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tars applying to him. he very kindly tewisintd with
the party until the Prisoner was delivered over to
Lieutenant Arthur, at Ballyneety. The fellow's
name is Macgrath, from Herbertstown, a well-
known character. Next morning Lieut. Arthur
end a party of the 93t1 Highlanders brought him to
Limerick with three other prisoners, charged with
attacking a party of the 434 near Brurer. They
arc committed for trial at the Special Commission.
Macgr. tlt will. be tried in the City Court.
IVe are informed that • Roman Cotholic Cie,-
gyinao, not niany miles from this city, who expos-
tulated with his Rork. on Sunday, on the insanity
of the proceedings of the lower order., in nightly
attacking their peaceable neighbours, was attempt-
ed to be murdered within the precincts of the
chapel, by several fellows, but were persuaded from
the committal of it by an interference an the part
of some of the gang, that he should in future ab-
stain from such observations.

S,vrral of the nocturnal depredators have been
lode l iti the Bride*ell of Charlevalle.
. .

A few nights ago the house of the clerk of
Pains Grego church was surroutide'd by nearly a
hundred armed men, who der/waded the key of it,
which • lie gave and accompanied them whilst they
were searching the house of worship fur lead, which
they said way deposited there previous to repairing;
not boding any. they got ladders and ascended the
roof, but were also discppoisktesl; they then retired,
desiring the clerk to intimate to the Her. Mr.
Jellett to part witli his Proctor, Otherwise they
wool.l pay I a visit ; the sane night several
houses in the vicinity of Millis Great, were attacked
for fire arms, and missy stand obtained by these
u3isguided wreich.r. lisformatioris of this outrage
are takeil by the ftev. Charles P. Coate, a Magi.-
trate of this county.
Friday night the house of Michael Ryan, a Is.
bourer, on the Dona* E.tate, was attacked, Nati a
musket obtained by the rufiails—the getilleinen of
that neighbourhood, with Sir Hugh DlllOO Missy
at their head, are touch on the alert, and from un-
wearied exertions it is hoped these midnight iutrud-
els will speedily be dis•roverecl.

By a fetter to its from Colonel Balfour, of the
40th tegiment, a very active Magistrate of this
county, we learn, that the Rev. William Fits-
Remit', Perish Priest of Koockaderry, bra ►rot its is
the officer eommailditig ihr leutpr at Newt-wile,
two stand of rum, *lnch had been brought to Inns
as. I lergy man or the parish.
Ilotialumatury notices have been posted in several
pant of the county Waterford.
A carriage of Air. Brutiiiiry's returning to Ne-
nagh from this city, on Monday night last, was
swept elf the pond by the flood at Groody-bridge,
sod the drive► and horses drowned.

The day coach from Dublin to Limerick. on
Sunday last, was in imminent dii.iger, by the
horses taking fright and whetting round, from the
wares which were dishing fruits thut part of the
road which is flooded Hear Grundy. The exertions
of Captain K.arie, county Limerick regiment, who
leaped out sod eed the horsey, prestuted the worst
constqweoces.. _

A •mall salmon was found on the rood near
Quntpoole,•'oa Sunday, which had been driven up
by the floods.
Monday, a horse wits drowned in the flood near
Quinshorough.
Several lairds in Cork were inundated by she
floods on Friday; the loss of potatoes in the low
lands has bees. very considerable.
We stated a few days ~ii,ce that the ancient
Bridge of Killaloe had tecrived serious injury by
the late storm and flood.. 011 Sunday last one of
the arches at the county Tipperary side fell in, and
two °there are likely to follow. At this season of
the year the Wrierruption to u communication be-
tweets the counties of Tipperary and Clare must
be a very great public inconveuierice.
On Thursday John Roche, E•q. of Cove, fell
from has horse near Cloyne, and was killad.
The Ball at Swisiburies on Monday evening, in
sid•of the Mendicity foods, was nnrueiously and
losltionably attended—dancing craninenced at ten
o'clock, by Lord Clueing and Mrs. Hugh Massy,
of Riveradale, leading off, and was kept up with
much spirit until a late hour yesterday morning.

MURDER OF MRS. TORRANCE.
The only defence attempted to be made by the
murderers of Mrs. Torrence, on their trial at Li-
merick on Monday, was the usual one of au alibi,
and this on behalf of M`Namare stone. A woman
was produced to sustain it, but totally faded. To
the very fnll original report of this case, which we
gave yesterday, we now add the Judge's address to
the culprits when passing sentence:—

Barn• %Mummies), before passing the awful sentence of
the law upon the Prisoners, said to them: "You have been
footed guilty of the wicked crime of murder upon the clear-
est and most satisfactory evidence. In the long period of my
professional practice I do not recollect a case more maiodest
or clear. I most highly approve of the verdict ; it is the only
ogle the intelligent Geotlemeu of the Jury could pronounce.
I must also say, that although many crimes have, in the course
of years, conic before me, yet, take it all in all, I et
• more atrocious one. This %rasa most deliberate murder; you
received too sudden eaeituteat ; it was a crime hatched iu
secret, and by • confederacy. You, •nfortunate awn, were
duped by that Confederacy to commit that clime, and where-
fore? Because Mr. and Mrs. Torrance had the spirit to de-
fend themselves from the atrocious attack made upon them
by midnight sustains, you waylaid them in the manner
which has bees ro pathetically described by Mr. Torrance.
I mum say, in the hearing of this numerous audience, if any
thin were wanting to convince Me world, that whatever
may he the pretences which induce such me• as you to begin
an act of outrage, they have always ended in the perpetration
of • monstrous crime. Dal you, or your associates, think
Mai you would escape punishment' The •11-seeing eye of
a wierOf al •rod joss God will surely always search the murderer
•at ; •ed, by • concatenation of circumstances, render his
guilt as apparent as the sun at noonday. You went to the
House of Worship on the day that you perpetrated this deed
of blood, and dared to profane God's temple by yours im-
piety ; f•e,yu bad is your mind the res./baton to commit
murder—a crime which stands at the head of all other of.
fences; and to enhance the enormity of your Wiekedaess,
you selected Whitsunday fro► your purpose, • day upon
which tour Divine Creator sent down his spirit to his Apes.
tles, to lay the fouudatoun of that religion which has ex-
isted for 1,8011 years ; each was tier day you hued *poi for
the perpetrations of the foulest crime that ever was recorded.
When the magnanintity of that inimitable woman, Mts.
'rummer, induced her to expose her torn life to preserve
that of her husband, tune very appearance of her heroism
ought to have palsied your arms and withered yuu st her
feet, if feeling you possessed. When that alogeloc woman, for
so I must cull her, rushed to the protection of her husband,
you drew forth, cowards ! you drew forth the deadly
weapon a•d bwried it is her heart. There is 'nut • li►ing
being present, there a not a creature who shall ever hear, or
read of your trial, that will out rej.tee at your c•nvtcliow

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MURDER.

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In the month of July last, John Dale, • travelling
hanker, from Flask, in Staffordshire, being on his circuit of
hetsinessi, and not returning home at the eapeciest lime, his
friends became ..laiined fur his safety. His father (who is
also • resident at Flash) went in search •f him, and all trace
was lost at • public-linos, at IVlnkbeeurne, ab••t three miles
from gouthorn, where he was last seen. An active inquiry
need search was set u• foot iu the neighbourhood, whew
the hells of Ilia pack were found near • wood in Wink.
bou►ne, sad which naturally raised • strong presumption
that hr was murdered, yet the body could not be fotinil.
A few week. dies wined., some lain/ewers sliming in a field
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