The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-11 00:00:00

IRELAND.
• MAYO ELECTION,
Castlebar, Saturday Morning.
The polling was pmceeded with very slowly during the
greatest Plift ftf p-elt_erdars and one of the booths (the Carra)
was% closed, only 15 vbferi hwritig polled in its In another
(that in which the Gallen freeholders were polled) the htim-
ber of voters given was 22, just two beyond the number re-
quired to keep it open. The third booth, which included
the baronies of Murrisk and Costello, the strongholds of the
anti-repeal candidate, would have been also closed for the
second time, but fur the arrival of the agent of the Marquis
Or Sligo; it:lth about 40 freeholders, for whom, accompanied
by a large military party and three magistrates, he bad gone
early on Thursday morning to the west. Shortly after their
arrival the struggle began anew in the last mentioned booth,
and, after a sharp contest, 20 voters were polled in it before 5
o'clock, the hour for closing the booth for the day. At 6
o'clock the assessor declared the state of the poll to be,
For M'D0nne11..............23
For Moore ••• ... 34
Majority for Moore on this day's poll ... *4l
CROSS POLL Orf TIIN FOUR DAYS.
For M'Donnell •01 111• ••• 417
For Moore ••• •ii 379
Majority for M'Donnell•
DUBLIN, Maim 8.
LORD CLONCURRY ON COERCION.
The Baron Cloncurrv, who, whenever the occasion suits,
is second only to Mr. O'Connell in the length and frequency
of his contributions to the press literature of the country, has
addressed an epistle, embodying his views upon the Irish
Coercion Bill, to his Lordship's organ, the Dublin Evening
Post. It runs as follows :
" My Dear Sir,—Allow me to say a few words on this Bill, in-
tended, I fear, as the future means for the government of this unfor-
tunate country. It was my fate, as a magistrate of the county of
Kildare, to be obliged to assist in the administration of a law of
nearly equal atrocity, some years ags. The magistrates of that
county were, I believe; with very few exceptions, amongst the most
respectable country gentlemen of Ireland -with some prejudices and
class feelings, still geherous and humane. I will mention one or two
circumstanees which occurred during the first administration of Lot d
Wellesley, not only a great statesman, but a scholar of a most culti-
vated and enlarged understanding, and a man of experience and
humanity, no way inclined to deny or to despise our country. The
barony of North Naas happened to be proclaimed sometime about
1823 or 1824 ; it joined the barony of South Salt, in which I reeided,
add was the only magistrate, but which was not proclaimed; the
demesne land of Bishop's-court, where the late Lady Ponsonby re-
sided, were in my unproclaimcd barony, and amongst her lady-
ship's tenantry was a very respectable nsan, named Kenny, who
rented a large farm. He was employed in haymaking; on a sum-
mer's evening, and wanting change to pay his men, he left his own
Unproclaimed barony, and went to a public-house, a few hundred
yards from it, for the purpose of getting it ; the public-house was
just within the proclaimed barony of North Naas, and while Kenny
was getting the change the police came in and arrested him for
being out of his house attar sunset, though broad day-light ;
he was brought before me, and I immediately bailed him, though
I doubted my right to do so. He was tried at the next special
sessions of Naas, before a full bench of justices, Mr. George
Bennett, the respectable Queen's Counsel, presiding, only one ma-
gistrate joined me in rellising to convict. Mr. Bennett told me how
important it was that the magistrates should act with unanimity—
that, strictly speaking, Kenny was from home after sunset, and that
if I would preserve the unanimity of the Court he would wait on the
Lord-Lieutenant and have Kenny liberated. He did wait on his Ex-
cellency, but Lord Wellesley, instead of using his prerogative, re-
probated the verdict of the justices, said it was contrary to the spirit
of the law and to common sense, and that they must reconsider it.
Meantime, Schoales, assistant-barrister, went his circuit to the north
of Ireland, and next special sessions did not take place for some
weeks. When they did come on, the magistrates le fused to alter
their verdict, aid poor Kenny remained in gaol, and there he might
have stayed, had not his good fortune brought the late Lord Fitzwil-
ham to Bishop's-court, having lately married Lady l'onsonby—he
accompanied me to the Castle, and we obtained the liberation of
Kenny. I write this to show what can be done even in a good county.
