The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-25 00:00:00

DUBLIN-SUNDAY.

" It will have blood, they say, blood will have b100d."...
MACBRTIL

More homicides have been committed by the Church
Militant, by law (?) established in Ireland! Intelligence
readied town yesterday of a tithe slaughter at Dunkerrin,
is the King's County, on Friday evening last, occasioned by
the active exertions of that notorious " Rebellion Ruffian,
or Commissioner" Ryan, in the discharge of his duty. It
appears that a poor man, the father of several children, was
shot dead by this Commissioner or his associates ; one of
whose party was subsequently so ill-treated by the irritated
populace, as to be in danger of losing his life also ; and but
for the interposition of the Catholic Clergyman of the
neighbourhood, the Rev. Mr. Nolan, not one of Ryan's
party would have escaped the vengeance of the incensed
multitude. It would not, however, be right to publish fur-
ther details of this melancholy affair, in the absence of a
more official statement than has yet been made on the sub-
',Oct. May God grant that the people do not set up the
Mosaic law in that vicinity, seeking " an eye for an eye,
and a tooth for a tooth ;" but await the less sanguinary
decrees of the tribunals of their country. It will require
all the influence of a popular and paternal Government, of
the " General Association," and of the Catholic Clergy of
Ireland, to prevent the effusion of much blood during the
approaching winter. The Clergy of the Established Church,
instead of deprecating the horrors that must accompany
their endeavours to obtain tithe money from the Tory-im-
poverished people of Ireland, and supplicating the House
of Lords to put an end to such warfare, by the establish-
ment of some less blood-stained reward of their labours in
this land, seem determined to co-operate with their friends,
on the other side, who cry the Church is in danger, while it
is actually endangering the peace of the entire community.
This is now the only rallying point of that wretched party,
whom no sense of justice can mitigate, or experience guide,
in struggling to regain their monopoly. The Church is in
danger, say they, and Popery will be re-established if
O'Connell and his co-religionists be admitted to all the pri-
vileges of the British Constitution. Surely the history of
England for the two last centuries ought to admonish them
of the peril and danger of such alarms. In the reign of
Charles the Second, the cry of a Popish plot first caused
much innocent blood to flow, and then overturned the rights
of the subject. In the reign of Queen Anne, the splendid
victories of Marlborough were neutralised, the power of
France was restored, and the foundation of the National
Debt was increased, if not established, by the fanatic cry
of the Church in danger. And at a more recent period,
the faith of the good folk of London had to be purified
from the apprehended pollution of Catholicism, by the con-
flagration of their city. Such were the unhappy results of
the clamour from time to time raised against the extension
of legal rights to every class of persons under protection of
the Crown of England : and such will always be the result
of efforts made by little, selfish, sordid politicians, who think
of confounding the public with their private interests,
" Religious alarms," says Grattan, " are not the efforts of
great or comprehensive minds ; they originate in low cun-
ning, and operate on ignorant irritability ; they are not
founded on religion ; they are generally expedients of the
depraved ; they are hatched with the hope of delusion, and
are the worst political vices baptized ; there is nothing in-
telligible, nor coherent, nor profound, nor high, nor com-
prehensive in their reasoning." We are too far advanced
in Reform, now, for the Tories to further their cause by
these stale expedients : they should rather seek to protect
the Church, than cherish and promote the incentives of its
abuses.

In a recent communication to The Sun, I stated, in
giving an account of the " Rebellion ruffians" in the county
of Wexford, and their deliberate persecution of Mr.
Downes, of Broomlands, that that gentleman's friends had,
in order to avert such persecution of his old helpless pa-
rents, offered security for the payment of such debt for
tithe at some future day, as the Legislature should leave
unsettled. My informant in this matter has since told me
that I misunderstood him as to friends—that no person
with the knowledge or permission of Mr. Downes, or of
any member of his family or name in the county, ever made
any offer of compromise with the tithe claimant or his
agents ; and that if such an offer were seriously made by
any person, that person was not authorised to make it by
Mr. Downes or his family, but did so probably with the
view of trying the animus and feeling of the party. My
account was in every other respect perfectly correct, and I
mention this exception only, because it tends to show the
spirit that is universally prevalent in this county against
the payment of tithe money in any shape, under existing
laws, and that all who feel any concern for the peace of
Ireland may be prepared for the consequences that will in-
evitably follow its attempted enforcement. In this state of
public feeling, therefore, there can be no hope of substan-
tial benefit to the tithe claimant from the proceedings which
he is adopting. Ile knows that very well, and so does the
Conservative combination, that are urging such proceedings,
and endeavouring to bring the laws and courts of justice of
Ireland, hitherto regarded by the people as sacred, into
contempt ; but their object is " death and destruction" to
the people and their Government, that they may rebuild
their ascendancy on the public ruin. But they will be
disappointed—the present Government comprehend all
their manoeuvring, and will guard against it.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, OCT. 22.
GENERAL ASSOCIATION.

