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that had been sown on the last prepared land were completely destroyed by the fly; while, to my great astonishment, those that had been sown on the twenty perches of stale fallow remained untouched, and in a prosperous state. Nor were there any traces of the insect to be discovered on the latter ground, except on its edges, which lay contiguous to the pieces which had been destroyed, and where the fly remained in such large numbers, that when I examined some cabbage leaves which I had thrown on that part of the ground, they were literally black with the insects which in the extremity of hunger had collected upon them."

To ascertain the cause of this partial attack, Mr. Sutton made several experiments, of which this is one :

"I took a quantity of fresh earth and put it into a hot oven, till it was thoroughly baked; I then took a similar quantity of fresh earth from the same place; I put both quantities into large pots, and when duly moistened I sowed turnip seed in each, placed them in a good sunny situation, and carefully covered them with glass lights. In a few days the plants made their appearance, and the following important result was the consequence: the plants which were contained in the pot of baked earth had not a single fly upon them, while those in the other pot were soon destroyed by the insect."

From this and other experiments Mr. Sutton was led to suppose that by allowing the ground to continue exposed eight or ten days to the action of the sun the flies would totally disappear, and then the seed might be sown in safety. The following is the substance of his directions for the preparation of the land.

The soil must undergo the usual plough. ing and cleaning about a fortnight previous to sowing. Five or six days afterwards the flies will rise, and if the soil be well cleaned they will soon perish. The more the land is ploughed and moved, the more effectually will the fly be destroyed. After the land has lain three or four days, care must be taken to cut up all the weeds that may have grown; for no food must be left for the flies. In order to ascertain if the fly be destroyed, cabbage leaves must be thrown here and there on the land; and if there be any flies, the leaves will soon be covered; if no flies should appear, the seed may then be sown, but without turning up the land again, as that would bring more eggs to the surface. If the weather should be cloudy or wet, a longer period must be allowed for the destruction of the fly; for it has been ascertained that these insects are able to remain much longer without food in cloudy or wet than in warm dry weather.

Such is the substance of the plan; its efficacy will now shortly be proved. If it

is successful, it will render a hitherto precarious but very important crop in a comparative degree perfectly secure.

COMMERCE.

June 22, 1824.

Nothing worthy of particular attention has occurred since our last report, except that some uneasiness has been excited by the passing of a new tariff by the Senate at Washington, which, if carried into effect, will prove greatly detrimental to the British merchants; but the Senate having made several amendments, which were transmitted to the Representatives, it was thought probable that the bill would be ultimately lost.

Cotton. The market has, on the whole, been rather dull for the last month; the first week in June was the most favourable, when about 2000 bags were sold. The fluctuations both here and at Liverpool have been insignificant. The sales at Liverpool, in four weeks, ending 19th of June, were 43,040 bags; the arrivals 39,270 bags.

Sugar. The demand has, on the whole, been good and steady, especially for the good qualities of Muscovades; last week the market was dull, but without a reduction of the prices. Numerous arrivals being looked for the buyers hold back, expecting a better show, and lower prices.

In the refined market there was a considerable improvement last week; about 1000 casks crushed were purchased, a great proportion for the Mediterranean; there were also parcels of lumps taken for Hambro, and as there was still a scarcity of goods the prices advanced 1s. to 2s.; the improvement was chiefly in the low and middling descriptions; the fine was little varied. Molasses were 25s. 6d. tọ 26s. the former the nearest quotation.

In the refined market this forenoon the purchases of crushed from 33s. to 35s. are very considerable; there were also many inquiries for lumps; none offer under 768., and so very few are to be purchased even at that rate, that several parcels are reported to be under contract for forward delivery.Molasses remain at last week's prices, buyers at 25s. 6d.

No purchases of foreign sugars by private contract are reported.

Coffee.-The market has been on the whole steady.

The public sales last week were considerable, the Jamaica, Demerara, and Berbice, went off steadily at the previous prices: the Dominica sold at an advance of 2s. to 3s. per cwt.; St. Domingo declined 18. per cwt. very good quality being sold at 60s. to 61s. 6d.

