The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-20 00:00:00

SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOIII4III 2O, 1849.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, FRIDAY.
The Qacen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
walked this morning in the grounds around the
Castle.

The Royal Family took their cccustomed airings.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent dined
with the Queen and his Royal Highness.
The Earl of Carlisle and Colonel the Hon. C. B.
and Mrs. Phipps had the honour of joining the royal
party at dinner.

The Hon. Miss Stanley and the Hon. Miss Mac-
donald have relieved the lion. Miss Cavendish and the
Ilon. Miss Kerr in their duties as Maids of Honour
in Waiting to the Queen.

Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, chairman, and Sir William
Hylton Jolliffe, M.P., deputy chairman, of the Direct
London and Portsmouth Railway Company, accom-
panied by Mr. Burchell, the solicitor of the company,
had an interview with the Commissioners of Railways
yesterday at their office in the Board of Tiade.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial-office for the Governors of the North
American colonies.

Dispatches were also sent off last evening from the
Colonial office for the Governors of Hong-Kong and
Ceylon.

HEALTH of the QUEEN DOWAGER.
(From the Court Circular)
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager passed an in-
different night on Thursday. Dr. Bright attended
her Majesty at Bentley Priory, Stanmore, on Thurs-
day, and afterwards left for town, Sir David Davies
continuing in attendance on her Majesty.
Yesterday the Queen Dowager remained in the
same state of indisposition. Dr. Bright returned
yesterday to the Priory from London, and remained
in attendance on her Majesty last evening.
TH

_E QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE CITY.
Yesterday the Chairman and other members of the
committee appointed by the Corporation to make the
arrangements for her Majesty's reception upon the
occasion of the opening of the Coal-Exchange assem-
bled in the Guildhall, for the purpose of commencing
their labours. The Lord Mayor continued with the
committee during the day. His Lordship and the
committee, attended by Mr. Bunning, the City ar-
ichitect, took a view of the new building and the
approaches to it from the Custom-house quay, where
it is proposed her Majesty and the members of the
Royal Fami►y shall land from the Admiralty barge
on the 30th inst. The moment it was understood
that it was the Royal wish to go by water, the au-
thorities at the Custom-house placed the building at the
disposal of the committee, to enable them to carry out
all the details of their operations in a manner calcu-
lated to do honour to the city of London. The com-
mittee came to the determination that an ornamental
and extensive covered way should be erected directly
opposite to the centre of the Custom-house, and ex-
tending to the entrance of the Coal Exchange, suffi-
ciently capacious, after all due preparations shall have
been made for her Majesty's progress to the new
building, to accommodate a considerable number of
their fellow-citizens to witness the procession by
water and the Queen's landing. They instructed
Mr. Bunning, the architect of the new Coal-Ex-
change, to provide all the suitable decorations and
fittings in such a manner as would be calculated to
have the most magnificent effect upon the occasion.
This day the committee of the Court of Aldermen
will meet for the purpose of making such regulations
as may be necessary to be observed in the ceremonial,
as far as their authority as magistrates extend, con-
nected with the streets and the river.
We have reason to believe that the following
arrangement, copied from the report of the proceed-
ings of the London bridge. Committee, on the occasion
of the visit of William IV., will be strictly adhered
to on the 30th inst., so far as the city will be
concerned :

" To facilitate their Majesties' passage down the river,
and to prevent confusion and inconvenience, two parallel
lines of vessels were formed into a passage of about 150
feet wide, consisting of a double, and in many cases a
trip!e line of barges, steamers, yachts, and craft of every
description, which extended from the upper water-gate
of Somerset House, next Waterloo-bridge, to about half
way between Southwark-bridge and the new bridge,
when the line became more open, and gradually spread
to the stairs of the new bridge on each side, so as to
afford ample space for the boats in the procession to
land their inmates and retire. The termination of the
lines at these points was formed by the eight city barges,
with the Navigation barge and shallops. Each barge
had its appointed station—those of the Lord Mayor (the
Right Hon. John Key) and the Stationers' dompany
were rather in advance of the bridge, and all were pro-
vided with bands of music. Flags and colours of all
descriptions were brought into requisition, and even the
vessels below bridge all appeared in their holiday deco-
rations."

