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      A CAUi TO THE TEOPXE . Britain , long thy sons have cberishM The remembrance of thy fame j In thy csnse braTe hearts bare petish'd To restore thy former name . Labour * * claims were once respected ; lAbont then could life maintain j * But the poor , too long neglected , Groan beneath oppression ' s chain , By what plea doth man endeavour Thus Ma brother to oppress ? All "were equal born ; then nsvei Dsign jour tyrants to caress .

      -Dsspots , though in temples dwelling , May not hope to chain the mind ; This , all other power excelling , Yet will free the human mind . Kings , by warrier fends attended , Tremble atita growing power ; While our eauss , bj truth defended , Strengthens with each-coning home AD the power of pride elated Hath against oar cause been hurled But , immortal , yet "fit fated - To give freedom to the worlg . Sons of laboor ! dread no longer All the efforts of yonr foes : Once united , you are stronger Than the tyrants yon oppose .

      Thoash in dungeon depth is bnried Hearts that beat in freedom ' s cause , Yet the Sag "which such have carried Soon will Trin the world ' s applause . By Hie lore ye bear each other , By the knowledge yon obtain , Ones unite as friend and brother—Ibis will freedom ' s battle gain . Tben your children win be taken Prom the life-consuming mill , And your sionts of joy awaken Every pnlse to rapture's thrill . At the sickly loom so longer Yon will toil for felon fare ; When the people prove the stronger , Nature ' s blessings all will share .

      Then for yon the earth ita treasure In abundance will bestow ; life wilj thus be crown'd with pleasure , And each heart with joy o ' eiflow . Brighter than the dawn when breaking O ' er the wild -unfettered sea , Will be the hour when all awaking Shall determine to be free . Leeds . Datxd Ross .

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      LIKES , BT XK . GEOB . GE BI 5 SS , Written on ixard of the Bombay . c » a passafft io New Zealand , Angus ' ,, 18 4 Z Away . ' away ! away ! And spread Xhy sunny sails , The rising sun of day Has woke the swelling gales ; The land we ' ve left behind Has vanished like a dream ; The ties Chat once could bind Lie broken on the stream . Splendid halls of learning Dazzling many an eye , Lamps of wisdom burning , Lighting np her sky , Gems ef rainbow riory ,

      Sliding England's crows , Themes of future story And fabulous re&own ; All andtvery wonder , Her glory , and her slight , Loom like clouds of thunder , TJpoa my troubled sight . Sail on J we will not shrink Though ocean be our grave ; Though our requiem as we sink Be the murmur of its wave . Foi beside the splendid hallB Of base oppression ' s pride , 2 Jy memory recalls The ruin by their side ; The soldier who was slain

      At the shrine of human lust ; -The weeping wioowB ' s claim Oft trampled in the dust ; The tiller of the son , Upon -whose cheek appuzs , prom unrequited toll , 3 > eep f > iaTtrw > i « tjf his tears ; The drops of blood that stream Pitta the wearied limb , Yet fail withal to gain A harvest home for him . Away ! my bark , away 1 Where nothing palls the sight , 'Mid sunny things cf day ,

      And silent tbicgB of night ; Wbexe in the burnished wave That kisses yonder sky , The golden sua doth bathe Its beauty from mine eye ; Where stars at evening ' s gloom Emit-their shining light , And yon unclouded moon Half-cbaseth back the night ; Where daring sea birds fly Along the billow's path , Or mounting to tie sky Look down npon their wrath Where none like one are sad , Kb eye conceals the tear , Where human hearts are glad , And happy faces cheer . Away ! brave ship , in pride ,

      And cleave the stormy fiwd , Where sleep beneath its tide Th 3 noble and the good , Bear , bear me to a land Where sever shall be heard The law-protected hand Of rnde marauding f rand ; Where heaven ' s blessings sweep The universal main . And millions do not weep To feed a robber ' s gain ; Where faniine ^ s iron maw Ne er hurries to the grave , Xe ' er crushes " Death its law , Sg ' a bnries neath its wave .

      Blow J all ye bretjKs , blow ? Roll ! all ye waters , roll ! What jnatUir though we go To Indus or the pole ! Press on , press on , my bark , Though mountain biBows rise , Thongh starless nights are dark , And tempests lash the skies ; We'd better hear the thunder , And seethe lightning ' s Sash-Onr shrouds be rent asunder—Oar timbers creak and crash—Than see the storm of feeling 'Giinst tyranny rebound , Or yet the mother kneeling , Her 1 amiihfcd children round ; Than find amidst the few With plenty at command , Ko spirit fiim and trne To save ay native land .

      Eat Excitement Tsjli.Ee. Ii ^Efficient Fends Are Collected On The 1st Ef January Next, The Tralee Woikhonse Whl Be Opened Lor The Reception Of Destitute Poor.

      eat excitement Tsjli . ee . II ^ efficient fends are collected on the 1 st ef January next , the Tralee woikhonse wHl be opened lor the reception of destitute poor .

      The Asti-Kest Wis- Gr prevnus in the neighbourhood of Trim in consequence of the fanners refusing to payiert , and removing the crop Irom off the lands in order to evade jeizores . Accident—3 Itl O'ConnelTs servant was severely hurt on FridayJilgbt , by a fall from the carriage be-Ween Longhrea and Gslway , en tovXx . to Clifden , on a Eepeal mission , with his master . All o-s- ^ g to Father Mathew . —Brickmakers bavebecome quite scarce , as not a labenrei caibe found since the gro-nth of temperance , who will undertake to vxHtisday . —Pmdi . . , . Sew Co-ra-rr . —A great tmaertaSdag to reclaim 100 , 000 acres of land from the sea on the Norfolk and liacolnsbire coast is In progress . It is to be called h TitHorh . " county .

      . .. _ ., Zetland . —Whales A gaix . —Another shoal of Siae most profitable animals bave again been captured a Sandwick , numbering nearly -J 50 , and producing to fee parties concerned between £ M 00 and , £ 1 , 500 . — Jdkno ' Gwat Journal . Xat GsrsG os ihk Wbos g srpEl ^ Cspiam Lock , in bii * ceoui : t of the campaign in China , state * thai when the Chinese are most frightened , they langh the ^ o ^ atft—isngkter being with them an exprettk » of & » , » otjDf merriment 1 _ . ^ LtisBBiTOBTOlsoJfXBS . —Hpw * rd » ofj £ l , « 00 , 000 *» Ptia ob Tfednesfiay at the Treasury , to tto » Bart India and China merchants , wko were eomp « lled to ¦ nreoder their minm to the Chiaete fOTsamemtftt Canton .

