The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-11 00:00:00

BASRUPTC Y.

This was a yak for the assessment of damages in
a case in which the plaintiff sought 821. as., for the
amount of a b►ll for business done as attornies-at-law.
The ca,e was of no importance, except as far as
regarded a very culpable practice pursued often by
attornies' clerks, and sometimes by attornies them-
selves, that of putting in sha►n pleas of judgment
recovered. This practice was strongly alluded to
and condemned on this occasion.
Damages assesed to the full extent.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

G UILD HALL.

John Pichinun:a; elderly man, in respectable at-
tire, who stated himself to be the keeper of a cheap
beer shop, in the vicinity of the New Kent-road,
was charged by Whitting, a patrol, with indecently
exposing his person at four shop-windows, where
females were stooping to look at the goods, in St.
Paul's church-yard and Ludgate-street,on the pre-
ceding evening.
Sir P. LAURIE said the evidence was so disgust►ng
that he would not render it necessary to have it re-
peated elsewhere, and therefore committed him to
three months' hard labour a% a rogue and vagabond.

FRENCH AND IRISH PRESS.

(From the Dublin Times.)

We heartily rejoice to perceive that the Cowie,
Fraricais,a Journal of great influence in the Freud;
metropolis, is honourably labouring to imbue the
minds of the French people with sentiments of af-
fection towards England. The Courier wisely tell,
the French people that they must not confound
with the brave, generous, freedom-loving people of
England, that selfish narrow-minded oligarchy whose
domestic, and, still more, whose continental policy
has lowered the English name in every country in
Europe. For upwards of a quarter of a century
that oligarchy has possessed almost uninterrupted,
and nearly unlimited power in those countries—
and what has been the result ? Ruinous arid un-
principled wars—wars against civil liber•y abroad—
wars against freedom of conscience at home—iii
short, " they ever warred with freedom and the
free." Hence, through the wicked agency of this
anti-English party, the very name of tugland has
been rendered odious. Nor is this feeling con-
fined to foreign countries. We have not the
slightest hesitation in asserting (and not rashly) that
whatever of turbulence, discontent, or if you will
disaffection, is any where to be met with in Ire-
land, is easily and obviously traceable to that long
unceasing course of baleful policy which has dis-
graced the former Governments in Ireland, arid has
rendered in the minds of our peasantry the English
rule synonymous with galling oppression. And by
what means has this intolerable domination been up-
held ? Simply through the agency of a corrupt and
venal Parliament. That system, together with the
vile materials by which it was supported, is now
crumbling into atoms, and happier days, may there-
fore be confidently expected. Would to God, our
fellow-labourers at the Irish Press would emulate
the example of the French journalists, and seek to
eradicate from the hearts of our people every particle
of an anti-English sentiment, which former injustice
may have generated. Let them learn that the people
of England were never parties to Irish oppression—
and let them constantly be taught, that the illustrious
party from whose honoured ranks the present Ad-
ministration has been taken, have ever been the in-
dignant and eloquent vindicators of the rights and
privileges of the Irish people. This would be true
patriotism. For if, indeed, it be true, that there ex-
ists a community of principles and interests bet ween
France and England which invites a close alliance
between those countries, how much more cordial an
union should we not seek to establ.sh between Eng-
land and Ireland, countries whose destinies the
great Creator of the universe seems to have insepa-
rably intertwined by geographical position, and the
inhabitants of which are bound together by an iden-
tity of laws and language—the ties of blood—the
relations of commerce, and a mutual dependence on
each other, so complete in all its par s, that by a
sort of secondary law of nature, they must stand or
full together. We therefore earnestly implore the
genuine friends of liberty in Ireland to come to a
thorough agreement upon this essential point, and
we may calculate ❑pon the speedy approach of na-
tional and imperial prosperity.

IRELAND.

SPECIAL COMMISSION IN CLARE.

ENNIS, FOURTH DAY, MONDAY, JUNE 6.—The
following prisoners were placed at the bar :—John
kl'lnerny, Thomas APlnerny, James ili'lnerny,
John allins, James Hough, Patrick Leary, John li
O'Brien, and Edmund Scanlan, charged that they,
on the Bth of May las!, at night, at Kilelesheen, did
assault the dwelling-house of James M'Mahon, and
attempt to compel him to quit his habitation.
On the motion of Mr. O'Connell, the prisoners
obtained leave to withdraw their plea of not guilty,
and to plead guilty.—Sentence defetred.
Patrick Donoghue, Patrick Fitzgerald, William
Moore, Patrick Hartigan, Edward Allen, John
Brody, Patrick Shine, and Peter Donnelly, were,
after a long and interesting trial, found guilty of
maliciously and feloniously assaulting Patrick Keeffe,
with an intent to rob him of fire-arms.

The defence, in this case was an alibi,
_which
failed, and a most remarkable circumstance occurred
during the proceedings. To support the alibi in bei
half of the prisoners, a witness was called, and on
his presenting himself on the table was instantly re-
cognised as one of the ringleaders of the party on
the night in question. He was immediately de-
tained in custody.
William Hayes was given in charge for having
administered an unlawful oath to Patrick Hogan, to
import that Hogan would deliver a threatening
letter to Thomas Lynch.
The Jury brought in a verdict of guilty. Sentenced
to transportation for life.
Thomas Flaherty was indicted for having ad-
ministered an unlawful oath to Nicholas Robinson, to
the import that he had no arms in his house. Guilty.
Sentenced to transportation for life.
Edward Ryan was convicted for unlawfully ad-
ministering an illegal oath to Richard Marritt.
this case an alibi was attempted to be proved, but
failed. The prisoner was sentenced to transporta-
tion for life. The Court then adjourned.