The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER si Holt,

IRELAND.
REPRESENTATION OF TIPPERARY.

DUBLIN, DEC. 29.—The Hon. Mr. Hutchinson, in
efmsequence of the delicate state of his health, declines
t) acc'pt the representation of Tipperary. It is likely
that Mr. Ryan. of Inch House, a deputy-lieutenant of
that county, will now be selected.
ANTI-TRINITARIAN COLLEGES.

Under this heading the Evening Mail gives the follow-
ing announcement :—" We believe we may now state
with certainty that Sir James Graham, and that portion
of the Cabinet which encourage everything anti-Pro-
testant in Ireland, have come to the resolution of found-
ing two colleges—the one in Ulster, the other in Mun-
ster ; Belfast and Cork being the localties fixed upon in
opposition to, if not in rivalry with Trinity College,
Dublin. It is, we unelerstand, decided upon that these
new establishments are to be founded and provided for
by special charters and Parliamentary grants, indepen-
dent of all other funds ; and that, for the present, they
are to have the power of granting degrees in medicine,
law, and arts."
INCREASE OF CRIME.

We regret to find that crime of a serious character is
increasing in towns of the midland counties and in Tip-
perary. The Leinster Express, of this day, contains
the following details. That Tory journal, in describing
faction fighting in Dunkerrin, where Shinrone police
agents ,fighting
been at work for some months before, admits
that the peasantry, on this occasion, were supplied with
whiskey by a villain of this description :
MORE FACTION FIGHTING.--,--AI the fair of Dun-
lterrin, on Saturday, we had a renewal of the brutal and
baneful system of faction fighting. A fellow, who earned
for himself an infamous notoriety at Itoscrea during the
recent visit of the apostle of temperance to that town,
play,al a prominent part on the present occasion. It is
sutted that he plied the leaders of one party with whiskey,
and then, with a demon-like propensity for evil, furnished
the heads of the opposing faction with a supply of the
same fiery and maddening fluid. The affray soon com-
menced, and the fair presented one scene of turbulency,
uproar, and riot. The contending factions were the
Ilickeys and the Lahys—parties who so often fought for
the last three months, and as often, we regret to say,
escaped, at least from legal punishment. Bad these fel-
lows been made amenable to law when involved in its
meshes, faction fights would be more or less suppressed.
Leniency towards men of such untameable ferocity is too
often an inducement to them to continue their career of
crime. _ _

" ATTEMPT TO BURN A HOUSE.—On Tuesday even-
ing the house of Mr. Patrick Savage, Willow-lodge, near
Cloughjordan, was observed to be on fire by a man who
was passing at the time. He immediately called on
one or the servants to know if there was any light in
the yard ; the servant having said no, they examined
the dwelling-house, and found it in flames. Having
given alarm, the fire was quenched before much damage
was done. A coal was found in the thatch. This hap-
pened at the early hour of half-past five o'clock in the
evening.
" On the night of last Monday, four armed men, two
of whom had their faces blackened, entered the dwelling-
house of a man named Banan, of Clonaganna, near I:un-
kerrin. One of the miscreants fired a shot into the
kitchen. Banan, who had been at his brother's house,
a short distance from his own, hearing the report, and
conjecturing the cause, whistled and hallooed, as if he
had assistance at hand. The ruse had the desired effect;
for the ruffians became alarmed, and fearing that they
would be set on by a superior force, they decamped.
"LATE MURDER OF THE SHEPPARDs.—SOme arrests
have been made for this barbarous murder, and the
parties committed to Parsontown bridewell and Tuna-
more gaol, for further investigation.
" BARBAROUS MURDER IN THE QUEEN'S COUNTY.—
About four o'clock on the 20th instant, a boy who hap-
pened to be cutting switches in the plantation at Le-
vally, near Rathdowney, discovered the body of a man
who had been brutally murdered. There were five cuts
on the head, and on the right side was the appearance of
two stabs, inflicted by a bayonet or some sharp instru-
ment. The murdered man was John Dillon, of Rath-
downey, and it was the opinion of medical gentlemen
who attended, that he must have been five or six hours
dead when discovered. John Dillon was upwards
of seventy years of age, and a respectable man. It
seems he had a rent-charge on some land held by
nephews of his, also named Dillon, which, being
allowed to run in arrear, he had them served with an
ejectment process, that was to be tried at Abbeyleix
Quarter Sessions on the 28th instant. On Saturday
an inquest was held on view of the body at Rathdowney,
by Thomas Budds, Esq., one of the Coroners for the
Queen's County ; and Thomas Cannon, R.M., Robert
Fitzgerald, Thomas Mosse, and Steele, Esqs., ma-
gistrates. After the examination of several witnesses,
and two medical gentlemen, Doctors liarte and Delany,
a verdict of wilful murder was returned against some
person or persons unknown, and that James and Robert
Dillon were aiding and conspiring in the same. Robert
Dillon was arrested on the evening of the murder. There
were recent marks of blood on his trousers. In account-
ing for himself he equivocated very much, and his state-
ment could not be sustained by facts. Jame Dillon has
absconded. The Government has offered, through the
hands of Thomas Cannon, Esq., Maryboroagh, a
reward of 80/. for the discovery of the murderer.
" ATTEMPT TO MURDER.—On Friday night last two
armed ruffians entered the house of Kyraa Bergen, at
Ballycooled, near Rathdowney. Having placed Bergan
on his knees, they ordered him to say his prayers and
prepare himself for death. While in a kneeling posture
one of the miscreants snapped a pistol at him, which,
fortunately, missed fire. Bergan, feeling the hopeless-
ness of his condition, became desperate and reckless.
He bounced off his knees, and rushed at the other
Rockite, wrested his pistol from him, and acted most
manfully, both on the offensive and defensive. Ile at
last succeeded in g4tting both ruffians out of the house.
His head has several cuts in it ; but none of them very
dangerous. Government has offered a reward for the
apprehension of the perpetrators of the above outrage.
" ATTACK ON SIR HENRY CARDEN.—Sir Henry was
passing through the streets of Templemore, when he was
assailed and knocked down by a blow of a stone ; while
down he was struck on the head by another ruffian, also
with a stone ; and, but for the exclamation of some chil-
dren who were playing near the spot—that a man was
murdering'—there can be little doubt that Sir Henry
would have been added to the list of persons whose lives
hove been sacrificed.