      PuusAXT—TEBii—A graTft bas beeadsginDjae-J » Park , new Landillo , the ant of Lord A > yxwvor , the ntberof Colonel Tavor , Tlce-Iientenant cftbeeonnty ; ISA i notice has been sent to Colonel Trevor that it is intended for Mm , and that he is to be laid in it it before tt » 10 th of Ojtober , FooL-HiSBT . —A few aaya ago , as the right bank taos ^ j Vt- 'ii-Hts -was going at full speed , a pasxnger , 5 < aii ^ ee iot , f , bad bis eau blown off by the 2 J ™ ° - H- iuc ^ istt-y juitped down after it , and « rarr * to s vv « i * 1 ; Ol ^ r ^^ i j turt , He escaped with Nat tlB-iU .

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      SuiirrAK AMD Waxshx have been admitted to bail for the burning of Mr . Finn ' a stable in Killaraey . ^ Gemxhal NOGU 3 SBBA 8 , of EBpartero * s soite . fdenies that he ordered the execution of Cabrera ' s mother ; but Lord Baaleagh has proved that if he did not order it , he instigated and legged for it . Anti-Tebtotalisk . —One hundred thousand gallons of West India mm are "wanted for the navy within iix weeks . Kikg Alcohol . —Mr . Peter Connolly , of Kingscourt , Cavan , publican , lately fell dead from his horse through intoxication . Mobe Bastilx . —A new Workhouse 1 b about to be built at Birmingham , at an estimated cost of fifty thousaod pounds .

      ^ Takin g it Coollt . —A Chinese legend recordB a singular instance of coolness in a Mandarin . When his beloved Lea Chee was , by a sun-stroke , reduced to a heap of ashes , " Sweep away yonr mistress , " said the dignitary to his eervants , " and bring us clean pipes 3 " Chbap Hydbohetik . —A Bimple way to detect the presence of moisture on the surface of the earth , is to wear boots with holes in the soles , or sit upon the groHnd out of doors for two hours , and then calculate according to the degree of rheumatism to which you will rise . — Pwu& . Suicide . —A H . Floquet , the cashier of a bankinghouse at Hoanne , committed suicide a few days ago , nnder the following melancholy circumstances : —Having been suspected of a deficiency in the cash-book , for which he could not account , he resolved to destroy himself , which he did by blowing out his brains .

      . Americas Modesty . —A very modest lady , who was a passenger on board a packet-ship , sprang out of her berth , and jumped overboard , on hearing the captain , darinu a storm , order the crew to haul down ihe sheets . — American Paper . The House that Jack bitilt . — Sheridan nsed to ecnp&re the nnmsrooB Acts amending the errors of preceding Acts to the story of " the house that Jack built ' " First comes a Bill for imposing a tax ; then corees a Bill to amend the Bill imposing the tax ; then a Bill , to explain the Bill for amending the Bill imposing the tax ; followed by another Bill for remedying the defects of the Bill to explain the Bill for amending the Bill imposing the tax ; and so on ad infotitttm . "

      Something Like a Capiaiu . —The Detroit Daily Advertiser says that Captain Taylor , of the steam-boat Daniel Webster , running between Detroit and Buffalo , is . the fast friend of the printers ; and as evidence of it , he will carry Editors free , and deduct or . e dollar from the fare of every passenger who will exhibit proof that he takes a newspaper , and has paid for it in advance . Education ix Iceland . —In the island of ; Iceland , there is not such a thing to be found as a man or woman , not decidedly deficient in mental capacity , who cannot read and write well , while the greater part of all classes of the inhabitants have mustered several of the hither branches of education , including a knowledge ef modern languages , and an acquaintance with classical literature . — Porter ' s Progress of ihe Nation .

      Phaxce and Chika . —The Paris Globe states that the departure ef the embassy for China is likely to be delayed a few days , in ordar to complete the collection of Earn pies of the produce and manufactures of Prance which it is to take with it , for the purpose of showing the Chinese what they caa obtain from France in txcbansre for their own produce and industry . Notel Beb-Hite . —A correspondent of the Bath Journal says , having seme difficulty , of late , to nnfasttii a warehouse door , 1 found it necessary to employ my carpenter to take off the lock , and te our great surprise found it nearly filled with honeycomb , and that a small swarm of bees had actually converted the cavity of the lock into a hive , and bad there deposited in p 3 rt , tbe produce of their labourious gleaning !" Rob Rot . —In the list of subscribers to ' ¦ Keith ' s

      Histcry of the Affyr * of Church and State in Scotland , " published in Edinbnrga in 1743 , there occurs , amongst tbe nameB of a considerable portion of the nobility and gentry of the kingdom , that of " Robert Wagregor , ' alias Bob Roy . It woald thus appear that this wellknown freebooter bad at one period of his life , a strong inclination for literature . BUSINESS FIEST AND PIEaSITHE AFTEHWaBDS . — The Editor of a paper at Columbus , Ohio , apologises for tbe non-appearance of his japer at the regular time of publication , by saying that he was " engaged in cowhiding a fellow who bad slandered him , and did not get through early enough to get out with his paper !" Bbadfo&d . —A branch-railway from the Manchester and Leeds line to this town is in contemplation .

      AcciDSST . ~ An accident , which was near being attended with the most Eerions , if not fatal consequences , oeenrred on Saturday evening , in ihe Strand , opposite Catkerine-ftreet . A middle aeed woman very foolishly ran across the Sirand just as the Chichester royal mail coach vfas coming np , and , in eonseqnenee of tbe slipperiness of the payment or from frisht , she stumbled , and fell immediately between the leadeis , the pole of the « oach coming with some foroe against her left side . She vraB Tepeatedly Called "tOTJ J Hia vaan-ia try , « x * d ik « -eo » ahmKn ,. nho pulled np immediately , but too late to prevent her getting entangled amongst the horses . Happily no bones were broken , bnt she was severely braised .

      . A sew *? Psetexdeb " . —On Saturday , in the IdsolTeDt Debrors' Conrt , the echedule of Charles Lanis Bonrbon , commonly called Dake of . Noraaiidy , vfas read , it having been filed within the last few days . Under the head of freehold and copyhold portion of the schedule , is the following entry : — All my right and interest in the Castle of St . Cloud , and the Castle of Kambouillet , in the city of Paris , in the kingdom of France , -with the several domains ¦ which -were purchased by my late mother , Marie Antoinette , late Qaeen of France , as her private property . The same cost abont eighty millions of

      francs " . In another seotionit iB stated— " All my right and interest in the hands of the English Go-Ternment , being the valne of certain ships of war which were , by the aHthorities of Toulon , deposited in the hands of Admiral Hood about th * vear 1794 , by way of trnst for the benefit of Louis XVII ., the Dauphin of France " . Under the head of property in trust for him is the following statement : — " All tjsj right and interest to the throne of France , as tbe lawful son and heir of Louis XVI ., late King of France " . Signed " Charles Louis de Bourbon , Duo de Nonnandie " .

