The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-20 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Dcauzir, Nov. 18.—The country papers, received
this day, have less than the usual quantity of outrages
of a serious character. They are amply supplied,
however, with attacks on dwellings, searches for
arms, and stealing cattle. In one parish in Clare the
following outrages were committed within a few
hours—a clear proof that Sir Robert Peel's antici-
pations are likely to be realised, and that the failure
of the potato would elevate the taste of the Irish
peasant to a superior description of food :
On Thursday two sheep, the property of James
Lynch, were killed and the bodies taken away. Same
night three sheep, the property of John M‘Mahon, met
a similar fate.

On the same night a cow, the property of Mr.
Terence Healy, was killed, the head and bide left
behind and the body taken away.
On Friday night two sheep, the property of Denis
Glynn, with one belonging to John Kenny, and one
belonging to Thomas Lynch, were sirailarly dis-
posed of.
On Saturday an excell'nt heifer, value 8/, belong-
ing to Mr. Patrick Lyons, near Clare, was killed, the
tongue and carcase carried away, and the head left
behind.

On the same night a bullock, the property of Mr.
James, or Buncraggy, met a similar fate.
On Sunday night between two and three stacks of
wheat, belonging to Mr. James Brazil, of Lisduff,
were taken off his farm at Ballycorrick.
On the same night a small stack of corn was taken
from Michael Hastings, of Reladine, into one of his
fields, where the ears were cut off and taken away.
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

The Limerick Examiner says—" A placard was
posted up on the chapels of Templebraden and Pal-
lasgrean, on Sunday, calling on the parishioners to
meet in numbers, and intimidate Mr. Kearney, the
county engineer, to procure employment. This
notice the Rev. Mr. Mahony took down, and sub-
sequently spoke from the altar of its mischievous
tendency."
A notice was posted at Moher, on Sunday, threat-
ening Thomas Mulling, steward of Sir Matthew Bar-
rington, with death, if he acted too strictly over
quarrymen.—Limerich Chronicle.
COUNTY OF CLARI.—An attempt at assassination
was made at Miltown Malbay a few evenings ago by a
villain whd fired at a visitor, who was taken for a ma-
gistrate of the county Clare. Notices were posted in
the village of C ipplinore on Sunday, calling on the
peasantry to assemble on the 16th—statingthat they
would remain no longer in a starving state, but try
their remedy like men. No meeting, however, took
place.—Limerick Chronicle.
THE LATE ATTEMPT TO SHOOT Ma. GARVEY,
J.P.—lt is not true, as stated by several journals,
that a person is in custody for firing at Mr. Garvey
and wounding Constable Dobbyn. We are also
happy to add that Dr. Waters, who is attending
Dobbyn in the hospital of this town, does not consider
it necessary to amputate the left arm. He is pro-
Fressing favourably. The police party at Moneygall
as increased.

THE LATE MURDER OF M. LUCAS.—Two of the
persons who were arrested on suspicion with this
horrible murder are still detained in custody for fur-
ther examination. Their names are John Scott and
Patrick Grady.
POOR-LAW PROCEEDINGS.—The Poor•law guar-
dians of Athlone have refused to strike a rate for out
door relief.

