The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-07 00:00:00

TIIE SUN, LONDON, TURSDA_Y_ _EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1847.

l'on' ' The C°, ittee of the Association :
,),e1141,, Co.. DE BROUCKERS.
rttatiesi ' iTICTOR FAIDEN, AD. LB HARDT
l' na a,kti
It::42'hAticilacul reLtlnLuunications relative todethr,eacdovnogrcaetses,
Oho. '''' ssed to Mr. Victor Fill ei Y t - '
at . o t
~, tier L he Association, Rue
14, e° told, Brussels.
11-4/ICr,(l/tiacft,i'Sl-lOP OF OXFORD AND
; l''''ll, '&l' ACCOMMODATION FOR THE
Ik) %Pk,
Scotland) relat-
kiek h'? 'tr:dir?g• letters (written in.
ifte tr ifferences between the diocesan and the
ith4:ll:eirlll (2! Upton-cum-Chalvey, on the subject of
1,) of o_t!ee church, have been
ernencericvbewdarfrdoemns the
"lit 41141°rd, by the vicar an
liAt,', et ahr,es& Cuddesden Palace, Aug. 2t
,t'irti;iitet44,dear Sir Since I last wr0..e9,t01t3y407u: I
4,t,bnded-”tAtioe newspapers a fuller report than you
11,e'l, ttt,d—ti„!ne of the meeting of the vestry at
,qtaid . -its leads me to add a ti. i 2‘,. ..-... few words to what
'"'-‘1144-4'4tYat°e4hieetion to the staircase into the gallery
'lv roja . at the vestry, and as all thhaatvel
eszird.
tt„,,41.,, the R2t was said to you, You
that I had not
Rtiltittl,,d
tticluastatement. I told ought to
Leferl'eto,a,,eritiataircase, but was toyloduthatitto
Ita It Way lt, and. that, if so, it ought "hellaslstetere7l
;Aa tha, made the entrance for the aged poor;
Itti -''
do— it was unfit for this purpose.
PC:3 if the lit/t °Nein to the prolongation ovefdthfbergtanle-
e:', I oueer'tre seats are bond fide reosetrbe
it,: °llilaie°t to moving the poor to
also, that
fat be 4 ghllery over them.side and
%,41 to
r 0 far better to restore thel think,
church than
i bletd. * . the new church—but
tL'.4. It is itl this I only re-
lotZta of ie,(1,12t,Y to tell you that in putting, as
t'k led, though-tYr, n illegal resoluttoni to
rntheestviomte.,
(1)13% 4 sure unconscious Y,
" r et'
44(1 due Sir, most sincerely yours,
Tilt Ilev _
i, S. OXON.
E.
II ,•C• Champnes.
proper
4tht4),leaatitaSi'A:--•:VlltelissavCetidredceesclivend your very
our
Palace, Aug. 31.
to—:r` for tyizny receive it as an expression
eofnyews.
u / 41)nst ,u, 4tting language which th
i'ilel),,:lait,
~-,,, tributes to you at the parish meeting.
`uth'' uf a -ter into your reluctance to oppose the,
edi alt 1, .
;11)tas eke ~: eaPeetable portion of parishioners a
"l'i a- thee'-`43 or pews. It is painful to me tor
ktt:tit'„npotut (14,4t;y.buAtithdi:vps.ain must not prevent ou
to maintain the right,
wilrtilbg to; Your LtyutYis is
to act in this matte
Islaiehilelv 16,.Y,c)1i. r legal character of my officer. I
4 1 3. ')11 a,/,3°4 again briefly the instructions fug
afitt ' 14, ' '4 ' p 'Kt
iLgtirel,4`l4.ll" riat...lniu‘t not be removed from the. bes.
the ~'''' Zi4,-4 to them to a worse position in tbf-
Nrl4°Posed -, this wron would have been done b,
t:
t‘lise 11.13,
_,:kerrat,
th, 4 t -igitlelltg* I was therefore hound
hi,
Iticlt)ltift' 'q yott sent "I it, and iam happy in being a
.‘l,
10 ceaeoll. that it never was assented to hy
.t.:. ,
for tlthmtitltte a '3lt'ented, at the desire of the parewt.
ItlirphtBe free ~r) tlilal number of the bet side pew
thetll-13°cona:egta; but then, if this is done,
dlorvee,
kr
the
1\1,,,,,, pat the galleries be not prolooge
'eritt Pt()p,z), „the parish are unanimous in wishing_ 'stilts e ileatt,ft'l alleries, I consent, provided thr:
eitZed bon, owefid Y appropriated to the poor, 3, ,
NJ' bY retT,;l for their use. This you may, do
sli(ieunil°r; then, erg the doors and painting '
Fborfel",
11(4 kiriag in Th' c'r b‘y removing the doors and _ :
the, oarin ern tne poor who apply for them , tllLie 'eats t L'e tnoclesty of the poor to rob them 01
„ ha tat j, their yielding them to the rich, and
kizs 41 t, tti carry out as churchwarden.
tlat:tc'PrebensiallerY staircase, there has been sofq-
iits4 it Was in n' Comas told after I left your church
t 0 erie,. 1
.aid for the new purpose of th,
1....1'1e, and ~ ?aid to your vicar that this was stated
.itted . 'Lit were true, and the poor were to be.
tria,ite la th •
i„. a, ~ a galleries, the staircase must be im•
use 1v,...i. Understood him to reply, that the stair-
-1/14ti44714. in understood
If it is sufficient lam quite
ii 1
re
. 4 , , retrain d
. ear sir, your faithful friend,
ut
" S. OXON.
