The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-14 00:00:00

PROFESSOR LIEBIG.

A letter, signed by about forty of the farmers of
East Lothian, was sent to Professor Liebig at York,
inviting him to a public dinner at Haddington. Liebig,
however, is under the necessity of leaving this coun-
try so speedily, that he was reluctantly forced to de-
cline the invitation. We subjoin a copy of the answer
he returned to the requisitionists :
" Edinburgh, Oct. 5, 1844.
" Gentlemen,—l have had the honour to receiver
through Professor Gregory, your letter of the 27th,
inviting me to attend a dinner in Haddington. I most
sincerely regret that I am compelled to decline this
honour, the extreme shortness of my stay in Scot-
land not permitting me to accept your very friendly
invitations.

" I frankly confess that this expression of your sen-
timents is to me a most precious recompense for all
my efforts to reduce the operations of husbandry to
rational principles. Although I could not but enter-
tain the rational desire to see my labours crowned
with success, I was yet far from hoping to obtain, in
so short a time, a degree of appreciation of those la-
bours surpassing my expectations.
" As proceeding from men whom I regard as the
first agriculturists, not only of Scotland, but of all
Europe, this testimony of your approbation will spur
me on to pursue the course on which I have entered,
and the thought that in a country so remote from my
native lard, a large number of such men feel an in-
terest in my labours, and agree in my opinions, will
always afford me the highest enjoyment and the purest
satisfaction.

" I shall preserve your most gratifying invitation,
with the signatures attached to it, as a proud me-
morial of the intelligence of Scottish farmers, and of
their appreciation of the beautiful maxim of IL Davy,
that 'science belongs to no country, but is the com-
mon property of all mankind.'
" I beg once more to express my unfeigned regret
that I am unable to accept the invitation to a meeting
from which I should have derived so much pleasure.
" And I remain, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
" Dr. JUSTUS LIEBIG."

Liebig stated to the gentlemen from East Lothian
who waited on him, that on the next occasion of his
coming to this country, he should have the greatest
pleasure in paying them a visit.

SPORTING PARSONS.—On looking over the Game
Lists published last week we find that no fewer than
sixty of the Yorkshire parsons have taken out shooting
licenses for the present season.—Livds

EXTENSIVE SMUGGLING.
On Tuesday morning about nine o'clock, William
Simpson, acting chief officer of the Coast Guard, seize
a vessel called the Joseph and Sarah, off the Powder
Creek in Long Reach, in the parish of Dartford, laden
with ninety-five bales of contraband tobacco,
with five baskets of French apples, and twenty-
otherOrr baskets. Mr. Simpson with four men boarded the
vessel off Greenhithe, and found two men in charge
the vessel,
up to
The vessel and cargo was on Friday brought
Woolwich, and the prisoners Henry Wilkins and lienq
Jones were taken in custody by the Inspector a
.t!lr
together
Woolwich Police, before the sitting magistrate, Dir.
Grove, when the following evidence was adduced.
Mr. Podbury, solicitor of Customs, attended to pro-
secute,
Mr. Simpson deposed that he had examined the vessel
and found twenty-one bales of manufactured tobacco,
weighing eleven hundred and forty pounds,
fourteen
duty of 9s. sd. per lb. ; thirty bales weighing
hundred and sixty-eight pounds leaf t,bacco, liable to
a duty of 3s. 2d. per lb. ; and forty bales of stalk to•
bacco, weighing two thousand two hundred and MU;
seven pounds, prohibited ;. together with twenty-thre
and five baskets of foreign-grown apples. subject to a
Mr. Thomas Cornell, Queen's appraiser of Custoint
deposed minutely as to the extensive manner in whic
the revenue was evaded by the contraband trade oft-0
bacco in the port of London, and stated the duty on On
twenty-one bales produced amounted to 5381. 13s.
the thirty bales to 231/. ; and on the forty-iv-dr.
bales of prohibited stalk tobacco, valued at 365/. 2s. 9a
The value and duty, he said, amounted to 1,2281. 13s. 11
Mr. Simpson said the present was the second seizure
he had made within twelve months. The first capture
he made was one of sixty bales, found on board the frit
which he was quite satisfied belonged to the slung
parties as owned the Joseph and Sarah, which ve's
was forfeited to the Crown as well as the cargo.

The prisoners pleaded guilty to tieCharg. each
Mr. Grove told them they had made themselves nt
liable to a penalty of 1001., and in default of POrne
to be imprisoned during her Majesty's pleasure.
The prisoners said they were not in a condition to PaY
the penalties. • to
Mr. Grove told them that it only remained for him
commit them to Maidstone gaol.—Committed.

