The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-06 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DVIILIN, AL'OOFT 5.
THE FATAL AFFRAY AT SIX MILE BRIDGE.

INQUEST.
After the despatch of the parcel on Tuesday even-
ing from Siz•Mtic Bridge the evideute of Lieut.-
Colonel Douglas,on cross-examination, was continued
as follows :

It is the duty of the officers to give directions as to what
is to be done in ease there is danger of the ranks being
I broken. There were two sergeants ,with thtse forty-five
nen. It is the duty of the soldiers to take orders from the
sergeants in the absence of commissioned officers. In the
case of an apprehended attack on the military, when a ma-
gistrate is present, it is the duty of the officer to consult
with the magistrate, and take his instruction from him es
to firing. After an attack of this kind had been made, and
that the crowd were flying, I would not think a magistrate
or an officer justified in firing on the flying crowd in any
ordinary case. Soldiers should wait for the orders of their
officers before firing. It is usual for officers to consult with
magistrates, and then decide as to the number of sections
they will order to fire.
lo Mr. Blackall—lt has been of dally reported to
Major-Generil Fleming that Mr. Delmege gave no orders
to fire. I have conversed with the officers and some of tho
men, and they say they did not hear, nor do Oey believe,
Mr. Delmege gave any orders to fire.
To Mr. Graydon—lt is a soldier's duty to resist to the
last extremity being disarmed.
The examination of th s witness having here concluded,
the inquiry was adjourned to ten o'clock the following
morning.

