The Sun.
London, England, 1829-12-23 00:00:00

Protestant and Catholic in politics should be for ever fol.
qotten.

" I would not, therefore, have it conceived for one mo-
ment th it my declining to accept the retainer has art
.),liar ~CUrre hae ng now ascertained the
00: minty of toy return for Clare, I do not feel at liberty to
of l'ennsel fcr any Candnlaie reudinv, iii. Parliament
as a Member of the House, I consider myself precluded
from being so, because, if there were a disputed return, I
would be liable to be one of the judges of that return ; so
that it would be impossible for me to pre-engage my mind
by my advice as Counsel. If there shall be no new elec-
tion until the general election, I will he then too occupied
for myself to assist any other person. Of course you will
distinctly understand that I do not consider myself any
I •tiger at liberty to' be professionally engaged against the
interest of Lord Waterford. My present prospects in
Clare thus precluding me from accepting any such re-
tainer, I again beg leave to express my great gratifica-
tion at the matter and manner of the communication made
to me.

" Believe me to be very faithfully yours,
" DANIEL O'CONNELL.
" D4vid lll,hony, Esq., Merrion-square North."

The above letter was enclosed to me by my brother. I
lost no time in set ing Lord George Beresford en the sub-
ject, and wrote in consequence AS follows:
" Union Hotel, 23d June.

"MY DEAR DAVID,—I have seen Lord George Beres-
ford, and I have handed him Mr. O'Connell's letter to
you, with which his Lordship was much pleased, though
he regrets that he will be deprived of Mr. O'Connell's most
♦aluable aid as his counsel. I trust, however, after what
has now pissed between those parties, that a good and
kindly feeling will ensue. In truth, nothing further is
necessary to secure so desirable a result but the avoidance
of personalities by Mr. O'Connell.
" Ever yours, " PIERCE MAHONY.
" David Maheny, F..sq., Dublin."

I have thus put the piddle in possession of the facts
connected with a negotiation, on which much obsf!rvation
has been made, and I leave the facts to speak for them-
selves.

I have purposely avoided any reference to these parts
of Mr. O'Connell's letter of the 7th instant, addressed
to the people of Waterford, which do not relate to
myself. A 4, however, he has mentioned that he handed
me a list of 23 families who it was alleged were
" driven from their house and home for having
voted hone4ly," it becomes necessary that I should
state what further took place between Mr. O'Connell
and myself, with reference to that subject. After inquiring
for my own satisfaction into the matter, I apprised Mr.
O'Connell that the individuals alluded to were not put out
of possession on account of the votes at the last election—
that upwards of twenty years ago there bud been au ad-
dition made to the demesne of Curraghmore, and that in-
termediate between the part then added, and the demesne
itself, there was a rection of the estate occupied by tenants,
which I supposed to be those in question. I further told
Mr. O'Connell, that at the period of the original enclosure
it had been determined to add the latter portion of tl-e
estate to the demesne whenever the then existing leases
should expire. Those leases expired in March last, and
during the minority oftthe present proprietor, the long-
contemplated improvement, without the remotest reference
to the last election, was carried into effect. Mr. O'Con-
nell appeared to ►ae (but I presume that I was mistaken)
to be satisfied that the circumstance did not deserve the
character imputed to it, and I heard no more of the
or rather the petition, of those persons (which he left in
my hands), until about a week before the publication of
his letter, when, at Mr. O'Connell's request, I returned it
to him.

Had not my name been introduced in reference to this
last transaction, I should not have noticed it.
I am, Sir, your humble servant,
PIERCE MAHONY.