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Viscount Melbourne left town yesterday afternoon for t he seat of E a rl C owper, at Panshanger, Herts. The Ear l Mint° and Sir John Hobhouse hack interviews with the Noble Viscount previous to his departure. Mr.. Burge, A gent f or Jama i ca, had an i nterv i ew yester daylvlth Lord Glenelg, at the Colonial Office. WINDSOR-FRIDAIt. This morninn. the King left the Castle for St. James's Palace, accompanied by Sir Herbert Taylor. His Majesty will hold a Council, and afterwards return to the Castle to dinner. b, Yesterday, a f ter l unc h eon, the i r Ma j est i es, accompan i e d $ Y their Royal v i s it ers , d rove to Vi rg i n i a W ater , w h ere th e y Pent the afternoon. e . Yeste r d ay L ord Adolphus Fitzclarence left for town, as !al also Sir Wathen Waller and the Baronness Howe. , Lady Mary and Miss Fox arrived on a v i sit. r, Lord an d Lady Conyngliam, Sir Gore, Lady, and Miss vu ditin s e e lY, and Lo r d Hill, h a d t h e h onour o f j o i n i ng th e R o yal Th is party of )es t er d ay even i ng . m e Royal Regiment of Blues will be reviewed by his this ajesty to-morrow, in the Home Park, and on Monday the fine regiment will march into Hounslow barracks, for purpos e of exchanging quarters with the Bth Hussars r a Week, which l a tt er regiment, during their stay here, Will be reviewed by his Majesty. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. b. e,o.lonel and Mrs. Du Bois, at the Burlington Hotel, Old ma.is seat, Gob at h i s and Cork -streets, from Paris ; Lord Godolphin, Magog Hills, Cambridgeshire, from a tour; inr and Mrs. Phillips, in Grosvenor-street, from Chelten _. ro ; Robert Hopkins, Esq., at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's 4,r,reo et, .from Berks ; W. Simpson, Esq., at ditto, from the H9teln ; Colonel and Mrs. Hunter Blair, at the St. James's J ermyn-street, from ditto ; Mrs. North, at Raggett's Hotel, D over _ street, from ditto ; Hon. Mrs. Dundas, at the st • 1: S Hotel, Albemarle-street, from ` t "og Graham, at ditto, from Portsmouth. Hants; Captain DEPARTURES. Lord and Lady Francis Sandon, for their seat, Norton Gloucestershire ; Sir Roger and Lady Greisley, for c 'Peth and family A/ their seat, Drakelow Hall, Staffordshire ; Lord and Lady v on ,h for Phoenix Park, Ireland ; Mr. and Mrs. sat, from SymOns's Hotel, St. James's-street, for their Worcestershire ; Lord Sidmouth, from Batt's Hotel, prer-street, for Essex ; the Hon. Miss Addington, from pto, for Richmond Park; Charles Bunbury, Esq., from ititto, , f or Barton Hall, Sussex ; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mul ln!' 'rom ditto, for Dublin Haslam, Esq., from Mor ps's Hotel, Trafalgar square, for Manchester ; J. Hutchinson, 13, 1 ( !i? from ditto, for ditto ; the Ladies Fitzpatrick, from the c o - „:ngton Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork-streets, for the - "'" n n ent ! • Mr. and Mrs. Lovett, from ditto, for Oswestry ; f d it to Esq., from for Dublin J. M‘Kane . , Esq., arn ditto, for ditto ; J. Hawkes, Esq., M. from ditto, for Dudley; J. Foster, Esq., from ditto, for Liverpool. F UNERAL OF THE LORD BISHOP OF CLOYNE. r r , (From the Dublin Freeman's Journal.) Ile funeral obsequies of this respected prelate and dis e " r f r uished sc h o l ar were performed, yesterday morning, in ih jitY Colle ge , w ith muc h solemnity. At nine o'clock Lordship l o f t , I L e nrse, containing the remains of the illustrious dead, his the House of Mr. John Litton, in Leeson-street, where breathed his last, and soon after arrived at the ;„ °n t gate of the College, whither it was attended by a sor e;:nng retinue of his Lordship's relatives and friends, in six ,6es and a mourning-coach. The chief mourners con bred of his Lordship's two sons, the Rev. Mr. O'Connor, Gr aves, and Mr. John Litton. 6 he College entrance the funeral procession was met the Provost, the Vice-provost, and several of the Fel whes there joined it. The coffin having been removed from the h earse, was b orn e into the College on the shoulders fo Siy College porters, and having been carried round the mourners quadrangles of the building, followed by th e chief i t "ruers and the other persons composing the procession, t he placed in the aisle of the chapel. The service for pe e r deul having been read by Dr. Singer, and the anthem Ivi r t ior ,.mec t by a full choir in the most touching manner and ' fine effect, Dr. M'Donnell proceeded to pronounce a ge n eral oration in Latin. He eulogised the, virtues of the ( . 4i ce4 sed, and dwelt with much force upon his great mental .BPtabilities and extensive acquirements. Having given a t4lloneric.al narrative of his literary . achievements and produc- Ili from the time of his first displays of genius at Cam ? Se, to his appointment as Professor of Astronomy in rin itY College, he concluded with an affecting and elo rept burst o f regret at the departure of one of the m ost disti nguished sons o f science from among them. Dr. fl ` D onnell pr onoun ced this oration iu his capacity of Pro fessor of Orat or y. Th e Coffin was then deposited in the vaults under the r t ,Pel, whith er th e p ro ce s sion accompanied it as before. e inscription on the coffin is as follows : The Right Rev. John Brinkley, I). D , Lord Bishop of Cloyne, Departed this life 14th September, 1835, Aged 69 years. Li eutenant-General Sir Colquhoun Grant left town t.Nailliursday .Sher his seat in Dorsetshire, accompanied by t er r * and Mrs. idan. Their departure appeared to in t st deeply the feelings of the many spectators who wit yessed it, the reconciliation of the Gallant General to the wit scouple not being generally known. 69.eneral Lauder, the late Captain-General of Cata secea! arrived on the 9th in Toulouse, with his wife and children. The Journal of Loire et Cher announces le'e arriv a l o f P r i nce d e T a ll e y ran d at his estate of Va ti t e „ Ca ! on the 6th inst. The corvette La Recherche re ur4t•f-eu Cherbourg on the 13th from the coas t of Iceland, C aptain R fruitless voyage in search of the French brig Lilloise, C aptain Blosseville, which is supposed to have been ship- Wrecked on the shores of Greenland. It , is affirmed that M. Ancillon, the Min i s ter for A t ° \ ,, rei gn Affairs in Prussia, and the particular friend of t de Bro g li e an d Guizot, is shortly to arrive in Par i s , 0 repla ce M. de Werther. h Anaongst th e num b e r of reigning houses which will b e "Presented at Toplitz must be included that of M essrs. 4toqhschild, the head of which observed, three years a g o, T he house of Austria is desirous for war, but the house of voßothschildSOClETY py _ T are against it."—Le Bon Sens. OF BRITISH MUSICIANS.—A trial o f compositions took place on Thursday, at the Hanove r. square Rooms ; the singers were Miss Bruce, Miss Dickens, a nd Miss Turpin ; Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Parry, jun. A seene, by Macf arren , sung by Mr. Wilson, was greatly .-.l..(linired, as was . a quaint ballad, after the old school , o f s o n',, sung by eels Mr. Parry, jun., called, "Good by , sweet art, good by." APP O INTMENTS.—It is stated that Mr. • Masiere Brady has, in addition to his lucrative appointment a 8 counsel to t h e Chi e f S ecretary , b een a l so ma de counsel to the Board of Works. We know not what foundation ; reached, if there be any, for this report ; but as it has „ us, we feel it a duty to express our opinion upon it. 0 Mr. Brady's first promotion we did not offer a word of objection, although there were barristers whose legal reputa tion, and active liberality would make the country better Pleased with their preferment. But we really cannot dis- Cover the pretensions of this gentleman to a plurality of e mokmentary situations, nor do we believe the public will $ anctio.n thi s second appointment, if it has been actually ma de.