The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-17 00:00:00

MR. COBDEN AT FLORENCE.

During Mr. Cobden's stay at Florence, Monsieur
Fenzi gave him a dinner at his country house a few
miles from that city, at which upwards of thirty ladies
and gentlemen were present; on which occasion Sigeor
Zamrini delivered, in Italian, an improvise poetical
address to Mr. Cobden, which we are told created a
great sensation in the minds of his susceptible and
enthusiastic auditors. The following is a free para-
phrased translation from the pen of a gentleman of this
town:—
Cobden! thy far-known and self-honouresl name
We bail with pleasure and with gratitude"!
'Tis link'd with patriot-zeal, and the warm wish
To serve the common cause of all Mankind.
Albion's new day-star! thou diffusest light
In realms by mental darkness long obscured,
And brighter times dost herald through the world!
Victorious champion in the glorious war
'Twixt Reason and tyrannic Ignorance,
Which once bore sway within thy native shores,
Accept the tribute of our heartfelt praise,
In which all Europe bears a willing part!
Unsought-for praise be thine in every clime,
For wheresoe'er thy footsteps may be led
The triumph of Free Trade shall be proclaimed.
In fair Etruria Commerce first was freed
From vassal bondage:—Leopold the wise
Thus wrote in characters indelible
" This for the World"—and for the world it was.
In thee, illustrious Stranger! is displayed
The glory of that noblest civil right,
When exercised by great and generous minds!
Freedom and Fame in every land,
And every age—move hand in hand.
But Italy was the elect of God,
In this his glorious plan;—for she maintained
More than a century, 'midst darkest clouds,
And direst foes, the glorious principle
Of " unrestricted trade for mutual good,
Throughout the habitable globe."
Where Freedom—Nature's law—has spread,
And aided Commerce, it has shed
A thousand blessings on a thousand realms.
Yes! palaces and temples have been reared
By the donations of commercial wealth;
While knowledge has diffused its light sublime,
And bade defiance to the power of Time!

If, honoured Viaitor, thou should'st pursue
Thy course through other districts of our realm,
Although thou must in sympathy lament
The cruel degradation of its bonds,
Yet wilt thou its surpassing beauty own;
And the benignant power of Commerce hail.
Etruria, Flora's garden and delight,
Like a new Eden will entrance thy sight,
Or, like the Elysium of departed times,
Will realise the dream of heaven on earth.
Cobden! we thank thee from our inmost hearts
For the delight thy presence here imparts:
We hail thee, like a long-known, long-lov'd friend,
Or cherished Brother,—sure, in every spot
That variegates the "Wanderer's shifting lot,
To find community of heart and soul:
Thus may the truth extend from pole to pole!
Till one expansive law of Christian love,
Shall govern earth below, and Heaven above!
—.Manchester Guardian.

BALLOON ASCENT.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
Mr. Hampton made an ascent in his splendid balloon,
the "Erin-go-Bragh," from Stoke-upon-Trent, on
Monday last, accompanied by Mr. G. Wise Filcher, of
Shelton. Three other gentlemen were prepared to
ascend, but from a slight accident at the gas-works,
Mr. H. was not able to get a sufficient supply for such
purpose, or the balloon would have been capable of
ascending with six persons. Although the weather was
wet many thousand persons attended to view the ascent;
the balloon is about 40 feet diameter, and when the car
is attached about 90 feet high. We left the ground at
seven o'clock, and after remaining in view half an hour,
we entered a dense cloud and remained obscured about
ten minutes; during this time the cold was intense, and
the altitude could not be less than three miles; the rare-
fication of the air was so great that the balloon, which
could not have been more than half-filled with gas on
leaving the earth, filled out to her full size, and was dis-
charging gas rapidly from the lower valve for some
time, and Mr. Hampton was obliged
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which gave the clouds an appearance of chalky moun-
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was very gradual, passing through the clouds, which
were so thick that we could not see each other in the
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for the worst, as he could perceive by the flapping of
the silk, caused by the condensation of the gas, that
there was a strong breeze blowing near the earth, and
ordered me to sit in the bottom of the car while he re
gulated the descent; from the grapnel not at first laying
hold we received several violent shocks, but the balloon
was soon brought up by a large tree, but not before it
was dismembered of several large branches of at least
ten inches diameter. Several persons then came to our
assistance. On inquiry we found ourselves at " Meg-
lane," about three miles from Macclesfield, and must
have travelled not less than thirty or forty miles, from
the different currents of air, which took the balloon in
different directions. We were in the air about three-
, quarters of an hour. Many of the country people had
followed the balloon for miles.

