The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-18 00:00:00

DEATH or JOHN CLAUDIUS

BERESFORD, ESQ.
The name of Mr. Beresford is identified with the mer-
cantile, political, municipal, and social history of Ire-
land. He is no more; and at his death was nearly the
last specimen of a class now fast passing away into ano-
ther world. Mr. Beresford was senior partner in one of
the greatest banking-houses ever established in this
country; he represented the metropolis at, and for many
years previous to the union; and was one of the first
members after that event, selected for the Imperial
Parliament • he was an Alderman, and served the
office of Lord Mayor for the city of Dublin
with princely
hospitality; and in his habits and intercourse with
his fellows he wasoyous,
frank, and entertaining. A
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the union, and when the Beresford, family were omnipo-
tent in this country, and the source from whence
power, and patronage, and promotion flowed, he was the
only man of his name—resisting all influence, and re-
jecting every entreaty—who stood forward the firm-and
consistent opponent of the measure, and the Irish House
of Commons did' not contain a more fierce or decided
anti-unionist than John Claudius Beresford. In the
terrible times of '9B, as Commandant of the Merchants'
corps of yeomanry, a severe and distressing duty was
committed to its captain.:' The exigency of the times,
and the very nature of the functions to be admi-
nistered, heart, resolute of_pur-
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very occupancy of such a position, under such circum-
stances, and at such a crisis, of course brought upon
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detect and defeat; and hence it was that a charac-
ter was drawn of him—one which no man ever did
less to earn. But let us draw a veil over these terrible

times, and let us bury in oblivion the transactions of half
a century in time. Long and many a year ago, Mr.
Beresford, in the true spirit of a Christian, forgave his
enemies, persecutors, and slanderers—departing this life
at peace with all the world. He had attained his
eightieth year, and died without enduring sickness, or
suffering pain ; and so very tranquil were his last mo-
ments, that those around his death-bed were unable to
pronounce the precise period at which the vital spark
became extinguished.—Dublin Evening Mail.

A most comical mistake occurred in the transmission
of the new Irish Chancellor's appointment. As Sir Frederick
Pollock sat after dinner ruminating on the sad-mutability of
parties and the glorious ha-mutability of the bench, thank-
ing God that he was not, like other Sir Fredericks, doomed
to stand afar off in penitent despondency, a letter on her
Majesty's service was brought to him, which conveyed the
startling intimation that my Lord Chief Baron was to con-
sider himself henceforth Lord Chancellor of Ireland. In the
haste of initiatory proceedings the envelope had been ad-
dressed in error, and the Chief of the English Exchequer
was thus subjected to the torturing tantalhation of a mo-
mentary clutch of the Irish seals. —Dublin Freeman.

The prospects of. the wheat harvest are everywhero
most promising. Reaping will begiwirracnne_flistricts next
week. The mowing of barley has already begun, ana.a.pl4o3l
tiful supply is the produce.—Kentish Observer.
Potatoes, except those planted late in May, are look-
ing exceedingly well everywhere. The late planted ones have
come up irregularly, on account of hot, dry weather; but the
plants in those fields which have come up since the rain fell
are looking healthy and strong. The early varieties now
taking up for the market are small yet, but will now soon
get a good size. We have not seen or heard of any taint is
any crop yet.—Dumfries Courier.