" BORRISOKANE, DEC. 2G.—I have just a moment be-
fore the post goes out to inform you that a frightful at-
tempt at murder has been made in this part of unhappy
Tipperary, at an early hour yesterday evening. This
occurrence took place in the parish of Terryglass, within
pistol-shot of the village of Carrigahovig, and five miles
of Borrisokare. The circumstances are as follow :—A
Mrs. Going (a widow) was some time ago ejected from
a small farm which she held at or near Carrigahovig. A
respectable farmer, named Cleary, got into possession of
it. He was served with threatening notices, but did not
mind them. Yesterday evening, when going to his
own house, and quite hard by it, a gun, charged with a
vast quantity of heavy shot, was fired at him. At the
mcinent the deadly weapon was discharged, Cleary had
his hands in his breeches pockets, and in his left hand,
the one next the assassin, he held a bunch of keys, with
some pence and halfpence, which he had just got from a
neighbour. The shot struck his left hand, carried off
three of his fingers, smashed the ring of the keys, bat-
tered the money, and tore away his pockets and linen.
The abdomen is untouched, but his left thigh is much
lacerated. Hopes are entertained of his recovery, and
never was there so narrow, so providential an escape."
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CLERGY.
The Leinster Express, a Tory journal, eulogises the
Rev. Mr. Nolan, parish priest of Dunkerrin, and other
Roman Catholic clergymen of the district, for their in-
defatigable exertions in repressing outrage, and in ob-
mining fire-arms from the peasantry, which had been
delivered to the authorities.
THE SCOTCH BANKS.
The London correspondent of the Mercantile Adver•
user states, under date of Wednesday—" I think I may
announce, with confidence, that Sir Robert Peel has
yielded to the remonstrances of the Scotch people, of
all parties, by abandoning, for the coming session at
least, his threatened project for the regulation of bank-
ing and currency in Scotland, the main feature of which
was the suppression of the small note system in that
part of the empire. As you must be aware, all Scot-
land has been in motion in defence of its banking sys-
tem; but, probably, by this time, the agitation has been
somewhat calmed down by an official intimation from
the Government that the contemplated changes will not
beroposed during the session of 1845."
THE VANGUARD STEAMER.—The Cork Examiner of
yesterday says, " We have the pleasure to announce
that the Vanguard has been most successfully removed,
her leaks staunched, and that she is placed in safety on
a smooth sand-bank, from which she is to be removed
next tide to Passage, in order to get finally repaired."
COERCION ACT FOR IRELAND.

