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The Out- door Buildings consist of a four- stalled Stable, Coach- house, and' all requisite detached Pre- mises, The Tenant may be accommodated with a productive Kitchen Garden, and about Fifteen Acres of Grazing- Land, at Lady- Day next. The whole of the Premises have lately been pu t into complete and thorough Repair, and may be viewed with the Permission of the Tenant; and for further Information apply to Mr. JOHN W. WATSON, Solicitor, Shrewsbury. July, 1831. Beautiful Cottage Residence. DESIRABLE FREEHOLD LANDS, IN WITHINGTON AND RODINGTON, IN THE COUNTY OF SALOP. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY MR. WYLEY, At Mr. Price's, the Bull's Head Inn, in Rodington, on Saturday, the 3d Day of September, 1831, at five o'Clock in the Afternoon; 8E V E RAL PA RC ELS of very desirable LAND, principally Turnip and Bariey Soil, late in the Occupation of Mr. Robert Blantem, deceased, in the following, or such other Lots as may be agreed upon at the Time of Sale:— LOT I. A Piece of. LAND, called The Far Heath, containing 6A. 0R. 22P. or thereabouts. This Lot adjoins Mrs. Corbet's Estate, and will be sold subject to an. Occupation Road to a Mea dow belonging to her. Lor II. Three Pieces of LAND, called the Little Heath, Shooter's Hall Hill, and the Well Leasow, containing together. 14A. 3R. 26P. or thereabouts. LOT III. A Piece of LAND, called Shooter's Hall Hill, containing 6A. 1R. 16P. or thereabouts. LOT IV. A Pifce. of LAND, called the Heath or Nursery, containing 5A. SR. OP. or thereabouts. Mr. EDWARD STEEDMAN, of High Ercall, will appoint a Person to shew the Premises, and a Map descriptive of the Lots is left at the Place of Sale -, further Particulars may be had on Application to Mr. NOCK, Solicitor, Wellington ; Mr. WYLEY, Admaston; or Mr HARPER, Solicitor, Whitchurch. WILL BE SOLD BY AUCTION, Some Time in the present Month, DUDGLEY COTTAGE, with about Eight Acres of LAND attached, situate near CHURCH STRETTON, in the County of Salop, late the Residence of Robert Tovey, Esquire, deceased: For Particulars apply to Mr. THOMAS HARLEY KOUGH, Solicitor, Shrewsbury. SIR CHARLES WETIIERELL. From the New Monthly Magazine. CAPITAL INVESTMENT. Sir Charles WethereH is a tall man with a con* siderable sloop, and aswing in his gait; his face is intelligent and rather remarkable ; Ihe forehead expansive, Ihe eyes not large but impressive of humour ; the nose straight and rather short, or appearing so from Ihe unusual length of the upper lip and. chin; his voice is good, but not musical, and his manner is sometimes calm, and impressive, but, for the most part, his efforts, even upon the most important occasions, are attended by a whim- sicality which is Hie most distinguishing feature of bis manner as an advocate. In. former days he used lo be accused of idleness, but, whenever lie took tip a case wilh interest, there could be no more useful advocate; for, however odd bis manner, his views were shrewd and to the point, and tliere is no heal- ing him down; lie will insist on having the last " old; antl yet, there is nothing offensive or over- Arable, Meadow, and Pasture LAND, in the highest I bearing in his pertinacity, but it seems so much the. State of Cultivation, now in the Occupation ot the result of honest zeal, and is so A AT.. T1! C-.'- IL. . 1. - 17 _.. » !. .. . . } THE CMJNfQN ESTATTE. rilHlS ESTATE, situate in the delight- I * fill VALLEY of THE Ci. TJN, in the Parish of Clunlrary, in the Comity of Salop, distant 12 Miles from Ludlow, 7 from the Craven Arms, 5 from Bishop's Caslle, and consisting of upwards of 400 Acres of rich I Assignees of Mr. Thomas Statham the Younger, and others, will be submitted t. p PUBLIC AUCTION some Time in the Month of September next. Full Particulars, and Day of Sale, will be advertised in subsequent Papers.— To view apply to the Tenants; and for further Information to Mr. T. H. KOEGH, Solicitor, Shrewsbury ; Mr. R. GREEN, Solicitor, Knighton; or Mr. L. CLARKE, Solicitor, Ludlow. fee percmptorilp ® > oUJ, Pursuant to a Decretal Order of the High Court of Chancery made in a Cause of " WARING versus COVENTRY," with the Approbation of HENRY MARTIN, Esq. one of the Masters of the said Court, at the Talbot Inn, Shrewsbury, iu the County of Salop, on Friday, the 26th Day of August, 1831, at One o'Cloek in the Afternoon, in Thirteen Lots; AFREEHOLD ESTATE, situate at SHREWSBURY aforesaid, and in the Liberties thereof: consisting of the THEATRE at Shrewsbury, and THREE FIELDS of Pasture & Meadow LAND. Also % FREEHOLD ESTATE, called THE HAYES; consisting of a MANSION HOUSE, with Gardens, Coppice, and Pleasure Grounds, Meadow and Waste LANDS, situate in OSWESTRY, in the said County of Salop, late belonging to Major Scorr WARING, deceased. Printed Particulars whereof may be had ( gratis) at the said Master's Chambers, in Southampton Build- ings, Chancery Lane; of Messrs. HOLME, FRAMPTON, and Lorrus, Solicitors, 10, New Inn; Messrs. GREEN', PEMBERTON, CRAWLEY, and GARDINER, Solicitors, 45, I „, . -, ... ... . . » , • .•• Salisbury Square, Fleet Street; Messrs. BATEMAN and G0"" n0" J £ l « ' s behind him in the breeze, while JONES, Solicitors, 2, New Square. Lincoln's Inn; and s,"'', dff alon-> muttering to himself, wilh his Messrs. STOKES and HOLLINCSWORTH, Solicitors, Cat- | hands lodged deep in the recesses of bis brecclies- AN ABS. TMACT OF THE ACCOUNTS eaton Street, London; of Mr. MOORE, Solicitor, Shrewsbury; Mr. PERRY, Auctioneer, Shrewsbury; also at tfie Place of Sale, and the principal Inns in the Neighbourhood. OF The Trustees of the Shrewsbury Streets9 FROM THE 25TH MARCH, 1830, TO THE 25TH MARCH, 1S31. 702 7 RECEIVED. Balance in the Hands of Treasurer,' 25th March, 1830 . Balance in the Hands of Joseph Davies, Clerk, ditto ... Arrears of Rate due and uncollected, 25th March, 1830 : From George Hearne, late Collector ....... i From the Parish of St, Chad From the Parish of St. Mary Frryu the Parish of St. Alkinond From the Parish of St. Julian .... From the Rate for the Year ending Lady- Day, 1831: From the Parish of St. Chad From the Parish of St. Mary...:............,... From the Parish of St. Alkmoud From the Parish of St. Julian For Manure sold • ••• Rents for Manure collected from the Streets Rents for Part of Manure Yard Let.......................... For Lamps lighted in Private Court and in 1 ropt of Guild Hall For Gravel sold Corporation Annual Payment Balance of late Treasurer's Accounts For Improvements ••>•'••• '• Fines levied on Persons causing Obstructions Costs of Summonses for Non- Payment of Rates For Sundries d. . 3 • 4 5 1 0 95 2 Hi 27 4 9 . 19 1.6 26 6 4 963 12 10 233 4 0 184 7 10i 224 1 6 d. 710 1 7 172 16 61 PAID, On Account of Cleansing the Streets. •£. s. d. For Labourers' Work 119 13 10 "£. s. d, 90 13 16 4 1605 G 21 106 17 1 17 10 12 1 18 45 O 23 6 20 14 3 4' 8 4 3 2 For Besoms 3 12 For Horses bought, £ 53.15s. 0d.; Provender for Ditto, £ 55.12s. 7idL.. ! 109 7 For Saddler's Work, £ 7.5s. 9d.; Wheelwright's Work, £ 10.16s, 3d. - 18 2 For Blacksmith's Work, £ 4.8s. lid.; Shovels, Kipes, and Grease £ 2. 16s. 3d 7 5 2 For Rents of Stable and Manure Yard, Rates and Taxes thereon 25 18 0 For Teams hired to cleanse the Streets.... 9 19 6 For turning Manure for Sale 3 12 3 For Stamp Receipts, and weighing Manure 0 3 6 On Account of Paving and Repairing the Roads. For Labourers repairing the Roads, and breaking Stones by Contract 57 0 ' 4 For Pavior's Work 65 16 3 For Stones, Sand, and Gravel :. 72 11 11$ For Blacksmith's and Wheelwright's Work 3 16 9 For Teams" hired 6 8 0 For Provisions to wafer the Streets, Shovels, Riddles, & c. 10 11 10 For farryi'ng Horses, Buckets, and repairing Stable 2 11 1£ 4 7i 0 • 297 14 2\ 218 16 3 144 13 11 Balance due for nnderdraining the Town, < Src For' Improvements effected previous to the late Treasurer quitting Office - For Lighting the Town ' For Watching the Town For Rent arid Rates of Offices and Cells For a Y'ear and Half's Interest of Money borrowed on Mortgage Security .'. For Candles, Brushes, and other Necessaries for Office For Stationery, examining and advertising late Treasurer's Accounts For Stationery, Printing, and Advertising Accounts, to 25th March, 1830 For Law Charges • For Sunnnonses. and Warrants of Distress to recover the Rates For seizing Obstructions and laying Informations-.... For Map and Valuation of Land near Butter Market For Plumber's Work - For Receipt Stamps 1 For abstracting Defaulters' Names from old Rate Book, and copying new one 2- 12 For Postage, Carriage, and Toll Gates , 0 8 For Salaries and Gratuity to the Clerk - 126 10 0 8- 2713 1 8 695 1 207 16 317 6 31 15 510 0 5 7 33 19 28 3 2 3 14 12 1 10 2 12 4 15 0 5 mixed up with his strange peculiarities, so garnished with odd quota- tions and ludicrous Illustrations, that his opponent is forced to yield to his humour, aud to join iu lliu laugh, though he does hot win.: His oratory is a most curious combination of really serious and sound argument with . out- of- the- way irrelevancy, or what seems irrelevant, until he, by some odd application, which no one under heaven but himself would have thought of, contrives to connect it vvitli his argument. His violent excitement about matters of dry equity is of itself sufficient lo give a character, of extreme singularity to his pleading in the Court of Chancery ; but, when we add to this his unusual gesticulation, his frequent use of uncom- mon and antiquated words, his bits of Laiin so oddly and so familiarly introduced, aud his circum- locution, where the use of au ordinary phrase would express, his meaning, we find they all combino to make tip his character for eccentricity as a Chancery barrister. When he goe3 forth into the street, he is more strange than even in court. He wears clothes that seem to have been suddenly- grabbed from some shop- window in Monmonih- street, without any consideration as to the fit. He scorns the appendages of suspenders, and only sometime years a waistcoat long enough lo meet the other garment, which, for lack of the append- ages aforesaid, are wont to sink below the ordinary level; his inside coat is old, bis outside one, for lie often indulges in two coats, :' s of great antiquity, DENBIGHSHIRE. TO BE SOI/ D BY AUCTION, . At the Hand Inn, in Llangollen, on Friday, the 19th Day of August, 1831,. at Four o'Clock in tlie After- noon ( unless sooner disposed of by Private Contract, of which immediate Notice will be given), in the following or such other Lots, and subject to such Conditions, as will then be declared; LOT I. 4 TENEMENT, culled TY TAN Y l\ BWLCH, and COTTAGE thereto belonging, containing by Admeasurement 56A. OR. 3' 2P, with an exclusive Right of Common on the adjoining llill of 98 A'. OR. 19P. situate in the Parish of Llantisilio, iii the County of Denbigh, now in the Occupation of John Edwards, as Tenant at Will. There is excellent- Grouse Shooting on this Hill; and it is very probable a Quarry of Slate may be found on the inclosed Land, which may be- wqrked at a light Expense, and lies within two Miles of the Ellesmere Canal. LOT II. A TENEMENT, called BWLCH MAWR, and a COTTAGE, called PLAS DU, containing 91 A. 3R. 25P. with an extensive exclusive Righfof Common on the adjoining Hill, on which there is excel- lent Grouse Shooting,' situate in the Parish of Llanti- silio aforesaid, and now in the Occupation of the Repre- sentatives of the late Richard Jones, as Tenant at Will. LOT III. A TENEMENT, called BWLCH ISSA, with a COTTAGE and SMITHY thereon, containing 40A. 111. 6P. with an exclusive Right of Common belonging thereto, situate in tile Parish of Llantisilio aforesaid, and now in the Occupation of John J. ones, as Tenant at Will. LOT IV. A TENEMENT, called OERN ANT, con- taining 47A. 1R. 27P. with the Slate Quarries thereon, situate in the Parish of Llantisilio aforesaid, with an extensive exclusive Right of Common adjoining, on which there is excellent Grouse Shooting, now in the Occupation of John Hughes, under a Lease for a Term of Years, which will expire at Lady- day next. LOTV. All that well- accustomed PUBLIC- HOUSE called the WHITE HART, with several Pieces of LAND adjoining, containing 18A. 2R. 30P. at the Yearly Relit of £ 20, . situate in the Parish of Ll& ntisilio aforesaid, and adjoining the Turnpike Road leading from Llangollen to Ruthin, now in the Occupation of Robert Jones. For Sundries.. Balance in Treasurer's Hands... 6 0 a3 10 10 pockets; his cravat seems as if it had not beeu folded, but rolled up, und tied on in the dark, by hands not of the cleanest; he Wears huge shoes, tied with great black tapes, or what should be black, except lhat, like his hat; the vicissitude of time bath turned them to a hue of brown, lu this costume he moves along, cheery and pleasant, nodding to many, talking to some, and recognised by many, who say, " There- goes honest old Charley Wetherell." I am persuaded there js not a particle of affectation in his singularities; they arose, perhaps, out of the darling notion of his mind, " independence," and have become confirmed by . long habit. Many stories are- told of the strange way in which lie lived in chambers, when il was not his cualoin lo come to court: they say he liad n bit of a looking- glass fixed into the wall, which answered all the purposes of his toilet; and some- times, w hen some one would come in after he had commenced the yfrocess of shaving, he would quite forget to complete it, and has been found in' tho evening with a crust of " lather" upon his face, which had remained from Ihe morning, without his being conscious of it. Sometimes he will be seen walking quickly along, liis mind evidently full of something, which he indistinctly mutters as he goes, when some article- iu a pawnbroker's shop- window will attract his attention, and he will travel from pane to pane for half an hour, in diligent examination of the miscellaneous collection which such windows present. But it is iii the House of Commons that the subject of our sketch is lo be seen " in all . his glory.' 1 He there throws off all restraint, and unincumbered by rules of equity or evidence, or the necessity of informing and con- ciliating a jury, gives way to the full bent of his genius, and knocks right and left, with a richness of whimsicality that none but those who have witnessed it can well imagine. In the House of Commons the key. to success may be said to be the power of amusing Ihe house without forfeiting their respect. In this Sir Charles is particularly for tunate, he is armed so strong in honesty, is so well known to be sincere in bis enthusiasm, and to possess an almost romantic scorn of all shuffling and subserviency, that there is a feeling of respect even for the least fortunate joke of the independent ex- Attorney. General, and a disposition to enjoy his humour whenever he is in the vein. 1 have no business here with his political • opinions, but merely to say, that Ihe vigorous pertinacity with which he clings to them, abandoning every ad- vantage of wealth and professional promotion fbi* .. __ i ... ... * . LOT VI. A TENEMENT, called GRAIG DU, con taining 69A. IR. 35P. situate in the Parish of Llanti-. . silio aforesaid, and - now in the Occupation of John V. tl » e, r 3-, k<'> Slves htm even iu ihe eyes of those who Edwards, as Tenant at Will. hold bis political notions to be antiquated and This Lot adjoins the River Dee, which abounds I absurd, a degree of respectability, w hich they do 2713 1 8 This Account was examined and allowed, August Sth, 1831, by IVILTAAM BAYLEY, Esq. THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE IVIDOIV WELCH'S PILLS. rpHlS Medicine is justly celebrated for JL all Female Complaints, Nervous Disorders, Weakness of the Solids, Loss of Appetite, Impurity of Blond, Relaxation by intense Ileal in Warm Climates, Sick Head- ache, Indigestion, Debility, Consumption, Lowness of Spirits, and particularly for all Obstruc- tions in the Female System. Mrs. SMITHBUS, Grand- Daughter to the lale Widow Wnt. cn, recommends Mothers, Guardians, Managers ofSchools, and all those who have ihe Care of Females ul an early age, never tobe withoutlliis useful Medicine. It is also necessary to cauiiou Purchasers, that tliey be not imposed upon bv a Preparation said lo be by Lmvis, formerly SMITHERS," US Mrs. Smilhers, the Proprietor of the above Medicine, bus not changed her Nmn'e. The following Lelter from Mrs. Lewis will place the Mailer in ils true Light. WAI. WORTH, SATURDAY, JUNK 30, 1827. Dear Sister— 111 Reply lo vonr Enquiries lo ascer- tain if I am a Maker of Welch's Pills, or have consented In my Name being used as such, I beg lo inform you I have not consented to my Nnme being used, and ilint 1 have not prepared nor sold any Pills for the last nine- teen Years ; and that any Preparation purporting io be now made by me is a gross Imposition ; which I inn ready lo certify in any Way, or Court of Law, which you may rcqniio of me. 1 remain, dear Sister, your s truly, " SAIIAU LBWIS, late" Sinitbers." Mr Sinilliers' genuine Preparation hasher Signa- ture on Ihe outside Label. Sold in boxes. Price 2s. < Jd by her Agent, Mr. li Edwards, fi7, St. Paul's ( whose Nuine and Address is engraved on Ihe Government Stamp), and bvnll Booksellers and Druggists. . Sold by John Eddowes, and by the Druggist, and Booksellers, Shrewsbury; Beeston, Wellington; Silvester, Newport ; Gitlon, Nicholas, Bridgnorth ; Siuale, Roberts, Oswestry ; and Jones, Welshpool. . £. s. d. NOTH.— The above is an Account of all Monies received from the 25th March, 1830, to the 25th March, 1831, viz.: Balance in Treasurer's Hands, 25th March, 1830 £ 702 3 Balance in the Hands of Joseph Davies, Clerk, dilto ... Arrears of Rate due and uncollected, 25th March, 1830, estimated at £ 120, which has produced Other outstanding Debts, being due under the Trans- actions of present Clerk 60 18 9 Ditto under the Transactions of late Treasurer 57 0 3J Net Amount received oil former Years' Transactions.. 1000 17 Ditto for the current Year ending 25th March, 1831 1712 4 7 18 172 16 3 4 6J 2713 1 NOTE— The above is an Account of all Monies paid, from the 25th March, 1830, to 25th March, 1831, viz.: Oil Account of Debts due to sundry Persons at the Time the late Treasurer quitted Office £ 855 11 10 Ditto ditto contracted by present Clerk, previous to 25th March, 1830 436 1 7 Net Amount paid on former Years' Transactions Ditto ditto for the Year ending 25th March, 1831 Balance now remaining in Treasurer's Hands £. 3. d. 1291 13 1.387 17 33 10 10 2713 1 8 DR. March 25th, 1831. GENERAL STATEMENT OF THE TRUSTEES or THE SHREWSBURY STREET ACT. To Amount of Debts due to sundry Persons, contracted by the late Treasurer, and not paid 25th March, 1831 £ 252 10 To Amount of Debts due ditto, since the present Clerk entered Office 205 7 To Money advanced on Mortgage Security d. 6 £. s. d. 457 17 Hi 8000 0 0 8457 17 U| 1831. March ' 25th. Amount of Debts due on Mortgage Security, raised agreeably to the Act of Parliament Amount of Debts due to sundry Persons, after allow- ing for all Assets 8000 90 0 0 6 2 Amount of Debts due to the Trustees at the Time the late Treasurer quitted Office, and not received 25th March, 1831 By Amount of Debts due to the Trustees since the pre- sent Clerk entered Office' By Amount of Rate uncollected and considered good, 25th March, 1831 i By Balance in Treasurer's Hands By Value of Stock available: viz. Manure 100 16 d. CR. £. s. d. £ 40 10 11| 73 .3 10 100 0 0 33 10 10 217 7I Paving Stones Stones broken and unbroken Receipt Stamps Curbing Stones Iron Grates Oats 6 5 11. 1 3 1 10 3 0 2 0 120 with excellent Trout. LOT VII. A TENEMENT, called EFENECHTED, containing 37 A. 2R. 38P. situate in the Parish of Llan- tisilio afoiesaid, now in the Occupation of Evan Jones, as Tenant at Will. This Lot aUo adjoins the River Dee. LOT VIII. A TENEMENT, called WF. RN DU, containing 60A. OR. 12P. situate in the Parish of Llan- tisilio aforesaid, and now in the Occupation of John Morris. The three last Lots have extensive Rights of Pasturage on the adjoining Hills. The Timber upon the different Lots must be takefi at a Valuation, which will be produced at the Time of Sale. The whole of the above Estates lie within three Miles of the Town of Llangollen, 5 from Corwen, and 10 from Ruthin, all good Market Towns, and are within " a shortDistance from Lime and Coal. Mr. JOHN JONES, Draper, Llangollen, w ill direct Person to shew the different Lots; and. further Parti- culars may be known from him, or Mr THOMAS EYTON, 45, Devon Street, Liverpool; Mr. ILTIGII EYTON, 57, Deansgate Street, Manchester; Mr. JOHN SEED, Waver- tree, near Liverpool; or Messrs. EDWARDS and SON, Solicitors, Oswestry ( who are authorized to treat for the same by Private Contract), at whose Office Maps, descriptive of the different Lots, may be seen. uot award to others who possess more facility of change. It is well known lhat lie was Attorney. General when the'lory Government. determined lo concede the measure of Catholic Emancipation, and his conduct upon that occasion Was marked by a fierce opposition lo the Government, combined willi such a whimsic& l excitement of temper, us will be long remembered by those who had an opportunity of seeing him at that time. He would not resign. his oflice, but waited to be turned out for his principles, and h. e strode about . the lobbies of the house banging the doors after him, as if he abso- lutely felt to the points of his fingers, the power and dignity of being " independent member for Plymptou," while he bearded Ihe Government, whose officer lie was, aud poured upon thein his indignant sarcasm, not caring a jot for the official power aud emolument which he knew it must cost him.. Fl Balance, being the Incumbrance on the Trust 8090 £ 8457 17 111 £ 8090 6 2 N. B. There is a disputed Account of £ 45, considered due from the Corporation not included in this Statement; ROM the various acute diseases to wine Horses are liable, and by which - numbers are annually lost before assistance can be procured, it is particularly recommended to spoilsmen, coach- pro. prietors, carriers, farmers, innkeepers, dealers in horses, & c. always to keep by them a bottle or two of Wainwri^ ht's Staffordshire Cordial, And Iloyal English Medicine for Horses, A certain Cure for Staog- ers, Gripes, & e. The Reputation of this celebrated Medicine is so permanently established, that it is known to he ihe only hope and sure dependence iu many Diseases of Horses. Those, however, to whom it is at present unknown are requested to make trials iu the most dangerous stages of the above complaints, as well as in Colds, Coughs, Fevers, See. which will at once convince them that it is a Medicine of extraordinary power and valfie, and may justly be considered a Public Benefit. During' the hunting season no sportsman oug- ht to be unprovided with it, a sing- le bottle having saved the life ot many a valuable hunter, after a severe d& y's chase. *** Ask particularly for Wain weight's Stafford- shire Cordial, which is sold by all the principal Medi- cine Venders, Price 2s ( id. the. Bottle. Of whom may also be had, ATKINS'S COMPOSITION, FOR. DESTROYING HATS AND MICE. In Boxes at 2s. fid. each. LAW AND PHYSIC.