The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-16 00:00:00

STATE OF KERRY.

KILLARNEY, SEPT. 11.—On Saturday last there
was a meeting of the depositors in the Killarney
savings' bank held in the Court-house, to prepare an
address to Mr. llerbert, M.P. for the county, el pres-
sive of their gratitude for the services he had rendered
and the unabated zeal with which he urged their
claims upon _ the _ Government
ralthpagbl„ 0,,t1-1814
and expressed their satisfaction in a short and well-
written address, which will soon be presented to their
excellent representative.
It is certainly due to Mr. Herbert to state, that
he has fulfilled his duty to his constituents, and
although a Conservative, voted for the few popular
questions which came before the House of Commons
in the last session.

The condition of the people in this part of the
country is most disheartening. They had expected
to retrieve their bank losses in some degree by the
crops of this year. But they have been sadly and bit-
terly disappointed. The failure of the potato here is
all but universal. One third of the quantity dug
does not prove sound, and what is still worse, the
decay is rapidly on the increase. The farmers say
that the last week of fine weather, instead of retard-
ing, has accelerated the corruption of the tubers. The
poor people are utterly bewildered. Two years of
famine were followed by the loss of 20,0001. in the
savings' bank ; and now comes another potato blight
to complete their misery !
Another cause of depression which operates very
extensively, although strictly local in its character,
is this—the chief produce of Kerry consists of butter,
pork, and black or " dry" cattle, for exportation to
the midland and northern counties. Butter this year is
nearly 20s. a cwt. lower than in the last ; pork has
fallen in price before American competition ; and
the sale of horned stock has almost altogether
ceased. The jobbers, who purchased largely at
the fairs for inland traffic, and expended consi-
derable sums among the mountain breeders, by which
they were enabled to pay the March rent—this useful
class has been put completely hors de combat by the
bank failure. They draw out their money in the
beginning of summer, purchased cattle, and after
realising a good profit in the interior, returned the
aggregate amount to the savings' bank until the fol-
lowing year. This class of dealers has been utterly
extinguished, and the stock of dry cattle remains un-
sold on the hands of the farmers.

There is a rumour here that a landlord of high pre-
tensions, who has received a large sum for drainage,
has been paying his labourers with meal, and realis-
ing a profit on the sweat of misfortune. This per-
version of the public money, which the Earl of Cla7
rendon appears to have fresh in his mind's eye when
lashing certain of the Irish landlords, coram Mr.
Beasley, was represented to the Board f Works, and
the proprietor has in consequence been ordered to
Dublin to render an account touching the money and
the meal. It would be well such practices were
checked in time, for, without inculpating the gentle-
man referred to, it is unquestionable that the public
money has been very widely jobbed in this county as
elsewhere. Since assistance is expected from the
state in the coming winter, an example or two among
the " meal-mongering" proprietors would greatly
tend to keep straight their dealings with the :pea-
santry and their accounts with the Board of Works.
The Board of Works is presidinglover the erection
of a sumptuous lunatic asylum within a short distance
of this town. The estimate of the work, of which
Sir Thomas Deane is the contractor, is not less than
28,0001., to provide accommodation for 250 inmates,
or at a rate of 1101, or so per head! People here
imagine that a modest and convenient structure,
which would cost about 10,0001., would be prefer-
able to the bastard and unappropriate piece of archi-
tecture which is to link arms withthe poor-house on
the other side of the road. Colonel Jones has been
down here on a tour of inspection, but he suddenly
returned to Dublin last week for some object con-
nected with the Premier's 'visit.
Our beautiful lakes are comparatively deserted this
season, for " when sorrows come, they come not
single." Real famines deterred strangers
before—
now immaginary rebellions do the same work. You
might hear an odd bugle, or the occasional and
musical plash of the oar on some fine tinßoorsnsi.ngsor
But
evenings while standing on the quay
the old and buisy life of innkeepers,:bonaotmdeenje,uann,sd
buglers is extinguished. No stag-bur. ^
—no dancing. Everything
"Genius of the place," who
will haunt it, and
fill it
is changed but the
for ever with the beautiful, the graceful, and the

