The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-30 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Doeurt, Ana. 28
BANKRUPTCY JUDGE.—The Pilot says that it is con
templated, or at least pressed on the government to ap
point Mr. P. Plunket, son of Lord Plunket, as the second
Bankruptcy Judge. The Mail goes further, and informs
its readers that this young gentleman has been actually
nominated by his father. To both parties the appointment
appears equally objectionable. The Pilot strongly depre-
cates the appointment of Mr. Plunket, observing that
" the Government owes nothing to Lord Plunket—he is
an incubus, not an aid—and in all conscience he has got
enough for self and family. " Let the person appointed,"
continues our contemporary, " be some one to whom the
public has trusted business. There are no want of such
among the Liberal bar."
The /Ifai/ makes, amongst others, the following re-
marks on the subject :—" Lord Plunket is a provident
parent, and no one can deny that he is an excellent family
man, and provides (always, however, at the public expense)
splendidly for his children. The Hon. Patrick Plunket—
a young barrister, whom we verily believe never held a brief
in his life—indeed, we doubt whether, for more than a
term or two, he condescended to wear the wig and gown—
he, this young man, has been nominated by his father to the
situation of a judge—second judge of the Bankrupt Court,
with a salary of 1,500/. a year ! This office was created
during the last session by Lord Plunkct himself, with what
view is now pretty evident."
O'CONNELL AND CRAWFORD.—The letter to which al-
lusion was made in a recent number of the Sun, is
animadverted on with much severity by the Pilot.
Our not unreasonably indignant Contemporary, com-
mences his comments on Mr. Crawford in the following
terms :—" So here is another letter from the eternal Craw-
ford—marked No. 1, too. So we are to have more of
them. Must the newspapers publish them ?—must we
comment upon them ?—is O'Connell to read, much less to
answer the like?—and are we all doomed to spend an hour
on such stuff—when the Tories rage at our gates, and we
struggle for existence ? Well—well—what it is to have a
disappointed politician let loose on society, with nothing to
do but write us down by length, but not logic. Really, it
it' too bad at such a period, in such a struggle, and in
the present instructed state of society, to be obliged to
publish matter in which one can scarcely decide which the
dust or the incendiary predominates, or else be accused of
, being partial ; or to comment upon such often-refuted fal-
i lacy—or be said to be out-argued. Let our Contempora-
• ries, if they will, introduce their just animadversions upon
said Crawford, with a symphony about his pure motives

And all that sort of thing. We have nothing to do ivith
its motives. We take his acts and his words—their pal-
pable tendency—and we say of this letter, more even than
of others which preceded it—that it is incendiary in its
matter, and in the juncture chosen for its publication L-false
M its statements, so false that it is difficult to believe the
vriter thought them true—slanderous in its character, un-
fair, absurd, and mischievous in its inferences. It is exactly
chat the Orange press say every day—the period chosen,
too, is that which the Orangemen would choose to have it
said. It is a tissue of Tory malignity, covered with a thin
drapery of impracticable liberality, and breathes through-
out more of the fell personal hate to the man than usually
rankles in the breast even of Toryism itself."
The Pilot very properly refuses to open its columns to a
production of such a character. Had some of our Liberal
Y;ontemporaries exercised the same wise discretion, and left
the letter of the late Member for Dundalk to the Tory
Press people, who have all, one and all, seized the poisoned
weapon with avidity, the policy and propriety of the advo-
cates of Reform would,in our opinion, have been more
manifest than in giving circulation to matter so objection-
able, and of so decidedly a Conservative complexion, as that
in which it delights Mr. Crawford to deal. We know that
many well-intentioned Reformers have given insertion to
the letter in question, imagining that the position Mr.
Crawford occupies and the character he has acquired en-
title him to this mark of attention on political grounds, but it
is with his impracticable political manifestations that we have
anything to do. We are clearly of opinion that neither
Mr. Crawford himself nor his epistles are entitled to any,
the least attention. Both the one and the other ought to
be passed by in silence.
