The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-23 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending October 19,
1847, is 21s. 6d. per cwt.

IRELAND.
STATE OF THE COUNTRY—SERIOUS COL-
LISION WITH THE MILITARY.
DUBLIN, OCT. 20.—Further accounts have been
received of the alarming state of insubordination in
various counties. From the county of Limerick,
now the focus of agrarian disturbance, the Limeri'i
Reporter brings the following:—
" ATTACK ON THE WORKHOUSE OF RATHREALE

Yesterday (Monday) about 800 men from the sur,
rounding parishes proceeded to the Rathkeale Work-
house in a body, sounding horns as they went along.
A small party of dragoons were called out to pre-
vent the intended attack on the workhouse. A con-
flict ensued, when the captain had his ear split by a
stone, the sergeant's head cut, and a private's eye
knocked out. The dragoons had to retreat, and the
people assaulted the workhouse. The infantry and
police were then called out, the Riot Act was read,
and the rioters were dispersed, after two were made
prisoners, and one stabbed by the police. The win-
dows of the workhouse were all broken.
" ARRIVAL or MILITARY.—The .head-quarters of
the 41st Regiment arrived this day from Mullingar,
under Lieutenant-Colonel Browne, and marched to
the New Barrack, taking up the quarters of the
.59th."

A letter from Tipperary mentions the murder of a
gentleman named Lucas, who, it is stated, was shot
by some person from behind a hedge on the roadside.
The particulars are not given ; but it is said that
some of Mr. Lucas's tenants had been ejected for non-
payment of rent and arrears.
The Tipperary Vindicator says—" On Thursday
night, about eleven o'clock, the driver of the Lime-
rick and Waterford mail car was fired at by some
person between Caher and Kilmoyler. Fortunately
the shot did not take effect. No cause can be assigned
for this outrage."
The Evening Post contains the following :
"KING'S CO UNTT.—. ATTEMPT AT MURDER.—O❑
Sunday morning, between the hours of six and seven
o'clock, a party of men, six in number, attacked
the dwelling-house of a man named Hogan, residing
in Ballycummer, Rathdrum, about four miles distant
from I'hilipstown. After placing guards upon the
servants to prevent their rendering any assistance,
three of the gang entered the sleeping-room of Hogan,
who, together with his wife, were at the time in
bed. Hogan, notwithstanding that, as he lay, no less
than three shots were fired at him, was ultimately
enabled to spring to his feet, and wrenching a dagger
from one of his assailants, offered such determined
resistance that the ruffians retreated, carrying with
them one of their party mortally wounded. Hogan's
wife was dreadfully beaten about the head by some of
the ruffians, but Hogan himself escaped without any
'very serious injury.
There are bad accounts from Roscommon also. The
Evening Mail says—
" A step in this, the right direction, has, we un-
derstand, been taken in the county of Roscommon ;
a correspondent informs us that 200 of the tenants
of the Frenchpark estate were to have been sworn in
yesterday, as special constables, for the purpose of
patrolling the district nightly, in concert with the
constabulary.' "
The Roscommon Journal has the following account
of an attempt at assassination :
" Our county has been disgraced by a base attemi

