Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser from Dublin, Dublin, Ireland • 3

THE THURSDAY" AUGUST' 23 I860 Ill 'l Mm nH 1'1 1 i Mi ll im I BM i mi i Mil el imh' THE BOARD EDUCATION Dlr Monsell in the House of Commons on TuesdayBight gave notice that on Thursday he would ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland to give the names of the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland who directed the suppression ofjthat part of Mr report which referred to the attendance of Catholic chil dren during the hours of Protestant teaching and when the resident commissioner had intimated in waiting that the whole of the report should be published THE PARTY EMBLEMS BILL On Tuesday night in the House of Commons on the consideration of the party emblems bill Mr Vance rose to move an amendment in somedegree' to mitigate the severity of an enactment which would not be tolerated even in a despotic country (oh) Hcwished to know whether the discharge of a cannon in celebration of the siege of Derry would be held to be amisdemeanour under this bill lie moved the omission of the words cannon in clause 2 Mr Cardwell hoped the bon gentleman would notpress to a division an amendment which had been dis cussed and defeated on the previous night The effect of the clause on the celebration of the siege of Derrywould have to be decided in the ordinary course of law if necessity arose Any act calculated to excite ani mosity and lead to a breach of the peace would be illegal under the bill and there was no reason why a demon stration by means of a cannon if it produced that effect should be allowed to pass when a demonstration by means of other firearms was prohibited He certainly did not think any special exception should be made to cover the case the hon member had referred to (hear) Mr Whalley observed that the celebration of the siege of Derry was of a kindred character to the cele bration of her birthday and accession There was no reason why an act legitimate and creditable in in itself should be prohibited because it was disagteeble to a few JU disposed persons who held opinions such as they lad heard expressed that night in regard to ano ther measure (a laugh) The amendment was negatived and the report agreed to SIR BOWYRR AND LORD PALMERSTON In the House of Commons on Tuesday night the house having gone into committee on the Catholic cha rities bill Mr Hennessy after an unsuccessful attempt to renew the debate on the bill disclaimed any further connection with the measure which he declared had been made a penal law I Sir Bowyer then entered into a long explanation of the course he had taken in reference to this mea sure He said The honourable member for Wal lingford said that the clause did nbt prohibit prayers for the dead That might be but it stigmatized what was a necessary part of the Roman Catholic religion as superstitious (cries of hear hear) With this mischievous and insulting clause in the bill he washed his hands of the measure but he must see what could be done in another plaee He trusted that the case of the Roman Catholics would be dealt with more justly in the House of Lords and that members of the government there would act more fairly towards the Catholics of England than the members of the government in the House of Commons had done He hoped that the Catholics'bf England would remember how they had been treated by the government and would bear in mind the laughter and jeers which proceeded from the Treasury bench when a member stood up alone to maintain their interests He ventured to say that the members of the late government would have acted in a more straightforward way and he anticipated that the proof which the present ministers had given he would not say of their duplicity for he supposed he should be called to order for that but of how little they were to be relied upon would not be lost on the Roman Catholics He asked whether the member for a Protestant univer sity was a proper person to judge of what was desirable to be dene with respect to Roman Catholic endowments in England Whenever bills were discussed in that house relating exclusively to the established church he as a Catholic member always considered that it would be indelicate and indecent in him to interfere in such matters and in like manner he thought that the Roman Catholics should be left to judge what was good for themselves If he now ap pointed the bill for a third reading he did so under pro test against the injury done to the Roman Catholics of England and in the hope that what had been done in the House of Commons would be reversed in another place where he hoped the members of the government would take a course dierent from that pursued in the House of Commons and more in accordance with their duty and hononr and better calculated to satisfy the Roman Catholics Lord Palmerston I cannot allow to pass uncon tradicted the charges which the hon and learned gen tleman whose uncontrolable excitement blinds his mind to facts and reason has thought fit to bring against the government I pardon those false accusations in consi deration of the ungovernable state of mind which hardly leaves him master certainly not a responsible master of his own language (a laugh) I deny that we have conducted ourselves in any manner which in the slightest degree affords a shadow of ground for those violent vi tuperations in which he has indulged against the whole of the government (hear bear) Tnere Has been no breach of faith (hear hear) We have supported a clause which was unanimously agreed to the house in fact if I mistake not the hon and learned gentleman himself voted for it (Sir Bowyer Then he stood alone in opposition to the clause which how ever was agreed to without a division (hear hear) The hon and learned gentleman complains that we do not follow in regard to the provisions of this bill the conduct which he says he pursues whenever any measure is proposed connected with the English church He says what he does is to go out I would really ask him in his calmet moments to consider what would have been the fate of this bill if Protestant member had left the house when it was under consideration (a laugh) The consequence would have been that the house would have been counted out and the bill could not have proceeded I feel sort of consideration for the state of mind the hon and learned gentleman is in but I beg leave emphatically to deny the accusation he has thought fit to bring against the government (hear hear) BIRTHS August 20 at Clarmorau county Kilkenny the wife of John Hyland of a sen August 16 at Kingston Lady Belper of a daughter ASHION AND VARIETIES The following are amongst the latest arrivals at the Slielbournc Hotel Right Hon Lord Kilmaine and the Hon Mias Browne Lady Nugent Sir IIughNugcnt Bart Miss and the Masters Nugent Major and Mrs Archdall Mr Mrs and the Misses Keamey Mrs Barlow and Miss Lambert Mr and Mrs Medee Mr Mrs and Miss White and suite Mr and Mrs Adams and family Mr Mrs and Miss Sherwin Mr Sun derland and party Mr and Mrs Johnson Mrs James Mr and Mrs Stuart Mr and Mrs Browne Rev Mr Northey Rev Mr Armstrong Rev Mi Shceney Mo'srs Nicholl (8) Kelly Wilkinson Staunton Sutcliffe Barron Preston and Bacon Departures Right Rev Dr Kip Bishop of California and party for England Very Rev Dean of Waterford and the Hon Mrs Wilson deanery Waterford Mr and Mrs Saunders for Sounder's Grove Mr and Mrs Scott and party for Belfast Mr Mrs Gore and family for Meath Mr Mrs and the MlssesBarnwall for Blotmsbcrry The following are the latest departures from Breslin's Royal Marine Hotel Bray General Lord Gough the Lady Gough the Hon Lady Grant Colonel Bates and Miss Murray and suite the Right Hon and Rev Lord De reyne the Hon and Very Rev the Dean of Emly and the Misses Browne and suite William Brooke MC Mrs Brooke and suite Major and Mrs Daniel Doctor and Miss Williams Captain M'Dougal the Rev Mr King and Son Mr and Mrs Moore and suite Mr and Mrs Arthur Cap tain and Mrs Nicholson and party Mr and Mrs Hoyle Mr and Mrs Carte Messrs Joseph Salkeld Segrave Hunt (Scots Greys) Dillon and Espinasse (of Bexley Lodge Maid stone) The following are still The Right Hon the Earl and Countess of ingal and Hoh George Tlunket and suite the Lord and Lady Inchiquin family and suite Madame Grisi family and suite theLady Robert Tottenham the Rev George and Mrs Tottenham family and suite Mr and Mrs Leslie family and suite Mr and Mrs Hart Mr ranks and Sons Mrs Irwin Mrs and Miss Pugh Mrs and the Misses Gore Mr and Mrs Moreton Mrs Leahy and Mr and Mrs Murphy family and suite The Irish Peerage Several additions to the roll of peers entitled to vote at the