The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-07 00:00:00

With respect to the charitable works that constitute
a portion of the business of the Rechabites, these can be
much better attended to by the Irish Catholics in Scot-
land, forming or joining what aro called Holy Guilds,'
or merely charitable societies, under the inspection and
control of the Catholic clergy. Charities become doubly
valuable when enrolled in religious societies ; and they
are actually contaminated by the contact of such a society
as the Rechabites.

" I have not pointed out the particulars, and they are
many, in which the members of the Rechabites violate
the law, and render themselves liable to transportation.
The reason that I do not do so is, because I do not wish
to assist any person to prosecute individual Rechabites.
My object is not to punish, but to caution and reform ;
and I do hope and expect that, after this letter of mine
is published, every Irish Catholic resident in Scotland
will at once and for ever quit this foolish, illegal, and I
will add vicious, order of Rechabites.

" I submit to the Association the propriety of sending
a copy of this letter to every Catholic clergyman and re-
peal warden in Scotland, requesting their support in in-
ducing the Irish Catholics in that country to abandon
this worthless and unlawful-society or order.—l have the
honour to be your faithful servant,

"DANIEL O'CONNELL.

" Dzrrynane Abbey, Oct. 28, 1844."
In compliance with the intimation contained in the
letter just read, he (Mr. M. O'Connell) moved that
a copy of that letter should be sent to every Catho-
lic clergyman and repeal warden in Scotland.
Mr. M. O'CONNELL, handed in 51. 12s. from Ver-
mont, United States, and several other sums—
amongst them a 3s. from_ Airdrie, Scotland. In
reference to the last remittance, Mr. O'ConnelLstated
that the letter which accompanied it announced that
the repeal wardens in that district, who. Lad professed
Ribbon principles, had retracted their errors, and he
had consequently great pleasure in moving that they
be restored to their offices. 'Whilst on this subject,
he would again implore of his fellow-countrymen to
refrain from joining those illegal societies, which were
the bane of the country. If they possessed the
slightest pretensions to understanding or patriotism,
they would banish those human serpents, the Rib-
Tillioinscmreeant,ltsfrlovmas atomotrnagdset
on the
bTlohoed oobfjethcteiroffeltlhoovis.e.
creatures. The' Association were determined to put
a stop to that nefarious system, and to trace out every
individual whom they should discover as having any
connexion with it. lie had no doubt but they would
be able in every case they undertook to procure such
evidence as would lead to their conviction, and the
consequent punishment which: this crime so richly
merited.

After the disposal of some routine business,
Mr. M. O'CONNELL announced the repeal rent for
the week to be 2891. 155.2 d.

The meeting then adjourned.
THE LATE STORM.

