The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-11-26 00:00:00

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Tut Itcsoia ig LlMlntvic.—Sowe particulars of
the winter in the county of Limerick now reach us. A
letter from Linier:ek, dared Sunday, asp. :--About six
pan. yesterday, • farmer, imams' John Quinlau. is
rather better circumstances than those of hi% class, WAS
assaseinated within a short distance of his own house.
Ile was met at the new polios•station at five o'clock by
one of his sons, and thee accompauiel, proceeded
towards home. The father basing, it is said, WI
strange presentiment of being waylaid, told his son he
would tale another road. Quinlan was two or three
yards behind hissers (a 'ad fourteen years old), when the
hey saw the Sash of a gun and heard a shot. His father
cried out and fell In • moment be observed • person
who quickly rushed from hehind a &Dee close to which
his father was walking. The evening was beautifully
moonlight. The police brought the bey to Doom about
the distance of three miles, mid had his inforniation
sworn Mole Hell, Esq., reaideut magistrate. Quin.
Iso woe, it is said, about 55 or (ii) years old, and within
the last twelvemonths gut posseesion of several aerosol
land from the Hon. Mr. Hare, which had been previ-
ously occupied by a man, chin, it is currently reported,
threatened Quinlan. II is stated that the son can
identify the murderer, who has not, up to the present
been 'nested, but three persona have been taken on
suspicion.
FulealT/Ch TUN:YDS.—A most terrible tragedy has
bee. committed in Dublin. A tuan named Molloy, who
had been previously • waiter in one of the hotels, but
who has been without employment for some time past,
became reduced in consequence to • state of great dire
tress. Having mimed some articles of his cloth jig,
dis-
posed of by his wife for the purchase of necessaries, an
altercation took place, which resulted in a most savage
attack upon her and her sister-in-law. But they having
esceped, after receiving severe injury, the hothead in •
fit of rage seised a knife, and, rushing madly on his two
children, in an instant nearly severed their heads Irma
their bodies. The murderer was immediately arrested
without offering resistance,
Tag "Beth Ete."—An extraordinary ease was heard
at Mielielstoien the other day. A. man, named Thomas
steted that he wan sent for by John Condon,
John Condon, jun , and Mrs. Condon—the defendants
in the case—to their house, where be went; and that
the defendants dragged hint into the piggery in
the yard, and assaulted him ; that they insisted on his
eeitting on three large pigs which defendants were
prepsnng for market, alleging that oomplainant had
some days previously cast an evil eye on the pip, and
by 1601114 witolieraft or necromancy prevented them ,
trims using their food for some days. Sub-constable I
Macaulay deposed that he wasseet for to compel Quinn
to remove the ch., ni from the pigs. Mr. O'Mara: My
defence is, that the defendant% state moat emphatically
that complainant came to their house, stood over their
pigs, mud by sonic mysterious or unholy spell or in'
Manic° prevented them (rein using food for seven days.
Tour Worship may perceive, on looking at Quinn'.
vulpine countenance, lie as an evil eye (loud laughter.)
11. e defendeuis sent for him to reales* th evil he had
dmie, and sent for the !ionise to induce him to do so.
Quinn refused, sod said, "(Jo herd them to the---."
Defendants then went to some ancielit prophet •..,r sooth-
sayer to consult him on the matter, who directed
defendants to mew* Quinn's stockings and pocket-
handkerchief, and boil them, and give the water to
the pigs. Defendant (Condon) being brother to Quinn's
wife, actually got the stockings boiled, and gave the
water to the pigs, and they were as voracious as hawks
instauter. (Loud laughter.) Mr. Browne :Itis a most
sad and deplorable exhibition to see persons of your
age so utteily ignorant an to believe in the odious super-
stition which you lecin to labour under in this case, as
stated by your attorney. Let each of the defendants
he fined—John Condos, 2s, ed., his son, Is.; his Wife,
Is. ; and costa.

SIB Roan? Pen..—The Chief Secretary for Ireland
is still the principal topic of thaeusaion witli the Irish
newspapers. The motion in the Town Councilor Derry
to present an addreas to Sir Reheat Peel was seconded
by Mr. Foy, • Roman Catholic, who for many years
bas taken • prominent part in local politica, in the
interest of his own communion. In Belfast, in like
manner, the adoption of the address was seconded by •
Roman Catholic, Mr. John Hamill, who is • leading
member of the Roman Catholic party in that town.
Mr. Hamill, after the presentation of the address,
approached the Chief Secretary, and said, "Will you
permit me to graap the hand of the son of the states-
man who made um • free man r Sir Robert Peel shook
hands with him in • very cordial manner, seeming
much ratified by the incident.