The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-14 00:00:00

THE ,-UN, LONDON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1537.

IRELAND.

too, will be shortly settled, and to the perfect satisfaction of
the people of this country.—(Cheers.) Differences of opi-
nion might prevail on political occasions, but this 1 will say,
that our last meeting here was without any alloy whatever,
and the object of that was to address Lord Mulgrave.—
(Tremendous cheering.) It was a most gratifying occasion,
as is the present. We are here to-day convened by the
High Sheriff for the purpose of addressing our youthful
Queen on her accession to the throne of her ancestors. We
are assembled to express our most fervent hopes that the
' reign so auspiciously begun will realise all the expectations
formed of it by a loyal and devoted people.—(Hear, hear,
and cheers.) May her Majesty long continue to reign by
her acts in the hearts of her devoted and loyal subjects, and
proceed as she has commenced in a long, a wise, and a just
reign. I will not trespass further on the time of the meet-
ing than by moving a resolution, to present an address of
condolence to her Majesty the Queen, on the death of the
late Sovereign of these realms, and expressive of their gra-
tification on her accession to the throne.

Mit. SHELL IN Orneß.-7--ile independent electors of
Tipperary will probably have to gird up their loins for ano-
ther struggle with the faction. We have been just informed
that one of their representatives—the highly-gifted Richard
Sheil—has been appointed Secretary to the India Board.
We believe the salary is about 2,5001. per annum.—Free,

man.
GUNPOWDER PLOT.—The following excellent and Chris-
tian letter is published in the Dublin Evening Post, in which

3 ournal we are promised to-day some further communica-
tions on this matter, and the statement of some indecencies
which occurred in the country on the sth of November.

" TO THE EDITOR OF THE DUBLIN EVENING POST.
_ _ __

" Cornahii, Tyrrelspass, Nov. 10, 1837.
" Sir,—Under all the circumstances of the case, I think
that I am justified in soliciting from- you the insertion of
one more letter, I trust the last which I shall be compelled
to address you on the subject of the correspondence which
has arisen from the omission of the special service at the
Chapel Royal on the .sth of November.
" In the share which I have taken in this correspondence,
I can conscientiously declare that no unchristian spirit has
influenced me to the use of any term or sentiment which I
considered it necessary to employ ; and if, in the warmth of
discussion, I have been betrayed into the indulgence of any
unchristian expression, for that I most unaffectedly and un-
equivocally apologize.
" But let those who charge me with such an error lay
their hands on their hearts and say, whether it is a genuine
spirit of Christian benevolence and good-will, which, on the
present occasion, urges them in the course they are pursuing.
" On a careful revision, however, of my letters, I cannot
as yet discover any expression which I think it necessary to
recal ; and if I did charge Doctor Elrington with a want of
' candour,' I conceive that nothing which has transpired, in
the course of the correspondence, proves that the use of
the expression was inappropriate.
" I allege that the warfare was first commenced against
me, and I think that a very slight attention to dates will
I amply demonstrate this.
I " On the 31st October, Dr. Elrington resigned his Chap-