election of the re presentative peers for Ireland have been made this session The following claims under the guidance of Sir Bernard Burke Lister King of Arms have been investigated and ad mitted by the House of Lords viz Dunboyne Aylmer Gormanston Southwell and Carew SPORTING INTELLIGENCE ROSCOMMON August 22 1 (BOM OUR CORRESPONDENT) Stewards The Right Hon the Lord Crofton the Right Hon the Lord De reyne Colonel itzstephen rench The O'Conor Don the Hon Chas Crofton Captain Robert Goff Capt Balfe Dr Bayley Edward Irwin Thos JI Naghten Henry rench and Patrick Dignan Judge Hunter Treasurer Murray Hon Sec Hynes The above meeting commenced yesterday The racing was fair but the day turned out most nnyropitious The attendance was large peaceable and orderly The Cartaroe Stakes A sweepstakes of 5 sovs each with 50 sovs added (25 by Capt Goff and 25 from the fund) for two year olds Three quarters of a mile Mr gr Sparks 2 yrs 8st 71b (D Doyle) walked over The Stakes of 3 sovs each with 25 sovs added for hunters race horses admitted One mite and a half heats Mr Birmingham's Blackthorne by augh a Ballagh 4 yrs Ost lOlbs 301 (Taylor) 11 Mr gr Mountain Boy aged lOst lllbs 30 (Boylan) 0 2 Lord de Myrtle 5 yrs lOst Bibs 30Z (D Broderick) 2 3 Mr Irwin's Ji Erolite aged lOst llib 30i (Archer) 3 dr Mr Dillon's Wee Jemmy 3 yrs 8st 81bs 30 (Lynch) 4 dis Mr Red Earl 4 yrs lOst 30 (M Broderick) 0 dr Dr Harrison's chm Woodbine 5 yrs lOst 61bs 30 (D Doyle) 0 dr Betting 2 to 1 against Blackthorne 3 to 1 against Myrtle Each heat won easily Handicap Sweepstakes of 2 sovs in case of acceptance with 30 sovs added One mile and a half heats Mr Pontelland by Voltigenr 4 yrs Ost 41b (Lambert) 1 1 Mr Irwin's ch Easter Monday 6 yrs Ost (Lynch) 2 2 Captain br Katty lanagan 5 yrs Ost (Archer) 3 dr Lord de Jack Randall 5 yrs 7sc 51b (D Broderick) 4 dr Betting 5 to 4 agst Pontelland 2 to 1 each agst Katty la nagan and Easter Monday 6 to 1 agst Jack Randall Won easily YORK RACES Yesterday (by magnetic telegraph) Three year Produce Stakes Sabreur 1st Twe ran Biennial Stakes Vanisher 1st Sir William 2d Northern Light 3 Eight ran Juvenile Stakes Gardiner 1st Cantatrice 2d Chesterfield orger 1st Brown Holland 2d Ten ran Byamham Park Stakes Stockade walked over Burgundy Stakes Upaiian walked over The Guineas Stake Syringe 1st King of Algeria 2d 1 our ran Zetland Stakes High Treason 1st lash in the Pan 2d ifteen ran Black Buck Stakes Out of Pyrrhus 1st Constantina 2d Yorkshire Oaks Stockdale 1st Moorhen 2d Seven ran Convivial Stakes olkstone 1st Vergist MeinNicht 2d Stanley 3d Eleven ran MANCHESTER BETTING Yesterday (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH) The Great Ebor Handicap Before the defeat of Moorhen in the Oaks the highest offer was 4 to 1 3 to 1 agst De fender (t) 6 to 1 agst Cape lyaway (offd) 10 to 1 agst Moor hen (t) 12 to Tagst Gladiolus (t) 11 to lagst Ancient Briton (t) 20 to 1 agst Pax (t) 11 to 1 agst Satellite (t) 14 to 1 agst Artless (t) 20 to 1 agst Winkfield (t) PARK RACES" i'860 Tlc races of Jenkinstown are now famous in the sporting annals of the empire but the races of i860 promise to sur pass all former sport of the kind in Ireland The entries for the hopeful stakes alone amount to forty horses and we are creditably informed the Park Stakes will bring more starters to the field than on former occasion A great number of the sporting gentlemen from England arid Scotland are ex pected to be present at the forthcoming days in Jenkinstown' and of course as usual upon all such occasions no expense Is spared by the princely proprietor of the soil to render the Kilkenny Races famous and to give pleasure to the people by whom he is so generally beloved And we are glad to say that while Mr Bryan has accommodated the gentry by erect ing a splendid standhouse within the ring he has not forgotten the people as an excellent standhouse capable of accommo dating one thousand persons is being built at present specially for their use No wonder he is so popular with all classes but particularly with the people who entertain for him an en thusiastic veneration as well as for house and name which no words can describe This is really the feeling cf the people of the city and county of Kilkenny towards the princely pro prietor of Jenkinstown and long may he live to afford such sport and to merit such affectionate veneration The people's stand house at present in course of erection will cost about 806 and we have no doubt all classes in the county and city will come forward more generously than ever on this occa sion and manifest by their liberality that they are not in sensible to the nobis generosity of the proprietor of Jenkins town Leinster Commercial Advertiser August 17 at Swainston Isle of Wight Lady Simeon of a daughter August 1 8 in Gardiner's row the wife ef David Moore Col quhoun of a daughter August 17 at Monkstown Hiil the wife of Downing of a sen August 20 at Rathmines the wife of Charles Grey of THE LIMERICK ROWING REGATTA These sports are announced to come off at Corbally Lime rick on Wednesday evening the 29tli instant The pro gramme is attractive and contains no less than eight The band of the Royal Limerick County Militia will be in attendance Baliykisteen Tipperary of a daughter August 21 at hoenix Lodge Dunmurry the wife of John Boyle of daughter Acgret 17 in Derry the wife of Richard Waller of a daughter MARRIAGES August 22 at the Metropolitan Church Marlborough street by the Rev Christopher O'Connor curate of Roscommon cousin of the bridegroom WiRiam Joseph Kelly of Cloonlatty county Roscommon Esq to Eliza eldest daughter of John Daly Nolan of New Park county Galway Esq August 8 at Cardiff Luke Smithett youngest son of Wil liam eake late Collector of Customs at that port to Sarah Emily third daughter of the late rederick'Stone Controller of Customs Belfast August 18 at Birnham Herwald Craufurd Wake fourth son of Sir Charles Wake of Courtcen Hall Bart to Lucy fourth daughter of the late Sir George Sitwell of Renishaw Bart August 14 at Rugby William Pearson Lieutenant 45th Regiment to Mary St Clair youngest daughter of the late Rev Robson urness vicar of Dinnington Northumberland August 18 in Edinburgh Alexander M'Corguodale to Eleanor Stirling eldest daughter of Colonel Thomas Stirling Begbie late 24th Regiment DEATHS" August 21 of water on tha brain Elizabeth Anne daughter of Smyth Esq Tetuan Lodge Sutton aged eight months August 21 at Castlebar in his C3d year Mr James Conry The announcement of this gentleman's death will be received EEV JOHN A HOPKINS (Prior of Tohagar Convent) strongly recommends Mr Spectacles they have proved most beneficial to his eyes giving him every possible comfort both by day and night he only regrets that he had not used them years before instead of the common glasses and' pebbles which so distressed his sight Ballinamore Bridge County Galway rom the Reverend Thomas Lawless PP The Spectacles 1 purchased of Mr Solo mons fifteen years ago have given me the greatest sa tisfaction I can now read the smallest print with the same comfort as if the eyes were perfect I consider myself most fortunate in having applied to Mr Solomons and feel it my duty to recommend his Glasses to all my friends Thomas Lawless Cappa tagal Aughrim County To Mr SO LOMONS Optician to the RoyaTamily No 19 NASSAU STREET (within one door of Dawson street) Dublin and 27 Old Bond street London CORNS BUNIONS IRREGULAR TOE NAILS MR DUNNE MSA Author of Diseases of the eet Surgical Observations on the Human oojt and Professor of Lortus College attends daily from Eleven to ive for the treatment of the above diseases 15 ORMOND QUAY with sincere grief throughout the County Mayo in which he was well known and much respected for his many excellent qualities of head and heart Mr Conry was for many years a faithful and zealous worker in the popular cause to which at much personal sacrifice he rendered valuable assistance August 22 at his residence Leinster Market Lawrence Milway deeply and deservedly regretted after a long and tedious illness which he bore with Christian fortitude a ed 56 May he rest in peace August 12 at Bullylahan near oxford county Mayo Ca therine Letitia youngest daughter of Charles Evans August 17 at Wootton Hail Warwickshire the Dowager Lady Smythe aged 70 August 19 suddenly at Ballysadare the Rev Robert Alex ander Hamilton eldest son of James Alexander Hamilton of itzwiliiam iquare August 20 at Bray Paulus Emiliiis Singer only child of the Rev Haddock Dundalk Garrison All is bustle in the garrison here as it is expected a full regiment of cavalry will take up their quarters in September Iron huts for accommodation of at least