The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-06 00:00:00

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How many acres, do they think, remain uncultivated, from
various causes, which would produce food for thousands ?
And how many otherwise productive acres are made
wholly unavailable by the devouring game which the lords
of the soil compel their teniuits to support, to their indi-
vidual ruin, and the great injury of the community ? When
Mr. Hume and other Members are moving for returns, we
wish they would move for such us these; and the country
would then see that there are resources at home from
which it is shut out by causes which ought to be, and
which speedily might be, removed.—Morran& Herald.

We have made some inquiries concerning the Truth
Teller of the Etoile, and the result is that it is not an Irish
Paper, as some of our contemporaries have supposed, but
a London Weekly journal, of which nobody ever heard till
it succeeded in procuring an advertisement of its existence
by one of the most extraordinary expedients we ever heard
of. The Etoile continues its extracts from this notable
production; and if it were not for the awkwardness of re-
translation, we should lay before our readers the extract
which is inserted by the French journalist in his paper of
the 4th inst. The lateness of the hour at which we re-
ceived the Etoik prevents us from attempting to procure
a copy of the original; and as the Truth Telkr has pro-
bably its only circulation among the lowest classes of the
Irish Catholics, we hardly think the article deserves any
farther notice. The statements contained in it are evi-

dently calculated for intellects of the lowest order. We
shall, however, notice the pretended facts as a matter of
curiosity. The advocate of the gaoler, finding that his ad-
versaries were also assisted by a lawyer, proposed that both
parties should be left to themselves, without any legal as-
sistance. His proposition was adopted; but the ecclesias-
tical agent of Dr. Murray was allowed to station a judicial
agent in the adjoining room to interrogate the witnesses,
and send a copy of the result, to guide the Commissioners
When the same witnesses were again examined on oath.
Next day the gaoler exerted all his influence to prevent
this arrangement from taking place, and he was successful
in his endeavours; but finding, after all, that the witnesses
were still unfavourable to him, he next objected to receiv-
ing the evidence of the prisoners. This objection, how-
ever, was overruled by the Commissioners; and he next
objected to the admission of short-hand writers, lest an in-
correct account should be published : but the Solicitor,
Mr. Townsend, would not agree to that; and the Marquis
Wellesley being consulted, the short-hand writer em-
ployed by the Correspondent of the Truth Teller conti-
nued to take notes. The inquiry in this case was con-
fined to the means used to make proselytes ; but, even in
that confined view, the accounts were frightful. Ten days
after an order was sent from the Castle to investigate all
the acts of cruelty and tyranny committed in the prison,
without exception. The inquiry was adjourned, in conse-
quence of thisfor three weeks. Some very extraordinary
facts were then brought to light; the barbarous instru-
ments used for torturing the Catholics were then disco-
vered. The gaoler at first denied the existence of any such
instruments, but the blacksmith who made them was at

length discovered. This person exhibited the models by
winch he had made them, and declared on oath that he
had rivetted them on the heads of the prisoners, supposing
that the Government authorized such measures. The
Protestant Chaplain of the prison solemnly declared that
these things had been done without his knowledge. He
detested such a system, and paid many compliments to the
virtues of Mr. O'Donovan, the Catholic Chaplain. He
said he had seen the instrument alluded to, and did not
think the heart of mun had been sufficiently barbarous to
invent such things. " What will the biblicals say," adds
this most true of truth-tellers, "when they see, with their
own eyes, the irrefrugable proof that means so iniquitous
and so barbarous have been employed to teadh the beau-
ties of Protestantism and the advantages of private inter-

pretation?" What will they say when they find that this
biblical (the gaoler) has kept in solitary-confinement, on
bread and water, for five days, an individual whose only
crime was his unwillingness to helievo that thin Virgin
Mary ever had .any children besides our Saviour ? Such
is the abridged account oldie proceedings of the Protestant
inquisition, and really we are at a loss whether most to ad,
mire—the folly or the guilt of such calumnies.. If a
gaoler of Dublin is to blame, let him bear the blame; but
who will believe that any thing in the shape of cruelty has
arisen from the Protestant religion ? The Truth-Teller

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may change his name when he pleases : England will know
him in future by a different title from that in which he has
made his debut.—Brilish Press.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS.

LONDON DIARY, FRIDAY, SZvT. 8.
(At the Court of Commissiousrs.)
T. and T. 11. Andrews, Tavistock-place, coal-merchants... at
Baker and Abrahall, Nicholas-lane, wine-merchants
M. Blood, Bath, surgeon
H. Crusue, jun. Portsea, auctioneer
E. Evans, Islington, linen-draper
D. Evans, Marchmont-street, draper..
J. Gifford, Paternoster-row, bookseller
N. R. Holmes, Fenchurch-street, hop-merchant
T. 11. lltunphrey, Mile-end-road, stone-mason
J. Hunter, Clifton, wine-merchant
T. Jordan, Whiteeltapel, druggist
J. K. Kent, Stepney, surveyor
S. Lake, Alfred-place, Bedford-square, builder
J. Maynard, Storey's-gate Coffee-house, wine-merchant
W. Melville, Phoenix-street, Somur's-town, baker
M. G. Needle, Wood-street, tea-dealer
' R. Price, Stepney, victualler
W. and J. Stirling, Bow Church-yard, merchants
Stanifortha and Gosling, Old Broad-street, merchants
R. Warner, Cockspur-street, dressing-case-maker
T. Wilkinson, West-square, underwriter
S. Williams, Finsbury-square, merchant

COUNTRY DIARY, FRIDAY, Sm. 8.
W. Birch, Tiumet—Guildhall; Canterbury, Wakefield,.., at
R. Burrell, jun. Wakefield—Court-house, Bolton
M. Davis, Great Bolton—Mr. Pendlebury's, Derby
Holmes and Edwards, Derby--King's Head
J. Lane, Middlewitd►—Wellington, Rochdale
R. Monk, Bispham, Lancashire—Office of Messrs. Richton
and Co, Preston
W. Monk, Bispham--Mess►s. Howard's, Preston
P. Myers, Nottingham—Lion, Nottingham
G, Palfreyman, Crag—White's, Manchester
J. Price, Aston—Hotel, Birmingham
C. T. Rimer, Souelumipton—Oftice of Mr. Callaway, Ports-

mouth
Saer and Co. Haverfordwest—White Hart, Narberth
.1. B. Storey, Blamlford—Crown, Blandford
T. Wagstaff, Bristol—Commercial-rooms, Bristol
B. Wild and U. Saddlewortb—White's, Manchester
J. Wolsteneroft, Manchester_Star, Manchester

We lament to have to record the loss of that highly
esteemed and valued Officer, Gen. Sir Harry Calvert,
Bart. He died on Sunday night, at Drayton, in
Buckinghamshire, where he had recently gone on a
visit, after a very short illness. He was Lieutenant-
Governor of Chelsea Hospital, and Colonel of the
14th Regiment of Foot.
CURIOUS LETTER.—The following is given in
the Sheffield Mercury as an authentic copy of a letter
lately sent by a tenant to a landlord in that town
" Augat 24 1820

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Bricked op for it is verrey diselergreavel for Both sids if us
or them Goes out We Carnt Lock the dor and if thire is
Not to 13e one Pleas to send word for I have Chanch of
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Pleas To send A muter Back And I shall no what To do
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