There were three public sales this forenoon; 335 bags St. Domingo sold at previous prices, good ordinary coloury 61s. to

61s. 6d. fine ordinary 62s. 6d.; 262 bags from Laguira, fine ordinary 63s.; all the finer descriptions of coffee sold again at a further advance of 2s. to 3s. per cwt.; fine ordinary Dominica 72s. to 73s. 6d. ; good middling Jamaica 96s. to 97s. Generally the coffee market is firm, with every prospect of a further improvement.

Rum, Brandy, and Hollands.The market remains in a languid and depressed state; the purchases by private contract are quite inconsiderable. By public sale last week, 80 puncheons fine Jamaica rum, landed in 1823, sold, 36 to 40 O. P. at 28. 2d. to 28. 3d. average 40 at 2s. 4d.Brandy continues very dull; free on board to arrive 2s. 6d. housed 2s. 7d.-In Geneva there is no alteration to notice.

Hemp, Flax, and Tullow.-The tallow market continues in a very depressed state;

the new yellow candle tallow may be quoted 34s. to 34s. 3d.; old 33s. For July and August shipments 35s. 3d. to 35s. 6d. ; free on board 29s.-Hemp 351. 5s. to 354. 10s.; and for July and August shipments 357. 12s. 6d.-In flax there is little alteration to notice; St. Petersburgh 12head 43%. to 447.-In the Exchange there is no alteration, nine 7-16ths.

Oils. Little is doing in fish oils; the first intelligence respecting the result of the fishery is anxiously expected.

Tea having declined considerably, great interest was felt in the India House sale, which began on the first of this month. The Bohea and Congou sold rather lower than at the preceding sale; no alteration has since taken place, except that low Hyson Skins bear a premium of 1d. per lb.

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

The following works are in the press :Dr. Forbes, of Chichester, will shortly publish a Translation of Avenbrugger, and a Series of Original Cases and Dissections, illustrating the utility of the Stethoscope and Percussion.

An Enquiry into the Duties and Perplexities of Medical Men as Witnesses in Courts of Justice: with Cautions, and Directions for their Guidance, by J. G. Smith, MD.

A Diagram, Illustrative of the Formation of the Human Character, suggested by Mr. Owen's Developement of a New View of Society.

Memoirs of the Rose, Comprising Botanical, Poetical, and Miscellaneous Recollections of that celebrated Flower, in a Series of Letters to a Lady, 1 vol. royal 18mo.

Patmos and other Poems, by James Edmeston, Author of Sacred Lyrics, in One Volume. Published for the Benefit of Benevolent Institutions connected with the Churches and Congregations of the Rev. H. F. Burder, and of the Rev. F. A. Cox, of Hackney.

The Rev. T. Arnold, MA. late Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, has been for many years employed in writing a History of Rome from the earliest Times to the Death of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. The First Volume, from the Rise of the Roman State to the Formation of the Second Triumvirate, A. U. C. 710; B. C. 44. will soon be published.

Five Years' Residence in the Canadas, including a Tour through the United States of America in 1823, by E. A. Talbot, Esq. 2 vols. 8vo.

A Voyage to Cochin China. By Lieut. White, of the United States Navy.

A Chronological History of the West Indies. By Capt. Thomas Southey. In 3 vols. 8vo.

Tales of a Traveller. By the Author of the Sketch Book.

The Human Heart. 1 vol. post 8vo. Sylvan Sketches, by the Author of Flora Domestica. One vol. 8vo.

The Remains of Robert Bloomfield, consisting of Unpublished Pieces in Prose and Poetry, will be published in a few days, for the exclusive benefit of his widow.

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Biography of Celebrated Roman Characters, with Anecdotes of their Lives and Actions. By the Rev. W. Bingley, MA. 12mo. 7s.

Natural History of Quadrupeds for Children, with Plates. 12mo. 4s.

Grecian Stories, by Maria Hack. 18mo. 3s. 6d.

