The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-23 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

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FROM TIT E P.S PER.: O 1 y :STERDAY.
GLOBE.—The Irish State Trials conitoue to pr gee-s at
the same snail-like pace wh eh marker' their eommencement,
and of which the heavy, lumbering opening speech of the At-
torney-General was an apprcpriate precursor. The whole of
Friday was taken up by the cross-examination of Mr. Charle
Ross, a well-paid agent of the Ministry. This gentleman, by
his own account, undertook the special mission of a Govern-
ment spy ; while he, most impartially, acted as the corres-
pondent of the Morning Chronicle, and received
_payment
for his communications at the regular rate. He alss
transmitted similar communications to the Standard !
Whether the matter transmitted to the latter journal was in-
cluded in the sum Mr. Ross received from the Treasury, or
was a separate item in the list of solid advantages he derived
from his special commission, does not appear. We hope,
for the honour of the press, that few of its members would
have consented to act in this treble capacity. The
exhibition which Mr. Ross made in the Court of Queen's
Bench, Dublin, on Friday, will, we trust, operate as a
caution rather than as encouragement to the profession—
a beacon to warn, rather than as a precedent to be
acted upon, under similar circumstances, in time to
come. Saturday was consumed to little purpose. But one
witness of any moment was examined. This gentleman was a
correspondent of the Morning Herald, rather than a reporter—
of the art of reporting, strictly speaking, he seems to have
known little or nothing. He was rather a collector of scraps
of information; which, to use his own expression, he dressed
up with the aid of ficticn, for the amusement of " fools," whose
credulity induced them to swallow the creations of his fancy as
veritable facts. This industrious, but not very accurate
chronicler, was employed by the Herald to inform the
public, through its columns, of what was passing in the
repeal meetings at the Corn Exchange ; and, in due
course, was pounced *upon as an important witness by
the law officers of the Crown, whose evidence would
assist the 'Government in its crusade against O'Connell and
Repeal. Small assistance did Mr. Jackson give the prosecu-
tion ! The admission he was compelled to make—first, of his
own incapacity to report with anything approaching to accu-
racy—secondly, that the greater part of his communications
to the Herald was derived from the short-hand notes of others,
or from the printed reports of the Dublin journals—rendered
his evidence of no advantage to the prosecution, while, in many
particulars, it materially served the defendants. One circum-
stance deserves to be mentioned to Mr. Jackson's honour—he
seemed heartily ashamed of his paiition in the Court. Before
he left the table he requested permission to make one remark,
as essential to his Own." character before the world."
STANDARD.—We have expressed our determination to
abstain from all comment on the evidence givers on the Irish
trials, and great as is the temptation which the indecent Whig
press in regard to it would seem to offer to us to deviate from
such a resolution, we have neither the intention nor disposition
so to do. We cannot, however, refrain from deprecating the
atrocious attempts which are making in and out of Court
to retard the ends of justice, and the insolent dicta-
tion of certain Roman Catholics of Dublin, who have met to
denounce the composition of the jury as an insult to " all the
Roman Catholics of Ireland." The conduct of these persons
has, however, been completely out- Heroded by the Morning
Chronicle, which, not content with ridiculing the infirmities
and ailments of such members of the jury as attempte I to get
excused-or: their account, hinted very significantly to ihecenn-
sel to the traverser& that if they can manage to proirset Limp( )-
ceedings some five or six weeks, they may hoer„ to hr, ek
down the energies of some one or othee of that body. A few
days ago we were t:'ld by this abatine st observe!• of the pro-
ceedings, that the Law Officers were about io swear in their
packed jury, and on the eneuir,g ,:ay it eitd. aveurs to inti-
midate that jury as-urine them that they are riqt to rely
trying- Air. O'Connell and the othsr traversers, but the
whole country !—and there is no alternative but a
comoroini•e or civil war ; are; if the jury cl., tlo,ir duty, the
result " must discredit jury t .al shosen er, wi'h !t, ,onr
tok hole system of legal j u m 'The dai.y recurrence
of these libels on these ge,, !eaten, inrressir.g they do,
would lead to the belief tha. the Repsal eonspiraters save tittle
to expect from the merits ot their case, and tusk to every
stage of the prosecution as crefirming then, more and more
in this impression. The Morning Chronic e, aware of its
deviation from all ordinary usa-n in such ca-es, and that
after having been the f ,remost to deprecate any couitni•nt on
the evidence during the progress, has heen compelled to
attempt its justification by chargii g the imptopriel
which it has been guilty on the Conservative press, and whilst
it abstains, however, from specifying the name of any particu-
lar journal being justly chargeable with such an indecorum.
has the hardihood to declare that it will abandon the course
which it had prescribed for itself, and ot which " decency and
justice" alike prescribe the observance.

