The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-25 00:00:00

ULLIT PS/LIZE.ST.B.

SmrrxrrELD.—Old73leaCi;v7ll7y7l7ss to Si 8s; new
ditto, 3/ lOs to 4! 16s; Old Clover, 5! 5s to 6/ 6s; new
ditto, 41 103 to 5/ 16s ; Oat Straw, 11 16s to 11 18s ; Wheat
Straw, 11 18s to 21 per load. Trade firm, at full prices.
CumnuuLAND.—Old Meadow Hay, 41 8s to 51 8s ; new
ditto, 3/ 12s to 5l; Old Clover, 5/ to 6/ ; new ditto,
4/ IC s to Si 12s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 16s to 1/ IBs ; Wheat Straw,
1/ 18s to 2/ per load. A fair average supply, and a
steady demand.
WurrEcuAPEL.—Old Meadow Hay, 41 48 to Si 8s; new,
ditto, 3/ 10s to 4/ 16s; Old Clover, :41 18s to 6l Gs; new,
ditto, 4! 8s to 5/ 18s; Oat Straw, 1/ 16s to 1/ 18s; Wheat
Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ per load. Supply good, and trade firm.

SPORTING.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
The Second October Meeting at Newmarket was the
pleasantest known for some years. The weather was
delightful, the attendance most numerous, and the de-
light evinced by the old stagers that the character of the
future meetings was not to be invaded by the threatened
invasion of cocknies, which would certainly have taken
rlace had the contemplated stands been erected, was
natural and to be commended.

On Monday we had nine races, all well contested,
but only two of them were speculated upon to a great
extent, and those were the matches between Minotaur
and St. Lawrence, and Crcesus and Nottingham. In
►he former I was fortunate enough to name the winner,
and as I was uncertain whether the other would be run
I did not touch upon it. This, I fancy, will be the last
race ridden by gentlemen jockeys fur some time at New-
market.

On Tuesday, the splendid prize given by the heir to
throne of Russia brought to the post a most extensive
field, which was beaten with perfect ease by The Baron
who proved himself a far better horse than I imagined,
he a as. Wee Pet, who I said was sure to be foi ward,
was second, and Jenny Wren, the mare I expected to
win if lEgis had not gone, was backed at 5 to 1 ; when
I wrote she was at 12, so that her backers could not
have hurt themselves. To show the estimation in which
The Baron was held by the stable, it is right to observe
that he was not backed for any money, as they thought
the weight must stop him. The result did not please
the fielders, many of whom had not got round. In the
Ckarvvell, Sting and Princess Alice maintained the posi-
tions I thought they would occupy. Sorella and the
cob, however, disappointed me in their matches—the
latter was backed heavily at 6 to 5.
On Wednesday, Deerchase won a sweepstakes by a
head from a small field. Celia beat Espoir in a canter,
as I told my readers she would. Jet won the Oat-
lands from Trueboy, not by speed, but merely by tem-
per. The Town Plate brought thirteen to the post, and
was won, after a pretty race, by Metal, an animal, I
opine, which will be heard of again. The day's sport
was brought to an end by Prologue's winning 200 sous.
from Vaudeville, who had not recovered her Irish trip.
After a couple of matches, and the usual sweep-
staker, we had a most excellent race far the Handicap
Plate, A.F., which Ruff won in a manner that left no
doubt in auy one's mind but, had he been handled pro-
perly in the Cet arewitch, he would have been very close
to The Baron—in fact, too close to be pleasant. Evenus
must have been off his running, for he was beaten very
soon in the race. The next that followed was for the
Bretby Stakes, in which Cuckoo beat Polka on the post
by a head, and the latter mare beat Ennui by the same
distance.

On Friday the week's sport was brought to a close by
seven good races ; none, however, call for any particular
observation. The Prendergast was carried off by Princess
Alice, according to my idea, and in the three matches
hich followea I was lucky enough to point out the
winners.