Sir FRANCIS M'DONNELL seconded the resolution.
The motion was then put from the Chair, and passed
unanimously.
The Earl of FINGALL rose and said—Mr. High Sheriff,
Noblemen, Gentlemen, and Freeholders of the county of
Meath, following the resolution proposed by my Noble
Friend, and which you have just adopted, I rise for the pur-
pose of reading to you an address to her Most Gracious
Majesty. After what has been said to you already on the
subject, and after the clear explanation that has been given,
it might appear superfluous on my part to add more. I will
say that after being aware of the sentiments of the people
—of their devotion to their Sovereign, qualified as that So-
vereign is by a sensible and wise education to do good to
all her subjects. I would not be right in detaining you.
But I will observe that I would be most glad that the pre-
sent meeting had not taken place until now, had it been
the case before this ; then we would not have to address
her Majesty further than upon her mere accession. Now,
however, we have to address her after her recorded senti-
ments towards her Irish subjects. Yes, she has declared
her gracious intention to place the people of this country
upon equal terms with the people of England and Scotland.
Now, that is all we look to—that is ail- we require—all we
want. We seek for perfect equality—with less we will
never be satisfied.—( Hear, hear, and great cheering.) We
declare, as British subjects, that we have .an undoubted
right to this, and that, represented as we are in the House
of Commons by persons entertaining similar sentiments, it
is a principle to which we are entitled, and to which we
should adhere—that of obtaining equal justice, equal laws,
equal rights, and equal privileges with every other subject
of the British empire.—(Great applause.) The Noble
Lord then proceeded to read the address, which was after-
wards put and unanimously adopted..
Mr. MORGAN O'CONNELL, M.P., then addressed the
meeting. He was received with the loudest acclamations.
He deemed it his duty to attend the present meeting,
convened as it was by parties so truly respectable. I
concur entirely in the Address that has been just read to
you. The Hon. Gentleman proceeded at some further
length on the subject of the Address, and concluded by
moving a vote of confidence in her Majesty's present Mi-
nisters.
The motion was seconded by Mr. BOYLAN, and after a
long and eloquent address from Mr. BRADY, a barrister, was
unanimously carried.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE, Bart., M.P., then rose, and was
received with loud acclamations. He said that he had to
move a resolution which he was convinced would meet with
the approbation of all who heard it. It was a declaration
of the confidence which they reposed in the administration
of their illustrious Viceroy, Lord Mulgrave, and his firm
determination to carry into effect her Majesty's intentions
for the benefit of this country. The speaker pronounced a
glowing and eloquent eulogy on the subject of the reso-
lution, and concluded by saying—We have a Queen and
we have her Ministers determined to do justice to Ireland ;
' and with Lord Mulgrave conducting the affairs of the Go-
' vernment, we have every reason to hope—none to despair.
• The resolution was seconded by Mr. BARNEWALL, and
• passed unanimously.
The Marquis of Hcadfort was then called to the chair,
thanks returned to the High Sheriff for his eery proper
conduct therein, and the assembly separated.
t,

laincy. The Evening Packet of the 2d November, and the
Evening Mail of the 3d, announce this fact with all its
particulars. By whom were those particulars furnished?
Certainly not by me ; and I presume and believe, not by
the Lord Lieutenant's Private Secretary. lam apprised
that Doctor Elrington himself announced them at a meeting
of the Association, which he attended on Thursday, the 3(1.
Be this fact as it may, Doctor Elrington and the Evening
Mail commenced their warfare on the 3d, and 1 think I am
justified in asserting that they combined in this unholy alli-
ance, and that the "materiel" and munitions of war were
furnished from the magazines of the Regius Professor of
Divinity—for, who was in possession of them but himself ?
The entire of the correspondence which ensued is before
the public. It is unnecessary to recapitulate it ; and I
shall only refer, in the triumph of conscious rectitude, to the
ample support my statements have received respecting the
authorised promulgation of the Queen's ordinance in Ireland
(I might add England) which has come forth now, at the
twelfth hour, from her Majesty's printers.
" I have only now to deal with Dr. Elrington'a letter of
the 7th November, and with one observation upon the se-
cond paragraph in it. I shall comfinc myself to a few brief
queries addressed to him.
" Dr. Elrington's extraordinary obliquity of mental vision
will not permit him to distinguish any difference "between con-
sulting his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, before I wrote
my letter, and informing him after it was written," but I
am satisfied that all who are not afflicted with a similar im-
perfection, will perceive, and justly appreciate the dis-
tinction, and deduce their conclusions accordingly.
" I repeat, (I would say advisedly, but the Doctor does
not seem to understand the meaning of the word) what I
said in my first letter, that, " I did not consider it requisite
to refer to his Excellency on the subject of Dr. Elrington's
communication to me," neither did I—l replied to it with-
out reference to his Excellency, and on this point I have no
hesitation in charging Dr. Elrington with a want of can-
dour, for he could not be at a loss to understand the mean-
ing of the passage, and there was no necessity except in the
weakness of his argument to pervert its meaning.
" Dr. Elrington states that the omission of the Service
for the sth of November arises, in his perish, from the want
of a congregation. I ask did he ever read—does-he con.
tinue to read—for he " can acknowledge no authority for
omitting it;' the enjoined proclamation and Act of Parlia-
i ment on the Sunday preceding the sth of November ; and
did he ever appoint a Service for that day for the purpose
of trying whether a congregation would attend ?
" Again, is not the communication of the contents of
any letters for the purpose of their being published, tanta-
mount to the publication of these letters ? When Dr. E.
communicated, either directly or indirectly, the contents of
those letters, did he not imagine that they would be pub-
lished?
" The Evening Mail, or the individual who personated
the editor on the occasion, pleases to taunt me with insinu-
ations as to the motives which governed my proceedings.
Such an insinuation does not come well from one who com-
pliments me on my courage on another occasion.. I am as
unaffected by the taunt as by the compliment—l am not
one to be influenced by any consideration such as he insi-
nuates—neither the taunts of the press, nor the influence of
en authority, such as that to which he alludes, shall ever
induce me to act contrary to my perception of what is right.
I thought that I was doing right in the course I was pur-
suing then—l am now convinced that I was right. lam
r.lad I did so, for I will say, unhesitatingly, that I li/cc not
the service which was used to he injoincd for the sth No-
vember. It is oppoied in its essence to that pure, and mild,
and Christian spirit which breathes in every line of our
admirable Liturgy. It tuas not promulgated by authority
in Ireland previously to the late mini% ersary-2-I hope that
before another year comes round, it will be obi ()gated by
authority—and I trust and pray that all the recollections
of mercies and deliverances vouchsafed to us, may hence-
forward ascend to the Throne of Grace, in language as ex-
pressive of sincere and fervent gratitude, but less calculated
to the violation of those holy precepts, which enjoin us to
cultivate with all our energies and affections—' Peace on
earth and good-will towards men.'
" I remain, Sir, your obliged,
"CHARLES ATIGNOLES."

