The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1846.

PROTECTOR LIFE OFFICE.
ABOLITION OF THE CLAUSE REQUIRING PROPRIE-
TORS TO INSURlL—Yesterday the Eleventh Annual Gene-
ral Meeting of proprietors was held at the office of the Asso-
ciation in Old Jewry.
The CHAIRMAN (R. A. GRAY, ES4I.), HI calling upon the
actuary to read the report, expressed his gratification at the
progress of the society during the last year. The company
had prospered from its commencement. He could not my
that its progress had been quite as great as he had antici-
pated, but that arose, he believed, from the indifference of
the proprietors themselves in not effecting assurances, as
they were, by the laws of the society under which they had
become shareholders, under a moral obligation to
do. He believed, however, that the confidence of the
public in the association would continue to increase as
it bad done year by year, and that by the co-operation of
the proprietors and directors the sphere of its operations
would be greatly extended.
The report, which was then read, showed the income for
the past year had been 42,4471. 14s. 6d., 8,4761. 18s. 2d. of
which resulted from business originating in that year, during
which 170 new policies had been effected, amounting to
142,7801., 5,6001. of which were non-participating and 8,6001.
participating policies. The addition as bonus to the latter
during the year was 4781. The number of deaths during the
year had been 14, or not more than per cent, of the
policies in force—a rate of mortality much greater than
claims
that
provided for in the society's tables. After paying all
the sums allowed for the surrender of policies, interest, and
all expenses, there was a clear surplus of 16,2261., which had
been carried to the credit of the general fund; making the
total assets, exclusive of the wane of premiums, 163,4261.
The interest received during the year amounted to 4 per
cent. on the policies existing at thebeginning of the year.
The report having been adopted, the meeting entered
upon the consideration of the special business of the day,
viz., the propriety of rescinding the clause in the deed of
settlement, which requires each proprietor, and every per-
son becoming one, to effect and keep on foot an assurance for
a sum proportioned to the number of his shares, or be liable
to a fine of 2 per cent. per annum on the amount of his instal-

meat.
A PROPRIETOR: What number of shareholders have not
insured ?—The Chairman : 45 original shareholders, who
hold 1,131 shares, have never insured one farthing. The
total number of shares the holders of which had not insured
was 4,538.—The Proprietor : What is the amount deriv
?
ed
from the 2 per cent. fine charged on those shareholders
The Chairman : About 801. • year.—A Proprietor : What
do the annual premiums amount to I—The Chairman :
367_0001.
Mr. Pnixann (a proprieto was strongly opposed to the
clause in question ; though it might perhaps be a proper one
for a young office to adopt, every
•year of ita existence the
necessity for such a restriction diminished. He was not sure
that it had not done much injury to the Protector already,
in limiting its business ; and, though the shares had been at
a premium during the last year, be believed the clause ope-
rated for the 5 or 6 previous years in keeping them at a dis-
count. Most of the offices that had adopted the clause originally
had since abandoned it, and the Rock and Alliance alone
kept it up in all its integrity. Of the Rock, thepuoprietors
were dissatisfied, n
ot c were in contem tion, and
the Alliance had not done that amount of business which,
from its great influence, it was exdpected to do. Re proposed
that the clause in question should be repealed.
The motion having been seoonded, Mr. Lave also consi-
dered the restriction prejudicial to the AssOdatiOn, and as
all that was got from the fines was 801. a year there would
be no risk worth naming in abolishing it. 'Several other
shareholder expressed a similar opinion.
The DILAIRIELN considered that to repeal the clause would
be to interfere with one of the fundamental principles of the
association ; it would, he believed, be followed by evil Instead
of good : the National, the Atlas, the Crown, the Rock,
and the Alliance, still enforced it, and the Eagle, after aban-
doning, returned to it.
A PROPRIETOR: In most of those offices it exists only to
a very modified extent.
The DEPUTY DREIER/1g (MT. Gooto) thought the clause
useful ; but if every proprietor resent would undertake to
Veins o
Veins one insuranoe he would give up his opposition to

motion at once. After some further dismission the chairman
put the question, and it appearing that the whole body of
proprietors were in favour of Om proposition the chairman
and directors abindoned their object ; and the motion was
declared to be carried unanimously. A director present
wished it to be understood that the board had not all been in
favour of the clause. Thanks having been voted to the chair-
man and directors, the me ting terminated.