--Freentan's Journal. MR. VANDENHOFF.—On Monday evening . Mr. vandenhofr appeared at the Theatre Liverpool, in the cha racter of Cotiolaizus, after an absence of two years. The house Was excellent, the pit and gallery being crowded to e .,,x,cess, and the boxes numerously and fashionably attended. r. Vandenhoff was greeted on his entrance by the most enthusiasti c and hearty welcome, the whole pit and many in the boxes rising and cheering him with waving bats and I.l,meidkerchiefs. Throughout his performance of this part testimonials of the public gratification were frequent and_ unanimous, and at the fall of the curtain there was a simultaneous call for his reappearance.—Liverpool Courier. It appears by the announcement at the Haymarket Theatre, th at on M onday next an asp i rant to t h e Thespian _Crown will ma k e hi s appearance i n t h e ar d uous c h arac t er 0f the D an i s h Prince. We understand he is the same gen tlemanr wh o some t i me since made his de b ut i n t h e same elm are(' e. t ter, but in consequence o f a severe acc id en t w hi c h occur him the followino• morning whilst rehearsing, he was tlionao.ble t o repeat his per f ormance, and it is said that he h as pu n i lbeen end eavour i ng to rega i n hi s f oot i ng b e f ore the but with out avail. Him has talent, and if we recol lect right the cr i t i cs spo k e h i ghly o f his_first attempt, Mr. Llorris deserves credit for again bringing him forward, for it must be a d m i tted on all hands that at the present t i me the 8 t is most wofully in need of it. .silsl:l3LIN ELECTION COMMISSION.—The Coln nu loners have determined to enforce their order, that wagents of v i tne the parties s h a ll no t pu t their questions to the ssesorally, and that the questions they wish to have answered must be wr;tten and submitted to the Commis sioners. I.n consequence of this rule, the proceedings have - ; •,*. - _ been carried on in dumb show: Previous to the enforce-• meet of the rule, an altercation took place between Mr. Woodlock, one of the agents for the sitting Members, and Air. Joy ; and the former presented a protest against the decision of the Commissioners, in which he denied that any act or expression of his had given fair ground for the adoption of the rule, and expressed himself desirous always to behave with courtesy to the Chairman, Mr. Haire, and to Mr. Ardill, though he admitted he had great 'difficulty in con ducting himself with common politeness towards Mr. Joy, whom he accused of partiality, and of habitually sneering at the agents who conducted the case of the sitting Members. There is at present no prospect of a termination to the pro tracted proceedings before the Commissioners. It is stated that the sitting Member§ will commence their case in the course of a few weeks. of Grey Friars, A.D. 1233. Only a part of the priory chapel now remains, which is converted into the Town Hall. Mr. King has traced the foundations, and has dis covered the nave and transepts, which complete the build ing in the form of a cross. On the removal of the rubbish that covered the south transept several fragments of ancient grandeur were found, such as Samian pottery, painted glass, Norman tiles, with beautiful devices on them, several abbey tokens in thin brass, with several skeletons of the fraternity. They all had their arms crossed over the body, and on one, who was prabably a prior, was found a chalice and patten of pewter. On the top of the tumulus, a little under the surface, were found two cannon-balls weighing 301 b. each, which were fired against this place when the city was be sieged by the arms of Cromwell.—llants Telegraph. Some unknown benevolent individual, in the neigh bourhood of Skipton, has lately given 1001. to the Church Missionary Society, 1001. to the Society for promoting Christianity amono. the Jews, 30/. to the Skipton Auxiliary Bible Society, 201. to Hurst-green church, 10/. to the Lon don Mission iry Society, and the same sum to the Wesleyan Missionary Society.—York Chronic!e. The Bembay Free Press furnishes some intelligence from Persia. It appears that on the entrance of Mahomed into Teheran he had ordered Alli Schah to be seized, and his eyes put out ; but he declaring that in several plac - es treasure was concealed, which was known only to himself, and of which, if he were deprived of sight, the Prince might rest assured he would lose it all, his sentence had been sus pended, and he had been confined. Bushire was undis turbed, and caravans were passing through that place and Shiraz. After the death of the late Schah, many caravans were plundered between Adubejar and Teheran ; but the present King had seized almost all the robbers, and put them to death, and the goods bad been restored to their owners. He had also ordered all the merchants to pursue their mercantile business with every country without fear, as he held himself responsible for anything that might be vv The Duchess. of Kent and the Princess Victoria were expected at Belvoir yesterday, on a visit to the Duke of Rutland. Among the imports of this month a novelty will appear in the article of turnips, a large quantity of which has been contracted for in Holland, to supply the London market, in consequence of the failure of the crop in this country. A new Diorama is about to be opened in Paris, the subject of which is the Valley of Goldaus in Switzerland, as it appeared on the occasion of the frightful event which oc curred there in 1806, when the fall of the Rossling moun tain caused such devastation. COLOSSEUM AT ROME.—Of the local history of this structure, the interesting facts that have reached us are not numerous. It is supposed to have consisted of four regular stories, and of a fifth constructed of wood, for the accommodation of the rabble. Vespasian employed 12,000 Jewish prisoners in its erection, who built it in one year. There was space for the accommodation of 10,000 specta tors seated ; 5,000 wild beasts were shown here in one day by Titus ; and Probus exhibited on another occasion 40,000 ostriches, boars, deer, and ibesces, amidst a forest which had been transplanted into the amphitheatre for the purpose ; but the most surprising exhibition must have been that of the elephant dancing upon the tight rope, which was doubt less a most graceful performance. It was closed in the time of Honorius, chiefly through the intrepidity of a Grecian monk, who rushed into the arena, in the hope of separating the combatants: He was slain, but his noble efforts were not without effect. The upper part was afterwards appro priated to the shops of artisans, and at a later period sacred dramas were performed in the arena. Since its consecration by Benedict XIV., it has been better secured by the erec tion of buttresses by Pius VII. No one can look on such a ruin without emotion. -Time, and the recollection of the scenes of which it was the theatre, have consecrated it in the eyes of the philosophic historian, while to the Christian it is hallowed as the spot on which the blood of the early martyrs was shed.—ltaly and Italian Literature. There are only two performers now alive who were contemporaries with Garrick in the first Drury-lane Theatre, namely—that excellent actor, Jack Bannister, who first ap peared in tragedy.; and Mr. Byrne, the celebrated harle quin (father of Oscar Byrne) who is now in his 75th year, but still active, and in excellent health. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 15.—His Majesty's ship Asia, 84, late flag-ship at Lisbon, is ordered to be prepared with every practical dispatch at Sheerness to start foreign in case of sudden emergency, with the large squadron simi larly prepared at the different ports, amounting to twelve sail of the line.