The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-07 00:00:00

HIGHLAND EMIGRANTS IN AUSTRALL4.

( From the Spectator. )
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The'accounts which have been already received from
the Highland emigrants are highly satisfactory ; ,and as
there are still some 200,000 inhabitants in the Islands
and along the North-western coast of Scotland, the
greater portion of whom must either starve or seek a
livelihood elsewhere, every means ought to be taken to
carry on the work which has been so well begun. On
the sheep-farms of Australia, old men and boys, who
have been unable to earn a farthing on the bleak and
barren Western Islands of Scotland, will receive liberal
wages, while providing the raw material for our thriving
woollen manufacture. The extracts from letters already
received, if circulated in the Highlands, would soon pro-
flue as: great- a mania for leaving Inv-n(5 ea has pre-
y-ailed in Ireland since the potata-6,11.1-Ind: - Donald
Maekenzie, formerly of Earlish, Skye"---where he must
have found it hard work to earn Bd. or 10d. a-day—
writes home to iris friends, that he has been " hired for
shepherding," and thathis wages are "751. for 12 months,
with rations and dwellings. Lest his old friends should not
understand what the rations comprise, he adds, "I have
of meat for the family, per week, 281 b. beef or mutton,
and 201 b. flour, 41h. sugar, and Alb. of tea We did
not feel any hunger since we left home, and we have
flesh three times a-day." What a marbellous change
within a single year ! And yet Donald seems to hove
been rather a moderate man in his bargain his old
neighbour Sandy M'lnnes, " who left Waternish, his
father is in Gedintaler,"—where he will surely not be
allowed to remain much longer, has at the rate of "1601.
a-year." Donald might have got a large sum too, but
he says, "I took one sum for a year, and am content
for it." Another fortunate shepherd, John Mackinnon,
aged 62, hardly knows how to make his friends in the
island of Skye believe the wonderful stories he Is about
to tell them. The transformation from a wild and
savage country hke that where he had been only a few
months before, to the beautiful region where he is nc;‘.v.
located, "partly green and partly thickly wooded,"
and where "they do not care about a sovereign
more than you of a penny at home," must seem
magical. But he is resolved not to exaggerate—" Now,
Sandy, it is no profit to me to tell you lies. That I will
not ;" and then he proceeds to give him an idea of what
Australia is, as illustrated by his own experience. Six
weeks and two days only since he landed in that El Dorado,
with only ten shillings in his pocket ; and now, "I have
in my possession this night, after paying all my expenses,
twenty pounds sterling ' • and that may tell you what
sort of a place this is. How long I would be in Skye
before I would gather as much 1 but here they are no
more in a person's eye than twenty farthings." This is
a specimen of the class of men that Australia requires,
and of whom we have still many hundreds of thousands
more than our farmers can afford to feed and lodge com-
fortably, much less to offer 751. a year of wages in addi-
tion. The time may come, however, much more rapidly
than they are prepared to expect, when they will be
forced to bid against America and Australia, unless they
wish to be left without labourers. What would a Dor-
setshire labourer, with a wife and seven children say,
were his employer to offer him and his family 2001. a-
year, with the following rations :-80 pounds beef or
mutton, 60 pounds flour, 12 pounds sugar, and a pound
and a half of teal Well may Donald Macaskill, " for-
merly of Borlin, Isle of Skye," in writing to his sister at
home, that he has got such wages as we have just stated,
add—" My dear sister, it is very difficult news to believe
at home, but you can only understand by this account
that I left the starvation behind. I can give as much
to my dogs now as I was getting to my family at home
to keep them alive with."