4vtPrtiFiktillthiih; Churchwarden of Upton."
t/0,. % la t 4
.oners have determined to suspend the
14 aPpqitit teterior of the church until the depute: ntetviewed by the vestry on Thursday have had
~, Zit th the Bishop.
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Natit,„lt, usirasTED ELECTION FOR TlicEasosCernleTbeYebvpfeioe,erwr:
to with r'unsequence of doubts which v tits 7, ''' his iegatd to Baron de Rothschild'shealigibilaitry.
lir: iteliog islete4t in the House of Commons,
tio,, c. ttlteated in the matter, laid a
the VI tit n•,-' the Chancery barrister,
to
ef4,,lee. °4 z.earned Counsel is highly favourable
till' :-...., I,.traber's ret r It is to the following
,i i i 'rt , .u n. and the
rarl;',uavines ts' a am of opinion that Baron de Roths-
-41 I;;!Aetit forn duly elected one of the Members of
ft, 44., the city of London, is not, by reason of
'-u'rilattili'n'RrnhellAer of the Jewish persuasion, debarr2.
I% Y, I 14 seat i the louse of Commons. * 441 or • • u
Se-
at%l be °Pinion that Baron de Rothschild may.
1,. rdi,,, J)errnited to take the Oath of Abjuration,
itia.ttiel,tt.l.a the
I,k, Sisal manner of Jews, viz., on the Old Itojtitl,ratic% -"lrdlY, lam of opinion that the Oath ocf
rah %QIN keY lawfully be administered to Baron d
0, up, "tnitt.
by
w ti.. ix/ ing the latter words contained. in stet.
4lth " -1 caP 3 " upon the true faith of a
4 ' Thep ' ' '---
eh gr ~e Learned Counsel supports his opinion
44,11 -41, kla u,,ilte argument, and cites various ancifnt
cardsktlic,„,,, Legal aeciiion, to show (noto,ithstandinl.
I,i,,,"7,lyriters infer to the contrary) that fc..r.up-
le ;tiPle%
01? Years the manners, customs, and religioui.i ,Te4itoiat
matte
Jews have been respected and admitted
tif'll". Pf.r. I,4tler, ; that whenev, r a member of th,
th„,,,ao hk--Luen has hzd occasion to make an ania-
th; 21c1,r--„m, been allowed to do so " on his book,"_ i. es 4 tteittl oeCß.Yent ; that this right existed so early as
4 spat
be John (A.D. 1200), and that there
dd
..
-4 tu th ") be an ordinance, statute, or I. gal eci-
i ItotAtintrtiry.
~,tit th Al Aso y ail% t attic NIF INsTrrutioti. —Yest.erday even-
madellarla'bt')'• Inleetlne. was held at the institeutcioelnlenint
itY Ism ? tee, Bfoomsbury-square. it% aPpre,t, (tincled in 1798 for the clothiTngh,isedu_xCating,
4)3(24. The the sons of indigent and decayed.Fre.e-
%(sjeih'ileta'°!,', are now on the funds of the institution
di„ 04y3 h_ Oliace the society's establishment neaerly.
nra 0, give participated in its benefits. The exp u,
/214 li,' 4°
sa, Put Yciar left it bahni...o ia hand °I
1 .

THE GREAT BRITAIN.
We perceive nearly all the accounts mentioning
the extrication of the Great Britain award the credit
of the accomplishment of that feat to all but those
who assisted 'nest in that eventful work—we mean that
the names of Mr. Bollainy, Assistant Master Atten-
dant of Portsmouth Dockyard, Commander Ingram,
of her Majesty's ship Birkenhead, and Commander
Caffin, of her Majesty's ship Scourge, are not even
mentioned in some prints which have published most
about this affair, or, if mentioned, so casually as
scarcely to engage the notice of the reader, and their
ships alluded to only as mere tugs.
All this is very unfair, as we know that the first
named ef the above scientific gentlemen and the party
of 60 riggers and shipwrights under his command,
went en ho:ird the Great Britain on the 10Th of
August, and continued to live on board, and work,
watch and watch, both night and day, until she was
afloat, and navigated her, in tow of the Birkenhead
eteam•frigate, to Liverpool.
The following acknowledgment of the talent dis•
played and services rendered by her Majesty's officers
and men from the Lords of the Admiralty will,
however, be some little reward for the untiring per-
severance exhibited by them in the pursuit of their
arduous and responsible labours :
" Adm iralty, August 31.
" Sir,— Havinglaid before my Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty your letters of the 2Sth, 29th, and
30th inst., I am commanded by their Lordships to
acquaint you that they have learnt with much satis-
faction that the assistance afforded by yourself, your
officers, and ship's company, together with those of
Commander Caffin, and the officers and crew of the
Scourge, aided by the skill and labour of Mr.
Bellamy, and the dockyard party and men of the
Victory under his orders, have proved effectual in
the removing the Great Britain from the beach in
Dundrum Bay, and in finally transporting that vessel
to Liverpool.
" My Lords are aware of the extreme toil under-
gone by all engaged in this work, and the per-
severing zeal and good conduct of all parties em-
ployed is thoroughly appreciated by their Lordships.
