THE ALTAR, THRONE, AND LAND WE LIVE IN. tWtM JjL v rVS-; ,„ . feMtil * vT s> > NG- 010. RCESTER, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1846. PRICE 5d. RAMAGE'S CONCENTRATED COMPOUND SOLUTION OF IRON. "* HE well- known tonic properties of Iron have made I it a medicine of daily application in all cases of debility, produced by a poor and impoverished state of the blood. THE SYMPTOMS by which the state of the system is known are the following :— General weakness, languor, inapti- tude to exertion, loss of appetite, imperfect digestion, flatulence alter taking food, a feeble action of the heart, palpitation on the slightest exertion, cold hands and feet, irregular action of the bowels, and severe headaches. THE EFFECT of this Preparation of Iron is to act as a permanent Tonic, By strengthening and invigorating the stomach and digestive organs, the appetite is not only increased, but the food taken is properly digested, the blood is made in better quality and larger quantity, thereby the action of the heart is increased, rendering the pulse fuller and stronger, augmenting the temperature of the body, and improving the tone of the muscular fibre. This Medicine is much assisted by using RAMAGE'S LAXATIVE PILLS at the same time. Sold in Bottles, at 4s. 6d. each, Wholesale and Retail, by the Proprietor's appointment, at JOHN" SANGER'S, 150, Oxford Street, and may be procured of Mrs. Deighton, High Street, Worcester, and all respectable Medicine Venders throughout the country. CURTIS ON MENTAL AND GENERATIVE DISEASES. Just published, A MEDICAL WORK, in a sealed Envelope, at 3s., and sent, post paid, for 3s. 6d. MANHOOD; the Causes of its Premature Decline, with plain direc- tions for its perfect restoration, addressed to those suffering from nervous debility or mental irritation, followed by observa- tions on MARRIAGE, NERVOUSNESS, and the treatment of Diseases of the generative system, illustrated with cases, & c. By J. L. CURTIS and Co., Consulting Surgeons, 7, FRITH STREET, SOHO SauARE, London. TWENTY- SIXTH THOUSAND. Published by the Authors, and may be had at their Residence; also sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster- row; Burgess, Medical Bookseller, 28, Coventry. street, Haymarket; Hannay, 63, Oxford- street; Mann, 39, Cornhill, London; Guest, 51, Bull- street, Birmingham ; Hobson, 5, Market- street, Leeds; Allen, Long- row, Nottingham ; T. Sowler, 4, St. Anne's- square, Man- chester; G. 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We feel no hesitation in saying that there is no member of society by whom the book will not be found useful, whether such person hold the relation of a PARENT, a PRECEPTOR, or a CLERGYMAN.— Sun, evening paper. To the married, as well as the unmarried, this little work affords consolation and cure in peculiar cases, and we are doing a service to society in recommending it to general notice. Essex and Herts Mercury. CURTIS ON MANHOOD. ( Strange.)— A perusal of this work will easily distinguish its talented authors from the host of medical writers whose pretensions to cure all diseases are daily so indecently thrust before the public. Having for many years been the standard work on these diseases, its originality is apparent, and its perusal breathes consolation and hope to the mind of the patient— Naval and Military Gazette. CURTIS ON MANHOOD should be in the hands of youth and old age. It is a medical publication, ably written, and developes the treatment of a class of painful maladies which has too long been the prey of the illiterate and designing.— United Service Gazette. Messrs. CURTIS and Co. are to be consulted daily at their residence, No. 7, FRITH STREET, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON. Country Patients are requested to be as minute as possible in the detail of their cases. The communication must be accom- panied by the usual consultation fee of £ 1, and in all cases the most inviolable secrecy may be relied on. CAUTION. In consequence of the numerous complaints made to the Authors by Patients who have been induced to purchase spu- rious copies of this work, advertised by illiterate pretenders, under titles imitating as closely as possible the word u MAN- HOOD," PATIENTS are informed they can have this work forwarded them, by initial or otherwise, to any address, DIRECT from the Author's Residencer on remitting 3s. Gs. in postage stamps. They are also particularly requested to notice in the Preface, pages 5 and 6, the official declarations made before the Lord Mayor of London, on the 6th of April, 1844, proving the number printed, bound, and sold since May, 1840, which will prevent disappointment, and secure the original. ON THE CONCEALED CAUSE OF CONSTITUTIONAL OR ACQUIRED DEBILITIES OF THE GENERATIVE SYSTEM. " THE SILENT FRIEND," NINETEENTH EDITION. Price 2s. 6' d., and sent free to any part of the United Kingdom, in a Sealed Envelope, from the Establishment, on receipt of 3s. ( id. in Postage fctamps. AMEDICAL WORK on the INFIRMITIES OF THE GENERATIVE SYSTEM, in both sexes; being an Enquiry into the concealed cause that destroys physical energy, and the ability of manhood, ere vigour has established her empire ; with observations on the baneful effccts of SOLITARY INDULGENCE and INFECTION; Local and Constitutional WEAKNESS, NERVOUS IRRITATION, CONSUMPTION and on the partial or total EXTINCTION OF THE REPRO- DUCTIVE POWERS; WITH MEANS OF RESTORATION ; tile llis- tructive effects of Gonorrhoea., Gleet. Strictures, and Secondary Symptoms are explained in a familiar manner; the Work is EMBELLISHED WITH TEN FINE COLOURED ENGRAV- INGS, on Steel, representing the deleterious influence of Mercury on the skin, by eruptions on the bead, face, and body ; with APPROVED MODE OP CURE for both sexes ; followed by Observations on the Obligations of MARRIAGE, and healthy perpetuity ; with direc- tions for the removal of certain Disqualifications; the whole pointed out to suffering humanity as a " SILENT FRIEND," to be consulted without exposure, and with assured confidence of BY R.'& L. PERRY & CO., CONSULTING SURGEONS, Published by the Authors, and sold by Strange, 21. Paternoster Row ; Hannay & Co., 63, Oxford- street;" Gordon, 146, Leadeniiall- street, London; Newton, 16 and 19, Chuich- street, Raw! Church street, Liverpool; Ingram, Market- street, Manchester; D. Camp bell, 136, Argyle- street, Glasgow; R. Lindsay, 11, Elms row, Edinburgh ; Powell. 10, Westmoreland- street, Dublin ; Deighton, Worcester: Pennell, Kidderminster; Bromley. Kidderminster; and by all Booksellers and Patent Medicine Venders In town and country. Part I. of this Work is particularly addressed to those who are prevented from forming a Matrimonial Alliance, througe fear of certain disqualifications for the discharge of the sacred obligations of marriage, and to the thoughtless youth, whose follies, ( to speak mildly,) have entailed upon him debility, and disfiguring disease in their worst forms ; therefore the Silent Friend will be found an available introduction to the means of perfect and secret restora- tion to Manhood. Part II. treats perspicuously upon those forms of diseases, either in their primary or secondary state, arising from infection, showing how numbers, who through temporary remissness or fastidious feeling, neglect to obtain competent medical aid. entail upon themselves years of misery and suffering, and of which ulti- mately those dearest to them, are innocent but equal participators. THE CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUM Is a gentle stimulant and renovator of the impaired functions of life, and is exclusively directed to the cure of such complaints as arise from a disorganization of the Generative System, whether constitutional or acquired, loss of sexual power, and debility arising from syphilis : and is calculated to afford decided relief to those who by early Indulgence in solitary habits have weakened the powers of their system, and fallen into a state of chronic debility, by which the constitution is left in a deplorable state, and that nervous mentality kept up which places the individual in a state of anxiety for the remainder of life. Constitutional weakness, sexual debility, obstinate gleets, excesses, irregularity obstructions of certain evacuations total impotency and barrenness are effectually removed by this invaluable medicine. Price lis,, or four at lis. in one Bottle for 33s., by which lis. are saved. The cases of Syriacum or Concentrated Detersive Essence can only be had at 19, Berners Street, Oxford Street, London ; whereby there is a saving of £ 1. 12s., and the Patient is entitled to receive advice without a fee. which advantage is applicable only to those who remit £ 5 for a packet. A minute detail of the case is necessary. THE CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, AN ANTT- SVPHILITIC REMEDY for searching out and purifying the diseased humours of the blood ; conveying its active principles throughout the body, even penetrating the minutest vessels, removing all corruptions and contaminations, and impurities from the vital stream,— eradicating the morbid virus ; and radically expelling it through the skin. Price Us. or four bottles in one for 33s , by which lis. is saved also in £ 5 cases, to be had only at the London Establishment. VENEREAL CONTAMINATION, if not at first eradicated, will often remain secretly lurking in the system for years, and, although for a while undiscovered, at length break out upon the unhappy indi- vidual in its most dreadful forms; or else, unseen, internally endanger the very vital organs of existence. To those suffering from the consequences which this disease may have left behind in the form of SECONDARY SYMPTOMS, eruptions of the skin, blotches on the head and face, ulcerations and enlargement of the throat tonsils, and threatened destruction of the nose, palate, & c., nodes on the shin bones, or any of those painful affections arising from the dangerous effects of the indiscriminate use of mercury, or the evils of'an imperfect cure, the CONCENTHATED DETERSIVE " ESSENCE will be found to be attended with the most astonishing effects in checking the ravages of the disorder, removing all scorbutic com- plaints, and effectually re- establishing the health of the constitu- tion. To persons entering upou the responsibilities of matrimony, and who ever had the misfortune during their more youthful days to be affected with any form of these diseases, a previous course of this medicine is highly essential and ol the greatest importance, as more serious affections are visited upon an innocent wife and offspring, from a want of these simple precautions, than perhaps half the world is aware of ; for, it must bo remembered, where the fountaiii is polluted, the streams that How from it cannot ' pure. Messrs. PERRY expect, when consulted by letter, the usual Fee of One Pound, addressed to the London Establishment, with- out which no notice whatever can be taken of the communication. Patients are requested to be as minute as possible in the detail of their cases, as to the duration of the complaint, the symptoms, age, habits of living, and general occupation.- Medicines can be forwarded to any part of the world : no difficulty can occur, as they will be securely packed, and carefully protected from observation PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, Price 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and Us. per Box. The most certain and effectual cure ever discovered for every stage and symptom of the Venereal Disease, in both sexes, includ ing Gonorrhoea, Gleets, Secondary Symptoms, and Strictures. Messrs. R. it, L. Perry & Co., Surgeons, may be consulted as usual at No. 19, Berners- street, Oxford- street, London, daily, punc- tually from Eleven in the Morning until Eight in the Evening, and on Sundays from Eleven till One. Only one personal visit is required from a country patient, to enable Messrs. PERRY and Co., to give such advice as will be the means of effecting a permanent and effectual cure, after all other means have proved ineffectual. Medicine Venders can be supplied by most of the Wholesale Patent Medicine Houses in London . A gent for Worcester A. DEIGIITON, Journal Office Kidderminster... THOS. PENNELL, Bookseller, Where way be had liie ." SILENT FRIEND,- WEBB S AFRICAN POMATUM, FOR RINGWORM & c. THIS simple but effectual remedy has raised itself into an extensive sale, solely by its extraordinary powers of rapidly destroying the Impetigo or Ringworm, which appears on the head and other parts of the body. It is perfectly safe in its use, and has constantly cured where all Medical means have failed- This Pomatum has also been found most efficacious in the cure of Scald Head, Shingles, and in removing Warts, Pimples, and other diseases caused from worms, or insects in the human skin ; it will also extirpate those disfigure- ments to the face called Grubs or Black Worms. Sold in Pots, 2s. 9d. each. And HARRISON'S PILE LOZENGES, ( an internal applica- tion). This cheap and easy Remedy has had the sanction of so many years' experience, that it is needless to enlarge on its superior efficacy. It may be proper, however, to mention, that it is perfectly harmless to the most tender constitution; and pregnant women may take it with the utmost safety, as it has never yet been known to fail of success. Sold at 2s. 6d. per Packet. Also THOMAS'S UNGUENTUM, or Ointment for the Piles. ( An external application.) May be used where the Piles are more external; it has been long used with unvarying success, and never fails in allaying all inflammation and pain, quickly dispersing the Hoemorroids. Sold in Pots at 13| d. Wholesale agent, Mr. J. SANGER, 150, Oxford Street, and may be procured of Mrs. Deighton, High Street, Worcester, and all respectable Medicine Vendeis throughout the country. HILST Messrs. BETTS & Co. are studiously desirous to avoid the imputation of unwarrantably increasing the alarm created by the rumoured prevalence in the Metropolis, of that fearful disease the Asiatic Cholera, they deem it consistent with a due regard to the feelings of the public, to direct attention to the subjoined Testimoniais as to the merits of their Patent Brandy. This pure and wholesome Spirit. has long been in very general use in the most important Hospitals and Infirmaries in the Kingdom, and is deserving of especial notice at the present time, from its peculiar efficacy in arresting the ravages caused by those epidemics that usually prevail at this season of the year ; and the same can be procured throughout the Kingdom, of Wholesale Spirit Merchants, in quantities not less than 2 Gallons, being 1 Dozen, or in single Bottles, 3s. per Bottle, from Retailers, each Bottle being secured by the Metallic Capsule, which Messrs. BETTS & Co. have the exclusive right of making, and which, when bearing the annexed impres- sion, is a self- evident protection to the Spirit against the possibility of adultera- tion. ( SPATENT^) EXTRACTS FROM TESTIMONIALS :— " Grenadier Guards Hospital, " The two samples of your Patent Brandy I had an opportu- nity of laying before the Board of Officers, which sat at the Regimental Hospital last Saturday. Every Member of the Board approved of the Brandy, and have ordered that it shall be used for the sick. " ( Signed) " J. HARRISON, Surgeon- Major, Grenadier Guards." " Messrs. J. T. Betts & Co." EXTRAORDINARY CURES BY HOLLO WAY'S OINTMENT " 38, Upper Gower Street. " I do not hesitate to express my conviction, that it is fully as free from anything injurious to health, and contains as pure a Spirit as the very best varieties of Foreign Brandy. ( Signed) " EDWARD TURNER, Professor of Chemistry in " John T. Betts, Esq." " the University of London." " Long Acre. " I am bound to say, and do assert it with confidence, that for purity of Spirit, this cannot be surpassed; and that your Patent Brandy is also quite free from those acids which, though minute in quantity, always contaminate the Foreign Spirit. ( Signed) " JOSEPH HUME, Toxicalogical Chemist " To J. T. Betts, Esq." " to the Board of Excise." « 58, Aldersgate Street. " Your Brandy is free from uncombined acid, and astringent matter, which exists, more or less, in most of the Brandies im- ported from France. ( Signed) " JOHN THOMAS COOPER, " Lecturer on Chemistry, at Guy's, " To Mr. Betts." " and St. Thomas' Hospitals." NASSAU SELTERS WASSER. Messrs. BETTS & Co. also avail themselves of the present most seasonable opportunity to direct public attention to the peculiar salutary properties of the SELTERS WATER, respecting which many eminent Physicians have expressed the most favourable opinions deserving of serious and attentive consideration- The learned Monsieur Caventou, of Paris, makes some observations replete with interest and truth. " We know of no Mineral Water suited to such varietn of constitu- tions. It exercises an especial action on the biliary system, frequently and promptly checking the worst symptoms, whether connected with vomiting or diarrhoea.'''' He concludes by recom- mending Selters Water as one of the most salubrious drinks for warm climates, and ranges it in the first rank of antiscor- butics and preventions of dysentry. Whilst M. Augustus Wetter, Phvsician of Berlin, the latest and most celebrated writer on Mineral Springs, states, " Selters Water is highly beneficial in cases of gastric irritation, bilious vomiting or diarrhoea, and ought to be administered in small but frequently repeated doses. In cases of dyspepsia, either from irritation or weak stomach, the continued use of Selters Water is highly advantageous." Messrs. Betts & Co. cannot too strongly caution the public against the evils of artificial gaseous waters generally, since the learned Monsieur Caventou informs us " that they frequently produce so much inconvenience and danger as to cause its use to be replaced by that of the natural, the latter acting as a very antidote to the former." Numerous attempts having been made to impose upon the Public by some manufacturers of artificial waters and other mixtures, by advertising that they enjoy the privilege of receiv- ing supplies of the natural Selters Water direct from the springs, Messrs. BETTS & Co. beg to state that they have the exclusive right of procuring the same direct from the Springs, and, as evidence thereof, they publish the following Declaration of the Nassau Government, founded upon its solemn contract with Mr. J. T. BETTS. THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE DOMAINS OF HIS HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF NASSAU, DECLARE, by these presents, that being desirous to prevent and put a stop to the numerous falsifications committed in respect to the Waters of Selters, and, to secure for the future to the Kingdom of Great Britain, its Colonies, and Dependencies, the enjoyment of the genuine Water of that Spring, they have resolved, from the 1st of January, 1845, to use the Metallic Capsules of Mr. JOHN THOMAS BETTS, of London. The General direction of the Domains further DECLARE by these presents, that they have granted to the said JOHN THOMAS BETTS, Patentee of the above described Capsules, and TO NO ONE ELSE in the Kingdom of Great Britain, its Colonies, and Dependencies, THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT to pur- chase and export, direct from the Springs, the Waters of Selters, Fachingen, Schwal- bach and Weilbach. They declare further, that the Bottles, after being filled with the respective Mineral Waters, are to be immediately and in the presence of their Officers closed with the above named Capsules, which bear the impression of the annexed drawing :— Given at Wiesbaden, this 18th day of December, 1844. BARON DE BOCK HERMSDORFF, President of the Direction General of the Ducal Domains of Nassau. HENRY HENDEL, Secretary. The Selters Water is imported in hampers containing Four Dozen large Bottles, ( each Bottle equal to Five Bottles of Soda Water,) or Five Dozen small; and sold, exclusive of carriage, at 10s. per Dozen for the large, and 7s. per Dozen for the small, bottles and hampers included, and not returnable. A liberal allowance made to the Trade. Applications to be made to Messrs. BETTS & Co., PATENT BRANDY DISTIL- LERS, 7, SMITHFIELD BARS, who beg further to inform the Public that although they contend for the superiority of their Patent Brandy over every other Spirit, yet, in deference to the incredulous, is submitted THE STANDARD OF COGNAC. THE BEST COGNAC BRANDY is the produce of a tract of land in France, well known as the CHAMPAGNE DISTRICT. To meet a demand, greatly disproportionate to the supply afforded by so limited an area, the Foreign Traders in the article were notoriously in the habit of adulterating it with other Brandies, of an inferior quality; and they, thereby, in- duced a great number of the Proprietors of the best Vineyards in that district to establish a Company, in the year 1838, under the name of THE " UNITED VINEYARD PROPRIETORS' COM- PANY ; for the purpose of counteracting the baneful effects of such fraudulent practices upon the character of the Cognac Brandy, and of enabling the Public to obtain through them the genuine article. The reputation which the Company now enjoys, in the Market, is the strongest proof of the fidelity with which they have hitherto effectuated the purposes for which they were formed. This Company lias engaged to supply Messrs. BETTS & Co., as appears by the following letter:— " Cognac, 14th March, 1840. " Messrs. Betts & Co., London. " Gentlemen,— We have very great pleasure in confiding to your care the sale of our BEST BRANDY, produced from the Champagne district, in order that you may be enabled, by the use of your METALLIC CAPSULE, to guarantee the GENUINE ARTICLE to the Public, at a fair remunerating price, and that we may derive a benefit from the extension of our trade through the high respectability, and established reputation of your House, " We are, Gentlemen, " Your obedient Servants, " For the United Vineyard Proprietors' Company, " GEO. SALIGNAC, Manager." And Messrs. BETTS & Co., under the title of LA SOCIETE VIGNICOLE CHAMPENOISE, beg to inform those consumers who wish for THE BEST COGNAC BRANDY, which they designate THE STANDARD OF COGNAC, that the same can be purchased throughout the Kingdom, in Bottles, at the price of 4s. 6d. per Bottle for the Coloured, and 5s. per Bottle for the Pale ; each Bottle being secured by the Patent Metallic Capsule, which iw ^ Messrs. BETTS & Co. have the sole right L5^ FKtKta ^ of making, and which, when bearing the xJfjjDOGrTNAt^ annexed impression, is a self- evident and certain safeguard against the possibility of adulteration; and proof that it was affixed LONDON" 16 at thei) C ^ tores'JOHN STREET A Wonderful Cure of dreadful Ulcerous Sores in the Face and Leg, in Prince Edward Island. The Truth of this Statement was duly attested before a Magistrate. IHUGH MACDONAT. D, of Lot 55, in King's County, do « hereby declare that a most wonderful preservation of my life has been effected by the use of Holloway's Pills and Oint- ment ; and I furthermore declare that I was very much afflicted with Ulcerous Sores in my Face and Leg; so severe was mr complaint, that the greater part of my nose and the roof of my mouth was eaten away, and my leg had three large ulcers on it, and that I applied to several medical gentlemen, who prescribed for me, but I found no relief. My strength was rapidly failing every day, and the malady on the increase; when I was induced to try Holloway's Medicines. After taking two or three boxes, I experienced so much relief, and found the progress of the disease was so much arrested, that I was enabled to resume my ordinary labours in the field. The sores which were so disagreeable and repulsive to behold are now nearly all healed. Having received such truly beneficial aid, I feel myself bound to express my gratitude to the person by whose means I have thus been restored from the pitiable and misesable state I was in; and for the sake of humanity make known my case, that others similary situated might be relieved. ( Signed) HUGH MACDONALD. This declaration made before me, at Bay Fortune, the 3rd day of September, 1845. JOSEPH COFFIN, Justics of the Peace. The above case of Hugh Macdonald, of Lot 55, came person- ally under my observation; and when he first applied io me to get some of the medicines I thought his case utferly hopeless, and told him that his malady had got such hold that it was only throwing his money away to use them. He however persisted in trying them, and to my astonishment, I find what re has aforesaid stated to be perfectly correct, and consider the case to be a most wonderful cure. ( Signed) WILLIAM UNDE11HAY, Bay Fortune. A Cure of Ringworm of Four Years Standing. Copy of a Letter from Mrs. Grace Moro, 6, Hemlock Court, Carey Street, London, 6th November, 1845. To Professor HOLLOWAY. SIR,— About four years ago my little girl caught the Ring- worm, and although I have ever since had advice from many doctors, and tried every means to get rid of it, yet I was unable to do so. About three weeks ago I was induced to try some of your Pills and Ointment, and I am most happy to say the result has been a perfect cure- ( Signed) GRACE MORO. Skin Diseases, peculiar to any part of the Globe, may be effectually Cured by the use of these celebrated Medicines. Cure of a Desperate Case of Erysipelas. Copy of a Letter from Mr. Joseph Gildon, jun., a Farmer, East Kent, near Spilsby, Lincolnshire, 8th April, 1846. To Professor HOLLOWAY. SIR, I have the gratification to announce to you a most wonderful cure wrought upon myself, by the use of your Oint- ment and Pills. I had a severe attack of Erysipelas in my right foot, which extended along my ankle, and was attended with swelling and inflammation to an alarming degree, insomuch that I was unable to move without the use of crutches. I con- sulted a very eminent Physician, besides other medical men, but to no purpose. At last I tried your Ointment and Pills, when, strange to say, in less than two weeks the swelling and inflammation gradually subsided to such a degree that I was enabled to pursue my daily avocation, to the utter surprise and amazement of those who were acquainted with my case, seeing that I was cured so quickly. I and my family are well known here, as my father holds his farm under the Rev. J. Spence, Rector of our parish. ( Signed) JOSEPH GILDON. The Testimony of Dr. Bright, of Ely Vlace, llolborn, as to the Extraordinary Power of Holloway's Ointment in the Cure of Ulcerated Sores. Extract of a Letter from the above celebrated Physician. To Professor HOLLOWAY. SIR,— I think it but an act of justice to inform you that I have tried your Ointment in several old cases of Ulcerated Sore Legs, which for a considerable time had resisted every kind of treatment, but which were afterwards effectually cured by its use. In the treatment of Bad Breasts I have also found your Ointment of the greatest service. Indeed, from my practical knowledge, I conceive it to be a most invaluable remedy. ( Signed) RICHARD BRIGHT, M. D. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT will Cure any cases of Bad Le^ s, Ulcerous Sores, Bad Breasts, Sore Nipples, Cancers, Tumours, Swellings, Contracted or Stiff Joints, Gout, Rheu- matism, Lumbago, Burns, Scalds, Chilblains, Chapped Hands and Lips, Bunions, Soft Corns, Piles, the bite of Moschettoes, Sand Flies, Chiego Foot, Yaws, Coco Bay, and all Skin Diseases common to Europe, or to the East and West Indies, or other tropical climes. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS should be taken in most instances when using the Ointment, in order to purify the blood and invigorate the system. Sold at the establishment of Professor HOLLOWAY, 244, Strand, near Temple Bar, London, and by most all respectable Druggists and Dealers in Medicines throughout the civilized world, at the following prices in Pots :— Is. l^ d., 2s- 9d., 4s. ( id., lis., 22s., and 33s. each. There is a very considerable saving in taking the large sizes. N. B. Directions for the guidance of Patients in every Disorder are affixed to each Pot. DREADFUL MURDER IN LONDON. BETTS Last Saturday afternoon a most horrible murder was com- mitted at the Guildhall Coffee House, King- street, City. A man cook, in the service of Mr. Walters, the proprietor of the above hotel, in a paroxysm of passion, seized his fellow female servant by the hair of her head with one hand, whilst with the other he nearly severed it from her body with a carv- ing knife. We need not say that death ensued, for the poor woman's throat was literally cut from ear to ear, being only held by the vertebrae of the neck. Her corpse was immediately removed to another room of the hotel. Surgical assistance was sent for immediately after the occurrence, but was of no avail. It appears that the perpetrator of the murder, John Smith, served his apprenticeship at the Guildhall Coffee House, and is a married man, with four children. He had a legacy of about £ 212 left him a few months since, and he has a green- grocer's shop in White Rose Court, Basiughall- street, which business is managed by his brother. He has been since his boyhood at Guildhall, with the exception of a short interval of time while he was engaged at Baker's Coffee House, and Gerard's Hall Inn, City. He is represented to be a man of a somewhat generous disposition, but easily excited, and fond of bis glass, although not addicted to excessive drinking. His age is about 34 ; while that of his victim was about 12 years less. They had been heard quarrelling during the early part of the morning about some trifling matters. The murderer partook of some rum at the Castle Tavern, King- street, in the early part of the morning; and no cause can be assigned for his committing the foul deed, beyond an ungovernable and sudden fit of phrenzy. It appeared that he lived unhappily with his wife, as the latter was seen abusing him and dis- figuring his face with her nails, not a fortnight since, in Guild- hall Yard. The inquest commenced on Saturday night, before Mr. J. Payne, the coroner. William Carr stated that he was " boots" at the above coffee house, and deceased was kitchen maid, and had been so about twelve months. About twelve o'clock that day he was in the passage cleaning the bar windows, when he saw the deceased run out of the kitchen to the foot of the stairs, where she fell. The blood was pouring from her throat, and witness feeling alarmed, went to the kitchen for assistance; but the only person there was the man cook, John Smith, who was adjusting his jacket, and who in answerto witness saying " What's the matter," replied, " I did it. I did it. She caused me to do it, and I wish to give myself into custody." Witness laid hold of him, and they went to where deceased was lying, he calling for Mr. Walters, the proprietor, and his fellow servants, when police constable 443 came in, to whom Smith resigned himself, repeating the above, expressions. There was a large knife lying on the table in the kitchen—( produced)— such as cooks use; it was covered with blood. Had heard that deceased and Smith were relatives. Deceased, when he saw her fall, had in her right hand a small cheese knife.— Ann Wentenhall, a girl, 12 years old, stated that she went of a morning to assist deceased. She went on Saturday, as usual, when about half- past eleven o'clock a Mrs. Reilly, for whom Smith had purchased some things, came in. Smith asked her for the money for them, when she said she could not pay. He said then he would have tlie things; and she went away, say- ing he should not. After she was gone, the deceased, who had been present, was cutting some beans. After Mrs. Reilly had gone away, deceased upbraided Smith with being no man, to be so hard upon a poor woman, and told him that he would suffer for it before many months were over; to which he merely made answer, that perhaps she would before many hours. Smith then sent witness to the bar for some lard, and on her return, for some eggs and milk. He was then standing on the right hand side of deceased, dressing some ducks. She was going back the second time, with the eggs, when she saw deceased fall at the foot of the stairs.— Mr. W. Colson, sur- geon, Frederick's- place, Old Jewry, was sent for to attend the deceased, whom lie found quite dead; the carotid artery, jugular vein, and windpipe, being entirely severed, and back bone of the neck exposed. It was impossible for such wounds to have been inflicted by the knife found in deceased's hand. He had seen many such cases, but never saw so frightful a gash.— William Roger, boots at No. 15, King- street, said that the deceased was his cousin, and Smith married their aunt. She was a native of Cambridge. Never knew that deceased and Smith quarrelled.— Inspector Woodroffe said, that on taking the charge at tbe station house, the prisoner exclaimed " I did it, Mr. Woodroffe, while we were quarrelling." The Jury returned, without hesitation, a verdict of " Wilful murder against John Smith." The prisoner lias also been committed by the Lord Mayor for the murder. THE MURDER AT DAGENIIAM.— On Saturday, at Ilford Petty Sessions, Ellen Ranklin, Dennis Flynn, and John Hennessey, the parties who were arrested at Woolwich as sus- pected to be concerned in the murder of police constable Clarke, were brought up from Ilf'ord gaol for re- examination. They all proved an alibi. Serjeant Kendal of the detective force, who has had the case under his charge, informed the bench that he had inquired into the prisoners' characters, and into those of the witnesses who had been examined, on their behalf and found them to be perfectly correct. He was convinced they were iimocent, The prisoners were then discharged. Imperial parliament. HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, AUG. 14. Lord Ly ttelton presented a petition from the retail booksellers of the city of Worcester, complaining of the efforts of the rail- way companies to introduce clauses into their bills, authorising them to break open parcels to ascertain whether they contain more than one enclosure. The Earl of Clarendon said the practice was not general, and he thought it a very hard and improper one. He had no hesita- tion in saying that he thought such a power ought not to be allowed. He would take care the subject should be attended fo, and thought it desirable to pass a standing order to prevent the insertion of such clauses. ( Hear). Lord Monteagle thought it was not too late to provide a remedy during the present session. ( Hear.) A public bill to repeal all such clauses might be passed at once to remedy the evil complained of. ( Hear.) The principle of breaking open parcels by common carriers ought never to be permitted. He trusted the Noble Lord, the President of the Board of Trade, would immediately introduce a bill to repeal all the clauses of this description which had been inserted in railway bills. ( Hear.) Lord Brougham concurred in the remarks of the Noble Lord, and thought the bill might include several other objectionable clauses which had been passed in railway bills. It was abso- lutely necessary to make some better regulation for conducting the private business of both Houses of Parliament. ( Hear.) Lord Lyttelton presented a petition from the inhabitants of Worcester in favour of the Small Debts Bill, and praying that it may embrace the local courts of record already established. Earl Grey moved the second reading of a bill for improving the regulations respecting the allotment of waste lands in Australia, the details of which he entered into at considerable length. After some observations from Lord Brougham and Lord Lyttelton, the bill was read a second time. The bills on the table were severally forwarded a stage, and their Lordships adjourned. MONDAY, AUG. 17- Lord Feversham presented a petition, praying for a repeal of the Poor Law Amendment Act. The Marquis of Normanby presented a petition in favour of of the sanatory regulations. