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WEST INDIA MAILS.
The ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACK ET COM-
PANY'S SHIP MEDWAY is appointed to take out the
Mai s of the 15th of November. The Medway will kayo South•
ampton on the 16th of November, at 1 p. rn., and proceed direct
to Falmouth, where she will receive the Mails, and depart on
her outward voyage en the 17th of November, calling to land
and embark paFsengers at Cot unna and Madeira. Passengers,
parcels, &c., will be carried
..by the Medway to all the British
West Indies, except Berbice, Honduras, and Turk's Island ;
also to Martinique, Guadaloupe, St. Thomas, Havana, Porto
Rico, and St. Jago de Cuba. Berths may be secured at the
Comp:Airs office, 55, Rloorgate-street, London. All letters
conveyed by these packets must pass through the Post.otfiee.
All baggage intended for embarkation in the Medway must be
on board early on the 15th of November.
E. CHAPPELL, Sec.

THE LATE REVEREND DR. CHANNING.
At a SPECIAL MEETING of the GENERAL
COMMITTEE of the BRITISH and FOREIGN UNITA-
RIAN ASSOCIATION, held on Tuesday, November 8,
1849, at the Rooms of the Society in St. Swithin's-lane, Lom-
bard-street, to take into consideration some TRIBUTE of
RESPECT to the MEMORY of the late Dr. CH ANNING,
THOMAS HORNBY, Esq. (the Treasurer), in the Chair,
It was Resolved, on the motion of the Rev. ROBERT ASCLAND,
seconded by RICHARD TAYLOR, Esq., F.L. S.,
I. That this Committee have received with profound grief
the melancholy tidings of the Death of the Rev. William
Ellen. Charming, D.D., of Boston, in the United States of
America.
On the motion of the Rev. Josarts HUTTON, LL.D., seeonded
by HENRY JOHN PRESTON, Esq.,
2. That, in common with Dr. Channing's fellow• citizens and
countrymen, and a large portion of the British People, we held
in high atimiration his great and extraordinary talents, and re-
joiced in seeing them devoted, in all their strength and fulness,
to the sacred cause of Freedom, Humanity, and Christian
Truth, which he supported and adorned no less by his virtues
than by his splendid intellectual endowments ; and that, amidst
all Dr. Charming's invaluable exertions to enlighten.the mind,
exalt the spirit, and better the condition of his age, we arc im-
pelled by our Christian feelings to point out and applaud espe-
cially his independence and courage in stemming public opinion
in his own country, and pleading. with more than his wonted
force of argument and fervour of language, on behalf of the
long-oppressed and deeply-injured African Race.
On the motion of the Rev. Enw.aan TAGART, F.S.A. and

F. G. S., seconded by JAMES HINE BALL, Esq.,
3. That, whilst we feel that it would be doing wrong to the
Catholic spirit of Dr. Channing, who ►poke and wrote for the
World and for Posterity, to claim him as the property of any
existing sect, we cannot forbear recordin., our gratitude to the
Father of Light, who, in the course of his Providence, qualified
and disposed this distinguished Philanthropist to embrace,
avow, and defend that form of the religion of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ, which, as Unitarian Chri)tians, we derive
from the Holy Scriptures, and believe to be eminently con-
ducive to enlightened Piety and sound Morality, and to all the
best and highest interests of the Human Species.
THOMAS HORNBY, Chairman.
EDWARD TAGART, Secretary._

SERVIA.

A notice of this province, as regards its:population,
position, and means of defence, will not beponsidered
inopportune, at a moment when its peace is,threatened
to he disturbed by rival interests.
.Servia, one of the leading provinces of European
Turkey, extends about 190 miles in length, by about
100 in breadth, its superficial area being computed
at 19,000 square miles. The Danube and Saave wash
its borders on the north, separating it from the Aus-
trian dominions : the Turkish territory of Nyssa, the
Sangiak of Sophia, and Albania on the south ; the east
finds it hounded by Bulgaria, and the west by Bosnia.