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
" W. A. B. HAMILTON.
" To Commander Ingram, her Majesty's ship
Birkenhead, Liverpool."

THE DUKE OF LEEDS AND TH
BOTANISTS.
TUB BARRICADING or GLEN TILT.—The following
is a fuller account of the encounter on Saturday week
between the Duke of Leeds and the botanists. After
overcoming the first attempt at arresttnent, the party
proceeded onwards, watched by two or three gillies,
who closed one or two gates, which were on the road
through the glen, though open before. At length
they reached a gate just at the end of the glen where
there is a lodge of the Duke's opposite, and found it
padlocked, and a gillie on the other side, who told
them they could not pass without the Duke's permis-
sion. They consented to wait till the Duke was sent
for, which was accordingly done, while they remained
three-quarters of an hour in the rain, drenched,
shivering, and hungry ; at length the Duke appeared,
and asked the Professor if " he was not aware he was
on a private road and trespassing ?" Professor—
" No." The Duke—" Did you not inset a party in
the glen who told you you were on a private rosd and
trespassing ?" Professor—" Yes." The Duke—
" Then you were warned, and must take the conse-
quences. You don't move an inch further, but must
return as. you came." The Duke also asked the
Professor " if he had anything to do with the
society in Edinburgh for protecting the glens ?"
Professor—" I have heard of it, but have nothing
to do with it." The Duke—" Oh, you have heard of
it, it's all the same. You don't move an inch further."
The Duke here produced a clay pipe, which he began
to smoke industri'iusly, and the other gentlemen fol-
lowed his example The Duke then demanded names,
which were given, and the Duke then said, " Well,
you must return. You don't move an inch further
unless you break open the gate, which you may do,
and take the consequences." Professor—" But what
are we to do ; we are drenched to the skin, and
shivering with cold, and one of our party has a bad
cough, and it may be the death of some of us to
return." " That's your look out ; you have been
warned." The professor then, followed by some of
the party, moved up a small side walk and stamped a
little with his feet to warm them, when the Duke—
" Don't spoil my walks with stamping. Come off
that walk, every one of you. Every step you take
there is a trespass —a new trespass." The doctor
then returned, and asked repeatedly to be informed of
the shortest way to get off the Duke's grounds, but
received no answer. He also said, " Oh, it's a trespass
every way, to go back or to go forward." The Duke
—" I shall not consider it an additional trespass if you
return on the main walk." Professor—" Oh,
it's a trespass then on the side walk, but not on the
main one ?" The Duke—" I shall not waste any
more words with you. You must return." Soon
after this the professor returned some 200 yards along
the main walk, and then struck off to see if he could
cross the river, but finding that impossible, made for
a wall within twenty yards of what even the Duke
allowed to be public road, and so, with his party,
escaped into the aforesaid road ; not, however, before
one of the party had been seized by the collar, but
within a minute released. And they all teen gained
the Tilt Inn, drenched, shivering, famishing, and
disgusted. The men were watched till midnight by
the Duke and his gillies, and divers justices, con-
stables, and lawyers, were sent to, but little seems to
have come of their deliberations, as the party re-
ceived no further molestation. It appears that neither
the present Duke's grandrather nor father ever at-
tempted to close the glen, but his grandfather, on the
contrary, encouraged intercourse between Braemar
and Blair Athole by Glen Tilt; and, assisted by the
.Earl of Fife, improved the road, and in some places
made small patches of new road in a different course.
Of these patches the present Duke avails himself to
entrap the unwary traveller, and then challenges him
or being on a private road.—Scotsman.

PUGILISM.
REIDIE AND DRISCOLL FOR 507. ASIDE.
The fistic encounter between this brace of old.
school pugilists was yesterday brought to an issue,
is unexpected in its result as its fixed time was pre-
nature. We must, however, correct our phrase, for
both combatants not only proved themselves ripe and
-eager for the fray, hut war.ned the heart of every old
ring-goer, and admirer of
The art without pretence,
The good old manly art of self-defence,
)3, an exhibition which, with all due allowance for the
,ge of the antagonistic parties, must be deemed nulli
secludes for science, endurance, and game. Those
.vho were in the secret betook themselves to the
:lorough terminus of the South-Eastern Railway,
and
hmore aristocratic style— and among them was the
ero of the day, the gallant Tom himself—did it in
the olden style, and came to the rendezvous in drags
of various descriptions—the principal performer in a
four• horse, profusely decorated with his blazing
scarlet, and attended by sundry pairs, chariots,
phcctons, and buggies. And thus the time wore on
till the twelfth hour, when the veteran commissary
of the prize-ring, old Tom Oliver, having. fixed his
lists, the cavalcade and dp pedestrian roc
chosen with
ession moved
off. Now, we say that the groun was
judgment, or that there could not have been a
more convenient or pleasant spot for a man to be
thrashed on than that chosen by the impartial master
of the ceremonies!
At a few minutes before one o'clock Reidie tossed
his cap within the ropes, Driscoll quickly followed—
and here a word about the men.
To those who know London life, by which we must
beg to be understood
" The west and worst end of the city."
Reidie, otherwise " The Colonel," may say,
it Not to know me, argues yourself unknown."
