The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-20 00:00:00

No. 16,306 LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENLNG SUN, NOVEMBER 20, 1844.

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behold the impolicy of their near-sighted and wadi
measures towards Ireland and Irishmen ; for,
Despite of every yoke she bears,
That land is glory's still, and theirs.'
" (Signed at the quarterl) ineetin•.: oF the
Association, on its 6,,11).
" THOMAS SMIDAL WE, Chz,lrwan.
" P. H. MULHOLLAND, Secretary.
" Sidney, New South Wales, July 9, 1844."
Mr. T. M'NEyIN (barrister) read a letter he bed
received, having reference to the repeal reading -room?.
and then observed that it was unreasonable for the
people to expect that the Association could give un-
limited pecuniary assistance in the formation of these
reading-rooms; but they would be happy to afford as
much assistance as a due regard to economy would
permit. The Learned Gentleman then dwelt on the
great advantages, political and otherwise, which would
be derived from the spread of information amongst
the people, and in concluding recommended the adop-
tion of conciliation and endurance as the means of
obtaining the repeal of the union.
Mr. N. Maher' M.P., Dr. Nagle, and Mr. Markey
handed in several contributions.
The SECRETARY then read a communication from
Mr. J. A. O'Neill, of Bunowen Castle.
Mr. DOHERTY (barrister) dwelt on the necessity of
establishing repeal reading-rooms throughout the
country ; but assured the people that they should
depend on their own resources for their formation.
Were the exchequer of the Association twenty time s
as great as it was, it would not be sufficient to afford
the means of furnishing an extensive system of sound
practical education. It was his intention to attend
tl'e opening of the campaign at Limerick, the Ther-
mopylae of Ireland, on Wednesday. In concluding
the Learned Gentleman assured the meeting that the
country was in a position to right itself, and that their
exertions would only terminate when a Parliament
should assemble on College-green.—(Cheers.)
After the disposal of some general business, Mr.
O'CONNELL announced the rent for the week to
be 3371.
The meeting then adjourned.
LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.—THE POOR
RATE.
The following statement, which appears in the
Roscommon Journal, is well deserving of attention,
as exhibiting the working of the poor-law to the op-
pression of the unfortunate cottier tenantry. From
the communication made by Mr. Duff, the stipendiary
magistrate, it will be seen that the landlords have
contrived to neutralise the humane provisions in the
Poor-law Amendment Act introduced by the Legis-
lature, with a view to relieve tenants rated under 41.
per annum from the payment of poor-rates. Altogether,
the case is one of grinding persecution :
" At the last petty sessions of Roscommon a number
of wretched-looking creatures were summoned by the
poor-law collector for the non-payment of the rate, vary-
ing from sixpence to half-a-crown.
" The magistrates on the bench were Edmond Kelly,
Edmond Carr, and D. Duff, R.M., Esqrs.
" One of the first cases beard was against a miserable
poor old man of the name of Loftus.
" The magistrates asked him why he did not pay ?
" Loftus, trembling with cold and almost quite naked,
declared he vas unable to pay—that he had himself ap•
plied for admission as an inmate, and that he expected to
be teAen in in a few days. One of the magistrates (Mr.
Duff) said it was a great hardship and cruelty to be com-
pelled to decree him, but they had no alternative. He
would, however, suggest to his brother magistrates on
the bench (who were ex-officio guardians), the propriety
and humanity of the union paying the costs to which
these creatures were put. Indeed it appeared to him that
the collector had treated them with great kindness and
indulgence, but it was quite evident they could never
pay the rate nor the costs of that Court.
" Several similar cases having been disposed of, and it
being hinted to their worships that persons of that class
would in future be exempt from the rate,
" Mr. Duff said that the humane intentions of the Le-
gislature pould never be carried into effect in this country.
The recent amendments in the poor-law contemplated
relief to persons rated under 41., but he knew of his own
knowledge that landlords had already served notices to
quit on every tenant-at-will upon their estates, and would
dispossess them if they did not come in with fresh pro-
posals, and add the poor-rates to their rents ! This he
considered a great cruelty, but it was in that manner
every humane enactment calculated to relieve the poor
was marred by those who should be their natural pro-
tectors. He had a good deal of experience in the col-
lection of poor-rate,• having heen employed for some
time in Connemara' to enforce it. There he had to get
a collector from Dublin who had horses and carts ready
on the spot, and who carried away the crops, &c., of the
poor. There was a combination not to pay, but he felt
bound to say that no such thing existed in this county.
The fact was, those summoned were unable to pay, and
appeared to be fitter objects for relief than to afford re-
lief, however well disposed they might be."
MUNSTER PROVINCIAL DINNER.
Mr. O'Connell is to reach Limerick at eleven
o'clock on Wednesday. Ile is to arrive in Dublin
on Friday.
Dr. Mgrale, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam,
has left town to attend the dinner in Limerick.
CHARITABLE BEQUESTS ACT.
The Evening Post contains the following additional
particulars regarding the recent meeting of the Roman
Catholic Bishops :
" The meeting of the prelates has terminated, and,
according to the ecclesia,tical custom, as the prelates
were not unanimous in their condemnation of the Act,
or in the approval of it, there has Rot been any resolu-
lution on the subject. But, as was stated on Saturday, a
resolution was adopted—proposed by the most Rev. Dr.
Coolly, Archbishop of Armagh, seconded by the Right
Rev. 1)r. Egan, Bishop of Kerry—' That each prelate
should, in relation to the Act, be governed by the
dictates of his own conscience.'
" There was a second resolution also come to—' That,
in future, whenever a requisition signed by five prelates,
should be presented to his Grace the Archbishop of
Armagh, he should call a meeting of the prelates, to
have their decision on the subject-matter of the re-
quisition.'
" We are enabled to state that the following prelates,
although present, expressed no opinion either of dissent
or approval of the Act:—Most Rev. Dr. Slattery, Arch-
bishop of Cashel; Right Rev. Dr. M'Luughlin, Bishop
of Derry; and that the Right Rev. Dr. Crotty, Bishop
of Cloyne, and Right Rev. Dr. Healy, Bishop of Kildare,
may be placed in the same class, not havinsigeed the
protest against the Act, and not having dttended the
meeting of the prelates, or made any written communica-
tion to the meeting on the subject.
" The following prelates did not condemn the Act, nor
did they give an unqualified approval of it—all being of
opinion it required amendment :
" Most Rev. Doctor Crolly, Archbishop of Armagh ;
Most Rev. Doctor Murray, Archbishop of Dublin ;
Right Rev. Doctors Kinsella, Bishop ofKilkenny ; Mur-
phy, Bishop of Cork ; Brown, Bishop of Kilmore ;
Ryan, Bishop of Limerick ; Kennedy, Bishop of Kil-
laloo ; Denvie, Bishop of Down and Connor.
" The following most reverend and right reverend
prelates, present at the meeting, have condemned the
Act, and signed the protest against it :
" Most Rev. Doctor M'Hale, Archbishop of Team ;
Right Rev. Doctor Coen, Bishop of Clonfert ; Doctor
M'Gettigan, Bishop of Raphoe ; Doctor Cantwell,
Bishop of Meath ; Doctor Keatinge, Bishop of Ferns ;
Doctor Foran, Bishop of Waterford ; Doctor Browne,
Bishop of Elphin ; Doctor Feeney, Coadjutor-Bishop of
Killala ; Doctor M'Nally, Bishop of Clog,her ; Doctor
O'Donnell, Bishop elect of Galway ; Doctor Egan,
Bishop of Kerry.
" The following signed the protest, but were not pre-
sent at the meeting of prelates :
" Right Rev. Doctor Higgins, Bishop of Ardagh ;
Doctor M'Nicholas, Bishop of Achonry ; Doctor French,
Bishop of Kilmacduagh ; and the Right Rev. Doctor
Blake, Bishop of Dromore, who did not sign the protest,
attended in his place, and condemned the Act as one
that should not be brought into operation through the
instrumentality of any of the prelates until it should be
amended."

