The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-02 00:00:00

14]VENING

PROVINCIAL BANK OF lIIELAIP

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Parliament-street, Feb. 1, 184"
SlR,—Your Paper of the 30th ult. contaiasea
_
report of the proceedings of a meeting of Sbariri
holders of the Provincial Bank of Ireland, bed'
on the 28th ult., with remarks on
Circular (herewith enclosed) highly 'lreful:7o
to my character, and therefore I request 03%14
will publish, in as conspicuous a manner a, "1;
of the report, the enclosed Correspondence/t
o
order that the public may suspend their judglg%)
until my explanation (which I am PrePtteo
shall appear, and which I will send you
completed. Your obedient servant,
CHARLES BARRY BALOI'

(Copy No. 1.)
Parliament-street, Jan. 29. 19" per
My
M dear Sir,—l have this instant taken up a PIA
(the 'Globe), in which there is a report of a I_,„rtoff
yesterday
made by you at a meeting of the ProprTe
of the Irish Provincial Bank, on the subject. °old,
Circular. I cannot suppose that it is correctly rePla its
but, under all circumstances, I cannot • leave 't ;,;(41
present state without replying to it in as publ„ie
as your speech has gone forth to the world. ri°"beir
previous to taking any steps I should be glad t° Alf
from you (without delay) whether it be correct, 33te,
not, in what passages the variations exist. T.°,,,dri'•l
CHARLES BARRY BAI,DIT'4I
Oliver Ferrer, Esq.

(Co No. 2.) ran
Lincoln's-inn-fields, Jan.3o, 1841, Five 0%1:0 Is
Dear Baldwin,—Haviog read in the nev"Paclo
to-day, a report of what lam stated to love "-'pre
Chairman of the Meeting of Proprietors of thenatut
vincial Bank of Ireland, held on Thursday lest,:,.'prr
again express my deep regret that you were ou"bor
sent at the Meeting, (as I think you ought °Orel'
been, for you could hardly expect that your )to
l
ar could pass unnoticed by the ProPrietoooo
hear what really occurred, as you
would jo
t Imo had the opportunity of forming yeah''
c,
judgment as to whether an thing was 'std ;"0,9111
which could be reasonably considered es Pc'„94arf
offensive. Nothing which could bear such t's 000
prctation was said, and nothing could be further •
rny intentions. • ircc.
My sole object was to exculpate the Court at
tors from the charges contained in your circular'
The report of my speech contains fully as 41,,at-004
accuracies as are usually found in such dee°°le,:j ores
in some instances attributes to me words ti"
whole sentences which I never uttered. 0. 0
At a full meeting of the Directors this Or
rest Is,
ordered such alterations to be made in the Reit whP
bring back my speech as nearly as Ws could
I actually did say.
We stopped the transmission of the papers cop-
ing the inaccuracies, and have ordered a° sredsP
Report to be published in the newspapers 00 14%ste
a copy of which will be forwarded to ev6r.l 5
holder. neo ,
As Chairman it was my duty, called tirro,
we were, to put forward and conarneet s'llo
upon all the facts bearing upon the ease 'tittle'
I endeavoured to do ; but, at the salle.otsPer
I was studiously cautious not to attribute Tro
motives. I had no inclination to do so, 6171,6011
happy to add that every one of my
who were present, have assured; me that in tots
at all events I succeeded.
Yours ever sincerely, t,1151t4
°LIVER Fl"
Charles Barry Baldwin, Esq. M.P.
&c. &c. &c.

(Copy No. 3) 1841,
Parliament-street, Jan. 31' kbtA
My dear Sir,—l received your letter lest Dfo:
my return home from a very late dinner partr' sleel
very much with you that I was not present at theco, '
ing in question, but, as I have already stated t°
purposely absented myself to prevent any a".
cusslon.
Pub-'
sind
However, the point at issue now is the Pu--
the proceedings which has prejudiced me so muc-0010'
my friends, and no doubt more so with heu.rniset
that I am sure you will not object to my pub1,i14.00131
correspondence, as (to use your own word') to
the poison has been dispersed I wish the antidote 00,0,
its way." An answer by bearer will particular if
Y, &c. DOS'
CHARLES BARRYours , BAL.,-
Oiver Ferrer, Esq.

(Copy No. 4.) to
Lincoln's Inn•fields, Ist Feb. 1841, 10 nc'-d elt
Dear Baldwin,—l have this moment reeciferotso,
note of yesterday's date, and although when ti"
you hastily on Saturday, I had no expectation
do
you could; wish to publish our correspondeoce'
not see that I can object to your doing so if Y°l/
it be of any advantage to yourself. Orr
Had you pointed out the passages in the ne"seitr
report which you objected to, I would without, ife.
tion have told you whether they were correctif ;cc
or not. The words quoted in your letter as
tract from my speech were never uttered by age
wish you distinctly to understand that 1 de°Y
used them.
tbs 4
The quotation is not applicable to asy thi" is
said on the occasion in question, and should 00'0010
opinion have been used, at all events not untilY-

seen the report in its corrected form.
Yours, sincerely, Oft'
kAg
Charles Barry Baldwin, Esoq.L, IhIII7.EPTI.

