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THE SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL.
Yesterday afternoon the Quarterly General Cvizrt
of this Institution was held in King William-street,
City. John Labouchere, Esq., was called to the chair.
The SECRETARY read a statement, from which it
appeared that the number of seamen admitted to tb,,
Dreadnought, at Greenwich, since the Ist of July, was
as follows :—From her Majesty's ships, 22 ; and from
British and Foreign vessels, 572, which, together
with 169 which were on board on the Ist of July,
made 763. There were 161 at present on board, and
three were convalescent, and three fit for duty. The
number discharged since the first establishment of the
institution in 1821, was 48,126. The number of out-
patients since July was 491. During the past quarter
the expenses had been 1,2601., and a balance now re-
mained in the hands of the treasurer of 2401.
The CHALRAIAN said he was happy to state that the
amount now invested in the Funds in the name of the
Company
-ineeiing then separated.
was 73,(n0/.—a very gratifying circum-
stance.—The

IRELAND.
POLICE SPY SYSTEM-CLOSE OF THE IN.

Q UIRY.
OCT. 10.—The inquiry ordered by Govern-
ment respecting the eondttrt of the eanstabulary at Shin-
rene d;strint, tong's County, closed this day at half-past
ote o'clock, having occupied eleven days. Sir William
Lynar, the stipendary magistrate at Shinrone, was ex-
amined to-day, and denied the imputations against him.
At the close Mr. Corballis, Q.C., announced to the coun-
sel and agents on both sides that he would, without
delay make his report to the Government.
ANOTHER MAGISTERIAL EXHIBITION.
The Cork Examiner, of yesterday, contains the fol.
lowing account of a scene in the board-room of Kanturk
Workhouse, the chief actor being Mr. Allen, the magis-
trate who so recently distinguished himself in the petty
sessions' court of the same town:—
" On Monday, the 30th of September, the following
magistrates assembled at the board-room of the Kanturk
Workhouse, for the purpose of electing ex-officio guar-
dians for the ensuing yesr:—Edward Deane Freeman,
D.L., William Barry, William Allen, Daniel Leahy,
M'Carthy O'Leary, Edward Stannard, Jonathan Bruce,
John Warren.

" Mr. William Allen, of Liscongill, as the senior ma-
gistrate present, took the chair, and with peculiar mo-
desty opened the proceedings, by stating that he did not
expect to be elected an ex-officio guardian, and even if
be were he would decline to act.
" The election then went on in the usual way, viz., by
ballot, and lists of the magistrates eligible to act distri-
buted by the clerk. The several magistrates present
having returned the lists to the clerk, he was proceeding
to ascertain the persons elected, when Mr. Allen, the
chairman, rose from his seat and walked out of the room,
declaring as he went along that the whole proceeding
was quite irregular and illegal. The magistrates re-
quested of him to remain a little longer, until the return
was made out; but he said he could not do so, and re-
tired. In consequence of which, the next magistrate in
seniority was voted to the chair, and had just taken it
when Mr. Allen again presented himself, and moved up
towards the chair, which the other magistrate instantly
vacated for him.