I believe I have accurately stated what occurred, not even sup-
pressing my own shameful cowardice. Mais (as my friend, Judge
Perrin knows) it fact hurler aver les loops.
" That event took place many years ago, and lam still ashamed of
it. Perham; I may be incorrect—if so, lam certain Mr. Bennett
will kindly set me right. At the same sessions, a tailor, a very old
man, was sentence:: to transportation for being out of his own
dwelling at night. It was proved that, according to the custom of
his trade, he was boarding and lodging iu the house of an employer,
a respectable person. He would have been acquitted, only some
magistrate recollected his having been active in 1798, 25 years before.
" By the Coercion Act, a list of the inhabitants of sack house is
obliged to be posted on the door—the police visit the house and search
the beds to see they be properly occupied, an indecency most ofiele-
sive to our chaste though poor females. An excellent magisrrate,
Mr. Arthur Henry, of Lodge Park, suggested to me at the time of the
Whig Insurrection Act, to alter that part of the Act, by ordering the
police to call for any person suspected to be absent, and non-appear-
ance to sullen for conviction. Lord Stanley add Lord Melbourne re-
fused the alteration.
" Dear Sir, I mention these anecdotes to show the torrid working
of this dreadful law—l could tell of scores of others ; but, in im-
ploring the mercy of the Legislature for a people kept by law for
centuries in ignorance and misery, I would not deprecate the severest
penalty that can be indicted on the hired assassin, or those guilty of
wanton outrage, if' fairly convicted before an impartial Judge and an
honest and discriminating jury - and I would have my loved country-
men to recollect, that the murderer, though he may escape here,
and proclaim his innocence to sinners like himself, can neither im-
pose upon or escape the great and just Judge, before whom, sooner
or later, we must all appear. With many apologies for this too long
letter,—l am, dear Sir, yours, CLONCITRUY."

LYCEUM THEATRE.—Mrs. Keeley, owing to sudden in-
disposition, was unable to perform on Monday night. The Cricket on the
Hearth, &c., were consequently postponed. Other performances
were substituted. The indisposition was so sudden, that there had
not been time to prepare and distribute slew bills. There was an
uncommonly well-attended house. The audience, very good
naturedly, under the circumstances, accepted the alterations.
Mr. BEULER'S CONCERT.—Mr. Beuler is a Comic
vocalist of considerable repute, and his concert on Monday, at the
Crown and Anchor Tavern, was sufficiently well attended to prove
the high estimation in which he is held by his own connexion. Mr.
Beuler sang twe comic extravaganzas, " Pity poor Time," and
"When Friday-street was Polka Mad," the former his own compo-
sition, the latter a rtfacciamento founded on one of Jullien's well-
known polkas. He was loudly applauded and encored. Mrs. A.
Smith, Mimes O'Connor and Stewart, Mr. Trenklee, another comic
singer, interpreter of Henry Russell's characteristic pastiecios ; Misses
E. Day, Caulfield, and other vocalists, assisted Mr. Beuler on the
occasion. With the exception of a fantasia on the concertina,
cleverly played by Mr. Sedgewick, the concert was wholly vocal.
DEATH OF GENERAL SIR EWAN LLOYD, COLONEL
OF THE SEVENTH DRAGOON GUARDS. The demise Of this
aged officer, which took place on the 4th of the present month, at
Perney-ball, Shropshire, places another regiment at the disposal
of the Commander-in-Chief. The gallant officer had obtained the
venerable age of 78, his service having extended to a period of 66
years. He was born in 1768, and was twice married ; first to the
eldest daughter of Benjamin Barton, Esq., of Burton-hall, Ireland ;
and, secondly, in 1814, to the Dowager Lady Trimlestovrn, relict
of the 14th Lord. Ile entered the army as Cornet in the
17th Light Dragoons in 1780, then being not snore than twelve years
of age. Ills commissions are thus dated :—Cornet, Nov. 25, 1780 ;
Lieutenant, Feb. 5, 1787 ; Captain, Oct. 25, 1793; Major, Sept. 1,
1795 ; Lieutenant-Colonel, Feb. 11, 1799 ; Colonel, Oct. 25, 1809 ;
Major-General, Jan. 1, 1812 ; Lieutenant-General, May 27, 1825 ;
General, Nov. 23, 1841 ; and Colonel- in-Chief of the 7:11 Dragoon
Guards, now stationed at the Cape of Good Hope, and under orders
far India, March 18, 1836. Sir Evan served on regimental full pay
front 1780 to 1812, the whole period in the 17th Light Dragoons, and
was present with that corps in nearly all the actions and sieges in
which it was engaged in India. He also served in South America in
1806 and 1807, and was at the taking of Moe to Video and in the ex-
pedition to Buenos Ayres, during which service the regiment was
armed with muskets, and acted as infantry.
