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MELANI).
'‘.llk • It 3
Limsaict, *int
TIN bernOyietDahallow, comity- Cork; is it
present very smith disturbed; near Freemo4nt,
several cottiered houses were robbed by the bieur-
gents lest week. No farmer can keep his daughter
et home, if she his not her protection -face,
and in the want of fortune.
A man of the name of Walsh, -

yer, was assassinated on the Ingh
mile of Listowel, on Monday lart,
den, who approached him nutuopectu
drove a brace of bullets through his bo/
was walking from Listowel in compar
The following litrolutiono were
tered into by the county of Limeric)

Jitry. and signed by the members
" That it is the opinion of this Grand
sasses of the Issurrectiois Art, after the
Mail six weeks after the next Meeting
measure highly expedient and Necessary.
"That, though we consider that a rt-
Magistrates would be attended with
eosatry, still we 'reef opinion that the Insurtectiva Act hits
beat curled into execetion by the Magistrates at large, is
• manaer highly creditable to themselves sod benelleial•to the
meaty, sad is such a munier as to render any fears of the
misapplication of the act quite ottgatory."

COUNTY LIMERICK ADDRESS TO THE MARQUIS
WELLESLEY.
After the Resolutions were proposed by Captain
O'Grady, M.P., John Green, Eq. of Greenmoent,
rose sod addressed the Chair, iu nearly the follow•
in, words :
• It Issessis Bosom of pride and exaltation to every
Irishmen lellosaaNd is the welfare snd prosperity of his
esmatry, te eso is Nahuatl placed at the head of its Exe-
Mine Deportment ohms exalted virtues, great military
ashimaltesete and igimedid talents. have been no often ems-
spigeowaly odbetplilbeit to the Feld and the Cabinet, and
tele& inalesedy geolify his Excellency to ail this dignified
sadaisvauslalallas. Every ratimial expectation has been ex-
Mud hem the whim, vigour, sad conciliatory spirit w►ich
igialliegeishes the eibasieler of our Illustrious Viceroy, that
the peace, hermoeyt and social order, which has for so con.
sirleraide • tine met with as teeniest% interruption, will, ere
leer, be restored that these foods, dissentions, sad out.
reirearwhieb bees disgraced this unhappy country, will be
effectually removed, sod ail dosses of his Majesty's Irish
subjects be erasteeled is one %dissoluble bond of union,
frissdrhtpy mad brotherly love. The selection of a Nobleman
so highly gifted *fords • fresh %stance of oar gyacions So-
varsiga's kited sad beortitest %%oboes towards this comi-
ng, sad is as additional recite the paternal solicitude and
regard of oar Monarch for his Irish people. To expatiate
oa theadvantsgss the Irish navies must derive from tbe resi-
dence auseagat as of a Vice my a wative of our country,
would be only committing se noneeessary waste or time.
hilsall therefore trouble you so farther on this subject than
merely to express my cordial approbation of the Address
which has been just resit I beg, however, your indulgence,
Si►, fee a moment or two before I sit down—l think it in-
eum►eat on me, is justice to the Hoe. Gentleman who has
been the mover of your Address (Captain O'Grady), to
testify my sense of the debt of gratitude I (in common with
every other loyal and indeprodent man is this county) owe
him,aud the best ntsioaerin which I conceive I can discharge
that debt is by repressing and acknowledging at once the
obligations I am under to him for the decided, manly, and
patriotic course he pursued in tht recent discuniless on those
questions in the Imperial Senate, which involved the d t
rights and essential interest of his nature country—and what-
ever course ur direction my politics may take is this county
at • future period, the Hon. Gent lemaa's Parliamentary con-
duct on those occasions claims my apprubatiou."—(Limerick
Chroxicle.)

VOILLINGaIt. MARCH 98.

