The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-20 00:00:00

THE PACIFIC.

SOUTHAMPTON, Aft-„ 19. re'
By the Royal mail steam-ship Orinoco we the
ceived our usual advices and files of journals fro ,
i 7 1
Pacific ports. The dates from Valparaiso are to tilnlio
of April. The reception of the President of the °Po
Republic, during his tour in the southern provincegtoi•
been most enthusiastic. He was daily expected tie to
paraiso, where great preparations were being 0 ortS
receive him. A statement of the gross value of tom/012thog
during the year 1852 had been issued, showing a
off of $540,986, when compared with 1851. TAPE
The French corvette Prudente had sailed from tor
raise for Guayaquil, rumour stated to demand sn fross
tion for the insult received by tie Consul of France
the Government of the State. sty 1119
Letters from Islay state that a treaty of anlan'iat th
been signed between Peru and Ecuador, settliniUtios,
difficulties that had arisen out of the Flores expel sr
The celebrated Italian Republican Garibaldi of *
rived at Valparaiso in the humble capacity of Pilot
merchant-vessel. env
President Urbina was, at the latest accounts, 11,700/
in Guayaquil, and it was reported that revolul'olto
movements had been manifested in different parts °
Republic. der
In Copiapo some new silver mines have bean
covered, and others have yielded considerably- 10
The copper mines in Coquimbo are worked .t the
much success. The Intendant was about to iv'
province.

VOUBT OLBUULA.B.
• Ol/
It is understood that the christening of hlpscig,
Highness the infant Prince will take place on also
the 28th of June, instead of Monday, the 27%;.itik
that the second State Ball will take place 00,Th'eglit
the Ist of July ; and the last Concert on W- pal
the 6th of July, the Ball and Concert having beef:tor
poned respectively from the 29th of June and the
„
July.
ISBORNB. Tllll.th
00'

O 1 -41, Oa
Her Royal Highness tha Duchess of Sec' a, sPr'
Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, attended by LisceJoioser
Maria Dawson and Lieutenant-Colonel F. ..t 'to 1'
arrived at Osborne yesterday afternoon on a vi 1
tee
Majesty. tbstil3i
in Hthere RitooyyaalliiyigalcihntesFs
Wharf, East Cowes, at half-past two o'clock. tea ba-
acirryor
aneddo:laenrdfreodmarthile .p,--1-4,.4,
Senor Isturiz, the Spanish Minister, trans°
,111
ness yesterday at the Foreign-office.
1, Col. 1
A_deputation from the Southampton Doc'. . •"" 04
--(deputy chamta6), -11r-
iMntrerlivieewnleNvy Smith-ith the Willc6x, M P '&lireetcr)'ol all
R(sigohlitcintoornt.o thE.ce p
ar.cdow.melgteiti" Al °V
theT hßeocaa.h.danocfeTllroardoef.
terday from a visit to the Helon. Mrs. oler
the Fache uer arrived in to
4, Or
Talbot at
bridge. i is Coli
A deputation from the City Terminus II 3,,,i'1i-rcl 11 c„
pany had an interview with the Right Hon. D' 400 09";
yesterday at the Board of Trade. The deput‘ntros?,'
sisted of Mr. Aryton (chairman), Messrs. iii`ri,-ctoill'
Burchell, Tyler, Lucas, Haghe, and White (1:1;`,1.:,t).
Mr. Burchell (solic:tor) and Mr. Stevens (archl"eter
Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office *eg,
day from the Governors of West Australia, ere lir,
Ceylon, the Mauritius, and Malta. Dispatches "isil,ol'--
received from the Governors of the West Inclii6

I'ACI - • „ f
POLICE ,ortriev; , 0;
APPOINTMENT.—Mr. Inspector e, ...-- any
tseudp superintendentsuperannuation
ati
o n all
oowf a
nthe e
.c,
received a gold watch from her Majesty on ache;o4 PI
his services at the Great Exhibition of 18511 Pot,:
retiredbee been
a appointed
ian or ov• who P.
division, in lieu of Mr. Superintendent Otwail
----The
,-,,,TDS. _,.pty
THE CLOSING OF MORE CITY BURIAL-GRO— rstp-ra
parochial authorities of St. Sepulchre, Skillned la°
City, have received an intimation, by direction 5 0t t°
Palmerston, of his lordship's intention "to rePre eof the
her Majesty in Council that, for the protectionthe er
public health, burials be discontinued-Ist, Witha vall_4l°
option of existing rights in the churchyard °°„. y.,-.
of St. Sepulchre parish ; 2d, in the Purba-
whoily." fool
nts er
PORT PHILIP.--According to the last accou ass ngi 1.
