The Sun.
London, England, 1828-09-24 00:00:00

so much surprize should have been felt or affected
at the retaliation of the Irish, when fortune put it
in their power to retaliate. The massacre, as it is
called, was the act of men who themselves were
threatened with extirpation, and took •counsel
from their fears. Englishmen should bear these
things in mind, When they hear of Popish
cruelty and Popish disaffection.; and if there be
any of the founders of Brunswick Clubs in this
country who have any other religion than the
belly, any other principle than that of conve-
nience, it would be well for them to endeavour
to atone to the Irish for the wrongs which have
been constantly done to them ever since the first
invasion, rather than to add to the black cata-
logue. Even Archbishop Usher, who, with the
rest of the Bishops, declared that to give the
Papists " a toleration, or to consent that they
may freely exercise their religion and profess
their faith and doctrine, is a grievous sin," and
was making ourselves " accessary to their super-
stitions, idolatries, and heresies ; and, in a word,
to all the abominations of Popery"—even he
sheaved that religion was used as a pretext
against the Irish. In a speech delivered in the
Castle Chamber, Dublin, 30th April, 1627, he
observes, " Neither have we more cause in this
regard to be afraid of a foreign invasion, than to
be jealous of a domestic rebellion. Wherefore,
lest I be mistaken, as your Lordships have been
lately, I must, of necessity, put a difference be-
twixt the inhabitants of this nation ; some of
them are descended of the race of the ancient
English, or otherwise held their estates from the
Crown, and have possessions of their own to
stick unto, who easily may be trusted against a
foreign invader, although they differ from the
State in matters of religion : for proof of
which fidelity in this kind, I need go no fur-
ther than the late wars in the time of the
Earl of Tyrone, wherein they were assaulted
with as powerful temptations to move them from
their loyalty as possibly hereafter can be pre-
sented unto them. For at that time, not only
the King of Spain did confederate himself with
the rebels, and landed his forces here for their
assistance, but the Bishop of Rome also, with his
BreVes and Bulls, solicited our nobility and gen-
try to revolt from their obedience to the Queen,
declaring that the English did fight against the
Catholic religion, and ought to be repugned as
much as the Turks, imparting the same favours
to such as should set upon them that he loth
unto such as fight against the Turks ; and finally
promising unto them that the God of Peace
would tread down their enemies under their feet
speedily. And yet, for all the Pope's promises
and threatenings, which were also seconded by
the Divines of Salamanca and Valladolid, not
only the Lords and Gentlemen did constantly
continue their allegiance unto the Queen, but'
also were encouraged to do so by the Priests
of the Pope that were of the Popish profession ;
who were therefore vehemently taxed by the
traitor O'Sullivan, for exhorting them to follow
the Queen's side. But besides these there are a
great number of Irish, who either bear a secret
grudge against the English planted amongst them
or having nothing at all to lose, upon the first occa-
sion are apt to join with any foreign invader, for we
have not used that policy in our plantations that
wise States have used in former times. They,
when they settled new Colonies in any place, did
commonly translate the ancient inhabitants to
other dwellings. IN e have brought new planters
into the land, and have left the old inhabitants
to shift
.fbr themselves ; who, being strong in
body, and daily increasing in number, and seeing,
themselves deprived of their means and main-
tenance which they and their 'ancestors have
formerly -enjoyed, will undoubtedly be ready,
when occasion is offered, to disturb our quiet.—
Whether, then, we cast our eyes abroad, or look
at home, we see our danger is very great." It'is
and has always been an affitir of property, and
not of religion, which has distracted Ireland.
The zeal of the English Thunswiekers has been
kindled at the same altar. The legitimate inte-
rests of landlords, as they call it, is threatened ;
and they would fight knee-deep in blood fur this
legitimate influence. But the people of England,
except when under the influence of property,
begin to see through the delusion. They will
not allow themselves to be made the tools of such
pure friends of the Protestant Religion...—
Morning Chronicle.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, SEPT. 23.

Charles John Le Poer Berelf»yl ltiolphew,Esq.
formerly a Colonel in the Royal Fusileers, was
brought up this morning, to be heard in the matter
of his petition, when his discharge was opposed by
Mr. Tribe, a tailor, of No. 25, Mortimer-street,
Cavendish-square.

It appeared from the examination of the petitioner
by his opposing creditor, that Mr. Tribe's debt was
contracted partly for clothes, and partly for being
security as his bail, for which the insolvent had
given him two bills of exchange, one of which was
in the hands of his son, who held it merely as his
nttorney. At the University in Dublin the insolvent
was called generally Rod Murphy, but he never
signed his name as such, and since he parted with
his commission, which was several years ago, he had
received occasionally loans from Lord Beresford,
who was a relation of his wife, and from the Mar-
quis of Waterford and the Duke of Bedford.

Mr. CooKE, on the part of the insolvent, took an
objection to the mode of the examination.

Mr. Commissioner BOWEN was of the same -opi-
nion, but regretted he could not stop it. No gen-
tleman of the bar would institute such an examina-
tion.

In answer to further questions, the insolvent
stated that he had never lost more than five pounds
at gambling. In 1819 he travelled on the Continent
with the Prince of Conde ; and on the accession of
Charles X., he went with a nephew of the Duke of
Buckingham to France with an address from the in-
habitants of Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire. His
expenses on that occasion were nearly 100/. He
had no salary from the young Prince, but a gratuity
occasionally.

Mr. Commissioner Bo EN never heard such an op-
position as the present. The opposing creditor had
asked a number- of questions, the greater part solely
to expose the private concerns of the gentleman now
before him. Taking the whole into consideration,
a more frivolous and vexatious opposition he had
never heard during his long experience, and in saying
this he said very little to what he could say.
The insolvent was ordered to be discharged forth-
with,

StriciDE.—Between two and three o'clock
this morning, as two unfortunate females were walking
ever Waterloo-bridge, one of them suddenly climbed on to
the
_balustrades immediately over the centre of the second
arch, and attempted to jump over : her companion in-
stantly laid hold of her gown, and partly. pulled her back,
when she exclaimed, " Let me go, don't tear my gown,"
and in the most desperate and determined manner broke
loose from her friend, and threw herself off the bridge.
The other unhappy gill, in the greatest state of distrac-
tion, was also about to precipitate he►sell into the water,
which two gentlemen, who bad witnessed the transaction,
happily arrived in time to prevent. She was then taken
to the watch-house, where she stated that herself and
friend had drunk four glasses of gin and one glass of wine
each ; that her friend resided in Shire-lane, Fleet-street ;
and that, being in arrears fur rent, and not daring to go-
home, she was going Over the water to sleep with her at
the time the committed the rash act.