The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-07 00:00:00

UMMARYOF NEWS

AND
Vubitt Optuton.

" Who runs may read."

101FGEIGN.
One of the Paris papers says :—" Since the weather has become
milder, the King takes a walk every morning between six and
seven o'clock, on the terrace in front of his apartments, after 'which
he retires to his cabinet to business."

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The Prince de Joinville had left Paris for Chantilly.
Monday being the anniversary of the death of Napoleon, masses
for the repose of his soul were celebrated in twelve of the principal
churches of Paris.
It is again reported as positive that the Minister of the Finances
is about to present a Bill to the Chambers, authorising the Bank
of France to issue in Paris notes for 250 francs, as it already does
in its branch banks of the departments.
By Royal Ordonnances, the following promotions in the Order
of the Legion of Honour have been made. To be Grand Officers :
M. Gay Lussac, member of the Academie des Sciences, and M.
Dupont Delporte, Prefect of the Seine Infcrieure. To be Corn.
menders :—M. Augustin Thierry, of the Academie des Inscrip-
tions et Belles Lettres, M. Flourens, of the Academie des Sciences,
and M. H. Passy, of the Academie des Sciences Morales et
Poll tiqu es.
Several of the journals announce that the Count de Salvandy,
the Minister of Public Instructien, is sericusly indisposed. The
Constitutionnel says that absolute repose and strict care as to diet
have been ordered by his physicians.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs has sent out an order to M.
Perrin, the French Consul at Bolivia, to proceed t• the Sandwich
Islands and enter into treaty with their authorities. The Minister
of the Marine has, it is said, placed a ship of war at the disposal of
M. Perrin on the occasion of this mission.
A Stockholm letter, of the 22d ult., announces the return of the
King of Sweden, and states that immediately after arriving at the
palace he dissolved the Regency appointed to act during his absence.
It appears to be decided that the King of Prussia will pay a visit
to the Royal family of Sweden in the course of the summer, and
that the Queen's brother, the Duke de Leuchtenberg, will arrive
about the same time with his august consort.
A letter from Warsaw, of April 25, states that the Emperor of
Russia has published a Ukase, declaring that all Jews must lay
aside their costume, and assume the national one. No one can
escape from the effects of this decree longer than for five years
from the present time, and even then only by paying a sum of
money.
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The Court of Queen's Bench have granted a mandamus, order.
ing Mr. Paynter, the magistrate, to issue a distress warrant against
the Shareholders of Putney- bridge, for non-payment of poor's-rates.
The first May Session for Middlesex commenced yesterday
at Hick's Hall, Clerkenwell-green, The names of 86 prisoners
appear on the calendar for trial, of whom the majority stand
charged with felony. There are a few cases of assault, but they
are not of a serious nature. _ _ .

A further investigation took place at the Guildhall into the
charges brought by Messrs. Magnay against several persons for
stealing large quantities of paper. The prisoners were all again re.
mended.

At Queen-square, William Rayner, of York.street, Westmin.
ster, was charged with violently assaulting and wounding Thomas
Hickey, police-constable 120 B, with a poker, and also with at-
tempting to stab him with a knife. The policeman had interfered
to prevent the prisoner from ill-using a woman, and the prisoner
assaulted the policeman with a poker, attempted to stab him with a
knife, and was in the act of reaching a loaded pistol from a cup-
board, when other policemen arrived and took him into custody.
The magistrate expressed his intention of committing him for
trial.
Several persons were committed from Hammersmith for picking
pockets at Brook-green fair.
A man named Grimwood was committed from the Thames
Police-court for destroying twenty.Sve panes of glass. The pri-
soner had got outrageously drunk, and had then sallied forth and
commenced regularly smashing the windows of a house opposite,
where he took his stand, giving as a reason for so doing that he was
the glazier's friend.
Henry Lackington, a marine-storekeeper and general dealer, in
Kennington.lane, was charged at Lambeth with having in his pos-
session a great variety of property of every description, supposed to
be stolen. On the day before, an officer obtained a warrant to
search the premises of the prisoner for a child's wicker.chair. The
chair, which had been stolen on the same morning, was found in
the prisoner's house, together with a vast quantity of property,
and 122 duplicates for watches, clocks, &c. There were also found
on the back part of the premises no fewer than 17 dogs of different
descriptions, and nearly as many dogs' collars, with names and Ini-
tials on them, of which the prisoner could give no satisfactory ac-
count.—He was remanded.