The advices received from Newfoundland by the
American packet are more favourable than was anticipated
respecting the seal fishery. The latest arrivals brought
large cargoes. Distress among the poorer classes is, how-
ever, much complained of. From Miramichi the intelli-
gence on the state of the weather is unfavourable, and agri-
cultural labour was much in arrear. The lun►berers were in
full activity, having been exceedingly successful in getting
their timber afloat.
PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND).—The gross total num-
ber of men employed on public works in Ireland during the
week ending Saturday, the sth of June last, amounted to
118,07, and the total expewe to 45,3101.

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen, attended by Lady Caroline Cocks, took
an airintr, yesterday in an open carriage and four. Lord
Alfred Paget, Equerry in Waiting, attended on horse-
back.

His Royal Highness Princ ,Übert rode out on horse-
back yesterday, attended by Colonel Bouverie, Equerry
in Waiting.
Her Majesty fond Prince Albert left Buckingham
Palace at half-past nine o'clock last evening, to honour
the Duchess of Sutherland with their company at the
State Ball given by her Grace at Stafford-House, St.
James's. The Royal suite consisted of the Marchioness
of Douro, Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon. Miss Paget,
Baroness de Speth, Lord Byron, Lord George Lennox,
Major-General Bowles, Admiral Sir Edward Codrington,
Captain Francis Seymour, Lord Alfred Paget, Colonel
Bouverie, and Dr. Meyer.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, at-
tended by Lady Augusta Cadogan, honoured the Duchess
of Sutherland with her company at the ball last evening,
at Stafford House.

Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, attended by the
Countess of Assenburg, honoured the establishment of
the Messrs. Garrard with a visit yesterday, and inspected
the model gallery.
The Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Saxe Weimar, attended by the Countess of Assenburg,
Count de Beust, and Baron de Zigesar, honoured the
Russian Minister and the Baroness de Brunnow with
their company at dinner, yesterday, at the residence of
the Legation in Dover street. In the evening their
Royal Highnesses, attended by their suite, went to the
State Ball given by the Duchess of Sutherland at Staf-
ford House.

The Earl of Fingall had an interview with Earl Grey
yesterday at the Colonial-office. Captain Fitzgerald,
R.N., had also an interview with his Lordship yester-
day.
A deputation from the Leeds Central Station Com-
pany, consisting of Messrs. Atkinson, Dibb, Derbishire,
Marshall, Cash, Eddison, and Pritt, accompanied by
Mr. W. Beckett, M.P., Mr. Denison, M.P., Mr. Aldam,
M.P., Mr. Entwisle, M.P., had an interview yesterday
with the Right lion. Edward Strutt, at the office of the
Commissioners of Railways in Great George-street.
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Co-
lonial-office for the Governors of the West India
Colonies.

