The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-31 00:00:00

ditor by the retirement of Mr. May, i t will be for
the shareholders to elect a successor. _ _

_ The CHAIRMAN stated that this meeting had been
convened in accordance with the articles of associa-
tion, though the directors would rather have post-
poned it till they could have received full informa-
tion as to the inability of the steamer to ascend the
river ; but he was glad to say that Mr. Bourne
would shortly be in this country himself, and then
the result of another trip would be laid before the
proprietors, and he should propose to adjourn the
meeting for three months, when the board would
be in possession of all the information which they
required. He would now move that the report be
adopted.
The motion having beg seconded, was carried
with one dissentient. -it
General BRIGGS said it was clear that the steamer
had not sufficient power to carry on the work in
the river ; and that the company's officers had not
had the requisite information as to the strength of
the stream. How was it that Mr. Bourne had not
been well informed on the matter, seeing that the
Indus had been navigated for the last 16 years?
What was the rate of the stream ?

The CHAIRMAN believed that the engine had a
power in excess of any stream. They had always
been given to understand that the current or stream
was about four knots, but it was found to be six
knots an hour.

General BRIGGS said they must have boats of a
proper description for the particular service. We
had half-a-dozen boatsrnnningbetween London and
Ramsgate, but the smaller penny boats could not
do it.

The CHAIRMAN informed the hon. gentleman
that the board had every confidence in the power
of the steamers, and that at present they did not
know of any great difficulty they had to overcome.
They had armed themselves with every informa-
tion which it was possible to obtain.
General BRIGGS—It would not tend to improve
the position of the company by the adoption of the
report. If the report had been postponed till Mr.
Bourne returned the public would have been satis-
fied.

Mr. CARGILL (the deputy-chairman) said that
perhaps the chairman was out of order in moving
the adoption of this report, which, it must be ad-
mitted, did not convey much information beyond
the fact that the first attempt had failed, which they
were led to suppose had arisen from some cause or
another, and that cause they could not hear till the
return of Mr. Bourne. Till, however, that infor-
mation was obtained, there was certain business
which must be done at a meeting of this kind,
which was, to a certain degree, of a formal charac-
ter; but there were other points, the consideration
of which ought to be deferred, which had reference
to the cause of failure. They might stand over till
the adjourned meeting. The matters which must
be decided, subject to the approval or otherwise of
the shareholders, were the confirmation of the elec-
tion of Mr. Cargill as a director, and the re-election
of Mr. Kennedy, and the appointment of an auditor.
If the chairman would consent to postpone the
adoption of the report till the adjourned meeting
could be held, the meeting could then express their
approval or otherwise of the two names referred to,
putting aside the report till the adjourned meeting.
The CHAIRMAN said he was most happy to adopt
the suggestion of the deputy chairman.
That motion was then withdrawn.

The two directors were elected, and Mr. Thomas
Tilby, paymaster in the Royal navy, was proposed
by General Briggs and seconded by Mr. Nash as
auditor.

The meeting was then adjourned till the 30th of
November next, at one o'clock.

A special meeting was then held for the purpose
of altering and amending the 34th and 41st clauses
of the articles of association, for the purpose of
giving greater facilities for conducting the details
of the business of the company.
A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors
closed the proceedings.

IRELAND.

DUB LIN, -TUESDAY MORNING.
INVASION OF IRELAND.

The Irish war journals (now reduced to three in
number) are making spasmodic efforts to impress
their readers, including the scattered members of
the Phoenix Clubs, with the idea that something
portentous looms in the visit to Europe of Mr. John
Mitchel, the great champion of vitriol bottles at
home and of slavery in the Southern States of the
Union. It appears to be a settled matter that the
interesting exile's steps will be first directed to-
wards the shores of France, and that here in Ireland
we need not expect his presence until he is prepared
to land at some exposed spot at the head of an in-
vading army. The Dundalk. Democrat, after ex-
pressing its disbelief that the fate of Wolfe Tone in
'9B is reserved for its more modern hero of '59,
observes :

"If he is coming to France, he would not have
ventured there without knowing the footing on
which he is' to stand. It is probable that he has
been corresponding with friends in ' Paris, who
know something more of what is going to happen
than other people. Or, perhaps, as the British say
there will be an invasion, that Mr. Mitchel believes
them for once, and is going to give a helping hand
to the enemy, and offer his advice on the best place
to strike the fist blow. Should the invasion take
place, and that Ireland is to be visited by the for-
midable Zouaves, John Mitchel would have no ob-
jection, we suspect, to accompany them; and the
worst of it is that we are ill prepared, owing to the
Crime and Outrage Act, to resist any such invasion.
Mr. Mitchel knows all our weak points ; and our
opinion is that he would lose no time in going round
to land in Connaught or Bantry Bay, but would
dash boldly on the capital and seize the Castle, and
all the arsenals in Dublin. He would, we fear,
strike at once at the heart of our power, and scatter
us like chaff before the wind before we could
organize our forces. Among the Young Ireland
party there was no one but John Mitchel capable
of leading an army of liberation. He was a man
of iron will and indomitable courage. We believe
he possesses that boldness and energy which would
inspire his followers to rival the soldiers of any
other nation in deeds of heroism. He is a man to
i:ecida quickly, and to carry out his purpose with
unerring judgment and a vigorous arm. He would
have the men of all districts either with him or
against him, and would deal roughly with all who
should desire to stand on neutral ground. Such a
,than as thik would prove a formidable foe to Eng-
lish power in Ireland ; and, although he might run
some risks, it is certain that he would not be so
easily caught as Wolfe Tone. If Mr. Mitchel's
visit to Europe be to aid the invasion which the
English seem to expect, he will have no mercy for
John Bull, and will more than rival Garibaldi in
his furious onsets against the Great Britons."

In an adjacent column this best possible public
instructor informs its readers that it is to France
they must look for a free press! Erin go bragh!

THE POTATO DISEASE.

The Cork papers will have it that the blight in
its oldest and worst form has attacked the potato
crop in that-quarter. The fact of its actual appear-
ance there has been several times noticed in the
local journals, ,but this morning the tale is told with
more circumstantiality than usual, and is no longer
set down as a flying rumour. The Examiner .of
last night says : •
" We regret to say that, so far as has come under
our obser ration, in the rural districts for many miles.
around, the potato disease is becoming very
general. In one instance that has come to our
knowledge a splendid field of 15 acres, excellent
land and highly cultivated, the crop on whi.th was
at ono time expected to realise £5OO, is now become
absolutely worthless. In many cases half and even,
two-thirds of the crops have been lost. An es-
teemed correspondent inforins us that the blight has
set in with deadly virulence • along the coast from
Kinsale to Clonakilty. The crop in that diStriet
this year was about the same average breadth as: if
has been for the last three years, but in Yield and
quality it had been greatly superior. Unforta,
nately, however, in no year has the tuber been so
rapidly destroyed. The potato
.melts away almost
when attacked. Whole fields have been abandoned
as not being worth the cost of digging. With re--
gard to the• other crops in that district, the same
correspondent states that wheat has been found
net nearly so productive as in 1858, oats on the
other hand much more prolific, and barley less in
produce, but far better in quality and c6ndition."

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