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A LOYAL SONn. BY A FIZESII WATER SA I Loll ' TUNE--4Lram Newland. ! ft e trumpet of fame throughout Albion protium, Fer the good of each neighbouring nation, Not John Bull, tore displeased, atimmunities seized, Is determind on full restoration, A speedy,—cornitlete Reformation, By fair and real representation ; Which. as every one knows, both its friends and its foes, Have agreed to call Russell's Purgation ! Sad alarm for the squad, who the good things have had, In reward for each flimsy oration, Made by jugglers or Jews, Johnny Bull to assume, And divert from the wished renovation,)) And call it a dire excitation. Miscall it an infatuation, Tleant to finish the boast, they could cut up the roast, Which is spoilt by this woeful purgation. View the universe round, not a fixture is found, Bodies all in a state of rotation, While all Nature, we know, both above and below, Is refreshed and renewed by mutation Why then with our highest in station, This horror at all innovation ? As if burgh.lords crusty, and other things musty, Can exist without whole purgation ? Now each liberal may sing, Live our true Sailor Ring, To rejoice in our regeneration ; Founded safe from cash stroke, on our true hearts of oak, May his tlironehave a lasting foundation Through each gain our generation, Depend for its sure preservation From false friends, open foes, on the fealty of those Who will bless him for Russell's Purgation. W. I. VERSES. grievefor thee, unhappy one !—thy dream bf love Is past, Over that young and beauteous face its shadows death bath cast ; - Thy manl heart ' s overflowing now in sorrow from thine eye, For thou has felt the bitter truth that all we love must die. T mourn not , for the happy dead—her spirit is at rest, And she has changed an earthly 'home fur mansions of the blest ; The sunny light which charm'd us all, to her young heart was given, To fit her ere she left our world for fellowship with heaven. Weep on, weep on,:bereaved one ! thy tears will soothe thy grief, There's healing on the wings of time, 'twill yield thy heart relief ; To picture her an angel bright, amid the realms of day, Still watching o'er thee with such love as only angels may. LITERATURE AND SCIENCE. ,j 1 J. 1 i r illi ii •: , 1 I . 'l , • . I - , '• • H. • , . ir i • jr j i . ' I , I ,; l i i' ' I . . • ', r, , % ..)• is ! 4 1• i • ; •. 1 , / 1 : '1 ; 1' . ?d t '1 • 1 TALE OF HORROR. !' ! r , 1 The following is extracted from Dr. Beattie's " German Courts ;" the interesting volume just published, which we so strongly recommended to the public a few days ago : " The eldest daughter of a wayennteisier died suddenly of apoplexy, and on the fourth day she was interred. Three or four hours after the ceremony, a yage, who was shooting rear the village, perceived that his favourite spaniel had suddenly left him, and was no where to be found. The fol lowing morning, to the surprise of every one who heard it, the dog was found beside the new grave, scratching away the mould with great eagerness, aid howling piteously. The circumstance excited an immediate and painful interest. The church-yard was filled wish the population. Hor rible suspicions circuLited in whisper, but none dared to act without advice and authority from the burgorr.aster. The latter, insensible to the entreaties of the people, ridiculed their apprehensions, and declared that he would permit no thing to be done'but in the presence of the Physician of the department. Before the latter had arrived two days bad elaped, the dog kill continued sentinel, and howling at the grave, upbraiding, as be well might, those who looked idly on. The coffin was disinterred and opened in the presence of the Physician. They found the ill-fated young woman turned with her face downwards, her grave clothes soaked with blood, and her pawn covered with bruises and lacera tions ! The buriomasiir was apprehended, and is now In the fortress of but the circumstance has produced a dreadful sensation in the commune." ANECDOTES OF POLAND. • (From Meteher's History of Po!and.) PONIATOVISK 1.-TIIE LAST K IN G. This young count was the fourth ton of Ponia towski, the brother-in-law of Czartoryskis.— But young Poniatowski was not born to tread the thorny road of ambition ; he was naturally a volup tuary; and while his mother lectured him on the sciences of war and politics he hummed over to himself the licentious songs of the French poets, who were his favourite authors. He possessed a showy, superficial knowledge of literature, and had some tact in conversation, both in public and private. This second-rate intellect was set in a person of the first order of beauty : there was an air of su periority in his symmetrical but characteristic coun tenance, and his figure, without being majestic from its height or strength, was marked with that more commanding and intrinsic majesty of carriage which seems to proceed from gigantic feelings, instead of large bones and rigid muscles. . _ Such was the state of Po - niatowski's mind and character when Sir Charles Williams, the English ambassador, arrived at Warsaw. Some similarity of feeling and disposition led to an acquaintance between these two young men, which grew into firm friendship, and, as may be supposed, did not much tend to renovate the youthful and pliant Pole's principles. Under the care of this disso late friend, Poniatowski took a butterfly tour through foreign countries, sipping, as he skimmed along, only the froth of society. fie made a short sojourn at Paris, that city of gaiety, so congenial to his habits, whilst Williams proceeded to discharge his diplomatic duties in England. The yOung Pole was quite intoxicated with the pleasures of' the French capital ; gamed, intrigued, made love, and swore eternal affection to every woman he met.