The Sun. — London, England, 1837-09-28 00:00:00

WI NDSORLWEDNESDAY. 1 ola morning Prince Leichtenstein, accompanied by Baron Rusdach and M. Hummelauer, arrived at the Castle. In the afternoon the Queen rode in the Park on horse attompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lord Hill, and others of the Royal suite. Sir John Conroy has addressed a letter to Mr. Wright, 04% Secretary of th e Windsor Royal Horticultural Society, qinnouneing the intention of her Royal Highness the Duchess - Kent to become an annual subscriber of five pounds to th at institution ; this sum, by her Royal Highness' direc tnm aqso been plea se d to h onour the Society with her most gra olous patronage. Lord Albemarle arrived this morning, and had an audience of her Majesty. William the F ourt h , has retired from the establishment on tPension. J o h n Whi t i ng, Esq., the senior page of the lick stairs, succeeds this gentleman, and all the other pages take a remove. John Taylor, Esq., will now be junior Page of the back stairs, and Mr. Judd is appointed page to the presence. b ac The Que en w ill atten d the review to-morrow on horse- K• Her Majesty, it is exp ec t e d, w ill b e d resse d i n a horse s uniform. y, I After the review there will be, in the evening, a Grand Concert in the T own H all, under the distinguished patronage of the Hon. C o l one l Cavendish, and the Officers of the First Regiment of Life Guards, Colonel Joddrell, and the Officers of the 2d battalion of Grenadier Guards. The Terrace will be opened to the public to-morrow during the review, which will attract fashionable and numerous visitors. hAt four this day her most Gracious Majesty rode out. e t ' Maj es t y was accompanied by her illustrious Mother, Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Baroness Lelmen, 11 ". Miss Murray, Hen. Mi ss Li s t er ; on her Majesty' s ruight hand rode Lord Melbourne, L or d P a l mers t on ; on h er s)estYs left hand, Lord Alfred Paget, Lord Torrington, "(m. Colonel Cavendish, Hon. Charles Augustus Murray, and su ite. Th e roya l party returned to the Castle at six clock in the evening. In the evenin g th e f o ll ow i ng di st i ngu i shed personages Qhad the honour of dining with her Most Gracious Majesty ueen Victoria :—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Countess Charlemont, Baroness Lehzen, Lady Mary • Stopford, H on. Miss Murray, Hon. Miss Lister, Mrs. St ock 13 and, Miss C on i ng h am, P r i nce Liechtenstein, Baron de mar, Baron Reisdeck, Mons. Flurnlauer, Lord Alfred Paet, L or d T orri n gton, Lord Hill, Hon. Colonel Caven dish, Hon. Ch ar l es A ugustus M urray, Lord Melbourne, and Lord Palmerston. COURT CIRCULAR. I le Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint , Mr. Alfred E dward Chalon, R.A., to be her Mojestys portrait- Painter in water-colours. Mr. Chalon was commanded to B te .n d at Windsor on Tuesday, and was honoured by a sitting of her Majesty for a portrait in miniature. A. deputati on f rom t h e Mi co Ch ar i ty attended yesterday at the Colonial Office. Tricoupi, the Grecian Minister, transacted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Atki n. t Lord Willi am B ent i nc k transacted business yesterday at he Treasury. Nlr. Crane, from New Brunswick, transacted business Yesterday at the Colonial Office. Lord Glenelg transacted business ye s t er d a y a t th e F ore i gn °ffice. C Tie Adjutant-General, th e Mili tary S ecretary to t h e oftmande r -i n -Chi e f, Si r G eorge Gipps, and the Agent for e Mauriti us , transacte d b usiness yesterday at the Colonial ffice. ~_,Captain Back transacted business yesterday at the Ad "'malty. riesPatches were forwarded yesterday for Lord Ponsonby, 4t Co nstantinople ; and St. Petersburgh. ` art I)e spatches were rece i ve d yester d ay a t t h e Colonial De ment, dated the 17th of May, from the Mauritius. I' A.SHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIV. Lord Ellenborough, in Eaton-sq ALS uare, from Southam Park, t ‘' l oucest ers hi re ; the Marquis of Clanricarde, in St. James's- P. ti are, from a Continental tour ; H. Rich, Esq., from the arl o f Scarborough's seat, Sandbeck Park, near Doncaster; to o Ea r l o f Longford, at the Hyde Park Barracks, from a t lr; Lord Egrem on t, i n G rosvenor - p l ace, from Petworth, f ro "ex • • Mr Wombwell, in George-stre e t, H anover - square , ~_ , u a tour. DEPARTURES. The Hon. Misses Monson, from Patterson's Hotel, Brook. ‘ t reet, for Brighton; John Lyon, Esq., from ditto, for Paris ; Z l4 e Sforza Cesarini and Henry Colyer, Esq., from ditto, f or Italy; Mrs. Praine, from ditto, for Yorkshire. CHANGES. CLord an d L a dy G eorge S eymour, at Norris Castle, East owes, from Newp or t ; Ad m i ra l S i r Philip Durham, from a Wight,?•!t to John Fl em i ng , E sq., M. P., at Banstead, Isle of fo t r the Port Admiral's residence at Portsmouth; Lord his marine villa, at West Cowes, from Park 9reen, Isle o f Wi ght ; the Earl of Lichfield, from Doncaster, tor Heaton Park races ; the Hon. Capt. Cecil Forester, from /Pl O .- e • w male Lodge, Inverness-shire, on a tour; Mr. and the t ° 4 e• Mrs. Macleo, at Dunvegan, in the Isle of Skye, from of Z z ,;, the Hon. Col. Fox, from Leamington ; the Marquis Itri n :ru°wne, from Tynton in the Vale, for Bowood ; Y Sheridan, fr om Doncaster, for Frampton Park, Dorset. 13i e l ; A n h r d and L a d y R o ll e w ill g i ve a gran d fete at th e .in Devon, the b eg i nn i ng o f th e ensu i ng m onth, to assetsn i ghbouri ng - nobility and gentry, on the occasion of the br mg of the Royal Devonshire Yeomanry Cavalry, of t o corp s the Noble Lord is Colonel. s „ady Eleanor Lowther has arrived in town, after f ashionable Lord Alvanley and Mr. Errington have left town for t he Ea r l an d C ountess of Wilton's seat, Heaton-park, gManch ester. ivelih Ho n . C o l one l A nson l e f t town yester d ay f or Ge,Ya"urs - Park races. The Hon. Robert Smith st ar t e d f rom t for th e same pl ace . Si r Robert Wilmot Horton, Bart., late Governor inn, is not expected in England till the latter end o f % qember. t er Sir ßethel C o d r i ngton , B art ., l e f t Park-lane yes dayfor Doddington Castle. 8 : - :rinc e Albrecht of Prussia has been suffering from ere attack of ch o l era , b ut i s now recover i ng . eti ' l l; he Princess de Polignae, accompanied by her five th e , r en, and a numerous su i te, slept at Bar-le-Duc, on ~,!.9th i nst ., on her way to Munich, to rejoin her husband. 1,1. 1 h e Duke and Duchess of Sutherland have not burirobin Castle. They will remain there till the 9th h _ext month, an d t h en they will return to St a ff or d H ouse . LMarquis of Stafford, Lady Evelyn Gower, and the TYLEe Elizabeth are still on a visit to the Duchess Dowager, 00. s " Duke and Duchess of Beaufort arrived in tr:, A . n blar, Sat last. On Monday their Graces I ;eit Park- VV e e for He a t on H a ll ; thence they go to, the Marquis of atibinster's seat in Cheshire. h` r i 4 e Mar qu i s o f Clanricar', 6Y from l ie arrived in Paris on 4414 St. Petershil-igh, an d set o ff f or L on d on yes . fro m Y This N o bl eman, we hear, is bearer of proposals p keific 'ne Russi an C ourt to that of England, relative to the PTh ati " of Spain. —Journal de Paris. 