The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-08 00:00:00

IFLELANKO. .. -- -
-,..T0E PRESBYTERIAN. MOrEifENT. - :
DosLIN, Aran 4.—At length the Presbyterians isf
Dublin are abotts to- co-operate with:their ,brethren in
Ulster,. on the marriage question— A meeting is t4;”be
held on Friday evening, in the round roow of. the Ro-
tunda, to petition Parliament in ti.vour,ot ihsi-right* of
146-Preihyterian body. - .
In Ulster meetings continue to be held in. All direc—
tions, and the proceedings are characterised -by increas-
ing rigour and deteriniitation to -resist' the arrogant pile-
tensions. of the Established Church. --- • . •
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MUNSTER • PROYI-NCIAL DINNER IN CORK,
Mr. O'Connell is to leave . Dublin on *atUrtley-neV.,
to attend the provincial banquet -in Cork,'' -oil Easier
Monday,- • , , ---,...: .
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LAYING- TIIE - FIRST STONE OF ST. JAMtg+-
, • NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC ;CHURCH. -..
The imposing and interesting ceremony of laying :the
first stone of the contemplated --new Roman Cathebe
Church tor St: James's parish took place this day. Mr.
There is, however, in the present number of the Con- O'Connell officiated as mason.' ' The site chi sen- is about
gregational Magazine,, a very talented article on the the middle of the south side Of-ifitines-street:- The
suppression of the monasteries, to which, on account building will be, according to the acceptad plan,
of its' appropriateness 'to the subject before us, we 170 feet from the grotuid to the spire, end being on
cannot avoid a brief reference.: "Multitudes in:this Mb elevation, will be observable front the 'most - d is.
country (observes the writer), delight to contemplate taut parts or the' city.. Like all the other great Ca-
the glorious remains of monastic architecture, as seen tholic teuiples. lately erected, this classic.. structure -
in such ruins as Netley or Fountain,GlaStOnbury, or ,will owe;nothing'to tie State, but will be the tirluntary
Tintern, and movedeby peaceful scenes and hallowed contribution of the parishioners, and any other !veneers.
‘ lent citizens who. choose to ail in the woik. Shortly
associations, are. ready to say with Sir-Walter Scott-- t, two o'clock to-day--the very Rev. Doctors Yore and
4 Here have I thoht 'twere sweet to dwell, ~
Laffan; accompanied by the Rev, Mr. Canftilai, P.P.,
And rear again the chaplain's cell; -
Like that same peaceful hermitage, end the Ree..,Alr. Carroll, apPeared, in .xiteir CIMOIIktII4
Where Miltonionged to spend his age.' .
. uponthe ground, at which time there was a. large And
fashionable a'ssembla„ee present, among. whom we-x),b-
This -sensibility and taste have been wrought upon by aerved-Mr. O'Connelf, Sir John Power, hart... jeities
the pseudo-historians and novelists, who describe these roiver, E'sq., M.P., • Alderman Butler, and several other
foundations as having been the asylums of learning, members otaha Corporation. The Lord Mayordid'apt
the homes of charity, and the sanctuaries of religion; arrive until the proceedings 'had terminated. Aster the
whereas, to use the energetic language of John usual service prewrilied by the Church for such oecasmions
Foster, 'the proud piles were, in fact, raised to cele- had been celebrited, Mr. O'Connell was presented with
brate the Conquest, and prolong the dominion of the an address, which was read by the Tier. ',Mr. Canavan.
document tendered the thanks of the CathOlic
power of darkness over the souls of the'people. They This.
rishioners of St. Jam es to " their Liberator." It id-
were as triumphal arches erected in memorial of the Pa
vested to the persecutions which were endured by the
extermination of that truth which was given to be the
people of' Ireland previous to the period of Mr. t) Cont.
