely rewarded ; and, if Stolen, am Person giving Information of the Offender or Of fenders, shall, on Conviction, receive ONE GUI- NEA REWARD. VALUABLE AND EXTENSIVE COAL MINES, at PELS ALL. to aet bp auction, BY MR. MORETON, On a Lease or Demise for 50 Years, under certain Royalties to be reserved, at tlie House of George Cale, known by the Name or Sign of the Swan Hotpl, in Wolverhampton, in the Countv of Stafford, on Thursday, the23d Day of September, . 1824, at Five o'Clock in tbe Afternoon, subject to certain Conditions to be then produced : LL the valuable MIN ES of COAL, & c. in and under the very extensive Wood Commons, and Waste Grounds ( consisting of several Hundred Acres of Land), situate at PELSALL, iu the Parish of Wolverhampton aforesaid ( being Part' and Parcel of or belonging to the Manor and Dean- ery of Wolverhampton). N. B. The greatest Facility is afforded for the Sale of Coal, by Means of the Wyrleyand Essington 1 Canal passing through the Centre of the Property. Any further Information may be had at the Offices of Mr. HENRY SMITH, THE AUCTIONEER, or Mr. RICHARD TIMMIS, Land Surveyor, all of Wolver- hampton ; also of Mr. RICHARD SMITH, Tibbington House, Tipton ; aud Mr. TURTON, Gornall, near Dudley ; from any of whom Printed Particulars may be obtained, as also at the Place of Sale. * 5> aless by auction. Sixty Tons of capital Hay. BY MRTVMITH, At the New Inn, Frankwell, Shrewsbury, on Tues- day, the 7th Day of September, 1824, at five o'Clock in tbe Afternoon : ABOUT 60 TONS of Old and New HAY, in four Stacks, standing on Land at Monk's Eye, near Frankwell, in tbe Occupation of Mr. Miller, Butcher. For further Particulars apply to THE AUCTIONEER. ( JJT* A liberal Credit on approved Security. FURNITURE & EFFECTS, The Property of the late Mr. WM. OJIVIES. BY MiTsMlTII, On the Premises in COLEHAM, Shrewsbury, oil Friday, the 10th Day of September, 1821; rpHE entire genteel FURNITURE H of Mr. WILLIAM DAVIES, of Princess Street, deceaspd. Particulars will appear in our next, and Catalogues will be prepared. DIDDLEBUaY. Thorovyh- bred Herefordshire Cattle, and Southdown Sheep. R. WILLIAM BEDDOES's AN NUAL SALE will take Place on tbe Pre nuses, at DIDDLEBURY, near Ludlow, on Mon day, the 27th Day of September, 1824 ( being Ludlow Sheep- Fair Day) ; when there WILL BE SOLD BY AUCTIOST, BY J. BROOME, 25 capital young Cows and Heifers in. calf, 10 two- year old Bullocks, and several Bull and Heifer Calves; 120 choice Ewes ( two and three Years old), 110 Wethers, and several well- bred Rams. Sale will commence at Two o'Clock precisely. Thorough- bred Southdown Sheep. BY J. BROOME, On the Premises at ALDON, near Ludlow, tlie Property of Mr. JOHN LASBREY : Tw° HUNDRED prime SOUTH- 1 DOWN EWES, and TWENTY RAMS, of different Ages.— The above Sheep are bred from Rams selected at a great Expense from the Flocks of the most eminent Breeders of Soutbdnwns. The Day of Sale, and further Particulars, will appear in a future Paper. SOUTHDOWN SHEEP. At COURT CALMORE, near Montgomery, on Saturday, the lltli Day of September, 1824 ; EVENTY Yearling WETHEHS, and 100 EWES, some of which were bred by Mr. Ellman, the Remainder by their Proprietor Mr. A. D. JONES. And to LET, for the Season, 20 RAMS, r. f different Ages, bred by, and from the Flocks of, the most eminent Southdown Breeders in England. The Sale will commence at Two o'Clock. Southdown Sheep, Durham and other Cattle. At the Earl of BRADFORD'S Farm Yard, at WESTON- UNDER- LIZARD, ou Thursday, the 9th of Sep- tember, 1824 ; ABOUT 20 COWS and HEIFERS in- calf, principally of the Durham Breed, and descended from choice Stocks ; also H0 South- down EWES and THEAVES, bred with Care and Attention from the first Flocks. Sale to commence at Twelve o'Clock. T a MEETING of Gentlemen in- terested in the projected NEW LINE Of ROAD leading from the Borough of LEOMIN- STER to the Town of LEDBURY, held, pursuan to Notice, at the Hotel, in Hereford, on Thursday the 19th Day of August, 1824 ; EDWARD POOLE, Esq. In the Chair: RESOLVED, That a New Line of Turnpike Road beginning at the End of the Leominster District, at a Place called Calderwell, in the Parish of Bodeu. ham, and ending at a Bridge, called Stretton Bridge, in the Parish of Strettou Giaudsome ( being the Northern Extremity of the Ledbury District of Turnpike Road), will be of great Public Advan- tage, and highly beneficial to the Proprietors of Property in that Part of the County of Hereford. RESOLVE D, That in Order to carry such a Plan into Effect, Notices be given tor an intended Ap- plication to Parliament in the next Session for the necessary Powers," and that a Subscription be en- tered Into for defraying the Expenses of the said Act, and for making such Road, to be secured upon the Tolls arising from Gates to be erected on such Line of Road. RESOLVED, That. Mr. WILLIAM HOMES, and Mr. HENRY MILNES, be appointed joint Solicitors for soliciting the said Act, aud that they do give the necessary Notices. RESOLVED, That EDWARD POOLE, Esq. FRANCIS HENRY THOMAS, Esq. JOHN AIIKWRIGHT, Esq. Rev. WILLIAM HOPTON, Rev. JOHN HOPTON, Rev. JAMES SIMPKINSON, THOMAS COIEMAN, Esq. THOMAS DUNNE, Esq. and EDWARD EVANS, Esq. be the present Committee ; aud that all Subscribers of elOO each be Members of such Committee, and that any three may be empowered to act. RESOLVED, That these Resolutions be printed in the Hereford, Shrewsbury, and Gloucester Papers EDWARD POOLE, Chairman. RESOLVED, That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to Mr. POOLE, for his able Conduct iu the Chair. THE LATE MR. CHILDE'S NORTH- DEVON CATTLE, And New- Leicester Sheep. At tbe Farm Yard at KINLET, near Bewdley, on Mondav, the 27th of September, 1824 ; RFULE WHOLE of the NOKTII- 1 DEVON in- calf COWS and HEIFERS, YEARLING HEIFERS, BULLOCKS, & BULLs| collected and bred with so much Care by the late WILLIAM CHILDE, Esquire. To be SOLD also, on Tuesday, the 28th of September, the WHOLE of Mr. CHILDB'S cele- brated NEW- LEICESTER EWES, THEAVES. TUPS, and TUP LAMBS. The Sale will commence each Day at 10 o'Clock. TIMBER'. At Llangedwin Green, in the Counly of Denbigh, on Monday, the 13th Day of September next, at the Hour of Five in the Afternoon : QIAA OAK TIMBER TREES, of great Dil <£> i J\ J mensions, aud fit for the most valuable Purposes, now felled and rounded, and lying in a Coppice near LLANGEDWIN HALL, in the said County. E. VAUGHAN, of Llangedwin, will shew the Timber. Llangedwin, August 21 st, 1824. AT NONELEY, NEAR WEM. IN THE COUNTY Or SALOP. Valuable Live Stock, Implements in Hus- bandry, Dairy and Brewing Vessels, Household Furniture, Hay, Straw, Dung, Wheat, Muncorn, Rye, Barlei/, Oats, Cheese, Bacon, Mult, Hops, See. BY S. ADAMS, On Monday and Tuesday, the 13th and 14th Days of September, 1824, ou the Premises ( without Reserve) of tbe late THOMAS BOODI. E, Gent, deceased ; COMPRISING four young and valu. able Milch Cows, 2 Calving Heifers, 1 Wag. gon Horse ( aged), 1 Ditto Mare, capital Waggon Colt ( rising -> Years old), useful Gig Mare ( aged) ; Sow aud 7 Pigs, I fresh Store Ditto ; and tbe Whole of tbe Farming Implements, Dairy and Brewing Vessels, nnd genteel Household Furniture of a respectable Description.— Catalogues are now pre- pared, and may be had, at the different Inns in the Neighbourhood ; at the Place of Sale ; and will be distributed. *** The Livestock, & c. will be Sold the first Day — The Sale each Morning precisely at Eleven o'Clock. NOTICE is hereby given, That s MEETING of the Trustees of the Stretton and Longden, and of the Minsterley, Westbury, Shelton, Pool, and Baschurch Districts of Turnpike ltoads, wiil be held at the Guildhall, in Shrews, bury, on Monday, the tith Day of September next, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon. JOHN JONES, Clerk to the said Trustees. Shrewsbury, August 26th, 1824. THE MANCHESTER ASSURANCE COMPANY, For Assurance against Fire, AND ON LIVES AND SURVIVORSHIPS, With Sate A- Purchase of Annuities, Reversions, anil the Endowment of Children. OFFICE, NO. 33, King- street, Manchester. CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS. ESTABLISH^ MARCH, 1824. DIRECTORS. JAMES BRIERLEV, Esq. Chairman. THOMAS HBYWOOD, Esq. Deputy Chairman. John Barton, Esq. Joseph Birley, Esq. Thomas Cardwell, Esq. Jonathan Dawson, Esq. Joseph Green, Esq. Samuel Grimshaw, Esq. George Grundy, Esq. Thomas Hardnian, Esq. George Hole, Esq. Aaron I, ees, Esq. Thomas Markland, Esq. Francis Marris, Esq. Robert Millington, Esq. John Poolcy, Esq. George Southam, Esq. John Touebet, Esq. John Walker, Esq. Richard Warren, Esq. Gilbert Winter, Esq. George Wm. Wood, Esq James Wood, Esq. Thos. Worthington, Esq. AUDITORS. T. Booth man, Jun. Esq. Thomas Tebbutt, Esq. James Fildes, Esq. Benj. Braidley, Esq. BANKERS — Messrs. Hey wood, Brothers, & Co. ACTUARY AND SECRETARV — Mr. G. II. Easton SOLICITOR— Mr. G. F. Bury. PHYSICIAN— E. Lvon, M. D. SURGEON, William Robert Whatton, Esq. F. S. A. 1 aeeije SnteHtgente. THE FDWY^ Eli AND CAMBRIAN ( SrVitwH JttttSttal Jpesftttoal, AT WELSH POOL, ON THE 7TH, 8TH, AND 9TH OF SEPTEMBER INSTANT-, WHEN the various Premiums offered by the Cymmrodorion Society for the Encouragement of Native Genius, Literary and" Musical, will be contended for and awarded. TWO GRAND n N IN THE TOWN HALL, WHICH HAS BEEN ENLARGED FOR THE OCCASION; AND IN ST. MARTS WILL BE PERFORMED mm^ i fKin^ it, CHURCH, PRESIDENT. THE RIGHT HON. THE VISCOUNT CLIVE, VICE- PRESIDENTS. " tHIS Society has been established upon Principles combining the most perfect Se- curity, with Advantages equal to those ofl'ercd by any institution of a similar Character. The Capital amounts to Two MILLIONS, sub- scribed in Shares of £ 100 each, and upon which a Deposit of Ten per Cent, has been paid. This Deposit, and the Accumulations thereon, will form the present Capital of the Company, wilh a further Claim upon the Subscribers to pay such Sums as may be required to the Extent of their respective Shares. Whilst a resident Directory gives an Assurance to Manchester and its important Neighbourhood, of the good Faith and Liberality with which the Engagements of Ibis Company will be entered into and observed, the Formation of local Committees, selected from a highly respectable Proprietary is calculated to extend the same Advantages to the more remole Districts. The Directors refer with Pleasure to the Regu- lations whereby one- third of the actual Profits will be distributed amongst the Assured, without any Liability ou their Part to the Losses. AGENTS. ALTRINCHAM Mr. John Shelmerdine. ASHTON- UNDBR LINE, Mr. John Morris. BLACKBURN Mr. George Burdikin. BIRMINGHAM Mr. John Reece. BURV Messrs. W. Walker & Sons. BURNLEY Mr. John Roberts, jun. BOLTON BRADFORD CARLISLE Mr. Charles Thurnam. CONGLBTON Mr. Thomas Vaudrey. CHORLEY DERBY.... Mr. Thomas Eyre. GLOSSOP Mr. Thomas Ellison. HALIFAX IIUDDERSPIELD LIVERPOOL Mr. Richard Dawson. LEICESTER ..... Mr. Edward Staveley. MACCLESFIELD Mr. T. J. Watts. NOTTINGHAM Mr. William Holmes. OLDHAM Mr. William Bamford. OSWESTRY Mr. John Lacon. PRESTON Mr. E. Rothwell. ROCHDALE Mr. Thomas Bailey. RUNCORN Mr. Samuel Wyldc. SADDLEWORTH Mr. Joseph Hasslegreave. STAYLEY. BRIDGE Mr. Jolru Cheethain. STOCKPORT Mr. William Coppock. WEM Mr. Thomas Gregory. WIGAN Mr. John Acton. WAKEFIELD Mr. Thomas Bolton. WARRINGTON ... Mr. William Stretch. Any Person desirous of becoming Agent for Shrewsbury, or any other Place where an Appoint- ment has not vet been made, will apply to the Company's Office, 33, King- street, Manchester. TWO HUNDRED TUOU& AJ\' D POUNDS, STERLING MONEY, AMa m © SHE © Mo Right Honourable the EARL of POWIS, The LORD BISHOP of ST. ASAPH, Right Honourable the EARL GROSVENOR, Right Honourable the EARL of BRADFORD, Right Honourable the VISCOUNT HEREFORD, Right Honourable LORD BAGOT, Right Honourable LORD KF. NYON, RighlHonourable the VISCOUNT DUNGANNON, Right Honourable LORD CARR1NGTON, SIR W. W. WYNN, Bart. M. P. SIR THOMAS MOSTYN, Bart. M. P. SIR E. P. LLOYD, Bart. M. P. SIR R. W. VAUGHAN, Bart. M. P. Right Honourable C. W. W. WYNN, M. P. The Honourable ROBERT CLIVE, M. P. CHARLES H. TRACY. Esq. PANTON CORBETT, Esq. M. P. JOHN MYTTON, Esq. Halston, W. ORMSBY GORE, Esq. HENRY CLIVE, Esq. M. P. JOHN W. GRIFFITH, Esq. M. P. COLONEL HUGHES, M. H. W. E. POWELL, Esq. M. P. WILLIAM BANKES, Esq. M. P. VOCAL PERFORMERS. MISS STEPHENS, iittso <£\ mto, MASTERS SMITH AND PARHY, S& RAG3S£&& MIMSI* QWMOB^ PARRY, ROjLLE, AND THE CHORUS SINGERS FROM SHREWSBURY AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD. INSTRUMENTAL. Messrs. LINDLEY and L1NDLEY, jun. ( Violoncellos), MR. NICHOLSON ( FLUTE), MR. HARPER ( TRUMPET), Mr. Tomlins f Leader of the BandJ, MR. DANIEL AND MR. LYON ( FROM THE PHILHARMONIC CONCERTS, PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN AND TENOR), Mr. OLIVER DAVIES ( Pedal Harp), Mr. J. J JONES ( Organ), The Amateur Performers of Shrewsbury and its Neighbourhood, AND THE bjiwu) umMLih zzKom ® m ® WMZB! D3 ww& m THE WHOLE FORMING AN ORCHESTRA OP NEARLY ONE HUNDRED PERFORMERS. The Musical Arrangements under the Direction of Mr. P. iniiv, Editor of the Welsh Melodies. On THURSDAY, the 9th, a PUBLIC DINNER will be laid it. the TOWN HALL ; when the Right Honourable the Viscount CLIVE will take the Chair, at Five o'Clock. BISH, BV THE OLD STATE LOTTERY OFFICES, 4, CORN HILL, and 9, CHAUING- CROSS, LONDON, T> ESPECTFULLY reminds his best 11l Friends ( the Public), that the New Lottery Scheme _ 5TH NEXT MONTH, As the whole £ 2110,000 and the Fate of every Num- ber will be entirely decided that Day. T. BI^ H inost particularly recommends this Scheme to the Notice of his Patrous. Its particular Fea- tures or Attractions are : All the Tickets are ijt the Wheel All the Prizes are Sterling Money AH the Prizes will be drawn. 