The Sun. — London, England, 1836-04-08 00:00:00

LITERATURE. ° ,IVENSTE/N. 2 Vols.—Whitt,her. London, i 836. 111 e v olumes are th e p ro d uc ti on o f Mi ss J ane n il herts—..., l ady favourably k nown by a wor k 1)111)- 1 ;1 ed within the last one or two years, entitled " Two Year s at Sea." Her p resent wor k, however, is tic~ eidedly an . improvem en t on h er f ormer) s h ow i ng more ItP"ess of thought, and genera l f e li c i ty o f l anguage . to i s in fact a prod uct i on o f a hi gh or d er of m i nd, full wit ° , 7erfi nwing of. d escr i pt i ons of sylvan scenery, painted '' it Claude -like warmth of colouring ; and develop "ig touch es of the gentl es t an d most unso phi st i ca t e d na_ture. The inhabitants of th e G erman f or e s t, w i t h 'whom the fair authoress undertakes to make us ac ivainted, are f ar above the common run of characters, bein g imbued with much of the subtlest poetical tem perament, and therefOre resembling the creations of a fertile f ancy, rath er t h an o f a str i ct matter - o f-f act ob server. But indeed the tale throughout is scarcely c 'ne of this world ; it is instinct with the most ctherial the of imagination, and so far reminds us of one of enchanting fictions of the Baron de la Motte. iii e two Ernesti nes , mot h er and daug h ter, are essen tlY a the B aron ' s sc h ool ; and so, to a certain ex te,nt, is Low enste i n, a character wholly built up of rne i maginativ e . Th e l ove scenes, which are nume t°4---as th e y s h ou ld always be, when a lady pour thra3rB Them —are replete with delicacy and refinement; ' e Y are, in fa c t, i n prose, w h at " Genevieve" is in 1 1 ° 1 e try, and it i s i mpossible that we can bestow on e a" higher praise. We hope the book will be suc cesaful, for it has been evidently penned with care. a nd with a view to work out a valuable moral. We can imagin e no pleasanter reading under the shade of a tree, i nthe sunny evenings of Midsummer. FINE ARTS. W I SSERLAND. Part XXII. Virtue, L on d on . 1836. The present Part consists of four landscape en rlings of some of the most celebrated scenes in for sserland, executed from designs supplied expressly quick w ork, by Willi am B ar tl e tt—an artist who has and lively apprehension of the picturesque. kish, most interesti ng , an d per h aps t h e mos t h a ppily 1, 11 :u of thes e engrav i ngs , i s th e v i ew o f th e h ic 7P i ce of the G ran d St. B arnar d"— a s ce n e with : h . ,no doubt, many o f our rea d ers are f am ili ar, an d 84 14 they will gladly recall to memory. The lights H ic ea t ,mg fro m t h e f ront w i n d ows o f t h e H osp i ce , an d of ' e ring with a f a i nt ra di ance a l ong th e d ar k b osom ai _ t he lake immediately beneath, are pourtrayed with aougular skill and knowledge of effect. The solitary ila g rd t° , °-- -an animal, of course, of the famous St. Ber mif br eed —who is represented standing on the shores, listening attentively to the toll of the Convent taod w nich is to summon him to his duties, is aptly in tut n eed, and greatly heightens the interest of the pic by e t ' Mont Blanc, from Chamouni," is engraved 1 1 4 , 3 , b Buckle ,- and does that artist credit ; the landscape, wri " ev er, has been so often sketched, and so often f or tte n , and talked about, that there is no need 0v us her e t o comment on i ts pecu li ar i t i es . " B r id ge er t he Rhine" i s a b o ld, roc ky sce ne, consisting of a black' deep -sunk glen, with crags piled confusedly Jrcrags, towering away to an immense height on s ide, and a shallow, brawling stream foaming its cha nne l at t h e b ottom o f the ravine, half 4-t43' 1-1 1 3 which a woo d en 'b r id ge , of the rudest con 41eti°11, is thrown across , rem i n ding us not a little of h O - ot r e virs Bridge, which is situated in the neighbour r °f th e D u k e o f N ewcast l e ' s pr i nce ly sea t a t a ' °(l- The brief literary illustrations attached to the '44 ar e from the pen of Dr. Beattie. 11 ir 7 0 0 - SELS, LISBON, AND GERMAN PAPERS. 1), B sv -SSELS APRIL 6.—Prince Ferdinand of Saxe Co.. his ' son . Prince Augustus, have arrived at Brus rem London tew%joi.ur.nal of this morning spoke of the formation of a ll%btinistry, and gave a complete list of names to Bue elle present Ministry. We have made inquiry, and tiler,eve that we are more correct in announcing E that 4 will be no change but the retreat of M. vain, which mid to li be d e fi n i t i ve l y determ i ned. A be h a d b een spo k en o f to succee d that ler in which case M. Cohen was to succeed to M. • u %th e art in the D e p artment o f Fi nance ; b u t i t seems that 4 G - C. Rogi er , or G enera l B uzen , w ill b e t h e sue -.40r to en Evain ' a r pi h l e : Es Poi;, a Journal . of Liege, has the following para llel;• pri vate letter received this morning announces that vert an gendarmes h ave arreste d General Goodecke, o 1,41 an of th e f ortress of Luxemburg for King William,aid: lia(' ventured into our territory, three leagues on this N arh ,, the fortress. The General has been conducted to --`4.--Jotirnal du Commerce d'Anvers. B ELGIAN FUNDS, BRUSSELS, APRIL 5. Actual D e b t, 2% per Cent. 54,,i Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent Loan Societv of of Com Citv, 183merc , 4 e, p 4'.; per Cent er Cent. 31 .2 116% 2 Dank of Belgium, 5 per Cent L - -Brussel s Papers, April 6. 'l\hartcx 2 2— O FFICIAL). —DEPART MENT OF hIgTERIOR.---ftAS the ratifi ca ti on o f the marriage of her lii 4 j l :, 3 tY the Q ueen i s to take place on the day imme ito 'Y foll ow i ng that of the approaching arrival of his o f Highness Prince Don Ferdinand Augustus,_ Duke Civic!? Cubourg Gotha, her Majesty commands that the ttp, Go ern of Lisbon shall call the National Guard to c en r r e ar Under arms at posts which will be indicated to them 11: Tti N tably to the programme of the 20th February last. IlthaettlF4atieosntayi, hoping dat the citizens who are enrolled in Guard will cheerfully and voluntarily ta of th e i n n . this national festivity —thus giving fresh proofs h o e country, `erest they take in the future prosperity of t Pace L das Ne cess id a d es, M arch 21 , 1836 . t ls UIZ DA SILVA MOUSINTRO ALBAQUERQuE n of )3_ l ", MARCH 24 .— Th e l ast s i tt i ng o f the Chamb er Puties commen ce d with th e di scuss i ons o f the lime?i - ment e °f jthe P eers to the project of law for benefitting 41 111t e , ' ) limited trade with Asia ; we say extremely l'eamee, Oeca use this t ra d e , f o r mer l y so fl ouris hing, is now "h e i r t o next t o nothing ; thanks to those who, wall tea, l Plans of h eavy duties, changed us from consumers o eQnsutn e e r h s "; ) e f imported in our own ships, into purchasers and Sl smuggled tea, sold to us by foreigners. A ueb,ate arose on the question whether Macao is, or is tZ h a 1 ortu guese Possession, the result of which was that l'ort: r f , the Deputies retained his former opinion, and the and f ort; are to continue to have establishments, offices, it 4,4 ritlfications at Macao, and to carry on trade which, if toetitiertieesnoti3ztected in more prosperous times, would have of great wealth to Portugal.—Diario di iluis,7l.o. March 26. teth er, Pat; MARCH 20.—The Estates have 'whi ch to a joint sitting, respecting the Military Budget, on tet wee t here had been some difference of little importance Nhol e i l y th ero. On the 16th there was a sitting of the wzall.l at which his Imperial Highness, the Archduke e ti oe: o lp f erivvti4 p leo u ilf bl h is tia l de_ P r esided, and in which three Royal Resolutions db.e..e.nT.hey_ sanctioned three projects of law, all proposed to the Diet, and the ann.o.unc.e -I°udest ' ll3 majesty's sanction was received with the ployacteiclamati?9, which almost drowned the voice of di e R oya l Commissioner who read the resolutions. linme res„_ afterwards the agreement of the two Chambers, in x. 41 7 1 _ t_toi the proposed Military Budget, was read and for 'n Vi tzsix usual manner, to his Majesty. Der ee,„ DlARcti 29.