A MIRACLE.—M. Alcan and M. Rene, a print
publisher and printer were iadicted before the tribunal
at Paris for having, without being duly authorised to do
so, printed and published an engraving, accompanied by
letter-press text, giving an account of " the Apparition of
the Holy Virgin to two Children on a Mountain of Sallette,
on Saturday, the 19th September, 1846." The account sets
forth how two children, employed in watching cows in the
mountains, beheld a vision of the Holy Virgin, who
was weeping upon a rock. She called and spoke to
them, making sundry complaints of the irregular manner
in which masses had been said to her, and if matters were
not mended, threatened a continuance, with increased
severity, of the potato disease, which she said was owing
to the carelessness and inattention shown to the rites of
religion, which were left to the care of old men, while
the young ones amused themselves and scoffed at its
mysteries. If the potato disease did not suffice to turn
them from the error of their ways, she threatened
the world with an utter failure of the corn crops
the following year ; if that did not do, with a com-
plete famine the next year ; and if all these means
did not do, she would kill all children under seven
years of age the following one. But if men turned
to her with true repentance, corn and potatoes
should flourish as they had never done before, and
the world would prosper. She commanded the two
children to relate to every one what had occurred. She
walked talking with them for about half an hour, and
they observed that the grass did not bend beneath her
feet; she then gradually faded away in mist till she was
gone. They gave a very accurate account of her dress
and appearance. Since then, a confirmatory account of
the first statement had appeared, which further
declared that a spring of water had sprung up
where she sat, and that the rock had been en-
dowed with certain miraculous properties. Some
officers of the neighbouring garrison had experimented
upon a piece of it at their quarters. On striking it with
a knife, it burst open with a loud noise, displaying a
head of Christ with a crown of thorns. The deposition
of the two children was taken in the presence of five
ecclesiastics, and a number of laymen, and had made a
great impression in the neighbourhood where the vision
occurred. Judgment on the printer and publisher has
been postponed.—Gazette des Tribuneaux.
ANNOYING AND ASSAULTING ADMIRAL BOUCHIER.
—Mark M'Cormack was charged on Tuesday, at West-
minster Pclice-court, with attempting to break into the
bedroom of one of Admiral Bouchier's female servants,
and also with assaulting the Admiral. Admiral Bou-
chier occupied a suite of apartments in defendant's
house, and during the last few days he and his servants
had been subjected to considerable annoyance by the
defendant. About eleven o'clock on Monday night Jane
Isaacs, one of the Admiral's servants, met the defendant
on the drawing-room stairs and asked him where he
ss as going, when he replied, to the drawing-room, as it
belonged to him. As the drawing-room was in her
master's occupancy, she told him that he could not
enter there, at the same time informing him that a
female servant was sleeping in the room. He
replied, with an oath, that he did not care,
and endeavoured to enter the room, which was locked.
The servant, alarmed at the noise he made, came
out in her night clothes, and was proceeding to call the
police, when the defendant knocked her down in some
way and very much bruised her. The admiral, who
had retired to rest for above an hour, heard the
melee, and left his room to ascertain the cause
of the disturbance, when defendant abused him in
the vilest manner, upon which he called in a police con-
stable, and for a short time all was quiet. The defen-
dant's violence continued, and, at the request of Ad
miral Bouchier, a gentleman, a next door resident, wbo
had been alarmed by the cries of " Murder," came in
to protect the Admiral's lady and family whilst he
went for a police-constable. On his return, he en-
deavoured to obtain an entrance, when the de-
fendant struck him a blow with a candlestick on the
chin, after which he grasped him so firmly by the
throat that the complainant imagined he was going
to strangle him. Mr. Byers, the gentleman alluded
to, who had been left in charge of the family, fortunately
came up at the moment, and with great difficulty re-
leased the Admiral from defendant's hold. Defendant
entered into a lengthened rambling story, having no im-
mediate reference to the charge, and said that having
heard some reports prejudicial to the Admiral, as re-
garded his non-payment of little matters, he was de-
sirous that ho should leave his house, and acting under
an impression that he should not get his money of the
Admiral, admitted that he was very much excited and
unguarded in his language, but denied the assault. The
Admiral, who had previously stated that it was only
his wish that defendant should be held to bail to keep
the peace towards him, positively denied the assertions
contained in the prisoner's defence to his prejudice. Mr.
Broderip ordered the defendant to find good bail to keep
the peace.
The Honourable Lady Elizabeth Susan Percy,
who died at Rome on the 7th of April last, has left
funded and personal property in England, and within
the province of Canterbury, estimated at 20,0001.
Her Ladyship made her will at Rome, on the
22d of April, 1845, which was witnessed two
days afterwards, and has bequeathed to her faithful
man-servant and maid-servant each an annuity of
601., free of duty; and to the Rev. James Hutchinson,
whom she appointed one of her executors, but is not
acting, she leaves 2001. as a mark of esteem. Her bro-
ther-in-law, A. M '!)rummond, Esq., is alone tire acting
executor. All the rest and residue of her property she
bequeaths to her two nieces, Emily and Eleanor Drum-
mond, to be divided equally between them. It was her
Ladyship's wish that wherever she might die there to be
buried, privately, and not in a vault.
STAFFOR,D.—Alderman Sidney, of London, to the
great surprise and regret of his friends in Stafford, has
declined offering himself for the representation of this
borough. Family and local connections, it is thought,
would have insured his return.
SALatox.—The salmon appear to have entered the
rivers at last, and in great numbers, several stations
having had as many last week as for any month
since the commencement of- the season, prices are conse-
quently greatly reduced, and should fine weather con-
tinue, a further reduction may be expected.—Caledonian
Mercury.
JENNY LIND IN MANCHESTER.—The Manchester
Theatre Royal is to have the enviable distinction of
being the only one in the provinces, within whose walls
the bewitching notes of the Swedish nightingale are to
be heard. The furore excited in the metropolis by
this celebrated cantatrice seems still unabated, if we
may judge by what we hear of the high prices
paid, of the coats and dresses torn, hats and shoes
lost, and the crushing and faintings at the entrances
of her Majesty's Theatre, every night that Jenny
Lind appears. As soon as the theatre closes this ex-
traordinary songstress and actress—for she is both to an
extent approaching perfection—is to give two perform-
ances in our Theatre Royal. This engagement has been
made by the proprietor, on such terms that he can only
be remunerated by full houses, at prices of admission
considerably above those usually taken; but we have no
doubt that, whatever the price of admission, the house
will be crammed on each occasion. Manchester
Guardian.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—Yesterday morning, between
twelve and one o'clock, as the fine ship Harrison Chil-
ton was about to proceed on her voyage to Bombay, a
very serious accident occurred on board, which, we are
sorry to say, has unfortunately proved fatal. It
appears that, at the above hour, the vessel was
being hauled out of the Prince's Dock Basin, when
suddenly the hawser connecting her with the steamer
slipped its " bight." The steamer started forward at
that instant, pulled it taut ; but, unfortunately, Joseph
Parr, the chief mate, going forward, was caught by the
rope, and became jammed between it and the anchor.
He was squeezed so tightly that his breast and back were
severely contused. Ile was, however, released from this
situation, and assistance being at hand, conveyed him to
the Northern Hospital. Ile never spoke after the ac-
cident. He died in about an hour after arriving at the
hospital. The ship was obliged to haul into dock again
in consequence of the accident.—Liverpool Courier.
CENTRAL ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHIC STATION.—
On Monday, the dispute between the Electric Telegraph
CompanY and the parishes of St. Christopher-le-Stocks and
St. 13artholomew, respecting the alleged infringement on the
churchyard boundary, was amicably arranged ; and the ex-
cavations for the Company's Great Central Station com-
menced in Lothbury, on the ground formerly the site of
Founders' Hall. From this spot the electric wires will be
conducted, through the medium of the principal railways,
into all the country towns of England, eventually connecting
the entire island into this focus, from whence instantaneous
information may be conveyed er received from one end of
QreAt Britain to the other.

