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a f ip ected, exists between the emancipated convicts, and their families and descendants (although sometimes these are the richest men in the colony) and the free e migrants and settlers. -‘ You may often see,' says Mrs. Meredith, a man of immense property, whose wife and daughters dress its the extreme of fashion and finery, rolling home in his gay carriage from his daily avocations with face, hands, and apparel as dirty and slovenly as any common mechanic. And the son of a similar character has been seen with a dozen costly rings on his coarse fingers, and chains, and shirt-pins glistening with gems, buying yet more expensive jewellery, yet without sock or stock ing to his feet, the shoes to which his spurs were at tached leaving a debatable ground between them and his trousers! Spurs and shoes are, I imagine, a fashion peculiar to this stamp of exquisites, but among them very popular.' " The market in Sydney is well supplied, and the dis play of fruit is very beautiful. This includes the pro duce of hot climates, especially all descriptions of melons. The large green water-melon, rose-coloured within, is a very favourite fruit, grows to an enormous size, and may be seen, piled up like huge cannon-balls, At all the fruit-shop doors, being universally admired in this hot, thirsty climate.' Mrs. Meredith, however, thought it insipid; and notices, as an improved method of eating this crisp, cool, and refreshing fruit, the mix ing a bottle of Madeira, or sherry, with its cold, watery palp ! We recommend this new kind of sherry cob bler to the Reform Club. " .Excellent fish is to be procured at Sydney; and Mrs. Meredith had here the good taste to prefer such to the preserved salmon and cod from England, which are dome served at a Sydney dinner-table. Rock-oysters end crag-fish are also abundant and good. " The dust is one main source of annoyance at Syd ney. Unless after heavy rain, it is always dusty. One old suppose the phrase Down with the dust I' man ' have originated in the colony; but this Mrs. Mere dith dt,vs not mention. Flies are another nuisance; they swarm fo every room, in tens of thousands, and blacken the breaki;Ast or dinner table as soon as the viands ap pear. But ,worse than these, are the musquitoes, whose bit e , M rs . Mei:edith, on two different occasions, describes as being mountoinous,' and their attacks so persevering, as to be always in•e're or less successful. These fierce as sailants are also aidej in their nocturnal invasions by still worse, and ' thrice-disgusting creatures;' to say no thin of fleas, which seem to pervade the colony in one universal swarm.' " The Cumberland hunt have a tolerable pack of hounds, and the destructive native dog, or dingo, serves them for a fox; and this is often a bagged dog I " There are several rival and mutually abusive papers published in Sydney, where there also, a public li brary; but literature appears to be at . d.'scount; for ' the gentlemen,' says Mrs. Meredith, ' are to L'usy, or find a cigar more agreeable than a book; and the ladies, to quote the remark of a witty (?) friend, 'pay more at tention to the adorning of their heads without, than " FRASER'S MAGAZINE. Fraser is less amusing this month than usual. The Number opens with a "Fine Day at Stratford-upon- Avon," wherein the writer gives an account of .his departure from London on a pilgrimage to the birtl.l - of our greatest dramatist. The article is some-- what of the heaviest, being chiefly taken up with dull antiquarian details respecting Shakspeare, &c. The " Smiths" is a passable story, and refers to sundry passages in the lives of a family of that name who dwelt at Brompton. It might have been curtailed with advantage. " Prichard's Natural History of Man" is a notice of a very able work recently pub lished, in the course of which the Reviewer makes a striking extract from one of Mr. Hope's latest pro ductions describing the physical and mental pecu liarities of a race of dwarfs who reside in :: , ome of the islands of Polynesia, and bear the closest passible ap proximation to the baboon. " Military Tableaux" is a spirited description of the achievements of the Prussian Brandenburgh Hussars in the tremendous campaigns of 1813 and 1814. In the essay headed " Hints on the Modern Governess System," we meet with some serviceable practical suggestions respecting the education which the majority of females in the middle classes receive now-a•days. "Scotland and England" is a review of Mr. Kohl's recent volumes of travels in these countries, and corrects some mistakes into which the German tourist has fallen respecting Edinburgh. Our readers may perhaps be pleased with the following pleasing little poem on the subject of the " Opening of the Royal Exchange :" " In the heart of the City, When Mammon lay still In the Sleep of Night's silence, (Htish'd Word and hush'al Will!) When the garner'd gold rested Untouch'd and unturn'd, And in hard chests of iron Man's wealth lay inurn'd! " When London had pass'd all His crowds to the West, And tie Spirit of Commerce Grew dull in its rest; When the haunts of the merchant No sharp echoes woke; From the heart of the City The flame-tempest broke. " It rose on its grand wings In strength and in ire, Up, up to the red sky, The beautiful fire! It screamed and it crackled In column and flake, Till up-leaped the great city Alive and awake! " In the temple of Dives The flame-monarch stood With bright eyes of saffron And red limbs of blood; And as tho walls crumbled Beneath his great tread, The millions came round him And shriek'd as he spread! " Too grand and too awful, Too vast in dismay, In the arms of the flame-king The gold temple lay; As swift and as sure Was his wreck, as the wave, Till the reeking rQd Mammon Lay hot in his grave! " Old London! grand London! Low, low in the dust Thy proud Commerce watcheth Her pride and her lust! Thy tryst place of lucre liath shrunk from the eye, And blacken'd or bleaching Its dead embers lie! " What, ho! for a Phoenix To come with new flame, Up, up from those ashes To beauty and fame!— To stand on that dark spot In glory and pride, And call back the City Again to its Bride! " They bring the sharp chisel, They hue the white stone, They make the crane rattle, They oil the black hone; They rear the high scaffold, They climb, and they run: Lo! again a grand temple Mounts up to the sun; " The Temple of Dives Once more hath its priest 4; They will deck it with trophies, And crown it with feasts! To-day a grand pageant Will honour their band When the king-merchants crowd round The Queen of the Land! " Come Queen and come Consort In pomp and in pride,— Come nobles ! Old London Now weds his new Bride Fair plentiful Commerce (Gold strewed on her way), In his grand palace. temple Of riches to-day ! " In wealth and in honour, In pride and in state, In envy and wonder, They watch and they wait. Now the pageant is ended The million may roam, And royal Old 'Mammon Again has a Home !" TAIT'S MAGAZINE: Tait's political article is very brief and meagre this month, which is not to be wondered at, when we con sider the present aspect of affairs. In whatever di rection we turn our eyes, all is dull, lifeless apathy. Ireland—an unusual thing with her—scarcely gives a stir to convince us that she exists ; and in England, Chartism, Radicalism, Whiggism, and all other isms and schisms are as dull and tranquil as the grave. In the dearth of subjects more congenial to his tastes, our Utilitarian friend Tait alludes to " Young England," which he does in a spirit highly creditable to his sense of justice. " We cannot," he says, " in view of some of the recent proceedings of this party, refuse them credit for a sympathy with the people, and a mental independence which must, ere long, produce something very much better than has yet appeared in their Parliamentary votes and speeches. Their late visits to the seats of democracy and manufactures can scarcely be interpreted as a pledge to go on withhold ing the wor ki ng man's franchise and taxing his bread." This is ce r t a i n l y a logical sequitur from the opinions hitherto maintained byYoung - England " A Teacher's Journal" is int erest i ng chiefly m . the apparent truth and reality of it s descriptions. In the criti c i sm entitled " Recent P oe t ry ," justice is isdone to the mfionsdt ex quisite productions of Miss Barrett—the thoughtful female writer of the day, W e in the present chapters of Mr. Mills'snovel, " O ur Hearth and Homestead," the following portrait of a country razor-grinder and his dog, which wears the appearance of having been drawn direct from life : " In a green lane, flanked by two high and sloping banks, on which the prickly bramble and sloe. bush I flourished, with many a flower born to bloom unseen, a man was industriously engaged in the humble occupa- I tion of razor-grinding. He was old, and, if his habili ments and general appearance offered any evidence of ' his means and resources, poverty stricken in the extreme. A darned, tattered, and faded soldier's coat, b reft of its skirt, and which