The Sun. — London, England, 1847-05-26 00:00:00

NATIONAL BANK OF IRELAND (TiliS DAY.) The twelfth annual general meeting of the pro prietors of the National Bank of Ireland was held this day, at No. 13, Old Broad-street, for the elec tion of directors in room of those who, in pursuance of the deed of settlement, re!ir'e from office. Some interest in the proceedings was evinced, as it was expected that reference would be made to the late Governor of the Institution, Daniel O'Connell, Each IMP., who, during a long and active life sustained such a conspicuous part in the history of Europe. The meeting was, therefore, more than ordinarily crowded. J. C. Ruding, Esq., occupied the chair. Amon g the directors pre.eut we observed T. Lamie Murray, Esq , J. C. Ruding, E‘q., Fowler Newsam, Esq., Robert Sutton, jun., Esq., Charles Bianconi, Esq., P. B. Renshaw, Esq., A. P. Johnson, Esq., L. W. Wheeler, Esq., J. L. Wheeler, Esq., John Ransom, Esq., W. L. Wheeler, Esq., Joseph Wheeler, Esq., Charles Rule, Esq., Thomas Shewell, Esq., H. M. Jones, Esq. Francis O'Neill, Esq., Captain Sir Burton Macnamara, Joshu a B. Bacon, Esq., Juhn Robins, Esq., George Coxhead, Esq., Jacob Stanley, jun., Esq., John Pitman, E N-, Joseph Barber, Esq., E. J. Daniel, Esq., A. K. Rutchison, Esq., G. F. Hardy. Esq., of Cork. The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, I am happy to have the pleasure of meeting you at our twelfth annual Meeting, and I trust that the report which we have to lay before you will meet with your approbation. I shall now call upon the Secretary to read the notice convening the meeting. The SECRETARY, having read the advertisemen then, by order of the Chairman, read the following " REPORT Of the Directors of the National Bank of Ireland, made to the Proprietors at the Twelfth Annual Ge neral Meeting, held at the office of the Company, No. 13, Old Broad-street, London, on Wednesday, the 26th of May, 1847. " In presenting to the proprietors the Twelfth An nual Report of the operetions of th bnk, the irec tors deem it right to call their attention a to the se d veral cir cumstances that have occurred in the eventful period since their last meeting, and which were calculated, more er less, to affect the property of the establishment. e "In August last year, the Bank of England, influenced "Y the favourable course of the exchanges, lowered its rate of interest to 3 per cent.; but, sub*equently, owing t° their re-action, and the consequent drain of bullion, it r aised the rate to 4 per cent., and, recently, to 5 per cent. " The failure of the potato crop in Ireland, for the s econd time, caused much consternation, and from being Of exporting country, Ireland ecame a large imorter the necessaries of life, thus, b not only disturbing the astral course of things, but adding considerably to the elency experienced in countrte; similarly situated. L "Under t h ese diffi cu l t c i rcumstances , new to B an ki ng , e u i hsine ss i n I re l an d , and t h e specu l at i on lik e l y to result ` uer efrum, the directors have preserved one uniform cou rse, discouraging, as much as in their power, all Z e culative operations, but affording facilities for the w Pun of provisions intended to supply the growing tv ,!uts of the country. One of the immediate results of " 13 policy h as b een a l rea dy vi s ibl e , in th e i nc r ea sed and increasing confidence in the bank, and its ability to grant accommodation to the legitimate demands of trade an d agriculture. co " Th e l ong di scusse d quest i on o f t h e a b o li t i on o f t h e th ra •laws, became in the past year, a final measure; but e circumstances already noticed, have suspended their action so far as the agricultural interest of Ireland is con cerned. 11: The proprietors will be gratified to learn, that the Iv nk ha s b een i nstrumenta l i n f ac ili tat i ng t h e o p erat i ons G overnment, connected with the Commissioners of 4611 c Works, and which have been in force for the 12 . tirp t ,, e of relieving the unparalleled distress and destitu "Nl which prevails in Ireland. destitu te the previous meeting of the proprietors a strong ',, n . t 4, Was manifested, that the Bank should further ass; w f l " in alleviating the wide spread and deep distress Of ch existed. The directors have now the satisfaction _ sta ting that they have carried out the views of the P o f r prietors, by contributing in various localities upwards (Ice thousand pounds. The proprietors will observe, from the accounts now :,aj o before them, that the past year has been one of ;ernlirperity to the Bank, as, in addition to the two half -22751Y dividend* which have remaining aid, amounting to 1% 6 ° 1 2 / p the directors have a f•urplus of Cr edit ' lOs. 2d., which has been carried to the Sof f the Reserve-fund, wh:reby it is increased to °S t 1 5S 3d The undivided • 1 84 , ivided profits at December, 1 , N et ' , %ere ce ,,Profits for the year ending De -euer, 1 846 33.112 10 2 9 ,608 15 3 " Deduct hal-year's dividend 7 ~,rito id i).l,lao„cz, me r, 18-t6.. ..... £11, 2 50 1846 ...... ° Christmas, 11,250 .................. 22,500 0 0 " Leaving amount of undivided profitL, cc at December, 1846 £50,108 15 3 There are now to be elected three directors, in the t ° o rn of Nicholas Maher, Esq., M.P., Maurice , M.P., and Robert. Sutton, jun., whose t 3 at Lhe board are vacatedlyr i: ta le tlotno,bawllieo_etiw‘eiitoerdn. p re eartdidates . for the ,ql,;et„haentd ), o cl o; , t i b Approved by (Signed) T. LAIIIE MU ' It AY, Chairman." The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, before I put the ques ticn of the adoption of this report, I beg to know if 44 Y Hon. Proprietor has any question to ask ? Mr. JONES—Sir, it is from no wish to ask any question th a t th e b oar d may not b e rea dy t o answe r, of • b eleg a proprietor, and presuming that there are °tilers who, like me, feel anxious on this subject, tia tb bow the acco un t o f our l a t e G overno r s tands b l the B an k , at the same time that I am persuaded, tt -411 from the character of the illustrious individual ee,aled) as well as f rom th e c a re and atte n ti on o f eertaini uirectors, I may anticipate a favourable answer— , .y an answer different from that prognosticated tfie ra ,„ si an Y of thos e w h o are not so well acquainted with affa irs of th e B an k as myse lf. Th e refore, h r if 14 m ---" no objecti on , I should wish you to inform t st a e ,,"; eet ing whether the account of the late Governor as it ought to do. in Trille e ' la laNtAN—Gentlemen, I have much pleasure ak a a w , e ring the question of the lion. Proprietor, th at have the utmost satisfaction in telling you rtl o "," t‘ e balance due from the late Governor is not ext re ;" 4ll 4,0 001., and we hold life policies to the bank °I 7 ,500/. b es id es o th er secur i t i es , so th a t th e arn ha lose 11 lose nothing by the late Governor. I re t 4) he thus able to put at rest all the incor of th e ° i n t. % t hat have been circulated, that the debt 6 0,0001 . Governor to this Bank amounted to 7 0,000/. jov am happy to hear so satisfact o ry an thswer, although it was only what I expected fr o m I d• hello urable c o nd uc t an d business char ac t er o f t h e re e to .„ . " of this bank. tC The CHAIRMAN said—Gentlemen, before moving - " e adoption of the report, it is my pai d nfu t l h du f ty ou to r dis tinguished to the tneetiT i officia t i e ly t G h d o u vernor. It is extreme k ith . .r a e n g d re rn t that after the presence of that ' g nat distinguished gentleman at the annual meetings °f this company for so many years, that we should be dePrived of his valuable services, and that upon this t'ec ation so humble an individual as myself should be tii 4 .. ll ed up on to occupy t h e p l ace so a bly fill e d by '"' lamented gentleman. To Mr. O'Connell : 1 e we a debt o f profound gratitude for the v ,7, 1 _ 4 b1e and gratuitous assistance which he afforded i his lifetime in the establishment of this Bank. The : readin ess with whi c h , upon a ll occas i ons, h e lent the i h d of " P o werful talents for its advancement, and n able and i eharged the mpartial manner with which he dis of: the Bank ard uous duties of a governor thanksof his colleagues, and d on for him the esteem entitled him to the warmest of all interested in this society. The heart oft Mr. O'Connell, I m ay sa y, was centered in this af ter p a he believed that this was an institution which, Vial P a ying a that return to its proprietors, tiai Calculated to contribute largely to the tshoe poor itnprovetnent of Ireland, particularly ex ' classes, whose welfare was his constant ,re sat isfacti on and it was a source of the greatest Prev this . lea s to L his dece ase, t h at all h i s en d eavours t owar d s lum en " h ad bee n crowned with success, and that his rear 4T41 ardent h opes for its success had been fully O'c l „ sed-- (Hear, hear.) By the death of Mr. a 4 , nn ell his children have been bereft of a kind affectionate parent, the directors of an amiable f aTablable colleague, and the proprietors at large o (qhji'hlY influential and distinguished ratron.— of oeers.) Having paid this tribute to the memory tut:. departed friend, I thit.k that it is now right to Sir ie ::,° the affairs of the Bank itself.—(Hear, hear.) of 1 ) . " " i e making up of these accounts, in the month 3,oll,e,nettiher last, which have been already laid before beehagavo the h app i ness of stating that the Bank O ur reserver Progressing most satisfactorily.—(Hear.) a Point fro and has i ncreased to upwards of 50,0001-, which, in the opinion of the directors, send h opePe, will b e concurred in by yourselves, 1 111xitguy ,i argo to eLable directors . tto , " . 