— So unguarded was he, and so favourably were his addresses received, that thirty ladies are said to have encountered each other, one day, in his coun try house, to lay claim to their guy deceiver. • Williams - was now appointed ambassador to Pe tersburg, and the Czartoryskia gladly seized his offer to take Poniatowski to Russia as his secre tary. The wily diplomatist threw his young friend in the way of Catharine, who was then only grand duchess, and whose heart was opened to any attach meat by the contempt she had for her husband, Peter. Williams contrived to let them have a private interview in the English consul's house, — where Catherine went on foot, and alone, in a Russian winter's night. Poniatowski was young, handsome, and fascinating, well experienced in the arts of winning woman's affections, and bold enough to seize the decisive moment of victory. What a different language did love now speak to that which Catherine had been accustomed to hear ! Instead of the coarse jests of a Russian boor, she now lis tened to the witty and voluptuous seductions of • . _ :he minister, Count Broglie, on bearing that this young emissary of the Czartoryskis was nominated ambassador from the Polish Court, said to Brulh, —" this complaisance will cost the house of Sax ony the throne." In 1762, Catherine made the murdered body of her husband her footstool to the throne of Russia, and the death of Peter loosened the bonds of alli ance with Prussia. These were tidings of great I joy to Poland, which stood trembling between her ' armed and leagued neighbours, whose mutual jea lousy was her only safeguard. But none of the Poles could have received the news more gladly than Poniatowski. Count Bruno, who could so conveniently adapt himself to events, was the first to announce the affair to the young count. His messenger found him in bed, with a picture of the empress on both sides of him, .one in the character of Bellona, and and the other as Minerva. On hearing the tidings Poniatowski leapt from the bed almost frantic with joy, and on his knees addressed Heaven and the pictures in turn. He was already on his flight to the arms of his mistress, but his uncles prudently detained him till they had ascertained the posture of affairs. Catharine gave Poniatowski's impetuosity plenty of time to cool, for she did not send him a single message or line for more than a month. Rumour in the mean time explained this delay, but not at all to the young count's satisfaction, for she whis pered that Orloff, a young Russian, who had been instrumental in raising the empress to the throne, had stept into his place. At length the wished-for billet arrived, containing these words concerning her ambassador, " I send Keyserling to Poland, with orders to make you or your cousin, Prince Adam Czartoryski, King." To counterbalance this, it contained mention of Orloff's services, which Poniatowski felt were praised far too warmly for mere gratitude. The news arrived that Augustus was dead, and Poniatowski breathed freely again. This event happened on the sth of October, 1763. Count Oginski, who had married Michael Czar toryski's daughter, was another and powerful rival to Poniatowski. He went to St. Petersburg, in the hope of subverting his relative's interest with Catharine, and even Orloff exclaimed in full court when he saw him, " This is the man who ought to be King, and not a poor player like Poniatowski." But the Empress was resolute, and when she was told one day that her lover's grandfather had been a dependant of the Sapiehas, she coloured at the word, but exclaimed imperiously, " Had he been so himself, I wish him to be King, and he shall be !" On the 7th of May, 1764, which was the stated time for opening the diet of election, the Russians were drawn up without the city, and guarded all the avenues. Poniatowski was strongly guarded, and the whole of the senate-house was filled with soldiers. But only eight senators out of fifty ap peared ; and Malachowski, whose duty it was to open the session, as marshal of the last diet, did not for some time make his appearance. Mokranowski was engaged during this interval in registering, in the very building which was invested by his ene mies, a manifesto against the legality of the diet, held under the awe of foreign arms. The patriots finding that force was to be the ar biter, left Warsaw in two bodies ; one under the grand general proceeded to attempt a confederation in Poland, and the other, under Radziwill, to enter Lithuania for the same purpose. When the diet heard this, they deprived the grand general of his office, and entrusted it to Augustus Czartoryeki, who had orders to send against him all the troops, foreign or native, which he could collect. The same instructions were issued with regard to Radziwill. The field was now entirely dear for Poniatowski, and the Ruisians allowed no time for new opposi tion. Keyserling, the ambassador, was enlisted in the count's service by more than one motive. The degenerate Pole threw himself at his feet, in tears, and swore that he would never exert his regal au thority but according to his directions, and that under the name of Poniatowaki, Keyserling would rule. On the 7th of September, 1764, barely 4000 nobles, instead of the usual number of 80,000, assembled in the field of election, and the count beheld the consummation of his wishes. CIIAFAB ALTAR IN SAINT VINCENT.