— There was a rather curious rase heard the other day, in the Sheriff's Court at Chelmsford, before a Jury impauuellcd to assets damages in an action, in which a Mr. Thorpe wasi plaintiff. The aeiion was brought to recover a bill of £ 41. 18s. 8d. for an interesting variety of enemas, and bolnsses applied to the bowels of a person no, w. defunct. The Jury found for plaintiff, with damages £ 20. 18s. 9d thus taking off £ 15 from the bill. !; t might be said, and with no very great imprtxpoiety- that the deceased had with truth " gone'tbcouglxa. Course of medicine ;" and if the course had gone through him, happy was he iu possessing a capacious intestinal canal. We will give one day's items oC " the bill." August 4 Ih, 1830. £. Journey and pills ...„., t) Mixture and journey in evening.. 0 Two journeys and bleeding............. 0 Anodyne draught and oil. 0 Administering an enema Four bolusses ... Four draughts and bleeding .'... Twenty leeches .-..., An emetic solution Attendance through night rf. 6 O tl r » & i) a o a u Total 3 15 0 - Essex Standard. LEICESTER ASSIZES.— The Calendar contained only four prisoners for trial, one of whom pleaded guilty, and Ills Grand Jury threw. out the bill in auother. It is upwards of fifty- six - years since a similar occurrence look place, . in having so few . prisoners to tryal these Assizes. Imperial $) arltanunt. HOUSE OF COMMONS— THURSDAY. Sir U. Mitsarave presented a petition from tlie Inhabitants of Waferfurd, pray lug for I he disarming of liie Yeomanry, which gave rise to a desultory debate lhat lasted neatly five hours.— Mr. STANLEY had no . object Wn 10 the petition being received, bul be objected to Ihe printing of it,- because it spoke of fhe " massacre" of New townbarfy, and described ( lie yeoipaury as seeking " pretexts" lo commit u murder"— language which he deemed unwarrant- able, as the affair aud parties thus characterised wire still under examination. With respect lo Ihe yeomanry force, he by no means considered it fhe best lhat could be adopted ; but it had been called out to meet Ihe exigency of ihe case. — Mr. O'CON- NELI. hoped ihe printing 6f fhe petition would be pressed ; and declared thai it the atrocious yeomanry force weie not disarmed, Ihe most appalling cause quences must result.— The House ultimately divided on Ihe question of printing. The numbers for il were 7( i— against it Sir R. VY VYAN, at fhe request of Lord P. dmerslon, postponed his motion with regard to Belgium to Thursday next, the Noble Lord having slated that accounts had j'usf been received, thai orders had been sent from the Hague fo the Dutch troops to retire frtefti lite Belgic territory. THE ill roRM lljfl. L. Lord AI. TIIORP intimated his intention of moving to- morrow lhat the House sit ou Saturday from twelve liufiI six o'clock; dial fhe Right Hon. Secretary for Ireland Would ou Monday bring for- ward a motion connected with the Government of Ireland ; and fhut Ihe Game Bill would be proceeded w ith the same evening. The housfe then went info Committee. The Eleventh Clause of the Bill, which proposes to enact that certain counties enumerated iu Schedule G ( twenty- five in nuAiber) shall be separated into " Iwo" divisions, each division Sending two mem- bers, called forth much conversation und opposi- tion; and it was proposed ( without prejudice to the question of resisting or approving the w hole clause) by Mr. HCCHES HUGHES, that fhe measure ol dividing the counties should be abandoned, and that each county should return four members. The debate 011 this clause occupied the remainder ofthe evening.— Lord ALT won padihitleif thai the question was one of the most important parts of the measure, but the objections lo it did not appear lo him to have much weight. He was uot prepared to say that the amendment would destroy the Bill, but if it were adopted it would cause very considerable alteration. He was aware ( hat there were many reformers who entertained objections to this part of the plan ; bul, on the other haud, there wefe many others who approved 6f if, and he hoped lhat he should have Ihe support of a large majority ofthe committee in resisting the proposal. Mr. WILLIAMS WYNN and Col. DAYIVS objected to the intended division, and Sir R. I'EEL, Sir JOHN WKOTT£ SLEY, nnd Mr. LITTLETON advocated it. Sir CHARLES WETHEREI. L said that he felt no necessity to make any apology for opposing this clause, as other members had just done. He had, from the beginning, opposed every clause of this bill, and he riow saw no object that it rould answer in making any apologetical excuses for flic observations w hich he was about to mate. The bill altogether, as it was first propounded, was too glaring, too enor- mous, even for a Whig government; arid yet the power which it was to have Conferred upon the Privy Council in the division of counties was not half so wild, so dangerous, so irresponsible, and jacobin- ical as the clause now proposed would be if it were to stand part of the bill. In either case there would be no appeal, no matter what blunders, what par- tiality, or what corruption might take place. Aud was this a system under which Englishmen should be compelled to live! Twenty- four counties were pro- posed to be carved into districts by commissioners, against whose will and pleasure there was to be no appeal. He agreed With much that had fallen from his right honourable friend ( Sir R. Peel), hut he could not agree wilh liim as to the propriity of dividing the counties into departmental districts, as this clause proposed to do. It might perhaps confer some ad- vantage upon the aristocracy ; but' lie would not take that at the expense of principle. Which would be invading the constitution of parliament and Ihe rights of the subject. He considered the Clause to be in- jurious, degrading, and improper. In short, he wonld not take any little bonus at the expense of an irre- sponsible, an impeccable power, Upon ( he part of commissioners, of whom he knew nothing. The government all through were deficient iu making any thing like explanation upon any one ifause ; and ns to that now under consideration, it was so utterly at variance wilh every constitutional principle, that he hoped this house would not entertain it. The division of comities went upon no principle, either as to property, fo space, or to flic payment of taxes; there was nothing in the clause to compel the com- missioners to act by any rule ; 110 standard Was fixed for their guidance, nor was there any tribunal to correct their errors or their Corruption. Then only let the house see What a deviation they were about to make from their own standing orders. In cases of bills for canals, docks, or roads, notice was to be pre- viously served upon all the parties interested before their property could be interfered With; anrl yet in the present Case fhey were about to CUt up counties without any evidence, or the power of appeal against wrong- doers. This, indeed, was not an incipient step to reform or revolution, for' revolution had already advanced Witli giant strides. For his 0W11 part he felt no necessity lo disguise his opinions; he need not motile his speech any more than many others of his honourable friends'; he and they could equally s| ieak out; and he would say again that fliis bill was a decichdly Jacobinical bill. They had already abolished Ihe rights and privileges of boroughs,- only, a- it would appear, lo be the precursors of liie aboli- tion of those of counties. By- and- hy they would have t' e members for North Wilts and South Wills— for the Peterborough di- trict and Ihe Northampton district— the members for North and South Surrey, nnd East and West Kent— and the result would bo, that the usual influence of county members would be completely melted down, and would be no more than equal to the members for Boroughbridge.— When he in future might fit by the side of ( he half or the quarter member for a county, he would con- sider himself decidedly as tlie equal of that portion of a county member. This change was unwholesome aud unjust, anil besides, he had not yet been in- formed either who were to be the commissioners, or l » y what system they were to be guided. Such an appuiutment would violate all those conservative principles upon which he bad acted ; and, if he had 110 other grounds on which to act, he would be justi- fied in opposing this clause. But when to this was superadded ( hat even this house should have no con- troul over reforming commissioners, selected as- they might he from the other side of the House, or the Privy Council, as it might be, he must vote against the clause. Mr. CRESSETT PELHAM said, that if this was the last vote he should give, he would say lt No" to the proposition for dividing the counties. On a division the numbers were— for the alteration, 122; against it, 241— majority in favour of the original clause, 119. The Chairman reported pro gress, and asked leave to sit again. The other orders , f the day were then disposed of, and tiie house ad- journed at two o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS— FRIDAY. Previously to the House resolving itself into Com mittee 011 the Reform Bill, Mr. CROKER, in a speech of great length, charged Lord Palmerston with im- properly and negligently delaying the communication of a letter from the Dutch Government to the other members of the Conference, by which omission, censure had been unjustly thrown upon the conduct and good faith of the King of Holland.— Lord PALMERSTON repudiated the charge, which he contended was brought forward solely for the pur- pose of drawing him into a premature discussion of pending events.— Aftersome observations from Ixtrds BRUDENM. L and STORMONT, and Sir GEORGF. MURHAY, Mr. Croker's motion was negatived. The Speaker having at length left Ihe chair, the question was put npun the Eleventh Clause, which was carried. It was next proposed and agreed to without discussion, that the following counties con- aiu d in schedule G, viz.— Chester, Cornwall, Cum- berland, Derby, Devon, Durham, Essex, Gloucester, Kent, Hampshire, Lancaster, Leicester, Norfolk, Northumberland, Northampton, Nottingham, Salop, Somerset, Stafford, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwick, Wilts, and Worcester, should be divided into two divisions, and return four knights of the shire each. — It « a » next agreed to, after some conversation, that the connty of Lincoln should also return four members, two for fhe division uf Lindsay and two for Holland and Kestevcn.— On its being proposed that the house should resume and progress be reported, Lord ALTHORP proceeded to explain certain alterations intended by Ministers to be made in some of the remaining clauses of the bill. I11 clause sixteen, conferring votes for counties upon lease- holders of seven years at £ 50 a year, or of sixty years at £ 10 a year, he should propose that an equitable title of an agreement for a lease should give Ihe same right to vote as an actual lease. He further proposed to fill up the blank giving Ihe right of voting to persons paying premiums for land at £ 31) 0 ; and that a leaseholder under a copyholder should have the same right as leaseholders, but that the right of voting for a copyhold should be £ 10 a year instead, of 40s. The twenty- first clause gave in boroughs the r'ght of voting to bona fide holders of £ 10 houses, lt had been supposed that by limiting the right to persons paying half- yearly or quarterly, a disreputable class would be exclud- d. On inquiry, however, it had been found that a large number of respectable persons paid rent monthly or weekly, and therefore the idea had heen abandoned. On the other hand, the period of occupancy previous to registration would be increased from six to twelve months, in order to exclude persons of an unsettled character. Another alteration would he, that the occupier of a house assessed at £ 10 a year should have a right to vote on proof of the rates being paid, without, being obliged to prove lhat he had also paid his rent; the enumeration of church rates was also to be excluded 011 account of one class of persons ( Quakers) not paying them. In cases of joint occu pancy— twelve persons occupying a tenement of the yeai ly rent of £ 100 would not be entitled to vote, but if there were only ten occupants there would be ten Votes. His Lordship did not propose any discussion An these points, until the clauses had been printed as amended. On Clause Twelve being put, lhat the several divisions of counties should vote as if they were separate counties, Lord ALTIIORP in answer to a question from Sir E. Sugden, explained lhat as the division of counties would make each division of ti e nature of a separate county, a property in both would give the right of voting for both in the same way that a person Who had a freehold in Lincoln and another in Nottingham, would have a lotefor each of those counties It was found to be impossible to extend the regulation of doing away with non- resident voters in counties; but it was intended that freeholders of towns returning members should be excluded from voting for counties. This clause was, however, eventually withdrawn, to afford time for the introduction of certain verbal amendments. The blank in Clause Thirteen investing the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Dorsetshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, and Ox- fordshire, with the power of returning an additional county member, was filled up with the number three. The Chairman then reported progress. The house rose at a quarter past two. HOUSE OP COMMONS— SATURDAY. The Speaker took the Chair sOon after twelve o'clock. After the presentation of several petitions, Mr. JAMES ( M. P. for Carlisle) censured the conduct of Ministers in advising the expensive ceremony of a Coronation, which he regarded as altogether un- called for. Lord ALTHORP replied that it was essentially necessary Ihe ceremony should take place ; and he felt perfectly satisfied that its celebration would not Cost more than one- fifth of the last. The House soon after proceeded to resolve itself into a Committee on' the Reform bill, anil the first part of Clause Thirteen, giving three members instead of two to seven counlics enumerated in lhat clause aflcf some remarks from Mr. BASKES and other members, was agreed to. The next question WaSi tliat Glamorganshire Should return two members instead of one.— Mr. S. WORTLEY said that the Scotch counties were entitled to have two members each. Each county in Ireland would return two, why not therefore extend the like ihcrease to Scotland >•— Lord' ALTIIORP had not anticipated th'e making of any such extensive addi- tion to the members for Scotland, nor such extensive reference to the case of Scotland on thfc present occasion. In preparing the hill, the representation of Scotland was viewed comparatively wilh that of England and Ireland. Had Ministers' acted od any other principle, considerable jealousy Would have been created, while the balance of the different parts of the representation would have been destroyed.— Sir GEORGE CLERK, Mr. PRINCLE, and Lold G. SOMERSET also advocated the necessity of making an addition to the representatives of Scotland ; and Sir JOHN MALCOLM said he should he one of the twenty two Scotch members unseated by the hill.— On the question being put, Mr. PRAEO moved an amend- ment, that in the counties to which three members were attached by the bill, each one constituent bodv should have fhe right of voting for only two candidates for 1 lie representation. His object was to secure the representation of the minority.— Lord Ar. THOup opposed the motion; and Mr. PRAED withdrew it. The original clause was agreed to. The ATTORNEY GENERAL, in reply to a question, said freeholders in towns would have a right to vote for counties, but not for towns. The bill destroyed 110 existing right except that of out- voters. The Eighth Clause was postponed in consequence of the illness of Lord J. Russell.— Lord ALTHORP proposed at the next sitting to proceed with the clause respecting the Isle of Wight. The House resumed.— Committee to sit again on Tuesday.— Mr. HODGSON gave notice lhat he should move that a shop in one part of Ihe town and a house in another, amounting altogether to £ 10 and upwards rent, should give a right to vote.— Adjourned." Intelligence of an important character reached town on Thursday from Belgium. The army of the Metise, under General Dair. e, has lieen totally de- feated by the Dutch, and King Leopold Was returning to Brussels. The Belgians appear to have been surprised, and to have fled precipitately towards Liege and Louvain— The Dukes of Orleans and Nemours, sons of the French King, had joined tlie army proceeding tb Brussels, and Ihe first division was expected to be at Mons on Tuesday. The German papers received this morning ariflOUflce the passage of the Vistula by General Rudiger w ith his corps of the Russian army; and they add that great d - spondency prevails at Warsaw in consequence. BANKRUPTS, AUGUST 12.— Luke Buttress, of London- terrace, Hackney- road, builder.— Henry Wilson, of Riding- house- lane, Marylebonne, timber- merchant.— Walter Palmer, of Pencovd, Herefordshire, clotluer and seedsman.— William Thirlby, of Ibstock, Leices- tershire. farmer and lace- manufacturer.- Edward Cow- ling, of The Poultry, haberdasher— John James, ot Meeting- house- court, Old Jewry, merchant.—\\ llliam Hebblewhite, of Manchester, commission- agent.— Jas. Petty, of Liverpool, coal- merchant and brewer.— James Buckler, of Coventry, builder.— Joseph Wilson, of Liverpool, mercer and draper.— Titus Dewhurst, of Liverpool, ironmonger. INSOLVENTS.— William Dufton, of Basufghall- street, dealer iu wool and woollen cloths— George Deudney, of Deptford, seed- crusher. > Salopian ' imttnal. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1831. rosracEiPT* trr - I LONDON, Titcsday Morning, August IS, 1831. PRICES OF EUNIIS AT THE CLOSE. Red. 3 per Cents. 82 J 3 per Cent. Cons. 811 New 31 perCent. 89| per Cents. Red 90i 4 per Cents. 99j Bank Stock 199| New Ann. 17 India Bonds 1 pm India Stock 19a Excheq. Bills 9 Consols for Account 811 We have received accounts from Brussels down to Saturday afternoon.— The Belgians continue to fly before tiie Dutch wherever they appearand the con test is decided already so far as the two principals in the war are concerned. Conduct so dastardly as that ofthe " brave Belgians" never disgraced any nation, and it conies with particular ill grace after their ex travagant vaunting and vapouring for the last nine months. Of King Leopold the reports are various- some say that he is shut up in Malines, awaiting the coming of the Dutch, who certainly have no reason to treat him with any respect; others assert that he has thrown himself on the protection of France or England. At all events, a more inglorious com moncement of a reign was never known.— The Dutch, however, it is understood, will withdraw their troops ns soon as the Conference comes to a clear understand- ing 011 ti e subject. They proclaim their desire of adhering to the original terms of the first protocol, and as Belgian pretensions are now considerably ower, it is probable that affairs may be so arranged The French, however, are in Brussels, and it may not be so easy to persuade them '•> go back. I- eop. i'd will, in all probability, he ere long a vassal of France. The latest news which we hajve received from- ther- Netherlands is a letter from Rotterdam, of Saturday, announcing that General Cliasse had, on Friday, made a successful sortie from the citadel of Antwerp, and cut the main dyke in two places, so as to insulate bolh citadel and town, doubtless with the intention of effectually preventing the advance of the French army upon his post.