      The FoKTmcATioffs oj Pahis . —A very simple , bat very eurions , map of Paris has jast been published in the French capital , apparently from the authority of the engineers employed on the fortifications , and apparently , also , perfectly accurate . It is a significant affair , a view of ihe fortresses surrounding ihe city , with a circle drawn round each fortress , describing the exact extent whieh the guns of each command . The resalt is such a combination of circles cutting each other in all < jU 3 rters , and throwing so majiy districts of tie city nnder fire , as is certainly unrivalled in the history of popular protection . The Fanbourg St . Antoine enjoys this favour in a most remarkable degree , for reason , deabiless , best known to the engineer . We never saw a more expressive hint , and hope that some of our mapsellers will import this most amusing docnment , and indulge the world with a new view of French Cabinet dexterity . — Britannia .

      Rtdro-Elecibic Machine . —A new machine , called the hydro-electrio , invented by Mr . Arm-Btrong , and which is s-aid to be of greater power than any elecrriral machine befere constructed , was exhibited on Thursday evening at fhe Polytechnic Institution . The experiments performed were very brilliant , and went far to prove the assertion made respecting it . A shaving of wood was ignited by the electric spark , and an immense battery waa charged by it in the short space of eleven seconds . The principle on which this machine is constructed is simple . It consistB of a common tubular boiler , isolated bv means of glass supporters , aDd a telescope

      chimney , capable of being lifted off . The steam 13 let off by meanB of curved tubes , opening upon a box filled with a row of iron spikes , on which the steam is condensed . The steam , on beiDg let loose carries away the positive electricity frem the boiler , 2 eavzng it in a negative state . Tie eqnilibrinm is then restored to the boiler by means of a conductor brought near to it , and the electric spark is elicited . A novel kind of microscope , invented by Mr . Longbottom , was also exhibited . It reflected the objects npon a wbite grennd , bringing out all the colours most perfectly . Several medallions were exhibited by it , and the effect was tolerable good ; but the arrangements , as we understood , were in an

      imporfectstate ^—Athtnaum . The Mamtfacttb . es oj Vienna . —Cotton weaving is carried on extensively in Vienna ; but the vara is imported from England , the native spinners not being able to compeve with those of Manchester , who possess far greater advantages . To mention one only ; the Manchester spinners have a railroad to Liverpool , which enables them to purchase the cotton in smaller quantities , as they may want it . They may use it np to-day to the last thread , and send to-morrow to Liverpool for a new supply . It is therefore easy to follow every variation of pnoe , buy snail quantities when it is dear , and larger when it is cheap ,- whereas theEpianers of Vienna , whether they will or not , must take large quantities at any price , lest their work should eome altogether to a stand-still . In the lighter and more ornamental branches of manufacture , the Viennese excel in cheapness . ' because « raeefnl forms , rather than « Jid mJUT . are aimed at . If * line were drawn from

      the Baltic to the Adriatio , no city would oe loana east of it which could wmp * re mth TieMaja the fluality , taste , or low prae of its manufactures . S ^ ovrprice Bas ofteiprwured ae »*« aenot only tirenghout Germany , but eren iJ ^ America . They make , for instance , o ^ ment ^ J ^ t ^ ^ elegance of which np drawajs room need be wiamed , foreigbt and nine florins each , and shawla for ten andlweJve . Tbe shawl BaBnfactnreiB one of the most considerable ; more bo , indeed , than any other in middle or eastern Europe . The low price . o > the Bhawla has produced a great demand for them in Turkey . A Ehawl mauEfacturex , wnose word 1 have no reason to mistrust , though : there could not be le = 3 than fcur thousand persons employed m Vier . ca on thev article *; and this fact is tbe mor- renmrkabk , as the me of »> h hrziK-h cf m 3 ^ uf 2 c : ure daw = onljfrois the year I 012 .-Kohl ' s Austria .

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      # Pbopjertt in Cincinnati . —Some idea of the rapid rise of proparty in Cincinnati , may be formed from the following faei ; stated in tho Enquirer . Forty years ago the Presbyterian Society of that city purchased an entire block situated on the comer of Fourth and Walnut-streets , for sixteen dollars . A few daya sine * a twenty-second part of the original blook , composing a lot of ninety-nine feet was rented for 841 dollars per annum , which , at six p * r cent , interest is equal to a value of 14 , 025 dollars . If the entire block iscalcnlated at the same rateand this ninety-nine feet is not more value than the average of the property—if now in market , and divested of the improvements made upon it , it would not be worth less than 314 , 550 , or almost 20 , 000 times its original cost .

      The Ferocity op thb Royal Bengal Tigeb . — In June last during the rains , as a native boatman was paddling in his "dinghfe" off the shore , near the estate of Mr . Broadhead , in the Sunderbunds , he espied a royal Bengal tiger fast making up to him . He immediately redoubled his spaed , but finding his adversary rapidly gaining upon him , he became alarmed for his safety , and abandoning his canoe , plunged into the water . The sanguinary brute , nothing disappointed , still continued to pursue his natant quarry , the man diving the instant he found his enemy approaching him . As the poor

      fugitive rose to the surface , for the purpose oi venimg , he was capable of distinguishing the relative position between himself and the tiger , and contrived by that means to keep at a safe distance from his pursuer , until the latter , completely worn out and exhausted , and finally foiled in his sanguinary object , turned back towards the jungle whenee he proceeded . Had the boatman remained in his "dinghee " he would , most certainly , have been carried off , aa it is a very common ; ocenrrenee for the " dandees " ( native boatmen ) to be " pukerowed" by tieers whilst in the act of paddling their canoes in the various rivers and " nullahs" of the Sunderbunds . —Bombay

      paper . Death in the Queen ' s Phison . —An inquest was holden on Monday in the Queen ' s Prison before Mr . Payne , city coroner , respecting the death of Mesheck Rowley , aged 44 , an inmate of the prison , who had died , it was alleged , from the want of the common necessaries of life . When the jury had returned from viewing the body , the Coroner said , it had been intimated to him that some of the prisoners wished to be present during the inquiry . Such as desired it were at liberty to come into the court , and , perhaps , some one among them would be able to throw some light upon the matter . Several of . the inmates of the prison then entered the court , including among them Mr . R . Oastler . Sarah Hines , of