His former battles, the last seventeen years since,
were by no means remarkable for courage of a high
order; hence, although his skill and gift of hitting
were beyond dispute, his gay life, and lightness, as
compared with his stronger, heavier, and, doubtless,
more lasting adversary, were thought as fairly de-
manding the odds against him, which ranged from 5,
6, and even 7to 4. On entering; the ring Driscoll's
weight was 10st. 131 b. ; that of Reidie 9st. 11b. An
excellent arena having been formed, the men stood
up. Of the fight, which deserves " a column to its
praise," we will only say that in the first round
Driscoll, who was a Hercules to an anatomie vivant,
hit down Reidie by a left-hander on the breast; in
the second, despite Tom's scientific dodges, he drove
him over, and was uppermost in the fall. In the
third, Reidie displayed a degree of generalship which
electrified and delighted his backers and friends. He
lobbed his opponent, fought on the retreat, broke
ground, got away, waited for his man, and " planted"
on him in artistic style. In the 13th round, 50
minutes having elapsed, it was clear the burly
Driscoll was a mere chopping-block ; lie could only
exhibit, in a style instructive to the uninitiated, who
(snceive brute force the first principle of pugilism,
thatsk_ ill, activity, and the saver faire, are the first,
second,
and third i r d
ptlolionrgspinristehoell,mtahnoluylahrt—gaomffeensainvde
ind defensive
strong, was a mere exemplification of this till the 234
round, when 93 minutesh having been told by the
clock of the timelieeper,
hearing
unable to answer to
call of
time,"deof"fectiv The return -e because his etaorintogwan wasndhis sightsueh aswerine
alike
these days of steam conveyance has little or nothing
worthy of note.

The American papers announce the death of Mr.
Amos ?help. the eminent anti-slavery advocate. He
riled at Roxbury. on the MI ef July, is the forty-third
ye& a hie age.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TAT I ERSALL'S. —YESTERDAY.
LEAMINGTON STAKES.
5 to 2 a:zat Mr. itoninsou's Morpeth, 6 yrs, 7st 131 b
•—taken
3 to 1 ayst Mr. lfoore's Wolfdog, 5 yrs, 9sl 61b
—taken
10 to 1 offered sgst Gwalior, and offers to bat that
neither he nor Game Lass filly starts.
ST. LEGER.
11 to S on Mr. Pealey's Cossack—taken
7 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Pl-net—take 8 to 1
8 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp
10 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Eryx
18 to 1 agst Mr. Fox's Philosopher—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Foreclosure
40 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Blat.k Dwarf
50 to 1 agst Major Yurhurgh's Sally Maggs
1,000 to 5 apt Mr. Merry's Limestone
Van Tromp was again in favour, several bets at 10 to
1 having had the effect of bringing him back to his old
price-8 to 1, and of giving hint a temporary call of
Planet, against whom 8 to 1 was laid in four or five
quarters; at the close the latter had regained his position
as second favourite. Eryx was backed early in the after-
noon. but left off at 10 to 1 currently offered. Cossack
and Philosopher closed at the odds offered on Thursday
last; no oth. ra were in any estimation.

GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
7 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Palma, 3 yrs, sst—taken
and offered
8 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Pilgrim, 4 yrs, Est 121b—
taken and offered
10 to 1 agst Captain Kennedy's Sir Tatton Sykes, 4
yrs, Bst—taken, and afterwards offered
12 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's King of Morven,3 yrs, 6st
—taken and offered
15 to 1 ILO Mr. Monck's Vanish, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b
Not half a dozen bets laid on this race.
DERBY.
500 to 100 agst Scott's lot—t.—(9so to 200 also laid)
700 to 100 agst John Day's lot—taken
13 to 1 egst Mr. Niostyn's Surplice—taken to 2001.
15 to 1 agq Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Assault
25 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Glendower
1,000 to 25 agst Mr. Wreford's Whetstone—taken and
offered
2,000 to 50 agst Colonel Anson's Backbiter—taken.

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE

HIGHLANDS.
Loco LAGGAN, WEDNESDAY.
Her Majesty's visit to the banks of Loch Laggan
naturally invests the surrounding country with inter-
est in the eyes of her loyal subjeets, who will no
doubt feel curious about the traditions and associa-
tions of a neighbourhood so honoured. The scenery
of the Loch, the position of Ardverikie Lodge, the
extent and stocking of the forest, and a variety of
other points connected with the immediate tenure or
history of the present residence of Royalty, have all
been minutely and more than once chronicled, but
there remains bey and these bounds, and yet suffi-
ciently near to claim publicity at this moment, a vast
instructive field of' local fact and observation.
Thus, ior instance, no record of her M ijesty's resi-
dence at Lech Laggan can well be considered satis-
factory and complete which does not notice that in
the immediate vicinity are to be found some of the
most remarkable and curious phenomena in the
natural world—formations which have occupied the
attention of Sir Roderick Murchison, M. Agaesiz, Mr.
