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said °Menges, as perpetrators or accomplices, who she! fare
apprehended and prosecuted to conviction as aforesaid:
" And in order to induce any of the accompllme in the
raid outrage to make discovery thereof, we Mt WAY offer
his Majesty's most gracious pardon to any of the said ac-
complice" who shall Eire information so as that the Gibe/Nor
any of them, may be apprehended and prosecuted to con-
viction, and su as that the said last tneelleaed discovery
shall be made within the space of two calendar mouths from
the date hereof."
' [From the Closeout Aaverfiser, of Saturday November 24.)
The account which we gave in our last regarding
the horrid affair near Mullinahone, with the onmhyse
which fell victims on that dreadful mullets, being
sixteen persons, will be found fully confirmed iu
the subjoined Report of the llogneati, holden at
Tubber, on Wednesday.
(Here follows the Verdtet, 4ohleh has been afreedy 'kcal
DEPOSMONS.
Nicholas Shea, of Seers Acres, farmer swore depose!'
and saith, that he is she brother of the deemed Edmund
Shea; knows the bodies of Edmund /bra, nary Shea,
Edmond Shea, jun. Mary Shea, jun. Nicholas Shea, jug. Wil-
liam Shea, and Margaret Shea. Witness was called out of
bed uu the morning of the 20th Instant, by Jobs Seder,
about one or two o'clock. who told him that Ma brother's
house was on fire, when 1w arrived there, the %min was on
fire and the roof had fallen in—witoeu, sheet she boor of
nine o'clock that morning, went to the door sad sew the
bodies of several persons lying on the fluor, wits had beers
burnt to death. Saw the bodies of sixties peewee eakea
out of the house that rooming. NICHOLAS SHEA.
Examined before me, John Thompson, Coroner.
John !Mulcahy, of Ballywalter, farmer, depseeth and smith,
that ' e knows the bodies of Patrick Mullally, klicbael•Mui.
tally, and Cathrriue Muttony; saw them lying dead at the
house of she deceased Edmund Shea, on the townie' Otte
20th iusiaut. JOHN MULCAHY.
Examined before me, John Tisonspme, Coroner.
William William, of Gurtnapisla labourer, depmelb fled
saith, that on the 'night of Monday, the 191 h instant, be gut
up to look after a pig; saw Edmond Illrea's house on dire ;
went towards the house, but was afraid to go im, is conse-
quence of hearing several shots fired about the house.
man of the name of Philip Dillon fired a shot towards Shee's
house, which was returned by one or two shuts by penises
about the !mute on fire, who shouted, and desired Dines to
come on if be dared, his •

WILLIAM M WILLIAMS;
mark.
Examined before me, !obit Tbompsoa, Coroner.
Philip Dillon, of Gurtnapish, farmer, deposeth sad milk
that William Williams called him out of bed on the Hight
between the 19th sod 20th iost. who told hiss that Edmond
Shea's house was on fire. He desired Williams to call some
neighbours: h• then ad d towards Stsea's house, which
was iu a Wage, and fired a shot, sad called use, "Ole, >on '
Humidor which was returned by two shots—sad he was de.
sired to advance if be dared. Heard several shots about
fthea's house. PHILIP DILLON.
Examined before me, Joke Thompsoa, Cormier.
A more horrid enormity was never perpetrated by
monsters in the human shape ! The whole inhabi-
tants of it houve, sixteen persons, male and female
(one of the latter, Mr.. Shea, in the most advanced
state of pregnancy) burnt alive—of whom not one
escaped to tell the mournful tale ! in order to ef.
feet their diabolical purpose, it is probable the
monsters Set fire to the thatch in several places at
once, and that the inmate., taken by surprise, hi
►ushing towards the door, crested a fatal confusion
which retarded their progress till the roof fell M.
and overwhelmed them—for the remains of eleven
or twelve of them were fouod near to the door, iii.
side—the master of the house was one of these ;
he was distinguished by being lame of a leg, and
having lost a tooth in the front of his mouths lie
was found reclining, with part of his bowels pro-
truded from the belly, where many suppose a ball to
have entered; and near one of his hawk' lay the
barrel of a blunderbuss he was supposed to have
been carrying. Close by him and by the door lay a
man with the key of the door in one hand, and a
goo barrel near the other.
It was a most unfortunate circumstance there
was but one door to the house, or some of the peo-
ple might have escaped; sod that they seemed ill
depend upon their arms and their strength in a
thatched building. It is mentioned they had feu
stand of arms within—this is very probable, as We-
saw the barrel of a large iron bluoidet•bum, the bar.
tel of a fowling piece, five shorter gun barrel., one
pistol barrel, and three locks of arms carried away
from the ruins by the Police stationed at Fethard.
From the position in which Mr. Edmond Shea,
(die proprietor of the house) was found, as above
related, it was supposed lie was in the act of draw-
ing the bolt from the door when lie met his death.
A child about two years old was found placed in a
pail of water, where it remained untouched bout
the fire, save only what floated above water.
At each side of the door there was a hop hole
for small arms, about three inches in diameter,
which commanded the entrance; these, however,
did not appear to have been used, as the glass re.
manned entire in one of them ou Wednesday, and
the other was little broken.
It does not appear that Williams or Dillon above-
mentioned saw any of the monsters engaged in this
havoc, as they came in the direction of the smoke;
but we understand that six men were seen about
the fire, by persona observing from twat three
quarters of a milt distant ; and it is also mention.,
elf, that so late as eight lock in the morning, ■
fellow reinaincel vleeping in the straw iu the hag-
gore!, adjoiiiiiig the scene of the conflagration, rose
up, and ran off, tieing observed by souse yeomen
who came to view the ruins.
Of the neighbouring Nlagistmtes, there attended
or Wednesday at the piece of this alarming and toe
human enormity. Nlesors. G. Jacob, William Bar-
ton, James l'uretoy Poe, F. Despard, Richard
Chadwick, and R. Cooke, of Kilimane. These
gentlemen opened a subscriptiou far offering a re-
ward for the discovery and prosecution of the got.
touts concerned in the before-recited infernal act,
which was signed on the spot by numbers.
About two in the afternoon of Wednesday, the
remains of sixteen sufferers were taken u► 13 cotfiiis
from the ruins—seven to Cloneen church-yard, tour
to that of Kilvemnon, and one to Grange. The
►ight was mournful in the extreme. Several clergy.
men sine:tiled with hatbands, as did several. other
se:Memel', litrattis, and others—all evidently