The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-11 00:00:00

OTTOMAN GAS.

The eighth ordinary general meeting of this com-
pany was held yesterday at the London Tavern ;
Mr. Horner in the chair.
The report stated the net profit during the past
six months had been £431, and the receipts for gas
to private consumers £1,048 against £493 for the
corresponding period of last year. The Board had
resolved not to accede to the demands which had
been made by the sub-Commission of Consuls-for a
reduction of price to 500 piastres per lamp, nor
would they resume lighting the public lamps until
all the arrears (Me to the company were discharged.
In reference to the hostile measures threatened by
the sub-Commission, the directors had taken steps to
insure the protection of the Foreign-office against
any injury to the rights or property of the company.
The manager in Smyrna had reported that £2,050

were necessary to meet current expenses and pay for
extensions of mains, and this sum the Board hoped
would be furnished by the proprietors on debentures.
The directors were sanguine that if the same rates of
progress were maintained for another year, and the
vexed question of the public lighting satisfactorily
settled, a prosperous condition for the company
might fairly be anticipated.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re-
port and accounts, said the company had met with
an amount of bad faith on the part of town authori-
ties which was unparalleled. He believed, however,
that if the shareholders would only support the
board, and find the necessary capital for carrying
on the works, the difficulties in the way would be
surmountedto a;
pbpeic.
eaeui
as
tee tthhee Turkishadvana
gpeeso polfe wegase rabned-
gthinenildegmand for private lights increased weekly.
The directors were determined to do all in their
power to secure economy, and among other things
had not charged anything as remuneration for their
services. (Hear, hear.)
The Hon. HOWE BROWNE seconded the motion,
and explained that the sum of £2,750 was wanted
because the public lights had not been paid for.
The report and accounts were unanimously
adopted.
At the conclusion of a long discussion the follow-
ing gentlemen were elected a friendly committee
xead
Van :n --
iliof consultation to confer with the board, in order_
toaes:stre v-rsno. gtocrshot.elnest,hKe company's nyo'snh positionm, in
Williams,Smyrna

A vote of thanks to the directors and chairman
closed the proceedings.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Sept. 10.

Accounts have reached the Daily Express of a
terrible accident at the residence of Mr. C. Cobbe,
Newbridge, by which five lives were lost :

"A number of labourers were engaged in clearing out a
tank of liquid'manure, when, having reached a thick sedi-
ment at the bottom, they proceeded to shovel it out. The
first man who descended into the pit and stirred it in-
stantly fell dead, being suffocated by the effluvia, and four of
his companions who went successively down to assist shared
his fate. Their names are Luke Flynn, Jas.Wren, Michael
Shannon, and Patrick Smith. Laurence Shannon, Michael's
father, narrowly escaped being numbered with the victims.
Seeing his son lying in the pit, the old man could not be
prevented from attempting to rescue him, but he had scarcely
set his foot on the ladder when he was overcome by the ex-
halation, but providentially fell over at the top, and medical
assistance having been obtained he recovered his conscious-
ness, but is still suffering from the effects oi the foul gases.
The five poor men perished in as many minutes, the light
of life being quenched instantaneously as they entered the
pits. A noble instance of courage and self-possession in con-
nexion with this accident deserves to be recorded. Warned
whonwetto-e
reatetohveertotpheofdethade tbanodkiews.creAafyroauidngtofevlleonw-
by the terrible fate which had befallen their companions, the
menture
named Smith, however, volunteered to descend. Some
persons endeavoured to dissuade him, but he said, 'I know
how I'll do it,' and, procuring a tore, he fastened it round
his body, and inhaling a supply of pure air, ho suspended
respiration until he descended rapidly and drew up ono of
the bodies. His example was quickly followed by another
man, by whose aid they were all brought up. They wore
removed to Donabata, to which place the party of labourers
belonged, and there await a coroner's inquest." _

Yesterday a heavy gale from the S.S.E. broke
over Kingstown and the coast, torrents of drench-
ing rain coming with the wind throughout the entire
after-part of the day. The sea in Dublin Bay was
very heavy.

