The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-20 00:00:00

IRELAND.
THE O'CONNELL TRIBUTE.

DUBLIN, Nov. 17.—The collection of the O'Con-
nell tribute took place this day, at the various Roman.
Catholic chapels in the metropolis. The following is
the official raturn, so far as at present known :—Me-
tropolitan Church, Marlborough-street, 5361.; St.
Andrew's, 457/.; St. Michael and John, 255.; St.
Catherine's, 140/. ; St. Paul's, 160/. ; Michan's•
2091. ; St. icholas's, 180/. ; St. James's, 140/. ; St.
Audeon's, 88/. ; Rathmine's parish, 160/. ; Donny'
brook ditto, 72/. ; Boolerstown (no return) ; Kings-
town, 140/. ; Rathfarnham (no return) ; Clontarf (no
return) ; Castleknock (no return); Sundries at office,
2551. The total will be between 3,0001. and 4,0001.
THE LATE SHINRONE INVESTIGATION. .
DISMISSAL OF SUB-INSPECTOR PARKER.--It ap-
pears from the following official paragraph, published •
in the Evening Packet (Government organ) of last :
night, that Sub-Inspector Parker, of the constabulary
(one of the party into whose conduct at Shinrone
Mr. Corballis lately held an inquiry at the Castle), :
has been dismissed the force by order of the Lord ;.
Lieutenant :
"We are authorised to state that directions were
given on the 13th instant, by his Excellency, the y
Lord-Lieutenant, to the Inspector-General of Con-
stabulary, for the immediate dismissal from the force
of Sub-Inspector Parker and Constable Brophy. We
are further enabled to state that Head-Constable •••
Channerlhas been appointed Sub-Inspector in the room
of Mr. Parker."
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BELFAST.—On Thursday,
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between five and six o'clock, a fire broke out in
store adjoining Winetavern-street flu spinning mill.
It was occasioned, we have heard, by gas, which was '
being consumed in a broken lamp, having
ignited
particles of tow that floated in the room. From the
combustible nature of the material which the store
contained, the fire soon assumed a very alarming
aspect, and was seen from the suburbs of the town in
all directions. A police force and a fire brigade, with
the engines, were on the spot in a few minutes after
the first alarm, and the fire was subdued by seven
o'clock ; but not until the stole was completely
destroyed, and all its contents, amounting in value, '
we have heard, to 1,5001., were consumed. TN*
premises were insured.—Northern Mag.

IGREAT MORTALITY IN ONE HOUSE.—At an inquest
held yesterday by Mr. Wakley, M.P., the summoning
officer stated that no inconsiderable excitement wee
caused in the vicinity of Bryauston-square, in consequence
of three persons having died on the same day in one of
the houses of the square. Yesterday, he said, was the
day appointed for their funeral, and, as a matter eif
course, many groundless reports were circulated. A .'
letter was even sent to Mr. Rawlinson on the subject. It„
however, appeared that one died of a liver complaint,-
another of a decline, and a third of a decay of nature. '
Two HORSES DROWNED. —On Wednesday night i
a labourer, in charge of a team belonging to Mr. John
Titmarsh, of Henhain, when near Collier-row, Hatfield, ,
on his way home, deviated from the road, in the flood I
occasioned by the late rains, and two of the horses were ,
drowned ; a third escaped with its life, as did also the
driver, who, it is hinted, had taken something more )
potent than water.—Eseex Herald.
We are informed that a new iron steam-vessel, to
be propelled by a screw, was ordered a fortnight since W '
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be built for the especial service of the Queen, as a tender
to the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, if that vessel
should ever be required again after her Majesty has oW •
been on board the new one. We understand that her
Majesty was so much pleased with the pro tem. arrange;
went of Sir George Cockburn, in placing the Dwell- .'
