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London, England, 1848-09-19 00:00:00

TILE SUN,

4,730 congreve and 350 signal rockets; 21,007 fuslies;
16,494 stic:t Aelifi;'L49 car:-.`.;ges for :;:uhzi
45 waggons and carts; 568 sets of harness; '2O pack and
6 officers' saddles; 15 tents, with bedsteads, bedding
hospital dresses, blankets, &c.

people in their various skirmishes with the police.
Th,e nun,bers are'..:.lte(l at from six to thirty.
1 The Culls, father and son, condemned at the last
THE INSURRECTION. 1 assizes for murder, were executed to-day. A large
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DUBLIN. SEPT. 18.—The train passengers, which number of people were present.
arrived this morning at King's Bridge, with the A rumour prevails in town that Mr. O'Brien, Mr.
Cork, Kilkenny, and Limerick mails, report every- T. F. Meagher and Mr. M`Manus will arrive here to-
thing quiet in the districts represented in a state of night from Dublin. I shall be obliged to proceed to
insurrection. The Post-office and railway guards j Tipperary, so bad are the post-office arrangements
assert that everything was perfectly tranquil as they here, for the purpose of having my dispatch in Cork
came along, even rumour had ceased te be busy ; and in time for your publication to-morrow.
at the various stations along the line the report was, TIPPERARY, SATURDAY MORNING, Two O'CLOCK,
that no such thing as armed demonstrations existed, A,--The night train has arrived from Dublin, but
and that the alleged meetings of the peasantry in the none of the State prisoners were amongst its pas-
mountains had not taken place. The statements of sengem
several gentlemen, passengers by this train, from dif- The Galway papers received this morning are
,
ferent parts of the so-called "disturbed districts,' silent as to the allegt d outbreak in that county.
fully bears out the report of the guards. One of On Thursday evening a distraint for rent was made
at Marmahone, near Waterford, the peasantry as
the passengers, living on the very spot where a
collision and affray was reported in the Clonmel sembled in thousands. and the bailiffs and police were
Chronicle to have taken place between the police obliged to abandon the seizures. Immediately after
and the "rebels," stated to us that the first that he a large military force was in attendance, but the
or the other inhabitants of the locality heard of the offenders, as well as the property, had disappeared.
bloody battle was, on hearing the report read. He THE STATE PRISONERS.
said so unfounded a statement was never made, no
Neither Mr. S. O'Brien nor other prisoners con-
suchfined in Dublin on a charge of high treason have thing having occurred. All unite in saying that
re-
the peasantry, so far from having deserted their
ceived any notice of removal to Clonmel. It is now
houses, and taken to the mountains, were to be seen
quite certain that Mr. Duffy will be tried at the
as usual in great numbers at work in the fields on Sa- forthcoming Commission in Dublin. The Freeman
turday. Many have asserted their astonishment at
of this morning states that Mr. O'Brien and his
the circumstantial nature of the reports put forward
coy reres will be sent down by a special train, per-
in some newspapers relative to the outbreak of rebel- baps on Monday or Tuesday night, but at present
lion in several localities—said localities being in
less nothing positively certain is known as to the time of
a
state of perfect quietude, and they seemed not
surprised at the details of night meetings of armeti
their removal. A special train can be had at a short
ye to Thurles or Tipperary
d
notice, but it has not yet been stated whether the
men, and battles with the police and military which prisoners will be conve
never occurred, and had no existence, save in the
stations, and thence to Clonmel.
prurient imaginations of the ultra-loyal narrators.
Yesterday Dublin was thrown into another commo-
tion by the arrival of the Limerick and Clare Ex-
aminer, which stated in a "stop press" that an ex-
press had just arrived in Limerick, conveying the
intelligence that a conflict took place last night at
Curraghmore Wood, between a party of the 85th Re-
giment and a body of the insurgents, and that eight
men were killed, several wounded, and a considerable
number taken prisoners.
NARROW ESCAPE OF THE REBEL
LEADER, O'MAHONY.
In the following letter from the correspondent of
the Cork Southern Reporter, which appears to con-
tain more facts and less romance than the Clonmel
Chronicle, it will be perceived that the hero of the late
movement, the redoubted O'Mahony, had a very nar-
row escape on Thursday :
Another military march on the Comeragh moun-
tains took place yesterday (Thursday), in consequence
of the attack on the previous night on the residences
of the Rev. Mr. Hill and others, but no prisoners were
taken. Reinforcements of police arrived yesterday
about two o'clock from the depot in Dublin. They
numbered about sixty men, under the command of a
Mr. Mathew.
Last night a false alarm was sounded to the effect
that " the rebels" were in full march to take pos-
session of Carrick-on-Suir. Immediately the military
turned out, and occupied the bridge, but I need not
tell vou that no enemy made his appearance. Another
search was determined upon last night, and at a
rather late hour the Buffs, 83d Regiment, and a large
police force were ordered off to the Comeragh moun-
tains, and proceeded thither under the command of
their several officers, accompanied by the Marquis of
Waterford, and some other gentlemen. A diligent
search was instituted in the neighbourhood of Clonea,
and after some time spent in looking out for " the
enemy," a large party of the people was discovered
on the side of one of the mountains, on which a num-
ber of fires were distinguished. The order to charge
was given, but the scouts were on the alert, and an
alarm being raised, the assailants found the camp
fires unoccupied. A dense fog rose on the mountain
as they ascended it, which so materially assisted the
fugitives that not a single prisoner was taken. Mr.
O'Mahony, however, had a very narrow escape. He
was mounted on a horse belonging to Mr. Stewart,
of Castletown, which had been taken from Mr.
Stewart's servant a night or two before. He was
hotly pursued by two or three dragoons and some
policemen, and only escaped by jumping from his
horse (which was captured a few moments after-
wards), and running into a wood, where every
search for him proved ineffectual. The military and
police, after several hours' rambling in the mountains,
were billetted on the farmers' houses in the neigh-
hourhood, where they remained until this morning,
when they returned to Carrick-on-Suir.
To-day all has been quiet, and I have been in-
formed, on what I deem competent authority, that
there has been an almost complete dispersing among
the people who were lately assembled at Carrignucth
and Crughane. lam inclined to believe that this is
the case, except so far as regards the little band
which, it is said, accompanies Mr. O'Mahony, and
which is still somewhere between this place and Kil-
macthomas.
A grand alarm was created here (Carrick-on-Suir)
this morning, by some gun-boats, which brought up
a party of marines from Waterford. On reaching the'
bridge of Carrick they fired off some guns for the
purpose of cleaning them. You may imagine the
consternation which prevailed in every quarter of the
town—the people began to think that there really was
some truth in the reports that had been circulated.
The effect was instantaneous. The noise of the firing
of the guns was distinctly heard on the mountains'l
sides, where the forces that took part in the search,
last night were cantoned, and an alarm was quickly
spread amongst them that " the rebels" had turned
their position—quietly got them out of Carrick-on-,
Suir, and taken possession of it themselves. In they;
came pell-mell from every point of the compass—to'
discover, on their arrival, that the rout had been
created by some of their own friends.
The Marquis of Waterford has been in town since
an early hour this morning. He rode down the
main street about an hour ago, accompanied by the
Rev. Mr. Medlicott, J.P., the Rev. Mr. Monk, rector
of Portlaw, and Mr. Medlicott, jun. Ho was attired
in a black velvet shooting habit, and grey pantaloons,
wore a sword, had a brace of pistols in his holsters,
and seemed ready for action. (By and by I shall
have something to say respecting the attack on
Curraghmore-house.) The Marquis is, I believe,
now engaged in consultation with the military and
police commanders, and the magistrates of the neigh-
bourhood, of course with closed doors.

