The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-20 00:00:00

ORTHODOX OBSEQUIOUSNESS.—A clergy-
man, the other day, was called upon by the Bishop of his
diocese, with whom he was well acquainted. On going
away the prelate discovered around the house a number of
sporting dogs of all kinds, on which be said to the owner,
who expected promotion in the church through his pre-
late's influence, " Mr.
sons—what a variety of dogs you have here." The Bish-
op's back being turned, the parson went to the servant,
and said, " JOHN, hang all these dogs ; and when you see
any of the Bishop's servants, tell them what you have
dune."— Church Examiner.

We hear that in almost every county in Scot-
land the Tories have lodged objections against persons
claiming to vote under the Reform Act. In Lanarkshire
alone objections have been stated to not fewer than about
400 of the claimants; most of these objections are against
persons who bold property in virtue of long leases, some
for 99 years, and some for 999 years, and who have
claimed as owners of the subjects, the objectors alleging
that they should have claimed as tenants. Another class
of persons have been objected to, viz., dissenting clergy.
men, on the ground that they hold their manses and glebes
at the will of the congregation. We really did not think
that, after the Act had passed, the spirit of Anti. Reform
would have been carried to such intolerant lengths.•—
Glasoow Chronicle.
STRANGE PHENOMENON.—Extract of a
letter, dated Rosehearty, Sept. 5 :—" The wind blowing
so hard from sea, the young herrings, or what is called
herring soil, carne in close to the rocks, followed by an
immense shoal of mackerel, such as has not been known on
the coast fur 40 years. The fishing of mackerel was very
great just off the rocks west of Rosehearty for three miles.
By Friday and Saturday, hundreds from our town, A!ser-
dour, and the surrounding country, were catching them
with lines or rods; and they caught so many, that they
were obliged to drive them from the shore in c ;Os.. It
cannot be ascertained what quantity were caught ; there
was great sport in the catching. There has ❑ot been the
like on the coast of Aberdeenshire since I7B2."—Scots-
man.

SINGULAR FlSH.—This morning there was
caught at the Poole, the second fishery on the Tweed
above the bridge, a strange " monster of the deep," which
none of our fishermen have been able to name. In length
it is nearly five feet. Its head is immensely large, broader
than that of a common bullock, and at a front view bears
no small resemblance to the face of a lion. Its mouth is
very wide, and the jaws strong, but the teeth compara-
tively small. The body is round and tapering, but bears
no porportion to the size of the head. Underneath the
head are two large bags by which it breathed. Below
the breast are two fins, resembling hands, or five fingers
webbed together. It is without scales, and covered with
a skin somewhat of a tortoise-shell colour. To us it
seems to bear a likeness to prints that we have seen of the
monk fish, which is found upo❑ the coasts of the West
Indies.—Berwick Advertiser. .

CHARLES X.—ln Scotland CHARLES and
his friends lived very happily; made jaunts to the High-
lands, explored Loch Katrine, the Trossachs, Loch Lo-
mond, the Kyles of Bute, and, indeed, every scene of ce-
lebrity between the Pier of Leith and Moray Frith. It
would be easy to pen a chapter on the great utility of
Holyrood, in its double capacity of a sanctuary for debtors
and sovereigns, situated like RICHARD, whose kingdom is
hardly worth a horse. But that duty we waive at present,
and, in the meantime, beg to express our sympathy for
the good people of the Canongate, who c m no longer
boast that theirs is the Court-end of the town. The de-
parture of so many titled personages will create a consider-
able bole in their business; but they must keep up their
hearts notwithstanding, and live in hopes that the place
of the royal wanderers will, ere long, be supplied. If
Holyrood were to let, JOSEPH BONAPARTE, who is rich,
would probably take it; and, in these times of pinching
economy, we are not aware that Ministers could do a wiser
thing. If Don PEDRO succeed in Portugal, MIGUEL will
be compelled to set out on his travels ; and should the ex
pedition fail, which we fervently wish it may not, the
head of it himself will be in want of a residence. In this
way the worthy citizens of the Canongate have no fewer
than three strings to their bow, and should only one of
them prove available, the abbey will no longer be a palace
to let.—DuNfries Courier.
RUSSIAN POETRY.—AImost all uncivilized
nations have recourse to poetry when any thing important
occurs to them. The common people of Russia are not
yet civilised, but of a raw and docile nature, and when
they reprove their superiors, they do it without the bold
coarseness of an Englishman or the politesse of the French.
The following is a literal translation of a favourite allegory
among the Russians in their last war against the Turks,
intending to convey the highest compliment to Count Mu-
NICH, and the most pointed reproach to Prince GALLIT-
ZIN. " The Guardian Angel was enjoying himself in
sleep. A great noise was heard in heaven, and the Angel
awoke. He called unto the Angel GABRIEL, and said,
GABRIEL, what noise is that?' and GABRIEL said, 6 The
Turks and Russians are going to war.' My beloved Rus-
sians! who commands them ?' GABRIEL answered,—
' Count MuNlcH.' Then,' the Angel said, lam satis-
fied,' and he turned round and went to sleep. On a sud-
den a greater noise was heard in heaven, and the Angel
awoke, and called the Angel GABRIEL, anti said, What
is that?' and GABRIEL said, " The Russians and Turks are
at war.' Oh !my beloved Russians—who leads them to
battle?' Prince GALLITZIN.' Then the Angel said,
Give me my boots, for I must go myself.' "
SWAN RIVER.—The following are extracts
from a letter received in Lewes this week by a respectable
inhabitant of Lewes, addressed to him by his son, who is
a settler at Freemantle. The letter is dated April 5, 1832.
We extract only such parts as are of general interest :
" Flour is selling at is. per lb.; salt pork at the same
price ; salt beef Is. Bd. per lb. ; potatoes at Is. per lb. ;
beer at 2s. the quart; and if uncle likes to send 20 or 30
hogsheads of beer out 1 will sell it for him. I can also do
well by barrels of flour, or salt Irish pork, or boots and
shoes for men and women, and children's clothing; also
cotton prints—good are selling at 3s. per yard, and some
4s. a yard. The captains of the ships are making their
fortunes by the same goods when they come." " Send me
out by the first ship that comes a draw-net, 40 or 45 yards
long, well leaded and corked, for we have not any nets
here, and we abound with fish. A man might make a
fortune by a net. Send plenty of net-twine with it." " So-
ririA wishes you to send her some bleached cloth ; there
is none in this country, and that we brought with us is
used up." " I have heard there have been very bad ac-
counts of the country, but it is all false. The country is
going on exceedingly well ; all here wanted is old English
farmers, for we have grown crops of wheat seven sacks to
the acre, rough broke up with the spade ; and as for cab-
bages, the turns are so big they will not go in a bushel
measure." " Can you send me a good double-barrel se-
cond-hand gun, a flint one, for I have not any gun at all.
Here are no other guns but soldier's muskets, and they
wont do to shoot flying." " The natives in the country
are very troublesome to us—they killed seven Englishmen
within the last two years ; but I am still living in Free-
mantle town, in a house of my own, and have got a nice
garden to it. The house and garden are worth about 100/.
I he'd also two other allotmeute.—Brighton Guardian.