The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-21 00:00:00

SIR, ItOBER:1` FELL.

Sir Robert Peel has addressed the following letter to
the Observer, in relation to an article which we
copied from that Journal during the week. The Observer
has declined to declare on what authority it made the
statements alluded to :

TO THE EDITOR OF THE OBSERVER.

Drayton Manor, Fazeley, Oct. 14, 1839.

Suzi—l have just seen a paragraph in the Observer
of yesterday, which I should have let pass without the
slightest notice, had not you declared that the state-
ments therein made were made upon the most positive
authority.
The statements to which I refer are the following :
That eertain Protestants in Ireland " had demanded to
know in plain terms whether the advent of Toryism
was in reality to be the signal for civil war in Ireland."
That " the answer given on behalf of Sir Robert Peel
was to this effect—that it, was required for the suste-
nance of the Tory party to keep up and enforce the No-
Popery feeling in England, but that there was no design
of pushing the exterminating principle in Ireland so far
as actually to excite rebellion."
That it was added, " that the necessities of the party
required such expedients, and that in fact the end must
he taken to justify the means of deceit and falsehood
by which it was brought about."
You proceed to observe that " you can state upon
the most positive authority that such language has been
held, such explanations made, such excthes given by
persons who speak the sentiments of Sir Robert Peel ;"
and to this you add, " that you trust you have proved
that there is no term of abuse sufficiently strong to mark
the infamy of such double-faced policy."
Now as it is utterly untrue, so far as I am concerned,
or have any knowledge, that any such or similar com-
munications have been made, directly or indirectly, on
the part of Irish or other Protestants, or that, with
my sanction or cognizance, any such explanations have
been given, or language held, as that to which you refer
—as, in short, I never heard one word on the subject
of these alleged communications and explanations until
I read the article in the Observer, I cannot doubt,
after the declarations you have made as to the positive
authority on which you have spoken, and considering the
terms you have applied to the policy which you impute
to me, that you will consider it an act of common justice
to declare publicly what is that positive authority upon
which your statements have been made, and who are
the parties who have professed to give answers on my
behalf, and to speak my sentiments.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
ROBERT PEEL.

SPORTING IN TELLIGEN CE.

NORTHALLERTON RACES,—TuunsnAy.

Siveep;takes of 20 cove. each, h ft., vrith:lo added by W. B.
Wrightson, Esq., M.P., the second saved his stake ; for t wo-
yr-old colts, Bst 51b ; and fillies, Bst 21b ; The winner of any
two-yr-old stake this year 3 lbs extra; of any two-yr-old
stake at Doncaster slbs extra. Two-yrs-old Course.
Mr. Gill's b c Resolution, by Physician (Oates) 1
Colonel Cradeck's b c Gallypot, by Physician
Duke of Cleveland's b f Laura, Sister to Eliza 3

Betting-6 to 4 agst Gallypot, 2to 1 agst Laura, and sto 2
apt Resolnt.on. Wen easy.
The Town Plate of 501., for maiden horses, &c. ; three-yr-olds,
7st 101 b ; four yrs, Bst 81b ; five yrs, test. 121 b ; six yrs and
aged, 9st ; mares .Lnd geldings aliowed2lbs. Two-mile heats.
Mr. Shaftue's bc by Physician, 3 yrs ( Heseltine) 0 I 1
Mr. Bell's bl c Bumblekite, 2 yrs
Air. Loy's b c Ararat, by Liverpool, 3 yrs
Mr. Wormald's ch g Centipede, 4 yrs 2 0 0
Mr. Howard's b f Orelia,.3 yrs 8 0 0

Mr. Attwood b f Armelle, by Physician, 3 yrs 0 0 0
Mr. Aglionby's b f Sister to Petrel, 4 yrs 0 0 dr
First heat--Betting, 2 to I agst Orelia, 3 to I agst Mr. Shaf-
toe's colt, 4to 1 agst Ararat, and sto 1 agst Centipede. Won
by a length. Second heat—Betting, sto 2 agst. Ararat, and
3to 1 agst Mr. Shaftoe's colt. A goonl race, and won by half
a neck. Third heat-2 to lon Mr. Shaftoe's colt. Won by
half a length.

FRIDAY.
A Gold Cup, value 100 guineas Two miles.

Sir .T. P. Beresford's br c The Provost, 3 yrs (Oates) 1
Alr. Wrightson's br c Kremlin, by Sultan, 3 yrs
A Plate of 50/. Two mile heats.

Mr. llese'tine's br f The Shadow, 3 yrs 3 1 1
Mr. Vansittart's bf by Sandbeek, 3 yrs
M. Haworth's b f Fair Louisa, 3 yrs 4 2 dr
Mr. Clark's ch c Auckland, 3 yrs