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London, England, 1825-09-26 00:00:00

OUTR.4GES IN 'RELAX!).

ATTEMPT TO AVISASSIXATE F. DESPA RD, ESQ.
Yesterday morning, the 20th instant, about six o'clock, Francis
Despard, Esq. of Killaghly Castle, whose activity and public seri.
vices as a Magistrate are but too well known, was attacked by two
assassins in his own shrubberies. It being his custom to visit a
certain house in the shrubberies every morning at this hour, which
must he known to the assassins on this morning, as, in the act of
entering hi, a shot was fired at him, which tor, his coat close to his
body ; on turning round and seeing a second man with a blunder-
buss, Mr. Despard darted in and closed the door, upon which the
blunderbuss was discharged and seventeen bullets were driven
through the door, which Mr. Despard, thank God! escaped by in.
dining to one side; immediately he rushed out with a pistol, which
he had the precaution to carry, in consequence of friendly and ano-
nymous letters he lately received, when the assassin who tired the
blunderbuss missed tire at him with a pistol, and when in the act
of making off; Mr. Despard tired at him, when the villain dropped
his pistol, which has since been found ; from the quantity of blood
that has been traced for three or four fields, it is considered he must
be severely wounded. Mr. Despard then returned to his house to
procure arms for his men and a policeman that was there, when
they went in pursuit, but in consequence of the wooded state of his
demesne, the blond-thirsty villains unfortunately escaped. Mr.
Despard has sent the military and police to scour the country, in
the hope that these villains may be found concealed or lurking
somewhere in the neighbourhood, arsil-the more particularly as he
valid be able to identify the wounded man.
A more horrible act, except the murder of the late Mr. Baker,
rarely fulls to the lot of a public Journalist to record, than this
diabolical and nearly fatal attempt on the life of one of the most
useful, impartial, and active Magistrates in the Kingdoni. Few
Magistrates have conferred more lasting benefits on the country
than Mr. Despard has by his zee', intrepidity, and correct judg-
ment. It should never be forgotten by the Government and by
every honourable man, and lover of good order, that Mr. Despard
brought to public justice some of the nefarious perpetrators of that
never-to-be-forgotten, and horribly tragical scene—the burning of
the Sheas. Judging from the friendly and cautionary letters
he has lately received, we have reason to believe that this at-
tempt has been made on this excellent Magistrate either
by some of the murderers of the Shims, or by panisans
of these villains. We trust the Gentlemen of the County
will take up this vile business in such a manner as will
evince their horror at, and detestation of, such a crime,
their respect for the laws of the country, which have
been .so daringly violated in the person of one of its bravest pre-
servers, and their personal esteem for this upright minister of
justice. If the perpetrators of this dreadful attempt at murder
shall dwell In security and escape the hands of justice, where is the
Magistrate that will dare to be active. We have no doubt but
Government will adopt every means in its power, not only to secure
Mr. Despond from the assassin. blow, but to bring to condign
punishment these murderous desperadoes. The Insurrection Act,
we fear, must again be adopted ; the usual winter scenes are com-
menced; arms are yet in the hands of murderers from principle and
from habit; and such restrictions as are sufficient to keep the
people in their homes between sunrise and sur.sct must, we fear, be
infiirced.--Clor melt' Mrald.
We have received the following from a Correspondent :—" On
Sunday Chief Constable Bindon, of the county Clare police, pro-
' ceeded, under the orders of a Magistrate, to the lands of Abinabeg,
near Glanoniera, with three mounted police, to disperse a large
mob, who hail collected under the pretence of hurling. Mr. Bin-
don addressed them, and stated the object of his mission, re-
, qsesting they would retire. They immediately collected to the
number of 9,000, lied commenced their attack with stones, under
cover of the ditches. Having received a reinforcement of five men,
the police entered tho field, and attempted to disperse the multi-
tude; when there was a general shout to surround the Peelers,
who succeeded,: however, in arresting three of the ringleaders;
but their retreat was prevented by the multitude, who forced them
into a regular compass of low ground
.where the stones were again
poured on them, with cries to rescue the prisoners, and down with
Peelers. Mr. Bindon received several severe blows, one of the
police was knocked off his horse, and thiugs were now approach-
ing to such a desperate crisis that the most awful consequences
were to be apprehended. Driven to the last resource, they were
compelled to fire, and finally gained the road. None of the shuts,
it is thought, proved fatal ; but one man, named Patrick Casey,
was wounded, and tile party retired amidst a volley of stones.'
Limerick Chronicle.

