The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-06

| On DE ga hpfl tic friends - tho Union wcr
roeiycd att, Units. S,at. Consulate. psr1rs
rs Coi NIX, 10 celebrate lie racti T,de.a, ".
tones In TIE Ilit.d sits. TLirty -kar guns ser
fred by tie [: ;. y I sarnn'c.
Irish News.
The crops In Ireland promise nu'h better thi
sensoi than at tie coiitsTssdiug tcriod nAi y.sf
| Tue weather from Christina until March has b,el
unusually favorable "a oitd or worl. and con id
| 'fthle amount 81 spring sowing las takon pln, .
i willie almost everywhere tie land las heel
! Hngi'd aid IL now roHdy lot spring what, nat
| and dtill Int,to's. The farmers have bccn citbc,
! \" save consid.rahlc On fodder RB the open wJ,I.
enabled tirin H. 1T th"ir cattle o't on pastures
| WIZ iov week hho warm wCstltr, It ~ hupto
| nat tie cops viii all be IA a far more iayur4bl,
,ori non q rn q IS have Orn - year,.
Arssrs. Robert stspl,s and Gerard Roch'ort, o
DuhIip, lnvilr lntclv .hrfol.d at hsll, and ar
rHn&'d for in-tI'- fr two NJ C.oLtatf, y ~ wcrc
c"mtimh't Of at ne Police Court aud tousi over
Tle Cloiin,i town co1ucn have unanimously
resolved g. petition ~ favor 81 granting a charter H.
TIE h"v Z .ttoiic University.
Captain ~. Courcy, OF M Maios.y'- ,ilp A..
ia" - inspected the Kugstown o. vision oi c1,,t.
ftud, Hi1 Was much pleased VIA TIE thorougl.
Dh,i"ucy Of the stat uu.
The collection DO tue Ary' .lIocceo - Craipl md
tm'y tr ~ Catholic University amounts TO tie
sum q lob
Several new Cpholic churches are now IA course
- erection ~ ireland, aud snfne of them when coin.
pl'tcd viii he IMPOSING structure. The NJ 4 Rev.
d.. uyir, B.-lup of Down and Couuur, md tie
frat stnir # cia,sl "a WI. .Ulsc mar Iir act
On tie ij6i o., AprI. 1Ac ttu., tire IL d.s.,n,d m
tie pointed st. lc of tie fret rc'.Hl, ami il be- no
''t hong, 20 ict widr, aii 10 feet high /, The open
"' to ROT. tower alni eIiic nt thr wostcrn end
will he carried g. Do lDgitot lpicot. On st.
Pttirk's Dag TIE Is -lui ~ Kerry laid tlc Irda.
ton ol a new cmpol at Dcnrle, and the work II
rapidly rro-rcssinf Tho Dimensions IN
clear are 1886 feet . nchcs by % feet
tho style, Early Pointed Mitcpnis-saud.
stone ior ruthic and Limestone drsslugs.
The church OF 1t. Agatha, G,nhcsh, the fouud,-
tun OF which was laid some months ago 10y The
same prc.a,c, will be finished In a short time The
dimensions IN clear are 10 ieet inches 10y ~ feet
The style dctoruty GuthI' Tie Dimensions uf
TIE church of IT. Michael, Luna, near Trni,c,coin-
meuc,d in ltoiuhor las, are interi1r,y = feet hy
- ct III. church q ~. MARY. Se,y,ownt.rhos
County L. ngiord, erect a on site granted hy the
Earl of Grauhtd, IL almost completed. II was
commenced year ago. Tie Dimensions arc ~
feet 10y OF. Tho materials are ruhtle and lime
stone dressings. Tho church of -. MARY. kllruu.
an, Kcadue, County X scutnmon, Ia erected near
the ancient church Of Kilron1n where lies inferred
tie remains of Carulin, "the last Of the frisi
hards." The dimensions In clear are 100 feet by
30 feet Inches. the Materials used IN the walls
red sandstone, with wiitu Limestone dressings.
Tie House Of the Immaculate Conception u In
shicorc viii ho splendid structure Tie first section
~ completed. 1t IN lOG feet in length ~ feet
ieep, and three stories high Tho upper stories
contain 80 bedrooms, 10 by IL feet baths, DC. Tho
exterior IL finished with uucoursed aslar of black
stone, with white lime tone quuins aud dressings
the facade h divided utu three umlattments ly n
central recess. Thou III not strictly Of any pnrtic-
lar style, 1t may he sad To p.rt,ke Of the Byzsn-
tine. THIS building forms one side OF the Intended
quadrangle, which 81 III b. completed by couteIn-
plated church. The Franciscan Church at Water
l,rd Is H. be greatly enlarged and improved. In
Lonfffd II IL Ia contemplation t. commence imme-
lately large national schools, together with n
convent for Sisters of Mercy, and extcns.v.
convent schools adjoining the intended new dioccs.
mn seminary of st. Mel; Preparations are being
made to proceed with the erection Of the latter
liza. ft In
~. Mel .s approaching completion.