DREADFUL ACCIDENT TO PRINCE ALBERT'S GROOM
WHILE RIDING IN ATTENDANCE UPON HIS ROYAL
HlGHNESS.—Yesterday afternoon between one and two
o'clock, Herr Huisch, groom to Prince Albert, met with
a very serious accident in Windsor Great Park, while he
was riding in attendance upon the Prince, who was re-
turning from shooting to luncheon with her Majesty, at
the Castle, at two o'clock. His Royal Highness, who
was on horseback, galloping at great speed, on passing
through the double gates, followed by his groom, imme-
diately left the road for the green sward on the west
side of the Long Walk. The horse on which the groom
was riding, a magnificent yet extremely vicious animal,
immediately dashed in amongst the trees, causing the
head of its unfortunate rider to come into fearful contact
with a projecting branch, unhorsing him, and throwing
him to the ground with fearful violence. The poor man,
the blood gushing from his head and face, was imme-
diately taken to the lodge at the double gates, where he
received every attention from the keeper and his wife.
Information of the accident having been forwarded to
Windsor, a fly was dispatched to the double gates, in
which the sufferer was conveyed to his apartments at the
royal mews, where he was attended by Mr. Brown, sur-
geon to the royal household, and Mr. Andrews. It was
ascertained that the man, who was suffering the most
excruciating pain, had experienced (in addition to serious
internal injuries, and a contusion on the face by coming
into contact with the branch of a tree) a compound frac-
ture of the collar bone. Late last evening the man was
doing as well as could be hoped for, although still en-
during great pain. The horse, after knocking down the
son of a gentleman residing at W indsor, but, fortunately,
without his sustaining any injury, was secured just be-
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that every attention should be paid to him which his
state required.
LARGE HALIBUT.—WhiIe Messrs. Boddan and
M'Culloch, Strauraer, were out in Lochryan last Thurs-
day, plying their vocation, they had the good fortune to
meet with a splendid specimen of the halibut. Altl.ough
the tug of war was rather keen between the combatants,
they, by tact and skill, succeeded in giving it a free pc 8*
sage to terra firma. When weighed it was found to be
upwards of 2201 b., of excellent quality, and might have
graced the table of the Lord Mayor of Lot don when
he and hi. guests on Saturday week did hoi,ci it to the
good things of this world. We understand i met a
ready sale on Friday, and brought 20. per pound.—