LATE ENGLISH NEWS. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO IRELAND.

New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 381, 8 December 1849, Page 3

LATE ENGLISH NEWS. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO IRELAND.

Thf. Bon Accord from Kawau arrived yesterday evening, bunging English news to the 17th of August, received through Sydney and Adelaide. Her Majesty's visit to Ireland, is, as might have been anticipated, the engrossing theme of the papers. After a delightful passage of 30 hours from Osborne, the Queen arrived on Thursday night, the 2nd of August at the Cove of Cork (now Qucensiou-n.) On Friday she left Cove in the Fairy, which steamed up the river ; — the beautiful scenery on each side of which appeared to gratify her Majesty much. On her arrival at the City, the Municipal Officers, and the persons of principal rank in the neighbourhood received the Queen ; the Town Clerk presented the Keys of the City, and the Mayor read a loyal address. Her Majesty then proceeded on shore, conducted by Prince Albert, the Mayor and the Earl of Bandon. As she passed the New College, a statue of Her Majesty, presented by Sir Thomas Deane, was suddenly erected on the apex of the most conspicuous gable. On Saturday morning she left Cork, and, on the afternoon of that day, the royal yacht anchored at Waterford harbour ; Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred went on shore for a ■short; time. On Sunday morning the royal squadron left Waterford, and, at half -past seven on the evening of that day, entered the harbour of Dublin, amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the multitudes who crowded the shore, and royal salutes from every yacht in the harbour. Late as the hour is at which the intelligence has come into our hands, we cannot content ourselves with a mere summary of Her Majesty's reception in Dublin. We must quote as largely as we possibly can :—: — Dublin, August 6.— Such a day of jubilee— guch a night of rejuicing— has never been beheld in the undent capital of Ireland since first it arose on the batiks of the LiiTey. It was not the ceremonials of stite, the display of military splendour, or the imposing pageantry of naval power, nor the thunder of cannon and formal addrrsies of her nobles and gentry, that made it to, but the enthusiaim of a loyal and affectionate people, and the unpurchasable manifestations of (heir sincere homage. Fortune shone upon the Royal pro* grets. A. cloudless atmosphere, a bright but not a burning sun, hailed the advent of a day of which Dublin's annals boast not the equal. The Royal yacht, at hail-past 8 o'clock, hauled up alongside the jetty from her moorings directly opposite the Dublin and Kingstown terminus, so th<t a person could step from her dcrk to the land. From the lerminus down to the water's edge was erected a covered way in the form of a lengthened tent, without awnings to the sides, covered at the'top with some blue and .striped material, and carpeted with crimson cloth, while flower-pots bearing choice shrubs and exotics, were ranged along from the iteamer to the station. At the terminus, and extending for some distance along the pavilion, were neatly constructed seats, to which the public were admitted by tickets, and alonjr the parapet from which the carriages start were similar constructions. The body of people assembled here Vf »• enormous. At ten o'clock the noblemen and gentlemen forming a deputation took up their places at either side of the lauding place, and Her Mnjcsty, Prince Albert, and the Royal children, appeared upon deck. They wire instantly greeted witn deafening cheers. On the instant her Majesty's foot pressed the shore, the Harbour Matter, Lieutenant Hutcliinson, R. N., hoisted the Royul Standard on the landstaff, while it simultaneously disappeared from the main top of the Royal Vac ht ; the guard of honour presented arms ; all the colours and flags were hauled down us if by magic ; the yards of every square-rigged vessel in harbour wrre manned : the crews cheered ri^ht lustity, which the heavy 68 -pounders of the La Hague, thundering through the deafening roar of the lighter armaments of the other war steamers, seemed to shake the earth and sea. drowning at once the clangour of the bands ; but loud »nd clear above all these sounds rose the wild clamorous shouts of her Majesty's Irish subjects It was a sight n ver to be forgotten— a sound to be recollected for ever. Ladies thiew aside the old for mula of waving a white pocket • handkerclrcf, and cheered for their lives, while the men, pressing in so eloiely as to throng to the very edge of the pavilion, waved whatever came first to hand, hat, stick, wand or coat (for the day was very hot), and rent the air wth shouts of joy, which never decreased in energy till that beloved Sorereign was far out of sight. The Queen, turning from tide to side, bowed low repeatedly. Prince Albert shared in, and acknowledged the plaudits of the people, while the Royal children were objects of universal attention and admiration. '' Oh, Queen, dear," screamed a stout old lady beside us, " make one of them Prince Patrick, and all Ireland will die for you !" Indeed, Her Majesty seemed to feel the warmth of her reception. She paused at the end of the platform for a moment, and again making her acknowledgments, wai hailed with one universal and tremendous cheer as she entered the terminus— Here Her Majesty was received by the Directors of the Company, and having been greeted with similar tokens of loyal attachment by the elegantly-dressed groups of women who filled the station, took her place in « handsome carriage, built for the occasion, and proceeded towards Dublin amid repeated and renewed cheering. All the house along the line were filled with enthuta*tic multitudes, who vied with each other in

