The Sun.
London, England, 1831-01-08 00:00:00

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Special Commissions ; and we, as in duty bound, shall
ever pray, &c.
la the name and on the behalf of the Council of the
Birtningh on Political Union,
THOMAS ATTNITOOD, Chairman.
CitAltcrs JoxEs, Sec. pro tem.
Birmingham, Jan. 6, 1831*

SSASSINATION OF MR. T. ASIITON.

the atrocious assassination of this young man has
'tested
an intensely painful sensation in the neighbourhood
'Manchester. On Wednesday an inquest was held on
he body St Gee Cross. Some of the witnesses who were
"nittioed proved that several of the tarn had quitted their
at the Aptthorpe factor, in consequence of feeling
,Tatitfied with the wages that were allowed them. Those
had evinced a desire to be reinstated were referred to
James Ashton, who, it seems, took an active part in
he business of the factory. A man named Platt, who ap-
lied to be reinstated, was refused, and he then said,
There must be an example made somewhere." This
:an did not afterwards apply to the factory for employ-
'et‘t• On the night of the murder three men were seen
igether on
the road, and one of them had a gun in his
and. Meeting a man named Wood, whose person and
pre. corresponded with that of Mr. Thomas Ashton, one
F the won
looked at him in the face for some moments,
od then passed on.
The Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against
tore person or persons unknown.
Platt, and another man, named Stansfield, are in
astody.
A reward of 5001. has been offered for the discovery of
to murderer or murderers, by the father of the deceased.
lof LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY NIGHT.
(inflation has been received here that the three men
Ito committed the murder of Mr. Ashton, at Hyde, have
,en taken; they are the three persons who had been dis-
'harged by a younger Mr. Ashton the day before, and
" it was their intention to have made their victim,
ut mistook the person. It appeared the deed was done
! the grounds belonging to the house, as they stopped
Lmon the footpath ; two held him, one by each arm,
to the third shot him, and he died instantly. Report
ates that it is discovered that they form part of a body
misguided miscreants, who do not intend to burn the
~°party, but have selected a few of those who are ob-
"x'ett's and intend to dispose of them in this way.

IRELAND-THE UNION.

Q TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
county (Tipperary) having, with the excep-
°° ,d Cork, the largest and most populous county in Ire-
", and not even excepting Cork, I might justly say the
oat prominent heretofore in the work of agitation, I
el it" may not therefore be trespassing too much on your
th° give, as regards this county, the feelings on the
ject of
Repeal to your English readers. 'With very
sv exceptions the high church patty have as yet re-
aittled from giving public expression to their sentiments,
in"Y, to my knowledge, give privately their hearty
ncurrence to the agitation of the measure—and were it
for the dread of ultimately a separation, there hardly
ld be a dissenting voice on the subject of Repeal in this
roc
arc
very few of the Roman Catholic portion of the
11,,etoraticy remain aloof, because with them it is fashion-
on svill say they
I issent from the body of the people ; another por-
ld
Y possibly could
the • are opposed to the measure, and justly
ni°n--th • gain nothing by a Repeal of the
°lon—their income is handsome, they have a certainty,
-and cluere, Why then risk that to join in a measure so
e .3sgainst the wishes of his M.jesty's Ministers? Thus
county divided—the press of the county is in like
rsed to the)7ner--the Clonmel Herald and the Advertiser are
0
reeßepeal question, whilst the Tipperary
use. • post after post, strenuously advocates the
f.:04,11 of Repeal. The former two papers are supported
vernment proclamations, and the latter by the great
}' of the independent noblemen, gentlemen, farmers,
I°PkeePers, and tradespeople of the entire county—l
eak from a thorough knowledge of this county, and few
)eotnore aware of the feeling throughout, from a ride of
„, made through it, and only finished within the
Reek ; I speak it fearlessly, that this subject of Repeal
Ur. O'Connell is the evening chat of every hamlet in
wrt and country—all speak, with the exceptions I have
ode at the commencement of this letter, in the most en.
lusiastic terms, and have their minds all ready prepared
r their own Irish Parliament—that would not pass the
etry Act
the Sub-letting Act, the Taxes on Beer and
'alt-,the Tithes, the curse of the country—and though
St not least, think you, they are as fully aware of the at-
mpt of Ex-Chancellor Goulburn to tax the press, thereby
check the growth of knowledge iu this country, and
'g the public expression of sentiment—to think of the
tor people of Ireland being able to di'cuss such weighty
titters is hardly credible, but such I assure you is the fact.
can, at the ether side of the water, be hardly conceived
e political mania which the late Catholic Association
ansi which has since been growing with the
"rat of the people, that a calm observer of passing
eats would say he could select out of any of those meetings
11-41‘, a hundred persons with as much knowledge,
r more thorough acquaintance with the integral con-
" of Ireland, than the very representatives who are,
r Want of better, sent to be their law makers. In
a~~YOu these hasty observations, I am actuated by no
e. save that of giving you a fair outline of the progress
!Fltation in this celebrated county of Tipperary.
kloninel, Jan. 3, 1831. T. L.