---From the Common-place book of Major T. Moodie, It. E. under the head of Charab Antiquities : " The stone is situated in the bed of a river, run ning through the valley of Layou. The upper sur face is twenty feet in length, and from seven to ten in breadth. It stands on an angle of from 30 to .5.5 degrees with the horizon, and somewhat resem bles a wedge. The exact dimensions cannot be ascertained, as a considerable portion lies buried in the earth, but supposed to measure 1,600 cubic feet. The figure of the manitou, or okki of North America (the evil deity) is indented in rude lines on its surfece —at the top of the stone is a hole to receive the blood of the victim, from which it is conducted by a groove to the mouth of the deity." —Barbadoes Globe. PL.ITIN A .-A metallic curiosity, hitherto unique of its kind, has been forwarded to Count Demidoff, at St. I'etersburgh, from his mines at Nishneta gilak. It consists of a solid lump of platina, weighing no less than 201bs. and two solotnicks and a half. (181bs English.) The largest specimen be fore known exists in the Museum of the Corps of Miners' Cadets in that capital, and weighs 101bs. 54 solotnicks (91bs. 7oz. English.) The platina currency, which the Russian government first put in circulation about 18 months ago, has risen into such extensive request, that the large stone of this valuable metal in the Ural mountains is almost ex clusively used for the purposes of coining into the new pieces. Its great specific gravity presents a difficulty which it is impossible for the forger to overcome. OCCULTATION OF JCPITER AND HIS SATEL,' EITES.—On 'Faraday morning, the 2d inst. this beautiful phenomenon occurred under as favour able circumstances as cculd be expected, from the low altitude of the moon and planet at the time of occultation. The following were the observations : At 13h. 7m. 13s. (clock time) the rate of the mo tion of Jupiter, as it closely approached the moon's bright limb, appeared to be retarded, and for two or thee seconds arrested; its disc then gradually disappeared, preserving a dark fringe or penumbra, which separated the planet Row the illuminated edge of the moon, as though the contact was not complete. This appearance continued till nearly the final immersion of the planet at 13 h. 8 min. 30 sec. PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. CALEDONIAN MERCURY, JUNE 13. °DEWEY'S STEAM CAERIAOS.-10 a letter addressed to the editor of the Glasgow Free Press, blears. Murdoch and Aitken, engineeks, state that the accident which maned to the above steam cartage was not of that disastrous nature as mentioned in the Glasgow papers. The cause of the ac cident was in consequence of a bolt giving way in the steam chest of the boiler, which allowed the steam to escape, and carried away the top part of the carriage, it being made of a light material. No part of the machinery has received any damage, nor did the men who had the management of it, and who were on it at the time, receive any injury. GLASGOW RIVER AND HARBOUR DerTlEs, dte.— Wednesday afternoon the rates and duties leviable on goods and vessels passing on the river Clyde, and the harbour and quay duties leviable at the Broomielaw, with the manage outke, &c. let for one year, from Bth July, 1831, to the Bth July, 11132, 'at the round sum of 21,3601. being a rise on last year's let of 3,6851. At the same time, the sale of im post duties on ale and beer took place, which brought 1,306 L a rise on last year's sale of 3851. Our readers will recollect of the description formerly given of an iron steam-boat, destined for the navigation of the Clyde, built by Messrs. Neilson and Sons, Old Basin. This vessel has been in preparation for being conveyed to the river for a considerable time past, and was on Monday evening conveyed along the road, on carriages made for the purpose, to the place of launch, a distance of more than a mile and a half. She measures, in length, 103 feet on deck, and 90 feet keel. Her weight is 30 tons, and she will carry 80 tons burden, drawieg 4i feet water. The engine is from 28 to 28 horse power and in point of velocity, it is ex pected that she will surpass any on the Clyde. EmittaarioN.....On Wednesday the Magnet, Wallace, left Leith with about 180 passengers, and on Thursday the Baronet, Rankine, with 60 passengers, both for Quebec. This makes upwards of 300 individuals who have emigrated from this quarter within the last fortnight. The Salamis, Captain Royal, sailed on Thursday week from Cromarty for Quebec, with 247 passengers. brig Foundling sailed from Greenock on Wednesday, for Montreal, with 161 emigrants, and the Iris on Thurs. I day, for Quebec, with 104. The Clansman is about to sail also for Quebec, and, we believe, with her full complement of passengers. T