The Sun.
London, England, 1830-04-09 00:00:00

CELTENAVINA COLLIERY TO LOUGHCILL.

Four miles of the northern part of this line from
linamore bridge has been opened this season, and a❑ c 0
sive traffic already exists on it ; all the corn and but
from the neighbouring mountain district being carted t
way to Sligo, and limestone brought up as back-carris
The further progress of carts is prevented by the virs°l
bridges over the ravines, but in the meantime cultivat
and the reclaim of the moor goes on with rapidity.
The county road in the valley has been open some ye
between Drumsua and Loughallen ; the portion 00
Roscommon side is also nearly completed, but no 8t
having been taken towards erecting the bridge across
Shannon, I propose this season to get some other '
petent person to undertake that work.

CASTLERSA TO BALLYMOE.

We continue to keep in repair this road, which
great thoroughfare, and on the application of some respt
able country gentlemen, I have prepared a plan to be I
before the Grand Jury at Galway at this Assizes, fur
general improvement of the line front Ballymoe by
more and nem to Galway, with a view, in cosjoncl,
with the operations in other quarters, to open a great '
of coack communication across the kingdom from Gal'
to Belfast.

It is unnecessary for me to repeat in this report that tIY,
is an evident spirit of improvement and increased iiadur
visible in all this district, mainly, but perhaps DO 0
gether, arising from the expenditure of the public mot'
in opening new lines of communication, new mark'
and providing, to a certain extent, a supply of circuit,'
medium in the hands of the labouring population. Cal'
has appeared, and been invested in buildings, agricuit',
and trade, where none was supposed to exist, and althoo
the individual portions may be small, the aggref':
amount is considerable. This fact is best seen in the'
crease of the revenue. The customs and excise of
way have fully doubled since 1822, and, exclusive of 1;
improvement in Mayo, Sligo, &c. the surplus must
gone far to pay off all the sums Government have Oh
pended since that period in the province; while the PariA
lation are now enabled to pay the same rate of tazsti
per head as the rest of the kingdom.
As another proof, I may observe, that the mercOli
body of Galway have come forward, in consequence,
the increase of their trade with a bill for improving t`.
port, making docks, and a canal to Lough Corrib fro,'
sea, to be repaid by dues which they consider will,
quite adequate to the object. A few years ago such a fit
posal would have been looked at with despair, and I he"`
that other places are equally intent on improvement. a
is painful for Inc, however, to state that while Parlisto);
grants such limited supplies for an object so evidently I,
fitable to the State, and that so great a part must be
pended on the charges of administration and repairs
full accomplishment of these useful works seems likely
be delayed to a period which I cannot foresee.
I have the honour to be, my Lord,
Your Lordship's very obedient servant,
ALEXANDER N1A.110.1

On Saturday last, a battle was fought at C 1)
mersdale, near this city, between a Yorkahireman fafj;
Scotehman, which, if our information be correct,
perhaps no parallel in the annals of pugilism, eitheri,
the length of its duration, or for the display of despers,„
and brute obstinacy which distinguished the combsilvi
The battle lasted nearly three hours, and during t1:0;pi
riod the two infuriated champions engaged actually f°,.4,1/'tt
no less than 95 rounds. The men, as may be suplrr
were completely exhausted ; but victory at length tr.
scended upon the " son of York," and the unfortuno„ioit
ledonian was led stone-blind off the field.— Cadis/e/V. A
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A SKELETON FOUND.—On Friday 0, •
while tLe workmen employed by the Conamissiones•s
improvements were at work under the castle, they ti'd
vered a human skeleton. The bones were those of 11'
rather above the ernmnon size. Although the recnait'tf
a coffin were discovered, the corpse was found witbot
head down the declivity, a circumstance that almost s,:
rants the conelusion, that the person had been brough„ert
an untimely end by an assassin,
and hastily and ins
•••,
rnoniously huddled into the earth.—Scotsman.
Some idea may be formed of the irnporlo'll
changes that have taken place in the Statute Law
realm, from the number of Statutes that have been el
t
wholly or partly repealed within the last seveoyears (fit
4th to 10th George IV. inclusive.) It appears, froiv
table of repealed Acts of Parliament, that, during the al/i,
period, 1,126 Acts of Parliament have been wholly, A
442 partly, repealed, snaking a total of 1,569: of
1,341 relate to the empire at large, and 225 sold/ lreland.
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A badger, of immense size, supposed ta
nearly 30 years old, was dog out of his retreat, at 13°,u
ton Monchelsea, last week, by two men, who were
pied nearly two days and one whole night •in cles:v
away the earth to dislodge this fierce animal from his ri
which was found amply stored with the bones of °doi
animals and birds, various descriptions. -The Pi"
is commonly supposed to live entirely on roots, and
animal remains may be accounted for by the probabil"?‘
the hole having been the abode of a fox.--2/7aidi
Journal.

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