(Copy No. 5.) I, 1841'
Parliament-street, Ist re,,,
Dear Sir,—As the incorrect report of the iris
vincial Bank Meeting has gone forth to the 'l°ol'oo'
is impossible, in justice to myself, that I can ,c 1;:
wise than publish the correspondence in ques`,-:' 6e:
although you disavow " words, and even w"„-leye,,
tences," I find that the corrected statement ale'r",,l,l"
lifies some of the expressions used. My 01.7.ie.et;:•01°;;
and is still, to the tenour of the speeches, as It
sible that any one can peruse them without attlt;hica
me a charge of having published a statement, ~..11311/311:
was not prepared to defend. The passage ev''ll,•ectl°°l
turally quoted was decidedly one of the most tj-001,
able, and must have been noticed either le t"„-;p3°1;E°
have done it, or in the statement which I am 13',1-041:;;
for publication. I am glad that you deny having "bigl'
as there is no person of whom I entertain
opinion, or esteem more than yourself.
I am, dear Sir, your's, sineer,,elW4'
CHARLES BARRY BALV •
Oliver Farrer, Esq.
. actod

HAY MARKET, WHITECHAP'„;;erW, ter
The market was but moderately supplied. 1,"- 060
pretty good, and prices were well supporteo•6ooJ'a
41. 16s to 61. Meadow Hay 31. 15s to 51 Straw 3 teo
DESTRUCTIVE Ft RE.--This Morning Ajetiri,
o'clock a fire originated on the premises of thaeter,e:d
Paynter and Co., the extensive cabinet-Inenu-ioveet
I.‘nsbury-pavement, which has, we are sorry to oP,rhe °cep
the toi.:l destruction of that spacious building. dthe op
occupied ni it was almost an acre in extent, Of the ,f
of it was surmo;:nted by a dome. The cause,? eo'croi
our informant was told, arose from the hoilll'orrebeilD;e
some varnish which was 6.-1 a fire in one of the 11001 to
which were situated under the roof. The h'....estr fi,
properties of the varnish, however, soon cominue"lsoottteibe
the other materials in the room, wiien
ditthiffheeerpceranoutotg:6sto4ooo,oooo,of
dent that no human effort could arrest
flames. The various engines from the
the London Fire Brigade quickly arrived : bd .0 0:roof
not supplied with sufficient promptitude; a" ?..eOO pl°
street, where the back of the houses abut the P' lye
Messrs. Paynter, at a little before eleven o'elec'r
no plug opened, and the firemen were calling 'I; o,
Long before elven o'clock, however, the whi° 0e•
Messis. Payntere's premises were in one solid
tphaiysntteirm,e,whhicori however, the tolicecuhvoieudse
baydjoining the 001',re,
the corner of Finsbury-square, ahamd ed.jecl:lfiqiCr:l;
The rear of the houses to the south ele° alit'
street belonging to Messrs. Baker and Co,
rnerchiv,
of foreign wines, of Mr. Everest, a wine 013nljtlic
and of Messrs. Ballard and Co., paper hangiog atel/bOO.
utters, were in the same situation, and untertuilgeithe
wind was blowing in that direction. The Preincasi°l3oo'
referred to were built about forty years ago hi,..aolcie;vo,
hinter. From him they fell into the bands of 'were
e famous bookseller, and upon his death they tructi°
possession of by the Messrs. Paynter. The dept dye
valuable property is very great. before to.
Yesterday morning, a few minutes " fiar,`rpico
o'clock, a fire broke out in the premises of Af,(0.;10. °rat
pawnbroker and silversmith, Princes-street. pr%ter
destroyed the back parlour and furniture. BY She
-ot oaf
arrival of the fire-cegines, the valuable stoc
Jewellery, and other property in the shcp and pre %„,,
saved.
„ e 511:00'
CANDLEMAS-DAY, FEB. 2.
drop," Mr. Forster remarks, is almost prover the r".f
con°
stunt in its appearance on Candlerne.s-day ; a' little 044
ness and severity of the weather seem to In4ke d fl°
ence in the time of its blowing. It comes llP.anodl::,,
throuch the snow, end seems to evolve its whltdeical I,i
dent flowers as ,f by the most determined pert"
EARTHQUAKE IN WALES.---°"rnur tic•
morning laa between the hours of three and ::000. •
a smart shock of an earthquake was felt in thl'etti, el'
companied by a very visible tremor of the c,Lider",ol'
rumbling noise similar to the sound of distant wive 0100
like occurrence was felt at Poritantwn on the etc
Lio tPho
ing ; and it seems to have passed onwards to of c.
and the Ferry Side, as shocks were felt at eaeb ire° rid
places at about the same time, the vibration or ~o,ioo
momentaryeompanyi alarmngth them
dm abneincgonvestreyrnatin in the m the considerable
o o'os°,
hearers.
;:,,
hearers. Similar shocks were observed abc'u;_oster
of November last, in the neighbourhood of
lust of so slight a nature as scarcely to Werra
Carmarthen Journal Sarah test
Viscount Ingestre, M.P., and Lady to
gestre, have arrived in town from Curraghtnore,
of tho Marquis of Waterford, in Ireland.