The Sun. — London, England, 1844-04-12 00:00:00

• • • mi.. , • ) leans :Indy ninal in it. 1, the I T ls• e ull" ou sack. ,9, yet t at to I offer sine's lency. From noved mere 16/ to tel.& 3 8 8 8 4 4 3 8 3 6 4 9 2 1) 0 0 4 ...--- , own; c. I. 0 * 9 9 1 0 3' 3 0 4 a ds of %Rail, Plan' 3 have ; 6d to bee* ,s been ptietlf to 680 to 229 m uch on lass 0 auc" e k the g I,eyloof vand' 3. hougii 5 wad e ' 3. afl ejact l ; 4 , add► _ NPORTING INTELLIGENCE. N EWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. The Column Stakes, of which we forwarded the result die the Heath, deserves a few additional particulars. ie running was made by Mr. Osbaldeston's filly, fol- ; n , 1144 by the Alea colt and Economy, Crenoline lying ! :ff; the pace moderately good to the bushes, then became e rY fast, and was so we ll sus t a i n ed that at the cords , 'We and Cr on en ly were left in the race —Mr. Osbaldeston's filly oline. The struggle home was uncommonly e le, Crenoline, who had run a waiting race, and never D e t 11 1 3 until the last three strides, winning on the post Y a he a d. The Agreeable colt was a middling third, alicl the Alea colt, who broke down, a middling fourth. RACE COURSE, THURSDAY, THREE O'CLOCK. Of the th ree races, to which a miserably poor list is ,„ (346 ned, two on l y were d ec id e d at t h e t i me our p arce l "ass r aade up fo r th e l ast t ra i n at H oc k er ill ; th e third rests between Colonel Peel's two, Orlando and Zenobia, l id the Duke of Portland's Manto filly, and is so com p etely i i ,„ a " certainty " for the Colonel as to render it un necessary to forward an express throughout. The first excited great interest, not from its intrinsic value or in - 1., portance, but from the additional line it was calcu ,'"ed to give of one of the Derby cracks, Delapre, ‘itr en _ i __ h a ,. 6 y fancied), ran second to Rattan on Monday, w "mg to give 9lbs to a horse that won at II arwick, and 6 9 . 1 3 , 8 ee0nd to Vitellius at Northampton. It came off at 8 iPast two o'clock as follows: we ePatakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old. D.M. Subs. 1, 411 Albemarle's Delapre, (4 7st 71b ) (Whitehouse) 1 ''''r• Eer r i ngton ' s Father Mathew, 6st 21b IpThe betti ng was unusually heavy for a race of t hi s sol, finishing after two or three fluctuations at 11 to at i i i .uelapre. Father Mathew made strong running , 11 , ,is s best pace into the cords, was challenged half way t(1-titibteeusntgbynear the end, and was beaten after a severe half a length. ' f seription Plate of 501. ; for three yrs old, 6st 121 b ; Th °ll e r,Bst 71b ; five, 9st ; six and aged, 9st 31b. D.M. I\_ winner to be sold for 300/., &c. r" r ,P of Grafton's Cataract, 4 yrs (J. Day, jun.) 1 '4001.(1 Exeter's Czar, 4 yrs Thel'eel'a cby Slane, out of Jason's dam, 3 yrs in following also ran:—Lord Miltown's Bourra To haul's yrs—Mr. Rogers's Amato, 3 yrs—Col. Wynd . - d a 7 8 Auniskull 3 and Lord Albemarle's Candi ..e, 3 yr , yrs— ag2st Czargst Slane colt, 7 to 2 agst Numskull, 4to I Wo i a nd 5 to 1 agst Amato. and t p h s e t a ‘ '.- k t" 1 . e 8 sY by a length; CoL Peel's colt a bad third, Svve e " e ra beaten off. _fillies . , ast of 200 sovs. each, h ft ; colts, Bst 71b ; 41b, the produce of mares that have bred a pner of the Two Thousand Guineas, Grand Duke th o le , ha ,e l, Derby, Oaks, St. Leger, to carry 7tbs extra ; 316:e by Untried stallions, or out of untried mares, Colonel,,, ' Peel's ; ( 6 Subs.) Orlando, by Touchstone... Walked over. : Evasio n following horses were sold this morning :- od2len, 15 1 guineas ; Emotion, 40 guineas ; Ends-and ,oll'l 64 ; Elmira, 32 guineas ; and a yearling bY Coramodore or Albemarle, out of Emotion, 10 ellitt eas. inCIRESTER CM—Bramble is now first favourite at 10 I ; no other change. The Derby betting as before. 3 -11 E -NEW BETTING Room.—At the suggestion of ik e i / l e r„el influential members . of the Jockey Club, the list 3 ue ready every night in this room at half past ten o c l ock. ~ al l „ e ,"' , match for Friday.—Duke of Bedf or d' s E s p o i r , 2 0, h ft. uh, a gst Lord Exeter's Pergula r i a , 7 st 121 b ; T.Y.C. Tl, E AST KENT HUNT RACES—T UESDAY . "e %inters' Stakes of 5 sovs each, a mile and a half, llst 71b each. The winner to be sold for 2001., &c. 1 1 0 Subs.) L'it'itlNei kr, , l s s o r n i ' e s k C w r i e c ezr, aged (Owner) 1 aged Th e 1 , Seven others started. -l'arraers' Pl a t e of 301., and 10/. for the second, r .. 1 .,,. list 71b each. Heats, on e m ile. It r. T e llut's Gay L ass , 6 yrs...(Owner) 0 1 2 1 1 fir' • Coll ar d' s Vesper, aged 2 0 1 2 2 Ayers's Blucher, 6 yrs 1 2 0 3 3 Th e el Five others were not placed. ". arri s on Pl a t e of 20 sovs, added to a Sweeps of 3 r_vs each, 1 Ist 71b, one mile and a dis. Winner to ealleta.olcl for 80/., &c. (6 Subs.) P. v t • ti ower's Kitten (late Simon Pure), 6 yrs ... 1 4r• Little's Pickwick, aged 2 k r : Itsiddell's Imperial 3 tuart's Columbine, aged T h i rishrnan and Carlotta Grisi were not placed. tltlasf e S curry Stakes of 1 sov. each, 1 Ist 71b, three woll i.ee s h of a mile, winner to be sold for 401., &c., were Oai `) Mr. Hab's Bavarian, (Simmonds), beating ,-„ I ;, hilde Harold, and two others. w e ; e ee Tally Ho Stakes, two miles and a distance, 12st, Sutt on ,"n by Plough Boy (Jackson), beating Mr. er o f t , s s fre A u llin„..ton, Mr. Wilson's Creeper, and Mr. 1 1 , e_ aulng. 'e Easter Plate was walked over for. 1 „ REN, •ba • - -LATCH STEEPLE CHASES—TUESDAY. _ 11 : 1411e r rom 8 W t e h e e p f s u ta n k d e . s of 5 sovs. each, with 40 added Four miles. (11 Subs.) tfrt, ; _ et herton's Marengo, aged, I Ist (Owner) 2 1 !Ir. 4 - "`"rt's Birthday, aged, lOst 71b Kr. Q -I)le s's Jack, lOst 101 b 11 rindle's Ace of Diamond's, lOst 51b by a re others were placed. A good race, and won Se,,, 'Nth. ePstakes of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added ; winner to r. , be sold for 50/., &c. Heats, 2 miles. 1,.,_.-Ivretherton's Jack, aged, 1 Ist ...(Owner) 3 1 1 ilr,.. I„4onhara's XX (late Ball) I Ist itZ. Robert's Birthday, 11st iil.l. Patrick's Mystic, list 'r,,,yeatriek's Shakespeare 1 Ist T he first heat was won cleverly, and the others easily. IqWMARKET CRAVEN(ECIc THIS DAY.) S weepstakes of 100 so MEETING—THURSDAY. (CONCLUDED.) colts, Bst 7lb Colonel Peel's 0 1 8 :la• each, h ft, for three yrs old ; 'fillies, Bst 41b. D.M. (6 Subs.) 3 lbs) ... r ando, out of Touchstone (allowed Duke of p01:ti.a.n..(.1; .. f . .... ............................ b ...(Na l 0 st o 1 , 0 l 8- f -y Beiram out of Manto (Boyce) 2 and a half. u r and h ' • 0 , w o won in a canter y a length Tse rJß readingathai. of the list" arr the c , T.—otate of the odds up to the io ast ten • at the Subscription Betting-room, A. OR, P Q •."-"' 1111 'TAKEB.---. 5 to 2 iZtegon-5 to i gt G agst Lothario-5 to 2 5 a to gs 4 t wo agst the fiaelds. Gaper -5 to 1 agst Mu c ra e t d — . ""Wer, N a _ Pier, Minotaurl,y an le pr fi a r u st ie t i w n o ar b e a k The scratched. 1 0 to 1 CHESTER CUP. 12 t o agSt Bramble 25 to 1 agst Alice Hawthorn . 2 , , M 1 agst Pagan —taken 1 agst Preedorn—t I No others mentionet . 7 to to 2 ' DERBY. 1 2 agst Rattan —taken 25 to 1 agst Orlando 25 t,,,, , a gst Ugly B uc k — t 25 to 1 agst lonian i agst Mount Charle s 25 to 1 agst Running Rein 25 to I stak en 1000 to 10 agst Dr. Phillimroe 25 to ; a g s t Campanero —taken 1000 even Lea n d er 1000 to 10 agst Vat colt—t 1% 0 ‘ ,' . en Orland o agst lonian. 10 0 'vela between Cockamaroo and Mount Charles. 6 Coen Mount Charles agst Mr. Ford's lot. , lia d , ° 3 the field agst two. mta, ll ,"?,al) for To-morrow—Garry Owen, Bst 131 b ; 7st 9 ii;'. 'a? 131 b ; Wee Pet, 7st 121 b ; Elegance filly, 14 0 ,,, ; Siste r to Corranna, ist 31b ; Birdeen, Est 101 b ; M ocha ; rate', 101 b. . 1 . _rat e ', , '''''rd E t -- "uhe of Bedford's Panther receives from CA,, t er's Antenor. Tw o yrs BRIDGE RACES.—WEDNESDAY. Itr, ir old sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each ; colts, Bst 51b, at es s 1 • fillies, Bst 21b.—One mile. -ie., ' , e tine's Marian Ramsay (Cartwright) 1 Lord Zetla °nstul l e 's e by St. Martin Marchioness 11. r „, dis Sister to Co-heiress ford ~-,laret Stakes of 10 sovs. each.—Two miles. kr tujit;sgtwr:sTbafyi)o3,?, Muley Moloch (Templeman) 1 2 The ~,,. • BOAT RACE. ath sT'nin hof the season took rooms, The thegentle fth Oxford Subscription- L on men o e p4ee . yesterday n• The opening of the boat-racing season at an earlierthe period than heretofore has long been a desideratum, and 1,,_ !kalnple set in this respect by the Oxonians, (.10ewntly from want of practice, not in a first-rate condition r The vvill give much satisfaction to the admirers of sport.theerrud.. although e toi ,‘. e qi t ncebeing, as usual, ,er,th:ontse:t was fora pair of silver oars and a silver at ,1•101 gentlemen met at their t Messrs. Ser es, Ilalf past five, and drew for cr ew " s o . orns, a following were lotted from Westminster to flu , tney. The together, and took their stati just before six o'clock, at vt estminster-bridge :—... stations just „,. White. Blue. 4ur. M a t. Yellow. 4 ~ veriY, stroke Mr. Tuke, stroke Mr. Lambert, stroke. • Atr. Welch 2. Mr 111 3. Mr. Meynell 3. Mr. Conant 1. ik ' -I.rnart 2. Mr. Spotteswoode 2. Mr. Stapylton Ir. Taylor 1. Mr. E. N. Conant 1. Mr. Hullah Mr. Stapylton, Mr. Hammers, Mr. Pemberton, steerer steerer. Th e R steerer te_ oyal Academicians, the St. George's, a portion of the Zwitn, 'older Club, and half -a-dozen other boats or so were out quaess the race. They all went away together, and it , t e r ery animated and pretty struggle for the first j ; lir o e x e : L 1... s of a mile. Blue then took the lead, .but at N ae off.- I,7„eUridge Yellow bumped them, and took their steeragway wllithrgthenawent in advance, and kept it the es w se hole d by Blue thlz:tiongniiobT bßiatelewnagsthso,malethrseoccelosel3, pressed astern. The gentle the , 1 , 113 Tay _ afterwards sat down to a good spread at Aviss's, ern. _________......--.---- iliy"cE EUGENE.---ThiS day, April 10, is the an 13_ ,e_rsary of the death of, in 1736, of Prince Eugene, the .le.brated commander, in conjunction with the great atn\rkeieo! Marlborough, of the allied armies. He died l ad , 'ma. He was so popular in England that a maiden g,..Y uequeathed him 2 ,500 L, and a gardener, 100/. At 1,.4a4,,,,11.,_e1en's Fhurch, orcester, is a set . of bells with tt '," sod inscriptions, recording the victories gained the,-/tieeri Anne's reign, when they were cast. Among n ' is one entitled Eugene," and which bears this couplet : " With joy I hear illustrious Eugene's name ; , Pity'rit e o f fortune and the boast of fame." f "Evr ronD.