      12 , BermondBey New-road , was first examined . She stated that she knew the deceased , and had worked for him for the last twe years . He had been in prison a much Iosger time than that . He had been ill for the last twelve months . He received medical attention , but he continued to get worse unt il twelve o ' clock on Saturday , when he died . She knew that he had often been without food , and had frequently offered him things , but he always deolined to accept them . Sometimes he was in want of Victaals , and had not the meanB of getting any . He was occasionally without food during the winter , and he always refused what she offered him . Mr . W . Rowley , of Union-street , Newingtou Causeway , said he was cousin to the deceased . He frequently used

      to visit deceased formerly , but had not done so recently . Deceased had been incarcerated in the prison upwards of ten years , and for the last nine months witness had not seen him . Mr . Richard Oastler next stated , that about ten days or a fortnight ago two gentlemen came into bis apartments in the prison aud informed him that deceased was in want of food , and was literally nothing more than skin and bone . After consulting together as to the best course to pursue , they decided upon waiting on Captain Hudson , the Marshal , and representing tho case to him . They were most courteously received by that gentleman , and he ( Mr . Oastler ) believed that Captain Hudson had since done all thatcould bedone for the deceased . Wine had been ordered , and

      everything that was wanted by deceased was supplied to him . Mr . Oastler further said , that the prisoners confined in that prison desired to make known to an intelligent jury , such as was then present , that there were many persons confined there whose feelings were most bitterly stung . There were also several who were so proud that they would not uubmit to the degradation of swearing they were not worth £ 10 . They would rather die than be subjected to be termed a pauper prisoner . It ought to be made known to the world s that if their creditors we ^ e determined to keep them there , they ( the creditors ) ought to be obliged to furnish them with food and ether necessaries . Major William Willan , an inmate of the prison , said that deceased had been for a longtime without a bed to lie upon , so destitute was ie . Witness had often relieved him . The

      original illness he ( the witness ) had no doubt was brought on from want . Captain Hudson deposed , that deceased had been in the receipt of 9 s per week for a considerable time , and besides that he ( tbe marshal ) had given him money , and he had also received different suin 3 from other quarters . As soon as his condition became known , a comfortable bed was provided for him , and oiher comforts and necessaries . Included ia the 9 i was the county allowance . Mr . Jacobs , late M . P . for Dungarvan , ? aid that there was an odium cast upon tbe prisoners who received county money , on accoont of being obliged to take the oath , and being cast in the rear of the building . Mr . Jacobs said he knew a man at present confined in the prison who had not sat dow . to a meal for a month , beoause he would not take the oath . After some further observations from

      one or two of the inmates , the coroner summed up the evidence , and the jury returned a verdict of " Natural death . " Machineby and Hand LAnoua . — The population [ of Sheffield ] differs ; in several important respects from that of many other manufacturing districts . The labouring classes are higher in intelligence , morality , and physical condition , than where machinery is extensively used , as in Manchester , Leeds , Nottingham , and otockport . The middle classes are a greater proportion of the population than in these towns . The merchants and manufacturers among us are not men of large capital , exercising immense influence . They are very far from treading on tbe heels of the aristocracy . These sinking differences

      may be traced to . the degree in which machinery is employed in the several important branches of manufacture . In this town , no improvements can supersede , to any great extent , the necessity for adult manual labour , as in the cotton , the woollen , and the silk departments ; consequently wo perceive less misery , destitution , and ignorance among the arizans , and also less of the other extreme—opulence , and its extravagance ^—than in situations where the machine cheapens to the starving point the labour of the industrious mechanic . Many facts will be adduced in the subsequent pages in confirmation of these assertions . * * * The artisans have usually an entire house for themselves , and the cases are indeed rare in which two families are found under the same roof . In Manchester nearly twelve per

      cent , of the population lire in cellars ; and in the borough of Liverpool there is the immense number of 7 , 862 inhabited cellars . In this town we do not know of one , and we are informed by the intelligent snperintendent of the police that there is not an inhabited cellar . This is somewhat remarkable . It would naturally be supposed , that where the largest fortunes were accumulated—where wealth , in fact , most abounded , the condition of the labouring classes would be the most independent and comfortable . Such , however , appears not to be tbe case . We have no hesitation in asserting , that the artizans here , as a body , are vastly superior in intelligence , independence , and ia the command of the necessaries and luxuries of life , to the same olaas in the above-mentioned towns . — Vital Statistics of Sheffield .

      Discovery of a New Quadruped . —M . Audubon , the celebrated naturalist , in a letter of tbe 20 th ef June last , written 110 miles above Fort Union , in latitude 41 . 10 N ., communicates , " with a transport of pleasure , " the " discovery of an animal which bids fair to become not only a valuable but a domestio one . " He had taken refage in a wood during a storm , and saw two enormous beasts at play , such as he had never seen or heard of before , but somewhat resembling a kangaroo . A companion shot one of the animals—the other fled . The buffalo , ot

      mountain elk , ( says M . Audabon ) , is notning in comparison to this animal , in the scale of worth . It sits on its hind legs ; its front legs or arms are Bhort , but armed with short claws , and they bound or jump with their hind legs . They have a tail somewhat like that of a sheep , about ten inches long ; and round tbe middle of the body they have a ring of fleah about twelve inches wide and eight inches thick in the middle or centre , which produces a large quantity of oil . On their heads they have two horns very similar to the horns of the deer , but not more than eighteen inohes long ; the head is shaped aiso very like that of ihe deer , and has the same kind of teeth ; bat what is more remarkable than all the rest , their coat ia of the most beautiful fur I ever beheld , of a dark brown colour . The proportions o [ the one we killed were very great ; it weighed , to the best of oar calculation , upwards of fiOOlbs ., and it measured from the top of the head to the end of the

      tail nine feet four inches , which appears to be their full grown siie . We had no tooner killed tlua one than some Indians , attracted by the report of the rifle , joined ui . - Our interpreter conrersed with them : thejsaid that in these woodlands these animals were ia great abundance . They called -it .-a their tongue the ke-koka-ki , or jumper : they fedom grass , herbs , and foliage . Upon observing us take » K the » kin , the Indians expressed a desire to havesoBne of its fleeb , which we gave them . We cooked Borne of the same , and found it delicious ; it was very white and tender , and tasted very similar to veal ; but the ring on the body was nearly all oil , and the whole upper part will produce a great quantity . The Indians took us to their huts or village , which consisted but cf six families : there we saw no less than «; x of these animals domesticated , ( two young ones , mile and female ) which I banred some beads for and imend to send down to the fort tbe first oppariUDJty .

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      The CoMinssiowERs of Customs have , for the last three days , been closely closeted npon a ebarge about to be brought against an humble employe ( a messenger in one of the offices , with a wife and family , and a salary of £ 40 a year ); when made acquainted with the nature of his offence , it was announced to be the receiving of 2 a . 6 d . as a Christmas-box from a wharfinger , three years since ; and the greater offenders have been carrying on their game of planner with impunity . A Strange Fish . —The schooner Adeline , of Phipsb ? r fi ? MJntyro , master , on the 26 th instant ( whea

      about fifteon miles from Seguin ) fell in with a singular fish , entirely unknown to , the crew . They describe htm thus :- " Abou ' , thirty-five feet long , hia body waB the size of a six-ton boat , and striped like a tiger , his head was fl it like a snake , his fin like a boat s saii , hts tail flat like a seal , but runniug to a point . We sailed alongside and pricked him with a harpoon . He shoved bis body against the vessel , and made hep tremble as though she had struck a rock . Not having sufficient gear * did not harpoon *""• ,. ¦ 8 t discovered he was a mile and a halt distant , and thinking it waa a boat made for it . " —Portland ( JJ . S . J A rous .