Yesterday Thom& Afenffiwioilnerich Gilfirs*, Matlhnr
Beghan, and John Ford, the Same unforinnele Ines who
were found guilty on the While be Art, at our last Assizes,
undetwent the &masa seallgleilher the law, at Johnstown,
barony of Dellis, in this egionly. At I o'clock, oet. the
gallows packed on drays, sod the eserutiower is a post-
charm, moved forward to the shove-mentioned place, escort-
ed by three companies of the 19th regiment of foot, and a
large party of police. At nine the unhappy convicts attend.
.4 by the Rev. Mr. M'Cormick, Roman Catholic Chaplain,
and bin Assistant, entered two carriages, end set out for the
same destination, strongly georded by a troop of the Ist dra.
Know guards mid a eletschameut of horse police. Our worthy
High Sheriff, Gogh M. Tuite, of Sales, Esq. Colonel
Milne, 19th regiment, Consmanding.o6cer, end a number
of the most respectable geutlenien and magistrates of the
county were in attendance. As the procession moved slowly
through the tows, the streets were lined, sod the windows
filled vials spectators. During the joureey, from the gaol to
the place of execution (about eight mules), the clergymen
were assiduously engaged administering that spirit of
tion sn peculiarly necessary on these awful occasions. About
two o'clock the procession reached the fatal spot. and while
the gallows was rem ing they prayed fervently and inerment-
ly. Jest before they were turned eiff, they declared their iliac).
erste of the crime fur which they were shout to suffer; but
forgave their prosecutor, stud wished she else:Mid receive no
injury from their friends. Three of them acknowledged they
had been sworn ribboaaseeommt most earumily besought Obit
countrymen to withdraw from all illegal aseociatious, which
would eventually prove their destruction, as exemplified in
their owe untimely cod. Oar maw (Gilligan) averred he bad
sever taken an oath, unless oise at a custom-gap. Shortly
afire they were launched into eternity, and after the usual
time the bodies were cut dove, pat into separate Mina,
conveyed back to town, and deposited is the geolinrd fee
interment. The peasantry collected to witness this awful
spectacle were sloe as numerous es was expected, but the dis-
tant hills appeared crowded. To morrow (Friday) Urals
Fielding, convicted at the late Assize., under the White
Boy Act, kill be executed pursuant to bis sentence, at the
frost of the gaol is this town.

KERRY ASSIZES.
Owing to the bad •tat, of she road" Baron Pennerather
and &ricer( LetFoy did noltoacbTralre tutu d seven o'clock
cot Moods, evening, when the following Grand Jury wits
'worm

The Hon. Thomas Browse, of Kilburn'', Foremen; the
Knight of Kerry, William DUelesli Godfrey, Aram'
fileawe►katsett, Charles Heiberg, Richard Fierce Mahony,
Robert Leslie, Thomas William wades, Crumbs,
Williata Poasonby, M'Gtllieuddy of the Ricks, Richard
Mahony, John O'Connell, Francis C. Nand, Jobe Hacksaw,
Wm. Meredytb, James Raymoud, James Butler, Alexander
Elliott, James equable, M'.P., Joint Bateman, Jabs Francis
/Impost, sod Richard Chute. Emps.
Colette' Crosbie was to have been Foreman, bat did mot
gel lain Court oath •iuet►ea of the Jury were sworn.
The followiag were remitted up to Thursday midair:—
MURDER OF MAJOR COLLIS.
Welter and Robert Coppistrer (filthier and one), and
Jeremiah Oaf/iron, for the mord., of Major Collis.
Cownselitur QUIN opened the case fur the prosecutioa.
The Tollnwong evidence wss produced :
MIL Major Collis examined by Mr. JAcitsiMig.--ii widow
of she lair Major Collis; recollects the alight of the Rtd
November last; lived st Ken I Lodge on 'bat might; remem-
bers • certain cireemitance occurring that night—[iers
the witness wits mad affected.]—Wstuures was awoke by the
ads' of strange VOWS ootside bee bed-room doer; salted
who was there? weeastswered " friend ;" witness asked abet
was wastlille was desired le sees the door" called Major
Collis, who wta is the roam ; the door was burst to, aid
three NNW came tato the room, one of whom had the partake
esedlestiet sad candle la his baud, and two had rows *la
were disguised; Maim Collis got out of brat and aged what
they wailed, aid the mower was, " Morey to buy powder;"
witness ',ferried them take whit they wanted, but sot to iss-
jam Mr. Collis; Mr. Collis reeerved a blow ma the bead, sod
was lived em .scamp at she maw motorist; he fell, sail wk.
sap rossammi wee of be net disked triersistebe Ant

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wive yroulclintirder Vet.; Maio: Collis psked WI:Wm wale Me
toNliaer himself to he rolvisroaad unordered ; the undisguised
11114111411.11 said, W.% Major, 11l assist you into bed if you
• to take the money;" Major Collis was wounded by
le Odd fired and was ausitted new bed; the seen the.. 'Hoke
epee • press, which a bog of whiff, a steel purse
with silver, and some kdile brou• in which had been in
Maim Collies pocket; iboilda• took all the money that was
they - a chest of drawers, they
witness offered the key;
Merv, oilmen offcred to open
`hey took aothiwg inft of the
apparel; at the other side
portnimateau whistle bad
offered the key of the
took; one of the others
so Violence was offered
, mean threw the bed clothes
ardiagutsed mho since; M. 9
was put to bed ; after tskiag
they took money out of •
bow mach; there was a
candlestick on the ground,
- when leafing the WOW
trill guy person fur two
o'clock on the following
Man encoded by Doctots

Crump', Besteed: mod Collin.

