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THE SUN, LONDON, IHEJESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1868.

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be given on Thursday evenings from Bto 9. First Lecture, Jan.
23. Text-Book, Lyell's "Elements of Geology." Professor
Tennant accompanies his students to the Public Museums, and
to places of Geological interest in the country.
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land Revenue give notice that all DOG LICENCES
granted in the year 1867 expired on the 31st December
last, and that every person keeping a dog in the current
year is now required to take out a new Licence, the duty
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the next HALF-YEARLY
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Station on THURSDAY, the 13th day of February, 1868, at One
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on the affairs of the Company, a Dividend will be declared, and
the General Business of the Company will be transacted.
And NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN, That there will be
submitted for the consideration and decision of the Proprietors
at the Meeting the matters following, viz.:-
1. Agreement for the Working by this Company of the
Railway and Undertaking of the Lymington Railway
Company.
2. The Borrowing of the sums authorised by the South-
Western Railway (Kingston Further Extension) Act
1865, and the Tooting, Yerton, and Wimbledon Rail-
way (South-Western and Brighton) Act 1865, respec-
tively authorised to be borrowed, and the creation of
Mortgage or Debenture Stock in exercise of the same
powers.
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Meeting there will be an Election of Three Dhectors, in the places
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Esq., and William Phillip Snell, Esq., who retire at this time in
the usual rotation, and being eligible offer themselves for re-
election.
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By order.
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DUBLIN, Jan. 15.

Daunt's Rock has certainly much to answer for,
and now shares the lot of every creature which gets
a bad name, and may have more crimes laid to its
account than it actually commits. The last charge
brought against it is that it did on a certain night,
to wit, Sunday, the 12th inst., aid and abet in the
destruction of the valuable ship Chicago, thereby
endangering the lives of 60 passengers, and a nume-
rous crew, involving the possible loss of specie and
cargo to a fabulous amount, and divers other terrible
consequences. The grounds on which it is sought
to convict the rock as an accessory before the fact are
the following reported facts: The Chicago was a brig-
rigged screw steamer, 2,000 tons register, and was
under the command of Captain M'Nay. She was
comparatively new, having only left the builders'
hands about a year since, and had in her brief career
acquired the reputation of swiftness. She left New
York on Thursday, the 2d inst., with a general
cargo, chiefly wheat and cotton, valued at £150,000,
and had made a splendid run until she approached
the Irish coast, which was sighted on Sunday morn-
ing, *about half-past 10 o'clock. At the rate of
speed at which she was then going it was calculated
that about noon she passed the Fastnet, where there
is a telegraph station to notify the arrival of home-
ward bound steamers. A thick fog, however, had
meanwhile overspread the sea, and the land could
not then be seen. The vessel passed on unobserved
with the utmost caution, look-out men having been
stationed in the bow, while the captain and second
officer took their places on the bridge, and the speed
was slackened from seven to two knots an hour. At
this snail's pace she crept along the coast,, and about
half-past 4 o'clock sighted the Old Head of Kin.aale.
The shades of evening were then falling fast; the
fog had become more dense, and the captain, not
venturing to steer direct for the harbour, as he
would have done, deemed it necessary to keep to
the eastward, to avoid Daunt's Rock. Timidly
and warily she moved along, feeling her way
at almost every step, taking soundings every
quarter of an hour where the depth was not
great, and in deep water every half hour. The
captain aimed at reaching Roche's Point by a
semi-circular route from Kinsale, and at half -past
five o'clock, when be supposed that he was off the
harbour, stopped the steamer. Signals were made
for a tender, but there was no response, and then,
after consulting with his officers, the capttin ap-
prehended that he had gone too far eastward, and
the vessel was again set in motion, the semi-circular
course being reversed. In the thick fog, however,
the harbour light was not discernible, and the result
unfortunately proved that instead of going to
the south of Roche's Point, as was intended, the
vessel was moving straight upon the coast between
that point and Power Head. This is a shore fraught
with danger,as the disastrous fate of the Ibis, lost a
few years ago, has painfully impressed upon the
memory. The precautions were observed with still
more anxious care, as the fog still increased and
night wore on. At a quarter to six o'clock it
was found that the depth was 25 fathoms. Iu ten
minutes afterwards the sounding was
15 fathoms,
and scarcely had the fact been reported when a cry
was heard of " land ahead." The captain, who was
still at his post, observed the surf denoting sunken
rocks, and instantly gave the order to reverse engines
full speed, but before the motion of the steamer
could be counteracted she struck, though not vio-
lently then. When the reverse action took effect she
struck again very heavily, every timber quivering
with the shock, and alarm seizing all on board. It
was soon found that the rock had pierced the vessel ;
the water rushed through a deep gash into the
engine-room and extinguished the furnaces. Find-
ing that the ill fated steamer was as it were impaled
on the sharp reef, and that there was no chance of
getting her off, the captain, with commendable
presence of mind, directed all his energies to the
liest means of saving the passengers and the crew.
There was no excitement or confusion, but admir-
able discipline was observed, and confidence was re-
posed in his coolness and judgment. A lifeboat
having been launched and manned by four of the
crew, under the control of Mr. Clifford, the second
officer, and eight women, cabin passengers, were
placed in it, and brought safely to land. The fe-
male steerage passengers, numbering about 30, were
next conveyed ashore in other boats. All the other
souls on board, to the number of 130 altogether,
including passengers and crew, were landed in like
manner, and obtained shelter in some little cabins
that are scattered about the coast. At seven o'clock
the Coastguard men of the Power Head station
arrived with a rocket apparatus, by which commu-
nication was established with the ship, and the trans-
mission of luggage greatly facilitated. After some
difficulty the Roche's Point telegraph station was
a telegram for-
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in
Queenstown,
which they reached at 11 o'clock, and immediately
despatched the steamtug Lord Clyde, which reached
the wreck at midnight, but could render no service,
as the passengers and crew had been provided for.
By order of Admiral Buckle, a detachment of 50
marines was despatched from the Mersey flagship
by Captain Moresby, R.N., to protect the cargo in
the event of its being washed ashore. Lord Fermoy,
on hearing of the disaster, generously sent convey-
which the yes-
le
ances, and had the cabin passengers removed to his
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sea south of the
°
mainland, and is 30ft. wide. It is called the Cor-
rigles. At low water it is quite dry, but has 15
fathoms of water on each side. Arrangements were
at once made for removing the cargo, and some
hopes were entertained of getting the steamer off
when lightened, the position being comparatively
safe so long as the wind blows from shore. About
£50,000 in specie was brought to land and conveyed
to Queenstown under escort of Marines. If the
wind veer round, the steamer will, it is feared, go
to pieces, and there is also danger of her parting
amidships. Great numbers of people have visited
the scene. The passengers gratefully acknowledge
the hospitality which they received from the inha-
bitants of the little hamlet on the coast. They
have since been forwarded to their respective desti-
nations.