      Entertainment to the Sons of Burns—The visit of Colonel William Nicol Barns , second son of the poet , to his aunt , Mrs . Beggs , at BridKehousecottage , on Wednesday last , has given rise to a proposal , originating , we believe , with some of the Edinburgh admirers of the bard , that as the three surviving sons of Burns are all at present ia Scotlaud , they ought to be invited to a publio entertainmeit on the banks of the Doon , at aa early a period as the necessary preparations will admit . If a meeting of this kind could be accomplished—if the bobs ot Burns ' accept the invitation , and were the arrangements properly gone about—wo vonture to s&y that the banquet ; would be one of the most magnificieflt and humvrously attended ever witnessed in this country-r ^ yr Observer .

      " Best Possible Instructors . " — " Thenewspapor may be destroyed at ni ^ ht ; it may light a cigar , or it may curl a lady ' s hair ; but the thoughts that are in its eolurons may influence ten thousand for good , which volumes of essavs , sermoBs , or narratives , could never produce , and especially where they could never reach . " To thin , another journal , edited by a bachelor of course , adds the following rhapsody : — "The very thought of one ' s lucubrations nestling down at night among tbe ringlets of a sweet girl , keeping watch over her midnight slumbers , as well as curling her hair , is enough to infuse poetry into the pen , and make the ink , as it traces along the sheet , fragrant with sentiment . "—New York Herald .

      Astrology ; for the Millions—— " Pray , Dr . Skruitz , what on ainh is a horroscope ?' ' " Why marm , you perceive than when the nocturnal hour ia so far procrastinated by a superabundant application of the oleaginous , acidulous , piperine , mustardific , oviparous components ot a erustaecio-piscatory salad , aud its vinous and alcoholic accidents , an undue expansion of the stomachic integuments ensues , which , in the progress of its constipating influences , stigmatises the cerebral functions , confuses the nervo-optio system and gives a ' scope' to the' horrors . '" " Lah ' . "

      A New Mode of Extorting Money . —A correspondent states , that an extensive gang of swindlers have employed a number of young women , in this town and neighbourhood , who borrow children , and call on clerks at the officoB of thvir employers , to extort money for alleged children , aud often from parties who have never seen them before : and innocent young men , rather than have tho suspicion raised by their employers , have become their dupes . Tney also call at private houses when the men are absent , and allege that they have been keeping a child for the owner . Some person of nerve should detect aud expose these vagabonds . —Liverpool Mercury .

      Ancient Coins . —A singular discovery of ancient Bi'lver took place a few days since at Lower Cumberland Villa , near Bristol , tbe residenoe of Robert Smart , Esq . A man whilst employed in digging in the garden attached to this villa , was very suddenly arrested in his labours by the implement which he was using coming in contact with a hard and heavy substance . On separating the particles composing it a quantity , of silver coins was discovered , some portion of them much discoloured , and the

      surface of them consideralby roughened , presenting , in fact , the appearance assumed by metals after having been submitted to the action of fire . The mottoes of Fome of the coins are still legible , and three of them present on the obverse the bust of good Queen Bess , although considerably effaced ; on the reverse of these are , the royal arms and the datos 1571 , 72 and 95 . There are also coins of the reigns of Edward 6 ih , Charles 2 nd , and of other sovereigns of England . ' How and when these treasures were secreted may long remain a mystery .

      Proclamations o * OuTLAWRr .--At a County Court held la Red Lion Square , before Mr . Under-Sheriff W . Burchell , the orSoer of the Court made proclamation of outlawry against the following persona : —Sir J . Hamilton Leighton , Bart ., Thomas Sfeele , Alexander Taylor , Frederick C . Montague , William Willett Thomas , Samuel Wallace , Walsh Bickley , the Rev . Gilbert Gilbert , Ralph John Thomas Williamson , Thomas Davies Lloyd / she Hon . William Ponsonby , Count Alfred D ' Ursay , Hon . Charles Smart Savillo ( three proclamations ) , Henry Ainswick , Wijliam Pyne * John D . Pa terson , Edward Walpole , John Eden Spaldiug , Robert Stuart , Richard Gurney , Thomas Alexander , Colin Bunny Gil , Edward Bell , Mark Bcresford Whyte , aad Charles Whyte . None of the above parties surrendered , and tbe Court was adjourned until the 19 th of October .

      Invergobdon . —A Singular Scene . —As it was generally understood that R . B . Macleod , younger , of Cadboll , intended to revisit his paternal roof on Tuesday last , after a long absence , the spirited inhabitants of . Invergordon resolved to meet him in procession , and greet him with a suitable address . Unfortunately , however , Church politics ( which it might have been better to lay aside on such an occasion ) prevailed , and divided the procession into two unfriendly parties , each furnished with an address , eager to present it . Oa meeting the carriage , a highly respectable gentleman ( Mr . Gregor , banker ) , of moderate Churoh politics , essayed to read an address , which was speedily snatched out of his hands , aad torn to pieces . A noa-intrusionist made a similar attempt , attended with a like result , when a row commenced , which ended in a manner fatal to several coat-tails and " . ats .

      Fires in the Metropolis . —On Friday night ( Sept . 22 ud ) , several fires oocurred . One at Mr . Webber ' s , coachmaker , Lambeth . The fire originated in the workshop attached to Mr . Webber's residence , and , from the combustible nature of the materials which were deposited in it , it soon fella victim to the devastating element . The flames ascended to a great height , and illumined the sky for maDy miles round ; in . consequence , several fireengines , and great crowds ef persons were immediately on the spot . It was early ascertained , however , that it would be futile to attempt to save the workshop ; but as the supply of water was plentiful , and a constant ktream vt as kept up , the house attached and' adjoining premises sustained little

      damage . Just as the firemen had succeeded ia getting this fire somewhat under , information was received that a destructive one had broken out in the Waterloo-road , whither several of the engines at this time , then about to return home to their respective stations , immediately proceeded , and on the first arriving ( which was that belonging to the Watliug-street station ) , it was found to be raging on the premises of Mr . Harvey , cabinetmaker and uphols terer , situate on the east side of the above road , within a few doors of St . John ' s Church . There being a ready supply of water the first engine waa immediately got to work , Mr . Braid wood having directed the hose to be oonduoted through the adjoining houses on to the roofs , so as to enable the

      firemen to have a better command of the devouring element . . lathe meantime other of the brigade engines had come up , and not a moment was lost in getting them into play , but it was evident to them all that the destruction of the premises was almost inevitable , as the flames were rushing out with great violence from almost every aperture in the building . ' Tho brigademen exerted themselves , however , to their utmost , adopting every practicable scheme which would tend to check the ravages of the fire , and after three-quarters of an hour of hard toil , they so far succeeded in their purpose as to confine the fire to the premises in which it originated , although they are all but destroyed . The inmates , ii is understood , escaped without receiving the

