The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-16 00:00:00

ROBBERY OF SIR JOUN BURKE'S ARMS.

Connor Connane was put to the bar, charged with
having on the 4th of April, demanded a gun from
one John Doogan at Marble-hill, the property of
Sir John Burke, &c.

. ,
John Doogan, examined by the ATTORNEY...GE-
ISERAL—Is in the service of Sir John Burke. Re-
members the 4th of April. 9n that day his master
was not at home, when a party of several persons
came to the house about two o'clock in the day.
The party were armed; some had guns, spades,
pitchforks, and scythes. They attacked the house
with stones, and broke the hall door with spades.
Witness, on hearing the noise, put his head out of
the window, and knowing that their object was to
procure arms, he implored of them not to break the
door nor injure the house, and he would give them
the arms. When he had his head out of the win-
dow, one of the party said, " That sinless he came
down stairs and admitted them directly, and gave
them the arms, he would have his life." The per-
son who used this threatening language presented a
gun at him. Witness came down to open the door,
when the party had entered the drawing-room win-
dow, and broke two panels of the drawing-room
door. They did this while he was in the act of
opening the hall-door, When they had entered the
house, they broke a bookcase, which was in the
hall, and broke a gun-case. These breakings were
done with spades. They took the lire•arms, which
consisted of a double-barrelled gun, two pistols, and
two bayonets, and some ammunition. The witness
was extremely frightened, and did not know any of
the party. Identified the prisoner at the bar as
being one of the tumultuous assembly. He was o❑
the staircase, but did not see him do any harm.
The witness got a prick of a gun from one of the
party.

Christopher Nl'llugh, examined by Air. Goow.
He deposed living at a place called J)errybrien,
which was two miles and a half from the boundaries
of Clare; and on the day of the attack on Sir John
Burke's house, which was on Eas. er Monday, he had
16 men planting potatoes for his brother, and was
in the field, when he saw a large collection of per-
sons, who were coming from the Gort direction and
the mountains. The witness stayed in the field, and
some of the party came into it. They compelled
some of the men to go along with them, which they
did; some went voluntarily. He knew many of
them, and knew the prisoner at the bar, whom he
identified. After the party had gone on in the di-
rection of Marble-hill, he took his horse and rode
after them, when they had increased as they went
along considerably. They amounted to about 500
or 600, and went in rather a disorderly manner.
When he had come up to a bridge on their rear, one
of the " Terry Alt's" asked him for the loan f his
whip, which he gave him; and he then commenced
whipping up the stragglers to join the main body.
Some of the party said they were going to dig up
ground ; otheis, to rob arms. After they had gone
over Clough-willan-bridge, one of the men took out
a book and swore the party. The witness knew
the man who was s wearing them. He saw them all
in the direction of Marble-hill, and saw the prisoner
accompany the party.
Serjeant GooLu--What state is that part of the
country in ? Is'n't it very much disturbed ?
JUDGE—There is no occasion to ask that ques-
tion: they are in a state of rebellion and high treason
against the state.
On witness's cross•examination he denied having
been in the Castle of Dublin lately. Told these facts
a fortnight after, and would have told them sooner
but he was without protection, and did'nt wish to

Alen Kinneen was charged with having, on the 22d
of May, administered an unlawful oath, demanded
fire-arms, and being fumed by day, at Cargan, the
.seat of Mr. Cottony.
- Mr. John Cottony, examined by Mr. Serjeant
Goow—This witness deposed that he was awoke
about four o'clock in the morning of the 27th, by a
rap at the door. He looked out of the window and
saw two men armed. On opening the door he saw
five men ; he saw a gun, a sword, and a pistol ; one
o! them asked him if lie bad arms, he said he had
not ; they made a motion of presenting at him ; the
party went away and returned in five minutes; he de-
sired them to go home and desist from their pursuits.
The Rev. Mr. Lynch, nephew of Mr. Conolly, a
priest, was in the house, who also remonstrated with
them; they then swore Mr. Conolly on a kind of
paper whether he had arms ; he told them they were
misinformed ; they were not satisfied at this answer,
but went up stairs and searched the house ; they ap-
peared to have been a little intoxicated. The party
went off; and witness knew none of them, his vision
not being good.
Martin Joseph Blake, Esq. a Magistrate, recol-
lected the day stated in the indictment, and had
slept at Mr. French's which was near Mr. Conolly's,
about a ten-acre field divided them ; was awoke in
the morning by the maid saying that a Terry Alt
was in the yard ; be put on his dressing-gown and
went quickly to where the prisoner lay, and took a
pistol from him, which he held alongside him, and
two balls ; he then put him into the stable, and he
appeared like one recovering front a state of drunken-
ness; the pistol had every appearance of being
lately discharged. He next went for the police, and
upon asking him what brought him that road, the
prisoner said that he was looking for a horse to go
to pay his rent. The pistol was marked G. It.
Richard Rathbone, a Magistrate, examined by Mr.
SCOTT—This gentleman deposed to the prisoner
having been examined by his direction, and saw a
manuscript taken from hint, which was between his
shirt and skin. Marked it at the time; read the
paper by direction, which was as follows :-
- - - - - - -