David Mylne, Dr. Buckland, and many other dis-
tinguished geologists, and which, while they puzzle
and perplex the. speculations of the scientific, excite
the wonder and surprise of all. The parallel roads
of Glen Roy are the most perfect and beautiful
formations of the kind known, and, indeed, are the
only great objects which have hitherto attracted to
the neighbourhood of Loch Laggan the steps of the
tourist. They run in three perfectly horizontal and
parallel lines along the steep sides of the glen, drawn
at distant intervals and with mathematical precision
high up on the bleak and heath-clad hills which close
in the narrow vale, and appearing as they stretch
away before the sight to justify the wild and fabulous
traditions of the country waich tell that upon these
uucompromising mountain roads Fingal and Ossian,
and the great warriors of a heroic age, drove their
war chariots. Yet marvellous as this belief of the
peasantry appears, it is greatly eclipsed by the
speculations of the " saran" on the subject. By
some of them immense glaciers have been conjured
up to explain the origin of these roads, which are
found not only in Glen Roy, but in Glen Spean, and
many of the surrounding valleys. By others the
ocean is represented as having once poured over these
remote hills, now elevated high above its level, chafing
their high sides with its waters, in time " to which
the memory of man runneth not to the contrary."
Earthquakes also, and other great natural convulsions,
have had their due share of importance assigned to
them by science in explaining the phenomena, and
superadded to these, great fresh water lakes are sup-
posed to have existed there, pouring their waters east-
ward through immense water-courses, now deserted,
and subsiding at intervals, until at last, with the ex-
ception of Loch Laggan and Loch Freig, they en•
tirely disappeared. Appearances which have at-
tracted so much curiosity and extravagant conjecture
cannot fail to prove interesting subjects of observa-
tion, and will, no doubt, ere he leaves Ardverikie, be
examined by his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
who is said to have a strong taste for geological
studies.
Of scarcely inferior interest is the country around
Loch Laggan to all for whom traditionary story has
any charm, and who love to trace amidst the calm of
modern civilization the evidences of a stormy and
violent past. At the head of the Loch still stand the
ruins of one of the seven churches erected by Allan
na Creagh, the Lochiel of a remote age, as a penance
imposed on him for so many forays led by him dur-
ing his turbulent career. It was this chief who
justified one of his fiercest marauding expeditions by
saying that " all wen were entitled to lift their prey
from Morayshire," and whose life and manners com-
bined with those of his descendants to give the moon
the significant name of " Lochiel's lantern." The
great clans, however, whose struggles lay on the
banks of Loch Laggan, were the M'lntoshes and
the M'Donalds of Lochaber. Between them was
fought the battle of Moul Roy—a fierce and bloody
struggle, the exploits and ;rencontres of which are
distinctly preserved in the traditions of the country,
and are very curious. There the bow and arrow
eras last used as a weapon of war in this country,
and the battle is still further remarkable at the last
feud contest. At Inverlair, within a short distance
of Loch Laggan, lived in ancient days the Dougald
M'Donalds, who murdered young Keppoch and his
brother. They had been educated in Holland, and
having made themselves as unpopular by attempting to
Introduce among their clan some modern innovations,
their stern old uncle stood by and saw them cruelly
" done to death" by Inverlair and his six
eons. But these were the days when men
took their revenge on Lord Bacon's defini-
tion as "a kind of wild justice." The bard of the
murdered Keppochs sought refuge end assistance from
the Lord of the Isles, whose passions as a kinsman he
so roused by his songs, that a party of M'Donalds
were sent all the way from Skye to inflict summary
punishment on the assassins. The details of the tra-
dition are full of dramatic interest, and recent in-
quiries would appear to have put their truthfulness
beyond a doubt. But, leaving the remote periods to
which I have been referring,
,and entering more
within the light of historic record, the present re-
sidence of royalty is surrounded by a country full of
the most spirit-stirring associations. It was across
the hills which bound the northern and eastern shore
of Loch Laggan that " Charlie and his men" marched
to meet the army of King George when the chivalry
of the Highland clans first drew them into the ro-
mantic and generous struggle of "the '45." It was
among the corries of Ben Aulder to the south that
"the Prince, " as he is called par excellence among
the people, took refuge towards the close of his wan-
derings. Within a few miles of the Lodge where
her Majesty now sojourns, his solitude and danger
were shared by the ancestor of the present Cluny,
the late male descendant of the Stuart dynasty in the
direct line, lurked. With a price of 30,0001. upon
his head, surrounded by enemies who hunted him
like a wild beast, without followers, and in poverty,
Charles relied upon the devotion which had sacrificed
everything for his cause,
and remained in safety
during the last days of his stay in the Highlands.l
yesterday conversed with a centenarian, who told
me that in his youth he had known a man who had
seen the hut where the Prince and Cluny were con-
cealed at the time. A person with him wished to see
who was inside of it, but he refused to let him go,
telling him that the inmates were dangerous people to
come near. In a district where 'life is prolonged
beyond the usual limits, these histor.ical incidents are
brought nearer to the present moment than the lapse
of years would usually permit ; yet, though only a
short century has passed away in the interval, the
Royal Family of England are resi Sing on the bank,
of Loch Laggan in the most perfect and absolute
security, without the presence of a single " Seider
Roi," or red-cow, as the Highlanders used to call the
soldiers of the King.