WILFUL FIRE RAlSlNG.—Yesterday afternoon Mr
William Payne resumed, at the White Swan, Old Kent-
road, the adjourned inquiry respecting the fire which
occurred on the 27th ult., upon the premises belonging
to Mr. Bailey, in Swan-lane, Old Rent-road. The evi-
dence given on the present occasion was unimportant,
being merely corroborative of that given on the former
days, and throwing no fresh light on this mysterious
affair, and after deliberating, the jury returned a verdict
—" That the house was wilfully set on fire by some
person or persons unknown."
THE GLASS TRADE.—On the Tyne the glass trade
is in a very depressed condition. At South Shields, the
principal seat of this industrial art, the works of Swin-
bourne and Co. are working short time; the South Tyne
works are closed altogether. The cause of this stag-
nation is the ;present money panic in part, and partly
the overproduction of the article.—Sunderland Herald.
NOVEL MODE Or CATCHING OWLS.—A curious
circumstance occurred on the Birmingham and Glou-
cester Railway on Friday evening. The mail train,
which leaves Gloucester for Birmingham at nine o'clock
at night, had shortly passed the Spetchley station, tra-
velling at the rate of about forty miles an hour, when a
singular looking bird alighted on the steam dome of the
engine, and remained there as if transfixed. Fox, the
engine driver, after recovering from his astonishment,
aucceded in capturing it, when it was found to be a beau-
tifejellow owl. It had doubtless been attracted by the
brilliant brass of the dome, and fascinated by the glare
of light and the rapidity of the train, had been unable
to resume its flight. The guard took possession of the
bird, and brought it with him to Birmingham, per-
fectly uninjured.—Birminyhant Journal.
Perhaps one of the most uncontrollable little
streams in this part of the county is the Bleng, at Gos-
forth, as the mischief it not unfrequently commits upon
the adjoining grounds will amply testify. It is unfortu-
nate, however, that in some parts of its course the bed of
the stream is even higher than the adjoining ground, and
the water is retained within its bounds by embankments
on each side. Such being the case, on occasions when
the stream is much swollen, it not unfrequently happens
that the water makes breaches in the earthen barriers,
and the low ground is forthwith laid under water to a
considerable depth. Such was especially the case on
Friday last. The Bleng having forced away the earthen
mounds on its banks, the water made its way across se-
veral meadows, and flooded the road between Park
Nook and Gosforth, to a depth in many places of nearly
two feet, and for at least 100 yards in extent. It was
Gosforth fair day, and in order that parties on foot
might not be disappointed a female was stationed with a
horse and cart in order to convey them along the
flooded road, on which the water was running with a
rapidity quite sufficient to deter females at least from
attempting to make their way through. Nearly the
whole of the week, we understand, foot passengers have
either had to wade through the flood, knee deep, or go
round by Thornbank—an inconvenience which ought
not to have been so long suffered to exist, as the breach
ought most certainly to have been repaired at the ear-
liest moment the state of the water would have admitted.
We have had several complaints on the subject, some in
a very angry and threatening t condemning the sur-
veyor of the highways for his supineness in suffering the
road to remain in an impassable state for several days in
succession. We hope this intimation will have the de-
sired effect, and induce that useful parish official to get
the breach in the embankment repaired without loss of
time, and thereby confine the water to the bed of the
river.—Cumberland Pacquet.
The will of the late Lieutenant-General Sir Henry
Askew, C. 8., of the Grenadier Guards, of Pallinsburn
House, Northumberland, and of Coldstream, North
Britain, was proved in London on the sth of Novem-
ber, by his brothers, Richard and Hugh Askew, Esqrs.,
the executors. The personalty within the province
of Canterbury, was sworn under 10,000/. Sir Henry
has bequeathed 500 L to be invested for the benefit of the
master and mistress of the National Schools in the
neighbourhood of his residences ; has left to each of
his servan's a legacy ; to his valet and butler an
annuity of 50L, and to his groom 20L a-year ; to his
agent 5101- and to each of his executors 1001. for their
trouble. To his brother Richard C. Askew, Esq., bar-
rister-at-law, he gives his military decorations, swords,
guns, and pistols, and his gold watch, and his wines,
carriages, End pleasure horses. The pictures, books,
plate, and furniture, at Palinsburn House, he leaves as
heir-looms to his successors, and bequeaths the residue
of his property, including the Windsor estate, equally
betweesa his two sisters and his brothers, c,liris-
eopher and Hugh. The will is dated August, 16th,
is 43, and two codicils in the years 1845 and 1846.
Sir Henry died on the 25th of June last, at the: city of
Cblogne, at the age of 72. Had his death occurred in
London, he wished to have been buri..d at the Harrow-
road Cemetery, or in the North, th -n at Ford, or Holy
Nand.
EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.--A. CASE
Pea hivEsTIGATION.—On Wednesday night, as the
eight o'clock train on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail-
way was about to leave the station here, two farm ser-
vants, apparently in a state of intoxication, attempted
to force themselves into a third-class carriage, already
full. On being remonstrated with, they struck and
abused the passengers in the carriages, who were ulti-
mately forced to come out and give them into the cus•
tody of the guards, and some other official, who,
to the astonishment of the passengers, said they
ht:dthnothing to do with it, and allowed them to return
e same carriage, and to renew their attacks upon
passengers. Several parties then interfered, and
the offperontelleldn.roties were forced into an empty carriage,
and
mighty noiae. Thet their way, singing and making a
at our office last respectable individuals who called
considered the conductnightto communicate the above facts,
of the officials who refused to
take the drunken counWtOrytnmen into custody as truly dis-
graceful. The case,
investigation.—North British 'l,4Puc,l, is one that calls for
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE uN GLAA it.
Wednesday
On Wednesday
a fire broke out in the iron f,of
dasrtryraenet, Calton, which
mond and Co., situated in Cannetiopnugne.
t The Calton
speedily assumed an alaromninfhe papot,
became
engine was promptly
evident from the first that there was no ho it
of saving
that part of the building in which thepe
ar aa
originated. The Glasgow brigade, under the
managednned,
ment of the interim superintendent,Nt
r, lta
arrived,
and the West of England engine, speedily
their efforts were immediately directed to prevent, if
possible, the fire from, spreading further. The mill
of Messrs. Dunlop and Sons, being in close contact
with the back wall of the foundry, it was of primary
importance to keep the flames from catching hold of
their premises, and in this the firemen r, rtunately,
successful. There
being a (Yreat nu wembe er
fo
of wooden
patterns inside,
spread very rapidly, and in a
remarkably spur, t"tifitu'erw'tlqie entire building was a mass
of ruins. We are unable to learnfimtrhe amount
isins
ur
insured. of loss
It
sustained, but it is stated that the
may be mentioned that about three years a_goorithve
rsia.tmishez
gentlemen had their foundry burnt downs
North
Mail of Thursday.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has received 101.
from " A•West Countryman," on account of income-
tax. The amount will be paid into the receipt of the
Exchequer.

