The Sun. — London, England, 1845-09-22 00:00:00

iIAYSS OF 01$ ). z irney,of t: be ra, apt du py 01 oce:trred. a 5 Otis' geous to, thcl, 00011. r fit. his recis.,3 hey loud l,' P ioa !.°' with the i ecep 45 1 prevalent in t e's , ich it enjoys alitC ". 1, to oppose ti le P :he narrativ; ig to the soj, atra y Poland. le present ci y otter bets er 0' 4 . 11 ial feeling s v 3ontinne to at lict oppression ancti re' in modern. ,histi 1. The bad Liao esi and the ov , 1414 ing As, in the has ravaged erf a district. L and prolong" 1, - / the sowing of t he rincipal food of fat ;ed the price of s scarcely to ae the d, so th at, to s superadded 05t uro• la the lei 55/ l y of the stab, thud' 'vet' have Neu re' ninish the, Area, .i is not all; tht Pl 7 result of We )oun d t o call t'htile Pr. act, and stated ,il4„, ertad to, a fCaiP 'marks, 140 was., a' 1416 e alarm. ,indicated from ; e • ost severe ev cr )(1 was most cruel! sally increased' as cient palatinates as well in part of amine an d all the felt. In those 111'' d of people, depri ve minry, divided into e food, ohich is lie than to tlifOrd the onav oitia er ble minish the o utob r sometimes drive: thorities are not 10 could remain on; o implacable, Cool° has remained ill' would seen ;thing; the causes Of ;thing; by which it inigbv rsaw h as been en,,, de. He repeatedi/ imself w ith his e 11 0 efenee ; and Ile b 1 oi thl anx i ety usua :he eve Of using IP G •sk (f° a r to eo rgie from 'Warsaw' rf~t round. The in reviews, 01/1; vees. But 1 t 'd o th e stude nts One day, the C9' P; Wal saw in bi s ne glected to oneorf ?: Ile immediatelf ern, and be hitov ile o'f ho he wll5. a tiered," be abrgly y our Soverejeor, ng men with teilTwher le well, that a9Or; of your BoiliclCla .ke myself 1000/,,0cl the schools recel'oe 4 3 . , with dud s° l lp6 :it their bead. .4 it ranks, inG1141.46 as satisfied witn Llways on hisr,;t i,sly replied, i;_t I'mPeror then eaf,o, its, and fasteneo.4 tely suite,plai-!°° fingers to his _ja, snout (7oza 111;9, cxpression, 9Prplie of a wretch, OP thus describednhieZt r his gooed er°e.?" c t to ,fessor v f state, *tte_ha.ll:: truction Vol_ o_, veat it to the V.l in n o gentle ter ire he himself 1k6,3 ire to the stutre, celebrated sroC' irsaw. On tbig i Lion to the stilt° 're henceforo,l.o e the good opio),°,ol lose their school clip ction among hiserfe be obliged to 0 3 to It is nut eueeeh this imperial du • ring the sojetito :serves notice. OV vpv,assed in his cor , ierzbna), leadiog ;ere all reviews 01 a front o f the Go a d ning out of it, et Ent collision whielo Tel t ' 'vertbe' word s °J' ne ci 1 in ha nd, 0 0r yead, while the PlO . that he expireuot s stay of the Poferls It I.,requentedstree 0 „co; spectatorS, 01:0 ;nation. j•To nett ' beyond the repc The G ,h:, ~ enerol has f.; i. uay in the OPtA Poland. it poi 5 fl3r be be, Who iiivg be reputation o f ,I_ll3' comments tie, iufficiently speolt f be heard at last by fully understood the ..jeli aspires to triumphs if acco,: that is ' sacreo IP clay, the brig JO; "ash, Nova c°„tei driven up chare, board gr. D. t ti of earner shoarov.,4 11 foundered a t $l,, 5 New 13run5v/icie from the eptries yo e of Will Ch ssel left the Li°v.rie-a verYthing preeebeo he 12th ns., by W., which tloy cards daylight 1,1•011 than usual, °.1.. on deck 0 icel,fbe ine at worcli• ,40 • ma de a fo od 't noo n theY.„ftill Eon. 16.19 W. b lew a whole B ite with difficulty We •31., they foot:id, a becoming big.Pcti and great diffill.f At Bh. 330 t 00, w safety of the aii.4 of the encrines Ph'tf'riv, over the is at the puoll)s.oed ner they continio, heavY 00,0 Pump'' th all po seible ifficulty in keep I d, e water in the 'heir ntend With all fr oo ong gale (rota fr les of lightnigg'rell ng the vessel to ,0 ,ar c found thel_ir Jai( 7W. On AlcP"fraal of the gale, 003 ers of rain 0, r ° ?a continue( _.ter 2i feet of *vit'ills ing the putas 000 tering, everig the to keep doo r r i o i , buckets. .I't d iree ll the seine d o n b e r Ming With ,steamer o f he brig, in do ✓ exertions at eck purop " e o water geiningtreo signal of ens ue Ips then h e 'r t he he in the holcl ?a,vour to heireePsoelo HE la fryAXE pP Goo f JRDO 1.01J;.5 lltir at Ogee , 40 1 Ar 010 W• No. 16,568. vessel clear with only one pump, aided by the use of the buckets. The water gained rapidly upon them— the crew became exhausted and dispirited from . their protracted and dreadful exertions—the vessel was in a 8141(11 3 state—th e water was ascen di ng hi g h in t h e en g in e - room —and in this last extremity of distress the 11,ster and crew took to the boats, being at the time 60 miles from land, and having no means of keeping the vessel afloat. They then after a laborious anddanger. _ells passage in the b o at s , th e sea r u nning very high, sue -leeded at two P.M. i n reac hi ng th e b r i g , which proved to _' e the J ane, of Sunderland, having only saved a portion of their clothing. On leaving the steamer there was rn. ore than five feet of water in the hold, so that it was st ss at o e f d 114 Possible she could live three hours afterwards ; they 4 ri t tr e were then in lat. 50 - 51 N., and long. by chr. 10.50 W. in the commencement, the Jane was bound ° r Swansea, but was driven up to Penarth roads by weather, bringing with her the crew of the 'mount w as The means of furnishing our readers with this hour was only placed at our disposal at a very late nr.oll Thursday night, so that, as it has been most vIII4OIY compiled, it possibly may be found to be mac e".."iin some of its details, which inaccuracies, should 13 a be found to ex i st, we s h a ll b e most h appy to correct 11 ?lir next number, as also to supply any particulars G Which w e may now fail to give. —Cardiff and Mei thyr idatailln, Sept. 19. TKE illsßop of EXETER AGAIN. helel4"Tll, SEPT. 18.—A very numerous meeting was the s t "a3r, in the Vestry of St. Andrew's Church, for 0 i yurp oso of considering the Bishop of Exeter's DPewit.lema relative to the questions of church-rates and cre itt r e ,"ata, the promulgation of which has recently throi: s s ealleh surprise, and no little dissatisfaction th e l rpt the diocese. The discussion, together with waiee e n ‘ s uill g of a correspondence between the church brief d a nd the Bishop, occupied several hours, but a bsieettileentnen sak e eeseriPtios of the main points in issue will probably * orb ,' give the general reader some idea of the great to the which the inhabitants of this town attach tof the church-rate question. °RN LIATCHARD, the Vicar, who presided, T er i s e i l d l4 :nl it ed el e, h object of the meeting in a speech of con s, A. gt • read Hfisicsrox, one of the churchwardens, then the Ari ca we correspondence which has passed between th e p r and the Bishop, and also between the wardens and gist n — s e l v * Mr. Martin, Chancellor of the diocese. The rial t'lla te correspond ence i s, per h aps, a ll t h at i s mate - Andre '"e Public. It appears thut s in the parish of St. ex.."w there is n o record of any church-rate having b een torittstea from 1603 to 1817, and then only resorted to in to ~Inence of a storm which damaged the fa b r i c, t h e uneitrital expenses for repairs of the church having been h a d b e efy def rayed out of the pew-rents. The practice r o a "een sanctioned by previous bishops, and was found all Pre te asw er every purpose, obviating, at the same time, Zu_Pretext xt for strife a n d content i on b etween t h e c h urc h and those who conscientiously object to se en Payment of church-rates. It will, however, be a re - s ' se. , o Y the following extracts from a letter ad tss 14 that churchwardens by the present Bishop_of ter, p ractice,f his Lordship is resolved to discontinue the h . 0 Pew -rents in parish churches, the consequence 171ich would be, that the churchwardens would be corn . to make a church -rate, however repugnant to the t o e t i t ill'a of the parishioner& His Lordship, in alluding „ue custom of pew-rents, says • T he present practice I cannot but condemn, as wrong t li e l t i e t ''' ll , and contrary to the laws, both ecc . lesiastical and Neal- It has not even the excuse which I was will f gto believe it had, of long and uninterrupted usage, re ce i °ls p r oof is now before me, by the evidence of former dat s subscribed by the churchwardens of the several , that from the year 1826 (how much earlier I kno w notes _ that ,1:14to 1834 inclusive, a church-rate of 6d. in the pound , 8 annually ra i se d , and in the last four years of the 20 per cent. in addition. The ex i s ti ng p ract i ce i s therefo o re a recent departure from re-established legal a3a ge, and recent return to an old and illegal abuse. fs "Upon th e w h o l e , i t i s most man i fest, that as a bishop should depart from my duty, if the knowledge of such th e itets being forced upon me, I should any longer tolerate s m, I do, therefore, hereby absolutely th thefo e r p b r id actice V affixi ng ren t s to the e nurchward ens o f St. Andrew s to conti nue their parish church ; and 4 hereby require them to ordertheseats according to law in such manner as they shau , on just con id eration, deem most suitable and convenient to all the parishioners. (Signed) " H. EXETER. " Bishopstovve, Sept. 13, 1845." At the conclusion of the reading of the documents, ,The Rev CHAIRM AN remarked that the Bishop was tviousl error as regarded a church-rate hang n made in hating within the time specified. For his own part, 1i,,1%001e object was to nreserve harmony among his pa eiZilerg, and most deeply shout he regret to find a Ivril l l - rate introduced. So long as God blessed him right.%lth, it should be his business to protect the aWa t , -. Of rich and poor indiscriminately. He was p etv e that some persons objected to the practice of h l. "' but that was a source of voluntary, whereas e orch! noxi ous rate was a compulsory, and therefore an ob ko4,irnPost. He should regard it as the funeral Parish,'3' all peace, harmony, and Loud-will in the .4(1---(oud cheers.) of t , PniLurs felt confident that the substitution great nrch-rate for pew-rents, would tend to raise up da. _ I,.satrife and heartburning. It was only the other . t i c. ) ; that I t _she Bishop of London sanctioned the authors. sole purpose V Hackney in adopting pew-rents, for the l ate, I , of getting rid of the necessity for a churc gre at t l ite Bishop of Exeter was undoubtedly a man of eElle ot a ' e a, ts, but he had met with his match in their ex- Parid,i,:elear and the churchwardens, whom the Portent"neeB were bound to support in hat most im te_contest. Prop ose l d a long discussion, a series of resolutions were tP:ritt the t:oanndofagreed to, pledging the meeting to su order, char agreed in their resistance of the Bishop's th e e . the obvious object being to furnish a pretext for a ch urc h- rate. It was further resolv, d, bisit opof a Co py of th e resolutions be forwarded to the , A vo r s x eter for hi s L ordship ' s consideration. oratio n, ,e au u d i tthneanmkesettointhseepsaircaatre Separated seas carried by acela .., g TAE .s Friday' ___ASUR V WARRANT. 