The Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian

COMMUNICATION BETWKRV WALIS AND LONDON BY TUN ft HE AT WESTERN AND EXETER ILILW A YS. A correspondent of the Bristol Journal says, wiih reference to the subject:- I wns very forcibly struck with an advertisement dated from Uphill, relative to the establishment of a regular Sleam Boat to navigate across tbe Bristol Channel from that place to Cardiff, and vice versa; — bo'dinjr out such great and apparent inducements and success, that I was astonished, in this age of specu- lation, all advertisement could be needed to induce even any individual of moderate capital to embark in the project, much more that a public company should not have attempted it. The advantages pointed out by ihe advertiser are the following; — STEAM NAVIGATION FROM CARDIFF TO UPHILL, TO UNITE THE TAFF AND EXETER RAILWAYS. —The vast population with an unproductive soil, in Wales,—the fertility of the Somersetshire Coast-— the Market at lli^hbridge—the intendek Railway Station nt Uphill — the Passage between Bristol and Cardiff «nd Cardiff and iJridswater reduced to two hours—the demand for such accommodation by the Population of South Wales and Somersetshire—and 'he establishing1 hereafter of a general Carrying Trade throughout the Channel-nfford almost cer- tain success to the undertaking." Now, sir, it is evident that these advantages will arNe, of which I have not the slightest doubt that they will by the Union of the TafFund Exeter Rail- ways, what must be the immense benefit which will accrue to the traffic on the line of communication already established between the Exeter and Great Western Railways! In addition, sir, to what is above enumerated, there cannot be the slightest doubt, that all the vast teeming population of South Wales, in Breconshire, Glamorganshire, and Mon- mouthshire, will make this their regular route to Bristol, Bath, Cheltenham, Leamington, and Lon- don, and all the intermediate towns. Let us only for one moment calculate the time it would take the Welshman to travel from Cardiff to London. According to the advertisement the pas- sage from Cardiff 10 Bristol would be reduced 10 two hours and the jouruey from Bristol to London by the C,, eat Western Railway is now performed in four —so that fix hours only would be the time required lo reach London from Cardiff' provided rct/ular Steamers were established between Cardiff and Uphill.

COUNTY OF MONMOUTH ELECTION.— RE-ELECTION OF LORD GRANVILLE SOMERSET. This Election, rendered necessary by Lord Granville Somerset's acceptance of the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, took place on Friday the 24th ult., before the High Sheriff, Samuel Homfray, Esq. Lord Granville Somerset entered Monmouth on horsflfeactc, accompanied only bv a few select friends, at about half-past nine, and immediately after pro- ceeded to the Shire Hall, followed by the Hon. W. Rodney, Joseph Bailey, Esq M.P., J. Rolls, Esq., John Roberts, Esq., A. Rolls, Esq.. the Rev. YY Snivthies, T. Oakley, Esq., William Curro, Esq., F. n. Williams, Esq., George Cave, Esq., Mayor of Nioti- mouth. Captain Fleming, R.N., &e. The UnderSheriff, T J.Pliiiiii,q, Esq., having read the writ, the act against bribery", &v the Hon. W. Rodney rose to propose Lord Granville St.)iiit,riut as a fit and proper person to represent them. Biiley, M.P., seconded the nominal ion. No other candidate being proposed, the II i ,dl Sheriff declared Lord Granville Charles Henry Somerset duly elected. Lord G. SOMERSET rose amid immense cheering to return thanks for the honour they had done him, and said before he expressed the feelings of gratitude he felt now, as on many previous occasions (hear, hear), he tnight perhaps be permitted to advert, briefly to some peculiar circumstances attendant on the present election (hear, hear); and lie wished the more to do so, because ever since 110 had been connected with them, it had been his anxious wish and most earnest endeavour not to conceal anything from them. (Cheers.) First, then, as regarded tile change of the day for the election from Monday last unto the present day, lie need not trouble them with the caues of ihe delay of the receipt of I he writ from London, but. having heard those circumstances, and fearing that a sullicient time had not been given betwpcn thp proclamation and the day fixed (Monday), he had, lie would own, ventured to make an ap- plication to the High Sheriff to extend the time, and he must now express his thanks to him for having so protracted the day, in order that ample time might be given, he not thinking it fitting, that in order to, consult any personal or private convenience of his own that them should be any abridgement of that ample time which tho electors ought to have. (Clicers.) Another circumstance to which he would call their attention was his absence on the occasion of paying those visits to the various parts of tho country, and of those written communications to the electors which it was his habit to make. He had not done so, because he relied on their knowledge of him (cheers), because lie relied on the kindness with which they bad received him on so many occasions, because he had so lately met tiiein in the various parts of the county and that ball (cheers), and having undergone no change in principles from when lie had first ad- dressed them, had given him still further confidence to appear before them this day without (with the exception of public advertisements) having entered into any personal solicitations or personal canvas". (Cheers.) He hoped, however, that in so doing he had neither shown any want of respect to the county or any overweening vanity, for nothing could be further from his intentions. (Cheers) Having made those explanations, ho congratulated them that the jealousy of the constitution obliged those persons who had accepted office under the Crown to come before their constituents for re-cleclion. He congratulated himself that it was so, because it had been the cause of his again submitting him". If to them to recrive their suffrages, and because their re- election of him that day afforded him the best proof that his accepting office had not been deemed by them as disqualifying him from representing them, hut that, on the contrary, it had been viewed by the county with satisfaction. (Cheers.) It Avas said by some persons that no person ti,)Iiliti,r office under the Crown could fairly represent the people. He, however, thought otherwise; hn had never thought it a dis- qualification that a representative of tiie people- should be in the service of his Sovereign, but that it was proper and beneficial that it should he so as it more i itimately connected them both. (Grpat cheers.) He had bad the honour of holding oihec on former oc.cacioiis, and as lie had not then, as lie trusted, in any way neglec'ed the iuterc<!n of his constituents, so he that in holding office now he should not neglect t¡¡PIIJ (great cheering); for if he thoug-ht that by holding office he could not properly attend to them h" trusted that lie possessed honour enough to no lunger continue to hold it. (Cheers.) Out lie h id taken office because, as he had said, he believed f at it was well that there should be a con- nexion between the people and Crown. (Cheers.) It had been said that tll,' Government of which he had b'T.oine a member had great ddli'mlties to en- counter, and I In-ir opponents appeared to rejoice in those difficulties tie hoped, however, thil: they should be able to surmount them (caeers), and he trusted that t!!I'V should be found as zealously sup- porting the true liber ie* of the subject as those who clamoured so !oi«dlr in pi .