The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-14 00:00:00

MA YNOOTII COLLEGE.
The following is the letter of Sir Fitzroy Kelly in
reply to an inquiry for his opinions respecting the
endowment of Maynooth College. It will be ob-
served that he is distinct in his opposition to such a
perversion of the funds of the state :
" Sir,—l havo to intreac your indulgence for the long
time during which I have been compelled, by the pres-
sure of many occupation:s, to leave your letter unan-
swered. As its urgency., however, depended principally
ruhreeosrt i' on o f the
determination ' to promoterrive
trustupot thatthc
tphreo probable
cause of Protestant
words with
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petraejosnpaocasaenotipien:xwilh:3lliehhrore(u)Enfq's
to be as explicit as my
duty to the Goiepmeynns ri
tn. s e
Itof y independenceinclination
an ads
mmett, of whichadEi,lgalimshagemnetimemb(L,
will
and
opposed to the
its continuance as long
whether the grant;
i n i
buton az
havee , a n ddoubted
a
have been,
good faith of Parliament was not pledged to
ti,,,n amidst strong as it appeared to answer the put.:
But I am thought . was originally assented to and made.
Poses with which it
init inexpedient to agitate such a ques-
So I have
bitterness, in every succettivo session of Parliament.
party feelings, and animosities, and
farthea t fromtaoiattainable.
satisfiedgbilneai
Iru n that the ends of Parlia-
mentave not ceased to be
attained ortherefore,. strongly in
favour of inquiry; and. am,
whenever again in the House of
Commons, shall support Mr. Spooner's or any other
motion fur a Committee upon the whole subject of the
grant, and shall cordially and strenuously concur with
Lord Derby's Government in any measure which the
report of that Committe may warrant, or which on
any other ground Lord Derby and his Ministry may
adopt for the entire repeal of the Act of 1845. More
than this I cannot think you will require from one who
aspires to be your representative in Parliament, and is
already a member of the Administration to which alone
you can look with confidence for the sincere and effective
support of Protestantism against the spirit and inroads
of the Papacy. You are at liberty to make any use you
think proper of this letter, and I have the honour to re-
main, Sir, your very faithful friend,
(Signed) FITZROY KELLY."

DARING ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM THE MIDDLE"
SEX HOUSE OF CORRECTION.—On Saturday forenoon a man
of the name of Sullivan, who was a convict in the Middlesex
House of Correction, Coldbath-square, and who was under
sentence of transportation fir ten years, having been con-
victed of felony at the previous Central Criminal Court, made
a daring attempt to escape from the gaol under the following
circumstances :—lt appeared that the man was under solitary
confinement, to undergo which punishment he was impri-
soned in a cell under the infirmary. At the time he attempted
to make his escape he was in the yard adjoining his cell, which
was allowed him for exercise, where he was without any oofq?!r_
to watch his movements, as there was no expectationedt%
making the attempt he did. From this spot he got on
_e_i,
aThere be
descended through a cky-light into the matroom.
provided himself with a ladder, with the assistaonfc
he was enabled to get on a wall, by the side i
3,t, hwrecarcishrilifl being which the
went and reached the fly-wheel, by means
, abutting on
tread-mill is put in motion. From the fl
en-
abled to reach the boundary wall of the the parapet is a
Coldbath-square, to the base of which
there observed by Mr. Dun-
depth of about 30 feet.
Lie was
Coldbathquare, who gave
assistance of
ch which
h e
hanl, dairyman, (,tough-street, 0 r-.v:olinere 1b e was
tinologroitt to liihelitrodsi onlnneer.of
the
They
1 i m u r d eertireluhheut(i'sgfaaaty l e:,
St.
cow ;Gs le prison,r'om) desperate/hia i had
nclit.laPcl
inefisn
T His associates lived in a -
which the man was scoreds.-s known t_ ,_ court
in Grav's-inn-lane, and he i
character.
celebrated between
A desperate attempt.
was made two
days ago
near
Pri9, a young workwoma •
a workman and n, when a man, who
had stationed himself altar, suddenly drew out a
attem te the
Poignard km( „ P d to plunge it into the breast
o f the bride. I, ortunateiv
~ 9 the beadle, whose attention had
been aroused by the sinister expression of the countenance
arm, and turned the blow.
of the man, wat
A marriage caergeornionn
when he was aboutcheci histo umseovieimisenwtesa,
paonndheatlaitahheolmdoonfle
hnigt
te I
lie turned out
to be a workman who had known the bride
for some time, and wished toprevent the marriage. Ile
The man was then arres (..
had come to the church armed wpith the knife, thinking to
alarm the bridegroom, and thus postpone the ceremony, but
not arriving until the ceremony had commenced, his feeling."
carried
hiui away, and be made the above attempt,