—Pive per cents, 105 7-26 ; Four Jr34'~Allg Bette ‘ B * 99 1 3-32 ; Three per cents, 75-I •; Bank Shares Zeitung, April 3. - tv".: Ile Duk e o f B eaufort has become the patron of the l'Penharo Agricultural Society. . at k4elnaryning reports were received yesterday morning Ann e 0 84 ;_gten Palace respecting the state of health of . Lady itt 11,0,1°Ke• Her Ladyship has been for some time indisposed the express Hall, but nothing serious was apprehended until d came nu to summon the attendance of her sister, scrja..l4,,rY S tevens a on, who, with her husband, Mr. Steven -14-le b9n e down to Mr. Coke's residence. . . 11, 4 ii e Strand Theatre has been let conjointly to Mr. Z i ci re uit, n a d n ' a l aitt,er.Manager of the Liverpool Theatre and York "1 Douglas Jerrold, the author of the Rent Day, its opening guccessful dramatic pieces. They have announced I,t'alug for Monday, the 18th inst. Suet, A s l e -IRA L COW -PDX. - We learn that Dr. Bous boere:fortetulaterYentoou the Academy of Medicine in Paris, has gh to discover the cow. pox under the udder Old I- O. ;Y , at Chaillot. He has inoculated several children, 'lnert ° With the happiest results, COURT cißcuLA.n. Tht Ditebess of Kent and the Prince of Leiningen and suite were present at the performances at the English Opera House last night. • - The Solicitor-Geoerali the Infra of Kerry, the Earl of bin.ttVA, and a select party, dirtied with the Right Honourable T. Spring Rice on Wednesday evening, at Casino-house, Dulwich. Earl Grey is expected to arrive this day at Lord Da cres scat, the Hoo, Welwyn, Herts, da his Way to town from the 'North. The Lord Advocate of Scotland has been visiting the Marquis of Lansdowne, at Richmond. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, APRIL B.—The Rev. Christopher Words worth, M.A, Fellow of Trinity College and Public Orator of this University, has been elected Head Master of Harrow School, in the room of the Rev. Dr. Longley, the new Bi shop of Chichester. The appointment was made known to Mr. Wordsworth on Friday morning last, it having taken place with the unanimous consent of the trustees, all of whom were present on the occasion. They are, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Northwick, the Marquis of Abercorn, James Neeld, Esq., the Rev. J. W. Cunningham, and the Rev. J. Roberts. This appointment will shortly occasion another vacancy in the office of Public Orator ; two gen tlemen, it will be seen, have already announced themselves as candidates. On the 30th ult. the Rev. Thomas Francis Howes was licensed to the perpetual curacy of Wingfield, Norfolk, in the gift of the Lord Bishop of Norwich. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETILN G. THURSDAY. Sweepstakes of 200 each, h. ft., for three vrs old ; colts test. ilb ; fillies Bst. 41b. D.M. 3 Subs. .Mr. Greville's Jacket, brother to Bodice, walked over. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. D.M. 4 Subs. Duke of Grafton's Calmuck, ist. 51b Rogers 1 Lord Egremontlsf. Helga, 3 yrs, 6sl. 121 b Lord Chesterfield's Alfred, 7 - st. 121 b Calmuck made all the running and won by a length. 7t04 on Calmuck, 3 to 1 agst Alfred, and 4 to 1 agst Helga. Match, 500, h. ft. D.M. Lord Exeter's sister to Greenmantle, Bst.7lb...Conolly 1 Mr. Greville's Marmalade, sister to Preserve, Bst. 71b 2 5t02 on Marmalade. Won cleverly by a length. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h. ft, for 3 yrs old colts, Bst. 41b. R.M. 8 Subs. lit Osbaldeston's Ebberston, by Velocipede, walked over The Forfeit Class of the Oatland Stakes of 10 says. each. D.l. 11 Subs. Mr. J. H. Peel's Uncle Toby, 6 yrs, Bst. 61b ...Pavis 1 Mr. Ridsclale's Coriolanus, 4 yrs, Bat 2 Mr. Munroe's Veronica, 4 yrs, 6st. 71b 3 2tol on Coriolanus. Veronica made running to the turn of the land, where Uncle Toby took it up, and won easy by three lengths. Wednesday Night. Further particulars of this day's races : The Plate.—Luminary and Alumnus jumped off in front with so strong a lead that the other three were not fairly up with them till they had gone nearly 200 yards ; Valiant then took up the running, and carried it on until within a distance of ending, when he was headed by Alumnus, who continued a-head to the finish, and won cleverly by a length. Column Stakes.—Saltator and Manille cut out the work at start ing, but, bad as the paco was, could not long retain it • at the bushes the horses laid nearly breast, Mr. Osbaldeston's colt on the outside, Zenana close to the ropes inside, and Babel in the centre ; at the commencement of the cords Babel and Zenana were at work, but the favourite, waiting till within twenty or thirty yards of the chair, came out, and won cleverly by a length ; 14anille and Ermine were the only two beaten off; the closing odds agst Mr. Osbaldes ton's colt were only 5 to 4. BETTING IN THE EVENING. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES, P.P. (NExT MEETING.) 7 to 4 agst IA Jersey's Bro, to Nell Gwynne—offered 6 to 5 on him agst Elis—ofered 6 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's colt—offered THE PORTLAND HANDICAP, r.r. 4 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Hornsea—offered 11 to 2 agst 11Ir. Etwall's Revenge—take 6 to 1 No others mentioned. THE DERBY. 9 to 2 agsb Lord Jersey's Bro. to Nell Gvrynne—offered 10 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel's The Mummy—offered 16 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Bro. to Bamfylde—taken freely 16 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's colt—taken freely 16 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Muezzin—offered 25 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Sepoy—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Allen's Master of the Rolls—take 30 to 40 to 1 agst Mr. Robinson's Whaley—taken 500 even, and afterwards 250 to 200, on Mr. Osbaldeston's colt agst Muezzin—taken. OAKS. Marmalade not so good a favourite as before, but no quotation. The winner of the Column Stakes is named Ebberston. The Duke of Grafton has sold Alumnus to Mr. John Day for ,4001. ; 1,000 guineas have been refused for his sire, Saracen. The celebrated Rush Races at Heaton Park, and the implied connection of a well-known sportsman with the " delicate investi gation" business, were this morning made the subject of a fracas, a Noble Lord, who had suffered on the first-mentioned affair, having in paying the bet, alluded to the matter in very strong language. We forbear entering more fally into this transaction, as the cir cumstances which gave rise to it have frequently been noticed in our paper. BADSWORTH HUNT STEEPLE CHASE. MONDAY, APRIL 4. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with a purse added, for horses that have been regularly hunted with the Badsworth Hounds this season ; 12st. each. Four miles ; finished in Pontefract Park. Gentlemen riders. The second horse to save his stake, to be paid by the last. 8 subs. Mr. Holland's ch. h. Jerry Mr. Stansfield 1 Mr. Stansfield's b. m. Edith Mr. Wilmot 2 Mr. Pedley's b. h. Cannon-ball ....Mr. Johnson 3 Mr. N. Fernandes's b. h. Nimr0d......... Mr. Watson 4 Mr. S. Hawke's gr. h. Barnaby Mr. S. Hawke 0 Mr. Murray's Caroline and Mr. Trafford's Grenadier were en tered, but disqualified from starting, as they had not been regularly hunted with the Badsworth Hounds. Mr. S. Hawke was thrown in the course of the chase, in consequence of his saddle becoming loose ;he was not much hurt. This was the only fall. The start ing place was The Grove, near Ferrybride. The fences were stiff, and well cleared by all the horses. Match.—Mr. Pedley's b. m. beat Mr. Edwards's b. h. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with a purse added, for horses hunted in the Badsworth Hunt ; four yrs old, lOst. I Ilb ; five, Ilst. 71b ; six and aged, 12st. Two mile heats. Mr. Wood's b. h. by Wavcrley. 1 1 Mr. Watson's b. h. Satan ... Mr. Atkinson's b. h 2 dr Mr. S. Ilawks's Barnaby, by President Match.