The Sun.
London, England, 1831-01-11 00:00:00

AYLESBURY, JAN. 10.

IRELAND.

BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT GENERAL AND GENERA

GOVERNOR OF IRELAND,
A PROCLAMATION.

ANGLESEA.

And whereas it has been made known to us, that an
Association, under the name of " The General Association
of Ireland, for the Prevention of Unlawful Meetings, and
for the Protection and Exercise of the Sacred Right of
Petitioning for the Redress of Grievances," has been formed,
and that the said Association, under the shift and device
of preventing Unlawful Meetings, and of protecting the
right of Petition, has been established, really for the pur-
pose of intimidating the Magistracy of Ireland, and of con-
trolling the exercise of lawful authority, and for other dan-
gerous purposes :

. . .
And whereas we deem the existence of such Association
or Assembly to be dangerous to the public peace and safety,
and to be inconsistent with the due administration of the
laws :

We, therefore, the Lord Lieutenant General and Gene-
ral Governor of Ireland, being resolved to suppress the
same, do hereby prohibit the meeting of the said Associa-
tion, assembly, or body of persons, and all adjourned, re-
newed, or otherwise continued meetings of the same or of
any part thereof, unier any name, pretext, or device what-
soever, and being determined and resolved strictly to en-
force the law and penalties thereof against all persons of-
fending in the premises, do charge and command all Mayors,
Sheriffs, Justices of the Peace, and all other Magistrates,
Officers, and others whom it may concern, to be aiding
and assisting in the execution of the law, in preventing the
meeting of said Association, assembly, or body of persons,
and all adjourned, renewed, or otherwise continued meet-
ings of the same, or of any part thereof, and in the effectual
dispersion and suppression thereof, and in the detection
and prosecution of those who, after this notice, shall offend
in the respects aforesaid.

Given at his Majesty's Castle of Dublin, this 7th day o.
January, 1831.

By his Excellency's command,
E. G. STANLEY.
God save the King.

REPEAL OF THE UNION.

" Maratimo, Nine o'clock, Wednesday Even-
ing, January sth, 1831.
" GENTLEMEN,--I sorrow I was from home when you
called this morning. I should have been happy to state
at length, and at leisure, my reasons for not presiding at
the proposed meeting. That I should refuse compliance
with a desire of 10,000 of my respected fellow citizens is
so unlike me, that it would at least require some further
explanation than this hurried answer to your note : suf-
fice it, however, at present to say, that I do not think I
should act fairly by my Sovereign, his Ministers, and
above all by my country, if I did not adhere to my
determination already expressed, of hearing patiently
and respectfully the intentions of Government towards
this country, and their proposed plans for our relief
in this their first Parliament, before doing any thing to
add to the great embarrassment and difficulty of
their situation—an embarrassment not of their own crea-
tion, but brought on by others to whom they have
hitherto been in uniform opposition. This opinion has
been confirmed by communication with the excellent,
steady, well-informed, thinking patriots, with whom I
have been so long in the habit of acting and con
suiting, and by a desire neither to be deceived, nor
be inconsistent or unreasonable. If we be deceived,
the crime and the punishment will be with the deceiver
—if we be unreasonable, we do positive and instant in-
jury to our country—the very summer which is before us
threatens scarcity andsuffixing, which can only be averted
or mitigated by the wise, anxious, Immune, iind unanimous
exertion of all good men, aided by the Government, and
unimpeded( Gentlemen,
E)
angry debate or offensive personality.
with respect and affection,
,4 Your obliged humble servant,
" CLONGURRY.
and Hull."
" To Messrs. Browne, Reynolds,

RIOTS OF 1766, PUT DOWN WITH VERY
LITTLE SACRIFICE OF HUMAN LIFE.

