The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-10 00:00:00

LON DON, TH URSDA Y IVIORNVNG SUN DECEMBER 10, 1846. PRICE 5D

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THOMAS CASTLE, Proprietor.

SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE
SHOW.

This annual exhibition of prize cattle, under the
auspices of. the Smithfield Club, opened yesterday at the
Horse Bazaar, King-street, Portman-square. The pri-
vate view took place last evening, immediately after the
.Judges had completed their award, an office which, we
may remark, has been one of extreme difficulty, this
year, owing to the general excellence of the stock sent
in for competition.
The exhibition, altogether, displays a marked improve-
ment over any which have preceded it for some time
past. If the animals generally do not present the same
gigantic frames, clothed hi unwieldy masses of fat,
which on some occasions heretofore have met our view,
there is a decided and ♦ery evident improvement in the
general breeding of the stock. The symmetry of some
of the oxen, notwithstanding their enormous weight, is
really marvellous, and we have seldom, had occasion to
remark the admission of fewer animals of second-rate
pretensions.
Class I. (which it may be well to inform our non-
agricultural readers is not the highest class in point of
merit in the exhibition) is perhaps somewhat inferior
this year to the same class on some former occasions.
Class 11. (the highest class in point of merit) boasts a
finer collection of animals than have been brought to-
gether in the same division for some years. Class 111.
is good ; Class VI. (the revived class for Scotch cattle)
equally satisfactory ; and Class VII. in point of excel-
leuce has not been exceeded in any previous exhibition.
The sheep classes are very good ; and the pigs are of
average merit, but without calling fur particular re-
mark.
It will be seen from the subjoined list of awards that
the Prince Consort has obtained a full share of the
Judges' approbation this year. His Royal Highness
takes the second prize in Class 11., the first prize in
Class III.; in Class VI. a Highland Scot, fed by the
Prince, is commended ; a Scot and Durham heifer, ex-
cluded from its class by overweight, and placed among
the extra stock, obtains a silver medal ; and a pen of
three Bedfordshire pigs, bred and fed by his Royal
Highness, obtain the second prize of 51. in Class
XVIII.
The Earl of Warwick takes the first prize of 301.,
with a gold medal, as the best ox, and a silver medal to
the breeder, for his Lordship's 5 years and 17 dais old
Hereford ox, bred by Mr. John Thomas, of Cholstry,
near Leominster.

Mr. John B.)oth, of Killerby, near Catterick, York-
shire, receives the first prize of 151., with a gold medal,
as the best cow, and a silver medal to the breeder for his
9 years and 10 months old short-horned cow, bred by
himself.

Mr. John Painter, of Burley, near Oakham, takes the
first prize of 201., with a gold medal, as the best long-
woolled sheep, arid a silver medal to the breeder for his
pen of three 21 months old Leicester wethers, bred by
Mr. Robert Smith, of Burley.
Mr. Samuel Webb, of Babraham, takes the first privl
of 201., with a gold medal, as the best short-woolled
sheep, and a silver medal to the breeder, for his pen of
three 20 months old Southdown wethers, bred by himself.
The Earl of Radnor receives the first prize of 101,
with a gold medal, us the best pigs, and a silver medal
to the breeder. for his pen of three 45 weeks and 1 day
old Coleshill pigs bred by his Lordship.
Among the other successful competitors will be found
many names well known in the agricultural world. The
Duke of Richmond and Mr. Webb, as usual, take a
large share of the prizes in the sheep classes. The
Marquis of Exeter, Sir Charles Wake, Bart., Lord
Southampton, the Earl of Leicester, Sir George Phil-
lips, Bart., Lord Portman, Mr. J. S. Burgess, Mr. M.
Twitchell, Mr. David Barclay, M.P., Mr. Goodlake, and
the Earl of Radnor, have also found favour with the
judges in the present exhibition.
The following is the official list of awards :
AWARD OF PRIZES.

N.B. The figures at the commencement of each de-
scription signify the judges' number, and those at the
end of each animal the number of entry.
OXEN OR STEERS.

CLASS I.—Oxen or Steers, of any breed, under 5 years
old, without restrictions as to feeding, yet the kind or
kinds of food must be certified.