now, in its curtailed state came under the denomination of a spenser, hung upon his shoulders, and seemed as much disposed to drop from them as to remain in its doubtful position. His legs were barely protected from the glance of the passer-by in a pair of trousers frayed almost to the knees, and is feet were scarcely capable of forming a union with the soleless and dilapidated shoes in which their owner shuffled on his way. A worn and greasy foraging-cap placed jauntily on one side of his head, almost as devoid of hair as the back of his brown and bony hands, completed his unpre possessing costume ; but notwithstanding its lack of at tractions, there was an air about the wearer which gave note that he had seen far better days, and afforded more than a probability that he had known how battles were lost and won. Ilis features were hard and contracted, and his gray eye-brows sprouted in thick wiry bristles over a pair of as bright and twinkling eyes as ever glis tened in human sockets. Deeply marked and wrinkled were his cheeks ; but from his iron frame, still well-knit with thews and sinews, it would seem that hardship and suffering had more to do with the stamps than the sap consuming hand of time. " Quickly he turned the wheel of his machine, and the sparks flew as he held against the stone a pair of rusty and blunt scissors which he was endeavouring to whet to a keen edge. Now and then he stopped the bur-r-r of his work to examine the effects of his progress in the task, and after trying the edge of the instrument of the sensitive and fleshy part of his dexter thumb, ho renewed his labour. " In the gleam of sunshine streaming on a patch of rank grass, some three or four yards from the itinerant sharpener of a diversity of domestic tools, a bobbed-tail, wiry Scotch terrier squatted. It must be confessed, in the graphic language of an eminent dealer in the canine race, that ho looked " a varmint." More refined diction would not convey an apt description of this constant com panion of the razor-grinder. Short, crisp, and staring was each hackle upon his body, which in colour com bined the hue of a grimy brown and an undecided black, not dissimilar to an impenetrable London fog. His ears had been clipped to a sharp point, and the ornament to his rear docked to the only joint remaining. His front legs were uuproportionably less in length than his hind ones, and were so immeasurably bandy, that more than once a cat, or some such object of attack, had slipped between them, in doubling from his evil intentions of committing grievous bodily harm. And what was the creature gifted with life that ho would not attack? From a bull to a butterfly he was ever ready to tilt, and, in deed, run a-muck at everything that he might meet. To growl and snap at the fleeing legs—although slow in flight withal—of an old woman, as he trudged through a village, gave him special gratification ; and as he re turned to the side of his master, who conceived a secret pleasure at this delinquency, equal to the apparent one of his favourite, the last remains of his tail would wag with a demonstration of delight inadmissible of doubt. Then to set a group of children squalling, or to fix his fangs in the ear of a truant pig, was unsurpassable diversion; and whenever these legitimate objects of his pleasures were wanting, he consoled himself with the less exciting oc cupation of barking at vacancy with a power of incre dible magniture. In truth, the intervals were few and far between when this unexampled dog was not using his best endeavours to render himself as superlative a nuisance as his many accomplishments rendered him capable of." DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. The first article in the present Number of this Magazine is headed " Twaddling Tourists in Ireland," and is severe—and not altogether unjustly so—on divers and sundry volumes of trash that have lately been published on the subject of the sister country. The absurdities, and gross misrepresentations, arising from ignorance, of a recent German traveller, who strolled through Ireland in the Repeal year, are spe cially held up to ridicule, and never was ridicule better applied than in this particular case. " Etruria" is a critical notice, accompanied by numerous extracts, of Mrs. Hamilton's clever antiquarian work on this subject. The " National System of Education" is a skilfully reasoned essay, though in places it evinces somewhat too much of a party bias. Some of the writer's suggestions are well worthy the consideration of Government. " Major Lynch's Journal of a Residence among the Ghilzies in 1839" contains orne graphic sketches of character and scenery. ,Glimpses in the Mountains " is a wild, desultory article, but by no means devoid of fancy. We sub join 012 e of the poems with which it is interspersed : Co ward heart and failing limb, Drovsy sluggard of the earth, Where the sun and stars are dim— Come where Hope and Love have birth ! Like the embers from the earth, Like the blossoms from the tree, Plenty there decays to dearth, Death from Life is hunting thee. Hero are Fancy's purpled hills, Here Ambition's towers of gold. Earthly fountain never fills Streams like those our vallies hold, Down in every mountain fold They go apparelled from the sun— Faltering heart awake, be bold, And the heritage is won. When the dew of boyhood's dawn At the kindling morn of Youth, Rose in glorious dreamings gone, Here they settled into truth ; Never Time's devouring tooth Gnaws the bud or fruitage hero ; Here, enchanted, gentlest Ruth Holds her urn without a tear. There thou art a silly slave, Shepherd Conscience pens thee in, From the cradle to the grave, Trembling for the old wolf, Sin. Here thy golden years begin, Wolf and flock together play; No more frets the shepherd's din, Nor his angry dogs all day. Wealth shall trouble thee no more; House, or raiment, food, or drink. Wish—and ere the wish is o'er, Teems around the fountain's brink Fruit of boughs that never shrink From the cold calamity. Labour here is but to think, And the God-like hand is free. Would'st thou utter noble thought— It is uttered ere it rise, By no wasting watching brought; O'er the blushing earth it lies, Like the rosy dawning skies; Genius stirs the trembling grass, Weeps from out the violet's eyes, Fills the breezes as they pass. Here the heart can find its brother, As the blossom finds the dew, And another and another, Like the flowers that spring anew; And the free life passes through, Like the wind-sigh through the tree. Dream of Love, and is it true; When thou wak'st, embracing thee. When the heart would utter love On that frustrate earth below, The stumbling tongue in vain would more, As deep as love it cannot go. Here to and fro thy life doth flow, Breathing the immortal hours; And the thoughts, unspoken, grow On the leaves and on the flowers. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—Iiis Royal Highness Prince Albert left the Castle this morning, at twenty-five minutes before nine o'clock, for Slough, en route, by special train, to London. His Royal Highness re turned to the Castle at half-past two o'clock. The Earl of Ellenborough left the Castle this morning. The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the after noon, fur some time, in the Slopes and grounds ad joining the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of %Vales and the Princess Royal were taken out on ponies to-day. Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice were taken an airing in the pleasure-grounds. Sir Robert and Lady Sale took their departure from the Castle to-day. Mr. George Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson ar rived yesterday, from a tour. The Earl of Liverpool and the Right Hon. Sir R. Peel walked out for some time this afternoon. The royal dinner party at the castle this evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Charlotte Dundas, the Countess Wratislaw, and Mr. G. E. Anson. The band of the Royal Horse Guards were in at tendance at the Castle during dinner. ller Majesty's private band afterwards attended. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bouverie, arrived at Buckin g h am P a l ace at half-past nine o'clock yesterday morning, from the Paddington terminus of the Great Western Railway. His Royal Highness went to inspect the new summer temple in the garden, and afterwards proceeded, at a quarter-past ten o'clock, to Somerset-house. The Prince left the office of the Duchy of Cornwall for Paddington, taking his departure for the Slough station, on his return to Windsor Castle. His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippstahl left Willey Court, Worcestershire, the residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, for London yesterday, arriving in town at seven o'clock last evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester took an airing yesterday in a carriage. Mr. Fortique, the Venezuelan Minister, transacted business at the Foreign-office yesterday. i Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President of the Council, is staying at his seat, Belmont Castle, N.B. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the , Colonial- o ffi ce f or th e G overnor o f N ew S ou th Wales. I Mr. Henry Wyse transacted business yesterday at I the Foreign -office. Dispatch es were received yesterday at the Colonial. m office f rom Sir C. Metcalfe, Governor-General of Canada ; f rom Sir W. , G Colebrooke, Governor of New and. fro itrunswiek ; of Nova Scoti a • Viscount Falkland, - LAW INTELLIGEN' OE, INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COW ?T, Oct. 31. IN THE MATTER OF RENTON NI( ..;HOLSON. The insolvent in this case, who as well known upon town as the proprietor of the Garrick's Head Hotel and Tavern in Bow-street, Covent-garden, and the " Chief Baron" of the " Judge and Jury" So ciety held there, was described in hi. s schedule as a hotel keeper and agent for discountin g bills, and an author, and printer and publisher. He had also been the editor and proprietor of a publicatkr, called the Town, the Crown newspaper, the 171ustrtted London Life, and Nicholson's Noctes. The amount of d e bt s which appeared in his schedule was abo ut 2,4001., of which 1,2001. was without consideratic .n. He attri buted his insolvency chiefly to the del hlcations of a person named Abbott, who had the n mnagement of the hotel business, and by whom he lost nearly 4,0001 in little more than twelvemonths. His petition was supported by Messrs. Cooke and Woodruffe, and opposed by Mr. Nicho Ils on the part of Messrs. Burnett, the'distillers. It appeared from the evidence, which was very lengthened, and occupied the Court nearly the whole of the day, that the insolvent had, kept the Garrick's Head about three years. 'When he first took that hotel a gentleman of the name of Lane became his security, and wished that the arrangements and pecuniary affairs of the hotel should be managed by a person named Abbott. In little more than a year, when they came to settle the accounts, it was found that there was a defalcation to the amount of 4,500/. in Abbott's accounts, for which he could afford no satis factory explanation. Finding that this extensive loss had rendered him insolvent, he called together his creditors, to whom he made an offer of paying them at the rate of 6001. a-year, and they all seemed to consider the offer a very fair one. However, in less than a week after offering the composition, he was served with an immense number of writs, and con sequently compelled to keep out of the way, to the serious detriment of his business. By great exertions he was enabled to pay 1,2001. out of those debts, but owing to the loss of a large sum of money by specu lations at Hampton, Epsom, and other races, where he had booths, he was unable to do otherwise now than seek the assistance of this Court. After some further evidence, The LEARNED COMMISSIONER said, although the insolvent had no money at the Bank at the time he gave the cheque, yet all the circumstances of the case proved that there was not the slightest intention of fraud on his part. The whole facts of the case fully proved that the insolvent's conduct had been fair and straightforward through all the transactions, and he (the Learned Commissioner) felt bound to order him to be discharged forthwith. The insolvent then left the Court. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) CLERKEA WELL. George Owen was charged with violently assault ing Joshua Everard, and Anne Everard his wife. The complainants deposed that they were in a private room in a beer-shop, on the Liverpool-road, when the prisoner came in and assaulted them with the utmost violence. The woman, whose face was dreadfully swollen, swore he loosened all the teeth upon one side of her face by the violence of his blows, and she bled profusely from the mouth. Mr. GREENWOOD (to the prisoner)—What have you to say ? Prisoner (an old man)—My daughter has been ruined in the house, and has poisoned herself. Mr. GREENWOOD—I can't hear anything about the poisoning. What have you to say to the assault? The father, however, went on to say that his daughter, who had been seduced by the complainant's son, had given birth to a child in a cab, and— Mr. GREENWOOD--I can't hear anything about that. It has nothing to do with the charge of assault. The father—But my daughter —my child—poisoned herself on Monday night. I did not hear of it until last night, and I was enraged. I went to the lodg ings of her seducer, and meeting the father and mo-. ther there, and seeing my daughter in the bed, I might hare attacked them, but they struck me first. Mr. Ingoldsby, a surgeon, deposed that on Monday night last, the prisoner's daughter having taken poison, he was called upon to attend her. She was, however, in a fair way of recovery until last night, when she was again thrown into convulsions by the excitement. When her father entered the room enraged, she, fear ing he would injure the complaintants, jumped out of bed, and, in endeavouring to shield them, received, as he was informed, a blow herself. She was now in a most dangerous state. Mrs. Everard was bleeding from the mouth when he entered. His object in at tending was to prevent the recurrence of further vio lence, as it would probably prove fatal to the patient. Mr. GREENWOOD—Don't you say the prisoner struck the patient ? Witness—l heard that he did in the souffle. The old man passionately exclaimed—" Struck my own daughter ! Let her come here, and I know she would not say I struck her. Mr. GREENWOOD sentenced him to pay a fine of 2i., or a month's imprisonment. Not having the money, he was committed. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1 184. STRIKE AMONG THE FACTORY HAND-LOOM WEAVERS. We regret to find, that in consequence of a dis pute betwixt the hand-loom factory weavers and their employers, in this city, not fewer than 700 of the former are, at this moment, going idle. Of the nature of the quarrel which has arisen betwixt the masters and the workmen we know nothing, beyond what was stated at a meeting of the latter, held in Nelson-street Chapel on Friday evening. Mr. Ro bertson, who was on this occasion called to the chair, explained that the weavers had addressed a circular to their employers, craving an advance of ninepence on the piece of 60 yards. This circular, he observed, not being satisfactorily answered, a second was served upon the masters, in which it was stated, that if the advance was not agreed to, those who refused would, on Monday, the 7th current, " hazard the loss of their workmen." Two firms, viz., those of Messrs. Gilmour and Kerr, and Messrs. David M'Michael and Co.,ad vanced 6d. on the piece of sixty yards, but the others did not follow their example. The workmen of Mr. King, not finding their wishes complied with, struck work; when certain other manufacturers gave no tice, that unless Mr. King's men returned, they would, on the following day, turn out all their hands. In consequence of this intimation a meeting of the operatives was held, when it was resolved that as Mr. King's men had left off work without the advice or request of the general body, " they left them at liberty to return to their employment as soon as they pleased." This resolution was not considered satis factory to the masters, and five firms turned out all their weavers, to the number of 700. In this state of matters, the public meeting of the factory weavers to which we have referred, and at which the above statement was made, was held on Friday evening, when resolutions were carried to the effect, that the dismissal of the men for not exercising a power over Mr. King's men which thay did not possess, was shameless, tyrannical, and cruel ; that the factory weavers, being miserably underpaid, were entitled to an advance ; that the general body of the weavers were unconcerned in the strike of Mr. King's men, and had no control over them ; and that, "as those weavers who had been forced out of their em ployment were willing to return to their work if permitted (leaving King's men to be guided by their own judgment), they were not blameable for being idle, but were compelled to be so by the will of manu facturing capitalists; and they consequently deemed it a duty to make immediate application to the autho rities of the city for employment. The above resolutions were carried unanimously.— Glasgow Argus of Monday. REDUCTION OF RAILWAY FARES. -- To-morrow (Friday) the new Act of Parliament for the regulation of the fares on railways will come into operation. The inspectors appointed by the Goverment have been for some time past busily engaged in visiting the different railway termini. for the purpose of inspecting the new third-class carriages, which have been constructed ac cording to the Act of Parliament. Those on the Brighton and Dover Railway were inspected last week ; they are close carriages in the form of large boxes, they are twenty-six feet long by ten broad, and capable of holding about forty passengers. There is an opening on each side, which can be closed up against the weather. The rate of travelling in those carriages will be a penny per mile, therefore the fare to Brighton will be 4s. 3d. rho fare for the third-class will be at the same rate on all the railways. MARRIAGE (NOT) ALA MODE.