—A mare ,belonging to Mr. Pedley . is matched in a Steeple Chase with Mr. Wilmot's Jerry, the winner on Monday, fir 501. aside. The ground the same as bofore. To come off this day ( Friday). Lord Elphinstone, Governor of the Presidency of Madras, arrived at Fenton's Hotel the day before yesterday from Windsor Castle, to transact official business at the Board of Control. The Directors of the East India Company will give his Lordship a grand dinner at the Albion Tavern after — the recess, on the occasion of his appointment. The Marquis of Anglesea's health is said to be considerably improved since his return from Paris. His Lordship is now able to take exercise on horseback. Lord George Paget, who accompanied his noble parent to Paris, has returned to his military duties, as lieutenant in the 2d Life Guards. Chevalier Solomon Dedel, the Dutch Minister, re turned to Mivart's Hotel yesterday evening, from a visit to Lord and Lady Montagu, at D:tton- park, Oxfordshire. Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Adam, Lord Dalmeny, and Sir Thomas Troubridge, returned to the Admiralty on Wed nesday, from an official visit to Sheerness and Chatham. BUCKINGHAM' PALACE.—(Froth a Correspon dent.)—The public foot-paths through the Palace part of the Park may be described as dangerous. They have been long in this disgraceful state. It is impossible for any person, however well-booted, to wade through the accumulated slough and water without their insinuating an undesired intimacy with the feet ; whilst the hundreds of poor persons of both sexes that are forced to traver.:e the vast expanse of bog in the neighourhood are every day exposed to death from cold. In this country, where so little account is taken of the poor, a pedestrian who cannot afford to ride has perhaps no right to complain that a great deal is done for the Prince and nothing for the people. But the Public Paths, at least, might be ren dered passable ; and if, in addition to this, one of them from Buckingham-gate to Spring-gardens were paved, the im provement would be a great benefit to the poor particularly, and advantageous to all classes. The talkers of St. James's-street are much occupied in applauding the determination adopted by the Hon. Mr. —, who has at length considered it necessary to separate from his admired literary wife. Report says that it was on Thursday night last, on the lady's return home at her usual late hour, that his resolution was imparted, and on the fol lowing day she left his roof. The four children will, of course, remain under the guardianship of the Hon. Mr. The parties have been married nearly 10 years. —Morning Paper. Lord Henry Russell, son of the Duke of Bedford, who lately passed his examination for lieutenant, has been appointed one of the Admiralty mates of the Vanguard ship of tbC line. PAVILION THEATRE.—The Easter offerings at this house are all of a very splendid cast, and do infinite credit to the management—both in respect to the selection and the getting up. The first piece is entitled the Elfins of the Ice, and is made the medium for the introduction of some excel lent scenery by Telbin, Gordon, and Brunning. The princi pal characters were ably sustained by Buckstono, Miss Grove, Mrs. Wingrove, and Miss Daly. Of the second piece, The Dream at Sea, it is only necessary to observe that as the leadin g characters arc all supported by the same performers who sustained them at the Adelphi, it has lost none of its at tractions by its transition from the west to the eastern parts of the dramatic hemisphere. The melodrama of the Fatal Shaft : at, the Murder (fate Mine, is the finishing piece and it suited the Gods to a tittle. The house' has been crowded to excess each night, and all the entertainments have gone off with ex traordinary eclat. r rile Bir m i ng h am Theatre opened for the season this . utin Nveel:. W e perce i ve t h at our very clever favourite, R. engaged there for some time , and p la y s Will iam ell 00 Monday 'neat. It has been a matter of regret, very generally felt, that after 15 years of hard work, both at Co- vent-Carden and Drury_lar t e Theatres, Mr. Younge l:a3 not had an engagement this season at either of the large houses. We should have thought he was too useful to be lost sight of; however, at Birmingham we are sure he pill he appreciated as his public and,ptivate elighter deiet4e4. 1 , Lord trodghani is said to no amusing niniSeit iii iii retirement at 'Brougham Hall, with preparing his decisions in Chancery for publication, His Lordship has lately made ex- tensive improvements on his estate in Westmoreland, where his mother and sister eenstently.reside. Prince Estefhady add liia Sdnl did ydlitig Ititiee Nicholas, now in his 19th year, have left Vienna en route for England. Lord and Lady Stanley and family, Mr. Fazakerly, M. P., and Colonel Owen, M.P., are passing the recess at Tunbridge Wells; and the Earl and. Countess of Surrey at Littlehampton. The health of the Duke of Montrose has rallied considerably since the last attack of gout. He scarcely ever leaves his house, and has select parties occasionally to dinner; and, notwithstanding his advanced age, enjoys good spirits. Lord Dacre will give a grand dinner to day, at the Hoo, Herts. Earl Grey, who is on his way to town from the North, is expected to be one of the.guests. There is no truth in the report that the Bishop of Norwich was indisposed. His Lordship is necessarily of es verysarily feeble good from his venerable age, but is in t he enjoyment health. It is repotted that his Majesty intends to present the Prince Regent yacht (now in the basin at Deptford), to the lmaum of Muscat, in return for his splendid present of the Liverpool, now called the Inzaum.—Maidstone Gazette. We understand that Mr. Maule, the Member for the county of Perth, accompanied by the Right Hon. Edward Ellice, waited upon the ,Earl of Lichfield, the Postmaster- General, on Friday last, on the subject of a direct commu nication by mail between Perth and Inverness, when they pre sented to his Lordship a petition, numerously signed by the landed proprietors and others, interested in this undertaking. We are happy to be able to state, that the Noble Postmaster- General has lent a favourable car to the suggestions which have been submitted to him, and ordered the preliminary in quiries to be made ; and we hope ere long to be able to an nounce to our readers some definite arrangement for effecting this most desirable object.—Perth Advertizer. The Right Rev. Dr. Bowyer Edward Sparke, late Bishop of Ely, whose death we lately announced, held that diocese since 1812, having been translated to the see from Chester, to which diocese he was consecrated in 1809. His Lordship was advanced in years, and was formerly Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge, and was Official Visitor of Peterhouse, St. John's, and Jesus Colleges, and Visitor to the Master of Trinity College in that University. The value of the see has been variously estimated ; in Gilbert's " Cler gyman's Almanackr it is valued at 11,0001. a-year, and that of Chester at 3,2501., so that since his elevation to the Epis copal Bench, Dr. Sparke has received nearly 280,0001., be sides enjoying, while Bishop of Ely, the patronage of 95 liv ings. The late Bishop had a large family, for two of whom the Revs. John H. Spark° and E. B. Sparke—he had pro vided in his own diocese ; the former holding the preferments and appointments of Prebendary, Chancellor, and Bishop's Chaplain ; the latter those of Prebendary, Bishop's Chaplain, and Registrar of the Diocese. We learn that upwards of 6,000 tickets for the ap proaching Horticultural fetes at Turnbam-green have been al ready disposed of. On Saturday night, a little before ten o'clock, the Nimrod steamer, Captain Clark, with goods and passengers, from Glasgow to Ayr, in attempting to take the bar at the lat ter port, with the wind blowing very strongly from the north, and the sea running high, was met by a fresh in the river and ran foul of the boxes on the old south dyke, which she struck in the trough of the sea, and becoming unmanageable, drifted to the south of the pier, broadside to the surge, which swept unbroken over her. The vessel is beached outside the south wall, having