The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-13 00:00:00

DUBLIN-ISUNDAY,. Nov. 11.

(FRCi3i A 'CORRESPONDENT.)
I have for the last few days heen no inattentive
observer of the new Lord Chancellor. I was anx-
ious to watch his deportment, and see whether he
would manifest any- of that: scholastic pride which
Was expected from so eminent a lawyer, who had
just landed amongst the " wild Irish ;" and Whether
his Lordship Would assume any of the superiority of
an Englishman, which was always so visible in the
face of, his predecessor. lam happy to say that no=
thing,like this has, nor do I think is likely to appeal,
about Sir Anthony Hart. Short a time as he has
sat' upon the Chancellor's Bench he has proved him.-
self a most able equity lawyer, and displayed a pro-
fundity of research which has astonished, as well as
delighted, our most eminent practitioners : I say de-
lighted,"eniphatically—because Sir Anthony has, in
his expositions of the, law, displayed nothing of the
pedant; but, in his language to the Bar, and his
manner of addressing it, he has been the complete
and the elegant gentleman. A simple fact will ill
lustratothe truth of what I mention. On Thursday
last he was addressed by a.Mr. B—tt ; the Chan-
cellor fully proved that Mr.,B.'s law was obsolete;
and the inferences he was drawing even from his law
erroneous. The manner in which this was done was
at the same time so kind and gentlemanly, that the
impression produced upon Mr. B—tt's mind was
kindness, instead of hostility ; and I heard that gen-
tleman in a few minutes afterwards say to Sergeant
that only for the fear of having his. name
brought forward as a politician, he should be most
desirous to pay a public compliment to the new Lord
Chancellor. The dispute between Sir' Anthony
Hart and the Master of the Rolls (Sir Wm. Mqvh,..
lion), was supereminentlf ridiculous on the part of
the latter. He has, hoWever, withdrawn his hos•L
tility, and with that characteristic prudence which
has hitherto been so serviceable to him, subinitted to
the superior jurisdiction of the Chancellor. I knOw
that it. he had attempted' to continue the hostility,
which first originated with himself, he must have
been defeated; for he would not have obtained the
slightest support from the.Solicitors3 who have been
frequently displeased with him for his supercilious
manner towards them. This Sir Wm. M`Mahon is
certainly an, excellent equity Judge ; but not unlike'
many other lawyers, he is not too partial to the
Press, cad had rather not see a reporter in his Court :
,consequently they trouble him very little.
Lhave just read the first' official document that
has appeared from the pert of our new and most de-
servedly 'popular Secretary, Mr. Lambe. It is the
answer of Government to the application of the,
Tipperary Magistrates !Or the Insurrection Act. It
is, 1 consider, a Most valuable document, and one
which will certainly endear-Mr. LaMbe to every lever
Of the y, and
'countr achnirerS'of the British Consti-
tution.
It thedisplays promptness of..the present
Government to use every constitutional exertion to
discover the perpetrators. of crime; at the same time
that it shows its unwillingness to take into its own
hands any extraordinary powers, or to diminish the
liberty, of the British subject. How different is its
style and language from those documents that pro-
ceeded from Mr. L.'s predecessor, and what a for-
cible' illustration does it afford of the prospects of
Ireland's tranquillity under the new administration.

We are authortsea, to state that the Duke of
WELLINGTON did not give any authority for the insertion
of his 'name, as President for the time being of the Society
for constructing " the Grand Imperial Canal from London
to Portsmouth."—T& necessity for. making this statement
has been occasioned by those who, although unauthorised,
inserted the Duke of WELLINGTON'S name as a President
of this Society, and have not made known to the public that
the Duke did not belong to the Society after a remonstrance
on the subject by his Grace.--Courier.

