The Press.
London, England, 1853-08-27 00:00:00

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THE concourse of visitors to Dublin has been daily
increasing since the announcement of the intended
arrival of the Queen on Monday next. It is impos-
sible to pass through the streets without being struck
by the vast influx of strangers, including many
foreigners. The hotels and lodging-hou -es are
crowded, and all branches of trade have received a
very decided impulse. Active preparations for the
reception of her Majesty are continued.
THE COMMISSIONERS appointed to conduct the in-
quiry into the state of Maynooth College are the Earl
of Harrowby, Mr. Justice Patteson, Dr. Longtield,
Chief Baron Pigott, and Mr. James ( rFerrall, brother
of the ex-Governor of Malta—three Protestants to
two Roman Catholics. Of the latter, one, the Chief
Baron, has been, through a lengthened public career,
distinguished for moderation and unswerving impar-
tiality, whether in a political or judicial capacity. Of
Mr. OTerrall little is known, beyond the fact of his
being a member of a family remarkable for their
extreme devotion to the interests of the Church of
Rome.
MR. PETER M`EVOY GARMAN, one of Mr. Bowyer's
opponents for the representation of Dundalk at the
late general election, has been appointed by the Lord
Lieutenant to the taxing-officership of the law courts
created by the recent statute. Mr. Garden is said
to be a prime favourite with Lonl Paul Cullen.
Dn. F. Mynrev, late of Cork, has been appointed
by the government at Victoria, New South Wales,
president of the Central Road Board in tL:-'
at a salary of 1,0001. per annum.

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A Nortru•arms has been just issued by Mr.
Richard Griffith, conductor of the valuation of Ire-
land, that engineers and valuators are about to be
despatched through the country for the purpose of
carrying out the provisituot of the act 15th and Itith
Victoria, chap. lid. This new valuation will form the
basis of all future taxation, including the impost
upon incomes, itc.
A SIIOCKINti OCCURRENCE has taken place in the
barracks at Belfast, which resulted in the loss of life
to one of the most premising young soldiers of the
12► th Regiment of Foot, named Brown, who was shot
in the most cold-blooded manner by one of his own
comrades, a private named Hobert Henry O'Neill.
Au inquest has been held resulting in a verdict of
Wilful murder" against O'Neill. Some petty
vengeful feeling is supposed to have prompted the

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murderous art. -
ALEXANDER MI! J.:\, who was found guilty at the
last Tyrone Assizes of the murder of his aunt, was
executed on Saturday in front of the county gaol of
Omagh.
THE Freeman's Journal announces the death of
the Rev. Mr. M•Carron, Roman Catholic Archdeacon
of Derry, who was tried and acquitted at the last
Londonderry Assizes on a charge of inciting some
soldiers of the 54th Regiment to disobey the com-
mands of their officers. It appears that the rev.
gentleman, whilst celebrating RIMS at twelve o'clock
on Sunday last at Waterside Chapel, in London-
deiTy, was suddenly seized with apoplexy, and ex-
pired between seven and eight o'clock the same after
noon.

THE SuusenwrioNs received for the Daman In-
dustrial Institute include the following contributions,
viz.: Mr. l'eto, 100!.; Mr. .laekaon, M.l'.,
100/. ; Mr. Massey, 100/. ; Mr. Bath, 100 L ; Mr.
M•Cormiwk, 100/. ; and Mr. W. Berwick, 20/.

