The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-22 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS

In the Times of yesterday we are told, on the faith
of a correspondent, whose name of course is concealed,
that the magistracy of Ireland is about to be weeded
of every individual of property or independence, and
stocked with none but those so blindly subservient to
the great agitator, that the magistracy may become
what, according to the Times, the Queen's troopssmow
quartered in Ireland and the constabulary are—the
ready tools of a Popish priesthood in all their villain•
ous malpractices and outrages. This report, of course,
has originated in the wise and manly course lately
adopted y the Irish Government (to which we have had
occasion so frequently to allude), in removing from the
commission of the peace a gentleman whodid not hesitate
to d:grade the office he held by appearing in the light,
not alone of an indecent partisan, but of holding up
to imitation and to honour a period distinguished
by features of the most wanton persecution, in-
flicted, in the teeth of every feeling of humanity,
upon his Catholic countrymen. That the magis-
tracy of Ireland requires a purging of no inconsider-
able strength we hesitate not to believe ; and we are
equally convinced that the Irish Government will not
lack either sagacity to discover the proper remedy, or
courage to apply it, careless of a clamour similar to
that which has attended their late just and vigorous
act. But our chief object in referring to our Contem-
porary is to inhibit one of those outrageous violations
of truthwhich dailydisfigure its columns, and make us only
hold up our hands in astonishment at the recklessness
with which the most astounding assertions are put forth
to serve the purposes of the present moment. The ob-
ject laboured at by the Tory press is to persuade the
English people that the Protestants of Ireland arc ex-
cluded from every post of dignity, emolument, and
strength, and replaced by Papists, subservient to the
interests of Mr. O'Connell, and ready to assist the
priesthood in all their villainous malpractices. Thus
we read in the Times of yesterday the following start-
ling statement :
" The Queen's troops being under the command of Mr.
Daniel O'Conneli's viceroy, it is clear that no check upon
anarchy or insurrection can be looked for from such a
source. By an act passed within these two years, the po-
lice or civil force of Ireland has been so remodelled as to
afford a fruitful field of patronage to the Papist agitators,
and through the friendly and liberal bias of the Castle has
been so purged of Protestant dross, and so enriched with the
precious metal of O'Connellism, as to answer all the pur-
poses of negative at least (if not yet active) assistance, to
the villainous malpractices and outrages instigated by the
Popish priesthood."

Now, as to the British army, that portion of it now
in Ireland being under the command of Mr. O'Con-
nell we shall say nothing, only hoping that that brave
and honourable body will appreciate the delicacy of
the compliment. But as to the composition of the
police or civil force, we shall just insert the following
table of the exact state of the case, and then let, our
readers judge how apt an instrument it has become to-
wards accomplishing the villainous malpractices of the
Popish priesthood. First, as to the Magisterial De-
partment, see how effectually the poor Protestants are
shouldered from it :

Protestants.

Catholics.

Thirty-two Lords Lieutenant of
Counties
Thirty-nine Stipendiary Magis-

trates
The almost exclusive Protestantism of the unpaid
magistracy, is admitted by the limes: Now, look to
the Constabulary, and see how omnipotent the vil-
lainous priesthood must be with such a weapon at its
command

Protestants. Catholics.

Inspector-General
Two deputies 2
Four provincial deputies 3
Chief clerk t
Thirty-six sub-inspectors ... 32
188 chief constables
Eighteen paymasters l5

212 38
Now, considering this, that the Papists are to the
Protestants in this department as one to six, and that
in the House of Commons they actually amount to a
sixteenth of the entire body, who can doubt that
the glory of this Protestant State is set for ever ?
We cannot conclude without another quotation
from the Times—which we shall treasure up, and
refer to, whenever the Times shall expatiate on
the blessings of a Tory Government, and a Pro-
testant ascendancy. The Catholics of Ireland
constitute six-sevenths of the people. From the Re-
volution of 1688 up to the passing of the Emancipa-
tion Act, the Government of that country was a Pro-
testant ascendancy. A Protestant Church for 300
years has there existed, endowed with immeasurable
funds, possessing all the means that wealth and power
can bestow to ameliorate the condition and raise the
moral standard of the people. Let the 'Times bear
witness to how far that Protestant ascendance, assisted
by its handmaid the Church, has produced those re-
sults for which alone a Government or institutions
should exist, namely, the improvement of the people.
The Times thus describes the present condition of the
Catholics :
u With the opposite party are to be found brute numbers
—thick, deep, impenetrable ignorance—extreme poverty,
ferocious passions, outrageous violence, contempt for law,
recklessness of the future, a creed which places the multi-
tude in vassalage to a body of well-organised, artful, and
aspiring teachers, who regard the Protestant State no other-
wise than as a foe with whom their interests, if not their
duties, bind them to wage everlasting warfare, until they
shall have filially overturned it, and transferred its resources
to themselves."

