The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-21 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, SATURDAY.—DEATII OF TUB REV. DR.
ELRlNGTON.—lntelligence reached town this day of
the death of the Rtv. Charles R. Elliegton, P. 1).,

Regius Professor of Divinity iu the Ili tavereiq of
;jublin, winch took place yestt-t'day ei,ening, a his
residence at Armagh, or wiiich parish he was rector.
The Warder gives the filloeeing particulars of the
melancholy event :-
4lt appears that the deret.,e,l Proce*ior had been tuf-
feriug for the lase. f iitnight or tl;ree weeks from a t•evel-P
attack of gout, from wrath, however, he wile believed to
have almost perfictly strove-red. So chcided an improve-
ment indeed did he exhibit, that his physician, Dr.
Cumming, had expressed an intention to discontinue his
visits, as his professional attendance appeared to be no
longer required. At about six o'clock yesterday eve -
ing, however, he was again suddenly and violently
attacked by the disease, and the relapse appeared of
so alarming a character that a servant was inet ently dis-
patched to Dublin to procure the prifessional assistance
of Dr. Stokes ; but in a short time atter the messenger
had set out upon his journey, he was overtaken and
recAled, the attack having, in the brief interval of
about an hour, terminated fatally. The painful
intelligence excited great surprise and sorrow
when it became generally known in the Univer-
ity, and arrangements were promptly entered
into, in order to exhibit in a becoming mariner
the respect due, not only to the personal character,
but to the distinguished attainments and long collegiate
connexion of the deceased, who for forty years has oc-
eapie I an eminent position amongst the heads of the
university, having been elecCed Fellow in 1810, and for
the last twenty-two years filled the divinity chair. By
the death of Dr. ElAngton, the rectory of Armagh
and the regius professorship t f divinity become vacant.
The former appointment is in the gift of the Lord
Primate, the latter of course in the board of Trinity
College ."
DEATH OF THE DEAN OF CLONFERT.—A letter
arrived in town this morning, .conveying intelligence
of the death of the Very Rev. Thomas Hawkins, D.D.,
Dean of Clonfert, on Thursday evening,
PitoTtenotiasT MOVEMENT.— The intention of
convening a Protectionist meeting in the county of
Sligo has been abandoned. In fact, the Irish Pro-
tectionists seem to have had quite enough agitation ;
and they are now resorting to petitions quietly cir-
culated amongst the party.

CALEDONIAN ASYLUM.
TO THE EDIT OR OF THE SUN.

_
SlR,—The attention of the directors having been
called to a letter in your paper, from "A Guardian,"
stating that there had been presented to one of the
pupils a " Tour by the Spanish Minstrel," a book of
an objectionable character, I am instructed to inform
you that the directors expressed their deep dissatisfac-
tion that any such book should have been given ; they
were not aware of it until "A Guardian" called attention

to it in your columns, and at the last Court they re-
ceived the resignation of the master, who stated that
he had given it at his own cost, and of his own accord,
in ignorance of its contents.—l am, Sir, your obedient
servant, CHARLES REN TON,
Superintendent and Secretary.
Royal Caledonian Asylum, Jan. 19, 1850.