The Sun.
London, England, 1823-06-13 00:00:00

IRELAND.

INFAMOUS OUTRAGE.—Some small vessels,
which the liberality of the Government had
freighted with seed potatoes at Clare, in aid of
the poor of Cunnemara, .were on their passage
plundered by some villains, and this essential re-
lief to an impoverished population intercepted.
The Rock system is, to spread distress where it
does not exist of itself—and, where it does, to
aggravate it as much as possible ; and the proba-
bility is, that this wicked instance of violence is
attributable to this desperate and devastating
scheme. His Excellency the LORD LIEUTE-
NANT has issued a Proclamation, offering a re-
ward of fifty pounds for the apprehending of the
plunderers of those vessels, which, we hope, will
lead to a discovery.--(Dublin Correspondent,
June 10.)
EARLY ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL.—
We understand that, after the 18th of this
month, the Steam Packets will proceed from
Holyhead with the English mails at four o'clock
in the morning. Taking the average time of the
passage at seven hours, the Packets will reach
1-lowth at eleven, and adding one hour for the
coach thence, will arrive at twelve at noon. We
believe, that this important object has proceeded
chiefly from the exertions of our indefatigable
Secretary, Sir EDWARD LEF.S, with whom it has
long been a main point to insure the early arrival
of the British mail.--(ldem.)

( From the Cork Advertiser.)
TO THE O'S AND AIAC'S,

AND ALL OTHER SONS OF IRISH. KINGS NOW ASSEMBLED
IN DUBLIN TO CONTD.OUL TH} LORD LIEUTENANT,
AND DIRECT THE AFFAIRS OF IRELAND,

"The humble Petition of Whitehoys, Rightboys, Rock-
boys, Ribbonboys, &c., most freely and fairly sheweth,

" That your petitioners would be glad to learn from your
Highnesses own mouths what your schemes, views, and inten-
tions really are, because until they are so informed, it is impos-
sible to be sure that your High Illightinesses, and your peti-
tioners, may not have very different ends in view, and that con-
sequently an offer of allegiance on the part of petitioners, would
now be improper andpremature,
That as far as petitioners can at present collect from your
Highnesses long speeches, there is but one thing in which they
can he sure that they agree with your Highnesses, and that is,
in putting down the Protestant Church and its members, and
setting up the Old Church and her followers, in doing rch,
however, care should be taken to limit the power of the said
Old Church, and not permit her to exercise the authority she
possessed in Spain. and Portugal, as otherwise we should be
worse off than betbre—
" That petititiners will not only join in this, as far as It may
be done with safety, hut alio in bringing about those famous
old times when every county or largo barony had its chief
when the Irish were all marshalled in clans, each under its
own leader—when their time was divided between fettiting and
fighting—when they had little rent to pay, and no taxes—when
every clan was governed by its own laws, the strongest hand
uppermost—when summary and justice was administered
without the delay of Assizes and Sessions—and when there
were neither Judges, Juries, Lawyers, or Attornies—
" That if these be your objects, Petitioners are your's, heart
and hand ; but if, as some persons give Uut, your intention is
to change, not the power itself, but the tiOsons by whom it is
exercised to turn out of their seats some present Members of
Parliament and officers of Corporations, anti put yourselves in
their places—to increase your own property, and power by pos-
sessing yourselves of other people's, to continue charging us with
rack-rents, tithes, and taxes, to enrich yourselves anti your friends,
and to keep up Courts of Law, with no other difference than
turning out old Judges, and putting in new ones of your own
election ; then, and in that case, we must be free to tell you,
that you are doing nothing for us at all, or may be worse than
nothing; since we must be governed according to what is called
the British Constitution, may be better for us to remain
as we are, than to run the risk of new taskmasters.
"That petitioners have been attempted to be humbugged
by a fellow calling himself' Pastorini, who says he is a Priest
of our Church, and one of our best friends ;—that we know he
is
o rtit col a Pres of our Church,
because we know our Priests are
n pretends to tell fortunes out of
orjuroin, t
and this
fellow
theto
b Bible,e
profaned
a n wehdi
wherefore petitioners hope you
taeilioowlysi
will have him punished as a common cheat.
" That petitioners having been thirs open and explicit, hope
and believe that youe Highness:es will be equally candid in your
answers. And petitioners, as in dtity bound, &c.
" TISIOTHY
44 Signed bv order,
SHAUOHNESSY, Sec."