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London, England, 1824-01-30 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Charles Wynne, Esq. President of the Court of Appeals, has
been Appointed to the situation of Commissioner of Law Inquiry,
vacant by the r.)signation of John Doharty, Esq. Mr. Wynne is
brethren) Owen Wynne, Esq. Member of Parliament for the town
of Stipa—Drib/in Freeman's Junrual.
LI ME RICK, JAN. 21.—0 n Sunday but, a game-keeper of Lord
Doneratles, on his way home front near mcolliher in this
cuumy, was attacked about the hour of three o'clock in the day, et
the emn-road of Ifaliyneran, near Dallyhoura Hill, by three men
one of the fellows struck with a stone on the head, and cut him
desperately, by which he was knocked down, and a double-barrt tied
gun be was conveying, taken from hint, when they ran off through
the held) towards the wood of .tetlgla. As soon as this outrage
wee communicated to the Magistrates, every endeavour to find out
the perpetrators was made, and a number of persons apprehended
in consequence.
About two o'clock, on the morning of Monday, the 21st inst. the
house of a man named Walsh, resitting about two miles from Ka.
tutor, was attacked by a large party of people, some of whom were
mud with guns, bayonets, Ace. who, having broken in his door by
sledging, demanded his arms and only daughter, which the lather,
mother, and uncle having resisted, were beat in &desperate man-
ner; however, the party being alarmed from the outside, they re-
tired without having effected their purpose, which appeared to be
principally to take away his daughter. Information having l).11
conveyed to the police stationed at Kaiak., they succeeded in ap-
prehending several suspicious characters, who were brought before
Captain Drought. Police Magistrate, and the Magistrates assembled
at Petty 5C14i0.13 at O'llrien's-bridge yesterday, when two of the
_ens so apprehended were fully identified, one of the two as
leader of the party, and committal t 3 Ennis gaol.
Mintorn or Jolla Hart xEr r.—At tire o'clock on Tnemla,
morning, the gentlemen who were investigating this affair, at the
home of Mr. Kelly, in Abboyfrale, were suddenly alarmed by •
shout from the soldier who hail the custody of one of the murderers,
Meet, Flinn. They immediately run into the street, when it sp.
peared that the prisoner had burst the sash of the window, and suc-
ceeded in getting his body through, when the alarm given by the
sentry who had been striding close by him, brought the soldiers
on „guard at the barrack to his assistance, by which the recipe of
the prisoner was prevented. In the scuffle be received two slight
bayonet-wounds. One of the prisoners was lodged in the guard.
horn, the only place of safety in the town; the other two were kept
at the house of Mr. Kelly, Assistant Civil Engineer, where the in.
tesigatim took piece, and, but for whose attention, and the tic-
euniudation he so cheerfully afforded, there would have been
much difficulty in making that speedy and minute inquiry, which
his been so productive of success. About twelve o'clock on Tues.
i!r. the prisoners were sent under a strong escort of the 29th to
Newcastle. haring- been previously pinioned, and connected by a
roe* at intervxls of about four yards. The investigation Is still
!'ml( on. and every hour throws some new light on the business.
At &incased, John Harnett, was nephew to ilia prisoners Filling.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S BETTINO.ROO3I, JAW. 29.

The ffettbig Room was but thinly attended, and not much bull.
dam The only Atheistic's:a worth notice were on the Derby.
has gone back Ulf a point. Reformer moved forwards halt :t
Pont. ad Agnes tone back above a point. The homes engaged
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'he other different Stakes stand nearly as in our report of 31on.
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