The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-08 00:00:00

INCREASE OF VIE MILITARY FORCE.

A large body of troops is concentrating at Athlone,
which, from its central position, is well adapted for a
depot from which draughts can be drawn in case of dis-
turbances on the border counties. Part of the Scot's
Grays and Queen's Bays have already marched thither
from this garrison, and, as will be seen by the following
extract from a local paper, further reinforcements are
daily expected:—
" Information has reached us of an order issued,
directing accommodation to be immediately provided
for a large increase of troops, the Government having
decided oil establishing a depot in this garrison for
troops, from which, in case of emergency, they can be
dispatched. Four troops of the 7th Hussars, with the
head-quarters, will arrive on the 15th, which, together
with an infantry regiment in addition to the 75th, will
be stationed here. The 6th Inniskillen Dragoons at
present stationed here, are confined to barracks. and
ordered to be ready to mount' in a moment's notice, in
consequence of information received of an intended
rioting of the peasantry in some of the adjoining coun-
ties."

STATE OF TIPPERARY.
The subjoined letter, from a correspondent of the
Evening Mail, contains some instructive information re-
specting the pleasures of landlordism in Tipperary :
" BORRISOKANE, OCT. 3.—Without note or comment,
I send you particulars of two demonstrations (whether
physical or moral I must leave to the judgment of your
readers), which came off in this neighbourhood yester-
day. A Mr. Lloyd, having made a distress for rent,
had the cattle removed to the ground in the village of
Lurrah ; the cattle were bailed and returned to the
poundkeeper yesterday, being the auction-day, for the
landlord to sell (the tenant having refused to sign an
adjournment of sale, or make any terms with Mr.
Lloyd). Long before the hour of one o'clock in the
afternoon, being the time appointed for the sale, large
bodies of men, armed with sticks and spade-handles—
several with pistols, from different districts, the greater
number being strangers, residing more than ten miles
from the scene of action—were in motion towards the
village of Lurrah, and, according as they moved along,
they swelled their ranks by pressing into their service
labourers and workmen of every description ; and in
many places on their route they made several respectable
farmers and gentlemen's servants leave their work, and
join in their procession, and among others, a very quiet
and inoffensive Dissenting minister, who was in the act
of cleaning some wheat for market, and resolutely re-
fused to quit his business, when they immediately con-
vinced him of the prudence of joining their ranks
by a rigid application of an oak stick to his loins,
ft% m the effects of which he could with diffi•
culty keep marching step with his company. Mr. Lloyd
made no appearance at the hour appointed, and the
pound-keeper gave up the cattle to the owner, amidst the
most enthusiastic cheering of the demonstrators. The
assemblage, consisting of upwards of 1,000 men, filed
off in companies, each district having a fifer playing
some loyal air at the head of the party. The other de
monstration occurred at Milford, the residence of Mr.
Ralph S. Smith, and arose out of the following trans-
action r—Mr. Smith's grandfather made a lease of nine
acres of land, part of his estate, adjoining the house of
Milford, for three lives, at a nominal rent of a few shil-
lings, to a retainer of his family. This farm passed into
the possession of a man of the name of Gaynor, who
sublet seven acres to a person of the name of Meara, at
a rack-rent of 141. a year. Meara becoming embarassed
in his circumstances, and unable to pay the rent, pro-
posed to Mr. Smith, within the last month, to sell him
his interest in these worn-out seven acres, to enable him
to emigrate with his family to America ; and although
the ground was so reduced by Meara as not to be worth
one half the 141. a year (reserved to Gaynor, during the
term of his lease, now being for the life of one old woman,
aged 72),1Mr. Smith gave Meara 451. for his interest and
good-will, and undertook the payment of the rent due to
Gaynor. No sooner was the money paid than Mr. Smith
received a Rockite notice, threatening his life, should
he interfere with the land, and requiring him to give
up the same to Gaynor. Next followed an at-
tempt, on last Sunday evening, to shoot his steward ;
and Mr. Smith being determined to support his rights,
was preparing to plough the land yesterday, and when
about to do so was inforined, that over 300 men were
on the land and its vicinity, the greater number of them
armed, ready to oppose him to the death. Mr. Smith
was then obliged to barricade his house and out-offices,
and keep his workmen with their ploughs and horses
within doors, and immediately sent an express to Col.
Dwyer, who was the next magistrate to him, and an-
other to Mr. Magrath, the officer in command of the po-
lice in Borrisokane, informing them of the peril he was
in, the multitude being within view of his windows,
when he received a reply from the former that he had
forwarded his communication to the police authorities
in Borrisokane. Immediately after an answer arrived
from Mr. Magrath, that he could not repair to the place
of siege without a magistrate accompanying him. Mr.
Smith was therefore obliged to keep his house barri-
caded during the day, having been several times invited
out by the assailing party, to make the light shine
through him. In the evening this party of demonstra-
tors retired to their respective districts, making no con-
cealment of their being fully armed and prepared to
meet any opposition. Mr. Smith is to make application
this day to the authorities for a sufficient force of mili-
tary and police, to protect him for one day while plough.
ing the land. You will say, a very
happy prospect for
gentlemen who reside upon their estates, and a great
inducement for nonresidents to come back among us,
to perform the duties and receive the rights belonging
to Tipperary property!"
THE OATH OF SUPREMACY.
Sir Valentine Blake, one of the latest recipients of
Chancellor Brady's letter of grace, has,
follow-
ing reply, succeeded in starting a fresh Irish " diffi-
culty :
" Paris, place de la Madeline, Sept. 24, 1846.
in the "
My Lord,—l had the honour to receive a letter
by your Lordship's direction yesterday, wherein it is in-
timated to me that my name is reinstated in its proper
place in the commission of the peace for the county of
Galway, for which I beg to return you my most sin-
cere thanks.

