The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-02 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, APRIL 30. Mr. Mitchell's attack, in a
recent number ot the United Irishman, on Mr. O'Connell,
whom he describes as the abettor of English plunderers,
and the mortal enemy of the working „classes, has given
deadly offence to the Rev. Dr. O'Brien and the Old
Irelanders ot Limerick. On Mr. Mitchell's arrival there
yesterday morning, by the mail, to attend the soirée, the
Old Irelanders commenced groaning that gentleman, to
whom much indignity was offered, with foul threats of
personal injury, in consequence, as they stated, of his
calumny of Daniel O'Connell. Mr. Mitchell appeared
quite surprised at such discourtesy, and said he did not
anticipate such a reception from Irishmen. Several
members of the Confederate Club, who were in waiting
to congratulate Mr. Mitchell, and endeavoured to suppress
the indignity, were themselves abused and insulted.
Messrs. Mitchell and Meagher reached Cruise's Hotel in
safety.
Tne Limerick Chronicle anticipated that there would
be a row in the evening. Mr. Smith O'Brien arrived in
Limerick yesterday morning. The following is a list of
the toasts:—" The Queen of Ireland "—" The People,
the true source of legitimate power "—" The Prosecuted
Patriots "—" Ireland for the Irish "—" The memory of
O'Connell "—" Pope Pius the Ninth, the Great He
former "—" The Press of the People "—" The Con-
gregated Trades "—" The Hierarchy and Clergy of
Ireland"—" America, France, and the other Young
Republics."

WATERFORD AND LIMZRICK RAILWAY.—The traffic
on this line already exceeds the most sanguine anticipa-
tions of the company.
WICKLOW ELECTION.—It is said there will be a peti-
tion against the return of Sir H. Howard for Wieklow.

TAXATIONin IRELAND,ENGLAND,

AND SCOTLAND.

In Ireland the imperial taxes are not ten shillings
head per annum; and the local taxes (namely, 1,200,0001.
county cess, 500,0001. tithes, 300,000/ poor-rates, and
other interior taxes) amount to about five shillings a
head yearly. Ili England, the imperial taxation alone is
fifty shillings a head per annum; and the local taxes ai
least twenty-five shillings a head per annum. In Scot-
land, the imperial taxation is nearly forty shillings a
head per annum ; the local taxation about ten shillings
a head per annum.
Ireland, with a population of more than one-half that
of England and Wales, does not contribute one•twelfth
of the taxes of the empire; and Scotland, with a popu
lation only one-third less than Ireland, contributes a
greater quota to the support of the Government.
The whole of the revenue raised in Ireland is spent in
Ireland ; lout Scotland contributes annually more than
three-and-a-half millions sterling in revenue alone to the
British Exchequer!
While the Imperial Parliament levied 64,115,972/.
taxes on twelve articles in Great Britain, on the same
articles, duringithe same period, the taxation levied was,
in Ireland, only 24,179,331/., making a difference in
favour of Ireland of nearly forty millions sterling!
245,110,1081. sterling was raised in Great Britain on
twelve articles, which in Ireland were free of duty
during thirty-three years since the Union.
The whole taxation of Ireland does not afford a suffi-
cient sum to pay a fair quota cf the expenses incurred
on behalf of Ireland by the Imperial Treasury.
Ireland is now one of the least taxed countries in
Europe; the amount of taxes levied per head in Ireland
is only one-half the amount levied at the period of the
Union ; the taxes levied in Ireland are only one-fifth
per head the amount levied in England, and one third
the amount levied in Scotland. In thirty-three years
the difference of taxation between Great Britain and
Ireland is more than three hundred million sterling in
favour of Ireland ; and there has been no violation of
the Act of Union.—Montgomery Martin's " Ireland before
the union."

GREAT DUNHAM. SERIOUS RENCONTRE. —We
understand that the village of Great Dunham was, on
Saturday week, thrown into serious consternation by the
following circumstances:—lt appears that two brothers,
named William and John Copeland, were residing in a
I house originally the property of their mother, to which
there was a flour-mill attached. It would seem that
they had taken possession of these premises, although a
third brother, named Arthur, preft rred his claim to them,
and being unable to eject the brothers by simple means,
Arthur Copeland, assisted by a party, proceeded on the
day in question to force an entrance into the dwelling.
Having succeeded in gaining admission into the lower
apartment, Arthur was proceeding to enter a pas-
sage, or hall, when some one fired, and the ball
passing through the door, forced its way into the floor
of the room where Arthur was standing, but, fortanately,
without doing him any harm. Arthur and his party
retired at once from the scene, but they had not been
gone long before they saw the mill in flames, and it was
burnt to the very ground. The two brothers, William
and John, were taken before the magistrates, when the
latter acknowledged having set fire to the mill, and that
his brother was perfectly innocentof having had any hand
in the transaction. They were both remanded for ex-
amination by Mr. Keppel and other magistrates. When
the house was searched a considerable number of fire-
arms were found, and most or all of them loaded, besides
22 large flint stones piled up under the window, so that
it seems the party had prepared themselves for a siege.
We may add, that a barn contiguous to the mill caught
fire, but
Yap R as
by prompt assistance it was speedily extin-
guished.
Ett ADROITLY .DETECTED.
—A Suffolk farmer, who had a goose stolen from him,
complained to the curate, and begged of reverence
ascended the pulpit on the following
Sunday he desired all hi
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e POULTRY
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in getting back his goose. Accordingly,
when the curate
a congregation to sit down,
and whten they bad 'obeyed, said, " Why sit ye .not
down ?" They replied,
"-We are already seated."
" he who stole the gOose
toaishitnly ha
" Nay," rejoined the curate,
sitteth not." "Yea, that
lied the curate. "1
party. Sayeat thou that," rep
charge thee, on rain of to bring the
excommunication,
I do !" exclaimed the guilty
I goose back again. The sequel need not be relst,EL