sustaineetconsiderable damage. Yesterday a Coroner's inquest was taken before Mr. Payne, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on view of the body of Ellen Selby, aged 40, who died from the effect of drinking ardent spirits. Elizabeth Whittington, barmaid at Mr. Spark's wine-vaults, No. 7, Newgate-street, deposed that the deceased, on Monday morning at ten o'clock, came to the bar and had a pennyworth of rum, which she drank. Seeing " Dublin Stout" marked up, she said that she would have half a pint bottle of it, after having drank which, she asked for another bottle, which she also swallowed. She then suddenly fell on the ground. She was lifted up, and a policeman sent for, by whom she was taken away. Mr. Squire, house sur geon, said that the deceased was dead when brought in. A post mortem examination having been made, about a pint of rum was found in the stomach. There was no disease of any of the vital organs. Verdict—Death from excessive drinking. During the greater part of last week and the week preceding, the authorities in Kinross-shire have been occupied in an anxious investigation regarding the supposed murder of Marion Sparks and her infant child. On the disinterment of the bodies, a quantity of arsenic was detected in the stomach of the mother ; and the result of the precognition, which has been led before John Tait, Esq., Sheriff of the county, is, that a woman of the name of Betty Burt, about thirty years of age, who was a near neighbour, and attended the deceased after her lying-in, has been fully committed for trial: The husband of Marion Sparks, who had also been apprehended on suspicion, on the rumour that ae improper intimacy existed between him and Betty Burt, which turns out to be without foundation, has beets liberated by the Sheriff; The deceased, who was about thirty years of age, seems to have been much liked in the neighbourhood, and was apparently on the most friendly terms, with the prisoner Burt. The case has caused the greatest possible excitement in the peaceful and retired parish of Cliesh, where it took place, and in the whole sur rounding neighbourhood.—Ayr Observer. At a meeting of the Trades' Union, in Dublin, on Sunday, arrangements were made for giving the body of Mr. Ruthven a public funeral, and for erecting a monument to him. PUGNACITY OF NIGHTINGALES.—The nightin gale is at all seasons a solitary and pugnacious bird, each selecting a little district to itself, and attacking all of its own species that invade its territory ; in this, reminding us of the robin redbreast, to which it is somewhat allied—indeed, suffi ciently so to breed with it in confinement.—The Analyst. NINA LASSAVE.—This, young person has arrived in London, and this morning has afforded the public an op portunity of seeing her at the Lounge in the Strand. From the various contradictory reports which have appeared res.- pecting her both in the French and English papers, there was naturally some doubt whether she really was the person she represented herself to be ; but from the conversation we had with her, and the various documents in her possession, we have no doubt as to her identity. She is about 19 years of age, and though she cannot boast of any personal attractions, her manners are agreeable, and her conversation betokens that she has been better educated than Fieschi. • It is the left eye of which she is blind, and she has lost one of the fingers of the right hand. It appears that she has lived with Fieschi since the age of 14. Among other documents Nina Lassave showed us a letter from Fieschi, written the day before his execution, in which he begs her to come and see him, and exhorts her to be of good courage, and as he intimated that lie had hopes of his life being saved, be must have been kept in ignorance that the day following was fixed for his execution. Fieschi's style is a very indifferent one, and the orthography is so faulty as to to show that lie was quite an unlettere man. —Morn. Paper. An inquest was held last night at the Commercial Coffee-house, Wormwood street, City, before Mr. Payne and a most respectable jury, on view of the body of Me. John Burgar, aged fifty-three, who destroyed himself under cir cumstances of a very distressing nature. Mr. Edward Faunch, proprietor of the Commercial Coffee-house, deposed that the deceased was a stranger to him previous to Tuesday night, when he came to the house and inquired if he could be accom modated with a bed ; he was told he could, and after taking a pint of ale with a cigar in the coffee-roam, he retired to his bed-chamber. Oa the following morning, at nine o'clock, the chamber-maid knocked at his door for the purpose of inquiring at what hour he wished to breakfast, but received no answer ; she went again at eleven and twelve, but still she could not obtain any reply. On witness being apprised of this, his sus picion became excited, and he sent for a smith in the neigh bourhood, who opened the door, when the unfortunate scan was found suspended to one of the rails of the bedstead by a piece of cord ; witness had not presence of mind to cut him down, but sent fur one of the City Police, who arrived in a few minutes and severed the cord. Mr. Thompson, a surgeon, subsequently arrived, and endeavoured to restore animation, but ineffectually. Several relatives of the deceased spoke lo his low dejected state of mind for several months past, after which the, jury returned a verdict of insanity. AFFLICTING SUICIDE.-011 Good Fliday, be tween four and, five o'clock in the evening , a y oun g man, aged 22 years, the son of a respectable widow of the name of Birk enhead, residing in Park-walk, Little Chelsea, terminated his existence in the following manner ; —He bad come home to see his mother, and on his entering the house he complained of being thirsty, to which his mother replied, she would have an early tea. He then went up stairs with the intention, a s he said, of taking his boots off, but remaining longer in his bed room than was necessary for that purpose, his mother called to him; receiving no answer she became alarmed, and on en tering the room, she found him on his knees by the bedsiee , his head reclining on the bed, and his face discoloured and swollen. With great presence of mind she took a penknife from her pocket and cut a handkerchief which he had tightly tied round his neck. She then hastened fur assistance, and afterwards returned to the room and commenced rubbing his hands, in the hope of restoring circulation of the blood. In the meantime Mr. Godrich, a surgeon, arrived, and bled him, but his assistance was of RO avail—the young man was dead. It appeared that he had suspended himself to a brass clothes peg behind the door, which gave way ; and this accounts for the position in which he was found. A Coroner's Inquest has since been held on the body, and the Jury returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity." FAMILY FROZEN TO DEATH.--The Haverstraw Times gives the following appalling details of a most melan choly event in the vicinity of that town :—On Sunday last, as a person had found his way into the mountains, which have been inaccessible until the late moderate weather, he found, after passing the Orange county line, a man in a sitting posture near a cabin. On approaching him, it was discovered that he was frozen to death, with a wooden shovel in his hand, with which he had evidently been labouring to open a passage from his snow-bound habitation. The traveller then entered the cabin, and found on the floor the body of a middle-aged woman and two children. The neighbours were then raised, the nearest living at the distance of a mile and a half; and, upon examin ing the house, it was found that every particle of food and fuel had been exhausted, and the whole family, without doubt, had fallen victims to the combined horrors Qf cold and hunger.— Couricr and Inquirer ( United States). IMF, SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 18.)6, CITY AND PORT OF BRISTOL. LETTERS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE MUNICI PAL HISTORY OF BRISTOL AND i I IfADP OP ITS PORT. 11; Brown ? Biyzam, and Wright. 