The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-01 00:00:00

EVENING, JUNE 1,

rates revised when dividing more than a given per cen-
tage, and that would be the very best mode both in
telegraphs and other undertakings for preventing the
reckless waste of capital by millions. Had taken
en interest conjointly with Professor Gioke and
Wheatstone, since 1839, in the electric telegraph as a
most valuable invention, and was a proprietor in the
old Electric Telegraph Company to the extent of 5,0001.
The old company had no power in their act conferring
limited liability. The company had been, in his opinion
unprofitable, and had no notion at first of the difficulties
it.had to encounter. They had had to pay immense
sums for patents. Nothing short of complete dictator-
ship in the management of a telegraph or railway would
efficient. The Board of Trade would be perfectly in-
efficient. It should be worked by those who understood
both telegraphs and railways, and he was quite sure that
the Board of Trade understood neither.—(Laughter.)
The old company had paid 8 per cent., he believed, anl
when he said it was unprofitable, he merely spoke from
the results of his own pocket.—(Laughter.) Had re-
commended the directors of the old company to reduce
their rates, and they had done so. Coeld conceive the
possibility of m4icious interference with messages under
a system of rivalry, though no doubt the pains and pe-
nalties of the law would operate in deterring off ,nders.
After some further evidence the Committee adjourned
at 4 o'clock.

SIR BARRYIIITfI AT PORTSMOUTH.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 31.
The Gladiator, stestm.eessel, came into harbour last
night, and landed, at the dockyard jetty, General Sir
H. Smith and Lady Smith, who immediately proceeded
to the George Hotel, High-street, where they dined and
took up their residence tor the night. After their arrival
at the George last night and during to-day they have
been waited on by the. Port-Admiral, Admiral Sir
Thomas Briggs; Admiral Corry, Commander-in-Chief
of the Channel squ drou; Lieutenant-General Lord Fre-
derick Fitzolarence, Governor of Bombay; Sir Francis
Baring, Bart., M.P., and Miss Baring; Viscount Monck;
the Mayor of Portsmouth, B. Bramble, Esq.; Colonel
Commandant Menzies, E.M.• Colonel Balimghall and
Mrs. Ballinghall; Lieutenant-Colonel Holland, Captain
the Hon. F. Egerton, Captain H-nderson,R.N., Captain
Harris, R.N,, Captain Lawlor, Captain Morris, Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Hornbrook, R. M., Colonel Wearing,
Lieutenantolonel combo, H. M., Major-
General Freeth, Lieutenant-Colonel Willis, R. M.A.,
and a number of other officers and gentlemen whose
names we could not learn. A deputation from the Cor-
poration alio waited upon Sir Harry Smith, to ascertain
his wishes as to the presentation of an address of con-
gratulation on his return to England.
,The Borough Council met this afternoon at half-past
font. o'clock, for the purpose of presenting an address to
the Gallant General. The mayor occupied the chair,
and the meeting was very largely attended. The fol-
law ince address was unanimously agreed .
"To Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith, K. 0.8
" We, the Mayor, Aldermen, and burgesses of the
borough of Portsmouth in council assembled gladly em-
brace the opportunity offered us by your arrival within
this ancient municipality, to offer to you our cordial
congratulalons on your safe return from the Govern-
ment of S ar.hern Africa; and .at the same time to ex- '
•press,our admiration Of the capacity send fianess for corn.
wand which, amidst almost unparalleled difficulties, have
marked the execution of the important duties which hare
devolved upon you; whilst we hail with the greatest
satisfaction the prospect offered by your judicious plans
and measures for the speedy termination of this pro-
tracted warfare. Holding ingrateful remembrance the
brilliant services and achievements in all parts of the
world that, have distinguished your military career, we
beg you to accept our assurance of the interest we shall
ever feel in your happiness and' welfare, and earnestly
trust that those energies and abilities which Providence
has blessed you with may be long preserved 'to your
country.—Given in open council, this 31st day of May,
l”2."