.o deprive a respectable gentleman of his life.
appears that Mr. Dominick Gillooly, of Moher, near
Lanesboro', had his tenants' crops seized for rent, and
stacked in one of his cottler's hagards. Fearing that
it would be carried off at night, he went with his ser-
vant and another man, at the hour of one o'clock, to
the place ; the night was very dark at the time. The
party were not long there when Mr. Gillooly was
fired at from behind the hedge. Mr. Gillooly thought
to return the fire, but the pistols did not go off, and
all chance of securing the ruffians proved fruitless."
DANGEROUS CAPTURE.—We announce with plea-
sure the capture of the notorious and blood-stained
monster, William Ryan, by Sub-inspector Heard and
a small party of the Castleconnell police, at New-
garden, on Sunday evening, under circumstances o f
a peculiar nature. It appears that while on duty in
the locality of the recent murder of Peter Nash, Sub-
Inspector Heard was providentially prompted to visit
the house of a farmer named William Irewen, ac-
companied by Head-constable Phillips, Constable
Hobden, and two sub-constables of the station,
who were in the act of searching the dwel-
ling, when the head• constable ascended the roof
of a bed where a quantity of tow was stored,
and, to his surprise and astonishment, he
found concealed in the heap the outlawed Ryan
" Puck," who was armed with a large blunderbuss,
loaded with twelve small balls, capped, and ready for
immediate use ! The fellow instantly prepared for
defence, and presenting the deadly weapon swore he
would shoot the first man that laid hands upon him.
Sub-inspector Heard, nothing daunted, mounted the
bed with a loaded pistol, which he presented at the
ruffian, whom he called upon to surrender, but the
malefactor undaunted swore he would blow his brains
out. The police were then ordered to prepare for
action, Sub-inspector Heard maintaining the same
perilous position before Ryan, who cried out to
Fre wen several times, " Will I fire?" Head-con-
stable Phillips was only armed with a drawn sword,
which he told Ryan he would drive through his body
if he did not surrender. Constable Hobden having
ascended the roof, the party were placed in jeopardy,
Ryan vociferating he would not harm the Head-
constable, for whom he had a respect. Sub-inspector
Beard had his pistol presented at Ryan's head, while
the fellow held his blunderbuss to the gentleman's
breast, and was about to pull the trigger when the
Head-constable turned off the muzzle and Ryan was
compelled to yield after a fierce struggle with the
police, whose gallant conduct and forbearance on the
occasion entitle them to much praise. Ryan was im-
mediately removed to Castleconnell station, with

William, John, and Thomas Frewen, who are sus-
Fec:ed of the conspiracy to shoot Nash, by this
atrocious miscreant, who had been concealed in their
house since the murder was perpetrated. The blun-
derbuss found with Ryan contained a charge of six
inches, including eleven slugs, and a like number
were discovered in his pocket. The four prisoners
were brought in yesterday by the police, and lodged
in the county gaol. Ryan is charged with two
murders within three weeks, the victims being John
Kelly and 8.-ter Nash ; also Whiteboy outrages
during the last seven years that he has been "on the
run." The blunderbuss has been identified as one
which was taken from the house of a farmer named
Kilmartin, at Newcastle, and it is believed that Ryan
is the man who fired at and wounded the second
Kelly at Bunkea.—Lirnerich Chronicle.
SECRETARY OF TILE BEQUEST BOARD.-Mr. D•
M'Dermott, barrister .at-law, was this day elected to
the vacant office of Joint Secretary to the Commis-
sioners of Charitable Beqiiests.

IRISH CONFEDERATION.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20.—A meeting of the mem-
bers of the Irish Confederation was held this day in
the Rotunda. Dr. Cane, of Kilkenny, occupied the
chair.

