DONCASTER RACES --Notwithstanding the miserable weather, these races have been

even more splendidly attended than usual. The crowds of fashionables, too, have attracted a more than ordinary number of those worthy persons who, Irons their sedulous habits, our friends the French term chevaliers cl'industrie--" free trade knights." On Tuesday they mustered on the course in such numbers as to defy the utmost efforts of the police to stop their labours ; and it was seriously supposed that it would be necessary before the races could proceed, that the mili- tary should be called out to disperse them. After a hard struggle, some of the leaders were secured, and the remainder reduced to something like good beha- viour. The Marquis of Cleveland distinguished himself greatly in quelling this insurrection of pickpockets. Indeed, nothing can be more praiseworthy than the constant endeavours on the part of the gentlemen who frequent our great race meetings to prevent any person from being robbed except in the regular way. A serious burglary was, however, committed on Wednesday, notwithstanding the efforts of the company and the police. The grand sfand was entered in the ab- sence of the owners, and 40004 carried off. The thief has not been discovered.

The St.Leger, won by Rowton, " has surprised every one,"—so says the reporter, and so he has said of every St. Leger that has occurred in our day— they are all surprising. The losses and gains, however, are said not to be great. Voltaire, the second horse in the St. Leger, won the Gold Cup, the race of next interest. This event, it is said, proves Rowton to be the best St. Leger horse that ever run, and Voltaire to be extraordinarily good. How Voltaire's winning proves anything about Rowton, we do not know, but we suppose the turf has secrets in its logic, as in its other doings, only known by the initiated.

There is a most inexplicable gentlewoman, named " Lady Mowbray," among the winners on Thursday. She was beaten at Catterick Bridge, she beat at York, she lost the Champagne stakes to " Bad," she won the Gascoigne stakes fromlim. It is quite evident her ladyship can win when she pleases; those who bet on her would do well to watch her humour at.starting.

The principal personages at the races during the week were—their Graces the Dukes of Wellington, Leeds, St. Albans (and Duchess), and Devonshire ; Lords Worcester, Londonderry (and Marchioness), Cleveland (and Marchioness), Sligo, Graham, Clanricarde, Verulam, Gower (and Countess), Fitzwilliam, Milton, Hawke, Harewood (and Countess), Chesterfield, Castlereagh, Lord and Lady Stafford and the Hon. Miss Jerningham, Mr. and Lady Augusta Millbank, Lady Wharneliffe and Lady Arabella Vane, Lord Pollington, Viscountess Galway, Dowager Lady Galway, Lord Forester, the Honourable Lady Smith,, Lord Gran- ville, Lord W. Thynne, Lord Templetown and Honourable Miss Templetown, Lord Conyers, Count Mavourevitz ; Honourables C. Monckton, W. and Lady Louisa Duncombe, &c.

Monday, September 14. The Fitzwilliam Stakes of 10 sovereigns each, and 20 sovereigns added by the Corpo- ration; for 2.year olds, 5st. 101b. ; 3 years Sot.; 4 years Oat.; 5 years Ost.tilb. ; G years and aged Oat. 101b. One mile and half.

Dlr. Ridsdale's ch. c. Tyke, by Tramp, 3 years 1 Lord Chesterfield's b. c. Zinganee, 4 years .. • . 2 Lord Cleveland's b. c. Tambutr, 3 years 3 Lord Sligo's b. c. by Cannon Ball, 3 years ..... Lord Fitzwilliam's Dora, 3 years ............ ..... pd. Mr. Golden's Robin Hood, 0 years ....... ........... • pd.

The Champagne Stakes of 50 sovereigns each, h. ft. ; for 2-year old colts, Sot. 51b. ; fillies, dot. Sib. Red House in. The winner to give 6 dozen of Champagne to the Club. Twenty-nine Subscribers.

