The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-16 00:00:00

DISTRESS IN SHETLAND.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—In my letter, as printed in the Morning Chronicle of
Tu-sday, and copied into your journal of the same day, there
are some errors in the abstract of the survey of the parish of
Unst, which I shall feel obliged to you to correct, by insert-
ing the following tabular statement, copied from the original
document, which I enclose for your inspection.
I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,
A. BARCLAY.

54, Burton-street, Friday.
Abstract of a Survey of the parish of Unst, in respect of
food, made on tLe 6th, 7th, Bth, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and
13th, of March, 1838.
602 Individuals having no provisions.
207
250
213
202
146
207
116
188
9 Weeks' ditto
10 Ditto ditto
11 Ditto ditto
3 Months' ditto
14 Weeks' ditto
4 Months' ditto
18 Weeks' ditto
5 Months' ditto
6 Ditto ditto

66

123

2,480
Average time provisions may last-31 days, nearly.

DUBLIN-WEDNESDAY.

About twelve o'clock this day Mr. O'Connell arrived at 114
residence in Merrion-square, in excellent health. The Hon'
and Learned Gentleman travelled by way of Liverpool, fro
which he crossed to Kingston in one of the City of Dubli
Company's steamers. We refer to our advertising column'
for a notification from Mr. O'Connell, requesting a mectitl
of his Constituents at the Corn Exchange to-morrow. le
shippiag list to the Chamber of Commerce from Kingstow.T
dated 10 o'clock a.m., reported a steamer in the offing w""_
colours displayed. On reaching the Pier it was found to 110'7
conveyed Mr. O'Connell, with the Member for Meath, afl
others of his friends.--Dublin Evening Post.
HARVEST.—The weather, we hope, has set fair. The twti:
last days are exactly such as the farmer would pray for—such,
in short, as will give us, as we anticipated, an abundant har-
vest, though a late one.—/bid.
The Corporation are still crowding the Registry Court %vit.!
their " Freemen." A goodly batch of thirty-six
mitted yesterday. The names, amongst which we obscr
that of Mark Beresford, have been published, under the 110849
of " Birth, Marriage, and Service." Up to the present dor
their magnificent Honours have held, that no one could V
mitted as of " right," and so the Town Clerks stated in a fe,-
turn to the House of Commons. What is the meaning of o'ls
change ? It is, of course, a manoeuvre, to evade the scrutinY
of a Parliamentary Committee. In any case, however, mat-
ters cannot be so bad as they would have been rendered by
the late Bill, as altered by Lord Lyndhurst, which gave
were acyto
power of manufacturing freemen, without controul or limits;
tion. It is evident that the Corporators themselves now feel
the necessity of some degree of caution in their proceedings-;
of doing their work in a less slovenly manner ; but they ro
still as ripe for mischief and jobbing as ever—perhaps more"
only that it is to be done safely.—Dublin Evening Post.

- r
Lord and Lady Holland will shortly leave town •f °
a continental tour of two months.
Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Ereshy and faraii);
leave town on Saturday for their seat in i'ertlishire. His LordshiP i
obliged to officiate at the prorogation to.day has delayed the raw"
departure for Scotland.