—Brighton Gazette. LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET; THURSDAY.= We have no change to notice in our Cotton Market to-day ; we have had rather more inquiry for Cotton, but no greater disposition to buy in quantity. About 2,500 bales have been sold. We hear of 100 Surat at 74d ;30 Pernams, at Mid ; 100 Maranhams, at 13d. and 131-d. ; remainder in American from Bd. to 101. About 400 for export. In preparing the ground for the rail-road between Malines and Antwerp, the workmen found last week, two teeth and an enormous jaw-bone of an elephant ; they will be brought to Brussels to be delivered to the Minister of the Interior.—Brussels Paper. MR. THOMAS CAMPBELL.—It , has been seen, through a late announcement in the " ew Monthly Ma gazine," that Mr. Thomas Compban tas about to renew his literary connexion with thattpo)pu ar miscellany. So many are the persons,who tak,Nalwarrn and hearty interest in all the effusions proceeding from the pen of the " Bard of Hope," that there must have been no small gratification created by the intelligence thus conveyed of his proposed active re-appearance on the field of literature. CUSTOM-HOUSE FIRE.—The Treasury order fdr the payment of the claims of the sufferers by the fire in the Custom-house stores has arrived. Each claimant is only required to obtain a certificate of the amount of his loss front Mr. Palgrave, the collector of customs, and produce it at the Treasury-office, when payment will be made. BoLoGNA.—Many of the cheesemonger's shops at Bologna would startle even a London Alderman, with the piles of fat savoury eatables ranged in tempting succes sion round their shops. Their doors are flanked by huge Parmesan cheeses, baskets. of macaroni, &c., while the win dows are stored with rolls of Bologna sausages of an unusual size, hams, and trufles. The image of the Blessed Virgin is to be seen in many of these peeping out of the sausage mountains ; and in the wine-cellar, too, she is placed, with a small lamp lighted in front, near the jolly profane Bacchus astride on his butt.—Thomsou's Italy. DESIGN IN DOGS.—A friend of mine, while shoot ing wild fowl with his brother, was attended by a sagacious Newfoundland dog. In getting near some reeds by the side of a river, they threw down their hats, and crept to the side of the water, where they fired. They soon afterwards sent the dog for their hats, one of which was smaller than the other. After several attempts to brinr , them both together in his mouth, the dog at last placed the smaller hat in the larger one, pressed it down with his foot, and thus brought them both together. This fact need not be doubted. These individuals have both at different times assured me of its truth. I knew an instance somewhat similar. A spaniel was endeavouring to bring a dead hare to his master. After several ineffectual efforts to carry it in his mouth, or to drag it along, he contrived to get all the feet of" the hare in his mouth, and in this way conveyed it to his master. — Jesse's Gleanings. The following fact is now making some noise in the Lisbon fashionable world. Count San Lorenzo was about marrying a most beautiful woman here, the sister of Vis count D'Asseca, who was Don Miguel's agent in London ; but as his former wife had been a sister of the lady in ques tion, the sanction of the Catholic Church was necessary : application being made here to the Patriarch and to the Archbishop of Lacedemonia, they both granted it ; but the intended bridegroom, not being satisfied with the consent of what he considered these liberal and constitutional prelates, applied to the Pope for his blessing. The Court of Rome, after a short delay, has desired Count San Lorenzo to be informed that the sanction he demands cannot be obtained, unless he is willing to pay the sum of 8,000 crusados to the church, independent of 4,000 crusades more, in order to remove a further objection, on account of the future bride having been godmother to one of the Count's children by his former marriage ; thus making 12,000 crowns, or about 1,2001., which it appears that the parties are not willing to pay. So much for the morality of the Co urt of Rome ! QUEEN OF TRUMPS.—The Leger of 1835 is over, and the Queen of Trumps who so gallantly won the Oaks at Epsom has added another wreath to her well earned fame by bearing off this grand-northern prize, under peculiar circumstances, beating Mundig and Ascot, first and second for the Derby, to say nothing of her formidable rival, Preserve.—The Queen has two engagements this day (Friday, September 18) : the Filly Stakes of 20 sovs. each, with 20 added by the Corporation, Bst. 41b. : five sub scribers, St. Leger Course, and the Scarborough Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 10ft., colts Bst. 61b., fillies Bst. 31b. 20 subs. one mile : the winner of the St. Leger 71b. extra. She is also in the Chieftain Stakes and a Sweepstakes at the en suing Holywell Hunt. For the gratification of our readers we subjoin the pedigree of this extraordinary mare, alike triumphant in the north as id the south. The Queen of Trumps, foaled in 1832, bred by Mr. Mostyn, was got by Velocipede (son of Blacklock), dam Princess Royal by Castrel ; grandam Queen of Diamonds by Diamond—Sir Peter—Lucy by Florizel—Frenzy (dam by Phenomenon) by Eclipse—Engineer—Blank—Lass of the Mill by Tra veller—Miss Makeless. Princess Royal, when in training, won 1,417/. in specie, exclusive of four gold Cups at Ches ter, Knutsford, and twice at Derby ; the Mostyn Stakes thrice, and the Harwarden Castle Stakes twice, at Holywell. ORANGEISM IN KILKENNY.—This heading will doubtless startle many of our readers but we will explain ourselves. An Orange lodge exists in the 51st Re giment, at present stationed in this city, and another exists in the Ist Royal Dragoons, part of which is also stationed in this city: These facts we learn from the report, just published, of the select committee appointed to inquire into the nature of Orange Institutions in Great Britain and the colonies. We regret we cannot at present pay our respects to our particular friends, Major Ross, Beau Kerr, et cetera, on this interesting occasion, but in our next we shall take care to chaunt a stave in praise of all the loyal red-coats, with whose pre sence Kilkenny is now honoured. —Kilkenny ,Journal. CHlCHESTER.—Considerable interest has been ex cited within the last few days among the antiquaries of this city by some excavations made under the direction of Mr. King in the Friary Park, in which lie has been very suc cessful. The opening of a very large Roman earthwork or tumulus is in progress ; this earthwork is also in the park, on which mound the keep of the castle built by Earl Roger, of Montgomery, was constructed , where th e strong founda tions under.the turf are still to be seen ; this Earl was nephew to the Conqueror. After this family had quitted the domicile, it fell into the possession of the Earl of Arundel, when the fourth Earl granted it to the fraternity stolen. The Suabian Mercury has the following of the 25th ult. from Constantinople :—" The object of Count Strorzonoff's arrival here, and of his visit to Athens, is re garded at Pera as merely a pretext to put himself in corn mun'cation with Lord Durham, who, according to a letter from Trieste, is to visit Sicily and pass a week at Malta. If is believed that the Count has a secret mission to ac company that diplomatist as far as Petsrsburgh by Odessa.'