—Di c k enson, the husband of the un ilrtunate lunatic who lately murdered her two children at I.ePtford, was found dead yesterday morning, having hung lotto to his bed -post. Before doing the deed, he wrote ~, e , ters to several friends, from which it plainly rppears that misf o rt unes ili' l had upset his reason. He appears to have 1 .„. 4n previous to hanging himself, and a razor as found under his pillow. 1. eURIOUS BEQUEST. —Thomas Fletcher, who was rilktinist to Queen Elizabeth, gave directions by his will, th at his coffin should be opened every seven years and e)sed to public view. His request was complied with . several times, and the last aceount of the ceremony is in wriivuld newspaper, dated the 3d of November, 1734, in wh ich it dosed to is said that, " Y es t er d ay his body was ex he bonywhich surrounds the Egypti an mummies ; and his PPers would be quite invisibl e , h a d not a portion of the °lle been broken in." MR. O'CONNELL IN CORK. GREAT DINNER. (From the Cork Examiner.) The grand banquet to O'Connell took place at Cork on Monday evening. It was a most splendid affair, the preparations having been made on the most extensive scale. To say that the banquet-hall presented a bril liant and imposing spectacle, would be far short of the magnificent coup d'ceil that burst upon the astonished vision of the 800 gentlemen who assembled within its walls. All that vast extent of space could produce, or that elaborate and elegant decoration could effect, was done in order to render this demonstration memorable in the minds of those who participated in its festivity. A splendid canopy of rich crimson damask stretched the whole length of the upper end of the vast saloon, en tirely arching over the table at which sat the Chairman, the guests of the evening, and the principal members of the Corporatien, together with the city, county, and pro vincial members. Oyer the canopy, which was orna mented with gilt cornices, &c., and put up by Mr. D. W. Galligan, was placed a crown, with the letters " V. R." in resplendent gas, which shed a flood of light upon the arms of the different corporations present. Immedietely under the canopy, and above the chair, were the words " Justice to Ireland," emblazoned in letters of burnished gold. The tables were covered with the most costly ornaments, and furnished with every delicacy that care or expense could supply. The ceiling was decorated by three medalions, or centre pieces, from which large chandeliers depended. One, nearest to the chair, contained a representatiun of the old Irish crown and harp ; the other the Royal arms of Britain, and the third thole of the Prince of Wales. We must notice two interesting figures, interesting not only from the ability with which they were executed — but from the sentiment they were meant to convey. At either end of the crimson canopy was placed one of these figures, the oneVepresenting Erin stretching forth the hand of peace to her haughty sister, England, who was repre sented by the other figure. The pillars supporting the galleries were wreathed with bright evergreens, that im parttd a fresh and pleasant effect. The galleries were filled to their utmost limit by more than three hundred ladies, dressed with fashionable elegance, and all wear ing their brightest smiles for "the hour and the man." W. Smith O'Brien, Esq., M.P., took the chair. Near the Chairman we noticed John O'Connell, Esq., Grena ; Mr. Caleb Powel, M.P., Limerick ; Sir David Roche, M.P. ; Dan. Callaghan, M.P. ; John O'Connell, M.P. ; Maurice O'Connell, M.P. ; Nicholas Maher, M.P. ; E. B. Roche, M.P. ; Morgan John O'Connell, M.P. ; Sir Richard Musgrave, Bart., Toureen; Sir Ben jamin Morris, Waterford ; J. Callaghan, Esq., Errina House, county Limerick ; Rev. Mr. Tierney ; Richard Barrett, Dublin ; Edward Thomas Power, Waterford ; Very Rev. Dr. Fogarty, P.P , Lismore ; Henry Russell, Esq., Russell House, Charleville ; Very Rev. Dr. Laffan, Fethard, Tipperary ; Joseph Ha) es, Esq , Cork ; T. S. Copinger, Esq. ; J. P. Midleton ; Doctors ald win and Bourke, P.P.'s, Clonmel ; Wiilliam Galvvey, Esq., Fort Arthur ; the Rev. Dr. Murphy, Cork ; J. Galwey, Cork ; T. Healey ; Michael M'Swiney, Cork ; and, of course, an immense number of persons. The Corporations of Limerick, of Waterford, of Clon mel, of Kilkenny, of Cashel, and of Cork, were appro priately represented. When the cloth had been removed, the Rev. William O'Sullivan read letters from the Archbishop of Tuam, from Drs. Slattery, Crotty, O'Higgins, and Kennedy, ac counting for their unwilling absence. The CHAIRMAN rose to propose the first toast. lie called on them to fill a bumper in commencing the pro ceedings on that interesting occasion, by drinking the " Health of the Sovereign." He saw before him a mag • nificent array of names, whose patriotism was unbounded as their loyalty was unquestionable.—(Hear, hear.) The Irish people had ever shown a disposition to uphold the principle of monarchy. Whatever antipathy they might hold against a British Parliament, there was none against the British Queen.—(Loud cheers.) He need scarcely allude, then, to Norway or Hungary, nor to the e ell known " Moriamur pro rege nostro Maria Theresa." If such be our loyalty now, continued the eloquent Chair man, what wiil it be when we are able to associate with our cause the name of our venerated and beloved Sove reign?—(Cheers.) That her reign might be ever memo rable for her attention to Ireland, to Irish right, and Irish prosperity, was his devout and most sincere prayer. —(Loud cheers.) The toast was drunk with the ut most enthusiasm. The CHAIRMAN then gave " The People." "The Prince of Wales, Prince Albert, and the rest of the Royal Family resident in England," were duly honoured. The CHAIRMAN said that the next toast he had to give was •"flie Land of our Birth and of our Affections." The CHAIRMAN—I shall not delay you longer—your impatience must be relieved. I have now to propose to you the health of the veteran patriot who sits by my side.—(The company here rose en masse, and gave re peated cheers.) Gentlemen, here is a great moral ex ample. Hitherto, mankind had been too much in the habit of awarding their admiration and applause to those who had distinguished themselves not by augmenting the happiness of mankind, but by extending throughout the world carnage and slaughter, and the name of great has been given to those who have sacrificed the greatest number of human beings. But we, Gentlemen, are assembled here to-night to set to mankind an example in awarding our admiration and homage to the man whose whole life has been spent in endeavouring to secure by peaceful means alone the happiness of his countrymen and of his species—a nobler description of greatness surely than that which can be claimed by any of those, or which history has given to them on the grounds which I have mentioned.—(Hear.) To the Irish nation Mr. O'Connell is endeared not only by his connection with these topics, but especially when we consider his contin uous unceasing efforts to redeem his country from pro vincial degradation—when we see him entering life as a combatant against the union, resisting with all his youth ful energy, in all the eloquence of youthful vigour, that measure. Again, in 1810, we find him taking advantage of the first opportunity that presented itself for recalling to his countrymen a sense of the wrongs they had sus tained—(Hear, hear)—itnd in 1830, when he began to feel that the Emancipation Act was, as regards the great mass of the people, a dead letter, he hoisted the standard of repeal, nor was that standard laid aside for a moment until he had a reasonable expectation that from the justice of England this country might hope for peaceful legislation.—(Hear, hear.) He gave to that experiment ample time, he exhausted the patience of his countrymen, and at length, in 1839, after having for five years relied on the reasonableness of the claims advanced, and on the justice of the English people, and found that that on which he relied was based on no solid foundation, he then indeed rehoisted the standard of repeal—(Cheers)—and was he not justified in that course ? Some doubted at the time that Mr. O'Connell was justified, and for a con siderable time there was apathy in the public mind. But Mr. O'Connell has been justified by events. But when it was found that the same policy was adopted which was pursued by Conservatives out of office, and that this country was to reeeive nothing but insult and disgrace from England, then indeed the Irish nation arose in all her might, and, by the spontaneous action of the whole nation, hundreds of thousands met in the dif ferent parts of Ireland—they invited Mr. O'Connell as their organ to attend ; he did attend, and he spoke in vehement and indignant language.—(Cheers.) It is possible that in using it he may have brought himself within the operation of some bad law, derived from pre cedents furnished in the history of the worst tinsess.— (Hear, hear.) But how did they seek to make Mr. O'Connell responsible—by holding him responsible for the acts of the Association with which he was connected, and for the reports in newspapers, circulating the ac counts of what passed in that Association. He was to be made responsible for every article which appeared in those papers, and that was English justice.—(Groans.) The proscutors, however, obtained a verdict, and now let me ask them what they have gained ?—(Hear, hear, from Mr. O'Connell.) Have they suppressed the move ment in favour of a repeal of the union ?—(Loud cries of " No, no," from various parts of the room.) Your voice answers that question, and it will be re echoed by millions.—(Cheers.) If any man were doubtful or hesi tating, the prosecution had brought that man forward.— (Hear.) Let me ask whether they accomplished one of the objects they had in view—of diminishing Mr. O'Con nell's popular influence ?—(Cries of " No, no.") Will the power of his mind be less when his body is confined in a dungeon?