The Sun. — London, England, 1844-11-29 00:00:00

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LYcELT I n t 'lotiniMa ia ihree acts, callect Home Again, 4 " Produced at this theatre last night. It is stated • •,, :o*ll . toil there is mit a se:.Thi • - • Her- the : ~,„; • ; N ( F te,•two dauklitors, po,. (Mr,. lieel,y), and Alie, Forte-(:n , . 1 CA. litter is in I,,ve with Charles or,iishaw (Mr. who proceed:, to India to men.' his tOrtune. Her hand is sought fir by Squire D illon (Air. F Vining), a titan of wealth and a g 4t ubler. His suit is rejected by Alice. All the evil Passions of his nature are roused ; and having h-rit I n° ll, l to the Lieutenant, N+ ho is nut in a condition to Pay hnn, he makes use or the power which this cir quiistance affords to gain the daughter's hand. He ha s the Lieutenant taken to prison, and puss an exe cution into the house. The daughter consents to sign a contract of marriage for the sake of her father, whom Dillon, on this condition, consents to liberate from P c i , i ,"• The contract is not to be fulfilled 4 1 1 the end of a month. In the meantime, ti t i le father of Alice is liberated from prison by t ea t, Bradshaw (Mr. Keeley), who pays the debt due 1 ° , 1 "illon. Leslie finds that all his property has been bee d i and that the ".Briery," his tittle cottage, has time appointed taken from him. He becomes At the — e appointer' by Diiloa for the fulfilment of the . 111 „ 51. riage contract with Alice he does not make his Z'Pe, arance ; but after the month has passed by he ar — " 4 es his appearance, his persitri quite altered, and t7,l l ) l l °ll nces that he has been ruined at the gaming- I n Lei and that the lichee are in pursuit. of him for ti l r g e rY• Villain to the last, however, he insists on hand of Alice, and requires that she should fly teewith him , • Tke police, however, are at hand, and 'Y escapes in consequence of the arrival 1 3 1 "; Charles Brad haw who aids his fliht, and gives '4 ll e l-n uiley. The family are restored tot he " Briery." his"come home" again. The Lieut enan t recovers • an A tifl ud, has his newspaper at bre a kf as t as f ormer l y , is the centre of a happy group. Dillon, in dis r,,,,zs,,enters with wedding rings for sale. He avows f or guilt, and makes the only reparation in his power tr V I the misery he has caused, by leaving his con "c' of marriage with Alice. Such is the plot ; not Poss • "slog much novelty certainly. It is moreover too melodramatic in its character and situations m uch too style of acting at command to work it out With th effect. It was impossible not to feel that N e _ lightness of Mrs. Keeley was quite out of ii,hae,e in the p resence o f a di s t racte d f at h er. iS surely not natural; sties not less so is the ra teer ra °I Dillon, who is psed of the most lovedespe #k for Alice, and yet fails to come, at the end pi,,, L ue month, to fulfil his marriage contract. The ` e was not, however, unfavourably received; but how different was the feeling of the house when the well s u to Risvi en in which the parts are admirably ' " ng Th e ited to the actors, provoked the laught er o f a ll. Some actin of Mr. Alatewa did him great c of the scenery is ext h remely well executedredit.. PRINCESS'S. d uee edrrold's d omes ti c d rama o f Th e R ent D ay was pro of th here on Wednesdoy, both as regards the cast ier ‘ , Principal characters and the getting up, in a t• complete manner. Mr. J. Wallack's impersona •ion t aet .` alartin Heywood is well known, and is, in i t i ' inseparable from the reputation of the play itself. i n A n "' some time since he has appeared in London ar actera of this na t ure ; b u t, h owever h e may thin to th e hi g h er wa l k of the drama, we do not 6 (H '; he can ever suffer from these humbler u assump k P displays in the part of Martin Heywood w h ic ' h gh H e . and a flow of pa feelin, whil e it nergy is in the highest degree ssionate effective a s s which s h the stage, preserves all the simple nature o h tt the autho r h as t h rown i nto t h is an d t h e other sti rii!cters grouped imm e di a tely a b ou t hi m . M rs. i ng as Ra c h e l H eywood, though perhaps lacking th o - r n g Passio n , ma d e a profound impression by her rler ough earnestness and amiable simplicity of man- Nv, W alter Lacy' s Sil ver J ac k, as we ll k nown as 4daek's Martin Heywood, was as effective as ever. wan), . 8 Y made as much of Crumbs as could be, but it I rl•ft! tn incongruous character, which is exceedingly Lie Ult to deal with, as, between his present villany With his Cornier wrongs, the interest is perplexed. Arith regard to Mr. Compton's Bullfrog, it appeared th e h e was desirous to give an uniform colouring to "e dram —a, and conse uently gave the part a melan e-nIY tone, which we ci do not, however, think was the auth or 'a intention. The tableaux were all admirably arranged, and drew down immense applause, as, in deed, did the piece throughout, and it will doubtl ess prov e o f service for many future " off-nights." - - DITTC H MAIL. SToomoLsi, Nov. 15.—A most interesting dis covery h as b een made in the secret repository of the Equestrian Order, viz., several chests full of docu ments which have not been examined for these thirty Years ; among them are original documents concern ing the r evo l u ti ons o f 1719, 1772, and 1789. Most !] , t' the documents are written, and some elegantly bound, and several have silver clasps. Geyer's third volum e of the papers of Gustavus causes some sensa tion. RANOVER, Nov. 21.--The King of Prussia, who d st „ a accepted th e i nv i tation of our Sovereign to come 4d hunting p ar t y at t h e Gohrde, has been sud 4;1.Y htn indered f rom un d erta ki ng t h e j ourney. His at t h e our King, h as g i ven u p th e h un ti ng par t y Prin ce Goh r d e, and is gone with his son-in-law, the 1- of Schon, to Rothenkinhow, which is also a ro yal hunting seat to Borsenhalle, N0v.23. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA TTERSALL'S.—TESTERIDAT. DERBY 12 t o 1 agst Mr. Greville's . Alarm—taken to 1001. 18 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb colt-2 0 to 1 taken 20 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam—take s 2l to to l 1 22 to 1 ast Lord Coleman's oung Stradbroke's Idas—ta e 25 to 1 ag g st Mr. Y 35 taken twice Eelipse- 2 1000 to 30 to 1 ag st M r. J aques ' s Anti-Repealer—taken 2 0 35 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England -0,) 00 to 30 agst Lord Eglinton's Lycurgus—taken ...... 1 , 9 0 t° SO agst Mr. Lintott's Cabin Boy—t. and aft. oft'. Tae t,i , 10 apt Mr. Worley's John Davis—taken. read e e , 4°° ve hst contains all the bets that were laid, and comment superfluous. 40n CHE STER CUP—ENTER OR NOT. ....k - te 10 e ac h agst the following horses in one bet haj aghllall, Alice Hawthorn, Morpeth, Croton Oil, Fogg- a. and colt by Gl a diator, dam by Capsicum. 'V 11, INb soll T His Royal Hig 4 --.. rt , THU RS DAY. — His Duke Ern est ' the Reigning Duke of Saxe Ci . )burg hnessPrince with ( ,r b; Wur ternberg, went out hunting this a morning was ut Mr, ."3 Royal Highness's harriers. The . meet was ,ta.•Aldridge 's farm, near Upton. A fine hare toata r l e h d ; ' which afforded some sport with a cold scent, t til ed' ."8 1rt.3'8.1 Highness and party returned home on o ftilutVisatle for a Privy Council. Later in the afte: h n i o oh. after hare was found in the Chalvey meadows Aft as two rings, went off most gallantly, , run into ‘f , err ow „.. , up to Burnham, where she was s ' truight tt,,Z,sa fine run of thirty-five minutes. .His Royal High- Miitterw tt ek is Bow in first-rate condition, the ajor-Gen loll __,_ greatest .ring been paid to their size and breed by Herl.eral \V emyss. Mee lth,C ci Yal Highness the Grand Duchess of interesting sit, ti - -arg Strelitz is said to be in th e d, "II which p r omises, at an early period, tha . to add to C o in3 nt e6 a tie haPPiness of her illustrious family. tenh,t„-- de lialnoki Count Nemes, and Baron Va . n. th e c. 4, arrived in London : on Wednesday afternoon,. kali errlter;al Ste Navigation Company's steam-ship t y °- -"verpoola,n;roNmalgteanid. X.Y it A , -r.40/1, `"IIIJIRAIRY SUDDEN DEATHS OP „ THE Pap rue tr:viel: :dtIN:.:;) i r , re l twolii rClii--t hlen. Icianna,°br Tux "NORFOLK CHRONICLE" AND NOR , d le a.t ( h )bi o tu f a , r \ y ir. of u t a h v e ,id la lr st w w in ee ,s lC ,as Ginn.' ltrii Riled i. ''''' gentleman had for upwards of forty de • d ent's.' situation in the office of the teet er H as PeelltleZaypesru ' dd th e e n, N an or d f , ol tora Chr hi n s icle. high c li h r a a l drysB - theme of general conversation for se e ve th l , ereca ,i,.../I ounday last, only five days after his el t a at the 4 ., ' 4 the astonishment, and deep was the regre, o _ tion44,incncentent of the equally sudden death_ tor f of th:44llMatchet, Esq the senior partner and edi_ e _ a Pwa r 4 d til Paper which * Capacity that gentleman had fill d gre m of hulf i; Century. - O n -On Wednesday morning still al leth er w " hull a and deeper the regret, at h of ii . ‘ `' r , awful visitation in the nearly as sudden death well .."' naccn Esq., the senior partner and editor of the Wellrfal Pa Per t he Nerwich Mercury, who had been un to eat ' l ' the last few weeks, but not to such an extent as ,t'vent,she o n e last alarm to his family. These sad and mournful 'n ti t , 4% . 3 east a melancholy gloom over all the parties etl .°1 " for in truth may it be said that no three rE 3 ,., "len c ould be found who lived more universally aiir t ed, or died more deservedly lamented. Norwich peetillve:cer loo.k upon their like again, for in their res nor i, aPacities, as editors, none shone more than them, ( . .. 0 _ e private life were none more esteemed.—From a .i.„%reVondent. , 11 E A I r . 