grand.
SUDDEN DEATH OF SIR RICHARD LEVINGE,
BART.
This gentlemen suddenly dropped dead at four
o'clock on last Tuesday evening, while out on a walk
in the grounds of his princely residence, ,Knock-
drin Castle. He was, up to the fatal moment.,
in his usual good health, and had reached his
sixtieth year. go He was distingu;shed from the
great majority of his class IT his permanent
residence on his estate, by the extensive improvements
which he had made on his demesne, thereby afford-
ing employment on a large scale, and by his encou-
ragement of all efforts at introducing among the
peasantry a batter Oan of agriculture than that
hitherto in we: He was the first to. introduce into
the province.of Leinster the manufacture of tiles for
the rough draining, which have since been so exten-
sively—aro so profitably used. COnservativein
I politics, Sir Richard did -not, 'we believe, treat ilia-

iianfry, who differ d om hi in opinion and
acted on that convicti , with e severity than did
other landlords in similar circumstances, who had less
redeeming traits of character than had the resident
Baronet to counterbalance that evil. The family
property, to which the oldest son of the deceased,
Lieutenant. Colonel of the Westmeath Militia, now in
his 34th year, succeeds, is said to be worth 8,000/.
per annum. We have been given to understand
.that
if the son be like his father in his capacity of land-
lord his tenantry will be content.

VISIT OF THE MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE TO

IRELAND.

The Marquis of Lansdowne, President of the
Council, whose intended visit to Ireland has been
already stated, is expected this day. The Noble
Marquis, attended by the Marchioness and the Earl
of Shelburne, were to arrive at the George Hotel,
Holyhead, on Friday (this day), at which place ar-
rangements have been made for their reception. The
Banshee steamer was to be in readiness, and the party
were to sail in the course of the evening. It is
state;] that the visit of the Noble Marquis is part*
official, and that he is anxious to avail himself of the
most correct information with respect to the real
position of the country. The Noble Marquis has
"tensivesoemsteatweseekins.__lreFlarnede),llaanndofiputrlipsosmesorrneimngai.ning
here for