SPANISH BONDHOLDERS'
ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the Spanish Bondholders was yester-
day held at the London Tavern, Bi.shopsgate-street,
for the purpose of considering the presen position of
their affairs, and what measures it was expedient to
adopt. The chair was taken at one o'clock by Demp-
ster Hemming, Esq.
The CHAIRMAN said, that since he had last had the
honour of addressing the meeting, although they had
not arrived at the goal which they sought to obtain,
still they were not in a worse position than they
were before. They had to deal with a perfectly
solvent nation, and another great cause of thank-
fulness was that the debts contracted by the
Spanish nation had never been repudiated or
disowned ; they had been upon many occasions ac-
knowledged by that nation in its interviews with this
country. The bondholders of this country were
lately told by one of the Spanish Ministers (Senor
Mon), through Lord Aberdeen, that Spain would
honourably fulfil its engagements. It was to be re-
gretted that the Spanish nation were proverbially
slow in their conduct, and their constant maxim was
" to-morrow, to-morrow." Owing to events which
had taken place in the country while Senor Mon was
in power, he was led to believe that it was owing
entirely to the pressure of other business that Senor
Mon had not fulfilled the promises which he had
previously made.—(Cries of " No, no.") He dif-
fered with the Hon. Gentleman who said no ; he
thought that if the promises made by that nobleman
could have been carried out they would have been
carried out. With respect to Senor Salamanca it
was quite evident that he could do nothing, for he
held office upon a mere tenure. A firm Government
was now established in Spain, and he hoped that
under that Government some active measures would
be taken for the re-payment of the just debts due to
the Spanish bondholders.—(Hear.) Lord Palmerston
stated in the House of Commons, last session, that
there, were bounds beyond which the patience
of the British Government could not be extended to
those nations who refused to act honestly towards its
subjects. Under these circumstances he thought that
the course far the meeting to adopt would be to
agree that a deputation of the bondholders should
wait upon Lord Palmerston with a view to elicit
from him his views upon the course which he thought
it advisable for them to:adopt.—(Hear,hear.) He did
not consider that any good would result from the
indulgence of violent language in characterizing the
conduct of the Spanish Government towards its
unfortunate creditors. There was no doubt a
considerable degree of irritation upon the subject,
but he trusted that upon the present occasion the use
of all violent language would be avoided.
Mr. STOKES (the secretary) then read a letter,
addressed by the London Committee of the Spanish
Bondholders to Sir H. L. Bulwer (the English Am-
bassador at Madrid), during the time that Senor
Salamanca was placed at the head of affairs in that
country. When the letter, however, arrived in Spain,
Senor Salamanca had been dismissed from his post,
and the present Ministry under Narraez had been
formed. The letter contained the basis of the terms
which the bondholders were willing to offer as a
settlement of their debt. The terms were—first,
an equivalent amount of stock, bearing a reduced
rate of interest for the principal and overdue interest
of the Five per Cent. Bonds, with proportionate al-
lowance for the Deferred and Passive Debt due to
the Spanish bondholders of this country. Secondly,
security against all secret or illicit issue of new stock
in future in Spain under any pretence or denomina-
tion whatever. Thirdly, that any new arrangement
with the public creditors of Spain should be made the
subject matter of a convention between the Govern-
ments of Spain and England.
Dr. KEYZER, advocate, of Amsterdam, in an able
and eloquent speech, denounced the con
duct of the Spanish Government in withhold-
ing the payment of their debts, and con-
cluded by moving the following resolution :
" That this meeting cannot but lament that no steps
have yet been taken by the Spanish Government to
liquidate the long pending claims of the foreign
bondholders, and whilst thus expressing their regret,
they feel that they shall not do justice to the claims
of the bondholders unless they represent to the
Spanish Government how many years the bondholders
have suffered the deprivation of all interest on their
capital, which in many instances has fallen most
severely on the widow and orphan. That this
meeting cannot refrain from observing that during
the few past years the revenues of Spain have nearly
doubled in amount, and that, notwithstanding its
improvement, the only payment yet made to the
foreign bondholders on account of their in-
terest is the small amount of dividends on
the Three per Cents., arising from the capi-
talization of overdue Five per Cent. coupons in
1840. That this meeting, aware of the ability of the
Spanish Government, in the improved state of its
revenues, to provide for the interest of the foreign as
well as domestic debt, trusts that a sense of
justice will at length induce them to perform this
imperative duty, and that one of the first steps of the
Cortes, at its present session, will be to provide funds
for the settlement of the claims of its foreign bond-
holders."
Mr. TASKER seconded the resolution.

