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surrender your holdings, so as to have them conjoined with others, I shall rejoice ; hut God forbid I hhould ever sane• Lion the turning out of families who did nut know where to shelter their heads but iu the union workhouse. (Loud and continued applause.)" - - Lord Campbell afterwards insinuated a few hints, under the semblance of assurances from himself, concerning the proper demeanour to be observed at election time, and regarding religious controver sies : " Now, gentlemen, I toll you that I never will inter fere with your exercise of the elective franchise. (Pro lunged cheering.) I 'tape that you are all loyal—that you are all attached to the British constitution ; but us to party politics, make your own choice, and I know my reverend blend will never improperly interfere. (Loud cheers.) It has been said that Roman Catholic priests have interfered improperly in politics ; I am convinced my reverend friend, your respected pastor, never will ; and 1 apprehend you shall incur no danger in conscientiously exercising your own judgments, and voting fur the man who you honestly believe will confer the greatest amount of benefit upon you. (Cheers.) Then, gentlemen, I be. have that must of you adhere to the religion of your fore fathers—the Roman Catholic faith. 1, gentlemen, was brought up a Protestant. and am sincerely convinced of the truth of the tenets of my religion ; but 1 ail Id be the last man in the world to interfere with religious liberty, nor would I ever encourage any improper elforta to pro selytise. (Enthusiastic cheers.) Let every man worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience. (Applause, again and again renewed.)" His lordship proceeded with some remarks upon ultramontamsm : " I confess there are certain doctrines called ultra montane' which I cannot approve of, for they involve principles that your ancestors before the Reformation re fused to sanction, and never ceased to resist. (Ilear,hear.) They never would allow England, Ireland, or Seothoid to be subject to a foreign power. Those doctrines have been, in some instances, revived. and they are of such a nature that they cannot expect my approbat' , nor that of any sincere friend of religions equality and liberty of con science. 1 am for equality, and against ascendancy. (Cheers.) I wish my Roman Catholic fellow-subjects should have the free, undisturbed enjoyment of everything necessary for the exercise of their religion and the cele bration of its rites and ceremonials—but if they will nut allow their fellow-Christians of other sects to enjoy the same privileges, then I say they are unreasonable, and should be resisted. (Cries of We never will !' ) Since I came to Ireland, it affonled me sincere pleasure to find the great 11114.44 of the people sound and reasonable in their views. They are not bigoted. they are not intolerant, hot appear willing to live iu peace uud harmony with all per suasions. (Ilear.)" Recommending the Queen's Colleges to those of his tenants who could afford it for the education of their sons, and regretting the opposition which those excellent establishments had encountered, Lord Campbell concluded by a brief enumeration of their respective duties and rights landlord and tenantry, and congratulated them upon the truly Christian patience with which they had borne former sufferings, and the evident symptoms that were observable everywhere of their progressive im provement. Sporting. AQUATICS. The Rov YACIIT CLUB BEOATTA terminated on Friday last with the memorable race for the Challenge Cup. The event excited extreme interest owing to the national repu tation); which were staked on the performinices of the American Serie and the Swedish Aurora Borealis. The result, however, to the surprise of a great majority of the spectators, conferred the prize on a British-Wilt yacht, the Alarm winning by nearly ten minutes, and the redoulded • Sylrie with difficulty receiving the second place. Two yaehts, the Alarm and the Swedish Aurora Borealis, who had contested for the Challenge ('up, were matched for a separate trial of their sailing qualities by their owners. This match was sailed on Thumlav, the start taking place at 11 a.m. over a course of about 10 miles. They arrived —Alarm, Oh. lm., Aurora Borealis, 911. Bw , leaving the • British yacht the victor by two minutes. The owner of the American cutter yacht Sy/rie, which won the second prize ( a cup value AK ) un Friday week, nut feeling satis fied in being beaten by the Julia, is reported to lime challenged Mr. Poiret!' to sail his yacht for any sum he may please to MUM'. IiSEAT BOAT RAell.