Amongst the members assembled yesterday in the
Guildhall there was one predominant feeling, viz.,
that her Most Gracious Majesty would be pleased
to introduce his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
to her grateful citizens of London on the auspicious
occasion.

The Fairy screw steamer, and the Elfin paddle-
wheel vessel, are ordered from Portsmouth to London,
to assist on the above occusion. The funnel of the
former vessel has been made to fall down to admit of
shooting the bridges, and the latter is having a joint
made in hers to enable her to do likewise. Captain
Crispin, the second in command of the Royal yacht,
arrived at the Admiralty yesterday, to receive instruc-
tions from the Board relative to the Royal navigation
on the 30th. The steam yacht of the Lords of the
Admiralty (the Black Eagle) has also been ordered
from Portsmouth, probably to assist at the Royal
ceremony, and arrived in the river yesterday evening.

THE TRAGEDY OF RUSKBY.
13Y ANGELUS.

[The following charming verses will be perused by
our readers with pleasure—the first an earnest
lamentation over the sufferings of Madame Maders-
pach—the second an impassioned specimen of erratic
poe►try. They promise largely for the writer, as a
literary azpirant.—ED. Sun.]
I.
Sea s% hero in pallid beauty stands

The trembling wife, in wounded shame:
Tearless, and with uplifted hands
From pitying God, support to claim:
From God—for Man has none to give,
Nor pity, nor remorse,
But only the fell curse,
The tiger's slakeless will, that she shall tortur'd live!

0! twofold pang of stripe and sneer;
And worse—as stung to self-sought death,
Her husband on his blood-stain'd bier
A silent requiem saith!
And stall her wrongs dilated grow—
Her Son from honour's path
Is torn by Tyrant-wrath
To make more hopeless still, a WOMAN'S matchless woe•!

SUNSH INE.
BY ♦NGELUS.

What tho' lire may have its anguish—
Hopes, that all too briefly stay;
Faith, and Joy, that droop to languish,
Dying wnh the pulse of day :
Shall we, while the breeze is laughing,
Bid the glee-birds sing the less?
Dash the cup, Delight is quaffing,
Scared by shadow'd bitterness?
Oh, no!

Child of beauty! Summer hours
Coaling Winter cannot harm:
Let the primrose path be ours
While the sun shines out to charm.
0! so pure and bright our glatkess—
Rapture's kiss, or smile, or tear—
Thu' they call it " Love's sweet madness,"
Shall I had, if thou be near?
Oh, no!

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—Why do not the Post-office authorities en-
gage clerks of the Jewish persuasion, sufficient to
carry on the duties on the Sundays without infringing
on the feelings of persons, if smil there are, who think
it matter of conscience to impugn the direction of the
Christian Apostle ?
The Jews, great sticklers for the observance of the
Sabbath, make no scruple of employing a Christian
servant to stir their fires on the Saturday.
ONE WHO BELIEVES SABBATICAL
OBSERVANCE PROHIBITED TO
CHRIS'I lANS.—See Coloss. 2. 16.

DEATH OF MAdOrt-GENERAL MUNRO, OF THE
ROYAL ARTILLERY, —Major- General Munro, K. H., died
at Ratbmines on the 16th instant. He had been up-
wards of half a century in the army, having entered it
in 1795. He served in the Egyptian campaign under
Sir Ralph Abercrombie, and was present at the actions
of the 21st of March, and the siege of Aboukir. He
afterwards was engaged in the expedition to Wulcheren,
and was at the siege of Flushing. He subscquen►tly
served in America, during the campaign in 1814 and
1815.