one hundred' men are about being erected on the spare ground The staff of the Louth Rifles are about getting separate quarters and storage in the centre of the town The house in Park street formerly the lodgings of the judges of assize oriered for the accommodation of this large and efficient staff Telegraph ya The late Colonel Arthur John Reynell Pack CB' And Knight cf the Legion of Honour was the eldest son of that gallanf and distinguished Kilkenny Major Sir Denis Pack His mother Lady' Elizabeth Pack afterwards married Sir Thomas Rey rell Bart Colonel Pack married on the 28th Dec 1850 rederica Katherine second daughter of Colonel zthe Hon and leaves four daughters Retrieve of rancis The Sub sheriff Acton received the reprieve of the prisoner on Saturday last The executive has mercifully spared the life of the prisoner Sentence was commuted to trans portation for life Walshe was tried and sentenced to death at last assizes for firing at ith intent to kill a steward of Lord near Baltina in ebruary last Ryan was dreadfully wounded The crown did not look upon it as an agrarian Mayo Constitution ARTIICIAL TEETH BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT Newly Invented Application of HARDENED GUM COLOURED INDIA RUBBER forming a Permanent Wholesome fabulously Light and flexible rame as a base for their celebrated Tinted Mineral Teeth MESSRS DAVIES SURGEON DENTISTS No 22 NORTH EARL STREET DUBLIN Are prepared to show specimens of Teetn manufactured by this Unrivalled Patent and will be happy to explain the su perior advantages over those made on Metals or Gutta Percha to all who may favour them with a calk (Consultation ree) Messrs Davies also continue to construct their Mineral Teeth upon Gold Platina Silver Bone or Gutta Percha when preferred by patients and they insure by their eminently suc cessful and painless method the greatest comfort perfect mastication and articulation Unsightly Springs entirely avoided rendering detection impossible Decayed Teeth stopped with the Pearl Cement ee for Operations 2s 6L A single Tooth from 5s a Set from £4 0L Oil 22 NORTH EARL STREET DUBLIN (Nine doors from Sackvilie street) BY ROYAL LETTERSPATENT Invented application of Vulcanized Gum coloured India Rubber in the construction of Artificial Teeth Gums and Palates Mr EGAR Dentist Brother and Successor to the late ohn Egar continues to supply the Loss of Teeth by the aid cf a new original and invaluable invention consisting in the adaptation with the most absolute perfection and success of ulcanized India Rubber as a substitute or base for the 'ordi nary Gold or Bone rame The extraordinary advantages to be derived by the present system may be briefly noted in a few of their leading features all sharp edges are avoided a greatly increased freedom of suction is supplied and a fltper fccled with the most unerring accuracy while from tha flexibility of the agent employed the greatest support is given to the adjoining teeth when loose or rendered tender by the absorption of the gums The acids of the mouth exert no agency on the Vulcanized India Rubber and as it is a non conductor fluids of any temperature may be retained in the mouth all unpleasantness of smell or taste being at the same time wholly provided against A single Artificial Tooth from 5s a complete Set with Gold Springs from £5 5s Stopping Decayed Teeth with Enamel Cement 5a Mr AV Egar Dentist 16 SUOLK STREET icae Door from Grafton street) Dnblin At Home from Nine to Six Mr Lgar particularly cautions the Public against any advertise meat aj i i anng his deceased name THE THE CROPS On Monday evening after a wretched day of rain and fog the wind went about to the NW from SSW The remainder of the evening that night and Tuesday remained fair up to nightfall that evening whenthe wind shifted to Sj and deluging rain fell up to seven yesterday morning The damage done to the crops is not to be calculated and the accounts from all parts of the country are calculated to awaken the most se rious apprehensions Heavy rain fell during the entire ofjesterday The wind went round to last night and the glass rose a little The greatest anxiety pre vails for the safety of the harvest which is in a most critical position Galway Wednesday The weather in this locality is the most changeable that has been experienced for many years During the past week it has varied from the warmth of July to the piercing cold of December or January Every alternate day and indeed more fre quently have we been visited with heavy falls of rain On Saturday Sunday and Monday a strong gale blew from the north east which succeeded in lodging the heavy grain in the locality Our harvest no doubt will be a late one owing to the threatened continuance of severe weather Nover have we been visited with so few tourists at this time of the year as the present sea son although the fishery and shooting in the western highlands never perhaps offered to the sportsman such chances of success however as far as the weather is concerned no temptation is offered to the intending tourists to leave home About the early part of the month a number of gentry sojourned at Salt Hill for the benefit of sea bathing but the continuous change of the weather ultimately drove them to their homes and busi ness 1 Even the excursionists who took advantage of the cheap train to visit the west have almost all returned to their respective homes all expressing sorrow at being obliged to leave without visiting the interesting scenery about Galway It is reported through tlie county that disease in the potato has again made its appearance in this county Similar reports are brought from the county Clare and frequently diseased potatoes may be seen at our markets The price of potatoes is at present ranging from 3jd to 5d per stone There was no corn at market to day and but very little on Saturday last A larger market is expected on the 25th instant Eggs sell at from 9d to lid per score and butter from Is 4d to Is lOd per lb of 32 ounces rom pur Cor respondent The weather on last Sunday and Monday was mild and fine but yesterday was cold and gloomy termi nating in heavy rain in the evening and throughout the night The coldness of the temperature and the absence of sunshine have considerably retarded the maturity of cereals and late as it is in harvest time very little corn has been cut The accounts from the west of the county represent the potatocrop as generally healthy and abun dant save on lands near the sea coast where tho disease has made seme ravages in the crop So far as the har vest prospects of the county are concerned there is no cause as yet for serious apprehension but such unhap pily is not the case in other parts of the country where the unfavourable weather at this critical period has caused irreparable injury to the crops The heavy rains bavg done much damage in Tipperary flooding the low lands and the corn in many places while the hay is nearly all destroyed The crops in tho adjoining county of Waterford have also su ered considerably Blight has appeared to a slight extent amongst the pota toes but very seriously in Tramore and along the sea coast It is also affected in the vicinity of Cashel I At Cahir the rain inflicted great damage The accounts from the north are however' of a more cheering cha racter In Down Antrim and Londonderry the crops are reported as looking well The same may be said of Meath while in Mayo they arc said to be very promis ing On the whole though discouraging the Irish har vest prospects are not such as to cause serious misgiv ings for its ultimate safety Although there is littl I ripening vegetation is generally luxuriant throughout the country especially on uplands Accounts of the harvest on the continent are rather disheartening 1 In rance the yield 'it is feared will be much less than the average owing to the wet and cold weather which has prevailed there On the other hand accounts from the United States and Canada are most favourable and it is to be hoped that tlie abundance there will make jip for the anticipated deficiency in the European crops Cork Herald Since our last report much rain has fallen The mercury on the 18th instant fell to rain since which it has been gradually rising and now stands at or the past three days we have had only a few slight showers and are beginning to look forward to a run of good liarvest weather yet The disease appears some what checked in the potato crop and the tubers coming into our market are generally of good quality The winter and January oats have been nearly all cut and are good both in quantity and quality selling at 13s per barrel Mr Robertson Rose hill commenced yesterday