expressing their joy at the presence of their Sovereign. At Sandymount (an old and obsolete station on the line) the train stopped. Her Majesty stepped out on a platform covered with scarlet cloth, and took ber place in one of the Royal carriages, having gra. ciously acknowledged the cheers of the ladies and gentlemen assembled. Every available point hereabouts was seized on as the site of a well-filled platform. Every hedge-row wsi festooned with flags— the poorest cottage had its wreath of flowers or ever* greens. Bat how is it possible to give an adequate idea of Her Majesty's subsequent progress ? Let the citizens of London imagine wide and spacious streets commencing amid green fields and terminating in the verdant sward around the Vice-Regal Lodge as long as from the Mansion-house to Oxfordstreet, or further, filled, from the lowest story to the roof, and above it, with closely packed gtoups of well dressed men, women and children, in the greatest excitement and delight;— let them imagine fligs, bsnners, and streamers, floating from every house— the spoils of a thousand gardens, fi'Btoonint* mo'tos (md best among them all the old Irish Cead mille faiUhn —"a hundred thousand welcomes,'* when purely Englished) and words of greeting suspended in niid«air— a glittering line of Riflemen, Royal*, Highlanders, Light Infantry, Heavy Dragoons, and Hussars, lining those long miles of street — a conglomerate mags of human creatures — wedged in by their own eagerness, so as to way to and fro like a solid heap — between the lines ofejlUteninK bayonets, shining helmets, and gleaming swords, a brilliant procession advancing, headed by the Queen, all imiles and gracious affability — then a throng of her no l les and of the magnatei of her kingdomthen the combining thunder of myriads of voices in the shout of " God save the Queen," rolling awuy but to be repeated with increasing intensity — let them imagine all this, and they will have some notion of the reception of Her Majesty this day. On arriving at the gates, which were thrown open by the city marshal, Her Majesty desired Earl Fortcacue and Sir George Grey to summon the Lord Mayor of Dublin to her presence. His Lordship having done so, he, in company with the Sheriff and Re. corder, miide the usual obeisance, and the principal officers knelt at the Royal carriage, presenting the mace and sword, while the city keys were placed on a splendid salver by the Mayor, and handed to the Queen, whom His Lordship addressed as follows :— " May it please your Majesty,— As Chief Magistrate of thin your ancient and loyal city of Dublin, I have, on the part of my fellow-citizens, most humbly and re* spectfully to congratulate your Majesty on your safe and happy arrival. I beg humbly to deliver the keys to your Majesty, and piay your Majesty's kind permission ta conduct you through the ci y." The Queen, having returned the key*, suid — " lam delighted to be in Dublin : I am gratified at the reception I have met with in this, the second city of my empire." Hereupon the riotous corporators, rushing round the royal carriage, cheered 10 vociferously, that Her Majesty proceeded no further. The illuminations were universal. Towards midnight the rain came down, but it did not diminish tbe enthusiasm of tha vast and orderly multitude who filled every stieet, Dublin, Tuesday Evening.— Her Majesty and Prince Albeit, accompanied by the Earl and Countess of Clarendon and suite, paid a visit to the public buildings this day. At lulf-past eleven o'clock the Royal cortege, escorted by a party of the mounted metropolitan police, arrived at tbe Bank of Ireland. The day was most unpropitious, the rain having fallen in torrents since ten o'clock last night. The visit here did not occupy more than ten minutes. The Royal party ' next proceeded to the National School in Marlboroughstreet, wheie they remained lor upwards of an hour. Her M.ijesty subsequently visited Trinity College, nnd then drove back, at half-past one o'clock, to the Vice-regal Lodge.— Her reception was most enthusiastic: it is needless to observe that the Prince Consort had a full share in this joyous dejaonstrat ion of national attachment. Dublin, Wednesday Night.— This morning at nine ' o'clock, an inspection of the Regiments quartered in Dublin, took place in the Phosnix Park, in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Albert, who appeared on horseback, and wai much cheered by the admit ing crowds. At one o'clock her Mujesly, accompanied by tjie Prince and Royal suite, left the Vice- Regal Lodge to hold a Levee at the Cant'c. Her Majesty, attended by the Prince Consort, Sir George Grey, the Maiquis of Lunsdowne, Earl Fortescue, the Marquis of Breadallmne, and the other Officers of State, then held a Court. Several Addresses were pre&euted to Her Majesty, and answers returned. Nothing could exceed the rejoicing enthusia m of Her Majesty's rpception everywhere this day. From subsequent, but brief accounts, we learn that, on Thursday, a review took place, and a drawing room was held ; and that, on Friday, Her Majesty left Dublin for Belfast, wlienceshe proceeded to Glasgow, intending to visit the Earl of Aberdeen and the Duke of Sutherland, and then to go on to her highland residence of Balmoral. The Mayors of Cork and Belfast were Knighted by Her Majesty, and the Mayor of Dublin (Mr. T. OBrien) was created a baronet. Lholera continued to spread in England. There had been reported to the Board of Health, from July 13th to August 6th, in London alone, 4968 attacks, and 2U62 deaths. In Liverpool and other places it was also very fatal. The aspect of foreign affairs seemed more pacific. Peace was concluded between Austria and Sardinia, and the preliminaries of peace were settled between Denmark and Prussia The President of the French Republic was making a tour through various cities, for the purpose, it was believed, of ascertaining the public feeling towards him. He was generally well received. . . Charles Albert, ex- King of Sardinia, died in Spain, in the beginning of August. The people at the Cape of Good Hope had obtained considerable success in their opposition to the convict pollution. The Neptune had arrived with convicts (amongst whom was John Mitchell), and Sir H. Smith had directed that the vessel should remain at anchor in St. Simon's Bay until he received advices from England. The people were not satisfied however, and refused to allow any provisions to go off to the " plague ship," un- i less for the purpose of re -fitting her for sea. Sir H, Smith then pointed out that he had no