SECOND DAT (Wentrestisr).
The proceedings were resumed this morning soon after
eleven o'clock, the same magistrates and professional men,
as on the preceding day, being in attendance. The evidence
appeared to excite the deepest interest.
David John Wilson, Esq., of Belvoir, was first produced.
Before entering upon his examination,
Mr. Coffey applied for the protection of the coroner for
three witnesses who had a reluctance to come forward in
consequence of threats uttered against them by Mr. Del-
mer, sen.—Mr. Delmege threatened to charge them with
PflaurY•
Mr. Blacken and Mr. Kenny, on the part of Mr. Del-
mege, denied his having spokes' at all to any of the wit-
nesses, and challenged proof of the assertion.
The subject then dropped, and—
Mr. Wilson, while being examined by Mr. Coffey, said
I know of no man being prevented from voting,
except one man. I saw that mace taken away from
three or four gentlemen coming into town. That
man I followed into the house of a man named
Halloran. I brought him back and handed him over to
the custody of the gentlemen from whom he was takco. I
saw that men polled afterwards. He polled, I think, for
Veadeleur and Fitzgerald ; I left the bench to see a man
who voted for Colonel Vandeleur go safely through the
crowd, and as I was passing the dock I heard a shot. Be-
fore that shot was fired I did not see any voter struck.
Upon my oath I saw no man struck during the election. I
saw blood upon a voter at the liberal side, and he said be
was struck by a man at the other. I considered it a most
peaceably conducted election, not only as compared with
other elections, but in itself. I see in this map
O'Brien's house. It is near the court-house, at the angle •
little in advance of it. I frequently went near the house in
the course of the day. I did not at any time witness orga-
nisetien or preparation among the crowds in this lane
through which the military and cars passed afterwards.
There was • large force of police in the village during the
day. There was a stipendiary magistrate here, Mr. Croats.
There were military here—a company of the 14th, under
Capt. Dwyer. I know the police were not locked or pre-
vented going through the streets. I know there were police
from O'Brien's house to Miss Wilson's. One party was sta-
tioned under the windows, another at the court-house door,
another at the temporary police barrack, where I gave in
the nticks, and a fourth at Miss Wilson's gate. (Pointe
set the several positions on a map.) Pereira stational
at Miss Wilson's gate could see the escort party pass by the
permanent barrack at Dr. Goiog's corner. I presume there
weed party of police stationed at the permanent barrack,
bet Ido not know it of my owe knowledge. The military
were drawn up in front of the court-house. I believe there
we. a company there. There were police and military at in-
tervals between this and Miss Wilson's, and in the morning
I as aware there were police at the permanent barracks.
I was in and out so frequently that I cannot say bow long
previous to the shots it was that I was out. Certainly I
Mil its within 20 minutes of the time. I had a knowledge
sr mime was going on from O'Brien's corner to Mims
wliseal The appearance of the crowd between these
two points NU moat perfectly peaceable. I did not see a
'lngle breach of the peace. Upon my oath, I.mm nothing
like collecting in mobs or threatening masses during that
day. I heard only one shot fired, and another ve7 quickly
after, while I was on the steps. Up to that time I had
seen nothing to warrant any firing with loaded arms. After
hearing the second shot fired, I rushed down the steps, and
I saw some soldiers coming round the corner. In view cf
me at the time I saw no tumult, no riot, no stones thrown.
I had a perfect view of the village to O'Brien's house. I saw
the military come round the corner of the court-house. I
saw some people flying, and I heard great shouting and
crying. Some men ran towards the lodge up the Ennis
road, and some down towards Miw Wilson's, and some to
the houses opposite the lane. The military seine round
O'Brien's earner. I saw one soldier fire, and I saw him
charge.
A Juror—Do you mean you saw him load ?
Witness--I 4". The soldier who fired had his musket
to his shoulder, and he fired towards the house opposite the
lane. There were people between that soldier and
the houses. Upon my oath I did not see a stone
thrown by the people in that direr ion. I had my eyelapon
that spot and place. I conceive I must have seen stone-
throwing or rioting if they had occurred. As far so I can
judge there were none. After the soldier had fired 'saw him
load again. I saw him put his hind to his pouch and
afterwards to the muzzle of the gun, and I saw the men fire
again. I imam* say I saw him put in • cartridge, but I saw
him fire again in the game direction. Between the in-
terval of these tern shots I did not see • stone thrown. It
appeared to me that a general penis bad seised the people,
for they were running in all directions. I was in a
very excited state. I called out to them for God's lake to
stop firing. I saw another act with regard to a man at
O'Brien's corner. I saw a young man running out of the
lane round O'Brien's corner, and I saw three soldiers pur-
sue him at the charge, and stab at him. He was running
when I saw the thrusts mede at him. The soldiers were
running after him. I did not see whether these thrusts
took effect or not. I don't know what became of that
man. Some time after that a van and some cars drew up
opposite the court-house, and I ea. young Mr. Delmege
get off, or stand by the side of one of them. I said, "This
is horrible work, Mr. Delmege ; did you give orders to
fire ? " He said be did not ; that the soldiers fired without
orders. I proceeded round the corner of the court-house,
and there I saw four bodies lying between the dead and
dying (points out the positions on the map where the
bodies lay). There were large streams of blood flowing
from the bodies. I knelt down by the first I met, and en-
deavoured to raise him. Ile appeared to be dead. I did not
know him. I heard his name was Casey. The man upon the
left hand side, whose name I heard was Frawley, had no
signs of life. I returned very quickly in consequence of an
observation made to me, and charged Mr. Delmege, jun.,
with being the cause of what had occurred. He repudiated
the charge, but I think it right to tell why I charged him
to show I had grounds for what I said.
The explanation was objected to by Mr. Kenny.
Examination continued—l west down the village after-
wards. At the temporary barracks, where I put in the
sticks, I saw the sign of a ball which was
_pointed out to me
by a policeman. There were two there. I think the names
of the party were Maher and Fay. I was told they would
be here, but I understand they are not.
An application was here made to Mr. Cronin, the resident
magistrate in charge, for the production of these men.
Mr. Cronin, R.M., was not aware up to this moment
that Mr. Wilson had any conversation with the police on
the occasion.

Mr. O'Brien, R.M., of Tulle, undertook that they should
be produced, and had the police officers called into court to
receive the necessary instructions.
Mr. Wilson—l think it right to state that I met, the other
day, the county inspector of constabulary for Clare, and
mentioned to him the circumstances ; he assured me that all
the men should be here, and I find that these two are not
here.