to reap black oats and barley Both are prime The oat crop is likely to be abundant should the weather prove favourable Barley is below an average and wheat defective alike in quantity and qua lity Hay ven abundant about one third of the crop has been well saved one third is middling and the re nmnUci uuiit xvi smfTimTj Aloderalor Whilst we deeply regret we cannot announce the ad vent of fine and seasonable harvest weather to enable the husbandman to gather in the teeming crops which in almost every place cover the ground as the rewards of his industry yet we have not to record such heavy storms as appear to have visited other even not distant parts of Ireland Last week in the main was unpro pritious for harvest or for the moving of hay an article of farm produce now suffering deterioration in any places being still exposed in comparatively small cocks to loss by weather and ground wet but farmershave much cause to blame themselves ou this head If the crop is for sale the sooner it is brought to the hammer the better for the if for his own use the sooner he gets it in safe condition into liis hay yard also the better for it saves loss in eveiy way and ordinary pre cautions can be of great advantage to him in the hay yard in particular whilst the loss in the fields of both bay and after grass is far from being inconsiderable Reaping is making but slow approach thetawny oats alone excepted but the spring oats wheat and barley can scarcely be said to have yet come to the sickle un less in very small quantities and very favoured places Monday was a fine bright breezy day but yesterday was dull though dry Beans are pretty indeed rather iong in general and well podded but still as green as three weeks earlier in other seasons The potato disease is universal and heavy almost beyond expectation the ravage not well attributable either to organic disease in the seed or in the ground although perhaps partly owing thereto but not improbably to atmospheric agency which in the late months has been remarkable to the commonest observer Wexford Independent he season continues wet and cold and the harvest must be for weeks later than usual Much anxiety is felt for the result of the protracted rain which has not only retarded the ripening but has lodged the best of the grain crops We still however retain the opinion that if dry weather should return fcj a week or two a fair average crop may be 'Potatoes must be a comparative failure They are not sufficiently grown and the disease has shown in such a form as will be sure to cut off the growth before they can attain maturity Other root crops generally are very bad but there are a few exceptions Where turnips had been early sown in good land they look well fjax eastward from Berry looks heavy and abundant We have not seen the western district lately but we understand that the produce there will be much more varied some places good while in a great many others the crop is worth nothing Within the last few days we have had an opportunity of seeing the crops in the counties of Derry Antrim and Down and from leetwood to Brighton in England As a general rule the grain is all heavy but the tumips very late and looking ill The potato disease particularly in the south of Eng land will render them of no account as an article of food The harvest will be quite as early jn the north of Ireland as in any part of England that we have seen except perhaps about thirty miles round London i The Irish harvest is much earlier than the Lancashire As regards the returns of produce for this season we have to repeatour previously expressed idea that depends on the weather for the next five or six weeks Derry Journal As regards the crops we are not disposed to take so gloomy a view as those which have been announced in some quarters Unquestionably the hay crop has suf fered serious damage from the wet much has been got up in ordinary condition much has been positively spoilt and we have heard instances of quantities thrown into the stock yards by way of litter But it must not Le forgotten that the crop itself was large and that a goed deal of it was got up under bytno means unfavour able conditions As regards the grain crops we are strongly disposed to thinkthat they have thriven and have vastly improved during the past few weeks i The wheats have got full and heavy in the ear and should anything like warm and usual harvest weather prevail during the nu nth to come we believe that the fears of a deficient harvest will prove to be unfounded' All however de pends upon the weather Should it continue cold wet and comparatively sunless the grain cannot bo thoroughly rigened or garnered in good condition and owing to the general and backwardness of the crops far more serious damage would ensue than would have been sustained in a wet but earlier harvest Every day of bad weather now adds to the deep anxiety exist ing as to the fate of our crops But everything rests at the disposition of that wise and bountiful Providence who orders all' A month of genial weather would go an immense way in compensating for such injury as has already been done and we will not yet give up the hope that the change may still be at Sussex Ad veitiser The Crops in Kent The weather during the past month has been very unseasonable with but little sun AVe have scarcely had two successive days with out rain and the nights have been cold and ungenial jTheie is still a considerable quantity cf hay to get toge thcr the bulk however is carried though a large por I lion in very bad condition The corn crops generally speaking" promise an average but every day causes greater uneasiness tobe felt as to the harvest The wheat is much shorter of straw than last year but the ear seems well filled and mostly free from blight Barley is upon the whole looking well the grain being un usually full that lodged will be bad in colour particu larly where seeds are sown in it Oats are variable but on the whole likely to be an average Many pieces of peas are cut they are generally well podded but fin0 weather is much wanted as they will be greatly injured if not soon secured Beans promise a good crop but will bo very late to harvest Potatoes are more dis eased than they have been for some years and the crop of good ones will bo very small The season has been very much against the hops the choice Golding suffered the most and it is now certain that the crop will be veiy small South Eastern Gazette The state of the weather for the last few days gives great cause for alarm and farmers are apprehensive that the continuance of tho present boisterous and rainy weather even for the short period of a few days would be attended with very serious results to the crops Already it is said that damage has been done to the grain crop particularly on the seaboard and the potato blight has made a more decided appearance for the last few days That there has been damage done to the crops there can bo no doubt but not to that extent to cause serious alarm Let us hope however for that heat and sunshine which will ripen the crops mend the damage already done and dissipate the gloom which at present bangs over the Mayo Constitution 1 The weather which continues to be the cause of the deepest possible anxiety on all hands has been some what more favourable since our last publication but the cold at night continues and the progress of ripening is anything but encouraging indeed the cold is so intense particularly at night that one can scarcely imagine we are in the midst of usually in other years the wannest weather in the year The low lands remain flooded and the loss sustained by meadows can scarcely be esti mated by any sort of calculation One gentleman has eighty acres of meadowing under water whilst we have heard of others whose meadows to a greater extent are entirely submerged with a deposit of sludge which renders them totally unfit for cattle feeding even in the event of the water being carried off within a very short period Oats in several places is prostrated to (he ground and is as green as in the month of June Wheat and bailey look somewhat better but potatoes promise anything but a fruitful return the blight having set in to some extent particularly in the county Li merick Reporter CATHOLIC INTELLIGENCE The Quabantore The Adoration" closed on Tuesday the 14th instant in Castledennot The weather proved most favourable on each day of the procession which had a most striking effect as it moved through the spacious chapel ground alnidst thousands of people Never before had such crowds assembled to testify their devotion to the most holy sacrament and on each day tlie neighbouring clergy assisted