1636. We are personally incompeteht to 6 - Lye an y decided tlpcm the merits of this compilation. 1 - ne .:-.taternents made in it may be correct Otlierwisc, for what persons living at a distance from Bristol can tell to the contrary. 'We shall, therefore, confine our notice of it to quoting the " Preface," by which we leave the author or compiler to explain the object which he had in view in publishing it. If he succeed in interesting the public, we are content : " The Thirty Letters, which gave a name to the present volume, originally appeared at intervals in the columns of the Bristol Mercury, during the year 1833,—the first Letter having been printed in the February of that year. They were commenced at the suggestion of one or two friends to the city and its prosperity, and upon my own earnest conviction that it was of the last necessity that the citizens should have their attention at. once awakened to their interest, and be made acquainted fully with the'perils of their present position, in order that they might be induced to take the proper steps to extricate themselves while it was yet time. " The series of Letters in which I attempted to effect this, assisted by the better judgment and more matured ex perience of some few others whom I am proud and happy to call my friends, grew upon my hands, until the number originally contemplated—Xll., became XXX., and the plan itself was completed, leaving many of my materials neces sarily unemployed. " It was now suggested, by some other friends to the city, but strangers to me, that a reprint of the Letters should take place in a collected form ; and, all idea of profiting by the sale being at once abandoned, the estimated cost, atten dant on printing the book, was guaranteed by a few patriotic citizens ; it was resolved to sell it at cost price ; and the Letters were immediately subjected to a scrupulous revi sion by the writer, and put to press. " Upon review of my materials, including a large volume of evidence taken before the Commissioners of Corporate Enquiry in this city for the use of some gentlemen asso ciated to facilitate the purposes of that Enquiry, and to which I have been kindly permitted to have access, I found, if justice were done to the subject, that it would be neces sary considerably to extend the size of the volume ; and it was resolved, under the advice of the gentleman who did me the honour to render me his practical assistance in con ducting the book through the press, to give it the neces sary extent as far as it was then practicable, and, at the same time (not to destroy the popular character of the vo lume by putting a high price upon it, and thus deterring many citizens from making themselves acquainted with their rights and duties) to confine the price to the lowest limit ; trusting to the feeling which had prompted the printing of the Letters to provide against the loss which must be now incurred on the sale. " I have thus simply stated the principal facts, in con nection with the first commencement and re-appearance of these Letters ; it remains for me to point out the altera tions and additions which it has been thought desirable to make in the present edition. " The Letters have been -subjected to a careful revision ; but, with the exception of the last Letter, which has been re-written, the alterations have not been very many or important. " The addititional matter consists—first, of Notes, em bodying much information in connection with the subject from various sources, some of them of difficult access, if not generally inaccessible, and extracts of the most material portions of the evidence given before the Corporation Com missioners, and bearing upon the question. In the second place, it consists of a series of Tables, containing the whole of the dues payable on ships trading to this port, and on goods imported into or exported from it • the comparative taxation on trade at the several ports of London, Liver pool, Hull, Bristol, and Gloucester ; and the state of trade in this city during the last nine years. The first class of Tables have been digeited, as far as their nature would permit, so as to render reference to them easy ; the second class are fully explained in the introductory letter and re marks from the gentleman who has undertaken the labour of drawing them up, and the expense of procuring the ma terials for them ; and a part of the third class are sub stantially the same as those published in the annual reports of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, but somewhat more digested, and brought down to the present year : the re mainder have been procured in the proper quarters, for the purpose of illustrating the present volume. " Of the whole, it is presumed that it may at least be said, that it places before the citizens, in a collected form, a mass of information for their future guidance, no less in extri cating themselves from their present dilemma than in pre venting the recurrence of similar disasters in future, which could not be had otherwise than by an expenditure of labour and of money which every citizen would not feel justified in affording to the subject, especially when it could only be by a concurrence of fortunate events that he could hope to possess himself of every fact here set down. Circumstances have enabled me so to possess myself ; my contributions, I may, however, remark, have been principally those of time and labour ; and if the calls for these have been consider able, they have not been grudgingly accorded, nor arc they now regretted." There is no truth in the report inserted in the Times and Herald of this morning, respecting the death of Earl Cathcart. Letters were received in town yesterday from his Lordship. The subjoined is the notice which appeared in the papers 'of this morn- ing, respecting this nobleman : DEA TII OF EARL CATEICART.—ibis venerable Peer died at his seat in Scotland on Friday last ; the rumour of his death had been current in London for the last few days, and is now ascertained to be too well founded. His Lordship, who was in his 82d year, was a Peer of the United Kingdom as well as a Scotch Baron, K. T., Knight of the Russian Or ders of St. Ann and St. George, and of the Portuguese Order of the Tower and Sword ; a General in the army, third on the list (January, 1812) ; Colonel of the 2d Life Guards, which he had held since 1797 ; a member of the Board of General Officers, a Commissioner of the Royal Military College and Royal Military Asylitm, Vice-Admiral of Scotland, and Go vernor of Hull. He was born September 17, 1733, and suc ceeded to his paternal title of Baron Cathcart of Scctland be fore he was one year old ; he married in 1779, Elizabeth, daughter of the late A. Elliott, Esq., uncle of Gilbert first Earl of Minto, and has issue ten Children, the eldest surviving of which, Lord Greenock, born in 1783, and who is a Major- General in the Army, succeeds to the titles, &c. Lord Cath cart got his English titles of Viscount and Baron in 1807, and Earl in 1814 ; the date of the Scottish title goes back to 1447. Lord Cathcart early entered on his military career, having ob tained a curnetcy in the 7th Dragoons in 1777. He served during the American War of Independence in the 16th and 17th Light Dragoons, and as Aide-de-Camp to Sir 11. Clin ton, the Commander-in-Chief; he was actively engaged in several battles and conflicts with the Independents, and ap pointed Colonel (with provincial rank) of the British Legion which he raised and formed. Part of this period he served as Quarter-Master-General of the Forces in America, and in command of the 38th Regiment. He returned to England in October, 1780, and next year obtained a company in the Cold stream Guards, which he exchanged in 1789 for the Lieut.