The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-20 00:00:00

" Parturiunt mutes, nasce'ur ridiculus mus."

Mr. Lawless was arrested for heading a riotous mob at
Ballibay—just as any fellow might be at the fair of Knock-
chrocherry, and was released on giving hail=s-two sureties
in two hundred pounds, and himself in double that
amount. Mr. Nicholas Mahon, the treasurer to the
" Rent," and Mr. Staunton, the proprietor of the .Regi-
ster, were his securities. We confess that we were yester-
day disposed to join in the universal feeling of disgust ma •
nifested at the proceeding, and were resolved to treat it as
a conciliation humbug—one of those happy events grow-
ing out of that wise determination of "not giving a
triumph to either party," which has brought Ireland to its
present state. Information which we this day received has in-
duced us to suspend, if not to alter our resolution. We have
good reason to think that the arrest of Mr. Lawless is hut
the first of a series of prosecutions, lied we can positively
state that the conference held at Mr. Justice Burton
house on Wednesday, attended by Mr. Justice Vandeleur,
the Attorney and Solicitor-General, and the gentlemen
employed by Government to report the proceedings at
the Roman Catholic Association, had not, as the Morning
Papers of this day, and The Post of last evening allege,
any connection whatever with the arrest of Mr. Lawless.
For the present, it would of course be premature and im-
proper in us to state what we know, and what we sur-
mise; but for the sake of our brave friends and brethren
in the North, we cannot avoid correcting an error into
.which the Crown Lawyers, their solicitor, and pleaders
have fallen, and one which may embarrass them when
they come to frame their Bill of Indictment. It would
appear, that one of the charges en which Mr. Lawless has
been arrested, is the committing of certain acts calculated
'• to spread terror among his Majesty's subjects." As far
as the North is concerned, the " Delegate" need not dread
conviction on this ground ; for whatever sensation his ap-
proach may have occasioned throughout the Nertherns,
" terror" certainly had no place among them. The plead-
ing reminds us of the story of the sailor, who was called on
to prosecute a footpad who had robbed him. On being
asked, in the usual manner, whether the robber had put
him in fear of his life, "Avast there !" quoth the tar, "
not swear that against any he that ever wore a head."
(From the Dublin Morning Register of Friday.)
CURIOUS ! !-It is known that Mr. O'Gorman Mahon
is in pursuit of Lord Massy, in consequence of the outrage
offered to Mr. Steele, at the late meeting of the Brunswick
Club in Limerick.—There has been a shuffle which, of
course, will be fully developed hereafter, but which led to a
second meeting of the Club on Wednesday. At this meet-
ing Lord Gort was called upon to preside. He consented
to take the Chair, but before doing so, he made a speech
to this effect :—He said he wished to apprize the meeting
that a Bill was prepared for the emancipation of the
Catholics, and that it fully met the approbation of the
Duke of Wellington. He said he was aware of its pro-
visions, and that he was of opinion that it would be accept-
able to every fair dealing and reasonable Catholic and
Protestant in England and Ireland. He intimated that
it was his intention to support this Bill, and said that if
it could be supposed, from his taking the chair, that he
was hostile to such a measure, he would not preside. It
was resolved that the supporting of the Bill in question was
not inconsistent with the duties of a Limerick Bruns-
wicker, and that the Noble Lord might therefore con-
sistently take the chair. His Lordship accordingly ac-
cepted the office that was tendered to him—and what oc-
curred subsequently our informant " saith not," for he
was shortly afterwards compiled to start for Dublin. The
declaration of the Noble Lord is the first that we have had
from what may at least be considered a demi-official source,
that an Emancipation Bill of some sort is actually under
the consideration of the Government.

her MAJEsTr the late Queen Dowager were performed
yesterday., between •fotisr and five o'clock, with great SG-
lemnity, and the body
ST UT TGA RD, OCT. 12.—The obsequies of
was deposited in the vault of the
Royal Family, beneath the chapel of the Palace of Louis-
burgh. The coffin was borne by sixteen Officers of the
Staff. The KING, with their Royal Highnesses Princes
FREDERICK and AuGusrus, followed immediately behind
the coffin. After his MAJESTY were Dukes ALEXANDER.
and WILLIAM, Counts ALEXANDER. and WILLIAM of
Worteutherg, and the Prince of HOIIENLOHE OBERINGEN,
The chapel was hung with black, and splendidly illumi-
nated, and the body was received there by the Clergy, and
immediately placed on the catafalque. The QUEEN was
in the gallery of the Royal Family, with their Royal High-
nesses the Princesses MARY and SOPHIA, Princess Pau-
LINA, their Highness the Duchess HENRIETTA ELIZA-
'BETH and Countess MARY of Wurtemberg: The diplo-
matic body was iu a separate gallery. After an anthem
suitable to the occasion, the Court Chaplain delivered a
funeral oration. A cantata was then performed by the
musicians of the chapel, during which the coffin was
lowered into the vault.