'S Gazett POSTAGE.- r 'Warrant, altering la rates of e contains a Treasu y places :traP:ssrataigtteecion letters First th sent to the following i lei weis b t al on all letters not exceeding half an ounce Ca.P° ell'tl4l,.:sthore the cou the G912"1 11 - the eastern coast of Africa °Pe by packet-boat between any of , or any ports on Persia Places following—that is to say, o u r t _ 1 :9 stlY Ports i ,-, eeti a Gulf, the Ba of Bengal, the II ! . ia s. or)ast of Arabia, the Red Sea, d th n e 16Z3p0.... h e ..ast India i n j a l n i n d d s o , ys antitan a C n e y y l 0 0 f n , f°lloWing--that is to say, any ports in China, !l a te , and X e Sea, the Philippines, the Moluccas, Aurisetsrali and the th e c countries or u o r plac es ~vv L'ealand, or between any of the count t° s aY, th e c e 39 next hereinafter ' es P e ctiv I • • mentioned—that is Iced Sea, the coast of A r .ace of Good Hope, any ports on ße the eastern Persi ' 4 rla, the coast of Arabia, the Ptltsaitin G„,11.1f, the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean, any p hili . ta n itili s .. andostan, Ceylon, the Mauritius, the East Sea the Z aland (ex„ PPlnes, they Australia, and New twt:ePt between ports in China, the Chinese , I ) , for ° two ports in any of the countries er places Australia, Australia and New Zealand), e or b n e- Port s e ... en or (excepting ports in Au d strali and taken cat tOrllow Zealand), there shall be charge Tbanorra rate a postage of Is. a'eiph, t On every letter slot exceeding half any place Vit t % 's transmitted by the post between r lace on an ounce in tilt easthe United Kingdom and any port o p tage of Is. Tl ito vc Paid an uniform rate of Br . itis po 4 caj l a_ il las of Panama (conveyed by packet boat), there tween any place (*her' transmitted by the post ve igh t " 1 : 11 1 every letter not exceeding half s an ounce in arq,e. situate coast the eastern eli 5 °e• ) within the United e Kingdom and „W . tt e ', Terimy other port or place on _.. an . 1 and on • age of 5.,. "slet, la thaws of Panama, there shall be of and ever y I untform rate of British post IT 81141..1 within the tran (tter not exceeding half an ounce in weight, -tilt ed , 1 7 , 1, by the post between any place of Ame- Side ,f, hit and any port or place on the western ric k . the Said Isthmus, or on the western coast eat ,dub. , . British 4 ..(the sea conveyance being by packet b of ) there Pcsta,.; char earged and taken an uniform rate . 814 1 i- % 2,, in lieu of the rates heretofore pay able on Tha°,tters as aforesaid. in If, ei h t ' ° l l ever.y letter not exceeding . half an ounce ik„ .-, posted in or addressed to the island s . of llel.igo krajas • do e , a nutted between any part of the United King ship, (1114 he Oland, direct by packet boat or private r via 'ey ed b the territories of Hamburgh or . Bremen (con , Y direct packet boat or private ship betwetn b the Brene," liingdom and the territories of Hamburg or f th e re 4), there shall be charged and taken, in lieu o rat e ttes heretofore payable on such letters, an uniform the British postage of 6d. ; but the rates fixed by the rst ' Sec etan, and third clauses of this present war t 111 the Shall not extend to the letters of soldiers or sat e en._ Nil ser Tioe of her Majesty or of the East India C m en 14,:•7:ge,rperpouiadteiodi Such letters do not exceed half an oun _ isti,., lAht, and be forwarded in conformity with the ex be 4s e ll o a t all printed British and colonial newspapers may , I'lithonri„°eYed between any of her Majesty's colonies, tteke.. p ass :_ _ h wg through the United Kingdom, by laritil;-oat free of British postage ; and that all print b e e d . tireeo and colonial newspapers may be conveyed hi 'sith:°Y of her Majesty's colonies by Prlate s p a ' 44 of passing through the United Kingdom, a t a '' IllaY allo ~ e ach, which sum the post-master-general .. leyi n -as a gratuity to the captain of the vessel con , g th - that e 4 ' 4l °. (lo ra 4 , Or foreign), colo ri i i °ll el'ery printed newspaper (whether British,. passing through the United lung jestps°°°;o3•ed by packet-be-at between any of her Ma °f the lonic, and any foreign port or ports within any Ma first ei anentries lands, or places mentioned in the tripfur e i Il se of thi :eresent warrant, or between any such Ports, theshall be charged ani paid a rate of t h i te 'L t i rio..stage of 2d. ; and, if not passing through the Thst o_ngtiorn, then a packet rate of Id. Poo, he every printed British newspaper sent by the . °' witic ee n anY places within British North America N.% ln the British West Indies, without passing li 4 r t 'United Kingdom there be paid (in fo e rr o c 'i beliee heretofent ehargeab 2 there on) one uni ,, nea t , „ 1 • rce • auto ) - ' a te of id., without reference to the disea • That , of miles the same may be conveyed. i LoY ii,,,3' prila t, il :vtiph men, or atitlittylial shee.. t 9 POstoie'' s P a sper shall, for the purpose of charging the 144 `.kur this Warrant, be deemed a distinct news- ‘2. -----/ - - -.-- ...-- . -----"/ 2"-----7-----C.-C/7,------7,7"------- - . . - r • . . -........._ ab b . . 7 ,; - : ; :;a•:;it';,- .- ~.. . .',`,. 11 . • ~A .. . ~,„,..-.... . • .._' :-. l ' 4 : 2 .' ''.. .... i; ~ik .- , .I .' A . A i : L .., ~ nu lc 1 : Tib> t 1 5. .1 . : t : i;:_ i ~,,.. k. : __: : kl; " a 11.... It T;: . : 1 1 - 11;1 . 110e. 11 rn, *I( .1.4, on. ~....... paper, whether sent in the same cover with the n ews . paper to which it is a =upplement or not. The printed Belgian newspapers may be sent from Belgium through the United Kingdom to any of her Majesty's colonies, at an uniform rate of British postage of id. each. The 12th clause states that no printed newspaper, either alone or together with a supplement or additional or any separate printed supplement or addition to a newspaper, or any printed price current or commercial list, shall be conveyed by the post under the r gulations of this present warrant, unless the same shall be sent without a cover, or in a cover open at the sides, and unless there ba no word or communication printed on the paper after its publication, or upon the cover thereof, and no writing or mark upon it or upon the cover of it, except the name and address of the person to whom sent, nor any paper or thing inclosed in or with the same. The other clauses relate to the powers of the Treasury Commissions or any thrLe of them, to alter the rates as they may see fit. THE LATE FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP. (From Belt's Life.) Very great exe;.tement has prevailed respecting the torrnination of this fight. Fresh instances are reported of the disgusting scenes and the gross outrages perpe trated on the roads to and from the field of battle. Almost every person having the semblance of respecta bility was hustled or stopped, and every pocket cleaned out, while some were actually thrown down, and their boots taken off, to ascertain whether they had there concealed their cash. The toll-keepers were in many places surrounded, and "cleaned out" of all their takings, in search of which visits were paid, with unblushing effrontery, to their houses. Almost every publican was robbed, the upstairs rooms often ransacked, and resist ance treated as a serious offence ; such gangs of preda tory marauders were never before let loose on the pub lic. It was openly said at Nottingham and elsewhere, that any money betted against Caunt was safe, as it was never intended to let him win. It appears that the,:referee, who was present in the Subscription Rooms at Doncaster daring the week, still adheres to the decision he gave respecting the battle on the field. He appeared to be strongly excited by the statements that had been made with regard to his con duct, particularly by what Spring said in his speech at the benefit of Caunt, " that the referee decided under the influence of intimidation, and that in fact from his own acknowledgment in the presence of several persons, he had not seen the last round." This the referee repudiates very strongly. He acknowledges that he said that he knew his own life and the lives of the Editor of Bell's Life, as well as Torn Spring, Molyneux, and several others would have been placed in jeopardy, had he not decided in favour of Bendigo; but he states that no apprehension, arising from this knowledge had in any respect biassed the opinion he gave upon the last round. He denies that any appeal was made to him when Bendigo struck Caunt on!the abdomin in the 92d round. He described Caunt as a great, big, overgrown fellow, awkward, and no fighter, who could neither hit nor stop with precision, and who depended on catching and hugging his man at the ropes, ansi hanging or falling upon him. He spoke with indignation of the length of the spikes in his shoes, and designated him as a man in every way objectionable, and said he would not mind fighting him himself " on horseback," a position in which the referee, it is under stood, has already signalised himself. In answer to these statements, it is urged that Caunt had no other means of opposing his man but by the system he adopted, fur Bendigo invariably endeavoured to fall and elude him immediately upon having delivered a blow, and that Bendigo's plan of falling to avoid a return, and, after a round was finished, jumping up again to catch his opponent treacherously and unawares, was unmanly, awl contrary to the rules of fair fighting. The report is, that Bendigo, who was himself in the town of Doncaster, apparently quite recovered from the consequences of his late conquest, has, however, suffered severely from the punishment given him, and that one or two of his ribs were broken in the falls to which he was exposed. During the last week a letter was addressed to the editor of Bell's Life, as the stakeholder upon the occasion, from a solicitor on the part of Caunt, giving him notice not to pay over the stakes without his con sent, under the penalty of legal proceedings being com menced against him ; but this, it is supposed, will be withdrawn, after the decision of the referee, which is contained in the following letter addressed to the editor of Bell's Life, stakeholder, &c., and which, it is pre sumed, will terminate the disputes upon this knotty question : ' TO THE EDITOR OF " BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON," STAKEHOLDER, &C. Sir,—An appal having been made to me as referee, through the medium of your paper, by Mr. Spring, to reverse my decision in the late fight between Bendigo and (;aunt, on