The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-19 00:00:00

MAYO COUNTY.

It was reported on Saturday evening that Mr.
M`Donnell and Mr. John Denis Browne ohad retired,
and that Mr. George H. Moore and Mr. H. Dillon
Browne would .have.a walk over on Monday.

GEOLOGY TN THE STRAND. —The state of the
Strand is becoming so alarming 'through the frequency
of eruptions, that we have serious thoughts of sending
for a geologist to ascertain the cause. We begin to
fancy that there must be an exhausted volcano on the
west side of Temple-bar, for we cannot believe that the
continual outbreaks of flame and water can be the re-
sult of anything wrong in the gas-pipes or the river-
main. There is at the moment of our writing an erup.
tion, almost Vesuvian in its character, within a hundred
paces .of St. Clement's Church. The bubbling up of
water and the flaring of flame bespeak a disturbance of
the elements in that quarter, which we cannot contem-
plate without alarm. '1 here is something terrible in the
idea that we ere walking over a volcano, or a series of
volcanoes, every day of our lives. Even in the neigh-
bourhood of our ewts office we may be on the very brink
of an eruption, acd we should not be surprised if our
counter becomes, one day, Another Torre del. Greco, and
our boy " a second Pliny the Younger, as a sacrifice
to the perpetual earthquakes which abound in the most
thronged of metropolitan thoroughfares.—Punch.
PIATEAPTLES.—A further arrival of this fruit from
the West Indies has-taken place by the vessel Shamrock.
from Nassau, New •Providence, with an entire cargo,
consisting of 1,048 dozens of the article. In order to
afford every facility in the landing of the cargo from the
hold of the vessel, especial permission was granted by,
the proper aulhorities for the discharge to continue be-
yond the legal and regular hours of business, in order
that the fruit might not become deteriorated by unne-
cessary delay-in the delivery to the importers' private
stores.

THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND THE LATE
ELECTION.-At the meeting at Berwick, at the close of
the poll, on Wednesday, some discussion took place re-
specting an expression used by the present Duke. of
Northumberland in reference to the nomination of Loril
Lovaine for North Northumberland. It was alleged that
his Grace, in reply tea remark by Mr. Sitwell suggesting
the starting of Lord Lovaine, said " it was not for him
to lead the gentry of the county in matters of the elec-
tion, but rather they should lead him." He further
stated that his late brother gave an implied promise to
favour the election of Sir Matthew White Ridley, did
that gentleman stand for the county. And that implied
promise the present Duke felt himself bound to fulfil.
But did Sir. Matthew feel himself indisposed for the
contest, he would not withhold his countenance from his
own relative did the gentry think proper to bring him
forward.—Newcastle Advertiser.

M. Guerin; a diver, has recovered from the bottom
of the sea, at about a quarter of a league from the light-
house at Barfleur (Manche), three 18-pound guns and a
carronade of 24 pounds calibre, all of cast-iron, aad the
fluke of an anchor, weighing 150 kilogrammes (4001bs.
English), all of which are now lying on the quay.
A LIVELY REGATTA.—The " stable mind" which
presides over the Parliamentary representation of King's
Lynn, has shown itself in a placard which " Our own
Correspondent " has sent up to us. The document is
apropos of a regatta, which promises to be a most lugu-
briously lively affair, for the mayor " desires to express
a hope that the shops in the town will be closed." His
Worship wishes, in fact, the place to assume the aspect
of a funeral, by way of promoting the gaiety of the
scene. The Committee go beyond even the Mayor in
absurdity, for they " request that all boats may remain
stationary during the race !" What an exciting affair a
regatta consisting of a race by stationary boats must
prove ! We presume the contest will be left to the de-
cision of the tide and wind, for the boats cannot be
utterly stationary; notwithstanding the request of the
Committee for " promoting the regatta," that the craft
should be as motionless as our friend Briefless on the
eve of St. Hilary.—Punch.
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On Sundays being the 78th anniversary of the
birth of the Emperor Napoleon, a number of crowns
were placed at the foot of the column in the Place Ven-
dome.