The aspect of the country is highly mountainous.
On the west it is covered by ramifications of the
Dinaric Alps; an extension of the range of the Balkan
skirts it on the east and south ; the chain known by
the name of the Haiduka mountains being the eastern-
most. Plains of a large and ample expanse incline
towards its northernmost borders, while the river
Morava, which traverses the country from south to
north, runs through a wide and open valley. The
variety of its mountains, hills, and valleys, and the
wild nature of its forest scenery and desert heaths ren-
der it a highly picturesque country. Cotton thrives in
its warmer valleys, and its soil produces abundantly all
the grains, with flax, hemp, and tobacco. The chief
resources of Servia, for export, are wool, skins, a
spirit made of prunes (of which a great deal is sent
to Hungary), and swine,which are bred in the forests
with very little care, and left to feed on acorns. They
are of a diminutive species, covered with hair rather
than bristles, but amazingly numerous, and so easy to
rear that they constitute a main pp_tooll of the Sc_rvian!s
wealth: The Mahuractilies'of the country are con-
fined to inferior cottons, woollens, and coarse hard-
ware. British goods are as yet little known there, having
been limited to small supplies from Trieste, through
the Austrian territories ; the opening of the steam-
navigation, on the Danube, will, however, greatly for-
ward this, without doubt. _

With regard to the character of the Servian race,
they are pronounced to be brave and hardy. Inferior,
at present, to the European Turks in intelligence,
manners, and general humanity, they are nevertheless
far superior to them in activity and industry; while
they offer, in the very independence of their character,
the finest material for the silent operation of peace and
civilisation. They profess the Greek faith.
The population of Servia is stated to be about half
a million— a comparatively thin population, arising
out of the devastating wars which have from time to
time visited it. With regard to the appearance of the
Servians, travellers have observed a great resemblance
between them and the natives of the Swiss Highlands.
Of the country generally, it may be said, that it is in
a state of progress. In addition to the great improve-
ment of steam-navigation, Prince Milosch lately
opened a wide road across Servia, from Nyssa on the
frontiers of Roumili to Belgrade. Among other signs
of progress, elementary schools have been established
in the various districts. In Servia also, every able-
bodied man is a soldier, and has his own arms. Servia,
by its settlement of affairs since 1830, pays a fixed
amount of tribute to the Porte, which is yearly de-
livered by the Prince into the hands of the Pacha. The
natives Of Servia are allowed to trade all over the
Ottoman empire, when furnished with Servian
passports.
The principal towns of Servia are-1. Semendria,
or Sant Andriga, situated at the confluence of the
Jessava with the Danube, a fortified town with about
12,000 inhabitants, and the residence of the Arch-
bishop-primate of Servia, and the place of assembly
of the Senate. 2. Belgrade. 3. Zabatz, or Scha-
bacz, near the Saave, a fortified town. 4. Usicza,
near the borders of Bosnia, a town of 6,C00 inhabi-
tants, carrying on a considerable trade. 5. Vallievo,
a place much frequented for its markets. 6. Kragoje-
watz, a small town in the centre of Servia, where a
diet of the representatives of Servia proclaimed, in
1830, Milosch and his heirs Princes of Servia. The
Superior Court of Justice of the Principality sits at
Kragojewatz, which is also the common residence of
the Prince.
As Belgrade may be considered the key of the
country, and the first place at which military opera-
tions would commence in case of the outbreak of
those hostilities which appear to be threatened, this
fortress requires to be particularised :
Belgrade is by the Servians called Abba Graaca, by
the Turks Darol Dshishad, or the House of the Holy
War. It stands about two miles south-east of Seralin,
at the junction of the Saave with the Danube, and on
the right bank of both these rivers. " These two
majestic streams, blending their waters at this point,"
f
says Frickel, " expand into what might be mistaken
or the ocean itself, and the spot where the Saave
pours
itself into the Queen of European rivers is clearly
perceptible from the diversity of the tints.
Belgrade was founded by Dushan' King of Servia,
in the year 1372, and is divided into four quarters, the
most conspicuous of which is the Citadel, which forms
the centre of the town, and is constructed on an ac-
clivity,abTotbiteafihrustnudbr
jeedetfesettbhaitgmh,ejeuttttbine eygoeutunintothe
Danube. enter-
ing the fortress are the arsenal and magazines erected
by the Austrians during
the last century,
when Belgrade was in their possession. The
garrison, at present, is said to be of the
most miserable description, it being the Pacha's
troops interest to maintain as few as possible, and at
as low a cost as practicable. In all there are three
ditches to it, the one within the other, besides mines
and bomb-proof casemates. Belgrade contains the
palace of the Greek Bishop, fourteen mosques, the
fish and other markets, an arsenal, spacious barracks,
and the custom-house. The northern and eastern
sides of it are protected by a ruinous wall of earth,
eight feet in height, the two outlets through which
are protected by wooden towers. It is much more
strongly fortified to the south, in which direction is a
leadshy ato vCeroynsta solidntple. More immediately
to Constantinople. stout wall of masonry and brickwork : this wall is or-
namented gate, opening upon the
roadthe south-west
that
of the citadel runs a long range of
suburbs, beyond which is the Itascian, or Servian
town, and the Palanka, a further line of suburbs.
Independently of the Turkish garrison, which sel-
dom exceeds five or six thousand men, the inhabitants
of Belgrade do not at present amount to more than
twenty thousand.

