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London, England, 1831-06-17 00:00:00

TALE OF HORROR.

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The following is extracted from Dr. Beattie's
" German Courts ;" the interesting volume just
published, which we so strongly recommended to
the public a few days ago :

" The eldest daughter of a wayennteisier died suddenly
of apoplexy, and on the fourth day she was interred. Three
or four hours after the ceremony, a yage, who was shooting
rear the village, perceived that his favourite spaniel had
suddenly left him, and was no where to be found. The fol-
lowing morning, to the surprise of every one who heard it,
the dog was found beside the new grave, scratching away the
mould with great eagerness, aid howling piteously. The
circumstance excited an immediate and painful interest.
The church-yard was filled wish the population. Hor-
rible suspicions circuLited in whisper, but none dared to act
without advice and authority from the burgorr.aster. The
latter, insensible to the entreaties of the people, ridiculed
their apprehensions, and declared that he would permit no-
thing to be done'but in the presence of the Physician of the
department. Before the latter had arrived two days bad
elaped, the dog kill continued sentinel, and howling at the
grave, upbraiding, as be well might, those who looked idly
on. The coffin was disinterred and opened in the presence
of the Physician. They found the ill-fated young woman
turned with her face downwards, her grave clothes soaked
with blood, and her pawn covered with bruises and lacera-
tions ! The buriomasiir was apprehended, and is now In
the fortress of but the circumstance has produced
a dreadful sensation in the commune."

ANECDOTES OF POLAND.
• (From Meteher's History of Po!and.)
PONIATOVISK 1.-TIIE LAST KING.

This young count was the fourth ton of Ponia-
towski, the brother-in-law of Czartoryskis.—
But young Poniatowski was not born to tread the
thorny road of ambition ; he was naturally a volup-
tuary; and while his mother lectured him on the
sciences of war and politics he hummed over to
himself the licentious songs of the French poets,
who were his favourite authors. He possessed a
showy, superficial knowledge of literature, and
had some tact in conversation, both in public and
private.
This second-rate intellect was set in a person of
the first order of beauty : there was an air of su-
periority in his symmetrical but characteristic coun-
tenance, and his figure, without being majestic from
its height or strength, was marked with that more
commanding and intrinsic majesty of carriage
which seems to proceed from gigantic feelings,
instead of large bones and rigid muscles.
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Such was the state of Po-niatowski's mind and
character when Sir Charles Williams, the English
ambassador, arrived at Warsaw. Some similarity
of feeling and disposition led to an acquaintance
between these two young men, which grew into
firm friendship, and, as may be supposed, did not
much tend to renovate the youthful and pliant
Pole's principles. Under the care of this disso-
late friend, Poniatowski took a butterfly tour
through foreign countries, sipping, as he skimmed
along, only the froth of society. fie made a short
sojourn at Paris, that city of gaiety, so congenial to
his habits, whilst Williams proceeded to discharge
his diplomatic duties in England. The yOung Pole
was quite intoxicated with the pleasures of' the
French capital ; gamed, intrigued, made love, and
swore eternal affection to every woman he met.—
So unguarded was he, and so favourably were his
addresses received, that thirty ladies are said to
have encountered each other, one day, in his coun-
try house, to lay claim to their guy deceiver.
• Williams -was now appointed ambassador to Pe-
tersburg, and the Czartoryskia gladly seized his
offer to take Poniatowski to Russia as his secre-
tary. The wily diplomatist threw his young friend
in the way of Catharine, who was then only grand
duchess, and whose heart was opened to any attach
meat by the contempt she had for her husband,
Peter. Williams contrived to let them have a
private interview in the English consul's house,—
where Catherine went on foot, and alone, in a
Russian winter's night. Poniatowski was young,
handsome, and fascinating, well experienced in the
arts of winning woman's affections, and bold enough
to seize the decisive moment of victory. What a
different language did love now speak to that which
Catherine had been accustomed to hear ! Instead
of the coarse jests of a Russian boor, she now lis-
tened to the witty and voluptuous seductions of
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minister, Count Broglie, on bearing that this
young emissary of the Czartoryskis was nominated
ambassador from the Polish Court, said to Brulh,
—" this complaisance will cost the house of Sax-
ony the throne."
In 1762, Catherine made the murdered body of
her husband her footstool to the throne of Russia,
and the death of Peter loosened the bonds of alli-
ance with Prussia. These were tidings of great I
joy to Poland, which stood trembling between her'
armed and leagued neighbours, whose mutual jea-
lousy was her only safeguard. But none of the
Poles could have received the news more gladly
than Poniatowski.

Count Bruno, who could so conveniently adapt
himself to events, was the first to announce the
affair to the young count. His messenger found
him in bed, with a picture of the empress on both
sides of him, .one in the character of Bellona, and
and the other as Minerva. On hearing the tidings
Poniatowski leapt from the bed almost frantic with
joy, and on his knees addressed Heaven and the
pictures in turn. He was already on his flight to
the arms of his mistress, but his uncles prudently
detained him till they had ascertained the posture
of affairs.

