The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-02 00:00:00

r rocure from him a list of those who have already con- ,
'ributed, and we will publish that list ; this is the more
necessary, as it appears, from a letter of Mr. Purcell's,
in the newspaper, that several persons who signed the
former requisition for the Mathew Testimonial, as it is
called, did not subscribe ; and it is but justice to such of
us as signed that requisition, and also subscribed, to
have the fact known. Ido not want the names of those
who did not contribute ; we will give them the oppor-
tunity of doing so now, especially as the present sub-
scriptions ought to be an augmentation of the fund,
though small, in the hands of Mr. Percell's bankers—
that is, the new contribution to be paid to the same
account.
" I cannot be in Dublin sooner than about the 24th of
November. The moment I arrive I will join you ac-
tively in every arrangement for collecting the contribu-
tions. If, in the interim, any committee be appointed,
pray do me the favour of putting my name upon it. I
will assist you as much as I can from this place, and
will join you heartily the moment I arrive in Dublin, for
the thing must be done. If Mr. Purcell's health permits
him to join, he will be of great use, as we must have no
division or jealousy. In short, the thing must be done.
I need not add, that I will contribute again, in addition
to my former contribution.
" I have the honour to be, my dear friend,
" Faithfully and respectfully yours,
" DANIEL O'CONNELL.

" James Naughton, Esq."
He was happy to be enabled to inform them that there
was every probability that the views of Mr. O'Conne!l
would be carried into practical effect. A preliminary
meeting of the committee of the Mathew Testimonial
would be held immediately, for the purpose of coming
to some arrangement with a view to have the collection
as general as possible throughout the country. It was
to be hoped that from fifteen to twenty thousand pounds
would be realised at least.—(Hear and cheers.)
The motion was adopted. Previous to the adjourn-
ment, a sum of nearly 50Z was subscribed.
A meeting was held in Nena'h on Monday, when
78 was subscribed. In Carlow, on Sunday, 50/. was
contributed. _ _

Father Mathew Administered the temperance pledge
(In Sunday in Roscrea, county of Tipperary, to several
thousands of the peasantry.

FALL IN AGRICULTURAL PRICES.

Prices 1f cattle and sheep are still descending, as will
be seen by the following reports of two important fairs
in Connaught :
KNOCKCROGHERY.—This, one of the greatest fairs in
this province, was held on Friday and Saturday. The
quantity and quality of sheep on the green exceeded any
of the previous years. Prices were on the look down ;
indeed, we may safely say sheep were from 6s. to 7s. a
head under Ballinasloe. The following will show the
number offered for sale, and the quantity sold :—Sold,
C,433 ; unsold, 5,628 ; total, 12,061. The horn cattle
were more than last year, and of a better de scrip
tion. but neither fat cattle or stores exchanged
bands. A more falling market was never witnessed.
CROGRAN FAIR, OCT. 28, 1844.—(From a Boyle Cor-
respondent.)—There was a large share of stock in this
fair, especially store cattle; the demand was very slack
for all descriptions, and prices much lower than Ballina-
aloe. It was the general impression that to effect sales
a reduction of 2/ Ios. to 3L per head on last season's
prices had to be submitted to. The graizers complain
flinch of not having any payment for their grass; a good
deal of slaughter beef left this fair unsold, and it is be-
lieved that prices will be still lower at the subsequent
markets as the quantity on the hands of the graziers is
large, and none have been bought off the grass as in
former years. The principal demand at Croghan was
from the north—scarcely any was taken for Sligo or

MONUMENT TO TETE MEMORY OF THE COM-
MANDER OF THE PRESIDENT STEAMER,

CAPTAIN ROBERTS.

game few days since our attention was directed—and,
shall we Lay it, by a stranger—to a monument lately
erected in the churchyard of Passage, to the memory of
one, the recollection of whose public services and private
worth rendered his premature and untimely fate a source
of enduring sorrow to his immediate circle of friends and
acquaintances, while by all who had known his noble and
generous character it was deeply deplored.
The c.notaph is a large square building of rich cut
stone, with a fine base and cap moulding, and having a
bold pediment on either side. The design is appropriate,
chaste, and elegant. On the angles of the monument are
represented in strong relief the sterns of the vessels
which Captain Roberts commanded, viz., the Black Joke,
the Sirius, the British Queen, and the President. The
following is the inscription which the monument bears:—
" This stone commemorates, in the churchyard of his
native parish, the merits and premature death of the
first officer under whose command a steam-vessel ever
crossed the Atlantic Ocean. Undaunted bravery exhi-
bited in the suppression of the slave traffic in the Afri-
can seas, enterprise and consummate skill in the d, -
tails of his profession, recommended him for that ardu-
ous service.

