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ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY. To the Editor of the Exeter anil Plymouth Gazette. Sir, advertisement has appeared in some of the papers, signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company, denying the accuracy of the statement of the revenue presumed to arise from the increased traffic, in a report of the Committee who have investigated the subject. I saw this was a weak point in the report, and likely to be seized on, but this does not invalidate the general truth of the statement.

For if it is an excessive calculation, it is only so because the traffic has not been energetically developed. No railway in England has greater advantages, either in cheapness of construction or exclusion from competition, and the calculation of increase of traffic is moderate, when compared with other railways. It is no small proof of the general correctness of the report, that the Directors have thought it necessary to put forth a reply, and have animadverted on this point not a main one, as far as they are concerned. The statement of the Committee has been reported for the purpose of cautioning the shareholders against disposing of their property below its value, and it matters little whether they are self-constituted or not. The shareholders are much indebted to them and the sneer at their self-appointment gives weight in my opinion to the value of their report, which endeavours to give that information of the present returns and future prospects of the line, which has been withheld by the Great Western Company and our own Directors, while requiring and advising the sale of the property.

Whether tbe Secretary's conduct will be considered consistent with an honourable line of duty to the Proprietors, or at all tolerated, who indirectly takes means to depreciate the value of their property, will be seen at the general meeting. I am convinced the statement is substantially correct, and that the terms offered by the Great Western are most unfairly inadequate to the real value of the line, which must reach the Parliamentary limit before the expiration of the lease, if fairly dealt with. By the improvident lease granted to the Great Western Company, the Bristol and Exeter line is placed in a false position. Time and patience will rectify this, if the shareholders are not frightened by the continued attempts to depreciate their property since the report proves, if incorrect in some details, that no line has more certain prospects or greater advantages in every respect. I am, Sir, A LARGE SH AREHOLDER.

writer has given us his RAILWAY PUNCTUALITY. To the Editor of the Exeter and ymouih Gazette. Sir, take the liberty of making known to the public, through your columns, the shameful neglect of the Bristol and Birmingham Railway Company, and the great inconvenience to which I was consequently put. I left Birmingham yesterday by the 2 p.m. train, which is stated in the bills to reach Bristol at 6 35 but instead of doing so, it was three-quarters of an hour behind its time not reaching Bristol until 7 15; and thus putting it out of my power to proceed to Exeter by the 6 55 train from London.

Being obliged to be in Exeter early the next morning, I had to go on by the mail train at 1 25 a.m. thus having to wait at Bristol more than six hours. On making inquiry regarding the delay, an official told me that it was a very common practice and you will do me the favour of inserting the above in your Journal, I am, VIATOR. correspondent has given us his AMERICAN CATECHETICS. To the Editor of the Exeter and Plymouth Gazette.

Sir, was much amused the other day at a Yankee story, which appeared in one of the Canadian papers, concerning a gentleman of New York, who had lost a pocket book containing 15 notes of 1,000 dollars each this book was picked up by a little girl, and restored to the owner, who offered to give the child one of the notes to reward her honesty. The child declined it, saying that she had been taught at school not to take anythnig which was not her own. This overwrought morality, puts us in mind of the well-known exquisite delicacy of American feeling as regards the utterance of the word "leg," see. and we cannot but conclude that the Sunday school catechetica in America are considerably a-head of our own. This elaborate morality, however, had its reward, for although the child had a scruple receive the gift, the parents had not.

Can we help being urprised. that when such a high standard of school catechetics prevails in America, and Jonathan's children are so elaborately moral, he himself grasps at what is neither his, nor yet given to him, and cries like a spoilt child, for the whole of Oregon, or none." 2nd February, 1846. Yours obediently, J. B. SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY.

To the Editor of the Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. Sir, the spirit of fairness and absence of all prejudice, which distinguishes your valuable journal in those Railway schemes which absorb so large a portion of public attention at present; and which renders it so desirable that the Editor of a widely-extended paper should give publicity to the events of the day, in order that his readers may form their own opinion on the relative merits of public works, from sources unbiassed by feelings of personal interest, am induced to trouble you with this to correct a mistake that most unaccountably found its way into your columns on Friday last, in the account you gave of the high tide overflowing the line of the South Devon Railway at Starcross. It was indeed an extraordinary high tide, aided by a westerly wind, and the freshets wereswoln by the rains but you will be glad to learn that the line was not overflowed, the water not reaching within a foot of the surface and it proved a valuable defence to the Courtenay Arms and other buildings, by shielding them from tbe effects of tbe wafer. I am, Starcross, Feb. 3, 1846.

AN OLD SUBSCRIBER. do not doubt that our Correspondent is disinterested, yet we have more faith in our own information, which is, that the lower apartments of the Courtenay Arms Inn were flooded, and that below Starcross the line of railway was two feet under LITERATURE. The Horse's Foot. Exeter i Spreat and Wallis. Among the numerous subjects embraced in modern literature there ara not many which possess higher claims for utility than the excellent work before us.

It is written by William Miles, of this city, a gentleman well known for his scientific acquirements and artistic skill. As the utility of an animal so valuable to man as the horse depends 80 much upon its foot, it is of the utmost consequence that a correct knowledge should be possessed of it, and the best method of keeping it sound. This is supplied by the work before us, and the information is rendered more valuable by the excellent illustrations with which it is accompanied. It is a book which no man who owns a horse should be without. We extract the following shrewd remarks on the oft-disputed question of warranty In conclusion I will beg to offer a few remarks upon the false estimate usually made of the value of a warranty.

A general warranty, regards the soundness of the horse, is for, if he be nnsound. it cannot make him otherwise. Its only worth therefore, oen stripped of its supposed mysterious, charm-like influence over to in the authority with which it invests the buyer ne against the seller in a court of law, qualifying him to exp nd many times the amount of the purchase-money, to prove that 143 ei w'tfully or ignorantly deceived. Now instead of imti P' ic, in such an instrument as this, or resting penned under its protection, it would be much wiser, upon making a fresh purchase, addition to the warranty, to have the horse 11, ai veurin surgeon, who will at once detect any that may presem themselves -and the one hand, and the veterinary worl hv tnnH thC steadily and perseveringly to good loose plenty of exercise to endeavour to make him sound. plenty oi exercise, to Blackwood Magazine.

Edinburgh Blackwood. It were neediest to reiterate our praises of this the first of monthly periodicals we shall therefore content ourselvet simply referring to a portion of its contents. From article entitled "Something more about Music" we extract the following, the truth of which will be recognised by many. VV hat a plague it sometimes is to be hag-ridden by a tune, racing 011 Qead vv 'th a never-ending always-beginningness, as ougn a thousand imps were singing it in one's ears. Wherever you ay oe, whomsoever with, whatsoever doing, still ring on those incessant tones of perchance the merriest of all jigs, is Sunday nwiiing.and you are preparing for thurch-you leave your house with nd conviction, that, seated in your pew in the featr.

sinners in silks.and satins, and rS Wll betray your long-concealed suffering by giving vent ios for theZu More moment you open your sunn" vwir 3 AU Pe ple that on eart do dwell Jen- the tre under the escort of the man of jerking the Sunday black wand, whose Sabbath duties thoritative cane, are uncere a an ra their heads with that au- and disgrace stare you in'th nter ere with on your behalf, titillation of that nart nf Ace and a through an undue musical sound, a titillation not ni3an of direct your attention rrom it to the endeav "Uring to prohibited even by audibly BUbjeCtB nor retiring into the furthest come your if Stra re unwilling profanity from shocking 1 to prevent your household. sinctly conscientious ears of The following is also not destitu of noinr "The music of the wind!" Why, what flap, as if waging war with trrave dignified persons are compelled to scud along before the gale' "horn of all the impressiveness of their wonted solemn gait, holding Perchance, their shovel-hat firmly on with both hands and tinaiw there is neither pathos nor glory in having your head broken by a chimney-pot, or volant weathercock. No, the wide sea is an emblem of all that is deceitful and false, smiling most blandly when preparing to devour you and the wind is only one shade more Perchance the worst of the two for the waters, in the self-justifying, neighbour-condemning spirit, apparently inherent in human nature for which Father Adam be very possibly lay the blame of their fickleness upon it, and bring a host of witnesses into court to testify to their general good calmness, and and inoffensiveness, till exposed to the evil influence of unruly most wholesale agitators going, and never to happy as when raising a riot. "Recollections of a Lover of Society" contain some interesting anecdotes, of which we take the following at 'rd days ago, his lordship, walking into a a nd taking up evening paper, began poring over its i ph f' A coxcomb in adjoining box, who had frequently ailed to the waiter for the paper, walked over to Lord Oamelford's la the paper for the moment while he cere P' took 11 up. and walked on" with it without i lP re th without exhibiting any but va ted tU the iatmrlT engaged in Ph 'hen quietly walked over, and eves of the Lonee-house upon him, snuffed out th.

walked back to his own seat, The felW candles a demandyd the name of the person who had and 3 temptuous manner. His lordship threw him his card ii" read Lord Camelford" petrified for lt in the next snatched up his hat, and made but one tp nt, and followed by the laugh of the whole room. to the door And also some judicious observations on a subject which is Hkelv to receive more attention. PcoTBCTION FOR It actually took twenty years to teach the general officers of the European armies, that men could light without spatterdashes, that hair-powder was not heroism, and that'long tails were only an imitation of the monkey that musket, did not tire the worse for having brown barrels, and that he cu.rass a batter defence for the body of the dragoon than a cloth wa.st. with embroidery.

But why shall not rt a Wfcy iff the bf a little protected well as his body? a Mght and simple roverinj of rings would effect the purpose and it Is important one, for a slight wound in the arm disables him even more than a wound in the bedy, unless the latter wound should prove mortal at once. But why, also, should not the foot soldier wear something equivalent to the cuirass? The weigh: might be made trilling, it might be carried at the back of his knapsack except when in actual engagement, and it would save thousands of lives for the most dangerous wounds are In front, and a wound in the abdomen is almost incurable. Five shilling's worth of tin-plate might protect the soldier for his lifetime and there can be no doubt, that the consciousness of having such a protection would render troops more eihcient. Of th? bravery Of the British there can be no doubt; but there can be just as little doubt, that every increase to the personal security of troops tenders them calmer under tire, and of course fitter for obedience in the of service. Besides, it is a public duty to the brave men in our service, not to expose them needlessly on any occasion and they are exposed needlessly, when they are sent into the field without every protection which our skill can give.

