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59,000 scholars in the gytnma- 

 siums and schools subordinate to 

 the University. 



11. The Dublin Correspond- 

 ent says, " A letter from Cashel 

 mentions the murder of Mr. Long, 

 of Ardmale, in the county of Tip- 

 perary, on Monday last, at an 

 early hour of the morning. Mr. 

 Long, though advanced in j^ears, 

 was fond of rural sports, and had 

 risen at a very early hour in order 

 to reach the mountains betimes, 

 which were to be the scene of his 

 intended sport. He had proceeded 

 but a few steps from his house 

 when lie was fired at with two 

 shots, both of which took effect, 

 and he fell. Mr. Long had passed 

 the early part of his life in India, 

 where he had amassed a consi- 

 derable fortune, which it was his 

 wish to enjoy in his native coun- 

 try. With a view to the employ- 

 ment of the poor, he had at- 

 tempted the establishment of a 

 woollen manufactory at Ardmale, 

 which turned out unsuccessful ; 

 and the building originally des- 

 tined for this purpose he was about 

 to dispose of to Government, to 

 be used as a barrack, a measure 

 which the lawless state of the 

 surrounding district most urgently 

 called for, when he fell by the 

 assassin's hand. He was an active, 

 zealous supporter of the public 

 peace, and he has fallen the victim 

 of his public zeal, and of his op- 

 position to the savage turbulence 

 which has convulsed so long the 

 country in his vicinity." 



12. Dresden. — The explosion 

 which happened here on the 27th 

 of June, was one of the most tre- 

 mendous recorded in history ; it 

 has crowned the calamities which 

 have so long afflicted our unfor- 

 tunate city. 



During the armistice of 1813, 

 the French erected before the 

 Black-gate of the New Town, a 

 considerable iite-de-pont, which 

 they called the Emperor's en- 

 trenchment. In this entrench- 

 ment they constructed a large fort 

 of wood, and a spacious vault, 

 where they established a vast 

 powder magazine, which was sur- 

 rendered by the capitulation. This 

 magazine contained upwards of 

 100,000 quintals of gunpowder, 

 partly in barrels, partly in cart- 

 ridges, grenades, &c. It was 

 guarded by Russian soldiers. 



On the 27th of June some Saxon 

 artillerymen were to fetch a cer- 

 tain quantity of powder from this 

 magazine, and a number of pea- 

 sants had been ordered to remove 

 it. Some detachments of Russian 

 troops were exercising near the 

 place. About half past eight 

 o'clock part of the wooden fort 

 blew up with such a tremendous 

 explosion, that the ground was 

 shaken to a great distance. All 

 the men and animals within the 

 distance of a thousand paces from 

 the fort fell victims to this &.cci- 

 dent. Several persons were killed 

 by the beams, the palisades, and 

 other things belonging to the 

 fort ; and others suffered severely 

 from the pressure of the air. The 

 arms and legs of these unfortunate 

 people were carried to an immense 

 distance. The buildings of the 

 New Town, situated near the en- 

 trenchment, and among others, 

 the church, were so violently 

 shaken, that not a single pane of 

 glass in them was left whole, and 

 the altar and organ were much 

 damaged. The academy of the 

 Cadets has also suffered exceed- 

 ingly. The barracks, in which 

 2,800 Russians were quartered, 