The demonstrations of loyalty on the part of Irish
residents in England, in answer to Mr. Digby Sey-

appeal, are
co n s
iodbesrearbvleed
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t. wellThaffected
classes y
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here
Express strongly advocates their extension to this
country, and points out the advantage which they
would confer. Referring to the special
euroli e tof • 1
u n
constables, the .Express observes :—" We do not
think any declaration would be of much importance
in this country,but the method adopted by the London
Irish Volunteers is an example well worth considering.
It has been continually asserted—it is daily
repeated
in the Continental and American papers—that the
Irish are all hostile to British rule. This impudent
mis-statement was somewhat refuted when Europe
beheld us last year meeting Fenianism with a force
exclusively drawn from the humblest classes of Irish-
men, many of them members of the popular creed.
But this might not be an inopportune moment to
attempt further to dispel this mischievous
delusion.
The swearing in of special constables in the • various
parts of the country would show at once
how large
a class of Irishmen of all creeds and parties felt
their interests involved in the suppression of this
conspiracy. The preamble of the act empowering
the appointment of special constables no doubt as-
sumes that the force of constabulary is not suffi-
cient to protect the law when special constables are
necessary. The public at present feels the most
complete confidence, both in the disposition and
the numbers of our police and military ; but no
force can provide against the possibility of out-
rages such as the Fenians have been" continually
perpetrating. Though there may not be any
urgent necessity for appealing to the order-loving
portion of the community to come forward to ren-
der actual personal aid, there is no doubt that such
an organisation might prove most effective in the
additional forces which it would place at the com-
mand of the authorities. The state of things here
is quite sufficient to bring us within the provisions
of the Act, and to justify the magistracy in ap-
pointing special constables if they think fit. And
when we consider the enormous moral effect which
such a movement would have here on the disaf-
fected portion of our population, and in England,
in showing that Ireland was not dependent merely
on the police and the military, but had a
loyal, law-abiding population of its own, the
advantage of supporting it is at once apparent.
The Queen's enemies In America would be obliged
to recognise the fact that, if their proceedings
had met with a certain amount of countenance
in Ireland, they were odious to a large mass
of the peopie. Then it would become clear that
the Fenian filibusters were not champions of an op-
pressed nationality, but mischievous intruders into
Irish affairs—that the result of their success would
be, not to establish a war between Ireland and
England, but a civil conflict between the dupes in
this country an,i the fl ewer of the Irish nation.
Against them would be arrayed all the intelligence,
all the orderly, hard-working, respectable portion of
the people—all, in fact, of that section of the com-
munity which goes to make up the character of a
nation, and give it stability. We are quite sure
that our Roman Catholic countrymen would not be
behind their Protestant neighbours in undertaking
this movement. But we would suggest that this
measure should be at once considered by the magis-
trates and the authorities at the Castle. Any two
justices are authorised to call a special sessions for
the purpose of swearing in special constables. Let
these sessions be at once announced, and in a few
weeks we shall have a volunteer body of Irishmen
which shall exhibit to the world the contemptible
insignificance of the numbers of the conspirators,
and the spirit which they have evoked."

