The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-16 00:00:00

NORTHAMP/lON-SATURDAY.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

James Backwell Praed, one of the Tory Representatives of
Buckinghamshire, and more familiarly known in this and the
neighbouring counties by the soubriquet of " Doodle" Praed,
died yesterday at his seat at Tyringham, about a mile and a
half from Newport Pagnel. The honourable gentleman had
been ill for some time, and was attended by Dr. Brodie and
Dr. Robinson, of this town. His Parliamentary career has
been a short and a quiet one. He was elected under the wing
of the Marquis of Chandos, whose tool be was, at the last ge-
neral election, and has never been heard to address the House
on any one occasion. But though incapable of speaking, Mr.
Praed, like his relative, the present Member for Yarmouth,
was a violent and rabid Tory, and his name is to be found re-
corded in almost all the lists where the name of the Marquis
of Chandos appears. The Noble Marquis seems indeed to have
been his polar star. Mr. Praed was, lam informed, about fifty
years of age, and in 1823 married the daughter of Charles
Chaplin, Esq., of Blankney, many years M. P. for Lin-
colnshire.

At the last election Mr. Praed was returned by a majority
of 508 over George Henry Dashwood, Esq., who had previ-
ously represented the county. This was effected through the
most daring oppression of the agricultural voters, who form
almost the whole of the constituency of Buckinghamshire, and
who (much as they had been gulled by the Marquis of Chan-
dos into the belief of the utility of his panaceas for the ex-
tinction of agricultural distress), entertained a very great per-
sonal and political respect for Mr. Dashwood. Had the
voting been by ballot, Mr. Praed would never, as a Member,
have seen the interior of the House of Commons.

The Tories are in a desperate hurry to secure a new man.
In two or three hours after the death of Mr. Praed, a requisi-
tion was forwarded to that gentleman's brother, to stand for
the county. The requisition was, in fact, forwarded so soon,
that it must have been both prepared and signed before the
dissolution of Mr. Praed had taken place.. There is no doubt
but that there will be a contest.

DUBLIN-SATURDAY.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESr-ONDENT.

In The Su?, of Tuesday last was a leading article on the
correspondence which has of late taken place between O'Connell
and the member for Northumberland, Mr. Beaumont, on " the
sole cause of the present unnatural state of Ireland." On
Thursday Mr. O'Connell, in the " General Association" took
au opportunity of controverting the positions laid down in that
article as to his own consistency. In doing so, he observed,
that The Sun newspaper was " the most ably conducted of
the London Journals, and that being a paper which he was in
the habit of reading, he was anxious to correct a mistake into
which it had fallen." He then proceeded to deny the correct-
ness of the following, and other sentences, imputing to him, in
his writings,inconsistency of opinion :—" The sole cause of the
evils of Ireland was entirely removed, from the relative condi-
tions of Catholicism and Protestantism in that country." I
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never, said he, asserted that all the miseries of Ireland flowed
from religious differences, and that the granting of Emancipa-
tion would put an end to such miseries. My doctrine was, and
is, that religious ascendancy was the " cause causans" or
fountain from which flowed all the evils of my country : And
I never said that the attainment of Emancipation was the limit
by which the reform of these evils was to be bounded. He
continued to argue that religion was in Ireland what your
Journal, in the article mentioned, admits it to be, " a very
remote cause of Irish misery," but that, nevertheless, it was
the " origo mali," and that until perfect equality in this respect
was established, by allowing Protestantism to have no advan.
tage whatever over Catholicism, there could be no peace or
happiness in Ireland. Now, as your Journal circulates widely
in this country, and is read, not only by O'Connell and his
friends, but by several moderate politicians, who cannot, in the
present juncture be called partisans on any side, it may be right
to give through its columns all the evidence that can be col-
lected on this subject. The writer of this recollects hearing
O'Connell declare in 1829, before the emancipation had passed,
that it would not put an end to his agitation; for that there
were various-other measures necessary for the welfare of his
country, for the obtaining of which he was ready to labour
during another quarter of A century, should the tardiness of
Government and the Legislature in doing ample justice to all
classes and, persuasions of Reformers, render it requisite for
him to do so. This occurred at a public dinner at the Free-
mason's Hall in London. The Tithe Bill of last Session, with
the appropriation clause, founded on the Church Temporalities
Act, which passed a few years ago, was wisely designed by
the present Government as most likely to remove gradually
those religious differences, and the ascendancy complained of.
The principles of this bill are more acceptable to all classes of
Reformers than any others that have yet been promulgated;
and if all other topics but this and Corporate Reform were for
a short time laid aside in public discussion, the Tories would
not have half the grounds of hope on which they now rest their
expectetion, of again possessing power. This party relies
solely on the disseusions among Reformers. There is no
other prospect of their rendering the Government unpopular ;
and if the country did not suffer by the experiment it would
perhaps be well to leave them to their anticipations. But as
the continuance of the struggle must keep society in a ferment,
it would be well to put an end to this state of suspense at
once, by a declaration on the part of Government that all
questions, except the Irish Church question and Corporate
Reform, shall be open till after the settlement of those two pa-
remount and pressing measures. As to Ballot, Universal
Suffrage, Triennial or Annual Parliaments, you may rest
assured the majority of the people of Ireland have not yet
turned their attention to those objects. But they are to a man,
from the humblest peasant, to the most exalted and intelligent
Peer, clearly convinced of the justice and necessity of a settle-
ment of the Tithe question, and of Corporate Reform. It is
for these measures they contribute to the funds of the " General
Association," and will continue to do till they become the law
of the land. And whatever apathy may appear among some
classes of Reformers in Ireland, arises not out of any indif-
ference towards the carrying of these measures, but out of dif-
ferences among themselves, originating in the heat of political
discussion. Should the Tory standard ever again be unfurled,
these parties will become as united as they were in 1833, with
increased strength and energy. In corroboration of this view,
the following may be taken :—For some months past an insi-
dious little Tory clique in the borough of Wexf.ml, represented
by that intelligent, liberal, and uncompromising patriot, C. A.
Walker, has been endeavouring to increase the number of their
friends on the Registry ; and at the last Sessions took the inha-
bitants of that town by surprise, in getting a majority, for that
Session, en the books. There has been for some time a dif-
ference of opinion between the Liberal party there ; some
declining to take any part in public affairs, while others are
active for the present Government and the " General Asso-
ciation." The apathy of the former was supposed to encourage
the Tories to reckon upon their neutrality. But a gentleman
of influence amongst them has just assured me, that without
any conciliation of the other liberals, his party can always keep
out a Tory, and will, at the next Quarter Sessions, register so
preponderating a number of their friends, as to prevent the
possibility of disturbing Mr. Walker at the next election.
Being personally aware of this fact, I offer it to show the de-
ception the faction in this country are practising on themselves
in their attempted rally.
The Master of the Rolls, Sir VT. M'Mahon, continues so
unwell from an attack of apoplexy on Wednesday last, as to
preclude ail hope of his again resuming his seat on the bench.
Some of the inure intelligent, and least committed of the Tory
lawyers, are beginning to think of their interests, and relax
from their ultra-Toryism ! !