The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-07 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, JUNE 3.—UNION OF REPEALEIIB.—The Free-
man's Journal of this morning announces the reunion of
the opposing sections of the Repeal party. " It has been
generally known (the Freeman says) that during the
past few weeks, the leading members of the Repeal
Association, and of the Irish Confederation., have had re-
peated conferences, with a view to devise some plan for
putting a total end to the disunion that has so lament-
ably marred the progress of the Repeal cause. We
cautiously abstained heretofore from making any allu-
sio❑ to those conferences, not wishing to excite hopes
tilt we saw reasonable grounds for expecting their reali-
sation. We believe we now see those grounds, and we
confidently calculate that ere many days shall have
elapsed the Repeal party will present once more a bold
and united front." By what means or influence the
Old and Young Irelanders are to be reunited does not
appear. Whether under the leadership of O'Brien or
O'Connell, or as the Nation suggests, under a legislative
council of 300, with an executive committee of five to
act as cabinet to the movement.

Males
Females

RUMOURED ARREST OF Ma. S. O'BRIEN.—It was
rumoured in the early part of the day, that a warrant
was in the hands of the police against Mr. S. O'Brien,
on a charge of sedition contained in the address of the
Confederation.
MR. MITCIIEL'S LAST PUBLIC DOCUMENT.—The
following letter was addressed, on the day of his con-
viction, by Mr. Mitchel to the St. Patrick's Club, of
which he was President:—