--.A. very ludicrous scene took place at St. Mary's Church, yesterday, when a well-known c h aracter, named Ben Wilson, appeared e whichwhencannotbeen untie with his betrothed, i n or d er to enter into that happy state The h ee em o by bachelorsn y they having o n they cn t ice with " l l ie e d a , knot t w h h e l i c r teeth. s t with experienced t"i ie r hands, there was a subsequent part of the performance to go through, not unimportant to the clergyman or his clerk, and that was the payment of the marriage fees. When the sum was demanded, Ben dived with his fist to the bottom of his pocket, turned the " browns " over and over again, and at length proved " a defaulter." The happy smiles of the bride were changed to clouds of confusion, and Ben scratched hi s head (but there was nothing in that), and an I 0 U would have been useless in such a place as a church, espe cially on a wedding day. Ben, who had been just " tied up," was therefore detained a prisoner in the sacred edi fice (to the no small laughter of the gossips assembled) until the clergyman at length forgave him the fees, and released him from his whimsical situation. Ben, having thus early experienced the sours of matrimony, departed with his rib to enjoy the sweets of the honeymoon. — Bury Farmer's Journal. DR. PYPER.—A public dinner was given to this gentleman in the Iropeton Rooms, Edinburgh, on Tues day, on his appointment to the Professorship of Hu manity in the University of St. Andrews. Lord Provost Black was in the chair, and nearly 100 persons of the I first respectability were present on the occasion. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—Game-preserving is, no doubt, espe cially in the case of country gentlemen, a great allevia tion to the miseries which flow from idleness and in digestion. Even our gravest senators find the slaughter of the battue a very agreeable recreation after the fatigues of a Parliamentary campaign. We would not needlessly curtail the amusements of the rich, any more than we would deprive the poor of those sports which tend to re lieve the monotony of continued labour. It is well, however, to inquire, in all cases where simply the amusements of life are concerned, whether they are, in any way, prejudicial either to those who indulge in them, or to those who are not permitted to partake of them. If an amusement be found the subject of very stringent legislation—an amusement to be exclusively enjoyed by the wealthy—above all, if we find this amuse ment the source of a great amount of crime—it is well, under such circumstances, to reflect whether right feeling and sound policy—both which will inva riably aim at securing the good of the community— do not indicate the abandonment of what is a mere selfish gratification, seeing that gratification can only be obtained by the infliction of suffering, and the prompting of crime in others. We do conscientiously believe that never, in modern times, was a series of enactments framed of a tendency more injurious to the morals of the labouring classes in the agricultural dis tricts than are the existing game-laws. Well did the late justly-venerated Dr. Arnold demand of our National Church, why it shrunk from " exposing the wickedness of the spirit which could maintain the game-laws ? " lie well knew them to be some of the bitter dregs of that system which, in days of yore, laid waste whole villages to extend the "game preserves" of some local tyrant, and made the pursuit of a wild ani mal by a peasant an offence to be expiated only by death. Of late years there has, happily, been a considerable amelioration of the criminal code. There has been an increasing feeling that the ends of justice may be attained more certainly by lowering the amount of punishment, as much as is consistent with the purposes for which penalties are inflicted on offenders against the laws. As regards the most venial offences, how ever, there has not hitherto been a proportionate relaxation in the penalties. A child is detected in picking up a few apples from under the trees of an orchard, and is sent to prison for a month, there to associate with hardened offenders, and to be trained for the adroit commission of frauds and felonies. Scarcely a day passes, but the reports of the police-courts and of the quarter sessions supply instances of the dispro portion between the wrongful act and the amount of punishment inflicted for minor offences. It is, how ever, to the game-laws that we at present confine our remarks. The ferocious statutes which disgraced our land in days of comparative barbarism have, it is true, been repealed. But much, far too much, of their exe crable spirit still remains. The trespasser on the rights of game is still classed with the hardened robber, and treated as if their crimes were equally prejudicial to the welfare and stability of society ! Can any human enactments ever persuade the poor —nay, will they ever convince candid and considerate men in any walk of life—that their cases are similar ? We earnestly hope the day is not far distant when the example set by some patriotic noble men and gentlemen will be pretty generally followed. We shall then see landlords discharging their game keepers, and freely allowing their tenantry to share in the amusement of destroying those wild birds and animals which frequent the lands they cultivate, and often consume a considerable por tion of the fruits of their husbandry. The Duke of Bedford, it is stated, has given his tenantry free permission to treat rabbits as rats • and to shoot, or take them in any way, as marauders whose ravages are a fearful drawback from the farmer's gains. If really desirous of improving the condi tion of the poor, Lord John Manners, and the other leaders of the " Young England" party, should assail the game-laws, as among the worst engines of oppression, by which the poor are ground down to the earth by the unthinking rich. So sanguine are we as to the feeling which now pervades the more enlightened portion of the community on this subject, as to feel assured that, were a Bill in troduced in the next session of Parliament—providing proper securities against trespass upon private lands, and other necessary protection against the wilful inva sion of personal property, but at the same time gr e atly modifying and ameliorating the game code, as it now exists—it would have the support of a majority in both Houses. Notwithstanding the force of deeply root ed prejudice with which it would have to contend, the voice of public opinion would be raised in its favour. This would sustain its advocates in the conflict, and obtain for them and their measure a certain triumph. The Government, through Sir James Graham, is pledged to inquiry. If the inquiry be an honest and searching investigation into the whole question, the result, though attained by a long preliminary process, will be convincing to all who are not pre-determined to oppose the force of evidence. The humanity of the age will not longer permit the game-laws to work the extensive demoralization, and other forms of misery, of which they are notoriously the source. STANDARD.—A few days ago we announced that her Majesty had been graciously pleased to confer upon the Earl of Powis the order of the Garter, vacant by the Duke of Grafton's death. One would think that this simple affair of a favour, which the Queen must confer upon some one, being conferred upon a nobleman, it is by all admitted every way worthy of it, might be suffered to pass without pro voking malignant commentary ; but no, one o f the " Nothing if not critical' this morning makes the matter the subject of a dissertation, in which it ingeniously contrives to insult the Premier, the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, the Earl of Powis, and Lord Ashley. The Premier, it says, prostitut es the highest honours of the Crown, to corrupt the three noblemen named ; the noblemen being bribed by these honours to desert the causes'of the parties who had com mitted themselves to their guidance and protection. This is the plain meaning of the dissertation to which we refer, and to sit down to gravely answer such a charge would be to descend almost to the level of those who make it. What is the truth of the case ? Out of office and in office the present Premier has for many years had the zealous and most valuable support of the three distinguished no blemen associated with him in the calumny referred to, and each of these noblemen is, party claims aside, confessed to be entitled to the highest ho nours the Sovereign can bestow; but each has, upon one or other question, thought differently from Sir Robert Peel, and opposed him, it is not denied, with vigour and sincerity, upon that question on which each differed from him. The Prime Minister, supported by the Par liament, prevailed against each, but without any compromise on the part of him who was defeated. We may think the Prime Minister and his Parlia mentary majorities in the wrong—and in the