The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-14 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Ocr. 18.—Wind, N.W., fresh breeze, and fine:
DEAL, Oct 12.—Wind, W.S.W., moderate.—Arrd. from
the river Cowlitz, Weynton, Columbia River; Conserva-
tive, Cousens, Cape of Good Hope and Mauritius.
OFF DOVER, OCT. 12.—John Mitchell, Douglas, Valparaise ;
PORTSMOUTH, Ocr. 12.—Wind, N.N.W. to N.E., light.
—Arrd. Frederick, Stormer, Bahia, for Stettin. Sld. West-
minster, Honey, New York; Ligonia, Blanchard, ditto.
CowEs, Our. 12.—Wind, N.N.E., light.—Arid. Rapid,
Ellerstown, Bahia.
FALMOUTH, OCT. 12. —Wind, N , strong breezes and
squally.—Arrd. Antelope, Peyckern, Havana. SM. Express
packet, Madeira and Brazils; Marinero, Mendez, Havana.
NEWPORT, OCT 12. Wind, N.E.--Sid. Regulus, Tweedle,
Grenada; Sally, Bruce, Bermuda.
LivEnroor., OCT. 12.—Wind, N.N.E.—Arrd. Raja Bassa,
Glover, Calcutta; North Pole, Sim, Bombay; Selina, Bell,
Arica ; Alciope, Bennett, Valparaiso ; Dash, Logan, Ambriz,
sld. Aug. 8; Jamaica, Selkirk, Bahia; Reliance, Ceara; Wyke
Regis, Wallace, United States; Lima Packet, Robinson,
Quebec ; Syria, Cox, ditto ; Mary, Sullivan, ditto. Sid. Elsi-
nore, Proctor, New York; Liverpool, Eldridge, ditto; Hamp-
den, Cowan, ditto. Put back, Glen Helen, for New Orleans,
being crank. Off port, John Moore, Calcutta ; Queen
of the West, New York ; Duke of York and Emelia,
The Alice, arrived here from Prince Edward's Island, spoke
on the 25th ult., in lat. 48, lon. 51, the Falcon, hence to
Quebec, with loss of bulwarks, &c., having been on her
beam-ends during a hurricane; the latter vessel bad spoken
the barque Francis, from London, on the morning of the
25th, half full of water, and apparently bearing up for New-
foundland. The Mary, Sullivan, arrived at this port from
Quebec, spoke the Superior, from Londonderry to Quebec,
and took from her part of the crew of the Lanark, Frith,
from Quebec to this port, which was abandoned 21st ult.,
waterlogged. The Syria, Cox, arrived at this port from
Quebec, spoke 26th ult., in lat. 46, lon. 56, the Zanoni, from
Liverpool to Quebec, with loss of mainmast, fore-topmast,
&c., bearing up for Halifax; and on the 4th inst., in lat. 47,
lon. 28, passed the wreck of the ship Cromwell, from Quebec
to Liverpool, abandoned, with loss of rudder, decks swept,
and blown up, and with the fore part of poop washed away.
SCILLY, Ocr. s.—Arrd. Josephine, Newport, for Nantes,
leaky.
WATERFORD, 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. the lOth, Har-
mony, Knox, Miramichi; 11th Tom and Jessie, Tregarthen,
Laguna, leaky, and loss of bulwarks, &c. ; Downes, Doody,
Miramichi. Put back 9th ,Margaret, Callar, with loss O 1
bowsprit and fore and main topmasts.
Coax, Ocr. 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Kingstown, Dwyer,
Honduras, with loss of foremast, topmasts, &c., in the hurri-
cane 19th ult.

Hum, Oar. 12.—Wind W.—Arrd. Endymion, Cordingley
Bliramichi, lost bulwarks.

CARDIFF, Oar. 10. The Lady Peel arrived here,
passed 21st ult. a vessel in distress; and on the 28th a
barque, apPhrently waterlogged,. with main and mizen-mast
gone. The Alert, of Waterford, with loss of bulwarks, sails
split, &c., was passed 18th ult. by the Trial, arrd. here.