- Culonelcy of the 297 h, of which he was appointed Colonel in 1792. His next service was as Brigadier-General under Lord Moira in the expedition to Brittany and Normandy in 1793, and that to Flanders under the Duke, of 'York the ensuing year.. Having been placed on the staff of Great Britain, be.ob tamed the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1801 ; held the command of the home district, and was appointed Commander of the Forces in Ireland. In 1805 Lord Cathcart was ap pointed our Ambassador to the Court of St. Petcrsburgh, but on reaching London, previously to his departure, Mr. Pitt al tered his destination, and sent him to command the British armyin Hanover, the Dtike of Wellington serving under him in command of a brigade. The battle of Austerlitz having brought him home, he was appointed Commander of the Forces in Scotland, which post he held until 1807, when the Duke of . Portland employed him on a mission to the Court of Swe den ; afterwards he joined Lord Gambier in the attack on Copenhagen. On his return he was created an English Peer, and resumed hi s Scottish command, in which he continued until 1813, when he was employed on another mission to Rus sia. The Emperor Alexander conferred on him his Russian orders. r 1 .. , 1 'I I , LATE MR. RUTH vEN.—On Monday morn ing, at five o'clock, the remains of the late Mr. Rutliven, the Member for Dublin, were removed from North-street, West minster, on their route to Liverpool, from whence they are in tended to be removed to Dublin for interment. The proces sion was extremely simple, the hearse m erel y bein g followed by a ha c k ney . coac h containing the servants of the deceased as far .as Barnet. The remains of the late venerable Dr. Valpy were in terred in the new cemetery in Harrow-road on Tuesday. We are requested to mention tha t Mr. Ben j amin Shaw, of the fi rm of Jordaine, Shaw, and Co. , and th e Chair man of th e G reat W es t er n Railway Company, is not the gentleman named in the List of the Provisional Committee for the Dublin and Kilkenny Railway. A DISCOVERY.—No maxim is more erroneous than that which says that " love-letters are only interesting to the party addressing, and the party addressed." A lady's letters, I particularly when she happens to be beautiful in person, and distinguished in station, cannot but have charms for the least curious. If they involve a piq uant story, all the better. A pack e t of characteristic epistles, from a lady about whom the world has bee n anxiously excited for some tine past, has just been discovered, and will appear in the Court Journal on Saturday. They show how prudent it is to preserve letters ; for who can tell in these times that the writer may not turn out to be a Princess. • DUBLIN ELECTION COMMITTEE. At the sitting of the Committee yesterday, the question relating to the validity of the Grand Jury tax in the city of Dublin for the year 1834, which commenced on Wednesday, was resumed by Mr. WRANC;ITANI, who contended that it was not competent to the sitting Member to impugn the assessment, inasmuch as no notice of such an intention was given in the list of objec tions exchanged between the parties. In the Pipe-water case they gave heir notice of th . eir intention to question its vali dity, and their not doing lA. 'n this instance wes prima facie evidence that they waived it. He come... Jed that the point not being in issue, f i ne. Commissioners in Dublin wet,:ustified in refusing to take evidence citi this point, and which, bad it been taken, should be placed on the rejected sheet: Mr. AUSTIN, in reply, said, in reference to the reason of the Commissioners for not receiving evidence to impeach the lega lity of the assessment, namely, that it was admitted by the sitting Members, inasmuch as they did not put the question in issue, he would observe that such could not be held good, be cause the Committee had already decided the point in the case of the Watch tax. As regarded the argument grounded upon the circumstance of notice having been given of an intention to question the Watch rate, be would say notice had been given of more than was required, and he would dispose of the third argument, founded on the 31 section of the 42d Geo. 111., relied up on b y the Commissioners, inas much as Roman Catholics as well as Protestants were entitled to attend the vestries and to vote, so that they were themselves toj blame if the applotment was not properly made. Now, the fact was, the Act of Parliament enabling the Roman Ca tholics to attend, did not receive the Royal Assent for nearly six months after the assessment in question was made. So much for the legal knowledge of those clever Commissioners. The agents in the lists of objected voters specify the cause of objection, but unless each party was in possession of the other's case, they could not be prepared with a counter statement to disprove the matters set forth in their opponent's statement. The Learned Counsel proceeded to argue at considerable length, after which, the Committee having deliberated for a considerable time, announced their resolution as follows ; " That as no intention of impeaching the general legality of the assessment to the Grand Jury cess was contained in the statement of the sitting Members, the Committee cannot now, under the provisions of section 3, of the Act 42d George 111., chap. 106, require the Counsel for the petitioners to prove that legality ; but they will give due consideration to any facts which may be submitted to them from the evidence or docu ments to which their attention may be directed for the purpose of guiding their decision as to the validity of the charge against the voters objected to." After a few observations between Counsel respecting the mode of proceeding, Mr. AUSTEN proceeded to show that the assessment was de fective in some essential particulars, but The COMMITTEE decided that the cess was properly applotted. Several votes affected by this decision were struck off Mr. O'Connell's poll; and Mr. West being declared in a majority of one, the scrutiny of the petitioner's voters was gone into, and two having been declared to be bad, the Counsel for the pal , tioners proceeded in turn, DUKE OF CORNWALL'S HARBOUR AND LAUNCESTON AND VICTORIA RAIL WAY COMPANY. We beg to call the attention of our readers to an adver tisement which appears in another column, containing a Report of the resolutions unanimously adopted at a nu merous and respectable meeting of the Provisional Com mittee and Shareholders of this Company, held yesterday. Captain GOULD having been called to the Chair, briefly stated the objects of the meeting, and alluded to the great advantages which he expected to result from the completion of this undertaking. The first and second resolutions having been moved and seconded, G. Ross, Esq., addressed the meeting, and spoke to the following effect :—He observed that, having been named as Managing Director, he felt himself called upon to enter into some explanation as to the present state of the con cern, and in doing so he had much pleasure in assuring the meeting that nothing could be more flattering than .the pre sent prospects of the Company : nothing more encouraging than the reception with which the undertaking in every quarter had been met ; whether in a philanthropic, a na tional, or commercial point of view, it was recognised as a great public benefit, and met with unbounded support. He stated, that about two years ago, when in Cornwall, his attention was directed to the lamentable loss of life and property which occurred almost every year on the dangerous north-west coast of that county. Even that morning he had received a letter from Launceston which stated that on Friday last a fine brig laden with iron, &c., was wrecked on the Padstow Bar in attempting to get in, and seven lives lost. He had made inquiry whether there was not the possibility of finding a remedy for this melan choly state of things, and was informed that Government had ineffectually made a survey of that ironbound coast, and that the Postmaster-General in endeavouring to discover a fit harbour for a packet-station, had been equally unsuc cessful. He had, however, learned that there was an inlet called Tremontha-haven, where it . was probable that a harbour of safety