The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-18 00:00:00

THE MOORS.

We are happy to be enabled to state that our information
from all quarters concurs in representing the prospects of a
good grouse season as highly flattering. On the lower hills,
in particular, the covies are numerous and the birds strong—
so much so,indeed, that a sportsman of great experience in the
Perthshire moors, informs us that he has not unfrequently
found them no farther advanced on the 12th of August than
they are at present.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, JULY 14.
GENERAL ASSOCIATION.
LORD DURHAM, MR. O'CONNELL, AND THE, MARQUIS
OF WESTMEATIL—At the adjourned meeting of this body
held to-day at the Corn Exchange, after some preliminary
proceedings, Mr. O'Connell animadverted on the speech
recently delivered in the House of Lords by the Marquis of
Westmeath, who is reported to have stated that Lord
Mulgrave had entertained at the Castle of Dublin a man
convicted of a serious offence against the law, although
never punished. " I must say (declared Mr. O'Connell)
that that is a gross falsehood as regards me—indeed, the
only way of describing those things is by calling them by
their own names—it is a complicated LIE. Why, (con-
tinued the Learned Gentleman), I dined at the Castle, if
such be an honour, at the Time that Lord Wellesley first
represented the Tories in Ireland—when he was the Lord
Lieutenant of the Tories, and as to invitations to dinner, I
will stand the test with the Marquis of Westmeath, for I '''';
believe I gave as many dinners in one year as he has given '
during the entire of his life. Ido not consider it any great •
honour either to dine inside or outside the castle, but the real
fact I think might have been stated. But the point for
which I call it a complicated lie is that of ' my being con-
victed
of a serious offence.' I never was convicted of any of- .
fence, and if the Marquis of Westmeath is able to read.
which I doubt considerably, he must have read the papers,
returned to the House of Lords with respect to the proceed-
ings carried on against me by Mr. Blackburne, the then At-
torney-General,
and from which he has seen, or may see,
that his statement, is false. I refused to plead to an indict-
ment,
because I had undertaken to carry that indictment,
before judgment, to the House of Lords, and that was only
an indictment for disobeying a proclamation. I have all
my life disobeyed, and always will disobey any illegal pro-
clamation. I would not think it necessary to notice the
paltry calumny, but that the speech includes a charge of
high treason against me, and states that I was equal to the
traitors of 1798.—(Hear, hear.) I am bound to say that
whoever made use of those expressions he is a liar, and he '
knows he is a liar—l feel it my duty to state, that
I am a more loyal man than the person who made such
an assertion, and the truth of that accusation against
me may judged of from this, that the Lord Lieute-
nant told the person that he would not give the least credit
to his assertion, and yet that man is continued a Lord Lieu-
tenant of a county in Ireland. I hope the government
will be strong enough not to have any man in such a
situation whose word cannot be believed.—(Hear, hear.)
The Lord Lieutenant was reported to say distinctly that
lie did not deserve credit for the observations he made, be-
cause he made a statement previously against the gaoler of
Mullingar, every word of which was false, according to the
report. Surely the Government will not leave the Marquis
of Westmeath any longer as Lord Lieutenant of the
county. They can easily get a proper person. If I were
produced as a witness, and would speak of him precisely as
he deserves, taking care, however, to come at the "wind's
side" of him, for he is rather unsavoury in breath''"(Laughter.)
We regret that our limits preclude the practicability of
teansferring to our columns the observations made by Mr.
O'Connell in reference to Lord Durham's letter. We must
content ourselves with the following extracts :—Mr. O'Con-
nell said—" I hail its publication as a new era in political
events, and k affords an opportunity of showing the sincerity
with which the Reformers of Ireland will rally round the
best class of English Reformers. In that class the Earl of
Durham is to be placed. I believe him to be the most
consistent of public men—he has been the friend of Re-
form—moderate in tone and language, and in the measures
which he suggested, but persevering in his exertions, friendly '
to liberty, and determined to preserve the Constitution.—
(Cheers.) Ido not think any man could stand higher iii
the estimation of the people of the three kingdoms. He
enjoys in Great Britain at once the respect and admiratio,a
of the throne, the higher classes, and the people, and strads
in a prouder station in this way than perhaps any sulai;ect in
the realm. Is it not to be supposed that such a nololeman
must know the sentiments of the Court of which he speaks ?
I intend to propose that the polititicl creed of Lord Dur-
ham is that of this Association as well as of all liberal and
enlightened Irishmen. I have another proposition to make.
When we put up that placard to which I have often called
your attention, we had very little anticipation that under
Providence we should be so soon blessed with a youthful
Queen, whose attributes so eminently qualify her to render
the people of this realm, but particularly Ireland, look for-
ward to a happy and joyful reign. I mean to propose that
this placard having on it, ' England has Municipal Re-
form, Scotland has Municipal Reform, Ireland has beery
deemed unworthy of Municipal Reform—lrishmen at-
tend" should now be taken down, and that a placard to
this effect be substituted for it :—For the Queen and Li-
berty, for the Queen and the Constitution, for the Queen
and Reform:—(Loud cheers.) This will be my second,
motion. I will then move that an address from this As-
sociation should be presented at once to the Queen, stating'
the injustice which has been committed in the House of
Lords, against Ireland, by the Tory faction. The Con-
stitution gives her no power certainly to reverse their de-
cree. But we will intimate to her, that the decision was
dictated by the Tory faction. We tell her that the Tory
faction has always oppressed us. We will point out this first
act of injustice with which they have already stain, d the
annals of her auspicious reign ; we will show her t'aat this
base faction have already committed a crime
arainst the
people of Ireland, which will be recorded as the first which
marked her sovereignty. We will appeal to her against
this faction ; we will implore her to keep them from her
•
Councils.—(Hear, hear.) Let us request Lord Durham
to present this address to her Majesty, in that manger
which he thinks most respectful to her, and in ii way
which,
may be most useful to Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) And ag
doubt,ha will
been he
daisgnified. glorious,
_
long as I exist, I am determined that, upon the commissions
every new crime against Ireland, we shall appeal to the
generous feelings of our well-brought up and well-educated! .
as
the
Sovereign,com mwehnocseemlei fnet,
of
haveher carter
no
(Loud and continued cheers.) Lord Durham is for thy;
prerogative of the Throne—so are we. He is for presery -
ing the privileges of the higher classes—so are we ; and, 'ne
is also for the protection of the franchises and privilmmi of
Cheers.) We would have the
beautiful column of the Constitution, not with the ape%
higher classes the shaft, and the centre surmounted avid!
people—so
are
Crown,we.—(Cheers,)
We would have the people as the pedestal, the
the Constitutionalas the capital. —(Cheers.) I
have much delight in declaring this adhesioneaiL d TOur-
hamthinfusion of the firm and patriotic
party. y. If there should
of Or
excellent Nobleman is imbued."
to the ranks of the Liberal t
inverted.thee
be any timidity now in the Ministry, will be remedied by
it . . . .
spirit with which this
The resolutions were unanimously adopted, and the
meeting soon afterwards separated.
....—...._
0., S,