Mr. CAPIIL supported the resolution ; and in doing
so stated that the revenue of Spain would amount
for the present year to nearly 14,000,0001., and it was
therefore imperative upon that country, under such
improved circumstances, to provide for the payment
of its just debts to the foreign bondholder.
Mr. MAHON moved, as an amendment, "That this
meeting is fully convinced, after a mature examina-
tion of facts, that the several Administrations of Spain
during the last twelve years (with the exception of
those in the interval of Espartero's regency), have
each and all been guilty of a deliberate, gra-
tuitous, and systematic violation of their engage-
ments with the British bondholders ; that in every
pecuniary transaction with this body, the Adminis-
trations have proved themselves as regardless of ap-
pearances as of truth and rectitude, and as little
capable of placing a just value upon the patience and
forbearance of the British creditors as of appreciating
what was due to the dignity of the ancient and once
powerful people over whom they were appointed to rule.
That the conduct of Senor Mon, whilst Finance
Minister of Spain, is deserving of the special repre-
hension of this meeting, inasmuch as although he
raised upon the Spanish people a larger sum in an-
nual contributions than they had ever before paid,
amounting to upwards of twelve millions sterling,
and although he declared in public Cortes that there
was a considerable surplus applicable to the part
liquidation of the foreign debt, yet he never applied
one shilling of thc,se twelve millions, nor of that sup-
posed surplus tc the payment of the same ; hut, on
the contrary, be added very largely to the permanent
engagements of his country, by consolidating into a
Three per ent.Stock the enormous demands of domestic
contractors and money lenders, to the prejudice of the
preexisting claims of the bondholders. That the 'said
Minister, in refusing or neglecting, during the four
years he was in office, to make use of the power to
settle the debt which he had demanded and procured
from the Cortes, was guilty of putting a delusion
upon the bondholders—a course of conduct which
this meeting could not be induced to impute even to
a Spanish statesman, were it not for the evidence
afforded by the last act of the expiring Cabinet,
of which Senor Mon was the most important
member, whereby the power above mentioned was
annulled, and their successors were forbidden to do
that which Senor Mon had professed such an anxious
wish to perform."
_ _

A series of other resolutions, equally strong and
condemnatory of the Spanish Government, were pro-
posed as amendments. It was, however, finally
agreed, that although the conduct of the Spanish
Government demands the fullest reprobation con-
tained in the amendments, still it was not expedient
to allow the original resolution to be overruled.
The original resolution was then unanimously
agreed to.
Mr. JOHNSON moved the second resolution, em-
powering the committee to appoint a delegate to pro-
ceed to Spain, in order to obtain a settlement of the
claims of the British creditors.
Mr. DUMERGUE seconded the resolution, which
was also unanimously agreed to.
A resolution, authorising the committee to appoint
a deputation to wait upon Lord Palmerston was
unanimously agreed to; as was also a resolution
calling upon the bondholders to subscribe towards
the expenses which must necessarily be incurred in
carrying out the objects of the association.
Mr. WERTHEIM moved, and Mr. CHARD seconded,
a resolution to the effect—" That the public press he
respectfully solicited to continue its valuable advocacy
on behalf of the Spanish Bondholders."
The resolution was also unanimously agreed to.
This thanks of the meeting were toted to the chair-
man, and the meeting broke up.

YDROPHOBIA. IN CATTLE.--On the 29th ult. a
large be
n toes,
annloen)gdini
died
toin Na I
d.
rDe
ne
dl hron
ltaslt,aatefaorfmmear,danteiLs.o xTeuniel
first symptoms appeared on the 23d, and
ondocne
recognisedthe
24th a
veterinary surgeon was called in, who
at the nature of the disease. The animal was immediately
placed apart from all others, and, after suffering the
most
h frightful tortures, expired in the afternoon
of te sixth day from the first attack. On in-
quiry it appeared that the ox had been bitten about six
weeks before by a rabid dog belonging to a gamekeeper.
It is said that the dog had bitten other cattle in the
environs.
Wn &LE FisHERT.—The
k,
arrived here on Friday from Dav Alexander, Sturrocis' Straits, having three
fish, reckoned to yield about fifteen tuns of oil. Ac-
counts were received here on Monday, stating that our
only whaler now out (the Advice, Crarnond) Stromness on the 6th inst., with three fish, thirty tuns
Dundee Advertiser.

ARoyal Ordonnance, published in the Afoniteur,
orders the emancipation of 218 blacks ill the different
colonies of France,
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