"To the Secretary of the St. Patrick's Confederate Club.
" Newsrate, Friday, one o'clock.
" My dear Sir,—ln taking farewell of the St. Patrick's
Club, which I do with deep gratitude, for their un-
wavering kindness to me, I wish to make some re-
marks to them on the position of the cause. There is
no reason to be dispirited, provided the confederates
will from this day forth insist on an aggressive course of
action being entered on and steadfastly persevered in;
I mean that a resolute stand should be taken for right
and justice against 4 law' for the common privileges of
manhood against police-constables and soldiers. I
tell you it will never do to recognise for one in-
stant their ruffian Acts of Parliament for laws,
nor to suffer continual insults and buffetings at the
hands of men in blue coats armed with truncheons.
The spirit of no nation could live through such
an ordeal, if it be much longer continued. You may
organise, and recruit and arm, and what you call
prepare, till harvest, or till an European war, or till the
sky falls; but the cause will be going back instead of
forward. Now, to ensure safe and rapid progress, the Con-
federation absolutely needs a more efficient executive
head. I need have no delicacy on this point, because I
have expressed to the principal members of the Council
in person, my decided opinion that the Council has not
been doing its duty, and that, constituted as it is, real
service of the sort now wanted is not to be expected
from it. The Council is at present, and always has
been, a clique or close borough, and the practice of add-
ing at pleasure to its own numbers, has a tendency to
make it become continually more and more of a clique,
and less and less independent and effective. Do not
pcht
aeheocsensi t aef
select
ycetunt
Confederates,
eoacmert
circle
iln3se,:doharefeera
rgrancnrgdlu gentlemen
friend, Mr.
understand me as intending to undervalue either
then o
Basutall
the character or the abilities of most of the
leaders,' as they are called now in the Council. For
siismtnaes)se7;
Meagher,
eacrorett
Idtihhtilheag mals,
bold forward movement is to be expected. I mean,
people in some form should actually elect the ,members
of the Council—say for six months, and not b
means suffer it to add t:"., its own members.
Of course, this would violate the Convention .Act,'
which I consider an additional argument in favour of the
thing I suggest. It is plain that no unpacked
ever convict for sedition in Ireland andijury will
hold it
to be absolutely essential to the cause that
continually put the Government )t we should
and diabolical resource of packing. Thaise disgraceful.
is needful,
in order to rouse indignation, to excite
manly feeling in this country in
our e all honest and
favour, to show,
what British Government in this ountry really rests
upon--viz., fraud, force, corruption,cperjury, and
blasphemy; but, above all, it isneeful
keep alive and increase the spirit of tihiLl order
Ito
peop e.
Believe me, it is not arms it is not food, it is
orga-
nisation, opportuuity, er union,' or foreign sympathy
ptrlreland wants—it is spirit—a proud, dfiant 3'
intoulery-
aice of slavery and scorn, of pretended legal penal-
ties,' as well as other personal consequences. When
this soul has come into Ireland, her oppor-
tunity
e
t
is come, till then—never ! never ! ! I know
constituted
nt andhrteehhiaei
nsgs
that in writing this to you I subject
myself to the im-
putation (which I hear some confederates dare to cast
on men who hold such sentiments) that I am an agent of
the British Government, hired to excite what is called a
premature insurrection.' Let me entreat the Club to
look with dislike upon any of its members who is ready
to make such
charges lightly against others. This
wretched cowardly spirit of mutual suspicion is really
the most fatal element I see in our movement at
present ; and the man amongst us who charges an-
other with so hateful a crime, or hints it, or says
such, or such conduct, opinions, or advice looks
like such an iniquity, ought, indeed, to be prepared to
substantiate the charge at his peril. Our proceedings
hitherto have been public and above board, and I had
hopes that our excellent principle of no concealment
would have got rid entirely of the mischief of in-
formers and detectives, and their odious trade. But
I find that the mutual distrust created by continual
hints of their existence may, as disastrously affect our
action as the very things themselves. Ido not know
that I have more to say to you except to exhort
you earnestly to go cr. The villanies of these criminal
prosecutions must show every one of you that it is now
only the more necessary to provide arms and ammuni-
tion, so as to have the power and spirit—the oppor-
tunity will conic from Heaven, to abolish the frightful
system which, under the names of law and govern-
ment, lays waste and beggars, and degrades our noble
country.—l remain, dear Sir, your friend,
" JOHN MITCIIEL."
The provincial papers report most favourably of the
growing crops.
DUBLIN, JUNE S.—FAILURE IN DUBLIN.—One of the
oldest and most extensive meicautile houses in Dublin,
that of Thomas Murray and Sons, Pill-lane, has stopped
payment. The liabilities amount to upwards of 150,0001.
A citr attachment was this day obtained against the firm
fur 20,0001., at the suit of the Royal Bank.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—The usual—and, we believe,
we 'may add the last—meeting of the Repeal Associa-
tion, was held this day at Conciliation Hall ; Dr.
M'Keown in the chair. The proceedings were of inte-
rest, seeing that it was announced by the leader, Mr.
John O'Connell, that the: committee bad come to the
determination of dissolving the Association. It was
evident, he said, that the body did Rot possess the con-
fidence of the people; evident from the fact of the rent
for last week amounting to the small sum of 121. It was
also evident that the Confederation did not possess the
confidence of the people, and therefore it was proposed
to dissolve both, and on their ruins erect such an Asso-
ciation as would meet the approval of all sections of
Itepealcra in Ireland.

