The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-24 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING..—ENCUMBERED Es-
TATES CouaT.—Baron Richards announced at the
sitting of the court on Saturday that Mr. Woulfe
Flanagan bad been appointed a " Master," in order
further to facilitate the dispatch of business. The
routine of his duties was stated by the Learned
Baron, and were analogous to those performed by the
Misters in Chancery.
According to the Limerick Chronicle, the Right
Rev. Dr. Ryan, Bishop of that diocese, has received
a letter from Mr. William Mansell, M.P., notifying
he pleasure be felt its communicating to the Bishop
the happy event of the writer having been received
into the faith of the Catholic Church, and anticipat-
ing the satisfaction it would afford to his revered
diocesan.
STATE or TRADE.—The Customs' duties for the
last week are 21,1001., of which 9,7001. is on tea,
5,100/. on tobacco, 3,400/. on sugar, and 2,600/. on
Wine. Trade generally is rather dull considering the
Beason.

AGRICULTURE IN THE WEST.—The Ballinasloe
Agricultural Society, of which the Earl of Clancarty
Is president, have just issued their tenth annual re-
Port, which, notwithstanding the many causes of de-
pression, presents upon the whole a favourable pros-
Peet of the future. Spade husbandry has been en •
eouraged to an immense extent, by which means a vLat
pal of employment has been given to the peasantr3
reparations are being made for a more extended
eu:tivation of the flax crop, and the opening of the
railway from Galway to Dublin in the course of the
next twelve months cannot fail to be of great advan-
tage to the farmer, and must encourage the invest-
En, exit of capital in the improvement of the adjacent
lands.
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-HE Poo.—During the whole of yesterday t:
Metropolis was enveloped in a thick fog, which,:as evening
approached, became so dense as to render passage through
the streets a service of danger. At an early hour of the
evening the omnibuses in many parts of the City and its suburbs
ceased running, and even in the more open streets, such
as Regent-street, for example, it was impossible to see
fromlamp to lamp. The ground also was in a most
11410Pery condition from the prevalence of a white frost;
and the fog itself occasioned a most penetrating cold,
Which no amount of great-coat, cloak, or wrapper could keep
out. On several of the lines of railway communication was
for a time interrupted, and some collisions took place,
although none were, we believe, attended with loss of life.
FOREIGN CATTLE.—The Lords of the Treasury
pave granted to Mr. Hartley, the proprietor of the Dublin,
p inaouth, and Cork Steam Wharf, the privilege of landing
eagle and live stock at his wharf on importation from the
continent, on the distinct understanding, that if any addi-
l';onal expense be thereby incurred to the Crown, it be de-
,,raYeel by the owner of the wharf, and that the internal ar-
rangements on the ssharf be made such as will afford all the
Laedities required in the lancing, and inspection of the cattle
sad live stock on all occasions, if any alteration in the pre-
V°A arrangement of the place should be found requisite.
reign cattle will now be allowed to be landed at the said
'when under the superintendence of the officers of the Water-
guard Department of the Customs, who will render an offi-
✓ial return of the number landed on each occasion to the
proper officer, the expenses of the attendance of the revenue
tweet's before and after the legal hours or bus ness being
for erne by the proprietor of the wharf, and also the expenses
the official visits of the veterinary surgeon to inspect the
cattle on importation, when that officer does not attend at
any ether place for that purpose on behalf of the Crown on
the same day.
PENSIONS ON THE CIVIL LlST.—Pensions on the
Civil List of 1001. a year each have been granted to Mr.
Petrie
Petrie, LL.D., and to Mr. J. Kitto, M.D. Mr.
is a Member of the Royal Hibernian Academy of
,
and Vice-President of the Royal Irish Academy of
Sclynces- lie is author of the well-known treaties on the
Round Towers of Ireland," and of many other antiquarian
Works. Dr. Kitto has been deaf and dumb from an accident
When a boy, in spite of which difficulties he travelled through
manyve lands in conuexion with the Missionary Society.
biblical
his physical failings he has done much for the cause of
the
literature, and is the author of many works, such as
s''e " Pictorial Bible," " History of Palestine," " Cyclopxdia
I3iblical Literature," &c.