DUBLIN, Our. 10.—Arrd. George, Sherdain, Quebec.
PRTERHEAD, OCT. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Douglas,
liPliinnear, St. Uolm's, N. 8., for Hull.
WnrrEHAvErt, Ocr. 9.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Hylton,
Williamson, Quebec, leaky.
ILtyLs, Our. 9.—Arrd. Rover, Wren, Poole, for Liverpool.
leaky, and cargo shifted.
SHOREHAM, OCT. 11.—Eight or nine Quebec oak staves
five feet long, have been picked up off here to-day.
PLYMOUTH, Ocr. 11.—The Martha, of and from Holy-
head, foundered, 20th ult., in lat. 45 N., ion. ; crew saved.
MILFORD, Our. 10.—The Jacques, of Dieppe, has arrived
at this port with the crew of the barque Rosamond, which
was abandoned waterlogged in the gala of the 19th ult. She
also passed nine vessels dismasted names unknown.

DIVIDENDS.—The general impression that the Bank
of England would on Monday commence paying the Octo-
ber dividends to the public has proved erroneous, being
founded on a wrong construction of an alteration lately
made by the Banlc of England. To understand this it is
necessary to describe the general practice of that institu-
tion. The dividends on the public securities are usually
paid three days after they fall due—that is to say—
Those due on the sth of January are paid on the Bth.
sth of April Bth.
sth of July 8t h.
10th of October 13th.
The two days following that on which the divi•
dends become due are occupied in delivering the
warrants to bankers and others, and on the third
day the public receive their warrants, and their
money also. If a Sunday intervened between the
actual quarter-day and the third day, the two days
occupied in delivering the warrants to the bankers, &c.,
caused the public day to fall one day later—that is to
say, the payments were made on the 9th of January,
April, and July, and on the 14th of October. It has,
however, occasionally happened, that applications have
been made in the October quarter to pay the dividends
on the third day, notwithstanding the intervention of
the Sunday, and in case of compliance the bankers re-
ceive their warrants one day earlier. This was the case
in the present quarter, the bankers beginning to receive
their warrants on the 10th, Saturday, on the actual
quarter-day, and
.the public beginning to receive their
money to-morrow.—Times' City Art;cle.
PROFESSOR. SC LIONBEIN'S GUN COTTON.—A short
time since an experimental trial took place in the proof
square of the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, with the newly
invented gun cotton of Professor Schonbein, of Basle.
The result of the experiment was highly satisfactory,
and has led, we understand, to an order for the Pro-
fessor to manufacture a larger quantity, with which ex-
periments will take place with heavy ordnance, in the
presence of the Select Committee. Those who wit-
nessed the firing of a rifle in the proof square, which
was-fired with a minimum charge of the cotton by Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Dundas, state that there was no
report, no smoke, no recoil, and scarcely any resi•
duum in the breach of the gun ; in fact they were not
aware of the gun having been fired till the effects of the
ball, were seen.

TIMES.—No one who has watched the stationary
not to say the dubious, condition of mercantile affairs for
the whole of this year, will expect any decided results
from the quarterly returns of the revenue. If they still
permit us to hope, that is about as much as we could
possibly expect under almost unexampled difficulties.
After striking off what may be called the accidents of
the yearly and quarterly comparison, we find that we
can not only hope, but have to some extent realised a
steady increase of prosperity. The extraordinary and
unnatural gush of enterprise which marked the whole of
last year very possibly tempted the most prudent to ex-
pect an earlier and a larger harvest from the great crop
of experiments, public and private, we then were sowing.