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost,

" You will be up to all questions that I propose to you
concerning this matter.
" You will bear to be beheaded, quartered, and gib-
betted, bef'or you will prosecute me, or any person or per-
sons under the repute of Gay Fellow.

" You will at call any time I will send for for you.
" You wont waylay or betray a brother.
" 3. You won't see me shartaken for a mails meat, or
" 4. If any of your brothers is in imprisontment, you
will advance according to you abbillily, from 6d. to a shil-
ling, to extricate him.
5. You wont be drinking or quarrelsome at fear or
market.
" 6. You wont. sec me struck without aiding and assist-
ing .Me in a just and upright cause.
" 7. You wont let any one no your sines or tokens, un-
less your sure if to be a Gay fellow.
" 8. You wont be Bragging or Boasting of your signs
or Tokens.
" 9. M 399-63917-18 d
C4mplBC."
Witness never left the paper out of his possession.
A bit of brown paper, which contained some pow-
der and some cut lead made into slugs, was found
on his person.
Sergeant Tarlton, of the police, corroborated the
testimony of the last witness.
The Rev. Thomas Lynch, a Catholic priest, de-
posed to the same class of facts as the first witness,
his uncle ; he retired when the oath _was adminis-
tered ; and the prisoner bore a strong resemblance
to one of the party. For fear of a mistake, never
having seen him before or since, would not swear
positively.
Case closed for the Crown.
The defence was a good character.
The JUDGE told the Jury that the. question of
identity hung upon circumstantial evidence.
The Jury retirA for about an hour.—Verdict,
Guilty.
His LORDSIIIP paid a high compliment to the
Magistrate, Mr. Blake, whose conduct, if generally
imitated, would have a salutary effect in the c)untry.

SPEAKERS OE THE f10i...,
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—Although broken in two or three recent instances, it
was fur centuries the custom of the Speakers elect of the
theirHo use o f Commons
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nature haughty, and his pursebopdleylsfusnil aanlli,l
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not so
of the common fashion ; my nature soft and bashful; my
purse thin, light, and never yet plentiful." This apology
was, as usual, di.regarded ; and YELVERTON filled the
Speaker's seat :without detracting from its dignity. About
four years previously to the above occurrence (anno 1593),
as we are intbrmed by the same journalist, the Lord
i..eeper, PUCKERING, in his reply to the Speaker's three
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fessor give! an account of the profits of this celebrated
violinist in the year 1829. At Vienna, 3,2501. ;
at Prague, 5801. ; at Milan, 1,2501. ; at Bologna, 1,3001.
and at Genoa, 1,1501. There are many, people (des gene)
who would he contented with his profits at Genoa (de
Genes. )—Furst de Londres.

FIRST " STEPS" TOWARDS REFOR Nr.—
The wags will have some work in consequence of the
improvements, or reforms, or renovations that have
already tak-n place about the House of Commons. Even
previously to the passing of any Reform Bill, the House
has very conspicuously mended its steps. Heretofore the
House was entered from the lobby by ascending narrow,
steps, which were not conveniently seen, owing to their
being near the door, and rather darkened by the door-
keepers' sentry boxes on each side. The consequence was
that even the most learned, judicious, and enterprising
Members often " stumbled at the threshold ;" but still as
the steps were there—as they constituted part of the
House—as they had been there for generations—conse-
quently were part of our " ancient institutions"—nobody
seemed to have the courage to attempt a remedy of the
defect till the present levelling and innovating times. Now
there are two large new steps, carried well out into the
lobby, and not high, so that they may he well seen, and
not easily stumbled over. The new steps are of old Eng-
lish oak ; but, as they are very wide, some of the ex-
Ministerial Members objected that awkward steps" had
been adopted, while Mr. D. and others affected to he
reconciled to them because the new steps are faced with
braes !

