The Sun.
London, England, 1835-10-03 00:00:00

RAMSGATE-FRIDAY.

(EROtt. OUR_ OWN CORRESPONDENT.
His Majesty the king of the Belgians, accompa-
nied by his Excellency S. Van Dg Weyer, left Rams-
gate for London last evening, about half-past nine
o'clock, in his travelling carriage. We hear that he is
expected to return to-morrow or the following day.
Her Majesty the Queen remained at the Albion Hotel,
where she WAS visited to-day by their Royal High-
nesses the Duchess of Kent, Princess Victoria, and
the Princess Sophia of Gloucester.
The wind blew excessively hard during last night
from S.S.W. About nine this morning the ship
Ocean, of about 400 tons burthen, from Hamburgh
to New Orleans, in. attempting to enter the harbour,
struck the pier-head and damaged herself considerably,
driving to the back of the head ; her crew and passen-
gers were safely landed. She had a number of emi-
grants on board, with a valuable cargo of linens, fur-
niture, &c. The sands have been crowded with people
during the whole of the clay, who assembled to save
such parts of her cargo as had been washed overboard,
and floated towards the shore. A number of hands have
been employed since the morning in getting out her
cargo : we fear that it must have suffered considerable
damage, as she sunk shortly after striking the head.
The Crusader, Dover packet, from Calais, with
forty passengers, and the Britannia, with two car-
riages and about thirty passengers, from Boulogne,
put in here this morning and landed their passengers,
&c. This afternoon, the French mail packet La Poste,
landed her passengers and bags, neither of them being
able to get into Dover Harbour, on account of the
bar thrown up at its mouth, which is always the case
when the wind is at S.S.W.

Five Dover and Calais packets were at the same
time in Ramsgate Harbour this day, viz.—the Cru-
sader, Dover Castle, Britannia, Le Courrier, and La
Poste, which circumstance clearly points out the utility
of this port, where vessels can enter and depart at all
times of tide.

The insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the
Guelphic Order has been conferred on Major-General Sir
James Cockburn, Inspector-General of the Royal Marines.
It is understood that the functions of Austrian Mi-
nister at our Court will be performed pro tem. by the Che-
valier Hummeleur, until the return of Prince Esterhazy,
who is at present attending the Congress of Allied Sove-
reigns at Toplitz. At the special request of the Emperor
Ferdinand, the Prince, it is understood, consents to retain
the London embassy for three years longer.
The two Turkish noblemen, Achmet Effendi and
Azmi Bey, who have been making the tour of Great Bri-
tain and Ireland, have left Ball's Hotel on their return to
Constantinople.

MR. WILKS.—An obscure Tory journal is giving
publicity through its " little round" to a story about this
gentleman's intention to exchange the representation of
Boston for that of Stamford. We need scarcely intimate
that there is not the slightest foundation for such a silly
rumour.—Lincoln Mercury.

Yesterday, according to custom, Croydon fair com-
menced with a luxuriant display of,roasted pork, geese, and
walnuts. In consequence of the unfavourable state of the
weather, many of the usual visitors were absent.
A stone-mason died a short time since at Woolwich,
who had been employed three years prior to his death in
making his own brick grave, and erecting his own tomb-
stone. He carried the work on to the finishing of the in-
scription, leaving only a blank for the date.
Throughout the whole of the south-west of Corn-
wall the wheat crops are of a very superior quality, and not
less than from 641bs. to 651bs. per Winchester bushel. The
barley, also, is remarkably fine for malting, the Winchester
bushel weighing generally from 501bs. to 541bs.

The number of persons to comprise the New Mu-
nicipal Body in Bath will be 56, instead of 42, as has been
supposed.