" The clerk of the hanaper has enclosed to me the
form of oaths to be taken, and, inasmuch as it required
that I should swear the see of Rome, or the potentate
who occupies the papal throne, has no spiritual power
within the realms of her Majesty, which we all know is
untrue, I am sorry that I must refuse to take such an
oath, and I am only surprised that other conscientious
Protestants should do so ; but I hope shortly to see your
Lordship on the woolsack of the Irish [louse of Lords,
as the keeper of her Majesty's conscience in Ireland,
bringing in a Bill to abolish the taking of such an oath.
" I have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's
most faithful and obedient humble servant,
" VALENTINE BLARE.
" The Lord Chancellor of Ireland."
ANOTHER " DIFFICULTY."
Almost the whole of the barony of Farney, in the
county of Monaghan, is, it is well known, the property
of two landlords—the Marquis of Bath and Mr. Shirley.
According to the Evening Mail,
" Their agents arranged to employ every man in the
barony on the lands, without presenting. All was set-
tled apparently most satisfactorily, when the tenants on
the Shirley estate refused to work on the estate, and de-
manded public works, because five per cent. was even-
tually to be charged them for the improvements made,
though they admitted they would be benefited twenty-
five per cent. Such is Ireland ! The quarrel is to be
determined and settled by Government inquiring into
the matter."

RAILWAY LOANS.
It is announced this evening that Government have
determined to divide all applications for loans for rail-
way purposes under three heads, including-
1. Incorporated companies entitled to borrow, by the
amount of their paid-up capital ; these are to be referred
for loans to the Exchequer-bill Commissioners.
2. Incorporated companies not so entitled ; to these
loans are to be given under the Relief Act, if sums have
been presented for them by the baronies—the loans to
be secured on such presentments.
3. Companies not incorporated, but for which present-
ments have been made ; such cases are to be referred to
the Railway board.
It is not unlikely that considerable mischief will be in-
flicted upon existing railway property by those proceed-
ings. The slowness and incapacity of the directors of
some of the working companies, combined with the rash
misciieimbecilitylf of the Government, afford good promise of

DUBLIN, OCT. 6.—Another serious affray has taken
place—the result of the fearful distress which afflicts the
peasantry. This, unhappily has proved fatal to one man,
and another is in great danger. The following is an
account given in the evening papers;--
" LIMERICK, OCT. s.—Last night a private of the 88th
regiment and a civilian, named Gleeson, were shot dead
at Castleconnel, within six miles of this city, during a
riotous attack on the constabulary barrack, when the
windows were broken. A draft of the 88th, from Birr,
en route, was billetted in the town. Colonel Maunsell,
Assistant- Adjutant General, left Limerick this morning,
to ingaire into the circumstances of the untoward event.
The official account of the above affair differs from the
foregoing, by saying ' the soldier is not dead.' In every
other particular it agrees with the brief narrative of our
correspondent."—Packet.
"FATAL AFFRAY AT CASTLECONNELL.—WC (Post)
deeply regret to announce that a serious and fatal affray
took place in Castleconnell, county Limerick, on Sunday
last, between a party of the 88th regiment en route to
Cork, to embark for the Mediterranean, and the consta-
bulary, whose barrack the soldiers attacked. One coun-
tryman in the crowd was killed, and a soldier was mor-
tally wounded. These are the only authentic particulars
vet received."
IMPORTANT LETTER FROM THE LORD
LIEUTENANT.

(corr. or CIRCULAR TDO u
bLIIiEnUTEN Castle,A 6T
tSh 00Fcteo0bUerN,T1I8E4S.6).
I have been directed by his Excellency the Lord-
Lieutenant, to communicate to you a copy of a letter
which has been addressed by me to the chairman of the
Board of Works, and to request that you will, as soor
as possible, take such measures for the purpos9 C P
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