" The election then proceeded as it commenced, and
the clerk read out the names of the magistrates elected,
and the several votes given for each, when it appeared
that Mr. Allen had but one vote (very probably his
own) upon which he again stated that the whole pro-
ceeding was illegal from beginning to end, and that he
would not, as chairman, sign the necessary certificate.
" The magistrates remonstrated with Mr. Allen re-
peatedly, but to no effect, as, he said, not having exa-
mined the lists himself, he could not conscientiously
sign the certificate, and that he would instantly quit the
chair again, it being an illegal meeting. But on being
asked in what respect it was so, he did not deign to en-
lighten his brethren. To remove every pretext on the
part of the chairnian, one of the magistrates here pro-
posed that the names selected from the lists by the
clerk be ex-officio guardians for the ensuing year,' which
was unanimously carried. Notwithstanding which, the
chairman still persisted in declaring the whole transac-
tion illegal, and refused to sign.
" Some of the magistrates hereupon gathered round
the chair, and besought the chairman to sign the certi-
ficate, as it had always been done before by all former
chairmen, and not to have it go abroad that such a dis-
creditable proceeding could occur amongst gentlemen,
but the worthy chairman took no notice whatever of the
remontrances, and still refused to sign the certificate.
" About two hours had now been consumed in an un-
availing endeavour to get through an objection which,
under other circumstances, would not have taken ten
minutes. The meeting began to grow stormy, and the
magistrates to lose all patience, when
" Mr. Freeman said that this was frittering away the
public time, matters had gone too far, and that such pro-
ceedings were shameful and disgraceful, and had never
before taken place at any meeting of magistrates, which
every one at the meeting reiterated.
" Still the chairman persevered, but, after a little time,
stood up, and singling out Mr. Freeman (who sat to-
wards the end of the table) said, that if he (the chair-
man) were a young man, Mr. Freeman would not dare
speak to him in that way.
" Mr. Freeman observed that, even if Mr. Allen were
young, he would not condescend to notice anything he
said.
" Mr. Allen, after reclining in his chair for a short
time, again stood up, and in the most deliberate and
emphatic manner said, I beg to remind you, Mr. Free-
man, that you are A MOST INFAMOUS SCOUNDREL,' upon
which Mr. Freeman at once retired from the meeting.
" All the magistrates now remonstrated with the chair-
man, with respect to the great insult he had offered Mr.
Freeman, and declared they would represent the chair-
man's conduct to the Government that very night. This
was the best argument used yet, and had the effect of
inducing the worthy chairman at length to sign the ne-
cessary certificate ; and the magistrates, delighted at
being released from such a disgraceful and unheard-of
scene, broke up. Mr. Warren retired early.
" The following magistrates were elected :—Sir W. W.
Beecher, M'Carthy O'Leary, William Barry, Edward D.
Freeman, Daniel Leahy, N. P. Leader, John Warren,
Edward Stannard.

" A memorial to the Castle has been signed by all the
magistrates present, stating what occurred ; and it is said
they will all resign unless this matter be taken up by the
Government.

" It is said that Mr. Freeman will not allow the matter
to rest here, and that this affair will be transferred to the
Queen's Bench."
REGISTRATION OF POOR-LAW GUARDIANS.

The Guardians of Limerick Union met on Tuesday,
Wm. Monsell, Esq., in the chair. There were twenty-
four members in attendance, including the Right Hon.
the Earl of Clare and Augustus S. O'Brien, Esq., M.P.
A letter having been read by the Commissioners, de-
clining to rescind the 41st article of their regulations, a
resolution was proposed calling on the elected guardians
to retire, and the ex-officios to withdraw from the board,
which was unanimously adopted.
THE MAGISTRACY OF MAYO.

The Earl of Altamont, Vice-Lieutenant of the county
Mayo, is determined to use his best endeavours to pro-
cure a regular attendance of magistrates at petty ses-
sions. We subjoin a circular letter he has addressed to
the magistracy :

" Westport, September 30, 1844. .
" Sir,—On my arrival in Mayo, I heard that the petit
sessions at Castlebar had been frequently adjourned
without adjudicating on a single case ; and on calling for
returns from the clerks of the different petit sessions in
this county, I find that such has been the case in almost
every Court-house in Mayo during the six months pre-
ceding Sept. Ist.

" fhayse also received from his Exoellency the Lord
Lieutenant a notice that complaints have recently been
forwarded to him on the subject, and in which he calls
my attention to it.

.."
The number of magistrates for the county of Mayo
is very great, and with, I believe,
every facility for at-
tending the petit sessions, and yet these adjournments
have taken place more frequently, I imagine, than usual
in other counties. It is unnecessary to call your atten-
tion to the serious injury inflicted on the poorer classes
lsy such a proceeding, after the various parties have
come to answer summonses or give evidence, from a
distance frequently, I believe, exceeding seven or eight
miles.

" Finding these adjournments very frequent, and only
to be avoided by some exertions on the part of the
magistrates of the county, I cannot refrain from entreat-
ing you to attend with regularity such petit sessions as
may be within reach of your residence, and so, as far as
in your power, prevent a recurrence of such adjourn-
ments.