— We cannot, however, vouch for the authenticity of this statement. Poland, shifc^ the affairs of Belgium and Holland have attracted so nViich attention, has become com paratively of little importance in European politics. The Poles', however, maintain their grotind, and it appears tliat General'Skrzyriecki is meditating a new attack. General Rudiger, on the olher side, it is said, intends to riiiifcli ripbn Warsafc. If the Poles can keep the field fot another month, the campaign may be considered to be over. LON DON— SATURDAY, We deeply regret to hear that the state of his Majesty's health is so delicate, lhat he lias been advised not 10 confer the long- promised honour of visiting the Duke of Richmond at Goodwood races, on Tuesday uext. His Grace has been at unbound- ed expense, for the purpose of preparing a suitable reception for the Sovereign, aud Ihe disappointment is, of course, deeply fell. The Duke of Saxe Meiningcn, only brother to Ihe Queen, has arrived at Windsor, on a visit to their Majesties. At the last Conference of the representatives of the Great Powers, it is stated to have been determined that Ihe citadel'of Antwerp should be razed, and the cily rendered wholly commercial. It was rumoured on Thursday, and was confirmed on Thursday night by Lord Palmerston in the House of Commons, that the King of Holland had determined to discontinue hostilities as soon as he understood that the Great Powers had taken umbrage at his conduct. Up to the time of his being apprised of Iheir strong feeling on the subject, he declares that he considered it only as a dispute between Belgium arid himself, and that no act of hostility on his part shall take place after the French army shall have entered Ihe Belgian territories. Yesterday a body of Irish Members ( chiefly com- posed of Mr. O'Connell and other Roman Catholics) had an interview with Earl Grey, to state to him their views of fhe condition of Ireland, and to declare the conditions on which alone their continued support of the administration may be looked for. One of the demands of the deputation to the government was that the Yeomanry should be disbanded, which Earl Grey, as might have heen expected, said the govern- ment were not prepared to do. The French Chambers are debating on the Address in reply to the King's Speech. That suggested bv ( he Ministers is stated lo lie an echo of the Speech as far as Ihe passages relating to Poland, and upon that topic it speaks in warmer terms than the King did. The paragraph referring fo Belgium says—" that France associates herself with transport to a generous movement, of which tlie object is to defend and establish the principle of our glorious revolution, to fix definitively our relations with our neighbours, and to dissipate all the doubts which painfully agitate France." It afterwards says, " France will guard with jealous care her own independence," and com- pliments the King upon the valiant example which his sons after himself have set in hastening " to fire the first cannon in the cause of liberty." Though generally in a firmer tone than the King's Speech, it is equally expressive of a hope that the general peace will, " under existing grave circumstances," be still maintained. The fleet under the command of Sir Edward Codrington is at present at archor in the Downs, where it awaits further orders. The gallant Admiral has ten sail of the line with him. The Britannia has sailed for Portsmouth to join him. Bolh Houses of Parliament were w holly occupied last night by miscellaneous business. rgMI F, nSxt? MEETING of the ATCHAM 1 CRICKET CLUB will take place on TUESDAY', the 23d Instant. It is pjrticulyly requested that tho Members will niake a l oint ot attending. SQCDBIE^ O' rS^ H it several Sums of £ 500, £. 500, £ 500, 1 £ 1000, £ i000, £ 1500, and £ 2000, ready to be advanced 011 approved Security, and at a low Rate of Interest. , For Particulars enquire of THE PRINTER; if by Letter, Post- paid. R K. GARNIER, ( FROM VERSAILLES, J ESPECTFCI. I. Y begs Leave to inform the Nobility, Gentry, arid Public of SHREWSBURY and its Vicinity.- that ' lie purposes to give Private Tuition in the FRENCH LANGUAGE. ^ f Reference of the first Respectability. Terms may be known by Application at Brace Meole Terrace. August lfi, 1831. IKff- On SUNDA Y NEXT, the 21st of August instant, tt SERMON will be preached by the Rev. T. R. LVTENER, M. A. for the Benefit of the PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION SCHOOL on the National System, in this Town; in ihe Alorning at THE ABBEYi and in the Evening at ST. JULIAN'S— The Friends of the Charity are requested to meet RICHARD JENKINS, Esq. M. P. the President, at the bounty Hall, soon after Ten o'Ctock in the Morning, to proceed from thence to the Church. Service to commence in the Morning at Eleven' and in the Evening at Six o'Clock. It mas erroneously stated last week, that the Sermon would be preached in tlie Morning at St. Chad's, instead of The Abbey. Additional Subscribers lo the abm'e Charity. Edward Mnckleston, Esq. Quarry Plate;... £ 1 6 0 Thomas Panting, Esq .*... 16 0 MARRIED. On Monday last, at Oswestry, by the Rev. George Wharton, B. A. H. C. Trevor Roper, Esq. second soil of C. B, Trevor Roper, Esci. of Rhyddyn, Flintshire, to Jane, second daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Cooper, of the former place. O11 Monday last, at Wigmore, by the Rev. E. Bailies, J. J. Bairies, Esq. of Ludlow, to Emma Ann, third daughter of the Rev. J. King Simpkinson, of Wigmore Hall, Herefordshire. Oji the 13th inst. at St. Alkmond's, Mr. Thomas Broughall, jun. to Miss Lydia Thomas, both of this town. . At Clungunford, near Ludlow, Mr. T. Hitchcock' Master of the Free School at that place, to Elizabeth,' daughter of Mr. J. Pate, of Birmingham. DIED. On the ilth inst. at his residence, St. James's, Bridg- north, John Stanier, Esquire, in his 88th year, much lamented by his family and friends. He had been confined to his bed- room upwards of ten years, in con- sequence ofa paralytic affection, though in the perfect enjoyment of his mental faculties to the last hour of his life. I11 his early days lie had a command in the Shropshire Militia, and was one of the Deputy Lieu- tenants for this county. On Saturday last, Edward, the infant son of the Rev. J. E. Compson. Yesterday morning, in his 60th year, at his residence, Abbey Foregate, universally respected, Samuel Ward, Esq. 22 years Captain and Adjutant in the Shrewsbury and South Salopian Regiments of Yeomanry Cavalry. On the 4th inst. Mr. Richard Dawes, of Brompton, aged 74. O11 Sunday last, very much respected, at Weston Lullingfields, Mr. Thomas Atcherley, in the 60th year of his age. On the lltli inst. aged 68, John Acton, Esq. solicitor, Wellington, highly and deservedly respected. On Friday, at Bridgnorth, Mr. Thomas Iggs, barge- owner, at an advanced age. On Monday, Mr. Clark, formerly of the Royal Oak fiin, Bridgnorth. Last week, after a very short illness, at Chetton, near Bridgnorth, much respected, Mr. George Dallewy. On the 3d inst. at Rodington, after a long illness, Mr. " Edward Lowe, aged 55 years. On the 2d inst. aged 38, Mr. S. Overton, farmer, of Coria Common, near Whitchurch. Visiting Clergyman this week at the Infirmary, the Rev. John Richards:— House- Visitors, Rev. C. 1 . eieesler and George Childe, Esc}. Donations in Aid of the urgent Necessities of the Sick ' s I. uinp- Charitu. MARRIED. On the 9th inst. at the Cathedral in Bangor, by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop, the Rev. J. W. Trevor, Vicar of Carnarvon; to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the . Very Rev. the Dean . of Bangor. O11 the 5th inst. at Lla. nrtig, Mr. Thomas Williams, of Carnarvon, maltster, to Miss Elizabeth Jones, cook at Glangwna, near Carnarvon. - On the 2d inst: at Llanynys, Mr. Williams, of Gwer clas, Merionethshire, to Eliza, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Lloyd, of Plas Llanvnys, Denbighshire. DIED. On the 7th inst. at her house in Seymour- street, Bath, Miss Corbet, daughter of the late Henry Corbet, Esq. of Yriysymaengwyn, Merionethshire. On the 7th inst. universally respected, Mr. John Snelson, of Burton, Denbighshire, aged 83 years. On the 7th inst. at Broughton, Flintshire, aged 87, Mr. John Reynolds, farmer, much and deservedly re- spected by his neighbours and friends. It wiil be observed, that the Schedule of the Reform Bill for regulating the representation of Wales has been passed through the House of Com- mons without alteration.— An endeavour was made to prevent Merthyr Tydfil from standing one of six contributory boroughs of Glamorganshire. The minority considered thai as Merthyr Tydfil had a population of 28,000 inhabitants, that as it was 25 miles from Caerdiff, the principal of the other five contributory boroughs, that as' the other boroughs were so much smaller, and that as, fo* this reason, adding Merthyr Tydfil to them would, in fact, be disfranchising them, they proposed that Merthyr Tydfil should of itself return an additional member. This wafi, however, opposed by the majority, and negatived. VlfANTED, in a small Family, a GAR- J R, D. ENER, who perfectly understands Training and Pruning, likewise tile Management of a Kitchen and Flower Garden, and a small Greenhouse, A Cha- racter for Honesty and Sobriety will be expected.— Apply to Mr. EDDOIVES, Printer, Shrewsbury, or Mrs. WHITEHALL, Oak Inn, Welshpool. LEICESTER SHEEP. 5T0 fee £ olO, ROM THIRTY to FORTY EWES for _ Stock, all young and warranted sound; a few RAMS of the same Breed TO BE LET for the Season. - For Particulars enquire of Mr. HALES, Cronfihill',- near Atchain. ' • is Hh F Ellesmere and Chester Canal. rji|] R Proprietors ofthe ELLESMER E i and CHESTER CANAL, residing in the County of Salop, may receive .1 Dividend of £ 3.15s. 0d, per si are, 011 Application at the Shrewsbury Old Bank, on or after Thursday, the 1st Day of September uext. To the Proprietors resident without the County, a Remittance will be made by Post. THOMAS STANTON, General Agent to the Company. Canal Office, Welshpool; l\ th Aug. 1831. MONTGOMERYSH IRE CAN A L. EASTERN BRANCH. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the adjourned GENERAL ASSEMBLY of ( he Proprietors of the Eastern Branch of the Montgomery- shire Canal, which was held at this Office this Day, the 15th of August, is further ADJOURNED to MON- DAY, the 29th Instant, at Eleven o'Clock ill the Forenoon. • --- GEO. W. BUCK. Canal Office, Welch Pool, Aug. 15,1831, POTTERY RACES, 1831. TUESDAY, AUGUST 9. A Gold Cup, value 100 sovs. added to a subscription of 5 sovs. each. The best of heats, twice round the course and a distance. The second horse to receive 10. sovs. out of the stakes. R. B'orradaile, Esq; nanies blk. f. Georgiana, 4 yrs......... ( CALLAWAY) Sir T. Stanley's b. f. Lady Constance, 4 yrs. John While, Esq. names ch. h. Jupiter, aged W. H. Miller, Esq. M. P. names br. h. Orthodox, aged A. Bower; Esq.' s b. f. Tartarina, 4 yrs'..... Two drawn. A Sweepstakes . of J5 sovs. each, p. p., with 30 sovs. — — ,. i Three miles, for all WYLE- COP— SHREH ' SBURY. MANUFACTORY. Messrs. JOHN ROSE & CO. BEG Leave to return Thanks for the liberal Encouragement they have received in Princess Street, and to announce their REMOVAL to more eligible and extensive Premises on the WYLE Cop, lately occupied by Mr. White; where they now Inspection a most splendid Assortment Cut and Plain GLASS, and EARTHEN- WAKE, all of the newest Patterns and Forms. fjjS" Patterns sent out for Inspection. Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, July 25, 1831. NOTICE TO CRED1 TORS. rriHE Creditors of Mr. FRANCIS I ASTON, of SHREWSBURY, in the County of Salop, who have executed or assented to accept tlie Provisions of an Indenture of Assignment, bearing Date the 1st Day of December, 1829, made by the said Francis Aston, IN TRUST, for the Benefit of his Creditors, are requested to MEET the. Trustees at the Office of Mr. William Cooper, Solicitor, Shrewsbury, on Monday, the 22< 1 Day ot August instant, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon, to examine the Accounts of the Trustees, who will, at such Meeting, declare a first and final Dividend of the Monies arising from the Estate and Effects of the said Francis Aston; and which Dividend will be paid at the Office of the said William Cooper, at any Time after , one Week from such Meeting. Shrewsbury, Vth August, 1831. '- pHECreditorsofNATHANIEL. il' HU, 1 formerly of LI. ANLLIGAN, in the Cojint. y of Montgomery, North Wales, Flannel Manufacturer, then of No. 11, Russel Court, Covent Garden, hi; the Connty of Middlesex, Flannel Merchant, awl late of 42, Saint James' Street, and also of Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, French Millstone Manufacturer, an Insolvent Debtor, who was lately discharged from the Castle of Lancaster, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, are requested to MEET at the Office of Mr. NATHANIEL MINSHALL, Solicitor, in Oswestry, in the County of Salop, on Wednesday, the 31st Day of August instant, at Eleven of the Clock in fhe Forenoon of the same pay pre- cisely, for the Purpose of choosing an Assignee or Assignees nf the said Insolvent's Estate and Effects. Man's Friend and Lying- in Charity. Two Friends, bv Mr. Blunt £ 1 0 0 J. B. Williams, Esq. The Ctescent 10 0 SUBSCRIPTION. Mr. Pritchard, Rowton 0 8 0 Deputy Lieutenants appointed by the Lord Lieu- tenant of the County of Salop.— Sir T homas John Tyrwhift Jones, Bart, dated 41h June, 1831 William Egerton Jeffreys, Esq. dated 4th June, 1831.— Francis Knyvett Leighton, Esq. dated 4th June, 1831.— Thomas Loxdale, Esq. dated 1st March, 1831.— Francis" Hurt Sitwell, Esq. dated 23d June, 1831. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Salop.— Two Troops of Yeomanry Cavalry to be annexed to the North Salopian R- egi- ment of Yeomanry Cavalry— Sir Robert Chanibre Hill to be Lieutenant- Colonel Commandant; John Roger Kynaston, Esq. to be Captain ; Robert Dar- w- iri Vaughton, Esq. to be dilto ; George Gill, Gent, to be Lieutenant ; George Harper, Gent, to be ditto ; John Shirley, Gent, to be Cofnet; William Worth- ington, Gent, to be ditto. CRICKET.— On Tuesday, the 9lh inst. a match was played between the Cambridge and Oxford gentlemen in the Atcham Club, which terminated greatly in favour of the Cambridge side— Cambridge had to go iri for only eight runs. In the Age newspaper of the 7th instant, is a paragraph stating that Mr. ORMSBY GORE had offered himself as a Candidate in' the Government interest for Great Grimsby — We are authorised by Mr. Ormsby Gore to say, that the above statement, together wilh all the contents of the paragraph referred to, is, as far as it relates to him, an infamous libel, and utterly false. A report of the sporting cause, " Sir Mark Wood, Bdrt. v. Atkins," tried at the Warwick Assizes, will he found in our 4th page. An abstract of the accounts of the Trustees of Shrewsbury Streets, for the year ending the 25th of March last, will be found in our 1st page; and the inhabitants will observe, with satisfaction, that, with- out any, increase of rate, the floating debt has, during fhe past year, been reduced from £ 1430. 17s. 3? ld, to £ 90. 6s. 2d ; a fact highly creditable to the vigiance and economy of the Gentlemen how forming the Committee of Management- CALTION — William Wycherley, of the parish of St. Chad, cabinet- maker, has been committed to . gaol for three months, for having absconded arid left his wife chargeable to the said parish, and thereby committed an act of vagrancy. Many petitions have been presented to Parliament against the permission to use molasses in the breweries and distilleries of the kingdom.— The agriculturists of Scotland have been particularly active in this business, from a just impression that any extended permission of this description rrwst injure the agricul- tural interest, by preventing the consumption of a large quantity of grain for the purposes of brewing and distilling. DUBLIN — The election for this city will commence on Thursday, the 18th inst.— Mr. C. David Latouche and Sergeant O'Loughlin are the Government Candidates, and they are opposed by Lord Ingestrle and Mr. Shaw.— After the late exposure of Undue influence from the Castle, it will be curiously instruc- tive to Observe the evasions that will he employed. To the Editor of the Salopian Journal. SIR, The situation of the Reform Bill, and Ihe slate of the business in the House of Commons, is such, as to warrant a belief that there will shortly be an adjourn- ment of that assembly. I wonld, therefore, suggest to those Freeholders and Electors of Shropshire, who joined in supporting and returning the County and Borough Members that have opposed the revolu- tionary and unprincipled measure propounded by his Majesty's Ministers, the absurdity and injustice of which have now heen made apparent, whether they should not, by some public mode, express their approbation of the conduct of their Representatives— of the conduct of those who, despising alike the threats of faction, and the phantom of what is mis- called popular applause, have, in the hour of trial, stood firm hy the constitution of their country, ami contended for the maintenance of those rights and privileges, the abrogation of which will form a pre- cedent for the spoliation, in succession, of every establishment and order in the country.— Let, then, a Committee be appointed, for the purpose of making the requisite arrangements for a Public Dinner, to which those Representatives resident in or connected with the county, that have opposed the unconstitu- tional measure, should be invited ; and thus let it be made manifest to the kingdom, that the Freeholders and Electors of Shropshire duly appreciate the manly and independent conduct of their Representatives, and are anxious to do honour - to those who, by their straightforward and honest perseverance against a measure and a system fraught with evil, and which can only be the forerunner of greater and more melancholy changes in the political and moral situ- ation of this great Empire, have deserved so much respect at their hands. I am. Sir, Y'our most obedient servant, SALOPIENSIS. August 16/ 7), 1831. added from the Race Fund, ages. , . Mr. Jackson's b. h. Hazard, 5 yrs...,,. .( ARTHUH) 1 Mr. J. Painter's b. m„ by Strephon, 5 yrs 2 Lord Derby's ch. f. Rose Leaf, 4 yrs 3 Four drawn. A Hunter's Stakes of 5 sovs. each, p. p. with 25 sovs. added from the Race Fund ; for horses not thorough- bred. The best of heats, twice round the course and a distance. H. Davenport, Esq.' s b. g. Bhurtpore, 6 yrs. - , ( W. WILLIAMS) W. H. Miller, Esq. M. P. names gr. g. The Admjral, 5 yrs W. Borradaile, Esq. names b. m. Phcenoniena, 5 . yrs.. ,...., Charles Coyney, Esq.' s b. m. Miss Oakley, 6 yrs Four drawn. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10. The Two- years old Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 forfeit. Did not fill. A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 sovs. added from the Race Fund ; for three- years old colts and fillies. Once round the course and a distance. H. Davenport, Esq. names b. f. Wedlock( CALLA\ VAY) 1 Spencer Rogers, Esq.' s ch. c. Cube 2 A. Bower, Esq. names br. c. Frankenstein 3 Mr. G. Ogden s b. f. Olive 4 One drawn. The Workmens' Plate of 50 sovs. added tn a subscrip- tion of 3 s'ovs. each; for horses, & c. of all ages. The best of heats, twice round the course and a distance. Mr. Jackson's b. h. Hazard, 5 yrs. .( ARTHUR) 1 1 Mr. Thompson's br. h. Orthodox, aged 2 2 Mr. Morris's b. f. Zulima, 4 yrs 3 dr Seven drawn. The Maiden Plate of 50 sovs. added to a subscription of 2 sovs. each; for horses, & c. of all ages, that never won any Plate, Cup, Match, nr Stakes, up to the day of running. Mares and geldings allowed 21b. The best of heats, twice round the course and a distance. Mr. Roper's br. c. Gcorgiovanni, 3 yrs... 1 1 Sir W. Wynne's b. c. Belmont, 3 yrs 0 2 1 1 Mr. Shingle's b. f. Straight Waist, 4 yrs.. 2 3 2 2 Six not placed. N. B.— The Maiden Plate was not given up, owing to Georgiovanni having won a Stake at Mansfield. Two extra heats were run by Belmont and Straight Waist, and won by the former,— to be decided by the Jockey Club. J. F. & E. GRIFFITHS, ... ,. BOOKSELLERS, PUBLISHERS, PRINTERS, & STATIONERS, . PUBLIC LIBRARY, RAVEN STREET, SHREWSBURY, OEG to i nnounce that, on Monday, the MJ 19th of Septen ber next, they intend Opening in each of the above Blanches, with an entire new and well- selected Assortment of Books, Printing Tvnes Stationery, & c. b ' , In offering to the Notice of the Public their various ' Articles, they wish to intimate that, from the Experi- ence they have had in the first London Holies,- suili * Connexions have been formed as to ensure a constant Supply of every Novelty in their Business. The Circulating Library will have the Advantage of every Fashionable and Standard Work upon the same Day as published in London. As Printers, they solicit particular Attention to their new and useful Selections of Printing Types, bei g of the newest Fashion and of the most elegant Propor- tions: to those Persons who advertise extensively or otherwise the House affords considerable Advantages not only those arising from Orders being executed in the First- rate Style of the Art, but bv llie more para- mount Considerations— Promptness of Execution and Moderation of Charges. Books in all Languages, Magazines, Reviews, and " every Periodical Work procured in the shortest fhne. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES. RUYTON- OF THE- ELEVEN- TOWNS SHROPSHIRE. RI CH A RI)~ GIR IFFITHS, Grocer, Chandler, \ e. RESPECTFULLY begs to return his sincere Thanks to the Vicinity and the Pub'ic in jreneral for the very liberal Support with which he haTbeen favoured since his Commencement in Business, and to mtorm them he has now on Hand a good SUDDIV of TEAS, COFFEE, SUGARS, MOLASSES, Sch he offers to the Public on such Terms as he feels confi- dent will ensure a Continuance of their Favours which \ ttenti n H'S Pr(, mI" ituilu an< l strict aiid^ taiiandleS ° f "' e beSt Manufact, Irp> Wholesale N B. WANTED immediately, a steady active young Dn'gBisiUss acquainted with the Grocery and OVERTON FAIR, IT'OR the Sale of CATTLE, SHEEP " HR P| GS, i- c. will be on WEDNESDAY NEXT, the 24th of August instant. Overton Fairs are held annually on the Third Mon- day in April, the 24th of August, and the 8th of October. Should the 24th of August be Sunday, the Fair will be held on the 23d ; but when the 8th of October falls on Sunday, the Fair will be held on the 9th MONDAY, AUGUST 15. A Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. h. ft. for the produce of . mares covered in 1827. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Charlton's f. by Master Henry, out of Loto.... 1 f. by Master Henry, out of Cobbea... 2 Mr. Giffard's c. by Manfred, out of Paulina 3 Sir G. Pigot's b. f. by Figaro, out of Active 1 Two paid. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs, each, with 20 added, for two and three- rvear olds. Half a mile. The winner to be sold for £ 200 if demanded in the usual way. Mr. Charlton's b. c. by Manfred, 2 yrs 1 Mr. I. Morris's b. f. Rosalind, by Paulowitz, 2 yrs.. 2 Mr. Painter's ch. f. by Champion, 3 yrs 3 Mr. Peel's b. f. Linnet, 3 yrs Three paid.— Mr. Beardsworth did not name. The Tradesmen's Purse of 100 sovs. added to a Handi- cap Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft. and 5 only if de- clared before the 1st of July. Twice round the course and a distance. Capt. Hawkes names b. g. Russell, late Wellington.. 1 Mr. Hooke Pearson names b. h. Fag, 5 yrs 2 Mr. Chapman's b. h. Perseverance, 3 yrs 3 Mr. R. Evans names b. f. Georgiana, 4 yrs 0 Sir. T. Stanley's b. c. Pedestrian, 4 yrs 0 Mr. Giffard's ch. g. Chester Billy. 6' yrs Q Two paid I5sovs. forfeit, and 15 paid 5sovs. forfeit. The Wrottesley Stakes of 10 sov. each, with 20 sov. added, for three and four year olds.