The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-10 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, DEC. B.—The accounts from the disturbed
districts are comparatively tranquil, and to-day there
are not even rumours of murders.
CAPTURE OF .ROCKITES BY TIPPER &FY

PEASANTS.

A great and most salutary change has commenced in
North Tipperary, the chief seat of agrarian disturbance.
The sagacious and far-seeing policy of the Lord-Lieu-
tenant, in rewarding those persons who distinguish
themselves by resisting the armed bands engaged in
the perpetration of crime, has excited a spirit of emula-
tion amongst the peasantry. The Tipperary Vindicator
of this day supplies the following most gratifying evi-
dence of the beneficial change produced by the admonitory
address of his Excellency, sustained and enforced as it
has been by the parish priest of the district in question,
Ardoroney and Ballygibbon, in the diocese of Kil-
laloe :
" On Sunday morning last, the servant man of a
farmer, named Michael Kenna, living near Ardoroney,
got out of bed to inspect the fields, as is his usual
custom, when three fellows, who had been watching in
some of the outhouses until he left the house, came to
the door, where their further advance was checked
by the house-dog, who fatacked them furiously.
Enraged at the interruption, one
.of the party
shot the dog, and were proceeding to burst
in the door, when Kenna, whom the noise had aroused,
taking his gun, opened it himself, at the same time crying
out, • Come on, boys, fire away—l'm ready
for yon.'
'I hey then moved back and fired a shot, which the in-
trepid Kenna instantly returned ; and the marauders,
seeing such a determined opposition, and fearing lest
the neighbours would be upon them, took to their heels.
Kenna's nephew and brother, both of whose dwellings
are within about three or four hundred yards of his
house, came to his assistance, and commenced a hot
pursuit, which—to the credit of the neighbourhood be it
said—was cordially joined in by all the neighbours and
the inhabitants of all the houses by which they passed.
After a run of three miles, the pursuers succeeded in
capturing two of the party, whom they were conducting
to Borrisokane, when a party of police same up, and
offered to take charge of the persons and handcuff them,
which the Kennas refused, and led their prisoners them•
selves, to Borrisokane Bridewell. The third person is
well known. The names of the two in custody are
Freney and Foley, both inhabitants of Borrisokane.
The happy result in this instance is owing altogether to
the constant exhortations of the excellent parish priest,
the Rev. Michael Scanlan, to his people, to put down
disturbers like these."

Here is a complete carrying out, by the peasantry, of
the system of the " hue and cry," which is to be rendered
compulsory by the Bill for the Prevention of Crime in
Ireland, now before the House of Commons. But, in
this case, the peasantry discharged the duty of polioe
voluntarily, and their conduct is certainly deserving of
the highest commendation. The bravery of the Henna
family will, no doubt, obtain some substantial reward
from the Lord-Lieutenant. Altogether there is a most
auspicious indication of an improved spirit in Tipperary,
calculated to lead to more valuable results than any
coercion Act whioh it is in the power of any Government
to devise.

ROSCOMMOL—A solicitor, residing in the neighbour-
hood of Boyle, has received through the Strokestown
post-office a threatening letter, of which the following is
a copy :--.... _ _

" Kr,—Take notice, that it is painful to me to have to
write to you about your poor client, which, to my own
knowledge you have robbed them, so therefore it is my
duty to look to them. Sir, I must inform you, that if
you do not comply to justify, by heavens I will compel
you, as it is my duty to do so ; therefore, take this as a
warning and a caution, that I will leave you as low as
Major Mahon ; so therefore, I will leave a place vacant
at the Queen's Bench, and also at the Court of Common
Plea for another that will have honour and principle in
him.—Dated at my office, at Castlebar.
" MOLLY M`GUIRE."

ILLNESS OF THE LORD CHANCELLOR.—Considerable
anxiety pervades the hall of the Four Courts this day.
with reference to the continued indisposition of the Lord
Chancellor. His Lordship has passed two restless
nights, and can only be said not to have lost ground
within the last few days. The following bulletin was
issued this morning by Sir Henry Marsh and Dr. Mo-
han :—" The Lord Chancellor, had not a good night,
but is in other respects as well as he was yesterday.'
ILLNESS OF JUDGE BURTON.—The Evening Mail
says, " We are happy to be able to state that the ru-
mours in relation to the health of Mr.. Justice Burton
have been exaggerated] and that his Lordship may be
shortly expected to resume his duties."
Mr. R. U. BAYLY.—We are happy to say that this
gentleman's health is progressing, and we hope soon to
announce that he will be completely out of danger.
—Tipperary Vindicator.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
THE WOLVERHAMPTON STEEPLECHASE.
5 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's The Switcher—taken
6 to 1 agst Captain Little's Chandler
10 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's St. Leger
10 to 1 agst Mr. Moseley's Richard the First
20 to 1 agst Mr. Pearce's Jack—taken
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
20 to 1 agst Mr. Bretherton's Glaucus gelding-_t
20 to 1 agat Mr. Brettel's The Curate—taken
DERBY.
11 to 1 agat Mr. Mostyn's Surplice
30 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Beverlac
40 to 1 agat Mr. Greville's Rossiya
40 to 1 agst Mr. Nunn's The Fowler.
A very thin attendance, and business almost at s
" stand still."
EPSOM SPRING RACES.—Epsom Spring Meeting, as
we stated some time ago, will take place on the Friday
in the week before the Newmarket Craven Meeting. The
subscriptions to the Bonus for the Great Metropolitan
Handicap amount to a large sum, and will eventually, it
is supposed, enable the Steward to add four or five hun-
dred pounds to the stake.

