The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-15 00:00:00

THE LORD MAYOR AND MR. O'CONNELL•
The (Orange) Mail informs us, that a grand dinner,
called the Sheriffs Dinner, has been given—" that it was
equally remarkable for the splendour of the entertainment ;
the high rank and character of the guests, and the attentions
of the hosp'table host ; that the health of the King was:
given with enthusiasm, and that of the Queen with all the
honours wherewith Irish gentlemen are wont to mark their
respect for womanhood." The chronicler of the feast then
proceeds in his veracious vocation to insinuate a charge
wholly destitute of foundation. He says,--" How dif-
ferent from the conduct of the unmanly and uncivilized Ra-
dicals of England, who, in compliment to the male de-
famer of their own countrywomen, insulted the whole
in the person of the first lady in the Empire, by receiving
the announcement of her name as a toast with every do..
monstration of disrespect and contempt."
The Lord Mayor, it seems, in the course of the evening,
made a violent harangue, denouncing Mr. O'Connell as
" a potato-faced orator." This felicitous expression, al-
though not perfectly original, has earned for my Lord
Mayor all the honours and laurels of the most refined elo-
quence. This " excellent and spirited speech" forms, ac-
cording to the Mail's notion, " one of the most interesting
events of his very agreeable entertainment !"
TITHES.—REBELLION,—DRAGOONS.—On Wednesday
morning William Smith, Esq., sub-Sheriff, with the aid of
Captain Beet's company, 94th regiment, and a detachment
of the King's Hussars, from this garrison, proceeded to the
lands of Ballinagreena, to levy an execution for tithes, due
to the Rev. W. Scott, by a comfortable farmer of the name
of Carroll. When approaching the scene, a multitude of
the country people collected by signal in the fields at either
side of the road, and threatened the military if they ad-
vanced. The women were most active in this manifestation
of hostility, and commenced the attack of stone-throwing at
the Sheriff and his escort. The hussars promptly extended
their files, and repulsed the crowd in double quick time, but
without coining in personal contact with their assailants,
whose numbers augmented every instant, and henceforward,
in their route, every firm-house was observed shut up
and closely barricaded. One barn or cow-house on the
land was strongly fortified, and full of armed men, whose
guns were pointed out through loop-boles in the walls
at the sub-Sheriff and his ptsrty ; but that Officer not
-havtbg information to satisfy him that the building
covered any of defendant's property, did not proceed to
extremities, in forcing possession, which could not be ac-
complished without great loss of blood, and, perhaps, of
I.tunan life. The sheriff and military next went to the
farm of a man of the name of Kirby, but did not succeed in
finding any cattle or goods on the premises. An awkward
casualty occurred in their route, by which one of the hus-
sar's horses received a severe wound. A young gentleman
who accompanied the sheriff, on the part. of Mr. Scott, was
pelted with stones by the crowd, one of which struck him,
and he resented the attack by presenting a pistol, at half-
cock, to deter them, but the shot unfortunately went off,
and the ball entered the flank of the cavalry horse ; the
poor animal, however, brought his rider home, although the
ball is not yet extracted. The military force rested for the
night at Linfield, the seat of Darby O'Grady, Esq., who,
very handsomely, provided the whole escort with refresh-
ment and bedding, and they returned to quarters next

morning. Five head of horned cattle were sold under exe-
cution by the city sheriffs on Thursday, for tithes due to
the Dean in the parish of Mungret. A crowd of country
people assembled to intimidate purchasers, but they were
disappointed.—Linzerick Chronicle.
POLICE.-TIPPERARY.-It is very certain that since the
commencement of Lord Mulgrave's Administration, a very
decided improvement has taken place in the character and
conduct of the Constabulary ; and when the new Police
Bill has passed into law, we look for the most salutary and
radical change. In the meantime, we have to state that

in Police have been made answerable for crimes which

they never committed. An instance Of this kind has been
communicated to us from Tipperary, with which it. may be
right to make the public acquainted. It seems that on the
7th inst., about two o'clock in the morning, six men came
to the house of one Carroll, in the parish of Larrha, Lower
()monde, knocked at the door, and demanded entrance, as
Police. Having obtained' access, they searched the house
e.ithout, however, as it appears, committing any outrage,
confining themselves to inquiries about the inmates. They
were armed-with a carbine and pistols. The names of the
six fellows are known. Among the number were two Com-
missioners of Rebellion, by name Reed and Asheny, in the
employment of Archdeacon Knox. As to punishment,
we-believe that under the present law, Archdeacon Knox's
men, who resorted to some stratagem, are not liable to any.
The new Police Act, if it should pass—of which we en-
tertain no doubt—a similar practice (namely, persorating
the Police) will subject the parties to fine or imprisonment.
KING WILLIAM BLOWN UP.—By whom ? is_the ques-

