The Sun. — London, England, 1844-08-14 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL, TTIESD kY We have received by the Royai .teatner Hibernia, Captain Ryrie, at an early hour this morn ing, Boston papers to the Ist, New York to 31st, and Halifax to the 3d inst. The Hibernia brought 85 Passengers. There had been a very extensive fire at Brooklyn, o pposite to New York, by which twenty-six houses we re burnt down. The following are the particulate given in the New York Sun : _, DESTRUC TIVE F IRE IN BROOKLYN.--About three ? c iwk this morning a terrible conflagration occurred in our sister city, commencing in the engineer's de- P_ ailment of the extensive steam carpet factory situated un the corner of Bridge and Tallman-streets, which, together with its valuable machinery, and about tw enty-five f rame d we lli ng -h ouses on Y or k, Bridge, , a nd Tallman -streets, was entirely consumed. The factory was owned by Mr. Cornell, of Brooklyn, and 13 ecupied by A. an d E . S . Hi gg i ns, o f thi s c it y , w h o h a d it in active operation, and employed above two hundred p er sons, who by thi s ca l am ity are deprived of means :11 uPPort their families. The want of water, and the combustible materials with which the neighbour mg buildings were composed, caused the fire to spread w ith great rapidity, barely giving the unfortunate sufferers time to save the few articles of furniture they Possessed. We have not been able to ascertain the "slue of the property destroyed, or the amount of in surance effected on it ; b u t f rom i n for ma ti o n derived from various sources, and a view of the ruins, we think the total lose may be safely estimated at one hundred thousand dollars, without including the da mage suffered by the poor tenants. We believe no accident occurred, but understand that the two watch men in the factory had hardly time to escape with their lives. The Brooklyn fire department and citizens had Most efficient aid from the firemen of this city, no less than twelve companies having crossed the river, under the direction of the able chief engineer, Mr. C. V. Anderson. A number of our Philadelphia visitors also took an active part in subduing the conflagration. LATER FROM MEXICO.—The revenue cutter Wood bury arrived here from Vera Cruz, bringing dis patches from the United States Charge d'Affaires at th e city of Mexico, to our Government. The Wood bury left Vera Cruz on the 12th instant, whither she had been dispatched to receive and bring to this port the fourth i nstalment of the Mexican indemnity, but having forma waited one mont h , an d rece i v i ng official in for a io tion n t• dent to ,gAt time, that there was no prospect of its being paid Captain F. deemed it proper and pru- Th e A s - 4 ' ll M. The Woodbury brought no papers. and d - "ler prisoners at Perote celebrated the 4th, garrison a and night were spent in frolic and fun, the R b u , officers voluntarily supplying them with leaanciance of cheer for the occasion. One of the re _ 13 ,e,c 1 Prisoners, Mr. Stapp (formerly of Kentucky), . 11 E Red for, a n d was oodbury. given a passage here in the f T fie ial reports o f th e s h oo ti ng o f thi r ty- sev en more 2, the f o ll owers of Sentmanat, in the square of toh, hail b een rece i ved at V era C ruz. Th e itish asco and other Consuls had interceded for their country men, engaged in the affair, but without success. The Gov ernmen t, i n re f us i ng , t o ld th e m, lMe t xico,andbetter for the individuals, had their ttg eots • m New Orleans prevented their joining in a scheme against th e peace o f a f r i endly power, an d Which was notoriously public. News of th e re j ect i on o f t h e treaty b y t h e U n i te d States Senate was received at Vera Cruz, via Cam- P ea chy, on the 10th instant, which the Governor im- Mediately forwarded by express to Mexico. The 31 A ws gave great joy at Vera Cruz, and a revival of -American business was expected from it. The vomito was rag i ng a t V era C ruz , b u t con sidered of milder type than for many summers pre nns, attributed to the early heavy rains, which were ucessant every night during the month of June. re The e Mexicans are building a new custom house, pairingbeautifying (substantially) the mole of the port, and T he the city buildings, &c. , r 1 he navy in port, consisting of three brigs, four or a-ucte. schooners, and two new gun boats, are lying in , !ari l " and mostly in ordinary, though said to be pre• ( ~ne g for active operations. , * neral Santa Anna's order for all officers, on leave, Th l s lnrt, immediately for active duty, on pain of dis -8 "utnad been published. The requisition of General ant a doll Annat for 10,000 troops and four millions of dis c uss us . n ad been granted, after some tardy but warm Ju T l y 2 5 2 1 7 is the Congress.—New Orleans Tropic, , ai ? " tteoribbae (ANT FROM HAYTL—The Osceola, Sylv.es just arrived from St. Domingo, with advices ether s th of j uiy. There appears to have been an edrevolution in Hayti. A black philosopher, _ the Santa Anna, had been proclaimed President , 1 , 4 , 1 ! . .. loth. It was his intention to discharge all the n "' ° f 6 cers and reinstate the old ones—those, pro ',ably, Who served under Boyer. Polydillia had been a,Pointed Vice-President. L aTE ntom HAVANNAR. — Her Britannic Majesty's lail s teamer Tay, which ran ashore on the Colorado eef, coast of Cuba, on Monday, Bth inst., and lay !shore several days, arrived at Havannah on Wednes- , .r, 1 7th. She was supposed to be much injured. th e , r Britannic Majesty's frigate Illustrious sailed on . fa x Ll 3 r a . r s n . ing of the 17th inst. for Bermuda and Hall ik.TN/., „,,„ - S TATES CUTTER LEGARE AND TEE GREATII W ESTERN.—The most celebrated of the i rou ' a Peala steamers has been again beaten. The little 11 ,._ , Cutter Legare, just built in this city, being 161:leer orders for Norfolk, and the departure of the ho on at c ,Western being advertised for Saturday after eelle;,t'aPtain Howard was unwilling to lose so ex craft - a .„ l ',°Pportunity of testing the speed of the new n'ele . o i c. " - ne race came off between three and five 4 , 114 th e T he T Great Western was in excellent trim Oter 0 , - ,,,tiegare fully equipped for the sea, with started ,7 4 Provision for three months, and her coal 1 8 v ‘arted f - r e o t aPl.etely filled. At 3h. 38m. the Legare elt ernk _nl, the battery under bare poles ; the Great ping h e 'lug full three-quarters of a mile ahead run- At 4c°re a fair wind, with five of her principal sails set. 4 , a(1 at gi, lO rn. the Legare passed the Great Western, Ze e r rl i l ,,,:: nkh -"ing , 5 1 In ea , vi o n n g e hour and twenty-seven minutes - th ou ,the battery, was abreast Sandy Hook ,ne mast whole run.th the Great Western half a mile thi • ' t he Legare not carrying an inch of canvas ding he pa rt . Iv _ t departure of the Great Western from our Unitt„rnoticeable on account 'of her race wit e , day. wi s' i States steamer Princeton ; the trial of Satur- 1 *kit N o, b e equally memorable. It confirms the re titipat " I ,ch the success of the Princeton led us to .an liri, e In regard to the new mode of propulsion. _ eau 'wheel • c r cv entertain but little doubt that the paddle -4.2%111 soon be superseded by the propeller in all lir at New steamers. lilt s a t t 'yew York Herald says :—This country exhi- Prosp e r es ent, on all hands, evidences of a degree of Puhli c - "Y n never surpassed in the history of the Re . - steadit,„"ansiness, in all its infinite ramifications, is 4les i" ' ne reasing--our commerce with foreign coun tr:sentsrattedlYh au . gmentiu—and the entire Union rv est. , cheering and hopeful aspect, of one vast toil, "eld of successful enterprise, industry, and Ala b,l z etteraerit produced by the riots in Philadel 'eatiou." ,eased, and there are gratifying indi fere tEl at the lessons, so impressively en iljeltedlts 1 7 these melancholy and disgraceful out rnnent' Lave not been disregarded. Public sen ,e-,e With -us acquired a healthier and sounder -e lraosi t :' respect to the terrible evils of religious 411;10dotielesso,,h.en. allowed . to mingle with the affairs 4 i citizenship ; and the danger of delaying of one olstant to crush the slightest manifestations t hat acy, r there •apparent, has been rendered so fully violeoee being little danger in future of lawless popular away T i e l l ng Permitted to exercise even momentary b e eon se e legal investigations in Philadelphia, and „ av e Prodrent arrests of ringleaders of the mob, F re ePtibl o c 4 e d a salutary effect, and there is a very t l s e organs %,13nProvement in the tone and conduct of "a anti..k e r the " native" party there. In Illinois alre a d °llll °n party appear with the blood they - Verat ed „Y . shed, and although a great deal of ex ile:: ieelin aPPret wud g still prevails in that region, we do I,any outbreak. ~ Stoek„ ''',,,°:l-N-EY. MARKET, JULY 31. Ida - were taningto. client,. e alter ati a little better to-day. There was very linPro vem A nn in quotations, but that little shows an , Canton lip i per en '• At the old ' Board, Long Island went - i - , Norwich and Worcester i, p rust -1, i„ d ; , and Reading Railroad -4-, Farmers' o's e i os ,_„ - ian a . I . Vicksburg Paterson, and Ohio fell ff e u firni at yesterday's prices ; Pennsylvania s's r‘arrners' m ° II Illinoi farmers' Ti,ruestaento'n At the new Board, Long Island 4 - , Norwich and Worcester ~ .lhic l , 6 , 5, „__ , _ .1, Illinois *; United States Bank, ler T d ahv , e sr _ t ai l e - e N s Zti t i.saAlem. American Trust closed at yes- Vanai 44 since , Vicksburg fell off i, and Morris ivi t l i si n Ea ioieorfateexcbhuasilingees9silotoing'l.l premium on London, 1 ORK COTTON MARKET, TULY 31. Upland to sa and Florida. —Current Prices—lnferior, 5i 1„,ai_0•; Middling, 6i to ao. c r d s upply, small 7, g o inquiry; su pp i y ,Ordinary, Middling d t d o l i 6 