The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-18 00:00:00

ACCIDENT TO 2HE GREAT EASTERN.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
QUEENSTOWN, SEPT. 17, 5 P.M.
The Great Eastern steamer is in the Offing, dis-
abled. Assistance has been sent to her.
The above steamer sailed from Liverpool on
the 10th of September for New York.
QUEENSTOWN, SEPT. 18, 8.30.
The Great Eastern is being now towed into the
harbour. H.M.S, Advice has also gone to her as.
sistance.

QUEENSTOWN, 9 P.M.
The Great Eastern has been obliged to bring
up one mile outside the lighthouse, where she will
remain till the morning. She has lost paddle_
wheels, and damaged her rudder and steering gear.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
the General Commanding-in-Chief, returned home last
evening from visiting the Duchess and Princess Mary of
Cambridge, at Rumpenheim, near Frankfort, and from at-
tending the exercises of the Prussian army before the King
of Prussia.

His Imperial Highness the Duke Nicolas Leich-
tenburg, accompanied by Gene' a 1 Rehbinder, has left Cia.
ridge's Hotel for Hamilton Palace.
The Princess Kotchouby bas arrived at Claridge's
Hotel from St. Leonard's.

The Duke of Somerset has been staying at Stover
House, Devon, since his official visit to Pembroke. The
duchess and family are also staying at Stover. The duke
and duchess are expected at the Admiralty early in the
ensuing month.

The Duke and Duchess of Wellington are at
their seat in Norfolk. A select party are visiting the duke
for the shooting season.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury
arrived in town last evening from Jerveaux Abbey,
Yorkshire, and depart to-day for Tottenham-park, near
Marlborough.
The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and
family have gone to Palmer Castle to pass a few weeks.
The Earl of Warwick and Mr. George Repton
have left St. James's Stable-yard, for Warwick Castle, for
shooting. The countess has left Harrowgate on a visit to
the Earl of Wemyss and March in Scotland.

The Earl of Rosslyn has left Claridge's Hotel
for Scotland.

Count and Countess Alexander Stroganoff and
family have returned to the Clarendon Hotel from the Isle
of Wight.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are ex-
pectel to arrive in town to-day from 'Palmer Castle, Kent.
Viscountess Jocelyn has left Tollymore Park,
Dundalk, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of
Abercorn, at Baron's Court, Tyrone.
The marriage of Viscount Clifden and Miss
Seymour, daughter of Lady Augusta Seymour, originally
appointed to take place to-day, has been postponed.

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In consequence of the demise of Earl Fortescue
the marriage of Viscount Sandon, nephew of the late earl,
and Lady Mary Cecil, daughter of the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Exeter, has been deferred for a few days.
The Baron and Baroness Charles de Rothschild
and family have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-

square.
DISCOVERY OF THE RETREAT OF ANCIENT IRISH
KINGS NEAR CLONMACNOISE.—A correspondent of Saun-
ders' News Letter, writing from Ballinasloo, says :—" In
the month of July last I sent you the particulars of some
ancient regal ornaments which had been found by a coun-
tryman, and purchased from him by the Messrs. Haynes,
of this town. The notice I then wrote attracted general at-
tention throughout the country, and several parties ex-
pressed an anxiety to obtain the ornaments, which were of
pure gold, and consisted of a crown and collar. An intima-
tion was even sent through the authorities, under the regu-
lations of treasure trove, demanding the ornaments, of course
at their proper value. They have since been publicly exhi-
bited in the collection of the Dublin Society, and much ad-
mired by those who reli,h antiquarian researches. The
Messrs. Haynes offered the countryman a handsome douceur
if he would point out where he found the relics, but this the
wily native knowingly declined to do, no doubt expecting
that other articles of value might yet be discovered in the
same locality. He has, however, at length divulged the
particulars. The man resided at a place called Skea, near
the celebrated ruins of Clonmacnoise, on the brink of the
Shannon. In the course of some agricultural operations
be removed a large• flag which opened the passage to a
spacious cavern, in which were found the crown and collar,
together with some ancient bronze weapons and several
utensils used for culinary purposes. The discoverer
of this singular labyrinth kept it concealed from the
knowledge of any one for a considerable length of time,
but at length he has been induced to show it to a very few
individuals under a promise of secrecy ; and as he is about
to leave this country for Australia he intends for a consi-
deration to lead the way to this curious subterranean
chamber, evidently the retreat of the ancient monarchs who
reigned in_the locality. A. friend cf mine, who has been in
the cavern, says that he was so fortunate as to have un-
veiled to his astonished view the intricacies of this hidden
apartment, and many singular vestiges of a defunct race.
It was no doubt, a fortalice and residence. The hard-
pressed chieftains and his followers found in its recesses
the most perfect security and concealment, for if any pur-
suers had the temerity to tread the tortuous windings of
the entrance, certain destruction was sure to reach them
ere they reached the apartments, several feet below the
surface of what appears to be a limestone crag. I forgot to
say that amongst other relics of bygone days are ten ela-
borately ornamented slabs, of an octagonal form, and bear-
ing long inscriptions in the Ogham character. There are
few who will be able to unravel thestory which these vene-
rable records display to the eye of the curious. No doubt
they will yet form the subject of study and research to the
antiquary and the learned. The discovery of this wonder•
ful cavern throws much light upon the legends of Bryan
O'Donoghue, and to this retreat from his enemies is no
doubt due the story of his compact with the Evil One, from
the consequences of which the Abbot St. Kierran is said
to have released him. I intend to explore this retreat of
the ancient chieftains of this neighbourhood on an early
day, and to supply you with a description in detail,"

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NAPLES, SEPT. 17.

During the night between Thursday and Friday
last a band of 100 Bourbon brigands landed in
Calabria between Breizzano and Brancaleone.
They are now surrounded by the troops and the
National Guard.

The Duke de Montebello has had an interview
with General Cialdini.

PARIS, SEPT. 17.

The Pays of this evening announces that the
Viceroy of Egypt left Constantinople on the 15th
inst. to return to Cairo, and that the Marquis de
Lavalette will set out on the 20th inst. for Rome.

FLORENCE, SEPT. 17

A deputation from the National Guard of Pa-
lermo, which arrived here in order to be present at
the opening of the Exhibition, has been warmly
received by the population.

TURIN, SEPT. 18.

The Nationals'lie of to-day states that Messrs.
Robinson and Co., the contractors for the establish-
ment of a mail service for the Adriatic and the
Mediterranean, have withdrawn from their con-
tract with the Italian Government, and forfeited
the caution-money which they had deposited.

VIENNA, SEPT. 18

Notwithstanding the denial of the Oste- Deutsche
Zeitun g , it is now certain that Baron Kemeney,
Aulic Chancellor for Transylvania, has tendered
his resignation, and that it has been accepted by
the Emperor.

CRACOW, SEPT. 18,

The state of things at Warsaw is still gloomy.
Popular excesses continue to take place. The day
before yesterday the shop of a glover in the Neu-
welt quarter of the city was demolished. Yester-
day the plate-glass windows of a German confec-
tioner's shop were smashed, and the fixtures and
furniture broken to pieces by the mob, without any
interference on the part of the police, who were
present.

AGRAM, SEPT. 18

The Agramer Zeitung of to-day announces that
great resistance is manifested by the Turkish popu-
lation of Bosnia against the calling out of the
Bashi-Bazouks for military service.