An important document has just been printed, by
order of the House of Commons it is a ram!.
made on the subject of the first-fruits in Ireland, con
taming a statement of the wealth and other in-
formation connected with that establishment. From
the information which is spread over its 134 pages
the following is a concise abridgment of facts :
Since the month of August, 1812, to which
date the returns go back, we find that there were
26 promotions, or translations, to the bishoprics,
thus :---Lord John George Beresford, Archbishop
of Armagh, in 1822, having been raised to tin
see of Clogher only in 1819, and to the arch-
bishopric of Dublin in 1820; Percy Jocelyn to
the see of Clogher in 1819, and Lord Robert
Tottenham to the same see in 1822; William
Magee to the see of Raphoe in 1819, and William
Bissett to the same see in 1822; Nathaniel Alex-
ander to the see of Meath in 1823; Richard Maw
to the see of Down and Connor in 1823 ; no epis-
copal promotion in Derry; ditto in Kilmore; John
Le-lie to the see, of Dioruore in 1512, and James
Saurin to the same see in- 1819; Lord John
George Beresford to the archiepiscopal see of
Dublin in 1820, and William Magee to the same
in 1822; in Kildare no episcopal promotion ; Ro-
bert Fowler to the see of Ossory in 1813; Lord
Robert Tottenham to the sees of Leighlin and
Ferns in 1820, and Thomas Elrington to the
same sees in 1822; Richard Lawrence to the sees
of Cashel and Emly in 1822; Thomas Elrington,
in 1820, to the see of Limerick, arid John Jebb to
the same in 1822; Hon. R. Bourke to the see of
Waterford in 1813; in Cork no episcopal promo-
tion ; Charles M. Warburton from Limerick to
Cloyne in 1820, and John Brinkley to the same see
in 1826; Richard Mant to the see of Killaloe in
1820; Alexander Arbuthnot to
,the same see in
1823, and the Hon. R. Ponsonhy in 1828; Power-
le-Poer Trench to the Archbishopric of Tuam and
sec of Ardagh in 1819; John Leslie, in 1819, to
the see of Elphin : in Cloofert no episcopal promo-
tion : in Killala no episcopal promotion.
It will be seen at once that these names are prin-
cipally those of aristocratical houses, or of families
possessed of Parliamentary interest ; pet hips the
only one of the whole in which such interest did not
influence the selection is that of Dr. Brinkley, who
was elevated to the see on account of his great talent.
The yearly incomes of the Archbishops are stated
to be—Armagh, 15,030/. 15s. 6d.; Tuatn, 5,548/.
19s. I Id.; Cashel, 3,5001. and upwards, while of
Dublin no return is made; of the others, Clogher is
returned 9,000/. late currency ; Derry, 10,0001. and
upwards, late currency; Meath, 5,815/. 14s. 5d.;
Raphoe, .5,379/. Rs. Id.; Leighlin and Ferns,
5,0001. to a fraction.; Ossory, 3,000/. to a fraction ;
Dromore, 4,863/. 3s. 5d.; Waterford, 5,000/. exact
money; Cork, 3,000/. ditto; Limerick (renewed
fines, nearly as much more, not included) 2,915/.
19s. Sid.; Cloyne, 2,000/. " and upwards at the
least ;" Killala, 4,600/.; from the dioceses in
Tuam there is 110 return made, "as there is no
record of the value of the several bishoprics and
dignitaries of the province in the registrar's office."
A curious fact observable throughout the return is
the number of individuals of the same name as the
Bishop who had the luck to get into livings soon after
his attainment of the episcopal dignity; for example—
Knox in possession of Derry at the commencement
of these returns; then follows J. Spencer Knox,
June, 1813, rectory of Fahan, 3601. a year ; August
same year, Hon. Charles Knox, rectory of Urney,
700/. a year ; June, 1814, W. Knox, rectos y of Up.
per Brandony, 396/. 18s. 6d. a year ; same date,
Hon Edin. Knox, rectory of Tamlught O'Crilly, no
amount specified, but .564 acres of church land in
the city and county of Londonderry ; James Spen-
cer Knox (again) two more rectories, Magheras and
Kilnouaghan, 1,3651. 7s. 7d. per annum, and 926
acres of church land ; April, same year, Wm. Knox,
rectory. of Fahan, 360/. a year ; October, same year,
William (the same perhaps) Knox, rectory of Tam-
laghtard, 4251. per annum ; August, 1821, W.
Knox (again !) rectory of Clonleigh, 840/. a year,
arid 427 acres of church land ; October, 1822, W.
Knox (the sth time), rectory of Ballinascreen,
623/. Is. qd., and 543 acres ; and finally, in June,
1830, the last presentation returned, Edmund J.
Knox, rector of Killown, 160/. a year. Altogether
the Knoxes have got since 1812 (mention is riot
made in these returns of what they had before)
.5,230/. 7s. Bd. per annum, and 3,555 acres of land,
besides the annual income of one of which no return
is made. There are two Knoxes in Dromore, with
1,082 acres.