11b increase the amount of dividend.—(Hear, hear.) The utmost vigilance has been exercised by your directors, and will be continued; and, unless any unforseen circumstances should take place, we have a confident hope and expectation that before we hn ve the pleasure of meeting you again we shall be able to increase the dividends upon the capi tal of the Bank.—(llear, hear.) I will now move the adoption of the report. Mr. THOMAS &JEWELL wished to inquire, whether proper provision had been made for any outstanding bad debts. He wished also to state, that he hoped great care would be exercised by the directors in in creasing the amount of the dividends, because he felt it to be essential to the security of the concern that the reserve fund should be kept upon a sound foundation. The CHAIRMAN—The amount of bad debts has been written off, as far as could be ascertained, and provision has also been made for those debts which may be considered as of a doubtful character. Mr. WHEELER seconded the adoption of the report, which was put by the Chairman, and carried unani- tutly. The CHAIRMAN said the business of the day had been brought to a close, and all that remained for him to do was to thank them for their kind attendance. Mr. BACON said he thought it was their duty to pass a vote of thanks to the Chairman and di- rectors for their labours during the part year.— (Cheers.) The report which they had just heard read must have been exceedingly sa tisfactory to those who had watched the pro gress of the Bank as he had, and, therefore, he considered that it was their duty to pass a cordial vote of thanks to them for their labours. He held in his hand a list of the profits realised by the Bank during the last eight years, and he found that they were much greater than in any previous years ; and this, they must bear in mind, had occurred during a period of unexampled suffering in Ireland, when they might have expected that the profits would have been reduced, instead of increased. With re spect to the increased dividend he wished to make an observation, namely, that it was a matter which might be safely left in the hands of the directors.— (Hear, hear.) Before they had a reserve fund of 50,000/. he should have thought it inexpedient to raise the dividend ; but when they had a reserve fund of 50,0001. (Cheers)—and when the interest of money was much higher than it had been fur some time past, he thought that they might make the proposed increase ; but as he had said, he thought this was a question which the directors were quite competent to settle.— (Cheers.) He had, therefore, great pleasure in moving a vote of thanks to the Chairman and other directors for their exertions in behalf of the institution. Sir BURTON MACNAMARA begged to second the motion. He did so as a person who had lived in Ireland during the crisis which had come upon her he had consequently witnessed the operations of the banks in that country, and could therefore, confirm the statement of the Honour- able Proprietor, that by good management the profits of the B ank had increased during a period of almost unexampled suffering. He had watched the operations of -the Bank, and he was, therefore, in a position to state (and it gave him grew pleasure to do so) that none could have discharged their duties better than the officers of the Bank in Ireland. lie hoped the directors would take into account the inferior officers of the Bank, and, con- sidering the high price of provisions, increase their salaries. The motion was then earned unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then said--Gentlemen, we are much obliged to you Tor the vote of thanks you have proposed to us. It is a source of the ut- most satisfaction to us to learn that the report has met with your approbation ; we trust that by exercising the same diligence as during the past, we shall deserve a similar mark of your approbation in the future. We beg to thank you very cordially fbr the kindness which we have experienced from you at this meeting. In reply to the observation of the gentleman who spoke last, with respect to raising ,he salaries of some of the inferior officer; owing to the high price of provisions, I have to state that the su► ject has been already under the consi- Aeration of the directors, and the recommendation of :he lion. Proprietor has been already anticipated by them. The meeting then terminated. PRINCESS'S THEAI RE. Last evening a ph want two act ballad opera, entitled the King and [he Piper. was pr..due. d here wit cornpl.,t, e a d r s t u o c f e t e h s e s. rei l g ‘ t h i e ot James scene ' li laid in Gr eenw i c h , in the early p and, w e may add, most deserved I.; the hero is a Scorch bagpiper, I p is gi in ( G I o r v a e n b w yj t , h (Miss Emma Stanley), eh Sandie Macaulay daughter (Rosa) of old S a t t he pretty ica who refuses his consent unless Sandie can raise 50/.; and Sandie writes to the King, asking his Majesty to. ad vance the sum to a countryman in distress. Some En glish Lords, who hays been plotting to size the King at Blackheath, hire Sandie, who they imagine has over heard their plot, to play a tune on his bagpipes within the King's hearing, so as to entice forth the King, who is passionately fond of his national music, when they in tend to; seize him. One of their number, Devereux (Mr. Barker), warns the King of his danger by an anonymous epistle, and poor Sandie, who has been left waiting on the heath some hours, strolls towards the palace, strikes up a tune, and is sent for by the Kiag, - - who 'breakfasts heartily off some bannocks and Dumfries ale, which Sandie has in his pouch, and gives hin, in exchange for the dainties which had been provided for his own breakfast. Sandie mentions the note, and the King imagining that he is the author of the anonymous epistle, heaps all sorts of favours on him. -The rebel' lords believing Sandie knows their secrets, lest he shouli betray them also reward him, and Sandie takes all as a homage justly paid to his superior skill as a piper. Several amusing contretemps arise, and we are carried pleasantly through two acts before the marriage of the lovers, the eud of all comedies, takes place. The acting of Miss Emma Stanley as Sandie was admirable, and in fact securtd the success of the piece. She was called for at the conclusion, and enthusias tically applauded. The music by Mr. Joseph Duggan, &though it has no claims to originality, is light and elegant —a cento of pleasant reminiscences. The piece, which was announced for repetition every evening, will doubtless have a run. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. By the packet-ship Columbia, Captain Fenton, ar rived in the Mersey this Morning, we have New York accounts of the Ist inst. Politically, they are entirely unimportant. The Washington Union reports the position of affairs on the Rio Grande as follows : "The last letter from General Taylor, of the 28th of March, reports that our communications with the rear are new measurably secure, no interruption having taken place since that reported on the 20th ult. A train ar rived on the 24th, under escort of the Ist Indiana Regi ment, and another was daily expected. It is understood that the regular cavalry of Urrea had retired from that quarter across the mountains; a natural result of the rc:reat of the train army towards San Luis and of our precaution to secure the trains. All was quiet at :•al til!o; the troops in good healrh, and the wounded ra pidly recovering. The inhabitants, both at SAltillo and Monterey, were generally returning to their homes, and, in the country, aro engaged in planting their crops." The commercial accounts by this arrival are but little later than those received by the Cambria. Ex change, after the steamer's departure, was quoted at 6 to 61 per cent. premium, a little higher being paid, in some cases, for favourite signatures. The cotton market was quiet. The flour trade was unsettled, several holders, in anticipation of the opening of the canal navigation, having evinced an anxiety to realize. Freights also were unsettled, and several vessels were about to leave for the St. Lawrence to trade. We annex the usual report from the New York Shipping List of the Ist instant. Dates from the southern markets are not later than those last received : COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the New York Shipping List, May 1.) Exchang - e.—Since our last the business in foreign, for the steamer, has continued to a lair extent, but with some alterations in prices, and we now quote bills on London at 6 to 6i per cent, premium, a little higher in some cases being paid for favourite signatures; Paris, sf. 363-e. to st. 35c.; Amsterdam, 39k, and ssles of sou thern bills at lower rates; Antwerp, 39i to 39k; Ham burgh 351 to 35i, and Bremen, 78 to 78g. Cotton.—The business in this market, since our last, has not been as large as for the previous three days, but prices have been fully maintained; the market, however, closes with a quiet aspect. The transactions reach 3,600 bales, thus : Upland and Flor. Mobilell2.l to :o a r n o d b : la:leti O cc.... r, Transactions ... 2,500 b a l es. 1 Ord. to good ord. ... 11 to 111 c. Mid. to good mid. ... 11 to 121 c. 10 to 12tc. Mid. fair to fair ... 124- to 131 c. Fully fair to good fair 13,} to 14c. 14 to 144 c. Making a total for the week of 9,850 bales. The arrivals have been, from Bales. Florida ... ..• ... 1,236 Georgia ... ... 1,049 South Carolina .•• ••• 409 North Carolina ... 84 Total ... ... 2,778 Total import from the Ist to the 30th ult. 21,431 bales. Export from the Ist to the 27th of April 4,726 „ Export from the United States. Since the Ist of September last ... 