he Boston, for New York, is also on the eve of sailing, with 181 passengers. The gross amount of lemigration from Britain this year to the Canaries and the United States will be enormous. Greenock presents at present an unusual bustle. Almost every steamer that arrives has her deck crowded with emi grants and their luggage. The emigration from the High. lands this year is unprecedented. From three parishes in Argyllshire there are about 2000 souls preparing to embark for America, and from Islay we bear that there are 1000. It is generally supposed that there will not be a sufficiency of shipping to take all out this season. We will from time to time notice the gross amount of the emigrants that sail from Greenock, but many vessels ate chartered to sail from ports in the Highlands, of which it will be probably difficult for us to obtain correct reports.—Glerageor Chronicle. DRZADFUL ACCIDENT.—AbOIM SIX o'clock on Wed. neaday morning, an explosion of fire damp took place in a coal pit at Keppisbyte, In the neighbourhood of Airdrie, belonging to the Messrs. Free, by which a lad, about IS years of age, of the name of Peter Campbell, lost his life and Peter Gentles, Alexander Maclaren, end James Young, were dreadfully scorched and bruised. Young and Camp bell, (the fanner of whom has sustained a compound frac ture In one of his arms) were, we believe, in the act of leaving the compartment in which they had been working, for the purpose of ascending when the catastrophe occurred, which blew dram several fa thoms up the shaft. The ex plosion was heard upwards of a mile from the scene of the accident; and its violence may be estimated from the fact, that the creation at the pit-mouth has been totally destroyed —so much so, indeed, that the unfortunate sufferers had to be taken out by another route. Campbell was brought out alive, but died shortly afterwards ; and what must add to the affliction of the poor family with which he was con nected, is, his father, who is also a collier, got himself seriously hurt on the preceding day, by a large piece of coal falling on him while at work. The accident created the moat intense sensation in the vicinity of the place where it occur red—every effort being bad recourse to to alleviate as meth as possible the sufferings of the poor men, who, by the Its.. amnions of their employers, were despatched as speedilf as possible to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Gentles, who is horribly scorched, is upwards of 60 years of ape ; and but very faint hopes are entertained of his recovery. We scarcely recollect so long a continuance as we have had of easterly winds in this place. Previous to yesterday, the wind had blown from that quarter upwards of fifty days, without varying for 24 hours at any one time. This cir cumstance, it is probable, has been productive of a good deal of sickness in this and other places. THE Ltriwo SZELETOW.—A young lad, under this distinguishing appellation is at present travelling the country, in company with a Fat Boy, for the purpose of ex hibition, regarding whose supposed unhappy situation, con siderable sympathy has been excit e d in the public mind, by certain paragraphs which have lately appeared in more than one of the Scotch papers. In these papers the poor skeleton was represented as having been sold to his keepers by his inhuman parent, contrary to his own inclination, and under circumstances of peculiar atrocity and cruelty ; and it was farther alleged, that, in order to make him in every particular a complete contrast to his fat companion, he was literally kept in a state of starting existence, while he wal tantalized with observing the sumptuous fare with which his jolly friend was constant!, entertained. These and other horrible stories having been pretty generally disseminated, the Bailie of Kelso, upon the return of the exhibition to this town yesterday, considered it expedient, before allowing the supposed unfortunate to be exhibited, to desire the manager of the exhibition to send the lad before him for examination ; and it is hut justice to state, that with this d_aire the manager most promptly and willingly complied. The skeleton, whose name is James Blake, emitted a free and voluntary declaration before the bailie and a medical gentleman, from which it appears that he is a native of Auchtettool • that be lug always been as thin as he is at present ; tha t he entered upon his engagement with his pre sent employer about four months ago, not only of his own free will and accord, but with the express consent of his for mer master, and in the presence and with the approbation of some respectable persona whom he named, and who assisted ' in making the agreement ; that he receives a regular fixed salary, put of which he applies towards the support of his mother, and is furnished with every comfort both in food and clothing that be can desire, having free access to the larder on all occasions, to which he says he believes he pays more frequent visits than his fat companion ;—in short that he is treated with much kindness, and is far from wishing to leave I his present situation. The Perth district of burghs have addressed memorials to Earl Grey, proposing that the city of Perth shall return a member by itself, instead of being united to Forfar, Cupar, and St. Andrews; that Peterhead