The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-07 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Dublin, Sept. 5.
THE CITY REGISTRY.--We announced on Friday that
the City Registry was to be re-opened on this day. We
understand that upon looking into the case, it is more than
doubtful whether his Excellency has the power to re-open
the Court, as the business terminated with a special ad-
journment—viz., until the Ist of November. If his Ex-
cellency had the legal right, there is no doubt there exists
a very substantial claim for the exercise of it. The Ses-
sions continued regularly up to the 20th of last month when
it closed at one o'clock, not from the wapt of claimants,
but in order to allow the commission to open on the same
day ; and, under the circumstances, we think the barris-
ter's determination to adjourn the Court until the Ist of
November, was as erroneous as his decision with regard
to the case of freemen made in conformity to notice—
when clearly the notice ought to be descriptive of the fran-
chise.—Pikt.
CAPTAIN DUFF.—The Irish papers announce the fact
that the Lord Lieutenant has felt it his duty to refuse his
sanction to the arrest of Dennis Delany, the pseudo priest.
Captain Duff is removed from the district. To have dis-
missed from his office a man for the undoubted exercise of
a conscientious discretion would have been a punishment
out of all proportion to the error into which the Magistrate
fell in the Ballyconnell affair. The Freeman observes on
this subject—
" It is quite true that the Lord Lieutenant has directed
Captain Duff's removal to another district, to mark his
disapproval of his indiscreet proceedings. On this step we
are disposed to leave the public to form its own opinion,
convinced as we are that his Excellency also exercised an
honest discretion on the occasion.
" We have reason to know that the step which he has
taken gave his Excellency great concern, and that his ob-
ject was to show his determination that no magistrate,
whether paid or unpaid, should with impunity transgress
the strict limits of the law, where the liberty of the subject
is concerned, no matter what the colour or creed of the
complainant. This, no doubt, will be to many a satisfac-
tory justification of this very harsh treatment of a faithful
pufdie officer."
Loss OF THE BRIG SISTERS.—We regret. to announce
the loss by fire of the brig Sisters of the port of Drogheda,
John Owens master, off Gor„mona, in the Bay of Leghorn,
on the 17th of August. The fire, it is supposed, was
caused by self-ignition of coals, with which the vessel was
principally laden from Liverpool to Leghorn. The heat
from the coal was first felt on the 15th, near Corsica, and
although the Captain and men made every exertion for two
days to keep the fire under, it proved un:tvailing. They
did not quit the ship until she was totally in flame. In a
few hours after they took to the boats they were picked up
by an Austrian vessel and brought to Leghorn. The
Sis/ers belonged to Mr. Henry Smith, and was engaged in
the bark trade from the Mediterranean.—Pilot.

We understand from good authority that a number of
the friends of our countryman, John Lawless, are now
taking into consideration the best mode of procuring for
that gentleman his Parliamentary qualification to take his
seat in the House of Commons. We should be glad to see
Mr. Lawless fighting the battles of Ireland with the G 5
honest men we now send from our country.—Freeman.
The Waterford Chronicle announces a public dinner to
he given to the Lord Lieutenant of that county and city,
1-1. Villiers Stuart, Esq. The meeting at which the in-
vitation was agreed to was numerous, and displayed a
degree of enthusiasm as highly creditable to the public
of the men of Waterford as honourable to the justice,
character, and patriotism of their Lord Lieutenant.
A LOVER OF NFAVGATE.—A' man, named Lynam, was
yesterday committed to prison from the headoffice, for
having assaulted and used threatening language to a rela-
tion

f his own—he was sentenced to six months' confine-
ment, at which he seemed rather to rejoice than be dissa-
tisfied. It appeared the present commital was thcfifti,:lh
within the last fifteen years, and all for the same oftence,
of annoying and assaulting his own relatives. The different
terms of his confinement varied from one to six months, and
he was never more than a fortnight or three weeks at a

time out, of the walls of a prison during the space of fifteen

—Pilot,

CHIEF BARON JOY'S MISSION TO TURKEY.—We are
really astonished at some whispers which have reached us
touching the paragraph inserted last week in this journal,
regarding the visit of the Irish Chief Baron to the Grand
I.'•,irk. We do assure our readers that the statement is per-
fe,•tly correct. For the particulars, only, we are account-
ah!e.

