The National Register. — London, England, 1821-11-25 00:00:00

374 OUTRAGES IN IRELAND. ~- 1.114/tRICK, Nov. 14.—A report was very prevalent yes terday that the eutire Cou n ty of Limerick, with the Liberties, were immediately to be placed either under martial low ur the insurrection act. On enquiry, we fiud, that neither of these strong measures y ill or could be resorted to at present but we hear from good authority, that a pruehtmatiou is daily expected to appear, extending the provisions of the peace preservation act, which is at present in operation in the comity of Limerick, to the City and Liberties, in which case there will he an additional magistrate and an extensive police stationed here. At two o'clock yesterday morning Milford House, within one mile and a half of this city, an the Dublin road, wait visited by an armed banditti, who dashed in the !owes sashes of the too oindows, said with sledges attempted to break the hall-door—the family being aroused from sleep, the radians %ere asked what they wanted, they answered " fire arms," flOa being informed that there was but one fowling piece in the house, they required it iu it peremptory munner.—Mr. !Rummell not being prepared to resist them, the gun was handed nut,--after consulting se ith each other for ten minutes, they returned and desired more arms, but MI Mr.. Matnisell assuring them there were no more, they retired firing shots. The party nos most numerous, ►horse outside the hall exceeded t hit tr, well armed, with either muskets o• launderhusses, exclusive of u vast number iu the demesne. The same banditti also entered the turnpike house at Grandy, and succeeded in securing one blunderbuss ;—t hey also plundered a farmer's house, as Ballystmun, and obtaiued one musket. Threatening letters, signed " Captain Rock," have been sent 10 different persons in this neighbourhood, desiring, in erase they should not have fire arms, to be p..epared to pay a certain sure, to nimble the captain and his corps to purchase ammunition—they also threaten destruction to certain per sons retaining any crown witnesses in their protection. Extract of II letter received at the office front a gentleman residing:it Kilflyan parish, in the county of Cork t— " Au armed party consisting of thirty men, most of whom were mounted, attacked the houses of six respectable far mers, mid took from them their arms to the amount of II ►tand. From the route taken by the banditti, after they had finished their depredations, it is supposed that they came trout the West of the Country. In this opinion I am in rimed to concur, front the peaceable disposition and general good conduct of the inhabitants of this parish. 1 ant eon !Heim that the peace of this immediate neighbourhood would he fully preserved, were u few soldiers or policemen stationed in the village of Ballyorgan. The inhabitants (whose pro priety of conduct and loyalty have been proved in the re bellion, when acting under the ordersof the late Mr. Silver Oliver) would most willingly co-operate with auy military sent to their assistauce. The village of Ballyorgan is situated close to the high road to Ferinury, seven miles south of Kul mattock, There is not it magistrate, policeman, or soldier, nearer than three miles. On Sunday night nearly eighty men, uncommonly well mounted, nutteked the houses Of John Speeriug, miller, and Williain Davis, at Beisbus, within it short distance of Adore, and succeeded in getting Intl guns. Toe villains demolished the windows and doors, and, on retiring, fired several shots. On Sunday night, a large party, supposed to be the sans', attacked the house of John Buse, L,q. at Gramm k, near Adore, and demanded his arms. air. Ruse said lie would out give them but with his life. They offered to leave him Li, own double-hurrelled gun, provided be mould give them a single gun and a bluialethuss, which they knew he had io his house, On finding him determined to resist, they retired, after firing two shots into the house, sad breaking all the windows and several of the doors. The house of Bartholomew Gibbings, Kai. of Oitthings Grove, was attacked on Sunday night last, by a large parts of marauders, %Ito broke the hall door with a sledge and pick-axe and fired several shots into the windows, They were, however, most gallantly repulsed, and driven .4r in great confusion, leaving behind them a sledge, a pick-axe and spear, and blood wits found in I irge drops near the house. Abt Mk fire was kept up flout the house by Mr. Cibhily mid his patty, which must have done executiou. This gang broke into several houses in that neighbourhood osi the saute night —amongst others, the house of iidenond Burry, Esq. of Kilhulane, whose door and windows they broke, and ill-treated himself and family. Mr. Ilarry being in a delicate state of health, had sent away his ;mins, and is as not prepared for resistance. Ou Monday night a large party of fellows :Mucked the house of Lieutentan Molurty, R. N. at Outikerroo, Yerryisisithey were