The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-23 00:00:00

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans 1357 50 .. 1355
Northern
New ditto 872 50 .. 867 50
Lyons and Mediterranean 882 50 .. 883 75
Geneva.. — .. 370 --
Southern 502 50 .. 500
Western
Eastern ....
Sardinian 4OO .. 398 75
Austrian
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IRELAND.

DUBLIN, SATURDAY EVENING
THE RECENT ORANGE RIOTS.

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tations of the going judges of assize of the Northern
counties, to take measures for bringing the accused
parties to a speedy trial. The News further says :
" Two modes of procedure have been hinted at—
a special commission and a change of venue. In the
former case the commission would be opened in
Armagh early in October. In the event of a change
of venue being sought, a trial could be obtained in
the county of Dublin immediately on the conclusion
of Michaelmas Term, or at the beginning of Decem-
ber. The latter course would be unquestionably
the most advisable, as it is a well understood fact
that the conviction of an Orangeman for an outrage
on a Catholic is utterly impossible in the county of
Armagh."
A meeting of the Privy Council was held yester-
day at Dublin Castle, when a proclamation was
issued, directing that the provisions of the Peace
Preservation (Ireland) Act, 1856, should apply to,
and be in force in, all those parts of the county of
Armagh not already proclaimed.
With regard to Irish Orangeism, the Northern
Whig will be satisfied with nothing short of the
stamping out of the whole:system, root and branch.
" But the effectual extinction of Orangeism can
never be accomplished by the mere punishment of
Orangemen who have been guilty of substantial
rioting, of wounding, or murdering. Such punish-
ments are not specially exemplary ; any man guilty
of rioting, wounding, or murdering, is punishable.
Orangeism itself must be declared a crime against
the law, and punished accordingly. The joining in
an Orange procession, with or without music, must
be declared a crime, as it is in itself a provoca-
tive to outrage. The lodges must dissolve them-
selves or be forcibly dissolved by the authorities.
Till these things be done we cannot boast
that we live in a country where the law is
strong enough to protect the subjects from insult,
outrage, and the chances of slaughter. It will be
seen from our report of the conclusion of the in-
vestigation before the magistrates at Lurgan, that
nine persons have been sent for trial, and have been
committed to the county gaol of Armagh till next
general assizes—bail being refused. These parties
are indicted for felony, in discharging arms with
intent to kill. The assizes come on about March
next. Nine others are returned for trial for un-
lawful assemblage, but admitted to bail ; and nine
are ordered to bring in bail on the 27th of this
month—also to appear at the assizes for unlawful
assemblage."

MARVEST PROSPECTS.
If the summer of 1859 was one of the driest in
the memory of the present generation, so must the
corresponding season of 1860 be remembered as one
of the wettest and least favourable for the ripening
of cereal crops since 1822. Fortunately, however,
nearly two months still remain, when fine weather
may fairly be expected, so that at worst it may be
that, although unusually late, the harvest may be as
productive on the average as it has been in more
promising years. In Dublin it has been rainy,with-
out the least intermission, for the last 18 hours, and
as the wind is in a bad point, it is to be feared that
no immediate improvement is at hand ; and, in ad-
dition, there is a chilliness in the air which must
greatly retard the ripening of corn, and, indeed, of
all other crops. In the southern counties matters—
at least, in the early part of the week just closed—
were much better than in other parts of the king-
dom. In Cork, Tipperary, and Limerick—all corn-
\ growing districts—the prospect was cheering, and