—(No, no.) I, upon this occasion, as a friend to English connexion, declare that I feel it a solemn imperative duty, which I could not reconcile it to my conscience not to perform, to tell the British Go vernment that it is my firm conviction that if O'Connell be imprisoned, as I presume he will be in the course of next week, that I do not believe that in this country one single arm will be uplifted.—(" Hear," from Mr. O'Connell.) But lam bound at the same time to tell them that there has been no act—l will not say since the union, but for centuries—which could so greatly alienate us from English connexion—no one act, and I speak it not in the way of menace, but in the spirit of a friendly warning, which I believe will tend so effectually to the ultimate separation of the two countries.—(Hear, and cheers.) But, Gentlemen, be this as it may, our duty is clear—we are here to record our protest against the whole of these proceedings—to:tender to our illustrious guest our unbought sympathy, and to assure him, not only in our own names, but in the name of the Irish nation, that within the walls of his prison he possesses more than ever he possessed the affection of the Irish people.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I have now to ask you to drink, and I need not solicit your enthusiasm, the health of him whom his country salutes as its father, and its moral ruler. — (Cheers.) I give you health and long life to Mr. O'Connell.—(Great cheering, the com pany rising and not resuming their places till the toast was responded to in the most cordial and enthusiastic manner.) Mr. O'CONNELL rose, and a scene followed such as we have never before witnessed—the entire company pour ing forth vollies of the most deafening and enthusiastic cheers, while the ladies waved their scarfs from the gal leries. Again and again was the applause renewed, every burst being more vigorous and prolonged than that which preceded it, and we are positive that ten minutes elapsed before the Hon. and Learned Gentleman was allowed to proceed. By a most ingenious piece of mechanism, a golden figure of a winged mcsserger of heaven was let down from the ceiling, immediately over the chair. In its hands it bore a silken flag, upon which, in letters of gold, was inscribed the scroll--" Ireland expects that every man will do his duty." As this emphatic warning was exhibited to view, the cheering was renewed. Order being at length restored, he proceeded to speak as fol. lows :—This is, oh, it is a beautiful scene ; it is a scene unequalled in Ireland—oh, it is not exceeded in any country ; yes, it is a beautiful scene.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) It is not alone the transeendant loveliness that smiles on us that renders it beautiful ; nor less is it even the perfect accuracy and regularity of the arrangements; but it is a beautiful scene to have so many of that class of persons of intelligence of mind and independence of person assembled at the mere call of patriotism to bear once again, in my humble presence, the testimony of their undying love for Ireland.—(Hear, and loud cheers.) To he sure, no man ever received such a compliment —(Cheers.) No man who ever stood upon the threshold of a prison received such a compliment.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) No man who ever stood on the steps of a throne was honoured as I have been honoured, though on the thresholi of a prison ; but I would not change that prison, with the compliment, for the throne of any monarch in the universal world.—(Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) Let our rulers know that there never before was such an assemblage in Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) Who would have thought formerly that Kilkenny would have marched to Cork—that the Mayor of Kilkenny would shake hands with the Mayor of Clonmel, and the Mayor of Limerick join both at a festival before the Mayor of Cork ?—(Laughter, and cheers.) Well, miracles will never cease—(Laughter)—and that this moral miracle should be wrought on behalf of a convicted conspirator, LI more miraculous than all.—(Laughter.) I would wish to ask you, and there are enough of you here to answer my question, What crime have I committed?—( Loud cries of " None.") I declare to Heaven Ido not know. I be lieve Chief Justice rennefather does no know, nor am I aware that the sagacious jury knew what crime they con victed me on. I repeat lam not aware of the crime, but I am sure of this, that if it was to be committed over again, lam the boy for it.—(Great cheering.) I have done nothing of which I am ashamed before man, or tremble for before my God.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) I hope I am not presumptuous, when I say the latter.— (Loud cries of " No, no.") I would nut have done anything that my conscience told me was wrong. But I was doing wrong—(No, no)—for, as the Poet very beautifully -said— " Alas for his country ! her pride has gone by, And that spirit is broken that never would bend." And the following lines are most apposite:— " O'er the ruin her children in secret must sigh, For 'tis treason to love her, and death to defend." And here am I, an arch conspirator, for I do love my country ; and I consent emphatically to die in her de fence.—(Loud cheers.) " Imprised are her sons till they learn to betray, Undistinguised they live if they shame not their sires, And the torch that would light them to victory's way, Must be caught from the pile where the country expires." It is in these lines, not in a law book—in these lines, and not on matters of fact—that my indictment is to be found. —(Hear, hoar, and cheers.) The Attorney-General and his confreres ran out the indictment to thirty-six yards—(Loud groans.) What have I done that you should groan me?—(Laughter and cheering.) If you had permitted me, I would have told you that the At torney-General spun out thirty-six yards of parchment under the indictment which is contained in these few rhymes that I have spoken.—(Hear, hear.) I have loved and struggled for Ireland ; I love her still, and will struggle for her independence while my heart beats in my bosom.—(Loud cheering.) But the objects of the prosecution are manifest ; for is there one of you who doubts that its object was to put an end to the agi tation for repeal 7 ,--(Hear, hear)—to resist the demand of Ireland for a self-government ? It is not the idle vanity of this compliment that brought me here ; it is not even to gratify a more pleasurable sensation of my mind in meeting the respect and affection of persons, the kindness of any one of whom would be a greatgratification to me— it is not that that brought me here this night--it is another, a higher, and I hope I will be pardoned for saving, a nobler motive, that induced me to come here.—(Cheers.) I am advanced in life—the prison may terminate my existence.—(Sensation, and cries of " God forbid.") I am not shrinking from the dungeon.—(Cheers.) I do not speak in a e.hining or pitiful manner ; but I do trust that my last moments will be enlivened by the reflection that I should have lived longer had I not loved Ireland so intensely.—(Loud cheers.) I came here from another motive. I came here for the purpose of proclaiming from this spot to the entire province of Munster, north and south, east and west, the duty you have to perform to your country.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) lam here to read you a lecture, not to thank you.—(Cheers.) I came here for the purpose of instructing you, not to gratify any feeling of vanity, or to express to you how much I thank you, and am indebted to you.— (Loud cheers.) In order that every man should understand my advice, it will be necessary for him to reflect, and understand the position of the country, as also the posi tion in which he is placed.—(Hear, hear.) It would be an idle thing for any man to suppose that I am not to go to prison.—(Cries of "No, no.") Yes, for as sure as I see you here, I shall have to go there.—(Renewed cries of " No," and cheers.) What folly you talk! sure you have not.the key of the gaol door to lock it against me. —(Laughter and cheers.) I say I shall go to prison ; I do not say I will go, because it wit! be against my will, but I do say that I shall go, for I will be commanded there. How can any man suppose that I am not to go there? There are three ways of avoiding the prison— the first is by making submission to our enemies, a course which you would not recommend. — (Loud cheering.) I thought we would agree on that point.—(Laughter.) The second way is by the result of the writ of error ; but I confess I know so much of judges that my own conviction, as an oldlawyer, is that we have the clearest possible case for setting aside the judgment.—(Hear, and cheers.) The third way would be by the Government abandoning the pro secution, and hOlding us under a recognizance to come up for judgment at an indefinite period.—(Hear, hear.) But they will not do that ; the man knows nothing of human nature who supposes our ru:ers would act so.— (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) They will not do so for they could not afford to do so, for this reason, that they have not the manliness, as such might be construed into the fact, that being convinced of their error they wished to retract from it, and to admit the assertion of Lord John Russell.—(Hear, hear.) No man who knows any thing of the divinior of Stanley could imagine he would relax in his attack on Ireland and me, and I say itwith out bigotry, on every Roman Catholic in Ireland. — (Groans.) Sir James Graham knows that I placed him in a very awkward predicament, and he was ready to fight me who would not fight, but would not fight O'Gorman Mahon, who would fight.—(Hear and cheers.) I beat Peel so hollow when I extracted from him eman cipation, pardon me for saying I, for you helped me; but we extracted from him Catholic emancipation, which he will never forget. As for the Duke of Wellington— (Hissing and groaning)—poor old man ! they cannot bear him even at the Horse Guards, where everything is con ducted in so arbitrary a manner—any person who could think that such a Ministry will relax does not possess the amount of common sense which I would be inclined to give him credit for.