Tie Iriah ouisrnti. g. the United States Ia now
going on more rapidly, n.twithstand.ng tLe civil
war than At tie same period last year.
Nj Green, 81 CnpIHmnrc, Co. Tirprrary, having
been invited / attend complimentary meeting b.
The ODpuoshuc tor lis manly assertion oi Irish in
dependence, has sent am luli aut refusal and IA, r
that the opinions hc outcTtius 81 AIRED hy near
| every gentleman Ia th' county. This Is probal IS
correct. The Irish gentry no more In sympathy
with the people than the southern rebel leaders are
ia the honest masses Of the American people, and
bal classes are equally ready t. purchase power aud
wealth at the cNpcnso OF their couLtrys dearest in
teirsts.
A branch of the Ulster Bank has been opened in
Dublin
SIR Luclus O'Brien, brother Of NJ. Smith OBrlcn,
the celebrated Irish rat' ct, by n recent division Of
the louise OF Lords, has come into the title of u iron
lnchlquin. This harony Is one Z the most an.i,ut
in ireland, AMI WAS granted IA l3i3 10y Henry VII
Ia the priuccly MurrourL O'Bri,u, ia exchange fpr
the sovereign dominion Of Ireland, of which hp was
the legal and sole representative. Ot all tho muta-
ton wrought by time, tlis IN perhaps tic sadlcat
aud stra' gest. We here behold If two brothers
gaining IN an English lazy court the coronet FOR
which lis ancestor battered a crown, while the
younger and nohcr O'Bren has never ceased 10 " ar
against the power which dcspocd his ancoftlr AMI
his native country and has now aiJudicatcd 10 hi-
descendant the wages Of iuiqulty.
The Lords Commissioners of her NJ Jcsty's Treas
ury have authorised an arrangement 10y which ar
ticles of ant putty found In ireland may he pur-
chased from their possessors ut the full value and
ala "a tlta t h. In tla ~
Royal Irish Academy. The academy has already
a magnificent collection, containing 800 specimens
Of antique manufactured gold. Tho specimens In
tho NJ scum of the Roya Irsh Academy consist OF
ar,e. connected with personal decoration, such A.
daiems, tiaras lunulT, hairplatcs, earrings
gorsets torquos, beads, balls, necklaces, circular
plates, hbul@, brooches, arinilln, bracelets finger
rins5 aud a great number OF minor trinkct-. They
are seldom met In ordinary draining operations but
they have been found ut the bottom of deep boys,
which seem to have grown over them many feet since
they were dropped or buried. They seem 10 have
been dropped or hidden in haste while the plumber
ing invader pressed hotly IN pursuit Of the terrified
fugitive. The specimens of most value seem T. have
helou yed to the prehistoric period, AMI g. have
been lost long before the use Of writing was known
In this country. The gold IL never thoroughly
pure. II is generally from eighteen To tweuty-one
oarats fine. The earliest records, however, make
frequent mention o. golden ornaments, ready gold
having been paid for ransom, sc, by bulk and
weight, and as many as thirty ounces were given
on partuar occasions. Gold does not appear e.
and Irish history contains account OF q corona
ton. The earliest insignia of rank or sovereign
ty would appear 10 have been bands or hllets, AZ
shown on some Of the most ancient coins and gems
meeting held in Belfast, on the 18th Of
April, t, al pit measures for the relief of the unen
pluyed operatives of that city who are now suffer
ing for want Of food,
Captain O'Connell is about u resign Lis seat In
Parliament as member for Tr.lee lie Is reported
TO have laid the English government under deep
obligation 10y conserving q accept lucrative stu-
alton in order tn make room for one OF the Irish
law officers, whom II Id desirable 10 get into PaIlia-
men..
THE Petersburg Na.) EMPRESS, having
stated in announcing the arrival In that city, en-
route North, If tho wife and children of Parson
Browulow, and the wife and children Of Hon. Hor-
acc Maynard, "that though the husband having
eynced al unRccountabo hostility 60 the South and
its cause, they 1.-THE sdl,s1 firmly attached to
| the Conlederaoy." Mr.. Brownlow yesterday pub
| lishcd letter IA which De says there is NOT one
word Of truth N d Is statement, unless Ia alleged
| that the homes and hrcsides of these ladies, In