I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient humble
servant, " ALTAMONT, Vice-Lieutenant, Mayo.
DESTRUCTIVE STORM AND LOSS OF LIFE.
The weather, which had been lowering and broken
From the commencement of the present week, became
very severe yesterday evening, and the wind continuing
to rise from about four o'clock ,• and about eight a
violent storm raged, and continued without abatement
fer nearly two hours. The wind was from the S.E.,
and throughout the whole storm it, brought down tor-
rents of rain.

The hour of high water on the bar was Oh. 5m., but
the wind acting on the water caused it to rise in the
river Liffey several feet beyond the ordinary level of
spring tides before that hour, and, as it flowed over the
quays, great consternation was felt by the inhabitants on
the Coal• quay, and other populous quays along the river.
The water, however, did not appear to rise much after
half-past eight, which was so far fortunate, as a very few
inches more would have submerged hundreds of dwell-
inns, and done extensive damage.
The shipping in the river suffered considerable damage,
principally in the rigging, from the way they were
knocked together.
In Halpin's Pool, at the North Wall, where steamers
and vessels of large tonnage find water at all tides, a
serious amountlof loss has been sustained. A schooner,
laden with oats, is a total wreck. She is named the
Thistle, of Wick, sixty-four tons burden, and dropped
down to the Pool in the early part of the day. She was
riding at anchor when the storm rose, but, owing to its
violence, she dragged the anchor, was driven against
the wall, and soon filled with water. Her larboard side
is entirely stove in. The crew are engaged taking out
her stores and rigging, and it is supposed that the cargo
will not be altogether lost. The Thistle is insured.
Another remarkable proof of the violence of the storm
is seen in the same Pool. The fine steamer the Shan-
non, which plies between Dublin and London, was
anchored a good distance from the wall ; but in a very
short time she dragged her moorings, and was thrown
nearly dry upon one of the slips. One of the wheels and
a paddle-box are destroyed. The Shannon, it is as-
serted, ran fool of the Good Hope, laden outwards with
bones for New Quay, which will have to discharge for
repairs.
Loss OF LIFE.—The most calamitous result of the
storm on this coast, as far as we have learned, was at
the island of Clontarf, where a man named Christopher
Cromwell, and his son, a lad of twelve or thirteen years
of age, lost their lives. Cromwell was a very industrious
man, and well known to bathers. He rented the island,
and kept boats which plied from the opposite wharf, and
during the bathing season he received a good deal of
money. lie had a small, but strongly-built wooden
house on the island, in which he, with his son William,
usually slept, until winter set in. At ten o'clock last
evening the policeman on duty missed the house, and as
soon as he could reported the fact at the station-house.
An extra body of men were forthwith dispatch( d to the
scene of the catastrophe, but neither Cromwell nor his
son could be seen. The house, with its inmates and fur-
niture, were evidently carried away by the sea, which
had swept over nearly the whole surface of the island.
At two o'clock to-day the vicinity of this calamity was
thronged with persons. The wife of Cromwell, with two
young children, were present, and the poor creatousrte.
could not be persuaded her husband and son were lh
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The Jupiter, steamer, from Glasgow to Dublin, put
into Bangor, in the county Down, where she landed
all her passengers, many of whom have arrived in town.
The vessel escaped injury, and is expected in the river
this evening.
A great deal of the large timber growing on the pro-
perty of Mr. Vernon, Mr. Gresham, &c., along the
northern coast of Clontarf Bay, is blown down.
The Dodder, the Dargle, and the Tolka rivers rose
beyond the level of their banks, and flooded the lower
grounds in several districts.
We are gratified to be enabled to state that no injury
has been done to the Drogheda Railway, notwithstanding
the tremendous action of the sea on the embankments at
Clontarf and Malahide. The Kingstown Railway was
not affected by the storm, which was from a point that
could not do it injury.
SEIZURE FOR MINISTERS' MONEY.
After a protracted struggle on the part of the pa-
rishioners, Archdeacon Torrens, a rich pluralist, succeeded
in obtaining the sanction of the Privy Council for the
levy of tithes in the district of Rathmine3, previously
free from such an infliction. The inhabitants—most
certainly the Catholics—did not require the spiritual aid of
the Archdeacon or any deputy of his ; but some hundreds
per annum were to be added to his great rental from the
church, and he persevered, accordingly, in his attempt to
make a parish of Rathmines, and levy tithes in the dis-
trict. Several of the inhabitants, regarding the claim as
utterly unjust, and observe that Mr. Sergeant Mirphy
had last session obtained a Committee of the House of
Commons on the subject of ministers' money, still deter-
mined to refuse payment. A late Act having relieved
the churchwardens from the painful duty of enforcirg so
obnoxious a tax, the onus was thrown upon the Arch-
deacon himself ; and, by his authority, a distraint was
made this day at the residence of Mr. James Fitzsimons,
Rathmines-road, from which the bailiffs of Archdeacon
Torrens took away half-a-dozen chairs. The following
is the warrant of the Archdeacon :