1141 The n Conyngham still remains at very delicate he a lth. With7l e nowager M arc hi oness C on y ng h am w ill rema i n Plani" ( laughter in Ireland for some time. We have the ststate that Lady Somerville was bet ter when the Tieleounts left Meath. tvith l e i , Earl o f Ch ester fi e ld an d t h e s h ooting - party tl eeta 14 Lord s hi p w ill l eave B ret b y P ar k t hi s d ay f or Thn Park, th e scat o f t h e E ar l o f W il ton. Ne w : Earl and C oun t ess o f Ch ester fi e ld w ill go to Th ar Ket on M on d ay next. been Carl tad and Countess of Charleville, who have t 4 t,,, l ,: ti 'ssing the summer months in Ireland, have returned ;t ,.1301 5- tO4 -11,a iT rl o and Countess of Brownlow have arrived R ob ri use, their scat near Grantham, from a visit to sty o f ert and Lady Peel, at Drayton Manor. A large In4osion the shiionables will assemble at the above elegant Th„ laid;. end of next month. l ' re P 6 ' • forof ..attons the reception the Queen at Qm o n the approach i ng Lord Mayor ' s-day, have al t i 'let IN menced, upon a sca l e wh i ch shows that the n e , ini llw,be worthy of the city by which it is given, and u ° 6o honour it will be celebrated. The Hall di re _ . , with scaffolding, which has been erected under Zb een "" of the City Plasterer. Considerable progress i ring., r m L a e de . in scraping, cleaning, and colouring the b e en te nor " shields of the different City Companies thtn,llntandated . regilt ; several new carved heads have to. up, , and many improvements have been made in The Bias at the east end of the Hall will be d then a for and there her Majesty's throne will be erecte t eet ' s treet 13 b eing prepared by Mr. Herring, upholsterer, gl and , and will be on a scale of grandeur worthy of pi ny ., 6 Queen • t o t" . 4 up on , a . great number of workmen are em „raave it _ but it will require the greatest exertions . l& s iVre gs forey,ropleted in time. New chandeliers are in oirlernn!tt.e.e lotrnee occasion. It is gratifying to learn that the doing all in their power to make the mag "anee ((IV a Y as Public Riv e B Of th e PI! ic as is consistent with the circum kelio to the c ase , in order that the fullest scope may be t k a, pt n e h:: at whicht]ticr ot;demonstration.,.. of those loyal and affectionate the hearts of her Majesty's subjects. W ee s were b 46 Committee on Monday, patterns of ea a ,d e, efore them, and a selection of the richest " I lsed at the banquet. THE UN, LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPTIRIIBER, 2S, 1 LETTER of eAPTAIN.STOQKTQN td the DIRECTORS of the BANK of F,INGLAM=J; TO TI1F: HON. THE GOVERNOR AND COURT OF DIIIECTOII OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND. Gentlemen--From tOtivtratloriS ttith . yon and oth er gentlemen, interested in the !Hank of England, tinfer `that, the Directors of that institution are disp*d to do all they can With piorirfetk tb lei:Haag tlt i to ixuk tif iOnficlenee and business jletween England and the United States. In this spirit, and with undiminished confidence in the American merchants, and with the hope of being in some small degree Instrumental to that end, I take the liberty of addressing this tiote to I h6,i7e nei'er I:lt6h efittn/ted in trdb; and 'eagle to lriglatid 8n business wholly unconnected with it ; still I feel an interest in its prosperity, and regret the misfor tunes of those who are suffering from the decline of com mercial credit. 'Fite character of the American merchants, their probity, their honour, their patience, their enterprise, have endeared them to their countrymen, and may excuse one so humble as myself in an effort to aid them, It is with feelings of national prkle that li say there has not been in these times of commercial distress a single instance of private turpi tude, or even the slightest disposition among the American merchants not to pay up to the last farthing. Every dollar that could be obtained in the United States has been sent abroad, in most cases at the enormous and ruinous sacrifice of 21 per centum loss en exchange ; and I have looked in vain into the history of past transactions for a good reason why the confidence and credit heretofore so liberally given to them should now, when it is most needed, he withheld. With a desire on the part of the American people to fulfil their engagements as far as they have the means, and which I undertake to affirm is pervading and national—at peace with all the world, with plain and frugal habits, with enterprise and industry untiring, and with the prospect of abundant and valuable crops—nothing in my opinion is necessary to re-establish our commercial relations, but com paratively a small amount of money, and continued confi dence. Why, then, let me respectfully inquire, should they be withheld, to the entire ruin of the trade of both countries ? It is quite unnecessary to inform you as to the extent of the present mischief, or to attempt to follow it in its proba ble consequences to the labopring and enterprising classes of our respective countries, should those who have , the power to aid refuse to come to the rescue ; and as much out of place would it be for me to attempt to enlighten you, who know so much better than myself, as to the causes which have produced the present crisis, or to trace out the authors of the sudden and calamitous events which have befallen our countrymen. Yet I may be permitted to remark, that in my humble judgment the misfortunes to which I allude were not caused by the Governments or the Banks in either country, but are rather attributable to a wild and ungo vernable impetus given to trade by the combination of Eng lish capital and American enterprise, which has run riot in its own strength, scorned the prudence and tardiness of the past, compressed the business of centuries within years, and so connected London and New York as to make dis counts for American merchants in England more easily ob tained than in their own banks. In all this, however, I can see nothing that should be remembered for unkind feeling or unfriendly remark. But to whatever the distresses of the past may be attri buted, it is enough for us, as practical men, desiring to do good, to know that great pecuniary distre s s p reva il s ; that there is at present a great decline in the commercial busi ness of the two countries, and that our hopes for the future must rest principally upon the facilities that may be given to raise money for the liquidation of present debts, and upon the revival of confidence and business. The intimate and friendly relations which have grown up between the Bank of England and the American merchants, and the great resources of that institution, naturally induce all to look to her for aid ; and unless the Bank of England will do something at this time the business of both countries will languish for years. The available means of the American banks cannot meet the emergencies of the times ; and permit the to say, that it is by no means discreditable to them that they cannot, or that they have suspended specie payments. The Di rectors of the Bank of England know that there is not gold and silver enough in the world to support an entire metallic system. The suspension of specie payments by the American banks was in my poor estimation neither rash nor criminal ; it was the foreseen and certain effect of Legislative enactments. The banks are authorised by law to issue notes to a much larger amount than their whole capital, without being compelled, or in truth enabled, because of its scarcity, to keep a corresponding amount of specie. Men of wealth who hoard up gold and silver do not usually borrow. The banks loan to the industrious and working classes, and cannot of course receive gold and silver in return. They loan on personal credit, or on the security of lands, houses, &c. The money so obtained from the banks is paid to the labouring classes, and the moment you destroy credit, and declare that nothing is valuable in a country but gold