(From the Dublin Evening Pose.)
The Leinster Express calls upon Government for a
Coercion Act. Certainly, the extent of crime is deeply
to be deplored, and means of repression should be used,
in co-operation with the Catholic Clergy ; for the horri-
ble system of outrage must be stopped, no matter how
apparent may be the causes. But, can a remedy be found
in a Coercion Act ? That experiment has already been
often tried and found totally unavailing.
The renewal of faction fights, through the instru-
mentality of agents who supply the peasantry with
whisky, to involve them once more in brutal intemper-
ance, is one of the worst features of the present dis-
turbances. It is worthy of note that such miscreants
dare not have shown themselves whilst the late Govern-
ment were in office. During the six or seven years that
Lord Normanby and Lord Fortescue Tresided over the
Government, and Lord Morpeth held the office of Chief
Secretary, Ireland continued in the most profound tran-
quillity, and Tipperary had been less disturbed than
Yorkshire or Middlesex. If the landlords of Ireland
understood their own interests, they would have cast
faction to the winds, and have upheld a Government
which had been enabled to secure such a priceless bless-
ing to the country. Then there was no hired villains
prowling about, debasing the peasantry with whisky.
If such wretches ventured to appear, the constabulary,
under the able administration of the late Thomas Drum-
mond, would at once secure them for the vengeance of
the law. How is it that they now stalk abroad, prac-
tising their hellish trade with impunity? After the re-
velations about the Shiurone conspiracy, concocted in the
very district where most of the present outrages were
committed, can we wonder at these crimes, no matter how
deeply we may deplore them?
CHARITABLE BEQUESTS ACT.
.

_ .
The opposition to this Act has been revived, and novv
appears to be carried on with more energy than before,
in consequence of the statements that have been put
forth in the newspapers respecting negotiations of the
British Government at Rome, on the subject of the ap-
pointment of Roman Catholic Bishops in Ireland.
The night Rer. 1)r. CoEN, Roman Catholic Bishop of
' -cart, attended a very crowded meeting in Lovghrt a
-nd in the most decided manna

Clo►
on Monday, ~._

against the Charitable Bequests Act. Dr. Coen, on
taking the chair, said—" The friends and advocates of
this obnoxious measure attempt to produce arguments
in its favour, as if, by gilding the pill, they fancy
themselves able to make its bitterness and nauseous-
ness somewhat palatable to the the patients. Some
of them say that it is a boon, that it is a distinct
proof of the friendly disposition of the Premier towards
the Irish people. A boon, indeed! oh, what hypocrisy
to call that a boon which, if its provisions are carried
out, can only be considered like that which the Greeks
bestowed upon their enemies, the Trojans of old, when
they wished to introduce within the walls of Troy,
the wooden horse filled with incendiaries, who were
ordered to creep out in the dark and set the city on fire.
—(Cheers.) That is what we may consider this mis-
called boon, which the Premier intends to offer to the
Catholic inhabitants of Ireland as a new year's gift.—
(Ilear, hear.) A boon, forsooth ! Oh, no ! we cannot
look upon it in that light. Can we so regard such a
measure, which insults the hierarchy and clergy of Ire-
land, and strips them of their vested rights and privileges
in their respective dioceses? Is that a boon which sows
the seeds of distraction, distrust, and division between
the priests and their flocks?—(Cheers.) Is it, iu fine, a
boon which proscribes and wished for the extermination
of the regular clergy of Ireland—a learned, pious class
of men. who are our zealous co-operators in the vineyard
of the Lord ? (Hear, hear, and cheers.) But it !s said
that we ought to be satisfied with this Charities Bequests
Act, because, as they allege, it is better than the old
penal Enactment. I say emphatically no—on the
contrary, it is more dangerous in its consequences, more
injurious to religion, than all the Acts passed i❑ the
angry days of persecution. And why ? Because thy•
times are now changed—direct persecution for religious
opinions has ceased ; the enlightened Protestants never
looked back with pleasure to the penal code—they wish
its remembrance to be buried in oblivion.—(Hear.) But
not so this new penal enactment ; it is not intended by
its framers to be a dead letter on the statute book.—

,(Hear, and cheers.) And in order to give it the appear-
ance of liberality, what have they done ? They have
exerted every nerve to enlist as members of the commis-
sion a few of the prelates—persons of most exemplary
conduct among the hierarchy of Ireland.—(Hear.) But
at the same time that they have succeeded in entrapping
a few, as if to conceal the venom of the p 11 by gilding
it, they also take care to have the majority on the board
members of the Protestant communion, who, if they be
true and faithful to their faith—that faith which they
publicly avow and proclaim—cannot conscientiously de-
cide in favour of grants for Catholic purposes.—(Hear.)
Can it be expectea that they, the majority, would decide
in favour of that religion which they have been taught
from their childhood to condemn, and which they have
sworn to be damnable and idolatrous ?"—(No, no.)