The SECRETARY (Mr. Magee) commenced the pro-
ceedings by reading an account of receipts and expen-
diture from the 11th of September to the 16th of
October. It appeared that the receipts amounted to
811. 1 ls. 101 d., and the expenditure to 301. ss, 4d.,
leaving a balance of 51/. 6s. 6fd.
Mr. MAGEE (Secretary) intimated that Mr. Smith
O'Brien, in a letter addressed to them, stated that he
had received for the uses of the Irish Confederation
"From an Indian Officer with a true Irish Heart"
the sum of 251. He next referred to the appointment
of Mr. William Hamill (formerly Secretary of the
Confederation) to an office under the Board of
Education, and said that, although that gentleman
was secretary to the Confederation, and had accepted
the office in question, he was never a member of their
body, and therefore could not *be expelled from its
ranks, as he certainly would be according to their
rules if he had been regularly admitted. In fact,
Mr. Hamill was nothing more than their clerk, and
as such felt himself at liberty to seek the situation. It
appeared that he had received a letter of recommen-
dation from a me nber of the body (Mr. Mitchell),
who, feeling that he had infringed the rules of the
Confederation, although unintentionally, had sent in a
letter of resignation, but, under the circumstances, he
had been requested to withdraw it.
Dr. WEST proposed the admission of Robert
111•Dowell, Esq., President of the Chamber of Com-
merce, Belfast.—(Cheers.)
Mr. C. G. Duna- seconded the motion for the ad-
mission of Mr. M'Dowell, and handed in the sub-
scription ; and moved the admission of Hamo. De
Massey, of Clanwilliam Castle, a magistrate of the
county of Limerick.—(Cheers.)
Both gentlemen were admitted.
The CHAIRMAN remarked that Mr. M'Dowell was
the president at the repeal meeting held some years
ago in Belfast, at which the late Mr. O'Connell at-
tended.—(Hear.)
A great number of members (including several
persons resident in England) were admitted.
Mr, MITCHELL referred to the letter of recom-
mendation given by him to Mr. Hamill. He admitted
that he should not have given that letter, but he did
not think that any one would suppose that in giving
that letter he was putting himself under a compliment
to the English Government.—(Cheers.) He did not
believe that there was in the Confederation any
bitterer or more determined enemy to the English
Government than he was.— (Cheers.) In conclusion,
he read a report on the ways and means of Ireland
for the coming winter. He (Mr. Mitchell) saw no
objection to their receiving alms from America, or
from France, or from Italy, or from Russia, or fora
Kamschatka; but alms from England they could not
receive.—(Cheers.)
The report was adopted.
A deputation was appointed to attend in Belfast on
the Bth of November, to explain and work out the
objects of the Confederation.

A resolution was passed appoving of the intention
of the Irish Council to call a meeting of the Irish
peers and commoners.
Mr. FEENY (Manchester) handed in the subscrip-
tions of 102 confederates in Manchester and Salford.
The meeting then separated.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, OCTOBER 22.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The Share Market continues in tho
improved position noted in our report of yesterday. A fair
amount of busimss was transacted. The sales are--
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, Halves, 2% c.
Great Western, Quarters, 1,4 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshires
Fifths, 1/2 dis.—London and North-Western, 147—Ditto,
Quarters, New, 5% p.—Midland Stock. 105 c.—Ditto,
401. Shares, 391/2 c.—North British, New Thirds,
North Staffordshire, 1% c. dis.—South-Eastern, 26—Ditto,
No. 1,6% dis.—Ditto, No. 2, 63/4 dis.—Ditto, No. 3, dr.—
—Ditto, No. 4, Thirds. 2/. 13s. 9d. dts.—l ork, New-
castle, and Berwick, Extensions, No. 2, c. p.—Ditto,
Purchased, 1% dis.—York and North Midland, Preferentialor
p.—Ulster, 6 c. p.
MANCHESTER, OuroBEL 22.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 1 R n. die.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, arid
Cheshire Junction, 61,ii dis.—Eastern Counties, 16—Ditto
(York Extension), 2% dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester
Railway and Canal (22/. paid), 5 dis.—Lancashire and York'
shire, Fifths, 34 dis.—London and North-Western (M 1111"
chester and Birmingham), s.s—Ditto, Quarters (C), 27i P'
—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, lh (11;
Midland, 104—North Staffordshire, 1 5-16 dis.—Preston and
`Pyre, 32 —Shropshire Union, 2% dis.—South-Eastern and
Dover, 25% c.—Ditto, No. 4, 2 11-16 dis.—York, New
castle, and Berwick, Extension, 9 No. 2 % dis
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STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, 1
dis.—Ditto, New, 634 dis.—Ditto, Quarters, 13% dis. —Great
Northern, 6 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 15s. die;
—Ditto (West Riding Union), 61s. n. dis.—Leeds 1112:
Thirsk, 191,4 dis.—Londen, Brighton, and South Coast, u°
—Malton and Driffield Junction, 334 dis.—North British,
Thirds, 158. dis.—Ditto, Extension, 55. 6d. dis.—North Staf-
fordshire, 114 dis.—North-Western, 5 dis.—York, Newcastle,
and Berwick, No. 2, 38. n. P.
SHEFFIELD, OCTOBER 22.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting'
ham, and Boston, 1/a dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, 01:`:
Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Sheffield) 12/. 105. Shares, 8A
dis.—Ditto (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), Preference, uid7
Midland (Sheffield and Rotherham), 30.