The nation is wiser this year than last, and has pro-
bably learnt also to be more moderate in its expecta-
tions. The Excise is usually considered the chief tett
of prosperity. Under this head there is an increase
on the quarter amounting to 226,8201. There is no
visible reason why this sum should not be considered
a fair index of increasing consumption and
trade in exciseable articles. Last quarter, it will be
remembered, gave nearly an equal result as compared
with the July returns of the previous year. They who
are behind the scenes might possibly be able to inform
us whether both the July and October returns for 1845
were not somewhat depressed by,the drawbacks allowed
on those articles on which the duty bad just been
abolished or reduced. Unless some such accident has
destroyed 'the equality-of circumstances, certainly the
Excise is prospering considerably. As for the compa-
ratively slight increase on the whole year, it is scarcely
necessary to remind-our readers that the two first quar-
ters in the year ending October 10, 1845, had the benefit
of the old duty on glass, and some other considerable
items, lopped off or pruned in the spring of 1845 by the
shears of the beneficent Premier. As for the Customs,
they arc a very peculiar and capricious subject. Last year
we had to condole with Sir Robert Peel on the lamentable
circumstance, that under the, operation of his sliding-scale
the abundant harvest of 1844 had pinched his revenue
by the exclusion of foreign corn. The great financier's
own pet device had led to the singular and ridiculous re-
sult of changing a national blessing into a fiscal curse,
and setting at cross purposes the treasury and the
people. This year the corn-laws still intrude and dis-
turb the account. An aggregate duty, amounting to
nearly half a million, on the corn imported immediately
on the new Corn Bill coming into effect, has made the
Customs of this quarter, and, strange to say, of this year
also, almost exactly so much more than the Customs of
the quarter and of the year ending October 10, 1845.
But for that single importation, which must now be
looked upon as an extraordinary and exceptional occur-
rence, the two years and the two quarters would present
just the same results. Could more, however, have been
fairly expected ? As for the comparison between the
two years, it must be remembered that the two first
quarters of the former year came under the old duties,
before Sir Robert Peel had struck off the
duties OR sugar, cotton, and some hundreds of
minor imports, to the amount of two millions and
a half. The year just ended suffers not only that
amputation, but another, by no means inconsiderable,
inflicted this last session, and felt by the two last quar-
ters. There has been a double drop by free-trade
sures in the two years. Under circumstances co very
unequal, and bearing so hard on the later members of
the comparison, it is very gratifying to fled that the
quarter and the year just past have yielded a revenue
not inferior to that of the corresponding p _Hods ending
Oct. 10, 1845. The natural improvement of the country
must be thanked for filling up the gaps m ide by fiscal
remissions. It more has not come to pass—if, barring
the god-send of half a million on foreign corn, there is
after all only an equality—candour will recollect the
difficulties, the perplexities, and we must add, the
calamities of this year. Free trade, it will be said, was
to do great things. It could neither do great things in
a hurry, nor produce abundance inviiii netted. Free
trade is not an open sesame to give us at our bid-
ding transcendental prosperity over and above the
operations of the physical creation. It is true it has
thrown hack those gates of Janus that nothing but war
should ever hare closed, and it has this year brought in
between two and three million quarters of corn. But it
could only deal for the present with the existing material.
It could only bestow what there was in the world. All
that food has come in, and yet we are on the eve of a
+amine. On, the average of this whole twelvemonth just '
ended, food has been too high to allow the labourer and
the operative very much to spare for superfluous com-
forts. The elements have starved both the Customs and
the Excise. What revenue are we now to expect from
the millions in Ireland, who Cannot even buy their daily
bread ? What revenue from those in this country, whose
bread eats up the whole of their humble allowance ? It
is enough that sloe nave just managed to anticipate " the
catastrophe of an irremediable famine," sehich this day
twelvemonth we ventured to predict would " conclude
the drama, cr rather the fame, of protection."