and silver, the notes come hack to the bank for specie which they did not represent, whilst the property which they took in exchange for them, and which they honestly and fairly represented, is made worthless by evil combinations, and will not be received in payment. It is likewise certain that gold and silver will in time find its proper place ; and it is to be hoped that the situation of the American banks will be understood and appreci a t e d, and that the Bank of England will not enter i n t o a contest about the specie, but, prompted by a liheral and enlioii tened policy, immediately afford all the aid it c an . ° A volume might be written upon this subject, but I have said enough to make myself understood ; and as mere words are useless in times like these, I will close this communica tion by making a suggestion, which I hope will be favour.. ably received, as it is well intended. Let the Directors of the Bank of England appoint an agent with authority, under such limitations and restrictions as they may see fit, to make arrangements not only for any claims they may have in the United States, but also to grant credits upon the Bank of England to the extent of 2,000,000/. sterling, for the terms of three and five years, upon the deposit of such securities as they may instruct him to receive. Such an arrangement will, I am persuaded, soon after it is made public, restore confidence, reduce the rate of Ex change, give assurance that all debts will be paid, and business he revived. If done liberally and promptly, it will save to England many millions of pounds, and encourage her best customers ; whilst the Bank will not risk a pound by the measure. I have the honour to be, gentlemen, Your obedient. servant, R. F. STOCKTON, Captain United States Navy. Long's Hotel, Bond-street, Aug. 2.3. It is stated that the ancient family of Sherborne is about to obtain an acaession of property which will raise their annual income from 6,0001. to 22,0001. per annum. PENNY POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS.— "On th:! Ist of September the Act for regulating the convey ance of newspapers by post came into operation, from which time the penny hitherto demanded by the carriers of any cross or penny post, fOr the delivery of a newspaper, can not be legally claimed." This paragraph has been going the rounds of the journals, and we are convinced, from a. conversation we had with some of the gentlemen connected with the press who formed the deputation to wait on the Chancellor of the Exchequer respecting this impost, that they fully understood the postage was to be wholly abo lished. We find however, that the penny-postage is con tinued, and on an application on the subject to the Secre tary of the General Post-office, we have received the fol lowing reply : " General Post-office, Sept. 15. " Sin—l beg to inform you, in answer to your letter of the 13th inst., that penny-postage is still chargeable on newspapers which have not previously passed through the General Post, or are not intended to do so. The news papers, consequently, which are posted at Bristol for de livery at Portishead are liable to the penny rate. " I am, Sir, your obedient humble servant, " GEORGE WELSH, Pro. Sec. " To Mr. Taylor, iiiiiror-office, Bristol."—Bristol Mirror. November has been usually reported the month for su'cides in England. September may aspir e t o th e bad eminence" of that reputation in France. The mania for suicide in Paris appears, indeed, to augment as the month draws to its close, and has infected the Halle (the Billings gate of Paris), where not less than six women and two men have last week destroyed themselves on the sentimental ground of jealousy or disappointment in love. Two de g berate sil'e'des of more note have also occurred last week in Fiance. M. S aun i er D es f orts , a po li ce magis ti ate of the Mont-Orgueil quarter of Paris, shot himself on Wednesday, at half-past seven in the evening, after settling his affairs, and making the due testamentary dis posal of his property with the uttnoit. tranquillity. M. Desforts eas equally esteemed in private life, as respected for his public ability. An inveterate and tormenting ma lady which had long baffled the skill of Drs. Magendie and MarjoliP, and for the last chance of curing which he had just vainly tried the air of his native place, is as signed as the cause of this deliberate suicide. About th e samo period Sieur Robert, a timber-merchant of Amberville, destroyed himself with equal deliberation. Leaving the balance•theet of his debts and property on the table, and a letter for his family, in which begging pardon for the act of despair which he meditated, he de clared that although he hail assumed an a i r o f c h eer f u l ness in their presence , life , since the death of his wife, had be come an intolerable burthen, and that nothing in his busi• ness had prosperred from that time. IRELAND►. IDIIELIN, SEPT. 26. ORANGE CONSPIRACY A G AINST [ I 7 ILE Li 'E OF A CA THOLIC PRIEST.—In some remarks on the want of cancioa and gross unfairness of the Newspapers in the pay of the Orangerbeii; resTecting the investigation into the circum stances of the clonattiol trititeitt, allusion to which was ftiate.yesterday in The 6 4 147 Z, the Dublitt Evening Post of the .il eye dattil Adios . the Mail with scandalous misre presentation, and flagitious suppression: On Friday that organ of the Irish Orangemen was obliged to admit that ill'Kenzie prevaricated on the second day, and contradicted important p o i n t a t i ssu e, namely, the a p h n t i e s i t since p the ini g h t t e a d ek t !l u x d o t n i e c n e given on the seedrifl day ; the report of which was transferred to our list Number. In that report, aj the Post truly Arms, there is " not a single syllable given about Mftien. zit's contradictory swearing, which amounted to a full ex culpation of Mr. Spelman. No second examination of M'Kenzie is given—it is suppressed !! But. what has been allowed to appear of the depositions on the second day, establishes the must triumphant case for Mr. Spelman, clearly and most indisputably proving that the only object of his interference, at the peril of his own life, was the pre servation of the lives of Allen and M'Kenzie. And what has been his reward ? A charge of murder, and an orga nised conspiracy to brand him as an assassin." ORANGE MonnEa.—The Diamond butchery-boys arc beginning ag.,in. We have before referred to a murder perpetrated at Ballymalion, in the county of Longford. The following, amongst other letters on the same subject from the spot, is written by a trustworthy correspondent of the Dublin Evening Post. BALLYMAHON, SEPT. 21.