of man.' " The writer then alludes to the documen-
cell a active exertions to deliver them from the state-pi
tars eVidence which is being brought to light by the
• inquiries y which they were at his JIM. ',,, 0 aim aaey
slaver in - b' 1 • V -r. r I
ecclesiastical now going on, and which shows were indebted for the abrogation.of these tvrennic and
" how
.awfully.. retributive were the spoliations of i unjust laws which prevented them from worshipping
Bluff Harry, and how truly he was a besom in the ' their Creator, unless in secret, and" the address concluded
hands of . the .All-righteous One to sweep from the j by' congratulating him upon. haying the proof before
earth. those- gorgeous dwelling-places of surpliced him; this day, of the success of his toil or behalf of his
hypocrisy and sanctimonious crime:' Did the Cam- ► countrymen.. The Rev. tJeutlemen concluded amid hind
bridge gentlemen who passed the resolution, to which applause:
we hare referred, take in their discussion, the facts Mr.. O'Coxs ut.t., iu reply to this address, commenced .
recorded in "The Black Book " made at the in-
by a fervent, expression of his thanks for what he termed
stance of CrOMWell, concerning °' the vile lives, the ,
a greatly exaggerated opinion of his exertions. in 'the
'
cause et his country: and lie would be satiseed with
abominable facts, in murders of their brethren, in sea • . •
eying this much, if the address had not adverted to
..... . .
sodoniies, in wlioredoms, in destroying of . children, tonics which at the present moment he could not pass
in forging-of deeds, and other infinite horrors of life," over Unheeded. They had 7 assembled this day for an
of which the monasteries had been the scenes 2 If -exclusive Catholic purpose, and he was, therefore, justi-
they did not, their-judgment concerning the desirable, fled in adverting to -the state of Catholicity in all parts
ness .of having anonastic institutions restored; cannot of the world. It wits true that he had aided to the beet •
be of much worth ; and if they .did, they deserve of his ability in striking off the chains of 80e,000 persona
the
_contempt and -execration of the country to within the British dominions; but in so doing he felt ho
which they are longing to restore the institutions bad the approbation of his countrymen, who were ever
which our forefathers were compelled to uproot. ready to give that liberty to others which they loved so
In any case these Cambridge monks ought to avow well themselves.—(llear, hear.) lie then alluded to
their conversion to the
-Church of Rome, or else the passage in the address which described the effect
to make way for the return of the men whose of the penal laws against the Catholics; and, -after .
picturing some few of their iniquities, proceeded to .
places they most unjustly occupy. We make not observe that bigotry and intelerance were' speedily
these references to the abominations of institutions subsiding, or becoming comparatively injurious .to
connected with the Romish Church invidiously, for it those not possessing them. Ile spoke in terms
must be admitted that similar abominations in their of high ,approbation of the late declaration of-'the
most revolting phase occur in the history of our pre- Irish Catholic prelates—that they would not -re-
sent religion. It is not-our object to condemn parti• ceive anything from the - State; that, in fact, they
not l touch the filthy mammon of - lucre,
cular sects, but exclusive systems, with whatever sects would
allegiance
roowvner
buthteilr
kaptittutritel
they may identified or associated. Recent exhi- -
lions in the Established Church of this country fall odrutieasektnooany fieiniasnteyr of
people for that support which the people were ready to
in character nothing short of the former pollutions of
render therm—(Beer, hear.) Be alluded to Belgiutu,
the church which it succeeded, though in extent they which was an exc:usively Catholie- country, and there,
may be less enormous. This, however, is not to be he alleged, there was the most perfect liberty. of -cons
attributed so much to the change of. creed as to the science to all—perfect freedom of the subject, and .per-
progress of the civilising, or, we would rather say, of feet freedoni of the press. He next adverted to the Stifle .
the humanising principle, or, yet, rather the increased of the Catholic - religion in. France, and said that ho
facility of exposure. Had iere been in former times would now express a belief in the transmutation of
the same means of giving publicity to clerical delin- souls, when he found the conduct of some of the men in
quency as there exists at present, monastic abomina- authority in that country. Denton and Marat -mut-
tions would have never reached that climax which dered hundreds of Catholic priests, simply because they
now appals us, and were we now without a free press. `were priests, with the view of destroying religion. Well,
or at least a press comparatively free, we should have he believed, that the souls of those men had taken pos-
the Established Church of the Reformation in a peal- session of the bodies of Villemain and Dupin of the pre.
