The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-10 00:00:00

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The commut tications with Sir E. BLAKENEY and
Colonel BROWS TS prove no part of the case ; there is
not a tittle of evidence to show that these gallant
officers looked a. the Orangemen in any other light
than as loyal ci tizenz,
willing to sustain the Execu-
tive in maiataining the QUEER'S authority. The
characters of these well-tried and chivalrous veterans
are a sufficient' gly arantee of their incapability to be
parties to any *let unworthy their fair fame as sol-
diers and gently unen. The hearsay twaddle of the
sayings and do ings of Major TURNER, Captain
KENNEDY, and Cjolonel PRAIRE proves no more than
the gullibility of the Orangemen.
The second part of the " Report" just come to hand
is as great a failure as its lengthy antecedent. Like
a drunken fellow in a row, it hits wildly at all within
its reach—Lord CLA_ RENDON, Mr. BERWICK, priests,
Papists, and Ribandn ten, all have formed one fearful
conspiracy to externtinate the gentle lambs of the

fold of Enniskillen, and undermine the British Con-
stitution. " Orange processions were not designed
to affront, to intimidate the peaceable of any class,
creed, or condition. They were designed to encou-
rage Protestants, and to warn those who meditate
their ruin by a show of loyalty and strength." Yes,
they do with a vengeance encourage Protestants,
or rather Orangemen, to march like armed
bandits through the country ; their gentle
warnings are conveyed through their gun-
barrels, and these peaceful beings exhibit
their loyalty and strength by burning houses, wreck-
ing property, and shooting old women and children•
These are the modes in which th• Orangemen mani-
fest their "brotherly kindness and charity, devotion
and piety," and all other Christian graces. We
cannot devote more space at present to this sickening
nonsense.

We have,'nevertheless, carefully'examined the whole
precious document in a spirit of. fair criticism. We
owe nothing to the Irish Government, and should
to morrow,V we thought them wrong, deal with them
as fearlessly and as independently as we have dealt
with the Orangemen. But we feel fully convinced,
npon their own showing, that the Orangemen have
utterly failed to sustain their case. They staked their
character on the issue, and have forfeited the stake.
They ransacked the palace and the tomb—the living,
the dead, the absent—all were put in proof to no
purpose. We can account for their giving to the
world the evidence of their own condemnation on no
other principle than that they were afflicted with that
fatal malady which, it is said, precedes destruction.
The dread warning of the foredoomed must have been
upon them—

" Quem Deus vult perdere, prius dementat."
In the name, then, of common sense let them with
a good grace put an end to the dark absurdities of
Orange craft. Let their silly mysticisms be num-
bered with the Pagan mysteries of the past, and be
remembered but as a myth of their schoolboy days.
The exclusive principles of Orangeism are incompa-
tible with the enlightened spirit of the age. An
imperium in imperio is inconsistent with the whole•
some administration of the laws. All its tendencies
are evil, without one redeeming quality of good.
What can these Orangemen want ? They enjoy, in
common, with all the subjects of the QUEEN, the
protection of British law. They enjoy without let or
hindrance the spoils and advantages of conquest.
Would they still grudge the unfortunate descendants
of the vanquished the poor privilege of living in
humble industry on the soil of their fathers ?
The days of ascendancy and extermination are gone
for ever. Let us hope, then, that these misguided
persons will merge into a loyal and peaceful de•
niaenship with their fellow-subjects, and, laying aside
all bigotry and uncharitableness, remember only that
they are, fellow-men, fellow•subjects, and fellow •
Christians.

