The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-18 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DoaLif,

The Newry Telegraph states that between eight
sad nine o'clock on Thursday night last a murderous
attack was made on an inoffensive man, named
Robert Little, while proceeding homeward from
Newry, accompanied by his son and a few neigh-
bours. A shot was find at him from a group of 10
ce 12 persons, but that not taking effect, the gang
fell upon him, and beat him iu an unmerciful
manner. inflicting a dreadful wound upon his fore-
head with some weighty instrument. A Mr. Wm.
M•Cullagh happened to be coming along about a
hundred yards behind Little, and two men who
walked near him in silence • part of the way
rushed upon him and held him when the shot was
Mid, telling him that if he went forward he
too would be murdered, but he nevertheless
disengaged himself and came up to tho party
attacked, when the ruffianly assailants made their
escape. Informations were given before the magis-
trate■ next day, and the police are on the alert for
the discovery of the intending murderers.
The same journal states that the general character
of the county of Armagh ie not compromised by the
calendar for the ensuing assizes. Nearly all the
eases of a serious character, not merely agrarian out-
rages, but other crimes of deeper dye, it is observed,
are furnished from one barony adjoining the lawless
districts of two neighbouring counties.
The Al& Gazette says:
We us COOMlnell to state that the county of Leitrim nip
rein to be is a serious state of aliaorriniastion. Parties are
out ',try night in the neighhouthood of Cleans, Balliaa.
more, and particularly in the direction of Cavan. The
police detected, a few evenings sines• a national eettesl-
sewer, on ohms perms ow room' a •umber of pese•wasis
ove.l mealy by his brethren.
The famous Father Gavaasi yesterday delivered
the first of a series of lectures in the Music Hall in
this city.
An sgray took place, on Saturday night, at Cal-
tingly, near lialtiosidoe, between two parties, when a
man named Adams was killed by a blow on the
back.

The Freeman says
The unary in the clerkship of the crown for the county
DOW ral, mentioned by the death of Mr. Joyce, has been
fill. .1 up by the trot/anon to that county of Mr. Vevey
Doty, who was clerk of the crown fur the county Ferma-
nagh. It wag en old remark that a bishop was the only
ttuag is nature served by • trandatioa. Foe Mr. Daly a
mkt, we are happy to find that a elerk of the crows isms-
oth,r r areption to the rule, for by the change be hu glebe
a hre.cleas county.
The Sub-sheriff of Cork denies that the writ for
the Kinsale election was left unexecuted, but adds,
in a litter to the Ereniv .Muit, explaining the cir-
tonistancc, that, having diswecred an omission in the
indenture, he instantly despatched a gentleman fres I
the hlieritrs-office to the Hanaper-ollice with a dupli-
rote indenture, which, as is usual in all elections
hilt, in that county and borough, was duly executed
when the election took place; and his instructional*
the messenger were that, if necessary, he should pre-
cut! to London with the same, where that document
would in due course have been received on Saturday
etening last.

IItiItEsENTATIOX or Wornicourroo.—Mr. USW.
LW:anima has anscammi bbr identles of retiring km
then presentation of Weehahellw M the does of the pew
sent parliament. Anew 'easy gentlemen 'pokes of se
yrohable candidates, NO las already annosseed Mewl,
ut the person of Mr. JAB Villiers Shelley, of Idareefield-
park, Susses, who dearelbee himself as s laidorrsee sad
Practical farmer. He ie tee vote by ballot, tollykd with in
rumens of or froodios. 111111131.15 W repealer, and an
, U nen* 10M hem *pales pose for other tkas meo-
w PUTSISS • glisslglars nide es the part of • nose-
WM?* Of PeeriMialsesty to invite Lord Palmerston
emu MMUS; MI *Woke meeting of riestlies will be
tolled la loam* of saw days to amides the deairable-
ttws dtltlmdil_Jtie oak nicoust ea the subject.