10‘18,1 '".l OP MRS. 13LOMPIELD, MOTHER OF THE ladyla °l' F LoNnom• —The death of the above amiable 1 tool place last evening (Tuesday), at her residence ehartlerY, under circumstances of a peculiarly saddening health tti... Mrs. Blomfield had been in her accustomed . t0„.._., uring the day—indeed, had been walking in the t 0 4 7 1• la the afternoon she complained of unusual symp p.,,..' Ihese increasing, ended fatally at about eight, tirwl is known that the Right Rev. Bishop of London s u ° Is the on of the deceased l a d y ) was expected in maraative tovvn to officiate at the re-opening of St. INri va p churc. Strange and melancholy to say, his ar took place at the moment of dissolution. Mrs. ehilint field was, we believe, in her eightieth year. The ~,±''ter of the deceased—hkr connexion with the dis ,,, lalied Prelate, and the approachirg ceremony at ~1,..L h e 444 ' " .4 1 e was wiout to assist, occasioned a deep concern e-Yrnpathy i 0 the town. We understand that the eaen d - • , ony fan painful occurrence will not prevent the cere q. ~ t e-opening the church taking place. The Bishops to '-'„1/1:010 and Norwich are severally named as likely thy!lletute in the stead of the Bishop of London.—From 'ipecond Edition of the Bury Herald. lyi t ,"T Or SUNDEELAND.--The quantity of shipping I), vli g v in the port of Sunderland for a few weeks past h t as 1 4) 0 ,, eerY great last week they were said to amonnt evereve Tien .Modred sail, probably the greatest number the harbour at once. The crowding and incal- I ia* are Of course great,— Tyne Mercury. HOTEL AND TAVERN-KEEPERS' After the cloth had been drawn, the usual loyal and constitu,ionat toasts were given, and received with customary enthusiasm, The CHAIRMAN then proposed " Prospero , to the Institution." In proposing this toast he observed, that the institution was founded in the year 1839, and in that year the sum of 1,100/. was obtained in support of the object for which it was founded. In the second year of the So ciety's existence that sum had increased to 1,958/. ; but in the third year he regretted to say a telling off ook place, and from that period until the present time the progress had not been such as the friends of the, institution expected and desired. It was not sufficient for them to meet in that room ; the design of the institution required that they should exert themselves in their several spheres after the convivialities of that evening were concluded.— (Hear, hear.) Every member should endeavour to obtain the co-operation of the friends by whom he was surrounded in his own neighbourhood. On look ing over the list of subscribers, he found the names of persons of great wealth, occupying stations in hich they would be enabled, by proper exertion, to secure adequate support for that excellent institution. It was a fundamental rule of the society that they should not commence distributing the funds to their poorer brethren until the sum of five thousand pounds had been obtained; and he regretted, that although the institution was then entering upon its sixth year, they were not yet in a condition to carry out its primary object. Was that a state of things which ought to continue ?—(Hear, hear.) He trusted that their exertions would be such as to gladden the hearts of their poorer brethren, and such a result would, he was convinced, afford permanent satisfaction to their own minds. With these remarks, he begged to propose the toast which he had announced, namely, " Prosperity to the In stitution."—Drank with three times three. Mr. IL POWNALL said, on proposing the health of the President of the day, it was customary to enlarge on the excellent qualities for which he was con spicuous • but, knowing the feelings of their Presi dent, he should content himself with simply proposing his health ; only adding that they must all feel deeply indebted to him for consenting to occupy his present position, and thus evincing the interest which he felt in the prosperity and welfare of the institu tion.—(Cheers.) With regard to the object imme diately before them, he must say that there was no class of the community who deserved more considera tion from their fellow•citizens than those who laboriously toiled to promote the comfort of the pas senger, the traveller, and the sojourner at inns. Every one who left his home to travel in different parts of the country must be struck with the conve nience and comfort provided at an English inn, where so much was done to provide a substitute for the endearing attactions of home ; and those who had experienced this, could not but sympathise with the case of those who were left comfortless and dependent in the decline of life. The public expected to find the servants at inns immaculate, and they often became irritable if they did not receive what they considered sufficient attention. To submit to little petty annoy ances was a part of the daily occupation of such per sons. lie trusted that that institution would-, to a great extent, supply a refuge for those who, at an ad vanced period of life, were unable to pursue their ac- customed avocations.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and proposed the health of the contributors to the society, which was drank with enthusiasm. Mr. E. BREWSTER proposed " The Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the Institution," which was duly acknowledged. Mr. CLARK (the Mayor of Windsor), as one of the Viee•Presidents, bri e fl y returned thanks. The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of the Honorary Secretary, Mr. Tapater. Mr. TAPSTEB briefly returned thanks. The ALLYOR of WINDSOR proposed the health of Mr. H. Pownall, who acknowledged the toast. THE NATIONAL THEATRE.—There was a tre mendous house at the National last evening, on the occa sion of Mr. Anderson's benefit. The house was not only crowded to excess, but the audience was composed, a great portion of it, of the beauty and fashion of our city. Mr. Anderson has, in fact, drawn large and respectable audiences every night of his engagement, and has made himself decidedly a favourite here. During the perform ance of the Lady of Lyons, so strong was the admiration of the audience towards his fine acting, that several most hearty usual in cheers h a e e t r h s o w a t e r r e e , given w h i h m i o , h a n t h o i t n h g i nwhich but i a s very mast o u r n l y performanceHoneymoon, w ca o n o c a a n l n l o fo t r r th e . me H mh is or D o u f ke eye A r ra h n a z v a in , g in se t e h n e played better ; in fact, it was one of the most interesting and agreeable evenings that we have spent at the theatre this season. At the close of the performance Mr. An derson was called for, and immediately appearing before the audience, returned thanks for the honour.—Boston Democrat of Nov. 2. A rivalry at present exists among the colonies of Great Britain to forward to the mother country their varied products. The Australian, the Tasmanian, and other colonies, founded on the immense continent of New Holland, now supply the manufacturers of England with wools almost sufficient for our entire consumption. From British Honduras there has recently been imported pre served turtle, specimens of which were yesterday ex hibited to, and tasted by, several connoisseurs in this most important article for civic and other feasts. The best turtles are caught and cured on the spot, at Hon duras. The full flavour of the fish is thus entirely se cured, and the loss of weight, and the laxity of stamina, consequent upon a long voyage and want of proper food, are thus obviated. To the preseverance of the proprietor of the Honduras Observer (Mr. Gunter), the British public are indebted to the introduction of pure turtle, at a rate that will permit numbers to have a treat not hitherto in their power. KING'S COLLEGE HOSPlTAL.—Wednesday afternoon a meeting of Governors was held in the Board -room of the Hospital, to receive the report of the House Com mittee for the last half year. T. Butterfield, Esq., was called to the chair. The minutes of the last Court having been read and confirmed, the Secretary then read the report for this half year, ending 29th September. At that time there were remaining in the Hospital 101 patients ; admitted since, by letters of recommendation, 197 ; urgent cases, without letters, 339 ; casualties, 52 ; total, 588. Of these there had been discharged, cured or relieved, 566 ; incurable, 4 ; disoi derly, 4 ; died, 43; remaining in the house 29th September, 72. The num ber of out-patients relieved during the same period was 6,312, besides 163 poor married women attended dur i ng confinement at their homes. Total number of in-patients since the opening of the Hospital, 5,330 ; out-patients, including 616 poor married women in the midwifery de partment, 44,171. The report was received and adopted, and after the transaction of some routine business, the meeting separated. SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.