—(Hear.) Take it for granted, the sentence will be carried into execution. Take this also with you, they may imprison me, but they will not vex me—they may confine my person, and they will do so ; but they will not deprive me of a single pleasurable sensation.—(Cheers.) If I have not the enjoyment and exercise of my native mountains, though I shall not be eheered by the merry sound of my beagles, I will dream a day dream of them, and will turn my mind to pursuits that will be sure to yield delight and insrruction.-. (Hear and cheers.) There is no horror in confinement that a man working for forty years cannot have in con templation ; and my astonishment is that they did not imprison me before now—that they did not begin by confining me. —(Hear.) Under these circumstances what I want to do is, to announce to you your duty.— (Hear.) The first duty of every patriot is to proclaim the absolute Hear. You n e c c o e u s l s d i t not y of gratifype fe c o t upreeanc enemies e m a i n e d s tranquillity.—(Hear.) a o n r e q o i al everywherei t i yb giving them to hear of a disturb ance in an y . y part of Ireland—peace and tranq uillit y are the means b y which you will confound and confuse them.—(Hear.) They have ready 30,000 men; they have their " Fox and geese" batteries—(Laughter)—they are ready and many of them would be glad to hear that the people ex posed themselves to danger.—(Hear, hear.) Again, if the least disturbance took place. all the sympathy evinced by our friends in England would terminate. All good men of our own party would forsake us, and you, Sir (turning to the Chairman), could not remain with us, nor is there one of our many friends t hat would not abandon in despair the cause, if there was an outbreak on my account. I have but one earnest prayer to put up; and I call on my countrymen, if they value my ser vices, if they entertain for me a real affection—not a lip affection—(Hear, hear)—if the affection which they have wrung into my heart be true, and of which I am so little deserving—(" No, no," and cheers)--I conjure them to show their affection for me by their dutiful sub mission to the law, and to allow me to work out their cause by the proper means.—(Hear, hear, cheers, aed loud cries of "We will.") I have another demand to make on the people of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) I have again to use the vanity of calling on the people of Ire land in my own name—(Cheers)—and in the names of the respected and patriotic gentlemen assembled here, to show their respect for me and them by persevering and doubling their exertions in behalf of the repeal of the Act of Union.—(Hear, and cheers.) I will put it to you in this way—do you wish to gratify your ene mies ?—(No, no.) Why was the prosecution esta blished? Why am I to go to prison? I want to have it known throughout Ireland that you pronounce every individual no man, who is not a Repealer.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Answer the State prosecution—an swer the selection of the jury—answer the dropping of the slips from the jury list—answer every part of the ease—answer my imprisonment—answer everything, by becoming more determined Repealers.—(Hear and cheers.) Pronounce to every man my temporal, I was going to say, malediction.—(Hear, hear.) No descrip tion of man is so base as the Irishman that pretends to the slightest political honesty, and who is not a Repealer. —(Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) I trust that no friend of mine will keep company with the man that is not a Repealer.— (Hear, hear, and cheers.) I do not want you to separate from the Conservatives, who are a re spectable body and true to their party ; I do not call on you to draw a line between yourselves and the Conser vatives, for the Conservatives are just and true to them selves ; but I want you to draw a line of demarcation between yourselves and the men who pretend to have a regard for Ireland, and who would have you believe they are not the tools of the Conservatives. I tell you they are Orangemen of the most fatal nature who do not answer the late trials by the proclamation of repeal principles.—(Hear, hear.) Let us be able to count ourselves, or rather our enemies. —(Hear, hear.) The Roman senate at one time determined on making their slaves wear a peculiar sort of dress, so as to have them distinguishable from the free men; but one senator, more sagacious than the rest, said, " Do not dress them, for they will then be able to count themselves and us also." (Ilsar, hear.) I say now, do not be ashamed to wear some t,iken—call it a "prosecution button."—(llear and cheers.) Let there be a mark—let every man be capa ble of being counted—let there be some public symbol worn voluntarily, not by associated means, for that would come within an indictment, and then the world will know who are for and against repeal.—(Cheers.) I want to put Ireland to the test—l want to know if her sons will declare for the Attorney-General and Brew ster, or for O'Connell and Smith O'Brien.—(Tremen dons cheering.) The repeal must continue—(Hear) — it never was included in the indictment—nay, the Go vernment was compelled in the indictment to have a spe cial finding, acquitting the meetings of all illegality ; and how the jury were able to discern between what was guilty and what was not guilty, and taking up every THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1844, part that was unpleasant, it would be for a greater " white witch" than I profess to be to discover.—(Hear.) Let every man that hears mz , take his part in the move ment ; let very man who hears me circulate—l will not say my dying request—(Uh.i , ers and laughter)—but the last I shall make prior to falling into the fangs of the Attorney-General.—(Loud cheers.) A prison door has a kind of halo for a man when suffering for his country; I have now a new claim on Ireland.—(Loud cheers.) Formerly everything was smooth enjoyment, for the hilarity of my disposition in laughing and causing others to laugh at my own jokes, rendered everything easy ; the life I have led has been one of unmixed happiness ; no man had so many blessings of family society, their remains surround me, broken and mutilated as they are, compared with the most tender part of my existence ; but still I have those to whom I can look with pleasure and gratification—(Cheering)—and, excuse my parental affection, when I add with pride also—( [fear, hear, and vociferous cheering.) It is time that I should show my love for my country by some species of suffering ; and there is a sort of compunction about me that I am not more affected about going to gaol than I arn.—(Laugh ter.) I feel then that I would deserve more of Ireland; and that I would possess more power to rouse the country, and to have those vlio are Repealers distinguished from all others.—(Cheers.) I have detained you a long time—(No, no, and increased cheering)—but I had a solemn duty to perform. They sometimes use my name as that of a political sect, and I have heard men called O'Connelliies' " and it is only o u t o f ga ol that I would like such ; but I can tell you that no man is an " O'Con nellite" that is not a Repealer —no man, in my opinion, can have a legitimate excuse for not becoming a Re pealer if they carry the sentence into effect.—(Great cheering.) At the present moment, to crown all, they come with the most insulting measure that England has ever dared to promulgate. I think they have brought in that Bill at this moment for the purpose of taking ad vantage of the absence of the men who would fight it line by, line, and as I will not be able to keep my eye on it—l speak it not in vanity, but lam sure my friends will fight it for me.—(Hear.) I see my young and talented colleague (Mr. Roche) with a smile on his countenance indicative of his determination but I dtcl not want that index to show me the determination of my young friend.—(Hear, and cheers.) My esteemed friend in the chair sought for justice from England, but could get none—they gave an Arms Bill, and refused inquiry into the state of Ireland—he knows the difference of the present measure, and whether it is likely to be a boon or an insult.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) I have described your country. I cannot describe what your countrymen are.—(Loud cheering.) Those who differ with the great mass of the population on religious grounds respect their fidelity and venerate them for it.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Every person TS aware of their morality ; the world knows of their temperance.—(Loud cheers.) No battle-field of England was ever stained with blood that the foremost amongst the victors were not Irishmen — oh, there are no qualities that men could possess to adorn humanity that they do not possess—(Hear, hear)—and (looking to the ladies' galleries) where blooms a beauty like theirs?—(Hear, hear, and great cheering.) I am speaking to you as if a voice were issuing from the tomb of a gaol, but not in the mournful accents of danger.—(Loud cheers.) Irishmen, the time is come; preserve the peace—observe order—do not run a risk. I conjure, you, as you love Ireland, and hate the mal-administration of justice—as you esteem the Chief Baron, and dislike the Chief Justice (Groans)—in short, if you love Ireland—if you want to confer on me comfort when in my dungeon, you will rally for Old Ireland and Repeal. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman resumed his seat amid the most en thusiastic acclamation and waving of handkerchiefs, which were renewed, and continued for upwards of ten minutes, the entire company standing for the whole time,the ladies waving their scarves, and applauding most enthusiastically. Mr. O'CONNELL—I am going to propose a toast; and drink it as you please. Our Chairman has talked of me being in gaol ; but I can afford to be so, when there is a man in Smith O'Brien who can ever lead you, and never mislead you. I give you his health.—(Cheers.) The toast was drank with nine times nine. Mr. Slum' O'BRIEN, in rising to return thanks, said: The manner in which you have received my health adds one additional stimulus to the excitement which has been produced by recent events.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. O'Connell has done me the honour to advert to some passages in my life—whilst he has greatly exaggerated my merits and my abilities.