The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-09-16 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Mr. Morgan John O'ContTell, M.P. for Kerry, is about
to enter himself at the English bar.

About £20,000 is said -to have been received by impo-
verished people in the Ballinasloe district from friends in
America.

The cattle e

ported from Cork this year is less than the
850 by 6368 cows, 13,673 sheep, 2015 pies,

barrels, and butter by 29,352 firkins

Mr. O'Flaberty, M.P., with Mr., Scully, M.P., Mr.
Keogh, M.P., Mrs. Keogh, and others, went on a boat-
ing excursion on Saturday from Knockbane, and had a
very narrow escape from being drowned.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—A young gentleman named George
Mayberry was drowned in the Cork river on 'Wednesday
while boating. The boat in which he was sailing was
struck by the steamer Prince Arthur, and sunk.
Miss Shell, sister of the late Right Hon. Richard Lalor
Sheil. died suddenly at Waterford on the 6th inst., after
an illness of but two hours ; so that, like that of her dis-
tinguished brother, the death of Miss Sheil was quite
sudden and unexpected.
Father John Ryan, of Cashel, has addressed a letter to
the editor of the Tipperary Vindicator, suggesting that
a public dinner should be given in Cashel to the members
for Tipperary, who fought against and defeated " that
abortion of humanity, little Lord John Russell."

A very successful experiment of sowing the eyes of the
potatoes, and also the potato itself deprived of the eyes, as
they are termed, has been made by the Very Rev. the
Dean of Kilmacduagh, in his garden at Gort Deanery
House, and which has .produced a very good crop.
THE CENSUS IN IRELAND.—A corrected parliamentary
paper of the census in Ireland has just been printed. The
decrease is 20 per cent. between 1841 and 1851. In 1841
the total number of persons was 8,175,124, and on the 31st
of March last 6,515,794, being a decrease of 1,659,330, or
20 per cent. _ _

A correspondent informs us that an English gentleman
who had lodged £62,000 with his agents for the purpose
of purchasing property in Ireland under the Encumbered
Estates Court has withdrawn that sum and declined to
invest it thus, on account of Mr. White's murder.—
Leinster Express. _

MANUFACTURE OF PAPER.—The manufacture of paper
has greatly increased in Ireland. having risen from
2,374,4031 b. in the whole of the year 1834, to 3,821,5621 b.
in the first half of 1851. In 1837 the quantity was
3,248,1821 b. ; in 1842 it was 4,053,4291 b. ; in 1845,
5,662,1041 b. ; and in 1849, 6,272,5631 b.
Lord Riverston died at his residence, Flower-hill,
county Galway, on Saturday week. This peerage was
granted by James 11. when he was fighting in Ireland
for his crown, but was not acknowledged by the English
Government. Lord Riverston was heir presumptive to
the Earldom of Westmeath ; he leaves two sons.
SOMETHING LIKE A RATE.—Oar correspondent informs
us that a rate of ss. 6d. in the pound has been levied by the
Guardians of the Cashel Union, making within the past
11 months the enormous sum of 12s. 2d. upon the citizens
of Cashel. Public feeling is said to be much excited, as a
rate of 3s. 6d. would it is expected cover the expenses of
the ensuing 25 weeks.—Tipperary Free Press.
MINING OPERATIONS.—The old lead mines near Cas-
tlemain, that have lain unworked for nearly a quarter of a
century, have just been leased we understand to an English
firm by the proprietor, Sir William D. Godfrey, Bart.
Mining operations are to be commenced immediately, and
some preliminary earthwork cuttings have already been
executed.—Kerry Post.
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC MOVEMENT.—The new agita-
tion wilt soon be resumed. It is announced that to-mor-
row (Wednesday), the 17th instant, the rules for the re-
gulation of the Roman Catholic Defence Association will
be submitted at a meeting of the committee, at which se-
veral of the bishops are to attend ; and that, in a few days
after, the first public meeting of the Association will take
place, for the formal adoption of the rules, and the ar-
rangement of the future proceedings of the society.
The effects of an abundant harvest are already apparent
in the Irish markets, which are becoming well supplied
from the produce of their own soil, for the first time since
the commencement of the famine; and it is remarked
that the new grain is so good in quality that it absorbs
the demand, in preference to foreign. Some old oats
still remain, and command a very high price. Indeed,
that description of grain has continued at a remunerative
rate all through. Long before the harvest the home
stocks had become so exhausted that scarcely any sup-
plies had appeared in the markets.
RUMOURED APPOINTMENTS AT THE BAR.—It is ru-
moured with much confidence that Mr. Justice Perrin is
about to retire, upon a promise of promotion for two of
his sons in their respective professions. The vacant jus-
ticeship of the Queen's Bench is to be filled by the eleva-
tion thereto of Mr. Attorney-General Hatchell; and the
Attorney-Generalship thus vacated is to be assumed by
the Right Hon. Richard Wilson Greene, Q.C. • Mr.
Hughes continuing to hold his present office of Solicitor-
General. These arrangements have been repeated and
commented upon among the bar, and are very generally
looked upon as settled. The appointment of Mr. Greene
over Mr. Hughes's head is accepted as an ill omen for the
Popish Bishops, being accounted for upon a supposition of
a meditated prosecution under the new Whig statute.—
Dublin Herald.