shall be added to the El. gin, in place of the Montrose district; that Inverbetvie, Montrose, Arbroath, Brechin, and Forfar , shall form a dis. trict ; and that Cupar and St. Andrews shall be added to the Kirkaldy district. CORPS or YEOMANRY—We have received several In timations of steps taken by the landed proprietors in the county for the establishment of a corps of yeomanry cavalry; and it is said that on application being made by them to government, whether such a measure would be acceptable, the answer was in the affirmative ; and that the raising of a corps of three hundred cavalry among the farmers of this county would be reckoned useful. It what respect it can be useful, we are at a loss to conjecture; there never was a time when the country was more quiet and contented, nor one in which the people looked with more confidence to the measures of their Government ; so that 'he presence of an armed force of any description seems not only unnecessary, put, inasmuch as it displays a mistrust of the people, some. what unkind. But when it is proposed to arm one class of the community in order to watch the rest, the proceeding approaches to insult ; and we are convinced, nay we know, that it is so viewed in almost all quarters. STATE OF TILADE AT 111 awcwzrrsa.--During ke th t e last two days there was more business done in the mar than was expected in the early part of the week; but the sales effected have been principal, for the export trade, and at low prices. The demand was confined to supers and a few descriptions of low shining.. For power-loom printing cloths, power.loom shirtings, and long cloths, there has not been much demand. We understand that the spinning-trade has been in a depressed state foe some time, and in a few mills the a t t l :w d icr, J k o in L is l realleed l.—For the few ssanples of "fivedays per week. Wheat and *Oats shewn hers to-day, the demand was steady, a7 at fully better pekes than last week. There was no at market. Wheat, 331 to bps; Fine, 58e to 150 s per quarter. Bar -33e to 341 ; rine, 33s do. Oats, Potatoe, 29e to 315; 111.4 do. do; Angus, 274 to 28a ; Fine, do. lieens, 38s' Ms I Pease, 40s. Batter, 40a. to 42a per Arkin. Eggs, 3s. I Id. per bun. dud. Pork, per stone. Salmon, is 6d per lb. Trout, 'ay...per lb. MANUIPACTURZIN—Navy Can. No. 1. 14d. 15d; Bleached do do 1144; Cot. Bag led. 7;d; Tow warp, lidlb. sld. 6d ; Tow Cot. Bagging, 644 sfd ; Pimento, 6d did ; Sand baggings 8.12d4 6.12 d; Hemp lacking 28 inch. lid lb, 9d 01 1 ; Hemp sacking, lid per yard, 84. Yerns.-31b lint hand sp. 21 Id ; 31b mill sp. 24 2d ; 41b. do. 2s 8d ; bib do 3s 3d; 61b do 31 94 61b short mill sp. 3s; 61b tow do do Sis 9d; 71b do do do 20 10d ; 81b do do 34 ld. Flax.—Peters, 12h. L 51 a5l 10 ;do9do 47 a 47 10; do 8 do 43 a 0 ; Riga Thiesen L. 51 a 51 10; Drujana Cut,47 10 a 48 0; Lebow, 4 Bd. 40 a 48 10; Risten, 3 Brand, L 43 Os.—Herup.—Pc tenburg el. L. 30 a 0 ; Do. half el. 29 a 20 10; Riga Rhine 41 a 0; Pau, 86 a 0; Outshot 38 a 0; Cod Ula 24 aos. MARRIED.—At Glasgow, Robert Ferguson, Esq. to Mary Finlay, eldest daughter of the late John Wood, Esq. —At Newton.upon.Ayr, Wm. Macdonald, M.A. physician, Greenock, to Elisabeth, daughter of the late Captain Wallace—Lieut. Thomas Hutton, of the Bengal army, to Mary Dundee, the eldest daughter of John Jardine, Esq.— Charles Forbes Davidson, Esq. to Eliza, eldest daughter of the late Charles Hill of Luttrie, Esq.—At St. Andrews, Walter Foggo Ireland, Esq. to Elisabeth Morehead, eldest daughter of Dr. Gillespie. DIED.—At Breekin, Mrs. Cecilia Millar, widow of the late Mr. R. Millar.—At Edinburgh, Christina, only our. 'lying daughter of the late T. Oliver, Esq.—Mrs. Mary Black Macneill, wife of R. Jolly, surgeon.—At Falconhall, Morningside, Eliza, wife of A. Falconer, Esq..—At Dal. housie Mains, Mrs. Jane Arlington, wife of D. Gray, Esq. —At Fort William. Ewes Cameron, Esq. half-pay 92d. At Rothsay, Lieut. F. Hunte r , 53d reg i ment native infantry, Bengal.—At Cove of Cork, Mrs. Mary Hughes Bulkely, wife of Lieut. Vuppage.—ln the College, Glasgow, the Rev. Dr. Gibb. Professor of Oriental Languages At Kelso, H. Swan, writer, 71.—At Liverpool, Dr. W. Thomson, 13th light dragoons. —At Montrose, 91, Mrs. Margaret Rose, sister of the late Right Hoe. Sir George Rose—At New. manuraUs, 18, Elisabeth B. Rainy, daughter of A. Benny, Tailyour, Esq.—At Farleyer, the Rev. T. Menrica,minister of Logierait—At Balgray, the Rev. J. Macleod, 81.—In Blythswood.square, Glasgow, Mr. J. Ballets:bre, 86.—At Dundee, D. Dobson, Esq. of Haeghhead. DUBLIN TIMES, JUNE 13. We are favoured with a letter from a Correspondent at A thlone,desalptive of the lawless state of the parishes adjoin ing that town. It appears that two of the Terry Ails have turned informers, end have thrown into confusion and dis may the men of the entire parish of Cam, so much so, that not a male (after the arrest mentioned below,) from 16 years of age and upwards, but has abscooded,leaving the women to look after their agricultural business. Upon information re ceived, the police succeeded in taking thirty-six of the Terris in the parish of Cam and Tessera, and have a list of 180 individuals implicated ; double that number have fled. The Marquis of Sligo left Westport House on Monday last, on a mission of charity. We are credibly informed that so intense is