The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-09 00:00:00

LAW APPOINTMENTS.

Increase on the Quarter...... £127,217
Considering the great depression which has prevailed during
the past month or two, in nearly every branch of commerce,
it is gratifying to find that Liverpool continues to progress
towards the first port in the empire. We ought to remark,
however, that the receipts of the month of June are swelled
this year by the duties just paid upon foreign grain under the
new law. These, we believe, have amounted to about
120,0001. There is, therefore, an increase independently of
the receipts from this source, We ought also to bear in mind,
when contrasting the two periods, that considerable sums
would be paid in 1845 under the old scale.—Liverpool
Standard.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Friday morning last, a
number of persons assembled in Bartholomew-yard, Exeter,
to celebrate the passing of the Corn Bill, by a cannonade.
They had eight cannons, weighing about 81b. each, and 41b.
of gunpowder, and had fired four rounds, when the last
cannon burst on being discharged, from being overloaded.
One of the fragments struck John Gill, the town-crier, in
the knee, completely smashing the bones, portions of which
were by himself picked out of the wound. He was removed
to the hospital and will have to lose his leg. Another frag-
ment struck another young man, named Webber, in the face,
knocking out some of his teeth and cutting off his nose; he
was removed to his own house. A third fragment struck a
person, named Teel, in his side, and has rendered his arm
useless for the present. A portion of the cannon was blown
across the yard and struck a window, the glass and frame-
work of which were much broken.—Devonport Telegraph.
STEAM NAVIGATION.— The competition amongst the
steam•hoat companies on the Thames, particularly above
London-bridge, seems to increase. On Sunday was wit-
nessed the novelty of the boats of one company running for
one halfpenny per head from the city to the west-end; A
splendid new boat, started by this ccanpany, seemed to at-
tract great potice en account cif her extraordinary speed.
This boat, which is double-headed, having a steering-wheel
at each end, is named the New Cricket, and is intended to
take the place of a boat called the Cricket, built suite time
ago for this company by Messrs, Ditchlmrn and Mare,. ,;t-
Blackwall, but which; from some (lefect in her build, was
not considered fit to run on this station. The New Cricket,
and her engines were built and manufactured by Means, W,
Joyce and Co., of the Greenwich Ironworks, who, we learn,
are acquiring great celebrity on account of the very small
consumption of fuel required for their engines, and which, no
doubt, must enable the company to carry the public at the
unprecedented low rate they do. They are vibrating en-
gines, and seemed to be universally admired for the style in
which they wore turned out, combining great streegth with
beauty and e*9olenpe pt Iroliena9hip. l'het TrM alVa•
rzntly opjects c{. great interest •among the dnouesring pro-
tosion ; and, jnelging front the mat gpee4"" of 14 Beat,
nlust reflect the higrleSt credit 04 the architect and mann-
taetuser.'

It is understood that Mr. Richard Moore, Q.C., has
been appointed Attorney-General, and that Mr. Mona-
han, Q.C., is the new Solicitor-General. Mr. Hatchell,
Q C., or Mr. James O'Brien, Q.C., is to be the advising
counsel to the Irish Government.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR IRELAND.

It i s stated that Mr. Redington, Q.C., is to be the new
Under Secretary, and, of course, he is to vacate the re-
presentation of Dundalk. _

Mr. Corry Connellan, who had an appointment in the
household of Lord Fortescue, is spoken of as the private
secretary of Lord Bebborough, the new Lord-Lieutenant.
DEPARTURE OF LORD HEYTESBURY.

His Excellency is to hold an undress levee at Dublin
Castle, on Thursday next, previcrs to his departure for
England.

