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be that the lady gave undue encouragement to a
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his person, was the object of her regard.
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agitation of the earth was of the most violent nature,
preceded by a hoarse rumbling sound.—Jamaica Dispatch,
Sept, 14.

The Chair having been taken,
Mr. ARABIN proposed that Alderman, O'Connell be
elected as a fit and proper person to act as Lord Mayor
of Dublin for the ensuing year.
Alderman G. ROE seconded the nomination in'a com-
plimentary, speech to Mr. O'Connell, in the course of
which he said that this being the first time that a Roman
Catholic gentleman became qualified to fill that office after
a lapse of 150 years, it would go far towards effecting con-
ciliation and allaying the feeling of inferiority which had
so long existed in the minds of the vast majority of his.
fellow-countrymen. Many great political'ithanges which
had for their object the amelioration of the condition of
the people had passed within the past twelve or thirteen
years, and which he' took a leading and important pact
in effecting. If it were only a reward for his services in
enabling the present body to be formed, he was entitled
to that or any other compliment they could pay him ;
but he (Alderman Roe) proposed him on higher grounds
—they were his perfect fitness for the office in every pos-
sible respect—whether as an adviser to the new Corpora-
tion, a local judge; or a person eminently qualified to
bring about that spirit of conciliation which all expressed
a desire to see established. cr
Alderman Burr, in a very conciliatory ana moderattl
speech, pre):,osed- Sir Edward Burrough as a fit si to
be Lord Mayor. He opposed the election of.-A
O'Connell, becaused he conceived tip his suede w.
belooked upon, whether justl. • justly, as a party
triumph by a portion of the t, tion.
Alderman KINAHAN seen Abe
E. Burrough.
Mr. T. M‘CuLLAmt spore in re . lderrnan
and, as a Protestant member of,t) '"_ •ncil, expressA,
decided approval of the election.' Mr. O'Connell.
Mr. BOYCE said, before the question was put from4the
chair, he wished to ask Alderman O'Connell, if elefted,
what course he would pursue during his year of office re-
garding the Repeal question?
Mr. O'CoNNELL said that if elected he would allow no
man to guess what his opinions were in his capacity of
Chief Magistrate; but apart from that office he would be
a Repealer, and advocate that measure, which he thought
the only substantial one for benefiting this country. But
in his character of Lord Mayor he should totally repu-
diate politics, for in that capacity he should have no po-
litics whatsoever.—(Cheers from all sides.)
Mr. BOYCE did not think he could separate his private
and public political conduct from the duties of the office,

.nation of

and being Of that opinion he would vote against him.
Mr. O'CONNELL said there was no reason for supposing
that he should eat, drink, pray, and sleep as Lord Mayor
of Dublin for the year he held the office.—(Laughter.)
Mr. D_►RLEY begged to observe that the small party
in that house to which he belonged did not suggest the
question that had been asked by Mr. Boyce, nor did they
approve of its introduction. [Mr. Boyce is a very de-
cided Conservative.]
The CHAIRMAN then put the question, when there
appeared about forty. votes for Mr. O'Connell, and not
more than seven or eight against him.
The new Lord Mayor then subscribed the declaration
provided ly the Act of Parliament, and ascended the
chair amid great applause. For some minutes the cheer-
ing was continued, but the greatest good humour pre-
vailed on all sides.
His .LORDSHIP returned thanks to the Council for the
high honour they had conferred upon him. He ac-
knowledged the kind and conciliatory manner in which
his nomination was opposed by Alderman Butt on the
part of his political opponents, and he was proceeding
at considerable length to point out to the assembly the
duties which would immediately devolve upon them, when
Mr. Askins, 'Mr. O'Connell's tailor, entered the house
with a rich crimson velvet robe, ornamented with satin
bows, and presented it to the new Lord Mayor, who
excited some laughter by his awkward manner of put-
ting it on. WT en dressed the assembly rose, and cheered
him for several minutes.

His LORDSHIP continued to call the attention of the
Council to the state of the finances and the modes they
should take to ascertain their exact state. For this pur-
pOse he sUggested Committees 4° be formed, who should
look diligently hit° all the accounts and books connected
with the old corporation. The guiding principles of the
new body should be economy, the lessening the taxation
on the city, and perfect justice to all persons.
After some amicable discussion between the Lord
Mayor, Mr. Butt, and other gentlemen, it was arranged
that the Liberals should appoint Mr. Nelson, Q.C., as
Assessor, and that the Conservatives should appoint Mr.
Baker—neither party offering opposition to the election
of these gentlemen.
At the suggestion of the LORD MAYOR the Assembly
adjourned to Friday next, and at three o'clock it br'*
up for the day.
Several thousand persons were in the strvets to
his Lordship on his return from the greet
assembly-house.
The vast crowds conducted themsel v:e.s -y-house.
with the greatest
decorum.