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE— Lord Redesdale, pursuant to the notice he had given, proceeded to direct the attention of their Lordships to the first report of the visitors that had been laid before them since the augmentation of the grants. He must remind their Lordships, that the grant was not popular with a large class of persons in that country ; and he must add, that no person had ever declared that the education given in the college was such as they desired. On the contrary, all wished for an improvement in it. Among other things held out to them was this : that there should be an efficient visitation, not a formal visitation, such as there had been previously. He did not think this promise had been fulfilled, for the report made by the visitors was most meagre and unsatisfactory ; it gave no information either as to what had been done, or as to the results that might for the future be expected. It gave no information but on the most trifling matters, and was incorrect and contra- dictory in itself. The report consisted of two parts: one the composition of the visitors, the other the statement received from the president. In one part of the report it was said that 512 students were present at the visitation; in another that there were 522 in the college. In one place it was said there were 10 students sick; in another 11. It was possible that these mistakes were occasioned by some pupils not being resident in the college; but there was nothing to lead the reader to know that. Then it was also stated there were 19 professors, and one professor absent; but they did not say of what the absent person was a professor. Another thing to be observed was that £' 6,000 were allocated for professors, and the actual amount expended was but £' 4,500, leaving, he admitted, an ample margin for additional professors. Next, Parliament had allowed for 250 students in each class, whereas by the return it appeared there were 262 in the first class, and 241 in the second class. Then there was no notice whether or not the college had any additional funds excepting those granted by Par- liament. There was another point which he thought very impor- tant. There was a grant not only of £ 20 for each student, but also of £ 40 for each of the Dunboyne students ; and there was no statement as to the manner in which the students enjoyed these sums, whether they were allowed to indulge their fancies in the purchase of books, and such other little matters. The report, too, did not state whether there was any chance of persons of the superior class going into the college. He regretted, indeed, to see that when 200 students had been maintained at their own expense, that which had been done by Government had relieved them from the burden. It was his opinion that everything ought to be done to raise the character of the educa- tion given in the college, so that a gentleman might have his son taught there, instead of having the priests of Ireland taken from the lowest classes of the community. The visitors did not state what improvements had taken place in the college, they merely intimated that a change was most desirable. He said that his great object in bringing forward this subject was to induce a more active inspection for the future. He wished, too, that the Government would stir up the managers of this institution, and that having given them the means of carrying out their education in a proper manner, they would see that such an object was accomplished. He might remark, also, that though £ 30,000 had been granted towards the building of the college, it did not appear that the building had yet been com- menced. He wished to state also that he did not think six hours' visitation was sufficient. If there was dirt in the college, the visitors ought to say there was dirt; for so long as there was dirt persons of respectability would object to send their sons to the college, and they could not expect good to cotne to that country if the priests were taken from the lowest class, and received no more taste for cleanliness than what they obtained in their own cabins and cottages. The Marquis of Lansdowne replied, that, as none of their Lordships who had been intrusted with visitorial powers were then present, he had it not in his power to reconcile those dis- crepancies which certainly appeared on the face of the report. He assured the Noble Baron that the attention of the Irish Government would be directed to those points on which he had addressed their Lordships. Viscount Strangford remarked that in the report from May- nooth six and two made ten, and a number of 428 was given, when by adding the numbers up there was only shown to be 323. The Marquis of Lansdowne observed that the statement of the Noble Viscount went to prove that there should be appointed for Maynooth a professor of arithmetic. ( Laughter.) The Bishop of Oxford presented a petition from Oxford, against beer shops. The Marquis of Lansdowne laid on the table the annual} report of the Tithe Commissioners. The Sugar Duties Bill, the Common Pleas Bill, the Militia Pay Bill, the Assessed Taxes Bill, and the Poor Removal Bill, were read a third time and passed. The Marquis of Lansdowne laid on the table of the House papers containing the correspondence relative to the distress which unfortunately prevailed in Ireland. The House then adjourned. TUESDAY, AUG. 19. Their Lordships met at five o'clock, when the Royal assent was given by commission to several bills, amongst which were the following :—' The Sugar Duties Bill, Militia Pay Bill, Reli- gious Opinions Relief Bill, Gauge of Railways Bill, Books and Engravings Bill, The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and the Earl of Minto. The Waste Lands ( Australia) Bill was reported, and ordered to be engrossed. Messengers from the House of Commons brought up several bills, which were laid on the table. Earl Fortescue presented a petition from Clonmel, praying that the law of England may be extended to Ireland with re- spect to medical lunatic asylums. The Noble Earl intimated that when the bill went into committee he should propose the insertion of a clause to that effect. On the motion of the Lord Chancellor the Patent Commis- sion Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of Earl Grey the Drainage of Lands Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed on Friday. On the motion of the Earl of Clarendon, the Public Works and Fisheries Bill was read a second time; and the Naval Medical Supplemental Fund Bill was read a third time and passed. The bills which had been brought up from the Commons having been forwarded a stage, their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FRIDAY, AUG. 14. Mr. Newdegate called the attention of the House to an Order in Council which had been issued for the abolition of peculiars on the recommendation of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. A bill on this subject had been introduced early this session, but it was subsequently decided not to proceed with it without notice : he was therefore exceedingly surprised to learn after- wards that the recommendation of the Commissioners was to be carried into effect by an Order in Council, a notice of which had appeared in the Gazette, abolishing these peculiars. He ( Mr. N.) had himself by this measure been deprived of property to a considerable amount, which had been in his family since the reign of Edward III., and had also been deprived of his right in the parish church which he had spent several thousand pounds in enlarging and improving. He would defy any one to assert that either he, or any of the heads of his family, had been guilty of any impropriety in the exercise of their rights. He wished therefore to ask whether it was the intention of the Government to carry the Order of Council into full effect. Sir G. Grey said the Hon. Member was mistaken in suppos- ing that the Order in Council would have the effect of transfer- ring the present peculiars to the jurisdiction of the superiors of the several dioceses. In some cases the archdeacons, and in others the bishops, would have individual jurisdiction, instead of the owners of the estate. By 6th and 7th Victoria, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners had power to make the change I contemplated. Other acts had given additional powers, but ' they only related to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction, and did not interfere with the rights of property. After a short discussion the subject dropped. On the motion of Mr. T. S. Duncombe, the following return was agreed to :— A return of the number of the prisoners who have suffered corporal punishment, up to the present time, in the different military prisons of England, Ireland, and Scotland; the regiment to which each prisoner so punished belonged, the offence for which they were punished, the number of lashes to which they were sentenced, with the number received ; the date of each punishment, together with the names of the visitor or visitors by whom each sentence was passed. Also the number of prisoners at present confined in each military prison, together with the total number that have passed through such prison since the opening thereof, specifying the regiment to which they belonged. Mr. Hume moved that, with the view of lessening the temptations to drunkenness and immorality, and of promoting thereby the welfare of the working classes especially, and also of society generally, it is the duty of a Christian Legislature to open the British Museum, the National Gallery, and all similar public places calculatcd to afford innocent amusement and instructive recreation, for the reception of visitors on Sundays and on holidays, at such hours after morning service as gin- shops and public- houses are open. Lord J. Russell said he was quite ready to concur in advanc- ing the object ( he Hon. Member had in view. His exertions on the subject had been most praiseworthy, but when he stated this, the House must be aware that there were no serious restric- tions to the public visiting the institutions of the metropolis. With respect to the opening of public buildings on the Sunday, he thought the House ought not to interfere. He was in favour of the proposition, and in that opinion he was borne out by the Commissioners of Police, who felt satisfied that the more inno- cent amusements were open to the public on Sundays the more drunkenness decreased. He did not, however, think that the House ought to adopt any resolution on the subject. Mr. Wakley expressed himself strongly in favour of opening public institutions on Sundays. They were the only days many of the industrious classes had an opportunity of visiting them ; and he was confident it would have a beneficial effect. Mr. Williams supported the motion. He felt certain it would be attended with advantages to the morals of the poorer classes. Mr. Shaw was of opinion that it would be a great evil to open the public institutions in this country on Sunday; and if once the doors of the British Museum were opened on the Sunday, before long it would be found necessary to open all other public institutions in the metropolis on that day. He felt bound to oppose the motion. Capt. Pechell expressed himself favourable to the motion. Mr. Goulburn was opposed to the motion; he believed, if agreed to, it would lead to a greater desecration of the Sabbath than at present existed. Dr. Bowring and Sir De L. Evans supported the motion, after which Mr. Hume said he was satisfied in having drawn attention to the subject, and would not press his motion to a division.— Motion withdrawn. The House then went into Committee of Supply, and passed several votes, amongst which was one of 20,000/. for the improvement of Buckingham Palace. Several bills were forwarded a stage. Mr. Villiers drew attention to the error recently discovered in the Corn Importation Bill in reference to the duties on peas, beans, and rye ; and moved that the House should resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House upon the subject. Lord G. Bentinck had no doubt but that her Majesty's late Government had fallen into this blunder. As, however, it told in favour of the agricultural interest he did not feel disposed to give up the advantage; and he hoped her Majesty's Ministers would not feel themselves called upon to bring in a bill to remedy the blunder of their predecessors. If they should do so he would give such a measure his decided opposition. The Chancellor of the Exchequer did not think it advisable, at this late period of the session, to bring in a bill for altering the Corn Importation Act. After some discussion, in which Mr. E. Yorke, Mr. Henley, Mr. Warburton, and Mr. Escott took part, Mr. Villiers withdrew his motion. Mr. Hawes obtained leave to bring in a bill to make better provision for the government of New Zealand, which, he hoped, would have the effect of consolidating the government of that colony, and put an end to those wars which had been so recently desolating those beautiful islands. Mr. Goulburn said the bill was one of such importance ( hat it ought not to be hurried through Parliament at the close of the session. Mr. C. Buller said the bill was nearly identical with one prepared by the late Government, and which the present Ministers found in their offices on their accession to power. After a short discussion the bill was brought in and read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday.— Adjourned. SATURDAY, AUGUST 15. Mr. M. Milnes presented several petitions, praying that some steps might be taken to provide houses of occupations for dis- charged prisoners. Mr. Wakley presented several petitions in favour of the Medical Practitioners Bill, and also a petition from 65 druggists against the Sale of Spirits Bill. The report of the Committee of Supply was brought up, and agreed to. The Income Tax Deduction Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Several petitions on various subjects were presented by dif- ferent 31 embers. The Customs Bill went through Committee. On the motion for the third reading of the British Posses- sions Bill, Lord Gr. Bentinck said he considered that this bill would lead to so much mischief, that he could not allow it to pass without entering his protest against it. lie therefore moved as an amendment that the Bill be read a third time that day three months. The Noble Lord at some length stated his objections to the free trade measures which had lately passed the House, and stated that their injurious effects were already beginning to be felt in Manchester, Oldham, and other large towns. The manufacturers had given notice of lowering the wages of the workmen, on the ground that corn would be cheaper, sugar cheaper, and other articles more easily obtained. Although this Bill was on a small scale, it was of that importance that he trusted the House would pause before it consented to the third reading, particularly, as half the Members had gone to the moors. He considered this measure was being pressed with indecent haste, and therefore he should like the sense of the House on the measure. Mr. Henley seconded the amendment. Lord J. Russell said, the ground on which this Bill was in- troduced was simply this. Parliament had decided that the country should have corn, sugar, and other colonial productions as cheap as possible, and therefore it was but fair to allow the colonies to obtain British and other manufactures as cheaply as they could. He thought the principle on which the Bill was founded was a safe one, and one which ought to be carried out. 31 r. Spooner was strongly opposed to tlie bill; he considered it would be attended with most injurious effects, and he should therefore vote for the amendment proposed by the Noble Lord. He believed that the great principle on which the country ought to be governed was that of protection to native industry. It was that principle which had raised the empire to its present greatness, and he regretted that it was dissented from. The Hon. Member at some length stated his objections to the measure. Mr. Bright denied that there was any truth in the statement that the manufacturers were lowering the wages of the labourers. It was not true. ( Hear, hear.) And he believed the repeal of the Corn Laws had been received with general satisfaction in all parts of the country. He should support this Bill, as he thought it was only an act of justice to the colonies. Mr. Bernal did not think that any good reasons had been brought forward against this bill. He should vote against the amendment of the Noble Lord. At the same time he was not sanguine that the bill would be of any great advantage to the colonies. 31 r. Henley opposed the bill. Sir H. Douglas opposed the bill. He was of opinion it would go a great way to put an end to the existing connexion between the colonies and the mother country. He cordially supported the amendment of the Noble Lord, 3Ir. 31. Gore also opposed the third reading of the bill. 31 r. Newdegate opposed the measure. He trusted her 3Iajesty's Government would not press a bill of this nature at that late period of the Session, and when there were scarcely a sufficient number of 3Iembers present to constitute a House. 31 r. B. Escott supported the bill. The Chancellor of the Exchequer defended the principle of the bill, and expressed an opinion that it would prove beneficial to the colonies. The principle had been tried before, especially in 1826, and it had been found advantageous. 3Ir. P. Dorthwick supported the bill. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— For the third reading 47 For the amendment 8 3iajority — 39 The bill was then read a third time and passed. Lord J. Russell gave notice that on 3Ionday he should state what steps the Government had already taken in consequence of the failure of the potato crop in Ireland, and also what measures it was intended hereafter to adopt on the subject Adjourned. MONDAY, AUG. 17. 3Tr. Wakley presented petitions from London, Gloucester, and ( as the Hon. Member said) from almost every town in England, in favour of the Medical Practitioners Bill, and also a number of other petitions from druggists against the Spirit Licenses Bill. The petitioners stated that if this bill passed their trade would be materially injured, if not altogether ruined. Mr. Escott, Mr. Protheroe, and other 31embers also pre- sented petitions against the Spirit Licenses Bill. ABANDONMENT OP THE ARMS ( IRELAND) BLLL On the order of the day being moved for going into committee on the Public Works ( Ireland) Bill, Lord J. Russell rose and addressed the House pursuant to notice given on Saturday on the present state of distress which existed in Ireland. The Noble Lord took a review of the legis- lation which had taken place in respect to Ireland, and pro- ceeded to say that her 31ajesty's Government had decided to drop the Irish Arms Act altogether. ( Cheers.) They had come to this decision in consequence of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland being willing to undertake the government of that country without such a bill—( Hear)— and the fact that the late assizes had passed over without any particular case of outrage and violence. The Noble Lord then moved the order of the day for going into committee on the Public Works Bill. After a few words from 3Ir. Escott, 31r. Hume said, he felt gratified and obliged to her 3Iajesty's government for withdrawing the Irish Arms Bill. It was a proof that they wished to govern Ireland with impartiality, and that English laws and Irish laws would in future be similar. He would not say more. FLOGGING IN THE ARMY.— In answer to questions from Dr. Bowring, Lord J. Russell said that the Noble Duke at the head of the army intended to carry out all the declarations he had made in and out of parliament. The 50 lashes in future would be inflicted under the same regulations as heretofore. With re- spect to the European troops in India, and native troops, they were regulated by the Articles of War. When he ( Lord J. Russell) stated what was to be donrf immediately, he did not say nothing more was to be done. ( Hear.) He told the House that the whole subject was under the consideration of the Commander- in- Chief, and such alterations would be made from time to time as were considered safe " and expedient. ( Hear.) He should be happy, and so would the Commander- in- Chief, to abolish corporal punishment, if it was certain that the discipline of the army could be maintained without it. ( Hear.) He could again assure the Hon. 31ember that the whole subject was under the most attentive consideration of the Government and the Commander- in- Chief. After a few observations from Mr, Williams, Captain Berkeley said he should always contend that it would be impossible to preserve discipline in the navy, if the captain of a vessel was not allowed the power of flogging; that was not only his opinion, but the opinion of many of his gallant friends. And to whatever obloquy the expression of such an opinion might expose him, he should always maintain it, believing as he did, that the punishment of flogging could not be with safety abolished in the navy—. put in order what restriction they please, the power could not be abolished. Lord G. Bentinck drew attention to the circumstance that a person who had been convicted in 1831 of forging stamps in his business as a calico printer, with a view to defraud the Excise, had recently been placed on the roll of magistrates in Lan- cashire. Lord J. Russell admitted the correctness of the Noble Lord's statement. Lord G. Somerset explained the way in which the error had originated, but said that care had been taken that the gentleman referred to should not qualify. DISTRESS IN IRELAND— The House having gone into committee on the Public Works ( Ireland) Bill, Lord J. Russell entered into a lengthened statement relative to the distress in Ireland, and the measures contemplated for its relief. In December last, Indian grain had been purchased, through the house of Barings, to the extent of £ 100,000. This, however, was kept secret, that the course of trade might not be interfered with, and that object had been attained. Other measures had been adopted in the early part of the session, of the nature of which Hon. Members were fully cognisant. There had been an advance under these measures of £ 452,727, of which £ 133,500 was absolutely given away. The measures adopted had proved hitherto successful, but it would be unwise for the Government to establish a custom of purchasing Indian corn to be re- sold at less than the market price, and it would be equally unwise to direct labour from its usual channels to public works to be carried on at the expense of the Government. The prospects of the potato crop for this year were of a more gloomy description than were the results of last, and as some- thing must be done to meet the evil, he proposed that advances should be made by way of loan to the baronies where public works might be undertaken, such loans to be repaid by those baronies respectively. The necessity for those works to be decided upon by the authorities of the county when summoned together for that purpose by the Lord Lieutenant, but the execution of them to be carried out under the direction of the Board of Works. He proposed that those advances should be repaid within ten years, with interest at the rate of 3^ per cent. In addition to this it was proposed to make an absolute grant of £ 50,000 for public works in those districts which might be too poor to undertake them on their own account. The Chancellor of the Exchequer read a letter, in which it was said that considerable orders for Indian meal had been sent to the United States, with a view to supply the people of Ireland with food, and that such orders must necessarily interfere with the ordinary course of trade. After some observations from Mr. Villiers, 3Ir. Labouchere said it was the duty of the whole com- munity to take care that the people of Ireland did not starve, though care was necessary to guard against mischievous conse- quences and abuses. The Earl of Lincoln insisted on the energy and zeal with which the measures of Parliament had been carried out by the Irish executive. After considerable discussion in hich several Hon. Mem bers took part, the votes in accordance with the policy of the Noble Lord were agreed to. CARRYING TRADE TO THE SPANISH COLONIES On the order of the day being moved for going into a committee of supply, Lord G. Bentinck drew the attention of the House to the state of the carrying trade between this country and the Spanish colonies. The Noble Lord entered at great length into the extent of the trade with the Spanish colonies prior to 1833, since which period, owing to the duties imposed in those colonies, the whole carrying trade had fallen into the hands of the Spanish shipowners. At the present moment there were at Liverpool no less than six Spanish ships loading for the Havannah, while there was, on the other hand, only one British vessel. Instead of trusting that the Spanish Government would be actuated by a feeling of reciprocity, we should have pursued the vigorous course adopted by America, where a threat of retaliation had prevented Spain from placing an additional duty on American shipping, and thus only could we have compelled that country to a more liberal policy. 31 r. M. Gibson said there had been a recent change in the tariff of Cuba, in favour of British shipping. British merchants had the option of paying 23 percent., or of having their tonnage taken according to the Spanish laws of measurement, which was considered advantageous by those who had tried it. It was not to be wondered at that Spain should be slow in reducing her differential duties as respected this country, when we recollected that we refused to- agree to her construction on the " favoured nation clause," and thus excluded Spanish colonial sugar from our markets. Had we adopted a more liberal tone in the construction of our treaties with Spain we might have had a more favourable policy adopted towards us. He did not think it advisable, however, that a system of retalia- tion should be resorted to; for as yet we could scarcely be said to have tried conciliation. Lord Palmerston thought retaliation neither a wise nor a prudent course; nor did he think it would prove beneficial. We had no treaty with Spain which could entitle us to require that British ships should be placed on the same footing as those of Spain. There was, however, a treaty between this country and Spain by which the commerce of the two countries was to be placed on the footing of the most favoured nations. This was a subject which should receive consideration. Mr. D'Israeli enforced the arguments of Lord George Ben tinck, and contended that retaliation would, if adopted, prove very effective, as was proved by the course pursued by the United States, which had acted upon it. After some observations from Mr. M. Gore and Mr. Hume, the subject dropped. Mr. Hume then called attention to the occupation of Cracow, which led to considerable discussion and explanations. Lord Palmerston, in the course of his observations on the subject., said that the three allied powers must see the necessity of maintaining the treaty of Vienna, for if it was invalid on the Vistula, it must be equally invalid on the Rhine and the Po., Several Hon. 31embers expressed their gratification at the speech of the Noble Lord. The House then went into committee, and agreed to the supplemental navy estimates. Several bills were afterwards advanced a stage, and the House adjourned. TUESDAY, AUGUST 18. 31 r. B. B. Cabbell took the oaths and his seat for the borough of St. Alban's. Sir J. C. Hobhouse presented a petition from Nottingham, praying that an act might be passed to deprive railway companies of the power of opening parcels sent by railway, and charging for separate packets which might be enclosed in such parcels. RAILWAYS— 31r. 3Iorrison, moved that the House confirm the resolutions reported from the select committee on railways. The Hon. 3Iember said, that the power and monopoly now enjoyed by railway companies was highly injurious to the interests of the public, and it was the bounden duty of Parlia- ment to restrict the power and limit the monopoly which at present existed. A legislative measure was necessary which would give the Government more direct control over the proceed- ings of railway companies, and it was with that view that he brought the subject under the attention of the House. . He trusted the resolutions would be adopted by the House. Mr. Hume seconded the motion. Sir G. Grey said he had no objection to the first resolution, but all the others, with the exception of the 9th, were more or less objectionable. Lord G. Somerset opposed the resolutions, but wished to see a board constituted to enquire into the whole subject. 31 r. Warburton opposed the resolutions. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said it was necessary that a separate and distinct board should be established for superin- tending the railway and canal business of the country. On that subject he thought all parties agreed; and if the Hon. Member ( 3Ir. 3Iorrison) would be satisfied with the 1st, 2nd, and perhaps the 9th resolutions, he would introduce a Bill to carry them into effect, a board would then be established for the consideration of railway bnsiness. It would be necessary that the board should be closely connected with the executive Government, and that they should co- operate together. After some further discussion the first resolution was agreed to, and the others were withdrawn. CHIEE JUSTICE OF BOMBAY— Lord G. Bentinck said he wished to ask the President of the Board of Control for arc explanation of the circumstances under which the late appoint- ment of 31r. David Pollock to the office of Chief Justice of Bombay was made, and for the correspondence relating thereto. The Noble Lord said he considered it his duty to bring the case before the House, as he looked upon the appointment of 3Ir. David Pollock to the Chief Justiceship of Bombay to be a gross job. Sir Henry Roper was Chief Justice at the time 3Ir. Pollock was appointed to succeed him ; the consequence was, that there were two Chief Justices, and the effect would be to remove Sir Henry Roper before the time that he was entitled to a full retiring pension. He did not wish to say that Mr. Pollock was not qualified to perform the duties of the office to which he had been appointed, but he had arrived at the age of 65, a time of life rather late to go out to Bombay in an import- ant public capacity. He could not help thinking that the appointment was made to induce 3Ir. Pollock to give up his situation as one of the Commissioners of the Insolvent Court ( from which on retirement he would have been entitled to a pension of 1800/. per year) for the purpose of making room for an ex- secretary of the late Chancellor and affording an oppor- tunity of placing 31 r. Charles Phillips, on the bench of the Insolvent Court. He did not care whose job it was, but it was one of the most nefarious jobs that had ever been perpetrated; nothing more disgraceful was ever exhibited by any Govern- ment, and it came with a peculiarly bad grace as being recom- mended by Lord Lyndhurst, who, in 1841, had promised so much, and proclaimed so loudly an opposite course. It was a most disgraceful and profligate act, and could not be equalled by any appointments made by any former Governments. He thought that he had stated sufficient to call upon the Right Hon. Bart., the President of the Board of Control, to give some explanation on the subject. Sir J. C. Hobhouse wished to give the facts of the case to the House, and leave the question for their discussion. On his coming into office, he found that some irregularities had occurred at the Board of Control, as to the appointment of 3Ir. David Pollock to the office of Chief Justice of Bombay, as successor to Sir Henry Roper. Sir Henry had requested leave to retire from his judicial duties on the 2nd of November of this year, and had written to Lord Ripon to that effect. On the 16th of 3Iay the Earl of Ripon wrote to Sir Henry Roper stating that his resignation was accepted by her 3Jajesty, and that he would be allowed a retiring pension to the same amount as if he had served seven years. The Earl of Ripon informed 3Ir. Glad stone, the Colonial Secretary, of these facts, and also informed him that 31r. D. Pollock had been appointed to the office. On inquiry of the law officers of the Crown, however, it was found that 31r. Pollock could not legally be appointed a judge in prospect, and therefore a patent was made out, appointing 31r. Pollock Chief Justice at once, and there was a clause inserted in the patent, annulling the appointment of Sir Henry Roper. In this state of things he consulted the Attorney- General on the subject, and he was informed some unpleasant circumstances might take place unless the irregularity was remedied by an Act of Parliament, which would legalise all judicial acts that were done by Sir Henry Roper after the ap- pointment of 3Ir. Pollock, and an Act was introduced into the other House of Parliament having that effect: the bill was now in progress in the Lords. Similar irregularities had. he was aware, before occurred. After some further observations, the Right Hon. Bart, said he did not see that any benefit would arise if he consented to grant the return. Sir J. Hogg said it was perfectly legal to make the appoint- ment in prospect. It was a practice which had been observed for upwards of a century. It was perfectly consistent for her Majesty to grant letters patent to commence iu a future day. 31 r. S. Wortley felt bound to state that no bettter appoint- ments could have been made than those of 31r. Pollock and 31r. C. Phillips. ( Hear.) He regretted that the Noble Lord had diverged from the nature of his notice of motion to cast im- putations on the character of others. The Noble Lord seemed to think that a Government could not make appointments with » out being actuated by base and sordid motives ( hear). 