5th Next Month All the Capitals are Floating in the Wheel AH the olhir Prizes are the same AU Tour £ 20,000 must be drawn 5th Next Month All the oilier Prizes must be drawn 5th Next Month Etiery Number must be decided 5th Next Month There arc not any Blanks 5th Next Month Thirty- eight Capitals must be drawn 5th Next Month Ihe whole £ 200,000 must be decided 5th Neil Month There are not any Stock Prizes 5tli Next Month. The Scheme is plain and simple, and, in Addition to its other Attractions, it is one of the few Oppor- tunities the Public will ever have of adventuring, as it forms Part of Tid LAST GRANT PARLIAMENT INTENDS | ALLOWING FOR STATE LOTTERIES, The Minister having, in Parliament, officially an. ] noitiiced he will not move for any more Lotteries. Subscriptions will be received at the Banking Houses of Messrs. BECK and Co. Welshpool, and Messrs. MASTERMAN and Co. London. TICKETS OF ADMISSION are now ready for Delivery, and may he had of Mr. GRIFFITHS, at the Corner Shop, Welshpool .— Tickets for the Eisteddfod, Ss. each ; Concert Tickets, 10s. 6d. each ; Church Tickets, 7s. fid. The Five Tickets together, £ 1. 14s. The Eisteddfods will commence precisely at Eleven, and the Church Meetings at Twelve o'clock in the Forenoon, aud the Concerts at Seven o'clock in the Evening. N. B. To prevent Confusion, no Money will be reeeived at the Doors. Application for Lodgings to be made to Mr. ROBERT OWEN, Bookseller, Welshpool, who has a Register of all such as are to be disposed of. *„* Ordinaries will he provided each Day at the Oak and Bear Inns for Ladies and Gentlemen.— Tickets to be had at the Bar of each Inn. Dinner for Ladies 6s. for Gentlemen 12s. including Wine, & c. Books of the Concrrts, Price Is. and of the Church Performances, Price 6d. may be had of W. and J. EDOOWES, Shrewsbury. * V* In Addition to the Fifth Resolution passed September 17, 1823, throwing open the Prize of the SILVER HARP to all COMPETITORS, the following was | his Day adopted :— RESOLVED, That a Premium of Three Guineas, or a Medal of that Value, be given to the best Player upon the TRIPLE HARP, not having gained a Silver Harp at any former Eisteddfod. WELSH POOL, AUGUST 23, 1824. Welshpool— Montgomeryshire. TO BE LET, FOR A TERM OF YEARS, AND IMMEDIATE POSSESSION GIVEN (| F REQUIRED), rg^ HE capital MANSION of PARK fi. LANE, lately erected, and 110 Expense spared in making it a complete Residence; situate iu the Town of Pool, ill the said County, combining in itself all the Advantages of a Town and Country Dwelling, replete with every Accommodation for a Family of Respectability, adjoining Powis Castle Park ; commanding delightful Views of tbe Castle and Park, and the Vale of Pool; and containing numerous Bed Chamber's, Drawing Room ( 19 Ft. bv l<) Ft. 2 In.), Dining Room ( 20 Ft. by 18 Ft. ( i In.), Library ( 15 Ft. 6 In. by 11 Ft.), Kitchen ( 2t> Ft. by 18 Ft.), Larder, Brewhouse, nnd other domestic Offices of various Denominations, and fitted up in the most convenient Manner. Tbe Gardens, Or- chard, and about three Acres of Laud adjoin the Premises; and the Coach- house, Stabling for five Horses, and Outbuildings, are conveniently situated. N. B. This Property is strongly recommended to the Notice of any Family desirous of securing an eligible Residence in the Town and Neighbourhood of Pool. For further Particulars enquire of WILLIAM JONES, Esq, on the Premises, or of Mr. GRIFFITHES, Solicitor, Welshpool ( if by Letter, Post- paid). This Advertisement will not be continued. BOW MEETINGS* ' ON. LADY GLYNNE, Hawarden Castle, September 3d. Rev. G. CUNL1FFE, Actou Park, September 17th. WELSH POOL EISTEDDFOD. IN the Course of the Week, a small but choice STOCK of Hereford CATTLE will be offered for SALE at WELSHPOOL. They consist of Breeding Cows, yearling and 2- yenr old Heifers, Bull and lleifer Calves, all descended from the celebrated Stock of the late BENJAMIN TOMKIES, Esq. and the Property of a Gentleman who is reducing his Farming Concerns. Further Particulars next Week. MONTGOMERYSHIRE. Desirable Freehold Estates, situate in the Parish of Llandissil. H » *• Tickets and Shares for the above Scheme » ire selling at BlSlI's Offices as above, and by his Agents as under, of whom Schemes may be had gratis: — R JONES, Cheesemonger, SHREWSBURY ; B PARTRIDGE, Bookseller, BRIDGNORTH ; SPOOLE ST HARDING, Booksellers, CHESTER ; T. GRIFFITHS, Bookseller, LUDLOW ; E. JONES, Bookseller, NANTWICH ; J. SMITH, Printer, NEWCASTLE ; W PRICE, Bookseller, OSWESTRY ; A. MORGAN, Bookseller, STAFFORD; ' P. DENMAN, Bookseller, WOLVERHAMPTON. 5 599 Last Lottery a,£ 20,000 was sold by BISH 1 14,618 another £ 20,01) 0 was sold by UISI1! lij, 41jj another £ 20,000 was sold by BISH! The above were distributed in Shares over various Parts of the United Kingdom, and Parts sold by some rtf the above Agents. tgf- BISH also sold many minor Capitals last Lottery, and in former Lotteries his Success is too • well known to need Repetition. Next of Kin of OWEN OWENS wanted. iWEN OWENS left the Neighbour hood of Llanrwst, iu Wales, upwards of Forty Years ago, and went to live at a Place called Hampton Wood, in Shropshire, and ns he was working in a Marl Pit near that I'lace, Thirty- three Years next August, a Quantity of Marl fell upon lilin, and he was thereby killed ; he was buried at Welsh Hampton Church Yard; lie left a Daughter named Charlotte, who married one John Hayley or Ealey ; he was a Tailor by Trade ; this Daughter, if living, would be about 42 Years of Age : If living, or ( dead) leaving Children, or if her Husband is living, On Application at Mr. EVANS'S Office, Carnar- von, Ihey will have an Account of a couside, abIe Property being due to thein. Is! June, 1824. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY MR. G. SMOUT, At the Lion Inn, Newtown, on Tuesday, the 5th Day of October, 1824, at 4 o'Clock iu'the After- noon, in the following- or such other Lots as shall be agreed upon at the Time of Sale : LOT I. LL that MESSUAGE or Tenemeut and Lands, called CKFNLLAN, with TEN COTTAGES and SMITHY, & the Appurtenances to the same belonging, now in tbe Holding- of Mr. John Jones or his Undertenants, containing' 169A. 0R. 23P, of Arable, Meadow, and Pasture Land. LOT II. All that MESSUAGE or Tenement and Lands, called PENTRE, with a Cottage, adjoining- Lot 1, now in the Holding- of Mr. John Blockley or his Undertenants, containing 124A. Oil. 14P. of4 Arable, Meadow, and Pasture Land. LOT III. All that MESSUAGE or Tenement and Lands, called MOONT? now in the Holding- of Mr. John Davies, containing- 23A. 2R. OP. of Arable, Meadow, and Pasture Land. LOT IV. All that MESSUAGE or Tenement and Lands, called LITTLE MOUNT, now in the Holding of Mr. John Thomas, on Lease for Two Lives, con- taining- 9A. 3R. 33P. of Arable, Meadow, and Pas- ture Land. The above Property lies remarkably well tog- e- ther, being: nearly in a Ring- Fence, and is capable of great Improvement. The Houses and Farm Buildings are excellent, being- recently erected; the Estate lies in a good Sporting- Country ; is situate 2 Miles from the Market Town of Mont- gomery, and 7 from the flourishing- Market Town of Newtown; Lime and Coal are to be had at gn easy Expense within 2 Miles of the Property ; and there is a considerable Quantity of thriving- Young- Timber, which is to be taken by the Purchaser at a fair Valuation.— The respective Tenants will shew the different Lots; and further Particulars may be obtained bv applying to THE AKCTIONEKR, Abermule, near Newtown. OXFORD CIRCUIT.— At Monmouth Assizes, Thomas Matthews, aged 24, a man of respectable appearance, was found guilty, on two separate indictments, of horse- stealing. There were two other indictments against the prisoner for the same offence, but which were not tried. The Learned Judge, in addressing the prisoner, observed, that such was the frequency of the crime of which he had b& en twice convicted in this and the neigh'r bouringr counties, that he considered it necessary, for the protection of property of the description of that which he had been in the. habit of stealing in one county and selling in another, that capital punishment should follow conviction. " 1 . am afraid, young man ( said the Learned Judge);, that I • tritreV^ e'/ ye you for execution; but I will take time tocou^ der whether it is possible your life can be spared, for in addition to the four clear cases agaiiist you, there is another prisoner in the Calen- dar who is charged with two distinct offences of a similar kind, and the crime of horse- stealing- ap- pears to me to have reached its height in this neighbourhood." Senteuce of death was recorded against him. This trial was evidently of great interest; and it was stated that no less than sixty horses had been stolen in the neighbourhood of Abergavenny within a very few months. The Court was excessively crowded, and during the address of the Judge the prisoner betrayed not the least emotion. William Prosser stood indicted, under the statute of Elizabeth, for feloniously breaking into the dwelling house of William Jones, in the day time, no person being therein, and stealing wearing apparel and other property. The Jury found him guilty— DEATH. Richard Smith, for horse- stealing at Mamhilad, had sentence of death recorded against him.— Thoitias Maddox, James Pearce, and Hester Phelps, for stealing a watch, were sentenced to be trans- ported for life.^ Richard Williams, for the man- slaughter of William Evans, was sentenced to be transported*. for 14 .. years,.— William Frowen, for stealing in the shop of W. Goode, of Monmouth, to be transported for 7 years.— Seven were sentenced to various periods of imprisonment, three were acquitted, and against four no bills were found. At these Assizes, an action was brought by. Mr. Shepard, an attorney at Usk, under the statute of 17 Geo. II. to recover from the defendant, ovefseer of the poorj a penalty of £ 20, for refusing an inhabit- ant an inspection of the poor's- rate levied by the parish. The question was, whether the demand of inspecting was made at a seasonable hour ( six o'clock in the evening). Mr. Justice Littledale said he did not think the hour Unseasonable, and the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for £ 20. At HEREFORD, an action was tried, Church v. Symoris, Esq. to recover damages against the High Sheriff of the connty" in 1822, for waste and damage sustained by the illegal conduet, of his officers in levying an execution oil a writ offi. fa. A writ had been put- into the hands of Evatis, an officer, who, accompanied by his followers, entered the house at 1 o'clock in the morning of Sunday, 3d September, took possession ofthe property about eight o'clock, and continued in possession till Friday, when it was sold. During fehat time, they g- athered fruit, sent presents to some of. their craft, made merry by inviting thVin to the house, drank out eighty gallons of perry, thrashed the corn, and had it ground and baked, burnt the timber, arid carried off a horse, which they used very ill. These facts were proved. A consultation then took place on each side, and the counsel for the defendant suggested a compro- mise. A verdict was accordingly taken for the plaintiff for £ V5. Judge Park said, he was glad to hear that the defendant, had discharged Evans. A t Leaves Assizes, Robert Clarke, an officer of the Excise on the Brighton station, was convicted of a breach of duty, in having granted, on the 24 th of'Api> H^' lS23, a false permit for the removal of 120 gallons of foreign brandy, arid 60 gallons o: Geneva, from the stock of Thomas Francis to the stock of John Lee. The prisoner had borne an excellent character, and in consideration of that circumstance was sentenced only to lour years' imprisonment. Henry Roberts was indicted on the Statute for making a signal on the coast to smugglers, at Bognor, on the 3d of June, 1823. The case was proved by Lieutenant Atcheson and two seamen of the preventive service, belonging to the Ramilies, from whose testimony it appeared that the prisoner was detected in exhibiting a lanthorn to the crew of a- smiT^ gihig vessel, W'ho were within fifty yards of the shore when the prisoner was seized . A party of men, armed with bludgeons, attempted to effect a rescue, but some of the preventive men coming up, the prisoner was secured. The prisoner was found Guilty, and, in default of paying £ 100, the penalty prescribed by the Statute, sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. At Lewes Assizes, John Wilson, a man of decent appearance, describing . himself as a coal- merchant, was indicted for stealing from the Hero Portsmouth coach,- on the 16th of January last, a parcel con- taining bank- notes, sovereigns, and sil ver, amount- ing to £ 1,005.