The Sun.
London, England, 1821-11-08 00:00:00

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A HINT To ITtt. Hum .—= 17Th Azenny Mode-
rator relates, that at an examination of charity
school boys in that county, on the 1 lth ult.
" Counseller HOGAN, of Dublin, examined the
arithmetic classes, and to the surprise of the nu-
merous by-standers, made their children prompt-
ly ascertain, how many days a man should work
in the year, at 10d. per day, to supply himself
%%ith tobacco and whiskey, at 11,4-d per week:'
The calculation, which excited much amusement,
was accomplished with quickness and accuracy."
rerbum sat.

NEW ORLVANS, SEPT.. 12.--A- Pous Roißrn.
The commander of a piratical vessel, after. robbing the ship
Orleans, penciled in the French language, and delivered or sent
to a United States officer, a passenger on board the Orleans, a
note, of.which the following is a transration-:—.-

" At sea, and in good luck.

" Sxn—Between Buccaneers no ceremony ; I take your dry
goods, and in return I send you pimenta ; therefore we are now
even ; I entertain no resentment.

" Bid good day to the officer of tire Unitid States, and ter

him that I appreciate the energy with which he has spoken of
me and my companions in arms. Nothing can intimidate us ;
we run the same fortune, and our maxim is, 4 that the goods
of this world belong to the brave and valiant.'

" The occupation of the Floridas is a pledge, that the course
I follow is conformable to the course now pursued by the United
States.

Signed)

" RICHARD CCET..TR DE LION."

The gamekeeper of Mr. Pt.-!t, of Pensey Marsh,
in Sussex, last week, brought to bag at one
shot, a snipeand a partridge. His mark was the
snipe, but the partridge rising at the same mo-
ment, they felt together.
The idea of re-building Ranelagh; is likely to
be speedily adopted.
The success of smugglers in the eastern part
of this county, more than compensates for the
losses sustained by them in this and the more
western departments of the coast. - \%'e• hear that
a cargo of dry. goods, valued at. 20,000/., was
landed about a fortnight since, .at Eastbourne,
from a lurser.;----(BriOtort Chronicle,)

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COIR4ty Or LIMERICK.-The intelligence Coti•j;
tamed hi Me Linierick.Chronicle of last Satur-
day is more a recapitulation of former accounts
than g statement of new events; but; although
only one fresh .outrage is mentioned; We are in-
cliniA to suspect that the tumultuary spirit is
rather restrained than subdued. onr opinion
is confirmed by the perusal of a letter, -Which was
received in town this morning, in which it is men-
tioned that the Parish Priest of Ra thkeale.who Had

so zealously exerted himself to reclaim the tumul-
tuary part of his flock, and to induce them to sur-
render the fire-arms in. their possession to the
Magistrates, received an anonymotis letter, in
which he was threatened with assassination.
persons are inclined to suppose, that his
ZedoUs exertions had exasperated the infuriate
wretches; who still retain in their possession the
means of effectuating their horrible purposes;
whilst others think, that the refusal of the Rev.
Gentleman to become a surety for one of his
flock, who had been recently apprehended, had
instigated them W send such a notice to their
Pastor.—(Dubliri Cortcspondent, Nov. 5.)
In the City of Kilkenny, on last Thursday, an
Aggregate Meeting resolved. that a Petition
should be presented to each House of Parliament
for a removal of the disabilities whiCh affect the
Roman CatholicS of Ireland, as the best mode of
carrying into effect that concordi.*.vhich had
been recommended in the letter written at the
command of the King-, by Lord Sidmonth; to the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.—(lbid.)