5. The Mo., t Hon. the Marquis of Exeter, of Burghley,
near Stamford, Northampton, a 3 years and 8 months
old Durham ox, bred by his Lordship, and fed on tur-
nips, carrots, meal and oil cake. Travelled to the show
by van 7 miles, and by railway 104 miles. (296.) Second
prize, 15!.
17. Mr. John Stevens, of 19, Holywell-street, Oxford,
a 4 years and 8 months old Hereford ox, bred by Mr.
John Monkhouse, of the Stowe, near Hereford, and
fed on grass, hay, barley, and bean-meal, carrots, man-
gold-wurzel, and oil-cake. Travelled to the show by
van 7 miles, and by railway 63 miles. (284.) Third
prize, 10/.

20. Mr. W. Trinder, of Wantage, Berks, a nearly 4
years old Hereford steer, bred by Mr. Thomas Roberts,
of Ivington Bury, near Leominster, Hereford, and fed on
grass, hay, cabbages, swedes, mangold-wurzel, meal, and
cake. Travelled to the show on foot 2 miles, by van
4 miles, and by railway 64 miles. (281.) First prize,
20/. ; and silver medal to Mr. Roberts.
CLASS IL—Oxen or Steers of any breed, -under 6 years
old, weight 90 stone and upwards, that shall not have
had cake, corn, meal, seeds, grains, or distillers'
wash, during 12 months previous to tb.e Ist of May,
1846.

24. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, of Windsor
Castle, a 4 years and 1 month old Hereford ox, bred by
Mr. Thon- as Roberts, of Ivington Bury, near Leomin-
ster, Hereford, and fed on hay, swedes, rnangold-wurzel,
ton of oil cake, 7i bushels of bean meal, 64 bushels of
pea-meal, and 1 bushel of oats. Travelled to the show
by van 22 mile., (277.) Second prize, 201.
26. Mr. James S. Bult, of Dodhil-ho use, Kingston,
near Taucton, Somerset, a 3 years and 8 months old
short-horned and Devon steer, bred by himself, and fed
on hay, grass, and roots, 2001 b. of seeds, 12 bushels of
barley, and 8 bushels of beans Travellt td to the show
by van 21 miles and by railway 170 miles. (275.)
Third prize, 101.

28. Mr. Thomas White Fouracre, of Durston, near
Taunton, Somerset, a 4 year and 10 months old Devon
steer, bred by Mr. John Mockridge, of Grf!..enway Farm,
near Taunton, and fed on hay, grass, vetches, rape, tur-
nip•, mangold-wurzel, and 7801 b. of bea n and barley
meal. Travelled to the show on foot 7 manes and by
railway IC3 miles. (273.) Commended.
38. The Right lion. the Earl of Warvi•ick, of War-
wick Castle, Warwick, a 5 years and 17 dakys old Here-
ford ox, bred by Mr. John Thomas, of C!?nolstry, near
Leominster, Hereford, and fed on straw, hay, grass,
turnips, 1,2321 b of oil cake. 2701 b. of barite y-meal, and
1301 b. of bean-meal. Travelled to the sho• w on foot 4i
miles, and by railway 103 miles. (263.) First prize,
301; and silver medal to Mr. Thomas; an d gold medal
to Lord Warwick.

Class Oxen or Steers, of any breed, under 5
years old, under 100 stone and above 70 stone weight,
that shall not have had cake, corn, meal, seeds, grains,
or distillers' wash, during 12 months p re vious to the
Ist of May, 1846.
39. His Royal Highness Prince Albert,. of Windsor
Castle, a 3 years 10 months and 13 days o,ld Hereford
ox, bred by Mr. Thomas Roberts, of Ivingt or t Bury, near
Leominster, Hereford, and fed on swedes , mangold-
wurzel, hay, '4-1 ton of oil-cake, 71 bushels of bean-meal,
63 bushels of pea-meal, and 11 bushel of oats. Tra•
veiled to the show by van 22 miles. (262.) First prize,
151 ; and silver medal to Mr. Roberts.
49. Sir Charles Wake, of Courteen-hal'i, Northamp-
ton, se
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50.
near Leominster, Hereford, and fed on g rasa, hay, tur-
nips,l,o4olb. of cake, 2161 b. of barley-me and 971 b. of
bean-meal. Travelled to the show on foc 41 miles and
by railway 103 miles. (251.) Commended. •
CLASS IV.—Oxen or Steers, of any breed, trot exceeding
4 years and 3 months old, under 85 stoi is weight, that
shall not
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53. Mr. Wallett,Goodale, of Bor hbui •House, near
Peterborough, Northampton, a 3°)u,gears se. ad 3 months
old Hereford steer, bred by Mr. Jan tf,s Crane, of
Shrewardine, near Shrewsbury, Salop, an t fed on grass,
swede turnips, and 700 lb. of bean and pc at,-meal. Tra-
velled to the show on foot 2 miles, and I railway 110
miles.as nsg.
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CLASS V.—Oxen or Steers, of any hot +ed, under 4
years and 6 months old, and under 80 stone weight,
without restrictions as to feeding, yet the kind or
kinds of food must be specified.