The Association met on Thursday at the Corn Exchange.
There was a numerous attendance. PETER PURCELL, Esq.
in the Chair.

'- After the Rev. Mr. Meagher had been proposed for ad-
mission,passed All his learning, attain-
ments and
and a
piety,
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by
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Staunton,
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the following letters from
Mr. Beaumont and Mr, G, E. Bruce, as well as many
other communio4tionz from various parts of the country,
were read 1—

Scarboro', October 16, 1836.
Sia—l had the honour of receiving your letter from Dub-
lin, on Friday last, when I was on the point of attending a
dinner, given by my friend, Sir Charles Style, to the newly
elected Liberal corporation of this town. In the course of
the evening I bad to propose to the company—" May the
people of Ireland be speedily admitted into all the advan-
tages of. the British Constitution." If you had witnessed
the enthusiasm with which the toast was reoeh'ed and cor-
dially drunk, you would have felt any lurking opinion you
may entertain upoa the sympathy of Englishmen very much
much shaken. I took (=Won to read the vote of thanks
from the General Association, moved by my friend, Mr.
litzsimon, 40 can assure you that I felt confident the cor-
diality of my reception was greatly enhanced by the know-
ledge that I had thus identified myself with the liberators
of Ireland.

It gives me the greatest pleasure to inform you that there
is every prospect of your countryman, my friend, Sir Charles
Style, being, upon the next opportunity, the Liberal repre-
sentative of this recently emancipated borough. A fyrmer
patriot and more staunch or independent sniiporter of the
rights of his countrymen and of our joint country, I am sure,
from my intimate knowledge of lin character and opinions,
that England or Ireland 161 not possess.
Allow me, now Sir' to thank you, and through you the
General Asteeiation, for the handsome manner in which my
!nimble services have been acknowledged, and to beg you
fa be convinced that no act of my public life could afford
me more heartfelt satisfaction than any effort to unite our
two countries by one bond of harmony, and to make the
consequences of a long series of wilful misrule fall upon the
heads of Ireland's oppressors.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient humble Servant,
T. W. EAUMONT.
To Michael Cahill, Esq , Chairman Geneßral Association,
2, Wilton Crescent, London, Oct, 12, 1836..
Sits-1: find the Cork Constitution, a Tory Press, has
followed the course of its brother Tory, the Evening
Packet. Their calumnies WA me consist of' extracts from 1
the two following
convicted libels ;—A poem was written
by Thottioit Grady., Esq., barrister-at-law, for which I pro.
e0¢(10(1 by law against him, and obtained a verdict for 5001.
and costs, which exceeded 400/. After the trial, Mr.
Grady got up a Report of it, in which be falsely represented
the charge of Judge Johnson to the jury, and made out a
speech for Mr. O'Connell which never was uttered by him.
This was a libel upon the Court, the jury, Mr. O'Con-
nell, and myself. Not having any legal evidence to convict
Mr. Grady of being the author, I was obliged to proceed
by law against Mr. Andrew Watson, the printer and pub-
lisher of it ; against him I rect-mmi another ‘.":lniict of
5001., and costs exe(,‘,klikAg ON, I declp:;.ea in oen Court
that w(sid':i 1.1494 the verdict-, t put not the costs, provided
Watsonwould nive up his author for prMoation. He
instantly accepted my offori AAA declare.d Mr. Grady to be
the author,

ilffilP4ltcly after the trial, Mr, Grady retired to Bou-
logne, where be has remained seventeen years, thereby
avoiding my second action against him.
Respect for public opinion compels mo to state those
facts tmcl prove them ; I have directed my solicitor to
rbring
actions of slander against the proprietors of the above Tory
Journals.
Calumny and intimidation, so far from extinguishing,
always increase the fire of patriotism., To you, Sir, I beg
leave to band 10/., my third subscription to the National

Association : it is the fruit of their calumnies, and the seed
which may produce more libels on further subscriptions
from, Sir, your most obedient servant,

Arthur French, Esq. GEO. EVANS BRUCE.
After letters had been read enclosing various sums col-
lected in different districts, Mr. Ray announced that the
amount of the Justice Rent for the week was 1971. Bs. 4d.

TITRE CAMPAIGN.-FATAL COLLISION BETWEEN THE
COMMISSIONERS OF REBELLION AND THE PEOPLE.

