The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-20 00:00:00

he !Yvon', sehten eeeelte,s the teed-rti'"'nn'ln7
arel4ll,l .tuts the Ciitt, S a. t.. n
(Cheers)-
actions —(Chee
the The editor of this no,-Tspftper—
Werici—the Noble Lord s 'ye was a person who was
a discredit to any newspaper with which he was con-
nected, and referred Co his previous c einexione, and
although he acquits Lord Clarendon of any knowledge
of the ,facts, he states that he certainly ought to have
"own them. Now, fnr my owe part, the firs-. oceasien
neon which I had ever heard or read of the World
rraPeDer, was seeing a letter which was written by
• Elliot who formerly held the position of secretary
!0 the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, and who spoke
ln the most complimentary terms of the nesse-
Paper. The letter was date i S -p!eusber, 1842, and
was as tollows:—" Sir—Believing that the re•Jent
Prosecution instituted against the World newspaper was
°wing to the displeasure with which some of the poli•
al opponents of the prevent Government have viewed
the
course taken by that journal, I cannot but exceed-
ingly regret that the very independent support which
You have given to the measures of the. Government,
should Gave subjectedyou to this treatment. Dif-
fer;
as
-.e-
"a. you do from the Government upon many and
'Rct
political opinions, I cannot hut think that your con-
as preprietor of the World, in baying considered
and discussed their ants with imparislity and candour,
°I very creditable to you. With these feelings I very
willingly subscribe the.sum of 501. to the fund for pay-
ing the expenses of this prosecution." This letter was
written at the very time that the Earl of St. Germans
was Chief Secretary for Ireland—and the Earl of St.
,evermans is a man of the highest character—(Hear,
bears I certainly never should have supposed,
after seeing that letter, but that the editor of this
newspaper was the editor of a respectable journal,
capreseing his own impartial and independent opi-
nions.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Birch had sent me copies
of a number of other letters, some of them to the
same effect, purporting to be from Earl De Grey,
Earl Glengall, and others. I know not what authority
those letters may have, and I shall not, tberefore, quote
them. I received the letters to-day, and as I consider that
the word of Mr. Birch is but of little value, I shall Be-
eline to quote them upon his own unsupported authority.
Mr. Birch, it appears, in his statement to Lord Claren-
don, stated that it was very difficult to procure a sale
for a paper which did not deal in the exciting topics of
the day in favour of rebellion, and asked him for some
money to enable him to get agents, and to pay for the
expenses connected with increasing the circulation.
That, it appears, was the first beginning of his re-
ceiving money, and Lord Clarendon at first let him have
1001 was, which as afterwards increased by various pay-
ments to 1,700/. But in the year 1849 the times had
materially changed. At the end of 1849 there was no
longer any danger to be apprehended to Ireland, and it
appears that the Lord-Lieutenant did not direct any
further stun to be paid to Mr. Birch. In the beginning
bf 1850, Lord Clarendon, having considered the matter
over; asked some of his friends, whom he consulted,
Whether it ought to be considered that the sums ad-
lenead to Mr. Birch were properly payable out of any
putai
0 fund entrusted to his disposal, or whether they
should
be paid out of his private purse.—(Loud cries
of " Rear, hear.") The question was referred to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and he was of opinion
hat they ought to come out of the private funds of
Lord Clarendon.—(Hear.) At the beginning of 1850, all
pins taken out of the public fund were repaid to that
eend, arid the whole charge of this expenditure was at
the sole expense of .Lord Clarendon.—(Loud cheers.)
