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health of the President," which was ea - ,4
astically responded to, after which he
seat.
The PRESIDENT then rose to return -.Mails. He
said, it is highly pleasing to me to meet such ilkr,
assembly of my fellow-townsmen as that I naveitattaSt:ik:
the honour to address. Men of all classes-+ 4a
honestly and manfully opposed the return of my
Learned Friend at the last election, but who have
since bad practical proof of his desire to benefit the
town of Athlone, and have honourably thrown aside
their opposition, and have come forward to testify by
their presence here tonight their approbation of my
Learned Friend's Exertions to benefit Athlone.,7—
(Hear, hear, and cheers.) I thank you for the very
warm and generous way in which you have drunk
my health, and I can only say that it will render me
but too happy at all times to have an opportuni'y of
benefiting my fellow-townsmen of Athlone.—(Caters,
during which tl e Rev. G,ntleman resumed his seat,
haring proposed " the health of the Vice Chair-
man.")
The Rev. KIERAN KILROE, P.P., rose to return
th inks. lie was happy to find a meeting so tvirmc-
nious, arid for such a purpose, as to pay a compliment
to their worthy representative.—(Loud cheers.) It
ii true that at one time ha was an opponent of M-.
Keogh, and he thanked the lion. Gentleman 1,1. de-
signating th .t opposition open and manly.—(Hear,
and cheers.) Since that time he had reason to be-
lieve that Mr. Keogh was a fiend to the b:trough
of Athlone, and a lover of Ireland, and were he again
to conic forward—and this he felt he could do with-
()tit any sat.rifice of principle—he (Mr. Kilro,-) would
support him.—(Cheers.) It was time that party
feelirgs should be forgotten—that party should be
extinct—and Irishmen united for the good of their
country.—(Hear, and cheers) He was right glad to
find men in that assembly who at one time differed
from him politically, because it was evidence of union
amongst all bearing the name of Irishmen. The
country had passed through many and great trials,
still he would ask, no matter how changed she might
be under those trials—

" Breathes there a man with soul so dead.
Who never to himself has said,
This is my own my native land?"
:Great cheering.) The Rev. Gentleman then thanked
he meeting fur the reception which the toast of hie
health had met, and resumed his seat amidst tremen-
dous cheers.
The PRESIDENT next rose to propose the health of
an intelligent, useful; and loyal body of men—
" The Bar of Ireland."
Counsellor BLAKENEY returned thanks.
Mr. Knoon begged leave to propose—
" The health of the J. Mr. Dardis," which was
well received.
At a few minutes after nine o'clock the Rev. Mr.
Moffatt vacated the chair, to which, on the motion of
George Hetherington, Esq., M.D., Edward Larkin,
Esq., J.P., was unanimously chosen.
Knoou then proposed—
" The health of Mr. Philip Hay, late Chairman of
the Town Commissioners."
'Mr. HAY, on rising to respond, said that he never
had been one whose taste savoured of politics. He
had seen too much servility ald corruption to tread
that path ; he was too humble to be a leader, and too
proud to be dragged at the tail of any man. In re-
fusing to join in politics, he had abstained from taking
out his vote; but if it were to return Mr. Keogh to
Parliament, he would register his vote for him, and
give him his most strenuous support.--(Cheers )
" The health of Mr. Larkan" was then proposed.
Mr. LARKAN thanked the meeting for the kind
manner in which his health had been received. With
all that had been that evening said he cordially agreed.
The cry of class was taken from the land—(llear,
hear)--and it was now proved that so long as the
country was divided nothing but a phantom had been
pursued. He had great confidence in their worthy
guest as the representative of the borough, and be
.would ever command his support.—(Cheers.)
Some other appropriate toasts having been pro•
posed, the meeting immediately after separated, each
one fully satisfied with the evening's entertainment.

FATAL COLLISION AT SEA.
(From the Liverpool Courier.)
On Tuesday morning a frightful collision took
place between the steamer Minerva (plying between
this port and Kingstown) and the brig William
Rushton, the consequences of which are the lose of
seven lives, and the total destruction of the William
Rushton.