The Marquis of Headfort, presiding last week at
a dinner in connexion with the Headfort Estates
Cattle Show, made the following remarks on the
land question :

"16 motto for my tenantry has always been ' Live and
let live' - (cheers)—and I think that principle has always
been carried out on this estate by my agent. (Hear, hear.)
A bill affecting the tenure of land was introduced by the
late Government. At first, misled by some of the speeches
against the bill, I was induced to believe that it was a bill
for making landlords and tenants change places—(laugh-
ter)—which I had a natural objection to do, but when I
came to look into the bill itself t really could find nothing
objectionable in its leading principle. That principle is
simply that if a landlord ejects a tenant at will he must
compensate him for improvements that have added to the
letting value of his holding. Now that seems to me simple
justice—not a confiscation of the rights of property at all,
but a recognition of them. (Loud cheers.)"
In alluding to emigration, Lord lleadfort read an
extract from a newspaper, showing that many emi-
grants were returning to Ireland, owing to the dis-
appointment of their hopes in America, and ex-
pressed his hope that this would check the drain
upon the population of the country, which other-
wise might have moved too far. After a few re-
marks on the subject of the cattle plague, and re-
commending cleanliness and sulphur fumigation as
a preventive, his lordship concluded amid prolonged
cheering. _ . _

Mr. T. Dalton, his lordship's agent, in proposing
the health of the tenantry, said he did not believe a
word of the fashionable theory about the incorrigible
savagery of the Irish character. He said
The agricultural classes of Ireland are, as regards their
humanity, very much like human beings in general. They
are, as we all are, very much the creatures of circumstances;
and many of them have a right to say to some, at least, of
their detractors, as Tony Lurupkin said to his mother when
she complained of his bad manners, You ha' me as you
reared me.' (Laughter.) I believe, my lord, most solemnly,
that if landlords had resided more upon their estates—if
from the days of Filibuster Strongbow to the days of Head
Centre Stephens Ireland had not been withering under the
curse of absenteeism—if such gatherings as we see to-day
were the rule, and not the exception, on every large Irish
estate—if the lords of the soil had lived on the soil, not
only in what lawyers call privity of estate, but in privity of
feeling with their tenantry, we should never have heard of
Fenianism at all, or of that pons asinorum,' the Irish dif-
(Cheers.)
ficulty."

The Murder of a Warder at Chatham.

CHATHAM, Sept. 10.

James Boyle, the poor unfortunate assistant-
warder who was brutally attacked on Wednesday
evening last by a convict named Fletcher, expired
on Saturday evening, at about 7 o'clock, after lin-
gering in a state of insensibility the whole of that
time.

This day, at 1 o'clock, T. Hills, Esq., coroner,
held an inquest on the body of the unfortunate man,
at the Convict Prison, St. Mary's. After the jury
had been sworn they proceeded to view the body
which presented a frightful spectacle, the blows
from the assassin's hammer having penetrated to
the base of the brain, thereby causing a matter of
wonder that life should remain in the body from
Wednesday evening to Saturday evening.
Dr. Weeks, who first saw the
bouthe
one
the poor fellow was sensible to pain for a
sponged
groaned.
The convict Fletcher was present at the inquest,
and in answer to the coroner i3aid he had no ques-
tious to ask any of them. sufferer, said that
him if he wished to make
The
any
replied that he thought that the
officers of the prison wanted to try him and hang
r or five had been to his bed-
him themselves ; four
take away his life. He had
side and threatened to
nothing more to say.
statement. Coroner
then asked
The prisoner
The Jury immediately returned a verdict of
4‘ Wilful murder."
Mr. Everest said he recognised the prisoner as
being in the same yard, and tried at the same ses-
sions, at Newgate, with Clinic, who murdered
Major de Vere, 8.. E. ; the prisoner was then sen-
tenced to 7 years' penal servitude for highway rob-
bery with violence.
Prisoner is a tall muscular young man, of old
20 years of age, and has had several former con=
'
victions.

