The Sun.
London, England, 1837-04-10 00:00:00

IRELAND.

ENGLISH DISSENTERS.—The Barony of Ennishowen is the
first from which petitions in behalf of the English Dissenters
has emanated. At the Greatßeform Meeting inDonegal,where
these requisitions for justice to England, as well as Ireland,
were adopted, it appears that not less than 35,020 persons
were in attendance, comprising some extensive landholders,
and a proportion of Presbyterians, and many, says the Dublin
Evening Post, " like the respected Chairman, Captain Hart,
who had been high Tories and Brunswickers, until the monster
grievance of the Irish Church had compelled them to join the
ranks of the Liberals."

ORANGE-DIRT.— We think it well that our readers should
occasionally sec the sort of sewer slang which the Tory hire-
lings, for want of better weapons, do not hesitate to use when
hard pressed. The Mail exposes the weakness of the political
position of its party, as well as indicates its own predilection
for dirt-throwing, after the following form. Speaking of
Mr. O'Connell's recommendation to create a fund to
preserve purity of election, the Mail asks, " but where
are all these fifties to come from ?" and then proceeds
to answer itself in a ♦ein of delicate propriety." Most
of the Milers (says our polished Contemporary) find it
a nice matter enough to squeeze out a qualification,
not to talk of their diet and lodging in some cheap and
nasty boarding-house in the purlieus of Saint Giles. We sus-
pect that if this tax be enforced, even the frank money will
fall short, and that many Members of the House of Commons
will be put upon short commons indeed. It is very easy for
Mr. O'Connell to post the coal (as the phrase is)—for he has
nothing to do but vote against his speech again, and send
round his hat amongst those benefitted by his flexibility and
cover his advances—but which of his retainers dare resort to
such an expedient ? The Empire itself is the boundary of
Daniel's walk. Heaven help the beggar found trespassing on
his manor !"

What admirable cogency of argument shines throughout the
above paragraph 1 The 'railers with O'Connell also will of
course for the future hide their diminished heads, if they do
not first die of grief and mortification.
TUE ORANGE LODGES. —On the afternoon of Monday
se'nnight, in Nn-Limavady, while the police were putting
a stop to a petty quarrel which took place in the fair,
a man—strongly suspected of having been sent there
to provoke a disturbance by the relations of an Orange-
man who had been convicted at the Assizes-Lprocceded
to abuse and obstruct them in the most violent manner. The
police seized the fellow and were taking him away, when
they were furiously assaulted by the mob ; and, being but six
in number, were forced to let the prisoner go, and retreat to
their barracks. A heavy brick-bat was thrown at Captain
Crofton, who commanded the party, which severely cut his
check ; and a person, who is a distinguished functionary of
one of the Lodges, endeavoured to wrench the Captain's
sword from him, but, though he failed in that, he bent the
weapon nearly double. The most guilty of those concerned
in this outrage have been fully identified, and will be made to
answer for it in due course of law.—Londonderry Journal.
COUNTY OF CAVAN.—Our valued Correspondent from
Cavan says, he is informed that the military movements in
that quarter are in consequence of some information given to
the Government by one of the boys, now an inmate of Kil-
kenny gaol.—Evening Mail.
We quote the preceding paragraph to show to what vulgar
and wretched shifts the Orange scribblers are reduced for
topics.

On Wednesday morning as Miss Williams, the go-
verness in the Countess of Lindsey's family, was walking out
with the two Misses Pegus, the granddaughters of that lady,
by the side of the canal, when about half a mile from Uffing-
ton-house, the younger lady, Miss Elizabeth, a fine girl, thir-
teen years old, in stooping to assist a favourite dog out of the
water, overbalanced herself ant fell into the stream, which was
at the time very deep. Miss Pegus and Miss Williams made
many unsuccessful attempts to rescue her, but she floated down
out of their reach. When her sister found her inability to
afford help, she ran to the house- and procured assistance, by
which time twenty minutes had elapsed. Medical aid was
called in, and, after three hours' unavailing efforts to restore
animation, all hopes of rescuing the unfortunate child from

death were given up. A Coroner's Inquest will be held on
the body on Saturday.—Lincolnshire Chronicle.