completely repulsed by Lieutenant Knott, R. N. (the only male person in the house). One of the villains is supposed to he mortally wounded. On Thursday evening, between seven and eight n't la. the house of Lieut. Henson, It. N. at Longhill, iii this county, was surrounded by a large party, who haring planted ceutiuels in the cabins convenient, plundered it of almost every portable article they could find—they then retinal, firing shouts. Mr. liewson was at Mount Trenchard wtwo the attack was made, otherwise he would have given them a warm reception. It is pleasing, however, to find, that Ow ♦illains did not obtain fire arms. The house of Julio Grady, of Darringslnwn, near K Bitu men, was again assailed on Sunday night, and forcibly cirered by a very large party. They succeeded its entering the liuus.i by means of a sledge, and threatening hint with Outwit death took from him two guns and some anonnuition. He hadheat them off on the Friday before. Contributions were levied by the same party on several ouses where they did nut find arms, and paraded in peat umbers near the town of Rational). Oil Sunday night the house of Thomas 11111, Esq. of Bal. Isbonethehigh, in this comity, was broken open and some ■its taken, _ _ The house of Mr. Martin, Fenre, of Ballyhught, was also attacked, and two guns taken from him. The following farmers' houses in the same neighbourhood were also attacked on Sunday night :—Patrick Marti's, Michael sPAuliff's Patrick tileeson's, and three 011111-, whose names we have not learned; from such as had out anus, money was demanded to purchase ammunition; this in some instances was gladly acceded to by the owner:, and where the money was handed to theta to any extent, it was immediately returned by the marauders, who stated that in order to make the contribution equal, they b a d agreed that the demand should nut exceed a stivereiii at every house. On Sunday night, the house of Mr. James Hill, at Grainue, Was attacked, and sonic lire arms taken. Mr. Leahy'. house, at Suppleton, was likewise attacked, and two guns taken. Several gentlemen in this county have deinel 1111 l ods of pale(' and isailltary ;tritium:ll in their 1 s, to re•er th•• expected vi.its 'rota the nightly marauders. THE NATIONAL REGISTER This day, the entire of the comity Limerick police were inspected at Rathkealc, by their Chief Magistrate, Richard Wilcorks, Lsq. who assumed the command on Sa. tardily last. The chief police-officer stationed at Castle Connell, and all the detachments under his command, passed through this city, this day for Ratlikeale. An action far breach of promise of marriage, in which Miss Margaret Adams of Ki!finnan, was and the Rev. Mr. Cozens, defendant, was disposed or ou Saturday, in the county cuurt-house, judgment having gone by default, and a writ ismued to the Sheriff to assess damages. The Jury, after hearing evidence, returned a verdict of 2251. with costs. The damages were laid in the pleadings at 1,0001. The barracks al Templemore were robbed last week of thirty six pair of blankets; some of them mere recovered iu this city. COURT OF EXCISE, NOV. 22. Mr. G. Douadieu, a grocer, was charged upon in formation with having manufactured stone b lu e and Queen's blue from pipe clay, flour, meal, and other articles, instead of starch and the necessary colouring matter, whereby he incurred a penalty of IOU!. There were other counts in the information on which penal ties were also sought to be recovered. To all the charges the defendant pleaded Not Guilty. IVilliarn Dorsey, an Excise officer, stated, that on the 6th of June last he went to a house, Nu. 4, Corn court, Whitechapel, in company with a brother oflicer, where they discovered a complete manufactory of stone blue, and seized on the premises a quantity of materials for compounding all article resembling stone blue. There was a very small proportion of starch, pipe-clay being the principal material. In consequence of information the officers received from Abraham Bennett, the person in possession of the house, they went to Mr. Donadieu, who is a grocer, re siding at No. 31, Swan-place, in the Kent-road, and on searching the 'itemises they found 731bs. of adulterated stone blue. Mr. Domadien,upon bring asked where he got the blue, said he had bought it from Abraham Ben net, and being asked for the bill of parcels, he fur some time searched his tile for it, but at length said he had not received any, as Bennet could not write. Abraham Bennett stated, that he was a journeyman stone blue maker, and had been employed by Mr. Dona dieu, with whom he had once lived as journeyman, to manufacture stone blue from materials which were sent to him. There was but a stone of starch in the whole quantity that was seized ; the rest was pipe-clay, and an article called British smalt colouring. British smalt was sometimes used by the regular manufacturers. Mr. Dunadieu thought it legal, and desired the witness to cutter the manufactory at the excise-office in his own name, which he declined doing, lest, if the article were illegal, the consequence of using it might fill on htmself. Mr. Reeds, a stone blue manufacturer, examined the samples of the articles that were produced, winch he proved were not the proper materials fur making stone blue. I lie defendant's soli , :itor made a most 111V11 . 