-list: or and thai whether Inev .at on fire rigal-lnnd or left, they should foi'uet, liecairse they were e-Up'oVCtl by the Crown, thit they were I kv i t I I the p< ople. II- had olten .Spoken of Sir ltnoert Peel s conduct, hut at present he would refer them to his dec!ar;it i'.ns, from which they would obsen e that lie was IICI: her p'ed^ed to abuses, not- to the neople's distresses (cheers); t lion d, he was opposed to hasty and ill considered changes (ehe-Ts); and they won d:11 ad ie i 1 tint it required due ci-nsidem- ti.ii'i to uting oil thfte matters which were biu.h n-oine to lnrge classes of I lie people. (Crieeis.) Hii H. reel's intentions were, lie believed, to give relief lo those distresses, alld a. substantial relief as coll id be given; and lie C"ur It. Peel) showed vreat prudence and a wisediscie- tion in adjourning tlie present PaTliameut. in order that, those subjects mi :ht receive a calin and can lid consideration during the recess. had the firmest reliance ou the sound sense of the iniss (if tii,, people of this country, and was as'iured that they would appreciate Sir If Peel's motives and would ear even the "real distress to wliic 1 they were at present snbjec ed with patience and submission (Hear.) He knew it was the fis'iion among the ad vocates of a of the present corn iaw* to call those who were opposed to such repeal by the most opprobious titles he wou d not, however, reciprocate my such Imgu igo, but earnestly beg them to con-nit the saeri-d volume, not for texts which lo s. i tirotber against brother, fa:her against son, anil man against man, but to read suc.i p rtions as inculcated br tberly love and toleration to those who might entertain different opinions. He could not help thinking that some of those gentlemen were actuated more- by a desire to increase their own pro- fits than with a view to beneftl the labouring classes, (Hear.) Tiiev appeared to him to W»' get that thiscoutl try was not a simple machine, but a country made up of a combination of various classes, and that there vvi l e toereiore otoer Interests to hi C aiSulle.J besides those or ttie manufacturer however strong might he hi-claims. (Hear.) if lie (land H. t) lid mil consei. ntiously believe that the corn laws were for the t.enefit 01 every class in the coiiimuni v, be would not stand there I"kl, one moment to support them (H.'ar) The late Government had attempted to carrv a(Itjlv of 8 per quarter, with a view, as they said, to a steadiness A>f price, hut, in his opinion, a much greater steadiness was the result 01 the present system. A fixed duty would not prevent the showers they had IHI recently vvilue-sed, nor a six biting frost, nor a continued lall of SIIOW, n >r would it in any way control tho elements, which wf re regnbited by a great and invisible Power, vvhotu no logisallivn enactment could reach. lie did not, however, when he said this, mean for one moment to assert that no improvements could be made in the present laws. (Cheers.) lie was perfeitiy aware that when an individual accepted ofike he must be pr'-parcd to support the political views of his coad- jutors. (Hear.) T'lis course was necessary, or the affairs of the country could not be satisfactorily carried on, and indeed it was essential to political honesty,*for few tilings caused so much political dishonesty as a difference of opinion among those who constituted the Government of a country, and if the opiniuns of an individual wltprc not the same as those of the chief members of the Government, he ought to abstain altogether from holding office. (Cheers.) He therefoie felt bound to declare that he was fully prepared to support the political principles of tho Right Hon. llarollclnow at the bead of Her Majesty's Government, and as an individual member of the Administration he was not ashamed to say that he did concur in the opinions of that right hon. gentleman (cneers), and that he felt assured that the people of this country would consider the combination of tho present Cabinet such as would he likelv to do great good to tile country. (Hear, hear.) He begged now to ofler a few remarks on the appointments of Lord Stanley and Sir J. Graham. He considered that the great experience they had of public busitii-ss, aiuftbat the great ability which they possessed, fully entitled them to the distinguished honor conferred on them. (Cheers) lie b :d known those gentlemen in private life, and they were there every thing that was esti- mable-, and when lie joined these to their other qualifications, lie should have been deeply grieved if Sir- Pee! had not invited them to join him in his Administration. (Clear.) He looked at the in- tegrity ol their principles in sacrificing honors, place, and power, when in the height of their popularity, for the sake of their principles, when they relinquished office rather than assist in an attack on the Established Cuurcb, as a high example of political integrity. (Cheers.) They were superior to the inducements offered by place and power, but they were not superior to the considerations of public dutv. (Hear.) Was not this a guarantee that in uniting with Sir Robert Peel, after having watched his public conduct for six years, that they would never swerve from their principles? (Hear.) Those guarantees, h« thought, were safer and mure to be relied on than tlwstrollgest oy loudest protestations; and finding, as he did, such proofs of public principle, joined to the greatest recti- tude of conduct in private life, he felt assured that he was not biinded by the feelings of private friendship in expressing his conviction that the Administration of Sir Robert Peel would be found to give greater and more general satisfaction in the measures they would propuse for the efficient and substantial relief of the existing distresses of the people than the Adminis- tration which had preceded it. Alter alluding to some local matters, and to the handsome manner in which the expenses of his late eleclien had been paid without his knowing who had been the contributors, bo said he could not but leel lhatsilch a mark of their esteem and approbation of his conduct after 25 years' service was most gratifying. And again thanking them, his Lordship sat duwn nmid loud and long continued cheering. Thanks having been given to the Iligli Sli*(,i-ifffor his excellent conduct, the noble Lord was chaired through the town, and the electors afterwards sat down with his Lordship to an excellent dinner at the Beaufort Arm which was served up in excellent style by the landlord, lUr, Whiting, and at which tho usual loyal and constitutional to.ists were drullk with due honours.

? CONFIRMATION HDIN. "They shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I shall make up my jewels."—Malachi, 3c., 17 v. Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptable things, as silver and gold, but with the precious blood of Christ. 1st Peter, c. I Lord and are these votaries thine ? Are they prepared to follow thee 1 And do they for thy sake resign All worldly pomp and vanity ? Then let them take thy name. and bear Thy banner through their pilgrimage Each others trials meekly share, From buoyant youth to heary age. Lowly they bend before thy shrine, And pledge their earliest vows to thee Ah let not sin, like ivy, twine Around the frail hearts offer'd thee. Oh! guide them thro'life's thorny maze, Its sorrows thou—e'en thou hast known. Thou morning star, lend, lend thy rays. And light thy wand'ring pilgrims home. Oh let them not with weary heart, Turn to a world they have abjur'd But when they're tempted to depart. Think what thou for them endur'd. Oh take them, Lord, and own them thine- Souls purchas'd by thine agony Fair branches of a spreading vine— Beings born for immortality. Though sin hath swept away the trace- The glorious impress of divine ;— Alas! tho'it doth still deface, And mar thy beautiful design. Yet stamp thy image on each soul- Shed thy sweet influence within, To soothe, direct, illume, control, And save from every secret sin. Dying immortals !—oh do thou Prepare them for eternity When thou wilt crown each radient brow With light and immortality. For them thou'st borne reproach and scorn; Oh! could they but have seen thee when Tby calm pale brow was rudely torn, With thy thorny diadem Angels look'd down with wond'ring eye* Upon thy dying agony. "'Tis finish'd," echoed through the skies, And Heaven was fill'd with harmony. Lord let them hear thy still small voice Whisper-" Tis finish'd, and for thee Thy Saviour died-look up-r-joice- From sin he died, to set thee free. MARIANNE. Banks of the Ebbw, September, 1841.

TO THE CAMBRIAN MUSE. From ol Lays of Cambria." By P. Bevau. Awen! to Wallia dear. why now Thy lengthen'd slumbers keep ? With ancient honours on thy brow, Can'st thou dejected sleep ? With Taliesin dost thou lie, Or o'er Anearim's grave, Wilt thou indulge the mournful sigh, Or weep the fallen brave ? Did iron Edward crush the root Of thy poetic tree, That now no more its branches shoot As once luxuriantly ? Can no remembrance wake a sound Upon thy tomby hills. Or o'er thy ivied towers resound, The memory that thrills ? Have never chieftain trod thy halls. Or ladye gay thy bowers Or spirit watch'd thy waterfalls, No fairy trod thy flowers ? Yes, here has been the hero's land- Here love and witchery- Here Britain's lions made their stand, And shouted victory Nature here frown'd her darkest shade Of Wild sublimity; Or sinil'd upon the sunniest glades, In gayest fancy free. Then give thy chiefs to life again Rebuild in sounding rhymes, The halls that now are lowly lain,- The scenes of other times. Hark! Scotia pours a flood of song, Majestic, wild, and free And Krin's numbers glide along In sweetest melody. Thus while the thistle and the rose, With Erin's flower combine, Let not the matchless posy close, Till Cambria's Sevii* join Sevii, according to some writers, the true national emblem of Wales.