Port Philip, it appears that a very stringent P, neve
act had lately passed the Legislative Counel 50, pet
which all vessels landing immigrants are to PpaY such $"4
head to the Government, to provide a fund n''!„fOittlit
may fall sick or may be incapacitated by l'uoj vil.,
This measure is an imitation of the systern P,ll.,,,rabich Iv;
advantage for some years at New York, ana,,,-„, caPt4,4o
substituted for the practice of rendering FiZtbeco'-,0
liable, under bond for all passengers who rilig%,:i. P.
chargeable upon the city within a certain Pere
opera"
the same time, it is to be hoped the colonial _nisi%
ment have not taken the step viithout fully recordo the
the extent of the responsibility it involves as rg adequ°9o
organisation both of efficient hospitals and
A °Wto
places of shelter. In addition to the new tag' shiP,as pi
was also expected to be adopted comPeln°b fat ll.'";
land their passengersand the whar reel/
baggage on at p
bourne, so as to put a stop to the estortioti,.
.1
practised by the boatmen and lighters in thelipercoleved
LONDON SACRED HARMONIC SociErY. annoll°,4o
the London Sacred Harmonic Society bane ,s cani76
Haydn's oratorio, The Creation, and Dr. E'vi,efaiesti t,
for the birth-day of her Most Gracious g 11,,,ine5,,
Queen, for performance on the evening of M°' will u"
•kete .n. (lee
the 23d inst. The proceeds a the sale ti
tb° '-ora-
presented by the committee to Mr. Surinatn_ball . 00
fatigable conductor and founder of the Exe e_cioty 8010,0
torsos, for valuable services rendered to the 0
.„,B,,,ber St°o
its formation. We hear, also, that Mrs. -`-. the 0°
and party will occupy the reserve seats in
Pea
to
gallery on this occasion.
The tribute Pad in
METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.-- suceede
_.„..3
the genius of Mr. Bain, the first whoe, aPPe;rO
applying electricity to the measurement and artieol,4
to have awakened attention to the fact Threpod, day
of this grand discovery, which it is to ne 000 of t'%,
tend to the advantage of the discoverer.
.11, been
o_,
large clocks, upon which so much labour
iiii; the wed
pended, has not as was stated, been see
_fa puret:of
peror fur the Palace of the Tuileries, but w' i
has Patrfitul se°l
by Mr. Futvoye, of Regent-street, Whond give the °
determined to keep it in this country
ea shortlY placid to
it to the public. It will, therefore, b
otion is are*
the corner of Beak-street, and some l' nsidera" e ,
exist of regulating the clocks of a very co
racte
by this novel means. f ediCal 13 se °I.
MEDICAL TIEFORM.-A meeting 0-or ee nurpo
c, of
tioners was held on Wednesday night f ; _i; an ab! ~.t
organising measures to facilitate the passiwn...othe 0 r,
Parliament during the present session,aulr3 rigoti,
of securing uniformity of qualifica,tio:ona u
-4 to 1111„liegi of
practise throughout the United Kin,Reforlil -P4'" 0'
qualified medical men. The Medical
ciation Woo _so
Provincial Medical and Surgical Ass?
corowitt.7,7ej
cussed, and unanimously approved. .8-
caster was ....elf,
then appointed, of which Dr. Lan ca gr. r _ 011
Jones ana upOP ,i,
chairman, and Dr. Dalston to urge I Pe'
Powell secretaries. It was resolved..
