The Sun.
London, England, 1809-11-07 00:00:00

MERMAID.

Ara±aigi 28th Sept. 1809.•
The following declaration was. this day dinitted
in the presence of the aftef;s4bseribing witnesses:
...I. Neil iVrintosli, in Sandy Island;Canna, states, that
he has
_heard from different individuals in the. Island
of .Canna that they. have *seen the fish called •Dyer-',
maids; that these "animals had the upper parts fC-
sea-lb; ink; ttre human figure, and the lb.,.er extremi-
ties resembling a fish.: In particular; about six years
ago, Neil Stewart and Neil IVl`lsaac,. both aliyem•
C.inna, when Walking upon the -sea beach nix
northern end of the island, on aSunday, saw stretched.
on a rock at -a small distance, an animal of the above:
(I,e4crivuotytiaving the appearance. ot a woman in
the upper parts and of a a fish below ; that on, seeing
them it spr..upg into the 'water, w hich- i hey had
a More 'distinc-t view of its upper parts, which
, strongly resembled a female ot the human species.—
That Lachlin Al'Arthur of the same island informed
IVl‘liitysh, that st,me years ago,. sailing from Ulst.to
Skye in a stormy day, 'he saw rising ,14:0411 the water
near the stern ot the boat in'which he was,- a figure
. reseinbl:ng a wotuan in its upper parts which terl
extrecn,ty.
Neil INilvintoSii further states, 1134 t, .he himself,
about five years ago, was steering a boat from Can-
na.to Skye in a stbrrpy day; that- when about one
fourth of the passage ttotu, Cpna he saw_sornething
near him of a white colour, anctof Abe, liutuaartigure,
• spring almost:out of the water, which•he took
.for
. the animal above described;' but as it instantly dis-
.appeared again, he bad no opportunity of examining .
it minutely; thal he felt 'considerable alarm at the
sightot it, as a general opinion or prejudice exists
among the inhabitants of, the We isles, that it
is extremely unlucky to meet with,or look upon such
animals at 'sea, or to point them out to the rest tof
the crew, unless they, observe it themselves. .
,Signed, APlntosh ; Robert • Brown, FaEtor
for clautantiald, witness ; :llonald,/vr.Neal of Can=
113,witness 3, William Campbell, W. S. Edinburgh;
.witoess,;..latues Gillespie, iArchited, Edinburgh,
witness,..,. . ,

. .
Vortree, Olober, z, !og;
That what is above written is a true copy of the
Attested NlALeor.my.lNttionT, N. P.

TriVE-SIDEAGRICULTURAL SOCkETK.

The followihg.is a list of the successful,Qandi.:
!dates fur premiums, at theCk.-toher Meeting, held
Ovhsham, on Thursday last :

To the fariner,-the,whole-of whose turnip crop, exceed-'•
ing sib acres, is the best, hye guineas, to Alf: üb.
hng, hi Sly tOrd. •
'l'd the'tariner, the whole bf:vvhose turnip crop, exceed-
ing six aures, is the best, the. whole of whose land, in tur.,
nips, in the estilaatibn of the judges, being 'not'wdriti more
than thirty Shillings per acre, fiVe guineas ;. to Mr. Tliornai
Bates, Halton.
To the farmer, as above, land.not worth more than.twen.
ty shilling peruere, five guineas. No claimantS.
For the hest crop of or Rata.baga ttrinips, not
less than three acids, five , guineas ; 'to Sir Wm. Lorraine,
Bart, liirkltale.,. •
For thetest crop of SiverhSh ideßutiJiaga turnips, .being
under three acres; and not Less than one:Were,, three guineas
to Win. Greenwell, Esq, Lanchester Fold.
'or the-best .cow, five guineas;' to Mr". Thomas 'Bates,

Next best ditto, three dittO; Arithony,Wailes,• Beath
Next best ditto, two ditto ; Mr.-Witham I obling, Sty.
ford,
F'or the best heifer, five guineas ; ta Mr. Thomas Jobling,
,Stylord. .. •
Next best ditto, three ditto ; Mr. George Arigus
Next best ditto, two ditto ; Mr. Aut.hoDy. Wades Beart.
best draui;lit mare, three guineas ; M r. Matthew Robson, "
Ttirockley. •
Best coach mare, three ditto Capt. Sohn Harbottle, Fen-
wick Sioeld. •.
. .
Besthunter, or road mare, tlireo ditto ; 'Mr. Thos. BateS,
Ilalton.

'lest breeding• sow, three ditto ; Mr. Thothas BpteS, Hal-
ton.
The premium of fiie',,guirtcat*; for the labourer in hats!pn-
dry, having hroimht hp the greirest
.thithher of letitunate
children, without parochial assist nceovas ad,iudged to lohn
Dodds, NeWhhrii-iatie,

A neartwenty miles race, was run yesterday morn-
in g on the'thc.bridge::road, betwecti Mes-rS. Howe
and Smith, celebtaied runiteis; which was won by'
the former by half a mile. The-winner r.:rfornieci
the distance in 2houcs and 24 minutes. Stniiiigas
the favourite before starting.