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LAYS OF CAMBRIA. By PHILIP BEV \N. Clapperton, Newport. The author of this unpi etending little wo k ay in his preface "Tó awaken the remembrmce ot a few of the interesting characters and "cen(' oi past days of Cambria, has been the endeavour ot the writer in the following poems." Such a design is laudable and we are glad that it has ften taken in haud by one, wtioqeenttiiisiastn will, we are assured, lead hiin on to attempts or a higher character than those with which he had now la- toured us. It never has, nor never will be our cu.tmi o praise, indiscriminately, every work of d i character which may come under our notice. a course is doubly injurious. It prevents si*" talent from rising higher; and mislead-: public into the bargain. Happily, we ¡ .0;> reason to apprehend that we shall do either in ibe present instance. The "Lays" of Mr. HJV, though evidently the production of a yocng nan are full of promise and when time has :na;-i his judgment (poetio we mean, of co rie', in. > he has attained to greater practice in t' (";1- struction of his verse", we feel confident itid- he will present us with better things. As it i-j, e are well content to receive these first oflferi ig« ot his muse, not the east merit of which i< the patriotic spirit with which they are imbued. In our Poets' Corner, we have extracted some lines from Mr Bevan's littlebook; and here we concludp by strongly recommending the Lays 01 Cmn rift" to every lover and native of the land of p^esy and song.

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S BEDCHAMBER.— Stepping across a long passage, we ent, red a light- some apirtinent, before which a great portion of the naval commerce of the world passes. I i>ere, in a secluded corner, stood a small camp iron bed- stead, without curtains, on which was a hard horse-hair mattress and plain white coverlet. A plain oak chair and table "ere ranged at a con- venient distance, ou which were placed wri'ing materials, and notfarotfwas a good official looking mahogany chair, with a stuffed red leather bott m. on which lay some financial reports of the Lords or Commons. On a small wooden slab wiihm reach of the bed, lay a well thumbed Spanish grammar, in which his Grace's name was written in Iii- own hand just 30 years ago. Over this was a slDall Bible and Book ot Common Pra)er; there was no sofa, no easy arm-chair, no carpet, no splendid dressing-case, or wash-hand stand, but ware of the oommon delf, and wood of British There," exclaimed the ancient Abigail. is Ih., bed of his grace. When here, he rises early, and is up with the dawn but a greater portion of ttie day it spent in reading and writing in this room." -Corre,spondent of the London Times. The History of the beautiful To-To, being an interesl* ing explanation of the singular fashion which prevails in Chirm respecting ladies' feet, from The Porcelain Tower, by T. T. T. — If any of our lovely countrywomen should meet a Chinese lady, they would deem her lot unblessed — at least, the first idea that would ocrur to them would he. that they would not stand in her shoes. The Chinese ladies do not understand long measure at all events their table is peculiar, as thy have but three inches to a foot. A curio-is fact in their anatomy is that their toes are bent, and twenty in number, being doubled under the sole thus even though their feet move forward, their toes go backwauls. Theyare extremely eonten tious they cannot mest without scuffling, 'i heir walk is uneasy-they seem to mw with pain; and how should it be otherwise when nails are under their feet ? Yet though feet so diminutive are at present, end have been for many centuries worn by the celestial ladies, this was not always the ca,e. A trench postilion has been described as all boots the sage Ya-hoo, whom we have quoted at the head of this story, spoke of the softer sex in his time as all slippers yet it is true that even this expression seeins to set them upon a had footing Their feet were not always so small. Yon shall find in Chinese histories that the Emperor Min-Te, vtho came to the throne in the thirty-first year of the sixty-first cycle, had a beautiful Kinpress, To To, whose feet i¡1 length rejoiced in their complement of exactly twelve inches. The Emperor loved his lady with imperial measure of attachment; indeed he regarded her s.ngle self with more affection than he entertained bpsidrs for any two of the hand-maidens, and he would seldom absent himself from her societ y except it was necessary for him to give audience,—that is, to smote a quiet •hooka in presence of his mmlsters,- in the celestial council-chamber. The custom of the country rendered it impossible that To- l'o should attend him there but when the formal conference was over, he would fre- quently detain his favourite minister, H >m, in wh >e character and wisdom he had giv-at confidence, and re- tiring to a more snug apartment, would invite his Emprcss to join them in a cosy pipe 1 0 testify -his great esteem for Hum, the Emperor orddtrd that he should be lodged in the palace, in chambers not far distant from the imperial apartmen's. He frequently emploved him to instil into the lovely To-To a proper sense of all the duties she should aim at fulfillng as a woman and a wife; but, at ove all, as the chosen lady of the Emperor. The beautiful Kmpress received meekly and graciously the lessens of virtue thus im. parted to her. Nothing, to her apprehension, could he more, agreeat'le than the counsel given by Hum. he Emperor, looking on at a little distance, was overjoyed at seeing with how much attention she listened to the instructions of so excellent an adviser-, and when at other times he iheard her di course of virtue and the duties of wifehood, I This is all Hum,'thought he. Thus she gained still more of his affection, and lium of his estecui and the fame of both went abroad through ut all the celestial dominions. When Hum appeared io the streets the people flocked a1 out him. A Hum' a Hum!' they cried, I the I'mp^rur's favoured counselor. Three cheers for a Hum.' Then they shouted aloud, and no sound could be heard except 'A Hum!' The Emperor was a round sleeper thai is to say, he could sleep in spite of a sound. It is strange that a sound sleeper and a quiet sleeper should be nearly synonymous expressions; not (pit". indeed, for one who snore- mav be a sound sleeper. The Empress was a sound sleeper also; a verv determined sleeper; for she was addicted to somnambulism, and somnambulists mlht bo verv determined sl, epers. From being such such a decided somnambulist it a,as some time before the Emperor became aware of hi; lady's peculiaritv. A little whisper, however,—no bigger than a musquito, which had'for several days been fluttering: about the palace, and ing into peoples'ears, one morning came dancing about his and having awhile piped into it a very small voice, gave it a sting which caused considerable irritation, then flew through the window, and in a short time had treated every mother's son, and no less father's daughter, throughout the celestial dominions, in nearly the same way." Shortly after this whisper hacl stung his ma- jesty's ear, and wLile he lay' ruminating on the subject,— He was suddenly irotised to full consciousness by a gentle pull of the silken coverlid. He lav quite quiet, (though a gnat at the noment settled on his nose,) and soon perceived that the Empress was getting out of bed in her sleep, and evidently taking the greatest possible care not to awaken herself in so doing. Having: no doubt at all—none whatever—not the slight st in the world —not the least possihle-that she was altogether unconscious of what she was about, he thought, like a kind Emperor, that it would be right she should be lo iked to, lest she should break hrr neck down the stairs or out of the window, the palace beinj two stories high and, as he discovered that she moved towards the door, he rose from bed as quietlv as she had done, and fid- lowed; she all the while treading as noiselessly as though she were a fly, and he as though he were a s; idor. S',e proceeded