ELECTION.
dnai;E6Vednesday, Nov. 9), and
PONDENT.)
BOSTON
O,RACORRES
—The election of Mayor
the first Tory who entered the
Council, four years ago, was re-elected Mayor for the
year ensuing. What a reflection is it upon the great
Wtooß.k°lpis.lTa°AeNed'laleLmries:CEth°sLii. s,
Liberal party in this town that, in four years, they
have permitted the Tories in the Town Council to
increase in numbers from 1 to 19 ! Yet such is the
fact. It is, however, only justice to say, that Mr.
man in the' Council—
very wisely by con-
curringaAndda mt
hse iremaining veryLiberalsnfar the hest
acted
He is possessed of
considerable legal knowledge, and has executed his
magisterial duties with the most commendable impar-
tiality and energy. If the Corporation Reform Bill
has done nothing else for us, it has given us a very
able Tory instead of the bigoted imbeciles who were
produced by the old self-elective system. Several
apposite remarks were made on this point by Mr. C.
F. Barker, a newly-elected Liberal, who spoke in
terms of well-deserved commendation of the present
Mayor.

, and
flrihushrsdliabye,rtbieys
THE LIBERATOR.—The champion
.oloi
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et ombaey
oentertained in
ne
nTlNorNavtne Waterford,
Burgesses
of that ancient city. From Waterford, we are enabled
to state, he goes to Birr. On IVednesday, the 16th,
he proceeds to Liverpool, and will attend a great Re-
peal meeting to be held there on
.the following day.
He has declined an invitation to dine with the Liver-
pool Repealers, t his doing so should interfere with
a dinner about to be given in support of the Catholic
schools of that town. After his return from Liver-
pool, which will be on Friday the 18th inst., he will
remain in Dublin, and attend the Association meet-
ing on the 21st; after which he goes to Derrynane
directly, where he spends a month or six weeks.—
Limerick Reporter.
Among the deaths recently announced is that of
Thomas Grady, Esq., formerly Chairman of this
county, and a gentleman of, commanding literary
talent. His production, the Nosegay," will long
be regarded as one of the ablest satires penned in
modern times. It is remarkable that within a very
few months, the writer and one of the principal
figurantes in that effusion have paid Nature's debt;
and the individual against whom it was written died
but a short time ago. Mr. Grady had been a volun-
tary exile from his native land, at Boulogne-ser-flier
for some years.—Linzerich Reporter.
THE BIRMINGHAM CONFERENCE.---At a meeting
of different sections of Reformers and Chartists held at
rooms in the Adelphi last night, it was unanimously
resolved that they should join in sending delegates to
the Birmingham Conference. We believe that as many
as twenty-eight, or four from each of the seven metro-
politan boroughs, will be sent from London.