FARMERS' CU:S.—The anniversary dinner of this
:ceniwontißobe
(cis a
aboutck fti a na,
i;redreedTuirnniteure,nEti.qacfairamtherse. chAaifr,,ersduips:
club took place last night at Radley's Hotel, in Bridge-
Thee substantial
aliov dinner
toasts.p o provided, company Chairman,
n in duly
pr..
(is
al
posing " Success to the Farmers Club," said, that if he con-
sidered clubs of a similar nature of importance twenty years
ego, what must he consider them now, when out of them,
and he might say out of the " Farmers' Club" the Royal
Agricultural Society of England had had its origin,
and when so numerous a body of local clubs had been
established, whose services had been of most essential bene- '
fit to the agricultural community. He might be asked, why
he considered them to have rendered such essential services'?
lie would answer that. Greater improvements had taken
place in agriculture since they were established than in
double the number of years previous to their establishment.
Another result was one which they would all hail with the
frrea'est satistaction—viz., that noblemen and gentlemen of
the first rank in society came forward at public meetings and
declared that the greatest benefits would result from an im-
provement in the present relations of landlord and tenant.
He exhorted them to do all in their power to maintain
and continue such institutions, and enforced upon the tenant
a *A era the necessity of going forth under the aus;iices of the
society, but in a career that was strictly in conformity
with science, united with practice. He begged most heartily
to drink prosperity to their club.—Mr. Shaw responded to
the toast, and in doing so urged the necessity fur an im-
mediate attention in the law of landlord and tenant. He
said that at present the tenant had no security for the
capital he might have invested in the land, and in the case
of the death of his landlord, or other occurrences his unex-
hausted improvements be for the benefit of the landlord
or the next tenant; thereby depriving him and his
children, in many instances, of half their fortunes.
After some other toasts had been disposed of, the Hon. W.
Wdsou proposed the health of the chairman, and, in doing
so, said that he quite agreed with Mr. Shaw, that the pre-
sent condition of landlord and tenant was in many instances
highly injurious to both. The tenant bad no security for his
capital, nor had the landlord any security that his property
would be duly cultivated. The establishment of such clubs
as the present, he considered, tended greatly to promote the
proper consideration and the settlement of the questiou in a
manner that would be most beneficial to both parties. He
had great pleasure in proposing the health of their worthy
chairman, who had done honour to the profession, both as a
breeder and a farmer.—The Chairman having responded,
several other toasts were 'proposed ins ucoession, and duly
honoured, and the company separated.
CENTRAL PROTECTION SOCIETY.— At the usual
annual meeting of the Society for the Protection of Agricul-
ture and British Industry, which took place yesterday, at i
the society's room., 17, Old Bond-street, the Duke of Rich-
mond, president, upon taking the chair, stated that the
meeting was merely formal, having been convened for the
simple purpose of carrying out one of their rules, whick re-
quired that the officers and committee for the ensuing year
should be elected in the present month. The fact was, that
1 the meeting of the general committee, which was held on
Tuesday last, had anticipeed the principal business to be
discussed at the annual meeting; viz., as to what steps the
society ought to take with reference to a repeal of the malt-
tax. The result of Tuesday's meeting was (as stated in our
publication of yesterday), the adjournment of the question
till the 12th of January, to give time for ascertaining the
opinion upon it of the local societies. The Duke of Rich-
mond was then re-elected president, the Duke of Bucking-
ham vice-president ; the Dukes of Rutland and Cleveland
trustees, Mr. H. Byron secretary, and an equal number of
landlords and tenant farmers were chosen to act a. the
general committee. Amongst them were the Earl of Malmea-
bury, the Earl of Tyrcennel, Lord Beaumont, Earl Somers,
and the following members of parliament: Lord G. Ben-
thick, the Marquis of Granby, the Marquis of Worcester,
Sir C. Burrell, Sir T. B. Hepburn, 'Viscount Ingestre, Mr.
Altix, Mr. 13ranuton, Mr. M. Bell, Mr. Buck, Mr. Colville,
Mr. E. B. Denison, Mr. W. Miles, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. S.
O'Brien, Mr. Plumptre, Mr. Piney, Sir J. Trollop°, Hon.