might be constructed, as some private in dividuals bad formerly contemplated the formation of a harbour there ; but having found the calculated expense amounted to more than they were disposed to embark in the concern, it was abandoned. He, however, determined to examine the spot, and discovered that a splendid harbour might, in his opinion, be made there, although a large ca pital would be required to accomplish the object. That at first appeared to him a considerable d ffieulty, but he had found that perseverance generally surmounted the most for mible difficulties. His motto had always been— " Nil tam difficile, quod non solercia vincat." Not relying, however, on his own judgment, he wrote to Messrs. Hopkins and Sons, very eminent engineers at Ply mouth, who had just finished a railway from Bodmin to Wadebridge, in the same neighbourhood, and relying on their local and, practical knowledge .to supply him with the required information, begged they would take an early op portunity of examiaing the spot intended for the harbour ; and as a railway to Launceston was deemed to be an ob ject calculated to render it a profitable speculation, they were required to make a cursory survey of the line of such proposed railway, and to report to him their opinions as to the practicability and probable expense of the combined undertaking. That report was extremely favourable to the scheme, and he consequently, on his own responsibility, gave instructions to Messrs. Hopkins to make the Parliamentary survey, having first secured the site of the harbour from Lord Rolle, with sufficient ground on which to build the proposed town of Victoria. The result of that survey having been fully set forth in the prospectus, it was unnecessary for him further to advert to it than to state, that every preliminary step having been taken to apply to Parlia ment for an act of incorporation, the Bill had already been read a first time, and stood for a second reading on Monday next, the 11th instant. It .now, therefore, came necessary to choose directors to be named in that Act, alai it certainly would have been rit.:irable to have had in the direction some of those highly distin i ;u'shed indivi duals, Members of Parliament, who had already si'iLactioned the measure with their approbation and support ; but ti:,y, having, from the most honourable motives, deemed it in compatible with their duty to become parties, in any shape, to a measure in which, as legislators, they would be required to adjudicate, had for the present abstained from taking any share in the direction or holding any pecuniary interest in • the concern ; not, however, as had been reported, that they had abandoned or withdrawn from it their support, for, on the contrary, he was by the whole of the Members of Par liament in the provincial committee authorized most - dis tinctly to state that they highly approved of the measure, and were ready and willing, on public grounds, to give it their support by every means in their power. It was, there fore the opinion of the friends and promoters of the under taking that only eight directors should now be appointed, leaving room for the addition of four more to be filled up by those Members of Parliament or such other influential indi viduals as may hereafter, in the opinion of the directors, be deemed expedient. The resolutions were then carried unanimously. Mr. Rica PoraiNs, one of the engineers, having been called upop, addressed the meeting at considerable length, during which he pointed out to them the reasons by which he had been influenced in preparing the ,calculations con tained in the prospectus, and advanced several arguments in promotion of the undertaking which met with general approbation. He Particularly alluded to the advantageous position of the proposed harbour as a packet-station to Wa terford, Cork, and other parts of the south of Ireland, and as a medium of communication in lessening the voyage to America by a railway which might be - constructed from Waterford to Voiotia. He also mentioned the facility with which the railway might be extended to Plymouth and Exeter. The former had been in agitation, but had not been finally determined upon ; the other, it was pro bable, would be accomplished by a junction with the Bide ford and Okehampton Railway Company. Neither of these had, however, been calculated upon in the prospec tus, although it was probable they would be effected. The calculations of the revenue were founded 'upon the present p 01 )111 tion and upon the wants of the agricultural district. The third resolution, expressinz the opinion of the meet ing in reference to the extension of the railway to Plymouth, was then moved and seconded, and unanimously carried. wh A ich l i o e n li g ei a te n d d ‘ a ,a n r i i n o la u t s e d f c o or Le t r i s o a n t e highly s r s r f t i l i s e t s o u r c y c i t ! o e d t e h d e , proprietors, who passed an unanimous vote of thanks to G. Ross, Esq., the founder of the Company, after which the meeting adjourned. The Editor of the Mode was yesterday sentenced to t six tie months' impris onmen t and a fine of 4,000 f. for a libel o Galignani's Messenger. A JUVENILE JoURNALIsT.—A few days ago the - 11 , 101 'ning Chronicle said, " to us, who hav e been accu7onted (iling the last hundred and fifty years to the conflicts of Ilolitteal seet3 of every shade, ,it looks p a rticularly absurd to hear, &c." ! IRELANP. KILKENNY ADDRESS TO LORD MULGRAVE.—Yesterday ele county of Kilkenny assembled to do itself honour', by oTering a tribute of respect to the high-minded repres taftve of his i‘lajesty. Lord Mulgrave, by doing- justice to all parties, fearlessly andsmpartially (as we filial:), proved. himself the best and wisest Viceroy Ireland ever ;lad. STAMP-OFFICE.—it is strongly rumoured, and we have no reason to doubt the truth of the report, that Ministers have resolved on the abolition of the Stamp-office in Ireland, and transacting all the business of this department in So merset-house, London.--,Dub/in Evening Mail. THE ORANGEMEN.—The faction are not yet dead— neither rio they sleep. They were by the last accounts at tacking the soter nd well-disposed at Newtown-Limivady. . These ruffians thoughtlongw too to.,:it for the determi nation of the Grand Orange Lodge of ltAand--they aro accordingly making the best of their time. NEWTOWN- , LIMIVADY.—A correspondent in this p l otee informs us that the Orange party made another display on the night of Monday, the 28th instant. Our correspon dent states that on that night " a party had collected round. a person who was playing party tunes on a fife. As soon as Mr. Cather, the stipendiary magistrate, heard of it, he want into the town, apprehensive that, being a fair night, tae occurrence might lead to a breach of the peace. In the meantime, however, the police had interfered, and en deavoured to arrest the factious musician ; but, although they did not succeed, the assemblage partly dispersed, and those who remained in the street went away on being ad monished to do so. Mr. Cather remained in the street with the police until, past eleven o'clock, when, finding all quiet, he returned home. Shortly after, however, some dis position to riot was manifested, which was quickly sup pressed by the police. These instances of continued party feeling in this town may be regarded-as the expiring strug gles of the Orange faction." Another correspondent, in describing the outrageous conduct of the Orange party on this occasion, says " a number of farmers and count' omen were attacked at the issues from the town, dragged out of their carts, and abused in the most shocking manner." — Dublin Freeman's Journal. WRITS OF REBELLION.