PUG ILISM.—WALKER AND LANE.—Johnny Walker,
of London, and Tom Lane, of likmingham. broiler of
the well-known Hammer Lane, have made good the
whole of the money (41304) for their fistic tournament.
The final deposit was made at Spring's, over a sporting
dinner, and the men, who are each In admirable condi-
tion, and eager for the decision of the question of his
title to the Championship of the Light-weights, have
retired to their respective training quarters till Tuesday
next. It was proposed, as the 14th is the day on which
the Wolverhampton Steeple-chase will be run, to post-
pone the affair, to suit the convenience of several aris-
tocratic patrons of the belligerents, who wished much
to be present at both affairs, but not possessing the
faculty of Sir Boyle Roche's bird, that of being "in
two places at once," must of necessity forego either the
one or the other. After some discussion, however, the
postponement was negatived, among other reasons, be-
cause, according to sporting law, all bets (unless de-
clared on again) would be thereby nullified. The fixture,
accordingly, remains according to articles.
PEDESTRIANISM: JACKSON AND JEN KINSON.—The
match of half a mile, for 251. a side, between the Ame-
rican Deer and the London Stag, announced for Monday
next at Peckham, is off, Jackson having forfeited;
deposit made to Jenkinson.
Baron de Jaengler, Archbishop of Graetz, in
Austrian Styria, has just been interrogated by a com-
mission, consisting of ecclesiastics and laymen, which-
as we have already stated, was appointed by the
Austrian Government. to inquire into the charges of
gross intolerance, alleged against this prelate. On the
termination of its inquiries, the commission condemned
the archbishop to fifteen days imprisonment, in his
archiepiicopal palace, and to a fine of 500 florins.
AUGMENTATION OF TUB ROYAL ARTILLERY.—An.
order has been received at Woolwich for the formation,
in January next, of an additional company to each of
the ten battalions of the Royal Artillery, and another
company will be added in April next, which will raise
the strength of this branch of the service to ten com-
panies to each battalion, the same number as during the
war establishment. The importance of artillery is now
so evident that it is intended to add another battalion to
the ten battalions already formed as soon as officers can
be obtained.

We understand, in consequence of a memorial to
the Lords of the Treasury, they have been pleased to
direct that for the future Folkstone shall be a port for
the admission of foreign silk goods, there being at pre-
sent only five ports in England in which silk goods can
be received. By this arrangement much benefit will
arise by the saving of time and risk of the long sea pas-
sage from Boulogne to London.
THE "OLDEN TIME"—CAPTURING A PLAG LIE AT
FORTROSE.—Some two or three hundred years ago
1 Scotland was visited with a pestilental scourge,
_ which
was, it is said, prostrating thousands to the dust.
It went in the form of a black cloud . from place
burying
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thtoegether, and just
to place. The Fortrose folks, however, seeing
it approach their quiet and peaceable town, hastened
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maintained if the ground were once disturbed the pesti-
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an. affair which might prove so fatal to themselves and
their neighbours.—Correspondent Ross-shire Advertiser.
CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS.—The following Mem-
bers have claimed
to be excused from serving on Election
Committees, as being upwards of 60 years of age:—
General Arbuthnot, Sir T. Acland, Mr. E. G. Barnard,
Mr. J. Benbow, Mr. J. Bennett, Mr. R. Blakemore, Mr.
W. Bolling, Mr. J. Boyd, Mr. J. Brotherton, Mr. W.
Brown, Sir C. Burrell, Mr. W. Busfield, Mr. E. Conolly,
Mr. W. S. Crawford, the Right Hon. C. T. D'Eyncourt,
Mr. H. Drummond, Mr. E. Ellice, Mr. W. J. Fox, Mr.
A. E. Fuller, Admiral Gordon, the Right Hon. H.
Goulburn, Mr. 4. Hastie, Mr. J. Heathcost, Mr. T. L.
Hodges, Mr. J. Hume, the Right lion. C. Herries, Sir
R. H. Inglis, Sir E. Kerrison, Sir C. Knightly, Sir C.
Lemon, the Right Hon. Sir T. F. Lewis, Mr. J. Loch,
Major Macnamara, Lord C. Manners, Mr. T. P. Mann-
sell, Mr. J. Masterman, Mr. VT. Ord, Mr. J. Pattison,
Mr. E. W. Wynne Pendarves , Mr. R. Prime, Mr.
R. Richards, Mr. a R. Robinson, Sir H. Smyth,
Mr. R. Spooner, Sir G. Staunton, Sir G. Strickland,
Mr. T. Thornley, Mr. J. E. Vivian, Mr. H. S. Wad-
dington, Mr. R. Walker, Mr. E. Wodehouse, and the
Right Hon. C. W. W. `ynn. The following Members
have been exempted by vi*ctue of their office:—Sir G.
Grey, Sir C. Wood, Lord . John Russell, Sir John Jervis,
I and Lord Palmerston.