—We are in a fearful state of excitement here in consequence of a wanton and unpro voked attack made yesterday evening (market day) by two persons named Johnson, father and son, upon a respectable young man, which deprived him of life. The particulars are as follow : A few weeks since the inhabitants of this town and neighbourhood determined to abolish tolls and customs in this market, as they conceived the exaction of such imposts not only pressing on the poor farmers, but illegal. Mr. l Johnson :who rents the tolls from the head landlord, M.W. Shouldon, Esq., it was understood intended bringing a party yesterday to pull down the opposition scales ; this he did not attempt, it is supposed because his party was not strong enough ; however, he had a few persons at his house, which is situated at the extremity of the town, ready to assist him if necessary. The deceased happened, unfortunately, to _ _ meet a person near Mr. Johnson's named Frayne, a weigh master of his, with whom deceased had a quarrel about a month since concerning tolls and customs, which quar rel was renewed by Frayne on this occasion ; both fell in the struggle, and when deceased got up, Mr. Johnson fell on him with a poker and struck him on the skull ; his son John came almost on the instant and gave him two stabs in the breast with a dagger or short instrument : the poor fellow only lived about two hours. He made a dying ing declaration before the Rev. Mr. Dawson and Mr. All worthy, chief constable ; in consequence of which decla ration the father and son were promptly arrested, but were allowed to remain in their own house until an application was made by the deceased's friends to have them removed to the police barracks. After some time Mr. Allworthy removed the father, but allowed the son to remain in his own house all night, under a guard of police, as it ap peared he got himself bled, in consequence of receiving some blows, after the melancholy occurrence took place. This mode of proceeding did not give satisfaction, as the friends of the deceased felt that if any of them were placed in the same situation they would not be treated with such lenity. The Coroner, D. O'Reilly, Esq., is just arrived to hold an inqueet • many magistrates are in attendance, amongst whom are Luke White, Esq., M.P., D. L. ; James Rock, James Langstaff, J. Bickerstaff, Esqrs., &c. The greatest possible anxiety prevails amongst the nu merous friends of the deceased pending the inquiry, the particulars of which you shall have by next. post. This is another instance of the rabid ferocity of the Orange party, of which the Johnsons are old members, particularly the younger. The people are entitled to the greatest praise for their forbearance upon this occasion. COUNTY OF DUBLIN.—The Earl of Meath, as Lieute nant of the county of Dublin, called a meeting of the Magistrates of the county for this day. The meeting was held at Morrisson's, but the nature of the proceedings had not transpired when we went to press.—Dublin Evening Post. TUE CONSPIRACY.—Knowing the faction well—their blood-thirstiness and their total recklessness of truth and principle—we arraig ned the proceeding against the Rev. Mr. Spelman as a hinous conspiracy to involve that gen tleman in a charge of murder, and we were able to do so unanswerably even upon the ex-parte evidence supplied by Orange Magistrates to the Mail, and admitted by the or gan to be an imperfect report, including only the first day's examination. But we were not all aware on Saturday of the extent and the enormity of this deliberate plot against the life of a Christian Minister, and against the character of the respected and exemplary body to which he belongs. In this matter the faction have lacked their usual cunning, and the bungling of their organ has betrayed their design.— Dublin Evening Post. We defy any unprejudiced man to read the evidence sub mitted to the court, and come to other conclusion than this —that so far from aiding and abetting the murder, the Rev. gentleman almost risked his own life in order to rescue the unfortunate man from the hands of his perse cutors. — Freeman. THE EXTRAORDINARY INVESTIGATION.....3I B ; Eli nt O'Reiley's tale about being called " a swaddler," and then thrown into the canal by a man of about 40 years of age, dressed in a fur cap and corduroy trousers, is another Orange plot on a small scale. It is singular that any per son can be found sufficiently credulous to believe a so pal pably absurd statement. TIPPERARY ELECTION EXPENSES.—It may be in the recollection of our readers, that we contradicted the state ment mendaciously put forth by the Dublin Tory trumpet, to the effect that Mr. Sheil had sent the bills for the expenses of the Tipperary election, amounting to 5,000/., to Mr. Otway Cave, calling upon him to liquidate them, saving so much of them as was covered by the 400/. sub scription of the Liberal Club. Mr. Lanigan, agent to Mr. Cave, thus contradicts the multifarious falsehood :—" It is not true that the Liberal subscriptions for defraying the contest have not been paid ; it is not true that bills amounting to 5,000/., with 4001. (all that was paid of the subscription), were sent to Mr. Otway Cave by Mr. Sheil, with an intimation that he expected Mr. Cave would pay the difference, and that he should not be called upon for any part of the expense.' But it is true that the Liberal constituents of the county of Tipperary nobly redeemed their pledge to defray, as far as in their power, the ex penses of the contest to which the county was lately sub jected ; and that, with the exception of less than 1,0001, the subscriptions of the County Liberal Fund have covered the expenses of the contest, and that this small balance has been paid, share and share alike, by Mr. Sheil and Mr. Cave." " BATTLE OF THE DIAMOND."—WC find, from the Tie lee Mercury, which reached us yesterday, that the martial and defying note of Verner and his merry men has been caught up in the far South, and the strain is now reverbe rating through the hills of Kerry rand along her famous lakes. Not only has the Battle, of the Diamond been toasted in a club of loyal gentlemen, congregated in the metropolis of that distant kingdom, but given, coupled with sentiments worthy the toast-master (a Meath Magistrate, who was found straying in the glens there), and delightful to the loyal ears that heard, and the loyal tongues that. reiterated the ejaculation. Read the following paragraph, taken from the excellent journal above-mentioned :—On Wednesday, the 20;11 instant, a small party, consisting of the following gentlemen, had met together for convivial purposes at the County Club, in Denny-street, in this town :—Mr. Blennerhassctt Thompson ; John Bateman, Esq. ; William Bateman, Esq. ; Arthur Blennerhassett, Esq., J.P. and D.L. ; Rev. Mr. Caulfield ; Arthur Saun ders, E B.L. ; th e H on . M r . Crofton, 155th regiment ; Captain Browne, 85th regiment ; Lieutenant Horricks, 85th regiment. Mr. BLENNERHASSETT THOMPSON proposed the follow ing toasts : Tile Battle of the Diamond," &c. " HELL AND DAMNATION To LORD MULGRAVE, AND ALL RADICALS OF HIS FEELING!!!" Mr. SauNDERS said that he never would drink that toast, or wish so much ill to his fellow-man. Mr. JOHN BATEMAN observed that any person who did not agree with the principles of that house ought to be kicked out. Mr. SAUNDERS said, that he would make Mr. Bateman retract that before seven o'clock in the morning. Mr. BEENNERHASSETT then interfered. Mr. SAUNDERS, in continuation, said, that he had a letter from Mr. David Peter Thompson, the Treasurer to the Club, statin; that it was not got up on any political principles. . - Mr. BLENNERHASSET THOMPSON said he had not such a letter—if he had, he called on him to produce it—if not, that he was a liar—and that, if he had it, his (Mr. B. Thompson's) brother was a blackguard. Captain BROWN K hereupon interfered on the part of Mr. Saunders, and a message was delivered. Such is the report furnished to us by a gentleman of as high a character as any in this county, to whom it was com municated by one of the gentlemen present on the occasion. The fact whether the toast has been proposed or not by Mr. Thompson can be easily ascertained if an inquiry be instituted, as all or any of the other gentlemen present on the occasion could be summoned and examined. If Mr. Thompson, who is a magistrate for the county of Meath, has not given expression to the sentiment imputed to him, it is but due to him to give him the opportunity of relieving himself from an imputation so serious