— A verdict of guilty was returned against; the prisoner, and sentence of transportation for seven years was pronounced against him.— The case excited a great, deal of interest in the county, as it was understood that the bankers had refused several offers to compromise, and receive back a great part of the stolen property. A sum exceeding £ 1,500 is stated to have heen expended by Mr. Bene raft, the banker, in the, tracing of the gang, which, added to the value of the lost property, makes a great sacrifice on the part of that gentle- man to public justice. At WINCHESTER, Henry Peers, a man who hatl tlte reputation of peculiar sanctity, was in- dicted for having stolen a quantity of brass rings, part of large chandeliers, and a cushion, with a variety of other articles, from a dissenting meeting- house, called Abbey Chapel, in the parish of Romsey, ou the 1st of June. The Jury found him guilty, but recommended him to mercy. Mr. Baron Garrow— I presume* gentlemen, you thought the crime was a capital one, when you so recommended the prisoner." Juryman—" We were of that opinion, my Lord}"— Mr. Baron Garrow observed, that; the crime was not a capital one, being distinguished from that of sacrilege, which consisted in stealing from places of worship belonging to the Established Church, The sen- tence of the Court was that he should be transported for 7 years. At Guildford Assizes, Thomas Hughes, formerly an Auctioneer at Cheltenham, was found guilty of wilful perjury, assigned upon evidence given by him in support of an indictment tried at the Mich aclmas Surrey Sessions, 1822, charging two respect- able tradesmen of Epsom with stealing a turret clock bell and some materials, the property of the defendant. Judgment reserved for the Court of King's Bench. Durham.-* A surgeon residing at Sunderland, named Joseph William Hodgson, was tried before Mr, Justice Bayley, for administering poison to Charlotte his wife.— Mrs. Hodgson had been ill a fortnight, and was under the rare. of, a Dr. Brown, taking boltisses at night prescribed by him. Ou. the night of the 6th July, the prisoner gave the bolus, which had been made up by an apprentice, to his wife, who desired the prisoner to put more opium iu it. He took it down stairs to do so, and on his return, having, at her request, divided the bolus into three pills, she swallowed one, and im- mediately afterwards felt a heat in her stomach and throat, which she told her husband, who said she would soon , be better. SSie then took the other two pills, and shortly afterwards became sick, and vomited. Mrs. H's. mother was sent for, and the prisoner himself went for Or. Brown, who repaired to the house, and, on hearing the circumstances, prescribed a draught, which the prisoner prepared, and brought into the room in a glass. Dr. Brown, however, observing it of an odd colour, tasted it, and, on being analysed, it was found to contain thirteen grains of corrosive sublimate! In the surgery also;, on the marble slab, were found the rem4ins(; of a bplus, which tasted ofthe same poison. — The . prisoner left his defence to his Counsel. It appeared that he married Mrs. Hodgson at Gretna Green, in January 1823, and settled her property (£ 1200) upon her and her children ; that there was one child born, and that he was remarkably fond of the child, and ( said Mrs. H.) " he was indeed a kind husband to me ;" but besides being given to drink- ing, she added, that he had occasionally shewn symptoms of derangement.— The Jury returned a verdiet of Not Gitilty. 1 RISH A as E N T K ES.— 1 N t he report of Lord Norbury's charge to the Grand Jury of the county of Westmeath, is the following just and remarkable passage: —" I consider the absentees as the great curse of Ireland : they will, however, come sneaking back again, and yon will of course use them civilly ; but don't forget, to tell thein what you have heen doing " white they were absent ; above all, don't forget to tell them that they have been the chief cause of it all. Back again they will come, with out a doubt ; and let other countries possess wliat they may, I know of no country on earth, where a man with a little money can so comfortably perch himself down as in Ireland."— Dublin Freeman's Journal. How TO IDENTIFY A WRITTEN INSTRU- MENT. ' At. the lute Waterford Assizes, much amusement was afforded on one occasion in the criminal court, by the method taken by a witness who could neither read, nor write, nor speak Eng- lish, to identify a piece of writing-. His name was Charles House, and he was the ji^ seeutor in a case in which two fellows stood indicted for defrauding him of money, under pretence of having a ci vil hill decree against him. Through the medium of an interpreter, House appeared to be one of the most stolid and incomprehensible of Witnesses, though, as it Would seem, he really, wa4 no. V deficient in understanding-. The prisoners, when they had obtained the prosecutor's money, had given him a receipt for it, and this receipt it became necessary, in the course of the examination, to prove. It was shown to House; aud he was asked if he could swear it was the same which had been given him b^ the prisoners ? Charley made no answer, but with great, deliberation proceeded to search his pockets. At length he drew forth an old tin snuff box, opened it with great caution, and, at last, produced a bit of paper. This precious morceau, lie then, without uttering a word, applied to the paper which he was called upon to identify ; when it at once appeared that the <= crap had been torn from this paper. The thing was evident, and required no words. During the laughter which this display of cut- eness occasioned•- Vfiarleij looked about him with a smile of triumph and self- congra- tulation playing on his lips. The Chief Justice afterwards remarked, " that the only intelligible evidence which Mr. Charles House had given, was that in which he said nothing."— Dublin Morning Post. In looking to the reports of the Assize Courts throughout the country, it is gratifying to obser that they exhibit a marked diminution of atrocious crime. It may be alleged, and we are not inclined to dispute the fact, that this is owing to the com- fort and tranquillity of the great mass of the people. Want, we are very ready to admit, is the great in citement to many offences ; and these latter lead on, hy a too frequent gradation, to crimes of the most heinous magnitude. Still we have to observe that the dissemination of evil principles, which proceeds with great rapidity when the soil is prepared by distress and discontent, is much checked in a con trary state of things. Three or four years back there was a promptness in our peasantry to listen to blasphemous and seditious harangues and pam- phlets, which has now ceased. At that time they were easily convened to hear a frantic harangue against Religion or the Government; whereas now even the Orators are mute. The once notorious Hunt is turned a vender of Japan Blacking/ and Sir Francis Burdett is as silent as if he had all his life fed on the crumbs that fall from the Minister's table. That the present state of morals among the lower classes of our people is as good as it ever was, we do not pretend to asseri. The evil done by the propagation of irreligion and immorality must long continue to exhibit its effects; but time and reflection furnish gradual antidotes ; and we may venture to hope, that if the comfort and happiness of the country continue but a few years longer, the crimes which even now swell our ca- lendars will be brought within limits as narrow as are compatible with the necessary imperfection of human nature. The late ford Ermine's estates in Sussex were sold by auction at Garraway's, on Tuesday, for £ 45,915, subject to the purchaser's paying for the timber, coppices, and birch wood at a, valuation. A clergyman, living near Grantham, has found white mustard seed to be highly efficacious as a medicine, combining valuable aperient as well as tonic qualities, and restoring their tone to the stomach and bowels. The seed is taken whole, in quantities from a tea to a table spoonful, two or three times a day, according to its effect on the constitution. Jt discharges a sort of mucilage, which serves as a vehicle for its medicinal proper- ties. The white mustard- seed is sold by seedsmen at one shilling per pound. MINES OF SOUTH AMERICA.— A very intelli- gent and recent writer on events in this quarter of the World makes the following observations on Ihe Mines, which are now an objeet of so much impoi t- ance in this country :— " The greatest fault observable in the mines of New Spain, and which renders the working of them extremely expensive, is the want of communication between the different works. They resemble ill- constructed buildings, where, to pass from one adjoining room to another, we must go round the whole house. The mine of Valencia:. a is justly admired on account of its wealth, the magnificence of its walling, and the facility with which it is entered by spacious and commodious stairs ; yet it exhibits only a union of small works irregularly conducted ; they are as it were cut de sacs, and without any lateral communication. I mention this mine, not because it is more faulty than the others in tlie distribution of its labours, but because we might naturally suppose it to be better organized. As subterraneous geometry had been entirely neg- lected in Mexico till the establishment of the School of Mines, there is no plan in existence of the works already executed. Two works in that labyrinth of cross levels and interior winzes, may happen to he very near each other, without - its beiH^ possible to perceive it. Heiice the impossibility of introducing, in the actual state of most of the mines of Mexico, the wheeling by means of barrows, and an econo- mical disposition of the ore plats. A miner brought up in the mines of Freiberg, and accustomed to see so many ingenious means of conveyance practised, can hardly conceive that in the Spanish colonics, where the ores are poor, though very abundant, all the metal which is taken from the vein is carried on the backs of men. The Indian tenatsroi, who may be considered as thebeasts of burden of the mines of Mexico, remain loaded with a weight of from 250 to 380 pounds for a space of six hours. In the levels of Vaienciana and Rayas, thev are exposed, as we have already observed in speaking of the health of the miners, to a temperature of from 71 deg. to 77 deg. Fahr. ; and during this time they ascend and descend several thousands of steps iu shafts of an inclination of 55 deg. These tenaterrts carry the minerals in bags { costales) made of the thread of the pite. To prevent their shoulders from being " urt ( for the miners are generally naked'to the middle), they place a woollen covering ffiisida) under this bag. We met in the mines fifes of fifty or sixty of these porters, among whom there are men above sixty, and boys of ten or twel ve years of age. In ascending the stairs they throw the body forwards, and rest, on a staff, which is. generally not more than a foot in length. They walk in a zig- zag direction, because they have found, from long experience, as they affirm, that their respira- tion is less impeded when they traverse obliquely the current of air which enters the pit from without." UtfO& inctal ana MmtUamom. On Monday, the Duke of Wellington took a hasty survey of the lines of Portsmouth garrison, during which a fine trait of discipline was shown by a soldier of the Royal Marine Artillery, who, though the person of the Noble Duke had been pointed out to him, on seeing him advance upon the lines to look over into the ditch, instantly pro- ceeded to warn the Master General of the Ordnance off, and which order was as promptly obeyed i was given.