ORLEANS AND BOADEAV
RAILWAY.
The main features of this undertaking are

follows :
The present prttposal of the Company
whole distance from Orleans to Bordeaux, 295, 13'1 ilex,
passing by the populous cities and towns
Angouleree'
Amboise, Tours, Chatelleroult, Poictiers,
and Labourne, to Bordeaux. State,
The works to be executed, at the cost of the ,
ei
on the portion between Orleans and Tours, area lrefinT,
so far advanced, that in the hands of this Company
embraces.ithse,
that important extension of the Paris and
Railway could be opened to the public in the sun; Pe
of 1845, with an expenditure of not more than s`' r
share en the whole capital. r„nee.
- The Company is re-constituted for this pu-„,0
The statutes of the Paris and Rouen and the sbe-ss
and Havre Companies have been adopted, fur
they are applicable to this Company. of the
The Minister of Public Works in the name —aeon
State, engages to pay for the land, and compens",;ll,
to landowners ; to execute the earthwork, In,es, °0 of
stations, workshops, police stations, and builaine);ol
Orleiver
every description ;—in short, to make the 110,e' cot
its dependencies, up to formation level, bs the,enr,
what it may ;to maintain the earthwork for five
the masonry for two years, and the buildings I°` •
years, after delivery to the Company. A b llset
The Company have only to provide, lay, an- :Iv the
the permanent way, fence off the railway, OP P' and
locomotive and carrying stock, work the line,these
maintain it during the term of their lease. T°
alone their liability extends. „ nrofite
The State is to participate equally in the nett p
of the Company, after 10 per cent. to the shareho,:vi,
upon the capital expended, namely, 9 per cent. al
dend, and 1 per cent. sinking fund. net{
the of
The right of the State so to participate in
profits does not arise until after the first five Yea/.5
the opening of the line throughout to Bordeaux' ear s
This will give to the Company about twelve Joe,
of undivided enjoyment of the nett profits of the
tion between Orleans and Tours. the peon
Company are required to surrender
manent way and its dependencies, at the ellr aid
of the term, without compensation, but are to L'°Yinis,
the actual value of their carrying stock, math" nevi
and stores, either by the Government or etheir
lessees, within three months after the term er
lease shall have expired. —Railway Chronicle.

MEDICAL TESTIMONIAL—SIGH-1-
A
HEARING. Afessrs'
From T. J. Pettigrew, Surgeon, F.R.S. L'olstreet,
S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, AlbelVarre-
Piccadilly,—Gentlemen, I have no hesitatioaltnhe use 01
to your inquiry as to the results obtained by tot habit
your Improved Spectacles ; being in the eons by
of reading and writing for many hours together ".I,eutea
i light, it is but justice to say that your newly n' fort.
Spectacle Lenses have afforded me the greatest to
When I employed the ordinary pebbles, I never failedas.
experience in the morning a great irritation in the elmu
Since I have used your admirable glasses I suffer irra,
no inconvenience of the kind, and my vision is much ,v
proved. I shall ever feel grateful to my good frie„l/ir
Dr. Blundell for having drawn my attention to the
ject.—Believe me to be yours, very re: tf 119•0;.ted
°PETTIGREW, 8, Saville row. Also, newly 4; For
•,ec_ u
Acromatic Waistcoat-pocket Telescopes and vp-rre-
glasses of the same kind of Lenses.—Ever kind of ri
lescope of larger size and increasing powers.) for sh°°t'vjj;
sea purposes, and upon stand for astronomical obseir ht
tions the powers are so great and the lenses so hrgis•
and brilliant that minute objects at an extraordinarLoa
tance is brought completely under the eyes. SP°l.l,,ve
tourists, and sea-side visitors will indeed here Tr,tioa
great treat. Acoustic instruments of every ser4 ti„
for deafness. Caution.—Messrs. S. & B. Solomons, .frg
clans and aurists, are not in any way connected whbl'otir
person of the same name in their immediate neig t 030'
hood, nor in any part of the country. To prelst 39,
takes, be cautious, and observe—Only to be ba' r el.
Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York 1:1:0-r-iy,
We can state now, from unquestionable ant
_rt
f
that it has been decided by Government that the Pu,,fugo
Weymouth is to form one of the harbours of l'realv-
about to be established in the Channel, and that kv.rt of
water will be built extending from the eastern P.,1.0 $
the Island of Portland to a length sufficient 0 secl'iltile
protection for the shipping interest, as well mere
r,
be
as naval. This national undertaking will, we P.tiou ia
on a grand scale, and being about the centre posi" rage
the Channel, will be a most efficient harbour ofre sna
between the two large naval depots of PlymouthresC
Portsmouth: It is expected the proprietors of the this
Western Railroad will promptly avail themselves fora,
favourable circumstance for laying down a line sea
Bristol and Bath, through the most advantageolldoubt
convenient track of country to Weymouth, as
.311°becoay
this latter port, from its peculiar apt locality, and tier the
ing a general depot for shipping, will be hero, toci
chief entrepot and link for commercial conneetic 0'
transition, through the medium of the Channel Isti'loeot•
from the midland counties of England to the C°'"
—Sherborne Journal