day. Thev were - cutting the throat 4 of the
lion as debased- as was ever that of the Church of sent - - wnot for •
riests. but the ho to' - inure relri as effectually
Rome, and it is to this complexion—the ascendancy :by their interfere y. ncep—edby their exertiongson to destroy their
of Church abominations—that the zealous disciples of eiflcieney—to separate the people, from the. clergy. He
ccYoung England" would now force the national i (Mr. O'Connell) had been making speeches every other
sentiment. • day for forty-four years, and be could confidently allege
HERALD.—The sum of five millions three hundred that no man could accuse hint of ever acting or speak-
and fifty-six thousand pounds has actually been paid into' ipg in favour of religious intolerence. lie concluded,
the 'Exchequer within the last twelve months as the pro- and retired amid great applause.
duce of the tax on the incomes of persons possessing MURDER OF MARY WEST BY HER Ili SI3AND.
from 150/. per annum and upwards. The levy is after We gave yesterday a brief account of this appalling
the rate of 7d. in the pound, except on farming profits, murder. ' The unfortunate deceased was about twenty-
on which it takes only Sid. But we fear that it may nine- years': of age, or perhaps something more and was
safely be assumed that a very considerable proportion the. daughter of Dir. Scott, the postmaster at itathfitrne
of those engaged in trade and professions have lacked ham. Her coriditi:t as a wife and a mother was Initial-
the conscientiousness to make a return of their full and peachable; and the only thing at . all derogatory taler
actual income. Ireland, too, is almost entirely ex- character was the unfortunate vice of driinkentiesei, tb
empted. Taking all these circumstances into account, which it appears she was. much giVen. The peoplea-sho
it will be evident that the actual receipt of so large a resided in the house state that the-deceased and her bus-
sum as 5,356,8871., clearly proves the gross income of band lived on the best amid most affectionate terms while
the higher and middle classes of these islands to be very she remained sober, but that innumerable quarrels took
considerably above two hundred millions per annum! place when she "broke out," es they called it, to drinl.
Another gratifying circumstance requires to be The wretched husband was a very temperate mameatul
noticed. It was predicted that the forcible levy of 'WAS always greatly annoyed by the tongue of deceased
the income-tax, which upon all visible property—such when she was tipsy. The mother of West, an old and
as lands, funds, railroads, &e.,—cannot be evaded,— infirm woman, was in the room, but her eflOrte to save
would very seriously diminish time produce of the- other the 'deceased proved unavailing, and it is prebable that,
taxes; that people, in short, would save their income • had not the alarm been given, the man would have put
tax out. of their general expenditure. Such, however, a speedy period to his existence. As it was, he sues
does not appear to be the case. We find an actual in- i seeded in inflicting a tolerably large wound with the
crease in customs, excise, and almost every other de• sword on thettprer part of his abdomen, but his medical
partment of the revenue. The use, however, that we attendants entertain the strongest, hopes of his recovery.
are desirous of making of these important and gratifying j The man, by ally accounts, was an industrious and bora-
facts, is a strictly. .practical one. We wish to shake, by working person; and, up to the present time, bore an
their force, the fears and doubts expressed by several upright character.
over-cautious speakers in . the late debates on the ten- Yesterday Dr. Kirwan, one of the city
i coroners, as-
hour's clause. It was often admitted that it would be in- slated by J. E. llyndman, Esq., held an inquest on the
deed a very happy thing if we could excuse the poor body.
laboin-ers in the factories from more than ten hours of - it appeared from the evidence that the deceased• and
daily labour. It was not denied—it could not be de- her husband were married about ten years. They were
nied, that fourteen hours of confinement, which the separated for some time, owing to her drunken habits,
twelve-hours' clause implies, is injurious to health, but were living together for the last three months. The
destructive of home habits and domestic vir- day of the murder the deceased pledged some articles of
tues, and incompatible with any kind of mental furniture to procure drink. The husband was working
or moral cultivation., All admitted .that a more at Rathmines on that day, when
.the deceased followed
moderate amount of labour was very desirable, all him out there after breakfast, and annoyed him so much,
.
professed to wish that it were practicable ; but there - that he was told if she came there again he would be
came one difficulty in the way. However we might wish i dismissed from his employment. When he went home in
to be kind, and humane, and considerate, we must not the evening, deceased commenced abusing him again.
