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S 1,7 Ny OCTOBER 3, 1846.
No. 16,861, LONDON, SATURDAY E N- I N G

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
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Sixteenth Century will be performed by a Sax-Horn Band, under
lh Direction of Dr. Wallis daily, and in the Evenings.
Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price.

BLACK LION HOTEL, BRIDLINGTON.
GEO. NICHOLSON takes this opportunity of returning his
best thanks to gentlemen who have so kindly favoured him with
their patronage since he entered upon the above Hotel, and begs to
assure them that the same attention to their comfort which has been
so highly appreciated, shall be the anxious wish and determined
object of the proprietor to give.
G. N. begs further to state that the line of railway from Hull to
Bridlington opens on the ith of October for public business, and that
his Omnibuses and Cabs will attend every train, for the conveyance
of passengers to or from arty part of the town.
Coaches and Omnibuses will run from his house and the station
every morning to Ilunmanby, Filey, and Scarborough daily, and re-
turn in the evening in time to save the trains.

THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.
LONDON AND YORK—DIRECT NORTHERN.
Offices, No. 7, Lothbury, London.
NOTlCE,—Warrants are this day issued for the payment of In-
terest on the Deposits prior to the passing of the Act incorporating
the Company, say to 38th June last on all Shares since registered,
being 3s. 6d. on London and York, and Is. 6d. on Direct Northern
Shares.
Holders of Scrip are reminded that this interest cannot be received
until they send the Scrip for registration.
London, Oct. 1, 1846. J. R. MOWATT, Secretary.

ARK PLACE, near WICKHAM, HANTS,
about four miles from the Fareham and Botley Station, on
the Southampton Railroad.
This most desirable RESIDENCE is to be LET UNFURNISHED,
for a term of years, with immediate possession. Ten Acres of Pas-
ture Laad will be let with the House, and more may be had if re-
quired. The House and Buildings have just been put into the com-
pletest state of repair. The Rent, Rates, and Taxos, are very
moderate.

Application for additional particulars and to negotiate for a Lease
is to be made to Messrs. Sewells, Norris, and Estcourt, solicitors,
.Newport, Isle of Wight; from whom also permission to view the
place is to be obtained.

PROTECTION.-MARKWICK'S PATENT
CHEST PROTECTOR, so highly approved of by the Faculty,
is the BEST and MOST EFFECTUAL ever invented. It• is light
and elegant, and will be found extremely useful to persons on leaving
Heated Rooms, Places of Worship, Thoatres, &c.
Orders attended to by Mr. HODD, at the Patent Epithem Depot,
69, King William-street, City.

11111[R. BEARD'S COLOURED PHOTOGRA-
PHIC PORTRAITS are TAKEN DAILY, at 85, King
William-street, City, 34, Parliament-street, Westminster; and the
Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent-street.
" A great improvement has been effected by the patentee."--
The Times.

" The resulting tableau will bear comparison with the best minia-
ture."—Morning Chronicle.

NICHOLSON'S TABLEAUX VIVANS,
LIVING PICTURES, POSES PLASTIQUES, or ANI-
MATED STATUES. Mr. NICHOLSON has the honour to announce
that it is his intention to commence on MONDAY, the sth of October,
1845, in the great room of the Garrick's Head Hotel, Bow-street, a
series of Lectures on Poetry and Song, illustrating each subject
by groups of living Male and Female Models of the most exquisite
mould.

Figures In which we fairly trace
Development of every grace,
Beauteous when chiselled out by art,
But warmly breathing, they impart
(As beings of divine creation)
A brighter, holier, admiration.
Morning—Doors open at Three ; Lecture from half-past Three till
Five. Evening—Doors open at Seven; Lecture from half-past Seven
till Nine o'clock. Admission, Is. ; Reserved seats, 2s. 6d.

BUCHANAN'S TECHNOLOGICAL DICTIONARY.
Just published, 18mo. bound in cloth, price 7s.
ATECHNOLOGICAL DICTIONARY, ex-
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LE MPRIERE 'S DICTIONARY.
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BIBLIOTHECA CLASSICA ; or, a Classical
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names mentioned in ancient authors, by J. LEMPRIERE, D.D.
London : William Tegg and Co., 73, Cheapside.