T. Vesey, Mr. Waddington, and Mr. Wodehouse.
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOL FOR ORPHANS
AND NECESSITOUS CHILDREN.—A general meeting of the
subscribers to this institution was held at the London
Tavern yesterday; Mr. T. Roberts in the chair. The object
of the school, which has been founded about twelve months,
is to clothe, maintain, and educate the destitute orphans of
deceased, and the children of necessitous, commercial tra-
vellers. The meeting yesterday was for the purpose of
agreeing upon a code of rules for the government of the
society. It appeals that no less than '227 persons have
already put down their names as annual subscribers for the
amount of 2901. 175., and donations to the extent of
6,0261. lla. have been contributed (making together tilt
sum of 6,3171. Bs.) towards this most laudable institution,
which will doubtless receive the support, not only of the
great body
.of travellers, but also of the principal commer-
cial houses in the country.
GENERAL ANNUITY ENDOWMENT SOCIETY.—A
numerous meeting_of this society was held yesterday, at the
London Tavern, Bishopmate-Mreet. G. R. Perkins.,natin Esq„
In the chair. After a discussion of some length, originating
in a proposed ch alge of rules 9 and 20, the chairman read
the Seventeenth Annual Report, which stated that during
the year 58 members holding 124 annuities had joined the
association, and that the amount of capital on the 30th of
September last was 202,4431. 125., being an increase during
the year of 12,5891.1e5. 6d., after the payment of 8,0311.38.2 d.
on account of annuities. The amount of distribution for the
year produced 171.55. 2d. for each annuity ou the civil fund,
and on the military and nautical fund 81. 14s. 3d., which
amount being under the minimum recommended by the
actuaries, the sum of 101. 10s. would be paid for each
, annuity. The interest from the invested capital would be
found nearly sufficient to pay the annuities for the past year.
The payments of those members who had discontinued their
premiums during the 'Tar, added to the sum that had
similarly accrued in former years, was 18,7301. 4s. 3d.
Twenty-seven members on the civil fundholding 48 annuities
had died, and four on the military and nautical fund holding
five annuities. The directors regretted that defalcations to
the amount of 1,5411. 13s. lld. had been discovered, which
had been reduced by the payment of 5001., the amount of
the bond from the clerk, who had been dismissed from his
situation. The deficiency of this sum would occasion a loss
1 on each annuity of Is. Id.—The report
he was received with
1 favour by the meeting. With regard to t defalcation, the
chairman stated that they had sufficient evidence to prose-
I cute the clerk, but they thought it better to secure the 5001.,
the amount of the bond, the claim for which would be re-
sisted if they prosecuted. A general and very. desultory
discussion originated as to the method of keeping the ac-
counts, which the great majority of the meeting seemed to
consider unsatisfactory:the result of which was a motion
for the appointment of a committee of five members in con-
nexion with the directors, to examine the accounts with a
view of adopting a better system, if necessary. This motion
was carried unanimously.—The report was then agreed to.—
Captain T. Warren was` lected a director in the room of
Mr. LaurenceAdeceased, d Mr. Rae was re-elected.—The
auditors were re-elected, after which the meeting separated.
PROVINCIAL BANK OF IRELAND.--An extraordinary
general meeting of the proprietors of this bank was held yes-
terday, at the offices in Old Broad-street, J. Young, Esq.,
in the chair, for the purpose of electing • director in the room
of Edward- Fletcher, Esq., deeessed • and J. Dobree, jun.,
Esq., having been unanimously elected to fill the vacancy,
and there being no other businem to transact, the meeting

separated.
SCHOOL FOR VIE INDIGENT BLIND.—The quar-
terly meeting of the committee of this most valuable and
benevolent corporation was held yesterday at the London
Tavern, Ludgate-hill, for the auditing of accounts. It ap-
peared that a sum of 5001. had been borrowed from the
treasurer for the purposes of the corporation, and that there
was only a balance of 861. in the banker's hands towards
the repayment of this amount. A resolution was accord-
ingly passed, authorising the treasurer to sell
oout s
he tockhad to
the extent of 1,000!., to repay himself the
advanced, with interest thereon, and to applying the re-
mender, as required, to the use of the school. The other
business was altogether routine.
DISCONTINUANCE OF MAILS TO ROTTERD
The Postoffice has given the usual notice that the mails
to Rotterdam, transmitted by sea, have been discon-
tinued, because the steamers which ply, during the
summer and autumn, between that port and London, have
been laid up for the winter season. The authorities appear
not to intend taking advantage of the steam traders which
now regularly ply between Yarmouth and Rotterdam.
BOOKS PURLOINED FROM THE ATHENEUM CLUB.
