The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-06 00:00:00

IRELAND.

CHAPTER OF ST. PATRICK.—The approaching elec-
tion of the successor to the late lamented Dean of St.
Patrick engrosses, as it justly ought, a large share of
pubic interest and conversation ; and this arises not more
from the importance of the subject and the characters of
the candidates, than from the fact that it plainly tests the
principles of that body of Churchmen—the chapter of St.
Patrick—in whom the election of Dean is vested.—Mail.
[Mr. Daly and Mr. Wilson-are candidates for the vacant
Deanery.]
THE O'CONNELL TRIBUTE —From all quarters we learn
the gratifying intelligence that this great Reform demon-
str&tion will be as national as the Liberator himself and the
principle of reform of which he is the champion and
prop.—Pilot.
Mayo.—Several Reformers have intimated that they
shall stand for the county. The only candidate on either
side who has committed himself to paper is a Mr. Kirwan,
who states he is a Conservative, whilst he at the sane
time gravely assures the constituency that " the people
is ill find in him a firm and unflinching advocate of their
rights and privileges."
EFFECTS OE ENIANCIPATION.—Sir Michael O'Loghlin,
as locum knells for the Lord Chancellor, on the opening
of term last Monday. intimated to Mr. Pigot that his ap
pointmcnt as her Majesty's Attorney-General for Ireland
had beet► received, and the Right Hon. Gentleman was ac-
cordingly sworn into office by Mr. C. Fitzaimon, as Clerk
of the Hanaper. How the immediate progenitors of the
above three officials—who are all Catholic—would have
wondered and exulted at the scene, could they have wit-
nessed it !—Pilot.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 4.—The average price of
wheat last week was 20f. 86c., and that of rye 12f. 9c.
Rxportatioe is still prohibited, and the importation of
wheat duty free. Rye pays 21f. 50e. duty on
.1,000
kilogrammes.
The electors of Cheltenham have it.vited their
Representative, the Hon. C. Berkeley, to a public dinner.
The glory of Guy Fawkes is departed, and the
commemorations of Gunpowder Plot have only left the
ragged and rascally remnant of an annual street nuisance,
of no great amount, whiell enables a few dirty boys to
pocket the pence they pitifully beg in the name of " poor
(Id Guy." The national celebration has long since died
its natural death. Continued persecution of the Catholics,
ferocious at first, bw.gradually worn down by the improv-
ing spirit of succeeding generations, to a system of poli-
tical exclusion, paid back the sanguinary debt which had
been incurred by the intention oldie conspirators of 1605.
And the Peel and Wellington Bill of 1829 was tantamount
to an act of mutual and final oblivion. That it has not so
operated, nor succeeded in quelling the demon of theolo-
gical animosity, and making it give place to Christian
charity, is very much owing to the exigencies of the Tory
party, and its need of tho-disgraceful aid of the worse than
sectarian Ligotry to regain its political importance.—
Chronicle.

Died at Dundonald, on the 26th ult., in the
ninety-second year of her age. Margaret Alison, relict of
the late Lawrence Cockburn, blacksmith. She retained
her faculties unimpaired to the last, having been in the
parish church, of which she was a regular attender, on
Sabbath, the 11th ult. This somewhat remarkable old
woman had 11 children, 108 grandchildren, 112 great-
grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren—in all
239! The venerable helpmate in the song, when address-
ing her much-loved partner, says—
" John Anderson, my joe, John,
We've seen our bairns' bairns"
but this worthy old matron was blessed with having seen
her bairns' bairns' bairns' bairns.—Ayr Observer.
THE NEW IRISH CORPORATIONS.—Procla-
mations have been issued by the Lords Justices, counter.
signed by the Under-Secretary, N. H. Macdonald, fixing
the days upon which the Irish Municipal Bill shall come
into operation in the cities of Dublin, Cork, Limerick,
and Londonderry. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, the Poor-law Commissioners, Messrs. Lefevre,
Nicholls, and Lew it, had certified to the Lord-Lieutenant
the days on which a rate for the relief of the destitute
poor had been made in each of those cities, from which it
appears that the rate was completed in Cork on the 30th
December, 1839; in Dublin on the 9th April, 1840; in
Limerick on the sth of September, 1840 ; and in London-
derry on the 14th October, 1840. The Lord -Lieutenant
being empowered to declare that " upon the day happen-
ing next after the expiration of twelve calendar months"
from the day stated in the certificate of the Poor-law Com-
missioners, the Act shall be in force, it is announced by the
Lords Justices that the Municipal Reform Bill shall be in
operation in the cities named on the days following :
Cork, 31st December, 1840; Dublin, 10th April, 1841 ;
Limerick, 6th September, 1841 ; Londonderry, 15th of
October, 1841.
Mr. George Byng, M.P., and Mrs. Byng, left
St. James's-square on Thursday last, for Brighton. Lord
ind Lady John Thynne and family were expected to arrive
yesterday from their ri sidence in Som: netshire, and will
shortly join the lion. Member and his family at the above
watering place.
DUBLIN, Nov. 3.—The Lord Chancellor is
somewhat better to-day. A notice was posted in the
Court of Chancery to say that his Lordship would hear
any pressing bankruptcy or other *notions at his own house
Stephen's-green. It is expected he will be able to come down to Court in a day or two. The Hon. Jostice Bur-
ton has not as yet come down to Court, but his health is
improved. Messrs. the Attorney and Solicitor Generals,
with Sergeant Stock. M. P., were sailed in due form by
the M.lster of the Rolls on their elevation to their present
offices.

Lady Charlotte Greville arrived at Mr. A. Gre-
ville'F, in Grosvenor-place, at the close of the past week,
fiom a visit of several weeks to Lord and Lady Frances
Egetton at sArorsley Hall, Lancashire. Her Ladysnip has
since gone to Tubbridge Wells.
MENTz.—Advices from Mentz state that the
inhabitants have been desired to hold themselves in readi.
ness to receive a garrison of 8,000 men, which will consist
it is supposed, of 4,000 Austrians, and 4,000 Bavarians.
FLOODS IN FRANCE.—From Besanon, we
learn that the floods in that country have done great damage,
having broken down embankments, stopped manufactories,
destroyed bridg. s, intercepted roads, and inundated houses.
The two rive' s• which traverse Loos Ic Saulnier are higher
than were ever known in the memory of man. At Bette_
runs a house has been washed away, and the barracks
threatened with the same fate.