To the above address Sir HARRY SMITH said :
Sir and gentlemeu,--I thank you with the grateful
heart of a veteran soldier for the address you have just
presented to me. The most gratifying thing to a soldier
is to know that whilst serving his country his services
will meet with his comrades' and his country's approval.
—(Loud cheers.) In the midst of the many difficulties
which surround the soldier he is ever cheered by know--
ing that whilst he is doing his duty, if even he is not
quite so successful in the performance of that duty as
others may think he ought to be, he is'ever cheered by
the belief that the country will do him justice.—(Cheers)
You have well touched' on the peculiarity of my position
in South Africi.i. Without egotism, I may and I
do assert it, that no man was ever p!acedsarn, greater
difficulty than I was when first placed iu command in
South Africa.—(Hear, hear.) I was a Governor
without • a legislative body, and I was a COLI2-
minder-in-Chief, without an army.—(Hear, hear,
and loud cheers.) I will admit I was one cause of
the smallness of that army; for if I hid to furnish rea-
sons whether the army should be reduced or increased, I
could better have furnished reasons for reducing it than
for increasing it. My wish was, as far as I could, to
save the money and blood of my country from being use-
lessly squandered in a-distant colony. I am ready to say
that the minister of the day supported ree with reinforce-
ments: I asked.for none from home or from the neigh-
bouring colonies. I was •endeavouring to hold my
ground, as others had recommended, feeling that if the
minister of the day, wished to retain lisfraria, he would
furnish me with the men to do so, whilst, if he did not
Want to keep Kafraria a good retreat might be made,
with less disgrace, with a small army. than with a-large
one.--(Hear, hear.) Bat reinforcements arrived, and I
had to ..xteed the eeene of wy operations, which then
assumed a formidable character; but' great diffi ail-
ties then arose. I he not only wow or 40,000
Warlike savages to contend with, but I had a large
body of Hottentots, who were supposed to be our
friends—if savages ever can be friends—but who now
turned against us. I then stood alone in a storm,
in which I maintain no other man ever did before in our
own time.—(Cheers.) But the Minister sending out
forces, time should have been given me ; butshe, like
myself, of an ardent temperament, believing I was
slowly acting—though I was not asleep—(cue,,,.9)..._
was dissatisfied. Still I was doing as much as could be
done, and I speak now the opinion of a general who bas
been in every description of warfare.—(Hear, hear.)
The measures I had commenced I left to the gallant
officer, my successor, who relieved me with the greatest
courtesy and kindness, and I left him in command of an
intrepid army, in as good a position as could be de•
siren, for the enemy had been driven over the fief. And
I still think that my measures will ultimately be those
peace, tranquillity, and prosperity to
which will bring
the colony.—(Cheers.) Sin Harry Smith concluded by
again expressing his
thanks totahegi7nehea_hbiireta,netshdot
stating mouth for the reception theyhe
that under any circumstances he ai hould ever feel the
proud cons
cientiouress of having done his duty.—(He
res°t expressed his gratification that Porte-
ed his seat amid great applause.)
The
MAYOR
m a h should be the first place to give a welcome to the
d the meeting broke up,
gallant veteran' all Con has also been presented
The following requisition
P to
the Mayor,
requesting him to nall calla public meeting of
the inhabitants with the same object.
,6 To
the Worshipful the. Mayor of the Borough of
• the undersigned, request you will
Portsmouth.—We,
have the goodness to convener a public meeting of the
inhabitants of this borough
.1., to offdr their warmest con-
gratulations to General t3lrHarry south, Bart., on his
return from the Government
of Southern Africa, and to
singular express their
ardent admiration of thed ngular ability
he- displayed in the lach arge of the important duties
entrusted to his care."

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
The following Resolutions were on Friday brought in
by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and agreed to:—
That whenever the House shall sit for dispatch of
business at twelve o'clock on any day except Wednes-
day and Saturday, if such business be disposed of not
later than three o'clock, the House will resume its sit-
tinge at five o'clock; and if such business be disposed of
after three o'clock and before four o'clock, the House will
resume-its sitting at six o'clock.
That when such business has not been disposed of at
four o'clock, Mr. Speaker (or the Chairman, in case the
House shall be in Committee) do leave tho Chair, and
the House will resume its sitting at six o'clock, when the
orders of the day nut disposed Of at the morning Sitting,
and any motion which was under dicussion at four
o'clock, shall be set down in the order book after the
other orders of the day.
That whenever the House shall be in Committee at
four o'clock, the Chairman do report progress when the
House resuipes its sitting.
That all dropped orders of the day be set' down in the
order book, after the orders of the day for the neat thy
on which the House Owl sit.

103
' . SE ORNE MAILS.
[ll signillea.that the mails aro sent tons the General Post-office
0y the night—and M by the morning—Rspatch.] •
—_ _