n i- g , au r ' 71 to 8 1, fair supply, ditto; Fair, 7' l to 8 , small sitr.ititr:pey;.s,...r2,od.reiaantinosdn;e,Gdiototdo, Fair, 8i to 9, scarce, small in and Mobile. —Current Prices—lnferior, do.; inquiry; Ordinary, 6 ti , 6-1- , dn_ .I_, Niddlin g , G a 5:1017174',th 7 1, good supply, demand ; Mid 84;:ncif°:airg,o7i, Fine , 10 tO i n al! supply,- ditto; fair fl ood Fair, 9 to 9i, scarce, small supply, ditto ; Fair, 8,-} to 8, Tt ury ; " New York, veryiasssicfiarce, small inquiry. l'a toffs' very ordinary to middling, od fair , / the Classification," we quote, U.p and good 71a slc.. per lb.; fa r si SW A., , to 8 a 91c. per lb. ; Tennes -44143, 6 1 to B i - e. ; Mobiles and Louisi THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1844. ana's, &c., ordinary to middling, 6 a 7 cents per lb., fair to good fair BtoBi to 9c.; good and fine, 9 to 10 all cents. Exports from the 1.7"&t,-.1 Stites to Grent Er:thin since Ist Sept., 1543, ; ; ditto, 1841, 922,762. Total exports from the United States since the Ist September, 1843, 1,568,470 ; ditto, 1842, 4,981,166 ; ditto, 1841, 1,433,859. Receipts at all the principal ports of the United States since September Ist, 1843, 2,000,890 ; same time last year, 2,365,253 ; ditto year before, 1,660,411. ' EXECUTION OF THE PIRA I'ES OF THE SALADIN. (From a Halifax paper of the 3d inst.) Jones, Hazelton, Anderson, and Trevaskiss, were executed on the Common on Tuesday morning last, in the presence of a large concourse of people, the gallows having been erected on a hill in the rear of the Catholic Cemetery. A company of the 52d Regiment were early on the ground, and formed a circle round the scaffold, keep• ing the spectators at a proper distance. At about ten o'clock, A.M., the prisoners arrived at the spot from whence they were to take their last look upon the world, and end their mortal career in ignominy. They were coeveyed in two close car riages from the Penitentiary, preceded by the Sheriff in a gig, and strongly guarded by a body of the First Royals, with fixed bayonets. They ap peared much more debilitated than when we last saw them ; but their countenances wore a more placid expression. They ascended the stepa of the scaffold, and took their stand upon the fatal drop, with great firmness. For some time after they ascended the scaffold, and with the ropes about their necks, they were engaged in prayer, the different clergymen appearing unremitting in their attention to these unfortunate beings in the last moments of their existence. The Swede alone seemed at all indif ferent to his awful situation. He stood perfectly erect, and gazed around on the vast assemblage, on the green fields, the blue sky, and the ocean before him— tar, far beyond which dwelt those who were dear to him, whom he should never more see, and whose cheeks would mantle w ith shame for the de gradation of their lost son. It is hard to tell , what may have been the secret thought of that doomed boy, while standing on the verge of his own grave, with his coffin beneath his feet. His aged parents with their silvered locks—his brothers and sisters, who but a little while since shared his youth ful joys and sorrows, may have risen up before his imagination at the moment and rendered him regard less of his real state, or, it may be, that his apparent indifference was the result of education—of the diffi- - culty under which he laboured to understand the language of consolation addressed to him —of na tional pride, which prompted him to die as it became a Swede ; yet his rigidity of countenance may have been a token of resignation—of reliance on the atoning blood of the Saviour for salvation. We believe he was really penitent. _ _ FORMS TO BE COPIED AND SIGNED BY THE DEBTOR. (A. No. 1.) FORM OF PETITION FOR PROTECTION FROM PROCESS. To the Court of Bankruptcy, London, or To the District Court of Bankruptcy. The humble petition of [lnsert at full length the name, address, and quality of the petitioner, and also the description of the trade or business, or (if more than one) trades or businesses, which he carries, or has carried, on, during his twelve months' residence within the district of the Court.] Showeth, That your petitioner is not a trader within the meaning of the statutes now in force relating to bankrupts. [lf a trader strike out the word " not " and add, after the word " bankrupts," the words " but owing debts, amounting in the whole, to less than 300/."] That your petitioner has resided 12 calendar months within the district of this Honourable Court ; that is to say, [lnsert the places and periods of residence.] That your petitioner has become indebted to divers creditors, whose names are inserted in the schedule (A) [or as the case may be], to this his petition annexed, and that he is unable to pay his debts in full. That your petitioner has examined the said schedule, and that such schedule contains a full and true account of your petitioner's debts, and the claims against him, with the names of his creditors and claimants, and the dates of contracting the debts and claims, severally, as near as such debts can be stated, the nature of the debts and claims, and securities (if any) given for the same, and that there is reasonable ground in his belief for disputing so much of the debts as are thereby mentioned as disputed, and also a true account of the nature and amount of his property, and an inventory of the same, and of the debts owing to him, with their dates, as nearly as such dates can be stated, and the names of his debtors, and the nature of the securities (if any) which he has for such debts; and that the said schedule doth also contain a balance-sheet of so much of his receipts and expenditures as is required by this Honourable Court in that behalf, and cloth' fully and truly describe the wearing apparel, bedding, and other such necessaries of your petitioner and his family, and his working tools and implements. That your petitioner has not parted with or charged any of his property (except for the necessary support of himself and his family, and the necessary expenses (not exceeding X ) of this his petition, or in the ordi nary course of trade), at any time within three months of the date of filing this his petition, cr at any time with a view to this petition. That your petitioner is desirous that his estate should be administered under the protection and direction of this Honourable CourVand that he verily believes such estate is of the value of £ at the least unencum bered, and beyond the value of his n earing apparel, and ether matters which your petitioner is authorised to ex cept by this Act, and that the same is available for the benefit of his creditors. It was a melancholy sight to see four young fellows, the oldest not over twenty-three years, close their mortal career just as they were entering manhood, on the scaffold. Circumstances alone made them pirates and murderers. We have authority for believing that they were not habitually vicious. It is quite possible, had they not embarked on board the Saladin—or had never met Fielding—or knew of the existence of the wealth in that vessel, they might have escaped so ig nominious an end. Before the executioner adjusted the ropes through the rings of the scaffold, and prepared them for the drop, the prisoners shook hands, and bade each other farewell, Jones kissing his comrades affectionately on the cheek. Before the caps were put on them, Jones addressed a few words to the spectators, stating that he was an Irishman, and from Clare. He expressed his deep sorrow for the deed he had committed, and hoped for pardon from God. Hazleton and Jones handed papers to the Rev. Mr. O'Brien, containing confessions of their guilt—but alleging that they were innocent of the death of Fielding and his son. The caps were then pulled over the features of the prisoners, and the clergymen on the scaffold took leave of them. The Rev. Messrs. O'Brien, Connolly, and Quinan, knelt in prayer, when the bar which supported the drop was re moved, and the unfortunate men were launched into eternity. Treveskiss alone struggled a moment, and not violently. The bodies, after having been sus pended for three-quarters of an hour, were cut down. Those of Hazleton and Jones were conveyed to the Catholic Cemetery, preceded by the clergy in attend ance, and followed by a large number of people, and' deposited in the little chapel, where prayers were offered up. Those of Anderson and Trevaskiss were taken to the poor-house burial ground, and, we be lieve, interred. Thus ended this melancholy and horrible tragedy. The following are the confessions made by Jones and Hazleton : _ * That your petitioner submits to this Honourable Court the proposal for the payment of his debts con tained in the said schedule. That your petitioner is ready and willing to be exa mined from time to time touching his estate and effects, and to make a full and true disclosure and discovery of the same. I, George Jones, at this my last moment, acknowledge the guilt which I have confessed and for which I die ; but I do declare in the presence of Him who is about to judge me, that I had no part whatever in the death of the boy George, commonly supposed to be Fielding's son. I neither counselled the boy's death, nor approved' of it, subsequently. I furthermore declare, I would have prevented the murder had I been able at the moment to do so. I believe that no man on board, unless the immediate perpetrators of the deed, counselled the murder of the boy. It may be an act of justice to remark, that on the awful night of the mur ders, Fielding appeared desirous of deferring the execution of the project until the ship should have proceeded further on her course; on the occasion of manifesting this desire he was strongly opposed by Johnston. I think these declarations necessary from some mistaken views, given by the judge in passing