The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-19 00:00:00

DEATH

OF
THE LORD-LIEUTENANT
OF IRELAND.

DUBLIN, SUNDAY NIGHT.
His Excellency Earl Besborough, Lord-Lieutenant of
Ireland, breathed his last at eleven o'clock to-night.
His Excellency continued to sink from nightfal, and
he was quite aware of his approaching dissolution.
Shortly after ten o'clock he sent for the several members
of his family, who were for some time in constant and
close attendance upon him, and severally took leave of
them. His Excellency continued in perfect possession
of his senses up to the fatal moment that death separated
him from all he loved so dearly.
The melancholy event, notwithstanding that it has
been long expected, will be received with deep concern
by all classes of the population of this unhappy land,
whose sufferings his Excellency struggled to mitigate
with heartfelt zeal.

The following official letter is from the Lord Mayor:—
"T 3 THE EDITOR OF TIIE ' FREEMAN'S JOURNAL.'
" Mansion-house, Sunday Night,
May 16, Twelve o'clock.

" Sir,—l have just received the following communica-
tion, announcing the melancholy intelligence of the
death of his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant.
" I have the honour to be your faithful servant,
" MICHAEL STAUNTON."
" Dublin Castle, Half-past Eleven P. m. , May 16.

" ' My Lord,—lt becomes my painful duty to inform
you that his Excellency the Earl of Besborough de-
parted this life at the hour of eleven o'clock P. 31., at the
Castle of Dublin.—l have the honour to be, my Lord,
your obedient servant, "T. N. REDDINGTON.
" The Right Hon. Lord Mayor.'"

SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Monday evening
contrived,
aanndd ample carriage-road
the
these gardens were opened to the public for the season.
grhaveade.
bAee
During the recess many alterations and many improvements
have beenound ms
Anew
w entrance
to prevent the annoyance, not to say the danger, from a
crowd of carriages and a mob of people on foot. The trees
and grass-plots are in admirable order, and the arrangement
of the cages and places for the numerous birds and beasts
has been attended to; so that now visitors can be gra-
tified in their inspection of them without danger or the
disgust which sometimes accompanies such exhibitions.
The great feature of the exhibition is, however, the picto-
rial representation of Gibraltar, by Mr. Danson, a picture
on so large a scale that it almost rivals the reality in its di-
mensions. It is an excellent copy of the great original, and
produces one of the most extraordinary illusions as to dis-
tance and perspective that art has ever effected. There are
ships, boats, and all the accessories of art, to render the scene
a perfect transcript of the place it represents. At dusk, or
as soon as it was dark, the representation of the siege of this
celebrated fortress was commenced, the batteries opened a
tremendous fire, which was returned from ships of enormous
dimensions—a flotilla advanced and was repulsed, red-hot
shot, or something very nearly resembling them, fell thick as
hail, explosion succeeded explosion, wrecks of vessels on
fire advanced and were blown up; and, finally, a grand dis-
play of pyrotechnic power concluded the business. This ex-
hibition is the best of its class hitherto produced, it gives
a more correct notion of an actual siege than any of its pre-
decessors, and it is a credit to those by whom it has been
planned and carried out. The other amusements of the
evening consisted in the concert nod promenade, which were
enjoyed by several thousand persons until a late hour.
EMIGRATION FROM IRELAND.—Since the Spring
season opened, up to Saturday, Bth May, thirty-six vessels,
carrying five thousand, five hundred, and thirty-seven emi-
grants, sailed from the port of Limerick alone —the great
majority being bound for New York. Although the passage
money has been raised to five pounds per head, so eager are
the people to embark, that tickets are even held at a pre-
mium.—Pilaf.
OF SIR CHARLES CHICHESTER.— The
Canada papers announce the death of Colonel Sir Charles
Chichester, commanding the 81st Regiment, at the city of
Tsaoronto, after only four days' illness. The Montreal Courier
"he was preparin toproceed to England, and ex-
pected to have been able P month
(June). Sir C. to start on the Ist of next
and his numerous • Chichester had been many years in Canada,
death with regret.,, 1;111143 in this country will hear of his
and gallant otUcer. e service has also lost a distinguished