—.lames Candlish, the champion of the Tyne, and James Messenger, of Teddington, con tended on Tuesday for a prize of •!Otlf. over the usual aquatic course for great events, from Putney to Mortlake. This flaw had for 'tome time past created considenilde interest amongst all classes of rowing men. Candlish's renown had lain confined to his own and neighbouring waters until last season, when lit' was backed against Thomas Maekinnev. of Richmond. In a desire to fairly test the qualities of the men, two 100/. engagements were made between Candlish and Mackinney—the one to take place on the London waters, end the other on the Tyne. 1'411(1161' won both so well that he was hacked against his Ira •ent antagonist, of whom it may be fairly said that, although he haul only done very little, he had exhibited such superiority of style, coupled with rtw, as to place him deservedly next to the champion of the Loudon river. A great her of north-country gentlemen came up to town to see the event, and the assemblage of Per"" altogether consisted of many thousands. The neees,qtry preliminaries having been arranged, the two men took their stations, Messenger jumping off with a slight lead. THE PitESS. A most determined and gallant race followed. As Candlish went on he appeared to get more in rowing form, and, overlapping his opponent's sternpost, threatened a change of position, but as often as he got nearer his opponent's sculls the effOrt was met by a corresponding effort on the part of Messenger, who passed under Hammeramitlebridge a clear length ahead, and, although again and again menaced by the desperate spurts of his opponent, Messenger continued to lead. and finally won by above a clear length after being retarded by a foul just before coming in. The winn'r rowed in a boat built by himself, and was trained by Mr. Styles, of Putney. The nice was rowed with an indifferent tide in 243 minutes. Betting was for the most part even, but in some instances 5 to 4 on Messenger. Obituarg. SIR G. CocxnunN died at Leamington Spa yester day week, aged 82. The deceased was senior officer of the British navy, being Admiral of the Fleet, Major-General of Marines, and Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom. lie was also a Grand Cross of the Bath, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. In his professional career he attained high distinction, and his death removes another of the small remaining band of companions in arms to Nelson, Jervis, Hood, Hotham, and other naval heroes of the war : Sir George entered the navy in 1781, under the auspices of Admirals Sir doslma Rowley and Lord Hood. Having passed for his commission in June, 1793, he served as junior lieutenant under Lords Hotham anti Hood, by whom he was promoted to the Speedy sloop. Having Rtlie• ceeded in maintaining the blockade of Genoa when every other vowel was blown off the port during a gale, he was pasted to the Meleultr, 31. In this frigate, and in the Minerre, 41, 1w obtained the acknowledgments of Nelson for his conspicuous zeal, ability, and courage in co-ope rating with the Austrians in Piedmont and at Leghorn. Whilst in command of the Minerre, Captain Coekburn, in presence of the Spanish fleet, engaged the Sabina, 40, and the Matilda, 34, in June, 1790. The former ship struck her colours after a combat of three hours, and a loss, out of 280 111(.11, of 14 killed and 44 wounded; the other was compelled to wear and haul off at the close of a sharp ac tion of half an hour; the collective loss of the Minerre R 1 11111 l wing to 7 men killed and 44 wounded. Captain Cockburn also bore a very active part in the battle off Cape St. Vincent, February 14, 1797. From this time to the chew of that. war Captain Cockburn was incessantly en gaged, and his conduct presents a uniform course of gal lantry, seamanship, and good fortune. On the breaking out of hostilities in 1803 he was employed in both the East anal West Indies, and for his services at the capture of Martinique received the thanks of both houses of Parlia ment. As commodore he commanded at the reduction isf Flushing, anal subsequently served in co-operation with the army in the Peninsula. In August, 1811, he was made a colonel of ; and in the same month in the fol lowing year he was promoted to the rank of rear-admiral, with the eon:mond of the fleet engaged in the American war. After conducting many operations on the coast of the 1 7 niteal States, he hoisted his Hag in the Nortlaintlier land, 74, as comma nder•in-ehief at St. Helena, being se lected to convey Napoleon Bonaparte to that island. Be coming a vice-admiral August 12, 1819, he afterwards, with his Hag in the Vernon, 50, and