DEATH OF SIR THOMAS LEITIBRIDGE, BART.—
This venerable Baronet, who was for many years a
prominent Member of the Lower House, died on the
17th inst., at the Royal Crescent, Bath. Sir Thomas
was Colonel of the 2d Somerset Militia, and represented
the county. of Somerset in Parliament for many years on
Conservative principles. He held a large property in
that county as well as in Devonshire. The deceased was
twice married, first in 1796, to the daughter of Sir
Thomas Dalrymple Heslieth; and secondly, in 1823, to
the daughter of Ambrose Goddard, Esq., of Swindon, in
the county of lie succeeded his father in 1815.
Sir '1 homes has issue two children by his first marriage,
and six by his second. He is succeeded by his eldest
son John. The family claims descent from an eminent
legal functionary of the reign of 'Queen Elizabeth.
It is not difficult to content one's self with solitude,
when it is known that society may be bad, if wished for.
—Eliza Cook's Journal.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DEATII or VICE ADMIRAL MAT HEW GODWIN,

Official intelligence was received at the Amiralty
yesterday of the death of Vic., Admiral of the White
Mathew Godwin, at the advanced age of nearly 83
years. The gallant deceased was what is termed a
" dotted admiral," not having served since be was
posted. Ile entered the navy in 1780 as a volunteer
on board the Foulroyant, 84, Captain John Jervis,
and on April 21, 1782, assisted as midshipman at the
capture, after a gallant action of nearly an hour,
attended, however, with no casualty to the British, of
the French 74-gun ship Pegase, whose loss, besides
being seriously damaged, amounted, out of a crew of
700 men, to 80 killed and wounded. From May in
the same year until the receipt of his first commission,
August 1, 1794, Mr. Godwin' la ith intervals,
served on the %Vest India and home stations in
the Pigmy brig, Captain Wm. Mitchel ; Triumph,
74, Captain Richard Onslow ; Flirt brig, Captain
James Norman ; Prudente, 38, Captain Henry Trol-
lepe ; Active frigate, Captain Edmund Nagle ; and
Royal George, 100, flag-ship of Lord 13ridport. He
then joined the 13,11erophon, 74, Captains Williams
Hope and Lord Cranstoun, and was afterwards ap-
pointed to the Commerce de Marseilles, Captain
Child, and to the Prince George, Glory, Thunderer,
and Tremendous, flag-ships, latterly at the Cape of
Good Hope and in the East Indies, of Sir Hugh Clo-
berry Christian. In the capacity of commander, a
rank he attained Jan. 15, 1802, Captain Godwin
Lest, on June 23, 1803, joined the Trompeuse sloop,
in which he cruised off the south-west coast of Ire-
land until Sept. 30, 1804 Having been promoted to
post rank cn the Bth of the preceding May, he was
then superseded.
The Gazette of last night announces the promo-
tions in consequence of the death of Vice• Admiral
Godwin. Sir Josiah Coghill Coghill, Bart., is now
the senior Rear-Admiral on the list, and Captain
Maurice F. Fitzhardinge Berkeley, C. 8., M.P.,
A.D.C., of the Board of Admiralty, is now the
senior on the list. Captain Edward Le Cras Thorn-
borough (1827) has succeeded to the 14s. 6d. a day
half-pay ; and Captain Edward A. Frankland (1835)
has succeeded to the 12s. 6d. a day half-pay list.
THE BREVET PROMOTION.
The promotions of the officers of the navy are such
as were previously due, and must, in justice, have
been made in the course of a few months, without the
auxiliary prompting of a Royal visit to Ireland.
