The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-11 00:00:00

DUBLIN.

It is FROM OUR CORBSSPONDENT.)
the Hoped
that the Irish Government will now see
of
fe necessity
of using some caution in the appointment
and that the Posse Cornitatus will no
11°I;Figezgr 4beShrcoeiff; committed to the enemies of every liberal
,a aa and measure. The recent county meetings in
iiesv,anfor the andD own, called by the Sheriffs of those coun-
avowed purpose of proclaiming Orange
tseendaneY,must open the eyes of the Lord. Lieutenant
wzeoutibhei fboellynoof choosing such officers ; and although it
easy matter for him to pick out many
ea
zealous suPporters of his enlarged views from our resi-
dentt aristocracy, he wilt yet-Vdi'are-: of entrusting powez
e° •th°B' who are openly and notoriously factious
etiest them. The Sheriffs are nominated by the
Jdges, who are, with perhaps two exceptions, un-
en.endb,
j., to the policy of the present time ; and the duty
i revising their selections is usually performed by the
atiel.ef Secretary, enlightened, we may presume, by the
ailweebe;fo
rethe Attorney-General. With the examples
him, Mr. Middleton will hardly need to be
oelbonished, that he must criticise the Judges' lists
1.,,t Year more closely than he has done.
for'edependently of these mischievous county meetings
it% Policy,
a factious and formidable opposition to
atertleY, Tory Sheriffs have the power, which they
11,(CY no means slack in using, to thwart the wishes
\,4,latentions of a reforming government in many
1),,,'' and almost universally have they eni:ployed that
practe! la defeating the objects of the Wisest and most
Ivhileal measure (after the Reform Bill) which, the.
I i,e ' have a; yet introduced for the good of Ireland.
Jur,,a,'' tize Jury Bill. It can hardly-be said that the
half' "ill has hail as vet an honest trial in more than
a la, 4 dozen counties in Ireland, although it has been
ar,d4' on the Statute Book these two years. The order
tio,l47angeinent of the panel is at the absolute discre-
coutio: the Sheriff, and consequently in the several.
11- face Y Courts as well as the city of Dublin, the same
I. whishare still packed together in the jury box, with
telii, the Public eye has been always familiar. If in-
. 4. eut and liberal men were put into the office of the
igb She if,
1 quail rt , this would not be the case. All the
t serve ,ed jurors in each Bailiewick would be called to
more heir their turn, and justice would be administered
ore 5i,,,,,,,. .
taint -"3tactorily, if not more effectively. It will c. er-
, Nil? be a difficult task to find persons of sufficient
. feeli end influence, divested of prejudice .and party
Illihlig' who will undertake this office. For Ireland,
tlott4l)PilY for herself, does net reckon many Brown-
-t $ Ctna
- of a duo "b her country gentlemen. But the difficulty
all yi3 no excuse for not attempting it ; and at
of :vents our government will do much, though failing
,04, 1
1114 till' ete success, if they shall convince the people
e
b°°l Y really desire to exclude their and our enemies
11lace c
IL),,i -0, power and trust amongst us.
tueitiac'en, in one of his Epilogues, lashes the Ctom-
eh fanatics of his time inlanomaae which,
arige
of
c, e, with the
their a single word, is admirably descriptive of
their worthy
^like of
virt • representatives, the inheritors ..
(<1,114.e,s and green acres now in Ireland :

:91-":4ghponsense is a nauseous heavy mass,
tiVehicle call'd Faction makes it pass.
Thp.,_ ele in play 's the v. ommon-ealthman's bribe,
lho en farthing of the canting tribe.
payment Laws and Statutes make it,
t'or elinehig'vaioduirnh
ocl that man knows the will take it."