BIRTHS.
On the 10th inst., the lady of T. B. Charlton, Esq.' °f ell"'
~
well, Notts, of 4 daughter. Ff • P.
On the 29th of July, at Wereloo, Ceylon, the lady 0
Templer, Esq., of a son. apvicl‘'
lAr
On the sth inst., at the Vicarage, Granborough, '•
shire, the wife of the Rev. W. J. Wise, of a daughter., 411
On the 9th inst., at Bowdell, Sussex, the lady of utir
Chester, 90th Light Infantry, of a daughter. f CPPer
On the 10th inst., the lady of John C. Cole, Esq., 0-
Bedford-place, of a son. ton, the
On the 10th inst., at Buccleuch-terrace, Upper Chic"
lady of John Jones, Esq., surgeon, of a daughter. , BastA
On the Ilth inst., at Eaton-place, the lady of J.
Esq., Royal Horse Guards, of a son. (,off'(,off'On the 10th inst., in Myddleton-square, Mrs. John ,
head, of a daughter. I, Ae"
On the llth inst. Mrs. Lawrence Engstrom, of yor.-'
Portman-square, oia daughter. Mr- E.
On the Itth inst., in Oxford-street, the wife of -
Churton, of Holles-street, of a daughter. W. f.
At Horsendon House, Bucks, the lady of the Be
Partridge, of a daughter, still-born.

MARRIED.
On the lith of July, at Rondebosch, Cape of Good
Fitzjames Edward Watt, Esq., Deputy-Assistant Cetri-r
sary-General to the Forces, to Catherine, eldest dattglite
Charles Stuart Pißans, Esq., of Rosebank. /To tele:
On the sth inst., at Wandsbeck Church, in „'—,:-2:betP
James Capel, Esq., of Fitzroy-square, to bliss D"'-
Cuncly, of the same place. lior
On the 9th inst., at St. Mary _-le-Strand, Charlesrt-hil
bery, Esq., son of the late Captain Hollingbery, el.--
Sussex, to Anne, only daughter of Mr. Tuck, Strand. u.nson,
On the 10th inst , at Faringdon, Berks, John Ilveul
iiiistd
late of Gray's Inn-square, to Mary, daughter of -1"
Wheeler Crowdy, Esq., of the former place. -Rev
On the 10th inst., at Tissington, Derbyshire, the ij, to
Fayrer, Incumbent of Emmanuel Church, Camberwe„h„
Frances, youngest daughter of the late W. Fletcher,
Tissington. r)
On the 10th inst., at the Friends' Ilieeting-house,.,-'9 Go^
ton, Robert Barclay Fox, of Perran, Cornwall, to JanieDal"ney, daughter of the late J. Backhouse, of Polam-hil"
lington. _

DIED.
On the 12th inst., at No. 10, Claremont-place, Penton
Miss Cowley, in the 74th year of her age. (On
On the 20th ult., at Palette, Malta, on her retu,,,rnor-ki.
Palestine, Sophia, wife of Atnede Augustus Comti de
On the 4th inst., at Amble House, Northumberland,
Matilda, infant daughter of T. Browne, Esch Da F. 41
On the sth inst , at Margate, George Frederick ,e
quier, Esq , of Thistle-grove, Old Brompton, and a the
nance-office, Pall-mall. Job
the 9th inst., at Knowle Lodge, Hampstead
Alexander Thwaites, Esq.
On the 9th inst., at Aloorcroft House, Hillingdon,
widow of the late Jaines Stilwell, Esq. Eygl
On the 10th inst , at Lower Tooting, Peter Dorniii,"'
On the 10th inst., William Addams, Esq., of WaPPilteftisis
On the 10th inst., in Bryanston-street, the Rev'
Lovell, Rectr f St. Luke's, Midlesex. OliVeh
On the 10th o inst., at Lansdown-dterrance, Frederick
Esq., aged 29. f tbi3
wife o
On the 10th inst., at Saville-row, Anna, the tl'„ibro/te
Rev. Robert Synge, Rector of Walwyn's Castle, re"..ese
shire, and sister of Sir W. Webb Follett, ALP, her Alai
Attorney-General

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