Within that century what wonderful and startling
changes have taken place! It is only when a contrast
such as that which I have just presented recals to the
mind the propriety of a wider comparison, that the full
extent of those changes appears. Amidst the ordi-
nary and natural succession of events one is apt
to rest without surprise or doubt upon the present
aspect of things in the Highlands ; but it should
never be forgotten that 100 years ago this country
was covered with a population differing from the
southerns in language, habits, dress, and manners ;
that their tendencies were warlike ; that the clan
system was still in its vigour, and gave to the people,
otherwise weak and unprotected, the ready means of
a formidable organization. After this system was
broken up, the energies of the country by the policy
of the Government received a military direction, and
Highland regiments were formed, and their prescrip-
tive bravery made largely available in the emergen•
cies of our great European warfare. The memory of
sleep wrongs and cruel persecutions remained, how-
ever, and gave a new tendency to the exertions
of the people. They would not trust themselves
entirely into the hands of the state which had
so severely punished them for their share in
the '45. Many betook themselves to pastoral
pursuits, and at length sheep were introduced as
a substitute for black cattle and ponies. Then
came the discovery that the poor cottier population
was a nuisance—that the seclusion and repose of
the great grazing districts should be preserved, and
that the Highland hills were more adapted for pro-
ducing mutton and beef than supporting men. With
this truth forced on the minds of the chiefs by an in-
crease of their rents, their hearts being hardened
against the claims of affection by preceding events,
they gave themselves up to the unnatural work of
clearing out their people. And this work must have
been vigorously prosecuted in the neighbourhood of
Loch Laggan. All along the road there are still
iment also. Many of
dis-
cernible the ruins of little hamlets, the tsheeilg, rtahyesthoeneedss of
f
their foundations witnessing to the means by which
the solitude and retirement of that vast dreary
district have been secured. Yet, if the people have
thepos naturalition sphere
beenarn ineglected
sand t
hderiiry epnunoifts
and, respected by them,
them hare been obliged to sell their estates,lewadhicha
have been eagerly purchased by gentlemen from the
south. Many more, heavily embarrassed and
people,
the purposes of quitemo-
dern tohfe
ir unableabsenteeism,dut
duties
sto a
and
d a
I,%l.supportsaeyf
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A few remain
aress th oe liveneall7orrign
life the ancient attachment to their family.
While such is the altered position of the landlords
endeavouring
hteoi rt
uprene
the portion of the native population which has been
preserved has made extraordinary advances in intel-
ligence and enlightment. They have unlearned the
rude habits of a less cultivated age, and devoted them-
eelves strenuously, if not successfully, to the arts of
peace. As education progresses, the peculiar charac-
teristics of race disappear, an I language, habits, dress,
and manners become gradually absorbed in the high
tide of inaprovecnnt which has vg'dt upon the LT*-
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lands from the south. Improvement shall I call it, or
innovation ? That is a question which every High-
lander must determine for himself, bat I suspect
that few who retain the ardent t,mperament which
is common to all mountain people view without a
pang the memorials of ancient feeling disturbed, and
the romantic chivalry of semi-barbarous clans sub-
dued by the cold influence of modern utilitarianism.
It is said that her Majesty is most anxious to
preserve the traditional spirit of the people, and her
repeated visits to the Highlands, and the evident
pleasure which these visits afford her, seem to justify
the rumour. There can be no doubt that the rapid
increase of deer forests, and the great encouragement
given to the wild sports of the country, all tend to
that end. But if the best features of that clan
government which was the animating principle of
olden time are to be successfully and permanently
preserved in the Highlands, no more effective means
can be adopted than the present royal sojourn during
this autumn season on the banks of Loch Laggan,
where in remote ages the ancient Scotch monarchs
hunted under the shade of the old mountain pine and

dreary wastes, now covered with interminable moss,
offered a savage and appropriate retreat for the wild
boar, the wolf, and the deer.
FORT WILLIAM, SATURDAY.
While her Majesty and the Court have been
enjoying the retirement of the Marquis of Abercorn's
forest in Badenoch, the royal squadron has remained
stationary at the head of Loch Linnhe, where
the arm of the sea bending northwards into
the country of the Camerons assumes the name of
Lochiel. The situation thus occupied is called Ca-
musna Gaul, or the Bay of the Lowlander, a point of
singular beauty in itself, and which commands one of
the noblest prospects in the highlands. Anchored in
this secure retreat, and surrounded on almost every
side by mountain ranges of bold and massive propor-
tions, the five fine steamers which compose the squad-
ron present to the natives of these districts an appear-
ance at once novel and picturesque.
The officers make frequent excursions over the
surrounding country, ascending Ben Nevis, following
the course of the Caledonian Canal, and exploring the
scenery of the neighbourhood. Lord Adolphus Fitz-
clarence, who is in command of the squadron, has been
enjoying the sport of grouse shooting and deer-
stalking, while visiting Lord Malmesbury, at Achna-
carry, and Colonel M`Lean, of Ardgour ab Cuile.
His Lordship has also visited the royal party at
Ardverikie.
Yesterday, however, was a day of special amuse-
ment with the officers of the squadron, who, on a
general invitation given to them by Mr. Macdonald
of Glenaladale, went to have some deer• shooting in
his woods. The weather was fortunately very
fine, and there was a strong muster of gentlemen
from the neighbourhood to meet Mr. Macdonald's
guests. There must have been from 25 to 30 guns
and rifles disposed on different passes along the moun-
tains which rise northwards from the head of Loch
Sheil, and probably Glenfinan has seen no such
formidable display of " shooting irons" since " bonnie
Prince Charlie" unfurled his standard on that very
spot, just 102 years ago. The great and unmanage-
able number of sportsmen rendered it a matter not
only of difficulty, but of danger, to continue the
hunt after the first beat, but enough of the excite-
ment which belongs to this noble amusement was ex-
perienced to satisfy the whole party—those who got
shots and those who did not, those who hit arid
those who missed. Returning by boats up Loch
Sheil the company were most hospitably enter-
tained by Mr. Macdonald, at Glenfinan, and loyal
and appropriate toasts, cordially given and en-
thusiastically responded to, crowned the plea-
sures of the day. On leaving, Lord Adolphus and
the party of officers with him were presented with a
very fine hind, part of the morning's sport and which
they carried away with them to the squadron. Alto-
gether this deer hunt. at Glenfinan was a most pleas-
ing and agreeable affair, the historical associations of
the spot, and the extraordinary splendour of the
scenery deepening and giving character to amuse-
ments which, though strictly those of a private party,
may nevertheless be fairly regarded as an evidence of
loyalty and attachment to the Sovereign, in a district
where the display of such feelings have a peculiar and
affecting significance.