attempt to indulge in such expensive sentimentalities, , After bearing,with her for some time, he armed himself
for "we can't afford it!" We are certain that none who with the sword•cane, with which he stabbed her in seve-
followed the course of the late ' debate will charge us 1 ral parts of the body, after which lie turned the weapon
with misrepresenting or exaggerating that which was, on himself.
in fact, the main argument on which the advocates of The jury found the following verdict :—" We find
" twelve hours" relied. None ventured to assert that that the said Mary 'West came by her death from the
protracted labour was better than labour to a mode- . effects of several wounds inflicted on her . person by. her
rate extent, in itself—none were at all backward in i husband, John West, with a cane-sword,. at about eight
asserting, 'that they would gladly vote for "the tent
o'clock in the evening of the 2d of April instant, in. a
hours' clause," it they dared—but one ,and all, I room occupied by said West and wife, in the house,'. 45,
on that side of the question, agreed in expressing I Essex-street."
their apprehensions, that so' to limit . the hours, in i , lIALF-PAST Six, P.Y.
the present state of the . national affairs, would prove, ! IRISH FRANCHISE BILL.—IMPORTANT RES°,
in a commercial point of view, :a dangerous, and probably. LUTIONS „OF THE REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
a ruinous experiment. Now, surely the surprising fact, . The following important document has just reached
with which we began this article should have some-f us:-
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weight in the question. The nation is wonderfully rich i eAt a meeting of the Committee of the Loyal Ns-
-is far richer, it is now ascertained, than she believed; tional Repeal Association of Ireland, held at the
herself to be when she laid
.dotin twenty millions in one Corn Exchange Rooms, Thursday, April 4, Is44e
moment to purchase the freedom of the black inhabitants:: , the following resolutions were agreed to:.---. , •
of her West Indian islands. Now, we say,
.not. that'i "1. That although an unnecessary delay has taken
another twenty millions is reeded, or any similar sum ;.: place in the production and order fur printing of the
but we do ray, that in whatever way the freedom of our.i Irish Registration Bill, yet sufficient appears. from the
own: factory slaves can be 'obtained, whether by. statements in the. public papers, to disclose theoppres-
remitting the duty on cotton, or by any other sacrifice, sive principles on which that Bill is founded,sr . the
ot over
theuy-
that can meet the case, England is rich enough, and is;, port and object of it being manifestly
f nil° Land
the leand
willing enough, we will answer for her, at once to pay ; representation of' the counties in _relit •
the
the price, and make the sacrifice. - " oligarchy, 'and totally r_o suppress inour counties

popular. 2. That tlebeiceegfii
. voice.
• Wive sanction to the measure of
ESCAPE OF THOMAS SULLIVAN, ONE OF THE '
4cial interest the solvent tenant teat,
CUSTOM-HOUSE RUBBERS.--By the accounts which }lave'! substituting
i
recently reached the Home-office, from Sydney, it ap-
this measure unblush
will'. eve;hilate two-thirds of the- present IN. coital-
pears that Thomas Sullivan, 'one of -the notorious Cus-
tom-house robbers, who, in 1836, had been transported,
; proclaim the- deliberate intention to lessen,' hy
with three Others, for the offence, had effected his escape gY P •
rulen:cya: and thus the authors of
from that colony. By order of the Secretary of State' ItIL-thirils, the county coustituency.