the noble marquis's anxiety to devise measures for the alleviation of the sufferings of the peasan try, that for the lag few mouths, he has given his undivided time in ski of the &Mined, and to soften pig sorrows of the numerous poor who crave his charity, and look up to him as their common benefactor. We Ihave to state a fact, as evidence to show the high estimation in which Lord Sligo is held by the people: The Fame, from Guernsey, Captain Baynon, with a cargo of potatoes, consigned to his Leedsbip, was becalmed between Clare Island and Innisturk—the fa mishing population procured the boats of the neighbour hood, to the amount of about one hundred, determined to seize the potatoes for their own use. Though, in the greatest possible:distress, so soon as they discovered that the vessel was consigned to Lord Sligo, they desisted, giving three cheers for his Lordship. This is alike creditable to the poor, as it must be gratifying to Lord Sligo.-7Ws gm:A. It give, us great pleasure to find, that the trustees of the fund of 11,0001 rained on a former 00:161011, have promptly devoted it to the present pressing emergency. Of the sum of 6,0001. which they handed over to the Mansion-House Committee, 7001. were, on Saturday, transmitted to West port, to be placed at the disposal of the Central Committee of the County of Mayo. Provisions have been likewise sent by them to different parts of the distressed districts. The benevolent gentlemen, who meet at No. 18, &aline street, are not idle. They are busily engaged in receiving subscriptions, and afibrding relief. But why should there be two committees sitting In Dublin for the same purpose Surely they could proceed much more useffilly by uniting their exertions. Sir Thomas Tyrwhig, in a letter to the Marquis of Lens. downs, calls his lordship's attention td the many advantages which would arise by giving employment to the instilling poor of this country, in the preparing of peat or turf as char coal, for the several purposes of iton and steel manufacture. Sir Thomas, it appears, has had a series of experiments made with turf charcoal in the manufacture of iron, the re sult of which has satisfi d men of great science and skill In that important branch of our trade, of its useful and extra ordinary qualities. Its value consists in the absence of all sulphuric matter, and it has been proved, not only by long practical experience of smiths residing in the neighbourhood of bogs, but also by recent experiments, with a view to the application of this material, that horse shoes, cutlery of the finer class, gun barrels, and various other articles of iron and steel, manufactured with turf charcoal, possesses pro perties of a very superior kind. After detailing a variety of experiments which have been made, Sir Thomas suggests to Lord Lansdowne, the benefits which would accrue to a large portion of the labouring classes in Ireland, by the prepara tion of this article of fuel. The bogs of this country would afford an inexhaustible source of supply ; the capital it would require would be very trifling, and children as well as adults, might find employment to an immense extent at a compara tively high remuneration. GRAND CRICKET 1111xrco.--Lord Duni°, with seven gmtlemen, and four other players, arrived at the Hibernia Hotel, on Monday last, on the part of the &Unwise Cricket Club to play against the gentlemen of the county Kilkenny Club, fora wager of 200 guineas. The first day's playing took place on Tuesday, on the grounds of Mr. Bayly, of Norelands, who had an elegant entertainment prepared for those present. The next day's play we understand is to take place in the neighbourhood of Nllinesloe, after which the players are to return and decide the match, on the third day, in this county.—lfilkenny Journal. luau BASIL—The predts of the Provincial Bank of Ireland for the year ending AprillB3l, amounted to 21,7971. Ihe dividend for the half year ending at Midsummer-day next, to be two and • half per cent. TRINITY COLLTOTA Blind Man obtaining first Sisarship. —The following seven gentlemen have obtained Sizarships :,—Hamilton, Weir, Leaghy, Wilson (Hugh,) M'Nulty, Wilson, (James,) Mann. The most singular feature on the present manioc is, that Mr. Hamilton who obtained the first place, has been blind from his birth. In what manner he acquired his extraordinary classical know. ledge we have not been able to ascertain; but the fact, as was natural, excited much astonishment in College. His Latin, we understand, was beautiful. Mr. Luby read the English (a translation (torn Livy) to him, and be dictated she Latin. The other examiners, in the same manner, read to Mm the various passages in which they wished to examine him; and some, to try his memory, read the text wrong, he detected the imposition at once, and corrected it. It has never become our painful duty to record the death of a public man, that alive us more than that of the venerable O'Conor Don. Combining all the elegance of the gentleman, all the suavity of manner of the enlightened Christian, all the unalloyed virtues of the patriot, be was as revered by his admiring countrymen; whose genuine friend he ever was, as he. was loved by all who had the honour and the pleasure of his personal acquaintances. In him there was no guile—no cold ihflorophy that would lead him to forget his own