Mr. Macdonald is the descendant and representa-
tive of that Borrodale who first gave in his adherence
to the cause of Prince Charles, and who shared in
some of his greatest dangers and privations. Many
curious relics of the Prince are still preserved in the
family, and the present laird and his father have
erected a handsome monument at the head of Loch
Shell, on the spot where the standard was unfurled
in '45. Times.

AUSTRIAN AGGRESSIONS ON
THE PAPAL DOMINIONS.
Last night a large and important meeting of the
Catholics of Virginia-street district especially, but of
London generally, was held at the Eastern Institu-
tion, Commercial-road, with the view of expressing
their indignation at the late aggressions on the Papal
territories, of presenting an address to his Holiness
Pope Pius IX. relative to the present position of
affairs, and of accompanying that address with sub-
stantial marks of their feelings in the shape of pounds,
shillings, and pence ; his Holiness, amidst countless
other difficulties, having I found an empty exchequer
on ascending the Papal throne.
The Rev. Mr. Mdore occupied the chair, and was
surrounded by many gentlemen of influence in the
neighbourhood.
The Rev. CHAIRMAN having briefly explained the
object of the meeting as already related, observed
that they had met for no sectarian purpose. Their
object was to express their abhorrence and indigna-
tion at the unconstitutional course which Austria
had pursued towards the Papal territory ; it was one,
therefore, in which every lover of constitutional
liberty was permitted, if not bound to take a part.
—(Cheers.) After some further observations bear-
ing upon the point, and :full of pith, the Rev. Gen-
tleman concluded amidst universal applause, by calling
upon that important meeting to pass resolutions con-
demnatory of the conduct of Austria.
Mr. F. LUCAS proposed the first resolution, de-
claring that Pope Pius IX. had won the admiration
of the world by the comprehensiveness of his policy,
the practical wisdom of his views, and the general
impulse which he had given to civil, social, and
national amelioration. The history of Pope Pius IX.
was replete with illustrations of his solicitude for the
spiritual and temporal welfare of the people under his
charge.—(Cheers.) 11 hen Ireland was suffering
from famine Pope Pius himself subscribed, and ex-
horted those over whom he had influence largely to
subscribe to mitigate Irish suffering. The kingdom
of that sovereign was now threatened by
.an Austrian
army, and would they not express their sympathy
with that sovereign 7—(Cheers.) It had been said
that the present struggle was one of no importance,
since Austria was a weak sad powerless state. To that
proposition he could not agree. Austria was a subtle,
a powerful, and an unflinching opponent of Italy.—
(Cheers.) Her standing army at this moment was four
times as numerous as that of Great Britain; he be-
lieved that the number of men at this moment on
furlough from the Austrian army equalled, within a
few thousands the whole of the British army.
The conduct of Austria then was not to be disre-
garded. Money, he believed, would not suffice to
stop her aggressions, and he feared she would not be
stayed in her ruthless course unless the great powers
of the Continent combined to prevent her inroads into
southern Italy.—(Cheers.) This was by no means
an ordinary case of gross and vile oppression—it was
not merely a case of political oppression—it was
not merely the case of a country wholly remote, or
of a cause with which they had no sympathy; but
even if it were, they would recoil with horror from
such iniquities as Austria, moved only by her fear of
a good government under Pius IX., had been induced
to perpetrate.—(Cheers.) The Learned Gentleman
concluded an eloquent and impassioned address by an
especial appeal to the Catholics of this country. He
resumed his seat amidst general applause.
M. P. KELLY seconded the resolution, and it was
carried unanimously.
The Rev. W. KELLY proposed the next resolution,
expressive of the indignation of the meeting as the
free citizens of a constitutional state at the insult
which Austria had passed upon Pope Pius IX.
Mr. C. POWELL seconded the resolution without
verbal comment, which like its predecessor was carried
unanimously.
On the motion of Mt'. ACHESON, seconded by Mr.
GIBB, the third resolution was also carried with ac-
clamation, declaratory of the increased indignation of
the meeting at the conduct of Austria, in making its
aggressions at a time when the Pope, upon his acces-
sion to the chair, found himself surrounded by finan-
cial and political difficulties.
The Rev. Mr. KYNE, of Lincoln Inn-fields, pro-
posed the next resolution, pledging the meeting to aid,
in a substantial manner, Pope Pius in his present
difficult position, and to free him from the embarrass-
ments in which he was at present involved.
This resolution was seconded by Mr. WRIGHT, and
carried ; and, in accordanie with its terms, a sub-
scription was subsequently entered into.
An address to his Holiness was also resolved upon ;
and, after a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the
meeting, which had been most enthusiastic arid
unanimous, separated.