The policemen referred to by Mr. Wilson were then sent
for to their respective stations, and
Mr. Wilson's examination was proceeded with--I saw
the mark of the bullet outside the jamb of the
door ; one of the policemen told me he was
near being shot ; the, also pointed out to me
where • ball had struck the slates of the same
building. I woe (hell brought across the street to sae
a young man, a labourer of Mr. Clabbett's. I did see him.
He showed me where be had been standing, and where a
ball had passed through his shirt, and out through the col-
lar of his coat. I saw the mark where the bullet passed.

1 looked into the barley field lead the potato field marked in
the map. I examined their condition. From their appear-
amto there mold not have beets large numbers collected
them without having done more damage. l saw the Nelda
hula adiately after the firing. The jury saw the barley field
last sight. and the appearance is not much changed. Talc.
Mg a foar.wheetei van with four horses, end forty soldier:,
Wilk several ears, there couldnot be a large mob collected
fa the lane nese the barley field. I saw some stones on the
road when I went to see the bodies. I was a military was
sad a magistrate. l ass perfectly incompetent to say whe-
ther the military were justified in firing in the first in-
stants. But altar going out I am perfectly competent to form
an opinion. and from what I taw I look upon the conduct
of the military a. unsoldierly and inhuman. (Sensation.)
Crone-examined by Mr. Graydon-1 received the commis.
don of the peace twice. I resigned in March last. The
MOOS why 1 did so had nothing to do with this election. I
was acting is a great degree as a pacificator on this day. I
did not Irish any violence to take place. I ant an rentable
man myself. I was not excited about the election until the
day of polling. I made a apeech at the hustings, and
advised Mr. Vaedeleur to resign, else be would be an-
swerable for the consequences. I meant by that the come-
qu.nees aeon. ally of a contested eleeti ~,, , where there is
great excitement. I cannot soy that I did not apprehend
the shedding of blood. I considered stinks very danger-
ous weapons at elections, and that is the reason I ad-
need them to be given up. Irishmen seldom go any-
where wi•liout sticks. It is not from what I saw, but
from what Mr. ti .I.lsett told ow, I went out to get them
cep. The groaning of voters is a general accompaniment of
contester' .1. own.. I ear, a voter kidnapped. The demeanour
of the people was peaceable up to the firing. I got upahout
a couple hundred victim. I escorted some of Colonel Van-
&lames voters for their protection when leaving the court.
I am sot aware of any particular organisation to excite the
people at the late election. 1 wan excited on the day of
polling in consequence of observations made upon my.'
IpVCCII at the bwitings on the day of nomination. One rea-'
eon why I apprehended partial excitement at the late elee-
hos was from the rel,gious turn things had taken. There
was aseither reason why I apprehended great excitement,
and that was that I heard there were agents in this county'
who would endeavour to colic. the people to vote for Col.
Vaadeleur who would not otherwise do to. There is not a

