The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-12 00:00:00

IRELAND.

THE ExpLosioN.—The removal by gunpowder of the statue
of the " glorious, pious, and immortal" memory is still the
engrossing subject of conversation at Dublin. Two gentlemen
have been held to bail for alleged words spoken against the
objects of the statue and its erection again in the same place.
Among other rumours with which the town abounds is one that
has at least an air of great probability, namely, that a young
Orangeman, a medical man well known in the city, was the
person who blasted the statue. The individual alluded to
has absconded.

GREAT COUNTY MEETING AT KILKENNY.—ADDRESS TO
THE EARL Or MULGRAVE.—Friday a meeting of the landed
proprietary, magistracy, clergy, and freeholders of the
county of Kilkenny, was held at the county court-house, in
pursuance of a requisition addressed to the High-sheriff,
and bearing the signatures of upwards of one hundred and
fifty noblemen and gentlemen, to express the high sense enter-
tabled by the requisitionists of the inflexible love of justice and
impartial administration of the laws, which have characterised
the government of Lord Mulgrave since his arrival in Ireland.
After the Address had been put and carried, a fellow named
Flood, not a freeholder, and against whom the sense of the
troaeting was strongly manifested, made an attempt to disturb
the unanimity of the meeting. A vote of thanks was carried
to Lord Morpeth for the zeal, ability, and impartiality with
which Ina had discharged the duties of Chief Secref}•ry for Ire-
land ; and Lbsnks Inving been voted to the High Sheriff, the
meeting separated after giving three cheers for O'Connell.
Thirteen persons in Cork have within the last twelve months
suffered from vitriol-throwing. Several other individuals were
marked out as victims, and would probably have suffered, had
not the schemes of the conspirators been interrupted by the
apprehension of some of those who were to have carried thorn
into execution.
TIIE THEOLOGICAL 1113WPOGER.—The late cowardly retreat
of M‘Ghee should disentitle him to any notice as a theologian—
in fact, his own conduct is the very best commentary on his in-
significance. We would, therefore, recommend our corres-
pondent to let the fellow sink into obscurity. Newspaper no-
tice is all that he desires, and we will not gratify his vanity
until ha discards his cowardice, and meets the man who has
accepted his own challenge.—Freeman.
" The adage of " two of a trade," &c., is well exemplified
in a keen encounter of wits, at present exhibiting in the Bel-
fast papers, by two members of the tonsorial fraternity, one of
whom formerly wormed in this gude town: It appears he has,
" for the purpose of accommodating his customers only," had
placed in his " cutting room," a " London weighing ma-
chine." A rival .establishrtaant, not to be outdone, announces
that it is not only in possession of toe same aKendage, but
also a standard for measuring the height. What either hss to
do with hair-dressing, or wig-making, we profess ourselves
• unable to comprehend; but the latter perruquier, we find,
turns it to ingenious account by announcing, " as a proof of
the decided preference given to his hair-cutting- rooms, he
finds, on reference to the schedule cf his patent London
weighing machine, that the united weight of his customers, in
one month, amounts to one hundred tons, comprehending a
much superior weight of respectability and public worth."
BANKRUPTCY.—As we were the first to draw attention to
the proposed scheme of abolishing the present system of Bank-
ruptcy Judicature by Commissionci s, and substituting a sin-
gle Judge in a fixed place—we are well pleased, to perceive
that our observations have not been without their influence. A
petition from this city will state the opinions and desires of
the commercial and trading classes—and we should hope to sec
the petition carrying the authority of numbers, as well as of
opinions. There are more individuals than the Commissioners
of Bankrupta who will be affected by the change, and for whom
no compensation whatever is proposed to be made by the Bill
—and this omission appears to us to deserve the harsh name
of a wrong inflicted on the parties" who have been faithful
and blameless. There are other changes contemplated by the
Lord Chancellor Plunkct, which, though they do not affect
public interests as directly as they do those of a private and
personal nature, are very well deserving of public animadver-
sion—we mean the proposition for the abolition of the offices
of six clerks, without compensation to the individuals who now
fill those offices, some of whom have purchased their aitiintioos
under the Court of Chancery.—Cork Herald.
him TUlTlON.—Several farmers living in a mountainous
district in Donegal, employed c, young schoolmaster to teach
their children during the summer months, In the house where
the school was kept there was a weaver's loom, which he con-
verted into a gallows. When any of the pupils did not get
the prescribed Lac, he cast a noose on the cord attached to
the loom, placed it around his .neck, and strangulated him
for a little. As soon as the farmers heard of this new me-
thod of correction, they removed their Andrea from under
the care of the pedagogue, who was obliged to give up his
employment and become .a s tiller of the ground.—Derry
Journal. _ _ .

One hundred and eleven notices have been served by per-
slng applying to register as freeholders at the ensuing, sessions
at Birr.

The Cladagh fishermen, Galway, 3,000 in numb2r, have
petitioned Parliament for lights and buoys on the coast.
The Wexford Independent publishes approbatory resolu-
tions of his Excellency's government, by no less than four-
teen different meetings, which have been hold throughout the
country.

The of of the London and Westtninster Bank
appear to be proe-ressim,' very prosperously, the opening of
branch offices in Bloomsbury, Whitechapel and geuthwark
havin,4 had the effect of increasing the business of the esta-
blishment to a considerable extent. Mr. Burgess, in his
" Bank Circular," speaking of the question at issue between
the London and Westminster Beni; pnd the Bank of Eng-
land, a question which he anticipates will riot be brought to a
very speedy decision, says—" The Westminster Bank, before
it has been in operation seven years, will be in a condition
not only to grasp at excise and other fiscal collectorships, but
will canvass successfully for the deposits of institutions, trus-
tees, assignees, parishes, public companies, and will endeavour
to attract to its offices the most vainahle fonds and business
now possessed by the Bank of England." This statement is
already, in some measure, borne out by facts, for we find that,
fn addition to the London and Westminster Bank being ap-
pointed receiver of excise duties for the counties of Kent and
the important and united yestry of St. Giles and St.
George,Surrey,
Bloomsbury, have resolved to keep their accounts
with the Bloomsbury branch. That public confidence in the
estahlislnnent is on the increase is evident. The paid up ca-
pital is 6,00,0D9b ;
and a few days ago the shares were get-
tingphe Directors gave notice that they
tN•ouldupissiune plrieuc,oo womhc'oL, at 4/. 19s. premium. The whole of
giving the Bank an additi9nal
thew shares were applied for, an
fund of 4§,90[41;
cn NYodnesday last,
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EXPERIMENTAL RUNNING ON Tin! LONDON
AND GaEENWICII RAlLWAY,—Notwithstanding the very heavy
rains that prevailed during* the whole of the past week, and
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ieg of access to the commencement of this
"away, nic tl!r! Company not having been able to work
m?'-e
One engin.; ,in •i train the sum
of five hundred and fifty pounds Eevou,Dail SItII'LIIP
wAs received as the profits of the week.