Memoirs of the Lives and Characters of the Right Hon. George Baillie, of Jervis wood, and of Lady Griselda Baillie. By their Daughter, Lady Murray, of Stan hope. 78. 6d.

History of Suli and Parga, containing their Chronology and their Wars, particularly those with Ali Pacha, Prince of Greece. Post 8vo. 7s. 6d.

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Boxiana, Vol. IV. 8vo. 18s.

Views of Calcutta and its Environs, from Drawings executed by James B. Fraser, Esq. Part I. 21. 28.

The Butterfly Collector's Vade Mecum, or a Synoptical Table of English Butter. flies. 12mo. 58.

Account of the Bell Rock Light House. By Robert Stevenson, Civil Engineer. Royal 4to. with Engravings, 5l. 5s.

An Inquiry into the Principles of the Distribution of Wealth most conducive to Human Happiness. By William Thomp8vo. 14s.

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Poems from the Portuguese of Louis De Camoens, with Remarks on his Life and Writings, Notes, &c. &c. By Lord Viscount Strangford, a new Edition, 75.

Posthumous Poems, of Percy Bysshe Shelley. 8vo. 15s.

Letters in Rhyme from a Mother at Home to her Children at School. 18mo. Price 28. extra boards.

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Southern Provinces of the Austrian EmTour in Germany, and some of the pire. 1820-1822. 2 Vols. 12mo. 16s.

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ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS.

The Rev. J. R. Buckland, BD. Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, elected head master of Uppingham School, Rutland, on the resignation of Rev. T. Roberts, MA.-Rev. W. S. Gilly, MA. Rector of North Fambridge, Essex, elected Preacher to the Philanthropic Society, in the room of the Rev. Dr. Yates, resigned.-Rev. J. Goodenough, BCL. of Baliol College, Oxford, presented to the Rectory of Godmanstone, and the Perpetual Curacy of Nether Cerne, in the county of Dorset.-The Rev. James Donne, jun. MA. of St. John's College, Cambridge, instituted to the Vicarage of St. Paul's, Bedford, on the presentation of Lord Vis count Carteret.-The Lord Chancellor has presented the following Gentlemen to the undermentioned Livings:-The Rev. Thomas S. Gosset, MA. to the Vicarage of Old Windsor; the Rev. Dr. French, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge, to the Vicarage of Cretingham, in the county of Suffolk; the Rev. Solomon Piggott, to the Rectory of Dunstable, in Bedfordshire; the Rev. James Millner, to the Vicarage of Cudham, in the county of Kent.-Rev. Henry Michael Wagner, MA. late Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, presented to the Vicarage of Brighton, vacated by the promotion of Dr. Carr to the Bishopric of Chichester.-Rev. Henry George Liddell, MA. instituted by the Bishop of Chester, to the Rectory of Kenaldkirk, Yorkshire, on the presentation of the trustees of the late Earl of Strathmore.-Rev. John Thomas Grant, to the Rectory of Butlerlagh, in the county of Devon.-Rev. Rob. Tredcroft, to the Rectory of West Itchnor, in the county of Sussex.-Rev. Cornelius Pitt, to the Rectory of Hasleton, with Enworth Chapel, in the county of Gloucester.-The Rev. James Knight,

AM. of Halifax, appointed Perpetual Curate of St. Paul's, Sheffield, vice the late Rev. Thomas Cotterill.-The Rev. Charles Heathcote, MA. of Trinity College, Cambridge, elected a Chaplain of that Society, vice the Rev. W. Hildyard, MA.-A dispensation has passed the Great Seal to enable the Rev. J. S. Hewett, DD. Chaplain of Downing College, and late Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, to hold the Rectory of Ewhurst, with the Rectory of Rotherhithe, Surrey.-The Rev. W. Kaye Hett. BA. has been appointed Master of Heighington School, near Lincoln.