65. The Right Hon. the Earl of Leiceo ter, of Holk-
ham, near Wells, Norfolk, a 2 years and 10 months old
North Devon ox, bred by his Lordsh: it y and fed on
Swedish turnips, mangold-wurzel, ha p , linseed-cake,
and pea-meal. Travelled to the show Toy van 40 miles,
and by railway 70 miles. (236.) Prizt .0/.; and silver
medal to Lord Leicester.
CLASS Vl.—Oxen or Steers, of the Itch, Welsh, or
Irish (Kerry) breed, of any age, wi tailcoat restrictions
as to feeding, yet the kind or kinds of food must be
certified. _ _

71.-His Royal Highness Prince 1 Mem, of Windsor
Castle/ ti 3 years and 2 weeks old 13 §c9t, bred

by Mr. Campbell, and fed on cake, bean-meal, swedes,
mangold-wurzel, and hay. Travelled to the show on
foot 8 miles, and by railway 18 miles. (230.) Com-
mended.

74. Mr. John Claydon, of Littlebury, near Saffron
Walden, Essex, a 5i years old Scotch ox, fed on otl-
cake, bean-meal, clover, hay, Swedish turnips, and
mangold- wurzel. Travelled to the show on foot 8 miles,
and by railway 40 miles. (227.) Commended.
78. Mr. John Rob, sen., of Catton, near Thirsk,
Yorkshire, a 4 years old Highland ox, fed on straw, tur-
nips, oil-cake, and grass. Travelled to the show on foot
4 miles, and by railway 244 miles. (223.) Com-
mended.

79. Mr. John Rob, of Thorpefield, near Thirsk,
Yorkshire, a 4 years old Highland ox, fed on straw,
turnips, oil-cake, and grass. Travelled to the show on
foot 4 miles, and by railway 244 miles. (222.) Prize,
101.

COWS AND HEIFERS.
CLASS VlL—Fattened Cows or Heifers, under 5 years
old. Freemartins and spayed Heifers are not qualified.
This class generally commended.
92. Mr. J. L. Hassell, of Packington, near Ashby-de-
la-Zouch, Leicestershire, a 4 years and 9 months old
short-horned heifer, bred by Mr. John Wood, of Burton
Joyce, near Nottingham, and fed on vegetables, cake,
and barley, bean, and pea- meal. Travelled to the show
by van 17 miles, and by railway 100 miles. (209.) Third
prize, Si.

95. Mr. Capel Hanbury Leigh, of Pontypool Park,
near Pontypool, Monmouth, a 2 years 9 months and 13
days old pure shcrt•horned heifer, bred by himself, and
fed on swedes, hay, vetches, and liarley-meal. Travelled
to the show by van 49 miles, and by railway 114 miles.
(206.) Second prize, 101.
98. Mr. W. Trinder, of Wantage, Berks, a 3 years
and 10 months old short-horned heifer, bred by Mr. G.
Hewer, of Earlington, near Northleach, Gloucestershire,
and fed on grass, hay, roots, mear,'and cake. Travelled
to the show on foot 2 miles, and by railway 64 miles.
(203.) First prize, 201.; and silver medal to Mr. Hewer.
CLASS Vlll.—Fattened Cows of 5 years old and upwards.
Freemartins and spayed heifers are not qualified.
102. Mr. D. Bennett, of Faringdon, Berks, a 6 years
and 5 months old short-horned cow, bred by Sir John
A. Cathcart, of Cooper's-hill, near Chertsey, Surrey, and
fed on grass, hay, roots, meal, and cake. Travelled to
the show by van 5 miles, and by railway 63 miles—has
had two calves. (199). First prize, 201. ; and silver
medal to Sir J. A. Cathcart.