CHARGE OF FORGERY—CURIOUS CASE.—A very re-
spectable gentleman, whose name is Shean, was brought be-
fore the Magistrates, charged with having forged a Bill of
exchange for 1,0001. on the Norwich Insurance Company.
The facts as stated were these :—ln 1832 an insurance was
effected on the life of Edward T. Hussey, Esq., of Rath-
kenny, county Meath, for 1,0001,, in order to secure that
amount to General Luscombe, to whom it had been due.
Subsequently, however, the money was paid to the General,
and Mr. Hussey transferred the policy of insurance to Sir
Edward Horatio Hussey. Mr. Hussey, jun., not wishing
to pay the annual premium, directed a Mr. M'Gusty to ne-
gotiate with the Norwich Insurance Company, where the
policy had been effected, to see what they would pay for
it, if it were given up to them. Mr. W. Roose, who
was at this period the agent of the Company, agreed
to give 50/. for it, but did not inform the Com-
pany of the transaction ; and Mr. M'Gusty, not know-
ing how a receipt should be filled, gave Mr. Roose a
blank signed by Mr. Hussev, which he (Roose), as it
appeared, filled for 1,0001., and made an entry in the books
as if Mr. Hussey had died. Some time since Mr. Shean
brought a bill to Mr. Lanauze for this amount, which was
objected to in consequence of it not being endorsed by Mr.
Hussey's signature, which Mr. M'Gusty proved at the po-
lice-office to be a forgery. Some delay occurred before the
bill would be negotiated, and Mr. Shean called several
times about it, but at length it came to the knowledge of
the Company that Mr. Hussey was still alive, that Reose
had left the country, and of course the whole charge rested
o❑ Mr. Shean.

Mr. Shean, in his defence, said that he only acted in the
transaction for Mr. 'loose, and that as soon as he disco-
covered how matters stool, he went to London to explain
the transaction to the Company.
To this Mr. M‘DoNAGH (who was Counsel for the Com-
pany) replied that he .was instructed to say no steps had
been taken by Mr. Sheen in the matter until it was all
blown up.
The Magistrates directed informations to be taken
against him, and bail was taken, himself in 1001., and two
sureties for 50/. each.