Mr. Forth's b. c. Bud, by Tiresias—Pomona 1 Hon. E. Petre's b. c. Brunswicker, by Figaro 2

Mr. F. Richardson's b. c. St. Nicholas, by Erailius 3 Duke of Leed's cli. c. Redstart, by Whisker .. 0

cli. f. Lady Mowbray, by Blacklock 0 Dlr. Powlett's gr. f. by Young Phantom 0 Mr. Riddell's b. c. by Whisker, out of Harpury's dam .... 0 Mr. Tarlton's b. c. by Champignon—Sarah's dam 0 Mr. Attwood's b. c. by Pentheselea, by Dr. Syntax ......... 0 Lord Sligo's br. c. Brine, by Waxy Pope ..... ......... 0 All the above ran, but only three were placed by the Judge. Seventeen paid. The 4-year old Produce Stakes, of 100 sovereigns each; h. ft.; colts 8st. 71b. and fillies 8st. 416. Four miles. Seven Subscribers.

Lord Fitzwilliam's b. f. Ballad Singer Mr. Gascoync's c. by Blacklock—Louisa 2 Mr. Houldstvorth's c. Terror (allowed 31b.) Lord Fitzwilliam's ch. f. Marlquita Mr. Houldsworth's Mansfield Lass . . . . pd. Mr. Russell's c. by Blacklock, d. by Delpini ........... ........ pd. Lord Kelburne's f. by Viscount, d. by Woful pd.

His Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Four miles.

Lord Scarborough's Cambridge walked over. Mr. Ridsdale's Master Burke, Mr. Houldsworth's Terror, Mr. Watt's Coulon, and Mr. Haworth's Brenda, were drawn.

Tuesday, September 15.

The Great St. Leger Stakes of 25 sovereigns each, for 3-year old colts, 8st. 61b.; and fillies, 8st. 31b. St. Leger course. Ninety-seven Subscribers.

Hon. E. Petre's ch. c. Rowton, by0iscau, out of Katherina . . 1 Dlarq. of Cleveland's br. c. Voltaire, by Btacklock, dam by Phantom 2 Lord Langford's bl.c. Sir Hercules, by Whalebone, dam by Wanderer 3 The following also started,but were not placed by the Judge—Marquis of Worcester's b. c. Felt by Langar—Mr. Ridsdale's b. f. Clotilde, by Tramp ; Neva—Mr. Forth's b. c.

Frederick, by Little John- - gr. e. The Exquisite, by Whalebone-Lord Grosvenor's b. c. Parnassus, by Master Henry-Lord Cleveland's b. c. Stotfortb, by Octavian-Lord Kilburn's c. by Smolensk°, out of Georgian-Sir E. Dodsworth's b. c. Young Patrick, by St. Patrick-Duke of Leed's ch. c. by St. Patrick, out of Rhodacantha-Mr. Riddell's ch. c. Lawn Sleeves, by Dr. Syntax-Lord Fitcwilliam's b. 1. sister to Mulatto-Mr. Chilton's Don Jose, by Don Juan-Mr. Robinson's ch. c. Bolivar, by Blacklock-Mr. Gibbeson's b. 1. Lady Sarah by Tramp-Dlr. Athorne's br. c. Wandering Boy, by Oiseau -Mr. Earnshaw's hr. f. Elastic, by Waverley. The Two-year old Stakes of 100 sovereigns each, h. ft.; colts Sst. 51b. ; fillies Sst. 31b. Red House in. Six Subscribers.

Hon. E. Petre's ch. f. Laura, by Figato Duke of Leeds, b. 1. by Whisker-Mercutio's dam 2 Lord Milton's b. c. by Cervantes-Clinkerina 3 Mr. Houldsworth's ch. c. Thoresby 4 b. c. Beagle-. pd Mr. Ridsdale's ch. f. Miss Frizzle ...... . pd.