__reediate Y jerta
medical practitioners the necessity ot
01T__,,dicali.r'pro.
tioning Parliament to pass a measur:uti
state of t'jeraere
during the session, as, from the
PresGoverninent, Aoecor•
fession, and the disposition of the
ected t°f Pr
scarcely be exP e o 0t
fitting opportunity could ,
the Colleg , „retie
It was stated at the meeting that t 4 to
Wit
sicians was in favour of the new bill, gnats c—eato •-fl
no opposition had been offered, and
feesci in
expressed that this measure could .
1 tare. 1,0,---
• of the Legis a _ A
.Aus,
during the present session
.s,
.A.tisTlZ, .
FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND A...n _ forth i.,1,4,11,
The Free Church of Scotland is sendliv,g,_ a„pli-c':_teb
tralia seventeen ministers, for each of
.srs7 4:,,,, stra;io
have been received from the colonio t
the Ails t 'the
constitute a numerous body in n'ist thriving/1:0 0°
colonies, and they are among thetaso recelltilloinilo
settlers. A valedictory meeting _ ~_ se(
the occasion of the departure of ten of wA9
at OM time.

mn
NEF 3IAREET AND COMMERCIAL
INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWO OCLOCK.
eThe sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
'T_ete stimeted at 8,000 bales, of which 2,000 American
taken for export
and on speculation. The
'et closed with increased firmness at full rates,
2lat for solid good stapled Boweds and Orleans,
1101 were nearly -1-d. lb. higher. The sales
s'inPrised 8 per
ha, 6,000 American 600 Pernam and Maran-
-1 e^-111' at 6id. to 74d. ; 4000 Egyptian, at 7d. to 9d. ;
'vuu Surat, at 3id. to 4-Zd. • and 20 Sea Islands,
at 2s. to 3s. 2d. per lb. Railway shares were dull
t lather lower prices.
tlitsla the Produce markets business has improved
LA week, and better rites have been obtained for
2Y sta p
e 0 ples. Sugar has been rather dearer.
vieuee at length attracts more attention, the ad-
proes fr": 1 Brazil Mating that the crop was likely to
Teay.e sl!?rt. There has been a good demand for
niceto has been at barely former rates. Cot-
Tatheen in moderate demand and very firm,
Cot-
ofsh
orter auow tends upwards, owing to the probability
supplies from Buenos Ayres.
closes Indigo auctions have been brought to a
se
and the following is a statement of the result,
•;vetk bY Messrs. IL W. Jewesbury and Co. :-
tlieca4j(nn the large quantity declared, together with
and
, 'rrt interval which will always elapse between this
_AL,*
en: next sale in July, the confidence of buyers was
with' the result of the sale, which has gone off
lb, eeat flatness, has been a decline of 3d. to 4d, per
tetlvNi II all descriptions with the exception of fine
gave,t, and the better qualities of Kurpah. Importers
tale htron,
p 6 Support by withdrawing large parcels as the.
Ivaa ircl.ressed, but from the limited extent of orders
totlicllePcssible to raise the tone of the sale, except in
offer. instances, when a favourite mark was under
that 4 ~y_f the quantity brought forward, it is estimated 2
hold '77 are bought in, 6,435 withdrawn, and 4,3
d 4
1,606 o' Which 2,600 are said to be for export, an
q,ot !or home
use and resale. The following are the
.'s°ltlailc)ndar.as ceTPared with the last February sale :-
baq hiPping, par to 2d. per lb. higher ordri:
trokelialld defective ditto 2d. to 3d. per lb. lowe ,
good 4,;id consuming, parlo 2d, per lb. lower ; Madras,
dliops „aIP , 3d. to' 4d. per lb. lower • Madras, mid-
aodyrqinary, 4d. to sd. per lb. lower ; kurpah, good
Jenrel'bPiar ; Kurpah, middling and ordinary, 2d. to
R,'he or
-it% R,stetlirlag from, the Bank of England-wand the
tiouse relative to the amounts of new
imc avi-M/ted yesterday, show an increase over
What day. Still the sum taken is far be-
Vent 101-.Pight have been expected, and the state-
ikuat -I,4'n).e under this head two or three days since,
gt, aa4-d4b7Lists and bankers were averse to the pro-
""'e 111:- Were resolved not to lead the van in enticing
tl4.€.tilii:Qe, is fully-verified. It may happen, however,
coon The Public in this, as in other matters, will,
.cetlaeox:re Mature reflection, act forthemselves; and
Lere tCelltlY we do not abandon the hope that be-
", NI,- the
expires when the assents are to be
glailia,,,"acte will be a remarkable increase in the
,t4e%,,,-.ounts. Even if the Chancellor of the Ex-
ueliii;t, succeeds in getting 10 millions of 24 per
much, tato circulation, he willihave accomplished
last, o,4.ectisidering the altered state of the money
aloo ; and it will be well for those who keep
d 40 reflect that another year or two may enable
terttittre Chancellor to offer much less favourable
tand to deal compulsory with a given
`wekt-' of the debt. Probably if ten or
verk millions annually were drawn for c0n-
t14441 the debt might be gradually but effec-
'44l acted upon ; and it is positive that the
People of this country once having their at-
favkion ar°llBed to the subject, will not suffer such
141P:11'41e
pportunities, as former Governments
teol4 11eglected, to pass by without an agitation for
the el?'4 the national burdens. What most puzzles
to cknluitiated is the little favour hitherto shown
torakie Exchequer Bonds ; but if we take into
kat'rk'eration the fact that they will interfere
)'lljriflallY with the profits of bankers and others
4t sb'eal largely in bills of exchange, we shall
kti, tie° have a solution of the tardiness in sub-
'tlol),;cg for them. Perhaps the Chancellor may
on
be
41,aed to grant them to private individuals
if a
Yves,tion at the Bank, so as in the end,
tkkehcr two elapse, to get the required even if
Pet: lip. There is no immediate hurry, and con
'4.-atty the plan must not be considered a
11 English Funds have been improving and with
qel,,k gleasedbusiness. The intelligence that the re-
&Acuity between Turkey and Russia has been
"Iti,,-"cu. exercises a favourable influence, but the
4ri;;' state of the money market, and the large
i4+l3 of specie from America, are still more
ells c One fact is apparent, viz., that there is a
l'ell,,',llPPly of money directly the terms offered
raore tempting. Consols have been quoted
Transfer,NeW or and 1002- for Account.
h,7lted '3k per Cents. have been at 1021 and
."*" litea Three per Cents. 991- to 100 k. There
4,14 'NI a
AA 10 Purchase of 80,0001. of Consols at 1001„
1,11 451701. be for the Catholic party. Bank Stock has
tticed to 2294 and 230. India Stock is marked
421._63. Exchequer Bills are par to 3s. pre-
`'Peri'lia Bonds realise 255. to 30s. premium.
liAa tat' When the reduced interest upon the
:)':ei,,la'es effect is now close at hand.a~r
'tseeurities have been very quiet, but are
40,1,-4 1%7 ~.9-11ador have touched 6 and 6k. Bra-
-41014 eQ, . 4. Per Cent. Bonds are 100 k to 101.
rte
are at 6k. Dutch 4 per Cents.
tie'
ti ay sh
fei• ales are very firm, but with little
fat Mine
shares are dull.
-1‘171,..ute Bhares are generally supported, but
tap:ett are scarcely so good.
-EttP44l' Cmpanies' Shares are heavy.
to eitcAlftaj,,,-iall Banks very little is doing.
Pre° 4-1-• ine are 11 to 4, and Central of France

Is ...4'
r (L'aßS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY
3-4, %.„_ (Prom the 05cial Lust.)
% ret ~-,...1z
Business done.
illet..,„ebt. educe,.
.. .............. 2291 30
Del. Cent, d Annuit.
et • Consolsleo
Iv ai St. 4,.. Annuities
ile4k 1 Per Q:'-alities, 1726
).i, )I:ek. 83 Expire sth Jan., 1860
tto, , laclii:';;*. ........................ , 261 3
4 qtt, ;11ader ',11300 ...
30
n Der (,laa 01,, 'MOO
044),'-eilt. Z Aaaniiies ...........
993
E
„,
for lanuitie
100
'tii Accounts,l7sl
*..iNoel. b,,, Ist Juno
4„`11,!0 ...'!"s lid.
June. March.
..,...::—.. .................... Par P
,1,41,,.4.,
.............................. Par 3 P
ktt,4,ll;t 010
Is ........................ par 3 p
tcibittinllENv't °R, IGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
t,katic,Tely. ,(8)11,1s, 1829 & 39, 5 per Cent. 109-,
qt:ll<blaou'd; °2, 41 per Cent lOl 100/
..1441 '°,11,:19 •.. 64 6
ttli
.4 tox.
..„
b• 1144 ild9 b uee., 1849, Coupon 22
It Itto to eferred
San f°r 8' 41 Per Cent. —
to the Ae()41411110 ad% ant ..
88
ilNitt, _ Ild, 345 Per Cent 1044 i
I,polish yew
t_yer ent.
\PeottqlitheLeroinit7teerr,,_(l. 3 Per Cent 24
ti,z141,711 "rt. of Coup. not fun. 64
'to beltleeoi,,:ai• •• • ... ..
1
rreq 1- Per Cent.
Sell 4?ideh,, ' Per Cent
'Otell "" cal th. ..
to .1 ,
Cent, - auove payable in London.
VQC / Per Cent. 12 Gail. ... 65k
Certificates. ........... ... 96!_i
t 04,3
bit, 01% .
HALF-PAST TWO.
'‘°
jl.l.lje..it ..... . .......................... looi k
otint ........................... looi i

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I.ll'lltbt
bhtl It Xt._ --......... ... -
s;''''lp 11‘544 -".3' 20.__Nc;.----.7-----
Ailei ;art breeze
aortitlus llay
The Luck-
awteNatoheenr,.—N.
11411)s, IN4lkihall:2l°l3g Kong oelictrerBth of October last, foal:
,_ ozilvt,eastie7t ',ince been heard of. The Aledled
k:r4h4,49‘..3,1
0("ft raeilles, put into Torbay, ?nd___s_l'
of.
Nil 145,: 114,,,ZY 19........a1Vf1tY1a havngtlV.l.icel:eii•uA
Arrived—Juan
pit4)lllfi4o 114; Scandia,'Matnzas ;
l'l. l'ls ,111/1, It
H.M.S.
Konigin v Preus-
ti Not saeiro ay 19.---Wind, W. Sailed—H.M.S.
Ma
TR, •„..
etii4, St, e...tu-Mr 09' Rind, variable. Off Port-
-I,t`. lt(ttl,-1:16..,1, f° CoPenhLen•
k‘r ifk.td ' p QrslaZ 19*---Wind, S. Arrived—P. C. Scher.
Ail: for ei,taarah ,
°for Liverpool ; Emilia, Hayann z
11'' ter 4141Aba,,liel: Off Port—Karen, Marcum, and
•ktlSTotswet. -6.; Marie and Auguste,
llithZtal,..; Ista4l? 19,-...v. .
Hood,
St. Jago de
te,4l, C'ett,' ."V tirlitt in.d, W. Arrived—Ann
tqatel)ortellts3- 19,....48,:ick
er to Shore-
\lANmtlalit liveilt) Bunk on Geza,7l
r,i4vtbwlald
44
te.day. n e Rollingii o-rounds, has
I)lttAT)thk,llo' 114t019-"Wind, S.W. Arrived—Joshua
1 411 ''. Ala; io
11Nit1/Nv -.."--Wind, S. Sailed--Lavinia,
ty be; g 11, 44 i D
.K• 114 ertaaa 3' (8.--Wind S. Arrived—Victoria,
kt I.lht 11, at, .11? o.; Chester,' Off Port—
V% t, 311, lulus. Callao.
islital,_ o Y 18.,,_.... . 42.W011i:4.1t:?: Itocicitrilouil;:aa from Stettin, has been
tt,tltltetilli Zci.tblett 16-___7t4
of 4. 'Die Alag/lient:goef: and from North
sa the foremast and main-topmast, and
sth
~ under a 'n '4Btat. 6 J r. 9 sheer foremast, was
,t,,,, , y' 7x.,GE.
1t e,
hktltAlottn --------...._
tqklt.: ko -11t1 " L0,11,----;; A Gor e
iegoreat suit:.•o of ~baili ,l" . --- 1 11.*
(; gd
tliii , ail litre eess at Exeter'
tOliNt d ta,,ah, or, iNesd___ball. in May last, was
, krid ,tioellabie au(7:llght to a numerous, bril-
kri 4141°Ntori int stud,.
wt? ce. The best proof of the
bszttai.._ . ~,,itt o, v,.a _ j nich preceded the production
et:)1:,
tr4l:ziltiet,t,
tahueoret
edby the precision and cor-
kr;t',t The :1.14 Whici7ltl,:es Were give; and the
k,lz:'1111 "Y, s„t;i4t°ri° itself (.3 orchestral parts were
t,,,11tt,i 'l;4 iF3 full abounds with passages of
‘ll5 • tor kpi.,_.,,iv of variety. The solos are
1,4 1 4,rlki, ; and the ehorti T ',r- hi
.. !vbt.,3? then R.I-41 ;,...
ecci.v , 3 at1...1 i
%Ott.. 3,
0ft1i,,,,s :7'ln : .-1 t. effects, and their
Lughest
the ~ daitl ListrumeLtal 'panel
coroMendation. Cork

THE DUBLIN EXHIBITION.

A TRIP TO KILLARNEY.

The management of the Dublin Exhibition have
wisely determined to connect it with the beauties of
Irish scenery, and to show how the wonders of the arti-
ficial world chime in with those of nature. To tourists
who during the approaching pleasure season contem-
plate a visit to the Emerald Isle, this will be an agree-
able announcement, and the delightful trip which I am
about to describe may fairly be regarded as a foretaste of
what all will enjoy who come here intent on recreation.
On Mondry morning a large party of ladies and gentle-
men, whom the opening of the Exhibition had attracted
to Dublin, started by special train on the Southern and
Western Railway to see the far-famed lakes of Killarney.
Sir Edward M`Donnell (the chairman of the company),
Mr. Peunefather (the deputy-chairman), Mr. Miller (the
engineer), and the other chief officers of the line accom-
panied them. Mayors from the chief English cities,
commissioners and superintendents of the late Exhibi-
tion, executive committeemen of the present, foreign
contributors, and even members of the French press—
a happier party never started to feast their eyes upon
the romance-ground of Kerry. The line over which
they travelled is not remarkable for the beauty of
the scenery through which it passed, and there were
few objects on the way to attract attention. Occa-
sionally, one of those monumental round towers to
which so much antiquarian interest is attached fixes the
eye, or some solitary mountain, like Slievenamon, with
a veil of mist gracefully suspended over its long-backed
summit ; but, otherwise, all is tame and commonplace
enough, and even Thurles, where poor Smith O'Brien
was arrested by a "tight-buttoned railway official," fails
to draw much notice from the pleasure-seekers. The
Southern and Western, nevertheless, is a fine line, quite
equal in excellence of construction to those in England,
and, as was proved on this occasion, capable of bearing
trains propelled at the highest speed. Some curious
facts with reference to it and the social state of the
country were mentioned by the chairman. One was,
that hardly a single case had occurred of an employe on
the line emigrating, and he attributed this to the cir-
cumstance that the lowest wages paid were 12s. a-week
and clothes. Sir Edward also stated that Mr. Dargan,
in constructing the line, drew a very large number of
his hands from the workhouses, and that these men, once
accustomed to remunerative employment, never returned,
but either emigrated or became "navvies." Luncheon
at the Limerick junction, and then on to Mallow through
a thickly-enclosed country, unwooded, but warmed up
by the bright yellow of the gorse-blossom. From
Mallow a new line is about to be opened to Killarney.
It is expected to be finished by the 15th of June,
and will thus be ready for the summer and autumn
traffic. The tourists of Monday travelled on it to
within nine miles of the lower lake, and this distance
they completed by omnibuses supplied for the occasion.
You descend on Killarney through a black region of
heath-clad moor and bog, preparing the mind, by con-
trast, for a keener appreciation of the charming scenery
beyond it. A change in the aspect of the peasantry,
perceptible for some time, here becomes obvious. Some-
thing in their look and dress indicates, if the face of the
country did not do so, that you have advanced into the
wilds of Kerry. Many traces of the past sufferings of
this primitive people reach the eye and affect the heart
of the stranger. The small proportion of strong middle
age to that of boys and girls and old men and women
recalls to the memory the realities of an emigration such
as the world has rarely seen equalled, while pinched
faces and wasted frames bring up again the dismal his-
tory of the great famine. Looking into each little gar-
den attached to the cottages on the wayside, young
cabbage plants and other vegetables are struggling into
life instead of the potato. The whole country seems
soaked with superabundant moisture, and the very people
have a damp appearance. At night, in the Victoria
Hotel, there was high festivity and true Irish hospita-
lity. To the de!ight of the French visitors especially,
old Gansey, the blind piper of the Lakes, was intro-
duced, and, with tremulous fingers upon the stops of
his chanter, played the sweet melodies of the country.
The English mayors could only find vent for their gra-
tification in the speech-making so dear to all muni-
cipal minds. Morning broke heavily upon the district
of the Lakes, with mist shrouding the mountain
tops, and magnifying their height by concealing it. For-
tunately, however, it did not rain, and though the
weather continued somewhat overcast, it became brighter
as the day advanced. In white-painted barges, and at
as early an hour as they could be got together, our party
started to view the scenery of Killarney. Often de-
scribed, its beauties are always new, and at this season
of the year especially, when nature is just assuming her
garb of summer loveliness, language fails to do them jus-
tice. What strikes one most about these lakes is the
exquisite combination of objects, which leaves no imagi-
nation, however cold, unsatisfied, and kindles poetic
feelings in the most prosaic minds. Every wish is gra-
tified by that changing panorama of island, and moun-
tain and clear rushing stream and grotesquely-formed
rock, and ruined castle and mouldering abbey, which are
collected here together. The mode adopted for showing
the beauties of Killarney to visitors, under circum-
stances, is the best that could be hit upon, but when, as
in the present instance, large numbers go together
under hospitable guidance it possesses extraordinary
advantages. MacGillycuddy's Reeks and Torn',..s'
Mountain, Tore Mountain, Dinis Green Isle, and
Glen-it's wooded shore, all revealed their sweetest
charms to the eyes of the tourist, and the notes of the
bugle were prolonged by the echo, with the same exqui-
site effect as when Tom Moore sang of them. Through
all the lakes and to the foot of the Eagle's-nest, to Ross
Castle, overgrown with grass, and to Innisfallen Island,
with its crumbling abbey walls, crowned by waving
foliage, past the " Honeycomb-rocks," toe, and the
"O'Donoughue's Library," with "the big Bible lying
on the top," the strangers in their gay barges swept.
They inhaled the fragrance of the spring blossoms, and
admired the splendid varieties of a vegetation in which
the myrtle and the arbutus grow wild. The lights and
shadows that chased each other on the hill side, and the
diversified hues of wood and glen, all were noticed and
delightedly praised in their turn, and still the light
drapery of the misty mountain-tops maintained over the
changing prospect a certain character of dream-land. So
thorough was their inspection of Killarney that the
Devil's Punchbowl, of all its attractions, alone escaped
a visit. On the summit of Mangerton mountain this
celebrated reservoir lay, brooded over by a dense mass
of vapour, within which, while mayors and railway
directors, Royal commissioners and executive com-
mitteemen, were feasting their eyes beneath him,
the Prince of Darkness might unseen be quaffing com-
fort and relief from the ice-cold waters. Killarney does
not contain the element of sublimity in its scenic effects,
and those whose tastes turn to the grand and majestic
attributes of nature must seek them elsewhere ; but for
picturesque variety, raised by legendary associations to
the verge of enchantment, it is quite unrivalled by any
place within the compass of the British Isles. The new
railway about to be opened to it, and which has been, it
is said, constructed at the low cost of 5,0001. a mile,
will place it within seven hours' ride of Dublin, and
within 17 of London. So charming a retreat from the
fatigues of business and the exhaustion of a town life,
thus made accessible, is a boon to the community at
large. Thousands will now visit what previously was
only within reach of the few, and in time nature will
win for the surrounding wilds of Kerry a degreo of coin-
fort and civilisation which has hitherto been denied
them. The Southern and Western Railway Company
have made arrangements for conveying the humbler
classes to see the Dublin Exhibition at the cheapest pos-
sible rate, and there is little doubt that their liberal
example will be followed by all the other lines.

SHOCKING CABE OF DESTITUTION AND STARVATION AT
BURITON, NEAR PETERSFIELD.—During the present
month a poor labouring man, named Thomas Surrell,
while working at a thrashing machine in the parish of
Weston, dropped down in the field, while at work, in a
state of exhaustion. He was sent home by his employer
in a cart, and on the fourth day the poor man ex-
pired, and would have been buried but for the vigilance
of Mr. Thomas Fay, superintendent of the police for the
Petersfield division, who caused a coroner's inquest to
be held by C. B. Longcraft, Esq., and a respectable
jury. After a minute examination, the following verdict
was given :—•" Died by the visitation of God." But
there were reasons to suppose that the deceased had not
had a sufficiency of food to supply nature. Great credit
is due to Mr. Fay, who affirms that he never saw such
an emaciated and starved body. On a post moriera
examination not a particle of food was found in the
intestines or any part of the stomach. This case occurred
within four doors of the rector of the parish, the Rev.
J. M. Sumner, M.A., second son of the Bishop of Win-
chester, who is luxuriating in the parish with 1,6001. a
year, besides a prebendaryship or two. The poor starved
peasant was an example of honesty, sobriety, and in-
dustry, yet withal he eked out but a miserable existence,
and died at the age of 52, without a murmur, having
the munificent sum of Bs. per week to support his wife
and five children, not one of whom, we hear, was earn-
ing a single penny. After paying ls. per week for
the rent of his cottage, he had just is. per day to main-
tain seven individuals. In the Petersfield Union the
cost-would have been two shillings and sixpence per day.
This distressing case has caused considerable excitement
in the neighbourhood, and is strongly condemned by
the humane.—(From a Correspondent.)
STRIKES.—SHIE LDS, MAY 18.—The South Shields
shipwrights struck this morning, and have been walking
about all day. It seems they were content to receive
275. per week, provided the masters allowed them half
an hour at 4 o'cic3ck for tea, while employed at new
work. They now ask 30s. per week, or the half-hour
per day. One ma ster has complied with this request,
and it is likely that; the other shipbuilders will also con-
cede the demand. The master joiners have refused to
comply with the ( lemand of the men for an advance to
275. per week, and are clearing out their shops as their
contracts are completed. The journeymen tailors of
South Shields struck work on Monday for an advance
from 3s. 6d to 4s. per day ; 13 masters have agreed to
the terms.

THE DUBLIN AM) BELFAST JUNCTION RAILWAY.—
THE BOYNE VlADU,CT.—Captain Wynne, the Govern-
ment Inspector, in. company with the engineers of the
line, Sir John 111:acneill, Engineer-in-Chief, Messrs.
Barton and Schaw t, with the secretary, Mr. Peachy,
made the official i nspection of the temporary bridge
erected by the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway
yesterday. We are gratified to state, that the structure
most satisfactorily b( )re the immense weight with which
it was tested—four k ,comotive engines, with their tenders
coupled, extending (3• ver a length of 160 feet—the greatest
deflect ion being less than half an inch over I.'2e 80 feet
opening for the shi p channel. Captain Wyrilo
u i 3
pleased to express 'himself perfectly s.itisfied with
sustaining power of .the structure, and in the of a
few days the communication from Dublin to Belfast will
be complete.