and so generally cir culated of him. But if, on the other hand, he has pro posed such a toast, reflecting on the head of the Extcutive in this country, and the Queen's Viceroy, Earl Mu!grave owes to himself and to the country to direct an investigation, that the humbler classes may be enabled to see and to feel that the time has passed, and that the practice has ceased, when there was one law for the rich and another for the poor. Whether Earl Mulgrave's politics be congenial to Mr. Blennerhasset Thompson or not, we need not inquire. Every man has a right to entertain his free and uncontrolled opinions, be they political or otherwise ; but no man has a right to give expression to so seditious a sentiment as that impt.cl to Mr. Thompson, no matter how opposed to his any Viceroy's sentiments may be. If such toasts may be given with impunity as they regard the Vic e r o y', they may also be given with impunity as they regard the Queen--and if Mr. Thompson can indulge in the expression of such senti ments, so may any one else, no matter how humble. Now, suppose any poor man, of opposite politics to Mr. Thomp son, had given expression to such a sentiment of Earl Had dington, while be was Viceroy in Ireland, what would be Mr. Thompson's conduct ? Would he suffer the matter to pass over unnoticed ? We think not ; nay, more, we think he ought not. The accused would be dragged to the bar of public justice, and punishment would in that case pro bably precede conviction, for in such a case the accused could hardly expect from juries and magistrates entertaining similar sentiments as those imputed to Mr. Thompson " a fair trial." There is also another ground on which an in quiry should be instituted, now that the new commissions are on the eve of being issued to the magistrates generally. Mr. Blcnnerhassett Thompson (as we said before) is a magistrate for the county of meath, and Mr. Arthur Blen ncrhassett, of Ballyseedy, who was present, and did take a part in these orgies, is a magistrate for the county of Kerry, and a deputy-lieutenant. The Government should be cautious whom it will invest with magisterial autho rity, and there are gentlemen enough in the country, belonging to no party, from whom an advantageous selection - may be made. For our part, as far as we have had the opportunity of judging-, we prefer stipendiary ma gistrates, who feel that the proper discharge of their du- ties is their best recommendation to the Government and to the people. We understand that the obnoxious toasts had been objected to by the military gentlemen - above named. If so, it is but just to make the observation. AFFAIR OF HONOUR.—In consequence of some diffe rence of opinion which took place the other evening at the County of Kerry Club, between some gentlemen on the subject of a toast said to have been proposed by one of them, a mes sage was delivered by Captain , on the part of Mr. to Mr ---. An arrest of the latter took place, and the former escaped to a neighbouring county, of which intimation has been given to the latter gentleman. The toast proposed was—" Hell and damnation to Lord Mulgrave, and all the Radicals of his feeling !" We are not yet apprised of the terminatton of the aleir. We have the most direct reason for knowing that the above statement of the Tralee Mercu►y is correct—that Mr. B. Thompson was guilty of the flagitiousness and vul garity attributed to him by our Kerry contemporary—that he proposed the toast of the Diamond Battle, accompanied with the curse upon the Queen's Representative, and the insult on the Liberals of the kingdom—that it was fol- lowed up by the consequences described in the Me, eury— that a message was sent, and Thompson put under arrest : but, the other party having quitted the county, that the affair still remains unarranged. Whether the toast was honoured does not appear. Probably not, in consequence of the dispute which arose. But enough has transpired to warrant the conclusion, that the Kerry Club, as at present constituted, is little better than an Orange Lodge.—Dub lin Evening Post. BERESFORD BIGOTRY.—The rank and insolent display of Beresford bigotry made in the person of the Marquis of Waterford's agent towards an independent, exemplary, and highly-respected Christian Minister tends to confirm the sentiment long fostered by the people regarding the once tyrannical and powerful house of Curraghmore, and lets in some light as to what would be the policy of that house were it unfortunately restored to its ancient domination. The letter of t he Rev. Mr. Fo g arty, which we gave on Thurs day, is producing its effect. Public attention—the atten tion of the country—has by that excellent document been called to a just and impartial consideration of the subject ; and the unanimous conclusion arrived at, after mature and serious deliberation is, that the Catholic clergy should in future be preserved from insult and contumely from the minions of a faction as politically profligate as any other that breathes. The conclusion come to after the facts of the ease have been thoroughly sifted is, that a monument should be raised up which, while it will for the present and after years, vindicate the fervour of the people's zeal towards their pastors —their jealous regard of them, and their determination to shield them from the indignities which it is the object of the bigotted and the ignorant to pour upon them, will, at the. same time, exhibit the feelings with which they arc swayed for those who, having the will, want but the power to trample upon every thing dear to the hearts of Irishmen. It may be said in extenuation of this new proof of Beresford con- tempt for public opinion, that the landlord has a right to do what he pleases with his own. We do not question the right, but we arraign the time and circumstances under which it has been asserted. The parochial house occupied by the predecessor of the present parish Priest of Crook and Killea, was built for the parochial Clergyman upwards of fifty years since. It was improved by him, and at his own expense. It was tenanted for that long series of years by the Clergymen of the parish. And we leave it to the taste of those who now ejected the successor in the parish, whether the present is a fitting time or not to cast him out of its possession. But, as we have said, this is matter of. little moment. The Beresfords have done their worst, and have exhibited that their power of mischief is small indeed. —61 7 (11o:ford Chronicle. TITHES, &c.—A numerous and most respectable meeting was held on Sunday last in . Galway, at Kilroy's hotel, put.. suant to requisition, for the purpose of adopting resolutions and a petition on the subject of Tithes and Municipal Re form. Resolutions in accordance with the objects of the meeting were unanimously a d o pt e d. MINISTER'S MONEY.