But are we demanding armour for the foot soldiers? No; the armour of the old times of Chivalry would be too heavy, and impede the activity of those movements, on which so much of military success depends. The defensive arms of the Roman soldier were simply a small light helmet, a light uirass, and greaves, or boots bound with brass. Yet with these his average march was twenty miles a-day, carrying sixtypounds weight of provisions and baggage on his back. weight of his sword, his two lances, and his intrenching tools and palisade, not reckoned. The Union Magazine.

London Madden and Malcom The first number of this new periodical, which we noticed last month, gave goodly promise of excellence, which the present number does more than realise. It is seldom that a monthly magazine, even of long standing, established fame, and widely extended connections, presents so varied a repertory of interesting matter. We can therefore recommend it with confidence, and entertain no doubt that its own merits will justify our recommendation. We give one extract, but shall return to it very shortly. A Tiger closing this, I must give you a slight of an adventure I had with a tiger on this last trip, and my Had any betting-men been there, they would hive at once given the long odds all round that you would never in this world receive another scratch of the pen from me.

It occurred on the 25th of last month so to make a short business of it, intelligence was sent to me th.t a tigress I had followed up for two or three days, and which I had wounded slightly in the leg before, was lying under a Burguh tree. Out I went, about twelve o'clock in the day, some three miles from my camp. On arriving, I saw it was a case of close quarters, as the and the men about him, only made signs, and would not speak and on quietly asking where my friend was hanging out, they pointed to large tree, certainly not more than twenty-live yards off. I took my lifle, aud stood facing the tree, just on the line of road my lady took on going out visiting. A siim was made the men placed on the heights round about commenced to shout a .1 scream, and in one instant I heard a purring noise like a cat, but about a thousand times louder.

The shikaree pressed my arm, and told me to take a very steady aim directly I saw her, as she was veiy ghussa (angry). Immediately after this, she got up, and began walking up and down under the tree, as you see a tiger in a large cage, her tail lashing her sides, and sent at times slap over her back. All at once she saw me, rather stooped the fore part of her body, and put back her ears, as you have seen an angry cat, opened her mouth gave three or tour lo growls, and shewed me the whitest set of teeth I have ever yet sfen. At this moment I levelled my gun, and tired; and no sooner bad the I all struck, than, with one of the most fearful roars I have ever head, down she came upon me. Thank God, 1 was steady and coo the second barrel, but could not stop her.

I had just time to get my second gun from the clapie (that great son, who st' od as steady as a his shadow when she was upon me. I fired the right barrel slap into her chest; but this was not enough for the infuriated brute. She got me down, on the broad of my back, just as I was about pulling the lett trgger. In her rage, she turned a little, and first my foot in her mouth; on feeling the pressure, I managed to twist it out like lightning, and then she was on me, with one foot on each side of my chest. She then put down her head (with that kind of growling noise, only muchlouder.

with which a bull terrier worries any kind of varmint) iight over my throat and chest. In being thrown down, I managed to keep hold of my gun, and on the brute stooping down to worry me I shoved it up in self-defence. Sh? laid hold of it, a shook it out of ii.y hand like a straw, broke it into half a dozen pieces, and, in fact, expended all her rag! upon it. The ball I had put into her chest now began to tell; she reeled away from me about yards, and dropped down dead. There was an escape for yon It had been the secret wish of my heart to see a tiger charge up to me 1 have now seen it once, and, so help me, I never wish to see the thing again.

I was now aware what a chance thing it is. I thought a man, if stea.ly, could always stop one. Tigers before this, had dropped with one ball dead but. you this brute, although with a mortal wound, might yet have killed a dog such as me. Had she mauled my throat instead of the gun I luckily had in my hand, 1 should have been lost.

The felljws round about would not believe their eyes, on coming to Ml me up, that I was unhurt, as I was covered all over with the blood of the tiger. You never heard such Wah I Wah iv your life. An extract will also be found in our poetical corner. Dolman's Magazine. London Dolman.

The interesting anecdotes of are concluded. The writer bears evidently no good spirit towards the Orleans family. Among them is one of our Caroline, wife of George who visited Louis at Gosfisld, and thus defends I am represented," continued the Princess, in a very culpable light, and the world does not inquire who was the first to blame: I have been driven from my legitimate position with unparalleled harshness. While infernal malice was employed towards me, it was expected that I should conduct myself like an angel. Now, to reestablish a proper equilibrium, I niav have at times exhibited some devilry but never, like my lord and' master, have I taken the downright plunge into wickedness." In our commendations of this ably-conducted Magazine, we of course allude only to its literary qualities, and to those articles which are not designed to further its advocacy of religious views to which we are altogether opposed.

7he Mysteries of Paris. London Chapman Hall. This extraordinary work is concluded by the Part just published. The chief recommendation of this edition is the extraordinary beauty and appropriateness of the illustrations, which are drawn with a freedom and vigour rarely witnessed where the number of them is so profuse. The Illustrated Shakspere.

London Orr. The present Part of this beautiful edition of Shakspere contains the conclusion of King Lear," and the whole of "Othello." There is a peculiar charm attaching to the designs by Kenny Meadow-; which are so profusely scattered through this work, that cannot fail to recommend it to popular favour. Sermons for Sundays. London Masters. We have on previous occasions expressed our opinion of the great value of this publication.

We need, therefore, but observe, that it maintains the high character which it has acquired as a well-printed collection of sermons by the most eminent divines. Chambers' F.dinburyh Journal. London Orr. The very large share of popularity which this useful periodical enjoys renders it almost independent of special notice. It must have had a very beneficial effect on the morality of the masses.

Bcntley's Miscellany. London: Bentlev. We are much pleased to observe a decided improvement in the character and tone of this work. From Mr. Tonks and his Christmas failure" we extract the following not inapt description of Tub Old English Gk.vtlk.mav.—ln former days there was only one line of Old English Gentlemen to take there are several.

There is the virtuous-indignation Old English Gentleman, who makes speeches about the "wrongs of the poor man," and "nature's nobility," and maintains the right of the labourer to knock down fences, trespass on preserves, and steal game that he has no right to, whenever he phases, the Old Gentleman in question not having any preserves of his own, of course. Then there is the Young England Old English Gentleman, who being as proud as Lucifer, gives a ball once a-year to his servants and tenants, and apes humility in a manner wonderful to behold, but keeps his own circle about him most religiously, with the silver forks and the superior soup at the top cross table, to show the common people, after all, that this is but condescension on his part, and that the clay of which they are formed is but crockery to the porcelain of his own set. Then there is the Squire like Old English Gentleman, who can talk of nothing but dogs and horses; shouts and bawls whenever he peaks, makes his friends drink as much wine as he chooses to swill himself.and appears to puthis children and pet animals al on the same descendant of the Western genus still existing. And there is also the High Church Old English Gentleman, and his opponent the Low Chapel Old English Gentleman, with a score more if we cared to name them. And, lastly, the Old English Gentleman properly so called, who belongs to a good family, keeps up a good establishment, cultivates good connexions, but at the same time shows great attention to many who are a step below him on the ladder of station, who adopt the courtesy and refined manners of his circle, handing them in turn still lower, and so diffusing in all grades that etiquette without which the barrier of society would be knocked down altogether, and nature's nobility might honour us with their company to hob and nob whenever they pleased, which would be a great and glorious thing in the eyes of a philanthropical highpressure-epithet literary gentleman, but not altogether so agreeable in reality.

"Tipperary Hall" is a humorous Noctes between sundry choice spirits, and is pleasantly diversified with prose and poetry of no mean order. The following is an Irishman's description of Ay liuih Steeple of particular note occurred as we cantered for a mile or two out of the town on our homeward road, except a flying leap taken by one young gentleman over an ass laden with oyster-panniers, which met him sideways at a sharp turn and which he cleared cleverly, to his own delight as well as that of his horse and companions. Then one or two matches ensemble, took place along the road, till at last the majority grew tired of flat racing Sovereign sweepstakes from this to home," shouted out the greatest devilskin of the party, not excepting the nag that bore him. Done said half-a-dozen ot us, and we were started about four miles from the College. And now for the nsmes of the horses and the colours of the riders.

Dandy was a tine horse, and he knew It. So did I. He was a dark bay, without a white spot on his body, barring one on his forehead like a star, and another over his Jeft nostril like anything aristocratic you wish to compare it to. His hone was of the stoutest, and his blood of the best three-quarters in the country. I had turned eighteen as well as I can calculate, and rode about ten stone, saddle and bridle.

YV well matched to go at anything from a pound wall to the roof of a country cabin, with very little in reason to stop us when our blood was up. Master Robert was a raw-boned grey, with a switch tail that the liies dare not come within a mile of I He was a wild rakish-looking brute, that showed far more breeding than feeding, although he was not sleeping in his stall, you may be sure when the corn was thrown into the manger. He was altogether A sight for sportsman's eye Along a bold declivity." or any place else where hounds would go. On his back was a County Dublin boy that could ride like a Numidian. There was a chesnut mare called The Maid of the Mill," from the County Meath, that had pride and devilment enough in her for a Field-Marshal on parade and a black one, bred on the Wicklow hills, after Dick Turpi n's! The other two were not particularly remarkable, but they were goodlooking, and were well spoken of, especially by their riders.

They did not score one, however, for they fell at the first fence off the road, and had their interests in the race thus early provided for. We had no posts along the course fo tell us the way we should go. We were Jo pick our steps as nicely as we could straight-a-head was the word; you know-was requested to hang on to the hindmost. It was between eight and nine o'clock, but there was plenty of light to enable us to see the towers of the Cohere in the distance. The four of us who took the tirst ditch, although we had only the breadth of the road for a run at It, went over flying The Maid of the Mill got over first.