Jobs Larkius, as sipprate r, insert else primaue—identiles
them; saw the Prisoners is November last; saw Major
Callis; was at Kent Lodge by eight; was ocurapaeied by
live others, the three Prieusiers were of the •umber ; these
three were there; Walter tied Robert Coppinger first spoke
of going there to rob; this occurred at Menaereille, at Cop-
plagues own house{ io • smanesion of Ceppieger a, being
married to his niece; the coaversation was some time before
the robbery; they wires longtime speakiag of rubbing Col-
lies Gallivan was wet present at any of the eouversatios until
the night of the robbery; they sr at Coppinger's barge
that night; Galling ante to Cuppiegees house on the sight
of the rubbery; they all met at Coppingeis that eight;
they west frum that to Major Collies; there went lest
Robert Ceppinger, Doran, and witness; the other three
were at Coppingees house, Gallivau was there ; saw
them before the robbery on the shore side, where they ap-
pointed to meet • this was the plan appointed ; three west
first to see whether the light was coostaatly ; thesis
went to the wall west of the house, and staid there a long
time; Robert Coppinger end Doran wrist to a haggard and
markup a large bundle of hay in case there was an erns in
Collies house to defend themselses; when they thoaght it
time they went towards the house, aid left Gallium as a
guard outside the wall, sod Healy at the door of she Hay ;
they were both armed; Healy had a sword, and Gatlin, a
gun; fuer went to the hall door, sad old Coppinger west
to the window, and wu • long time at it aid forced the
window, and ease back and said, " Boys, I have a passage
for you ;" says this was the west window, sod they proposed
to go in ; they saw I•ght, and thought it too ens to go is ;
they west a abort distance ; Gallivan eosin sad asked
why they did met go in, sad wanted to go is himself, bat old
Coppinger seat him heck to his place ; they west through
the window to the hall; went into the parlour and brought
out a candle; old Coppinger struck a light; use of the
C•ppioger's gave witness a sledge; the sledge was prodeiced;
witness knows the sledge, and identifies it; so person was
disguised at this time; they brought It from Bleaaerville;
they went up stairs, and turned the key is the surest
maids' roam, at the right band side, and desired them sot to
stirout of that until morning ; the door was them shut and
lacked : a dog io Mr. Collis's room harked, and Healy said,
that was the sign of Collls's room. Mrs. Collis asked whin
was there. Robert Coppinger answered, "a friend," and at
the same lime broke ors the door with a sledge : -they west
into the room, old Copping:er first, and said, " Don't stir,"
sad them Iced at the gentleman; rhea witness took the
sledge up to the door, Coppinger took it to break open the
door ; three of them went into the room. Msjor Collis, af-
ter the slot, got up and went towards the table where the
sword was. Walter Coppinger and witness stood closets
each other, end Robert Coppioger gave him a blow of the gum,
end knocked him down ; after this they screened themselves,
sod covered their faces wish some old rags ; witness turned
round, and the light was put out • witness went to light the
idle. Wise's he did so, Mrs. eollis went to bed ; old Cop.
ginger broke open the press and got silver, witness saw bet
three pier's of gold; be held the light ; Major Collis was
lying down stretched ; as he recovered his senses, lie soden.
voured to get up, witness assisted him to get up ' • when be
saw Coppinger he screeched, and wits. ss desired him to bold
his tongue, or they would murder him ; he answered " I
will, my friend," and did so. Mrs. Collis said, " Put the
Major into bed ;" witness replied, be was not able, and
asked her to assist him, which she did. They were going
out of the room, and saw Robert Coppinger coming back,
who said, " I)id you hear her say it was T. Bateman's foster
father that was there—we will all he hanged
The Judge charged the Jury, when thry retired for about
twenty minutes, and returned wish a verdict of
They were ordered fur execution yesterday, and their bodies
to be giveu for dissection.
Maurice Cehelase, C. Casey, Jeremiah Sullivan, James
Murphy, and Mery Murphy, fur smuggling tuhsceo; and
John M4Gillieurldy, for forging Beek of behind notes—re
be frausporied /bashes years.
Richard Hurley, Thomas Coitus., and Denis Cahill, fur
administering sinlawfnl oaths al Ballyheigt ; John Lynch,
for robbery; Jobe Mangan, fur passing forged notes is
Killarney.
The following are the numbers of the thirty shilling Batik
of !milted ones, with which the Prisoners tried were charged
wish etterlog:—No. 28,158, doted September 8, 1841; end
44,960, dated July 3, 1841. It appeased that nearly 1,6001.
of them were brought into this county, sad tbs. they are
OthelliCiy well executed according to the newest plate.

