The Sun.
London, England, 1818-06-26 00:00:00

" INDECENT RIOT.

" It is always‘‘ith the deepest correct n that we
tire obliged tr record any instance of the intern-
perance of religions prejudice, of its overlooking
decency and charity, while it consults its acrimo-
rhinus..gratifications, or of its disresi.ect for I,CCR-
rIOIIIS, the moral feelings of the Christian
r ace, in particular, consider with awe, and vette-
rAtion, and sympathy. Nire should he well pleased
lo,t to have the following occurrence to relate ;
1141 it hots been already told, and may be, here-
'titter. rereated—antl, therefore, as our own infor-
Plat bin , ;IS to the facts, cannot be questioned, it
in the nature of a duty tp 'lay it before the
in a shape altogether uninfluenced by any
t tiny hat truth.
'• On Monday. the Isth inst., the remains of
t e late Mr. Kavanagh, of were taken for
i,,teiment to the burying ground of St. Molleu's.
nev were attended by a considerable number-7
v a great body of the 'Gentry) among whom were,
tare present Mr. Kavanagh, successor to the de-
u,,ased Sir Ulysses Burgh and. Mr. Latour:be,
Cie Candidates for the Coottly of Carlow ; Mr.
ltitchefort ; Messrs Newton ; Mr. Prendergast,
I.aw Agent to the deceased ; Mr. Fitzgerald ; Mr.
Filly, of Gotyran Mr. Loftus ; Mr. Roberts,
seyeial others.

The Reverend Mr. Thomas attended to per-
f-rt» the finieral service -; arid, with that intention,
living met the body at the entrance into the'
( hutch-yard, he -accordingly commenced this
demo and aff!ctintg ceremony, aecoiding to the
rites of the Established Church. He had, how-
ever, scarcel), undettaken the devout and solemn
duty which had devolved upon hits, when he felt
ceverdyjostled, while some voices called
(tilt to hint to leave the way"—bnt to neithet
cl those circumstances did he seem to pay any at-
ten ion, and he pet sist4d in reading the service for
the Blois! of the Dead. At length a stone, of
about five pounds weight, was thrown at him,
which, prosidenti.illy, did not strike him on the
Lead, but on the shoulder. lie was immediately
after forced a few paces out of the place where he
bad been staioling,.and was very distinctly told,
by :owe of those about him, that if he attempted
to say a word more, they world knot k out his
brains. While this denunciation was conommi-
.eatitig, the body of the rfectased was violently re-
moved how the place where it was attended
by a VASt enticollt:Se of people, who forced their
.w.ay atter it, hnzzaing and shouting in a niost
trtninphatit manner. At this moment, a Roman
Catholic Gentleman, who witnessed the scene,
adihessed .1;1.. Thomas, and begged of him not to
persist, as his p-r•everanee would endanger his
safety. Mr. Archbold, who was standing teartsi
the Clergyman, t 'idea vourrd to appraie the crowd,
Slid to "dissuade them front their shameful pro..
ceedings—hot his advice ,‘ as disregarded. Such
Was the rage by which the people scrota to be
actuated, that it teas Mr. Tinnnasss own opinion,
that the interference of the Gentry preient, tau
from ,inswering any good end, would only exaspe-
rate more, 511(1 prodnee worse effects. When the
crowd removed the body from the Clergyman,
they pot it into the grave vt hick had been pre-
pared for it, to which they consigned it without
Any other ceremony of tel worship than
their own prayers, there being no other Minister
of reliiott present but Mr, Thomas. Mr. Kava-
nagh, the successor of the deceavd, whom indis-
position had confined to his .carriage, was ex-
tremely a:;:cted and disturbed at so unfeeling a
display of fanatical violence.
" offer any reasoning upon this transaction
ould ansaer no good end. We hafe related it,
as an eye winless kas vouched it, and we profess
to eo no more. Tlfose who acted so shaintful a
part, and who were, perhaps, composed of the
low and ignorant—certainly of the low in intel-
lect, and the ignorant in all religions charity_
could not be reclaimed by any thing we may say ;
those of puler principles, and of more enlightened
sentiments, .who witnessed the cii'cunist Hnee,
and vainly attempted to lessen its ferocity,
do not require our lecture. We leave the
matter to its own natural value, unaffected by any

Commentaiy."

DV.SPBRATE ATTEMPT AT TI-113 COUNT/ GAOL
\'esterdav, about one o'clock, a number of pri-
soners, chiefly convicts, exceeding 100, made a
stieden attack on the keepers of the Prison, for
tie purpose of effecting an escape. Having stip-
plied themselves with a quantity of stones, which
the unfinished state of the yard afforded, they
commenced this rash and desperate attempt at the
'(;,,or, when opened for the purpose of distribut-
i;ig clean linen., &c. ; they then began an attack
on Mr. Murphy, the keeper; and his assistants,
ty a shower of stones, and succeeded in jamming
the door so as to prevent' its being closed on
them, by which three of the most active ring-
leaders gained the passage leading to the inner-
yard, but were almost instantly repulsed and se-
cnred by the activity of Garvan and Lamb, two
of Mr. Murphy's principal assistants. Fortu-
nately, at this moment, the alarm was given to
the Guard on duty, belonging to the 97th Regi-
limit, whose timely efforts enabled Mr. Murphy
to compel the prisoners to return to their wards,
and to secure in irons the most active in this mad

rnterprize- We cannot omit noticing the cool-
• lies and steadiness evinced by Air, Murphy on
this occasion, wliich prevented the loss probably
uf EMMY lives, victims to their own ratslinebse—
(Cork 4dt:el-aver, June 16.)

