The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-23 00:00:00

my Catholic and Dissenting. NllB*.Countrymen, but I e
never be a traitor to my own Church—a( Hear, hear, hear.) I
do not want to promote my religion by claiming any thing cox.
elusive for it ; bat I want fair play. The other religions are
keeping themselves as distinct as possible frinn the State, and
I wish mine to be the sarne.a-( Hear, and cheers.) When I
say I cannot agree to the resolutions, I do not say so in any
spirit of hostility to the Hon. Gentleman who proposed them.
but from a distinct feeling that they do not bear out my great
prineiple..—c liver, and cheers.)
The resolutions were then severally put and agreed to, with
the single dissent of Mr. Sharnian Craviford.
Mr. O'CONNELL.—I heard with pleasure some portions of
the speech of the Hon. Member for Dundalk.e Other parts of
it, however, did give me the utmost pain, as they showed us
that when the day of trial should come we Oiall want his sup-
port, and that he prefers still to adhere to the infallibility of
his own opinion in preference to, t 'Udine, the general senti-
ment of so many good and honest Men assembled here this
day. The Member forDiaadalk says that I
.never interfered
with a single vote of his, Now, I tell him that I did; and
that, too, upon more decasions than one. Yes, I did interfere
with him elaewheao as to his vote-_I did so by arguments and
appeals to bis judgment and reason, but never otherwise. The
Hon. Member tells us that the payment of tithes is completely
extinguished. Now, I wish that he would but attend at the
Committee-rooms—he would then see what quantity of
tithes:were paid—Otway Cave had even paid. It was
said, too, that the Hon. Member for Dundalk himself had paid
his tithes. Is it so ? I would ask him if this be the case ? I
am told it is.
Mr. CRAWFORD—I shall answer you when you are done.
Mr. O'CONNELL—The Hon. Member says that you have
nothing indeed to do but merely stretch out your hands and
pull down the tithes altogether.
Mr. CRAWFORD—As regards Mr. O'Conmell's observation
about my paying tithes, I hold my land tithe free, and there-
fore pay no tithes.
The question was then put from the chair and carried, there
being only a single dissentient voice—that of Mr. Crawford.
Mr. O'CONNELL—It is now too late to proceed to any fur-
ther business to-night. I shall be here this day-week, and I
will then propose that every parish in Ireland, at least so far
as may be practicable, do meet on the 29th of January, for
the purpose of voting addresses to his Majesty, praying him to
afford protection to the people of Ireland against those who
looked upon protection to themselves as giving to them the
right of oppressing others. I shall also move on the same oc-
casion a vote of the unlimited confidence and most ardent
thanks of the people of Ireland to Richard Lalor Sheil for his
long, brilliant, and triumphant services in the cause of his
country.—(General - and enthusiastic I cheering.ut why
should not move it now ? His success in the Ho) use B
of Com-
mons is more perfect and undeniable than that of any mairthat
has gone from Ireland. The mew; &villa was his.-( Loud cheers.) It has been said that Upon some occasions I have
been successfnl, that my plain common sense has been listened
to; but it was he alone who did honour to our country by the
bright efforts of his fancy and the beautiful creations of his
imagination.__( Checri. )
The motion was then put and carried by acclamation.
Mr. O'CONNELL announced that the Justice Rent for the
week amounted to 2171. Bs. 7d.--(Cheers.)
.Tho Association then adjourned to Thursday.
MASTER OE THE is now known that Baron
O'Loghlen is to be the Master of the Rolls. Mr, O'Connell
stated the fact at the last meeting of the Assooiation. The
King's letter only is wanting to have this art the other legal
appointments which we mentioned yetierday officially oh-
nounced. No appOiritinent for a laangth of time has given
more genera
Rolls l sa.isfaction than the elevation of Baffin- O'Logh-
len to the
DEATH OF MR. KAVe:NAGH —One of the Tory Representa-
tives of Carlow is vmu more. Mr. Kavanagh died yesterday
about one o'clock, Mr. Vigors, there is no doubt, will walk
over the cotr:ae. This is another vote lost to the Orangemen.
___Dubliat.E.vening Post.
POOll LAWS.---MEETINO IN CORE. —The Mayor of Cork
• has convened a meeting of the citizens, to take into coesidera-
tion the propriety of petitioning Parliament for a legal provi-
sion for the poor of Ireland.
The Town Commissioners of Galway, at a special meeting
on Tuesday, determined to memorialize the Lord Lieutenant to
transfer all the powder in hands Of private venders. there, to
the charge of the Ordnance or Military Magazine, in conse-
quence of the late fatal catastrophe in Limerick.
Within the last fortnight no less than ninety tons weight of
gunpowder passed through this city for shipment, from 13allin-
collig. Now, if any one of the waggons in which this quan-
tity was conveyed, 'broke down on thelParade or South Mall,
and that an explosion took place, the calsequenees would 'be
appalling.—Cork Standard.
On Wednesday evening the Reformers of Carlow.-enter-
tained Mr. O'Connell at a public dinner, which was given in
the large building adjoining Hanlon's hotel.