IRELAND.

NEVILL HOLT, LEICESTERSHIRE.—The long-ex-
pected sale at this old mansion commenced on Wednes-
day last, under the superintendence of Mr. Edmund
Robins. The first two days were devoted to the sale of
the library, which, from its reputation, brought the book-
worm and collector from all parts. The following scarce
works created coitsiderable competition :—Lot 207,
Shakspere's Comedies, &e., large copy, 1632, was sold
to Mr. Thorpe for 27k guineas, said to he the highest
price this rare book has fetched; lot 346, Boke of the
Psalms, black letter, 1547. 34 guineas, Mr. Thorpe; lot
447, Missale Romanum, with 20 illuminated borders and
initial letters, 12/. 155.; lot 451, another Missal, 101. 10g.,
both bought by Mr. Andrews, of Bristol; lot 453, Manu-
script in Latin relating to the possessions of monasteries
in England, quarto, 1001. ; this unique volume, after a
lengthened competition between Mr. Rodd and Mr.
Thorpe, was knocked down to the latter amidst a
round of applause from the assembled bidders; lot
459, two early Missals, 101. 10s., to Mr. Rodwell;
lot 460. two Missals, 11/., Mr. Thorpe; lot 461, Hore
Beate Virginia Marie, printed on vellum, with 39 illu•
minations, 461., to Mr. Lilley. The pictures are to be
submitted on Tuesday, including a magnificent Carle
Dolci, the head of David, with many capital specimens
of the ancient masters, and a very interesting collection
of miniatures of the 16th and 17th centuries. The
sale has created a considerable sensation in the neigh-
bourhood.

A STRANGE CENSUS.—We read in the Journal des
Debuts—" The Government, in order to obtain an exact
account of the respective strength of each party in
France, has ordered to be drawn up, in every depart-
ment, a general list of all the citizens who have been
named members of the municipal councils, indicating
the opinions of each. This demand, which is imposed
with great urgency upon the prefects, lays down the
following categories—viz., Legitimatists, Conservatives,
ardent Republicans, and moderate Republicans.'