case of the Factory Bill we do think them decidedly wrong —but they who think least favourably of the de cisions of Parliament upon the modifications of the corn-laws and the tariff, the suppression of the Welsh bishopric, and the Factory Bill, must surely owe an ',obligation to the noblemen by whom these decisions were ingenuously, though unsuccessfully opposed. How, then, does the case stand ? Sir Robert Peel finds among his most zealous, most valuable, and his most honoured general sup porters, three noblemen who prove the honesty of their general support, and, if possible, en hance its value, by opposing him as independent members of the Legislature, but not as mem bers of a faction, upon questions on which they differ. How are they to act ? Is Sir Robert Peel to withhold from these noblemen the honours to which they have a fair claim, and which, but for the isolated differences spoken of, he would be ex pec to reject the proffered tedtoofierto them ;. or are they,because from a Minister with whom they had each of them once differed ? Would not such conduct on the part of a Minister, justly expose him to the charge of treating his supporters as slaves ? Would not honours, on the coming other hand, such conduct on the part of the three noble men prove a factious resolution to enslave the Minister? Such is not the relation subsisting be tween Sir Robert Peel and his supporters ; they are cordially united in maintaining the same sound principles of government, but at the same time they are reciprocally independent. There is, we are aware, some novelty in this state of political relation ; but, though perhaps new, it is that which best suits the candid genius of our people and the free spirit of the British constitution. The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos received the Order of the Garter from Sir Robert Peel's Government, as his father had received the same order from Lord Liverpool's Government, an d his grandfather received it from the Government of Mr. Pitt. We cannot go back to count all the garters in the Noble Duke's illustrious lineage, but putting one one side his Grace's royal ancestors, we do not hesitate to say that from John Chandos down ward, not one of their race ever presented higher personal claims to the favour of a Sovereign and to the gratitude of a patriotic Minister than its present representative. The Duke differed from the Premier upon a particular question, and thus differing, he felt it to be due to himself, to his colleagues who out-numbered him and to hi s S overeign, to resi gn th e hi g h office (the second or third, we believe, in dignity) which he held in the Cabinet; not resigning, however, in ho s tility or anger, but upon the plain and just ground that he would not be responsible for a measure or measures of which he disapproved, or exhibit to the country the fatal phenomenon of a Government divided upon any great question. Having disencumbered himself of office, the Duke gallantly fought the battle of his own opinions, and wa s beaten. Was h e , th ere f ore, to go into opposition, and to enrol himself in a party with which he had a hundred living differences, in hostility to a Ministry with which he had had one difference, but that dead and buried ? Yet, without his Grace going into opposition, Sir Robert Peel could scarcely withhold from him the Garter, and he, without declaring a perpetual war, could as little refuse it. The case of the Earl of Powis differs from the Duke of Buckingham in this that the Noble Earl had no office to surrender ; but, in other respects, it is nearly alike. The Premier does not proscribe the Earl of Powis because of a single difference; the Noble Earl does not feel that, by such a difference, he is "fore-doomed to wage perpetual war " against the Queen's government. But we now come to the most honoured and beloved nobleman in the United Kingdom, and the public man in the wide exteut of that kingdom most worthy of honour and love. This description would at once point out Lord Ashley, even had we not mentioned him as involved in the slander that has challenged these remarks. Lord Ashley refused office, that he might be free to assert the claims of the factory labourers. He did assert those claims, with what ability and zeal the country knows ; and the country also knows how near he was to a complete victory. That he failed of that victory was surely no fault of his, but coula suspicion light upon the sincerity of such a man, what is there to support it ? Lord Ashley has received no Garter—no office—no favour of any kind. lie refused office, as we have said, and still refuses office, though it would be as gratifying per sonally to the Sovereign as it would be to the country to see his Lordship in the highest station, and the bearer of the proudest ho nours. Is it not like the very wantonness of spiteful impertinence to affect to sneer at such a man as Lord Ashley ? We are rejoiced, however, that the offence has been committed, because Lord Ashley can easily bear such an attack, and the attack upon that nobleman brings out in the boldest possible relief the malice and the meanness of the writer with whom we have to deal. FREE CrIURCH SUSTENTATION FUND. The following circular addressed to the sup porters of the Free Seceding Cisurch, within the bounds of the Presbytery of Kelso and Lauder, shows the pressing nature of the necessities in which the ministers of that Church are involved by the scanty contributions from the majority of their congregation to the Sustentation Fund :-- Circular addressed by the Committee appointed by the Free Presbytery of Kelso and Lauder regard ing the Sustentation Fund. The Committee appointed by the Free Pres bytery of Kelso and Lauder to take into con sideration the state of the Sustentation Fund, must lament in common with all who are acquainted with the condition of that fund, and who are inte rested in its objects, that many of the congregations within the bounds of the Presbytery have fallen far short of the contributions that might have been ex pected from them ; and while they believe that one great defect lies in the managemen t of the Associations; and while they would aim at stirring up these to greater activity, they think, at the same time, that the people generally are not aware of the deficiencies so often complained of by the Central Committee; they have, therefore, agreed affectionately to present the following address to the congregation within their bounds:— Dearly Beloved Brethren,—We crave your atten tion to one of the most important subjects connected with the prosperity of our Church. You are all aware that what is called the Sustentation Fund is the united contributions of all our congregations, and from this common fund all the ministers of our Church receive their annual stipend. You can easily see that our system can only be carried out efficiently by the regularity of payments made throughout all our:Associations, and by the resolution made and followed up by every adherent of our Church, to give as the Lord hath prospered him. We regret to say that in many congregations this has not been attended to, and the consequence is, that the state of the Sustentation Fund is far from being satisfac tory. There is, perhaps, no congregation in the Pres bytery who have it not in their power to be inde pendent of aid from the fund. That is to say, we be lieve every congregation might give to the common fund as much as their minister draws from it, and yet there is only one congregation in the whole Presby tery in this prosperous state, and some of them do not yield even one-half of their minister's stipend. It is plain that, if other Presbyteries were to follow our example, and if this were continued, our com mon fund would cease to exist, and each con gregation would be left to support its own minister, and as a necessary consequence of this, very many of our weaker congregations would be dispersed. We believe that, generally, you are not aware of the defi ciency, and your ignorance of the state of the fund is unquestionably the very reason that it is not in a better condition. We think it will be enough, there fore, simply to make this statement of facts. ronfident that, when this is done, your liberality will imme diately supply the deficiency, and that every congre gation within the bounds of the Presbytery shall aim at being independent of the general fund, and at not being burdensome to others. Moreover, we trust that every individual will aim at the same praiseworthy and Christian spirit of independence. As we would not be burdensome to one another as congrega tions, we should endeavour not to be burdensome to one another as individuals—not depending on the bounty of others for the supply of those spiri tual blessings that God giveth without money and without price. This suggests a fact which we can not pass without notice, namely—that there are in dividuals in all our congregations who are living entirely on the bounty of others—individuals who give nothing for the support of the Gospel. We would not upbraid them—we do not seek them to withdraw from