104. Mr Joseph Gillett, of Little Heseley, near
Wheatley, Oxfordshire, a 5 years and 2 months old
short-horned cow, bred by Mr. Sober Watkins, of
Plumpton, near Penrith, Cumberland, and fed on hay.
bean, barley, and linseed meal, and oil-cake. Travelled
to the show by van 10 miles, and by railway 60 miles.
(197.) Commended.
107. Sir George Phillips, of Weston House, near
Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, a 5 years and 7
months old improved short-horned cow, bred by him-
self, and fed on oil-cake, barley-meal, Swedish turnips.
and hay. Travellcd to the show by van 24 miles, and
by railway 63 miles. Has had 1 calf. (194.) Second
prize, 101.
108. The Right Hon. Lord Portman, of Bryanston,
near Blandford, Dorset, a 5 years and 7 months old pure
North Devon cow, breA by Mr. George Shapland, of
Oakford Farm, near North Molton, South Molton, De-
von; and fed on carrots, swede turnips, hay, oil-cake, and
linseed, barley, and bean-meal. Travelled to the show
on foot 5 miles, by van 50 miles, and by railway 561
miles. Has had 2 calves. (193.) Commended.
CLASS IX.—Fattened Cows, of 5 years old and upwards,
that shall have had at leait two live Calves at separate
births. _ .

111. Mr. John Booth, of Killerby, near Catterick,
Yorkshire, a 9 years and 10 months old short-horned
cow, bred by himself, and fed on grass, hay, turnips,
barley, and bean-meal. Travelled to the show by van
10 miles and by railway 255 miles—has had 5 calves.
(190) First prize, 151.; and silver medal and gold
medal.

115. Mr. John Hall, of Wiseton, near Bawtry, Not-
tinghamshire, a 12 years and 4 months old short-horned
cow, bred by the late Earl Spencer, and fed on oil cake,
barley and bean-meal, turnips, and hay. Travelled to
the show by van 20 miles and by railway 170 miles—has
had 8 calves. (186.) Second prize, 5/.

wheat, barley-meal, peas, and milk with water. (74.)
First prize, 101., and silver medal.
228. Mr. John Hercy, of Hawthorn-hill, near Maiden-
head, Berks, a pen of three 23 weeks and 5 days old
improved Essex pigs, bred by himself, from stock bought
of Mr. W. Fisher Hobbs, and fed on Indian corn, barley,
and buck-wheat-meal, and skimmed milk. (73.) Com-
mended.

232. The Right Hon. the Eark of Radnor, of Coles-
hill, near Faringdon, Berks, a pen of three 21 weeks and
1 day old Coleshill pigs, bred by his Lordship, and fed
on 20 bushels of barley-meal, and 3 bushels of potatoes
mixed with whey. (69.) Second prize, 5L
CLASS XVia—Pigs, of any breed, above 26 and under

' would never forget that duty which they were all called
upon to perform—to give to the labourer his hire
(Hear, hear.) He thought it was a high compliment
to
the conduct of the Sussex labourers that they had not
a single horse soldier in the county, with the exception
of the Brambt. r and Arundel Yeomanry. They owed
a deep debt of gratitude to the labouring classes,
who toiled day after day in their service, and under-
went many privations. And why did they do this?
Because they well knew that their employers in
the county of Sussex never forgot the important
maxim of doiug to others as they would wish to be done
by. He believed that the labourers of that county were
an honest, upright, and independent race. He believed
that the institutions which had been established for the
reward of agricultural labourers had been of essential
benefit to this county, by raising their character, and
exciting in their minds a spirit of emulation. It was
not to be supposed, when they gave a reward of 51. or
101. to a labourer, that ho looked upon it as a pecuniary
recompense for his services. No such thing. They knew
that their soldiers who had distinguished themselves in
the service of their country, and who had perilled their
lives to maintain its pre-eminence, deemed themselves
amply rewarded by a riband or a medal ; but, did any
one suppose that such a reward was regarded as a com-
pensation for all the hardships and dangers they had
incurred, or the wounds they might have received? No;
the gift was gratifying to them, because it showed them
that their services were known to and appreciated by their
country. So it was with the agricultural labourer. If he
gained a premium, he received the money; but he was far
more proud of the card recording the circumstance, which
he hung up over his cottage chimney-piece ; and, if any
person came to inquire the character of his daughters,
whom they wished to take into their service, he could
point to that card with honest exultation and say, " I
gained that reward from such a society for my good con-
duct as an agricultural labourer, and you will take my
daughter into your service because you know she has
been well and religiously educated."—(Hear, hear.) He
(the Duke of Richmond) was afraid he bad detaieed
them too long upon this subject, but he felt deeply in-
terested in the welfare of the labourers of this country.
and no man would be more ready than he was to do any-
thing to ameliorate their condition.—(Cheers.)
The toast was then drank with three times three.
The " Health of Lord Edward Howard" was then
given, and his Lordship briefly returned thanks. Several
other toasts were subsequently proposed, and the chair-
man retired shortly before eight o'clock.
Several songs were sung during the evening by a parts
of professional singers from Brighton, and on an inci-
dental allusion to " curry," in one of the songs, it pro
yoked a roar of laughter from the company.