The Renewed Doncaster Stakes of 10 sovereigns each, and 20 added by the Corporation for 3-year olds ; 6st. 101b. ; 4 years 8st. 51b.; 5 years 8st. Jib.; 6 years and aged 9st. Two Miles. Fifteen Subscribers.

Lord Fitzwilliam's b. h. Medoro, 5 years.... . • ... 0 1

Lord Scarborough's b. C. Cistercian, 3 years 0 dr

This was a dead heat between the above two. The following also ran, but were not placed :-Hon. E. Petre's b. f. Delphine, 4 years ; Duke of Leed's gr. h. Moonshine 5 years; Mr. Watt's b. c. Coulon, 4 years. Ten paid. The Corporation Plate of 50/.-3 years list. elb.; 4 years 7st. 91b. ; 5 years 8st. 91b; 6 years and :geed Sst. 1011). ; mares allowed elbs. Heats two miles. Mr. Haworth's b. f. Brenda, 4 years (Nicholson) ..... 3 1 1 Duke of Leed's eh. f. Jenny Mills, 4 years (Lye!.... 1 2 2 Lord Scarborough's ch. f. Melrose, 3 years (Gilbert).- 2 dr

Wednesday, m

y, Septeber 16. 4 dis

W

Dlr. Steele's b. c. years (Gray) ..

The Foal Stakes of 100 sovereigns each, h. It. fur 3-year old colts, 8st. elb.; Stile and a half. Six Subscribers.

Hon. E. Petre's b. c. ..... ...... walked over.

Lord Milton's Hidalgo, by Cervantes ..... ........ pd. Si,.. Houltiewortles Abel, by Filho . pd.

Joan, by .. . pd. Lord Kilburne's c. by Smoleusko-Geurgiana Lord el nueaster did out name.

Value of the stakes 250/. exclusive of the winner's.

The Cleveland Stakes of 25 sovereiens each, 15 ft. and only 5, if declared, etc. with 20 sovereigns added by the Corporation. The owner of the second horse to save his stake. St. Leger Course. Thirteen Subscribers, of whom eight declared forfeit by the time prescribed. Lord Cleveland's br. c. Tamboff, 3 years, Get. 121b..... ..... 1 Lord Fitzwiltiam's 1).11. Mulatto, 6 years, 8st. 5th 2 Sir. Petre's b. c. Netherby, 3 years, list. 9lb b. f. Delphine, 4 years, 8st. 611) pd.

Lord Cleveland's hr. c. stotfortie 3 years, 7st.. ........ . ..... pd. The Doncaster Racing Club Stakes of 50 sovereigns each, b. ft. Two miles. Four Subscribers.

Mr. Houldsworthes ch. c. Varnish, 4 years, 8st. 51b.. ....... 1 Mr. Newell's b. f. liusalia, 4 years, Set. ell, ....... 2

Lord Fitzwilliam's I,. h. Muletto, 6 years, list. 31b..... pd.

Dlr. Petre's ch. h. Granby, 5 years, est. 12th. ........

The All Age Stakes, of 10 sovereigns each, and 25 added by the Corporation ; 3 years, list. Mb.; 4 years, 8st.; 5 years, est. 1011e; 6 years and aged, eta. The winner to be sold for 250 guineas, :ex. St. Leger Course. Six Subscribers. Mr. Fletcher's br. f. by Blacklock-Arabella, 3 years .. 1

Mr. Ilealdswortles cit. f. Deposit, 4 years . 2 Mr. Seaife's b. h. My Lord, 5 years ..... 3 Mr. Powlett's hl. f. by Jack Spigot, 3 years.... ... . . 0 Lord Normanby's ch. f. Florence, 3 years ....... ..... 0 Mr. Weatherill's hi. f. by Waverley, 4 years Only three placed by the Judge. The Four Year Old Stakes, of 50 sovereigns each, 201t. St. Leger Course. Three Subscribers.

