The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-22 00:00:00

IRELAND.

The Dublin Monitor states, that the O'Connell tribute
for this year amounts to £28,850, and two parishes still
remain to be " made up."

Dr. Al'Hale. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam,
has promised £l,OOO towards the erection of a convent in
Castlel•ar.

FATHER. MATTI" EW.—Thelast number of the Inquirer
contains a painful.statement of the embarrassed 'circum-
stances in which this gentleman is at present placed, and
an appeal in his behalf. The embarrassments have been
increased by his zeal in the temperance movement.
II YDROPHOBIA.—An awful case of hydrophobia occur-
red at Marfhalicvvn last week. There had been a pig be-
longing to a Mrs. Coffey bitten by a rabid dog: the pig
was killed, and a cat in the house ate Fa? t of the entrails;
the cat a short time alter bit Mrs. Coff,y and her daugh-
ter—the melancholy result was the death of both last week
from the dire malady.—Cork Conseitu'ion.

TRADE OF DOBLIN.—The quarter ended on the 10th
instant gives a customs receipt in this port for £271,734,
against £263,759 received in the similar period 'of 1813 ;
showing an excess in favour of the current year of
£10,875. The year ended the 18th October, 1843, the
receipts in Dublin amounted to £938.991, the year ended
on Wednesday week gives a receipt of £1,037,7691 being
£98,778 of a❑ increase in favour of this year.

SINKING OF THE DUBLIN CUSTOM-HOUSE QUAY.-
Tuesday evening, at the Custom-house Quay, '
diately in front of the Customhouse, a portion of the
quay, about 130 yards, suddenly sunk float its usual level,
in some places. upwards of seven, and in others fifteen
fret in depth. The breadth of the breach varies from five
to seven lards, and what is very strange, the outer wall
next the river ktpt its place, sinking a little,'but not slip.
ping from its original position. Fears are entertained for
the safety of the Custom-house whi,l is built on piles.
HEROIC CONDUCT.—On Thursday evening last, the
largest of the bears in the Dublin Zoolog:cal Gardens
managed to get from the pit into the outer cage before
the keeper had made his escape from the latter place. The
bear se!zed him by the leg and threw him down, and
would, in all probability, have torn him to pieces, but that
one of the gardeners, a stout fellow, named Power, fl,w
to his rescue, and, with a well-aimed blow of an iron-bar,
struck the bear on the head with such force that the
animal died shortly after.

REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—At the usual weekly meeting
of the Repeal Asso'ation, on Monday last, a letter was
read from Mr. O'Connell. He labours to r how through-,
out that in seeking for the repeal, the Roman Catholics
desire no ecclesiastical ascendancy, and that the Irish
Protestants ought not to retain any jealousy or apprehen-
sion on that score. He has abandoned the intention, if
he had any, of holding any more " monster" meetings,
upon the ground that it would appear to be an insulting
braggadocio to revive them. Speaking of the Irish peo-
ple, he gives us a vision of what we may expect after his
death. He says :—" Whilst we, leading agitators, and
prlrticularly whilst I. happen to live, they will never seek
to carry the repeal by forcible or violent mean*. But the
man is worse than mail who does not perceive in the con-
duct of the Irish people that determination to establish
self-government, which, when the present leaders, and I
amongst them are removed, may well produce separation,
but can never tolerate the continuance of the Union."—
Towards the close of the letter, he heaves repeal over.
board, and, submitting to the views of Mr. Gray,,Porter,

