The Sun. — 1849-07-31 (London, England)

DOLLY'S BRAE AFFAIR.  The Earl of RODEN rose for the purpose of offering explanations with regard to the tragic occurrences at Dolly's Brae on the 12th of July.—(Hear, hear.) There was no individual who more sincerely regretted the collision which then took place or the melancholy results of the condition. In another place his conduct had been greatly misrepresented in relation to this melancholy occurrence. It had been said that he (the Earl of Roden) was answerable for the murders which then took place. It had been stated that he had assembled and feasted the Orangemen in his park, and supplied them with beer, porter, and whisky, and had there addressed them in a rambling and inflammatory speech. There was no foundation whatever for the change, and he would state to their Lordships the circumstances of the case as they really occurred. In .1846 the Processions Act expired, and their Lordships knew how attached the lower classes of the Irish were to processions. In 1848 their existed in Ireland a spirit of rebellion ; there was then a great exertion made by the Noble Earl who so admirably governed Ireland to put down that rebellion, and he succeeded. There was not a loyal man in Ireland who did not feel grateful to Lord Clarendon. There were many among the lower orders, as well as among the upper order, who were opposed to the repeal of the union, and when the 12th of July came it Was thougl $ right that there should 1 e a demonstration, in order to show to the kingdom that there were large numbers of loyal Orangemen of all classes who were opposed to the repeal. About a fortnight before the 12th of July, he was 'informed that th© Orangemen were desirous of visiting. him on that day. He endeavoured to dissuade them from assembling, or callinglinehedh,imand tThhaetif dicip wishedm them they gentlementlid saideut call they uwould h bei tmosthey would meet elsewhere, he took two days to consider, tthoeldy consideringtaancdhm en t t o him, that they manifest their furtherataaserai3e that h© thought the 1 2 twho theyh would be if they were determined to safer in his park than elsewhere, and ofu Julyl t shut his gates against them. On 2,000 Orangemen, accompanied by their wives and children, arrived at his park and defiled before him in the most orderly and quiet manner; no doubt some of them were armed, but he knew not that one of them was armed until he saw them there. lie dd not think  that it was any wrong for them to be armed On the 17th of March the Ribandmen appeared armed, and had fired a volley as they passed his gate, and no attempt had been made to stop them, and had he entertained the idea that the fact of some of the persons being armed made it an illegal procession he would not have suffered it. The number armed only amounted to about 200 out of 2,000. The procession went to the end of his park ; and he felt it his duty to go with them, in order to prevent the commission of indiscretion, and to show them that the gentry were willing to stand by them. It was said that he feasted them with beer, porter, and whisky,—the only refreshment supplied to them was bread and cheese and small beer. It was also said that he harangued them—he had addressed them, and he would read to their Lordships what he had said, it had been taken down at the time.  (The Noble Earl then proceeded to read the report of his speech.) _ _  (