iron screw sieam-vessel at her Majesty's service, as *
tender to the Victoria and Albert, that, on board the t
Dwarf, the Queen most graciously, with her own hallo, : ,
wrote to Sir George Cockburn, stating her desire to I
have a steam-vessel built expressly for the purpose., 1
and actually sent the dimensions and the draught 0
water of the proposed tender. The object is to enable :
her Majesty to dispense with the Victoria and .Albert ii
on short cruises, and, with the Prince, to enjoy the 1
beautiful sequestered scenery on the coast, which the
large draft of the royal yacht now renders inupossible.
to be visited. The new tender will be about 135 ft.
long by 20 ft. in breadth ; her draft of water will be
less than five feet. She is to have a pair of Penns
.1
oscillating engines of 60-horse power. Sir Georg°
Cockburn lost no time in attending to her Majestis : •
wishes, and the little vessel is already in hand.—/laear 1
shire Telegraph. i
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GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY. e
The first two contracts of this line were let on Thursday
for the sum of 61,000/. to Messrs. M'Cormick and
Bid
,
gan, whose successful completion of the Drogheda Bid
way within the time gives promise of equally good 811,'
speedy work on the Great Southern and Western. Tuaf ,
above amount will cover everything on twenty miles o
the line except rails and sleepers, so that it is probable ,
that the average cost per mile will not exceed 9,000' ,
thus proving upon the best authority, namely, the estr
mate of the contractors, that in Sir John M‘Neill's OW •
ginal estimate, 14,0001. per mile, the cost of railway Wes
not understated, and that the entire line is certain to be, '
executed within his estimate.—Dublin Freeman's Journal• •
THI3 HERRING FISHERY.—IVe lately mentioned
that the herring fishing had again sprung up in Loch- '
fine. We are now glad to be able to state that it cola- if
tinues to increase at Ardrishaig, and at the various fish- ~
ing grounds on the Loch. Some of the fishermen have
this week been very successful, having taken in one nigh:
twene..e maize (500 to the maize). The fish are excell,,,e°., i
in quality, and are still improving, and are sold at l'u:"
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fishing ground to the curers, at Ardrishaig Point, at '',;' '
to 3s. 6d. per long hundred, and at Inverary at 4s. 6u"
the herrings at the latter place being remarkably fine'
fact, the very best that have been in the market thy
season.
season. The cured herrings are now arriving daily p
steamer and find a ready market at 21. per barrel, vell°°,.
sale which leaves a very small remuneration to thecure: '
fer his labour. The exportation of fresh herrings PI
Liverpool continues ; indeed, every steamer carriee e
large supply.—Glasgow Constitutional.
, the
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—We understand that ---ea
Parliamentary contract for this railway has been sir,.
to the extent of 1,700,000/. The whole sum, it will "-,
recollected, is 1,800,000 L, therefore only 100,000/. is 11°-
unsigned for.—Edinburgh Witness.
Mountjoy, the pedestrian, accomplished some nes.
tritordinary feats in St.. Peter's-gardens, in this city, L
Mooday afternoon; but, owing to the unfaeourableS
of the weather, the attendance was not numerous. x.",,,
ran one mile, walked one mile forward, and one 0";
a . backward, trundled a hoop one mile, wheeled Wl°.
th
half a mile, hopped 200 yards, picked up forty eggs °ILI
his mouth, a yard apart, and dropped them into * riy
of water without breaking them, and jumped over
, tw„,:
hurdles, the last ten with an egg in his mouth.--"A"-.
terbury Journal.
SIR JOHN Copa's Fox-HOUNDS.—The meet II „
Saturday, which wa,s attended by Sir John and a wi,
of upwards of two hundred, was at Brick-bridge- „ft
fox was found, upon drawing the great wood of ''-ae;
Young, which took away across the Round-wood to P. 4
tjayes, where it doubled back to the Great-wood, e„.l.
then-e lost. After an hour fruitlessly spent in 01°70'
vourite7 to find the lost fox, the pack was taken 00
and another fine young fox pub,
Billinghs:lr Park,
foot which took away through the Park to Bear-er
and, thence to
Warren-wood, near the Warren-1)00;
where it doublet; round through the same covers age
to Billingbear Pati,,-, nearly up to the mansion. Bernd
then stole away
at a tremendous pace for Charity-W7c-ie
where it was killed ak.