—(No, no.) I am, however, so far able to look back with pleasure on the whole of my political life when I reflect upon the motives which governed me. I can truly say there has been no act of my life, public or private, that was the result of so much deliberation a* that which brought me into your ranks— (Great cheering)—that there was none with respect to the motives of which I applied so severe a scrutiny, and none for which I could so safely ask the blessing of Hea. ven.—(Renewed cheering.) Shall I live to regret, as I am told I shall, the step I have taken? I trust not, if my countrymen retain the same peaceful attitude of moral dignity which they have lately sustained—(Hear) —they have abstained from rushing into heedless struggles which would bring the country into anarchy and confusion—otherwise, though I could not impeach my motives, I should regret my conduct. it is a source of legitimate pride to me that I am enabled to meet you at this dinner, and to occupy the high station to which your kindness has raised me.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN next gave " The Repeal of the Union." The toast was received with deafening cheers, and was most enthusiastically responded to. Mr. RocHE spoke to the toast. Sir H. W. BARRON, after an eloquent speech, begged leave to propose " The convicted conspirators," &c. Mr. J. O'CONNELL being loudly called on, replied, and resumed his seat amicht rapturous cheering. The Rev. Mr. TIERNEY also returned thanks in a speech of much eloquence and considerable force, as did Dr. GRAY, he having been called on. Mr. STEELE, too, responded in a speech which was enthusiastically cheered. Mr. FAGAN next proposed, " The Liberal Members representing the province of Munster in Parliament." Mr. D. Callaghan, M.P., Sir D. Roche, M.P., Caleb Powell, M.P., and M. J. O'Connell, M.P., severally ac knowledged the honour. The latter gentleman was catechised whether e was a Repealer.—(Cheers and clamour.) Mr. O C CONNELL--1 believe I am, Sir. The CHAIRMAN proposed the healths of " The Catho lic bishops and clergy of Ireland, the tried friends and incorruptible guardians of the people. The love and reverence of their flocks have ever been dearer to them than the smiles or rewards of power." The Very Rev. Dean Cott responded to the toast. " Father Mathew, the Moral Regenerator of Ireland," was given. A few other toasts were then disposed of, and the meeting quietly and peaceably dispersed, after spending an evening of more than usual recreation and moral en joyment. DOVER. (FROG[ OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT.) THURSDAY APRIL 11.—The Princess Alice steamer, Commander Luke Smithett, arrived this afternoon at half-past two, from Ostend, with his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Prince of Leiningen, Colonel Wylde, and Captain Seymour, having made the passage in four hours and forty minutes, with a fresh wind contrary. It being low-water, they were immediately brought in a galley from the steamer, in charge of Capt:lercer, R.N., and landed on the South Pier, under a royal salute from the Western Heights. They were received .by Colonel Jones, R.E., commanding the garrison, and a guard of honour frosty the 95th Regiment. The Princes and their suite immediately drove to the railway station, where a state carriage had been prepared, and proceeded in a few minutes by special train for London, under a second royal salute. The weather being very fine a vast concourse of people bad assembled to welcome the Prince Consort on nis re turn to England. COURT CI — IICULAR. WINDSOR, THURSDAY. —His Royal Highness Prince Albert returned to the Castle this afternoon from Germany. His Royal Highness, attended by Mr. George Edward Anson and Colonel Bouverie, arrived from town by a special train at the Slough station of the Ureat Western Railway, and immediately entered one of the Royal carriages which was in readiness, and pro ceeded to the Castle unattended by any escort. The Prince arrived at the Castle at half-past six o'clock. Her Majesty took her usual walk in the precincts of the Castle this morning. The Royal Family were taken out to-day for their customary airings. In the afternoon the two Queens rode out for a carriage airing, attended by the Ladies in Waiting, the Countess of Charlemont, and the Baroness d'Hoogvorst. His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen is ex pected to arrive at the Castle to-day, on a visit to her Majesty. The Hon. Miss Stanley and the HOD. Miss Devereux arrived at the Castle to-day, and have succeeded the Hon. Misses Liddell and Paget as the Maids of Honour in Waiting on her Majesty. His Majesty the King of the Belgians walked in the Park to- day. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, and Colonel Sir George Couper, will join the Royal dinner circle at the Castle this evening. His Royal Highness Prince Albert passed through town yesterday afternoon, on his rviturn to Windsor Castle. His Royal Higk-ness, attended by Mr. George Edward Anson and Colonel Bouverie, arrived at the terminus of the So uth Eaistern Railway from Dover, and immediately proceeded ta. Paddington, taking his departure by a special tra in the Great Western Railway for the Slough station. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of. Cambridge nc Theatre with their press The Judges, Queen's Counsel, &c., will breakfast e on honoured Wednesday Drury-lane evening. nest,. the first day residence in George n street. l o y f i t E h a t s h t e er L , ( l, r e d ri C u ,haattleheiloir,oorrai s ik h l ik;s d ay Sir Robert Peel arrived at his residence in Whitehall gardens, yesterday evening, from his seat, Drayton Ma nor, Staffordshire. l\ an interview with the Chanaellor of the Exchequer yes terday, at his o ffi c ial re.sidence in Dow n i ng - s t ree t. i l i g h f a o n r i , the Secretaryßeduction missionersOf the N at i ona l D e bt, had l Dispatches were sent off yesterday, evening from the Colonial-office, for the Governor of New Zealand. Woonwlcu.—During the three days of Greenwich' Fair the visitors to her Majesty's Dock-yard, Royal Arsenal, Repository, and other Government establishments, has been greater than ever known before. They are open gratuitously to any respectable individual. The Lord Bishop of Chichester intends, we under stand, holding a contirmationk throughout his diocese in the ourse of next May. ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET COMPANY. The annual general meeting of the proprietors of this Company was held yesterday, at the London Tavern, 13ishopsgate-street, for the purpose of receiv ing the Directors' Report on the affairs of the Com pany for the year ending December 31, 1843, and for the election of Directors in the room of those out going. Al one o'clock A. Colville, Esq., deputy-chairman of the Company, took the chair, when the Secretary having read the advertisement calling the meeting, The CHAIRMAN said that the Directors met the Proprietors with more satisfaction and confidence than they had yet done, because they considered that they had now turned the corner of their difficulties, and found that the business of the Company and the contract service were performed with regularity and without any accident now for twelve months. They might therefore presume that, so far as that part of the business went, their great difficulties were over come. The Proprietors would also see that the money account bore a better aspect, and they entertained the hope that, by continued attention to economy, they would curtail the expenses of the Company in a great degree. He assured them that the attention of the Directors would be especially devoted to that object. The Directors also looked with confidence to the increase of passage fares, as the public seeing generally the ships perform their work well for a length of time and without any accident, a greater number of passengers would no doubt take advantage of the accommodation of steamers than had hitherto done. The Secretary then read the following Report : " This is the annual meeting convened pursuant to the terms of the Company's Charter; and - the Directors have the pleasure to state, that they meet the Proprie tors with greater satisfaction and confidence than they have done on any former occasion. " The fleet of the Company is in a high state of efficiency and order; performing the contract service with perfect regularity, and, as the Directors have rea son to believe, to the entire satisfaction of the Govern ment and of the public. " The Directors have also to state, that the expecta tions as to income which they expressed at the last meet ing have not been disappointed. " The following Accounts are submitted:— " Ist. The Working Account for the year 1843, the Balance of which is carried to the credit of the Profit and Loss Account. "In the working account for the first six months of 1843, submitted to the meeting held in October last, the balance subject to insurance and wear and tear was 34,341/. 15s. 7d., and the balance of the present account for the whole year is 94,219/. '9s. ; consequently, the last six months have produced 59,8771. 13s. 5d., thus justifying the opinion expressed at the October meeting, that the earnings of the Company would reach 120,0001 per annum, subject to insurance and wear and tear. " 2d. The Profit and Loss Account, in which is charged the insurance and ordinary repairs of the fleet fur the year 1843 ; the balance of the Solway's account, after crediting it with the sum which was insured on that vessel ; the expenditure for extraordinary repairs occasioned by accidents and dry rot in two of the ships ; and complete repair of the hull and engines of the Actaeon, including new boilers, which were found necessary, upon her return from the intercolonial service ; also some pay meats on settling accounts with agents abroad ; and a loss on the coal account, arising chiefly from waste and deterioration by climate since the commencement of the service ; but these are not likely to occur again, as the foreign agencies and coal stations are now placed on a more systematic and economical arrangement, and as experience has enabled the Directors to select the coal least liable to such deterioration and waste. " 3d. A balance sheet, or statement of assets and liabi- ities. " The Company have claimed against the estate of Acraman and Co. for 34,1891. 