OXFORD, June 5.-The Chancellor's Prizes for this year have been adjudged as follows:

Latin Essay." Coloniarum apud Græcos et Romanos inter se Comparatio." Edward Bouverie Pusey, BA. of Christ Church, now Fellow of Oriel College.

English Essay.-"Athens in the time of Pericles, and Rome in the time of Augustus." William Ralph Churton, BA. of Queen's College, now Fellow of Oriel College.

Latin Verses."Babylon." Robert William Mackay, Commoner of Brasenose College,

Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize.-English Verse."The Arch of Titus." John Thomas Hope, Commoner of Christ Church.

The whole Number of Degrees in Easter Term was DD. four; DCL. one; BD. seven; BCL. one; MA. forty-one; BA. sixty-two; Matriculations, eighty-nine.

CAMBRIDGE, June 11.-The Chancellor's Gold Medal for the best English Poem by a resident undergraduate, is adjudged to Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Scholar of Trinity College. Subject, Athens.

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May 26.-At Lewisham, by the Hon. and Right Rev. the Bishop of Oxford, James Steward, Esq. -to Eliza, eldest daughter of the Rev. Dr. Waite, of Lewisham Hill.'"

27. At Lowestoft, John Barnard Turner, Esq. Grandson of the late Sir Barnard Turner, Knt. to Charlotte Louisa, third daughter of the late Col. Belford, formerly of the Blues.

29. At St. Pancras, Thos. Pilkington, Esq. of Habberley, to Harriet Alice, widow of Major Watkins, of the 56th Regiment.

June 1.-At Berry Pomeroy, Totness, Devonshire, Henry Richard Roe, Esq. of Knaton House, to Anne Maria, eldest daughter of Christopher Farwell, Esq. of Totness.

-Sir Daniel Williams, of Whitehall, Glamorganshire, to Ann, second daughter of the late Heary Jones, Esq. of Maesychochan House, Monmouthshire.

-At St. Luke's, Chelsea, Dr. Veitch, to Mary,' widow of the late Capt. Jermyn, RN.

At Sunbury, David Ricardo, Esq. of Gatcomb

Park, Gloucestershire, to Catherine, youngest daughter of the late Thos. William St. Quintin, Esq. of Scampston, Yorkshire.

1. At Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, Capt. Croxton, of the Bengal Artillery, to Charlotte, second daughter of the Rev. Richard Williams, Rector of that place, and Prebendary of Lin

coln.

2. Sir David Jones, of Penguin Hall, Glamorganshire, to Mary, eldest daughter of the Rev. Rees Edwards, of Neath.

3. At Islington, Robt. Bell, Esq. Barrister-at-law, to Margaret, second daughter of the late Capt. Peter Gordon, of the Wellesley East Indiaman. 7. Falconer Atlee, Esq. of West-hill House, Surrey, to Emma, daughter of the late Daniel Hardingham Wilson, Esq. and Grand-daughter of John Foote, Esq. of Charlton Place, Kent.

At St. George's, Hanover Square, the Hon. Captain W. L. Fitzgerald De Roos, of the First Regiment of Life Guards, to Lady Georgiana Lenox, daughter of the Duke of Richmond. After partaking of a grand dinner at Earl Bathurst's, the new-married couple set off for his Lordship's seat at Cirencester to spend the honey-moon.

At Tunbridge Wells, Wm. Thomas Thornton, Esq. second son of the late Edmund Thornton, Esq. of Whittington Hall, Lancashire, to Cornella Harriet Isabella, eldest daughter of the late Col. Halkett, of Craigie Hall, in the county of Fife, NB.

10. At Milford, Hants, John Kingsmill, Esq. of Cavendish-square, to Eliza Katherine, only surviving daughter of the late Sir Robt. Kingsmill, Bart. of Sidmouth House in that county.

- At St. Pancras, Charles Gonne, Esq. of Yorkplace, Portman Square, to Susanna, second daughter of Daniel Beale, Esq. of Fitzroy Square.

