The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-22 00:00:00

• IRELAND.
DUBLIN, Nov. 21.—The National Conference, er
Conference of Nationalists, was held yesterday at the
Music Hall, and, it must be confessed, that however
impracticable the objects sought to be attained may
be, or however visionary some of the seches may be
considered, still the proceedings wer 'characterised
by a considerable display of honesty - purpose. It
must, however, be admitted, that regards th e
station and antecedents of the leading speakers, and--
the council appointed to manage it, the new associa-
tion was a miserable failure. With the exception of
Mr. Charles Gavan Duffy, there is not a man among
them known out of the club-rooms of the late Con-
federation. Feargus O'Connor, notwithstanding his
declaration to the contrary, took part in the meeting.
THE FARMING INTEREST.—Another proof of the
(ellen condition of the Irish farming interest was
afforded at Kilkenny on Saturday last, when all the
applicants for relief under the Insolvent Debtors' Act
appeared to be connected with land.
CARRYING AWAY CROPS.—Within the last few days
a tenant of Stephen Charles Moore, Esq residing on
his property at Grenane, in the county of Waterford,
and owing rent to the amount of over 400/, removed
away from his farm all the corn, cattle, horses, &c.
No clue has yet been had as to where they are re-
moved, as only two of the horses have yet been made
out, which have been impounded by the agent.
THE ARMY.—The waiting men, who accompanied
the draft of the 66th Regiment to Cork, will march
this day en route to Tralee, to rejoin the depot at that
station.

Recruiting parties of the 75th, 80th, and 84th
' Regiments arrived here from Chatham on Sunday
per the Preuissicher Adler, and are to be stationed
as follows :-75tb, Limerick, under the superinten-
dence of Lieutenant Ring, 21st Foot; 80th, Clon•
mel, under the superintendence of Lieutenant West-
ropp, 58th Foot ; 84th, Cork, under Lieutenant
Dagg.
THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL OF DESIGN.-At a
meeting of the committee held at the Cork Institution
on Saturday, James Roche, Esq., J.P., in the chair,
Mr. Thomas S. Duncombe was elected to the office
of Secretary to the School of Design. There were
seven candidates.

SWALLOWING BANK NOTES.—A notorious cha-
racter, named Charles Smith, marked in the
police book as " thief," was brought before the
Belfast magistrates on Saturday, charged with
having stolen 71. 10s. from the person of a coun-
tr)man, on Friday, in North-street. The facts
of this case were of rather an extraordinary de-
Fcription. It appeared that a man, named William
Herdman, had a horse and cart, in North-street.
on Friday, and was engaged in putting the bit of the
bridle into the horse's mouth, when the prisoner, who
had been lurking about, watched his opportunity,
and thrust his hand into the man's pocket and carried
off bis money. A cry of "Catch the thief!" was in-
stantly raised by the owner of the money, and a
vigorous pursuit commenced after the prisoner, who,
finding himself hotly pressed, darted into Hudson's-
entry, in whose labyrinths of vice and iniquity he
thought to baffle his pursuers. By this time Con-
stable Lynes had come up, and followed the thief. After
a very diligent search, the constable succeeded Lin
capturing the prisoner upon a loft, in an old building
in the entry. The prisoner handed the constable 10s.
which were rolled up in the notes, and he was then
taken off to the police-office. On the road the pri-
soner was observed to pull something from his pocket,
put it instantly in his mouth, and make an eTort to
swallow it. The constable seized him by the throat,
and a violent struggle ensued, which terminated, after
a few minutes, by the prisoner reluctantly disgorging
the whole of the man's bank notes from his mouth.
The notes were torn and chewed in various pieces,
and stained with blood. The magistrates ordered the
delinquent to be imprisoned for three months in the
House of Correction, and to be thrice whipped.
Tun Isusu FRANCHISE.—Mr. Reynolds, M.P., at
yesterday's meeting of the corporation, postponed his
motion relative to the appointment of a Committee to
inquire into and report upon the Parliamentary fran-
chises of Ireland and the municipal franchise or the
city of Dublin. if he had the honour of a seat in that
House after the election of the 25th he pledged him-
self to bring the matter forward, and be thought it
was likely that he would keep his promise, although
extensive efforts had been made to deprive him of his
seat in that House. He did not think it fair to bring
the matter on then, as it was said that his reign of
office would be short; however, time would tell, and
when the opportunity arose, which he hoped would be
early in December, he would introduce the subject
in that House.