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COUNT OF MONTE CHRISTO.
A Romance. By ALEXANDER DUMAS.
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unites the wild fancy of the fairy or the Arabian tale with the ar-
tistic individuality of the modern romance. The verisimilitude of
the elaboration is as masterly as the fertility of invention is surprising,
and the descriptions of persons, of accessories, and scenery, are as
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PRCE
I SENPENCE.
THE PEOPLVEE'S JOURNAL.
Part 9, for OCTOBER, contains
FOUR ENGRAVINGS
Rembrandt's Duke Adolph:: of Gueldres.
Portrait of William Lloyd Garrison.
Cornelius' Battle on the Staircase.
Hop Picking. By C. H. Weigall.
WITH TUE FOLLOWING ORIGINAL PAPER:
Duke Adolphe of Gueldres.
Household Education. No. 3. The Natfltal Possessions of Man. 11.
Martineau.
Tho Organ at Great Muggleton. J. Gostick.
An Appeal to the better order of Men in behalf of the Women of the
Fact,ry Districts. M. L. Gillies.
Country Houses for the Working Classes. A. Winter.
Anti-Slavery League. Wm. Howitt.
Talk about Music. Ne. 3, Dance-music. 11. F. Chorley.
Subjects fbr Poets. B.
Memoir of Wm. Lloyd Garrison. Mary Howitt.
Faust perceiving Margaret for the first time. Wm. Hewitt.
The Italian Gratuitous School. W. J. Linton.
Poetry—Hope for the Poet. Mrs. C. Green.
A Yankee's Notion about Enlisting in the Mexican War. J.
R. Lowell.
Lake and Mountain Holidays. No. 3. H. Martineau.
Penny Wisdom. By a Man of No Party.
Our Library—Letters from Madras.
Servants of All-Work. J. M. W.
Scene in the Niebelungen Lied. Wm. Howitt.
Glimpses of the Life of a Sailor. Franklin Fox.
The French_ Working Classes. J. Kavanagh.
Our Library—The Christian Commonwealth.
Letters to a Clergyman.
My Middle Passage from the Anvil-block to the Editorial Chair.
Elihu Burritt.
Poetry—NewDrder of Nobility. Mrs. C. Tinsley.
Tales for the Drama. T. M. C.
Holidays for the People. Michaelmas. Wm. llowitt,
Survey from the Mountain. No. VI. /I. Martineau.
Poetry—The Cloud in France. G. Barmby.
The Neighbour-in-Law. L. M. Child.
Almanack and Calendar for October. C. A. White.
The Annals of Industry and Progress for the Past Month.
In preparation—Portraits of and Papers on W. J. Fox, Elihu
Burritt, Charles Knight, W. C. Macready, Douglas Jerrold, &c.
London z.People's Journal Office, 69, Fleet-street. Sold by all Book-
sellers and Newsmen.

DREADFUL COAL-PIT ACCIDENT.—SIX LIVESLOST.—On
occurred at anrii.
Monday morning a dreadful accident from
explosion of fireitdanlp, whereby six lives have been lost,
propertyconnected with the Clyde Iron Works,
a few miles up
the
the Messrs. Dunlop, situated near Toll Cross,
had become at v Clyde from Glasgow. The casualty
httanasery, p
been hastily' collecteydfarnd the subjoined particulars have
partially known in this city at a
late hour on
from inquiries made in the neigh-
bourhood in" question. The pit in which the accident
ltlhedrow of the riverle side. We understand
which has Bole Pit, and is situated
occurrediNit,itihsiwithin
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working
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open of late,
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and n o
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the course of their
itii.int:he lights
five men and a boy went down '
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ordinary occupations, and immediatelyw
which they carried coming in contact
the explosion took place by which the whole
deprived of life. We have not yet ascertained the names
of the sufferers, but we understand the majority, l 'fe
the whole, of the men were married, and have left
widows and families. The consternation which
the occurrence excited in the neighbourhood can
be imagined only by those who have been wit-
nesses to similar scenes of distress. Steps Were
promptly taken by the persons connected with the
management for recovering the bodies, and in the
course of the morning those of one man and the boy
were got out. The remains of the other four men were
not recovered until about five o'clock on Monday even-
ing. The explosion cannot, under the circumstances,
be easily accounted for; but without desiring heedlessly
to impute blame in any quarter, or to anticipate the -
suit of the inquiry which we understand has b" insti-
tuted''''`-
under judicial authority, we may - 4n
dtate that the
common impression amongst the - • -
Rutherglen and the neighbour ~,min population of
had been caused biuyeea mood was, that the disaster
`rap-door, connected with the
, consequence of oofp ewnhlivohhe when
the
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do
he havebeen
ventilation, having
and -rcnderced/ peeuliarly liable to ignition
been shut, in
co twee trnted,
on the contact of flame.— r asiyow Chronicle.
yesterdayon s equ enc e
evening,of the it-t
LtaLteGoAfitrelZ•eathnerc
favlorLuxblei As
fête intended to have been given at these gardens was
PostrAmed until Monday.
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MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.

