The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-14 00:00:00

strumental in this act of cruelty. His application was
therefore for a summons against Mr. Nunn, to answer
chari..;e, cru.-Ity

Mr:Heupwici wished to know how the summons
was to be served, as he understood the person was at
Leamington ?—Mr. Thomas replied that he would
take the summons himself, and see that it was pro-
perly served at Leamington, if required.
A summons was then granted, to be heard next
Wednesday.
WESTMINSTER.

Yesterday Margaret Scarr, a very respectable-
looking middle. aged woman, was charged with being
drunk and breaking a window at the mansion of Lord
John Russell, 32, Chesham place, Belgrave-square,
and also with assaulting a policeman, into whose cus-
tody she was given.
His Lordship's butler stated, that at about 20
minutes past 10 o'clock on the previous night, he
heard the breaking of a pane of glass in the kitchen
window, and on immediately going into the area found
the defendant, who had come down the steps from the
street. He charged the defendant, who was the
worse for liquor, with having broken the glass, but
she made no reply; he then inquired where she lived,
but instead of giving any satisfactory answer she
walked into the street. He folio wed the defendant, who
walked into Halkin-street, and gave her in charge.
She left a purse and glove down in the area.
John Buddy, 200 B, proved that the defendant was
given into his custody. When he laid hold of her she
told him that if he would take his hands off her she
would go quietly. He did as she desired, but she had
not accompanied him many yards when she suddenly
turned round and scratched his face. She afterwards
bit his thumb, and became so violent that he was
obliged to get another constable to assist him in con-
veying her to the station.

Mr. BURRELL asked her what she had to say ?
Defendant replied that she was extremely sorry for
what she had done. She thought that it was the
house at which she lived, and it was in endeavouring
to make, as she supposed, her fellow-servant hear, by
tapping with her purse at the kitchen window, that
she broke the pane of glass.
Mr. BUREELL ordered her to pay the amount of
damage, 3s. 6d., and said, that although she had ex-
pressed her sorrow for her improper conduct, he
could not permit the assault on the constable to pass
unnoticed, and she must pay a fine of 55., or be im-
prisoned five days.
The amount of damage and fine were immediately
paid.

IRELAND.

DENUNCIATION FROM THE ALTAR.

DUBLIN, JAN. 12.—The Evening Mail prefaces
the following extraordinary narrative by a statement
to the effect that the particulars have been communi-
cated to that journal by one whose opportunity of in-
formation cannot be questioned :
" Mr. J. Holmes is a resident proprietor, in the
county of Sligo, within a short distance of Ballagha-
derreen, ccunty Mayo. He is a magistrate for both
counties, and was made a deputy-lieutenant of the
former last summer, as a mark of the sense enter-
tained by the authorities of his exertions in
behalf of the poor during the late crisis, and 0,
his unceasing and successful labours in preserv-
ing the peace of his district at a most trying
period, and the admirable manner in which the fiscal
arrangements of the barony were carried on under his
superintendence. Having received many friendly
intimations, a short time since, that the parish priest
(Mr. Tighe) had made repeated attacks on him at
the chapel, and that his life would be attempted by
assassins, who had arrived in the neighbourhood, he
was prevailed on, by the entreaties of his friends, to
leave the country for a short period, till the passing
of the late Government measure, when he returned.
These facts coming to the knowledge of his brother,
Mr. A. Holmes, who resides in England, the fatter
paid a hurried visit to this country, and on Thursday
last (old Christmas-day) presented himself at the
chapel at Ballaghaderreen, and having asked and
obtained permission from the Rev. Mr. Tighe to
address the congregation, a very numerous one, was
accommodated with a place at the altar. He declined
to address the people till Mr. Tighe stood at his side ;
a second priest stood at his left. Ballaghaderreen is
, within a few miles of Strokestown and Elphin, the
scenes of the murders of Major Mahon and the Rev.
Mr. Lloyd.
" The following scene then took place :
" Mr. Ticuz—Mr. Holmes has expressed a desire
to address you, and I have given him permission to
do so.