17s. 7d. being the differ ence between their contract price for the Avon and Se vern, and the sum paid to them for and expended in finishing the ships; whatever therefore may be recovered will be in reduction of the cost of those vessels. " It will be perceived, that there are in these accounts several heavy charges arising from accidents, &c., all of which, with one exception, happened during the first year of the Company's operations ; and of which the Directors trust there is no reason to apprehend a recur rence, considering the less dangerous navigation the ships hare now to encounter, and the greater experience of the Company's officers ; not a single casualty having occurred during the last twelve months. Every out standing claim on the Company, arising out of past transactions, has been satisfied, and the service of this year will therefore commence free from all past liabilities. _ _ _ " In conformity with the resolution of the last general meeting, the insurances have not been renewed, and it is intended to set apart annually the sum of 25,000 L to meet this liability ; and this charge will appear in the account of the year 1844 accordingly. " Although the Directors deem it unadvisable, at the present moment, to offer any estimate as to what surplus may accrue during the current year, yet they are clearly of opinion there will be a considerable sum applicable to the liquidation of debt, to the replacement of capital, or to the payment of a dividend. " The Directors- have the satisfaction to report that the sum remaining due at this time for Loans is 70,000/., showing an improvement in that respect of 50,0001. since the meeting held in October last. " tly order of the Directors, " E. CHAPPELL, Secretary. " 55, Moorgate-street." The CHAIRMAN having put the question of the adoption of the report, Captain WHISH congratulated the Proprietors on the improvement in their affairs • however, there were a few matters on which he wished for information. Under the head of stations, &c., and salaries of agents, there was an increase this year of 1,5001., notwith standing that last year they had been promised there would be a reduction under this head so as to effect a saving of 1,0001. Then the item of pilotage amounted to more than one-half of what the pilotage of the whole British navy cost last year. He wished to know how it was that this item was so large. He also desired an explanation of that item in the balance sheet of the report—"lnsurance Account, unsettled claim on the underwiting of the Medina, 4,000/." The CHAIRMAN said that the increase in the item of stations, agents, salaries, &c., in the last half of the year over that f the first half arose from the circum stance of several of the payments under this head being made annually and not half-yearly, which threw the heavier payments into the account of the last half of the year. With regard to the charges for pilotage, &c., the Directors only paid what they were obliged to do. The port charges, which came under this head, added greatly to the amount, and in speaking of vessels of the Royal Navy it was to be borne in mind, that they had to pay no such charges as port charges. Then the peculiar cir cumstances of navigation in the West Indian seas— such as the draft of water, the state of the weather, and the like, which frequently rendered it necessary to keep pilots a long time on board—caused great ex pense in this respect ; but if all those matters were taken into account, together with the number of times the vessels had to enter the various ports, it would be found that the sum was not too large. With respect to the Medina, the unsettled claim arose from a question of salvage which had not yet been finally adjusted, but he had reason to expect that the amount would be recovered. Mr. MONTAGUE wished for some explanation re specting the sum of 34,1891. 17s. 7d., the amount of the Company's claim against the estate of Acra man and Co. He wanted to know how it could have happened that so large a sum over what that firm were entitled to had been paid to them. The CHAIRMAN said that some time previous to the stoppage of that house, the Directors, wishing to have the ships in their hands finished as soon as pos sible, gave their assistance for that purpose. If they had not done so they should have been in much greater difficulties in the matter; besides, they had ascertained that the money they had advanced had been laid out in finishing the ships. Mr. RIDGEWAY complained that the Company paid the officers in charge of their ships at a higher rate than that at which the officers in the Navy were paid. The CHAIRMAN said that it was not a just com parison to make between the salaries of their officers, and those of the officers of the Navy. The comparison should rather be between the pay of their officers and that of the officers belonging to a Company of the same kind, and he believed that if there was any difference in that respect they were rather under the rate' of other Companies. It was their object to get efficient officers. If they gave poor pay they would have inefficient officers. The captains and mates in the Company's service were as efficient as any t:: be found in the service of any other Company, and he did not think their pay extravagant. A PROPRIETOR, whose name we understood to be Terry, revived the question of the loss of the Solway, and took occasion to reiterate some of the complaints that were so rife some time ago against the manage ment of this Company's steamers. He particularly mentioned the Dee - . - Mr. T. BARING said that, with respect to the Dee, they had lately had the highest approt•ation ex pressed by 20 passengers on board that vessel as to the ability and conduct of Captain Hems ley, and as to the general arrangements on board. In fact, the most flattering testimony had been lately borne by numerous passengers respecting the management of their vessels. The adoption of the report was then put and carried. Mr. Cotesworth and Mr. Hibbard were re-elected, and Mr. T. Masterman elected, Directors. The thanks of the meeting were then voted to the Chairman and Directors, and The CHAIRMAN having acknowledged the compli ;:elent, the meeting separated. rim MUSTARD TREE OF SCRIPTURE.--At the last meetrng of the Asiatic Society, Professor Royle read a paper i n wh ich he stated that lie had "traced an Indian tree, by nonyme, to be the mu s t ar d tree o f S cr i pture. " its Asi Oic 7 it is ca lied harjal, the Arabic word for mustard; and the tree is mind in the north-west of India, and has acrid bark and edibVe berries. It droops like a 'willow, and has leaves similar to ;those of the Salvadora Persica of botanists, which Dr. Royle.ftels no doubt is the mustard tree of Scripture. LITERATURE. THE ZOIST • a .Quartezly Journ a l of Cerebral Phy-, siology and .11;resmerism, and their Applications to flu man Welfare. Bailliere, Regent -street. , We have observed with much gratification the pro gress of this able periodical, the filth number of which is now before us. It is devoted, as its title implies, to the kindred sciences of mesmerism and phrenology—kindred in so far as both relate to the nervous system ; phreno logy applying exclusively, indeed, to one portion—the brain, while mesmerism seems to .embrace not only the brain and the nerves arising more immediately from it. but, in addition, all the other nerves of the body ; and the two sciences, when fully carried out, may be ex pected to constitute a complete physiology of the nervous system. In the prospectus, after speaking of the two sciences separately, the editors say:— " The extraordinary phenomena elicited during the excitation of the cerebral organs by means of mes merism, and establishing a connection between the two sciences, constitute another department, demanding the most serious attention and investigation ; and the ulti mate results of which may transcend in value and utility all that man has yet dared to hope frum science. Let, what many facts render probable, be once established, viz., that this state of increased activity can be rendered permanent and carried into the natural state, and who does not catch a glance of a mighty engine for man's regeneration, vast in its power, and unlimited in its ap plication, rivalling in morals the effects of steam in me chanics ?" The first number contains a powerful article on Phre nology, or Cerebral Physiology, as it is more appro priately named ; an equally powerful article on Mes merism • several minor Original Communications on both subjects ; and a pretty full report of the Proceed ings of the London Phrenological Society. The leading articles in this number are introductory, and will hardly bear curtailment. The second number has an admirable article on " Our Criminal Code," advocating the moral treatment of criminals, in opposition to the system of punishment now in operation, and denouncing particu larly the punishment of death—" With our present knowledge, when we look back, it does appear strange that society should have been so long occupied in punishing men instead of searching after the causes of criminal actions," &c...." That the judge and jury should investigate all the circumstances occurring during a long course of criminal conduct. unanimously express their abhorrence of the particular crime for which the prisoner is arraigned, by returning a verdict which ne cessarily consigns him to the gibbet, and yet never ask themselves the question why does this man differ from us?" &c...." The punishment of death is one of the blots which still characterise our semi-civilised condi tion."