in prepar ing for its worthy reception the immense multitude that approached the altar Carlow Dost Miss A Kenny eldest daughter of the late Hugh Kenny of Ballygreene county Clare and grand daughter of the late Thomas MacNamara of Corbally received the white veil at the Convent of Mercy on Tuesday Among the dignitaries present were The Very Rev Dean Butler Very Kev Dean Kenny Very Rev Dr Brahan Very Rev Dr who preached an admirable sermon suited to the occasion During the past week his Grace the Most Rev Dr Dixon the Primate held several confirmations in the county of Louth At Ardee jive hundred and fifty children received the sacred rite at Collon two hundred and at Tullyallen about tlie same number The Reverend Michael CC" has gone to Castleisland vice Rev James itzgerald relieved to Tralee The Lord Bishop of Clogiier The Most Rev Dr has returned to his residence near Mo naghan after a long absence in the lower districts of his diocese where his lordship was engaged in administer ing the Sacrament of Confirmation His lordship is in excellent health after his labours On Sunday the 12th instant Mr Walter Barry Messrs and Hickey and Mr James Atkins pro ceeded to the residence of the Rev Mr Moryissey Bally neale acting as a deputation from the inhabitants of Clogbeen presented an address and purse of sovereigns in consideration of the invaluable services of the Rev Mr Shanahan formerly coadjutor priest of Clonmel who undertook a mission to Australia to collect funds for tirebuilding of a new Catholic church in Clogheen At the chapel of the Presentation Convent Ncnagh on the east of the Assumption the Lord Bishop of Killaloe assisted by the Rev Dr Woodlock of All Hallows Drumcondra ordained the Rev Messrs Car rol and Naughton as priests and the Rev Mr Slattery as sub deacon Letters from Rome state that his Grace the Arch bishop of Trebizond has resigned the coadjutorship of Westminster and that the most rev prelate will pro bably be appointed to a colonial one The Very Rev Dr Jllannbiir axriYedatsBayswatnr 'last Saturday irom Rome Mgr Searle lias alse re turned to London Tablet Tlie Rev A Purcell has left Rome and lias now probably arrived at Munich and commenced his pro jected tour in behalf of the new German church to be erected in London under the dedication of St Boni face the English Apostle of Germany Mr Purcell has received every possible encouragement both in Rome and Germany the Pope and Cardinal Wiseman having both given him letters in favour of this important un dertaking Tablet' The Catholic chapel attached to Ince Hall near Great Crosby was formally opened on Sunday last The edifice which stands on the site of an old chapel has been erected by Weld Blundell Esq who has in the most liberal spirit thrown it open to the tenants on the estate and the inhabitants of the neighbourhood gene rally At the1 opening ceremonies the Most Rev Dr Vaughan Bishop of Plymouth and brother to Mrs Blundell fang the high mass The chapel is to be de corated with a selection of high class paintings Some of these are to be sent from Rome and will include tlie works of latz a distinguish German artist Licerpool Jferetiry The Most Rev Dr Etienne Apostolic Prefect of the Arctic Regions who is now in London is a convert from the Russian church and exercises a wide jurisdiction in the Arctic Regions lie has several times preached in London After passing a few days at the Oratory he will visit the Shetland Isles accompanied by Dr Gun lovsden an Iceland convert The clergy are much interested in a publication which is now appearing at Venice It is a history of the church in the form of chronological tables front the lithographic press of the author the Rev Ignatius Mozzini a priest of the Order of St John of God The' tables 3re divided into twelve columns and embrace the history of the church from the foundation of Christianity Sixty years since in a small room belonging to a house clustered with other houses in Old Acres Bolton le Moors might be seen six' er seven poor families kneeling round a rude altar as the outcasts of people There is now rising from the same ground the walls of a church to be dedicated to St Patrick What a change since 1800 Instead of one little room with seven poor familie there will be four churches and 12000 Catholics in Bolton Conversions The Rev ather Raphael chaplain at Bankipore had the happiness to receive solemnly into the bosom of the Church a lady formerly a member of the Church of England At Dinapore the Very Rev ather Philip received into the Church after a course of instructions a native girl of about ten years of age and a European widow named Susannah Blong of her 1 9th Regiment she was formerly a member of the Church of Agra I Veekly Register June 16 The Catholics of Bombay have subscribed one thou sand pounds to the Papal fund Six millions of francs have been sent to Rome being Hie collection for the Pope in rance Arms and stores to the value of four millions have been also collected Catholic Church Banagher A beautiful little organ for this church has been just completed by Messrs White and Son Bishop street by direction of the Rev Kieran Egan the esteemed pastor of Banagher Though a small instrument it possesses great power combined with softness sand its tone is exceedingly fine round and full It is I contained in an elegantly finished Gothic case and the manner in which it is put out of hands does much credit to its builders The fol lowing is its register 1 bourdoon 1 6 feet tone 2 open diapason 3 stop diapason 4 dulciana 5 clarabellaj 6 flute 7 principal 8 fifteenth 9 sesquialtra 10 trumpet The whole mechanism is on a simple and most approved plan i THE TRALEE SAVINGS BANK In the House of Commons on Tue day night Captain Stackpoole (in the absence of Captain' asked whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer intended to introduce a bill for the purpose of distributing the balance ofwfunds belonging to the late Tralee Savings Bank among the depositors The Chancellor of the Exchequer said the position of tlie Tralee Savings Bank was was a certain balance of money which was the undoubted property of the (depositors but the National Debt Commissioners had no authority to direct its dis tribution and he (believed the trustees had thought it necessary in justice to themselves to abstain from as miming any jurisdiction over it Under these circura stances it certainly appeared proper that some measures should bo taken to dispose of the money for the relief of tlie parties who were substantially entitled to it It was now too late in the session for legislation on the subject but he thought it a fair matter for consideration and he would carefully weigh it during the recess in order to see whether a bill should not be introduced at the earliest opportunity the re assembling of parliament (hear hear) The loss in propeitv in Damascus is estimated aL 1200 COOZ YESI dispatches (rom the Evening beeman of last Night) rl 5 1 A Genoa 21st August A report is current here tlmt Garibaldi with 000 men has landed at Capodellearmo in Calabria Paris 22d August The Moniteur of to day says their Majesties will leave on the 23d instant on a visit to the new departments of Savoy and Nice During the absence of their Ma jestiesMarshal Vaillant is entrusted with the care of the Imperial prince The marshal will also sit at the coun cil of ministers GARIBALDI The correspondent of the Morning Post sends the fol lowing telegram Paris August 21 Garibaldi who left Cagliari with 5000 men has it is believed returned to Messina The weakness of the Neapolitans is proved by the fact that Garibaldi was able to accomplish the voyage under the eyes of the Neapolitan ef A better in the DCbats says Veuitia is incumbered with troops At Udine a town of 18000 inhabitants there is a garrison of 14000 soldiers and there are soldiers in the smaller INDIA Advices from Bombay are to the 23d Calcutta 20th and Madras 18tli July The political news of any in terest has been anticipated'by telegraph Advices had been received from Europe to the 10th July Rain has fallen abundantly Weather reports are more favourable from the south than fi om the north The markets are inactive with little business doing Imports quiet and exports inactive Money markets unaltered or cotton piece goods uii improved inquiry prevails reights for London and Liverpool dull and no material charge has taken place 21 10s to 21 16s is quoted for the former place and 21 7s Gd to £1 10s for Liverpool In flour there was a fair business doing but lattorlv tonnage bad been less in demand and charters have been effected for New York at 13 dollars per ton Exchange transactions has