Prreident,ll2, commanded in chief on the North American and West India station, from December 0, 1882, until February, 1830. Since the latter date he has not been afloat. His advancement to the rank of full admiral took place January 10, 1837. Sir George Cockburn, from his long, varied, and extensive ex petienee, became naturally an officer whose great attain toeing would recommend him to high administrative posi tion in his profession. First he was a junior member of the Board of Adilliralty SO early as 1818, under the Tory o fiee rnm e nt, in whose political principles he coincided. In 1828 he was reappointed: and again, whilst commander in-chief in the West Indies, he was nominated senior mem ber of the Admiralty under Lord I/e Grey. Before he re turned to England, however, Sir 11. Peel had resigned, and Sir George was out of office until the advent of Sir Robert Peel to power in 1811. From that time until 1840 Sir George was the senior naval lord, and upon him, it may be said, devolved the chief business of the Admiralty, with the Earl of Haddington for most of the time as the politi cal head. Sir George Cockburn first obtained a seat in Parliament for Portsmouth, in 1818. He was next elected, in March, 1821), for the borough of Weobly : was monied for Plymouth in 1820; and since October, 1841, has held a seat for Ripon. On April 5, 1821, he was appointed major-general of marines ; and on April 31), 18'27, a privy councillor. In the latter capacity Sir George attended the funeral of King William IV. He married his cousin, Miss Mary Cockburn. MAJOR-GENERAL LORD SALTOrN died on the 18th inst., at his shooting-seat near Rothes, N.B. The noble lord hail been ailing for some months, lint until a few days prior to his death no immediate danger was apprehended. His lordship was in his 69th year, anal was highly esteemed by the late Puke of Wellington for his gallant defence of Hougomont, at. which place he was second in command of the light companies of the Guards, and had four horses killed under him. Lord Salton') served with Moore, and throughout the Peninsula. His lordship was a stanch patron of most of the musical institutions of the metropolis, president of the Madrigal Society, chairntatt of the Musical Union, it c. The Puke of Welington had once publicly described the gallant lord as a pattern to the army, "both as a man and a SATURDAY, soldier." His lordship is succeeded in his title and estates by his nephew, Major Alexander Fraser. The colonelcy of the 2nd Regiment of Foot becomes va cant by the decease of Lord Saltoun. The " mysterious" column in the Times paper has at length yielded up one of its secrets. " Slmpi " and " Doormat " may indeed still hide their meanings beyond public ken, but to one of the analogous notifications, though conveyed by a cipher at first sight apparently intractable, a slight exercise of ingenuity, as our readers will perceive, has furnished a ready key. The secret atter all may be hardly worth the trouble of unlocking ; but such as it is it runs as follows. In the Times of Monday the conspicuous column of the first page appropriated to such announcements was headed by this advertisement Vb wziorintz—Mvvw rhzb sld wvortsgvw 111 rdzh gl ivxvrew blti ovggvl 2 wvzi ivnyizunv ltu nb yrigswzb, liyvt blf nag gl garmp rdilgv lawn zmb rirgzgrha. 3 Ituvzi nb ovggrili yvrint ivzw yblgsvih 4 rklmuzinvw nblivou gl uzxgh 2 vevingh—ltzu mld zg Zufoirv, nazi Wfinpvow, Kvigshriv 3 blf szw yvggvi dirgv zh yvulw. ltwrw wig yoznv bit uli zweivinut gl blii kilnrhy 3 uli nzprnarg rmblf pmvd glb 2 tozwnivhh tint iivggvih yirtnt nv blf dlfow ulitrev zntb szligrmeith Tlw yovhh blf uli zoo I prutwiuvidt 2 olev gsvh nzturuvlig Itztt whim aviv ivzwnut zurw yrzfgrnfo hxvtuvlb. nitro° xtoovxg 1 uvitult sld hszoo Rhvmw gsvn. Trev Nzt nb olev 2 gvoo svi Rwlmgztww digs svi xlmwfxg—liszev wig hymn lti wvzi uirvistw ovggvi wrw wig ziirev groo gay 13th, hl ltxlfow tulg bylaw garli yruliv dirgv Wm 4 ltnzb zmhdvl Int gay Ist ru kllthryor zh vevi bitilldm. By simply transposing the alphabet, reversing the pre cedence of the letters, and reading a for s, b for y, e for a., and so on, the above enigma will unroll itself into this very commonplace letter : yy darling A.—Need I say how delighted I I was to receive your letter and dear remrmem]brance on my birthday? 