The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-01 00:00:00

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.

DUBLIN, SEPT.2BT-1; isconfidently announced to-
day that Parliament will not meet in November, as was
almost universally supposed it would, at the close of last
week, and, indeed, up to this afternoon. The following
statement upon the subject appears in the Mail of this
evening:—
" Lord John Russell agreed with Lord Besboreugh as
to the necessity of assembling Parliament forthwith, but
the majority of the Cabinet overruled his Lordship's
decision. Lord Grey and his party voted with the ma-
jority. Mr. Redington, Under-Secretary for Ireland,
has left town for London. Mr. Redington's visit, no
doubt, is connected with the state of this country. He
can, of course, give Lord John Russell and his colleagues
more general and useful information by being on the
spot than he could possibly afford by means of epistolary
communications, trammelled, as they naturally must
be, by official forms and absurb punctilio. This is not
a time for indulging in the quirks of lawyers or the
hum bug of diplomacy."
INCREASE OF STIPENDIARY MAGISTRACY.
The Irish Government have determined upon ap-
pointing six additional stipendiary magistrates, whose
services will, no doubt, be fully required throughout the
ensuing season. The names of the fortunate gentle-
men are, Mr. Miller (son of Lieutenant-Colonel Miller,
one of the Inspectors-General of the Constabulary),
Mr. O'Brien, Mr. Arabin, Mr. Ffrench, Mr. Plunket (of
the Constabulary), and Mr. Birmingham.
MR. O'CONNELL ON THE FAMINE.

At the usual weekly meeting of the repealers to-day,
the following letter from Mr. O'Connell was read :
" Derrynane Abbey, Cahirciveen, Sept. 25.
" My Dear Ray,—The state of the country is fright-
ful ; famine hourly approaching, and the enormity of
the evil so great as to require for its alleviation sums of
money so apparently extravagant in amount as to fill the
minds of men of the most hopeful temperament with
dismay and affright.
" You have seen in the newspapers a report of the
proceedings of our presentment sessions at Cahirciveen,
for the barony of Iveragh. The report includes only
part of what occurred on the first day of meeting. There
are, necessarily, many inaccuracies in that report ; but it
shows that we had at once agreed to charge the barony
with public works to the extent of two-thirds of the
poor-law valuation, namely, 14,000/. ; but, when we
came to discuss the particulars, it struck me forcibly that
14,0001. would not be sufficient, and we therefore in-
creased the presentments to the amount of 21,0001., being
the entire amount of one year's poor-law valuation of
the entire barony. It will therefore not be our fault if
there be not work and wages for the people during a
considerable portion of the ensuing winter and spring,
especially as the Knight of Kerry has applied for a large
sum (I don't know the exact amount) under the Drainage
Act, and I myself am preparing an application, in con-
junction, I hope, with the Marquis of Lansdowne, if not,
upon my own account, for the drainage of a tract, upon
which above 4,000 L can be expended in the wages of
ltaobdoour.
morel thanonly we
eenhtiaovne thdeesnee,thainngds
atoheivnestigaall to teothers
pre-
vent the people from starving, or being driven into
madness.

" That amiable and excellent gentleman, Mr. Monsell,
of Tervoe, in his very able letter of the 18th of Septem-
ber, to Mr. Labouchere, speaking of the Labour-rate
Act, has these words—' I wish distinctly to state, that
be the existing law good or bad, wise or unwise, as it is
at present the only way by which the poor can be re-
lieved, it is our manifest duty to make use of it?
"He continues, It is our clear duty in the eyes of
God and man.'

" How melancholy it is to think that Lord Glengall
and a number of other noblemen and gentlemen as-
sembled at Cashel appear (if we are to credit the news-
paper reports) to have totally neglected this, their duty
to God and man!

" In my last letter I threw out a suggestion respect-
ing the necessity of a combined effort of the Irish gentry.
I beg again to repeat that suggestion.
" It is, that there should be some combined meeting
in Dublin of a number of the landed proprietors of Ire-
land, of every district in the island, to make arrange-
ments, in conjunction with the Government, for mitigat-
ing as much as possible the terrible emergency that
awaits us.