WRECKS AND Loss Or LIFE ON THE COAST.—
The most melancholy results of the, gale were visible
between Dublin and Drogheda on Saturday. The
following are briefly the facts :—On Saturday, about
eleven o'clock, a vessel was- observed in the offing
from Balbriggan, and in a short time she was seen
to make for the harbour; but, in consequence of the
high tide, and the violence of the gale, she was not
able to effect that object. She was driven ashore
about half a mile below Balbriggan, at a place called
Louther Lodge, and, such was the fury of the wind
and waves, that she was at once dashed on the rocks,
and fell over on her beam ends. She proved to be
the Shammon, of Whitehaven, in ballast, Captain
Collins, master. She sailed from Kingstown on
Wednesday evening, and had nearly reached White-
haven, when she was driven back by the storm. Her
crew consisted of eight hands, three of whom—the
captain, his brother, who was, mate, and a seaman,
were washed off the wreck, and drowned, notwith-
standing that every exertion was made to save them
by Mr. James Michalm, of the coast guard, assisted
by his men, the police, and the inhabitants of the
place. Indeed, it appears that the unfortunate men
could have saved themselves had they come ashore
with the other five, but they refused to abandon the
ship, which now lies almost keel up on the strand.
She was 300 tons burthen. The bodies of the ill-
&fed men are not found. Another fatal casualty oc-
curred at Clogher, about seven miles from Drogheda.
A large brig, name unknown, laden with wheat, sup-
posed to be from Wexford, and bound to Liverpool,
was totallKwrecked, and all hands supposed to be
lost, as there was no account of any of them. An-
other wreck took place at Annagasson, near the same
place ; name of the vessel. unknown. She was
dashed to pieces. A large vessel; about 700 tons
burthen, named the Rose of Belfast, Montgomery,
master, was driven violently on shore at
Skerries, but most fortunately the crew, con-
sisting of fourteen men and one woman, a
passenger, were all got off safely from the
wreck. She was timber-laden, and left Quebec on this
day five weeks. She was bound for Belfast. A large
quantity of timber, and other things belonging to
ships, were picked up between Balbriggan and
Drogheda ; the figure-head of a ship, and a piece of
board with the name Fairy Queen, was found at Bal-
briggan. Several small craft were more or less in-
jured at Baldoyle, Malahide, and along the coast. A
large vessel, supposed to be an Indiaman (but all in-
quiry proved unsuccessful to ascertain anything about
her), was seen in a wrecked condition off Ireland's
Eye. The Drogheda Railway did not sustain the
slightest damage, although the- trees and bridges ad-
joining the line suffered severely from the severity of
the hurricane. Several cabins at Donabate were
blown down and unroofed.
EXTRAORDINARY PASSAGE—THE IRON DUKE.—
The new mail packet Iron Duke left Kingston har-
bour for Liverpool om Friday evening with the mails,
and in the teeth of the gale then blowing. This
neble vessel rounded the pier at twenty minutes
past seven, r.re., not having been able to get clear off
the harbour at the usual hour of half•past six, owing
to the severity of the gale and the crowded state of '
the harbour. Great anxiety existed in town on Sa-
tvrday to know the result of her voyage, as the Ad-
miralty packet, which usually leaves Kingstown at
seven, A.M., and the Holyhead packet, which leaves at
nine- r.m., were both prevented from going to sea by
the vioince ofteheatgale.
KingstownT Iro
on nsnnDudkaey
morning,arrivedin
her usual co:: rs
and it appears .3he made the passage to Liverpool,
against the worst of the gale, 'in eighteen hours and
forty minutes, which ma,`,' be said to be the most ex-
traordinary passage on :?•cord, considering the
severity of the gale and the try endous sea in the
Channel.

DALKEY.—The storm was experienc;d here with
much severity, and caused great and wide-spi'ead in-
jury to the roofs, windows, and chimneys of houses
contiguous to the shore. The. large protecting wail
in front of Loretto house Convent was wholly washed
away, and a metal railing which ran for several hun-
dred feet into the sea in a continuous line from the
wall, was, notwithstanding that it was firmly fastened
in the works, shattered in pieces. The windows of
Mr. Richardson's house were nearly all smashed.
KILLINEY.—At this place, too, the storm raged with
considerable power, and committed ravages similar to
those described as having occurred at Dalkey. On
Saturday some firkins of butter and a dead pig were
found on the strand, and a piece of plank was driven
in by the sea in the course of that morning. It bore
the letters M A it, and evidently belonged to some ill-
fated vessel. Immediately following the It there ap-
peared either the lower part of an E or an L, but
here all clue to further surmise was lost.

BALLYBRACK.—On the coast opposite this little
village, which stands about midway between Killiney
and Bray, there was discovered a piece of timber,
supposed to be part of a bowsprit, with several small
Planks. The peasantry, who congregated in large
numbers, succeeded in getting possession of some
pieces, and in the course of the day a seaman's hat
was picked up, in the lining of which there was
written—" John Trant, Liverpool, Sept. the 16th,
1843, three."
GREY STONES.—The coast guards of the station
which is situated on the shore midway between Bray
Head and Delgany, discovered-at noon on Saturday,
a vessel without mast or rigging, little leas than a
mile out at sea. She was tossed about, and drifted
from one point to another by the fury of the waves.
The violence of the tempest at this time rendered it
impossible to approach the vessel in safety, or render
her any assistance, and the struggles of the crew to
manage her movements were fearful to behold. At
one time they doubled Bray Head, when their posi-
tion was truly perilous ; but they were soon drifted
back again, and, after several hours' fruitless exer-
tion, they were at length driven in within reach of
aid. The vessel was found to be the Sovereign, from
LiverpOol to Nova Scotia, with bales of linen. The
crew, though naturally much fatigued from exertion,
have, we are ;happy to say, escaped serious injury ;
but the vessel is a complete wreck.
DINGLE.—The brig Mary Dick, of Kirkaldy,
James Norman, being fifteen days out from Cardiff,
t bound to Constantinople, put into Dingle on the 30th
j of October, in distress, having experienced a loss of
1 mainyards, rigging, and bulwarks. It was through