The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-23 00:00:00

THE LATE HORRID MURDERS AT KNOCK.
GRIFFON.

We are sincerely happy to be able to state, that some of the mur-
derers of the Kammlys use known ; and there is no doubt but that
the punishment of an ignominious death will, ere bog, be inflicted
spon the whole gang. The following further partieulan of this
most diabolical transacuon we peewit this day to our readers i—lt
I appears from the testimony of a servant woman, who was in the
house during the rester part of this horrid genet, that two of the
beldam rdeesseadt, who were, at supper, made a bold resistance.
Four of gag first entered, when these two brothers knocked
dome two oftbsin, and closed tbe doer, when the three brothers
who were In bed OMe to their 111•11111MCM. On this the four ruf-
fians roared out for assistance, when the rest of the villains, about
fourteen, forced In the door and door-frame. They then took out
these unhappy brothers, one by one, and literally broke in pieces
**skulls of the deceased, and fractured those of the survivors. As
high as they could lift their hods they relied lame stones, sadist
them fell down en the buds sad base the demised- One of the
taint"! loge fellow, with meek halm lb see, placed, with
wielmnd, the servant maid against the wan at the house, and with
atomiser was cocking a pistol In order to shoot her ; at this aw-
fel moment another of the gang Interposed, wad rimmed the
unhappy woman, alleging that shit was bat • Iterwist
eirmag her bread unconnected with Ihit ilikiesteslys, and in a state
of arty ; and that the shot would be heard by the pollee. lt Is
y to think, that some women en the toed were aware tithe
while they were being eassmitted, and hod endeavoured to
lead Ike polies astray. Two fellows were apprehended, one in the
rhood of Lowes-green, and another Within& few miles of tidal
tow alli:dliroughtintoCinhel. Another ruffian,semetdetheeselothes
were mind bestaared with blood, and in whose biome some evert
ridges were found, has for the present absconded ; but se there le a
reset search after him it will be impossible for him to mope. The
brother s Ito now lies in the infirmary at Cashel can speak, and
knows four of the murdering gang. After the murderous deed
was completed the villains deliberately sat down, and drank three
bottles of whiskey which they brought with them, and when they
emptied the bottles broke them in pieces on the heads of the poor
sufferers--Ckwatel Herold.

DEATH FROM Flat:HT.—A poor watt, of the island of
Samson, Cornwall, named Iroodcock, being out the 11th inst. foe
the purpose of taking up his lobster-pots trout a ledge near that
island, was so frightened at the sudden rising of • tremendoue
wave, which threatened him with instant ilssuuetion, that with ,
much dilliculty he regained his horn; where he died on the follow. .
ing day. One of his sons (a boy) who was with him at the time
also received such a shock that his life is despaired of.—Weal
Briton.
NI Insevt.ore EAC•CE.—A lady and two gentlemen re- '
turning from South-end by the Sir Joseph Yorke steam packet to I
the Custom House on Monday last, called a waterman to take
them to Westminster, when, shooting die centre arch of London
Bridge, in consequence of the 'merman attempting to pass through
at the same time • barge did, the boat filled and went down, and
the whole of the persons remained a considerable time in the water,
(.and must inevitably have been list had it not been for some loose
timbers and the proniptitude shown by the different persons near at
the time to rescue them from so perilous a situation.
IGNORANT CRUELTV.--The following instance of cruel-
ty and ignorance, which almost exceeds belief, actually occurred
only fifteen miles front this city, a few days since. A coach-horse,
in performing his stage out of this city, trod upon a nail, which en-
s tered his flan. fn arriving at the end of the stage, the ostler drew
out the nail, made it red hot, and thrust it again into the wound !
Bad as this act of torture must have been, the ignorant wretch af-
terwards added to it by dressing the wound with oil of vitriol. The
poor animal lingered in extreme agony until the fourth day, when
death relieved it from its sufferings. Similar treatment has often
been resorted to for the purpose of curing such injuries.— Built
Jaffnal.
esi r OF A WIFE.—On Tutialay a stone-mason, of the
name of . Thema Brown, who v sidfea at Quarry IBIL Leeds. coin.
menced the degrading ceremony of selling his wife by auction at
the Al a:ket Cross. She was put up at Is. bd., and the bidding,
had advanced to 3s. when a constable appeared, who took the auc-
tioneer into custody, and liberated his spore rif. IL was brought
: before the magistrates, where he stated his reason for being so de-
sirous of disposing of his property, and was discharged with a re-
primand, after being reminded that a repetition of the offence
would subject him to iniprisonmect. It scents to be a pity that he
should have been let off so easil7, for he dragged the pour woman
from her work in a hay-field at (Upton, accompanied by a number
of his fellow.masons, and beat her in the most cruel manner, and
all his companions using the niost brutal language dist can be pos-
sibly uttered..—feeds befe/fig..secc.
FATAL AFTRAT.--Stol,BllOlit fair, which was held on
Thursday Lit, was attend's, with stiany of those scenes of drunken..
mess and riot which are the usual accompaniments of fairs held in•
the immediate vicinity of populous towns. Two young men of the
name of Allan, masons, employed at Duatrune, but hs tally re-
siding here, after concluding their labours for the day, went to the ,
lair. and after leaving it, on passing the toll they proposed going in
to wait for some of their companions whom they expected to pass
that way. Not being admitted into the toll-house, they had turned
to go away, when they were violently assailed by a band of mis-
creants, armed with bludgeons, and other deadly weapons. They
are understood to hare been engaged in a previous scuffle in the
market, and either mistook thent for some of the persons with
whom they had formerly eiffered, or attacked them front a sLeer
desire of mischief. John .Man was the object of their most deathly
blows, which were repeated with such fiendish violence, that he
sunk down a vactint to their barbarity, and almost instandx ex-
pired. Not content with this, they now directed their inturiated
blows against the other brother, who likewise sunk under their ven-
geance. From the number of these ruthless assassins, and the
frenzy by which they were actuated, few vnitured to interftre, and
those who did paid the forfeit of their temerity. Numbers arc said
to be seriously wounded, and sonic it is feared fatally. The body
of the unfortunate man was brought to town at an early tour next
morning; his sober and essitgaary habits had endeared hint to
many friends and acquaiotances, ana his melancholy fate is justly
and sincerely regretted. Ile was a young man, and is said to have
been unmarried. Some of the individuals cuweetned in this fatal
outrage Nave alto-eroded ; and as a precognition of the rheum.
arsons attending it has been taken by the proper audit:milks, it
would be improper in tz to say any thing fartha...—Giassow !lc-
rail.