INCREASE IN , THE TURKISH
STEAM NAVY.
Our last advices from Constantinople announce the
arrival at that port of a new steam-ship, the 'Vassiter
Tidjaret, after having performed the voyage from
Plymouth in the short space of twelve days, allowing
for the time occupied by her detention at Gibraltar,
Malta, and Smyrna. This vessel was built expressly
for the Turkish Government by Messrs. F. and J.
White, of Cowes, and is of the burden of nearly
1,000 tons, with a pair of Messrs Maudalay's engines,
of the collective power of 300 horses. Her arrival
produced quite a sensation amongst the native and
European population, who, crowded from all parts to
see her elegant form as she lay on the blue waters of
the Golden Horn. The Sultan, who since his accession
to the throne has been prominent in encouraging the
extension of steam navigation in his empire as one of
the means most conducive to its welfare, and best calcu-
lated to promote the spirit of reform with which he is
inspired, male an excursion on board the Vassiter
Tidjaret in the Sea of M armors. After a run of a
few hours, during which his Imperial Majesty ex-
amined minutely every part of the vessel, he expressed
himself highly gratified with herperformance, both as
to speed and the easy working of herengines. She has
since been dispatched to Alexandria with an invita-
tion to the Pasha of Egypt for the approaching festi-
vities of the Sunnet, and may, probably, hereafter be
used as the means of communication betweeen Con-
stantinople and that province. Great praise is
due to Mehtned Ali Pasha, the late High-Admiral
of the Turkish empire, who, with an intuitive
sagacity and earnestness of purpose but seldom
evinced by his predecessors, has been mainly in-
strumental in carrying out the liberal views of his
Sovereign, as during the two years of his adn►inistra-
tion of the naval affairs of the country he toiled bard
and succeeded in eradicating abuses which were a
barrier to all improvement, and left the arsenal better
provided and better regulated than it had been for
years before. Turning more particularly his atten-
tion to the steam navy, Mehmed Ali Pasha sr.w the
imperative necessity of creating one more efficient,
to compete, in case of need, with the numerous fleet
of steamers that, under a rival flag, plough the waters
' of the Black Sea. During his administration two
first-rate steam-frigates, of 450-horse power each,
have been launched from the dockyard of Constanti-
nople, and two others of the same power have since
been placed on the stocks, and the engines ordered
from England. It is to he hoped that the Turkish
Government will follow up the stimulus thus given
to its steam navy, the importance of which must and
a ought to be fully appreciated.

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A BOY, AND DIS.
COVERT OF THE BODY IN A FOOT• RAIL, AT NORTONI-IN.
THE-MOORS.—For some time past, many of.the inhabi-
tants of the Potteries have been interested in the appear.
ance of a lad, aged seventeen, named Henry Brannon,
who excited much curiosity by his display of talent in
performing on the violin. The lad's father, it appears,
is a soldier belonging to the 69th Regiment, now sta-
tioned at Burslem. Henry had a peculiarity in the shape
of his right hand, it being formed something like a foot,
and having toes instead of fingers. This malformation
rendered it necessary that the bow of his violin should
be attached to his hand by means of a ring. His per-
formance was, nevertheless, so generally pleasing, that
he was for some time enabled to support his mother and
two sisters by his earnings. At Whitsuntide last he at
tended at Norton-in-the-Moors, and by his
execution gave zest to the dance, which concluded
the
excellent
festivities of the anniversary of the Female Friendly So-
ciety, which had been held durint
g late
g
,
the day.At the
Brannon
breaking up of the company,
taoßreuhrslwernas.
Nothing more was heard
retired with the intentionnof
flifanso i,n fi 1 th h
oo mu
although ca
made throughout the count ry, until yesterday morning,
when between
three and tour o'clock a collier had occa-
sionto examine the state of the
afoot-rail, to descend a fo ,
•
boy, and, alarmed
espied the body of a
fifty yards, he
water in a pit near Norton. Having descended about
at
the discovery, he returned for assistance. On exami-
nation, the body was found to he in a high state of de-
position, and was identified as the body of the long
ei()sn;-fiddling boy. The fiddle was lying tinder the body,
much broken, and otherwise injured. The foot-rail is
near the highway at Norton, and has not been in use
since Whitsuntide last. The probability is, that the
poor lad had ventured a small distance into the foot-tail,
and that he was overcome by the damp. An inquest
was held at the -Robin H od Inn the same day, and a
verdict in accordance with the fects was returned,—
Staftbrdshire ilfeleury.
AFFAIR OF HONOUR AT 13 ARNSTAPLE.—lnfornaa-
tion having been given on oath to the Mayor that
breach of the peace was contemplated b% Mr. Charles
Newell Cutliffe, of Pil,on, in this borough, surgeon,
and Mr. Henry Victor Martin, of B. ntfort street, sur-
geon, a warrant was issued and placed in the hinds of
the superintendent of police, who apprehended both
gentlemen and brought them before the magistrates, by
whom they were required to enter into rtcognizances—
themselves in 100/. each, and two sureties for each of
501., to keep the peace for six months, which was done,e
and they were lib. rated. It was understood thahtostt.
parties had differed the night b-fore. and that at
mirinle
meeting was then arranged to take place the hx
how-
jug, at eleven o'clock, in Raw
ente' cl.—
ever, the interposition of the magistrates prey
leigh Park, which,
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