The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-12 00:00:00

cried a buckish straw-hatted driver, to, a hard sandy-beard-
ed, curly-pated, ragged freeholder, with a crooked half-
peeled willow cudgel in his fist, "Corney Keough, I say I
—divil fire ye ! come up to the table, Sir,"---" Divil a bit till
I get my brikfast out o' ye," replied Corney, very coolly.
" D'ye say that ?" responded the flaming driver, taking hold
Of Conley s collar,—" d'ye Say that ?—then heartó me, Sir,
diVil the breakfast ye'll get at all!" and forthwith, the
most magnanimous Carney Keough suffered himaelf to be'
steered up to; the swearing table. ,Whether he. got his
breakfast afterwards, I -know not ; but 1 knoW the driver's
cudgel was verybusy about the heads of some of them who
attempted to get two loaves instead of one. Many an un-
.conscionable freehowlder having got one loaf tossed to i
him out of-the Store; would pull it n:two—put one half in
the crown of his hat, 'and the other in his bosom, or. his
breeches; or any where else' conveniiint,' and -then pretend
he had not 'got any at all ; *hid' certainly was a very ne-
farious trick, and whenever it was discovered, it was sure
to be punished by at good sound rap on the sconce. The
day closed by Mr. M`Dermot, YI Catholic gentleman' of
these parts, who . has hitherto acted as Squire Martin's
election mouthopieee, making a tine flaming speech to the
fine. peasantry ; after which the fine peasantry got him
upon their shoulders, and carried him through the streets
—every fine peasant making a noise something like that
which Cooky elicits from the cat, when she carelessly
treads tipon its tail.
On Wednesday, the glorious struggle again went on
in favoOr of Squire Martin ; but as there was a great talk
about Mr. Lambert,petitioning.Parliament against Scinire
Martin's return, .on the ground ofbribery and corruption,
and all that sort of thing (Just as if there was an' thing
corrupt in a twopenny loaf and a glass of whisky !it was
judged expedient to set up another candidate in the Cllll
nemara interest,
_for fear the Squire should be turned out.
rrdlit, vas q
illy.-,IV
Major
pt its Ilit
reKi"veui''-of ( !lotstkiitttio let-racicr, ,tt'wtioit any
tCiastl-
Acoraeck-
espeechification at all; after which, the Cunnemara voters'
all voted for Sqoarradfartin and Major Kirwenlointly ;
and every thing went on very quietly and comfortable until
the final close of the poll at 3 o'clock this day, when the
numbers appeared thus :-.--
Daly . - - - 6,206
Martin . . . - 3,749 •
. ' ' Lambert - .. -' 3,635
Kirwen ..„ - - , • 81
And then the Nigh Sheriff proclaimed 'James Daly,
Esq., of Donsandleand Colonel Martin, of Ballynahinch'
and Cunnemara, duly elected ; and then Colonel Marti*
made a speech, in which he vindicated the laws he had
introduced for the protection of
-the " inferior animals,
and promised that hi:future he would devote all his ener
gees for the protection and benefit of his " worthy elee-i
tors;" and then Mr. Daly returned thanks for the honour
done him in particular : and he and Mr. Martin both pro-
, mised Mr. 111'Dermot, that they would do all they could:
to, put dovrn that abominable Act which put . down the
Catholic, Association; and there'the matter ended, all the
people shouting " Mush.4-grah !..--Long live Squarra,
Martin and Misther Dalythe Omura !!" .
The chairing is appointed for .to-morroW ; but -as there
will be more:broken heads than interest, in the ceremony
, I must beg leave to be absent. . ,