The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-16 00:00:00

THE WEATHER.

Since Thursday the weather has become exceedingly
severe. On that night there was a snow storm, the wind
blowing with great violence. On Friday snow and sleet
fell at intervals, and this day the air is very cold and
severe. The accounts from the country state that the
winter has set in with unusual severity.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.

The usual half-yearly examination of the masters in
training at the National Board of Education was held
on Tuesday, the 10th inst. Of the Commissioners there
were present the Archbishop of Dublin, the Provost of
Trinity College, the Rev. P. S. Henry, J. R. Corballis,
and Alexander Macdonnell, Esqs. The Archbishop of
Dublin, in addressing the Protestant teachers, said—
The fruits of the national system of education, wherever
it had been fairly tried, have been charity, forbearance,
and goodwill. Those blessed results, so much required
in Ireland, have not sprung, as the opponents of the
system have sometimes alleged, from indifference to re-
ligion. They are the offspring of true religion, properly
understood. The opinions of others, who differ from
them on theological subjects, should be treated with re-
spect. Do not, said his Grace, give up what you believe
to be truth ; support it boldly and honestly, but with
calmness and Christian charity. They might expect to
hear the principles of the Board attacked, and, perhaps,
the management of their own schools misrepresented.
He earnestly exhorted them to reply to these attacks by
acts, not by words.
The Rev. Mr. HENRY, who addressed the Presby-
terian teachers, and Mr. Com:ulls the Roman Catholic
teachers, repeated similar sentiments of benevolence and
goodwill.
MR. O'CONNELL IN WATERFORD.

WATERFORD, THURSDAY EVENING.—At ten o'clock

this morning the various trades of this important town,
with their gay flags and banners, proceeded down the
quay by Thomas-street, Summer-hill, and on to the old
Cork-road, by which Mr. O'Connell and the numerous
cavalcade that accompanied him, were approaching the
town. Several triumphal arches were erected along the
line of march. The whole scene presented an exceed-
ingly/ pleasing and effective coup d'crit The various
municipalities of the province were represented in Li-
merick.

Mr. O'CoNNELL proceeded to the Town-hall, and pre-
sented himself at the window, in front of the vast mul-
titude. When the cheering had subsided he said,
" Hurrah for the repeal.—(Cheers.) Our hearts are in
the same place ; the persons listening to Jaw have one
hundred thousand hands—they have but one heart—
(Cheers)—they have one hundred thousand arms—they
have but one bosom.—(Cheers.) I told you that there
were two means of obtaining repeal—the two ingredients
were necessary for the cup of Irish prosperity. The
first was peaceable conduct; the second was persever-
ance. I am here to thank you in the name of Ireland
for your peaceable demeanour, and I thank you equally
for the determination you have evinced to persevere—
(Cheers.) Peace was one of the ingredients—determina-
tion is the second, and why should you not persevere ?
The Hon. Gentleman recommended reading-rooms and
organisation, and then retired, and the vast multitude
separated.
The banquet was held in the evening in the large and
spacious room of the Town-hall, which was beautifully
fitted up for the occasion.

The chair was :occupied by Thomas Meagher, Esq.,
Mayor of Waterford, on whose right sat Mr. O'Connell,
the Mayor of Cork, E. B. Roche, M.P., R. A. Fitzgerald,
ex-J. I'. On his left were the Right Rev. Dr. Foran,
the Mayors of Limerick and Clonmel, Dr. Gray, and
Alderman thicket.

