The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-10 00:00:00

LORD CLONCURRY ON COERCION.

The Baron Cloncurry, who, whenever th, 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 late, 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 ag9. The magistrates of that
county were, I believe, with very tew exceptions, amongst the most
respectable country gentlemen of Ireland —with some prejudices and
class feelings, still generous and humane. I will mention one or two
circumstances 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 1 resided,
aid 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 unproclaimed barony, and amongst her lady-
ship's tenantry was a very respectable man, 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
nnproclaimed 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 after 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 refusing 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 coremon 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 refused 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-
liam to Bishop's-court, having lately married Lady Ponsonby—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. Mau (as my friend, Judge
Perrin knows) it faut hurler awe les loops.
" That event took place many years ago, and I am still ashamed of
it. Perhaps I may be incorrect—if so, I am certain Mr. Bennett
will kindly set me right. At the same sessions, a tailor, a very old
man, was sentenced 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 in 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 each 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 offea-
sive to our chaste though poor females. An excellent magistrate,
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 suffice for conviction. Lord Stanley and Lord Melbourne re-
fused the alteration.

" Dear Sir, I mention these anecdotes to show the horrid 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 Jtidge 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, " (Man URRY."

LYCEUM THEATRE.—Mrs. Keeley, owing to sudden
indisposition, was unable to perform last 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 new bills. Th.re was an
uncommonly well••attended house. The audience, very good
naturedly, under the circumstances, accepted the alterations.
Mr. BEULER'S CONCERT.—,Mr. Betiier is a comic
vocalist of considerable repute, and his concert last night, at the
Croon and Anchor Tavern, was sufficiently well attended to prove
the high estimation in which he is held by his own connexion. Mr.
Beuler sang two comic extravaganzas, " Pity pdor Time," and

" When Fr:day-street was Polka Mad," the former his own Compo-
sition, the latter a rifacciarnento founded on one of Jullien's well-
known polkas. He was loudly applauded and encored. Airs. A.

Smith, Misses O'Co.inor and Stewart, Mr. Trenklee, another comic
singer, interpreter of Henry kusseu's characteristic pasticcios ; 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 DaAOOON GoSans.— The demise of this
aged officer, which took place on the 4th of the present month, at

Verney-hall, 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 Burton, Esq., of Burton-hall, Ireland;
and, secondly, in 1814, to the Dowager Lady Trimlestown, relict
of the 14th Lord. He entered the army as Cornet in the

17th Light Dragoons in 1780, then being not more than twelve years
of age. His 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 21, 1825 ;
General, Nov. 23, 1841 ; and Colonel-in-Chief of the 7th 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
from 1780 to 1612, 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 Monte 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 tho
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 casks 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 23d 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 finally arranged.
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The Earl of Auckland entertained at dinner on Satur-
day last the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, Earl and Countess,Grey,
Earl of Basborough, Mr. Macaulay, and a select party.

DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL RICHARD' 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 in his 83d year. In his early career he
saw much active service. His commissions were dated as sub-
joined : lieutenant, 26th August, 1789 ; commander, 4th September,
1800; captain, 25th September, 1806 ; rear-admiral of the blue, 23d
November, 1841. _

In an extraordinary consistory, to be convoked on or
about the 18th of March at Rome, the Pope will communicate to the
cardinals, the state of the negotiations pending between him and the
Cabinet of St. Petersburgh. A nomination of bishops, among others
some Spanish bishops, will take place. News has been received from
different legations that soldiers belunging to the Swiss regiments are
missing, and no traces of them discovered. No doubt they have been
assassinated. At Perusa five carabiniers have been assassinated
whilst on duty, and the authorities have not been able to discover the
murderers.

GREAT FIRE IN NORMANDY. The steamer La
Neustrie, 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 assistance 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 TO, re-open Friday, April 17 ; Reduced i hree per Cent. Annui-
ties, Tuesday, March 10, re-open Friday, April 17 ; Long Annuities,
Tues .ay, 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.
STREET RoßßEßY.—Yesterday, intormation was cir-
culated throughout the Metropolitan and City police districts, that
between twelve and half-past, while Mr. J. Bamber, clerk la the
employ of Messrs. Leaf, Barnett, and Co., warehousemen, No. 47,
Wood-street, Cheapside, was going from Messrs. Barclay and Co.'s
banktng-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 fur 501., one for 301.. and one for 101.

SUICIDE OF A LONDON MERCHANT AT BRIGHTON.—
A gentleman named Lamb, who went down to Brighton from London
on Saturday week, and took lodgings in the King's-road, committed
suicide yesterday morning. We understand that he arose 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 (1819), and the celebrated Ned Turner, at Orpendon-
common, on Feb. 18, 1823, died suddenly yesterday morning at his
son's, the White Bear, Kennington-common, of disease of the heart,
of long standing.
ALARMING FIRE IN BREAD-STREET.—Last evening,
between eight and nine o'clock, a fire that for upwards of an hour
caused great alarm in the City, was discovered raging upon the
premises belonging to Messrs Poland and Co., furriers, 52, Bread-
street, Cbeapside. 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, and
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 manfidly, 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 du-ring 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 singularaccident,
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 Bishopsgate-
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
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thrown off the rails by the safety-guard.—Liverpoo!Aion.
BaalielwvealyCrnoessarinEg
up. The buffer of the engine struck the infant, and the girl was
COACH ACCIDENT.—As the Bedford Tunes coach was,as
yesterday, crossing from the City-
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but he was so stunned by thef hat hi* Anal recovery is deemed
very doubtful.