Catharine gave Poniatowski's impetuosity plenty
of time to cool, for she did not send him a single
message or line for more than a month. Rumour
in the mean time explained this delay, but not at
all to the young count's satisfaction, for she whis-
pered that Orloff, a young Russian, who had been
instrumental in raising the empress to the throne,
had stept into his place. At length the wished-for
billet arrived, containing these words concerning
her ambassador, " I send Keyserling to Poland,
with orders to make you or your cousin, Prince
Adam Czartoryski, King." To counterbalance
this, it contained mention of Orloff's services, which
Poniatowski felt were praised far too warmly for
mere gratitude.
The news arrived that Augustus was dead, and
Poniatowski breathed freely again. This event
happened on the sth of October, 1763.
Count Oginski, who had married Michael Czar-
toryski's daughter, was another and powerful rival
to Poniatowski. He went to St. Petersburg, in
the hope of subverting his relative's interest with
Catharine, and even Orloff exclaimed in full court
when he saw him, " This is the man who ought to
be King, and not a poor player like Poniatowski."
But the Empress was resolute, and when she was
told one day that her lover's grandfather had been
a dependant of the Sapiehas, she coloured at the
word, but exclaimed imperiously, " Had he been
so himself, I wish him to be King, and he shall be !"
On the 7th of May, 1764, which was the stated
time for opening the diet of election, the Russians
were drawn up without the city, and guarded all
the avenues. Poniatowski was strongly guarded,
and the whole of the senate-house was filled with
soldiers. But only eight senators out of fifty ap-
peared ; and Malachowski, whose duty it was to
open the session, as marshal of the last diet, did not
for some time make his appearance. Mokranowski
was engaged during this interval in registering, in
the very building which was invested by his ene-
mies, a manifesto against the legality of the diet,
held under the awe of foreign arms.
The patriots finding that force was to be the ar-
biter, left Warsaw in two bodies ; one under the
grand general proceeded to attempt a confederation
in Poland, and the other, under Radziwill, to enter
Lithuania for the same purpose. When the diet
heard this, they deprived the grand general of his
office, and entrusted it to Augustus Czartoryeki,
who had orders to send against him all the troops,
foreign or native, which he could collect. The
same instructions were issued with regard to
Radziwill.

The field was now entirely dear for Poniatowski,
and the Ruisians allowed no time for new opposi-
tion. Keyserling, the ambassador, was enlisted in
the count's service by more than one motive. The
degenerate Pole threw himself at his feet, in tears,
and swore that he would never exert his regal au-
thority but according to his directions, and that
under the name of Poniatowaki, Keyserling would
rule. On the 7th of September, 1764, barely
4000 nobles, instead of the usual number of
80,000, assembled in the field of election, and the
count beheld the consummation of his wishes.

CIIAFAB ALTAR IN SAINT VINCENT.---From
the Common-place book of Major T. Moodie,
It. E. under the head of Charab Antiquities :
" The stone is situated in the bed of a river, run-
ning through the valley of Layou. The upper sur-
face is twenty feet in length, and from seven to
ten in breadth. It stands on an angle of from 30 to
.5.5 degrees with the horizon, and somewhat resem-
bles a wedge. The exact dimensions cannot be
ascertained, as a considerable portion lies buried in
the earth, but supposed to measure 1,600 cubic
feet. The figure of the manitou, or okki of North
America (the evil deity) is indented in rude lines
on its surfece —at the top of the stone is a hole to
receive the blood of the victim, from which it is
conducted by a groove to the mouth of the deity."
—Barbadoes Globe.

PL.ITIN A .-A metallic curiosity, hitherto unique
of its kind, has been forwarded to Count Demidoff,
at St. I'etersburgh, from his mines at Nishneta-
gilak. It consists of a solid lump of platina,
weighing no less than 201bs. and two solotnicks and
a half. (181bs English.) The largest specimen be-
fore known exists in the Museum of the Corps of
Miners' Cadets in that capital, and weighs 101bs.
54 solotnicks (91bs. 7oz. English.) The platina
currency, which the Russian government first put
in circulation about 18 months ago, has risen into
such extensive request, that the large stone of this
valuable metal in the Ural mountains is almost ex-
clusively used for the purposes of coining into the
new pieces. Its great specific gravity presents a
difficulty which it is impossible for the forger to
overcome.

OCCULTATION OF JCPITER AND HIS SATEL,'
EITES.—On 'Faraday morning, the 2d inst. this
beautiful phenomenon occurred under as favour-
able circumstances as cculd be expected, from the
low altitude of the moon and planet at the time of
occultation. The following were the observations :
At 13h. 7m. 13s. (clock time) the rate of the mo-
tion of Jupiter, as it closely approached the moon's
bright limb, appeared to be retarded, and for two
or thee seconds arrested; its disc then gradually
disappeared, preserving a dark fringe or penumbra,
which separated the planet Row the illuminated
edge of the moon, as though the contact was not
complete. This appearance continued till nearly
the final immersion of the planet at 13 h. 8 min.
30 sec.

PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH

EMPIRE.

CALEDONIAN MERCURY, JUNE 13.
°DEWEY'S STEAM CAERIAOS.-10 a letter addressed
to the editor of the Glasgow Free Press, blears. Murdoch
and Aitken, engineeks, state that the accident which maned
to the above steam cartage was not of that disastrous nature
as mentioned in the Glasgow papers. The cause of the ac-
cident was in consequence of a bolt giving way in the steam
chest of the boiler, which allowed the steam to escape, and
carried away the top part of the carriage, it being made of a
light material. No part of the machinery has received any
damage, nor did the men who had the management of it,
and who were on it at the time, receive any injury.
GLASGOW RIVER AND HARBOUR DerTlEs, dte.—
Wednesday afternoon the rates and duties leviable on goods
and vessels passing on the river Clyde, and the harbour and
quay duties leviable at the Broomielaw, with the manage
outke, &c. let for one year, from Bth July, 1831, to the Bth
July, 11132, 'at the round sum of 21,3601. being a rise on
last year's let of 3,6851. At the same time, the sale of im-
post duties on ale and beer took place, which brought 1,306 L
a rise on last year's sale of 3851.
Our readers will recollect of the description formerly given
of an iron steam-boat, destined for the navigation of the
Clyde, built by Messrs. Neilson and Sons, Old Basin. This
vessel has been in preparation for being conveyed to the
river for a considerable time past, and was on Monday
evening conveyed along the road, on carriages made for the
purpose, to the place of launch, a distance of more than a
mile and a half. She measures, in length, 103 feet on deck,
and 90 feet keel. Her weight is 30 tons, and she will carry
80 tons burden, drawieg 4i feet water. The engine is from
28 to 28 horse power and in point of velocity, it is ex-
pected that she will surpass any on the Clyde.
EmittaarioN.....On Wednesday the Magnet, Wallace,
left Leith with about 180 passengers, and on Thursday the
Baronet, Rankine, with 60 passengers, both for Quebec.
This makes upwards of 300 individuals who have emigrated
from this quarter within the last fortnight.
The Salamis, Captain Royal, sailed on Thursday week
from Cromarty for Quebec, with 247 passengers. brig Foundling sailed from Greenock on Wednesday,
for Montreal, with 161 emigrants, and the Iris on Thurs.
Iday, for Quebec, with 104. The Clansman is about to sail
also for Quebec, and, we believe, with her full complement
of passengers. The Boston, for New York, is also on the
eve of sailing, with 181 passengers. The gross amount of
lemigration from Britain this year to the Canaries and the
United States will be enormous.
Greenock presents at present an unusual bustle. Almost
every steamer that arrives has her deck crowded with emi-
grants and their luggage. The emigration from the High.
lands this year is unprecedented. From three parishes in
Argyllshire there are about 2000 souls preparing to embark
for America, and from Islay we bear that there are 1000.
It is generally supposed that there will not be a sufficiency
of shipping to take all out this season. We will from time to
time notice the gross amount of the emigrants that sail from
Greenock, but many vessels ate chartered to sail from ports
in the Highlands, of which it will be probably difficult for
us to obtain correct reports.—Glerageor Chronicle.
DRZADFUL ACCIDENT.—AbOIM SIX o'clock on Wed.
neaday morning, an explosion of fire damp took place in a
coal pit at Keppisbyte, In the neighbourhood of Airdrie,
belonging to the Messrs. Free, by which a lad, about IS
years of age, of the name of Peter Campbell, lost his life
and Peter Gentles, Alexander Maclaren, end James Young,
were dreadfully scorched and bruised. Young and Camp-
bell, (the fanner of whom has sustained a compound frac-
ture In one of his arms) were, we believe, in the act of
leaving the compartment in which they had been working,
for the purpose of ascending when the catastrophe occurred,
which blew dram several fathoms up the shaft. The ex-
plosion was heard upwards of a mile from the scene of the
accident; and its violence may be estimated from the fact,
that the creation at the pit-mouth has been totally destroyed
—so much so, indeed, that the unfortunate sufferers had
to be taken out by another route. Campbell was brought
out alive, but died shortly afterwards ; and what must add
to the affliction of the poor family with which he was con-
nected, is, his father, who is also a collier, got himself
seriously hurt on the preceding day, by a large piece of coal
falling on him while at work. The accident created the moat
intense sensation in the vicinity of the place where it occur-
red—every effort being bad recourse to to alleviate as meth
as possible the sufferings of the poor men, who, by the Its..
amnions of their employers, were despatched as speedilf
as possible to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Gentles, who