806,703 „ Same time last year ... 960,635 11 Flour—The market here for western flour since our GENERAL FALL IN PROVISIONS.—Yesterday morn ing the price of bread was reduced in several places in the metropolis a halfpenny in the 41b. loaf ; many of the under-priced bakers announced the gratifying fact by large placards, having the words "Gloriinis news, down again to 10id.," inscribed. The general price ofseconds bread is from lOid. to 113 d., and the ',ague Company are selling at 10d. the 41b. loaf ; interior can be obtained a penny less, and the best bread sells at Is. Id.; fl , kur has been reduced in proportion. A reduction of a penny in the pound has taken place in the prices of butcher's meat of all descriptions, and in consequence bacon and other cured provisions have been reduced. The fine weather has caused a large supply of fish, which is sold remarkably cheap; small soles can be had from 2d. to 3d. per pair, and mackerel five for is. Vegetables, particu lirly greens and cabbages, are very plentiful; the farmer, which about a week ago sold at 7d u bunch, can now be had at 2d., and early York cabbages at 1-1-d. each; early foreign potatoes sell at 3d. per lb. NEW GOOD CONDUCT WARRANT.—Yesterday the New Good Conduct Warrant, founded On the recent pro ceedings of the light - Manic - for bettering the condition of the soldier, was issued from the Horse Guards. It is of considerable length, and authorises an increase in the amount of pensions, which holds out prospects of a most brightening nature to non-commis sioned officers and privates of good character. The boon it is thought will be followed by many beneficial effects, and will, no doubt, in a great measure allay that discon tent which has lately prevailed amongst the non-com missioned officers as well as privates. NUMEROUS FlRES.—Yesterday afternoon, shortly before five o'clock, police-constable Mackwick, whilst proceeding along his beat in Tudor-street, Bridewell Precinct, discovered that the premises occupied by It. G. Price, Esq., as coach-house and stables were on fire. The officer immediately sound, d an alarm, and in a very brief period the engines belonging to the Bridewell Hospital, parish, Londoa Brigade, and West of England offices attended, when the firemen found that the had and straw in the lofts over the stables were envelored in flames. After some trouble the firemen and about 30 hired auxiliaries, who were assisted with a plentiful supply of water, got the mastery over the flames, but not before the contents of the loft were consumed, the root burned off, and the ceiling of the coach-house severely damaged by water. The origin of the fire could not be learned. About noon yesterday a fire that caused considerable alarm broke out at 110, Fleet street. occupied. by Mr. Mecham, trunk maker. It originated from some unknown cause in the first floor back, used as the kitchen Engines quickly attended, and by setting ono machine to work the thirnes were soon extinguished, the damage, considering the extent of the premises, not being very great. The same morning, about ten minutes past three o'clock, a fire, which had it not been so o pportunely discovered would doubtless have proved of a most disastrous character, was found burning at Beale's-wharf, Mill-lane, Tooley-btreet, Southwark, the property of Messrs. C. and G. Griffin. It was caused from som e defect in the gas pipe, which set fire to the under part of the flooring in the B warehouse. Owing to the timely assistance afforded the damage done-was comparatively inconsiderable. The firm is insured; 4 t h e caUdgzia 4c90 ! Ui 44440, last has been dull, and, although the ;t;eki;;;;iuCed very low, some holders, in view of the opening of canal navigation, have evinced an anxiety to realise, and prices have become unsettled, and lower rates accepted. Genessee and Troy cannot be quoted over 7 dolls. 75c., and some has been sold for 121 cents less; Michigan and Ohio command, in small lots, 7 dolls. 50c. to 7 dolls. 621 c.; 800 barrels New Orleans sold at these rates; tied 800 Onto, via Philadelphia, 7 dods. 37ie. to 7 dells. 50c. I'o artive, there has been a go al demand, and we noti ce sales of 4,000 bai rels, in May, at 6 dolls. 37i , t. to 6 dolls. 50c., the lower rate tor mixed Allchi ; ..an; 4.000 in June, 6 dolls. to 6 dolls. 25c.; 3,000 in July, 6 dolls.; 1,000 in August, 5 dolls. 75c ; and 1,000 on or betore Septeusbar 1, at the option of the seller, at the same price. Southern is inactive ; and pi ices gradually recede -the sales are 3,000 to 3,500 barrels of Alexandria, Georgetown, and Richmond County, at 7 dolls. 37ie. to 7 dolls. 50c.; and 500 Richmond City Mills, about 8 dolls. 50c. Rye fl t.ll. sells sliwl, at 5 dulls, to 5 dolls. 12e. Higher rives being demanded for corn meal, the market is quiet-3,000 barrels of Jersey, part to arrive soon, sold at 4 dolls. 50c. to 4 dolls. 561 , ...; 1,000, in all May, 4 dolls. 25c.; 3,000 Western, in June and July, on private terms ; and 100 puncheons of brandywine, 22 dulls. cash. Export from the Ist to the 27th of April :- Wheat flour . . 90,379 barrels. Grain-There is no wheat here. To arrive in May, 12,000 bushels of Genessee, sold at 1 doll. 50c. to 1 doll. 55c.; and 10,000 of White Ohio, 1 doll. 40c., cash. Northern rye has been dull, but the market is now, perhaps, a little firmer ; 5,000 bushels sold in lots at 92c. to 95c. A smal lot Marley brought 72c. ; the last sale to arrive was for early in May at 70c., cash. Northern oats are in less request, and the stock accumu lates ; the quotation at the close is 50c. to 52c., at which 5,000 bush, is have b. en disposed of; and 2,300 Southern at 47c. The supply of corn here is not large, but about equal to the demand, the market retaining its firmness ; the sales are 35,000 bushels Northern and Jersey yellow at 95e. to 97c., wltn 1,000 Jersey from store, at 1 dell. ; 10,000 Southern yellow, at 95c. to 96e. ; and IC,OOO white end mixed ditto, b2c. to 94c. To arrive the sales have been large, say 150.000 bushels, partly on terms nut made public, including in part the May delivery at 80c. to 85e., and June and July at 75c. to 761. Beaus are in good demand, and considerable sales have been been made within our range. 500 bags of black-eyed peas sold part at 2 dolls. 37c. per bag of two bushels. - Exports from the Ist to the 27th of April. Corn ... ••• ... 1,052,042 bushels. Wheat ... 55,490 - Rye ••• ••• ••• 44,284 - Barley „„ 8,183 - Oats •.. ••• ... 89,118 - Provisions-Old Ohio potk since our last has been very quiet, and yesterday the market was dull. We know of no sales worth reporting ; about 1,000 barrels sour prime brought 11 dulls. 37ie. to 11 dolls. 50c. ; and 250 new mess, to arrive, 16 jells. 371 c. to 16 dolls. 50c. Beef is inactive ; 100 barrels city prime sold at 9 dolls. 25c. ; 200 mess, 12 dolls ; and 175 tierces prime mess, a few days since, 20 dolls. 0 ,io lard is in good demand, and prime in barrels readily cominaLds 10e., and in kegs lOie. ; at these rates, with some No. 2 in barrels, at 91c. to 91e., the sales are 1.500 kegs, and 600 to 700 barrels since our last. Pickled meats are firm ; 100 tierces westernThanis sold at 81c., and 60 hogsheads, should•!rs, in dry salt, 6le. New butter sells on arrival at 20e. to 22e. fbr Western dairy, and 25c. to 26e. for Orange county. Export from April 1 to 27. Beef 2.681 barrels. Pork Lard Rice—The transactions have been to a very fair ex tent since our last Ssturday's report, and prices are fully maintained. The sales amount to about 800 tierces of all descriptions at 3 dolls. 50c. for ordinary, to 4 dolls. 621 c. for good. The stock having been considerably retraced, holders are firm at our quotations, which we do not vary. Tobacco—We notice a pretty good demand, and sales, since our last, of 175 hogsh ads. Virginia and Ken st vksy,,, seed a 6 t l .. e p . t a r l t so B r e. s oases o o i t o C ic o . n ; u 2 . 7 c ti F ct l i o t r a i Ld , i' s e t n 6 n e - . in to s l dr s oe c p .L ub and In 200 Connecticut, for exp ort , on terms not have no new feature to notice in the market, except that holders of Scotch pig are much firmer, and some are now asking advanced rates. 200 tons common Swedish sold on private terms. Freights—The market remains very unsettled, and rather lower rates have been accepted. Some eight or ten British vessels have left or are about to leave for Quebec to engage in the timber trade. To Ireland, London, and the continent there is but little going for ward, and quotations are nominal. To Liverpool we notice small engsg4rnents in American and British ves sels of fl )ur aid meal at 3s. per barrel; rosin, 3s. to 3s. 3d.; tar, 4s. 6d.; leather, id. per lb.; 300 casks' spirits of turpentine, at 2d. per gallon, &c. A British ship was taken up to load heavy goods at Boston for London, at 15s. per ton. ... . To London—Fiour, 4s. to 4s. 6d. per barrel; turpentine (North country). 4s. 6d. per barrel; spirits of turpen tine (252 gollons), 50s. per barrel; measurement goods, 40s. to 455. per ton; heavy goods, 50s. per ton; cheese, 50s. per ton; beef (304 lbs. to 336 lbs.), 10s. per tierce; beef and pork, 6s. per barrel; corn and wheat, 16{31. per bushel; oats and barley, 13d. to 16d. per bushel. To Havre—Cotton (square and round bales), -!ic. to lc. per lb.; flour, 1 doll per barrel; ashes, 8 to 10 dolls. per ton; rice, 12 dolls. per ton; whalebone, jc. per lb.; tal low, lard, &c., ic. per lb.; grain, in bags, 30c. to 35c. per bushel. PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 30, P.M. Cotton is firm, with sales of 300 bales - of Uplands and New Orleans, at 13 to 13. Flour is in moderate re quest, and holders demand 7 dolls. per barrel for good brands; some extra brands sold at that. 1,000 barrels of corn meal sold at 4 dolls. 