Lord and Lady Charles Fitzroy have left Burlingi
ton House for Latimers, which ancient seat his Lordship will °ea!
during the absence of the Hon. Chas. Compton Cavendish in Gerrnat"i
The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury
town on Tuesday, for their seat, Tottenham Park, near Marlborotlg,.'e
Wilts. Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce left yesterday, on a visit tor tr"te
Noble Marquis and Marchioness, who intend entertaining a large sir
of friends during the autumn at that splendid scat.
Lord Panmure is entertaining a large party of sP°rti:
ing friends at Brechin Castle, in the county of Forfar. No (IWie.-,
North Britain is more abundant in grouse and game of every descr:Pjo:
'rile Bishop of Chichester is on a visit to his son-lio
!
law, Mr. Strutt, M.P., at Derby; he will return to the palace ea'4),
September.
Lord Burghersh and the Hon. General Upton I 1Aye
left Brussels, en route, for Milan.
Count Bathyany has left for Milan, to attend as
Hungarian noble at the Coronation of the Emperor of Austria.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland
Sion House, this morning for Aluwick Castle, Northumberland.
_"10
Grace, being President of the British Association, will receive air
number of scientific visiters at Alnwick shortly after his arrival.
The Earl of Harrowhy left town this morning l“
Sandon Hall, Staffordshire for the season.
r
His Excellency Count Pozzo di Borgo gave a g-A
ifl a
diplomatic banquet, the last for the season, yesterday evening, at 'Ol
burnham House, to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prince't'hi,
Oldenburg (attended by Count Tolstoy and the Baroness Cl'Are
dame el'honueur), Prince and Princess Schwarzenberg, Prince 3.17,
Princess Soutzo, the Landgrave of Fur tenberg, Count Sentft 1111:01
the Austrian Minister at the Hague; Prince Paul Lieven, Coati!. tne
Esterliczy, Baron and Baroness von Rehausen, Chevalier Islis,ele"„o,
French Amba:sador and Madame Sebastiani, anti Countess Zavati7loo,
Prince El.erliazy was invited, but he was unable to attend. Ti ion,
gold was served in a style of extraordinary magnificence. The 193:i0n,
gold and silver plate of the Arnbassztoor was displayed on the ee.'ories
and the domestics of his Excellency wore their splendid State
covered with gold lace. late
Arran Lodge, the beautiful marine villa of the
.10
Earl of Arran, has been taken by Lord George Lennox, who will
there with his family during the bathing season.
TIIE Ol'EltA —PLEASURES AND PAIN'S."'" ava
Opera has been called a soul subduing, effeminate entertainment his
possibly the possessor of a box or stall, who is permitted to oceoP_Y, 1,0
place without a struggle, and give himself up to the influence :tie, At
favourite singer or composer, may find it so. But who that witne-'t the
this period of the season the pit doors in a state of;siege, the lush
opening, the attack on the men in the lobby, and every availablef
tion in the oren area of the pit carried by assault, will so misplace nto
word " effeminate," as to apply that epithet to operatic aintoeincott
Thanks to M. Laporte, music, like love, favours the brave. But s"Le, 10"1
confess that we liked Mozart well enough b?fore we fought for t-P" doors
that having paid for an Opera ticket—to wait half an hour withot.l: hot,
—to struggle another half within—and at length, with infinite till
and pressure, to win our way to a standing place, where little iseces
heard and less to be seen, by no means endears the pleasure or en'
the recreation.—Monthly Chronicle.
'nor the
VAUXIIALL GARDENS.—Yesterday evenv r,oo
grand Naval Fete which attracted so large a concourse of sPeetAte°ool',
Wednesday last, was repeated ; and certainly the number of PaetICIP
present, consisting chiefly, as heretofore, of members of then
reviot°
profession equalled, if indeed, it did not surpacs that on the Pre
u
occasion. 'Notwithstanding the late hour at which the arn'olsh all
terminated, thousands of the visitors, when we left, were stills hi the
the animation inherent in true votaries of Terpsichore, engaged
Of
enjoyment of the merry dance.
XTRAORDINARY SEIZURE.— crentlen'arl„.orse°
seized, large fortune a„,n.adynforboltne en° ehettoi
no ntso has
London, in
his carriageconseg and fOahe er,
riage containing smuggled goods. A replevy has just been tow—eat
payment of 5001. It appears that the coachman had the 1.04 erVal,
two hall.ankers of Hollands gin within the vehicle, and hi, foloertoti;
the footman, angry at not being let into the secret, laid an inf°ooth
and a seizure of the carriage and horses was the consequence.
servants have been dismissed. Ye
„e
return
nivoef that Aim
bseormseto consequence eti;
REPRESENTATION OF OLD TRINITY' te forfrg
nsiietaisnurie,araiffi 'a,;cnteinntgfupratritiiees., eligible to
rs 1000
very quietly through the Lower 1-louse We presume it qu_Aglilt‘
pose of relieving parsons from the necessity of tij holding I"en design.".,..4
cation by an annual contribution of IL—the relief being_ „, or sore
give assurance of the election of Mr. Shaw ard Dr. Lei.l._°foproj....
equally distinguished champions of intolerance, no matter
.; !en:: cos
10,1*
Views of public policy may break in upon the future res.id. t 'be op tiers
Sisterfor
the pt!iri,
envy. We think in other respects a sounder Reform have De:,,
especially as we understand that the funds thus obta Dy,
strictly devoted to the increased accommodation of the,stonts .;
Register.
erection of new buildings and the improvement of