LORD PAT •
On Friday a numeroP: and highly respectable deputa-
tion, headed by --Tutenant-Colonel Sir William Parke,
D.L., the.r. 'Rev. Dr. Burke, John R. Somers, Esq.,
; Cogan, Esq., J.P., and Martin Madden,
11:,59.-, waited upon Lord Viscount Palmerston; at
~o.Bride's Hotel, for the purpose of presenting his Lord-
ship with an address from the Liberals of this town and
county, on his arrival in Sligo. His Lordship received
the deputation in a most gracious and cordial manner.
The following is the address read by Sir William Parke,
with his Lordship's eloquent reply thereto :
May it please your Lordship to receive this short but
sincere address from a deputation of the Liberals of the
town and county of Sligo. We need scarcely say that your
Lordship's high character as an indulgent and benevolent
landlord, and a wise and Liberal statesman, was amply
sufficient to secure the unanimous concurrence of all
those who have been 'consulted on the subject; and we
are convinced, from our own knowledge of the country,
that millions in the Green Isle; could their sentiments
be collected, would cheerfully concur in this address to
your Lordship. On our part, we think it but proper to
state that we maintain a grateful remembrance of the
services of her Majesty's late Ministry, of which your
Lordship was so distinguished a Member, and to ex-
press a hope that the broad principles of justice which
they advocated will, ere long, be triumphant. In con-
clusion, we beg to state that we hail with pleasure your
Lordship's visit amongst us, and hope it will frequently
be renewed; the presence of such an enlightened states-
man and good landlord will always give extreme satis-
faction to the Liberals of the town and county of Sligo,
of which the present deputation, now having the honour
to address your Lordship, forms a part.
HIS LORDSHIP'S REPLY.

Gentlemen—l beg you to accept my best and most
cordial thanks for the very flattering and gratifying ad-
dress which you have presented to me, and. I can assure
you that I receive with great pride this expression of
your approbation and good will.
I have endeavoured, as a landowner in this county, to
promote the welfare and comfort of my tenantry, and to
afford them the means of moral and religious instruction,
deeply impressed with the truth that property has its
duties as well as its rights, and satisfied that even upon
the narrowest view, the real interests of the landlord are
best promoted by administering to the well-being of the
tenantry.
The principles by which the late Government of
which I had the honour to be a member, were guided
in their administration of the affairs of the country,
were the same as those which I have endeavoured
to apply upon the small scale of individual
interest ; and it affords me, as I am sure it will my late
colleagues, the sincerest pleasure to find that the spirit
and intentions by which we have been animated, as re-
sponsible advisers of the Crown, have been duly appre-
ciated by that large and respectable party of which you,
gentlemen, are to-day the organ.
Our great aim in regard to the affairs of Ireland was
.to give her justice, impartial administration, and equality
withhe rest of the United Kingdom in regard to laws
and privileges. The general contentment and tranquil-
lity which have of late prevailed throughout the country
afford a convincing and sterling proof that we were not
unsuccessful in our endeavours, and I agree with you in
being satisfied that the principles upon which we acted
must prevail, and cannot be departed from by any ad-
ministration which may henceforward be charged with
the conduct of the affairs of the nation.
I can assure you, gentlemen, that I have felt the live-
liest pleasure in re-visiting this county after a long ab-
sence, which was rendered unavoidable by my laborious
and unintermitting duties as a Minister of the Crown,
and I shall certainly not fail to avail myself of every op-
portunity which future years may afford me of returning
to a county where I have many engaging interests, and
where I have received so many marks of gratifying kind-
ness.
I cannot conclude, gentlemen, without expressing the
extreme gratification which I have ever felt at the general
improvement which I have observed in every part of the
country which I have traversed since I landed, and I trust
that the time is fast approaching when the vast natural
resources of Ireland will be fully developed, and when the