—Yesterday was the last day on which entries were made for the forthcoming show at Baker -street, and these, particu larly fur implements, were more numerous than on any previous occasion. Amongst the names of entries for stock, was that of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who last year exhibited some pigs which were commended by the judges, but who this year has entered into cempe- tition in the cattle class. The tarpauling to cover the area, for the accommodation of the cattle, has been com pleted, and is well arranged with the new ventilators, which have proved of such comfort to visitors on the pre vious occasion of the show being held at this Balmer. The last day for taking in implements is to-morrow week, and stock is to be taken in on Saturday week. The extent of accommodation in the carriage depart ment of the gallery, has been much enlarged, on account of the great additional number of implements which have been entered for exhibition. CARROTS A SUBSTITUTE FOR EGGS IN PUDDINGS. —lt is not generally known, and will not, perhaps, be credited, when it is observed that boiled carrots, when properly prepared, form an admirable succedaneum for eggs in the making of puddings. They must, for this purpose, be well b o il e d an d meshed, and afterwards passed through a coarse cloth, or horsehair sieve. The pulp, when thus cleared of any chance fibrous or granular matter, may be introduced among the other ingredients constituting the pudding, with the total omission of eggs, in a quantity proportionate to the size of the former. A pudding composed partly of the above material will be found to be considerably lighter than if the same had been made with eggs, and will impart a far more grateful and agreeable flavour. Upon the principle of economy, the above fact is well worthy the prudent housewife's attention, and there are some housekeepers, approved culinary practitioners too, who, in making their Christ mas plum-puddings, adopt the receipt under notice in preference to using eggs for this purpose. Any person who will but take the pains to try the above experiment upon a small scale, will be fully satisfied with the justice of the remarks here submitted. LIVING IN CARMARTHEN.—It is satisfactory to us to know that the wages, added to the privileges of the in luxuries particular 2s. o of living ydr. ton 2 working classes in thi s v i c i n i ty, are superior to those of the same class in many parts of England, while they have house-rent and p rov i s i ons much cheaper. It may be interesting to our di stant readers to learn the prices of the friends the market l astfine Saturday might be bo ug h t —fi ne geese g will be in 3 o d w . l a t o fr 3 u s in . 6 1 d s .. ; to l s. t: d a turkey,. C 6 a d s . t 0; a nr 3 arsnhads astonished dt fowls a e t o n our dn g la t o h n a d t oi in as that from Norfolk, but f or succulency and delicacy of e a couple.flavour it is not to be surp asse d . B e ef, mutton, and at pair 2 of . a duck s, Our po u l try i s certainly not so large pork are to be bought at 4d. and 4d. ; picked joints of the finest meat, sd. We hare a most plentiful year of potatoes ; they may be bought, fine and good, at ls. the bushel, 60 to 65 pounds to the bushel. Fresh butter, 26 ounces to the lb., at Is. 6d. Eggs are now 24 a shil ling, in the summer they are 36. Good heavy oats, 40 pounds to the bushel, are at Is. I Id. to 2s. Cheap, how ever, as all this appears to be, we are quite outdone in Jersey, which, being a free port, is enabled to import duty free from Britany, one of the cheapest provine.,, France, provisions, wines, &c., at very low rates. 'There (in Jersey), a turkey is 2s. to 35.; ducks, Is. 6d. a pair ; gun owder tea, ss. per lb. ; double refined sug ars 40. to b i d. per lb. ; and Brazil sugar, 3d. Very good port and sherry at 245. the dozen, claret at 18s. to 24s the dozen, brandy, 4s, the gallon ; very fine, and old do., 7s. ; Hollands, 2s. 10d. to 3s. 4d. the garton. The prices are still further reduced by the Englis'a shilling passing fer thirteenpence. Add to all this, t' nem are no taxes, and there is not a toll-bar in the island,—Carmarthen Journal. The CHAIRMAN then gave successively the health of the Stewards of the day, which was warmly re sponded to. Mr. LOVEGROVE returned thanks on behalf of the Stewards. The CHAIRMAN then proposed " the Ladies," and in doing so, took occasion to announce a donation of five guineas from Mrs. Johnson, which elicited con siderable applause. The following donations were also announced : The Chairman, 101. 10s.; Mr. James Hunt, of Syden ham, 10/. 10s.; Mr. Cutler, 101. 10 s . ; M r . H. H. Wood, of Fulham, 10/. 10s. ; Mr. Painter, 101. 10s.; Mr. Hammond, 10/. 108.; the Licensed Victuallers' Fire and Life Insurance Office, in addition to fifty one guineas, Si. 55.; Mr. E. F. Leeks, 51. 55.; Mr. E. Brewster, 51. ss. ; Mr. J. Masterman, 51. ss. ; Mr. Bennet, 51. ss. ; Mr. Webb, Si. ss. ; Mr. Godfrey, 51. 55.; besides other donations, making upwards of 1501. The festivities of the evening were promoted by vocal performances from Messrs. Jolly, Shoubridge, Bruton, and Smith, and two juvenile performers of great merit. The company dispersed shortly after ten o'clock. NORTH SHIELDS AND NEWCAS TLE AND BER WICK RAILWA YS. On Tuesday afternoon a meeting of the Proprietors of the North Shields Railway was held at the office in Pil grim-street. Matthew Bell, Esq., M.P., presided. He called on Mr. Hodson Hinde, M.P., to address the meet ing. Mr. H. Hinde, in moving the first resolution, made a statement of the arrangements entered into by the Pro prietors of the two Companies, the union of which was contemplated. It was to the following effect : That, on the opening of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway, or any part of it, for traffic, the Newcastle and Berwick, and the Newcastle and North Shields Railways, shall be amalgamated, and every shareholder in the Newcastle and North Shields Railway shall hold shares to the same amount in the united Company as he pre viously held in the Newcastle and North Shields Com pany, unless he shall exercise the option hereby reserved to him of disposing of his shares, at par, to the united Company. The debts of the Newcastle and North Shields Railway Company shall be considered as the debts of the united Company, such debts being guaranteed not to exceed the sum of 150,0004, and no increase to be made to the present share capital of 150,0001. without the consent of the Newcastle and Berwick Company. The Newcastle and Berwick Company to have the option of calling upon the Newcastle and North Shields Railway Company to amalgamate with them at any time previous to the opening of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway, upon guaranteeing a dividend at the rate of Si. per cent. per annum until the opening of such line. The railway, stations, warehouses, and depots, with the working stock of the Newcastle and North Shields Railway, to beeome the property of the united Company, but the Newcastle and North Shields Railway Company to be at liberty to dispose of it to any party, all or any of their surplus lands and houses, in order to reduce their debt to 150,0001., except as regards the property between the Newcastle Station and Pilgrim-street, which must be offered to the Newcastle and Berwick Company at cost price, before it is offered for sale to any other party. The Newcastle and North Shields Company to apply to Parliament, in the next session, for an Act to form a line from their terminus at North Shields to Tynemouth, and to form a branch from the Conduit Head to New castle Quay. After the opening of the Newcastle and Berwick line, the united Company shall have guaranteed to them 5/. per cent. on the share capital for three years, such gua rantee to be given by the Newcastle and Darlington Railway Company, with the right to the united Company to require the Newcastle and Darlington Company to take a lease in perpetuity on the same terms, at the end of three years. Mr. SPOOR seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. A series of resolutions for carrying out the views embodied in the foregoing agreement were then moved and carried. Mr. SPOOR, in moving a vote of thanks to Mr. H. Hinde, offered a high tribute to the exertions and talents which he had exhibited in the management of the Com pany's affairs. Mr. JOBLINa seconded the motion, the sentiments of which were corroborated by the Chairman. It was cor dially carried. Mr. HINDE returned thanks. Thanks having been successively voted to the Direc tors and to the Chairman, the meeting broke up. IMPROVEMENT IN THE IRON TRADE.—It will be seen by our Stourbridge police report, that the men in that district, instead of wanting work, have now more than they are inclined to execute. This and similar cases are the result of the improved condition of the iron trade, in every branch of which, with the exception of nailing, the greatest activity prevails ; employment is plentiful, the men are getting better wages, and, conse quently many of them are disposed to do less work. We believe there is not an iron work in this district now standing, and the price for iron, of almost every description, has advanced since the last quarter day, and has still a tendency upwards.— Worcestershire Chronicle. DEATH OF PROFESSOR THOMAS HENDERSON: We regret to announce the death of Thomas Henderson, Esq, Professor of Practical Astronomy in the Uni versity of Edinburgh, which event took place on Satur day morning last. The immediate cause of his death, we understand, was disease ut the heart, the symptoms of which had l atter l y b een o f s o serious a nature as to con fine him to the house for several weeks. Mr. Henderson had held the Professorship of Astronomy since 1834—an n o t ffi m e i e n f m or en :hi c h he wa s em i nen tly qualified by his high in that department of science.