COURT-PASECIONABLE.
The christening of the infant Earl of Angus and Arran, son of
the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, took place yesterday
afternoon, in St. James's Chapel, Paddington. Among the corn.
pany present were the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, the
Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Douglas, the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Earl and Coun
tess of Lincoln, Viscount and Viscountess Canning, Mr. and Lady
Louisa Oswald, Baroness de Strumfeder, and Baron Roth de
Schriekenst ein.
Lord and Lady Brougham will have the honour of entertain.
log the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary
Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgla Strelitz, this evening
at dinner, in Grafton-street. Her Ladyship will afterwards hold
a some.
Baron Talleyrand, recently attached to the French Embassy,
arrived at Mivart's Hotel, on Monday, from Paris. Baroness Tal-
leyrand has also arrived from the French capital.
The Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury have returned to Alton
Towers, from town ; but are expected at Mivart's Hotel by the
20th instant. _ _

The Earl and Countess of Dunmore, and the Earl and Coun-
tess Bruce, are still at Dunmore Castle, near Falkirk, and are not
expected in town for the season, until the Countess of Dunmore's
turn as Lady in Waiting on her Majesty comes round.
We are happy to announce that the health of Viscount Mel-
bourne continues to improve.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Yesterday forenoon the general annual meeting of the share-
holders and pi oprietors of the Southwark.bridge Company was held
at the Bridge House.office, Queen.street•place, Sir Charles Price,
Bart., in the chair. The report announced little or no variation
between the receipts of the previous and past year. The dividend
declared was the same as that of last year. The report was adopted,
and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting sepa.
rated. _ _

The annual meeting of the supporters of the Institution for the
Adult Deaf and Dumb was held yesterday at Exeter Hall, Lord
Robert Grosvenor, M.P., in the chair, supported by the Earl of
Effingham, J. S. Buckingham, Esq„ Henry Powna I, Esq., and
the Rev. J. Sherman. The report stated that the object of the
Society was to afford relief to the distressed deaf and dumb, to
teach them honest trades by which they might earn their liveli-
hood, to provide those with work who had learnt any business, and
to impart religious instruction to them in their own peculiar
method of communicating words and meanings. The report hav-
ing been unanimously adopted, and thanks given to the Noble Lord
in the chair, the meeting separated.
The second anniversary of the Postmasters' Benevolent Fund
was celebrated yesterday evening by a public dinner at the London
Tavern ; and notwithstanding the great increase that railroads are
making in this country, upwards of 300 gentlemen assembled to
testify to the interest they felt towards the society. The Earl of
March presided, supported by Lord Somerton, Captain Ring, Sir
Noel Harris, air John Trollope, W. Higgins, Esq..," and many
others of the sporting community. The dinner, which was an ex-
cellent one, having, together with the usual loyal and patriotic
toasts, been disposed of, the chairman proposed " Prosperity to the
Institution," which toast was most enthusiastically responded to.
Other toasts followed, including the" Health of the Duke of Rich-
mond;" and the company did not separate till a late hour.
Last evening the annual meeting of the friends of the Christian
Instruction Society was held at Finsbury Chapel, Moorfields, Alder-
man Challis in the chair. The Chairman addressed the meeting,
submitting that the Christian Instruction Society was better calcu-
lated than any other institution to remove much, not only of the
immorality, but physical destitution which existed in this country;
for in the visitation of the agents of the society much misery was
discovered, and by that means brought under the notice of the cha-
ritable, by whom it was relieved. And he denied that in the
efforts of those agents there was any attempt at proselytism. The
Secretary then read the report, from which it appeared that there
were 106 institutions connected with the society, which employed
over 250 agents, and by whom 3,561 families had been visited
during the past year. Several hospitals and workhouses had like.
wise been visited, and the spiritual necessities of their inmates re-
lieved. The financial ,tatement showed that up to May, 1845,