Mr. Nowell's b. c. by Walton, oat of Fair Helen, Sat. 31b. 1

Dir. Houldswoeth's b. c. Lambtonian, Zest. 71b. ...... ....... 2

Mr. Petre's b. f. Delphine, Sat. 4Ib. ..... . ....... ....... pd.

Thursday, September 17.

Phe Gascoigne Stakes of 100 sovereigns each, 30 sovereigns ft. for 3-year old colts, Sat. lab.; fillies, Sat. 31b. St. Leger Course. Ten Subscribers. Lord Cleveland's br. c. Voltaire, by Blacklock, received.

The following paid-Lord Laugfurd'a Sir Hercules, Duke of Leeds's Ithodacantlia cult, Mr. Yarburgh's Pilgrim, Lord Milton's sister to Mulatto, Mr. Nowell's Brown Duchess filly, Mr. Attwood's Leonardo, Mr. Gascoigne's Cora colt, Mr. Petre's Netherby, and Mr. Hunter's Canvass cult.

Two-Year-Old Stakes of 20 sovereigns each; colts, 8st. 51b.; and fillies, 8st.21b. T. Y. C. Thirty-four Subscribers.

Duke of Leeds's ch. f. Lady elowbray, by Blacklock

Sir. F. Richardeon's b. c. St. Nicholas .. ....

The follow; ing also started, but were not placed by the judge z-ilfr Forth's b. c. Burl, by Tiresias-Lord Sligo's b. e. Canker, brother to Cant-Lord Sligo's hr. c. Brine, by Waxy Pope-Lord Scarborough's b. c. Carolan, by Catton-DIr. Baird's eh. f. Ramona, by Whisker-Alr..T. Robinson's b. f. Lucretia, by Sir Oliver- Mr. Jackson's hr. c. Don Giovanni-Mr. Serjeanteon's b. c. Sztvoyard-111r. Powlett's gr. f. by Young Phantom- Sir. Bi ELM lez eh. c. by Dr. Sentzex-Mr. liehderes eh. c. Splendour, by Sovereign-Mr. Huuldsworth's hr. c. ltress eat, by Jllackeu•l:-Mr. Watt's b. e. Dr. Oloroso, brother to Memnon-Lord Kilburn's ch. c. by Wofia, out of Emilia.

The following paid-DIr. Giblleson's Lady Betty-lead Queensberry's Remembrance Westgarthei c. d I eneral lioneywood-Mr. Worunild's Bullet-Mr. Nowell's C. by Orville or Ivanhoe-Sir. Nowell', lea:in:le I. Duke of Leeds's Sister to Moonehine- Lord Milton's Sister to fen:eerie-Mr. Tarlton's Balinatiles-Mr. Petre's colts Bruns-

! wicker and the let ajor-Mr It owe r's Tartari na-Mr. Rich ardsotes Hermione-el r. Watt's Alm ntatior-el r. I iztiley's Utrecht-and Sir. Gascoigne's Trulla colt-and Mr. Uppieby's The Gold Cup, free for any horse, Sc. 3-year olds to carry ist.; 4 years, est. 3Ibs.; 5 years, Bet. 10lbs.; 6 years anti aged, lest. The winner of the St. Leger States to carry elb. extra. To start at the Red House, and run once round to the ending-post. About tin. ef.

Lord Cleveland's b. r. Voltaire, by Blacklock, 3 years ..... • 1 Major Yarburgh's In le Laurel, by Blacklock, 5 years 2

Sir. D. Itaziethee's b. tn. Fleur de Lis, aged ... • . ....... eel

Lord Milton's le h. Medoro, by Cervantes, 5 yeare 0 Dlr. Petre's ch. h. Granby, by Cannon-ball, 5 years .........

