The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-21 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, THURSDAY MORNING.
THE MEATH ELECTION.
On Monday the high sheriff of Meath went through
the ceremony of declaring the numbers polled at the
lain election and that Mr. M'Evoy was the fortunate
candidate. 'The friends of this gentleman conceived it
good opportunity to get up a "demonstration " at
other people's expense. They rushed in a crowd through
the streets of Navan, calling upon the respectable in-
habitants to illuminate their houses—a call which hut
fe w responded to i • whereupon several shop-windows and
those in private houses were smashed. The supporters
of Mr. Meredyth have been " eased of panes they had
for many long years. Several of these persons have been
severely assaulted since the election.
CLERK OF THE CROWN OF LOUTH.

Mr. William Horan, solicitor' of Dublin, conducting
agent for Mr. Meredyth at the Meath election, bas, on
the recommendation of Lord Bellew and Sir William
Somerville, M.P., been appointed Clerk of the Crown
for the county Louth.

biEIIORIAL TO THH LATH BIGHT HON. JAMES GRATTAN.
The late Right Hon. James Grattan having left b 7
his will the munificent sum of 4,4001. to the Queen a
County Hospital at Maryborough, as well as a similar
amount to the Meath Hospital, in this city, the gover-
nors of the former institution have already, with very
creditable alacrity, testified their gratitude by the erec-
tion of abeautiful memorial to commemorate the generous
bequest. The memorial consists of a bust executed in
white marble by our talented countryrnau, Hogan, and
which has just been placed in situ. It is a beautiful
work of art, modelled inn fine classic style, chiselled
with great care, and in Hogan's best manner, draped
with singular grace, and bearing a perfect resemblance
to the features which it is designed to perpetuate. A
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white marble tablet, bearing the following indscrarelt"ar'le
placed under the bust :._..._() This bust an tablet
nom.
erected by subscription, in acknowledgment
I 4:4001. by the
memoration of the munificent bequest
vßeigehrtatHedon.
The governors,. who hereby
Henryj Grattan. The
*t deem that the value
record their sense of his generosity, deem eon of the illustrious and
of the bequest is highly enhancedthe special rea•on
grants to the charitable in-
stitutions proposes to reduc
and unhappy country.'
assigned in the words oef thethe testator—' Because govern-
mentstitutions of this long
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artist it must also be observed that
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be a crenit
the timely erection of it is highly creditable to the spirit
of the gentlemen who, with Dr.
and good feelings
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as their secretary, were so anxious thus to record
their
own and the public gratitude.

OUTRAGES IN RING'S COUNTY.
Patrick Kilmartin, who was waylaid and severely
beaten when returning from Clare to his residence, ou
the 11th inst., still lays in the county infirmary at Tulle-
more in a very precarious state ; be is not yet pronounced
out of danger. Michael Keenahan, Michael Deven,Y,
and John Keenahan, who are charged with being of the
party who waylaid Kilmartin, have been committed to
the county prison by Mr. Brereton, R.M.,_Parsonstown.
ANOTHER ABS/ULT.—Two men, named Kieran Shea
and Michael Flannery, vv ere attacked and severely brvten
on Saturday night last at Clonaderig, near the e
Churches. Five persons have been apprehended and
loilged in prison charged with this outrage.