grounds unworthy of my consideration, I request you will confirm that decision by paying over the stakes to Bendigo, who, in my opinion, is justly en titled to them. It was with the greatest reluctance, and at the particular request of my friends, and the una nimous solicitation of the backers of ie men, that I accepted the office ; but I shall always consider it one of the greatest acts of folly I ever was guilty of in my life. In discharging my duty, I endeavoured to do justice to the contending parties to the best of my abilities and judgment ; and, arriving at the conclusion I did, and now confirm, I was actuated only by a complete conviction of the justice of my decision, and not from the intimidation of the " roughs," as Mr. Spring states in his letter. It would redound more to the credit of the ex-champion, if he termed my decision an error in judgment, rather than a direct robbery. Such insinuations against a gentle man who undertakes the office of referee, merely to oblige both parties, and unanimously chosen by them, are not cieulated to induce any gentleman in future to accept it ; and, in taking leave of the ring, I should ad vise all my young friends to avoid so thankless and un satisfactory an office. Had I been under the intimi dation of the " roughs," I had several opportunities of putting an end to the fight before the conclusion, by acts on the part of Caunt. A noble lord and several gentlemen who stood close to me during the whole fight can corroborate this state ment. I most positively deny that I stated to any one that a man going down without a blow, after he himself had treacherously delivered blows, was fair. In no one instance, in my judgment, did Bendigo break the laws of fair fighting. I must also contradict, in the most positive manner, that I even stated to any person that I did not see the last round, which Mr. Saunders, of St. Martin's lane has advanced. I saw every round distinctly and clearly, and when Caunt came up the last round he had evidently not recovered from the 92d. After the men were in position Bendigo very soon commenced opera tions, and Caunt turned round directly and skulked away with his back to Bendigo, and sat down on his nether end. He never knocked Bendigo down once in the fight, nor ever got him against the ropes in the last round. In my opinion Caunt got away as soon as he could from Bendigo, fell without a blow to avoid being hit cut of time, and fairly lost the fight.—l am your obedient servant, THE OLD SQUIRE. Doncaster, Sept. 18, 1845. HYDROPHOBIA. THE LATE DUKE OF RICHMOND. The following particulars, given by Mr. Tolfrey, in his rcccnt publication, will be read with interest, par ticularly by those (and there are many in Brighton as well as in Sussex) who personally knew the estimable Nobleman to whom the melancholy details refer. It will be necessary to observe that the conversation, with which the account opens, took place at a tent dinner-party in the woods, given on the occasion of lay ing out the site of a new town As the Duke was sipping his claret, he observed to Colonel Cockburn, ' I don't know how it is, Cockburn, but I cannot relish my wine to-night as usual, and I feel that if I were a dog, I should be shot for a mad one." " What must have been the feeling that could have dictated such an extraordinary speech ! Was it the re sult of disease operating on the nervous system, and af fecting the mind in connexion with the accident itself ? This is scarcely conceivable ; for, up to the moment of the utterance of this singular expression, the Duke had never alluded in any way whatever to the circumstance of having been biter. The insidious poison lurking in the veins may have given rise to sensations which called forth the observation ; but under any circumstances it must be quoted as a remarkable instance of prediction, if not prescience. To the majority of the party present the words were unheaded, or perhaps looked upon as a quaint and passing observation. Not so, however, with Colonel Cockburn and Major Bowles, who viewed the matter in a more serious light ; for as soon as the meet ing broke up and the Duke had retired to his tent, they held a consultation, and communicated their thoughts as well as apprehensions to each other.' The disorder unhappily made progress ; and the fatal result is thus described by Mr. Tolfrey:— " Colonel Cockburn and Major Bowles pressed the Duke to partake of some nourishment: but the tea and coffee were untouched, and an impatiert gesture of the hand betrayed the sufferings of the object of their soF.- citude at the sight of liquids. The meal was hurried over with all practicable dispatch, and the Duke con sented to accompany the gentlemen down to the river and embark in the canoe ; and it had been decided upon that Major Bowles was to attend the Duke while Colonel Cockburn rode from the place of embarkation to the Rapids, there to make arrangements for the Duke's being conveyed down the O:toway to Lachine, about nice miles from Montreal. Leaning on the arm of his com panion the Duke walked to the river's side, but the moment his Grace saw the water, a spasmodic seizure told the agony he was enduring. He was turning away from the obnoxious element, when his Grace was en treated to muster resolution and enter the canoe. With a desperate effort he did so. exclaiming, as he rushed into the frail bark, Charles Lennox never was afraid of anything.' " Major Bowles quickly followed ; the Canadian boat men shoved off, and the canoe, with its illustrious freight, was soon floating down the current. Its course, how ever, was but of short duration ; for a few seconds had scarcely elap,ed ere the Duke, in a paroxysm of agony, seized one of the Canadian boatmen by the throat, commanding him with frantic earnestness to row to land. " The mandate was of too imperative a nature to ad mit of a refusal or even delay : it was obeyed on the in stant ; and the canoe had scarcely grated on the strand I:wfore the Doke had leaped upon the bank. and was make g for the woods. Coi. Cockburn, who had mounted 'his horse for the purpose of apprising the Batteliers at the station at the head of the Rapids of the Dula& ap- All I.BSi 1 0 00iBube N rtt Ta biatelTrafpocfOrelo palaces, our hGoeushr. NATIONAL o life tThbheye fine labouringH o no u arts—to Honourable teohumbler cathedrals,Montrose,ul bl er ll e fl classes eo I su u ro rn f m e t, mu seums, the their sp a : d uo d mp i ti lsce g :oou u t fr o .rt rtp t yh h hi e ssi o i o e m s uoopsupeenhfr country res:hia,yla freeba imperishable glorympacde perseveringly, mechanical ci f i a nan g n i t- institution,, well-:spent i p une e td n ;on t nsa :t public ,iodanin al monuments of our greatness, our piety, and our homage d our other repositories of the humanizing creation of heaven-born genius. Few living statesmen have served. s interestedly. as honest Joseph Hume. When he en tered Parliament, upwards of a quarter of a cen tury ago, he found the finances of the country in a Mate of the greatest con f us i on — extravagance an .a jobbing in every department of the Government the public accounts purposely perplexed by corru subordinates, so that Ministers themselves died not a l _ derstand them—and the most reckless disregard ;he principles of economy in every office under the Cro fen. Like alraast every great benefactor of his country in the House of Commens, Mr. Hume addressed all the energies of his indomitable mind to the accornplishm sot of one great purpose. He had resolved to penetrate the mysteries of the State expenditure—to lay 'etre every avenue to public corruption—and to er te e blish the real responsibility of Ministers by plac'.ngs the nation in a position to judge of th eir fidelity as stewards of the patronage of 116 Crown, and the taxes of the people. I 'is first attempts were naturally unpromising. The country could not judge: of the importance of his' labours ; and the courtiers, whom his exposures annoyedl, assailed him with gibes, sneers, and menaces. But tat threats and entreaties he was equally deaf. Gradually others joined him ; his perseverance wearied out Minis try after Ministry ; and at last the most important re turns were ordered, to escape from the fatiguing ems: ;- questioning of the then lion. Member for Middlese fe. Nor were his labours confined to exposures of the extr vagance of the Government in the House of Comm) is. To the Ministerial heads of the public departments 4( • privately communicated plans for cutting down oit • expenditure in their respective offiees, and was conte tit to award to them all the merit of originating such of h is suggestions as they adopted. This gave him an infl• re ence with Ministers but little understood out of doors's, and the result was the full and complete accomplish meat of a purpose which has saved this country the pro fligate expenditure of millions of public money ; which has placed the whole scheme of our finance 3 within the comprehension of a school-boy ; which has infused a spirit of honour and i f integrity in nearly all our public offices. But finan cial re:orms did not satisfy the patriotism of Mr. Hume. He was one of the first to expose, and one the most active in removing some of the worst abuse a of the Irish Church. None toiled harder to procur 3 the passing of the Reform Bal. He assisted in th. 3 woik of Corporate Reform ; and though he was no in Parliament r. hen Sir Robert Peel's Tariff wets introduced, the' Premier's Budget had been submitted to him before it was Opened in the House of Com- . maps. Mr. Wyse had hi s a id i n ma t ur i ng hi s seism , of National Education. Mr. Wallace had all th 6' benefit of his experience, endeavouring to reforna ' the abuses of the Post-office ; and Mr. Hutt could{ calculate upon no surer supporter when dwelling; upon the hardship of the Sound and Elbe dues top British shipping. For the last two years he has more especially addressed himself to the business of obtaining ; for the people free admission to our na`ional monuments , with a view to enlarge their sympathies, purify the; r tastes, and exalt the standard of their moral feelings ; and, we are delighted to add, with most gratifying sue-. cess. Principally through the exertions of a society of which he is chairman, and whi c h numbers a mongst its members Lord Francis Egertrn, Lord Lowther, Lord Worsley, Lord John Manners, Mr. llutt, and others, many of the national edifices hitherto closed against the working classes;, by reason of the fees charged for viewing them, are now either wholly or partially open for some days of the week free of any charge whatever. For instance, the British Museum is open free, three days in every week ; the National Gallery is free four days ; St. Paul's and Westminster Abbey (except the chapels) are free every