The Sun.
London, England, 1836-02-08 00:00:00

IRELAND.

CLONMSL ELECTION.-Mr. Stephen Rice, son of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, has declined to contest the representa-
tion of Clonmel. Under these circumstances it is, we under-
stand, the intention of the electors to call upon Mr. Nicholas
Ball, one of the most eminent practitioners in our Courts, to
offer himself to the constituency.
LORD MULGRAVE.-One of the most respectable requisi-
tions we have ever perused—signed by two Peers, a consider-
able number of Deputy Lieutenants, and an imposing array of
Magistrates, including Lords Lismore and Dunally, Mr.
O'Brien, of Blathervqck Park, Mr. Bagwell, of Marlfield,
formerly candidate from Clonmel, the Pritties, Mahers, Scul-
lys, D'Altons,,Rialds—in fact, the great majority of the ex-
tensive landed proprietors and freeholders, has been presented
to Lord Ossory, calling upon him to convene a County Meet-
ing to address 'the Lord Lieutenant. We have learned' that
this ci-devant Whig—what a foul stain upon the escutcheon
of the Butlers of Ormond—has not only declined to convene
his bailiwick, but has been so indiscreet as to manifest his new-
born zeal for Toryism, by writing an undignified letter to the
County. The meeting has been, of course, convened by the
requisitionists. It will take place at Cashel.—Dublin Post.
WRIT OF REBELLION. —There is in the Mail of last night
a tissue of rigmarolery mixed up with the most nauseous cant
that ever issued from the pen or the lips of a transparent
Tartuffe, on the subject of the late decision of the Court of
Exchequer—which rigmarolery, however, contains the most
flagrant libel against that honourable and upright tribunal, as
well as against the Government of the country.—Dublin Post.
Admiral Pakenham is dead. An express has been for-
warded to his son, Colonel Conolly, M.P., now in London, to
return immediately.
ABOLITION or TITIIES.—The Barony of Middlethird has
unanimously resolved on meeting to petition for the total ex-
tinction of tithes.

On Monday, the Ist February, there was a great meeting
of the friends of liberty in Ross, called together by a requi-
sition• The meeting was held in the Lancasterian Free School,
for the total abolition of tithes.

On the night of Thursday a disgraceful outrage was com-
mitted on the property of the West Cork Mining Company,
by a party of miscreants, who entered the slate quarries at
Tracarthur, Castlehaven, pulled down some sheds, removed
the four-wheeled waggons, wheelbarrows, and implements
used in the works, some of which were destroyed, others
thrown into the sea, and many stolen.

AD VANTAGES OF STEAM.—Notwithstanding the
late stormy weather, the Soho steam-ship started from Black-
wall on Saturday, Jan. 30, for Edinburgh, lay there two
days, and arrived again at the Brunswick Wharf on Friday
last, thus performing the voyage from London to Edinburgh
and back in five days. •
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M. Bernet, an engineer at Lyons, has invented a
machine he calls a Batayeuse, by which, with the employ-
ment of only one horse, the mud in the streets, squares, and
highways, is collected and thrown into a cart with extraordi-
nary regularity, giving 100 strokes on a surface of about six
yards square, and thus doing the work of 200 scavengers in
the same space of time. _ _ _

