The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-09 00:00:00

" `TO THE EDITOR OF THE DUBLIN EVENING MAIL.

" September 6.
" Sir—No small surprise, and I fear I must add al.lrm,
has been excited amongst a numerous body of your
readers, by the consultation which appears, by the Lon-
don papers, to have been held between our new Lord
Lieutenant., his Secretary, and the Marquis qf Normanby.
Heaven forbid that we are to have more of ' following in
the footsteps of a predecessor !' Many go so far as to
infer that it is intended to throw over, or sell the Protes-
tant party altogether ; bat although this idea may be
absurd, there is no doubt of the excitement and curiosity
produced by the interview above alluded to, and we natu-
rally look to our leading journal, in which we all feel
confidence, for some explanation of an affair which at
present seems perfectly unintelligible.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
K' A SUBSCRIBER TO THE EVENING MAIL.'

" We confess our inability to explain, in any satisfactory
way, the untoward interview of which our friendly correspon-
dent corppluins. We trust—indeed we feel assureth—that
his apprehensions, sharpened by the sufferings of the last
fen yeaq,tir6 too vivid. For Lord De Grey we feel all the
respect mid confidence due to his talents and cha►ituter; and
his administration shall receive at our hands all the sup-
port, which, on
,experience, it shall deserve. We have no
wish tci add to the difficulties of his position ; on the con-
trary, it is our earnest desire that he may be able to
surmount them •all with honour to himself and benefit to
the United Empire. But we warn him that his path will
be beset with temptations and dangers, which it wit require
great firinneSs 'to aroM. If he seek to conciliate li)es that
are really irreconcilable—if he neglect the friends who
are able and willing to serve him, and by whose co-
operation alone he can govern the country in the free
and generous spirit of the British Constitution—if, for a
false popularity, he surrender his discretion, or worship
expediency by the compromise qi principl2—we warn and
admOnish him befortihand that he will not add to his
honour or his happiness by coining to Ireland. But we
hope, indeed we know better things of his Lordship, and
trust that our duty will consist not only with a hearty
welcome, but a zealous endeavour to sustain and facili-
tate the measures of his administration."

Such is the welcome prepared for a Conservative Ad-
ministration in Ireland, but we have snore to add from
the London Correspondence of the same journal :
" Lord Eliot's appointment to the Chief Secretaryship
in Ireland is still .the cause of great uneasiness hero.
His Lordship has many faults, aud, amongst them, an.in-
ordinate love of popularity. How many a statesman's
character has been wrecked on this shoal, particularly
in Irelanc, it were needless to enumerate.

" Those who know Lord Eliot best have great fears
lest his Lordship's fame be compromised before he is long
in his new office. He is a strange compound—this Lord
Ltot. Coid and distant with those upon an equality
with him, he is at the same time too familiar with those
who can minister to.his vanity—and there is no reason
to doubt that he will lack sycophants in the new sphere
of his action, Under all the circuthstanCes, therefore,
the great danger is that Lord Eliot will sacrifice•too much
to popularity. It will be right, however, before pro-
nouncing any decided opinion, that he have a fair trial'
and let him be judged by his actions in Ireland, and not
by his previous character."—Standard.

How TO KEEP A PRISONER.—The Boston
Post relates the following mode of practice of the late
Sampson Wood, once Sheriff of Middlesex county, Mas-
sachusetts ; "He often had to convey desperate prison-
ners from one part of the county to another, and when
night came, he used to iron himself hand and foot to his
prisoner, and go to bed, and address him thus :—" You
can now go to sleep if you like, or let it alone. For my
part, I shall go to sleep. You can't get away without
waking me up, and carrying me with you. You have
got one free arm and one free leg, and so have I. Yet
you hay make out to kill me ; but if you do you'll have
to carry my carcase with you, and that will be proof
enough to get you hanged for - murder. So )ou see I
shall stick to you like death. to a dead nigger, any way
you can fix it. Good night.' It is hardly pecessary to
say, that with this queer measure of precaution no
prisoner attempted to escape from Samson."
RAILROADS IN. IRELA ND.—Tile counties of
Clare, Limerick, and Cork, and the cities of Limerick and
Cork, have unanimously adopted petitions to the Legis-
lature, in support of railway undertakings, which, it is
expected, will shortly be commenced.
The will and codicil of the late - Mr. James
Wood, of Gloucester, was proved on Saturday in the.
Registry of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Coun-
cil, by Sir Matthew Wood, Bart., Mr. Jacob Osborne,
and Mr. John .Surman, the surviving executors. The
property (personally) is sworn under 1,000,000/. The
probate amounts to 13,500/. The legacy duty is 10 per
cent., except upon that portion given to Mrs. Uoodlake
and Mr. Surman, which will pay 6 per cent. • •
LANCASTER AND PRESTON RAILWAY.—
We believe we are right in saying, that this is the best
managed railway (as respects the cost of working) in
the kingdom. By the last official statement, it is shown
that the total cost, including Government duty, is only 25
per cent. upon the receipts.—Lancaster Guardian.
THE WEATHER.—Since this day week the
weather has been exceedingly variable, but, on the
whole, very unfavourable for the harvest. This bad
weather, we learn, has also prevailed very extensively,
both in Scotland and the south of England, and we fear
its conscquepces will be seriously injurious to the crops.
The temperature has also become much lower, and there
have been several cold, frosty nights.--31anchester
Guardian.

' DUBLIN, SEP. 6.—lt is stated to-day that Mr.
Pennefathcr, Q.C., is to be the new Lord Chancellor.
Lefroy, who sought the Chancellorship, is to be ap-
peased by a peerage, and his son is to be appointed
Chairman of Kilmainham, vice Blacker, who resigns
for the occasion. The general opinion here is, that
Mr. Lucis, late Member for Monaghan, will be the new
Under-Secretary. Mr. George Alexander Hamilton has
also been much spoken of for the same office. By some
it is asserted that Sir Robert Peel is unwilling that any
Irish Tory should bc placed in this important Office.
WOOD PAVING FOR ST. GEORGE ,THE
MARTYR'S,. SOUTH WA RK.—Yesterday a Vestry was held
at the Church of St. George the Martyr, Southwark,
for the purpose of applying to. the Commissioners of
Pavement's to lay down in Church-street, and that portion
before the sacred edifice, a wood-paving instead of renew-
' ing the stone. One of the chief reasons alleged by the
Rev. Mr. Horton, the Rector in the-Chair, was to pre-
. vent the interruption during Divine service, occasioned by.
coaches and' vehicles. The motion for the application
was finally agreed to.
Over the doOr of a vender of varieties in a coun-
try Tillage is—“ Licentious dealer in Backey and 6nuti."