-' "In close reefing the main-topsail, when blowing hard one night on the passage of the Winchelsea to New foundland," says an old messmate of Lord Exmouth's, " there was much difficulty in - clewing up the sail for the 1, purpose of making it quiet, and the captain issued his or ders accordingly from the quarter-deck, and sent us aloft. On gaining the topsail-yard, the most active and daring of our party hesitated to go out upon it, as the sail was flap ping about violently, making it a service of great danger ; a voice was heard amid the roaring of the gale from the ex treme end of the yard-arm, calling upon us to exert our selves to save the sail, which would otherwise be torn to pieces. A man said, ' Why, that's the captain—now, how the devil did he get there ?' The fact was, that the in _ stant he had given us orders to go aloft, he laid down his speaking trumpet, and clambered like a cat by the rigging over the backs of the seamen, and before they reached the main-top, he was at the topmast-head, and from thence by the topsail-lifts (a single rope) he reached the situation he was in."—Osler's Life of Lord Exmouth. SKERRYvoßEitocKs.—(Lying about twenty miles at sea off lona, and twelve miles off Tiree in Argyleshire.)— One of the floating buoys used in the survey for the light house intended to be built on Skerryvore by the Commis sioners of the Northern Lighthouses, went adrift, as is sup posed, on the 28th of August. Although this apparatus is of little value, yet its drift may lead to some interesting de tails regarding the set of the tides in the western ocean, should it be found. Its description is that of a cask buoy, with a water-tight case through it ; in one end of which a pale with a cast iron sinker is inserted, and in the other a staff with a white flag, which it carries erect, having the ap pearance of a boat under sail at some distance. It is wor thy of remark, that in the course of the survey, while the engineer was in quest of building materials for Skerryvore Lighthouse, in the island of Tiree, he met with some beau tiful posts of white marble, which have been partially worked, and also inexhaustible fields of variegated granite . in waved streaks of a red, white, and blackish colour. But at the Ross, in the island of Mull, the comparatively pure . red and white granite occurs in vast abundance. This is by far the most beautiful species in this country, or perhaps in the world ; it is certainly finer than anything he had seen from Egypt. One of the many blocks forming the debris of an adjoining mountain, was found to measure, at the rate of twelve cubic feet to the ton, no less than 104 tons of 1 square workable granite !—Edinburgh Evening courant. CAPTAIN MARRyAT.—The numerous admirers of " Peter Simple" and " Jacob Faithful" are about to have a rich treat afforded them at 4 very small expense. W e allude to the re-publicat' n f) Captain Marryat's ei t Frank Mildrnay," in " Col Modern Modern Novelists," in which unique collection of Fict, ns it is to appear on the lst of October, with a portrait of the author, and a beautiful engraving from one of the most remarkable scenes ; the three volumes being comprised in one, and bound, for sir shillings!! Published for Henry Colburn by It. Bentley, and sold by all booksellers. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—An accident happened on Tuesday last, to Adam Baird, Esq., of Cameron, Fife shire, which was nearly attended with fatal consequences. Mr. Baird, who was with a party shooting, had frequently tried to fire off his gun without effect, but at last succeeded, when reloading it, it is supposed part of the tow, which had been left in the gun by the game-keeper, who had been cleaning it in the morning, remained behind, ignited the powder, which descending, communicated to the powder flask in Mr. Baird's hands, which, quite full of powder, it blew to atoms. The concussion was so great, that a gen tleman, standing close to Mr. Baird, was sent three feet from him. A fine lad, a son of the late Col. Western, was standing to the left of Mr. Baird,. playing with his cap-case, which was suspended from Mr. B's button-hole, when the explosion took place. The three were for some moments enveloped in smoke ; Mr. Baird's cousin recovering from the shock, did not know whether he himself was wounded or not, and afraid to look around, lest he should have seen his nephew, Master Western, dead on the ground. Mr. Baird's first exclamation was," I'm shot ! " putting up his bloody and mangled hands. Surgical assistance was pro cured as soon as possible, and Mr. Baird's hands dressed. They were severely wounded by the copper powder-flask. Fortunately no one else was injured, with the exception of Mastern Western, who was slightly marked in the face with the powder. TURF FUEL FOR STEAM NAVIGATION.—The Lady Dunally steam-boat, on the Shannon, goes 30 miles per day, consuming 30 boxes of turf fuel, at 4d. per box, which is at the rate of 4d. per mile for propelling the ves sel. The Steam Company of the Shannon River deserve the highest praise for this application of turf fuel, the pro duction of the country, in preference to that of coal, in working the steam-engine ; and although the application of turf fuel in working a steam-engine be not in this case new, yet it is very important to Ireland to see it practically ap plied to so useful a purpose ; because it is to be hoped that all the engines on board the steam-boats navigating the lakes and rivers of Ireland will be worked by turf fuel alone, which will give useful employment to the labouring popula tion, and be the means of draining and improving the exten sive bogs which lie adjacent to those lake and river naviga tions. A small steamer might . draw along the lakes of Carra, Mask, and Corrib, four boats, each carrying 50 tons, to a distance of 40 miles per day ; the cost of fuel miglit.be about 135., which would be less than id. a ton for 40 miles ; and if the wind was favourable, this expense might even be entirely saved by wind power.—Mr. Bald's Examination before the Connaught Lakes' Committee. SUB-MARINE COMMUNICATION.--IVIr. Deane, who has been successfully engaged in raising various articles from the wrecks of the Royal George , Boyne, Hindostan, and several other vessels, appears almost to have accom plished a desideratum of great value to the nautical world. From the former vessel he has, since Octobe r last, raised seventeen brass and five iron cannon. The - total value of the former is estimated at upwards of 3,000/. ; and for the encouragement of his undertaking, he is allowed hy the Government the whole salvage, they only reserving. Theto them selves the right of the first choice of purchase. brass and copper utensils are not at all injured by exposure to the sea water, but the iron are, as might be expected, very much oxydated. On different pieces of coin which have been brought from the Boyne the inscriptions are perfectly legible. The rope in several instances appears very little_ injured by the action of the water. Some months since Mr. Deane was employed in raising the Endeavour, a sloop trading between London and Leith, which foundered with a valuable cargo of copper, the insurance of which was paid by the underwriters. After having lightened her, ha suc ceeded in raising her to a short distance, by placing empty casks in the hold, and then towing her for a distance of six miles, she once more emerged from beneath the ocean, having been upwards of four months below the surface, and after a few necessary repairs, was able to resume her sta tion as a sailing vessel, and is now actually re-engaged in the trade. CURRENTS OF THE OCEAN.—A bottle contain ing the following enclosure was picked up on Halfmoon Quay, Honduras, on the 23d of April last :—" This bottle was thrown from a boat belonging to his Majesty's survey ing vessel Thunder, at anchor under Serrasilla West or large Kay, Tuesday, 10th of March, 1834.