On Thursday morning Mr. George Child, the super-
intendent of the Gravesend and Rochester Railway, put
a period to his existence by hanging himself, at his re-
sidence, near the Rochester terminus. The melancholy
end of this universally-respected individual has spread a
deep gloom not only among a large circle of friends, but
among the public also to whom he was generally known.
Deceased has left a wife and seven children. An in-
quest was held the same afternoon, at the Watermill
Tavern, Stroud, by Mr. James Lewis, Coroner for Ro-
chester, when the following evidence was adduced :
Mr. Henry Child, son of the deceased, was first ex-
amined. Ho said his father was 48 years of age. He
was superintendent of the Gravesend and Rochester
Railway. Witness is ticket-clerk in the establishment.
His father went to bed as usual last night with his mo-
ther; she got up between three and four o'clock, and
called witness to remain with his father, as lie was so
much excited. His father then walked up and down
the room in his night clothes, as he was accustomed to
do when his mind was much engaged. He said he was
anxious about business, and wished he was not so ex-
citable; this was about four o'clock. He said he did
not know what he should do; there was this and that to
do, and he did not know how he should do it. He had
been to London yesterday, to the office of the South-
Eastern Company, and returned excited. His father
told him the appointment was all right; but the inter-
view had been productive of great nervous excitement.
After having paced the room for about ten minutes he
returned to his bed, and fell asleep. Witness left his
father's room about a quarter to seven, and he then ap-
peared to be asleep. Half an hour afterwards his little
sister called upon him at the office, and told him that
her father had hung himself. On going to the house
he found his father suspended by a silk handker-
chief from the curtain-rod of the bed; he was
then taken down, and a surgeon sent for. After wit-
ness had left his father, he understood that he came into
witness's bed-room, and inquired for him of his brother
John, who was hardly awake at the time, and he imme-
diately left the room. Had witness remained at home
he had no doubt ho might have been tho cause of pre-
venting his destroying himself. He was constitutionally
excitable, and a little sleep was always productive of a
favourable change. He returned from London last
night at half-past nine, and wrote a letter, which was
posted as usual, and he then observed nothing particu-
larly the matter with him, except that ho fancied the
next duties of his office would be heavier than hereto-
fore. He has made a great anxiety of business for some
time past, but more so within the last three days, so
much so as to interfere with his proper rest.
The wetness then handed the following letter to the
coroner, written to deceased by Mr. F. Collier, the secre-
tary to the company, which was read to the jury.—
" Broad-street, London, Sept, 1846.
"My dear Sir,—l am quite sorry to see you in such
poor spirits. lam sure the new arrangements will
neither interfere with your interests or your comfort,
and anything I can do to promote these ends will give
me pleasure."

John Laing, a retired military officer, residing at the
Terrace, Gravesend, had known Mr. Child for two years,
and had, during that time, been on intimate terms with
him. He was a man naturally of a very nervous tempe-
rament. Witness had observed for some time past that
business seemed very much to trouble him. Witness
considered his nervous system entirely shattered. Had
seen him on Tuesday; he was then unusually excited.
Mr. Broadbent, station-master on the line, was then
examined. His testimony completely bore out the pre-
ceding evidence. Witness had endeavoured to cheer
him up ; he was very much excited on Saturday, but
much worse yesterday on his way to London. Deceased
shook hands with him as he left that morning, a thing
he had never done before. Witness detained him for
about a minute, and advised him not to be so deponding,
as things would be all right ; and deceased replied he
would try and shake it off, observing that he knew it
was very foolish in him to be so. Witness's opinion
was that he destroyed himself through such excitement
as to derange his mental faculties.
Verdict—" That deceased destroyed himself in a fit of
temporary insanity."

DARING BURGLARY AT SOUTH

WEALD.
One of the most outrageous burglaries that has been
for years committed in Essex was effected on Monday,
about two A.M., by a gang who forcibly entered the
house of Mr. James Pain, sen., horse-dealer, of the Red
Lion Inn, Coxted Green, South Weald. Horse-dealers
attending fairs necessarily keep large sums of ready
money in their possession, as the parties who committed
this robbery were no doubt aware, if not of the fact that
a considerable sum was to be found in the house in
question. Mr. Pain, it appears, retired to rest at his
usual time, and about two o'clock in the morning was
alarmed by having the window of his room forced in,
and six or eight men wearing masks and otherwise dis-
guised, entering the apartment. They told Mr. P., who
is advanced in years, they did not want to hurt him, but
they would have his money, on which he got up and
went down stairs, followed by several of the men across
the taproom to another staircase, leading to the room of
Mr. George Smith, his grandson, in the front of the
other end of the house. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Horsley,
Mr. P.'s daughters, who slept in the adjoining room,
entreated them not to hurt their father, promising, if
they did not, to show them where the money was. The
villains then rifled their pockets of the contents ; but
they did not take a gold watch and various articles of
jewellery belonging to Mrs. Smith. They next went to
Mr. Smith's (the grandson) room, and called him by
name, and, drawing the curtains round his bed, told him
if he did not lie quietly they would kill him. They
then returned to Mr. Pain's room, where, during his
absence, most of the gang had been ransacking his
drawers, as the contents were strewed about. From a
strong chest, which they broke open, they took a small
iron box away with them, containing 1741. in 101. and 51.
bank-notes and sovereigns, a canvas bag with eleven
sovereigns, thirty-three old guineas, a number of docu-
ments, &c. They all appeared well-dressed slightly-
made young men ; some of them wore Newmarket-cut
coats, and one of them had crape on his hat. They had
lights with them, several lucifer-matches, and a piece of
candle was picked up by Mr. Coulson, superintendent of
police at Brentwood, to whom, as soon as the alarm was
over, information was conveyed. Mr. Coulson immedi-
ately went to the railway station, and information was
forwarded per telegraph to the different stations down
the line, and to London, answer being returned in halt
a minute, acknowledging that the information was
understood. The thieves left behind a short ladder and
a black-glazed calico pocket torn from a great coat, and
in which holes had been made to see through. It is
conciuded that they cut their hands with the window
glass, some blood being found sprinkled
,about the room,
and one of the men cut his throat with the glass in break-
ing.in, as Mrs. Horsley states that she saw a wound, and
the party took a shirt from her box, belonging to Mr.
H., which he bound round it, and took away with him.
Mrs. Smith went to the window to give an alarm, when
two stones were thrown, but fortunately both missed
her. Information of the robbery has been conveyed to
all the police-stations, and it would seem scarcely pos-
sible, where so many are concerned, that they should all
escape detection. There is no doubt the men who coin-
mitted the robbery are regular " cracksmen." They
told Smith that they would not hurt him, and that was
" every-day work with them." Charles Saggers, a lad,
grandson of Mr. Pain, was sleeping with Smith, and on
hearing the noise crept under the bed, and drew his
clothes with him ; he had twenty shillings in his pocket,
which they did not discover, nor did they find him
either. When they were leaving the premises, Mr.
Pain, like an " old brick," said to them that, as they
had not hurt any one, they had better stop and take
something to eat and drink ; but this they politely de-
clined, remarking that they bad got what they wanted
—that they came after money, and had obtained it. One
of them, who cut his hands in getting through the win-
dow, held Mrs. Smith against the wall whilst the others
were searching for the cash, and the wound bled upon
her night clothes. There were six fellows in the house,
and Mrs. S. saw two or three others outside. The im-
plements used were jemmies, quite new and bright, with
which they wrenched the doors andlocks open.—Chelms-
ford Chronicle.