RIbIREzzLEMENT OF 3,oool.—This serious offence
.as •
e just been brought to light through the agency of the
I_eurt of Bankruptcy. The steward of Lord Ilenley up to
IVt Month was William eygate. He was a farmer at
attbrd, and an extensive brickmaker at Chadstock, in
lorsetshire. In both these counties he collected the rents,
811121.1Perintende the various farms belonin to his Lord-
IP- The greatest confidence was reposedg ing him, and at
!tild be seen by the subsequent examination of his books,
lost he had for some time abused his trust. Several omis-
-118 " encroachment rent" and other cash payments, on
ac count of his Lordship, are altogether omitted. Heygate
received from the farmers at Long Buckley, and other
Laces in Northamptonshire, 1,2041. 17s. 9d. on the 6th of
"ember last; and at Chadstock he collected rents to the
amount of 687/. Os. 91d. That is the extent of his delin-
quencies as sworn to by his Lordship, but his defalcations
are reported to be of much larger extent.
SOUTHE FATAL CoLLIERY EXPLOSION AT MORFA,
WALES. The inquest upon the body of James
B."'re, one of the sufferers by this explosion, has been held
efore Alexander Robertson, Esq., coroner, and a very re-
eeenc_table jury, at the Globe Inn, near Aberavon. The
of the
tending to show culpable neglect on the part of the
104Perintendent of the colliery, the jury returned the fol-
ing special verdict :—" We find that there is not suffi-
:Cu' evidence to warrant us in bringing in a verdict of man-
-21, tighter but upon the bare testimony of Foster himself he
nighly censurable, and not worthy to hold the important
-iteation he is entrusted with, and that this unanimous
ceinion of the jury be conveyed to the Messrs. Vivian and
Sons, his employers, trusting that they will deal with him
Sir • he case deserves. And we are further of opinion that if
dumphry Davy's lamps were exclusively used, the unfor-
jlnate accident which has occurred would have been avoided.
den al
thirefore, that the death of James Squire was acci-
-1 THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF Music.—On Saturday
i!st the election to the scholarships of this institution was de-
eG m4l,,ed by the examiners, Mr. Potter, Sir H. Bishop, Mr.
Mr. Elliott, Mr. Lucas, Mr. H. T. Bennett, and Mr.
i
j3l4grove. The successful candidates were Miss E. Stn.-
and Mr. W. 11. Aylward, an academy student. Mr. R.
The
and Mr. Schroeder were also especially distinguished.
-sue meeting of the commissioners of the class for musical
for
for the Exhibition of the Industry of all nations
we, IESI was held the same day, Sir H. Bishop presiding,
when the necessary arrangements were made for the can-
didates,.
SINGULAR CASE OF POISONING.—On Thursday
ahast Mrs. Hannah Pollard, a widow, 72 years of age, came to
death under somewhat singular circumstances :—Her
Veece, for some purposes of confectionary, had purchased two
rt nYworth of the essential oil of almonds, and having tasted
taste in
rnotives of curiosity, and found it left an unpleasant
in her mouth, mentioned the circumstance to her
:s• nt who expressed a desire to taste the drug herself. The
s_"all bottle containing the oil was handed to her, and she
dwallowed about two-thirds of the contents (fifteen or sixteen
kirel3s), and almost immediately dropped down dead, no
2111 st from the effects of the deadly poison she had so un-
wittingly drunk.
SUSPECTED MURDER IN ,EAST-LOTHIAN.—About
24e or ten months since a woman was found drowned in a
quarry in the 'vicinity of Dunbar, under very suspicious cir-
cumstances. On examining the ground around the place, it
b.. Was found that that there had been some struggling, and the
( 1
Y bore evidence of having sustained violence, which was
lo account for its being put into the water. A respect-
tabie
merchant in Dunbar, who was suppo. ed to have been
onseen in that locality the previous evening, was apprehended
v.,e,nspicion, and the most rigid investigation into the case
failed, the view of establishing his guilt in the matter, having
he was discharged by the order of the Crown agent.
id town's folk were not so ready to exonerate him; the
tinalty they iaflictwas the asing to d business with
07, and he bas now ceasing
become a ruined man in consequence
In these suspicions; but it will be satisfactory for the corn-
unity to know, and no small consolation to him, that the
*teeny guilty persons are in the course of being traced out by
authorities. The relatives of the woman, who are rather
notorious characters, having differed at some of their late
carousals had commenced to accuse one another of the deed,
'or
'otherwise let slip something concerning it—information of
reached the hearing of the authorities, and the parties
hake been
been apprehended.-- Cakdonian Mercury.
_ViJRIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE —A person having pur-
sed some fresh herrings on Friday, found in one of them
`sie`l!l`4" neat figure of a child with book on knee, reading.
,1711gure- is rather less than a square inch, carved in a flinty
Quulloafnee* Such a morsel may have bee nibbled in the
4soaf._. Venice; or at the mouth of the Tiber! —.Ellittimrylt