day I the Society of Arts is free five days ; Hampton Court Palace six days ; the Woolwich Model every day ; the Norwich Cathedral an hour daily ; the Bath and Wells Cathedral every day ; the Durham Cathedral (except the chapel of the Nine Altars) every day ; and the whole of the treasures of the Tower of London can now be inspected for one shilling, instead of eight times that sum. Liverpool ad mits its mechanics to its Botanical Garden two days in the week, free of expense ; the Royal Botanical Garden of Edinburgh is open, free to all applicants ; and the Dublin Botanical Garden is accessible to the peasantry, free of charge, two days in every week. Now, it has reached the ears of Mr. Hume, and some other members of this patriotic society, that Hull boasts of a Zoologi cal and a Botanical Garden—that our Philosophical Society possesses a Museutn—that we have a magni ficent old parish church—that Beverley Minster is a glorious specimen of gothic art ; and they are curious to know to what extent the working classes may participate, without charge, in their humanising influences. Mr. Hume urges that fifteen years' experience has satisfi. d him that the people, when admitted free to cathedrals, museums, and gardens, uniformly conduct themselves with the greatest pro priety ; and that the effect upon them, mentally and morally, is of the most gratifying description. They acquire habits of personal neatness in dress, politer forms of speech and deportment, a greater lore of order, and a general desire to extend the boundaries of what ever knowledge they may possess. The more imperfect their own acquirements appear, the more eager are they to obtain a better education for their children. We regard h this tat reasoning aresoning s i little asincon in a condition trovertibl.e; and only regret to b ast of what Hull has done in the way of throwing open public places for the ra• ional recreation of the working classes. Some answer, however, must be returned on behalf of the proprietors of our Zoological and Botanical Gardens. Shall we say as that it is contemplated to throw them open gratuitously for l üb even s one e subscribing day their t h n e a names as e s k? w o O r k r i s n h g a ll men, w t we say, that are at all times open upon the payment of one penny .? Before to returning any answer, we :h ill be glad to receive infor mation from the hest informed quarters upon these and other questions indicated by the whole tenor of this ar ticle, The subject is an important one, and we shell early return to Adrerfser, FEARFULLY VIOLENT DEATH OF A MOTHER AND UNTIMELY BIKTII—A frightful accident, from the upsetting of a vehicle, occurred on Friday evening last, by which one poor woman lost her life—one had her wrist broken—one had her hip dislocated—a poor girl had her face so disfigured as scarcely to appear human—and indeed the whole of the occupants of the carriage, nine in number, were more or less seriously maimed. The melancholy particulars transpired on the inquest over the body of Annis Wilson, which was held before Mr. Badger, at the house of Mr. Hoyland, of Wood lane, farmer, Stannington, on Monday evening last. De• ceased was the wife of Mr. Wm. Wilson, of Hall-car-place, Sheffield, joiner, and the unfortunate couple had invited a few friends to accompany them to the funeral of one of their children. The time fixed on was Friday evening, at the Unitarian Chapel, Stannington—the Rev. Peter Wright, a Unitarian minister—who keeps a school at Sheffield, not being able to perform the service earlier in the day, at so great a distance from home. After the funeral, the atten dants called at a neighbouring inn, where they baited their horse and partook of some slight refreshment, after which they started for Sheffield, about eight o'clock. Their route lay through Hoyland Wood-lane, a steep, rough, and dangerous road, which, being little frequented, was thickly studded thsoughout with large project ing stones. Dennis Wilson_, a brother-in-law of the de ceased, was leading the horse, and nine persons, chiefly women and children were in a light spring cart, in which the corse of the dead child of the Wilsons had been carried to its last resting place. They had scarcely got to the top of this rugged lane when the horse, it is supposed, from having been pinched by the collar, became restive, and tried to run Mr. Dennis Wilson, who was leading him, resolutely kept hold of the bridle as long as he could; but in the strug gle, the bit was pulled out of the horse's mouth, and the bridle over his head. The bluffs, or blinders, being thus re moved from his eyes, the horse darted off at full speed, with his living load behind him, down the steep and fe.irful decli vity. Mr. Wilson having lost hold of the bridle, seized the bottom of the collar, and was dragged for some 30 or 40 yards and then thrown into the road with great violence. When the horse had proceeded about 100 yards, the carriage upset, dashing its occupants on to the stony road. Mrs. Wilson unfortunately fell under the carriage, and there remained till the male portion of the party were able to remove it, when she was taken up insensible, and conveyed to the nearest house, viz., that of Mr. Hoyland, of Stannington-wood-lane. There she remained insensible till Saturday evening. when she died—and when the attendant females were laying out the body, they discovered that the unhappy woman had given birth to a six months' child, which also lay dead by its mother's corpse. No blame being attached to any parties, the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death."—Sheffield Iris, Sept. 18. THE APIARY.—By many it is feared that the present will prove an indifferent honey year, in consequence of the marked absence of heat early in the season, most brimful our floral treasures of every description should be in of saccharine matter. In Borgne, wh ich has beens justly called the Hybla of Scotland, the white clovers. s,uffered.isio withered earl' , g reau tY often from blasting rains that they to the detriment of the industriitsudbeisreocutsr who feed f o e b ed se o n n .a t t h io e n ir , petals. In some cases that . fell the hive inmates perished, either from cold or inanition, it' not a combination of both. Inan case lately, exceeded a quarter pint. A correspondent, in where two hives e were smoked, the produce b dent in speo k .tl ing of Borgue, says—smoking will be general in a few days, and until the results of bee husbandry are thus tested, I cannot even guess at prices. Scanty a s the produce was in 1843-4, I fear it will be still smaller in 1845. Some persons maintain that the bees gathered more honey from the 26th ult. to the Bth inst. than they at during the preceding summer by name, but net so in reality. When a labourer had three pints of honey to dispose of for 305., as was often enough the case, he used to say—" I may thank the bees for buying many wee odd things for the family." Within the last few years, I knew a working man who made 31. by one season's honey and at the same time retained a s t o l e for breeding for the following.— Scotch Paper. TILE PLYMOUTH FISHERY.—Great quantities of fish have been caught during the past week, by the trawlers and hooking-boats, and a large quantity of pilchards has been brought into the town from the Cornish coast. On Friday last so numerous were the hakes, that cart-loads of that fish lay on the . quay for want of mavens to put them in. We hear that arrangements have already been made, when the railway to this town is completed, to forward this valu able article of food - to the manufacturing districts in the course of sixteen or eighteen hours. Fish being so abundant in this town, the hake is comparatively neglected, except by the poorer classes. There is no doubt that the speculators will meet with a good profit in the transport of the hake and other fish into the districts of the north.—Plymouth Journal. GRATIS. FINE ARTS AT EDINBURGH. ROYAL INSTITUTION. We have much pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to the arrangements which have been made in the Royal Institution building, by which a large, varied, and valuable collection of paintings, marble, and brenzrs are now thrown open twice a-week for the gratuitowe inspection of the public. It will be remembered thrt ar ran;_Ten.ents were entered into between the Lord Provost aed Mr. Sheriff Speirs, and the b ,rd of trust •es of tho Ito!al Institution, with the view of haling Vie painting I,b , queathe 1 to the university by the late Sir J. Eiakine, of Torry, Bart , tranaferrt d from the college to the building of the institution, as aff , rding better accommodation for the display of these paintings. • Accordingly the south octagon of the central suite of room.; has been appropriated to this purpose, where they • have been hung with great taste and jedgirent. In addi• Lien to the Torry collection, the directors of the Royal Institution have very handsomely trans'erre4 their paint ings to the hoard of trustees to be exhibited to the pl.blie on the same terms. In granting this invaluable boon to the community at large, the Royal Institution have regone pecuniary emoluments, which in virtue of their lease from the board of trustees they receiv( d by the annual exhibition of the Royal Acadatny, and from the exhibition of their own paintings. Their great ob ject, as well as that of the board of trustees, bei.:g to promote a taste for the fine arts, they hav e h an d e d over their paintings to the bo ar d of trustees, deeming that their exhibition along with the Torry paintin ,s will serve as a stronger induennent to inspection, and conse quently facilitate the attainment of the object whit h the two societies in common have in view. These painting, which comprise specimens of the creations of the Caracci, Guido, Vandyke, Rembrandt, and other celebrated painters, are suspended on the walls of the central :om partments. In the northern octagon also the fine large paintings of Etty, the property of the Royal Academy are for the present a t l east displayed: T room adjacent to the southern octagon has set apart for private contributions of paintings, and for the marbles, bronzes, &c. For the bet ter display of the latter, an octagonal table has been erected in the centre of the room: When to these col lections is added the much-admired gallery of casts, it must be admitted that within the walls of this elegant building is to be f nind an exhibition of the most aurae tive description, It is often said of this country that it provides little or no means of rational amusement ant beneficial recreation for the working classes ; that, h i - short, the principles of conservation and excluqott are too strictly applied to institutions which ought tightly to be open and accessible to all &asses, and more pa: titu larly to that class which, within themselves, have little or no means of cultivating a taste for the sublime and beautiful, although it is admitted on all hands to be a most effectual means of elevating their thoughts and habits. We hail with pleasure the facilities which the Board of Trustees have afforded, and trust that the boon will be eagerly embraced, and that the visitors will show their grateful acknowledgments by in no way abusing the privilege so generously granted to them.