The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-15 00:00:00

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IRELAND.
DUBLIN, DEC. 10.—STATE OF TIPPERARY.—The
northern division of Tipperary is daily becoming more
lisorganised by agrarian combinations. The accounts
*eceivedibis morning are truly disheartening, and show
adaring and desperation on the part the persons en-
' 7,a6d;111- those confederacies, which prove how deeply-
seatga liAe source of the evil in the social system.
occupiers
to be a total alienation between the owners
occupiers of the soil, and the law is altogether pa-
ralysed. Twelve or fifteen years ago the north
division had been comparatively tranquil, whilst the
southern portion of the country had been in a state
borderinf; upon insurrection. Within that interval,
North Tipperary has become the focus of disturbances,
whilst the southern riding has been, to a great extent,
tranquillised. This change and its causes were noticed
and accounted for by Baron Pennefather, in a re-
markable address delivered by that learned and ex-
cellent judge at the last assizes of the southern riding,
in which he is the owner of an extensive estate.
That property has been, in the hands of its
former proprietors, " a field of blood ;" but by a total
change of system—by the practice of kindness and for-
bear,nce towards the tenantry—by treating them as
human beings, sympathising for their wants, and en-
couragine; and rewarding their industry, Baron Penne-
f ither rendered his estate a pattern for order and tran-
quillity to the surrounding district. The landlords of the
south have, many of them, improved their system, and
the southern riding has ceased to be the scene of con-
stant violence and outrage.
It is some such remedy as this that the north riding,
now so frightfully disturbed, requires, and not martial
law or insurrection Acts, which have been unavailingly
tried for fifty years past, never producing a remedy ;
but, en the contrary, always aggravating the disease. At
this moment the police surveillance in North Tipperary
could scarcely be exceeded under a coercion Act, yet
such terrible proceedings occur as the following, detailed
by the Tipperary Vindicator, a moderate and intelli-
gent journal, published in Nenagh :
" ATTACK ON A POLICE PATROL.—It may not be
generally known at a distance that the custom of police
patrols at night, throughout a very wide district of
country, is general in many parts of Tipperary, par-
ticulurly in the baronies of Upper and Lower Or-
mond, Owney, and Arra, Ikerrin, Ellogarty, and
Killnemanagh. This custom has been observed for
a considerable period, and even during the day on
certain occasions, particularly during certain hours on
Sunday, patrols are everywhere out, and the coun-
try, in fact, under a police surveillance, as strict, as
rigid, and as vigilant, as though an insurrection Act were
in active existence, and those parts in question of Tippe-
rary proclaimed. Sunday evening, so early as six
o'clock, the Killoskully patrol, consisting of five sub-con-
stables, under Constable Patrick O'Hara, proceeded in
the direction of Ballynahinch, where they went into a
house in which they had reason, we believe, to suppose
that suspicious characters were at the time located.
Having left the house, they were fired at by a party of
'Terry Alts' who lay in wait apparently for them, and who
exhibited a bold and reckless front. The police returned
the fire, when a skirmish took place between them and
their opponents, who again fired. One of the police,
named Anthony Cullen, in the act of firing a shot which
he discharged at one of the Terry Alts,' received a
ball, which penetrated the left arm, and lodged in the
right elbow. Shot succeeded shot on both sides, when
the police at length routed their assailants, having ar-
rested one of them, taken a pistol from another, and
found a gun and hat which were dropped by some of the
party in a field.
"HORRIBLE MURDER NEAR BORRISOKANE. —ln
addition to the above, we regret deeply to add the
account of a perpetration of a murder, under the most re-
volting circumstances, near to Borrisokane, on Mon-
day evening. The victim in this instance was a
man of the name of Hogan. He had been in Por-
ttunna, we understand, during the day, disposing of
corn, and was returning homewards leading his horse
and car, when, at the gate of Kyle Park, he was waylaid
and shot dead. The weapon, it is thought, was a blun-
derbuss, which must have been placed near the body
of the unfortunate man, as his clothes were torn by
the shot, and partially burned. Yesterday (Tuesday)
morning, James Carroll, Esq., county coroner, pro-
ceeded to the scene of this foul and barbarous murder,
and held an inquest on the remains of the murdered
man. We have heard that Hogan was one of the pro-
secutors for the beating of Dr. and Mrs. Hobbs, at the
last assizes for this county, for which two men of the
name of Hogan were sentenced—the one to seven and
the other to fourteen years' transportation. We have
heard also that since that period Hogan, the prosecutor,
has been protected by the police; but it would seem that
the police were absent at the time he was thus waylaid
and murdered."

