The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-30 00:00:00

he would exact no pledge for the future from me with
respect to Cork. The hon. member for Youghal has
said that Irishmen sometimes gave such bad characters
of each other that Englishmen, with the harshness of
the Saxon—(no, no)—believe them. I shall return to
England, a hard Saxon as I am, with this—that I bad

the honour of meeting in Cork a large assembly, with-
out distinction of creed or party—(hear, hear)—and
that I received from all the kindest reception. (Hear,
and applause.) We have seen your harbour, which we
consider unrivalied—(hear)—and although I have not
given you fulsome promises that there shall be a local
expenditure of the public money, yet I do say you arc
fairly entitled to every improvement of that harbour
which the common interest of the people of these realms
shall require ; and though I can by no means give you
a pledge--(hear, bear) - -yet when I see Sir ‘Villiam
Carroll, a distinguished Irishman, the Port-Admiral of

Uork, and Admiral Corry, a distinguished Irishman, at
the bead of that gallant sleet which now adorns this
harbour—%vlien I see an adopted Irishman, an Osborne
of Tipperary—(loud cheers)—and I may add, when I
have a relative of my own, an O'Brien of the right sort,
as my private secretary—l do- think that you have no
reason to apprehend that justice to Ireland will not form
part of the policy of the present Administration. (Loud
cheers.) Sir James Graham having then returned
thanks for the kindness with which the toast had been
received, resumed his seat amid loud and enthusiastic
cheering.
The CHAIRMAN then gave " Rear-Admiral Corry,
Commodore Martin, and the other Officers of the
Fleet."

The toast was cheered vehemently.
Rear-Admiral CORRY, in responding, said that when
he entered that room he had no conception that he
should be called upon to make a speech, but as they had
done him the honour to drink his health, in conjunction
with, that of CoMmodore Martin, who was unavoidably
-absei*-tiaird-fhert4her officers hf tire fleet, he begged
most sincerely to return his thanks. (Hear.)
The CIZAIRMAN rose and said the next toast on his
list was, "The Protestant and Roman Catholic
Bishops of Cork who had honoured them with their
presence."
The toast was received with applause.

The Right Rev. Dr. DELANY rose to respond, and
was greeted with the most enthusiastic applause, which
was again and again renewed. When silence was re-
stored he said—l am, Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, com-
pletely unable to make due acknowledgment for the very
high and complimentary honour you have done me on
the present occasion—(hear, hear)—unaccustomed as I
decidedly am to scenes of this description ; nor, indeed,
could I have hoped to have been present on an occasion
of this kind, were it not for the very attractive circum-
stances which have, brought you together, more espe-
cially as I understood there was to have been an honour
paid to one of the first statesmen of England. (Hear,
hear, and cheers.) I came, under those circumstances,
to feast myself in the presence of those sisters of peace,
the army and navy. My name has indeed been honoured,
when coupled with that of the illustrious and amiable
prelate who has been obliged to be absent on this most
interesting occasion. I would have felt honoured if I
had been called upon to respond in his name ; but as
there is a distinguished dignitary of his own commune
present I will leave it to him—(hear, hear)—but I can-
not avoid to bear my humble tribute to the amiable,
benevolent, and courteous conduct of that prelate, and
the general esteem in which he is held by all classes.
His lordship having returned thanks for the honour con-
ferred upon him retired amid loud applause.
The CHAIRMAN gave as the next toast, "The Earl
of Bandon, the Lord-Lieutenant of the County." The
Earl of Bandon was a resident nobleman, who always'
manifested the deepest interest in everything that con-
cerned the welfare and interest of the city of Cork.
The Earl of BANDON, in responding, said lie begged
to return thanks for the honour done him, and for the
manner in which his health had been received by that
distinguished company. After alluding to the fine har-
bour of Cork, his lordship said he would give a toast
that would get a hearty welcome, " The Mayor and
Corporation of Cork." (Cheers.)
The Mayor very briefly returned thanks, observing on
the forbearance and consideration of the corporation.
The CHAIRMAN then gave "Mr. Ralph Bernal Os-
borne, .the able Secretary to the Admiralty, and the
Member for Middlesex."

The toast was received with applause.
Mr. OSBORNE, 31.13., in risipg to respond, was re-
ceived with enthusiastic applause.`. "He said—To merit
the expression of the approbation of any educated por-
tion of one's fellow countrymen should always be consi-
dered an object of honourable ambition most pleasing to
the mind and habit of any public man ; but there were
many reasons why public men, not carried away by after-
dinner effervescence, should feel a pride and satisfaction
at the toast just proposed. (Hear, hear.) He had had
some experience of Ireland, and the mayor had properly
said that he (Mr. Osborne) had his better half in this
country—(loud laughter)—but although he had his
better half in Ireland, in fact before he had taken pos-
session of that better half, he had taken a deep interest
and a lively interest in everything that concerned the
interests of this country. (Hear, heap•.) He would say

that whatever he bad seen of various societies in Ireland
he had never upon any occasion witnessed such an as-
semblage as the one he atw assembled on that occasion.
He looked around him, and be recollected he was speak-
ing in the locality of the greatest commercial city in Ire-
land ; he saw as the mayor of that city a gentleman
distinguished for the high order of intelligence be pos-
sessed—he saw the lord lieutenant of that peculiarly
agricultural county ;, and he saw present many members
of Parliament on both sides of the question. (Cheers.)
And more, he saw, and above all, the heads of the dis-
tinguished of the two denominations of the country.
(Cheers.) What did he deduce from all this ? He said
that he might, with peculiar pride, as Secretary of the
Admiralty, say the members of that assembly had for-
gotten their differences and met in union and harmony,
beneath the Union Jack—(loud cheers)—and long he
prayed might that union continue—(cheers)—and if
ever they were to achieve prosperity for Ireland, that
prosperity, he firmly and conscientiously believed, was
alone to be achieved under the flag of the union. (En-
thusiastic cheers.) They had done him the honour to
drink his health, as Secretary to the Admiralty, and his
right hon. friend Sir James Graham, a statesman in
whose steps he (Mr. Osborne) would endeavour to tread,
had somewhat unfairly led the assembly to believe that
he, as mere Secretary to the Admiralty, and with the
mere name of Osborne, could do any good to their
splendid harbour. (Cheers and laughter.) But he
begged to inform them that, as Secretary to the Ad-
miralty, his principal and most important qualifications
were conciseness and a power of laconic reply—(cheers
and laughter)—and as a certain quaint old Speaker of
the House of Commons, in the time of Charles 1., said
" he had neither eyes to see, nor ears to hear anything
but what the House of Commons might command."
(Cheers and laughter.) So for fear that they should be
in any way apprehensive that of his own good intent he
could confer any benefit on their harbour—which in the
secret recesses of his heart he would be most anxious to
serve—he would say he had neither eyes to see, nor ears
to hear, or, in fact, fingers to sign, except by the order
of the Board of Admiralty. (Hear, hear, and loud
laughter.) And if his right hon. friend, the First Lord
of the Admiralty would just order those works to be
executed, which would make their hearts glad, there
was not a member of Parliament, English, or Irish, who
would object—and, as an English member, he would
say that he had often fought the battle of Ireland when
popularly-elected members were not to be found—(hear,
hear)—but if his right hon. friend the First Lord of the
Admiralty ordered those works to be done, which would
please their hearts, and no doubt improve their harbour,
the signature of Ralph Osborne, as secretary, would be
attached to no document with greater pleasure than it
would be to one which would do justice to Ireland and
give pleasure and satisfaction to the citizens of Cork.
(Cheers.) After some further observations, he concluded
by again expressing his thanks for the honour conferred
on him, and resumed his seat amid loud applause.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Health of the
County, City, and Borough Members."
The toast was received with enthusiasm.
Mr. E. B. ROCHE, M.P., returned thanks.
Mr. W. FAGAN, M.P., responded to the toast on
behalf of the city members.
Lord Viscount BERNARD, replied to the toast as one
of the borough members of the county Cork.
Mr. BUTT, M.P., also returned thanks.
The CHAIRMAN next gave " The Trade and Commerce
of Cork."
Mr. G. Scorr, Queenstown, responded in brief and
appropriate terms. _ _

- The CHAIRMAN then gave the last toast on the list,
" Our Noble Harbour, and may its great natural capa-
bilities be rendered more conducive to the public services
of the Empire."
The toast was received with cheers.
Mr. B. CARROLL responded in appropriate terms.
The company then separated.

ROBBERY AT KNOWSLEY-HALL.--A very daring rob-
bery took place at an early hour yesterday morning at
Knowsley-hall, the seat of the Earl of Derby. The en-
trance is supposed to have been effected about 3 o'clock,
and the thief or thieves got clear away without being
perceived by any one connected with his lordship's resi-
dence. The following are articles carried off by the de-
predators :—A pencilcase, with gold filagree and tur-
quoise ; ivory seal, bearing his lordship's initials and
coronet ; a wheel of little seals, a bunch of seals, set in
gold ;. a gold needlecase, a large gold seal, with the
arms of the noble earl; three silver tops for the fittirgs
of dressing-cases, a small pebble_ bottle, a bloodstone
coat of arms, a small round amethjrtsti seal, with "D"
and his lordship's coronet; a yellow cornelian seal,,a
bloodstone seal, a small white seal, with an anchor ;
silver top of a shaving box, ditto of a soap-box, ditto of
a tooth-brush tray, and a silver top of nail-brush tray.
' A reward of'sl. has been offered for the apprehension of
the offenders, and the police are, of course, making very
vigilant parch for them.—Liverpool Mercury.
THE ALLRGED HOMICIDE IN OLD KENT-ROAD. —Yes
terday'an inquest was commenced on the body of the
woman McDonald, who was found in a dying state in Old
Kent-road, on Tuesday morning last. The facts of the
case appeared in our police report of Wednesday, and the
L inquiry was adjourned,