GIFT OF £lOO TO A WIDOW BY THE PRINCE
or WALES.—AS tne train conveying the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales to the north, about e fortnight ago, was
passing Unsworth, nearitNewcastle, a pitman, in crossing
the line, was killed. His widow, who lives at Unsworth,
has jus received from his Royal Highness a gift of £lOOOB
some consolation for her bereavement.—Newcastle Daily
Journal.

carting of any grain could be Our
advices on that day from Cornwall were:—" Our
harvest is not quite finished ; there are many fields
of barley yet to save; but the wheat is all up in
good condition, and a full average crop. Many sam-
ples are very fine. The greatest portion of the bar-
ley is saved well, and I think au average crop, al-
though it varies very much. Some of the best soils
and well cultivated have very heavy crops and others
very thin. Oats are considered a good crop, and I
think we have no reason to complain, but have
cause for thankfulness." Tuesday was a thoroughly
wet, disastrous day for the northern harvest, and
nothing could be cut or carted. From Lancashire it
was stated: " The weather in the interval since our
last has been very stormy, checking harvest opera-
tions to a great extent, and although some of the
corn is being carried, it must be in a very unsatis-
factory state." From the East Riding of Yorkshire
our advices ran :—" Weather continues very unset-
tled, with more or less rain almost daily; on Sunday
last it poured down in torrents, and but little pro-,
gress has been made with harvest work. The tem-
perature is cool, and we do not hear of much sprout-
ing. The bulk of the corn in this district is still in
the fields, and what portion has been stacked can
only be in very moderate condition, and quite unfit
for present consumption." Heavy rain fell on Wed-
nesday morning up to 11 a.m.; afterwards it was
more favourable, but no work in the fields could be
proceeded with. From Lincolnshire it was remarked :
" The weather since Saturday has been very unset-
tled, and has retarded harvest operations in this
district. From Bedfordshire :—" The late damp
weather has greatly retarded harvest work." From
a neighbouring districv:—" The heavy rains of
the last week have flooded much of our low lands,
doing considerable damage to the crops not yet
secured." There are scarcely exceptions to great
falls of rain since the commencement of the
week. From the west coast of Scotland it was stated,
" After two or three fins days the weather has be-
come most unfavourable for the harvest, heavy
rain having fallen during last night, and this day is
damp and sultry." From the the coast, " Much
corn is cut in the Lothians, but very little secured.
The barleys, as might be expected from the wet
weather, are in poor condition and dark coloured.
New oats are damp, and somewhat weathered. The
weather has been wet and broken during the past
week, with the exception of one or two days." Thurs-
day morning was thick and threatening, but it held
up until with heavy showers after-
wards,and very
Essex we hear of " More rain, much of the barley is
still uncarted." From Warwickshire it was observed:
about
-"
In this district we have had another week of
2 heavyp.m.,
at 8 p.m. On that day from
very wet and showery weather, which has damaged
the unhoused corn to a considerable extent, and it
is only here and there that a field is cleared. Bar-
ley, wheat, and oats are becoming stained, and there
are some instances of sprouting, although happily
the cool temperature has tended to prevent the latter
damage becoming serious at present." From Suf-
folk, near the coast, it was stated :—" The weather
during the past week has been showery and gloomy,
and the latter harvest is thereby greatly protracted.
A cold wet spring never yet produced an abundant
wheat crop, nor will there be one this year ; and
our yield of barley is equally complained of. The
season greatly resembles that of 1853, and we may
see an important change in the grain trade before
Christmas next." Friday was a more favourable
day, little rain having fallen. From Lincolnshire
our advices stated :—" We have dreadful weather
yet for harvest work, and what corn is now carried
is in very poor condition—not, I hope, sprouted,
but damp and cold, and quite unfit for imme-
diate use. Luckily a fine windy day generally
follows the rain, so that sprouting is kept in
check ; but a deal of grain in the northern part
of this country is now in a critical state. No
carting to-day, and yesterday only a little, and that
in bad condition." Saturday was a thoroughly wet
day : wind south-east, varying to the north-east,
proving a disastrous close for this week, and the
northern harvest is certainly now in jeopardy, as is
often the case when procrastinated by the season into
the month of September. Our next advices will we
fear give a worse account than any heretofore of the
crops, as spurting and black barley may be general
where still in the fields. The spring-sown beans aro
nearly all exposed to the present rains.—Mark,-lane
Express.