31 r. Hume said, if the appointment of 3Ir. Pollock was not a job, it looked very much like one ( hear, hear). And all that the Right Hon. Gentleman ( 31r. S. Wortley) had said against the Noble Lord would not alter the case. A patent had been made T H E W O R C E S T E R S H I R E G U A R D I A N , SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2,6,% 18 46. out which contained a direct lie ( Hear, and cries of No, No, and Order, Order!. Mr. Hume continued— yes, the patent contained a lie— a direct falsehood— he must speak the truth— ( Hear.) The Queen was made to say what amounted to a lie, viz., that Sir H. Roper had resigned, when he had only ten- dered his resignation, and that was a lie ( Laughter.) Then, again, the late Government made the appointment of Mr. Pol- lock the day after they had resigned office; that of itself was matter which required investigation. He thought the House ought to feel much obliged to the Noble Lord for calling atten- tention to the subject. Mr. Berrial defended the practice of making appointments in ' future? and contended that the appointment of Mr. Pollock would prove highly satisfactory. The Earl of Lincoln defended the conduct of the late Go- vernment in the appointments they had made, and complained that the motion should have been brought forward at a time when most of the members of Sir R. Peel's Cabinet were out of town. Mr. D'Xsraeli did not think that any of the Members of the late Government ought to complain of being taken by surprise, when an net of their administration was called into question. He denied that there was any unusual course adopted by the Noble Lord— he had given his notice of motion on reading the order of the day, a practise which was in daily use. and one of which every member was at liberty to avail himself. The No- ble Earl, the late President of the Board of Control, was alone responsible for the irregularities which had taken place, and he did not send any one attached to that establishment during the time he was in office to make any application to the House on the subject. The late Government of tlie Queen never rested unless they fancied that some imputations were cast upon then- personal honour. ( Hear.) He did not know exactly what was the full meaning of the words " Radical Reformers," but he thought the Right Hon. Baronet, the member for Tamworth, and his few supporters, were entitled to that designation. He did not know whether the Noble Lord at the head of the Ad- ministration would adopt the appellation. The conversation then dropped. The Report of the Committee of Supply was brought up and agreed to. Various Bills were forwarded their respective stages. The remaining business having been disposed of, the House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19. Sir J. Pakington presented a petition from Pcrshorein favour of the Small Debts Bill. Lord G. Rentinck corrected some errors he had fallen into in the debate of the previous evening respecting the Chief Justice- ship of Bombay. He had, on authority which he deemed to be good, stated some circumstances prejudicial to the reputation of the late Lord Chancellor and the Earl of Ripon. Since then he discovered that they were wholly without foundation, and felt the deepest humiliation for having unjustly reflected upon those Noble Lords. A great number of bills were forwarded a stage, after which The Chancellor of the Exchequer obtained leave to bring in a bill to authorise the appointment of a railway department. The object was to appoint a board for the regulation of all matters connected with rail" avs; and it was therefore proposed that the board should consist of five individuals, a president, who should be more or less connected with the Government ; two paid members, not connected with the Government; and two unpaid members, connected with the Government— the object of the latter provision being that there might be in either House of Parliament one person ready at all times to answer any questions which might be asked in reference to the manage- ment of railways. It was also proposed to transfer to this board the whole of the staff of the railway department of the Board of Trade, and to impose upon its members the duty of seeing that existing railways strictly complied with the provi- sions of their bills respectively. After some conversation, the bill was brought in and read a first time, and was ordered to be read a second time on Thursday. The other oiders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20. The report of the Andover Union Committee was brought up and ordered to be printed. The Customs Duties ( No. 2.) Bill was read a third time and passed. SMALL DEBTS BILL— On the order of the day for going into Committee on the Small Debts Bill, Lord G. Bentinck said this Bill was one of far too great importance to be considered properly in committee, at the present advanced state of the Session, when so many Members had left town. It was also necessary that further information should be given on the subject. The Bill would create a vast amount of patronage, and he thought they were entitled to know in what manner this patronage was to be exercised, also the number of judges which it was intended to create, the duties they were to perform, and the duties to be discharged by other officers of the new Courts. He was informed that the number of judges under the Bill would amount to no less than sixty- five, and that each judge was to have a salary of 1,200/. per year, making a total of 78,000/. per annum. Then there would be required sixty- five chief clerks, at a salary of 600/. per year, amounting to 39,000/., making a total of 117,000/., independent of the salaries of a number of subordinate officers. From what source was this money to be raised to pay this large expenditure, which exceeded in amount the sum paid to all the officers in the Courts of Chancery ? Then compensation was to be given to the officers of all the courts which the Bill would abolish. Now, 450 courts at present would be done away with, the officers of which would be entitled to compensation. The Bill gave the whole of the appointments to the Lord Chancellor, which, he contended, was too great power to entrust to any one individual. It would enable the Government to purchase half the boroughs in England at a general election. ( Hear.) He had decided objections to the Bill proceeding further during the present Session. Sir G. Grey said that the measure had been fully and ma- turely considered, it had attracted great public attention, the petitions which had been presented in its favour were very nu- merous, and there were none presented against it. All the re- presentations which had been made to the Government were to pass this Bill during the present Session, if possible so to do. With respect to the expense in carrying out the measure that would be materially provided for by fees which would be created by the bill. The Right Hon. Baronet, at some length, stated that in his opinion the Bill would be highly advantageous to the public, and that no danger was to be apprehended from the patronage which it would create. Mr. M. Sutton was of opiniont hat a clause should be intro- duced, giving the power of appointing judges of the Small Debts Court to the Lord Lieutenants of counties, subject to the approbation of the Crown. The Attorney General considered the Bill would prove bene- ficial to the country. If persons were qualified who now held offices in county courts, they would have a paramount claim to be appointed judges under this measure, and, therefore, the compensation alluded to would not be so great as was antici- pated. Mr. J. S. Wortley considered the Bill in its present state would give an undue amount of patronage to the Government; and, therefore, that the objection of the . Noble Lord ( Bentinck) to it on that ground was well founded. After some further discussion the House went into Com- mittee, when several clauses were agreed to. On clause 9 being moved, Mr. Wakley complained that the appointment of the judges under the Small Debts Courts Bill was to be made from one branch of the profession, viz., from barristers of seven years' standing. He should move that attorneys- at- law be eligible to the office of judge of the Small Debts Courts. After a few observations from C'apt. Pechell and the Attor. ney- General, in favour of the clause as it stood, Lord G. Somerset considered that, eminent attorneys ought to be considered eligible to the office of judge. Sir G. Grey said restricting the office to barristers of seven years' standing was not a new feature introduced into bills relating to the administration of justice. Such a provision was generally introduced. A desultory conversation ensued, in which Mr. Healey, Col. Sibthorp, the Attorney- General, Mr. 15. Escott, Mr. Borth- wick, Mr. S. Worlley, Mr. Romilly, and several other Mem- bers took part. The Committee then divided, when there appeared :— For Mr. Wakley's amendment 16 Against it 53 Majority against the amendment 37 Col. Wood then moved that any person appointed a Judg e of the Small Debts Court shall cease to practise as a Barrister. The Committee divided- Ayes 12 Noes 57 Majority 45 Clauses up to 15 were agreed to; the House then resumed, the Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again. The remaining business on tha paper was then disposed of, and the House adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, AUG. 20. Lord Lyndhurst rose to answer the accusation made by Lord G. Bentinsk, in the lower House, respecting certain recent law appointments, and after recapitulating and explaining tlie circumstances of the case, concluded by a vehement philippic on the noble author of the accusation, which he stigmatised as slanderous and vexatious. The Colonial Duties Bill, having for its object the abolition of differential duties in favour of British produce when im- ported into British Colonies, was read a second time. Several other bills were forwarded a stage, and the House adjourned. ECCLESIASTICAL PATRONAGE.— The following is an outline of the bill ( just presented to the House of Lords by the Bishop of London) :—" To remove doubts as to the legality of certain assignments of ecclesiastical patronage." The preamble sets forth that whereas by an act passed in the fourth year of the reign of her Majesty intituled " An Act to carry into effect, with certain modifications, the fourth report of the Commissioners of Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues)" it is enacted, " That it • hall not be lawful for any spiritual person to sell or assign any patronage or presentation belonging to him, by virtue of any dignity or spiritual office held by him, and that every such sale or assignment shall be null and void to all intents and purposes ;" and doubts have been entertained whether or not certain agree- ments and proceedings authorised under the several Acts for the augmentation of the maintenance of the poor clergy, or under the Church Building Acts, are to be deemed sales or assignments prohibited by the first recited Act, and it is expedient that such doubts be removed ; be it declared and enacted, & c. The first clause declares that proceedings under the Augmentation Acts and Church Building Act are to be deemed lawful. ( 1st George 1., sec. 2. c. 10, and 8th and 9th Victoria, c. 70.) Clause two provides that this Act may be amended or repealed by any Act to be passed in this session of Parliament. FALL OF THREE HOUSES IN THE MINT.— On Wednes- day afternoon considerable excitement was created in the borough of Southwark, in consequence of the fall of three houses in the vicinity of the Mint. On the west side of High- street, Borough, nearly opposite St. George's Church, is a place called Birdcage- alley, and at the extreme end are about six very old wooden houses, three stories high, adjacent to which is the Old Buil public- house in the Mint. Birdcage- alley runs into the most intricate part of the Mint, and was formerly the hiding. place of thieves, outlaws, See. The whole of the fallen houses have been standing near 3( J0 years, and were in such a dilapidated condition that they were con demned some time ago, but, notwithstanding, they have been inhabited, each with as ' many as eight families, chiefly consist- ing of poor Irish. The inmates of the house in the centre were alarmed by hearing a loud cracking noise proceed from the roof; they had not got off the threshold before the immense stack of chimneys fell in, bringing down the whole of the interior of the houses. Nos. 1, 2, and 3. Fortunately, at the time when the catastrophe took place the men were almost all at work, and the females and their children were sitting outside waiting lor their husbands, or the loss of life must have keen great. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. OPENING OF THE CHAMBERS His Majesty Louis Philippe on Monday proceeded in state to the Palais Bourbon to meet the newly elected Chamber. His Majesty, on leaving the chateau, was attended by a brilliant and numerous staff, and was received throughout the line with the loudest acclama- tions. At one o'clock, the door of the Royal tribune was thrown open, and the Queen appeared, leading in the young Count de Paris. She was received with loud cries ot' " Vive la Reine !" whilst " Vive le Comte de Paris!" greeted her young com- panion. Her Majesty was accompanied by Madame Adelaide, the Duchess of Orleans, the Piincess de Joinville, and the Duchess d'Aumale. The whole party appeared in excellent health. At one o'clock the cannon of the Invalides announced that the Royal cortege had left the Tuileries, and in about a quarter of an hour afterwards the salute of drums and trumpets intimated the King's arrival. Almost immediately after the grand deputations who had gone to receive his Majesty entered and led the way to the foot of the platform Duke Pasquier, as Chahcellor of France, headed one, and M. Sapey, as senior deputy, the other. The members composing the two deputations, after the King had ascended the steps to the throne, took their seats on the lowest benches of the centre, opposite the Royal seat. The general officers who had accompanied the King, the aides- de- camp, the equerries, the colonels of the National and Municipal Guards, and the officers of the Royal household, ranged themselves behind the King's seat. They had scarcely taken their places when an usher announced " The King," and at once every person in the Chamber rose to receive him. The King ascended firmly the steps leading to the estrade, and the moment he appeared on the platform loud cries of " Vive le Roi!" greeted him from every part of the Chamber. Again was the loyal exclamation raised and repeated over and over, whilst his Majesty acknowledged the warmth of his reception by repeated salutations. When his Majesty took his seat, another louder cry of " Vive le Roi!" burst forth, and again shook the Chamber. It is impossible to conceive a more loyal and enthusiastic reception than was given to the King of the French by his newly- elected Chamber. T" His Majesty was, as usual, dressed in the uniform of a colonel of the National Guard, and was followed by the Duke d'Aumale and the Duke de Montper. sier, who took their places on each side of the throne. His Majesty, having signified to the Chamber to be seated, read the following speech :— " Messieurs les Pairs, Messieurs les Deputes, " I experience a lively satisfaction in seeing you re- assembled with so much ardour around me. At the usual period of your labours I shall enter with you upon the interior and exterior affairs of the country. To- day, in immediately convoking the two Chambers, agreeably to the wish of the charter, calling upon the peers named since the last session, and the deputies whom France has just honoured with its suffrages, to take the oath before me, I have it at heart that you should receive at the same time the expression of my entire and unalterable devotion to our country, and of n? y confidence in your sentiments for myself and my family. I have learned from my earliest youth to love and to serve France. Called to the throne by her wish, and for the safety of her liberties, I have devoted my life to the perfect maintenance of her institutions, and to the pacific development of her prosperity and her grandeur. There is no trial which I am not willing to undergo, and that I am not capable of supporting, in order to attain an object so dear to my heart. Providence will permit, I hope, that with the con- currence of the Chambers and the national assent, success may be assured to this patriotic work. My children and yours will reap its fruits; and if France, free and happy, retains an affectionate remembrance of our common efforts, both you and I, gentlemen, shall have received the best and most agreeable recompense." CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. DEFEAT OF THE KAFFIRS.— The Windsor which has arrived at Falmouth, brings accounts from the Cape of Good Hope to the 16th June inclusive. Tney represent a battle, of some hours' duration, to have taken place between the Kaffirs and the force under the command of Colonel Somerset, in the vicinity of Fish River, which ended in the defeat of the former. The loss of the Kaffirs is said to have been about 300 or 400; that of the British, 1 killed and 16 wounded, including among the latter Capt. Walpole and Sir H. Darell. WEST INDIES. The Teviot. Royal Mail steam ship arrived in Southampton on Wednesday evening. She brings no news of material conse- quence from the West India Islands. They were all in a healthy state, and refreshing rains had fallen generally. In Jamaica the rains had effected a complete renovation, and everything was favourable for the next year's crops. There was, however, great depression in the money market, conse- quent, no doubt, upon the expectcd admission of slave- grown sugars into England, the settlement of which question was looked forward to with much anxiety. In Demerara heavy rains had fallen, as also at Trinidad, and all the Northern Islands. The same remark applies to Barba- does, St. Vincent, and Antigua- All was quiet in Hayti, and the Government was supported with much more confidence. At Saint Lucia, on the 26th of July, a heavy squall capsized a nogger, with 21 hogsheads of sugar on board, and all hands perished, with the exception of one. The Teviot reports a sad casualty happening to the American- built steamer Genie, plying between St. Jago de Cuba and Batabano, with mails on board. It appears . she was on her passage from St. Jago when two of her boilers suddenly burst, and soon afterwards became a total wreck. The commander, engineer, two passengers, and ten of the crew, lost their lives, and eight more were very seriously injured. The mails are also reported as lost or destroyed. INDIA AND CHINA. The Morning Herald of yesterday published a second edition containing news received by extraordinary express in anticipa- tion of the overland mail. The dates are Calcutta, July 3; Madras, July 10 ; and China, June 25. We borrow a summary of the news from the letters of the Herald's correspondent. Notwithstanding the fall of Kangra and the consequent removal of one great cause of public excitement, the Punjaub and its affairs continue to attract a large share of attention, and form a theme for much discussion. The point of interest now is the condition of the Durbar, and the probability of its acquiring sufficient strength to stand alone on the withdrawal of British support. The general impression is, that if left to itself, its speedy downfall is certain; and the question as to whether our garrison will actually be withdrawn at the time appointed is canvassed with no little anxiety. Some time ago it was reported that Wuzeer Lail Singh had become so confident of his own strength, that he was about to demand the with- drawal of our troops from Lahore, and it is still said that he looks upon them with a jealous and an evil eye. The position in which the Wuzeer is placed at this present time is one of no ordinary difficulty, and, in truth, he seems hardly the man to extricate himself and his Government from it creditably. In the western provinces, Peshawur, & c., the troops and the Mussulman inhabitants are giving much trouble, and require a stronger arm to bring them into subjection than that of the feeble Court of Lahore. Then there is Goolaub Singh encroach- ing on the frontier of his impotent neighbour by force or guile, as he sees most convenient, claiming and seizing villages and towns within the Lahore boundary, disregarding alike remon- strances and threats. Finally, there is Dewan Moohaj, of Moultein, evidently determined to resist any attempt that may be made to coerce him into the payment of his arrears of revenue, and probably well able to set at defiance the whole power of the Durbar, if unaided by British arms. Under these circumstances it is difficult to believe Lall Singh sincere in his expressed wish to be rid of the British troops now at Lahore, nor is it very likely that he will really demand their withdrawal. The Khelat i Ghilzie Regiment ( Native Infantry) on its way from the upper provinces, narrowly escaped a catastrophe which might have been as destructive as the lamentable one at Loodianah. The boats in which the corps was embarked were lying at anchor opposite Dinapore, when a violent storm drove them from their moorings out into the middle of the river, where many of them were swamped, and the lives of those on board placed in imminent danger. At this Junction, however, the commander of one of the Government steamers lying at Dinapore sent off his boats to theii assistance, and also got his vessel under way, and succeeded, in spite of the storm, in rescuing the endangered troops. The export trade of Calcutta has manifested but little improvement lately, though in the one article of sugar, the favourable accounts from home have caused some little activity. The Delhi Gazette of June 24th contains news of some importance from Affghanistan. An ambassador from the King of Persia had arrived at Cabool, where lie was received with distinguished honour by Dost Mahomed. When he came to unfold his errand, it turned out that the object of his visit was to stir up the faithful in Affghanistan to make war on the British, his master offering to bear all the expenses. Aklibar Khan and other chiefs entered into his views with much enthusiasm; but the old Ameer, who well knows what war with the British means, would have nothing to say to the proposal. The accounts from China bring no political information of interest, and regarding commercial matters, we learn that ut Canton transactions were on a limited scale. At Hong Kong business was dull. At Shanghai the merchants had not recovered the shock received by the late bankruptcies. At Chusan trade was gloomy. JUDGE WILLIS.— The Governor, Sir G. Gipps, and Council of Australia, having removed Mr. Justice Willis from his office, he appealed toiler Majesty in Council. The report of the Privy Council having been laid before the Queen, her Majesty has been pleased to confirm the same, and has directed the order of removal by the Governor and Council to be reversed, on the ground that the appellant was not allowed an opportunity of being heard in his own defence. The hearing of this appeal has been postponed from time to time until three years have elapsed since the colonial authorities committed this illegal act. RELIGIOUS OPINIONS.— The Bill which has passed the House of Lords, and been read a second time in the House of Commons, has been printed by order of the latter House, entitled, " An act to relieve her Majesty's subjects from certain penalties and disabilities in regard to religious opinions." As a remarkable feature in this Bill. it may be mentioned that there is no preamble. It is at once declared that from and after the commencement of the Act the various statutes or ordinances, and the several acts or parts cf acts recited shall be repealed. At. one " fell swoop" it is proposed to remove from the statute- book a number of Acts of Parliament, from the 5th and 6th Edward VI. to the 33rd George III— namely, 1 Elizabeth, 3. 1; 2 Elixabeth c. 1; 2 Elizabeth c. 2 ; 5 Elizabeth c. 1 ; 13 Elizabeth c. 2 ; 29 Elizabeth c. 6; 1 James I. c. 4 ; 3 James c. 1 s. 2, in part; 3 James c. 4; 7 James I., c. 6; 13 and 14 Charles II., c. 4, s. 11 ; 17 and 18 Charles II., c. 6. s. 6; 30 Charles II., c. 2., s. 5, in part; 8 and 9 William III., c. 3 ; 11 and 12 William III., c. 4 ; 1 Anne, c. 30; 2 Anne, c. 6; 11 George II., c. 17; 17 and 18, c. 3, s. 49, s. 5; 18 George III., c. 60, s. 5; 23 and 24 George III., c. 38; 31 George III., c. 32; 33 George. III., c. 21, s. 14; and 33 George III., c. 44. By the second provision it is proposed that Jews are to be subject to the same laws as Protestant Dissenters in respect to schools and places of worship. The other provisions, with the exception of the following, are of a formal character :—" That from and after the commencement of this Act all laws now in force against the wilfully and maliciously or contemptuously disquieting or disturbing any meeting, assembly, or congregation of persons assembled for religious worship, permitted or authorized by any former act or acts of Parliament, or the disturbing, molesting, or misusing any preacher, teacher, or person officiating at such meeting, assembly, or congregation, or any person or persons there assembled, shall apply respectively to ail meetings, assemblies, or congregations whatsoever of persons lawfully assembled for religious worship, and the preachers, teachers, or persons officiating at such last mentioned meetings, assemblies, or con- gregation, and the persons there assembled." There are live clauses in the Bill. Sscal liailijai? EmelUgence, OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON.— The half- vearlv meeting of this company will be held in this city on Friday next. We shall duly record the proceedings. GREAT EASTERN AND WESTERN.— In our advertising columns will bd found an address to the Shareholders in this undertaking from the Committee, offering them the immediate return of 15s. per share of their deposits, with a prospect of os. more hereafter, and also 10s. per share of Newport, Aberga- venny, and Hereford Stock, being at the rate of one Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford share, with 40s. paid, for four Great Eastern and Western shares. By an arrangement which has been made by the Committee of the Great Eastern and Western Company the Shareholders have also a prefer- ence of one- third of any extension stock that may be created by the amalgamated Companies, and as their interests are secured by an equal representation at the joint board, the Committee conceive that a full equivalent for the. 50s. per share now paid may be realised. We refer such of our readers as may be Shareholders in this Company to the address itself, in an adjoining column. The Directors state that they are also negociating to secure some further advan- tages to their Shareholders, but they did not think it right to defer the present announcement until the negotiations shall have been completed. It will be remembered that this con- cern broke down through the omission of the engineer to complete the plans and sections for deposit, as in the case of the Dudley and Madeley line. The Company have insti- tuted legal proceedings against Mr. Gravatt, not only for the recovery of a large sum paid on account, but also for com- pensation for the destruction of their scheme bv the non- fulfilment of his contract; while he, on the other hand, is sueing the company for the balance due to him, which they very properly withhold. The verdict lately given against Mr. Giles, in an action by the railway company mentioned above, establishes the claim of companies for compensation against defaulting engineers: the shareholders may therefore expect to have equal justice dealt out to them, to that in the case of the shareholders in the Dudley] and Madeley concern. WELSH MIDLAND.— This company has offered to return los. per share, and 7s. 6d. upon Brecons, with the option of each shareholder taking his proportion of shares in the New- port, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway Company, or new- shares in a line from Swansea to Hereford; but the proposal appears to be ill received by the shareholders. SHERIFF'S COURT OF TRIALS, DUDLEY, AUGUST 15, 1846. ( Before W. J. Fletcher, Esq., the Deputy Undersheriff,) TAR BIT v. HOLMES. This was an action brought by Mr. David Kennedy Tarbit, of Wellington, draper, ami tea dealer, against Richard Holmes, of Pensnett, near Dudley, miner, for the recovery of 2/. 10s. 6} 2d., being the balance of an account for goods sold and delivered to defendant. The action was undefended. Mr. Dally, of Dudley, solicitor, for plaintiff'. Mr. Dally being unable to attend, the Deputy Undersheriff allowed his clerk, ftlr. Powell, to conduct the plaintiff's case, and after the examination of two witnesses the Deputy Undersheriff shortly addressed the Jury, who immediately returned a verdict for the plaintiff" for the full amount claimed. CITY POLICE. GUILDHALL, MONDAY, AUG. 17- ADVERSE POSSESSION The case of adverse possession of premises retained by a party under circumstances reported in the Guardian last week amongst the police news, was formally brought before the bench this morning. Joseph Martin, a carpenter, was summoned under the Malicious Trespass Act by Mr. Crocket, the landlord of a house in the Blockhouse, for having unlawfully kept possession of, and done wilful damage to, the said house. Mr. Pullen appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Garland for the defence. It seems that about three weeks ago the defendant was moving from his own house, and asked permission of Mrs. Taylor, who lived near, to allow him to put liis bench away for two or three days in her back premises, till he could fetch it to the Fish public- house, of which he was going to become the tenant. The woman gave him permission to do so, when he soon afterwards took advantage of her temporary absence, and filled the tenement with goods, bringing also his wife and children, and on the complainant remonstrating with him, and insisting on his leaving, he positively refused, and defied Mrs. Taylor to turn him out. The latter sub- sequently put a padlock on the outer door, which impediment he removed by breaking the door open. The defence was that the defendant had obtained a regular possession of the house from Taylor's husband, who was about to quit. The property in question, it seems, is in Chancery, and hence the anxiety of the defendant to get possession, thinking to have it rent- free. The case was withdrawn on the defendant engaging to give up possession and to pay costs. ASSAULT John Dee was charged with violently assaulting and knocking down Richard Woodward, on the 13th instant, in Sidbury. ^ Defendant was fined 7s. 6d., and expenses 12s., or ten days' imprisonment. COUNTERFEIT COIN— Emanuel Harder, a dirty vagrant, was brought up on a charge of uttering a counterfeit sixpence at a Mrs. Short's, a huxter, in Copenhagen- street. The prose- cutrix did not appear against him, and he was discharged. FRIDAY ( THIS DAY.) There was no case of interest brought before the Bench at the sitting to- day. WORCESTER COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS. SHIREHALL, TUESDAY, AUG. 18. Magistrates present— Rev. J. Pearson, J. Williams, F. E. Williams, and P. V. Onslow, Esqrs. CASE OF WAGES— Wm. Bowley, of Kempsey, summoned Joseph Russell for non- payment of wages which he alleged were due to him, but which was denied by defendant, who called two witnesses. Their evidence, however, being con- tradictory the case was adjourned for a fortnight, that the witness to the agreement for wages, who is at present ill, might attend. DISORDERLY Thomas Averill, C. P., charged Henry White with being drunk and creating a disturbance at Kemp, sey on the night of the 15th instant. White expressed contri- tion for the offence, and promised amendment. The officer gave him a good character, when sober, but when the beer wai in, a change came over the spirit of his manners. Fined 5s., including expenses. The Bench advised him to become a disciple of Father Mathew. POOR RATES— George Jackson, overseer and churchwarden of White Lady Aston, summoned George Stevens and John Smith for non- payment of poor- rates, amounting to about 2s. each. Stevens is a day labourer, receiving 8s. per week, and has a family of five children; upon which grounds he stated his inability to pay. Smith's being a similar case, the magis- trates said they did not feel it to be their duty to enforce pay- ment, and expressed a hope that the parish authorities would take such cases into their consideration, with the view of relieving the parties. MILKING COWS.— Ann White, of Norton- juxta- Kempsey, charged Phoebe Young with having feloniously milked a cow, on the morning of Monday, the 10th instant. The animal and some others were rented by White from Mr. Hook, and were grazing in one of his fields. The prosecutrix, stated that for some time she had missed the usual quantity of milk, and had instructed the police to keep a sharp look out. William Sparry gave evidence that, on the morning above stated, he saw the prisoner milking one of the cows into a jug, and afterwards deposit the jug near a hedge, and then commence gleaning. He described the cow to Mrs. White, who gave the girl into custody. The prisoner made no defence, and was committed for trial at the next quarter sessions. FISH STEALING.— Fred. Langford and Samuel Langford were charged with taking fish from a pond belonging to M. Pierpoint, Esq., at Crow's Nest, on Sunday afternoon last. It appeared that the pond had been drawn off on the previous night by some parties, evidently with the intent of taking the fish. The defendants passing by on the following afternoon saw the fish and took them, not knowing they were doing wrong. Mr. Daniel, solicitor, attended for the defence, and contended that there was no evidence to show that his clients had anything to do with drawing off the pond, as this offence took place on the previous evening, and the bank of the pond was near to the footpath, and there was no attempt at conceal- ment, & c. Mr. D. urged many technical objections, which were overruled by the Bench, and the parties were fined lis , with 8s. 6d. costs, and 6d, damage, and cautioned as to the nature of their future Sabbath's amusement. ASSAULTING A POLICE CONSTABLE— Henry Wellings, P. C., charged a young man named Downes with having assaulted him while attempting to take him into custody. It appeared from the evidence that Downes, with others, had been creating a disturbance at his father's house, near Broad- heath, where they had been eating and drinking without the knowledge of the elder Downes, who, with the rest of the family, was from home, and on his return he gave them in charge to Wellings, who received sundry kicks from Downes. Fined 20s. and 8s. expenses, or fourteen days' imprisonment. A "• GLEANING" QUARREL— Elizabeth Trevis charged Elisabeth Sanders with assaulting her while gleaning in a field belonging to Mr. Baylis, of Tibberton. From the plaintiff's evidence it appeared that the defendant took her gathering of wheat from her, heat her about the head, and knocked her down. Sanders in defence urged that Trevis had no right there, and had struck her first; but this was denied by Ann Woodward, a girl of 14, who corroborated plaintiff's statement. The Magistrates considered it a most unprovoked assault, but, in consideration of defendant's numerous family, only inflicted a fine of 2s. 6d., with 8s. 6d. costs. TRESPASS— Mr. David Lipscombe, of Clifton- on- Teme, was summoned by F. E. Williams, Esq., of Doddenham, for fishing in the Teme at Doddenham, and trespassing upon his ( Mr. Williams') land. On the defendant paying the costs incurred the case was dismissed. DEATH OF LORD BLOOMFIELD, G. C. B. G. C. H We regret to announce the decease of the above noble and gallant officer. His Lordship expired on Saturday last at his residence in Portman Square. The deceased, Benjamin Bloomfield, Baron Bloomfieid, of Oakhampton and Redwood, in the county of Tipperary, in the peerage of Ireland, G. C. B. and G. C. H. a Lieutenant General in the Army, Colonel Commandant of the Royal Horse Artillery, Governor of Fort Charles, Jamaica, and P. C., was born on the 13th of April 1768, and married on the 7th of September, 1797, Harriet, eldest daughter of the late John Douglas, Esq., by whom he leaves issue one sou and two daughters. The Noble Lord sat in three Parliaments for the borough of Plymouth, until his appointment as Privy Purse to the Prince Regent in 1817, and afterwards for several years filled the offices of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo- tentiary to the Court of Sweden. His Lordship is succeeded in the family honours by his son, the Hon. John Arthur Douglas, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at St. Petersburg!), who was born in November, 1802, and married, in September, 1845, the Hon. Georgina Liddell, youngest daughter of Lord Ravensworth. RAILWAY ACTS.