The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-08 00:00:00

THE LATE MR. O'CONNELL.

The Universal Prussian Gazette devotes the f'ellowing
article to the late Member for the county of Cork :
" It is not the least significant circumstance in the life
of O'Connell that the last eventful scene of all' took
place in a foreign land, so much nearer to Rome than to
England, that no one member of his numerous family
was in attendance upon him in his last moments, and
that all which had formerly filled his life with patriotism
and love was there submerged in the litanies of Italian
priests and in the absolute and exclusive superintendence
of the Romish Church.
This is perhaps the moral and the goal of a life
which has excited more than that of any of his contem-
poraries the astonishment and sympathy of the people;
and the impartial historian will probably some day an-
nounce that, if O'Connell was active in Ireland, he
laboured for Rome. A not altogether ungrounded or
inappropriate comparison has been made by an English
print between O'Connell and the great Martin Luther;
but the resemblance is only a personal one; it only con-
cerns the characters of the men, especially in the impe-
tuous manner of expressing their emotions, but is not
discoverable in their fundamental principles and objects.
The great Protestant leader opened the broad highway
of modern liberty to the minds of awakening Europe ;
the Roman Catholic demagogue narrowed even the in-
terests of his country and the cause of liberty in favour
of that priesthood and that church which it was the
grand object of Luther to destroy. It is true that the
example of O'Connell and the success of his endeavours
have, in many parts of the world, powerfully excited the
tßhoemiracnauCsaethaonldicthCehuorbc
jhe,ctbsy
ofa strange alliance alliance between
our age ; and Rome has won more ppruolsaerlyattationrsthoef
mask of a tribune than in the state vestments of royal
confessors and monastic inquisitors. But this, after all,
is the most striking, if not the only success, so far as
this can be discerned in our own times, that posttrity
will ascribe to Daniel O'Connell, be it for good or for
evil. It it affirmed that he emancipated Ireland, that he
was the saviour of his country. Would to God that he
could lay claim to this renown, for Ireland would now
be effectually saved and emancipated ! Would to God
that only one-half of the exertions which have been
made in order to maintain a party agitation, and only
one-half of the money which has been squeezed from the
starving
apnedasaimntargyinuanrdr
objects,thepretence of attaining im-
possibleto the enfranchisement of Irelanhdadfrobementhaenmroops appropriated
ated
pro-
found ignorance, to her redemption from the ruinous
effects of idleness, to the amelioration of her social con-
dition, and to the teaching of her people what it really
is to be free 1 If O'Connell's life was directed to the
purpose of proving that the regeneration of Ireland de-
pended upon the assertion of certain political rights, and
on the magnifying of the power of the Romish clergy—
then were these the great ends for which he really com-
bated ; then, in fact, the last hours of his life may have
deeply bowed him down, and he may have seen occasion
to turn away from the desperate state of the country
which once hailed him as its deliverer. For the loud
cry of anguish raised by the nation, the howlings of the
hungry, the desperate neglect of the first laws, according
to which the inhabitants of the earth earn their daily
bread—the degradation of receiving nourishment from
those who had always been the object of the constant
and unremitting hatred and censure of the Irish party—
all these considerations are the present perturbatory re-
sults of the policy of O'Connell in Ireland, He bad
succeeded, by his incomparable influence, in raising a
whole nation in a hot headed pursuit of an illusory
phantom. The repeal of the union was to be the panacea
for all evils, and to result in the abolition of all kinds of
injustice; everything else was to be sacrificed to this
one object. They believed him—the credulous, confid-
ing, and blindly zealous people. They followed him,
and willingly shared their miserable pence with his
priests and his agents : they were ready to die for him.
But even before his last hour had arrived, a more
powerful judge than human Governments—a mightier
arm than the power of England, had annihilated the
whole fabric. It is not the repeal of the union or the
voice of O'Connell that will emancipate Ireland, but the
insight and industry of the people, who hold their fate
in their own hands."

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
BAY OF NAP.,ES—CHANNEL OF PROCIDA.
Sicilian Consulate General, London,
4th June, 1847.