Her Jider was as bold as Vpang Lochinvar, and handled his bit of blood as properly. Away he shol a-head, mentally ejaculating, no doubt, that they'd fleet steeds that would follow Hut we did for all that, and came up with him too before the Maid took him over the second atfair, which we all took nearly together. Three of us, most certainly, a parson might cover with his surplice, as we popped into the meadow just as light and graceful as a two pair of polkas, and on we went at and over and through Heaven knows what! Dandy took his leaps so smoothly that you might read one of Dan's speeches on his back. Black Bess could not live the paa any longer as we tame to about a mile of home, and her rider pulied her otf. Master Robert, The Maid, and The Dandy; had the thing all to themselves, and we were now in a Urge field of some thirty or forty acres, called The Raheens, that looked like a little and we looked as if going over it for The Hunters' Plate." Here again we were well together.

Master Robert in front an Dandy a length behind, with his nose to the ground like a bloodhound. He always did that when he was vexed. 1 he mare was equi-distant from me bringing up the rear. Her rider nao her well i hand, depending upon the doctrine of chances. The "atur a HP us was a thorough-paced impossibility, of too untheretw i thickn to be at all practicable.

The gate was, gallant irVvti, 2 tw cviU 90 we made our selection. I gave the before. 1 lhou ht nis taU as well up at at it SSSIS ton of distress. It was so: he and rolled again It I tip, smash, and he rolled over to do. the oltly Cl but the less work Dandy and 7 nX 10 kee clear of the spill the counted the MiU possession of things of Was KiUlare Afew at last we eClt.

6 Were taken happy succession the Rathcottey road int 1 SmaU ditch whi brought fin along an old ay demesne. Welere gomg and closed up the enH 'k hlL had ueen abandoned for years covered, and was we had popped in. It was we starte 1. We neededl kmdhest bit of turf we had felt since steeds were pretty well "f'th 11 was half a mile our pleasant side of it in a Ha! Snthe front law. of the 9eparated fr lawn, as we neared it and th- were out on the window, the leap home, the thought struck us that ning post as yet.

We had mentioned the iTaurAVt we never dreamed of such a possibility two, or even one of U3 galloping up madly to the hall-door. My companion cried out, "The first tree on the left when we're over the winning-post." AU right; and we went at the horrible yawner. The hud been some minutes before galloping quite high, but so was his neighbour in fact, Dandy's tire was questionable at the moment, and the Maid had the fun pretty well taken out of her. It was to be done, however and it was done. There was not an inch to boast of, and, as far as I was concerned, not a leg of the steed or his master to spare.

Three wild and rapturous hurrahs ot tne boys in front welcomed us as we landed. I was now in front, the mare breathing hard on my left flank. It was all very talking of the hrst tree on the left; I could not pull in that direction running the chance of being charged and overturned; and the mare would not go to the left at all. She was obstinate, furious, and blind, and would go straight a head. So we were in for it.

The effort to pull up together was natural, but it was in vain. In we went, the mare without let or nindrance, through the large oaken gateway, which, mind you, had gklttdj Dirty tht GrnKc wfeid9flfj EtttH MBH down to the ground, on Trie right-hand rooting up the scraper as we went along In the metfe which followed in the hall, it wa? not easy, indeed It would not have heen safe to keep our I plunged and kicked about as a man ought always to do in a close tight. The horses got up as well as they could, shook themselves furiously, and turned round for the outer world again. My companion was sprawling, and looked exceedingly bruised. To rush out after Dandy, who was flying over the lawn, and flinging up his heels in of doubt as I rushed whether I was dead or alive after such an escape-to thank Heaven for its mercy to one who deserved It so to shout out "Stop him took less time on my part than it does to tell you.

But that's not the whole of the affair: a moment after I shouted I found myself looking out for four of my teeth on the gravel opposite the hall-door. Four precious teeth were dispelled, and sent upon the wide world for ever by that desperate finale of an Irish gallop. LITERARY EXTRACTS. Irish Marriages. Irish do not hold it strictly right for either man or woman to marry again and if a woman does so, she prefaces it with an apology It's a father I was forced to put over his children, because I had no way for them, God help them and this man, ye see, says, he says, 1 have full and plenty for them, and the Lord above He knows it's justice I'll do them, and never hinder your prayers for the man ye lost, or anything in rasou, or out of rason either and troth he kept his word wonderful." And the neighbours of the married widower apologise for him after this to be sure we must consider he had a whole handful of soft children, and no one to turn round on the tlure, or do a hand's turn for him; so it's small blame to him, after all." Or they condemn rtsul to see an old slruckown like that set himself up with a young wife, and grown-up daughters in his house To think of the hardness of the churchyard, where the poor heart that loved him and his children is powdering into dust the grave where the grass isn't yet long, with the slip of a girleen in the place of her with the thoughtful head and the heavy hand.

Oh, be dad she'll punish him I'll engage; and I'm glad of it." They are more angry with a woman for a second marriage than a man, and certainly never consider a second union as holy as a first. Mrs. Hall's Ireland. A Lady's Calculation. Make haste, Edward, make haste down, you'll be too late," cried the anxious mistress of a pretty lodge at Kensington, to its huriied, flurried, worried master, as the omnibus that took him to town drove up to his gate the other morning.

How Ido hate this omnibus life!" she continued, as after two or three Now, from the road, he darted past her, just in time. Only to think of my being obliged to see that dear fellow rush out of doors every morning, as if the house were on fire That horrid omnibus It doesn't care how husband and wife part And the affectionate creature, left to herself, sat down to meditate on grave matters. Various abstruse and difficult calculations kept her brain in full employment until his return, when the result began to unfold itself in this interesting observation In my opinion, Edward, we could very well afford a carriage!" A slight shrug, a movement of the eyebrows, and a rather melancholy smile, and a decided shake of the bead, conveyed the discouraging answer. Well, but think now," pursued the lady, "just estimate the expenses. What would a carriage and horses, once purchased, cost in the year?" Pair of horses Oh, why a hundred a year set it down at a hundred certain," was the reply.

And what, now, does the omnibus cost you, may I ask?" "Omnibus? Oh, why eight pounds about eight." But this you would save," argued the lady "for if we had the carriage, you would not want the omnibus, you know." That's true yes, of course. I should save the eight pounds." Well, well!" cried the lady, with a look of exquisite simplicity, yet in atone that implied something of exultation as a discoverer. Well and wouldn't that be getting eight per cent." Sketches from Life. Gibraltar. rock looks so tremendous, that to ascend it, even without the compliment of shells or shot, seems a dreadful task what would it be when all those mysterious lines of batteries were vomiting fire and brimstone; when ail those dark guns that you see poking their grim heads out of every imaginable cleft and zigzag should salute you with shot, both hot and cold and when, after tugging up the hideous perpendicular place, you were to tind regiments of British grenadiers ready to plunge bayonets into your poor panting stomach, and let out artificially the little breath left there It is a marvel to think that soldiers will mount such places for a for five and a-day a cabman would ask double the money to po half way One meekly reflects upon the above strange truths, leaning over the ship's side, and looking up the huge mountain, from the tower nestled at the foot of it to the thin flag-staff at the summit, opto which have been piled the most ingenious devices for murder Christian science ever Tit marsh.

The Circassian War. this war no quarter is given the harshest slavery is the lot of the Russian prisoners and to withhold from the Circasssians the pecuniary means of prolonging the war, the government has adopted the principle of not ransoming them. If the Russians were to treat their Tscherkessian prisoners better than they now do they rarely fail to beat them cruelly as soon as they are they might hope to see their number increase. Meanwhile the courage and the fanaticism of the Circassian cause hini very often to put an end to his life rather than surrender to the Russians. One day, a Circassian, after his horse had been killed under him, found himself surrounded by about twenty officers of the Russian guard.

Resolutely presenting his fusil, he manifested a determination to dispatch the first who should approach him. The officers consulted whether one of them should encounter the danger or whether they should all rush upon him at once, and leave to their gallant adversary the choice of his victim. They adopted the latter course but, on the first forward movement, the Circassian flung his piece on the ground, and stabbed himself with his dagger. On examining the fusil, they found that it was not even charged. The Circassians employ the fusil in the same manner as Europeans use the sword or sabre, with extraordinary address.

The Cossacks of the line imitate them in this, as in every thing else, and a hill is still pointed out on which both parties fought with the fusil with equal desperation. At the moment when three hundred Cossacks of the line had reached the summit, they perceived several thousand Circassians advancing towards them. The officer would have fled, but his brother detained him and this handful of brave fellows sustained the attack with courage. All perished; and when the field of battle was inspected, it was found tint the Cossacks had sold their lives dearly, for they had made a circular mound of carcasses around them. The oldest of the Cossacks, and at the same time the most expert in the management of the fusil, had I fallen furthest advanced in the enemy's ranks, after breaking his weapon in several places; and, when dead, his hand still grasped the beard of a Tscherkess.

The Russian soldier, on his part, uses the butt of his piece almost as cleverly as tbe Circassian does the barrel; he prefers it to the bayonet, with which, lie says, you can kill but one man at a time whereas with the butt you may knock down two or three at a single blow. Hence, on the day of battle, most of the Russian butts are broken, and tbe soldier frequently applies to his officer for permission to return his musket. The Poles had the same predilection for fighting with the butt, which has thus become a favourite practice with the Scavonians and it certainly requires some strength to wield the weapon in this way with Russia under Nicholas. An Oriental Perhaps the most complete attempt at Gritting was that practised by a certain defunct Captain in the Native Infantry was proceeding up the river in charge of a fleet of cadets, with whom, from his amusing conversation and amiable temper, he speedily became a great favourite. No sooner had the fleet been brought up for the night, than either in the Captain's boat, or one equally capacious, the festive board was crowded, poor Tom anecdotes of military life were listened to with delight, and his advice with respect.