      slightest injury , but the loss ef property must be considerable , and whether it is insured or not , owing to the great confusion , could not be ascertained . Another alarming conflagration broke out on the premises of Mr . Ling , working cutler , Jowin-street , Aldersgate , the upper floor of whose house is occupied as a workshop . His men left their work at the usual hour last evening , when the lights were extinguished and everything left apparently safe . The alarm was given almost simultaneously abont halfpast nine o ' clock , by a resident in the lower part of the houso , who perceived a strong smell of fire , and by a policemaB , who observed the glare of light through the factory windows , and so completely had the destructive element worked its way , that before the first engine arrived the flames had penetrated

      the roof and threatened the entire destruction of the premises . Before ten o ' clock , however , several engines were got to work , and by the judicious use of a copious supply of water , the fire w * 3 confined to the upper stones of the house . At one period the reflection of the flames was visible in all parts of the metropolis ; and it ia a moat fortunate circumstance that the fire originated ia the upper floor , as under other circumstances the consequences would necessarily have been much more serious . The workshop contained several large iron vicet > and other heavy machinery , which it was feared even after the fire was uoi under , would carry tbe ftbors with them . The loss sustained by ; Mr . Ling murft be very serious , though the property was understood to be partly insured .

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      The " Whistler . "—Ft is said that tbe correspwaden . t of the Morning Chronicle " One who has whis < tied at the Plough , " ia tAiexander Somerville , a Seotohvuan , who was several years ago a private in the Scotch Greys , and flogged for having been found out to be the author of some letters in the Weekly Dispatch , which were not very flattering to the discipline of the army . Great sympathy was excited for him at the time , and a handsome subscription having been collected for Dim , be was purchased oat of the service , and started anew in the world . We remember seeing him about eight years ago , when he appeared to be a fine specimen of the distinguished corps from which he was redeemed .

      Glory !—Visit to a Field of Battle . —Me 4 Wu . —I visited this place , and a more disgusting , heart-rending spectacle cannot be imagined . It was then about fourteen days after the battle , and still scores of patrifying aud mutilated bodies were lying unburied , whilst the vultures and crows hovered round in thousands , and dogs that had eatea to their fill would scarcely move from under tho feet of our horseu . Sev-eral hundreds , however , had been buried in one spot , where there mingled the bodies of friends and jibes . Many were burnt on the field of battle , theirlclothes having taken fire from the match of their guns : horses and camels , too , added to the scence of blood and slaughter . The position that the Belooches had chosen was good ; but though they fight well jin single fight , they have not the knowledge of tactics . The country round for miles is strewn with their dead bodies . —Letter in Bombay paper . 1

      Suicide from Want . —From " An account of inquests in the borough of Birmingham , ia the year 1842 , " compiled from official documents , and just published in the Birmingham Journal , we learn that , during the past year , ] there have been twenty undoubted suicides in that itown , aad that , of these , fourteen belonged to the' working classes . Tie proximate causes in " the j great majority of these cases , " have been ascertained to be the " absolute want of employment ; " and it is stated , on the best authority , that " this latter feature has been more painfully marked in the past than during either of the two preceding yeate . " 5

      Death by Poison . —An inquest has held on Thursday , at Derryglaben , near Ballyjamesduff , on view of Teressa Wilson ] It appeared that t \ e deceased fancied she was ill or really was so , and imagined that an emetie would do her good ; she accordingly , assisted by her two -infant children , gathered a quantity of fox-glove leaves ( Digitalis ) in the fields , which she drank freely , under the impression that it would aot as an emetic upon her , and which partially operated as suoh . She lingered for some hours after taking it , and died from the effects . Verdict accordingly .

      The Canadian Rebels ! and the Chartists . — The free pardon granted by Sir Charles Metc&lfto Charles Duncombe , John Montgomery , and John Rolpo , the Canadian rebels , who were convicted and transported for the prominent part which they took in the late insurrection ] in Canada , has induced the Chartists here to take into consideration the propriety of adopting measures for petitioning the Government to grant a similar pardon to Frost , Williams , and Jones , whose oriihes they allege are venial compared with the acts of the Canadian rebels . Without going into the comparative guilt of the pattits , it must be admitted ; that it appears but fair that the same leniency aad mercy should be extended to the rioters of Newport that have been experienced by the Rebels of Canada . —Weekly Dispatch .

      The Allotment SystfM ' . —The system of allotment of land , as a means of relief to the citizen , has been carried out to some extent in the neighbourhood of Leicester , and us progress is watched with great interest and anxiety . Hitherto those that have received the allotments from the socioty are industrious and assiduous in their endeavours to bring their plots to the highest state of cultivation ; and the results , as far as the matter has gone , are most favourable , both ia a moral and physical point of view . . [

      Discovery op Antiquities . —A valuable discovery of objects of antiquity haa just been made by M . Boutarel , inspector of rivers and forests , in the Crown forrst of Coronet ( Finisterre ) , not far from the chateau of that name , which is now in ruins . After removing a large mass of earth of a tumular form , and a large stone beneath it , a tomb was discovered in perfect preservation . It was formed of slabs cemented together with a wax like substance , which , on exposure to the air . acquired the hardness of stone . In the tomb were found a massive gold chain about nineteen feet in length , the links of which were round , and six in number ; fix small arrows , formed of transparent flint ; three lance heads , one of which was of solid silver , about eighteen inohes in length , aad a sword . Some remnants of ashes and baked earth were also remarked on the slabs . It is supposed to have been the burial-place of some distinguished Gaulio chief . ;

      Gold Fishes . —A correspondent ( ells ua , that " a glass globe , about fourteen finches in diameter , halffilled with water , which contained some gold fish , having been placed near a ( Window exposed to the rays of the sun , was found jto set fire to tbe chair on which it was placed , after haviog beeen perhaps , half aii hour so situated . Ha , d it not been accidentally discovered , the house would probably have been set fire to . This is accounted for by the glass and water acting as a lens , with power sufficient to produce the effects stated . I may add , that a glass globe , filled with water , affords an excellent medium of looking at floWnrs , " & :. j The gold fishes , in such circumstances , are often themselves injured by being placed in such a position . A friend found that , of a small number sent to him lately , five died while the glass globe was exposed to the sun in the way described above , and that the deaths ceased when a cooler situation was adopted . —Scotsman .