The CHAIRMAN proposed " The Queen."—(Laud
Cheering.) -_" Prince Albert, and the rest of the Royal
Family resident in England."—(Cheers.)
The next toast was " O'Connell, Ireland, and the
Repeal of the Union."—(The entire assembly rose simul-
taneously, and continued cheering for several minutes.)
Mr. O'CONNELL rose to return thanks, but the cheers
burst forth again and again. When silence was restored,
he said :—There are two questions to be solved by think-
ing men=to be solved by every friend of Ireland. The
first of those questions is, what is the next step we are
to take for repeal ?—(Cheers.) The second question is,
when shall we get repeal?—(Cheers.) The result of
the first question is certain. I don't think we can suffi-
ciently mismanage, even if we designed it, the repeal
cause, so as to make it at all doubtful that the union is
to be repealed.—(Cheers.) I have no more doubt of it
than I have of my own existence.--(Cheers.) Let
there be any violent concussion of the British Ministry
—let war break out in any part of Europe—let
Spain become tired of obeying France in her revolu-
tionary insanity—or let France become impatient of
conquering Spain—let any country engage in war
with another, for England must always be a party
to a wrangle. I heard of a fellow who, being
asked why he had engaged in a dispute, said,
by way of excuse, that he never saw two dogs
.fighting, but he wished to take part with one or the other
of them.—(Laughter.) So it is with England. No two
dogs in Europe—no two royal dogs—can quarrel, but
England must take part with one or the other.—(Hear,
hear.) There is no event menacing England—there is
no event menacing the public peace of the world that
will not give us repeal more readily than I can pronounce
the word.—(Cheers.) The first question that presents
itself before me, with reference to our future exertions,
is what we are to to do with England. I have felt it my
duty to speak strongly of the English Government, and
to accuse the English people of apathy to our cause,
though I rejoice at the manner in which I was myself
received in the spring of this year in England. I recol-
lect with delight the meeting in Covent-garden, and the
other scenes in which English manliness seemed to pro-
nounce in favour of justice to Ireland ; but, like the
scenes in the play in Covent-garden, they have passed
like a beautiful phantasmagoria before me, and vanished

from my sight, without leaving a trace behind, except
my gratitude and thankfulness to the individuals who
were engaged in those different exhibitions.—(Hear.)
I thank the people of England for their exhibitions when
I was amongst them, yet those exhibitions have passed
away without any good resulting from them.—(Hear.)
What part has the English people taken in looking for
the punishment of the miscreants who persecuted us ?
Are they seeking for Ireland an equality with England
in civil rights ? Is net there a complete disregard
evinced there of everything Irish ? and am I then to go
there with a begging petition and say—be so good and
so kind as to come forward to ask for inquiry, and seek
for the punishment of our oppressors.—(Hear, hear.)
At one time, I confess, I thought that might have been
a wise and prudent—l should rather say a cunning plan;
but I differ with myself totally, and am now of opinion
that it would rather savour of degradation than of cun-
ning or dignity.—(Hear, hear.) But what is it that im-
presses this more strongly on my mind ? It is the feel-
ing that we cannot make an impression on England
while the adamantine wall—if I may use the phrase—
the figure is bad, but the description is accurate—of the
English press, stands between us and the people.—
(Hear.) The English press will not report the real
stata of the country, or put forward our grievances. They
would do so if the English people felt an interest in the

subject, for then their own interests would be affected if
they did not do so, but their interests are not affected by
their neglect, which proves the foregone apathy of the
English people. The Irish shall not continue in chains.
Tne hour of thraldom is going by—and it is the duty of
those who require security for the integrity of the
empire and its continued consolidation under the same
crown, to look to our complaints, and endeavour to
mitigate them by doing us justice. Every one admits
that the elements of society in Ireland are about being
recast, and that is a fact that all parties in Ireland are
agreed upon. We all know that it only requires even a
portion of the Protestants to join Mr. Smith O'Brien
and Mr. Hutchinson, and that then repeal is inevitable.
—(Loud cheers.) Mr. Grey Porter, indeed, talks of
calling out the Irish militia, and having 100,000 of them
disciplined and armed.—(Cheers.) He says the object
he has in doing so is to give " pluck" to the Irish mem-
bers. I believe I had people enough to•day about me to
give me " pluck"—(Cheers)—without arraying them in
military form ; and I tell Mr. Grey Porter, although I
would rejoice to witness the military discipline of his
100,000 militia, that the moral revolution that is going
forward in Ireland can be as well achieved by men in
frieze coats as it possibly could by men in scarlet.—
(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Yes, it is our business to be
incessant in our exertions. Let every man be ready to
work. We will take no paltry excuses. I will begin
with your representatives.—(bear.) Every man must
work for Ireland, or he is not an Irishman. I will
not consent to advise any human being to vote for any
man who is not an Irishman.—(Cheers.) How are you
to know whether he be an Irishman or not ? I'll tell
you—the sirnme of an Irishman is repealer.—(Cheers.)
Again I say, everybody who is not with me is against
me. Hurrah for the repeal ! Recollect that we aro now
coming to a new, year—that we must take another step
in advance, and the laggard who remains behind us is not
one of us.—(Hear.) Let the Irish people stand together,
shoulder to shoulder, in the peaceful contest. They are
entitled to the restoration of that Parliament out of
which they have been swindled, and let them protest in
the presence of their God, without the profaneness of an
oath, but with all its sanctity, that Ireland shall be a
nation again.—(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN next gave, " The Repeal Martyrs."
The next toast was, " The Protestant Patriots of Ire-
land."—(Cheers.)

