The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-09 00:00:00

IRELAND.

The Hon. Mrs. O'Grady, family, and suite, have arrived
at the Viscountess Guillamore's ; Arthur O'Connor, Esq., at
ditto. John Macdonnell, Esq., of New Hall ; Poole Hick-
man, Esq., of Kilmore ; Rev. J. O'Grady, Mrs. O'Grady,
and Miss Peel ; Edward Macdonnell, Esq. ; Rev. Mr. Moore,
William Cox, Esq., of Ballynoe, &c. &c., have arrived at
Kilkee. _ _

Last week the following nobility and gentry passed through
Drogheda :—Lord William Thynne, Mr. Stanley, and Mr.
Bernall, 7th Royal Fusileers, to Rokebyhall ; the Rev. Dr.
Campbell, from Forkhill to Dublin • Mr. William Blacker,
from Dublin to the North ; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tisdall,
from Drumshallon to Dublin ; the Hon. Baron and Miss
Foster, from Rathescar to Dublin ; Captain and Mrs. Wil-
liams and family, from Townlyhall to Dublin ; Mrs. Fortescue
and family, from Milltown Grange to Dublin; Major and Mrs.
Raiven, from Dublin to Belfast.
The Provost of Trinity College has arrived in Belfast.
Colonel Lloyd has arrived at his seat near Shinrone.
Colonel Verner, M.P., has left Dublin for Church-hill.
The Countess of Kilmorey and her accomplished daughter
have arrived at her mansion at Bury Hill, Taplow.
The Countess •of Athlone, Lord and Lady Clanmorris,
Dowager Countess of Castlestuart and the Ladies Stuart, are
amongst the arrivals at Brighton.
J. Oswald, Esq., M. P. for Ayrshire, passed through Tuam
on Monday last, on his way from Hollymount-house, county
Mayo, the seat of his son-in-law, Spencer Linday, Esq., to
Scotland.

The Hon. and Very Reverend Thomas Plunkett, Dean of
Down, lady and suite, passed through Tuam on Thursday last,
on their way from astlemountgarret, the seat of Dominick
Browne, Esq., M.P. for Dublin.
The present Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, the Recorder, and
the late Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, will have the honour of
being entertained by his Excellency at the Castle, on the
Bth inst.
Mr. Stanley arrived in Dublin this morning. It has been
reported that he visited Blackburne, and is to dine with the
Viceroy or Mr. Littleton.

Notwithstanding the extreme warmth of the last
month, teal have been met with by the gunners in the marshes
at the eastern part of Sussex. These birds rarely visit our
shores except in winter, although they stay in France the
whole of the year.

It has been discovered that the common congou, or
black teas, are changed green by a chemical process, and sold
as green tea. The excise officers have made several seizures.
In a recent catalogue, compiled by a French book-
seller, of " Works on Natural History," is inserted Miss
Edgeworth's well-known " Essay on Irish Bulls."
The valuation of the county of Londonderry has
been published in a supplement to the Dublin Gazette ; the
annual value of lands and houses in the barony are estimated
at 223,4071. 9s.

It is now ascertained that the large payments in bills
of exchange due on Saturday have been made in a satisfactory
way, so as to denote no inconvenient pressure for money among
the commercial interest. No defalcations of the least moment
have been heard of to-day in any quarter. This has dissipated
much of the previous alarm on the score of credit in London

That beautiful phenomenon, the aurora borealis, was
observed at Weymouth peculiarly fine for some time on Tues-
day evening, between seven and eight o'clock in particular,
occupying
a considerable portion of the northern hemisphere,
in brilliant streams, constantly varying, o f feather-like branches
of luminous coruscations.—Salisbury Herald.
SPANISH PRIDE.—TO show to what extent aris-
tocratic distinctions are carried in Spain, it will suffice to state
that upwards of 150,000 individuals are legally entitled to the
appellation of Excellency, and two millions and a half to that of
Lordship. Woe to those who neglect, in addressing a noble
Spaniard, to give them those titles ; if they want any favour
from them, they will surely be refused....i.Letter from Madrid

THE ANNUALS.