NATIONAL FETE AT BOULOGNE.
BOULOGNE, MONDAY MORNING, ELEVEN O'CLOCK.
—This morning all is bustle and excitement at Bou-
logne, in consequence of the commencement of a
series of amusements which are to extend over the
next three days, provided by the Mayor and Corpo-
ration of Boulogne, in honour of the National Guards
of the neighbouring towns and other strangers, who
have been invited to join in a "Fete Nationale et
Fraternelle."
Early on Sunday morning workmen might have
been seen busily engaged in erecting triumphal
arches and orchestras In all parts of the town, and
the sound of the hammer and other implements of
the carpenter might be beard throughout the day,
though up to a late hour at night no great progress
seemed to have been made in the way of decoration.
At ten o'clock yesterday morning a discharge of
artillery announced the commencement of the fete,
and crowds of pleasure seekers might be seen ear-
nestly bending their steps to the Place des Armes,the
appointed rendezvous of the National Guard of Bou-
logne, from whence they were to proceed in small
bodies to receive at the several approaches the deputa
tions from other towns, as they arrived to take part
in the fete. Between three and four hundred of the
National Guard of Boulogne having assembled at the
appointed spot, they marched in review order, with
the band of the Ist Regiment of the Line at their
head playing the Marseillaise Hymn past the Hotel
de Ville. They were then put through various mili-
tary evolutions,which were executed in a manner which
would have reflected honour on more disciplined
troops than the majority of them appeared to be.
Many of them, indeed, not being provided with a
uniform, appeared in their ordinary dress en bourgeois.
One division of thirty men we particularly noticed as
being more than ordinarily deficient in this respect,
only thirteen of them- appearing in uniform. The
men having been allowed a short time to " stand at
ease" and refresh themselves with the creature com-
forts supplied by their vivandieres, or the neighbour-
ing estaminets, about a quarter to twelve the rappel
was beaten, and the troops, with the exception of
about fifty or sixty left to keep the ground, marched
to the terminus of the Boulogne and Amiens Railway
to receive the National Guards of Abbeville and
Amiens, which were escorted into the Place des
Armes amidst loud cheering and waving of handker-
chiefs. Nearly every musket carried by the men was
decorated with bouquets of flowers and tri-coloured
ribbons, and an immense number of bouquets were
showered in the path of the men during their march
from the railway terminus to the Place des Armes.
On arriving at the latter place,tln marched round it,
amidst continual shouting of " Vive la Republique,"
" Vive la France ! " &c.
Having gone through the ordinary military exer-
cise and saluted the municipal authorities, the new
corners were admitted in detachments of about fifty at
a time, the number which had arrived being about
four hundred, into the Hotel de Ville, where the mu-
nicipal authorities presented them the yin d'honneur,
in which La Republique was duly pledged. This
ceremony occupied till about two o'clock, when the
band formed in the centre of the square and per-
formed various martial airs until about three, when
the National Guard of Boulogne again marched to
meet fresh importations of troops from Lille, Beau-
vais, and other places. On their arrival the same
ceremony was repeated, as indeed it was up to seven
o'clock in the evening, when the last arrivals of the
day, being a detachment from Paris, were marched
into the square. From this hour till about ten the
hands of the Line and of the National Guards who
had arrived from the neighbouring districts continued
to play the Marseillaise, Mourir pour la Patric, and
other popular pieces of music.
The square was densely crowded with visitors, and
the neighbouring windows commanding the scene
were occupied by elegantly-dressed ladies, who waved
their kerchiefs and flung bouquets to the troops with
all their might.
This was the only ceremony announced in the
official programme of the fete for yesterday. The
" representation extraordinaire, avec une actrice
du
Grand Opera" at the theatre took place at seven
o'clock. The performances consisted of one of those
light, bustling farces with which the English public
are so well acquainted, entitled, Une Femme guise
jette par la Fenetre, and Donizetti's opera of Lucia di
Lammermoor, in which the principal characters were
ably supported by M. St. Denis, from Paris, and
Mdme. Lundell. Owing, we suppose, to the attrac-
tions out of doors, and in some measure to the repug-
nance which the English naturally and properly have
of attending theatrical representations on a Sunday,
the house, which is about the size of the Lyceum,
with an additional range of boxes, was
very indiffe-
rently attended, and scarcely an English face was
seen within it. -
If, however, these were the only entertainments
laid down in the programme of the fete, they were
not the only ones which took place. Dancing, fire-
works, gaming, singing, and other little et cteteras
usual at French galas, characterised the proceedings
during the remainder of the day; the streets pre-
sented all the aspects of a country fair or race-course
in England before such stringent regulations as now
exist were put in force against the thimble-riggers
and other gamblers.
An early ramble through the streets this morning
showed how active the workmen must have been
throughout the night, and in bow short a space of
time a town can be decked out with evergreens, tri-
umphal arches, colours, bouquets, garlands, festoons,
&c. But the decorations are far from being com-
pleted. Proceeding from the Quay by the itue de
l'Ecu, the eye meets with one unbroken string of
garlands suspended from pillars covered with ever-
greens, interspersed :with triumphal arches and the
national colours, till, on arrival at the Place des
Altons, the chain is broken by the appearance of two
magnificent orchestras. The chain then recommences
and proceeds with little interruption to the Place des
Armes, in the old town,- which is surrounded by
triumphal arches at every point of entrée. Promenade
concerts are to be held 'during the celebration of the
fete.
This morning the National Guard re-assembled at
nine o'clock in the Place des Armes, with a view of
proceeding to meet further detachments of the Na-
tional Guard, who are expected from Calais, Grave-
lines, Dunkirk, Paris, Versailles, and other places,
when the same ceremony as that we have above de-
scribed will be repeated. In the meantime such
National Guards as are at present in Boulogne are to
be reviewed by the military and civil authorities,
immediately after which they are to fire at targets
erected on the sands, for medals. The remaining
amusements announced for to-day consist of regattas,
donkey races, a gratuitous theatrical representation, a
grand festival in the concert-room, in which the
fascinating Anna Thillon is to take part, with other
things calculated to delight the flighty Frenchman.
The town is most densely crowded with strangers,
a great portion of whom has arrived from England
within the last few days, in consequence of the ad-
mirable accommodation afforded conjointly by the
South-Eastern Railway and the Continental and
South-Eastern Steam Packet Company _from three
to four hundred having arrived daily, via Folkestone,
by this conveyance during the past week, in addition
to a considerable number via Dover. Nor has the
General Steam Navigation Company been disre-
garded by the English holiday makers, their vessel,
the City of London, which left London on Saturday
night, having brought over 240 passengers. These
importations, together with a large number of visitor:
from other parts of France, brought by the railways,
and 800 National Guards, who came into Boulogne
yesterday, have so crowded the town, that beds can
scarcely be obtained for love or money. Many of the
hotel-keepers doubled and trebled their charges yes-
terday, and even parties staying at an hotel were not
allowed to change from one chamber to another, how-
ever inconvenient the one they possessed might be,
without paying an additional charge for the accom-
modation.