On this occasion the Devastation, for ,the purpose of
giving her a fair trial, and testing her powers, had a
cargo of 320 tons of coal put on board, and 61 tons of
water in casks. Her draught of water was 13 feet 4
inches forward, and 14 feet aft., which afforded her
paddle wheels a depth of water sufficient to propel her
witp' i: • : er velocity than on the former occasion, al-
tho . strokes of the engine were only the same
pint , . about 18 to 19 per minute. She accomplished-
th ' - ..osured mile against the tide in 5 minutes and 48
seconds, and with the tide and against the wind in 4
I• tes and 42 seconds, being nearly at the rate of 12
a 1-sth statute miles ,on the average per hour. Mr.
art,
the chief engineer, whose duty it will be to report
as to the efficiency of the engine, and the speed of the
'vessel, expressed himself in the highest terms relative to
the ease and smoothness of her motion, and added, that'
" he never timed any that could approach her in speed
before, and he was of opinion she was decidedly the
fastest vessel in her Majesty's navy."
The result of this trial is one of great importance to
the country, and of which it has reason to be proud, as
the engines are the simplest, as they have proved to be
the most efficient, of any yet introduced to public notice,
and on that account our steam navy will be far superior
to the steam navy of any other country. Messrs.
Maudslay and Field have done themselves great credit
by the liberality with which they undertook to fit this
vessel, as a specimen of the advantages of their inven-
tion, and are deserving of the complete success they have
met with, and there can now be no doubt their engines
will be introduced into all the new powerful vessels built
for her Majesty's service in future. The disconnecting
reds were tried during this trip, and in one minute and a
quarter one of the powerful paddle-wheels, 25 feet in
diameter, was detached from the engines, and the
whole of their power applied to the other wheel. In three
quarters- of a minute the stupendous lever of the wheel
was again attached, and the vessel sped through the
water with the greatest velocity. On returning up the
river she overtook the Manchester and Duchess of Kent
large steam-vessels, and their crews appeared astonished
that the Devastation had got so far a-head of them before
they arrived opposite Woolwich.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have
very judiciously Complied with the application of Com-
mander Henry, and ordered one of Porter's anchors, of
28cwt., for the Devastation, and it was delivered at the
dockyard yesterday, for the purpose of being tested.
Commander Henry Boyes, of the Vixen steam-frigate,
of the same mould as the Devastation, has obtained an
order to be supplied with one of Porter's anchors of the
same weight, to be delivered in about a fortnight.
The Siren, 16 gun brig, Captain William Smith (b),
was inspected at Woolwich on Saturday by the Surveyor
of the Navy, and left immediately afterwards for. Ports-
mouth, towed by the Monkey steam-vessel, Second
Master William Bryant.
The Geyser steam-frigate left Woolwich on Sunday
morning for Sheerness, where she will be coppered' and
made ready for sea without delay. Captain Wright, and
the party of Royal Marines under his charge, embarked
in her for a passage to Sheerness to join the Alfred
frigate of 50 guns, commissioned for the pendant of Com,
modore Purvis, on the Rio Janeiro station.
Mr. H. B. Blanckly and Mr. B. G. Bowles, Mate's, are
appointed from the Devastation to the Heroinc:„