- Whoever finds it will be g oo d enoug h to publish date, &c., when pi up. (Sig ne d) Th omas Smith, Assistant-Surveyor.' —A bottle containing a document, of which a copy follows, was picked up i n G ran d . Sable Bay, St. Vincent , . on the 24th i , cked of June, having been committed to the deep on the 20th of i May, in the latitude of Demerara. At the same time se- THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEAIBER 19, 1835. veral large trees were washed on shore, one of them a Spanish cedar, and which from their appearance (being covered with a coat of barnacles and sea-weed) must have been a long time in the water, and were, no doubt, driven out to sea by the overflowing of the Orinoco, occasioned by the late heavy rains. Some years back a very large cedar of some kind came on shore on Sandy Bay, bringing with it a large female Boa Constrictor, which took to the neigh bouring woods, and when shot sonic; days after, was found to contain many young ones nearly ready to escape, and which, but for the destruction of the. old one, would have taken up their abode in the woods—" No. 15, his Ma jesty's ship Racehorse, 20th of May, 1835. Lat. 8, 36, N. long. 52. W. at lh. 15 m. p.m. Wind from E.N.E., fresh breeze, going from 'Barbadoes to Para. A current last 24 hours. N. 25 W. 16 miles. J. Everard Home, Commander. Whoever finds this paper, is requested to forward it to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London, with a note of the time and place at which it was found ; or, if more convenient, to deliver it for that purpose to the British Consul at the nearest port." CURIOUS RELIC.--A few days back a curious an tique kind of boat or canoe was discovered in a lake called Lough Muck, near Foxford. It is about fifteen feet long, two feet six inches wide, three inches thick, and not more than eight inches deep. There is no place for paddles, but on the inside is something like two seats. The whole is hewn out of a piece of solid oak. This antique relic of former days is now in the possession of Mr. Patt Davis, of Carrick, near Foxford.-11layo Constitution. During 1834, 9,766,116 gallons of wine were im ported into England, of which French wines, and those from the Cape, make one-half of the whole quantity. Cape pays a duty of 2s. 6d., all others ss. 6d. per gallon. Within the same period, 1,639,121 gallons were exported, and 6,480,544 retained for home consumption. The net amount of duty received thereon was 1,705,6381. The moment had scarcely arrived for putting in exe cution the new system of customs in the whole Germanic Confederation, when other projects appear to occupy the German Governments. That now spoken of would be the introduction of a monetary unity among all the States of confederated Germany, either by adopting the coin called Brabant, or creating some• other by common consent.— Quotidienne. SPORTING •EXTRAORDINARY.—An interesting exhibition is noticed in the French papers of Tuesday, as about to take place, " to gratify the curiosity of amateurs." "A Fox-hunting" is the object of attraction ; the place, the environs of Bievre, near Paris ; the day and hour, eleven o'clock on the 21st. It is to be hoped that this timely no tice will enable the brothers of the brush in England to wit ness so novel and interesting a spectacle as "a fox-hunting" in France is likely to prove. Mr. Byers, it is said, has commenced reaping an abundant harvest at the expense of many-poulterers and others, who have neglected to take out licenses for the sale of game. APPROACHING SESSIONS.—The Central Criminal Court Sessions commence on Monday nest, the Middlesex Sessions on the same day, and the London Sessions ditto. The calendars are numerically heavy. ANDREW•MARVELL'S FATHER AND HIS STICK. —There is an interesting little story connected with a stick, which is related of Andrew Marvell's father (worthy of such a son), and which, as it is little known, we will repeat ; though it respects the man more than the machine. He had been visited by a young lady, who, in spite of a stormy evening, persisted in returning across the Humber, because her family would be alarmed at her absence. The old gen tleman, high-hearted and cheerful, after vainly trying to dissuade her from perils which he understood better than she, resolved in his gallantry to bear her company. He accordingly walked with her down to the shore, and getting into the boat, threw his stick to a friend, with a request, in a lively tone of voice, that he would preserve it for a keep sake. He then cried out merrily " Ho-boy for Heaven !' and put off with his visiter. They were drowned.—Leigh Hunt's Indicator, second edition. A REASONABLE REQUEST.—An anecdote in the last " New Monthly" reminds us of the following :—At his first breakfast in new lodgings, a gentleman was much annoyed by finding hairs in his butter. As the mildest, but the most effectual mode of reproof, he thus addressed the servant; when she came to take away the things : " Sally, I am very fond of hairs in my butter ; but, for the future, be so good as to bring the hairs in one plate, and the butter in another, that I may mix them in what proportion I like." BENEVOLENT LANDLORD.—On Sunday last, the tenants on the Ballvbrick.en - and Ludden estates were re galed at a splendid ' dinner by their landlord, the Rev. Richard Rice, of Heaton, Northumberland. The company numbered over fifty, and after havin g partook of the ban quet, which consisted of all the good things of the season, they drank the health of their excellent landlord. They then separated, highly delighted with the festive treat. Of the benevolent disposition displayed by the Rev. Gentleman above alluded to, we cannot but express ourselves in terms of the greatest praise ; and hope that the example thus afforded will be productive of a salutary effect upon some of the gentry of the country. This is the first time that Mr. Rice ever came to Ireland, and we understand that he is so elated with the reception which he has received, that he is determined to pay an annual visit to our own "Green Isle."—Limerick Star. In the Grand Council Chamber at Venice are placed the portraits of all the Doges, with one exception, where a black veil is substituted for the portrait, and under it is written— " Hie est locus Marini Falieri, Decapitate pro criminibus." The most astonishing instance of productiveness o which, probably, we have even an idea, is to be found in some cases of the Aphides (plant lice.) Dr. Richardson in the plant-louse of the rose (A. Rosaa) reckons in one season ten generations, each generation averaging 50 indi viduals, so that by multiplying 50 nine times by itself, one egg will give origin to the almost incredible number of 25,065,093,750,000 millions. M. Reaumer, however, on the observation's of M. Bennet, reckons 90 for the first ge neration from a single mother, and reckoning that each of these produces 90 more, the second generation will beB,loo the third will be 729,000, the fourth will be 75,610,000, and the fifth will be 5,904,900,000. The ninth generation in this would be 350,970,489,000 millions.—Pre essor Ren nie, in Blackwood's Quarterly Journal of Agriculture. La Scala at Milan, after San Carlos at Naples, is the largest and most commodious Opera House in Europe, It has a spacious platen, which widens considerably towards the stage, surrounded by five tiers of boxes ; and there is a gallery above, where the gods are seated in glorious invi sibility. The boxes are commodious, and many of them are fitted up for converzasiones and supper parties ; they com municate with a terrace, where it is very agreeable to re tire occasionally in the summer from the heat of the theatre. In the same building are gaming tables, billiards, and rooms for refreshment. The spectators being thus accommodated seldom listen to the music, and it is sometimes impossible to hear the performance for their noise. As the audience sit under a very sparing light, they have a dismal aspect, but the smallness of the light adds wonderfully to the effect of the stage, which is the aim sought for both here and in France.