The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-11-15 00:00:00

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ATTEMPT TO ABHASSINATE.—The King's County
oorrespondent of'Saunders'Netraldfer writes :—"Shortly
after 6 o'clock on Sunday evening, the 6th inat., a man
named John Harlin, residing in Cooraclevin, in the
barony of Clonlish, was fired at and wounded, but not I
dangerously. When fired at Harlin was shutting • gate ,
leading from a field where he had some cattle. The 1
ruins of an old house were close to the gate, and there,
it is supposed, the awassins lay concealed. Harlin saw
one at least of the ruffians walk deliberately away after
firing the shot, which was discharged from either • blun-
dertei or a large pistol loaded with slugs, several of which
took elect on HaHin, who received the contents in the
neck, arm, and body. Harlin's house is situate within
about 21(X) perches of the police station at Cooraclevin.
Harlin is an under agent or bailiff on the estate of a Mr.
Steckpoole, who has recently purchased property at
Cooracievin. It is stated that Mr. Stackpoole proposed
raising the rents of the tenantry, who, having refused to
comply with the proposed increase, were Nerved with
notices to quit, which duty was performed by Harliu,
who consequently became disliked by the tenantry, and
was therefore fired at. He is attended by Dr. Walsh,
Cloughjordan, and there are hopes of his recovery. Dur-
ing the night four men, named Patrick Egan, Michael
Egan, William Egan, and Edward Fox, were arrested
by the police on suspicion. Some of the maned are
tenants of Mr. Stackpoole, and are among those who
have been served with notices to quit."
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THE CATHOLICS AND THE PoPL—An important
meeting of the Roman Catholic clergy of the Dublin
archdiocese was held at IJublin last week to express
sympathy at what is called the persecutions to which
the Pope is at present subjected. Speeches were made
by the high dignitaries of the Church, some of them
very eloquent and vigorous. The resolutions spoke of •
violent and sacrilegir us invasion of the territories of the
Church, and of false and calumnious charges uttered by the
enemies of the Holy See. The temporal Government of the
Pope was spoken off as necessary for the freedom of the
Church and the independence of its Government. The Kee-
tics! issue of the meeting was an address of condolence.
which will be forwarded to Rome. We may add that
the Freenina's Jourriat which publishes the speeches at
great length, professes to be in possession of reliable in-
formation from Paris to the effect that the Emperor has
formed an unalterable determination to maintain the
temporal power of the Pope.
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A GOOD EXAMPLE—Lord Derby's determination to
punish the sympathisers with crime at Doon has em-
boldened other landlords to check the Ribbon Society.
The Clogber correspondent of the ArmagA Guardian
says A threatening notice has been received by Mr.
Moutray, Aughnacloy, demanding that Mr. Curran', his
bailiff and manager, should be forthwith discharged,
and concluded its demand by declaring that should
Curran/ not be discharged he would be shot. Imme-
diately on receiving this order of the ' Ulster Phosnix
boys' Mr. Mutant), amemblod every labourer, artisan,
and tenant on his extensive estate, when he read in
their hearing this production, and concluded by assuring
them that be would not succumb to terrorism at any
price, that Currans would not be dismissed, but that if
any injury should be attempted on Curran, every
Popish tenant resident on the estate should be dis-
possessed."