is horribly scorched, is upwards of 60 years of ape ; and but
very faint hopes are entertained of his recovery.
We scarcely recollect so long a continuance as we have had
of easterly winds in this place. Previous to yesterday, the
wind had blown from that quarter upwards of fifty days,
without varying for 24 hours at any one time. This cir-
cumstance, it is probable, has been productive of a good
deal of sickness in this and other places.
THE Ltriwo SZELETOW.—A young lad, under this
distinguishing appellation is at present travelling the
country, in company with a Fat Boy, for the purpose of ex-
hibition, regarding whose supposed unhappy situation, con-
siderable sympathy has been excited in the public mind,
by certain paragraphs which have lately appeared in more
than one of the Scotch papers. In these papers the poor
skeleton was represented as having been sold to his keepers
by his inhuman parent, contrary to his own inclination, and
under circumstances of peculiar atrocity and cruelty ; and
it was farther alleged, that, in order to make him in every
particular a complete contrast to his fat companion, he was
literally kept in a state of starting existence, while he wal
tantalized with observing the sumptuous fare with which his
jolly friend was constant!, entertained. These and other
horrible stories having been pretty generally disseminated,
the Bailie of Kelso, upon the return of the exhibition to
this town yesterday, considered it expedient, before allowing
the supposed unfortunate to be exhibited, to desire the
manager of the exhibition to send the lad before him for
examination ; and it is hut justice to state, that with this
d_aire the manager most promptly and willingly complied.
The skeleton, whose name is James Blake, emitted a free
and voluntary declaration before the bailie and a medical
gentleman, from which it appears that he is a native of
Auchtettool • that be lug always been as thin as he is at
present ; that he entered upon his engagement with his pre-
sent employer about four months ago, not only of his own
free will and accord, but with the express consent of his for-
mer master, and in the presence and with the approbation of
some respectable persona whom he named, and who assisted '
in making the agreement ; that he receives a regular fixed
salary, put of which he applies towards the support of his
mother, and is furnished with every comfort both in food and
clothing that be can desire, having free access to the larder
on all occasions, to which he says he believes he pays more
frequent visits than his fat companion ;—in short that he is
treated with much kindness, and is far from wishing to leave I
his present situation.
The Perth district of burghs have addressed memorials to
Earl Grey, proposing that the city of Perth shall return a
member by itself, instead of being united to Forfar, Cupar,
and St. Andrews; that Peterhead shall be added to the El.
gin, in place of the Montrose district; that Inverbetvie,
Montrose, Arbroath, Brechin, and Forfar, shall form a dis.
trict ; and that Cupar and St. Andrews shall be added to the
Kirkaldy district.
CORPS or YEOMANRY—We have received several In-
timations of steps taken by the landed proprietors in the
county for the establishment of a corps of yeomanry cavalry;
and it is said that on application being made by them to
government, whether such a measure would be acceptable,
the answer was in the affirmative ; and that the raising of a
corps of three hundred cavalry among the farmers of this
county would be reckoned useful. It what respect it can
be useful, we are at a loss to conjecture; there never was a
time when the country was more quiet and contented, nor
one in which the people looked with more confidence to the
measures of their Government ; so that 'he presence of an
armed force of any description seems not only unnecessary,
put, inasmuch as it displays a mistrust of the people, some.
what unkind. But when it is proposed to arm one class of
the community in order to watch the rest, the proceeding
approaches to insult ; and we are convinced, nay we know,
that it is so viewed in almost all quarters.
STATE OF TILADE AT 111 awcwzrrsa.--Duringkethte last
two days there was more business done in the mar than
was expected in the early part of the week; but the sales
effected have been principal, for the export trade, and at
low prices. The demand was confined to supers and a few
descriptions of low shining.. For power-loom printing cloths,
power.loom shirtings, and long cloths, there has not been
much demand. We understand that the spinning-trade has
been in a depressed state foe some time, and in a few mills
theattl:wdicr, JkoinLislrealleedl.—For the few ssanples of "fivedays
per week.
Wheat
and *Oats shewn hers to-day, the demand was steady,a7 at
fully better pekes than last week. There was no at
market.
Wheat, 331 to bps; Fine, 58e to 150 s per quarter. Bar-
-33e to 341; rine, 33s do. Oats, Potatoe, 29e to 315;