SAY• ..•
the subscriptions amounted to 8901. 12s. 2d., including a balance
since the preceding year of 1001.; and that there was in the trea-
surer's hands a snm of 54/. Ss. 7d. Resolutions to uphold the so.
ciety were proposed and seconded in eloquent speeches, and una-
nimously agreed to.
Signor Sivori arrived in London on Monday evening from Ham.
burgh, to fulfil the various engagements he has entered into for the
musical season here, among which the most novel and interesting
is that of performing at the remaining meetings of the Beethoven
Quartet Society, as it will exhibit this accomplished artist in a new
line of excellence, which is said not to be inferior in any respect
to his solo playing. Mr. and Madame Balfe, with Madame Thillon
are expected in the course of the week; also M. Leopold de Meyer,
the celebrated pianist, who proved so attractive last year.
A very great number of vessels have arrived daily for more than
a week from all parts of the globe, and particularly of the larger
class, from the East and West Indies, China, and the Mau-
ritius, bringing immense cargoes of every description of merchan-
dise, and there is in consequence so great a pressure of business at
the dock establishments, &c., that there has been found great diffi-
culty in providing officers to take the revenue accounts of their
cargoes, and a large number of officers have been drafted from the
tide department to meet the einergency, in order to prevent incon-
venience to trade, or delay to the business of the port. The Ge-
neral Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Columbine, which
reported on Monday from Rotterdam, had on board 14 oxen, 16
cows, 29 packages of fish, about 350 packages of butter, a large
quantity of cheese, and other articles of Dutch produce and manu-

facture.
The Duke of Richmond's Biel " for relieving High Constables
from attendance at Quarter Sessions and Assizes, and from certain
other duties, and for amending the Laws relating to Jurors and
Juries," was yesterday issued by order of the House of Lords.
Besides the portions that are indicated by the title, the Bill
provides that clerks of the peace issue warrants to church-
wardens and overseers, commanding them to make out the jury
lists. Those lists (after allowance by the Petty Sessions) are to be
kept by the clerk of the peace, and the jurors' book is to be de.
livered to the sheriff: All householders rated to the poor in Mid.
dlesex on a value of not less than 301., and in other counties not
less than 201., are to be qualified and liable to serve on juries.
Duprez it engaged at Liverpeo! and Manchester, with a French
company for a limited number of performances of French opens,
commencing about the 9th May. Duprez is also engaged by Mr.
Calcraft for a few nights in Dublin.

TEXAS.
To the maritime and commercial world :
A letter received at Lloyd's from their agents at Gal-
veston, states that " no English vessels have arrived this
season. Tonnage duty is continued by Congress at
60c., or about 2s. 7d. per ton. A light-house is to be
erected."

Contents of Bell's Life in London of Sunday last,
May 4 :—The five days of the Newmarket Spring Meeting were
given to the extent of three folio columns; a preliminary estimate
of the Chester Meeting, by Pegasus, one folio column ; also a
column of the Marylebone Cricket Club, opening their statement
of accounts, resolutions, election of 21 candidates, and matches
for 1845; the " Ironmaster" nomination, the " Zanoni" case,
conclusion of Curragh April Meeting. Paris races, two folio
counnns of aquatics, six folio columns of miscellaneous sporting
affairs, and upwards of 100 advertisements connected with sporting
matters. The price of Bell's Life is 6d.—Published in time for
the Saturday afternoon railways.
A 12-folio column Supplement gratis.—On Sun-
day next Bell's Life in London will contain a copious and im-
partial report of the Chester Meeting, a portrait of Idas, and
matters interesting to the betting circles; Alphabetical List of
Winning and Run-up Greyhounds for the past season ; Review of
the Doings of the " Long-tails" ; Aquatic Sports of exciting in-
terest ; the Cricketers' Register; and every variety of Sporting
Intelligence. Price of Bill's Life, 6d. Advertisements for in-
sertion in Bell's Life should be sent to the office, No. 170, Strand,
on or before Thursday. They will be taken on Fridays, but to in.
sore their insertion they should be sent on or before Thursday.
We regret to announce the serious illness, from-
' paralysis, of Lord Carberry, at his seat, Castlefreke, county Cork.
Ins Lordship is a representative yeti-,and in the 80th
year of
file age,