CHRONICLE.—The country has awakened, has re-
flected, and is now speaking out aloud. When the
Church as the only instrument of education was insisted
upon, there was a degree of supineness in England that
ignorance scarcely explained, and bigotry imperfectly
excused. The difficulties that encumbered the teaching
of an English alphabet to an English pauper were (and
are) such as would excite the wonder of a Kiekkahoo or
Potowhottamie Indian, if he could be brought to under-
stand them in the whole fulness of their absurdity. That
there must be some trouble in the matter he would con-
ceive ; since he might suspect that in respect to spelling-
books and schoolmasters alone there would be the price
of much tobacco and many beaver skins expended. This
he would see at the first glance. Proceeding in his rea-
soning, he would measure the value of the commodity
against the price. Here, whether he agreed with his
teacher or not, he would at least infer that the learning
was worth something—some beaver-skins and some to-
bacco ; though not so many or so much as the vendor of
the alphabetic mystery might demand. His doubte, how-
ever, upon this point would be converted into either con-
fusion or contempt, when the further explanation was
made to him, that unless taught by certain men, and in
a certain manner, the power in question of understanding
alphabets was not only worth no tobacco and no beaver-
skins, but that it was absolutely prejudicial and perilous,
and that in England it was not imparted to people at all,
because parties were at variance as. to the conditions
under which it should be communicated. Neither was
(nor is) there any teaching of the duties of education by
the way of example. Upon such matters numerous
writers, good and bad, had appealed to Government, with
illustration in all its forms ; with the whole artillery of
examples from the continent, and with encomia upon
foreign education. It was upon these points, and the
like of them, that Holland and Prussia were quoted and
over-quoted by the German, and France and Switzer-
land by the Galilean school of amelbrationists. Never-
theless, it was just the lesson that we were predeter-
mined not to learn, either from Prussia or from France,
from Holland or from Switzerland, from Turkey or from
America—in short, from any portion of the habit-
able globe whatever. Grave men in shovel-hats
denounced it both in speeches and in charges, agricolous
squireens denounced it in post-prandial orations,
bitter Dissenters denounced it in petitions, and stripling
clergymen groaned over it at visitings and at tea-tables.
It was a lesson which we were determined not to be
taught. Now if these things at the present moment are
changing, and that after the rate and fashion that opi-
nions on the bread monopoly took to change, to what
must we attribute the alteration? To whatever it may
be attributed, it is not referable to an indifference upon
religious subjects. Church subscriptions, anti slavery
meetings, Exeter-hall statistics, all join in the acquittal
of the present decennium of lukewarmness upon points of
spirituality. It is neither more nor less than common-
sense acting upon palpable facts. It is a clear compre-
hension of what is best calculated for the maintenance
of the public happiness. It is the deliberate determina-
tion that the welfare and existence of a great country
shall be guarded against the mischief's of popular igno-
rance, and the suicidal economics of deluded poverty.
As such we value the review in question, as much for
the evidence it affords as for the arguments it supplies.
Those who have faith enough to expect regeneration
from a Stanley Ministry have not faith enough to believe
in a permanent state of ignorance, or in the sufficiency
of priests to remove it.