10US de fence. He said the matetiak had been fallen in payment 01 a bad (kb! how a person who had ahsconded, and he deprecated the intllction of hea%y penalties on the de fendant, who was at present under a commission of bankruptcy, and who was also aged and infirm. The Court, in pronouncing Jud g ment, expressed their fears that the fratulu:ent manufacture of spurious stone blue had been Carried on to a considerable extent, by which nut only had the revenue been detrauded, but the purchaser had paid five shillings for what was scarcely worth nue. In the present instance, however, they should not press the payment of the full penalties, but should fine the defendant 51. and condemn the whole of the apparatus and goods found in the manufactory. Extract o!" a letter trout Mancnester, dated Nov. 20 : " 'rite following shocking occurrence took place at Sallied fair, in this heighbournood, last night. Two young men and women left this place yesterday for Sal• iord ; ss hen about to return from thence iii the evening, one of the soling women proposed calling itpim a rela tion, who c...-eps a public house in the town ; they ac cordingly did so, when, after a short time, on calling for supper, finding nothing in the house they liked, the viimig men went (nit to procure something better, It was now rpproocning 12 o'clock, and the young men were returning, when they perecised a man and woman in a very iodelieate situation in the public path. One of theta, Warned Rath.' ty, was so indignant that he expressed himself in anory terms to the Mall, who iMlTlVili:ltyly advance l towards hini,and opening a penknife, plunged it into Ratterty's left side. Rafferty uttered a groan, rushed into the house, fell down, and soon after expired. The unfortunate person who inflicted the wound Buffeted himself to he taken, without making any attempt at escape or resistance. lie did not appear to be conscioos of what he had done, but stood completely stultified, looking on the body as if nothing had !witched. These are all the parti ulars 1 have been able to ascertain the truth ul.=l'hc inquest is to be held on the body of the deceased th-morrow." PA It OCH IA L ELECTI em.—On Thursday 12st came on the election of a Matron to the Workhouse for the pa rish of St. Luke, Chelsea, iti the place of Mrs. Cade, deceased. The candidates were a Mrs. Davis, widow, who for upwards of twenty years has been a housekeeper in the parish; and a Mrs. Bintenbury, spinster, who is appto iching towards 50. The latter was supported by tae Rector, Curate, Church NaRICIIS, Overseers, and a conNi:ietable number of the Parochial Connni lice, in opposition to whom, and after a blimp contest, which abtul arum tco in the morning till seven at night, the widow was elected by a laNe majority; the numbers being—For Mrs. Davis, 869—Mrs. Rattenbury, 699 — Majority, Mt. On Tuesday evening last about four o'clock, a thief endeavoured to get through the shop into the parlour onperczived, of the house of Mr. Browne, tobacconist, No 102, Broad-street, Ratchtle, and during the tcmlxt rary absence of Mrs. Nowise, stole from off the mantle piece a valuable watch and appi l idagps, w i t h w hi c h h e o.ettled. . - _;4 a ow i M •• N i •• . nrisi- CoRONER'II INQUEST —On Tuesday latt an i lion was taken at the house of Mr. Edwa r d s , the Cross keys tavern, in Thenbald's-road, before, T. Stirling, coroner, on view of the bony of Sarah Juicy, aged 40 years, who was found dead in her bed on Saturday last, at her lodgings, No. 42, Theobalt's- filled roail. with The jsjur y. room, and the passage leading to it, w as l pec. tators, whose curiosity had been excited by the many reports that had gone abroad about the death of the de. teasel. The Jury having been impannelled, took a view of the body, which was still in bed, and presented one of the most horrible sights we ever witnessed. It appeared that the deceased had formerly lived servant in most respectable families at the West-end of the town, and bore a most exemplary character. She had left her last situation with the Intent of getting married to a man of small fortune, and, taking an apartment, she had purchased household furniture previous to her marriage, when the attention of her lover began to diminish, and subsequently the match was set aside, and the cones. pondence ceased. She ever after apppenred to be always to a state of itlejection. She would absent herself day after day, and no one knew where she resorted to. For the last fortnight she had not been seen, but her absence, although long, caused no uneasiness, as she was so fre quently doing so, nil last week the inmates of the hous e where she lodged were annoyed by a most