The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-31 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DRF.ADFUL A FPI7IIW DONNVIIROOk.
Mr. H enry *ff. t;infison of the police-office, College-atm/4 dent
to Donnybrook on Wednesday with • party of horse and foot
police, where he remained until near nil* o'clock or. IVednesday
night. He examined the fair prior to leaving it, and perceiving no
disposition to riot, he left it with every prospect of its continuing
tranquil. About two o'clock yesterday morning peace-officers, i
Cantpai;rne and Limntis called him up, infonnin• him that murder
was ednuoittffir in the fair, by horde* of ruffians. armed with
bludgeons; Ckrupsigne and Limmix were covered with blond, and
droultsilly wounded. Mr. Guilison promptly went off' to Kevin.
street barrack, . procured • sufficient force of horse-patrol, caller!
upon Mr. Ilabbett„ who instantly got out of bed, and acrom-
paniiii the party to Ifonnybrork, and searched the tents, but the de-
predators had fled. .1 few suspicious characte-- were taken, but
there l no proof sufficient to identify them. Mr. fiabbett int-
mediately proceeded to investigate the business yesterday morn-
ing ; tcveral witnesses were examined, and by their testimony it !
appeared, that pettee.ollicen Campaigne and Limusix had been
on • car, and • Mr. Grace, at one side; a Mr. Lloyd, and two
other gentlemen, were on the other side. A party of ruffians, about
thirty in number, Armed with short bludgeons, rushed upon the
ear, struck furiously at the peace-officers, who defended themselves
resolutely until dory were overpowered by numbers. Mr. Lloyd,
for • considerable time, was apprehensive that the peace-officers
were killed. Limmix got a blow on the check with a short
bludgeon, ant is in a dangerous way ; he was unable to give his
testi ))))) ity ii. the office. Campaigne is severely wounded on the
head and body] as soon as he gave Lila testimony he was taken to
be blooded. The (comic received no injury. Tamer was knocked
off the Car. Tao gesitletittn4 of great respectability, were about
the same time assaulted; one is in a very dangerous condition, the
back of his head being dreadfully cut. l'he assailants appeared to
he of the very lowest description; their ..hieet of attack was not
directed against the peace-officers particularly, but the plunder of
all who came in their way.
The Linterist elemporle of Wednesday say—"'.l'e have just
heard that a riot occurred near Mount Shannon, county of Dalway,
on Sunday, and that the military were obliged to fire; it is stated
that !wane lives were lost on the occasion."

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About ten o'clock in the mornipg of Saturday sennight, as Mr.
Robert Jones, of Suir Cottage, tvLs walking out to his lawn gate,
tan miscreants, armed wish short nuns, and having their faces
blackened, pounced upon bins front • ditch. lin struggling to dis-
engage hints lf, One of the fellos-a stumbled, when a third came up
with a blunderbuss, threatening to fire int contents through his
head if he stirred. They then walked Alr..lones to the house;
where on demanding units and being refused, one of them went up
stairs Lod brought down a gun, at the same time reclaiming it was
not arms they wanted, but his life, which they would spare hint for
that nine, on condition of his giving up Flanegan's farm before
noon next day, and then left the hott.e. Mr. Jones then mounted
one of his horses, and soon apprised Mr. 31•11nnagli, l'hlef of Po-
lice, at Thurles, who, at the head of the several of his mounted Po-
lice. rout! in pursuit, and succeeded in apprehending a man with
his thee blackened in part. Since then, two other persons have been
taken tinder strong circumstances of suspicion.—t me/ f'srprr.
(411RONSiVel INQUEST.-.-Mt7111)Ell AT COVE or (wile..—(ht
Monday, an Inquest was held at Ballywilliam, on the body of R.
Cotter, whose ruler we It'd to record in our publication of Satur.
the examination of several witnesses, it appeared 'hat the
deceased was drinking with some persons in a public.house, kert
by a man named D. \l'alsh, and having left the house in company
of pen.ons named Italy, M. totter, and .1. Riordan, they scent
to the house of deceaiet!, into which he and Cotter entered, and
were within for a few nronents, when the door was thrown open by
P. Geary and A. Twouty, when a scuttle ensued; and deceased
having lost his hat in the ednfusion, welt out on the road in search
of it, where he was attaeied by three men, and murdered in the
shocking manner we described in our last. The Jury rerarried •
verdict of 3lstrder against P. Geary, A Twomy, I. !lug-1
gins and J. 114.041."—Twomy, who surrendered himself, is fully
committed to abide his trial at thk next assizes.
An inquisition was on Thursday taken at Passage, on the body
of llonota Simnia, who died sutketily on the Cede read.—%'etelict
" Died by the visitation of God."
A few days ago the body of Mt. J. Mathewson. of Kilmore, was!
found dead, in a waste house belonging to Mr. APltride, iunkeepae,
in the town of Drottiquin, where at is supposed to have been eon.'
eeycd by the wretches to whose ruthless curldity the deceased was
a victim. Mr. Mathewson hail been collecting rem. forte Eck.
ling, Esq. whose tenant he had given n0n..., to n:-.et hint at Drum.'
gum, only tiro miles from his own residence. Several of them had
paid him on the Monday and l'nesday preceding, stud the money
he had received was seen in his possession on the evening of the
latter tiny ; but when the hotly was found the money watt all gone,
a proof that lie had been robbed, esti that the robbery kits the in.,
camase to the deed.