The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-08 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Dublin, Sept. 6

PUBLIC DINNER TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHE-
QUER.—An invitation to the Right Hon. Spring Rice, to
meet the citizens of Limerick at a public dinner, is in course
of signature. The names already attached have amongst
them T. Roche, Esq., M.P. ; Sir J. Barrington, Bart. ;
and Caleb Powell, Esq. The Limerick Paper, from which
we derive our information of the intended entertainment,
remarks that " an opportunity more favourable could not
present itself. No matter in what position we view this
testimonial of public favour, we cannot fail of success ; and
fcr ourselves we say, proceed and prosper. During the
fourteen years of zealous devotion to the local improvement
of this city, he cast, by his celebrity as a senator, a halo
round her representation ; and, after be ceased to be poli-
tically connected, showed every desire for her prosperity.
As Chancellor of the Exchequer, many will view this in-
tended compliment as a just tribute, but, as the Right Hon.
T. S. Rice, all will join us in the conviction that his ser-
vices deserve, not a public dinner, but a pyramid. There
seldom occurred an occasion when, the intelligent, wealthy,
and high in name amongst us, merging political bias, shall
have done more honour to themselves, by bearing this tes-
timony to worth and talent."
CAPTAIN DUFF—This officer, as we stated Yesterday,
to be removed from Cavan, but he goes to Tipperary.
The hatred engendered in most parts of Ireland against
the law-established clergy, must, of course, be a sub-
ject of deep regret to every lover of his species;
but it is the necessary consequence of their exac-
tion, and of that unjust, anomalous, and cruelly oppressive
state of the law under which the indigent of the Roman
Catholic persuasion are compelled to support their own
clergy in decency, and at the same time to pay a very large
proportion of the fruits of their honest labour to a body of
sinecurists and luxurious priests, with whom they have no
communion, and from whom they receive nothing but insult,
injury and persecution.
The Meeting of the Orangemen of the Queen's County
has been a failure—a complete failure. Scarcely a ma❑ of
property attended. The conspirators against good order
met at Maryborough with closed doors. Of their pro-
ceedings, therefore, nothing is known. One thing, how-
ever, 'is plain. There exists a Secret Society. Will
these men be permitted to fly in the face of his Ma-
jesty's express command, to beard the law, and to menace
the tranquillity of the country? Justice forbids the outrage,
and demands not the merely virtual but the actual and
complete suppression of Secret Societies.

LIBERATION OF PRISONERS.—A dismal howl has been
set up by the papers in the pay of the faction, because the
Lord-Lieutenant, in his triumphal progress through the
country, has exercised his undoubted prerogative in tem-
pering justice with mercy. It is known by the autho-
rities where these acts of clemency were performed by
the v:ceroy, that his Excellency exercised the most careful
discrimination, the most just and wisest discretion. The
Dublin Evening Post says :—" We have occasion to know
that, in all cases, he consulted the Local Magistrates, the
Governor of the Prison, and the Protestant Chaplain. lie
inquired, in all cases, into the conduct of the prisoners—
into the nature of the offences for which they were con-
fined, and into all circumstances of mitigation or aggrava-
tion elicited on the trials. And it was not until his Excel-
lency was perfectly satisfied with the result that he gave the
order for their liberation." What will the Orange hire-
lings now say ? What new lie will they invent, in order to
mitigate the bitter mortification of their masters? Evil
speaking, lying, and slandering, appears to be the prevalent
creed of that fell foul-mouthed faction Which, we trust, is
now very near its last day of reckoning.
The Corporation met yesterday, and appointed a Com-
mittee to prepare an address to Sir Charles Paget, on his
arrival in command of the experimental fleet.
SHOCKING MURDER.—On Thursday last a shocking
murder was perpetrated in the town of Youghal ;.a weaver
named Kearney deprived his two children of life by beating
in their skulls with a heavy bar of iron, after which he cut
their throats with a razor. A coroner's inquest was imme-
diately held, but had not determined upon their verdict
when our informant came away. We trust the wretched
man was insane.—JVaterford Chronicle.
EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON.—There is reason to believe
that the Experimental Squadron has, by -this time, arrived
in the Cove of Cork, where it will remain for a day or two,
and then proceed on for Dublin Bay. Sir Charles Paget's
letters were not forwarded by the Post-office last night to
Cork, as orders had arrived to keep them in Dublin to
await the arrival of Sir Charles. Friday next is the day
on which the Fleet is expected. It may possibly arrive on
Thursday.

SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

(FROM LLOYD'S.)