WESTMINSTER WORKING MEN'S EMIGRATION
*CLUB.—Last night the second meeting of the promoters
of this club was held at the Working► Men's Institute,
Pear-street, Strutton ground. There was a large num-
ber of the working classes present, and the proceedings,
as on the former occasion, were of a highly interesting
character. Mr. Walker occupied the chair. He was
glad to perceive that their fondest aspirations with re-
gard to the progress and ultimate success of this useful
movement bade fair to be realized.—(Hear, hear.) Since
their last meeting he had communicated with a Noble
Lord whose philanthropy had endeared him to the work-
ing classes, and he was happy to be enabled to state to
them that his Lordship had expressed himself delighted
that such a movement had been made, and had promised
to give it large share of his support.—(Cheers.) Ml'.
Wilson next addressed the meeting. He had himself
travelled over nearly the whole of the British colonial
possessions, but he should more particularly direct his
observations to Canada, for it was generally believed in
this country that the Canadian climate was too severe
for an Englishman. This assertion he altogether denied,
and he concluded a forcible address by producing a speci-
men of the clothing usually worn there in winter. The Ca-
nadian colonist acted on the principle of keeping the
hands and feet warm, safely leaving the other parts of
the body to the ordinary English clothing. Mr. Bow-
ring, a native of Australia, followed. His speech was
pregnant with information for the working classes. The
gist of his observations was, that whereas industry, in-
telligence, and perseverance might strive in this country
in vain, the d. wand for labour was such in Australia
that success must wait upon industry and integrity.
'['here was no resolutions proposed, the object of the
meeting being to dispense information. After some re-
marks from Mr. James, Mr. Sydenham, and others, the
meeting separated.
ROBBERY OF BANK NOTES.—On Saturday after-
noon, about three o'clock, Mr. W. H. Clover, of the firm
of Clover and Co., of Baffin-street, had his pocket
picked, between Lord-street and the Exchange, of a
pocket-book containing a number of Bank of England
notes. The pocket-book was of puce-coloured leather.
It contained, we learn, notes to the amount of 2351.,
the numbers of which are all known; two I 0 U's, one
for 351., and one for 401., and also various other financial
memoranda. The robbery was at once communicated
to the Central Police-office, and two or three detective
officers placed on the alert; but, although two or three
of the "swell mob" (numberless members of which are
said to be in town) were overhauled, none of the money
has as yet been found.—Liverpool Albion.
THE NUISANCES REMOVAL AND DISEASES PRE-
VENTION ACT.— On the 4th instant, an Act of Parlia-
ment was passed (11 and 12 Vic. cap. 123), which must
be adopted jointly with the Public Health Act, to effect
certai❑ sanitary regulations. The Act is to renew and
amend the 9th and 10th Vic. cap. 96, for the more
speedy removal of certain nuisances, and the prevention
of contagious and epidemic diseases. On information in
writing from two householders of the filthy condition of
any building, or of the existence of any nuisance, an
examination is to be made, and on a medical certificate
the owner to be summoned before a magistrate, who
shall upon proof, order the nuisance to be removed, and
enforce the order if it is not obeyed; the expenses are
to be recovered from the owner. Notice is to be given
to the General Board of Health of the intention to open
certain hospitals; and by the 9th section the Privy
Council is empowered to issue orders for putting in force
the Act for the prevention of epidemic diseases; " that
when any part of the United Kingdom shall appear to
be threatened with or affected by any formidable epi-
demic, endemic, or contagious diseases, measures of
precaution should be taken with promptitude." After
an order so made, the General Board of Health may
give directions which the Poor-law Board may compel
guardians to enforce. There are several penal enact-
ments in the Act, with one to enter premises and put in
operation the regulations of the General Board of
Health.

SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—MT. Henry
Phillips, the Eminent vocalist, made a most successful
debut to a very numerous auditory last evening at these
gardens. His appearance in the orchestra was the sig•
nal for an enthusiastic reception. The splendid voice of
Mr. Phillips was never heard to better advantage, and the
scientific yet pleasing style of his favourite ballads, "My
boyhood's home," and " The best of all good company,"
elicited an unanimous encore. The liberality of the pro-
prietor in providing this musical treat for his visitors,
deserves particular notice, as does also the kindly feeling
of Mr. Phillips in thus consenting to gratify many per-
sons who otherwise might not have had the opportunity
of hearing him, this being his first appearance in public
gardens. Miss liosina Collins also had the honour of
making her curtsey on the same evening, and performed
solo on the violin in a perfect style; her rapid and bril-
liant execution and command of the instrument were
most striking, arid the audience testified their delight by
frequent and continued plaudits. The gardens were vi-
sited by upwards of 9,000 persons durif)g the day, and
all seemed highly gratified with the liberal entertain-
ment provided.
CORONER'S INQUEST.—FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE
RITEIL-Yesterday, Mr. Baker held an inquest at the
Town of Ramsgate, High-street, Wapping, on the body
of Wm. Farley, aged 48, captain of the coasting vessel,
the Ferrand, of Glasgow. It appeared that on Saturday,
evening last, the vessel was lying off St. Andrew s-
wharf, Wapping, and that while the deceased, who was
sober, was stepping from the wharf into her, he fell
between the vessel and the wharf into the mud, which
was some feet deep. Ile was promptly removed, and
placed in a bed in the vessel. A medical gentleman
was,. sent for, who found life extinct. Verdict--
" Accidental death from suffocation."
A fatal accident happened in Messrs. Steele and
Co.'s shipbuilding yard on Wednesday, about twelve
o'clock; the following are the particulars :—James Boyd,
a foreman carpenter, the unfortunate man who lost his
life, was working upon a vessel in the dock, and in com-
ing from on board of a plank he missed his footing and
fell to the bottom. Several of the men who observed
him fall instantly jumped into the dock and raised him
up, but he was quite insensible from the severe injuries
he had sustained. He was carried to his own house,
where a medical man promptly attended, and did all in
his power to restore fast-ebbing life; without effect,
however, for he died the same night. He has left a
widow and family, some of whom are able to support
themselves.—Greenock Advertiser.