NARROW ESCAPE OF AN EMI-

GRANT SHIP.-AWFUL SUFFERINGS.

Recently considerable attention has existed regarding
the fate of the Elizabeth and Sarah emigrant ship, which
has been reported at Lloyd's as having been nearly
wrecked, twice or thrice, while on her outward passage
to North America, with three hundred Irish emi-
grants. Since the last notice published, announcing
the vessel being stranded on the island of St.
Peter's, south of Newfoundland, letto-s have been re-
ceived communicating the fact of her having been get
off, and her art hal at Basque Island, with a frightful
fever raging on board, to which the captaim of the Eli-
zabeth and Sarah, Mr. Simpson, and no fewer than
twenty. three passengers, had fallen a sacrifice.
The unfortunate commander was, we understand, the
sole owner of the vessel, and in consequence of his death
there is little probability of an inquiry being instituted
into the alleged charges as to the condition of the ship
and the stores with which she was provided. From all
the accounts received we extract the following :
" The ship sailed from Killala on May 26, twenty.
four days after the day advertised, and the time the emi-
grants had come on board. The original number of
emigrants she was to carry was fixed at 218, but the
number in her when she sailed proved far greater,
amounting to 280, besides the crew, and the accommo-
dation provided on board consisted only of thirty-two
berths. Owing to the great length of time before she
sailed, most of the emigrants had consumed a large
quantity of their stores, and by the time the vessel had
reached half way to her destination her position was
most deplorable, subsisting on short allowance, and
many with scarcely any. What was worse, the water
had from some cause become putrid. At the time of
the ship running ashore on St. Peter's Island, the captain
had an attack of fever, which soon carried him off, and
many of the passengers expired from the same disease.
The bodies of the passengers were immediately com-
mitted to the deep, but that of the captain was kept on
deck for thirteen days, until the ship arrived at Basque
Island. As may be supposed, it was in a shocking state
of decomposition. In the meanwhile twenty deaths had
occurred, and the illness that prevailed in the ship was
truly frightful. On the vessel reaching Basque Island,
the unhappy creatures received every attention from Mr.
Webb, the mate of the Liverpool, wrecked on the island,
who took immediate steps to convey information of the
dreadful condition of the emigrants to the Government
emigrant agent at Quebec, where they arrived on the
seventy-second day after their departure from
Twelve more deaths took place ere the ship dropped
anchor, and a vast number of the emigrants continued
in a dangerous condition up to the time of these accounts
being sent off. The state of the ship when it arrived is
described to have been most disgusting. She was only
330 tons burthen, and was entitled to carry no more
than 155 adult passengers. She had 87 beyond her
complement." _

THE REGISTRATIONS.
CITY OF LONDON.

Yesterday Mr. Arnold, after revising the house-
holders' list for the only remaining parish in Bread-
street ward—St. Thomas Apostle—proceeded with the
lists for the various parishes in the Bridge, Candlewick,
and Walbrook wards.

During the day the lists for the parishes of St. Benet,
Graceehurch-street; St. John Baptist, Lawrence Pount-
ney; St. Clement, Eustcheap; St. Leonard, Eastcheap;
St. Magnus Martyr; St. Margaret, New Fish-street; St.
Martin Orgar; St. Mary, Abchurch; St. Mary, Bo-
thaw; St. Mary Woolchurch llaw, and St. Michael,
Crooked-lane, were gone through.
Mr. ARNOLD gave judgment in the case of henry
Prince, who claimed to be on the register for premises
in the parish of Allhallows, Bread-street, and who was
objected to by the Conservatives yesterday. It appeared
that Mr. Prince had signed at the same time two claims
to be rated, which had afterwards been served upon the
overseers by Mr. Aiinti or his agents at different times.
One claim was served during the currency of the rate
which was in force when it was signed, and the
other during the currency of a subsequent rate.
The claims did not specify any particular rate upon
which the claimant-wished to be put, and they were not
dated.