37ic. ; and 300 barrels at dolls. 25c. Rye flour sold at 4 dolls. 87ic. ; 7,000 bushels of good red wheat sold at 157, and white at 162 ; 3,000 bushels of corn sold at 93c., and 2,500 bushels of oats at 51i. 23,700 barrels of flour, 59,362 bushels of wheat, 35,327 bushels of corn, aid 18,177 barrels of corn meal, were exported from Philadelphia last week, princi pally to Europe. BALTIMORE, APRIL 30, p.BI. The flour market continues dull and unsettled. I note a sale yesterday morning in two lots of 200 barrels each, at 6 dolls. 720 , and about 500 barrels, Susquehanna brands, at 6 dolls. 75c. There are buyers only to a mo derate extent of flour at 6 dolls. ne. Some are unwil ling to offer more than 6 dolls. 624 c. Holders are rather Inxicus to operata at 6 dolls. 75c. Nothing of moment doing in City Mills. Small sales of some 400 barrels at 6 tolls. 87ic., and 100 barrels yesterday at 6 dolls. 75c. Corn meal is very dull, and can be had at 4 dolls. 37k. THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS.—Yesterday the dif ferent metropolitan divisions of the enrolled out-pen sioners of Chelsea Hospital, including that from Wool wich, had a grand field-day in Hyde park, preparatory to their review by the Commander is Cbiet, iu that park, .toittencrwo . . THE SUN, LON DON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1847. MR. O'CONNELL. And again he invoked all the beauties of his dear Ire land and her verdant hills, and her picturesque sites, and j her immense lakes, and -her population, brave, honest, devoted, intellectual, and so worthy to be happy, so well disposed to become so, and which the brutal hand of the Saxon crushed like a flower of which you break the stem. Ireland, first flower of the earth and first gem of the sea !' •-Ard with this enthusiasm he mingled the traditional history, the remarkable deeds of arms, the ancient glory of his country, which gave masters to all Europe, and which was learn e d when othe r na ti ons were plunged in ignorance and bar barism. Thi s was the inexhaustible theme of his speeches, and it was by re-animating that love of coun try more and more, that he was able to conquer the most unbounded empire and popularity ever enjoyed by any man. The history of that first association is similar to that of all the others, and the talent, as well as the power of O'Connell, preserved since then the same character. The English, seeing that new struggle in the name of the law, wished to terminate it by the law. The Bill of 1825, presented by Goulburn, afforded Sir R. Peel an occasion to pronounce a remarkable speech, which subi-equeritly caused him embarrassments, and perhaps excited .in his breast the remorse attending a bad action. It summed up the whole English constitu tion in these words:—' Hatred of Untholicistn, distrust towards Irish idolaters!' The Bill adopted prohibited all meetings, all associations, during more than four teen days! This was sufficient for O'Connell to con tinue to develop his work. The law was promulgated in the month of March. On the 13th of July the Catholic Association was re modelled on a rew legal j basis. It no longer had a centre nor a constant duration. It had as many centres as there were towns, as many meetings as there were villages; the principal craters, and O'Connell at their head, traversed Ireland in every direction, and innumerable assemblies hailed them with transports of enthusiasm. It was on the I3'h of July, in the church of Waterford, amidst the prelates and crowd which thronged the edifice, that the new associa tion was inaugurated. The Catholics, not satisfied with speaking, resolved to act. They were excluded from Parliament, and determined to furee their way into it. Fitzgerald, the representative of Clare, had become Cabinet Minister, and again solicited the suffrages of his former constituents. An order was given to elect O'Connell in his place, although O'Connell was not eligible. The particulars of that solemn demonstration are known to everybody. During three days the Irish electors, escorted by a multitude of peasants, repaired to the hustings, and openly - voted for O'Connell. During three days the people. in a mass, kept watching, and, strange to say, no act of di: order, i.o sign of intemper ance, disturbed that immense reunion. A solemn cir cumstance imparted a dramatic colour to the event. At nighttal, %hen the result (if the poll was about to be proclaimed, a Catholic clergyman made his way through the crowd, ascended rte hustings, and cern mantling silence with his hand, slowly pronounci d these words—' Irishmen I brethren ! an impious Catholic had the misfortune to vote for Fi:z gerald.'—(' Shame! shame!' exclaimed the indignant people.) Silence,' replied the speaker, in a severe tone; the indignation of man is feeble compared with the wrath of God 1 The hand of the Almighty has punished him. I inform you that he has just been struck with apoplexy. A prayer for his soul!' And in an instant the whole multitude fell on its knees, when some stentorian voices shouted out. • O'Connell is re turned! O'Connell for ever! O'Connell and Ireland free!' The crowd then dispersed in every direction, carrying to the extremity of the island the glorious tidings which made every heart rejoice. He proceeded to London, presented himself in the House of Commons, and when tendered an oath he could not take he protested and retired. The electors of Clare refused to elect another deputy, and the agitation of Ireland becoming more and more menacing, the English ari.tocracy was aalways m that agni same compelled to yield, an d t h e emancipation of the Catho jdmebySirthßeobsetrratnPgeeel,whose les fortune was proclaimed ws b y circum stance that he was obliged to carry the measures most violently opposed by himself and his party. We shall not continue the biography of O'Connell any further. The events are too near us, and the traces of his passage though Parliament cannot be so soon effaced. When the Whigs resumed the direction of affairs O'Connell, confiding in their good intentions, extinguished the fire he had kirdled, and which lie was able to rekindle during the Tory Administration. His influence over the masses still en dured, but his action over the enlightened and resolute patriots had long been on the wane. The Cabinet of Sir Robert Peel renewed the popularity of the Agitator by instituting against him judiciary proceedings, similar to those already directed against him, at another period, to the discomfiture of his persecutors. But on the re turn of Lord John Russell, all those angers, those pro mises of repeal, all that movement imparted to a popu- Whin which he was certain to restrain, all that ardent and sarcastic eloquence, which preserved in his old age all the power and vivacity of his youth, suddenly vat.ished like a phantom. Then an opposition formed itself round him, and ultimately against him. This was his deathblow." The Paris National publishes the following elo quent, and in many respects just, biographical sketch of O'Connell : " We should write an entire book, comprising the history of Ireland for the last fifty years, it we would give a complete idea of the life of O'Connell. In writing those lines, in which we shall unite some personal im pressions with recollections well known ta everybody, we desire to appreciate that great character without dimi nishing its proportions, and to pass judgment on the politician without giving to his acts a sense or a mean ing contrary to his own. Daniel O'Connell entered upon public life at '22 years of age; death alone with drew him from it at the moment when he was about to attain his 74th year. The admirers of his glory may consider that his death arrived at too late a period. Had he fallen five years since under the last persecution of the Tories, and in that prison to which he was accom panied by an entire nation, he would have been, to use the language of Bossuet, ' entombed in his triumph.' His destiny did not permit that; it struck him in a foreign land, fur from that green Erin which he adored, and during latter years. whilst his powerful constitution was declining gradually and Ireland was being decimated by famine—lreland, a victim full of resignation, had no lonecr the force to cause her groans to oe heard. At that period every eye was directed towards that man who held the nation suspended at his will ; he was re minded of so many speeches full of hope, so many illusions maintained by his eloquence—he was accused of having by a compromise perslys, d every burst of courage, and crushed in the bud every real attempt at emancipation. T.te inclemency of the weather ano the unproductiveness of the season were attributed to him. In what were we deficient at :hat moment,' exclaimed lately a patriot of the Young Ireland school, ' neither hands, heart, or intellect. We are possessed of all those advantages in the name of our eternal rights. At pre sent we possess none of those—and the violence of con quest, and the culpable weakness of those who have made a treaty with our enemies, have caused the continuation of that impious and homicide rule which converts 8,000,000 of Irishmen into a type of the most miserable amongst civiized nations!' The bitterness of those com plaints fell drop by drop on the heart of O'Connell, whose blood was congealed and no longer felt that ener getic excitement by means of which he governed so long. He himself felt that the stamina of his beat days could scarcely suffice to make head against so desperate a situation. That aspect of Ireland, whose wounds were