— It appears from- a detailed list of railway acts, which have this session received the royal assent, that the capital stock authorised by these acts is £ 90,540,938 ; the amount to be borrowed beyond the capital is £ 38.688,829; giv- ing a total amount authorized to be raised of £ 129,229,767; the amount of parliamentaiy deposits released from the Accountant- General's hands is £ 4,147,304; and the length of the lines amounts to 3,672| miles. THE BRIGHTON PAVILION.— Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to signify her consent that her Marine Palace or Pavilion at Brighton, with the grounds and buildings attached to the same, should be offered lor sale, and the produce applied towards the expenditure to be incurred lor alterations and improvements at Buckingham Palace, in diminution oi' the sums to be yoted intijture years. THE GAME LAWS. The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the opera- tion of the game laws, and to report their observations and opinions thereon to Parliament, have now fully considered the subject referred to them, and have agreed to a series of resolutions, which they have just reported. The resolutions are 28 in number, and after affirming that the stringency of the game laws has been from time to time materially qualified and relaxed, they declare that the tenant has at all times the power to secure the game to himself, " or to reject the tenancy, if the proprietor of the lands insists on a reserva- tion being made of the game in his ( the proprietor's) favour." With respect to the penalties for poaching, the 8th and 9th resolutions run thus— " That it is expedient to abolish cumulative penalties for poaching. " That your Committee are not, however, prepared to recommend such an alteration of the law as would exempt from more severe penalties those who in the illegal pursuit of game commit at the same time a breach of the revenue laws, or those who in the day time, being armed, and in numbers, are guilty of violence." The Committee are of opinion that the penalty imposed by the 52ud George III. cap. 43, for sporting without a certificate is excessive ; that the three days allowed for notice of appeal should be extended; that no part of the penalty should go to the informer; that no person convicted of night poaching under sec. 1 of 9 George IV., cap. 69, should be subject to transportation ; and that persons convicted of poaching under the same act, should not be required to find sureties for not repeating the offence. The 15th and 16th resolutions are rather important to sportsmen— 15. Resolved,— That it is the opinion of this Committee, that, apart from considerations of revenue, every owner or occupier of land having the right to kill the game on that land, should have such right without being required to take out a game certificate. 16. Resolved,— That your Committee further recommend the abolition of certificates as regards the pursuit and destruc- tion of hares by means of packs of hounds, or by greyhounds; and also to recommend the reduction of the duties on grey- hounds to those imposed on common dogs." The Committee regret the existence of facilities for dispos- ing of stolen game, but do not offer any recommendations on that head. They consider that the powers of constables should be better defined, and that power should be given to them to search public- houses and beer- shops ( licensed to sell off as well as on the premises) for game, " it having been proved before the Committee that they are extensive recep- tacles for stolen game." The Committee are also of opinion that the sale of game should be deferred until one day after the season for shooting it has commenced. On the subject of the damage done to crops by game, the Committee state that they have received evidence to show that " the preservation of large quantities of game has been the frequent cause of damage to the neighbouring crops." They then go on to express an opinion " that in cases where the damage done to the growing crops of the occupier is caused by game belonging to or reserved by the owner of the land, such damage may be made the subject of pecuniary compensation." They allege that in general a tenant's just claim for compensation on this score is complied with by his landlord, but that the estimate of damage is rarely satisfactory to both parties. The Committee are of opinion that as " where, from the vicinity of the preserves of adjoining proprietors, such damage must be attributed to the game bred and pre- served therein, the reparation for such damage cannot generally be made the subject of previous agreement." Further* it is the opinion of the Committee, that " under these circumstances, cases of hardship may be expected to recur; but the extreme difficulty of establishing the liability of any particular party for the damage done, or correctly assessing the amount of such damage, have induced your Committee to reject the suggestion that an action on the case, would bo a fitting or practical remedy for damage done to growing crops by game." Finally, the Committee consider that this species of damage is attributable mainly, if not entirely, to hares and rabbits, and that no appreciable portion of it can be ascribed to feathered game. THE SALT TRADE. The following resolutions on the subject of the admission of British Salt into India were passed by the Chamber of Com- merce of the White Salt Trade, held at Northwich, Cheshire, yesterday se'nnight ( Aug. 13.) " It being highly desirable for the interests of the Salt Trade of this country, that the Indian markets ( whose annual con- sumption is at least 250,000 to 300,000 tons) should be fairly opened for the admission of British manufactured salt, which can be supplied of a far purer quality, and at much lower rates, than that produced under the East India Company's system, « ' Resolved, that each salt manufacturer in Cheshire and Worcestershire be requested to use his personal interest, indi- vidually as well as collectively, to abolish a monopoly so injurious to the interests of the Salt Trade of England. " That, as the admission of British salt into India intimately affects not only the price, but also the supply, of Bengal sugars, and is likewise of the greatest importance to the Shipowners and manufacturers of this country, it is advisable that a letter be drawn up and forwarded by the Chairman of the Salt Chamber of Commerce to the Chairman of the Shipowners' Association in London and Liverpool,— the East India and China Association— the Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, and Glasgow Chambers of Commerce,— requesting their aid and assistance, separately and collectively, as well as that of the individual members of the various Chambers and Associations over which they preside, in order to abolish a monopoly so fraught with mischief to the manufacturing, shipping, and commercial interests of England, as well as so injurious to the moral, domestic, and political economy of the people of India. And in order that an accurate knowledge may generally be diffused of the working and effects of fthe Salt monopoly in India, 150 copies of Mr. D. C. Aylwin's Salt Pamphlet be for- warded to each of the above gentlemen, with a request that they will distribute them amongst such shipowners, manu- facturers, sugar- refiners, and merchants, as they may deem most interested in the Indian Trade, or most likely to take up and advocate this question. " That, as it is desirable the Board of Control should be petitioned prior to applying to Parliament for redress, a deputa- tion from the Salt Proprietors of England shall as soon as possible be formed; and that this Chamber be requested to place itself in communication with the Chairman of the Ship Owners' Association in London and Liverpool— the East India and China Associations— the Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, and Glasgow Chambers of Commerce, to request their active co- operation in submitting to their various Chambers and Associations the propriety of uniting in one common body, to petition the Board of Control to abolish a monopoly which is equally prejudicial to the interests of all. " That circular letters, with the above resolutions attached be forwarded to each Member of the Salt Trade, with a request that, with as little delay as possible, a list may be furnished to the Chamber of Commerce of such individuals to whom each Member may wish a copy of Mr. Aylwin's Salt Pamphlet to he forwarded. " That a general meeting of the Salt Trade of England be called for Monday, 3lst August, at the Angel Inn, Northtvich, atone o'clock; and that Mr. Aylwin be respectfully requested to attend such meeting." GRAND DINNER TO HER MAJESTY'S MINISTERS, AT THE MANSION HOUSE.— The Lord Mayor, on Wednesday, gave a splendid entertainment to her Majesty's Ministers, their ladies, and a very large party. It was one of the most magnificent banquets given even in the present most brilliant and hospitable mayoralty. The present Lord Mayor has in the performance of the duties of the ofike known no party. The moment the Whigf came into power his Lordship, although the supporter of the Conservatives on all occasions which furnished opportunities of advocating their views, invited Lord John Russell and the rest of the Government to the Mansion House. The invitation was most warmly accepted. A1 THE CHELTENHAM HYDROPATHIC INSTITUTION, T SHERBORNE VILLA, and SHERBORNE HOUSE, is now Re- opened, with considerable improve- ments in the BATHS, DOUCHES, & c., under the direction of Mr. HARNETT, whose experience and knowledge of the treatment both in Germany and in England entitles him to the confidence of the Patients. Board, & c., in the Establishments, with the treatment, medical attendance, & c., £ 2. 12s. Cd. per week. Persons of limited means will be received at £ 1. 6s. per week. ( Jut Patients will receive the full treatment at from £ 1. Is. to 12s. per week. Single Baths, Douches, & c., may be had. There is also employed at this Institution, in all cases where it is applicable, the celebrated Htmospasique Appareil,— invented by Dr. Junod, and recommended uy the principal Physicians in Paris, & c., for local inflammations, and com- plaints arising from the fulness of blood and obstructed circulation. The blood and fluids are drawn from the diseased part to the arms or legs, thus giving instant relief, without pain or inconvenience; and supersedes bleeding, blistering, leeches, & c. The combined treatment is eminently adapted to the cure of Apoplexy, Paralysis, Tic Doloreux, Pulmonary Complaints, Nervous and Mental Diseases, & c. Persons desirous of satisfying themselves of the agreeableness and efficacy of the treatment, will be furnished with Board and Lodging only on the most reasonable terms. H. TAYLOR, ESQ., M. R. C. S., Resident Surgeon. VINAIGRE D ORLEANS. JUST ARRIVED, a Fresh Importa- tion of the Finest FRENCH WHITE WINE VINEGAR, in Hogsheads and Quar- ter Casks. Samples may be tasted, and the names of the Chemists or Grocers of whom it may be procured, can be known on appli- cation to the Importers, S. P. GREEN & SON, 57, FOREGATE STREET, WORCESTER. . MALVERN, WORCESTERSHIRE. IMPORTANT SALE of FREEHOLD LAND, well adapted for VILLAS, on sites of peculiar beauty, with CHALYBEATE SPRINGS, § c., at GREAT MALVERN, Worcestershire. MESSRS. HOBBS & SON HAVE the honour to announce to the Public that they have received instructions from the Trustees for Sale of the late JAMES MASON, ESQ., deceased, and others, to OFFER for COMPETITION, in the month of OCTOBER, ( of which timely notice will be given,) at the BELLE VUE HOTEL, MALVERN, in suitable Lots which will be set out for the purposes of Building;— All that VERY VALUABLE ESTATE, called the NETHER GRANGE OR ABBEY FARM, with SPA VILLA, CHALYBEATE SPRINGS, and SPLENDID SHEET OF WATER, containing about 18 0 ACRES OF FREEHOLD LAND, CHIEFLY TITHE- FREE AND LAND- TAX REDEEMED. This Property is much enhanced in value from the fact that it is THE ONLY FREEHOLD LAND near the much- admired VILLAGE OF MALVERN that can be obtained for Building, and that it abounds in PLEASANT AND PICTURESQUE SITES FOR VILLAS, and other Private Residences; a judicious scheme is being formed, which will be adhered to, whereby purchasers will be protected, and the character of Malvern, SO RICH IN NATURE'S CHARMS, will be preserved. It is the intention of the Vendors to set out and form, at their own expense, CONVENIENT AND SUITABLE ROADS, one of which entering through the MUCH- ADMIRED ABBEY GATEWAY, and running Southerly into the Ledbury and Malvern Turn- pike Road, will afford accommodation to the several purchasers. It may be considered presumptuous in attempting to describe THE LOFTY AND MAGNIFICENT RANGE OF THE MALVERN HILLS, rearing themselves in front of the fertile and richly- cultivated VALLEY OF THE SEVERN, and forming one of the chief attractions of the highly- favoured SHIRE OF WORCESTER. Their beauty is well known to all who have visited THE FAR- FAMED VILLAGE of that name, but as there may be some who have NOT BEEN SO FORTUNATE, it may be well to observe that they are near 1,500 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE SEA, extending about NINE MILES from North to South, accessible by winding Paths, and present- ing at every turn a SUCCESSION OF VARIED VIEWS, TO THE SUMMIT ; from whence it may be truly said one of THE LOVELIEST AND MOST EXTENSIVE PROSPECTS opens to the sight, ENCHANTING THE IMAGINATION with the fertility on the East and South, and THE BOLDNESS OF THE SCENERY on the Western side. THE ABBEY F A R M lies on the slopes of these DELIGHTFUL HILLS, and, being higher than the surrounding Country, enjoys A VIEW OF UNLIMITED EXTENT, only surpassed by that above described. THE ABBEY CHURCH, that , CHASTE AND CLASSIC RELIC OF ANTIQUITY, immediately adjoins, and presents a noble feature in contem- plating the eligibility of this Property. Messrs. Hobbs earnestly invite a close inspection of this Estate, as an opportunity like the present, either for Residence or Investment, in this MUCH- ADMIRED LOCALITY, will never occur again. A more detailed advertisement, with Plans and printed Parti- culars, will shortly appear; and further information may be had of Messrs. Bedford and Pidcock, Solicitors, Worcester; Messrs. Edwards, Mason, and Co., Solicitors. 8, Moorgate Street, Lon- don ; Messrs. J. W. and G. Whateley, and Messrs. Barker and Griffiths, Solicitors, Birmingham ; Mr. James Webb, Land Surveyor, and Messrs. Hobbs. both of Worcester. ANTED, a MANOR, of from Eighty to Two Hundred Acres, to SHOOT OYER, where Game has been preserved, and is plentiful Also a RABBIT WARREN, well stocked. Apply, by letter, stating particulars and terms, to 386, Mr. Williams' Library, Stourport. rIPHE COURTS BARON and CUSTOMARY 1 COURTS of the DEAN and CHAPTER of the COLLEGIATE CHURCH of ST. PETER, WEST- MINSTER, for the several MANORS of Al'CHLENCH, BINHOLME, MAT HON, and LONGDON, in Wor- cestershire, and DEERHURST, in Gloucestershire, will be held this year on the following days, ( instead of on the days before advertised,) viz :— A TCHLENCH, on Friday, the 28th August, at twelve o'clock at noon, at Mr. Thos. Bomford's, at A tchlench. BINHOLME, with its Members, on Saturday, the 29th August, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the Angel Inn, Pershore. MATIION, on Monday, the 31st August, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at the Court House, in Mathon. LONGDON, with its Members, on Tuesday, the 1st Sep- tember, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at the School Room, in Longdon. DEE RHUitST, with its Members, on Wednesday, the 2nd September, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at the Swan Inn, Piffe's Elm, Elmstone Hardwick. All Persons having business to transact at any of the said Courts, are requested to communicate the particulars thereof forthwith to George Vincent, Esq., the Steward of the said Manors, No. 2, Dartmouth Street, Westminster. Dated this 12th August, 1846. • Duty Free.] HE RE AS the RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN REGINALD, EARL BEAUCHAMP, of Madresfield, in the County of Worcester, and JOHN HENRY ALLEN, of the Rhydd, in the same County, Esquire, being respectively interested, under the provisions of the Act passed in the 8th ana 9th years of the reign of her present Majesty, cap. 118, in the Lands set forth on the Schedule hereunder written, and being desirous of effecting an Exchange of the same Lands, have made application, in writing, to the inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales, to direct enquiries whether such proposed Exchange would be beneficial to the Owners of such respective Lands, and to proceed with the same under the provisions of the said Act. Now WE, the undersigned Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales, being of opinion that such Exchange would be beneficial, and that the terms thereof are just and reasonable, HEREBY GI VE NOTICE, that we shall cause to be framed and confirmed, under our Hands and Seal, an Order of Exchange, in the matter of the said application, unless Notice, in writing, of dissent to the said proposed Exchange shall be given to us by some Person entitled to an Estate in or to a Charge upon the said Land, or any part thereof, on or before the 5th day of December next. THE SCHEDULE TO WHICH THE FOREGOING NOTICE REFERS. LANDS in which the above- named JOHN REGINALD, EARL BEAUCHAJIP, is interested, situate in the Parish of Madresfielu, in the County of Worcester, and pro- posed to be Exchanged for the Land hereinafter specified :— A. R. P. Cottage and Garden in the occupation of Thomas 1 ... . - Beard Ju 1 10 Cottage, divided into two Dwellings, and Garden,') in the occupation of Samuel Hall and j- 0 0 20 Thomas Little J Cottage in the occupation of Ann Lea, widow,'! and Garden in the occupation of the said V 0 1 16 John Henry Allen and Ann Lea ,...) 0 3 11 LANDS in which the above- named JOHN HENRY ALLEN IS interested, situate in the Parish of Great Malvern, in the County of Worcester, and proposed to be Exchanged for the Lands hereinbefore specified :— A Piece of Meadow Land, called Slut Croft, in} the occupation of the said John Henry > Allen > Cottage and Garden in the occupation of John") Healing J 2 0 1 0 0 25 2 0 26 Witness our Hands this Seventeenth day of August, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty. six. ( Signed) WM. B LAM I RE. G. DARBY. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ENGLISH AND FOREIGN PAPER HANGING & DECORATIVE WAREHOUSE, 32, CROSS, POWELL BEGS to call the attention of FAMILIES, BUILDERS, and the Public generally, to his STOCK OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN PAPER HANGINGS, which will be found upon inspection to be large and well assorted, comprising every description made, from the LOWEST QUALITY TO THE RICHEST DECORATIONS; Purchasers can therefore generally be supplied at once, without having to wait for the making, and consequently upon Lower Terms. Every description of DECORATIVE PANELLING in Wood, Marble, & c. Experienced Workmen only employed, and sent to any distance that may be required. N. B. THE TRADE SUPPLIED. Worcester Aug. ( Jib, 1846. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY W. HIGGS, On Tuesday, the 25th day of August, 1846, at the New Grey- hound Inn, in New- street, in the City of Worcester, at six o'clock in the evening; ACERTAIN MORTGAGE DEBT of £' 450, with an Arrenr of Interest, secured by assignment of an excellent HOUSE and PREMISES, situate in the CORN MARKET, in the Parish of Saint Martin, in the City of Wor- cester, at a Pepper - corn Rent for 1000 years, created by Indenture of 3rd December, 1814. The Premises are now in the occupation of Mr. John Webb, or of his undertenants, at the yearly rent of £ 25. For further particulars apply to J. W. Ivnipe, Solicitor, or the Auctioneer, both of Worcester. WARWICK. FOR POSITIVE SALE. Valuable absolute and contingent REVERSION to FREEHOLD and PERSONAL PROPERTY. MR. JOSEPH WARE WILL SELL BY AUCTION, At the Hen and Chickens Hotel, Birmingham, on Thursday, the 3rd September, at four o'clock, in one Lot, THE VALUABLE REVERSION to the LIFE INTEREST of a Young Man, 27, at the death of his Father, 73, in a FREEHOLD ESTATE, distinguished as OLTEN HOUSE, at SOLIHULL, 7 miles from Birmingham ; also TWO COTTAGES in the rear; ONE- THIRD SHARE in the like REVERSION to a FREEHOLD FARM at SMALL HEATH, 2 miles from Birmingham; and the absolute REVERSION to ONE- THIRD SHARE of TWO OLD BIRMINGHAM and THREE ELLESMERE CANAL SHARES, and in £ 900 in the THREE AND A QUARTER PER CENTS. Full particulars are ready, and may be had at the Warwick- shire Gazette Office; Leamington Courier Office; of Messrs. Richardson & Dignam, Solicitors, Walbrook; and at Mr. Ware's Offices, Kingsland Road, London. WORCESTER COUNTY GAOL. 1 ) ERSONS wishing to supply this Gaol with MEAT, 1 COAL, and POTATOES, and the Judges' House with COAL, for the ensuing THREE MONTHS, must leave their Tenders at the Gaol, inclosed in a sealed cover, marked " Tender," and addressed " To the Visiting Magistrates," on or before Twelve o'Clock on Saturday, the 29th August instant. ALL GAOL BILLS must be delivered, addressed to me, at my Office in the Gaol, on the said 29th August, ( made up as nearly as possible to that date,) or they will not be allowed at the next Sessions. By order of the Visiting Magistrates, B. L. STABLE, Governor. In consequence of the great difficulty which has been ex- perienced in getting the Accounts sent in, it has been deter- mined by the Visiting Justices, that persons neglecting to furnish their Bills after this Notice shall not be again employed to supply the Prison for Twelve Months. August 17th, 1846. TO BUILDERS. PERSONS desirous of CONTRACTING for the Works to be done in ERECTING the NEW SCHOOL HOUSES at ST. JOHN'S IN BEDWARD1NE, may apply to Air. A. E. Perkins, Architect, 61, Sidbury, Worcester, on or after 25th August until 1st September, between the hours of Ten and Five each day, when arrangements will be made for their viewing the Plans and Specifications, for the purpose of preparing Tenders; which Tenders must be free of expense, and delivered ( sealed and under cover) to Mr. James Coucher, Churchwarden, St. John's, on or before 12th September. The Committee do not bind themselves to accept the lowest Tender. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY. NOTICE is hereby'^ iveiu- tb-^ ^-" u^ xTllALF- YEARLY tiiAhMlEETING of the Proprietors of this Company, will be held, pursuant to the Act of Parlia- ment, at the GUILDHALL, in the CITY of WORCESTER, on FRIDAY, the 28th Day of AUGUST NEXT, at one o'clock precisely. F. RUFFORD, Chairman. The TRANSFER BOOKS will be closed on the 19th of August, after which day no Transfer will be Registered until the Books are reopened on the 29th. NOEL THOS. SMITH, Secretary. Worcester, 30th July, 1846. GREAT EASTERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY. ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMITTEE TO S HA R E HOLDERS. rflHE ACTING COMMITTEE of the GREAT J. EASTERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY have much satisfaction in taking the earliest opportunity of informing their Proprietors that, notwithstanding their failure in Standing Orders, they have succeeded in securing for them a Share in the NEWPORT, ABERGAVENNY, and HERE- FORD LINE, which has obtained the sanction of Parliament, and which embraces nearly two- thirds of the district included in the Great Eastern and Western project. The line from Pontypool to Abergavenny, and from Aberga- venny to Hereford, ( with a Branch to Ragland, and such extensions as may be deemed advisable to complete the con- nection between Hereford and Swansea) will now be constructed by the three Companies which disputed last year the possession of the mineral district of South Wales, and the united influence and capitals of the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford, the Great Eastern and Western, and the Welch Midland Companies will be immediately employed in completing ( in conjunction with the Shrewsbury and Hereford, and the leading Railways which have obtained their Acts of incorporation) a direct and unbroken Railway communication between the port of New- port and the Bristol Channel on the one side, and Birkenhead and Liverpool on the other. The interest reserved to the Great Eastern and Western Company in the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Com- pany, is to the extent of one- third, or rather more than 9,000 shares in its capital. The shares in the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Company are shares of £ 25, with a deposit of £ 2. 10s. paid. The Directors of the Great Eastern and Western Company retain the opinion they have always expressed as to the highly remunerative character of the undertaking, which they believe to be second to none in importance. They therefore recommend their Proprietors to avail themselves at once of the option of taking the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford shares which have been secured to them. The Directors are negociating to secure some further advan- tages to their Shareholders, but they do not think it right to defer the present announcement until the negotiations shall have been completed. They have made arrangements for securing an interest in the Extension between Hereford and Swansea, to which it is evidently the interest of the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford, the Shrewsbury and Hereford, the London and Birmingham, and Midland Railway Companies to give their strongest co- operation. In addition to these measures, the Directors have already made great progress in adjusting the pecuniary affairs of the Company, though, as a consequence of the claims in dispute, the Directors have not hitherto been able finally to close their accounts ; neither would it be prudent to do so, the claims still unliquidated being such, that the Directors, as they have pre- viously announced, confidently expect successfully to resist them, at any rate materially to reduce them, and, not impro- bably, according to a recent judicial decision, to obtain, in the form of damages, a return of money already paid. Notwithstanding the expenditure incident to al arge under- taking during a period of unexampled demand in several of the most expensive railway departments, added to a heavy Parlia- mentary contest with the most powerful parties, and notwith- standing the disturbed state of the money market, which prevented that due response to the letters of allotment, which, from their careful investigation of applications, the Directors had a right confidently to anticipate, each proprietor in the Great Eastern and Western Company will be entitled to an immediate return of 15s. per share, with a further probable return of 5s. per share, and to 10s. per share of Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Slock, being at the rate of one Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford share, with 40s. paid, for four Great Eastern and Western shares. They have also a preference to one- third of any extension Stock that may be created by the amalgamated Companies, and as their interests are secured by an equal representation at the joint Board, the Committee conceive that a full equivalent for the 50s. per share now paid may be realised. The Directors take this opportunity of expressing their appreciation of the confidence reposed in the Board during the late crisis, and which it has been their earnest endeavour to justify by every exertion on their part for promoting the interest of their constituents. The Shareholders are invited to fill up, according to their intentions, and to return addressed to the Secretary, at the offices of the Company, on or before the 29th instant, the accompanying letter and form annexed, also the Scrip Certifi- cates enclosed, with the name, designation, and address endorsed thereon. On delivery of the Scrip, a receipt for the same will be given or forwarded, and three days after the receipt of such Letter, Form, and Scrip Certificates, and due verification of the latter, Fifteen Shillings per Share will be paid on each such Scrip Certificate, at the Offices of the Company, in London, between the hours of twelve o'clock at noon tind three o'clock P. M. A Certificate ( Class No. 1,) will also be delivered, declaring the holder entitled to a pro rata proportion of the balance of the funds; and to those Share- holders who exercise their option to take Newport, Aber- gavenny, and Hereford, or Extension Shares respectively, Certificates ( Class No. 2 and Class No. 3) will be delivered declaring the holders entitled to their pro rata proportion of Shares respectively. By order, J. HUGHES, 5, Gresham Street, London, SECRETARY 19th August, 1846. To the Secretary of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company, 5, Gresham Street, London. 1st. I being a holder of Shares in the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company, the numbers and particulars whereof are set forth in the annexed form, beg to enclose you my Scrip Certificates for the same, and, upon pay- ment of the Sum of 15s. per Share, I authorise the cancellation thereof, and I accept such payment, together with such further sum per Share as the Commiti. ee may declare to be payable after final settlement of all claims upon the Company or Com- mittee, in full discharge of my interest in the undertaking. Signature 2nd. Further, that I accept such number of Newport, Aber- gavenny, and Hereford Railway Shares, with 40s. paid up, as the Committee of the Great Eastern and Western Railway Company may declare to be my rateable proportion. Signature 3rd. Further, that I wish to reserve to myself any preference I may be entitled to, as a Shareholder in the Great Eastern and Western Company, in any Extension Stock that may be created by the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Company, or in connexion therewith. Signature FORM TO ACCOMPANY SCRIP. Name in full Designation Address in full No. of Shares Twenties, from to Tens, from to t ives, from | MllllMIIMIIItl"' MlllMM(" M| lll; iMMMMtlllllll THE WORCESTERSHIRE GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2,6,% 18 46. STOCKS.— At'io'ct. FRI. SAT. MON. TCRS. WUD. THUUS Bank Stock 209 209 208 209 2u9 3 per Cent. Red Ann. 96ft 96 96 96 96 3 per Cent Cons 95j, 95| 95J Y-' I 953 952 Cons, for Account 95| 95J 95| 952 953 90* 3i per Cent. 1818 .... 3 per Cent. Red — New 3$ per Cent 973 YRJ 97J 98 98 98 3 per Cent. 1826 Bank Long Ann India Stock 10 j ioa lOf 10j} 10 j 10ft 258 260 260 India Bonds If. P — Excheq. Biiis 9 v 7 p 12 p 10 p 10 p 10 p FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 184G. LAST WORDS OF Loan IIUSSEL ON THE SCAPFOLD. " I did believe, and do still, that Popery is breaking in upon " this nation, and those who advance it will stop at nothing " to carry on their designs; and 1 am heartily sorry that " so many Protestants give their helping hand to n." WE cannot too strongly express our dissent from the croaking despondency of many well- disposed persons, who appear to be paralyzed at the enormous evil which has come upon us as a Protestant nation, in consequence of the political profligacy of many individuals of high mark and condition, from whom we had long expected, but have now ceased to expect, very different and better things. That their example has influenced thousands we are constrained to admit. That the pernicious example of the House of Lords in taking its tone of mind, in much the same way as the army takes the word of command, from the Duke, has been a great constitu- tional error, evincing that its own noble spirit is gone, we greatly fear. That the covetous and unprincipled have sold themselves for titles, pensions, and place, and the fearful and the thoughtless for a fancied ease and security, we do not deny; but yet we believe (< that greater is He that is for us than are all they that are against us," and therefore contend that it is not wise to be wasting our breath and our time in idly wondering what can be done; on the contrary, the pressure of these evils deepens our conviction that something must be attempted, and consequently we ask every Christian reader, be he Churchman or Dissenter, what cannot be done if the public mind is only honestly and energetically directed towards a proper object ? Intentionally avoiding all reference to the monstrous inhumanity and gross inconsistency of the recent proceedings relative to the Sugar Duties, strongly deprecating the powers and the practices of the New Poor- Law, and lamenting the expose of the Commis- sioners before the Andover Parliamentary Committee, as another to be added to the almost daily list of proofs that we are fallen upon such evil and degenerate times that respectability of position is but a very inadequate securitv for respectability of character;— passing by all this, we ask what object can be more important or more desirable than the restoration of that Protestant ascend- ancy, which, stripped of the false robes which are thrown over it, as well by its prejudiced impugners as by some of its injudicious advocates, only means a constitutional citizenship of which we are now partially and are evidently in a way of being soon altogether deprive:!. We confess to a crisis being at hand— that in politics as in morals, error and crime are fearfully prolific— and that a retractation of our legislative errors and crimes is absolutely necessary. This is felt and acknowledged by thousands calling themselves Protestants, upon every one of whom a call will doubtless be made at the forthcoming election to throw aside their doubts and fears, and with a judicious manliness to do all that in them individually lies to resist that practical infidelity which under almost every form of godliness has been long lurking among us, and to stay that plague of Popery, which there is too much reason to apprehend, under the favour of our anti- Pro- testant, and therefore anti- constitutional, rulers, is about to be rooted and established among us. To do this successfully, all minor considerations must be laid aside, and the GRAHAMS, the Sidney HERBERTS, the ESCOTTS, and the smaller fry of changeling Con- servatives, must all be specially marked for rejection ; and as nearly every county in the United Kingdom can furnish such, not forgetting our own, electors everywhere should be up and doing if they would mete out to such traitors their proper reward. They should also be work- ing on some principle, and building upon some founda- tion, otherwise their energies will be wasted in mere passionate declamation— a tempting evil which cannot be too vigilantly guarded against. In these wordy days of busy and active opposition, it is to be feared that some newspaper readers are by fat- more conversant with names than things— with declama- tory sentences rather than definite details of principles— and to those ( and we know there are such) who derive their Protestantism from our national and ecclesiastical reformation, it may be new to state that He who was the faithful witness— who came to witness for good against evil— for the truth against every lie with which man or Satan had disfigured the types or shadowed realities of JEHOVAH, was, as a Jew bom under the law, a Protestant— protesting against the vain traditions of men— the tyrannical expounders of the law and the dogmas of the Scribes and Pharisees. The Apostle PAUL too was also a Protestant when he " withstood PETER to the face, because he was to be blamed," as also when he protested for the circumcision of the heart against the literal circumcision of the Jews. But leaving the canonical records, and coming at once to the Reform- ation, LUTHER protested against Romanism that we might become Catholic, which has been well defined as expressive of that which has ever been held by all and in ALL places. Among other errors, our Reformers protested against the superstructure which the Bishop of Rome had raised on the office of a Bishop in his own diocese, and for Apostolical truth, that we, as Catholic Christians, might possess and hold fast the truths once delivered to the saints. Neither LUTHEK nor CALVIN, nor any other of the Reformers, raised any superstructure of their own, but merely walked in the old path of opposing error by the force of truth— and this is what, as Protestants, we are called upon to do now. Lord CLARENDON ( we mean the historian) upon the occasion of the remonstrance in the Long Parliament, pointedly observes, and we would as pointedly observe now, " I know not how those men have already answered it to their own consciences, or how they will answer it to HIM who can discern their consciences ; who having assumed their country's trust, by their supine laziness, negligence, [ treacherous indifference] and absence, were the first inlets to those inundations, and so contributed to those licenses which have overwhelmed us j" but this ice know, that men of activity and faction, proceed- ing upon a deliberate system of deceit and intimidation, encouraged by their mock Conservative ally, the arbitrary Sir Robert PEEL, have so far succeeded, that their man- date is— " Craft, go thou forth! " Fear, make it safe for no man to be just! " Wrong, be thou clothed in Power's comeliness ! " Keep down the best, but let the worst have power !"" and to meet this the country must be prepared at the next election. We are aware that there are those who talk glibly of pains and penalties on the Romanists, and love to applaud them as exclusively Catholic. Such is liberalism — the dialect of which is to use words without reference to things of which they are symbolical, while those who use them pretend not to understand that a sincere Romanist outlaws himself as a citizen— for he is united by the most powerful of all ties with a foreign Bishop, who is also a potentate— that he makes every portion of Christendom not subject to his Pope, a synagogue of Satan ; and despite of all Lord John RUSSELL has said, or may say, such a one would unhesitatingly obey ANY bull which the Pope may think it EXPEDIENT to intro- duce into this country. The time has not yet arrived when the authority of the Pope can be prudently asserted, or that of Queen VICTORIA tampered with.