The Sun. — 1836-10-20 (London, England)

ATROCIOUS CALUMNY.--WC copy the following from a Clonmel paper, in the firm persuasion that it will be contradicted in all its parts ; in fact, the monstrous and unnatural story bears on it the deep impress of falsehood : " Our Thurles correspondent has furnished us with the following account of one of the most barbarous actions, instigatedby a bigoted and unchristian feeling, we have, perhaps,. ever been obliged ito put on record. Gross as it is, and full of savage brutality, we cannot doubt it, coming from that hot-bed of infamy, that focus of murderous riots and revolting deeds, which furnishes more victims for the county gallows than any other town in unfortunate Tipperary : As the last division of the 18th Royal Regiment were on their march through Thurles, en route for embarkation for Ceylon, three soldiers were billetted on one house, and the wife of one of them was shortly afterwards seized with the throes of parturition. The persons of the house, on the supposition that she was a Roman Catholic, immediately despatched a messenger for their reverend father in God ; but the confessor having made his appearance, his services were, of course, declined—the husband of the woman affirming that they were members of the Church of England. The owner of the house, on hearing this, swore by the Holy Evangelists he would not sleep in his house that night, where heretics and devils were ; he accordingly left the house to procure lodgings for himself, and immediately afterwards a party of the Thurles mob, instigated by this demon, assailed the promises, dragged the unfortunate woman (in the condition above stated) out of the house, and used her in a most inhuman manner—the consequences are, the poor infant perished ; and the unfortunate mother remains without hope of recovery. The three soldiers are detained by the authorities of Thurles, in order to prosecute the perpetrators and instigators of this barbarous and inhuman cruelty." The Cork Standard is a formidable foe, and seems destined to win victories by his pen as great and splendid as ever Alexander achieved by the sword. There is a peculiarity in the mode of warfare adopted by this new ally of the Orangemen, unlike most of his contemporaries. He attacks the persons of his enemies, and leaves unnoticed their principles. He has done immense service to the banner under which he fights by this somewhat singular but undoubtedly gallant mode of carrying on the war. A few days ago he discovered that the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland thought himself a handsome nzan ! He accordingly opened a vigorous attack upon his Lordship's head and hair, face and fingers, and the Viceroy, we apprehend, is reported amongst the "killed." In the same engagement Lord Palmerston was " wounded," and several other distinguished men in the ranks of the Reformers are " missing," Truly the Standard is an admirable tactician. With all his great resources and acknowledged talents, to take up such position assuredly is evidence of the strength and goodness of the cause into which he has entered. To-day ho calls names after this fashion," O'Connell and Crawford are two of the vainest beings that ever wore the shape of men." If this charge do not drive both the Hon. Gentlemen out of the field, and force them to bide their diminished heads for the future, no attack will reach them ; they must be unassailable, and carry about with them a charmed existence.  The Lord Chancellor has returned to town, and will sit to hear motions on the first day of Term. Yesterday Lord Ashley, Mr. John Abel Smith, Mr. Edmund Halswell, Dr. Southey, Mr. Bryon Waller Proctor, and 1,,,c0.4 Seymour, attended at his Lordship's house, in Bruton., street, and were sworn in Metropolitan conitnis.sionnrs in Lunacy.  --,The Munster family, who have been at Brighton for the last eight months, leave there on Friday for Hampstead, where they have engaged a house for their winter residence.