COUNTY OF CAVAN—tXTRAcT or A LETTER.
" William Holmes, Esq. of Dungannon, having, as receiver in
a cause pending in the Court of Exchequer, obtained attachments
against some of the tenants for nonpayment of rent, proceeded on
the B.h inst. to Milltown, in the County of Cavan, accompanied by
Npecial Bailiff's, for the purpose of executing the attachments ; and
having succeeded in arresting three of the persons, was attacked by
upwards of 180 people, armed with sticks and other weapons, who
had been assembled at the Roman Catholic Chapel in the town of
Milltown, it being Lady Day, and as such a holyday, and af.
ter rescuing the prisoners, they beat Mr. Holmes and his
party in a most savage manner. Mr. Holmes with the great-
est difficulty succeeded in tnkking his escape into • house, li
after which this lawless band of ruffians attacked Mr. Hulmes's
horse, and beat him most cruelly, and took him and the jaunting_
car nearly a mile off, and would, in all probebility, hays killed or
disabled the horse and destroyed the car, had it not been for the in.
terference of some persons by. whom they were met. What ren-
ders this outrage still neore daring is, that it was committed within
forty yards of the Police Establishment. That very indefatigable
and efficient Magistrate, Geo. Marshall Knipe, Esq., of Erin.hill,
.Belturbct, before whom the informations were sworn, immediately
granted warrants for the apprehension of the principals concerned
in the above outrage, and expressed his determination to have the
conduct of the Pollee fully investigated. A sttrement of the facts
has been sent to Mr. Houlburn, and also • copy of the intiwma-
dons sworn, by which it appears the rescues took a valuable pistol
from Mr. Holmes's party.
On Sunday night, the 4th iostant. a party,ewiling themselves
Rockites, attacked the house of Michael Moylan, near Rosetta.
Information having been given to Constable John Malone, he and
the party of police under his command, immediately pursued,
They were obliged to follow them nearly seven miles into the
King's County. where they succeeded in apprehending James
Hennessy and Daniel Ilenneusy, who were on the next day corn.
mined by the Magistrates in Petty Sessions, to abide their trial at
the Assizes of Clonmel. The gang of which the Henneseys com-
posed a part, broke into two other boluses belonging to into named
Tracy and Bennett, on the same night.

SINGULAR MORTALITY.—We are informed, that on the
return of the 29 Davis' Straits ships to null, eight captains
and mates will have to lament the loss of their wives, all of
them having died in the short space of four months.—
Leeds Feign

THE WORST fD MA NUFACTUAMRS BRAD**
FORD AND THEIR WURILUMN.