"I, the Venerable John Torrens, D.D., Archdeacon
of Dublin, Rector of the parish:of Tawney, Rathfaraham,
and St. Mary's, Donnybrook, and Vicar of the mited
parishes of St. Peter's and St. Kevin, in the city of
Dublin. do authorise and empower Wm. Adams, cf Ha-
rold's-cross, and Richard Waters, of Mountpleisant-
avenue, both in the county of Dublin, or either of them,
to distrain for all such composition for tithes, minister's
money, and ecclesiastical dues, in the parishes of Tawney,
Rathfarnham, and St. Mary's, Donnybrook, &c."
Thus this rich pluralist, not content with all tie fat
livings above enumerated, has opened a campaign against
the Catholics of Rathmines, where, being an absentee,
he is only known by an expensive litigation in which he
had involved the residents of that district. The goods
distrained have been sent by the Archdeacon b Mr.
Bennett's auction-room in Dame-street.—Du6in Evening
Post.

RAILWAY MONOPOLY.
(From the Morning Herald.)
The Morning Chronicle, which, from the known con-
nection of some of its principal proprietors with at least
one existing railroad, should have been the last journal
to interfere in such sort, has kindly tendered to the Go-
vernment some rather important advice with reference,
to the existing mania for new undertakings of this de-
scription. The Chronicle very justly observes, that, were
all the new railway projects to be carried forward, it
would be scarcely possible for capital to be found fur
their completion, without great risk, and almost the cer-
tainty of much distress in other departments of industry.
The Chronicle, however, indulges in more alarm than is
warranted by the facts. Projects for railways requring
100,000,000(. of capital may be put forth ; but it 53, no
means follows that even if entire liberty were granted
there would be any serious endeavour to proceed with all
these at once. In fact, to grant the whole, would 5e the
surest way to put an end to the half of them. There is
at present one railway to Portsmouth. Three new ones
are projected. But can any man imagine that if Farlia-
went were to pass all these three Bills, the projectors
would be mad enough actually to create three new rail •
roads to one single southern port ? No, the Chronicle
may quiet itself on this point. The present proposals
are but in the position of candidates, of which only one
will be selected for each line ; and in this way the
total amount of capital required will be far below any
estimate that might be formed from the schemes as
they now appear. The Chronicle partly sees this , and
it next proceeds to advise the Government and the
Houses of Parliament how to choose out of the present
schemes. And here the Chronicle shows itself at once
the undisguised advocate of the existing companies
against the public. It protests against "putting in jeo-
pardy, without the strongest reason of public conveni-
ence, such enormous investments as are represented in
the existing trunk accommodation." And therefore it
broadly advises the aggrandisement of the existing com-
panies, and the discouragement of all new ones. Thus,
the present Birmingham, Derby, and York line is to be
enabled to proceed to Edinburgh ; the Great Western to
South Wales, and the Southampton to Guildford, or by
a new line to Portsmouth ; but no direct York line, or
direct Portsmouth line, or any other scheme which may
place "in jeopardy existing investments." Now we say
that this is arguing for some six or eight great compa-
nies against the public. And the duty of an independent
public journalist is to take the other side. We have at
present three or four "great monopolies." The Great
Western Company prescribes the terms on which we
may travel, as regards one quarter of England. The
Southampton rules aver the southern district, while, as
for the whole of the midland and northern counties, they
are absolutely inaccessible except through a great gateway
in Euston-square. And this close system is daily becoming
closer. Every month we are hearing of some new junction
or " understanding" between some of thecompanies ; the
object of all which junctions or companies is to rivet the
chain only so much the tighter on the neck of the public.
A very little more of this " understanding" would laud
us in a "central board," sitting permanently in London
for the regulation of all fares and all rates of charge
throughout England. The safety of the community
requires that, as rapidly as possible, new outlets and new
lines shall be opened. At present, there is actually no
competition in this line of business. Nor need they talk
of " putting in jeopardy their enormous investments."
They are already making, in almost every case, far
larger dividends than they originally promised the pro-
prietors. By the expedient of creating new shares and
similar devices, some of them, the Grand Junction in
particular, are at this moment paying their original
shareholders nearly 20 per cent. on their first invest-
ments. We contend, therefore, in opposition to the
Chronicle, that the interests of the public require that,
with all convenient speed, two lines should be established
in each direction. Without this, competition is a mere
name. By this course, and only by this course, will the
public obtain that practical security which they have in
all other trades—namely, that if they are not well
served in one shop, they can leave it and go to another.