MR. DANIEL WHITTLE HARVEI
AND THE COLCHESTER CONSTITUENCY.
In our last number we noticed a rumour which had
been abroad for some days, to the effect that Mr. D. W.
Harvey contemplated paying a visit to Colchester, for
the purpose of making inquiries into the state of the par-
liamentary registration : and, in doing so, we took
occasion to express our decided opinion that the electors
ought, as early as: possible, to be informed of Mr. Har-
vey's intention, as a portion of tne constituency were
unwilling to receive another candidate so long as a hope
of obtaining their old favourite remained. A singulsi
omission was, however, made by the printer, which gale
a meaning to our remarks very different from that we in•
tended to convey. The incorrect sentence stands thus—
" We do not, however, agree with some individuals who
assert that Harvey is th• man for Colchester ; whereas
it ought to read, " We do not, however, agree with some
individuals who assert that Harvey is the only man for
Colchester." By the omission of the word only we were
placed in the situation of opponents to Mr. Harvey, when
on the contrary, we should probably be found on the
side of his warmest supporters were he to offer himself for
the representation of Colchester. We have been incr.( as-
ingly anxious that the Liberal cause should receive no
damage from delay, which proved disastrous in 1841 ;
that the cry of " Harvey is coming," when there is no
probability that he will come, should not mislead the
electors by causing them to defer their efforts to procure
another man, until it is too late to introduce him with
any chance of success. It was this feeling which led us
to say last week, what we repeat now, that " Harvey is
not the only man for Colchester." However superior his
qualifications may be, there are, nevertheless, other gen-
tlemen, whose political principles are in accordance with
those of the Colchester Liberals, who would make hon-
ourable and effiaient representatives. As the firm friends
of the Liberal cause in Colchester, we press upon the
constituency the importance of decision and immediate
effort. Let there be no dallying ; but promptitude;
union, and perseverance ; and there is reason to believe
that the result will be complete success. There is every
inducement to exertion at the present time ; no Govern-
ment, whether Whig or Tory, can adopt a non-progres •
sive policy ; domestic and foreign affairs both require
the aid of discerning and judicious minds ; and it ought
to be the concern of every constituency to select men of
enlightened judgments, who are determined not to go
forward merely, but to go forward in the best possible
manner. The Colchester Reformers are bound, we con-
ceive, to strain every nerve to secure the return of men
who are resolved to see with their own eyes, to hear with
their own ears, and to do nothing whatever that will not
have the direct or indirect tendency to benefit the country
at large.—lpswich Express.

CANADIAN WOMEN & WEATHER.
The Canadian girls ai e most attractive. Brought out
young, and mixing largely in society, they are not deeply
read, but are exceedingly loveable, and possess an hide
scribable charm of manner. Owing probably to the ex-
treme of heat and cold in Canada, beauty is there les:-
durable than in the mother country. Early matured, it
speedily fades. The fair Canadians make good use of
the interval, and find it abundantly long to play havoc
with the other sex. The English officers are particu
larly susceptible of their fascinations, and many marry
in Canada; as do also a large proportion of the Englist
merchants who go over there. The style of dress o
these seductive damsels is simple, but tasteful. In wit-
ter, of course, they are furred to the eyes, as a protection
from the piercing cold, which rivals that of Siberia.
Muffed and gauntletted, well packed in bear and buffalo
skins, they are driven about in sledges by their male
friends, who wear huge fir caps, flapped over the ears.
enormous blankets or buffalo coats, jackboots, moose-
skin mocassins, anti ether contrivances equally inelegant
and comfortable. The extreme dryness of the air ren-
ders the cold much more endurable than might be sup:
posed. The sun ,hives brightly, the atmosphere is crisp
and exhilarating ; there is rarely much wind. Under
these circumstances the thermometer may go down, a.
frequently does, to thirty or forty degrees below zero,with
out any serious inconvenience or suffering being fel;
W hen a gales comes during the cold season, the effect i
very different. Mr. Elliot Warburton tells us of a certain
Sunday, " when the thermometer was at thirty degrees
below zero, and a high wind blew at the same dint
The effect in many respects was not unlike that of in-
tense heat; the sky was very red about the setting sun,
and deep blue elsewhere: the earth and river were
covered, with a thin haze, and the tin cross and spires
and the new snow, shone with unnatural brightness ;
dogs went mad from the cold and want of water ; metal
exposed to the air blistered the hand, as if it had come
out of a fire; no one went out of doors but from neces-
sity, and those who did, hurried alcng with their fur-
gloved hands over their faces, as if to guard against an
atmosphere infected with the plague; for as the icy wind
touched the skin, it scorched it like a blaze. But such
a day as this occurs only once in many years."