&TAW that one of the eonsequenc s of the religious tuen. is
that the R loan catholic clergy would take an unusual in-
terest an it. D. cidedly this was one of the reasons why I
appreheoded particular eicitement and extraordinary con.
sequesces—that is as epposed to the others. The clergy of
this neighbourhood took a very active part in the election.
The Rev .'I Clone, I'. P. of Sixmile-bridge, his curate, Rev.
Mr. M'M.hon, and the Ike. Mr. Burke, of Credo', were the
priests of this neighbourhuod who :out an active pas. 1 will
not may that these gentlemen had sa much tellurium over the
people a. I had. They have einunderable influence, but the
IWOOOD why I had more is, that I WAS a now performer.
Same one asked me why I did not take stones from the
people as well as sticks, and I replied it would be hard for
me when I saw none. I did not see a stone in the hand
of any man that dry. lam satisfied the earns influence
%maid h•Tt pre•i. uted the people irons atone throwing.
My reeve's f.r sayiug that is this—after this occurrence I
11411141011 the people to keep away front the town on the doe
of the inquest, and they did keep away. You see how few
people are here auw. before the tiring took plats I was not
• lower lan of the town. I was not aware that the
military escort and voters were expected on that day; the
ordinary way they should have taken in to the
coart.houve would ho by the church and Miss ilson's
corner, and it is my opinion that if the mob wanted to
meet them they would have stationed themselves on that
ordinary route. It cannot be doubted that if the military
wanted to avoid a snob so stationed, they would have come
round by the way they did. I think the mob could have
attacked the military bitter at the church than in the lase,
but I don't think one place presets much advantage over
the other. Coming up by the church the escort would
have been in view of the perm burnt police station and of
the party stationid at Miss Wilson's corner. Coming the
other way they were net in view of either. A party dis-
posed to attack die military could not I think have chosen
a mere favourable spot on .hat route than the lane or de-
file where this occurrence took place. A military party
in that defile with a mob in front would, I
think, be in a dangeross position. When I went
oat of the court house, I was aateraished to memo few
pencils there. Upon nil oath I doa't think it possible that
two haadrrd persona could Lail/ Mood on the trodden
part of the barley field; after leaving the court whoa I as+
these/4er he wall in the act of firing. I eannetsay whether
he wee attacked by the penes at whom he fired. I saw the
poetics of the military when I went out. I saw one man
with a geed deal of Wood upon him when 1 mw him ant.
This +se about tea minutes after the affray. He WY not
inesaaible when I saw him. When lsaw him afterwards he

MO intednied op. On two others of the men I sew nuke
if irdser—ams red bumps on the head. Ido •et resollect
miss meek* ea eay other but one, who had a slightest on
De Arai. These might have been more of the men in-
jured whom I did set see, bet the injured sees were
I heard the order given to have them paraded.
remwLose musket that had the upper part of the stock
broken. I have no idea bow it war done. Is my 'prima
the Wow of • large stow would have oessolosed it.
sad there was ea. Marl pointed out to me with • small
indention in It. The edict on • saris bead of biewe macu-
lated to do then things would depend es • men bets g se-
mostemed to it. (Laughter.) That observation is drawn
Gam
vaseabelsee • remark of the colonel's' that they were sot
to such thine. in England, whatever we might
Disk of them is lielaad. 1 saw some injuries sad
scratehes on the packs and accoutrements of the soldiers;
some of these might have been produced by stones, but
others were so smooth they could not have been produced
by Steele or by error. I saw • pack stove in, and
also • seldiee's cap broke. A stone would have dose it.
There was is. Myosin piloted out to me as bent, but I
almost say if it was es.
Os veld appilesaiss. Ds. Hems, of Newmarket es
mite. weel Mrs pessareff te be ezerised respecting the
4s& of Sere 'or dee hailers.Us enure of Casey's death
Val • comist wear' as the right aide of the &banes. J.
Frawley bed a gissahat wooed is the left maple from
whish its braise peeftuded whoa be lest saw him. He
was iota& boa iressible. This was ea litundag. wad he
died es vii. hawing Samar. H. seem remmend hie
mesa The eases of hi &ilk was the gee-slat ward.
The balls, from the shape aad size of the womd . sera
hare bees arks* balk
Dr. Going, of Bilmile-bridge, gave shahs retimany r
regarded the death of James Flaherty, Theme Ryan, Mi-
chael Cosies, sad Michael Coleman. The Mew also de-
paled that be wee in the emit house whoa dm eg sow
moneed. He heard several shots, sad this leaped
the window of the jury room. A man went to the err-
laser window and said, " Gentlemen, if you don't erre
est all the people will be shot." He also said, " Deer!,
wan yes some out, some of the people are badly Met? '
Ho then went out and proceeded to the lane, when ha law
them men, one apparently dead and two dying. The two
were ea the point of death. The bra man he believed wee
deed. There might have been • small space between the
three. The witaess then proceeded to diatribe the worlds
nerved by the partin.
Crossozamieed by Mr. Oraydon When I looked
. Ilanerh the window there were not many people in the
Whets. I raw some people running away. I eager milli=
. army ; there might have been twenty or more.
were a great many per•ple in the lane when 1 west then.
I did ass see aay of the wounded men, bat the neither
stand.fr . I would out resider the soldier It foe duty. U
sp the wound on the head must Isar bees is.
feted a person above him.
Dr. wheel Healy, of Ennis' was next examined.
Dr. Evans was iocalled and examined by Mr. Coffey-
-1 saw wounded men on the Thad: James Grady, of New-
market, sad • man named Howard, of the same place, were
seen by him on that day; they were wounded with bullets.
la soar days afterwards he saws man named M'Nunars,
who wee, to the best of his belief, also wonaded by • bullet.
The younger Flaheritled two bayonet wounds in addi-
Mon to that described Dr. Healy.
Mr. Graydes yesthat es it vies not shown that
them wounded era were in the affray at all, the evidence
was inadmissible. They might have received their wounds
in any other place.
After some dissuasion on the subject,
The coroner ruled that unless it were shown the men
. were present at the affray, the evidence could set be
received.
Me. Coffey undertook to predate such of the ;wounded
mesa as were able to [mend.
The depositions of the several witnesses were then read
over and acknowledged in the usual manner, and the par-
tite bound over to prosecute at the assizes if nertmary.
The inquiry was Wormed at half-per fir o'clock I. to
seat morning.