" Let it be remembered that there is great reason to
fear—and not only to fear, but to believe—that the evils
that now press upon us will not have spent their force in
a single year, or between this and next harvest. What
will be the condition of the country, if there shall be
another year of blighted crop, without aderate prepara-
tions being made to meet the calamity? and what suffi-
cient preparations should and can be made, it is not
likely that individual sagacity could foretel.
" If ever there was a case requiring consultation, con-
sideration, and deliberate and dispassionate discussion,
it is that now in hand. It requires the concentrated in-
telligence of the entire country to afford a chance of
devising plans suited to the magnitude of the peril, and
the enormous calamities that menace us.

"My suggestion, I repeat, is, that the landed pro-
prietors, instead of continuing their scattered and
isolated attempts to meet the coming mischief, should
immediately form a national committee to meet in
Dublin, and assist at this disastrous moment in the
management of such Irish affairs as relate to the ap-
proaching famine. This committee might be composed
of as many of the high sheriffs as may choose to attend;
also, as many deputy-lieutenants and justices of the peace
as should choose to assist, together with such other
landed proprietors as may be requested by their own
local districts to give their aid and attendance.
"Such a body as this, even upona smaller scale than
may be naturally expected, would command the atten-
tion of the Government, both in Ireland and in Eng-
land; thoroughly acquainted as they would be with all
the details of Irish affairs, they would instruct as well
as direct the counsels of the executive. They would be
listened to by Parliament as well as by the English
people; and, having the combined advantages of perfect
information, of pressing personal interest, and a high
sense of duty, they would form the instrument best cal-
culated to rescue Ireland from otherwise inevitable
destruction.

" In ordinary times these suggestions of mine would
be laughed at by many who may, perhaps, at the present
moment deem them worthy of consideration. At all
events, I hope I do my duty in endeavouring to rouse
the universal Irish people to a sense of their danger and
their moral responsibility.
" In the meantime let the Repeal Association do all
shey can to extricate Ireland from the perplexed state
of misery in which she is at present involved. There is
no fact more distinctly recognized than that the greater
part of the Irish population are every year on the verge
of starvation. It has pleased Providence in the present
year to engulf them in misery. We do not confound the
adventitious misfortune of the present year with the
steady progression of the accumulating distress and
misery which has marked the domestic history of Ireland
since the date of the union. Parliamentary documents
have placed beyond doubt that the wretchedness of the
Irish peasantry has been, and is, annually increasing.
The effects of the union have left the country unable to
endure the loss of a single crop. How sacred, then, is
the duty of those who appreciate these facts to use all
lawful and peaceable means to procure the restoration of
the Irish Legislature!
"Perhaps there never was anything in the history of
nations so fantastically atrocious as the conduct of the
English press at such an awful moment as the present.
Let any one only listen to the description given by the
Times of the peasantry of Connaught. Oh! how false
—how insulting—how almost maddening ! Again—bat
this is endurable—they attribute all the misfortunes of
Ireland to the Irish national character. England, by a
combination of the vilest fraud, with a force casually
irres,stible, deprived us of our nationality—and then,
because we suffer the evils necessarily resulting from
that loss, their writers taunt us with the natural and
necessary consequences of that deprivation, and accuse
us of being the authcrs of our own misery, choosing to
forget that we have had no control over our own affairs,
and have been nothing more than the sad serfs of an un-
grateful mistress.
" For our parts, we have one solemn duty, however it
may be forgotton by the enemies of the Repeal Associa-
tion; it is, never to relax our eiforts, never to sink our
hopes or diminish our expectation for the restoration of
our domestic Parliament.
"Come what will, happen what may, we at least are
devoted to Irish nationality—that is, to the repeal of the
union.--Believe me to be very faihfully yours,
"DANIEL O'CONNELL.

" T. M. Ray, Esq."
The amount of the rent for the week was 981.35. 7d.

W. H. Bond, Esq., R.N., Secretary of the Reform
Club, has, we understand, resigned the appointment,
having accepted that of Secretary of the Cornwall Rail-
way Company.

WILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTER-
TAINMENTS.-TRURO.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

We have had a visit in this quarter from the far-
famed Scottish minstrel, Wilson, who favoured us with
one of his truly unique and delightful entertainments,
which was attended by a full and fashionable audience,
and gave the most unqualified delight. Mr. Wilson's
fame had long preceded him, and one or two of his imi-
tators, taking advantage of his popularity, have at-
tempted to pawn on the lieges what they call entertain-
ments on Scottish songs ; but even in this quarter-their
abortive attempts were received with disgust by the few
victims who found themselves within the walls ; all of
which, however, tended to put the people more on the
qui vine for the real " Simon Pure," and,'.much as their
expectations were raised, they came far short of the treat
that awaited them. The programme contained songs of
various kinds—some plaintive, others heroic; some what
might be called domestic, and some humorous—in all of
which styles Wilson is equally at home. At one time
his audience were tranced by the thrillingly pathetic
tones in which he poured forth the lament " Nannie's
awe' ;" again were the heroic sentiments of every bosom
awakned by his imaginative declamation of " Scot's
wha hao wi' Wallace bled," and anon were they com-
pelled to hold their sides by the richly humorous man-
ner in which he gave "The Laird o'Cockpen," "Get-up
and bar the door," and " Allister WAllister ;" and
nothing could be more enchanting than his singing of
" Saw ye my wee-thing ?" " There's nae luck aboot the
house," or " My Boy Tammy." We were puzzled here to
know which to admire most, so we admired all; and diffi-
cult would it have been to have done otherwise, for if an
entertainment can be perfect we should say Wilson's is.
He renders every song intelligible before he sings it by
an interesting, and often very amusing description, in
which he makes his audience perfectly acquainted with
the homely Scotch phrases. He has a magnificent tenor
voice, perfect intonation, and sings like an educated and
intelligent artist. He addresses his audience with the
most gentlemanly ease, and in a very few minutes makes
them feel as much at home with him as if they were sit-
ting at his own table, and he playing the host. His
accompanyist, Mr. Land, is perfectly at home in his
business too—plays and accompanies beautifully, and
looks jolly and happy with the charming songs he is
constantly listening to. The only misfortune was, that
Mr. Wilson chose a Saturday night, which prevented
many from being present that would have been. When
he again comes to see us he must fix on another night,
and he may be assured of an overflowing house; for no
entertainment that we ever had here gave so much
pleasure or caused such a sensation. In London you,
of course, know well Wilson's powers, for you have
frequent opportunities of hearing him; but you will not
the less be pleased to hear that he can be appreciated in
the provinces as well as in the metropolis.

PRICE or GOLD.—The premium on gold at Paris
is 16 per mile, which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an
exchange of 25 55 ; and the exchange at Paris on
London at short being 25 77k, it follows that gold
is 0.87 per cent dearer in London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 435 k
per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31.175. 10Id.
per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 1310*;
and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short
being 13 10+, it follows that gold is 0.06 per cent. dearer
in London than in Hamburgh.

