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We late the painful task of announcing the pre-
m it. r 2 death 'four gallant countryman, Lieutenant-
Colonel Lewis Carmichael, which took place at Foi•res
on the Bth instant. A braver soldier, or a man of fx
more gentle, affectionate, and modest, yet independent
nature, never existed. Colonel CarmiChoel com-
menced his military career as an ensign in the 59th.
Regiment, in 1809, whilst he was yet a mere boy_
His first campaign was in the Peninsular war, -when,
towards its close, he was four times wounded, and QR
one of these occasions very severely. He was era-
gaged at the battle of Vittoria, at the siege and)
capture of St. Sebastian, the battles of the Nieve and
Nivelle, and at the crossing of the Bidassoa. After
the escape of Napoleon from Elba, the Colonel
was with his regiment at Waterloo, and was next
engaged at the storming of Cambray. Shortly
after the peace he joined his regiment in India,
where he served in the Mahratta war of 181 T
and 1818, and in the commotions of Ceylon
in the following year. In 1826 he particularly dis-
tinguished himself at the siege of Bhurtpore, being
then Aide-de-camp to Sir Jasper Nicol. On some
of these occasions his conduct and bravery sew: made
the subject of special mention in general orders. In
Canada also, during the late disturbances, his bstlr.
vices merited and received similar acknowledg-
ments. He was in command of the regular and
militia forces when Beauharnois was given up by the
insurgents, and afterwards commanding At Co-
the
teau-de-Lac, he was as efficient in keepieg
quirt of the provinces as he had been before in
quelling the insurrection. He attained his majority
icy purchase after leaving India in 1829 ; his Unattached'.
Lieutenant-Colonelcy was the reward of his service
in Canada. At St. Sebastian he was the only officer
out of thirteen who accompanied the advance that.
entered the town ; and at Bhurtpore he did signal
services at the greatest personal risk, by examining- 34
part of the interior defences three days previous to)
the assault. Some of the trophies taken at Bhurtpore
were handsomely presented to him by the Indian Go-
vernment. On the occasion of the shipwreck of a
portion of his regiment, on board the Lord Mel's-11W
transport, near Kinsale, in the year 1815, he displayed'
his admirable courage, coolness, and the influ-
ence he possessed over his men,' and was mainly
instrumental in conducing to their preservation. In
Canada, the Glengarry Highlanders looked up to him
as a brother, while they obeyed him as a chief. The
cairn raised by them in honour of Lord Seaton, was
planned at the suggestion of Colonel Carmichael,
and his own assistance in rearing this singular
structure was not wanting. He was greatly
attached to all relating to the Gael, and cherished
their language, their customs, and the remem!irance
of all connected with the north, in whatever I;.a.rt
of the world his destiny led him. The duties
of private life he discharged in the most exem-
plary manner. He was a devoted and affectionate re-
lation, an attached and constant friend, and a highly
agreeable and intelligent companion. His constitu-
tional firmness and intrepidity were united to the
mildest disposition and most unassuming demea-
nour. The respect in which he was held vas
strikingly evinced on the occasion of his death„
which was felt by all who knew him as a personal
calamity ; while his funeral was numerously attended
both in Forres and Strathspey. At the former
of these places, nearly all the respectable inhabitants
followed his remains, and many of the neighbouring
proprietors (among whom were the Earl of Moray, Sir
W. G. G. Cumming, Bart., &c.) joined in the same
mournful tribute to departed worth. He now sleeps
in his " narrow bed" amongst his native hills in the
church-yard of Cromdale. Peace to his ashes—ho-
nour to his memory !—lnverness Courier.

MAUCIILINE.—LORD GLENLEE.—On Monday the
12th inst., Lord Glenlee entered upon the 90th year of
his age. A handsome entertainment was dispensed at
Barskimming to the people in his Lordship's employ-
ment ; and in the evening about thirty of the inhabitants
of Mauchline met at supper in the Black Bull Inn, to
drink his Lordship's health, Dugald Hamilton, Esq., in.
the chair. The chairman, in proposing the toast of ate
evening—the health of the Venerable Baronet—passed ts
high and just encomium upon his character and useful-
ness ; and the Rev. Mr. Fairlie, minister of the parish,
in proposing the health of Miss Miller, stated that he
had that day received from this benevolent lady the sum
of 101., to be distributed amongst the poor of the parish..
A number of other appropriate toasts were given ; and
the evening was spent in the utmost harmony.
NEW THRESHING MACHINE.—There is now ID
operation at Tywarnhale experimental farm, a threshing
machine, which, from its simplicity of construction, and
its great power, is a vast improvement on the former
threshing machine, or those now generally used. r
performs the work of three horses, and threshes 125
sheaves of wheat, and 225 sheaves of barley or oats an
hour ; and this is performed by a poor pony of thirteen
hands high. The improver is a miner, named Michael
Elarris, a poor man residing at Silverwell, in the parish
of St. Agnes, who is possessed of surprising natural
genius, and therefore deserves support. He carries the
whole apparatus about in a small cart, and contracts with
the farmers of the neighbourhood at per 100 sheaves.