E. IL ROCHE, Esq., M.P., rose to return thanks. He
can recollect when the Protestant patriots, and
that I believe means repealer, were very lew indeed ; but
now we count amongst our leaders a Sintli O'Brien, a
Gi attan, a Hutchinson, and, though last net least, a G rey
Porter.—(Cheers.) It is true Mr. Grey Porter has not
declared himself a repealer, but he has written in favour
of repeal.—(Hear, hear.) Oh ! every Iti: hman ou.,ht
to treasure up the pamphlet which has is :nod from that
gentleman's pen. I do not mean to say that, at the present
moment, I am ready to commit myself to
.the adoption
of the plan proposed ; but the proposition is i noble and
a bold one—it is this :—That Ireland ought to I.e de-
fended by her own sons ; that as France has } er national
guard, as America has its militia, and England its 3 co..
me try, Ireland ought also to have a national militia.—
(Lc ud cheers.) I think that is a bold and a constituti,nal
qu,,,hti?n7-rt is,
at least, generous, flee, and " racy of
,
the sod. ----(Loud cheers.) The Hon. Gentleman then
v. rev'e.ed, in eloquent terms, the principles and provisions
of thy, Charitable Bequests Act. Ho condemned, in
strong and unreserved terms, this insidious attempt to
ren,le- the Catholic Church and its ministers subservieLt
to tit State.

M, O'Connell retired about eleven o'clock, qncl was
folio-. ed by the entire company.—Freeman's Jotattal.
CHARITABLE BEQUESTS ACT.—MEETING IN

WATERORD. _
Mr. O'Connell, yesterday, attended a very numerous
meeting of the Roman Catholic laity and clergy in Wa-
terford, to protest against the Charitable Bequests Act.
The mayor presided. Dr. Foran, Roman Catholic Bishop,
and several of the leading citizens, were present.

THE LATE FATAL EXPLOSION
ON THE SOUTILEASTERN RAILWAY.

CORONER'S INQUEST ON AARON WILKINSON,
THE STOKER.

An inquiry into the circumstances attending the death
of Aaron Wilkinson. the unfortunate stoker, killed with
his fellow-servant by the explosion of an engine, on the
viaduct of the Croydon and Dover Branch Railway, on
Wednesday morning last, was held on Saturday, before
Mr. Payne.
The body presented a shocking spectacle ; the fea-
tures and head were so much disfigured, that, although
the deceased was stated to be only nineteen years of age,
it was impossible to distinguish him from a man of
sixty.
Mr. W. Tickle, one of the hospital surgeons, described
the nature of the injuries deceased had received. The
upper part of the body was extensively scalded, and
there was a deep cut over the left eye, communicating
with a slight fracture of the skull. There was no
symptom of compression of the brain, but, with the ex-
ception of occasional indications of suffering, the de-
ceased remained insensible from the period of his ad-
mission, and died about six o'clock on Thursday even-
ing. The witness was unable to state the precise cause
of death, not having obtained the sanction of the de-
ceased's friends to make a post mortem examination ;
but there could be little doubt that it arose from concus-
sion of the brain. Ho never rallied in the least degree,
nor did he make any statement as to how the accident
occurred.