THE NEWMARKET AND OHESTERFORD RAILWAY.—
The " first sod" was raised on Tuesday at Dnllingham,
in the presence of Lord George Manners and several
other directors, and a large assemblage of the inhabitants
of Newmarket. The line, which, is to be completed by
the autumn of 1847, has been leased for 999 years to the
Eastern Counties ConiPany, at a guaranteed 5 per cent.
on the capital, and a share of 'all surplus profits of the
united lines, less 2 per cent.
CHILD DROPPING.—Tuesday, the police received
information that a female child, apparently six weeks
old, had been deserted by its unnatural parents on the
door step No. 27, York-street West, St. George's-in-
the-East. The infant was decently dressed, and was
wrapped in a flannel bedgown. It was conveyed by the
police to Wapping workhouse.
A dreadful fire took place on the 15th at the Hotel
de la Couronne, at Tavannes, in Switzerland. There
were thirty travellers in bed at the time, and six of
them, amongst whom were M. Kern, a magistrate of
Strasburg, and his wife, perished in the flames. Four-
teen others were more or less injured in effecting their
escape.
MATRIMONIAL HOAX.—A matrimonial hoax has,
it appears, been played off at Stony Stratford, where
some mischief-loving people replied to an advertisement
which appeared in a Sunday paper, and a long corres-
pondence, induceethe wife and fortune-hunting adver-
tiser to parade himself in the town in the hope of meeting
his supposed lady-correspondent. A letter from the
neighbourhood thus describes the denouement:--" Some-
what nervous did the principals in the affair feel when,
about nine o'clock, they saw standing at the hall door of
the hotel their correspondent personated by a rather
gigantic figure, at least six feet one inch high, of very
muscular frame, and with a mien and appearance calcu-
lated to bear out a sentence in one of his letters, that
he never in his life submitted to an insult from a gentle-
man.' However, there he was, there they had called
him ; and they (however falsely) expressed to each
other their intense happiness at seeing him, though at a
little distance. Breakfast over, with brandy before and
after the repast, to stimulate him, the gentleman made a
circuit of the town to reconnoitre, after which the hbur
being at hand, he proceeded to the place appointed for
meeting. This was on the road from the town to the
railway station, from whence, if by any fortuitous occur-
rence the lady was prevented meeting him, he was to re-
pair to the house of her milliner, where she would await
him. Having shown himself on the promenade for two
hours, during which time he was watched and passed
occasionally by the promoters of the hoax, the hero pro-
ceeded to the house of the milliner, who, not being in
the secret, of course knew nothing of any lady having
made an appointment at her house. Suspicions now
flashed upon him. He made the post-office jlis next call,
to inquire who had been in the habit of sending for the
I letters addressed there, when the post-mistress told all
she could of the mysterious correspondence. Then the
gentleman's ire boiled over, then he betook himself to
brandy, and after that to the suspected parties, threaten-
ing the vengeance of the law, and the aid of the police,
if the writer and the letters were not given up. He was
only laughed at, although each person applied to repu.
diated the authorship of any correspondence with him.
By this time the affair was all over the town; the place
became overwarm for him; his acquaintances were too
numerous and disagreeable, and he was glad to avoid
them, which he did, by leaving by the next omnibus,
threatening that the Post-office authorities, and all par-
ties suspected, should hear of him again and speedily."
—Bedford Mercury.
LOCOMOTIVE Coosirm.—One day last week a pas-
senger-train, proceeding from Preston to Kirkham, ran
through a covey of partridges, and caught one of them
lying in the cinder-box. As the train proceeded, a sa-
voury odour arose from the fowl undergoing the process
of roasting, as it lay in the cinder-box under the bars of
the engine fire. Arriving at Kirkham, the fireman
stepped down to see how the unspitted partridge was
going on, and finding that it was cooked on one side only
turned it over. On arriving at Poulton he again in-
spected the delectable prize, and found it perfectly
cooked. At Fleetwood, the engine-driver and fireman
sat down to a " sumptuous repast," consisting of the
partridge roasted in its feathers, without the least dress-
ing, and which they declare was really delicious.
AN AGREEABLE STRANGER AND THE ELECTRIC
TELEGRAPH.—A respectable gentleman of Torquay,
wishing to pay Teignmouth a visit, accordingly took
coach for that purpose on Thursday last, and was agree-
ably surprised, on being seated, to find that be had a
most pleasant and gentlemanly companion to travel with,
but who was unfortunately going to Exeter, which was
mutually regretted, as otherwise luck could have pointed
out to each something new about the approaching water-
ing place. The conversation became interesting and
ammated, and by the time each bad told his story Teign-
mouth presented itself sooner than expected or desired.
On their arrival the train was quite ready to start, and
our Torquay friend, to prove how much he respected his
new acquaintance, actually went and saw him off; but
on returning, he having occasion for his purse, found it
was gone. He acquainted Mr. Telegraph, who told his
twin brother in Exeter, and he, on the train's arrival,
sent a policeman and had the agreeable stranger placed
in safe custody, the purse being found on him.—Devon-
pore Telegraph.
RESOURCES FOR MANNING THE FLENT.—The Ad-
miralty are most busily occupied in devising measures
for efficiently and most speedily manning the fleet on an
emergency. There are employed in the service of the
coast guard no less than 3,998 able-bodied men, under
45 years of age, who have been the best seamen of the
fleet, and from such recommendation, and that of being
of unexceptionable character, they have, as a matter of
favour, been enrolled in the coast guard service. The
Admiralty are in possession of the returns, and will
doubtless have the disposal of this force, subject to just
restriction, vested in their Lordships.
SHOCKING BRUTALITY.—On the night of Monday
week, a valuable milch cow, belonging to the Rev. Mr.
Green, of South Otterington, near Northallerton, was
severely stabbed and cut by some wretch; and on Sun-
day night last a useful farm-horse, belonging to Mr.
E. Squire, of Romanby, near Northallerton, was taken
from a field into a lane adjoining, and killed by cutting
its throat; another horse, belonging; to a person at
Carlton Minot, near Thirsk, had its throat cut, but not
effectually. The perpetrator of those deeds is supposed
eo be the same person who killed a valuable mare by
cutting its throat belonging to Mr. John Pickersgill, of
Northallerton,_ about three weeks ago. Every exertion
is making to find out the perpetrator. These shocking
deeds, and the recent destruction of the corn stacks be-
longing to Mr. Caver, of Bagby, near Think, supposed
to be the work of an incendiary. have caused a deep
sensation amongst the farmers and owners of out-door
property in the vicinity of Thirsk and Northallerton.—
Newcastle Guardian. _ _

