The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-14 00:00:00

IRELAND.

FEn. 11.—For some time after the adjournment
of the Court last night, or rather this morning, crowds con-
tinued in the neighbourhood; but their demeanour was most
peaceable, although deep anxiety was manifest upon every
countenance.

During this forenoon there were considerable crowds in the
vicinity of the Court of Queen's Bench. The doors of the
court-yard were closed, and parties of police were stationed
in various places around the building.
Previous to the adjournment of the Court this morning,
Mr. Justice (Campton mentioned to the jury that the best
apf,rtment in the Court should be assigned for their accom-
mvallltion until Monday morning. It was supposed that the
jurors would be conveyed to a parish church adjacent to the
Court: but this arrangement was abandoned, and a clergy-
man of the Established Church (the jury being all Protes-
tants) officiated this forenoon in the room allotted to the jury.
Yesterday afternoon and last night there was a very need-
less parade of military. The 34th Foot were under arms for
some time in the Castle-yard, and the gates to the passage
from Castle-street to Ship-street were closed.
Much cl•,il'ereuce of opinion prevails as to the course to be
I:IN.:el by the Crown in regard to applying for judgment
agahist the traversen. It is said that the Crown Counsel
themselves are not quite clear upon the point as to their
right to obtain immediate judgment upon sentence.
:sir. O'Connell visited the Corn Exchange about two o'clockf.
and seemed in excellent health and spirits. It is stated that
Mr. O'Connell intends to start for London at once, to be in
I; is ;,lace in the House of Commons on Tuesday, when Lord
John Russell's motion is to come on.
COUNTY OF TIPPERARY ELECTION.

Mr. Nicholas Maher was returned yesterday- without a
contest. He is to attend the meeting of the Repeal Associa-
tion to-morrow.
ADDRESS FROM MR. O'CONNELL TO THE ROMAN

CATHOLIC PRELATES.
The following address has been forwarded to the Roman
Catholic Bishops by Mr. O'Connell, invoking their assistance
to preserve the peace at this juncture :
" TO THE CATHOLIC PRELATES OF IRELAND.
" Most Reverend and Venerated Lords,—lt is with some
difficulty, and after much consideration, that I take the li-
berty of addresssing you, with a respectful confidence that,
although you may not approve of my so doing, you will
kindly appreciate the motives which prompt me to trespass
on your attention.

You may deem my anxiety excessive, but you will rea-
dily forgive that excess, which arises from my extreme de-
sire to prevent the slightest violence or breach of the peace
in any part of the country. . . . .

" I have not the presumption to think that anything ema-
nating from me would be needed to stimulate the active zeal
of your Lordships, and the revered clergy of the Irish people,
for the preservation of the most perfect public order and peace.
Those who have the advantage of knowing you are familiar
with the fact, that the tranquillity of this country is in a para-
mount sense attributable to your unbought, successful, and
most pious endeavours to cause all the population of most dis-
tricts, and as many of the Kipple as ppsoible in every district,
tobe obedient to the law, and dutifully submissive to temporal
authority.
" What I respectfully submit to your Lordships is merely
this—that perhaps it may be useful, at this crisis, to take
measures for ensuring, on the part. of the people, with regard
to the result of the Crown prosecutions, now ascertained, a
continuance of the same loyal, quiet, and peaceable demeanour
which has characterised them up to this period, and in a
marked manner since the trials commenced. . .

" You agree with me, my Lords, en the momentous im-
portance of this object, and you feel, as I do, that popular
violence or outbreak of any kind would be alike criminal
and calamitous. I know that every exertion fur maintain-

ink; the public peace will have your Lordships' sanction and
powerful assistance. But that assistance is probably the
more necessary now, inasmuch as the State prosecutions
have had a sectarian colour given to them by the conduct of
the prosecutors, in striking all the Catholics from the balloted
iury list, in addition to the fact of the dropping out from the
jury panel at large no less than thirty-five Catholics. It is
to prevent any irritation springing from this violation of
the religions feelings of the people of Ireland, that I, with
profound humility, intimate to your Lordships the propriety
of suggesting to the clergy of every parish—and your
suggestions will of course be acted upon zealously and uni-
versally—to take care that neither vindictive nor angry feel-
ing shall be exhibited by their flocks as a consequence of this
wrong—to stifle every expression of sorrow and resentment
in the recollection that prudence as well as duty, personal
safety as well as religion, imperatively demand that every
district in Ireland should persevere in maintaining the most
perfe-ct order and imperturbable tranquillity.
" If there be presumption in this address, it is concealed
from my own view ; and if that character should be supposed
to attach to it, my regret would be sincere indeed. My pur-
pose is to employ the most influential and efficient medium for
enforcing on the public mind, that if this crisis should pass
over, at I feel confident that it will, without riot, violence,
tumult, or outrage of any kind, the success of the efforts for
repeal will be rendered certain, and the attainment of a do-
mestic Legislature secured.
" I have the honour to be, most Reverend and Venerated
Lords, your most faithful, obedient, humble servant,
" DANIEL O'CONNELL.
" Merrion-square, Dublin, Feb. 11, 1844."