The several witnesses who were examined repeated
the same evidence which was given before Mr. Carter at
the inquest on Buckley, and which appeared in this
journal on Saturday.
Mr. Edward Bury, in the course of his evidence, said
he preferred the circular form of fire-box, considering
that the pressure was more equally disposed over the
surface of the boiler in that form. 'There were at least
500 of the same construction at work in various parts
of England, and this was the first accident which had
occurred to any one of them. He had known a circular
box changed to a square one, and burst on the first sub-
sequent trial.
The CORONER having summed up,
The foreman, after the lapse of a very few moments,
and without any private conference, answered, that him-
self and brother jurors were unanimously of opinion
"That the deceased, Aaron Wilkinson, was killed by the
accidental explosion of a certain locomotive engine, ow-
ing to an excessive pressure of steam on the boiler."

It is only right to state, that throughout the painful
investigations consequent on this catastrophe the autho-
rities of the joint railway companies have afforded every
possible facility to those engaged in elucidating circum-
stances connected therewith; and it is a fact which can-
not fail to be be gratifying to the public generally, that
the result has shown that no want of care can fairly be
attributable to any one of them.

G. Grote, Esq., formerly M.P. for the City of
London, has become the purchaser of the East Burnham
Park estate from H. Gordon, Esq., late M.P. for Wind-
sor ; as also the lease of the same from the executors of
the late Mr. W. Dancer.— Windsor Express.
FlRE.—Yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in the
house of an oil and colourman, Brick-lane, Spitalfields,
opposite the brewery of Messrs. Truman, Banbury, and
Co. As several men were at the latter establishment,
they lost no time in dragging the engine to work, and
very quickly afterwards several of the brigade reached
tb spot, but the fire obtained a mastery over the fire-
men's exertions, and notwithstanding water was plentiful
in the extreme, in about half an hour the principal por-
tion of the premises and prope, ty were destroyed.
DARING ROBERRy; • -On hrid ay night the follow-
ing robbery took pl,t( e ..t the l'rinters' Arms, New
Church-court, Strand. A oestomcr in the parlour rang
the bell and ga to an o • LTA Mrs. l i,•ler, the land-
lady, forthwith attend) .1. During Ler at,sence from
the bar, about t•vo min 1., • , • n her return she saw a man
who required serving. if ling served the customer, to
her surprise she notic the man dart out of the dour
with a silver watch in .Lis hand, which the fellow had
taken from the bal• et: a rail. An alarm was raised strd
pursuit was given, but the thief got clear off with ties
property in his re-, salon
It is compu :hat this year not less than 60,000
persons have visi 1.. the Cattle Show.
A SHIP SA.I 18"41 FEET ABOVE THE SEA!
—Some very re.estkable particulars are given in a Mon-
tevideo journal ~11 ritish en t• ri rise, one of whose most
extraordinary ea tures is " a ship sailing on a level of
18,000 feet labor the sea.' 'l he gold mines of Tipuani,
and the emerald mines of Uhlman, are situated on the
banks of the I t Chiqt.:t The only vegetable produce
of the district ;s, t specie ;et tcd potatoe, called chusma, and
a few nutriti, 14 plants ; Let to the east of the Lake, at
Copacasana .rel in the Ittreys of the Bolivia, are culti-
vated maiz: • tlcy, and frnit-bearing trees. The diffi-
culty of feedi, from their twn scanty region, the largo
body of Incli .t : t working in the mines suggested the idea
of building aI. ssel for the navigation of the lake. An
old brig was ecerdingly purchased and stripped of her
anchors, saiLi and rigging ; and stocks being built, after
two years of ainful and unceasing labour, the vessel was
launched ot. the lake, and a regular communication
opened with the produce of the valleys of the Bolivia.
The brig is well furnished with all necessaries, except
anchors, which even the perseverance et these English
speculators could not raise to so great a height. The
same enterprising parties have transported a steam-
engine across the cordilleras, dug through the metalli-
ferous hills of Lacaycota, a canal 2,000 feet in length,
traversed by nine locks, and laid down a railway at its
extremity, for the conveyance of their ore. The island •
of Titicaca, in this lake, is assigned by tradition as the
cradle of the earliest Peruvian civilisation, and the sacred
burial-place of the ancient kings of the country.
LIE Dusicosinn TesTiatosaLen.—Sunday evening
a public meeting was held at the Ilall, Clement's-lane,
for the purpose of adopting measures in furtherance of
the above object. Mr. 0 Neil presided. Several per-
sons were in the body of the room. After some remarks
from the Chairman, complimentary of Mr. Duncombe's
patriotic exertions in the cause of liberty, Mr. Coffy
came forward, and addressed the meeting at some length,
detailing Mr. Duncombe's many claims on the worki^g
classes in England and Ireland, particularly in the ea.:q
of the Masters and Servants' Bill. A worse measure, h.
added, was in preparation fer next session by Sir Jamea
Graham. It was therefore the duty of the working
classes to bestir themself, sad by their strenuous eser-
dons show their gratitude. Mr. Thorn, an elector n_
the borough of Finsbury, next addressed the meeting iz
a short speech, advocating the claims of Mr. Duncomise.
Mr. Stallwood (a member of the Central Committer;
said that the people of England were equally oppresica
with the poorer classes in Ireland. As an Englishman.
he certainly was surprised at Irishmen claiming eettek
justice with Englishmen. Ile would wish to ask lid
that equal justice meant ? The people of Ireland cone -
plained of the crippled state of the franchise. New,
would the miserable franchise enjoyed by Englishuese
satisfy them ? Irishmen complained of a bad poor•
would a similar poor-law with that in England •
them ? Be should say not. The people o Arts
were oppressed by a State Church. So were th
of England. The grievances et the Irish pee ~,IQ
equal with those of England, A • an En,:hshmen,
therefore, he hoped that the people of Irt.lansi would
sympathise with those oppressed in England. After
some remarks in favour of the skims of the Ifou.
Member for Finsbury, Mr. Stallwooi concluded amiclat
much cheering. A list of the prin. II al subscriptions,
which have already appeared in this oap-sr, was nest
read ; in addition to which there was at a outhaqi 104 jos,
from John Follett, Esq., M.P. for At. loa ; and 35:-.
from Edward Davis Davenport, Esq., late
is stated that Sir Georgt. Cockburz.
is likely to succeed Sir David Milne, as Pcrt Admiral.- •
Plymouth Journal.