The-Houghton Meeting commences under most fa-
vourable auspices on Monday. I never knew the Cam-
bridgeshire Stakes, from its establishment, excite so much
interest as it does at present ; an unprecedented number
of horses have been backed for it, and nearly all will
go. I n ill endeavour, as far as lies in my power, to assist
my readers in the difficult task of selecting the
winner. In spite of The Baron's splendid performance
in the past week, I do not really think with 7st. Mb. he
can win, but that he will be either second or third I
have no doubt. Gorhambury, Garry Owen, Needful,
and Trueboy I will not hear of. Neither do I think
Perkin Warbeck, Ironmaster, Nottingham, Caen, Hope,
Vaudeville, Duc-an- Durres, Valerian, Secundus,
Longitude, Lady Wildair, Comrade, Physalis,
Mongrel, Prairie, Chertsey, Devil's Dust, Example,
E%ent, Remorse, Kesheng, Clumsy, My Mary, or Dean
Swift, have the slightest chance. Miss Elis, Midlothian,
Pantasa, Mentor, Extempore, and Lothario, are not
likely to go. The latter horse I preferred from the
moment the handicap came out. It should be recollected
he won the cup at Liverpool with Bst. 51b., and was only
beaten a neck for the Derby Handicap directly after-
wards, being crossed in the race. In the Goodwood
Stakes, with Bst. 131 b., he was third. Discord, Coranna,
Queen Mab, and the Cure, are situated in the same
manner. Refraction and Lightning are stopped by the
weight, and what remains now worth picking from, are
only Semiseria, Yardley, Ould Ireland, Wolfdog, Wee
Pet, Flattery, Croton Oil, Best Bower, Jenny Wren,
Everton, Paintbrush, and Jet. Shonld Semiseria run
kindly, as she did at Doncaster, I think she will
be found in a very good place at the finish.
Yardley should run well with Bst. from his recent
public doings. Ould Ireland, with 7st., is a most
dangerous animal to be heavy against, and in my
opinion he has been kept for it. The distance will
exactly suit him, and the weight is very favourable to
him. To Wolfdog the same remarks will apply, although
it must be born in mind that the Alice he beat in the
Curragh last week was a very different animal from
Alice, the pride of the southern and northern sportsmen.
Neither the distance or weight will hurt Rowena. Ever-
ton is supported from his running second to Coheiress at
York, but as he has been subsequently beaten by infe-
rior animals, I would not recommend my friends to
stand too heavily upon him. Jenny Wren will like this
course better than the Cesarewitch. Best Bower st ill be
a powerful favourite, and with 6st 21b ought to be
there or there abouts. Flattery and Paintbrush I have
no doubt will run well, but are not quite good enough
to win. Croton Oil, when I think of his running, for the
Surrey Cup, which he won from the Wreck and Lotha-
rio should be very near. Of the light-weights Jet is the
best, and will beat the others. Wee Pet is a certain
starter, but an uncertain winner. In conclusion Imagine,
either Ould Ireland, Wolfdog, or Best Bower will be
the winner of the Cambridgeshire Stakes for 1845. That
The Baron will be second or third I feel most confident,
and next to him I think Semiseria, Rowena, and Yardley
or Jet will be found. Should Lothario be started, I
would have him in preference to Wolfdog or Best
Bower.

The length I have gone into the Cambridgeshire
Stakes must necessarily render my remarks on the other
races brief.

In the 300 soy. Stakes, Mr. Herbert's colt I prefer to
Lord Glasgow's.
Captain Phoebus will beat the Miss Whip cclt; Miss
Elis, Oakley; and Refraction, Prologue; at least I think
so, after mature reflection.