The contest between these parties is still prosecuted with
undiminished vigour. The employers are endeavouring
to unite more crossly in their sesociation all those of their
own trade, and the men are raising contributions, hot only
from persons of the same fraternity, hut from the lihouring
classes generally throughout England'. In the mean time
bra parties Are suffering severely—the masters from the
suspension of their manufacturing concerns, and the men
from the stinted allowance which they are necessarily pot
upon, from the narrowness of their fund;, comp4redwith
the numerous claimanta upon them. The former, indeed,
have an auxiliary of a very powerful kind, in the almoit
unexampled cagnatioe of their trade ; and, if in the end.,
they should beat the men, they will be indebted for suc-
cess, in a very considerable degree, to this cause. In the
present instance the ptinciples of political economy seem
to be inverted ; instead of the demand for stuff goods be-
ing increased by the diminution of the supply, the failure
in the supply seems to produce a corresponaing failure in
the demand ; and though Many of the principal works
have been suspended now for nearly three months, these
fabrics were never more plentiful, and the demand for them
seldom less urgent. The cause for this phenomenon in
trade is perhaps to be found in the substitution of cotton
goods for stuff's, and that change is partly owing to the
high price of wool.
The resolution of the masters at Keighley, &c. to dis-
miss such of their workmen as are in the Union, or that in
any way contribute to its support, has been attended with
less decisive results than were anticipated. It was sup-
posed that the consequence would have been immediately
felt by a two-fold operation ; first, that one great source of
supply would be cut off from the workmen who had hi-
therto received liberal contributions from that quarter;
and, second, that the contributors would themselves have
become pensioners Upon the Union funds. This freatgun
as it was considered, has been fired in vain ; nine-tenths.
of the Keighley workuien continue at their work, alleging
that they are unconnected with the combination. In the
Halifax district the workmen are not equally pliant : many
of them have avowed their attachment to and their con-
nexion with the union, which they refuse talbjure, and
have in consequence lost their work ; but they have gene-
rally found other empleyment, either in the cotton trade
or other branches of business, and have avoided becoming
chargeable to the Union funds; so that in effect the pos-
ture of affairs is much less changed by the association of the
i manufacturers in the Keigilley and •listlifax districts with
the masters of Bradford, than might have been expected.
On Monday last a meeting of the masters took place at
Bradford, 'at which it was resolved to invite the Keighley
and Ilalifax manufacturers to a meeting to be held on
Thursday, in order to devise more effectual means for the
suppression of the Union. It was also determined to pay
the expenses of any legal proceedings that Might be adopted
against offenders, who should be guilty of offering any vio-
-1 knee to prisons withdrawing ftom the Union.
The meeting was accordingly held on Thursday, when
it was stated that the measures hitherto adopted for the
' suppression of the Union had proved ineffectual, and that
the workmen, particularly in the neighbourhood of Kelgh-
-1 ley, were working at the business as usual, although it was
notorious that they had been attached to the Union, and it
was highly probable that they were still, by covert and in-
direct means, affording assistance to that combination. To
remedy this evil, it was proposed that the masters should
require something more than a mere verbal renunciation of
the Union, and time was given to them to devise means for
rendering their co-operation with •their fellow manufac-
turers more efficient than it had been hitherto. At this
, meeting Mr. Baines, of Leeds, made p communication to