sen tence and from a desire to do justice to my own memory already sufficiently blackened by my real offences. I offer my life as a sacrifice for my misdeeds, and expect mercy through the death and passion of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I die in peace and charity with all mankind, and may God have mercy on my soul. His GEORGE k JONES, Mark. I, John Hazleton, do penitently acknowledge my former confession and the justice of my death—but at this my final hour, do declare in the presence of God, who will judge me, that I had no part whatever in Cap-' tain Fielding's death. I furthermore declare, that I advised and desired his preservation ; although I peni tently confess that 1 appeared to approve his death. I did no act, however to co-operate in it. I also pro test most solemnly that I had no C. art whatever in the death of the boy commonly called George, and supposed to be Fielding's son. I did not advise it before, nor did I subsequently approve it. I op posed it by crying out when thejact was being done and I had been aware of it. I think these declarations only in justice to my memory already sufficiently darkened by my sins, and that they are moreover called for by some mistaken observations of the judge in passing sen tence. I die in peace with all men, and expecting for giveness and salvation through the merits of my Lord and Saviour, who died for the sins of the whole world. His JOHN r 1 HAZLETON, Mark. Your petitioner, therefore, prays such relief in the premises as by the statutes now in force for the relief of insolvent debtors may be adjudged by this Honourable Court. And your petitioners shall ever pray, &c. Signed by the said petitioner on the day of 184 , in presence of of , attorney or agent in the matter of the said petition. Any friend who takes charge of the petitiou may be the agent, and sign us witness. (A. No. 2.) AFFIDAVIT VERIFYING PETITION AND SCHEDULE. In the Court of Bankruptcy, London, In the District Court of Bankruptcy. A. 8., of the petitioner named in the peti tion hereunto annexed [if the petitioner affirm, alter accordingly], maketh oath and saith, that the several allegations in the said petition, and the several matters contained in the schedule hereunto annexed, are true. Sworn, &c. * Omit this paragraph if no special proposal. NATIONAL SWIMMING MATCHES Yesterday morning, between six and seven o'clock, the swimming matches were resumed under very favourable circumstances, the swimming being excellent, and the attendance exceedingly numerous. The decisions in the races which took place the previous day, and which have been reported, gave much satisfaction. The arrange ments were under the superintendence of Mr. Strachan, founder of the Society. At seven o'clock, the usual pre parations having been made, the start took place for the Subscription Purse, for which eight started, and the re sult was— Thomas Clark W'illiam Shaw 2 E. Bryant 0 William Smith 3 Rechlle 0 William Bright .... 4 Case 0 All got off well together, and finished admirably, Clark defeating Shaw, the winner on the previous day, by a very short distance—the rest were well up. The distance was from bank to bank of the Serpentine, about 440 yards. LORD BROUGHAM. IRELAND. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT. I THE CROPS. The following circular has been forwarded to us. We DUBLIN, AUG. 12.—Although the rain continues, the have 71e (1,1?!11' 11 publication of it w 7 ll prove reports from the country are still favourable. It appears 1 , , ! w in On , s , :nrsc f l'e- (lays, . that the Nvlleat crop was too far advanced to be seriously circulate through the pri,ons, and generally through the injured by the quantity of rain that has yet fallen. Much country, a short and plain statement of the provisions of of that grain has been laid; but in this state the farmers the acts for abolishing all imprisonment of debtors, ex- are cutting it, and in some districts reaping is pretty cepting such as have committed frauds on their creditors, general. Wheat is likely to be a very good crop, pro or have been guilty of gross extravagance. bably more than an average in the yield, and the quality " But in the mean time, and to save any delay in their of the grain generally excellent. Oats, according to the liberation, he begs the keeper of • * * * gaol to latest accounts, will turn out better than had been ex explain to the debtors in his custody that they may ob- petted, but perhaps much under an average. Barley tain their immediate liberation by presenting a petition will be a fair crop; but there is a much less breadth to the District Bankruptcy Court, in the form hereunto than heretofore. Potatoes, notwithstanding a consider annexed, and making an affidavit in the annexed form to able failure of those early sown, are described as an the truth of the statements in the petition. abundant crop. The price of potatoes is now very mode " Lord Brougham hopes that the Bankrupt Commis- rate all through the country. Altogether, if the weather sioners will enable the debtors to swear to such affidavits for the next three or four weeks should prove at all by sending round a registrar or other officer. Therefore favourable, the crops in Ireland will be excellent and all persons intending to petition should prepare their abundant. petitions and affidavits without delay. But if any delay should occur, he strongly recommends swearing the affi davit, before a Master Extraordinary, who will also (being an attorney) have the goodness to witness the signature of the petition. " It is not, however, necessary to employ any attorney in this matter. A debtor, if able to read and write, can alsowrite his petition, and write his affidavit by the forms hereunto annexed ; and any friend or other per son whom he chooses to employ can act as his agent for the purpose of transmitting the petition by the post; and such friend or other person may sign as witness to the petition. "If the schedule is false, or if fraud has been com mitted, or if gross extravagance has been committed, the debtor will undergo imprisonment by sentence of the Court. As one of the newspapers has thought proper to misrepresent the Act in this respect, debtors are hereby advised to observe the matter, just stated. " Brougham (Penrith), Aug. 12, 1844." REPEAL ASSOCIATION. The usual weekly meeting of the Association was held this day in the Conciliation Hall. On the motion of Mr. S. O'BRIEN the chair was taken by Richard O'Gorman, Esq. The Chairman briefly re turned thanks for the honour conferred upon him. Mr. S. O'BRIEN commenced the business of the day by banding in several remittances. Mr. DANIEL O'CONNELL acknowledged the receipt of several remittances, and then said he had to make his usual weekly return from the prison. He was happy to be able to inform the Association that the imprisoned martyrs were in good health and most excellent spirits, enjoying the glorious fact of the perfect tranquillity of Ireland throughout its entire extent. They were likewise rejoiced to find that the spirit of per severance, in looking by legal and constitutional means for the repeal of the union, still pervaded Irish men, of every class and persuasion. Peace and perse verance, and the union would necessarily be repealed. He could state to the Association, of his own knowledge, that when the account reached Mr. O'Connell, of the speech made by Mr. Sheil on the subject of the State trials, he expressed his regret that any such speech should have been delivered, a regret not unmixed with some indignation. Mr. O'Connell totally disavowed and repudiated the matter of that speech ; he thought it a highly unbecoming one as proceeding from any friend of of his, and he considered it anything but a friendly act on the part of Mr. Shell. He could also state, that as Mr. O'Connell at the close of the proceedings in the Queen's Bench solemnly protested against the injustice done to him, he continued firm in that protest. There had never been upon his part, and there never would be, any shrinking or compromise, and he could not consider any man his friend who talked of compromise or shrink ing. Mr. O'Connell had now, and long had had, but one political object, the restoration of the domestic legislature of Ireland—a restoration which, in his judgment, was merely a question of time. Come it should—the only question was when. Ho deemed the period not distant, he desired to be at large only that he might the more actively pursue all peaceable and legal means to restore the native legislature of Ireland—he did hope, as he did anxiously wish, that his imprisonment might arouse every patriot that is out of prison to increased peaceable exertion for the repeal of the deleterous union. It was the duty of those who were at large to redouble their efforts for that patriotic and eminently useful purpose, the repeal of the statute of legislative union. There had been an assertion attributed to Sir Robert Peel, by the public papers, to the effect that the Government had intended to issue a proclamation against the holding of the two meetings prior to that of Clontarf, but that the meetings were abandoned. He had made in quiry, and he could now state to the Association that if Sir R. Peel made any such assertion he did so upon false information ; the assertion being in itself per fectly untrue, as there were no meetings agreed to be held, and then given up, prior to the Clontarf proclama tion. The falsehood of the assertion of course is not at tributed to Sir Robert Peel, but to the base men who misinformed him. The assertion, however, itself was perfectly false. He had reason to know that Mr. O'Con nell was exceedingly anxious to have all the liberal elec tors for the municipal elections prepared, by having paid their taxes before the 31st of the present month, in order to be put upon the burgess roll. These taxes would