The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-01 00:00:00

THE COLONIAL MAGAZINE.

The public will require no better recommenda-
tion of this Magazine, than that it has for its editor
and principal contributor Mr. Montgomery Martin,
whose numerous works have so effectually contri-
buted to make the state and resources of our colonies
familiar to the people of Great Britain. First
numbers of periodicals are usually considered as en-
titled to some indulgence, butthe Colonial Magazine
would owe nothing to our good nature, however
much we might feel inclined to say in its favour.
We only regret that it reached us so late that we
cannot do more than notice its appearance. Be-
sides a large mass of Colonial intelligence, and
numerous well-written notices of new books, it con-
tains eight original articles on subjects connected
with trade, colonies, and colonization. We wish
it all the success which it so richly deserves..

[Wc have received many other Magazines, but
at too late an hour to permit us to notice them this
day. The " New Monthly Magazine," we have
not vet received.]

MRS. SALMON.—At the Christmas general
meeting of the Royal Society of Musicians, Mr. F.
Cramer in the Chair, among the applicants for relief
who had no claim on the funds (of which there were
upwards of thirty) was Mrs. Salmon, the once cele-
brated singer, who, in consequence of having been
deprived of her voice for twelve or fourteen years
past, is in very straitened circumstances. Mrs. Sal Mon
durnmenced a most brilliant musical career, as Miss
Munday, about 1809 ; she was engaged at all the great
festivals in the kingdom, and sung for the first time at

the Concerts of Ancient Music in 1815. Madame Ca-
tuleni was so pleased with her at the York festival in
1823 that she made her a present of an elegant piece of
plate. Mrs. Salmon was pre-eminent in such songs
as " From mighty Kings," " Rejoice greatly," " With
verdure clad," " All ! parlate," " Parto," &c.,
&c., and she was considered second only to Mrs.
Billington. The Royal Society of Musicians presented
her on this occasion with a donation of fifteen pounds ;
and distributed among the rest of the distressed appli-
cants nearly 701. The sum of 2,3511. 16s: was appro-
priated durinc, the last year by this excellent institution
to the benevolent purposes for which it was established
in 1738—namely, the support of aged and indigent
musicians, their widows and orphans. Mr. Parry was
re-elected honorary treasurer for the tenth time, and
Mr. J. A. Wood and Mr. J. Watts secretary and col-
lector.

SECOND AND MOST EXTRAORDINARY RE-
MOVAL OZ A BOG NEAR KANTURK.—KANTURIC, DEC.
26.—0 n Saturday last this hitherto peaceable town was
thrown into the greatest state of excitement. Dense
crowds of people were observed hastening on the Bo-
herbuee road, which was crowded for about three
miles. Public consternation was at its height, when
descending the valley between Derrygallon and
Ballyholahan, was seen a dark mass rapidly ap-
proaching, with something like pikes elevated in the
air. As the body moved with the rapidity of
a steam-engine, doubt was soon dispelled, nod it ap-
peared that about 200 acres of Colonel Longfield's bog,
at Farrandoyle, had, truant-like, gambolled through the
country, a distance of four miles, and was about paying
a Christmas visit to the Kanturk folks. The scene
was terrific, Illy, grand (if grandeur and bogs could be
associated together) and impressive beyond description.
Onward moved the mighty and overwhelming mass,
carrying utter destruction in its course, and con-
veying to the mind of the beholder an idea of one of
those catastrophes which geologists inform us have from
time to time changed the surface of the earth. Occa-
sionally it moved in a compact body ; sometimes, on
meeting obstructions, it rose in angry surges like
the ungovernable sea, elevating enormous pieces of
bogwood (which caused the mistake about the pikes).
The course of the Brogreen stream was soon impeded,
as the bog got into the valley, and the water having
become considerably swollen, and accumulated behind,
forced on the whole mass with fearful violence and an ap-
palling sound, and dispersed the bog-stuff and timber to
a considerable distance up the acclivities, leaving " tur-
bary" to the occupants of the different farms for four
miles for many years to come! It is to be regretted that
bog-timber, to the value of at least 5001. passed into
the Blackwater, the people being unable to come at it
on account of the great depth
.of the surrounding
bog-stuff—and it is calculated that no less than
1,200 acres of meadow and pasture land have
been covered at an average of ten feet ! The
first movement of the bog was observed by Mr. Robert
Swayne, of Kanturk, who was shootint, on it at the
time, and who narrowly escaped bein;lost. He saw
the impetus commence in the centre—in fact, the entire
of the centre of the bog moved at once to the side
until it forced the higher part here into a neighbour-
ing declivity, and went off before the alarm could
be given. Mr. Swayne, having got on terra firma,
nil with all his might to give warning of the danger,
but all his speed was unequo! to the task, and one
house was overwhelmed before he could call out. For-
tunately, however, no lives have been lost. The bog is
still moving, and it is thought will continue so for many
days. lam just informed that a coiv, belonging to a
fanner named Flannery, was swallowed up in the
bowels of the bog, and he looking on at the circum-
stance. Twelve acres of prime arable land have been
covered with bog-mould to the height of 20 or 30 feet,
belonging to the same individual.
THE HEREFORD BIGOTS.—At a meeting of
" The Hereford Protestant Association" held last week,
the following precious document was concocted for pre-
sentation to Parliament

‘• To the Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
of the Ufoitcd Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ig ?Filament assembled.
‘. The ltumble petition of the undersigned resident
gentry of the county and city of Hereford, showeth,
that your petitioners are convinced, by an actual in-
ikepion of the class books of the Roman Catholic Col-
lege'gt *Thogth, that the principles therein taught
err immoral to Z c eitreTe, subversive of the best in-
terests of society, acid inspMpatil:4 with the stability of
the most sacred civil and religious institutions of the
gota.t,e_
humb humbly entreat nt roefat inquiryyour
Honourable
"our pe
Gougect tione rts therefore,
appoint
a
commission
into the system of 10 discipline adopted at
that college."
fri:l,e;;'e petitions bear the signacure of thirty-four in-
Fliarn three are Baronets, fifteen county
magistrates, .aidgegtle,men of station and character
in the county, though pess,est,in direct different poli-
tical opinions.
THOMAS POWELL, Turnastow,
41,-',NRY COYLE, Major, Hereford, S" .SPcTO44,-,3!
THE Akiil44.4.:S FRIEND SOClETY.—Thoirms
Clark and John Dean were las week charged by Gibbins
with having cruelly beaten a horse wip4 be butt end of
the +Aqi•p. and Mr. Norton, of Lambeth-btmet,dirgsfftd
both Cliargez 0:„.-2,:iipse there was only one witnet..
.;01bbins, 'however; on to swine day caused W. Brest
to be committed for-foniteeri'days ia'y Alderman White i
for cruelty to a sheep.