The Sun. — 1848-01-15 (London, England)

PUBLISHED EVERYTUT.SDIT AID FRIDAY ETENING.  LONDON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 14. JOINT-STOCIC ZIANES.  the classes in the community who are placed in the.  greatest risk, who are exposed to the greatest mischiefs, and for whom the protection afforded by the administration of the law is most needed, I  would point to that large class in the commurity that in their various gradations—from the wealthy occupiers to the person who supports himself by his industry with a small holding and with scanty capital—the farmers of the country who, from. their numbers, must constitute a large portion of its population. I would say that they are the classes possibly in the greatest risk, and in the most need of protection. [His Lordship here referred to the number and nature of the crimes that came before the Court in Limerick, and having recapitulated th& leading features and circumstances of Ryan (Puck's) case and others, proceeded.] If these things are so, am I not right in saying, that these classes of the csommunity are those who most need the protection. of the law, and the co-operation of ill for that purpose. You, and such as you, wh) reside in dwellings, and in places in which from the characters of your residences, and from your means of swim-lopingaround you your servants and dependants, can protect ;),,ourselves against such a state ut things Os this ; and it is a dreadful state of society in which you are obliged to adopt precautions of that sort ; but a farmer residin in g a remote district can offer no resistance against murderers assailing him in arms. His protection can only be from the assertion of the supremacy of the law. When, therefore, I say, that the co-operation of all classes in society ought to be given in aid of the law, and fur the suppre,,tun of outrages, I am not I think wrung in sa3ing that there is no class in the community who ought to be more stimulated not merely by a sense of duty, but by a sense of their own personal interest, to lend their co-operation v. 3 those who belong to the class of farmers. It is impossible that crime could prevail to such an extent if that co-operation were given. it may be that it is in some instances withheld from the influence of prevailing intimidation—it may be that in some instances it is withheld from some lamentable and mistaken sympathies with the perpetrators of these crimes. One of the circumstances which appeared before us in Limerick, which has given me encouragement in hoping that these outrages may be put down by the administration of the law, with the co-operation of all classes in the community, is that instances occurred of the courage—not merely the courage with which some of the assailants were resisted, but the courage  d in the :est mis-tied byeeded, I mmunty wealthy s . him.nd with. -ho, from. on of its classes t need of to the e before lated the (Puck's) is are so, cs of the rotection. :hat purin dvvel•acters of lammingn protect is ; and it e obliged 7 residing against ction can ay of the operation _ . in aid of I am not ss in the ated not of their 7ation v. 3 It is imextent if hat it is ‘ e of pre- . instances mistaken crimes. ' before us .ement n by the tion of all a.curred of th which courage ► the laws and I be,f persons ar, that it ars should Lre taught e laws of species of liberties, present giving to ands. It by their use—their has been rime. In mmission, ?spectable en fleeing ed on the ged in the felon was to lose his at he who, felon and and of the the crime ; separated ?riod of his , n Frewen, ow en his ed for ever most dear, No to the prott.ction. a warning -.ed to incur my person, even that of of any of ✓ him by lot commit ,t' William I and ex✓ the pre- • ► the power principals rv, I have al remarks es which it :ions which hat has ()e-1 the causes, rs, or with ,thing to do. ; to be dison such an to deal with it respective ion; and by ,ng adtninis.b, after all, e the rectois Lordship e provisions appearing in Df the police observations the same as merick.] I which have of the Lord and which, )f. But the mattpr whiCh