EXTENSIVE EXCISE PROSECUTIONS. ACCOViing
to the opinions of persona connected with the Excise depart-
ment, the system of fraud and adulteration of exciseable articles,
and, of course, those in a great measure of daily consumption,
never existed to so great an extent as at the present time, and
the cases of detection by the officers in all parts of the country
have multiplied to an unprecedented degree. As the whole of
these nefarious practices are reported to the Board of Excise in
London, and samples of the adulterated articles transmitted for
examination, some idea may be formed of their number when
it is known that a practical chemist, who is kept by the Board,
and who is furnished with a complete laboratory at the office
in Broad-street, has been constantly engaged for the last two
months on analysing the various seizures of spurious and adul-
terated pepper alone, which amounts in the gross to several tons.
This, however, is only one of the many articles that the public
receive in an unwholesome form. Cocoa, properly a most
wholesome and nutritious accompaniment to the breakfast
table, has also come in largely for its share of adulteration
by the dishonest tradesman. A species of fine brown earth
is mixed with it, and to render it invisible to the casual ob-
server, and effectually prevent its being separated from the
genuine ingredien', a portion of mut.on fat is introduced, which
binds the earth with the cocoa, and at the same time gives it
the characteristic richness of good cocoa, and only to be de-
tected by the experienced eye. During the past week, prose-
cutioas under the authority of her Maiesty's Commissioners,
took place at the following places, and in every case a convic-
tion, with the penalties annexed, was obtained :—For spurious
pepper, in Worcester, six informations, penalties 2501 ; in
Sunderland, twelve informations, penalties 350/. ; in Durham,
two informations, penalties iOO/. ; in Bristol, three informa-
tions, penalties 1001. The adulterations in the above cases
were, red and white mustard husks, rice, chilies, raw-dust,
earthy matter, sago, linseed, rapeseed, and wheat bran. In
Manchester, Thomas Raingell was fined 2001• for adulterating
his stock of tobacco with turmeric and yeJlow ochre. A great
number of other prosecutions for tobacco will follow, several
lots of which are adulterated with tar and sand to the extent of
14 per cent.

THE LAW OF DIVORCE.—A deputation waittd
on Wednesday on Dr. Nichol on the subject of the present law w
divorce in this country, to request him to introduce into any
measure he may have in contemplation for the ref. rm of the cc-
clefiastical law a clause to enable injured individuals who may
a_ppeal to that Court to obtain a divorce a vinculo matrinzonii.
The deputation were most courteously receive," by Dr. Nicit,oi,
who prom. iiied to call the attention of Government. to th:s
necessary and important alteration in so unjust a state of tlt'
Present law, which entirely puts it out of the tower of apt in-
jured party to obtain any redress exeei't at an utlay of
1,000/.

