The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-30 00:00:00

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[PRICE SD.

" 6. Without entering into particulars, we
mayint
mate further that the recently-discharged blunderbuss,
found hid ansetg rushes convenient to the scene of the
atrocity, has been traced to its owner, and arrests made
in conseqwnee; and that the authorities are now on the
trail of the owner of a jacket, discovered in an unoccu-
pied cabin, which the assassins are supposed to have
made their lurking-place, previous to the perpetration of
the outrage."
SPREAD OP THE RIBBON CONSPIRACY.
From the suljoined statement, also supplied by the
Newry Journal, it would appear that, the Special
Commission notwithstanding, the conspiracy is far-
ther extending its ramifications throughout the county
of Down :.._.

"As we have already noticed, the aggressive move-
Went of the Ribbon Irc.ternity has been transferred
from the opposite coast of Louth to Rosstrevor and the
district of Morno, in this county. On the nights of
Friday and Sunday list in particular, large bodies of
men were seen marching in rank and file order, armed,
along the adjacent mo::ntain roads and along that lead-
ing to Ki!keel; end on Monday morning a threatening
notice was found posted up convenient to the resith.nce,
of a rvsPectabta lady, midway between the town above
named and Rosstrevor. Another notice, of which we
have obtained a copy, gas, on the same night, posted
upon the gateway f gentleman, the agent of the
Moron estate, residing in the immediate
of Kllkeel. The latter billet runs thus:- neighbourhood
"4 NOTICE.
" A meeting to be held at five miles from this town
to adopt the best means of putting an end to all trying
landlords and receivers of rent, as the land has refused
to feed idle gentlemen. Attend at our sitting-room, the
Orangemen shall be taken by the hand, as we are invited
to come to visit this country by a great deal of them.—
Signed by me, underwriter for the Maguires Family,
P.P.. county Louth.'

"` We are assured that any grievance, fairly repre-
sented, is immediately inquired into, and, if possible re,
dressed. Lately, on the application of some of the
tenants, an indigent surveyor, Mr. Richmond—himself
*c lturist=yras_.inaßloyed tapgo over the lands,
smisT The result was st,Yn several in-
stances, the new valuation was higher than the rates with
which the tenants were charged. However, no ad-
vantage was taken by the trustees of such increased
valuation, and matters were arranged to the general
satisfaction, we are told, of the tenants. And the beat
proof of this appears in the fact—of which the agent
assures us—that the rents have been almost all paid
with punctuality up to May last—the November gale
being now also in course of payment. Moreover, as the
agent informs us, there has not been an ejectment served
upon any tenant—except in one solitary instance, and
that under peculiar circumstances—for the last two or
three yearn. Whence, then, on this showing, the ex-
cuse for the incursion of midnight incendiaries into the
hitherto tranquil district of Morne ? The following
missive, of which the original is before us, imparts
another and darker feature to the Ribbon conspiracy.
It was addressed to a local magistrate, and sent to him
through the Post-office. We give it verbatim:—
" January 22
" you bludy heretick take this notise, lore your land
or love this cuntry we cannot Pay our rent the land is so
high and will we tiro our children out baggers for the
sake of A heretick receiver you have past A bill Against
our Clergy nou we have past A bill against heretick
landlords And Against heretick magistrates the bludy
heretick lord John russil that past the bill you may
blame him for All that is don And will be done in this
cuntry we will have ireland to our selvs we have our po-
lice And you have your Police—so you bludy heretick'
you see Which dos there duty best And you will see if
you get time which of them will do there duty best if
you tiro from this date And live and let live it may be
the mains of saving you trough being magistrate we will
have no heretick law in ireland—skied and seled inch
Police—down with hereticks.'

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY.
Archbishop Murray attended the Lord-Lieutenant's
first levee for the season, held yesterday. What will
the Tablet and Telegraph say to this act of " apos-
tacy ?" This defection, coupled with Bishop Ryan's
declaration in favour of a concordat with Rome., will
no doubt afford food for the bigots during the next
three months.