Lately at Newbury, the Rev. F. Milman, Rector of St. Mary's, Reading, and Author of the "Fail of Jerusalem," &c. to Arabella, youngest daugh- ' ter of Gen. Cockell,

12. At Newcastle, Thos. P. Lang, Esq. of the 13th Light Dragoons, to Ann Mary, second daughter of the late Job Bulman, Esq. of Cox Lodge, Northumberland.

15. At Chesham, Captain E. J. Samuel, of the Madras Cavalry, to Ann, eldest daughter of the late J. Field, Esq. of Chesham Hall, Bucks. -At St. Ann's, Limehouse. Joseph Hunter, Esq. of Whitby, Yorkshire, to Mary Anne, youngest daughter of the late Luke Lyons, Esq. of Shadwell.

16. The Rev. John Hewlett, BA. of Peppard, near Henley on Thames, and of Worcester College, Oxford, to Charlotte Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. Hewlett, of Oxford.

At Clifton, Thomas Baillie, Esq. of Hanwell Park, Middlesex, to Elizabeth, second daughter of T. M. Hall, Esq. of Erina, county of Clare. By the very Rev. the Dean of Carlisle, Cramer Roberts, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-law, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late C. Gowen, Esq.

19. At St. George's, Hanover-square, Captain Fox, son of Lord Holland, to Miss Mary Fitz-Clarence. The Duke of York gave away the bride; and the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, and Lord and Lady Holland were present at the ceremony.

ABROAD.

At Paris, Geo. Mandy, Esq. only son of the late Admiral Sir G. Mundy, KCB, to Alicia, eldest daughter of Thomas Strickland, Esq. of La Sagerie, near Tours, and formerly of Elm Grove near Liverpool.

At Hamburgh, Chas. D. Tolme, Esq. of that City, to Eliza, widow of the late Advocate Jacobsen, of Altona.

DEATHS.

May 13.-At Bridgenorth, Shropshire, in his 85th year, Wm. Haslewood, Esq. who served as Captain in the 63d Regiment in the American War, when all his superior officers having fallen in battle, he commanded the Regiment for many months; but being subsequently disappointed in his expectations of promotion he retired from the service.

21. In his 84th year, at his seat, Hawkestone, Shropshire, Sir John Hill, Bart.

23. Suddenly in his 71st year, at Birmingham, on his way from his seat at Putney, to Manchester, Jas. Ackers, Esq. of Lark Hill. He served the office of High Sheriff for the county of Lancashire in 1800.

and with the Duke of Wellington in Portugal. He was appointed to the Chaplain-Generalcy in 1812.

6. At Chartley Castle, his father's seat, Lord Viscount Tamworth, son of the Earl of Ferrers, of an inflammation in the bowels.

At Margate, R. E. Hunter, MD. FLS.

At Ammersdown Park, Somersetshire, having nearly completed his 78th year, Thomas Samuel Joliffe, Esq. This gentleman formerly mingled in the most brilliant circles of the metropolis, and sat in several parliaments during the administration of Lord North, and the commencement of that of Mr. Pitt. Of late years he resided entirely in the country.

7. At Croom's Hall, Greenwich, aged 19, the lady of Captain Cruickshank.

9. In South Audley-street, Thos. Chevalier, FRS. FLS. and FHS. Surgeon in ordinary to the King, and Professor of Anatomy and Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons.

Suddenly of apoplexy, at his house, the Craven's Head, Drury-lane, W. Oxberry. This excellent actor in the walk of low comedy was born in 1784, and was originally designed for an artist, for which purpose he was placed with the late Mr. Stubbs; but he soon relinquished the pencil, and was apprenticed to a printer. About this time he acquired a taste for theatrical pursuits, after which he joined some itinerant companies, and at length made his debut at Covent-garden, in Nov. 1807. Since this period he has always been engaged at some one of the London houses, and had, just previously to his decease, entered into an engagement with Mr. Elliston, for the term of three years.

10. At Walton-on-Thames, in his 6th year, Henry Charles, only son of the Hon. Grey Bennet. 12. At Trinity College, Cambridge, in his 64th year, the Rev. Thomas Lee, DD. who presided over that society 16 years.