111.4 do. do; Angus, 274 to 28a ; Fine, do. lieens, 38s'
Ms I Pease, 40s.
Batter, 40a. to 42a per Arkin. Eggs, 3s. I Id. per bun.
dud. Pork, per stone. Salmon, is 6d per lb. Trout,
'ay...per lb.
MANUIPACTURZIN—Navy Can. No. 1. 14d.
15d; Bleached do do 1144; Cot. Bag led. 7;d; Tow warp,
lidlb. sld. 6d ; Tow Cot. Bagging, 644 sfd ; Pimento,
6d did ; Sand baggings 8.12d4 6.12 d; Hemp lacking 28
inch. lid lb, 9d 01 1 ; Hemp sacking, lid per yard, 84.
Yerns.-31b lint hand sp. 21 Id ; 31b mill sp. 24 2d ;
41b. do. 2s 8d ; bib do 3s 3d; 61b do 31 94
61b short mill sp. 3s; 61b tow do do Sis 9d; 71b
do do do 20 10d ; 81b do do 34 ld. Flax.—Peters, 12h. L
51 a5l 10 ;do9do 47 a 47 10; do 8 do 43 a 0 ; Riga
Thiesen L. 51 a 51 10; Drujana Cut,47 10 a 48 0; Lebow,
4 Bd. 40 a 48 10; Risten, 3 Brand, L 43 Os.—Herup.—Pc-
tenburg el. L. 30 a 0 ; Do. half el. 29 a 20 10; Riga Rhine
41 a 0; Pau, 86 a 0; Outshot 38 a 0; Cod Ula 24 aos.
MARRIED.—At Glasgow, Robert Ferguson, Esq. to
Mary Finlay, eldest daughter of the late John Wood, Esq.
—At Newton.upon.Ayr, Wm. Macdonald, M.A. physician,
Greenock, to Elisabeth, daughter of the late Captain
Wallace—Lieut. Thomas Hutton, of the Bengal army, to
Mary Dundee, the eldest daughter of John Jardine, Esq.—
Charles Forbes Davidson, Esq. to Eliza, eldest daughter of
the late Charles Hill of Luttrie, Esq.—At St. Andrews,
Walter Foggo Ireland, Esq. to Elisabeth Morehead, eldest
daughter of Dr. Gillespie.
DIED.—At Breekin, Mrs. Cecilia Millar, widow of the
late Mr. R. Millar.—At Edinburgh, Christina, only our.
'lying daughter of the late T. Oliver, Esq.—Mrs. Mary
Black Macneill, wife of R. Jolly, surgeon.—At Falconhall,
Morningside, Eliza, wife of A. Falconer, Esq..—At Dal.
housie Mains, Mrs. Jane Arlington, wife of D. Gray, Esq.
—At Fort William. Ewes Cameron, Esq. half-pay 92d.
At Rothsay, Lieut. F. Hunter, 53d regiment native infantry,
Bengal.—At Cove of Cork, Mrs. Mary Hughes Bulkely,
wife of Lieut. Vuppage.—ln the College, Glasgow, the Rev.
Dr. Gibb. Professor of Oriental Languages At Kelso, H.
Swan, writer, 71.—At Liverpool, Dr. W. Thomson, 13th
light dragoons.—At Montrose, 91, Mrs. Margaret Rose,
sister of the late Right Hoe. Sir George Rose—At New.
manuraUs, 18, Elisabeth B. Rainy, daughter of A. Benny,
Tailyour, Esq.—At Farleyer, the Rev. T. Menrica,minister
of Logierait—At Balgray, the Rev. J. Macleod, 81.—In
Blythswood.square, Glasgow, Mr. J. Ballets:bre, 86.—At
Dundee, D. Dobson, Esq. of Haeghhead.