IRELAND.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.

DUBLIN, JUNE 14.—The usual weekly meeting of this
body was held to day, at one o'clock, in the Conciliation
Hall. Mr. John Reynolds, T.C., in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN addressed the meeting at some length,
and in the course of his observations stated that he had
lately been through the country, where he ascertained
that such was the distress in many districts, notwith-
standing the measures adopted by Government to give
relief, that the poor people were obliged to gather weeds
and boil them with a little salt to save themselves from
the most horrible of deaths.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. ()TEA, barrister, spoke upon the same subject,
and then proceeded to refer to Mr. O'Connell's death, in
doing which he took occasion to express his surprise at
the bigotry which existed in the British House of Com-
mons, when a writ was moved for the county of Cork,
that neither Sir Robert Peel, Roebuck, or Lord John
Russell, had the manliness to get up and pay a deserved
tribute to the talents of their late beloved leader.
Mr. J. O'CONNELL, M.P., read the following letter,
which was ordered for insertion on the minutes:—

" Ballymahon, June 12.
"My dear Friend—l enclose 21. 10s. towards the
funds of the National Repeal Association, three of which
are my own renewed subscription for the present year.
The annexed paper contains a list of the contributors,
who desire me to assure you that this sum is but a very
feeble mark of their attachment to your own respected
person, and their unlimited confidence in the wisdom,
purity and efficiency of the true repealers of Concilia-
tion-hall. In these sentiments they are earnestly joined
by every honest and good man throughout the diocese.
" In the present awfully distressed state of Ireland, it
cannot be expected that contributions from any one lo-
cality will be of large amount. Still, I am thoroughly
convinced that even in this season of fearful destitution,
all that is required for the triumphant support of the
cause of Repeal and Old Ireland is—organisation. For
this paramount object let the detailed and persevering
exertions of every true lover of Ireland be immediately
directed, and the National Treasury will soon be filled
with the voluntary offerings of a misgoverned and op-
pressed, but determined people. The minions of a hos-
tile Government—the hypocritical writers in certain
would-be Liberal papers—and our country's worst
enemies, the Chartist Repealers, may use their little in-
fluence and treachery as they please, but I repeat that
if our virtuous and -devoted people be properly organ-
ised, they will cheerfully supply abundant funds for all
national purposes. I may here give the outlines of a
plan I have lately submitted to our clergy on this sub-
ject, and which met the fullest approval. It is as fol-
lows : _ _

" Ist. Each priest to impress upon his people, for
some Sundays consecutively, the absolute necessity of
maintaining Conciliation hall in full activity, as being
the only assembly able or honestly willing to expose
to the civilized world our manifold grievances, and pro-
tect our religious and civil rights against the open op-
pression of one class of enemies, and the hidden trea-
chery of others.