—On Saturday, Mr. Josias Johnson, who collects Minister's Money in the parish of St. Mary's, preferred a complaint against the Dowager Marchioness of Clanricarde for obstructing him, on Thursday, in the dis charge of, his duty. He had called repeatedly for a sum of .51.135. Bd., due on the house, 38, Thminick-street, the re sidence of Lady Clanricarde, and not being able to get a satisfactory answer, served notice that he should be obliged to distrain on the day in question. He went for that pur pose, when Lady Clanricarde demanded by what authority he was entitled to do so, when he immediately produced it. She then asked to be allowed to take a copy of it, but he refused ; and, on doing so, she orderer] the servant to lock the rooms, by which means he was frustrated in levying for the Minister's Money due. Mr. Monaghan, who appeared as Counsel for the Mar chioness, contended that the collector was not authorised to distrain, not having served the notice in proper time, as required by the 7th and Bth Charles 11. Lady Clanri carde did not wish, ho-kever, to offer any opposition on that ground, but conceiving her house had been too highly valued, she wished to bring the matter before the proper persons. Mr. Cole—When was the last .valuation made ? John son—ln 1766, your Worship. Mr. Monaghan then contended that, even under that valuation the charge wade was considerably wore than it ought to be, and produced the warrant signed by the Lords Justices in 1766, authorising it. Marchioness of Clanricardc—l am charged considerably higher than any one resident in the street, and that I con ceive to be a great hardship. - Mr. Cole—lndeed it is, Lady Clanricarde, but I fear we cannot do any thing for you until a new valuation is made. The Collector has, I believe, acted according to his in structions. Marchioness of Clanricarde—O, then, if that be the case, pay the amount instantly ; and, accordingly, her Ladyship pulled out her purse, and paid the money. Mr. Cole—l am sorry, Lady Clanricarde, you should have had so much trouble. Marchioness of Clanricarde-0, not at al!. I am exceed ingly obliged for your kindness. The noble lady then ►eft the office, and the Collector promised to send a receipt to her residence. The establishment'of steam-boats on the Danube has tempted many of our tourists this year to extend their wanderings to the frontier towns of Turkey. Among others, many English, French, and German travellers have visited Belgrade, but, one and all, they complain of the want of anything in the shape of an inn. Those who arrived un provided with letters ofintroduction found the greatest diffi culty in obtaining the shelter of a roof, and were obliged to pay enormously fur the most wretched accommodation. Prince Milosh has promised to remedy the defect, and next year, probably, our tourists will find all the agre»zens of a coffee-house provided for them. LOMBARDY.-Of all the Austrian provinces none has increased in prosperity so much as Lombardy. In 1836 the population amounted to 2,500,000 inhabitants. The schools are in a flourishing condition, and the num ber of their pupils daily increasing. ➢lilan has become the chief seat of tile fine arts.. The statues of Count Marchesi particularly his Venus, intended for the Emperor Ferdinand, excites the admirnlion of all strangers. At the last exhibi tion a decided preference was given to his productions over those of Thorwaldscn.—Frankfort Paper. Our newspapers were greatly embarrassed yesterday to find out where General Espartero might be. Tell us where the Carlists are, and we will pledge ourselves to say where the illustrious General is not.—Charivari. EXTRAORDINARY EXERTIONS. Prom the itreeeW A dvertiser. Tlilr PANtf;'SSES OF THE MORNING ADVER TISER—THE LATE ELECTIONS. A month since the General Election was concluded, and with its termination subsided much of that intense eeklety to learn the results of the elosely contested struggles that marked its progress, which exceeded even the great efforts made by some of the London morning journals td gratify it. That we ourselves partook} degree, of the gene ral excitem+ittts We are aware, when we now take a review ci the extraordinary, we may truly say unprecedented and thoroughly successful exertions, made by this tiontlial, in conjunction with our respectable Votitetiiperary, the Morning Herald, to gratify the appetite for early intelligent and when we admit that it was not until tile Peter a political anxiety (in reference to theSt etections) had, in a great de gree abated, ive appreciated, in the full measure it so amply demanded, the admirable combination of well-de vised and well-organized meant by which we were daily enabled to present to our readers the most extensive, the most authentic, and most rapidly conveyed body of elec tion intelligence from every quarter of the United King dom that has hitherto been presented to the readers of a London newspaper. This being the eaee as regards our selves, we cannot but surmise that the public, who cannot so well know as we do the amount of energy, activity, and expense by which such efforts must be sustained in order to be successful, and who are generally prone to gratify their curiosity without weighing the extent of the means by which their gratification is procured—have frequently read in the Morning Advertiser within the last two months, in telligence of deeply important events, which had occurred at the distance of two hundred or three hundred miles from the metropolis on the night previous to the day on which we published them, without further consideration than the mere facts stated might have induced. This of course may be dated, in the first place, to the all-absorbing anxiety to which we have referred, and which was created by the events themselves ; and, in the second place, to the fre quency with which we were enabled to publish them, which must in some measure have blunted the desire to learn in what manner we accomplished a number of achievements, which, if placed singly before the public eye, would have created boundless speculation and unqualified eulogy. Un der these circumstances, we consider that a slight review of the principal incidents to which we have referred may tend to obtain for us that credit for the accomplishment of our aim—to afford to our readers the earliest information of those facts on which so much of the welfare of the em pire depended—which is seldom denied to ability and enter prise. Three years since the expresses of the Tinter, with reports of the celebrated political dinners at Glasgow and Edinburgh were deservedly considered to be the most suc cessful efforts that had been made on the part of the Lon don Press to furnish early intelligence to the public. The distance from each of those places is 400 nsiies, and this was accomplished by the Times in 32 hours. These feats were, however, surpassed by the Morning Advertiser two )ears since, in conveying to London the reports of the Devon shire election, at which Lord John Russell was defeated ; and of the West Yorkshire election, at which Lord Mor peth vanquished the Tories and Mr. Wortley. These elec tions took place, the first at Exeter, which is distant from London 172 miles, the latter at Wakefield, 186 miles north of the metropolis. Reports, however, extending to some columns, of the nominations for these counties, and the final %tate of the polls, were transmitted to London, and printed in this Journal on the mornings after they occurred, each of the distances having been accomplished in about 13 hours. Again these efforts were exceeded last winter by The Sun, in transmitting from Glasgow a report of the Peel dinner there, which was accomplished in the unprecedented period of 27 hours ; this, too, under the disadvantage of being compelled to travel over roads which were covered to the depth of many inches with a thawing snow. During the progress of the late elections, however, we were ena bled to afford to the readers of the Morning - Advertiser many instances of rapidity in conveying intelligence which could well vie with the most successful of those we have enumerated, and many which have never been equalled, and which are likely to remain unsurpassed ; for instance, the nomination of candidates for the representation of West Yorkshire, and the state of the poll there, which took place at Wakefield, 186 miles distant from London, which were each published in