The Marquis of LANSDpWNE has desired
hie natne'to be added to the list of Patrons and Connnittee
for the approaching Theatrical representatiCnn in favour of
the Spanish and Italian Refugees.., On this occasion the
expenses of the undertaking will be defrayed by the Patrons
and. Committee, so that the entire receipts will go to the
poor Refugees. The Proprietors of the Haymarket Thea-
tre and English Opera-house have offered the use of those
places gratuitously, and signified their readiness to promote'
by all the means in their power, the object in view. Mr.
Mona's, the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal Haymarket,
has even desired that he may be sent for from Lewes, where
he is now staying, whenever his services may be wanted.—
Times.

A few days ago, as a person was crossing
Nun Monkton ferry, near this city, with a cow, the ani-
mal unfortunately plunged into the river, and also knocked
overboard a poor traveller, of the name of Richardson,
who was crossing. the ferry at the same time. The water
was considerably above its banks, in consequence of the
late heavy rains, and the situation of the man was one of
'extreme danger, but the active assistance Of Wicus, the
ferryman, rescued the traveller from an impending watery
grave. We understand that this is the fifth individual,
within the short space of two years, whom. this ferryman
has been the means of saving from drowning, when the dan-
gerous ferry has been flooded owing to,heavy rains.— York
Herald.

CULPABLE HOMICIDE.—At the High Court
of Justiciary, Edinburgh, John Campbell and William
Helm, masons, were brought t the bar, accused of culpable
homicide, in having, on the night of the 6th August, in
.a
cart-shed, which forms part of the premises of JAMES
HA ROlE,.farmer, Currie, wickedly and recklesly attacked
and laid hold-Of ALEXANDER LAWSON', weaver, dragged
him out from thence, and pushed, or with blows knocked,
the said ALEXANDER LAWSON to the ground with vio-
lence, whereby' his skull was fractured, and in consequence
of which he died immediately thereafter. The LORD Jus-•
TICE CLERK, after a pathetic address, which went to the
hearts of all who heard him, sentenced the two prisoners

to seven years' transportation.

IRISH ECCENTRICITIES.—At an early hour
on the morning of Monday last, it being the fair day of
Toomavara, about two hundred:men of the powerful fac-
tion of the Rosoulties" or " Black hens," marched into
that village armed with mighty clubs, there to decide an
ancient quarrel With a no less powerful faction called the
" Stagletons" or " Magpies." Fortunately, before the ar-
rival of the " Magpies," Major O'DoiconoE, with a strong
party of Police, came up and arrested the ringleaders, at
the same time holding the others in check. In a shin t
time the " Magpies" were observed coming down towards
the village in great numbers, but Major O'DoxonoE ad-
vanced to meet them, and having secured the leaders, lie
then dispersed the factions.—Tipperary' Free Press.
THAMES TUNNEL.-00 Saturday evening a
dinner was given in the Tonne], to commemorate the ex-
pulsion of the Thames. About eight o'clock, after the
usual hours of admission to the public were over, the fes.
tive preparations commenced. Tables were spread for be-
' tween SO and 40 Gentlemen, immediate friends of Mr.
BRUNEL, jun., the resident engineer, who presided on the
occasion. The tables were lighted with large handsome
Candelabra of portable gas ; the smaller arches of the Tunnel
.were hung with crimson drapery. At a short distance
from the bottom of the table were placed the band of the
Coldstream Guards, who, in compliment to the occasion,
had been directed to attend in their uniforms, which added
to the great brilliancy of the scene.
THAMES POLICE.—Last night ELIZABETH
MACDONALD, wife of the man who was committed from
this office, for an attempt to violate his step-daughter, and
Who was convicted at the last ClerkenWell Sessions, and
sentenced to two years' imprisonment and hard labour, came
before the sitting Magistrate, with the child, a very inte-
resting little girl, about ten years of age, and complained
that, since the incarceration of her husband, she was unable
to obtain the means of support-for herself and the child.—
She stated that they were both in a bad state of health, and
she wished the girl to be 'removed to the parish to which
she belonged, as there she would receive proper care and
surgical aid, which it was impossible otherwise to procure
The Magistrate made an order for the child's removal to
the workhouse without hesitation, as it was evident from
tier delicate or debilitated appearance, that'she was labour-
ig a dreadful disease, and required regular non-
;‘lshment,