We regret to announce the death of Dr. Mower,
of St. James's-place, physician to the Hospital Ship at Dept-
ford. Dr. Mower was a very intelligent and gentlemanly
man, highly respected by those who had the pleasure of his
acquaintance.-11Iedical Gazette.

The French authorities have released one of the
five Channel Islands fishing-boats lately taken by them, and
three others will also be given up. We believe the fifth will
be detained. —Jersey Patriot.
C RCH-R A TES.--We understand that the
Guildry Incorporation ore about hold a meeting for the pur-
pose of adopting Petitions in favour of the Ministerial
Chnrch-rate Bill. A requisition, numeroasly signed, calling
a meeting, bas been presented to the Dean. ' The hammer-
men and some of the other Incorporations in the City are
about to take similar steps. —Bath Courier.

Vie Duchess of Sutherland steam-ship left Downes'
Wharf for Inverness on Saturday morning, with a considera-
bl a number of passengers, many of whom were going to vote
At the county of Ross and Cromarty election, which takes
place on Friday next.
On Wednesday night last, at rather a late hour, a
somewhat Singular circumstance occurred near the town of
Bury. Two men, of the middling class of life, were return-
ing to their homes, when they were accosted by two of the
gypsey tribe, who stopped them, and demanded their money.
These Suffolk farmers did not sufficiently understand this
Bohemian mode of administering justice, and therefore, con-
trary to the advice continually given, they thought fit to take
the law into their own hands, and resist such inopportune de-
mands. Thoy contested the point with the Egyptians, and,
after a fierce fight, in which the latter had the worst of it,
succeeded in capturing their assailants, and lodging them in
safe custody. They were subsequently taken before a magis-
trate, and are now in gaol. We hare not heard the names of
these resolute men ; but,. whoever they are, they deserve the
thanks of the community ; and it were well if others had the
courage under similar circumstances to follow their example.
KENT.—Kent has now the misfortune to have
three Tories to one Liberal Representative. If the men of
Kent have. four Liberals pitted against four Tories at the next
election, they will then have an opportunity afforded them of
wiping away the foul stain that now attaches itself to them.—
Kent Herald.

The strongest and apparently the most impassable
barrier which was experienced in the late Louth Steeple Race
was a newly-plashed hedge placed upon a lofty bank, with a
broad ditch on each side. In the line selected by Mr. Eiisea
on Maid Marian it was most gallantly but most indiscreetly
charged at a place which measured eight feet from the ground,
and it was cleared without touch a twig. The distance
from the mare's leaving the gre,:ind to her alighting was by a
careful admeasurement thQ incredible one of 33 feet.

The Bucks- Gazetfe-.States that at the meeting re-
cently held of the: D;::-,senting Ministers of the town and neigh-
bourhood of 130()Tord, it was unanimously agreed to support
the GoverrAmPist in their endeavours to effect the abolition of
the Chusith.-rates, and to afford relief to the Dissenters.
MALT TAX.—The members of the Agricultural
Sorlety, and others interested in the repeal of the Malt Tax,
' are once more animated with a hope that their wishes will be
speedily accomplished by the general adoption by the Govern-
ment of Captain Rudkin's invention for preventing evasion of
the spirit duties in distilleries. After having allowed the case
to slumber for four years, the Lords of the Treasury are once
more acting upon the suggestion of the Duke of Wellington's
Government, and giving the apparatus another trial in the bands
of Dr. Birkbesk, who has selected a small brewery at Hoxton
for anew seris of experiments, at the public expense, the re-
sult of which will be reported in the course of the present
SMiQll,—,Baks Gazet(e,