" 1 The people being thus duly prepared, all the
pious and staunch repeal wardens of the parish to as-
semble at the parochial-house, under the presidency of
the parish priest, and with the aid of the curates, to
adopt such means as may seem best calculated to ob-
tain subscriptions in their several districts ; such meet-
ing to take place at the parochial house once in every
month.

"3. Each priest in the parish, as also every other
proper repeal warden, to keep a repeal account book; to
proceed from house to house among all the well affected
and solvent inhabitants, both in the towns and rural
districts, and give each an opportunity of entering in
this book, with his own hand, the amount he is willing
permanently to contribute by the month. Any sum,
even ld. or less, will be thankfully received ; and no
authority or other undue influence to be directly or in-
directly used on these occasions.
"4. A particular day to be named, on which all the
warden collectors together assembled would pay into the
hands of the treasurer the several sums collected, and
see the proper entries made in a parochial repeal account
book, to be kept for this purpose by the parish priest.
This duty could be most conveniently performed in the
chapel yard after mass on Sunday; after which the next
day for payment should be fixed upon. In forwarding
the subscriptions to the Association the names of the
parish and diocese to be given.
" I do not offer this plan as anything approaching
that perfection to which organization might be easily
carried even in the days of wretched destitution ; but
such as it is if steadily acted upon it would be found, I
am sure, quite sufficient to insure a great repeal fund,
without encroaching in the least on the political feelings
or pecuniary distress of any one Irishman. All depends
on the priests. May the Almighty reward those among
them who will give their pious energies to the charitable
and glorious undertaking.
"I remain, my dear friend,
" Ever devotedly yours,
" fi W. O'HIGGINS, Bishop of Ardagh."
The Learned Gentleman said he knew that his Rev.
Friend's letter would be the object of the ribald jest of
the English press, and particularly of the felon Times—
(Cheers)--but they cared nothing what either that pub-
lication or the Young Irelanders said, for when they
found that their actions were approved of by their
hierarchy and clergy, and the Irish people under their
spiritual care, they were satisfied to bear any amount of
abuse and misrepresentation.—(" Hear," and cheers.)
In conclusion, Mr. O'Connell impressed upon the Irish
constituencies the necessity for increased exertion to
prevent the return to Parliament of any but " Old Ire-
land Repealers.—(Hear.)
Mr. M. O'CONNELL, M.P., having also addressed the
meeting
.at some length, was followed by several other
of the minor fry, who kept it up until nearly five o'clock,
when the rent was announced at 361. 11s.
The meeting adjourned to next Monday,

The late Major-General Sir John May, K.C.8.,
K.C.H., has bequeathed to the National Gallery eight
pictures, which are to be given to the trustees of that
institution on the demise of Lady May. The following are
the subjects :—" The Descent of the Virgin, or Giving the
Rosary," by A. Veronese ; "The Adoration of the Shep-
herds," by J. Bassen ; " Still Life," by Gerhard Donro;
" Bleaching Ground," by J. Ruysdael ; " Dead Game,"
by Weenix ; " A Private Concert," by Gaspard
Netsch ; " View of a Chateau, with Mecklin in the
distance," by David Teniers ; " Portrait of Francis
Mieris," by himself. Sir John had executed his will
in August last, and died on the Bth of May, at the
age of sixty-seven. After making a few bequests, leav-
ing to each of his godchildren a legacy, and to his ex-
ecutors, Major H. Brown, of the East India Company,
and J. Jackson, Esq., of Coates-terrace, Edinburgh,
1001. each, who are acting in conjunction with Lady
May, and providing annuities for two of the upper ser-
vants, and legacies to the others, he leaves the whole
of his real estate and the residue of his personal pro-
perty to Lady May, 4,000/. to be invested and held in
trust, and, at her Ladyship's demise, divided between
his four sisters and brother William, in equal shares.
We have heard that Dr. Candlish is likely to suc-
ceed the late Dr. Chalmers as Principal of the New Col-
lege. In this event it is possible that Mr. Macnaughtan
of Paisley, will follow Dr. Candlish in St. George's Free
Church, Edinburgh.— Montrose Review.