the effect, that a Member of Parliament, a wellwisher to
both the masters and their workmen, had seen with deep
regret the long protracted coi.test between bodies so essen-
tially interested in each other's welfare, and in order to
terminate those differences, the honourable gentleman had
expressed his readiness to act as mediator between the
parties, in any way that they might judge expedient, well
that might lead to the restoration of harmony. A similar
communication was afterwards made by Mr. Baines, to
the Committee of the Union Society, and it was in both
cases received with very respectful attention.
The meeting of the work-people was held on Monday, in
I the afternoon, at Fairweather-green, but it was far less
numerously attended than that held the preceding week. I
' Mr. Joseph Holmes having been called to the chair, Mr.
Tester, the secretary, read a number Of letters from different
parts of the country, but principally from the metropolis,
most of them enclosing remittances, and all of them contain-
ing assurances of continued and increased support, and
urging the workmen to a perseverance in the steady and
peaceable line of conduct they had hitherto manifested.
Mr. Tester intimated, that if the masters held out much
longer, lie knew it to be the intention of some persons of
property, prompted by feelings of humanity, to establish
worsted manufactories in Bradford, for the purpose of
giving employment to the workmen, and he was sure that
those of them who were engaged would not leave their
service to go to their old masters, even were they to give
the advanced prices. Mr. T. said the quaking gentlemen
of the north had asserted a falsehood, in stating that they
had turned off from 30 to 40 men, for rising a subscription
in aid of the Union, whereas he could prove that they had
not turned off more than 14. He exhorted the workmen
not to insult or molest in any way whatever, any person
who might choose to leave the Union and work at the old
prices. Every man should be at perfect liberty to follow
his own inclivations : the cause of the Union would not be
injured by a few turning in, which would be more than
made up by additional turn outs. Mr. James Walworth
from Keighley, addressed the meeting in a humorous
speech, which our limits will not permit us to detail : the
thanks of the meeting were then voted to the chairman,
who, in returning thanks, advised them not to meddle with
the turnips of the farmers. He understood, that the blame
was laid on the lasses, if they were guilty, he advised them
to behave better in future, but he was inclined to think
that this was an unjust areusation, and that the lads fol-
lowing the example of their ancestor wished to shift the
blame from their own shoulders by throwing it upon them.
The meeting then dispersed.—Leeds Mercury.
A meeting of Woolcombers and Weavers of Halifax and
the neighbourhood, convened by public advertisement,
took place on Wednesday last, on Barstow-hill, near that
place ; James Greenwood in the chair; when a number of
resolutions were passed, expressive of the determination of
the persons assembled to abide by the Union, and not to re-
turn to the employment of those masters who had discharg-
ed them without any cause, but that of using their own
money in the way that they thought best, viz. by contri-
buting to the support of the Union-men at Bradford. For
such masters they expressed their determination not to
work without an advance of wages:: hut for those who were
willing to employ Union-men they would work at the pre-
sent prices until a general advance took place. In the
mean time, the Committee were requested to draw up a
statement of the advance required—showing also the differ-
ence of wages given by different masters. A person of the
name of Crabtree began to harangue upon the abuses of go-
vernment, but he was reminded that this was no part of
the business of that meeting, . and was ultimately required
to withdraw from the hustings..-tbid.