— Portsmouth Paper. Monday morning a short stout man, in a round frock, attracted considerable not ice at Peck ham fair, by giv ing away to the cro wd I i I tie pa per pill boxes, which, when opened, were found to contain neither pills auti- bilious uor analeptic, but very neatly printed watch- papers, advising thera < l to return home and read their Bibles, rather than follow such evil pastimes, which would ultimately consign them to the gallows." As soon as he had disposed of his whole stock he left the fair, but was ain seen in the afternoon, distribut ing hand- bill: of the same pious tendency as the watch papers. FATAL DUEL,—- Mr. Coulthard, a Gentleman who lately fought a duel in Oxfordshire, died on Monday, under the operation of extra - ling the b; which was lodged in his shoulder ou that unfortu nate occasion. The su ns at present deposited in the Devon and Exeter Savings Bank amount to nearly £ 430,000, the produce of industry and economy.— ISorth Devon Journal. The Sittingbourne Bank of the firm of Loud, Burgess, and Co. has suspended payment. The bank has only heeu opened a few months.— Kent Herald, The newly imported Leghorn bonnet, with sweeping front, is called The Paijet Swell! CUNNING versus SIMPLICITY.— Recorder Court, Dublin, Aug. 14.— Marg. Keating, and tw other females, were tried on a charge of robbing poor unsophisticated peasant named Foley. H stated, that his residence was in the counfy of Ros- common ; that he came to town for the purpose of seeing an ould friend, named Jem Soulivan ; he did not kntto either the house or the street he lived in. ( He here crossed himself very gravely, and pro- ceeded to tell his story in his own way). My Lordship, I was passing down afore the river that runs through this town, I turned up one street— by my soul, your Worship, there's plenty of them for that matter— it was near where the soldier stops ( Barrack- street). There were three or four ladies— that is women, your Reverence, they axed me, " where are yon going, Pat ?" Says I, " 1 came from Roscommon to look for Mr. Soulivan, i don't, know where to find him jewels, agrah ; says the ladies, we know where he is : do you, says i ; that we do, says they ; long life to you, and tell me, says I. Please ' your Honours, Gentlemen, with that ( here. the legislatorial coun- tenances in Court were expanded into a perfect I lustration of Qolman's Broad GrinsJ, w ith that they brought, me over their threshold, three of ' em gathered afore me, and one entirely surrounded me, aud bellows to'em, they robbed me clane of al! the money I had, which was sixteen hogs and a nine- penny piece; you see, your Honours, two of the others laid hould of me by the arm, arid then took it out of my waistcoat pocket." He was asked by the Court to point out which part of his habiliments he termed a waistcoat, for so ragged was his general costume, that a virtuoso might as well seek among the shaggy foids of a 1 ' s skin for a vest. Arrah," exclaimed Mr. Foley, evidently cha- grined by the supposed dullness'of his Lordship, and with a sagacious leer, answered, ' withdrawing a wooden skewer from his rags, " here it is, your Holiness." One of the prisoners asked if he had not paid two- pence to one ofthe ladies, in order to say something to her just a one side in another room? Wish an indignant stare, indicating the utmost surprise, he again raised his right hand, and twice passing his thumb over his forehead, horizontally and perpen dicuiarly, ejaculated, 44 Och honev, Giutlemin, d'ves hearken to that, now. Blow bellows the word of truth in the whole tote of it." The Court directed him to look round, in order to try if he could identify the persons he accused He deliberately turned about, when his eves rested on his / air friend iu the dock he instantly shipped his knee, and said, " Devil fire ine, hut there she is, the cratur, standing up to her throat iu th wood, with the green handkerchief in her hair." , Can you, rejoined the Court, point out the othe females who assisted in the robbery Can I?" he answered, " Blogahourfds, sure there they are, standing up close alongside o! her." This testimony was conclusive with the Jury who immediately found the three prisoners Guilty His Lordship directed the prosecutor to make visit to the Town Clerk's othce, where 15s. wer ordered for his expenses. He retired, invoking the blessings of the Calendar down a- top of then- Lordships. The three prisoners will he trans- ported for seven years. Comforts of a Highland Stable. The following account of the stabling and groom- ing horses in that part of Great Britain called Caithness, is from Dr. Macculloch's letters from the Highlands:— The stable at Houna, considering that it con- tained nothing at all, had no positive demerits ; a rare case, I must admit. But if, after describing Mrs. Maclarty's kitchen, and after breakfasting, dining, and sleeping at her hotel, I were not to lead you into the stable of a Highland inn of tliis class, I should be unjust to the fair sex ; as it. must be sup posed t h at this department, h oweve r indi- rectly , is under the controui and management of M r. Maclarty, not of the lady * If you should suc- ceed iu reaching- it, it must be through a pool of mud and water, and other indescrihables, and it wiil be fortunate if there are some stepping- stones for yourself: more fortunate, if your horse does riot trip on them, and souse you with the perfumes of this uioat. if he is a tall horse, not understanding architecture, he will knock his head against the door- way ; and if you have the misfortune to carry a portmanteau, as may happen to single gentlemen, he will stick in the passage, and pull off the straps^ which there is no saddler to mend. When yoU get in, you find two or three holes* in the wa l, for the sake of ventilation; so that, on Mr. Column's sys- tem, he cannot catch cold. If you do not keep aa eye on him, you will Shortly find him swilling water out of a bucket, or in the nearest river; and the next morning he is foundered ; and so are you. When he does want water, as there is seldom a pai'<, lie is dragged out by the mane to this river ; and if he breaks his knees among the rocks and stones, he is used to it; or else his fraternity is ; which is the same thing-. It is reckoned politic here to suffer the mud to dry on his legs ; and to pick or examine his feet would be troublesome. If the thatch is water tight, so much the better. A hayloft is a luxury-: and as there is no stable lantern, the hay hangs down among the loose hoards u'pon the candle ; but, being damp, there is no danger. The boy goes up to stir itaf- » ut, and you are covered with dust and chaff. So is the horse ; and as he is not wiped down, and there is no horse- cloth, that helps to keep him warm. Since the Scottish re- formers pulled down the stalls in their churches, they have probably thought them unnecessary iu their stables; but. a few saddles and pikes and poles and wheelbarrows and horse- collars, with a stray pig, a hen aud chickens, and a calf, serve, at the same time, to wedge him up, and to prevent him from being- dull. It is likely that, you will object to the society of half a, dozen sharp- horned stirks and stots ; but what then? If you think it prudent to tie him up, under these circumstances, or because the house is filled with Highland ponies justling and squabbling, and kicking in every direction, there is no halter. You may use your bridle, which he will break ; or if you insist on a halter, a rope will be found before to- m urow, and made fast round his throat with a slip knot ; so that it is not unlikely you will find him hanged the next morning'. If there is a manger, probably the com is put into it: but it is either full of holes, so hat the oats run through, or so high that he cannot each them. If there is a rack, the hay is thrown on the ground ; w^ ich is a great saving ; because ' e will spoil half of it, and that will serve for his bed. That, with his own prodiu e, is probably the only bed he will get ; but, being added to the :> rmer beds of former horses, it serves to keep him uioi, st and cool. You begin by giving him hay; it as it is made of musty rushes and oilier matters,- he refuses to eat it, expecting com. But if you- in with corn, as that is mustv too, he waits for the hay. It is probable that he, wit! determine which s worse when he is hungry enough. A liigldander ostler of this family is a great enemy to false deli- cacy ; therefore begin your journey bv bronzing our stirrups aud bridle ; it will save remonstrance. When you are about to, depart in the morning, you must not be in haste ; because your horse is neither fed nor watered, nor is. likely to be, until you do it yourself. If lie is a grey horse, von will find that he is turned green ; and as lie will become greener very day, since a curry- comb was never heard of, n Mr Maclarty's stable., the prudent thing is to paint him green before you begin. A whisp of straw might have been substituted,' you will think, for the curry- comb : but the knave trusts that the next shower will do as well. The mane, of course, s matted by tlie fairies; for how else should it have become so inextricable that the fingers of t'iis bare- headed kilted cailen will not make it lie iu auv direction even in a wrong one ? If lie pos- sessed the luxury of a comb of either kind, it is probable lie would use the one to straighten his own jocks, and the other to claw his own hide. When your saddle and bridle are to be put on, you wiil find that they have been lying in the dirt all night, as there is no peg to hang them on ; and, in a well- reguhted stable, it is held matter of policy to keep some wild colt or fillv loose, who walk's about in tbe night, trying to purloin the hay and corn of his neighbours, having none of his own ; so that, if you sleep near it, you are regaled with quarrelling and kicking and stamping all night. But it is time to lock the- stable- door: yet not till you have paid the breechless lout as much for doing nothing, a*, in London, would have polished horse, hit, and stirrups, to the lustre of the planet Venus; and twice as much for musty husks and mouldy rushe*. as would have procured all the luxuries of Mask.- laue and the Hay market." Extract from " Athens'' A PRIZE POEM. By f f inthorp Mackworth Prued, of Trinity College, Cambridge. How terrible is Time ! bis solemn years, Tbe tombs of all our hopes aud nil our fears. In silent horror roll ! — the gorgeous throhe, The pillared arch, the monumental stone Melt in swift ruin ; aud of mighty climes, Where Fame told tales of virtues and of crimes. Where Wisdom taught, and Valour woke to strife, And Art's creations breathed their mimic life, Aud the young Poet, when the stars shone high, Drank the deep rapture of the quiet sky, Nought now remains, hut Nature's placid scene, Heaven's deathless blue, and earth's eternal green, The showers that fall on palaces and graves, The sun that shines for freemen aud for slaves : Science may sleep in ruin, Man in shame, But Nature lives, still lovely, still the same! * # # # # # Firm has that struggle been ! but is there none To hymn the triumph, when the fight is won ? Oh for the harp which once— but through the strings, Far o'er tbe sea, the dismal night- wind sings ; Where is the baud that swept it ?— cold and mute, The lifeless master, aud the voiceless lute ! Tbe crowded hall, the murmur, and the gaze, The look of envy, and tbe voice of praise, And friendship's smile, & passion's treasured vow,— All these are nothing— life is nothing now ! But the bush'd triumph, and the garb of gloom, The sorrow, deep, but mute, around the tomb, The soldier's sileiice, aud the matron's tear,— These are the trappings ofthe sable bier, Whit h Time corrupts not, Falsehood cannot hide, Nor Folly scorn, nor Calumny deride. And * what is Writ, is writ!' — the guilt and shame, All eyes have seen them, and all lips may blame ; Where is the record of the wrong that stung, The charm that tempted, and the grief that wrung ! Let feeble hands, iniquitous! jr just, Rake up tbe reliques of the sinful dust, Let Ignorance mock the pang it cannot feel, And Malice brand, what Mercy would conceal ; It matters not.!