Captain Robert Harris entered the. navy, Jan. 2G,
1822, and from that time to the present has served
afloat nearly 21 years. His first ship was the Eury-
alus, 42, Captain (now Rear-Admiral) W. W. J.
Clifford, and served in her at the blockade of Algiers;
and after a few months in the Algerine, 10, served in
the Cambria, 46, at Navarino, and shared in the ser-
vice of capturing numerous pirates in the Grecian
Archipelago, ultimately suffering shipwreck during
an attack on a nest of these marauders, at Carebusa,
January, 1828. He was next mate of the Ferret,
10, and was afterwards appointed to the Royal George
yacht, and served in the tenders Onyx and Pantaloon,
in charge of a watch in their various cruises to South
America, the IVest Indies, the coast of Spain and
Portugal, and in surveying the coast of Ireland.
He was made a Lieutenant in May, 1833, and
after serving in the Excellent, gunnery-ship, for
three years, obtained tl e highest awardable certi-
ficate. He served in the Melville, 74, as gunnery
lieutenant, in the West Indies, the Cape, and China
coast, and was promoted to the rank of, commander
for his services at the capture of the forts of the Bocca
Tigris, and for commanding a rocket boat in the
operations in the Canton River., As a commander he
most ably commanded the Flying Fish, 12, in the
experimental brig trials, and subsequently on the coast
of Africa, and since March, 1848, has served in the
ship from which he bas been promoted, having com-
manded the Virago steam sloop pro tem. as the man-
of-war escort to the royal squadron last year, in her
Majesty's cruise to Aberdeen. Captain Harris studied
steam in 1842, at the college, and published on his
return from China some "Remarks on Heaving Down
a 72 gun Ship" (Melville, at Chusan).
Commander Protheroe, promoted from command of
the Crocodile, receiving ship at Cork, has been in the
navy since 1811, and has served afloat 19 years. He
passed his examination in 1819, having served in the
Swiftsure, 74, Mediterranean ; Stately, 64, off Cadiz ;
Itnpetueu, 74, Lisbon ; Eridinas and Cerus, frigates,
Chatham ; Orontes, 36, West Indies; Horatio, 38,
East Indies: As mate he served in the latter ship on
home station ; Ferret and Helicon, sloops, North
America and West Indies ; and subsequently Doterel,
Britannia, and Rattlesnake. He was acting lieute-
nant of Beaver, 10, West Indies, when he was con-
firmed, and paid off from her in 1826.
Commander Bedford has been in constant employ
since he first entered the navy in 1824, and proceeded
on surveying service, at Newfoundland, in the Snap,
10, with Captain Bullock. He is the son of that dis-
tinguished veteran officer, Lieut. Bedford, of Green-
wich Hospital; was made a lieutenant in 1838; was
engaged in the survey of the coast of England, and
recently in surveying on the coast of Scotland, where
he has frequently piloted the Royal yacht when her
;Majesty or Prince Albert has been on board.
Commander Oliver Jones, son of the late Major
General Oliver Jones, who commanded the 18th
Hussars under Sir John Moore in the Peninsula,
entered the navy September, 1826; passed his ex-
amination in 1832, and remained seven years as mate.
As a lieutenant he served in the Southampton 50,
at the Cape ; Calcutta, 84, Lisbon • as first of the
Snake, 16, in the Mediterranean; additional of the
Queen, 110, same station; and as senior of the Pilot,
16, in the East Indies; and since May, 1848, as
senior of the Ganges, to which he is now re appointed.

