The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-06 00:00:00

MR. BEAUMONT'S CONTRIBUTION.

The following terse and epigrammatic letter, addressed to
the editor of the Evening Mail, deserves a reply far dif-
ferent from that which our contemporary has honoured it;
his reply being conveyed in some of the worst doggrels
that it has ever been our lot to read. The villainous
rhymes to which we allude are subscribed " The Last of
the Printer's Devils." If the signature had been " The
Devil's Laureate," we could understand it, for then we
might refer the viciousness of taste to the fancy of the em-
ployer—however, de gustibus, &c.:--
TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING MAIL.
Scarborough, Sept. 30, 1836.

SlR—Your paper of the 23d has been forwarded to me,
probably from your office, for it is consistent with the Irish
character to be generous to an enemy.
You wish me to reconcile my language in reference to
Mr. O'Connell last year with my late contribution to the
justice rent. I shall oblige you. A majority of the House
of Peers had not then refused corporate rights to your
countrymen, on the ground that they were " aliens."
I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,
T. W. BEAUMONT.
I rely upon your justice for inserting this, and beg for
another copy of your paper.

COUNTY OF LIMERICK.
A tithe seizure and sale ( ? ) in the city of Limerick is
thus described by the journal quoted :—On 'Wednesday
evening the stage car and horses from this city to Tipperary
when about starting with its passengers for the latter place,
were seized by the Rev. George Madder, of Ballybrood,
for 241. 12s. .5d., for tithes due of Mr. William Coffee.
We understand that Mr. Coffee will allow the horses and
car to go to sale rather than pay the detestable impost, and
trust that the public-spirited people of that neighbourhood
will not allow him to be a sufferer in their cause. Every
sacrifice of this nature on the part of an individual is made
to assert a principle in which all are equally interested—
and it is ungenerous and selfish of the public to partake
of advantages for which the few so dearly suffer. If tile As-
sociation took up those cases, we have no doubt the feeling
of the country would fully evince itself, and that money would
flow into their treasury from all quarters ef the kingdom.
THE SALE—STRANGE MISTAKE.—The sale came off
about two o'clock yesterday, at Bank-place. The police
were in attendance, and, as usual, a great crowd gathered
on the occasion. On the property being put up by the
auctioneer, and bid for at 81. by some puffer, to commence
the sale, every eye was cast on an elderly little man, with
grey whiskers, blue bodycoat, drab pantaloons, and black
cravat, who thrust himself eagerly forward, and seemed
bent en not letting a bargain go without knowing for what.
The bidding, as may be imagined, was confined to him and
the puffer, and the lot (two horses and a caravan) was at
length knocked down to the little gentleman at 91. Bs. 6d.
He proved to bo Mr. Patrick Comyn, of Kilrush. On
taking his horses to the livery stables, the hostler who was
a bit of a wag, congratulated his honour on his bargain, re-
marking, that if the horses bad their bones broken, and
the caravan was made pieces of by any malicious persons,
that he could seek compensation from the county, or, if his
honour got a bullet from behind a hedge, sure the Lord-
Lieutenant would offer a reward for the " perpethraitors"
of the murder, and bring them to justice. Mr. Comyn was
astonished, and asked him what lie meant, when, to his
horror and amazement, lie found he had been purchasing
at a tithe sale. He instantly went to seek the owner of
the property and returned it to him, offering many apologies
for his unfortunate mistake. Of course he was indemnified
for the amount paid.

TILE PRESBYTERIANS OF IRELAND.—The proceedings
of this body—which is now playing second fiddle to the
anti-Education portion of the Established Church—are at-
tracting great attention, and will, we think, be followed by
important results. It is, certainly, a curious thing that
Protestant Prelatism has found such favour—and in the
Synod ; and still more curious that the leading members of
that body drag their Church willingly through the mire, for
the purpose of perpetuating that Prelatism, and of propa-
gating those doctrines which their ancestors so often re-
sisted with the broad claymore.—Dublin Evening Post.
LORD MAYOR.—On Friday, as the Lord Mayor's pro-