..." We take not our ground on the inex pediency of retaining the punishment of death in our penal code, but we proclaim the immorality and injustice of such a proceeding. It is immoral, because it is our duty to endeavour to reform and improve our brother, and not to destroy him. It is unjust, because we can pre vent him from committing crimes, by adopting other measures ; and because we have no right to destroy a being who is acting according to organic laws, in other words, whose actions are necessary. On what ground is it continued ? It is not beneficial to the criminal, for he is destroyed. Neither is it beneficial to those who have not committed crimes. The latter may be divided into two classes ; one composed of beings who are a law unto themselves,' and who under the ordinary temptations attending their career, never commit what may be called a criminal action ; the other composed of beings, who, from an ill-balanced brain, and the addition too frequently of most unfavourable external circum stances, are disposed to recognise no law, but to have recourse to force and cunning upon all occasions, and adopt proceedings suggested to them by this organism, and for which society, ignorant of the natural laws, con demns to various kinds of punishment, and frequently to the scaffold. What good effect is gained by such a course ? An execution excites no feeling of terror amongst those predisposed to commit a crime similar to that for which the unfortunate being is suffering. The security of the social state is not increased. Man is not to be reclaimed by exciting his fears ; the hypocrite may become more hypocritical, and te coward and demon more slavish and wily, but surely such a con • summation is not to be desired ; this, certainly is not the aim of judicious legislation. Destroy the sinner, and you destroy the tendency to sin in his neighbour ! Torture and kill an individual in the presence of as sembled thousands, and affectionately tell them to be hold his agonies, and to reap moral instruction I Can greater ignorance be manifested ? Yet this is the course pursued in civilised Britain. Does the specimen of legalised destructiveness, exhibited by an execution, excite the moral organs in those witnessing it ? Quite the reverse ; it is a direct stimulant to the animal organs. Ilow absurd then the notion of elevating and improving man, by presenting to his notice the destruction of most unfortunate, pitiable, and de graded specimens of his species. Ferocity and barbarian ruthlessness still characterise our criminal law. Ignor ance and indifference are still personified on the judicial bench ; for there physiological science is not studied, and moral promptings are uncared for." "It may be asked, if this punishment is abolished, what do you propose to substitute ? On what principle do you intend to govern men, and to punish offenders? Individuals who have committed actions which are op posed to the safety and stability of the social compact should be confined ; not for the purpost of punishment, but solely with the object of reformattn. A Govern ment framing laves for the regulation and control of a people, should have the power to seclude those indivi duals who break these laws ; and, during the seclusion, those measures should be adopted most calculated to enable the offender to recover and retain his lost station in society. Those who have committed crimes against life, or those whose actions and cerebral conformation prove them to be incapable of free intercourse with their neighbours without the committal oqcrime, should be confined for life, and be considered moral patients, more fitted for the wards of a moral infirmary than for the treadmill, the solitary cell, or the scaffold," &c. These extracts will suffice to show the general bear ing of the article, for the more complete working out of which, we must refer our readers to the work itself. This, and the Third Number also, contains cases of the cure of a variety of diseases by means of mesmerism from Dr. Elliotson. After stating that for six years he had " carefully and constantly investigated the powers of Mesmerism over different diseases," and had 'employed a former pupil at University College to mesmerise for him during the whole of that period, Dr. Elliotson says, "I have found it one of the most important remedies, and accumulated a great amount of decisive evidence of its marvellous powers, even when all other means have failed in the hands of the most noted practitioners. This evidence I shall gradually send to your publication. It would probably not be received by the medical journals, and I should indeed be unwilling to transmit it to any medical journal or society, since the conduct of the me dical profession has been so disgraceful, both intellec tually and morally. My statements will, I know, be relied upon. They are not only true to the letter, but are the result of the most patient and careful labour, gone through with no view to emolument or reputation, but for the love of acquiring and disseminating know ledge. I have never receive a fee and never will, for practising mesmerism, from the humblest or the highest. Reputation is:out of the question. The medical profession being totally ignorant of the subject, have thought proper to stigmatise me as a fool, a visionary, a madman, aye, and a quack, for under standing something of it. Their ignorance and conceited obstinacy have been my disgrace. From being thought a ' careful and conscientious ob server,' a most skilful physician in ascertaining the real nature of a disease, and in employing remedies ;' a great contributor to the improvement of the medical art,' and worthy to have the largest and most leading practice ;' destined to divide the town with Dr. Chambers, who was to be the Halford and I the Baillie of the day,' pos sessing the highest claim to be physician in ordinary to the Monarch ;' styled the first physician of the age,' in letters brought by patients without end, the only effect of which was to make me work the harder, that I might one day really deserve such commendation, I was all at once considered destitute of all my previous knowledge and skill, incapable of observation and investigation, and unworthy of any practice," &c. The Doctor goes on in this and the succeeding Numbers to detail some highly interesting cases of insanity, St. Vitus' dance, palsy, and deafness and dumbness cored by mesmerism. We have not room for any further extracts at present, but shall return to the subject on a future occasion. A LANDSCAPE IN SOUTH AMERICA.—A new and surpassingly beautful landscape burst suddenly upon our view, seeming to dance in the transparent atmosphere. On either side mountains, those on the left in deep shadow, those on the right standing forth like colossal figures of light, in a beauty and splendour that seemed really supernatural, every tree, every branch shining in its own vivid and glorious colouring. There e l h aL: of valley in its tropical luxuriance and beauty, on e trees, that shot up, some of them 150 an bloom and blossom up to the topmost crodwrsooffetleitehpiaglim). the fern to the bignonias, nendrobiums, climbing the branches and sum- Thousands and millions of comf,roolvmoluses, paulinias, tree trunks, from the trunks to gain falling gracefully to the mangroves and clingingon us like a scene of en granite. It burst up blocks of down, mits o and ntdhceattrcehei trees, and aaandd thence a as we emerged . from the darkness of the ht and colouring of that eh antai .e e t n e t f?r e es s t: elley.— 'the dazzling lig ... rious Tho Nights in Mexico," in Blackwood. • " PEA - GR EEN HATNE."—The Bank of M anc h ester h pr e tty well known, many and various pledges,avn as is some of which it has found, an d st ill finds, it difficult to convert into the " ready," h as , h owever, hit on an expedient, within the l as t f ew d ays, of i ridding itself, though perhaps not at its full cost, of a most splendid dressing-case, once the property of the well-known Mr. Hayne, better known, no doubt, as " Pea-green Havre." This splendid affair has . come off," this week, in the shape of a lottery or raffle. The estimated value h said to have been 1,000/. The habit took, so says the report, twenty shares or tickets, and its manager, Mr. W. Smith, also one ticket, which proved to be the lucky one; so that it is probable we shall witness another lottery cr raffle in due, purse. This splendid article of the toilet has been on show, and those only who have seen it can duly appreciate its richness and splendour.—Liverpocl Chronicle. DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.—Last evening, the tar and naphtha distillery at Bromley-common, the property of Mr. Bethell, was destroyed by fire, together with a considerable quantity of valuable materials used in the business. The origin of the calamity is not ascertained; but the flames made their first appearance in the counting-house, and, owing to the inflammable nature of the property, all the efforts made to stop the conflagration were unavailing. ➢ir. Bethell was not insured. _ - . THE CROPS.—We rejoice to state that the wheats on. the Cotswolds present a remarkably vigorous and healthy appearance. The oldest farmer never remem bers a better prospect.,-Gloucester Chronicle. -1_ i MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CITY, THIIIISDAY TIMES.—As the holders of the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 1818;in spite of what hris already been said, may not be all aware of the peculiarity of their position with respect to the operation of reduction, it is as well to re peat, that if they do not signify to the Bank of England their assent in writing to, the Government plan on or before Saturday, the 20th inst., 'they will be deemed to have dissented The annual meeting of the Shareholders of the Royal .31ail Steam-packet Company took place to-day, and passed oveTquietiy compared with previous proceedings. The Work Tug of the steamers is not yet sufficiently pro atableltilenable the Directors to declare a dividend, but the result of the op erat i ons of the past year is favourable to the opinion expressed at the October meeting, that the earnings of the Company would reach 120,0001. per annum, subject to insurance and wear and tear. The present accounts appear to contain heavy charges for accidents and inexperience in the early career of business, and hence the absorption of a cor.sderable portion of the revenue received. However, as all out standing claims accruing from past transactions have been satisfied, the service of the present year will com mence free from such liabilities. In conforMity - with the resolution of the last general meeting, the insurances upon vessels have not been renewed, and henceforward it is intended to set apart annually the sum of 25,0001. to D meet Directors taonrys offer r s n t o h e a s t ti m m a a y te a a ri s s t e o ItnhetahmisourenstpoecftsurpTljuies likely to accrue duringthe current year, yet they say they are clearly of opinion that a considerable sum will re main applicable to the liquidation of debt, to the replacement , of capital, or the payment id s a divi dend. The sum remaining due by the Cdnipany for loans is 70,000 Z, which it seems is a decrease of 50,0001. since the half-yearly meeting in October last. There was little discussion of an interesting character to-day, but pointed reference was made to the large amount of 34,1891. 