PRICE OF Gor.D.—The premium on gold at Paris
is 15 per mill, , which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an
exchange of :25 52 ; and the exchange at Paris on
London at short being 25 55, it follows that gold
is 0.12 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 4304
per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10i d.
per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 74;
and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short
being 13 it follows that gold is 0.17 per cent. dearer in
Hamburgh than in London.
DARING HOUSE ROBEERY.—Infi/rMatioll of the
following daring and ingenious robbery has been re-
ceived by the metropolitan police :—On Saturday after-
noon, about five o'clock, a young man, about seventeen
or eighteen years of age, called at the house of Mr.
Richardson, No. 7, St. George's-terrace, Gloucester-.
road, Kensington, :and told the servant that he
came from Sloane-street to fetch a lady's dress.
The servant admitted him into the passage while
she went up stairs to tell Mrs. Richardson, when
she found there was no dress to go, and she went down
and told the young man so, who said he must have made
amistake in the house, and went away. About nine
o'clock the same evening B. M. Kendell, Esq., of No.
27, Adelaide-road, Haverstock-hill, Hampstead, and Mr.
Robert M`Kenzie, of No. 150, Queen-street, Glasgow,
who were at the house on a visit, missed from the hall,
the former a brown great coat, and the litter a Chester-
field coat, and on a search being gone into,
it was found
that the hall door key and the garden gate key, which
were attached together by a string, had been stolen, and
on an attempt being made to open the hall door, it was
found to be locked, and the key was found in the lock
outside.
The Rev. Horace Sainsbury Cotton, many years
Ordinary of Newgate, and Reader of Christ Church.
Newgate-street, died at the age of 72, soon after be had
made his will, wherein he appointed Mr. Secondary
Potter his sole executor, but who declined to act, and
one of the testator's daughters administered as the resi.
duary legatee. He had but few worldly goods and pea-
sesions to dispose of, and these, he said, would he of stil
loss importance if divided equally amongst his children
His copyhold estate, held of the manor of Colley and
Reigate, he his I.,ft to his two sons, and the residue of
his effects, including Park Cottage, at Reigate, which
he occupied, he leaves to his daughters for their life, they
to his son Stapleton.
THE CENTRAL PROTECTION SOCIETY. --- At the
monthly meeting of the Central Society for the Pro-
tection of Agriculture and British Industry, held on
Tuesday, at 17, Old Bond-street, the question of the
repeal of the malt tax was brought under the notice of
the committee, when a resolution was adopted, that a
meeting of that body should be summoned for the
12th of January next, to take that subject into coo.
sideration.

MO."
!esS
ISLA NDS. "
A gentleman resident on the island
_ ---
communicated to us facts regarding to 01. qrs.
pulation in that and the neighbouring I'
truly startling. The statement by this gentleman is,
the amount of provisions now in the people's possession
cannot possibly sustain them for more than two months
to come at. the very utmost. Their crop, he confidently
states, will not 'yield seed sufficient to be sown next
spring, allowing they use none of it for food at tall.-
On the 11th ult., when our informant left Uist, British .
cholera and inflammation of the intestines had begun
to be epidemic; heknew of upwards of two hundred
cases of this, at , that - date, in South Uist alone,.and
by accounts 'he has 'since received, this epidemic has
been, and still is, increasing fearfully. This, -our in-
formant says, is -the result of deficient feeding and
the food used being-of-unwholesome qualityythe dis-
eased potato, while any .of that food remained, and
quantities of 'small " fish, called in that country " :and
which come to did coast at this season, and which
the people, having literally no other manner of food
whatever, have been living upon, and are now suffering
in consequence: The entire dependence of the whole
population on potato diet is a fact not known adequately
in this part of the kingdom, The people are deprived of
their only food, and literally have now no food. The '
gentleman who is our informant, and whose name
and address we shall be ready to communicate, was
asked whether labourers •Wculd' be ' fonrid :to leave
those islands and repair to the south -country; where
railways are in progress? His answer-was; that three
months ago, large squads of able-bodied working men
would have undertaken that laboUr gladly ; but that
now, in their present famished condition, those very men
were altogether unable either to travel or to work at
ordinary day labour. Such a state of matters, 'at this
period of the season, is very appalling. The statements
already conveyed to the public regarding the destitution
in the Highlands and Islands have been considered by
some to be exaggerated. We have here the most com-
petent testimony as to the state of faCts. A very im-
perious and solemn duty is laid upon the whole com-
munity to extend their sympathy and aid. To this
gentleman's house some sixteen or twenty men—not
the pauper class—come of a day craving food, not
having tasted any food for two whole days, and feel-
ing in themselves that their fish diet was inducing dis-
ease, they loathed that diet, and had nothing else what-
ever to look to.—Greenock Advertiser.