Notice is hereby given, that from the 30th of April, 1847,
there will be exhibited upon the Point called Cioppeto, in the
Channel of Procida, in lat. 40 deg. 46 min. 39 sec., and long.
11 deg. 40 min. 48 sec. of the meridian of Paris, a catadiop-
trical apparatus of the 4th class, producing a constant and
unvarying light, at an elevation of about 23 metres above the
medium level of the sea, and visible at a distance of about 12
miles of 60 to the degree.
DEFECTIVE STATE OF THE LIGHTHOUSE AT
CAPE COAST CASTLE.

A communication has been received at Lloyds, complain-
ing of the very defective state of the Lighthouse at Cape
Coast Castle. The agent for Lloyds at that port, on receipt
of a written complaint to him frofn the master of the schooner
Guineaman, on the subject, had addressed the Colonial Go-
vernment on the suhject, the reply to which was, that the
causes of the grievances complained of would be in.
cluired into, and necessary steps taken to remove them.
The lighthouse, in its present state, is represented
to be worse than useless, for that it misguides vessels. In-
stead of being visible seven leagues di-taut, it scarcely lights
the anchorage, indeed masters of vessels knowing the an-
chorage prefer being guided by the lights in the merchant
houses in town, or by those in the castle. The lighthouse is
well situated, but badly constructed, and still worse managed.
The light is seldom visible in fine weather beyond five miles,
and often not at all at that distance. Captain Thompson,
of the Guineaman, states that he had repeatedly, whilst at
anchor, watched the lights and seen the lamps go out one
after the other. Masters of all vessels pay a fine of three
dollars for the lighthouse.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
HOUSE OF LORDS, June 7.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool-
sack at Five o'clock. _

Messengers from the Commons brought up several
Bills, whic were read a first time.

IRISH JUDU ES.

Lord BROUGHAM begged to ask his Noble Friend
on the Woolback whether there was any truth in the
report that the Irish judges had refused to go their cir-
cuits on account of the infectious fever ?

The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he was not
aware that any such report had been made, but he be
lievt.d that the greater number of the prisoners in the
gaols had recovered.
Lord BROUGHAM would then wish to ask of his
Noble Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
what had been the course pursued within his district?
Lord CANIPBELL said, that although it was under-
stood that the prisoners in the gaols, which were not fifty
yards from the Courts where the assizes were held, at
Stafford, were dying by dozens, none of the Judges had
refused to take the circuit.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the funds raised
for the purposes of the minutes, could only be applied to
education. Besides the dissenting body would entertain
strong objections to such an arrangement as that sug
gested by the Noble Lord.
Lord STANLEY reminded the Noble Marquis that he
had not answered his question, namely, whether a per-
son's being in holy orders would be deemed to be an ob-
tion to his filling the office of schoolmaster.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to
:Jay that it would, but exceptions might arise.
The Bishop of EXETER did not wish to prolong this
discussion, but the Noble Marquis having stated one
thing as a fact, he was quite sure the Noble Marquis
would allow him to set him right upon that score. The
Noble Marquis had stated that it had always been
understood that a schoolmaster should apply himself
solely to the care of his school. Now he held in his
hand the minutes of the Committee of Council on
Education for 1839, in which he found the following
question :—" Does the schoolmaster devote his whole
time to the office or not ? If so, state what occupation."
Now, so far as he could understand the English lan-
guage, that question implied that schoolmasters were
likely to fill other occupations.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE did not object to a
schoolmaster holding another occupation which did not
interfere with the business of schoolma.ter. _ _

The Bishop ofEkTEßtru;ted the Noble Marquis's
reply would not be forgotten when they came to discuss
this question a;.:ain,

- PEERS OF SCOTLAND (BILL)
The Earl of EG LINTON moved the second reading
of this Bill. He did not think that there would be any
opposition to the measure, and would not therefore trou-
ble their Lordships with any lengthened remarks upon
the Bill. The Noble Earl then briefly stated to their
Lordships the objects of the Bill, which appeared to be a
provision for the revisal of the roll of the Scottish Peer-
age, and certain enactments calculated to prevent fraud
in the case of the elections of Scottish Peers. The
Noble Earl considered that the whole subject was one
which required to be made the subject of a legislative
enactment, and ought not to be left to a mere resolution
of the House.