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The extensive works of Messrs. Atkins, Boyce, and
Nock, soap-manufacturers, of Smethwick, together with a
great portion of the adjoining dwelling-house of Mr. Boyle,
and a large quantity of soap, were destroyed by fire, on the
morning of Sunday sen'night. The loss is estimated at se-
veral thousand pounds.—Birmingham Gazette.
HURRICANE IN GLEN LOGIN, NEAR KILLIN.
—On the 22d of September, this glen was visited by one
of the most dreadful storms ever remembered by the oldest
inhabitant ; about nine o'clock in the morning the rain fell
in torrents, accompanied by severe gusts of wind, which
continued until two o'clock, when all of a sudden the River
Lochy, which had swollen to a fearful height, burst with
such fury over all its banks, and swept every thing before it,
causing very severe losses at the bottom of the glen. On
the farm of Boreland, upwards of 520 stooks of grain, in-
cluding corn and barley, and on the farm of Muirlanich,
about 352 stooks were carried away by the raging torrent.
Every exertion was made to gave the crop, but, from the
rapid increase of the river, nothing could be done. The
full extent of the damage cannot yet be ascertained, as the
green crops must have also suffered, the greater part of
which being, now under water. The two farms alluded to
are amongst the finest in Breadalbane, and, we regret to

learn, that the proprietors will suffer a very heavy loss,
Edinburgh Courant.

A most daring highway robbery was committed on
Thursday evening. on the road between Rochdale and Mid-
dleton. The sufferer was Mr. Royds, who was returning
from Heaton Park, between nine and ten o'clock, accom-
panied by another gentleman, and attended by Mr. Royds's
footman—all three on horseback. When they arrived at
the place above-mentioned, they were suddenly attacked by
nine or ten men, who struck at them with large sticks,
knocked Mr. Royds from his horse, and robbed him of a
valuable watch and a sum of money. The other gentleman,
though struck by the robbers, succeeded in pushing through
them, and made the best of his way to Rochdale to procure
assistance. The servant, who was a little behind at the
time, turned his horse and rode back to Middleton, from
whence he returned with several men, and searched the

neighbourhood ; but they found nothing except a boot,
which bad probably been worn by one of the robbers. Mr.
Royds, after having been plundered, was left senseless on
the ground ; but, after the departure of the gangr• he re-
vived, and made his way to the toll-house. We understand
that he has not sustained any serious injury. Seven men
are now in custody at Rochdale.—Halifax Express.

In Sicily, in 1827, there was one priest to every
27 inhabitants of the country ; in Turkey, one to every
20 ; in Portugal, one to 15 ; and in Rome, in 1760, one to
10. In 1788, according to Jovellanos and Twigs, Spain
contained 199,512 ecclesiastics, and 130,000 inhabitants of
convents, of which number 97,000 were monks, and 33,000
nuns ; in 1826, according to the researches of Minano, and
confirmed by official documents, there were 160,519 eccle-
siastics, of which. number 67,892 were the secular clergy,
and 92,627 belonged to the regular clergy, indepcndant of
36,179 sacristans, acolytes, servants of the church, &c.,
making a total of 196,698 individuals belonging to the
church. There has been a considerable gradual diminu-
tion in the number of the clergy in Spain. In 1740, in that

country, there was one person-belonging to the church for
every 30 inhabitants ; in 1744, the number was one for
every 49 ; in 1787, one for 60 ; and in 1826, one for 9].
In proportion to the population, the number of the Spanish
clergy has been reduced to one-half what it was at the com-
mencement of the present century, and to two-thirds, com-
pared with the number in the middle of the last century.
On referring to other countries, it appears that in 1812
there was one ecclesiastic in Portugal to every 91 inhabi-
tants ; in Russia and Poland in 1815, one to every 153 ; in
Italy in 1828, one to every 200 ; in France in 1812, one
to 280 ; in Great Britain in 1821, one to 350 ; in the Aus-
trian Empire in 1824, one to 610 ; and in Belgium, one to
650, consequently the Spanish clergy, taken proportionately
to the population of other countries, is twice as numerous
as that of Italy, three times as numerous as that of France
five years ago, four times as numerous as England, seven
times as great as Austria or Belgium ; and, it may be added,
in no country in Europe are the clergy so wealthy as in
Spain.—Journal de la Societe Franfaise de Statisque.