The rent for the week amounted to 13/. Os. J.
Tua VICEROY AND THE MILITARY. The
Limerick Chronicle complains that the Lord-Lieu.
tenant omitted the usual dinner to the command
ing officers of regiments in Dublin on the Queen's birth-
day, on which the Mail of this evening observes:—
" The military certainly are not great favourites at the
Viceregal Court ; and if what we hear be true of the
1 treatment which the officers receive who are on duty in
the park, they have just cause for complaint. Their
comforts are altogether unattended to, the quarters
which they occupy are filthy iu the extreme, and as for
courtesy or attention on the part of the Viceroy, that
is a circumstance altogether overlooked."
MILITARY AFFRAY.—Ou Saturday evening the neigh-
bourhood of Usher's-quay was somewhat disturbed by a
conflict which took place between some soldiers of the
31st and 55th Regiments. From ail that could be
learned it seemed that they were drinking in a public-
house on the quay, and one of the 31st having said
that Mitchel should come back, or something to that
effect, a 55th man expressed his contempt for
what had been said, and the result was a row, in which
the 55th were getting the worst of it when the picquet
came round, and the combatants then decamped. There
were forty or fifty soldiers engaged in the scuffle, but
the weapons employed were of a no more serious charac-
ter than their cross-belts and fists. Last evening, at
from eight to ten o'clock, or thereabouts, there was a
renewal of the scene in Barrack-street and in its neigh-
bourhood, in which some of the 49th and another regi-
ment were said to have been mixed up. The soldiers
fought in different places, and made their escape w hen-
ever the picquet appeared,'Jo recommence hostilities at
some other corner of the street. The cause t e di-
vision all through related to " Repeal" or Mitchel,"
the 31st being Tipperary boys, while the 55th are an
English regiment. The combatants were followed by
crowds, and in some instances it was said that the civi-
lians stimulated them, but in one care they certainly ad-
vised the soldiers to go home. Nothing of a more
serious character than what is above described occurred,
and the disturbances might be more properly called
scuffles than anything else.
AUCTION OF MR. MITCHEL'S FURNITURE.—The auc-
tion of Mr. Mitchel's furniture took place at his late
residence, Ontario-terrace, this day. There was a large
concourse of persons, principally ladies, present; there
was great competition, and most of the articles brought
prices much beyond their intrinsic value. Amongst the
articles sold was Mr. Mitchel's pike, made according to
the pattern recommended in the United Iris/ man.
left
frigate, after a long stay on this station,
Kingstown harbour this morning, to join Sir Charles
Napier at Spithead.
Nothing could be more gratifying than the accounts of
the crops from all parts of the country.
MO

RTALITI the METROPOLIS.
_

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGIS'rERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1548.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 278
Diseases of Uncertain Seat .. ...
. •••
Turbercular Diseases... .„
••• 42
...
•••
...
••• 169 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses...
,•• 105
Diseases of the Heart and 8100d-vessels ... .
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs 30
..
of
Respiration ... ...
,••
...
...
...
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organ 107 s
of Digestion... •.. ... ...
...
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
... ...
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. ...
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c. ...
•••
Malformations... ...
„_•••
Premature Birth ... ...
Atrophy
Old Age ••• ••• ••• •••
Sudden ... ... „.
•••
...
...
Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance
Causes not specified ...

DEA AHS FROM ALL CAUSES

... 52

•• • 7

...
••• 25
... ••• 28
... ••• 33

933

Population Average weekly Deaths
Enumerated, Deaths, 1843-7. in the
1841. Five Springs. Week.
West DistYAs... 300,711 . . 143 ... 134
North ll—tricts.. 375,971 .. 182 ... 175
Central Distr!ots 373,653 ... 171 ... 148
East jets ... 392,444 ... 199 ... 240
bout, .. 501,190 ... 248 ... 236

Totals... ..... 1,948,369 ... 943 ... 933
Malea ... 460
Females ... 473

BIRTHS IX I'llE WEEK.

... •• • 694
... ... 650

Total ... . . 1,344

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. a

THE WI:ST INDIA COMMAND.—Admiral of the Blue,
Sir Francis William Austin, K.C.8., arrived at Ports
mouth in the Vindictive, 50-gun frigate, yesterday morn-
ing, having been relieved of the chief command on the
West Indian and North American station, by Vice-
Admiral the Earl of Dundonald, in the Wellesley, 72
guns. The Vindictive brought a mail from Bermuda to
the 16th ult. She will now be put out of commission.
ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE ROYAL MARINES.—
The Deputy-Adjutant-General John Owen, K.H., com-
menced his inspection of the Portsmouth division yes-
terday morning.
The apprentices of Sheerness Dockyard have pre-
sented their late schoolmaster, Mr. John Drew, with a
handsome and costly silver snuff-box, as a testimonial of
their appreciation of the talents and conduct of that gen-
tleman as their instructor.

The entrance to the basin at Sheerness was so far
completed on Saturday as to admit of the caisson being
used. The Wellington, 72 guns, Captain Price, was
taken in and masted, the last masts the old sheers will
be employed to fit, the new sheers being ready.
WooLwicit, JUNE 6.—lt is gratifying to be able to
state that Captain Chads, of the Styx steam-vessel,
is much better to-day, having rallied yesterday evening.
Two of his ribs are broken, but it is hoped he has not
sustained other material internal injury, which was at
first apprehended. Commodore Chads arrived at
Woolwich yesterday afternoon from Portsmouth, and
on the same evening the Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty promoted Commander Chads to be captain.
The Caradoc steam-vessel for the mail-packet service
left Woolwie' this afternoon, for Greeuhithe, to have
her compasses adjusted, and will then proceed to her
station at Holyhead.