DONNTROOK FAIR.—The Mail gives the following
highly coloured account of the far-famed fair ; it com-
menced on Saturday : " Thanks to the firmness of the Lord
Mayor, this disgusting nuisance has not only been abated
for the present, but we should think abolished for ever.
Saturday the 26th was the proper fair day, and conse-
quently, according to custom, the Sunday preceding would
have been what is commonly called " walking Sunday." On
many occasions the public functionaries have permitted
two Sabbath-days to be desecrated ; but in no instance
.within our memory was less than one Sunday thus violated.
The present Lord Mayor, greatly to his credit and honour,
declared his intention of not permitting the gross and fla-
grant violation of the law even of one Sabbath ; and Mr.
Madden, the propriety of the green, had the presumption
to issue a proclamation, setting forth his patent, and an-
nouncing his determination of holding the fair open for the
full space of nine days, which, as he alleges, he is entitled
to do under his charter. In consequence of this the booths
and tents were not erected until Friday, the eve of the fair
day. Well and truly has it been remarked that, even in
Ireland—lawless and rebellious Ireland—the law has been
dways found sufficient for the preservation of the public
peace, and the enforcement of order when administered with
vigour ; and the Lord Mayor has proved the truth of the
axiom. Not a tent was left standing on Saturday night,
And the work was effected—a military force being in atten-
lance to back the civil power, if necessary, without the
slightest resistance on the part of the assembled mob—whe
felt that resistance would be unavailing."
INVESTIGATION IN BALLYSHANNON.—From the Report
of the investigation which took place at the Sessions we ex-
tract the following evidence :
William Kelly examined—Lives at the Abbey, about
half a mile from this town ; %YU employed to conduct the
fishery for Mr. Hector ; is aware that several outrages were
committed on Dlr. Hector's property ; made application to
Mr. Davis after the ropes were cut. About three days
eller the rope was cut, witness was coming down the Back-
street, and when outside Dr. Sheil's lodgings, that gentle-
man, who was at the window, called him in ; went in, and
Doctor Sheil asked him " was lie still about continuing in
Hector's employment ?" he (witness) said " he was ;" Dr.
3. said " he was a fool to do so, for it was a short time
Hector or his nets would be there, for he himself would
head such a posse to the shore as would destroy the whole
apparatus ;" or words to that effect ; went to Mr. Davis
and told him ; it was the following day he went to Mr.
Davis ; told him as well as he could what the Dr. said, and
Mr. Davis would only listen to part of what he had to
say ; he said there was no use in telling such stories, until
some injury was done to the property—that was the time
to tell the Magistrates, and if any outrage was committed
on any of the persons charged being brought before the
bench, they would take measures to bring them to justice ;
he said it would then be too late to come to them ; Mr.
Davis said it did not rest in his hands, as a single magi-
strate, to act ; in two or three nights afterwards the nets
were cut ; cannot recollect it' he made any other application
to Mr. Davis ; Mr. Wilson was with him at Mr. Davis's ;
he (witness) was sober at the time ; drank about half a
glees of spirits, and not more ; did not speak of identifying
any one ; did not again call on Mr. Davis, that he recollects ;
is not acquainted with the value of the property destroyed.