gaping—those accusations, which appeared to impute to him a part of the most perilous responsibility—the bald plans of the Young Ireland party, which filled him with terror—the feeling of his own declining health—ail com bined to hasten his last moments. We are net so unjust as to refuse to acknowledge the great services which lie has rend -red. He, it is true. did not accomplish a wick apportioned to the power which be enjoyed, but what we wished of him he did not wish. He has been frequently honoured with the title of tribune ; he never possessed more than its exterior qualities— the lofty stature—the athletic force—the exterior pas sion, and perhaps the language; but he neither possessed the instincts nor the resolution of a tribune. There is nothing more common than to be deceived by ap pearances ; genius possesses the rare privilege of com prehending everything, and we imagine that we expe rience profound sensations when we merely reflect those of others. It was thus that O'Connell became the indefatigable echo of grief which he did not feel, and passed for a tribune of the people whilst he was merely the powerful advocate of the middle classes. Daniel O'Connell had seen in his youth the efforts of the mul titude, the ardent impatience of that oppressed nation-- the mysterious insurrection—the frequently sanguinary violence of the Irish perishing of hunger—those appeals of the secret societies to arms, succeeded by t hose terrible executions el which the traces were to be found on the high road or at th 3 gates of the rich—the entire his tory of a people reduced to despair, which feels the weight of invasion on its breast, and which contends with fire and sword against the foreigner. Well 1 he execrated that history ; he came not to organize that army, but to destroy it ; he declared so in the first speech by which he established his reputation ; he wished to substitutea struggle in the face of the sun for a midnight battle,--legal means for violent conduct,—for the vengeance of despair he substituted that activity which affords hope. From the commencement he spoke with respect of le.,ality ; he declaimed vehemently against the oppressed, who by their crimes appeared to wish to justify their oppressors ; and in the ) ear 1811 he pronounced those words, so often repeated by him, that the greatest progress of the human mind was not worth a single drop of human blood. It was easy to see from that moment in what circle he had enclosed himself. The sight of the mas sacres, the political trials, and the sentences of death passed in the year 1798 struck his mind with an invin cible horror for the Saturnalia of force. At a later period, having been insulted by one of his countrymen, he fought and killed his adversary in a duel. Af:er this affair he ran to a Catholic church in a state of distrac tion, arid yew( d that he would never again touch an in strument of destruction. Tnat double impression decided his political career. Thus oppression might stretch its springs and double the number of its victims. O'Connell determined to combat and pursue it without any cessa- ' tion, but he had previously traced the hue beyond e hich he would not pass. It was in legality he placed his hopes—it was legality which was his only flag—that was the cause of his feebleness and latterly of his impotence —it was likewise his force as an agitator and as an orator. He said, like others, Peace everywhere, and for ever ;' but that peace was neither idle nor disgraceful—it was neither sterile, corrupt, inert, nor sleepy. He was able to snake that peace formidable to Eiigiand, and he derived from it all the conquests which it was possible to extract. From the population of Irish peasants, enrolled under the banner of the Whiteboys, he wished to form an immense Catholic legi- n, the clergy was his staff. It was not through calculation that he sought that auxiliary, which offered itself so naturally to him. Lord Bvren makes one of his heroes speak those noble wards, analogous to those which Lucite at tributed to Cato-- I am ever of the religion of the per secuted.' O'Connell had a lively faith in that religion —a faith which never wavered. The persecution of Catholicity in Ireland prolonged the fanaticism Of the middle age to modern times. We can scarcely believe when reading the last memoir of O'Connell that such sanguinary laws could have been applied at the com mencement of the present century. The title of Ca tholic proscribed that of citizen—he possessed no tight, no property, no aselum. We do not wish to stir that pool of blood, but an idea may be formed of the civil position of the Catholics, when it is known that a Pro testant meeting a Catholic on horseback had a right to make the Catholic alight and take possession of his horse. Such was Ireland when O'Connell entered on public life. It was the period when Pitt by force and seduction, menaces, and bribery destroyed the Irish Parliament and proclaimed the Act of Union. The patriotism of the Irish was roused, and the billowing . passage from the speech o f an orator w h o h a d oppose d the union was placarded on the walls of Dublin: Ire land is no longer anything but a colony of slaves for England.' O'Connell had soon an opportunity of ex plaining his principles on this subject during a political trial, and his langua ge was so persuasive, when leaving th e court -h ouse h e was hailed as his appeal to th e country so pat h e tic, that che chief of a new p arty . N evert h e l es s, his success at t his bar reputationrestrained andhim . h s F pu r r ona c t i e t he ya e s o much at n e t , produced him 20,0001 . sterling a year- Still, however, be did not neglect hi s genera l Interests —there was not a public meeting at which his voice was not heard—not a banquet at which he was not the popular orator—not a er iBO9 increasedto the t petition nor an address which was not prepared by this accomplished lawyer;—he thus converted the laws pre pared to crush him into an arm. Nevertheless England, which had made so many promises in order to obtain the Act of Union, proved herself implacable. ' She grants us nothing,' exclaimed O'Connell in 1820, ' be cause we do not stir. Let us agitate ! Let us unite ! Let the weight of our petitions crush the table ot the House ot Commons, so that by the noise made in breaking the table, the House may at length be warned that we are milions of men crushed by iniquitous laws.' Vain hopes I There are periods when nations appear to lose every principle of life through torpidity. In the year 1823 two men, equal in eloquence, met at v, icklow ut the house of a common friend ; both patriots and both young, they shed tears on the fate 05 Ireland. Tb.,e were Sheil and O'Connell. Supported one by the other they determined to rouse the population from its apathy by founding a vast Catholic Association. The founda tion was soon laid, and they agreed to meet in the parlour of a bookseller in Dublin. Ten members were considered sufficient to found the association. Four meetings were held, but notwithstanding the most pressing invitations the ten members could not be after waiting a Ir. found. two h 0 u rs Theth they s w t edraey about they t w o e s r e e eight, ptirat e, and when A O'Con nell heard voices in the bookseller's shop. They were those of three students in divinity who came to purchase books. According to the statutes of the association in embryo every ecclesiastic was ipNo l a d e a member. Mr. O'Connell invited the students to take their places—th ey hesitated—he forced them into th e room, end c l os i ng the door he exclaimed with a thund ering voice, ', We are constituted—Mr. Sheil, I call on you to sp ea k.' This feeble nucleus soon beca me lar g e r — the acorn assumed the proportions of an immense oak — all the pri ests were a ppointed officers of the association—within two year s it extended anye ntiraectteort vio ritorle—ncie was committ e d t present e d Itse l f very n vi against an Irishma n a law y er was e mployed to p rosecute the affair—the act was denounced in the newspap ers an d at the meetings of the association. At the close o f the year, 1,201, 000 sig natures were attach ed to the Cath o li c eex.ehder over e, and th if e petition, and the following year more than 2,000,000. Ireland appeared to be rous i e .d, and the f ee li ng of nationality inspired her popu at. The activity of O'Connell appeared to exceed the power s of a human being. He spoke during seven or eight hours a day —harangued everybody—at o . ne moment i n the public streets, the next at a meeting ; t h e same day at a public dinner, and the following day appeared e. letter signed by him in the journals of the association. or 50111 C pamp hl e t, or denunciation of an abomi nable law or an act of oppressive Government. He ex cited agitation with all the strength of his powerful lungs. It was then that he developed all the resources nce—little careful • of his unparalleled eloquence of his styl e , but =ending to the sublime and descending. to the gro tesque with the same facility—an el queer.) spontaneous, multiplied, varied, affecting every chord of ~th© human heart—exciting at his pleasure the. laughter or the tears of the auditory, according to .cir.cumstances —inflaming the passions—raising and calming storms—sometimes burning, and sometimes picturesque, but ever animated with that spirit of inspiration dray.n ft orn the love of his country cod hatred of oppression. He found pleasure in quitting old patriotic adages, evert when they were opposed to his principles. How many times did he not repeat those celebrated lines— _ g Hereditary bondsmen, know ye not ..., 'Who would Do aeo-kagalizuett 1446 tke blow :' The Nutiohal then concludes with an extract from one of O'Connell's speeches, delivered at Waterford, iu which he predicted that the rising generation v%ould not be so patient under suffering es those that prtceded it. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the I Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena, and the Prince of Leinirgen, and attended by the Viscountess Canning, the Alarquis of Ortnonde, Major-General 13 ,, w1e5. Lieutenant Colonel the lion. C. B. Phipps, l'aptain the lion. A. H. Gordon, and Dr Meyrr, left Claremont at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, tor town. The Royal p :my oecupi, d live carriages and four, and was escorted by a detachment of the 12th Lancers. Her Majesty si:d tier liojal Consort, accompanied b) the Prince of Wales and the Prince of Leinirgen, oceit; , i•d an ep it carriage and four. The Equerries in Waiting followed in a chariot and four. he rest of the Royal party occupied titre, open carriages and four. The august party arrived at Buckingham Palace at. half-past four o'clock. The Queen and Prirce Albert were received by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, lion. Misses Stanley and Dawson, Sir Frederick Stovin, and Captain Francis Seymour. His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine, of Russia, was presented to the Queen, at an audience yesti , rda ,_ at Buckingham PaLee, by Viscount Pal merston, G.C.8., her M;:jesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affair,. His Imperial Highness was attended by Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister. Vice-Admiral F. B. Lutke, (Aide-de-Camp General de S. 111. l'Empereur de tuutes les Hussies,) and Lieut.- Colonel the lion. Charles Grey, Equerry to the Queen. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, and their Serene Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, visited the Queen and Prince Albert yesterday at Buckingham Palace. ii s i eg h a r: b .ss Fu l s ) i r i i e n e e r e G u Alb a r e d r s t , honoured re i g h i e . regi ment his Roy Offi n c i e s rs it' o ( f )ya th l a e l Highness is Colonel, with his company at dinner a t half-past v ms.Thbey Prince uce tenant-Colonel the lion. C. B. Phipp s and Li eu t enant - Colonel F. H. Seymour. arrivedlast ling,s seven ie attended - The Bend of tfic regiment attended during dinner, and performed the following pieces, under the direction of Mr. 0, Boose Overture-- Semiramide"—Rossini. Edinburgh \Vali zes—Labietzki. Selection—" Robt , rt le Diabie"—Meyerbeer. Matilda Quadrilles—C. Come. Duetto—' Bondman"—Balfe. overture—" Oberon"—C. M. von 'Weber. Prince Albert afterwards joined the Queen at Her Majesty's Theatre. The - Qiieen, accompanied by the Prince of Leiningen, honoured her Majesty's Theatre with her presence last evening. The Royal Suite consisted of the Viscount Canning, Hon. Miss Stanley, Marquis of Ormonde, and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager. her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and their Royal Highnesses the Hereditar) Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, also iiiiihoured the performance with their presence yester day evening. ' = His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia. attended - by his Excellency Baron de Brun now, 'Vice-Admirsi Lutke, and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, paid visits yesterday to her Majesty the Queen Dowager at Marlborough House, and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent at Clarence House St. James's. , Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by by their hod al Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duch ess o f S axe -W e i mar, took an a.riug yesterday in a pony phaeton. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived al her residence, Clarenee..House, St. James's, yesterday morning, from Claremont. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough House. The Earl of Clarendon (Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) left his residence in Grosvenor-crescent, at nine o'clock, yesterday morning, for Dublin. Mr. Selby had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home Office. Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday from his seat, Broadlands, Hants. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SETTLING FOR THE DERBY AND OAKS. The winners of the above races, having at the time been generally supposed to be harmless" horses, we fully expected to have to speak of an easy settlin g . W e re gret to say that t has turned out quite the reverse —not merely a bad one, but one of the worst that has been known since Cotherstone's year. Two parties were non est, whose losses cannot be stated at less than 20,0001. ; one of them, who is connected with the highest families in the kingdom, is a loser of about 12,0001., of which there is no immediate prospect of payment ;—the other is a Mr. P * * *, of whom there is no hope whatever. It appears that this worthy, not satisfied with drawing all he could on Monday without disbursing a farthing, enclosed a list of debts due to him on the race, to one of the parties from whom be had received, beg ging him to 6' collect ail he could ; and retain the half for his trouble," adding that he was" utterly ruined," and concluding by gracious l y permitting his victim to make any excuse he might think tit for collecting for him I" Of course, this impudent attempt at swindling was im mediately made public. It is almost needless to a dd t h a t these heavy defalcat ions seriously embarrassed the set tling, and that many parties who entered the room with balances in their favour, quitted it losers. Sir Joseph Hawley, Mr. Pedley and their friends are good winners. Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial .office,-frgai thefroverixo of the -444taiu oud Sierra ileow• _ - THE LATE FRIGHTFUL ACCI DENT ON THE SHREWSBURY AND CH LJ IER RAILWAY. (FROM A CiRRESPONDENT CHESTER, MAY 25, 4 my last communica tion, which was written in a hurried manner to save the post, I omitted to state that - the Chester and Shrews bury is a double line, and is emplete as far as Rhuabon, and which was opened a few months ago to the public under the inspection of General Palley, who pronounced it safe. I ought here to explain that all the carriages were not literally smashed, but at the time I visited the spot, from the tide coming in very strong, they were not very distinct to be seen ; however, two or three were actually so, and a first-class carriage which was floated in pieces on to the race•course, bore evidence of what an awful crash it must have been. It was fortunate it was such a light train, otherwise the consequences must have been terrible in the extreme. I should also state that the bridge is a horizontal one, and hence the greater pres sure. It is certainly a neat affair, and that is all that can be said about the structure, which required a vast deal more strength to support heavy trucks carrying iron and ballast, one of which, with ten to twelve carriages, only two hours before passed over, and no doubt had caused the girders to give way. This seems to be the general opinion, that the girders had snapped asunder, as evidenced from a boy who was fishing close by and witnessed its opening and the fall. The . part that tell, as I slated in my last, is on the oppesite side of th river from the race-course, asid on the south side. The northern part of the line still remains perfect. The engineer showed the greatest presenc, , of mind and courage, for on finding - the engine sinking, he in an instant put the ste-an in full force, which caused the engine to spring toi ward like an arrow, clearing herself from the tender in a most miraculous mann( r. the chains and bars of iron attached to the tender snap. ping like glass; this caused the tender to twist against the buttress of the bridge, pitching the poor sieker (who had one foot on the tender and the other on the engine) on his back, and the engineer saw that he was killed in stanter! The engine, of course, broke away for some distance, and on the engineer having at length stopped its further progress, he with great forethought turned on to the down-line, went over the Other part of th. bridge (which none but a courageous man would bave attempted after such an occurrence), and down to the station to give inlorination to the (Bemis. The poor fellow could hardly give utterance to a word, but said— " My mate is killed, and all the carriages in the Dee !" It is repurten that Mr. Stephenson, the engineer to the Holyhead Company (to whom the bridge belongs), was On the bridge yesterday, and pronounced it safe. From Mr. Hill, the able and active bupern,tendent of police (who is always at his post when r, quirvd) I Pave gleaned the following particulars:— KILLED. Mr. J. Matthews, coachman. Mr. Nevitt, ditto, of Cheater. Thomas Anderson, stoker. George Roberts, guard. PERSONS IN THE INFIRMARY. David Evans, of Llangollen, labourer, thigh broken. Mr. J. Edward Town, of Wrexham, concussion et the brain. Miss Town, his sister, slightly injured. Mrs. Ibbotson (or Iveson), of Eyton, near Wrexham, dislocation of the hip. A boy named Stephens, from Gresford, eight miles from hence, concus.ion of the brain. Mr. ll saac Jones, t a il or , W rex h am, d i tto, not expected to survive. Mrs. Jones, supposed to be his wife, fractured thigh, and collar-bone broken. Mr. J. B. Ford, Bridge-street, Manchester, contusion on the head. Mr. J. Jones, farmer, Llangollen, ditto. Mr. A. M‘Gregor, engineer, ditto.