- he died as all would die ; Greece had his earliest song, his latest sigh ; And o'er the shrine, in which that cold heart sleeps, Glory looks dim, and joyous Conquest weeps. The maids of Athens to the spot shall bring The freshest roses of the new- born spring, And Spartan boys their first- won wreath shall bear, To bloom round BYRON'S urn, or droop in sadness I there! FOR THE SALOPIAN JOURNAL. that if we unite ourselves together, we can support i all our poor for £ 1600 instead of £ 1900 which it now costs us. Well, says B, I will consent to this ; we shall save £ 300 to a. certainty, and most pro- bably shall trick the lawyers of twice that much more! Thereupon it is agreed between them that A's proportion of the expense of all the poor which shall ever become chargeable on either of their Parishes shall be £ 1200, or three- fourths of the whole ; and that the remaining £ 400, or one- fourth of the whole, shall be the proportion of the charge to he made on B. Now, so far from discovering any want of equity or justice hitherto, 1 find it to be the daily practice of individuals both in public and private life. Thus situated, B, seeing that tinder his contract with his partner A, he ran no individual, risk in so doing, accepts, for. the general benefit of the Con- cern, considerable numbers of paupers from A ; so that, in tbe course of time, A finds that he has no more, poor than B, although he pays three- fourths of the whole expenditure, and thereupon lie appeals to the Printers, to the Speakers, and I do not. know what— and talks of appealing I do not know where to know whether bis is not a hard case : I too will appeal; I will appeal to any man who possesses not one- twentieth part ofthe good sense aud pene- tration of many hundreds of the Parishioners of A, whether any tiling was ever so visionary as such a firetence > What! because accidental circumstances lave caused his dwelling place's to be disencumbered of the actual presence oi his paupers, who, but for the operation of the Act in question would probably have been his neighbours now, that therefore he shall no longer join in their support ! No, no ; either A or myself must greatly have mistaken the question. Let us then for a moment endeavour to discover what the real question is; or at least what it ought to be——* But stay Really, Sir, I had forgot that whilst I was thus running on, I was taxing your kindness, aud perhaps your patience too, with a most illiberal hand. With your leave, therefore, and in. case, you should consider thus much worth your notice, I will reserve what I intended further to say for a future number. I ain, Sir, your's, & c. T. N. And let us here alsOadmire the w. ohderfnl- pronsron which is made; deep in the earth, for completing . the work which those animals have commenced. '; We have noticed it. But we may here note the contrast between the silent and unmarked lab ou r & < of> fw <* r Jf myriads, operating by an universal and-' longordainedJ also of informing our Readers Connected Myf'jrdudau cwynfanns mewn Cymdcilhas. O ! trowch y Gwydraid heibio Rliag briwio'r galon gu, Mae'n gwneud i mi freuddwvdio Am fwynwych ddyddiau a fu. Y11 ei wrthluuiad* claer- wych, Fel mewn Deuu/ n- ddrych-}• da, Fy hen lawenydd hoffwyeh O'in blaen fel Llewyeh A. Pob Gwydraid I'm sy'n cofla, Am rai mewn haela h£ dd, Fu efo fi'ii cyd wledda ;— Ytt awr, nis gvwela ei gwedd ! A thra \ r wyf yn breuddwydio Am amser aeth ar goll, Mae ' r Gwydryn fel yn wylo A dagrau hyd- ddo oil. MYLLIN. Llanfyllin, 4 Awsl, 1824. " Reflection, + Wizard's Glass. SHREWSBURY HOUSE OF INDUSTRY. To the Editor of the Salopian Journal. LONDON, AUG. 23,1824. SIR, Had I not, from long experience, heen convinced, that private interest would never prevent your can- dour from doing justice to the fair discussion of either side of an important public question, I should not have troubled myself, nor you, with the follow iug remarks ou the above Institution. In the discussion of a question of this nature, nothing can be more tin fortunate than to substitute invective for argument, or to suffer an overheated zeal to get. the better of our prudence and judgment. As to what extent this misfortune has prevailed in the different debates of the subject 1 am about to refer to, is not now very material, and would per liaps be still less prudent to comment upon. But that it has prevailed, and has, to that extent at least, battled the objects of the debate, is but too manifest, from the different reports, to doubt. If we would know whether a public Institution be good or bad ; it is not enough, however boldly, to affirm, that it. is the ne plus ultra of an Asylum, on the one hand ; nor to declaim against it as a 44 Sink But to the point— to Election of a Coroner for the County of Salop. The late election of Mr. George Jones as a Coro- ner of this County, in the room of Mr. Whitcombe removed from that office, having, for the reasons already detailed in this Paper, been deemed invalid, aud Thursday last, at ten o'clock, being the time appointed to proceed to another election, a respect- able body of freeholders then assembled for that purpose. The County Court having been opened in the usual form, the writ for the election of a Coroner was read hy T. F. DUKES, Esq. the Under- Sheriff, who afterwards requested that any Gentleman wbo had a Candidate to propose for the vacant office would he pleased to stand forward. Mr. DODSON said — Mr. Under- Sheriff, and Gen- tlemen,—! beg leave- to propose. Mr. South am as a very proper person to fill the office of Coroner; he has been brought up among you, and his character is well known ; and I have no doubt he will perform the duties of the offiOe with integrity and ability. Mr. HINCHLIFFE said — Mr. Under- Sheriff, and Gentlemen,— It. affords me greal pleasure to second the nomination of Mr. Southam; and I feel satis- fied that, if you should elect him, he will so dis- charge the duties of the office as to give satisfaction to the county at large. Gentlemen, I have a still greater pleasure iu redeeming the pledge given by me on the last, occasion of our meeting on this busi- ness, when I promised that you should yet have the opportunity of giving your votes in favour of Mr. Southam ; and I have the greatest satisfaction in seeing so many of his friends assembled for that purpose. I have, Gentlemen, only to repeat my persuasion that Mr. Southam will, if elected, fulfil the duties of the office in a way that will do credit to himself, and fully justify your opinion of his character and abilities ; and I should only waste your time by any further eulogium on one who must be well known to this assembly. Mr. SOUTH AM.— Gentlemen, for your attendance here this day I feel deeply grateful; and as 1 have no opponent here on tbe present occasion, it would be useless in rne to do more than express my grate- ful thanks to you, and to assure you that, if you should do me the honour of electing me to, the office of Coroner, I will perform the duties of that office to the utmost of my ability. Mr. DUKES.— Gentlemen, as there appears to be no candidate but Mr. Southam, those who are will- ing that he should be elected will please to second bis nomination by a shew of hands. The shew of hands having been taken for Mr. Southam, Mr. DUKF. S said, 44 I have to declare Mr. Samuel Philip Southam duly elected to the office of Coroner for this County."—( Cheers.) Mr. WARREN ( of Drayton) then proposed the thanks of the Freeholders to the Under- Sheriff for his conduct on the present occasion ; which motion was seconded by Mr. HARPER ( of Whitchurch), and carried unaaimously. Mr. Southam was then sworn into office by the law, and the sudden, the momentary, effort of a power, which, from the rarity of its exertion, seems to be especially among the miraculous interpositions of the CREATOR. It is the volcano and the earth- quake that are to complete the structure which the coral insect has laid; to elevate the mountain, and form the Valley- to introduce beneath the equator the range of climate which belongs to the temperate regions, and to lay the great hydraulic engine by which the clouds arc collected to* fertilize the earth, w hich causes the springs to burst forth and the rivers to flow. And this is the work of one short'hour. If the coral insect was not made in vaitif neither was it for destruction that He ordained the volcano and the earthquake. Thus also by means so opposed, so contrasted, is one single end attained. And that end is the welfare, the happiness of mail. If man has but recently opened his eyes on the important facts which we have now stated, his che- uistvy is still unable to explain them' Whence all his rock : this calcareous earth ? We need scarcely y that the corals all consist of calcareous earth, of itiie united by animal matter. The whole appears be the creation of the animal. It is a secretion by its organs. But how or whence ? The author before us ( not the translator) says that the Calcareous matter is collected from that which is washed by rivers into the sea. In the same breath he says that there is no calcareous matter in the equatorial regions. Such it is for the classificator and tiie nomenctaior to med- dle beyond his own narrow and miserable sphere ' here are calcareous rocks in these regions, as else- here, but they are not an adequate cause. Do those animals decompose the calcareous salt which is in solution in the ocean ? It is scarcely credible. And for this reason. The proportion is very minute. And not only is the production of calcareous earth proceeding daily in this manner, hut hy the actions of the myriad tribes of shell fishes vvho are forming their larger habitations, in the same manlier, aiid from the same material. Nor does this return to the sea. For it is this which forms the calcareous beds of the ocean ; it is this which has formed those enor- mous accumulations, in a former state of the wofld, which are now our mountains, the chalk and lime- stone of our England, and the ridge of the. Apennines These are the productions of ihe inhabitants of all antient ocean. Whence did it till come? We may now some day ; hut assuredly we do not now know. Thus it is that we prove that all the limestone of the world has been the produce of animalsvthough how produced, we as yet know not. If a polype has constructed the great submarine mountain of New Holland, tbe thousand tribes and myriads of individuals which inhabited the submarine Apennine, might as easily, far more easily, have formed that ridge. We prove that this is the case, because we find the shells in the mountains, because weMfind the mountains made of shells.— Universal Review. A Second Edition of Guy's TUTOR'S ASSIST-, | ANT, or SCHOOL ARITHMETIC, is now ready, cor- | reeted throughout, and stereotyped, at its first I I published Price of 2s. neatly bound ; and may be | I had of all the Booksellers : we take this opportunity " cted with Last week, a cherry, measuring four inches in circumference, was plucked from a tree in the garden of Mr. Marshall, carpenter, at Canterbury. of corruption," on the other. — .... r— i the point, I mean, of discovering, if possible, what I Under Sheriff; the return was signed by several of it is that has given rise to such turbulent, such I the freeholders ; and the assembly dispersed, unfortunate dissentions. I Scientific atiU fttlissceUanfous. About, forty years ago the inhabitants of tbe Six Parishes were of opinion, as the preamble of the Act itself sets forth, that an Institution, similar to the present, would tend to the more effectual relief of the aged— to the employment of the industrious — to the correction of the idle— to the education of the children-- to the general relief of the parishes, See. See. Whereupon they procured the Statute 24th Geo. HI. s. 2, c. 15, and, by virtue thereof, estab- lished the above Institution as it at present stands ; aud now the question, I mean the general question, is, should this Act be repealed or not ? In discussing this question, it may not be amiss to enquire for a moment, whether the Act was or was not originally formed on the principles of equity and justice ; for, as the lawyers say, 44 Quod ab initio non valet, tracto temporis non convalescit." 