been en a small scale Calcutta July reights to London dead weight 31 Madras July 18 Money easy reights for Eng land 21 10s per ton Cochin July 10 Cotton unchanged Kurrachee Jvdy 21 Tonnage scarce No raiu yet THE 'WEATHER IN THE PROVINCES August 22 Armagh very wet the last twelve hours dull now Athlonc very wet and blowing hard Belfast very wet last night for nine hours Cahir heavy rain up to six am since dry but threatening Coleraine very wet Cork raining very heavily all night Drogheda continual rain all night Dundalk ditto Ennis wet and stormy Enniskillen very wet Galway rain dur ing the night with little intermission Killarney a little rain this day fine but cloudy KMdare raining constantly till about seven am this morning dry but gloomy Kilkenny raining here throughout the night but cleared up about eight and since holding fine but is rather stormy Limerick wet and stormy but now clearing Londonderry very wet for the last twelve hours Newry raining all night Omagh very wet Portrush ditto Tipperary very wet and stormy Tralee showery at intervals and strong breeze Watef for heavy rain all last night blowing strong now dull THE CROPS IN KENT The corn crop generally promises an average Wheat is well filled up in the ear and mostly free from blight Barley looks well the grain being unusually full ETE AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE Total visitors on Tuesday G7928 the largest number ever present in one day rom the Times City Article') London Tuesday Evening The English unds owing to the improvement of the weather have shown a return of steadiness to day and the transactions although limited have mostly con sisted of purchases Consols experienced'a further im provement to 93 About 52OOOZ of the lately arrived Australian gold was taken to the bank to 45 000Z lias been disposed of for the Continent together with the remaining American gold in the market The Ca nada from Boston has brought 20OOOZ The Railway Market opened with a firm tendencythis morning and remained steady the whole day Great Northern show ing the principal advance The letters by the Bombay Mail were dispatched to the provinces at 15 am A meeting was held yesterday afternoon for tho pur pose of hearing from Mr Spurgeon some i tevvuv tuui ujiniie vontment The ew York Journal cites the statistics of seven teen railways in the western and southern states whichpay an average dividend of 1G per cent per annunu The Ottoman Railway will shortly be opened as far as Turbate about thirty miles out of Smyrna A meeting was held to day of the creditors of Messrs Monat Nicheson and Co in the lace trade The statement of the liabilities which are estimated at 536G2Z and assets at 488G9Z was presented by the accountants It was ultimately agreed to accept a com position of 13s 4d in the pound payable in instal ments extending over twelve months At the Lancashire Assizes in the case of Winslow" on the charge of poisoning by antimony the jury after three days found a verdict of not guilty and the pri soner was discharged The accusation was that the prisoner had administered antimony to his late mistress Mrs James a lodging house and eating house keeper of Vauxhall road Liverpool COURT BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY YESTERDAY (Before Judge Berwick) In re Rogerson Tliis was 11 petition presented by a trader for arrangement The debts amounted to and unsecured creditors representing 69000? had consented to a composition of 5s 6d in the pound Mr Heron QC opposed the application on the part of Mr Dawson aThe trader had been a partner in the Aim of Russell Dawson and Co of the Atlas Engi neering Works on the ground that he owed the firm 2100 and also that he had not set out in his schedule the separate creditors of the Atlas Worlds The Court said there was no allegation of fraud in the case although the debts were large and there was no reason shown why the application should be re fused The arrangement should therefore be sanc tioned Mr Kernan (JC with Mr indlator appeared for the trader In re Thomas Hughes This was a meeting for ex amination of witnesses Tho bankrupt who had carried on business as a wine merchant in Ballina had ab sconded leaving debts to a large amount A witness named Daughter was examined after which the further bearing of the case was adjourned to Tuesday next CAPEL STREET Yesterday 3 Mary Kelly was sent for trial on a charge of stealing a tumbler from the shop of Mr lood publican lane on the previous day or Thomas Talbot was brought up on the following charge: It appeared from the evidence that on the previous night the prisoner got into a quarrel with some men in a public house on quay and that he drew a pair of loaded pistols from his pocket which he presented at them The police were sent for and he was given into custody He was remanded Death by Drowning Dr Kirwan city coroner held an inquest yesterday on the body of a boy named John Doolan who was accidentally drowned by falling out of a ferry boat that morning It appeared that the deceased was sculling the iboat across the river when the oar slipped out of his hands In his efforts to re cover the oar he overbalanced himself and fell into the river in which a heavy fresh was running at the time There being no one in the boat with the deceased he was drowned before assistance could reach him The body was found a few hours after the fatal occurrence The jury returned a verdict of accidental death? Irish Parliamentary Items On Tuesdaynight Mr Cardwell obtained leave to bring in a bill to conso lidate and amend the law relating to the Irish fisheries Mr Cardwell also obtained leave to bring in a bill to enable grand juries in Ireland to increase the remunera tion of county surveyors The amendments in the tenure and improvement of land (Ireland) bill were considered some were agreed to some were disagreed to and further amendments proposed by Mr Cardwell were inserted A commmittee was appointed to draw up reasons for disagreeing to the amendments The Ale and Whiskey Trade Since the recept unexpected increase by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of Is lid on the proof gallon of whiskey equivalent to 2s 3d at 11 op the consumption of whiskey has in (Various parts of the country at least experienced a marked declension while the demand for ale and porter has proportionally increased In the town of Cupar for example on a recent market day three inn or hotel keepers each sold upwards of 110 dozen of quart bottles of ale and porter while the whiskey (consumed was fully one third less than on previous market days In Alloa though the present is not the best season of the year for ale brewing most of the brewers are un usually busy the high price charged for whiskey evi operating in favour of an increased demand for malt liquors Alloa Advertiser 1 The number of pounds of tea entered for consumption at Bellast for the week ending August 18 was 431311bs against 407081bs the previous week making a total of l457087Ibs since 1st Ja nuary against lC48179Ibs same time last year Ibid 4 1 A ti DUBLIN WATER WORKS INQUIRY The inquiry was resumed yesterday at eleven before John Hawkshaw Esq CE the Royal Com missioner The following members of the Town Council were present Tlie lord Mayor Alderman Campbell Alderman Lam bert Aiderman Moy lan Mr Taggart Mr Kelch Dr Gray chairman of the waterworks committee Sir Chambers Mr Gavacan Mr rench Mr Whelan Mr Draper Mr There were also present Mr Ilawkesley Mr Neville City Engineer Mr arquhar Town Clerk Mr Morgan Law Agent to the Corporation Dr White Mr Bateman CE Mr rith JE Dr Mr Mallett Air Thomas Dixon Sir LaTouche chairman and Mr M'Mullen secretaryGrand Canal Company Mr Reynolds City Marshal fcc The Commissioner said if there was nothing more to said in reference to the present supply of water to the ci he would proceed with that part of the inquiry having reference to the sources of the supply Mr Mallett said lie proposed at such time as the Commissioner pleased to lay some facts before him in wf tliei suPPty from the Dodder Tie (Mr Mallett) presumed that what had been done by the cor poration would take precedence In fact it would be de sirable that it should be so The Loid Mayor I don't believe it is the intention of tlie corpoiation to offer any plan Ihe Commissioner The corporation do Hot appear here to support any special plan but somewhat in my own capacity to elicit facts in reference to such plans as may be proposed so that it is open to Mr Mallett to state bis plan or for Mr to go into the ques tion as to the supply from the canal Mr said he had forwarded a document last evening to the Commissioner which contained every thing