The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-06 00:00:00

Ihimself foe the lands of Cloughlens, near the town of
Mallow, co ntaining 148 acres, on which were 8 acres of
wheat, 67 moats, 8 of potatoes, 11 of carrots and turnirs,
farming stook 'ls of every description, fur the sum
to
1031., which 111 not one-sixth 01 the value. r.
O'Dea stated 'sat it was • case invulvirg the
degree the character o.
and 68 acres of meadow, together with horses, cows, and
persons for fraud, and in some
characters of
in the performance 2iis duty. The facts were shorly
sergeant-major in her then: The complainant v Taa a
a resident attorney, for great neglect
(known as the Connaught
Ma-
jesty's 88th regiment of • to 'l7 years, and last year, when
Rangers), in which he menet.
leaving the regiment, be was Preleb:ea with a .174 e of
atasplatentb,yb.th
sides obtaining sergeants
oftlifrOltinrett:44...oe.l%elA4 oaf atahrek regimento their
regi-
ment was to enter into possession of the lan,ll of Clan-
Incas, which had descended to him as heir-at-lac ". and Pro-
ceedings having been instituted in Chancery ou behalf,
he succeeded in the suit and got into possession. At the last
Cork assizes an action was brought by Bhinnor again. St the
former tenant to the lands for recovery of rent, w hen
a verdict was had against him, which so disappoinu`d
him that he took to drinking, and while in that .
state was influenced by Edmond Wall, who was sti-
mulating him to drink, and who, as it was proved
in evidence, kept him locked up in his house until the
morning of the 9th instant, when be took him to William
Foley's house is Doneraile, where the negotiation took
place fur a loan of 1001., er for the sale. It would be proved
that William Foley left Doneraile early on the morning of
the 10th, and went to Mr. Edward O'Connot's office in
Mallow, where he gave instructions for the preparation of
two deeds—one conveying the lands, crops, stock, and farm-
ing utensils; and the other, adeed barring the entail ; that,
upon one pretext or another, Bhinnor was kept in Done-
raile a part of the time • prisoner in Wall's house, and was,
on the morning of the 12th, driven to Mallow oa a ear,
with the two Foley, and Wall ; and by back passages taken
into the garden of Mr. O'Connor, in whose house he was
kept until the deed, were ready.
It was proved in evidence, tnat immediately upon the
execution of the deeds, Shinnor ran out of the office into
• public house and called for spirits, which the landlady re-
fused to give, seeing him in such • deranged state ; that the
two Foleye, having followed him' be ran away down the
street, and handed the money to s poor man to keep for
him.

--the complainant, and the several witnesses, having un-
dergone &severe cross examination by Mr. James Jones
and Mr. Edward O'Connor, and his clerk having been ex-
amined on behalf of the traverser', and Mr. O'Hea hav-
ing in his usual able manner replied, the magistrates
without a moment's hesitation granted informations, and
the parties were held to bail to abide their trial
The court was crowded to excess during the investiga-
tion of this cue, which excited the greatest interest In
the town, as the parties are all in a respectable position in
life.