— but that time is on the wing, and when liberalism has endowed the Romish Church of Ireland, a corresponding step will be warily taken by Rome, though probably in an opposite direction, in order to meet it. It is startling to find that when JAMES II. wanted to introduce Popery, the language of modern liberalism and expediency was adopted— liberalism being then, as now, in reality antagonistical to Protestantism— and " expediency" being always opposed to faith in GOD'S providence and blessing. But we have digressed from the brief exposition of the principle of the Reformation we intended to have given, and have only space to add that it was, and is, unaffected by the imperfect details and occasional errors of that great measure, and with which Romanists love to con- found its very rights and duties. So absolute, however, is that principle, that if it has not been acted upon with all possible accuracy, let it be done so now— let us away with all foolish recrimination, and let the matter be decided as if the question were constitutionally, faith- fully, and simply put, whether the English nation, yea or nay, has the right to the undivided allegiance of ever}- citizen ? is the Church of CHRIST, as established in England, the arbitress and voice of national religion ? and is it, yea or nay, as free of Rome now as were the first Churches at Ephesus and Philippi ? if not, let the Christian patriotism of the nation rouse itself for the purpose of declaring that there shall be no dalliance with Rome, and that Romanism shall have no footing among us. That the nation is in the position to take this decisive course, does not appear to be disputed— the only question being, will it rouse and exert itself for the emergency ? We trust it will ; there being those among us whose hearts are glowing with Christian principle, and who are not ashamed of CHRIST or of his Gospel; if it does, we may then go on as a nation holding forth the Word of Life ; but if there be no such salt nationally to season our country— if we lack Christian manliness— then " must all that are in Judea flee to the mountains ;" the Christian patriot must look elsewhere, and higher, for all his consolation, and whilst he strives to strengthen the things which remain, he must learn from their very mutability, tiie glorious contrast of another kingdom which cannot be moved ; for the present, faith and hope must be our motto. DISEASED POTATOES.— A curious fact, and one which may lead to the elucidation of a remedy for the distressing maladv which is affecting this staple product of human and animal aliment, has been brought to our notice by a corres- pondent. It appears that Mr. Webb, of the Crown Inn, Kempsey, planted some potatoes ( a quarter of an acre) in the spring of last year; they came up in due course, were affected by the disease, and the tops died off; the potatoes were in a most diseased state, and the stench emitted was so unpleasant that Mr. Webb determined upon letting them remain in the ground, which he had cleared from the tops, and the potatoes remained in the ground all the winter. Early this spring they came up in regular ridges as originally planted, and Mr. Webb caused them to be earthed up very high. In July the disease again seized the tops, and they turned black and died away. Last week he tried some of the potatoes in different parts of the field, and found on an average twelve to a root fine sound potatoes, perfectly clean, and free from any symptoms of the disease. He states that they are " like an oak tree'' to get up, being matted together, and from ten to twelve inches below the surface. In his garden he planted some sound potatoes this year, and they are all diseased and not eatable. A similar circumstance occurred in Battersea, and was related to our correspondent by a gentleman residing there. It would seem from this that the disease is in the stem, and that deep planting in the winter may perhaps in some measure tend to improve the quality of the tubers, and to preserve them from the pestilence. At all events the plan is worth a trial. In our fourth page we have collected from various sources, numerous suggestions for staying the progress of this destruc- tive blight or of providing a substitute for this important and valuable esculent. A proposition has been made by one of the magistrates of the county, that Swedish Turnips may be used as a substitute. A Mr. Errington, a Cheshire gardener, recom- mends that the early York cabbage, or any other good early cabbage, be sown, to come in through the autumn and winter, anu though it is past the proper time, yet, with extra manuring arfcl such preparations of the seed as all gardeners are acquainted with, he thinks much might be accomplished to supply the deficiency in the potato crop. Now we have had a suggestion made to us from a quarter nearer home, which wo think is of more value than either of the above mentioned : this is the. substitution of I- ARSNIPS— a vegetable which, as containing a large proportion of saccharine matter, is both wholesome and nutritious in a degree far above either Swedes or cabbage. We are assured, moreover, that although this crop is usually planted much earlier, yet if planted now it will produce excellent roots in January or February— a time when it may be expected that the failure of the potato crop will be most severely felt. Our advice therefore is that all land in which the potato crop appears to be worthless, should at once be cleared, and sown with good parsnip seed. HER MAJESTY AND THE COURT.— The Queen is taking advantage of her residence in the Isle of Wight by having a cruise. At half- past eight on Tuesday morning, her Majesty, Prince Albert, some of the Royal Family, suite and attendants, pushed off from the jetty at Meade, and - were taken on board the Victoria and Albert yacht, in her barge. At nine o'clock the three yachts put to sea, the lvoyal yacht leading down the Solent, with the Royal standard flying, and on passing through Cowes Roads, the yachts of the club and several merchant vessels were dressed with flags, and saluted her Majesty. At half- past nine o'clock, the Victoria and Albert yact rounded Egypt Point, and was then out of sight: the wind was blowing strong from west, but the weather fine and clear. At about one o'clock the Royal Yacht brought up in Portland Roads, a short distance from Portland Castle, where she rode, notwithstanding the heavy gale, with all the quietude which this Roadstead affords. Her Majesty remained on deck during most of the passage, and was highly delighted with the grandeur of the passage through the Needles, and walked the deck with as much ease as any tar onboard, and as a proof of her excellent state of health felt nothing of sea sickness. The weather was too rough to venture to land atj Portland Castle as had been intended, and the Yacht rode out the night in the roadstead. On Wednesday ; forenoon the Royal Yacht was still in Portland Roads, with her steam up, ready for a start, but the wind was blowing strongly from the north- west, and there was little prospect of her getting to sea, notwithstanding her Majesty's knovVn partiality for rough water. Her Majesty's intention was to proceed to Torquay when the breeze should have abated. The Prince Royal of Prussia accompanies her Majesty the Queen Dowager to this country on her return, and will embark with her Majesty ou the 28th instaut at Rotterdam, in the Black Eagle Admiralty steam yacht, ordered thither for that special purpose. A matrimonial alliance is said to be on the tapis between Henry Millbank, Esq., nephew to the Duke of I Cleveland, and Lady Margaret Grey, sister to the Earl of Stamford and Warrington. The Hon. ft. H. Clive, M. P., and family have arrived at Hewell. Lord Ward arrived at Mivart's Hotel on Tuesday last from Paris and Rome, after a protracted absence in Italy of nearly two years. On Wednesday the Noble Lord left town for Himley Hall, and thence proceeds to his Glengarry estate in Scotland which he purchased of the Marquis of Huntley, where he will entertain a numerous circle. We regret to announce the demise of his Excellency Baron Dedel, the Netherlands Minister at this Court, which event took place ou Monday, at his residence in Wilton- crescent. The Right Rev. the Dean of Canterbury arrived at the Worcester Palace on Saturday last, on a visit to Dr. Peel. Viscount Anson, eldest son of the Earl of Lichfield, attained his majority on Saturday last. COMMISSIONS BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF WOR- CESTERSHIRE.— Lieut. R. Temple, vice Sir O. P. Wakeman, Bart., and Lieut. R. Hemming, vice Sir F. L. H. Goodricke, Bart., to be Captains; Comet W. Hemming, vice R. Hem- ming, and Cornet Sir W. Smith, Bart., vice R. Temple, to be Lieutenants; E. L. Campbell, gent., vice Sir W. Smith, Bart., to be Cornet; Hon. and Rev. W. W. Talbot to be Chaplain ; and T. W. Walsh, gent., to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Sheward, in the Queen's Own Yeomanry Cavalry. The Gazette contains the following:—" The Lord Chancellor has appointed Frederick Hancock, of Shipston- on- Stour, in the county of Worcester, gent., to bo a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery." PREFERMENT.— The Hon. and Rev. Henry Douglas. B. A., of University College, Durham, third son of the Earl of Wemyss, has been presented by the Vicar of Kidder- minster to an additional Curacy in the parish church. The sum of upwards of £ 40 has been collected in the town of Dudley, for the relief of the sufferers from the late disastrous fire at St. John's, Newfoundland. The sum £ 7. ' 2s. 6d. has been collected at the parish church of Chaddesley Corbett, in aid of the Society lor the Building and Repairing of Churches. ALVECHURCH.— On Sunday last two sermons were preached in the parish church, Alvechurch, for the benefit of the National Schools, by the Rev. T. R. Medwin, head master of the Grammar School at Stratford- upon- Avon, and a collection was made amounting to £' 20. LUDLOW.— On Sunday last, a sermon was preached at St. Lawrence's Church, Ludlow, by the Rev. John Venn, A. M., Vicar of St. Peter's, Hereford, in behalf of the Church Mission- ary Association. The Rev. Gentleman's appeal was responded to by a collection of £ 16. STOKE PRIOR.— We understand that on Sunday next, Aug. 23rd, two sermons will be preached in the parish Church of Stoke Prior, after which collections will be made to defray the incidental expenses of the organ, and to remunerate the choir for their services during the past year. THE LATE SIR J. SEBHIGHT.— Sir John S. Sebright, Bart., late of Beechwood Park, has by will directed his executors and trustees, within three months after his decease to invest £ 2,000 in their names, or of trustees to be nominated by his son and the officiating minister of Flamstead, to be held and applied as a perpetual endow- ment for a national schoolhouse and school, lately erected by him at that place for the support of teachers, and the education of the children of the poor of that neighbourhood in the principles of the established church. THE HAN LEY CATHOLIC CHAPEL.— Yesterday the Roman Catholic Chapel, which has been for some time past in course of erection at Hanley Castle, in this county, was opened with all the pomp and ceremony peculiar to celebrations of the Romish priesthood. A large company was invited to the neigh- bourhood, both by the Roman Catholics and Protestants, to witness the spectacle, but the weather being wet during the I whole of the day marred the whole attair. \ DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.— The Ministers have certainly resolved to dissolve Parliament in October. Electors have, therefore, but two months to prepare for the great con- test upon which the fate of the country must depend, as far as it can be dependant upon human action. The motive with Ministers for accelerating the elections must be sufficiently obvious. They dread, and with reason, a further experience by the people of their free trade and slave trade encouragement policy, and therefore they are desirous to take the country by surprise, not merely ill- prepared, but ill- formed— according to the policy that they have inherited from Sir Robert Peel. It rests with the electors to banish this fraudulent policy from our system. The time is short, it is true; but no time is too short for prudent and resolved men to achieve success in a just cause which they have at heart. Let not a moment be lost in selecting proper candidates, honest men, sound Protestants, and protectors of British industry— neither Peelites nor Whig Radicals— of such men the United Kingdom possesses an ample abundance. Let a choice be made among them forthwith, for we repeat it— PARLIAMENT WILL CERTAINLY BE DISSOLVED IN OCTOBER.— Standard. [ Should an election take place before the 30th November— until which date the registration now proceeding, does not come into use— the only electors entitled to vote, will be those registered last year. Ed. W. G.] DEATH OF SIR CHARLES YVETHERELL.— We regret to announce that this learned gentleman died from the effects of a severe accident mentioned in our last, on Monday afternoon at twenty minutes past five. His medical attendants, Dr. Taylor, and Mr. Golding, were with him to the last, but the serious nature of the injuries sustained, defied all alleviation from professional skill. It appears that considerable extravasation of blood from laceration of the brain must have occurred. Sir Charles was 76 years of age, and had only recovered partial con- sciousness for a brief period since the accident. Sir Charles was the son of the late Dr. Wetherell, Master of University College, Oxford, and was born in 1770. He was educated at Oxford, and proceeded to the degree of B. A. about 1790. On leaving the university he came to London and entered himself a student of the Inner Temple, of which society he has, for many years past, been a bencher. He studied the equity branch of his profession, an d after ha ving kept his terms, was called to the bar about 1794. Sir Charles invariably maintained Tory principles, and at Bristol, of which city he was for many years the recorder, about the period of the passing of the Reform Bill his political tenets had well nigh been fatal to his personal safefy. The riifts in that city, and narrow escape of the learned knight from the fury of a licentious mob, must still be fresh in the recollection of our readers. R. Spooner, Esq., M. P., of Brickfields, near this city, was related to the deceased, having married a sister of Sir Charles. GREAT MALVERN.— This delightful watering place is now thronged with the most numerous, distinguished, and fashionable company that has ever been known there since ( lie sojourn of the Royal Family some years since; and the prospects of the season are most cheering. The following are among the recent arrivals :— The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of London and family, the Right Hon. Henry Pierrepont and family, General Evelegh and family, Major Mackay and family, Sir William Collins and family, Rev. Francis Laing and family, Rev. William Burket and family, Rev. Mr. Knight and family, Mrs. Gray and family, Mrs. Mobberley and family, Rev. Mr. Kerr and family, Mrs. Hammond and family, Admiral Goseling and family, Airs, Matterson and family, Sir Robert Sydney and family, Rev.— Barrett and family, Colonel Gascoyne and family, Thomas Lane, Esq. and family, Mr. A. Birkmyre and family, Morgan Ycateman, Esq. and family, Mrs. Wade and family, Mr. Hill and family, Mr. Prichard and family, Joseph Hawkes, Esq. and family, the Hon. Mrs. Broderick and family, Mr. Minshall and family, Rev. Robert Thorp and family, Mr. Berger and family, Mrs. Wyatt and family, Rev. Henry Mc. Grath and family. J. D. Hill, Esq. and family, Mrs. George Milner and family, Lady Emily Foley, Sir Edward Scott, the Misses Sayer, Miss Mytton, Mr. Charles Savory, Miss Moure, Mrs. Haft'ner, Mr. Wrixon, Mrs. Humphreys, Mrs. Brown, Miss Wayman, Mr. James Randall, Mrs. Becher, Mrs. Bruce, Mr. Frazer, Mr. and Mrs. Swainson, Mr. Rickson, Miss Butler, Mr. Pu rserj JYIr. Qrimblfiyj JVlr. XiuiiiCj JVJLiss Crofts, IVIr. and JVirs. Fowler, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Vale, Mrs. Kean, Mr. Blake, Mr. Jerard, Mr. and Mrs. Newton, & c. Departures : Admiral Sir Edward and Captain Codrington for London, Major and Miss Bedford for Ross, Mrs. Colonel Thomas and family for Reading. BROMFIELD HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— The Fourth Anniversary of the Horticultural Society of Bromfield, a picturesque village about three miles from Ludlow on the Shrewsbury road, took place on Wednesday week, and the weather being fine, the scene in Oakley Park, the place of meeting, was extremely animated and pleasing. The park and mansion were thrown open to visitors, and among the company oil the ground were— the Hon. R. H. Clive, Miss Clive, and the Masters Clive; Sir Charles Cuyler, Lady Cuyier, and family; Lady Syere and a numerous attendance of fashionables from the surrounding district. Amongst the prizes awarded was a large proportion for com- petition by cottagers exclusively : these were each delivered by Mr. Clive, who accompanied the presentation of the ticket with some lively remark expressive of good- will to the delighted recipient, who was generally the wife of the successful competitor. The Hereford Journal gives a lengthened report of the affair, which is illustrated by an engraving representing the scene. The report thus con cludes:—" In concluding our report we cannot but remark that the Society has been productive of the greatest possible good in the three parishes above- mentioned— it has kept cottagers from the beer- shop, raised their minds to more ennobliug pursuits, and saved their families from much privation and misery. We cannot but think an extension of the system very desirable, and we are glad to find from an account of proceedings at Wormbridge, that our own county is becoming alive to the importance of the matter. Such scenes will prove first, that if' the humbler classes become demoralised the fault rests entirely with themselves; and secondly, that the rich are not, as the Jerrold and crime- apoligising press would represent, hostile to those below them, but on the contrary avail themselves of everv opportunity to advance their real and permanent weifare." EVESHAM.— On Friday last, the 14th instant, the children connected with the Evesham National Schools, together with those attending the Sunday School of St. Lawrence, were liberally entertained at the expense of the lady of Edward Rudge, Esq., of the Abbey Manor House. Mrs. Rudge, with her friends, attended at the school rooms and dispensed an abundance of good plum cake, bread and butter, and tea. The number assembled exceeded 200. The juveniles seemed to enjoy themselves exceedingly, and in the course of the evening they sang a hymn suitable to the celebration of their annual meeting. The meeting concluded with the national anthem, followed by a round of deafening cheers. BEWDLEY TOWN COUNCIL.— Yesterday Mr. C. P. Bancks was elected a councillor for the borough of Bewdley, in the place of Mr. Wm. Wright, who has left the neigh- bourhood. FOREIGN SUGAR.— We find from the city article cf last night's Standard, that the first sale of foreign sugar took place yesterday, consisting of 1204 boxes of white Havannah ( imported by a Spanish ship), the whole of which was disposed of to the trade at 57s. to 58s Gd. per cwt., duty paid. The parcel, from some peculiar circumstance, could only be sold duty paid, and could not be purchased, therefore, for shipment, with the duty to be allowed. The trade will have therefore, an oppor- tunity immediately of seeing how the consumers will like such sugar. A large public sale of Porto Rico sugar was to take place this day ( Friday). THE HARVEST.— The weather during the past week, we are sorry to state, has been very unsettled, much and continued rains having fallen, which have done very considerable damage to the standing crops of wheat in this neighbourhood. However, a large breadth of wheat has been secured, and we look for a change of weather with the moon's change to- day. ODD FELLOWSHIP.— The Sir John Moore Lodge of Odd Fellows celebrated its seventh anniversary on Monday last, at the Falcon Inn, Broad Street, in this city. A numerous party sat down to dinner. The chair was occupied by T. W. Walsh, Esq., surgeon, C. Cresswell, Esq., solicitor, acting as vice- president. ROMAN ANTIQUITIES.— INTERESTING DISCOVERY In excavating for the foundations of the tank of the gasometer, about to be erected in Quay Street in this city, a discovery of considerable local interest has been made. At a depth of about eighteen feet from the surface of the soil, nearly on a level with the present bed of the Severn, from which it is not less than one hundred and fifty feet distant, the workmen came upon a large quantity of piles, resting upon which were massive blocks of stone well squared and jointed, of which a continuous line appears to be carried parallel with the course of the river. The stones are from Dean Forest. They have been examined by several of the antiquaries now amongst us, and the general opinion is, that they formed part of the quay wall in the time of the Romans, as they are found at about the same depth as the other Roman remains which have been from time to time discovered in their vicinity. The mud in which the piles are imbedded is of exactly of the same character as that which the dredging machines are now throwing up from the bed of the river, and has evidently been formed under simalar circumstances The discovery is particularly interesting as showing the ac- cumulation of soil, and also the encroachments made upon, and perhaps the gradual contraction of that portion of the Severn which washes the present quay walls, since the period in which the supposed ancient quay was constructed.— Gloucester Chron. IMPORTANT TO GATE- KEEPERS.— A decision of some importance to this class was made at the Upton Petty Sessions last week— John Tombs, toll- gate keeper, was summoned by the Chief Constable for unlawfully demanding and taking toll from him, on Saturday last, the 8th instant, he being exempt under the provisions of the 3 and 4 Vic. c. 88, sec. 1. Mr. Harris stated to the Bench that, on the day named, he was passing through the Malvern Link Gate, accompanied by Mrs. Harris, when the defendant demanded and took toll, although he ( Mr. Harris) claimed the exemption. The defendant stated that he did so because Mr. Harris had a lady with him in his carriage at the time. Mr. Harris handed in several opinions of Counsel, one from the present Chief Baron, when Attorney- General, and another from Mr. Serjeant Byles, in which they gave a decided opinion that the Chief Constables were exempt from toll; it mattered not who was with them if the carriage was in the service of the police. Mr. Serjeant Byles expressed himself thus—" That when a Chief Constable rode in his carriage to the county town on police business, and sent his carriage back with his two sisters in it, that it was exempt from toll, because it was used by him in the service of the police in going, and must necessarily return." As the object sought in this instance was not the infliction of a penalty, but merely to settle the question, the Bench convicted the defendant, who did not appear to answer the charge, in the penalty of Is. only and costs. FATAL ACCIDENT.— On Tuesday a trow called the Sisters, belonging to Mr. Devey, of Stourport, having unloaded at Worcester Quay, was proceeding up the river homewards, and when just above Holt Bridge, John Banes, one of the crew, got up aloft to adjust tne rigging, when, either through his foot slipping, or a fit ( to which he was subject) coming on, he fell down to the bottom of the vessel, and rebounded with great force against a stack of iron pigs, the blow laying open his head, and scattering the brains about the vessel. He neither spoke nor groaned, but died immediately. He was aged about 38, was a quiet, steady man, and has left a wife and two children. Mr. Hughes, coroner, held an inquest on the body yesterday, when a verdict of " Accidental death" was returned. WORCESTER AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY. In conformity with notice published in our last the thirty, third anniversary of this Institution was held at the Guildhall on Tuesday last, meetings being held in the morning and even- ing. The Rev. John Davies, Rector of St. Clement's, took the chair, and there were also present on the platform the Secretary of the Parent Society, the Rev. A. Brandram, rector of Becken- ham, tiie Rev. D. Wheeler, minister of St. Paul's, and Secre- tary to the Worcester Society, the Rev. B. Davis, minister of St. George's, Rev. David Davies, vicar of Bayton, Rev. Benet Williams, vicar of Bispham, Major O'Donoghue, Messrs. Tymbs, Pidcock, Home, Newman, Burlingham, & c. The High Sheriff' of the county, W. Heming, Esq., was to have taken the chair, but in his unavoidable absence he testified his good wishes to the cause by sending a donation of 51, to the funds of the Society. Notwithstanding the fickle state of the weather both meetings were attended by large and respectable auditories, though these were mostly composed— and especially the morning meeting— of ladies. The proceedings were of the usual character, consisting of the delivery of addresses by clergy- men and others who take an active interest in the Institution, on the past progress and future prospects of the Auxiliary and Parent Societies. The Rev. D. Wheeler, read the report for the past year. The commitee reported that a larger distribution of the Scrip- tures had taken place during that period than in any former year, the number of Bibles distributed being 3,446. and 3,988 Testa- ments, being an increase of 626 of the former and 2505 of the latter, as compared with the previous year. A large proportion of this success was attributed to the zealous co- operation of the Ladies' Association. The sales of books and the amount of subscriptions produced an income for the past year of 721/. 14s. 1\ d.; the outgoings somewhat exceeded that amount leaving a small balance due to the treasurer. The report also spoke of the signal and gratifying success which had attended the Parent Society's operations both athome and abroadduringthe past year, in the largely increased circulation of the Scriptures. The Rev. David Davies, commented on the conduct of those who " fell out by the way," that is who withheld their support from this Society, observing that such individuals could not be imbued with the spirit of love one to another, or they would be glad to co- operate in this, the chief work calculated to benetit their fellow- creatures. Major O'Donoghue contrasted the state of England with that of foreign countries where the Bible had not been so generally circulated. He attributed the high standing of Great Britain among the nations, her wealth and power, to the fact of her supporting institutions like the present. The promulgation of God's word was the duty of every Christian, for its reception proved the best foundation for hope to the dying man, and was far better to him than all the forms and ceremonies, the bowings and genuflexions, that had ever been invented. He spoke of the absence of several friends from the present meeting as having been occasioned by the meeting of the Evangelical Alliance at Birmingham, which he eulogized as having a tendency, more than any other movement of the present day, to advance the " glory of God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will to men." As long as the world endured there must be some dif- ference of opinion between Christians, but he who overlooked minor differences and testified his anxiety to establish a mutual and general bond of amity and brotherheood came nearest to the genuine spirit of his profession. The Rev. A. Brandram, one of the secretaries to the Parent Society, addressed the meeting at some length, and laid before the meeting some most gratifying statements, showing the rapid progress which had been made in the fulfilment of the objects of the association during the past few years, and in the last twelvemonth especially. Reviewing the returns which were made at the close of the year in March last by the several auxiliary associations, he showed an extraordinary increase in the funds collected, and in the numbers of copies of the Holy Scriptures distributed. In the town of Manchester alone, he said ( where a good deal of activity had prevailed during the last year among the Society's friends and agents) no less than 80,000 copies of the bible had been distributed. The influence of ( his extensive dissemination of the word of God had been felt in that vast town by the suppression of three " Halls of Science"— places used for the worst purposes. The increased demand for bibles and testaments during the past year had been universal, so that in fact, the patent association had experienced the greatest difficulty in keeping pace with it, and the shelves of the depository in London had been emptied. This gratifying state of things was not confined to England, but extended to the continent, and to Ireland, the Hibernian Society having reported that the demand had been larger during the past year than in any preceding twelve months. More than thirty thousand copies of the word of God had been sold in Ire- land and these chiefly to Roman Catholics. One labouring man, who had been employed in this service, had sold no less than fourteen thousand copies by his own individual exertions. The Rev. Secretary, in the course of his speech, observed that seventy thousand bibles and testaments had been sold in Hol- land during the past year, being thirty thousand more than the preceding year; and a missionary to Switzerland had forwarded to the parent institution a most interesting narrative of his success in that country, although infidelity was very prevalent there, and was sanctioned by some of the magistrates. With regard to the finances of the institution, a most favourable report was made, there having been last year a very considerable increase in the income over that of the preceding year. Added to this was the gratifying fact that since the yearly amounts were made up in March last the income continued to increase, the income of the quarter ending the 30th June having more than doubled that of the corresponding quarter of 1845. The income of the quarter ending June, 1845, was between 11,000/. and 12,000/., while the income of the last quarter was upwards of 24,001)/. In this sum was included a legacy of 7,000/. left by an eminent sur- geon, but deducting this amount, there was still left a con- siderable increase. The Rev. B. Davis, H. B. Tymbs, Esq., Rev. B. Williams, Charles Pidcock, Esq., and others, addressed the meeting, and the collections at the doors, including Mr. Heming's donation, amounted to 29/. 5s. 8d. On Wednesday the annual meetings of the Malvern Auxiliary Bible Society was held at the Conservatory, Mount Pleasant, Great Malvern, when several interesting addresses were delivered by the Rev. Secretary to the Parent Institution, and other clerical and lay speakers, and a liberal collection was made. PRESERVATION OF FISH IN THE RIVER THAMES.— The Thames Angling Preservation Society have recently memo- ralised the Lord Mayor on the extent to which the poaching of fish in the Thames was carried, and the fish diminished, and the Lord Mayor, as chief conservator of the river, has caused to be staked out at Hampton, Chertsey, Walton, Richmond, and the adjoining best parts of the river, about 7,450 yards of water for the protection and preservation of the fish, and his Lordship has caused the following notice to be posted and circulated :—" Any person offending by removing any of the stakes, & c., or fishing with any kind of net, engine, or device, or fishing in any way except by angling, shall for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum of £ 5, to be levied and recovered by the statute of the 30th George II " REDDITCH.