The Cork Examiner contains a long report of a meet-
ing of the Roman Catholic citizens, held on Friday, to
protest against the Charitable Bequests Act. The
Mayor presided. Mr. Callaghan, M.P., was amongst
the speakers.
The provincial papers received to-day contain various
other accounts of meetings to protest against the Act,
which is denounced in terms the moat unqualified.
THE LATE EARL OF LIMERICK.

Lord Monteagle has addressed the following to the
editor of the Limerick Chronicle :

" Sir,—l enclose you a memorandum in contradiction
of the account given in the last Reporter of some of 'the
occurrences at the late Eurl of Limerick's funeral.

" I am, Sir, your very obedient servant,
" MONTEAGLE."

" The statement published in the Limerick Reporter,
respecting the funeral of the late Earl of Limerick, is in-
correct in several particulars relating to others, as well
as to myself. It is in its relation with myself that I feel
bound to give it an immediate and an authoritative con-
tradiction.

" It is stated in the Reporter, that ' Lord Monteagle,
either intending to accompany the remains of the de-
ceased into the cathedral, or, fearing that his carriage.
would be upset, descended, but was jostled by the crowd,
that he took refuge in a public- house, and concealed him-
self under a bed.' The paragraph adds, that a troop of
horse, with drawn swords, galloped towards the public-
house where Lord Monteagle was in durance;' and it
concludes by stating, that Lord Monteagle left his
hiding-place, and entered a carriage, in which were Sir
Aubrey de Vere and other gentlemen.'
" "rhere is not one of these four assertions which is
not unfounded. A simple statement of the facts will be
sufficient to show their inaccuracy.
" On approaching the cathedral, in my carriage, I
found, to my astonishment, that by some extraordinary
order, the iron gates were closed. It was thus rendered
impossible for the procession to advance, and my car
riage, as well as the carriages of others, was left in the
midst of a violent and exasperated crowd. No one con-
stable, no municipal authority, was available at the spot
at this time, to preserve order. Finding it impossible
to proceed towards the cathedral, I, in common with
others, left my carriage. From the want of any con-
stable, or police regulations, it was impossible, however,
to reach the cathedral gates. I had no sooner quitted
my carriage than I found myself surrounded by a fen
humble but resolute citizens, who, far from jostling' or
assaulting me, carried me into a house opposite the ca-
thedral, where I and several other gentlemen were re-
ceived with true Irish hoapitality and kindness. It is
wholly and most notoriously false to state, that I was
concealed under a bed,' or concealed at all. I remained
in a room with upwards of twenty persons of both sexes.
To that room the mayor, the high sheriff; and many other
persons, bad access, and can contradict the false as-
sertion. It is equally false that a troop of dra-
goons, with drawn swords,' rescued me from what is
called hiding place.' When the excitement had
somewhat subsided, and before any soldiers arrived, I
crossed over to the cathedral with my friends, and en-
tered my carriage without difficulty or concealment; nor
did I see a single soldier till I reached the bridge,
where Colonel Mansell met me, and asked me whether

I required any pioteetion. I informed him that I did
not, and returned to my hotel without the slightest mo-
lestation.

" < It has thus been shown that in the case of each of
these tour assertions the writer in the Reporter is inac-
curate in every particular.

" I pass cieraltogether the political imputations cast
on myself. If my public services to the city and its in-
habitants are not a sufficient refutation to such an
attack, I disdain suggesting any arguments in self-dr-
fence. To the intelligent people of Limerick, of all
creeds, and of all parties—to the gentry, clergy, mer-
chants, traders, and labourers, I am willing to leave the
judgment, whether I have been guilty of any treachery
or deception towards them ; or whether I laboured faith-
fully to promote their interests. But I will not accept
as judges of my political conduct an excited crowd, which
could forget the reverence due to death, and the sym.
pa thy which every manly and generous spirit ought to
have felt for a daughter and a widow attending the ob
sequies of a parent, a husband, and a sister. From a
tribunal like this no judgment can proceed to which 1
feel disposed to attach the slightest importance.
"Dec. 26.' " " MONTEAGLE.

