The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-14 00:00:00

Offices-1, Dale- treet, Liverpool ;21 and 21, Poultry,
7, Cornhill, and 56, Charing-cr. ss, London.
(Empowered Special y by Parliament.)
INVESTED FUNDS EXCEED £3,"0,000 STERLING.
By an Act of the last Session of Parliament, the Globe
Insurance Company of London was amalgamated as from the
29th September, sf 2, with the Liverpool and London Com-
pany, and by a clause in the Act the name of the latter Com-
pany was subsequently changed to THE LIVERPOO I.
AND LONDON AND GLOB INSURANCE CO NI PANY.
t he CAPITAL of the Company is Two Millions, of which
£390,00 is paid up and invested ; and in addition there are
Reserve Funds. which, independently of the Lite Reserve,
amount to £1,200,000.
FIRE INSURANCE.—The Premiums in 1863 exceeded
£580,000, and were ereater than those of any other Company
by upwards of £200,0 0. The position in the Duty Return
will be understood from the following statement :
The Sun, established in 1710, collected duty in 1863, £215.000
The Phcep ix It /7 178 Z, 138,00,
The Liverpool and 1 1836, 133,033
London and Globe 5 If ft
Whilst no other Company collected as much a 5...... 90,010
LIFE INSURANCE—The Premiums received in 1863
were £209,5 0, and the Annuities paid am untcl to £33,500.
The Fund accumulated to meet these Liabilities is L 1,450,000.
The Liab lity of Proprietors is unlimited.
SWINTON BOULT, Secretary to the Company.
JOHN ATM' S, Resident :secretary.

September, 1864.
Fire p lodes falling due at Michaelmas should be renewed
)y the 14th of October.