Blood has at length been shed in the open day. The
first victims fell in Tipperary. Six children were made
fatherless, and one of the officers of rebellion" left for

dead.

Philip Ryan, however, the
_great hero of the

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Church, the Achilles of the Establishment, their decus et
tutamen, after firing his shot, and inducing the policemen to
fire, galloped off on the perpetration of the homicides. The
affair occurred in the parish of Dunkerrin, in the diocese of
Killaloe. This parish is situate partly in the King's
county and partly in Tipperary ; and it is to be observed
that this portion of the King's county (the greater part of
1 the parish, perhaps three-fourths, lying there). is about as
much Protestant as a parish in Tyrone or Armagh. In
truth, there are in this parish, or were, in 1834, according to
the census taken by the. Commissioners of Public Instruc-
tion, 388 Protestants, the Catholics being 3,9B6—little
more than ten to one. With this preface we shall now
proceed to insert the letter of a trustworthy and most esti-
mable correspondent, dated yesterday, the day on which
tho catastrophe occurred :
" Dunkerrin, Friday evening, seven o'clock.
" We have had another Rathcormac massAL're in this
parish, about one o'clock to-day. Two victims, I fear, have
been immolated to the demon of tithes. The scene was
frightful beyond description. Amidst the horrors that sur-
round, I can only call your attention to a few of the lead-
ing facts.

" Early on this morning Philip Ryan, of Nenagh, the
notorious officer of rebellion, accompanied by one of his
satellites, named Hogan, assisted by the party of police sta-
tioned in Dunkerrin, proceeded to Rathnavoge, to serve
Exchequer processes. The people appeared in crowds on
the hills, without making any attempt at resistance,
save and except a few hearty shouts, which prevented
him from effecting his object. On his return to Dun-
kerrin he met a large number of persons at the cross
roads, at the turnpike gate. On his passing through
a few stones were thrown, without any personal in-
jury to him or any of his party. The instant he got
clean through the crowd he fired into the midst of the
people. Two policemen fired instantly after. Melan-
choly to state, John Fogarty, a poor and honest man,
having a family of six helpless children, was shot through
the breast, the bullet entering within an inch of the nipple
of his left breast, and passed out under his right shoulder-
blade. The medical gentleman who has visited him from
Roscrea, states his recovery as impossible. Ryan escaped
unhurt. Hogan was not so fortunate ;he was beaten so
severely, but not till after Fogarty was shot, that case
is nearly hopeless. Fortunately the Rev. A. Nolan, parish
priest, came to the spot at this instant. tlogan left for
dead on the side of the road, and the police surrounded by
some hundreds of persons, armed. with stones. The ser-
jeant and Hogan the Rev. Mr. Nolan had to protect in his
own house for sonie hours. The people were so excited,
so infuriated, as to disregard their lives ; they would have
killed every one of the police at his very gate, had he
been one moment later. My conviction is, that no phy-
sical force could restrain them at the moment ; and this
is the use the calumniated Catholic clergy make of their
influence, notwithstanding the many aspersions that are
heaped on them. I must remark, that the tithe massacre
has taken place within fifty perches of the parish priest's
house. His coming up at the moment was purely acci-
dental, being, with both his curates, engaged at a station
in a remote corner of the parish during the entire of the
morning. Allow me to remark that the order for the po-
lice to assist Ryan was given by Dean Hawkins, who fills
the situations of magistrate for the King's County and Tip-
perary, Dean of Clonfert, Rector of Dunkerrin, and has
returned to this parish only a few months ago, after a resi-
dence at the fashionable lounging places iu England for
five or six years I

" I have' been obliged to give you a hurried sketch ; so
great is my hurry to have my messenger get to Roscrea in
time for the night's post, that I have not time even to read
over what I write. It cannot be alleged that Ryan or the
police fired in their own defence, as he got through the
entire of the crowd before any shot was fired ; moreover,
the police were only in danger at the parish priest's gate,
after Ryan's escape, a distance of 50 or 60 perches from
where the slaughter took place. Ryan galloped off the
instant he fired, a proof of his predetermined intention."
Of the truth of the statement in the preceding letter we
have not the slightest doubt. The rector of the parish,
Mr, Hawkins, the dean of another diocese, Clonfert, had, it
appeared, been for several years non-resident, and on his
return to his parish, commenced his Christian duties by
hiring Philip Ryan as his officer ; and Dean Hawkins, act-
ing in his civil capacity as a justice of the peace and quo-
rum, dispatched the police to aid and assist his ruffians.
The consequences we have seen. The very rev, gentleman
did not collect a penny of tithes ; but another sacrifice was
offered to the Church of Ireland. One victim was murdered
outright ; and there are, we learn, but slight hopes enter-
tained of the recovery of one of his own officers.
Until the particulars reach us, it would be premature to
speak of the conduct of the police. We must know whether
a magistrate was present, who was the constable in command,
and who gave the:orders to fire. We shall only observe here,
what we have taken occasion repeatedly to urge before, that
it will be vain to hope for an efficient or a popular constabu-
lary so long as they are thus diverted from the duties imposed
upon them by Parliament, and made--as they are in effect
made—the mere servants of Leslie Foster's Court, in post-
ing notices, in levying distresses, and in outraging the feel-
ings of the people, by acting as instruments in the hands
of reckless ruffians arpointed by the Exchequer to levy the
tribute.

