The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-28 00:00:00

IRISH KNIGHTS.

To the Editor of the (Dublin) Correspondent.
SIR-A most cruel and extraordinary para-
graph, extracted from a London Newspaper, has
appeared in your and other Papers, under the above
head, in which it is stated, among other discoveries
of the Board of Admiralty...that the Lords Lieute-
nant of Ireland have not had the power of cwifer-
ring the honour of Knighthood since the Union.
Now, Sir, the Act of Union is totally silent on
the Office of Lord Lieutenant. The powers
vested in that Office are by Patent under the
C Feat Seal ; anti the usual clause in the Patent
grants all powers 6-c. vested in the predecessors,
except as in the new Patent, are excepted.—The
power of conferring Knighthood not being ex-
cepted in any Patent, the right, of course, is con-
veyed ; and the wonderful discovery of the
Board of Admiralty (if the paragraph in question
be correct) is what the sailors call " Cape Fly
away." As well might the wiseacres say, that
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland is not a Viceroy,
and that when he received an Address from the
city of Dublin, he should not sit on the Throne
as the King's Representative, because no such
power is reserved to him by the Act of Union.
I am, Sir, &c. &c., B. B.
P. S.—l have called the paragraph a cruel one,
because it will doubtless give great disquietude to
the Ladies.

Private letters from Paris say, that the Order
of Malta had the project of making itself master
of an island in the Archipelago, and there fix
the seat of its Sovereignty; but that its endea-
vours to obtain the consent of the great Powers
are counteracted by England.
EXTRAO RDINARY FEMALE INTREPIDITY.--
Early on Thursday morning last, the turnpike-house, about four
miles from Basingstoke, on this side ()Terton, was attacked, with
intent to enter, by two men, who had taken off some tiles at the
back part of the premises (the roof being low) to effect:their pur-
pose. These villains knew, iz would appear, that a lone woman,
Mrs. Whitehouse, received the tolls at this gate, and that her
husband attended a gate us far distant as Colnbrook. Mrs.
Whitehouse, however, very fortunately possessed three loaded
pistols, one of which she fired—then a second, and a third, with-
out effect. These determined ruffians (notwithstanding being
tinice fired at) were, it appears, resolved not to depart without
accomplishing the projected robbery. Mrs. Whitehouse's little
boy, only eleven years of age, in the mean time had reloaded a
brace of the pistols, one of which Mrs. Whitehouse tired, and '
wounded one of the desperadoes full in the face—he fell, and the
blood flowed profusely; yet, strange to relate, the accomplice
had hardihood enough to drag away the wounded robber ! On
observing this, Mrs. Whitehouse fired the fifth pistol at them,
but missed them. The fellow who received the contents of the
fourth pistol being supposed to have been killed ; and some
persons residing at a considerable distance from the spot having
heard of the circumstance, assembled, and made diligent search
at day-break, to discover the body of the deceased ;• but, al-
; though the blood could be traced some distance from the house,
the body could not be found; therefore, it is conjectured, that
it must have been disposed of iu a way that may, for the pre-
sent, prevent the apprehension of the survivor.
Thursday last an accident -happened in this
• city which had nearly been attended with very
serious consequences. The remains of Vincent
Hudson, a corporal in the oxforilsliiiii
were about to be consigned to the grave in
Magdalen Parish Church-yard, and a party of his
comradeS attended to do the last :,honours to a
brother soldier. This drew together a vast num-
ber of persons, and the low wall with the, iron
railing, which inclosed the upper part of the
church-yard., was completely lined with them, the
populace imprudently standing on the coping
stones and holding by the rails. The great weight
of the persons so standing caused the coping-stones
to'give way, which, with the heavy iron rails, to
the length of about 25 yards, came down together
A little boy, son 'of a man named Clarke, in St.
Ebbes, had one of his legs broken, and was
otherwise so much bruised as to leave little I

hopes of his recovery ; another child, named
Bennet, was also much hurt in the face, and
several other persons were more or less bruised.
—(Oxford Journal.)