COMBINATION.--Un Tuesday last, the journeymen
edge-tool-makers of this town turned out for an advance of
wages. Seieral of them have since received summonses
to appear before the Magistrates to-day, for leaving their
work without giving a month's notice. The men state
their present earnings to average from 17s. to 229. per
week, and the advance they ask amounts to about 3s. extra.
We hope both masters and men will meet and settle the
difference amicably, as suspension of the trade must
be attended with great siterifices to both parties. We un-
derstand, the colliers in this neighbourhood are also. con-
tending with their employers for a rise of wages. The re-
sult of which, if not soon terminatediNrill be a great scar-
city of that article which adds so much to our domestic
comfort in the cold nights of winter.—Sluffit Iris.
FILIAL APTECTION.—The late Mr. Gran', of Yeovil,
having died intestate, his eldest son, Mr. John flare, of
Sbastm St. James's, has Sitto forward with a noble gene-
rosity, and signed a deed o settlement, Drepared by Mr.
Batten, which contains an equal distribOlon of the free-
hold and other property, for the mutual bencet cf all his
brothers and sisters !—Dorcheger slturnal.

TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN'
MAvaiEsrtn AND LIVERPOOL.

.• On This ley iatt, in Consequence of an intimation potted
in the Exchange, a meeting was held in the Exchange
Cominittee-rooui, Manchester, for the purpose of consider-
ing a proi.osal far forming a telegraphic communication be-
th
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the design originates, explained, in conversation witit
the gentlemen present, the objects and plans of the
Company. He stated that it wis, intended to apply
•
for a charter of incorporation, which the Company had
every prospect of obtaining ; and they then proposed
to commence their proceedings by forming an. experimental
line of telegraphs between this town and Liverpool. He
thought that Wye stations would be amply sufficient for the
purpose, and be palculated they Would require in miginil
outlay of about 2,5001., ind, reckoning every outgoing as the
very highest rate, an annual expense of about 3,2001. It
was intended that the company should be remunerated by
a charge on the transmission of eaeh telegraphic communi-
cation, according to the number of signa.ii required fur that
purpose. The price which wee at present contemplated
was 6d. for every signal. Mr. Watson produced a letter ota
four different subj,:cts, which he said, could be trar.imitted
by means of eleven signals; but he conceited that, gener-
ally speaking, the conimunications Which it, iroidd be
thought desirable to make through the melliutu Of the tele-
graphs would be confided to one subject,•'and would not
require more than two or three signals. In ai.swer Ca
questions from .different gentlemen present, is to the
mode of transmitting the inimmunicatons, and the mode
of keeping them secret from all persons. but those for
-whom they Were intended, Mi. Watson tsid the com-
pany would 'issue, a' v.ecakulary, *.in which ' ill the
",plir4ek or words it 51.4 Of thosleitst uee"iti afietcaptilo
correspondence, together with the names of al4 Om mer-
cantile hotises in Blanchester and Liverpool, would be in-
serted, and numbered, from I.tip to .as many thousands u
' migh, be found necessary for the purpose : parties who
'wished to make, conimunicationi by telegraph would only
have to select from the vocabulary such numbers as ex.-
presied their meani4, and to send to the telegraph sta-
tion a note of these numbers, with the address of the par-
ties to whom the communication was to be made ; and it
Would be immediately &relax:Jed' to its destination. Its
order to preserve secrecy in these communications, each
person might previously arrange with his correspondents
to make some change in the signification of the numbers ;
as, for instance, by adding to each arty number agreed
upon, so that the persons who transmitted the signals would
have no idea of their meaning.
Some conversation ensued, as to the probability of a suf-
ficient remuneration being obtained for the outlay and cur-
rent expenses of the society. On this point tome difference
of opinion appeared to prevail amongst the gentlemen pre-
sent; but it appeared to be the opinion of all that it would
be found necessary to charge a higher rate for the trans-
mission of communication. Finally it was agreed to form
a focal committee to correspond with the London committee
on the subject. The meeting then separated:--Manchester
Guardian.

SINGULAR CASE OF INS'ANITY AND MURDER

IN AMERICA.

[From the Term:we Columlian.l
We deem it right ti give publicity to the following narrative of
facts, in relation to the conduct and condition of Colonel Joachim
I). Lindsay, who la,ely killed his wife by shooting her through ti:e
head with a pistol. Sonic of them we know to be correct, as stated,
and the others are from the relations of reputable persons. Colonel
Joachim D. Liedatty, a young gentleman almost bred up in this
country, and universally esteemed an honourable, honest, indus.
trims, net! exemplary man. amongst his neighbours and acquaint..
&nee.. in January last, intermarried with Miss Eleanor Phillips,
of Giles county, a lady no less esteemed by all who knew her, and
in all respects an equal match for him. Atter their marriage they
lived together on good terms in this country, cmil March cr April,
when lie muetially c,useged his deportment towards her. became,
captious and insulting, and finally, used threats and offered
violence.