—Edinbueyk Acke, LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1845. preach, had not proceeded half a mile, when he caught a glimpse of his Grace through the pine -trees, running at the top of his speed in an opposite direction from the river. To turn his horse and gallop after the Duke was the work of a moment, and having succeeded in his object, the next point was to place the unhappy Nobleman under shelter. One of the boatmen who had followed the Duke into the woods having reached the spot where Colonel Cockburn had overtaken his Grace, underto )k to conduct the party to a farm-house, about a quarter of a mile lower down the stream. " To this humble dwelling the Duke was taken ; but when laid npon a sofa in the only habitable apartment of this building, his Grace's agitation increased to a violent degree ; and, while labouring under frightful spasmodic affection, he entreated to Le removed further from the river, as he could hear the rippling caused by the current. In compliance with this request, the Duke was supported by Major Bowles and Colonel Cockburn to a barn, about one hundred yards in the rear of the dwelling-house, and a rude bed ofclean straw having been piled together in one corner, his Grace was laid upon it. It became evident to those around the sufferer that the dreadful crisis was approaching; indeed, the Duke him self was aware that his last hour was at hand. His Grace was perfectly calm and collected and resigned to his fate; so much so, that a very short time before he breathed his last, the Duke wrote a letter to Lady Mary Lennox, his eldest daughter, the contents of which re lated to family matters of a strictly private nature. From the moment this task had been accomplished, the Duke grew gradually worse, and appeared to be sinking. Towards evening his Grace was seized with shiver ing fits, and the extremities became cold ; but his senses rover forsook him: he recognised every one, around him, and prayed to be released from his sufferings. About eight o'clock this revered and lamented Nobleman breathed his last, with the resignation of a Christian, and the fortitude which is inseparable from the just and the good.—Brighton Herald. THE NAVAL RETIREMENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Your well-known advocacy of the claims of the navy induces me to lay before you a fcw remarks on the naval retirement, which is about to be consummated only with respect to the Post List, to the exclusion of the commanders and lieutenants, which must be pre mised from the fact, that not a word has been said of the other rank, either in ihe way of promise that their case shall likewise meet with due consideration now, or at some future period, or even a word of consolation to the effect that they are not wholly forgotten. Standing as their claims do in many cases preeminently superior, to their seniors in rank, it can hardly be believed that such partiality as this can be intended, and that such an extensive and sweeping retirement as to include nearly half of the captains, should be only extended to one class, and that class, already possesing all out of the few, Yerp few rewards, that have been doled out, at. various periods to the British navy. The present limited retirement cf the captains alone, besides disorganising the service and causing an undue disparity to exist between the captains and commanders inconsistent with their relative ranks with the army, both with respect to pay and widow's pension, is calcu lated to cause much discontent, as the old commanders should at least be justly compensated, ere innovations calculated to depress their rank are introduced ; there fore, should it be found that this long-sought for retire ment is to be confined to the captains alone, the only conclusion we can arrive at is, that what has been done was not done from a sense of justice and gratitude to those veteran officers, but only with a view to remove the impediment, which they constantly presented to the advance of the younger and more fortu late scions of the aristocracy, who have crowded into the service since the peace, and that it is to make room for these favoured sons of fortune that the old war officers are to be thrust aside. If it is the intention of our rulers at the next session of Parliament to treat the other Lists as they have that of the captains, no one would complain at the delay, as the poor can never hope to be served at the same time as the rich, and Lazarus must await until Dives has dined, that he may partake of the crams that may remain. Not that I would be understood to detract from the merits of those fortunate officers who are to partake of the sum granted ; which, though tolerably liberal, as it is, when applied to one rank only, is in amount such as many of our nobility could give their ladies as pin money, and when coming from a great nation to that nation's chief support, her pride, her boast, her glory, is but an in glorious testimony of her gratitude. If the other ranks of the navy hope to obtain that compensation for their services which is so justly their due, now is the time to make the effort, before the next session of Parliament, while the subject is under the consideration of the House. An appeal should at once be made against the injustice of leaving them wholly unconsidered ; and, with the aid of your valuable advo cacy, and that of tthe press in general, which should:be invoked in their behalf, I doubt not of success, as it is to be hoped that the spirit of equity, justice, and con sistency will influence the Government to go on with the eood work which they have so boldly begun.—l have the honour to,be, Sir, your obedient servant, Exeter, Sept. 19, 1845. JUSTITIA. on an impartial report of that kind that it can come to a satisfactory decision. Two communications from M. Payen and M. Phillippon were made on the disease which has attacked the potatoes in Holland, Belgium, some parts of Germany, and the northern and western departments of France. The information now given do.2s not add much to that which we previously pos sessed. It seems to be admitted on all sides that the disease is a parisitical vegetable, and that it exists only, although to a great extent, in certain localities. Equally certain is it that the disease is apparent where it does exist, and that no danger can possibly result from the eating of potatoes which, being boiled, present no appear ance of taint or decay. M. Payen is of opinion also, that, where the tubercle is only partially diseased, the sound parts may be separated for use, by the extraction of the diseased portion, and that, where the potatoes are only slightly attacked, they may be given safely as food to animals, if the water in which they are boiled be thrown away. This, however, is reasoning without knowledge of the precise operation of the pison ous principle, and of its being taken up by the water. It would, we think, very dangerous to act upon the opinion of M. Payen to any extent without first trying the effect on a small scale. M. Biot presented to the Academy an apparatus which is used in Germany by the sugar manufacturers to try the strength and cha racter of their syrup, and also by medical men as a test in diabetic urine. It is of very simple construction. It consists of two concentric prisms of nickle, one of which is fixed, whilst the other, to which the eye is applied, is moveable. They are separated by a tube, which is filled with the solution to be examined. The two prisms are so placed that the light polarised by the first may be refused by the second. The solution is now introduced. A coloured object is seen, which is at first blue. The moveable prism is now turned until the object is yellow. The angle of rotation to arrive at this tint gives, by means of a table, the quantity of cry stallisable sugar contained in the solution. M. Bourguy read a paper to prove the exist ence of nerves in the serous membranes. M. Arago read a communication from Professor Owen, of London, and corresponding member of the Academy, on the fossil teeth of a monkey of a particular species. A paper was received from M. Matteuci on the electrical powers of the torpedo. He shows that the discharge proceeds from a particular part of the body, between the back and the belly, and not, as has been asserted, from all parts of the eel. THE ARMY. CAVALRY. 2d Dragoon Guards—Head-quarters, with the band and staff and one troop, under the command of Lieute nant Colonel Charleton, arrived in Dublin, from Long ford, on the 16th September, and occupied the Royal Barracks, having been relieved by the Bth (Royal Irish) Hussars. Major Campbell and Captain Knox have joined head quarters ; . ..ona leave of absence. The troop from Athlone, under Captain Tothill, art ived in Dublin on the 18th instant, and joined head-quarters. The two troops from Dunmore and Mohill, and detachment from Clone, arrive in Dublin by 19th, to join head quarters, having been relieved by three troops of the Bth (Royal lush) Hussars. 3d Dragoon Guards, Ballincolli , —Assistant-Surgeon Tufnell has joined head-quarters from leave of absence. 2d Royal North British Dragoons.—Two troops and head-quarters. with the band and staff, under the com mand of Major Ricketts, arrived in Dublin from Dun dalk, on the 18th instr - it, and occupied Portobello Bar racks, on being relieved by the head-quarters of the Ist Royal Dragoons. Lieutenant Philips, riding-master, 2 subalterns, 2 sergeants, 1 ftrrier, 50 rank and file, 6 officers' chargers, and 31 troop horses, recruits, and young horses, are stationed at New Bridge. Li4utenant and Adjutant Reid has joined head-quarters from leave; Lieutenant- Colonel Clarke is on leave. Bth Royal Irish Hussars—The troop at Athlone is under the command of Captain Rodolph De Salis ; 30 troop-horses which were cast were left behind at Porto bello Barracks, Dublin, to be sold by public auction at the Royal Horse Bazaar. INFANTRY. sth Fusiliers—The band of the sth Fusiliers had to do garrison duty on Sunday, at Enniskillen, there not being a sufficient number of rank and filo to mount guard, as all the disposable force had been marched to wards Killeshandra. 