1 shall view the question as between two single Parishes, each of which I shall suppose to be the leaders of the others, pro and con.; and shall for my own convenience call them A and B ; other people may call thein Saint Chad's and Saint Mary's, Or by whatever other names best may suit their fancy. I shall proceed at once to that part of the Act on LAMAROUX'S CORALLINA. Though some species of corals are found in all climates, they abound chiefly in the tropical regions In particular, the larger and more solid kinds seem to have chosen those climates for their habitation while the more tender and minute, the Flustras for example, occur in the colder seas. We took occasion in a late number, to make some remarks on this sub jeef, iu our review of Signor Broeehi's work ; and, by a fortunate coincidence, one of, these articles will, therefore, illustrate the other. We there mentioned generally, how the Coral Islands are formed, and by what means they are elevated above the surface of the ocean. But we did not there point out the in calculable disproportion between the auinial ' itself and its productions. Let ns here notice a mistake, because it is important, of Captain Basil Hall, and of other persons, who know every thing by intuition, because they have been born in the Intellectual City, or because of some other equally valid reason. These learned personages have mistaken the Holotburias, and other large animals, which casually inhabit the which I presume the main question binges ; and as I coral reefs, for the coral polypi. On the contrary I take it for granted, that, in the 24 first sectious of1 f ° hanA " the Act, which contain the necessary powers for appointing Directors, & c. there is no question in dispute, I shall commence at the 25th section, to which, and the One immediately following, my present observations will most probably lie confined . Tbe first of these sections empowers the Directors to make the necessary assessments for carrying the Act into execution, but refers to the next section for the proportions,. or as it states, the Average, on which those assessments are to he made ; and which enacts, that the Quota of each Parish for one year from the first meeting to he held under the Act, 44 shall be fixed according to the average expendi- ture of each Parish upon an average of 12 years preceding Easter, 1781;" which average is therein stated to have been taken, and to be for A £ 1200 nnd fi » r B £ 400 ( taking round numbers). The same section then goes on to direct, that all future sums to be raised as the Quota of each Parish, shall be fixed 44 in proportion and according to the yearly expenditure of each Parish, to be taken upon au average of 12 years preceding Easter Day, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eight if- Three" in stead oftOne Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty- One, as in the former average. Why the average was to be taken again within two years after it had been first taken, aud should then for ever remain fixed ; or whether it did in fact necessarily remain so fixed, I shall not now stay to enquire. I take it. for granted that this last- mentioned average was taken, as directed, in 1783, otherwise all that has been done uuder the Act from that time to this has been illegal. I also take it for granted, that, whether the Parishes have been rich or poor, and whether the number of paupers therein has been great or small, the amount which each h raised, has borne the same proportion to the whole, as it did when the second average, was taken in 1783. Now, for any thing we can find in the Act to the contrary, at the time this last- mentioned Average was taken, the Parish B, which is assessed at £ 400, might have contained three times as much rateable property as the Parish A, whose quota is fixed at £ 1200; but it is clear that these respective sums were what each then paid for the support of their own respective poor, without any regard being bad to the value of A or B. I do not discover any thing either inequitable or unjust so far. At the time° of passing the Act iu question, says A to B, I pay £ 1400 for the support of my poor, and you pay £ 500 for the support of yours, which is in the whole £ 1900} but, continues A, I can prove to you, these animals vary from the size of a pin's head, or even less, to somewhat more than the bulk of a pea , and it is by the persevering efforts of creatures so insignificant, working in myriads, and working through ages, that the enormous structures in ques- tion are erected. Enormous we may call them, when the great Coral Reef of New Holland alone, is a thousand miles i length, and when its altitude, though jet scarcely fathomed in twenty places, cannot range to less tha between one and two thousand feet. It is a mourn tain ridge that would reach almost three times from one extremity of England to the other, with th height of lnglehorough, or that ofthe ordinary and prevailing class of the Scottish mountains. Am' this is the work of insects, whose dimensions are less than those of a house fly. It is perfectly over, whelming. But what is even this. The whole, of the Pacifi Ocean is crowded with islands of the same arch lecture, the produce of the same insignificant arch tects. An animal barely possessing life, scarcely appearing to possess volition, tied down to its narrow cell, ephemeral in existence, is daily, hourly, creating the habitations of men, of animals, of plants. It is founding a new continent; it is constructing a new world. These are among the wonders of His mighty baud; such are among the means which He uses to for. ward His ends of benevolence. Yet man, vain man, pretends to look down on the myriads of beingsequally insignificant iu appearance,' because he has not yet discovered the great offices which they bold, the duties which they fulfil, in the great, order of nature If we have said that the Coral insect is creating new continent, we have not said more than the truth Navigators now know that the. Great Southern Ocean is not only crowded with those islands, but that it if crowded with submarine rocks of tbe same nature, rapidly growing up to tbe surface, where, at len; overtopping the ocean, they are destined to form new habitations for man to extend his dominion. We have shown, in our other article just named, how they grow, how they unite into circles and ridges, and how, ultimately, they become extensive tracts This process cannot cease while those animals exist and propagate. It must increaseirwan accelerating ratio: and the result will be, that, by the wider union of such islands, an extensive archipelago, and at length a continent must be formed. This process is equally visible in tbe Red Sea. is daily becoming less and less navigable, in consc quenee of the growth of its Coral rocks; and the day is to come, when, perhaps, one plain will unite the opposed shores of Egypt and Arabia. Schools, that new popular SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY, BRITISH SPELLING BOOK, READER, SCHOOL ASTRONOMY, POCKET CYCLOPAEDIA, & C. & c. have been recently printed. SINGULAR FACT IV NATURAL HISTORY.— [ From a Work just published.]— An opinion seems to prevail iu every part of Canada, that, as the few trees which grow on the plains are always of a different species from those which grow in the I woods that environ them, they never produced any other. But this is* in my opinion, a false conclu- sion. It is a fact well known in these provinces/ that if you divest any tract of forest of its present grow th of timber, and afterwards allow the land to ' run wild, in a few years it will be covered with a growth of timber, essentially different from that ftttetellaneou* Intelligent*. ABRIDGEMENT.— Lord Crewe's gardener last week cut a cucumber to send to London, which mea- sured 7 feet 3 inches in length!!! It was of the Chinese sort.— The English estates of the late Marquis of Ormonde, situate in Derbyshire, Staf- fordshire, and Warwickshire, and estimated to he vvorth half a million of money, are about to be brought to the hammer, by direction of the trustees tinder a special Act of Parliament.-^ An iron bridge is to be built over the Stour at Kidderminster.— It is stated that the King of Persia has 39 sons and 141 daughters!!— The Cork Chronicle contains an ac- count of another miracle performed by Prince Hoben- loe, in the recovery from insanity of an Irish lady at Lisbon '.— Three children, at New Radford, last week, had nearly fallen sacrifices to licking treacle mixed which has been destroyed. I have myself seen a with laudanum, which had heen prepared and placed New Pneumatic or Vacuum Engine. This machine, though not an entirely new inven- tion, has now come to be applied iii such a manner as to promise to rival steam iii its importance. Patents have, we believe, been taken out both in England and Scotland ; the following is tiie 44 De- scriptive Outline of that for raising water, impel- ling machinery, & c. & c. invented by Mr. Samuel Brow n, of London, with an enumeration of some the advantages to be derived from its appli cation." This invention consists of a combination, which is thus formed :— Inflammable gas is introduced along a pipe into an open cylinder or vessel, whilst a flume, placed on the outside of and near the cylinder, is constantly kept burning, and at the proper times conies in contact with, and ignites, the gas therein ; the cylinder is then closed air- tight, and the flame prevented from entering it. The gas continues to flow into the cylinder for a short space of time,' and then is stopt off; during that time it acts, hy its combustion, upon the air within the cylinder, and at the same time a part of the rarified air escapes through one or more valves, and thus a. vacuum is effected; the vessel or cylinder being kept cool by water. On the same principle the vacuum may be efleeted in one, two, or more cylinders or vessels. 44 A vacuum being effected by the above combin- ation, it will by its application produce powers in several ways ; and, in the specification, the inventor describes some of the different kinds of machinery by which water may he raised from a pond, river, & c.; an over- shot water- wheel turned; and pistons work- ed, which give a rotatory motion lo a fly wheel. The ways being therefore explained, in Vfhich, by the pressure of the air, the vacuum produced ( and continued) is applied to useful purposes, Mr. Brown claims to be inventor of the combination above described for effecting a vacuum, however much it may be varied by the mechanical means with which it may be used ; aud also the inventor of applying vacuum, produced by; the combustion of inflammable gas, to raising water, and to the production of Motion in machinery by tbe pressure of the atmosphere. The advantages to be derived from this engine are— lstly. The quantity of gas consumed being very small, the ex pense of worki ng the engine is moderate.— In its application on laud the saving' will be extremely great, the cost of coal gas ( deducting the value of the coke) being inconsiderable, Tli expense of working a marine engine will c. etfainly be greater, as the gas used for that purpose must be extracted from oil, pitch, tar, or someother substance equally portable; yet, even in this case* it will not equal the cost of the fuel required to propel a steam boat; and, as a few butts of oil will be sufficient for long voyage, vessels of the largest tonnage may be propelled to the most distant parts of the world. l2dly. The engine is light and portable in its construction, the average weight being less than one- Jiff, h the weight of a ^ eaw- engine ( and boiler J of the same power; it also occupies a much smaller space, and does not require the erection of so strong a building, nor is a lofty chimney requisite. In vessels, the saving of tonnage will be highly advan- tageous, both iti tbe smaller comparative weight and size of the engine, and in the very reduced space required for fuel. - " 3dly. This engine is entirely free from danger. No boiler being used, no explosion Can take place and, as the quantity of gas consumed is so small ( being only about a hundredth part of the cubical contents of tbe cylinder), and tbe only pressure that of the atmosphere, it is impossible that the cylinder can burst, or the accidents incident to steam- boats occur. " The power of the engine ( being derived from the atmospheric pressure of nine pounds and upvyards to the square inch) may he increased, with the dimen- sions of the cylinders, to any extent, and always ascertained by the application of a mercurial gtiage. " It is scarcely necessary to allude t< i, the well- known fact, that, . aiPter- -< lie"€ ltidiit)| f tlf^ fi^ libii i'rwiftgT from the use of the air and cold water primps, & c> the general available power ofthe condensing steam engine is from seven to eight pounds per square inch. 44 The cost of the machine will be moderate, parti cularly as constructed for raising water ; it is there- fore! peculiarly adapted for draining fens, & c. or supplying reservoirs ; the expense of wear and tear Will also be considerably less than that of I lie steam engine ; and, when occasionally out of order, it