The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-06 00:00:00

No. 16,294. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, EVENING Sv N 7 NOVEMBER 61 1844.

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control of the Catholic clergy. Charities become dodgy
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 vioTatu
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,.
I My object is not to punish, but to caution and reform ;
and I do hope and expect that, after this letter of minis
is published, every Irish Catholic resident in Scotland
will at once and for ever quit this foolish, illegal, and
will add vicious, order of Rechabites.
" I submit to the ,Association the pronifely of sending
a copy of this letter to every Catholic clergyman and re-
I peal warden in Scotland, requesting their support in in-
ducing the Irish Catholics in that country to obandon
this worthless and unlawful society or order.—l have the
honour to be your faithful servant,
" DANIEL O'CONNELL..
" DRrrynane Abbey, Oct. 28, 1844."
In compliance with the intimation contained in thee
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 11. 3s. from Airdrie, Scotland. Ita
reference to the last remittance, Mr. O'Connell statedl
that the letter which accompanied it announced that
the repeal wardens in that district, wh ) had prof( ss( d
Ribbon principles, had retracts I 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--
lawmen, from amongst them. The object of those
miscreants was to trade on the blood of their fellow-
creatures. The Association were determined to put
a stop to that nefarious system, and to trace out every
individua! whom they should discover as having any
connexion wail it He had no doubt but they would.. -
be able in every case they Undertook to procure such
evidence as would lead f 0 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. lis. 2d.
The meeting then adjourned.
THE LATE STORM.
WRECKS AND Loss OF 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 tune she was seeu
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 Shatmnon, 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, anti 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, acid the inhabitants of the
place. Indeed, it appears that t 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-
fated 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 totally wrecked, 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, w ere 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 Indianian (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 DUK.B.-•••
The new mail packet Iron Duke left Kingston har-
bour for Liverpool opi Friday evening with the mails,
and in the teeth of the gale then blowing. This
noble vessel rounded the pier at twenty minutes
past seven, P.M., 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-
turday 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, P.M., were both prevented from going to sea by
the violence of the gale. The Iron Duke arrived in
her usual course at Kingstown on Sunday morning,
and it appears she made the passage to Liverpool,
against the worst of the gale, in eighteen hours and
forty minutes, which may be said to be the most ex-
traordinary passage on record, considering the
severity of the gale and the tremendous sea in the
Channel. _ _ _ _

DALKEY.—The storm was experienced here with
much severity, and caused great and wide-spread in-
jury to the roofs, windows, and chimneys of houses
contiguous to the shore. The large protecting wall
in front of Loretto house Convent was wholly washed
away, and a metal railing which ran fur several hun-
dred feet into the sea in a continuous line from the
wall, was, notwithstanding that it was firmly fastened
it 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 R, and evidently belonged to some ill-
fated vessel. Immediately following the R 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 less 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,
bound to Constantinople, put into Dingle on the 30th
of October, in distress, having experienced a loss of
mainyards, rigging, and bulwarks. It was through
the instrumentality of the Kells Coast Guard she
was brought in and saved from being a total wreck.
The boat's crew, under the command of Master
Edward Jenkins, who, at the hazard of his life, boarded
her, and succeeded in taking her safe into Dingle
harbour.— Tralee Chronicle.
VALENCIA.—I have been just informed that a large
timber-laden ship, from Quebec to Waterford, was
driven in by distress to Ballinskellegs Bay, and that.,
through the gallant conduct of the Coast Guard there,
under the command of Master Blake, she was saved.
—lbid.
WEXFORD.—It was blowing a whole gale of wind
late last night from the E.S.E. when we went to
press; and we greatly apprehend that the shipping
lying at the quays will suffer.—Wexford Independent
of Saturday.
COURT OF REVISION.
During the burgess revision on Saturday, Mr. Jus•