— Heats, once round, starting from the Grand Stand. Mr. Mostyn's b. f. Her Highness, 3 yrs I 1 Mr. Cherrington names b. c. by Banker, 3 yrs.. 2 dr Mr. Giffard's ch. c. Captain Bob, 3 yrs pd A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 sovs. added, for horses, & c. not thorough- bred.— Heats, twice round the course, starting from the Stand. Mr. Patrick's b. g. Bilberry, 5 yrs 1 4 1 Mr. Morris's br. m. Gazelle, 5 yrs 2 12 Mr. Hobson names b. f. Sister to the Admiral 3 3 dr Mr. Brookes's b. g. Atlas, by Muley, 6 yrs.. 0 dr. Two paid. TUESDAY. The Chillington Stakes of 35 sov. for Two- year- olds, half- a- mile. Mr. Beardsworth's c. by Abjer— Miss Craigie 1 Mr. Hellier's ch. f. by Humphrey Clinker— Gadabout 2 Mr. Lord's b. c. by Swiss 3 One paid. A Stakes of 30 sov. ( 20 ft.), for colts and fillies foaled in 1828.— Mile and quarter. Mr. Beardsworth's br. c. Colwick, by Filho 1 Mr. Giffard's by Manfred, out of Pnalina 2 Sir W. Wynne's b. f. by Figaro, dam by Smolensko 3 Two paid. The Cleveland Cup of 100 sov. wilh £ 50 added.— Thrice round and a distance. Mr. Beardsworth's br. g. Independence 1 Mr. Whitgreave names b. m. Daudina 2 Mr. Mostyn's ch. g. Mona's Pride... -. 3 Thirteen paid. A Filly Stakes of 50 sov. each ( p. p.), for Two- year- olds.— Straight half- mile. Mr. T.' Evans's br. f. Mystery, by Astrologer 1 Mr. R. Thacker's b. f. Adelaide, by Alfred 2 Mr. Wilson's b. f. Kitty Clover, by Patshull pd The Ladies' Purse of 50 sovs. was won ( at 3 heats) by Mr. Pickerneli's b. f. by Master Henry, beating Captain Bob and several others. MARKET HERALD. SHREWSBURY. In our Market, on Saturday last, the price of Hides was 3id.— Calf Skins 5d.— Tallow 4d Wheawot.,,, ( 38qts.) „,. od. to 9,. M. Ditt. ( New). a,. 6,1. ,„ 9l. Barley ( 38q s.) 0 » . 0,1. tn 0,. od. Oats ( G7qts.) od ,„ g, gd CORN- EXCHANGE, AUGUST 15. The trade for grain is exceedingly dull, aod the supply of new wheat from Kent, Essex, and Sussex is of very poor quality. New wheat may be generally quoted between 60s. and 78s. per quarter, and the quality vanes exceedingly. Fine English Wheat ( old) tully supports last Monday's prices; but inferior quali- ties are without demand. Barley, oats, beans, peas and olher articles of grain, remain nominally as on the last market day, and in fact there is no business doing. Current Price of Grain per Qr. as under •— J, vi', cat Od. to 74.. ''"^ y Malt 00, White Peas ( Boilers) 40.. Beans Oats ....'.'.'.'.',','.!'* 27 » . Fine Flour ( per sack)....'.. . .'.'.'.'.',*.'.' Seconds "..'.'! oo » .' Average Price of Corn in the Week outing August 5, 1831. Wheat 65s 3il. I Outs Barley...-. 3ls. 8,1. | Renos ed. to 42s. 0,1. lo 00s. 0,1. to 44s 0,1. lo 42s. 0,1. to 2.0v Od. to 60s. Od. lo Oils. Od. Od. Od. Od. Od. Od, Od. Od. ? 7s. 0,1. 40s 5,1. SMITHFIELD. Beef for fine young Scots sells at 4s. to 4s. 2d. per stone, and tha larger and coarser meat is 3s. to 3s 6d Prime young Downs, fine Kentish and Leicester wethers, and other superior mutton, sells at 4s. to 4s. 6d per stone. In veal, prime young calves go off at 4s. 6d. to 5s. per stone; and in pork dairy fed porkers arc 4s. 6d. to 4s. lOd. per stone. Lambs sell at 5s. to 6s per stone. CATTLE AT MARKET. P' « » ts 2,510 I Sheep 24SSB Calves 222 | PiE,!....... ' " • « " LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 13. There was a numerous attendance of millers and dealers at Tuesday's market, and a tolerably lively demand for the finer qualities of Wheat at fully tho currency of that day se'nnight. There was also more inclination to purchase secondary descriptions than previously. Oats were in fair demand at a decline of Id. per 451bs. Free Flour was prettv ready of sale and 6d. per barrel higher. Bonded Wheat ami Flour were also dearer, and fine samples of the former ex- tremely scarce. Since Tuesday there has been a fair extent of business transacted in Wheat and ( Sals and prices have been very fully supported. Notwithstand- ing the continuance of fine weather, holders are verv firm, and appear to have great confidence that the value of grain is not to be further reduced,— The reports of the Wheat Crop from the south are unfavourable and some quantity of that grain and Oals has been purchased for shipment in London. In bonded Wheat and Flotir there have been no transactions reported the last few days: for the latter a rednction of Is. per barrel on Tuesday's currency would be accepted. Wheat ( 701b.) Barley/ per bushel) Oats( 45lb.) Mall ( per bushel). '.'.'. Fine Flour ( per 2801b.) BRISTOL. Spring price of Wheal ( 3311b. ) Foreign Wheat ( per Imperial bushel) Ens- lish Wheat ( dilto) halting Barley ( ditto) Malt ( ditto) Oats, Poland ( ditto) V Fine Floor ( per sackof 2ewt. 2qr » . 5lb « .) 44s nd. to 46. Seconds ( ditto) 40s. 0,1. to 45s. PRESTON POLITICS.— In consequence of the arrival of delegates from London, Stockport, and Manchester, to suggest the nomination of Mr. Cobbett as a candidate for the rc presentation of this borough at the next election, or rather to sound the electors upon the subject, a numerous meeting was held on Tuesday se'nnight, and continued by adjournment on Wednesday, for the purpose of considering the matter. Some speeches were delivered on the occasion, and fhe result we understand to be that Mr. Hunt and Mr. Coiibett are both lo be supported.— Manchester Chronicle. At the Salford Sessions, on Saturday week, 18 colliers were tried for committing au outrugeous assault, along with a mob of 200 or 300 others, on some new hands employed by Mr. Know les, at his collieries, in Pendlebury, near Manchester. They were all found guilty. Nine of them were sentenced to two years', and the other niue lo one year's imprisonment in Lancaster Castle. 8., . id. to , t « . 10,1. In . is. . Rs. .38. . 6a. ,. 7s. .. 4s. 7t. 2s. 4,1. I,. 4s. 6,1. In 8.. Od. to 46s. I'd to 44,. fid. lo Rt. Od. ( o 7 « . 6,1. to 4f. Od. lo 7 » . 0( 1. In 3s. Pd. ( Id. 6,1. • Id. Od. 0,1 3d" fid nd- !> d- ( lit- 0,1- In our Fair on Tuesday and Wednesday last, Fat Sheep averaged from 5jd. to 6d. per lb— Strong Store Pigs sold at advanced prices, and small ones main- taincd the prices of the former Fair.— Fat Cattle were hut few, and sold at 53d per lb. 011 the average Cheese was a good supply and sold readily, as did Bulter also— Best Cheese sold at 70s. to 72s. per cwt. and all other descriptions according to quality, from 40s. fo Cos. per cwt.— Butter, in tubs, so( d at from 10d. to 10jd. per lb— Bacon 7id. to Sjil. and Hams 8d. to9d. per lb — Lamb's Wool sold at from Is. to Is, 3d. per lb. and Fleece Wool from Is. to Is, 2d. per lb. At Oswestry Fair, on Saturday & Monday last. Jfhe stock of pigs, sheep, and cattle, were not so numerous as at former fairs.— Pigs found ready sale at an ad- vance.— Store Sheep and Cattle sold a shade better than at the preceding fair; and those fit for ( he butcher found ready purchasers at about 5jd. per Ih. The shew of Horses was moderate and of an inferior description; but those fit for immediate work for saddle, harness, or draught, were taken off at good prices. On Saturday last, a large quantity of frf- h butter was seized, by the proper officer., in jBridgnotth. market, being found short of weight. On. THURSDAY MORNING, August 11,1831, Atnmg& iylf. C. Guest's Beasts alNewhall, in the " .•"..' Parish of Smethcott, ABARREN COW, supposed to have strayed: Whoever has lost a Cow of that De- scription, and will describe the Colour and Marks, may, upon paying all Expenses, have the said Cow restored 10them- and if not claimed within the legal Period, the, said Cow will be Sold by Public Auction, to defray the sundry Expenses. . . ^ atesf Dp auction. BV MR." PERRY, At the Hon.- William Hill's Anns, near the Welsh Bridge Shrewsbury,, on Monday, the 5th of Septem- ber 1831, at Five o'Clock in the Afternoon; ALU that valuable MESSUAGE or Dwelling- House, Shop, Slaughter- house & c. situate in the DOUBLE BUTCHER ROW, four poors from Pride Hill, Shrewsbury, in the Occupation of Mr. Richard Howard. ,, ... , jgg- For further Particulars apply to Mr. \\ ACE, Attorney, Salop EXTENSIVE SALE OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURWITWSLE. LAIICIE- SIZED CHAMBER ORGAN, Grand Upright and a Squure PI A KO- PORTE, PEDAL HARP, and Effects. ESTATES, NEAR LLAXGOLLEN. rn BY MR. PERRV, On the premises, on Monday aud Tuesday, the 5th and fith-' of September, 1831 (. assuredly without the least Reservation); , .. . rfl^ HEgenuine, eenteel, & entire I IOUSE- 1 ; » 6llD GOODS- and FURNITURE, contained in the Mansion House opposite the Abbey Walls ABBEY FOREGATE, Shrewsbury, recently occupied by Mrs. JENKINS: comprising numerous Fourpost, Teat, Half- tester, and other Bedsteads, with Chintz, Morine, Dimity, and Pamask Hangings, excellent Bordered and. Plain Beds, mostly filled with the finest Dantzic Feathers : Mattrasses, Marseilles Quilts, Wit- ney Blankets, Counterpanes, and other Bed Clothing, Spanish Mahogany Wardrobes; Chests of Drawers, Night Tables , and'Stools, Basin Standi, Dressing and Washing Tables, aiid Airing Stands, Prospect Swing and Pier Glasses, large Easy Chamber Chairs, Painted Ditto, and Writing Desks, Compass, and Bedside Car- pels, Bidettes, and other Chamber Requisites', Draw- ing Room, . liming Parlour, and Sitting Boom Suites of Drapery Window Curtains, of Scarlet, Morine, < t- id Stripe Chintz,, richly fringed, Cornices and Appen- dages, a Set of Japanned Chairs ( Caned Seats), and Set of Mahogany Chairs ( Hair Seats), two Sofas, a 5> tie red Music Stand, Set of excellent Spanish Maho- gany Dining Tables on Pillars and Claws, Ditto Side- boards, large and small Centre, Pillar, Card, Sofa, and Pembroke Tables, 2- leaved Dinner Ditto, I' ire Screens, Girandole Lights, Brass and other Fenders and I- ire Irons, Japanned Commode, Pier Glasses, Mahogany Voider* 4nd Stands, Dumb Waiters Brussels Vene- tian, and Kidderminster Carpets, for Rooms and Stair- case-; a large. sized CHAMBER ORGAN, with two Barrels of favourite Tunes and one Psalms and Hymns, ( powerful enough for a Chapel), one Grand Piano* /' orfaand one Square Ditto, and a Pedal Harp. _ Also, the usual Routine, of Articles required in Housekeepers Room, Kitchen, and Offices, includ- ing large Linen Press, Pain'ed Cupooards. I'. ight- Days' Clock, large Double- door Hastener, Dresser, and Dinner Tables, Ash Chairs, Tubs, Chicken Pen, Boiler and Cover, Garden Glasses, Stone Roller, Sc. as per Catalogues, to be had at Mr. PERRY S Ofhce, Pride Hill. „ To be viewed on Saturday, the 3d of September,- from Ten till Three o'Clock, and each Morning of Sale from Ten till Half- past Eleven, at which Time to a Minute the Sale will begin, and continue without Intermission till concluded. To PUBLICANS and others. BY MTTTMITH. On the Premises at the LOGGERHEADS, Clmrch Street, Shrewsbury, on Friday, August 19,1831; rilHE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE 8 and BREWING VESSELS, and about 110 GALLONS of ALE, and other Effects, belonging to Mr. BRINI. EY.— Sale at Eleven o'CAock precisely. N. B. The PREMISES to LET— For further Parti- culars apply to THE AUCTIONEER. ~~ CAPITAL HAY. AT HAYSTON, NEAR SHREWSBURY. BY MR. TISDALE, On flic Premises where the Stacks are, on Tuesday, the 23d Day of August, 1831, at Four o'Clock m the Afternoon; „„ „ , ACAPITAL STACK of HAY, of the Growth of 1829, containing Tons, more or , CSA capital STACK of HAY of the Growth of 1830, containing 11J Tons, more or less. The above Stacks are standing in a Stack Y; aril at Bayston, late in the Occupation of Mrs. Wood.— Mr. FARMER, of Bayston aforesaid, will appoint a Person to shew the Hay. . FIE ESTATES advertised ( in the first S Page of this Paper) to be Sold by Auction; at the Hand Inn, in Llangollen, OH Friday, the 19th Day of August instant, HAVE BEEN DISPOSED Of by Private Contract. £ aleg urgtuctton. CEFM^ Y^ COEB* NEAR LLANGOLLEN. BY BOWEN AND PEATE, At the, - Hand Inn, Chirk, in the County of Denbigh, Oil Tuesday, the 30th Day of August, 1831, between the Hours of Three and Six in the Afterrio. on, subject to Conditions then to be produded; ACOMPLETE FARM, called CEFN- Y- COED, Consisting of a good Farm House, all requisite Outbuildings and Garden, together with sundry Pieces or Parcels of good Arable, Meadftw, and Pasture LAND, ill a Ring Fence, containing by Admeasurement 40 Acres, be the same more or less, situate in the Township of Llansaintffraid Glyn- Cei- riog, in the Parish of Llangollen, in the County of Denbigh, and now in the Holding of Mr. Evan Morris; also, a Right of 60 Acres of Common Land attached thereto. The above Farm is about two Miles from Llan- gollen, ten from Oswestry, and nine from Wrexham, close to Lime and Coal, is pleasantly situated, and the adjoining. Hills well stocked with Game, and is sur- rounded with Land belonging to the Hon. F. West and R. Myddelton Biddulph, Esq. The Timber and other Trees to be taken at a Valua- tion to be produced at the Time of Sale. Possession may be had at Lady- Day next. Mr. EVAN MORRIS, the Tenant, will shew the Pro- perty; and further Particulars may be had byapplying at the Town Clerk's Office, Oswestry; or to THE AUCTIONEERS, Oswestry and Wrexham. MON TGOM E R YS HI R E FREEHOLD ESTATE. At the Boar Inn, in the Town of Llanfyllin, in the County of Montgomery, on Thursday, the 1st Day of September, 1831, between the Hours of Three and Five o'Clock in the Afternoon, subject to such Conditions as shall then be produced, in the follow- ing or such other Lots as shall be then agreed upon, unless disposed of in the mean Time by Private Contract, of which Notice will be given: LOT I. ALL that MESSUAGE, FARM and LANDS, called TY- MAWRJ situate in the Parish of HIRNANT, in the said County, Consisting of tlie Dwelling House, Outbuildings, and Gardens; also the fields called Coed Cae, Ddol Gaiftj Maes yr Henllwyn, Froif Issa, Fron Gadol, Fron Fawr, Llwyn, Maes bach y Llan, Gwaith Gur, Caer Ffynnon, T^ etair Ceinlog, Fron Newydd, Cac o Flaen y Drws, and a nfiw House and Garden adjoining Cae o Flaen y Drws; the whole containing by Admeasurement 50 Acres or thereabout, be the same more or less, and now in the Occupation of Mr. William Jones, the Proprie- tor, and his Son. LOT II. Alt that MESSUAGE, FARM & LANDS, called Pen Cae Hir, situate in the said Parish of Hir- nant, consisting of 10 Acres or thereabout, be the same more or less. Lot III. All those SIX FIELDS, Pieces or Parcels of LAND, being Part of Cefn Hir Fynydd, situate in the Parish of Hirnant aforesaid, consisting of 10 ACres or thereabout, be the same more, or less. Lor IV. All that excellent SHEEPWALK, being an Allotment of Common Land, adjoining the old Property of Ty- Mawr, situate on the Northern Side of the Village ot Hirtiant aforesaid, not enclosed by any Fences, and a, t. present used as an open Slieepwalk, consisting of 41 AcreSjbe the same more or less LorV. All that FARM and Outbuildings, called MAESYMWSWG, situate in the Parish of Hirnant aforesaid, consisting of 6 Acres ( or thereabout) of good Pasture Land, and 2 Acres ( more or less) of thriving Timber. This, very desirable Property lies in the immediate Neighbourhood of valuable Slate and Lead Mines, and within eight Miles of the Market Town of Llanfyllin, and 1G ol Oswestry. Mr. W. JONES, the Proprietor, will shew the differ- ent Lots; and further Particulars may be had by Application to Mr. MINSHALI., Solicitor, Oswestry; or to Mr. J. WILLIAMS, Solicitor, Llanfyllin, at whose Office a Map of tile Estate may be seen. Shrewsbury Races, 18- 31, AT BICTON HEATH. TUESDAY, the 2:)// i of SEPTEMBER, PRODUCE STAKES of Fifty Sovs. each, h. ft. for Produce of Mares covered In 1827; Colts 8st. 71b. Fillies 8st. 41b.; those marked (*) allowed 31b. Once round and a Distance. * Lord Grosvenor's br. c. Caractacus, by Conductor, Dam Boadicea • Lord Grosvenor's c. Master of the Ceremonies, , by Champion, Dam Etiquette • Mr. t.. Charlton's f. by Master Henry, Dam Loto • Mr. L. Charlton's b. f. by Master Henry, Dam Cobbea * Sir T. Stanley's b. f, by Sir Oliver- Dam by Comns * Sir W. Wynne's br. c. by Figaro,- Datn Signorina's Dam Sir W. Wynne's br. f. by Figaro, Dam by Smolensko ALL- AGED STAKES of 15 Sovs. each, with 20 Sovs. added by the Committee; three- years old 6st. 121b. four 8st. 31b. five Sst. 121b. six a d aged 9st. 21b.; Mares and Geldings allowed 31b. Mile and Half. Mr. E. Y'ates's gr. g. Gab, 3 years old, by Sw. ap; Dam Gabnelle Mr. Nanney's b. c. Convoy, 4 years old, by Ivanhoe BICTON STAKES of 25 Sovs: each, for two- year old Colts 8st. 31b. Fillies 8st. Three Quarters of a Mile. Lord Grosvenor's br. c. by Conductor, Dam Bertha Mr. E. Griffith's b. c. Soubadhar, by Champignon; Dam by Spectre BOROUGH MEMBERS' PLATE of 60 Sovs. for all Ages; three- year olds6st. 121b four Sst. 21b. five Sst. 91b. six Sst. 1211). aged 9st.; Mares and Geldings allowed 31b. Winners ( Matches excepted) once this Y'ear to carry 31b. twice 51b. thrice or a Royal Plate 71b. extra; Horses starting twice this Year, aud not winning, allowed 31b. Heats, twice round and a Dis- tance. EPITOME OF THE REFORM BILL. It inverts every power which regulates the balance of power between the landed and manufacturing interests. H confers almost unlimited power upon the huxtering interest— gives to the keeper of a gin shop, or cheap beer shop, fhe tenant of a brothel, the inhabitant householder of a house of ill fame, a right to vote, which it withholds from fhe industrious mechanic and labourer. It gives the Minister, or Certain Members of the Privv Council, whom lie has the ppwer to nominate, the absolute controul in the elections of fifty or sixty of tbe smaller boroughs. It preserves to the greater number of the Whig nomi- nees all tWffiterest they lit present possess in various boroughs,'! while it fleeces Tory nominees of every vesiige. of influence.— It retains to ( he Bedford and Fitzwilfia'm families Tavistock and Mallon, while it fobs the Dtlke of Newcastle of BoroUghbtidge, and Lord Lonsdale of Appleby. It preserves Calne to Lord Lansdowne, and Morpelh to Lord Carlisle, while it takes Corfe Castle from Mr. Bankes, and AldebUrgh from Lord Hertford. It, in fact, gives a slab to the monarchy ; it leaves the throne defence- less ; it reduces the King to the rank of chairman at the quarter sessions; it violates every principle of 11 e constitution which has existed for the last 150 years; it places fhe t « 0> Houses of Parliament in a hostile position; and it must lead to Ibe repeal of every wholesome law, indispensable for the preservation of agriculture and commerce, and ultimately to the extinction of the peerage."— Eraser's Magazine. MILITARY INSPECTION BY GENERAL LORD HILL, COMMANDER- 1N- CHIEF. W1GLAND, NRAR MALPAS, CHESHIRE. BY LAKIN AND SON, At the Red Lion Inn, in Malpas, on Saturday, the 27th Day of August, 1831, at Five o'Clock in the After- noon, subject to Conditions then to be produced: ACompact and very desirable FKEE HOLD FARM, situate in Wigland, in the Parish of Malpas, held by Mr. James Lloyd, as Tenant from Year to Year, an'd consisting of the following Par- ticulars: viz. House and Garden Outbuildings, Fold, Rick Yard, Sc.. Meadow House Field Meadow Field adjoining House Field . - Cobby Field Middle Field Further Field Pingo Total ( SiHWIMJ ^ mmiOTflWp NEAR SHREWSBURY. « . 0 10 3 30 3 35 0 27 1 22 3 33 0 10 2 32 1 3 2 4 29 0 6 The Lands are of excellent Quality, and adjoin the Road from Malpas to the Higher Wych. Further Particulars may be obtained at the Office of Messrs. BROOKES and LEE, Solicitors, or from THE AUCTIONEERS, in Whitchurch, Salop. ABEHYSTWYTH- BY MR. DAVID LEWIS, AT the Gogerddan Arms Inn, in the Town of Aberyst- wyth, on Saturday, the 27th of August, 1831, be- tween the Hours of Four and Five in the Afternoon, ( unless disposed of in the Interim by Private Con- tract, of which due Notice will be given); FGLHOSE TWO COTTAGES, known ; J. by the Name of ALTOA COTTAGES, either together or separately, as may be agreed upon at the Time . of Sale, and subject to such Conditions as will be then and there produced. . . The Cottages are delightfully situated in Ihe most fashionable End of the Marine Terrace and principal Promenade in the much- frequented Watering Place of Aberystwyth, and have been but very lately built, in the French Style, having the Drawing Room Windows to open in the Centre from Top to Bottom, with hand- some Balconies before them, and arc inclosed by pali- sading. The two Cottages are let at the very moderate Rent of £ 70 a Year, to Miss Williams and Mr. Evan Evans. That rented by Miss Williams, al £ 40 a Year, contains the following Apartments— on the Ground Floor, a Kitchen and Housekeeper's Room in Front, a Butler's Pantry, a dark Pantry, and two Bed Rooms in the Back ; and at the Back of the House a Scullery. On the first Floor, a Dining Room and three Bed Rooms. On the second Floor, a Drawing Room and Bed Room in Front, and two Bed Rooms in the Back. The Extent of the Premises from the Front facing the Terrace to the Road at the Back of the Garden is 1S9 Feet or thereabouts; in which Garden arcaCoal House and other Conveniences, with an Outlet, that Way which every - Tenant has the Privilege of using. Tlie Cottage rented by Mr. Evans contains on the Ground Floor., a Kitchen, Bed Room, aud Scullery. On the First floor, a Dining Room and Bed Room. On the second Floor, a Drawing Room and Bed Room. At the Back of the Garden ( which is of the same Extent as the other) is a Building containing a Sitting R-. om and Bed Room- likewise a one- stall Stable, Pigstye, aud otliar Conveniences. They will be Sold without Reserve; and may be viewed by Permission of the respective Tenants — Further Particulars may be obtained by applying ( if by Letter. Post- paid); to Mi. JOHN SMITH, Boarding House, Marine Terrace, Aberystwyth. At the Talbot Inn, Church Stretlon, on Thursday, the 22d of September, 1831, at Four o'Clock in the Afternoou ( unless previously disposed of by Private Contract, of which due Notice will be given), either together, or in the following Lots, or such other Lots as may be agreed upon at the Time of Sale, and sub- ject to such Conditions and Outgoings as will be then stated; AMOST DESIRABLE AND VALUABLE FREEHOLD ESTATE, called THE BANK HOUSE ESTATE. CONSISTING 6' F A good EAMILY RESIDENCE, and 114 Acres of LAND ( chiefly Meadow and Pasture) surrounding the picturesque Market Town of Church Stretton, which is distant only 13 Miles from Shrewsbury, and 16 from Ludlow, and through which runs the excellent Turnpike Road between Shrewsbury aiid Hereford. The House stands upon an Eminence adjoining the Turnpike Road, and is adapted, for the Residence of a respectable Family; and there are appurtenafit to the Estate very valuable Rights of Pasturage on a Common of 3552 Acres, The Whole of the old Inclosures of the Manor of Stretton, the Proprietors of which have the exclusive Commonage of the said Common, do not admeasure more than 3300 Acres, so that in the Event of an In closure, it is highly probable that the Allotment in Respect of the Bank House Estate will exceed 100 Acres. Mr. BnooMEj of Stretton, the Tenant, will shew the Estate, and Particulars may be had on applying to Mr, How, Solicitor, Shrewsbury, at whose Office a Plan of the Estate may be inspected.