One day, when about three days' sail from Dinapore, Tom presented himself to his friends with his head as smooth as a Why, Captain C. you have shaved your hpad exclaimed several of his I have," replied he, and I recommend every one of you to do same, unless you desire to have the Dinapore fever He descanted on the necessity of keeping the head the names of many who, like Absalom, owed their death to their head of hair, and regretted Government had not humanely issued an order, compelling all officers going to Dinapore to shave their heads in April. Persuaded by his discourse, and especially by his example, the youths unpacked their yet untried-razors, and took Captain precaution against the Dinapore fever. Arrived at that station he marshalled his companions, and marched them up to the quarters of the General commanding the was the officer's surprise to see some twenty bald-headed young gentlemen bowing their shining heads towards him greater still was their surprise, on beholding Captain C. Was it really Captain yes there he certainly was standing at the General's elbow, gravely introducing them one after another, and commending their orderly conduct while under his charge.

But how head was well covered with hair was. He had been to Europe on idea of the joke he had thus successfully practised entered his head one day in Piccadilly ordered a wig, and nine months afterwards wore it on the consummation of his plot. Bristol Mirror. Belting in India. gentleman in the civil call him Mr.

Gully, and a Colonel, who we will name Eden, agreed to put a mare each to a certain horse, and to run the produce at three years old, the Gilbert mile, carrying Bst. for 100 gold mohurs, p.p.—The Colonel's mare gave him 9 colt; the civilian's a wanted but a week of the time fyr the race to come off, when the Colonel, meeting his friend, proposed to draw the bet, for," said he, I really don't like to run the colt and lose his maiden for lOOgold mohurs; I wish, Gully, you would draw thebet or make it two hundred." Mr. Gully objected to do said the. Colonel, 1 sha'nt run for 100, I'll be half Twont do, Colonel, p.p."—" Why, my dear fellow, I'm (living you the -I'll bet you 250 to 200 I go, Colonel I'll stand as I am." After a good deal of talk, however, Mr. Gully agreed to take 75 forfeit the necessary alterations were made in their books, and then the civilian, slapping the old soldier on the back, said, I've done the most knowing man in India, or rather, he has done Why, what do you mean, Only, my dear Colonel, that if you hid nt proposed to forfeit, I should, for my filly has been dead lame these three said the Colonel, "she was round the course this morning, at daylight other chesnut, with a white near hind-leg, have you got, then?" Red Gauntlet exclaimed the Colonel, why he has nt a white hair about him Naturally, my dear Colonel, he has not; but I have painted him one, and so I am much obliged to you for 75 gold And I to you, for five-and-twenty," cried the for, hark you, my boy, my colt had been dead this month and more, and I buried him in my Mirror.

The American Militia is the bone and grizzle ot the country. It locks, bolts, and bars the gates of creation, and stands sentinel on the tallest ramparts of Nature dominions. This Republic would be a miserable consaru, but for the Militia. It keeps the ardent sperrits of military effulgence in a glow of Icelandic ferverosity. I'm attached to it myself.

1 think it's rich. The system can't be bettered. Folks call it a farce. I don't see nothin' to Urffot in. it.

It's a plaguy solemn piece of bizziness when you come to bug down to the naked reality on't. 'Taint everybody that can put on the regimen tali ties, and look like old Mars, the God of War, with a decided touch of Julius Junius Ceazeher thrown in for effect. Nosir-ee! There ant no bigger or more important critter afloat than a live militia ossiter, all rigged in the full cantonments of glory, with strips on his breacheleons, epeletts piled upon both shoulders, brass buttons from head tew foot, silver stars shinin' in the tails of his coat, a cap and plume on his and a drawn sword iv his hand. Such a site is enuff to make fallen man and woman thing better of his specie! 1 is indeed I believe the preluscent delurium of this ubl is centered in the Militia. It can't stand ZrttW il roud motto is Divided we stand, 0 (Loud cheers Stop cheering you pu did Sinp AtoK WaBl belonged to the Militia so th 1 us dld Boneypart did that old Itone Uhe a all Europe, and burnt its fences and out-outdoor, should a sod ers do believe if all thre Tu! be of the tral deliquency ker down the greased plank of ancessmilin' land of 3 the br ad Sayan of this astir rm.

I milk and untamed honey, that notion' fact' Three'Theer but the Militia! That eg ment in in er 1 th 9999 th ST' What'? Mexico A-aldormko, and Oregon ho afreed of them Sodgers I the mortal 9999 th can thrash the life out of that ar' yallar, half Spanish varmint that Mexico, afore breakfast. Our motto is, Lioer tu aud Death, now and for ever, one and inseparable for Mexas! Down with Texico! Now let's liquor Speech at Albany. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. TUESDAY, February Disabilities.

The Lord Chancellor introduced a Bill to relieve her Majesty's subjects from certain disabilities with regard to religious opinions, which, after a short discussion, was read a first time. In answer to a question, he said that the report of the Criminal Law Commissioners had been divided into two Bills of which this was ie. The other related to allegiance, supremacy, and and adjuration. HOUSE OF COMMONS. THURSDAY, Jan.

Lord Ashley concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill to reduce the hours of working of young people in factories to ten hours in the day. Sir J. Graham said he would not offer any opposition to the introduction of the Bill, as it was the first substantial measure brought forward by Lord Ashley. He was, however, as much opposed as ever to its principle. The Bill was supported by Sir G.

Strickland, Lord J. Manners, Mr. Colquhoun, Mr. Muntz, Mr. J.

O'Connell, Mr. Fielden, Mr. Wodehouse, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Wakley, and Mr.

S. Crawford; and was opposed by Mr.Trelawny, Mr. Hume, Mr. B. Escott, Mr.

Roebuck, and Mr. Bright. Afteralong discussion on its merits, leave was given to bring in the Bill. Lord J. Manners obtained leave to bring in a Bill to alter and amend the laws relating to bequests for pious and charitable purposes.

House then went into Committee on tbe Public Works (Ireland) Bill. MONDAY Feb answer to a question. Sir George Clerk said that the report as to the comparative merits of the broad and narrow gauges might be expected within a very short time. reply to a question from Sir C. Napier, Sir Robert Peel said, it was agreed that the compensation to be paid to Mr.

Pritchard should be determined by tbe French and English Admirals at Tahiti. They had met, but some of the items in Mr. Pritchard's account seemed to require further explanation and they had, therefore, called for information which there was as yet no time for them to have received. There was no question whatever as to the principle of his receiving compensation. The Militia Mr.

Sydney Herbert said, in answer to a question, that a bill would be ought iv to alter and amend the militia laws; and under that bill, if it should pass, the militia would be called out for training. Whether it would be called out for other purposes, must depend altogether upon circumstances. He hoped, however, that the public would not put themselves to any inconvenience by persevering in their present precautions, until they bad seen the measure, as it was the hope of the Government to raise the militia by a less onerous process than that of resorting to the ballot. Sir T. ia ille moved for leave to bring in a bill to afford encouragement to the construction of small piers and harbours calculated to extend the fisheries in Ireland.

After a few observations from Mr. Fi zstephen French, Mr. Ross, Sir Henry Winston Barron, and Mr. Gregory, all of whom expressed their approval of the measure proposed by the Government, leave was given to bring in the bill. The Sea Fisheries (Ireland) Bill was read a second time.

TUESDAY, February new writ was ordered for Chichester, in the room of Lord Arthur Lennox, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Ecclesiastical answer to a question, Sir R. Peel said he was not prepared to announce any measure during the present session relating to the reform of the ecclesiastical courts. Timber Sir R. Peel stated his proposed reduction of the duties on timber.

His plan would be to ultimately reduce the differential duties on foreign timber from 255. to 15s but he did not propose to do so immediately. He would, when he brought the question forward, move that from April sth 1817 the duty on hewn timber should be reduced by the sum of 5s and that a further reduction of ss. should be made on April sth 1848. Upon sawn timber, the reduction would be 6s.

in 1847, and another 6s. in 1848. On the smaller descriptions of timber, such as oars, spars, the reduction would be proportionate; but he would reserve his opinion as to whether the reduction of those duties should not be almost immediate. Ministerial Mr. U'odehouse moved for a copy of the warrant by which 11.

S. Chapman, assistant commissioner to inquire into the condition of the handloom weavers in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1838, was afterwards appointed Chief Judge of the Supreme Court at Wellington, in New Ze dand, in 1843. Also, a copy of a dispatch from H. U. Addington, to Mr.

Secretary Canning, dated Washington, May 30, 1821, and of Mr. Vaughan to discount Dudley, dated Washington, August 13, 1827, with other inclosures. He contended at some length, that Mr. Chapman had obtained his appointment in consequence of his report on the state of the handloom weavers, in which, by a deceptive mode of stating his facts, he had entrappel the Government into his own views of free trade. Mr.

Wcdehouse then proceeded to comment on the advices by Mr. Addington, and the evidence given before the Import Duties Committee, particularly by Dr Bowring, M.P. in reference to whose visit to Egypt he information which he (Mr. Wodehouse) had received, and on which he had every reason to rely, there was exhibited a scene before the Pacha of Egypt of such a nature as to excite surprise. Tiie interpreter on that occasion could scarcely contain himself with He (M r.

Wodehouse) had information from a married lady--(eontinued laughter She was a lady with whom he was in the laughter, in which the remainder of the sentence was lost.) He was not an eye-witness of the affair but there could be no doubt as to the authenticity of her information. Won. Members had seen the Hon. Gentleman going about there as she saw with a large straw hat, having a brim as large as that table pointing to the table before him), a full flowing beard, and a wide pair of Circassian laughter.) After some brief discussion, the motion was agreed to. Mr.

Etphmstone moved for a return of the gross and net incomes (in the years 1814 and 1815) of the archbishops and bishops of England aud Wales, whether arising from their archbishoprics and bishoprics or from any other ecclesiastical preferment, or from any other lay or spiritual office held by them, stating how much arises from each of such sources, and distinguishing all sums paid to or received from the ecclesiastical commissioners; also, statute hy how much such total income is greater or less than the incomes proposed in the 6th and 7th William 4. Themotion was agreed to. Sugar Duties. Sir R. Peel said it was not the intention of the Government to introduce the question of the sugar duties before the sense of the House was taken on the other articles of food mentioned in his speech on tbe commercial policy of the Government during the present session.

The Public Works (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed. New Mr. Miles asked if Lord Ashley had accepted office under the Government; and if so, what the office was. Sir R. Peel said Lord Ashley had accepted office under the Government, and that office was a stewardship of the ChiUern Hundreds.