—(This gentleman had a miraculous escape, being in the luggage-van with Matthews, Nevitt, and the guard, all three killed; he was pitched on to the bridge I) Ann Roberts, servant to Captain Hopkins, R.N., frac tured thigh. A woman (supposed name Roberts), fractured skull. NOT HURT. Chapman, the engine driver.—(This man deserves reward, as he has three times before cleared himself with the engine from difficulties like the present.) ESCAPED WITH SLIGHT INJURIES. C. Walmsley, Esq., Chester. Mr. Warburton, Chester, tailor and draper. Mr. Tomkinson; of- Liverpool. Miss Worthington, of Manchester. W. W. Wynne, Esq., Wrexham. Mr. Proud, Chester. MISSING. Mr. F. Grote, merchant, Greiford ; and it is doubtf u l whether there are not m ore st ill i n th river. A highly respectable jury were surbru-ned to-day, and met at halt' past ten and tat until hclt past three, when it was adjourns d to Friday morning at ten. Previous to their being sworn they took a minute survey of the bridge, &e. I omitted to state that had not the engine been de tached, and tender thrown against the wall, from the carriages, net a soul would have e,.c4pe I. as their pon derous weight must have crushed everything to atoms. As it is, people wonder how a single individual did so. (From the Liverpool 7 imes ) Immediately upon hearing of this dreadful calamity', we dispatched a reporter to the spot, who returned this morning., after witnessing the scene of the melancholy occurrence. The scene of the accident is the noble bridge over the river Dee, close to the race-course. The river is there crossed by an iron bridge of three spans. each 100 feet in width. Each spate is coin'', sed of massive irur girders, snpported by stem- of the most firm and durahl construction. Thereare tour of these girders in each spar., ..n•- on each side of the up and down lines or rails, Sorting wooden beams were fixed across toe girders, anti aiong these the liues were Ind.- The girder tnetnsetves were !termed of two pieces ut iron firmly rive;led ,11 the centre, and seemed well adapted to sustain an immense weight. The train which left Chester at a quarter past six last evening consisted of one first-class carriage, two second class carriage s, and a luggage van; but it is state." that there were not more than two dozen lassengars. The train was f,r(teeding as usual al- ng the line, had already crossed two of she arches, end was in the act t f crossing the third, when, without one motriect's warning, ad the . carriages wer e pr ec ipit a t e d int o th e r i ver , a d e pth o f about 120 feet; the engine and tender, which - had crossed the bridge, pursuing their euurse along the line. The consternation of the passengers at this time must have been frightful; and some inditiduals who witnessed the accident from the Rhoodee, describe their shrieks as being of the most heartrending description. But avert this terror was merely momentary; for the sudden shock and concussion rendered almost all the persons in the carriages totally insensible to their situation. One man, indeed, named Proud, recovered himself almost imme diately; be found himself in a carriage turned o f side down in the river, and being fully sensible of the horrors of his situation, he exerted himself to the utmost, anti succeeded in getting through the carriage window, whence he precipitated himself into the river, and swam ashore. The crash was heard at a great disiance, and assistance was promptly on the spot, Mr. Jones, the hou,e-surgeon of the Infirmary, being very active in rendering every aid to the unfortunate sufferers. In a brief space of time four dead bodies were taken out of the rivt r, and twelve or thirteen of the passengers, who were more or less wounded, were extricated from their perilous situation and conveyed to the Infirmary. As soon as the agitation consequent upon such a dreadful occurrence had subsided, attention was directed to the fallen arch; but, strange to say, only one of the girders, that on the outside, had given way, %Ante the other remained perfectly firm and entire. Of tours' the weight of Lae carriages bore down the rails and the horizontal beams, which with the girder, now breker , into several pieces, fell into the river. it Itstist)torewit it a po - tion of tha_st , 42o.T.l.ork in which as fi xed on the Welsh side of the river. Ver) fortunate, i I ow ever, nothing seemed to have fallen upon the carriages, and though they were crushed one against the other, they did not appear so completely smashed as would have been the case had the arch been built of stone. Any conjecture as to the cause of the accident would be idle or misplaced; but doubtlets that will be sufficiently investigated before the coroner. Of those who escaped unhurt—compantivtly few c.m sidering the number in the train—the following are the only names we have yet learned, and we believe it cow prises all, with one or two t xcept ionc—Mr. Wahwley, of Liverpool, who was proceeding to Llangollen; a young msn named Proud, connected with one of the railway offices; Mr. Lloyd Wynne, of Mount Lon, near Os- westry, and his sott, • also escaped almost without a • • bruise. There seems to be one man still missing, for a hat has been found, marked with the name of AAelford, for which there is no owner, but this is supposed to be the only bxly that has not been recovered. Mr. Jones, the house surgeon, set mad to think the heads of most of the sufferers had cone in contact with the stone wall, as the wounds were tilled with sand; but this might be caused by the quantity of sand which would be disturbed as the carriage!. fell. We have spoke-n to one or two gentlemen who heard the crash of the falling mass, which was heard at a greei distance, and who were on the spot immediately after the accident, but the relief of the wounded absorb, d their whole attention, and they were almost unable to form the slightest idea of the cause of this dreadful. calamity. It was stated that the engineer was so horrified at the occurrence that he went on his engine in an almost in sensible state for a distance of about two wiles. One of the coachmen who was killed had 1501 in his pocket, which was taken charge of by M r . n ib , t h e superintendent of police. .1 hese, then, are the hurried details which we hav been enabled to collier respecting thi s acc i dent, in • e nature more frightful than any in th e records of railwlai; history. The inquest, howev er , w ill unfold skim- tutther information, and, in all probability, that will take place to-morrow. ___ ____............"... q. DEATa 01' WILLIAIs B. HAIICOVRT, Es.-6—We re gret to hare to announce the demise of the above much reerected gentlunan, m.hich took place suddenly at St. Leonard's Hill, near Wimisor, yesterday morning early. Mr. Harcourt was seized with an attack of applexy on Monday night, trom which he never rallied, and ex pired at five o'clock yesterday morning. The deceased was eldest son of the late Marquis D'Harcourt, and married, in February, 1837, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Major-General the Hon. Henry Cavendish. a AnotSifluepaptieomn Supplement u th o e w G ni a n z g e . tie stree of t, las .t t hta n t_ ig h h e t r e m on ai tai es n ty s had issued letters_ patent under the .Grea_ 0 5 0 1 1 67 4: T i t itig 37 orders for tie govenuzieut of Oa i 844. I „... ETON vviNDson, -- I UESDAY E MONTEIII. VENING.—ThEN eeing the day on weitte rite ire Hirai leseiesl o' Meetens eeted have been celebrated Et Eton and Sit hill, had ii, not been ebolisheri by the Provost end the authorities of Eton, c c o o l l e s 4 id o er fr a t b i le ) ai e i excrement prevaib el in the vicinity o f t h e early hour this mornine, in consequence (from rumours - ss hien had been in circulation for some time past) of its being apprehended that acme " demon stration" weuld be made by tne buys, assisted by several old Etenian s trim Oxford and Cetutridge (who are strongly opposed to the abolition of the ceremone), which might lead to a breach of the peace. Up to the hour, however, of sending off this dispatch everything has passed off pretty quietly. Wi t h t h e exception of about a thousand small squares of glass being demo lished in the vicinity of the lower school, and similar • breakages, but to a much smaller extent, at the houses of parties who were supposed to be in favour of the determincion which h as b een come to by the Pro f vost, ee have heard of no deteuns:ration of a ri.tous character on the part of th e b oys. ibis being a whole hulitely," several of the head boys had perms sion to 'trucked in boats up the Thames for the day as far as Cliefden. B. tween 100 and 200 have also left for the Whitaun holidays, thus thinnine the numbers remaining at College to a considerable extent. As soon as e absence " had been called by the Hey. Dr. llawtrey, the head master, shortly after twelve o'clock, the bo a s s, numbering between 200 and 300, formed in precession in the playing fields, and marched across the fields, preceded by a black flag, to toe cele brated mount, at 8%11..10. Thee were joined by a great many of the old Eteterns trent the teiversities of Ox ord and Cambridge, who arrived at Eten this rime ten. Each wore . n Ins le feu im a hard and rosette or black crape. and wavy had ellee hathavedsaiel scarfs. As tt,e3 well- seen w. edi• g !heir way towards Salt-hill, they had all the appi te «lice of mourners (merry though they to , glit br) in a tuneral pr cession. Upon their arrival at the Mount. the beck flag ass waved in solemn Akitce, and afterwards placed on the summit, drooping on the ground, typeal of the lest glories of Montetu. The large party then prteeetle I to Beetktetufte, at the IL'ltlelmill Hold, whence, after partaking of a luncheon, they again returned to the Mount, and with the flag retreated