The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-26 00:00:00

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COTTON.
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IRELAND.

Sales

DUBLIN, Feb. 25.

The house of Mr. Neweuharn, a magistrate at
Douglas, two miles from Cork, was attacked last
night by five armed men. Two were disguised.
They demanded arms. Mr. Newenhatu, who was
in the drawing-room, pretending compliance, went
to the bed-room, locked himself in, and going to
the window with a double-barrelled gun, fired at a
man outside. The Fenians returned the fire,
striking the window. Mr. Newenham again fired,
but without effect. The housekeper rushed into the
hall exclaiming "Police !" and the ruffians then ran
off.

At Longford Assizes to-day eight prisoners were
convicted of riot and assaulting the llcv. Mr.•
Campbell, a Wesleyan minister, while passing
through the town in July last, and sentenced to
terms of imprisonment from one to nine months
each.

At the Lord Mayor's banquet this evening
the Lord-Lieutenant, responding to the toast
'" Prosperity of Ireland," took an encouraging
view of its condition. He held out hopes of a better
railway system, as the result of the Commission
showed a decrease of 19,000 in emigration last
year, and an expected further decrease this year.
He referred to the disturbances in Cork as excep-
tional, and believed three-fourths of the country
sound. He remarked that the English people were
disposed to discriminate between the perpetrators of
outrages and the Irish people, and to consider their
grievances, and sympathise as far as possible. lie
noticed the progress of Dublin. Its tonnage had
increased from 830,000 in 1857 to 1,436,000 in
1867, and the revenue from £26,000 to £44,090.
He also intimated the desire of the Government to
give more liberal and special encouragement to the
Irish.

AN OPPORTuNE ENACTMENT.—The following
clause of the Refortn'Act of last year will obviate the ne-
cessity for the re-election of any present Minister in the
Rouse of Commons on his changing one office for another
—" Whereas it is expedient to amend the law relating to
offices of profit, the acceptance of which from the Crown
vacates the seats of members accepting the same, but does
not render thorn incapable of being re-elected : B 3 it ea-
acted, that where a person has been returned as a member
to serve in Parliament since the acceptance by him from
the Crown of any 01113,3 described in schedule Ii to this
act annexed, th c subsequent acceptance by hint from the
Crown of any other office or offices describodia such sche-
dule, in lieu of and in immediate succession the one to the
other, shall not vacate his seat."

TESTIMONIAL TO MR. CHARLES MORTON.—A
zommittee has been formed with the object of receiving
subscriptions to be applied in the presentation of a testi-
monial to Mr. Chas. Morton, on the occasion of his loss
by the fire at the Oxford Music Hall. Mr. Morton, having
originated a class of public entertainments now so popu-
lar, has, by his management of the Canterbury and the
Oxford—both founded by him—done his best to preserve
their exclusively unobjectionable character, by maintain-
ing a higher tone than has been observable in the conduct
of almost any other similar establishment. Re has, more-
over, by unremitting attention to the comfort of visitor;
and by more than ordinary kindness to the artists and
other persons in his employ, made himself many friends,
Who see in the recent disaster an opportunity of showing
their sympathy and esteem for the principal suff,:rer.
STEAM SIIIPPING.—Mr. J. Laing, of Sunderland,
is building for Mr. K. Young, M.P., two screw steamers
each of 1,500 tons burden. These steamers, which will be
ready in a few weeks, are intended fer the Meditorranea

trade.
THE ASSAULT ON A LIVERPOOL MERCHANT.—
The young men Wilson and flarris were brought up be-
fore the magistrates yesterday, and, Mr. Kase' not being
able to attend, they were ram:tilled for a we,.ek. A clerk
of Mr. Basel is in custody charged with collusion with
the prisoners. A room in which the prisoner Wilson was
confined for a short time had a floor covered with sawdust,
and on his being removed it was found that ho had written
with his finger in the sawdust the words, "Forsake us
not, 0 Lord, in this our hour of sorrow."
MR. JUSTICE HANNEN.—To-day the commis-
sion will be opened at Warwick—the first place on the
Midland Circuit ; and on being sworn in before the Lord
Chancellor, Mr. Justice Hannon will proceed with Mr.
Justice Aiontague Smith on the circuit.