country in order to become a citizen of the world—no plodding selfishness that would mar his pa. triotism by bolding out prospects of personal aggrandizement, no plilegniatinn, no duplicity—no alloy, bit'all manner of candour, frankness of demeanour, openness of soul, gene rosity and liberality of mind, and a deep and ardent love of freedom ! He loved his country—for her rights he contended —in the maintenance of her privileges he poured out his last breath ! Such was the venerable patriot of Belanger. By friends cherished, and by political opponents—for an enemy he could not hive had, respected, he died on Sunday morn ing, of a complaint brought on by a too close and uniendt. ting attention, for one of his advanced age and previous re gular habits, to the interests of the people In Parliament, and by the trouble attendant upon the late election tor Roscom mon, in the 80th year of his lir. ENNIS, Jo ars 11.—Niurta. Donnelly, who was COO vieted at the late Commission, of the murder of Berjeant James Robinson, of the 6th Foot, was executed yesterday at Hailisacally in this county, pursuant to 'tattoos. The culprit denied kis guilt at the place of execution, and never did there attend so few *penmen to whines an exhibition of At Si this sort. None of the peasantry were to be obsereed near the fatal scene, and a group of women and children formed the only spectators, with the exception o f t h e military guard. DUBLIN MAIKETSEIT. SNPULCHRE'II Cool Butter from 84d .to 10d per lb ; bacon from 421 to 44s por ewt ; hams from 32.8 d to 354 per ewt ; cheeks from 3ns M SIB 8d per do; lard from bd to 6d per lb ; potatoo, Applohlts 101 to 34 2d per cwt ; Cups 21 to 2s 4d per est ; Oals from 15. to 17s per barrel. Ltrems-Gaitzw.—Butter from 9d to 10d per lb ; Egg., from 3a 104 to 4s 4d per 120 ; Chickens and Duck from 133 to 14s per dozen. HAY.MARXET, KEVIN-ISTIEZT.--Hay from 16s to 111.1 6d per load of 4 cwt ; Straw from Os to 7s per ditto. SMITHFIELD...Hay from 3e. to 4s per cwt; Straw from Is 4d to is 6d_ per ditto. POTATOS MARIBT...-AppleB from 2s 8d to 34 per cwt Cups front 2s to 2s 2d, some 2s 3d per ditto; Lumpers from Is 4d to Is 6d. There were forty baskets of new Bangor potatoes at this morning's market, which were sold at froni 44 to 5d per lb. MARRIED.--Wm. Purcell, Esq. of Altamira, county Cork, to Margaret, second daughter of the Rev. Matthey. Purcell, of Burton—Denis John Blake, of Merlin Park, county Galway, Esq. to Anna, eldest daughter of Samuel Poer, of Belleville Park. DIED.—At Maryborough, Thos. Parnell Campion, Esq. of Greenview—in the Four Courts' Marshalsea, NV. O'Dell, Esq. of the Grove, county Limerick, which county he re. presented for 26 years both in the Irish and Impetial Par. Bement. He was the oldest Lieutenant-Colonel in his Ma. jetty's service, being appointed in 1703. SCIN A worthy church7=lCanterbury, a fen days since, excused himself by note from a dinner party by alleging that he was "engaged in taking the s enses of hi s parish." The bearer of one of the many placard boards which are carried about the streets, being asked what he re ceived for his trouble, replied, " Two shillings a day and my board," pointing to that on his shoulder. FRENCH GALLANTRY.—The Courier de l'Eu rope, in detailing a murder near Mortain,io France,describes the victim as a widow of a certain aye" who bad a grand daughter aged 14. The Anatomical Department of King's College will be situate nearest the Thames, for the greater facility, it is supposed, of " feeding the fish." The following dialogue took place, in the shoot ing season, between an English grt om and a Morayshire ploughman. The groom had lost one of his master's point ers, and seeing the ploughman crossing a field, he galloped after him and exclaimed—You did'nt see a white dog, mss. ter ? Ploughman (startled)—Fa' taut you, man. 'at I did na see a fite dog? Groom—l my you did'nt see a white dog running this way Ploughman—Wed ! ml's I sayin' foo de ye ken 'at I did na see a the dog Annie' this wy or that wy ? Groom. Zounds ! the fellow's a fool ! Ploughman—'Oil man 1 I think ye're a feel, to tell me 'at I didna see a fite dog fan I mich a' seen a hunner o' fite dogs for a"at ye ken. This last response being equally un intelligible to the Englishman, he put spurs to his horse ; and thus the parties separated with most cordial mutual contempt. PAT, THE FRENCHMAN, AND THE GRlD wint up to the door, I thought I'd be very civil to thim, as I heerd the Frinch was always mighty p'llie in drely—and I thought I'd show them I knew what good manners was. So I took aff my hat, and, making a low bow, says I, " God save all here," says I. Well to be sure they all stopt sting at want, and begun to stale at me, and faith they almost look'd me out of countenance—and I thought to myself it was not good manners at all—more be token from furriners, which they call so mighty elite ; but I never minded that, in regard of wantin' the gridiron, " and so," says I, " I beg your pardon," says I, " for the liberty I take, but it's only bein' in distbress in regard of sting," says I, that 1 make bowid to trouble ye; and if ye could lind me the loan of a gridiron," says 1 , " I'd be in. tirely obleeged to ye." By gor, they all stared at me twice worse nor more, and with that, says I, (knowing what was in their minds,) " Indeed it's