W. Magee, see of Raphoe, 1819, May, 1820;
John Magee, rectory and eicarage of Mevagh, 3751.
a year; July, 1825, John Magee again, prebend of
Killyman, 276/. 18s. and 400 acres. Let us
here follow his Lordship to the See or Dublin,
whither he was trauslated in 1822. W. Magee,
vicarage of Finglas, March, 1823, no annual value
stated ; April, 1826, T. P. Magee, rectory and vi-
carage of Inch, and vicar of Kilgortnan,36s/. 94.40.
a year ; T. P. Magee, December, 1826, prebend of
Tipperkiven, 127/. 10s., and 78 acres : T. P.
Magee (third time), same month and year, curacy
of St. Michael, Dublin, no amount stated ; May,
1829, T. P. Magee (fourth), prebend of St. John's,
no value stated ; January, 1830, W. Magee, rectory
of Dunganstown, no value returned ; April, 1830,
T. P, Magee (fifth time), prebend of Wicklow, so
much talked of, value not stated. T. P. Magee
seems either a very fortunate gentleman, or the
brightest ornament of the church, judging from the
number and rapidity of his promotions, for in addi-
tion to those conferred on him by his father, we
find him appointed, in April, 1830, Archdeacon of
Kilmacduagh.

Waterford and Listnore.—Hon. Richard Bourke
to the see in 1g13; we have, in Feb. 1817, 1-ion.
George Bourke, a prebend and rectory; in Sept.

1819, the same individual to two rectories and two
vicarages, value 4711. 145.; a third time, in August
1819, to the prebend and rectory of Leskan, no
value stated ; again in December, same year (for al-
though the " H 011." is here dropped, it is evidently
the same favoured gentleman) to the prebendary
and rectory of Kilgobenet, no value stated, and yet
a fifth time, in August, 1827, to a precentorship
and a rectory, value 4569/. 4s. 7d. per annum.
There is also the Hon. Joseph Bourke in October,
1829, to a chantorship, value not stated.
In Cork, the Hon. Lawrence was in possession
in 1812, since which the promotions of the St.
Lawrer.ces have been between three individuals ; the
treasurership in 1815 ; a vicarage, June, 1818, 4611.
10s. Bd.; a rectory and three vicarages in the saws
month and year (not the same person, however),
value 1,3651. 17s. 7d. per annum; a vicarage, in
June, 1823, 461/. 10s. Bd.; at this time Edward
made way for Robert, and got instead, three months
after, a prebend and four rectories, value 1,1621. 10s.
Bd. a-year, making " a difference" of 7001. per an-
num in his favour; May, 1825, a vicar choralship;
and July, 1826, a rectory and vicarage, value not
given; in the diocese of 11039, attached to that of
Cork, there are ten promotions of the St. Law-
rences, the value of four of which, the only ones
stated, is 1,435/. per annum.
Kildare.—Dr. Lindsay, in possession of the see
in 1812. June, 1815, Charles Lindsay, prebend,
rectory, and vicarage of Harristown, and second
canonry of St. Bridget's, 2201.: April, 1828, Charles
Lindsay (again), archdeaconry, value not btatod, and