175.. 7d., proved for by the Directors against the estate of Afessre. Acrarnan and Co., being the difference between their contract price for the Avon and the Severn, and the sum paid to them for and expended in finishing those vessels. With respect to the desire ex pressed by several of the shareholders to be put in pos session of simplified accounts, it was promised on the part of the Directors that attention should be given to this subject, as also to proper economy in expenditure. The report was adopted unanimously, and there ap peared to be a much more friendly feeling among the shareholders, who now appear shortly to expect some return for their invested capital. SUN.—After the slight reaction of the morning, oc casioned by a few sales to realise upon the great ad vance, the Consol Market closed with some firmness at 100 a to I ; Exchequer bills supported the rise, and the New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. rallied to 104; India Stock was 294 to i. Spanish Active - Bonds closed at 268 / ; the Three per Cents. at 37 1 4 ; Mexican, at 36; Greek at 151 1; Brazilian, at 80-4-; Peruvian, at 301 to 31; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at an improvement to 611. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these :—Chester and Holyhead were 21 ; Great Western, 35 ; Birmingham, 136 to 135 ; Manchester and Leeds, 431 ; South Eastern, lf ; York and North Midland, 68 ; and Paris and Orleans, 158 to 154 pre mium ; Eastern Counties hare been 104 ' • and Strasburg and Bale, 24 to adiscount. London Joint stock Bank Shares were 31; and Provincial of Ireland, New, 7 to 4 premium. TRANSIT THROUGH EGYPT. Mr. Waghorn, the indefatigable and active agent for the transmission of passengers and stores across the Isthmus of Suez, has addressed the following very satisfactory letter to the Times, in answer to some complaints made, as it appears, in error, by some pas sengers going to India : Sir,—ln your columns this morning is a letter from 17 gentlemen, connected with the civil and military ser vices, en route to India, complaining of the bad arrange ments made for their transit through Egypt, more par ticularly over the Desert; and really it is a source of great regret to me to hear complaints made, while, on the other hand, the greatest possible credit is due, even under the chief circumstance complained of, viz., the atigue and exhaustion of the horses, arising from a course of nature, over which human means can have no control. In September, 1842—eighteen months ago—that fear ful mortality, the murrain, visited Egypt, as it occa sionally ever has done since the time of the departure of the Israelites from it. It was one of the standing plagues inflicted by the Almighty upon Pharaoh, for " refusing to let the children of Israel go." This fearful mortality has taken away ten•twelfths of the whole of the cattle of Egypt since that time. In October, 1842, out of the number of horses in the Desert for the transit of passengers, upwards of 100 died by murrain in that month, and its ravages not only continue in various parts of Egypt, but deprive the cattle that remain of their usualistamina and strength. The Pacha has lost upwards of 1,000,0001. sterling in camels, dromedaries, and horses, without mentioning sheep, goats, and other cattle, since September, 1842. His ships have been constantly going to Tunis, Syria, Trieste, and other Farts of the Mediterranean, to pur chase cattle fur the common purposes of husbandry, and many of them die a few days after their arrival. Ui'der circumstances like - these, had the passengers been aware of them, such complaints as have been made could never have. emanated from them against the Transit Company. Eighty passengers arrived at die . Alexandrian end to India, and upwards of 100 at the Suez end from India, on the same day ; consequently the cattle on the 'Desert had to do double work ; and it should have been a matter of thanks, instead of com plaints, that they all got over that Desert, and embarked to and from India without one being left behind. Sir, I think enough has been said to exonerate tke Transit Company, who are doing their utmost, under the Pacha's soul-stirring influence, amidst heavy losses, to give satisfaction to all who pass through. Regarding the provisions, the murrain will not allow the cattle that remain alive to gain fat or strength, and therefore their meats are lean, and do not look so well as otherwise, and this will account for the ordinary looking state of the provisions: also, the great influx of passengers at Alexandria and Suez (more than 180) would not allow of sufficient time to get them ber.pr ; f o r it never can be known until the arrival of the steamers, whether there are 50 or 100 to provide for. I beg pardon for trespassing so long on your columns, but hope this explanation will be deemed satisfactory by more than the majority of your readers. I remain, Sir, your faithful and obliged servant, THOMAS WAG HO RN.. Egyptian-offices, 34, Cornhill, April 10. THE INDIAN MARRIAtE. TO THE EDITOR OF Wl2 SUN. Six, —Mr. Ramsey presents his compliments, and begs to state that Mr. Alexander C?itotte (the gentleman who was married by him yesAP:rday morning at St.'Mar tin-in-the-Fields) is a Fri eh Canadian, and is a Mem ber of the Church, having been duly admitted by the sacrament of baptism at the town of Sandwich, in Up per Canada. 103, St. Martin's-lane, April 10. THE NAPOLEON MUSEUM.—This exhibition, per haps the most curious of any of the numerous exhibitions in the metropolis, and one that has cost the proprietor the un wearied application of many years to collect., has undergone a complete re-arrangement, and has been opened to the pub lic now at a rate of admission that everybody, to whom such things as the collection contains are of any interest, can afford to pay. During the short time that the Museum in the Egyptian-hall has been closed, many judicious alterations have been made in the hanging of the portraits, in the classi fying of the various objects illustrative of the mperor of the French, of the history and events of the French Revolution, of the general history of Europe for more than half a cen tury, and of all the distinguished and remarkable charac ters with which that period abounds. There is now a com plete series of portraits of statesmen, mars h a l s , general:, warriors, patriots, &c , forming a pictorial na rrative of the events by which the reigns from Louis XVI. , of the Republi can Government, of the empire, and of tie co mmencement of the reign of Louis XVIII., were render ed remarkable. These portraits, or at least the very great majority . of t them, are -exceedingly fine as works of a rt. Themmia tlresedar!d c e rsgems they h y e ndecpoiici depict, and the in le n f a e m re e n l ee s' w to h t ic h i are e l ir anecdotes with which they are connected, are unrivalled both • • execution, in eu os t t ion ex , e t i h i e isi p t as objects of vertu and as illustrations of great persona g es and There ar e amongst the recent additions to stirring events. the collection a fine half-length portrait of Frederick the bli understood, eh hi Great, once in th e p ossession of that monarch, and a fi ne por e st h olsh he ould cti por trait of Stanislaus. The busts, medals, and bronzes, the serieo beof setouinds,iecznadnadll withoutgs of it class,t c l an iat notb y which re-arranged, and now afford the curious and the student an almost graphic view of the events to which they relate, and e ' impress upon the memory, th roug h the eye, the incidents which tradition and wr itt en narrative handed down. The very valuable colle c ti on o f l etters, both on public business and private i affa rs, of public documents and of family re cords, has also undergone a revision in its t by which conte a n rr ts an t emen c a more easy reference to its Without making invidious comparisons between su s ch se an u ex hibition as this and some others by which the public are at tracted, it must be said that it argues little for good taste to prefer the howling of semi-savages and the deformity of stunted nature to the treasures of art, the records of history, and the relics of great events and great men.—Times. INFEPLNAL MACHINE IN SHEFFIELD.—About half past !one on Saturday morning some murderous rascal threw a tin case loaded with gunpowder into. the bed room window of Mr. George Gillott, file-grinder, re siding at 197, Granville-street Park, Sheffield. Mr. and Mrs. Gillett, with an infant, ;were at the time in bed ; but on kriaping out Mr. Gillott saw the fuse burning, and very wisely got his wife and child down stairs a s quickly as possible. They had, scarcely however, crossed the lower room towards the doer, when, the ex plosion took place, shaking down part of the ceiling of the bedroom, and breaking every prow in the window, with a part of the sash also. One panel of a cupboard in the bedroom was forced out, while a post pnd part of the wall of a large closet adjoining was blown from the upright. Even in the lower room ono panel of a , cloor was broken, and in the garret the roof was lifted partly up. In this place two a pprentices were asleep, frint only one was awoke by the noise of the explosion. 'On hear ing it he directly jumped up, and sagaciously observed to his companion, " Bill, Bill, get thee up, or Vse we shall be suffocated." Sappily neither of the teals sustained any personal injury. So great was thr..t shock that it shook the wall of a house next door, o',!cupied by Mr. James Barker. The flame from the p owder came up wards of a yard through the window into the street. It is time that such awful proceedings were officially in quired into. The lamentable freque , ncy of their occur rence is rapidly degrading the charaf. , ,ter of our town. It is a deplorable Onto of society whtich permits innocent families to be at the mercy of the 'midnight assassin.— Sheffield Iris. , v ~