true kr you," says I ; " I'm tethered to pieces, and God knows I look quare enough, but it's by raison of the stain," says I, " which dhruv us ashore here below, and we're all starvin'," says I. So then they began to look at each other agin, and myself, seeing at wasat dirty thoughts was in their heads, and that they tuk me for a poor beggar comin' to cave charity, with that. says 1, " oh ! not at all," says I, "by no manes, we have plenty o' mate ourselves, there below, and we'll dhrese it," says I, " if you would bepleued to lend ue the loan of a gridiron," says I, main' a low bow. Well Sir, with that throds they stared at in. twice worse nor ever, and faith I began to think that may be the captain was wrong, and that it was not France at a at all, and so says I, " I beg par don, Sir," says I, to a fine ould man, with a head of hair as white as silver, " maybe I'm undher a mistake," says 1. " I thought I was in France, Sir : are'nt you furrinas ?" says I. " Paris woo Frongsay." "We monster," says he. " Then would you lind me the limn of a gridiron," says 1, "if you please t" 06, it was thin that they stared at me as if I had even heads; and faith myself be. gan to feel flustered like, and mislay, and so says I, making a bow and a saape *gin, " I know it's a liberty I take, Sir," says I, " but it s only in the regard of bein' cast away, and if you pine Sir," says I, "Party v. o Frowsty." "We monster," says be, mighty sharp " Then would you Hod me the loan of a gridiron ?" says I, " and you'll obleege me." Well, Sir, the ould chap began to mama me, but the diva a bit of a gridiron he'd gi me: and so I began to think they were all neygars, for all their fine manners and throth my blood began to rise, and says I, " By my 'owl, if it was you was in diathrias," says I, " and hit was to ould Ireland you ken; it's not only the gridiron they'd give you, if you as'd it, but something to put an it too, and the dhrop o'dhrink into the bargain, and cad mile failte.' Well, the ward Lead mile failte' seemed to sthreck his heart, and the ould chap cocked his car, and so I thought I'd give him another offer, and make him sine. bit at Int ; and so says I, woost more, quite slow, that he might understand, " Parly—roo—Frongsay, mower r" "We monster," says he. " Then had me the loan of a gridiron," says I, and " bad scram to you." Well, bail win' to the bit of It he'd gi' me, and the ould chap begins bowie' and acrapin, and said something or other about a loos tongs.* " Phoo ! the divil sweep yourself and your toogs," says I, " I dont went a tongs st all at all ; but an 't you listen to raison,"—Parlymo Fronisay?" " W e seer." "Then lind me the loan of a gridiron, 'says I,"and held your prate." Well, what would you think, but he shook his owld middle as much as to say he would'ot ; and so say I , " Bad ass to the likes o' that I ever seen; thresh if you wor wor in my counthri it's not that-a-way they'd use you ; " tune CO the crows all you, you owld sinner," says I, "the dial a larger I'll darken your door." So he seen I was vex'd, and 1 thought, as I was twain' away, I seen him be gin to allot, and that his conscience troubled him ; and says 1, turnin' back, " Well, I'll give yoit one chance more, you owid thief, are you a Chrlethilian at all at all ? are you a Nubia ?" says I, " that all the world calls so plite. red luck to you, 411 you undhastand your own language? 'Tardy ever Prowess, ?' " says I. "We manseer," says lie. "Then thundher and turf," says I, " will you lind me the loan of a gridiron ?" Well, sir, the divil reserve the bit of it he'd gi' me, and so with that, the " Curse o' the hungry au you, you owid negarly Tinian," say I, " the back o' my hand and the 'owl o' my fart to you ; that you may want a gridiron yourself yet," says I ; "and wherever I go. high and low, rich and poor, shall hear o' you," says I; and with that I left them there, Sir, and kern away, and in troth it's often sence, that I thought that it sews rewearkal ie.— Lower's Livads and Stories of lowland. • Some mystification of Paddy's touching the French vendettas. BIRTH. bill, Mn. Thomas Powles, of a daughter. MARRIED. Thursday. at St. lZover.square, J. Read- Esq. to Eliza, relict of the late J. Smith, Esq. of rrLrd• Devon.—The 16th inst. at St. Mary's Church, St. 3iary le-Bonne, H. E. Bernie, Esq. M.A. Fellow of St. Pew s College, Cambridge , and of the bth Dragoon W.A., to Charlotte, eldest daughter of G. N. Thompson, EN. 0 / Chapel-street, Grosvenor-place —The 11th inst. at Holt, the Rev. B. Foster, M.A. of St. John's College, Cambridr. to Fanny, youngest daughter of W. Barrack, ot Holt ,lodge Norfolk.—The 16 t h in st .: at S t . H a ry.l4.bonre Church, W. Carr. Esq of St. Petenburgh , to Ann. xi!! daughter of C. Field, Eat. Nottingham.plsce. The 10th hist. at his seat, D I Can gil e.ead, Oxon, Ir. "'and" r. Rog. aged 71.—At Clapham, the 13th inst. Mr. C. k, coal son of C. of the Narl- 015 " , Em ierri • linos : Prima by Joe* Mairii:sittie Slat °mat, No. 1. Piekett.pliet, Temple Bar. French elegance ; and if the former could find the way to her heart, what resistance was to be now ) I expected ! When the English ambassador was obliged to (cave Peteraburgh. Poniatow•ski contrived.' to pro- long his stay, by obtaining a diplomatic commis- , i Bien in. Abe service of Acgustus: The Frencoh ifr • . •