GAMING (Qui Tam) ACTIONS.—This Bill has passed
the Lords, and stands for second reading in the Commons.
It is to discontinue certain actions under statutes for the
prevention of excessive gaming, and to prevent for the future
the bringing of such actions. It is provided that proceedings
commenced by common informers for penalties incurred by
playing at or betting on certain games shall be discontinued
on application to the Court or a Judge. In future no action
to be brought for playing or betting at the games mentioned
without the consent of the Attorney-General. The following
games are specified :—" Horse-races, foot-races, boat-races,
regattas, rowing-matches, sailing-matches, coursing-matches,
fencing-matches, golf; wrestling-matches, cricket, tennis,
fives, racquets, bowls, quoits, curling, and puttingstone." Mr.
Milner Gibson has given notice of a motionlon horse-races.
TRAIT OF A DUELLIST.—Lord Camelford com-
manded the Favourite sloop of war, and Commodore Fahie
the ship Perdrix, Mr. Peterson holding the rank of First
Lieutenant on the board the last-named vessel. Commodore
Fahie had left Antigua a short time before, to take tempo-
rary command of the fleet, then anchored before St. Kitt's;
and during his absence Lieutenant Peterson was of course
left in command of the Perdrix. * * * * Lord Camel-
ford and Lieutenant Peterson were unhappily at variance ;
and perhaps to mortify his rival, Lord Camelford ordered Mr.
Peterson to take the watch on the very evening that a gay
ball was to be given at Black Point to the naval officers
Unfortunately, Lieutenant Peterson entertained the
idea that as he was in command of the ship Perdrix, in
the absence of Commodore Fahie, he was superior
officer to Lord Camelford, who only commanded a sloop; and
in c msequence of this false impression, he positively refused
' to obey his Lordship's orders. The disastrous evening ap-
proached, and the Lieutenant retired to his quarters above
the capstan-house, in order to dress for the festive party.
Arming himself with a pair of loaded pistols, and telling his
boat's crew to attend him, Lord Camelford quitted his retire-
ment, and stationed himself directly between the capstan-
house and the guard-house (now called the Commissioner's
house), and there waited the approach of Mr. Peterson, whom
he had already summoned to attend him. Upon the unfor-
tunate young officer making his appearance, accompanied by
some of his friends, his Lordship again commanded
him to take charge of the watch for the eve-
ning : the command was again refused; when taking one
of the pistols from his bosom, Lord Camelford immediately
fired, and the ball passing through the breast of the brave
but inconsiderate Lieutenant, he fell a corpse upon the
ground, the deadly stream welling from the wound, and stain-
ing, as it flowed, the gay ball-dress which he wore. No
sooner did the well-aimed weapon do its work, than drawing
the other from its resting-place, his Lordship turned to the
Second Lieutenant of the Perdrix, and pointing it at him,
asked if he would obey his orders, or meet the same punish-
ment as Mr. Peterson? Life is sweet! the second in com-
mand saw his friend stretched at his feet with the red blood
gurgling around him, and, fearing the same fate, he obeyed
Lord Camelford, and took the watch.—Antigua and the
Antiguans.
SALMON FISHING AT DOON.— The fishing of salmon
commenced on Thursday last. The number taken at the
Doon-foot greatly exceeded that of former years, at least for
many seasons past. Thirty-three clean fish were hauled,
averaging between seven and nine pounds each. Since then
six or seven have been caught daily. The result is satisfac-
tory, as showing the beneficial effect of the protection af-
forded to the riven—Ayr Observer.

We stop the press to announce that Captain Grover
has just received intelligence from Dr. Wolff, at Erzeroum,
corroborated by six individuals, that Colonel Stoddart and
Captain Cono live ; and therefore greater hope than here-
tofore may be entertained that our countrymen, towards
whom so much interest has been felt, will be restored to their
friends.—Literary Gazette.
MAGISTRATES' CLERKS.—A few individuals who
show an apparent regard for public economy, wish to put
3lagistrates' Clerks upon a fixed salary, and the general
fees raised to be accounted for to a public accotmt, the
County Treasurer's fund probably. There are obvious rea-
swis against such a system, a system which would not be
creditable either to justices or clerks.—From a Correspondent,