THE ISLAND OF ACHILL.—On Thursday week Sir
John M'Neill, accompanied by the Hon. Capt. Jocelyn,
and Mr. Samuel Holme and Mr. William M'Cormick, of
Liverpool, two gentlemen who have recently purchased a
large tract of land at Achill, arrived at Castlebar on their
way to that colony. The party were subsequently joined
at Achill by the Earl of Roden, who has been making the
tour of Connemara. On Friday evening the colony was
illuminated to welcome the visitors. A large bonfire was
lighted at the foot of Slievemore, flags were displayed,
and the people manifested every symptom of joy. Satur-
day was kept as a holiday, and a large concourse of people
from all parts of the island assembled at the colony, where
they were addressed at great length, and with much effect,
by Mr. Holme, the Earl of Roden, and the Rev. Edward
Nangle. The boys belonging to the training school,
about 80 in number, were then examined by the Rev.
Mr. Lowe, and their scriptural as well as general know-
ledge excited the greatest surprise. The orphan-house,
hospital, and the infant and other schools were next vi-
sited, and the printing-office did not escape attention.
A hymn was sung by the whole assembly, and the effect
of so many voices in the open air, under the lofty moun-
tain ridge, was peculiar and striking. It was somewhat
remarkable that Di. M'Hale, with his archdeacon and a
number of priest, went to Achill at the same time. ....A

it may serve to show the great change which has taken
ooh _ .•••./ 0,1-ANJ
place in that island when we state that he went from
place to place unattended and almost unnoticed. We are
informed that Lord Roden was much struck by the intel-
ligence and attainments of the children throughout the

The church at the colony was crowded on Sun-
day, and the hotel is full of visitors, principally English.

UNIVERSITY or DUBLIN.—The first meeting of the
commission for inquiring into the state, discipline, studies,
and revenues of the University of Dublin, was held on
Thursday at the Palace, Stephen's-green, the Archbishop
'of Dublin, the Lard Chancellor, and Dr. Longfield were
present. The other commissioners are the Earl of Rosse,
the Bishop of Cork, and Joshua Cooper, Esq. The com-
missioners appointed Professor Hancock secretary to the
commission, and after transacting some other business
adjourned till the 23d instant.
ATROCIOUS CONSPIRACY.—A conspiracy of an atrocious
nature, in connexion with the killing of cattle, has just
been brought to light. At the petty sessions of Murree
on Tuesday, ten men, four of whom bore the name of
Carey, were charged with killing and houghing cattle on
the lands of a farmer named Murphy. It appeared that
the Carey family had been ejected by the agent of Lord
Cloncurry, and that the cattle killed and houghed had
been put upon the lands to graze. Two witnesses proved
that the parties had entered into a conspiracy to put to
death all beasts sent upon the farm, and that brutal
means had been resorted to to accomplish the fiendish
deed by driving red-hot irons through their intestines !
The prisoners were fully committed to the county gaol for
trial at next assizes.

COSTUME?. OF THE ARMY.-It is reported in military
circles in Dublin that the costume of the heavy cavalry
will undergo a complete revision on the next issue of
clothing. The hideous tailless jacket at present worn is
to give place to a short frockcoat, loosely made about the
sleeves, and with no other ornament than a row of buttons
up the centre. The brass shoulder scales are to be
abolished, as their pressure on the sword-arm was proved
to be almost insupportable, ow;ng to the want of fiexibili.v.
The new helmet is to be brass, but it is to be made to fit
the head closely, according to an improved pattern
modelled after the fashion of the past century. The black
horsehair plume is to be discontinued, as cumbersome
and useless; and it is believed that the cloth overalls will
give way to leathers and jackboots the same as the Life
Guards.

