Sir Boyle Roche

The most notorious bull-perpetralor was Sir Boylc Roche, who was elected member for'l'ralee in 1775. He had a regu:ar blunlit-ring reputalion. He was known on one oceasioo, after a withering cxposure or palriutic denunoiation of government, to say, with soleuin gravity : "Mr. Speaker, it is the duty of every true lover of the country to give his last guinea to save the remainder of his fortunes!" Or, if the subject of debate was some national oulamitjr, he would deliver hiuiself thus: "Sir, single misfortunes never eoine alone, and the greatest of all mitional calauiities is generally follnwed by one much greater." Sir Boyle ltoche belonged to the ancient faujily of De La Kusse, of Lermoy; he was created a baronet iu 1782, and was married to the eldett daughter of Sir James Caldwell, but had no beir. He used tj account for his lack of progeoy by saying " that is was heroditary in his family iu Uuve no ohildren." Atiother of his blunders was made when spcaking of the G-h hawkers. "They go down to Kingsend," heob-erved, "buy the herring for half nothing, and sell theni for twiee M niuch." A letter Buppoeed 10 have boen written by Sir Boyle ltoche during the Irish rebellion of 1798, givei uu amu-ing collection of his various blunders. Perhaps he never put so uiany on paper at n time, but his peculiar turn for "bulls" is htre shown at nne view. The lctUr was ürst printed in the Kerry Maguine, now out of priut; "Deah ir- Ilaving now a little peace and quiet, I si t down tu inform you of Ibfl busile and cotifusion we are in l'rom tlu' bluod-thirsty rebels, many of whotn ore now, thank God, kilkdand disjiersed. We are in a pretty mess; can get notliing tocat and no winc to drink except whisky. Inn we sit down to our dinner wp are obliged u ki , buth hands ariind. Uhile I write this lotter 1 have njy sword in one hand and iu y pislol in the other. I ooociuded Irom the beginning that this would be the end ; and 1 am right, for it is not half over yet. At present there are such goings on that everything is at a standstill. 1 should have answereayour letter a fortnight ago, but 1 only received it tbis niorninp ; inilciil, haidly a mail arrivés safe without being robbcd. " No longerago than yesierday the mailvi ;n-l t was rubbed near this town ; the baga had I en veiy judiciously lift behind for fear ot amdents, and, by great good luck, was nothing in the coach, exoept two out.-ide pasM'ngeis, who had nothing lr the thievea to Uke. Last Thursday an alarm was given that a gnng of rebels in full retreat froiu Droghf d i were advancing under the French standard, but they had no colois nor any drums except bag-pipes, immcdiately evcry man in the place, indudiog winnen and cöildren, ran out to uirt't iIkmii. Wc soon found our firce a gretl deal ton little, and were far too near lo think of retreating. Death was in every faoe; and to it we went. By the time half our party wère killed we began t be all aliv. "Fortuniely, the rebels had no guns exci'i; t pistólo, euilasses and pikes, and we luid plenty of muskets and auimiini i ri . We put i inn all to tbc sword ; not a soul of ihém escaped exeept some that were drowned in an adjoining bog. In fact, in a shoit time nothing was heard (xcept lilence. Their uniforuis were all different - chietiy green. Alter the action was over we went to ruuiniuge their oamp. All we found was a few pikes without headí-, a parcel of eiupty bottles filled with water, and a bundie of blank French commi-sions, filled up with IrinK name.. Troops are now st.itioned round, whioh exaetly fquareswüh niy idea. of' sicurity. Adieu, l have only time ti .l'1'1 tint I aoi yours in haste, 8. K.' -