may be repaired at. a trifling cost, and with but little delay. " The simplicity of the construction of this vacuum engine ( which has heen approved by several eminent scientific men), and the certainty " of its principle, combined with the advantages above enumerated, will, it is presumed, render it eminently valuable to the public." The most invaluable Cosmetic in existence is ROW- LAND'S KALYDOR; although of recent discovery, it has already become the indispensible Accompani- ment of Rank, Fashion, Taste, and Discernment, throughout the British Empire, and is rapidly ex- tending its renown to all parts of the civilized Universe; Every possible refinement of Science is resorted to, by which to enhance the ch; « ¥ jii£ of Fe male Beauty, and to possess the virtue of sustaining the reign of Loveliness against the inroads of Time, Climate, and Disease. This Desideratum has been effectually attained in Rowland's Kalvdor. In all Cutaneous Blemishes, including Eruption, Freckles, Sun burn, Roughness, Tension, Harshness, & c. the K. ALYDOR is pre- eminently successful in eradica tion : renovates the skin to more than pristine radiance, imparts the roseate line of health, with elasticity and velvet- like softness equally delightful to feeling as to sight, and preserves the bloom apparently of youth even mangre the consciousness of age. These are incontrovertible facts proved by daily experience, on the test of which Messrs. ROWLAND cheerfully rely, satisfied that the cele- brated KALYDOR, as a Cosmetic of vital import, ance to the preservation of personal attraction, is unequalled by any other in existence. field of 14 acres, which had once within the me- mory of man been thickly wooded with Maple, Beech, and Oak, afterwards completely covered with Poplar and Elder, although not a tree of either, of these kinds had ever been observed within several miles of the inclosure. SQUIRRELS.— The following story is related ( among many other equally incredible) in the same work— 41 The Red Squirrel is smaller than the black one, and, if possible, more beautiful He is, like all others of the Squirrel species, fond of migrating from place lo place: and possesses a ingular address in crossing bruoks, rivers, , and small lakes. On arriving at a piece of water, which they wish to cross, a large party of red squirrels assemble together, and constructing raft of sufficient size which they launch Without any difficulty, embark, fearless of shipwreck ; and, fuming up their spreading tails to the propitious breeze, are speedily wafted across to the opposite shore." HYDROPHOBIA.— At a recent meeting of the inhabitants of Sheffield, it was determined to sup. port the orders of Ihe Magistrates for the destruc- tion of all unmuzzled dogs. Dr. Knight took the opportunity of making some professional remarks on the subject under discussion. He observed that there to as not any cure yet known for Hydrophobia: atid that there was not any pre ventive, except first washing, and then cutting or burning oat the part which had been bitten, and that too as soon after the accident as possible, though it would not be prudent to omit it, even if several days had elapsed. The reason why many remedies were considered as specifics for the prevention of hydrophobia, was chiefly owing: to the fact, that not more than one in about twenty of those who are bitten take the disease: consequently the other nineteen, whether Ihey took the Orms- kirk medicine, went to the sea, swallowed pure water, or did nothing at all, would have equally escaped it. He further observed, that the disease it occurs in dogs, is so obscure, that there is no symptom, Or set of symptoms, by which it can be clearly ascertained; the only conclusive evidence of a dog's being mad is, that he has produced hydrophobia in the human subject; but even this evidence is doubted by some, as inslauces are recorded where dogs, without being mad, but only highly enraged, have produced a similar disease. This obscurity necessarily increases the alarm which has been excited throughout the country respecting mad dogs. WEN.— About two years since, we met in the parish of Mathon, near Great Malvern; two young women, one about 17 and tbe other about 15 years of age, each of whom had a very large wen, indeed that ofthe eldest was the largest we had ever seen. Finding that they were very desirous to get rid of their deformities, we sent them a large yial of the tincture of iodine, with directions for taking it. On a visit to a friend in the neighbourhood, about two months ago, we had the great pleasure of learning the medicine had completely succeeded in reducing the glands to their natural size, and that not the slightest vestige of the disease remaiued A near relative, we believe their aunt, informed us, that the tumors began to decrease after taking the medicine a few weeks, and that in ( he course of twelve months they disappeared; that, about six months ago, a slight enlargement of the gland appearing in the eldest, her mother had again recourse to the medicine, which in a few weeks entirely removed it. These cases are the most decisive of the efficacy of the internal use of the tincture of iodine, which we have had the opportu- nity of seeing; and in our opinion fully establishes its specific powers, in the cure of the disease in young subjects. It was exhibited with a decoction of marshmallow root, and no external application was employed.— Gazette of Health. A Paste to Extract Grease from Woollen Clofhi— One pound of pipe clay, half an ounce of spirits of wine, the juice of one lemon, a quarter of a pint of ox gall, half an ounce of spirits of ur pen tine, and one ounce of cream of tartar, mixed together. Cover the grease spot with little of this, and brush it off with water; if this composition gets hard, soften it with any of the above- named liquids.— Economist. To Clean Thread Lace or Veils.— Fasten the lace in a frame, or stretch it in any way tight; take a light brush which dip in a lather made with . curd soap and water, and brush it over first with the lather, and afterward with cold spring water; let it be dried whilst it is stretched : when dry, pilace it between two pieces of dry paper, and pass a warm iron over it.— Economist. ITALIAN ECCENTRICITY.— A Venetian, who died not long since, made a, provision of torches for his funeral, artificially loaded with crackers; anticipating, to a confidential friend, the hubbub that would result from Ihe explosion, which he had calculated must take place in the most incon- venient spots ! This posthumous joke verified the most sanguine expectations of the projector DIFFERENCE OF THE TIMES.— In the begin- ning of the 17th century, £ 20 would purchase Chambers in an Inn of Court; and £ 20 a year were adequate to the expenses of a sober student In 1616, Canary wine sold fur lOd. a quart! At the saine period, sealing- wax could only be ob- tained in Londoti; and treacle was an article of equal rarity. There is now at Kirkheaton a remarkable stance of excessive sleep. A poor paralytic, 20 years of age, for the last twelve months has not commonly been awake more than three hours in the twenty- four. At one period he slept for three weeks— he took not a particle of either food or drinks— nothing could rouse him, even for a mo- ment, yet his sleep appeared lo be calm aud najtural. The lad is now exceedingly hearty, his spirits are good, and to inquiries he answers that he is happy and 4< bravely," The case has been particularly examined by Mr. Thackrah, surgeon, of this lown, and he finds the lad to labour under disease of the brain and spinal marrow.— Leeds Pctper. There is now in full blossom, in the hot- house of Robert CodringtOn, Esq. of BridgCwater, beautiful plant called the Renialmia nutans. It in the window of a house for the destruction of fli< Lord Norbury has at length sliown unequivocal symptoms of resignation. His Lordship will be succeeded in his office of Chief Justice of the Irish Court of Common Pleas by Mr. Joy, the present Solicitor. General for Ireland. Mr. Serjeant Lefroy ill, it is said, be the new Solicitor- Gencral; and in Ihe room of the latter, Mr. Leslie Foster the new Serjeant.— Lord Norbury is the oldest Judge in the united kingdom, and is stated to be 87 years of age. At eighty, he partook of the pleasures of Ihe chase, was a bold rider, and the most dashing fox- hunter in the field. The Woodmen of Arden assembled at the Forest Hall on the 9th nit. to hold their Grand Annual Wardmote, when the Master Forester's Gold Medal was shot for, and won by the Rev. T. C. Adams; and the Senior Verderer's Silver Medal was won by James Beckj Esq.; H. C. Adams, Esq, being Lieut, of the Target.— On Wednesday, the Silver Arrow was shot for, at 9 score yards, and won by the Rev. Charles Palmer.— On Friday, the 13th ult the Silver Bugle Horn was shot for, at 11J score yards, and won by tbe Bev. Richard Boultbee. The Dig- There are in the district immediately surrounding Manchester, not fewer than 30,000 power- looms; the product of which, at a moderate compulation, gives employment and subsistence to 200,000 in- dividuals, and this in a branch of our manufac- tures which ten years ago was almost unknown. — Stockport Advertiser. LIVERPOOL,— We extract from a provincial paper, for the admiration of our readers, the follow- ing figures, showing the extraordinary increase of trade in the port of Liverpool: Year. No. of Ships. Tonnage. Dock Duties. 1800 4724 ( not stated) £ 23,379 1814 5706 548,957 59,741 1824 10,001 1,180,914 < 139,911 In 1724 the dock duties amounted only to £ 810!! These facts present a phenomenon in the history of trade. If we seek for the causes of ( his rapid increase, we shall fiud thenl referable to the energies of the inhabitants, acting upon coal, rather than to any other national adyantages. The River MersCy possesses no peculiar excellency for navigation ; on the contrary, its waters are shallow. Lancaster, as the county town, took the lead of Liverpool in im- portance, and was lately its rival as a port; but the trade of the former may now be said to have merged in that of the latter, A wretched traffic first brought capital to this port: the very names of its principal streets and marts prove its connexion with the African £ oast, and lead the mind to those barbarous days when Juries were called to settle the average loss against underwriters for cargoes of Slaves thrown overboard. Modern taste should blot out all such names for ever. Milder pursuits succeeded : the cotton trade accidentally took root in the vicinity. The writer of these remarks well I'emembers the riots consequent on the newly in venred spinning jennies, ascribed to Sir Richard Arkwright, and the lamentations of the village politicians of that day, over the old women whose spindles it was said would be thereby stopped;— but spindles were multiplied by ten thousand times ten thousand, and old and young were employe*! in directing their movements. A rage for machinery speedily succeeded ; the demand for iron increased as rapidly " as that for cotton, and ingenuity was exhausted to torture it into shapes; Ihe art of casting superseded the slow process of hammering, and the late Mr. Crawshay in Wales, did as much Sir Richard Arkwright in Lancashire. Birming- ham and Manchester ( the twin sisters of Liverpool) can attest the success of the followers of those two enterprizing men, but coal was the moving power in both cases, and all this has been the work of single generation. The great march of improve- ment is now advancing with rapid strides. A dreadful affray lately happened at Pet horse- race, a place near the sea, midway between Rye and Hastings, with the Coast Blockade and party of Smugglers : of the latter six lost their lives - r- one was shot, and five were drowned. The Jury on the bodies of the deceased returned a verdict of 44 Justifiable Homicide." Two of the smugglers have been committed to Horsham gaol. None of the blockade men were materially injured. The Act lately passed for reducing the rate of postage on re- issuable country bank- notes of one quarter of the present rate, enacts, 44 That the packets shall exceed six ounces, and be superscribed Re- issuable Country Bank- notes only, certified by ( he signature of the agent of such country bank." The said Act gives power ( o the Post- office to open any packet so sent, and if any other writing be added the party is subject lo a penally of £ 200. CAUTION.