The Geyser, war steamer, was sent on an expe-
dition to the Islands of Aran, in the Bay of Gal-
way, this week, for the collection of arrears of poor
rates.

The Bishop of London is expected on a visit to the
Lord Primate in a few days.
The Northern Whig has the following carious ac-
count of an accident to the submarine telegraph be-
tween Portpatrick and Donaghadee :
On last Friday night • schooner belonging to Lune, and
bound to that port, anchored to the south of the Copelands,
to wait the tide, which here sets in with • very strong cur-
rent. On Saturday morning, while hauling in his kedge
anchor, the commander found he had caught something
heavy, which, on being brought on deck, appeared to kiln
to be a four-inch hempen hawser. His crew hauled both
wan hut not coming to an end they cut the rope and
polled away woman' until they hail on board about four
hundred yards of what they considered • floe new rope
cable. They then cut it • second time, keeping the on
board ; and, wetting to work afresh, they hauled in
seventy-two yards more—still without arriving at
the end of the rope. The captain cut through •
third time ; and, with his supposed hempen prise,
hors away for Larne, where he arrived in the course
of Saturday. He communicated to the owner what he
' considered hie good fortune; but, on that gentleman exa-
mining the prise, to his utter astonishment and regret he
discovered that his captain had possessed himself of • large
partials of the hempen cable which encased the electne
win of the Irish Telegraph Company. Mortified to think
that his skipper had thus brought to a stand, in so uneere-
alailiOUS a way, the labours so industriously undertaken,
sad so elaborately spread abroad through the English and
Irlah press, the owner of the vessel hastened into Belfast to
eammuniests the intelligence to the managers of the eon-
pear The 472 yards so et/mutely abstracted from the
able were re-shipped at Larne, end brought to Belfast
we reppeas a renewed splicing will speedily take place, and
destber Wens be made to pen the cable wren the
Cheasei. We trust this endeavour will prove more suseass-
Ike than the peteedles sae.

Eau) fritelligenct.
EQUITY COURTS.—YesTraDAy.
ownals, I. s Jwrieso or Arram.

In RN yNs BillYtX011•111 AND °SPUR° RAILWAY
Es
SS saws lirmawi.
Thew were three applications la the matter of the wind-
ing up of the eempioy —the first two to withdraw the names
Mlle. Onions aud Mr. Thornton from the list of *NAM-
hiemies ; and the third to Moshe:go • calla 101. pet slam,
cuss W been Wads upon Mr. Upleld.
MA Damian mid that lb. applications were made on the
the names of the three applicants had been
Mfis die list under ciremastanees similar to them in
t's case, in which cam the Hesse of Lords had decided
that the circumstances were net • milickat ground for