LEEDS.

OCTOBER 22

HULL, Ocroniti 22.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—There is less disposition evinced to
force sales, and more anxiety on the part of the "Bears" to
supply themselves.—The sales are—Great Northern, 5/. 166.
3d. dis.—New Berwicks, V 8 dis.—North British, Extension
(Scrip). 6s. dis.—North British, Thirds, 14s. dis.—. North
Staffordshire, 1 dis.

CURIOUS SCENE AT NORTH SHIELDS.—A few days
ago her Majesty's lieges at North Shields were highly
amused by the following scene which took place in th!S
town. It appeared that a Yarmouth captain and Jug
wife do not lire on those terms of endearment which

should exist between two who have been joined together,.
in holy matrimony, and, in fact, the husband had Pleb
appeared before the North Shields magistrates, to answer
the charge of his wife for rough usage ; the complaint
was, however, dismissed, the lady not being without her
faults, and especially inclined to indulge too much In
drinking strong draughts of aqua vitce. As the husband
and three other Yarmouth captains were on their war
from the justice-room, the North Shields town-crier
came within view, and the husband said, if the job could •
be done reasonable, he would have his wife cried dow°9
and the crier agreed to do it for Is. 6d. The wool
being paid, the official, who formerly served in the Rifles
as bugler, blew a blast so loud and clear that it soon
attracted a large assemblage, among whom were a
majority of the fair sex of Shields. To the audience thl
crier proclaimed that Captain
—,of the ship —, *7°131
not be answerable fir any debts his wife might contract.
&c. This so excited the indignation of the wives, that
one tall Amazonian-looking woman proposed that suba
scription be immediately gathered for the purpose °
crying the captain down, who, they were sure, must be n
bad one to cry his wife down ; however, this was not
agreed to, the general wish being that summary ven-
geance should be inflicted. The captain, on seeing how:
matters were likely to end, sheered , and sought
safety in his ship.—Newcastle Guardian.
EXTRAORDINARY WORK OF ART.—We have been
favoured with a sight of a piece of workmanship, of
which some of our readers may possibly have heard
something. We aro at a loss to give it a name, but
there is no difficulty in describing it, as it consists of a
vast number of pieces of fine cloth (they amount to
3,570), of divers colours, worked together with needle
and silk, into various forms and devices, with such taste
and delicacy, that the whole resembles a sort of tapestri•
in which we have representations of men and beasts, and
vessels under sail and at anchor. The beauty of the
workmanship is most extraordinary, evincing in tl
artist not only first-rate skill in his calling, but Eat,lew
refinement. His name we have pleasure in making
known—he is Mr. John Munro, of Paisley, and, to his
honour be it spoken, this beautiful production of his wn:
executed during those hours of leisure when too Inati
of his class are wasting their health and substanee:t
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the ale-house. Mr. Monro is in Nottingham. ,„
work is valued at 500 L—Nottingham Review.
f 'DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN RUSSIA.—ADYeaIendoll* _
fire broke out a fortnight ago in the town of Kostron
in Russia, situated at the meeting of the Kostroma and
the Volga. It destroyed 500 houses, whereby 71000
persons were deprived of shelter.

BIRTHS.
On the 20th inst., in Chester-street, Belgrave-square, itf"'
Wilberforce Pearson, of a son.
On the 20th inst., at CAsall, Staffordshire, the lady of the
Rev. Arthur Troyer, of a son.
On the 21st inst., at Euston-square, the wife of rbiliP
Baker, Esq., of a son.

MARRIED,
On the 21st inst., at St. Mary's, Bath, the Rev. Edward
H. Carr, M.A., Curate of Melton Mowbray, to Eleanor ten'
rietta, third daughter of Captain W. F. Carroll, CB., li•r"

DIED.
On the 10th last., at Chelsea, Elizabeth, relict of the late
Captain Stephens, of the sth Dragoon Guards. late
On the 16th inst., at Brighton, Joseph Croucher, Esq./
of James-street, Buckingham-gate, London.

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