— We think it necessary to inform our readers, that some fellows are travelling about our neighbourhood, exhibiting the juggling trick of the thimbles and peas, similar to cups and balls These men suffer all who bet with them to win: but they never take bets for, a less sum than a so vereign or half a sovereign, and contrive to change the stakes for counterfeits. They were detected and taken up at a fair twelve miles from this city, but their comrades rescued them, and they escaped from justice.— Oxford Journal. On Saturday morning, at an early hour, the house of Charles Ellis Heaton, Esq. of Henrietta street, Cavendish- square, Loudon, was burglari ously entered and robbed of a complete service of valuable plate, also of an or- molu table, a quantity of wearing appiirel, and the miniature of a young Lady, set in gold. Forty- three years ago, a landlady in Penrith re ceived an order to provide a wedding dinner for ten persons. The happy party spent the day in sacri ficing to Bacchus, and retired in the evening, leav ing the bill unsettled. Their hostess neither saw nor heard of any of the party from the day in which she served the dinner, ( in 1781) until last Wednes day, when the bridegroom called, acknowledged the debt, and discharged it At Salisbury Assizes, John Porter, a lad only nine years of age, was found guilty of wilfully maim ing and killing 21 lambs, the property of his master, It clearly appeared, on the boy's own confession corroborated by the testimony of others, that he maliciously killed the lambs, which he had in charge^ with an iron bar, in revenge for master's having struck him a few days* previous, A XMATRIMONIAL HOAX.— An advertisement appeared a few weeks since, in one of the London morning papers, which, purported to be from a gei tleinan in want of a female of good disposition antl cultivated mind, possessing fortune sufficient to gtv the advertiser ( a surgeon) the means of establishing himself in practice, and who was w illing to become the partner of his domestic comforts through life, by accepting him as a husband ; in answer lo which young gentleman of Bridgewater addressed a lette according to the directions of the advertisement,, describing himself as a Miss Lucy Upland, the daughter of a late merchant in Bristol, and possessing an independent fortune,, but who, from the circuoi stances of her mother having married a second time, wished particularly to alter her situation in life, ant who would be glad to hear further particulars of the gentleman. A, reply was received by return of post from the gentleman, giving his name John A—— u expressing the greatest delight at the lady's lette and describing himself as< i person of 44 a cultivated tnind, an equable temper, a moral and religious character, affectionate disposition, domestic habits, isanativeof India, and rises by the banks of the I and of the greatest respectability." After this. Ganges, to the height of upwards 20 feet. In Ihis country it is a work of many years to get them to blossom, and it has been generally considered by florists as almost hopeless. The greatest attention must have been given to bring this beautiful flower to perfection. On Sunday morning a young lad, an apprentice to a plasterer in town, had his nose bitten off by one of the mail coach horses. The Taliacotic ai t of a neighbouring Surgeon was put in requisition, and the detached member was restored to its proper situation. The operation, however, had to be per- formed twice ere the plasterer was fully satisfied of the perpendicularity of the index of his counte- nance.— Perth Courier. At Great Marlow Races, an elderly lady, wbo had been lame for above ten years past, was so alarmed at a horse which she expected to run over her, that her life was despaired of for some days; she however recovered from her alarm, and what renders the occurrence remarkable is, she has been perfectly free from lameness ever since. regular correspondence took place, and it was settled that the gentleman should come to Bridgewater ; on Saturday last he arrived at the Globe Inn, where lie engaged a couple of private rooms for a fortnight, and was waited on by the young gentleman, as a particular friend of Miss Upland's, and deputed by her to visit him. Ou Sunday they walked to church together, and the evening was appointed for an interview with the lady, bul before the time arrived, two gentlemen who happened to be at the Globe, heard of the circumstance, discovered the hoax, and raised a complete laugh against the unfortunate surgeon, who vowed vengeance on the youth, and addressed him a letter, complaining of his unfeeling and unmanly conduct, saying that he was determined lo proceed against him for aforgery, and demanding satisfaction; hut before a reply could be sent, the Sociable coach conveyed him from a spot, the, re- membrance of which will, no doubt, for ever wring the tortured heart of so ardent and disinterested a lover ! It is to be hoped that this will be a lesson to him for the future, and teach him that the ladies of Somersetshire are not so prodigal of their fortunes and personal attractions as to be duped by the schemes of a speculating Cockney.— Taunton Courier. Dig- bean Gold Medal, Optinie merenti, was adjudged to the Rev. C. Palmer, as Captain; and the Dig- bean Silver Medal, Bene merenti, to the Rev. T. C. Adams, as Lieutenant of Numbers.— The fortunate Ladies in the Lottery were, Miss Laura Steward, who drew the Gold Arrow ; and Miss Harriet Skip- with, who drew the Gold Bugle.— The Countess of Aylesford presented to the Society a pair of beauti- fully chased silver gilt Cups, design an Acorn, on a stand of Oak leaves j one to be given for the shot nearest to the centre of the Gold ou Wednes- day, the 11th ult. and the other for the shot nearest to the centre of the Gold on Friday, the 13th. On the former day, the prize was won by the Rev. John Clavei ing, and on the latter by the Honour* able Daniel Finch. FINISH OF THEGREAT PEDESTRIAN MATCH FOR TWO HUNDRED SOVEREIGNS— Thematch of Alfred Macgowal stands decidedly first on pedes- trian record. It is already before the Public that he started on Monday morning, the 16th ult. to go from Shored itch to the 200 mile- stone mi the road to Carlisle and return lo London in five days and twelve hours, and that he bad performed half the distance in fifty. four hours. He was well at this time, and confident of winning. The pedestrian efreshed at Brotherton, 21 miles on his way hackf at six o'clock on Wednesday morning, and pur- ued a steady course of something less than four miles an hour, and reached Sutton at nine o'clock in the evening. Thursday the pedestrian reached Stamford, and halted a( ( wo o'clock in the morning at Wandsford, rather indisposed for the first time. He however had time left to ease his journey, and he performed 54 miles that day to Stevenage, leav- ing himself 31 miles to accomplish in twelve hours. When al Whetstone he went to and fro four miles from the sixth tothe eighth mile stone, and per- formed the 400 miles at Kentish Town in twenty minutes within the given time. LONDON GAMELING HOUSES.— The money risked at these " Hells" up to three years ago was much greater than it is now. However, take an average of time and stakes, and we shall not be far oft'a right judgment. Suppose the hours of effective play at all the 44 Hells" to have heen five hours per day all the year round ( Sundays excepted), from the year 1814 to 1824, ten years, and that the w hole of the stakes upon each event at each 44 Hell" in the aggregate amounted to no more than £ 300; then £ 300 per hour, £ 1500 per day, i9000 per week, £ 36,000 per month, £ 468,000 per year, were worked info the different hanks by the certain points alone. Half of this may be said to be composed of money won a- head of the batik, w hich thus falling from day to day back again to it, is merely nominal; hut the other half is hard money from the pockets of losing players, by the risk of which they have no chance of winning a penny. The half is £ 234,000 per year, which, in the ten years, amounts to the vast sum of £ 2,340,000. This is exclusive of what has been got by cheating, and upon the equal chances, which cannot be remotely guessed at, but it must have been very considerable, as the large masses of plunder gathered by one or other of the keepers are over and above their extravagant expenditure for ten years, which came out of it. There are on an average Jo each 44 Hell" three proprietors, four croupiers, and four waiters and porters— in all eleven persons; fifteen Hells, eleven to each, make 165 44 llellites. w The keepers only share the overplus of plunder, after defraying wages and their heavy expenses; • nd they being thr^ e to each, in all forty- five, who sack in the ratio of the extent of their banks. Tbe fortunes* therefore, which have heen collected by some of them by this horrid system of robbery are immense. Many of these have been accumulated from hanks originally not amounting to more than £ 500 each, and many from even much less. The heart really sickens at the recital, and at tbe sad reflection that these vast sums are composed of the patrimonies, in part or all, large or small, of thou- sands and thousands, all of whom have been more or less injured, and most entirely ruined.— The expenses of the Gambling- bouse, known by the name of Fish- monger's Hall, at tbe West end of the Metropolis, for providing all sorts of luxuries gratuitously for those who frequent the place, are estimated at £ 150 a- week! The profits must be immense to support « ueh expenses, when such fare as noyeau punch, and ham boiled in Champagne, is provided gratis. On Friday last, an attempt was made to break into the counting- house of F. Williams, Esq. on the Parade, Worcester, but while the thieves were forcing the window- shulters, the family were dis- turbed by an explosion caused hy an ingenious in- vention for ' creating alarm in enterprises of this nature, and they immediately made off.— On the following night, the workshops of Messrs. Dent, in the Bulls, Worcester, were broken into, and about £ 12 in copper stolen.— A few days' previous to the above, two hop- warehouses in Sansomc- street, Worcester, were forcibly entered, but no- thing of any importance was obtained by the rob- bers. Birmingham has the credit of supplying Ihe artificers in all these transactions, IRELAND.— MURDER OF TH E SHEAS.— It will be in the recollection of our readers, that in the month of November, 1821, the house of a person named Shea was set. on fire, and a large family con sumed, by a band of wretches who surrounded tlie fire, and prevented their escape. Two of the mur- derers William and Darby Maker, were not long since apprehended, and underwent their trial at Clonmel on Tuesday last; the evidence, which was procured by the intervention of a priest, whose uame was carefully concealed, was of considerable length, and fully substantiated the charge; the prisoners were found guilty, and sentenced to be executed on Thursday last. At the same Assizes,. William Daniel, Patrick Tuohi. ll and William Ryan were tried for the murder of three persons, named, Kinnealy, in July, at Knockgrafton. The prisoners were acquitted from defective evidence. The widow of a man iu the Waterguard service- ( who was drowned a few months back at Westport) y was delivered of a son, and, agreeable to the mother's wish ( the father having been a Protestant), the child was taken to the church on Sunday, the 1st of August, and there baptized. In the course of the week application was made to the Catholic Priest to church the mother, who is a Roman Catholic; but this the Rev. Gentleman refused with the greatest indignation, and insisted on the child being brought to the chapel. It was accordingly brought on the following Sunday, and re- baptized, after a charit- able and elegant exhortation was delivered on ( he escape of the child from the arms of the Devilf fyc.— Clare Journal. BANKRUPTS, AUGUST 24.— Thomas Tappenden, of Cumberland- street, victualler.— Roberi Jones, of Westbury Leigh, Wilts, clothier.— Thomas Smith, of the Borough of Derby, nail- manufacturer.— John Peck, of Andover, Southampton, linen- draper.— Andrew Anderson, of Lloyd's Coffee- llouse, master* mariner.— George Helm, of Worcester, linen- draper. Printed § published by W. 8$,/. Eddoives, Oorn - m< arket Shrewsbury, to lohom Advertisements or Articles of Intelligence, are requested to be addressed, iadver- tisements are also received by Messrs. Nen ton and Co. Warwick- Square, IS'eivaate Sheet, Mr. lU\ tktr% No. 33, Fleet Street, and Mr Heyne'ly Gazette Ad- vertising Office, Chancery Lane, Lou ion ; lil ewise by Messrs. J. K. Johnston and Co. So. 1, tLower Sackvil. le. Street, Dublin. This Paper is regularly filed as above;, also at Garraway's, Peel's, and the Chapter Cojfee& ouaes, London.