ler a beautiful burst of forty'
0
minutes. It being mos ' nearly four o'clock, the sr
was given over for the
day:-
THE DUKE AND THE
RAILWAY.—By a prl ellt
.h 0
n°
letter from Dover, we hear dm:. in consequence of Toi
train having been one day last week one hour past 00
time, the Duke of Wellington, who went by it to at'So
the Council, arrived when it was over. His Grace ;71
much provoked, and went to the Directors to repros,v,
in strong terms their want of punctuality. The Di;;;_
tors were in despair at the occurrence, and endeavoujo
to excuse themselves by saying that had they knew22ed lb.
Grace was a passenger, they would have dispatc,r_Aeg
special train. This declaration was far from csiSkr
the complainant, who with that true and admirable 1;4,
ing of justice which characterises his Grace, ell by •
" What am I, the Duke of Wellington, travellitills,,ree
railway, more than any other individual ?" anr,e, j, to
pounded to these gentlemen that it was their all
study the convenience of the public.—Court Jou
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' FLOOD AT BUNGAY,—From the very heavy /Ljes
which have prevailed during the last month, the Illey,eca
and low meadows in the vicinity of this town bailor st
covered with a deeper flood than has been known 'Where,
least thirty-five years. The roads in those places Oa
the water crosses them, having been impassable:f. gr.
on Wednesday evening a man in the employ .0.,00,
,5 pence, farmer, returning from Bungay with a 1110.1!
in which were coals, in attempting to pass throllgre
" Broom Watering," the current was so heavy ar,„ Os
ghat his waggon was carried against the foot-br 01100
lupset, and it was only with great exertion that the"
\ were extricated.—lpswich Express. bt 11
THE MATHEW FUND.—On Wednesday %ill sie:
n teeting for the purpose of raising a sum of lo°,,r‘eseel'
000, If
a ,:cessary to relieve Father Mathew from hie r Mr-
d tfficulties was held at the Nelson Assembly-r 0 ,i!.e ,
I aawrence ileyworth in the chair. Several other 11Zo..
, , efluential gentlemen were present, but in other
_e Td'- 0!
. ; riP meeting was but poorly attended. At the c 1 A_
T; he proceedings upwards of 731. was subsclo.warreee.e,
p rovLional committee was appointed, Mr- t54/bio",
Ii :eves orth being nominated treasurer.—Livernoseav,
RESTORATION OF THE MONUMENT TO 1-1111 , /et;
P. ICTON.—We have much pleasure in stating, "'effect
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handsome subscription towards carrying in.t° eve hr,.:
above desirable object has been commenced' Willis Willis;
also great pleasure in stating that the M*Y°_rnooted,r,
Morris, Esq., of Carmarthen, has kindly..,T,,. the par
act v‘ith Capt. Gwynne, in carrying into pu_leaab. a.e
posed restoration of the monument.—Conwrnouoce 1:0
INVERARY CASTLE.—We are glad to aho
has belle
convalescence of Lady Emma Campbell, w,
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indisposed for some weeks past. The Dilett"the throff,
rho has also been suffering from a quinseYl,4, gorilla
is fist recovering her usual state of healthen„,ary ee,
~. i
an Id :Marchioness of Lorn are expected at rove with ttlw
in the ensuing month to pass the Christmas
eave
no .blue parents. lire R• -„0
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DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL COCEIRAL,. 00. 0
it./
to as tnounce the demise of this venerable, tog hell at
Satu relay last, at Bathford, the seat of bi bas foo
lies
adve.nced age. His commissions were date Toy 30;,40e,
Liet itenant, Dec. 26, 1800—Commander'ras;
_)f. te. e, tv
--C aptein, March 24, 1806—Rear-Adnoo l...`aneine:. 14
<or v. 23, 1841. The Admiral, wheb. c 7,0,er
ruts
K;34):fisher, .11oop, capturPci a FrencriL iroe
,
servic, e in the action off St. Domingo.
guns and 100 men; was present and rendered