The Limerick Chronicle adds the following paragraphs:

"Lady Glentworth, Lady Russell, and Ceorge Lake
Russell, Esq., left this city on Thursday morning for Lon-
don, after attending the obsequies of their deceased rela-
tive, the Earl of Limerick. The Hon. Edmund Pery,
son of his Lordship, and uncle of the present Earl of
Limerick, left this yesterday for London, after the same
mournful duty. Upon the front of Limerick House,
Henry-street, there is affixed an escutcheon, or hatch-
merit, of the family arms of the deceased Peer as a me-
morial of his death.

" Appropriation made by the executors of the Earl of
Limerick, in fulfilment of the trust devolved on them of
his Lordship's charity:—County Infirmary, 1001.; Bar-
rington's Ilospital, 100/.; Fever Hospital, loot.; Pro-
testant Orphan Society, 501.; Sisters of Mercy, 501.;
Con% alvscent Dispensary, 501.; Presentation Schools, 50/."
DISTURBANCES IN TIPPERARY.

The Tipperai y Vindicator contains the following:—
" We have every reason to think that the suggestio❑
as to townland meetings is likely to be acted upon with-
out further loss of time. The people, thank God, am
beginning to awake to the peril of apathy. They know
that the innocent, nut the guilty, should necessarily be
the sufferers if matters go on in utter defiance of the
laws of man end the decrees of Providence. They will
be obedient, therefore, to the stern dictates of their own
consciences, and to the advice of their clergy—and, hurl-
ing defiance at the miscreant hirelings who are desirous
of establishing a reign of terror in the country, they
will assemble and resolve to discountenance crime and
criminal-, and to put down the abominable ruffians who
seek a trade in the people's misfortunes."
WRECK AT CLIFDEN.

The GalwayVindicatur contains the following account
of the wreck of the Lady Grace :
Curvele, DEC. 23.—This schooner, bound from Glas-
gow to Kilrush and Limerick, consigned to both places,
laden with iron, delf, pottery, &c., was, about six o'clock
this morning, driven upon the rock " Carrigeuntbe,"
north of Slimehead, and about one league from shore, on
the coast of Connemara, where she remained for some
time, her crew in a most perilous condition, the breakers
rolling over them at intervals, and had it not been fur
the praiseworthy exertions and timely aid of the inha-
bitants of Erismore, who, at the extreme risk of their
lives, got out their row boats, and went to the rescue of
these poor souls, they would in a few hours have perished
every one of them. The crew was taken front the wreck
by heaving lines frcm the row boats to which they tied
themselves, and were pulled through the breakers, shortly
after which the vessel was driven by a sea off the rock,
when she sank to the bottom in about twelve to sixteen
fathoms of water. She was 110 tons burthen, 66 tons
register, crew five in number, viz., Captain John Michael,
a Welshman ; James Grant, Kilrush, mate ; Timothy
Kelly, Kilrush, Davy Davis and John Owens, Welsh-
tnen, sailors, During the night of the morning it blew
a gale, wind about south-east. It appeared they were
keeping the land aboard, to encounter the gale ; at day-
light, while trying to put to sea, the vessel misstayed,
and in attempting to wear her, she ran upon this rock."
IRISH NAVAL SQUADRON.
LIMERICK, DEC. 28.—The Pluto steamer, Commander
Crozier, arrived here on Monday, and after discharging
ordnance stores, left for Cork on Christmas eve. It is
expected that this vessel will return and occupy the late
station of the Tartarus in the pool.
The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Hon. E.
Plunkett is ordered from Cork to the Shannon.
The Tartarus steamer, Captain James Wolfe, was
paid wages at Plymouth, and has arrived at Cork to re-
assume her survey on the Southern corst.
The Alban, steam-transport vessel, Lieut.-Commander
Lowe, is ordered from the Irish station to Woolwich, to
have her defects made good.

SZIL RDIIE/tfc SALE AND SP HENRY POTTINGER.—
Londonderry claims the honour of giving birth to the
former, and Belfast to the latter of those distinguished
men.

The Earl of Pomfret is on a visit to Sir E. and Lady
Eli4abeth Borough, at Dublin,
Sir George De La Poer Beresford, late M.P. for Ath
lone, whose case has been for some months in the Insolvent

Court, has come out, with an offer of two shillings in the
pound to his creditors. The hearing of his petition is
adjourned to the 6th of January.