—Andrew Ryan,of Lisnagunlee, was on Thursday arrested, under the authority of a writ of rebellion. Ryan protested most vehemently against the proceeding, and offered 7001. security. On being asked what object he had in offering the bail, lie said his object was to see how his neighionis would act, and also to await the decision of the Parliament on the Irish Tithe Bill. He was imprisoned. A few days ago Ryan, the ethe collector, proceeded wa der an escort of police, headed by chief constable Carroll, of Nenagh, to the hills of Castle Otway, in order to serve writs of rebellion. The first writ was for a man named Kennedy. The police surrounded the house. Ryan and his bailiffs searched the interior, but their object being fore warned, he was out of the way. Several other houses were searched in a similar manner, and with the same effect . There was no opposition offered. Returning home, Ryan distrained for tithes five head of cattle belonging to Richard Short, Esq., of Ballyvandran ; and, under the surveillance of the police, he and his bailiffs broke open an out-house, on the lands of Ballinacara, belonging to a widow Carroll, end took thence a horse. The cattle being put to pound, Ryan became intoxicated by the use of ardent spirits, and commenced firing pistol shots, to the no small alarm of the persons in his neighbourhood. The house opposite to his looks like the skeleton of a place that had stood a siege. John O'Brien, Esq., of Hogan's Pass, near Nenagh, was seized on last Wednesday on the virtue of a writ of rebellion. The tithes were 33/., costs 171. The fore going statements are highly characteristic of the Irish— when either in a state of quiescence or disturbance, they are not easily moved from their course—and thus it ap pears, that the harmony ti Inch prevailed through the coun try has not yet been broken—the writs have /wipe/ thrown the harrassed and persecuted p.:!ople into a rebellioc.— Freeman. THE ISLES OF ARRAN—FANATICISIL — In calling at tention to a letter from the exemplary pastor of the Isles of Arran, we cannot, says the Freeman, refrain from no ticing the efforts which fanaticism and bigotry have re cent!), made to destroy the peace which so long existed in the remotest portions of the West of Ireland. Achil and Connemara have both been visited with pious pedlars, driving unholy bargains upon the Word of God, and with meddling officials who seem to consider that the discharje of their duty involves the excitement of religious acrimony. To such officials in Arran, we would hold out, as a warn ing, the rebuke which Reynolds, the preaching coast-guard officer, received for his polemical displays in Achil. In reference to a return of the General Post Qffice, called for by Mr. Labouchere, we trust that it is within the range of labour marked out for the Commission of Post-Office Inquiry, of which Mr. Labouchere is an active member, to investigate the grounds on which two Scotchmen, brought over here by Mr. (iodby, from the Edinburgh office, were promoted over the heads of the Irish clerks.—Dublia Morning Register.—[We know nothing of the subject of our contemporary's complaint ; but the fact, if fact it may, probably, admit of explanat'on, grounded on the sure rior steadiness, discretion, and sagacity of the Scotch.] A GOOD Examer.E.—The:c was a vestry held at coo terstown church, on Tuesday the sth of April, for passing the accounts of the late churchwardens, and electing new ones for the present year. Upon a resolution being brought forward respecting the applotment for parish cots, it was moved by the late churchwarden, Mr. Hickman Kearney, and seconded by Mr. lleverill, that no parish cess should be applotted for the current year, the funds of the parish being considered sufficient for all useful purposes, without resorting to so objectionable a tax. Carried unanimously ! Dublin Morning Register. SPREAD OF LIBERALITY.—We are glad to perceive that two instances of Protestant liberality occurred yesterday. We hail it, then, as a happy omen of conciliation, that the worthy and Venerable Archdeacon Lindsay advocated, with a Christian and patriotic spirit, the appointment of Mr. M'Kenna, a Catholic, to the office of Churchwarden.— ' Dublin Freeman's Journal. DESTRUCTION OF A VESSEL AND CARCO BY A FIRE.— At 9 o'clock, F.M., on the 'lst of April, a lire broke out on board the barque Mary, belonging to Mr. lleaves, of Cork, and laden with cotton . for Havre. Every exertion was made by the Customs' officers, coast guards`, and ship agents to save the property—but unfortunately it came on to blow a tremendous gale from the N.N.W., and in less that; two lours the vessel was one mass of fire. The entire carat, consisting of 1,260 bales of cotton, has been consumej. The Mary was a fine vessel of 400 tons register, and, with the stores on board at the time, was worth about 3,0001. The cargo, valued at 14,000/., was insured in England and France. A po A. man of the name of Troy, from Roscrea, was found dead on Sunday night at Merlin-park, Galway. He had a character from the postmaster of Roscrea in his pocket, and was on his way to Roscrea. As Mr. Reid, a native of Scotland, and land-steward to 1 1. B. li_Tesford, Esq. was returning from town to Brook b.ib, on Wednesday evening, he was tldloned by half a dozen ruaans, armed with cudgels, who, after they bad ascertained froti: himself his name and situation, cried oit in a savage manner, ‘! to bell with Orange Dcresford," and then attacked this inoffensive man, whom they beat most u m c rci full y.—Derry Journal. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—As Mr. Oliver Ross, of Termegan, near Newton-Stewart, was proceeding to the Market of Strabane, on Tuesday week, with three cart loads of barley, he was, from the bad state of the road be twixt his house and Douglass Bridge, thrown into the ditch, and one of his carts upon the top of him, in consequence of which he was so dreadfully bruised as to survive only - until the Monday following, when death put an end to his sui forings.—lbid. ARNING —DRUNICENNESS.—On the `7th ulj. the body of the late John Cald.vall, of Ballyleighry, was •fottud lifeless in a ditch near Newton -Limavady ; an awful.Warn big to those unhappy persons who abuse themselves by the dreadful habit of swallowing and alt spirits. He had got many solemn warnings, and has left a widow and large mi EFFECTS OF RAI LWAYS.—At 'Middlesborough , a few years ago an obscure fishing village, now become a cOri s:drable sea-port town on the river Tees, below Stockton, oa laying the foundation of an exchange, it was stated; among other remarkable facts connected with railwqs, that the pro jectors o 1 the Stockton and Darlington railroad only vent ured to anticipate, as the greatest probable export of ccal from the Ices, a quamiti not exceeding 10,000 tons pe r annum. This successful undertaking has not been ten years in operation, and yet, during thei:a.;t year, between 40,000 and 50.000 tons of coal had been exported from that river ! The Clarence railway, more recently brought into operation, opens to the river Tees a coal-field south-cast of the city of Durham ; from the seven tenth milestone on this line a new railroad, upwards of twenty miles in length, is projected, terminating at the valuable lime stone quarries near Fosterley, in Wea p r e d r al i e n .. ile, M a ir i c d b i a c n m d e is: l a d nd ; agricultural produce arc estimated to yield an income of 1,3701. towards the total:esti:wt. estimated revenue of 3 t,357/., the remainder being produced by coal and lime ; coal being charged at the moderate rate of Id. use of waggons tor these, one hiapenuy per chaldvoil _ V cwt. o Thursday morning last, four of tlio workine:t . Leadhills, welt into one or for the purpose t ° l f l e ti l l :ye S l c s o c t o s nnC l e i' t i e e d s ‘ C vi l‘ g i tTs l e 'Y t ' rtines, j i g away the rubbish, and making an opening at a part of tho level where the roof had fallen in. '[hey hAd opened a small aperture through which one of the men had crept to clear eround; but while the second, James DoLie, %vas in the act ' °f following him, the wood with which they had supported th 2 of clear ruof gave way, and, melancholy to relate, bc wasmunediately buried it, the r uins of the fall ; and long before the other men ert were able t o c l ear awa y th e r ubbish —although e ver Y ex iris til VIC —the "viral ... : F ok had lied lot o'er.' . 4 ion yr Observer,