BATH'S PICTURESQUE ANNUAL .for lE9'
1
We have already
noticeda n and Co.
in
shall
„ if,
se -e
. , the Illustrations of this Annual, and ha '°
s dr
such terms
;her:Sore '
, confine our observations to tile literalY.
ofa'
partment. The subject is " Scottand S tlan '
co r
el
which Mr. Leitch Ritchie treats lt the
with allo
thusil
,sm that might be expected from "
on. to 1c.,,,i
Pc'
the "land of the mountain and the flood" as
had
familiar from his youth. His sketches, however,
,: h 0
this defect, that they are not in keeping, one is.'t•li,(l
other. History and romance are so confusedly' niin'opt
together, that it is difficult to find out where thear
begins and the other ends. A want of tact i5r,11
ts
ceptible throughout the volume, which we' of
the appearance of being a mere collect°Fort,
scraps—the odds and ends Of Mr. R.: l'ie'S '
r. ite a '
folio. As for illustrating Scott or Scotian 'ilij
no more illustrates them, than an anti'''. w°ls
1)81
illustrate London by giving a description of St. fef
and St. John's Gate ; or Milton, by givi"g, °SA 1
as they (le'
hacknied quotations from his Paradise lost '
col„
despite its meagre, fragmentary character, the
,„etl,
is amusing ; for the descriptions of Scottish sc4if
and the old baronial castles, are eloquent and list ol
as
not impassioned ; " and the occasional lege°feo c So"'
, h W
anecdotes introduced, are told with skill an'
e°
Mr. Ritche's genius cannot remain long on
t 061'
but in short abrupt flights it is remarkably succoiste'
He condenses well, but he knows not how t°l,ol','
He can throw off a few pages of bold, Pictbz (WI
narrative as well as any romance writer of
e.
ot le
1 t ~,b
but he cannot keep up the interest of a vo.'''' bp
taii, ',
description of the surprize and capture of - ai,lo,',
Castle is in his best manner, especially the
, 0 1°
portion, which is sententious without he'''''
0
elaborate : wo
, la "dill'
den castle at the western extremity of we °,:i reb„,i +
situat pon a precipitous rock, 300 feet high, ae„,cfa, I
only from the east. The walls, comprehend an a•',3o-4
six acres, and the arsenal, together with the othereko,o,4 1
appropriated for the same purpose, is capable 0' ac,rece ;
30,000 stand of arms. The buildings surround a Saq,3ots',
the east side having formerly been the royal aPa-t )I'''i'r:.
was here, in a small room on the ground floor, iary° o,tci
the 19th of June, 1566. was delivered of the gel the liist7
doms. The history of the castle is, of course, t'''' toil,
Edinburgh, and the history of Edinburgh, nitro ,e,
princes is the history of the whole country. ' oft10,11.c!
therefore, to give even a sketch of the vicissitudes 'doy
ress ; but I cannot refrain from referring to an iecalt tba6V
occurred during the reign of Bruce. The castle
too oft
was strongly garrisoned by the English, and
appear °A
Piers Leland a Lombard. This man would aPPeI(-01
had but little liking to the cause ; at least, ill ,„s;rt. ii°l;;l.ol4'
other, he became an object of suspicion to the eated ,c,
when Randolph, the celebrated Earl of Moray, ap.P 3 ali,
the fortress, he was laid hold of and shut tIP le
be co,
The Scots, however, received no advantage froin to, god 01
which this proceeding must have occasioned ; 3,9 tibtell,,ool4i
was elected, whose courage and fidelity were lowecegnok,'
as Randolph gazed upon the magnificent rock,,aeteiy de,
from one quarter, and iu that quarter so collIV,e0:10 1
as to be almost impregnable, he felt that his el'
in vain.olo4
usually ~,t
"In the history of fortresses like this, we igely t',,(1,1
captured at all, it is by an attack upon Pre but -o,l)s'''h.V.,
where the attempt seems not only hopeless, nu"sottis',ls
the present case it. is unknown whether the laces 17`tely,
while gazing at the bare, rugged, and in some? to el' ef',
dicular surface of the rock, allowed even the icleaosske,f„,
mind of an exploit which must have seemed bill'e-cen dira
for a wild goat. While in this occupation, bewtiestio!'er
accosted by one of his men-at-arms with the lot taP:0,1;1
you think it impracticable, my Lord?' Re '.'fie ef:'re,j
eyes upon the querist, a man a little past the Ph' i,bt 'e) rtv
of a firm well-knit figure, and bearing in ',l:t`; w/i' 441'
bold and open brow, indications of an intreni2-1•04,'")