be paid sooner or later—the electors were not asked to pay a sum of money which they could avoid paying by delay. The only difference was, that if they were paid before the 31st of August the ratepayers would have a right to vote ; whereas they lose that right by deferring the payment. There was an instance before Mr. O'Connell, as Lord Mayor, upon the revision of the burgess list, of no less than six persons in one of the wards having paid their taxes on the Ist of September, and who, therefore, lost their votes—votes which they would have retained if they had paid those taxes a day sooner. The only method of proceeding satisfactorily with the preparations for the muaicipal elections was to have committees of repeal wardens meet in each ward, and make all the ne cessary arrangements, and in particular to ascertain what taxes were due, and to procure the electors to dis charge those taxes in time ; that is, on or before the 31st of August ; for it should always be kept in recollection that every other exertion was useless, and went for no thing, unless the taxes were paid in time. Finally, he had to state his perfect conviction that if there were any Irishman who desired to mitigate the imprisonment of Mr. O'Connell, he could do so in one way alone, and that was, by redoubled exertions, legally and peaceably to achieve for his native land the greatest of political blessings, namely, the repeal of the legislative union. Dr. NAGLE moved a resolution having for its object the extension of repeal reading-rooms throughout the country. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN seconded the motion, and said that nothing could advance the cause of repeal more than the establishment of repeal reading-rooms through out the country. The object of the Association was to promote the political, intellectual, and industrial educa tion of the people of this country, and the expense at which this desirable object could be accomplished would be comparatively trifling. Mr. CAPEL POWELL, M.P., moved the adoption of the following address to her Majesty : " TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. " Most Gracious Sovereign,—We, the undersigned in habitants and natives of the kingdom of Ireland, being deeply aggrieved and incensed by the acts of those who misuse your Majesty's name to sanction their aggressions upon our rights and lib erties, and con fidi ng i n your Ma jesty's benign disposition towards your loyal Irish sub • jects, venture to approach your throne with this our appeal for redress. "An event, most gracious Sovereign, has occurred, which has caused to the Irish nation intense sorrow, alarm, and indignation. The most illustrious of your Majesty's subjects, together with six others of our fel low-countrymen, are now inmates of a common gaol— having been convicted by means which we believe to be unconstitutional, illegal, and unjust, for having performed acts, deserving not of punishment, but of the highest commendation. "Desirous to unfold to your Majesty the course of circumstances which have brought to pass this event, never to be forgotten by the Irish nation, we beg re spectfully to represent to your Majesty, that your Irish subjects claim to be a free people, and to be as much entitled to the enjoyment of free institutions as the most favoured inhabitants of your empire • that for several hundred years they possessed, under the ' Crown of Eng land, a national Parliament ; that, by a combination of wickedness, almost without parallel, they were, in the year 1800, deprived of this their ancient birthright and inheritance; that they have since learned, by the sad ex perience of forty-three years, bow great a loss their country had sustained in exchanging self-government f o r provincial dependency ; that in the British Parlia ment Irish interests are neglected, Irish feelings find no sympathy, Irish opinion possesses no weight ; and that the fruit of British legislation for Ireland has been the prostration of all those resources, moral and material, which can give dignity, prosperity, and contentment to a nation. " One man had sufficient penetration to discover the cause of our sufferings, and sufficient energy to rouse his countrymen to assist him in the almost hopeless task of recovering our Legislature. His mission was peaceful. He announced, that no triumph which we could achieve was to be accepted, i f won by the effusion of a single drop of blood. He reli e d upon t h e i rres i s tibl e influence of opinion, sustained by consc i ousness o f th e f orce o f hi s reasoning, and of the righteousness of his cause. He called together his fellow-countrymen—they assembled in peaceful array. He asked them whether his opinions were confirmed by their concurrence ? They answered, our patriot nio with a voice almost unanim ous , t h at t h ere was no h ope for Ireland, save in the restorati on o f h er L eg i s l ature. voina, eight were se l ec t e d as t o. For whatever im prudent soughtihnafi'biuiStestincetthheoeoi s e af e b t c h so u eedr eefoffence r e n e o l om f n a e D . " From among the mi lli ons who coincid e w ith hi m i n n n d of his r ael O'Connell. 'C gb o ei n dr nt birth the h e For having inprotecting_ t u opinion, and who so c oincidin g share his guilt, withoutakig his n l Pa his co d n o words they may have spoken, written, or pub lished, he has been he ld res p ons ible. We are told, most gracious Sovereign, but we believe it not, that this is the la‘‘ of the land. Our r eason tells us it is not the law of instruments rtpartaking merit effect or his nature, or of God " The course of his trial has been consistent with the nature of the charge, and with the means by which it has been sustained. We have been accustomed to be lieve that trial by jury was instituted, in order to secure to the accused an impartial tribunal. In the case of O'Connell, we have seen the jury laws violated, and every expedient adopted which could insure his con viction, by the intervention of political and religious prejudices. " In your Majesty's highest court of criminal jurisdic tion, your Attorney-General has been allowed, during the progress of this trial, with impunity to violate the laws of God and of man. " Your Chief Justice has been seen to take upon him self the office of advocate against the accused. " Thus, by a perversion of law, and by a denial of jus tice, the greatest man of his age has been convicted on a charge of conspiracy, and has been consigned to a goal, even before the process is terminated which questions the validity of his trial. I n addressing your Majesty, we do not use courtly phrase, or the customary formularies of adulation. We address you as our beloved Sovereign in the language of the heart. We fear that truth seldom reaches a Royal ear ; and being sincerely desirous to preserve to your Majesty unimpaired, the affection of the people of Ire land, we may not conceal from you our conviction, that the proceedings of your Majesty's Ministers have giea • tly tended to alienate the minds o f your I r i s h sub jects from the laws, institutions, and government which they adminster, and to engender animosities between the kindred nations which acknowledge your Majesty's sway. " To us, this event brings an additional proof that Ireland can never be wisely or safely governed until we possess a native Legislature,‘ and, under the pressure of this conviction, we think it right, on the present occa sion, not only to lay before your Majesty this; our na tional protest against the injustice which has been in flicted upon our innocent fellow -countrymen, and against the violation of our own rights and liberties, but also to record the fixed and irrevocable determination of a large majority of the Irish nation to persevere—until success shall reward their perseverance —in their efforts to ob tain the restoration of the Parliament of Ireland. " Relying, then, upon your Majesty's gracious desire to promote the happiness of your Irish subjects, we implore your Majesty to assist our endeavour to obtain a repeal of the Act of Union, as the only effectual means of protecting us from those wrongs, legislative, admi nistrative, and judicial, which we now endure. " That our gracious Queen, assisted by the councils of an Irish Parliament, and of Ministers who shall possess its confidence, may soon witness the prosperity and contentment of the Irish nation, and long live to contemplate that happy sight, is the fervent prayer of the undersigned, who, with all the respect which is due to their Sovereign, subscribe themselves your Afajesty's loyal and attached subjects." Mr. H. GRATTAN, seconded the motion in an emphatic speech, and on concluding was loudly cheered. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN mentioned that the number of signatures to the document amounted to 1,084,988, and he had the gratifying fact to announce that a large pro portion of these came from the northern counties. THE LATE GALE. MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECKS AND LOSS OF LIFE AT TENBY. On Friday night and part of Saturday a terrific gale, attended with most disastrous consequences, blew from the eastward, veering round from that quarter to the south and south-west, and raging with tremendous vio lence, accompanied with frequent torrents of rain. The ispect which the ocean presented during its continuance was truly sublime and awful, but terrible in its destruc tive effects. About day-break the Tenby pilots observed a large brig which bad been windbound in an open part of the roadstead apparently in great peril, and endea vouring to gain the shelter of Caldy-roads, which were comparatively safe. She was known to be the Richard, of Sunderland, Cook, master, laden with coal, and bound from Cardiff to London., as she had been spoken with the day previous by one of the pilots, who advised the captain to anchor in a more secure position than that he had chosen ; but apprehending no danger, the latter did not attend to the caution. Indeed, so awfully sud den was the rising of the tempest, and so fine had been the preceding day, that there might have seemed little cause for apprehension. The vessel was now evidently in great distress, and continued at intervals firing signal guns for assistance, which it was impossible to afford her from the shore, the increasing fury of the storm rendering it impracticable for any boat to put to sea. About four o'clock she lost her rudder, and ran aground on the whiteback, a bank o f san d near G i llar, and where, tad she gone to pieces, every soul on board must inevi tably have perished. As the !tide advanced, however, ;he was again afloat, but having no helm, she was per fectly unmanageable, and at the mercy of the wind and sea. She had thrown out her anchors, but drifted from them, and at length, just after seven, she was driven ashore on the Tenby Sands, upon a flood tide, opposite the South Cliff, and within view of crowds of spectators assembled on the cliffs, and at the windows of the houses on the summit, all watching with intense and painful anxiety the result of the catastrophe. At this time the breakers were rolling with indiscribable fury over the sands, and in less than a quarter of an hour the doomed vessel began to part, becoming a heap of dis jointed wreck in a very short space of time. During this interval the ill-fated crew were seen clinging to the rigging and other parts of the vessel, while the waves, breaking frightfully over them, threatened them every in stant with destruction. Lieutenant Guillet, of the Coast Guard, and his crew, were on the cliffs above her, with Captain Manby's apparatus for saving shipwrecked lives, and every exertion of skill and intrepidity was made to rescue the unfortunate men by the Coast Guard, aided by the pilots and fishermen and many of the townspeople, while the most eager and breathless interest pervaded the spectators. It was some time before the attempts made with the apparatusprovedsuccessful ; but at length a shot with a rope attached reached the wrack, and one man was able to avail himself of it, and was safely brought on shore. Another, after some interval, was saved in the same man , ner, and a third, by means of a scaling ladder thrown over the cliff, which two men descended, and, at the im minent hazard of their lives, succeeded in dragging the drowning man through the surf, and rescuing him from death. The other four unhappily perished. Two were washed from their hold utterly exhausted, and soon sank amidst the tumult of waters. Another had leaped into the boat as she was washed from the vessel's deck, and with the help of an oar, contrived for a short time to scull towards the shore, till thrown down by a sea break. ing over him. He soon regained his feet and resumed his labour, but another tremendous billow succeeded, and swept him and his frail craft from sight. The circum stances attending the death of another poor fellow, sup posed to be the captain, were most affecting. He had secured himself to a rope thrown from th.e cliff by means of the apparatus, and was drawn some distance towards land, when his progress was suddenly impeded by the other end of the line having got entangled in the wreck, whence he was unable to disengage it. He had, even in this terrible extremity, presence of mind to search his pockets for a knife to sever the rope, but could not find one, and death was now inevitable. The unfortunate man struggled fearfully for life, but was drowned by the incessant burst of billows sweeping over him. The scene altogether was most heart-rending, and can never be forgotten by its horror-struck spectators. The three men saved were promptly conveyed to the Brig public-house, and the usual means were resorted to to restore them to animation. They were provided by the Shipwrecked Mariners' Relief Society with clothing and the means of returning to their homes ; and a sub scription was set on foot, in the town, for the relief of the widows and orphans of the ill-fated men who perished, which (to the amount of upwards of 461.) has been for warded to the Mayor of Sunderland for that purpose. The poor fellows left on Wednesday by the Phoenix steamer. The cargo of the brig has been partially saved ; but much of it was unavoidably lost, from being washed away and buried in the sand. Another melancholy accident occurred on the same day, on board a fishing-vessel, of Brixham, belonging to Mrs. Lewis, whose son, a lad of seventeen, and an apprentice, were washed overboard off Caldy, during the gale, and drowned. The masts and part of the rigging of a vessel have been picked up by one of the fishing-boats, and it is feared that several vessels have foundered in the Channel. A number of small craft have taken refuge in our harbour in distress, and vari- 'ously damaged. Much damage was also done by the gale in various parts of the town ; the church, and a vast number of houses being partially unroofed. Such a hurricane at this season of the year is unusual, and its mournful effects have created the most painful sensations in those who witnessed them. On the motion of Mr. M‘Nevin(l;;;;i:t;):;econded by Mr. Mackay (barrister), a committee was appointed to inquire into the facts of the recent disturbance in Cork, which had arisen out of a religious cause. Mr. O'CONNELL concurred in the propriety of this step, and expressed his conviction that the statements respecting this affair had been greatly exaggerated. After some further business had been gone through, Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN announced the rent for the week 9461. 17s.—The meeting then adjourned. DEATH OF WILLIAM O'REILLY, ESQ. We regret to announce the death of William O'Reilly, Esq., which took place at the family mansion, Knock Abbey Castle, county of Louth, on Saturday evening last. Mr. O'Reilly was lineally descended from the head of the sept of O'Reilly, in the county of Cavan, who, having followed the standard of the ill-starred James, were parties to the treaty of Limerick, and by its viola tion their hereditary estates passed out of their hands, like many of the Irish then deprived of their domains. On the relaxation of the penal code the father of Mr. O'Reilly purchased considerable estates in Louth, Gal way, and Limerick ; and on the death of his elder brother, in the year 1840, he became possessed of the estates in Louth and Galway, and expended the income derived from them in giving extensive employment to the inha bitants of their localities Mr. O'Reilly had been a distinguished member of the Catholic Association. On the passing of the Reform Bill, he was elected Member for the borough of Dundalk, in opposition to the brother of Lord Roden, the owner of the town. The close attention to his Parliamentary duties undermined his constitution, and to it may be traced his early demise, As a landlord he was kind and indulgent; as a country gentleman and a magistrate he was unremitting in the discharge of his duties, and none were heard to 'dispute his judgments, for they were always founded on justice. He is succeeded in his estates by his only son, Miles O'Reilly, Esq., a distinguished student of the London University. Mr. O'Reilly was brother of the late Colonel O'Reilly, husband of the Dowager Duchess of Roxburgh, and of Mr. Dowel O'Reilly, the present Attorney-General of Jamaica. STATE OF THE COUNTRY. Not only is the country tranquil, but the people seem determined to avoid all temptation to outrage or insubor dination. The Galway Vindicator mentions a very gra tifying illustration of this spirit amongst the peasantry. On Tuesday evening a fellow, who had been some days in that town, obtruded himself at a meeting of the Tem perance Society, and, says that journal, " commenced an harangue of the most treasonable and seditious tendency, advising the people to an appeal to arms, in furtherance of the liberation of O'Connell and their legislative independence, until he was cut short in his address by a rough and speedy ejectment from the room." A beautiful little yacht, belonging to Trevor Roper, Esq., was driven from her anchorage in the bay during the storm on Saturday, and totally beaten to pieces on the shore. There were providentially no hands on board at the time. Along the whole of the Welsh coast the effects of the hurricane were dreadful. Carmarthen Bay, Cardigan Bay, and all the bays and inlets in the Bristol Channel, were strewed with the wrecks of coasting and other vessels. In Carmarthen Bay, in addition to the total wreck of the Richard, we have to record the total loss of three vessels near the Worms Head. They were endea vouring to enter Llanelly, but failed, and were com pletely destroyed. On Saturday forenoon the body of a female was picked up on Pernbrysands ; she was sup posed to be the wife of the captain of one of the lost ves sels. These three vessels are supposed to be a schooner called the Mary, of Bridgewater, laden with hay and reeds—crew saved, with the exception of one man ; the smack Julia, of Chepstow, laden with bark—one man lost ; the Triton, of Plymouth, laden with copper ore for Williams, Forster, and Co.—the master was saved, but three of the crew were unfortunately lost. The brig Friends, of Ilfracome, Pry, master, went down in Carmarthen Bay. All the crew perished, together with the master's wife and family, who were on board. The Wave, of Hayle, laden with copper ore for Neath, made for Porth Cawl ; but it being so very rough, she could not enter the harbour without doing much damage to the vessels lying there, consequently she was deserted, and she ran ashore in the bay, where she sustained no damage except the splitting of sails.— Welshman. HoLYIIEAD.