1 beg you not to think I write under irritation, but I tear my letters being read by others that I confined myself to filets mid events. I ant now at Aulttrie, near Duukeld, Perth shire, but you lted better write as before. I did not blame you for adhering to your promise, but for making it.. If you knew the joy and gladness your letters bring me you would forgive all hastiness. God bless you for ell the kindness and love they immilest. I am down here reading amid beautiful scenery. will collect the fen's: how shall 1 send them? Give Meg my love, and tell her I don't agree with her about her conduct. I have not seen our dear friend. Your letter did not arrive till the 13th, so I could not send this before. Write soon, that 1 may answer on the Ist if possible. As ever, your own. - • We are not surprised to find by a subsequent advertise• went that "A.'s " correspondent fears their cipher is detected and known, promising at the same time to send a fresh one. May the next be more successful in baffling tl►e curious Hobbses who seek to pick every lock of mystery. The ascent of Mont Blanc has been attempted, and nearly accomplished, by Lieut. Murray, B.N. This feat has been too often repeated with fuller success to command special notice on its own account; but the narrative of his adventures on the occasion communicated by the gallant officer contains some graphic and striking details. He says:— " We attained the Gnus& Thgets in safety, and remained there as usual for the night. At midnight we kik them, lighted by a single lantern ; the wind increased from the time of our deorture, until it became so terrific a gale that we could not protect' by the new nth usually pursued, so we determined to try the old one. Following t h is route, we had successffilly advanced, not withstanding incessant storms of hail and snow which beat null in our faces, nearly to the summit of the Rochera Rouges, when suddenly an awful crevasse burst open before us with the crash of thunder; our tuivanced guide at the seine instant disappeared, and we all feared the poor fellow was lost, when to our joy we heard him cry out, and succeeded in rescuing him by throwing down our rope, which happily just reached hint on the jagged fragment of ice to which he clung, a narrow escape, for on either side of him yawned a porta utlieular chasm of some 150 feet in del th. We still kept on, notwithstanding, with undiminished' ardour, in spite of the constantly increasing fury of the storms of wind and bail, until we finally managed to reach a small rock just above the Petits Mulcts. under which the tempest now compelled us to creep for shelter, absolutely timing us to cling to it with all our strength to prevent our being blown away. All the difficul ties of the Recent were now overcome, and half an hour more would have brought us with ease to the summit, which, had the storm ceased, a child might with ease have surmounted. Itwas tantalising to be so near, after enduring so much, without being able to attain the absolute summit; but the chief guide, Jean Tairraz, assured me that it was impossible to proceed without the loss of all our lives, as the wind would infallibly blow us over the adjoining precipice did we attempt it. Without giving a second thought, under such circumstances, to the further ascent, we decided ou descending without loss of time, every moment of which was now becoming doubly precious. Throwing ourselves at Mil length on the snow, and crawling to the edge of the de scent. we slid down in a few minutes what had taken as more than an hour to surmount. Then commenced the labour of our descent. as the snow hod fallen to such a depth that we were half buried at every step. Worn out with fatigue, we finally reached the (frauds 'Millets, where we were to spend the night; and such a night came on-1 would not have lost it for worlds. Even now it thrills through me, far surpassing in grandeur all 1 could ever have vonctived. The tearful hurricanes of wind, the falling avalanches, the opening crevasses, the crash of thunder, the tierce lightning, riving in vivid flashes the dark clouds veiling the smunsit of Mont Blanc—all combined to form a scene whirl' the absolute nothingness of man must truly see 111141 feel to conceive of. The next morning, when I looked in search of our upward route, it was impossible to distinguish a vestige of it, front the changes that hail taken place during the night. What had been comparatively level was now heaved up halo gigantic waves. linisserous and impassable crevasses like wise blocked the way. About 5 a.m. we recommenced our de scent, and tOrtunately arrived in safety at Chamounix. We com menced our ascent on the Ist of August, at seven a.m., and re turtle,' on the 3d, at nine a in." All the enginc•houses left mantling since the failure of the atmospheric system on the South Devon line, and which involved an outlay of nearly half a million, are beim: "blown up" by the contractors, to make way for a doub'e line of rails from Newton Abbott to Plymouth.