A SPEAKING LARK.—We have often heard of
speaking parrots and speaking starlings, but we have
never before heard of such a rarer avis as the bird which
" soars to heaven's gate" changing its melodious warb'
ling to the imitation of the human voice. There is at
present, however, in the possession of Mr. Muir, hair-
dresser, Kirkaldy, a lark of this description. Mr. Muir
has been very successful in rearing starlings, and that
with attention and the benefit of example, the lark has
picked up the numeroust sentences used by a starling
reared by Mr. Muir. The lark will occasionally stop
short in its song, and looking towards its owner, if err,
gaged in conversation with a stranger, put the query,
" What do you say, sir?" to the no small astonishment
of the visitor.—We Herald.

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DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS.
STOCKHOLM, SEPT. 17.—Their Majesties the King
and Queen, who are now perfectly convalescent, have
passed several days at Beckaskog, the domain of the
Crown Prince, where several entertainments have been
given to the nobility of Schonen. Their Majesties in-
tended to leave their palace on the 15th, when an un-
looked for obstacle obliged them to change their plans
—the illness of the Princess Eugene, who appears to
have taken the measles. The Queen has in consequence
resolved to defer her journey for the present. The
King, however was obliged to leave on the 15th for
Christiania, which place he was anxious to reach on the
24th. Prince Augustus was to accompany his royal
father, and Prince Oscar intended to set out the same
day for Helsenbnrg, and there to embark in the frigate
Eugene. The Crown Prince and Prince Gustavas go
to Silesia to witness the manoeuvres of the Prussian
troops, after which they make a short visit to Munich.
The Queen Dowager returned from Schonen to Stock-
holm on Wednesday, the 14th.
PEW EttiBURG, SEPT. 13.—The St. Pe'ersburg jour-
nals contain fresh accounts from the theatre of war in
the Caucasus, from which we can only make the follow-
ing extracts:—" The enemy, under the command of the
former Sultan, Daniel Bak, intended to make an attack
from the south of Dagheston, and to penetrate to Tus-
chetien, but his plans were defeated on the one hand by
a division of Prince Argustinski, and on the other by
the brave resistance of the Tuschinges. When Prince
Argustinski was informed of the enemy's plans. he
resolved to anticipate them. On the Ist of August he
advanced with four battalions, three mountain guns, and
some hundred of the native militia, both horse and feet,
and after three days march over steep mountains and
through defiles, reached the village of Kossrad, at the
foot of the lofty mountain side of Flezus.
The enemy, to the number of about ten thousand
men, had entrenched themselves there on the 6th of
August. Prince Argustinski attacked the Lesgians, and,
in spite of their most obstinate resistance, drove them
from their impregnable position. On the part of the
Lesgians three hundred remained on the field of battle.
On the side of the Russians two officers and ten men
were killed. Prince Argustinski returned after the battle
to the heights of Zuar, near Turschidach; in order from
this point, which is situated on the centre, to be able to
protect the country from further invasion.
The works begun this year on the whole line, from
the Caspian to the Black Sea, are advancing rapidly.
The new fortress on the Jaryikssn, notwithstanding the
interruptions which have taken place, will be in a state
of defence in the course of next summer.