AN ANECDOTE OF THE QUEEN DOWAGER.--It
chanced one evening that our major, Count it.:-ichen-
bach, stood up to dance a quadrille with the Princess
Adelaide of Meiningen. Ills toilet was not well suited
to the ball-room ; his boots were heavy, the floor was
slippery, and he several times tripped. At last he
fairly fell, dragging his partner with him. His right
arm was in a sling, and useless, from wounds received
at Lutzen, and some short time elapsed before the
Princess was raised from her recumbent position by
the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and conducted
into an adjoining apartment. With 'rueful countenance
and twisting his red mustache from vexation, Count
Reichenbach tried to lose himself in the crowd, and
to escape the annoyance of being stared at and
pointed out as the man who had thrown down the
beautiful young princess. It was easy to see that he
would rather have stormed a dozen hostile batteries
than have made so unlucky a debut in the royal ball-room.
In a short quarter of an hour. h iwever, when the fuss
caused by the accident hail nen; ly subsided, the princess
re-appear d, looking more charming than ever, and
sought about until she diAcov,rt d poor Count Reichen-
bach, who hed got into a corner near the stove. With
the most captivating grace, she invited him to return to
the dance, saying loud enough for all around to hear,
" that she honoured a brave Prussian soldier whose
broast was adorned with thy- iron cross, and whose badly-
wounded arm had not prevented his fighting the fight of
liberation at Leipz:e, and ti-at with all her heart she

would begin the dance again with him,"

The count's

riumph was compkte; the court prudes and parasites,
who a moment .before had looked down upon him from
the height of their compassion, now rivalled each other
in amiability. With a well-pbased smile the count
stroked his great heard. led the princess to the quadrille,
lnd danced it in first-rate style. When, in May, 1836,
- . .

I was pr. sente !, as captain in the Dutch service, to the
Princes Adelaide, then Queen of England, at St.
:James's Palace, her Majesty perfectly remembered the
incident I have here narrated to my readers. To her
inquiries after Count Reichenbneh, I unfortunately had
to reply that he was long since dead.— Wanderungen
eines alien Soldaten.

OUTRAGE BY SOLDIERS.--David Oliver and John
Jones, privates in the 8 h Regiment, were brought before
the county m9gistrates at Rochester, on Monday, on a
charge of assault, arising out of the following disgraceful
circumstances:—On Friday night, between nine and ten
o'clock, the prisoners, having escaped from their quarters
at Upnor Castle, after roll call, they removed their num-
bers from their caps, equipped themselves in military
cloaks, and armed with bludgeons, proceeded to the re-
sidence of Mr. S. Stronghill, farmer, at Frindsbury,
where they commenced violently knocking at the front
door, to the great alarm of the inmates. Fortunately
Mr. Stronghill and his brothers were both at home, and
on gong to the door, found the prisoners standing one on
each side of the doorway, who immediately demanded
food, swearing that they would have some before they
left. Mr. S. Stronghill threatened to report them to
their commanding officer, notwithstanding which, they
persisted in their first demand, and in the most violent
language, declared they cared no more for their officer
than they did for him. Oliver holding up his bludgeon
in a menacing attitude, swore that he would give him
something. Ile was, however, overpowered, and the as-
sistance of the labouring men in Mr. Stronghill's em-
ploy having been obtained, he was safely lodged:in the
station-house at Rochester. Jones escaped and returned
to his quarters at Upnor Castle, where he was appre-
hended next day. Jones was adjudged to pay a penalty.
of 305., and Oliver, who was most violent on the occa-
sion, a penalty double that amount. In default they
were both committed to Maidstone Gaol, the former for
one month, and the latter for two months.
NEW CARRIAGE POE THE LONDON AND NORTH-
WESTERN RAILWAY.-111r. Rooth, the carriage builder
to the London and North-Western Railway Company,
has lately constructed a first-class carriage upon a new
and improved principle. The carriage is adapted for
(he accommodation of twenty-four passengers, with
guards and luggage, and measures twenty seven feet in
,ength, by the usual width. It is divided into four
)cilites or compartments in one length, containing six
tiv6ions each, and runs upon eight wheels. The frame-
work is constructed in the usual manner, with springs,
Sm., but is dividectinto two parts, which, being separate,
move on their own centres. The superiority of Mr .
Booth's invention over the usual carriage consists in the
increased accommodation afforded to passengers, the
,bsence of any oscillation, the lightness of the draught
Ind the great facility and safety in rounding curves
the carriage has lately made several journeys to London.
The cost of construction amounts to about 6001.—Art.s's
Birmingham Gazette.