— Application may also be made at the Office of Messrs. BICKNKI. L, ROBERTS, and FINCH, NO. 6, New Square, Lincoln's Inn, London. LOT I. Ti e HOUSE, with suitable Outbuildings," and also a COTTAGE divided into two Dwellings, and Farm Buildings sufficient for the convenient Occupation of the Estate, with certain Parcels of LAND near the same, containing together 102A. 3R. 28P. or there- abouts. LOT II. A Piece of Arable LAND, called HAI. ES CLOSE, containing 1A. 3R. 6P. or ( hereabouts, be the same more or less, adjoining the Turnpike Road leading from Shrewsbury to Stretton, and well adapted for Cottage Building Sites. LOT III. A Piece of Arable LAND, called STANYEAi. n, con- taining 2A. 2R. 4P. or thereabouts, be the same more or less, also adjoining the said Turnpike Road, and adapted for a Building Site. LOT IV. A Quillet of , excellent Meadow LAND, in a Field called HANGMAN'S FIELD, containing OA. 3R. 38P. or thereabouts, be the same more or less, also adjoining the said Turnpike Road, and adapted for a Building Site.' LOT V. Several Pieces of Arable LAND, containing toge- ther 5A. IR. 6P. or thereabouts, be the same more or less, subject nevertheless to any Rights or Road npon or over the same. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1\ st, GOLD CUP ( in Specie), by Subscriptions of 10 Sovs. each ; three- year olds fist. 81b. four 7st. 121b. five 8st. 61b. six and aged Sst. 121b.; Mares and Geld- ings all awed 21b. Th ree Mi les. SirT. Stanley's b c. LawrieTodd, 4 years old R. Turner, Esq.' s b. h. Navarino, 5 years old, by Blackldck W. O. Gore, Esq.' s Hesperus, aged Mr. Nanney's bl. f. Georgiana, 4 years old, by Wel- beck Sir E. Smythe names b. c. Penrhos, 4 years old, by Rowlston Hon. T. K. euyon names ch. c. Cupid, 4 years old W. Hazledine, Esq. names b. c. Pedestrian, 4 years . old Sir R. Hi'll iiatne's lj. h. Doctor Faustus, aged ST. LEGES STAKES of 25 Sovs. each, with 20 Sovs. added by the Committee:, for three- year old Colts 8st. 41b. Fillie's Sst. 21b'. Once round and a distaiicfe. Sir T. Stanley's b. f. by Sir Oliver,, Dam by Comus , Mr: Nanney's b. f. Wedlock, by Figaro NOBLEMEN and GENTLEMEN'S PURSE, of 50 Sovereigns, for three and four- year olds; three, list.; four, 8st. 51b.; Mares and Geldings allowed 31b. Winners of one Plate this Y'ear to carry 31b. of two 51b. of three or more 71b. extra. Heats, twice round and a Distance. COUNTY MEMBERS' PLATE of. 60Sov. for all Ages ( Weights as Borough Members' Plate): Winner of the Borough Members' Plate to carry 31b. extra. Heats, twice round and a Distance. THURSDA Y, the 52 d of SEPTEMBER, SEVERN STAKES of 50 Sov. each, h. ft. for three-' year old Colts, 8st. 31b.; Fillies, Bit.; those marked (*) allowed 31b.— Once round and a Distance. Sir T. Stanley's ch. f. by General Mina, Dam Maid of Lorn * Major Gore's b. f. by Tramp, Dam Pheasant • Mf. Y'ates's b. f. But/, by Paulowitz, Dam Squib • Lord Grosvenor's br. c. Caractacus, by Conductor, Dam Boadicea. TRADESMEN'S CUP of 50 Sov. added to a Sweep- stakes of 15 Sov, each, 10 ft. and 5 only if declared to Mr. Weatherby, London, or the Clerk of the Course, Shrewsbury, on or before the 20th of July; three tiy remain in or no Race. Winner of the Gold Cup to carry 31b. extra. Tu o Miles. Mr. E. Griffiths'sb. c. Thorngrove, 4 yrs old, Sst. 61b. Mr. Bristow's b. h. Doctor Faustus, aged, 9st. 21b. Mr. Naniiey's b. c. Pe'nrhos, 4 yrs.- old, 8st. 61b. The following having declared forfeit by the Time prescribed pay only 5 Sovereigns each. Mr. Morris's b. f. Zuliiria, 4 yrS-. old, 8st. Mr. Ormsby Gore's b. h. Porkington, 5 yrs, old, 8st. 101b. HIS MAJESTY'S PLATE of lOOgs. for three- year olds, Sst. 41b.; fonr, 9st,; five, 9st. 81b.; six and aged, lOst. Thrice round and a Distance. FARMERS' PLATE. of 50 Sov. with 20 Sov: added WARWICK ASSIZES. Murder of an Uncle by his Nircp. Mary Ann Higgins, aged 19, and Edward Clarke, aged 21, were indicted for the wilful murder of William Higgins, at Coventry, on the 22d of March last, by administering to liini three drachms of arsenic. In a second count of the indictment the prisoner Higgins was charged as principal, and Clarke as accessory. Upwards of 40 witnesses were called, and the in- vestigation lasted from nine o'clock in the morning Until an advanced hour in Ihe evening; the material fac> s ofthe case, however, may be thus stated : — William Higgins, the deceased, was a man in an humble station of life, who had saved a little money, upwards of £ 100, of Which he had placed out at interest. Upon the death of his only brother, who left foar or five children behind him ; the deceased, himself being unmarried, took one of the children ( Ihe female prisoner) to live with him, and reared her as he would his own child, intending also to leave her the little money he possessed at his death. About the beginning of Ihe present year; a courtship commenced between the girl and the prisoner Clarke, who was an apprentice at the natch- factory of Messrs Vale & Co. at Coventry, in the course of which he evidently acquired considerable influence over her mind. He was observed, within the last few weeks, in possession of more money than usual, including one or two golden guineas,' a denomination of coin of which the deceased's savings were supposed principally to have Consisted ; and he boasted on more than one occasion lhat he had only to go to the old tnan's house whenever he wanted money. On Tuesday, the 32d of March, the female prisoner went into a druggist's shop, afid asked for twopenny- worth of arsenic to destroy rats. The young man in fllC.^ hop told ber that - die could not have it, except in the presence of a witness, upon Which she Went away and did not return. She afterwards went to another. shop of the same description, and made a similar application, to which she received a like answer. Upon this she observed that she did not know what she was to do, as she came from the country. She added, however, that she had a sister residing at Coventry, and she would go and fetch her : she then left the shop,- and, when passing through Spon street; she met a girl named Elizabeth Russel, who told her tbat she was going to the factory ( Yale & Co.' s) upon which the prisoner said, " Just come with me as far as Messrs. Wyley's, the druggists, and I will then accompany yuu to the factory." Elizabeth Russel asked her what she wanted at the druggist's? To which she replied lhat she wanted some arsenic to destroy rats. The girl then accompanied her to Ihe druggist's, where she received the arsenic in her presence, with a label upon the paper having the words " arsenic, poison," printed on it She inquired of the shopman how she was to use it, in order to destroy the rals, and he told her she might mix it up with some bread, or some substance of that kind. She then left the shop, and On going into the street she tore off the label, saying at the same time to ihe other girl, " What has he stuck this on for?" The poison thus obtained was administered to the deceased in some pea soup. When fhe niece was taken into custody by an officer, named Gardiner, she was questioned on the subject hy hint, ill a manner that was severely reprehended by the learned judge, and excited a feeling of stron indignation in the mind of every person in court, including the learned counsel on both sides. She told him, ill reply to his questions, first tbat she had hot purchased any arsenic, and on his say ing Elizabeth Russel could prove she had, she admitted it, but said she had Only used it to destroy rats, and that one lay dead under a particular chair : a dead mouse was found under that chair, but on its being opened there [ Prom the Manchester Chronicle.] On Thursday morn'ng," Itje llfli instant, the fol- I iwing corps were assembled oii Kersal Moor to lie inspected by Lord Hill, viz.:— Major Dyneley's and Lieulennnt- Colone! Catar's troops of Royal Horse Artillery; the " 2il Dragoon Guards ( 5 troops), com- manded by Colonel Hay; the Mb Hussars ( 4 tro. ips1, commanded by Major Bretl ; a demi- battery of Foot Artillery, commanded by CaptainTweedie ; tbe depOt of the 8th Foot, commanded by Major Ball; the depftt of the 18th Foot, conimaaded by Captain Huddleston ; the depot of the 3id Foot, commanded by Major Grate; the 43d regiment ( 6 companies), commanded bv Lieut.- Colouel Booth ; fhe depot of the 51st Foot, commanded by Major Ross; the 60th regiment ( 8 companies formed into 6), commanded by Lieut - Colonel the Hon A. F El'is ; and the 80th regiment ( 8 companies), commanded by Lieut - Colonel Pilt. The Quarter- Master- General of the Forces, Lieut. Gen Sir Willoughby Gordon ; Major- Genera I Mac Donald, the Adjutant- General of the Forces; and Captain Hill, Aid- de Camp to Lord Hill, accom- panied the Commander- in- Chief— Tbe troops were drawn up in two lines on the moor; the right of ( he fiist line was near 10 the Grand Siaud ; it faceil to the soulh ; two- thirds of this line was parallel with the road, with its rear near to the road, and its left, was thrown forward so as to line tlie high ground. The second line was upon Ihe high ground on the opposite side of the road, and was seen Conspicuously above the first line The whole of the troops were tinder the command of Major General Sir Henry Bonverie, commanding the district, who was accompanied from his head- quarters by Lieut - Colonel Thorn, the As- sistant Quarter- Master; General, and Capt. Crawford, his Aid de- Camp, Colonel Sir Hew Ross, of Ihe Royal Artillery, and Major Emmett, of Ihe Royal Engineers, were also present.— The Commander in- Chief entered along the race- course, and upon his arrival at the centre of the amphitheatre formed by the troops was received with a general salute of the whole, nineteen rounds having been fired by the artillery as he ap prdaChed. He then rode along the lines, and after, wards taking his station opposite the centre, the whole of the troops marched past in slow- time and saluted ; they afterwards marched past also in quick- time.— The troops having moved to the ground on which they Were originally drawn up, stood in open column of companies while the Commander- in- Chief minutely inspected every company of each corps, speaking to the officers and inquiring into the services of both the officers and the men. The Royal Horse Artillery and two regiments of Cavalry afterwards passed Ihe Cominander- in- Chief at a canter.— A sham fight did not take place, as it was determined not to detain the troops longer on the ground ( ban was necessary for the inspection. ' Ihey looked extremely well; their highly soldier- like appearance under arnisj and their steadiness and precision of movement in marching past, shewed that they are in the highest degreec of discipline— The Commander- in- Chief proceeded on the same day to Chester, to see the troops stationed at that place. A large concourse of persons had assembled on ( lie ground, and in anticipation that the expected sham- fight would occupy a chief portion of the morning, great numbers hastened to the Moor after the troops had left it. The military began to assemble on the field at six o'clock, and by eight all were drawn up. Lord Hill ( who arrived at the Albion on Tuesday night at nine, and left for the Moor shortly after seven on Wednesday morning) reached the ground at a quarter past, eight. B sides those from Stockportand all Ihe adjacent small toWns, troops Came from Liver- pool, Huddersfield, Leeds, Bolton, & c. & c. Lord Hdl has been making a tour through the kingdom, with the view, as some people imagine, of preparing the country's force for any emergency. His Lordship was at, Derby oil Wednesday. A few days ago his Lordship was at Canterbury, and during, the inspection an old cobbler managed to force bis way to him, and unceremoniously asked whether Sir Rowland Hill was his father or his brother. Lord Hill, whose affability is notorious, rode up to the man and told him with great good nature that he was bis uncle, ANTWERP. by the Committee to a Sweepstakes of 3 Sov. each, for , vas 1,0 appearance of inflammation in the stomach, Horses that never started, paid, or received Forfeit which there must have been had it died from having prior to the 1st of May, 1B31, not Thorough- bred 1 *"•""—'"' TK" ~—;— foaled in the County of Salop and bona fide the Property of a Resident in the Cohnty for 12 Months previous to the Day of Entry; three- year olds, 9st. 41b.; four, lOst. 21b.; five, list.; six aiid aged, I2st.; Mares ami Geldings allowed 31b.; a Winner once this Year to carry 3lli. twice 51b. thrice 71b, extra. Heats, a Mile and Half. The Owner of the second Horse to receive 10 Sov.— Certificates of Pedigree and Time of Possession, to be produced to the Satisfaction of the Stewards before they are allowed to start. Mr. Ormsby Gore's g. f. by Rowlston, 4 yrs. - old, out of a roan Mare by Banker Mr. Jones's b. m. hy Strephon, 5 vrs. old Mr. Clay's ch. m. 7 yrs. old, by Cliampioif Mr. Niccols's br. g. 6 yrs. old, by Jupiter Mr. George's ch. f. Ac'co, 3 yrs. old, by Manfred: Mr. Patrick's b. g. Bilbury, 5 yrs. old .1. C. PF. LHAM. Esq. M. P. > 0. ,, Hon. THOMAS KEN YON, $ htewartls.- PEREMPTORY SALE. At the Cross Keys, in the Town of Oswestry, in the County of Salop, on Thursday, the 29th Day of Sep'ember, 1831, at Five o'Clock in the Aflernoon, unless disposed of in the Meantime by Private Con- tract; rjpwo very valuable FARMS, railed S LLANERCHBROCHWELL & TY NEWYDD, containing together ' 213 Acres or thereabout, be the same more or less, of good LAND, in a Ring Fence, situate, lying, and being in the Parish of Guilsfield, in the County of Montgomery, now in the Occupation of Mr. Higgins, Mr. James, and others. There are several large Coppices of fine growing Trees, chiefly Oak, of from 12 to 20 Years' Growth, and a great Quantity of fine thriving Timber on the Eslale. The Property is distant from Welshpool 3 Miles, from Shrewsbury 20, and from Oswestry 14, all. excel- lent Market Towns, and is near to the Etlesmere Canal, and to Lime and Coal. There are certain Moduses payable in Lieu of Tithe Hav, and other small Tithes, the Particulars of which will be stated at. the Time of Sale. Mr. HIGGINS will appoint a Person to shew the Premises; and further Particulars may be had at the Offices of Mr. WACK and Mr. Triton, Shrewsbury ; Mr. WILLIAMS, Llanfyllin; Mr. Y'ATES, Welshpool; Mr, BRANHSTROM, Newtown; or Mr. MINSHAI. L, Oswestry, where a Ma of the Estate may be seen. Where Money is added to any of the above Stakes it will be withheld if the Slakes are walked over for. All Communications to be addressed to Mr. LF. E, to the Care of Mr. HENRY WHEELER, Raven Inn, Shrewsbury. Entrance for tbe Plales2gs. and for the Plates and Stakes 10s. 6d. to the Clerk of Ihe Course; and the winning Horse of a Match, Plate, or Stakes, is ex- pected to nay One Guinea to the Clerk each Day for Scales and Weights. No less than three reputed running Horses, R~ c. to start for either of the above Plates. If only one enter, the Ownerto be allowed 10gs.; if two, 6gs. each. The Stewards permitting two Horses to run, and either of them afterwards refusing, such Horse shall not be allowed the 5gs. but lOgs. will be given to the Horse that is ready to start. No Horse allowed to start for the Plates or Stakes, unless the Stakes, with the Entrance Money for the Plates, are paid on the Day of Entry to the Clerk of the Course. All Disputes to be determined by the Stewards, or whom Ihey shall appoint. The I- lorses for the Plates to be entered at the Grapes, Bicton Heath, nn Monday, the 20lh of Sep'em- ber, between the Hours of Two and Five in the Afternoon. The Training Grooms, & c. are also to declare the Colour their Jockies ride in, on the Day of Entry, or forfeit 7s. fid. to the Cleik; and to forfeit £ 1 it it is changed after without the Permission of the Stewards. The Grooms or Jockies to forfeit 10s. 6d. if they are not at the Winning Chair within Ten Minnies, with their Horses, after the Second Bell lings; the First for Saddling. The Horses to stand at the Slables only of a Sub- scriber of at least Haifa Guinea to the Town Plate. No Peison will be allowed to erect a Booth upon the Training Course, or upon any improper Places of the Course. Such Persons as intend erecting Booths must apply to the Clerk of the Course, and no other Person to mark out their Ground. Persons disobeying these Orders will have their Booths pulled down, by Order of the Stewards. No Smith to plate any Horse unless a Subscriber of Half a Guinea. The Instruction for clearing the Course will be particularly enforced; and all Persons are requested, to retire behind the Cords upon the ringing, of the Beil for saddling, in Order to preven Accidents; . and it is expected that these Regulations will be strictly complied with. Any Person obstructing ibe Men in their Duty will be prosecuted with the utmost Rigour of the Law, as well as those detected in injuring the Race- stands, Posts, Railing, See. for the Apprehension of whom a liberal Reward will be given. Mr. S. LEE, Clerk of the Course, Who will not be answerable for any Stakes not paid before starting. swallowed arsenic. The only other circumstances of suspicion adduced against Clarke consisted of his statements at the factory the next morning, of his having been present when the deceased supped the night before, and his betraying a knowledge at an early hour that the old man was dead ; together with some trifling inconsistencies as to the precise hour mentioned by him, and those stated by some of the witnesses, respecting the movements of the de- ceased_ that evening. It appeared, however, that he hp( d: Uinde no secret of having been present when the deceased had taken the soup which had sickened him, and thai he had acquired his knowledge of his death by calling at his house next, morning at an early hour to inquire how he did. There were no circumstances, therefore, in Ihe case against him to lead to a positive conclusion that lie had been aware of the poison having been put into Ihe soup, or of its having been purchased at all. When called on for his defence he put in a written address, in which lie principally dwelt upon the vagueness of the evidence adduced against him, and asserled his innocence of the criire imputed to him. The female prisoner merely • aid she was innocent, and left the rest to her counsel Several wilnes- es gave Clarke a good character; but none appeared on tbe behalf of Higgins. The Jury, after deliberating for about six minutes, returned a veidict acquitting Edward Clarke, but finding Mary Ann Higgins guilty. The learned Judge then, in the usual form, sen- tenced the wretched girl lo be executed at Coventry, on Thursday, and her body to be dissected. She wept all fhe time sentence Was passing tipon tier, and cried piteousiy on being led from the bar. Her youthful appearance, ar. il the dreadful situaiion in. which she then stood, ns being about to expiate in the brief space of 48 hours the dreadful crime of which she bad been convicted, excited powerful emotions in Ihe breast of every person present. The women in court sobbed aloud, and the jury and several other persons shed tears when the sentence was [ nonounced. At Hereford Assizes, judgment of death was re corded against Thomas Drew, for stealing two horses from VV. Rudge, Esq. at Weston- under Penvard.— [ The prisoner had sold fhe one horse at Church Stretton, and offered the other at Ludlow, where he was taken up, at the instigation of a police officer who had seen him at Stretton, nnd who suspecled that the horses were stolen : lie, however, made his escape, but was apprehended by the same police officer, named Tolley, who met with him al Hereford Spring Assizes, and he was conimited for trial.]