_rn Aturday morning, shortly after five o'clock, a
green-grocer, living in Paradise-street, Lambeth Welk,
named Kenny, committed suicide by nearly severing his
head from his body with a razor. The unhappy man got LIP
as usual to go to market, dressed himself, and in a few—rni-
nutas after was found by his wife weltering in his blood. Po-
lice constable, 22 L, was called in, and he instantly ran for a
surgeon, but before he returned the vital spark had fled. No
cause can be assigned for the rash act, as he was doing a good
business, and appeared in excellent spirits on the Fireoioug
evening. The unfortunate who was greatly respected by hit;
neighbours, has left a wife, but no children.
ARTESIAN WELLS.—In the tertiary basin •of Per-
pignan and the chalk of Tours, there are subtercanerai water/
which have an enormous upward pressure. Tho water of sit
Artesian well in Rousillon, rises from 30 to 50 feet above- the
surface. At Perpignan and Tours, M. Arago slates, that; the
water rushes up with so much force, that a cannon ball pl. Iced
in tlto pipe of an Artesian well is instantly ejected by the as-
eending stream. In Lincolnshire, where wells of this desc
tion have been long fully as common as in Artois (whence the
name Artesian) they are characteristically called Blow Wtlis.
llfayozine,

THE LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAOR-

DINARY, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1837.

BY THE QUEEN.

A PROCLAMATION FOR DISSOLVING THE PRESENT PARLIA-
MENT, AND DECLARING THE CALLING OF ANOTHER.
VICTORIA, R.

Whereas we have thought fit, by and with the advice of
our Privy Council, to dissolve this present Parliament,
which stands prorogued to Thursday, the 10th day of Au-
gust next, we do for that end publish this our Royal Pro-
clamation, and do hereby dissolve the said Parliament ac-
cordingly ; and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the
Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, and the Commissioners
for Shires and Burghs, of the House of Commons, are dis-
charged from their meeting and attendance on the said Thurs-
day, the 10th day of August next. And we, being desirous
and resolved, as soon as may be, to meet our people, and to
have their advice in Parliament, do hereby make known to
all our loving subjects our Royal will and pleasure to call
a new. Parliament. And do hereby further declare, that
with the advice of our Privy Council, we have givenorder
that our Chancellor of that part of our United Kingdom
called Great Britain, and our Chancellor of Ireland, do
respectively, upon notice thereof, forthwith issue out writs
in due form, and according to law, for calling a new Par.
liament. And we do hereby also, by this our Royal Pro-
clamation under our great Seal of our United Kingdom,
require writs forthwith to be issued accordingly by our said
Chancellors respectively, for causing the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal and Commons, who are to serve in the said
Parliament, to be duly returned to, and give their atten-
dance in, our said Parliament ; which writs are to be re-
turnable on Monday, the 11th day of September next.
Given at our court at Buckingham Palace, this 17th
day of July, 1837, and in the first year of our reign.
GOD SAVE TIIE QUEEN.