A party of the Goth Rifles are expected to arrive
here to-day, in augmentation of the force already
concentrated in this town. A capture was effected
in an adjoining street a short time since, and just now
a poor miserable-looking fellow was marched off to
Bridewell by about half a dozen policemen.
I believe I have given you in the foregoing remarks
a pretty accurate statement of what has really oc-
curred in this renewed outbreak. I am aware that
there is some disregard to the strict order of time in
reference to the occurrence of the various transactions
that have taken place, but that could not be avoided,
in consequence of the general uncertainty of the
reports in circulation, and the absolute falsity of nine-
tenths of them. I have endeavoured to distinguish
the truth, both from actual observation, and from
comparison of the various accounts which have been
detailed to me. I have certainly divested the whole
matter of that romantice exaggeration with which
some exuberant and overflowing fancies had clothed it.
I promised above to refer to the attack on Curragh-
more. No such thing took place, and every state-
ment that has been made respecting it, including the
intrepid bravery of Lady Waterford, and the cap-
ture of the three pieces of cannon, is neither more
nor less than a glowing fiction. A good deal, too,
has been said respecting the commissariat of the
assemblies on the hills. I believe they were very
badly supplied in this respect. A few farmers in the
neighbourhood, from fear, supplied some provisions,
and a few sheep were stolen from Mr. Wall, of Cool-
namuck, but beyond this I have learned of no outrage
of this character. Indeed, from what I have heard,
if it had not been for the interference of Mr.
O'Mahony, a good deal of mischief of this kind would
have occurred, and I have been told that he risked
his popularity with some of his more excited followers
by restraining all attempts at pillage, so far as in his
power lay.
Again, with regard to the presence of Messrs.
O'Gorman and Doheny—so far as I could learn, these
gentlemen had nothing to do with the transaction—
the only leaders that I could hear :of' being Mr.
O'Mahony and the two strangers who commanded at
Cruchane. Indeed the current report here is that
both Messrs. O'Gorman and Doheny are out of the
country.
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in the counties of Tipperary, Water ford, and Kil-
kenny, are becoming every (lay more reckless, as the
fear of famine grows stronger. Should their fears be
realised, and no adequate relief be afforded, and
should the landlords persist in that oppressive and
tyrannical conduct which many of them seem to have
adopted, although any large organization or extensive
movement may be prevented by the presence of an
overwhelming body of troops, the result will inevitably
be the establishment of a system of agrarian outrage
in this neighbourhood, which will far outvie the un-
enviable notoriety that has, within the last few years,
been obtained by North Tipperary.
CLONMEL, SIX O'CLOCIC.—I have just been informed
that General M'Donald will arrive to-morrow and
take the command of the forces in the disturbed dis-
tricts. I have endeavoured, but without success, to
ascertain the loss that has been sustained by the

Slur LAUNCH.—On Saturday a fine-built ship,
intended for the East India trade, was launched from
the building-yard of Messrs. Clarke and Sons, on the
south side of the Queen's Dock. She is, we believe, one
of the largest merchant vessels which has yet been built
in Liverpool, being 132 feet keel, 141 feet above decks,
33 feet beam, 21 feet 6 inches depth of hold, and 760
tons burden, new measurement. The builders are her
owners, and the gentleman under whose command she
will sail is Captain Bartlett, lute of the Mary Hartley, of
this port, a man highly valued for his nautical skill and
knowledge. The virgin ship, to befit her to meet her
briny spouse, had been gaily bedecked, and a joyous
thri ng crowded her decks to give her welcome. In front
of her bows a platform had been erected for the select
guests, which was thronged by some of the principal
gentlemen connected with the shipping of the port, his
beionros Whipa amongst
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all preparations having been completed, the words
" Down daggers
were given, upon which the lady who
performed the ceremony of christening (M
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tletiv'reesswersfobro"w.
Jtegar," but owing to some slight mistake the vessel re-
mained 'w‘ 'lace ces suss
stationary. Another bottle of wine was sup
plied, and after some little exertions on the part of the
workmen, the massive ship began to move, and she gra-
dually slid from the cradle into the water, amidst the
acclamations of the assembled spectators. She was sub-
st.quently taken into No. 4 Graving Dock, in order to be
coppered, and to undergo all the processes necessary to
render her fit for sea.—Liverpool Albion.
TUE NEW PARK AT BATTERSEA.—The new park
at Battersea, which has been for some time in abeyance.
will be commenced without delay, notices having been
conveyed on Saturday to all the residents on the spot,
that they must quit possession, the attention being at
~nee to remove the houses. The waterworks will re-
main. The park will extend the whole distance between
Battersea bridge and Nine-elms, and from the bank of
the river to the public road across Battersea-fields,
making the length of the park about two miles and
quarter, and its width little more than a mile. A car-
riage• drive forty feet in breadth will be formed along
the bank of the Thames, and a suspension bridge will
be thrown across the river to the spot where the Red
House now stands. Towards the construction of this
bridge the Marquis of Westminster has contributed
he sum of 60,0004 At the south-western boundary of
the park an elegant church has been erected, and will
he- ready for consecration in the course of the present
‘lllltUnlne

RELIEF OF IRISII DisTaEss.—The seventh series
of official papers, relating to the. relicf of Irish distres,
has just been issued. It contains the narrative up to
the middle of August.

LONDON, TUESDAY rVENING, SEPTEMBFR 19, ram

THE INSOLVENCY of MR. BURGE.
On Friday last., Y.,ik Castle, Mr. William Burr!,
Q.C., and recently a Commissioner in Bankruptcy for
the Leeds district, an insolvent debtor, came befcre
Robert Wharton, Esq., Judge of the County Court,
for his first examination, touching his debts, his estate,
and effects.