CATASTROPHE AT YARMOUTH.
On Saturday morning, at an early hour, the Haven and Pier
Commissioners visited the scene, with the view of deciding on
some means to be adopted for clearing the navigation of the ob-
struction that was presented to it by the broken arch. Means
were had recourse to, with the view of raising the fallen end of
the structure, by applying
a powerful leverage force by means of
ropes and hawsers, making the abutment on the Yarmouth side the
fulcrum. These endeavours, however, to raise the structure
proved unavailing. It was at length determined to cut away the
bridge at each end ; this was done, and the intermediate portion
between the abutments, thus cut off, immediately sank. Portions
have since been hauled wit, and comparatively little obstruction is
now offered to the navigation.
The river Bure at this point is about sixty feet wide, and presents
no very particular appearauce now.
On Monday at ten o'clock the jury reassembled, and a consi-
derable number of persons collected in the Hall during the

forenoon.
The business to-day
was chiefly the identification of dead bodies

that bad been found in the river.
The CORONER, in the first place, read some correspondence that
had taken place between him and Mr. Pilgrim, the county coroner,
as to their respective jurisdictions. It appeared that none of the
bodies had been moved on the county side of the river. The
names of persons drowned that had been examined by the jury
were then called over in succession, and their relatives and friends
came forward to give evidence as to their identification.
Daniel Cooper was the first witness called. He identified one of
the deceased persons, named Maria Vincent. lie saw her on the
bridge on Friday.
Jane Grimmer identified the body of her child, William Grim-
mer, 8 years of age.

Elizabeth Blogg identified Charles Die, 2 years old.
In the same manner, and by a variety of persons, the following
bodies were also identified,
viz.—William Tennant, aged 11; John
Tennant, aged 10; Matilda Livingstone, aged 6 ; James Living-
stone, aged 9 ; Harriet Mary Little, aged 13; Caroline Augur,
aged 16; Caroline titling, aged 9; James Adams, and Ann
Phoebe Richardson, 17 ; Richard Powley, 5 ; Elizabeth Powley,
21 ; Marianne Jenklnson, 10; Thomas Johnson, 8; and Mary
Ann King, 8. _ _ .

A youth named J. B. Thorndike identified the body of Sarah
Utting, and deposed that he was on the Suspension-bridge when
the accident took place. He stood in the carriage-way, and in
about the centre of the bridge. He heard a cracking noise, and
observed that one of the connecting links had broken, the ends of
the severed link being about two inches apart. He did not appre-
hend any danger from what he saw. There was, however, a
sudden rush to the Yarmouth shore; but several persons laughed,
and then ran back to their places. To the beat of his belief five
or ten minutes elapsed between that time and the time when the
bridge fell, when he, with others, was immersed in the water.
By the Foreman—l bad been on the bridge about five minutes
before I heard the crack. It was crowded with people. There
were a great many persons upon it, but they were not so thick as
I have seen them. I should say they were about four deep. The
bridge was not half full. Sufficient time elapsed between my first
observing the link break and the bridge falling for every one upon
it to have gone off. I saw more persons on the bridge by a good
many upon the occasion of the prisoners who were lately accused
of what was called " the Yarmouth murder" returning from Nor.
wick after their acquittal.
The identification of the following persons was then gone
through, none but the necessary questions being put to ascertain
that the deceased persons were upon the bridge at the time when
the accident occurred, viz., Betty Morgan (aged 62), Wm. Lyons
(6), Sarah Ann Butterfint (:8), Harriet Bussey (24), Sarah Ann
H unn (14), Happy Thorpe (11), Clara May (20).
Grace Duffield identified the bodies of Elizabeth Manslip and
Eliza Duffield (10). She corroborated, in nearly the same words,
the evidence given by Master Thorndike, more especially with re.
ference to the time that elapsed between hearing the bar crack and
the falling of the bridge. She spoke, also, to the circumstance of
herself feeling no alarm when she beard the cracking noise, and to
there being sufficient time between the cracking and the actual
falling in for all to have escaped.
Elizabeth Brown, in identifying the body of Ann Maria Scotton,
spoke in nearly similar terms, having no fear when she heard the
bridge crack.
The CORONIZR observed, that it was of the greatest importance