MR. COBDEN'S SUCCESSOR IN STOCKPORT.—OrI
Tuesday last we stated that some of the electors of
Stockport, anticipating Mr. Cobden's acceptance of the
honour conferred upon him by the constituency of the
West Riding, had commenced active proceedings with a
view to supply the expected vacancy. An application
has since been made to Mr. Cephas Howard, the pro-
poser of Mr. James Heald, to allow himself to be put in
nomination as Mr. Cobden's successor. We understand,
however, that the state- of Mr. Howard's health is such
as to cause him to decline the invitation. A requisition
is also in course of signature to Mr. Kershaw, which has
already received 590 names out of a constituency of
1,200; and we may confidently announce that it will
receive a considerable accession of signatures before to-
morrow. It already has 20 inure names than the entire
number which voted for Mr. Heald,—a very flattering
symptom of the spirit and energy of the -Liberal portion
of the constituency. We also understand that a deputa-
tion from Mr. Heald's party has this morning waited on
Mr. Alfred On-ell, the mayor, solicitinghim to take the
position now vacated by Mr. Cephas Howard's refusal to
come forward.--Manchester Examiner.
HEROISM. OF TIIE CLERGY AND MEDICAL MEN.—
A considerable number of medical men, as well as some
clergymen and relieving officers, have fallen victims of
typhus, caught in their attendance on the sick and
dying, and in the discharge of their important public
duties. The number of medical men who have died of
fever is yet unknown. The registrar of Great Howard-
street, Liverpool, says:—" Eight Roman Catholic priests
have fallen victims to their indefatigable attentions to
the poor of their church, and one clergyman of the
Church of England. Another (curate of St. Martin's)
nearly fell a sacrifice to the same disease. Indeed, their
exemplary conduct in visiting and relieving the sick has
been the theme of praise with all. From ten to fifteen
persons connected with the relieving ',department in the
parish offices have also died of the fever, taken by them
In discharge of their duties." The members of the
medical profession, with the exception of the visiting
clergy and a few others, stand alone in the circumstance
that they discharge their duty at the risk of life. The
heroic conduct of those now alive, and of those who have
prished, will, we may hope, not be forgotten by their
country.—Registrar General of England.
GRAIN BRANS DUTY FREE.—The Lords of the
Treasury have received a memorial from Baring Bro-
thers and Co., praying that a quantity of wheat bran
and Indian corn bran, imported into the port of
may Liver-
pool from Boston, in the United States,
de-
livered duty free, and, further, that general directions
may be issued for suspending the demand of duty on
e theo f
their C-
u such
iblaravensreinceivuetdurae,
ctohmemCommissioners
al onnf
Lordships' secretaries, stating that he has been com-
manded to• authorise the Board to admit wheat bran
and Indian corn bran duty free, until the Ist of
March, 1848.
ROYAL FREE HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday, the usual
meeting of governors of this charity was held in the
board-room of the institution, in Gray's Inn-lane. The
institution is open for the 'cure of malignant and other
diseases, no letter or recommendation being necessary,
poverty and disease being alone the qualification for ad-
mission. During the past quarter, 5,380 destitute sick
persons were admitted and relieved, being an increase of
930 over the previous quarter. The charity has been
long encumbered with a heavy debt incurred for their
present premises, and for the immense number of
dairli-
cants ; but that is, however, being gradually liquidated.
Amongst donation
Amongst the recent donations are the
seHonourablel_i East
India Company 100 guineas, being the
Grocer's
of the same amount, and 50/ from the
SURVEY, Company.SOUTl
CURRENCY CREEK SPfEC
shareholders under-
takingAUSTßALlA.--A meeting
t of the committee as to
of receiving the report was held yesterday of
the London Tavern, for the
purpose
the shareholders who were willing to subscribe and
amalgamate their .
interest for the common object of ex-
ploring the lands, in some of which indications of a
hva-
luable description of copper had been discovered. The
chair was taken by Hannoel de Castro, Esq., who said
that since the last meeting no fresh information had ar-
rived from Adelaide, and that about half of the share-
holders had given their assent to subscribe lot. per
share, and to amalgamate their interests, but the other
half had refused; or were neutral. Under these circum-
stances he advised the adjournment of the meeting for
further information, which would no doubt on its arrival
induce the dissentients to come forward with more ala-
crity. Mr. Roberts said the misfortune was that the in-
dications of the mineral were amongst the town lots,
which were in such small sections that the assentients
could not interfere for their own advantage without
turning up something beneficial to the dissentients.
After some discussion, in which Mr. D. Mocatta, Mr.
Lindo, Mr. Baker, Mr. Francis, Mr. Thompson, Mr.
Crawford, and others took part, a resolution was issaed
unanimously, " That as there was no further informa-
tion before the committee to warrant their proceedings
in this research, the scheme should for the present be
suspended." A vote of thanks was passed to the chair-
man, when the meeting separated.
TliE SEA KING.—The
nm
almostd e
destruction of
this beautiful but ill-fated vessel entirely f-
Pite
werese entertainedthat
she would be got off her perilous n
fected. Up to Sunday last, is
hopes
position on the island;
but, on the evening of that day, a heavy gale set in, and
in less than a quarter of an hour afterwards she ad
parted
her timbers. afterpart fell into deep water, carry-
ing
of the boilers with it, and leaving her forepart
eiot (,sprain
as ye rowan,
l to
ar
the rocks.
ofock her engines s' Owing to the
exertionss t l onetl
of
hue
been saved, and deposited in Donagitadee; A portion
of her machinery continues still attached to•that part
which is on the rocks, and it is thought, if no very tem-
pestuous weather occurs, all that remains 'important of
her will yet be saved.—Belfast Chronicle.
The Madrid Gazette states that Captain Townsend,
of the English vessel Newport, of Stockton, has received
the honorary, cross of the navy with the royal
diadem, as a recompense for having saved 34 Spaniards,
who were wrecked on the 21st of May, in. a vessel off
Santander.
Noitrouc.---The weather has been thost delightful ;
during the week a large breadth of corn has been cut,
and. in some places the farmers have alie4dy completed
tigirßbut Wiest. - _ - - -