ship while the Dread :ought was -undergoing a
thorough repair at Woolwich.
PLyrstru, Ocr. 18 —The Gang :8 is ordered to
be stored for foreign service, but her destination is not
yet made known. She is to have 68-pou riders, instead
of 32. pounders.
The Octavia, new .50 gun frigate, in charge of Mr.
• Henderson, Master-. Attendant of this (lock-yard, left
Pembroke last week, but the strong v,ind from the
eastward prevented her from getting up Channel until
yesterday, when the Con!lime() steamer towed her in.
When off' Scilly she fell in with :`strop g wind from
the east, wi h a heavy sea, which carrit:i away her foreyard, and she put back into Mount's Bay.
The Conflict, on her way down the harbour, on
Saturday, while under half-steam, werit aground on
the mud accumulated in St. John's Lake. She re-
mained there for twelve hours and a half, durirg
which time a party of shipwrights from the dockyard
were using their exertions to get her otE They .
removed from on board of her water,, shot, and guns,
amounting to about 100 tons, aid on the tide flawing,
by the ass:stance of the Confiince steam-tug, they
succeeded.

The Philomel, 8, at Devaaport, is to have Stirling's
metal sheathing tried on her bottom, instead of copper.
She will be taken out of dick on the sth of November.
The Trident was paid wages yesterday by Admiral
Sir Juhn Louis, and went out of harbour. She sails to-
day for Liverpool, for man. While she haA been in
this pLrt she has been payed over with Mr. Hay's
composition, which has proved so suecessfnl.
Hay superiaended the work, the Admiralty having
ordered him from Portsmouth for that purpose.
The Hound brig is ordered to be got ready fur com-
mission.

The Spiteful steamer is to be taken into duck, to
lave her bottom cluaned.

SPORTIN G iN INTELLIGENCE

CURRAGII OCTOBER, MEETING.—THURSDAY.
Sligo Stakes (renewed) of 25 sous, 10 ft, for two yrs
old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. Anglesey Post.
3lb allowed to untried stallions or mares, slb to both.
The Club will add 40 sovs. The winner of the Angle-
sey Stakes to carry 51b extra. No produce no ft.
Mr. Irwin's eh cPM Nono, by Retriever...(Chifney) 1
Cul.Westenra's b f Whisper Low ...... ...(lloyle, jun.) 2
Mr. Watts's b f Marchioness D'Eu (Lilly) 3

Won cleverly.

His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant's Plate of 100 gs;
two yrs old, 6st 51b; three, 9st 21b; four, lOst; five,
10A 51b; six and aged, lOst 61b. Red Post. 31b al-
lowed to mares and geldings.
Mr. Armstrong's Doll Tearsheet, 2 yrs (Monaghan) 1
Mr. Disney's Captain Grant, 2 yrs (L. Keegan, jun.) 2
Mr. Irwin's eh g Pio Nom), 3 yrs (Lynch) 3
Mr. Wallace's br fby the Major, 3 yrs ...(Murphy) 0
Mr. Farrar's bl c Viscount, 3 yrs (Farrell) 0
Mr. G. l'ower's b c Bullion, 2 yrs ...(James Wynne) 0
Mr. Newcomer's bc St John, 2 yrs (Fallon) 0