LIE RALD.—There is, perhaps, no country in Europe

of the same extent, in which a greater diversity lan-

guage and manners exists than in Switzerland. Within
the limits of a small territory three different languages
are spoken—French, German, and Italian—and within
the twenty-two cantons •of which the federated states
are composed, is to be found congregated as much jea-
lousy, hatred, envy, and bitterness, as could be raked
together amidst all the monarchies of Europe. Hence
the multitude of factions which have prevailed in Swit-
zerland during the last half century, and which for a
period of forty years have threatened the independence
and the existence of the " land of the brave and the
free." The most pacific, and we may say, as a neces-
sary consequence, the most progressive period of
Switzerland was from 1815 to 1830. During those
fifteen years new roads were constructed and old ones
improved—commerce and industry flourished—a more
rapid and a cheaper postal system was adopted—literary
and scientific and agricultural societies were established
—and Switzerland became the chosen residence of
some of the most distinguished men, and some
of the most renowned citizens of Europe. But the
French revolution of 1830 completely changed the
character and conduct of the Swiss nation. From
that period discontent, distrust, and disaffection have
become predominant. Religious has been superadded to
political jealousy—town has armed itself against coun-
try—and country against town—canton has stood in
battle array against canton, and the very frame of the
federation seems to be dislocated and loosened. Meet-
ings have succeeded to meetings—concessions have fol-
lowed concessions—on the part of some of the federative
Governments—while others have "kept the word cf
promise to the ear, and broken it to the hope." But
concessions—promises—and open resistance, on the part
of the Governments, have only produced one result on
the governed, i. e., augmented exacerbation and discon-
tent. It would appear that the scenes of December,
1830, are again to be re-enacted—again shall we have
vast assemblages of armed peasants and bur4hers, and
probably some new Troxler and Pfy ffer may arise in
Geneva, in 1846, as in Aarau in 1830. In the Herald of
yesterday we gave such hurried details as reached us from
Paris, written late on Saturday evening, and there it

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would appear that the party of the insurgen
triumphant. This is not to be wondered at. -iiß7r
are a cool, calculating, phlegmatic people,
described as the Scotch of the Continent. ' ill
blessed or cursed with all that reflective and me
though often left-handed wisdom with vvhicHgaidelv-'4ISAV.
thrifty genius of the Tweed fortifies his children ;"
they are accustomed to the use of arms from their
earliest youth, and trained while yet young to the mili-
tia. They pass a certain portion of each year in camps
and exercises, and being a bold, brave, and energetic
people, are not in anywise inferior to the best European
troops. It is therefore not wonderful that a body of such
men, bound together by a common interest, and excited
by a common enthusiasm, should in the first instance
have succeeded against the temporising Government of
Geneva. The Government of Geneva has been
called a wise Government ; but we call it a Peelish
Government. It is neither one thing nor the other.
To-day it appears inclined towards progress—t6-mor-
row towards retrogression. But whether moving, or
stationary, or retrogressive, it always cloaks its
motives in the purest, most specious, and most promising
terms. Flattering and holding out lures to both parties,
it is trusted by neither and hated by both, and this is
just now proved by the open outbreak which it has had
to encounter. We fear, however, that the democratic
remodelling of the Swiss constitutions has not added to
their happiness or to their liberty, as it certainly has not
in anywise enhanced their material prosperity. There
appears a readiness to resort to force and to the sationa
ratio, inconsistent alike with order, law, or liberty. This
overflowing of the democratic spirit—this overbearing
influence of armed, lawless, and inflammable bodies, is
one of the worst and most dangerous features of Swiss
democracy, and it must be put down either by the
Federal Government or by a stronger arm, in the interest
alike of the liberty and peace, not alone of Switzerland,
but of Europe.
ADVERTISER.—The accounts from Ireland are as
gloomy as ever. If, indeed, there be any difference in
their tenour, it is that the darkest aspects in which the
state of that country has been presented to us, are hourly
acquiring a deeper hue. The condition of matters is
represented by the latest arrivals as being of the most
appalling kind which the imagination could picture to
itself. The alarm felt for the safety of life and property
is great and universal. All confidence is destroyed.
Society is in a state of disorganisation. The tranquil-
lity of the country is not worth an hour's purchase. We
have given credit to the Executive, so far as it has gone,
for a desire to act up to the tremendous crisis which
has overtaken Ireland. But, as we said yesterday, it
has not gone far enough. Loans of money for the
drainage and subsoiling of land are very excellent in
their way ; but a mere improvement of the produc-
tive ;powers of the land Is not all that is re-
quired in an emergency like this. In many parts
of Ireland, especially in the northern section of the
country, the land has already been brought into a state
of high cultivation; and, consequently, in such cases,
grants of money will not be needed for drainage or sub-
soiling. What the Government ought to have done
would have been to specify the various leading works
which they considered as coming within the meaning of
the Labour-rate Act, according to the more liberal con-
struction to be put upon its provisions since the publi-
cation of his Excellency's letter. Every one inquires,
but no one can answer the question, whether the execu-
tion of railways will come legitimately within the mean-
ing of the phrase " useful and reproductive works." As
to whether or not they ought to come within its meaning,
there are not two opinions on the part of the public.