" 3. That the franchises offered by the present pa -as
proclamation of the fact has been made, within the last
_a substitution for the present, and, for that more en•
d constituency which Ireland has been loudly, and,
few days, at the different stations and section houses of 1
the police in the metropolis. lagged
_ oi, indeed, vociferously densanding for years past, are two-
SUDDEN, DEATH 'OF MAJOR TATLIW.FiLtLh.e
t)siii
fold—namely, Ist, the M. perpetual freehold franchiSe,
which not requiring, as it ought to do, residence, in order
Thursday morning, Breyet-Major Tathwenll
,NTll'ieesgtt:in_ to qualify the of to vote, will afford an ample oppor-
regiment, died suddenly at his quartetrs;
tunny for creating
.fictitious sot's ; while the second,
Heights, Dover, greatly lamented by h, corps. The
lantllajor had seen a great deal of sesise in India, havins, ,
namely the 301. rating clause, will exceedingly restrict
been present at the Burmese war, with the 41st
. Foot': -
the engagements in-front ~f ; the bomber of those alto can psssess that franchise—a
at the capture of Rangoon,
that place, at the attack on Kimindine an Pagoda Point,
d clasilliat, in fact, .will probably be found not to exceed
the capture of Fort Syriam, andthe storming of the .30,0.00 at the utmost ; and as these persons may be, and
works in front of the Dalton Pagoda. The gallant almost. tiniversally'svill he tenants-at-will, it is manifest
their
officer had been poorly fbr some time, but not so seri-- that votes will be tinder the entire control of their
°u ly as to awaken apprehensions for his sudden decease. ' laa,ll"rds -• , • - - "-
II: was found dead in bed by
.his servant OR the moss- ' "4. The the tenancy-at-will clause in the English
in.. in question.. Reform Bill, commonly culled the Chandos clause, has
'STATE OF TRADE.—LIVERPOOL.-The excitement: been found, by experience, to work most mischievonsly,
consequent on the contemplated changes in the tariff still: sad, in fact, to destroy, the independence of the English
continues, and rather increases than otherwise ; thus' county voters. It is the worst
_species of franchise
commercial operations are, to a great extent, frustrated.' known in -England ; and, therefore, it is brought for.
Reports of all sorts are afloat ; in one direction we hear' ward as the principal franchise to be given to Ireland.
that the duties on sugar will be revised, but only to such`,While the low rates of, franchise enticing in England
an extent as will satisfy the favourite colonial interest have been most unjustly taken away front the people a
that their monopoly prices will not be reduced by the Ireland ; and are, with
.similar injiistice, still retain*
change ; others say the duty on all sorts will be lowered from them.
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for the benefit of. the consumer. The speculators in to- . the present Bid is, that it
" 5. Another objection .to .
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ham°, and they are numerous, are expecting some con- • • for an increasessf the repre,sentatioi
makes no provision
siderible reductions from thepresentenormous tax. In - .
s
fact, every one has a different idea ; but perhaps the .
"6.
the Bill, demonstrate hoar. completely justifiable
most general opinion, and the latest, is, that the 5 per ing
in The admitted fact upon the discussion in bring
cent. put on all duties by the last Government will be the
ae
removed by Sir Robert Peel. The cotton business for In
from
was, and is, and how little they have to ei-
any other, save an Irish legislature.
the week shows no improvement ; neither the trade nor pmt rotn
7 That We respectfull call -npmi the Irish ifemtiers
speculators have sufficient confidence to buy to any ex-
to attend the progress of- this most afflicting measure
tent, and each successive arrival from the States throws
and to rive :the Bill the moat decided opposition by alt
additional gloom over the market. The latest estimate a K st to the constitution of Pl. t h
means now . , Parliament,. 'amen , ow*
of the crop by well-informed parties is from 1,900,000 to
ever vexatious these means may, be etired. . . .
2,000,000 bales ; and if it prove so, speculators may well . " DA..LNIV; dicON'lsl ails,
be cautious.- Business in, the Corn market has become
. " Cheitinin of the CoMmittee."
steadier, and it is evident from the state of the weekly . . , •
,
averages that a desperate effort will still be made to effect ! Tile MAIDEN: AND THE El ARINER.---A young wan.
a considerible decline in the duty as the summer ad- sel was preaching at Nantuekef, -and, among other pros
vanes. The present favourable, weather for sowing is a found and original truths.; proclaimed to her congregas
material point towards agood crop in the autumn, and it tion that "'every tab" must stand on its own' bottom:
cannot fail to have its effect on the market. Shares are . A sailor, thinking to nonplus the fair parson, rose up
still afavourable investment for unemployed money, and : and asked,
".Blit suppose it has no bottom ?" - "Then
prices .fie .generally.. steadily supported. Lit erpcol :
it's noitb,". she quiekly'rcjoinedt'and. went en with'her
Mercury. ' sermon. .