declares for a Federal Parliament. Here are the words
of the retrogading demagogue :—" For my own part, I
will own, that since I have come to contemplate the spe-
cific differences, such as they are, between ' simple repeal-
and ' federalism,' I do at present feel a preference for
the federative plan, as tending more to the utility of Ire-
land, and to the maintenance of the connection with Eng-
land, then the mode of simple repeal. But I must either
deliberately propose, or deliberately adopt from some
other person, a plan of a Federative Union, before I bind
myself to the opinion which I now entertain." The
week's rent amounted to about £390.
BALLOON ASCENT, AND FORTUNATE ESCAPE.-0/1
Monday last, Mr. Hampton, the aeronaut, made his se-
cond ascent in Dublin, from the Portobello Gardens,
which resulted in the total destruction of his balloon. The
fineness of the day attracted a large and fashionable com-
pany. The handsome balloon being inflated, appeared
impatient to ascend. Some small pilot balloons were sent
up, and at half-past four o'clock the signal gun was fired,
and Mr. Hampton took his seat in the basket, and the
machine sublimely rose from the earth amidst loud cheers.
There was scarcely a breath of wind, and it attained an
altitude of about a mile. It passed towards the Custom-
house, and from the gas that escaped on opening the
valves, partly collapsed. On approaching Ballybough
Bridge, seeing the railway near him, and fearing to cast
his grappling iron, lest a train might pass. be resolved to
descend immediat.lv, and opening the valves, moved ra—
pidly downwards. The car and balloon had almost touched
the earth, when a ground breeze suddenly rose and drafted
it towards some houses. 13e then observed the chimney
of a house close by to be on fire, and called out to the men
below. who had already caught hold of the ropes, to pull
towards a neighbouring field, but before they could do so,
the balloon came in contact with the roof of the house, and
also with the flame of the chimney ; a fearful explosion
took place, and the immense globe was soon a dense vo-
lume of fire and smoke. The doors and windows of the
neighbouring houses were much injured. Mr. Hampton
threw himself nut of the car just before the flames reached
it, and being caught by some persons before coming to the
ground, was not hurt. The balloon, valued at £5OO, was
completely destroyed in the space of a minute, and it was
his sole property. It was of silk, and 40 feet in diameter,
by 60 feet in height. A subscription was about to be set
on foot in his behalf.

THE COIIRT 4- FASHIONABLE WORLD.

DEPARTURE OF LOUIS PHILIPPE.

