The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-26 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, June 25.
Yesterday the convicts tried at the Limerick
Special Commission were removed to Dublin and
placed in the Mountjoy prison. A few of their re-
latives assembled on the platform to bid them fare-
well on their departure. They were in the convict
dress, with their hair cut short. Yet it was re-
marked that they looked well and were in good
spirits. Their names are Denis Hennessy and John
Shanahan, seven years' penal servitude each ; jvil
Liam Sullivan, Thomas Daly, Michael Nunan, and
Maurice Fitzgibbon, five years each.
A second attempt was made on Saturday evening
by persons connected with the working classes at
Belfast to hold 4 meeting in favour of Parliamentary
Reform. The music-hall was taken for the purpose,
and to prevent interruption from the opposite party
the admission was by tickets. But the anti-Reformers
got some of the tickets and made a row inside at
the beginning,
while a great crowd assembled in the
street and ultimately forced an entrance, led by a
champion named Davis, whom they lifted on the
platform, the occupants of which were hustled off,
and a new chairman was appointed. What followed
was the wildest fun—singing, jesting, ranting,
cheering, groaning, whistling, and Kentish fire ;
but good humour predominated. The Mayor and
some magistrates were present, but they did not
think it necessary to interfere by clearing the roore,
at the earnest request of those by whom it had been
hired for a lawful purpose which ought not to have
offended anybody.
By dint of perseverance Major Leech has brought
the Irish Rifle Association into a state which
promises that the infant will live and become
vigorous with care. The first public contest
was held yesterday at Dollymount. There were
riflemen from various parts of England and Scot-
land, and nearly every county in Ireland was
well represented. A detachment of the 21st Fusi-
liers acted as register keepers, markers, and fatigue
men with great efficiency. The proceedings were
directed by Major Leech and Captain Fetherston-
haugh. Captain Fantlough, inspector of musketry
for the Dublin division, acted as umpire. Captain
Galbraith and Mr. Thunder, of the 21st Fusileers,
assisted in carrying out the various arrangements'
The competition was, on the whole, spirited and very
good. The novelty of the locality and want of prac-
tice at the ranges in some instances made the scoring
indifferent, but these are circumstances which de-
termine the scientific shot from that which is accura.la
simply from long practice with the same weapono
the same place. The firing with the small-bore rifle
was vastly in advance of the Enfield, and the
superiority of weapon was singularly demonstrated
_g.
There was some really capital pool firing, and t. hhi e
portion of the proceedings was regarded with. .tted
most general interest. The ground was ViSi of
during the day by a number of officers, sonle,_,,d
whom joined in the competition, a distinguisalle
General making a splendid score in the Any
Rent
contest. A dejeuner was prepared iu a large
on the ground for the competitors, and severs
marquees marquees for the convenience of visitors were creett
The proceedings will be continued to-day and
to-
morrow.

MR. BASS, M.P. AND DERBY. Mr. Base, 1I•1 •r
who has been one of the Parliamentary reprosentativee
ovf
Derby for about twenty years, has just presented
public recreation ground to the inhabitants of that tosfo'
town.it ffrom
el
thelt
The ground is situated within 500 yards of the rorket,;
Bassid e obfo utghhet
splace, and is on the banks of the Derwent, on the e 3"
1 n fis OA
and has spent other
icsorspixoraatic'ornesat'a cost Of 31r.
nearly £l,OOO more in and in
ways preparing it for a recre • fencing
"recreation ground. ground. The te rigor
thorities undertaketo keep •
it in order, to embank the
round the ground, and to make a promenade on the river
side, shaded by limes, elms, and beeches. The cereinoni.
of presentation was gone through on Saturday et a special
meeting of the town council. Afterwards a Pr°°e
which weret
was formed, and after parading the streets, 1°
crowded at all points, reached the ground, where at a--
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20,000 persons had assembled. The mayor and Ain
use-
addressed addressed the multitude, and afterwards there were am
moats, including gymnasticperformances, foot races, Sle'
to the
In the ev •
eningthe mayor gave a grand banquet a
members for the county and borough, the oorporatonku
the magistrates. eon-
THE SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE.—Its Song.
sists of at least 24 distinct notes, without counting lh.°sfei
innumerable trills, cadences, and extraneous bursts whle ,
form the climaxes to the various notes, or the links e:
connection between them. The distinct notes °L
the series are very various in character. l'.ls-
-1°
first I ever heard was the onewhich "'ln° d
is forme
sours technically term the 44 jugg:s
It ch
of a series of slltaccato tones, slightly rising above ell 1
other in pitch by such minute gradations as no instrurer:f
could imitate. These tones have somewhat the sound '
jugg-jugg-jugg-jugg repeated from ten to twenty titu.e.`lit,
and sometimes many more, according to the 'Vitro
and strength of the individual bird, and th°Y
auflia
terminated by a brilliant trill, culminating in a r the
burst of bravura sound that, heard for is
first time, is perfectly electrifying. Another o°olo
known as the "rattle," a performance which,l ,„
finest and best sustained shako of a prima 07.e-1:,
could never approach in trenchant brilliancy 'rat"
for contrast, there is the note know n as ,„,.,
"bubble," soft as the sweetest sound of ripplikeling o.3;The
i
but far richer and more mubical, and which,
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trill
other notes, has its appropriate climax—generally a
ge of
followed by a final burst ; but sometimes by a pa
fine-drawn sounds, so exquisitely attenuated and so '___
in pitch that the very finest hair-drawn notes in alt,oe,'''a
tracted from the first string of the violin by the bow l
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