Charitable Sir J. Graham said, in reply to Mr. Trelawny, that the Lord Chancellor would, on a future day, introduce a bill on the subject of charitable trusts. Potatoe Disease. Sir J.

Grahurn said he was prepared to lay on the table the report of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the potatoe disease made in November last. Employment of Capt. Pechell moved for a copy of any letter and general rule issued by the Poo Maw Commissioners relative to the employment of paupers in pounding, grinding. or otherwise breaking bones, or in preparing bone dust. He understood that although an order prohibitory of the practice had been issued by the Poor law Commissioners, yet it had been in a great measure rendered nugatory by the boards of guardians of some unions, who had at length made such an impression on the Poor-law Commissioners as to cause the order to be suspended.

He hoped Sir J. Graham would exercise the power he possessed to put an end to the practice of grinding bones in workhouses for ever, and thai complete the humane work he had J. Graham would not oppose the motion, thinking, as be did, that this particular mode of employment in workhouses was inexpedient. He had caused inquiry to be made into the powers of the Poor-law Commissioners, in consequence ot the Andover case, and ascertained that they bad power to put an end to the practice. They accordingly issued a general order, but incases the order was suspended for three months, in order to give time to the guardians to find other employment for the paupers.

Afterthe Ist of April, however, this sort of employment would cease altogether throughout England and Wales. Court of reply to a question from Mr. Kemble, Sir J. Graham said, very numerous petitions have been presented to the Privy Council, asking for an extension of jurisdiction under that act. Those oetitions were referred by her Majesty to the Committee of Privy Council, and that committee has not only taken into consideration the petitions immediately submitted to them, but has sent forth interrogatories to all the courts of Requests throughout England: The object of that inquiry is, under the provisions of the act of last session, so to extend the jurisdiction of existing Courts of Requests as, speaking generally, to cover the whole of England with such Courts, having jurisdiction up to £20.

But, in performing this, care should be taken that there shall be no small districts so interlaced with concurrent jurisdictions as to be under more than one court. For some time considerable caution should be exercised in carrying into execution a scheme of this extent. No time has been lost; the whole of the operations are in progress and it is intended in the course of the present session, to ask the consent to a supplemental bill, which shall regulate the procedure in these courts; and when the jurisdiction generally shall be extended, and the procedure regulated, the great object shall have been attained of having, throughout England, courts of competent jurisdistipn in all cases up to with assessors, either barristers or solicitors, qualified according to law, exercising that jurisdiction SOME ACCOUNT OF FEBRUARY. This is the shortest month in the year which is very fortunate, as it happens to be one of the most disagreeable. The month, when it is at home at the Zodiac, puts up at the sign of The F.siies." Nuaia, who, as bis name implies, was given to numeration, made February second in the Calendar, and dedicated it to Neptune; probably on account of its wet and watery character.

The antiquarians, who mustalways be looking for meanings and derivations where non ewere ever intended, have declared that February is derived from Feralia, which signifies sacrifices to the gods. We are not awareof anything of the kind existing in the present day, except those occasional sacrifices to the jolly god, which are not characteristic of any month in particular. Our own idea of the meaning of the word February is that it comes from the Latin Febris, a fever, for Februarie," saith Strutt, hath beene alwaye a shockinge badde monthe for feveares." Our Saxon ancestors called February Sprout-kele by" kele" meaning "colewort;" but why they should have said "kele," when they meant colewort, has not been made out in a very satisfactory manner. Our forefathers were, however, in the babit of saying one thing and meaning practice which, even among ourselves, is rather too prevalent. The venerable was one of those Bedes that it, is difficult to see that the Saxons called the month Solmonath," as well as Sprout kele as if one hard name was not enough to give to our old friend February.

"It was called Solmonath," says a whole string of such Bedes go for nothing in our because it was the month when cakes were offered to the sun." But it was hardly probable that our ancestors would have been such fools as to olfer anything to the sun, in a month when he scarcely ever makes himself visible. The chief characteristic of February is its brevity, and its having an extra day once in three years sc that a person born on the 23th ot the month is not of age till he is upwards of sixty and when any one born on the Ist of March of the same year is one-and-twenty, he would be, like the little girl in Wordsworth's The naturalist will probably expect us to say something about February, and we have therefore, looked closely into BufFbn, to enable us to discus's this subject in a right learned spirit. In February, the chaffinch commences his chalf; the lazy woodlark begins his larks: and the yellow-hammer is heard hammering aw ay lt the! parlour-windows. The feathered tribe invite us to their morning concert in the open air; and the thawing of the soft water in the cisterns announces the return of spri ora who has been floored during the whole of the previous month, begins to resume her supremacy and the fro? Ml of joy at beholding the crocus, indulges in a croak. Hare hunting terminates, and each particular hare is no on fto stand on end with dread of the sportsman.

month, too, farmers are recommended to keep their arm and dry flannel Jrawers and fustian overalls are the best things possibfe for accomplishing this the Month. MISCELLANEOUS, England and In jpitc of the Contradictions of Several of the newspapers, that negotiations with England have been suspended, we reiterate our convincioh that such is not the fact. We have no reasonable doubt of the statement that the two Governments are now in the most friendly attitude lo each and that if the negotiations are not favourably begun, they are in such a state of preparation, both in London and Washington, as to be considered in the most favourable condition tor early activity and eventual if no unforeseen difficulty interferes. We have reasons to believe, also, that these negotiations will embrace the settlement of the Oregon boundary, as well as some new commercial regulation for increased commercial intercourse between the two nations, in the article breadstuff's. This 1 ist point may be a topic of negotiation, as well as of mutual legislation, on both sides of the water.

Of the accuracy of these views we have not the slightest doubt. No authentic denial can be made by the representatives or organs of either Government. AH the points of difference may be settled in less than three they may be protracted for years, under certain New York Herald. A Strange H. Moody, of Winchester, relates the following story connected (with the Winchestea County About the middle of the last century, a man who had the care of some horses in Winchester, took one of them, according to the custom of the day, to water at the Town Pond, situated at the northern end of the Upper Brooks, which has not been many years enclosed.

There he met with another man who had brought some cows to water. A dispute ensued between them, and, in the heat of excitement, the former had recourse to a prong which he had brought with him stabbed his antagonist in the face, and killed him. For this offence he was committed, tried, found guilty of wilful murder, and sentenced to be There might have been some mitigating circumstance in the case, which at this period would probably have reduced the crime to manslaughter; and even in those days, when the laws were prodigal of life, obtained for him a respite beyond the twenty-four hours allotted to a murderer. was sent back to prison, whilst it may be supposed the case was to be submitted to the twelve Judges; but days, months, and years, rolled away without receiving either a pardon, reprieve, or order for execution. It was generally believed that the offence was passed over and forgotten, and that nothing more would be heard of it.

The Governor was of the same opinion and, as he had long known the unhappy man, employed him first to wait upon the debtors, then to go on errands into the town and at length gave him the charge of his horse. The man's conduct was orderly, he did not once attempt to escape and he was every night locked in his cell, like any other prisoner. One day he was sent with the Governor's horse to Crawley, a distance of five miles; and upon his return, he was immediately ordered into prison, where his almost broken-hearted master and keeper communicated to him the fatal intelligence that the warrant from the office of the Secretary of State had arrived, commanding his immediate execution which actually took place on the following day. It appears that after the sentence of the Judge had been confirmed, and the warrant duly signed, it was misplaced with other papers in the Secretary of State's office and was only brought to light by a change in the occupant, who, finding it filled up, at once forwarded it to the Sheriff of the county. by Chance.

Count de lived in a state of independent blessedness. He was yet young, very rich, and was surrounded by everything which coufd give enjoyment to a wife. He had frequently thought of becoming a husband, but had always declared off before the knot was tied. Once, however, he found himself very nearly committing the folly of matrimony. A person, the daughter of one of his friends, pleased him her fortune pleased him not less, perhaps, than her person and accomplishments, and there were other reasons of convenience, to justify the union.

The Count, who had so frequently made the first step towards matrimony, but as frequently drawn back, had not yet decided upon the course he should adopt in this case he had promised the friends of the lady repeatedly, but had made no outward sign of performance. His future mother, however, knowing his weakness in this respect, resolved to bring matters to a termination, and therefore demanded of the Count whether he would or would not marry her daughter, and requested an immediate reply. The Count found himself in great embarrassment. At this moment, his fears and hesitation returned with more force than trembled at the consequences. To give up bis cherished habits of bachelorhood he found was was almost impossible to abandon them.

In this emergency, he resolved to appeal to chance. He wrote two the one he accepted the hand of the lady, in the other, refused it. He then put them into a hat, and called his servant. Take one of these letters," said he, "and carry it to the chateau of "Which letter, Sir?" Which you please." The servant chose a letter. The count burnt the other without opening it.

A distance of ten leagues separated the two chateaux. The domestic must be absent twenty-four hours twenty-four hours must elapse before the Count can know his fate. His situation is anything but knows not, during twenty-four hours, whether he is a married man or a single he has still the power to dispose of himself, or whether he has not already disposed of himself. The domestic had carried the letter of acceptation, and M.de is even at this very time, the happiest husband in that part of the country. In virtues nothing earthly could surpass her, Save thine 'incomparable Oil' Macassar Juan, Canto 1.

A splendid testimony, this, of Lord Byron's high ser.3e of the merits of Rowland's Macassar Oil. His Lordship was at great pains to preserve his line head of hair by the daily application of this Oil, and recommended it to all who had the honour of his acquaintance. The prevalence of Influenza at this season of tbe year is the subject of general remark. If the first symptoms are neglected, distressing cough and disease of the lungs usually ensue. It is of the utmost consequence, therefore, that an efficient remedy should be at once resorted to Certainly if high and extensive patronage are to be considered pro fs of merit, we can have no hesititiun in recommending to the notice of all who may be suffering from this insidious complaint.