Simon Shell, Esq., J.P., sworn—Believes there is a
great prejudice among the lower classes against Hector ;
and he, as a magistrate, attended to aid in giving every as-
sistance to discover the perpetrators ; considered it his duty
to take no step as a magistrate until some of the perpe-
trators were identified ; made frequent inquiry, privately and
publicly, to ascertain the perpetrators, but could get no I,n-
-formation ; examined several persons brought before tee
court, but not get any one to swear against them ; did not
take any other steps to prevent a repetition of the outrages,
nor did the other magistrates ; did not send to Government
a representation of the outrages or state of the country ;
he and his brother magistrates were waiting to get instruc-
tions from Government ; does not recollect to have given
an opinion that Hector had no right to be there at all ; be
might have expressed an opinion that Hector's fishing was
illegal, as there is a great mystery about it, the laws are very
imperfect ; there were frequent communications made to
the Castle by Captain Crawley, C.C.P., relative to tine
state of the country, and he expected Government would
have communicated with the magistrates an that informa-
tion ; that is the reason the magistrates did notcommunt-
cite with Government ; recollects Hector coming to the
court, but does not know if he had two Scotchmen with him ;
recollects Mr. Davis telling Hector that the Clerk of the
Sessions would write his informations against Dr. Shiel, or
any
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take informations. except some person could be identified ;
saw the placard headed " Hector and his crew," posted on
a wall near the barracks ; was greatly annoyed as it ; asked
several persons to su6cribe for the purpose of traversing
Hector's presentment ; did not think his (Mr. Shell's) pro-
perty had a right to be taxed to reimburse Hector ; he
conceived any injuries he sustained were at his own risk,
therefore he should bear the consequences ; is aware that
tine injuries were illegal and malicious, inasmuch as they
disturbed the peace of the country ; he only intended to
traverse Hector's presentment for the purpose of preventing
a portion of the expenses to be
,laid on his (witness's) pro-
perty ; if a man's cow was houghed or a man's house
burned, he would not object to the presentment ; but this
was an outrage committed at sea ; he did not make any
public collection for the purpose of traversing, he only
asked a few persons to subscribe, which he considered per-
fectly legal ; it was on the eve of the assizes he asked for
the money ; Mr. Davis put down his name for ss. ; does
not know whether or not Hector could look to the Magis-
trates for justice after hearing that they had thus acted.
The liallyshanuon Herald contains the following infor-
mation :—Sergeant Dobbins and a party of police suc-
ceeded in arresting, at an early hour on Sunday morning
last, along the shores of Kildoney, Creevy, Clogbally, and
the Abbey, eleven persons, eight of whom were charged
with the destruction of Mr. Hector's property at Kildoney,
and three fur the murder of Francis Fox, at the Pound,
near this town, in July last. They were examined on the
following morning at the Petty Sessions Office, by Major
Burke and Captain Blake, stipendiary magistrates, and Ed-
ward Allmgham, Esq., J.P., when, after a very strict in-
vestigation, they were bound in a penalty of °W. each,
and two sureties of 101. each, to appear at the next assizes
at Lifford.
DERRY.--From every part of the country we hear most
cheering accounts of the forward state of the crops, which
appear to. be both abundant and of an excellent quality.
The reaping of barley and oats has partially commenced in
this neighbourhood. Some plots of wheat. have also been
cut down, which yield well to the sickle. Hay is more than
an average crop, and is, for the greater part, secured. The
potato crop, we' understand, promises to be far superior to
that of the last or preceding season. The weather, we re-
gret to say, has been rainy for some days, but we hope it
will not be of long continuance. After a few weeks of fine
weather, every description of grain would be cut down and
placed beyond the reach of danger, in which case we might
safely reckon on a very plentiful year.
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MEATH AND LOUTH.—Reaping is going on rapidly in
ireostpho Meath s and Louth. We learn, from our different cor-
that thnetactruopcsrlutrpe generaleixneeptet.
i rThey have all,
lighter this sea-
son than last,
however, a rich and beautiful appearance.—Deogkedo
journal.

FERMANAGH.- .-We mentioned in a late number of our
paper that the appearance of our crops was extremely pro-
mising. We have now the satisfaction to state that the
harvest has already set in, and that considerable progress
has been made in the reaping of barley and oats in this
neighbourhood ; and we have the further pleasing announce-
ment to make, that new oatmeal of excellent quality was
brought to the market of this town on Saturday last. The
weather for a few days past has not been so favourable as
for a considerable time previously ; but it has not in any
degree retarded the progress of general business. The oc-
casional nips are by some persons looked upon as useful to
the late planted potatoes.. Altogether we may pronounce
the present one as a season hill of hope to all classes, and
such as should call forth our gratitude to a bountiful Pro-.
vidence.—Enniskillen Chronicle.