— Judgment of death was also recorded against George Emm>-, for stealing a horse from Mr. Cowdell, at Harborne, Staffordshire ; Edwin Butt, for breaking into and robbing the house of E. Long, at Lea ; J. Mitihell, for breaking into and robbing the house of Thomas Green, at Linton ; W. Oakley and Thomas Lewis, for stealing two sheep, the propprty of Mr. Godsall, at Winfortou ; G. Aston, for breaking info and robbing the house of Evan Griffiths, at Eardisley ; Ctfarlcs Meylett, for robbing Luke Pember on the highway; R. Rnrqvm and IV. Pickthoi ne, for sheep- stealing at Much Marcle ; Benjamin Cam, for house- breaking at Ledbury; Thomas Wood, for house- breaking at Stoke Lacy ; James Lewis, for house- breaking at Callow; Charles Bourne, for house- breaking at Eastnor; T. Handiey, for house- break- ing at Thombury ; ./. Dobbs, for house- breaking at Sillers Hope ; William Bryant and Mary Maggot, for house br aking at Bodenham ; and Samuel Jones, for house breaking at Kington. " Though still a place of very considerable trade, it has had ( he rhisfortune of being stripped of its splendour and prosperity on several occasions. Her merchants were at one time the most wealthy body of men in Europe. As nn illustration of this, a story is told of one John Danes, who lent to Charles V. a million of gold, to enable liim to carry on his wars in Hungary, for which he obtained the royal bond. The Emperor, on his return, dined with the merchant, who, after a most sumptuous entertainment, produced the bond, not, however, for payment, but to burn it, which he is said to have done in a fire made of the chips of cinnamon. " The greatest blow which the prosperity of this city received was in consequence of the treaty by which the navigation of the magnificent river, on the right bank of which it is situated, was prohibited. lr is said that Antwerp before this contained not fewct than two hundred thousand inhabitants, anil bail sometimes two thousand ships and vessels lying in the river, and its harbours, and its basins. The former are now reduced to less than sixty thousand, and Ihe latter to at most two hundred. The town had before this treaty been sacked and set on fire by the infa- mous Alva, when six or seven thousand of its inhabit- ants are said to have perished : and the third, and last time, that its prosperity suffered a severe blow was occasioned by the overthrow of Bonaparte, when his grand design of making Antwerp the greatest naval arsenal in the north of Europe fell with its projector.. His plans for this purpose were undertaken on an immense scale ; lint they Were by no means deserving those extravagant encomiums that were bestowed on them while in their progress. The two basins are undoubtedly planned with great skill, and executed with excellent workmanship. They are conveniently entered from the river, well protected by the guns of Ihe citadel, communicate with each oilier by a stout pair of iron gates, and another pair Connects them with the river. For the security of shipping in h ' winter months these basins are admirably adapted ; and the old East India House, a great quadrangular building, which stands immediately between them, is well situated for the reception of merchandize or naval stores; but Ihey are mere basins, possessing no conveniences whatever for the building or repairs of ships. As commercial docks they are of considerable importance to the town, and on that account solely they escaped demolition, when the dock- yard, wh cii was higher up the river, was destroyed. The demo lition of the naval establishment was carried into effect in virtue ofthe Fifteenth Article of the Defini- tive Treaty of Peace, signed at Paris the 30th May, 1814. " The work of destruction being finished, it next became a question as to the demolition of the two fine basins, which, however, would have been no easy matter; at least lo such an extent as would have rendered them irreparable. It was calculated that the larger of Ihe two was capable of containing Ihirty- four sail of ( he line, and the smaller one four- teen. The representations of fhe citizens, however, in favour of their being suffered to remain uninjured, as the receptacles of their merchant shipping, and of their vast utility in protecting them in the winler season against the iee, ( which, it seems, floats about in such large mas es that, heretofore, those of large dimensions were generally under the necessity of going up to the anchorage in the Rupel branch of ( lie river, seven miles above Antwerp,) prevailed ; and it was conceded fo the town, that these two fine basins should not be destroyed. " All the fortifications, the storehouses, the smillieries, rope- house, and olher buildings connected with Ihe dockyard establishment, were destroyed, biit the citadel was suffered to remain untouched. Since the establishment of Antwerp as a naval fort, by Bonaparte, nineteen sail of the line and thirteen frigates had been put, upon fhe stocks; rind between four and five thousand artificers of different descrip- tions were employed in the dockjard. He had computed, a very little time before his fall, that ten sail of the line nr. ght. be launched every year. It was boasted of, as a great fact, that a thirty six gun frigate bad been completely finished iu one month, with the assistance of the galley slaves to saw the timber. The artificers, for the most part, were soldiers, and their pay was made up to three francs per day. The timber was generally brought by water from the neighbourhood of Tournay and Genappe; each piece was fashioned in the forest to fhe shape and purpose for which it was intended. The cannon and heavy iron work were sent from the founderies of Liege." MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.— Tuesday morning, the lion. Captain Browne, brother to Lord Kilmairtj of Gaulston, and High Sheriff of the Coluvty of West - mcath, accompanied bv his brother, tbe lion, and Rev: Mr. Browne, reel or of Mulling;' lr, proceeded tu the . like of Belvidere or Lotlghaniel, to iii. jny tiu* amusement of fishing. They had Uol, hoWet- er, lieert long on the lake when the boat in wdiicll Ihey were accidentally upset, and we regret to stale tlmt both gentlemen met a watery grate. The elder Mr, Browne, who filled the office of sheriff, was just iir the prime of his youih, being about 30 tears old, anil au uncommonly fine- looking man. His ill- fated bro- ther Was still younger. We have not heard whether Hie bodies hat- e been yet recovered. T here is a me. lancholy coincidence, in some respects, ill the cirCurn* stances attend ng the deplorable fate of these gentle- men and thai of the Hon ititd lamented Mr Henry Leeson, brother to Lord Miltowfv, who lias drowned ' about a Near back by the boat in which he was upset/ ting while fishing in the rr. iine l ake [ The/> » (/;/(' « Mail, alluding to tlie above paragraph, Says— u We, understand that the above account is in many respects Incorrect— inasmuch as the fatal acci- dent took place in the Shannon!. The only victims, WE have reason lo believe, were the Hon Captain Browne, and two boatmen. The BeV. Mr. Browne was saved.'*] DREADFUL FIRF. AND I. flss o* PROPERTY.-• —-• On Saturday evening, about 9 o'clock, the south- east wing of the extensive foundry and millwright establishment of Messrs. Fairbairn and Lillie, at Ihe corner of Canal and Bfook- street, and in Port street ( Manchester), was discovered to be in flames, and before Ihe necessary assistance could be made avail- . able, the whole building, with the exception of the smithy and wheel model safety- room, was completely burnt out, and nothing but the roofless and mutilated walls left standing, Immediate notification was given at Ihe police office, and at the police- yard, where the engines are kept— Mr. lavender hastened instantly to the spot, with a large body of his men, but we are given to understand that the firemen did not make their appearance for about an hour after the breaking out ofthe fire, and tbe engines were rendered nearly useless on their arrival for two hours more from : « failure of water in the pipes of the Water Works Company— Indeed, we hear from several quarters, that although Mr. Rose, the superintendent, exerted himself in every respect to tbe very utmost of his power, a great many of the firemen acted so injudi- ciously and improperly, that no inconsiderable loss of property has been attributed fo tlieir behaviour. The flames broke out in the mcrdel- room, in the south west wing, over Ibe smithy, communicated to the centre building in Port street, and theii to the opposite wing, which, wiih about one- half of the centre range, is burnt entirely out from the ground upwards. In the upper part of this wing about £ 1000 worlh of dried mahogany and beech wood was consumed to ashes. The total loss of property is estimated at about £ 8000, four to five thousand of which is uninsured. We are assured lhat Messrs Fairbairn and Lillie are deeply impressed with the assistance afforded by the gentle- men who volunteered their services on the occasion. Mr Lavender's exertions are spoken of in terms ofthe highest praise, and the whole of Ihe police, wc are in- formed, acted with the greatest diligence and activity. The smithy anil the wheel model safety- room were only saved by the iron beams and arched brick ceilings — an invention that has proved, In this case, to be of the greatest utility in extensive buildings, and which should be universally adopted in all new erections! We must again call the attention of the public to the culpable conduct of the firemen on the occasion, iu the hope that a more effective organization of so useful a body be immediately effected, for the safety of the lown.— Manchester Paper. AWFUL THUNDER STORM— The most awful thunder storm ever recollected within the memory of some of the oldest people in the neighbourhood of Killamey, took place on Thursday last ( 4th instant), at Glanflesk, near thai town, about two o'clock in the morning. The peasantry in that romantic glen were astounded with its frightful peals, which were suc- ceeded by several water- spouts pouring from the heavens until the whole glen was deluged. Several lives have lieen lost in the flood ; an entire family, consisting of 8 persons, of the name of Luosey, tenants of O'Donoghue, were swept away; their bodies, to- gether with three others, have been found on Ihe banks of the river Flesk. Several olher persons are. still missing, and it is supposed have been Carried by Ihe current into the lakes. A beautiful cottage, lately fitted up by John M'Carthy, Esq. of Headford, whom lhat gentleman and a few- friends intended lo sojourn during the shooting season, was actually swept away, together with furniture and provisions, wilh which, we understand, it was plentifully supplied. Flesk- bridge, near Killarney, was crowded With the inhabit- ants, u ho collected there for the purpose of viewing the dreadful ravages of the flood ; cultle of every description, cows, sheep, and pigs, together with large quantities of hay and turf, were seen dashing along under the arches with fearful rapidity, without the slightest probability of saving either life or property. — Kerry Post. The appearance of a New Island in the Medifer-. ranean.— Towards 11 o'clock of the 10th of July, 1831 Captain John Corrao, commander of . llie brig Theresine, going from Trapani to Girgeiiti, in Sicily, at the distance of about 20 miles from Cape St Mark, be perceived, at tbe distance of a gun shot, a mass of wafer which arose 0i) feet above the level of tile sea, anil presented a circumference of nearly 400 fathoms — a smoke proceeded from it, exhaling an odour of sulphur. The preceding day, in the Gulf of Trois Fontaines, he had seen a great quantity of dead fish and black matter floating on the water, and he heard a noise like that of thunder, which the Captain altri- . butes to a volcanic eruption. He continued his voyage to Girgenli; and all Ihe time that he was occupied iu lading his ship he saw a thick smoke rise incessantly from the same point, before which he arrived on the 16th, on bis return from Girgcnti. A new spectacle was then presented to him— namely, a tract of land, of the same circumference as that ol the mass of water, which he had remarked in his first passage, This island ( which we shall call Corrao, from the name of him who saw it formed) is elevated about 12 feet above tbe surface of the sea ; it has in the middle a kind of plain, and the crater of a volcano, whence a burning lava is seen lo proceed during the night. The island is bordered by a girdle of smoke. Tbe sounding all around tbe Island gives a depth of 106 fathoms ; its latitude is 37 0. * orth, and longitude 10 26. from the meridian of Paris. Such is the relation of Captain Corroa himself, who entereil the port of Marseilles the 30th of last July. This volcano has also been seen by several Captains going from Mulla and Taganroe to Genoa ; the Pilot of the latter learnt from a fisherman that on the day of the eruption of this volcano lie had seen a brij; perish, and also a fishing- boat, his companion ; and lhat he considered his own escape miraculous.— Messagtr des Chamhrei. TULIPS.—" The gaudy tulip was an object which atone time drove Ihe grave, Ihe prudent, and the Cautions Lu'chman, as wild as ever did ih- South Sea bubble, or tbe senseless speculations that took posses- sion of our countrymen a few years ago, the gu'l ble John Bull. The enormous prices that were actually given for real tulip bulbs, of particular kinds, formed but a small fraction of the extent lo which Ihe mercantile transactions of'this gaudy flutter .' wore carried. If we may give credit lo Beckman, who slates it on Dutch authorities, four hundred periti in weight ( something less than a grain), of the bulb of a tulip named Admiral Lcifken, cost, four thousand four hundred florins; and two hundred of another, named Semper Augustus, two thousand florins. Of ( his last he tells us, it once happened the c were only two roots to be bad, the one al Amsterdam, the other at Haarlem; and that for one of these were off red four thousand six hundred florins, a new carriage, ( wo grey horses, and a complete set of harness; ami that another person offered twelve acres of laud. It is almost iuipos> i'ile to give credence to such madness. The real truth of the storv is, thai these tulip routs were never bought or sidd, but they became . the medium of a systemalised species of gambling.. The bulbs, and their division into, peritt, became like the different stocks in our public funds - the objects of Hie bulls and bears— and were bought and sold at different prices from day to day, the parties settling - their account at fixed periods; tbe innocent tulips all the while, never once appearing in the traii- actious nor even thought of. ' Before the Irilip season wj « over," savs Heckinan, ' more roots were sold and purchased, ' bespoke and promised to be delivered, than in ; i|| ' probability were to be found in Ihe gardens of ' Holland ; and when Sunpar Augustus was not to ' had any where, which happened twic » , no specie., ' perhaps was oftener purchased and sold.' This ki id of sheer gambling reached at length to such a heiaht that tbe government found il necessary lo inlerfcr and put a stop to il." SALOPIAN JOURKAIL, -- AMM - C0UEIE1R OW WAILEB* HOLLAND. Spccc/ i of AL Vnslo/ lc to the Stairs General of Ho. land, L rid ay, August 5. '< Gentf' men,— The country has seldom found it- self in circumstar. ccs similar to those of the present mi mcnt. At home, j es-. ect. ly unanimous and disposed to make every sacrifice for the maintenance of the national honou. r; abroad, in open warfare with the people that a year ago lulonged, with us to the same country aid enjoyed the benefits of a liber. il government, bit which now, proclaiming the most ungrateful hostility, turns against us our oftn means of defcr. ee ; and in the midst of this conflict, agitated Europe admitting no other principle than the pre- servation of the « ( rteral peace, and deeming ho con ditions too ha id to be proposed to us in co- operation with thai principle. " In such ac lash cf Views and interests 1 come to explain to you the further coufsC of the affairs ofthe Country, to acquaint yoti with the King's intentions, to point out to you the true position in which we stand, and to com hire yoiVthnt not plans of conquest, nor desire to disturb the peace of Efcrope, but solely the security of our ow n political existence, has, after so long a trial of ortr patience, caused the sword to i> e unsheathed. " Since 1 last appeared in this Assembly 1 have taken care to inform you of all the efforts made at the Conference of London during these critical cir- cumstances of the country. To that end communi- cation has been made to J'tiu of the letter of the Conference of 27th . Tune last, accompanying eighteen articles of preliminaries of peace tutween Holland and Belgium, of these eighteen articles themselves, nnd of the reply forwarded to the Conference under date of the 12th of July. The King, who, at the approaching developement of events, feels doubly anxious to act in Unison with the national representa- tion, and to keep it constantly acquainted with his incessant efforts to arrive, with thc concurrence of his allies, at the desired result of the negotiation, has now authorised me to communicate to you £ t second despatch of the Conference of the 25th July, and the answer to it,- conveyed to London by the second plenipotentiary on the 1st instant; and also of a circular letter written by me on the occasion to his Majesty's Envoys at Berlin, Paris, Petersburg!!, and Vienna. " During nine months Holland has given the most convincing proofs of her disposition to settle the differences with Belgium without havirlg recourse to the sw ord. The constant assembling of the flower of the nation on the frontiers, the expenditure of mil- lions, the coiicession of the navigation of the Scheldt during' the suspension of hostilities, Hie unavenged attacks on the territory of North Brabant and Zea- land, the permitting for many weeks the blockade of Maestricht, the forbearance towards Antwerp, in spite of the most insufferable provocations; nnd the con- struction of works under the cannon of the citadel and of the squadron— these sacrifices, which with many others Holland has made for the continuation of the suspension of arms, liaVe pdt to scVere proof the national feeling and the ieal of the fleet and army, watching with impatience for the signal to maintain the glory of their ancestors; and more than once government has liad to ask itself whether these acrifices were not carried too far, and ought longer o be persevered in. " Ihe hour is arrived which imposes upon the government the duty of coming to a decision. " The state paper of 12th of July explains the grounds which prevented the government from ac- cepting the eighteen preliminary articles, which would have infringed upon the ancient, territory of the United Netherlands, and burthened us with an intolerable weight of public debt. These grounds have not been refuted. Nevertheless the King has caused his plenipotentiary to be furnished with the necessary instructions to negociate, conclude, and s'gn with the London Conference itself a 4 definitive treaty j' but the difference between this appellation and that of 4 the bases of separation,' or of i preli- minary articles,' resolves no difficulty, because Hol- land, having accepted annex. A of the 12th protocol, and Belgium the 18 articles, which are wholly at variance with the former, the parties are now, as before, diametrically opposed to each other; r. nd what hopes could the government entertain ( especially after the oath taken by the c leeted Prince, confirming the Usurpation of our territory) of witnessing the success of a negociation which since last autumn afforded no result, and which during the last few weeks has taften an undeniable bias in favour of Belgium. "' 1 he Kirg has not ceased to receive, on every occasion, the most Unequivocal assurances of the sincere inlercst and friendship felt for Holland by the Five Powers represented at the London Confer- ence. Put with regard to the affairs of the Nether- lands, those Powers are placed in a situation materi- ally different from that of Holland. Their first ob- ject is the preservation of the general peace; the second only the advocating of our just pretensions. In Holland, on the contrary, tlieir first object ought to be self- preservation— the maintenance of peacc the second. Tlie conscqnejlee of the view talien by the Powers has shown itself in the course of the two last months in their yielding to the Belgic pretensions, nnd in their removing those of Holland to the back- ground. From the beginning of the disturbances Belgium has all along threatened war if her most extravagant pretensions were not admitted, and to effect this has ably availed herself of thc combustible elements of the insurrection, of the fermentations supposed to exist, among all classes of her inhabitants, and of the complication to which her geographical position, with respect to several powerful states, must give rise. On the other'hand the means of the King, resting on the regular and Constitutional action of cur public laws, on the attachment of the inhabitants to the maintenance of social order, and on the cour- nge of a considerable and well- organised military and naval force, exceeded by far those of Belgium; but, ns long as the principle was adhered to, that it was not allowed to make use of them, they descended into mere representation or show. Whereas the phantom of the Belgic revolution extended itself every day in the same proportion, and it so hap- pened that real strength was obliged to yield to an imaginary being; that the importance of Holland began rapidly to decline, and the influence of Belgium was seen unexpectedly to rise. " Neither the nature of the evil nor the proper remedy escaped the King's penetration; but his Majesty* well aware that extreme measures can only be justified by extreme necessity, long hesitated before he adopted that remedy. It consists in put ting into the scale the weight of the Netherland fleet and army in order to restore thc equilibrium between Holland and Belgium, and in removing, with a firm hand, the mask behind which the Belgic policy was concealed. Upon this the King has at length re- solved, and has ordered his forces to support with their arms the course of the negociations. To secure just conditions of separation is the exclusive object of this measure ; hut in order to be attained, Europe must be convinccd that for the preservation of peace Holland is no less indispensable than Belgium, and that the moderate and quiet course of the Netherland government deserves as much regard as the Belgian " principle of insurrection. " If the resolution of the Dutch government had been taken earlier it would have been, perhaps, con- sidered premature; if further postponed, the oppor- tunity would have been for ever lost; for how could burthens which the Dutch have been able temporarily to bear only by unexampled exertions have been borne for a longer period ? u The King has not concealed from himself that the result of the measures just taken does not admit of an infallible calculation ; but similar to individual members of society, nations may be placed in circum- stances in which the wlxde is risked where nothing is risked. By a submission to the pretensions of Bel- gium bankruptcy would have been certain, and Hol- land deprived of her indispensable frontier acquired by thc noble blood of our forefathers; the national glory would have been tarnished, the ruin of the state consummated, and in fact the Netherlands erased from the list of independent nations. If chances are in some respects precarious, the King awaits their result with 4 firm reliance upon Pro- vidence. " However, the consequences of this support given to negociations by military means confine themselves to a very limited circle, if you consider that, this measure has no connexion whatever with the Europ- ean side of thc Belgic question. To that considera- tion the King has sacrificed the separation of Holland and Belgium, although he would in no case relinquish his rights on Belgium without stipulating, equitable conditions for the Netherlander who remained faith- ful to him. How glorious, however, the annals o£ * 5ur history may be, and how extensive the influence of our small population has been on the civilization and fate of the world, our limited means, wheii estimated according to the actual state of Europe, would not warrant us to interfere in the general politics, if evch we should be so inclined. The potitical system of the King, domestic as our manner, rests upon the principle of sincere friendship towards all Powers, and of benevolent contemplation of the manner in which they think fit to regulate their own interests. But the Dutch politics ought to be differ- ent with regard to that part of the question between us and Belgium, which is exclusively our own: this concerns only Holland and Belgium ; for an equi- table division of the debt and thc conservation of our territory constitute the essence of our national exist- ence. Whereas to the other powers of Europe it is a matter of indifference whether Holland or Belgium w ill have to bear the greater or lesser part of ( he debt, and in what Way the limits between each country are drawn. li With a view to the settlement of these objects the King has accepted with gratitude theco operation afid mediation of his five powerful allies and friends; but his Majesty may not allow himself to be dictated to in that respect, for, with nations as with indivi- duals, self- preservation is the first law of nature, and that self- preservation would be endangered if we suffered inadmissible principles of limitation and of j the division of debt to be forced upon us. In every question relating to our domestic interests — the set- tlement of limits with our neighbours — in short, the honour, rights, and welfare of Holland hers If, our government stands on its own ground; and when all that we have most valuable is at stake, the exercise ofthe right of peace and war, inseparable from every independent state, cannot be contested. " This, then, Gentlemen, is the position in which We find ourselves placed, and should the blood of our brave warriors be Spilt in vain, and throne and country tremble on their foundations, the conscious- ness of having lowered our standard only to superior force would make us appear in the eyes of Europe and of a just posterity as a nation unanimous with her King, obedient to the laws, faithful to the soil of her inheritance, and'dignified even in her fall." EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SWINDLING. imperial parliament. HOUSE OF LORDS— TUESDAY. A long debate took place, in consequence of the Marquis of LONDONDERRY moving for copies of all papers relative to the negociations on the subject of the settlement of Belgium, so far as the same could be done without iujury to thc public service.