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persons by its lifeboats, and other moans
The Committee of the Institution earnestly APPEAL to
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(From the Times Correspondent.)
Durum, Oct. 10.
The public have been made acquainted with the career of
Father Mathew, "the Apostle of Temperance," by the ex-
r able history may
cellont " life" of him lately published by his friend and
fellow-labourer,
Cork.llow - 1 aibhoeu rer ,
principalM r
parts Maguire,
M.sP remarkable
the present Mayor of
of
his
be briefly recalled to the recollection of our readers. Thee-
bald Mathew was a native of Tipperary, having been born
at Thomastown, five miles west of Chisel, on Oct. 10,1790•
He was of good family, and had aristocratic connections.
He presented a striking illustration of the saying that the
child is father to the man, being remarkable in his youth for
benevolence, gentleness, and piety. Having eviuced a desire
to become a priest, he entered Maynooth in his 17th year, but
he was prevented by circumstances from finishing his course
in that college. He became, however, a priest of the order of
Capuchins ; and, being sent to the friary of that order in
Kilkenny, he soon became popular and influential in
consequence of his ability and earnestness as a preacher.
He was removed from that "mission" to Cork, where
he laboured for forty years—nearly to the close of his
career—in a place called "the Little Friary," Black-
amoor-lane. He had won for himself a position of com-
manding influence by his unceasing labours. in the cause
of philanthropy, when his attention was particularly
directed to the prevalence of intemperance among the work-
ing classes in the south, and the miseries it entailed. There
had been a temperance movement in Ulster conducted by
a few Presbyterian ministers, and some members of the So-
ciety of Friends gave it their entire support. But it was
evident they could produce little effect among Roman Ca-
tholics, who must be moved through their religious feelings,
and that could be done only by one of their own priests. It
was under these circumstances that a fellow-townsman, Mr
William Martin, pressed upon the Capuchin friar the duty
of devoting himself to the temperance cause, After much
del b-raion :11a•heve conquered the modesty and diffi-
dence of his nature, and entered with his whole heart upou
his great mission. The effects he produced excited astonish-
ment and admiration wherever they became known. Not
only in the south and west, among Roman Catholics and
people of the Celtic race, but among the Saxons of Loin-
ster and the sturdy Presbyterians of Ulster, the marvellous
influence ef the humble friar was felt. He was also most
warmly received in England and Scotland. A reformation
unparalleled in modern times was effected through the in.
strumentelity of his preaching and the administration 01
the temperance pledge. The charm of his goodness, hie
earnestness, his loving and charitable spirit, which knee
no distinction of party, and scarcely any distinction of creed,
won all hearts. A priest of such a spirit, labouring so dis-
interestedly in such a cause in Ireland, struck people as a
phenomenon so strange as to be almost a miracle in
itself; and it is not wonderful that the Roman Catholic
peasantry, and even some Protestants, believed that he was
gittad with miraculous power. But his mission involved
him in pecuniary difficulties, and debt weighed heavily on
his mind for years. Then came the famine of 1847. During
that terrible year he made almost superhuman exertions to
save the starving people, and exerted his influence moat
usefully in recommending and furthering the measures of
the Government for the same object. But his labours and
anxieties were too much for his strength. In 1548 he was
smitten with paralysis. Partially recovering he went to
America in the summer of 1849 in order to reclaim and ele-
vate his countrymen in the United States. His mission was
successful, but his health gave way again, and he returned
to Ireland in 1851, broken down and disabled, but true and
brave to the last. He lingered on for flee years, and he died
at his work on the Bth December, 1856, in the 66th year of
his age.
It was generally felt that such a public benefactor should
have an enduring monument erected to his memory in the
principal scene of his labours, and the appeal made to the
public for funds was responded to with the utmost alacrity.
The late Mr Hogan received a commission for a statue of
Father Mathew, and he had made some progress in the
work when the hand of that distinguished artist was pre-
maturely arrested by death. This calamity caused consi-
derable loss of time. At length Mr Foley, R.A., was in-
duced to undertake the task, which he has completed in a
manner which has won the admiration of every one who
has seen the statue, which was this day unveiled in the pre-
sence of an immense multitude of spectators. In every re-
spect it is considered to be a masterpiece, even more success-
ful as a likeness and in the propriety of the attitude and cos-
tume than the beautiful statue of Goldsmith, by the same
artist. The dress of Father Mathew was peculiarly suited
to artistic purposes, so that it-needed only to be literally
copied, which has been done to perfection. The long frock
coat with standing collar, the cloak placed loosely on the
shoulders, and hanging in easy and graceful folds, and the
half-military and half-clerical boots reaching to the knee
breeches were habitually worn by Father Mathew, just as
they appear in this bronze statue. The face is an excellent
likeness. The ample hair crowning the full benevolent
lorehead, the grave, thoughtful, but sweetly benevolentfea-
tures are likewise faithfully given. Nothing can be better
than the position. The Apostle of Temperance has the right
hand extended, as if addressing the people, or about to ad-
minister the pledge to the kneeling postulates, while on the
left arm is raised a portion of the cloak, and in the lett hand
is placed a temperance medal, and on the breast is suspended
cast by teir
Prince,
re:nooses;
of The Lon
London. It
Afh
standsa ap o sbteieenoBmff
tTohseitmgehpu:cricanenso successfully
the freeze ;g
the plinth.
The pedestal, which stands 9ff. Gin high, has been designed
by Mr Atkins, architect. The following is the inscription :
—" Mathew," and
on the block " The tribute of a grateful people" is inscribed
ae on the pedestal on Saturday, and
.'
in the flout, and at the back " Erected in the mayoralty ot
J oTh nh
oFrancis
wasMri pilrc'e Md
gu
covered with a scarlet robe, surmounted by a wreath of
white flowers. The unveiling was effected on a new plan
worthy of imitation. The robe was so arranged that by
pulling a string it disappeared instantaneously.
The procession attracted immense numbers. The whole
population seemed to be in the streets, or thronging the
windows and balconies along the whole route, which was
about a mile and a half long. The procession took an hour
and 45 minutes in passing. The weather was most fa-
vourable, and the whole effect was exceedingly animated
and brilliant. It was quite surprising that a provincial
city like Cork could turn out its trades in such large num-
bers and with such splendid decorations. The first carriage
conveyed the Mayor of Cork and the corporate officers •
after this the six private carriages; the Mathew Committee,
with their guests, went next in seven carriages ; then came
swsitohcieties, The trades
their bands; then
eightfmh aore membersho
er nn e temperancet hoef
d —Corkcutters, cabinet-
mayers, b-ikers, hcuse painters, stonecut tore, curriere, house
the
following
y o u o societies,
order
eo
carpenters, stonemasons, blacksmiths, farriers, tailors,
plasterers, shipwrights, coopers, boot and shoe makers,
victuallers, coachmakers, and sawyers. The Odd Fellows'
Society and Foresters made a grand show. All those who
walked in the procession bore wands tipped with blue or
green, each wearing a bit of white riband. They also
wore scarfs (generally green) with white rosettes. The
flags and banners were all new, and many of them
really beautiful. There was not a policeman to be
seen on duty through the town, except at the platform ; and
yet there was not a single instance of disorderly conduct