BISHOPRIC OF JERUSALEM. —The death of the Rev.
Dr. Alexander having left this see vacant, it has been filled up by the
appointment of M. Belson, a converted Jew, by the King of Prussia,
who holds the right of alternate appointment with the Government
of England.
Mr. James Spence, of the firm of Spence, Cochrane,
and Co., of Water-street, Liverpool, was committed for trial last
week, on a charge of embezzling 119 casts of oil, of the value of
2,0001. and upwards the property of Messrs. Gartside, dyers. Bail
was taken for the prisoner, the prisoner himself in 4001., and two
others in 2001. each.
The Queen has presented a pair of milk-white Cach-
mere goats, part of a flock sent to her Majesty by the Shah of Persia,
to the 235 Welsh Fusiliers, to replace the venerable Cambrian goat
which accompanied that gallant regiment, and which lately died at
Barbadoes.
NEW CLUB —A large meeting took place on Sunday
at Lord Foley's, in Grosvenor-square, to enter into arrangements for
the formation of a new club, of which the Duke of Wellington is to
be one of the patrons. It appears that some difficulties are yet to be
got over before the club can be finely arranged.
The Earl of Auckland entertained at dinner on Satur-
day last the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, Earl and Countess Grey.
Earl of Rasberough, Mr. Macaulay, and a select party.
DEATH OF REAR- ADMIRAL HICHARD T. HANCOCK.
—We have to record the death of the above venerable admiral, who
expired on Thursday last at Weymouth. He was one of the oldest
officers in the navy, being fin his 835 year In his early career he
saw mtfch active service. His commissions were dated as sub-
-1 8•
lieutenant, 26th August, 1789 commander, 4th September,
180 ; Otiptain, 25th September, 1806 ;arear-admiral of the blue, 23d
November, 1541,
In an extraortilnAry consistory, to be convoked on or
about the 18th of March at lierne, the Pope will communicate to the
cardinals, the state of the negOtiations pending between hitn and the
Cabinet of M. Petersburgh. A nomination of bishops, among others
some Spanish bishops, will take p:ace. News has been received front
the Swiss regiments aro
different legationi that soldiers belong-105 to
o doubt they have been
missing, and no traces of them discovered.
been Assassinated
assassinated. At Peruse five earabiniers
whilst on duty, and the authorities have not been ableto discover the
murderers.
GREAT FIRE IN NORMANDY. The steamer La
Neustrle, which arrived at Havre yesterday, was the bearer of the
sad news that a destructive fire had reduced to ashes, on the Tuesday
night, the village of Sainte Honorine Dufay, about three leagues
from Caen. Notwithstanding the prompt assistauce of the fire-bri-
gade from Caen, sixty houses became the prey of the devouring
element ; seven houses alone remained. The fire is said to have
broke out at a baker's. •
CLOSING OF THE FUNDS BOOKS.—The transfer books
of the under-mentioned stocks will be shut and re-opened for trans-
. fers at the times mentioned :—Bank Stock, Tuesday, March 10, re-
open April 14; Three and-a-Quarter per Cent. Annuities, Tuesday,
March 10, re-open Friday, April 17 ; Reduced 'Three per Cent. Annui-
ties, Tuesday, March 10, re-open Friday, April 17 ; Long Annuities,
Tuesday, March 10, re-open Friday, April 17 ; Annuities for Terms
of Years, Tuesday, March 10, re-open Friday, April 17 ; and the
South Sea Annuities, Tuesday, March 10, re-open Friday, April 17.