REPEAL ASSOCI) TION.
The announcement that Mr. O'Connell would attend
the meeting of the Association this day, coupled with
the anxiety to hear the opinions of the Hon. Gentleman
on the present state of affairs, insured an overflowing
attendance in Conciliation-hall. Amongst the leading
members of the movement present, were John A. O'Neill,
Esq., N. Maher, Esq., M.P., the Lord Mayor, John
O'Connell, Esq., M.P.
Shortly after one o'clock the approach of Mr. O'Con-
nell was announced by the band of the 'B2 Club striking
up " See the Conquering Hero comes," and in a few
minutes afterwards he entered the meeting amidst the
most enthusiastic demonstrations of applause. When
the cheering had somewhat subsided, he moved that
Nicholas Maher, Esq., M.P. for Tipperary, should take
the chair.
The CHAIRMAN briefly addressed the meeting, and
acknowledged the gracious reception he had met with,
and the honour that had been conferred on him by
calling on him to preside on that interesting occasion.
That was his (the Chairman's) first appearance in Con-
ciliation hall since the late victory in favour of Ireland.
—(Cheers.) When last he had the honour of address.
ing the meeting, he told them he would be in at the death
of the Coercion Bill, and he conceived he had kept his
word.—(Cheers.) The defeat of that iniquitous measure
was owing to circumstances—strange circumstances—
but he could confidently assert that without any such
combination of circumstances it would necessarily have
met with a like result, for the Irish Liberal Members,
under their great leader and guide would have defeated
the measure. The Irish Members had worked well, and
deserved the gratitude of the country.
Mr. O'CoNNELL moved that the Secretary of the As-
sociation be directed to write to the repeal wardens in
the north of Ireland, cautioning them against interfering
with the Orange processions on the coming anniver-
saries.
The following resolutions, adopted by the repeal war-
dens of Wexford, in reference to the dissensions in the
Association, were read by the secretary :
" That the wisdom and experience of onr Heaven-
directed leader, the Liberator of Ireland, never shone
with more glorious lustre than when placed in contrast
with the indiscretion and rashness of those members of
the Repeal Association who have for the last few weeks
been attempting to disturb the harmony of the Associa-
tion, and thereby, as far as the attempt was tolerated, to
injure the great cause of the Irish people.
" That we implore the members of the Association
who are in the habit of attending the weekly meetings,
to discountenance and put down any attempt that may
be made in future to propagate dissensions or to thwart
the peaceful and moral-force exertions of the Liberator
and his followers to work out the legislative independ-
ence of our country.
" REDMOND DOWLING, Chairman.
" JOHN COSGRAVE, Secretary."
Mr. O'CONNELL rose and was received ?al% loud
cheers. He said it was clear that they hail arrived at a
period which might be productive al much good or of
much evil. Everything depended on their own exertions,
and the real question was, whether the association itself
would not disparage the great cause by any proceedings
which it might institute itself. They witnessed the de-
feat of one of the most powerful ministries that England
had ever seen. Sir Robert Peel, at the commencement
of his career, had a majority of one hundred in the House
of Commons, backed, he might say, by the entire House
of Lords. Yet that Government, powerful as It was, had
vanished, he might almost say, into thin air. The fall of
Sir Robert Peel, strange as it might be, was certainly
one of the reo:4l, graceful acts of his whel.e political life,
he might add dynasty. lie re,iguecl power not to ad-
vance any particular intereat, o to promote any prive,;,e
motives; not to *Nese his own fortune, or to augment
his titles eg dignity. He lost power 'An I, struggle to
feed the hungry—to elevate the condition of the artizan.
lle took a stand on the part of the people, and against
the combined aristogisacy of the kingdom, The part
which Sl7 piobort Peel took was a glorious part, and
doseeved the unbounded
.praise of the empire. It
was certainly
4 cheering spectacle to witness
such disintorustedness and philanthropy in a states-
man of the present day. What was their duty,
what was the course which the Irish people ought
to pursue under MOO circumstances f The won-
derful succesA had attended the persevering and
un;iiing ertions a the Anti-Corn-law League ought to
inspire tlaern with new hopes and fresh expectations that
the object on which they were beat might not unreason-
ably be expected. rho aucoess of Cobden was the
triumph of moral force—a principle which he might say
was first acted upon by the people of Ireland. The
Chartists, on the contrary, had adopted physical force,
and what had become pt them 1' They were not in
existence. The corn-laws then Nrae repealed, and their
repeal waa mainly owing to the Liberal Irish Members.
The people of England were, therefore, bound in grati-
tude tc) assist thelrirli people in obtaining measures of
amelioration it remained to be seen whether they
would. It should ha remembered, that the repeal
Members left their duties in Conciliation Hall in order
to assist the League in procuring cheap food for the
people of England. Soh disinterested conduct cer-
tainly merited a requital. The Hon. Gentleman then
proceeded to review the proceedings in Parliament, con-
sequent on the Coercion Bill, and the circumstances
which led to its defeat, and then dwelt at some length
on the early history of the repeal agitation, and averred
that his primary object in raising that cry was for
the purpose of extracting justice from England. It was
with a similar view that ho established the Precursor
Society. But all his exertions were in vain,—
his overtures were rejected—his propositions were
scorned—and then, as a last resource, he hoisted the
flag of repeal in good faith nailed it to the mast, and
there it should retnint lie repeated these facts, be-
cause they -ww not understood in England; hut as there
was r, diiiposition at the present moment to hear the
voice of Ireland, he was indnced to repeat them. He
was anxious that the people of England should tho-
roughly understand the nature and principles of repeaL
But what ought they (the Irish people) to do under
existing circumstances ? I e bad a plan to propose,
and it would rest with tile people whether they would
accept it or not, They (the people) might differ with
him, but lie would not differ with them. He came to
Ireland for the purpose of telling them, first, that he
intended, at the earliest possible moment in the next
session of rawiiaraent to bring under the consideration
of the Legislature the question of the repeal of the
union. Secondly, he required the association to declare
what acts they conceived to be necessary for placing the
people of the two countries on an equal footing in point
of civil rights. Thirdly, be required their sentiments
on a law to alter the relations between landlord and
tenant. Fourthly, be wished means to be taken for re-
storing the influence of the asssocitition throughout the
country. Fifthly, he insisted on an immediate attention
to the registry, particularly in such places as were likely
soon to become vacant ; and sixthly, that the Committee
of the association should fix upon such candidates to fill
the vacancies as they considered proper.
A VOICE—Who shall be put in for Dungarvon ?
Mr. O'CONNELL resumed—He was delighted that the
question had been put to him. If he had any influence
with the electors of that town, no one but a repealer
should be returned. The matter, however, should be
referred to the Committee to decide. He would merely
say, that perhaps at the present moment it would not be
expedient to harass the Government by any vexatious
opposition, unless there was a certainty of success.
The Honourable Gentleman concluded by stating the
measures which he required the Government to pass
immediately. They were the same as the Honourable
Gentleman enumerated in his letter to the association on
this day week,
Mr. Git.masi is addressing the meeting.
The amount of rent up to post hour is said to be 1001.