—During a strong gale from S.W., on Tuesday last, the sloop Peggy, of Carnarvon, with slates, put into the bay, disabled in her sails ; the anchors were dropped, and a boat, with four men from the harbour, boarded her. Seeing her perilous situation, a distress signal was hoisted in the rigging. The life boat was being prepared to go out, when the cables parted. No alternative being left, the crew of the vessel contrived to set what shattered sails remained, and, for the safety of their lives succeeded in running her to a creek called llenborth, to the eastward of Camel's Point. The vessel remains there much damaged, and her safety is doubtful. SHIPWRECK AND Loss OF LIFE.—On Saturday last, as the schooner Catherine and Mary, of Port Madoc, William Owen, master, was proceeding on her voyage, from Port Madoc to Ipswich, laden with slates, at half past two. A.M., Dungeness bearing N. by E. by compass, distant 9 miles, wind about S. by E., standing to the E. by S., on the starboard tack, she perceived a large brig ap proaching them on the larboard quarter, apparently bound down the Channel. She hailed, but received no answer, and, immediately after, the brig struck her, and carried away all her stem to the water's edge. The crew immediately cleared the boat, and it floated off, but got foul with the yards, and was stove; when, melancholy to relate, two of the crew, Cadwallader Williams, the mate, and W. Kenider, the boy, were drowned. The master, William Owen, and a seaman, named William Richards, clung to the boat, and were picked up soon after by the smack Defence, from London to Portsmouth, and landed at Ramsgate. The brig was painted black, and copper bottomed ; and, although the crew begged their assist ance, she proceeded on her voyage. The schooner was insured at the Port Madoc Mutual Insurance Company. The crew were relieved at Ramsgate by Lieutenant Grey, the agent of the Shipwrecked Fishermen's and Mariner's Society.—Carnarvon Herald. BEAUMARIS.—An accident, attended with loss of life, occurred under Trecastle, near this town, during the sudden gale of Tuesday morning. Four men from Llandegfan had gone out in two boats, for the purpose of dredging oysters, when a sudden gust of wind struck one of the boats, and instantly upset it. One of the poor fellows sunk immediately, and then another clung to an oar until assistance was rendered from the other boat, which rescued him from his perilous situation. The body has not yet been found.—Carnarvon Herald. BRIGHTON, AUG. R 0 3 , Cu k n hotel /f elrode and suite arrived at Pegg'slast night, from under whose medical Dr. Franz, a resident physician , 1 )a . 1 Turk hotel to receive him, and had an interview of more than medical care the Count has placed himself, was at the an hour with him. Early li'sedmotlrinei themorning German Count, s companied by Dr. Franz, v will prnobapbaly, and took the waters. Hi 3 stay inßri g hton month His daughter and. Baron 13runnow are c d e a ( il d a m nected at the York Hotel, on a visit to the Count. PyoettNiotsEs.--Two of these destructive animals were last week captured by the men belonging to some of the clay boats that ply between Poole and Wysch. The largest of them was t . l l .feet in length, and 6 feet 6 inches in girth ; the tail, which is horizontal in the por poise, measured two feet four inches. These animals are most numerous on the coast in the mackerel and her ring seasons, and will pursue these fish up the bay as a dog does a hare ; they also dig the bottom of the rivers, as a hog would with its snout, for eels. The fat which surrounds their bodies yields excellent oil ; from this fatness and their rooting like swine, they are in many places called sea hobs. The porpoise was considered a dainty for the royal table in the time of Henry VIII., and even so late a s Eli za b eth was cons i dere d goo d eating. —Sherborne Mercury, Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inqueA at the Duke of Wellington, Sussex-street, Tot tenham -court-road, on the body of William Maxfield, aged thirty-seven, foreman to Mr. Ernest, builder, of Newman-street, Middlesex Hospital, who committed suicide, by cutting his throat with a chisel. The de ceased's mind was affected, having lately lost his wife, who left behind three young children. Verdict—" Tem- Forary insanity." CELTS AND SAXONS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—When:any particular excellence of the British character is brought under notice, it is by no means unusual to find its existence attributed altogether to some generic superiority of the Anglo-Saxon race, and to hear the merits of " our Anglo-Saxon an cestors," as they are called, extolled upon every such occasion ; and as you have at all times evinced a rea diness to remove erroneous impressions, and to be friend the injured, I trust you will allow me to offer a few remarks upon the subject. As, however, this idea of Anglo-Saxon superiority may have gained pos session of some minds, I am persuaded that when the subject is duly investigated, the whole will be dis covered to be nothing more than a mere groundless fancy, and that evidence can be adduced sufficient to show the fallacy and injustice of the assumption, and to prove that the Anglo-Saxon blood is not predominant in this kingdom, nor its virtues so efficacious as to warrant any idea of its superiority, but, on the con trary, that the Celtic is the predominant race. When the Saxons and Angles first invaded this island, there can be no doubt that their numbers were so considerable, that along the eastern coasts they became the predominant race; and as on their first arrival they waged a war of extermination, it is pos sible that in some districts they were left sole pos sessors of the soil ; but according as they extended themselves towards the interior, it became a war of subjugation, and not of extirpation ; so that, in those parts, the bulk of the British inhabitants, having sub mitted to the new dominion, became mixed up with the invaders, and, in a few generations, the subjects of the heptarchy having become blended together, no trace remained of any original distinction. Of the subsequent Danish invasions but few impressions re main, as that people afterwards almost entirely quit ted the island. But with the Normans the ease was different. They settled in the country, and never left it ; and being at that time more Gaulish than Scan dinavian, the blood they introduced was, in a great measure, Celtic. So that here we find another deduc tion from the amount of Anglo-Saxon predominancy. It must also be recollected that a great portion of the island had always continued in the possession of the original Celtic inhabitants, as Corrmall, for instance, Wales, Cumberland, and the chief part of Scotland. Such was the state of Britain previous to the union of its several divisions in the 16th and 17th centuries. Since then, the Celtic race has been pouring into England in such copious streams, as to render it doubtful whether there is in the whole kingdom a single drop of Anglo-Saxon blood, except in an ex tremely diluted state. In the town of Liverpool, out of its 200,000 inhabitants, there are by birth or ex traction, 60,000 Irish, 40,000 Welsh, and 20,000 Scotch. In Manchester and Birmingham the propor tions are not greatly inferior. Chester, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Hereford, and all the towns bordering on the principality, have had their population continually replenished from that country ; and Bristol, which fo'r ages has been a kind of metropolis for South Wales, abounds with families of Welsh extraction, and has of late received a vast accession of Irish. Indeed, the latter are in an extraordinary degree supplanting the old inhabitants of England. Every English town has its Irish population; and in harvest time, tens of thousands of new adventurers come over from Ireland and disperse themselves over the country, of whom multitudes settle there and never return. The En glish labourer, unable to bear up against the difficul ties of the times, emigrates .to another hemisphere, and the more pure-blooded and hardier Celt occupies his place. If we add to this the continual influx of the upper classes from the Celtic countries, and their permanent location in England, we can come to no other conclusion than that the great mass of the people of England is much more Celtic than Saxon, and that there are but few families in the kingdom who do not possess some portion of Celtic blood. In deed, the Throne itself acknowledges such admixture of kindred. The Tudors and Mortimers of Wales, and the Stuarts of Scotland, each claim their portion, and that, too, much less remotely than the Anglo- Saxon dynasty. Following up the same train of argument, I think it may be shown that Britain is as little indebted to the Anglo-Saxons for its energies and spirit of enter prise, as for its population. The most distinguished characters of the present day have certainly much Celtic blood in their veins ; whether they have as much Anglo-Saxon remains to be proved. It re quires but a single glance over the intellectual state of the country to be convinced of this. Whether in the peaceful pursuits of domestic life, or in the more stirring and martial occupations of foreign lands, we continually meet with confirmations of this truth. Ask those gallant men who have lately aehieved such glorious enterprises in the East—ask Sir Hugh Gough and his Connaught Rangers if they are Saxons ; I doubt whether they would not resent the question as an insult. Look at those whose daring stood pre-eminent even amidst the concentrated valour of Europe. Of what race were they ? The dauntless Picton and his "fighting division"—did they acknow ledge a Saxon origin ? Even those intrepid and enter prising men, who have so lately encountered the perils of the frozen seas, and explored the unknown regions of either pole, are they Anglo-Saxons ? Quite ;,he reverse. They are both of them genuine Celts, Parry and Ross ; the one a Welshman, and the other a Gael. I shall not pursue the argument any further at the present moment ; but I trust I have adduced facts sufficient, at least, to shake the confidence of those who may hava been led to adopt the unfounded notion of Anglo-Saxon superiority; and, when I recur to the subject, I hope to be able to show, in a manner equally conclusive, that it is well for Britain that the Anglo-Saxon blood is not predominant, but than, on the contrary, that sluggish stream has been so much quickened by the vivifying impulse of Celtic energy. A CELT. STATE OF THE NAVY.