IRON MASTERS' Q(.1.171TE?.L1 —Th Ja
nuary quarterly meeting of irenmasters is generelly anticipeted
with considerable anxiety, end this year especially it wes
considered of unusual importenee, from the uwettled of
the trade during the last twelve month, ; the attend.mee of
ironmasters and others interested was, eonseqnsrely. very
numerous, particularly at the mewing, in ttsie town on Thurs-
day. There has existed a little fa ,ering in p; durine th-
last quarter, and the circumstence tha' tremsactions were known
to have taken place at lee er quotations than tile regulste,i
price, induced many persons to ant elpeie a deenward move-
ment ; but it being generally uoderstund that the sales made at
lower prices were forced. for the purpose of meeting ~,:gagem-
erits arising out of the closing of a banking •house, w bleb took
place in the course of last ear. and the consequent culling in of
their advances, which were large to some icon firms, and that
these sales were made to meet the instalments as they becstue
due to the bank, they have ant had ant effect upon the ms rket ;
on the contrary, there was a firmness with regard to price,
and a tone of confidence among the masters, which was
highly satisfactory, proving that. the demand, th, ugh not great,
is steadily progressive. The circumstance of Wel,h bars hav-
ing been lately sold so low as 4/. per ton net cash. being 2'.
below the rate of some Staffordshire houses for six months,
might have been expecte] to operate for a dovnwart tendency,
but the fact is that the Welsh work, being in active operation,
and very gush of orders, especially for railroad iron, has
Caused a rise in their prices which must shortly be felt in the
Staffordshire market. The confidence in this is grounded o the
numerous notices of railroads for which Bills will be applied for
in the ensuing session of Parliament, relating to lines extending
to 600 miles in length ; and so confident are the projectors of
obtaining their Bills, that they have been eager to make con-
tracts even before the passing of the Bills, and many such have
been entered into for the formation of lines, at an expense, in-
cluding stations, of 10,0001. per mile—a rate so favourable to
the projectors as to ensure a profit, and induce a further exten-
sion of these great national works, thereby creating a large
demand for the next two or three years. The Shropshire iron •
masters firmly maintain the price of the last quarter, with
some intimations in regard to a rise.—Bireningliani Gazelle.
MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY—The annual
general meeting of the members of this S ciety was held on
Wednesday at the King's Head Tavern, Poultry. There was
a very full attendance, and the chair was occupied by Mr. God-
son, M.P. The Report stated, that the present condition of
the Society fully realis d the expectations of those who founded
it ten years ago, when it came into operation wit lout one six-
pence being raised to meet expenses beyond the first premium
of 241. From that moment it never needed the aid of loans,
and now it was po,se,sed of a real and accumulated capital of
68,000/., a real divisible surplus exceeding 30,0001., every
policy being added to in proportion to its amount and duration.
At the end of six years, since the 31st December, 1837,
the number of policies was three times as many as there
were at that date; the capital sums assured under those
policies were nearly doubled in amount, and the correspond-
ing income derived from annual premiums was also nearly
double. The accumulated and funded property of the Society
was four times as great as it was at the end of that year, and the
divisible surplus six times as much. By rigidly adhering to I
the princizsle and practice of economy with which it had set
out, and which was the great secret of its prosperity, the ex.
penses of management decreased during the past year, making
them 577/Jess than in the preceding year. Every expense
was paid out of the mere interest upon the contributions of
members, and dropped policies, leaving nearly 5,0001. to be
carried.nut of that interest, in addition to the capital itself. The
report having been adopted, votes of thanks were presented to
the directors, the chairman, and to Mr. Hardy, the actuary,
of whose abilities and services Mr. Godson spoke in the highest
terms.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN CUMBERLAND-MARKET.-- -
Shortly before five o'clock to Wednesday morning, as
Sergeant King, 10 S, of the metropoiitan police force, was
patrolling his section, he discovered a tire raging in the owe,-
part of the spacious premises occupied by Dennis, licensed
victualler, 2, Cumberland-market, Regent's-park, He In-
stantly proceeded to alarm the inmate,, but so soundly asleep
was Mr. Dennis that the officer was fearful he would be
burned to death. The potlio., however, h*aid the cry of
" The house is on fire ;" and without a moment's delay ho told
his master, and then ran down ,tairs. Find;ri 'Lai, the whole
of the lower part of the premises was in a blaze. and that
the flames had caught the liquor-vats containing since hen -
dred. gallons of spirit, he ran up to the .ccor,d-floor, ;et
himsel down by a rope, and dropped' from the lamp-iron in
front of the pren.i.es. His master followed him ; and thus
they were saved from a horrible death, as the floor foil io
immediately afterwarck and the ignition of the gin, rum, and
brandy, the stock of which wee very considerable, caused the
fire to burn with a destructive energy seldom witnes.ed. The
fire, by six o'clock, had exhausted all the materials within the
house, having in that short time destroyed all the stock, fit-
tings, furniture, and floors, and left the house nothirg but bare
walls, ;nclosing a heap of ruins. The excellent party walls of
the adjoining houses saved both of them from destruction, the
damage to them is insignificaat. The loss to Mr. Dennis will
amount to several hundred pounds—the house having been
recently fitted up in an elaborate manner, and the stocx being
well supplied, he not having entered upon the premises more
than three weeks.
James Matheson, .Esq., M.P. for Ashburton, has
front the Seaforth family the island of Lewis, one of the
largest islands in the Hebrides, with a population of 15,000, and
Included in the county of Rote. The purtheee money was 190,0 0 01.

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to each. Tht• return incia;i,,
passengers, parcels, carriages, honkies, mails, and iner•
chandize :
Week Total.
ended
Name of Railway.
R.