The Criterion, I should imagine, would go to Princess
Alice, Sting, or West Countryman. Motilla should have
no trouble in beating Black Cat, nor Prologue in beat-
ing even the Altered One.
For the Glasgow Stakes I should take Arkwright;
and in the match between Garry Owen and Secundu4, I
lean to the former. TELEGRAPH.
London, Oct. 25, 1845.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY.
CAMBAIDGESIIIRE STAKES.-4 to 1 agst The Baron (t),
Bto 1 agst Alarm (t), 10 to 1 agst Wolf-dog, 13 to 1 agst
Ould Ireland (t), 15 to 1 agst Chertsey (t), 20 to 1 agst Wee
Pet, 20 to 1 agst Clumsy, 25 to 1 agst Yardley (t), 30 to 1
agst Titmouse, 30 to 1 agst Everton, 33 to 1 agst Flattery
(t) 33 to 1 agst Croton Oil, 33 to 1 agst Best Bower (t), 33
lo 1 agst Example (t), 33 to 1 agst Lady Wildair.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Mr. Hornlon's lids., Mon., 'l'rebartha Village; Thur., Ta-
merton Bridge-10.
Mr. Roe's hds., Wed., Round House; Sat., Whitmore Cross
—lO.
The Tiverton hds., Mon., Hayne Moors ; Fri., Gibbet Moor.
Mr. Elliott's harrs., Wed., Roultonhead ; Sat., Chester's
smithy-10.
Hon. J. E. Elliott's beagles, Mon., Muirfield ; Sat., Southall
—ll.
lleythrop hds., Mon., Heythrop ; Wed., Tar Wood ; Fri.,
Evford ; Sat., Kiddington Gate-14.
Mr. Farquharson's hds., Mon., High Hall.
Mr. Lushington's lids., Mon., Long Beach ; Fri., Key-street
Thanet harrs., Mon., Sarre; Wed., Vincent-14.
Mr. Deacon's harrs., Wed., Cadaford Bridge; Sat., Robo-
rough Rock-10.
The Whitecross harm, Tues., Brougl:ton Farm; Sat., Tring
Fishery-10.
Carlisle harrs., Mon., Wetheral ; Wed., Stanwix ; Fri., Cha-
pel Hill-8.
Brookside harrs., Mon., Newmarket Hill; Thur., Telscombe
Tye-104.
Brighton harrs., Mon., Pateham ; Wed., Race Course ; Fri.,
Dyke-11.
Findon lids., Tues., Parham Park ; Thur., Washington Com-
mon ; Sat., Dyke-11.
Eastbourne harrs., Mon., Friston Mill; Thur., Willingdon
Old Mill-10 .
Sir J. Langham's hds., Mon., Ringmer Green; Fri., New-
haven Brooks.
Union lids., Mon., Abinger Hatch;'Thur.;! West Wood;
Sat., Bear Cree
Surrey stag-bda., Tues., Red Lion, Smitham Bottom; Sat.,
Sutton.
Crawley and. Horsham hds., Mon., Worth Park ; Wed.,
Denne Park ; Fri. Handcross Gate-10-.
Devon 1 cis., Mon., Lindridge ; Thur., Bradley-11.
East Devon. harrs., Mon., Blag,don ; Thur., Stockland Hill
—lO.
The Fowelacomb or Forest harrs., Tues., Dockhill Ridge;
Thur., Hayford Kennel-10.
Brushford harrs., Mon., Winsford ; Wed., Frogwell Cross ;
Fri., Chilton Cross, Bampton-4.
York and Ainsty hds., Mon., Escrick ; Taes., Street Houses ;
Thur., Markington ; Sat., Skipwith.
Earl of Harewood's lids., Mon., Cross Roads, Bramham Moor ;
Wed., Scarcroft ; Fri., Ribston Moor-10i.
Badsworth hds., Mon., Barnsdale Bar ; Tues., Womersley
Park; Thur., Aketon Hall; Sat., Ackworth Moor Top-14.
Earl of Yarborough's lids., Mon., Croxby Village ; Wed.,
Somerby House ; Fri., Claxby ood-11.
Lord H. Bentinck's hds., Mon., North Carlton ; Tues., Stem-
field Hall; Wed., Lea; Thur., Ashby Bar; Sat., Fiskerton
Long Wood-11.
Boro'bridge harrs.,'Tues., Ro2cliffe ; Fri., Windsor Castle Inn.
Mr. Candier's Hs., Mon., Crowle ; Tlxur., Witley ; Sat.,
Mire hds., Mon., ClOverley ; Wed., Montford Bridge;
Tne Kennels.