Lard Scarborough's hr. c. Cistercian, 3 years 0 The following were drawn-Lord Chesterfield's Zinganee-Mr. Forth's Frederick and the Exquisite--Mr. Houldsworth's Terror and Vanish-Lord Fitzwilliam's Ballad Singer -Duke of Leeds's Moonshine and Rhodacantha colt-Lord Laugford's Sir Hercules- Lord Cleveland's Stotforth and Tamboff-Lord Eilburn's Georgians cult-Mr. Chilton's Don Jose-Mr. Golden's Robin Hood-Mr. Robinson's Bolivar-Mr. Gascuigue's Louisa colt-MrelWatt's Coulon-and Mr. Haythorne's Wandering Boy.

Three 3-years Old Stakes of 200 sovereigns each, h. ft. colts. daL.011y.; fillies, 8st. elb.

St. Leger Course. Fourteen Subscribers.

Lord Kelburne's colt, out of Georgiana 1

Mr. Houldswortles ch. f. Fortitude, by Whisker

2

Mr. Ridsdale's cit. r. Tyke, by Tramp

3

111r. l'ctre's eh. f. Apollonia, by Whisker 0 Col. Cradock's b. c. Prince Eugene, brother to Swiss 0 Sir. Dowbiggin's b. c. The Captain, by Wanton ....... 0 The Duke of 'Wellington came to town on Saturday from Northamptonshire, and •started on Sunday for Doncaster. The freedom of the town of Doncaster was presented to the Duke on Wednesday ; when the Mayor and other functionaries waited on his Grace for that purpose. The box containing the freedom cost one hundred guineas.

Eueverion cm THE Newsreeees.-Some idle gentleman the other day played off a pleasant hoax on the Brighton Gazette, the paper which so often favours us unobservant Cockneys with Sr. account of what is passing in the metropolis.

Crazy Jeue (dear!).

He presented to it a copy of the beautiful little song ire the Pica:. of Wakefield, "When lovely woman stoops to folly,"-as me verses published, among other pro. eious nonsense," by a person at Hurstperpoint. The wicked wag tints concludes " his criticism, which the confiding editor inserts without even a suspicion of the quiz :-" Much of this sort of trash is published in the present day : we would advise such youngling writers, if they cannot indite sense, at least not 10 insult morality." THE LANGUAGE OF THE BRUTE Ceseeme.--Whether one beast is capable of forming a design, and communicating its designs by any kind of language to others, we submit to the judgment of the reader, after giving the following in. stance, which among others is brought as a proof of it, by Father Bourgeant me A sparrow finding a nest that a martin had just built standing very conveniently for him, possessed himself of it. The martin seeing the usurper in her house called strongly for help to expel him. A thousand martins came in full speed and attacked the sparrow ; but the latter being covered on every side, and pre. seating only his large beak at the entrance of the nest was invulnerable, and made the boldest of them repent their temerity. After a quarter of an hour's combat, all the martins disappeared. The sparrow seemed to think he had got the better, and the spectators judged that the martins had abandoned their undertaking. Not et the least. In a few seconds they returned to the charge, and each of them having procured a little of that tempered earth with which they build their nests, they all at once fell upon the sparrow, and enclosed him in the nest to perish there, since they could not drive him thence." Could the martins concert this design, without some medium equivalent to language ?