Since tie appearance of the interesting corre-
spondence relating to the line of defence adopted by
counsel on the occasion of the trial •f COURVOISIBR,
the murderer—a correspondence published and com-
mented on both in our own columns and in those of
our principal Contemporaries—the letters of CHARLES
Pfiteerrs and Samuel. W ARRIIN have provoked in one
or two quarters a very long, and in some instances a not
very well-tempered discussion. Neither at present
have we, nor in future shall we, have any intention
to revive an argument which we cannot but re-
gard as having been brought to an incontro-
vertible and definitive conclusion. Our
opinion upon the subject under debate has already,
we conceive, been expressed in language sufficiently
decisive to be unmistakeable in its tendency. What
is our object, therefore, at present in reverting to a
matter which appears to have originated so much
recrimination, is to protest as journalists against a
system more or less adventured upon at intervals,
whereby the press would be ultimately rendered the
medium of the most gratuitous personalities. That a
distinguished member of the bar, like Mr. Pettules,
a man who has grown grey in that high and honour-
able profession, and whose personal probity has been
recompensed by his elevation to a post of large judi-
cial responsibility, a trust reposed upon him succes-
sively by Chancellor BROUGHAM and Chancellor
LYNDHURST, the* man whose character is endowed
with such credentials, and embellished with such an-
tecedents, should be assailed with acrimony for a
defence delivered under circumstances of such tre-
mendous difficulty, must to every honourable and
disinterested mind be a subject of deep regret,
although (considering the passions likely to be
excited by criminal proceedings) it can be no cause
whatever for astonishment. But that the course
pursued in this transaction by Mr. WARREN should
be distorted into an act of hostility against any one,
and, more than that, that it should be vulgarly
abused as an effort of mere partizanship, is, to our
thinking, nothing less than a lamentable and perverse
distortion of all that is manly, candid, and generous
in the sentiment of friendship. As observers of the
discussion, observers alive only to truth, and indif-
ferent to every consideration in the matter except
that of justice, we would protest against such wilful
personalities and misrepresentations with an earnest-
ness in some measure commensurate with our regret
and amazement.

UNPRECEDENTED DISPITCH.—A copy of the
Third Edition of The Sun of Wednesday evening, trans-
mitted to Mr. Blake, by the manager of the Scottish
Midland Junction Railway, was in the Athenaeum last
night before eight o'clock, being only about twenty-four
hours from the time of its publication in London I This
we believe to be unprecedented. We observe in the
paper an address to Government, signed by about eighty
members of both Houses of Parliament, requesting inter-
ference for the prevention of further cruelties in Hun-
gary by the Austrian power.—Aberdeen Banner.
The first volume of Eliza Cook's Journal is com-
pleted, and the second is progressing with flying colours
and every sign of triumph. This periodical may be
considered as having now established for itself a high
position in public favour among the cheap publications,
and the success is deserved, for it is conducted with
considerable ability and judgment. Most of the original
writing is very good ; the tales are well told, generally
conveying a sound, if homely moral, and often dis-
playing much literary talent; while the poetic contribu-
tions of the editress herself are alone worth the price of
the whole publication.—Morning Chronicle.
A MONTH or RBOOICINGs.—The present month
promises to be one of the merriest in the calendar in the
northern counties. On Wednesday, the 19th, the Mar•
quis of Stafford, eldest son of the Duke of Sutherland,
attains his majority, when the happy event will no doubt
be celebrated in the extensive county of Sutherland, and
over the other wide estates of that noble family. On
that occasion, also, will be celebrated the union of the
house of Sutherland with the old and noble house of
Cromertie, in the marriage, solemnised some months
ago, of the Marquis of Stafford and the Hon. Miss
Hay Mackenzie. Two days afterwards, namely on the
21st, comes the not less happy day when the Hon Simon
Frazer, Master of Lovat, attains his majority. From
the popularity of Lord Lovat and the Master of Loyal,
who constantly resident, take the greatest interest in
their tenantry and in tke improvement of the family
estate, there is no doubt that many a bonfire will blers
from the heights of the Lovat country, and that no mark
will be omitted of the attachment of the people. The
occasion will be observed, we understand, early in the
week following the 21st, which falls on a Friday.—
Inverness Courier,

BALFE.—Our popular countryman is at present at
Berlin, superintending the production of his opera, the
Bondman. After this Keolanthe, another of his operas,
will be produced. Bslfe's most ardent well-wishers
could not desire for him a • heartier reception than
he has for ' the second time experienced in Germany.
His works will be played at the Grand Opera—not at
the Italian Theatre, as some have said, of which Signor
Orsini is the musical director, and which is of inferior
size, resources, and importance.—Musical World.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Charles Marryat,
Mr. M'Cblery, and Mr. M'Gregor, had an interview
with Earl Grey on Saturday, at the Colonial-office.