The Sun. — 1847-12-10 (London, England)

IRELAND. DUBLIN, DEC. B.—ie districts are comparatiTvfelyaccounts tranquil, fr aoml' re not even rumours of murders. .. ',APTITRE OP ROCKITES BY TIPPERARY PEASANTS /"A great and most salutary change. has commenced in North T perary, the chief seat of agrarian disturbance. The sag ions and far-seeing policy of the Lord-Lieu) tennis n rewarding those persons who distinguish „themselves by resisting the armed bands engaged in the perpetration of crime, has excited a spirit of emulation amongst the peasantry. The Tipperary Vindicator of this day supplies the following most gratifying evidence of the beneficial change produced by the admonitory address of his Excellency, sustained and enforced as it has been by the parish priest of the district in question, Ardoroney and Ballygibbon, in the diocese of Killaloe : " On Sunday morning last, the servant man of a farmer, named Michael Kenna, living near Ardoroney, got out of bed to inspect the fields, as is his usual custom, when three fellows, who had been watching is some of the outhouses until he left the house, came to the door, where their further advance was checked by the house-dog, who attacked them furiously. Enraged at the interruption, one of the party shot the dog, and were proceeding to burst in the door, when Kenna, whom the noise had aroused, taking his gun, opened it himself, at the same time crying out, • Come on, boys, fire away—l'm ready for you.' They then moved back and fired a shot, which the intrepid Kenna instantly returned ; and the marauders, seeing such a determined opposition, and fearing last the neighbours would be upon them, took to their heels. Kenna 's nephew and biother, both of whose dwellings are within about three or four hundred yards of his house, came to his assistance, and commenced a hot pursuit, which—to the credit of the neighbourhood be it said—was cordially joined in by all the neighbours and the inhabitants of all the houses by which they passed. After a run of three miles, the pursuers succeeded in capturing two of the party, whom they were conducting to Borrisokane, when a party of police came up, and offered to take charge of the persons and handcuff them which the Kennas refused, and led their prisoners then selves to Borrisokane Bridewell. The third person is well known. The names of the two in custody are Freney and Foley, both inhabitants of Borrisokane. The happy result in this instance is owing altogether to the constant exhortations of the excellent parish priest, the Rev. Michael Scanlan, to his people, to put down disturbers like these." Here is a complete carrying out, by the peasantry, of the system of the " hue and cry," which is to be rendered compulsory by the Bill for the Prevention of Crime in Ireland, now before the House of Commons. But, in this case, the peasantry discharged the duty of police voluntarily, and their conduct is certainly deserving of the highest commendation. The bravery of the Kenna family will, no doubt, obtain some substantial' reward from the Lord-Lieutenant. Altogether there is a most auspicious indication of an improved spirit in Tipperaiy, calculated to lead to more valnable results than any coercion Act which it is in the power of any Government to devise.  RoscommoN.—A solicitor, residing in the neighbourhood of Boyle, has received through the Strakestown post-office a threatening letter, of which the following is a copy  "Sir,—Take notice, that it is painful to me to have to write to you about your poor client, which, to my own knowledge you have robbed them, so therefore it is my duty to look to them. Sir, I must inform you, that if you do not comply to justify, by heavens I will compel you, as it is my duty to do so ; therefore, take this as a warning and a caution, that I will leave you as low as Major Mahon ; so therefore, I will leave a place vacant at the Queen's Bench, and also at the Court of Common Plea for another that will have honour and principle in him.—Dated at my office, at Castlebar. "