This after 150 years of Protestant ascendancy, and
this put forward by a Journal bellowing daily for a
revival of that ascendancy !—Morning Chronicle.

TIIE " APOLLO" STEAM SH IP.—Numerous un-
expected difficulties have occurred to retard the efforts
making for raising the Apollo steam-ship, but it should seem
from a letter received yesterday morning by Mr. Bleadon,
Secretary to the Commercial Steam Navigation Company,
that Captain Bush, who has the ,superintendence of the
operations going on, entertains sanguine hopes that all diffi-
culties are at last surmounted, and that, if the weather does
but continue moderate, he shall be able to raise the wreck
within 04 hours. When got to the surface the same means
by which the buoyancy necessary for upraising her was im-
parted will be maintained in action to keep her afloat while
manual and mechanical forces are being app!i ,d for carrying
her in shore, and placing her as high upon the beach as
the state of the tide and other circumstances will permit.
It is only during the hour before and that next following
high water that the principal operations by which the ves-
sel is expected to be raised, can be carried on. The inter-
mediate time is occupied in minor arrangements, in making
descents with the diving apparatus to ascertain what changes
may have taken place in the state of the wreck, and in ad-
justing the tackle, and making preparations for the next vi-
gorous attempt at upraising. The large green buoy laid
down by the Trinity Company to mark the locality of the
wreck, has ceased to answer the designed purpose, having
either drifted away or been carried away by some vessel.
The remains of the unfortunate stewardess of the Apollo,
Mrs Ann Jones, have been buried in Gravesend church-
yard. All the expenses of a respectable funeral were de-
frayed by the Commercial Steam Navigation Company, and
the poor woman was followed to the grave by numerous
relatives.

On Monday evening an inquest was held at St.
Thomas's Hospital, on view of the body of James Hughes.
It appeared from the evidence of Thomas Hughes, the
brother of the deceased, that he was occasionally employed
in the service of Mr. Balls, an extensive omnibus proprietor
at Brixton-hill, and that on the Tuesday previous, being
somewhat in liquor, he was passing through the stable to
the hay-loft, where, under such circumstances, he usually
slept, when he received a kick on the side of the face, but
of which he took no notice for several days. On Friday
night last witness eal:ed him to assist in dressing his horses,
and only receiving a few incoherent sounds for an answer,
thought he was drunk, and took no further notice of the
matter. The next morning, however, when deceased came
down to his breakfast, his month was turned crooked, and
his jaws appeared to be quite fixed. A surgeon was then,
for the firit time, applied to, and he directed him to be con-
veyed to the hospital. In answer to several questions from
the jury, he said that if the mare were not touched she
would not kick, but, in other respects, she was so vicious
" that she would not allow another horse to look at her."
Mr. W. Cuthbert, house-surgeon, stated that the deceased
exhibited decided symptoms of lock jaw when he was brought
to the hospital, ar.d of which he died in it few hours. Ver-
dict—Accidental death.
Some time ago a publisher of periodicals applied
for his discharge in the Insolvent Court, and described
himself a " proprietor of the World !! !" They must be
bard times, indeed, when a man of such extensive pro-
perty is reduced to the necessity of taking the benefit
the ad !

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DONCASTER RACES.

Doncaster, Wednesday Night.
The settling for the St. Leger took place this morning at
the betting-room, and went off much in tho usual way. A
good deal of money changed hands ; but, as one party had
travel southward to scrape together enough to meet a deficit of
about 3,0001., and one or two others were rather shot t, the
whole amount of the winnings (in all about 25,0001.) gds not
forthcoming. Mango, although unengaged, is still at Don-
caster, and will remain until Friday, to enable Mr. Herring,
the animal Fainter, to complete his portrait for the MN rxr.
Egcria will also remain until Friday, to run fur the cup. We
are happy to state that Scott is going on very favourably, and
that there arc hopes of the injury not being of a nature to pre-
vent his riding when restored to health.
The racing to-day was very poor ; not that this is at all un-
common, fur it is the custom here to put the poor and uninte-
resting races into Wednesday's list, in order that the settling
may Out be interrupted, and that the visitors may have a rest
between the Leger and Cup days. The weather was beauti-
ful, and the company respectable in number and quality.
Free Handicap of 10 sous. each, h. ft, with 30 added by the Cor-
poration. One mile. 4 Subs.
Mr. Allen's Promise

The Doncaster Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25 to the tirst and 10
to the second horse, added by the Corporation. Two miles.
Mr. Heseltine's Slashing Harry. . ....... . .... walked over
The Selling Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 30 added by the Corpo-
ration. St. Leger course. The winner to be sold for 200 sovs. &c.
Mr. Rhodes's br. c. Conservative, 3 yrs Lye 1
Mr. T. Walters's ch. g. Sir Felix, 5 yrs
5 to 2on Conservative, who made all the running, and won in a
canter. He was claimed.