already rendered him remarkable in the Scotto]; ,r v,
you mean the rock, Francis ?' said the Esir,ao' tlis;(4l'
not—if we could borrow the wings of our ga„ehtfs,go
' There are wings,' replied Francis, with a th.Z o'l'l
'as strong, as buoyant, and as daring. ottsrrtd,o
keeper oeyonder fortress.'—' What of that; yob ea
riddles ?'—' I was then young, reckless, hig talsPid
was mewed up in that convent-like castle ; 19r, ..-• 014,
in the plain below---' ' Well, what then f 00011
01,9
my Lord, can you not imagine that I speak :t tllf, r,,,,
of love ? Every night I descended that stieePo n,
in hour, and every morning' 1,-!furo the Irvc-01114.
to my barracks. I constructed a light we places
by means of which I was able to pass-the ire 5e41 1
pendicular ; and so well at length did I 13e.C° +- P1,03,1,,,'
with the route, that in the darkest and Ftorogesci
.„„e r
iil:e
my, way as easily as when -the moonlight enable c'ottsef '0
7. In file distance._4e-iting for me at her vrocis;,44
' You are a daringlesiOerate, noble felloW, rs,,, hi
ever, your motive is now gone • your rait_trreolaeefid
dead ; say no more ; but another has talon oe"„r el)/
ay, it is the soldier's way. Women Pill die, ',or iiii
old, and what are we to yClo ? Come, who is iote, 'f ,
now ?" My country. What I have done for. b, 004
again for honour; and what I can accoraPll:/, froi'
Randolph, and many of our comrades, eall Ader'
Give oftV,
fortress is our own l' .45 I,
ti#
me thirty picked men, and a twelve-foot la-
~ The Earl of Moray, whatever his real &AV sitelLo
terprise might have been, was not a man to refebsoeseio
lenge. A ladder was provided, and knightJ chorea C,
troops in the middle of a dar ,' Y of'44
manded by Randolph himself, and gui`l 1314
Francis, set forth on their desperate enterprise'the it 1,47
crag after crag, and digging their fingers ratio ider9 ill 0
of the rock, they succeeded in mounting a ec)nsla recoil
but the weather was now so thick that they they CoatA
little assistance from their eyes, and tho t',eling_i°l,i,"
climb almost in utter darkness, like men strngif o,o'oo s!
of
in a nightmare. They at length watch ea feet," tlf
of the cliff, above which the ascent for 10 or lb le viiett,i
pendicular, and having fixed their ladder the e1e:04.,,ch ,10
down to recover breath. From this place they ,i
cad 1t
tread and voices of the check watches or Patiri- 10:,, j
surrounded by the perils of such a mornentho°4lPitie!Y
some illusions may have mingled with their t be IA 004
even imagined that they were seen from t,artlersl, c
although, being themselves unable to see the `` 000" ea'
highly improbable. It became evident, ,ri the I:0
from the sounds they canght here and there itivalisAtil
the night wind, that the conversation of tbed atlepo,
above related to a surprise of the castle ien ' 10;p,
appaling words broke like thunder on their
haircaried tiCt i
you well I' A fragment of the rock was , cfg /0001'1,
same instant ; and, as rushing from crag 11/1 oltlof ),/,
over their heads, Randolph and his brave felarof.o.ll
helpless, and extraordinary situation, felt the dame
*144
terror gathering upon their brow as they e-„/ 000
grip to the precipice. The startled echoes v the air bilo
at length silent, and so were the voices above; vv.?)
paused, listening, breathless ; no sound was f thve
sighing of the wind, and the measured Wad ielt theyi
who had resumed his walk. The men thoag oelltirree.o
a dream, and no wonder, for the incident ever occaa tilei
one of the most singular coincidences that e.lre be bad e`o}'
" The shout of the sentinel, and the Paiss'? „to t d.. 5 0
were merely a boyish freak, and while listeolsoe!' toy
of the rock, he had not the smallest idea that the
5p0r.,..?
gave. pleasure to him carried terror and almoset atielicei9l,
hearts of the enemy. The adventurers, halr•or de")
thee they were not the victims of some ins' a'tii, tcbt",,
,that it was as safe to go on as to turn bae.!,,,th ill.
I.heir laborious and dangerous path, they at lel'ee'aled At
Vittgict4r.The.,44, This last barrier they stile 6; Ori,
of their ladder, and leaping. down ani iii V),
check-watches, they cried thblr war-cry, aid,,itlis' Cid
answering shouts of ' Treason 1 tfeason I' ne',l' the
capture"
desperate resistance of the garrison, .4
Edinburgh."