THE HAGUE, SEPT. 27.—The King returned to this
town yesterday afternoon from his visit to Silesia.
We learn from good authority, that on the 13th of
this month a treaty of trade and navigation between the
Netherlands and Russia was concluded at St. Petersburg
by the respective plenipotentiaries.
THE HAGUE, SEPT. 25.—The trial ofJ.Van de Pol and
sixteen other persons was continued before the Provi-
sional Tribunal of South Holland, for having taken part
in the tumult which took place at Delft in September,
1845. The forty-second witness has been examined ;
to-morrow morning the examination of the witnesses
will continue. Our readers will remember that on the
evening of September 22, 1845, the town was a scene of
devastation and plunder ; that several bakers, mealmen,
and shopkeepers had their windows and blinds broken
by a rude and licentious populace, and that some
of the shops were plundered ; that the windows of the
house of the burgomaster were dashed in, and that eight
of the accused are said to have taken part in these acts
of violence, and that some traces had been discovered at
Delft of money having been distribilted airtyng the mob.,
The accused, for the most part, denied the fact Taid'
to their charge, but most of the witnesses positively de-
clared that they had been seen mingled with the rioters.
One of the mealmen declared that the throwing of stones
resembled a bombardment, and continued from half-past
six to ten in the evening.

Tus HAGUE, SEPT.-27.—Dis Majesty the King at-
tended divine service this morning in the Cloister Chapel,
where a sermon was preached by the Rev. D. Van der
Brock, on which occasion thanks were returned to
Almighty God for the safe return of his Majesty to his
kingdom.
We learn that his Majesty will take a journey to Lim-
bourg and Luxemburg, in the course of the week, and
will return to the Hague in a fortnight.
ROTTERDAM, SEPT. 26.—An address to the King from
the merchants of this town is in circulation here, calling
the attention of his Majesty to the interests of commerce
and navigation, with respect to the duties on the im-
portation and the exportation of corn. The persons
taking part in this address, declare that they were in-
duced to this step by the announcement of the intention
of the Government to lay before the States General, at
the commencement of the next session, a proposal to pro-
long for six months the law of the 18th of December,
1845, containing measures for the encouragement of im-
portation of provisions. They suppose, however, that
the object of the Government is not to stop at this mea-
sure ; they are therefore convinced that the measure
which the Government now intends to propose is con-
nected with a plan to change the legislation respecting
the duties on corn. They declare their conviction that
the time is come for the Netherlands to allow the im-
portation of corn entirely free from duty.