The voice of England and Scotland, as well as of Ireland,
is in favour of the application of the public money to
the construction of Irish railways.. Unhappily, how-
ever, owing to the vagueness of the phraseology em-
ployed in the Lord-Lieutenant's letter, some persons
entertain doubts as to whether railways are included
under the general head of public works of a repro-
duciive character. That railways ought to be classed in
ibis category, nobody, we repeat, for a moment doubts.
The only apprehension is, that those to whom the expo-
sition of the phrase will be confided, may posibl.V`itot
give it this liberal and enlighti ned interpretation. Now,
why should a moment's uncertainty be suffered to exist
on the subject ? A word from the Castle would remove
all doubts, and prevent any future misconception. Wo
believe that the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, when caus-
ing the letter to be penned, fully intended that money
should be advanced by the Government to Irish rail" ay
companies, whenever a due presentment should be made,
with that view, by any of the baronies. How great the
pity, if our assumption be correct, that the fact should
not be rublicly known. If it were, the best results
would follow. Railway companies would commence
operations immediately, and the myriads now out of em-
ployment, would be actively and permanently engaged
on new railways in less than a fortnight.

Remscarn, OCT. 12.—Lieutenant Waghorn left
this babouz this morning at five minutes pa-t 10 o'clock,
in the South-Eastern an Continental Steam Company's
packet the Princess Maud, for Ostend, on his way to
Trieste, for the purpose of making arrangements for the
conveyance of the next overland despatches from India.
DETERMINED SUICIDE.—Monday morning, about
seven o'clock, the following determined suicide was
committed by a decently dressed man, opposite the
Penitentiary, Idillbank. He was observed walking about
Millbank for some time, apparently absorbed in thought,
when he suddenly mounted the wall which runs along
the bank of the river, and jumped off into the water.
Several labourers, who were at work near the place,
instantly ran to the spot, but the man had completed his
object, for there was nothing to be seen but the old bat
which he had worn, and which was floating with the
stream.

WEYIIILL GREAT STOCK FAIR.—OR Monday this
great cattle fair was resumed, and notwithstanding the
large sales of sheep and stock effected on Saturday, the
sheep pens were equally well filled, and many fresh
droves of cattle were brought in, which was met with a
great demand, and many large buyers who had stood out
now yielded to the owners' prices. Prime young ewes
(Southdowns) went off at 38s. a head, and some pens of
choice-bred lots fetched 425. a head. Ewe lambs of the
best de.scription made from 30s. to 335. a head. Good
wethers were eagerly sought after. Two-year old sheep
made 335. to 395., end three-year old wethers, well bred,
were bought for folding off at 355. to 445. a head, and
good fat wether sheep maintained prices varying from
48s. to 545. a head. In bullocks a brisk sale was ob-
tained for the best steers and young store bullocks,-and
well framed beasts for the fattening sheds sold at 12 to
16 guineas. Cows for dairying sold at 14 to 16 guineas.
This fair is much celebrated for its usual large sales of
cheeses. New cheese made 565. per cwt.; old cheese
0515.
dsetho Oee6ses p
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weroer cwt.;
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cwt., and many waggon loads were consigned to London.
The hop fair will commence this day.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII.—RUGBY, MONDAY, OCT.
12.—Another instance of the utility of the electric tele-
graph in detecting crime was afforded on Saturday last
at Rugby. The following telegraphic dispatch was re-
ceived at the Rugby station from Derby, at eight o'clock
on Saturday morning :—" Thomas Trotter, from Derby,
states that he has been robbed by a man that slept in the
same room with him at Derby last night of a silver
watch (described), and 3/. 19s. in gold and silver."