6th Royal Regiment, Mullingar—The company, con sisting of Captain Finlay, Lieut. Balguy, Ensign Mosse, 2 sergeants, 1 drunimer, and 60 rank and file, march from Shannon Bridge, for Mullingar, Sept. 20, halting at Athlone on Sunday, the 21st inst., en route, will arrive and join the head-quarters on the 23d, having been relieved by a company of the 75th regiment. 7th Royal Fusiliers, depot Charles Fort Kinsale, under orders for Naas—The Ist division of two companies will halt at Fethard, on Sunday, 28, en rout; and will ar rive at Naas by Oct. 4, there to occupy the barracks. The head-quarters and one company, under Major Lacey Yet, which marches from Charles Fort on Sept. 23, will halt at Clonmel on Sunday, en route, 22,h inst., and will halt at Ballitone on Sunday, Oct 5, and r, tll art ive on the 6th October. Officers on leave of absence:—Lieuts. Porter, to Sept. 30, Miller and Watson, to Oct. 7. Eff,e tire strength.-1 acting sergeant major, 14 sergeants, 5 drummers, and 246 rank and file. 321 Regiment, Cornwall, Athlone—The company, consisting of Brevet Major. Browne, Lieutenant Weary, Ensign Birtwhistle, 3 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 54 rank and tile, march from Banagher for Athlone 20th Sept., and will halt on Sunday at Baliinasloe, en route, anti will arrive and join head-quarters on the 22d inst., having been relieved by a company of the 75th Regiment, Ath lone.—Captain Kyrle's company, with Lieutenant King, Ensign Buissier, 3 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 58 rank and file, march from Portunana, 19th Sept., halting at Bel linasloe on Sunday, 21st Sept., en route, and will join head-quaters at Athlone on the 22d, having been relieved by a company of the 75th Regiment. 34th Regiment, Cumberland, Athlone, under orders for Cork.—Officers on leave of absence:—Lieut. - Colonel Geo. Airey, to 10th Oct. ; Major Brown, to 14th Oct ; Captains Nlatthews, Lang, Simpson, Schreiber, and Tal bot, to 30th Sept. ; Lieutenants Robertson, Brisbane, Maxwell, and Oxley, to 30th Sept. ; Ensign Sir George Henry Scott Douglass, Bart., to 30th Sept. Recruiting --4 sergeants and 16 rank and file. Effective strength —43 sergeants, 1 sergeant-major, 17 drummers, and 780 rank and file. The first division marched this day from Athlone to Cork, to embark for Corfu, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Airey. 35th Depot.—Two companies o!' the 35th Depot, :rorn Nenagh, under command of Captain Beamish, with Lieut. Baker and Enaignsßussell and Daveney, marched into this garrison yesterday, and this morning left en route to Kinsale, he a d- qu arters. Captain Beamish's company wily. be stationed at Bandon. 38th Depot.—Mojor Campbell, Captain Smith, and Assistant-Surgeon Browne, 35th Depot, are to join the service companies at Gibraltar. 41st (Welsh Regiment), Royal Barracks, Dublin— Brevet Major Cochrane is going to sell out, and Captain Montizambert is going to exchange into a rog:rnent iu India. This officer is on leave of absence. Lieutenant- Colonel Browne is commanding. 44th (East Essex), Richmond Barrr ;ks, Dublin—The followinl• officers have joined head-quarters from leave of absence:—Captains Browne and Cary. Officers on leave of absence, Captain Gardiner, to the 30th Sept. ; Lieut. Noake, to 30th Sept. ; Ensign Cooper, to 30th Nov. ; and Surgeon Ross, to 24th Nov. Recruiting.-3 ser geants and 6 rank and file. ROYAL Nl4 RlNES.—Second-Lieutenant C. J. Ellis, of the Portsmouth division, embarked on board her Ma jesty's sbip President, 10th instant. First-Lieutenant Ramsay, 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, 1 fifer, and 25 privates, embarked from the Chatham division to her Majesty's ship Juno, 12th instant. First-Lieutenant Elliott, 1 corporal, 1 fifer. 22 pi ivates, embarked to her Majesty's ship Victory, and relieved Lieutenant Sawyer and an equal number of N. C. officers and privates, 9th inst. First-Lieutenant Phillips, 1 corporal and 16 privates of the Plymouth division were relieved from her Majesty's aMp Caledonia, by Lieutenant Walsh, and equal num bers of rank and file, 9th Sept. instant. Assistant- Sur geon Henderson has two months' leave of absence from the battalion in Ireland, commencing on the 10th inst. Lieutenant and Adjutant Wade, of the Plymouth division, has three months leave of absence from the 11th instant. Brevet-Major Morrison has his present leave extended for one month for the re-establishment of his health. Lieutanant and Adjutant Travers, of the Chathamdivi sion, has one month further leave. Assistant-surgeon Morrison, of the Plymouth division, has leave of ab sence for one month from the 16th instant. Lieutenant- Colonel Stevens has leave for 14 days. Lieut. Parke, of the Artillery Company of the corps, has further leave for one month. First Lieut. Arnold, of the Portsmouth, and First Lieut. M•Cullum, of the Chatham division, have been allowed to exchange divisions, 17th instant. Pay sergeant Patrick Smyth, of the Woolwich division, having solicited and obtained his discharge from the corps, the Board of Admiralty have marked their sense of his exemplary conduct for a period of 22 years, by awarding him a pension of 321. Bs. per annum for life. Lieut. Phillips has three months' leave of absence from the 19th instant. 5 Rh Regiment (West Norfolk), Fermoy, are ordered to move into Cork, to embark their service corps for Gibraltar, on board of the Blenheim and General Palmer transports. Tho depot companies will remain at Fermoy. Major Moore is on leave of absence. Colonel M. Pane is commanding. 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment, Royal Barracks, Dublin—The company from Beggars' Bush Barracks joined head -quarters at the Royal Barracks on the 17th inst. 70th (Surrey) Regiment, Newry, under orders f or Dublin, and on arrival at head-quarters will occupy barracks in Great Ship-street. Lieut. Oswald Pilling, 1 ensign, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 38 rank and file, occupy the barracks at Athy. Two companies are at Naas, under Brevet Major Paschal. 731 Regiment _Depot, Spike Island, Cove of Cork. Officers presen't, Major Eyre, commanding ; Cap:,ains Frence and Rieard ; Lieuts. Campbell, Murray (depot paym.ister), and Littlehales ; Ensigns Nash, Hickam, and Ramsay ; Assistant Surgeon Ilodgson. Effective strength-1 acting sergeant major, 12 sergeants, 6 drum mers, and 424 rank and file. At Camden Fort, Cove, Lieut. D'Arey 1 sergeant, and 16 rank and file. At Carlisle Fort, a detachment of 1 sergeant, and 16 rank and file. Her Majesty's troop-ship Apollo will sail from Ports mouth to Cork harbour on the 20th Sept., to take on board the service companies for conveyance to the Cape of Good Hope. Officers present, Brevet Lieutenant- Col. Vandermeulen commanding ; Brevet Major Smith, Captains Widdrington, Combs, Browne, and O'Connell ; Lieuts. Wardlaw, Faust, Biase, Wellesley, Nash, Hough ' ton, and the Hon. W. J. Granville Chetwynd ; Ensigns Hall, Owen, Wood, Knox, Peto ; r.naster Court Lieu. and Adjutant Bicknell, Quarterm Ist“ . Hickson , and Surgeon n'Bean. Effective strong ti of six com panies and head-quarters, 1 sergeant-] najor, 28 ser geants, 11 drummers, and 409 rank and fl Recruiting —4 sergeants and 8 rank and file. Colx .nel Love and Captain Pinkney are on the staff at Carm a,-..then; Captain Parkinson is on leave till he retires on I alt.-pay. ORDNANCE CORPS. Rifle Brigade—D: pot. Ist Ba'talio 1, Pigeon House Fort, Dublin.—A detachment of 19 rank and file marched from head-q tartlrs, Pigeon Rouse rt, to Beggars' Bush Barracks on the 16th September to join the de tachment under the command of Capta it Reynard, re lieving a company of the 67th Regime at. First Lieu tenant the ll.m. Ernest Fitzroy Nevi 11 3 Fane is on leave of absence to Oat. 31. A draft of captain, 1 ser geant, and 30 rank and file, are ordered to embark for the Mediterranean, there to join their se. ?vice companies:, to be escorted to the port of embarkati on by an armed party and supernumerary men. Major Walpole is com manding the depot. ATMOtiPHERIC THE GREAT BRITAIN. The experiment of building of iron a ship of 3,500 tons, and of adapting a steam-power of 1,000 horses by an entirely new arrangement of machinery, to propel her by means of that novel instrument which is called a screw (but which our readers will better understand by considering it as approximating in form to a windmill with its arms), the whole involving, as we are informed, an outlay of 160,0001., was so bold and original, that, while we admire the courage that ventured to undertake it, we mo,t heartily congratulate hvr owners, captain, and constructor, on the complete success which has at tended her voyage. On her rounding-to off the Co burg Dock on Monday morning, we observed that a portion of the screw, probably rather more than one foot in height appeared above the water ; this, we are informed, was occasioned by the great weight of the cargo in the fore hold, which, as the coal became consumed, brought her down by the head, and put her considerably out of trim. To this, and to the bad quality of the American coal supplied to her, may be attributed much of the increased length of her voyage, and both of these cruses will, we under stand, be remedied in future by omitting to bring such heavy cargoes, and by providing the coal of this country. On gaining her deck, and conversing with some of the officers and crew, we were told that in some very heavy head winds and high seas she had encountered, especially on the outward voyage, she had behaved particularly well, rollinc , rather deep, easily, and without any strain ing or jerking ; scarcely pitching at all, end taking no water on deck. To our eyes, the deck and rigg ing (except the main-topmast, which had been car ried away in a gale), the airy promenade decks, and the splendid saloon, with its thirty-four Sienna marble columns, appeared just in the same state as when we bid her adieu on her leaving the Mersey. We examined the carpentry work, but could not find any symptom of working ; and, in answer to our inquiries, were assured that the absence of the usual tremulous motion, creaking of bulkheads, or, in fact, any yield ing whatever, excited the astonishment of several naval and other passengers accustomed to these voyages. We next visited the spacious and elegant " engine -room," so unlike similar apartments in any other vessel we have ever seen. The chief engineer appears to be a very steady, cool, thoughtful man, expressing the most perfect confidence in the accurate working of the massive machinery under his command, which he said had worked the en tire outward voyage to " soundings," without being once stopped, and, after working in a similar manner, without a pause, back to England, required literally no repair. The novel mode of turning the screw shaft with three times the velocity of the engines, by means of four substantial pitched link chains, appears to have been quite successful, as they have not yet lengthened by the wear, and work even more queitly than at first. The " screw" also has stood the voyage well, and looks as it did when we inspected it in the Graving Dock. It is said, however, to have scarcely sufficient surface —a defect which will be remedied in the one which is now being constructed for her at Bristol. Mr. Guppy is introducing several improvements, founded on observations made in this and other vessels. In short, the problem of propelling by means of the screw on ocean voyages, may be considered as most satisfactorily decided in the affirmative, and we heartily congratulate the owners of this gigantic ship on the success of their speculation. We understand that a large number of pas sengers have already engaged berths, and that on the ad vertised day the Great Britain will leave the Mersey for New York, when we hope again to accompany her to the light ship.