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
raom THE EVENING PAPERS OF yEsTERDAT.
GLOBE.—We took occasioe_ yesterday to enter at
some length into the present *state of the dispute between
the Governments of Gylat Britain and America, arising
out of" the affair or. the Caroline ;" and the proof of jus-
tification of ti'd attack and destruction of that vessel
within ,tlte American territory, as supplied by the wit-
ness", Drought forward by the Americans on the recent
".nil of M•Leod. That this dispute will not, and
ought not, to be allowed to remain in an unsettled
state, but should at once be put Pinto a train of
negotiation, with a view to an amicable adjustment,
must, we apprehend, be admitted by all. To avoid
immediate difficulties by merely postponing their con-
sideration, is neither with nations or individuals dig-
nified nor safe. They accumulate, rather than
diminish, by delay. The web becomes, in course
of time, entangled with other subjects of dissension ;
and the sword is at length taken up to sever the
knots which patience and perseverance would, if
exercised in the first instance, have successfully un-
tied. The Boundary Question—the remaining cause
of dissension between the British and American Govern-
ments—ought also to be brought to a settlement. The
irritation caused by the collisions between the parties
dwelling on the borders of the debateable territory, who
have made incursions within it, and the angry repre-
sentations and remonstrances which have been the re-
sult between the two Governments, although they have
tot actually led to open hostilities,' have excited and
kept alive feelings which, if not suppressed by a settle-,
ment of this vexata queitio, will be very likely to lead'
to such a termination. For this reason, and for otheis
which will spontaneously suggest themselves, it appears
not merely desirable, but essential, that this question
be at once put into a course of final settlement.
STANDARD.—Some of our Contemporaries are
occupied in controversy upon a question which we badf
thought too plain to admit of dispute—the policy o
the unrestricted employment of machinery in manufac-
tures. It must be, we think, manifest to every one,
that to impose legislative restrictions upon the use of
machinery would be to repress improvement by law,
and, so far, to resist unnaturally, and almost im-
piously, the advances of the human race. And
where would such restrictions stop ? The plough
and cart are machines as much as the most compli-
cated piece of mechanism employed in the silk or
cotton trade. Are we to dispense with ploughs and
carts ? But though we are as much opposed to
unnatural restrictions upon the use of machinery
as any can be, we are not the less sensible of
the impolicy and even cruelty of unnaturally
stimulating and encouraging that use. Machinery
is, properly, the cause of wealth to all in the end—
but it is also the occasion of great suffering to many
displaced labourers in the beginning ; and to its legiti-
mate use two conditions are necessary—an abundance
of capital and a high price of labour. The first
is a condition indeed essential to the power of em-
ploying machinery ; for without abundance of capital
machinery can neither be procured nor put in motion:
Ivithout detracting from the merits of James Watt,
we may say that it was the abundance of capital,
derived chiefly from our agricultural and maritime
industry, which called the steam-engine into existence.
The proof is, that though our continental neighbours
have been in possession of the invention for 60 or 70
years, they have been able to make little use of it,
and that some of their own inventions, the flax-mill
for example, unprofitable to the inventors, have long
been in profitable activity in England. The second
condition calling for and justifying the use of ma-
chinery, is a competent price for labour ; and this is
to a great extent under the control of the Legislature.
The old', Poor-law insured this competent price gene-
rally, and in principle insured it universally ; and
it thus tempered and rendered tolerable the
.apnplo'r
~
cation of machinery, which, during the operatiito
was
that law, was on the whole applied
legitimately called for, titer
from
while ,the dismissed labourers were
r a law, must
the cruel. consequences that, withont
such
labour of men for
and in no igt tel degree,
always attend the • exchange of the
•
inanimate labour ; thus maintaining
the advance of ma-
nufactures in a quiet though constant and rapid
To the old Poor-law England maybe said to owe the
greater
part of her manufacturing' ptosperity ; and to
the departure from the principle of that law, must be
l
ascribed Much of-the present distress.

Much remains unsung," as the ,tom-cat re-
marked to the briek-bat, when it abruptly cut short his
serenade.

It haS frirther transpired this morning; that among the
bills that arc either spurious, or at least -derived from
the same quarter with those that are kikOwn to be spu-
rious, there are a great number of VIM of 5001 each,
and that these are bills, moreover, c'Onfided to a distinct
officer, with whom Mr. E. Beaur:nont Smith, who issued
the spurious 1,0001. bills, has: nothing to do. Hence it
would follow that the parti,_s through whom they were
brought into the mar.kp't mixed up a large amount of
spurious with genuine bills, or that some other person has
been guilty of fratid: It is said that this matter is now
under investigaeon at the Treasury, and that an express
has been test of to Scotland to the gentleman concerned
in that department, who happened to be away at the
time, in order that'he may attend at the Treasury and give
the requisite explanations. Thus the difficulty of the si-
tuation of Government increases, as it were every day,Sor
they have evidently lost all power of distinguishin., spu-
rious from genuine bills, except -by a reference back to,
parties who are known to a certain extent to have made
spurious issues. Instances are occurring daily; in which.
even the 1,0001: bills belonging to the suspicious issue
were declared on inspection to be genuine, and this is
said to be the case with the larger_ amount . held by the
Chamberlain of London, who yet is under apprehension,
, when the same bills go up to the Treasury for examine,-
tion under the new official order, that they will be pro-
nounced spurious.

It is said further to-day, that the Bank have placed an
attachment on the transfer of a large amount of stock,
created by a delivery of Exchequer bills for the new
funding operation, and that consequently the parties
can neither get their stock nor their money. It is im-
possible to describe the anxiety and confusion on this
subject, which exists among the whole of the moneyed,
interest.

HERALD.--The Exchequer bill excitenn nt appears
to have almost subsided, and people are disposed to wait
;nom quietly the final action of the Treasury in regard
to the bills fraudulently put into circulation. It is con-
sidered, however, as not improbable, that no decided
course will be taken, or indications of it given, until after
the trial of Mr. E. B. Smit).l, when, if any further reve-
lations or information remain withheld so long, the whole
facts of this extraordinary case will necessarily transpire
in the most authentic shape, and will be relied upon per-
haps iu justification of whatever determination may be
taken or arrangements made respecting the illegitimate
issues quoad the holders.