Won easy. P o Nono a bad third.
Curragh of Kildare Cesurcuitch Stakes, a Free Handi-
cap of 20 soya. each, 10 ft. 50 sovs. added. About
two miles and a quarter; second horse to save his stake
Mr. Murphy's ch c Dough, 4 yrs, Bst 61b (Magee) 1
Mr. J. Hyland's Allogrette, 4 yrs, 7st 21b ...(Foley) 2
Lord Waterford's Brother to Rattrap, 5 yrs, Bst 81b 3
Mr. Irwin's ch h 5 yrs, Bst 61b (Cnifney) 0
Won by a length.
Selling Stakes—Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25
sovs. added, for all ages; three yrs old, 7st 41b; four,
Bst 71b; five, 9st; six and aged, 9.;t 41b. Waterford
Post. A!l horses starting are subject to be sold for
200 sovs; entering to be sold for 150 sous allowed 51b;
100 soya, 91b; 50 soya, 141 b; 25 soya, 211 b. 2 sues each
for entrance.
Mr. Alingan's b f Portia, 3 yra, .50/ (E. Keegan) 1
Mr. IVynne's ch g Eemi, agd, 50/ - (Wynne) 2
Mr. Irwin's b c Red Knight, 4 yrs, 251 (Ducie) 0
Mr. S!. George's ch g Accident, 5 yrs, 50/ (Fol,y) 0
Mr. Ks egan's b c Maraschino, 4 yrs, 251 b (Miller) 0
Mr. Nolan's bl ca by Friar—Dust, 6 yrs, 100/ 0
Mr. L. Byrne's b f Revoke, by Retriever, dam by
Napoleon, 3 yrs, 50/ (J. Wynne) 0
Lord Waterford's ch cby Birdcatcher, 3 yrs, 50/ ... 0
A good race.
BETTING AT MANCIIESTER.—FRIDAY.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.-7 to 1 agst Rathmines
(take 8 to 1), 8 to 1 agst Baby (taken), 10 to 1 agst
Ribaldry, 14 to 1 agst Woolwich (tt,ken, and after-
wards offered), 15 to 1 agst Glauea, 15 to 1 apt Cruci-
ble, 15 to 1 agst Vanguard, 18 to 1 agst Cullingwood,
20 to 1 agst Rienzi (taken), 30 to 1 agst Prior of St. Mar.
garet's (taken), 1,000 to 15 agst Malton, 1,000 to 15
egst Shylock (taken). 1,000 to 1:5 agst Legerdemain.
CRITERION STAKES.
2 to 1 agst The Nigger (t)
II 5 to 1 egst Pitsford
4 to 1 agst Nutshell 0)
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Brighton harrs., Mon., Patcham; Wed., Race Course;
Fri., llyke-101-.
Brookside harrs., Mon., Newmarket-hill; Thurs.,
Telscombe Tye-10f.
F. B. hds., Mon. Ladock; Fri., Perran Wharf-101.
Mr. Littleton's I:ds., Tues, East Taphouse-101.
York and Ainsty hds., Tues., Ribstone Park; Thurs.,
Oalston; Sat., Crucky-hill-10i.
Brambam Moor has., Mon., liarewood House; Wed.,
Bramham Park; Fri., Bickerton Bar; Sat., Keddle-
lane—loi.
Sir Tatton S3lteu's hds., Mon., Soarington House;
We]., Whimour Build; Fri., Riiisthorp-101.
llc,l ]erne ss hds., Mon., Burton Constable; Tues.,
Everingharn Park; Thurs., Rise; Fri. Lund Village
C:Ttain harrs., Tues., Morton Bridge; Fri.,
Mr. Coates's, Pasture House-11.
Cl. veland hds., Mon., Upleat barn; Thurs., Hutton
Low Cross-10i.
Durham County hds., Mon., Elenvire Hall; Wed ,
Plawsworth Bar; Fri., Tunstall-101.
Ilatrog:de. harrs., Mon., Saltergat-hill; Fri., Cross-
roads on Thornton Moor-10i.
High Peak harra., Mon., firassington Wharf; Fri.,
Hurdlow house-11.