Lord CAMPBELL thought that the proposed Bill was
unnecessary; the objects sought by it being attainable
by a resolution of their Lordships House.
Lord REDESDALE supported the second reading of
the Bill.

Earl of ROSEBERY thought that the subject
was one which required legislative interference.
If a person presented a petition to that House claiming
a peerage, and, on the strength of that, presumed to vote
at the election of a Scottish Peer, the returning officer
would not allow the vote. He thought that the measure
would prevent the evils at present complained of.
The Duke of RICHMOND said, from the experience
he had had in the Committee which had been appointed
on the subject, he had cotae to the opinion that the
defects in the election of Scottish Peers could only be
corrected by an Act of Parliament. He should, there-
fore, not only vote for the second reading of this Bill,
but support it in its subsequent stages.
The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to
be committed to-morrow.

the Member for Montrose (Mr. Hume) in Ilia plaost,
wish to press upon him the desirableness of posteinnireg
his motion with respect to the affairs of Pertugalefr
Thursday to Monday next, if it can be done *with 'the
consent of the Government; but I doubt not bute#lo Go-
vernment well wtllingty exchange the day for \*Tie.his
has been tixed, as there appears to be every rieiev:ekiei
expect that the corresp'inireece le the report wi4.T.,
very volumnious; and it is only right as that' corifes:se • ee.i.'r'eeele
pondence has not yet been placed on the
table of the House that a postponement should take
place, in order that Hon. Members may have an oppor-
tunity of perusing it. It it should be placed on the
table of the House to-night, it would not be in the hands
of Hon. Members bef.ore Wednesday morning, and
as there is an early sitting on that day, li'stle
time would be afforded to Henourable Members
to make themselves acquainted with their contents.
This is a question on which it would not be well for the
House to come to a decisien without having all the
papers before it. This short d-lay would not be a matter
of serious consequence, as the troops of.the insurgents
had been arrested in their progress.
Mr. HUME said after several attempts, in order to
obtain a day m which his motion could be brought for-
ward, Thursday V% as fixed upon by the common consent
ol the House—([tear, hen)—and no party was more
anxious to have the. motion brought forward on
Thursday than the Node Lord and his friends—
(Hear, hear)—and as he was not aware that the
correspondence was beyond a research of 24 or 48 years,
he should persist in brineing forward his motion on that
day ; in fact, he had made an arrangement which would
. make it utterly impossible for him to be in the House on
Monday. The House bad fixed Thursday. He wished
to continue to it.
The conversation then dropped
HOLYHEAD HARBOUR.
Mr. WARD moved the appointment of the following
Committee on tois subject:—Mr. W. 0. Stanley, Lord
Sandon, Colonel Pennant, El.! Grosvenor, Mr. Hamil-
ton (Dubin county). Mr. Goulburn, Admiral Bowlee,
Lord Morpeth, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Ward, with. five
Members to be chosen by the Committee of Selection.
Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the appointment of the
Committee until they had the report of the Committee
on the harbour, and the evidence adduced before it.
Without meaning any disrespect to the gentle•
men nomina'ed, he could not help stating that it
appeared to him that they had a direct interest
in the carrying cut of the undertaking. It' the
Committee were appointed, it would be appointed
before the Committee to which he had referred had
made their report, wh ch would show that the estimate
of 600,0001. for the cost made by the Government engi-
neer was egregiously wrung, as it would be shown by
the testimony of Sir John Rtnnie, and some of the most
eminent engineers, that the cost would be at least
2,000,0001. The very names which the Hon. Gentleman
had suggested showed that he did not think very
highly of the scheme ; and as a proof that the Mem-
bers of the Committee were interested, he might
state that Mr. Stanley held 120 holdings,
which would be required for the harbour, and
some of the others were equally interested.
He moved that the consideration of this subject be re-
ferred to the Committee this day fortnight.
Mr. WARD said that he did not wish the Committee
appointed to investigate the mat ter to begin their labours
until the report was eetore the House. He had reason
to believe that it would be printed and bet ore the eeene-
mittee as early as Thursday next, and therefore the
House would have ample time to consider the matter
before it was placed wider discussion, and every con-
clusion come to upon it. He thought, however, that
there ought to be no attempt to pospone the discussion.
of the matter by a waste of time.
Lord SANDON thought that they ought to have the
evidence before the House before they appointed this
Committee. He had no objection to the Committee in
itself, but he did think it would be advisable to have
that document before them before they proceeded to
take further eviderice.
Mr. HUAIE said that matter involved the expenditure
of half a million of money. He fully agreed with the
Noble Lord who had last spoken, that this document
should be in the hands of Hon. Members. He had, in
a previous session moved for certain returns connected
with the Holyhead harbour, but he had not time to
follow it up, and others had not done so. Ile thought
they were premature in appointing the Committee; and
that the evidence, if before them, might possibly satisfy
the House.