BIRTH AT WORSHIP-STREET POLICE-COURT.—
Yesterday afternoon Alderman, the gaoler of the Court, in-
formed Mr. Broughton, the sitting magistrate, that one o'
the prisoners, a young woman who had been brought up
from the Westminster Bridewell for re-examination upon a
charge of robbery, appeared to be on the point of giving
birth to a child in the cell in which she was locked up. Sin-
gularly enough, Mr. Burchill, a medical gentleman, resident
in the Kingsland-road, happened to be present with his as-
sistant, and was in the act of applying for a summons against
some person who had committed an offence against the latter,
when the communication was made to the magistrate, by
whom he was requested to proceed to the cell, and render the
requisite professional aid, a service which he readily under-
took. In no great length of time afterwards he again ap-
peared before the magistrate, and announced that parturition
had taken place, resulting in the addition of a tine healthy
boy to her Majesty's subjects. Mrs. Fitzpatrick, the house-
keeper, and Mrs. Glibbery, the wife of the office-keeper, at-
tended, and it is needless to say that every care was bestowed
and every comfort provided which a birth, under such cir-
cumstances, could possibly receive. By a fortunate coinci-
dence, Mr. Thomas, the master of the Shoreditch workhouse,
in Ni hick parish the Court is situate, happened to be present,
and long before the closing of the Court he had the mother
and infant conveyed in a litter to the workhouse. It was
stated that no such occurrence had been previously known at
any of the Police-courts, although several have taken place
in police station-houses. The mother in this case is a young
woman 25 years of age, named Elizabeth Hayes, who was
charged with robbery in a dwelling-house.
ATTEMPTED MURDER.—On the afternoon of Fri-
day last, a man named Archibald Buchanan, keeper
of the Loans toll-bar, made an attempt to shoot his
wife with a pistol, and afterwards to destroy him-
self, but fortunately without success. Buchanan
and his wife have been separated for some time,
he living at Prestwick, and she retaining the toll-bar.
On Friday, whilst Mrs. Buchanan was at .Ayr, he
entered the dwelling-house at the bar, and remained, in
apparently good humour, with his daughter, until the
time when his wife's return was expected. He then set
out to meet her, which he did, and on making up to her
fired a pistol at her head, saying, " I have got a warrant
for you now." Happily the ball glanced aside, Mrs.
Buchanan having instinctively laid hold of his hand
at the moment of firing, but her face was severely
scorched. Buchanan then pulled out another pis-
tol, and fired at his own belly. The shot bruised
him' much, but did not penetrate, probably from an
insufficient charge of powder. Meantime, a little boy,
son of the unfortunate pair, who had accompanied his
mother, had escaped, and his cries bringing some parties
to the spot, Buchanan made off, but he was promptly
apprehended, within a mile of the spot, by Mr. Gemmell,
the Duke of Portland's officer at Troon. 29 bullets, as
many percussion caps, a quantity of powder, and the
brace of pistols, were found upon his person. He was
lodged in Ayr gaol next day.—Ayr Advertiser.
MEMOIRS OF LADY SUNDON, AND THE COURT OF
QUEEN CAROLINE, CONSORT OF GEORGE ll.—Some idea
of the amusing and interesting nature of this work may
be formed from the following list of the principal per-
sonages mentioned in its pages :—George 11. and Queen
Caroline ; Frederick, Prince of Wales ; the Duke of
Cumberland ; the Princesses Anne, Amelia, and Louisa;
the Prince of Orange ; the Dukes of Dorset, Leeds,
Grafton, and Buckingham ; the Duchesses of Kent,
Marlborough, Dorset, Bolton, Buckingham, and Kendal;
Lords Harvey, Carteret, Pomfret,Lymingt° n, Tyrconnel,
Sussex, Somerville, Ilchester, Cowper, Oxford, Grange,
Chesterfield, Russel, Widrington, Orrery, Cork, Halifax,
Radnor, Lovat, and Mar ; Ladies Kinnoul, Oxford,
Russel, Chesterfield, Windsor, Macclesfield, Hervey,
Cowper, Sandwich, Grange, Pembroke, Deloraine,
Hamilton, Powlett, and Granville ; Archbishop Wake ;
Bishops Clayton, Hoadley, Hervey, Sherlock, Berkeley,
and Talbot ; Doctors Bentley, Samuel K. Alured Clarke,
Middleton, Waterle,nd, Woodward, Sacheverell, Delany,
and the Sons of Bishop Burnet ; Sir Robert Walpole,
Sir Isaac Newton, Addison, Steele, Swift, Congreve,
J
Savage, Somerville, Thomson, Sir J. Thornhill, Mrs,
Montagu, &c. &e.