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that some day should be fixed for going into the general merits of
the case. All that they bad done up to this time was simply pro
forma business, but there was a very important investigation with
reference C. the construction of the bridge, which, as it appeared
to him, rendered it absolutely necessary that some engineering
evidence should be produced.
The Foreman said, he knew so little of engineering matters that
he should certainly like to have some eminent man down, as well
to satisfy their own minds as to see that public justice was done.
Another thing was, that they were going to build a new bridge
across the river, and he thought it was absolutely necessary that
the jury should be enabled to make some recommendations of an
useful nature, founded upon the evidence of some eminent en-
gineer.
The other gentlemen of the jury concurred in this proposition,
and it was decided to continue pro forma business in the mean
time, and to enter into the general merits of the case on Thurs-
day next.
In several instances an order for burial was then given upon the
parish, in cases where the parents or surviving friends were them-
selves unable to bear the expense, after which the jury proceeded
with the identification evidence.
The following were the bodies id
James Chuich ; Sarah Ann
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Susannah _Eleanor DE el
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12; William Lucas, aged 12; Emily Handworth Borking, aged
5 ; Benjamin Pattison Burton, aged 7 ; David Habbage, aged 9 ;
Jane Cole, Elizabeth Jane Hannibell, Elizabeth Hatch, George
Henry John Beloe, Elizabeth Conyers, Charlotte Packer, and
Martha Yallop.
Mr. C. Cory, who represonts the proprietors of the late suspen-
sion-bridge, has, on their behalf, placed a sufficient sum of money
in the hands of Mr. Dawson, the secretary to the Ladies' District
Visiting Society, to bury all who might require it.
The Court adjourned at 7 o'clock until 9 o'clock on Tuesday
morning.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. •
NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE.
TUESDAY, MAY 6.
North Wales Railway,—Committee on petition for addi-
tional provision, Thursday, May 8.
Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway (Branch to Kells),—
Committee on Bill, -Monday, Ma* 19, at half after twelve.
Ulster Extension Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday,
May 19, at half after twelve.
Newry and Enniskillen Railway,—Committee on Bill,
Monday, May 19, at half after twelve
Scottish Central Railway,—lleport, Thursday, May 8.
Harwich Railway,—Committee on petition, postponed
from Thursday Bth till Friday, May 9.
Leeds and Dewsbury Railway,—Report, Thursday, May 8.