THE TIDES.—At the British Association for the
Advancement of Science, the Astronomer Royal gave an
account of the tidal observations on the coast of Ireland,
which had been conducted during two months, from June
to August, at twenty two stations. The levels in Ireland
having been well ascertained by the Ordnance survey,
the results arrived at were more accurate than they could
have otherwise been, as great facilities were thus afforded
in ascertaining the levels of the tides. It was observed
that along the southern coast from Dunmore, to the
south-west extremity, there was no difference in the
times of the diurnal tides. The diurnal tides along the
western coast were also found to be simultaneous, but
towards the north the time of high water became later,
and at the north-eastern coast there was a difference of
six hours ; it being high tide at one place when it was
low tide at the other. From these circumstances it was
inferred that the tide came in from the south-west, and
that the current of water was impeded in passing through
the narrower channel on the north-east. The most re-
markable place in the world as to tides is Courtown, on
the south-eastern coast, for, in consequence of the ac-
tion of the two currents from the north and from the
south-west, there is scarcely any observable tide on that
coast. The time of high water at Kingstown, and at
Ardglass, on opposite sides of the coast, was found to
be the same. Another remarkable fact connected with
the tides on the coast of Ireland is, when the tide is
irregular on the east, by not rising so high as usual, it
is irregular in the west exactly in the same proportion.
It was found also that water on the north coast of Ire-
land is one foot higher than on the south. Mr. Airey
stated the amount of elevation of the water due to the
sun and to the moon, which varies at different places and
times, and he laid down some algebraic formula by
which the tides might be calculated. Mr. Scott Russell
made a final report on the tides of the coast of Scotland,
which noticed the correspondence of irregularities on
that coast, in the same manner as they had been ob-
served on the coast of Ireland.