INSURRECTION AT STRA.SBURG.

COURT OF' ASSIZES OF TH
PL LOWER RHINE.
SITTING OF TIIE iBTH INST.
ACQUITTAL OF
THE PRISONERS.
At nine O'clock the CP:art was still more crowded than
on former occesionrs. in the inner court of the Palais de
Justice the military force was doubled. The sitting opened
at half-past niP26. -
•
President--Have the prisoners anything further to say
in their drArice ?
The prisoners bowed.
. The President then announced that the proceedings were
terminated and summed up. :A number of persons left the
Court. After the translation the President read the ques-
tions which' the
,Jury were called on to decide. Those
questions were 24 in numbers, six of which related to Col.
Vaudrey. The Jury retired at half-past 11, to deliberate
on the evidence, and on their quitting the Court, one au-
ditor exclaimed, " Acquit them, aequit them-:'
The Pre&dent—Expel every individual who excites
slightest disturbance in the Court. ...
M. 'Parquin rose, and turning towards the tribune whence
the interruption had proccedec, said, " You will injure the
cause of the prisoners instead of serving it."
M. Thierret—We most strenuously protest against such
exclamations. (This incident caused some sensation in the
Court, the greater part of the auditory blaming the demon-
stration that had been made.)
In about twenty-two minutes to Jury returned into
Court, and the President declared that he would order the
immediate arrest of any individual who should manifest
aloud either approbation or otherwise.
The foreman of the Jury, M. Vaiss, read the following
declaration :—" On my honour and conscic,nce, before God
and man, the answer of the Jury, to all the questions put to
them is no ; the prisoners are not tuilty." As soon as the
verdict had been pronounced, the most unequivocal tokens
of satisfaction were manifested from every part of the
Court. The prisoners were then brought in, and the smil-
ing countenances of all around them at once proclaimed
to them the deckion of the Jury. Madame Go.licrn
trembled violently, although she was directly made ac-
quainted with her acquittal. The other prisoners, how-
ever, restrained the expression of their feelings till the Re-
gistrar announced the verdict, when they embraced each
other with great emotion. Each of them warmly pressed
the bands of his Counsel. All eyes were filled with tears,
and, notwithst.mding the warnings of the President, the
Court resounded. with shouts of " Vive le Jury I" " Vive
le Jury &Alsace !" The same feeling was displayed in the
Court-yards and environs of the Palais de Justice. The
Jury had the greatest difficulty in making their way
through the crowds, who applauded their decision. The
populace. afterwards moved to the Rue du Fil, to the gate
of the prison. The prisoners, in order to escape the im-
pediments by which they would have been delayed, got
into a carriage, which was followed with continued accla-
mations, and thus proceeded to their respective homes.
Durinc, the rest of the day the town displayed the appear-
ance of a file, and even the garrison participated in the
general satisfaction.

- It ►vas reported in Court that the verdict was returned
by a majority of 8 to 4.

INFLUENZA.—Thr, metropolis yesterday (Sunday)
presented a melane,tioly spectacle of the mortality. now so
.generally prevalent. Funeral processions might be seen
proceeding 'in all directions to the numerous burial places
in and. around London, each with a long train of relatives
or i'riends, and presenting an unusual and extraordinary ap-
pearance, the undertakers not being able, to supply the de-
mand for mourning cloaks. The St. Pancras-Road was
crowded between the hours of three and five o'clock, and
so numerous were the funerals that at one time they ex-
tended nearly the whole distance from King's Cross to the
large burial-grounds beyond the turnpike, near the Old
Church. Within the two hours no less than forty-seven
coffins were borne along, attended by a vast concourse of
persons. At the gates of the grounds crowds collected, and
it was found necessary to statio❑ policemen to prevent the
ingress of the numerous persons who followed. None but
mourners were admitted. Many of the coffins were borne
by the friends of the deceased, who relieved each other at
stated intervals. For the last three days and nights the
sextons have been obliged to employ excavators and gar-
deners to dig graves. St. Pancras has been mentioned more
particularly as coming under the direct notice of the
writer, but similar melancholy evidence of the facts above
stated, were more or less observable in the various parishes
within the suburbs by the mortality occasioned by this
alarming epidemic. Whilst, however, the churchyards
were crowded, the churches were but thinly attended.
The awful circumstances were impressively dwelt upon from
the pulpit. Yesterday twenty-four funerals took place in
the burial-ground of Christchurch parish. Men were em-
ployed since four o'clock on Saturday afternoon in digging
the graves, and the Minister was engaged in performing
the funeral services until six o'clock.

The Influenza, or epidemic Catarrh, which is now
raging in Landon and other parts of the kingdom, is also
exceedingly prevalent here, but we have not heard of any
case in which it has been fatal.—Norivich Mercury.
On Wednesday, the 11th inst., Henry Burton, of
Hotham Hall, Esq., Member for the lobrough of Beverley,
had a dinner given to him by tho gentlemen of biN Com-
mittee, at the Qrecn Inn, 'Beverley.