Mr. ARNOLD said ho had no hesitation in coming to
the conclusion that a person might authorise an agent
Loner fide to see that he was rated to all rates, and to
make the necessary claims on his behalf. A case came
before him a few days since, in which it appeared that
the printed form of claim had been signed before it was
filled, and he held that the claim was insufficient. In
that case, however, the person did not seem to have
known what he was doing, or that he was signing a
claim to be rated when he put his name to the form;
but in the present instance the claimant seemed to have

fully intended, when he signed the forms, that the claims
should be made on his behalf. The case was not very
clear; but as no question of tender had arisen, no rates
having been due, and as the claimant had acted bone t fide,
he (Mr. Arnold) held that the claim was a good one, and
allowed the vote.

The following is a statement of the result of the day's
proceedings:—

Failed or
Sustained. Withdrawn.
Conservative objections
_ __

Liberal ..
Double
Liberal claims

WESTMINSTER.

Mr. Moylan resumed yesterday the revision of the
list of voters for the city of Westminster.
Mr. Davis, of the Stag Brewery, Pimlico, appeared in
support of his right to be on the register of St. Mar-
garet's. He had been objected to by the Liberals upon
the ground of having merely a permissive occupation.
He stated that he was a cashier at the Stag Brewery,
and the house in which he resided belonged to the firm.
He paid no rent, but a deduction was made in his salary
for the same.

The name was retained upon the register.
The lists of the parish of St. James was then gone
through without presenting any feature of interest.
According to the statement of the Liberals the result
of the registration is as follows :

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, OCT. I.—There are additional accounts in
town to-day of the very serious collision at Dungarvan
between the military and the country people. One of
the wounded has since dial from the effects of the in-
juries he received in the unhappy • affray. The sub-
joined version of the outbreak is from the Wateiford
Chronicle:—

" DUNUARYAN, MONDAY NIGHT. SEPT, 2S.—About
12 o'clock the square and streets beg-an partially to fill
with people, and at half-past 1 a body of labourers from
Old Parish, Ardmore, and Clashmore, to the number of
something near 700, entered the square. and marched in
procession down the quay and towards Mr. Flood's store,
where they cautioned him against shipping any corn.
Thence they proceeded towards the square, but on their
way to the main street they were invited by a baker
to partake of what bread he had in his shop. This they
refused, and said they only :vanted employment and a
proper rate of wages. They then seatterud through the
streets and square, which were almost inaccessible, so
crowded were they. In the meantime a few mounted
police were passing to and fro amongst the people.
Police from several stations were placed at the Court-
house doors.

" At three o'cluck Mr. P. C. Howley, resident magis•
trate, arrived from Kilinactlaomas, where he was attend-
ing the extraordinary presentment sessions, with about
40 Dragoons of the Ist Royals. They proceeded to-
wards the lower part of the quay, where the labourers
had re-assembled, when Mr. Howley addressed them.
He told them that whatever they wanted to put it on
paper, in a respectful manner, and that he would trans•
mit it for them to Government.

" About half-past three the crowds became very much
excited. They went to Mr. Roger Baker's, Morgan's,
Williams and Fisher's bread shops, when the military
interfered, and the police arrested two men whom they
considered to be the leaders, and lodged them in Bride-
well.

"At four o'clock a most formidable reinforcement of
labourers was seen entering the town by William-street,
which caused the military to put themselves in the most
effective position of defence their skill could suggest.
The town was then literally black with people. There
was nothing that might be called an outrage committed
up to this time (half-past four) when an ingenious and
sensible friend to the public peace as well as the people,
Mr. James Byrne, of William-street, suggested to the
labourers the propriety of acting upon Mr. Howley's
advice, to put their grievances on paper, and hand it to
him, which they did, and a document was presented to
the magistrates by a select number deputed by the en-
tire of the body present, setting forward their distress,
and asking for work at 6d. a day.
" On this being presented to Mr. Howley, who read it
—Mr. R. Longan, Mr. B. Boate, and Sir N. Humble,
justices of the peace, being present—he said that nothing
could be fairer ; that he would transmit it to the Go-
vernment at once, and he and every gentleman present
would back it and represent things as they said there ;
and that he would be candid with them, and show them
the answer the Government would send him. Each of
the other magistrates concurred in that which Mr.
Howley stated. They then insisted that he should
liberate the prisoners taken in the earlier part of the
day. To this Mr. Howley replied, that on that head he
could make no terms with them ; on hearing which, the
majority of the labourers went home. There were a
great number of ill-disposed persons, amongst whom the
greatest excitement began to he manifested in conse
quence of Mr. Howley's refusal. Meantime the Rev"
Mr. O'Gorman came up, and took upon himself to pro-
mise the people, that if they quietly dispersed, the per-
sons would be liberated on the following morning. This
did not apparently satisfy them. One misguided man
in the crowd was seen by a policeman to stoop for a
stone. Sub-inspector Rooney arrested him, and, while
handcuffing him, a shower of stones was thrown at the
policeman, when the Dragoons charged the crowd
through the square, making them fly in all directions.
" It was now getting dark, and just before the moon
rose, when the authorities resolved on clearing the town
of the crowds which were remaining about the square
and streets, without any apparent object. They got the
crowds before them up William-street, and quietly dr,ve
them before them. When coming near Carrot's public-
house, in the vicinity of the Christian Schools, a fearful
shower of stones were thrown at the Dragoons. Mr.
Howley, who rode up to the crowd to advise them. re-
ceived a blow of a stone in the back, and another in the
shoulder. The stone thrown was answered by a dis-
charge of muskets from the Dragoons—another shower of
st,tnes, and a more fearful repetition of the muskets—in
all about 26 shots. There were a great many received
flesh wounds. Two received what the medical gentle-
man pronounced to be mortal. One of them had his
thigh, just above the knee joint, shattered in pieces; the
other received a bullet through the upper part of his
thigh, which passed through the scrotum, lacerating it
fearfully, and coming out at the other thigh.
" Both the unfortunate men were immediately taken
to the poorhouse; on entering which they were treated
in the kindest manner by Mr. Walsh, the master. Im-
mediately surgeon Christian, the doctor to the establish-
ment, was in attendance, and did all that medical skill
could for the two men.