PUBLIC RECORDS.
About three or four years ago, the cone Rion of the
ancient records of the kingdom excitel s. painful in-
terest in the public mind. It at that tune appeared
that not only had the great bulk of thee records been
much injured by being kept in damp and ill venti-
lated vaults and rooms, but that mangy , valuable on
account of their antiquarian and histor cal character,
had surreptitiously got into general circulation, and
were to he found in several booksellers' shops in the
metropolis.
It is worthy of remark that the injuries which the
records sustained from the w retched places in which
they were deposited attracted notice as far back as
the middle of the sixteenth century. Between 156.5
and 1571 the Judges of the Common Pleas and the
Barons of the Exchequer presented a petie on to the
Lord Treasurer and the Chancellor cf the Exchequer,
stating that the records of the Common Pleas, depo-
sited in the " Treasury House," had of " long time"
received great detriment from the " lowness and
dankishness :of the Treasury House," the same being
also oftentinies surrounded and ovarflown by- the
Thames at spring-tide, and in like manner "by mean s
of rain descending through the gutters, rc ofs, and
floors." _ _ .

What measures were adopted, in conseqr tisee of
this petition, it does not appear; and if any repairs
-were made, still no effectual means were t sken for
preventing a recurrence of the mischief. The more
recent exposure of the evil has, as already intimated,
been attended with a happier result. A portion of
the buildings at present in the course of erectien for
the accommodation of the two Houses of Pas-Hz-anent
will, when be used as a goner.al depository
for the reception and safe custody of the public re-
cords, pursuant to the authority contained in the Act
of the 2d of Victoria. In a Report, dated th e 6th of
July, 1840, Mr. Barry, the architect, states that he
considers that the space which may be appropriated
in the new building for the reception of recor Is, with-
out occasioning inconvenience to the establisl anent, or
any alteration of the design of the exterior of the
building, includes the whole of the Vitctoria Tower,
a portion of the south front adjoining the Royal ves-
tibule, portions above and below this vestibule,
and over the Royal staircase, together with the whole
of the basement story between the wings of the river
front. Mr. Barry then, after entering into further
details, proceeds to state that, " the whole of the ac-
commodation for records, as well as the offices, work-
rooms, and rooms for resident officers of the Record
establishment, would be perfectly fire-proof, entirely
independent of the offices and other accomn iodation of
the Houses of Parliament, capable of being thoroughly
lighted, and warmed, and ventilated, and convenient
both as to external and internal access. The fir st-class
records may be (as Mr. Barry considers) conv(miently
arranged in the several stories of the tovrer, where
they will be effectually separated from the Test of the
Record establishment, and thereby admit; of being
placed completely under the control of '1 e superior
officer of the Record establishment; and. :as no other
materials will be employed in the construe ion of the
tower than brick, stone, iron, and slate, there would
not be the slightest risk of the destruction of the
records by fire. The second-class record: s would, for
the same reason, be equally safe, and as completely
under the control of the superior officer as those cf
the first-class."
In the meantime the records have been removed
from the damp holes, in which they were rotting, to
other places, fitted for their temporary. reception,
where, under the inspection of competent persons,
they are being repaired and classified, so as to admit
of easy reference. The second Report of the Deputy-
keeper of Public Records supplies some interesting
particulars upon this subject.
As the Tower already contained the papers of the
Court of Admiralty for various periods, from 1542 to
1828, this repository was considered the most proper
place of deposit for the papers of the late Navy Board,
and a large portion of them has, accordingly, been
removed to a safe and convenient space in the White
Tower, formerly used as Flamstead's observatory.
The documents thus removed, consist of two classes,
namely, books and correspondence and miscellaneous
papers.
The first include 207 volumes called Letter Books.
The second class consist of
Several thousand volumes of original letters, dis-
patches, surveys, warrants, and petitions, from the
year 1642 to the year. 1794. These papers, especially
the earlier portions of them, are of great historical
value, containing the most important and authentic
materials for the history of the Royal Navy.