— On Saturday last a quarrel arose between two Irishmen named Larry Leonard Tuam and Michael Cooe, who were dividing the wages they had gained by harvest work, when Larry not liking his companion's way of dividing the profits, brought his shillelagh into operation with tremendous force upon his partner's cranium, and laid him senseless on the ground. For this assault he was given into custody of P. C. Humphries, who on Monday took him before the Rev. G. R. Gray, at Inkberrow; com- plainant, however, did not appear, and a charge of drunken- ness was therefore preferred against him, but as he appeared very penitent, he was discharged on payment of expenses. — At the same time and place, Richard Boulton and James Griffin, both of Crab's Cross, labourers, were charged with being intoxicated and fighting on Snnday morning, the 16th instant, in the parish of Ipsley ; they both acknowledged the charge, and having begged forgiveness, were discharged on the payment of the costs incurred. THE ITALIAN OPERA closed for the season last night, after the most brilliant campaign on record— the theatre crowded to the last moment, and attended by the greatest personages, as the nightly lists of fashionables proved beyond question. To cap the whole, last night was offered a con- centration of the attractions of the season, " II Barbiere." " Sonnambula," " The Judgment of Paris," " Eoline," " Lalla Rookh," the " pas d Extase," the " pas del'Ombre," the " pas des Deesses," " La Sylphide," & c. In a word, Lablache, Fornasari, Grisi, Castellan, and Mario, Cerito, Grahn, and Taglioni, with her graceful cousin, Louise, St. Leon, Perrot— all the stars of this establishment enacted their best parts. SECOND EDITION Saturday Morning, August 22. STOCKS.— Bank Stock, 209 ; 3 per Cent. Red., 96 ; 3 per Cent. Con., 95| ; New 3} per Cent., 98; Cons, for Acct., 95j ; Long Annuities, 10$ ; India Stock, — ; India Bonds, — ; FLOO'J Excheq. Bills, 10. PARLIAMENT, FRIDAY— The House of Lords met at five o'clock, and were occupied up to post time in forwarding several bills— The House of Commons met at twelve o'clock, when a number of petitions were received, many of which were in favour of the Medical Practitioners' Bill. On the order of the day being read for going into committee on the Railway Commissioners Bill, Colonel Sibthorp moved as an amendment that the House go into committee on the bill that day six months. Along discussion ensued, and the amendment was rejected by a majority of 64. The House then went into com- mittee on the bill, when the several clauses were agreed to, and the report ordered to be presented to- day. Left sitting. CORN EXCHANGE, FRIDAY— At this day's market there was considerable excitement in the trade for all the leading articles. English Wheat found buyers at an advance of fully 3s. per qr. Free foreign and bonded 3s. to 4s. per qr. Although the reported arrival of Oats are equal to the present consumptive demand, a speculative feeling has caused a further improvement of Is. per qr. on almost all descriptions. Floating cargoes of Indian corn in request at Is. to 2s. dearer, and a tendency upwards for all grain. SMITHFIELD, FRIDAY The supply of stock was limited, but the trade ruled steady. Beef, 2s. 8d. to 4s.; Mutton, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 6d.; Lamb,; 4s. 6d. to 5s. 4d.; Veal, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d.; Pork, 3s. 8d. to 4s. lOd. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. ' Joseph Lawrence Butler, Liverpool, coal merchant. William Curtis, Croydon, builder. BANKRUPTS. Jesse Cornelius Moore, Strand, Middlesex, bookseller. George Augustus Cavendish, ( Jhurch- end, Finchley, clerk. Johu Miller, Mary- street, Hoxton Old- town, baker. Louis Meanier, Leicester- place, Leicester- square, hotel keeper. William Gwillim Merrett, Leadenhall- street, City, and Oliver's- lerrace East, Bow- load, Middlesex, surgeon. William Tew, Halifax, Yorkshire, corn'dealer. James Sutclilt'e, John Sutclifi'e, and William Berry, Iligh- town, Birstal, Yorkshire, cotton spinners. John Taylor, Manor House, Meltham, Yorkshire, manufacturer. Richard Henry Hartley, Halifax, Yorkshire, stockbroker. Charles Thomas Wood, Liyerpool, corn factor. Edward Mundy, Liverpool, house agent. Heavy Tate and Robert Lucas Nash, Bristol, stock and share- brokers. FELONY.— Yesterday, at a Petty Sessions held at Bewdley, George Edwards was committed for trial by Geo. Masefield and Joseph Farmer, Esqrs., charged with stealing a neck of lamb valued at Is., the property of Mr. J. Cole, butcher, Lax Lane, Bevvdley. BROMSGROVE PETTY SESSIONS.— On Tuesday before W. H. Ricketts, Esq., William Holiington, of Headless Cross, was fined 5s. and 8s. 6d. costs, for keeping his house open for the sale of cider on Sunday, the 16th inst., before one o'clock in the day.— John Bourne, alias Jarratey, of Bromsgrove, charged William Pratt, of the same place, with assaulting him on Tuesday last, in the Green Dragon Inn. Fined 6d., and 7s. 6d. costs. DUDLEY PETTY SESSIONS.— On Tuesday last, before T. Badger and J. Roberts, Esqrs., Luke Walker, Richard Walker, and George Cooksey, were charged with trespassing on the works of the Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway. When they were ordered off they were very insolent, and threatened to lie in wait for the constable. The parties said, in their defence, that they did not know they were doing wrong, and they were sorry for it. They were cautioned, and discharged by paying costs. A large number of assault cases were brought before the bench. William Brazenall was fined £ 1, and costs, for assaulting his cousin Sarah Brazenall; Charlotte Hand was mulcted in a similar penalty for assaulting Anu Timmins; Joseph Burton was fined 10s., and costs, for an assault on Mrs. Garbett; Mary and Joseph Tinnington were fined in a similar penalty for assaultiug Maria Taylor; and Mary Francis was fined 5s., and costs, for assaulting constable J. Hartill while in the execution of his duty. Joseph Tinnington charged Thomas Burton with threatening to do him some bodily harm, on the 4th of August. The defendant swore that he had killed one man, and he would serve complainant the same. Defendant had on many occasions assaulted him before. Ordered to find two sureties, in £ 20 each, to keep the peace for twelve months, and pay costs, and in default to be com- mitted for one month. COMMITMENTS TO THE COUNTY GAOL.— By the Rev. J. Pearson, and F. E. Williams, Esq.: Phoebe Young, charged with stealing milk, at Kerapsey, the property of Ann White. — By G. Masefield, and J. Farmer, Esqrs.: George Edwards, charged with stealing meat, at Bewdley, the property of J as. Cole. ^ porting. AQUATICS. WORCESTER REGATTA. Before the publication of our next number the several events for the Worcester Regatta of 184( 5 will have been decided, and the merits of the crews tested. The Regatta comes off on Thursday and Friday next, and tough work the aspirants for aquatic fame are likely to have of it, according to present appearances, for in consequence of the large quantity of rain which has fallen within the last few days the Severn is almost bank full. If we should not have any further downfall the river may be fit for racing by Thursday, but, if it should unfor- tunately turn out otherwise, of course the distances must be shortened. The entries were completed last night, and are not so numerous as had been anticipated, though that there will be some close racing there can be no doubt. They are as follow:— For the GRAND CHALLENGE CUP, for eight- oared boats, the Unity and Intrepid clubs enter. The Unity are the present holders of the cup, the possession of which is challenged by the Intrepid. It will be a very close race. For the STEWARDS' CHALLENGE CUP, for four- oared boats, the Oxford Worcestershire, and Worcester Ariel clubs are entered. The Oxford Worcestershire crew will be selected from the eight of the Unity. The Ariel ( which is now the oldest club upon the river) will put in their best four for this cup. It will be remembered that there was no race for this prize last year, only one boat declaring to start. For the SEVERN CUP, for all amateur four- oared boats' crews practising on the Severn or its tributaries, there are three crews entered, viz., the Oxford Worcestershire, the Ariel, and the Intrepid. This prize was won last year by the Oxford Worcestershire. For the DISTRICT CUP, for four- oared boats as above, but excluding University men, there are only two entries— the Ariel and the Intrepid, neither Gloucester, Bewdley, nor Shrewsbury- having sent a crew. It will be remembered that the Nil Des- perandum club won this elegant prize last year. For the SILVER CUPS for pair- oared boats, open to gentlemen amateurs, there are three entries, where we expected at least half a dozen : these are by the Bewdley Club, Oxford Worces- tershire Club, and Cambridge Worcestershire Club. Last year the pair oared race was won by the Ariel. For the SILVER SCULLS two competitors only have entered the lists,' viz., Mr. Foxton, of this city, and Mr. Raymond, of London. It will be remembered that Mr. Foxton won this prize last year. For the SuDELEY PURSE, for pair- oared boats for mechanics and workmen of the county of Worcester, two boats are entered, one by W. Turley and C. Hayes, of this city, and one by W. Bathurst and J. Jones, of Tewkesbury. This purse was won last year by Hayes and his brother, beating their com- petitors easily. For the PURSE for watermen scullers three watermen have entered, viz., W- Bathurst, ( Tewkesbury,) M. Cooke, ( Oxford,) and C. Cooke, ( Oxford.) This was won last year by M. Cooke. A scratch match for four oared boats is proposed, but the entries for this affair will be made at the last moment. A procession of boats by way of finish is talked of, and we hope the suggestion will be carried out. If we were to make our choice of winners for the above, judging from the merits of the crews, we should select them as follows:— The Grand Challenge Cup,— The Intrepid. Stewards' Challenge Cup.— Ariel. Severn Cup— Ariel. District Cup— Intrepid or Ariel, one or other certain if both go ! Pair- oared Race— Oxford Worcestershire, or Cambridge Wor- cestershire. [ We have not, however, seen the crew of the Bewdley at work] Silver Sculls.— Mr. Foxton. Sudeley Purse.— Turley and Hayes. Watermen's Purse.— M. Cooke. Such is our selection: the result will show how far our judgment errs. A meeting of the Regatta Committee has been held to- day at the Guildhall, when it was arranged that the ordinary should be held on the second day at the Bell Hotel. The order of the races cannot be finally settled until the evening before the Regatta, but the following has been mentioned as the most probable arrangement:— First Day.— Stewards' Challenge Cup, Sudeley Purse, Dis- trict Cup, and Pair- oared Race ( first heat). Second Day— Pair- oared Race ( final heat), Silver Sculls, Severn Cup, Watermen's Purse, Grand Challenge Cup, and Scratch Match. We are sorry to hear that there is a deficiency in the Regatta Fund of about £ 30; but we are sure it is only necessary that the fact should be made known to the public to have the balance on the other side. At the meeting of the Committee held to- day, it was arranged to send a collector round the city, and we have no doubt that the liberality of the citizens will render that officer's labours exceedingly easy. With reference to the accommodation for ladies, we hear that the Proprietors of the Grand Stand have most handsomely placed that building at the service of the Regatta Committee for Thursday and Friday next. The Committee will therefore admit their friends by tickets. We shall of course fully report the events in our next. May the best crews win ! WATERMEN SCULLERS'— CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES. — The grand rowing match, between Campbell and Coombes, for £ 200, and the championship of the Thames, came off on Wednesday, amidst a crowd of spectators. The distance rowed was from Putney Bridge to Mortlake, The competitors, both sanguine of success, commenced their task for the object of their ambition, with a full determination to win, but the race was a hollow affair throughout. At twenty minutes past twelve Coombes was afloat, and Campbell busied near the shore in " sewing himself up" with & needle and thread ; having, from some fallacious idea, imagined that it was necessary to have something at the back of his thwart to the stretcher, so that the wash should not run into his midships. As his boat was well covered in fore and aft, this was perfectly useless, and, as it turned out, only served to hamper and harass the man. In a few minutes they were both at the station, Campbell on the Middlesex shore, and Coombes on the Surrey. They were both in very beautiful outriggers, built by Messrs. Counden and Wentzel), and weighing about 401b. each. At starting Coombes jumped away with the lead, and within 100 yards of the starting- place had drawn his boat clear of his adversary. He went on gaining at every stroke, going right away from his adversary, passed under Hammersmith Bridge 250 yards a- head, and won with perfect ease by two minutes and twenty seconds, and accomplishing the distance in twenty- six minutes and ten seconds. Campbell, whose style was irregular and bad, appeared very ill at ease throughout; his left arm seemed defective, the scull apparently twisting every now and then, and doing " a crab." He appeared wild at times in his rowing, and endeavoured in vain to tear the canvas off in which he had enveloped himself. Coobes is about 38 years of age, and weighed about 9st. 111b. ; Campbell is 42 and lOst. 12ib. CLASPER AND NEWELL— Newell has published a letter, in which he states that he. is willing to row Clasper on the Thames, five miles, or any further distance he pleases, for £ 200 a- side. CARNARVON REGATTA,— We understand that Lord Wil- loughby de Eresby, the Lord Lieutenant of the county, has presented to the secretary of the regatta a draft for £ 50, thus following the noble example set by the Hon. Colonel Pennant, M. P.— Welsh paper. CRICKET. BISHOP'S CASTLE AND LUDLOW.— A match between theabove clubs came off on Thursday week, on the ground of the latter, when the Ludlow gentlemen were the victors by nine runs. A return match will come off on the ground of the Bishop's Castle club on Tuesday next. HEREFORDSHIRE AND STOURPORT The return match between these clubs will be played on the 25th inst. on the ground of the Ledbury club. BROMSGROVE AND KIDDERMINSTER.— A match between these Clubs, on the ground of the former, is being played to- day ( Friday). This is the first match of the Kidderminster ; this club having been very recently organised. KINVER AND COOKLEY A match between the Kinver and Cookley clubs will be played at Kinver on Monday next. DUDLEY AND WOLVERHAMPTON.— The return match between these clubs was commenced upon the Dudley ground on Friday last, but, as the Wolverhampton gentlemen were unable to play on the following day, it was not finished. The score as far as the game proceeded, was as follows, at, the time the stumps were drawn; the Messrs. Burton being well in and forty- three runs being obtained, for the loss of four wickets. Dudley first innings 62 ; part of second innings 43— total, 105 : Wolverhampton first innings 83. THE MOORS The reports from the Moors are not nearly so satisfactory as had been anticipated. By break of day on the twelfth sportsmen were in watchful readiness on the moors and mountains, all Britain over, to commence grouse shooting; and ere the sun arose reports of Joe Mantons were heard in rapid succession, indicative of the slaughtering purposes of the knights of the trigger. On nearly all the moors in the north a most fatal disease exists amongst grouse, scores of which have been found dead on the heaths, while others are so very sickly that they cannot fly further than a'few yards at a time. The rest are pretty strong on the wing, and it was with diffi- culty they were come within range of. However, with ardent perseverance several gentlemen enjoyed an excellent day's sport. The Hon. Colonel Lowther, M. P., on the Earl of Lonsdale's preserves on Shap Fells, in Westmoreland, bagged 30 brace of fine birds; and Henry Lowther, Esq., of the Guards, his eldest son, brought down upwards of 20 brace. Viscount Ranelagh, Mr. Milns, and another party, who are on a visit at Lowther Castle, oil Higli Howe and other preserves, had good sport. BROMSGROVE RACES, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18. We have but little to add to the annals of sport upon this occasion, the running being of a very mediocre character, and the elements unpropitious. The Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 sovs. added, not filling, caused a disappointment to the visitants and the sports- men, and the easy manner in which the other races were won, caused but little excitement. Francis T, Rufford, Esq., was steward, Mr. E. Price, elerk of the course. The course was in a rough and heavy state owing to the heavy rains, and the GRAND STAND, although it afforded shelter to the company, was in a very tottering position, and each attendant had to look out for squalls. At three o'clock the start was effected for The Bromsgrove Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 40 sovs. added, twice round and a distance. Mr. Eskrett's b. c. Exhort, 4 yrs., 8st71b ( Bradley) 1 Mr. Rufford nas. b. c. by Chit Chat, 3 yrs., 7st 2 Mr. Smith's Master Downes, 4 yrs., 8st 71b 3 Mr. Collett's ch. c. Pal was drawn. Prior to the race Pal was the favourite at 2 to 1; Master Dowues second favourite, but little betting took place after the drawing of Pal. Chit Chat made the running to the straight run in the second time, when Exhort came up and won easily. The Hewell Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 20 sovs. added; heats, twice round and a distance. Mr. Pearce's b. f. Florine ( to be sold for £ 40), 4 yrs., 83t21b [ Collingbourne) 1 I Mr, Davenport's b. g. Chester (£ 30), 4 yrs., 7st 91b 2 2 Mr.' IV lor's br. f. by Barnacles (£ 40) 8st 21b 3 d First neat, Florine went in front, never was headed, and won by a couple of lengths. Second heat, Barnacles filly was drawn, and Florine cantered over the ground, and won as she liked. WEDNESDAY, A splendid afternoon attracted a large assemblage of the residents and their neighbours, and the sDort was of a much better quality than on the previous day. The drawing of Pal and Chit Chat In the Grafton Manor Stakes was the subject of regret, and betting was in consequence, very limited ; and it wa3 agreed that it should be the first run race of the day; The Grafton Manor Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 30 sovs. added; twice round and a distance. Mr. Cowper's br. h. Roebuck, 4 yrs. 8st 121b ( H. Darling) 1 Mr. Eskreet's b. c, Exhort, 4 yrs, 8st 121b 2 Chit Chat and Pal, as stated above, did not start. Roebuck led off at a slow pace, but kept in front throughout the race, and won cleverly by a neck. The Hack Stakes ot 2 sovs. each, with 10 sovs. added, for horses that never won 30 sovs. at anv one time; once round and a distance. Mr. Philip's ch. f. Elei, 3 yrs, 9st ( Denman) 12 1 Mr. Davis' Wat Tyler, h. b., 3 yrs, 9st 4 I 2 Mr. Pearce's br. c. Joe Banks, 3 yrs, 9st 3 4 3 Mr. Taylor's br. f. by Barnacles, 4 yrs, lOst 21b 2 3 d First'heat, Won easily by Elei — Second heat, A good race up the course, Wat Tyler winning by a neck.— Third heat, won upon like conditions. A Hunters' Stake of 3 sovs. each, with 20 sovs. added; heats, twice round and a distance. Mr. Will's ch. c. by the Count, h. b. 3 yrs ( Crickmere) 12 1 Mr. Cowper's br. h. Roebuck, 4 yrs 3 12 Sir C. Cockerell's br. m. Niobe, 5 yrs 2 3 d Mr. Clay's Tom Bowling was drawn. First heat, The colts challenged at the distance, and won easily,— Second heat, Won by a couple of lengths.— Third heat, Won easily; YORK AUGUST MEETING, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19. The Dundas Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft. and 30 added. One mile and a quarter. Eleven subs. Mr. Gully's The Hero, 3 yrs, 6st 81b ( A. Day) 1 Mr. Meiklam's Lightning, 5 yrs, 8st 91b 2 Mr, Plummer's The Barmaid, 3 yrs, Cst 51b 3 Mr. Allen's Lady Alice, 3 yrs, 6st 51b 4 The Knavesmire Stakes of 100 sovs. each. One mile and three quarters. Eight subs. Mr. W. Scott's SirTatton Svkes ( Owner) 1 Mr. L. Fox's The Wrestler ( allowed 31b) 2 Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. Two miles. Mr. J. Day's The Hero, 3 yrs ( A. Day) 1 Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress, G yrs 2 The Lottery Plate of 25 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 SOTS. each. One mile. Ten subs. Lord Chesterfield's Snake, 3 yrs ( Abdale) 1 Mr. T. Walter's' Itatcliffe, 5 yrs g Mr. Jaques's Headsman, 3 yrs 3 All ten ran. The Prince of Wales' Stakes of 10 sovs. each and 50 added; for two- year- olds. T. Y. C. Sixty- four subs. Lord G. Bentinck's Slander ( W. Abdale) 1 Mr. Payne's f. by Venison, — Cobweb 2 Mr. Mostyn's f. by Picaroon, — her Highness 3 Eighteen others ran. The Great Ebor Handicap of 200 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, 15 ft. and only 5 if declared; the second to save his stake. One mile and three quarters. 125 subs., of whom 84 declared. Mr. Coneland's Arthur, 4 yrs, 6st 31b ( Sharpe) 1 Major Yarburgh's M iss Sarah, 4 yrs, 8st 71b . 2 Mr. Drinfcald's Farthing Candle, 3 yrs, 5st21b 3 The following also started, but were not placed:— Bourton, MIS3 Elis, Coheiress, Example, Legacy, Sir George, Robin Burns, b c by Touchstone — Laura, Columbus, Astonishment, Connaught Ranger, Satyr, b c by The Lion — Slashing Molly. The Colt Sapling Stakes oi 50 sovs. each. Four subs. Mr. W, Scott's Christopher walked over. THURSDAY, Auo. 20. The Chc3terfield Handicap of 10 sovs each, and 60 added. One mile. Seventeen subs. Mr. A. W. Hill's Burlesque, 3 yrs, 6st I21b 1 Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair, 4 yrs, 7st 71b 2 Lord George Bentinck's Coal Black Rose, 5 yrs, Gst 81b 3 Seven ran. The County Cup of £ 150, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each. Two miles. Fifteen subs. Me. John Day's The Hero, 3 yrs 1 Mr. Bosville's Brother to Millepede, 3 yrs 2 Major Yarburgh's Red Robin, 4 yrs 3 BIRTHS. Aug. 8, Mrs. G. Townshend Smith, of Castle Street, Hereford, of a daughter. Aug. 10, at Dulas Court, Herefordshire, the lady of Jam « 3 Hopton, Esq., of a son. Aug. 14, at Talacre, the Hon. Lady Mostyn, of a son. Aug. 15. at Broadway, the wife of the Rev. H. L. Armitage, of a daughter. Aug. 16, in John Street, Berkeley Square, the lady of W. F. Beadon, Esq., of a son, still- born. MARRIAGES. Aug. 11. at Tandridge, Surrey, by the Rev. Herbert Samuel Hawkins, John Robert Kenyon, Esq., of the Inner Temple, D. C. L., Recorder of Oswestry, second son of the Hon. Thos. Kenyon, of Pradoe, Salop, to Mary Eliza, only daughter of Edward Hawkins, Esq., of the British Museum. Aug. 11. in the parish church, Belfast, by the Rev. Archibald Crayford, Mr. Norman Henry Smith, of Birmingham, to Jane, eldest daughter of the late Arthur Crawford Lodge, Esq., county of Antrim. Aug. 11, at Shipston- on- Stour, Mr. James Overbury, draper, of Henley- in- Arden, to Miss Eliza Sturch, third daughter of the late Mr. Joseph Sturch, of the former place. Aug. 11, Sheffield Surrell, Esq., of Langton Matravers, Dorset, to Frances, daughter of the Rev. E. Bankes, and' granddaughter of the late Earl of Eldon. Aug. li, at the Independent Chapel, Stourbridge, by the Rev. James Richards, Mr. William King Perrins, to Miss Sarah Yeomans, both of Coalbournbrook, near Stourbridge. Aug. 11, at the parish church, Wednesbury, by the Rev. Isaac Clarkson, Vicar, the Rev. John Winter, M. A., Incumbent of St. John's, Wednesbury, to Jane, second daughter of'the late — Adams, Esq., of that place, and a daughter- in- law of the Rev. Isaac Clarkson. Aug. 11, at Preston- on- Stour, by the Rev. W. Barrett, Mr. Geo. Ward, bookseller, Alcester, to Maria, youngest daughter of Mr. C. Ward, of Wincot. Aug. 12, at Upton- upon- Severn, by the Rev. H. J. Tayler, Rcctor, Mr. Thomas Elson Williams, of Exeter, to Harriet Maria, only daughter of the late Mr. Henry Cowley, of the former place. Aug. 16, at Tetbury Church, by the Rev. C. F. Lander, Robert Warne Witchell, eldest son of Mr. Thomas Witchell. to Elizabeth Niblett Rolph, eldest daughter of Mr. Joseph Rolph, of Minchinhampton. Aug. 17, at Claines, by the Rev. — Williams, Mr. N. Perrinu, of the Infirmary Walk, to Mrs. Incell, of Rainbow Hill. Aug. 18, at Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, Lieut. Frederick Holland, R. N., to Anne, daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Denman. DEATHS. July 14, at Credehill, Herefordshire, Fanny, the wife of Charles Matthew Harrison, of the Hon. East India Company's Civil Service. Aug. 5, Miss Whitcombe, of Overbury. Aug. 6, at Rimmin, in the parish of Wichenford, aged 74, Mr. William Munn, deeply regretted by his family and friends. Aug. 7, Anne, the beloved wife of William Sayce, Esq,, Portway Villa, Kington. Aug. 8, at Bridgnorth, in her 25th year, Miss Munday, of West Castle Street, schoolmistress. Aug. 11, John William Edmunds, only son of Mr. John Edmunds, house agent, Tallow Hill, aged 18 months. Aug. 12, at Welland, after a long illness, Hannah Archer, daughter of Mr. Wm. Archer, farmer, aged 22. Aug. 12, at Kinver, the wife of Thomas Robins, Esq., and sister- in- law, of Wm. Robins, Esq., banker, of Hagley, one of the magistrates of the county. Mrs. Robins' death was awfully sudden. Aug. 14, at, Stourbridge, of consumption, Mr. Wm. Baxter, spirit merchant, aged 26. Aug. 15, aged 18, after a short but severe illness, Isabella, second daughter of Mr. John Cowpland, of Castle Place, in this city, and niece of the Rev. William Cowpland, Rector of Acton Beauchamp, in this county. Aug. 15, at Brighton, Selina, infant daughter of J. R. Ormsby Gore, Esq. Aug. 17, after a long and painful illness, Mr. Wm. Penzar, the much respected landlord of the Crown Inn, Alvechurch. Aug. 17, at Birmingham, after a long illness, aged 73, Mr. C. Guise, formerly of Stoke Prior in this county. Aug. 17, at. Millbrook, near Southampton, Miss SarahBartley, eldest daughter of the late Nehemiah Bartley, Esq., of the city of Bristol, deeply lamented by her family and friends. Aug, 18, aged 13, Edwin, son of Mr. Frederick Hall, of Fearnal Heath, near this city. Aug. 18, aged 16, Sarah, eldest daughter of Henry Brettell, Esq., of Wormsash, near Bromsgrove. Aug. 18, after a lingering illness, aged 45, Harriet, relict of Mr. Wm. Holloway, china painter, of Church Walk, in this city. Aug. 19, at his residence, Park Lane, Bewdley, Mr. Silvanus Jones, aged 96. Aug. 20, at Dudley, aged ten months, Edith Blanche, infant daughter of Johu Hopton, Esq., of Kemerton, Gloucestershire. CORN AVERAGES.— General average prices of British com for the week ended Aug. 15, 1846, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different cities and towns in England and Wales per imperial qr.— Price: Wheat, 45s Id; Duty, 9s Od; barley, 27s 3d, 4s Od ; oats, 23s 3d, Is Gd; rye, 30s 7d, 4s Od; beans, 39s G< 1, 4s Od; peas, 3Gs 4s Od. KIDDERMINSTER, AUGUST 20.— The weather during the past week has been extremely unfavourable for harvest opera- tions. Although a great part of the corn crop in this district has already been secured in good condition, yet the stormy and unsettled state of the weather has caused some apprehensions to be entertained for the safety of the remaining portion. This feeling has had a natural tendency to enhance prices, and to- day wheat advanced from 4d. to Gd. per bushel on the rates of last week. Prices ranged as follow :— Wheat, 5s. 8d. to Gs. 8d. per bushel; beans, 5s. 2d. to 5s. 8d. In barley nothing doing. WOLVERHAMPTON, AUG. 19.— Wheat, 7s. 6d. to 8s. 2d: Oats, 16s. to 17s. 6d. per sack of ten score. This market to- day was well attended, and wheat was in great request. WORCESTER HAY MARKET, AUGUST 15.— The supply of bay und straw was short, and went off at the following prices:— Best old hay, £ 3. to £ 3. 7s. Gd.; new ditto, £ 2. 15s. to £ 3.; straw, £ 1.15s. BIRMINGHAM, AUGUST 18.— Best old hay, £ 4 per ton ; secondary, £ 2. 15s. to £ 3. 5s.; straw, £ 2. 6s. 6d. to £ 2. 10s.— Worcester Wharf: Best old hay, £ 3.10s. to £ 3. 12s. 6d.; secondary, £ 2. 10s. to £ 3.; new hay, £ 2. 10s. to £ 2. 17s. 6d.; straw, £ 2. to £ 2. 2s. SMITHFIELD, AUG. 20.— Old Meadow Hay, £ 3. to £ 1.; new ditto, £ 2 5s to £ 3 lis; old. clover, £ 4 5s to £ 5 16s; new ditto, £ 3 5s to £ 4 18s; oat straw, £ 1 12s to £ 1 14s; wheat straw, £ 1 14s to £ 116s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. WORCESTER INFIRMARY, AUGUST 21. Physician and Surgeon for the week, Dr. Nash and Mr; Pierpoint. For the ensuing week, Dr. Nash and Mr. Carden. In- Patients. I Out- Patients. Admitted, 20.— Discharged, 16. j Admitted, 22.— Discharged 18. In the House, 97. ACCIDENTS.— Johu Insull, wound; Henry Symms, contused foot J. Wedgbury, contused wound of hand; Henry Willis, fractured arm ; Catherine Ricketts, button in the nose ; Ann Williams, coa~ twsions ; Ann Lemm, contused arm; Charles hooper, burnt arm ; Richard Bradley, coRtu « ed knee. the Worcestershire guardian, Saturday, august 22, 1846. A STORM. Give me great Nature's summoners to thought, The mountain's thunder- splintered pinnacle; The living freshness of the ivied grot, Wfyere the young river gushes from its cell; The low rich echoes that from forests swell. Or ruined piles by wild- wood flowers o'ergrown. Where ancient sages taught, or heroes fell: And glorious shapes seem haunting every stone, And the world- wearied heart communes with Heaven alone. Nature, I love thee in thy storm and calm, In wilderness or wave I love thee still; For thou alone hast power the pangs to balm, That, but for thy sweet antidote, must hill, Not that I dare impeach the lofty will Which, like the lightning, struck me to the earth ; If mine are wounds too deep for human skill, If bitter tears now mingled with my mirth, I own the solemn bond, the burden of man's birth ! The storm has come ! I love that world of clouds, With all its deepening, darkening, rolling, rushing ! Now spreading pale and wild, like giant- shrouds ; Now pile on pile in fiery sunlight flushing; Now with the rain from all its fountains gushing; Then, stooping on the hills, like funeral- palls, The thunderbolts the forest monarchs crushing ; Their streamlets bursting down in waterfalls ; Till comes the golden ray to paint its airy halls. The thunder dies away ; the storm is past; The sun looks out from heaven, a lovelier sun; The rain- drops from the trees fall bright and fast; The rainbow shoots across the vapours dun ; The leverets o'er the freshened herbage run ; The flowers all seem their sister flowers caressing ; A general evening- anthem has begun ; The birds in song their little souls confessing ; Field, forest, breathing up their incense for the blessing. I have been long a connoisseur in storms; Not these slight sprinklers of the summer- plain ; liut, would you worship Nature's grandest forms, Leave forest, field, and mountain's marole chain, And seek the goddess in her own domain, The Ocean in its strength ; the blinding blaze ; The blasts, like iron columns; tropic rain Pouring in cataracts ; the sheeted sprays ; The tempest hiding heaven for desperate nights and days. VARIETIES. A gentleman riding on the highway was accosted by a sturdy vagrant. " It is such as you who make all your tribe fare worse; for, if you be denied but once, no sooner is a man's back turned, than you curse him to the pit of hell." " Ah sir' said the vagrant, " you are mistaken in me, I am none of those." *' Well then I'll try you for this once," said the gentleman, and away he rode. THE WIFE.— How sweet to the soul of man, says Hierocles, is the society of a beloved wife. When wearied and broken down with the labours of the day, her endearments soothe and her tender care restores him ! The solicitude and the anxieties, and the heaviest misfortunes of life, are hardly to be borne by him who has the weight of business and domestic cares at the same time to contend with. But how much lighter do they seem, when his neccssary avocations being over, lie returns to his home, and finds there a partner of griefs and troubles, who takes for his sake a share of domestic labour upon her, and soothes the anguish of his anticipations. A wife is not, as she is falsely represented and esteemed by some, a burden or a sorrow to a man. No, she shares his burdens and alleviates his sorrows; for there is no difficulty so heavy or insupportable in life, but it may be surrounded by the mutual labours and the affectionate concord of that holy partnership. CONSEQUENCES ot? INDULGENCE I have heard of a mother who humoured her son to that pitch of folly, that, upon his taking it into his head that it would be pretty to ride upon a cold sirloin of beef which was brought to table, she gravely ordered the servant to put a napkin upon it, and set him astride in the dish that he might have his fancy : and of another, that begged her little daughter's nurse to take care of all things that the child did not see the moon, lest she should cry for it. If parents will in this manner make it a point never, even in the most necessary cases, to oppose the wayward wills of infants, what can they expect but that peevishness and perverseness should grow upon them to a degree that must make them unhappy on every occasion, when they meet with proper treat- ment from more reasonable people?— Burgh. PICTURE OF PARIS To those who are fond of facts, the manners of Paris may be thus described:— There are 20,000 persons every night at the theatres ; five public libraries are constantly full ; and one hundred cabinet de lectures. You will find about an equal number of celebrated dancing masters, and of celebrated teachers of mathematics: and the munici- pality pays one third more for its fetes than it does for its religion. RAILWAY MISADVENTURES.— A few days ago two ladies entered the railway station at York, and took tickets for Derby. Their next care was to seat themselves in the train. One of the ladies had made the trip before; the other had not. It devolved, therefore, on the former to undertake the proud task of making her companion as wise as herself. Not a town or station, castle or church, was passed, but the name was told. Daylight was dying just as they shot by Chesterfield church; and when the petticoated veteran pointed it out to the travel- ling tyro, it was barely visible in the twilight. Another hour brought them to the terminus, and they alighted at the station in glad anticipation of a welcome from waiting friends. But no! not one familiar face presented itself— no hand was extended to greet them on their arrival. Uneasy suspicions began to arise in their minds, and were strengthened when, emerging from the station, they found themselves on high ground, and dimly perceived, in the valley below, a rolling river, separating two towns, and crowded with shipping. Could this be Derby } " Derby!" exclaimed the by- stander, " no, ladies, this is Gateshead, and yon is Newcastle." The fail- travellers had " taken the wrong turn" at York; and the massive towers of Durham cathedral had been mistaken for the corkscrew steeple of Chesterfield church!— Gateshead Observer.—[ A similar mishap occurred to a passenger from Birmingham to Ilugby the other day, the unfortunate indivi- dual having got into a Gloucester instead of a London train. On arriving at Bromsgrove, he inquired of a fellow passenger how far be was from Ilugby, and then discovered his mistake.] REMARKABLE MIRAGE.