DIETETIC s.-The following is an account by Dr. Holyoke, of Salem, in the United States, a gentleman now in his ninety-sixth year, of the regimen which he has usually observed. It is not quite so regular as that of Old Nobbs; but it is at least as well authenticated as the story of the snow-clad mountain in the neighbourhood of Canterbury. " My breakfast I vary continually. Coffee, tea, chocolate, with toasted bread and butter, milk and with bread toasted, in hot weather, but never any meat in my life-seldom tile same breakfast more than two or three days running,. Bread of flour makes a large portion of my food, perhaps nearly half. After dinner, I most commonly drink one glass of wine-plain boiled rice I ant fond of-it makes nearly half my dinner, perhaps as often as every other day-I rarely eat pickles or any high seasoned food-vegetable food of one kind or other makes commonly two-thirds or three-fourths duly nourishment-the condi- ments I use are chiefly mustard, horse-radish, and onions. As to drinks, I seldom take any but at meal times and with my pipe. In younger life, my most common draft was cider, seldom wine, seldom or never beer or ale or distilled spirits; but for the last forty or fifty years my most usual drink has been a mixture, a little singular, indeed, but as for me it is still palatable and agreeable, I still prefer it, the mixture is this, viz. :-good West India rum, 2 spoonfuls, good cider, whether new or old, 3 spoonfuls, of water 9 or 10 spoonfuls ; of this mixture (which I suppose to be about the strength of common cider) I drink about hall a pint with my dinner, and about the seem quantity with my pipe in the evening, never t. acceding a pint the whole day ; and I desire nothing else except one glass of wine immediately after dinner, the whole day. I generally take one pipe after dinner and another in the evening, and hold a small piece of pigtail tobacco in my mouth from breakfast till near dinner, and again in the afternoon till tea; this has been my practice for eighty years. I use no snuff; I drink tea about sunset, and eat with it a small slice of bread toasted with butter-1 never cat any more till breakfast."

A Pious lieeemee.-In the Persecutions, as they are termed in the West of Scotland, the progress of the ruling party was nearly stopped, neither by judges, juries, nor witnesses, but by the executor of the taw. The man's Caine was William Sutherland ; and he has given in an account that he published after his trials were over, an amusing history of his adventures. He was a Highlander, and came down to the Lowlands partly to seek employment and partly to leant English. His master at Glasgow havinec failed, he became a cleaner of chinnies, and was induced, because it was agreeable to the Scriptures, to hang a witch. This was his first essay, but his perusal of the Bible having made him a friend to the Covenanters, when called by the Magistrates of Irvine in 1666 to hang a couple of the persons that had been taken prisoners after the battle of Pentland, he peremptorily refused. He was put in the stocks, led out to be shot, and every means used to intimidate him into obedience; but the hangman was true to his principles, and it was found necessary to procure (which was not done without difficulty) another Jack Ketch, who was less scrupulous, before the sentence could lie carried into effect.

Peoeletous !-An American paper thus speaks of the departure of Messrs. Maclean and Rives, the ministers to the courts of England and France, from New

York While we are Milking this paragraph, the brazen throats of the Cote teliation's broad sides are pealing forth their most obstreperous notes, which, rising from earth to heaven, and failing from heaven to earth, after rolling over the trembling spires of our city, go rumbling and echoing over the pallisadoes, until the artificial thunder dies away among the distant hills and vallies of New Caesarea. This aphelion of the elements speaks the embarkation of two high and mighty embassies, with brilliant trains of attendants, charged with the destinies of the greatest republic on this mundane sphere, and probably big also with the fate of Britain and of Gaul."

MARTIN THE l'euterea.-The most unquestionable evidence of asuperior mind, -a mind whose power resides within itself, and is not borrowed merely, or re- flected from others,-is tin, manifestation of that faculty which has been named Invention. The possession of this high faculty we claim for Mr. Martin, almost without a doubt of universal concurrence. If his subjects are not all such as were never before attempted, they are unquestionably treated in a manner totally different from that of any preceding master. The late venerable President of the Royal Academy was among the first to perceive the striking originality of the young artist's genius, and with a generous frankness; to predict the splendour of his career. It may safely be said that nothing in Mr. Martin's works reminds us of the manner of any earlier artist. His strength is his own, as well as his weak- ness. He has not caught his light by reflection from any other glory ; neither is he dark in imitation of any other greatness obscured. His subjects, and manner, bespeak original power and native impulses. The mechanical processes by which the pencil produces its mimicry of form and texture, appear to resemble those of no other painter. His earth, his skies, his foliage, his dreoeries, his architecture, have attributes all their own.-Edinburgh Review, No.