Nine large chests of letters from the Treasury,
Secretaries of State, Board of Ordnance, Admiralty,
Navy Board, War-office, Commander-in-Chief's of-
fice, Horse Guards, and Victualling-office, from 1794
to 1818.
Five large chests filled with miscellaneous letters,
from 1794 to 1818.
An arrangement is in progress for removing into
the Tower a further portion of the naval documents
remaining in Deptford dockyard.
An inventory has been made by the senior assistant
keeper of the records deposited in the Wakefield
tower, which consist of the various rolls, such as the
Parliament rolls, the rolls of pleas in Parliament, the
Coronation rolls. These documents extend from the
30th of Henry to the 16th of Edward IV., and
amount to about 2,855 rolls, containing about 64,182
membranes, schedules, and pieces. The inventory
contains the dates and titles of the records, and full
particulars of their state and condition, pointing out
what repairs are needful ; thus constituting not only
an inventory by which searches and inspections will
be facilitated, but also a survey of the records.
Inventories are in progress of the privy seals, pri-
vate deeds, papal bulls, and other records, also in the
Wakefield tower, and portions of the inquisitions post
raortem and other escheats have been re-arranged.
The last mentioned documents, namely, the inquisi-
tions, are of great value, and frequently consulted.
They are arranged between the blank leaves of books
prepared for the purpose, :and may be consulted with
case.
In the office of the Rolls' Chapel are contained the
portions of the Chancery records, most frequently
consulted for practical purposes, of which the majority
in bulk are in the English language, and these are
constantly increasing. Here are deposited the charter
and patent rolls, containing all grants of lands, offices,
dignities, and corporate and other privileges, from the
reign of Richard the Third ; the close rolls from the
same reign, upon which are enrolled bargains, sales,
and other conveyances of lands between private indi-
viduals ; specification rolls, upon which, as their name
imports, the specifications of inventors are enrolled;
memorials of life annuities, enrolments of statutes,
and other classes of records all transmitted to the
Rolls from the Chancery Enrolment-office, the Six
Clerks'-office, the Petty Bag-office, and the Parlia-
ment-office.
The largest mass of records deposited in the Carl-
ton House Ride consist of plea, issue, and judgment
rolls, and rolls of pleas of land, beginning with
Henry VIII. They contain not merely the pleadings
between the parties, but also:the final judgment of the
Court. These rolls, sometimes called the " Common
Rolls," besides the value appertaining to all the re-
cords of the principal Courts of Law, are peculiarly
important from the evidence which they include re-
Ihting to real property. These documents were origi-
nally placed in the ancient treasury of the Common
Pleas, annexed to Westminster Hall, from whence,
.when the building containing the Treasury was pulled
down, they were removed in 1831 to the King's
Mews, and upon the demolition of that building, also,
they were removed to Carlton Ride. Upon examina-
tion it was found that 304 of these rolls were in
various stages of decay. Some of them are in a state
of rapid decomposition, which can only be stopped
by cutting off the decaying portions ; others
are attacked by a species of dry rot, which
causes the membranes to crumble into fragments
when they are touched, so that it is hardly possible to
consult a roll in this state without losing a portion of
the record. These injuries, which partly date from
a remote period, appear to have been occasioned, to a
considerable extent, by the action of water. It appears
from memoranda preserved in the office, that in 1735
the Thames rose so high as to flood the dark corner
of the Treasury in which the rolls of the reign of
Elizabeth were deposited. Another flood took place
in 1795, which also did much damage, and it seems
probable, from the appearance of the rolls, not only
that other inundations took place, but that damp was
admitted into the Treasury from above. In those
rolls which are falling into fragments the repair is an
operation of great delicacy, requiring each membrane
to he inserted between tracing paper, an operation
which will occupy an experienced workman for two
or three hours in covering a single membrane. Others
require mending and stitching, and, with the exception
of the rolls later than the reign of James 11. (which
are in covers sufficiently strong and sound), need
leathern covers for the purpose of preserving them
from dust and injury.
Connected with the issue and plea rolls of the Court
are the documents calledDoggett Rolls," or
Doggett of issue and judgment rolls. These rolls

