The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-29 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Dowail, Dec. 27.
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the following account of another atrocious siMiespt
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to Mr. James Eastwood, J.P., D.L., of CastiellOns MOMti
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width Is derail at the beak sf bThellarbsess.
The pathway is a short est to the farm-yard, sad the
gate at whi.l he entered is about eighty perches be.
where be was attacked, and is discernible from the nod
leading from the Cutleblaney to the Carrielusamess
road. Along the one side of the quarry stretches
Lord Roden 's demesne. The nearest house is a National
School, occupied by the teacher and his wife, and at a dis-
tance from the quarry of some twelve perches. The back
of the house is towards the quarry, and the view of the
quarry is thus shut out. Ihe distance from Mr. East-
wood's house is not more than one-eighth of a mile. He
had crossed the stile, at the gate leading to the farm-yard,
when he observed three men following him. They soon
made up to him, and began to use abusive language, which
was immediately finessed by an attack with, it is sup-
posed, sticks and stones, he having no means of defence
further than an umbrella which he carried under his arm.
Having bcaten him, they flung him into the quarry, leav-
log him for dead. At half-past four o'clock, a young
man, about 16 or 17
.years of age, passed by the spot, and
saw Mr. Eastwood lying in the quarry. lie was afraid to
speak, and passed on. A few minutes afterwards,
a woman coming fur milk to the farm-yard disco-
vered him, and, having procured assistance, he was removed
to his own house. Doctors Pollock and Drunker were at
once sent for, and were almost in immediate attendance.
On examination of the hapless patient there were found
three long parallel wounds on the side of the head; the
skull was denuded at the corners of the wooed' th=
ear was split ; and the right side of the hoe moth
The most suitable remedies were at ones bad recourse to,
but although Mr. Eastwood had been restored to conscious-
ness—after having remained insensible from the time of hie
being carried home until next morning—his ease was con-
sidered hopeless. On examining his clothes, it was found
that the gold watch worn by Mr. Eastwood was missing, but
part of the chain remained rouud his neck. Some silver was
snd in his pocket, which it is supposed was all he had had
in his possession, as although he had got the price of a cow
that day in Dundalk, he bad lodged the amount in bank.
At the place where he was found, a large patch of blo d i. t.
be teen, in the quarry, also a stone having blood on it.
The reputation borne by Mr. Eastwood is that of a kind
and considerate landlord. The principal part of his Dun-
dalk estate is occupied by himself;_ and his labourer em-
ployed in farming it receive 6s. 9d. a week. In August
lot he removed six or eight families from a farm near
Ball's Mill, which they had held conjointly, and paid little
or no rent, for a series of years. Mr. Eastwood had
zealously tried to establish linen manufacture on a portion
of his estate; and has employed women and children in
great numbers in weavina. He is newest of the local Sun-
day School, under the Church Education Society; and a
very short time before he was attacked he had given pre-
miums of money for distribution among the children at
Christmas. We have been glad to hear that the military
have been called in to the aid of the civil power—two com-
panies of the 71st Highlanders being ordered into the pro-
claimed district, to be stationed in Newtownhamilton and
Croesmaglen.
According to the last accounts Mr. Eastwood has
so far rallied that hopes arc now entertained of his
ultimate recovery.
It is said that matters have been adjusted in the
Catholic Defence Association by a verbal and " un-
derstood" retmctation on the part of the remonstrat-
ing members, and that we are to hear no more of the
opposition to Mr. Wilberforce, either on the ground
of nationality or unfitness. The national and politi-
cal elements in the association are to be held as en-
tirely subservient to the religious objects ; it is to be
deemed British at least as much as Irish ; and the
Celts have been reminded that so far from being en-
titled to call the thing their own, the larger portion
slits funds is actually and bona fide English money.
Whether the association will really fall to pieces this
doe, or that any successful effort will, as the Toilet
enures us, be made to infuse vitality into it, remains'
be seen.
The Warder of to-day repeats the statement that
CiNsinissioner Longfield will be the new Provost of
Trinity College, if he be not already actually ap-
pointed; but this news still requires confirmation. It
is said that Mr. Hughes, Q.C., the Solicitor-General,
would, in the event of Dr. Longfield's appointment,
receive :the vacant commissionersitip, and this, of
course, would be followed by several other moves in
the legal world.
The Northrrn fl'hig of this morning has the fol-

lowing important announcement:
A correspondent in England communicates to us a very
interesting piece of intelligence. He rays, that Mr. V..
Tonto' M'Cullagh, the member for Dundalk, has just
succeeded in obtaining from government a charter, enabling
Meson Hartley, M'Clamont, and others, to form them-
selves into a company, with the intention of plying steamers
regularly between Galway and Halifax. It is expected
that the necessary arrangements will be completed in •
1 fortnight.
The Whig suggests that the short distance be-
tween Portpatrick and Donaghadee should be se-
lected for the submarine telegraph that is to connect
Great Britain and Ireland. in preference to the much
longer line of Holyhead sad Kingstown.