Jan. 13 Birmingham and Derby Junction.... 1.291 19 0
12 Birmingham and Gloucester
13 Brandling Junction .. a77 6 4
12 ch,-,ster and Birkenhead 337 8 r. 4
14 Dund,.e and Arbroath
13 Edinburgh and Glasgow...—.
14 Eastern Counties .. 3,347 13 9
13 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and dlyr ....... 1.063 16 2
' 13 Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock.— 627 1 2
13 Grand Junction, and Chester & Crewe 6,322 17 9
13 Great North of England
14 Great Western
12 Liverpool and Manchester 4,108 4 9
12 London and Birmingham .. 13,740 10 9
18 London and Blackwall 609 12 11
13 London and Brighton
16 London and Croydon l9B 1 0i
18 L..ndon and Greenwich ... 684 9 1
11 London and South Western .. . 4,781 12 1
11 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury 761 8 0i
13 Manchester and Birmingham
13 Manchester & Leeds & Hull & Selby 5,157 14 3
13 Midland Counties. 2,252 18 5
13 Newcastle and Carlisle ...... 1,097 10 6
14 Newcastle and North Shields ...... 279 11 6
Northern and Eastern
13 North Midland
12 North Union.... ............ ...... 933 19 5
9 Paris and Orleans 3,564 17 4
15 Paris and Rouen ... 2,849 0 0
13 Preston and Wyre 234 6 3
13 Sheffield and Manchester 4BO 17 0
18 South Eastern..
13 Taff Vale..
14 Ulster . ••• ..... •••
13 York and North Midland

SUGAR.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN:

Sta,—The West Indians and the Morning Post say that
the producers pay the duty imposed on the sugar consumed in
this country ; the former roundly asserts it—the latter, during
the month has, in a variety of ingenious articles, a'duced to
the satisfaction of its peculiar rta.,s of supvorters, abundant
testimony that its view of the question is comet. Had the
practical knowledge of the Morning Post kept pace with its
theoretical no,ion., it. would .have strengthened its argument
by avowing that in the sugar market the contract of sale ii
ever made out to the bu,er at the duty-pall price. Indeed, so
very ptrticOiar are the West Indians upon this point, that even
when the duty is not retpitred to be paid at all—such as when
the sugar is add f r re eic oration, or when for removal merely
' froro one bonded ,v 11,,,,e to another—.t het invariabl in,ist
upon toe eit'Ar.,et note h in t&, ow at the foil or duty paid
price, it iwing their o titiltiliess either to pay the duty or
be re,ponsible tot is :.mount. After this, wh,, can
doubt whether the predneet or the cennmer of the
,_‘ll2;:tr s.di,,fies„ the tn-tom-hotue domand ? It i true
that- t,->tro• people bav,, la- en enough to sop,:ostt that
is -o trati:aett d. in order th,,t th
may 11.'1 a a on:on-14n on tin amount of ,nty wett as on
i:Cekt .he ,ugar —stuff an.l ri,se .-e I The Truth is the
We-t are Its mitted to prove to the wood that in
their sugar trattsac ions tic y either do. or are prepared at all
tames to ply the duty. Now the annual amount of the -ugar
dot It, e. foot ter in•> t In? 1 think. ';r. Edittr,
how t' nation for many years ',tit has beet' the fleeing its
proclocmg colonists ! It surely high tint
that th y Mould he c.x..nerat,d from the p: es-ure of this tre-
mendous burdeA, whieb may he dine in such a manner as not
only to secure oar colonists t.rom this aw'ul .haste. but at. the
same t'mt' to puni,b those obdurate sl 11,azilians,
who hay- tc.ated our exertions. in tavou, of general emant.ipa-
tion vr,th much conto,o,ly. Let us buy their -near.. and by
so (I, •og i mi,et t.eot to ,-uty-c,-;be. as he v, est Indians havo
i!readv done, to 13r,tiO rev.oatt. --for ntrn-mb,r the West
Indian. have sai.t, -old the Mori inq Post has p-ovod, tat thi
procluc rs pay the sugar du- art, t•;:1-, yours obediently,
Liverpool, Jan. 13, 1844. .-1 GROCER.

The 11,1rqu'!s of Anzlesey has grtutel ac-*: o
land, in a romantic and I,eautiful situation, as a site for the con
templa•ed new church at Llanchsilio, towards the funs for meet
ing which 3601. have been already bubscribed..