BURGLARY AND HEROIC CONDUCT OF A YOUNG
FEMALE.—On Monday night the dwelling-house of Mr
Preston, No. 7, Pulborough-terrace, Harleyford-road,
Kennington, was burglariously entered, but, by the
heroic conduct of a female servant, the thieves *ere put
to the rout, and deprived of a valuable booty. For some
days past the house has been left in the care of a female
relative of Mr. Preston—who is himself on the Conti-
nent—a female servant, and the only other inmates were
three young children. At ab nit one o'clock on Tuesday
morning the servant was awoke by a noise down stairs,
and suspecting that some thieves were in the house, she
got up, partly dressed, and gallantly marched down
stairs with a candle in one hand, and an old sword be-
longing to her master in the other. On reaching
the bed-room of her master she observed that the
door, which should have been fastened, was partially
opened. She made up her mind to enter the apartment,
and was about to do s's, when a man came out, whom
she instantly struck upon the head with the sword, with
all the strength of her right arm. The fellow slightly
stutui 1 •d, when his hat fell off, and in it were no less
than four watches, three of gold, a variety of jeweller.),
and purses containing ancient coin, &c., which he had
collected from the different depositories in the bed-room.
Not taking time to pick up either the hat or any portion
of its valuable contents, the burglar rushed down stairs,
and managed to make his escape by the back kitchen,
and through the garden into a nursery-ground in South
Lambeth. An alarm was given, and the police admitted
into the house, and it was then found that a quantity of
plate, wearing apparel, and other valuable property, was
tied up and ready to be carried away.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.—About six months
ago, Mr. John Wood, hair dresser, and lately of the
Ship Inn, in this town, suddenly left his home and his
wife and two children. At that time he was in a state
of delirium, arising from the reverses of fortune which
he had experienced. He was last heard of about six
six weeks ago, and had slept in a corn field about two
miles from Misson, in a most distressing condition.
When he left his home, he was dressed in a bottle-green
coat, black double-breasted waistcoat, and dark grey
trousers. He is forty-five years of age, rather stout, of
the middle size, and good looking. His disconsolate wife,
whose condition under these afflicting circumstances is
truly pitiable, on hearing of his being seen at Misson,
proceeded thither, and searched the country around for
several days, but could hear no tidings of him. Nor,
since that time, has she heard anything further of him.
Many conjectures are formed as to his fate ; and it is
probable that, in his then state of mind, he may have
destroyed himself. In that case it would be some satis-
faction to his wife, Mrs. Ann Wood, to know even the
worst. At the present moment, she is almost heart
broken, and entitled to the sympathy of the benevolent.
—Doncaster Gazelle.

THE HERRING FISIIING.—ST. MONANCE.—We
formerly noticed that the herring shoal had been scared
from the coast in consequence of the fishermen having
prematurely had recourse to their ground apparatus
while the herrings were lively and quick-sighted. At
length it was discovered that a prodigious shoal had
taken up its encampment in the bay of Dunbar ; and
the hue and cry having pervaded this coast, the scaley
legions were attacked with vigour on all sides. The
campaign continued during a whole week, and tremen-
dous was the capture that then ensued. Think of the
hundreds of boats drawn simultaneously to the spot,
and some of them carrying away upwards of a hundred
crans at one draught, and a faint idea may be conceived
of the immense quantity landed on both sides of the
Forth during that space. This dense shoal being either
exhausted or dispersed, a short armistice ensued, during
which little or no business was done on the bosom of
the waters, and all was considered over ; but, after
three days' suspense, symptoms of a mighty shoal slum-
bering on this coast manifested themselves with no fal-
lacious exhibition. Again there was another vigorous
onset for some days, and immense takes were again
landed on our shore, insomuch that the curers wished to
see the conclusion, and even some of the fishermen
themselves began to express similar sentiments. Two
hundred crans per boat is considered a good fishing, but
several of the boats this season are not under five hun-
dred, and the general average on the coast is supposed
to be about two hundred and eighty crans per boat.—
Fife Herald.
RICE AND TURNIPS A SUBSTITUTE FOR POTATOES.
—Throughout Scotland the entire potato crop being
nnfit for human food, and abandoned almost wholly by
all classes of society as dangerous even to be given to
stock, the use of rice and turnips in equal quantities
has, we observe, been recommended as a wholesome,
substantial, and palatable food for rich and poor, and as
a substitute for potatoes. Blended together, and sea-
soned with butter, lard, or dripping, the compound forms
a most agreeable dish. Tho turnips and rice should be
boiled separately, and when the former is well freed of
water by pressure, and thoroughly mashed, they should
then be mixed. Great Britain has never been a rice
consuming country ; every other people where it .
known use it largely. It is a nutritious and peculiarly
wholesome food, only requiring a little gravy, butter, or
simple seasoning to flavour it. An erroneous idea exists,
that rice is an expensive food ; let the fallacy of this
be seen. A third of a pound of good East India or
Patna rice, without the aid of turnip, will be found a
sufficient quantity as a substitute for potatoes for a
family of eight or ten individuals, along with the usual
table supply of other food. East India rice is charged
at present by retail about 4d. a pound. Supposing it
under the present calamity of potato failure to advance
to 6d. per pound, a sufficient quantity of excellent,whole-
pm.e, and nutritious food can be produced for a family,
in lieu of potatoes, for twopence, and if mixed with tur-
nips, as recommended, will not cost one penny and an
eighth. East India rice claims particular attention,
because it is much cheaper thin Carolina, and its flavour
and nutritious qualities surpass the latter something
► like 50 per cent.—Edinburgh Post.

