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London, England, 1818-03-27 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUIIILIN, MARCH 23.

We understand that Sir Gore Omley, Bart. has
given 80.000/. for part of Colonel Eyre's estate, in
the County Galway.
The Hon. Mathew Fitsmautice, son of Lord
Musketry, is appointed Captain in the Royal Coun-
ty Limerick regiment, vice John Brown, Esq. re-
LIMERICK, MARCH 18.

On Friday, the 27th nit. the boot Nary, of this
port, belonging to Mr. Parker, on her peonage to
Mims's, came to anchor at Almond), when the was
boarded by some men its a small bout from the
shore, who coot her rigging and cable, and after
sculling the boat, let her drift down rite river. It
is conceived they Murdered the crew. as twee of
them has ►ince been heard of; their gnomes are Phi-
lip and Patrick Stack, and Patrick Tonokins.
The mail from Limerick was robbed ye►terday
morning between Itatlakeale mood Torbert, and the
bye letters pas,ing through Limerick and Shams-
golden for Torbert, Listottell, and Trotter, coroild
utf. The pootonan had no Dublin moil, but it is
probable that there may have been several letters
for the Gentlemen of the long robe, re-directed
front Limerick to Tralee.

WATERFORD. MARCH 23.

EXECUTION.--011 Saturday fames Tobin, Pa.
trick Murrisem, mid Williams Leary, were execut.
cd in front of the county gaol, pursuant to their
sentence at the late AssiZre, for burglary and rob-
Ivegy in the house of Captain Johnson, of Spring-
hill, and for firing sit huts with latent to 111111111 and
kill him. Since their conviction, and particularly,
as we are informed, at their execution, they evinced
the most becoming penitence and resignation, fully
avowing their guilt, and acknowledging the justice
of their senteoce. The following account of these
men has been published :
IA Tahiti was a tall, stout matt, 'boat 45 years of age, a
toiler of Carrickbeg, where he eairied on the trade of it'
butcher, and was some years ago in very routtortable cit.-
cuutstances, awl at that time conaidered • man of respect-
able character. He hall fume or fire children by his first
wife, and was married to his second about a year mad • half
ago, hut was separated from htt about six months before his
arrest. They were since retiratilied to each other, and she
appeared alstracted at his tarimaiehaly death.
.4 MOrrillOy was a low-sized ilia, about twenty-six years
of age. He was likewise a native of Carrickbeg, and worked
usually as • boatman, between Conine! and Waterford.
He was unmarried, but his aged mother is still living. He
had lung been considered a mitt of indifferent character, and
was one of those accused of the iiltutpt to rub Mt. White's
office, nut long since, in Waterfued.
" Leary was a slight man, 'ilea, 23 years old, tool was
born sear Clabhmore, in which neighbourhood Ise lousily
rivittea hold lately. He was likewise, unhappily, remark-
able fur the bregularity of his life, and ialatowly estiped
conviction at the Lent Assizes of 1616, at which his I tier
in).
James Leary was executed fur burglary. During his *-
Moment previtries to that AbsiZeS, he contracteds pc-
quaintaace with a woman then in gaol, antler a charge ur
boating clashes, and, after his acquittal, he lingered in
Waterford, ruder false excuses, awaiting her expected libe-
✓iliou curium" to the 'Write and entreaties of his mother,
itiothe,t, aud retrials, who strove to prevail oil him to return
to his wife. Whew this wettish araa dischartpd, Ixary accent-
glided her to her Mauve, in thi neighbourhood of Capt. Joint-
ed'', bower. there he coatiailed itt culabit with her, sdpiturl-
ita; themselves chiefly by petty robberies of potatoes, lie. Has.
iiik planned, as it is untietaiood, between diem, the rultbety
Of Caplan. Johnson's humor, Leary repaired to canickbeg,
lb procure accomplices to tatty the phut into execution,
when he foam, ready iestrusisbnts in tibia, Morrissy, Moe.
Ise (the approves), sad another was, not yet takes, wish
all came dawn *AY him fur ibis express purpose."
CLOWMxL, Mallon Itt.
On Thuraday evening last. about seven o'clotit
a barbarous murder aid perpellitted at ilayloUgh

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in the mountaias, about three miles humid
heeir, on the person of Michael Vleniiiig, a col lett '1
and indpstrines piing man, in the *erne., of
Richard Urubt, Burp He *leson his way
with two horses and can from Libman., innisig
half-notes fur a considerable sum, and about three
pounds in cash, when he Wigs Met at the above
minted place. null murdered with three wounds in
the head from a hill-hook, and had likewise several
of hi* bones broken his body wits then thrown
into a well, and lightly covered, with rubbish.--
Whea the body was found. a shoe belonging, to nu e
of the murderers was picked up; and, at the In-
quest held next slay before the Rev. Mr. Tuckey
and Mr. Joshua Sutton, Magistrate-a, a shoemaker
(who had recently repaired din shoe) deposed, that
it was the property of a certain man. whose sonnet
we do not conceive it proper to mention here : a bill-
hook, with marks of blood. was also found at a
house. with the owner's name ou it. Besides, the
two men, ogainat whom these strong circunistiancea
have appeared, were seen cutting heath on the
same evening, clear the same spot, add to which
both these torn have tied.
Colonel Bagwell lies rawly completed the plant•
ing of filly acres of the Commons of Clo 1111 l el, and
twenty acres in the rere of Minllield (at the Cosiott
Waterford side of the Suir), each acre of winds
will contain 3,000 trees. lie has fenced in 50n
acres of the Commp,ns ofClannish,qu4tiiitiea
yearly, similar
ovatil d
rises
have them all plaited
I to the abuve-inentiolied 70 acres.

MARC!. 21.

On Thursday evening, Captain Wilcock,' having
received inforna►tion that Finnegan, the noted
robber, under sentence of death front the Kilkenny
Assizir, and known by the name of captain F
Kan, wus !tell at his old walk near Two-mile
Bridge, recently before, sent his chief crn►..table,
Mr. Keily man whose activity we ha►' various
occasions of recording), with a few of his ow') mei',
in disguise, to the neighbourhood, said they suc-
ceeded in the apprehension of F gin, in a
public-house, armed with a highlyalnaded blunder-
buss, which he had tint time to use, as the party,
instantly no Mr. Keily's seizing him, closed ut
him, and effectually presented any resistance.—
The Inil►tllace from that into the town. exhibited
a shocking instance of sympathy with this villain,
the crowd following him with shouts of 'maculation
at his capture.—(Clon►nel Herald.)