—The navy, as at present constituted, is not of sufficient strength for all the pur poses for which its services may be required, and the reason is very obvious. Ten years ago it could scarcely be said we had a man-of-war steamer. We have now a steam force in actual commission of 13,941 horse power, and, as we calculate that for every three horse power a man is re quisite, it follows that 4,600 marines and seamen are required by this arm of the service only ; and it clearly appears to us that, however necessary this force may be, it is entirely an additional one. We do not observe that the steam force displaces any sailing vessels, or, if it does, only in a very small degree. It follows, there fore, that if we had, in 1837, 38,500 seamen and marines in our votes, and only 34,000 in 1844, our sailing navy is actually lessened by 4,500 men in the interval ; to this also must be added the extraordinary additional call which the altered state of the political world creates upon our navy. The French, for instance, restless to a degree, have a strong force in powerful ships in various unaccustomed quarters ; and, though we have in reality at this moment 36,000 men on our naval victualling books, we cannot honour cur friends with that complimentary attendance which the prudence of a good Government would suggest ; in plain terms, we should have an addition to our canvass navy of at least 6,000 men, and these would find enough to do on the coast of China, the islands of the Pacific Ocean, the western shores of North America, in the contiguity of the Oregon territory, the increasing colonial posses sions in the New World, and more particularly on the east and west coasts of Africa, where we have under taken to do more than our present force will enable us to do ; even though we have denuded the Brazils, the West Indies, and the North American stations, to a dangerous extent, of the ships that should belong to those quarters. We ought, at least, to have an additional force of four sail of the line and six razzed frigates ; and we will venture to assert that such a force could not be manned under a period of at least six months. Sa much for the boast that Government have seamen to any amount always ready. The thing is impossible ; for very subsistence, the seamen, the moment they are dis charged from one ship, whelher national or mercantile, immediately seek a new employment, and it is only a s seamen get disengaged from present employment that men of war can expect to pick them up. It should be borne in mind also, that the naval officers will only take the best men, and therefore reject at least three-fourths of those who effer.—Hampshire Telegraph. FATAL ACCIDENT AT LONDON -BRIDGE `Last night between ten and eleven o'clock, a fatal accident of t of haal etw pier ecrh ment youngh e followingmoilcac n u r o r f e occurred at ea t r ne t a h tm e h ee C p i o t af y rt p i i c e u r l , a ThomasrLs o:lnTdalor :—don-It appears bridge,po iei aers at the City pier, was attempting to pass from the dumb lighter lying then to the contiguous, or Old Shades pier. In consequence of his being near-sighted, and the lighter being moved for the purpose of effecting the im provements ordered by the Lord Mayor to widen that part of the river above bridge, where so many steamers embark and land passengers throughout the day, ho mistook his step and fell overboard under the bows of the lighter close by the piles, IN hich during the night are being driven for enlarging the area of the river. Every effort was made to recover the body without success. In China no fees are paid for the administration of justice. The judge, whose office costs him nothing, and who has his salary stated, can require nothing of the prrties at law, which empowers every poor man to pro secute his own rights, and frees him from being oppressed by the opulence of his adversary, who cannot be brought to do justly and reasonably because the other has not money.—Capt. Piddin9's Chinese Olio. SUNDAY AMUSEMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES.— (From a New York paper.)—We copy the following ad vertisement from a New Orleans paper. They greatly need a reform mayor in that city:—" Bull Fight.—A fight between a ferocious bull and a number of dogs will take place this day, Sunday, at five o'clock p.m., on the other side of the river, at Algiers, opposite Canal-street. After the bull fight a fight will take place between a► bear and some dogs. The whole to conclude with a combat between an ass and several dogs. Admittance-- boxes, 50 cents ; pit, 30 cents. Amateurs bringing dogs to practise in the fight will be admitted gratis. Doors open at half-past three o'clock. The spectacle will be repeated every Sunday, weather permitting.—PEPS LLITLLA..“ PARIS AND STRASTIURGII RAILWAY.—The com pany formed for working the line of railroad from Paris to Strasburgh, the council of administration o' which had become incomplete by the resignation 0 ' Count Mole and M. Ganneron, has just been re-olio/84 and General Cubiares has accepted the office of 1.-rebideut. COURT CIRCULAR.. WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—Her Majesty is going on in every respect as well as possible. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting, went this morning to inspect the battalion of Scots Fusileer Guards stationed here. _ _ Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice were taken airings in a carriage in the forenoon. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was also taken in the royal gardens. The Earl of Hardwicke arrived to-day at the Castle. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left her re sidence, Frogmore Lodge, in a carriage and four, soon after one o'clock to-day, to pay a visit of congratulation to her Majesty, the Queen Dowager, at her residence at Bushy House, Bushy Park, on the auspicious return of her natal day. The Royal Duchess returned to Frog more Lodge soon after six o'clock, and immediately after wards proceeded to the Castle, and visited her Majesty and Prince Albert. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Toreign-office, Downing-street. The Council as sembled at half•past tkree o'clock. The Ministers pre sent were Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Stanley, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Wharncliffe, the Earl of Ripon, Lord Granville Somerset, Sir Edward Knatchbull, and the Duke of Buccleuch. The Council remained in deliberation about two hours. Lord Stanley left town lait night for Netherby, on a visit to Sir James Graham. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town yes terday morning. A meeting of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England took place yesterday. Those present were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Lichfield, the Lord President of the Council, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Besborough, and the Right ion. Sir John Nicoll. We understand that Mr. Matheson of Achany and the Lewis has purchased the property of Blackwell's and Park House, in this vicinity, for 9,000/. Mr. Matheson, by this purchase, has become one of our principal burgh heritors, and as the Park House lands are susceptible of great improvement, we have little doubt that they will be soon converted by him into purposes of greater utility and ornament. The grounds are situated between the quarry of Dingwall downwards to the C non, and the road leading to the canal mouth, Provost Cameron's land and the Gaol and County ,Buildings being to the north side of the road, and would suit well for building, —Ross-shire Advertiser. DEATH OF LADY ANNE SCOTT.—We regret to announce the death of Lady Anne Elizabeth Scott, eldest sister of his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, at Leamington, yesterday, where har Ladyship has been residing for some time past. Lady Anne was the eldest daughter of the late Duke of Buccleuch, having been born on the 17th of August, 1796. By her Ladyship's decease several noble families are placed in mourning, among which may be mentioned those of the Earl of Courtown, the Earl of Brownlow, the Earl of Romney, the Dowager Marchioness of Bath, &c. Her Ladyship's remains will be removed for interment to the family mausoleum at Bowhill, in Selkirkshire, North Britain. SILVER MEDAL. .... ..______. Anthony Marcotti ~ ... ... 1 1 Benjamin Heasman 5 R. W. Nicholson 2l Four others started for this event, which was admir ably contested, and afforded considerable amusement to the numerous bystanders. BERMONDSEY REGATTA. Notwithstanding the very unfavourable state of the weather yesterday, the watermen of this place contended for a boat and other prizes, liberally presented by the ladies and gentlemen of St. Mary Magdalen and St. James. The first three heats were rowed in the absence of spectators, save those whom business had drawn near the spot ; but, as the rain ceased in the evening, there were two or three hundred persons assembled to witness the grand heat. The race was with six scu]lers in five heats, the distance extending from Mill-stairs down, round the floating engine, King-stairs, twice round in each heat. W. White was the winner. DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL GALWAY.