THE QUEEN v. RICHARD DUNK.—The special
iry, at the instance of the prosecutrix. Miss Bartlett

Coilats. was struck at the Cro'wn Office on Friday.~ The
sittings in London of the Court of Queen's Bauch will
~ommence on the 15th in-t., when an application will be
.nade to appoint a day from the trial. Sir F. Thesiger
and Mr. Bodkin are retained for the pn.sectitrix, who is
xpected to be the principal witness on the occasion.
rhe defendant will be his own client. on the indictment

tor perjury.
EXTENT OF CRACOW.—The territory of Cracow
extends 21 square miles. The populltion of the city is
43;000, of the territory 146,000. The revenue amounts
to two-and-a-quarter millions of Polish florins.

INCENDIARY FIRE.—On Monday evening, at about
six cv'clocki a fire was discovered on the farming pre-
mises of *. Greenwood, near Wallingford, Berks (on
the borders- of Oxfordshire), and in a very short time
three extensive wheat ricks, and some other property of
less value, were totally destroyed. There .s no doubt
the calamity was the act of an incendiary. Mr. Green-
wood, we undtritand, is insured.
THE COAL TRADE.—The attention of the Govern..
meat having been called to the circumstance of French
vessels clearing out from ports in this country with coals,
ostensibly for France, which, in fact, were destined for
Algeria, whereby her Majesty's .revenue had been
defrauded of the export duties, the Commissioners
of the Customs have been commanded to instruct
their officers....to take bonds, en the shipment of
coals in French vessels, for the due landing of
the coals in France. The collectors at the various
ports will therefore take care that when coals are ship-
ped in French vesiels, or in vessels belonging to any
foreign country with which treatiEs of reciprocity have
been concluded, b-md be given in•double the amount of
duty payable on the coals, and that the said he n l be ex-
ecuted by a responsible British resident, unless the par-
ties shall be disposed to deposit the amount of duty pay-
able on the exportation of the coals, to be returned on
landed at
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lIE ROMANCE OF WAR, OR THE HIGHLANDERS
IN SrerN.—Notwithstanding, observes
the Atlas, all the
books that have been written on the wars in Spain and
Portugal, there was room for this work, late as it comes.
It takes up a new phase, one which has n )i yet been preyed
upon at la-ge by noveli4s, and:vvhich pres .nts peculiar
advantages in the way of the picturesque and the stir-
ring. This phase is plainly indicated in the tit'e-page—
The Highlanders in Spain. Ciptain Grant, shyi the
Observer, is no novice in the use of the pen, more than
he is in the use of the sword. Since the days of " The
Subaltern" in Blackwood's Magazine, that first and best
effort of Mr. Gleig, there has appeared no such ad-
mirable book on the same subject as '.tThe Romance of
War" by the present writer.
A VESSEL DESTROYED BY SPONTANEOUS COM.'
BUSTION.—On Sunday night a vessel, named the James,
Mr. M‘lienzie master, was destroyed by fire off Shields
harbour under remarkable circi m lances. She had
sailed from Shields on the previou. Ft Liavyi,igwiti(h)rtaunca:egio
of coals, but
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Hp;II WATETt AT LONDON-BRIDUE THIS DAY.
14Icrning .. 23 initiates after G. I Evening .. 44 minutes after O.