contain brief notices of the nature of the action, and
the names of the parties, to which is added the number
of the roll, and, in the absence of more perfect calen-
dars, they arc the keys to
,the records, and the best
means of reference to their contents. These rolls,
which extend from the reign of Henry VIII., have
been ticketed and arranged in boxes, and are acces-
sible Without difficulty.
The assistant-keeper of the Exchequer records in
the Augmentation-office, the Rev. Joseph Hunter, has
made an inventory of the records, upon which he has
operated, and which belong to a class most frequently
consu7ted, namely, the subsidy rolls, and the rolls of
tallages, cavercages, scutages, and aids, from the reign
of Ih/try IV. to the close of the reign of Philip and
Mary. These records of taxation are an essential ad-
junct to the proceedings of Parliament ; and besides
their ay.plication to the history of political events, and
of thr.i progress of the Constitution, they are made
up of, statistical facts of the highest importance.
_r_hey afford accurate data for calculating the amount
of the population, as well as the value of the land
and capital of England, and, taken in connection with
Domesday Book, the 'great rolls of the Exchequer,
and some certain classes of the miscellaneous records,
would enable any competent inquirer to carry out the
history of the national wealth (as far as the before-
mentioned elements are concerned) from the era of
. the Conquest, with a degree of completeness and ac-
curacy which could not he attained with respect to
any other community in Christendom.
The skill and industry exhibited by Mr. Black, the
assistant-keeper of the Pell records, 6:c., in the office
of the Comptroller of the Exchequer, are particularly
noticed in the report. It appears that when Mr. Black
first commenced his employment, he found the books,
rolls, bundles, and loose parchments and papers (which
had been brought from the vaults in Somerset-house),
lying in heaps upon the floors of the rooms, and piled
in some places almost up to the ceiling. The
first operation performed was the arrangement
and description of Papal bulls, correspondence, ex-
tracts from dispatches, and other documents of State,
which had been selected by the chief clerk of the
Comptroller, and the contents of which were desired
to be known by the Commissioners on State Papers.
Brief chronological catalogues were made of these
papers, which have been enlarged by later discoveries,
and they now display a very valuable series of original
Papal briefs and Imperial and Venetian ducal letters,
from 1513 to 1527, all in vellum; and original cor-
respondence with Cardinal Wolsey, and other State
papers, from 1513 to 1529, amounting altogether to
161 documents. The nature of these documents will
appear from the description given of them in the
catalogue. We take the first five in the order of
their dates :

" From Pope Leo X. to King Henry VIII. ex-
plaining the Pope's motives for restoring two cardi-
nals, 27 June, 1513.
" From the same to the same, recommending the
Pope's relative, Raphael de Medicis, a Florentine
merchant, to the King's favour as a discreet and trusty
person, 10 September, 1513.
"From the same to the same, in favour of the Pope's
Nuncio, Balthasar, on his way to Scotland, 20 Sep-
tember, 1513.

" From the same to the same, about negotiations
with the Emperor, 19 December, 1513.
" From the same to the same, in answer to his re-
quests for an indulgence to the Church of Durham,
and for a favour to Thomas (Wolsey) Lord Almoner,
7 February, 1514."
The masses of books, papers, and parchments were
fbund by the assistant-keeper in the utmost confusion
and dirt, in the same state as when they were taken
out of the boxes and sacks brought from the vault.
The books have required much of the attention of the
assistant-keeper. They consist of two classes; the
first of which, the Pell books, are of great value, and
help to fill up or complete some of the series of Pell
books which were heretofore brought from Westmin-
ter Hall to Whitehall-yard. These include the de-
clarations of accounts made by the under-treasurers,
together with the books of the household and wardrobe.
A second class of books are those of the auditor of
the receipt of the Exchequer, and amongst them are
many others, such as patent-books, crown-lease books,
and others relating to the territorial possessions of the
Crown, also forming part of the auditor's records, or
of those of the Clerk of the Fells. Mr. Black has
prepared catalogues of the Pell books, and auditor's
books, which are executed with great care, and will
be the means of bringing into notice a very important
class of documents hitbertoconcealed from public view.

IRELAND.
POST-OFFICE COMMUNICATION.