--Edinburgh Advertiser. Piti is iIIEN T INSTITUTION. [We willingly publish the following letter, because The sixth annual meeting of the Hotel and Tavern- it is only fair that an advocate of Spain should be keepers' Provident Institution, for the relief of neces- heard. But, after all, does he not confirm our state siteus aged members. was held yesterday evening ment sit t Ta-erti. 0;, s•,:sg•Ate -tr, et, Alderman TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. o h in At, ti ooe hundrrd SlR,—Your leading article this evening on Spain and its pe o pl e i s ca l umn i ous an d un j ust — unwort h y, o pie-en , on the occaision, and the proceed iogs o tht z.veeieg passed off with great eclat. No besides, of the politics advocated by your paper. You edort w i th wanting on the part of the proprie- compare Spain, inhabited by fifteen millions of people, tors to en-ure the comfort and satisfaction of those to Prance, with a population of thirty. You say who itatimed, the dinner snit ;Nines bearing out the that France, in the midst of its civil dissensions, 're reputation A li,ch this esiabli , htnent ha‘ so deservedly pelled its f ore i gn aggressors, pu t d own a v il e aria ontaintd. tocracy, and ma d e it se lf a name , b e f ore th e era o f Napoleon. You say that Spain has produced nothing but adventurers in civil war, butchers, men who re cognise nothing but the law of force, with whom, with the single exception of Espartero, no generous man can sympathise. You take no account of the circumstances of the two nations ; you show no side but the bright side of the French Revolution ; you write half a century after it ; you forget the murders, drownings, hangings, imprisonments, denunciations, fines, confiscations of property, assignat bank ruptcies, and all the atrocities that characterised that Revolution ; and you blame the Spaniards for not following quite so actively in this exterminating career. You forget that the Spanish Revolution was early checked by the infamous interference of its powerful neighbour, under the Duke d'Angouleme. You forget the previous career of a greater army than that of the Duke d'Angouleme—the Imperial Army of the great Napoleon in Spain ? Did the Spaniards show no vigour, then, in resisting foreign aggression ? Is the nature of their country, too, such that they are capable of acting together ? Are they not separated from each other, cut up by mountains, thinly assembled together, and incapable for thi s reason of largely combined movements ? Have the Spaniards had the advantage that France had before her revolution, of a widely diffused literature, a phi losophic spirit of inquiry, generated by free intercourse with the rest of the nations ? Had she not, on the contrary, the misfortune to be go verned by a Monarch deriving his revenue from ad ventitious sources of supply, and therefore able to fix his despotic rule without the consent of his people ? Had she not a Church absorbing all the property and stifling the intellect of the people, for reasons peculiar to the geographical structure of the country, and others, which it would be too long now to enter into ? It would be too long, indeed, to describe the great disadvantages under which she laboured, as compared with either England or France, from which she started into revolution. Her career, a rough one naturally, has been interrupted by the unlawful med dlings of other nations. If she is so unfortunate as not to have elements in the higher order of society with which to regenerate herself, she must begin from the lower. She must take brave and loyal men like Zurbano, if men of better breeding are corrupt and venial. The upper order of society has produced no thing. The Queen, infamous, and more degraded still, avaracious ; Narvaez, a plunderer, a cut-throat, an in triguer, a man loading himself with honours without deserving them, inventing plots against his friends who become powerful, and loading with favours mean people who flatter him; the Finance Ministers stock jobbers; a Cortes sold to the highest bidder; officers who make great parade in ball-rooms, and are cowards in the field. This is the state of things that you would uphold against the revolution. Spain will never be either happy or honoured with such blood-suckers at the helm. Delenda est Carthago. They must be got rid of, and by rough hands. Zurbano, a man of the people, is one of them. I wish him success. To say, as you have said, that he is ready to sell himself to any party, is contrary to all experience of his history to the present time. tie has ever been faithful to the Constitution. In addition to his fidelity, he has the rarest of all qualities, heroic bravery. Though it may cost Spain another struggle, any struggle is better than degradation.--Your obedient servant, A SPANISH TRAVELLER. London, Oct. 27. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY-- ; MOANING, NOVEMBEn 29 1844. STATE OF SPAIN. LITERATURE. DRAWING -ROO2ll SCRAP-BOOK. Fisher, London, 1844. There are not less than thirty-six plates in this - Annual, many of which are executed in a style and with a finish far superior to the ordinary run of such engravings. Among them is a half-length portrait, engraved by Holl from an original painting by Carrick, of the great Irish agitator, Daniel O'Connell. He is represented sitting in an easy chair, in an atti tude of deep contemplation, with one hand lightly pressed against his breast, and the other hanging carelessly over the arm of the chair. Doubtless Ire ' land is the subject of his musing, but from the staid and somewhat pensive expression of his countenance, we infer that he entertains no very sanguine hope of carrying a repeal of the union. "My Youth's Best Friend," which is placed in the title-page, is a very carefully finished engraving. A young girl, whose back is turned towards the spectator, is in the act of embracing her mother—an elderly lady, with a very sweet and placid expression of countenance. The attitude of the daughter is full of grace and ease, and though we cannot see her face, we entertain a firm conviction that she is exceedingly good-looking. The flower-vases on the table, the handsome gold mirror on the wall, the bird-cage hung up to the ceiling, and the half-opened window through which we get a glimpse of same of the luxuriant trees in the gardens ; —these minor details give variety to the picture, and consequently add to its effect. The " Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal" are portraits of her Majesty's two eldest children, which, it seems, have been painted by Ross, in pursuance of the royal com mand. The faces of the children beam with health and good-humour. " Give an Obolus to Belisarius' is engraved from an original painting by David. The picture is by no means deficient in expression, but there is far too much exaggeration about it. The countenance of the blind, supplicating Belisarius, in particular, is full of grimace, when it should have worn an air of touching, melancholy resignation. But this is the painter's fault, the engraver has ac quitted himself with skill and judgment. The literary department of the Drawing-Room Scrap Book, which consists of a variety of prose and verse sketches illus trative of the different embellishments, is under the superintendence of the authoress of the " Women in England," which is a sufficient guarantee that the articles are above mediocrity, if they be not emi nently distinguished by genius. THE AMERICAN PAPERS. At this juncture, when the people of the United States have just given their decision upon the re spective merits of the contending political parties in that republic by electing Mr. Polk, a summary view of the results of previous similar elections may be in teresting. First, however, we will show the mode of proceeding laid down for the Presidential electors. They meet at the capital (Washington), and elect from their own body a president and secretary, to the former of whom the Secretary of State delivers three 1 lists of the names of the electors, signed by the Go vernor, and sealed with the seal of each State. The electors then vote by ballot for President and Vice- President, who must belong to different States. Dis tinct lists of the voters for President and Vice-Presi dent must be made, with the number for each, which must afterwards be signed, certified, and delivered to a messenger appointed to deliver the same to the Pre sident of the Senate, at the seat of Government. The compensation of the electors is the same as allowed to the Members of the Legislature for travelling the same distance, and attending the same length of time. In case of no choice being effected by the electors (the number necessary to elect is 275), as instanced in the election of 1824, the House of Representatives (we believe) gives the decision. The following view of the results of former Presidential elections shows the votes given for each candidate from 1796 to the elec tion of 1840. 'Washington was unanimously chosen the first President, and was inducted into office on the 30th of April, 1789, and he continued in for eight years. For the third Presidential term the votes were as follows : 1796. For President. For Vice-President. John Adams received 71 1 T. Pinckney received . 58 Thomas Jefferson ... 68 1 Aaron Burr ... ... 50 30th of May, and he might add to the 6th of September again. The eyes of Europe were rivetted upon it. Every man in every nation of Europe read the British newspapers to try and collect What erirliinal act they had been guilty of—to learn who they had stabbed, who they had trampled under foot ; what person they had injured, whose land they had tresspassed upon—in a word, whether it was forgery or robbery, or burglary, or phlebotomy, or what they had been guilty (Laughter.) But if they were now to ask Mr. T. B. C. Smith himself--could they get him for a moment in good humour, which he was told was very difficult— (lkar, hear)—" Lie so good as put down in fifteen lines what crimes you have accused those persons of," he could not do so. Ho talked of a deep and foul conspiracy— of the deepest conspiracy that ever was hatched ; but where was the bird or where was the egg? It was to be fund in his (Mr. Smith's) imagination, but now hale else.—(Hear, hear.) Oh, what a hurry was that jury in in finding them guilty.—(hear, hear.) But little had been as yet said of the exertions of their counsel be fore the House of Lords. He felt a stain of ingrati tude upon him for not having sooner poured forth his weed of national thankfulness to their counsel. The first of these was Sir Thomas Wilde, who was at the very head of his profession.—(Hear, hear.) Everything that human intellect could do had been effected for them by Sir Thomas Wilde, and his memory would ever live in the grateful recollections of the Irish nation.