DUBLIN TIMES, JUNE 13.
We are favoured with a letter from a Correspondent at
A thlone,desalptive of the lawless state of the parishes adjoin-
ing that town. It appears that two of the Terry Ails have
turned informers, end have thrown into confusion and dis-
may the men of the entire parish of Cam, so much so, that
not a male (after the arrest mentioned below,) from 16 years
of age and upwards, but has abscooded,leaving the women to
look after their agricultural business. Upon information re-
ceived, the police succeeded in taking thirty-six of the
Terris in the parish of Cam and Tessera, and have a list
of 180 individuals implicated ; double that number have fled.
The Marquis of Sligo left Westport House on Monday
last, on a mission of charity. We are credibly informed
that so intense is the noble marquis's anxiety to devise
measures for the alleviation of the sufferings of the peasan-
try, that for the lag few mouths, he has given his undivided
time in ski of the &Mined, and to soften pig sorrows of the
numerous poor who crave his charity, and look up to him
as their common benefactor. We Ihave to state a fact, as
evidence to show the high estimation in which Lord Sligo
is held by the people: The Fame, from Guernsey, Captain
Baynon, with a cargo of potatoes, consigned to his Leedsbip,
was becalmed between Clare Island and Innisturk—the fa-
mishing population procured the boats of the neighbour-
hood, to the amount of about one hundred, determined to
seize the potatoes for their own use. Though, in the
greatest possible:distress, so soon as they discovered that the
vessel was consigned to Lord Sligo, they desisted, giving
three cheers for his Lordship. This is alike creditable to
the poor, as it must be gratifying to Lord Sligo.-7Ws-
gm:A.
It give, us great pleasure to find, that the trustees of the
fund of 11,0001 rained on a former 00:161011, have promptly
devoted it to the present pressing emergency. Of the sum
of 6,0001. which they handed over to the Mansion-House
Committee, 7001. were, on Saturday, transmitted to West-
port, to be placed at the disposal of the Central Committee
of the County of Mayo. Provisions have been likewise
sent by them to different parts of the distressed districts.
The benevolent gentlemen, who meet at No. 18, &aline-
street, are not idle. They are busily engaged in receiving
subscriptions, and afibrding relief. But why should there
be two committees sitting In Dublin for the same purpose
Surely they could proceed much more useffilly by uniting
their exertions.
Sir Thomas Tyrwhig, in a letter to the Marquis of Lens.
downs, calls his lordship's attention td the many advantages
which would arise by giving employment to the instilling
poor of this country, in the preparing of peat or turf as char-
coal, for the several purposes of iton and steel manufacture.
Sir Thomas, it appears, has had a series of experiments
made with turf charcoal in the manufacture of iron, the re-
sult of which has satisfi d men of great science and skill In
that important branch of our trade, of its useful and extra-
ordinary qualities. Its value consists in the absence of all
sulphuric matter, and it has been proved, not only by long
practical experience of smiths residing in the neighbourhood
of bogs, but also by recent experiments, with a view to the
application of this material, that horse shoes, cutlery of the
finer class, gun barrels, and various other articles of iron
and steel, manufactured with turf charcoal, possesses pro-
perties of a very superior kind. After detailing a variety of
experiments which have been made, Sir Thomas suggests to
Lord Lansdowne, the benefits which would accrue to a large
portion of the labouring classes in Ireland, by the prepara-
tion of this article of fuel. The bogs of this country would
afford an inexhaustible source of supply ; the capital it would
require would be very trifling, and children as well as adults,
might find employment to an immense extent at a compara-
tively high remuneration.
GRAND CRICKET 1111xrco.--Lord Duni°, with seven
gmtlemen, and four other players, arrived at the Hibernia
Hotel, on Monday last, on the part of the &Unwise Cricket
Club to play against the gentlemen of the county Kilkenny
Club, fora wager of 200 guineas. The first day's playing
took place on Tuesday, on the grounds of Mr. Bayly, of
Norelands, who had an elegant entertainment prepared for
those present. The next day's play we understand is to
take place in the neighbourhood of Nllinesloe, after which
the players are to return and decide the match, on the third
day, in this county.—lfilkenny Journal.
luau BASIL—The predts of the Provincial Bank of
Ireland for the year ending AprillB3l, amounted to 21,7971.
Ihe dividend for the half year ending at Midsummer-day
next, to be two and • half per cent.
TRINITY COLLTOTA Blind Man obtaining first
Sisarship. —The following seven gentlemen have obtained
Sizarships :,—Hamilton, Weir, Leaghy, Wilson (Hugh,)
M'Nulty, Wilson, (James,) Mann. The most singular
feature on the present manioc is, that Mr. Hamilton who
obtained the first place, has been blind from his birth. In
what manner he acquired his extraordinary classical know.
ledge we have not been able to ascertain; but the fact, as
was natural, excited much astonishment in College. His
Latin, we understand, was beautiful. Mr. Luby read the
English (a translation (torn Livy) to him, and be dictated she
Latin. The other examiners, in the same manner, read to
Mm the various passages in which they wished to examine
him; and some, to try his memory, read the text wrong, he
detected the imposition at once, and corrected it.
It has never become our painful duty to record the death
of a public man, that alive us more than that of the
venerable O'Conor Don. Combining all the elegance of the
gentleman, all the suavity of manner of the enlightened
Christian, all the unalloyed virtues of the patriot, be was as
revered by his admiring countrymen; whose genuine friend
he ever was, as he. was loved by all who had the honour
and the pleasure of his personal acquaintances. In him
there was no guile—no cold ihflorophy that would lead
him to forget his own country in order to become a citizen
of the world—no plodding selfishness that would mar his pa.
triotism by bolding out prospects of personal aggrandizement,
no plilegniatinn, no duplicity—no alloy, bit'all manner of
candour, frankness of demeanour, openness of soul, gene-
rosity and liberality of mind, and a deep and ardent love of
freedom ! He loved his country—for her rights he contended
—in the maintenance of her privileges he poured out his last
breath ! Such was the venerable patriot of Belanger. By
friends cherished, and by political opponents—for an enemy
he could not hive had, respected, he died on Sunday morn-
ing, of a complaint brought on by a too close and uniendt.
ting attention, for one of his advanced age and previous re-
gular habits, to the interests of the people In Parliament, and
by the trouble attendant upon the late election tor Roscom-
mon, in the 80th year of his lir.
ENNIS, Jo ars 11.—Niurta. Donnelly, who was COO-
vieted at the late Commission, of the murder of Berjeant
James Robinson, of the 6th Foot, was executed yesterday
at Hailisacally in this county, pursuant to 'tattoos. The
culprit denied kis guilt at the place of execution, and never
did there attend so few *penmen to whines an exhibition of