      Shelfing—Much excitement has at times been raised against the truck system , and many indeed are its evils ; but there is another system of fraud and oppression practised by the bag hosiers upon the poor workmen , and that is shelfing . In any flatness of trade , real or pretended , tho bagmen ( and the more wealthy practise this { the most ) give out cotton to their men , " as a favour , to keep them from starving , " to be worked up at a lower price , the hose to be laid on the shelf to wait till the . hosier may receive aa order . Now thisjhas been carried to such an extent , that there . appears to be a regular " order " or ' * taking in" price and a " shelf price . " it is

      needless to say , that the hosiers , ! having the poor fellows under their thumbs , get all the good ? they can made on the latter terms . The following instance , which took place at Sutton-in- Ashfield , will show the evil : a great bagman , who had given out cotton to some men out of pure good will '" at the low or shelf-price , " lately called one of these workmen out of bed , and "blewhim up"for not taking in his work on thi previous evening , as he knew he , the master , always took homo his work on that day , and the oroer could not be completed without the "workman ' s portion . '' These hosiers are all " leaguers" and " friendB to the working classes . "—Nottingham Journal .

      Many Facts in Few Words . —A legal stone is Ulbs ., or the eighth of an hundred , in England , and lfiibs in Holland . The fathom , 6 feet , is derived from the height of a full-grown man . A band , in horse measure , is three inches . —An Irish mile , is 2 , 240 yards ; a Scotch mile is 1 , 984 yards ; an English , or statute mile . 1 , 760 yards . An acre is 4 , 840 square yards , or 69 ! yarda , 1 foot , 8 J inches each way . A square mile is UJ 60 yards each way , contains 640 acres . —The Persians give names to every day in the month , just as wa give them to days in the week . —Thehuman body consists of 240 bones , 9 kinds o ^ articulati on or joinings , 100 cartilages or ligaments , 430 muscles or tendons , and 100 nerves , besides biood , arteries , veins , &o .-fThe foot of a Chinese female , from the heel to the great toe , is only 4 inches long . —In marching , soldiers take 75 steps per

      minute ; quick marching , 108 ; and m charging , 150 steps . —A chesnut tree , on Mount JEin& , is 190 feet round , clese to the trunk . —The mahogany tree is full grown in 200 years . Cypress trees are known to be 800 or 900 years old . —Therejare no solid rooks in the arctic regions , owing to tbfe severe frosts . Fossil bones of the lizard , 24 feet j in length , equal to the dragons of antiquity , have been found in Bavaria . — The surface of the sea is estimated at 150 , 000 , 000 square miles , taking the whole surface of the globe at 197 , 000 , 000 square miles . Its greatest depth is supposed to be equal to the { height of the highest mountain , or 4 miles . —Of 100 parts into which the surface of the earth may be divided , Europe contains 7 : Africa , 21 ; Continental Asia . 33 ; New Holland , &o ., 8 ; South America , 15 ; North America , 16 . i

      How seldom do we feel , perceive , or think of the small beginnings of disease which surround and operate upon us ia our enjoyments aud intercourse with the world . j " The young disease , which must subside at length , Grows with our growth , and strengthens with our strength . " ( An improper regimen acting upon a particular kind of constitution , late hours , both of retiring to rest and rising in the morning , lay the foundation of intestinal , as well as skin deceases . To all such we would recommend first a change of system , and secondly , as a powerful assistant for the recovery of health , that efficacious Family Medioine , Frampton ' s Pill of Health , which has procured the approbation of persons i » every station of society .

      Da . Jknnkb jam Old Pabr . —When Dr . Jenner discovered that invaluable j preventive remedy in eases of small pox , viz , " vaccination /* he hot only obtained the unqualified approbation of the publio , but likewise , the honourable thanks of the legislature , together with the liberal grant of 430 , 000 . To this there oan be no reasonable objection ; but would it not have been just and impartial on the part of the British Parliament to have awarded a similar attestation to the Venerable Parr , whose services occupy bo high a standing in medial discovery ! Let us plaoe the = e two eelobratodj rivals io juxtaposition , and we must at onee avow 'bat the contested superiority is quite upon par !— { Old ParrJ

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      Der | Fhie » . cb » tz . —TheSiautbor of />» Frieschutz , the oiice-pcBular German novelist a > . d dramatic , J . Friedrich f&nd , died at Dresden , in July , in bis , 76 ch year . Hia productions are aa exeeeJ'ngly nusserous , amounting altogether to some fourscore volumes , that nothing but a first-rate reputation could keep the mass of them from sinking into oblivion , especially as they are of a class whose reader * require f bSr stimulus of novelty . He was most of all successful t » bis tales and shorter narratives , which have the recommendation of beiag of unobjectionable moral tendency . Among his dramatic piece ? , his " Van Dyk ' s Landleben" is the most esteemed ; 6 t » t "Der Freiscbatat" the only one which produced a sensation in the theatrical world , by being " married" to the music of Weber . — -Athenaeum .

      AcDr / BON , the Natubalist . —Mr . Audubon was born in New Orleans , is now sixty yea ? s of age , and resides in New York city , abont niae miles np town . The writer bad the pleasure of a persoaat interview with him &t St . Louis , in April last , aad learned these facts from his own lips . Mn-AuduboB is a man about the middle stature ; his hair is whits with age , and somewhat thin ; he combs it back from aa ample forehead , his face being sharp at the chin ; has grey whiskers , an aquiline nose , and a hasU * eye , small , keen , and indicative of great tranquillity , and sweetness of temper , cheerfulness and genius—he 13 a man of robust constitution , though uot of a stout frame . He told me he had not taken a particle of medicine for twenty years ; he is capable of any fatigue ; can walk thirty-fwe miles a day with ease , for months ; can sleep any where in the opan air endure all climates ; his principal food being soaked '

      gea biscuit and molasses ; he eannot well masticate meat on account of having lost hig teeth , from which he suff-rs , and ig obliged to boil his meat to rags . He wore a dark frock coat , velvet vest , and blue hunting shirt ; is very pleasant and agreeable in conversation , and makes one perfectly at ease in his presence . He says a man can live a hundred years with temperate habits , regularity , and attention to diet . He was about starting up the Missouri—said he was entirely done with ornithology ; his object now being to classify the American quadrupeds . He waa severe on Buffon , whose book he regarded of no authority—said Buffon was a man of wealth , resided in Paris , and wrote his descriptions from dried Bkins , and drew largely upon his fancy . Mr . Audabon anticipated a good deal of pleasure , and much hard trapping shooting , drawing , and writing—he takes alt his drafts from the animal , as soon after it it is taken as circumstances will admit . —American

      paper . Death in a Railwa y Train . —A Bailor waa found dead in oho of tbe third-class carriages on the London and Birmingham Railway , on Saturday last . From documents found on him , it appears his name was John Shortland ; that he had recently returned from Monte Video , and was on his wav to London to see his mother . The deceased was a young man . A child lost its life in Killaraey last week , from hydrophobia , occasioned by the bite of a cat .

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      MARKET INTELLIGENCE .

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      London Corn Exchange , Monday , Sept . 25 . — During the past week , as well as fresh up for market , coastwise and by land carriage , a fair average time of year supply of English Wheat has been received As the quality of the new Wheat was by no means first rate , and the supply of old very Bmall , the former sold at prices fully equal to those obtained on this day Be ' jinight , while old parcels were Is per qr . dearer , with a fair inquiry , and scarcely anything remained over unsold .