By the latter part of April
.his depcwtment towards her became
intolerable, at which time be began to imagine that many persons
and his ftiends and servants had conspited to murder him, and grew
extremely timid and watchful.; so much so, that he frequently
seemed strongly inclined to fly from imaginary danger, until about
the first of May, when, under the influence of his imaginary
dangers. he wandered from home into his neighbourhood several
miles until nightfall, when after much persuasion he agreed to stay
at the house of an acquaintance. He undressed himself, went to
bed, and continued there until about twelve o'clock, when he arose
greatly frightened ; sprung front the bed, and without dressing his
body or feet, ran into the woods, a perfectly wild man. On the
next morning, as soon as the manner of his escape and Candidata
was known, many of the neighbours set out in search of him its
the woods ; and though he was frequently seen and heard of, run-
ning through the neighbourhood in the undressed plight in which
he escaped, he was not caught until forty-eight hours afterwards.
He was at length caught by two old gentlemen, who commenced a
friendly and persuasive conversation with him, and in that way de-
coyed him to a house, where he was secured.
On the night after he was taken, in ayaroxyam of fear, he sprang
front a window in the second story of his father's house, head fore-
most, and would inevitably have destroyed himself in the fell, had
not a gentleman of unusual muscular strength, then in the room,
and observing him, succeeded in getting hold of his pantaloons near
the knee (his body and other leg entirely out), who hell him it,
that situation until he received assistance: he was then drawn into
the house again. Whilst suspended by the leg from the windoe,
and his bead downwards, he made very violent effOrts with lie
loiwe leg and hands to force himself loose, and before he could lee
forced back into the house, his hands had to be confined.
He was then brought to this place, Columbia, and put under a
course of medical treatment for several days,and until the condition.
of his mind was considerably improved, though far from being re-
stored. During this time, he was almost continually imagtning
conspiracies to take away his life, and exhibited an unusual degree
of ulartn—frequently attempting to escape, took but little nourish-
ment, and became greatly emaciated. He then left this place,
under the care and observation of his friends, and went to Gilidr
county, where his lady had gone, remained there a few days, ant
returned with her to his residence. After he returned home, his
Intellects slowly acquired strength, until about the middle of June,
at which time he relapsed. On the Sunday preceding the day on.
which he committed the horrible deed, he and his lady set out on a
visit to Giles county, and reached the residence of Mrs. Phillips,
the widowed mother of his lady, on Monday morning. On that
day, he went to the house of a very respectable relation, at the dies
tance of fire miles, and, after remaining there during that night, on.•
the next morning he made several attempts to decoy his relation out
in a squirrel hunt, with an intention to shoot hint : he maniteste4
his determination, by words, manner and artifice, so strong, that tt
was most safe to avoid exposure, which he did.
On the same day (Tuesday) he returned to the house of Mrs.
I Phillip, where he continued until evening, when Mrs. Pnillips, a
young lady, 1r cousin to Mrs Lindsay, Colonel Lindsay and hie
lady, set out to visit a relation's house at the distance of a mile and,
' a half. After they had proceeded half a mile, he asked het how'
far they had yet to go ? She replied, a mile. He observed, that
before she would get there, she would think it the longest mile she
had ever travelled. Her mother and cousin, about twenty feet its
advance, hearing this dialogue, involuntarily looked Sound, but,
upon discovering Colonel Lindsay and lady walking after them,
very affationately, with their arms interlocked, they proceeded ot.
without auspizion of harm. Ir. an instant they heard the report of
a pistol, and on turning round they beheld Colonel Lindsay stand.
ing noar the feet of his prostrated and expiring wife, looking verY
earnestly at her, with the pistol in his hand, the contents of whi:lt
he had just discharged through her head. Mrs. Phillips sereamett
aloud ; he looked at her, with the pistol pointed to the body of his
wife, and observed, with an expression of fiendish pleasures
"Madam, there lies your daughter—take her," threw down is
letter, and ran off ; since which time, he has not been seen by any
white person, though from circumstances, and the statements of
negroes, it is thought by many that he has been in the neighbour.
hood of his residence, but has left the country.
Before the party set out on this unfortunate evening visit, Colonel
Lindsay asked for the materials, and wrote the letter which be
threw down by the body of the dectased. The contents ot die.
letter were a number of incongruous and senseless sentences—ono
of which was, " that he would as soon die sa live." After whim;
the letter, and just before they act out oa the visit, Colonel Lindar
was seen by sonic of the family examining the condition of his
pistols, probably charged them, but that circumstance excited !lido
or no suspicicn, on account of his having carried at all times, or'
very frequently, for some time before, these very wc.p!mh to eit•
able him, as he alleged, to defend himself against his imaginary
danger.
dpare'yrh The relations
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death,
that ate Iff
cn,t had ‘nliacenl
ccrrLindsay:y pe,r,,,,u,..a4livtlea.d.hyt:ralb:nestr,loposresertiiihoulsteastpta-01.
induce her to return 11, nye a,n.. even assured her that her
lite was in slangs but to no avail-74 re persisted in declaring that
she would foOrwr !vac her life thane Amgen hum.
We will ,'homer.ilea at intervals Colonel tactless, teemed sen-
sible, and fret' from dtrargerne,A, but lunacy recurred mostly very
51)011•

..geszsrs
As the Itev. Mr. eir,,alison, curate at Rickmanswortli„
was last week lettin,,, off some fire-works at Bury Hous.e,
the seat of M. Wir,gins, Esq. one of them exploded in his,
hand, by which *lie limb was so much shattered as to rem.
der it doubtful ‘Ahether it will ever again be perfect.