The' Neapolitan ,Gazette of November 7, bas an
account of the destruction of Castiglione by an earthquake, in
the night of October 12. The shock was felt in Calabria
Ultra and Citra. Castiglione, a commune in Cosenza, was
levelled to the ground; and 100 inhabitants (the population is
1,200), met an untimely death. Many in attempting flight
were seriously wounded by the falling houses. The village
of Ravella, with a population of 370 persons, met a similar
fate, though with only the loss of two lives, and about thirty
wounded. In Leppano, a family of nine individuals were bu-
ried in the ruins of a fallen house. The buildings at Cosenza,
the capital of the province, were much damaged, but no lives
were lost.
WILD SWANS.—On Monday, January the 4th, a
fine flock of wild swans, twenty-eight in number, appeared at
the mouth of the Tees. The open state of the weather ren-
dered them very difficult of approach. Mr. Lacy, however,
had the good fortune to bring down one, at the distance of
about 250 yards ; one slug only having hit the bird.—Dum-
fries Courier.
A novel circumstance occurred on Sunday week, in
St. James's parish church at Louth. In publishinc, the banns
of marriage between Mr. and Lucy Ryley, a named
Moss Cohen arose and said, " I forbid the marriage in this
church, and all others." The congregation were rather as-
tonished.—Lincoln Gazette.
ATTEMPT UPON THE LIFE OF MDDLE.GRISI.—
On Monday night, during the performance of the last Act of
Marino Fakir°, in which Mddle. Grisi had excited universal
applause, she was about to re-enter her private dressing-room
to change her costume, when she perceived at its door an indi-
vidual who for some months past had annoyed her with his
amorous declarations. On her shrieking with alarm, one of
the managers came up and desired the man to withdraw.
He was retiring with some indistinct apologies, when Mddle.
Grisi's uncle coming up, and reproaching him with his im-
proper conduct. he drew a sword from his cane, and threatened
the persons that surrounded him. After a struggle, in which
M. Robert, Director of the Theatre, was slightly wounded in
the ear a police officer arrived, and soized the man, who
stated his name to be Dupuget, and his age 34. On his per-
son were found two pistols, with double charges, and several
prints of a mystic description. He was immediately arrested.
Notwithstanding her extreme emotion, Mddle. Grisi re-ap-
peared on the stage and sang admirably, amidst universal
acclamation.—From the Paris Correspondent of the Post.

The Tories are unable to get up even the semblance
of opposition to Captain Dundas at Devizes. Will they talk
of re-action any longer, or retract their late boast on the
election of Mr. Estcourt, which was carried solely on account
of local predilections?
A SHARP EAR.—On Thursday evening, Lieut.
Sayer, of the 80th Foot, arrived in Manchester by coach, in-
tending to proceed forward on Friday morning. He put up
at the lush Inn, and while sitting there a band of music passed
in the street. Lieutenant Sayer distinguished the sound of
the serpent from the other instruments, and the style of play-
ing resembling that of the serpent player in his own regiment,
who had deserted, it struck him that the musician in question
might be the man. He therefore hastened into the street, and
found his suspicions verified. He told the itinerant serpent
player, whose name is William Cardwell, that he was his pri-
soner. The man exclaimed, " d—d if I am," and fled,
but was pursued by the Lieutenant, and a watchman named
Dunkerley, and captured. He was brought up at the Old
Bailey on Friday, and was ordered to be sent to his regiment,
which is at Chatham. Ho had deserted from his regiment
before, and escaped a second time as the escort were conveying
him to the depot. Dunkerley will get the reward of 205.,
given on the apprehension of a deserter.
TIIE COTTON MANUFACTURE.—It is reported
that a house at Manchester is in treaty for some property
at Baptist Mills, near this city, where they intend esta-
blishing a cotton factory. Whether true or not, we believe
that a short time only can elapse before the advantages
which our neighbourhood offers for successfully prosecuting
such an undertaking, will be brought into operation.—
Bristol Mercury.
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ENGLAND AND
BELFAST.—Among the advantages to be derived from a
system of contract for carrying the mails between England
and Ireland, this town will have that of a daily intercourse
and mail delivery with Liverpool. Captain Evans and Mr.
Gardner, of the commission of Post-office inquiry, have been
pursuing this subject in Liverpool, after having so success-
fully brought their labours to an issue at Holyhead. The
expense of the Post-office packets from Holyhead and
Liverpool to Dublin is excessive, and this expense, it would
appear, may be saved. The Dublin , Company have been
applied to, and will, it is said, undertake the conveying a
mail daily to Dublin and Belfast. They are preparing to
have a daily intercourse between Liverpool and this town,
which will be of great service to the entire North of Ire-
land, as the public may then calculate on having a steamer
daily to Liverpool. Vessels of the largest class are now
constructing for the purpose.—Belfast Whig.