(Here follows a description of the party suspected, but
as he, as well as the property missing, is in the hands of
the police, it is unnecessary to give it.) The dispatch
goes on to state that " the person who committed the
theft is supposed to have gone towards London." In
consequence of this communication, Inspector Faulkner,
in the employ of the London and North-Western Rail-
way Company, examined the persons of the passengers
who arrived by the next train (11 A.M.) from Derby,
when, from the description forwarded, he took the pri-
soner into custody on suspicion of having committed the
robbery, and upon searching him he found a watch, an•
swering the description, and also a sum of money, ex-
actly tall) ing with the amount stolen, minus the railway
fare from Derby. Upon asking the prisoner his name,
he said it was Wm. Gilbert ; but upon being taken be-
fore Mr. J. W. B. Leigh, Mr. H. S. Gibb, Mr. C. M.
' Caldecott, and Captain Leake, he gave the name of Wm.
Eltinton, and said that he came from Newcastle-upon-
Tyne. lie had for some time been employed on the Mid-
land Railway as a stoker. Remanded to allow time for
the attendance of the prosecutor. Mr. Trotter appeared
about five o'clock in the afternoon, and identified the
watch, &c , upon which the prisoner was transferred to the
custody of one of the inspectors of the Midland Railway
police, the robbery having been committed at Derby.
THE SOUTH DEVON Rainway.—Considerable ex-
citement has been experienced by many persons in this
town and the neighbourhood in respect to the effect of
the recent heavy gales and high tides upon the works of
the South Devon Railway in the neighbourhood of
Teignmouth. The coincidence of a strong S.E. wind
with a high tide would, it was feared, very materially
damage the portion of the line between Teignmouth and
Dawlish ; nor have thes? fears been altogether ground-
less, for the effect of the gale and the high tide on Sun-
day night and Monday was to damage, considerably, a
portion of the sea wall between Dawlish and Teign-
mouth, near what is called the Parson Tunnel This
portion was what is termed dry wall, and not solid
masonry. The water covered the line, and the trains
were consequently obliged to feel their way very slowly,
the third class passengers being thoroughly drenched
with the sea-water. On Tuesday the wind lulled and
slightly changed, and the damages were found (consist-
inc, of washing the ballasting from under the rails, &c.)
to be such as to make it necessary that the trains should
atop at Dawlish, instead of running on to Teignmouth.
On Wednesday
aciao s
a a
general
survey o f
evening the traffic between Teignmouth
mede they Therem
w
of the lino from Starcross to Teignmouth. The sea
directorsaf) aw loi on Tuesday,
m, a s r ewhn
wall, in solid masonry, which was more exposed than
the portion damaged, was not the least affected by the
gale.—llyinouth Timex
ATTEMPT TO DESTROY LORD BOSSE'S TELESCOPE.

ARMAGH, Ocr. 10.—An act, influenced by the wildest
fanaticism, has just been committed in this neighbour-
hood, of which the following are the particulars:—On
Friday evening three respectably dressed individuals ap-
plied for permission to view the moon through Lord
Rose's telescope. On its being granted, they ascended
the platform, _ and at the moment when *e instrument

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was depressed on a level with the horizon, one of them
advanced to the extreme end and cast a stone, which he
must have concealed fur the purpose, at the speculum.
It happily did not take effect, and in the effort he fell and
fractured his right leg. They were immediately arrest-
ed, and are now undergoing en examination before the
Mayor, Mr. W. Payton, assisted by Mr. W. W. Algol
and Mr. James Hardin. The latter gentleman, who has
been here for some time observing the different phases
of the moon, has shown his usual ability in eliciting
from the prisoners their motives for the attempt. They
state themselves to be from Cheltenham ; and the one
who threw the stone expresses his regret at not having
destroyed the telescope, as he considers it " a blasphemy
[for man to 'scrutinize too closely the works of the
Creater," and affirms that the right hand of the Lord
will yet be employed to dash in pioccs the enemy." The
ezaulination is still going on.