MR. SHARMAN caawFoaD.—Tha well-meaning but
wrong-headed gentleman appears fully resolved to indem-
nify himself for exclusion from speech-making in Parlia-
ment, by protracted letter-writing in the newspapers. Ho
has, we see, accordingly, opened the season, and compla-
cently resumed his epistolary amusements in the Northern
irhig, where the public is treated to a Crawfordsburn
epistle, occupying two entire columns of that ample and
well-printed paper. Mr. Crawford on the present occasion
enters the arena to battle with Mr. O'Connell upon the
point of patronage. O'Connell's crime, according to Craw-
ford, is an adhesion to the Melbourne Government, in re-
turn for pay and place. He contends that the Liberator
suspends, if not abandons, all the claims of Ireland, on con-
dition of obtaining a satisfactory disposal of patronage, and
a satisfactory administration of the Executive power ; that
Mr. O'Connell supports the present Ministry, contrary to
his before-declared opinions and demands for Ireland.
This, and a great deal more matter of inculpation is the
substance of Mr. Craw ford's letter.

An investigation into the conduct of Chief-constable Ma-
lone at the late election for Tralce was some time since
granted by the Government upon the representation of a
man named O'Connor, who in his memorial described him-
self as a "stanch Conservative." The accusation was in
effect that Malone showed partiality towards the Liberals in
the discharge of his duty. The inquiry continued from
Thursday to Tuesday last, before a large bench of magis-
trates, the great majority of whom are Tories, and the re-
sult was the honourable exculpation of the accused, who
was complimented by the bench as having acted throughout
the election in a manner becoming an intelligent, zealous,
and efficient public officer.
A similar inquiry was had in Cork relative to the conduct
of constable Moriarty. The result was, the opinion of the
magistrates that the charges were not sustained, and that
he did no more than his duty.

We have not time to-day for more than this cursory al-
lusion to the controversy, nor is it necessary to defend the
courso pursued by Mr. O'Connell. The life of the Libe-
rator is the •best answer to his objectors. And, without
meaning any the slightest discourtesy to Mr. Crawford, we
must be pardoed by him if we are henceforth found some-
times passing 6y unnoticed his long letters.

VICTORY-OF THE LIBERALS.—After a contest, con-
tinued for five days, the election to the five vacancies in the
Board of Police Commissioners, for Belfast, closed yester-
day. This victory is one of very great importance ; and
we have a strong expectaticn that it will be attended with
the best consequences. For the last few years, the violence
and abuse of the Tory party, and their dictatorial and
monopolizing proceedings, were most offensive, and calcu-
lated to produce and keep up bad feeling in the town.—
Belfast Northern Whig.

GREAT MEETING OF THE COUNTY MEATH.
The following is the promised Report referred to by u s
in The Sun of Saturday last :
Mr. WINTER, having read the requisition convening the
meeting, said—My Lords and Gentlemen, a requisition
having been presented to me, signed by a great majority of
the rank, wealth, and respectability of the County of Meatb,
I did not for a moment hesitate to comply with the request
contained in that requisition to convene you here to-day.
The present is an important crisis in our history. A young
Sovereign has ascended the throne, and under circum-
stances that I trust will tend to promote the happiness of
her people. An enlightened education, by a sensible mo-
ther, will, I am confident, have the effect of equal justice
being dealt forth to all her subjects. If the people will but
conduct themselves in the same quiet, calm, and orderly
manner that has for some time back distinguished them, I
have no doubt whatever that very soon there will be such
arrangements made by the present administration as will
establish permanently the benefit of the country, and that
the reign of Queen Victoria will bo distinguished by the
concession of equal rights to all.—( Applause.)
The Marquis of HEADFORT rose and said—Mr. Sheriff,
Noblemen, and Gentlemen, during the space of many years
I have been frequently at meetings of this County con-
nected with the welfare and benefit of Ireland, to obtain for
this country redress of her grievances, and to meet the
wants and wishes of the people. We on those occasions
assembled for the assertion of the rights of civil and reli-
gious freedom.—(Cheers.) Well, that object was granted
so far by the Bill of Catholic Emancipation. We then met
for reform—that, too, was granted. We have also met on
the subject of the tithe question.—( Hear.) I trust that,