The insolvent was opposed by Mr. J. 11. Ilill, barris-
ter, on behalf of several Leeds creditors, of whom he
had borrowed money, and also of Mr. Lt-e and Mr.
Sangster, attorneys, of Leeds, on behalf of themselves
and other creditors.

Mr. Blaushard appeared as counsel for Mr. Burge,
but it was arranged that the insolvent should addre: s
the Court and cross-examine witnesses in his in% n
behalf.

The grounds of opposition were that the insolvent
had contracted debts in the manner of fraud, and with-
out reasonable or probable expectation of paying.
It appeared in the course of a very lengthy i:,quiry,
that the insolvent was appointed to the office of Corn
missioner of Bankruptcy for the Leeds district in No-
vember, 1845. He entered upon the discharge of hi.
duties in the following month, and in February, 1846
he brought his family to Leeds, and took up his resi-
dence at Oulton, the rent of his house being 1001. per
annum. When he came to Leeds he was possess' d
of a valuable library, consisting of law reports fain)
the earliest to the present time. He had also a very
large collection of foreign jurists, ancient and modern.
and a large miscellaneous library. Previous to his en-
tering upon the commissionership, he had occasion to
borrow 800/. in London, for which he pledged Vs
valuable library as security. He estimated the value of
his law library, from the cost of it, and also from the
scarcity of many of the works, at from 1,000/. to 1,500/.
more than the sum for which it was held as security.
These books, however, were sold by Mr. Price,
auctioneer, of Chancery-lane, London, for less than the
8001., and the writ for the deficiency was the instrument
upon which Mr. Burge was committed to York Castle,
where he has remained for the last eighteen months.
With regard to insolvent's sources of income, he stated
that he was agent for Jamaica, at a salary of 1,000/. per
annum, and his commissionership was worth 1,800/. a
year. He was also recorder for Winchester, at a salary
of 40/. a year, but he did not consider that a source of
emolument, as his travelling expenses to and from Win-
chester, cost him that sum. Insolvent lost the agenc)
for Jamaica in February, 1847, quite unexpectedly.
When he came to Leeds, he had that part of his law
library which was not sold in London, and the
miscellaneous library ; he also had a large
quantity of valuable furniture and wine at
Oulton, the value of which he estimated at
4,000/. This property, however, in April, 1847, was
sold under several executions, for only about 2,000/ In-
solvent further stated, that about 3,000/. is owing to him
by Mr. George Arthur Young, a barrister, with whom
he had made joint notes fur sums borrowed at different
times previously to 1846, amounting to 6,0001.; and
some of these sums were falling due when Mr. Young
quitted England, leaving insolvent to pay them. At the
time of his coming to Leeds, Mr. Burge reckoned his
debts at 14,000/., which be explained thus:—His liabili-
ties, as stated in the schedule, were 55,874/. 6s. ld,; but
the actual sum was 35,762/, there being various items,
amounting to 20,2391. 75., repeated in the schedule two
or three times. Of the 35,762/., 9;479/. 7s. were con-
tracted after Mr. Burge came to Leeds. The sum of
20,2391. 7s. was owing either to relatives or friends, who
would not, the insolvent said, for one moment have al-
lowed the existence of their demands to operate, in the
slightest degree, to his prejudice. The amount of his
hostile debts, therefore, was nearly 16,0001., and deduct-
ing the sum of 7,590/., which had been borrowed to pay a
portion of insolvent's debts, and adding the remainder of
those debts now owing, there was left a balance of 14,000/.
odd, which Mr. Burge treated as hostile debts. The
money he borrowed in Leeds was between 6,000/. and
7,0001., and the insolvent declared that he informed the
various lenders at the time that he was in need of the
money to pay off demands which were pressing against
him :in London. He had effected policies on his life
amounting to 26,648/., the total amount of annual
premiums upon which was 1,588/. Upon 8,000/. of these
policies, which were effected under his marriage settle-
ment, the premiums had and would be paid by his
brothers-in-law, though he was liable to pay them. The
pl amount of his debts bearing interest at the time of his
arrest was 17,200/., but that included the bonds that were
owing. The insolvent's impression was, that under
1,000/. would be his annual expenses, including his chil
dren ; and he said that sum would be lessened by the re-
ductions which he made in his establishment in 1846.
Between the Ist of January, 1846, and the time of his
arrest, there were 44 actions commenced against him and
pending.
At the conclusion of the insolvent's examination, the
JUDGE expressed a wish to bear him upon the question
arising under the 24th section of the 7th and Bth Vic.,
cap. 96. His Honour said his impression was, on the
present state of the facts, that under that clause he had
no power to name any day for the final order.
After some conversation, the professional gentlemen
by whom the insolvent was opposed agreed to waive the
question of fraud, and to call no witnesses, with the
understanding that they were to be heard if Mr. Burge
should succeed in removing the impression which the
Court entertained.

The examination of Mr. Burge occupied from nine
o'clock in the morning until eight at night, at which hour
an adjournment took place.
On Saturday morning Mr. Burge addressed the Court
at great length, arguing that in construing the section
of the Act, the " reasonable or probable expectation"
must be the expectation which the debtor himself pos-
sessed, and that his mind and his intentions must consti-
tute the elements of any judgment as to the reasonable-
ness or probability of his expectations. He also con-
tended that, from the many friends he possessed to
whom he might look for assistance, and from the ar-
rangements he had made for living at a very reduced
rate of expenditure, he had reasonable ground for think-
ing that he would be able to meet his engagements
when he obtained the loans from the opposing creditors,
and that there was nothing in his case which made him
a debtor acting make fide, or deprived his Honour of the
power of naming a day for the final order.
His HoNomt, after some :observations on the facts of
the case, and on :the construction to be put upon the
words of the section, declined to name any day for the
final order.