" Mr. HOLMES (advancing to the front of the altar)
- -My friends, Mr. Tighe, your priest, has given me
permission to address you from this altar, and I avail
myself of it. I have travelled 500 miles to say five
words to you, pray, therefore, attend to me. You
do not all know me, but you know my brother, Mr.
Joseph Holmes .—(' We do.') Is there amongst you
a man who can say that my brother as ever done an
unkind or unjust act by him ? Is there, I say ? If
there is let him hold up his hand. Is there amongst
you a man who can deny that, for the last two
years, my brother has been your slave ? If there
is, let him speak.—(A pause.) During the last two
years my brother has expended 20,0001. in provisions,
to keep down the markets here, that you and your chil-
dren might not starve! He has, daily, for the last 16
months, fed 150 of your children at his schoolhouse.
He has turned his house and offices into a provision
store for your accommodation. Is there a man
amongst you that can deny this ? If there is, let him
speak. And what is the return he has met with ?
Do you require to be told ? Why, when he left home
a month ago, it is notorious that the assassins who
were to murder him had arrived in the parish, and
were harboured amongst you There are those
amongst you that know it. I can account for the
presence of those miscreants. They were attracted
hither by the inflammatory harangues of your priest
here (pointing to Mr. Tighe). I tell him so to his
face.—(Tremendous uproar in the chapel. Cries of
` Turn him out,' He is a liar ;' and a scene of great
confusion, during which the curate in vain attempted
to addreF s and appease the people, followed. At
length Mr. Tighe succeeded, after many ineffectual
efforts, in obtaining a hearing.)
" Mr. TIGHE—It is false that I made any attacks
on Mr. Holmes ; there have been !lollies levelled in
this parish, and poor wretches turned out, hut I never
attacked Mr. Holmes.

"Mr. HoLMEs—I know that you did, and I tell
you at this altar, to your face, and in the presence of
your congregation, that your attacks on my brother
from this spot have brought these murderers to this
parish.— (Here the uproar re-commenced, and some of
the more violent of the congregation appeared dis-
posed to pass over the rails to the altar, the priests en-
deavouring to restrain them.)
"Mr. HOLMES (advancing in front)—l am not
afraid of you. I came here to tell you these truths
alone, and am not to be deterred by five hundred of
you.

- "Mr. Tzaiia—My friends, this is the House of God.
Let us have no more of this. Mr. Holmes has
charged me with attacks on his brother, which Ideny.
It he has anything more to say, let him address you
outside the chattel.
" Mr. Holmes, having declined any further address
to the people, left the chapel surrounded by the mob,
who refrained from any act of personal violence, but
saluted him with groans and execrations on his driv-
ing away."

SPECIAL COMMISSION FOR TIPPERARY.

- - -
The special commission for Tipperary has been
struck for Monday, the 24th ins 4., to be holden at
Clonmel for both ridings of the county. Subjoined
is the list of the prisoners, with the nature of their
offences. They are to be transmitted from Nenagh
to Clonmel for trial. The numbers are but few in
comparison to the many that are to be kept over for
the ordinary assizes ; but, as a local paper observes,
though but few they constitute the very worst cha-
racters in the northern division of the county :
John Daly, Edward Roughan, William Carthy,
John Ryan (Garricus), and Edward Connors, charged
with conspiring against and attempting to murder
Mr. U. Bayly.
Michael Connolly, John Connolly, James Connolly,
Richard Connolly, and Mary Connolly (an old woman
over 60 years of age), charged with the wilful murder
of Edward Dillon, of Kilmakill, near Thurles.

John Gorman, Patrick Bourke, Thomas Sadleir,
John Smith, Edward Hogan, and Daniel Tierney,
charged with attacking the dwelling-house of Patrick
Ralph, of Coolbawn.
John Mulcahy, appearing in arms at Ganmore.
Patrick Malampy, Edward Malampy, George
Hewitt, Denis Brien, Patrick Hickey, Patrick Ayl-
ward, charged with firing at Edward Malampy.
John Clenry, Thomas Magrath, and Thomas Brien,
charged with robbing and attacking the dwelling of
Patrick Ryan.
John Dooley and Patrick Ryan, charged with rob-
bing James Powell on the highway of 4CI.

Martin Kane (who 'has turned approver), Michael
Whelan, Timothy Hogan, and Patrick Coonan.
charged with assaulting with arms, and robbing the
dwelling-house of Michael Haskett, near Borrisokane.
John Looby, Thomas Looby, Denis Looby, and
Richard Connelly, charged with robbery of firearms
out of the house of Nicholas Dunbar.

The Solicitor-General, who had been summoned to
town to attend the obsequies of his wife, left this morn-
ing for Ennis, where the special commission for
Clare is to be opened to-morrow.
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

The reporter of the Cork Constitution, in attend
ing at the special commission in Limerick, forwards
to that journal the following account of a murder
committed in the adjacent county of Clare :
" LIMERICK, SUNDAY.—A murder of a peculiarly
savage and ferocious character, perpetrated within a
few miles of this city—during the sitting, and almost
in the immediate vicinity of the Special Commission,
and upon the day when the awful sentence of the
law was pronounced upon the notorious convict