—(Loud cheers.) The next gentleman to whom he would refer was Mr. Hill, who, he believed, was Recorder of Bir mingham, and had been known as Mr. Hill, of Hull. His argument was most powerful, and he had been fol lowed by Mr. Peacock, whom he had not known before, but who made his fortune by the admirable manner in which he had acquitted himself, as the occasion enabled him to exhibit his great faculties in the full noon-tide of public notice. The gentleman who, after Sir Thomas Wilde, he was most anxious to have engaged for him was Mr. Kelly, the Member for Cambridge. He had at the very first stated, " If we are to go before the House of Lords, retain for me Mr. Kelly." He had the last word on their side, and much indeed of their success was to be attributed to his masterly address.—(Hear, hear.) Lord John Russell declared in tho House of Commons, that they had not bad a fair trial. Some persons say that the Whigs were as bad as the Tories. They were bad enough, Heaven knows, and he would be as sorry to see them remain in power as that the Tories should continue longer there. They should guard against them more cautiously than against the Tories, for the latter were their open foes ; but still he made this distinction between both parties, that whenever the Whigs were right he was for them ; but as to the Tories, he never knew them to be right yet.—(Laughter.) Lord John Russell, the leader of the Whig party, pledged his high character—and it was a high one--eat they had not had a fair trial ; but what did Peel do ? Before the session broke up, he had the unparalleled audacity—the indescribable impudence —to nssert that they had a fair trial.—(Hear, hear.) As for the Whig press, it had done more to injure the Whig party in this country than it probably imagined, and he hurled at it his most con temptuous defiance—(Cheers)—whether as regarded the eo:emn impudence of the Morning Chronicle when talking of the Irish looking for repeal, or the slanderous mum mery of the Examiner, or that of the paltry Globe, Lord Palmerston's paper, which also indulged in insolence and derision towards the people of Ireland. Let them argue the question if they pleased, but let them know that there was nothing so unsafe as to ins At an entire people. and to turn their just aspirations f& freedom into unholy ridicule.—(Hear, hear.) He wanted to know what re tribution would be made to him and his fellow-pri soners for their one hundred days' incarceration.- -(Hear, hear.) He had endeavoured to procure an inquiry, at least, into that matter. He would also probe the disposition of England on the subject. They had been often told that the people of England wished them well, and that it was the Government only that injured them. He would test that delaration now. He wanted the Association well and deliberately to consider what steps they should take under existing circumstances. Since his trial and liberation advances had been made towards him from many quarters—from men of great in fluence and large property, who talked of joining them for a repeal of the Union Statute upon what was called the federal plan. He inquired what that plan was, but nobody could tell him. However, as they showed a dis position to join for Ireland, he was bound to meet that disposition in the spirit of conciliation, otherwise why should h e h ave b u il t a C onc ili at i on Hall ?—(Hear, hear.) His anxious wish was to conciliate Irishmen of every class and persuasion. Every man who would join Ireland was his sworn brother.—(Cheers.) Federalism should be an open question ; although he confessed that he did not think that question ought to commence until such time as Ireland should have her Parliament ; be cause until then she would not be on a footing with Eng land, or in a position to make her own terms. He had conjectured that there might be something preferable in federalism, if carried far enough. But he had bound him self to no plan, and yet a cry had been raised against him by some young gentlemen (alluding to the Young Ireland party), who thought themselves fitter leaders than he was, but who, instead of reading his letter, and discovering their mistake as to his opinions about fede ralism, made the mistake, and did not read his letter at all.—(Laughter.) These gentlemen were urged on in their declamation against him:by those violent oppo nents of repeal who conducted the Tory press, and who accused him of compromising that question, because of his letter on the subject of federalism, and of his en deavours to induce those who professed to be federalists to join for repeal. Even the press of Louis Philippe took it up ; so did the National, the newspaper of Odillon Berrot, whom the repealers of Ireland had treated with some courtesy, and more contempt when he offered to join them.—(A laugh.) In the first place, they were friends to monarchical government, and in the next they were Christians, Protestants, and Catholics, two great offences in the eye of the National. He heard of a gentleman being so violent a di s beli ever th at it was thought unsafe to bin his company. A friend of his (Mr. O'Connell's), however, meeting him on one occasion at a dinner party, at which he maintained his atheistical doctrine with great violence, turned to him and said, " I assure you I do not mean you any personal offence, but I must aver that I really do believe in a God." So, without meaning the National any personal offence, ho must inform that journal that the repealers were really Christians.—(Laughter.) From the Con stitutionnel tbey had nothing to tear. Thiers was out of power, and not likely to get in again. In his history he gave an account of the massacre of the 2d, 3d, and 4th of September, 1792, when 15 bishops' and archbishops, and nearly 300 priests, were massacred in the streets of Paris ; but he related the event with all the gentle flip pancy of an ordinary occurrence, instead of its being one of the most horrid and horrifying scenes of blood that were ever perpetrated. Aye, and if he had it in his power be would have the massacre of September enacted over again, he (Mr. O'Connell) had no doubt, from the report which he published on the education question. Next came Louis Philippe's paper, the Journal des Debats, which contained most terrible arti cles against him (Mr. O'Connell) for abandoning repeal. It called upon him not to imagine for a moment that, if there was a war with England, Ireland would get assist ance from France, for that France was too honourable to take such an advantage of England. For Heaven's sake, don't talk of such a thing ! cried the Debats.—(Laugh ter.) Why, he hurled defiance—and he spoke the senti ment with the most utter contempt—he hurled defiance to Louis Philippe and his newspaper, and could tell him that he would not accept a repeal of the union at the hands of France.—(Cheers.) He could not forget their immorality and their want of religion, and he detested their base submission to each a crafty and miserable usurper as Louis Philippe. Repeal or no repeal, the Irish people held him and them in the utmost abhor rence. He was a swindler of power —power got by the blood of the people who deposed a King because he was oppressing them. Louis Philippe took no part in the fight, but he took all the prize money.—(Hear, and a laugh.) Having reached the throne, he pledged himself by his charter to the freedom of the press, to education, to religion, and to the maintenance of trial by jury ; and how had he acted ? He had enslaved the press, by introducing laws which were more stringent than any that ever marked the oppression of the press in England. He had mutilated trial by jury, and made it a crime to publish the names of the jurors. The man who promised that trial by jury should be main tained was the very man who had trampled on it, and rendered it a delusion, a mockery, and a snare. Edu cation was to be free, and he was now scheming to give it into the hands of infidelity. Ho (Mr. O'Connell) would tell the Debuts and its master that he cared little for either, and that he would consider religion tarnished if they were the means of producing it even for the country he loved best in the world.—(Cheers.) To illus trate what these Frenchmen were he would tell them a story which he had from Lord Monteagle. Carnot, when one of the Directory, had formed a plan, with his usual consummate genius, for the invasion of England and Ireland, and with a view to securing the adoption of it by the Directory, had communicated it to only two of the other members of it. Within a fortnight after it was laid before them, the paper was in the hands of the Bri tish Minister.—(Cheers and groans.) Just such fellows were those newspaper men. They were not rascals for nothing, and they were brothers in nature to the rascals who sold Carnot to the British Minister.—(Cheers.) Having paid a tribute to Dr. Maunsell's fairness, in freeing him (Mr. O'Connell) of tergiversation on the federal question, he declared, that any one who took the trouble of reading his letter must admit that he never had conceded one particle of Ireland's rights.—(Cheers.) The Examiner said so— Tait said so. Every man who read it would see that he was incapable of giving up for one moment one particle of Irish rights.—(Cheers.) He would give his heart's blood, his existence, everything on earth, but her rights. —(Cheers.) What have the enemies of repeal done by that charge ? They had redoubled his zeal and his anxiety to promote repeal, and repeal alone.—(Cheers.) He would tell them a secret. Federalism (exclaimed the Hon. Gentleman, snapping his fingers) is not worth that. —(Roars of laughter.) He wished it no harm ; they might go on with their talking and meetings. Much good might it do them.—(Cheers and laughter.) He had great respect for them, and wished them well, but they were none of his children.