Old father Thames was yesterday again the scene
of much bustle and excitement, Mr. Barry, one of the
clowns :at Astley's Theatre, having a second time an-
nounced that he would sail from Vauxhall to Westmin-
ster-bridge in a washing-tub drawn by four geese. To
add to the attraction of this strange feat, it was stated
that Mr. Carter, the " Lion King," would follow the
clown in an open boat with one of his beautifulfigresses.
In the latter respect, however, the spectators were dis-
appointed, for no tigress was to be seen. By an altera-
tion in the plan originally agreed upon thousands of per •
sons were decived. On account, it was said, of the tide,
the clown sailed from the Red-house, Battersea, to Vaux-
hall-bridge, instead of from the latter to Westminster.
The crowd was on this much greater than on the pre-
vious occasion. The whole distance from Westminster-
bridge to a spot opposite the Red-house was lined with
people, while an immense number collected on the wharfs
on the opposite shore. At five o'clock Mr. Barry em-
barked in his " frail vessel," the geese being regularly
yoked to it in shafts, and thus he proceeded, driving
" four in hand," amidst the laughter and cheers of innu-
merable water-parties preceding or following him, and
the music of a large brass band playing " Rule Bri-
tannia," and " See the conquering Hero comes." Some
mischievous fellows caused the buffoon some uneasiness
by endeavouring to " foul" him and his geese, that is, to
run against him with their boats, but his clownship was
on the look out for such attacks, and escaped without
injury. At Vauxhall he got into a common boat and
rowed to 'Westminster, where the crowd, expecting to
see him arrive with his tub and geese, gave vent to their
displeasure in that kind of hissing vulgarly termed
all
possible goose," and Mr. Barry got into the theatre with
possible speed.
BLACKHEATH FAlR.—This fair was held yesterday.
A large supply of stock was on the ground at an early
hour, consisting of horses, cows, and pigs. Of the former
which realised excellent
prices. Some
there were but few plocdh
with calves at their side,
fetched from 15nLe mtoll6l.los. each. The show of pigs
was considerable, consisting of all sorts and sizes. About
_
two hundred of very beautiful Berkshire porkers sold at
high prices in the morning, but towards the end of the
fair the dealers were glad to take about 4s. per stone.
The inferior sorts went off at 3s. to 3s. 6d. per stone.
The day being very fine much company attended, and,
upon the whole, the sales were good and nearly all was
disposed of.

DEATH OF JOHN OVERS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
, Sin,—When Mr. Charles Dickens wrote his able and
eloquent preface to John Overs' " Evenings of a Work-
ing Man," his philanthropic desire was to enlist the sym•
pathies of the public in behalf of that talented mechanic,
to enable him to provide "for a sick wife and very young
family." Since that feeling appeal, poor Overs has gone
to his last home, leaving an unblemished character and
no small degree of fame as a self-taught genius. But,
alas ! he has also left, to struggle with the difficulties
and hardships of poverty, an amiable wife and six chil-
dren, the eldest not ten years of age, one an infant, and
another labouring under great bodily affliction, and the
poor widow herself ix delicate health.
It is but to make this distressing case known, and I
feel assured the public will not withhold their sympathy.
When the death of Overs was announced to me I
deeply deplored the absence of Mr. Charles Dickens from
England, and I still regret that he is not at hand to ad-
vocate the cause of this distressed family but although
I cannot urge their claims so eloquently and forcibly as
he would have done, yet I can and do as earnestly appeal
to the benevolent, that they will contribute liberally to
enable the widow to make some provision for her family.
I have the permission of Messrs. Bouverie and Co.,
bankers, 11, Haymarket, to state, that they will kindly
receive subscriptions ; and I shall also be happy to do
the same at 72, Mortimer-street, Cavendish-square.
I am sure it is unnecessary for me to do more than
beg the favour of your giving this a place in your
columns ; for when a charitable action is to be advo•
cated, the Press of England has ever generously lent its
aid.—l have the honour to be Sir, your most obedient
servant, T. C. NEWBY.
SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED.
Mrs. Atkins £l 0 0
Pouncey, Esq 1 0 0
Anonymous 0 10 0
Miss M`Callan 0 10 0
A Friend....... 0 5 0 _
T. C. Newby 2O 0 0

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(ntom OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
OCT. 4. Stormfinch yawl, Lieut.-Colonel Bowers, from
Falmouth and Weymouth.
7. Noran cutter, Sir Hp. Houghton, Bart., from
Dublin.
9. Turquoise cutter, C. H. Coote, Esq., from Vigo Bay.,
SAILINGS.
OCT. 4. Zephyretta schooner, Henry Hope, Esq., for
the Mediterranean.
11. Nymph cutter, Sir John Bayley, Bart., for Ports-
mouth, to lay up.
YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.
Ketch—Kestrel, Commodore Earl of Yarborough.
Schooners—Georgian, Xarifa, Circassian, Flirt, Gem,
Jack-o'-Lantern, Hawk.
Cutters—Phantom, Whim, Ariadne, Intrepid, Tur-
quoise, Wave.
Yawls—Stormfinch and Nautilus.