—Thonzson's Italy and Szatzerland. MAGISTERIAL GOOD TEMPER.—If ever a county was blessed with wise and temperate magistrates, the county of Limerick incontrovertibly enjoys that blessing. The maxim with one of them in the east is " cover your man, and shoot him dead ;" and with, another, a gallant major in the west, it is," cover your horse, and shoot him dead." The gallant major alluded to occasionally acts as a magistrate. Some short time since, his family had occasion to come into New castle, and to his carriage were harnessed a pair of beauti ful matches, worth at the lowest estimation 1501. One was younger than the other, and not so well trained. When put to the carriage in Newcastle to return home, - he got restive, broke the harness, and ran straight forward to the major's yard in K . The servant ran after as fast as he could, and when he arrived, told his master what hap pened. The major got outrageous, swore a few oaths (no thing unusual), that it should never happen again. He accordingly went in for his pistols, and in a moment of frantic irritation, this biped animal shot his brother quadruped dead on the spot ! Quere—ls this man fit to hold the commis sion of the peace ?—Linzerick Star. Last week the young and beautiful wife of an English gentleman, attended by one or two women servants, went early in the morning- from her house in Scutari, to enjoy the coolness of a dip in the silver tide of the Bospho rus. Whilst bathing, some young Turkish officers, struck by her surpassin"m loveliness in so interesting a, situation, approached, and stood rivetted to the spot. The servants begged them to withdraw ; but instead of complying with so reasonable a request, they commenced saying so many tender things, that the lady became excessively enraged, and being a woman of uncommon spirit, she darted out of the water, soon changed her bathing attire fora morning dress, leaped into her carriage, and drove off straight to the barracks, where she laid her complaint before the Colonel, insisting that the officers should be punished in her pre sence ! Guards were sent, and the young gentlemen were traced to the house of a friend, where they were at break fast. The Colonel, after reproaching them, in no very measured terms, for daring to intrude upon the privileges of a harem, told the lady that their fate was in her hands— they should receive the punishment she decreed. " said she, " to make sure of it, I will punish them myself." She then seized the thickest stick .within sight, and, by making active use of it for about a quarter of an hour, more or less, she convinced her gallant admirers of the truth of the proverb, " qu'il n'y a pas de rose sans epines." After this she again leaped into her carriage, waved her fair hand to the Colonel, and drove home, highly delighted with the morning's adventure.--Morning Paper. . ~j~: SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER RACES. Doncaster, Thursday Night. The sale of Mr. Nowell's yearling colts took place this morning as follows . Brown, by Muley, dam by Bustard, Mignionette 5l gs ; brown, by Longwaist. dam by Muley, Lady Em. Brown, by Bustard, dam by Orville, R3sanue Bay, brother to Margrave. by Muley Bay, by Muley, out of Clare (Marpesa's dam) Bay, by Muley, out of Young Sweet •Pea (Tarick's dom) 155 'Tack, by Muley, out of Rosalia, by Walton 260 Bay, by Muley, out of Bequest, by Election Bay, by Muley, dam by Dick Andrew's (Mufti's dam) 65 Bay, by Muley, dam by Orville or Walton BroWn, by Muley, dam by Walton, Johanna Southcote 53 Bay, by Longwaist, dam by Cato, Ampthall All but the first three are in the Derby for 1337 • FROM LORD FITZWILLIAM ' S STUD. Bay, yearling filly, by Swiss, dam by Ardroisan 7l Chesnut ditto, by Velocipede, out of LadyFulford 24 Bay colt, 2 yrs, by Langar, dam by Partisan 6O Black filly, 2 vrs by Waverley, dam by Rubens 6O Novelty, by Blacklock, covered by The Saddler Bay mare, by Captain Candid, out of Paulina, stinted to A, Langar... Mr. Watts's Mamsel Otz, by Blacklock, was sold for 86 guineas. The Cup, secondary only in interest to the St. Leger, at tracted an equally fashionable, and certainly more numerous company. The weather was delightful, the sport highly gra tifying, and a degree of enjoyment pervaded all classes which was not observable on Monday. The following names will supply the omissions in our former lists of the principal visitors : The Duke of Portland, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, Dowager Marchioness of Hastings, Earl Spencer, Earl and. Countess Manvers, Earl of Ilchester, Earl of 4lex borough, Earl Bruce, Viscount Galway, Viscount Milton, Lord and Lady Lyttleton, Lord Dundas, Lord and Lady Norreys, Lord Pollingtnn, Lord C. P. Clinton, Lord P. Clinton, Lord and Lady Newark, Lord Bingham, Baron Haust, Count Dowenaki, Lady T. Strangeways, Lady Frances Fitzwilliam, Lady Louisa Cator, Lady Charlotte Denison, Lady Flora Hastings, the Baroness Lehzen, Sir J. Conroy, Sir J. Kaye and Lady Kaye, Sir T. Birch, Sir Thomas and the Ildn. Lady Broadhead, Sir R. and Lady Bromley ' Sir W. and Lady Cooke, Sir F. L. Wood, Sir W. Cole, Sir T. Doyle, Sir B. R. and Lady Graham, Sir. C. Ibbetson, Sir J. Ogilvy, Sir J. Preston, Sir J. Barnes, Hon. T. Fitzwilliam, Hon. G. Fitz william, Hon. Mr. Lyttleton, Hon. Miss Lyttleton, Hon. Mrs. Wrightson, Hon. E. Lascelles, Hon. H. Lascelles, Hon. J. Dundas, Hon. Miss Dundas, Hon. E. Bouvcrie, Hon. J. S. Wortley, Hon. Mrs. Bland, Hon. Mrs. Cochrane, Hon. T. and Mrs. Dundas, Hon. W. and Lady Louisa Duncombe, Hon. 0. Duncombe, Hon. Mr. De Grey, Hon. Mrs. Lane, Hon. E. M. L. and Lady Harriet Mostyn, Hon. Miss Mac donald, &c. The Due de Nemours was present only on Tuesday. His Royal Highness took his departure yesterday morning previous to the races. The Grand Stand was crowded to excess, and, while speak ing of it, we must advert to the very great inconvenience and annoyance occasioned by the betting being carried on in that part which ought to be devoted exclusively to the Ladies. The noise and confusion previous to the start for each race rendered the room a perfect Babel, and the language which frequently escapes front the lips obi the minor grade of specu lators is altogether unfit for ears polite. This has frequently been noticed, and we believe that for the last two years the attention of the Corporation has been directed to the contrast between the state of this Stand and the extraordinary comfort of that of Goodwood. If the ground before the Doncaster Stand will not admit of being railed off like the one alluded to, there can be, we should imagine, no possible reason why one expressly for betting men should not be erected at one of the wings, and connecte therewith by means of an ornamental passage. We leave this in the hands of the Corporation, con fident, from the extreme liberality they have invariably dis played, that they will do all in their power to correct an evil which interferes so materially with the accommodation of the fair visitors. The first day's sport produced the undermentioned results :- The Three Year Old Stakes of 200 sous. each, h. ft. ; colts, Bst. 61b. fillies, Bst. 31b. St. Leger Course. Thirteen subs. Mr. Ridsdale's eh. c. Coriolanus, 3 yrs ......W. Scott 1 Duke of Leeds s ch. f. Marianne, by Malek 9 Won easy. Betting, 5 to 2 on Coriolanus.. This is a very droll race, S that can be called a race which lasted 17 minutes. and a half, precisely 14 minutes and 10 seconds more than the St. Leger, which was run over the same ground. This charming couple started at a walk, and kept it up to the hill ; where something tickled Coriolanus into a trot of about four miles an hour. Of course the mare did as he did, and so they trotted for about fifty or sixty yards, by which time both were so dreadfully