The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-01 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, DEc. 31.

(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
We have no news at this naval port but electioneering. Our
writ for new Members is officially received by the Returning
Officer, and he has fixed Monday next for the day of nomina-
tion, and the two following days for the polling. In justice to
the Lord of the Admiralty, Sir C. Rowley, it will be no fault of
his if he loses the election, for no man ever canvassed more zeal-
ously, orwith better temper ; but he is unhappily situated with
regard to supporters, committee, and followers ; a more arrogant,
overbearing, domineering, Tory pack never congregated to-
gether. If a demur arises, out come foul words, base threats,
a promise of vengeance to the third and fourth generations,
and this in scores of cases. Withal they know they must be
beat ; indeed we can hardly imagine they mean to go to a
poll, for they must know they have no chance. Carter and
Baring are perfectly secure.
With respect to the County election, we have not yet heard
that any day is fixed for the nomination, Lord Palmerston and
Sir George Staunton arrived here this evening, having can-
vassed, we believe, the whole Southern Division, with a cer-
tainty of success ; which is more than evident from the ill con-
duct of the Tory committee who solicit votes for Fleming and
Compton. On Saturday they gave out that Sir George
Staunton had resigned, and then went round to the split voters
to get promises for Compton. They succeeded in some in-
stances, but only bitterly to feel the proper punishment of their
own lies ; for on the detection of the falsehood, the deceived
freeholders withdrew their promises from Fleming, and handed
them over to Palmerston.

DUBLIN.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
A Protestant unbeneficed clergyman has been the first to
commence a subscription for the families; of the wretched men
who were shot at Rathcormac by the Dragoons acting under
the command of the Venerable Archdeacon Ryder. It is re-
markable that the Government Papers in Dublin are now alto.
gether silent with regard to the inquest. They gave the pro-
ceedings of the first day, at which Foote the coroner, " a fellow
of the sort much wanted," declared that he did not care a -
for public opinion. But the depositions of the witnesses who
have been examined about the terrible event are carefully sup-
pressed by them, and indeed the reason is quite obvious why
they are so ; for as the Tory gentry of this country never admit
any paper into their houses except those which support their
own opinions, the policy of the Editor and their employers is
to keep unknown every circumstance which might create a
disgust against the atrocious doings and designs of the fac-
tionists. Thus great folk in Ireland are carefully kept in the
dark, as to the truth of every thing which is not favourable to
their own side of the question. They know absolutely nothing
of that which it would annoy them to know, and of whatever
seems to favour their own prejudices and opinions, they are
led to entertain the most exaggerated notions. No wonder
they should be stupid and arrogant, and hoping against hope,
seeing that they are the creatures of perpetual delusion, and
never behold any object save through a perverted medium.
In a late communication I alluded to a reported attempt to
introduce the provisions of the Coercion Bill into a moun-
tainous district of Armagh, near the borders of the County
Louth, and I took occasion to express an opinion as to the ef-
fects which so formidable a neighbour might be expected to
have upon a popular election. It now appears that efforts are
being made to establish the controlling power of the Act on
the very ground of anticipated contention, that is to say, in the
County of Louth itself. The person who is the chief agent
and promoter of the design is Lord Ferrard, the father of Mr.
Foster, who was forced to retreat ingloriously before the power
of public opinion last week, and is nevertheless rallying his
forces to encounter its frown so soon again at the general
election. It is scarcely uncharitable, therefore, to surmise
that the Coercion Act is considered a convenient help to "the
just influence of the landlords," as well es to the collection of
tithes. Sir Patrick Bellew, the Lieutenant of the county, has
resisted the design of Lord Ferrard, and called a meeting of
the Magistrates to express their opinions on the subject of an
application for unconstitutional powers to restrain the people,
just at the very moment that they are required to evince their
sense.of the late doings in high life.
One inevitable effect of the present appeal to the consti-
tuency will be a conviction on every just and honest mind of
the indispensable necessity of the Ballot to protect the voters.
All disguise and circumlocution are now thrown aside, and
menaces of unequivocal significancy are every where fulmi-
nated against any tenant who shall dare to vote against the will
of his landlord. This is a part of the plan of Restoration
communicated from the other side, for it is not confined to
one country ; but universally the landlords and their agents
are at work, and the only safety for the people will lie in their
unanimity. If they are unanimous in scorning the threats and
unlawful inhibitions which are dealt out, under the express
sanction of our reforming Government, they will triumph over
tyranny, both public and private. But should they suffer inti-
midation to prevail, farewell to the elective franchise. I know
instances of members of this Government having sent over
orders to their tenants to vote for the Orange candidates ; and
a letter is in town this morning from Ballinakill (county Kil-
kenny), which states that the tenants of Lord Stanhope (the
father of Lord Mahon) having received a peremptory mandate
to that effect, met yesterday to fix upon the answer they,,,
should send back to his Lordship. They were not long in
deliberation, but unanimously formed an Anti-Tory Clubil
pledging one another to contribute by their votes and influencoT
to the expulsion of their future Lord and Master from place
and power. This is conduct worthy of freemen " who knowl
their rights, and knowing, will maintain them ;" and it only,
requires to be imitated as universally as it must be admired, in._
order to secure the institutions and the treasure of the country
from the designs of all who seek to crush liberty, that they
may prey upon both at discretion.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

The Earl of Haddington, in Berkeley-square, from Brigh-
ton ; Captain and Mrs. Harcourt, in Wilton-crescent ; Mr.
and Mrs. Douglas Halford, in Charles-street, Berkeley-
square, from a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Gatton and family, at Mi-
vart's Hotel, Brook-street, from Leamington Spa ; Admiral
Sir Davidge Gould, at ditto, from Hants ; Mr. and Mrs.
Tryon, at ditto, from Northampton ; Lord Kensington and
family, at Cheltenham, from Wales; Lieut.-General Sir Hud-
son and Lady Lowe and family, in Hereford-street, from a
tour ; Admiral Sir John Beresford, at the Admiralty, from
Brighton ; Captain and the Hon. Mrs. Cockerell, at Sir C.
CoCkerell's, Sezincote, from the Continent ; General Ramsay,
from ditto ; H. Fitzherbert, Esq., at Warren's Hotel, Regent-
street, from ditto ; M. Beaumont, Esq., M.P., at Heshanx
Hall, Northumberland, from Brighton ; W. B. Evans, Esq..
in Hertford-street, May-fair.