THE CORN TRADE.—The effect of damming up the
grain and flour which has arrived in this country during the
last ten months, and of then suddenly liberating it in a
single week, has been to depress the price of grain and flour
very greatly, especially in Liverpool, where nearly all the
flour is held. The decline, from the highest point, is not far
from ten shillings a quarter for wheat, and six shillings a
barrel for 0°14; but it is not yet possible to judge how much
(f this is the result of mere panic, and how much of present
Mises, The arrivals of flour from Canada and the States
continue to be large. This is all sent forward, however,
under the expectation of much higher prices than those which
now exist, and will be attended with heavy loss to the im-
porters—a circumstance which will give a great check to fu-
ture importations. Like all other trades, this is likely to be
much overdone for some time, We understand that accounts
have been received in Liverpool, from Marseilles and Leg-
horn, which state that the crops have been greatly injured,
both in the south of France and Italy, by long continuance of
the drought, and announce that the grain was rising con-
siderably in those great depots for corm—Liverpool Times.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 7.—The Queen, Prince !,Bert,
the royal children, the suite, and attendants, ate to be at
Clarence-yard on Thursday next,, at eleven o'clock, to em-
bark in the .'airy steam yacht and cross to Osborne House.
'The Conamander,in•Chief, Admiral Sir C. Ogle, Bart., Major-
I eneral'the. Win. sir IL Pakenham, the captains and emu-
mander's of the ships in the port, and the staffof th,4 garrison,
watt a guard of honour from the 3d Buffs, wiiiba in attend-
ance to receive her Majesty and the Itoyal Family The
Fairy is in dock to have a small leak stopped, but be
taken oust to-morrow.

Handicap Sweepstakes.—Miss Milner colt, 3 yrs, Bst 71b—
Alvanley, 5 yrs, Bst 31b—Cocoa Nut, 5 yrs, 7st 121b—Liba-
tion, 3 yrs, 7st llb—lgnis Fatuus, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b.
Sweepstakes.—New T.Y.C.—Lebanon, 3 37s—His Serere
Highness, 2 yrs —b c by Redshank, out of Jenny Jumps's
dam, 2 yrs—Bedouin, 2 yrs—b c by Redshank, out of Balance,
2 yrs.