a;ong the gallery, and passed the stairs with- out accident and she had arrived almost at the bottom of the corridor, when the Emperor, alauned lest she might make a false step, (a fox-paw, as the French express it,) seized her by throwing his left arm round her waist. She struggled to get loose, though still without making much noise; indeed, she thought that it would not be amiss if she could get back to her chamber as quietly as she came th-mer;. But this was not to he for the prime minister Hum, who, with what truth I cannot pretend to say. had the reputation of beinn- at all times wide awake, was not asleep on the present occasion and hearing, with his pair of very acute ears a liule scuffling in the gallery, he opened the door of his apartment, which was close to the scene of action, fie had apparently been deeply engaged in study for he held in his hand a lighted lanthom, the light of ilicli he now directed upon the pair in the corridor. The inctart he saw them, however, it dropprd from his linnil and closing and fastening the door with all possible celerity. he jumped upon his bed, coiled himself into a ciicle less than his wai-t in di tmeter, drew the clothes" over him in aheap, and lay without moving, breathing, or letting his beard gro w, till the morning light had filled his apartment. During !he moment ibat a fleam from the lanthom had been thrown upon tLem, To-To became a*are that it was only the Emperor who had fri her so much in the dark; and cf cour-e tIJlI"h d, lighted at this discovery, and her fears all banished thereby, she immediately returned to the imperial apartment. « My dearest To-To,' said his imperial majesty, as they entered, I v. not till now-aw ate that you were a som- nambulist. Why did yon nver mention to me that you were afflicted ? I would havc had a gold collar mad: to surround your ankle, and a chain and lock to secure vou to the bed., I myself wo-dd have kept tho key. so d, arly do I tender your saf ty.' I had hoped,' she rc;>lierl. that my attachment to your sacred majesty v ou d have always exercised the counteracting influence which it has hitherto dione, and have overcome e.iiirely the infir- mity to winch I wr.i formerly subject. I have no fear of another at'ack, and I think the gold chain i!. ere fore will be quite unnecessary-' 'As, however, jou ar restless said the "mp- ror, I will secure on fc" the present with this strap. Stav, let me pass it round you There, that will do—nay, one pull more—uh, uh — vou can't move now, I He },aj se.irci-1 y finished speaking before be -as fast asleep; allt poor To-To could not get to sleep at all, for she v as almost cut in t \o by the strap he lia;: fastene d rnusv. h r. In the mort;ing the Emperor lib rated I. is i.< I nt hf did not revert to the snbjec- of sleep ■ ;¡1k:;¡ :i!l aft," !,P had finished his mornu-it devotions .nlli i,. ijr- s- nt for her then. IE r compussi n.ite lord "!lII"a. voured to console her with the. sua ■ -tion »hat some reui'dv might possibly he found 1"1' t, unfortiAHate habit: and he questioned her as to < hi ther there was any manner in which she could at all I1:t fOI her bein thus afflicted. In answer to this sll" exp essed a suspicion hat In r mamma had been partly eo cei-tied but she afterwards put the thing i, a more ,,J.ïl',s{):'¡¡i,1 light, when sll: said. tu.t It, r habits heinjs <e<tentarv and her feet large, the hitter, she thought, had not a roper proportion of exercise dming th (la,, and thus made liP secretly for the deficiency at ni^ht, when they knew she was sleeping, and unatde consequently to keep a look-out upon tluir mo-ioii-3 The Emperor confessed that his strong conviction of this was a -onirce of disquiet to his mind. for she had clearly demon- strated that it would be th ■ occa-i Il of her al .< ays going wrong in sle p It was his wish if po .siLle that this miht lie avoided; and the only m d<- which occui- red to him of escaping from the dilemma was to prevent her from 1 oing at all. How to effect this ? He ished heartily that her feet had not grown since in'ancv. as she then would not have tak n to slee i-waikin^ but they had, and what was to be done? Mim-Te u as an inventive L, nitis lie hit upon an admirable ph.n he s nt for a cook and a cleaver, and had these odendirig members chopped six inches shorter. I lie cure was complete: it is confident y stated that I o- o never more walked in her sleep: and 1 recommend ail somnambu- lists to try the efficiency of hse- li 's invention. "The Emperor next wished a private co .ferenee with his prime minister. Hum had not yet aiisen, and the messengers had tose: k hi in in his chamb r, hey found him nearly in the attitude in whi h lIe lay when we wished him good night hut when they endea.oured to arouse him, they discovered that he had ehok"ii himself by swallowing his pigtail. A proclamation went abroad throughout the empire that the must honoured and ex cmplary Empress, the lanthom of beauty and st el yard of ceremony, had set the fashion of sh..r feet and though it was not absolutely required that all the ladies of the land should conform to this mode it was made imperative on all parents to wrap up the ;( I't of their female children in such litagures of cotton, silk. h at her, or brass. as should effectually prevent the future growth of the pedal bones and ligatn' nts, the tt);" being bent inwards towards the sole; for," said th" edict, as the toes of women have a natural bias to go wrong it is proper that they should be turned the opposite way.' [he name of the Empress,— I'o-To signifying Long oot" ad become inapplicable nor roald it be desirable tor an impprial lady, when length of loot had ceased to be among the elements of female beauty the Emperor therefore changed it 10: o-Paw, which mav be Encli.,}jPd as One who walks the wron wav .Min-Te and eo- Paw thenci forth lived ever happily. The wisdom of Min-Te is much spoken of in this day, and he is accounted one of I hegreatpst bent factors of his country; for the Chinese are of opinion that their wives have walked much more steadily since they lost the use ot their feet."

APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGU LIPB.—Tlsi; Viscount Camden, eldest son of the Earl of Gainsbo- rough, will shortly lead to the hymeni-il alter the Lady loa Hay, the lovely daghter of the 10-trl and Countess of Errol. The Lady IJ" Hay was one of the train- bearers of the Qiicen Oil the occasion of her Majesty's marriage, and is in her 'idtli year. The iioble bride- groom is in his 24th year, I Last week, at .Sal'ford, a pour woman found her infant child, which she had put to bed a few hours before, suapeDoed by the head between the aperiure of a foot board, and quit? dead At the late consecration of the new parish church of Leeds, the Saerameut of the Lord's Supper wa* administered, separately, by the prelates then p'e- srnt, to one tftoU!<i:nd persons, clerical liy. \Ve uinlerstand that the seven eloquent sermons preached at the consecration will be published. A most disirs'sing event h-s this week occurred al Carlton, a village thre" miles from N'»tiiighnm. For some years John Mus-son, aged 33, at'd bis wife, about the same apre, have lived together, but net upon the most agreeable term«, he having; many times very grossly i'luseJ and beaten her. During the last fortnight, a J()lIlI woman named yarah Mason, who is in a state of pvegtiaucy by Mu^son, has been lodging in the saute house with the man and his wife. On Sunday forenoon last, Mrs..Mus- son ieit the house, apparently to go ou an errand, but instead of goings liei'eif she sent a little hoy, and returned home. (,)') going silently intt) #lie house she heii (I a cotiver-a; ioii, while standing at the foot of the stairs, which left no doubt of !he intimacy existing between her husband and Mason, as they were speaking (not bein]; in a room to- !:ether, hf' b"Et' at hi.. rO\Jm Goor and sh ill hl'r own roo-ii) so loud as to be distinctly heard below. The wife, in the height of her desperation, took a loaded gun, went to her husband's room, where he was in hed alone, and, pointing the muzzle at his Iwad, fired the piece off, the contents of which fractured his jaw on both sides, and severely wounded his right wrist. He was conveyed to the General Hospifal at Nottingham, where he -now remains in a very dangerous state RAILWAY OVICIDES.