— That most remarkable and meteorological phenomenon, a mirage, or fata morgana, was lately witnessed at Stralsund in Pomerania. On the 28th of July, at half- past three o'clock a. m., it appeared on the sea- shore, about a quarter of an hour's walk from the town. On the opposite coast of the Isle of Hugen was represented the town of Stralsund, not reversed, as is usually the case in phenomena of this kind ( and alwsSys so in the Straits of Messina, where the appearance is known by the name of the fata morgana'), but exactly as the town appears to the persons placed on that coast. The image was of a deep blue colour, and stood out on a brilliant opal- coloured ground, with extra ordinary clearness and precision. What was most admired was the facade of the great and ancient Gothic church of St. Mary, which was reflected with such exactness that it appeared to be a daguerreotype design; so that all the lines and contours of the innumerable ornaments which cover this facade, were distinguished with ease. This magnificent mirage lasted about twenty minutes, at the end of which it was suc- cessively dissolved by the ardent rays of the sun, which in the east seemed to emerge from the Baltic. THE LATE STORM.— At a meeting held the other day of the nurserymen, florists, and gardeners of the metropolis, to receive a report of the damage sustained during the late storm, preliminary to the public meeting held on Monday, the report described the principal sufferers to be Messrs. Chapman, Vauxhall, £ 3,000; Messrs. Chandler and Son, Wandsworth, £ 2,000; Messrs. Dickson, Acre- lane, Brixton, £ 1,000; Mr. Myall, Brunswick- road, Camberwell, £ 800; Mr. Clarke, Brixton, £ 700; Messrs. Fairbairn, Clapham- rise, £<> 00; besides a vast number of others varying from £ 300 to £ 200 and under, making a total of at least £ 18,000. The Duke of Cambridge presided at a very numerously attended meeting, held in the London Tavern, on Monday, for the purpose of devising the best means of alleviating the distress of, and preserving from ruin, those nurserymen and florists in the neighbourhood of the metropolis who have suffered from the violence of the late hail- storm, by the destruction of their conservatories, graperies, and greenhouses. His Royal Highness briefly addressed the meeting, and it was resolved that the severe losses which the nurserymen, florists, and gardeners in the neighbourhood of the metropolis have sustained, in consequence of tht dreadful hail- storm on the first of August, called for their warmest sympathy, and demanded all their efforts to alleviate the distress occasioned thereby." Thereupon it was agreed that a subscription should be commenced, and a fund raised for the relief of the sufferers. The Duke of Cambridge subscribed 20 guineas, and the Lord Mayor 10 guineas. The subscriptions collected in the room amounted to between £ 400 and £ 500. His Royal Highness graciously expressed his intention of honouring with his presence a fete champetre, to be held at the Surrey Gardens on Monday and Tuesday next, in aid of the funds to assist in repairing the losses sustained by the nurserymen. THE ANDOVEK UNION COMMITTEE.— CLOSE OF THE INQUIRY.— This committee, whose inquiries have been pro- tracted for so long a period, brought their labours ( as far as the reception of evidence is concerned) to a close on Monday. After the reception of some unimportant evidence, a great number of documents were handed in that had been alluded to in the course of the investigation, which were duly marked and recorded. The chairman then announced that the recep- tion of evidence was concluded. The committee met on Tuesday for the purpose of agreeing to their report, which will forthwith be presented to the house. The following extract from the evidence is worth printing. Sir F. Lewis, the late commissioner, was examined in reference to the method in which the business of the commissioners Was conducted. They had some disagreement with Mr. Chadwick, the secretary, on the proper way of keeping the minutes. Mr. Christie said— Am I right in supposing, after all this evidence, that you thought Mr. Chadwick a very dangerous man « Sir F. Lewis.— I think if I had trusted the business of the office to Mr. Chadwick's guidance and management, he Would have got me into innumerable difficulties. ( Laughter.) Mr. Christie —. That is not an answer to my question. Sir F. Lewis ( with great warmth).— Well, then, since I am pressed lor an answer, I tell you honestly that he is an able man. But I thought him the most unscrupulous, the most dangerous, and as little trustworthy, as any officer 1 ever saw within the walls of any office. Now, can I say more? ( Great sensation.) Mr. Christie.— Having expressed to us that opinion, how can you explain your remaining poor- law commissioner for four years, with power to dismiss Mr. Chadwick, and yet not doing so i j& Sir F. Lewis.— Because I thought that by the arrangement I had made, I had taken the business into my own hands and out of his. In what I have just said on the subject of Mr. Chadwick, I have given utterance to opinions which I was careful never to mention before, and would not have done so now unless pressed for an answer. In a subsequent part of his examination, Sir F. Lewis explained that he applied the word " unscrupulous" to Mr. CUadwick iu an official sense, EXTRAORDINARY CHURCH PREFERMENT.— The Rev. Joseph Lambert, Curate of Marrick, Yorkshire, has been presented by the Marquis of Londonderry to the valuable vicarage of Sealiam, near Sunderland. The venerable gentle- man, who is 84 years of age, read himself in on Sunday last, and performed the whole duty without apparent fatigue. He has reached a patriarchal age on a humble curacy in a remote dale, and, like Goldsmith's pastor, " passing rich on forty pounds a- year," has unexpectedly obtained a benefice worth £ 800 a year, with a vicarage house delightfully situated and fit for an episcopal palace. The noble patron had no previous acquaintance with the fortunate gentleman whom he has selected for this desirable and valuable living in a parish with a small rural population. STATE OF TRADE.— MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.— The general business in the cloth market does not improve, and stocks are accumulating. Hence it is likely that, in preference to any attempt to reduce wages, which, as all are aware, would only aggravate the evil, short time will be generally adopted, excepting as regards the best makes of printing cloths and shirtings, the demand for which is good, and at advanced rates, particularly for the former. The yarn market is as depressed as before, both as to demand and price. A WOMAN MURDERED BY HER HUSBAND.— A sea- man named Thomas Green was last week committed at Hull for the murder of his wife. He quarrelled with her as they were going to bed and beat her, knocking her down stairs, where she lay grodning for half an hour ; he then picked her up and car- ried her to his bedroom, where he laid her on the floor, and went to bed. The next morning he got up about six o'clock and found her dead in the place he laid her. The back part of her head was marked with blood, and her neck much swollen, a piece of skin was torn off her chin, and she was but partially dressed, her arm was broken, and there were marks of violence on her hip and forhead. At the inquest the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder," against Green. A MURDER THIRTY YEARS AGO.— The following narrative appears in the Kilkenny Moderator:—" On Tuesday, the 4th inst., some labourers were engaged in removing a a large heap of stones which had remained piled together, beyond the memory of man, in the demesne of Rossennarra, the residence of Mr. William Morres Reade, when they dis- covered concealed within the heap, the perfect skeleton of a man, whose flesh and clothes were entirely rotted away, with the exception of a pair of brogues that were upon his feet, and which are stated to be of a fashion and construction not in use for the last 25 years. On the following day an inquest was held on the remains at Kilmaganny, by Mr. T. Izod, county coroner, when it appeared from the evidence of Dr. Peile that the deceased had been murdered by a blow inflicted on the skull. No other positive testimony could be procured, but amongst the country people the extraordinary circum- stances of the case are accounted for as follow : — It appears that about 30 years since, three men named Cornelius Cahill, his son John, and R d L y were committed to our county gaol on a charge of being concerned in the burning of a farmhouse. Cornelius Cahill escaped condemnation by becoming an approver, and, if the story of the peasantry be correct, his evidence actually hung his son, but L y was acquitted for want of sufficient evidence. The tradition goes on further to state, that a man named Heany, known by the sobriquet of " the Tresher"— a Tipperan boy, who did occasional " handy jobs" for the people of that district— had been engaged by the before mentioned parties in burning the house. Shortly after the escape of old Cahill and L y, he came to the neighbourhood for the purpose of demanding a reward previously promised to him by them for his services. The hushed- up story amongst the peasantry at the time, and still well remembered, was, that the parties having refused the reward, the man threatened to become King's evidence and hang them, whereupon they murdered him, and according to one report burnt his body in a limekiln, whilst another, and, as it now appears, more correct rumour, pointed out the very- place in which the skeleton has been now found, as the spot where the murdered remains were secreted. Old Cahill died some time since at the age of 100 years, but L y is a small farmer still living iu the neighbourhood, and bears the character of having since the occurrence alluded to conducted himself very properly. Strong, however, as the evidence of tradition is upon the subject, it is not probable that sufficient light will be thrown on this singular tragedy to bear out further its resemblance to the case of Eugene Aram, by the bringing of the perpetrator of the deed to condign punishment. The verdict of the jury was:—" That deceased was murdered some time since by some person or persons unknown. That the injuries affecting life were a heavy fracture on the left temple, and the left malar bone." JAMES WOOD'S WILL AGAIN! IBuItum in parUo. Several persons have been seriously ill, and two or three have died, from eating some of the mushroom species, but which proved poisonous. The onions and kidney beans are ( according to the testimony of the Monmouthshire Merlin) suffering from a disease similar to that of the potato. Priuce Albert presented the 13th Light Infantry with a set of new colours yesterday se'nnight. A magnificent entertainment was given in honour of the occasion by the officers of the regiment. A select committee appointed by Parliament, to consider the state of Westminster Bridge have arrive'd at a determination to recommend its entire removal, and the building of another bridge. It is hoped that, should this recommendation be carried out, the new structure will have some architectural affinity to the adjacent Houses of Parliament. A London beer- shop keeper named Parker, has died from par- taking of a pie, made of the berries of the nightshade, which had been purchased for sloes or whortleberries. A public meeting was held iu London, on Monday, at which it was resolved to form a League for the suppression of slavery. Another arrival of foreign ice, to the extent of 100 tons, bus taken place in London, from Bergen, ( Norway). Ice has also been imported from Greenland. The Marquis of Waterford is lying dangerously ill at his Irish seat. The aggregate amount of the subscriptions to the testimonial to Cofcdi » » ' i- now about £ 85,000. Amongst the recent contributors is the Chancellor of the Exchequer. 0: i Wednesday morning, about nine o'clock, a fearful thunder storm burst over Chichester and neighbourhood. A reaper, while hastening to a cottage for shelter with his sickle upon his shoulder, was struck dead by the lightning, his clothes having been shrivelled up in an instant, and his body presented a shocking appearance. At a recent meeting of the Marylebone Vestry oil Friday, a resolu- tion was passed for raising £ 5,000, to be added to a like amount promised by an anonymous donor, for the purpose of increasing the out- door relief to paupers in certain cases; A parcel was recently sent by coach, addressed to a person at Aucksvut, by which the sender contrived not to put one letter right in the whole word; notwithstanding which it reached its destination at Oxford safe enough. John Smith, of Heywood New Koad, Heap, near Bury, is wearing a hat which he purchased for half- a- crown, in Kochdale, in 1799, and has had it in regular wear ever since, a period of 47 years. A brute of a fellow, named John Nuttall, was fined 40s. and costs, at the Bolton Borough Court, last week, for beating bis master's horse on the head with a stable fork, until he broke the handle, and then thrusting the prongs into the ribs of the poor animal. In 1820, there were 51,014 acres of land employed in hop cultivation ; in 1830, 46,720 acres ; and in 1840, but 40,000. It is said that Mr. Austin hasl realised £ 45,000 this session, from his services as an advocate before the railway committees. One of the principal officers of the French Post- office is now iu London, on a special mission, to enquire into the working and results of the Penny Postage. Mr. Thomas Cottier, of Liverpool, son of Mr. Cottier, of Pulrose- mill, near Douglas, Isle of Man, has gone with Ibrahim Pacha to Egypt, for the purpose of superintending the construction of a rice- mill. Geology proves that the palm- tree formerly grew, and the crocodile and turtle lived in England. The Town Council of Oxford have appointed a committee to provide suitable public bathing places, free of charge. No less than 120 members of the present House of Lords sit by virtue of Peerages granted since the year 1820. The damage done by the late storm in the metropolis and its neighbourhood, is estimated at £ 100,000. An Englishman, named Bacon, was convicted of cheating at cards, before the Correctional Tribunal at Nantes, the other day, and sentenced to five years' imprisonment. During the past fortnight, railway trucks have conveyed Irish reapers from Liverpool to Birmingham, at 3s. a- head, in order that they might distribute themselves through the agricultural districts. T. C. Foster, Esq., the Times' " Commissioner," and formerly a reporter on the Liverpool Standard, who has been recently called to the bar, appeared at the Liverpool Assizes, in his robes, on Monday, The Society for Improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes, with which the Labourers'Friend Society is now united, has just received the munificent legacy of £ 1,000, bequeathed to it in the will of the late James 1 omlin, Esq., of West Mailing, Kent. A ship has just arrived in London from Hobart Town, which has brought 4228 bags of wheat, 243 bags of flour, and twenty baskets of potatoes, the production of that distant colony. Passengers are now carried from London bridge to Richmond and back by the steam- boats lor eightpence. On Monday, Pewters ( the London) and Roberson ( the Oxford) champions, decided their claims to swimming superiority between Blackfriars and Vauxhall Bridges ; the Londoner won. His oppouent gave up at Westminster Bridge. Mr. W. Chute, of Tralee, has entered two black Kerry cows for the national cattle show at Limerick. The smallest is only 23 inches in height though rising two years old. At the present time we have in London as much foreign wheat and flour, duty paid, as may most abundantly supply the inhabitants of London with bread during the next six mouths, without the assist- ance of one quarter of British wheat or of one sack of British- made flour.— Morning Post. On Sunday evening a navigator and his wife at Hackney, near Newtown, having had some words, the latter dropped into the Teign, which runs near the door, and on her husband seeing her struggling, he jumped in to try to saveher, and both were drowned. Three public parks are to be opened at Manchester next Saturday. They are to be named respectively the Queen's Park, the Peel Park, and the Philips Park, Sir John Ross, the distinguished arctic voyager, is at present at Woolwich, having arrived from Sweden in a small yacht of scarcely ten tons burden. The Liverpool Apothecaries' Company, having strong reasons for supposing the late fire on their premises to be the work of an incen- diary, have offered £ 100 reward for the discovery of the perpetrator of the diabolical act. There are 400 varieties of copyholdoualifications; 976 of freehold; 250 leasehold qualifications ; and DO from occupying tenantry ; in all, 1276 modes in which a good county vote may be acquired. A brute of a father is in custody charged with having killed his child, by pushing the infant over the bridge at Glasgow, and pre- tending that it fell by accident. An act has passed the legislature of Newfoundland for raising the sum of £ 250,000, to be appropriated to the rebuilding and improve- ment of the town of St. John. Mr. James M'Nab, of Ayr, has invented a machiue, worked by five men, which turns out 14,000, draining tiles per diem. The cattle of Prince Albert have been attacked by disease, and his Royal Highness lias, within the last few w eeks, lost twenty or thirty valuable oxen and cows. On Saturday last, the anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott, the monument erected to his memory in Princes Street, Edinburgh, was formally inaugurated by the uncovering of the colossal statue of the'great minstrel. It is confidently reported in Winchester that her Majesty intends to honour that city with a visit in the course of next month. Winchester, it should be remembered, was once the metropolis of the kingdom. In some recent excavations at Southampton, a row of twenty coffins has been discovered. It is supposed that the situation was the burial ground ot a military hospital, in the last century. A new invention has lately been exhibited, of a self- dis- charging gun to protect newly- sown fields. It can be •• roundup to discharge itself every hour. Mexico has not less than 3,000 mines, which have produced more silver than all the rest of the world, besides about 25,000,000 dollars annually now. The amnesty which was hoped for on the occasion of the marriage of the Grnnd Duchess of Olga has not appeared. Some persons have keen pardoned, but only a small number. llolloway's Ointment and Pills A Cure for Dropsy.— Captain James Eyre, of the Company's service, residing at Boulogne, had been tapped thrice within seven months ; twelve quarts of water were taken from him each time. Notwith- standing these operations he was about falling a victim to this terrible complaint, when he commenced the rubbing of Hol- lovvay's invaluable Ointment, and as effectually as salt is forced into meat; besides this he took large doses of his wonderful Pills, which in nine weeks effected so extraordinary a cure as to enable him since to walk twenty- five miles in one day. Any unnatural swellings of the body are effectually cured by these celebrated medicines, w- tfee Advt, The Nisi Prius Court at Gloucester Assizes last week was occupied three clays in the hearing of a case of ejectment which was instituted in consequence of a Mr. John Wood, of Brierly Hill, near Stourbridge, claiming to be heir- at- law of the late James Wood, of Gloucester, banker, and seeking, as heir- at- law, to gain possession of dcceased's real estates. It will be re- membered that several distinct slips of paper were produced in the Ecclesiastical Court as and for the last will and testament of the said James Wood. Upon these, the judge of that court, Sir Herbert Jenner Fust, refused to grant probate. There was an appeal from his judgment to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, where, after long and repeated discussions, and by a majority only of one, his judgment was reversed and pro- bate ordered to issue on the will propounded. This will dis- posed to various parties and in different proportions upwards of £ 1100,000, which was nearly the whole of Wood's personalty. His real estate was comparatively of little value. The decision of the Privy Council did not affect the right of Wood's heir to claim this, and dispute the validity of the will in a court of common law, and accordingly, soon after the will had been established by the Privy Council, an action of ejectment was brought by a person, who claimed to be the heir of the testator, to recover his real estate. This claim was compromised, on the alleged heir proving his title to the satisfaction of a gentleman to whom the devisees referred the investigation of the question. Since then another claimant has appeared, deriving his descent from an ancestor of the testator, who, it was supposed, had fled to America in the early part of the last century, and had died there without issue ; but who, it would now seem, had gone only to Kingswinford, in Staffordshire, and settled and married there, and left one son, who was the father of the claimant. By him two actions of ejectment were brought for trial to these assizes— one in the county and the other in the city— in order to recover the real estate situate in each. As Sir Thos. Wilde, when at the bar, had been engaged in the appeal before the Privy Council he would not try either of these actions, and the duty therefore devolved on Mr. Justice Maule. The trial commenced on Thursday before that learned judge and a special jury. Mr. Serjeant Talfourd, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. F. V. Lee, appeared for the plaintiff; Sir F. Kelly and Mr. Butt ( both specially retained), Mr. Godson and Mr. Wliitmore for the defendant. Serjeant Talfourd said— this was an action of ejectment brought upon the demise of John Wood, who resides at Brierley Hill, in the county of Stafford, and the action was brought to recover possession of an estate, part of the property of the late James Wood, of Gloucester, and which lies in the parish of Corse, about eight miles from that city. The action was brought against Mr. Wilkins, the present tenant of a small estate, of which his father was tenant under the late James Wood; but although the present ejectment was only brought for the recovery of a small estate, yet the consideration of the jury would be invited to matters which involved the right to property of very far greater value ; not of course to the great bulk of the estate of the late Mr. Wood, because by far the larger portion of his property, amounting to something near a million of money, was personal property, and subject, therefore, to other modes of disposition. But the real property amounted to something like 100,000/., and was therefore of considerable importance. The case would involve two questions, as distinct from each other as if they were two separate causes. The first question was whether the present claimant, John Wcod, could establish to the satisfaction of the jury that he stands in the position of heir- at- law to the party last deceased, and was therefore entitled to the real estate in the absence of any valid testamentary disposition. Suppose his case as heir- at- law to be established, the attention of the jury would then no doubt be called by his learned friend, Sir F. Kelly, on the part of the defendant, to the consideration of a question which had so largely engrossed public interest, and upon which so much doubt and suspicion had been cast, namely, the will, under which the alleged devisees of the late James Wood claimed to be entitled to the estates of that gentleman. To that second part of the subject, he should in the present stage of the pro- ceedings only very briefly allude; and would only call attention to a very brief outline of the history of the case. The late Mr. James Wood, of Gloucester, died on the 20th of April, 1836, at his house, well known as the Old Bank, in the city of Glou- cester. At the time of his death all the parties supposed to be interested in his will were assembled in Gloucester. Mr. Wood, at the time of his death, left no near known relations. He had two sisters, one, Miss Elizabeth Wood, who died a spinster in 1824 or 25, and the other named Mary, who married a gentle- man named Willey, and died without children, at Edmonton, in 1833. Mr. Wood had been in the habit of talking to persons who were connected with him as tenants, or in business, and whom he made to think lie intended to benefit them, in order to obtain from them some little advantages which they willingly gave up to him in the hope of obtaining a place in that will which, at the time of his death, was looked for with so much curiosity and interest in the city of Gloucester. Shortly after his death it became known that four gentlemen claimed to be devisees of his entire real and personal estates, without that large fund being encroached upon by a single legacy to any one human being, to any charity, or to the corporation of Gloucester, to which body he was supposed to be much attached. At first it seemed likely that these gentlemen would have the unin- terrupted possession of the large property so unexpectedly devised to them as they alleged; but shortly afterwards a circumstance occurred which he would not more particularly allude to than that it caused enquiry to be made into the validity of that testamentary paper under which the four gentle- men claimed. The contest which arose was not on the question of heir- at- law, and carried on ip the Ecclesiastical Court for probate to the personal property, that court having no jurisdiction over the real estate. The estate was to be decided by another species of proceeding, of which this was the first enquiry, and to decide which the jury was now for the first time empannelled. The result of those long and costly proceedings in the Ecclesiastical Court was that the devisees were unsuccessful in establishing their case ; but it was fair to them to state that after further long and costly proceedings by an appeal to the Privy Council, those gentlemen who claimed to be the executors of the late James Wood, obtained the ultimate disposition of the property. Two of these gentlemen, Sir Matthew Wood and Mr. Chadborn, are now in their graves, but their descendants enjoy their portions of the property ; the other two executors, Mr. Osborne and Mr. Surman, being still alive, and in the enjoyment of the property, under the decision of the Privy Council, which, as far as the personal property was concerned, was an irreversible and final decision. But a decision of the question with respect to the real estates was now for the first time entered upon. Mr. Wood died a bachelor and without any near relatives. No person was known to be related to him, except in such a way as precluded their being heirs- at- law ; and it was necessary therefore to carry the inquiry upwards till they could arrive at some point whence a common ancestry would spring, for the deceased and the person claiming to be heir- at- law. The learned Serjeant then traced the pedigree upwards to Thomas Wood, a common ancestor, born in 1682, and subsequently attempted to demonstrate, from registers and manuscripts of the parish of Brockthorp, that the present claimant was in direct descent from this Thomas. The learned Serjeant then proceeded to call a number of witnesses, principally clergymen, parish clerks, registrars' clerks, & c. for the purpose of substantiating the various books in the pedigree as laid down in the learned gentleman's opening. The great point was to establish the identity of the Staffordshire Thomas Wood, as the son of the Cheltenham Thomas Wood, the great grandfather of James Wood, of Gloucester. Among the witnesses examined were Mary Ann Cole and James Morris, from whose evidence it appeared, that Mr. James Wood had been in the frequent habit, in conversation, of alluding to his relations, and par- ticularly to his heir- at- law, who was living somewhere near Brierley Hill, in the county of Worcester. After some dis- cussion between Mr. Justice Maule and Sir F. Kelly, the court adjourned. FRIDAY. The case was resumed at the opening of the court this morn- ing Sir F. Kelly proceeded to address the jury on behalf of the defendant, and occupied no less than five hours and a half in his speech. He endeavoured to show that the case was con- cocted in fraud, and that all the personal and documentary evidence was nothing but a tissue of falsehoods; and in order to justify this accusation the learned gentleman entered into minute details respecting the improper conduct of one Bowen, who had been actively engaged in the manufacture of proofs ; and in doing which he had evinced a great amount of talent and industry, which would have been highly creditable to him, had they been properly directed. It was one of the first singularities in the case, that although the death of Mr. James Wood, of Gloucester, in 1836, was much talked about, and although it was notorious that he had died worth nearly a million of money, he had left a will which was disputed, and that any person who could prove himself to be next of kin or heir- at- law, might probably inherit all this immense wealth, yet the present plaintiff preferred no claim, and for several years never came forward in the matter at all; and it was not until five years after the death of the testator that this John Wood, of Brierley Hill, in the county of Stafford, was ever heard of. Long proceedings at law took place before the Ecclesiastical Court and before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and which terminated in the complete establishment of the will now in question, as far at least" as regarded the large bulk of the testator's wealth, namely, his personal property ; but it was thought that a question might still be raised as to the will, and accordingly certain persons who had been designated the co- heirs, set up a claim as heirs- at- law, and in that character disputed the validity of the will, and the cause was to have been tried before a Jury of the county of Gloucester ; but the devisees of the executors under the will, feeling that an injustice had perhaps been done to the parties in that suit, arising probably from the testator being in ignorance of their relationship towards him, were disposed to act with liberality toward persons so situated, and undertook to pay 10,000/. to the party who should by legal evidence prove himself to be the heir- at- law. To ascertain the point, the case was referred to Mr. Alexander Wood, a gentleman of this circuit, but no relation to any of the Woods concerned in the disputed property. This was at the Spring Assizes in 1842; and then for the first time did Mr. John Wood, of Brierley Ilill, make his appearance upon the scene, and asked to be allowed to put in his claim with the rest, and to have time given him to make out his case. Now the co- heirs as they were called, traced their descent very satisfactorily from the great great grandfather of Mr. James Wood, namely, Mr. Richard Wood, of Tuffleigh. Of course, therefore, if the plaintiff in this case could trace his descent from a great grandfather, he would be a step nearer the testator than they were, and would completely cutoff their claims; but although he could clearly enough show that he was the grandson of a Staffordshire Thomas Wood, yet he completely failed to show this Staffordshire family had any or the remotest possible connection with the Woods, of Gloucester- shire, and the arbitrator awarded 10,000/. to those who claimed to be descended from Mr. Richard Wood, of Tuffleigh. After this failure, a scheme was concocted and carried out by the man Bowen, of a kind to which the judicial experience of this country afforded no parallel. Bowen set himself to work to supply the required link of family connection, and every step he took for this purpose was marked by fraud and fabrication, and forgery. Now the ancestry of James Wood, of Gloucester, admitted of no doubt or dispute to a point in this case to which attention must be directed, namely, his grandfather, James, who had three brothers, William, Thomas, and Richard; and any per- son claiming to be heir- at- law to the testator, would have to trace his descent from one or other of these brothers; and it was very curious that at these very assizes there were two claim- ants, one claiming to be descended from William, and the pre- sent plaintiff, who claimed to be descended from Thomas. Now that William had no children. Of Richard, with regard to him, in tracing the pedigree his learned friend said nothing at all, there was a tradition in the family that he went to America, and amongst whose descendants, if any remain, would undoubtedly be found the heir- at- law to Mr. James Wood, of Gloucester. There then only remained the brother, Thomas Wood, of Pitchcomb, or Thomas of Cheltenham, as he was termed ; and the case the plaintiff now sought to establish was that the grandfather of the plaintiff', Mr. Thomas Wood, of Brierley Hill, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, who married Sarah Marsh, was the son ot Thomas Wood, of Pitchcomb; but there was no register or any document whatever in existence to prove that he had any issue at all. The first step taken by Bowen was to forge u will, purporting to have been made by a member of the family, and in which such allusion should be made of the family connection between the Staffordshire and the Glou- cestershire Woods. That was done, but it was necessary also to select a person in whose name the will should be made ; and the name of Mary Watson was selected, who was made in the forged will to be the widow of a man named Watson, and the daughter of Thomas Wood, of Pitchcomb. The learned gen- tleman then entered into a further detail respecting the conduct of Bowen, whom he accused of having been sentenced to trans- portation on a former occasion, for having, in addition to other fabrications and forgeries, which were brought to light, torn out the leaf from the parish register, in order to make the entry in the parish registry of Croome d'Abitot correspond with the transcript in the register office at Worcester. The learned counsel then endeavoured to invalidate the evidence of the other witnesses, and to dissect all the various points in the plaintiff's case, and called upon the jury to reprobate it, and discard it out of Court with the disgrace it merited. The learned counsel's address concluded at half- past three o'clock. The court then adjourned. SATURDAY. Sir Fitzroy Kelly proceeded to call witnesses.— Mr. Helps, who contradicted Mrs. Cole's statement of the conference with him; and also Mr. Morton and Mr. Wintle, who proved that in the year 1836, they all three examined the transcripts in the registry of Gloucester, and Mr. Helps again in 1842, and proved that in those years they carefully examined the transcripts of the parishes of Harescombe and Brookthorp, and there were no entries there in which the name of Wood was used, and the transcripts produced by the plaintiff, of Brook- thorp of 1707, as also a transcript produced of Harescombe, of 1708, were not there at that time ; and in the transcripts that were there at that time, no entry with the name of Wood appeared in those years. Mr. Pearce, clerk of the Prerogative Office, proved the transcript of 1707 being a forgery. Mr. Alexander Wood proved the proceedings on the reference to him in the year 1842. Mr. Cox was examined and proved that he found Mr. Bowen at Stourbridge on the 21st of July last. Mr. Fvson produced a deed of conveyance to Thomas Wood, of Pitchcomb, in 1715, and an office copy of a fine levied in 1729, by Thomas Wood and Elizabeth, his wife, to William and James Wood, his brothers, of property at Pitchcomb ; and Sir Fitzroy Kelly also proved, by production of the Register- book of Pitch- comb parish, the entry of the burial of Elizabeth, the wife of Thomas Wood, in 1751); he also produced, from the register of Gloucester, a transcript from the parish of Pitchcomb, in the year 1742, signed Char. Neale, Rectr. containing the burial of Ralph Watson, of Oxford, and a transcript from the diocese of Worcester, of the parish of Croome d'Abitot in 1741, signed, John Wall, curate, containing the marriage of Ralph Watson, of Oxford, with Mary Wood, of Pitchcomb— and, from Bowen's bag, produced his memorandum book in which the name of Char. Neale, Rectr. was written in an imitative hand sixteen times, and John Wall, curate, two or three times. This closed the defendant's case, as to the pedigree, when it was suggested by the Judge, that probably the jury could determine the question without the defendant's going into the case, as to the will. The jury had a short consultation together, when the foreman said, they considered the heirship not made out, and therefore their verdict would be for the defendant; he further stated that the jury had a strong opinion on the case, and that if any one of the jury had the slightest doubt they should not have come to the decision— but they were unani- mous.