The other names which occur most frequently be-
side those we have stated, are Tottenham, Stopford,
Ottiwell Moore, Porter, St. George, Pakenbarn,
Langrishe, Brabazon, Alexander, Hamilton, Point-
roy, Stewart, Torrens, Ponsonby, Wingfield, Daw•
son, Warburton, Montgomery, Bernard, and Brooke.
'tire subjoin the summary of the returns : from
which it appears-
1. That between the month of August, 1812, and
the date of this return, 1383 promotions spiritual.
comprehending the same number of benefices, have
taken place within the several dioceses in Ireland.
2. That the 1,383 benefices, to which promotions
have been so made, contain 353 dignities, including
the archbishoprics and bishoprics, and 2,061
9471. andls . are
3 payingd.;
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d first;
tliat iru
the
parishes, &c.
3. That 297 of the aforesaid dignitaries and 405
to the leasmbru'ent o
been
f 9, taxed,
remainder of said dignities and parishes arc eith,3-
exempted from payment, under the statute of Eliza-
beth, or have never been taxed and put in charge.
4. That valuations have been made, under the
Tithe Composition Act, in 1,194 of the above-men-
tioned parishes, to the annual amount of 303,620/.
Os. 6}d.
5. That 1,034 of the said parishes have glebes
annexed to them, amounting to 82,64.5 acres; and
that the see lands on promotions occurring amount
to 410,430 acres.
6. That the total number of acres contained in
both glebe and see lands, as referred to in this re-
turn, amount to 493,075 acres ; and
7. That the total number of acres belonging to
the several sees in Ireland, with the exception of
the dioceses of Down and Connor, Raphoe and Dro-
more, amount to 489,141 acres; the pecuniary
values of which have not yet been officially ascer-
tained.

CHOLERA MORBUS.

(FROM A CORAES£ONDEN T.

The Lords of the Privy Council have transmitted
to the Royal College of Physicians a mass of sta-
tistical returns furnished to the Government by the
British authorities resident abroad, relative to the
progress and present state of the Russian cholera,
together with instructions that a committee of the
members of the College do take the same into con-
sideration, and report thereon, as well as on the
question of quarantine. This committee, which in-
eludes in its members the most eminent physicians
in the metropolis, sits from day to day, and their re-
port is expected to be made in a few days, and will
be forwarded to the Government, so that his Ma-
jesty's Ministers may be ready to lay it before Par-
liament as soon as public business shall have com-
menced. It may be here stated with perfect truth,
that the present application of his Majesty's Govern-
ment to the College of Physicians does not warrant
an apprehension of the dreadful scourge of choleta
appearing in this country. The Government uni-
formly refer to that learned body all questions rela-
tive to disease ; the last application of a character
similar to the present was in 1824, when the disease
called Indian cholera was devastating the whole of
the East of Europe. In 1817 it first assumed a
pestilential character, and in the space of two or
three weeks it travelled 100 miles, and exhibited
itself in Calcutta, even amongst the European popu-
lation : in two months of the following year, at Bc-
flares 15,000 persons perished, and on both banks
of the Ganges a mortality equally great prevailed.
In the Bengal army it appeared in the same year,
and in a fortnight 9,000 soldiers fell victims, and
SOOll afterwards spread among all classes. The
disease travelled with a rapidity equal to 20 miles a
day, and in one year traversed the whole of the
Indian peninsula. Finally it spread to Ceylon, the
Mauritius, the Isle of Bourbon, Java, Cochin China,
Arabia, where 60,000 persons died. In the city of
Sheraz 16,000 died. It then travelled along the
Mediterranean, and ultimately found its way to Ar
tracan in Russia. In 1826 it reached the frontier
of Siberia, showing that cold could not arrest
progress. Since then it has raged with more 6'
less violence in different places, until last year, who.
it broke out with increased virulence iu many plact
in Russia, and the disorder still rages in portions or
the Emperor's dorninions. The report of the corm
mittee of the College of Physicians upon the sub,
ject is expected to contain highly important infor,

A Convocation of Clergy was held yesterday
morning at St. Paul's Cathedral. There were present the
Archbishop of CANTERBURY, the Bishops of LONDON,
BANGOR, and LLANDAFF, Dr. SLEATir, Messrs. NORRIS,
C. WODSWORTJI, and LENDON, Canons of the Cathedral,
and many other of the Clergy. After the Bishop of
LLANDAIT had read the Litany in Latin, the Minor Canons
and Vicars sang in a very impressive style, `• 0 pray for
the peace of Jerusalem." The sermon, in Lain, was
preached by the Rev. Dr. WORDSWORTH, Master of Tri-
nity College, Cambridge, from Colossians, iv. 5. " Gloria
in excelsis" was then sung by the choir, when the Arch-
bishop, Prebendaries, and Clergy went in procession to the
Chapter-house, and elected the Dean of Christ Church as
their Prolocutor.

_On Tuesday a fellow sold his wife at Tong-
moor Gate, Bolton, for 31. 6d. and:: gallon of ale. The
purchaser Waa a man who lodged in the house. Ott
Wedneday she was delivered up to the porclo.ser, acc.,rd-
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