We cannot, conclude our reference to this matter without
pointing io the conduct of the parish priest of Dunkerrin.
Had he not interfered the probability is, that the police
would have been immolated, every man. Yet these priests
are the men who are made the subject of the foulest and
grossest calumnies—to abuse whom, in England, cassocked
miscreants are hired—to slander whom in Ireland, frontless
apostates are employed by the chiefs of the Established
Church. Verily, verily, they will have their reward.--
Dublin Evening Post.

CITY OF DUBLIN ELECTION.---4N. IiESTIOATION INTO
THE CONDUCT OF ALDERMAN SI:IYTH.--The Court sat at
the usual hour yesterday. 'lie direct examination of Mr.
Maguire, inspector of paving, &c., was concluded ; but his
cross-examination was for the present deferred. Some of
the collectors were briefly examined ; also Mr. J. J. Murphy,
agent in the late election for the popular candidates. Col.
Morris and Mr. Edward Maguire refused to be examined, as
they were of opinion Dr. Stock had no authority to compel
them to attend as witnesses. Both gentlemen intimated,
that in the line of conduct they thought proper to pursue,
they did so with the most perfect personal respect to Dr.
Stock. The inquiry will be resumed this day at ten o'clock.
THE FACTORY LIE.—We are enabled to state that a
most unqualified contradiction has been obtained from Mr.
Condy, on whose alleged authority the latest lie promul-
gated by O'Connell's enemies, professes to be based. The
Liberator has been put personally in possession of the con-
tra'2iietion, which is given under Mr. Condy's own hand—
he will know how and when to make use of it effectively.
As to the falsehood itself, its,*surdity precluded it from
being for a moment believed liiintry man of any party in this
country.—Freeman. On this subject the Evening Post
says :—" It having come to Mr. Patrick Costello's ears
that certain liberties had been taken with his name anent
the premises by Mr. Condy, he commissioned a friend to
wait upon the aforesaid, having taken a trip to Manchester
for the purpose, when Mr. Condy, in the handsomest man-
ner, declared to Mr. Costello's friend that it was all a lie,
and wrote a letter to that,eifeet accordingly. Thus, then,
the matter stands. Wh44atement the parties slandered
will put forth we have iivige'reason to know ; what expla-
nations will be given and received by the other parties im-
plicated in the fabrication we have yet to learn."
RATHCORMAC.—A correspondent informs us that the
campaign is carried on in this district—the scene of the
memorable tithe slaughter in 1834—with such an utter
disregard of law, that in a recent instance, by order of the
Rev. Joshua Brown Ryder, the tithe bailiff's and police
arrested an entire family, and served law processes for
tithes at midnight! The greatest alarm prevailed in the
parish.
THE RENT AND THE REGISTRIES.—The former is
ing in from all quarters, and the state, of the latter is
triumphant.

It will be remembered that, about two months ago,
the mansion of his F:seelloncy the Portuguese Ambassador,
situate in j 30.- er-street, Portman-square, was, in a most
myster;:o„ manner, plundered of jewellery and cash to a con-
siderable amount. The same distinguished person's resi-
dence at Cricklewood, near Edgeware, was, on Saturday
night last,
visited by thieves, who entered the grapery, and
completely stripped the whole of thi fertile vines of their
choice and beautiful fruit ; a great number of pines were
also carried off from the pinery, and a vast quantity of
shrubs and plants, indigenous and exotic, shared the same
fate. Information of the robbery was communicated to the
when, upon a close inspection of the grounds, it was
ascertained that the property had been taken away in a
cart, as the marks of the wheels and footsteps were traced
some distance down an adjoining- lane, but on getting into
the high road all trace was lost. The dwelling-house was
not broken into. The officers are actively employed in
seeking for the depredators, and it is supposed that they
form part of a daring gang of burglars who, for some time
have infested the neighbourhood.