The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-16 00:00:00

IRELAND.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE BOYNE.
At an early hour, yesterday morning, the
Equestrian Statue of WILLIAM 111., in College-
green, was dressed with various emblems, in
commemoration of the Battle of the Boyne, as an
event which not only limited the power of the
Crown, but established the rights of the subject
for ever.—The circumstance took place without
any breach of the peace, although one of the
orators of the day had prophesied that much
blood would be shed, and although another of
them had published, in the name of conciliation,
a Letter, which was much less likely to promote
good will among the inhabitants of the city, than
to incite them to mutual carnage !
Many persons, who formerly deprecated such
an annual exhibition, suddenly changed their opi-
nion, as if under the influence of a reaction,
which was caused by the dictatorial tone and
bigoted spirit of Mr. O'Connell's letter of the
11th of July.—During the course of the day,
however, groups of persons were collected round
the Statue, apparently assembling more for the sake
of curiosity than of mischief ; but, on the approach
of the night, their numbers increased so consider-
ably, and their demeanour became so infuriate, as
to justify an alarm that the effusion of human
blood, which had been so confidently anticipated,
would soon take place. The streets rang with
the most horrid yells, as if the mob were deter-
mimed to be satisfied with nothing but blood. At
eleven o'clock, College-green, a part of Dame-
street, and a part of Grafton-street, were im-
passable, when the desperate ruffians, who were
emitting horrid yells, or threatening destruction
to any person who should oppose them, having
gained confidence in their numbers, began to
climb up the Statue for the purpose of stripping
it of the dress. At the moment, however, when
they were on the point of accomplishing such a
part of their object, some of the police interfered,
and having driven the most infuriate of ‘he rioters
from the Statue, carried away the emblems.—
Some of the mob however had, in the mean time,
torn down a flag which bore an inscription taken
from the Scriptures, exhorting man to " Fear
God and honour the King." They broke all the
lamps which were attached to the pallisade that
incloses the pedestal of the Statue ; but, as one
of the persons wlio committed the offence was
taken in the act, and was brought to a watch-
house, the question of the legality or illegality
of the dressing of the Statue will probably
be determined by a competent tribunal. At
prasent it appears, however, that the mob might,
with' equal propriety and equal right, have
assailed Dublin Castle, and murdered the King's
Guards at the gate, for the purpose of pulling
down the Union Flag, which had been hoisted
at the Bedford Tower, in honour of the day.—
The exhibition of yesterday, however, differed
in one particular from the exhibitions of former
years, for there was not a green ribbon placed
under the feet of the horse. The feet of the horse
over the green ribbon; always denoted the triumph
of loyalty over the faction of ribbonmen, or over
the association of United Irishmen ; but as the
emblem of treason was not any part of the exhi-
bition of yesterday, the triumph, which was ty-
pified, probably referred neither to any denomi-
nation of Irishmen of the last few years, nor to
the traitors of the year 1798, but to the slavish
followers of James 11., who was unworthy of a
crown, or to the calumniators of the glorious
event which expelled the tyrant !—(Dublin Cor-
respondent, July 13.)
Never were we likely to have a more abun-
dant harvest than the present. Corn of every
description appears remarkably well. The po-
tatoe gardens far exceed our expectations by the
operation of the late rains.—(/bid.)

[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]
AMATEUR PLAY.—We lately noticed an Ama
teur Performance in the Theatre of Perth, and
we have now the gratification to observe a repe-
tition of those Performances in Dundee, for the
charitable purpose of administering relief to the
starving peasantry of Ireland—it is highly praise-
worthy in the*Gentlemen thus actuated, by mo-
tives' of a benevolent nature, to exert their talents
in so good a cause—and' we have the satisfaction
to state, that 501. were cleared after all expenses,
to be rernitted_to the Committee in Dublin. As
our former critique attempted to do justice to the
very capital representation of some of the leading
characters in " John Bull," we need only repeat
that ' Dennis," Peregrine,' and' Dan,'— were
supported with the same spirit and effect as on the
former occasion; to which we may add, ' Tom
ShirSieton' and ' Sir Simon Rochedale,' by two
Gentlemen from the neighbourGood of Dundee,
whose efforts were most deservedly applauded.
The evening's entertainments were concluded
with the Farce of " Lone a-la-mode," Sir Cal-
laghan O'Brallagan; and Squire Groom,' were
admirably sustained—the military appearance
and costume of Sir Callaghan, formed an ex-
cellent contrast to the whimsical Jockey dress
of the sporting Squire, and a most brilliant au-
dience testified, by reiterated bursts of well merited
applause, their approbation of the laudable exer-
tions of the Gentlemen who had so highly amused
and delighted them.—We understand that the
Manager of this amateur, corps is from the Sod,
and has been frequently hefore the leaders of the
Ton in Dublin. At the Private Theatre there,
his exertions for his distressed Countrymen cannot
be too highly extolled.

A Paris Journal mentions the sending of mes-
sengers by the House of Commons to secure the
attendance of Messrs. HOPE and MENZIES at
their Bar, in the following accurate manner :
" Two state-messengers have just been ordered
to arrest the Judges Gope and Menzies."
MELANCIIOLY ACCIDENT.—On Sunday morn-
ing a young man, named Thomas G.l NLEY, about
19 years of age, clerk in a Solieitor's office, in the
Temple, took a boat from the Old Barge House
to bathe in the Thames; on getting into the
middle of the River he stripped off his clothes,
and being a good swimmer he plunged in, and
[was instantly seized with the cramp, which de-
prived him of the use of his limbs) and he in-
stantly sunk to rise no more.