The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-03 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, FRIDAY EVENING.—The Royal Speech has
met with a sorry reception at the hands of, the Dublin
journals. The organs of both parties are more than
usually bitter upon the contents of the document, (and
the liepealers are furious at the contemplated continua-
tion of the Suspension Act.
A return published this evening gives the following
as the amount of bread-stuffs imported into
Dublin on the let of February-17,730 quarters,
1,000 barrels, 2,378 sacks wheat; 1,236 sacks, 1,763
barrels flour; 4,398 sacks Indian corn; 1,426 quarters
barley; 150 barrels of bread; 44 quarters peas. Taken
out of store-22,796 quarters wheat; 4,167 sacks, 3,972
cwts. of flour; 2,543 quarters, 1,520 barrels of barley.
Notwithstanding this formidable array of figures, there
was a firm demand for all descriptions of grain at the
Corn Exchange to-day; whcat at an improvement of 6d.
to Is., and oats at 3d. to 6d. Barley supported the cur-
rency of Tuesday.
The weather has become beautifully fine.
THE LATE SIR GUY CAMPBELL.—The remains
of the late Major-General Sir Guy Campbell were interred
on Thursday with full military honours, in the cemetery at
the rear of the Royal Barracks. The ceremony was a most
imposing one. All the troops in garrison, together with the
Horse Brigade of Artillery, and six light guns, attended.
The rain fell in torrents throughout the day, causing woful
damage to the splendid' uniforms and equipments of the
cavalry officers, all of whom appeared in review order.

SERIOUS CAB ACCIDENT IN THE STRAND.—Last
night, about half-past 7 o'clock, a serioas accident occurred in
the Strand. A cab horse, which had been waiting at the en-
trance to Somerset-house, having taken fright, dashed along
the pavement at a furious rate. The driver was on the box,
but the reins having been broken, he was unable to arrest
the progress of the animal. The vehicle came violently in
contact with the iron fencing of the Globe newspaper-office
front, destroying a portion of the glass, and damaging the
grating which protects the top of the machine-room.
The cab then struck a youth, who was standing near
the spot, and passed over his person ; when taken
up, he was found to be bleeding and insensible,
and was conveyed to the Charing-cross Hospital.
The cab, after flying by Vie Sun office, ran against the shop
front of Mr. Stammers, the jeweller and silversmith, destroy-
ing the sashes and glass, and scattering the valuable contents
of the window in all directions. The property, however, was
subsequently recovered without loss. A woman was here
thrown down and much injured, and a little further on the
cab was turned over by coming in contact with a lamp-post.
The severity of the concussion drove one of the shafts into
the animal's breast, inflicting most frightful gashes and
laceration upon its shoulders, and the horse, which was a
fine spirited animal, being thus rendered useless, was con-
veyed to a knacker's and speedily placed out of its miseries.
SALE OF THE STOWE LIBRARY. —On Thursday
this sale was continued. The first lot deserving attention
was a curious and scarce tract, called "A Conference about
the Next Succession to the Crown of England." This tract,
although bearing the name of " Father Parsons" as the
author, is supposed to have been written by Cardinal Allen,
Sir T. Englefield, and Father Parsons, the Jesuit. The
printer of it was hanged, drawn, and quartered; and it was
enacted by the 35th of Elizabeth, that whoever should have
this book in the house should be condemned as guilty of
high treason—it sold for 8/. 2s. 6(1. A fine copy of the
complete works of Thomas Pennant, in 26 volumes, sold for
331. 10s. Philosophical Transactioxn of the Royal Society
of London, from the commencement, in 1665, to 1816, in
105 vols., sold for 46/. A most splendid copy of the works
of the brothers Piranesi, on Roman antiquities, architecture,
and classical ornaments, consisting of several hundred plates
of the buildings, &c., in and near Rome, bound in 14
volumes, sold for 133/., Mr. Murray being the purchaser for
the Beaufoy Library. The only other lots worth brief
notice were some old plays of early English dramatists,
which sold well. The day's sale produced the sum of
4661. 14s. 6d.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for
the week ended Jan. 27, 1849:—Coaching traffic, 7581.
17s. Bd. ; parcels, 251. 16i. Id ; goods and cattle, 2241.
4s. 9d.; steam-boats, 871. 17s. Od. Total, 1,0961, 15s. 6d.