CHRISTMAS SON G of thePOOR MAN

BY LLIZA COOK.
" A merry Christmas, Gentlemen,"

'Tis thus the ancient ditty runs,
But minstrels chime no hailing rhyme,
For Poverty's low, haggard sons.
A merry Christmas to ye all,
Who sit beneath the green-twin't2 roof,
To mark how fast the snow flakes fall,

Or listen to the ringing hoof.
A pleasant tune the north wind hums,
When that's without, and ye within;
But like a serpent's fang it comes
Upon the poor man's naked skin.
A merry Christmas to ye all,
Who fold warm robes o'er limb and breas',
Who sleep enclosed by curtain'd
With blankets on your couch of rest.
But I—the poor man—what shall be
The merry Christmas tide to me?

I've seen men hew the log trunk through,
I've seen them bear the holly by,
To pile upon the sparkling hearth,
And grace the stall'd ox smoking high.
The oak-root is a mighty thing,
And beauteous the berry red,
But follow is the joy they bring,
To eyes that dimly look for bread.
The poor man's fire!—pshaw! how should he
Feel such a strange, luxurious want?
The poor man's meal let it be
Some scrap, ungarnish'd, cold and scant.
" A merry Christmas, Gentlemen,"
'Tis thus the ancient ditty runs;
But nought we hear of welcome cheer,
For Poverty's low, haggard sons,
Nor malt, nor meat, nor fruit, nor wine,
Oh, a merry Christmas will be mine.
A rapid ding-long swelleth round,
The giant steeples shake with glee,
And mistletoe is gaily bound
With branches from the laurel tree.
The midnight gloom is deep—but, hark!
The tones of kindly custom flow,
Sweet music cometh in the dark,
With voices greeting, as they go,
" A merry Christmas, Gentlemen."
Aye, great ones, it is all your own,
The hour is sung, the harp is strung,
Where Plenty flings her treasures down:
What has the poor man got to do
With bells and bay-wreaths, songs and mirth?
Let me creep on with Misery's crew,
'Twixt piercing sky and frozen earth;.
Nor malt, nor meat, nor fruit, nor wine,
Oh, a merry Christmas tide is mine.
The rich man's boy laughs loud to find
Thick ice upon the streamlet's tide;
Ilia round cheeks freshen in the wind,
His warm feet bound along the slide.
But little loves the poor man's heir
Upon the stagnant rill to look;
He crouches from the biting air,
His thin blood curdles with the brook.
The well-born daughter smiles to think
How gay the lighted room will seem
When friends shall meet to dance and drink,
And all be glad as fairy dream.
The poor man's girl shall only care
To hug her tatter'd garment tight,
To wring the hoar frost from her hair,
And pray that sleep may come with night.
Pale children of a pauper slave,
Rare Christmas gambols ye will have.
" A merry Christmas, Gentlemen,"
Fill, fill your glasses high and fast;
The north wind's shriek is fiercely bleak,
What matter! let it rattle past.
" A merry Christmas, Gentlemen,"
Feast on and chaunt a blythesome strain,
The cutting chill grows bleaker still,
What matter! till the glass again,
Stir up the blaze—rejoice and feed,
Shout and be happy as ye can,—
My groan arrests ye! take no heed,
'Tis but a hungry fellow-man."
" A merry Christmas. Gentlemen,"
'Tis thus the ancient ditty runs,
No tongue shall sing, no bells shall ring,
For Poverty's low, haggard sons;
Nor malt, nor meat, nor fruit, nor wine,
Oh, a merry Christmas tide is mine!
—Dispatch.

ANOTHER WRIT' OF HABEAS IN
JERSEY.

(From a Second Edition of the Jersey Gazelle.)
We have returned to Jersey at last; r.nd happily,
for Joan: and var;ous rea,ons, with a peremptory writ
of habe,is corpus ad subficienduni, isAued by Baron
Rolfe, and returnable in the Queen's Bench. We
served the writ to-day on Mr. Kandich personally,
and a copy of it duly on the Viscount. The follow-
ing is the order of Court directing the issue of the
writ :

" R. M. Rolfe.—Upon hearing Mr. Peacock, for
Charles Carus Wilson, and upon reading the several
affidavits of William A. Langdale, and of William
Russell, and the exhibits thereto annexed, I do order
that a writ of Habeas Corpus ad Subjiciendum issue
directed to John Kandich, gaoler of Jersey, and to
John Le Couteur, Viscount of the said island, to bring
up to the Court of Queen's Bench the body of
Charles Carus Wilvon, returnable on the 18th day of
January, 18-15.
" Dated the 23d day of December, 1844."
The following is an exact copy of the writ and en-
dorsements :