t.ion. In the worst of times, when the name of William
was made the pass-word of a faction, the statue of King
William was passed by by the people almost unnoticed,
though decked out with orange ribbons. Would that same
people, when the Corporation of Dublin arc lying on their
death-bed—would they at the present moment wreak their
vengeance on the unoffending statue of William ? Cer-
tainly not. Who made the watchman in College-green
drunk, and apparently incapable of performing. his duty?
All these things are fit subjects of inquiry. It was an idle
experiment, and will, like all the rest, recoil on the inven-
t rrs It unanswerably displays the agonizing pangs of a
dying party, and will confirm both government and legisla.-
Lure in the absolute necessity of putting an eternal extin-
guisher on the bad spirits who would, if they could, perpe-
tuate the most poisoned feelings, and thus continue to dis-
tract and convulse the community.—Freeman.
COUNTY TirrEnAnY.—We are glad to learn that a

manifest improvement has taken place in the state of this
county, particularly in the district of nudes. As an in-
stance of the salutary effect which Mr. Howley's impres-
sve admonitions from the Bench have had on the people,
at the fair of Templemore, held last week, there was not a
single violation of the peace, nor even a demonstration to-
wards rioting. Heretofore, this fair was the great theatre
for fights between contending factions, and it was never
known to pass over without riot, bloodshed, and frequently
homicides. Mr. Howley, by his fair and impartial adminis-
tration of the law, has secured for himself the good opinion
of all parties—and we sincerely hope very soon to be able
to congratulate him on the increased tranquillity of the
county.—Limerick Chronicle.
Poon LAWS.—The Orange papers have preserved a sig-
nificant silence on the subject of the Commissioners'
Report.
THURLES MEETING.—This meeting is important—as it
serves to prove what we have asserted already, that the
country, owing to the entire confidence reposed in the Earl
of Mulgrave's Government, is fast subsiding into a perfect
state of peace.—Dublin Evening Post.
FABRICATED OUTRAGES.—The outrage-manufacturers
having been disturbed in their avocation in the South, have
set up a branch establishment in the Northern Province.

Much interest has been manifested to obtain further
particulars respecting the Leicestershire tragedy, which has
excited in so many quarters such painful feelings ; curiosity,
we believe, will be gratified on the appearance of the Court
Journal of to-morrow. A further supply of epistles from Ha-
nover-square is promised in the same Number, with some
striking revelations concerning costume, and a picturesque ac-
count of the festivities of the week, especially the Covent-
Garden Dinner, and the Exeter Hall Celebration.

A building is nearly finished at the Zoological Gar-
dens, Regent's Park, for two fine giraffes, which are expected
to arrive there in the fine weather. The temperature of the
building, which is to be produced by artificial heat, will be
such as is suitable to the constitution of those tender and
graceful animals in those regions where they are found.
DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO MURDER A CLERGY-
MAN.—On Wednesday last, a most diabolical attempt was
made to murder a clergyman of the name of Lee, vicar of
Drayton. On the afternoon of that day, he was sitting in his
parlour with a farmer. At this period a man named Hall,
formerly governor .of the workhouse, attempted forcibly to
cuter the house, but a chain on the door prevented him. Foiled
iii this, he attempted to force his way by breaking the panels,
and the Vicar, fearing he might succeed, requested the farmer
to speak to him ; but Hall by this time had effected his en-
trance—who mistaking, in his blind rage, the farmer for the
Vicar, discharged a pistol, and although the parties stood close
to each other, only slightly injured him. Hall was, of course,
instantly secured, and lodged in gaol. The cause of this atro-
cious attempt on the life of a worthy man is supposed to be,
that the Vicar was the cause of his being dismissed from his
office as governor, whose accounts were not so satisfactory as
they ought to have been.
A meeting of Middlesex Magistrates was held yes-
terday morning at Hicks's Hall, at which a letter was read
from Mr. Robert Baker, tendering his resignation as County
Treasurer, in consequence of advanced age and increasing in-

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firmities.
N COUNCIL.—A court was
COURT OF C
1 Alderman Scales on the subject
presented a petitionfr
despatche:miAii‘°r.
Court of Aldermen. Mr. Scales was
yesterdayo f
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his
con contest ti
address the court, and entered into a
allowed by courtesyilewronn.s he had endured at the hands of the
long detail ofiatvin
.., made use of some disparaging remarks
aldermen.i.
mil), of the late Sir C. Flower, the Lord Mayor
upon the
andda protested against the course of argument pur-
suedinterposeScales, condemning in strong terms the expres-
by Mr'
wfiot iri thetl: 0
s which he had applied to the absent and the dead. Dc-
Piu7;Corney then moved that the petition of Mr. Scales should
be withdrawn. Mr. Lawrence, however, defended Mr.
Scales, and said that in detailing his wrongs he was justified
a
tifieds
in showing to the court that he was as respectable
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Well as education, as the members constituting the ""
rejected hin. The motion for withdrawing
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then put and negatived. After some further d Mr.
Iseussio
Wire moved, as an amendment, that the repo should lie on
the table. The amendment was ultimately carried. After
the transaction of some other business the court adjourned. the petition mas