" Lieutenant Richards Roberts, R.N., in accomplishing
it, not only surpassed the wildest visions of former days,
but even the warmest anticipations of the pry sent.
" lie gave to science triumphs she had not dared to
hope, and created au Epoch for ever memorable in sl e
history of his country and of navigation.
" The thousands that shall follow in his track, must
not forget who it was that taught the world to traverse
with such marvellous rapidity the highway of the ocean,
and who, in connecting in a voyage of a few days the
eastern and western hemispheres, has for ever linked Ins
name with the greatest achievements of navigation
since Columbus first revealed Europe and America to
each other.

God having permitted him this high distinction, was
pleased to decree that the leader of this great enterprise
should also be its martyr. Lieutenant Roberts perished,
with all on hoard his ship, the President, when on bur
♦oyage from America to England. She was lost in the
month of March, A.D. 1841. _ _

" As the gallant seaman under whose guidance was
accomplished an undertaking, the result of which cen-
turies will not exhaust, it is for his country—fur the
world—to remember him. His widow, who erects this
melancholy memorial, may be forgiven, if to her these
claims are lost in the recollection of that devotedness of
attachment, that uprightness and kindness of spirit,
which, alai ! for three brief years, formed the light and
jcy of her existence."— Cork Reporter.

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE

OF A CHILD.

CHELMSFORD.—The sudden disappearance of a
newly-born male infant, of which Mary Charlotte
Field Lorkin, a married female, but who has for
some years quitted the roof of her husband, is the re-
puted mother, has within the last few days caused
a considerable degree of excitement in this town,
and, as is usual on such occasions, various rumours
respecting it are in circulation. From the active
inquiries of Superintendent Anderson, the following
facts . have been elicited :--On the 29th ult. in-
formation was conveyed to that officer, that the
female in question, the wife of a butcher, residing in
this town, but living apart from each other, had a
few days previously been delivered of a child at
iodgings, which she had taken in Springfield, and
that within three days after her confinement she left
the house, taking the child with her. A few days
afterwards the child disappeared. Upon receiving
this information, Superintendent Anderson called
at the house of a relative of Mrs. Lorkin, in
Baddow-lane, where it was understood - she
was staying at that time; he found her there, and
in consequence of the reports he had heard, asked
her whether she had not been lately confined with a
male child. She was understood by Mr. Anderson
to say that, on the 9th or 10th of October, she
was delivered, and that Mr. Cremer had attended
her in her confinement. She then proceeded to
state that she had received a letter from the fa-
ther of the child, who she alleged to be Mr.
Welton, of the Spread Eagle Inn, Ingatestone, in
which he expressed a wish to meet her, at six
o'clock on Sunday, the 13th ult., on the Iron-bridge,
in the New London-road; that she went with the
child at the time appointed, and waited for two hours,
until Mr. Welton came, when, as she alleged, lie
directed her to take the child to the Red Lion-lane,
where he promised to meet her; that she did so, and
having wrapped up the infant in a large cloth cape,
delivered it to him upon his representation that he
intended to send it to a woman at Woolwich. She
added that she saw Mr. Welton again on the follow-
ing Friday, when, in answer to her inquiries re-
specting the child, he told her it was alive and
well at Woolwich ; she' asked if she could go
and see it, to which he replied that she could
not do so until after Christmas, owing to the
expense. Some time before her confinement she
eallerl upt-tn Mr. IV. at his house, when, as she
alleged, he offered her some medicine, with which he
wished her to destroy the child. having received
the above particulars from Mrs. Lorkin, Superin-
tendent Anderson proceeded to Ingatestone, and re-
ported to Mr. Welton the statement she had made re-
specting hint. Mr. W. declared it to be entirely false,
and asserted that he had not seen her since her con-
finement. He added, that Mrs. Lorkin had repre-
sented to him that she was pregnant by him, and he
itad given her money 'in consequence. The same
evening, about nine o'clock, Mr. Welton callers
'non the superintendent at the police-station,
and informed him that he had forgotten to
state when he was at Ingatestone that on the day on
which Mrs. Lorkins had alleged the appointment
was made to meet him on the bridge (the lath), he
dined with Mr. Rolvh, at Billericay, and did not
leave there till nine o'clock in the evening. Upon the
above facts, a suspicion, it appears, has been grounded,
that the chill in question has been improperly dis-
posed of, if not destroyed. Mrs. Lorkin has been
apprehended by warrant, and was on Wednesday re-
manded by J. Boggis Esq., to afford opportunity for
the further investigation
of this mysterious affair. A
number of persons were yesterday engaged in drag-
ing the river between the two bridges, in expectation
of finding the body of the child, butes we have not
neard that it has been found, or an
Chron ad
icle. itional facts
have transpired.—Chelmsford