Mr. Meynell Ingram's hds., Mon., Sudbury House;
Chartley Castle ; Sat., Woodford Rough. tiN
Dbnnington hds., Mon., Clipston Village; Wed., Stanley
lager Sat., Lount Toll Bar-10i.
Lord Elelro's hds., Mon., Paston • 'rues., Rowchester;
Etal Fri., Haggerston ; Sat., 'Lady Kirk-101. Id;
Mr. Fane's parrs., Mon., Cut Mill ; Wed., Ipsden De'
Sat., Sheepleys.
V. W. H. (late Lord Gifford's), Toes., Fairford Park; "-
Swindon Town ; Sat., Leashdale Manor House-10. fle
Berkshire hds., Mon., Blowing Stone ; Wed., Coketu°"
Park; Fri., Coleshill House-104.
Mr. Morrell's hds., Mon., Northmoor; Wed., Scotland Mil
Gate; Sat., Norcott.

ALE AND BEER.
The Egyptians are said to be the inventors Of tie'
their soil producing an abundance of corn.
In Great Britain, malt liquor was u,ed as earl,' lijs
the fifth century, and considerable breweries existed of
London before the Norman conquest, supplying aleses
different qualities and degrees of strength. Ale i 3 °iv
tient din the laws of Ina, King of Wessex. It was it
„favourite drink of the Anglo-Saxons and Danes, 810
was of their ancestors, the Germans. It very SCt
found a place at the table of royalty. We are told t`lo
it was one of the liquors provided at a banquet in tin
reign of Edward the Confessor. Chaucer, who lived,4
the reigns of Edward the Third, Richard the Secc,"„ie
and Henry the Fourth, has celebrated the Southwark' "
of those days as " the strong ale of Southwark." 05
It is probable, however, that the drinking of be„,rer „.ry
not a general custom in England until the reign of ell'es
the Seventh, in whose time the breweries, which t
stood on the banks of the Thames, at St. Catheraigi;
and are distinguished in the map given in the Ci‘d!icedo
Orbis" by the name of beer-houses, were twice '`sr"uip.
by the king's officers, either for sending too great aft ret
tity abroad unlicensed, or for brewing it too wee i,o.
house consumption. During the whole reign of -a to
beth the foreign demand for English beer continn'
increase, and the liberty of export was only ocelot
-0
checked by the occurrence of scarcity or dearth at Prrybet
What we call beer is of later origin than ale.
sings the poet :
Ale for antiquity may plead and stand,
Before the conquest, conquering in this land;
Beere, that is younger brother of her age,
Was not then born, nor ripe to be her page.
The Philosopher's Banquet, `, hate
Taken regularly and moderately, ale is non"' bLa
wholesome, and conducive to longevity. The ePitcPt ace
Brawn, the famous Irish beggar, who died at a grecfe
in Cornwall, is a testimony in favour of this bevert4-'
Here Brawn, the common beggar, lies,
Who counted by his tale,
Some six score winters and above—
Such virtue there's in ale.
Ale was his meat, his drink, his cloth,
Ale did his death reprieve;
And could he still have drank his ale,
He had been still alive. 05°
Every reader of romance knows that it was the c 150
kel
of our Saxon ancestors to drink their ale out of 3,,oitf.
their feasts. Such were the rude ale-bowls of snug tyke
At Braintree and Bocking, in Essex, when toper's .1):401
of a pot of ale, the measure they have it in is a peg"'hiell is
divided into three parts or daughts, the first of cl";issi.
called neckum, the second sinhum, and the third areas
For the origin of bottled ale, we suppose we must rers of
vs' vane •
the quaint account given by Fuller in his " °:„ms
Lancashire." He relates that the learned and Pr',-fasti
Henry Wee ton, having one day left his usual Pike tbe,
companion, to wit, a bottle of ale, in the grass beczio sou
river Thames; he found it some days after, when' dot
behold, it was o no bottle, but a gun, such the softer 0
the opening thereof." This anecdote reminds u,ssurst,
Indian, who, being at an Englishman's table a' seer
expressed his surprise by loud exclamations, o_„ll,ter
a vast quantity of froth ooze out of a bottle of r- rise.
soon as the cork was drawn. Being asked what entrPfretll
him, he replied, " I don't wonder at all that the ever
comes out of the bottle; but how the deuce did Sou
contrive to squeeze it all in?"
For centuries past, la bonne biere d
been spoken of in raptures by Frenchmen, Belgisn'suaof
mans, and other people. When the Persian Arublibeel
v 0 0
and his suite left England a few years since, many t of
shed tears. One of them, struck a ith the qu.f-n, de'
Englishman's life compared with that of a Persl2„ ;013,
Glared that he could not desire a better paradise ell'
Chelsea Hospital, where, for the rest of his life, beini, at
wish to sit under the trees, and do nothing but arooll,
much porter as he liked. Madame 3lalibran, like
other foreign artistes of both sexes, preferred "ii-st, at
porter to any other beverage. Her favourite rel) sow
the conclusion of an evening's arduous pCrfUrIDOCet; sot
sisted of oysters and bottled porter, 'yelePt sft°,.dit
a very pernicious indulgence, but her fondness ',°; 000'
rise to a very ludicrous mistake on her part. oeerkeleY
hearing the name of the Honourable Craven I%,;ies,
announced in company, exclaimed with great anrei.oo,
as she seized his hand," Ali! Mr. Barclay and
,ovnee
'--Angleter Girt,
I do owe you so much!" The Berkeley famila', 'fi'°
their name Barclay—hence poor Malibran's must IstiY
last time Madame Pasta was in England, a literatytuott
of distinction asked her whether she drank oncoslf
porter as usual. " No, mia cars, prende halft,„d bi
adessa," she replied. At Munich beer is regal-1701th
the King and his people as indispensable to theebe Isst
and comfort of the entire community. Within '04,4
few months that capital was the scene of a r
rint,gu
out of popular indignation against the brewers ~og st
ing the price of beer. If a Bavarian peasant
Beer
to,
work he is sure to have a can in his hand. OO
him what it was to Boniface—meat, drink, sl„ce,,reeett
clothing; for, notwithstanding this penchahl
no signs of poverty are 'visible, from one end of toy
varian dominions to the other.
Hogarth's print of Beer Street has the following
appended to it :
Can sinew strenh
Beer, happy produce of our isle,
nd
impart,
A, wearied y
with fatgue and toil,
Can cheer each manly heart.
Labour and art, upheld by thee,
Successfully advance;
We quaff the balmy juice with glee,
And water leave to France.