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,TRUCTION of BLACKBURN CHURCH
BY FIRE.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
f, Lea—Knowing that you e always anxious to have
tY intelligence of any matter of public interest, I make
Liche to forward you the particulars of an alarming fire
occurred at our parish church.
,:.thout a quarter before twelve o'clock at noon this day,
tilst the Rev. I. Blackburne, Curate, was reading
Layers (it being old Christmas-day), he was alarmed by
neis e
or cracking of some part of the church, appa•
"Y proceeding from the roof of the building ; imme-
abtielY a smoke was perceived by a female near the church,
aPpeared to issue fom the of, and she ran to in-
rr° the sexton, who
wasr employedro digging a grave in the
arc; -yard ; he was incredulous, but she persisted, when
e hastened to the place and found her alarm confirmed.
immediately rung the fire bell ; the alarm spread like
"fire ; the inquiry was, where is the fire ? iNo one
id the least possible conjecture it was the parish church.
a f", mintitts a flame was seen issuing from the roof
the church ; thousands of the inhabitants rushed to the
!len! o,f danger ; the fire engines were procured without
s, out it was some time before they could be brought
• to operation, owing to the absence of water : the fire
creased with amazing rapidity in the roof ; the attention
the active multitude was instantly directed to rescue the
Irish registers and other valuable documents, the Corn-
union plate, fko. The large powerful and valuable
Rao, Nhich was built by Mr. Gray, of London, about
see years ago, and cost 800 guineas, was saved, but re-
'red considerable damage; the Communion table, which
a 8 made out of the oak timber of the old parish church,
as also saved, as also the beautiful carved canopy of the
LiPit. About half-past twelve at noon the beautiful
talked grained roof fell a prey to the devouring flames ;
It galleries, and the pews in the north and south aisles in
Le church, were preserved by tile engines; the pews in the
sntre aisles received considerable damage by the falling of
re equal'Y ‘e roof; the roof of the tower at the west end of the
your \Licelt is destroyed, and the timbers of that part are still
their on" ; the masonry of the tower appears to have suf-
have been .-eu• It is a remarkable circumstance that the fire should
ate of pre" heen seen at the commencement both at the east and
to of utter 'e
tern ends of the church. Tile cause of the fire is sup-
ifter year; ht:' to have occurred by the flues, which warm the
ointed an" • reil by hot air from a cockle in the vaults: some say
declara- :24 the act of an incendiary, but nothing positive can be
hat no die-
37ctsined from the confused state of the matter. Tile in-
t afforded' rof the church presents an awful dilapidated state.
e This church was built by a rate upon the inhabitants of
your Ala: :Parish, which is supposed to have cost about 20,0001.
edged that y completed about four years ago, and consecrated
MajestY's ,a 4 Blorntield, then Bishop of Chester ; tile architect
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y the ialtd- b 'fr. Palmer, of Manchester.
h distressesr----ilt
urn, Jan. 6, 1831.
iduct; And
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ye not been W
it.ouga_tin.derstand that Lord BROUGHAM left
misters,hi. ra-hall on Monday last, for the metropolis. Dur-
ta
rteo
epfur,s;le.,
eceivusitay there he did not appear much in public, but
t not to be he ~ISerY numerous calls from the gentry resident in
utnstanece• nnurhood.— Leeds Intelligencer.
nini,hrnent okt
~,xwELL.—In this new work Mr. THEO-
- cba; stetettrioo!: has tal-en advantage of a powerful source of
influence °` n which, strange to say, has never before occurred to
ne
roan to atliii‘arttee.
His " broad grins" he bas obtained from
hbour int° atienr materials--humours, accidents, and droll combi-
n that, un- fe, of circumstances which " before us lie in daily
larld inesistible indeed has he made them. But
:ure. r t
t „Jo tragic and fearful
r tna J but fo portions of his tale have been
ie represen- e,pe_ r equally in nature, tile author has looked far
lowing the f thanthecta the surface, and has successfully evoked some
eart, to es" re teries by which, though wel suspect it not, we
rrouroed.
e men s'!,
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