infectious smell, and finding it issued from the apartment of the deceased, they caused the door to he opened on Saturday last, when she was found dead. The hotly was in such a shocking state that no surgeon could approach it, in order to anatomise it; but, from the circumstance of two empty vials, which hid contained laudanum, being found under her, it was the surgeon's opinion she drank the contents, which caused dissolution. The jury, therefore, returned a verdict that the deceased destroyed herself by taking laudanum, in a state of derangement. On the night of the Ist instant, the house of Mrs. JOhNson, of Beerton i near Liverpool, was entered by four men, and robbed of a large sum of money and other property. The singular circumstances under which the act was committed are worthy of record. In order to obtain admittance, they scratched at the door, after the manner of a dog. It was unsuspectingly opened by the female servant. They entered, and declaring that they did not purpose any violence towards her, they put her in the pantry ; and while one of them remained below to keep watch, the others went up stairs. They found Mrs. Johnson in bed : told her not to be alarmed, no personal injury being meant, her money only being Iwhit they sought. The lady, with much presence of mind, on observing their intentions, secured unperceits ed a gold watch, which she had at hand, under her night clothes. They handed her to an arm-chair, and asked for some wine. In going for it she contrived to pass the fire-place, and throwing tne watch among the shavings in the grate, she preserved it. They then sat down, and conversed freely with her for some time. One of them of genteel dress and manner, showed her a number of false keys, and described to her their seve ral uses. lie remarked that a person of her rank must hire a watch ; for which they searched her bed, but djd not offer to search her person. After robbing the house of money to a large amount, including a Bank ImA-bill of 501. specially endorsed, the, politely bade sirs. Johnson good night, and departed. They soon alter returned, saying at the door that they b id forgotten something ; but the servant denied them admittance. They were detected at Birmingham, upon presenting the bill alluded to; brought to Liverpool, and fully committed 1)t. Suiclue,—A melancholy circumstance took place at the Greyhound Jim, Newmarket, last week. Two young gentlemen, E. M. Esq. and his brother, arrived at the above house, from Cambridge, and spent the day there. Between seven and eight o'clock in the evening they prepared to return ; the waiter brought in their box coos, when the younger gentleman desired him to he careful how he handled them, as they contained loaded pistols. The man put the coats down, and retired, when the gemleman who had given the caution took the pistols from the pockets of the coats and bid them on the table. Mr. M. then requested of his brother to see if the gig was ready; he had scarcely retired for the purpose when he was alarmed by the report of fire-arms. Hs instantly ran back, and on entering the room found his unfortu nate brother stretched on the floor, a corpse. Ott ex aminmg the body, i was found that the ball had enter ed the cheek, and passed into the head. Both candles were extinguished. An inquest was held on the body, and a verdict of insanity was returned. The unfortu nate gentleman appeared about 22 years of age, was highly respected, and was allied to a family of the first respectability and property, The rause of the melan choly catastrophe is said to have been a love affair. Providential escape from drowning of one of the Deal loatrnen--11 appears that after the two men from the D.2al boat got on board the vessel wrecked upon the Cod win Sand on Friday last, from their own boat, which remained in attendance upon the vessel, every exertion and effort were used for the preservation of the ship and cargo. One id these brave boatmen was unhappily lost with the slim's CICIN ; the Other boatman, named Wan. Dawes, now miraculously restored to his wile and family, gives the following account :—About four o'clock p. m. on Finlay, the vessel became a complete wreck upon the sand. She remained upon die sand until three o'clock the ensuing morning, doting which time the whole of the ship's crew and the other Deal man were either washed °vet board or perished upon the deck of the ves sel. After three, the vessel parted, and this poor fellow, securing himself upon part of the wreck, was thus floating in the ocean until Sunday, when he was picked up by a vessel at sea, about nine leagues (soot the north sand-head. He was most humanely treated b the mas ter of the vessel, and landed on Tuesday atN ew Rom ney. Tnis intrepid and peculiarly hardy boatman is now safe at home at Deal, with his family. A (awl days ago a gentleman near Tetbury, in Glou cestershire, killed three wild geese flying, at one slyri; whey were of the light grey kind, and weighed iii ' I Y blb. each. zao. .