- ----- - -aqwe i - ennimonwealthman,, read i, Irish Tory,"
Kea 'lave
Wil a sketch, for its fidelity not beneath the
liete :1 a kie, of the great Downshire meeting.
the Stee see those stout Covenanters, the Jocelyns,
their .*l'ts, the Batesons, and the Cookes, all busy in
f
their 'el:eation pf passing. off ". t.ll_el,eaden farthing".
~ of
~ ear, bence, which rings with a siivei. sound in the
they neighbours who " know the men."
h.,But if
' lin, ''t carried their wit to a market, where the ster-
. ° ett,
4dt elle)? of sense alone is acceptable, what
The reception they would have with ?
',''cluredlafi'se°lls heavy mass" would scarcelym haveet been
vrat,p,b, ti'' five minutes, which the Hillsborough
44°Ocoell- (21)( in with open -mouths for five conti-
li
'To i
eanrs.. •
' t°,,_ ask th:lre of these people to talk sense, would be
' thee' -"` t 0 proclaim themselves *degenerate from
,t
tx„speeleadt
aLinriaing progenitors. But we might at least
illa't'-'netfling like TRUTH from . puritanical lips.
Yet i 8 .t cillahtY they make almost exclusive pretensio,ns,;,
folly a negative quantity in the " nauseous
imals
last
14CilltilY 441 malevolence which they sent fort i
.a l
grie, at Hillsborough. Lord Londonderry's poetical
donbtai"es are already before the public, and
Pent)), ess been appreciated at their full value by havethlei
that :of England. But there is, exclusively of a
itu:;°ceeds from that privileged quarter—
Nl' 1t'317 fatal remernb c ne falsehood that. throlvs.,,
qack sha:le alike o'er their joys and their woes..„ ,
lloard that is the standing lie against the Education
t m„ Nr.
%till, viierever these people meet, we
the qob that groundlessthat
find them
and infamous calumny,.
kl':rotm.nvernrnent has taken away the Bible from thea..
..1(41..-otltt children. It was not forgotten on this °eche
1;°8iell);;; 1), eery of the realm. and Ministers of t
h‘.'et th Lea with each other in giving it circulation.
tulle 4 aellrcie i 3 nn person who knows any thing of the
totot, , Practices of the Education Board,.but m. ust be
Nett tilY aware of the fact that the Bible is not a
tlir'll eekin Ireland, and that the " right of S
Nldre 111,-ation"
C opt 1;
has not been " taken away from tdtleat;l* On the contrary, the duty of Scriptural
l
trtit's°ll is urgently inculcated by that Board on all
;
'lid every4nd pastors, both Protestant *and Catholin.
~tNd;... Practicable opportunity is afforded to all co
tri;l4eipi:i. the instruction of yo.uth. for carrying that
il! Sta into full effect. If inquiry were made into
I"rtte, °f schools under the superintendence of that
14i1 th 4 Would soon be seen who have neglected to
"IlPtt earselves of the means allowed for giving a
lr
'nstruction to the Protestant children.
LOSS
h.lk, OF THE SIR WILLIAM WALLACE.
w-Qii,e OF
to
kt, Nee ,‘. State the loss of the fine brig, Sir William
14 ell 4 . r'dersen, of this place, bound for Stornoway. and
44,14 t ofr) fro n,
Quebec, near the island of Lewis, the
41;144, , themHe in -one of the most tremendhou.si
teLnlow-eszetnPanied with the most violent showers of. hail
\V. 'Thretnetnbered by the oldest inhabitant at this early
t'll ti"adm,-."° Sir William Wallace made the land. on
t
Nut
.erson
Cit,Ze ahoy the 22d ult. the wind blowing a hurricanerig.
t4rahikre, when every possible exertion was made
and his crew to clear it on eithertack,
h4viti I)NY without effect. As affording the only chance
Nq •g tb .
I:1°h." tlit -'e ship and crew, Captain Anderson ran the
4tilitl tilt' I'll4l bay, the safest and only place of shelter
eilry
t-li-set.;sotestr of islands, such. as would have been se-
oxperienced native, and brought her to
q t,?l on , however, was the extreme violence of
f4tilge bow tbe inerning of Fridaythe24tht that one
Ititel.ll% ofer anchor broke, with upwards of a hundred
q eleut ebain out • and the other two not being.
titZ: to the rid,, '
the vessel, which had now driven
hithWere sii rocks, as the last and only_ alternative,
k4.1(1e Presentt'Ped, arid the vessel run into the best place
1/)e (Nog i, ed itself, about half-past two, A.M.b
NI) 43' of tiiredible hardships, exposed as they were.. to
a
toe Ply
Sad I' storm, with a tremendous sea making
N11.113', se 411-riest incessant breach over the vessel for
It'i.,'''.etely e
.is te destroy the provisions, the crew were so
tilo4 14 tLe : austed with exertion and privation, that they
, tituatitoreatest danger of perishing—as, on their pet-
,',liti, 'nbld 1:1_ being discovered in the morning, nn assis
gie %:', ask,
~.herded from the shore. At this awful
Npm site] ; and,\'' hailope attached to it, was launched from
11;14 L4Y the ,ng drifted towards the rocks, was se-
"taving.-11;Itt'es, and the rope made fast ; and a sea-
' iNts boat Y this means reached the shore, one of the
111141f6eU'liwith the remaining part of the crew, was, with
N'ai, kits 1.,Y,..PR1 danger, warped to the land, where the
it tre,zol.thieuxuere.i. such valuable assistance, that to their.
1."1414_t trieazo_ertinn3, at the risk of their own lives, is in
iore
~s. azure attributed the safety of the shipwrecked
ay eaebin4
to vessel, having struck a ledge of rpcks. be-
I ag the sbnre, had a great part of her keel torn
40t •buts etb •
to 1 erWise so much damaged as to be a total
saNtid ' cnosiderable part of the cargo was expected
~....., AL
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