" Thus ended this day—a sad one to many.
" The town throughout the day wore the most ex-
cited appearance. Mr. Howley's task was a most try-
ing one, and well did he discharge it. I am bound to
speak from observation, and my duty compels me to
state, that if we were aided by a few influential men
from Dungarvan and the surrounding localities, the
sad catastrophe with which the day was terminated
would not have taken place.
" TUESDAY MORNING.—One of the men wounded
yesterday died this morning."
Some additional particulars are given in the following
account from another Waterford paper.
" At an early hour on Monday morning it was per-
ceived that hundreds—nay, thousands, of person from
the different localities were pouring into the town, and
the fishermen having remained from sea (although the
weather proved quite favourable for their going out)
caused great apprehensions on the part of the inhabi-
tants that some outbreak or outrage was about to be
committed. A strong detachment of police and military
were immediately placed under arms—the former at the
court-house, and the latter at the barracks. This pre-
caution was deemed necessary, in consequence of reports
being circulated way generally that a large body of the
peasantry intended to come into Dungarvan in the course
of the day, to prevent, by a public demonstration, the
shipping of corn for England. Groups of the unem-
ployed labourers congregated together in various parts of
the town, which were considerably increased as the day
advanced. About one o'clock a large concourse of the
populace, amounting to over one thousand persons, pro-
ceeded to the stores of Mr. Flood, agent to a Liverpool
house, who was about to ship corn, butter, &c., warn-
ing him on no account to do so. They then proceeded
to the concerns of Messrs. P. Dower and Son, who hold
a quantity of Indian meal, using the same language, and
declaring they should be either employed or fed, of
which one of the firm, Mr. J. Dower, said he perfectly
concurred, but said the line of conduct they were pur-
suing would only mar any substantial good being done
for them, and probably lives might be lost. After a
good deal of remonstrance on the part of Mr. Dower,
they departed.
" They proceeded up Carbery's-lane, and then west-
ward through the main street towards the square, and
called at several bakers' shops, where they got bread.
They again congregated in the square, and their number
at this time was considerably increased, and from the
demonstration that was made the shops were closed,
and the police and military called out. This state of ex-
citement continued some time, when a great number of
the populace proceeded to the house of Mr. Fisher,
baker, where they were refused bread, whereupon they
rushed into the shop, and were in the act of possessing
themselves of its contents, when the police and
military, beaded by Mr. Howley, stipendiary
magistrate, proceeded immediately to protect Mr.
Fisher's property. A short time previous to
this occurrence the police and military were
reinforced by the arrival from Kilmacthomas
of a company of the Ist Royals, who imme-
diately assisted in /selling the disturbance. At this
time the excitement was very great—the Riot Act was
read, and almost every shop in the town closed. Mr.
Howley in the kindest manner remonstrated with the
hunger-stricken thousands on the imprudence of their
proceedings, and advised them to return to their re-
sidences. He assured them that the Government would
do everything that lay in their power to alleviate their
distress, and procure employment for them. This ad-
vice had a good effect, and the unfortunates whom be
addressed appeared satisfied. After a short time the
whole force took up their position again at the square.
The police made several prisoners, and we are rejoiced
to say that there was not the slightest attempt made to
rescue any of them. We were informed that one of the
men taken was identified as the person who struck Lord
Stuart on Thursday. The town continued for about an
1 hour in a tolerably tranquil state, when it was again
disturbed by a cry that the Youghal people had arrived,
as a reinforcement. This, of course, created a great
consternation, and the appearance of great numbers near
the chapel was calculated to impress any beholder with
dread. The military remained at their post with the
utmost coolness, and no other act being done by those
assembled, the prowess of the soldiers was not then
called into activity; however, they were kept under arms.
"After six o'clock the magistrates deemed it prudent
to disperse the crowds, who foolishly turned round on
the troops and began pelting stones at them, when they
were ordered to fire, and two men were seriously
wounded—one, I am informed, mortally.
" Billets were issued in the morning for the accom-
modation of the let Royals, but they were afterwards
withdrawn in consequence of the commotion, •end pro-
vided with stabling, &c., in one place, lest anything
should occur during the night that would require them
to be called out.
" Yesterday the town continued quiet, and a strong
additional body of military arrived to reinforce those
already stationed here.
" During the day we heard several of those poor fel-
lows say they were starving, and that they could riot
return home to their families without some food to stis-
taM life—that it would be better for them to be shot than
to continuo as they, were."
A letter dated Clonmel, Sept. 29, in the Cork Exa-
miner, says—
"A mounted orderly galloped through this town at