Genius of health! thy grateful taste
Rivals the cup of Jove,
And warms each generous English 1)'"--
With liberty and love.
th
The celebrated Professor Liebig says, -sthe ;
t spirits, and beer, are necessary principles for to thsli
portant process of respiration ' • and it would se!,
the stomachs of all mankind, teetotallers inCiti;eeStelli'
secrete those articles from the food which -of Ibl
We see frequently interesting evidence feed °J
fact in the case of a horse,
mo
alter a 0,9 a°
corn, resuming his journey with resat° th la
energy, although quite knocked up and out °fr.barg
few minutes before. The simple fact is, tbst rpoicell
converts the corn into beer, which facilitates he
3 or 01%
of respiration, and gives him fresh vivacitY• he
is resolved to carry out total abstinence strict'l4elf; t
o.
refuse every sort of vegetable food, even bread P.be 67,5
all such diet contains more or less alcohol. In 'cord
graphical Society's Journal (vol. ii. p. 286),
that during a severe winter on the west coast - 501,1;
the crew of the JEtna suffered so much froultopleio
that the least scratch had a tendency t° fib!
dangerous wound. Capt. Belcher states, that ‘.5 often
was found to aggravate the complaint ; andgeitri so ll'
of remark, that when our ships used to st°'"„ijoiva'',ete
from scurvy, stockfish was a portion of their
co
The only thing which appeared materially I°,ocl iWto
disease was beer made of the essence of malt on die
and I feel satisfied that a general issue of 1;111,0e,e0
coast of Africa would be very salutary, tw" 5 °I -mai
effect especially of keeping up the conaitutild
subjected to heavy labour in boats."—Quartei,
of Agriculture. tb

