The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-09 00:00:00

IRELAND.

We have reason to believe that Lieutenant-Colonel. M=Gre-
gor, of the 93d Highlanders, is to succeed Colonel Shaw
Kennedy, as Inspector-General of the Constabulary. Lieu-
tenant-Colonel M'Gregor is well known to the country as au
officer of the highest distinction, and from personal character,
❑o less than from habits of business and professional reputa-
tion, is particularly qualified for the situation to which he is
about to be appointed by the Lord Lieutenant. —Dublin Even-
ing Post.
The King's County Orange Magistrates have been imitat-
ing their Carlow brethren in addressing obnoxious functionaries.
ATROCIOUS MURDER.—( From the !Yalu:ford Chronicle.)---
W e regret exceedingly to have to announce, on the authority
of a private letter received in town yesterday (Friday) morning
from a gentleman in Clonmel, that a diabolical murder arcs
perpetrated on Thursday, between the city of Cashel and the
town of Tipperary, on a highly respectable man, Mr. Austin
Cooper, son of Wm. Cooper, Esq., of Killenure, and brother-
in-law of Ambrose Lane, Esq., the Treasurer of that
county, and that a gentleman named Weyland, who was tra-
velling with him was fired at and wounded at the same
time. The facts of the horrible massacre as stated to us
on the authority we have mentioned are simply these
Mr. Austin Cooper :was on his way, in company with
Mr. Weyland and another gentleman, to the fair of
Tipperary Town—they were met on the road between Cashel
and Tipperary, by a party of armed ruffians, who immediately
fired at them, killed Mr. Cooper on the spot, and wounded
Mr. Weyland. One of Mr. Cooper's party fired in their own
defence, and wounded one of the banditti, who deliberately
reloaded their fire-arms, and took their disabled comrade away.
This afflicting tragedy was enacted on a populous road, at the
hour of eight o'clock in the morning. Mr. Cooper, it ap-
pears, was recently married to a sister of Captain Long of
Longfield, whose father was some years ago shot in the same
county, under circumstances of a frightful nature. Whilst
we blush for the county that contain such reckless miscreants,
who, in the noon-day, and on a populous road, would embruo
their hands in the blood of their fellow-men, we apprehend
that there must be some cause for this frightful slaughter which
has cast another stigma on the character of Tipperary.
The circumstance of Mr. Cooper and his party being armed,
leads to the conclusion that they were conscious of
danger; and it is obvious that there must have been some
reason why they were. Could it be that the murdered gen-
tleman was a harsh and despotic landlord—that he harrassed
and ejected his tenantry, and drove them to desperation ? If
not, why did he fear danger, and not go out without being
well armed ? We admit that this is no excuse whatever for
the awful crime that has been perpetrated at the very close of
an assizes, on which every Irishman was congratulating him-
self—but it relieves in some degree the hideous features of the
picture ; and we would tell those who would gloat with delight
over the details of the dreadful deed, i❑ order to disparage and
libel the government of Earl Mulgrave, to bear it in mind
before they lay its perpetration at the doors of unstimulated
passion and revenge. We trust that the ratirderers shall be
soon detected, and receive their deserts at the Lands of out-
raged justice and humanity.
THE POOR LAW BILL—The gentry of Wicklow met last
Tuesday for the purpose of preparing a petition to be pse-
sented to the House of Lords against the Bill for the Relief
of the Poor, now under the consideration of Parliament. A
series of resolutions, embodying the objections of the meeting,
was passed; the 6th and last adopted was, " That a petition
be presented to the House of Lords, embodying the resolu-
tions, praying that their Lordships will not suffer the proposed
Bill to pass, but to take such measures as they thought fit to
carey the objects of the resolutions into effect—to promote
asylums for the infirm, and employment for the able-bodied,
and that said petition be entrusted to the Earl of Wicklow."

The Duke of Devonshire has lent his villa atKeinp-
town to Sir Augustus Clifford for the Easter recess. The
parties at the Noble Duke's town mansion have been discon-
tinued until after the Easter rmess.

On Tuesday, as Mr. J. Smedley, a gentleman re-
siding at Matlock Baths, was taking a walk with his sore a
youth of eleven years of age, he imprudently mounted a rock
overhanging the deepest part of the Derwent, from which he
fell into the stream. Mr. Smedley was sinking, and his son,
unable to afford him any assistance, cried out loudly for help,
when Mr. James Pearson ran to the spot, jumped into the
river, and succeeded in rescuing the drowning man, who
was quite insensible when brought to shore, but was speedily
restored to animation. It is a singular circumstance, that Mr.
Pearson has s wed six individuals from drowning in the river
Derwent ; and, in each ease, at the hazard of his own life.
Derby Mercury.
The town of Osnaburg has petitioned the Germanic
Confederation to restore the Constitution granted to Hanover
by William the Fourth, and in case the Diet should declare
itself incompetent so to do, at least to oblige the King of
ilaeover to restore to his subjects the Constitution of 1819, but
not to force them to accept the one nox submitted to the
Chamber. It is expected that most of the other towns of the
kingdom will follow the example set by Osnaburge—Sanday
Paper.
Mr. Macaulay is now on his way from India, as is
also Sir Wil.nut Horton, fun Ceylon. The Earl end Coun-
tess of Cardigan (late Lord and Lady Brudenell) may also be
expected borne from India shortly. —Leeds Mercury.
A dexterous run was effected here (Brighton) by a
gang of smugglers, on Friday night. Shortly before day-
break two policemen on duty at the eastern part of the town
gave information at the Custom-house, that they had Icon a
body of men issuing from the area of an uninhabited house at
the south-west corner of Burlington-street, who, with albs
slung over their shoulders, had passed hastily up Burlington-
street towards the Downs. The Custom-house officers gave
information to the Coast Guard ; and some officers and men
of that service immediately went in pursuit of the smugglers.
They were unable for a long time to discover any trace of
them ; but at length, on searching a barn near the Cavalry
Barracks, they found thirteen tube of spirits of gin, about 45
over proof, which they seized; together with a horse and cart
which were standing near the barn. The cart here the eame
of " Stephen [leather, butcher, Brighton." Three libel'. ers
at work in the lawn were also taken, amid in the course of the
day underwent a private examination before the Magistrates,
after which they were remanded till this (Thursday) morning.
The " run" appears to have been effected through a tunnel
from the beach to the area of the above-mentioned house,
dense fog, which prevailed that morning, shielding the
smugglers from observation. On the same day an old beet
was picked up at sea, it which it is supposed that the smugglers
had conveyed the tube to Alert,. Sonic of the smuggled
rits,were found at the residence of the policemen who gave the
information, both of Whom have since decamped,_Brvion
Gazette.
WORKSOP MANOR AND ESTATE.—The Duke
of Norfolk has sold his splendid mansion and estate to the
Duke of Newcastle, for 370,000/. ; the income of the property
just exceeds 10,000/. a year, and the value of the wood on it
is 150.000/. We arc happy to contradict the rumour that the
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