The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-25 00:00:00

MORE ARRESTS OF INSURGENTS.

The Waterford Chronicle of yesterday contains the
following:—
" Yesterday twenty-five men were brought in from the
out-districts as prisoners, and lodged in gaol, charged
with being concerned in the lato insurrectionary move-
ment. Mr. Marlow, commercial traveller, was taken
upon the streets on Thursday night, and placed in the
Tower. On be4ing searched there was found, amongst
other documents, a card certifying his adhesion to one of
the clubs; he was, thererize, committed by the magis-
trates until March next."
Three respectable farmers, named Fogarty, of the class
of small gentry, have bet n arrested near Thurles.
In Buirisoleigh, Tipperary, come blacksmiths have
bean arrested for pike: making, and committed for
trial. The police are on the search for other parties
implicated.
The 14 aterford Chronicle mentions that a Mr. John
Sqvage, ono of the writers in the Irish Tribune and
Felon, against whom a warrant has been in the hands of
the polio,, has escaped to France.
The Limerick Chronicle says—
" An insurance company declined this week to receive
the insurance premium on the life of Mr. Smith O'Brien,
which was effected here sixteen years ago for 4,0001.
We know N t what rule of law or equity could warrant
such a proceeding as this, which presumes to make a
prima facie case of guilt against an accused person yet
untried and unconvicted."
THE SPECIAL COMMISSION.

The Cork Reporter says—
" A private letter, which we have received from Clon-
me), from a gentleman who is not likely to be misin-
formed, gives the following rumour:—
" • I have just heard from Mr. that it is most
likely the Court will make an order prohibiting, on pain
of heavy fine for contempt, the publication of the evi-
dence, &c , until the trials are over. This, he says, is
very likely to be the ease; but it is, as yet, only rumour,
and as suck I give it to you.'"

PROPELLING SHIPS. Captain Carpenter, R.N.
who for some years past has directed his attention to screw-
propelling machinery, has recently placed for inspection at
the Polytechnic a new model, showing the application of
what he terms" quarter propellers" as the motive power of
steam-vessels. In his description, Captain Carpenter says—
': The series of past experiments, and those which are in
daily progress in the application of steam machinery and
screw to vessels of war, have fully evolved the merits of this
novel Powerof
over paddle-wheels
propulsion, and established its superiority
gyp. h_
elicited - What has thus been attempted step by
anothe7 information forming d its for working out
application on principle of motion, which, when perfected in its
of a yet more satisfactory largo
t' scale will, we believe, lead to results I
position selected for and important character. The
mod4l, is taken from the propellers, as they appear on this
of nature, since •ivate see
that type offered by the unerring hand
the Power of propulsion, there ap-
plied, in the aquatic
boat-like form of body,
omnere rudimental wings,
tribe of birds of the auk species. Their
remote legs, Seale-lik short and
them for dwelling only on Itilirnage, all alike concurring to fit
runt on the surface of the waters is
Their velocity of
hither-
tomove-
nothing has surpassed it. Lengthers is well known, and
head to tjaffrail, 4 feet 8% inches; dof model, from figure-
inches ; ditto forward, 3 inches; weiral,ight of water aft, 34
board, 23 lb. ; diameter of propeller, g 2 i with machinery on
to a foot. Three shafts are placed, horizontal
scale X inch
with other, and connected with the monatcaill. and parallel
to the mol
tve power, so that a single propellerr;nry ending
wood, or the `quarter propellers,' may be worked the dead
A novel plan of ra' • either se-
parately or together.
.raising the propellers
out of the water, and a new adjustment of the stern b •
- earing
are practically shown."
CONTINENTAL FETES —The South-Eastern Rail-
way and Steam-packet Companies appear to be in luck's
Way just at present, in consequence of the numerous fetes
which have been or are about to take place in those portions
of the Continent to which they form the most direct com-
munication. Latterly they have had the fetes at Calais,
Dunkerque, and Boulogne; and now a meeting of the Peace
Convention, with attendant
_Pies, is about to take place at
Brussels,t,the shortest route to which is by. the South-Eastern
iiailway to Dover, and from thence vid Calais, -