unfavourable change in the weather compelled the
royal party to alter completely the arrangements respect-
ing the departure of the King of the French, which had
been previously made:. At twelve o'clock on Monday the
I carriages of her Majesty and of the King of the French,
and of their immediate suite, were drawn up to the door
of the grea' entrance of Windsor Castle, and in a few mi-
nutes after, having .ken leave of the Duchess of Kent,
who accompanied them down to the bottom of the great
staircase, their Majesties, the Duke de Montpensier,
Prince Albert, and the Royal suites, took their departure.
The royal cortege proceeded to Farnborough by the same
route as that by which they came to Windsor, and there
were parties of Lancers and Guards to escort them to the
station. At Farnborough every preparation had been ,
made to receive their Majesties.
. The station was reached at a quarter to two ; when,
during the interval that elapsed while the train was being
finally prepared for starttne, the royal party remained in
the reception room. At a feW minutes to two o'clock they
came out, and entered the state carriage amidst the loud
cheers of the people. It was still raining heavily when •
the train started, at five minute- to two o'clock. The
train reached Gosport at thirty-five minutes past three.
Extensive and magnificent preparations had been made at
Portsmouth for the reception of the royal party, but the
pauring rain and heavy wind spoiled everything. There
was great doubt and confusion for some time. It appeared
mat a very heavy sea was running at the harbour's mouth,
and from the state of the weather—a gale blowing—it was
aryprehended that if the King of the French attempted to
cross, to Treport, he might not be able to land there, as
the coast is most unfavourable for embarkation in stormy
weather. Eventually it was decided that a special train
should be sent from London to Dover, to order a packet
to be in readiness to carry his Majesty across to Calais,
from whence he was to post on to Treport. Misfortune
still waited on the King, for the railway station in London
was in flames on their Majesties' arrival there. The con-
fusion was terrible. At last his Majesty got off again from
London ataquarter pasteleven o'clock. A most lamentable
calamity occurred at Portsmouth on Monday evening. As
the royal artillerymen were reloading one of the guns, the
charge went off, and blew one of them to pieces, and the
other was horribly mutilated, and has since died.
At a quarter-past seven the King of the French and the
Duke da Montpensier took leave of the Queen and the
Prince, and proceeded, accompaeied by M. Guizot, Count
de St. Aulaire, and suite, by railway, arriving at Nine
Elms about half after ten, where his Majesty was met by
Sir James Graham with one of the reyal carriages, in
which they proceeded immediately to the Dover Railway,
escorted by a trop of the Life Guards, and drove into
the station, whilst the whole of that noble building was
in flames.
At midnight on Monday his Majesty and suite left the
New Cross Station, on the Dover line of railway, and
arrived at Dover at 4 past two on Tuesday mottling, and
stayed during the night at the Ship Hotel, where apart-
ments were prepared for the royal visitors at almost an
hours notice. At sunrise a salute from the battery an-
nounced to the inhabitants the unexpected visit of his
Majesty ; and at half-past eight o'clock the Mayor and
council were all summoned, when an address was agreed
to and presented to the King. After breakfast his Ma-
jesty left the Hotel to embark, the soldiery and police
tieing the avenue as he passed to the quay. It was raining
hard at the time, and the wind was blowing in heavy
gusts. The piers were, however, densely crowded, as
also every available spot where a sight of his Majesty
could be obtained, And a vast number of carriages were
on the road. His Majesty's appearance in his earspicu •
ous white coat was greeted wiih the liveliest enthusiasm.
His Majesty descended the steps of the Hotel, and
walked to the Crosswall Pier with his hat off, bowing
repeatedly to the hearty greetings of the crowd. The
dreadful weather, the rain falling in torrents, made his
condescension the more appreciated, and his Majesty was
enthusiastically cheered as he proceeded to embark on
the French steamer Le Nord. He was escorted to the
vessel by the Mayor and Town-Clerk. Having embarked
he immediately ascended the poop, and repeatedly bowed
to the cordial ana enthusiastic farewells which he received.
During the embarkation the band of the 52d Regiment
played the National Anthem. Le Nord, on steaming out
of the harbour, was accompanied by the Atiel, and the
Swallow, as an escort to the offing, when these steamers
returned. Shortly afterwards the Princess Alice, con-
taining the servants and baggage, followed in the wake of
Le Nord to Calais, and the crowd then dispersed to talk
over this very unexpected visit. Immediately on the de-
parture of the King of the French and suite for Dover,
(from Portsmouth) Her Majesty and Prince Albert
embarked at the Clarence-yard in the barge of the
royal yacht, attended in their respective barges by the
Lords- of the Admiralty, and numerous other distin-
guished officers, and proceeded on board the Victoria and
Albert, where her Majesty was received by Lord Adol-
phus Fitzclarence. Her Majesty arid her illustrious con-
sort slept on board the royal yacht in the harbour. All
ceremony was dispersed with, and her Majesty and the
princeeConsort retired to rest at an early hour. In the
tnoining the weather overhead was very fine, the sun
shone forth with splendour. At an early hour the ships
in harbour were (tressed in their gayest colours, and sa-
luted as the royal yacht was signalled to be under weigh
iu the harbour. At ten minutes past eight, the royal
yacht passed the Platform bath ry, which saluted as the
yacht passed. The scene at Spithead as the royal yacht
neared the fleet there anchored was never to be erased
from the memory of those who beheld it. The French
ships fired first their main-deck starboard side guns, and
then the spar-deck larboard side, fore and aft; then re-
versed the order, and fired main-deck larboard side, and
spar-deck starboard side. The Victoria and Albert was
steered at about twenty minutes past eight alongside the
Corner, when her Majesty went on board that steamer to
breakfast. The royal standard was removed thereupon
from tae Victoria and Albert, and heisted on board the
Cotner. when another salute in broadsides acknowledged
the honour. Her Majesty was received on the quarter-
deck by Vice-Admiral La Susse, who conducted her Ma-
jesty and her illustrious consort to the st,te apartments
used by his 'Majesty Louis Philip. The royal tiarty re-
mained on board about an hour, and then re-entered her
Majesty's yat ht for Cowes.
The Vulcan steam-stoop and the Eclair were the only
Government vessels which followed her Majesty's yacht
on leaving Spithead. The royal yacht did not steam
round the Wight, as expected, but on leaving Spithead
steeled direct to Cowes, where at about half-past ten,
her Majesty disembarked and proceeded to Osborne
House. At about half-past twelve o'clock the Lightning
steam-vessel returned into harbour, with the Lords of
the Admiralty on board, their flag flying from. the mast-
' head.;-

The King of the French and suite landed at Cshis at
half-past two on the same day, in excellent health and
spirits, and immediately set off for the Chateau d'Eu,
which they reached at night.