—(Cheers and laughter.) Mr. O'Connell then proceeded to comment upon Mr. S. Craw ford's letter on federalism, and followed up the line of argument and stricture which he took in his recent reply to that gentleman's letter. He denied that ho would make a bear garden of the Irish House of Commons. He would be too good humoured to quarrel with any one. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman then proceeded to refer to the mode by which the union had been effected, and said that he would follow that subject still further at their next meeting, when he would bare occasion to address diem at even greater length than he had done on that day, when he intended to enter into the following propositions in detail : " 1. That the union was not a contract, or bargain, between the two countries, but was forced on the Irish ci th th eul efomogestt disastrousfraud. rhealuifinedionfoprrende and e l nation 2. by ah a u t u re sults to Ireland. IRELAND. REPEAL ASSOCIATION. Dunutt, Nov. 26.—The weekly meeting of the Repeal Association took place this day, at the Conciliation-hall ; and as it was the first meeting which Mr. O'Connell was to attend after his return from Derrynane, there was the utmost anxiety evinced to be present. Every part of the building was densely crowded for a considerable period before the hour fixed for the commencement of the pro ceedings, and the enthusiasm throughout the day was extreme. Mr. O'Connell arrived at a few minutes before one o'clock, accompanied by Lord Ffrench, Capt. Lever, ex• J.P., and several prominent members of the Commit tee. He was received with loud and continued cheering. On the motion of Lord FFRENCH, seconded by accla mation, Mr. Maurice O'Connell, M.P., was called to the chair. Mr. O'CONNELL here put on a new crown-shaped cap, of velvet and gold, amidst loud cheering. He then pro ceeded—Befere entering into the immediate business of the day, he wished to offer his most hearty congratula tions to the repealers of Dublin, on the triumphant result of the municipal elections en the preceding day. The repealers had behaved in the noblest manner on the day before, and the effect would be most salutary in the cause of Ireland. Having made these observations, he would bag to hand in some money—(Cheers)--but, in the first place, he wished the secretary would read a letter {that had been received from the Right Rev. Dr. Blake, the bishop of Dromore. " Violet-hill, Newry, Nov. 25, 1844. My dear Sir—Sincerely and affectionately I congra tulate you on your liberation from unjust confinement— on the glorious manner in which you have been ac quitted —on the public sympathy with which you have been honoured—on your recovered health, and the re sumption of your public labours, and on the auspicious prospects which, as the effect of more united national feeling, and a more generally just appreciation of Ire land's rights and wants, seem now to open before us. The time, I hope, will soon arrive when the resources of our fine country shall be made subservient to the hap piness of our people. A domestic Legislature, judi ciously constituted, would accomplish that, and would make Ireland the happiest, instead of being, as it has been for centuries, and still is, the most unhappy of all nations s but in no other way, by no other contrivance, can we arrive at that object. Reason, ex p er i ence, human natu re p roc l a i m it. * Until we have a domestic Legislature, the poor will never be relieved as they should be ; until then, industry will never receive here its due measure of encouragement ; until then, the rich proprietors will never find their own happiness inter woven with that of the other classes of Irishmen ; until then, Ireland will always be the sorest, the most dis contented, and the most dangerous part of the British empire. We should all, therefore, struggle with Ire land's illustrious Liberator, and exert with him our ut most energies, in a constitutional and legal manner, for the attainment of that one great paramount object. For my part, I am so convinced of this that for the sa k e o f the poor, and f or th e sa k e o f all Irishmen, and of our common humanity, although it is far from being conve nient to me to increase my annual contribution to the Repeal Association fund, yet I feel myself constrained to do so, that I may do whatever is in my power to put an end to the innumerable and intolerable evils which afflict our fine people. My original annual subscription was 1/. I now send 3/. for the year 1845 ; and as I have contributed every week since the period of the monster trial a shilling to the weekly rent which is collected in Newry for the same purpose, so I will continue to do as long as it may seem necessary. " I have the honour to be, " With great esteem and respect, my " Your faithful humble servant, " X MICHAEL BLAKE. " To M. Rae, Esq., Secretary to the Loyal National Re peal Association." After the letter had been read. Mr. O'ConetELL again rose, and said there did not live a purer or more single-minded man, or one more at tached to Ireland or to religion, than that revered pre late. He was one of the foremost of the apostles of the church of God, and, though in extreme old age, his heart beats still as warmly as the youngest amongst them in the cause of their country.—(Cheers.) He moved the insertion of the letter on the minutes, and the marked thanks of the Association to the right. rev, writer. Captain lerves seconded the motion, which was car ried unanimously. Mr. O'Comexu, again rose, and said he had to hand in IL, the suhscription of the Rev. Mr. Moriarty, of Phi ladelphia, whom ho regretted to see in this country. Personally, he rejoiced to see him, but he regretted ex ceedingly the cause that had brought him there—it was to raise money to rebuild the Catholic churches that had been burned during the late riots.—(Hear.) The public were aware that atrocity unparalleled in civilised times, horrors that made men ashamed to belong to human na ture, had been perpetrated by the inhabitants of Phila delphia, under the name of " natives," against the Ca tholics and the Irish. Ho read the other day in an American newspaper a leading article, stating that peace could never be established in America until those mis guided and unfortunate people, the Mormonites, were an nihilated ; and it then added, that after the Mormonitea were exterminated they should exterminate the Catho lics. He would leave the meeting to consider what a state of society it was in which such a newspaper was supported. The Rev. Mr. MORIARTY, on rising to address the meeting, was received with loud cheering, and proceeded to speak at some length. During the recent outrages in the United States it was not only the extermination of Catholicity, but the suppression of the spirit of nation ality, and of the movement in favour of Ireland, which was sought for.—(Cheers.) Her cause had been advo cated by the educated, enlightened, and civilised men of America, but he was sorry to say that the number of such men there was few. Their houses had been laid waste—their churches burned—his own life had been three times attempted in the public streets of Phila delphia.—(Loud cries of " Oh, oh.") He trusted that these words would be heard across the Atlantic. The design of parties was to exterminate, or to frighten them. —(Cheers.) He trusted no Irishman would leave Ame rica. It was intended to frighten clergy and laity out of that country, but they were not to be frightened. The SECRETARY announced the receipt of the fol lowing remittances:-111. from Flushing, Long Island ; 251. from Peterson, New Jersey ; and 501. from Troy, United States. Mr. O'Costicem. then rose, and was received with loud cheers.—He said, as soon as the noise had sub sided, Hurrah for repeal.—(Loud cheers.) This is the first day of a new campaign.—(Cheers.) We begin again to act more distinctly and more decidedly, and, I trust, more cautiously, and with greater exertion, than ever.—(Cheers.) The period of silence, in expec tation of aid and assistance from others, is gone by, and once again we put up our high motto, " Hereditary bondsmen, know ye not, Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow !" —(Loud cheers.) That motto (continued Mr. O'Con nell) had been the rallying maxim of his life for many a long day. Year after year had matters of the highest importance to Ireland been pressed upon the attention of England, and brought forward with the greatest force. Tney had been treated with contempt. The press had treated them with contempt ; and suddenly the English people find out that the Irish are determined to be free, and they wake up with astonishment, and ask, " How can they have arrived at that conclusion without going through any intermediate stages ?" They had passed through them without their knowing it. The proceed ings of last year—the monster meetings—the monster trials—had drawn ;their attention to Ireland, and had made an impression, not only upon England, but upon all the members of the human family.—(Cheers.) If he were asked how he intended to proceed, in order to obtain repeal, he would answer, at once.—(Cheers.) He had seen an Irish Parliament once sitting in College green, and he had reoistered a vow in his political sanc tuary that he would . never rest until he saw it there again.—(Loud cheers and laughter.) At the commence ment of his struggles he had been met by proclamations. As an Act existed to give proclamations the force of law, ho obeyed them. When they ceased to have that effect, he set them at defiance.—(Cheers.) But there had been no repetition of them, until that at Clontarf, which Lord Cloncurry had so well denounced as a " projected massacre."—(Cheers.) After a protracted effort, he had been forced to bring forward the repeal question rather prematurely in the House, and, after a debate of eleven nights, there appeared a majority of 456 against them, and 45 for them ; but at that time the House of Com mons pledged themselves, and the House of Lords joined them in an address to the King, praying that the griev ances of the nation should be redressed. To that his Majesty had readily given his acquiescence, and they had, consequently, made a solemn declaration to that effect.