LORD CAMPBELL'S VISIT TO HIS IRISH

TENANTRY.
THE Lord Chief Justice has been lately visiting his
Irish estates; and in order to have an opportunity of
making acquaintance with his numerous truantry,
and wishing, perhaps, to address a word in season to
them collectively, invited them all to an entertain-
ment on Monday last. The banquet was given in
the national schoolroom at Moyeullen, • place pie.
tnresquely situated near the shores of Lough Corrib,
and a few miles trout Galway. Several hundred
guests, chiefly peasantry and small holders, were
present, and entertained with abundance of substan-
tial fare. After dinner, his health having been pro-
posed by the Rev. Francis Kenny, Roman Catholic
priest of the parish, Lord Campbell rose to return
thanks. Ile began by repaying in kind the compli-
ments which the reverend proposer had bestowed
upon himself, and then entered upon a detail of his
own experiences and reflections as an Irish landlord :
"It was with .ll reluetance that I became an Irish
proprietor, and, indeed, it with a very unexpected event in
my life, but. I hope that event may lead to happiness upon
your part and upon mine. (` Mar,' and loud cheers.) I
must confess that my connection with you has not led to
any pecuniary advantage, but to a very heavy pecuniary
loss ; but, I impute no blame to you. (Hear, hear.) You
have lwen struggling with the dispensations of Divine
Providence. First came famine, then pestilence, and it
kronur impossible fur you to pay your rents, as you were
accustomed to do; litid 1 tun sorry to Nay, gentlemen, that
well-intended but unwise legislation added to your calanii.
ties. (Hear, hear.) There were measures which Govern•
mint thought might be advantageous, but which proved
disastrous, such as the Labour Rate Act, upon which mil.
were squandered without affording relief, and to the
peimanent detriment of Ireland. Then the poorlaw,
although charitably intended, was not very considerately
worked out, and, in consequence, wreck followed upon
wreck. Landlords were involved in embarrassments.
They borrowed money, and then came in fatal succession
mortgages and receivers, until the unfortunate tenants
knew not who was their landlord or whom they should pay.
tine said, lam the mortgagee, pay me.' Another said,
am the representative of the Court of Chancery ; you
must pay ine."llien came the co:lector of the poor rate,
or the collector of the labour rate, and threatened a dis-
tress, and the unfortunate tenant knew not where to turn
to for relief and assistance ; so that wider those eircune
A 5111494 I am not surprised that he should come to the de-
termination of paying nobody at all. (` Hear,' aad laughter.)
Itut I trust those lout times have passed away. You now
know who your landlord is—you know your obligations—
you know how much you have to pay, and to whom, and
that when you have paid the rent you contracted to pay,
that all the rest is your own. I trust that what your
truly Christian pastor said will not he forgotten, and that
you will enjoy the fruits of your own honest industry.
(Cheers. )"
The noble lord then gave his tenants some re-
Immuring promises on his own account :
" I well know how little i can do to fulfil your wishes
and mine; but I can unaffectedly and earnestly declare
that justice shall be done, and that your comfort and hap-
piness will be ever near my heart. Though I think many
advantages might arise by the holdings being larger than
they are at present. 1 will never endeavour to bring about
such a state of things by evictions, or any harsh measures
lottaoever. .duch applause.) When you are willing to

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surrender your holdings, so as to have them conjoined with
others, I shall rejoice ; hut God forbid I hhould ever sane•
Lion the turning out of families who did nut know where
to shelter their heads but iu the union workhouse.
(Loud and continued applause.)"
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Lord Campbell afterwards insinuated a few hints,
under the semblance of assurances from himself,
concerning the proper demeanour to be observed at
election time, and regarding religious controver-
sies :

