The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-16 00:00:00

IRELAND.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN A CHAPEL.
DUBLIN, Nov. 13.—The following strange statement
appears in the Tipperary Vindicator:—" CLONNEL, Nov.
10.—On this day the Catholic soldiers belonging to the
4th Royal Dragoons, Artillery, and 90th Light Infantry
at present stationed at Clonmel, were marched under
arms, as usual, to hear mass at the new Chapel, under
the command of a young Sub, belonging to the 90th,
when the Rev. Mr. De Burke, the clergyman officiating,
turned round to announce to the congregation that the
tribute of a nation's gratitude to their liberated martyr
would take place on next Sunday. The moment that the
much-dreaded name of O'Connell was mentioned, up
started the gallant officer and rushed down the gallery,
his long sword knocking against the steps, and which in
his haste was nearly tripping him up, and sending him
down in more haste than he bargained for in the onset.
Arriving in the aisle of the chapel the commander of the
forces beckoned to his troops to leave the chapel, but the
poor fellows were too intent on listening to the eloquent
appeal of the patriot priest to see what their officer was
at. He then ran up to the front of the gallery and or-
dered the men to march. They, of course, obeyed, with
seeming reluctance, when they were ordered to fall in,
and the roll called, it was discovered there were some of
the gallant fellows still in chapel, and a file of men, with
shouldered arms, were ordered in to bring the defaulters
out r--a mission which was effected after a very short
time. The poor fellows were then marched to their bar-
racks."

MR. O'CONNELL AND THE ARBITRATION

LAWS.

DUBLIN, Nov. 14.—The Freeman's Journal contains
he following correspondence :

"Darrynane Abbey, Nov. 10, 1844.
" My dear Gray—There is a subject of the greatest
importance to which I think it is now time to call your
attention. I mean, that of forming tribunals for ar-
bitration in as many places in Ireland as may seem de-
sirable.

" I call your attention particularly to this subject for
,wo reasons.

First, because you are no longer a member of the As-
sociation, and cannot, therefore, be indicted by the noble
pair of friends, Brewster and Smith, for a ' foul conspi-
racy' to enable the people of Ireland to obtain justice
without any expense.
"Secondly, because no man is better acquainted with
the details for working out efficiently the plan of such
tribunals.
Will you then,
my good friend, join with me in set
ting the crown lawyers and their prompter at defiance ;
and helping me to bring home cheap justice to all the
Irish people, who are anxious for (as who is not ?) that
inestimable article ?
" For my part, I have made up my mind, no matter at
what risk, to assist the Irish people in the establishment
of a universal system of arbitration.
" There will be three great advantages derived from
that system:—

" First—lt will enable the Irish to have their cont
versies decided by judges of their own choosing ; and in
whom, therefore, they have confidence.
" Secondly—lt will enable them to have their con-
troversies carried on and terminated without any expense
whatever.
" Thirdly—lt will greatly diminish the awful flip-
pancy of oath-taking ; and will, therefore, diminish con-
siderably the horrid crime of perjury.
" If I were able, by wasting all the exertions of the
remainder of my life on the subject, to prevent only one
perjury, I would deem my labour most amply rewarded.
Will you then,
my excellent friend, assist me ? Will
you, in fact, become my secretary, to carry out my plan
for the working of the arbitration tribunals upon as ex-
tensive a scale as possible ? If you do, and I have no
doubt that you will
to arrange all the materials for such a plan in the in-
terval that will elapse between this and my return to
Dublin. , agree to assist me, Ido beg of you

" Our plan must have no connexion whatsoever with
the Association, so as in any way to involve that body in
our acts. But I trust our plan will not be the less effica-
cious on that account ; as we will, I hope, compensate
by energy and activity, for the loss of the influence which
the Association so legitimately possesses.
" I propose that, immediately upon my arrival in Dub-
lin, we should send a circular to some person, clergyman
or layman, in each locality, requiring to know whether
an arbitration tribunal be requisite or advisable. We
shall then proceed to procure persons suited to be arbi-
trators and willing to undertake that most useful duty.
Of these a sufficient number for each district shall be
named, and in each case, two or more of them will sit, at
stated periods, to hear such cases as shall be submitted to
their award.
" The submission in each case must be the voluntary
act of the parties litigant ; without dictation or control
rbi tratton ,
Association
of any other person.
as your reports to
abundantly prove.
" But I need not enter into further detail. You are
perfectly conversant with the operation and modes of
" we shall keep within the strictest letter of the law.
But, doing so, we shall procure for the people of Ireland
cheap justice, speedy justice, and justice untainted by any
suspicion of partiality or corruption.
twhoertionygalosu taatiosynsatleßmepeofa al
" soliciting your aid, I have the honour to be, your
fellow-martyr and faithful servant,
" DANIEL O'CONNELL.
" John Gray, Esq., M.D., proprietor of the
Freeman's Journal."
To the above letter Dr. Gray has returned the follow-
ing answer :

Freeman's Journal Offico, Nov. 10.
" My dear Sir—You can command my services as
your secretary in carrying out your proposed plan for
the establishment of arbitration. tribunals.
work of
am, from the Repeal As-
sociation, I rejoice that you have assigned me a depart-
ment in which I can again personally labour in the great
I unwillingly
" Deeply gratified that anything I have hitherto done
should be so remembered by you as to have induced you
to think my assistance worth asking for, I remain, my
dear sir, with the. deepest sentiments of respect and at-
tachment, as a friend and an Irishman, faithfully yours,
anraattieodna:.regeneration. .
" JOHN GRAY.
" Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P."
CONFLICT WITH
SIOTB.ENERS. POOR-LAW COMMIS-

This is becoming a very serious matter. In all direc-
tioTnstheboarsoguardians are up in arms against the
commissioners. The provincial journals, received this
day, supply the following details :—The guardians of
the Ballinrobe union met on the 31st ult., when a com-
mittee was appointed to take into consideration the re-
solutions adopted by, the Limerick guardians.
THE LIMERICK GUARDIANS AND THE POOR-LAW
COMMISSIONERS.—Yesterday a communication was re-
ceived in town from Sir Coleman O'Loghlen, that there
was every prospect of the Limerick guardians succeeding
,e court of
aggnst the poor-law 9ommisacners in -t
DWICh;--,Zimerich !teenier of yesterday.