— The production of Bowen's book containing the imi- tative signatures of Char. Neale and John Wall, which the judge and jury carefully compared with the transcripts, and of the forged will of Mary Watson, at Oxford, in which the original writing, which had been obliterated and re- appeared, seemed to produce a great sensation on the judge and jury. DOE DEM. WOOD V. BLIAR. This was an ejectment brought to recover the real estate of the late Mr. Wood, situate within the city of Gloucester. The lessor of the plaintiff in this case was different from the lessor in the preceding case, and claimed through William Wood, an eldest son of James Wood, of Cheltenham, the lessor in the last case having claimed through Thomas, the third son. When the jury were about to be sworn, a short conference took place between the counsel on both sides, at the close of which, Mr. Serjeant Talfourd said that in this case also he was for the plaintiff, but he was glad his lordship would be saved all trouble about it, as it had been settled, the other side having kindly consented to waive all claims for costs. It had been his own opinion that the plaintiff would not be able to support his title, and that the case would fail from weakness, and not from the sort of imputation which had been cast upon one party with reference to the last action. His Lordship said the other case was very weak before Sir F. Kelly trampled it out. Sir F. Kelly said that if the plaintiff had launched this case, he could stop it very soon, as he had a conveyance from the heir of the William Wood, through whom the plaintiff's bill was derived. The record was then withdrawn. THE POTATO DISEASE. THE REMEDY. In our last numbeT we showed upon testimony which would not bear denial, the general prevalence of the destructive potato plague, and this melancholy fact being now unhappily beyond all controversy, we have now to look to the means of preventing the ravages of the disease, or of furnishing a substitute for this valuable esculent. Now as to the cause of the disease : if this can be ascer- tained more than half the battle is gained. Opinions differ on this point as much as they did last year, but the most recently expressed is rather a startling one, the individual ascribing it entirely to a living insect. A Mr. W. H. Balk- will, chymist, of Kingsbridge, Devon, thus explains his hypothesis:— " I planted some perfect seed in my garden, that had lain in the ground all the winter, and a potato, I believe, was never planted there before; so I determined to watch for any symptom of disease. I observed the stalk first eaten a little 111 the top, and soon after a number of green bugs, as large, or nearly, as a common horse- fly, made their appear- ance. A few days after, I noticed the disease in that part where I observed the bugs; and after getting one or two stalks much diseased, it seemed to spread very rapidly. I then saw one of the insects void a greenish fluid ; and I took a perfect healthy leaf, and smeared this over it. In twelve hours it was spotted in many places; and in twenty- four hours the spots were nearly as large as peas; and in double that time a4 mass of disease. I then practised the same experiment on a growing healthy stalk, and one apart from the disease. In a few days it was perfectly withered and rotten. I then mounted on horseback, and rode many miles into the country; and in every instance, for many miles, I found the insect wherever the disease appeared; but amongst perfect healthy ones there was not the vestige of one to be seen. From my experience, it appears to me quite evident that the disease is contagious; and that one or two stalks, and as many insects, are sufficient to infect an entire field. The insect leaves the plant as soon as it becomes diseased, which will account iu a measure for its not being discovered before." Of course if it should turn out that this little insect is the breeder of all this mischief— which we can hardly credit— the simple method of stopping the disease is to destroy the bug. But from whatever cause the disease may arise, other and eminent authorities ( including Professor Leibig) have set down charcoal as an antidote to the decomposition of the roots. Mr. Rogers, C. E., of Nottingham Street, Dublin, claims to have been the first to announce this fact last sum- mer, and in a letter just published by him in a London weekly paper, he writes as follows:— " The diseased potato may be almost entirely preserved from the effect of decomposition, by using pulverised peat or wood charcoal; abundantly interposing it between the layers and in the interstices, in pitting or storing, the pit or store being, of course, properly ventilated. " The action is thus: the charcoal absorbs the over- abun- dant moisture, the attendant of the disease, and instantly corrects the putrescent matter which it largely contains; therefore, effectually protecting the whole frominfection or contagion, or the evil action of heated moisture. " As a manure for the potato the action of charcoal when properly applied is as follows:— It absorbs from the seed ( which, under existing circumstances, must be more or less dis- eased, no matter how attended to, or ivhere procured in Europe) that over- moisture already named ; and instantly correcting all putrescence, it leaves the soil around uncontaminated to act with purity upon the growth, yielding to the plant abun- dantly that of which the disease has robbed it— CARBON, and thus supplying a nutriment which constitutional weakness ( its real malady) essentially requires. " These are the main causes and effects of charcoal upon the potato disease; and knowing them to be incontestible, I should feel unjustified in longer withholding their publicity, the more particularly as Professor Leibig has now, it appears, stamped the facts with his high authority, which so long since have been proved by so humble an individual as myself. " It is but right to add that peat charcoal can be had to any extent from the bogs of Ireland, at a cost of 110 consideration ; and that its value as a manure generally will be found of the highest consideration." Mr. J. Prideaux, in a letter to the editor of the Exeter Flying Post, recommends the cutting off of the stem of the growing crop on the first symptoms of disease being apparent, as noticed by us last week— a plan which we observe has been adopted in several gardens in this locality. Mr. Prideaux says :— " The early potatoes have given way so rapidly, when attacked, that their best chance mav be to bring them to market as fast as possible. But the main crop does not yet show the infection; those should be daily watched, and on the certain appearance of the disease, the stalks may be mown to the ground and drawn away, leaving the ground bare to the air and sun. u Where hands can be spared, a part may be turned up with the plough or fork to the surface, for comparison; and for the same purpose another portion may be left unsown, to serve as guides for another season, as there seems reason to fear we shall have more of them. " The stalks should be burnt to charcoal as soon as possible, to destroy the infectious matter; and the charcoal being a preventer of decay, may be used in packing the potatoes, and for dressing next year. Of course they should not be stored till well dry, and all having the appearance of disease should be thrown out." A correspondent of the Agricultural Gazette gives the following as the method adopted by him last year in storing liis crop:— " Last year T allowed my potatoes to remain in the earth till very nearly the usual time of taking them up, that is, until I believed them to be quite ripe. I had them then taken up in fine dry weather; women followed close upon the men who were forking them up, and separated the diseased from the sound potatoes immediately. I then put the. sound potatoes into sacks as soon as I could, and carted them home and pitted them, always the same day on which tbey were taken up. I sprinkled some dry sand over them as I pitted them; covered the pit up as I went on with a ( rather thicker than usual) layer of earth, and never opened i them ftfte. i wards, except now and then iu places to gee how they were preserving their soundness. When we finally opened the pits, and sold the potatoes in spring for seed, they came out as sound as possible, and were as good a sample as I ever saw. I tried a different plan with some others and with a very different result. I took them up early, and exposed them to the air to be well dried, but carefully preserving them from rain. I spread many cn the boarded floor of a granary, which stands over an open cart shed, thinking that the airiug they would thus get would be of service to them; but I lost all that were so treated. The results of my own experience and of mv observations of what my cottage neighbours did with their potatoes last year, lead me to believe that it is the best plan to leave the potatoes in the earth till they are ripe; to take them up in fine dry weather; to be very careful to separate the sound and unsound as effectually and as quickly as possible; and to expose the ripe sound tubers to the air but very little." A correspondent of the Times writing from the neighbour- hood of London, affirms that the disease begins in the leaf of the plant, next attacks the. stem, and gradually goes down into the tubers, which seem to receive the infection from the small fibres which attach them to the stem. He suggests, therefore, that if the plants were pulled up, and the roots allowed to remain in the ground, a separation would be made between the diseased and sound parts, and thus a certain amount of food preserved. Every field, he says, should be carefully watched, and, on the very first symptom of disease in the potato the plant should be pulled up ; which can be best done by the person placing a foot on each side of the drill and lifting it out. In the earlier crops this may be done immediately, as the potatoes are full sized, and if not ripe, nearly so. The object of delay in regard to the others is, that the growth may not be checked sooner than is necessary, and the risk of springing iu the ground at the end of the year diminished ; as he thinks they ought to remain there till the usual time of digging, except what are wanted for immediate use. Agricultural EnMUgencc. SAVING CORN IN WET WEATHER. The following hints on this important subject may be found serviceable at this critical period when so much difficulty is experienced in getting in the corn crops : — A field of the white oats, near Mutley, Devon, cut wet, and the weather continuing the same, was at last, carried and staked in layers, with dry straw between. On taking abroad the rick, the grain was found in excellent, condition, not sprouted, nor injured in the least. And what has answered with so precarious a grain as white oats will stand a better chance with wheat or barley. Wben dry straw or reed is all used up, other dry stalks, or even shavings, might answer. But where as will sometimes happen, nothing of the kind is to be had, there is still a method of drying the com in sheaf. In Russia and the north of Europe this is done by kiln- drying, for which a very simple method is described in Brit. Husb. vol. 2, p. 206, improveable in this country by the substitution of coke for their wood fuel; but still liable to the charge of fuel, and of a person to look after the ( ire ; and to the danger of a few straws falling in, and kindling the whole pile. In the laboratory we are in the practice of drying materials which do not bear heat, by aid of substances having strong attraction for moisture ; one of which, lime, being largely used in manure, might be employed for drying corn at no other cost than the labour. If the rick be made hoilow, with the grain turned inward ; a sufficient quantity of fresh quicklime placed within ; and then all closed in from bottom to top, and covered over to exclude the external air, the lime will rapidly dry the air within, which will as rapidly draw moisture from the corn ; and so continue until the corn is dry, or the lime saturated. And as quicklime will absorb about one- third its weight of water, a ton of lime will take between 6 and 7 cwt. of water, and thus probably dry 6 or 7 tons of corn and straw. For ail this water must come from the corn ; if the external air is well excluded, and the lime raised from the soil by a bed of stones, gravel, or straw. The lime must not, of course, touch the corn ; and therefore room should be left for it to swell in slaking. The rick would be best raised, in the stack yard, upon dwarf walls, with an opening to throw in the lime, which should, then, be imme- diately closed up ; but opened occasionally to turn over the lime. If the latter be all slaked before the corn i9 dry, it should be withdrawn, and a second quantity put in. For drying hay, in damp seasons, this method would require too much lime, as grasses cut green contain two- thirds to three- fourths their weight of water. But may not half- dryed hay be stacked ( like lucerne) with layers of dry oat straw, sprinkling the latter with salt, to draw juice out of the grass and impart it to the straw? Or, where straw is scarce or objectionable, using old dry hay instead ; with only salt enough to prevent heating and mouldiness. If this is practicable, it would obviate the necessity of leaving the hay in cocks for days or weeks of rain, until the inside is spoiled in fermentation. A READY RULE FOR FARMERS.— We have been frequently asked to explain the difference between the price of wheat per quarter and per barrel. The simple rule by which every man can ascertain this for himself is this:— Multiply the price per quarter by 7, and divide by 12; the result will give the amount per barrel. Thus, 56s. per quarter multiplied by 7, and divided by 12, gives 32s. 8d. per barrel. HOPS. WORCESTER, AUG. 21.— Our plantations have been im- proving steadily for many weeks, and they now present a most luxuriant and healthy appearance. The bine is plentiful, hanging in heavy masses from the tops of the poles, and the hop having blossomed, is now in many places come to perfec- tion, with every prospect of a fine and full crop : we anticipate that the " Worcestershire sample will this year be generally superior. Another fortnight will ripen the crop sufficiently for picking, and indeed we hear that in some plantations growers intend commencing the picking next week. The duty is now backed at £ 19,000 and nothing is doing in the market. I11 our next number we shall print a notice of a discussion on drying hops. BOROUGH, AUG. 17.— Fine parcels of hops supported last week's prices, but all other kinds sold on easier terms. The dutv was backed at £ 160,000 to £ 165,000. New Pockets. £ s. £. s. New Hags. £ s. £ s. Farnham 7 0 10 0 Kent 6 0 7 5 Kent 5 2.812 Sussex 0 0 0 0 East Kent 0 0 0 0 Yearlings 4 10 5 10 Sussex 4 16 6 0 Old Hops 10 4 10 Yearlings 4 10 6 10 MAIDSTONE, AUG. 17.— The most surprising improvement has taken place within the last week— grounds that were so much blighted that they did not look as if they would grow one pocket per acre a fortnight ago may now produce 6 to 8 cwt., and the good grounds promise to do as much this year as ever they did. There is fresh burr, and the hops are growing to a much larger size than usual— three grape hops measuring a foot. Picking will be general the first week in September.— In other of the Kentish plantations the hops continue to go on well. NEW HOPS.— The first pocket of new hops for the season was sold at the Borough market, on Saturday, the price paid being £ 9 per cwt. The quality was very good for the first pocket, and the management excellent. It was the produce of Mr. J. G. Hart, of Stowmarket, Suffolk.— London paper. FAIR. SHREWSBURY.— A very short supply of fat cattle at this fair. There was a considerable attendance of buyers, and, consequently, all were sold early in the morning, prices varying from 5| d. to 6d. per lb.; the latter figure was only obtained for a few of the best sorted animals. Fresh oxen and barren heifers sold well; also good cows and calves; but the demand for the best things was greater than the supply. There was a moderate supply of cheese at the Circus- yard Butter and Cheese Market, but the supply of butter was good for the time of year, and all was sold. New skim cheese fetched from 28s. tc 34s. per cwt.; new fat cheese from 55s. to 63s. per cwt.; and old fat cheese, from 65s. to 70s. per cwt. Salt butter averaged from lOd. to lOjd. per lb. There was also a moderate supply of new and late- made cheese at Howard- street Market, which was speedily bought up at the above prices. Bacon fetched from 6| d. to 7J J. per lb.; and hams from 7d. to 7^ d. per lb. The quantity of wool exhibited for sale was the smallest known for many years, which was chiefly owing to the famers being busy in the harvest, and the numerous purchases which are now made at the farm- houses. Combing fleeces sold at 12d. to 13d. per lb.; lambs'wool at 12d. to 12 § d. per lb.; and some inferior lots lower. A small quantity of " breech" wool fetched 6d. All was sold, and many buyers went away disappointed : indeed, it was, altogether, a very brisk fair. FAIRS IN THE ENSUING WEEK. Worcestershire.— Shipston- on- Stour, Tues. Shropshire.— Ellesmere^ Tues. Warwickshire.— Bed worth, Tues. Staffordshire.— Cannock, Mon. ; Stone, Tues. Per qr. s. s. Wheat, Essex, Kent, & Suffolk Red 48 to 50 White - 50 53 Lincolnshire & York- shire Red 46 48 White 48 54 Scotch - 44 46 White - 45 50 Irish - - - - 44 46 White 44 49 Barley, Essex and Kent, Norfolk and Suffolk Malting - 28 30 Distilling 26 28 Chevalier 30 32 Grinding - 23 24 Irish, Distilling- 24 26 Grinding - 22 23 Rye, Distilling 34 35 Grinding - 32 35 Malt, Norfolk & Suffolk 57 61 Brown • 51 53 annually propagated, in order to ensure a continuance of them. The half- shrubby Calceolarias must be thought of; and such climbers as the Maurandya, the Lophospermum, Rhodochiton, See.; as before observed, they should be well established in store pots before winter. Ten- week stocks may be sown for pots; and a little Mignonette every week, until the end of August, for pots. Let Rose- budding proceed. FLORISTS' FLOWERS.— Carnalicns and Picotees: All the early layers will now be ready to take off. They may be potted singly in pint pots, and gently watered to settle the soil; when dry they should be put in a close frame for three or four days till they have emitted fresh roots, when they may gradually be inured to the air; after having taken root the pots should not be allowed to get drenched or soddened with wet, though they should be exposed to the air as much as possible. A good plan is to remove the pots, when readv, from the frame, placing them on a layer of coal ashes to prevent the ingress of worms See., and throwing a covering of calico over them when the weather is too hot or in very heavy rain. By this means they will be well established previous to being removed into their winter quarters.— Pinks: Continue to plant out rooted pipings, shading and watering as occasion requires. Look well to your seed, which, with that of Carnations and Picotees, promises to be abun- dant.— Dahlias : New or scarce sorts may be propagated by cuttings in a brisk heat. These make good pot roots. Trap earwigs by placing small pots, half filled with dry moss, 011 the tops of the sticks, and remove all imperfect buds as they appear.— Tulips : Attend to the preparation of the offset bed, and regulate all small bulbs for planting. SlgrmtUurai an^ otpcr fnarncto. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK- LANE. MONDAY, AUGUST 17. A moderate supply of English wheat, chiefly of the new crop, for which there was a good demand, at an advance of 2s, to 3s. per qr. Bonded held 2s. to 3s. higher. A liberal supply of foreign oats, but the universal bad reports ol't lie potato- crop caused factors to demand about 2s. per ( jr. more money. This checked business so completely, only a limited sale took place, at 6d. to Is. per qr. dearer. But little new barley ; grinding sold more readily, also malt, which was scarce. Beans without alteration. Peas, Is. to 2s. higher. Indian corn in good request. Per qr. s. s. Malt Kingston and Ware 61 64 Brown - - - 53 55 Oats, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, Feed - 21 24 Pota. and Poland - 25 37 Scotch - - - 22 26 Devonshire and Welsh 21 23 Londonderry, Newry, and Clonmel ditto - 23 25 Limerick and Sligo - 23 25 Cork and Waterford Black - - 21 2-> White - - - - 22 25 Galway - - - 17 lg Extra - - - 19 Beans, Tick - - - 34 37 Harrow and Small - 36 3g Peas, Essex, Boilers - 42 4u Blue - 44 4g Grey, Maple, & Hog - 34 3g Extra - - - - 37 38 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19. The accounts received to- day from Liverpool and other large consuming markets report a large business in all grain at advancing prices ; this, combined with the alarming reports of the potato crop in Scotland and Ireland, caused holders to demand an advance of fully 2s. to 3s. advance on all descriptions of wheat, and a similar proportionate improvement for other grain ; but there being only a slender attendance of buyers, and those not inclined to comply with terms asked, and factors displaying great lirmness, only a limited business was transacted. IMPERIAL AVERAGES. Average Price of Corn, per Imperial Quarter, for the JVeek ending August 8. Wheat 45s 2d I Oats 24s Od I Beans .... 39s 8d Barley 26s 9d | Rye 29s 8d | Peas .... 35s 3d Aggregate Average of the Six Weeks which regulates the Duty. Wheat 49s 9d j Oats .... 23s 8d I Beans 38s 9d Barley .... 27s 4d | Rye . .. 31s lOd | Peas 35s lOd Duty on Foreign Corn. Wheat 8s Od I Oats Is 6d I Beans .... 4s Od Barley 4s Od [ Rye 4s Od | Peas 4s Od SEED MARKET, AUG. 17. Only a limited business was doing in foreign linseed, and prices were with difficulty supported. Archangel may be quoted at 38s to 39s ; Petersburg, 38s 9d to 41s ; and Black Sea, 41s to 42s perquarter. English rapeseed dull, at £ 21 to £ 22 per last. New white mustard seed dull, at a decline of 2s per bushel. English linseed cakes dull, at £ 10 to £ 10 15s per 1,000. All other articles as last advised. The following are the prices:— Red clover, English, ( per cwt.) 40s to 46s; White clover, 42s to 50s ; Liuseed for sowing, 55s to 60s; ditto for crushing, 40s to 46s; Caraway, ( English) 44s to 48s; Foreign ditto, 44s to 46s ; Coriander, lis to 14o; Rapeseed English ( per last) £ 22 to £ 25; ditto new, £ 20 to £ 20 10s; foreign ditto, £^! 4 ; Rapecake, English ( per ton), £ 5 15s to £ 6 5s ; ditto Foreign, £ 5 5s to £ 0 Os ; Linseed cake, English ( per 1,000) £ 10 10s to £ 10 15s. W'OOL MARKETS. LONDON, AUG. V — The demand for English wool has become heavy, and prices wer with difficulty supported. In foreign quali- ties, rather more business doing. LIVERPOOL.— We have to report rather more business done this week in all kinds of wool, still the buyers continue to exercise great caution, and the business transacted was slightly in their favour, LBEDS.— There was 110 variation in the sales of English combing or clothing wools, and prices remained firm at last week's quotations, HULL.— Rather more business WAS transacted than at the last market, new wool offering for sale varying from 26s 6d to 27s Od per tod. BRADFORD.— The market was well supplied with all sorts of comb- ing wools, and the business done was barely 011 an average. SMITH FIELD CATTLE MARKET, AUG. 17. During the past week, the imports of foreign stock into London, consisted of 26 oxen and 8 calves from Hamburgh; 56 oxen, 114 cows, 1,473 sheep, 200 lambs, and 39calves from Rotterdam ; as also 8 oxen, 96 cows, 440 sheep, and 54 lambs, from Harlingen. At Hull, about 500 head of stock has been received, mostly from Holland ; while at Plymouth, 52 oxen were imported from Spain, in good con- dition, and which found buyers at prices varying from £ 12 10s to £ 15 10s each. To- day, there were on offer about 050 foreign beasts, and 2,200 ditto of sheep, together with a few calves, which moved off steadily, at rather higher rates. From our own grazing districts, the arrivals of beasts fresh up to- day, were moderately extensive ; but of very middling quality com- pared with the stock exhibited 011 many previous market davs. The attendance of buyers being good, the beef trade ruled steady, at an advance on last week's quotations of 2d. per Slbs., and at which a clearance was effected. A few of the very primest Scots produced 4s. 2d., but the more general top quotation was 4s. per 81bs. Although the numbers of sheep were large the mutton trade was active, and the quotations advanced 2d. per 81bs., the primest old Downs selling at 4s. 6d. per Slbs. The supply of lambs was good, while the lamb trade was heavy, at a depression in value of 2d. per 81bs., and a clearance was with difficulty effected. In calves only a moderate business was doing, yet prices were wel 1 supported. Pigs moved off slowly at late rates. PRICES L'ER STONE OF 8LBS. TO SINK THE OFFAL. 8 d S d Inferior Beasts 2 8 2 10 Second quality ditto 3 0 8 4 Prime large Oxen .... 3 6 3 8 Prime Scots, & c 3 10 4 0 Inferior Sheep 3 4 3 8 Second quality ditto 3 10 4 0 Coarse- woolled ditto 4 0 4 2 Prime Southdown.. 4 4 4 6 Prime Southdown iu s d s d wool 0 0 0 0 Lamb 4 6 5 6 Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 0 Prime small ditto .... 4 2 4 6 Suckling Calves, eachlS 0 29 0 Large Hogs 3 8 4 G Small Porkers 4 8 4 10 Qr. old store pigs, each 16s a 19s SUPPLY AS PI5R CLERK'S STATEMENT. Beasts, 3,342 | Sheep and Lambs, 33,070 j Calves, 216 | Pigs 150 WORCESTER, AUG. 21. There was a large supply of old wheat from the farmers, and the trade ruled dull at about 2s. per qr. over the currency of this day se'nnight; new sold at 6s. to 6s. lOd. per 63lbs. Malting barley much inquired for ; grinding fully as dear. Beans rather dearer. Oats maintained their value. Peas scarce. Weather fine, with a low barometer. Wheat, white New Foreign Wheat, red New Foreign Barley, grinding., Ditto new Maltin Malt Old Oats, English New ditto 3 s a s d 6 6 6 8 6 4 6 6 6 0 6 4 5 6 6 0 5 8 6 0 5 4 5 6 3 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 6 4 0 4 2 4 3 6 s d OldOats, Irish 3 3 New Oats, Irish 3 3 Beans, old, English .. 5 6 Ditto, Foreign .... 4 10 Ditto new, ihiglish .. 5 0 Peas, Feed Boilers, white Vetches, Winter .. ditto, Spring Rye, new 4 6 5 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 6 fgortitulture. OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK. CONSERVATORIES, STOVE, & C.— Stove and Orchids: Take every means in due time to harden, or rather ripen the growths already made; it is rather too late to defer this until September. Give air very freely indeed at all times ; more especially when the warmth of the natural atmosphere is a guarantee. Nevertheless, shut up abun- dance of solar heat, with a good amount of atmospheric moisture, betimes in the afternoon.— Mixed Greenhouse: Keep an eye on the remarks in the Conservatory and Stove sections; and give every attention to flowers for a late display. Everything intended for this purpose should be thoroughly established in the pot; late shifting will never answer here. KITCHEN GARDEN FORCING.— Pinei: Where tan is in use for bottom- heat, see that it is renewed in due time, so as to maintain a steady bottom- heat of 85° max. Stir frequently, and syringe the surface every afternoon, if time permit, Keep up a brisk atmos- pheric heat at this period with all classes of Pines, and see that the rapid- growing successions have abundance of air.— Vines: Now the weather is so very wet, fires should be occasionally lighted to the late houses ; not, however, to increase the heat, but to promote dryness of atmosphere. Apply sulphur to the pipes or flues, or the red spider may gain a footing.— Melons-. Keep up a comfortable warmth through the whole body of the bed to the late swelling Melons ; it is impossible to command success without some degree of bottom- heat. The neglect of this is one fertile source of the prevalence of thrips and red spider. A torpid action of root, by witholding the watery juices, increases the richness of the fluicio existing in the leaves, which are then precisely the best food for these destructive pests. KITCHEN GARDEN AND ORCHARD.— All open ground having been duly filled with the various Brassicas, attention should be instantly given to Celery. The late crops of this should be got in forthwith ; and the early crops carefully soiled. The following things must be sown directly:— Cabbage for main crops of next summer; Spinach, the prickly for supplying the table from November until next May ; Onions, the Welsh and Deptford, for drawing young through the winter, also for transplanting in March for bulbing; Radishes, and the various cresses for autumn use; a little Corn Salad, and a little Chervil. Continue to plant elevated beds, well manured, with Endive; some should be so contrived as to receive hoops and mats, or other covers in winter. Let all forward Onions be laid imme- diately, in order to get them shortly off the ground; which should then be manured, and filled with Coleworts, in rows 15 inches apart, and 10 inches between the plants. Take all care of the lat e Marrow- fat Peas ; let them have the best of sticks, and be sure to top them when they reach the point of the sticks. If any of the 1' arsley is getting too gross and forward, let a portion be mowed down forth- with; this is an old piau, but a very excellent one. A top- dressing of soot, blended with dry soil, ashes or sawdust, may be instantly applied; this will produce fine young Parsley lor garnishing by- October, and of a better colour than the older leaves. Dress Toma- toes, and see that all herbs are housed, and the Chamomile flowers picked, when absolutely dry. FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIES.— Propagation, by cuttings, is now a most important business in this department. If time can possibly be spared, let there be no delay in ihis respect; not only mass flowers, but many in the mixed beds or borders, require to be INSPECTOR'S WEEKLY RETURN OF CORN SOLD. Total quan. Av. per qr. I Total quan. Av. perqr. "" ~ ' ~ Rye ... Oqr. 0bu.£ 0 0 0 Beans . . 0 0 0 0 0 Peas . . 0 0 0 0 0 Wheat 526qt 7 bu. £ 2 8 6} Barley 0 0 0 0 0 Oats. .0 0 0 0 0 COUNTRY MARKETS. EVESHAM, AUG. 17.— The market was decidedly better, for although prices advanced but in a very slight degree, there was more disposition manifested to purchase. The prices may be stated as follows -.— Wheat, 18s. to 18s. 6d, per bag; barley, 3s. 3d. to 4s. per bushel; beans, 15s. per bag. Nothing else offering. BIRMINGHAM, AUGUST 19.— More activity in the corn trade. English wheat lias been sold at an advance of 2s. per qr., on both old and new samples. Malting barley in request, and fine qualities, warranted to grow well, obtained full prices— say 38s. to. 40s. per qr. Grinding parcels fully as dear. Indian corn, Is. to Is, 6d. per qr. higher, with a free sale. Fine oats scarce, and 6d. per quarter more money obtained for this description. Old English beans realised an improvement of Is. per qr., with more doing in foreign. — Averages; Wheat, 1,436 qrs, 3 bush,, 46s 5£ d ; oats, 8 qrs., 29s ; peas, 20 qrs,, 58s. 8d. GLOUCESTER, AUGUST 15.— Little wheat on offer; holders demanding more money, but few sales were made. Foreign was firmly held at an advance of Is. to 2s. with little doing. In spring corn " but little passing at our rates.— Prices : Old wheat, 6s Od to 6s 6d. iperial qr. Grinding, 25s to 27s per 4001bs. White oat3 25s to 2& s per imperial qr. Irish, 22s Od U> 243 Od. Black, 22s to 23s per 3121b. Old beans 5s 3d to 5s 6d, New 4s 9d to 5s per imperial bushel. HEREFORD, AUG. 15.— Wheat 5s lOdto 6s 2d; barley, 3s 6d to 4s 0d ; oats, 3s Od to 4s Od per imp. bush. SHREWSBURY, AUG. 15.— Wheat, per 751bs., 7s to7s 9d; barley, per 38 quarts, 4s to 5s; Oats, per bag, 11 score and lOlbs. 16s to 18s ; Beans, per bag, 12 score, 21s to 22s; Peas, 11 score and lOlbs, 16s to 178; Malt, per imperial bushel, 7s 6d to 8s 6d. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 18.— There was a fair attendance of the trade, and large show of samples of wheat, flour, & c., but small of all other articles. There was a good consumptive demand for wheat at an advance of 4d. to 6d. per 701b. on prices of this day week : a little Irish new reached 7s. 3d. quality and condition hue. Flour was Is. 6d. per barrel dearer, but there was 110 improvement in Irish: a parcel of Irish new, extra fine, fetched 42s. per sack. Oats were in request, and Id. per 45ib. higher ; a lot of Irish new was sold at os. 8d., quality very good. Oatmeal Is; dearer. Indian corn was in request, at an advance of 4s. per 4801bs. Barley, beans, and peas were without change, and little done in either article. fineolUeiit ana Banltriipt iicgistcr. FRIDAY, AUGUST 14. BANKRUPTS, Joseph Barter Bloomfield, jun., Poole, chemist. Francis Holmes and James Holmes, Southtown, Little Yarmouth, shipbuilders. John William Stratton, Cambridge, tailor. James Mead Price, Warminster, Wiltshire, innkeeper. Simon Puckering and William Thomas Makius, Fingston- upon- IIull, woollen merchants. John Birch, Kingston- upon- Hull, tailor. Thomas Uriah Knight, Princes- street, Gravesend, groccr, William Ludlam OUard, Upwell, Cambridgeshire, auctioneer, Charles Taylor, Birmingham, brush manufacturer. Thomas Crane, Kegworth, Leicestershire, brewer. Thomas Browne, East- street, Southampton, hatter. Robert Oxtoby, Wansford, and William Christopher Oxtoby, Great Driflield, Yorkshire, millers. Robert Nayler, Marlborough, Wilts, licensed victualler. George England, Ilr'mscombe, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, and Basinghall- street, City, doth factor. TUESDAY, AUGUST 18. BANKRUPTS. John Patterson, Tollbridge, Kent, tea dealer. Thomas Evans Jones, Kniglitsbridge- terrace, Knightsbridge, linen draper. John Teasel, Norw ich, carpenter. William Norris, Cambridge- villas, Camden New Town, builder. John Hartley Butterworth, King- street, Cheapside, hotel keeper, Josiah Harris, Mevagissey, Cornwall, grocer. Joseph Game, sen., Truro, Cornwall, provision merchant. Rufus Parkinson, Ashton- under- Lyne, currier. Peter Bury, Manchester, calico printer. Edward Ward, Medbourne, Leicestershire, corn dealer. William Ballinger, Swansea, maltster. Printed and Published for the Proprietor, at the Office No. 5, Avenue, Cross, in the Parish oj Saint Nicholas, in tht Borough of Worcester, by FRANCIS PAUSONS ENGLAND, Printer, residing ai No 52, Moor Street, Tything of Whistones, in the Borough of Worcester. Saturday, August 22, 1846.