amongst us, on the contrary, we ear nestly invite them to come and be partakers with us of the same precious promises with ourselves, but we ask them one question—What is the Gospel of Jesus Christ worth to you ? In many families there is only one contributor ; surely every member of the church, and every seat-holder, ought to feel his own personal responsibility in this solemn matter. While we crave your temporal thi ngs , d ear brethren, in return for spiritual things, we would have you to remember that the Lord loveth a cheerful giver, and we seek no man's silver or gold but as the Lord desireth it to be given, even cheerfully; and we are assured that all who have tasted that the Lord is gracious, and who have the spread of the Gospel of Christ truly at heart, will esteem it a privilege and an honour to serve our Lord and Master with those talents He has committed to their care till he come again. In conclusion, we would have you to remember that the cause we plead is not our own, except in so far as we are the Lord's, and have one interest with Him. It is His cause we plead when we ask you to support the Gospel where it is, and to send it where it is not. It is primarily for His sake we do it, as we are bound in duty to do. It is se condarily for your own sakes, because we know some thing of the value of your souls. It is your interest much more than ours, as much more as spiritual things are of greater value than temporal things. We are not ashamed, then, to ask all who love the Lord Jesus Christ, or who profess to love him, to give proof of their sincerity, in returning to Him a portion of what he has given to them. It is a small matter to us to be judged of man's judgment, and if any should impute secular motives to us in making bold to state our wants again and again, we have only to answer, it is the Lord's doing. He constrained us to forsake what we had for His sake, and having done it, we are assured He will provide the Gospel for our people by means of their own liberality. By authority of the Committee, ROBERT LANG, Convener. —Edinburgh Advertiser. SAYINGS AND DOINGS OF CHEL TENHAM. , The season of 1844 may be considered to have now formally come to it s c l ose —th e b a ll o f Th urs d ay even ing being, in fact, the last of its summer appointments. The hopes of the sanguine —the apprehensions of the timid, are problems which time has solved. In most cases the former have ended in disappointment, while the latter have been abundantly realised. The review of the past six months appears, in truth, far from gra tifying; our season has been throughout a bad one, with scarcely a redeeming exception. The spas, even during the height of the summer, were, compared with former years, but little frequented —water drinking being evidently at a discount. The amuse ments were almost entirely limited to the musical promenades : with one exception at Pittville , nothing was undertaken at all approximatin g to tho se fetes and galas by which the course of the season was wont to be characterised, and upon which much of the pro verbial gaiety of the place necessarily depended. The balls observed their weekly appointments with due regularity, without—thanks to the Polka—per ceptibly retrograding from the average of 1843 ; at the same time nothing like a a 6 brilliant" attendance was observable throughout the series. The floral ex hibitions were, as a whole, by far the most successful enterprises of the season ; and, favoured as they were, from first to last, with fine weather, proved more at tractive, and, we doubt not, more profitable also, than the shows of the two or three previous summers. But this, after all, cannot be accurately known till the day appointed for the " distribution of the prize money ;" —the Looker-On comes to his conclusions from ap pearances. Altogether the season just ended may be pronounced to have been the reverse of prosperous, comparing, as in such estimates we must necessarily do, the pant with previous years. We turn, therefore, from the retrospect, and here still pursuing " with eagerness the phantom of hope, we expect that the deficiencies of the present day will be supplied by the morrow"—that, in short, the gaiety of the winter will , compensate for the dulness of summer . It is, how ever, yet too early to predict as to the probability of its doing do,--a fortnight hence we shall have some data wherefrom to " arrive at conclusions," and to calculate the chances of the future.—Cheltenham Looker- On. THE DOUBLE SUICIDE NEAR KILMARNOCK. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. Up to this time no person has come forward to give information regarding the two individuals. It is gene rally believed that they attended the Burns Festival, and that they have been sojourning in Ayrshire ever since. They put up a short time at Mrs. Smith's, Mauchline ; and afterwards at the Black Bull, Ayr, where Mrs. Smith met them. Subsequently they were at Troon, Irvine, and Ardrossan, at each of which places they stopped about two weeks. Before leaving the house of Mrs. Holmes, Irvine, the lady presented Miss Holmes with a handsome wrought purse ; and she gave Mrs. Orr, of Ardrossan, an elegant white veil. Miss Holmes and Mrs. Orr have seen the deceased, and at once recognised them as the persons who had stayed at their houses. It is thought that by Wednesday morning some communication will reach Kilmarnock in answer to letters which were sent to the police-offices in London. [The unhappy individuals sojourned in this quarter for about six weeks. They came here a short time be fore the Burns Festival, and took up their residence in the Black Bull Inn. They lived together in the most agreeable and happy manner ; and were, during the time they stayed, m ore lik e mem b ers o f Mr. Dewar's family than lodgers in his house. The male was in the habit of addressing the female as his " Dear Mary. They attended the most of the churches in town, and visited all places of note in the neighbourhood. No letters came to them during the whole time they resided here ; and, on one occasion, the gentleman distinctly stated to Mr. Dewar that no letters would come to them. They did not seem to be scarce of money ; and paid their bills every two days. Mrs. Dewar heard their name mentioned only once, but does not recollect what it was. She is certain, however, that it commenced with a " B," which agrees with the letter on the linen and seals belonging to the deceased. The whole circumstances connected with this melan choly event have been minutely investigated by the sheriff and fiscal on the spot, but nothing further has been elicited ; and as yet no information regarding the unhappy individuals has been obtained from London, which appears to have been the place of theiri residence. Their trunks, after the contents were inspected and in ventoried, were sealed up by the sheriff, and will lie in the sheriff-clerk's office here till claimed.]-44yr . Observer IRELAIND. THE EARL OF BESBOROUGH. DUBLIN, OCT. 30.—1 t appears by the following com munication, addressed to us this morning, that Lord Besborough is not likely to suffer any serious conse quences from his recent accident : " Carrick-on-Suir, Tuesday Evening. " In reference to the accident met with by the much esteemed Earl of Besborough, mentioned in my last com munication, I am now happy to be able to inform you that the symptoms have much abated—that his Lordship is greatly relieved from the severe pain under which he has been suffering for the last three days—and, also, that the apprehensions which his medical attendants enter tained at first of serious injury being done to his hip joint, are now nearly removed. That your readers in general will rejoice at this, and that they will unite with the people of this locality in cordially wishing for his Lordship's perfect and speedy recovery, I can have no doubt." SUBSCRIPTION FOR FATHER MATHEW. A meeting of the Irish Total Abstinence Association was held yesterday evening, in the Arena, Abbey-street. Mr. MAURICE O'CoNNEnn, M.P., addressed the meet ing at some length. When (he said) the blessings which resulted to the country from the labours of this great and good man became so apparent that they could not be denied by any one, a meeting of the great ones of the land was held for the purpose of erecting an enduring testimonial to Father Mathew. This project he (Mr. O'Connell) always considered a presumptuous and ab surd one, for Father Mathew's own virtues had already raised to him a memorial which would endure as long as one particle of common sense, or of common gratitude existed in the hearts of Irishmen. The undertaking, however, such as it was, caused a great deal of noise at the time ; but what was now found to be the fact ? It now turned out that of all those exalted personages who had sanctioned the proceeding, and talked so much about it at the time, not more than one-twentieth part had paid their subscriptions.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") So much for the aristocracy ! He would answer for it, that amongst the defaulters there was not to be found a single Irish peasant, nor a single Irish tradesmen.