Mr. Trelawney 's hds., Tues., Cadover Bridge; Fri.,
Kpnnell,
Mr. Furseh' hds., Mon., Friar's Hall, near llattersly;
Fri., llunshaw Wood-101.
Mr. Morgan's hds., Mon., Deer Parks; rours., Dun.
terdtn.
North Devon hds., Tues., Lewortby Post; Fri., North
Molton-10f.
Tiverton lids., Mon., Spurway Mill, Oakford; Thurs.,
'Jayne Moor, lampton-10A.
Dulv,rton hrrs., Mon., Steeple Cross, near Hock.
worthy; Fri., 13anipton-104-.
Mr. Powell's Ws., Tues., Commercial Inn; Fri.,
Clegyfran Bridge-10.
Llanelly lids., Mon., Mansant; Fri., Biggin-10.
Tivyside lids., Mon., Eglwyrsw VilLige; Thurs. Llan-
dylri,,g
Show Quilt lids., Tues., Diliewyd; Psi., the seventh
milestone on the Cardigan road-11.

SPORTING.
Lord Lovat, the Master of Lovat, and Sir Philip
Egerton have had splendid sport in the deer-forest
during the past week. The deer were seen in great
numbers; and the party succeeded in bringing down
ten stags and a hind: The Deanie party—Mr. IVells
and Mr. Leslie—have had excellent sport in deer-
stalking. During the season they have succeeded in
stalking 21 stags and 7 hinds. At Langwcll (Caith-
ness), on the 31 inst., the sport of the season was
concluded by beating the covers, when a fine young
stag and three roe•deer fell by single bullets.
At Castle Leod, Mr. R. Clinton and Capt. Bennett
have had four and a half days—beginning on Tues-
day—of splendid sport, perhaps unsurpassed this
season. The returns for those days were-1 fallow
buck, 2 roe-deer, 170 grouse, 10 black-game, 11
ptarmigan, 98 partridges, 24 pheasants, 12 snipes, 5
woodcocks, 60 hares, and 45 rabbits—in all, 438
head. The buck was a very large one, and was
stalked on Wyvis on Friday. The bead was very
good. A head has been received by Mr. Snowie,
from Sir H. 'Vieux, evidently that of a stag of ex-
treme age. The horns have all the characteristics of
very old age, being long, thin, and almost clear of
antlers, only the brow antlers being left. It is a
curious instance of the careful provisions of nature,
that the brow antlers, which alone are used in de-
fence by the deer, are the first to come, and the last
to disappear before advancing years. Mr. Webb, at
Loch Itosque, has sent three good heads—stalked
last week. Mr. Fraser, Fort William, has also sent
an excellent head to be preserved.
We learn from the island of Lewis that since the
Ist of September the weather has been highly
favourable for all out door work, whether harvesting
or sporting. Mr. Denys killed a good stag on the
6th ; on the 25th he killed two, right and left shots ;
and on the 26th a full royal. On the 2d and 4th
October he killed a stag each day, making in all six
stags, and the number could easily have been doubled
had the effort been made, for some times as many as
seventy or eighty deer were seen in the course of the
day's walk. Mr. Cornwall Leigh, on the Ist inst.,
shot a splendid royal stag of twelve points, and a geld
hind; and on the Zd he killed two stags. The
grouse shooting averaged about twelve brace a day—
the highest being twenty brace for one gun.
In Harris the slaughter of deer has been immense.
Mr. Campbell of Jura and party have killed thirty-
five stags and ten hinds I This excessive destruction
of deer must surely be injurious ultimately to the
forest.—lnverness Courier.

The Pacha of Egypt having entrusted an order for
an English carriage, which Elaculd combine all the
recent improvements of British woi kmanship, to some
gentleman in this country, the selection has fallen upon
Mr. Horne, of Long-acre, who, i❑ a segmental
Brougham, has brought to bear most of his well•known
and valuable patents. This carriage, which gill leave
for Egypt on Saturday, is most unique and handsomely
ornamented, and bears the national crest of the crescent
and s:at s.

Woodcocks are corning in plenty in the coast of
Devon. William Holland Bickford Coham, Esq, of
Dunsland House, killed one on the 15 h, and two the
following day. A fine woodcock, weighing nearly 16
ounces, was shot on the estate of John Stranger, Esq.,
Lower Sutton, S:)uth Brent, by the Rev. Mr. Owen, on
Tuesday morning, the 16th. On Friday last a fine
woodcock was shot on Hawkerland estate, the property
of J. 13. Cresswell, Esq.— Western 7imes.

A generous man will, in his treatment to an enemy,
resemble the sun, which pours light all around it—even
upon the clouds that E trive to dim its lustre.—Eliza
cook's Journal.

CROWN PROPERTY IN NORTH

WALES.