—This gal lant flag-officer died on Friday last, at an advanced age. He entered the navy on the 19th of February, 1786, and had seen considerable service in his profession. At the battle of the Nile he ably distinguished himself under the eve of the immortal Nelson, being senior Lieutenant of the Vanguard, that hero's ship. At Walcheren he commanded the Dryad ; and in 1811 was actively em ployed on the north coast of Spain, in co-operation with the Patriots, or National party. He captured the Clo rinde French frigate in 1814, that vessel of war having previously had a severe action with the Eurotas. His commissions were dated as follow :—Lieutenant, 24th June, 1793 ; Commander, 3d Oct., 1798 ; Captain, 29th April, 1802 ; and Rear-Admiral, 10th Jan., 1837. DEATH OF LORD HUNTINGFIELD.—We have to notice the demise of the above nobleman, who expired on Saturday last, at Heveningham-hall, Suffolk. The deceased, Joshua Vanneck Baron Huntingfield, of Heveningham-hall, in the peerage of Ireland, and a baronet of Englund, was eldest son of Joshua, first Lord of Huntingfield, by Maria, second daughter of Mr. Andrew Thomson. He was born on the 12th of August, 1778, and at his death was within two days of completing his 66th year. He was twice married, namely, first, 2d April, 1810, to Frances Catherine, eldest daughter of Mr. Challoner Arcedeckne, who died in 1815 ; and, secondly, 6th January, 1817, Lucy Jane, third daughter of Sir Charles Blois, Bart., who survives his lordship. He leaves an only daughter by the first marriage, the Hon. Mrs. Rowley, wife of Captain Robert Charles Rowley ; and an only son by the second lady, namely, the Hon. Charles Andrew Vanneck, now Lord Hunting field, who was born the 12th of January, 1818, and married, on the 6th of July, 1839, Miss Louisa Arce deckne, only daughter of Mr. Andrew Arcedeckne. PUBLIC FUNERAL OF DR. DALTON.—A public funeral was given at Manchester on Monday last to the remains of Dr. Dalton, who died in Manchester a few days ago, aged 78. The doctor was a member of the Society of Friends, and was celebrated throughout th e land as a chymist and as the discoverer of the " atomic theory." The Mayor and Corporation joined with the scientific friends of the late doctor in giving this public testimonial to his worth, and no less than one hundred private carriages, including that of the corporation and the various Societies in the town, formed a part of the proce! , ion to the Ardwick Cemetery, where his remains were interred, The shops and warehouses in the line of road to the place of interment were closed, manift st ing a marked desire to pay every respect to the philoso pher's memory. THE WRIT OF ERROR. We (Dublin Pilot) subjoin a copy of a notice served on the attorneys of the traversers. We shall only say, in reference to reports, that no one is acquainted with the opinions of the Judges, but on the result we, from our knowledge of ministerial intrigue, maintain our own opinions:— (Copy.) O'CONNELL AND OTHERS V. THE QUEEN. I beg to acquaint you that the above causes will be taken into further consideration on Monday, the 2d of Sep tember next, at ten o'clock, and the Judges are then to attend to deliver their opinions upon the question of law propounded to them.—l am your most obedient servant, EDWARD PARROT, Clerk of the Journals. House of Lords, 10th August, 1844. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA. SECOND DAY-CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS. At 10 A.m., the following yachts of the Royal Yacht Squadron startedfor the second 50/. cup : Brilliant schooner, of 393 tons—G. IL Ackers, Esq. Galatea schooner, 190 tons—C. R. M. Talbot, Esq. Xarifa schooner, 185 tons—the Earl of Wilton. ._._ Georgian schooner, 168 tons—Wm. Lyon, Esq. Zephyretta schooner, 180 tons—Henry Hope, Esq. Fairy schooner—Win. Peareth, Esq. COURSE ROUND THE ISLE OF WIGHT. On the signal-gun being fired from the Royal Yacht Squadron-house, each vessel was got before the wind and sail made with all possible dispatch ; there was a fresh breeze from the westward, and Mr. Nope's yacht shot a head, closely followed by the Earl of Wilton's, the Bril liant being the last, there not being at that time wind enough for her, but, on getting outside, the wind fresh ened, and when off Shanklin, the Brilliant got foul of the Zephyretta, and carried away her jibboom. She then bore up, as did the Fairy ; both returned to 'Cowes roadstead about half-past four, P.M. The Ruby steamer, with a number of ladies and gentlemen on board, at tempted to follow the yachts, but these pleasure-seekers found no pleasure outside the Wight, and when off the Culvers there was a pretty scene on board, and, by the general voice, the steamer returned. Some of the Royal Thames yachts tried the Needles passage to meet the yachts, but the white salt spray gave them a white feather, and they put about and returned. . . At the back the Galatea was more unfortunate ; she carried away her foremast, and the Brilliant has towed her down in sight of Cowes, where she is now at anchor. The Brilliant is beating down to the Roads. At twenty , three minutes to five the Georgian came in, winning the cup to the no small surprise of the knowing one's, who had put her down as the whipper-in; " it's an ill wind that blows no one good ;" other people's misfortunes were her gain. The Xarifa came second at sixteen minutes to five. The Royal Thames yachts sail to-morrow, nine have entered, theysail in the good old course round thebuoys. This will be the finest sight this season, and, all the time, in view of the town. They start at eleven. The Roads are crowded with yachts ; the inns with company ; but a great many houses are defaced by ill looking papers of " Lodgings," " This house to let," and such like. EXECUTION OF THE MURDERER, WEEKS.—BOD MIN, TUESDAY.—The execution of the murderer, Weeks, took place, yesterday, at noon, at the county gaol here. The unhappy man was reported severa l ti mes to h ave died since the passin g of th e sen t ence d oom i ng hi m to his miserable fate, and in a s t a t e o f unconsc i ousness chiefly the time has glided away with him from that period to his final hour. Thousands of persons, men, women, and children, were on the spot in front of the drop at an early hour, and continued to increase until the miserable being was brought forward to be sacrificed to the laws of his count r y. H e j o i ne d t h e f e l ons i n t h e prison yesterday in religious exercises, and appeared to pay attention as much as his mind enabled him to ex hortations for repentance and to hope in Christ. At twelve the final hour had arrived, and, everything being complete,: the wretched man was hanged. PORT or GLOUCESTER.—The great influx of vessels into this port, which we have had for some weeks past, has somewhat subsided, still the basin is nearly full at the present moment, and large arrivals are said to be ex pected. The activity at the docks has not diminished, and as the warehouses there are quite full, every avail able building is being secured by the merchants ; one or two stores in the island, with the round house in Wor cester-street, and part of Mr. Help's premises at Barton turnpike, having been taken for the storage of corn. The latter premises have received the sanction of the Com missioners of Customs for the reception of grain under bond. The haulage and warehousing expenses in these localities at so great a distance from the basin, must prove very considerable. The quantity of wheat in the bonded stores is estimated at 40,000 quarters, and duty at 17s. a quarter was paid a few days since on 7,000 quarters. The Gloucester and Berkeley Canal Company are making a very manifest improve ment opposite the arm of the basin, excavators being now at work in the removal of the projection at Mr. Hunt's yard, which will increase the entrance of the canal at that part 50 feet in width, and the same in length. The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway's swing-bridge across the basin-locks, of similar construc tion to the one belonging to the Canal Company, is also nearly finished ; by this bridge the line of rails will be continued alongside the warehouses on the north-west side of the docks ; and should the Railway Company decide on continuing these rails to Baker's-quay, and other parts contiguous to the basin, we may look upon their enterprising undertaking to establish a direct com munication for the quick dispatch of goods from the docks to their depot at the station, for transit along the line, as successful and complete. With regard to our port generally, there appears to be a decided and praise worthy desire for useful improvements, amongst which may be enumerated the erection of a new custom-house, which fine edifice is progressing rapidly towards com pletion ; and should the sanguine expectations enter tained by others as well as by ourselves be realised, as to the advantage that will accrue from the reduction of the canal rates, it must be admitted on all hands that the prospective aspect of things, both for the port and the city, is very cheering.—Gloucester Chronicle. TUB WEATHER.—It has rained almost incessantly for the last eight-and-forty hours ; and although there was a shift of wind this morning, and it has con tinued to blow from the eastward during the whole of the day, the weather does not, by any means, present a settled appearance. The mercury rose in the barometer , The last night, and we must hope for the best. he rain that has already fallen can do no injury, except to the heavy wheat crops, which wind and sun would soon re store ; but, on the contrary, it will prove highly benefi cial to the potatoes and aftergrass, as well as to the small cultivated patches containing the poor man's harvest— his oats.—Dublin Paper. lel lr 9, 69 i s, 330, to till led b f ooh" §eve ll ' lsf •-..