distressed that to prevent accident, they pulled up and resumed their walk. At the mile-post Corio lanus was again aggravated into a trot, and again, of course, Marianne waited upon him. At the Red House the horse ac tually burst into a canter, and at the rails astonished himself, the mare, and the spectators, by working himself into a gal lop ; but it was " another guess " kind of thing now ; the mare could walk with him, for she is half as long again ; and she could trot with him, for the trot of a race-horse ►s not quite so fast as Rattler's or Tom Thumb's ; but to race with him was so entirely out of the question, thaLthis little horse with a noble name went in by himself. It was an interesting race to look at. Two Year Old Stakes of 20 soy.. each ; colts, Bst. 51b. ; fillies, Bst -21 b. T. Y. C. Thirty-three subs. Mr. T. Dawson's b. c. by Waverley (Lye) 1 Mr. Armitage's b. f. Vesper, by Velocipede Lord Wilton's b. f. by Muley, out of Bequest 3 The following also started: — Mr. Houldsworth's b. c. Luther, by Vanish or Filco Mr. J. Scott's ch. f. Progress, own sister to Pilgrim Mr. Watts's b. f. by Brutandorf, out of Bubastes's dam 11r. Osbaldeston's b. f. by Humphrey Clinker Won easy. Betting-6 to 5 agst. Bequest, bto 2 agst. Vesper, and 4 to 1 agst. Waverly (taken). After one false start the Poussette filly took a good lead, followed by Luther till near the rails, where Waverly came out with Vesper and the Bequest filly. At the Grand Stand Waverly had beaten her horses, and she won easily by two lengths. There was not much between the second and third; the Brutandorff filly and Progress were fourth and fifth ; the Poussette filly sixth, and Luther last. All beaten off. A Gold Candelabrum, value 300 sovs., given by the Stewards (Sir James Boswell, Bart., and T. 0. Gascoigne, Esq.), with 50 sovs. added by the Corporation; 3 yrs. 7st. ; 4 yrs., Bst. 31b. ; 5 yrs., Bst. 101 b. ; 6 yrs. and aged, 9st. ; the winner of the St. Leger to have carried 31b. extra. Two miles and five furlongs. Lord Westminster's Touchstone, 4 yrs (Scott) 1 Mr. Richardson's Hornsea Sir J. Boswell's General Chasse, by Actaeon, 4 yrs ... 3 Duke of Cleveland's Shillelah, 4 yrs Sir J. Boswell's Bella Won by half a head. Betting.-6 to son Chasse (taken), sto 2 agst. Hornsea, and 3 to 1 agst. Touchstone. Bella, who was started to make running for the General, took the lead at a moderate pace, the favourite lying second, Hornsea third, Shillelah fourth, and Touchstone last. With out any change of position or speed they ran to the hill, where the pace became severe, but there was no shifting of plaCes till near the Red-house, where Shillelah became third, and Hornsea fourth. The mare carried on the running to the turn of the rails, where she compounded; the General took it up, followed by Hornsea, Touchstone, and Shillelah to the distance, where the latter died away. The three then closed, and ran head-and-head to the corner of the Stand, where the General was beaten. The run in between the others 'was one of the severest ever seen, and it was only the last stride that enabled the Judge to decide in favour of Touchstone by half a head. It would appear from this that Touchstone is good only with the Scots, for out of their hands the General has always beaten him. The last two miles were done in three minutes forty-one seconds. The Gascoigne Stakes of 100 sovs. each, 30 ft., for three years old; colts, Bst. 61b. ; fillies, Bst. 31b. The winner of the St. Leger to have carried 41b. extra. Leger Course. Five subs. Mr. Robinson's b. c. Stockport Scott I Lord Derby's ch. c. Amurath, by Langar . Won easy. Betting-5 to 2on Stockport, who made all the running, and won in a canter; Amurath lost start of thirty cr forty yards. 'rho Doncaster St. Leger was run in three minutes and twenty seconds. SIIREWSBURY RACES, WEDXESDAY. The Cleveland Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 sovs. added by the Race Committee; three yrs, 7st. 51b. ; four yrs, Bst. 71b. The winner of the Severn Stakes to carry 31b. extra. About one mile and a half. (3 subs.) Mr. Price's Ludford, 3 yrs ___ _____ Mr. Nanney's Cymro, by Banker, 3 yrs 2 Sir T. Stanley's Pets r Simple, 3 yrs The Gold Cup (in specie) by subscription of 10 sovs. each ; Lie field Cup weights. Three miles. Winner to subscribe to the Cup for the ensuing year. (13 subs.) Mr. Cooke's Red Rover, 4 yrs M. Jones 1 Hon. T. Kenyon na. Altatvont, 3 yrs Mr. Nanney's Ratcateher, 5 yrs, also started; but was not placed. The Shropshire Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25 added by the Race Committee ; three yrs, 6st. 121 b. ; four, Bst. ; five, fist. 101 b. ; six and aged, 9st. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Two miles. (3 subs.) Mr. Haywood's Lentulus, 3 yrs, walked over. The Borough Members' Plate of 60 sous.: three yrs, 6st. 121 b. ; four, Bst. 21b. ; five, 9 st. 91 b. ; six , Bst. 121 b. ; and aged, 9st. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Winners once this year (matches excepted) to carry 31b. ; twice, 51b. ; thrice, or Royal Plate, 71b. extra. Heats, twice round and a distance. Mr. Giffard's Traveller, aged . I 1 ' Mr. Nanney's Sir William, 4 yrs Mr. Painter's Bridegroom, 5 yrs Sir G. Pigot's Heads or Tails, 4 yrs, 2 4 THURSDAY The King's Plate of 100 guineas, for all ages. Mr. Cooke's Red Rover Jones 1 Mr. E. Peel's Noodle The County Members' Plate of 60 sovs., for all ages. Mr. Allanson's Lady More Carew ... 5 1 1 Mr. Painter's Mezereon Mr. Haywood's Lentulus 4 2 2 Sir T. Stanley's Young Tarragon " 6 6 4 Mr. Giffard's Traveller 2 3 dr Mr. Nanney's Sir William The White Hall Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 added. (5 subs.) Mr. Chilsle na. Cydnus Lear 1 1 Mr. Whitgrea.ve's Harapha ... 2 dr ..W. Jones 1 ENFIELD RACES, TMUIZSDAY. A Hack Stakes of 50 sovs. The winner to be sold for 50 sovs., if demanded, &c. Heats. Weights as for the Tottenham Plate. Mr. Messer's Florence, 4 yrs... Wakefield 1 1 Mr. Teffert's Hokee Pokee ... 2 2 Mr. Bacon's Tiara The Waltham Abbey Plate of 50 sovs., weights and conditions the same as for the Tottenham Plate. The winner of the Totten ham Plato to carry 91b. extra over and above other extra weigh > 5 '. ~i -- --7- iv- - --.. and the w:nner of the Lea Stskcs to Mb. extra o4llt. a bove other extra weights. Heats, t ' . -The Ivinnetao be sold for 100 sows., 'if demanded, &c., 4 ( . sl ,t b s. ) ..44 Mr. Lamlxlen's Revealer, 6 yrs . "" P. Buckle 1 1 ,'..` Mr. Balcbin's Figurante, aged ..* Mr. Coleman's Turfcutter , 5 y r s ~,v,,0 ... .. The following also started, but were n 1 '., .I—Capt. ,loliti-. stone's Painter, aged; Mr. Broivne's . a . 1 1 . 9 .; 1.11 i., I. $s Eagle, 5 yrs ; Mr. Messer 's Victoria, 4 yrs. -4. t.-. x .- fl -r-,,,,, - ..„ Match for 50 sous. ; once round, and o catch weights.—Mr. W. Brown's Robin Gray, ~_ .' fr. e L Bloxam's Phillis, 6 yrs. • THE SKIFF MATCIL In the Skiff Sailing Match for a Sweerstakes, amongst gentlemen's boats, a dispute arose relative to the length of Mr. Grove's boat (the winner). It has since been measured, and does not . exceed the stipulated length of. 20 feet. The sweepstakes have accordingly been given up to him. DUBLIN. (FROM OUR ()MTN CORRESPONDENT.) " In effect to follow, not to force the public inclination ;—to give a directiOn, a form, a technical clrcEs, and a specific sanction, to the general sense of the community, is the true cad of legislature."