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this sort. None of the peasantry were to be obsereed near
the fatal scene, and a group of women and children formed
the only spectators, with the exception of the military
guard.
DUBLIN MAIKETSEIT. SNPULCHRE'II
Cool Butter from 84d .to 10d per lb ; bacon from 421 to 44s
por ewt ; hams from 32.8 d to 354 per ewt ; cheeks from 3ns
M SIB 8d per do; lard from bd to 6d per lb ; potatoo,
Applohlts 101 to 34 2d per cwt ; Cups 21 to 2s 4d per est ;
Oals from 15. to 17s per barrel.
Ltrems-Gaitzw.—Butter from 9d to 10d per lb ; Egg.,
from 3a 104 to 4s 4d per 120 ; Chickens and Duck from 133
to 14s per dozen.
HAY.MARXET, KEVIN-ISTIEZT.--Hay from 16s to 111.1
6d per load of 4 cwt ; Straw from Os to 7s per ditto.
SMITHFIELD...Hay from 3e. to 4s per cwt; Straw from
Is 4d to is 6d_ per ditto.
POTATOS MARIBT...-AppleB from 2s 8d to 34 per cwt
Cups front 2s to 2s 2d, some 2s 3d per ditto; Lumpers from
Is 4d to Is 6d. There were forty baskets of new Bangor
potatoes at this morning's market, which were sold at froni
44 to 5d per lb.
MARRIED.--Wm. Purcell, Esq. of Altamira, county
Cork, to Margaret, second daughter of the Rev. Matthey.
Purcell, of Burton—Denis John Blake, of Merlin Park,
county Galway, Esq. to Anna, eldest daughter of Samuel
Poer, of Belleville Park.
DIED.—At Maryborough, Thos. Parnell Campion, Esq.
of Greenview—in the Four Courts' Marshalsea, NV. O'Dell,
Esq. of the Grove, county Limerick, which county he re.
presented for 26 years both in the Irish and Impetial Par.
Bement. He was the oldest Lieutenant-Colonel in his Ma.
jetty's service, being appointed in 1703.
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A worthy church7=lCanterbury, a fen
days since, excused himself by note from a dinner party by
alleging that he was "engaged in taking the senses of his
parish."
The bearer of one of the many placard boards
which are carried about the streets, being asked what he re-
ceived for his trouble, replied, " Two shillings a day and
my board," pointing to that on his shoulder.
FRENCH GALLANTRY.—The Courier de l'Eu-
rope, in detailing a murder near Mortain,io France,describes
the victim as a widow of a certain aye" who bad a grand-
daughter aged 14.
The Anatomical Department of King's College
will be situate nearest the Thames, for the greater facility,
it is supposed, of " feeding the fish."
The following dialogue took place, in the shoot-
ing season, between an English grt om and a Morayshire
ploughman. The groom had lost one of his master's point-
ers, and seeing the ploughman crossing a field, he galloped
after him and exclaimed—You did'nt see a white dog, mss.
ter ? Ploughman (startled)—Fa' taut you, man. 'at I did
na see a fite dog? Groom—l my you did'nt see a white
dog running this way Ploughman—Wed ! ml's I
sayin' foo de ye ken 'at I did na see a the dog Annie' this
wy or that wy ? Groom. Zounds ! the fellow's a fool !
Ploughman—'Oil man 1 I think ye're a feel, to tell me 'at
I didna see a fite dog fan I mich a' seen a hunner o' fite
dogs for a"at ye ken. This last response being equally un-
intelligible to the Englishman, he put spurs to his horse ;
and thus the parties separated with most cordial mutual
contempt.
PAT, THE FRENCHMAN, AND THE GRlD-
wint up to the door, I thought I'd be very civil
to thim, as I heerd the Frinch was always mighty p'llie in-
drely—and I thought I'd show them I knew what good
manners was. So I took aff my hat, and, making a low
bow, says I, " God save all here," says I. Well to be sure
they all stopt sting at want, and begun to stale at me, and
faith they almost look'd me out of countenance—and I
thought to myself it was not good manners at all—more
be token from furriners, which they call so mighty elite ;
but I never minded that, in regard of wantin' the gridiron,
" and so," says I, " I beg your pardon," says I, " for the
liberty I take, but it's only bein' in distbress in regard of
sting," says I, that 1 make bowid to trouble ye; and if ye
could lind me the loan of a gridiron," says 1, " I'd be in.
tirely obleeged to ye." By gor, they all stared at me twice
worse nor more, and with that, says I, (knowing what was
in their minds,) " Indeed it's true kr you," says I ; " I'm
tethered to pieces, and God knows I look quare enough, but
it's by raison of the stain," says I, " which dhruv us
ashore here below, and we're all starvin'," says I. So then
they began to look at each other agin, and myself, seeing
at wasat dirty thoughts was in their heads, and that they
tuk me for a poor beggar comin' to cave charity, with that.
says 1, " oh ! not at all," says I, "by no manes, we have
plenty o' mate ourselves, there below, and we'll dhrese it,"
says I, " if you would bepleued to lend ue the loan of a
gridiron," says I, main' a low bow. Well Sir, with that
throds they stared at in. twice worse nor ever, and faith I
began to think that may be the captain was wrong, and that
it was not France at a at all, and so says I, " I beg par-
don, Sir," says I, to a fine ould man, with a head of hair
as white as silver, " maybe I'm undher a mistake," says 1.
" I thought I was in France, Sir : are'nt you furrinas ?"
says I. " Paris woo Frongsay." "We monster," says
he. " Then would you lind me the limn of a gridiron,"
says 1, "if you please t" 06, it was thin that they
stared at me as if I had even heads; and faith myself be.
gan to feel flustered like, and mislay, and so says I, making
a bow and a saape *gin, " I know it's a liberty I take,
Sir," says I, " but its only in the regard of bein' cast
away, and if you pine Sir," says I, "Party v. o Frowsty."
"We monster," says be, mighty sharp " Then would
you Hod me the loan of a gridiron ?" says I, " and you'll
obleege me." Well, Sir, the ould chap began to mama
me, but the diva a bit of a gridiron he'd gi me: and so I
began to think they were all neygars, for all their fine
manners and throth my blood began to rise, and says I,
" By my 'owl, if it was you was in diathrias," says I, " and
hit was to ould Ireland you ken; it's not only the gridiron
they'd give you, if you as'd it, but something to put an it
too, and the dhrop o'dhrink into the bargain, and cad
mile failte.' Well, the ward Lead mile failte' seemed to
sthreck his heart, and the ould chap cocked his car, and so
I thought I'd give him another offer, and make him sine.
bit at Int ; and so says I, woost more, quite slow, that he
might understand, " Parly—roo—Frongsay, mower r"
"We monster," says he. " Then had me the loan of a
gridiron," says I, and " bad scram to you." Well, bail
win' to the bit of It he'd gi' me, and the ould chap begins
bowie' and acrapin, and said something or other about a
loos tongs.* " Phoo ! the divil sweep yourself and your
toogs," says I, " I dont went a tongs st all at all ; but an 't
you listen to raison,"—Parlymo Fronisay?" " W e
seer." "Then lind me the loan of a gridiron, 'says I,"and held
your prate." Well, what would you think, but he shook his
owld middle as much as to say he would'ot ; and so say I,
" Bad ass to the likes o' that I ever seen; thresh if you
wor wor in my counthri it's not that-a-way they'd use you ; "
tune CO the crows all you, you owld sinner," says I, "the
dial a larger I'll darken your door." So he seen I was
vex'd, and 1 thought, as I was twain' away, I seen him be-
gin to allot, and that his conscience troubled him ; and says
1, turnin' back, " Well, I'll give yoit one chance more, you
owid thief, are you a Chrlethilian at all at all ? are you a
Nubia ?" says I, " that all the world calls so plite. red
luck to you, 411 you undhastand your own language?
'Tardy ever Prowess, ?' " says I. "We manseer," says
lie. "Then thundher and turf," says I, " will you lind me
the loan of a gridiron ?" Well, sir, the divil reserve the
bit of it he'd gi' me, and so with that, the " Curse o' the
hungry au you, you owid negarly Tinian," say I, " the back
o' my hand and the 'owl o' my fart to you ; that you may
want a gridiron yourself yet," says I ; "and wherever I go.
high and low, rich and poor, shall hear o' you," says I; and
with that I left them there, Sir, and kern away, and in troth
it's often sence, that I thought that it sews rewearkal ie.—
Lower's Livads and Stories of lowland.
• Some mystification of Paddy's touching the French
vendettas.