ANOTHER EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION.—Last night,
about a quarter before ten o'clock, a fire, attended with
a considerable destruction of property, broke out on the
premises, known as Kranmer's German Hotel, situated
at 18, Burr-street, St. George's in the East, nearly facing
the warehouses of St. Katherine's Dock, and within a
short distance of the London Docks. The fire was first
discovered by police•constable Riley, No. 53 of the H
division. Whilst passing along the street his
was attracted by an unusual glare of light in thesecond
floor of the hotel. He at once gave the alarm, but
owing to the fact of no one making their appearance, it
was feared that a terrible loss of life had taken place, for
the flames were rushing out of the different windows, and
were extending so far across the roadway in the direction
of the docks as to threaten the most serious results.
The engines of the London Brigade, of Messrs.
Hoare and Co., the brewers, and the West of Eng-
land Office were remarkably early in arriving, and
a plentiful supply of water having been procured from
the fire-mains of the East London Company, the engines
were called into operation, but the fire by that period
was curling round the windows of the hotel, and were
attacking an ancient tree, covered with hoar frost and
snow, immediately facing the house, and made the snow
drop like a shower of rain upon those standing beneath
it. The inmates of the adjoining houses, on seeing the
fire progressing so fiercely, at once made a precipitate
retreat, and carried their children almost in a state of
nudity through the water and snow into the houses of
their neighbours. The engines having been worked
with full vigour for two or three hours, the flames were
ultimately extinguished, but not until the premises in
which they began were nearly destroyed, and serious in-
jury done to those adjoining. The total loss is very
considerable, but, owing to the confusion which pre-
vailed, it was impossible to ascertain whether the pro-
perty was insured or not. Inspector White and Inspec-
tor Foay were of great assistance to the firemen in
keeping an immense crowd of spectators out of the reach
of danger.
BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. The ordinary
monthly meeting was held last evening at the society's
rooms, 20, Bedford-street, Strand ; Mr. T. Moore,
F.L.S., in the chair. Various donations to the library
were announced, and many thousand British plants had
been received since the annual meeting, which would be
distributed to the members next month. The Rev. A.
Bloxliam sent for exhibition specimens of Trifolium
patem, discovered by the Rev. W. U. Coleman on the
railway embankment: Ashby-dvla.Zouoil.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,—Through the courtesy and liberality of
Burder, Secretary to the Bishop of Winchester, I have
led the following deeds of resignation by Lord
of his two valuable livings of Alresford and
s- I say courtesy, because, it is not clear I,
demanded them even with payment ; and I
erm- it liberality, because that gentleman would not
make any charge. It must be borne in mind that the'
above two livings were conjointly (exclusive of their •
houses, glebe, and fees) of the value of about 4,0001. a..
year, and that no earthly reason could exist for Lord'
Guilford resigning his livings but that which is sup-
posed and believed to have actuated him—viz., a hope
to escape from the consequences of his malfeasance in,
his assumed trusteeship of St. Cross Hospital.
It will be seen that in the deeds of resignation his
Lordship states, that "for certain just and lawful
aauses, &c." &e., he " purely, simply, and absolutely
resign, the said livings, without fraud or deceit." Now,
sir, it is not only openly stated, but believed to be the
opinion of all reasonable arid unprejudiced people, that'
his Lordship was "moved to resign" in the hope, or,
s his " apologists' affirm, with the " understanding,"
that if he resigned his two livings, he was to retire from.
the :,)trdal of Cr
heer,vise,tit
certainos it is that Be.that
, atLotrdasshsieprtdioidn trueor ,
specific overtures fur a compromise ; and it' is just as
true that he was about retiring from the contest by'
paving "3,6004." for dilapidations (which under any.
circumstances lie must have pail), had not my colleague,
Mr. Andrews, and myself stepped in to prevent,
him, by furnishing the solicitors to the suit (Messrs.
Fearon and Clabon) with those circumstances which
have appeared from time to time in the columns of
the Times. This view of the case is corrobo-
rated by a leter I some time since received from one of
his lordship's " apologists," in which the writer, in the
simplicity of his heart, states, "that if the course adopted
by Mr. Andrews and myself is persisted in, and proves
succefsful in compelling Lord Guilford to refund the-
fines he has taken, it will be a breach of faith, inasmuch-
as his lordship was given to understand that by the re 7.
signation of his preferments no further proceeclinga
would be taken against him relative to St. Cross.
Supposing this to be so, by the act of Elizabeth the
"resigning for any benefit, directly or indirectly," is
gross simony ' and, therefore, as the benefit on the above
statement of his lordehip's_Lr*als abseil:4pr fror "the
,fines that inflicts a fienaltyce. him poi WON the amount
of the benefit—to wit, about twice 90,0001. TO sup-
pose that a man who only gave to the perpetual, ouratit -
of the parish of Yateley 24/.-a year ; -to- that-of 'Aiiitsrf,
shott or Long Sutton, 151. a year ; to that of Freefolk,.
15/. a year (and in which parish the Sacrament has not,.
I am informed, been administered within the memory
of man), and to the curate of St. Faith, after a servi-
tude of 38 years, not a farthing ; and to the schools of
the said parishes (being under the hospital), nil—to
imagine that such a man would give up, without a quid
pro quo, 4,0001. a-year is to credit what no sane person'
would or does believe. There are many questions which.'
could be put to his Lordship bearing most significantly,
on this subject, and which will be put to him, should.
it come before a committee of the House of Commons ;
but, as Mr. Andrews and myself have but one motive-
which actuates us—namely, the restitution of the pro-
perty to the poor, we do hope that his Lordship's ad-
visers will succeed in inducing him to offer at this eleventh
hour to the authorities a fair composition for the wrong
and robbery to the poor, with the cancelling of the
leases, in conformity to the opinion of Sir W. Wynne
and the late Lord Langdale ; so that the hospital
may come into the immediate benefit of its immense
wealth. If his Lordship will do this (as eventually he
will be compelled to refund the whole), we will with-
draw all further opposition and exposure and expense to
him. But, if his Lordship does not do so within a few
days, it will be too late, and we shall perseveringly
follow him up, and succeed.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
H. HOLLOWAY.
Churchwarden of the Parish and Parish
Church of St. Faith, with the Master-
ship of St. Cross Hospital annexed.