(From the Carizarvon and Denbigh Herald)
A pamphlet is now in the course of publication, by
Ridgway, Pi2cadilly, printed at the office of this
paper, by Dr. 0. 0. Roberts, of Bangor, entitled
" Crown Property in North Wales; its Management
and Appropriation: with a Reply to Mr. James
Wyatt's (the Penrhyn agent) Letter to the Times
touching the Hundred of Uchaf." ,
The work is addressed by its author, to the Council
of the Liverpool Financial Reform Association, in his
capacity of deputy ranger of the Forest of Snowdon;
and is well deserving of attention, not only by that
influen=:ial body, but by the people of these kingdoms
generally, no less than by the inhabitants of North
\Vales in particuktr.
Had it not been that the quarterly sessions business
in the several counties over which we range, together
with an important public meeting in furtherance of
financial and political reform, combined with some
delased corre..spondence, to pre-occupy our columns,
some little spLee s ()nid have been devoted in our
pre:ult herald in order to illustrate amply, both by
extracts and analysis, the nature of the pamphlet
cllu+ied to. As it is, we must be content with
promising a digest of its contents in a future number :
shnply recommending its statements in the mean time
to the most careful as d dispassie n.tte perussl.
As far as we hove seen, from
,the brief glance
6:stowed upon its contents, they are of the utmost
importance in a national point of view, and such as
ought not to be lost sight of, in any meeting or pub-
lication, intended to promote the great aims of finan-
cial reform, inasmuch as they demonstrate the fact
that vast sums of public or crown property are an-
nually usurped by private individuals, which, if duly
accounted for, and paid over to the Crown, would go
far to render the yearly outlay, under the head of
civil list, less burthensome to the people, without in
the least intrenching upon the actual enjoyments, dig-
nity, or expenditure, however lavish, of the Sovereign.
This is of the highest national importance. If a
certain amount of income be necessary in order to
support the Regnant Family in that style of luxuri-
ous enjoyment, and sovereign dignity, which is felt to
be due to royalty,and if, at the same time, the amount
of taxation necessary to procure this income be felt to
press heavily on the people, it is surely manifest that
the hereditary and personal revenue:. of the Crown
should be duly conservated and accounted for, so as
to aid alike in maintaining the cost of royalty, and in
mitigation of the heavy taxes now impoNed upon the
community, or rather upon the industrial classes.
What must then be the feeling of honest, candid
men, when they are credibly informed, upon the solid
testimony of undeniable facts, not only that the
greater portion of the Crown revenues arising from
woods, forests, shores, estuaries, mines, minerals, &c,
are alienated, or in the course of being alienated ;
but that the perpetrators of these systematic and in-
creasing frauds are the very parties in whom is lodged
the legal and moral trust of looking after them on
behalf of the Crown, as bailiff's, agents, collectors, or
trustees ?

Whenever a robbery is perpetrated by a servant,
or other agent trusted with the management of pro-
perty, the judges of assize or chairmen at sessions
visit the delinquent with a heavier penalty than would
be incurred by a common untrusted thief; and if
the statements in these pages be borne out by facts,
a similar sentence of augmented infamy ought to
attach to the frlonies which they disclose.

THE WEATHER IN THE NORTH.
Since our last the weather has been dry, and on the
whole very favourable for the leading of the yet out-
standing grain. Nearly all the active farmers whose
lands lie low have completed the work of carrying
several days ago; but a few have not taken advantage
of the weather, or have been delayed by other causes,
and have still some work before theth ere they can
consider the crops secure. We have heard of nothing
of the least interest respecting the crop in addition to
what has already been reported; but the potato
disease seems to be slowly and surely proceeding with
its fell work. We learn from Tain that in that neigh-
bourhood evt n the cups have suffered to some extent.
The kinds known as "London Blues" and " Lady
Mary's" are rapidly decomposing.
Our correspondent at Fort William writes that the
weather continues fine ; there has been only one day's
rain for eight weeks, a thing almost unprecedented.
The crops have all been secured a week since. Part
of the potatoes are lifted. On the Ardgour side of the
country the disease will only affect about a fifth of the
crop, while about Fort William it will cause the loss
of from one-half to three-fourths. The poor people,
however, will be better off than they were last year,
owing to the quantity sown, and also because the
corn and peaty were never housed in better condition.
We are favoured with the following note from
dated October 12 :—" The weather since 1
formerly wrote you has been very unfavourable for
harvest work, so that very litle corn has yet been
stacked. The greater part, hoc % ever, is now cut, and
as the last two days have ben somewhat frosty, with
a fine clear sky and sunshine, a great proportion of
the crop will be secured if it continues dry for a day
or two longer. Lady Franklin left Orkney last
week by the Lighthouse steamer for the south. A
salute of sixteen guns was fired as her Ladyship went
on board."
In A rg.% leshire—a correspondent writes us on the
l2,h—the harve,t is not yet over, but a few fine days
more will see it fairly at an end. The potatoes are
very much diseased all over this district. herrings
(which form a large portion of the fbod of the labour.
ing class) are scarce just now ; but it is drawing near
the time when they are usually taken in great quan
tities.—lnverness Courier.