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Sir Robert Pebeaeerllyhoisnlooeuoxregpwdlted to arrive 10 vird,%:tit
afternoon, from his seat, Drayton Manor, Sti'd °too"
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town Severalin ooGtfnh to:: courseu CTr
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Extensivenagnpdwreinlplarations for opening the ne`v are .
: f.lair7:ed•
„a• 1,-;
jesty Queen Victoria, his RoyaleatlithoAeffiL
tTehoh forward,
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Cabinet'osPp EelnnNinl N,
Ministers
officers owrkitmheunthigeahrpnereesssdeanicl;,o,f heAtoe.tbrt;
chief officers of her Majesty's household, the schlie irtoot
Vice-Chancellor one, where her o
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ing eighty persons. Her Majesty will leave jocat3 tlie
shortly after twelve o'clock, and arrive at Lincoln'sqatogro'i
Majestywillglad
abned reotcheeirveadutbbyoribtiissesp;:odifellAio,orio
Inn, when her Majesty will be conducted to a
adjoining the great hall, that has been fitted uPe uttlifece
for her Majesty's reception. It was originally t2-I:4eot tos
of the authorities to receive her Majesty at the cutlosil3s,, to
of the hall, opposite the old square, but on a close e-7.ooaerrive
allow the royal state carriage, with eight
of the size of the area in front it was found toe '' to leas'
up and return, and this part of the arrangemenntd ber„issee'
sarily abandoned. Consequently her MajestY 3" , ealwith
trious Consort will be receive d at the student(si cror the
next Lincoln's Inn-fields, which will be covere ea icitilbert
scarlet drapery, and the steps will also be covel:nee A 0,0
richest carpets. Upon her Majesty and Fll ki DY
be
oin- cc
taking their seats at the banquet they will be J • el) The
It 1$
company who will have that high privilege- - wars• will
that her Majesty's stay will be about tive ii,avicluett 3iS
students who are not privileged to the roYal ' eery $ titre
dine together in the ball of the Court of Clian_. deeara„tr•
o'clock on the same evening. The whole of thter.ed to
r'l,
portion of the work of the interior has been ientr4est teil;o
Palmer, of Piccadilly, and is spoken of in th nig In i
inco,- 'S
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horse;-;15 0,000,
of commendation. The thoroughfare through
_,I, of tit'. ty
will be closed on the above day, and a large be""'
pollee 0 _co
division of police will be sent clown to assist th., _ free sec
district in preserving order, and for securing tee
for the numerous guests invited on the occasion. s the fOlr:
SHOCKING ATROCITY.—The Droll gived 01, Satlig.
owing account of a most atrocious act counnittearoe.
B.
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day night last, near the Barriere de Mont p,tieffog. 118
Gerard Fleury, a brush manufacturer, was rre: outer'whe.ir
rather late hour from a house in that quarte
1)0!4_,A
had gene on business, when passing along thespot' seo:,
nted slw • AO-.
yard he was, in an obscure and unfreque nd tits 00,1
suddenly by three men. Two of them emul'is eyes, tor
while the third forced his fingers into both able toured
turned them out of their sockets, but, not be!VendeaTios
them away completely, he replaced them, 2,1e-' ~in so bio
with all his powers to crush them. From tne,.Yetievtug be
ine
condi( d of
to be dead, left him and fled. In this horrible.. the ee,ros,
of blood M. Fleury fainted, and his torturera,u
remained on the ground for three hours, let ,e,Rer_iliiio
which time he was found and carried to h.s nhie,.o 1..,ei
pital. Means of cure are being tried, but it I, f.illeurY. 1,42..
nothing short of miracle can save his sighit!c. eletwgineVer.
about him a watch and some money, wl ila ' re
the ele- see;
touched. This renders the barbarous deedc.
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plicable, and creates a belief that it was an a_ot, 0."
any se
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but, as the sufferer is not sensible of having q isi,e,,: 11,a 10
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mistaken fur some other person. drew 'vi
We have been informed that Sir An.
injury to any one, the inference drawn is Oa o
t Th scant .., $ll
in a railroad train on the Sabbath day • ,.......prry was detected by a gentleman a short time sine; tve' flog_
wily out of countenance when discover, a
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by the Government to Ireland, in o _ report Ile
real state of the potato crop, and to make a
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