St. Cross, Jan. 3.
P.S. It may not be out of place to state that, on the
application of Mr. M`Leod, the solicitor for Brother
March (the only one of the 13 who refused to' lend his
name to the fraudulent answer to the information), the
counsel for the Attorney. General has expressed his
opinion that it is proper a professional man should
attend before the Master to protect the future inte-
rests of the brethren against the Master, and it is but
just to the solicitors to the suit to say that they have
supplied our solicitor with copies of the former plead-
ings, in order that our new information against the Earl
fur the Attorney-General's fiat to allow us to be relators
may be adapted so as to supply the informality in the
old one, which the Master of the Rolls complained pre-
vented him from compelling Lord Guilford to refund.

(Copy.)
"In the name of God, amen.—Before you, a notary
public, and credible witnesses here present, I, the Right
Hon. and Rev. Francis. Earl of Guilford, clerk, rector
of the rectory and parish church of Alresford, with the
chapels of New Alresford and Medsted, in the county a
Southampton and diocese of Winchester, for certain-
just and lawful causes me thereunto especially mov-
ing, without compulsion. fraud, or deceit, do
purely, simply, and absolutely resign and give up,
my said rectory and parish church of Alresford, with the
chapels of New Alresford and Medsted aforesaid, with
ad their rights, members, and appurtenances, into the'
_lauds of thoßight Rev. Father in God Charles Richard,
by divine rerrnission-rorM4op_ of Winchester, —or of
any other whomsoever having or that hall have power'
to admit this my resignation ; and I totally renounce my,
right, title, and possession of, in, and to the same, with'
all their rights, members, and appurtenances heretofore,
had and hitherto belonging to me. I quit them and
expressly recede from them, by these presents ; and,
that this my resignation may have its full effect, I do
hereby nominate and appoint John Burden the elder and
John Burder the younger, gentlemen, both of 27, Parlia-
ment-street, Westminster, jointly and severally my proc-
tors or substitutes, to exhibit this my resignation to the
said right rev. father, and in my name to pray that his
lordship would graciously vouchsafe to accept thereof
and to pronounce, decree, and declare the rectory and
parish church of Alresford, and the chapels of New
Alresford and Medsted aforesaid, void and to be void of
my person to all intents of law that may follow there-
upon, and to decree the intimation of the said avoidance
may be issued to the patron thereof. In witness whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 15th day of
October, in the year of our Lord 1850.
" GUILFORD. (L.S.)
" Witnesses present,—E. Newman Knocker, of Scar-
gate-street, Dover, gentleman ; Edward Part, of
ITown-wall-street, Dover, gentleman."

