The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-10 00:00:00

TITHES.

RATHDOWNEY, SEPT. 30.—The public must be much
interested to know the issue of the tithe sale advertised
for this day, of the goods of the Rev. Mr. Tracy, Parish
Priest of Rathdowney, seized by the sheriff of the Queen's
County, at the suit of the Rev. Marcus Monck, his
neighbour and quondam friend.
About twelve o'clock the sheriff, in discharge of his duty,
proceeded to the residence of the Rev. Mr. Tracy, accom-
panied by detachments of military and police, for the pur-
pose of levying, by setting up to auction the Rev. gentle-
man's property, the amount of an execution obtained by the
Rev. Mr. Monck, for a claim which was originally but one
pound ! None but those who witnessed the scene which
presented itself, could think it possible that fifteen or twenty
thousand men, burning with indignation and a high sense
of injury, could have restrained themselves within the
limits of the law, under causes so exciting.
The sheriff's bailiff now proceeded in the centre of the
immense crowd to offer about 1000 kishes of turf for sale,
premising it to be of suporior quality, and held up as a
sample the full of a "ske'eogh" for the inspection of the
bidders. He said he would not require any one to bid
high—he would thankfully receive the smallest offer. (A
death-like silence)--what—is the turf worth nothing, he
exclaimed ? I say I will take any thing you offer—are
there no bidders ? Gentlemen, this is a most extraordi-
nary auction. Will no one buy turf, and winter so near ?
(All silent.) After several appeals of a like nature, he an-
a.inced that as there were no bidders for the turf he would
-ffer the hay and corn to their consideration. Like
—aised their quality, &c., but with similar
bidder—the cattle were also put
Thus ended this extraor-

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the turf, he
effect. There being ".
up, but with no better suceess.
dinary drama.
The sheriff making a low bow, withdrew, but vv.__
informing his numerous audience where the next farce was
to be perormed, nor even thanking them for their atten-
dance.—Correspondent of the Carlow Post.

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IMPROVEMENT OF THE BREEDS OF SHEEP.

The breed of sheep to be reared in any case must
be selected according to the nature of the pastures, and
the artificial means possessed of supplying food. If a
mountain breed is selected for rearing on a low arable
farm, then the advantage is lost which the farm pos-
sesses of producing a larger and finer class of animals.
If, on the other hand, a lowland breed is carried to a
mountain farm, an error of a different kind, but yet
more hurtful, is committed ; for a fine stock will be
ruined if placed in circumstances where it cannot be
maintained.

The breed then being selected, which is the best
suited to the circumstances in which it is to be placed;
the province of the breeder is tO breed from the best
individuals.

Disposition to feed, and early maturity, are the pro.
perties most regarded in sheep to be reared for food.
But the property of yielding good and abundant woo
is not to be disregarded ; and there is another pro.
perty essential in the rearing of this class of animals
viz., hardiness and sound health of individuals.

In the case of the sheep as of the ox, refinement in
breeding may be carried too far, and with more danger.
By breeding from animals near of blood, the same
means exist in the case of the sheep as of the ox, of
giving that prematurity of age which produces a dis-
position to feed. But it is attended to with the same
effect, of rendering the animals more delicate and sub-
ject to diseases. It seems a violence done to nature,
when carried too far, and the animals show the effect
of it by becoming too fine in their skins, by ceasing to
produce wool in sufficient quantity, by the females
ceasing to yield milk, and by the males becoming at
length unable to continue their species.
Whenever, then, the sheep of any flock become too
near of blood, the breeder should resort to the best ani-
mals of another family, but of the same breed, to con-
tinue his stock. This species of crossing is now easy,
since there is scarce any of the cultivated breeds of
which superior males may not be procured from other
flocks. In the case of the new Leicester, so widely
diffused and highly improved, no necessity can exist
for breeding from animals too nearly allied.—Prqfessor
Law's Elements of Practical Agriculture.