OPENING OF THE LOCAL LEGISLA-
TURES IN CANAJ)A.

The looal Legislature of Quebec was opened on
the 28th ult., by his Excellency Sir N. F. Belleau,
with the following speech :

Honourable Gentlemen of the Legislative Coun-
cil—Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,—lt is
with much pleasure that I bid you welcome to the
ancient city of Quebec on the occasion of this first
meeting of our Provincial Legislature. The lately
adjourned session of the Federal Parliament has
been of happy omen for the new constitution of
Canada ; and I cannot, I am sure, be wrong in
expressing the trust that the sentiments of fidelity
to our gracious Sovereign, of attachment to the
institutions of the British Empire, and of devo-
tion to the interests of our Confederation, which
there displayed themselves, will equally cha-
racterise this first session of our Legislature.
The Constitution has entrusted to you im-
portant interests and grave duties in respect
of the administration of justice, of public
education, of the machinery of our civil and muni-
cipal system, of our public charities, of the
encouragement of science, letters, and the arts, of
the improvement of the public domain, comprising
as this does our vast forests and our mineral wealth,
of the development generally of our resources, of
immigration, colonization, police—in a word, of all
that appertains to the civil law and to the rights of
property. It has, at the same time, provided that
these interests should be placed under the safeguard
of the principles of the British Constitution ; and,
and, therefore, on my acceptance of the task of pre-
siding over the Government of the province of
Quebec, I lost no time in calling to my aid advisers
responsible to the people, and in assigning to them
their several departments of administration. The
organization of -these departments has been earnestly
proceeded with, that the interests confided to their
charge might not suffer from any too long interrup-
tion of the work of Government, and, at the same
time, with economy, as well in regard to the num-
ber of functionaries employed as to the amount of
emoluments provisionally accorded to them.
Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly—Al-
though certain stated sources of revenue are assigned
to the Province by the Constitutional Acts, the
yearly amount which you will have at your disposal,
without recourse to further taxation, will be satis-
factorily established only after the arbitration rela-
tive to the finances of the late Province of Upper
and Lower Canada, which is provided for by the
142 d section of the late act. Under these circum-
stances it would not be prudent to submit to the
Legislature any measure of importance which
should involve considerable expenditure. But as,
on the other hand, the people of the province could
not willingly suffer any even temporary sacrifice of
the interests of public education, colonisation, or
the public charities,votes will be asked from you for
these ends, as well as for the civil service generally,
and for the covering the outlay already incurred in
the establishment, organisation, and carrying on of
the Government.

Honourable Gentlemen of the Legislative Coun-
cil,—Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,—
Measures will be submitted to you for the organis-
ation of the departments of the administration, the
interpretation of the statutes, and the audit of the
public accounts. Your attention will also be called
to the best means of developing colonisation, and
stimulating the zeal of municipalities and voluntary
associations in behalf of this great public object, so
important at once with a view to the interests of
this province within the Confederation, and to those
of Canada herself, upon this continent. You will
doubtles feel that one means of increasing our po-
pulation must be that of drawing hither and retain-
ing among us the emigration of the British islands
and of the continent of Europe, at the same time
that we are further facilitating the settlement of
our own people upon the public lands. The
further improvement of our agriculture, and
the more systematic and prudent manage-
ment of the forests and mines, are also objects de-
manding the earnest attention of the Government
and of the Legislature. The advancement of public
education and the encduragement of science, letters,
and the arts, are not only in our day a means of.
developing the prosperity of a people, but even next