The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-06-01 00:00:00

Erelanb.

ILLNESS OF SIR PHILIP CRAMPTON.—No change
whatever has yet taken place in the symptoms which
attest Sir Philip, but his strength is gradually on the
decrease. . . _

THE Coctime RIOTS. —The trials of Colonel Browne
and the policemen implicated in the riots of the 12th
of March will positively come off at the Commission of
Oyer and Terminer, which opens on the 17th in-
stant. It is stated that either the Attorney or Solicitor
General will conduct the prosecution of the police in
person. The judges on the rota are Justice Christian
and Justice O'Brien, but it is said that strenuous efforte
are being made to induce the venerable-Baron Pence-
father to act in place of Judge O'Brien, as the latter is
believed to have expressed an unwillingness to preside
on the occasion.
THE O'CONNELL I'AIEILT.—The Freeman's Journal
has a brief but eloquent obituary notice of Mr. John
O'Connell, the favourite son of the Liberator, whose
sudden death was announced on Tuesday. By this
event the Clerkship of Hanaper, value 0:00 per annum,
is left at the disposal of Government. The cur-
viving sons of Daniel O'Connell are Morgan O'Connell,
formerly member for Meath, and Daniel, the youngest,
who site for the borough of Tralee. Some 20 years ago,
or more, Mr. O'Connell, then in the zenith of his fame,
used proudly to boast that there were "eight of us—a
very forcible hint to the Minister of that day. In 18158
but two of that formidable phalanx are surviving, and
only one of the name of O'Connell is now to be found
on the rolls of t'arliament.
ESCAPE OF THREE DESERTIBEL—BarIy on Friday
morning an occurrence of • most daring character took
place at Fermoy, resulting in the escape of three soldiers
from the guardhouse, where they were temporarily con-
fined awaiting the sentence of • court-martial, before
which they had been that day tried and convicted for
desertion. At about 1 o'clock, finding the entire of the
sergeant's party on guard-12men—lying about the room
fast sateen, one of the fellows, named Smith, put on his
shako and overcoat and left the room, followed by the,
other two prisoners. They attacked the sentry, who
alone was keeping watch, and beat him in a terrible
manner. The three deserters—two Englishmen and the
other an Irishman—then scaled the barrack-wall, and
effected their escape so suocessfully that up to • late
hour on Friday evening all search had proved fruitless.
The sentinel lies in a precarious state.
Mumma IN TIPPERABY.—A letter, dated Tipperary,
Monday morning, says, this town and neighbourhood
have been thrown Into a state of excitement by the
perpetration of a horrible murder. This morning a
respectable fanner named Greene, was found at a plus
called Ardioman, within one mile of this town, in a
field adjoining his own hews. The body, when found,
presented a shocking appearance. The head was com-
pletely laid open, OA is supposed, from the effects of •
blow from some sharp instrument. The mangled
remains were found lying in a small pool of water, and
the general appearance of the body bore evidence of •
violent struggle. In • short time *her the intelligence
arrived in town Mr. William Saville, 5.1., and a party
of pollee were at the plus where the body was found,
and immediately were on the qui ewe. The insist,'
consequent upon the awful outrage induced your cor-
respondent to profited to the locality, where he learned
the foregoing partfOulers. While I write the coroner
, for this district (Mr. John Ryan, M.D.) has left to hold
I the inqueat, and there is every probability that some
clue will be got towards the apprehension of the party
or partial to the foul deed." The Tipperary
BEEMiNEr of Thursday gives the following version of the
shocking murder :—lt appeared that the deceased, who
was • wealthy farmer, attended the fair of Emily on
Friday last, and having, with the following persons,
drunk three gallons of porter between them, the four,
namely—John Brien. victualler, Tipperary; John
Kelly, John Keily, and demeaned, left the fair together,
and proceeded on their way home as far as the aroma of
Shronell, four miles (ruin Emly, where deceased and
I John Kelly parted with the two farmers, and turned on
• different road, being the most convenient way to their
residences, while the others proceeded direct towards
the town of Tipperary. The deceased appeared to be
much more under the influence of liquor than the
others, and Kelly, who was somewhat sober, volunteered
to see him home. Up to Sunday morning no traces of
deceased could be found, when his body was discovered
about six o'clock in the mong, foully murdered in a
field adjoining his own land, inside • ditch, his stick
several yards distance from him in one direction, and his
hat in another. Upon the erkjence of Mr. T. J. Mar.
nury, M.D., it appeared the wikinds had been inflicted
on the damaged by some blunt iron instrument. The
beak et his head was completely black, one of his fingers
was 'split, and others almost cut woes, as if from a
spade or slime (an nutriment used in cutting turf), Bo

far aa the investimitim into this fearful mes has proomded
no clue ean be tramit to the murderers by whom the
foul deed was committed. All that is known is that the
doomed was last seen In Monis company, and the
latter, with his daughter, has been arrested on ettipl•
don. K.lly is bet cousin to the deceased, and resided
In his imusediste neighbourhood. As yet no probable
motive has been led for the perpetration of this
terrible and apparent cowardly dead. A magisterial
investigation will be old on Tuesday, when it is as.
ported that some evidence calaalated to remove the veil
of mystery which hangs over the outrage will be elicited.
Dimmed has left • wife and six children to deplore his
untimely death. It is a singular faot that the father of
the murdered man was also murdered some years ago,
when returning home from the town of Tipperary. The
Jury returned • verdict of Wilful Murder egaiust some
person or persons unknown.