trut Mr. Birch being determined to give notoriety to these
ansaCtiOLlS, or to extort money from the Government,
demandede a stun of 4,000/. for his services. Lord
%Aimee
enon was advised that if the matter came before a
"net of law as he never made any express stipulation
bad
Mr. Bit?ch, or entered into any contract, but as he
no paid him from time to time, the jury might find a
yerdict for a large sum, and that it would be safer for
him to make some adjustment of the claim. In cone-
etieence of that advice Lord Clarendon paid Mr. Birch
i"n2°L, which with whet he had already received made
dun, a sum much more than adequate for the payment
hevey services he had performed.—(Cheers) It would
been thought that after these transactions his
relationsdetermined
with the Government would cease; but being
meternsined if he could, to extort more money, he
proceeded to bring his action against Sir W.
otnerville, which was heard last Decemoer, and
With the particulars of which the House is ac•
rainted. Upon that trial Lord Clarendon was examined
s 4 Wham; he declared that he never directed in any
way what should be the course of the paper, that he
never wrote a line in it, that he read the leading
article duringthat afte-
th6 the excitement of 1848; but .
I danger was over it was not his custom to read them.
1 coOD:,
ten" to the transactions which are connect( d with
ipresent motion. It suits the Noble Lord exceedingly
made eta°ratt all mention of those circumstaeces, which
b great impression at the time, and which Mem-
, _ era of the
In the floti.e will hardly forge-t.--(Hear, hear.)
bAgianing of 1848 a democratic revolution took
_ Place in France which destroyed the monarchy, set up a
reil?nblic in its place, with democratic leaders, and pro-
Tried, in
p the notnewhet amoieuoue t-rms, its intention to
oppreseed nationalities in other countries. The
advantage
in Ireland immediately endeavoured to take
of that circumstance. Clubs were rai-ed
le
areland expressly for the purpose of severing that
Itutitttry from Great Britain. Clubs were es-
tablished for the purpose of throwing off the
*glance to the Crown, and a special mission
Wise
sent to France, with the idea of securing
tench assistance fur the contemplated rebellion. This
"'Ouse does not forget the withering reply given to
p!estions put in this House by one who returned from
at mission. To enable the House to remember still
more vividly the circumstances to which I allude, I will
!ad some few, and only a few, of the extracts of the
Lublin newspapers which then circulated, and which,
containing the most exciting matter, were read with the
iettnost avidity, while those newspapers which supported
h:w and order were either only circulated amongst the
eolher classes of society, or else had a very limited cir-
e !tint). These extracts will show what was the nature
ehne danger and what was its extent. In the begin-
-o°g of March there appeared in an Irish newspaper
,_'emendations for street fighting, in imitation of
had taken place in Paris. Advice was given to
to e nP the pavements, to procure missiles, and how best
ti.nestroy the soldiers who were to defend the autho-
. aiiisY of the British Crown. After recommending these
teee_slica• this journal (the United Irishman) said:—"
eiti7llliSSileS from windows and house-tops revolutionary
cold :L:always add boiling water or grease, or better
'Ulmer', if available; molten lead is good, but too
Wee •'' In the Nation newspaper the week after-
de,%)the 11th of March, it was said:—" We demand
°elan)
toonee .11 fit to treat with England for our freedom—
ohtteurepresenting the people, and whom the people
wen We On the same day the United Irishman, said:
deeeeeeinitist utter and maintain the godsent tier h—the
the d twit is in the hearts of us all—Hate England to
teneeeealth." This was the language commonly used and
the lit sPreild by these newspapers in Ireland. On
newel* March a similar passage appeared in the same
Earl .111!, the United Irishman It was a letter to the
treason' vtarendon:—.' Aud, as for the same warlike and
steaedau'e articles in this newspaper, they will be
untilhy continued and improved upon, week after week,
as
teethes have produced their effect—the effect not of
herat:' riot to disturb a peaceful meeting, but of a deli-
leap- :Ind universal armament, to sweep this island
er British butchers, and plant the green flag on
ablof sein Castle." The letter was addressed to " The Earl
cieneeelarendon, her Majesty's Executiener-General, and
4. ral Butcher of all Ireland." In another passage—
'eat e
Don strong English reaping-hook is a capital wea-
be 's andin case of street fighting let no powder
too explosive, or no instrument be too hot for
• e_Lati,r
hands to lift teed hurl down upon the enemy." This
t
Zesthe kind of
language Lord Clarendon hart to meet,
These were the circumstaucee in which he thought it
advisable to spread an antidote against such poison.