Mr. BLANSHARD then applied to his Honour to name
a day when the insolvent might apply for his protecting
order, under the 29th section.

His HONOUR said he did not feel inclined to name any
day at present.

An application was then made to the Court by the
insolvent's solicitor, that Mr. W. D. Child, of the firm
of Messrs. Pearce and Child, West India merchants, of
London, might be appointed trade assignee, he being a
creditor for 800/. The appointment of Mr. Child was
opposed on the ground that he was ono of the friendly
creditors, and the appointment of two trade assignees,
one a London and the other a Leeds creditor, was sug-
gested; but eventually it was agreed to fix and give
notice of a day for the choice of assignees, the Clerk of
the Court to act in the meantime.

ARREST OF CURTIS, LATE COLLECTOR Or TAXES
IN SALFORD.—MANCHESTER, MONDAY. Thomas Cur-
tis, the late collector of poor-rates and assessed taxes for
the borough of Salford, and who absconded from this city
a few months ago with upwards of 1,6001. which he had
collected on account of the Commissioners of Assessed
Taxes and the overseers of the poor for Salford, was ap-
cpar
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ly
with him to Liverpool, and engagedug a passage in the
packet. ship
in ipNtihagnatrashtipo Boonstothn, forf day,and
lie
boarded her as she was leavingetheomouth o f the hMerseyav 1)
owlug
from the •
Cheshire shore. Whilst on the voyage he be-
came very intimate with a fellow-passenger who pre
tended to be well acquainted with the States, and who
promised to do everything in his power to forward Cur-
tis's interest. Curtis seems to have placed implicit con-
fidence in this man, for on his arrival at Boston he
placed some of his luggage in the stranger's care, but the
latter took the liberty of walking off with the box, in
which Curtis had a large sum of money deposited; and,
although a rigid search was instituted for him by
the police at Boston, ho succeeded in evading their
vigilance, and in victimising Curtis. The captain of the
Niagara, finding that Curtis was left penniless, raided a
subscription for him, and handed him the amount.
Curtis, on seeing that his money was irretrievably lost,
and that all his plans were frustrated, determined upon
returning to England; and, to carry out his design, en-
gaged a passage on board a ship bound for Hull, paying
half the passage money out of the sum handed to him by
the captain of the Niagara, and promising to pay the
other half on his arrival in England. He arrived in
Hull last Monday, and remained there up to the time of
hie apprehension. On his arrival in Hull he was unable
to pay the balance due for his passage, and to enable
him to do so, his wife wrote to the bank of Messrs. Cun-
liffe, Brooks, and Co., of this city, for a sum of 251.,
which she had lodged there previous to her departure.
Half notes for the amount wero sent her, and the other
half notes were to have been forwarded to-day. It i,
presumed that this was what led the authorities to be-
lieve that Curtis was in Hull. On Saturday evening a
warrant for his apprehension was placed in Mr. Neal's
hands, and yesterday morning he proceeded to Hull,
where he succeeded in apprehending him; and he will be
brought up for examination before the magistrates at the
Salford Town- hall to-morrow morning.
SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 18.—The Royal Mail West
India steam-ship Dee, under the command of Captain
Allen, left this afternoon for the West_ladies with the
mails and 50 passengers. She took out specie t 3 the
amount of 2,064/. is. 2d., and a very large general
cargo. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Madrid, Captain J. Weeks, with the usual mails
and about 12 passengers, left to-day for Gibraltar, &e.
She took out a full general cargo. and a small quantity
of specie. The Ocean Steam Navigation Company's
steam-ship Hermann, commanded by Captain Crabtree,
arrived in the Docks yesterday morning from Bremer.
She brought 98 passengers from Bremen for New York,
and will leave for America on Wednesday, taking out
the large number of 150 passengers, and a very large and
valuable cargo from Bremen, Havre, and England.
The Severn, Royal Mail West India steam-ship, is due
at the post--office on the 22d inst., but is fully expected
here by to-morrow.
TUE PEACE MEETlNG.—Yesterday a large number
of the Society of Frierds met at the Hall of Commerce,
and proceeded to Blackwall, and there embarked on
board the General Steam Navigation Company's steam-
ship Giraffe, R. Stranack, for Ostend, en route to Brus-
sels, to attend a great Peace meeting to be held in that
city to-morrow (Wednesday). The party will return to
London on Saturday evening next.
Viscount and, Viscountess Castlereagh arrived in
Chesham-place at the close of last week, from the Isle
of Wight, and have slum lett town, for Powerscourt
Castle, county Wicklow.

COURT CIRCULAR.
BALMORAL, SAT URDAY.--: er Majesty and his
Royal Highness started at nine o'clock this morning
to rccomplish the feat of ascending to the top of
" Lochnagair," which employed the whole day.
This evening the Duke and Duchess of Leeds and
Miss Lane Fox, Sir Alexander and Lady Duff, and
Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson, of Invercauld, will join
the royal dinner party.

Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colo-
nial-office, from the Governor of Gibraltar.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
The St. Leger settling was resumed yesterday after-
noon, but without in the slightest degree improving the
position of those who had much reason to complain at
Doncaster. Nothing was forthcoming from Captain
I)***t, from the "BortTeites;"--or from the Irish solicitor
(Mr. B***t), nor was anything heard of Mr. C'"`"tt,
who, it appears, was in the subscription room for a short
time in the morning after the race, but has since been
wanting" for a large amount. As we have before ob-
serve 1, a worse settling was never known, The betting
was barely sufficient to warrant a quotation.
CESAREWITCH STAKES.
12 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Surplice
12 to 1 agst Mr. Cravvfurd's The Cur
12 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Backbiter
16 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Palma
20 to 1 agst Mr. Murphy's Dough
20 to 1 agst Lord Howth's Peep o'Day Boy
25 to 1 agst Mr. M. Clancy's Lanesborough—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress—taken
25 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Dacia
25 to 1 agst Mr. Hesseltine's Escape
25 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Loadstone
25 to 1 agst Mr. Shelley's Remembrance—taken
30 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Plaudit -
30 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Geraldine
33 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Chat
bEREY.
5 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Flying Dutchman
12 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Elthiron
33 to 1 agst Mr. Holmes's Montague—taken
50 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Honeycomb—taken
50 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Tiresome—taken

AQUATICS.

GREAT ROWING MATCH FOR £lOO AND THE

CHAMPIONSHIP OF GRAVESEND.

Yesterday the match between -John Dewardt and
Gerrard Cooper, the rival champions of Gravesend,
which has excited the greatest interest in the aquatic
World, both above and below bridge, came off, and such
was the excitement of the speculators on the event, that
no less than three steamers (the Vesper, the Waterman
No. 3, and the Diamond packet, the first-named starting
from Greenwich, the second from Woolwich, and the
latter from London, expressly for the occasion) were
nhartered to accompany the race. At Gravesend, before
eine in the morning, the Town and Terrace Piers were
besieged by applicants for places on board the various
' steamers, and the betting and business-like bustle, at-
tended with the most anxious looks and inquiries rela-
' iive to the men, their condition, &c., produced a scene of
the most lively description.
It will be in the recollection of many of our readers
that after the east and west-end regattas at Gravesend
last year, at either of which Cooper and Dewardt proved'
the champions, a challenge was given and taken, and a'
match of six miles and a quarter resulted between they
two men, which, after one of the severest trials of shill:
and game upon record, was decided in favour of Dewardt.
Cooper and his friends not being satisfied with the result
of last year's race, determined upon the present match,
and having thrown down the gauntlet, preliminaries
were arranged, and 501. aside deposited for the contest
we are now about to record, the distance being from
Northfleet Creek to Cliffe Creek, Gravesend (a similar
course).
Both men had for some time been in active training,
Dewardt under Robins, of Horselydown ; and his oppo-•
nent with Forrest, of Greenwich, and they were cer-
tainly brought into the finest possible condition. Betting
was extremely brisk, at 5 and 6 to 4 on Dewardt.
On the former occasion covered ran-dan boats were
used by the men, but on the present outrigger wager
boats were expressly constructed for the men, a trifle
larger than those in use above bridge, and which were
certainly elegant patterns of the modern school. Cooper
took his station on the north or Essex side of the centre
of the river, Dewardt being outside. All being in readi-
ness, the loaded steamers holding on by various moored
craft, with their freight of friends of either party san-
guine of success, sporting red flags for Dewardt and
green for Cooper, the men, after a false start, got
away at twelves minutes past ten, Cooper having the
advantage of nearly half a boat's length. Their speed
was first-rate, and after a few strokes Dewardt, as
soon as he got well to work, became scull and scull
with his antagonist. For a short time the excitement
was extreme, but it was soon apparent that victory
would, in all probability, again crown Dewart's efforts,
who now drew clear of Cooper, and off Rosherville
was a boat's length in advance, and took his adversary's
water. Cooper made the most desperate but unavailing
efforts to overhaul his opponent. Dewardt gradually
increased his advantage, and off Gravesend was lour
lengths in advance. Cooper here appeared to consider
his chance hopeless, and after another spurt, attended
with no better success than the former, gave up near
Coal House Point, and was taken 011 board the Vesper
steamer. Dewardt, who rowed steadily throughout,
passed the flag-staff of Cliffe Creek at ten minutes to
eleven o'clock, completing the distance under thirty-
eight minutes. The winner: rowed in a boat built by A.
Wentzell.

CLICK ET.

THE ELEVEN OF ALL ENGLAND v. TWENTY.TWO

OF DARLINGTON.

On Saturday the match was renewed, and the length-
ened contest terminated by a victory on the part of
the Darlington Twenty-two; the scores respectively
standing thus:—All England, first innings, 44; second
ditto, 79; the Darlington Twenty-two, first innings, 57;
second innings, 68 ; Darlington winning with eight
wickets to spare.
TIIE SURREY CLUB v. TIIE STREATIIAINI CLUB.

This match was played yesterday at the Oval, wilt n
there was a vast amount of first-rate science exhibited.
The Surrey went in to open the contest, and, as will be
seen, ran up a score of 154. So good was the bowling
of the Streatham in the early part of the game, that for
an hour and a half not more than 18 runs could be ob-
tained. When the stumps were drawn for the day the
score stood as follows:

SURREY CLUB.
T. Craven, Esq., c Booth, b Watney ... 33
W. Houghton, Esq., b Miller ... 1
R. Roberts, Esq., c Miller, b Watney 0
H. Gardner, Esq., b Miller ~, 9
C. H. Hoare, Esq., b Watney ... 9
C. Coltson, Esq., run put 20
B. Baker, Esq., b Watney... ... 35
W. Dennison, Esq., b Miller ... 8
W. Kiddie, Esq., b Miller., . 1
F. Clarke, Esq., not out ... 0
F. Reeves, Esq., run out ... 1
Byes, 10; wide, 19 ... 29

STREATHAM CLUB.
- Booth, Esq., not out ... ... 15
J. Miller, Esq., b Gardner
F. Denning, Esq , not out... ... 16
Byes ... 3