Mlti)

Mr. W. COLLETT said that a sum of 150,000/. had
already been expended on Holy head harbour. The facts
that had already been adduccd on the subject were suf-
ficient to warrant a Commit ee being appointed, and lie
hoped the House would sanction that appointment.
Mr. BANKES said the question was not quite so
narrow in its character as some Hon. Members ap-
peared to think. In fact, it was a question whether or
no Holyhead was the best harbour for English mer-
chants that could be formed on that part of the coast of
Ireland. If large sums of money were expended upon
that harbour it might prevent shipowners in
this country having the most desirable harbour that
could be established. Ho did not deny that Holy head
was a very desirable harbour ; but it was, in reality, a
question whether it was the most desirable that could
be constructed for the merchants of Liverpool and ;.they
ports in this country. .Ihe question was not, therefore,
as he had already observed, quite so narrow as wrs
imagined.

Mr. ARD had never heard of the evidence till row;
but, in his opinion, the question simply was, whether
the present Government would carry out an arrange-
ment entered into by the hitt, Government. It halt of
the allegations of the lion. Geritl, mail (Mr. Williams)
were correct, the House, he would not carry it
out; but. V they were not, be thought they would.
Sir RoßEur PEEL said, the question was, which
port was the best for facilitating. the inierc•.urse between
this country ami Ir land. S:ver,d inquiries bad been
made on the subji ct. An eminent civil engineer, anti an
officer of the Admiralty, 11-d inaclo a report on the sub-
ject, and they c,neurred in reporting in favour of
head. Another inquiry bad been made with the same
result, and, if he ald not mistake, a third bad been
made, all of which took place during the last three
years, and were in favour of that harbour.
Mr. ORMSBY' GORE said that he .as aware from
the inientations of the coast, that at the other place
there was a tunek bett r fora h tbour t ,an there
could be at liol3 h. uti. With rigatd to the. anchorage,
he had taken great lute- eat on die subject, and had
taken the opinion of many practical men, who had stated
that the ar:chnrage was much more tree from rocks than
that of Hol) head.

After a few words from Viscount SANDON, which
did not reach the gallery,
Mr. WARD raid that it was the height of absurdity
to go over the whole of the examinatum which hal al-
ready been taken. 11i, sole object was to pr. vent the
Bill from being get rid of by a side wild, and he
thought ;hat the-e objections were raised t,r the pu :pose
of getting rid of th., rn asure.
Mr. I'. S. DLINCOMBE said that the Coramittee
had been appointed in a very tnik.ual mann. r; in tact,
it was one Committee appointed to appoint atio!her.
He thought that the same rub. ,hould be obsertPed in this
instance, as was obsei ved upor, railways, and that no
M,nrier at all interested in the sale of lane, st.oidd be
appointed up in the Committee. The case involved the
expenditure of 2,000.00 u/. of public !money, and
it ought not to be carried out by indirect
influence, nor any information on the subject refused.
The public would not be satisfied it the Committee stood
as proposed. Therelore, he hoped, his Hon. Friend
would at all events consent to po.tpone the appointment
of a Committee, 111 order that the House might breve the
evidence of the Commissioners in its hards, who would
LW doubt make an able report.
Mr. WARD appealed to the Speaker, whether he had
not adopted the pr.--per course. Two or three Bills had
been before the House, with resp-ct to which Com-
mittees had been nominated in the same way. He tad
consulted the Honourable Gentleman in the chair,
and mentioned to him that one of the Gentlemen whom
he proposed to nominate was locally connected, but
he over-ruled his doubts, and he placed his name on the
list.