THE ENGLISH IN BORNEO.

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(From the Singapore Free Press of July 30.)
Yesterday afternoon her Majesty's steamer Spiteful,
Commodore Maitland, arrived here, having left Borneo
on the 25th instant. This steamer brings accounts of the
operations of the fleet at Borneo Proper. His Excel-
lency Rear-Admiral Sir J. T. Cochrane, after his arrival
off the river of Borneo Proper, tried to arrange matters
with the Sultan in an amicable manner, but :round that
all his efforts were met with suspicion. The Sultan re-
fused to allow his Excellency to go up the rio er, except
in a small boat, and behaved, altogether, in sn eh a dis-
trustful manner, that negotiations were found to. be use-
less. Decided measures were, therefore, resolved upon.
On the 6th the Spiteful towed the Agincourt, Iris, .Ring-
dove, Hazard, and Royalist, into the river, within about
twelve miles below the town of Brunt. On the 7th the
Hazard and the Royalist were moved up to the bar,
and the Hot oirable Company's steamer Phl: g.thon
towed the Royalist over the bar. and returned to
the squadron icr the boats, &e. The Admiral then
hoisted his flag on board the Spiteful, and on the Bt,h the
Spiteful and the Phlegethon—the latter, having a much
less draught of water than the Spiteful, taking eight
boats in tow—proceeded up the river. On the steamers,
&c., coming within range of the forts, the Malays opened
a fire upon them with round and grape, by which two
men were killed and seven wounded on board the Phlege-
thon. This was returned from the Phlegethon with
sockets and guns. The boats were now cast off, and the
crews, under the command of Captain Mundy, and of
her Majesty's ship Iris, landed and stormed the forts.
The guns in the two forts, seven in number, were spiked,
and in the afternoon the forts were destroyed. The
steamers and boats then proceeded up the river towards
the town of Bruni. On rounding the point of the town,
another fort opened on the Phlegethon with the boats in
tow. The steamers kept on their course, returning the fire,
and, on a party of marines landing at the fort at 4 30 P.M. ;
it was found deserted. The marines were encamped for
the night on the hill. On the 10th a party of marines
and small-arm men proceeded up the river, under com-
mand of Captain Mundy, on an inland expedition, in
pursuit of the Sultan and his army, who had fled into
the interior, but they did not succeed in coming up with
the Malqs. This expedition was absent four days.
After.their return, the steamers and boats moved down
the river to the ships, and on the 25th the Peet left the
river and proceeded to Pnlo Labuan, off which it was
lying when the Spiteful left ; 57 guns in all were taken
possession of, of which 27 were beautiful brass guns. One
of these is described to be a magnificent Spanish piece of
the reign lof Charles 111. The Phlegethon was to pro-
ceed on the 25th inst. to Amboong and Tampatook for
bullocks for the use of the fleet; and it was generally
thought that the Admiral would proceed immediately to
China. The Daedalus joined on the Iltb with provi-
sions aid coals. The Phlegethon may be expected hero
between the sth and 10th of next month. We are glad
to learn that the Phlegethon distinguished herself
greatly in this affair, having had much of the hard work,
and being the only vessel which returned the fire of the
enemy. We trust that the services of Captain Ross and
his officers will not be overlooked, and that when her
Majesty's Government are rewarding those belonging
to her Majesty's service, the Governor-General will not
be unmindful of the gallant fellows belonging to the In-
dian service, but either himself bestow or procure from
her Majesty's Government a fitting reward for their
conduct in Bruni river.