The Sun.
London, England, 1807-05-27 00:00:00

DUBLEY, MAY, 23.

Wednesday last, the-Election of two Knights of
the Shire to serve in Parliament for the County of
Limerick, commenced at St. Francis's Abbey; after
the Writ being read, and the Deputies sworn, ---
BOLTON, Esq. proposed Col. ; he was second-
ed by DR COURCY O'GRADY, Esq. The Hon..).
MASSEY proposed Wm. THOS. MONSELL, Esq. ; he
was seconded by GERALD BLRNNERHASSETT, Esq.
CHARLES S. Ouvr.a, Esq. proposed the Hon. W.
QUIN ; he was seconded by Thos. LLOYD, Esq.—
Mr. Fulttlint. has delined the contest.

This is the day appointed for holding the Election
for the County of Armagh, when Col. RICHARDSON,
who has represented that County in Parliament,
starts in addition to the lake Representatives, the
Hon. HEN. CAULFIELD and Mr. BROWNLOW. The
flattering manner in which Mr. RICHARDSON has
been called upon by the independent Gemlemen of
the County of Armagh upon the present occasion,
leaves little room to doubt of his being returned as
one of its Representatives; the contest will therefore
lie between Mr. CAULFIELD and Mr. BaowNLow.

On Sunday night the post-boy bringing the Mail
from Cashel, under the escort of a dragoon of the
7th Dragoon Guards, quartered there, was way-laid,
near Lowes-green, by three fellows, two of whom
fired at the guard. The post-boy direCtly turned,
and hastened back to Cashel, while the dragoon fired
upon one of the villains, who immediately fell. The
two others fled, and the dragoon pursued the objeCt
of his charge, the Mail, which he overtook before
the buy reached Cashel. Since this the bag has been
forwarded to and from Cashel under an escort of two
dragoons.
At the Fair of Goolden, on Monday last, a most
outrageous confli& took place between two gangs of
ruffians, by whom the peace of the County has been
too long infested. Their purpose having been..
known, a detachment of the Queen's County Militia
was brought to the place, in order to preserve tran-
quillity, and an appearance of order for some time
prevailed. But the army had no sooner withdrawn,
than a regular firing comtnenced between the
main bodies of the two parties, who had re-
speelively posted themselves in the hills at the
opposite sides of a narrow valley, and the fight con-
tinued to, and in the fair place, until several lives
(more than can yet be ascertained) were lost. Six
men, we have heard, were shot dead, or otherwise
murdered, on the spot, and a woman, who was
driving a pig from the tair, had her skull blown to
pieces. Pitched battles of this kind have, we know,
been meditated for former fairs (those assemblages
adMitting the colleEtion of the greatest force with
the least suspicion), but have been effectually pre-
vented by the efforts of the Magistracy, suppotteci
by military force. And as it .is understood that the
event of Monday has but served to lay the founda-
tion for further massacre, we hope that sufficient
attention will be paid to the subjea to prevent the
recurrence of an evil, of which the immediate con-
sequences are by far the most trifling consideration.

THE THEATRE.—The Tragedy of Hamlet was
last night represented at Covent• Garden Theatre,
for the benefit of Mr. and Mrs. C. KEMBLE.—Mr

160Y,11, AC eIDLI;;Y-.

No. 62. Portrait of the Might Hou. Ts; rem:lle, —I. liorp.

Nix, R. A.

Tiiis Artist has seldom ezerted himself viith mire
'success than on the present ocation.. The likeness
is exaet, and there is that ideal excelkince Ivhich
was so often, irscutfaited by the late admirable Pr:!si-
dent, The face is very intelligent. "rhe colouring
is forcible, yet simple, acid there is 6ne breadth
of light in the whole.

No. 15.

Furness Abbey.—G. ARNA LD

\Ve feel much pleaiure in giving encouragement
to rising-genius.-;--This Artist has made a great stride
this year, and seems likely to make a distinguished
figure among our Landscape Fainters. He is not tco
minute in his flues, but unless he is very careftd
will fall into the error of too much indistinemess.—
The Abbey has a venerable a•,.pea, and the Pidture
altogether possesses very promising merit.

No. 1,3. Portrait of the late Lord Tliiiriow.—T.PH tt.tt.s,A.

The similitude to the departed Nobleman is very
exa&, bat the PiCture, upon the whole, 'seems too
studiously formed upon a Portrait of Lord Thur
which appeared in the Exhibition a few years ago
from the pencil of Mr. LAV.-11ENCE. However,
we acknowledge the difficulty of painting a Portrait
of declining life, when the passions have sobsidod
into settled tranquillity, without hazarding affetta-
tion in the attempt at novelty. The difficult}, is of
course greater when a young Artist has to follow the
track of a distinguished Master, as in the present
instance.

No. 75. Portrait of a Chiid.—M. A. SHE.E, R A.

This is one of the most interesting PiCtures in the
present Exhibition. The Artist has caught the true
infantile character, which he has expressed with the
simplicity, spirit, and playfulness that belong to it.
There is great beauty, with perfect harmony, in the
colouring.

No. 135. A Country Blacksmith, &c.—J. M. W. Tutu:tic
R. A.

We have before observed, that this Artist, on the
present occasion, seems to have entered into a cont-
petition with WILKIE, in consequence of the high
praise which the latter obtained by his work of last
year: This opinion we are still disposed. to enter-
min, particularly as it seems to be supported by
that of those who arranged the Pi&ures, and who
have placed this and Mr. Wt:,x.i E'S present work in
sash a situation as to invite and provoke comparison,
It does not appear to us that Mr. Tun NER'S genius is
properly exercised in works of this nature. to
Landscapes and in Sea-views he appears to great ad-
vantage, but his pencil is much too rough and ne-
gligent for familiar scenes of domestic enjoyment.
There is a slovenly unfinished charaCter in tilt whole
of this piece, and the Artist, in aiming at a richness
of colouring, in our opinion, has produced a gaudy
glare.

No. :6z. Sun ris;ng through vapour; Fishermen cleaning

and sellini.Fish:—Dii to.

Here Mr. Tun NER appears in his proper element,
and this is a work highly creditable to his talents,—
It is conceived in a hold style, and would maintain a
distinguished rank in comparison with some of the
best works of the kind. There is a simplicity ai
well as grandeur in the whole, that render it one of
the chief ornaments of the present Exhibition.