As far as we were able to collect the circumstances
of the case up to the time of our going to press last
night they era as follows :—On Monday evening the
Minerva left Liverpool at seven o'clock, in company
with the Iron Duke, both vessels being bound for
Kingstown. During the whole of the evening it
blew very hard from the W'.S.W , and the Minerva,
not being able to make
.much way, was kept on the
Welsh coast.
About one o'clock yesterday morning, when the
Minerva was between Puffin Lland and Point Lynes,
a strange sail was descried close upon the sterani-r.
The vessel proved to be the William Itnsli on, Irons
Laguna, on the coast of Mexico, heavily laden wi:h
mahogany arid a few parcels of a general cargo. As
far as our information goes the brig was nut
observed by the steamer until she was close
upon her, the former showing no light.
We have, on the other hand, been informed
that the people on the brig saw the stearnves
li„hts some ten minutes before the frightful collision
which eventually occurred. Immediately on the brig
being seen coming in the direction of the steamer it
was clear to all on hoard that a collision was inevita-
ble, and consequently the engines were at once re-
versed, the helm put hard up, and, as far as our in-
formation goes, everything done to mitigate the effects
of a calamity whch seemed unavoidable.
Only a few moments elapsed after the brig was
first seen before the bowsprit of the steamer came in
contact with her, striking her about midships, and
the collision was a very violent one, from thss circum-
stance that the steamer was going at full speed when
she first saw the brig, and the engineer had therefore
not time to reverse the engines in time to prevent
serious consequences.
As soon as Captain Hall, of the Minerva, saw what
had happened, and that it was evident the brig would
sink, he promptly ordered out the lifeboat of the
Minerva, and, although he was remonstrated with by
many of the passengers for doing so, on the ground
that such a step was rash and useless in consequence
of the sea running so high at the time, he still per.
sisted in sending the boat off, which succeeded in
saving the lives of four persons on board the brig, in-
cluding the captain, the cook, and two seamen. The
remainder of the crew, which altogether numbered 11,
were all drowned. In about ten minutes after the
collision the brig sank in deep water, not a vestige of
her was to he seen.

The life-boat belonging to the steamer had the ut-
most difficulty in regaining the Minerva, as the sea
was running so very high at the time. Oa examin-
ing the Minerva, Captain Hall found that her fore
compartment was so stove in by the collision as to be
completely filled with water, and the ship was con-
siderably down by 'he head. He also found that she
ht:d lost her bowsprit, her foremast, and all the run-
ning forward gearing. Under these circumstances
he deemed it prudent to run the tteamer into Beau-
maris, where he landed his passengers, the greater
part of whom bent on from Bangor to Holyhead
by the railway, and from there took the steamer to
Kingstown.
Previous to leaving Beaumaris the passengers pre-
sentEd Captain Hall with the following flattering tes-
timonial of their opinion of his seamanship under the
trying circumstances in which they were placed, and
in acknowledgment of his intrepid conduct in endea-
vouring to save the lives of those on board the 'William
Rushton:—

" We, the passengers on board the Minerva, which
left Liverpool on the 19th instant, at seven o'clock P.M.,
much as we regret the fiscal collision which occurred be-
tween her and the brig William Rushton, cannot fail to
record our sense of the gallant conduct of Captain John
Henry Hull, who, though at imminent danger to hit own
vesi,el, seta out his boat to render all the assistance pos-
sible to those in the unfortunate brig ; and we further
beg to record our high sense of the propriety and con-
duct of Captain Hall on this ♦ery trying occasion.—
Signed. Richard Leffe, Julius Delmege, William Cham-
bers, Edward Garwood, James Leary, Samuel Corbish-
ley, Charles M'Maher, John Mangay, Laurence Sanvige,
H. D. J, nkins, William Mooney, William Burgess, H.
Ebsworth, Henry Smith."

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, Ana. 21.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—We have little change to notiee in
this share market. A small business has been done, and
prices generally remain stationary. The only alterations
are—Great Western, 17/. Share', 74 dis.—South Devon, 7A-
LIVEhPOUL. Atm:. 21.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was little business doing to-
day, but prices were Lteady. The transactions were as fol-
low :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, :19—Ditto, 3:21. Shares.
914 dis.—Dittto, Halves (11. and S.), 12!i,—Lancashire and
Preston, Three-quarter Shares, 173„ p.—London and North-
Western, 11114—Ditto, New Quarters, 15-1 G p.—Midlane,
3214 Dit to, Preference, 24 —Nort h Union (B ), 1E614
Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Cheater. 67,—Soutli.liastern
Dover (No. 4), Registered, 5 c. York and North Midland,
15►,i—Ditto, Preference, 21 1-16 dis.—Dut.:h Rhenish, 5 ,41;.
MANCHESTER, AUG. 21.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The shire market to-day was
more animated, and prices have 'slightly improvtd. The
transactions were as follow : Last Lancashire, 814 ex d._
Lancashire and Yorkshire, Filths,9,4 dis.—Leeds and Thirsk.
6,14 Loudon and North-Western, 1114. Ditto, New
Quarters, 15.16 p. Ditto, Manchester and Birmingham,
p. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
2, —Ditto, 5-tol,Plr6eference, 7N—Midland Railway Consols,
Quartershire, i 4—(
DC
32L/4 North Staffordshire, 111,a dia.—South-Eastern and
Dover, Consolidated Stock (No. 4), 5.
BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 21.
STOCK EXCRANGR.—The share market was dull and in-
active to-day. The only transaction reported was—Shrews-
bury and Birmingham (11), i dis.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.--Traffic f cr
the Week ended 'Aug. 18, 1850: - C. and B. Main L i
3,6331. 105. Id. ; Mold, b2l. 123. 9d. :Stsival-1003 t 3,
us. ; Total, 4,1591, 14s. 7d.