New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-15

AWFUL CArAsrRoPHE AT LIssANouRE CAsTLE.-The
splendid mansion OF g. Mccartney Esq In the County OF
Antrim has been the OF deplorsble calamity
Mr. Mccartney had in one OF bis cellars a number OF
gunpowder, Tor the use Of the yeomsnry de was ex,
smning powder under the Impression that II had
caught dap sud had lett Mrs. Mccartney with lighted
candle ia the vault until he could examine 1t outside.
He had scarcely left the castle when tremendous eH
Eloslon occurred which blew out the whole frontage OF
the msneioD and insian.aneou deproved MITE mscart
ney of lite.
SYMPTOMS OF DKeAy-The London Daily Ners of
oct informs us that a noble Duke negotiating with
shp-Owner for the transfer Of so many human bengso
distant lsnd endesvored to beat down the price, by
suggesting several articles az substitutes for ordinary
food of inferior character that the shpowner de
cined the arrangement
The London Standard states that information that
a noble Duke had smuggled large quantity OF French
brandy an article which several dollars duty per gal
Ion are payable, Mr. Price, Collector al Southampton,
sent two Revenue Officers 70 bis palace near the New
Forest who found him al dinner with bis friends sno
on searching seized In 4 closet IN which DIS trace
keeps the keg thirty gallons OF pure brandy lhey next
v,ted his yacht In the river found well stocked With
smuaeled wines and cordials and teized II also.
The same paper tells of the lady Of Bishop OF the
state Church who boldly attempted 10 smueee large
quantity of foreign silks into London. The officers
seized goods but popr screened the pious
smuegier.
THR IRISH BANIsHED TO CANADA BY THEIR CRUEL
LANDLORDS this subject the London Tunes ex-
presses the following opinion; The population oil Dirt
ish North America In ls44 was leol24i Before Inc
log 10 twentieth OF the existing population. Will nave
arrived the ST Lawrence almost entirely from ireland
Instead of that enormous imm representing IN
any degree whatever the wealth the education inc rank
tho habits the LOYALTY and the whole character of the
mother country they 10 man from the lower ORDERS
of ireland They represent they carry with them misery
and degradation, visionary temperament ana
religion deep sense OF Injury and burning hafee OF
ID. British name. Centuries will not eracS from theii
vindiciye memories and their inventive ms gnsons the
dark circumstances of their bsnishment their pssge
he
such is British co0uz stOn. What else 10 10 be expect
Cd than demoraized and dseaected population, lest
colony and an sggrandsed ryali And whom have we
70 tbsnk for ihese insviisole resulisf
FATAL COLLisiOS.-As the steamboat Hendrix
Hudson wGs coming up the river lss night she came 10
collision opposite Hsvers,rsw, with the sloop : Root
Of T,mhkusviils and cut her completely in two In
sdtatey after the collision the captain OF the no0p
smith Cornell found In the wheelhouso OF tbs
Hendrix where be had been thrown by the conclusion
hn, hs Mas go severely mGtlsted that be survived bal
shon, half an hour TIE other persons 90 board had
Isned or been thrown into the river and were picked
nm nv the small boats OF the Hendrix The accident
said TO have occurred BY sn iinmsd change Q, Inc
course OF the sloop. t'N'o'
Ds.,H or A PArRIARcH.-Died, In Golden. ia
mi. County ON the ID inst Mr. Richard bGrum IN the
ssth year OF his age Mr. Buf1m cans mo 'ns, 80
I try Ia the year 1907 He raised ismhJ "' a. ,.
Alwsys maintained the character OF Coco cuAen nv
upright man In his politics he was isinui 70 to' J.
une Republican whg principles OF Jefferson ana slsu
ison and, long he would consent 70 sel'e'
honOred by hs fellow townsmen with ths oDces u 50
/ peryisor and Justice of the Posce Few mes In tns
country more truly meriied the spPellston Of psu'
srch. lbui Co" Au''
| JUDGE WOoDBURY.-The question Is repeated y
ssksd Why the late Convention did not put Lert WOOD
| bnrv 10 noniusti1n Tor the Presidency We cannot
at course say how the Convention would have voted
II the question had arisen bu, hi. much We do know
thai Woodbury. had signhsd bis desire not to be noun
s,ad IN case the Wimot Proviso. anything like II
shouA be adopted by the Convention. The Judge wa,
Wv honest 10 this desire He opposed to the wipo
proyi.o in the frat place and IN the second he !. wei
,hsi NJ, nomination by Convention which sooult
80, proylso will be very Injurious to him at the
soop - his chief strength lies. N. H. Statesman
MR w. f. RoBIssos-The lecture OF this gen
.sm.s wa. well attended and the .udsnes wss IN N
highest degree grsbed win Toe f ~ iresnd and tn
r.bs Mr. goes from this to cleveisnd wnrIe "
sous, not b. will receive 'hs, cordial srre.a a.,
hs chMse.st and talents % well deserve De"0'"'''