DEAL, SEPT. 7. Wind N. W.—Arrived from the River and
proceeded, the Bee's Wing, Smith, for Oporto; Delta,
Frances, for Havannah ; Cambria, Clearing, for Trinidad ;
Eliza, Smith, for Quebec ; as also the rest of the outward-
bound. Arrived for the River and sailed, the Candidate,
Macken, from Bahia; Earl Augusta, —, from New Or-
leans ; Duchess of Gloucester Newman, from Konigsberg.
7 P. M.—The wind has since shifted to S. W.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 7.—Wind W.N. W. to N.—No ar-
rivals. Sailed the Alfred, Tapley, for Madras; Flirt, Dare,
for Bordeaux; Bolton, Compton, for Calcutta; His Majesty's
ship Beacon, for the Mediterranean.
PLYMOUTH. SEPT. 6.—Wind S. W.—Arrived from London,
the General Evans, Dare, from St. Sebastian, with loss of
boats and sails. Sailings, none.
FALMOUTH, SEPT. 6. —Wind W. S. W. to W. N. W.—Ar-
rived the Spitfire steamer, ---, from the Mediterranean, left
Malta 23d ult., and Gibraltar and Cadiz 31st ult. No sailings.
MARGATE, SEPT. 7.—Arrived off port, the Nymph, --,
from Charente.

JERSEY, SEPT. s.—Arrived the St. Peter, Lefeuire, from
Rio Janeiro.

BRIDGEWATER, SEPT. 7.—Arrived the Britannia, Fletcher,
from Quebec.

CLYDE, SEPT. s.—Arrived the Clandon, Kenn, from the
Mauritius ; Mozambique, Crank, from St. John's, New
Brunswick.

WATERFORD, SEPT. s.—Arrived the Reinveilla, Murphj
from London.

BELFAST, SEPT. s.—Arrived the Britannia, Falkner, from
Quebec.

KINSALE, SEPT. s.—Arrived the Velocity, Clark, from
St. Domingo.
LANCASTER, SEPT. 6.—Arrived the Mareste, Hay, from
Charente.

DUNDEE, SEPT. s.—Arrived the Fame, Banks, from Arch-
angel ; Jessie, Davidson, from St. Petersburgh.
LOWESTOPFE, SEPT. 6.—Arrived the Waters, Waters, from
St. Petersburgh.

The Minerva, late Gowland, from Savannah, arrived yester-
day at Sheerness, leaky.
The Nautilus, from Onega, has arrived at Archangel leaky,
having struck some rocks, and must discharge; bound to
London.

Yesterday week, as a boy was carrying a basket on
his shoulders, containing soda-water in bottles, when near
Pierson-place, a cork from one of them suddenly took leave of
its prison, when the youngster, unconscious of the cause of
the explosion, became much alarmed, and hastily threw the
basket on the pavement. The jerk occasioned the rest of the
bottles to explode, and a volley of corks popped out in all di-
rettions, to the great amusement of the numerous by-standers,
attracted to the spot by the odd circumstance !—Jersey Argus.
Government has granted 2001. towards rebuilding
the Castle Mills Bridge, in York, and the connecting
im-
provements. This grant has been effected by the application
of the Hon. J. C. Dundas, M. P.—Halifax Express.
It is stated that four young ladies, students in the
female department of Mississippi College, having recently
Completed their studies, have been honoured with the degree
Co graduate. Were they made Bachelors, or Masters of
Arts ? Perhaps they will have too much of the blue-stocking
in their character, to figure as Mistresses of Hearts !
The harvest is now general throughout this district,
and a great quantity of wheat is cut, but the late wet weather
has prevented the housing of the greater part of it. The
barley
a very
erscarcely ready for the sickle ; but they have
in general
good appearance.—Halifax Express.
The eccentric and well known Mr. Oastler, of
Knaresborough, who was lately committed to York Castle on a
charge of shooting at some children near his house, was dis-
charged on Tuesday.
Caillot is to be tried, before the Petty Jury of St.
Helier's, on Friday, for the murder of Mary Jane Williams.—
Jersey Argus.
JUSTICE.—It is said that the expenses of the law-
suit respecting the window in Shoe-lane, Prescot, tried on
Monday week, will be near 5001., and that the value of the
house and window into the bargain, is short of 501.—Halifax
Express. _ _ _

It is probable that Mr. Otter will be succeeded in
the office of Principal of King's College either by Mr. Rose,
or by the Rev. Mr. Hale Hale, the examining chaplain of the
Bishop of London.