—(Laud cheers.) How had they performed that promise ? Not one of those grievances had been redressed since. The declaration was nothing but a con gregation of falsehood. In fact, to use short language, it was a lie—a practical lie. It had had much of autho rity about it ; it was the pledge and declaration of King, Lords, and Commons. It bad everything in point of form, which could have given power to an Act of Par liament, and therefore he had paused in the agitation of repeal when it came out. He did so, because he knew had he not done so, it would have been said," Why do you not give time to the King, Lords, and Com mons to give effect to their pledged declaration ?" He saw that, and he tried an experiment, and gave them time. It had produced nothing.—(Hear.) They left thetr pledge—as every other pledge made by England to Ireland had been left—broken and unperformed.— (Cheers.) Well, he began the agitation again.—(Hear, and cheers.) Had he begun it hastily? No; he formed the Precursor Society, to let the Englisk ear be informed of his objects, and to let them see how far he was from act ing peremptorily.—(Cheers.) They had given her the alternative, and for twelve months they had told her of Irish grievances —first among them the state of the suffrage.—(Cheers.) They were disregarded, and they were laughed at—laughed to scorn.—(Cheers.) He tried the House of Commons. He moved for a Bill for the increase of the franchise, and the motion was se conded. Who opposed it ? Not Peel, nor one of his party, but an excellent man, who was obliged to take that position—Lord Morpeth. Neither Whigs nor Tories were with them. What had been his answer ?;Hurrah for repeal.—(Cheers.) Ho then formed the Repeal Associa tion—(Cheers)—with a solemn pledge that nothing short of repeal should satisfy them.—(Cheers.) Ho ha thus given England every opportunity of doing them justice, but she had not availed herself of one. Now, they had gone for ever, and the Irish insisted upon repeal.— (Cheers.) The history of the last two years was im portant in any account of the struggle for repeal. But, when their enemies found out that the monster meetings, commencing with 15,000 at Newcastle, increased to 1,000,000 at Tara, they set Brewster at them. He had plenty of clerks—they killed a whole flock of sheep to make parchment for the monster indict ment—(Laughter)--which literally was thirty-six yards long (Cheers and laughter) and which had been well characterised by the Lord Chief Justice. The trial took up the public time from Norember to the 1800. Thomas Jefferson ... 73 Aaron Burr ... ... 73 i John Adams ... ... 64 T. Pinckney ... ... 58 1804. Thomas Jefferson ... 162 I George Clinton... ... 163 Charles C. Pinckney . 14 f Rufus King ... ••• 14 1808. James Madison ... 122 I George Clinton... ... 118 Charles C. Pinckney . 45 1 Rufus King ... ... 47 1812. James Madison ... 128 I Elbridge Gerry... ... 128 De Witt Clinton ... 89 I Jared Ingersoll... ... 58 1816. James Monroe ... 183 I Rufus King ... 34 18 I D. D. Tompkins ... 113 Opposition scattering. 120. James Monroe 218 No opposition but one Tote. 18 D. D. Tompkins ... 212 1 Opposition divided. ,24. Andrew Jackson ... 99 John Q. Adams ... $4 W. H. Crawford ... 41 J. C. Calhoun ... ... 182 Five others ... ... 78 Henry Clay ... ... 37 No choice having been eff i ected by the electors, John Q. Adams was chosen President by the House of Re presentative& J. C. Calhoun ... ... 171 Richard Rtish ... ... 83 W. Smith... ... ... 7 Martin Van Buren ... 189 John Sergeant ... 49 William Wilkins ... 30 Lee ..• •.• 11 A. Elmaker ... 7 E 6. R. M. Johnson ... 147 Francis Granger ... 63 Scattering ... ... 84 slio. John Tyler ..• ... 234 R. M. Johazon ... ... 48 L. NV. Tazewell ... 11 James K. Polk ... ... nsiderable. What the Vice cannot say. 1828. ... 178 ... 83 Andrew Jackson John Q. Adams 18. Andrew Jackson ... 219 Henry Clay ... 49 John Floyd •.. William Wirt •.• 7 18: Martin Van Buren ... 170 W. IL Harrison 73 Hugh L. White •• • 26 Willie P. Mangum ... 11 Daniel Webster... ... 11 W. IL Harrison ... 234 Martin Van Buren ... 60 Polk's majority will be coi Presidential vote will be we SIR HENRY POTTINGER.—The intended dinner to Sir Henry Pottinger at Liverpool will take place on the evening of Tuesday, December 17, in the great ball room at the Town hall. The Mayor will preside. The ceremony of presenting the piece of plate, which is now being subscribed for, will take place in the forenoon of the day.—Manchester Guardian. HYDROPHORIA.—During the last five or six days the greatest alarm and excitement have existed through out the neighbourhood of Turnham-green and Chis wick, in consequence of a mad dog having bitten several persons and animals. It appears that on Wednesday week, the 20th inst., a small Scotch terrier dog, the pro perty of Mr. G. Battersbee, the landlord of the Prince of Wales public-house,Turnham• green, which was 18 months old, and had been in his possession from a puppy, w as observed to be in a very strange and excited state. No thing was, however, thought of it, and the dog was allowed to range about during the day, and it has since been ascertained that he has bitten several dogs at Chiswick, Hammersmith, and Brentford ; and also a donkey, be ' longing to a water-carrier, named Clark, at Chiswick. About twelve o'clock on that day (Wednesday) the d og followed home from his master s house a young man named Fowler, in the employ of Mr. Dean, a market gardener at Strand •on-the-Green, who resides nearly opposite the Prince of Wales, and there flew at him, and bit him severely on the thumb of the right hand. Fowler shortly afterwards complained to Mr. Battersbee of the dog having bit him, and laid his thumb open, but nothing serious was thought of it at the time. About an hour after, however, a little boy, between four and five years of age, the son of Mr. King, a tailor, living two doors from the Prince of Wales, was bitten in both legs by the dog ; and subsequently, on the same afternoon, Mr. G. Batters bee himself, while sitting in the bar, was bitten by the animal in the middle finger of the right hand ; a woman named Brown, a dealer in fish, living at Chis wick, while passing the house, was bitten in the leg ; Mr. C. Battersbee (brother of the landlord), in the right thumb ; a man named Stowell, in the employ of Mr. J. Cloud, liveryman, and Mr. Battersbee, senior, in the thick part of the thigh. Still no suspicion was entertained that the dog was in a rabid state until the evening of the same day, when the dog was seen to bite the door-posts ; and it becom ing know that several persons as well as animals had been bitten by him, Mr. Battersbee directed that the dog should be tied up in the stable, which was done. From that time until Sunday last the dog refused either food or drink, but foamed at the mouth, and gnawed the straw on which he was placed, and even the bricks underneath; and on Sunday he was destroyed. All the persons known to have been bitten have been placed under me dical treatment, and have had the parts cauterised with out any unfavourable symptoms having appeared. Nu merous dogs in the neighbourhood, supposed to have been bitten, were yesterday destroyed. Mr. Battersbee has also destroyed his cats, it being impossible to say to what extent the virus has been communicated. The young man Fowler, owing to inflammation extending up his arm, has since become a patient at St. George's Hospital. FIRE AT KILMARNOCK.—We have just learned that the print-works belonging to Mr. Bicket, situated in' TVhfield-street, Kilmarnock, were burned to the ground ee rly this morning. The loss sustained is considerable; 'alit we understand the property is pretty highly in sured.—Ayr Observer of Tuesday. TROGLODYTES.—The Paris Globe states that M. Geoffrey de St. Hilaire, in his lectures at the Jardin des Plantes, lately, presented several individuals (not living) of the Pithesian race, known as Troglodytes. From their organisation, form, facial angle, and disposition of the eyes, he observes, they resemble men, and might seem to be negroes reduced to brutes, or the negroes would be but Troglodytes of a superior race. These Troglodytes are found, as their name imports, dwelling in caverns in the forests of Nigritia, or else in huts covered with leaves. The negroes call them men of the woods ; but men of science refer them to the monkey class,--Literary Gazette. • "3. AO if there had been a real bona fide union, Ireland would have been entitled toat least 175 Members. " 4. That the most gross injustice is done to Ireland by the limited nature of the Parliamentary franchise. "England has a number of voters equal to 22 per cent. of her adult male population. Ireland not above one to every two hundred, " 5. Ireland was refused any municipal reform for five years after it had been conceded to Scotland, and for four years after it was obtained by the English. " 6. The Irish Municipal Reform Act is miserably de fective ; the franchise is rated so high ..as to exclude from the burgess list about three-fourths of those who would in England be burgesses. " 7. All the most beneficial powers of the corporate bodies have been curtailed and mutilated, or totally re fused ; amongst others, the nomination of sheriff--even the recommendation of a sheriff refused. "8. The people of Ireland are obliged to contribute to the support of two churches—the one the church of the smeller, and at the same time the wealthy class of so ciety—the other, the church of the many and of the poor. " 9. That the most gross fiscal robbery was inflicted on Ireland by the union. " 10. The union enormously augmented the disastrous effects of absenteeism, and all the evils of a distant and remote legislature and judicature." Mr. O'Connell, in conclusion, moved the adoption of the following resolution:—" That it be referred to the Com mittee to report on the proper steps to procure an in quiry into the recent state trial." Lord FFRENCH seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. O'CONNELL then moved— " 1. That the letters of Sharman Crawford, Esq., as they appear in the newspapers, be referred to the Com mittee to report their opinion upon them, with the reasons of such opinion. " 2. That that inquiry be conducted in a manner most respectful to Mr. Sharman Crawford." The motions were carried unanimously. Mr. O'Costur.u, said be would postpone his motion for the appointment of a Preservative Society of 300, as he found there were more legal difficulties in the way than he had at first anticipated. Captain BRODERICK brought forward the reports of the Parliamentary Committee on the following subjects —The Irish Fisheries, the Ordnance Survey, the " In dustrial Resources of Ireland," Land the Fiscal Relations between the Two Countries. After the disposal of some routine business, Mr. O'CONNELL announced the rent of the week to be 5411. 