ZNI

—The SPEAKER said the Committee had been ap-
pointed strictly in accordance with the forms of the
House. When Bills came before Parliament of a publie,
and partly of a private nature, some Ho:nourable
Members representing local interests were chosen,
whilst the remainder were appointed by the Com-
mittee of Selection, under the ordinary rules Lid down
by the House.
Lord CLIVE said it was for the House to consider
whether they would appoint this Committee before the
report and evidence of the Commission had beqn
printed and laid before the House, whether they
would appoint a tribunal before they knew what
they would have to decide. The question was not
simply whether Holyhead harbour would be a swa
packet station, but whether it might be made a great
national harheir of refuge, or whether, after
enclosingtlaey
spent all this money they had nots
e_lessbefonr shipping.
a space full of rocks and utterly
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Mr. S I'ANLEY said that he had been persionully re-
ferred to in the course of this debate, and he therefore
rose to express his desire that he should not sit upon
the Committee, but he rose also tor the pur-
pose of adverting to some words made u se of by
the Noble Lord the Member for Liverpool, :He stated
that his constituents wished to see the repot in order-
that they might see what further steps were r equired to
be taken. He would remind the Noble Lot d that the
distinct understanding with the Honourable Gen-
tleman near him was, that the Commi tree should
see the end of the matter. There was
great misunderstanding upon the subject of chi s question.
The point for the Lords of the Treasury(naanniduet.hwdeerwLeaosra.dus.
; and the
of the Admiralty to ascertain
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inhabitants of Liverpool and h
Committee was to see w Cher Rendall a
the subject.. Thar repot hayclotbheeern znets7rael6lldtothbey tuhre.
pose of this
plan proper one
,TeoxprnlaonLation, said that the engage-
ment
distinctly was that no f'irther steps' should be
tal;cn until this r, port were in the hands of ale Members
of this House.
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SAa
Mr. WILLIAIIB said that he could assure the House
that they did not wish to get rid of this Bill by any side
wind. He was as anxious as any other rerson to have
a harbour of mine on that part of the coast of Ireland
where Holyhead was situated.
The motion was agreed to without a division.
kr: HUB LE bud—kle wished to mite few Mem!

tions before the Committee were appointed. It was a
standing order of the House that no party interested in
a Bill should be appointed as a member of a
Committee on that Bill. Now, here was Mr. W Stanley,
who was deeply interested on the subject of this Bill—
Why should he be appointed on the Committee ? He
regarded this Bill as a public measure, and,
therefore, he treated it as such ; and he thought that
the rules of the House should not be set aside on this
case. lie would therefore move that Mr. Stanley be
slot appointed on the Committee.
Mr. W. 0. STANLEY said he had no wish what-
ever to be appointed ou the Committee.
The motion for the appointment of Mr. Stanley was
agreed to.

Mr. WILLIAMS proposed that five Members should
be chosen by the Committee of Selection and added to
the Committee. He did not think that he was out of
order in making such a motion.
The motion was then agreed to.
ABOLITION OF TRANSPORTATION.

Mr. KELLY wished to know whether in abolishing
transportation, periods of imprisonment, compulsory la-
bour, and exile, were to be substituted equivalent to
the fixed sentence of transportation now passed; or
whether it was to be left to the option of the Executive
Government, according to the circumstances of the case?
Sir G. GREY said that he had already stated the
course to be taken in his observltions the other evening.

THE CORN AND NAVIGATION LAWS.
Lord J. RUSSELL rose and said—Sir, I beg to give
.otice that I will to-morrow move fur leave to introduce
sßill to extend the period of the suspension of the duties
in the importation of foreign corn. I shall also move
for leave to introduce a Bill to continue fur a limited
period the suspension of the Navigation Laws.