—Considerable sensation has been excited at the west-end
of the town, and in literary circles, by• the result of the
inquiry into the appropriation of books fiefs). the library of
the Atheneum, which has been the detection and expulsion
of one of the members of the elub.—Globe. The manner
in which this "sparopriation " was discovered is a little
singular. The private library of the purloining member
was brought to the auctioneer's hammer, when it was seen
that several of the books were stamped . with the libriey
marks of the Atheism= Club. This coming to the ears of I
the authorities of the institution, they adopted the lenient
course of buying back the books and expelling the offen
THE BEDFORD COACH.—Yeaterday the coach, with
the harness and horses,which, for above half salutary, has run
between London and Bedford, was disposed of by auction
at the repoeitory of Mr. Robinson, Little Britain • this having
been given up on account of the opening of the railway from
the London and Birmingham line to Bedford.
STEAM NAvIOATION.—The new river parliament
false a
steam navigation on th Thames, and
also on the ens, does not apply to her Majesty's ships, nor to
any vessel not being a British registered vessel. Iron
steamers of 100 tons and more, laid down after the passing of
the statute, are to be divided by watertight partitions.
All such sea-going vessels are to lave boats of the
dimensions !specified, and no vessel carrying more than ten
reogee is to proceed to sea unless', in addition to the
boats, it is supplied with slits-boat and two life-buoys
oand a
steamers commenced after the passing of the act, in lieu f
life-boat, to have "paddle-box 'boats,' or such other
fire.
boats as
directed by the Admiralty, and a hose for extinguishing
Every steam-vessel when meeting or passing any other steamer,
is to pass as far u may be safe on the port side of the other
vessel, and every steamussel navigating any river or narrow
channel to keep, as far as may be practicable, to that side of
the fairway, or mid-channel of such river or channel, which
lies on the starboard side of such vessel, due regard being
had to the tide sad position of such Yawl. The f ith section has

reference to the numerous vessels on theTharaes. Respecting
the exhibition of lights : vessel, within 20 miles of the coast
are to exhibit lights at night, and no compensation is to be
awarded to vessels not exhibiting lights at night. Before
the 30th of April and the 31st of October in each year
two declarations by the owners are to be transmitted
to the Board of Trade, setting forth the sufficiency of
the hull and of the machinery of the yawls ; which
declarations are to be registered, and certificates of the same
granted. Accidents and damages to steamers are to be re-
ported to the Board of Trade, as well as the supposed loss of
a steam-yessel. Inspectors may be appointed, and may re-
quire evidence as to accidents. The act comes into opera-
tion next New-year's day.
ACCIDENT AT COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.—Shortly
before one o'clock this afternoon, M. Kane, one of the work-
men engaged in the alterations at Covent Garden Theatre,
was found by some of his fellow-workmen lying in the upper
boxes in a state of insensibility, with a heavy beam
across his body. Re was immediately released from this
position, and carried to the King's College linspital, where
it VIM found that his back was severely inlured (supposed to
be broken), his head cut open, his collar-bone fractured, and
his hand frightfully mutilated. When he recovered his
sensibility he complained of pain in the hack. It is supposed
that while be was at work in the lower gallery, he stepped
on a plank or beam which was loose at one end, and fell with
it to the upper boxes, where he was found. One of the
workmen who was at work in the pit, saw the plank fall,
but did not see Kane, and was not aware of the accident till
after he waa
INQUESTS, YEsTERDAY. DEATH PROM STRAN-
OULLTION.—By Mr. William Payne, at the Three Tuns,
Red Cross-street, Cripplegate, on the busty of Ann Freestone,
aged 49. Deceased had for some time past. been troubled with
a cough, which obliged her to go to bed on Monday evening.
She was worse than usual, and the next morning she was
found lying dead on the floor, with her head resting on a
fish-kettle. A surgi on deposed that deceased had, in all pro.
Debility, died from congested apoplexy. She had fallen on
the fish-kettle in such a way that its pressure against her
throat acted like a ligature, and produced strangulation.
Verdict, " Accidental death."—ALLEGED MUILDEIL—By
Mr. Payne, on Wednesday evening, at the Three Tuns, lied
Cross-street, Barbican, respecting the death of Eleanor Eli-
zabeth Wright, aged thirty-five, the wife of John Wright,
residing at ii, Elliott's-court, Old Baily,map- mounter. The
deceased died on the 3rd November, and was buried in Bun-
hill-fieids, but in consequence of Mr. W. T. Chatterway, the
landlord of the house (11, Elliott's-court), having COMakittli-
cated what were considered suspicious circumstances con-
nected with the death of deceased, the body, by the coroner's
order, had been exhumed fur surgical examination.—After
the body had been examined, Ann Wright, the daughter of
the deceased, who resided with her father, positively swore
that the deceased had not been ill treated by her father, and
that she had never said her father had poisoned her mother.