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seven o'clock this evening, on his way to the barracks ;
and, on inquiry, I have learned that he was the bearer
of a requisition from the resident magistrate at Dun-
garvan to the commanding officer here, for a troop of
Dragoons to proceed at once to that place. The letter
further stated that a collision had taken place there be
tiveen the military and the people, in which three of the
latter were seriously wounded, one of whom died since.
It appears that the people bad openly expressed
their determination to revenge this injury ; that they
had dispersed for the purpose of collecting arms, with
which they intended to attack the military this night,
whose position is very critical, as their force is not
sufficient to oppose the numbers of people who are ex-
pected to assemble. There is no disposable force hero
at present to forward, one of the troops of the Bth
Hu,sars stationed here having marched to Carrick-on.
Suir yesterday, in anticipation of an outbreak taking
place there. lam informed that the commanding- officer
did not think it advisable to send the remaining troop,
but he sent off an express to the colonel of the Bth Hus-
sars, at Cahir, for aid and advice; but as there is only
one troop there at present, it is not likely that the
colonel will send it, as by so doing he would leave that
place defenceless.
"If Government do not come forward speedily to the
rescue of our famishing population, and adopt some de-
termined and energetic measures for affording them food
and employment, it requires no prophetic spirit to tell
the frightful calamity which will befal this unfortunate
land and its degraded and impoverished people, mad-
dened as they are by hunger and despair; and should a
famine outbreak take place, I doubt if England has a
sufficient military force at her command to suppress it,
as their operations will not be confined to one district or
locality, but will require to be extended over the king-
dom at large. I am, therefore, satisfied that 60,000 men
would not suffice for that purpose. Besides, flour and
meal is more digestible food than iron or metal. It is,
therefore, time not only for the Government but the
landlords, merchants, and men of property in general, to
be up and stirring in the cause of their suffering country-
men, if they have any desire to protect their properties,
and preserve the peace of the country.
" A troop of the Bth Hussars arrived yesterday in
Clogheen, to relieve the Ist Royal Dragoons. This,
being the only cavalry regiment in this neighbourhood, is
very much harassed at present.
THE IRISH GOVERNMENT. _ _

Mr. Redington, the Under. Secretary, returned from
London this morning, and scarcely had the Hon. Gen-
tleman set his foot within the Castle of Dublin, when
rumours flew abroad to the effect that certain proposals
which had been submitted by Lord Besborough, through
Mr. Redington, to the Premier, having for their object
the immediate application of a large sum of money
towards the employment of the poor, had not met with
the concurrence of Lord J. Russell. Accordingly the
report was, that both the Lord Lieutenant and the Chief
Secretary, conceiving that they were thus debarred from
carrying out, in a comprehensive form, the Government
measures of relief, had actually resigned their offices.
Of course no very great credit is to be attached to this
rumour, but this much is certain, that there is a " hitch"
somewhere, which, however, may be got over without
precipitating a resignation. Amongst the difficulties
which beset the Irish Executive one is said to be that
Sergeant Warren, one of the highest legal authorities in
the kingdom, has given it as his opinion that no assess-
ment can be made on properties where landlords possess

only a life interest in their estates, and that they cannot
leave a charge on property so circumstanced to their suc-
cessors. The Attorney-General, it is added, does not
concur in this opinion.
Up to post-hour this afternoon, the Lord-Lieutenant
and the Chief and Under• Secretaries remained in ch se
conference. Nothing, therefore, certain is known—all
is enveloped in mystery.
THREATENED RISING NEAR CORK.
The Cork Examiner of yesterday evening has the fol-
lowing :
" Information of an authentic nature reached th•
authorities of the city this morning, that a large multi-
tude of people were collecting at Carrignavar, as a
centre, for the purpose of proceeding to Cork, to pillage
the stores and shops containing provisions.
•' The chief magistrate imm&diately took duj precau-
tions to prevent their approach. An arrangement was
concerted with the commanding officer of the garrison,
by which an adequate force is kept under arias, ready
on the first intimation of the populace coming near the
town to be posted at the different approach-es, and di,- ,
perse them.

6 These people must be actuated by the greatest in-
fatuation to attempt to sack any portion of this city. In
reference to the matter, we have received the following
communications.