The Times of this day contains a long extract from the
Annual Register, showing that the-Riots of 1766, and
1767, arising from the high prices of provisions, were
subdued without extensive judicial extermination of the
offenders; the extract terminates as follows :
„ DECEMBER.—Special commissions were opened this week in
the counties of Norfolk, Berks, Gloucester, Wilts, &c., for the
trial of the rioters.
,eight were capitally His convicted at Norwich, nine at
and four at Salisbury Xi
PERSONS." _

.......„.....
pulled down, houses burnt, farmers rubbed,
The disturbances at that time were of a most serious
nature—mills
and some jives lost in skirmishes—as will be seen by re-
ference to the paper in the Annual Register, but these
disturbances were quelled by moderate punishments.
Among the places enumerated where the !jots occurred,
are the following :—Bath, Berwick-on-Tweed, Malmes-
Tetbury, Bradley, Leicester, Lechlade,
rxePtt()u
er,'Stroud, Newbury, Redruth, St. Austle,
Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Bewdley, Gloucester, Sails.
bury, Beckington, Wineanton, Bromsgrove, Wolverhamp-
ton, Hales Owen, Coventry, Norwich, Wallingford,
Thame, Henley-on-Thames, Wycombe, Great Colton,
Evesham, Derby, Durmington, Aylesbury, Painswick,
Marlow, Birmingham, and Nottingham.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sig,—The Press of London has almost unanimously, and
with great ability, advocated a commutation of the punish-
ment of the six rioters ordered for execution on Saturday next.
I am one of many thousands who (though we heard
through the Papers of petitions in behalf of these men )
were not informed at what places these petitions might be
met with. If the parties who so laudably got them up
had sent word to the Papers where these documents lay
for signature, I am convinced there is scarcely an Editor in
the metropolis who would not have rejoiced to give pro-
minence (out of motives of humanity alone) to the infor-
mation. Anxious as I have been to sign, and willing as
I have also been to walk—aye—ten miles so to do, if it were
necessary, I did not know until this morning—and then
by mere chance—where to gratify my so earnest desire.
In pas,ing along High-street, Islington, I was attracted by
a crowd, both in and outside of an extensive china-ware-
house (nearly opposite Rhodes's Farm), where I had at
last the satisfaction of recording my vote for mercy to the
convicts above-mentioned. Hoping, if you have not room
for my lett, r, you will at least announce the above, and
any other station you may be acquainted with, to which
the enllghtvned and humane may flock without a mo-
ment's delay, for the purpose already explained,
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
THE SHADE OF EDMUND BURKE.
Monday Night, Jan. 10, 1831.

A Correspondent from Reading states that
petitions have been sent up from Newbury, riungytford,
nsl,eoyo,oa:igsunluarseso,neinferiouidninßgeasedvinegn, whichof the joluirtaoirisis,
Magistrates, a number of burgesses, lawyers,
aeaainbngdo(liu'tmtieleoelduienatyl men; together with several who have served
the office of Mayor. Two of these men have been respited.

The Special Commission for the trial of the rioters, in
the county of Bucks, was opened at Aylesbury this day.
Soon after twelve several of the Magistrates and a nume-
rous retinue assembled in the town, and attended the
Sheriff to meet the Judges, and escort them to the county..
hall. The Duke of Buckingham and the Marquis of
Cbandos were in an open carriage.
After opening the Commission the Judges proceeded in
state to the parish church, where an excellent sermon was
preached by the Sheriff's Chaplain. Immediately after
Divine Service, the Judges entered the Hall, and Mr.
Justice Palm delivered an eloquent and elaborate charge
to the Grand Jury, and then adjourned the Court till to-
morrow.

There was a very numerous attendance of Magistrate:
of the county, amongst whom were, the Lord Lieutenant
the Marquis of Chandos, Lord Nugent, Sir Thomas
Aubrey, Bart., T. D. King, Esq., Sir G. Nugent Verney
Sir F. Fremantle, Messrs. Drake, Landes, and Duncombe
the Hon. R. Smith, &c.

The Assizes are likely
.to last the whole week. The
town is quite full ; every bed is engaged. The yeomanry
are quartered in all the villages round Aylesbury, but
everything is perfectly quiet.

Whereas, by an Act passed in the tenth year of his late
Majesty's reign, entitled, " An Act for the Suppression of
Dangerous Associations or Assemblies in Ireland," a power
is vested in the Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governor
or Governors of Ireland, by his or their Proclamation or
Order, to prohibit or suppress any Association or Assembly,
or Meeting of Persons in Ireland, which be or they shall
deem to be dangerous to the public peace or safety, or in-
consistent with the due administration of the law, or any
adjourned, renewed, or otherwise continued Meeting of the
same, or of any part thereof, under any name, pretext, or
device whatsoever :