Other witnesses, Mary Rapley, a lodger in the same house,
deposed that the husband had beaten the deceased, that Ann
Wright had sent for her and told her that her father had
beaten her mother, and her mother, then very ill, told her
the same.—Ann Collet, a sister of the deceased, gave similar
testimony to Mary Rapley, and that the deceased had several
scars on her body, and that she told witness that they were
caused by her husband. She requested witness to have her
body opened after death. She stated that the husband co-
habited with another woman, but admitted that the deceased
had been for some time afflicted with a cough and pains in
her limbo. Ann Wright told her that deceased was poisoned
by cheesecakes brought by the husband's paramour.—The
evidence, however, of Mr. James Paget, of St. Bartholo-
mew's liospital,surgeon,who had examined the botly,was that
the lungs only showed disease, and that deceased had evi-
dently been in an advanced state of consumption. The sears
were not recent, and there were no indications of recent
violence. lie had not had time to analyse the contents of
the stomach, but he saw no signs of poison, and the disease
in the lungs was quite enough to cause death.—The inquest
was adjourned till this day to give time to analyze the con-
tenni of the stomach. The following admonitions of the co-
roner to Ann Wright are worthy of preservation as indicating
the opinion of that functionary of the value of sending a per-
son to Newgate :—" Ido not know what to do with you. I
ought to send you to Newgate to be tried, and perhaps trans-
ported for perjury. If I thought sending you to Newgate
would do you any good, I would send you. But I will let it
stand over till Friday. You may go now."

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, DEC. 9.
The Lord Lieutenant an 1 suite return to-morrow to the
Viceregal Lodge, from his Excellency's residence in the
county Kilkenny.
The sale of the chief portion of the Blessington estates has
just concluded, and the result may be interesting to capital-
ists and landowners. 'flit sales comprised property in
Tyrone, including the demesne, the Dublin and Kilkenny
rents, and the advowson of George's rectory. The Tyrone
property, consisting of fifteen denominations, with a net an-
nual rental, deducting tithe rent-charge, of 1,9141., brought
50,6261., or 266 years purchase. The demesne in six divisions,
with the umber, brought 31,7141. The chief purchasi r was
Mr. William Todd, of the firm of Todd, Burn's, and Co.,
whose purchase-money exceeded 15,0001. The Dublin rental,
Sillisolning to 4,5571., brought 94,b361., or nearly 21 years'
pnlebese ; and the Kilkenny property produced 1,6/M. The
mirowron,2,oool. The produce of the total sales was 180,320/. for
'rental of 6,520/. Very few lota were sold at an under value.
A specific amount had been placed on each lot before the
isle, and in no instance was a lesser amount taken. It will
be necessary to raise a further sum of about 160,0001. to pay
all the debts, to meet which there is reserved for future sale
property in Tyrone and Dublin to the extent of 14,0001. a
year. All creditors will be paid in full, and a considerable
surplus remain to the inheritor.
The Gazette of last night contains proclamations for hold-
ing extraordinary presentment sessions in fifteen additional
baronies. The Irish counties will soon be exhausted, as few
more baronies require to be proclaimed—the whole being
under the Labour Rate Act.
The half-yearly meeting of the Hibernian hank directive
and proprietors has just been held, and the abstract of ac-
counts shows a prosperous state of affairs, there being a net
profit of 20,8441. on the transactions of the year ending the
Ist of November last. The surplus capital on the Ist of Nov.,
1845, was 65,9211. ; and on the Ist of Nov., 1846, 72,6101. ;
00 that there is an increased surplus in the present year of
6,6891., which shows the vigorous competition in Dublin bank-
ing. This evidence of prosperity speaks well for the manage-
ment and safe accommodation of the Hibernian. The dif-
ference of stamp duties in England and Ireland, as relating
to banks, was discussed at the meeting. Resolutions were
unanimously adopted, calling on the Lords of the Treasury
TO reconsider their former decision, and to assimilate the law
as to compounding for stamp duties in Ireland, as the same
exists in England.