CIIIIONICLE.—Our readers will perceive that Lord
Monteagle is now obliged to be at his desk by the un-
usually early hour of eight in the morning, and to con-
tinue at work until dusk. If he or his deputy had ,at-
tended better before, they would have had less to do
now, and such .vulgar people as City correspondents
would not have been: %able to bite their thumb at either.
We have seen some. of the stamped bills to-day that have
passed the test a the counterfoil and received the 'ge-
nuine indorsati,on. , The instrument used, as we, re-
marked yesterday, is .sonrc old concern of the reign of
the late King., then employed in the stamping of country
notes; and r.ow promoted to the station of distinguish-
ing genuine Exchequer bills.
The b6klers of bills who are not certain that they
came earect from ..the Treasury in exchange for others
OCntit antecedent date are 'ouch at a loss how to act.
The Government notice says there is no reason to sup-
' pose that any bills so exchanged are other than genuine,
but those who purchased in open market cannot always
trace their bills to the first holder, and if they send them
up under those cit-cumstances they do so at the risk of
having them "vetained to wait the directions of the
Treasury;" merely because it is possible that the chock
in the margins may not correspond with the counterfoil
kept at the, Treasury. We should be sorry to incur the
responsibility of giving any advice to bona fide
holders of Exchequer bills, to send up their bills
under the Exchequer-office notice, whatever might be
the manner in which they came into their possession,
because it is possible that Smith may have issued spuri-
ous bills in course of the regular exchange, although
the First Lord of the Treastay and the Chancellor of
the Exchequer state that theiy have no reason to think
so ; bat as far as we have been able to ascertain (and
may presume to state what we have reason to think) our
belief is that few, if any, of the spurious bills were
bought and-sold in open maritet. They were given in
deposit, and lodged. with the lenders in security for
money advanced. In that, view of the case those gentle-
men who bought the bills they now possess, in the usual
course would not run so much risk of having their pro-
perty. impounded.
SUN.—No furth.er communication has been received
from the Treasury in reference to the Exchequer Bill affair.
Matters in the City generally look rather better to-day.
The accoun'is from the Continent are rather more
satisfactory. The Belgian emeute is scarcely thought of ;
and as respects Portugal, matters have for a long time
been in so uncertain a state. that they are not considered
to be worse now than ever they were. If Spain remains
tranquil, this will' go in favour of the sister peninsular
kingdom. Our trade with Lisbon is not expected to re-
' vive yet, after the many recent failures.
In the Funds there was to-day au appearance of more
elasticity, and on the-whole a fair amount of business was
done. The Consols for immediate transfer were at 88+
-to 88i-, and for Account 881 to 881. There was again
net a single bargain in Exchequer Bills ; East India
Bonds were rather better, being at par to 2s. premium.
The New Three-and-a-1-lalf per Cents. were at 98+ to
98-a ; and the Three per Cent. Annuities at 87 I to 87i ;
Blak Stock was more buoyant at 164 to 1641 and India
Stock advanded to 244 and 245.
2,
The news from Spain is looked upon in a more satis-
factory light, and it -is intimated that, ere many days,
remittances will be on the way to this country, in part
payment of the interest agreed upon in Surra y Bull's
last proposition. The Active Bonds rose to 9071, and 21 ;
Brazil Stock 'was steady at 57 ; Colombian at 19i, ;
Mexican at 25g ; and Peruvian at 134 ; Belgian Bonds
were at 1004, ex-div., having partly recovered the depres-
sion of yesterday, occasioned by the news of the Belgian
nt eeute. Dutch Two-and-a-halt per Cents were at 51i- I.
In the Share Market there was also some appearance
of improvement.
Foreign Ex-
We cannot yet notice any rally in the 31. 65c.
changes. The negotiations of Bills to-day were 2 on
to 70c. on Paris ; 12 41 to 4on Amsterdam; 10
Antwerp; 14 91 on Frankfoit; and 9 54 to 5.) on Trieste.

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formal request to him on the subject.
The remains of an old wooden bridge were
found lately, in digging a foundation for the new brick'
bridge at the Junction waterings, recently erected near
Lydd, Kent.—Dover Chronicle.
On Tuesday, at three o'clock, Mr. William Rod-
man, an oil and colour merchant, No. 95, King-street,
Long-acre, committed suicide under peculiarly painful
circumstances. Mr. Rodman had taken his son into
partnership, but from a quarrel between them, which
led to blows, the son had expressed his determination to
quit his father's house, and yesterday he removed. This
circumstance so deeply affected the deceased, that he
went into a large room, used as a colour-room, and com-
mitted suicide by hanging himself from one of the
beams. The deceased possessed considerable property in
the neighbourhood, and was a farmer renting a quantity
of land near Croydon.