The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-31 00:00:00

do sofdirected:the public attention to the immense im-

portance of railways, as multiplying ten or twentyfold
the defensive militpry power of any country intersected
by them, enabling a Government to act almost cum tote
corpore regni at any point at which danger threatened,
and to act immediately. We have a proud recollection
of our efloris upon the occasion, because we know that
they were honoured by the high approbation of the
Duke of Wellington. It is unpleasant to refer to such
subjects as the Irish rebellion of 1793 ; but it were un-
just to the subject before us to withhold the fact., that
in that crisis of the fate of the British empire the trans-
mission of troops from Liverpool and Bristol to Dublin
I occupied no less than three weeks' sea passage ! We
shall never have another rebellion in Ireland—thanks to
steam navigation and railroads and other as pleasant
causes —though corrupt Ministers may, to serve their
factious purposes, by truckling to factions, threaten such
a calamity.
We now come to the more agreeable consideration of
the social benefits to be anticipated from the improved
communication between Great Britain and Ireland.
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of England, so every true hearted Englishman
wishes for the peace and prosperity of Ireland, not
merely as a philanthropist, but as studious of the wel-
fareofhis own country. The commercial and industrial
prosperity of Ireland is absolutely dependent upon its
identification with Great Britain as part of the United
Kingdom. Were the countries politically separated to-
morrow universal bankruptcy must overwhelm the
western island. A common paralysis must starve and
deaden all its industry. This is well known to the com-
mercial classes of Ireland through all their ramifications,
and it is no secret to the humbler classes, who ever look
to England as a bank at which they can receive remune-
ration for their labour, their only possession. The bene-
fits that Ireland enjoys, the benefits that she expects,
from the British connection are the hostage for the in-
violable fidelity of the commercial classes, and of the
humbler classes for the inviolable preservation of the
national union ; as to the higher classes of Irishmen
they are in fact Englishmen in spirit; as they are Eng-
lish by race and religious faith. In conferring benefits
upon Ireland, therefore, we are securing benefits to our-
selves—wealth in peace and strength in war • but it
need not be said how much Ireland must be benefited by
an improved communication between the islands ; the
400 feet steamers at Holyhead will of course be emu-
lated by vessels of equal or even greater capacity and
speed from Liverpool, Fleetwood, Bristol, &c. &c. And
it is scarcely being too sanguine to anticipate a day
1 when the London merchant shall have his villa in Wick-
low, Dublin county, or Wexford, and Brightons, Bog-
nors, Margates, Itamsgates, Scarboroughs, shall gem
the beautiful coasts of "the green island. The means
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leading to this happy consummation— happy for
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FATAL ATTACK BY BEES.—On the morning of the late
storm, the Abb6 Jouanneau, cure of Fatines (Sarthe),
went into his garden to replace a beehive which had
been blown down. Scarcely, however, had he touched
the hive, when he was attacked by the bees with such
fury that his death took place shortly afterwards.
EXECUTION OF HURLEY AT GALwAy.--This unfortu-
nate culprit, convicted of murder at our last assizes,
underwent the extreme penalty of the law at half-past
six o'clock this evening, in front of the county gaol. He
appeared on the platform faint and feeble, assisted by
the Rev. Mr. Commins. He desired to address the
immense concourse, but his voice being so weak, it was
repeated by ti e rev. gentleman. He said he was guilty
of the crime imputed, was sorry for what be had done,
and what had occurred at the court-house, and begged
the prayers of the people for mercy on his soul ; after
which the fatal bolt was drawn, and in a few minutes
the unfortunate Hurley had ceased to exist. Thousands
of people, amongst whom the female sex predominated,
were witnesses of this harrowing and inhuman spectacle.
_Galway Mercury.