2s. Bd. (Cheers.) Lord FFRENCII was then called to the chair, 2nd the usual vote of thanks having been passed to the former chairman, the meeting separated. THE DOUBLE SUICIDE AT MILE-END. On Wednesday Mr. Baker, Coroner for the Eastern Division of Middlesex, and a jury of the inhabitants of Stepney, assembled at the Fox Tavern, Russell-street, Mile-end, to inquire into the deaths of Charles William Duckett, aged 21, and Elizabeth Williams, aged 28, this two young persons who destroyed themselves by taking prussic acid, under the very extraordinary circumstances which have been already partially detailed in the columns of this journal. The tragical occurrence created considerable excite ment in the neighbourhood, and such was the morbid taste for the horrible, that the inquest-room was crowded The jury having viewed the bodies, which lay in the position in whi c h th e y were di scovere d on S un d a y night, a description of which has already appeared, the evi dence was entered into. Mr. T. Williams, a brother of the deceased woman, was first sworn. He said—l reside at No. 11, Cannon street-road, St. George's-in-the-East. The & ceased, Elizabeth Williams, was my sister, and resided with her mother, who is a widow. I knew the deceased, Charles William Duckett, who was assistant to, and resided with, his father, a house-agent, No. 9, Raven-row, Mile-end. I have observed that my sister has been very low spirited for the last three or four weeks. She was most affectionately attached to the deceased Duckett, with whom she has been acquainted for some years. I have in my possession love letters proving that their attach ment was mutual. Their attachment to each other was sanctioned by both families, and their marriage was only delayed by Mr. Duckett's circumstances. We at tributed my sister's melancholy to the exceedingly jea lous disposition of Duckett with respect to her. Several letters were here produced, which were ad dressed to the deceased Elizabeth 'Williams by Duckett; many of them were poetic effusions, written in the most extravagant love-sick strain. Evidence resumed—l last saw my sister on Sunday after dinner, when I left her at home with my mother. She went out at half-past five on Sunday afternoon with Mr. Duckett, with the intention, as usual, of going to church. He told her to wrap up well, as it was a cold night. My sister did not return from church at the usual time, and between 11 and 12 o'clock I and my brother went to the house of Mr. Duckett, sen., to see if she was there. Mr. Duckett himself opened the door, and said he had not seen either Elizabeth or his son. He accompanied me back to my mother's, and then returned home again, wondering where they could be. In about three-quarters of an hour after, Mr. Duckett again arrived at my mother's, and related the shocking occur rence, and how he had found them both dead at his house. We never had any suspicion that either of them con templated suicide ; but, about three months ago, Duckett borrowed the Pharmacoperia, a medical book, from me, saying he wanted it to aid him in preparing colours. The Coroner here handed to him a letter which was found in an envelope with a black border lying on, the table in the room where the bodies were discovered, ad dressed " To Miss Margaret Chapman, 21, Lucas -street, Commercial-road," a cousin of Miss Williams. Mr. Baker proceeded to read the following, written on the envelope immediately under the address : " It is our last, our sacred and dying wish, that this letter be delivered into the hands of the above lady. Such is our final request, and whoever may this find, we pray they may give the same to her.—Signed E. W., C. W. D." The enclosures were then read ; one consisted of poetry addressed to Miss Chapman, beautifully written and illuminated in various coloured inks, entitled " The Last Lay of the Broken Hearts." The verses were 24 in number, but the following extracts will afford a fair sample of the entire composition : " Change thou the scene—look here and thou shalt find, " The spirit wounded with sternest sorrow's dart ; " The madden'd brain, the wild, the wandering mind, " The cheek that's blighted, and the Broken Heart. " We've loved each other, joined in hand and heart, " Firm bound together in one holy tie, " Forsake we cannot, and we ne'er will put; " Together live, and then together die." At the conclusion of the verses was written the follow ing : " This is the holy vow, freely given from both our hearts. We have lived for each other. We solemnly and without reluctance mutually consent to die together —testifying to the truth thereof we have subscribed our names, thus proving our perfect will to share the grave in the arms of one another. " ELIZABETH WILLIAMS and " CHARLES WILLIAM DUCKETT. " Signed at No. 9, Raven-row, Mile-end•gate, London, Nov. 8, 1844." The other letter bore date the 24th inst. (the day of the occurrence), and was signed by Duckett only It ex hibited great despondency, and informed Miss Chapman that when she received it be and Elizabeth " would be sleeping the sleep of death, for she had told him if you die without me, you will be my murderer." The authen ticity of the deceased Elizabeth Williams's signature to that which contained the poetry was denied by both her brothers. William Henry Duckett was next sworn—He de posed, lam an accountant, and live at No. 9, Raven row. My son assisted me in my business, and lived with me. I knew of his attachment to Elizabeth Wil liams, and decidedly approved of it. Sometimes he was labouring under great excitement, and at other times he was very depressed. He was a very abstemious young man. He drank no spirits, and only a little malt liquor —one pint of fourpenny ale would make him ♦ery wild. He never spoke about getting married. His age was 21 last July. He was not in a position to support a wife. That preyed on his mind. About twelve months ago he was disappointed in not obtaining a situation in the Court of Requests, in Whitechapel ; and there had been a marked change in his conduct ever since. I have no doubt he committed the act of suicide in an unsound state of mind. My son has known Miss Williams nine years. She is 28 years of a.ge. My sox was in the habit of reading Lloyd's Penny Weekly Miscellany, and Penny Atlas, which are full of crimes —love, blood, and mas sacre.—(Laughter.) lie also read religious tracts and lighter works occasionally. He did not read novels. A juror —Those works you speak of are very romantic generally. By the jury—l have seen him reading the London Pharmacoperia, and I thought be read it for informa tion on chemistry. He borrowed it ostensibly for that purpose. The witness here produced a large packet of letters he had found in his sons box, addressed to him by Elizabeth Williams. They reciprocated his affection, and one of them, of recent date, describes the writer as very un happy, and stated that she cared not how soon the time came to die with him. I last saw my son alive at half past five on Sunday evening, when he went out to go to church. I went to church with his mother, and re turned about half-past eight. I heard nothing until shortly before twelve, when the brothers of Elm ibeth came aid asked fur their sister. I went with them home, and on my return I observed that the key was not in the door of the front parlour, my son's bedroom. I tried the door, and finding it locked, procured another key. with which I succeeded in opening it. On entering . I saw my son and Elizabeth lying on the bed looked in each other's arms and quite dead. (Witness here be came much affected.) I gave an alarm, and a lodger ran for Mr. Davis, a surgeon, and I went to inform Eli sabeth's mother of what had happened. It is my opi nion that they destroyed themselves by mutual consent on account of the world appearing . a void before them. and there being no prospect of their being married. I think they must have been insane at the time they did so. Colin M'Kenzie, police-constable 371 K, produced the cups and phials found in the room where the bodies lay, The phials were on the mantel -shelf. One cup turned upside down lay . on the bed, i mme di ate l y a b ove the de ceased Duckett 's head, and the other was by the side of the young woman. The phials bore on them a label with the words " Hydrocyanic acid," and " Poison." They were of ex actly the same size, and the constable stated that he had ascertained that it was purchased at Mr. Battley's, Fore street, the party who sold the poison to Belaney. Mr. H. Letheby examined.—He was a surgeon, and made a post mortem examination of both bodies, The intestines smelt of prussic acid, and it had got circulated throughout the system. He had taken away the sto machs for analysation, and found about half an ounce of