—Novel applications of rail- ways are daily being announced, but we were not prepared for their selection as the means of suicide; we l ave certainly heard of their bei»ff recommended for guillotiningcriinii'als. The Wiltshire Independ- ent says, that A labouring man has been com- mitted to pi ison by the magistrates of Chippenham, for two months hard labour, for having; thrown him- self across the line of the rail, just as a tiain was approaching the spot. Ttie fellow was lusit diunk, and had it not been for tIle exertion of a companion who drew liiin from the rail, he wou d have beet) in a few moment* cut to pieces. A man was committed on ihe saaie day, at Wrin^ton, for one mouth's hard labour, for a similar off-net: committed on 'he line of the B'istol and Exeter Rail way. Willshi, Independent. At Fording-b; idge, Hants, last week. a church- ratc was carried by 1"9 17; majority 222! At Baltimore, on Sunday, tbe iherrr.ometer stood at 100 in the shad The hearts of several frigid old bachelors-, and an equal number of old maids, are said to have melted on the occasioti.-Nciv York Paper. THE MOVKWEARMOITU ASSA(-, I.T. -There has been so much exagger-ition on this subject, thdt "fe (leeiii it our duty t(o give it as our opinion that there is not. a shadow of evidence to justify a belief that Mr. Liddell had any idea of endangering Lord lloeilck's life. The short speech of J..I. Wright, Esq., before iiie magistrate*, has now, we hnlJP, placed the atfair in its tine light, and a more trumpery business altogether it has seldom been our let to see so magnificently o p.gnified. Papers were actually exhibited in the lowij, "At leml)te,i Assassination of Lord Howick What next.— Northern Timev. BRAEMAE GATHERING.—This annual Highland meeting took place on Thursday, the 18th. The gathering was more than ordinarily brilliant-tlie Duke und Duchess ot Leeds, Earl of Darlington, M.P., Lord Walsingham, the Hot*. Sir A. Dlllf and Lady Duif, Sir Benjamin Hall, and a long list of the Nobility. The cusictnary athletic sports, sech all throwing the hammer, fool-racing, throwing the bar. (fee., lasted until 5 o'clock, shortly after which the dinner was announced, Genera: the Hon. Sir A. DuiY presiding, and the lloo. Craven Berkeley. M.P., acting as croupier. At the hall in the evening the Duchess of Leeds, Lady Hall, I.ady Duff, end a very iiiiii-crous assemblage of fashionables graced Ihe scene by their presence. Tbe sword dance of the Highlanders, as is invariably the case in these gatherings, was ittich admired. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCK OF THK MANAGER OF THE NOTTIXGUAM BANK —On Friday week, a countiy gentleman, who-appeared in a state of great affliction, culled at the Thames Po'ice Court to give information of ilia disappearance of Mr. John Mellor, manager to the Nottingham and Notts Banking Company, the affairs of which concern have been lase!y under the ii,)!ice f)f the pu!)Iic. Ilr. Me lor, it appeared, arrived in Loudon, on Thursday in last week on business, connected with the bank, and duiing that day and Friday w;is indefa ng iblo iu bis attention to matters relating to the banking concern. tie was to h ue met a deputation of proprietors of t:!e bank in oil Friday hut they did not arrive, and lie appeared very much disap- pointed at tii ir absence, aud was labotiting under trveat anxiety. He slept at Wood's Hotel, Fnruival's Inn, on Friday night, aud o:i Saturday morning was 'inquiring vi-ry anxiously if the depniatie.i had arrived, but they did not reach 1,- ndon till the i-fteruoon. Before that time Mr. Mcdl >r left the hott I, and has nut been seen or heard of since, and the greatest anxiety has been manifested respecting him. He bad in his A:400,, the produce of two notes which he changed for smaller one at a ,()n liis alTild in town. Inquiries have been made efter Mr. M.dlor, hut no flue whatever has been obtained respecting him. Tbe object of the gentleman, the brother-in-law of Mr. Mellor, who applied to the Thames Police y s. t-rday, v.as to request them to assist him in his search, and to give informatinu if the body of any person answering his description was found in the riv-r, as it was feared jtjn anxieties liave preyed oil his niiod, and caused him to coni'tiit self- deMi uction. THE LIGHT os THE GOODWIN SAND?.—This great undertaking, so important in nit its bearing to a c,,iniiiercial collitillinily, liai been coin in,. nc-Lk). The Downs, tor the improvement of ihe navigation of «hich this now piojtet is formed, are, as our reuders are "t il aware, abouteight iniles io length ano six in exept «|,en a W.S.W wind blows on tbe Good v iu N".nds. On ti e outside ol tl.i* chaMi'-i, on a i in** P'-tallo! 'ith tbe n!ia„e div I.h'.i ion -i o }J 4. • b'> eliiiM'i b'l'aoen %1; it, eb-, 0, 1 IV. be length of t!ie-,e »niids from ihe South S.tudhead ti(" !I file North F retail !v is ticail> ten miles and tbe bi eadth .liiout t •» o. 1 tie material of nhicfi tliey are composed is soil, po."us, and ions Hoie mil 1 ions of pioperty have i,en lt)%v, d up. and thousands of lives lost. III(? *atoir i, t,)tT. t lie,e hank- become hi III and hard but ttie mom tit the tide begin* to cover tbeai they are again soli and %:iil't lo au l fio u ith Hie waves. About fifty years since the Trinity Mouse directed its a'temion to the practicability ol erecting a light-house upon tnese sand«, and sent do«n several experienced engineers but the dp.s'gn was deemed impracticable and A U <ating 1 ",It w i«, however, placed at the back o! the LNOIIII S<indliead. About the comuv nee i eui of this year, ho ever, Mr. Hilsh. e.vil engineer, turned his mind to the sub- ject, and bating obtained the sanction and et)- operation of uovcnimetv, he caused to be made a' on \Voik«, tifar liotlierham, the imm.c base or shall of t ue eiil.ir oil which the new ligh' i« to be placed, 1 his *;i,ift, of cast iron an i h dlo i- wilhinj is (>1 iee' in height, and DO 'eet in diameter, and n-'arly 2oO feet inci>cinn- feren. e. It i- divided into ti iee par's, for more east ti,iii-port. The total altitude of the light «ill thus bp 15.') t'eet. and it is to be surmoimteii with a cast irclI statue 01 Queen Victoria, giving i' en addi ion.il elevation of 4') feet, in all 190 Th weight ot the lover shaft alone is 12') torn; and it been for som^. time at I) >1, wheie i>»o lioveinment tin. men anived on Tuesday, from Wool a ich iu o i.'ei t•< w it to I he \orHi 'iulioper Salidhead, • i §■. Stusii proposes to «ill!\ it 30 feet bein tbe s,< ,i ,< n .< ■ ha i k v subs' r at um. the N.nth (• i p'1 is si n.ited mid «ay he-ween the North ao-t S u b ndhead, about iweUe miles fiotn the Ne» i. Fo.ei,;u t. ,rf three from the G .ll- fit in this s!i„lt :s H cell, or airtight cone, siuiii ir t < If) hold 1 <•: "• i; b provision*, store house., lIIa- ¡¡;azilws, &c, io hd» two hair pumps, equi-di>tcint fiotn the circum- ference, one at each siri(? (,| cen ie. The cas soon was to proceed io the sands on Thursday last at iligla water; the iZOteiiiiiient steamers assisting in the operation. When it reaches its destination it is in be fastened down by anchors, when it will sink be the receding of the tide into the sands. When the tide ;s l(^v persons will enter the air- tight cone at bottom, and excavate until they rea! h the chalk rock, and then lo build il with SOIID masonry till they reach eighteen feet above high- water mark. This base is to support the "lion pillar, 80 teet high, with d lantern at the top. Ir is also, we learn, the intention ot; the projector to bring an Artesian well through the centre to supply the fleet with water. The cassoon, we should i-i ii) feet in diameter and 24 in depth, made ,)f I)Ialc' i;Oil, Perlec,,y circular, and eiiiiii ft) very great pressure. The water draught afloat is 13 fpet. We uj,h this zic-Lt a:id naii,)n.,l the most complete success, and shall watch with uiiicli interest its progress to completion.

BRECOSHlRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY* The Autumn Meeting of the Society took place on Thursday week. Tho Rev. Mr. Smithies, of Eynch Court, Herefordshire, was appointed judge of the CfUtle, sheep, &c and. by hisdreisions,gave universal satisfaction as did likewise Captain Dowen D:ivies, atul Major C'aatnbre in awarding tbe different prizes to the horses. At half-past four o'clock a pnrty of members of the Society aticl other gentlemen sat down to it ctpital dinner provided by lUr Williams, at the Bear Inn, Joseph Bailey, Esq., M.I\, of Glatiusk Park, Presi- dent of the Society, took the chair, and the Rev. R. W. P. Di-,it,s, of Courtygollen, Vice-President, officiated as Vice-chairman. "After the removal of the cloth the usual loval and constitutional toasts were drunk; after which the Chairman distributed The Fociefy,t Premiums. I For the best aiied RuM Mr Hirketts, Coiirtllacca. For the second best ilit'o; J. Bailey, Esq, M.P. For the ben yearlinn dh'o, drooued on or subsequent to tli, 1st De;omb- r last certificate ef age to be pro- duced Mr Evan Williams. I'iph ti For the second best ditto, ditto, requiring same certifi- cate as above Nfr. W'i'h-.m3, Aberys'nir. For the best pair of two year old Steers, bred in the county; certificate of a.;e to be produced 1\11' n. Willi ams, Maiicst Court. I For tha second best ditto, ditto; Mr Williairs Aber- ysk i r. For the best two years old in-calf fleifer certificate of age to be produced; Mr Wdliams, Abercynripr. For the second bes* ditto ditto Mr. Morris, Therow. For the best yearling Heifer; Mr Stephens, Sheep- house. For ih«BPCond best ditto; Downes, Cndston. For the best lowland Ram; llr Williams, Abercynrig. For the best pen of two years old lowland Ewes, not less than 10 in number; Mr. h. Hughes, Rhydvwcrnen. For the best pen of vearliug Wethers, not less than five in number; Mr L. Hughes, Ithvdywcrnen. For the best mountain Earn, Mr Williams, Aher- yskir, For the best pen of mountain Wethers, 3 years old, not less than 10 in number, kepi on the mountain till the, 1st July previous to shewing, for tbe hundreds of Mcnh:;f and BlIiUl; !t J,mes, C,)edmawr, For the bi st pen, as ah .ve, for the hundreds of Tal- garth and C'rickhnwell Mr. Rickets Courtllacca. For th" best pen, as above, for the hundreds of De vytmiK'k and lVnkelly Ilr. Williams. 'lncst Court. I For the nest "o;r, Mr. L Hughe* Rhydvwernen. For tbe best Sow; Mr. Williams, Manest C-mrt. For ilic bes-. Pony, not exceeding: 13 hat,.ds b all or six y ;rs of aze, and bred in the county; Mr. Williams, Manest Couij. For the be^t Cow in milk, on a farm not exceeding in rent +,>0 tier annum, the occupier gaining a livelihood solely thereby Ilr. Powell, Pentwyu, Llanfihangel. Silver Cups. A silver cup, bv Major fUwyrne Holford, of Buck- land, for the best three years old nag call or filly, bred in the county, and exhibited by the breeder; Mr Williams; Manest Court, A silver cup, by Major Gwynne ITolford, of Bnckland, for the best ciirt colt or lillY: three years old, bred and exhibited as above; Mr. Piurot, LI indorse. A silver cup, ^iven by John Parry Pc Winton, Esq., for the best bull, cow, and offspring, in the hundred of D'-vvonocU the ofTiprini; being under two yeais old thr cow and offspring having been bred by the cxhibitor: and the cow, -ttid his property at at the, time of showing, and not having won the same prize before Mr. L. I lusibes, iihydy wernen. A silver cup, hv W. It Stretton, Esq., for the best thorough bred stallion, that has covered in the county of Brecknock and attended the Brecon market regularly during thesea-on, 18-U Mr. Roger Powell, tdanuaes. A silver teapot, by Colonel Wood, M. P., for the best milch cow; Mr. Morris, Trebarried. A siver cup, by Waller Mavbery, Esq., for the best br"od marc and foal, bnna fide, the propprty of a resident in the county of Brcckn ck the mare not to be thorough I)red, an(] the foal to be got hya thorough bred horse; Hev. Thomas Powell, Cantrefi. A silver cup, by J. 1'. nead, Esq., for the best cart mare Mr. Williams. Manest Court. A silver cup, by the Rev. H. W. P. Davies, of Conrty- gollen.for the best yarlitig colt, got by a thorough bred horse; b. Y. Watluns. Esq.. Pennoyre. 1 silver cup, by Mr. Jones, of Crickhowell, for the six best yearling steers, bred by the exhibitor; Mr Williams, Abeicynr g. A silver cup, by John f.ewis, Esq., [ lanthetty, for the best Galloway, under seven years of age, and not ex ceeding fourteen bauds i.i;(h, bred in the county; Mr. Williams, Abercynrig Thomas Davies, Esq., Surgeon, Brecon. A prpminm of two guineas, by Penry Williams, Esq., to the person occupying a farm in the county of Breck- nock, not exceeding in vabie .£30 per annum, and gain- year nit! steers, dropped on or subsequent to the first of Janèlary, 18:39; Mr. John Powell, Wernygog. A silver cup by Joseph Bailey, Esq., M.P., for the best colt staiiinii Mr Asbury, Buckland. Trade Cups,—Offered by the Tradesmen of the Town of Brecon. For the best fa! e,nv, b;e i and fed in the county of Brecon, in the !,o"jor¡ of Ilic exhibitor, and his pro- perty from the first of Jznuiry last Air. Williams, Aberyskir. For the bcst rair r f cart mares, under six years old, In the possession of the exhibitor, (who must be a resident wjihin eight miles of the Town Hall, Brecon), from the first of May last Mr L. Hughes, Khvdy wer-ien. For the i est pair of two Y"'1r old in calf heifers, bred in the county of Brecn. and the property of tbe exhi- bitor, Uho must be a tenant fanner of not more than £100 tu r ;i"num and gaining a livelihood solely there- by Ilr. Wiiliatns, junior, Nant\gwreithyn. Prizes awarded at the L1 indovery District Agri- cultural Society. "Waist of room compelled us las week to omit lliem. No. f d 3 BfU Bl-icV. Bull, Mr. M. Re. s, Tynywaun- 3 0 0 dre 3 0 0 2*2. B s' Black Cow.—Class 1 Mr. D. Prosser, Jl1n.. Glanmynis 3 0 0 32. Be«t Black Heifer.—Pit to. ditto 2 0 0 It. B, st Red Cow.—Cla-:s I I I., Mr. Jones, Cynghordy 3 0 0 27. Best Red Heifer.— Ditto, Edward Jones, Esrr.. Velindro 2 0 0 39. B st BLick Cow Class 11.. Mr. Griffiths, 3 0 0 3t. B st Black Heifer.— Di'oo., Mr. Morgan, LUvyn 2 0 0 36. Best ed Cow. — Class IV. Mr. M. Griffiths, C-lan'od deb 3 0 0 43. Be-: Red Heifer.— i'itto., Mr. ]). Juseph, Abertyfuant I 2 0 0 t t.owl mid Ram, Mr. D. J; ff s', 2 0 0 ".i, d;,to 2 0 0 59. Viest tlirlind lvain. -r. D. Joseph. 2 2 0 65. Best p"ti oi H'.hlin i E'-ves, ditto 2 0 0 tiB B—t B >r. Mr. i-tfi'-ys, Ystrad.va't r 2 0 0 72 lit*' So", Mr. J .1 ne. Id yndevi. 1 0 0 Silver Prize Cup Pre ented bv Air. J ons ol Ivyn ;« > i, for the K st leu d Map- and C.■!t 77 won b. )Ir, TI.o(u." In. 'I'a'I r' Ilal'. Silver Prize Cup Presented by D. J.incs, H-q V' P Banker, for tiie lies; Hucktiey. No. d3. won ;.y Mr. Jan s of Cynghordy. Draining t rremium. -D. Jones, E,q Bla^n^s, 67-2 Per. bes 5 0 0 ■2. ev. J. Morgan, Talvrbyn, 333 ditto 3 0 0 3.- Mr. Vi.G i ;fri iis, GlautodiWb, 282 ditto 2 0 0 Turuips. 1. Premiuin,-Ilr. P. l'I(),er, J1111. Glan- m uis tOO Po'atoes 11 trii s. n 2 0 0 2 D Jii'1 s, K-q Petivbimt.. 1 0 0 Cotlayers DIM I JOTS, i'lis' a h, for the greatest q,ia titv ,f l'o-a, ,,s 1 0 0 Mr. D. Owen, Pwilinadoc, for [he greatest quant it y nf A pp e Ti e« s id anted .10 0 J hn l.e vis, I'(ltllonhyd, Motavey, for the greatest numb, r of Hives oi Ileus .•••.••>•• 10 0 Servants W llia.n Awhrcv, Servant to fl. Lcwis, Esq (iwynfe, 13 \ea s 1 0 0 Thomas Jones. Seivant to W ilitain Jones, Henli.s, 10 years 0 10 0 Ei JA etli l.loyd Si rvant to Wi.liam David, CefiiMu, I ly.a- 1 0 0 Man I. oyd. Servant 10 L. Lewis, Esq.. (iwynfe, 7 yeais 0 10 0