The Dublin grain markets of yesterday were but scantily
supplied, and all on the advance. On floor there has been
a rims of a shilling per cwt. The price of bread is stationary.
Oatmeal is as high as first quality et flour. Indian corn and
seal exceedingly high, from 20s. to 225. per cwt., and not
tie be had in any quantity.
Yi LAIIOIICH ERE'S LETTER.—The landlords of Ireland
have expressed the greatest disappointment at Mr. Labou-
ehere's letter, permitting the presentment sessions to agree to
reproductive works. But the tenant-farmers are beginning
to believe very generally that the true objection to acting
under the letter is that drainage works undertaken under
its provisions must he entirely repaid by the landlords, and
not as under the Labour Rate Act—hall by the landlord and
half by the occupier. From the following facts, however,
which I collect from a report of a presentment sessions, at
which the O'Conor Don, M.P., a Lord of the Treasury, pre-
sided, I find that when the landlords arc so minded, to act
under the letter is not impossible.
At an extraordinary presentment sessions, recently held at
Csatlerea, the °Toner Don, M.P., in the chair, the magis-
trates and tale pay
convened for' the purpose of finding
employment for the distressed in the barony of Castlerea,
I olved unanimously that their proceedings should be in
accordance with Mr. Labouchere's letter. They voted that,
in addition, an unexpended balance for works still in pee-
-1 gram, a sum of 6,6311., being 18 per cent. on the poor-law
valuation of the whole barony, would be required to employ
the destitute poor of the barons' for two months, or until
another sessions should be called, thev apportioned the said
total sum of 6,6311. on the several electoral divisions within
the barony, according to the poor-law valuation thereof, and
made presentments to the amount of same respectively.
They passed presentments in each electoral division to the
amount apportioned, to suit electoral divisions. The pre-
sentments, with scarcely an exception, were for reproductive
works, namely, for drainage and subsoiling, as far as same is
connected with drainage.
One of the new mining companies has just published a
report of its affairs. To stimulate the shareholders to pay
up the call, there is reported a sale of 20 tons of copper, and
40 of lead ore, while 125 tons of both are in course of dress-
ing. About 400 men are employed on all the works. In-
structions also are to be issued to the solicitor to compel the
recusants.
THE LATE FIRE AT CLONTIARL.—The dwelling WB2
insured for 12,0001. in the Royal Exchange Office. Mr.
Msisan intends to have the mansion immediately rebuilt.
ULSTER RAILWAY.—The traffic on this railway (twenty-
fire miles opened) was, for the week ending 6th of Decem-
ber, 1846 i—Passeiwers, 12,202; amount, 440/. 4s. 3d.;
goods, 3311. Si. 103.. Total, 771/. 9s.Corresponding
week last year :—Passengers, 10,3371. ; amount, 3741. 40.8 d.;
goods, 1811. 10e. ld. Total, 5551. 14s. 9d.
BARBAROUS MURDER 1N 13 AL WAY.—I have seen a
private letter, which states that John Browne Lynch,
of Clonkeely, near Tuam, late of the 6th Regiment of Foot,
was barbarously murdered in his own avenue, on returning
from the fair of Killedangan, on Monday evening last. The
pistol with which he was shot was found near his bod
cut
To
aggravate the atrocity his throat appeared to have been
with a reaping-hook. The shot had not taken full effect.
He continued for some time to struggle with his assassins.
The firing was heard in his own house, and his heave
galloped, without his rider, into the yard.
A correspondent of the Freeman of this morning supplies
the following ; " On Friday, at six o'clock in the afternoon,
a person named George M'Clean wee returning home from
the fair of Croawnaglen, county Armagh, when, at not more
than 100 perches outside the town, he was attacked by, a
number of men, and brutally murdered. None of the misin-
-
creants have been yet fully identified, although three
dividuals have been arrestedt having blood on several parts
of their clothes and hands. It is supposed that some mon
they
which deceased had in his possession at the time was e
cause of his murder."
STATE OF THE COTINTRT.—I IWO already informed you
that a meeting of the magistracy of the county of Limerick
Gail-
was held on gaturday bust, haling been called by Lind (hail-
lamore, lieutenant of that county, to deliberate upon its con-
dition. Only five magistrates attended the summons, and
the feeble !violation at whirls they arrived was to recom-
mend that " no peace station should consist of more than.
eight or ten mon." The destruction of sitscP and cattht
continues.