Ford's Pectoral Balsam of Horehound, a medicine so universally esteemed, as to render it unnecessary for us to do mora than direct public attention to an article so well known for its extraordinary restorative qualities. Mr. Keating, of St. Paul's, who has obtained so great a notoriety with the public for his Cough effects of which in curing disorders of the pulmonary organs are truly astonishing, and to which we can bear now beginning to reap the benefit of his speculation of introducing them. We arc given to understand that there is such a demand tor these Lozenges, it is with difficulty he can keep pace with it: some of the first wholesale houses who were at one time contented in sending for their dozen boxes, now require almost as many gross to supply their country orders.

Need we say more One word! If any of our readers are afflicted with cough, whether recent or of long-standing, let them have recourse to these Lozenges at once, and we will venture to assert they will thank us for our timely London Merchant, Jan. '21, Professor Ritchie In this country, consumption is much more fatal to the young and middle-aged than all others which shows that the respiratory organs are the most vulnerable point ot attack, and most to be guarded." This truth leads us to refer to a timely remedy, which cannot be too highly prized, in coughs of recent date and those of long standing, -namely, Dr. Walshman's Cough Advertisement.) Among the many discoveries that characterise the present age. nothing has confributed so much to the comfort and ease of the community, nor conferred such a boon upon suffering humanity, as that important disc overy and never-failing remedy lor gout and Gout and Itheumatic Pills. Thousands would join in the observation of an elderly female, as made to Mr.

Fogget, the Agert at Thirsk "that she would rather be without butter to her bread and sugar to her tea, than Blair's Bills." This important medicine is sold by all medicine venders. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Observe the name of" I humas Prout, Strand, the Government Stamp.

VARIETIES. Dog-wood, an eminent author observes, may readily be distinguished by its peculiar bark. Spanish Proverb. who commences a law-suit is like him who plants a palm-tree, which never yields its fruit to the planter. A modern cockney philologist says that the letter enters into the composition of women in all the relations of wni'e widow, M-irgin, and wixen.

Know all very well to say Know thyself;" but supposing you never find yorself at home, how are you to get an introduction Cheap If you please, Mrs, Smith, mother says will you send her a few tea leaves Yes, my dear, but you must let me have them back again, as I always sells them." A young gentleman was asked the other day, if his father was not giving him a liberal education. No," he indignantly replied, "my father is giving me a Conservative education, sir." The sth of February will always be celebrated as the day on which Sir R. Peel was born in 1788, and it is a curious fact, that about the same time in the year 1816 he will be declared not to be borne by the Agricultural Protectionists. Extraordinary Traffic. less than one hundred and twenty-three persons have passed through the Insolvent Debtors' Court during the last month.

This increase is attributed to the railways. Over an ironmonger's shop in the Strand may be seen a full-length statue of Justice holding a pair of scales, but unfortunately on'- scale is ever so much lower than the other. It only requires the two scales being labelled "rich" and poor" aud the satire on the present age is perfect. A young girl compelled by her friends to marry a very rich old man, being asked, whether she would take this man for her husband, made a low courtsey to the may it please your Holiness, this is the first time that question lias been put to me. A down-east chap, walking with a lady, accidentally stumbled and fell.

The lady, thinking to commiserate his mishap, observed that she regretted his unlucky faux pas. I did'nt hurt my replied, "it was my knee." A person being seated at table between two tradesmen, and thinking to be witty upon them, said, How prettily I am fixed between two tailors." Yes," was the reply, being only two beginners in business, we cannot afford to keep more than one goose between us." Decayed cheese, whether called ripe or rotten, goqd for maggots, put totally unfit for man: It contains nqi nutriment has no digestive power, as has been erroneously supposed aud is only calculated to render the breath and body offensive. Parry on Diet. A weeks ago, as Mr. Bullivant, of Mansfield, was killing some ducks, one of them on seeing its fellow decapited, and probably alarmed at its fate, resolved to make its exit, and immediately took wing, and was not heard of until Monday last, when, perhaps, thinking its ownt in a more merciful mood, it made its appearance in the yary.

The late eccentric Martin, of Galway, once horrified the House of Commons by a story that Majendie the anatomist split a greyhound in two, and dissected one section, and let the other run about for two or three days before he completed his experiments, and put au end to the animal's torments. The Corn-Law terrible Post It is not so the battle of Protection must be fought. It must be fought calmly but boldly, and fought, if need be, inch by inch." Would it not be at once more heroic and more agricultural to say, barley-corn by barley-corn Punch. The Militia The present becomes a very eligible opportunity for widows with two or more children, who may insert matrimonial advertisements headed Militia, pointing out how marriage may at once exempt the timid from the chance of being called put for the defence of their Punch. German Frankfort Journal gives the following About a week ago the Duke of Nassau, while walking on the Banks of the Rhine, near Mayence.

asked a boatman whether the river continued to rise replied the man, using a term equivalent to calling the Uuke a stupid ass, have been walking an hour here, and ask me whether the water The Duke turned away laughing. Do you know whom you have been talking asked a second boatman to the first. 'No! who was he Why, it was the Duke of Nassau Well, I am glad I was not rude Mrs Siddons. the remarkable incidents of her life was the fact, that she was one of the first persons who perceived in George 111. the early symptoms of that mental malady which commenced in the autumn of 1788.

Being on a visit at Windsor Castle, his Majesty one day handed to her a sheet of blank paper, with only his signature inscribed upon it. With the discretion that uniformly marked her conduct, she immediately handed the paper to the Queen. A Leith porter, a number of years ago, committed some offence for which he was sent to Bridewell for a long period. Not liking the place nor the treatment, and being a man powerful strength, he succeeded, Baron Trenck like, in "ndermining the prison, and thereby effected his escape. Not long after, he is apprehended upon another charge, and was brought for judgment before the late Sheriff Macfarlane.

On his Lordship hearing the name, and half recognising his old customer, he inquired if this was the man who broke out of Bridewell and being answered in the affirmative, exclaimed, I'll be caution this fellow will be hanged yet! Tak' care, my lord," replied the porter, for whiles the cautioner gets the debt to pay." PatHM thus to friend BuiTc, the rea naturalist, has just lost fail wife. He would be incon solable at the event, were it not for the pleasure he anticipates in dissecting her." A certain lady of quality, sending her Irish footman to fetch home a pair of new strictly charged him to take a coach if it rained, tor tear of wetting them but a great shower of rain falling, the fellow returned with the stays dripping wet; and being severely reprimanded for not doing as he was ordered to do, he said he had obeyed her orders. How then," answered the lady, could the stays be wet, if you took them into the coach with you?" No," replied 'League, i knew my place better, 1 did not go into the coach, but rode behind, as I am always used to do." A Earth dear Mother Earth, hear this our cry Our warmest prayer, oh, do not thou deny I When good Sir Robert die he And renders back to thee his dust; When thou receiv'st him in thy cold embrace. And must coxskrvb him In place;" Grant this, Earth I our prayer oh do not spurn' On him press light! and still, still leave him room to tur.v. An American Indian chief gave this account to the British traveller, Hearue, of the value and duties of women: Women," says Materiabbee, "were made for labour; one of them can carry and haul as much as two men can do.

They also pitch our tents, make and mend our clothing, keep us warm at night, and in fact, there is no such thing as doing without their assistance; and though they do everything, they are maintained at a trirlng expense, for as they always stand cook, the very licking of thair fingers in scarce times is sufficient for their subsistence." CONDENSED INTELLIGENCE. According to historical accounts, in Norway five thousand perished of hunger in one year, during the recent war, from being dependent on foreign nations for food. is one ot the etfects of Corn-law At Gouran, Kilkenny, the other day, a substantial farmer named Miller, being jealous of his wife, beat her with a spade handle until he thought he had killed her, and then hanged himself. Last week, a hind at Fenton, near Wooler, had occasion to re-open a potato-pit. when to his great surprise his lost cat came crawling from below the straw, a mere living skeleton A month had elapsed since the pit was opened, at which time poor puss had unfortunately entered and been covered up.

this prove that a cat has nine A suspension bridge over the falls of Niagara, so as to join the Canadian Railway and tbe United States, is projected. Mr. Ellett, the architect estimates the expense at 13,200, and he otters to subscribe Mr. Sheridan Knowles, is stated, will be appointed to the professorship of elocution in one of the new Irish colleges, probably Cork, of which city he is a native. No fewer than two hundred and sixty outrages, many of an alarming character were committed in the disturbed districts of Limerick, within tbe last three months.

calls it peaceful In a menagerie at Stockport, the other day, a tiger made a sudden dash at a child, carried by a woman who approached too near, and severely lacerated its face. It is said one of the Irish judges has lost sixty thousand pounds by railway speculation. ought to have known Ihe Medical limes mentions a case of hanging, in which Dr. Noyce restored the patient by effusion of cold water after respiration had ceased, the heart's action continuing, though feebly respiration was completely restored, and venesection produced consciousness. The Danish Government has lately sent one of its frigates into the Indian Seas, to explore the Archipelago of Nicobar, and there found a settlement, which is to be colonized by Chinese, it being difficult to render Europeans able to bear the climate.

It is an extraordinary tact, that with a population of between seven and eight thousand persons in Chelmsford, there has not been a death registered in the parish for a month. A commission, ot which Mr. 13. Hawes is chairman, is now engaged in a revision of the laws relating to bankruptcy and insolvency. There are off the port of Cork 30,000 quarters of Indian corn, which are understood to form a portion ot 100,000 quarters which have been ordered by the British Government for the relief of the Irish people; a proof that her Majesty and her Ministers have not been altogether insensible to the threatened destitution and starvation of the poor of Ireland.

The Committee of the Reform Club have been usefully engaged for four years in collecting and classifying Parliamentary Papers, commencing with the Union of the Kingdoms in 1801 the collection consists of 630 volumes; and elaborate indexes and tables ot contents have been prepared to facilitate reference. Large shipments of potatoes are taking place from different ports in the Isle of Man for the Liverpool market. The LZ me Wester Mew ork, containing a popu-oVfr O0 has been built factories for making ash of the auxiliary im- er thC Bt office engine of 12- oweredl from ba are raised and lowued tioui and to the upper story. A quantity of century, and by others of much higher antiquity. On riday an ex plosion of firewo, ks took place inaceWr.

in Lambeth, by which two young men, named Kenvon and Holmes were instantly deprived of life, and three other persons were severely injured. The Commissioner, lor improving the metropolis have recommended the formation of a park in Battersea fields, in connection with a bridge over the Thames, and with the embankment of the northern shore of the river, which formed the subject of their second report Mr. Edward Bryant Geary, of Chancery-lane, London, a solicitor of considerable standing, is in custody, charged with forging a chancery certificate and a bank receipt for the sum of £2,596 175., with intent to defraud the trustees of the Rev. Edward Franks, a deceased lunatic. A new Militia Company has been organised in New York, called the Oregon Saurdayatnoon, a large warehouse, Moor street, Liverpool, fell in with a tremendous crash.