Several gentlemen have seen the machine, and pro-
nounced it to be the greatest improvement yet made.—
Ilrest Briton.

RAILWAY INTERCOURSE AND NATIONAL ANTIPA-
THIES.—The Hon. Mr. Liddell, M.P., at the late open- ,
ing of the Newcastle and Darlington Railway, is stated
by the York Gazette to have spoken on this subject as
follows :—" He could show them the truth of the adage,
that great events often spring from apparently trifling
causes, and how, in fact, it appeared to him that nothing
was more likely to preserve and maintain a universal
peace than the establishment of railways in this country
and over the whole world. They had all been very
much in the habit of attributing a fictitious and tinsel
glory to the blaze of war ; whilst the trials which it
necessarily involved, and the dangers which it held out,
were known only to those who were called on to perform
a part in the scene. They had heard of their natural
enemies from childhood, and in their infancy France
had been painted to them as their greatest foe, and
consequently they had been induced through life to
look with feelings of hostility on their continental neigh-
bours. He had been living lately in the neighbourhood
of a railway—the Folkestone and Dover line—and on
Whit-Monday last he had seen the whole population of
the neighbourhood of the metropolis, and also the
counties of Surrey, Kent, and Sussex, pouring forth
their myriads to take the advantage of the holidays,
and migrate for a time, through the instrumentality of
the London and Dover line, amid fresh scenes and pros-
pects, and whiling away their leisure in a trip to Bou-
logne or Calais, which, but for the formation of rail-
ways, might have been spent in encouraging feelings of
irritation against their natural enemies. This was but a
single example, yet it spoke volumes to a reflecting mind
on the great results which must be realised from the
extension of railway interests."
A NEW TRICK.—It has become a maxim among
those who supply the labourers or. the railway lines with
necessaries, to have the money in one hand before they
deliver the goods from the other, to prevent any possibi-
lity of being cheated. The following device was lately
practised by 'one of those workmen to evade this safe
practice. The dupes of his ingenuity were a couple of
shoemakers, residing at Shap. The labourer, having
ordered a pair of shoes, with particular direction as to
the manner of their make, went to the other, and gave
a similar order, with the like directions ; both pairs to
be ready by a certain day. Accordingy, on the day
specified, he called for his shoes, and played his part so
as to manage, by some petty 'excuses, to get a shoe
away with him from each place, without paying for
them. A shoe for each foot was all he wanted ; and, of
course, he left the sons of St. Crispin to condole with
each other on their loss.—Kendal Mercury.
MANCHESTER TESTIMONIAL TO MR.
AI ROWLAND
HILL.—The Committee, we perceive, have issued an
address to the salesmen, book-keepers, and other persons
employed in establishments, from which we make the
following extract :—" To Mr. Hill, whose services as yet
are unacknowledged, the public owe a great debt of grati-
tude. Political services and military achievements are
rewarded, yet, whatever may be thought of their value,
what are they in comparison with the peaceful triumphs
of commerce, civilisation, knowledge, and religion, which
arise from the more easy intercourse of mind with mind,
and which the penny postage system has so essentially
promoted ?" Before closing the subscription, which has
already been liberally supported by the merchants, ma-
nufacturers, and tradesmen of the town, it has been
thought desirable to give an opportunity to salesmen,
book-keepers, and other persons employed in warehouses,
&c., to express their gratitude to Mr. Rowland Hill, from
whose system they have, in common with other classes,
derived inestimable advantages. It is hoped that every
individual will contribute according to his means and
ability.—Manchester Guardian.
STATE OF THE POOR IN EDINBURGH.—It is grati-
fying to be able to state, that the health of the city
among the poorer classes is better at the present time
than it has been for many years past. The fever that
scourged us so severely last year, has now almost en-
tirely disappeared, a solitary case occurring only occa-
sionally to remind us of its former severity. It ap-
pears, also, that employment is much more general—a
state of matters which the harvest will, of course, still
further increase. From the combined influence of these
two causes, the number of applications to the Destitete
Sick
Society during the quarter that has just passed is
fewer than has been known for many previous years.—
Ca iedenia 7/ Mercury.
THE ARTESIAN WELL OF GRENELLE.—The Pre-
fect of the Seine, accompanied by M. Arago and the
engineers of the city of Paris, yesterday visited the
basins of the Estrapade, into which the water of the
artesian well of Grenelle was introduced for the first time.
The flow was in the highest degree satisfactory. There
are two basins placed at the angle of the Rues Clotilde
and la Veille Estraparde ; each of them will contain
about 50,000 hectolitres, and is 30 metres higher than
the mouth of the well, which is 548 metres in depth. At
the mouth of the well the flow of water is equal to 100
fountain inches, or 20,000 hectolitres per day b.
About.
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reservoirs will only receive half this
subscribers,antity
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20 inches are destined for the supply o
the rest for the public fountains. The source which
supplies the water is 512 metres below the level of the
a i
sea ; the height to which
arises is 60 metres above that
level.—galignani of Saturday.
A large finner-whale was caught near Spurn Point,
on Wednesday morning last. It was alive when taken,
but died in the afternoon. It measured from 35 to aq
feet from the tip of the nose to the tail.