The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-06-30 00:00:00

IRIS LAND.

Mr. Smith O'Brien has prpposed that the intended fes-
tival on his liberation from prison should take place on
Sept. Gth, the anniversary of the aeration of O'Connell.
At the Dublin Commission, on Wednesday, the Hey.
Simon Birmingham, a Roman Catholic priest, pleaded
" Guilty" to a charge of unlawfully marrying a Protes-
tant and Roman Catholic. Sentence deferred.

Compensation amounting to nearly £2,000 is sought of
the town and vicinity of Clonmel, by panics for the plun-
der of private property during the late provision riots, for
which over sixty persons are now in gaol abiding trial at
the ensuing assizes.
A fine vessel capable of carrying freight to the amount
of 400 tons was launched on TLursday at Cork. This ves-
sel has been built to order for the Cork Screw Shipping
Company, and is the fifth vessel now afloat of this enter-
prising company.
Last week. a -fire broke out in the hemp and flax store
of the Limerick county gaol. The roofs of three large
wings fell in with an awful crash, all the flax and hemp,
with the treadmill and machinery. being completely de-
stroyed. Nothing but the bare walls of the store escaped.
O'CONNELLISM ON THE WANE.—The repeaters of
Cork have been dead beat on the question of election of
certain Harbour Commissioners. The Town Council,
notwithstanding the instructions of Mr. O'Connell,
elected four gentlemen anti-repeaters, but the election be-
ing void through certain informalities, the strength of the
Parties was again tried, and the same gentlemen elected
in opposition to four repealers.
At Maynooth, the improvements under the new parlia-
mentary grant are surprising. Grand walks are now to
be seen, where a few months ago stagnant pools emitted
their fetid smell; delf ware has been substituted for the
" pewter platter," by the inspectors, and the new wings
.are to be commenced next month. The exercise ground
has been also improved ; the ball courts, &c. put in ex-
cellent order. All the porters, &c. of the college have
livery now for the first time. . _

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THE NIYsTERIOUS DEATHS AT LIMERICK.—An in-
quest was held last week, at Limerick, on the bodies of
the seamen of the Anne Simple, from Liverpool, now ly-
ing at Limerick, namely, Patrick M'Breorety, Robert
Tobin, and Redmond Browne, who died suddenly the
week before last. After a lengthened investigation, it
was proved by the seamen and the doctors, who held a
post mortern examination, that it was by drinking the
water of the Shannon, poisoned by the sewers of the gas
works and other sewers that deceased came by their
deaths. Verdict accordingly.
CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.—In the Dublin Queen's
Bench, last week, three persons named Scully, Hanville,
Millerest, were indicted for conspiracy, under the following
circumstances. In April, 1845, Mr. Duffy (who is a very
popular gentleman) on his return from dinner at Dalkey,
went into the station house of the Atmospheric Railway.
to look at the machinery, and while there, he was charged
by the prisoners with having committed an indecent assault
on Scully. He tepudiated the charge, and brought an
indictment against the prisoners, on which they were tried.
The prisoners were acquitted.
There was a somewhat stormy meeting of tae Repeal
Association on Monday. Mr. J. O'Neill was in the chair.
A long letter was read from Mr. O'Connell, in which,
after giting credit to Lord Lincoln for good intentions, he
pronounces his lordship's three bills of " but very little
value to the people ;"—and then goes on to express his
regret and sorrow at the efforts of some " juvenile mem-
bers to create dissension and circulate distractions among
the repealers,"—denies that he will ever abandon, post-
pone, or compromise the repeal cause—and earnestly
solicits the faithful people of Ireland to assist him in ex-
cluding divi.'ion and strife from the association.—Mr. M.
J. Barry, of the Nation, entered into an eloquent defence
of himself and friends. The rent was £lO6.

SCANDALOUS OCTRAGE.—The Rev. Joseph Garbett,
after performing the ceremony of marriage at Brutf
church on Saturday, was accosted by Mr. Bevan. one of
the bridal party, who placed a handsome yellow flower in
his breast-coat. As usual, there was a crowd. around the
church-door, and a man stepped out of the circle, saying,
" Mr. Garbetr, you must remove your colours." The
rev. gentleman, in surprise, asked him
.what be meant, and
this person, whose name is M'Carthy, immediately said,
" You must remove the Orange —a command at once
followed up by a fellow in the crowd, who rushed at Mr.
Garbett, tore the flower from his breast, crushed it with
savage glee between his hands, and then trampled
the broken flower under his foot. Two policemen
fortunately came up, and identified the offenders, who
are to appear before the petty sessions for this disgraceful
assault upon a clergyman, at such a place, and under such
cireu stances.—Limeriek Chronicle.
ITNPLEASANT Dir.—On Saturday morning, a young
gentleman went to bathe in the Lee, above the Pipe Wa-
terworks, at Cork. After swimming about for some mi-
nutes,
.he returned to the bank, and was proceeding to
dress hini=elf, when a Durham bull moved in stately form
towards him, pawing the ground, tossing his head, and
switching his tail. The bather, perceiving the acquaint-
mice becoming rather close, shook his coat at the animal
to deter him, but this appeared to be taken rather as an
invitation to advance, and the animal came on at an ac-
celerated pace, when the poor wight was compelled to save
himself by jumping into the river. He was so sooner sub-
merged than the bull took his clothes onhis horns, and
pitched them one atter the other after him into the water.
The gentleman caught his clothes and hung by the bank,
trying occasionally to escape, but the bull guarded the
bank so as to prevent a retreat. lie was thus kept in the
water for three hours, until discovered by a person pass-
ing on the opposite bank, and a boat was brought to his
assistance.