The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-07 00:00:00

BALLINASLOE FAIR.

BALLINALSUE, TUESDAY NIGHT.—To-day, although
nominally the first, is actually the second of the sheep
fair, the greater proportion of the flocks being usually
disposed of in the Race park, and never driven into the
green at all. The great number of fleeces which ap-
peared to-day afforded evidence that the transactions of
yesterday—although, conxid, ring the extreme unfavour-
ableness of the day, on the whole satisfactory—did not
effect as great a clearance as in former years. From an
early hour the various stock•b-eeders took up their fa
vourite positions, and before 10 o'clock the ground was
strewn in oil dii.ectious with thi it woolly clusters, the
intervals between being closely filled during the day
with muting masses of people, who mingled in the scene
from curiosity or motives of business. For a consider
ab'e time the movements of purchasers were extremely
siuggish, and lots move d off very slowly until about 1
o'clock, when the efflax through the Custom gap be-
came more quick and continuous. The proportion of
wethers remaining unsold since yesterday was consider-
ably greater than cf ewes, and of the latter there were
few lots of prime quality. The prices obtained were
mach the same as yesterday, the difference, if any, being
generally to the advantage ut the buyer. It is difficult.
however, to draw any comparison with yesterday, as
the same class of article was not generally in the field.
The following were among the principal transactions
during the day :—Mr. James Blake, of Vermont, sold a
lot of ewes at 39+; Mr. Cruise, of Csstleblakeney, 100
at 40s, and another lot ut 353 6d; Mr. Scankett, of
Ballydonnellan, 100 at 355; Mr. Hague, of Strokestown,
200 wethers at 42.; Mr. O'Rourke, 200 at 40s: Mr.
Lynch, 220 at 30s; Lord i)unsandle. 200 at 34s 6d and
37,; Mr. Wade, of Cregg, 90 at 323 6d; Mr. Megan, a
lot of wether hoggets at 32 .; Mr. Burke, of Carnew, a
lot of two year old wethers at 355; Mr. Farrell, of
Dalystown, at 365; Mr. O'Grady, of Mayo, at 435;
Captain Wood, a lot Of 80 at 403; Captain L'Estrange,
a lot at 335; Mr. Tully, a top lot of breeding ewes at
3155, and other lots at 553 and 465, with 35s and 37,
for wethers; Mr. Flood, a lot of wether hoggets at 35s
6d; Mr. R. D'Arcy, 200 wethers at 425; Mr. Cruise, 60
wether hoggrts at 375.
There was a large supply of rams, some of them very
superior breeds, exhioned by Lord Clonbrock, Mr.
Roberts, of Strokestown, Mr. Holmes, Mr. Thunder, Mr.
Balte, and other gentl, men. They changed hands at
prices ranging from 201 down to 21 10s.
A large rumber of horses is already in town, and
some were exhibited to-day. There are a few magnifi-
cent hunters and racehorses, which will bring long prices.

The following is return of the number of sheep sold
and unsold ;4t this fair, compared with that of last year:
1851. 1852.

Sold
Unsold
Tot al
The sheep lair, on the whole, is regarded as oue of the
best for na.ny
Among the rams offered for sale to-day were a :very
superior lot consigned to Ganly and Sons, by Mr.
Sandy, an English gentleman, who obtained all the
p-ia..s for Leicesters at the exhibition of the Royal
Agricult,sral Society of England, held at Lewes. They
commanded high prices. Sir P. Nugent also forwarded
a prima lot, which attracted good competition. Mr.
Ganly also disposed of 50 snort-homed heifers and some
Cheviot half-breeds, for which there was a fair demand.
Mr. A. Bole, of Longford, purchased one of the most
valuable animals in the class of rams, and Mr. Hugh
Morrow became the purchaser of one of Mr. Sandy's
lot.

_EMIGRATION from the HIGHLANDS.
On the evening of Friday last the steamer Islay
landed at Glasgow nearly 400 emigrants of all ages, who
were comfortably lodged for the night and otherwise
provided for by Messrs. Bethune and Macdonald,
Jamaica-street, the agents for the Highland and Island
Emigration Society. They were forwarded on Saturday
by the Princess Royal to Birkenhead, where they are to
meet one of the ships of the Colonial Land and Ea i•
gration Commissioners, which is to convey them to the
ling of 36 souls,st w
gold regions.
The real
greater portion of them came from
ling island ofSkye,
a from the remote island of St. Kilda;
think the cause A group of eight families, consist-
this is the fir
continued until all the inhabitants oelfAhigration from that quarter, and we
would be served were it
inhabitants have been removed
from that barren rock;c and since so much difficulty
exists in disposing of rioted criminals, St. Kilda
might then be turned with°
memory
has neither increased
merit. The population of st.alrantage into a penal settle-
the oldest inhabitant,
anZieilnr,,the cholera nor the
nor decreased in the
and it is remarkable that
the island. The
which are caught
potato blight ever effected
inhabitants live principally on sea co'kvitv:la,
areeatrance of the
foarttributerrhtonestshlf
at the greatest risk and danger.
i led, a, m
pp
ieeoxpi people , waswh i remarkable
may
ay
be
their St. K
feeding so much on animal food, and to the comparative
ease they etijoy. They were well provided wthe
necessary tor the long voyage; Mr. NPLeoci, the humanevery
proprietor of the island, came to Glasgow to seethem
and it was very affecting to observe them crowd about
him, and in their own expressive language wish God to
bless him as each shook him by the hand. The Skye
Emigration Society was formed in November of last
year, and through the praiseworthy exertions of Mr.
Sheriff Fraser, of Skye, meetings were held in Edinburgh
and Londoti, the result of which is that the society—
now " the Highland and Island Emigration Society"—
is patronised by Royalty and presided over by Sir
Charles Trevelyan. Two thousand souls or upwards
have already left Skye under the auspices of this society,
and when it is considered that this year again the
potato crop has failed in that place as completely as in
the first year of the famine, we cannot but recognise
the finger of God in working out a great scheme which
will no doubt ultimately prove to be for great good.—
Glasgow Um-aid.