BIRTH.
bill, Mn. Thomas Powles, of a daughter.

MARRIED.

Thursday. at St. lZover.square, J. Read-
Esq. to Eliza, relict of the late J. Smith, Esq. of rrLrd•
Devon.—The 16th inst. at St. Mary's Church, St. 3iary-
le-Bonne, H. E. Bernie, Esq. M.A. Fellow of St. Pew s
College, Cambridge, and of the bth Dragoon W.A., to
Charlotte, eldest daughter of G. N. Thompson, EN. 0/
Chapel-street, Grosvenor-place —The 11th inst. at Holt, the
Rev. B. Foster, M.A. of St. John's College, Cambridr. to
Fanny, youngest daughter of W. Barrack, ot Holt-
,lodge Norfolk.—The 16th inst.: at St. Hary.l4.bonre
Church, W. Carr. Esq of St. Petenburgh, to Ann. xi!!
daughter of C. Field, Eat. Nottingham.plsce.

The 10th hist. at his seat,D ICangile.ead, Oxon, Ir. "'and" r.
Rog. aged 71.—At Clapham, the 13th inst. Mr. C.
k, coal son of C. of the Narl-015", Emierri •
linos : Prima by Joe* Mairii:sittie
Slat °mat, No. 1. Piekett.pliet, Temple Bar.

French elegance ; and if the former could find the
way to her heart, what resistance was to be now
) I expected !
When the English ambassador was obliged to
(cave Peteraburgh. Poniatow•ski contrived.' to pro-
long his stay, by obtaining a diplomatic commis-
,
i Bien in. Abe service of Acgustus: The Frencoh
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