he could say on the subject Tlie Commissioner said he had received the docu ment and that the best way would be to read it as Mr statement 'Hie Town Clerk then read Mr statement in which he contended for the capability of the Grand Canal to supply six millions of gallons daily at the eleventh lock In reply to the Commissioner Mr stated that none of the springs which mentioned in tlie table attached to bis statement was Pollards town Spring which fed the summit level and' that he had given not the content of the summit level but the quantity of water which the daily traffic brought down from "summit in the direc tion of Dublin and that all tho springs enumeratedwere in the neighbourhood of Naas The table he said vas not made out with the view of being submitted to the Commissioner in detail but for the satisfaction of the directors of the canal to establish the capability the Grand Canal for yielding a certain supply The Commissioner said the conclusion to which Mr arrived was that the canal could supply six millions of gallons Mr said it was and that in addition there was an opportunity of storing as much more if neces sary which would be the overflow during wet weather the quantity going to waste just now was enormous the river Morrell was shut out altogether from the ca nal owing to the excessive redundancy of water which it would bring into the canal and at the docks the wa ter was obliged to be allowed to flow every day into the Lifiey the statement was made expressly with a view to the driest weather of the driest season he was not aware whether the commissioner had been furnished with a document showing the actual consumption of water in the city at the present time The Commissioner said it was in one of the state ments handed in by the corporation Mr said he had a statement on the subject made at his instance by the directors of the Grand Ca nal and the experiments showed that the supply for the south side was 7380527 gallons for the north side 3259250 gallons making a total of 10G39777 gallons Mr Thomas Dixon said he was a member of a com mittee by whose efforts the former bill of the corpora tion was rejected and be thought it desirable that all parties should be allowed to give evidence to rebut some evidence already given and which 'he thought hardly consistent with the object of the inquiry He desired to know whether the Commissioner intended to confine this inquiry to the supply of water and the source of supply or whether he meant to take evidence or to suggest in reference to the details of the late bill which was so objectionable in some portions that it would be opposed before a committee of the house even if the source of supply was determined on The Commissioner said his duties as laid down in the commission were only to inquire into the present supply the necessity for an improved supply and the source of supply and he intended to confine himself to these duties He would be glad to receive evidence from anyone The corporation be considered had no intention or desire to limit the evidence in any way on the contrary their object was to elicit "evidence on the entire subject from all parties Mr Dixon said" it seemed to him that the evidence travelled a little beyond what the Commissioner said hewas limited to it Commissioner said it did not occur fo him that Mr Dixon said there was evidence as to bringing water into the rooms of the poor The Commissioner said that seemed to him to be certainly one of the elements of an improved supply Mr Dixon said he did not think it was relevant The Commissioner said it was only wasting time to discuss the matter He should be the judge of what was relevant he did not think the evidencein question was irrelevant and therefore it was not worth arguing If Mr Dixon thought that water should not be brought into the houses of the poor he was willing to hear his evidence on the subject He did not think it any part of his duty to define the clauses in the bill lie had to recommend a source from which water might be taken Mr Dixon There will be I suppose an oppor tunity hereafter to rebut some of the evidence which has 1 been given The Commissioner All the evidence offered yesterday on that subject was taken and that branch of the in quiry understood to be cloied Mr Dixon That was not well understood The Commissioner It was for it was distinctly stated yesterday Mr Dixon Then I wish to offer testimony to show how preposterous it would be to bring water into the houses of the poor Thomas Dixon sworn I shall confine myself to the question of introducing water into the houses of the poor even into houses as was proposed rated so low as of which there are about 500 I am myself the proprietor of some houses in the city and I have myself on several occasions put up water pipes and cocks which in a very short time after were removed this class of houses are generally open and where there are ledgers a brass cock is a very tempting thing there should be I presume a cistern lined with lead so that the whole expense for each house would be probably 4Z or 57 it would be most injurious to the poor in mates if the landlord should be compelled for that was the proposal in the bill to put up i cisterns and cocks in these classes of houses indeed some of them are so miserable that it would be quite impossible to find a place to fix them in and besides I am convinced that if put up they would be removed in 21 hour the cabins would be kept in a continual swim of water and mud especially where there are children it is proposed by the water works bill to fine a land lord 57 if the cocks and pipes are not kept in proper order that would be imposing upon the land lord an impossibility and would be punishing him not for any fault of his own but for the faults of others such a proposal is positively ludicrous and some of us could hardly believe ojir eyes when we saw the clause in the bill if it were made to apply to houses rated at G7 and 77 and upwards it would not be quite so bad but it is preposterous to apply it to wretched cabins many of them not fit for pigs to live in The Commissioner That is a branch of the subject into which I will notenter nor will I report: upon it Do you consider that an improved supply is wanted Mr The quality of the water is sometimes good and sometimes bad I went with some gentlemen to several houses in College green and for days toge ther we found the water in every house extremely good but at another time I found the water in a house in Parliament street so muddy and indifferent that it Could not be used in reference to the quantity I have never heard any complaint although I have made inquiries cn the subject the water comes on certain days and those who have vessels to receive it have enough Mr Secretary of the Grand Canal Com panv said in reply to the commissioner' that he was not authorised to lay before him any proposal from the company as to supplying the city with water He wished to add that in tho very admirable report of the previous proceedings in that reeilyn there was a of one word which altered a state ment of his The correct statement was that the canal company proposed to the corporation to continue the supply to the city for three years after the expiration of the lease The The letter from the Canal Com pany containing that proposal does not state that the supply would be continued on the same terms as before That was the intention The Commissioner It is not definitely expressed Ma It is not I did not write that letter though I signed it r'dtfr Mallet wished to know if the corporation or its officers (were prepared to lay before the Commissioner any plan for supplying the city? The Commissioner I understand that the corporation do not propose any plan Ihe Town Clerk We propose to lay before you a statement of the several plans which have been laid be fore the corporation or before the public and amongst the rest the plans submitted by Mr Hawkshaw and Mr Neville Mr The moment that is done I shall be anxi ous to make my statement May I ask in 'reference to the analysis laid before you by Dr Apjohn of various samples of canal water if you have the dates at hich the samples were takefl That is an important ques tion for in the autumn the water becomes foul though it is tolerably good at other seasons The Commissioner The report from Dr not give the dates at which the' samples were taken Dr Apjohn said the dates would be supplied Mr Mallet inquired if the Commissioner intended to make any recommendation iu relation to the abolition of the public fountains The Commissioner Certainly not Mr Mallet It struck me that a good deal of the evidence yesterday was furtively