INTELLIGENCE.ordsorthi Admi_
PORTSMOUTH,
16.—The
reify slept last night and breakfasted this morning at
the George Hotel, after which, Lieutenant Herrick, their
Lordships' Flag-Lieutenant, embarked the whole party
in the Admiralty barge, at the Sallyport-stairs, and
steered for the depot ship Illustrious, Captain Yates,
flag of Rear-Admiral Prescott, C. 8.; the second in ccrrn-
[nand. The Victory saluted as the barge, with the flag
flying, passel up the harbour. On board the Illustrieus
the whole of the " ordinary" was mustered. Their
Lordships then went on board the Blake, the depOt ship
of the steam squadron; Captain Horatio Austin, C." 3.,
and. Commander Stevens received the Board, who mus-
tered the steatn-staff after the .same manner as the or-
dinary. The Admiralty then landed at the King's-
stairs, in the dockyard, about twelve o'clock, where all
the officers of the establishment received them and con-
ducted them over the yard. • At the Camber-dock their
Lordships were met by Mr. Peter Bolt, the contractor
for the immense works completed end in progress in this
establishment, and his superintendent, Mr. Edmund
Smith, C.E. This Camber, deck is progressing very ra-
pidly, at which their Lordships expressed their satisfac-
tion. They the e ermsed over to the west factory on-the
edge of the steam•basin, and ascended to the highest
story. Here the Earl of Auckland' expressed his gra-
tification to Mr. Bolt at the appearance and pito-
grms of the structure, the whole of which, under the
'indefatigable superintendence of Mr. Murray, the engi-
neer-in-chief of the establishment, will, before
Many months, be in full, activity. From this part of the
works their Lordships went and surveyed the new dock
(No. 9) building, adjacent to the patent slips. They
afterwards returned, and crossing over , the caisson
of the basin, took a view of the extension of the sett-
wall building by Mr. Rah. The Centaur steam-frigate
in the basin was then boarded by their Lordships, who
were received by Commander Stevens, of the steam
squadron. This vessel was fully inspected, as was the
Retribution, also in the basin, after which the whole
party proceeded to the mansion of Sir Charles Ogle to
luncheon. At two o'clock their Lordships inspected the
Central Mathematical School under the superintendence
of Professor Woolley, and the Dockyard School, under
Head- master Raw.on. The csnduct of the establishment
and the proficiency of the pupils yielded the highest
satisfaction to the Board. Lord John flay and Captain
Berkeley then went on board the Plumper screw-
schooner in the harbour, while the other members of the
Beard went to the battery field ; here again Mr. Bolt
and Mr. Smith escorted the official party over their
work, which is upon a most extensive scale, the hard and
road for the use of the public in lieu of the others taken
into the improvements of the locality being among the
principal features. On passing to this quarter in the
morning, their Lordships inspected the inlets of the
steam basin, the estimates for which will be introduced
into next year's budget.
After a most minute inspection of the whole internal
economy of the dockyard, their Lordships adjourned to
their hotel, and thence to Admiral Superintendent Pres-
cott's to dinner. The following comprised the party:—
Rear-Admiral Prescott, Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Lord
Auckland, Lord John Hay, Beard-Admiral Dundas,
Captain Berkeley, Captain Milne, Captain Yates, Cap-
tain James, Captain H. Eden, Colonel Irvine, Colonel
Powell, Sir B. Walker, Captain Ellice, Mr. Ward, Mr.
Fincham, Mr. Brown, and Flag- Lieutenant Aplin.
The Adventure naval store transport, Peter Welling-
ton master, was towed to Spithead by the Echo steam-
tug this morning, and sailed immediately for Plymouth.
She took all the supernumeraries from this port.
The Plumper screw steam-vessel arrived this morning
from Woolwich, in the charge of Lieutenant Robert
Robertson, of the Fisgard. She is to try rates of steam.
ing to-morrow with the Termagant and the Encounter.
A vast quantity of shot and iron ballast has been put
on board the Ajax to counter-balance the ill effect pro-
duced by the misplacing her engines. She has been, in
consequence, brought to the draught of 18 feet 7 inches
ful.W £4Agu awilt/.1-112-Q-Yer iclery, 22, flag-ship;
lustrious, 10; Blake hulk, temporary guard-ship of
steamers; Excellent, gunnery exercise-ship; Cyclops,
Devastation, Fairy, Myrtle, Lightning, Echo, and
Adelaide steamers; Fanny and Portsmouth, Admiral's
yachts.
In the Basin—The Malabar, coal deiet ; Ajax steam
guard ship ; and Kingfisher, 12.
In the New Basin—The Centaur, Retribution, Hecate,
Phaanix, Salamander, Cuckoo, Otter, Sprightly, Fire
Queen, and Jackal.
In Dock—The Pembroke, 72 ; Collingwood, 80; Cor-
morant, Dwarf, anti Undine, steamers; Flying Fish, 12.
At Spithead—The Powerful, 84 ; Rolla, boys' exer-
cise brag.
Woon.wicu, SEPT. 15.—The Vesuvius steam-sloop,
Commander Austen, was paid off to-day at this port.
The Arrogant steam-frigate, with auxiliary screw
propeller, and the Sharpshooter and Styx steam-vessels,
are in the docks, having some alterations effected, and
being made ready for sea.
The Firebrand, Flamer, Janus, Medina, Prometheus,
and Vulture steam-vessels, are in the basins fitting for
sea, and the Ariel steam vessel fitting with a smoke
consuming apparatus.
The Fisgard frigate, the Vesuvius, Monkey, Charon,
and the Niger, steam-vessels, are in the harbour, and
the latter will be again tried in a few days.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have or-
dered that the 32-pounder guns, 24 in number, are to
1 be taken to the Royal Arsenal, with the guns of the
Ar-
tillery Companies, for preservation during the winter. .
The 32-pounders are mcunted on ship or garrison car-
riages, for the exercises of the Boat Brigade, and the
field-battery guns for the Artillery Companies. The
receipt of this order renders it probable that there will
. not be any inspection of the Dockyard Brigades by the
Lords of the Admiralty during the present year.

