Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-08-12

steamer |hheui,d, al Boston.
W. find in Wilmer aud Smiths European Times
the annexed account Of the reception Cork Of the re
lief fripae Macedonian:
ARRIVAL OF THE L. s. FRlGAIF. MACEDO-
MAN Ar CORK.
This noble triaaie, commanded Ivy Commodore De
Nay. reached llaulbow line on the 10th instant after a
fine voyage of twenty nine DAYS from New York Tn
kev {. {. lay lor the leader Of the temperance move
ment IN America came over IS supercaruo. The crew
SIXTY IN number. all tertoiaerS and no spirits have
been allowed on board On SATURDAY. the Rev. Faihe,
Matthew. accompanied by the Mayor went ON board the
rleate and was received with great enthusiasm The
yards manned. aud prolonged cheers were given t
Father Matthew and the Mayor Of Cork which Were
responded Ia by the people shore.
On Mr.. Matthew and the Mayor leaving the vessel
boat was manned to convey them To Monkstown. II
was steertd by Mr.. Dekay sou ulhe cnmmodore. a
fine intelligent boy 10 years of aye.
The commander Of the Macedonian dined on Saturday
with Admiral Sir Thomas Usher. aud Yesterday he
was 10 hea guest at the hosptabe board of the Very
Rev Mr. Matthew
Proceedings have already hcen commenced with a
view TO show some token of respect and gratitude t1
Commodore DE Kay for hismost noble and prasewurhy
conduct IN this matter. The Mayor and some of the
most influential citizens have determined to entertain him
and his lady by steam trip round the harbour aud coast
similar 10 the entertainment given to the late Mr. o.
tonne on the occasion of his last visit To Cork. At
meciing of the Corporation. To be held on Thursday
address will be presented to him
Death Of " ordurorth's DaugLter-We sincerely
regret To have the melancholy duly of recording the death
OF Mrs pullman, wife of Edward Qullliuan, ESD aud
only daughter of the venerable Poet Laureate Words
worth. She expired at Rydal Mount. the poets resi-
denee at O'Clock on Faiday week. after u,any weeks
/ suffering from pulmonary consumption MIR. and Mrs
Qninan had been Portugal asl wear and it was hoped
she had quite rec over her he,lth but she rallied
from the effects of a cold caught IN short Journey in the
north. inca uiously made last winter.
We have TO another mercantile failure
Messrs Robert Mutric < Co., OF London and Glasgow
whose debts and labcs estimated at 10000. and
assets 10000 but it is thought the latter are consider
ably exaggemted.-.N Manchester Examiner
rghtiul explosion of gun cotton occurred near Fo-
versham. Mcssrs Hall have recently erected building,
about half mile from the town tor the manufacture Of
te cotton forty OF fifty people employed in it.
About III O'Clock on "Wednesday morning. tremena
Gus explosion alarmed the neghbrhood people hurried
The spot and some of the buildings were found To be on
nre W hen The first accounts despatched. dead
hod.s had already been taken from the ruins and sever
al persons were missing. Fragments Of bodies had been
found
The explosion was heard AT an enormous distance
from Feversham. AT Deal and Maidstone and even al
some places more than thirty miles from the scene of the
accident parties described have head distinctly
IL may be interesting 10 state that the strength gun
cotton is Just SIX times that gunp WIDER, in other words
zen urachs OF the cotton are equal to two of pow
der.-Lotdon Morning. Chronicle. .JuIy TO-
The unwecome intelligence that the magnificent Tenn
PIE Ct the Sun at Baalbeck has been desroyedb order
The Nceoy, tor the sake of fac stones which are 10 BE-
employed IN erecting barracks for the cavalry and forage
agazne is true Soyman Pasha far saved the SPLEEN
ana gateway as 10 The be replaced in their
original form IN the cunSu ton Of the entrance OF the
barracks
The Mil Of Mr.. O'Connc has le,, proved in III,