—(Hear.) It was the tradesman and the peasant classes of Ireland who bad derived the most benefit from the philanthropic exertions of their great benefactor ; and now, that he was unfortunately in pecuniary liabilities, which were incurred by his devotion to their interests, temporal and eternal, it behoved them to make some move with a view to rescue him from his difficulties. It would be a foul stain upon the Irish people —yea more, and upon human nature generally—if such a man as Father Mathew were to be permitted to suffer in his purse, his person, or his peace of mind, for his glorious exertions in favour of humanity at large.—(Hear.) Something must at once be done. Money must be procured, and that, too, in a Iskrso cum, and by the aunuundaLluu of suauy itews. The contributions should be small ; no man's subscription should exceed one pound, but the smallest offering— even to a penny—should be accepted. They should go systematically to work, and if they did success was cer tain. If every man in Ireland to whom Father Mathew's philanthropic exertions had been the cause of content ment and happiness were now to come forward and to resolve upon giving him the value of one day's work, a sum would be accumulated which would not only extri cate him from his present difficulties, but would make him independent of all contingencies, and would afford him the means of gratifying his natural benevolence of disposition to his heart's content for the rest of his life. --(Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) The Hon. and Learned Gentleman concluded, amid loud cheers, by reading the resolution proposed by Dr. Gray. The motion was put from the chair and carried una nimously. Mr. MatnucE O'CONNELL moved a resolution to the following effect:— " Resolved—That every„ individual teetotaller present do pledge him or herself to devote one day's wages, as his or her contribution to .the fund for the relief of Father Mathew, and do urge the same upon every tee totaller of his or her acquaintance."—(Loud cheers.) Mr. JAMES HAUGHTON seconded the resolution, and having offered some brief remarks upon it, read the fol lowing correspondence, which was received with loud cheers:— " 35, Eccles-street, Dublin, Oct. 23, 1844. " My dear Sir—Father Mathew is in pecuniary diffi culty. The country must relieve him. I want your powerful assistance to effect this worthy object without delay. Will you write me such a letter as I may pub lish, calling on the clergy and people of Ireland to come forward at once, and subscribe small sums ? Let an amount sufficient to pay off all the good man's engage ments, and to purchase for him an annuity, that will enable him to go forward in his heavenly mission, un impeded by pecuniary difficulties in fut u re, b e co ll ec t e d, and placed in the hands of a committee who will liqui date his debts and place him again in a position to be useful to his country and to the human race. If you will kindly send me your own contribution to this na tional subnription, which I would denominate the Mathew Relief Fund,' I think it would have a good effect. " I hope you are in the enjoyment of health and hap piness ; and, with sincere prayers that you may long enjoy those blessings, I remain, my dear sir, faith fully yours, " JAMES lIAUGHTON. " Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.l'." " Derrynane Abbey, 26th October, 1844. " My dear Friend—Father Mathew must be relieved from all his difficulties—difficulties brought on in the performance of that astonishing moral miracle, of which he has been, under Providence, the instrument. It would be the basest ingratitude in the world not to make him perfectly independent in pecuniary circum stances. It must not be. " Let us set about at once affording the remedy. I think you had better at once write to Mr. Purcell, and procure from him a list of those who have already con tributed, and we will publish that list ; this is the more necessary, as it appears, from a letter of Mr. Purcell's, in the newspaper, that several persons who signed the former requisition for the Mathew Testimonial, as it is called, did not subscribe ; and it is but justice to such of us as signed that requisition, and also subscribed, to have the fact known. Ido not want the names of those who did not contribute ; we will give them the oppor tunity of doing so now, especially as the present sub scriptions ought to be an augmentation of the fund, though small, in the hands of Mr. Purcell's bankers—. that is, the new contribution to be paid to the same account. " I cannot be in Dublin sooner than about the 24th of November. The moment I arrive I will join you ac tively in every arrangement for collecting the contribu tions. If, in the interim, any committee be appointed, pray do me the favour of putting my name upon it. I will assist you as much as I can from this place, and will join you heartily the moment I arrive in Dublin, for the thing must be done. If Mr. Purcell's health permits him to join, he will be of great use, as we must have no division or jealousy. In short, the thing must be done. I need not add, that I will contribute again, in addition to my former contribution. " I have the honour to be, my dear friend, " Faithfully and respectfully yours, " DANIEL O'CONNELL. " James Naughton, Esq." He was happy to be enabled to inform them that there was every probability that the views of Mr. O'Connell would be carried into practical effect. A preliminary meeting of the committee of the Mathew Testimonial would be held immediately, for the purpose of coming to some arrangement with a view to have the collection as general as possible throughout the country. It was to be hoped that from fifteen to twenty thousand pounds would be realised at least.—(Hear and cheers.) The motion was adopted. Previous to the adjourn ment, a sum of nearly 50L was subscribed. A meeting was held in Nenagh on Monday, when 781. was subscribed. In Carlow, on Sunday, 50/. was contributed. -- father Mathew administered the temperance pledge on Sunday in Roscrea, county of Tipperary, to several thousands of the peasantry. FALL IN AGRICULTURAL PRICES. Prices of cattle and sheep are still descending, as will be seen by the following reports of two important fairs in Connaught : KNOCKCIUMMERY.—This, one of the greatest fairs in his proyined, was held on Friday and Saturday. The quantity and quality of sheep on the green exceeded a of the previous years. Prices were on the look done,' indeed, we may safely say sheep were from 6s. to head under Ballinasloe. The following will show ic! number offered for sale, and the quantity sold :-- - S ° , l; 6,433 ; unsold, 5,628 ; total, 12,061. The horn cat: were more than last year, and of a better descrli tion, but neither fat ca ttl e or stores excha n r hands. A more falling market was never w itnessed; ior , CROGRAN FAIR, OCT. 28, 1844.—(From a Boyle respondent.)—There was a large share of stock in' oci , fair, especially store cattle; the demand was veil!! s , for all descriptions, and pri ces muc h l ow er,„than Bet sloe. It was the general imp ress i on th a t to effect sapl a reduction of 21. 10s. to 31. per head on last oast, prices had to be submitted t o . Th e gra izers coinn much of not having any payment for their grass; a bir deal of slaughter beef left this fair unsold, and it is o<. lieved that prices will be still lower -at the subsetr e o markets as the quantity on the hands of the graziers large, and none have been bought off the grass ° 5 , 00 former years. The principal demand at Croghan or from the north—scarcely any was taken fur Slig ° Dublin. CO* MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY OF 111— c, o f,g, MANDER OF THE PRESIDENT STEA"" CAPTAIN ROBERTS. 