CHATHAM, SEPT. 15.—The Wildfire steamer, tender
to the Port Admiral at Sheerness, is to be=taken in dock
to-morrow at this yard to have the defects of her hull
and machinery made good.
The Columbia steam-sloop, in dock, making good her
defects and • fitting for sea, has had her temporary deck
removed. She is to be armed with four 32-pounders,
25 cwt. each, broadside guns, and they are to he fitted
on Hardy's transporting slides.
The Warspite, 50, fitted for guns, is to be removed
to-morrow to her moorings in Long•reach, Gillingham.
A party of shipwrights left Sheerness Dockyard yes-
terday for the purpose of assisting in the undocking of
La Hogue steam-guard ship, at Green's building-yard,
at Bhielcwall, this day, whets she will be navigated to
Woolwich, and •to•morrow she is to be towed to Sheer-
ness.

Last eveni❑g I sergeant, 1 corporal, and 14 privates of
the Royal Marines, arrived at this division in charge of
First• Lieutenant M'Cart by, from Portsmouth, having
been paid off from the Ferret sloop, and the Crocodile,
8 guns, receiving-ship.

SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—MF. William
P..,yne held an inquest on Thursday, in St. Bartholo- -
mew's Hospital, on the body of Sarah Middleton, aged
81. The deceased lived with her son, at 68, WynYard-
street, Goswell-street. and about six weeks back she
went into the workshop to look for a broom. Her
grandchildren told her that the broom was not there, and
us soon as she left the shop, they fastened the doors,
and looking out of the window they began laughing at
her. The deceased, exasperated at the conduct of the
children, got out upon a zinc flat, and having found a
broom, she was in the act of striking the children with
it, when she overbalanced herself and fell off the flat
upon her head, adistance of nearly vefeceoLpiouSshlye
was picked up in aninsensiblestate,
bleedingt wel
from the injury to the head, and died yesterday
in the above institution. Verdict—" Accidental death."
SOCIETY FOR THE REFORMATION OP JUTENILE
OFFENDERS.—On Thursday afternoon a meeting of the
e'of the above valuable society was held at the
institution in St. George', fields, Southwark. In the
selection of a plan for the Farm School of Industry,
about to be founded, that of Mr.Meffat was chost it as being
best fitted to carry out the intentions of the corporatitm.
establishment is
~ ri
In this building the boys are to be .aceommodated in fa.-
miliey of 50 or 60 each, and, although thus divided, every
faepity will be maintained for au efficient and complete
.) of the
-
superintendence. A general system of agricultural in-
fthtehe fo
punoordltt! tinnd
besides
a ev r
stem iii tr:ttnir h the
w
ihyildtA)re ltai3 o.
Irtiticdeti<li,nt
;4(
i 1)l, ttel d f
rt‘r o.
s ohe,
ak pttu ph. This estali
y
the promotershaving all the comforts and appliances of home, it will
give art :tier facilities for instructing the
of boys according to their condition different
classes
and future destina-
tion, and
much more simple than the expensive and
artificial sv,tem w hien has he •
n hitherto employed.
FISH INFESTED WITH VERMIN.—Fish taken in the
Sor - p nune—more particular!) in the Kens- gtn-garden
den
en‘l of the rii er—are often found to'ha,ve attlancniongtoethem
iiiss7aly as four or five vermin,usuallyilesignated" Lice."
ese animils are said to resemlili3` diode with which
sheep are infester, hut of a gelatinois consistency. This
togular phenomenon, though it is believed previously
unknown to the public, is yet one with Which the va-
ioui officers of the park 'find observant, anglers have
long been acqMiiritcd ; and odds another proof to
many 'already atlonied, of the foul and seriously un-
healthy conditiun of the water in which the-vermin are
bred.
MORE CHARTIST ARRESTS,--011 Thursday Mr.
BessAck, chief superinten-dtrit of police, ManchestlT,
arrested,Patriek 1),-;v1in. of nirchester, and William
Gruciott, secretary to the Miners' AssociaCon, also of
Manchester. They were, both arrested under bench
weriente,•etid "ivieru ordered to find bail, themselves in
100/, each, and two sureties of SO?.