SUICIDE OF ALDERMAN HEARN.
In reference to this lamentable occurrence, the Evening
Mail says:—" We learn from a correspondent that the de-
ceased had been implicated in a case of defalcation to the
extent of fourteen to sixteen thousand pounds, which has
just been brought to light within the last few days."
The Cork Reporter has the following on the same sub-
ject :—" A respectable gentleman, a resident of Clonmel,
received a letter in this city this morning, acquainting
him with the particulars of the double suicide of a gen-
tleman of that town and his nephew, yesterday. It ap-
pears that the bodies of both were discovered in a
vat in a porter brewery, where they had lain for
four hours, of course both dead, with two letters directed
to friends, and a portion of their dresses in the apart-
ment. In anticipation of the particulars of this melan-
choly circumstance, which will no doubt be furnished
by the local journals, we learn that there had been men-
tion made of the deceased having been largely, and it is
presumed unsuccessfully, engaged in railway speculation,
which it was said there was little doubt was the direct
cause of the awful catastrophe. In the absence of further
confirmatory information, we withhold the names of the
parties, who are well known in commercial circles, but in
a later impression we expect to be able to give the details
circumstantially."
THE MILITIA.--The Banner of Ulster, in reference
to the current statements about the calling out of the
militia, says, " We understand, from pretty good autho-
rity, that it has been the intention of Government, for
some time past, to raise a certain number of militia regi-
ments by ballot, on lov establishments, say 250 private
for an eight-company corps, for the purpose of supplying
the regular army with volunteers, and doing away with
the depOts, even though the war which we are now
threatened with had never been mooted."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
SHEERNESS, DEC. 11.—The alterations of the fortifi-
cations at Garrison Point, so as to mount from sixty to
seventy guns of the largest calibre, which have been
impeded for some time, owing to the experiments re-
cently instituted at Woolwich, as to the best mode of
pivoting the carriages of the guns, to determine whether
cr not they ere to be secured to the masonry, are about
to be recommenced with vigour, the result of the expe-
riments being in favour of fixing the platforms by
pivots to the masonry, which must necessarily be strong
to bear the recoil of such enormous guns as are now
intended to be placed on all our fortifications. The ex-
cavations for the masonry on which the several travers-
ing platforms are to rest, are now being bedded with
concrete, and the greater part of the stones are already
n and ready to be laid do.a n. A cargo of granite
blocks_ for the pivots have arrived to•day from London.
The guns are daily arriving from Woolwich ; the
1 'flowing have arrived up to the present time., viz.,
tt eight•inch guns, 66 cwt. each, 9 feet long, or
•• 68-pounders; 13 six-and-a-half inch guns, 56 cwt.
each, 9 feet 6 inches long, or "56-pounders 4 six-
and a-half inch guns, 32 cwt. each, 6 feet 6 inches long,
t)r long " 32-pounders ;" and 4 eight-inch guns, 98 cwt.
ach, and 11 feet long A number of pivots have also
fa-rived. The guns are to be mounted on traversing
platforms, 16 feet long, and will be fired over the para-
pets, and pointed in any direction. The earth battery,
with its deep fosse, firming opposite the dock-yard
gate, progresses most rapidly. and when completed will
be mounted with guns in a similar manner.
The Elcctra, 18, Dido, 20, Snake, 16, and Ferret, 10
remain in dock under repair. The Dido's timbers have
been found in a very defective state, as well as her plank-
leg. many of them being quite rotten. The Ferret's
timbers are also in had coudttion, but not quite so bad
as the Dido's. All are being rapidly refitted for imme-
diate commission. The Fearless steamer, second-master
George Brockman. recently arrived from Woolwich
to replace the Dwarf steam-tender, has been de-
teehed to the Chatham station, and is replaced here
by the Wildfire steamer. The Bittern, 16, Commander
Thomas Hope, progressea rapidly with her rigging and
other fittings in the basin. She has her topmasts up,
a-id will be all ataunt this week. A party of seamen
from the flag-ship are assisting in her outfit, about forty
men only having joined her. She will proceed to Spit-
b-ad when fitted, and will doubtless pick up a crew there.
The African, steamer, is in the North Camber, making
good extensive defects which the sustained at Brighton.
1 he Fury, steam-sloop, building, is nearly complete ;
the ways are laid for launching, but the tides will not
serve till the latter end of the month. The 27th has
l'"e" named, but it is probable that the launch will nut
Coke place till the 29th or 30. h. The Sampson, steam-
frigate, Captain Thomas Henderson, is to have a com-
Ik of 180 offi,:ers and wee ; and the Viper, brigan-
tine, Lieutenant Edward Gray, is to have a complement
of 60 officers and men. Neither have yet hoisted the
pennant.
The Admiralty, with the view of still further encou-
raging seamen to remain in her Majesty's service, have
r •centry issued an order increasing the pay of seamen or
4,,,tra riggers in the dockyards from 23. 6d. to 3s. per
d em, with the understanding, as stated in the original
coc der issued about fifteen months ago, that they joined
the service afloat when their services may be required.
Admiralty also, by a recent order, have been pleased
to allow boys who enter the service as engineers' ap-
prentices, to serve the last year of their time in the dock-
yards.
PoutsmouTif, FRIDAY._.Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker
has re-hoibted his flag on Latird the Victory, Captain
Mowbray having returned from leave.
Che Daring, 12, Commander Matson, is in harbour re-
fitting with all dispatch.
The Rodney and Superb are being caulked at Spit-
bead, as their coming into the harbour is at present tin-
es rtain.

The Nelson, 120, has undergone a repair in the basin,
arid will be docked to be coppered as soon as possible, to
be ready as an advance ship. The Nelson was built in
1814, and although so old a vessel, has never been com-
missioned. The shape of her stern was altered a short
time since at a great expense.
The masts with which the Lizard iron-steamer, Lieut.-
Commander Fylden, left Woolwich, having been found
too heavy, have been taken out, and are to be replaced
by throe light ones, such as have been found to answer
OD well in the Fairy.
The Scourge steam mortar ship, Commander Coffin,
is
her y rapesteidlyrd pay. reparing for sea. Lieut. W. Crawford joined
At Spithead--The Rodney, aperb, Alarm, and
Nautilus.