RETURNS UNDER TOE CORN ACT.-A number of millers and corn-factors ap •

peered last week at the New Bailey, Manchester, to wee • r information: for not making the proper returns of the game itv of corn, e, 'and meal bought by

them at given periods. As these returns f, em the ltre•-• tel which the averages are made which regulate the duty on the import of foreign corn, the act of Par- liament 9 George IV. cap. 60, is very imperative. The parties in all the cases declared their ignorance of the provisions of the act ; but in those which were proved, a penalty of 50/. was inflicted. .

A Soststs-Lew.—'t Mr. Abraham," said Lord Mansfield, " this is your son, and cannot go in the same bail bond."—" He ish not my son, my lord."—" Why Abraham, here are twenty in court will prove it."—" I will shwear, my lord, he ish not."—"Take care, Abraham, or I will send you to the King's Bench."— ic Now, my lord, if your lordship pleases, I will tell you the truth."—" Well, I shall be glad to hear the truth from a Jew."—" My lord, I wash in Amsterdam we years and three quarters ; when I came home I findish this lad ; now the law obliges me to maintain him, and consequently, my lord, he ish but my son-in-/aus."

Moses," rejoined Lord Mansfield, " this is the best definition of a son- in-law I ever heard."—Joe

Mots-csrciuse.—The Scotsman and the Stirling Journal have been vaunting the skill of certain mole-catchers. The Scotsman had cited the feat of a man I' in the south country," who captured and slew 1598 moles in five weeks ; but the Stirling Journal knows one, Andrew Fletcher, who in the same space of time "destroyed upwards of 2400, in the policy of the Duke of Montrose at Buchanan- house." A FRENCH JURY. —At the Assizes of the Seine, last month, a man was put upon trial, on the charges of coining and uttering base money ; and the evidence of his guilt was most complete. The Jury after an hour's deliberation, returned a verdict negative upon the first charge, but affirmative upon the latter. Sentence of death was then to be pronounced. A sensation of grief pervaded the whole court. The verdict was handed to the presiding Judge, for his signature, when lie perceived that it was not subscribed by the foreman of the Jury. The Jury, having been closeted anew, resumed their deliberations, and in a few minutes returned with a verdict of Not Guilty on both charges ! This determination of the Jury says a French paper, proceeded not from any want of evidence of the cul- prit's guilt, but solely from their reluctance to subject him to capital punishment for such a crime.

A Mir:sets OF HONESTY.—At a party the other evening, several gentlemen con- tested the honour of having done the most extraordinary thing. Ae'reverend D.D. was appointed to be the sole judge of their respective pretensions. One pro- duced his tailor's bill, with a receipt attached to it. A buz went through the mom that this would not be outdone, when a second proved that he had arrested his tailor for money lent to him. "The palm is his," was the universal cry ; when a third observed, " Gentlemen, I cannot boast of the feats of either of my predecessors, but I have returned to the owners two umbrellas that they had left at my house." "I'll hear no more," cried the arhitrer, " this is the very ne plus ultra of honesty and unheard of deeds ; it is an act of virtue of which I never knew any person capable. The prize is yours."—Morning Paper. HONOURABLE REWARDS.—The Charleston Papers stated that the French Govern- ment had conferred the decoration of the Legion of Honour upon Captain Aubert, for saving the lives of a number of English seamen, at the moment that his own vessel and crew were in great danger. From the same source we learn, that, in return for his humane office, the British Government have conferred upon Cap- tain Albert the privileges of a Briton, to visit and trade in all parts of the world where Englishmen may go, and a full protection, as such, in time of war with his country, as well as in time of peace.—Baltimore Advertiser. INDIAN IRON.—In the government of Madras there have lately been discovered inexhaustible supplies of iron ore of the fine magnetic kind, from which the su- perior steel of the ancient and eastern nations was manufactured. When manu- factured, it is equal, if not superior, to the finest that we obtain from Sweden, and which we can only obtain from that country, and through the hands of the Syke monopoly. Mountains, we are told, in the government of Madras, are lite- rally composed of the ore mentioned ; and the country abounds with wood, which can form fuel to smelt it. A considerable quantity of the ore has been brought to this country and assayed and worked up, and the result is what we have stated, namely, that it is superior to the Swedish. The subject is immediately to be brought before the Board of 'Trade; and gentlemen of capital and abilities are about to undertake tine manufacture of iron in that quarter for the supply of the British and other markets. \Ve have seen articles of steel manufactured from the iron produced by this East Indian ore, of a quality and beauty superior to any- thane of the kind that we ever witnessed.—Glasgsto Courier. THE STEAM-BOAT MONSTER.—The curiosity of the inhabitants of the Hague, and the other towns in the vicinity of the River Maas, has been excited by the depar- ture front that river, on Monday last, of the Monster steam-boat, which will, no doubt, soon make her appearance in sonic of your English harbours. This vessel was launched four years ago ; and from her immense length, about 250 feet, sire hung, when going off the slips, and was some days before she was fairly launched, which gave occasion to our witty neighbours, the French, to say, that the Dutch had surpassed all other nations in the size of their steam-boats, having built one so long that it was several days running off the stocks. Three or four days in launching have been followed by four years in fitting! About 100,0004 have been spent upon her, and before attempting the object she was built for—tine opening of a speedy communication with Batavia—she is to make a trial of her Powers on the coast of England; and will certainly surprise your naval architects- by the exhibition of a vessel with four masts, and a breadth of beam only onet eighth of her length ; which latter configuration is, no doubt, calculated to dis- turb your English notions of Dutch proportions.-1]thcr from tine Hague, Sept .10 .