the Advertiser of the morn ing after they occurred. The nominations and the states of the polls at the following places were also published in this Journal on the mornings after they occurred —many of the polls in the out-districts of the counties not having been ascertained till seven and eight &clock in the evenings on which they were taken :—Liverpool, 205 miles from London ; Preston, 217 miles ; the North Lancashire no mination, at Lancaster, 240 miles distant ; the South Lan cashire nomination, and the state of the poll on the two days of election, at Newton, 193 miles distant; the Cheshire election, 189 miles distant from London ; the Flintshire election, at Mould, 202 miles distant ; the Manchester nomination and polling, 186 miles distant ; the Salford election and polling, 187 miles distant ; the Leeds nomina tion and polling, 195 miles distant ; the Blackburn election, 208 miles distant ; the Halifax election, 197 miles ; the Bradford election, 196 miles ; the Wigan nomination and polling, 200 miles distant ; the Bolton election, 197 miles ; the Bury election, 195 miles distant ; the Warrington election, 188 miles distant ; the Macclesfield election, 167 miles ; the Oldham nomination and polling, 191 miles ; the Stockport election, 176 miles ; the Ashton e'ection, 187 miles ; the Chester election, 189 miles ; the Rochdale election, 198 miles distant ; the Huddersfield election, 187 miles distant ; the North Warwickshire, at Coleshill, 105 miles distant ; the North Staffordshire, at Stafford, 142 miles distant ; and besides these, the Birmingham, Wol verhampton, Litchfield, Worcestershire, Walsall, Bristol, Bath, and Stroud elections, with a multitude of others at places the distances from which to London vary from 100 to 200 miles, all of which were published in the Morning Advertiser on the day after they occurred, and any of which instances, if unrelieved by such a number of others, would have excited astonishment and praise. We have only in conclusion to refer to our exertions in forwarding from Carlisle to London the report of the nomination and the polling on each of the two days at the East Cumberland election—decidedly the most important that occurred in the empire, as involv ing the fate of Sir James Graham, and the opinion of the people in reference to the instances of political baseness which his conduct so thoroughly evinced—Carlisle is 306 miles distant from London. The distance was accom plished by us on three several days, in an average period of 15 hours ! This needs not a word of comment ; every individual aware of the fact must do justice to an effort accomplished by. such an expenditure of money and exer tion of energy and skill. It would he unfair to conclude this brief notice of the most unparalleled exertions ever made in the history of newspapers, without stating that they were undertaken acd car: ied into effect in conjunction with our Contemporary the i lid Herald. To the gentlemen connected with that establishment, as well as to the numerous correspondents of both journals, Ile here record the expresSion of our warmest thanks for their cordial co-operation—a co-opera tion of heart as well as of hand, and which terminated in results as creditable to both journals as they were most sa tisfactory to the public, and most honourable to all who had part in it. [We have sincere pleasure in bearing our humble testimony to the above series of splendid exertions. Achievements of the most extraordinary enterprise are only impossible to those who have not the foresight to conceive, and the daring to attempt them.—Ed. Sun.] Viscount Glentworth, grandson of the Earl of Li merick, and nephew of the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has been nominated Captain of the Tower Hamlets Militia. The Noble Lord was r,cently married to Miss Villebois. ROMANCE IN REAL LlFE.—This day fortnight an event took place at the shop of a respectable watch maker in this town which had nearly been attended with a tragical result. The sister of a young lady who once made some stir in this town, respecting a certain hymeneal disap pointment, had, it appears, for a long period receiv e d v i s i ts from the gentleman in question. She either had, or con cluded she had, reason for believing that the consummation would be matrimony. Suddenly, however, and, as the lady avers, without any reason assigned, the gentleman disconti nued his visits. She repeatedly called at his shop an d re quested to see him, but, either by accident or design, her wishes in this respect were frustrated. If the shop-boy may be believed, she more than once betrayed signs of violent agitation, and exhibited a pair of pistols. Last Monday week she called at the shop, where she found the gentle man. She asked him if he intended to call at her house. He said no ; he did not intend to call any more. At that moment she placed her hand in her pocket, and . he heard the c li c k of pistol-lock. The sound was that of placing the weapon on full cock. She drew the pistol from her pocket, and he rushed towards her and seized it with the intention of disarming her. A struggle ensued, dur ing which the pistol went off. The ball entered the young ma's leg just above the knee, and shattered the bone in a most dreadful manner. She immediately threw away another a pistol and rushed from the shop. The young man took up the pist o l w hi c h s h e h a d th rown awa y, and, on examining it, fou n d it t o b e l oa d e d w i t h b a ll. A n ap plication was made to the magistrates last week for a sum mons against the lady, and the case was heard on Friday. The young man is in a very precarious state, and was so ill from the effects of his wound that it was found expedient to have the case heard in the office of the magistrates' clerks. The above facts were stated, and the young woman was bound over to keep the peace for twelve mouths.—Liver pool Albion. :i . ~. • REGISTRATION OF V 7 ct 2 f i cAti.' i . (Continued from The Sun of vest .1 MIDDLESEX. Messrs. COVENTRY and TAMLVN bell _„„i•V Courts yesterday, at the King's Head, Enfield -'-`• list of voters for the district of Enfield, whi 'ati t i mt the parishes of Edmonton, Tottenham, South Mims, En field, Hadley, and Friern Barnet. The only case of any interest that occurred to-day related to the service of e no tice of objection by the post. W. T. T. Bayliss, residing at Little Ilford, Essex, claimed to be registered for a free hold in Edmonton, and was objected to by the Liberal party ; but the notice of objection was sent throng!' the post, and the question was, whether a notice sent by that means was sufficient ? Mr. TAMLYN, before whom the point was raised, said he would take further time to consider the question before pronouncing judgment. The result of the day's revision is as follows : ENFIELD. Overseers. Reformers. Torics. Objections Sustained . 0 22 2O SOUTH MIMS. Objections Sustained HADLEY. Objections Sustained FRIERN BARNET. Objections Sustained 9 I I The parishes of Edmonton and Tottenham were post poned until Friday, the I3th of October. WEST KENT. BROMLEY, WEDNESDAY.