The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-15 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING.
THE IRISH SEPOYS.

The rabid outpourings of one or two Irish jour-
nals in the Sopoy interest have elicited a manly
letter of repudiation from a Roman Catholic gen-
tleman of position and influence in the county of
Wexford. In a communication addressed to one
of the local papers Captain Elmonde White, of
Newlands, Ferns, thin writes :--
"I read in your paper the extraote from the Nation and
Demeercirrelative to the Indian mutiny. Thank good-
ness, unless as extracts, they were not likely to meet any
one's eye in this part of the country ; and, thanks to
Providence, the sentiments there attributed to the Irish
people are known in this country to be utterly false.
But may not such statements can e alight mistakes
elsewhere, and shall we risk the chance that in any
portion of the world even a few of our people should
suffer under the false imputation of rejoicing in the
horrors to which our countrymen and countrywomen
in India have been subjected—or that the demon-
like acts of the Sepoys meet the approval of even
one individual in Ireland f We are in this country,
in many occasions, extremely susceptible as t the fact
of the deeds of our army and navy being mentioned
as deeds of the English and not the British army and
navy, and we take every opportunity of pointing out how
freely II ish blood has been (and I trust ever will be)
poured out for the nation's safety and glory—and-in this
we are right. But are we only to-assert our claims in
prosperous times f Would it not be fairer and wiser
now to take our station by the stde.ot England, and do
it in a public manner ? There is a'sutmcription on foot
for the sufferers ; it is true we may all send our mites
separately, and such might de very well under other
circumstances ; but, as it is, would it not be possible and
well to get up some public subscription, or at least
arrange that subscriptions should be sent to some one
person, and then alt together forwarded by the
Lieutenant of the County, the very -smallest- sum being
considered acceptable ? And, on the whole being for-
warded, let it be accompanied by a public statement
that the people of this country are prepared in every
way to stand side by side with England in putting down
and punishing these miscreants. If this could be done
other counties would take it up, and we should then not
only hare given the public lie to such statements as you
extracted, but we should have the proud feeling that, as
we were ready to perforce the duties demanded of us by
both loyalty and humanity in the day of misfortune, we
should have an undoubted right to assert our claims
to the glory which as it ever has, assuredly fol-
low the British array on ladian soil ; and never had
that army a nobler cause, and never ( n defiance of
Nation and Donlorat, I assert) had it more the
universal prayer of Ireland for its success. With
all her faults Ireland is a gallant nation, and
where is there a man with a human heart but must
look with horror on the murderers of women and chil
dren, and wish ardently for their punishment lam
going abroad with my child-Len for a few weeks; but,
throwing out this hint (which I really do from down-
right indignation at the paragraphs you extracted), I
feel confident there are people in this country more fitted
than I am to carry it out, if it be coneidered right to
do so."

After all, these el)ullitioris of disgust, however
creditable to the writer, are but wasting of ammu-
nition. There are not two doz persons in the
island whose sympathies are with Nena Sahib or the
other monsters of the Indian mutiny.

THE! BELFAST MUTINY.
Late on Friday night the Rov. Mr. flaunt re
lented of his purpose so far as to issue the following
counter-manifesto :
"To vus PROTESTANTS OF BELFAST.
"Men and Brethren,—Oa the last Sabbath you
triumphantly asserted a great constitutional right. The
highest legal authorities have affirme 1 it, Yon showed
your resolution to maintain it You appeared 10,000
strong peacefully to assert it. Ten times as many of
you on the next Sabbath would, if ne:lesEary, do the
same.
" But it is unhappy to live in a state of continual war.
Now that we have shown our strength and detelnina-
tion, might we not make a signal display of cur charity
Sevsra.l eminent ministers of the Preelterian and other
churches think so—men whom you all respect. Since
I last addretsed you, I have been in ccunmunicatian with
them on the subject, and I can agree with them that we
should show to Roman Catholics a spirit of conciliation,
and make every sacrifice to them but that of our rights.
We challenge them not to war, but to peace, to good-
will, to charity. Let us see if we can live together
without breaking each other's houses and heads. If
they think our open-air preaching a challenge,' in
accc,rlance with the opinion to which I have referred
I retire for a few S dhaths. Let them not mistake
us. We have no fear ; and now that they see we will
maintain our rightS we make to them what they should
consider a graceful concession. ;Let peace and concord
be restored. Let this fevered ("caw:pent be subdued.
Let this burning hate be extinguished. L t men on all
sides who claim to be Christians prove themselves so,
and let all good eitt-ns aid the authorities in repressing
rascality of every t awe.
" Protestant brethren, abstain, then, from appearing
on the Sabbath in the former scenes of excitement. DJ
what you can to restore peace. Your former practice
of open-air services, when it is considered prudent, will
be resumed. Should a hostile mob then molest you, they
will stilt mare plainly and more guiltily be in the wrong.
They will be deprived of all excuse and of all sympathy,
and as the Government is determined they will be
speedily crushed. •` HUGH HANNA.
" Sept. 11."
Nevertheless another preacher,
a Mr. Mateir,
who had caused some disturbances on the Sunday
previous to the great riots, per,isted in setting the
Hanna manifesto at defiance, and resolved to carry
out his intention of holding forth at every risk.
The correspondent of the Freeincues Jonrnal sends
the fillowing telegraphic message, dated Belfast,
half-past 10 o'clock Sunday night :
"The earlier part of the day passed off quietly, owing
to great military and constabulary displaye.
"The Rev. Mr. Mateir persisted in carrying out his
declared intention of preaching at every risk, and ad-
dressed very limited audiences during the day.
"The conduct of the Catholics was admirable—all
that could be desired by their true friends.
" The Orange party created a riot in Brown-street in
the evening, and after having discharged several volleys
of stones were dispersed with tixod bayonets by Sub-
inspector Armstrong..
however, conticuea
"Tire disorder and tumult, until
large reinforcements arrived, when the resident magi-
strate, Mr. Tracey, read the Riot Act, and told the mob
that their conduct was disloyal and ruffianly, and that it
they did not at once disperse he would order the men to
fire.
"The lamps were all put out. Mere police have just
arrived from Dublin."

THE IRISH BANK. RETURNS.
The returns of the Irish banks for the four weeks
ending the 29th August show a falling off in the cir-
culation, as compared with the preceding return,
of 208,0001., which makes a total decrease, within
four months of very nearly 1,000,0001. The dimi-
nution on the month extends to all the banks, with
the exception of the Ulster, which has increased its
issues by 3,0001. In the coin held there is a de-
crease on the month of 20,0001. The banks in
which th6re has b •en a diminution of specie are the
Provincial and Northern Banks and the Bank of
&eland. In the Belfast, Ulster, and National
Banks there has been an increase.
The following figures will show the position of
th; banks in the aggregate now and at the same
period of the five preceding years
Four Weeks Average Average
ending Circulation. Coin 'held.
Sept. 4, 1852 £4,508,701 £1,152,662
PI 3, 1853 5,230,387 1,447,830
Pt 2, 1854 5,577.411 1,815,040
If 1, 1855 5 594,562 1;826,808
August 2, 1856 6,132,055 2,144,130
, 29, 1857 6,224,810 2,245,415
From the foregoing returns it follows that the Irish
banks are now 129,6841. below their. fixed issue, and
taking into account the coin they hold, the amount
is 2,375,0991. below that allowed by law.

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