00 4 Some few days since our attention was directed -- shall we say it, by a stran ger —t o a monu ment is te d erected in the churchyard of Passage, to the memo s one, the recollection of whose p u bli c serv i ce s and p r e worth rendered his premature an d un ti me ly fate a V I/ i d of enduring sorrow to hi s i mme di a t e c i rc l e o f frien° s o l acquaintances, while by all w h o h a d k nown his noble generous character it was deeply deplored. u co t The cenotaph is a large sq uare b u ildi ng of ri c : ',, e f stone, with a fine base and c a p mou ldi ng , an d ha',,,10 bold pediment on either side. The desi gn is apPOP - t ol chaste, and elegant. On the angles of the monine%eli represented in strong reli e f th e s t erns o f the Y e r lo which Captain Roberts command e d, v i z ., t h e Black ° ° T he the Sirius, the British Queen, and the President. ./ following is the inscription whi c h th e monume nt help " This stone commemorates, in th e c h urc hyard °, the native parish, the merits and pr ema t ure death e` ol d first officer under whose command a steam-vesse l crossed the Atlantic Ocean. Und aun t e d bravery el' ff i , bited in the suppression of the slave traffic in the de can seas, enterprise and consummat e s kill in rho, tails of his profession, recommended him for that ous service. r bi 4 " Lieutenant Richards Roberts, R.N., i n aeconiPl i gif it, not only surpassed the wildest visions of fernier - but even the warmest anticipations of the present•lo " He gave to science triumphs she had not de t y hope, and created an epoch for ever memorable il l history of his country and of navigation. " The thousands that shall follow in his track, et 4 not forget who it was that taught the wor ld to tra l 0 with such marvellous rapidity the highway of the ° t ill, and who, in connecting in a voyage of a few claP_ A biJ eastern and western hemispheres, has fo r eve r link' t iO name with the greatest achievements of nevin, since Columbus first revealed Europe and Ame r each other. " God having permitted him this high distinction, pleased to decree that the leader of this great ent e 9 should also be its martyr. Lieutenant Roberts Per'„" with all on board his ship, the P res id en t, 10)0 0 " IS voyage from America to England. She was lost il l month of March, A.D. 1841. ,0 0 " As the gallant seaman und e r w h ose guideg u l' - c etr accomplished an undertakin g , th e resu lt o f whie,",.ll l , s tunes will not exhaust, it i s f or hi s countr y- - P 4 llO world—to remember him. His widuw, w ho erecti oF / melancholy memorial, may be forgiven, if to her claims are lost in the recollection of that devote attachment, that uprightness and ki n d nes s of ! which, alas ! for three brief ye a rs, f orme d the ligh t joy of her existence."— Cork Reporter. RAILWAY FROM WINDSOR TO LONDON.--Aleneewt) of the Provisional Committ ee o f t h e Wi n d s or Je . " l l Railway Company took pl ace y ester d ay morn ing, I I 0 ,4 Windsor Bank, for the purpose of receiving the reP i ° o the engineer, Mr. P,,g e , an d a d o pti ng a rese' thereon, as to the most eligible line to he deter°V upon, previously to the va r i ous d e t a il s b e i n g subV ro ' to her Majesty. Amongst th e mem b ers o f the 1,10 sional Committee present were Colonel Reid ( 14 g r ' Guards), Captain Copeland, R.N., Captain Forbe s ' H. Seymour, Mr. R. C ar t er , M r . J. T. B e dh or oug"%d J. Tighe, Mr. Alderman Snowden, &c. The foil°, resolution was unanimously adopted, subject, oche to its being confirmed at a general meeting o f 01 6 0 0 scribers for shares, which is expected to take 1 31$ 00 01 , Monday next :—" That the proposed lines of T id e shall be from Windsor to the Great Western Rta''''„ o o l , Slough, and from Windsor to Staines, thereby C°"o 9 ing Staines with 'Windsor and the Great Westell'or. copy of this resolution was t ransm it te d y es terditY e cti noon to Mr. G. E. Anson, h er Majesty's private B pB4 tary, for the purpose of b e i ng su b m i tte d to the o f It is fully expected that th e consen t o f t h e Cro p' e . not be withheld from the proposed undertakingVl which it is anticipated th a t th e roya l town of IT, i /e igi 4 f; will derive great and p ermanent advantages dj 1,000 shares have already been subscribed for hi residing within the immediate neighbourhood of .. t bf sor. We should mention th a t M r . P age ' s re„ ‘ Pte;O ff- : also been submitted for th e i ns p ec ti on o f her der embodying the three lines which have received the. 8 d k • 11 0 t tion of the Provisional C omm itt ee . Th e Wall. a 1.,: intended to commenc e i n D a t c h et -l ane, stone's throw of Windsor-bride, proceedin g to b r oori and thence to the m e t ro p o li s , through Czunhof,l Hounslow, Brentford, a n d Hammersmith. - 4- c - mio`,l line is intended to proceed from Datchet to there to join the Richmond and Staines Junction i ff od, way. A second branch line is also contemplate Datchet to join the Great W es t ern R a il wa y som e between the Slough and West Drayton stations• o/i terminus to the main line will be at Millbank, 0 _1:11 railway will be constructed, a ccor di ng t o the n „, ments at present contemplated, f or th e exc lusive a bg her Majesty and the Court, direct to Buco ID' Palace, thus bringing Wi n d sor C as tl e w ithi n 35 I P ' journey of the royal residence at Pimlico. ati, QUICK WORK.—A young Li nco l n gentle° ld noted shot, left Boulogne-sur-Mer, one morniv i f e aY week, and in less than t wen ty- seven h ou rs l'i;de brace of birds and tra ve ll e d a -di s t ance o f nea r ' l miles. So much for steam !—Lincolnshire Herag" ig it 4 Alderman Gibbs, the Lord Mayor elect, Zvi pd, a sumptuous banquet tomorrow evening at the m- o f Tavern, in Bishopsgate-street, to a large Pal friends and adherents. ,g 0 1 1 7 MYSTERIOUS DEATH.—The bleak and high - A, tain of Llanhithel, above th e C rum li n , was , on tn of Sunday last, the scene of the lonely death ofi;lil Hams, late a much-respect e d i n h a bit ant o f Llaurch o How the unfortunate gentleman met this taelf i t fate there is yet no circumstance to indicate; " is or supposed that at night, on the desolate and m dreary i if ft , ta with no human succo ur n i g h, h e was sudcl e " tacked by an apoplectic or other fit, and expir ed : o cl g ir f corpse was found next morning, stark and stiff; glee ` ' standing rider lay dead on the heath—oa r s , 7 , o le f ' near at hand. There were no marks 0 ' covio on the person of the deceased, and money to gi se 0 4 ", derable amount was found in la:s pockets, by th ° t iJ had gone in search of the unfort mate gentleal was the father of a large and respectable fail 3l ,„th e !t now lament their disastrous loss; and was l'E"„ t el o d teemed in his dealings as an intelligent and farmer and dealer in the parish of Ll a nvreall i , other districts in this county.— Monmouthshire 6 1 BITHS. of ° On the 24th ult., a t Caen R , the Countess of Calran't e 11614 On the 26th u lt., i n P ortman street, t h e W ife 0 0 0 Gwyn, Esq., of a daught er . f D ilij On the 29th ult., i n Gl ouces t er -pl ace , th e lady 0 f IS'. Anderson, Esq., of a son. o 10 , C i On the 29th ult., at the Vine, Hampshire, the - + Wiggett Chute, Esq., M.P., of a daughter. Vstl' On the 30th ult., the wife of William Eccles,:: , / Broad -street, of a daughter. _V A R.RIE D. is4o 4 On the 29th ult., at Whitbu r n, Rob er t, e ldest savor 0 71 of Rear-Admiral Hodgs on , t o Cl ara , secon d (laug h A O Harrison, Esq., of Whitburn. izo jtigip On the 30th ult., at llendon Chur c h, Mr. Henry '' of of Piccadilly, to Matilda Hamilton, eldest dangbter A. Hamilton, of Hampstead. .9 0 DIED. ;„ IP A jr On the 3d of August, near Dinapore, CaPt e ';' ti'l" _, ISS A Thomas Wilson, of the 58th Regiment of Berle' Y fantry. Wife r On the Bth ult., at Gibraltar, Martha, the WI tie Ibbetson, Esq., Deputy Commissary-General. EP On the 14th ult., at Madrid, Col one l Don •'-'," l o ll" Mancha, late " Intendente" of the Canary Isles. a pt On the 23d ult., at St. Helier's, Jersey, Lieuten Shirreff, Royal Navy. , i ndorc l. l a , On the 23d ult., at Brighton, Captain E. L. ~, ..„0 0 0,,,e - On the 24th ult., at Waltham-cross, HarmanAtqo P" On the 25th ult., at Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, 0 ` ~o, -.. Esq., surgeon, aged 63. , De b ol ., On the 26th ult., Henry Manley, Esq., of Man le ."bill , ' On the 28th ult., Mr. J. R. Charnl e y, of B i g ill l c o o ' wood, Surrey. Joh° if, On the 28th ult., at Stoke Damerell, Devon , i , ~ gc , Nelson, Esq., of Hyde-park-gardens. •xto.4 ,o On the 29th ult., at Holland-place, North Bri d - French.f' j Jr.g ' On the 29th ult., Sarah Ann, d aug hter of 083 Frith, of Homerton Cottage, Homerton-row. trea t ' On the 30th ult., John Fin c h, E sq ., of Percy' 0 00 ford-square. On the 29th ult., at Woodbrid ge , Surrey,Ali ce, t or e ' daughter of Ross D. Mangles, Esq., M.P. pcoo' s4 On the 29th ult., i n Sp encer - s t ree t, Northafo treat,,,,,s Thomas Baxter, Esq. rin , etnii co" On the 30th ult., in Arundell-street, v - f s ar tiu e" Frances, the wife of Mr. J. E. Richard, of St. r i f MONTHLY MILITARY oBl r uil Lieutenant-General—Eustace, of late Irish Elio' ' .4,010 Major-General—C o tt on , h.p. 10 F. c s.o , P ii, Colonels—Spearman, late of 2 Dr. Gds.; °Jr l? e9' K.Lieu te C.H., late of Scots Fus. Gds. Stratfo r d nant-Colonels—Deshon, 17 F.; e;' Adj.-Gen., at sea, off B om b a y. Majors—M'Nicol, U na tt. ; B r i s b an e, ditto. Leifio,oo Captains—Baird, 15 Huss. ; Durbin, 29 F:;„ ~ ü 0 cf 0 0t,,,, ° Batt. 45 F. ; Bainbrigge, 57 F., the " Carc a =,sser , A " of r, home from India; Raining, 3 W.I.R. ; Fred. 1 ' " 0 , 3 , le' e p t erV Professor at R. Mil. Coll. Sandhurst ;J. I hn lng . ; _,4, Mar. Woolwich; C. Wedekind, late Germ an .. ro ste' - ' „ .ox,.3er' ling, 1 Huss. Germ. Leg. 89 r• ' ii ''' li• Lieutenants—Edwards, 21 F. ; Romer, r o ot.; j a. Unatt. (late of Newf. Vet. Cos.); KepPle , ' -i cso ltnif late 7 Vet. Bn. ; M'Dougall, h.p. 48 F.; , o r Mar. 27 r' 1 0 1 1 Ensigns—Anderson, 4 F.; Graydon, 1 1 4 3 . n ot; o g , Miscellaneous—Dep. Ass. Com.-Gen. TV.. co jele -off Hosp, Dr. Erly, h.p.; Surgeon Wallace; 1/' Life Gds. ; Dr. Stewart, Assist. Surg. --- 19 1` 1 London: Printed and Published by Ikl llo ,-, ,0. - in l 1 14;1 No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun S ',rand, in the Precinct of the Savoy,. in '— Bliddleaex, Friday, November 1,1844. tk,