STNEET ROBBERY.—On Monday, information was cir-
culated throughout the Metropolitan and City police districts, that
between twelve and half-past, while Mr. J. Bamber, clerk in the
employ of Messrs. Leaf, Barnett, and Co., warehousemen, No. 47,
Wood-street, Cheapside, was going from Messrs. Barclay and Co.'s
banking-house, Lombard-street, to Lime-street, his pocket was
picked of a pocket-book containing four Bank of England notes,
viz. one for 1001., one for 501., one for 301., and one for 101.
SUICIDE OF LONDON MERCHANT AT BRIGHTON.—
A gentleman named Lamb, who went down to Brighton frost London
on Saturday week, and took lodgings in the King's-road, committed
suicide on Mcnlay morning. We understand that he aros about half-
past six o'clock, partly dressed himself, and left his wife in bed, and
retired to an ante-room and cut his throat in so dreadful a manner
that life was instantaneously extinct. It was expected that an inquest
would be held on the body yesterday evening.
DEATH OF CY. DAVIS, THE PUGILIST.—CyrUS Davis,
many years known as the host of the Plough, in Giltspur-street,
and in sporting circles as the conqueror of Abraham Belasco (in
1818), Bushell (1519), and the celebrated Ned Turner, at Oraendon-
common, on Feb. 18,1 1823, died suddenly on Monday morning at his
son's, the White Bear,lKennington-common, of disease of the heart,
of long standing.
ALARMING FIRE IN BREAD STREET.—On Monday,
between eight and nine o'clock, a tire that for upwards of au hour
caused great alarm in the City, was discovered raging upon the
premises belonging to Messrs Poland and Co.' furriers, 52, Bread-
street, Cheapside. The premises, which were five stories high, in-
cluding the basement, were adjoined by the large warehouse, belong-
ing to Messrs. White, Lupton, and Co. The discovery was made
by a young man who, in passing the premises, perceived
smoke issuing, from the windows. Having raised an alarm,
Police-constable Knight instantly repaired to the spot, ano
very judiciously kept the doors closed until the arrival of
the firemeo. The engines from the station in Watling-street
were soon drawn out, and on the hose being attached, the door was
opened, when an immense body of fire was to be seen burning in the
warehouse on the ground floor, and which was mounting most fear-
fully towards the upper portion of the building. The firemen at
once set to work most manfully, and by pouring a large stream of
water upon the flames, they were enabled to keep them at bay until
the arrival of more engines. The fire was not subdued until past ten
o'clock, and not until damage to a serious amount had been done.
The building was likewise very seriously injured. The precise loss
cannot be ascertained. Sir William Poland, the brother of one of the
partners, was present during the fire.
The Cologne Gazette says " The question of the
suppression of the navigation dues of the Rhine having been without
result as regards the states generally, the Governments of France
and Holland have agreed to suppress them in their territories in
favour of their respective commerce.'
SINGULAR ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A DREAM.—On
Saturday morning, between six and seven o'clock, a singular accident,
caused by a dream, occurred to a young man named %John Pilbrow,
residing in Arbour-street, Hackney-road, who was riding asleep in a
tilted cart, belonging to his employer, Mr. Snaffel. of Bisimpsgat, -
street, when he dreamt that the horse was running away with the
cart and was approaching the canal. He suddenly attempted from
the alarm caused by his dream, whilst half-asleep, to quit the front
of the cart to stop the horse, and his foot slipping he fell under the
wheels which passed over his abdomen, inflicting so severe an injury
that he is not expected to survive.
An infant has been killed and a girl much hurt on the
Liverpool and Manchester Railway, near Eccles, by the girl's attempt-
ing to pass over the line at a level crossing while a train was coming
up. The buffer of the engine struck the infant, and the girl was
thrown off the rails by the safety-guard.—Liverpool
CoAcH ACCIDENT.--As the Bedford Times coach was,
on Monday, crossing from the City-road to the Angel, Islington, a pas-
senger, who was riding on the roof of the coach, fell with great force
upon the ground. No time was lost in procuring surgical assistance,
but as so stormed by the fall that his Anal recovery is decnied
very doubtful.