The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-21 00:00:00

IRELAND.

MR. O'CoNNELL. —The Drogheda correspondent of the
Pilot supplies the following intelligence:—
~ BELFAST, SATUhDAY NIGHT, NINE O'CLOCK. YOU
ill be happy to hear the Liberator arrived here safe and
well at seven o'clock this evening. The town is garri-
soned by 1.500 fine troops. You see how very careful
they are of us. The excitement here is beyond description.
The Irish Correspondent of a Contemporary writes :
" The violent Orange party appear to be sadly disap-
pointed at not having a brush' with the O'Connellites :
but, from all I can learn, the Roman Catholics in this part
of-the north have so greatly increased of late years that
they would be fully able to defend themselves, if any at-
tack were made. However, the Government have wisely
taken such precautionary measures that no such collision
can take place, and the O'Connell party, even before his
arrival, had announced their determination to have no pro-
cession on the occasion of Mr. O'Connell's entrance.
" The military forces will be stationed in various parts
of the town on Monday, when the dinner to Mr. O'Connell
is to take place."

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—On the night of
Saturday last one of the bridgas crossing thii line of the
Midland Counties Railway, near Leicester, fell in and ob-
structed the traffic. The mail train from Derby, arriving
soon after the accident, :was embedded amongst the fallen
materials, but none of the passengers in the train received
any injury. After a detention of four hours, the obstruc-
tion was removed, and the train continued its journey, ar-
riving at Rugby about eight o'clock, instead of one, in the
evening. In addition to this accident, another occurred
on Sunday night upon this line. In consequence of
the rapid thaw that took place on Saturday night the
banks of the river Soar, near Loughborough,
were overflowed, and a body of water collected at the
cutting at that place to such a height as to cause
the station keeper with his family to take refuge up stairs.
At the arrival of the mail train on Sunday night, or rather
Monday morning, Jones, formerly a guard on the old
Chester mail- coach, and now employed in the same capa-
city on the railway, found that several of the rails had been
completely carried away by the ater ; the result, of course,
was that the train could proceed no further. A chaise
and four was immediately procured, and Jones proceeded
with the bags to Leicester, the passengers being forwarded
to the same place by omnibus.
DEATHS IN THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION,
COLDIIATII-AIELDS.-On Tuesday Mr. Baker, officiating
loco Mr. Wakcly, invalided, held two inquests on the
bodies of prisoners in the House of Correction, Coldbathe
fields. The first was on the body of Letitia Stringer, aged
thirty-five, the wife of a policeman. It appeared that de-
ceased was received into the prison in November last, hav-
ing been convicted at the Central Criminal Court Sessions
of that month, of stealing in the station-house, in which
she lived with her husband, divers articles, such as tea,
sugar, bread, and butter, and sentenced to three months'
imprisonment and hard labour. When she came into pri-
son she was large in the family way, and consequently was
not put to any labour. On the 10th instant she was de-
livered of a fine male child, now alive and doing well. Her
confinement was preceded by convulsions, attributable to
fretting at her situation. She gradually sank after her
accouchement, and died on Sunday last of peritonitis.—
The second inquest was on the body of Charles Dyer,
aged seventeen. Deceased was received into the prison
oa the 28th of October, having been convicted at the
Central Criminal Court of stealing hay and corn, and
sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour.
On the 20th December deceased complained of severe
cold, and was taken into the infirmary. Ile got better,
and on the 29th of the same month, at his own request,
he was placed in the convalescent ward. On the 3d in-
stant he was re-admitted into the infirmary with sore
throat and cough. Though every attention was paid him
by Mr. Wakefield, the prison surgeon, he expired on Sa-
turday last of bronchitis. Verdict in each case—" Natu-
ral death."

SUBSCRIPTION FOR DISTRESSED P00R..---
MARYLEBONE.-At a meeting of the committee, the chair-
man (the Rev. Dr. Spry) announced that he bad been
authorised by a gen leman, who was anxious for the success
of the present subscription, to stree that he would add 501.
to every 4501. subscribed until the subscription reached
the sum of 5,0001. The amount already subscribed ex-
ceeds 1,000/.
The Town Council of Inverness have resolved
to petition the Crown for a commutation of the sentence
of death passed by the High Court of Justiciary upon the
unfortunate Alexander M'Rae, sentenced to be executed
hare on the 29th inst. A petition of the inhabitants is also
in progress. 111‘Rae was at one poriod an extensive sheep
farmer in this county, and paid an annual rent of 1,2001.
for the lands of Glenquoich.—lnver ness Courier.
A deputation from the Bank of Asia, consisting
of Mr. Jardine, E. S. Cayley, M. P., and Mr. Mont-
gomery Martin, had an interview, by appointment, with
the Chairman
Company on and Deputy. Chairman of the East India
Tuesday. —Colonial Gazette.