AMERICAN PRONUNCIATION, AND A SCENE AT SC H nof..—Captain Basil Hall relates that he visited the High School for girls at New York. " Nothing could lie more quiet, neat, or orderly than this establishment. After the usual routine of exhi- biting, the mistress asked me to select some piece for one of the classes to read. I chose Campbell's Hohenlinden.' On being asked my opinion as to how they exhibited, I merely said the girls read with a snort deal of expression and feeling. But I suppose there was something in my tone which did not quite satisfy the good schoolmistress ; for she urged me to criticise anything I disapproved of. 'Pray,' said I, ' is it intended that the girls should pronounce the words ac- cording to the received usage in England, or according to some American varia- tion in tone or emphasis?' 0 yes, certainly.' crlea she, we take Walker as our standard ; and I trust—indeed I am sure, you don't hear anything to objec on the score of pronunciation in my girls; WC take particular care of that. Pray mention it, Sir, if you think otherwise.' rims appealed to, I could not resist sflyilq, that in England the word combat pronounced as if the o in the first syllable were written rz cumbat; and that ia,7o,v1 of saying shivalry,' the ch with us was sounded hard, as in the word rhifi ; alt that I believed the dictionary alluded to would bear me out in this. ' Oh yes, Sir. perhaps lie may give these words in that way, but we don't altogether follow Walker. And for my part,' said the mistress, bridling a little, ' I shall certainly continue to use, and to teach fly pupils to say combat and shivalry; I attempted, idly enough perhaps, to thaw that a standard, if it were good for iniythin:, was good for al! things ; and in order to soften this dictem, intentioned that We liar Scotch folks yielded IT oar Opinions implicitly on all such points to the English. But the worthy answer was, You in Scotland may do as you like, but we Americans have a perfect right to pronounce our words as we please.' I shrugged my shoulders,/ and said no more, of course ; but was much amused afterwards by observing, that; when one of the little girls of the class in question—a little sprightly, wicked-' looking, red-haired lassie—came in turn to read the poem, she gave to both the words their true interdicted pronunciation. She herself did not dare to look up, while guilty of this piece of insubordination ; but I could see each of the other girls peeping archly out of the corners of their eyes in the direction of their mis- tress, anticipating, probably, a double dose of good counsel afterwards for their pains."