" received the following this morning from a city
correspondent •
" EIGHT O'CLOCK, A.3l.—i em just informed by a
person from the place that the labourers. from all the
surrounding country, from Carrignavar to Ballyhooly,
are assembling at Ballynerdan, near Dunbolg, and are
preparing to march into Cork by the Ballyhooly road.
God grant there may be no outrage. They want em-
ployment, and that their miserable wages should be
raised by the farmers from 6d. to Is. per day.
"1 HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK, P.M.—I have just seen a
man from Ballysierdane, where the meeting of labourers
was to be held; he did not attach any importance to the
movement, but heard their object was to proceed to Mr.
Foley, at Middleton, Lord Middleton's agent, to try and
procure employment.'"
FOOD RIOTS IN SLIGO.

A letter from Sligo, of Tuesday's date, which appears
in the Evening Freeman, says—
" The quiet of our town has at last been broken, and
starvation is beginning to make itself manifest by out-
breaks. Yesterday evening the bread contracted for the
poorhouse was taken possession of by a mob, and, after
being divided, was immediately consumed. In dread of
this occurring again, the bread for the same place was
this morning guarded by the police. A large box of
bread, belonging to Mr. Martin, was attacked this morn-
ing, and the mob, not finding it sufficient, compelled the
bakers of the town to supply them with food. Where
this will end God only knows, All the meal in town
being consumed, the people were in a dreadful way for
the last few days. The Government have now resolved
to supply biscuits at 10s. a cwt. This new move will
commence to-day."
A NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Mr. O'Connell's project of assembling together in the
Irish metropolis a meeting of delegates from all parts of
the kingdom, to devise measures, " in conjunction with
the Government," to meet the present crisis in the affairs
of the country, has found, amongst others, a warm sup-
porter in Mr. Ralph Osborne, M.P. Accordingly, that
Hon. Gentleman bas issued the following address to the
landed proprietors of Ireland:—

" September 30.
" Gentlemen,—However the great proportion of you
may be disposed to slight any recommendations which
emanate from Mr. O'Connell, depend on it some sug-
gestions he has thrown out, in his letter of the 25th ult.,
are well worthy of your consideration. Fas est ab haste
doceri. Mr. O'Connell suggests,—' That the landed pro-
prietors, instead of continuing their scattered and iso-
lated attempts to meet the coming mischief, should im-
mediately form a National Committee, to meet in Dub-
lin, and assist, at this disastrous moment, in the ma-
nagement of such Irish affairs as relate to the approach-
ing famine.' By the concluding paragraph, you will
perceive that he does not contemplate the mooting of
any other abstract subject; in fact, all such questions as
Repeal of the Union,' &c., must necessarily be laid
aside at such a crisis as the present; the visitation of the
Almighty has descended on all, without distinctio'n of
sect or party; let us, therefore, for once, throw all poli-
tical differences to the winds, and, by taking counsel to-
gether, endeavour at least to assuage the calamity which
is impending. It is manifest the Government have been
taken by surprise, and have failed to lay in such supplies
of Indian meal as will be necessary to meet the emer-
gency, or to enact measures befitting the occasion.
"'Chaos empire sits,
And by decision more embroils the fray
By which he reigns : next him, high arbiter,
Chance governs all.'
" The property of the landlords is a convenient stop-
gap ; accordingly, should the present system of the 10th
Victoria continue, proprietors will eventually be reduced
to break stones on the very roads which are about to be
created by their own liberal contributions ; at least, it
cannot be objected, that you have shown an ignorant
impatience of taxation I' when one looks at the enormous
amount of the various presentments. I would, there-
fore, humbly advise the proprietors of Ireland, great and
small, to act on the suggestion of Mr. O'Connell, and
that with as little delay as possible. Whilst I write,
Indian meal, in many parts of the country, is selling at
Is. 11d. per stone, being within a fraction double the
price intimated by the Prime Minister and the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer. The people of the county of
Waterford, hitherto an orderly and well-conducted po-
pulation, are inflamed against their best friends, anti
blood has been shed. A meeting of the landholders of
Ireland, with the Duke of Leinster in the chair, would
at once insure the respectful attention of Government,
and the warm sympathy of the English people.
" I am, with great respect, "RALPH nt servant,
" OSBORNE.

Newtown-Anner, Clonmel."
MARCH OF TROOPS FOR THE SOUTH.
The 47th Regiment, at present forming part of this
garrison, was placed under orders this day, to be in im-
mediate readiness to march to Youghal; unless counter-
manded in the meantime, the first division is to com-
mence its journey to-morrow morning.
RELIEF OF THE POOR.
The following communication from the Chief Secre-
tary has been received by the chairman of a Relief
Committee in Cork:—

" Dublin Castle, September 21.
" Sir,—l have had the honour of receiving your letter
of the 17th instant, and the copy of a resolution lately
passed at a meeting of the West Muskerry Relief Com-
mittee, stating that since the Government had declared
their intention of interfering as little as possible with
the trade in provisions, except in special cases, the
price of Indian meal had materially risen. I have sub-
mitted these documents to his Excellency the Lord-
Lieutenant. as well as similar communications which I
have received from other places.
" I hope _the . memorialists will dome the justice to
believe that I feel the most sincere anxiety to mitigate,
by all practicable and legitimate means, the pressure of
the calamity that has befallen this country; but I