The people of Cork have for some time been com-
plaining, with good ground, of the slowness of com-
munication between that great trading city and
Dublin. This defect, it appears, is owing to a lower
rate of Mileage being paid by Government for Cork
than is allowed for Belfast, Limerick, or Waterford,
all places of ihferior importance to the former. This
strange anomaly, it will be seen, from the following
reply. of the Premier to Mr. F.' Murphy, one of the
Members for Cork, is not likely to be rectified at
present, the state of the Irish Post-office revenue pre-
cluding the possibility of any new arrangement.
" Whitehall, Nov. 5.
" Sir,—l beg your pardon for having allowed so
long an interval to elapse without the acknowledgment
of a letter which you addressed to me some time since
on the subject of the Post-office communication be-
tween Dublin and Cork.
" The cause of the delay was my wish to communi-
cate personally with the Postmaster-General upon it.
" I have this day seen Lord Lowther, and have in-
quired into the facts of the case. An official report
upon them will very shortly be made by him to the
Treasury, a copy of which will be forwarded to the
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.
" With every wish on my part to increase the fa-
cility of Post-office communication in Ireland, and to
consult the convenience of a trading community so
respectable and important as that of the city of Cork,
I cannot, I fear, encourage the expectation, in the
present state of the Post-office net revenue in Ireland,
that the suggestions conveyed in your letter can be
adopted.—l have the honour, &c.,
"F. S. Murphy, Esq. " ROBERT PEEL."
STORM.—This city was visited last night with one
of the most tremendous gales that has blown since
the memorable 6th of January, 1839. It commenced
about eleven o'clock, and increased in violence, hour
by hour,
was
s anda
till about
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was absolutely deafening, and it was not until between
eight and nine o'clock that the wind in any degree
abated ; but during the rest of the forenoon it con-
tinued to blow very fresh. The river was greatly
swollen, the waters having risen to an unusual height.
t of
In the afternoon there was a heavy fall of rain. The
London mail was several hours overdue, it not having
reached the Post-office until two o'clock.
LATE AFFAIR OF HONOUR.--Ensign Verner, of the
47th Regiment, in a letter to the Mayo paper, denies
that Lord Lucan was dissatisfied with his (Mr. Ver-
ner's) first note, and that his Lordship demanded an-
other. The first letter, it appears, was perfectly sa-
tisfactory to Lord Lucan.
Loa]) BLAYNEY.—The neighbourhood in which
this nobleman's residence in the county of Monaghan
is situated has, for several days past, presented nume-
rous instances of deeefelt sorrow in consequence of
the precarious state of his Lordship's health. In the
town of Castleblayney the inhabitants have had daily
meetings, attended by persons of every creed, uniting
in devout prayer to the Ruler of all Wings for the
restoration of health to this highly-esteemed, and by
his tenantry beloved, nobleman. At the church and
at the Roman Catholic chapel of that town a similar
course was pursued by the congregations in attend-
ance on Sunday last. The authentic accounts which
reached town this morning of the state of his Lord-
ship's health were of a somewhat more favourable
nature, and the symptoms of his complaint were con-
sidered (in any change that had taken place from the
day previous) less formidable.—Evening Mail of
Wednesday.

An article from Zwolle, of the 3d of this month,
gives a very favourable account of the harvest, and
the state of the crops in general, both with respect to
quantity and quality. Rye is indeed not so abundant
in quantity, but the quality is of the very best. The
second crop of grass is most luxuriant, and the cows
give more milk than they did in the summer. The
very mild weather, too, is extremely favourable; we
never had such a quantity of apples as this year.
ACCIDENT TO LORD JAMES BUTLIIII. OR Mon-
day evening last, on his return from Wellbrook, the
residence of the Rev. Luke Fowler, where he dined,
Lord James Butler was precipitated with violence
from his gig, which he was driving tandem, the
leader we understand having fallen at Talbot's Inch,
in the liberties of this city. We are happy to say his
Lordship did not receive much injury; but his servant
is seriously, though we hope,
Kilkenny Journal. not dangerously