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

ENNISCORTHY-WEDNESDAY.

" Particular matters of fact are the undoubted foundations
on which our civil and natural knowledge is built."—Locxx.
In a late communication, I promised to make your jour-
nal the medium of publishing observations on the present
political state of Ireland ; and I intimated that such obser-
vations were evt to be derived from excursions through
every part, north and south, of this country, but from fre-
quent visits to, an(l a temporary sojourn in, the county of
Wexford, the locality most notorious in Irish history. This
promise I expect to be enabled to fulfil during the approach-
ing Parliamentary recess. In the mean time many occur-
rences and facts calculated to illustrate public opinion, and
Which ought not to he postponed, for " a niche" in the series,
loay be deserving of the immediate attention of a jour-
nalist ; and as The Sun Newspaper is now looked upon, not
only as the leading Evening Journal in the Liberal cause,
but as a most steady and powerful advocate of Reform in
this part of the United Kingdom, I think it right to men-
tion three circumstances which at this moment occupy the
attention of the people of this county.
The first is connected with the ancient borough through
which I am this clay passing ; and if true in every particular,
as I have reason to believe it is from the respectability and
good sense of my interments, the attention of Government
ought to be drawn to it without delay. This is a corporate
town of considerable business and population. The inhabi-
tants are, for the most part, Roman Catholics, who have
greatly increased in number, property, and influence, since
the commencement of the present century. It had been
Previously to the year 1798 a nest of Orangemen, and was
consequently during the Rebellion of that year, the scene
of many of the disgraceful massacres which the Orange-
men of this county in particular had provoked and suffered
for. , The Liberal party, however, both in the town and
neighbourhood, have since that period waxed very strong
and influential—to such a degree, that of themselves they
eon support a public news-room, which is well supplied with
" Irish Periodicals," but has no London Daily Newspaper.
On my asking why they had not the earliest possible Lon-
don news, a gentleman with whom I had not previously
Conversed, answered—" We have not yet had here, Sir,
much of the benefits of Reform ; and therefore cannot afford
ourselves as many as we could wish of the best possible
instructors.' We pay a considerable rent for this room,
while the Orange party have a news-room, free of expense,
in the Court-house. Had we no rent to pay, like them,
we could take in more journals." I suggested that both
news-rooms or clubs ought to be united ; or that the Court-
houee, at least, should be open to all parties. "So we think,
was tile reply ; but while the sheriff and sub-sheriff of the
county belonged to a certain party, there could be no chance
of that. Now, however, that we have both, professing the
name political principles as the majority of our townsmen,
and the county generally, we expect something will be done."
Adding, " Could you tell us, Sir, ought not the Court-
'? °use to be given to the majority of the people who built
it, if 18 to he given at all, for such a purpose, to either
Party:, I answered in the affirmative ; but could not sug-
gest how such an ejectment as the querist seemed to con-
template could be peaceably and legally executed. I have
no doubt, however, that some of the Irish Liberal Journals
that make extracts from The Sun may see this paragraph,
and will point out the proper mode of redressing this
unquestionable insult.
The other circumstance mentioned is equally indicative
of the state of party feeling and politics in this county.
gentleman, well known here for his interference
In all electioneering and grand jury matters, brought
an action for libel against the editor of the Independent,
line of the Liberal journals published twice a week in Wex-
'cull, and obtained 1201. damages at the last Assizes. These
damages are regarded by every one with whom I converse
as excessive ; and many persons are surprised, that twelve
men on their oaths could award any damages under the
treumstances of the case, which were briefly these :—Mr.
41ewlin, a gentleman of station and property in the county,
rteplained of the impanelling of the Grand Jury at the
ast Sprincr Assizes. The complaint was made to Judge
jAnson, :'ho presided in the Criminal Court on that occa-
iiinn, and who is generally regarded as one of the soundest
e,°nnon law Judges in Ireland ; and if it had been entertained
the whole proceedings of the Grand Jury at that Assizes
uangst have been nullified. How the business of the county
'night have been retarded by the success of Mr. Hewlin's
4P.Plication, or what balance of inconvenience to the public
NIA have resulted from the supposed mistake in impan-
lielling the Jury, I stop not to discuss ; suffice it to say, the
if
irarned Judge dismissed the application, and Mr. Green,
e editor of the Independent, commented on the whole
transaction, as of great interest to the readers of his
Journal\. This commentary was the libel complained of.
nether or not the Jury, which is said to have been a
i:rY one, estimated the injury to Mr. Hewlin too high at
it does not become a public writer to declare ; but it
Zxhls duty to state that the damages are complained of as
excessive by the people, and they are accordingly, from one
'nu to the other of this hirge and enlightened county, sub-
131e,111)hig to indemnify Mr. Green, and protect and uphold
'e liberty and independence of the Press.
ti._The particulars of the insult and outrage committed by
.orangernen on the peaceable inhabitants here on the
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t. 114 ef last month are so' fully given in a Wexford journal
;eli 1 I have just received, that I forbear saying more than
tiquesting you to call the attention of Englishmen to so
iulch thereof as you may think proper to select from the
lew
sPaper alluded to, which I send you. The people ex-
pect that Government will do its duty in this and all other
matters demanding the attention of a Liberal Adminis-
tration.t •

THE VIOLIN AND ITS PROFESSORS, FROM THE
--ARLIRT DATE TO THE PRESENT TIMES ; WITH HINTS TO
ikMATE"S Dubourg, the author of this work, who
48,.! We are informed, grandson to the eminent violinist who led
re orchestras in the days of Handel, is not only an amateur per-
-I:)!Tner himself, but is an enthusiastic worshipper of the genius of
Is instrument and the powers of its expression. He therefore
oe°4les essentially qualified for his
beheadtask—aa very delightful
4,4' he has made of it. His boo': may for profit and
,;:tlsellient by the professor and the uninitiated, by the culti-
31.—°r and amateur of sweet sounds, and by him who has no
c'ro music in his soul than a mallet. It is essentially a po-
Pelar work.—Musical World.
Tu4 small sport-seeking group of boys and girls, last
Thesday, went out from Carntyne on .:t bee-bike adventure.
e'enY had only proceeded a few hundred yards from their old
erahle village, until they discovered in a dilapidated wall,
allat they considered a deposit of the, honeyed spoils of bill
ah
. dale, and of course they rushed with intrepid bravery on
attack elicious treasure ; the crumbling dyke yielded to their
amid
; hut what was their astonishment when they found,
su_d, the honey-combs, a silver watch, chain, and gold seal.
no," seramble for the prize ! Whether the bees made it or
th E remains to be decided. It has evidently been deposited
4_ree fora elnsiderable time, .as the chain and key fell in
" s in lifting 5t up by the hand.—Ayr Observer.
e Copy from the August Number of the Metro-
Pm();i:fin the. following literary announcements :—Memoir of
liemans, with Original Letters, and an exquisitely
k.„ll.:led Portrait—A New Novel from the pen of Captain Mar-
,entitled Mr. Midshipman Easy—Prince Lucien Bona-
"in Lte Memoirs, written by Himself—The Woods and Fields,
"Deeond Series of the Old Men's Tales—Oliver Cromwell,
hf:Tiledy by the Author of Eugene Aram—The Desultory
dor.: .Y the Author of Richelieu, The Gipsy, &c,—Mr. Lan-
, 3
.n.dventures in the North of Europe—Sir Grenville Tem.
4puieres,
llN);%tvh'efravels in Greece and Turkey—lnklings of Adven-
Author of Pencillings.by the Way.
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u°attekm, with the view of misleading -the people, and whoever
death by
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