—This morning Messrs. TYN DALE and BOSANQUET sat at the White Hart Hotel, Brom loy, for the purpose of revising the differeet lists of voters in this district of the western division. (Before Mr. TYNDALE.) Mr. Lansdowne Hull, of Foots Cray, was objected to by :be Liberals. It was proved that the notice of objection was served upon Fanny Peters, the servant of the claimant's tenant. Mr. TYNDALE said the service Was bad, as the Act of Parliament required personal service on the tenant in possession. Mr. Hull's name was therefore retained. Mr. Juhn Hull, brother of the above claimant, was objected to. The objector swore that he served Mr. John Hull's tenant, whose name he stated was Mr. John Plaskett. Mr. MILLER called a witness to prove that the tenant's name was not John, but Thomas Henry Plaskett. Mr. TYNDALE said he should not like to decide the case upon such loose grounds, and Mr. Miller then proved-th• claimant's qualification, and his name was retained. (Bofore Mr. BOSANQUET.) Mr. James Alexander, of Bromley, was objected to by the Liberals. The notice of objection, it was proved, was served upon the claimant's wife at a different house to that in respect cf which Mr. Alexander claimed to vote. Mr. MILLER objected to the service as being contrary to what was required by the Reform Act. Mr. BOSANQUET consulted with Mr. Tynd de, and de cided that the service was good. No support being offered in favour of the qualification, the name was expunged. Thomas Greenaway and several others claimed to vote as trustees of the Independ n chapel at Bromley. From the trust-deed, whien was put in and read, it ap p; ared that the claimants had the control of the pear-rents, which amounted th's year to 621., and the pr*o is year to 90/. They were also appointed to receive voluntary subscriptions for the maintenance of the chapel, which, added to the pew-rents, amounted last year to 1141. The building was mortgaged for 1,0001. at five per cent. interest ; but, after deducting that annually, it was contended that there was sufficient qualification to give the nine trustees the power of voting. There was no direction in the deed to appoint a minister. Mr. Miller said there was not sufficient in point of value to give the parties the right of voting, as the pew rents last year were but 62/., and the incumbrance on the chapel 501. Mr. Case contended that it did not follow that the pews would not be all shortly let, when the rents would amount to 110/. At present only a portion of them were let. In answer to Mr. Bosanquet, the claimant Greenaway said that there were free sittings in the chapel, and the per sons who occupied them were those who voluntarily sub scribed towards the maintenance of the chapel, and thereby considerably increased the funds. The claims were allowed. EAST KENT. CANTERBURY, SEPTEMBER 2.7.—This morning both the Revising Barristers proceeded with the revision of the lists in this district. Jonathan Bundock, the trustee of a chapel in the parish of St. Margaret, was opposed by the Conservative agents as not being in the actual occupation of the premises, ac cording to the 23d section, nor in the receipt of the rents and profits to his own use, according to the 26th section of the Reform Act. After hearing the arguments on both sides the Court de cided against his claim. _ John Cowper, of the parish of St. Gregory, was objected to by the Conservative agents. He had entered into an agreement for the sale of his freehold : part of the purchase money was paid, and the deeds were prepared, but not signed. He was to remain in possession of the land till the remainder of the purchase money should he paid. COURT—As he is still possessed of the legal estate, and in the receipt of the rents and profits, his name must be re tained. THE HARVEST IN SCOTLAND. Another week of most splendid weather, during the greater part of which the barometer and thermometer stood alike high, has gone far to wind up the arrears of harvest !show - over the whole length and breadth of the South of Scotland. Hills and moors there may be on which portions of crop remain to be led and even cut ; but these are ex ceptions to the general rule, and it would be difficut to point to a single district, howerer bleak, in which ricks, more or less goodly, are not rapidly rising around every farm steading. In Dumfries, Kirkmahoe, Tinwahi, Kirk michael, Kier, Clo3eburn, and many other parishes we could name, a mere scantling of stooks remain exposed, and should the present weather hold to the end of the week, harvest-home will be celebrated, in nineteen cases out of twenr, from Portpatrick to Moffat in one direction, anti fro / S inquhar to the gates of Carlisle in another. The whore grain gathered lately was secured in most superior order, •and from the non-necessity throughout of opening out, if we except very trifling instances, the present harvest must have been one of the most economical as regards waste and wages, which the farmer has expe rienced fur several years. Judging from the eye, the barn yards seem exceedingly well filled ; wherever the farms are large the stacks arc capped and banded in the most workman-like order ; the elements theinselvei cannot now assail them so as to produce the sl;gliteA harm, anal in walking or riding along it is delightful to see the elements of future competence, as regards the indutArious tiller of the soil, and of peace anti plenty as regards tho consumer, scattered so lavishly over the land. What measure of produce the grain crops will yield when brought to tie test of the barn-floor, is as yet guessed rather than known, but from the experiments already made in the few instances that have come under our own knowledge, we feel inclined to augur favourably on the whole. From the high measure cf solar heat vouchsafed in a marvellously brief space, uni formity of sample in oats, wheat, and barley, will this year be pretty common—of itself a highly comfortable circum stance for buyer as well as seller. Last season the gene ral state of the crops was distressingly the reverse, and many a corn-factor found, to his cost, that. the difference between top, medium, and inferior samples, was literally such that his customers would hardy believe inits reality. The turnips are still vegetating vigorously, and hence the high price paid for sheep at the last Falkirk market, com pared to the transactions at Inverne ss. As September is root, Considered the best growing month for this particular the bulbs must have progressed g reatl y during the late splendid weather. The late potatoes mtu;. also have been advancing in mealness AS Well as Stv,wli Tev,T !hey remise unscathed by frost, Alany fields fortunately at ip this situation, and so tar as we know, the frosthas not imp se vere, morning or evening, for the last weak or more. Au extensive Dumfries-shire agriculturist, who has recently returned from a northern tour, in which he vi. s ited many of the Highland Isles, J ura among t h o num. u taJr, informs us that almost ever y w h ere t h e progress of npro%em - .nt a visible, and th a t th e facilities afford. d by steam navigation, have already, in the course of 1t few years, revoluti on i ze d the face of eine country. Still he avers that there are localities—more particularly among the Isles—where turnip husbandry is perfectly tine known in soils admirably adapted for it, and where the science of practical agriculture lags at least 100 years be- . hind the successful enterprise of Dumfries•shire. The most important. part of his communication is that the Highland and. Island proprietors with whom he consorted have, one and all, the very highest opinion of the agricul tural ability of thefarmers of the South of Scotland, find would offer every facility to the removal of such a tenantry, and the spirit of enterprise along with them, to a new sphere of usefulness in the north. There are many estates, both on the islands and mainland, where extensive farms may he had, almost at a pepper-corn rent, compared with the terms nearer home, and which, after a few years, would repay toil and agricultural energy by a golden harvest.— Dumfries Courier.