The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-08


" mend worser."
There is not the slightest improvement in cotton.
Sales to consumers are to very limited extent.
This proves how wretchedly depressed trade is
especially as prices are so moderate. During the
week there has been slight demand for the better
classes, for export. Sales on Saturday, 45OO, COW
for exportation) Monday, 5000. (2OOO tor exeDrta-
tom; Tuesday, $500, 600 for exportatlon); We'd
nesday, 1900, I000 for exportation.)
Rice is depressed The sales, however, IN Ca
rolina are moderate, at pricees quoted IN my last
There is falling off in tallow, 53s IS accepted
for Y. c. Rosin still from Is. I'D. to Is. 3D. per
cwt. ~
A brisk demand for lard continues: nearly all
that is offered Is bought. There is, however, de-
cline of from Is to Is Cd per cwt. IN this article
Sales have been large at from As. to as Tor Kegs
and 38s Cd. for barrels.
The London Prices Current of the 18th says
Importers of colonial produce have exhibited, since
our last less anxiety to make sales by submitting less
the notice of the trade Home buyers We're however
more DESTROYS to make purchases, ana the business
by private treaty has considerably exceeded
those of the former week 1t Is also encouraging to
tce the fact that the principal Of the goods brought to
public competition during the Week were disposed Of
For sugar, holders are enabled to procur better
prices; and other articles generally maintain their quo
tatons Tea and rice, however, have again fallen In
value, as stocks are unusually large
State OF the Country.
In the "rebeous'' department, matters are al
most at stand still. Since the signal failure OF
mon, Kenslngton Common, the country has been
wonderfully quiet for their
Rebellion had bad luck"
In Ireland too, "rebellon looks have ceased to
look +" SO giant-like." True bills were found
against the trayersers on Saturday last Smith
OBIien's trial will come on on the 18th May. The
traversers will be allowed to appear by their at
torneys.
AT Edinburgh there was a largely attended
Chartist meeting, on the evening OF the i7th. "A
deputaton attended from Leth, said to be great
in heraldic device. One lad carried pole with
an inverted crown at the top; another had flag
WITH, The lion of Scotland has risen from his
lair beware wings, beware! - The people dis
persed quietly-neither the pensioners, who were
lodged in the castle, the special services were
required.
The Irish anarchists have had their demonstration,
in the shape of soiree to the gentlemen who were
ambassadors to the French republic, at which the
usual amount of sedition and treason was spouted;
and the redoubtable O'Brien plainly animated that
his friend O'Goman, who is studying the theory OF
barrcades in Paris, may return In time to reduce 1t
to practice, in the event OF the trial tor sedion
going against himself and his copatriots. At this
meeting there was some show of fraternlzation be-
tween Young and Old Ireanders; and during the
discussion at the Repeal Association on Monday,
enough was let out to show that schlsm has bro
ken out in that body. For the present, however,
the appeal of the Messrs O'Connel, and the threat
to withdraw from Ireland with the ashes of their
father were successful and for the present, at least,
Cancellation Hall adheres to legal and constitution
al agitation ONLY How long this will continue is
problematical, but the vigorous proceedings now
adopted by the government seem likely to render
sedition too dangerous game to be played with
impunity.
On "Wednesday there was meeting of several
of the most influential merchants for the purpose OF
organizing association to bring about retrench-
ment in the national expenditure, and more equal
taxation. Mr.. X. Gladston, who was called to the
chair said, he believed all parties saw the necessi-
OLE puI, fl,aro
az to what it should be. He accused the. govern
ment of apathy In respect to the commercial inter-
ests of the empire. -,
Mr.. ]. Mulleneux thought the association would
1t is intended to present requisiton to the Mayor
and shortly hold another public meeting IN further
ance of the objects of the society:
Yon no donbt will regret to learn that !" Poor
Tom Steele, O'Conncs head pacifcator,' in the days
when that crafty politician kept Ireland in state Of
constant agitation hopeless Of his countrys regcnera
tion and worn out with anxiety on her behalf attempt
ed to shuttle of this mortal COLI by precipitating
himself from Waterloo bridge into the Thames ut seven
O'Clock last evening At few minutes before seven
O'Clock the unfortunate man was observed to alight
from club in Wellington street and, having paid the
driver his fare he walked to the tollgate put down
penny piece received his change and passed on to the
descx side he stopped suddenly took of his cap-the
celebrated cap with which his friend OConne crowned
him in by-gonc days-and mounting the parapet'threw
himself into the river. gentleman who was crossing
the bridge the opposite side observed the whole
at only few PAGES distance but so rapidly did
the effect his purpose that found
impossible to render him any assistance Happily a
waterman passing through the bridge in a small
boat ut the moment the unfortunate man entered the
water and with presence of mind that does him the
highest credit he Immediately pulled towards him. and
with difficulty at length succeeded in getting him
into his boat The poor man was taken ashore at the
Strand lane stairs and thence conveyed to Kings Col
ege Hospital where he received all the attention his
case required from Mr. Burton. the house surgeon of
that institution. We understand the chef inju-
nv he has ans
from having fallen HAT upon the surface of the
water There can be no doubt that the veteran
agator had contemplated the rash act for some hours
least he had been occupied during the chief part
the day in writing letters Mt Peclcs coeehouse an
he in the habit of occasionally fire.
1uenting Within his cap, which, above stated. he
placed the bridge before he threw himself over was
small piece of paper sealed to the lining with black wax
on which was wrtten-'Tom Steele. county OF Clare.
Irclandu That Tom Steele never, like O'Connell and
some others made agitation trade, may be gathered
the fact that when he came he entered on
beautiful estate eof f15000 or f160O0 year, in the
county of Clare Twenty years of amateur agitation
brought him to the Insovent Debtors Court, in Dub
lin where opposed by the Ss Ss
neft of the act, he came to England and has since
been living upon an allowance out of his estate Mr.
Steele took high honors at Cambridge and is member
Of the senate of the University 1t may not be gene
rally known that 1t was Mr.. Steele who proposed
oConne at the celebrated Clare election, from which
This Is according to the account given In the
Times of this sad affair.
1t is now 10 o'clock, and our letters must be
mailed before half past 10. There is no sign of
the steamer "United States" ALBIoNA
Ireland.
From tho Liverpool Mail. April 221
Irish affairs ccomng little more settled. Messrs
NIeagher O'Brin, and Mitchell are preparing for their
trials which expected to take place acout the 18th
of May and in the time. cxhausting their
cabulary of sedton The orators of the Repeal Asso
citation quarreing among themselves, whilst their
funds also exhausted; here and there n ranting
Init Iann In
war and blo0dshcd; but he usual gets rap on the
knuckes from his superior Poor Tom Steele Conncs
head-pacifcator, has happily been rescued from an
attempt to perpetrae destruction but his mind
well his property is rrcvocably gone Drilling is
practised in many parts of the provinces but the
government in Dublin has evinced determination to
suppress these foolish and illegal demonstrations pixies
and also continue to sell WELL whether they
will be brought into use, or If used will not be
injurious to the purchasers than to those against
whom they may be directed, are questions which we
shall not take upon ourselves to decide.
[From the European Times April o.
The deplorabc state Of Ireland, apparently on the
oof. al, 70 hc deen cst