— BURKE. It is the prevailing feeling and opinion in this coun try, that the Legislature has not fulfilled its end, during the last session, towards this portion of the United Kingdom. Yet there never was a period, since the union of the two countries, when public dis appointment was less the subject of murmur and dis content, than the present. Whence this calm and patient resignation to a state of things, long com plained of as the source of national grievances ? It arises from the conviction that our present rulers, as well as the representatives of the people, have endea voured to ameliorate, and are still in a position to be ultimately successfu', in promoting the peace and hap piness of Ireland. This feeling alone reconciles us to the temporary loss of those measures, calculated to impart great benefits to Ireland, which the misguided policy and obstinacy of an important branch of the Legislature have rejected. In truth, delay, not defeat, marks the character of the recent struggle ; while the cause of reform seems to have acquired an additional impetus, from the very means adopted to retard it. And as these means were concerted, with a subtlety and combination of powers irresistible, if in a good cause, and had nearly proved successful for the party who designed them, our escape from their consequences is more a subject for silent admiration, than noisy repinings or despondency ! One great evil only has resulted from the line of tac tique pursued by the Tories, in order to recover their lost influence, and the guidance of public affairs. The House of Lords, which unfortunately lent itself to the intrigues of a faction, is lowered in public estima tion. What the consequences may be, must depend entirely on their own conduct in the next session of Parliament. Should they persevere in opposing them- selves to measures confessedly beneficial, no other - - ostensible reason, than those measures are unsatisfac- tory to an individual feared or hated, by a fragment of a downcast but once dominant party, they will in- evitably entail on their country one or other of two great calamities. They will stir up civil war, and all . its contingencies and horrors, including an attempt at Changing the succession—for which the ground-work has been already manifestly laid, in the Orange affilia tions ;n or, failing this, they will render themselves obnoxious to the " spirit of the age, and thus endan ger the frame and principles of our much admired Constitution." Already has the alarum-bell of this latter alternative been sounded on the other side of the Channel, and responded to by the significant ques tion of the " utility of the hereditary ingredient of our Constitution." Here is new ground for agitation, not hitherto much thought of in those countries, and least of all in Ireland. But as the Lords have raised the phantom, by going too far in seconding the views of a party, so may they lay it, by complying in time with the exigency of an era too enlightened to trust the destinies of a nation to the direction of those who, however reformed by necessity, arc still mentally tainted with the reminiscences of corruption. The statesman whose name appears at the head of this article, and whose political life shows, that he well understood the maxim, " thus far, and no farther," has thus written in support of the higher branch of the Le gislature :—" Some decent, regulated pre-eminence, some preference (not exclusive appropriation) given to birth, is neither unnatural, nor unjust, nor impo litic." This is consistent with that Constitution which we all wish to uphold, by preserving the pre eminence and preference of its respective parts. But as the same authority has it, we feel, that such pre eminence becomes unnatural and impolitic, when its members, influenced by peculiar prejudices and pre dilections, forget their trust and the duties it imposes. For " in legal construction, the sense of the people of England is to be collected from the House of Com mons ; and though I do not deny the possibility of an abuse of this trust as well as any other, yet .1 think, without the most weighty reasons and in the most ur gent exigencies, it is highly dangerous to suppose that the House speaks anything contrary to the sense of the people." What is the exigency, what the weighty reason for rejecting several Bills lately submitted by the Commons of England, with the approbation of the Ministers of the Crown ? The next Session, it is hoped, will declare the exigency delusive, and the reasons imaginary I Such, at least, is the expecta tion of my comittymen, including some hitherto sted fast Tories and Orangemen, who begin to see that their prospect of regaining the ascendancy is hopelsss, and that the fear of O'Connell will become ridiculous, after these notorious grievances—the great source of his influence—shall have been redressed by an enlight ened Administration. The whole country is at' this moment perfectly tranquil : nor does the approach of winter prognosticate any of those diabolical and dis graceful symptoms of remote, if not proximate mis management of the Government, which were wont to accompany the advent of that dreary season. In fact, there is but one class of men here immediately affected by the indiscretion of their Tory friends—that is, the parsons, whose gloomy firesides are not likely to be cheered by any substantial Christmas' plc sent from Orange sympathy. Many of them de serve commiseration : they arc martyrs, not in their own cause, but for the sake a wretched oligarchy, who would sacrifice all that is venerable in their institution, for the purpose of retaining their own unhallowed share of the " flesh pots of Egypt." You will find, however, by the next Session of Parliament, many of the clergy following the example of the Rev. Mr. Burgh, the enlightened Dean of Cloyne, who petitioned for the Irish Ecclesiatical: Bill as it passed the House of Commons. It is singular, that with a few exceptions to prove the rule, those most distin guished in Church and State for their tialents, virtue, and acquirements, arc advocates for timely Reform. Our recollections of Mr. Burgh's college career, prompt us to this observation. THE EDGEWARE-ROAD TRAGEDY. The unfortunate man Stanynought, whose case, since the dreadful tragedy in the Edgware-road, has naturally ex cited universal and deep attention, has been, from the first period of his incarceration in Newgate, gradually recovering from the effects of the wound inflicted in his side, and may now be considered perfectly convalescent. Although by no means cheerful he does not give way to despondency and despair, but employs himself nearly the whole of the day in reading books from his own library, and writing letters to his numerous relations and friends, one or other of whom is constantly visiting him, and remains with him generally for some time. He is perfectly rational in conversation, and frequently alludes in terms of the deepest regret to the death of his poor boy, for whom, as he expresses himself, be had the most affectionate regard. On more than one occa sion he has been heard to exclaim that the day when his trial would take place must be fast approaching, but has not given utterance to any opinion with regard to the pro bable result thereof ; he is, as in the first instance, watched by day as well as night—yet, although this be a very proper precaution, it is not for a moment imagined by those who are so employed, or by any of . his friends, that he would, were he alone, make a second suicidal attempt. The un happy woman, Mrs. Stanynought, is still sojourning with her friends at Richmond : she is not confined, and the full particulars of the horrid affair have yet to be communicated to her. Considerable excitement prevailed yesterday, as well as the previous day, in consequence of several fellows hawking about at the west end of the town papers purporting to be a true and particular account of another attempt of the unhappy man to commit suicide in his room at Newgate, in which report, it need scarcely he said, there was not a single word of truth. Three Counsel are secured for the prisoner at the forthcoming trial. ~I ?, j ~.~~~ / MAIO •( ■ _s- t „ i ~: :.~ ~;~~ -`~~