The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-06 00:00:00

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THE NORTHERN MEETI\a.
The annual rely:ion of the nobEity, and gen 4, 7.-*d
v sitan's of ,he north, previously to A general di. .!.ure
for the south, . commenced in Inverness on Wedinikday
List, and was very numerous), attended by residirte
in the Highlands and by iisitors. Among' others *W-•
Lord and Lady Lovat and faintly, Lord Wad, Lcird
and Lady Saltouu, Lord E. MI!, • Mrs. Macdonald and
frierds,.and Captain Foyers, Ness Ca.ille; Mackintosh
MACkintosh, 'Cluny Macpherson, Affleck Fraser, Esq.,
Culduthel, H. Esq., M.P., and Lsdy, A. J.
Robertson of lushes, Charles Edward Stuart, H. David-
son, Esq., of Cant-ray, W. W. G. Cumming, Esq., of
Altyre, Frederick' Dunbar, Esq., of Boat'', Hugh Ross,
Esq., of Cromarty, Michael Anderson, Esq., Royal Ter-
race, Edinburgh.
• The Highland sports commenced in the Academy
Park, by a competition of pipers and dancers, alto
amounted to about twenty in number, 'and attracted a
crowded assembly of rank and beauty to it itty-ss the
." the 1 1,0, Irin a:t xbibition of their skill. In front afl
},a-
ions and substantial wooden booth was erected, which
was soon filled with spectators. Tim of the Judges,
Cluny Macpherson- and Charles Edward Stuart. ap-
peared in full High land`co.atune ; as did also the pipers
and dancers.

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COMPETITION OF PIPERS

Fourteen individuals appeared to Compete for the
valuable prizes to be conferred ; the first prize consist-
ing of a set of piper worth ten guineas, the second prize
a suruof five guineas, and the third of two guineas.
Angus Aracloy, late piper to W. F. Campbell,
of Foray, now with Lord ‘Vard-:-." The Finger Lock"—
gained the Ist prize, manufactured by Cluny's piper,
worth ten guineas.
Duncan Mackay, piper to Cluny Macpherson—" Tio
Glen's mine—won the 2d prize.
Donald Cameron, piper to J. Mackenzir, of Seat-
woll—Air, Viscount of Dundee's Lament"—carried off
the 3d prize.

DANCING IN FULL COSTUME.
The prizes under this• head were—" Highland fling"
—3l. 3s. 2d Prizt., 21. 2s. 3d Prize, best dancer of
"Gillie Challum," 2/. 2s. Thu successful competitors
were

James Grant, Battangorm, Strathspey, Ist prize for
" Highland Fling."

. THROWING THE HAMNER-WEIGHT, IGns.
Ten competitors entered the liSts for the priz,,s awardei
to the above exhibition of prowess. The first prize of
5 guineas was gained by Donald Robertson, of Dingwall.
PUTTING THE STONE.
The first prize of 3L 3s. was gained by Dtinean- Ro-
bertson.

FOOT lIACINC-ONE
First prize of three guineas wa ,;:tined by Donald
Gillies ; the 3d, of IL Is., was wo:i by John N.Lash,
servant to IL Millie, Esq. (The second prize was not
decided.)

JUMPING A ITEIGIIT.
The first prize of tire guineas was awarded to Archi-
bald Gunn, Inverness, for leaping a height of 4 feet 11
inches.

The second priza of 2/. 123. GI. was gained .by
Thomas Ross of 'fain, for jumping a height of 4 feet 10
inches.

Several showers fell during the afternoon, but were
not s►nficient to interrupt the proceedings. The dinner
at the Northern ALeting-rooin was succeeded by a fancy
dress ball at night, which was attended by a large party
of fashionab!es.

ANALYSIS OF THE HOUSE OF

COMMONS.

The following has been handed to us as an accurst°
analysis of the occupations and connections of the Mem-
bers of the present House of Commons us bearing upon
all questions of the Corn-laws, free trade, and, in short,
upon all monopoly and class legislation
I.—NOBLEMEN ; BROTHERS, SONS, AND SONS-IN-LAW

OF NOBLEAEN.
COOOPCUA with monopolies
Officers in the army or navy 44
Connected with the law..
Landowners..

158

217
IL-BARONETS ; SONS AND SONS-IN-LAW OF BA-

RONETS.

Connected with monopolies
Officers in the tinny or navy
Connected with the law
Landowners

- 126
lII.—COMMONERS, NOT BEING DIRECTLY RELATED To

, THE PRIVILEGED CLABSES.
Connected with monopolies

2G

Officers in the army or navy
Connected with the law
Landowners
'Merchants
Bankers
Surgeon

28
49
144

315

Total Members
Putting the three classes together, we get the following
results :
Landowners 4Ol
Connected with monopolies
Officers in the army or nary B3
Connected with the law 62
Merchants
Bankers