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, MONDAY.—Sentence was passed on Birch
to-day—twelve months imprisonment; no fine.
suBmABINE C,XI3II3NICATION WITH LONDON.
The proceedings connected with the layieg down
of the submarine telegraph from Holyhead have been
hitherto enveloped with the profoundest secrecy, the
object being no doubt to take the public, and more
especially that portion of it interested in the other
telegraph companies, y surprise, with the sudden and
unexpected completion of the work. The hill of
Howth was crowded all day yesterday with specta-
tors, anxiously directing their telescopes to the offing,
on the 100k-out for the Britannia and the Prospero,
which were expected with the electric cable, hut it
has been since ascertained that a hitch oc:Airred at
Holyhead, which has caused some delay. A length
of about tour miles of the cable had actually been
sunk, when the wire broker, and it was found neces-
sary to return and raise the cable again, for the pur-
pose of connecting it. The wire has been laid down
from Howth to the railway station in Dubin, and all
the necessary preparations have b-. 1) made on this side
of the Channel for the completion of the chain of com-
munication. There ara,it appears, three companies 11,,0,,
at work to carry oui; the intercommunication between
the two countries---%be Irish Electric Telegraph Com-
pany, the British Electric Telegraph C and
the Magnetic Telegraph Company.. Tne Irish
Etcc-
trio Telegraph Company are represent,d in ,he under-
taking, which is expected to b- esrlieat in the field,
by the eminent firm of Newall, Mikes, and Gordon,
of Gateshead, Newcastle-on• Tyne, and in en incre-
dibly short time the connecting cable has bests Com-
pleted. It is a single wire of copper, coated with
gut's percha, and outside a network of wire to
strengthen it, and at the same time give it plisbility.
Mr. Woodhouse, enginetr of. the company ; Mr.
Harty, engineer of rile Dublin And Drogheda Rail-
way ; with Mr. Cnlverwell, on F., irbiy last, saw the
wire placed on the Howth line. The subin4rine
cable will come in at the tiorth.-vvc:st of Ireland's Eye,
and reach the railway station near the first level cross-
ing of the railway. At Holyhead it starts from
Soldier's Point. It is said that the first message will
be communicated to the LordeLieutenanton 'Tuesday
evening, at which time the connexion will be coin-
ptete- The whole passage -across may occupy from
15 to 20 hours, during which time the electric cable
will be deposited in its submarine bed. A letter has
been received from Holyhead this morning, stating
that it is posible the work may not be completed
before Friday.

TUB TELEGRAPIT TO GALWAY.
Everything connecred with the erection of the
telegraphic wires from Dublin to Gal vay is now
complete, and it is expected that the first experiment
will take place this day.
It is now very generally believed that the Queen
will visit the vouch of Ireland this eummer. The
Cork Constitution sa)s:—" We und.rstand it is now
pretty certain that his Grace the Duke of Devon-
shire will pass the greater portion of the summer at
his romantic residence on the Black vvater ; and from
the very extensive alterations and additions that
are being made to the c&i.tle, it is conjectured that
Lismore is likely to be honoured with a royal visit
this summer."
The Hon. Captain Daly, brother of Lord Dun-
sandle, has issued his address to the electors of the
county of Galway. He professes in some respects
conservative principles, end declares himself in favour
of some measures of relief for the agricultural iu-
terests, but says nothing of a re-imposition of duties
on foreign produce. He also intimates that he would
be in favour of a repeal of the Ecclesiastical Titles
Act.

The Lord-Lieutenant and Countess of Eglinton
are to proceed to-day on. a_visic. to Lord Talbot, of
Malahide, at Malabide Castle.
Lord Naas arrived in Dublin on Saturday.
THE EXODUS.--Aecording to the Cork Constitution,
a number of respectable young Men, ciciz-ns of that
city, are preparing ito leave their mother country with
a view of trying their fortunes in Australia. The
same authority thus reports generally of the progress
of the exodus :
" From the 17th of March last to the stb of the pre-
sent month 3,722 emigrants set sail from Queenstown
for America. Among them were. several cisizens and
their families, and many first-rate artisans. A ship of
1,000 tons burden sailed from Dublin on Monday, hav-
ing on board its full complement of pa,sengers. The
fine screw steamer Mars reeewed her journey from W 4
terford to Liverpool on Saturday last, having 250 pas
sengers on board. On Tu-,sday the Carron cleared out
from Foynes harbour with 122 passengers, and the fol-
lowing day the Thankful set sail from the same port
With 154 passengers, all bound tor gieb-c. The Eli-
zabeth Bentley, for N4PIW York, left Q.l,enstown on Tiles:
day, having her full complement of emigrants on board.
The London steamer on Thursday carried over 300 pas-
sengers, most of them emigrants for Australia. Though
the flew of emigrants to America has long been steadily
augmenting, Australian eunigrwinn is increasing in a
still greater ra'io, and includes classes not only respect-
able, but those who were once opulent; distinguished
students in the universities, barristers and other prof,s-
-BiollB, and gentlemen of alicient and noble are
among the classes who ;elect this priori of the globe as
an asylum."
• With respect to the " drain" of the legal proression,
it is thought probable that, before many terms roll
over, it will be found that the Dublin law courts will
have contributed their full Quota to the Irish emigra-
tion contingent.

THE HIGHWAY TO AMERICA.
Lord Clanricarde haS addrrssed a letter to Mr. J.
Persse, of Newcastle, in the county of Galway,
refuting certain charges which had been made
against his Lordship in reference to a speech recently
delivered in the House of Lori's upon the vexed ques-
tion of an Iri-th packet station. " The purport of
what I said was," writes the Noble Marquis—
" That I attacned so much import:ince to en accelera-
tion of postal communication with America, that I rec,,m-
mended the Treasury to act upon the suggestion of the
Commissioners, so far as to have the A ..,erioln mails
embarked and landed at Holyhead. I slid I had been
blamed in Ireland for making that recommendation;
which I certainly made in the performance of my public
duty, without reference to local interests; but that
such blame was quite misplaced, because I was
convince& that it the principle :of establishing the
quickest possible postal communication across the At-
lantic were conceded, the consequences must speedily be
the formation of a packet station on the west coast of
Ireland. The expression of this last opinion (which is
what the placard basely falsifi ,$) is clearly reported in
the Times of May 4th. I doW,t that the writer of the
pl,eard has so great a personal interest in the prosperay
of the town of G Away a, I have But apart from tha,,
my sincere opinion is that the have,
tTrnment ought to es-
tablish the quickest possible mode of commutdeatn,n
with America, and that for such communication Galway
will be found to be the best, and capable of b ting made a
packet port at a cost very moderate in comparissm wi h
the object. The first thing t, be done is o establish
the principle upon which the Imperial Government
should act. In this object all Irishman ought to join as
the people of Belfast have done, with cordiality and
honesty. And I trust the people of Galway will evince
a due sense of the conduct of those who would c.mvert
this great qui-sqon into a weapon or petty, personal,
paltry hostility, and make it a matter to serve selfish or
party interests."
..It is 'stated in a Cork paper that a question of no
ordinary interest will come to be argued before one
of the Masters in Chancery at the close, probably, of
the present week. It relates to the construction of
the recent Act of Parliament, rendering invalid be-
quests left to Roman Catholic bishops or clergymen
for certain therein specified purposes, and is arises
in the present instance upon a question raised as to
the validity of the will of the late Miss A. Heale),
of the city of Cork, who devised large sums of mont-y
to the Catholic bishops and'clergy for Catholic chari-
ties in Cork, specified in the Ail!. These br quests
are disputed now by the testatrix's next of kin, and
their validity is contended for by the executor, Mr.
Stephen Coppinger,, the barrister of Amiens-street, so
that we shall probably have the whole question—Ec-
clesiastical Titles Bill, &c.—opened before a judicial
tribune, and then brought into the Court of Chan-
eery, if not to the House of Lords, for ultimate
decision.

Toe 6th Carabiniers (equipped as Light Dragoons)
will embark to-day at the no Lb wail for Herne Bay,
en route to India, to relieve the 3i Light Dragoons.
The horses of the 6th have all been given up to other
cavalry corps. The 90 h regiment at Clonmel are
under orders to proceed to New Z-inland. The
Limerick Chronicle Rates that the 71st Highland
Light Infantry Reserve, at Canada, are ordered home,
with a view of being amalgamated with the Ist bat•
talion at Newry, and then proc:eeding to India.
The payments out of the Encumbered E-tates
Court last week have been but trifling•--only 26 0001.
Toe sales, however, hai,e been unusually exteusive,
and the produce has been about a quarter of a
million.

The . Customs duties •for the week ending this
everting exceed by 400/ those of the corresponding
period of last year. The particulars are as follow :-
1852. 1851.
T,,a .... ... £7,699 8 4 ••• £7,168 8 7
Sugar ... 2.576 18 11 ..• 1,661 6 8
Wine ••• 1 961 16 7 ••• 965 4 2
Spirits ~. 803. .4 3 ••• 418 1.5 9
Tobacco ... 3 179 9 3 ••• 5 229 0 6
Atiticellaucous 542 2 0 ... 685 8 3

£16,562 19 4

X16,11$ 3 11

COLLISION BaTIiVSEN A BELGIAN STEAMER AND A
high, with cloudy
BARQUE.—thr Monday night the Belgian mail am
ernylorning, when off the
packet Rubis, Captain Roose, left Dover Harbour, wiStthe th-;
into viiilent contact with the
•mails, for Ostend,•the wind being v
stove in,
weather. At doe o'clock
moo Tuesday
London,:uosrtaQinuee co'
captain Goystad, on her
Gaoroqd; i nt
iliadnad, s , 0
fs h
se a
toy
da
e,fio r n ,
voyage from ec- ihe
asutedamwear,a w‘hititciehrlirsisae.
new vessel, had her bow
damaged by the crash, but managed' to make her destina-
r,Tanhde put into D•iver the same morning Her repairs
iterable damage in her
destina-
tion.
are being proceeded
voyage...4kwith, to enable her to proceed on her
col. unroxicie. - - . • . '