The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1838.

in repudiating the intervention recommended by M.
THIERS. The following extract from his Speech
must open the eyes of the; Spanish Liberals to the
utter hopelessness of looking to France for deliver-

KILMORE HOUSE, CAVAN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUZY.
January 5, 1838.
Sir.,--By the kindness of a friend I have been favoured
with your paper of the 27th of December, in which, on the
authority of " A Correspondent from Cavan," you have in.
serted a statement injurious to my character, and utterly desti-
tute of all truth.

I perhaps have no reason to complain. As an Irish Clergy-
man, I am an object of calumny and persecution, and in this
my lot is not singular. It is untrue that I have " commenced
the work of extermination"—untrue that I recommended it—
untrue that I have ejected any families on account of any pro-
vision in the new Poor-law Bill—untrue that I have expressed
any " intention to exterminate sixty other Catholic families"
—and also untrue that I have, as you infer, behaved with
cruelty to any Roman Catholic tenants.
The circumstances which your correspondent has falsified
were simply these. I have been obliged to eject the tenants
of four farms for non-payment of rent, and one for that, joined
with improper conduct. These tenants experienced from see
no severity, but every lenity and kindness. They have long
owed me a considerable arrear. I have given them notice to quit
several times, and ejected two, if not more, in the year 1834 ;
but on their earnest entreaties and solemn promises of future
punctuality, I allowed them to continue in their farms. Find-
ing matters getting worse, and other tenants beginning to fol-
low their example, I served them with notice to quit in
November, 1836 ; but told them that I would not proceed if
they would pay up their arrears. I was finally obliged to pro-
ceed
at the July Quarter Sessions, and I then obtained eject-
ments. Had I wished to proceed harshly, or merely with a
view to my own interests, I would forthwith have put the eject-
ments into force, and entered into possession of the farms and
growing crops, which would have secured me from pecuniary
loss. This would have been to them ruin. I acted in a dif-
ferent spirit. I gave them leave to mow their hay, reap their
corn, and dig their potatoes—to remove them from the pre-
mises, and go away, taking all their crops, and owing, some a
year's rent, and some rent for a year and a half. This is the
reason they went out in " this inclement season of the year."
They could not dig their potatoes till November. These fine
farms having thus come into my heeds, I gave them to the
sons and relations of my Protestant parishioners, who arc en-
deared to me by so many ties, and this was the head and front
of my offending. As soon as it was known, a tumultuous
mob entered my lands at night, tore down a house and offices,
and threatened the lives of my bailiff and Protestant tenants,
as well as my own. So you see your Correspondent's hint
about attempting " to exercise their vengeance on the succes-
sors and immediate author of their affliction" has been already
acted upon. My Protestant tenants are in nightly dread of
murder and arson. The servant of one has fled, after solemnly
warning his master of impending dang2r ; and none among
them dare rest in peace at night, but one and all are obliged
to sit up and keep an armed watch.
You thus see, Sir, on my part, there is neither oppression
nor bigotry:; but both are exercised against me.
If again, Sir, you make your journal a common-sewer for
the malice and falsehood of such persons as your Cavan Cor-
respondent, in justice you ought to make the assailed party
aware of the attack; for, if I err not, I read, " Cursed is he
who smiteth his neighbour secretly."
Your obedient servant,
MARCUS BERESFORD.