— The Noble Marquis characterised the negotiations that had taken place as an abandonment of the principles of sound British policy, so that, in every instance, France had acquired an accession of power to the prejudice of our best interests; and although he recommended a pacific policy, he contended that the most effectual means of ensuring peace Were to be found in being ready and able to resist aggres- sion. Earl GREY opposed the motion, as calculated to involve the negociatibns now pending in great difficulty, and observed, thaf at a proper time it would be seen with whom the blame originally lay — that is, whether the conduct of the King of Holland, in violating an armistice, which it was his duty and interest to obserVe, was fhe proximate cause of the march of the French troopc, or whether, as the Noble Marquis alleged, his Dutch Majesty had all along acted wholly on the de- fensive. The Duke of WELLINGTON took a rapid survey of the actual condition of the Netherlands, as brought about by existing treaties, and by recent negociations ; and contended that the mediating parties iu the late negociations had acted to the prejudice of the King of Holland, and by yielding up the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg to Belgium had given rise to the just complaints of the King of the Netherlands. a That Monarch," his Grace ob- served, " finds, first, that the Five Allied Powers agree to a certain basis of separation of the northern and southern portions of his dominions into two independent states, according to which basis he was to be secured the Duchy of Luxem- burg ; aiid next he finds that, instead of their accredited agent communicating to him the record of this basis, to which it is more than probable he would have at once assented, he announced the separation, in terms of which the retention of the Duchy forms no part— nay, in which it is laid down that he is also to forfeit that portion of his do- minions." rtfhe LORD CHANCELLOR deprecated such dis- cussions as the present, particularly at a crisis when the interests of the country and the peace of Europe might be compromised by unguarded or premature disclosures. The Earl of AUI: RDEEN contended that the whole of the late negociations respecting Belgium werecoudneted on principles of injustice to Holland. The Earl of CARNARVON protested against the policy which had been pursued by Ministers towards Holland and PortiigaP; and said the fact was, Ministers were so occupied with their scheme of revolution at home, that they could not attend sufficiently to foreign affairs. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY eventually withdrew his motion. HOUSE OF COMMONS— TUESDAY Sir' RICHARD VYVYAN, at the request of Lord PALMF. RSTON, postponed his motion respecting the affairs of Belgium until Thursday. The Reform Bill occupied tbe greater part of the evening— the fifth clause, which declares that all the cities and boroughs in schedule E should return two members, having been introduced. The ob- ject'of this clause rs to extend the elective franchise now vested in certain towns, to certain other ad- jacent towns, which Was carried Without a division in every case, excepting that of annexing Chatham to Rochester, where 251 voted for the extension to Chatham, and 151 voted for a separate return being made by Chatham itself.— The debate on this oc- casion exhibited some striking features :— and the plan of joining Chatham to Rochester, both popu- lous places, was contrasted with the former contra- dictory course of tlie ( government with great effect.— They had refused to let Gates1n » ad be joined to Newcastle, though only separated by a river, and had given to Gateshead a representative: they had been forming a borough for Walsall, and had refused to include the adjoining populous township of Wednesbury within the new borough : and they had added W'oikington to Whitehaven although it was eight ntiles distant, and notwith- standing Whitehaven had 17,000 inhabitants.— These and other incongruities of the Ministerial proceedings were urged with much energy, in proof ofthe absurdity displayed in the bill and by its supporters, as well as ofthe gross partiality and' injustice of the measure. HOUSE OF COMMONS—' WEDNESDAY. The debate 011 the Reform Bill was resumed. The schedule F, settling the borough franchise in Wales, wa* passed without any division, except in the case of Mertlijr Tydvil being associated with the five existing Glamorganshire boroughs. On this a debate took place, it being strongly urged that its population ( 28 000,) and rising importance entitled it to return a separate representative. On a division, however, the resolution that it should be included with the contributory boroughs was carried by a majori y of 164 to 123. The consideration of the clause containing the description of the Returning officers for the newly created boroughs,, was, after some discussion, post- poned, it being found that, in its present, form, the clause was utterly inadequate to accomplish the object for w hich it was framed —- The clause provid- ing for the division of counties was also postponed for a similar reason. Dr. Bell has now executed a trn* » t- deed in favour of the gentlemen in whose names he originally invested £ 120,000 three per cent, stock, giving £ 40,000 for the erection and endowment of schools in St. Andrew's, and £ 10,000 to the in- corporation for the general improvement of the city, the remaining £( 50,000 to await future direc- tion. Although this arangement may be looked upon as something curtailing the original grant, yet, when viewed in its proper light, it must be considered a most magnificent boou to St. Andrew's. — Edinburgh. Weekly Chronicle. A Jew family at Hamburg, named Goldsmid, consisting ofthe father, mother, and nine children, were baptized last month at Leipsic, by a Lutheran pastor. This is the seventh family which has, with- in a year,, embraced,, in that city, the Protestant communion. THE KING V KEATING. The following trial took place at the late Kirkdale ( Lancashire) Sessions, aud its publication i may operate as a caution to some of those who may 1 hereafter come within the reach of similar attempts. The prisoner, John Keating, was one of the men employed as caterers or scouts for the American passengers' offices, whose business it is to look out for strangers and families who come to Liverpool for the purpose of emigrating, and to use all means in their power to serve the interests of their parti- cular establishments, by recommending those whom they find answering the proper description to tlie m< st eligible place for procuring passages; for this service it appears, by the evidence of one of the witnesses, that the wages of Keating were £ 1 per week, and 5 per cent, upon his recruits, as an in- ducement for him to be scrupulous and careful in his manner of obtaining customers. On the 28th of June last, a man named Joseph WTate came from Knaresborough, iri Yorkshire, with his wife, and arrived in town, by the railroad, about nine or ten in the morning, with the intention of proceeding immediately for America. Upon alight- ing at the railway office, they were accosted by the prisoner, who made the usual inquiries, and, having received a satisfactory answer, he told them he could take them to a place where they might hear of a suitable vessel. They accordingly accompanied him to the American passengers' office, in Dale- street ; . they declined, however, to make an agree- ment for the voyage at that time, but went to Keating's house, and shortly afterwards to the ship Bayard, Keating still remaining with them, having been joined by some others whom they met with at his residence. After visiting the vessel they re- turned home with Keating, the prosecutor and his wife lodging with him that night. O11 the next morning, Wate, the prosecutor, went again with Keating to the vessel, where he made choice of a berth for his passage, and gave a sovereign in pay- ment ; from thence he was conducted to the office and pa'd five sovereigns more. They then called for the prosecutor's wife; and began to lay in stores" for the voyage, Keating being present during all their transactions: and that night they also stayed at his house. On Thursday morning their luggage arrived by the canal, and was taken to Keatin house; The same night, while the prosecutor and his wife were in bed, he came up to their room, and told them there was a sheriff's writ out against them. Wate answered that this was impossible: the other assured them it was the case, and advised them to get up and make their escape as quick as they could. At the same time he promised to take them over the water, for secrecy, where he had taken many others, and where they would be out of air danger. The prosecutor persisted that he must be mistaken, as they ouly owed £ 8 in the world, and could pay it whenever it was demanded. Keat- ing again urged them not to run the risk of being aVrested, for if they fell into the hands of justice the expenses would be double or treble, and take all they were worth. At length they were pre- vailed upon to leave their beds, and turn out in the middle of the night, to follow their disinterested benefactor they knew not whither. The woman soon became ashamed of their unfounded alarm, and returned ; but her husband continued some firrte longer with his newly- acquired friend, and desired fo be shown the men who had the posses- sion of the writ. As this was objected to, he also refused to proceed any further, and hastened back to his wife. Next morning, however, he was per- suaded to go oVer to Cheshire with Keating's son, who left him there, and Keating took Mrs. Wate in the afternoon to see him, bringing her back with hirii to Liverpool. O. i Saturday Keating paid the prosecutor another visit, in company with a person whom he represented to be a stranger, who was going to America in the same ship, having engaged a berth numbered 26, the prosecutor's being 22. This man, he said, was anxious to exchange his place for one next the prosecutor's, as he had heard a good character Of him. This was the beginning of a course of insinuation which had been prepared 16 throw the unsuspecting emigrants off their guard, that they might be the more susceptible of the fraud which was to be practised upon them. Wate was once iriore left by hiriiself, but in the afternoon he agaiii saw his wife, who crossed the water with the pretended emigrant and another woman, who was passed off'to her and her husband as his wife. These four, therefore, became a social party, and werit out into one of the booths belong- ing to the inn, where they sat together in conversa- tion, and presently a third man, who appeared to be ignorant of them all, came up and remarked that they were in his apartment, but upon their offering to retire he prevented them, saying, that as his company were gone they might as well stay where they were. He vVas then admitted into their society, and began to talk of having paid his lawyer £ 75 for procuring him an estate, and that the same man wanted the loan of £ 100. The married stranger then said that he should like to borrow a similar sum. Upon hearing this the last comer offered to supply him, at the sanie time pulling out a quantity of notes and gold. The prosecutor's wife and the person who had first joined them told him to be cautious what he was doing, but he replied there was no danger: he knew he was amorigst gentle- men. He then proposed that they should all show their money, to see which had the largest sum The man who had brought his wife immediately drew out fourteen or fifteen sovereigns, and then suggested, that, as the women might probably be unwilling to produce their money before gentlemen, they should retire behind a curtain which, hung in the place, and show it one to another. Whilst they were absent a bottle of wine was drdered and drank, and about seven o'clock they set off for Livei pool, leaving Wate in his previous situation. Ann Wate gave the same evidence as the prose- cutor, with the addition of what had transpired When her husband was not present. When they left Yorkshire they had about £ 50, £ 12 of which she delivered to her husband, and the remainder was sewn up in the lining of her stays. Whilst crossing the rtVer with Keating, he told her the police were busily engaged in searching for her and sent her below until the packet was half way over, cautioning her to take care whom she trusted and not to attend to any body buf such persons as he should introduce to her, for there were so many blacklegs about. During the money scene Cheshire, her companion lent her a knife to cut out her money, which she afterwards transferred to purse, and deposited it in her pocket. On the last return to Liverpool she was taken to a public- house, and requested to act as* witness to tii'e £ 100 bond, which has beeu mentioned before. Here one of the men went out a few moments, and returned with shilling in copper. They then repeatedly urged upon her the propriety of countiiig her money now that she was" on this side of the water, and thougl she constantly assured theni that it must be safe, as she had never withdrawn it from her pocket, they vvould not be satisfied until she had brought it out and began to examine it. She found £ 34 and some silver, which was" correct'; but as- it happened to be altogether in the same purse, one1 of the sharpers snatched it from her, saying, she ought to know better than to mix silver with gold ; he then fumbled it in his hands, and seemed to be wrapping it up in separate papers, which he replaced in the purse and restored it to her, he and his associates instantly quitting the house. When they had gone, a sus- picion of the truth came upon her mind : she hastily laid* hold of her purse, tore open its contents, and, to her great dismay, found that she had paid some- thing more than £ 34' for the convenience of having her money wrapped up in paper, and separated into parcels, which now contained just 6d. in copper. When she discovered the robbery,' she asked to sleep that night in the house, but the landlord said he could not accommodate her, and she was sent to two other places, in the same neighbourhood, at one of which she was" taken in, but does not remem- ber tlie direction of either of them ; the next morn- ing she went over to her husband iu Cheshire, and then informed the police. John Charles Gorman, the proprietor of the office in Dale- street, proved that the prosecutor and his wife had taken a passage in the ship Bayard, for New York, having been brought to the office by a man named Isaac, and not by Keating. They and two or three other families were recommended to hire lodgings at Keating's house. Keating had come to his bedside one morning ( which was imme- diately after his unsuccessful attempt to decoy the Wates into Cheshire), and told him there was a writ against them for £ 600, but if Gorman vvould go and add his influence to get them out of the way, he ( the prisoner) would get £ 40 or £ 50 for concealing them, of which he promised Gorman half. The latter went to the office, saying it was a matter that required Consideration. He subse- quently refused to go. Keating was engaged to ply for passengers, aud was in the office when Wate and his wife were brought in. William Spurr, a sheriff's officer, said that he had met the prisoner in the early part of last month, in Dale- street, and was asked by him if he wanted anybody; he told him he did, and the prisoner replied, " If you will go to our house, I think you will meet with your customers." The witness went with him, and found three persons, two of whom he knew, and the other he did not. It was usual to give money at these offices for information, and Keating had received several sums in this way. The prisoner had never asked him if he had a writ against a man named Wate, aud he had never told him so. This closed the case for the prosecution, when several witnesses were called to testify to the prisoner's good character. The Rev. J. Brooks, the presiding magistrate, then went through a very minute and impartial summing up, and in the course of a most eloquent and perspicuous charge to the jury, he displayed a degree of legal ability and penetration, which while it did honour to his character as a judge, could not fail to command the sincere admiration of all who are proud to see the laws of their country administered with talent and equity. Thc prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to transportation for fourteen years. THE NEW KINGDOM OF BELGIUM. BISHOPS CASTLE RACES, 1831. On Thursday, August 4ih, the Castle Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added by the Right Hon. Viscount Clive. Mr. Moulson's hi. c. Rolls, 4 yrs 2 4 1 1 r. T. Rlcketts's b. c. Tag 3 12 2 11. B. More, Esq. names Felicity 4 3 3 dr Mr. Ormsby Gore's g. f. Peg, 3 yrs 1 2 4 dr The Woodcole Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 25 sovs. added bv the town, for horses not thorough- bred. Mr. B. Hickman's b. g. Jerry, aged 1 1 J. Coles, Esq. names b. m. Hebe, 5 J rs 2 dr Mr. VV. Patrick's 1>. m. by Manfred 3 dr On Friday, August 5th, the Tally - ho Slakes of 5 snvs. each, in a Cup value of 25 sovs. the o- ift of Captain Oakeley, for regular Hunters, six hurdle leaps. W. Oakeley, Esq. e. g. Rioter, 6 yrs. ( CAPT. OAKELEV) 1 E. Griffiths, Esq.' s b. m. Little Bessy boiled The Members' Plate of £ 50, for all ages. Mr. Moulson's b. c. Rolla, 4 yrs 4 11 Mr. Ormsby Gore's g. f. Peg, 3 yrs... 2 2 2 Mr. Patrick's b. ni. Miss Forrester, 4 yrs.... 3 4 3 Mr. Davies's b. f. by Pilgarlic 13 4 Captain Oakeley's b. m. 5 dr The Forced Handicap was won by Hebe, at two heats, beating Felicity and Miss Forrester. These Races were most respectably attended.— F. H. Comewall, Esq. presided, iu the absence of Edward Rogers, Esq. M. P. llie Steward.