Just before it occurred a gang of workmen had quitted the place and, with the exception of two men seriously, and others slightly injured, it is believed that all have escaped, fourteen men were at work in the third story, and escaped by the jigger-ropes into the street. The warehouse was in the occupation of Messrs. Steel and corn merchants, and was filled with grain and barrelled flower. AGRICULTURE. There are said no less than 897 varieties of apples rS 149 of 127 of plums, 99 of grapes and 80 of cherries.

bAH A he rats a ld other vermin caught on the farm of the Key. A. Huxtuble, at Sutton Waldron, are thrown into sulphuric acid, by which they are soon converted into manure as valuable as bone-dust. The Well-bred The head shall be fine, somewhat a dirr nlshl to the muzzle, which shall be thin. 2.

Ihe horns shall be fine, and placed on the summit of the head the eyes shall be prominent and clear. 3. The neck shall be free fromcoarseness, large where it joins shoulders and breast, and diminishing to the head. 4. The breast shall be wide, and project well in front of the fore-limbs.

5. lhe shoulder shall be broad, but join without abruptness to the neck before, and to the chine behind. 6. The back and loins shall be straight, wide, and flat. The girth behind the shoulders shall be large, and the ribs well arched.

8. Ine hook-bones shall be tar apart, and nearly on a level with the back-bone and from the hook-bone to the bending down ot the tail, the quarter shall be long, broad, and straight, The tail shall be broad at the upper part, and small and progressively diminishing towards the extremity. a I gS shall be sbort fleshy to lhe kne eand hock, arid and below the joints flat and thin, and the hoofs shall be small. 11. The skin shall be soft to the touch; the belly shall not hang down, there shall be a little hollowness behind the shoulders, and the flanks shall be well filled Lowe's Domestic Animals.

following interesting statement of the advantages to be derived from the encouragement of this 1S by a corr espondent of the Agricultural Gazette lhe imperfection qf British agriculture at this day may in great measure be attributed to the circumstances under which it has been carried on. During the war labour was scarce and expensive; in several subsequent years prices have not been remunerating. These circumstances have operated retarding improvements; still every fair opporun. has been embraced and much has been done. In the asT a 'Tid't 1 rite th danCe 0f our us to avail olSfc pnees of the present, have enabled done IVe 0t abundant and it has been returned to tt v.

the pr fit of our far been provemlts Sot 1 what muBt Permanent im- SI he ng aS 'T lar circumstances continue, laiming must be advancing towards perfection Nor ran I theSe re markB to be a PP' icabl this locality only the" half that end nd man the probability 8 ln return and ertily utenW UlJice to prevent their nt tb 1 ec while if at any time only half croln three shillings and getting ne Tu rn IZ Uie CaBe is altered t0 urchilse as mentioned in the menu in tHe Wd lDBtant and improvements going on in the fens of Lincolnshire, mentioned in limiUr Paper of the and a multitude of similar statements issuing daily from the press, prove to a demonstration that men are not necessarily fools because they happen to be farmers. Surely there never was a more manifest desire to advance in any class of the community than is now showing itself amongst agriculturists. They are availing themselves of every kind of fertilizer, ing the talent employed in the invention of machinery and spending an amazing amount of capital in draining the land and though the population of the country has doubled within the last 30 years, they are supplying the wants of the people with as little foreign aid as at the commencement of thac period. They are bvltyTing themselves also for the removal of those obstacles which at present impede the onward movement, in the establishment of a tenant right! And I feel pursuaded that if by the full and free discussion of this subject, landlords see the advantage to themselves, their tenants, and tbe nation, of giving fixity of tenure, and security to toe men who are to work out circumstances remaining as favourable as ot present), this alone will soon compensate the loss ot the many acres destroyed by railroads, and also meet the wants of a still rapidly-increasing population." th 1 Ye eta have been in the habit of eating the leaves ofthe rhubarb plant for many years, and seeing that the fruit stalks of this vegitable were counted as waste, 1 thought it very likely that they were the better part ofthe plant, and I now find'that the pouches of uuopened flowers hear the same r. lation to the leaves of rhubarb that cauliflowers do to cabbage leaves, and may be obtained in great abundance, and that at a time (April)when all kinds ot vegetable are valuable.

The pouches of flower buds are ot a beautiful colour when dressed in the same manner as rhu. bark is dressed, and resemble the 6g fla ou is milder than that of rhubarb stalks bud I do not look upon it so much in the light of an article for making tarts of as I do for its use as a boiled vegetable, to. be used like br'ocoli Let no man take my opinion ot this matter, but let every orie judge for himself as "soon as the flower stems shows themselves. As a matter of course, the plants should be grown rich ground, and the pouches to be crisp should be got very young, and well require some care in Gardener's Gazelle. FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY.

From the World of Fashion Evening Dresses are now principally composed of very light materials, such as gold and silver laces, Wj, IP lisse and areophane. Flowers are much in request for trimmings of evening dresses. or for the becoming style oi dress lli made in royal s-itin th. Bt surrounding the dress, which is of io nnn the str, dress of a pale yellow pros de Tour, i lour or a tered all over with large brochi'es rose Btr 'P cs scat These dresses open vn on a white satin, satin, each side being bordere dwith ftaut1 white point d'Alencon lace, confined at 0r of fleurs ils chicoree in jonquill? 4 distances with The bodies are' still basquines tournantes, with the I gh 50,1, whilst others are deco atel, Sr ket back, f'd large leaves of velvet ny nfrh kind of waistcoat with basZtlli es forra -small square pieces pffi Vj.p black ther httle lower than the knee i i deB cending a only ten centimes s.M„ th pe pele rounded form upon the fmn i a CUt in a well as the cloak and BleeTCB as rich dark fur. Pelerine, all round with a band of Fashionable Colours Differmir i and brown- nearl lttere nt shades of maroon, green, PRICE 3 OF LVATiTEK AT LSADK.f HaLL, Feb.

2, 1846. (Communicated expressly for this Paper.) The supply of fresh leather at Market today was good for the season of the year the transactions were generally extensive, at late rates. Market hides continue in fair supply, and meet dull sale, ut late prices. The terms for this market (leather) will in future be Approved Bills, not having more than two months to run, or two months discount for cash at 5 per cent, per annum. Tp- lb.

Crop Hides 30 to 401b. d. d. Spanish Horse 13 to 24 each to 12 Calfskins 'ifrounded 40 to.VM!). 11 to l4' 2d to-In per lb.

more) to 001b. la to 10 34t040ib perdoz. 1:1 to 16 tles II 40t0501b do. 14 to Vitriol Butts 14 to 17 to Oolb 0... 10 to 19 English ditto 14 to 22 to 1001b do.

13 to 17 Foreign ditto 13 to 22 Seal Skins, large 11 to 14 Do (Chaplin's 10 tolsi small 14 to 18 Ditto ditto Terra to 10 Kips 1" to 16 Dressing Hides 10 to 124 Basils sto 9 Shaved Hides 12 to 15 English Bellies Bto 11 Best Saddlers 14 to IS Foreign ditto Sto F.nglish Horse 12 to 15 English Shoulders 10 to 13 German ditto 14 to 10 Foreign ditto Bto 10 Raw Goons, per lb. Cow Hides (selected well Market Hides, 56 to d. d. flayed) 143. od earn 641b.

each to 3 Calf Skins, -Is I'd each. 64 to 721b. do. 21 to .1 Horse 13s. Od.

do. to 801b. do. 3 to ti Salted 11. V.

and B. A. 80 to 881b. do. Uto Ox 4jd.

to 4id lb 88 to do. 34 to 4 Cow 4id to 96 to H)4lb. do. 4 to 5 Pricks ok Bark, English Coppice, per oad of 45 cwt to English Timber, ditto t0 £Xi New Bark, per load (0 Foreign Bark, per ton V. ft.

tb 49 40a Iml0 a JK'J to Valonia (0 lt; Terra Japonicn, per ton 14 to 10s Divi Divi, per ton 4a to Chaplin's Butts are now sold at four months. KKOM FRIDAY'S GAZKTTK. AIfred Oakley, Southampton, seedsman, Feb. 10, at 12 o'clock, at the Bankrupts' Court, solicitors. Messrs.

Hill and Matthews, Bury court, St. Mary Axe, offici I assignee, Mr. Graham, Colemnn-street. Robert Penhey, Stonehouse, Devonshire, grocer, Feb. 10, March 11, at 11 o'clock, at the Exeter District Court of Bankruptcy, solicitors, Messrs.

Pont if ex and St. Andrew's-cmtrt, Holborn, Mr. Plymouth, and Mr. Drake, Exeter, official assignee, Mr. Hirtzel, Exeter.

John Peter James, Truro and Chasewaler, draper, Feb. 10. March 11, at II o'clock, at the Exeter District Court of fticitors. Messrs. fioles and Turner, Aldermanbury, and Mr.

Stordon, Exeter, official assignee, Mr. Hernanian, Exeter. Feb. 24, XV. and W.

Lendon, Exeter, curriers. WHOM TUESDAY'S OA2KTTK. Richard Honey, Chasewater, grocer, Feb IS March 18, at 11 o'clock, at the Exeter District Court of Bank. mV KiddM nd i street, and Mr. Stogdon hxeter official assignee, Mr.

Hernaman. Exeter. John Evans, Liverpool, dealer in guano, Feb. 17, March 13 at 11 O'clock, at the Liverpool District Court of Mr. Walker.