GREAT AGRICULTURAL m.---E 'r 'o'
ET'S° •dA,' (0"
0 01 , ba,
iDnEsEe
.N . —‘, This important meeting took place *9 wer`Atv,
gon froma
r t' dh ee ad
and the .reciar°lol'!j.
ahffaodrdtienrginineaatrende,stthoef
juadgperseg,
arnesa,si: Al:tefr
bt,egiC,ll4l:4,i)
didamaisysmtuennusee
uqfuiasnotimtiailsesoruf
round,
stoci,,lit if:elocf
the rural economy of that part of Scotlane• rge r IPY
übility and gentry present, dined together•rtealleolz
B ccleuch presided in the dining-roonl, OPP° Aber prir '
Provost, the Earl of Aboyne, the Earl of ._ Oethtij
Claude Hamilton, Right Hon.' Sir IL 6°14%10°' 11,,i7:i
Thomas Brisbane, G. C. 8., Sir Alex. naliAllgp /3:ctlii
Captain Gordon, M.P., for the county, the e 7 '0(
M.P., for the city, and Mr. Grant, the c lheati •,1
County, and Mr. Barclay of ITry, crouPier',;vort
of Tweeddale presided in the square roan, .1,514,3`5aitf,' cir
Arbuthnot, Lord Forbes, Sir Alexander ''6 ° 1
401007
opfiep,il i't,,
John Stuart Forbes, Treasurer to the SecitY' ~11'/'')
croupier. f tilhr
9 0 Sy
THE ITCH LissEcT.—The detectio
,-, tlie too,
animal has created quite a sensation
Paris. M. Renucci, a student of the
the first to put beyond a doubt the existeneidee elf, otll',,
Acarus scabiei : he has nettedq be,s bich ' t,
to him for his success, 3OO francs, "d sgs, 11'
few years ago, offered for, or rather wagerebioecli4V.
covery of the insect. All the descrptioil,s„ker, P.co'llhe°
the A. scabiei, by.Bonomo, De G "" y• fy i't
Geer, , . the eidt,
others, have been inaccurate and fencifo' the'ese' et., i i
better served to represent the mite of the oogli it ' d
str bie; 6 10#
A. scabiei, like the mole, has its fonles
while its hind quarters are comparitivc'ei fee Ae ito till
to iris 011Oid
enabled to burrow under the cuticle, and
itself as it pr,)ceeds. Plans and drEwiegst °,, tbl;114111i41
greatly magnified scale, have been 1 id beL°"° rij"
M. Beaude; and M. Raspail, whose skill irl,fe%rose°
objects is so celebrated, is engaged vith his
'-1
curing further details.—Medical Gtotte•