—Liverpool Mercury. THE LATE STORM NEAR ROUEN. At the last sitting of the Academy of Sciences, at Paris, a most important communication was made by M. Pouillet on the storm near Rouen, of the 19th ult. Our readers are aware, that the owners of the property destroyed on that occasion have brought an action for indemnity against the insurance companies, assigning as the ground of action that the destruction was the result of electricity, and that they are, therefore, in titled to recover. According to the clause in their poli cies which provides compensation by loss from lightning (le feu de ciel), several reports declaring that elec tricity was present in the storm of the 19th, and that the buildings were thrown down not by the mere force of the blast of wind, but really by an elec trical current, and even going so far as to assert that fire was visible, have been received by the Academy. The insurance companies, on their side, have not been idle. They have had recourse to M. Pouillet as one of the most eminent men to whom on such a subject it was possible to apply, and that gentleman, at their request, has instituted an inquiry and made investigations on the spot, the result of which is the communication now made to the Academy. M. Pouillet says it is with great regret he is compelled to declare that electricity had nothing to do with the calamity in question. lie states this with an appearance of sincerity that cannot be doubted, and his character stands too high fur it to be supposed that as the paid agent of the insurance companies he would make any but a conscientious report. High as the repu • tation of M. Pouillet stands, however, and great as may be the influence of his opinion when weighed by a tribu nal, as a scientific communication it is only one opinion apinst several given by gentlemen who, although they are not so eminent in scierre as M. Pouillet, had the same opportuniti es as himself of inquiring into facts. It is possible that the tribunal before which the claims of I the insurers will be brought, will appoint a scientific commission to report on the subject.. It is only, in fact, COURT-MARTIAL AT LEEDS. A General Court martial, consisting of fifteen mem bers, presided over by General Sir William Warre, K C. 8., has been sitting at Leeds since the Ist instant, by order of the Duke of Wellington, for the trial of Lieutenant W. Augustine Ilyder, 10th Royal Hussars, on a charge preferred against him by Colonel Va!ale leur, the Colonel of that regiment. The Court did not conclude its sittings till Thursday afternoon; but its d, ci sion will not be publicly known till after the finding shall have have received the Queen's approbation. Mr. Wa rren was specially retained to conduct the defence, and the charge would appear at first sight to be of a very stale aril trivial character, consisting of an alleged attempt by Lieutenant Hyder, when the regiment was stationed at in Ireland, in October, 1842, to trick his Colonel out of two months' leave of absence, - by proposing to a Mr. Oliver that he should lend Lieutenant nyder a horse, which was to pass off as his own charger, before the Colonel, for the period above mentioned, and then to Ibe returned to Mr. Oliver. The inquiry into this charge, however, soon led to very important disclosures ; an an incident occurred during the trial of a totally unprece dented kind in the annals of courts-martial, or, ind-cd, of any other court. The prisoner's defence consisted of a point blank denial of the charge, and an assertion that it had been concocted between Mr. Oliver Colonel Vandeleur,—the former from spite, arising out of a quarrel about the raymmt-for a horse sold by Lim to Lieutenant Ryder, in October, 1842 ; and the latter, in ord. r to shield himself from a serious charge of sys tematic ill-treatment and oppression of Lieutenant Hyder, preferred by that gentleman against Ct,l nel Vandeleur to the Duke of Wellington early in April last. The prisoner succeeded clearly in shooing that Colonel Vandeleur did not prefer the present charge till after he had been required to answer that against himself Ey Lieutenant Iryder ; and in order to s'.ow the connexion between Colonel Vandeleur and Mr. Oliver is getting up the charge, required the production if a letter written by Colonel Vandeleur to Mr. Oliva r, dated the 9th of May last, $ which it appeared, elicited Mr. Oliver's letter containing a statement of the , charge. An order from the Horse Guords had been obtained for the production of the letter in question, which the witness had accord ingly brought from Ireland to Leeds on the morning of the first day's sitting of the court-martial. During a tem porary adjournment of the court, however, it appeared in evidence, that Col. Vandeleur took Mr. Oliver into a room adjoining that in which the Court held its sirtirga, and he and Mr. Oliver then actually destroyed all the letters which the former had written to Mr. Oliver, in &tiding that of the 9th of May. The discovery of t his fact, which was elicited during a very severe cross-exa mination of Mr. Oliver, produced a profound sensation in the Court, and excited great interest and aster i h ment in military circ'es. It is supposed thet very seri , .us notice of the transaction will be taken by the authorities at the Horse Guards, and that a second court-martial may be speedily looked for. Lieutenant Hyder's quittal is regarded as a matter of course, and the d - struction of the document in question has excited gr at public indignation at Leeds.— Tiatcs. LABOUR IN NEW YORK. (From the New York Tribune, August 29.) Although Mr. Samuel Slick told a very good story, and was in other respects a worthy and companionable man, he 1% as not much of a clockma,ker. This is a branch of business about which a groat deal is said ani a very little generally known. The following facts hare b: en furnished us by a Yankee operator from Connecti cut, who is consideraWe of a clock "case" himself, aid is familiar with the bu- inen in all its details. The number of clocks manufactured in this conntry is very great, and the improvements in the manuftectur:> of the article introduced during the last fur years have materially reduced the price as well as the wages of the operatives. Connecticut, we believe, is the only state in which clock " movements" are made. But there are many shops all over the north where the cares are ma nufactured. There are about 20 of these in this city. The business thus consists of two distinct brancheo. The case-maker sells his cases to the mo‘ement-naaker, or Luys of him the move meats and puts them in himself. Formerly the wheels for brass clocks were cast, then turned and smoothed with great labour. Now the brass comes rolled in plates of the proper thickness for the different wheels and is pressed out—one motion of the pre: s being sufficient to cut and centre the whe• I. This saves much tine and money. There are a number of firms in Connecticut that put ready for market 200 clocks a day, and they are sold at 2 doh. to 2 dots. 50r. a piece, according to quality. The cases (which are extensively manufactured here) are sold for 60 to 75 cents. each. Good mahogany and zebra cases, well made and polished, can be bought now for 65 cents.—the tame quality of article as would have cost two dollars three years ago. The wages of work men in the clock business are poor. An experienced and skilful hand cannot get more than 1 dollar or 1 dollar 25 cents. per day. A great many young men and boys work at the business who receive only from 8 dollars to 9 dollars per month. The movement or running part of clocks can now be bought for less than 1 dol. a piece—three years ago they were worth 2 dols. 50c. We know a gentlemau7ho w n s lt a grand speculation in the clock bnsineas e as t t He sold his farm for 3000 dollars and m ald un d t o lki f w s h fir c ra h 3000 dollars in cash, the re wh t a n t 2 dots. 500. he invested in clock d m w o o l 4 y i s e o m f t s h e a re n i t e e s , cents. apiece. Now his move pyb i e e e a k c r e e s p a t t g o ; ) , b'ea deliveredn d holding ei : o ' rn ' k , s 7 3fba, being imn b h ;; j t bett er le p sth r h i e c ed e n. s , r a u Tt n hh t ei i sr l could be bought f in cash 40 cents. more than they were This is the way the of the farm. c mw l m oe T rnk h tths e n tel , :k i : se tar ; k ah isgane:ottehrr nothing rich. The formerly sold at the South, bring ing from 25 to 100 dollars a pi e c e . B ut o f l ate years the S ou therners, either more knowing or less flush, purchase very few, and the universal Yankee nation has been for some time extensively engaged in supplying Great Britain with " improved patent brass clocks." Great numbers are also s , nt to the West India coloni , s and more to China. Nearly all that are made are now sent out of the country. There were three months ago probably 3,000 clocks per day sent from the state of Connecticut ; but since that time many of the manufac turers have run down, owing to their Jelling t. 40 much on tick, and the business has somewhat fallen off. THE LATE Ma. THOMAS DAVIS.