`Surgeon

C5B
It appears hence that as to connections, the members
of the aristocracy, including the Baronetage, &e., form a
clear maj,wity of the whole House, their numbers being
343 ; while the commoners, not directly connected with
the privileged classes, number only 315. The land.-
owners are not very much below two-thirds of the
House ; and if to them be added the Members connected
with monopolies, who may generally be expected to
make common cause with them in all questions affecting
the interests of either class, their united numbers are
445, leaving only 213 Members connected %sit!) the army,
ravy, law. commerce, &c. The really commercial men,
can oaly be taken as 113 in number, if indeed it be
right to include all bankers in this category. If a con-
clusive judg.nent could be formed of the number from
this chssilic Lion of its members, why, of course, it
wou:d be hopeless to expect that any ("Teat, measure of
commercial reform coald be carried trirolfgh the Com-
mons. But it is obvious that, us amongst- noblemen's
sons and relatives are included several like Mr. Charles
Villiers of the great opponents of the Corn•laws, so
amongst tie :a alowt o s aere a e ma-iy ii.ce Lwd Pal-
merston, Mr. Mark Philips, and M M leer Gibson, who
are al o host:le to the present Cora-laws. And we may
hope, that amongst the members c. 'netted with mop,-
oie there are some who would by no means advocate
the r iention of these mortyo because clearly inju-
rious to the gene:al interests fth c Humanity. How-
ever, without undertaking to verify the analysis, or
s !elting to attt.ch more weitht to its results than they
airly possesp, we give the table as it l a been furnished
to Ls, as nt all events an approximation to the real cha-
racter and consti u ion of the pr, sent Commons House
of Parliament. —Manchester Gicirctan.

THE BANQUET TO LORD MORPETII.—The
'ollowing letter has been sent to us, accounting for the
absence of Thomas Moore, Esq., from the Morpeth ban-
quet. Although it is dated the 11th of September, owing
to acme irregularity it was only received this morning
by the gentleman to who:n it was addressed :—" Sloper-
ton, September 11, 1841. Dear O'Dwyer—ln expressing
my regret to you a few days since, when we parted in
Dublin, that urgent business would call me to England
before the day of the intended dinner to Lord Morpeth,
I forgot to beg that you would annex my name to what-
ever tribute expressive of our respect and gratitude may
be presented to his Lardship. We, in whose cause .he
has so gallantly fought, may well feel proud of a cham-
pion to whose talents and character even the enemy has
borne cordial testimony. As to the prospect now before
us, I should most certainly see some grounds for de-
spondence did I not feel confidence that there is a vitality
in the cause of Irish freedom--a ' certain spark of truth
(to use the language of,Llrd Bacon), that will fly up in
the face of those who seek to tread it out.'—Believe me,
yours sincerely, Thomas Moore. To A. Carew O'Dwyer,
Esq."—Dublin Monitor.
BALLOON ASCENT AT STANITORD.—Mr.
Gypson, the aeronaut, made a splendid ascent with
his large balloon from this town on Friday last. Mr.
Gypson on this occasion brought into use his new patent
safety safety valve, the use of which enables the aeronaut to
ascend without the assistance of either his grall'ii!ti by
or cable. On this occasion he was accompanc,___,„
Messrs. Sharp, Simpson, and Worm), three gentlemen
of the immediate neighbourhood. After
directionel i
of
great altitude, the balloon bore oft' iu 1.
tde
that carried it
Grantham, when it met a current of
wind
the aero_
back to the vicinity of Burleigh -Pr-, After being most
nauts effected a safe and easy deseniLeuse
they started
hospitably entertained at Burleiotlatens
thes ag. with the use of
e of six months
° mother earth, and 110 t ex..
his bucknteow Stamford.val
veth a
tMr.
infants GypGyp s o nf
could be brought back safe to
o_ cussion on landing.
porience the least shock
Oorne Sunday week a boy.Avho
A DISCOVERY.—
covered what. re:dpeireed v
and having too bold
to him to be asgrave scooped
d a tolerably 15....ge cave, d
an a
ness to enter in, discover
of
was nutting at Queen's
brimstone placed careflilly
butcher's knife and aro .
mmediately went to P 6 -
The boy 1— , rest-ury
in One corner.
and several constables were sent to
and gave the alarmhrow„ht
away
the knife and b •
ran-
view the spot,
whoa
the marvellous declared t
stone. The lovers
I,Voodotulits,
that mur-
derl intended. Happily, however, these wonder-
was
mongers w were doomed to be disappointed, It appears
that a native of Prestbury, who had enlisted in the Ripe
brigade, not relishing his situation, had deserted
, and
scooped out this cave as a place of refuge, where he
made
matches travel with and sell for his subsistence,
matches to
but • .
being, unluckily for him, pounced upon, he discovered
his place of retreat, and thus unravelled the
saystery
heress deserter's name is La,ngstone.—Cheltenki F
. ni
ree
A few evenings
,ago groans were heard in
house which is building in the Rue d'Areole a
and on
entering it a well-dressed young man was found with
five
wounds indifferent parts of his body, inflicted
witha knife.
He refused to give his name or his •
residence, or to reveal
who were his assassins. On Thursday morning this young
man, who had been removed to the morning
e maintained the same reserve otel Dieu, where he
, ex irocl
. The account of
the affair having become known P
ayoung who
had recently succeeded to , a
and
hayndsonseman fo'rtune,
being missed, several persons went to the Hotel
Dieu, and recognised the body to be that of
the missing person, 'whose name and address they
gave ; adding also some information, from which
IC
would appear that on the night a the murder he had a
large sum About him, and must
have given a rendelvws
at the split where he % vas found from a horrible propeia.
sity of which he was already suspected by those *lick
knew"him.