NAVAL ARCIAITECTURE.—We linclerstet.,l that (r •
ders have been issued by the Admiralty te
for the present the building of the ships after the
and Queen. Some healthy symptoms, theretutv,
to manifest themselves ; and, as we anticipated. the
sense of the men at the head of naval affair, in tl is
country will no longer be deluded in the teeth Q. ..evet
facts as we quoted in our last. Any one may 104.-1,
idea of the uneasy propensities of these ships. wsie ;t is
known that the Queen, during the late trials.. .41,rik,
. carried away her fore-top-gallant mast in , az.,
sprung her main top-gallant mast. She was Lit;
beaten on a wind by the St. Vincent ; and sr,
most unmanageable and dangerous ship possit 1 t,
carries two turns of lee helm, with the maiat k,
board, and foresail up. The Albion alsc„
ing her beautiful sailing, evidently lost groutiot gain so rniatit tei
nA
eiddone by the distau:
tacking
us
gr cause, so soougthhtattoshhemd,
sue
fore-reached. There is one fact not generally
viz , the inclination under sail became greater a. t
Queen lightened, so that her inclination at last wa, ,
as great as that of the St. Vincent or Caledonia ,):•4
heeled 6k degrees.—Plymouth
The Earl of Harrowby has allotted, at ma3t-r:le
rent, a large piece of land, to fifty poor houpetiolklers
the parish of Bidford.
NV° perceive that Mrs. Keeley has entrtgedSigi,
Sivori to give two of his popular coneertoe at the 14
ccum, His exquisite performance will no doubt IICA 1.
attractive, and tend to till up the theatrical vactitia:
week preceding " merry Christmas."

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