Fumivat's Inn. and Mr. assignee, Mr Cazenove, Liverpool. Partnerships Winter and Symons, rYmmrrf builders. WEEKLY CALENDAR.

Feb. for Morning Service- Genesis Mark ii, Corinthians iv. reb. Full Moon 9 12, a.m. POST OFFICE, EXETER.

Various changes have lately taken place in the periods of arrival and departure of the The statement below is correct, according to those alterations. MAILS. Arrival. Dispatch. h.

m. h. If. LONDON 4 1 a.m. 9 6 p.m.

LONDON DAY MAIL 5 30 pm. OL 1 a.m. 245 p.m. 1)11 1 0 10 45 a.m. i 0 UTH 830 a.m.

446 a m. KTMhirrri 8 6 nvrTn 11 30 AM 5 A-M. 11 a.m. 520 a.m. DITIO 7 50 p.m.

1 30 DARTMOUTH JMP SOUTHAMPTON 0 p.m. 0 45 pm' SALISBURY ani, YEOVIL 1 30 p.m. 059 The Letter Box is closed an hour before each Dispatch. LONDON ARRET REPO T. the MARK LANE, Monday Evening.

Feb 2 1846 During the last week, the arrivals of English wheat, oats peas, and flour, were on a very limited scale; but those of barlei, and malt were considerably on the increase. Of Irish aZ Scotch gran, the receipts were scanty but tlu.se of foreiZ wheat were tall average ones for the time of the year. TheaUen dance of both town and country buyers being large, and the supply of wheat of home growth by no means equal to their wants' lie demand Jor that description of produce was somewhat active, at' an advance the currencies. The show of free foreign wheat was bo no large. Rondel wheat wis very net we can make no alteration in the currencies.

The supply of English barley being re-y large, the barley trade was dull. We had a large quantity of malt on offer, owing to which the sale was vera teach and prices had a downward tendency. The supply of oats was mited.and met a very dull sale, at prices equal to those of last week The show of beans was not large, yet the demand was slow at late exceedingly little was doing, at last week's prices White boiling peas ruled steady, but all kinds were a mere drug. Wheat, Essex and Kent a Malt Suffolk and Nor- T' Red 52 to 63 folk pale ta 83 White 56 to 67 Ditto Ware 63 to 65 Norfolkand Lincoln Itedso to 56 Peas, Hog and 41 to 44 White do. do 5d to 64 Maple 4.1 to 46 H'est Country Red White 60 White Beans, small Northumberland and Harrow co 4 a Scotch Red so to I Ht COl "to- Ditto L5 feed 28 Barley V.

MCo 8 Chevaher -to- Scotch ditto Dlstdhng 30t032 Potatoe Gnndmg 26 10 3,. Irish vj Malt Brou 53 to 56 Do. Potato. gto CORN EXCHANGE, Wkhnksday, Feb. 4 We had a slender attendance of milters, and so little patting in the wheat trade, we ran only report prices nominally as on Moaday Barley is offered at the decline of lust market day, but no progress could be made in sales.

We have a liberal supply of oats, and a large arrival of foreign, chiefly from the Dutch roast. The con. tinned reserve exercised by our buyers makes the trade exceedingly dull, and even a concession in prices does not promote any but a retail demand. ARRIVALS. English.

Irish. Foreign. Flour. 2710 2470 2640 sacks 8430 Oats 5020 2500 1430 Malt 4510 SMITHFIKLD MARKET. Monday, Feb.

attendance of buyers being large, the beef trade was active, at an advance in the prices. The numbers of sheep were smalt. The mutton trade was, consequently, brisk, at a further improvement in the quotations. Calves were in short snooty and ready inquiry, at very full prices. In pig, a full average amount of business was doing, at late rates.

sdsd sdsd Inferior Beasts ....2 0 to 2 I Southdown Sheep 4 lo to 5 4 Second quality ....3 2 3 4 Large coarse Calves.4 4 to 4 10 Prime large Oxen ..3 6to 3 8 Primesmalldo ....4 Bto 5 4 Prime Scots, Sic. ..4 2to 4 4 Large Hogs ....3 10 to 4 Inferior Sheep 3 6 to 4 4 Neat small Porkers.4 8 to a 2 second quality ....4 2 to 4 6 Lambs 0 to 0 Coarse-woolled 0..4 8 to 4 10 SEEDS. Pkr Clover, Eng. fine, to Foreign i line, White Clover, tine, old, Trefoil new, 17s 24s fine, old Trefolium tine, Caraway English 445. Foreign 41s.

Coriander lis. 17s. Pn 335. 375. fine 38s.

Rye Grass, fine, Pacey Grass 2Ss. Linseed for feeding 445. 525. fine, 535. ditto for crushing, 425.

Canary oos. 60s. Hemp 355. 38s. BOROUGH HOP MARKET Sussex pockets 6 10 to 7 i Weald of Kent pockets 6 lo to 7 lo Mid.

Kent ditto 7 7 to 9 10 THE TALLOW TRADE. Town 45s Od to Od Curd 56s Od to 60s Yellow Ritsi.ia.4U 6d to 41s 9d Melting 31s Od to 32s 04' Yellow Soap 42s Od to 48s Od Rough ditto 20s to 2ji Od Mottled 50s Od to 54s Od Graves 10s Od to 12s I WOOL TRADE. Monday, teb. no public sates are net declared, the demand for foreign and colonial wool is inactive, at barely late rales. In K.iiglisn wools rather more than business is doing, at, in some ln improvement in the quotations.

The imports 1' i heen small-viz about 6jo 3ls being norn 1 nit t'htttip, PRICE OF SHARES. Exktkr, Feb. 5, 1846. Amount of Paid on Dividend Price each share, each share, Ann. Shar? BANK SHARES.

s. d. dt" s. Devon Corn. Coin.

100 0.. 25 0 0, amc. 96 Nat. Prov.Bk.ofK. 1 100 0..

0 38 Ditto New 20 0.. 10 0 0.. I cent i Weit of England ft 1 South Wales Dist. 9 lJ 0 i 1 LOCAL SECURITIES. Bude Canal 50 0..

50 0 0.. 6 50 0.. 50 0 0.. 5 cent. 33 Gas Company 25 0..

26 0 0.. Scent. 4 Improvement Rate 50 0.. 50 0 0.. 4cent.

Markets 50 0.. 50 0 0.. -Turnpikes 50 0-. 50 0 0.. ..50 Ditto 50 0 50 0 0..

41 cent. -Ditto 4 Water Company 0-. -Wt. of England-i 100 0 Insurance Co. I cent.

43 4 RAILWAY SHARKS BirtniiiK'n. Glo'ster 0.. 100 0 0 01 Bristol and 50 0..30 0 0 2 ni tftJW Bristol and Exeter 100 0 (in CeMt New 33 6 7 4 cent. Chester and Holyhead 50 0 90 Exeter and Crediton 93. ..21214 South Eastern Dover 1 1 0 0 di NoT'o v- ditto No 9 'h 16 0 chtto ditto No" a 0 0 01 South Devon 0 12 13 Eastern tSLt 0 5 cetlt 27 -r ,1, tles 0..

25 0 0 22 ull vtiun ma a 0.. 24 7 no, tera 1,10 80 0 0.. Halt 50 0.. 50 0 0,. 7 cent -Ditto Filth Shares.

20 0.. 20 0 0.. 7 cent. M3B London 100 0.. 100 0 0..

lOcent 223 London s. Western 60 0.. 41J 0 0.. 6scent. .77 78 100 0..

100 0 0.. T. SANFORD, Shabk Broker, Musgrave's Alley, High-street. PRICES OF THE PUBLIC English. i Friday.

Sutur. Mond. Tues. Wed. Bank Stock 207 205 206 i i 7 3 per Cent.

Red 95j 94J 941 1 954 3 per Cent. Consols 94 94J 94ij New per Cent. An. 96J 9, New 5 per Cent Long loj U7.16 10j India Stock India Bonds ..1 28 38 Exchequer Bills 22pm 22p 21 28 25 Consols for I 94j Foreign. Friday.

Satur. Mond. Tues. Wed. Brazilian 83 83 83 Mexican.

5 per Cents. 30j Portuguese Cony 31a Spanish 3 Cts 38g 39 289 sp. 28 28J 41 113 2 Dutch 2i per Cts 59 ss i 8 Dutch 4 per Cents 94J 942 U4 974. 8 y3 i Colombian ex Yen. TI ojT ted and at the Gazette Office, S' 1 2 I treet by Edward Woolmer, of Barnfield -Pnnter, and Thomas Woodbury, of the former place February 6, 1846.

WQOLMER'S EXETBR AND PLYMOUTH GAZETTE, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY f. METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. As denoted by Instruments kept at the Devon and Exeter Institu tion exposed to a Northern aspect, from to 6 feet from the ground. "toaxiNo 9 o'clock.

o.vck a day. EVENING 9 on.Of K. Dew Ruin Th. Win. Wea.

28 4 fw cloudy 53 3.) 36 ,0 28.7 46 fair 38 40 2874 44 ss "Xfty ao stor 4 l' 39 40 49 ditto -i 3 49 47 40 42 ,10 29.67 42 se fair IS on WJ 3 7 3 3(5 50 sw misty 3 29.90 44nwtair 53 45 48 ,0 29.90 43 fair 4 29.1844 foggys6 35 40 ,0 SO sw stormy 9 ft VTHE DEATH-BED OF SIR WILLIAM W. FoLLFiTT (From the Union Magazine.) Alas! for that labouring breath. On the where his body is "Tig the sign of the Angel of Death Awaiting the soul of the dyingi No more shall the Bench or the Bai Attend him in mute admiration Nor the Senate resound from afar, With tempests of loud acclamation: The days of his years, as a man, Are reaching the bourne of their number; And the best, but a span- Fades away in the silence of slumber. Are there dreams of a coronet now Of a niche in the national story shadow is muffling his brow, While it points to a coftin of glory, round it shall multitudes wail, Around it shall eloquence linger, Around it shall virtue unveil. And touch his cold bier with her finger.

For Time has no tomb for that name Whose freshness shall ever be vernal. Till Nature dissolves into flame. At her summons to meet the Kternal..