WESTNUNSTER ELECTION.

SEX TIN 1).1X.

The Covent Garden Exhibition was continued
yesteudAy, ‘vit,, no very nia:erial vtoiation from
the uproar of the preccdiog day. At four
0'...10ck, kV hell the closed, the ininabt•rs were
9,s follows :

llomilly 2 l'Sir Miirra); 2S9S

Francis Burdett ....3140 I Mr. Hunt

Mr. lists, on the put of the friends of Sir F.
Burdett, beseeched the people to afford a candid
and im:tartial hearing to every Gentleman who
addressed them, without reference to the particu-
lar Candidate in whose behalf he rpoke. He
knew be' was addressing English own, prowl of
:heir rights, and aware of their value. They
could never in Westminster he injured but by the
departure from an upright and hollow-able course ;
and a cause, such as :heir's, should be chat ac-
ie.rized by impartiality to the respective prisons
w ho addressed them, ino,above all, by an absti.teuce
from every thing outrageous and violent.—
(Cheeriog.)—lie trusted, therefore, they would
give a patient hearing to the Gentleman who, he
uiderstood, was about to otter himself to their
notice on the part of Sir Murray. Maxwell
[" we'll hear hint."]
Mr. ELets then stepped forward. It was; he
said, his intention to communicate to them a
message from Sir M. Maxwell, but, in the first
instance, lie begged to thank the Gentleman %Ow
bad just spcken for his courtesy towards hint.—
He was sure that he had expressed the feelings of
his principds, and that Sir S. Rontilly and Sir F.
Burdett would never lend their names to sanction
outrages like those which had recently oecnt red.
He wished, for the sake of his Wend (Sir M.
Maxwell) that those Gentlemen had been present
through the Election, for they would have exert-
ed all their influence with their-friends to induce
them to listen to what the gallant Captain had to
say to the Electors. Ile had now to convey to i
those he addressed the expression of deep regret
on the part of Sir Murray Maxwell that he was
still unable to appear before rhetn. He assured
them, upou his conscience and honour, that to do
so vras wholly out of his power. lie spoke from
his own knowledge, having left Sir M. Maxwell's
bed but tLro hours before the time at which lie
was,then speaking. lie was sure there was not a
man anion;; thenl who did not regret the outrage
that had been committed—even the man who had
struck Sir Murray had, be doubted not, by this
time repenters what.he had done. That individual
had acted from the impulse of the moment, for it
did not belong to the character of Fin Englishman
deliberately to attack an opponent who was not
-prepared to dt feud himself. l
lie would ask, what
offt-nee had Sir M. Maxwell committed ? At the
requisition of several E'ectors of Westminster he
had offered himself to their choice. Ile was jus-1
Cited in doing this, as every one must own, since
he had only acted in obe,fience to the expressed
wishes of a hotly of the Electors, at whose call he
had come forward. This was his offence in the
first instance, and how had he added to it since
the Election had comMenced 1 Why, by enduring,
with the utmost patience and good humour, the
grossest insults that could he offered. The people
of Westminster had long been in the habit of
chusing a Naval Officer to represent them its Par-
liament : probably they were led to do so by an
idea that such characters would be least connected
oth those parties which at times disturbed the
country by their contests, as naval men were only
accustomed to serve under its fi tg. Those who
hail wished Sir. Ni. Maxwell to 'represent the City
of Westminster in Parliament, had, he was sore,
exercised the soundest discretion, as he knew his
friend to possess a sound judgment, an uptight
heart, anti a fearless mind. -He felt prowl that
these were all sir M. Maxwell had to recommend
him to their notice. Some objections hail been
made to the conduct of certain distinguished in-
dividuals who had given the gallant Captain their
votes. It would not be well for this country if
.men of rank refused to vote at popular elections,
long might they see them conic nastifully
forward ou all such occasions. lie felt confi-
dent that ultimately Sir NI. Maxwell would tri-
umph, and this woiald prove to the world that
virtue and courage were dilly appreciated and re-
warded by the voters of one of the most distin-
guished cities in the nation. The moment of Sir
M Murray's recovery would, he trusted, he that
01 his return to Parliament as their Represen-
tative.