"We accept this rm;nation of the rectory and parish
church of Alresford, with U,.' e chapels of New Alresford,
and Medsted, in the county of Southampton, and our
diocese of Winchester, as it is exited to us by John
Burder the elder, one of the proctors therein named ;
and we do declare the said rectory and chat els void and
to be void of the person of the within-names : .Francis,
Earl of Guilford, the party resigning to all inte.9tB of
law that may follow thereupon. Dated this 18th da> of
October, in the year of our Lord 1850.
"C. R. WINToIg,"

On the 15th day of October, in the year of our Lard
1850, .the Right Hon. and Rev. Francis Earl of Guil-
ford, clerk, rector of the rectory and parish church of
Alresford, with the chapels of New Arlesford and Med-
sted, in the county of Southampton and diocese of Win-
chester, appeared personally before me, the underwritten
notary public, and resigned, gave up, and surrendered
his said rectory and parish church, with the said cNaPels
of New Alresford and Medstead, and appointed doh',
Burder the elder and John Border the younger, gentle=
men, both of 27, Parliament-street, Westminster his
proctors, jointly and severally to exhibit the same to the
Right Rev. Father in God Charles Richard, Lord
Bishop of Winchester, and did and performed all other
things as in his said resignation hereunto annexed is Pr
ticularly specified and set forth, in the presence of
nesses attesting the same, which I attest.
"JAMES GRAMMER, Notary Public. (L.S.)"

"In the name of God, amen.—Before you, Edward
Knocker, of the town and port of Dover, in the comity of
Kent, gentleman, a notary public, and credible witnesses
here present, I, the Right Hon. and Rev. Francis, Earl of
Guildford, clerk, rector of the rectory of the parish church
of St. Mary, near Southampton, within the liberties of
the town and county of the town of Southampton, and
within the diocese and jurisdiction of th.e Right Rev.
Father in God Charles Richard, by Divine permission
Lord Bishop of Winchester, for certain just and lawful
causes me hereunto specially moving, without compul-
sion, fraud, or deceit, depurely, simply, and absolutely
resign and give up the rectory and parish church of St,
Mary, with all its rights, members, and appurtenances,
into the sacred hands of the said Right Rev. Father, or
of any other whomsoever that bath or shall have
power to accept this my resignation, with all my right,
title, and possession of, in, and to the same, and, that
this my resignation may have its full effect,.l do hereby
nominate and appoint my beloved in Christ, William
Pritchard, of Doctors'-commons, London, and Charles
Wooldridge, of Winchester, gentleman, jointly and
severally proctors and substitutes, to exhibit this my re-
signation to the said right rev. father, and in my name
to pray that his lordship would he graciously pleased to
accept thereof, and to pronounce and declare the rectory
of St. Mary aforesaid vacant and void of my person. In
witness whereof, I, the said Francis, Earl of Guilford,
Ihave hereunto set my hand and seal the second day of
December, in the year of our Lord, 1850.
GUILFORD. (L.S.)
" Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of :--
"J. JUDGE, 24, Snargate-street, Dover,
Bookseller.
" EDW. PART, of Townwall-street, Dover,
Gentleman.
"Done in my presence, and certified by me.
(L. S.
"EDWARD KNOCKER, Notary Public.

" We accept this resignation of the rectory and parish
church of St. Mary, near Southampton, within the
liberties of the town and county of Southampton, and
our diocese of Winchester, as it is transmitted to us by
William Pritchard, one of the proctors therein named.
And we do declare the said rectory void, and to be void
of the person of the therein named Francis, Earl of
Guilford, clerk, the party resigning, to all intents of law
that may follow thereon.
"Dated this fourth day, of December, in the year of
our Lord, 1850.

tQ. R. Wurzox.'',

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