The En,!.:)unter steam-frigate is ordered to be jury-
rigged anti taken round to Portsmouth, where she will
be commissioned and made ready for sea.
The Termagant steam frigate is to be taken to Sheer•
ness to be fitted for see.

The Scharkies Egyptian 50-gun :frigate passed Wool-
wich yesterday afternoon, on her way to the East India
Docks at Blaekwall, where she is to be fitted with en-
gines by Messrs. Miller and Ravenhill, for a screw pro-
peller.

- CHATHAM, JUNE ti.—The Nerbudda, 12-gun brig,
Commander C. Peirse, was towed into this Harbour
yesterday by the Fearless steam vessel, to be paid
off. The Fearless also brought seamen, gunners, and
men for the service of the Ranger, now fitting for sea.
This morning the Princess Royal steam-boat landed
at the Sun pier at Chatham a detachment of the 72d
Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders, consisting of one
captain, one subaltern, and fifty men, which she brought
from Sheerness. This detachment is to proceed to Ear-
wich, to relieve a detachment of the Provisional Bat-
talion, which is for this garrison.
PEMBROKE, MONDAY, JUNE 4.—At high water on
Friday evening last another noble-looking vessel, pierced
fur 80 guns, was added to her Majesty's naval forces
by the launch of the Colossus, from the Government
Dockyard. Her dimensions, it appeared, were—ex-
treme length over all, 227 feet ; length between perpen-
diculars, 190 feet ; length of keel for tonnage, 153 feet
5 inches ; breadth, extreme, 57 feet ; breadth of ton-
nage, 5G feet 4 inches; depth in hold, 23 feet 4 inches ;
burthe• •ri tonnage, 2,589 64-94tI:w. It is expected she
will be taken into dock, and be immediately fitted out for
actual service.

COURT CIRCULAR.
Colonel Hay, from St. Lucia, had an interview with
Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Mr. Mark Boyd, Mr. Gustavus Godeifroy, of Ham-
burgh, and —lr. Samuel Browning, transacted business
at the Buard of Trade yesterday.
Mr. Chitties F. Edermann and Mr. George Wynn, :had
an inte. view with Viscount Murpeth at the office of the
Woods and Forests yesterday.
The Anniversary General Meeting of the Baronets
took place yesterday at the Clarendon Hotel; the Hon.
Sir William Alexander Maxwell presiding.
Prince George had an interview with Sir George
Grey, yesterday, at the Home-office. Archdeacon Aden
had also an interview, yesterday, with the Right B on.
Baronet.

Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an: in-
terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yes Let-
day, at his official residence in Downing-street.
Sir John Pelly and Sir Alexander Johnston hat in.
terviews yesterday with Earl Grey.
Mr. Masterman, accompanied by the City Tien .em.
brancer, had an interview yesterday with Viso Jun
Morpeth.
Lady Giles Puller left town yesterday, for her:resi
deuce, Youngsbury ilerts.

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DESTRUCTION OF A CHAPEL BY FIRE.
night a destructive fire broke out shortly after nine
o'clock in 't school-room attached to Park Ct ,apel,
situate in Gruve-street, Camden-towr. The cl lapel,
which belongs to the Independents, was built in ttl e year
1844, and was ministered to by the Rev. Mr. Lim riser.
Very soon after the discovery of the tire the root fell in
with a great crash, and the whole presented a mass of
flames. The engines were very tardy in their :arrival,
and the supply of water was bad. By twelve
.:o'clock
the fire was entirely subdued; little, however, be trig left
of the chapel but the walls. The cause of the c si'amity
is supposed to have been an escape of gas.
DRESSMAKERS' AND MILLINERS' PROVIDE: t7'
IN-
STITUTIO\.-_We observe that a meeting, having: :for its
object the establishment of an institution desig at !dforthe relief of necessitous persons, whose depent le nce is
placed upon their employment in the arduous aitcl
pain-
ful task of dress-making and millinery, is to tal o place
on Monday next. As there is no enterprise of is more
benevolent character, calculated as it is to reset tct thou-
sands of suffering andwe!ldisposed females fr cp:tu vice
and misery, we have no doubt that the call thu s made
upon the best feelings of our nature will be libers.l iy re-
sponded to, and that the node and gentle ladies c f the
metropolis will lead the way in promoting an unit rtak-
ing which mu.-1 produce such inestimable benefits 1 o the
humbler classes of their own sex.