power to send her to another colony, hut that he would not permit the convicts to he landed until he had received orders from home in answer to a despatch, which had not then left the colony. Any instruction which should he dated before that despatch left England, he would regard as issued in ignorance of the facts of the case, and would decline to put it in force. There was news from the United States to the 28th July The mortality from Cholera was decreasing, and the disease was assuming the form of bilious diarrhwa. In Montreal, however, Cholera was rather worse ; and a fire had broken out there on the 24th of July, which destroyed property to the amount of 80,000 dollars. From Macao we learn that the Portuguese Governor there, Senor Amaral had been murdered ; — four Chinamen pulled him from his horse and cut off his head. It is not stated what led to this dieadful event.

We have been favoured by a gentleman in this town, (to whom the communication was forwarded) with permission to lay before our readers a narrative of a visit to Pitcairns Island, made by the brig Fanny, on her late voyage from Auckland to San Francisco. It will be found in the Supplementwhich we this day publish, and we have no doubt will be interesting both here and at a distance, containing as it does not merely an entertaining description of personal adventure, but also a variety of information respecting an island, of which little has been published in late years, but which, with its remarkable inhabitants, has claims on attention the strength and peculiarity of which will be generally admitted. It would form a suitable appendix to ' Beeciiey's Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific," and the accounts of Pitcairns Island given in the Geographical Journal by Barrow, (vol. in.,) and Bennet, (vol. vn.) It may well remind the reader of Barrow's observation — (with reference to Lord Byron's poem of " The Island," which it is well known, was founded chiefly on Bugii's '-Narrative of the Mutiny of the Bounty?)" — " We are taught by the Rook of Sacred History, that the disobedience of our first parents entailed on our globe of earth a sinful and suffering race. In our time, there has sprung up from the most abandoned of this sinful family, — from pirates, mutineers, and murderers, — a little society, which under the precepts of that sacred volume, is characterized by religion, morality, and innocence. The discovery of this happy people, as unexpected as it was accidental, and all that regards their condition and history, partake so much of the romantic, as to render the story not ill adapted for an epic poem." To those who may wish to revive their recollections of the whole story, we commend the volume of Murray's Family Library, entitled " The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H. M. S. Bounty: its Cause and Consequences."

Demand for New Zealand Flax. — In the commercial intelligence in the Sydney Herald of the 12th ult., we find this notice,—" Flax, — New Zealand is much wanted." This may he encouraging to those who are devising plans for the preparation of the Phormium I'enax, and still more to those who are so engaged in workingthe plans which — like Mr. Holmans — have already succeeded to a considerable extent. Collection at the Free Presbyterian Church. — We are gratified to learn that, on Saboath last, the members of this Church and congregation contributed the liberal sum of £20 15s. in aid of Mrs. Ross and her orphan family, — bereaved through the heartless parsimony of the owners of the JSerbudda. We sincerely wish that the other sufferers through the same cause, may likewise meet with kind and sympathizing friends, and that some effective steps may be taken to punish the mammonworshipping authors of so much misery as was produced amongst the unfortunate passengers by that vessel.

Inquest. — On Tuesday last an Inquest was held at Otahuhu, before Dr. Davies, on the body of Joseph Perry, a bricklayer who had lately arrived from Hobart Town, and was about to be employed in the government work at that settlement. He died suddenly on Sunday evening, at the house of Pensioner M'Mullan. After hearing the evidence of Dr. Mahon, who had made a post mortem examination of the body, and other witnesses, the Jury returned as their verdict, — " Died from a rupture of a blood vessel in the stomach, and from no other cause." A Government Gazette was published on Thursday. The most important notices in it will be found in the supplement to this day's New Zralander.