COOKE'S EQUESTRIAN CIRCUS.—A fatality seems
destined to attend this establishment, which has just been brought
before the public in connexion with the tragic catastrophe at Yar.
mouth. A few years since, it will be recollected, Mr. Cooke, sen.,
lost his valuable horses, theatrical properties, &c., by fire in the
United States, and subsequently experienced a disastrous loss in
Ireland. In the early part of the present year the circus, belong-
ing to Mr. W. Cooke, was torn down by a violent gust of wind,
just before the performance, at Hackney, by which Mrs. Isbitter
and her nephew lost their lives, and many visitors narrowly es.
caped serious injury. It is due to Mr. Cooke to state, that upon
that occasion he generously proffered payment to the family of de.
ceased for every expense arising out of the melancholy accident.
On the removal of the establishment to East India.road, Poplar,
Mr. Cooke, with his accustomed generosity of spirit, gave the pro.
ceeds of a night's performance in aid of the fund raised on behalf
of the unfortunate sufferers on board the Gipsy Queen. Mr. Cooke
has closed the circus at Yarmouth, and removed the company to
London, preparatory, it is believed, to their appearance at one of
the East.end theatres during the Whitsuntide holidays.
MONSTER CHINESE MORTAR.—The present age is
considered by many as far advanced in the arts and sciences com-
pared with former ages, but occasionally discoveries are made which
place modern inventions in the shade when compared with the
gigantic specimens known to have been in existence centuries ago.
Its the Royal Military Repository at Woolwich is a model of an
Oriental piece of ordnance, the original at Beejapoor, in the East
Indies, weighing 42 tons, and of another at Agra, weighing 23
tons, and capable of discharging a ball of 1,500 pounds weight.
During the past week the :Somerset ordnance sloop brought round
from Devonport to the Royal
Arsenal at Woolwich a Chinese brass
mortar, brought home in the Cornwallis, and weighing *3 tons 17
cwt., having a diameter of bore of two feet three inches, and a
chamber of 20 inches, the depth of the whole being about five
feet. The mortar was found in the bush in China, and partly con.
cealed under ground. It is composed of apparently very fine metal,
and the trunnions beingcorroded to a considerable extent afford
evidence of the mortar being of great age. It appears also as if
the part where the vent is, which is very perfect and little worn,
had been cast again and inserted in its present position. 'There is
also an appearance of a nut and screw in the centre of the breach
of the chamber ; but if they are really what they appear to be, a
large quantity of fused metal must have been poured into the
chamber, as the top of the nut is even with the metal, and could
not have been screwed into its present Position' Some idea may
be formed of the magnitude of the mortar, and the size and weight
of shot or shels which it would require to be used in it, when it is
known that the large guns cast about two years ago for Mehemet
Ali, were only 15 inches in diameter, and yet they required shot
weighing upwards of 4001bs.
Yesterday evening there was a general meeting of
the National Association of General Practitioners in Medicine,
Surgery, and Midwifery,' at the Hanover.square Rooms, to receive
and confirm the report of the Committee, and to hear the opinions
the qualifica-
tionssident of the association, was called to :the chair. Mr. H.
° membersand
Ancell, one of the honorary secretaries, after reading the mi-
nutes of the last general meeting,
_submitted the report of the
Committee, which recommended the application for a new
charter, and recorded the result of an appeal to the members of
the association (now 4,000 in number), whose votes were found to be
unequivocally in favour ofa five years' franchise and fifteen years'
qualification for a seat in the council. A long and rather stormy dis-
cussion followed, the chiefpoint at issue being the course of proce-
dure with regard to the College of Surgeons—whether to seek a re-
conciliation with that body, or the incorporation of a distinct one.
Mr. Hawes, M.P., urged the necessity of unanimity in their pro.
ceedings, in order to render them effective, and hoped he should be
able to fight the battles of the general practitioner in cordial
concurrence with his Hon Friend the Member for Finsbury.
Mr. Hillier and Mr. Wakley, M.P., addressed the meeting
from the body of the room, the latter speaker in justification
of his former charges against the Committee of the National
Association, and in support of a conciliatory tone towards
the College of Surgeons, whose valuable museum, library,
&c., were too important to the members to be sacrificed.
Succeeding speakers denied that any right would be sacrificed by
the members of the new college, and after hearing Mr. Clifton, Dr.
Webster, and others, in favour of
the report, the meeting agreed to
its adoption, the number of hostile hands being comparatively
very small. Mr. Wakley again attemptedd to address the chair, but
the greatest confusion prevailed for some time. He was under-
stood to propose a resolution eprecating a new charter;
but
having been informed by Mr. Ancell, the honorary secretary,
National
that the avowed object of the Association was to apply
for a new incorporation, irrespective of the College of Surgeons,
Mr. Wakley withdrew his proposition, dec'aring that he had heard,
for the first time, that such was the object to which the Association
was pledged, and intimating his conviction that the country would
hear the ayswal with much dissatisfaction. Resolutions were then
passed admitting country practitioners to the Committee of the
Association, sanctioning the term of franchise and qualification
voted for by the members, thanking the Apothecaries'
Society, the
public press, the honorary secretaries, Messrs. Ancell and Bird, the
chairman, etc. ; after which, at haltpast ten o'clock, the meeting
separated. c EEs MYST
I\l. PHILIPPE'S . ERI MISES AT THE
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—As we anticipated, M. Philippe has be-
come one of the liens of the season. We visited the theatre last
evening, and found it crowded. Certainly M. Philippe is
the
most
wonderful artist in his line who has ever appeared, and there is a
dramatic style about his performances which adds vastly to their
attraction. The performances of last evening were most sur-
prising and delightful, years ago they would have
been considered awe,jospiring, and the audience were
kept on the guy eit'e "ring the whole evening. 111.
Philippe possesses the art of rivetting the attention of his au.
dience in a very extraordinary manner. His performances last
nearly three hours,
and during the whole of that time the at-
tention never flags. The children all seemed in extasies with
him, and declared that Isis bonbons, of whic. .ie
n I produced an
apparently inexhaustible supplY from a hat, wera delicious. The
ladies, too, admired the taste
which he had displayed in the ar.
of his bouquets, of which the supply seemed equally
rangement
inexhaus,ible. In fact, M. Philippe is deservedly an on verbal
favourite,