      Notwithstanding the show of fine Foreign Wheat waa larger , that article met an active demand , and in some instances higher prices , Bay Is per qr . There was very little English Barley on show , bat the supply of Foreign being good caused the trade to rule heavy , and the rates suffered an abatement of Is per qr .- The Malt trade again ruled dull , nevertheless we can notice bo alteration , in prices . In Beans not much was doing , at late rates . Grey Peas were scarce , and the turn higher . The Flour trade ruled slow , at previous quotations .

      London Smithfieu ) Cattle Market , Monday , Sepi 1 ; 25 rH . —The arrivals of beasts put up to-day were less than those received this day se ' nnight , aad considered Bcanty for the time of year . Still , however , they were fully equal to meet the wants of the buyers . . Although the general quality of the bullock supply was very inferior , as regards its weighing qualities , scarcely any cases of the prevailing epidemic was observed amoBgst it . Owing to the number of really prime beasts being email , the demand for them was on tho whole steady , at prices fully equal to those obtained oa Friday last , or from 3 s 8 i to 39 lOd per 8 ibs ; but otherwise the beef trade was in a depressed state , asd previous rates with difficulty supported . The supply of Sheep atntttHitei w > a faw average , but their quality was by no means first rate . The Muttoa trade was

      decidedly healthy , but we can notice no improvement in last week's currencies , those of the best old Downs ruling at from 4 s to 4 a 4 d per 81 bs , at which a good clearance was made . As the lamb season may now be considered as rapidly drawing to a close , this is the last time we shall make any distinction between the prices of Lamb and Mutton . Oa Friday Lambs sold briskly at an advance of frona 2 d to 4 J per 81 bs , but to-day the trade was excessively heavy , and a depression of quite 4 d per 81 bs was submitted to ia figures , the very highest riot exceeding 4 . 81 per 81 bs . Calves were in moderate supply , and fair demand , at last week ' s quotations . The . Pork trade ruled inactive , nevertheless previous rates were supported . Nearly 300 Pigs were on offer from Ireland .

      Borough Hop Market . —Since our last report nearly 2 , 800 pockets of new hops have come to hand from Kent and Sussex , in excellent condition . Aa the supply is more than adequate to meet the wants of the buyers , and the prospect for a crop good , the demand is heavy , and prices have a downward tendency . The accounts from the plantations being contradictory , the duty has fallen to £ 135 . 900 and £ 140 , 000 . Mid Kent Pockets , £ 6 to £ 6 IBs ; ditto Sussex , £ 5 10 s to £ 6 3 s per cwt . Is old hops 60 little is doing that their value is quite nominal . Borough and Spitalfields . —The arrival of

      Potatoes , from distant parts have at length commenced , we having received , in the past week , about 350 tons from Channel Islands , 100 tons from Scotland , 250 tons from Yorkshire , and 600 tons from Essex , Kent , and Suffolk * , while from France , Belgium , Holland , and Germany , nearly 90 tons have come to hand . Ttie -quality of the former is exceedingly good , but that of the latter is inferior . The present range of prices is from £ 3 10 s to £ 5 10 s per ton . Wool Mapkets . —The imports of Wool from all quarters have been quite unimportant since our last , yet the stocks ou hand are seasonably large . For fin © qualities , of both English and Colonial , we have a firm demand , at very full prices , but in other kinds not much business is doing .

      Tallow . —The market is still depressed , partly on account of the weather and the expectation of a large arrival , but the price has not given way much . Fine P . Y . C . may be had at the quotations of this morning . We have about 3 , 000 casks arrived not included ia the stock ; and we hava letters from St . Petereburgh , by way of Hull ; the price is steady there , and tbe shipments are 80 , 000 against 58 , 000 to the same period last year . Town Tallow 40 s 6 d to 41 s p « r cwt . Richmond Corn Market . Saturday , Sept . 23 . — There was a fair supply of Grain in our market to-day . We had * some beautiful samples of New Wheat which sold at 7 a per bushel . —The weather continues remarkably fine . —Wheat from 53 6 * d to 7 s . Oats 2 s 6 d to 3 * 6 d . Barley 4 a to 4 s 3 d . Beans 4 s 91 to 5 s per bushel .

      Liverpool Cor ' n Market , Monday , September . 25 . —During the past week we have had a moderately fair supply of Irish new Wheat and Oatmeal , but of other articles of the trade the imports are of small amount . Continued complaints of deficient yield of Wheat from the southern and some of the midland counties have given increased firmness to the trade . Since our last report several parcels of the middling qualities of foreign Wheat have changed hands oa speculation . Irish new has also been taken latterly on similar account ; , and wiih a moderate demand from the dealers we have to note a range of prices 2 d to 4 d per bushel above the quotations then givea . Flour is Is . per sack dearer . The market has been almost void of Oats ; fine Irish mealing may be quoted at 2 s 6 d to 2 s 7 d per 451 bs . Old Meal has been in tolerably good demand at 19 a to 19 s 6 d per 2401 bs ; new 22 * to 22 d 6 d per load . No change as regards Barley , Beaus , or Peas .

      Liverpool Cattle Market , Monday , Sept . 25 r -The supply of Cattle at market to-day has not , been quite so large as last week , azd the greatest portion of second rate quality , consequently any thing goed was eagerly sought after , and sold at a . little adranoe in price . Beef 4 £ d to 5 d , Mutton 4 & to 5 Jd . Manchester Corn Market , Saturday ., Sxim > 234 . —There was a goed demand fa ? choice qualities of new and old Flour during th * week , which took on ? all the supplies on arrival * at full , aftd , in * someinstances , rather higher prices : and inferior- sorts * of which the stocks are much reduced , likewise met an improved sale "at former rates . A fairin ^ ouy was experienced for both , old and new Oatmeal at

      the previous currency . Of the leading articles of the trade tbe arrivals at Liverpool , frenlrelaBd , are to a fair amount ; but , from abroad , there are only a few cargoes of Wheat and Flour reported . Coastwise , and from the iaterior , supplies , continue light . There was a good attendance at our market this morning , and , on old Wheat and £ po ljfr % t samples of new , we note an advance of 24 M \ flpij 2 fcw All descriptions of Flour were ^ c ^ dftyrf juUp ^ V the few parcels offering an impflfc ^ ejut * wJ ^« 2 ! £ | k 2801 bs on the quotations of this >^>^ nn \ g « 5 ! S » w 3 K 5 k generally realized . Old Oatmerf ^ S * taHnOSBfettflA « a req-iestandtha turn dearer ; a ftd ^^ W « M 5 KM ^^| &fl at 23 s par 240 ibs . Oa Oats atTifi ^ afc ^ M * Jigi

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 30, 1843, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct670/page/3/