CARLOW LENT ASSIZES.
LORD NORBUItY'S ADDRESS TO THE GRAND
JURY.
" ilia Lordship commented by observing, that the fell
attendance of such a respectable body of the Geutry of the
County of Cantor, at so interestieg a period, was truly gra-
tifyimr—sts was also the comparative traorptillity of the
county, beyond .hat the Judges had experienced is the early
part of their circuit, where they had, in the ordinary comae
of adminieering justice, given fell efficacy to the low its
many obnoxious cases, aided as they were by the virtuous
wad firm conduct of the resp-clive Grated and Petit Juneau(
the counties through which/hoe hadoissrd.
" His Lordship said, it 'iota be ganeerssary for him to
impress epos the minds of llteGraod Jury any thing particu-
larly connected with the career the public mosey hstryated
to them I. Diallers, the details of which he furthers to ester
into, sad only rerommetided the same strict economy sod
frugality, which theyou every similar occasion had manifest•
ed-towarda the people; that in presiding for the accooseno-
deli'ss of their priaen., they should nut be indifferent to the
comforts and security of the unhappy inmates of them; and
that as to their charitable lisatilutiuos, the just measure of
their *import should he amply provided and bottourably
accounted for. The public **sal, said his Lordship, should
be satnfied of your fidelity in presiding fur the wretched that
are entitled to public bounty. A fair and honest account
must be reudered of evety public trust withis your jaria-
Aiello*, so as that no ground of complaint shall eats( is
the •ariusa sod complicated money tranmetiens commuted
to your twee.

N I come unw to the most impart/int of ynnr concerns—
that which relates to the preservation of the public peace, of
*bids iota are the ronstilatitinal 'Nana's., at a moment
whets Om Most fertile provinces of the Smith of Irelasid are
convulsed, so ss to terry terror, massacre, and desolation
Min the midst of them.

'Titanic God, the Circuit within our sphere, containing
the six important connties roved the metropolis of Leland,
has been fortunately exempt from such • grievous soil
grace,' calamity, at this effecting moment, when Trial by
!wry, the boast of British beedum, and she protection of
every good Irishman's liberty, bas, under the sanction of lbs
Legislature, and the wise discretion of oar Chief G
and Ms Council, berg painfully but necessarily suspended,
in under to save this ire portion of the British empire from
seldelestrumma. It I. • me•e•re of wisdom and merry to
save nor misstep from • desperate state •f anarchy sad
Imtbaross ferocity which have disgraced out national tbs.

IL.

otectiOn in her lice, 1 to tee Wm, they weit west* to •
were (alai to Weak the dtawefos 111
i, a comfortable far- they mild not open the drawers,
them, eke opessed all but one; they I
tigh road, within a &awe which contained wearing &pi
art, by a single ref. a t m they look down a p
lususpectingly, and clullim. took • trunk, witness.
li his body. wsia, triek, Slim undistitisied luau I
i;brolke i • as desired to do a);
aninsoy with his wife. • w oedirgaised ma
ere unaniruosely e, . r • s'aft, d; saw the oath
crick Armee Grytd
riclividsally.,;473. a'' . lien went away; the
ere i y
a • -
~,16._ Majors Collis was ;
and Jury 'bat dip enikto Assess does not know We
she lot of And tee ,is the room; they left the can
log or Pa:bone* • and IBM the medic In glair bead ;
e 5 ,
min, , tiretm ~....• they desired witness not to stir or
II TOMOu lid or bouts; Major Collis lived Isola two I
great ealeaittagea to the day ; received only one Kilo shot; sr
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