ADELPHI THEATRE.
A new and most interesting drama, in two acts (-ffcn!
the French), intitled The Cabin Boy, was rr
this theatre last evening. The scene is laid in the''Po
of Guadaloupe, where we find the Mademoiselle lathe
Laroche (Miss Woolgar), has been left by her fatlathed
much in debt. There are two suitors for her h$11;
M. Henri (Mr. Braid), a lieutenant in the French ese%i
and M. Vincent (Mr. 0. Smith), a rich planter.
is a hard and harsh taskmaster, and is hated bvbuss
body. In order to secure the hand of the lady:I!! "ivol
up all her father's debts, and then, as the Pr'll'lo.
creditor, threatens to deprive her of all her property,
less she consents to be his bride. She haughtily rele,c,'
his suit, and gives up the whole of her property t? 1%;
announcing her determination of leaving the islanqsi;
Henri. Vincent replies that she cannot leave the ale
until her debts are liquidated, but it is urged that, tisot
is yet a minor, she is not answerable persoaallot
her father's debts. Vincent demands proof the
minority ; the ship of Henri is to sail it,i6co,
morning—a dreadful storm is raging—the &rustls
of her birth is in a neighbouring isle. Who will "poi
on the sea in the fearful storm to seek it? fix.
(Madame Celeste) a eabin-boy—the adopted son e to
garette (Mr P. Bedford), an old pilot. volent',,e 110
cross the sea in a canoe. Mademoiselle Larce"el, the
been kind to his old mother, and gratitude ile,Perks is
brave boy to risk his life in her service. Efe vet go;
the midst of the raging storm and thus ends f the
act. In the second act, we and
that the "le (3106
property of Mademoiselle Laroche has lahet„Pbolt
The pilot has picked up at sea the hat of a cau':;,tes
and the canoe floating capsized. Suddenly Julie
to the
—he has performed his mission, having swans :rod,
neighbouring Isle of Dominica, and having .i.Tncest
bringing with him the papers which he delivers to " , ,iso
The papers prove that she is a minor. But alas! tbeloche
prove that she is a slave, being the daughter of Lbser P°:
and of an unemancipated mother. Vincent has leo to
up to auction and purchases her, the cabin-beY tncipste
become a slave in her place, so that he will er°,t-cootli"
her, but Laroche refuses to emancipate except of or
ask, for
par
ties that she will become his wif. She
to write a last letter to Henri, and retires for ths,:ictioi,
pose; Vincent rushes forward to drag forth 1115 001
but Julien seizing a musket, threatens to shoot bloat
upon the spot if he dares to advance. At th'sotaie
the pilot enters and recognises in Vincent the etc Csr
a pirate ship, which has long been a terror to wjulieo,
ribbeen seas. He communicates his discovery to
of the
and goes off to give information to the goverl3°ftrt,
island. Julien immediately advances to Viece,,,te" Or.
him that he knows him as the captain of the Prg
repeats to him the pirate's signal. Vincent, u
is discovered, offers any sum of money to J lieu ;_;"e11
stirs
permit him to escape. Julien demands the eatandies
of Jenny, which he refuses. Henri enters, an
threatens to denounce him to the French offieere'boutll
cent then signs the act of emancipation, and is era, '1
make his escape, when he is arrested by the gif eeIe.
the government, to whom the pilot has converl,
formation. Henri and Jenny are united, and all en:" bat
pily. The acting of Madame Celeste, as the cabip 0
was full of energy mid pathos; and Miss Wet's,' Witt.;
Jenny, came out in quite a new character; she w,,„0157
tifully pathetic—Mrs. Yates, in her best days, „7,010"
have acted the character more beautifully.. '''-fees/'
as a curiosity dealer from Paris, was verLossr,
although he was wanting in the rich Itec,t.'"
which Wright would have infused into the rd rim;
Smith, as Vincent, was the prince of villain* ben rale
at JO
Bedford was the pilot, who not only weathered, "tee-
the storm—to wit, a storm of applause whenever oceef,
his appearance. The house was crowded, and th! Pul,
of the piece was decisive. We can promise The I,4,lleabi
a long and happy voyage, for his- sails will be poses
the gale of public approbation as long as he e""
continue it.

PRINCESS'S THEATR' edberi
hict
A new farce, entitled Mathews and Co., was Pr" 1/7"
last evening. It is a smart bustling affair, the sceivieat%esoB
is laid in a country town, where Mr. Charles otbeto
expected to open the theatre, and Mr. Charles FlAtFog is Iv
to marry the daughter of an old gentleman resile •Al
place. Mathews and his Fitz (acted according to t
his Fetch) are so alike, that it is impossible to OriiistiAo
one from the other. This resemblance gives rise t°topitY'
innumerable; and gives Charles Mathews an oPPlotter's,
actor, of exhibiting his marvellous rapidity, both °`,,
and of change of (tress, and as author, of shovilit ry
by making hits right and left at everything and e;uecces9' ;
It is not wonderful, therefore, that the piece was
„,"e Ole t
Mathews and Co. will drive a roaring trade for s°'
come.

London: Printed and Published--by Vl7ll3oolll4l.aAii,op
°of
Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, o. 112, Straeoi:l;ot
of the SaYey. In the Couty of hildates",
10, 1846.

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