" Now, gentlemen, I toll you that I never will inter-
fere with your exercise of the elective franchise. (Pro-
lunged cheering.) I 'tape that you are all loyal—that you
are all attached to the British constitution ; but us to
party politics, make your own choice, and I know my
reverend blend will never improperly interfere. (Loud
cheers.) It has been said that Roman Catholic priests
have interfered improperly in politics ; I am convinced
my reverend friend, your respected pastor, never will ; and
1 apprehend you shall incur no danger in conscientiously
exercising your own judgments, and voting fur the man
who you honestly believe will confer the greatest amount
of benefit upon you. (Cheers.) Then, gentlemen, I be.
have that must of you adhere to the religion of your fore-
fathers—the Roman Catholic faith. 1, gentlemen, was
brought up a Protestant. and am sincerely convinced of
the truth of the tenets of my religion ; but 1 ail Id be
the last man in the world to interfere with religious liberty,
nor would I ever encourage any improper elforta to pro-
selytise. (Enthusiastic cheers.) Let every man worship
God according to the dictates of his own conscience.
(Applause, again and again renewed.)"
His lordship proceeded with some remarks upon
ultramontamsm :
" I confess there are certain doctrines called ultra-
montane' which I cannot approve of, for they involve
principles that your ancestors before the Reformation re-
fused to sanction, and never ceased to resist. (Ilear,hear.)
They never would allow England, Ireland, or Seothoid to
be subject to a foreign power. Those doctrines have been,
in some instances, revived. and they are of such a nature
that they cannot expect my approbat' , nor that of any
sincere friend of religions equality and liberty of con-
science. 1 am for equality, and against ascendancy.
(Cheers.) I wish my Roman Catholic fellow-subjects
should have the free, undisturbed enjoyment of everything
necessary for the exercise of their religion and the cele-
bration of its rites and ceremonials—but if they will nut
allow their fellow-Christians of other sects to enjoy the
same privileges, then I say they are unreasonable, and
should be resisted. (Cries of We never will !' ) Since I
came to Ireland, it affonled me sincere pleasure to find the
great 11114.44 of the people sound and reasonable in their
views. They are not bigoted. they are not intolerant, hot
appear willing to live iu peace uud harmony with all per-
suasions. (Ilear.)"
Recommending the Queen's Colleges to those of
his tenants who could afford it for the education of
their sons, and regretting the opposition which those
excellent establishments had encountered, Lord
Campbell concluded by a brief enumeration
of their respective duties and rights landlord
and tenantry, and congratulated them upon the
truly Christian patience with which they had borne
former sufferings, and the evident symptoms that
were observable everywhere of their progressive im-
provement.

Sporting.
AQUATICS.
The Rov YACIIT CLUB BEOATTA terminated on Friday
last with the memorable race for the Challenge Cup. The
event excited extreme interest owing to the national repu-
tation); which were staked on the performinices of the
American Serie and the Swedish Aurora Borealis. The
result, however, to the surprise of a great majority of the
spectators, conferred the prize on a British-Wilt yacht, the
Alarm winning by nearly ten minutes, and the redoulded •
Sylrie with difficulty receiving the second place. Two
yaehts, the Alarm and the Swedish Aurora Borealis, who
had contested for the Challenge ('up, were matched for a
separate trial of their sailing qualities by their owners.
This match was sailed on Thumlav, the start taking place
at 11 a.m. over a course of about 10 miles. They arrived
—Alarm, Oh. lm., Aurora Borealis, 911. Bw , leaving the •
British yacht the victor by two minutes. The owner of
the American cutter yacht Sy/rie, which won the second
prize ( a cup value AK ) un Friday week, nut feeling satis-
fied in being beaten by the Julia, is reported to lime
challenged Mr. Poiret!' to sail his yacht for any sum he
may please to MUM'.
IiSEAT BOAT RAell.—.lames Candlish, the champion of
the Tyne, and James Messenger, of Teddington, con-
tended on Tuesday for a prize of •!Otlf. over the usual
aquatic course for great events, from Putney to Mortlake.
This flaw had for 'tome time past created considenilde
interest amongst all classes of rowing men. Candlish's
renown had lain confined to his own and neighbouring
waters until last season, when lit' was backed against
Thomas Maekinnev. of Richmond. In a desire to fairly
test the qualities of the men, two 100/. engagements were
made between Candlish and Mackinney—the one to take
place on the London waters, end the other on the Tyne.
1'411(1161' won both so well that he was hacked against his
Ira •ent antagonist, of whom it may be fairly said that,
although he haul only done very little, he had exhibited
such superiority of style, coupled with rtw, as to place
him deservedly next to the champion of the Loudon
river. A great her of north-country gentlemen came
up to town to see the event, and the assemblage of Per""
altogether consisted of many thousands. The neees,qtry
preliminaries having been arranged, the two men took
their stations, Messenger jumping off with a slight lead.