their steps back to Cols lege. A match at cricket was played during the day, between the Oxonians and the present Etonians, in the shooting fields attached to the College. A splendid cold collation was provide d in the evetong for the players by Mr. Clarke, of the Cerise ',her Inn. Thr waiters who attended upon the go. ets +sere compelled to wear black crape around their aims, " in keeping," as it was ob served, " with the solemnity of the occasion." Such were the fears entertained by some of the college autho rities that a disturbance might take place in the cours e of the day, that a strong body of the metropolitan A di vision of police was stationed at Slough, in plain clothes (as we are inftemeo), to be in readiness to assist the local authorities in the event of their services being re quiied, it being expected that a mob, composed of the idle and lazy ot the two towns, might in the course of the eseuitig show some disposition to create a disturb ance. The abolition of Mentem is not only consideted, to be a must unpopular proceeding on the part of the old and present Etenians, but also by the tradesmen of Wiedsor and Eton, amongst the latter of who se a large suet of tnensy was trite:mildly circulated both before and during the testital. ALARMING FIRE in MANCHESTER DIAISCIALSTER, MONDAY. —Great aisrm was excited about ten u'c:ock on Su n day el'uning in the neighbour hood of Oxtoi d- street, ehorlion- i.ron-M , dlock, and Oxford read, Ilutiae (townships immediately adjoin ing Manchester), by the cries of •• Fire, fire ;" nor was that alarm decreased when it was as. certained that tit, y pi cceeded from the eats '- sive premises of Me s srs. B ir l ey and C o., the ex tensive cotton spiuners who, though now working short time, employ la,tween 1,400 and 1,500 hands. It ap. pears that, like many firms in an extensive way of bu siness, Messrs. Birley and Co. not only manufacture their own gas, but they have aiso a small foundry for making their own castings. Itmnediately adjoining the foundry was a long shed. fiver which was another story, used t art ly as a Vkorkshup. end containieg a large quasi tity of Honduras mahogany, or bay wood, as it is called. The leathern pipes or hose, too, kept in case of fire, were unfortunately in this room. The shed underneath, which was arched, was used for tarious purposes, but the space wider the arch at the extreme end was appro. priated to the reception of the v.aste Cott•43 from the it ill, which was the cause of th e fi re for, it appears, that owing to its inflammable nature, assisted by the oil used in the spinning, aid the extr eme b eat of the day, the waste ignited, and the flames, penetrating the floor ing, caught the wood lying upon it before they were dis covered by one of the prit ate watchmen (of whom there are four) employed on the premist s. The firstatten3pt of the watenmen was to re.eue the pip fri , ni the room abov e the shed; but the tire had already ( , - tbtairted to o great mastery 'I to render this practicable. They then procured two or three maim Fines from the !e..ct , ry, and, by means of these coalman:ea ink with the frau pumps, were ell* abhd to play upon the flaao s. Tf , rce 01 the town en. ;Ines welt' also speedily on the spot. In the meantime the flames, rushtg trots a floe through a doorway opeoing from the pito the foundry, and a-vending its rout, speedi:y caught the rafters; and by this time fist or the shod, with thee nishuganyi lk having Or en consumed, the roof of that also was in flames, whi , •ll rose up c ntldmously the whole length of the building, about 25 yards. By the exertions of the fire. won, however, the fi-e was pre-. tired Ilium extending itself forth , r; though no fears were enteasined Niter the first alarm for the fact ry itself, which was se•pa s • r ted from the buroirg Lutleirg by the river Tided- lock, it was with t4Ol/1s d fii ul y that a list of small term, merits in Little 'reknit, boutediately ad,oiitirea, were pro s rv.d Irmo /lest, turion. Thus this wr-telred district, iehattited eteelly b) I having lately he n visited by 311 i• und..tiee, tau.ed n) the t.veitlowiog of he Mvdlt•ek (and the iteltatitt.uts oi are now sufl fist;; from extreme testourio crud i , s atteodant, le.v. r) but nar rowly e%eaped p;srtly d f.y tire. The flames were ve l•y subc Lied by twelve o'clock, and it is hoped that the datnt,ge (1. 4 a not exo.eti 500/ or 6001. Tl., proper tv. w r ot.clerstard, was not mitred . . pe_t_rig . ‘Vtlitsun week, the tnlll • have bee!, c l osed_ this week fir rep4l.s, even the tt"4ll nut o urt eu t he re r I'8•• learn. howeve-r, thee.. the winks will not-be Larded by the aceid. HOP INTELLIGENCE. ITAIDSToNE.—Oir Lop lin e gi , n, rally has mad e wond, rtut pr.gtess aince last week; in many grounds it is six feet up the poles. The grounds at present we may almost call el• an and !e p lay. :z•TaPLEH [TR -T.—Vic! b: ( tie , hasiytiwh grsowed. m grown amaz i ngly this t s w l ' a c n ‘k ts . a l re yn a lg bot is e ItTlew r a middle of the poles. —Maidstone Jour.al of yesterday. CRANBRO.K.—Thy bi , le in this to ighimurhoocl hea made consuderahle progre,s during the lz.Lt few dub, and is gen Era fly It.( , long well. IGIITHAM At‘D SEAL.--Thi, binP in this district is coming away wed, eXe.- pt in some few gohiing grounds, where the iloa has eaten the first bines completely tiff; but owing to the warns shots ery weather during the last fortnight they are fast recur. ring. FARNHAM, ALTON, AND COUNTRY DISTRICTS, MAY 24.—Our plantations are rather I,aelta t . .rd in coming out, and retarded in their groath by the flea, but tbey have ralliea since the change in the weather, and tires. nt a luxuriant appearance. From eert,in indications we expect a eonsiderable quantity of fly in about a fort night or three weeks. DEATH FROM :MPROFER MEDICZNB. —Yesterday an it.quest was held by Mr. Carter, at the Rays, Cieorge, Carlile-street. Latebeth. its to the &nth of 3.latilda liky. twirls, aged rix month., which occurred render the fol. c(li)inldFv.ri.udia. dwitteivicdithncrise. losing deplorable eircumstanees t—Mr. Reyte•lds, the y deceased's father. holds a xiinsetion in the Post. office, „rod ri l o i l . d .e s s , e. c, t in B si s d , i, C ri a n r ic ti I i i . h .s: i re t c h t e . Lambeth. li.. b, it Hunt, the ;he,,petbiast, sent another dough I. r, about, eleve n Nears of f ' ate, or three pennyworth of htielci born tu Mr. Eartnar's tit, oicien, and told her that fa ti ll n- Mount t.t ; eet, servcd her s, n ,,, spoonful was a dose. This medicine was administemdit three tuceessi%e cat's. and the child becoming vary ill, a as tin ught to Dr. Wilson, who, ou examining the phial, prunounced the drug which it had contained to be syrup ot pitaie.. Tin child iii. d on Thursday. Hunt, after ta big (tau not eel by the Coroner, said the chili had asked hint tor syrup ot poppies, and that was the reason, of hi, say tug halt a spoonful. 1 - le hall not read the Vlhde ot the old label on the phial (s) buckthorne), Nupposihg it was hilidlnd sy. vitiates. The coroner surnme , . up, and the jury r• turned a special verdict of Accidental tkath, i y Laving a quant,t) of syrup of or." by misacke:,ture For t.)rup of buck:h , frr al:8.11 e..haua::::::4,,s:ita()tn,P7::cpeirerri.B4ls4i:ei'it d> ~ 0 . J.I; e, Th peppier administered teirlhe same having been supplied INCREASE OF THE LLGAL PEOFESSION.— e pe. fix , :d by the ea riodic terra list a new kppLesrita for admissiuns and o a f s l a 6 t s tor n e e e n y i s es. in EGifigtlahritsd ialtuldmblvVralsl when the cxriminatiou CD last terra. The thy will tie , pr , v , cited with. ai 1 :tit vvt nine A.lll I. has Ri rs ;is applying. to be admitted attotncya i s to the I' gtt coot's tliprorud by the been directed that the amen, of clerkship uod assign j%degnet's.r'b7r;tiraigt the usual pi-iv.- bet. 1 , -: Friday next. The be anh‘%er, d in srit, . questions to l'g are classed under tne hs „r he Pre.itioi a, law, and Frao ice ~i. the . rY; 2. Contn , ai and , statute betoie jiist,e, t ii , the 1,, 1tt „.. El:pit% and ' , Netter , , t ' "l.'ll4'; 3 ' C( „'" e 3 annul,: ; 4 . the conr.; 5. .041itrtirc and I"er ' m ' t " 1 " e"to t . : .1 ; 6 Crinubal law and procee dings Y DEATH CAUSED .c rccul tec 1 , THROUGH DISSECTIOX....-It will be in tt. . ' •n if our rt•ittiQrs that the late Harvey Leach, the celebrated G nem. , Fly and Man Monkey. left ord.rs, that afte r hi, deco ace his body .hould be given to Mr Liston, of university College hospital, fur disposal. Mr List on lotitoed the body ov, r to his intimate mend and ecitepAntuit, Mr. Potter, fir dissection—who, whilst aiY engsg, d in his l.tir, pi ick.a his finger with the lancet. This caused little care beynnd Owing his hand in a sling fur a day or two; but on the child day Mr. Potter which extended up the musele of his arm and over his was attacked with fever—abscesses formed on his hand, caus i t g great agony; death eventually put a P reutilize were interred in the liensal-grt en Cem etery. chest, to his suffering s, and c n Saturday his EXTAAORDINARY CASE.— Yesterday af , ernoon, a woulia named Mary Hu s s. I, o f t h e advanced age of' 94 years, was knocked down by a waggon in the neigh. bourbood of Portpoa lane, and in consequence susta i ne d a compound fracture of the rieht arm. The poor. old lady was immediately conveyed to the Royal Free How pital, in the Gray'alan-road, and. notweibatanding her age, is yet doing exceedingly well. In answer to a que,stion from one of the attendant surgeons, she said that she felt quite bun she would live to ;404 :Quacked_ MP! , wommit to be n:on, ,Y) t this u g of FAL - mer loss, sum And aded NO' t be lance that was not the Ity ; ;WI ted he up the