—The funeral obsequies of the late Mr. Thomas Osborne Davis, editor of • the Nation newspap-r, took place at nine o'clock this morning. His remains were followed to their final destination at t.h e • cemetery of Mount Jerome, Harold's-cross, by a processi ea consisting of nearly eighty carriages ; amongst others were conspicuous those of Lord Cleucurry, the Lord Mayor, and Mr. O'Connell, 'MT., besides a great number of private cqui- - pages. The members of tl-e 'B2 Club attended in full force, - their gay and glittering uniforms affording a sad contrast to: the mournful spectacle of which they formed a part. Mr. to. Davis was one of the original projectors of this dub, th , T.lnc - ,v nucleus having been formed during the imprisonment of aa , • • Repeal conspirators in the summer of 1844. He was also thef acknowledged leader of the "Young Ireland" section of the - Repealers ; and while the journal under his control was, by a new and peculiar style of writing, exercising an influence._:.... perfectly marvellous upon the minds of a population 1111"-*- rently half i ripe for any adventure, however desperate, it twas•a4rNer his good fortune, by a happy art, never to give currency _to one expression calculated to wound the feeltu * s or hurt t 11 self esteem of a political opponent. —Dublos Par t Paper I Thursday. THE CROYDON RAILWAY. The following is the report of Mr. S: tmuda, presented to the last meeting of t'le London and I Croydon proprie tors, relative to the progress of the ati nospherie system on the line : " I have the honour to report to your board the pro gress of the atmospheric works on your line. " From the Forest. hill Station too Croydon the atmos pheric apparatus is laid, the engine ,ixed, and experi mental trains have been run. " As far as relates to this portion of: the line, it now only remains to complete the station r►rrangements, get the engines into proper working order, and instruct and practice the telegraph men and train conductors in their respective duties, to enable it to be opened for public traffic. " The whole number of atmospherio pipes intended for the New Cross line are prepared and ready to be laid, so soon as the road is sufficiently advanced to receive them ; the rest of the atruo.pheric apparatus belonging to them is on the ground, and this portion can be eom plated within one month after the road is ready. " Atmospheric tubes and apparatus are in course of preparation for the other portions of the line, so as to enable us to follow up the earthwork and ballasting in all cases without delay. " The result of the experimental workings Ills been in erery respect successful, and has realit.ed in the fullest degree all that was expected. " A speed of seventy miles per hour has been attained with a train of six carriages ; a speed of thirty miles per hour with a train of sixteen carriages. "Using only one steam-engine over two sections of main (a length of five miles) we have found it practi cable to attain a vacuum of more than twenty-seven inches in the whole length. And we have both ex hausted the main and run trains at a very high speed (upwards of sixty miles an hour) over the five miles with the aid of one engine only. " When exhausting the main with the engines, as in tended in practice,:working vacuums have been attained within the time calculated. " We find the arrangemeßts well suited for work;ng the intermediate stations traffic. " Some slight delays have arisen from the improve ments in, and novelty of, many of the pal is introduced in this the first single line of railway which works both ways on the atmospheric principle, rendering additions and variations necessary, which have only been shown to be advisable in the course of the experiments alluded to, but the whole are now in course of satisfactory com pletion. " J. D'A. SAMUDA." RAILWAY SPECULATION. no following is a further extract from the pamphlet we quoted in our City Article of Friday, entitled " A Short and Sure Gv;.de to Railway Speculation," and it is worth attention from those who are interested in such transactions:— " As regards the purchase of shares in established lines, we have simply to compare the market price of the share with the csividend which it pays ; and the comparison is the more easy, as railway dividends have hitherto been less liable to diminution than those of any other description of Stock. It will be remem bered that, within no very remote period, the dividend on Bank of England Stock has been reduced from 10 to 8, and from 8 to 7 per cent. ; but upon few, if any, of the great lines of railway have the dividends ever been reduced, except by spreading them over new crea tions of capital ; and as the shares into which this new capital has been divided, have usually been distri buted amongst the Proprietors at par, when they were selling at a considerable premium, the bonus thus given has been more than equival6nt to any reduction in the dividend. The calculation, then, is within the capacity of a school-boy. Taking the value of money at four per cent., the shares in a railway that pays six per cent. per annum are worth 150/. each. If bought below these prices, the purchaser is receiving, pro tanto, a better rate of interest than four per cent. ; and he will expect this better rate, in proportion to any doubt he may have with respect to the dividend being main tained. This will apply to purchasing for investment. In purchasing the share of an established line on spe culation the same rule may be adopted. If shares already at a premium are expected to rise, they may be purchased with safety, should the dividend yield three or four per cent. upon the price of the day, in eliding the premium ; as, should the buyer he disap pointed in his expectation of an early advance, he is at least receiving an interest of three or four per cent. on the amount he has invested, and may, therefore, wait patiently till the rise takes place. With this view, shares of 1001. each, paying five per cent. dividend, may be worth buying at from 1251. to 1651. a share, and others in the same proportion, provided there is a rea sonable prospnt, either of better dividends, or of any other improvement in the value of the property. The shares of lines which are not paying any dividend, or a very trifling one, may be a good investment in the hands of those who are acquainted with the causes of the failure, and know that there is a probability of their being removed : but these remarks are not intended fur theta ; they are merely addressed to the inexperienced. CHAR ING-CROSS BRIDGE. On Saturday a lung and stormy meeting of the share holders of the abo ive company was held at the office, Hungerford-market, to consider the propriety of leasing to the Central Railway Terminus Company. The meeting was exceed_ngly cro.vded. Mr. W. Hawes, Chairman of the Directors, having taken the chair, the report of the Directors was read. It stated that the Deputy-Chairman had, subject to the approval of the board, agreed to lease the bridge to the Central Terminus Company on the following terms — namely, for 186,000 L, being 160,0001. for the bridge, and 26,0001. for the debt of the company, reserving the right of the Market Company, and to each proprietor the right of taking a portion of the shares in the Central Terminus Company. This offer being approved of by the hoard, it was resolved to submit it to a general meeting of the proprietors. At the previous half-yearly meeting of the shareholders it met with their unanimous sup port. On the 18th instant, a letter was received from a gentleman connected with a company about to be formed offering higher terms for the bridge ; but the Directors, conceiving that they had already completed, as far as they could, an advantageous treaty with the other Com pany, declined to entertain the proposition until the determination of the Shareholders on the resolution to be submitted that day had been taken, and which the Directors believed would be much to their interest. The Chairman then moved that the offer of the Central Rail. way Terminus Company be accepted ; after which Mr. Stutely, Deputy-Chairman of the Hungerford-market Company, said that the Terminus Company would have a very prejudicial effect upon the market, fur they in tended to make a passage from the bridge to the Adel phi, which would seriously injure the market. He also observed that the subsequent offer by the other Company was 20,0001. more than the Central Railway Terminus Company, and would do them no injury whatever. He moved an amendment, that it was inexpedient to accept the oiler of the Central Railway Terminus Company. After a lengthened discussion of about three hours, a show of hands was taken, when the majority was found in favour of the original motion. A poll was demanded, proxies being included, when the amendment was de clared carried by a majority of about 80. The meeting then separated. MR. O'CONNELL AT DARRYNANE.—An English gentleman, with whom we have conversed, has given us a very animated account of a day at Darrynane, the great episode of which was a hunt with those celebrated " little beagles," which have so often formed the theme, and we be lieve with justice, of the Agaator's praise. Nothing could be more complete than the transformation of the " embodied thunderbolt ofi Conciliation-hall"—such was thefigure made use of by our English friend—and the merry hunter of the Kerry mountains " inhaling the ocean breeze that comes freighted with health and vigour from the coast of Labra dor." In the evening a large party of Englishmen, Irish men, Frenchmen, and Italians, Tories, Radicals, Conserva tives, and Repeaters, sat down to a board, which, said our friend, " bore all the characteristics of that of an Irish Prince." "It was," he added, " a real Conciliation-hall, from which all those topics with which this extraordinary man sets the world by the ears were carefully excluded. Every man felt at home with his neighbour, and, above all, with his host, and when the old retired for the night. with that bland and affectionate expression which he throws into his face at his own fireside, those who would have battled" with him foot to foot on the political or religious arena, could not restrain the wish that his lot had been cast in those quiet scenes of domestic life which he seems above all men hying most suited to adorn." Sixty strangers were entertained and slept at Darrynane Abbey on Wednesday night. —l ra, , ee Chronicle. LOVE AND MESMERISM, DY HORACE SMITE( ' EsQ., AUTHOR OF " BRAMBLETYR HOUSE," &c.—To Mr. Smith, for many a long year, we have been indebted for numerous ,l interesting and valuable works of Aw n; andwe sincerely hope that he may yet indulge us with many volumes as full of interest, as full of beauty, as those which are now before us. " Love" is a very charming tale of Venice—of Venice during the first campaign of Bonaparte in Italy, Amelia Lamedano, its heroine, is one of the loveliest and most grace ful of all Mr. Smith's creations; and her character is very finely contrasted by that of her friend Ippolita, the sister of the hero, Cosmo di Molimella. The characters are greatly varied, and ably sustained throughout. " Mesmerism" is a production of altogether a different cl ass . - -Bordering on th e supernatural, it is exceedingly curious in its constructi,in, excites an Intense and thrilling i n t eres t, an d, w i t h much of admirable oral, understood it throws ject of much animal liglit n u p onotieletiosmbs.Lurye aai and : as and military Gazette.