16. At Cambridge, Diana Elizabeth, wife of Sir Brodrick Chinnery, Bart. of Flintfield, county of Cork, and daughter of the late George Vernon, Esq. of Clontarf-castle, near Dublin.

17. After a few days'illness, in Lower Grosvenorstreet, the Right Hon. Lord Henry Thomas Howard Molyneux Howard, brother to the Duke of Norfolk; Deputy Earl Marshall, and MP. for Steyning.

23. At Mrs. Hawkes's, Clapham Common, aged Lately, in Grosvenor-street, the Hon. Mrs. Henrietta S. Walpole, in her 93d year.

17, Susan Elizabeth, eldest daughter of J. Cossins, Esq. of Weymouth, and niece of Lord Audley, and the Marchioness of Waterford. -At Belvidere, in his 54th year, the Hon. S. E. Eardley, only son of Lord Eardley.

27. At Edgebaston-house, near Birmingham, Sarah, wife of W. Francis, Esq.

-In Lower Brook-street, Mrs. Rattray, widow of the late Colonel John Rattray, of Craighall, Perthshire.

28. At his Chambers, Bernard's Inn, in his 76th year, Philip Neve, Esq. Barrister-at-law, a Commissioner of Bankrupts, and a Magistrate for the county of Middlesex.

31. At Bath, after a long illness, the lady of Sir George Abercrombie Robinson, Bart. -C. M. Powell, Marine Painter, who has left a widow and eight children in extreme distress. June 1.-R. Filmer, Esq. of Upper Montaguestreet, Russell-square, son of the late Sir Edm. Filmer, Bart. and brother to Sir John Filmer, of East Sutton Park, Kent.

3. At his house, at Brighton, Abigail, wife of M. Mocatta, Esq.

-At Ford's Grove, near Winchmore Hill, Sarah Thomasin, wife of Edward Busk, Esq. in her 53d year.

4. At the Parsonage, East Horseley, Surrey, aged 70, the Rev. John Owen, Rector of that Parish, and of St. Bennet's, Paul's Wharf; Archdeacon of Richmond, Yorkshire, and Chaplain General to his Majesty's Forces. His remains were interred at East Horseley on the 11th. He is reported to have left two or three large legacies to the Bible and Missionary Societies, and half the remainder of his fortune, said to be upwards of 100,0001. to his nephew, Joseph Beardmore, Esq. his sole male relative. Mr. Owen was in the East Indies from about 1783 to 1793, with the Duke of York in the Expedition to Holland,

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At Montcallier, near Turin (May 26th), in his 73d year, Capel Lofft, Esq. of Troston Hall, near Bury St. Edmond's, Suffolk. This gentleman, who was the nephew of the late Edmund Capel, Esq. the Commentator on Shakspeare, was educated for the bar, and published many works on subjects connected with bis profession, but he was known also to the literary world in general as a man of very various acquirements, being well versed in Mathematics, Classics, Poetry, Music, and Criticism; and by his contributions to the Monthly Magazine, and other journals. He was the first patron of the late Robert Bloomfield, to whose Farmer's Boy he prefixed a preface. Mr. Lofft was twice married, first to a daughter of Mr. Emlyn of Windsor (the surviving children of which marriage. are a son, in the military service of the East India Company, and a daughter); secondly, to a daughter of the late Mr. Joseph Finch of Cambridge, by whom he had two daughters (now in Italy with their mother), and a son, at Eton. In 1816 he retired to the Continent, where he resided until his death. As a poet he was particularly successful in the Sonnet, of which he gave some elegant specimens in a collection published under the title of Laura, in 5 vols. At Bombay, whither he had gone for the recovery. of his health, S. P. W. Johnson, Esq. Assistant Secretary to his Majesty's government at Ceylon, eldest son of Sir Alexander Johnson.

At Demerara, aged 27, Robert Roberts, Esq. at-torney-at-law, eldest son of E. Roberts, Esq. of North Brixton.

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