IRELAND.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.

DUBLIN, MAI' s.—The weekly meeting of the Association was
held this day in the Conciliation Hall. M. J. Barry, Esq., bar-
rister, in the chair.

Mr. O'CoNNBLI. said he wished to settle a little account with Sir
J. Graham.—(Laughter.) He (Sir J. Graham) condescended on
one occasion to call him a " convicted conspirator," but he had
freely forgiven him, and lie should never retract that forgiveness,
or hear one word of reproach on the subject, but he wanted to set
him right on a matter of law and fact. The newspapers repre-
sented him as having said that the conviction of the conspirators
was quashed merely on technical points. Now there never was a
greater mistake or misrepresentation made by human being. He
dared say his legal advisers might have told him so. Although it
was a dry question of law, he (Mr. O'Connell) had no doubt but he
would be able to prove that the judgment was set aside on the
merits. After some further remarks on the subject he handed in
57/. las. from Dundalk, and a sum of money from Wexford.
Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN said the task:devolved upon him of reading
to the meeting the resignation of Mr. Grey Porter. He regretted
to be obliged to say that he considered that that gentleman used too
much precipitation in joining the Association, and also that he was
too precipitate in withdrawing from it.--(Hear, hear.) He (Mr.
O'Brien) felt confident that notwithstanding the secession of Mr.
Porter, that gentleman would at all times be found working in
the cause of his country. The Hon. Gentleman then read the
fallowing letter :

" Melbourne llotel, Mly 3, 1845.

" Sir,—Yesterday evening I read the speeches at the Dundalk
dinner, and as it seems to me that the Association is now
thoroughly pledged by its leaders to the establishment of a Par-
liament in Dublin (no matter how well and how justly our inter-
national and our internal grievances are redressed by the Imperial
Parliament), and as I feel that I have no right any further to
put forward my Dwn views, I beg leave to retire from the Asso.
viatica.

" If the repeal Members would make a trial in Parliament to get
a fair union (and thousands and thousands of Irishmen, now
hostile or neutral, would assist them in the trial, and it could
be done within a month), and should fail in the attempt, I
would be as warm an advocate of a Parliament in Dublin as
yourself, and you would then carry with you the public opinion of
the country. But without the previous failure of such an attempt,
1. e., without some •isible proof of the necessity of an Irish
Parliament, I am quite sure that you cannot even try to esta-
blish a Parliament in Dublin without a violent civil war and so-
cial revolution.

