The Sun.
London, England, 1835-02-28 00:00:00

DUBLIN.

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(FROM OUR OWN CORRILSPDXDENT..)
A vexatious and harrasing system of persecution is carried' on'agains:
these farmers who ventured to support the eand'dates whom they pi
ferred at the late election. Not only are they compelled, without anv
notice, to pay up the arrear of rent, caned the ha-aging gale ; but the
most vindictive law proceedings have been instituted for no other
pose than to take them by surprise, and distress them with heavy cats
in addition to their det t. The Irerford In-dependent describes a method
which hats been adopted on an estate in Wexford fur the purpose
bringing refractory tenants to a recollection of what they owe to
"natural protectors." It is a lamentable exhibition of the meaur ss to
which Tory vengeance will stoop for the satisfaction of slighteil.sautho.
tority and offended pride. . _

d !The trustees of the Mountnotris estate are Mean!. Coekborn
and Hall, bankers, London, whose agent here
,is Mr. John '7.4asuott, Ix.
t her of Mr. William Gfascott, the assessor at ourlate election. IVlr.,Glascret
has thought proper, in the name of Messrs. Cockburn and'Hall, to issue
latitats against several of the tenants on the estate for what is called the
back half-year's rent o:• running gale, which has, time innuemorial, been
allowed to stand over to each succeeding rent-day. Many of those WI its
are issued tbr trifling sours under 6/. ; each wr t superinducing an ex
pease of 21. 6d., which is scrupulously demanded with the rent from
the unfortunate tenant. There is one feature In the proceeding which
we can scarcely command temper to relate; but it carries i:s own corn-
mentary along with it. Several of those tenants, whose back gale wt,
unpaid, apprehending that they would be treated in a similar manner to
that we have related, for having given their eadScient!ous vote to the
Candidates of their choice, repaired to the office. of Mr. Glassecet, in
Catmint, fort the purpose of paying off the back gale. Were it not
that we have authentic, and, if necessary, sworn evidence of the fact,
we cauld not believe what followed. On repairing to the office in
question, and having stated that their object was to pay up their rent
arrears, they were-received by a inan named --, who .is.tuider the
character of clerk to this humane agent, but who told them that It was not
convenient at that time for Mr. G!aseott to be seen. They went home and
returned the fol:owing day, in order again to get an opportunity of pay.
ing their rents ; but before they succeeded in seeing " His Honour," one
William Phillips, the driver of the estate, served them with copies of
the writs, which were in the mean time issued 3,pinst them Then, and.
not till after the service: had been efLeted, did this Jackal' permit ti.e
unfortunate tenants to approach the agent, who refused to receive the
rents, unless the provision made for the Attorney, '2l. 2s. on each latitat,
was discharged.

This is a case for the consideration of those who mouth aleuci
about the base ingratitude of Irish tenants. I believe it is f,i7 rpm
being a solitary instance of the utter uontempt for popular right, and
for thespirit of the British Constitution, with which Toryptopriterrs.a.-:.
still more recklessly their underlings, prosecute their rev%ge against
all who have dared to cross .the designs of that vila faction upon
the liberty and hairpin: ss of mankind. If sein,_• honourable mom-
be: would move for a return cf the number et I:rtitats issued
in Ireland since the commerg4peu! of this year, distinguishing
the numbers in 400 ttraPiretiVe trounties, and compare it with
the number of similar writs issued last year, or c>oinpare• in this list the
number of writs issued in counties of which the representation was con-
tested, with these where there had not been any opposition, the public
might then judge of the extent to which this spccEes of oppression is car-
ried on, and of the heavy sacrifices which the Irish farruer is obliged to
snake for the independent exercise of the eir?ctiVe Itanehlse. They talk
ofpriests end prie.stergft klut pit that evi: alongside of agents and at-
torneyeraft, god let the wood judge which is the worst. They are both
bad enough ; but there can be no question that one land agent, who
acts as the Wa,terford kflepeadent represents this Mr. Glascott to have
acted, is more noxious to the general peace, than twenty priests armed
with bell, book, and candle.