BRAZILS.
RIO DE JANEIRO, APRIL 25.—Review of the Mae. '7ll- K-A.,,,
hots from the 14th to the 22d April.—Never within our '
experience has business been so restricted as during the ~
period we are passing in review, nor can any material
i c;
improvement be looked for, until more decisive nforms-
tion be received as to the consequences of the French 1.'2,
Revolution. The possibility of war in Europe, and the -
uncertainty as to the value of Brazil produce in foreign
markets, have paralysed business. Confidence has like-
wise sustained a severe shock by the announcement of a
considerable failure, which it is only necessary here to
state that the Lona fide debts are estimated at from
110,0001. to 140,000/. sterling.
IMPORTS.
The arrivals with merchandise are limited to one ves-
sel with coals ; one, fish oil ; one, hides ; two, jerked
beef, ate.; and one with tallow.
The market is very bare, and of some articles we are
without any stock of goods, and the movement of the
market has been limited to the following:—
Coals—Arrived 106 tons small, upon order.
Coffee bagging—Sold 400 pieces, at 245 rs. per yard.
Deals-250 dozen, received coastwise, sold at 24 dolls.
per dozen.
Flour—Shipped coastwise 470 barrels; stock in first
hands, ,000; ditto in second hands, 18,300.
Lead—Sold 1,200 bars, at 14 dolls. per qtl.
Linseed Oil—Sold 11,0001b5., at 240 reis per lb.
Salt—Sold 5,200 alqueries, at 600 reis.
Shot—Sold 208 kegs Spanish, at IS dolls. per qtl.
EXPORTS.
Coffee—Prices have declined considerably; but even
at the reduction scarcely any inquiry prevails, the sales
not having exceeded 10,000 bags, and the unsold stock
being estimated at not less than 140,000 bags. Ex-
ported-4,266 bags to Abo; 2,435, Antwerp; 73,
Azores; 3,325, Baltimore; 2,000, Copenhagen; 9,434,
Falmouth; 3,768 Havre; in all from the 14th to 22d
25,321 bags. Shipped since the Ist inst., 70,795.
Sugar—lnsignificant arrivals, and sales limited to
various small lots for consumption. Exported-1 case
to Africa and 63 cases to the Azores.
Hides—Arrived 987 from Rio Grande; 3,697 from
the River Plate. Nothing done, and quotations entirely
nornimal.
Jerked Beef—Stock estimated at fully 80,000 arrobas.
Freights—Our list shows but few disposable vessels
in port; the extreme rates paid have been 70c. to 80c.
to a port direct, and 75c. to 65c. to the channel for
orders.

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MONEY MARKET.
Discounts rule at 7i per cent.
Exchange—Business unimportant at 25 to upon
London until 17th, when bills were passed at 25; the
market has since evinced more firmness, without any
transactions having been reported. Trifles bare been
taken upon Hamburgh at 670 to 680. Stock—Both de-
scriptions fell 3 per cent. from 13th to 15th, but a better
feeling has since prevailed. Specie—The transactions
have been extensive in doubloons at 30 dolls. 500 c. to
31 dolls.; in Old Ports at 17 dolls. 500 c. and in silver
at 101. The market has since received a supply of
doubloons from Rio Grande, and all descriptions hate
declined. Shares—Steampackets have been sold at 260
dolls. and 270 dolls.
Arrivals—Anna Margaretha, with coals from New-
castle; Hermitage and Juramenta, in ballast; Aurora
and Uni, with hides from River Plate ; Tsar, from
Boston.—Rio Mercantile Journal, April 25.