" I especially regret that the Association will not at this most
favourable time use its great influence to get a better Act of Union,
as 1 think that in that case her Majesty might visit Ireland this
summer, and that those questions which have so long disturbed the
country might be brought to a fair and honourable settlement, and
a great career of prosperity open to Ireland.
" I also quite deny that under an Irish Parliament, and with
separate independence (and the terms are, in fact, one and the
same), the people of Ireland are likely to be better off; or to enjoy
mere liberty or more happiness of any kind, than under a good
union with Great Britain, and under one supreme legislative Parlia-
ment in London, over this immense empire. _

'l. I shall be snuck obliged to you If jou will none Monday thank
the members of the Association for the kindness with which which
they listened to me. I did my best to put my ♦iews forward, and
I firmly believe that after a time they will be found to be quite
right.
" With sincere hopes that you will have no reason to regret
your present policy, I am, dear Sir, with great respect, yours truly,
"W. S. O'Brien, Esq." "J. G. V. PORTER.
Mr. O'CoNsera. moved that the letter of Mr. Grey Porter be in-
serted on the minutes, and that the thanks of the Association be
tendered to him for the spirit and manliness of his conduct.—( Hear,
hear.) He (Mr. Porter) differed with them, as he had a perfect
right to do. He had made an experiment, and although attached
to his own opinions, he nevertheless respected theirs.—(Hear,
hear). Surely Mr. Porter must have forgotten that he had
established a precursor society; and if they had succeeded in
obtaining the object which they aimed at, namely, perfect equality
with England, they would never have sought for a repeal of the
union. On the part of the Catholics, he denied that they ever
contemplated an ascendancy—they despised ascendancy—and, for
his own part, he would declare that there was not a man in the
north of Ireland who had a greater antipathy to a Catholic as.
cendancy than he had.— (Cheers). In conclusion Mr. O'Connell
declared that he was a repealer, that he would live a repealer, and
if he did not see the Parliament in College-green he would die a
repealer.—(Cheers.)
Mr. J. M‘Nevis (barrister), rejoiced at the secession of Mr.
Grey Porter, as it proved incontestibly the sincerity of the repeaters.

Mr. O'CONNELL again rose, and congratulated the Association
on the late demonstration in the north in favour of legislative in-
dependence. He never, in the course of his experience, beheld a
more numerous, orderly, or peaceable assemblage. When entering
the town of Dundalk they met Lord Cardigan, the colonel of a
regiment of Dragoons, driving out in his carriage, which clearly
showed him that he did not consider there would be any
occasion for his troops. He was perfectly right.—(Hear.)
It was too late in the present session to bring the question of repeal
before the Legislature. They would wait till they were able to
concentrate such a manifestation of popular opinion as would
give greater weight to their arguments. Lord Althorp had de-
clared that the moment the entire people of Ireland demanded a
repeal of the Act of Union they were entitled to it. That was a
sound and constitutional declaratioe, and stood in bold relief to the
vapourings of the Member for Edinburgh.— (Hear.) The Hon.
Gentleman then entered into a long argument in favour of repeal,
referring again to the condition of the people, and concluded by
asserting they would therefore continue the agitation in the same
legal and constitutional manner which had at all times charac-
terised their exertions. During the present month they would
have a demonstration in Cork, and another in Meath, besides the
celebration of the 30th of May, in Dublin.—(Cheers.) ♦gainst
the commencement of the next session of Parliament they would
have petitions from every county, every town, every ♦illage, and
every family in Ireland, in favour of domestic legislation. He was
determined that the, British Minister should have ocular demon.
titration of the feelings and wishes of the Irish people.—(Hear, and
cheers.) Sir R. Peel seemed disposed to win the people of Ireland
from him. He would freely give them to him, but he knew the
terms.—(Laughter.) The Minister deserved their gratitude for
abolishing the duty on glass, and the monopoly of the Bank of
Ireland, and also for his excellent Maynooth Bill.— (Hear, hear.)
He was grateful for their measures, and he understood they were
to be succeeded by others of an equally liberal character. He
trusted he was not misinformed, but he could net be grateful by
anticipation ; he would thank him for them when he saw them. Let
Ireland be conciliated, and England might defy the conjugated
powers of the world.—(Cheers.)
Some routine business having been disposed of, Mr. O'CONNELL
announced the rent for the week to be 4061. 3s.
The meeting then adjourned.