It is our painful duty to record the almost sudden death ol the lady of the Bishop of Sali-bury, which took place 011 Wednesday afternoon last- I he de- ceased 11,4,1 bP1'1I suffering from serious illness from the per oil oi lier accouclitiieiit, a lortniifht back, but she had rallied within the last few days, and so little was her death looked for on the day it occurred, that the carriage was ordered about one hour previous, to con- vey Iter a short distance, where she was to reside tem porarily for change of air.— Hampshire paper. NOVEL SCHEME.—A company of piivate indi- vidual is formed for the purpose of making a com. position for imitating ice. to skate on at, any time of the year. It was intended to take the Horse Bazaar, in Baker-street, being the largest space at present offering, to make a sort of Alpine scenery, with artificial ice-ponds here and there to skate on but at length a place opposite the Yorkshire Stingo li-9 bceri fixed oil So earnest are the parties in the affair, that we understand that a young lady is making a model ol this intended lilysimn, assisted by a celebiated artist. The Skating Club, we have been informed, have seen the plan, and very much approve of it, and intend to patronize it.

AcclDP.NT.-We rearet to have to announce that on Friday week, a serion^and fatal accident eccuned in the Box Tunnel to one of the woikmen, who, not getting out of the way ia time, was knocked down and killed by one of the trains. The jury returned a ve, diet of "Accidelital death fI HULL.— A local paper stntes that all the docks of that port are ill present so crowded with sbips, that ihe (1 ltf, ;siir.ounciu!f that 110 more can be admitted, h is been flying for some days; and (bat thi* is, in a great measure, to be attributed to the number of foreign laden with wheat, which have lately arrived. TESTING Gus BARRELS AT THE LONDON PROOF Housp. As soot' Is ,t iiiiiiibvr of guri are loaded they are taken to a house or detached building standing apart from other otliccs. It is lined through- out with thick sheet iron. The windows, which resemble Venetian blinds, are constructed of I hc same metal. Iron frames arc laid the whole length of the room 011 these the barrels of various qllli- ties, when about to be fired, are placed. In front of these frames lies a large mass of sand, to receive the balls. Behind the frame, on which the twist barrels arc fixed, lies another bed 'of sand, in which, oil the recoil, tho barrels are buried. Behind tho frame, on which the common barrels or muskets are tried, a strong iron bar is placed, having a number of holes large enough to receive the tang of-the breech, but not the barrel. The barrels being thus fixed it is impossible for them to fly back. A groove runs along the whole leligtil of each frame, in which the train of powder is strewed to ignite the charges, upon which the barrels, with the touch holes downwards, arc laid. When everything is ready for the proof, the windows are let close down, the door is shut and secured an iron rod heated red hot is introduced through a hole in tho wall. On touching the train, a tremendous explosion takes place, 1 be windows arc then drawn up, tbe door opened, the smoke dissipated, and the twist barrels are found buried in tho sand, the com- mon ones are thrown forwards-some are found per- fect, others burst to pieces'. It is rare that best barrels are found burst— moro frequently bulged or swelled out in places which are faulty, or of a softer temper. Those tbnt are found perfect, are then marked with punches of different sizes (but having the same impression,) according to the quality d the barrel. fit London, they have an additional punch, containing the number of the bore tijo b-irrel liii been tried by. This mark easily enables the observer to discover whether the barrel has bad any considerable quantity bored out after proving which the marks of the Birmingh-nn proof-bouse do not; the omission of which, except to a person well versed with the different sized punches is a disadvan- nge. Thoso that are bulged are sent back to the maker, who beats down the swellings, sends back the hnrrds, nnd they are proved ag-nin. They generally stand the second proof, though I have known a barrel undergo four proofs before it was marked. The com- mon barrels are required to stand twentv-four hours before they are examined, when, if not burst any imperfections are made quite apparent, bv the action oft lie sfilti)(-tre. Greeiicr's Science of Gunnery. TESTS OF ARSENIC —In a recent case of sus- pected poisoning, which occnried to a lady of the name of Rowlp, residing at Newport, we find the public prints reflecting upon the uncertainty ef tbe tests of arsenic, in consequence of the failure of ,Nir. Herapi,h in dt t et 1,6, the prpiey)ce of in,. We may here fairly enquire what evidence is there that any has been taken, when none is found ? Are there no other poisons except arsenic? We have too much reliance on the accuracy find researches of' Ril".il men as ()rrila an] Dr. ('Iiriitiion in matters of (his kind, to condemn the tests ot arsenic upon !lllIch flim- grnund- as to have inrlllced rhe press in 1 bis case to deci y tbein. In almo«t every case where this poison has been taken, and death lias f(,Ilo-efl, it iii.v, with v,,ry litll,- be detected, if prover caotion be employed; but we feat- that in most eiieq it i-lotie i,4 solivilt foi,, and when not loond, the case is abandoned as <me ot itii uncertain! v, and no other «nih<tance is searched al ter. In much e. ufion cannot be observed in order to set ihe mind at rest, and fuither the ends of justice.— The hernist. CaL&NDAII OF OpEltATlONS FOR THE EvsUlNG WBFC. -Nov that the liuit fmm "alls is lor the most part gathered, it is a favourable time 101 making or renewing Iruit tree borders and as we lia%e ttie%f- olit-n toriyied tii)oii principles, we offer ute or two obsen iii tis upnn what we consider of tit,, i ilipir foriiidtion. It would seem <» be t'o; opinion of many, that a deep rich sui is the lirst requisite; but experience disproves this. The seeming to the root* the greatest quantity of' atinospho ic lie.it. and the most equitable supply ol moisture, are the subjects demanding the g ealest attention, as upon these depend not ooly tlra f..lJirfliln" of t!tp plant. and the quality of ihe Iruil, but also the health and longevity of the trees. Therefore, draining the borders in -t,,cto a manner as to carry otf the stagnant water, and to preclude the roo from penetrating too deep, or to tbe subsoil, which is the principal cause of canker and other diseases, is the most, important point 10 he attended to. Net! to draining in importance is tbe proper depths of the borders and shallow planting. The best kind ol draining will suggest itself aceotdin^ to circumstances, either by numerous small drains across tbe border to a large one in front, or b> a layer over tbe whole surface of a sufficient thick ness; tbe depths of the borders need neve, be more than two feet, but tbe greater the width the hetter I hat the roots may extend ih»m«elvt;S for fresh food. In planting. place. the tree "pon a sIig1-tIy elevaled hiilock, spreading the roots out 'horizontally, and m .Icfi tbe surface above hem. NoTES FOR SMAIL GVIUHSNS. — Prep rations shrulit tiou be made lor planting bulbs; where it is in ended to form a bed the soil should be taken out about t,, o feet in dvp it, a iid the bed ti led with light sandy ioutn, vegetable n.oi.ld, an.i uell-rooted manure; or, in case ot Cape bulbs, with peat and or sand and vegetable mould. 