Air. KINNAIan stepped forward, belt some
disturbance in the clowd, which called for the in-
terference of the officers, turtle it impossible for
him immediately to proceed. Ile feared, he said,
he should but ill perform his duty this dry, from
tire feelings which were excited in his breast bY
seeing a constable's staff used, as he thought, un-
necessarily among the mob.--(The word " mob"
being oLjected'to by some pet sons near him, he
explained.)—Ele never felt more honoured titan
when he was surrounded by ,what was called "
mold,' for those of whom it was composed had in
their torn clothes done more good than had been
accomplished by all the court dresses in Europe.
When he addressed them as a mob only
meant a vast mass of people) be was not afraid of
being misapprehended by the liberality of Eng-
lishmen. lie complimented them on the manner
in which they had listened to the last speaker,
while he spoke of the man (Sir M. Maxwell), and
only interrupted when he touched on the motives
which had caused an attempt to he 'made to foist
him on them as their Representative. The out•
rage that had been committed, br condemned as
much as any man could do, and would u‘o every
means to bring the offender to justice, not so lunch
for tire purpose of visiting him with vengeance, as
for that of vindicating the Electors generally, by
proving that it was the act of a maniac, and that
they had no assassin among them. Such scenes,
however, he must remark, were not usual in IVest-
rninster. Nothing of the kind had occurred dur-
ing the last fifteen years, when tie people were
left to manage their Elections liv themselves.
They had only been known when great folks
thought proper to come forward! to (I() their busi-
ness for them. He then. energetically advocated
the cause of Sir F. Burdett at considerable length,
which he asserted to be that of Reform, in which
they had ail one
.common interest.
Mr. BacHAßDsori, jou. spoke ill favour of Sir

F. Bartlett, and complained that his friends 110
been represented, by the absent Candidate to be
democrats. He denied that they deserved this
character, and was eptally anxious to disclaim all
connexion with Sir M. Maxwell and Sur S. Ito-
()Idly. The cause of Sir F. Burdett could not be
shaken by either, and did not want their counte-
nance and support.
Mr. STURCH exulted in the events of the last
three'days in the rjection of Sir W. Curtis in the
City, and in the advance of Sir F. Burdett on the

\VIsuART returned thanks for Sir S. Ro-
milly, and hoped the Electors would still exert
themselves in favour ni the two independent Can-
didates. tie congratulated them on the inhabi-
tants of St.Martin-le-Grand having that day been
restored to their elective franchise, and hoped the
same right would soon be extended all over the
country.

IIUNT now came forward in his miginal
unauspicious station. He was obliged to stand
silent for h Inng time, in consequence of the up-
roar of disapprobation of every kind which his
appearance had excited. He at length exclaim-
ed, " I am in no hurry ; never mind two or three
geese." lie did not perceive any:great victory
to-day by any of the Candidates.—(Where is
your wile ?)—He had a higher object in view
than to stand high on the poll ; he had come
there to watch the proceedings, and to record to-
his countrymen the events which took place. He
attempted then to make some use of the term
" mob," as applied by Mr. Kinnaird, hut he fail-
ed, and was obliged to say that Mr. Kinnaird had
no hid intention. lie next ventured to make an
impression in his favour, by attacking the cha-
racter of Mr. Fox.—(Cries of Oliver, Hont, end
Co. and whete is your wife ?)—Mr.- Hunt turned
towards the hustings, and cried out, " Let sonic
friend of mine go and learn that .scoundrel's
name."—(This occasioned a great tumult within
the hustings ; Mr. Hunt rushed in, and remained
there for some minotea ; when he returned he
was heard with more attention.)—The cowardly
scoundrel had been protected in the High Bailiff's
box. Was that fair play ? He would not even
give him his name, but he knew hitn—(a laugh ;)
—he knew not his name, hat he knew his person,
and he had seen him active every day of the poll
as the friend of Sir FranciN Borden. -After the
election they would soon learn and be con vi need
that what was done there was of little effect. He
cared nor which of the three Candidates were re-
turned. He had before told them that no good could
arise from what was done in the House of Com-
mons. Their forefathers had fought for their liber-
ties, and the day would soon come when they
must turn out and fight for their liberties.,--(Great
confusion, and loud cries of " off o.")—lie
would stand there till the last moment, uidess his
life were taken, and if they should proceed to
take the lives of " such men as me,"—(his own
words, which excited unbounded derision and
laughter,)—they could not tell were it would
end. He would speak on while they protected
him. IVithout their protection no man was
safe. He had asked no man's vote, and yet up-
wards of sixty hail manfully come forward and
voted for him. These sixty would yet appear in
the .first rank, while the other Electors would be
skulking behind their counters.—(A great up-
roar, and cries of " off, off.")—He should now
give place to his friend, who was to address
them. The public press paid him no attention,
but he had got a Reporter for himself, and they
should hare a full account of his speech in a cheap
form. •
Mr. G. JoNes accordingly followed, and, as he-
.came the Advocate of Mr. Hunt, expressed his in-
dignxtiou, with all the' force he could muster,
against the idea of requiring Titivate decency of
moral character horn a political MAII.