THE POTATO CROP.—The Belfast papers give accounts
of the rapid spread of the potato blight in several districts
of the northern provinces. At Lurgan, in the county of
Armagh, the disease was spreading rapidly, and " it is
anticipated that the crop will be as much injured as in
the memorable year 1846." In and about Belfast every-
thing indicates an increasing decay of the crop. In places
where no traces could be previously discovered, the dis-
ease is now plainly discernible; and in the best samples
brought to market diseased tubers are far from being
scarce. The yield is, however, abundant, and the farmers
can afford to lose a considerable quantity. From Porta-
down complaints of failure are general, but the present
fine weather, it is hoped,' will tend to check the ravages
of the pestilence. Advices from Louth state that the
reports, day after day, are becoming more alarming. In
districts where the crop was perfectly sound on the first
appearance of the blight this season " there are now the
most cheerless prospects."
PROTESTANTISM IN IRELAND.—At a sitting of the
Evangelical Alliance, in London, a few days ago, the Rev.
Dr. Urwick, of Dublin, read an elaborate paper on the
state of religion in Ireland, in which we find the following
statistics : " There were in Ireland the following Roman
Catholic priests : Prelates and arch prelates 28, parish
priests 989, curates 1,430, other ecclesiastics 322—total
2,769; that was one Roman Catholic priest to every
1,765 Roman Catholics. With regard to the Episcopal
Church in Ireland, there were 2,261 clergymen, supported
by what is called "church property." (Hear.) There
were 662 Presbyterian, and 238 Methodist ministers.
The total number of Protestant ministers, exclusive of
Unitarians, was 3,224. Thus it would be seen that the
Protestant ministers outnumbered the Catholic priests by
455. (Cheers.) With reference to secessions from
Catholicism, his Grace the Bishop of Tuam had stated
that during the past year no fewer than 10,000 persons
had forsaken the Roman Catholic communion in his
diocese alone. Dr. Urwick also stated that there was no
visible manifestation of Puseyism in the Established
Church of Ireland."

FRUITS OF FREE TRADE.—Tn the Newry Telegraph
we find the following :—" We have now under our eye, at
our own doors, practical evidence of

convincing

f that pol

kind, of the mischievous ettee— _dated free
trade. There are at present in the Newry five
foreign vessels discharging cargoes of indian corn. One
comes from Prussia, another is a Greek, and the remain-
ing three are Italian. The total amount of their cargo is
7000 quarters of grain, which would cost, at the current
market prices, £B4OO ; and this stun, of course, is ab-

stracted from the c
rich the inhabitant
consideration con❑

)es to en-

,re is anoti

vessels

led ; even (rest

are provisioned in foreign ports, and while here, the sai-
lors lay out not one penny that can
bread or butchers' meat t

-in fact, th

are unaccusto met

3 anything of the kind

money leaves us, not only to augment the wealth of
foreign merchants and agriculturists, but also to stimulate
foreign shipbuilding, and for the support of foreign sea-
men, and for the aggrandizement of foreign and antago-
nistic powers. If this £BOOO or £9OOO, instead of being
sent out of the country, had been circulated at home
among the suffering farmers, the labourers would have
derived the advantage by receiving steady employment at
good wages, and shopkeepers would also have benefited
by an enlarged sale of their goods. These simple facts
ought to go far to convince any one of his error, who still
labours under the delusion that the best way to benefit
his native country is to discourage its producers and to
encourage the foreign producer."
THE EMIGRATION MANIA.—The tide of emigration is
still flowing on, wide, deep, and as strong as ever. Week
after week, and day after day, the " fatal drain" is going
on. Such is the announcement of the last number of the
Cork Examiner, and the writer, with the view of pointing
out the painful consequences to all classes of this whole-
sale flight of the "bone and sinew" of the country, pro-
ceeds to say,—"The merchant, the trader, the shopkeeper
is now inclined to look with dismay at the dismal spectacle
of crowded steamers and close-packed emigrant ships, and
to read the cries of those who for ever quit the land of their
birth the knell of his own fate, and the announcement of
his own doom. How is it possible that trade can become
better when each year there is a new and fearful gap made
in the consuming population—those who eat, who drink,
who wear, whii, consume, who buy ? The shopkeeper
knows that his profits depend on his sales ; and he asks
himself what hope he has of realizing a livelihood, if the
people leave the country ? Nor is the shopkeeper without
substantial reasons for his alarm, when he is each day
receiving, in payment of his goods, bills from America,
drawn on English and Irish houses, and sent by former
emigrants to their remaining relatives, for outfit and
passage-money to the States. We are aware that one
emigrant wholesale house in this city receives from its
country customers an average of more than £2OO a-week
in those bills. And from what we have heard from other
sources we are inclined to think that the American remit-
tances for 1851 will be greater than for any previous year.
If this be so, and we have every reason to think it will be so,
then it follows, as a necessary consequence,. that emigration
has not yet reached its acme, and that the fatal drain of
bone, and sinew, and human energy, will still flow on with
a more destructive strength, volume, and rapidity. The
priest is each day more painfully conscious of the fact that
his flock is on the decrease. He is also made the medium
of transmitting money from a husband to a wife, from a
son to a father, from a cousin to a cousin—each remit-
tance accompanied with glowing accounts of high wages,
the charms of personal independence "and the delight of
possessing a spot of land which one can call his own., '

DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN THE COUNTY OF ANTRIM.
The Belfast papers contain accounts of a fearful dis-
aster, by which the lives of three persons were lost,
twenty-six persons badly (some, it is feared, fatally)
injured by fractured limbs, and upwards of forty others
more or less hurt by external or internal contusions.
The sad event occurred on the evening of Monday last,
in the old paper mill adjoining the town of Ballyclare, in
the county of Antrim, in consequence of the giving way
of the flooring of a large loft, in which upwards of 500
persons were assembled, for the purpose of hearing a
lecture on electro-biology. The lecture commenced at
eight o'clock in the evening, and occupied an hour and
a-half, after which the lecturer proceeded to mesmerize,
or etnrance, some seven or eight persons, who, at his re-
quest, came forward for the purpose. He succeeded with
a few of these, and was about to exhibit his influence over
them, having removed them towards the back part of the
loft, when the curiosity of the spectators in the more dis-
tant parts of the room became so much excited that they
rushed from all sides in a body to the central space to
obtain a better view. A sudden and ominous crack be-
neath their feet gave but momentary warning of the
penalty of their rashness. The greatly increased weight
on the middle of the flooring proved too much for its
utterly inadequate support to bear, and it gave way
beneath their feet, opening downwards in a fearful chasm,
into which upwards of 300 persons, men, women, and
children, were precipitated. The scene which ensued
may be more easily imagined than described. Those who
were fortunate enough to aecure seats on the back por-
tion of the loft, of which the flooring had not given way,
were comparatively uninjured ; but nearly all who stood,
at the moment of the accident, on that portion which
occupied the angle between the two wings, a square of
thirty feet, were engulphed in the horrible abyss, and
thrown, with the planks of the flooring, and the dis-
lodged stonework of the dilapidated walls, to the area
beneath. The accident was occasioned by the breaking
of the beam exactly in the centre, and, when it gave way,
the flooring shelved downwards from both sides, sliding,
as it were, those who stood upon it into the store below.
It has since been discovered that if only two feet more of
the wall at this part of the building had been displaced,
the whole of the wing would have fallen in, and the cala-
mity would have been a hundredfold more diastrous than
it was.

THE LONGEST SHIP IN THE WORLD.—MOSSTS. C.
Mare and Co., the shipbuilders, of Orchard-yard, Black-
wall, and Messrs. Penn, of Greenwich, engineers, have
taken a contract to construct for the Peninsular and Ori-
ental Steam Navigation Company, an iron steam ship, of
the following dimensions and power, viz. :—Length be-
tween the perpendiculars, 325 feet; breadth of beam, 43
feet ; depth, 32 feet. She will measure about 3000 tons,
and will be propelled by four engines of the collective
er of 1200 horses; will have feathering pad-
nd a guaranteed average speed of 14 knots,

working po

dle-wheels

equal to 16 statute miles per hour: She will be 51 feet
longer than the Great Britain, 60 feet longer than the
largest of the Cunard or North American mail steamers
the Asia and Afi ice; 40 feet longer than the large steamers
such a 3 the Parana, Orinoco, &c. now constructing for the

Royal, 141
larger tlic
confident
tweon Sn

,pany, and 100 feet longer and 500 tons
al( donia, first-rate, of 120 guns, and it is
ated that she will effect the passage be-
on and Alexandria, a distance of 3100

miles, in nine days