'Annuals may still he sown for early blooming. Box edgings oil may be planted in the following wav;-tlie soil should be dug and made quite even on the surface: ¡hen a line IIIIISI be stretched in tlie direeli,)I\ of the edging; next, a narrow shallow trench should be cut out" on tbe side of tbe line next tbe vvalk with a spade, and then tl,e bo* m"t planted regularly in the trench, ihe tops of the plants being about an inch above the surface; anJ the earth hould then be pressed firmly over the roots. The most important to attend to is. culling the trench on the side of the lHle next to the walk, in order that the "oil roay be put about the roots of the plants, and the giavel laid over it. Combine to galher seeds as they ripen. Attend careful y to the ventilation of the greenhouse, and also to the watering of ttie plants ihe supply of water should be gradually decreased, as the present damp weather will make many plants commence growing utresll. On Monday last, Mr. Samuel Gething, a farmer, of English Bicknor, aged 67, was killed by his own bull, in a field near his own house. ENTOV.OLOG.CAL NOTICES.—Occasionally our vegetables are considerably injured by the Cater- pillar of a very small, but beautiful moth, called Glyphypterys lloesella, which appears at intervals from April till the end of September. The cater- pillar is yellowish green, with a shining blackish brown head, and having on the first segment of the body two black spots, and a few small dots; two or three of them live together under a thin white web. When fully fed, the caterpillars leave the plants on which they have been subsisting, and seek some crack in a tree or wall, where they spin a slight cacoon, and change to ptpm in this state they remain for ton or twelve days, when the perfect insect emerges. The moth, when its wings are expanded, is about five lines long; the head, body, and feet are black, with a shining metallic appearance; the antennae are black, with white rings, arid the upper wings are yellow, with black edges, and about five silvery spots disposed in the shape of a cross; the under wings are blackish, and as well as the upper have long fringes. It is difficult to find means to destroy so minute an enemy as the present, but where it attacks spinach, as it sometimes does, and destroys all the leaves, it is much better to pnll up the "plants with cater- pillars on them, and burn them where they appear only in small quantities hand-picking may answer very weli.

THE ARTESIAN WELL OF GNEVONLE.—Most of our readers know thnt an Artesian well-so called from being ifrst formed in the province of Artois—is one where tbe water is procured in h>w and arid situ- by boring into the until strata are passed, which have water beneath tlioin, iiicl where the liquid being derived from heights, springs through the strata to the surf ice, from the pressure behind. At Greno- ble, ill the vicinity of the French capital, it was con- sidered advisable some years ago to endeavour to procure good water by means of an Artesian well. M. Mulol de Epinay was the engineer to whom the task was entrusted. On the 31st of December, 1S36, the bore had been carried, after immense labour, to the depth of 3;:3 moires (1 metre is 3 ft. and 2-10ths English). The soil was a day, very hard and compact. In the month ol June, lSlH), the bore had reached the depth of 466 metres, and the soil was still a bed of clay, though a variety of strata had been previously passed. M. Mulot kept a regular journal of observa- tions, relative to the soils and strata penetrated, and the temperature at different depths. This record will be valuable when published. At length, after a task of 7 years I month and 26 days'fduration, M. Mulot was rewarded by a degree of success proportioned to the time and trouble expended. Water was not only found, but found under such circumstallces and in such quantities, as will cause the will to be one of the most useful works, as well as one of the greatest marvels of artistical ingenuity in France. The fluid burst out in a perlpct tllrnlit. rising to the surface of the bore to the amount of nearly three cubic metres in a minute, or 180 metres in an hour, and 4320 metres in the twenty-four hours. Such is the force with whicb it flows up t he shaft, that it mounts more than thirty- two English feet above the surface of the ground. M. Ilemery, director of roads and bridges, has calcu- lated that the force of ascension of the water at tho bottom of the shaft, exceeds, by fifty times, the force with which water rises in a vacuated tube of thirty- three feet. The mince of the well is fiftv-five centi. metres (about I ft. 8 in ) in diameter, and at the bot- tom is 18 centimetres in diallleter. The shaft is id all 547 metres (or, 16:?0 French feet) in depth, and the -ides are strongly plated with iron to a depth of 539 metres. The dome of tile Invalids, which has an elevation of 300 feel above the ground, is thus only about a fifth of the perpendicular measurement of tho Artesian well of Grenoble. Three times during the operations did the shaft give but the indefati- gable engineer was not daunted, and at last he has had bis reward. The water, which the well pours forth incessantly, has converted one of the neighbour- ing streets into a river, but the workmen are t present emp'oyed in forming a channel for ts proper conveyance from the spot. As nskht be expected, the fiuid was at first mixed with sand aud earth, oiid (-oil- tinued to be so for some time. !t is perfectly sweet, however, and has no odour of!<disairree:.b!e kind, or any oilier deteriorating qualities. IL is of such a tein-' perature that there is an obvious smoke arising frolU it when it reach s tbe surface. This is a feature not likely to continue, and indeed easily removable before use. Tbe whole cost of this great work of art to tho city of Paris is said to have been 160,00 ) francs. Tho perseverance in this labour for such a period of defer- red success, is to be ascribed to the confidence result- ing from modern geological discoveries and the Value of these is most splendidly shown bv the success at- tained. By an ingenious contrivance M. Mulct lias been able to raise large quantities of sand from the bottoill Of tilo Well thus clearing the water more rapidly, and also adding ven considerably to its forco and volume. This removal of the sand lias been at- I tcnded with curious consequences in more respects than one. After ceasing, in ;i great me ,suic to throw up sand, the well has begun tn throw up shells and petrifactions of various kinds, the debris of a former I woi hl. The success of the operations of Grenoble has alrcsxly induced engineers to niakesiinilar at' cmpts in other quarters. One is begun 011 a large' scale at I Vienna. WHEN is A GROOM NOT GRooM?-The Commi-- sioners of Assessed Taxes decided this conundrum on Wednesday, Sept. 8. when a disciple of yKsculapius, resident on tho banks of the Tees, appealed against a charge lor "an occasional groom." His-ipp»,-tl was allowed, on hit showing that his horse was groomed by an old woman.

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