The Alarqu's of hale, he :\l ry.ll-- 0!
Queensbery, the Earl of Mansfield, the Earl of Rosebery, the
Earl of Strathmore, Sir John Hope, Sir John Campbell,
36th Regiment, Earl Cathcart, &c., attended the anniversary meet-
ing of the Highland and Agricultural Society o f Edinburgh ,on
Tuesday, when the Duke of Richmond was elected President for
the ensuing year, and the Earl of Manfield Vice-President.
FEVER AND SMALL-PDX IN THE MLTROPOLIS.—
These two disorders are still very rife in several districts of the
metropolis, particularly at Battlebridge, and many other of .he close
and confined districts in the immediateneighbourhood of the New.
road. The number of cases admitted to the Fever Hospital at
Battlebridge shows a great average increase of this disorder during
the present and the whole of last year.
falVe insert the followi g nAiee at the request of a
correspondent, though it is of old date :—Mr. Joseph Dixon of
the Scottish bar, who represented the Glasgow district of
burghs in the Parliament which passed the Reform Bill, died
suddenly on Monday the 15th inst. at Helensburgh, Dumbar-
tonshire. Mr. Dixon was a zealous friend to Liberal principles,
and contributed much valuable assistance towards the promo-
tion and extension of the cause in the county of Dumbarton.'
A SELF -TAUG HT MUSICIAN.—Jaunts Hogg-, the
celebrated " Ettrick Shepherd," had a genius for music as
well as for poetry. He composed the melodies to some of his
own songs : they are original and full of expression, ansl have
taken a place among the national strains of Scotland. In
Hogg's reminiscences of his own life, in his letter to Sir W,
Scott, he gives an interesting account of the manner in which,
in the humble station of a poor shepherd-boy, he contrived,
without assistance, to pick up the only education he ever re-
ceived. His account of his juvenile musical studies is curious
and characteristic :—" When fourteen years of age I saved
five shillings of my wages, with which I bought an old violin.
This occupied all my
.leisure hours, and has been my
favourite amusement ever since. I had commonly no spare
time from labour during the day ; but when I teas not
over-fatigued I generally spent an hour or two every n'ght
in sawing over the old Se Atish tnnes ; and my bed b,ing al
ways in stab:es and cow-houses, I disturbed wihody bur iny-
self and my associate quadruped, whom I believed to oresty
delighted with my strain=; at al oven's-, thy coro-
plained, which the biped part of my heighbour, d;:! treivo,o,tly,
to my pity and utter ,ndigna• w.. This le ings ,Pc- rene•m-
branee en annecdote, the con equenee of (lie of thee! noetured
endeavours at improvement. When se: vi g with Mr. Stoic,
of Siiig'ee, there happened to be a dance one evaniog, at wh oh
a number of the friends wet nei.ihtiotr- were pr-sint. I. being
admitted ,nto the rosin as a ver,atrr w all at, etition io tr.e
music and on the company breaki,tg u,. I retired to my stah:e
loft, and fell to ess...yirg some it •Le to ,es to which I had been
The mit-i,ian going out to a shut'.. di.tat,ve from
,he and no- being aware th4t aiwther of the
same or: ft was so Derr him. was not a little surprised when the
tones of my old viritm assailed his ear, At first tie to 'k it-for
the late wartiles of his own ringing through his ft : hut, on
a little attention, h,-, to his horror and astonishment. re-ceived
that the sounds sere real, are! that the tunes whicii he had
been playing with so mnett skid were 110`X rourderel by s me
hart hy hint. "ueh a eireum. :mei• at the
dead leenr of the and wl.eo he was unable to discern
from wh,,t quarter the sound erreded, convinced Hie all at
s a delusion of the devil and sminicting his
merit ens !mom so much familiarity, he 'fled preeiintatf,ly into
the hail, siweehless ceith affright, acid in the uttoos, perturha.
tient, to the no Amid mirth of 'Mr. Scott, sshn declared that
he had lately been e n srmi.yed be the sante diwordant
sounds."—Dramatic and Musical Review
INCREtsE Ti'. \ :92;-;::
Crialloa IN CURAENCY.—A Corr. spond,,nt ti,.s faviDure,i us with the
following calculation, by which it will he loon(' that the retl,ubted
farmers' friend," Sir Robert Peel, has contrived to two
the amount of the debt, owing by his ~aid lo th, owner,
01 the 800,000,0004 of property sunk in th, pubic :
There were given, on an average, for thy Three per Ci.ois. 561. of
the paper money, which, with corn, if worth 10s. per bushel, were
112 bushels of corn. During the past year the said Three per
Cents. have averaged in the public market 971., or with corn dur-
ing the same period, averaging 6s. per bushel. 323 bushels r.f coin.
For this increase in th..ir burden, and orcrvase in the value of
their produce, the farmers are principally indebted to Sir Robert
Peel's Cunene,/ Bill of 1819, and his grand financial measures of
1842. Well may the poor farmers say, " Save us from our
friends."

