The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-07 00:00:00

IRELAND.

We quote from a Morning Paper an account
of a man and his wife having been murdered in
the County of Roscommon, and we find it neces-
sary to add a report., which is currenf in town,
that the victims of their vengeance were •a Magis-
trate and his wife. We have made diligent in.-
quiry respecting the truth. of the report ; but,
though we have not been able to trace it to any
sufficient authority, we must say, that persons
who are well acquainted with the state of the
county, do not entirely disbelieve the rumour.—
(Dublin Correspondent.)
On Sunday last the Commander of the Forces
spent several hours in inspecting the various de-
partments of the Military depot at the Pigeon-
House.—(Mid.)
Extract of a Letter from Cloumel, dated the 2d
instant, at eleven o'clock at night :—" A serious
business occurred in this neighbourhood since
yesterday. About a week since, two brothers,
of the name of Power, living at Four-Mile-
Water (county of Waterford), were taken under
an execution for debt ;. but the constables, being
too few, were obliged to submit to a rescue,
great numbers collecting for the purpose. In-
formation being lodged against some of the leaders,
a party of soldiers from Caller, and a constable
(fifteen in all) proceeded to their habitations
early this morning (at two o'clock), and suc-
ceeded in :taking them. Information flew through
the country at once, and all determined on an-
other rescue; they fired on the. soldiers, who,
seeing it ivas impossible to proceed, retreated-
into the Castle near the bridge. In the mean
time, thousands from all quarters collected, to
aid in the general cause, and, no-doubt, would
have destroyed- the party, but they were told
that, if any attempt were made, the prisoners
would be. immediately shot. In this predica-
ment they remained until a reinforcement of an
officer's guard brought them clear, at four o'clock
this evening. The prisoners (one a shoemaker
and the other a smith) were brought into Clon-
mel gaol,:at six o'clock."

We are sorry to hear that the evil disposition
has begun to evince itself in a remote part of this
county, on the borders of the county of Wick-
low.—(Carlow allorning Post.)
We understand that Government has, with
prompt and judiciogs liberality, granted fifty
pounds to John Shea, of Tubber, in the county
of 'fipperary; for the purpose of giving a slated
roof to his house. Ile was brother to the late
Edmund Shea, the atrocious burning of whose
house, person, and family, Ireland is at present
deploring.—( Vatoford Mirror.)
The Rev. F. Godwin has collected all the
arms from the farmers in the parish of Donough-
more, and has deposited them in a place of safety,
where they are well guarded by a body of arm-
ed men. The Rev. Mr. l3eresford has done the
same in the parish of Inniscarra. Many other
'Magistrates are following their example, and
have been equally successful in this pursuit. The
different person; who sell gunpowder in this
town were visited, on Friday, by the Chief Con-
stable and a party of the Nice, when every
pound of that article in their possession was de-
livered up.—(Ennis 'Chronicle.)
DESTRUCTIVE FUSE IN THE LIBERTY.--At
eleven o'clock on Sunday night, an alarming fire
broke out in the concerns. of Messrs. WALTER
BURKE and Co.; the Police collected imme-
diately, and proceeded to render every possible
aid towards extinguishing the raging flames ; but
the progress of the devouring element almost de-
fied human exertions, until near seven o'clock
yesterday, when the engines at length proved
successful in extinguishing the fire. The entire
of the concerns were, we lament to say, consum-
ed ; the wind having been very high, considera-
ble damage was done ; in fact, gill the property
of this extensive establishment fell a prey to the
flames, with the exception of the account books,
some plate, and a few finished cloths. A large
quantity of manufactured cloth, wool, store-
houses, furniture and utensils, together with the
dwelling-house and furniture, were consumed.—
(Dublin' Paper.) •

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THE SUN.

SOLEM QUIS DICERE F.II.SC:II AUDEAT ?

LONDON,
FRIDJY, DECEMBER 7, 1821.

We understand that an Evening Paper W
again hawked about the metropolis last night/
containing a pretended rumour that the Earl TAL'
BOT and Mr. GI:As; Lord Lieutenant and Secre-
tary for Ireland, had been assassinated. We have
not heard the name of the paper which has' re-
sorted to this most unjustifiable means of ob-
taining a notoriety ; but we cannot too strongly
reprobate the eagerness with which a forced cif'
culation is too frequently given to the most olis'
chievous falsehoods, by this gentlemanly method
of inducing the public to look into the columo
of obscure jonrnals.

The state ofarfairs in Ireland, Cod knows, is sal'
ficiently lamentable, without the gross exaggera-
tions and inventions which are got up and palmed
upon the public for the base object of filthy lucre•
The Dublin Correspondent, received this Mornin4l
indignantly and eloquently lashes some of the
London Papers, particularly the IWO rn Chr6"
nicle, the Times, &c. &c. &c. for the hardihood
with which they intermeddle in Irish affair`'
while every line they write betrays their ignc-
rance of the actual condition of that country,
and successfully exposes the heartless flippancY
and senseless crudities which alone distingu►sl►
their speculations upon the subject.

It appears to us, that the great remedy f't
Irish disorder must be to give a more beneficial
direction to a portion of the industry of the po'
pulation than it has hitherto obtained. Thc
sources of employment are either so limited, or
the remuneration for labour is so inadequate,
that the mass of the people are in a conditioo
of extreme misery. No reduction of rents,
no abatement of taxes,—no relaxation of tythes,
probably, would be found a permanent Cure
for the evils under which the peasantry groan
for, if the peasantry be habitually idle—if they
be generally ignorant and uninstructed in the
duties and obligations of social life—if they b',
for the most part vitiated and demoralized, the
mere abatement of their burthens might 009
operate as an inducement to increased idleness 9
without adding to their comforts, and certainlY
without necessarily inducing any beneficial
change in the habits and morals of the people.
The successful establishment of the Merlll°
Factory at Kilkenny is a noble proof of what
may be done for Ireland, and of what the lower
classes of the Irish are capable of becoming. It
is with a view to their effecting such peruinet't
changes in the habits, dispositions, and cog"
forts of the population, as have been produce
ed by the enlightened and philanthropic pro-
prietors of the Kilkenny Factory, that the
residence of the Irish Gentry upon their
estates can alone be deemed desirable, or lie
rationally expected to prove beneficial. IV
mere residence of the land-owners, unless the'
also exerted themselves patiently and unceasingli
to devise and carry into execution extensive
plans of public employment, of public improve'
tnent, of education and general ameliorati°”'
would be fruitless, perhaps more injurious Oa!'
otherwise; while on the other hand, it iS cer-
tainly possible even for absentee Landlords t';
promote these objects almost as effectually as
they resided on their respective estates.

[Extract of.h Private Letter from Dublin, dated the 3d inst.l
" It is impossible to describe the constero2.
tion which prevails in this capital. Two bon"
dred veterans have been added to every regialent
in garrison. The Bishop of KILLALA left I►i4
residence in the country with his wife °-
daughter, without even a servant, and came t°
the house of a friend in Dublin, where he `"5l
obliged to borrow clothes for his daughter, ar!ti
departed immediately for England. It is salto
that he was threatened to be burnt alive, te
event that might be apprehended, after t"
horrid atrocities that have already been on':
milted. It is said that Sir IlAacounT his
is accompanied by two Police Officers for
protection whevever he visits Dublin,
proof that, after all the clamour about .tYthej
rents, &c. &c., religion is not a little conneoee
with the dreadful outrages that have taken Placos;
as the Baronet' has long been one of the 111
strenuous props of a Protestant AscentlancY
this unhappy Island." strollso

Charleston Papers arrived this morning to L"
16th Nov. The following are Extracts
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