charging Mr. Mrigitt as a contributory.
Mr. Itozburgh, for the official manager, objected to the
payment out of the estate of the costa of the applicants, on
the ground that the applications were unnecessary ; and
the, after the decision in Bright's case, the retention of
their names oa the list could not be a ground of charge or
expense to the applicants.
lined incise. Lord Cranworth said that, if he were him-
self in the position of the applicants, he should prefer
having his name removed from the list, and that the names
should be removed from the list and the order for the call
discharged, the applicants having their costs out of the es-
tate. He observed that it would be better if the official
Dowagers of companies themselves took the initiative, and
removed from the lists of contributories the names ot per-
sons who, in consequence of the recent decisions of the
Monte of Lords, were no longer liable as contributories.

i Vlca.evAncaLteaSsa hum nails.
FLILIN• V. 01104111111111.

Mr. Daniel and Mr. Hetherington appeared in support of
a motion for an injunction to restrain the defendant from
selling any prepared waters in bottles having labels, or ac-
companied by wrappers or other particulars, being copies
or feessimiles, or imitations, with colourable imitations only,
of these used by the plaintiff in the sale of eon de Cologne,
and from otherwise using the signature, or address, or seal,
or any other trade mark, used by the plaintiff.
Mr. Dressy, for the defendant, submitted that there was
no
imitation, and, at least, that the wrappers were not imi-
tated; that the plaintiff's own representations to the public
were incorrect, inasmuch an bas wrapper here date In 1832,
professing that his title was carried back to that date, whilst '1
the statement was that he was usannlactarer to her Majesty
Queen VieSiria, who did not commenceher reign untilibe
year 1837 ; that the title was not sufficiently established,
and that a foreigner tarrying on his trade abroad was not
protected in the use of a trade-mark in England.
The Vice-Chancellor was of opinion that none of the ob-
jections made to the motion were valid. His Honour
granted the *junction.

HAWKINS O. 0•TIIIRCOLI.
LITIIIIO.-P•TIIINT OP • CLIIIIOTIMI PM IMMO tam
DUTY.

OP A

This cam has several times been before the court, and
has been reported on different stages of the snit is the
Express. The defendant being a el , and the
owner of the advowson of Chatteris If ass, had mort-
gaged his advowson to the *bale be 25,000 f.;
the Interest upon the debt having WM* in wear,
the plaintiff lased a writ er soresistration and
fled • bill for a receiver. The wader" wee appointed,
who was also directed to peed& Ile the genie* of the
church. Mr. Ciatheroole, who hod p.. JJ himself to
the berg, had been doing the 1u of the parish, and
called upon the receiver in the MOM who was Mr. Bor-
der, the bishop's secretary, to Am lobs payment for his
services in the same way that be wall ben allowed pay-
meatte:
to • carats, if he had Slod cgs. The receiver
and the bishop refused to in mad ha the natter to
he decided by the court. An vit wen Ind by Mr.
Gatnercolc stating that tie so moot eif the reephse lbw did
not exceed 421. per amen. Ile was is penenles of the
vicarage house, and also • few rens of glebe hod. end Ids
application was to be allowed 3001. per annum for pselbess-
lag the duty.
Mr. Green appeared for Mr. Gathereole, Mr. S. Smith
and Mr. Roxburgh for the incumbrancen, and Mr. Speed
fur the bishop.
TheViee-Chaneellor considered that he ought not to allow
a larger nee to Mr. Oathercole, than what would be paid
in each a ease to any other curate. Under the stipendiary
Curates Aet, 1 & 2 Viet., c. 106, the bishop was allowed
to pay to a curate of a living, under sequestration, • certain
salary not exceeding 200/. • year. This referred to livings
where the value did not exceed 4001., and the repulation
did not exceed 1,000 persons. In this ewe the living was
worth 1,7001. per annum, and the population was 5,000,
therefore, under all the ciresassieesek le should make as
order apse the erosive, is pay Me aseheredelbel. beyond
the amen resolvedly lft fie he% dle. sea be 'bend
sell endues le pesensisa of the tismegleass red glebe
had.