— William Oakeley, Esq. has accepted the office of Steward for next year. The year 1813 introduced great changes into this quarter df Europe. On the 1st of December ill that year, the Belgic provinces were united with Holland, and from thai time until the month of Sep. tember last, constituted aii entire sovereignty under the government of William the First, the son ofthe last Stadtholder of the United Provinces. At the former period ( in 1S13) he assumed the sceptre under the title of " Sovereign Prince," which, on the 23d of February, 1815, he exchanged for that of " King of the Netherlands and Grand- duke of Luxemburg." The portion of this monarchy, which has severed itself from his sway, and the independence of which has been recognised by the Five leading Powers ill Europe, consists ofthe following provinces :— Acres. Population. Eastern Flanders .. area 697,100 727,000 Western Flanders 781,560 Antwerp 700,770 Hainault l. iege Namur , South Brabant 919,530 713,450 858,340 810,080 597,600 343,100 578,000 350,000 200,700 525,100 5,480,830 3,321,500 Taking the whole population of the late kingdom of the Netherlands, at the present moment, at 6,400,000 souls, the King of Holland bas lost a territory nearly equal in the number of its inhabit- ants to that of Portugal ; whilst, in superficial extent, he retains somewhat less than tw6- thirds of his former dominions, which embraced a surface of 15,300,090 acres. But this is not the whole of the sacrifice which he has been called upon to make; for it is a part of the functions assigned to the new Sovereign of the Belgians by the London Protocol, on which his throne is founded, to contest with the late King the possession of two other important provinces. Acres. Inhabitants. Limburg containing 1,152,200 and 341,000 Luxemburg 1,605,230 310,200 By these acquisitions, which depend either upon the Dutch Monarch's recal of his recent protest, or upon his being ultimately compelled to give way to the " right' of the strongest," King Leopold's sway would extend over more than a moiety of his pre- decessor's sovereignty, and involve tbe well- being of four millions of souls; forming a kingdom nearly equivalent, in this last respect, to the Bavarian monarchy. There is no portion of the civilized world, for Which nature, and human industry and skill, have done more than for Belgium ; and these were latterly fostered ( by what must prove an irreparable loss to her) the exclusive supply of Holland— a market, containing two millions and a half of affluent consumers,— with grain, fuel, raw products, and manufactures ; and besides a free and favoured intercourse with the extensive colonial possessions of the Dutch Crown, which embrace a population of six millions and a half more. The principal towns of the new Belgian monarchy, as recently parcelled out in London, are " 8. Maestricht.. 20,000 WORCESTER RACES. Tuesday, a Sweepstakes of 20 sovereigns each, li. ft. 3 subs. Mr. Thome's ch. f. Mv Cousin ( BROWN) 1 Mr. Ha; wood's 1). f. Dudii, by Filho dti Puta fell The Worcestershire Stakes of 20 sovereigns each, h. ft. 16 subscribers. Mr. Chapman's b c. The Cardinal, 4 yrs 1 Mr. E. Griffilhs's b. c. Thot'ngrove, 4 yrs 2 Mr. Bristow's br. h. Doctor Faustus, aged 3 Mr. Beardsworth's br. Ii. Hedgford, 6 yrs 4. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovereigns each, with 20 added. 4 subscribers. Col. Lygon names b. f. Vigornia 1 Mr. Thome's b. g. The Ghost, 4 yrs 2 Hon. T. 11. Foley names br. c. Due de Reiclistndt 3 A Sweepstakes of 10 sovereigns each, with 10 added, for horses not thorough- bred, 5 subscribers. Mr. Brookes's c. by Champion 12 1 Mr. Reeves's ch, g. Moses, aged 2 12 Mr. Ongley's g. g. The Flyer, 6 yrs 2 3 dr 2 to 1 on the colt by Champion ; after the second heat, 3 lo 1 on Moses. Three very fine heats, each being won by about a neck. Wednesday, the Severn Stakes of 5 sovereigns each, with 25 added, 8 subscribers. Mr. T. Saunders's br. f. Rosa ( WADI. OW) 1 Lord Foley names ch. f. Lady Bird, 4 yrs 2 Col. Johnson names b. f. by Gainsborough 3 A Sweepstakes of 25 sovereigns each, for two. year- olds. T. Y. C. 5 subscribers. Mr. E. L. Charlton's b c. by Manfred...( ARTHCR) 1 Mr, Beardsworth's f. by Catton, dam by Walton,... 2 Mr. Twamley's f. by Pnulowitz, dam Tintoretta 3 Lord Warwick's ch. c. bv Rubens 4 Mr. T. H. Cooke's br. e. Finikin, hy Tramp 5 2 to 1 against Mr. 6 to 4 against the winner Beardsworth's. Won easy. The Gold Cup, by subscriptions of 10 sovs. each, the amount to be paid to the winner in specie, 14 subs. Mr. T. 11. Cooke nafhes b. g. Independence 1 Mr. R. Berkley's b. g. Liston 2 Col. Lygon names b. c. The Cardinal 3 6 to 4 on Independence. 3 to 1 against Liston; 4 to 1 against Cardinal. A very well contested race, and won by a neck. A Maiden Plate of £ 50, the gift of llie Corporation. Mr. Matlhews's b. c. Malwa, 3 yrs 3 1 1 Mr. Davis's b. e. Changling, by Swnp, 3 yrs. 12 2 Mr. Charlton's b. g. by Tramp, 3 yrs 4 3 3 Mr. Saunders's b. f. Rosa, 3 yrs.... 2 4 dr Mr. Neville's br. f. Mania, 3 yrs 5 5 dr the City Members' Plate of £ 50, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovereigns each, Mr. Griffiths's b. c. Thorngrove, 4 yrs. 4 11 Mr. Reeves's b. m. Flora, 5 jrs 12 2 Mr. Beardsworth's Hedgeford, 6 yrs 2 3 dr Mr. Thorite's Harry, 4 yrs 3 dr Mr. Patrick's f. by'Manfred, 3 yrs fell. 3 to 2 against Hcdgford ; 3 lo 1 against Flora ; 4 to 1 against Tliorngrove.— III the first heat Mr. Patrick's fell ; the boy was slightly hurt. The County Members' Purse of £ 50. Mr. T. PickeruelI's br. c. Due de Reichstadi... 1 1 Mr. Haywood's b. in. by Bustard, 5 yrs 3- 2 Mr. Charlton's b. g. Pollard, 6 yrs 2 3 9. Mechlin 10. Namur 11. Ypres 12. Ostein! 13. Luxemburg.. 20,000 16,200 15,300 1- 0,600 10,000 1. Ghent 84,000 2. Brussels.... 76,000 3. Antwerp 66,000 4. Liege 53,600 5. Bruges 34,300 6. Louvain 26,000 7. Moiis 20,000 The most important of these are— Ghent, for its Cottoh, silk, and manufactures; Antwerp, for its shipping and commerce; Liege, for its trade in iron, aud iron and steel works; Mons, for its woollens and produce of coals; and Namur, for its export of stone and marble. To the Editor of the Salopian Journal. ' TEMPERANCE IN LONDON.— A Correspondent complains ofthe manner in which gin- shops are suffered to remain open on Sundays. We wish this crying evil could be prevented,-- and we are sure, by proper energy ou tbe part of tbe parish officers, it might be prevented. The misery and wretchedness that result from dram- drinking exceed our powers of descrip- tion. Poverty, rags, madness, premature death, are the con stant effects oil tile wretched victims of ttie vice themselves tbe injuries to society are, increase of crime. ill the most horrible forms'— tbe burdens of orphan' and decrepit children — aggravation of rales, and general depravation of morals, Bitt it may be paid, the rich have their wine, why should not the poor mail have his gin 1 in tbe first place, g'in and other distilled spirits are of a very different force from the fermented extract of the grape beer is' the' poor and labouring man's beverage, which, if it be what it ought to be, is much better than the various adulterated trasli that is sold here as wine. And we do hope that the late Beer Act will undergo such modification as will piit a wholesome aiid pure mult and hop extract, to the extent that nature; requires, within every poor man's reaeli. In the next place, also, the ricli have not their wine in th? wsy they used to have it thirty years ago. Drunkenness'there is very infrequent; but the habit of gin- drinking among the poor seems to increase, owing,, no doubt, to tiie cheapness of the article. Some vigorous methods should be takeii fbr tlid suppression of the vice."— London Morning Paper. TBMPEHANCH SI TKMPCRAWCE SOCIETIES IN AMERICA'. --- In tiie New York Observer, of the 4tll of June, appears a report of the annual meeting of the New York Temperance Societv, at which tbe following facts were stated i—" There are in America about 3000 Temperance Societies, 18 of which are State Societies. More than 1000 distilleries have been stopped by their means; and at least 3000 merchants bave discontinued the sale of spirrtous liquors in consequence of tbe diminished demand. There are upwards of 300,000 members enrolled in the Temperance Societies; and as great a number of persons are supposed to bave altogether given up the use of ardent spirits, who have not yet enrolled themselves. Not less than 1011 taverns have given up selling ardent spirits by retail; and it is calculated about 3000 drunkards have been re- claimed through the instrumentality of these institutions. In one town, populated by 2D00 persons, not one new drunkard bas been made in four years. In a town where tbe quantity of ardent spi'its drank had been reduced nine- tenths, in conse- quence of the inhabitants, generally, having enrolled them- selves as members of Temperance Societies, the deaths an- nounced in tbe bills of mortality have been diminished oue- fourth." Now, Mr. Editor, though dram- drinking may not have arrived at such a pitch in Shrewsbury as is the case, alas'. in London and other places; yet, I con- ceive, drunkenness even there is not so uncommon, but that its evil effects are daily seen and felt. May I not then solicit your aid in calling upon the moral and religious part of your town to follow the example of other places in forming a Temperance Society, and not only because of the beneficial effects which 1 doubt not would soon be visible in Shrewsbury, but, als'o, because it would be an example for, and imitated by, many other places in the county, where the bane- ful and withering influence of drunkenness are so lamentably seen in the absence of all moral and re- ligious obligation and duty. I am, Mr. Editor, your's, & c. A FRIEND TO THE POOR. ERADICATING WEEDS.— An agricultural traveller observes that agriculturists in general pay too little attention to eradicating weeds at the proper time. He mentions the practice of Mr. Hvnde, banker, Swansea, who, from the beginning of June to the end of July, employs all thc poor children in the parish in clearing his land of weeds before they have time to get into seed. The weeds are laid in a heap to rot, and are found to be worth as manure double the cost of gathering. Warv- ick Assizes, Monday, Auc/ vsl 8. ( Before Lord Chief Justice Tindal and a Special Jury.) WOOD, BART. v. ATKINS. This cause excited considerable interest in the sporting world. It was an action brought by Sir Mark Wood against Mr. Atkins, the Clerk of the Course for the Warwick races, to recover the sum of £ 600, the amount of the Guy Stakes, run for at these races last year. The Duke of Richmond, who was subpoenaed as a witness, was on the bench ; other members of the Jockey Club were also present. Mr. Serjeant Goulburn, in opening the plaintiff's case to the jury, stated, that the real defendant in the action was Mr. Beardsworth, of Birmingham, who, as well as the plaintiff, was well known on the turf. Those gentlemen Were tbe respective owners of the two horses that came in first and second in the race for the Guy Stakes run at Warwick, on thc 7th of September, 1830. There were thirty- one sub- scribers to these stakes,' of fifty guineas each, several of whom, as usual, became defaulters, and paid forfeit. Nine horses ran ; and tbe produce of the subscriptions and forfeits amounted to nearly £ 1,000, and had been paid to the defendant Atkins, whose duty it was, as Clerk of the Course, fo receive the subscriptions, and harid them over to the person whose horse was declared by the stewards to be the winner. Mr. Beardsworth's horse ( B- rmingham) came in first; and Sir Mark Wood's horse ( Cetus) came in second ; but the latter was declared entitled to the stakes under circumstances about to be stated, according to the rules by which such matters were governed, and so' declared by the stewards of the Jockey Club, to whom the case had been referred. A decision so pronounced, by a tribunal the most competent in such matters, after an agreement to refer the question to that tribunal, was, the learned serjeant contended, final and conclusive between these parties; and he, therefore, apprehended that they were precluded from going into the original merits of the question,: although if they did, the plaintiff Would be shown to be entitled on the merits, as well as by the decision already pronounced in'his favour, to the amount of the stakes in question. The learned serjeant here referred to a case reporled in the volume of the Jiacing Calendar for the year 1810, in which the Court held a decision of the Jockey Club on a q- uestion of this kind binding. ( The reference to The Racing Calendar as an authority for a legal decision excited some pleasantry in court, which was increased hy the learned judge pointing out in thc list of subscribers to that volume the name of Sir James Mansfield, the then Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.) The learned Serjeant Was happy fo see, although he had merely quoted from this book as an authority against sporting gentlemen, that it was one of a high legal character also, as it had come forth with the sanction of no less a personage than the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. ( Laughter ) The horses which were to run for the Guy Stakes of 1830, were the produce of mares covered in 1826, to he named by the owners. They were hence called " Produce Stakes." Mr. Mytton, a gentleman nOt, unknown in the sporting circles, named the mare Miss Craigie, of which the horse Birmingham was thc produce, by FilhO da Puta ; Mr. Ganntlett named the mare E- unia, of which the horse Cetus was the produce, by W halebone. It was unnecessary to mention the names of the other horses that had run, these being the two lhat had come in first and second. There was no dispute as to the fairness of the race; but it was a rule laid down by the Jockey Club, and well known on the turf, that no person who is in arrear for subscriptions or forfeits, be allowed to start a horse until he has paid up, and that if the horse of such person were fo start and win the race, he would not be entitled to the stakes, which would in such case go to the owner of the horse coming in next after him. The objection against Mr. Beardsworth in the present instance was, that Mr. Mytton, in whose name Birmingham had been entered for the race, was in arrear at the time for stakes and forfeits, both at Warwick and at Winchester, and consequently Sir Mark Wood, who had become the owner of Cetus, the horse that came in sccond, claimed the stakes from the Clerk ofthe Course, who, of course, refused to give them up to either party until the question was decided. The parties referred the matter to the stewards, with power to choose a third parly as umpire. These gentlemen— namely, Mr. Lucy, the present High Sheriff of this county, then acting as steward for Mr. C. Wise, who was at Hastings, and Mr. Giffard— not feeling themselves competent to decide upon the point, referred it, with the consent of tbe parties, to the stewards of tbe Jockey Club ai Newmarket. Written statements of their respective claims were required from Sir Mark and Mr. Beards- worth, which were accordingly sent in, and these statements were transmitted by Mr Lucy and Mr.. Giffard to tile stewards of the Jockey Club, two of whom, the Duke of Richmond and Mr. C. Wilson,' met at Newmarket in October, and chose Mr. Irby, a member of the Jockey Club, to supply the place of Lord Verulam, tiie third steward, who was absent. After having considered the statements sent in on both sides, these three gentlemen decided that Sir Mark Wood was entitled to the stakes, and forwarded their decision in writing fo the Clerk of the Course. Mr. Beardsworth, nevertheless, persisted in his claim, and the defendant consequently refusing to pay over the money, he being- no doubt indemnified by Mr. Beardsworth, the present action was brought to recover the amount in his hands. T he facts, as detailed in the learned serjeant's statement, were then proved by the evidence of the jockey who rode Cetus; the editor of the Racing Calendar; Mr. Lucy, the acting steward of the Warwick races in 1830 ; the secretary to the stewards of the Jockey Club ; and his Grace the Duke of Richmond, one of the referees. The latter stated that Mr. Wilson, Mr. Irby, and himself, took the written statements of the respective parties into their consideration about the llth or 12th of October last, at the house of their secretary, at Newmarket, and made the award which had been mentioned. The fact of the horse or owner being in arrear at War- wick disqualified him from running on that course, but lie did not think that his being in arrear at any other course would disqualify him there. Mr. Clarke, in his address to the Jury on the part of tbe defendant, contended that they had nothing to do with the rules or decision of the Jockey Club. Neither Mr. Beardsworth nor Mr. Mytton was a member of that club, and, consequently, they were not bound by its rules. Why should the rules of that club be allowed to govern all the races of this country, and supersede both the established law of the land and the law of common sense? It was not denied that Birmingham ( Mr. Beardsworth's horse) camc in first, and had, therefore, won the race. There was no complaint of any unfairness on Mr. Beardsworth'* part, and why then take the slakes from him and give them to the owner of a beaten horse ? The Jury were bound to attend to the merits of the case, and not trouble their heads about any absurd regulations of the Jockey Club, upon plea of which it was at- tempted to deprive this gentleman of the prize he had fairly won. All the parties were on the course on the day of the race, and why did not Sir Mark Wood make his objection, if he thought it a valid one, be- fore the horses started. If not a valid, it would then at least have been a fair one, and Mr. Beardsworth would not, have had so much reason to complain of it. But Sir Mark Wood, although he saw both Mr. Mytton and Mr. Beardsworth on the course, thought proper to lie by and take his chance of winning, in fraud of the other subscribers, if the objection was a good one ; and then, finding his own horse second, lie came forward with his objection, and claimed the stakes. With respect to what had been called the award of the stewards of the Jockey Club, that was no award at all, nor any thing in the form of an award. But Mr. Beardsworth never submitted his case to the Jockey Club; he merely submitted it ttt the stewards of the Warwick races, who, although they admitted that his horse had come in first, with- out any unfairness, yet declined to decide the question, but sent it to the gentlemen of the Jockey Club. Mr- Beardsworth, however, dissented from this, and actu- ally wrote fo Mr. Giffard to that effect. The learned Counsel, therefore, submitted that any authority he might be supposed to have given to submit the case to the club had been revoked; and that not being a member of that club, and his horse having fairly won the race, he was clearly entitled to the stakes, not- withstanding any rules by which that society might be themselves guided. Evidence was then called on behalf of thc defend- ant; but the only important point proved was that Mr. Giffard had received a letter from Mr. Beards- Worth in October last, in which he told him he might do as he liked ; but that he ( Mr. Beardsworth) did not wish to submit his case to the stewards of the Jockey Club. Mr. Serjeant Goulbourn having replied, The Lord Chief Justice informed the Jury, that the questions for tlieir consideration were, whether or not the parties had submitted their case to the de- cision of the stewards of the Jockey Club, and whether f hat decision had been pronounced. With respect to the letter proved to have been writtert to Mr. Giffard by Mr. Beardsworth, his lordship was of opinion that the terms of it did not amount to a revo- cation of the submission. Tbe jury, after having retired for some time, returned with a verdict for the plaintiff— Damages £ 600. RFXIGIOUS BEQUEST. The executors of a wealthy gentleman, recently deceased, are, by hi. will, empowered to offer a sum of not less than £ 500 for the best treatise oil " the evidence that there is a Being all- powerful, wise and good, by whom everything exists ; and particularly to obvi- ate difficulties regarding the wisdom and goodnes. of the Deity; and this, in the first place, from considerations independent of written revelation; and, in the second place, from fhe revelation ofthe Lord Jesus; and, from the whole, to point out tha inferences most necessary for, and useful to, man- kind." Several Ministers of the Established Church, and the trustees of the testator, . are appointed to nominate and make choice of three judges, who are to decide upon the comparative excellencies of the treatises that shall be- laid before them. The Camden arrived on Sunday morning from Mesico, bringing 380,000 dollars, about 55,000 of which, we understand, are for the payment of the dividends on loans. The country was perfectly quiet, and bore an appearance of settling down into a state of quietude and stability. His Ma- jesty's schooner Pickle was at Havannah on the 22d ult. with a Portuguese slaver, which she had captured a few days before, with 150 slaves on board. The Pickle and her prize were about to sail for New Providence. His Majesty's sloop Grasshopper was at Vera Cruz on the 5th of June. — Falriioutli Packet. A correspondent of the Staffordshire Advertiser says, " 1 notice the dreadful explosion of a steam boiler at Liverpool. Had a surety plate of sheet lead been affixed to such a boiler, it would have been physically impossible to burst it with steam. About twelve months ago, I tried to burst a steam- engine boiler, used for winding up coal, bat did not effect it ; the surety plate gradually becam. thinner as the heat and elasticily increased, swelled into a hemisphere, and then tore asunder without any fragments, letting off the steam with a loud but harmless explosion." The annual statement of the trade and increase of the Liverpool docks has just been published, and affords a striking proof of the flourishing con. dition of the port. The gross amount of increase upon the revenue of lust year has exceeded £ 33,622, comprising an astonishing excess in the duties on goods alone of £ 19,408. 4s. 5d. in the course of twelve months, and making a grand total of £ 200,172. Us. id. The goods received into the Staffordshire Pot- teries last year, and despatched from them, amount, ed to upwards of 106,000 tons: the first price of the raw materials used in tlieir manufacture was but £ 55,000, aud lhat ofthe same materials wrought up was £ 1,300,000, exhibiting au amount of wealth created, of labour paid, and profit actually reaped, hardly falling short of one million and a quarter sterling. BANKRUPTS, AUC. 9.— James Gilbert, ofSt. Luke'f, Middlesex, ironfounder.— John James Clark nnd Adam Clark, of Market lliisen, Lincolnshire, drapers.—* William Martin, of Newgate. street, wine- merchant. Alexander Clark, of Broad. street, Ratcliff, miller.— S. Cross, jun, of Lambeth, timber- merchant. — A. Symons, of Falmouth, wine. merchant.— A. Fletcher, of Preston, glass. seller.— J. Halstead, jun. of Culne. Lancashire, colton- spinner.— J. Matthews, of Mary, port- street, Bristol, basket- maker.— J, Hamilton, of Bristol, innkeeper. INSOLVENTS.— John Morgan Thomas, of lligli. street, Slmdwell, grocer.— Alexander Fletcher imd-/ John Young, of Mill place Foundry, Millbroolt. Southampton, iron- founders. SHREWSBURY: