The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-15 00:00:00

IRELAND.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
DUBLIN, THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 13.—This
was a thorough winter day—dark, windy, and
threatening snow in the forenoon, changed to sleet
and high wind in the evening, and now, half-past
five p.m., it is as especially wet and stormy as
could be.
The case of Miss Devine against the old, but not
venerable Captain M`Manus, again occupied to-day,
and Mr. Butt, for the plaintiff, was tremendously severe
on the ancient defendant. The Chief Baron has
postponed his charge until to-morrow morning. The
Ffrench trial is still prolonged by the examination of
witnesses.
THE EQUITY SIDE OF THE ExcREQUER.—TIIH
LAW COURTS.—There is now no doubt of a deter-
mination to do away with the Equity side of the
Exchequer. I have had an inkling of the
Bill for the purpose, now in the hands of Mr.
Baker, the Parliamentary agent. From the stolen
view of this curious docuirent, which inquisitiveness
has unclosed to the eyes and tongue of rumour, it
appears that a Vice-Chancellor is to be appointed—
Motiahan to be the man, if his men be " in" at
the passing of the Bill. There are, at present,
four Masters—Acheson Lyle, the Chief Remem-
brancer, is to make a fifth ; and, rumour again
saith that he goes out, immediately on the passing
of the Bill, at his present salary of 1,5001., and comes
in fifth Master at 2,0001. There will be three regis-
trars appointed; and for the chief of these, or, if one
of the present Masters can be induced to resign,
Mr. F. W. Brady, son of the Lord Chancellor,
is intended. Such is a narrow outline, yet
pretty accurate, of a bantling which it is not
thought any one has ever heard of but the immediate
parents.
Some of the most irretrievably encumbered estates,
and, at the same time, most extensive in the south of
Ireland, already brought under the control of the
Court of Chancery, or the Encumbered Estates Bill,
are those of the Earls of Glengall, Mountcashel,
Kingston, Portarlington, Limerick, and Viscount
Gort.
THE FUNDS.—STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 13.—Three
per Cent. Consols, 96k—Ditto for opening, 96i—
Three and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stock, 97k—Bank
Stock, 199 ex. div.—Consumers' Gas, s—Midland Great
Western and Royal Canal, 24.

ITEMS OF IRISH NEWS.
(From the Provincial Papers of Wednesday Evening.)
The total grain shipped from Limerick to Great
Britain for the quarter ending sth instant amounted
to only 4,925 quarters wheat, 2,270 of barley, and
124,148 of oats. The foreign bread stuffs' imports
to Limerick last week comprised 6,145 quarters
maiza and 1,600 of rye. The only exports were
130 quarters wheat and 3,195 of oats. Not one cask or
firkin of butter. Limerick exports in the same week
of December, 1845, the year preceding the potato
famine and free trade with foreign nations, amounted
to five thousand three hundred quarters wheat; ten
thousand nine hundred and fifty quarters oats, three
thousand cwt. flour, four cwt. oatmeal, three
thousand five hundred firkins butter, two hun-
dred and thirty barrels pork, ninety hogsheads hams,
eight hundred and twenty bales bacon, and four hun-
dred casks lard. The average price of Irish wheat in
1845 was ls. 6d.; oats, Md.; barley, 11d. per
stone ; and butter, 87s. per cwt. The prices now are
for wheat, 12d. ; oats and barley, 71d. ; pork and
butter, only 665. per cwt.—Limerick Chronicle.
ATTACK ON A lIERDSMAN.-011 the night of the
10th instant, three armed men came to the dwell-
ing-house of Michael Kennedy, herdsman to Major
Lid well, in the parish of Ballymackey. They
called him out of bed, saying at the same
time they had cattle to put to graze on his master's
laud. The moment he opened the door and put out
his head, he was struck at, knocked down and
severely beaten while on the ground. No motive
can be assigned for the perpetration of this outrage.
—Nenagh Guardian.

Sunday night, six men attacked a house belonging
to a man named Maher, of Ballycleary. Mahar's son
was severely beaten, and part of the house levelled,
after which the ass)ilants set fire to the house, and
other property, which was all consumed.—. King's
County Chronicle.
EVICTIONS.—Some weeks since we stated that the
tenants on Miss Hughes' Clonown property were
under ejectment, and that their wholesale eviction
was contemplated. We have since learned, and it
affords us much gratification to record the informa-
tion that Mr. Pidgeon, the agent over these lands,
does not intend to proceed with the ejectments,
but will allow the tenants to remain in possession for
another year, in the hope of their retrieving them-
selves. During the last few years beyond forty families
have either surrendered their holdings or were ejected,
and not one of the farms have since been tenanted.—
Athlone Sentinel.

DEATH BY SAaVATION.—About eight o'clock on
the morning of the Bth instant, the body of a
woman, whose name and residence were unknown,
was found lying in an archway in Templemore.
The body of the victim of destitution presented
a horrile spectacle. Oa the same day an inquest
wis held on view of the body, when the jury re-
turned the following verdict :—" That the deceased
came by her death at Templemore, on the night of
the 7th instant, by exposure to the cold and incle-
mency of the weather, she having been partly
naked, and lying out in the open air."—.Ncnagh
(guardian.

lIE LATE MURDER NEAR FEERANE.—The per-
sons in custody charged with being concerned in the
murder of M'Loughlin, were brought up on Thursday
last at Ferbane, for further examination before the
local magistrates, and after a lengthened inquiry the
accused were again remanded.—King's County Chro-
nicle.

MELANCHOLY LOSS OF LIFE BY THE LATE RAINS.—
In consequence of the very great fall of rain
during Thursday night and the following Friday,
the mail coach road adjoining the town of Enniscor-
thy on the Wexford side was flooded fully three feet
deep, rendering all ingress to or from the town by that
route almost impossible. Several houses in Temple-
shannon were inundated, and much property de-
stroyed. On Friday night about eight o'clock, two
men, mistaking the light of Nuzum's hotel,
walked over the quay, when one of them was
swe,pt down the river, and perished. The other
caught hold of some projecting stones from
the quay, and held on until rescued. We also hear of
a your); lad having been carried off the battlements
of Ilallycarney,bridge, which he was in the act of
crossing ; and such was the violence of the stream that
he was lost in a few minutes.— Wexford Independent.

TENANT PROTECTION SOCIETIES.—The usual
weekly meeting of the Mullinahone Tenant Protec-
tion Society was held on Sunday, the 9th inst., Mr.
P. Murphy presided. Twenty two new members
were enrolled. The secretary read a letter from the
Rev. Mr. K-t-ffe, Callan, in which the writer signified
his and the Rev Mr. O'Shea's intention of being pre-
sent at the fit.t Tipperary Tenant Right meeting to be
held on Sunday the 16th, and expressed a hope that
the meeting would he such as to inspire confidence
in every class.—Clonmel Chronicle.
There are complaints from Clare of the supineness
of landowners and occupiers in that county, who
have not followed the example of their brethren
in the county of Limerick, by inquiries and returns
as to the comparative amount of tillage, produce,
and general taxation, which it is alleged would
present even a more disheartening contrast, and
therefore demands an effort from those interested in
the welfare of the Clare farmer.—Limerick Chronicle.

Fowl stealing to a large extent has been going on
in the neighbourhood of Clonmel for some time past.
A few nights since a woman was arrested with six-
teen fine geese in her possession, the head of each
being cut off. On Saturday night the fowl house of
Lord Guugh, at Rathronan, was broken open, and
thirteen geese, the property of his Lordship, stolen
therefrom.—Tipperary Free Press.

COLLECTION OF TIIE RATES.—Vigorous steps have
been taken by the guardians for the collection of the
rates, while we are at the same time sorry that a
necessity exists for having recourse to such measures ;
but it is better to use harsh means with defaulters
than to suffer a recurrence of the sad scenes of former
years—better that a military foray should be made
into the repudiatink districts than allow the destitute
to die of starvation, or the accumulated paupers of our
workhouse to be turned adrift on the streets.—Gabiety
Mercury.
ROBBERY.—A daring robbery was committed on
Tuesday night at the Outerard barracks, by the ser-
vant of Captain Greer and another soldier, who,
having taken 301. in bank notes, with a large
quantity of plate and jewellery, from the gallant
captain's apartment, and dressed themselves in some
of his best clothes, left the barrack at about eight
o'clock, and came into Galway. They were quickly
followed by Constable Bodily, of the Outerad police,
and arrested. All the property was found in their
possession, and they have been accordingly committed
fur trial.—Galway Vindicator.
Lord Lucan has resigned the chairmanship of the
board of guardians, in consequence of the board
negativing his Lordship's motion that
Telegraph.
at aperrmapanh.ent
legal adviser be dispensed with.—ivaj
It is worthy of remark that in the comparatively
short period which has elapsed since the Municipal
Reform Act was introduced in Limerick, four of our
council that filled the mayoralty office have died off
.—'Alderman Shannon, Alderman Honan, Alderman
%Vallnutl, and Alderman Boyse.—Limerick Chronicle.

INCENDIARISM IN BUCKS.—A cow-house, in the

occupation of Mr. R. Mumford, of Dorton, was do-
'-ptroyed .by fire a few nights since; and on the same
. m
- --•ght'a co-Ohouse n the farm of Mr. G. Fuller, of the
--
'same vtliaN was similarly consumed. They were the
prpperty tec. S. Rickett, Esq., of Dorton House. There
is t very reason to believe that both fires woro the wilful
6e:5 of all incendiary.

LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. price.
Annum. Share.
-- ' -
X s. d. X s. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 212%
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 12
Clydesdale Bank -••• •• 63S per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13/.75.
Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 ,100 0 0 166
Eastern Bank.. •• •• •• 61. per cent. 25 u 6 10 0 0 8%
EdinV.lsGlasgow Bank 61. per cent. 6 0 0 5 0 0 541,
Exchangeßnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 20%
Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 -
National Bank 634 per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 143
Northof Scotlandßank 41. percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 31.03
North British Bank •• - - - -
Royal Bank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 125
Union Bank of Scotland , 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 833
Western Bask.... •• •• 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 74
Aberdeen Fire and Life 73%1. pr cent. 12 10 0 2 00 ; 2
B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 0 10 0 I -
British Guarantee Ins. 4/. per tent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 lis 6d
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21
Church of England Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 8 21. 79
Edinburgh Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 193
East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 , 9s.od.
Eng. & Scot. Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 -
Hercules Insurance Ce. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 11 0 -
Insur. Co. of Scetind•. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 I 0 , -
Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 78
Mercantile Life ...•
National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 208.6 d
North British Insur 5341.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 24
North & West of Scot 6l. per cent. 111 0 0 1 0 0 i -
Scottish Life and Guar - 20 0 0 011 0 -
Scot. Bias. and Gen. Life - 0 I 0 15 0 . -
Scottish Union Inarnce. 63(1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 235.0 d
Standard Life • ..... • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 1 9%
United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 14s.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name at Company. per of ' Paid. Price.
Annum. Isl2are. {
'
X. s. d. Z. s. d.
Auction Mart •••••• • • 21. ss. 50 0 0 - 25
Australian Agricultarl 1/.
100 0 0 130 0 0 16
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 41. 10 I 0 10 0 0 -
Ditto, Halt Shares.. - - 2 10 0
Canada ... • • .... •• .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 52 10 0 26
Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per, cent. - - -
Oity Navigation .... - - I - 91
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp.c. & bs, 2/ 100 0 01 100 0 0 -
Equitable Reversienry 5/. pr cent. 100 0 0 1100 0 0 103
Gen.SteamNavigation 11.8 s. 15 0 0 14 0 0 25
London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 -
Russell Institution.... - - 26 5 0 -
Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0, 50 0 0 80
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4341. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 II 90
Royal Mail Steam- - 61 18..4. p. c. 100 0 01 60 0 0 50
South Australian ll. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 17
Van Dieman's Land - 100 00,23 0 0 2

BRISTOL AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONL—BRISTOL,
THURSDAY.—The 17th exhibition of this society was
held yesterday, at the new cattle-market, and the sub-
scribers and friends of the society dined together in the
evening at the White Lion Hotel, Mr. W. Miles, M.P.,
in the chair. There were also present Mr. P. Miles,
M.P.; Mr. R. H. B. Hale, M.P.; Mr. Montagne
Gore, late MP. for Barnstaple; Sir John Hare,
the Mayor of Bristol, &c., &c. Mr. Miles dwelt at
great length on the comparative merits of different
kinds of manure; and Mr. M. Gore exhorted the
agriculturists not to despair, urged the necessity for
landlords, farmers, and labourers sailing in the same
boat, and recommended that, in regulating rents, parties
should look to the prices of the day, and that, if the
landlord had any rents running back, which from the
poorness of the times the tenant could not pay, then the
landlord should be prepared to make that abatement
which the exigencies of the times demanded.
BETHNAL-GREEN RAGGED SCIIOOLS.-011 Thursday
evening the first annual meeting these schools and the•
opening of a new school, in Hare-sireet, Bethnal.green,
took place, Lord Ashley in the chair. The report
of the progress of the schools established in Castle-
street and Granby-terrace during the past year
was hi
haatatvreeedbaene been
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highly satisfactory. 273 boys and 110 girls
h
eßn admitted,eesdi clfeo sr th
adults.dy 2603 Ts
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receipts
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wraegr were
nschools
4991. 19s. 2d., expenditure 343/. 9s. 911, leaving a
balance in hand of 156/. 9s. 1l d. The report was
adopted. The building in Hare-street, which was opened
last night, was originally erected for a school, and will
accommodate between 300 and 400 children. It was
purchased for the above purpose at a cost of 5064