IMPROVEMENTS IN PIMLICO.—ThP dPinolitiol) of
the White Horse public-house, belonging to the Crown, has been
deferred until next month, in order that the magistrates' license
may be obtained for another house in Stafford.row. It is under-
stood that the Commissioners of Woods and Forests will cause a
shrubbery to be planted on the site of the White Horse and ad-
joining mews; the space thus obtained is not to be thrown into the
road. The house at present impedes the view from the Royal Swiss
Cottage, in Buckingliam.gardens, of St. James's. park.
Vieß-ADMIR AL s'4 IR ROBERT LEWIS FITZ-GERALD,
K.C.H.—Another flag.otheer is removed from the Navy List, by
the, death of Vice-Atirniral of the Red Sir Robert Lewis Fits.
Gerald, Knight, K.C.H., which took place at Bath, on Wednesday
last, in the 69th year of his age. Sir Robert entered the Royal
Navy in March, 1786, was made a Lieutenant 21st of February,
1794, and in that rank was on board the London, and took part in
Lord Bridport's action ofFL'Orient in 1795. He was made a Com-
mander on the 13th of February, 1797, and was promoted to his
post rank on the 24th of Dec., 1798, for his gallantry when in
command of. the. Vesuvius bomb, in which he assisted at the bom-
bardment of Havre, and in the destruction of the French frigate
Conflante, of 36 guns, in that year. He obtained his flag pro.
motion as Rear-Admiral on the 2d of June, 1825, and as Vice.
Admiral on the 12th of November, .1840. He was nominated a
K.C.H. on the 18th of January, 1835. Sir Robert was on the
half-pay of a Rear. Admiral..
DESTRUCTION BY FIRE, OF KING WILLIAM'S
COLLEGE' ISLE or MAN.—I have this moment received in-
formation from ;he Very Rev. the Principal of the College,
of this lamentable occurrence, which took place on Sunda,
morning, bet Ween two and three o'clock. The whole of this
splendid and extensive building has been totally destroyed
with the exception of the Vice-Principal's house. There were
about sixty boys sleeping within the college at the time. who
who were obliged to escape in their night-shirts, but I ate happy
to say that not a single accident occurred. The bull ling is
insured in the Sun-office, also the Principal', property, the
more valuable part of Which is saved, though a large quantity
has untottunitely he n deitt axed. For the pre,ent the boys
are billetted Sr the maters' houses and with different neigh-
bours. The Principal, the Pee. R. Dixo», has been kindly
afforded she!tcr.r with his tp,niiiy in the house of the Governor.
Rooms ne:r at i a d li.iv Leeil oi;g4ft.ei h the Principal.
the sch,:o was In agoti On 1 i.or,tißN last.
prine p tr. a'!y iis pity, at. the snit.' the time the tire took
a: L;onglas. t4ere she hat been fur a ~hors time undyr
treatment. for H.-health. The veal;? of the college are
standig, arid no much injored. The Banes cf tits fire is attri-
towd Ir, areiiient. 11-; tar at present known.—Cerreliondent
of a Morning Paper.

UNPUBLISHEo ANECITE OF Ti 1 I.ITE CHARLES
MATHEws.--11athew, erupt effr . t so extraordinary a change is
the ap; ear oice a-d extres-ion of his face, by simp:y tying up
the tip o his nose wit, a piece ol catgut, that he has frequently
taken leave. as if or !h evening, o' a company. amongst whom
were some of his most intimate friends_ and returned to them
some time afterwards, so transformed,. that not one of
them has recogrisod r im. He once indulged in this frolic
in a manner as whimsical as it was rmarkah.e. lie wa,
dining whit an acquaint ince, Aft-. A. —, a re recta le paws.
broker in the ..7%t and. In she c iurse of the d ,nner
Mr. A— was summoned to the shop hetow, upon some business
of sufficient importance to require his pert.ona! attention.
Presentli, Mathews • ea,cheti a couple of Moose from the table,
quitted the room, disguised his face in the manner describer!,
put or. his hat, lett the ho,'•se hy theprivate door and, entering
the shop, offered to his friend himself the two spoons to pl-dge ,
having received the sum he demanded, and a duplicate. he re-
entered the house, and quietly resumed his seat amongst the
company. Upon the return of Mr. A—, to his utter amaze-
merit, Mathews placed before him the duplicate and the money
which, but a few minutes befote, his entertainer had given to
trim fa his ow poverty, removed from his own table