The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-04 00:00:00

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]

That Ireland might be made a highly valuable
portion of the British Empire, if properly go-
verned, none will doubt. Her natural resources
are very great; but hitherto, in a financial view,
she has been rather the cause of weakness than
of strength to England. The preference con-
stantly given to the Protestant Ascendancy in-
terest •has disgusted and irritated four-fifths of
the people, who think the Government their
greatest enemy, and they identify all Protestants
with it, because every sort of official employ-
ment is bestowed on them, to the utter exclusion
of Catholics. Experience has taught the people
of Ireland that Orangism is the best passport to
employment and power, and it is no w onder that
it should flourish in a country at once poor and de-
pressed. 'When Mr. Grant accepted the Chief Se-
cretaryship, the Catholics rejoiced,as they thought
they had a friend in one who had advocated their
cause in Parliament; and fur the same reason, the
Orangemen were proportionally mortified. The
Right Honourable Gentleman bad scarcely
been a fortnight in office when cabals were
formed against him under his very feet
some high characters were engaged in this
mean work, and he seriously felt the awk-
wardness of his situation, from which he is
not yet entirely relieved. When the period
of the King's visit to Ireland was approaching,
it was deemed adviiable to unite all parties, if
possible, that his Majesty might experience the
unanimous testimony of the people's loyalty and
attachment. A command from high authority
induced the immediate offer of conciliation on
the part of the leading Members of the Orange
Faction ; they promised to lay aside their insult-
ing insignia, their offensive toasts, and daring out-
rages. The Leaders of the Catholic Body were
eager to enter into a treaty of peace and concilia-
tion, and met the proposition more than half way ;
but they had scarcely exchanged mutual declara-
tions, when the terms were infringe by dressing
the statue of King William, on the 12th July, in all
the pomp of Orange triumph. The Catholics

indignantly felt this new and unexpeCted insult.
Explanations were attempted, and the Catholics
being sincerely desirous of conciliation, admitted
a plausible excuse for a premeditated and gross
breach of faith ; but the secret of this affair was
never searched to the bottom. At the dinner
given by the Lord Mayor to his Majesty, an in-
dividual, who bad been one of the most
forward to propose conciliation, gave, at a
late hour, " The Glorious Memory," which
was drunk by the company, then present,
amidst loud shouts and cheers. This addi-
tional insult roused the indignation of the
Catholics, and also of all the Protestants who
were not violent Orangemen. The individual,
being in office, was severely reprimanded, and
Lord Sidmouth's letter to the Lord Lieutenant
gave new and strong assurances of his Majesty's
desire to promote conciliation and good-will among
all classes of the Irish people. The appearance of
this celebrated letter astonished and confounded
the Orange Faction, for a ,time, but they have
now, we are sorry to understand, assumed their
former tone of confidence. The most violent of
the Faction style themselves " The True Blues,"
and are ready to evince their hostility to the Ca-
tholics on the first favourable opportunity. The
new Lord Mayor's first dinner, given on Monday
last, will likely afford them what they desire ;
and it would not surprise us to hear that the
64 Glorious Memory" will find its usual station
amonc, the toasts of the day. Mr. Grant has
quitted Dublin, and we shall be anxious, to learn
what part the Lord Lieutenant will, take, if
another insult to the Catholics shall be offered,
and another breach of agre6ment made, by crea-
tures under the direct influence and entirely in
the power of the Government.

HORRIBLE MURDER.—On Wednesday a me-
lancholy affair occurred on the Passage-road.—
On that morning Joh❑ Moore, one of the con-
stables, received a warrant from Alderman New-
som, to arrest a person named-Michael Lehane,
of Rochestown, within the liberties, on a charge
of assault, at the suit of Denis Driscoll. He ac—
cordingly proceeded to the place, accompanied
by his son, John Moore, jun. and Driscoll, who
went for the purpose of identifying Lehane.—
Upon arriving on the lands, they saw a man at a
short distance, and having ascertained that he
was the person they were in search of, the party
went towards him. lie was standing on a ditch
with a musket and a bayonet in his hand, in a
position for charging. Moore also had a musket
and a short stick, and when within six or seven
yards of Lehane, called to him that he had a
King's warrant for his arrest, and requested him
to surrender, saying that the offence was bailable,
and not to give any opposition. At the same,
to shew that violence was not intended by his
party, Moore dropped his musket to an order
position, and put the stock under his arm. At
this time Moore was upon the ditch, opposite
Lehane, and his son was in the rear of Lehane,
farther off, being also armed with ,a musket, which
he had got on his way, in a house which had been
searched for arms. After the elder Moore had
rested his musket on the ground, Lehane sud-
denly turned round, and deliberately fired at -the'
son, who, exclaiming " Oh, God, I am shot !"
instantly fell dead.—An Inquest was held on the
body by James O'Brien, Esq. one of the Coro-
ners, and the above is briefly the substance of the
evidence given before him.—(Cork Southern Re-
porter.)
ROBBERIES.—About eight o'clock on Tuesday
evening, Mr. MAURICE HUSTLE, of 12, Park-
street, Islington, was stopped in Holywell-lane,
Shoreditch, by three villains, one of whom knock-
ed him down., and the gang robbed him of a va-
luable gold repeating watch and appendages,
and 15s. iu money, with which they escaped.—
The same night, the coach-house of Mr. PETER,
coach-maker, in South Audley-street, was broken
into, and robbed of eight plate glasses, a dashing
iron, covered, with patent leather, and two new
leather-aprons from gigs.—Yesterday some dar-
ing villains found means to enter the house of
Mr. STONE, No. 1, Paimeris-terrace, Islington.
The cloth was laid in the parlour for dinner, in
which there was no person at the time, and a
valuable set-of eight castors, cut, richly mounted
in silver with a silver stand, boat shape, was
carried off by the thieves. A few evenings ago,
Mr. STONE was stopped at the end of the ter-
race near his own house, and robbed of his watch
and money.
• Yesterday the neighbourhood of St. Giles's
was thrown into the greatest confusion, in conse-
quence of the following circumstance :—A young
man, decently dressed, was observed going about
the streets, knocking down the stalls of china and
apple women, and in other, respects conducting
himself in a very strange sort of manner. Ile
seemed to have an extraordinory antipathy to
china, for whenever he came near a stall or china
shop, he would seize on the articles and dash
them on the ground. A mob of persons assembled,
and Bartlett, with Kenrick, the bead les, on passing
by went to take him in custody, but he took to his
heels, and in Broad-street he rushed into a Cellar,
where, after remaining for some time, he came
up, armed with. a knife, which he brandished,
and dashed through the crowd by whom he was
followed ; he ran on with the -greatest fury, aim-
ing blows at every body he came near, and clear-
ing all before him. He made an aim at one boy,
who narrowly escaped. He was at length taken
into custody after a desperate resistance, and the
knife taken from him. He was brought to the
Police Office, Marlborough-street, where he was
recognised to be the son of a most respectable
gentleman holding a public situation, and was
stated to be insane. lie was ordered to find
bail, and his friends to take care of him.

Contracts were entered into on Friday last, by
the Guardians of the Poor of this city, to supply
the Workhouse with Mutton by the carcass, at
31d. per lb. and 1 penny in the pound discount
for prompt payment : Butter at 725. per cwt.:
Gloucester Cheese at 48s. per cwt; Salt at 18s.
per bushel; Soap at 725. per cwt. ; Candles at
7s. 6d. per dozen; and Bread at 52d. per gallon
under the assize price—the whole for 3 months,
except the Bread, which is for one month only.—
(Kentish Gazette.)