These were the eircutustances in which he aided and en-
cow udreafgeehdd ahipsubmliecri
writer, not to defend his conduct, not
to defend the Cause
inf his administration, but
thrs, or tet:
Parliament, the cause of the e.te-d Kingdom, the cauee of
nce of this empire.—
(Loud cheers.) There was auxottllee
% similar tone, in which it was age, written in
edicier
Wet to destroy the accursed British
e_tnet their object
were secured,
centives had very great effect. Aetrre- These in-
Pikes were
as affiliated clubsf
% number of
manufactured, and there
111-4 in the different towns. as 4,41 were
Ittl:lttlred
throughollt the country districts, aeogee;
Qe
rnrPose of making an insurrection, driving °Li; the
ueen'„ troops and plundering' every man of primert
1R the the ctreumstane.e
h; couesery These were uncle);
L°rd dlsreadon was called to govern Ireland.
Gn the 22i of July. on a Saturday morning, I proposed
In this Rouse to suspend the Islebeas Corpus Act, and
6„t; *e'en o'clock on the same evening a Bill, with only
night dissentients out of an assembly of three hundred,
le.eaPending the Habeas Corpus Act, passed through alle
rages.—(Hear, hoar.) What must have been th
ineeng'er end the imminent peril which would a have
Bill
ieliticed the House of Commons to
Pa'f"'which
,ending the liberties of the Irish people—an
'need them to act, such and such unwe-
ll:lite? Well, ct with epee( .
Sir, measures, with other measures
of Lee, these
en Clarendon, completely defeated the intended
orin-
surrection, It was intended to defer for some six weeks,
Wabout the time of the harvest, the outbreak. When
leeders found their persons were to be seized, they
do forced into premature insurrection. Lord Claren-
diena! alive and vigilant to the danger. He instantly
Weree—"'und General Macdonald into those parts which
lethniethreatened; and the insurrection, according to the
W ten of the Noble Lord, whichwas formidable a
lopeefOre, failed utterly, and became utterly ridicu-
beenn,Pheers and counter cheers.) But why did it
the e—n ridiculous?—(Loud cheers.) Why was it that
civil :entry was not subject to those sad disorders of
aeque-er which took place in 1798, and the cruel eons
tae thss which followed it?—(Hear, hear.) It was be-
lt was
the Government of In-land was alive and vigilant.
th 5 because the Lord-Lieutenant acted properly that
" -an43attempt
e at insurrection were defeated, and the
se ger averted.—(Cheers.) I have alluded to the con_
• nstic,.
tee,, aof the outbreak in 1798. Every one has heard
-elid with pain the scenes which were enected., and
weittniahment which followed. Sir, the punishment
of followed the. tot tof 1848 was totally
diffe 'amp
th • rent nature T actors were put upon
ere trials for high treason—they were convicted of
eeeen !cason —no blood flowed uoon the scuff ,Icl the
authority was not called in to complete what the civil
senty had
example of die-
etteney we Commenced, A gr at t
d 9 shown, which had its effect, tied the rankling
woee -
, whichinsurrection defeated, did
tttue ot fester i I usually
attends
.n reland.—(llear, hear.) After a very short
cet7e_nolnegan to admit that the Government had acted
it we-Ye
.11:eniently.—(Cheers.) How•ver, next year
'Core s! gala t h h t prudent to suspend the klab• as
he Pnue , and it was suspended from the beginning of
_ eat session till Am
st, 1849. 1 wish these facts to
and
_remarked, because there •
4:14 counsel for Mr, is a d, sire to ignore them,
'l4 all d Birch have endeavoured to show
anger was over
In 1848. Why, if that bad