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But here, in Justice to the Chief Baron, we must
contradict a statement "going the rounds," that it is Jr s
intention to embrace Islamism, and publicly to read his ri-
cantation in the Church of Saint Sophia. This is a base
calumny. lie is too good a Protestant for that. What! be
ilho commissioned Rebellion—who "organised insurrec-
tions," as the French Republicans used to say, for the sake of
pure Protestantism—turn Turk in his old age! Monstrous.
What gave rise to this notion, it seems, is the close re-
semblance between the policy of Mahomet, in making pro-
selytes, and that of the Established Church in Ireland.
The Prophet had Dervishes, and 'mourns, and Doctors in
abundance, and they did the best on their Christian popu-
lation subdued by the Arabian. But Mahomet, or, at
least, his immediate followers, found that, after all, the
Moslem Divines made little way in the Second Reforma-
tion be proclaimed, and it occurred to him, or them, that
the most effectual means of ensuring the success of his
mission was, to commission Rebellion Ruffians to massacre
and annihilate the Recusants. He did so accordingly, and
history tells us the result. No doubt it is this singular
coincidence in the policy of the Impostor, and of that pur-
sued by the Barons of the Exchequer, in reference to the
Tithe War, that has led to the rumour in question. But
it was a slight ground on which to hazard a serious charge,
rnd we feel great delight in being. thus authorised to give
it the most • formal and distinct contradiction.—Dublin
Evening Post.

EARLY DEPRAVlTY.—Yesterday afternoon a boy,
scarcely fourteen years of age, was beating some of his little
brothers and sisters, in the neighbourhood oeSaffron-hill, when
his mother interfering and endeavouring to save them from his
brutality he suddenly stabbed her in the abdomen with a knife
he had in his hand. Surgical aid was immediately obtained,
but the wound has been found to be so large that at present
fears are entertained of her recovery. She is the wife of an
Irish labourer, and has eiht children besides the young mon-
ster who committed this act, who is naturally such a desperado
that he a short time since stabbed a knife into his own thigh.
At the works of R. Stephenson and Co., at New-
castle, there is now, we understand, constructing a locomotive
engine for the Emperor of Russia, for a railway six feet in
width, and the wheels of which engine arc six feet in diameter,_
and the speed is guaranteed to be forty miles per hour. The
engine is destined to travel between St. Petersburgh and the
Emperor's country palace.—Carlisle Patriot.
To-morrow will be the anniversary of his Majesty's
Coronation, which will be observed with the customary cere-
mony, and their Majesties will entertain a party at Windsor
• Castle.

Tire Marquis of Lansdowne has nearly recovered
from an attack of gout. His Lordship left Lansdowne House
yesterday for his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts. The Nlarchioness
of Lansdowne accompanied the Noble Marquis.
MEDICAL CLUBS.—The Board of Guardians of
the Halsted Union have como to a resolution to adopt the
system of medical clubs. It is to take effect after Michaelmas
next, and is to comprehend two classes—the first " to include
all those individuals residing in the district, on whose behalf
the guardians think proper to subscribe from the parochial
funds. The second class to include all persons of the labour-
ing order who shall desire to become free subscribers to the
said medical clubs. The terms of subscription to both classes
to be the same." The medical gentlemen residing in the
Union have been invited to send in proposals to attend such
parishes as may suit their convenience.—Essex Herald.
A remarkable circumstance occurred at Loscoe clam,
near Ileanor, a few days ago. A youth of the name of Brown
was fishing in the dam, when on perceiving that he had got a
bite," he hastily pulled up his line, and to his astonishment
a most beautiful kingfisher was safely attached to his hook.—
Derbyshire Courier.
On Wednesday the 24th ult. a singular instance of
marsh miasmata occurred at the village of Parson Drove,
near Wisbech, and was happily confined to the village. A
thick exhalation was observed by the harvest labourers to.
'se
from the fen about four o'clock in the morning, and
continuedari
to ()Tow more dense till about seven, when it had become so
thick and dark that the teams going in opposite directions
came in contact, and great confusion ensued, as persons could
not see each other at ten yards' distance. In short, the
labourers were completely stopped till about 8 o'clock, when
the exhalation passed off, and the day broke out clear and
warm. It entered the houses like thick smoke, and left the
floors and furniture covered with animalculm. An eye witness
remembered a similar phenomenon about twenty-seven years
back in Marshland, when the stock, being frightened, ran into
the dykes.—Lincoln Gazette.
The funds of the Conservatives having become wo-
fully scanty in consequence of their lavish expenditure in at-
tempting to establish several newspaper humbugs, a new
scheme is now on foot to thimble-rig their tools. Joint Stock
Newspapers are now the grand manoeuvre. Every man is to
be his own Tory schoolmaster, and no pains are spared to per-
suade people to take shares in their last scheme. We have
heard of some poor freemen, who have had a share presented
to them as a decoy to others. A curious history might be
made of the periodical plunder obtained by pretending to esta-
blish Joint Stock Newspapers, which after a year or two of
existence, usually wind up with a return of about Is. Gil. in
the pound, and yet that ottener not paid than paid.—Lincoln
Gazette.

AGE OF THE WORLD.--At the meeting of the
British Association on Friday, the only fact elicited through
the evening was the declaration of Dr. Buckland, that mil-
lions of years must henceforward he assigned to the age of
the world, and that the best Hebrew scholars had lately given
a new interpretation to the two first verses of Genesis. This
announcement of the Rev. Doctor was received with applause
that lasted some minutes.