New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-30
GREAT BRITAIN.

A horrible murder has been commit
ted near Dundalk. Ireland. The victim was M.
Thomas Douglas Bsteson, agent to Lore IeihPie,
for his amiablity IN private life, for his charities
and enlightened exerllons on behat OF the poor,
and for the kindly, dIsinterested, ana Impartial
manner in which he executed his duties as poor
law puarcian and county magistrate, was on the
afternoon # the An instant shot down on the
highway leading from Armagh TO Castle laney, ana
beaten, battered, and abused, so that he died on
the following day, The three or more ruifians
who committed TINS murceT are believed 10 nave
been the agents vi ssme secret tribunal, ana ths
facts seem TO indicate mat thcy a,tcd WIKI tne
consent and completely q the neigEOoring popu-
lation. ;,
The murdered mans oGense Mas mat ne collected
the rents due on the property OF "hlch ne Was the
agent an ofense known % be SO dangerous IN that
part OF the county OF Monagh that landlords not
deficient in resolution .ear TO pTovohe the ven,
peance which an effort 10 recover thtlr dueS YOU'D
excite AS the sentences o. the Rl0O0n societies
are always executed by s,rangers THIS makes the
tfacmrs Of the assassins sull more difficult
Ex-SecretaIy Walker has been enter
tanned IN public dinner at Man hester, and made a
long speech. The Da,'y News compares him with
Ben Franklin. The Times thus comments on por-
tion Of his speech:
Beyond the operation Of tariffs and financial dis
putes MI Walker casts prophetic eye az the great
conflict between military absOlutisn and conshtu-
tiOnal government, which every day assumes a
more serious aspect which every day draws nearer
20 this island, and which will one day divide the
whole world. There are 10 twO States In the
whole,word, and never have been, so bound TO one
another so mutually beneficial, and so able to work
together as the British Empire and the United
states Al present u seems Impossible but that the
,hols Of he continent of Europe should faH INTO the
hands Of military dsspots seems equally Impossible
that we, with our American brethren, should lose
our institutions or our enthusiasm for liberty.
Here the are the ticO parties IN The great cause that
lhrtdftns 10 dfride and cOHrdSe The Ich9fe 'c0rd.
What will be required ofus what attempts VIII
he M AIDE on us What crusades ought we spOn-
aleousIy 10 undertake What assistance In any
case sare we 10 expect from America For our
islands we have fear. DesDosm Is great on land,
but impottnt and craven on the sea Wherever our
chips can 20, there we have no CONNER. AS on the
former occasion referred 10 by Mr.. Walker, we pro-
teot the New World from the tyrannies OF the Old
What, then, remains TO be done Are we expected
10 land on the continent Of Europe aud fight single
handed with four huge military monarchles, muster
ing two or three millions of armed men What de-
gree OF assistance are We 20 expect from American
marching into the center of Europe None, we
should think.
However, there are many things 10 be considered
A hundred years ago wha. was Russia hundred
yeaTk hence What will be the nlted States An
empire with not far short OF two hundred milkon
souls Should anything happen 10 us-should we
ever be exposed 10 unmented indignlty and oppres-
zion, and our services to- Europe be forgotten-Se
have only 10 pray Eroridrs ditqaS noStris ossbs
uor, and that the prayer will one day bring across,
on occasion, the messengers OF state that On" "r
ply 10 It's purpose the resources OF continent and
Two oceans
Sir Henry Bulwer will not, il is now
co06dently reported, return to Washington, but be
appointed to mission IN Europe.