The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-31 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, DEc. 2d.
LONGFORD ELECTION.
The snow has delayed all communications from -I.4ongford
exeept the mail bags, which have been forwarded specially.
At the close of last night's poll the numbers were—
White
Fox
Majority for White
The polling was by tallies, and the Pilot reports that the
popular I;arty are confident of success. The Mail, of
course, affects to be satisfied with the result of yesterday's
polling, and doe, not scruple to affirm that it surpasses any
thing it could have anticipated on the first day, and under
such circumstances, atis4 affords an assurance as to the ul-
timate result. In the sam,l organ of Orangeism we find
the following no doubt strictly Veracious and impartial
statement :
" Our election (writes a LongforLl
correspondent of the
Mail) commenced this day under circumstances of excite-
ment such as were never before witnessel in this county.
To describe the scene in and about the Uo,ert-house is im-
possible. When order was in some measure restored the
proceedings commenced. Mr. White was proposed by
Mr. Aehmuty—late a member of the Brunswick ,Clubs, and
seconded by H. B. Sleator. Mr. Fox was put in nomina-
tion by Lovell Edgeworth, Esq., in a speech of great force
and ability, and seconded by Samuel Blacken, Esq. The
yells of the rabble, set on by the priests, nearly rendered
these gentlemen inaudible."
It is reported that two men have been shot dead, and
two or three others wounded, by the armed Orange ban-
ditti assembled under the Lefroy banners. Wherever
Orangemen assemble in strength it is a very probable oc-
currence, therefore we do not absolutely discredit the report.
A letter from Mr. Beaumont, addressed to Mr. O'Con-
nell, and one also written by Sir William Molesworth to
the General Association, appear in the Irish journals of
to-day. The length to which the communication of the
last-named honourable and patriotic gentleman extends
precludes its publication 'by us to-day. Sir William's
letter is dated from Bodmin, 21st December, and begins,
thus I beg leave to forward you a subscription
201. towards the land of the Irish National Association.
in order to show my ii;larty approval of the resolutions to
which the Association bizs agreed with regard to the
Irish Church. I perceive by the newspapers that a Mr.
Mansfield has thought proper tt: denounce me before the
Association as a Tory-Radical. if by that term he means
that, whilst professing Radical opinioiZs I am intentionally
pursuing a line of conduct which I know would be most
advantageous to Tory principles, and which I consider
would conduce to the ultimate success of that party, then,
indeed, the charge is a grave one ; and if it is well founded,
it would brand me with a mark of indelible infamy. If
Mr. Mansfield merely means that I am pursuing a course
of which some Tories approve, and of which ho disap-
proves, then, in truth, the accusation is one of no moment
for evidently it is not without the bounds of possibilit),
that both the Tories and himself are utterly in the wrong%
Sir William then shows that he " has the same end in
view as the Association has—namely, full and compete
justice to Ireland from the British Legislature."
The following is from Mr. Beaumont's letter to 111 r.
O'Connell, dated the 26th instant :--
" Sir—l am on the point of writing a second address to
my constituents, in order to acquaint them with the details,
and interest them more deeply in the success of the Irish
question. Before committing myself with them by an irre-
vocable opinion upon this most important, and, as I think,
hitherto misunderstood subject, I desire to be publicly )I'l-
- by you if you coincide with me in the conviction
that the sole cause of the unnatural state of Ireland lies ill
this—that religion is made a point of honour between.
Catholics and Protestants. As a Protestant, whose fed"
logs are not voconnected with Ireland, and whose sytnP"-
thies for her distN.ssed condition are far from being unrea#l,
I assert deliberately tLat such is my conviction. * •
If you, Sir, are of opLiion that religion is thus cons!:
dered a point of honour in tijs unhappy country, I shalt
proceed immediately to call upo:i my countrymen, who at
present are also yours, to put an er;:ctual stop to this be r;
rible position of affairs. The honour of their respeetii_
Churches shall cease to be the subject ol" internal
and Ireland shall no longer be deluged wit the blood of
victims, slain on the 'altar of religious bit= unchrist"l"
re-
honour. If Irishmen have in their nature that intuit? P.,m..
the
dilection for receiving and giving satisfaction whi,•ll j 5
posed to them, they have sufficient incentives and etnl3
fair subjects with other people. But religion shall not,
I can assist in preventing its continuance, be any longer tile
unholy subject of dispute. Let Irishmen fight among then,:
selves, if they prefer that amusement
to any other, upo"
any other subject under the sun ; but as a Christian, a P(3.-
litician, and a man, I protest against their right to kill eaell,,
other for their religion .—I beg the favour of an early reply:o
THE WEATHER.—The last four days have been ti
s,
severest experienced Dublin for a long time. Se ver
ef
vessels have drifted, d the squall yesterday "as
Iliarin s:
the heaviest ever known in the neighbourhood of g
town.
TITHES.—Mr: Otway Cave states, that having resistel
the impost of tithes to the very last stage, lie will now rneeit
the claim, rather than that bloodshed should be the rese`
of collision with his tenants.

Although the Earl of
the effects of the severe paralytic' seizure he sustained a feW
years ago, his general health is much improved.
The Earl and Countess of Verulam gave at ball 0!1
Kinoston is still suffering from
Tuesday night at Gorhambury, near St. Alban's, he in
tations including all the principal families. 'The attendaa.eo
was, however, comparatively thin, in consequence of the in
clement weather.
The Earl of Clare has been on a visit to John Croker,
Esq., of Ballinaguard. The Earl is expected at Bath in
a
few days, where his Countess and Lady Isabella Fitzgibbon
have arrived from Mount Shannon.
According to the Courier Francais, the King of
Belgium is expected shortly at Paris.