The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-05 00:00:00

COMBINATION IN IRELAND.

Yesterday morning, about two o'clock, a party,iimount-
ing to two hundred of the working classes, attacked a
building intended for a distillery. that is now erecting by
Mr. Ring, of this city, in Itlackmiller's-lane, Water-course,
and demolished a considerable part of the new work, having
previously knocked down the watchman in charge by a
stroke of some weapon. The cause assigned fur this out-
rageous attack is, that Mr. Ring employed some workmen
who did not belong to this city. While completing the
work of demolition. Mr. William Ring, who resided near
it, got some intimation of the outrage, and hastened to the
place with two individuals, each armed with a pistol,
which they fired at the incendiaries, and, from circum-
stances that have subsequently. transpired, there is every
reason to believe with effect, and that one of them was
wounded.

Mr. Ring then hastened into town for assistance, and on
his way he arrested a mason named Cornelius Desmond,
who was one of the party. This man was given in charge
to the Shandon Guard, where he remained for Ant two
' hours. during which time he took off his shoes and sox..-
logs, and, getting near the door, he rushed on the sentinel,
knocked him down and ran off; he was immediately pur-
sued, and, finding that he was likely to be apprehended, lie
jumped into the river with the intention of swimming to
Kyrfs-quay on the opposite side. The roldiera by this
time had got at either side of the river, and called out to
him to surrender, bnt he wall insensiblz to all their threats
and entreaties, and remained in the water till he absolutely
sunk! which he did near the Coal-quay dock, uttering the
imprecation of "By G—(l, lam gone!" 'fhe body of the
nnfortunate man was taken up yesterday, near Lapp's

The party, when returning after committing the out-
rage, threw a stone at Mr. Connell, a respectable man in
Blackpool, who was looking out of his window, which
struck him in the month, gave him a severe wound, and
knocked out four of his teeth. They were guilty of other
minor outrages.—t'ork Parr, October 29.

INDIAN ARMY.

GOVERNMENT GENERAL ORDERS.

PARDON OF THE BARRACKPORE MUTINEERS.
Head-Quarters, Calcutta, April 22, 1825.
Sir-Edward Paget is pleased to announce to the Army of this
Presidency the following sec of grace, which he has thought the
present a lit moment for carrying into effect.
The deep sense of abitorrenee and indignation which, his Ex-
cellency is assured, ha. been felt ar'.d expressed throughout the
Native Army. at the mutinous proceedings which occurred at Bar-
rackpore on the Ist of November last, has impressed the mind of
the Commander-in-Chief with the satisfactory conviction, that the
actors and abettors in those disgraceful proceedings stood entirely
alone, and unsupported in their disloyalty.
Satisfied, therefore, that the ends of jar tire havc been attained,
that the rules of discipline and subordination, so shamefully vio-
lated on that occasion, have been amply vindicated, and that the
devotion and attachment of the Native Army stand unimpeeched,
hit Excellency is persuaded that the present occasion afTards him
the gratifying opportunity, without committing the interests and
discipline of the Army to the slightest risk, of extending an net of
grace in favour of those unhappy men, who having been appre-
hended, tried. and condemned to pay the forfeiture of their bees
for their guilty participation in the late mutiny, were consigned.
throng!) motives of clemency, to the mitigated punishment of
labour on the roads foe certain terms of years.
To these individuate the Comnsander•in-Chief, with the concur-
rence of the Right lion. the Governor-Oeneral in Council, hereby
proclaims a free pardon, in consideration of the merits anti services
of the army of Arrscan anti Assam.
With this act of grate, his Excellency trusts he may never liae.e
occasion to read to his own. or the public recollection, the occ.er-
tenets which it has been his painful duty to advert to in the tor.-
going remarks ; and, in order that every trace of them may be
obliterated, his Excellency in pleased to direct, that the body of
Ilindah Tewary, Sepoy, who vat sentenced to be hung in chains
near the spot where the mutiny took place, may be removed.

LOSS OF THE COMET STEAM PACKET.
[From the Greeno7lrfrertiser of Tbefodity.l
HALP.PAST OXE O'CLOCK. T.Y.
Our .mersenger has just arrived from Gourikk, which. he
left only an boor ago, at•which time tbo veastls on-the
rivet had just commenced active operations for Maim&
Comet. It still blows strong : no other bodies have been
found.