intended to lead to that result I say it would be unadvisable to abolish the fountains The Commissioner said he did not intend to refer to the matter at all The Town Clerk read a list of the plans laid before the corporation and the public at various dates between 1847 and 18G0 for supplying the city with water Tha list is as follows 1 Christojlier Mulvany 1847 In 1858 sent In a copy of parliamentary plans 2 Robert Mallet 1847 copy of evi dence before surveying officers 3 Samuel 1848 copy of parliamentary plans lodged in 1849 4 Parke Neville 1849 Royal Canal report and plan 5 John Loach 1 860 report dated October 1854 report and estimate with index maps 6 Parke Neville 1854 Dodder plans printed report plans and sections 7 Sanitary Association 1854 report and sketch Thomas Brazil 1854 printed report 9 1 Hike Neville 1854 Ilfley and Kippnre report and six inch map Richard Haasard 1854 report and Index map Grand and Royal Canals 11 Richard Hassard 1854 report and index map Vartrey Thomas Hawkesley 1858repon printed Grand and Royal Canal Parke Neville and Ditto 1858 report printed Grand Canal and Dodder 14 Thomas Hawkesley and Parke Neville 1859 Liffey at Coy' ord parliamentary plans Ditto ditto bill No 2 Ca nals parliamentary plans rederic Bateman 186T Liffey printed report Robert Mallet 1860 Dodder Newspaper letter Mr rith CE said ho wished to know whether evidence would be given to uphold the various plans If not there would be no opportunity afforded to profes sional men to look into the data on which the several calculations had been made The Commissioner said he would be happy to hear gentlemen support their own plans Mr rith said if that course was followed he would be prepared to lay a plan before the Commissioner if the parties who proposed plans went into them The Commissioner as a matter of course would in a very short time be able to winnow the chaff from a number of these plans If the opportunity to discuss the prices on which the various works were founded was not given he would not lay any plan before the Commissioner The Commissioner said he had personally inspected the various sources of supply and he was now prepared to hear such statements in support of these sources as the gentlemen might think fit to lay before him Mr Mallet IV hat is the date of the letter of mina referred to The Commissioner The 9th of April 18G0 Mr You are not to consider that letter as containing any plan it merely set out some remarks The Commissioner 1 have only seen it this moment Mr Mallet I allude to it because it was mentioned amongst the plans Mr rith wished to know whether the Commissioner had inspected the valley of the Dargle He believed all the catchments radiated from the hill at the top of Kippure The valley of the Dargle lay to the north east that of the Dodder in a more southern direc tion The Commissioner said he thought they were now get ting a little out of order Mr rith was beginning to examine him (a laugh) the proceedings should go oa regularly and he wished to know were any gentlemen prepared to go on with their plans Mr Mallet suggested that the plans should be called on in the order they had been read out by the Town Clerk The Commisioner Very well The first is the plan of Mr Christopher Mulvany Is the gentleman present or represented Mr Mulvany was called but there was no answer Mr Morgan He is the engineer of the Grand Canal Company and perhaps Mr can tell whether he will appear Mr He has not intimated to me any in tention to appear The Commissioner The next plan in order is Mr plan of 1847 Mr Mallet I never laid any plan before the corpo ration in 1847 The Commissioner In what year was the plan It is here stated lan for bringing water from the river Dodder to Dublin by Robert Mallet in the year 1847" Mr Mallet It was made in 1848 or thereabouts and in connection with the Dublin improvement bill It was never laid before the corpoiation at all Tlie The date here is clearly a mis take but it is not material whether your plan was inada in or Mr Mallet It was never before the eorporation at all That body was in fact not in existence at all at the time I know what was laid bCr in relation to Mr improvement bill The question is whether you have any plan to bring water from the Dodder to Dublin Mr Mallet I have The Commissioner Are you prepared to go on with it Mr Mallet I am The Commissioner Please proceed then Mr Mallet I want first to know are the corporation officers prepared to sustain their plans If they do I will sustain mine before you If on the Contrary they merely send theirs to you with a written statement I shall do the same and not oiler any evidence before yon on the matter The Commissioner You will do as you think fit I will hear your evidence on your plan if you think right to offer it or I ill receive any written statement you wish to p'ut in relation to it Mr As regards the plan of 1847 you may consider that to be null and void that is not the de sign I intend to bring before you and I wish it to be clearly understood that I never brought the plan of 1847 before the corporation The Commissioner I think the corporation say you did It seems to be a plan as I said before in rela tion to Mr improvement bill and the corpora tion make any mis statement about it I now wish to know whether you are ready to go on with your present plan Mr I would feel it more convenient for me to go on to monow The If everybody wishes to go on to morrow we slial do nothing to day (a laugh) We cannot sit here interminably waiting for gentlemen decide who shall go first The next plan in order is Mr Is the gentleman present Mr was called bnt there was no answer neither was there any when the next plan was called namely Mr The Commissioner Now comes Mr plan with printed report to take the supply from the Dodder Doctor Gray It is not before the corporator! at present The next plan called on was Mr blit that gentleman did not answer Mr Mallet wished to know why "the corporation abandoned tlie plan by Mr Neville just mentioned Tlie Town Clerk Simply on the ground that the corporation wishes to be unbiassed in this inquiry They want to sustain any particular plan Mr Mallet repeated his desire to know why that plan of Mr was abandoned The Commissioner said the question of Mr Mallet was wholly irrelevant to tlie present inquiry He (the Com missioner) wanted to know what plans were now in ex istence and would be supported and not why some per son some time ago abandoned this scheme or that The latter inquiry would be interminable and of no use whatever in this inquiry He (the Commissioner) wanted the assistance of gentlemen to aid him in un derstanding the various schemes put forward lie had gone over the ground himself with the view of under standing the different plans and he would now be very glad to receive information from the gentlemen present with respect to these plans It was quite immaterial 1 as he had stated to go into the 'question why anybody abandoned a particular scheme There was no use ia going into such an inquiry because it could not influ ence his decision in any way i or instance the fact of the corporation having abandoned the scheme of sup plying water to Dublin from the Dodder would not pre clude him from saying that it was a proper scheme if he came to that conclusion The plan of Mr Hassard was then called on but Mr Hassard did not appear The next was Mr Mr Bateman CE said he would be happy to go on with his plan next morning' He had not anticipated being called on that day The Commissioner said he was in the difficulty that no gentleman was ready to go on then and the time was consequently being wasted Mr Bateman said he would go on with his plan in a couple of hours say at two a lhe Commissioner then fixed two for Mr Bateman Mr Mallet said he would go on with his plan after Mr Bateman concluded Mr Morgan said he had some evidence to offer and a Mr Arthur Barrington was sworn and in reply to Mr Morgan said he traded with rederick Barrington as tho Dublin Dock Yard Company they had contracted with the Grand Canal Company for a supply of water to tlwj graving and at the port of Ringsend and they believed they were entitled to have from the canal at all times a depth of 17 feet of water at tho cntranco lock there was a deficiency of water last summer commencing about July and lasting till November the uater fell from 17 to 13 feet the Dock Yard Company in consequence of this applied to the Canal Company for and obtained an allowance as compensation for the deficiency of water their solicitor Mr Henry Oldham obtained the opinion of Mr Brewster QC on the ights of the Deck yard company in respect to the water fi' i.