The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-13 00:00:00

MURDERS.

A murder was perpetrated on Saturday last, on the person of a
young woman, who resided in the neighbourhood of Athleague,
county Roscommon. The particulars of dain atrocious nct have
not yet reached us, but we learn that an inquest was held on the
body, and a verdict returned of wilful taunter against the mother
and sister of the deceased. J. Lyater, Esq. a magistrate of the
county, assisied by two of the police, succeeded in apprehending
the accused, in defiance, as it is said, of a lawless mob, who
attempted to shelter them from justice. The criminals have been
lodged in Roscommon gaol.
31i:tints is LIMERICI.—Sunday night, a barbarous and cruel
murder was committed, at Bilboa, in the barony of Coonagh, in
this counts. About ten o'clock that night, a party of men, con.-
slating of ten or twelve, armed with scythes, pitchforks, and
swords, attacked and broke into the house of a fanner named
Daniel Connell, who, with his brother, had taken eighty-eight ayes
of land on Lord Stradhrooke's estate, in that neighbourhood, of
which the former tenants were dispossessed in March last. After
they had got into the house, in which were Daniel Connell and his
brother and sister, Michael and Bottom, and sonic female vela.
dons, they attacked them all indiscriminately with the murderous
weapons they carried, and gave the elder brother. Daniel, so severe
a heating, or rather a hacking, that almost immediate death was
the consequence: his brains were beaten out, and his nose rut or.
The other brother, their sister, and one of their relatives, were cut
in a shocking manner, and were received yesterday into the County
Infirmary, where every attention continues to be paid them. The
name of the woman who was beaten is Bridget Connell. An in-
quest was held on the body of the murdered man yesterday, at
which Surgeon Franklin. jun. of the county police, attended, when
a verdict of wilful loonier was returned against several persons who
are known. Mr. Dames, C.C. P. of the hanky in which the tour.
der was committed. has been unremitting in his exertions to dis-
cover the lawless perpetrators of this outrage, and has apprehended
three persona named Ryan, from Newport, the former occupiers of
the farm, one of whom was identified as belonging to the party, by
the surviving brother, on Monday. There is every reason to hope
that the monsters who committed this disgraceful outrage will be
brought to condign punishment. It may nut be irrelevant to state,
that the land on which this outrage w committed is that from
which, so many families were ejected in April last, and turned out
on the rusd.aide, to which we alluded at the atria—Limerick
Observer.
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PeNNY Wisc.—The newspapers hare recently made
the public acquainted with the highly honourable conduct of Mr.
Whitehead, a member of the Society of Friends, who, he hating
when a draper, at Worcester, seven or eight years ago, become in-
solvent, and compounded with his creditors for ten shillings in the
pound, lately applied some property which has sincebeen be-
queatlicul to him, to the discharge of the remainder of his debts,
with interest. Amongst his creditors at the time of his failure,
was Mr. .1— --, in this town, whose debt,
we are told, wits about NAL This gentkinar, Moog with others,
lately had remitted to hum, by a friend of Mr. Whitehead, the
full balance of the principal of his debt, with between Ult. and
01.0. for interest since the one of the composition ; and he was
requested to forward to the party who hail been the medium for
paying the money, a receipt. The sagacity of this fortunate
creditor, however, who had just received almost 2004., where he haul
no reason to expect a farthing, enabled him to discover that a fen
lone which appeared in the exact calculation of interest, had ban
ossified in Me drawing .!1* the bill, and accordingly the receipt
which he forwarded did not express that the payment was in
full, but stated it to be three Fence short ! ll'he gentleman to
wham this document was sent, somewhat indignant that the honour-
able conduct of his friend should meet so ungracious a return, in-
stantly scot it back, and inclining a cheque on a respectable
lease in Mis town Jbr 24d.. (for the worthy creditor, always
disposed to take care cf " number oue," had over-reckoned the
interest one lialfpcntil) demanded a new receipt for the full
*Mount. lie also made known, either directly, or through
some other person, his determination (for he too was a draper) not
to continue doing business with a person capable of acting as Mr.
6. had acted. Meantime that gentleman, whether restrained b 7
some degree of shame, or why else we know not, did not present his
cheque for payment. Accordingly one of the partners in the house
to which it wag addressed, who knew of it, having been sent to him.
proceeded to his warehouse to take it up. listing called for and
discharged it, the circumstance of Mr. Whitehead's friend being so
far offended, as to resolve on withdrawing his custom, was alluded
to: and Mr. 11. saying he would " rather have given 201. than it
should have hipperted, inquired of the gentleman who had waited
on hint, what would be the best way at making up for the offence
he had given ?" To subset:be handsomely for the purchase of a
piece of plate to be presented to the honest ineolrent, and induce
tier other creditors to do the same, was suggested, and the sugges-
tion approved. Mr. G. accordingly made application to.the gen-
tleman by wttom the money had been remitted. for a list of the ere.
tb:ors, statmn the purpose for which it was wanted; but compli-
ance with Ma application was coolly, though civilly declined. Ile
has, therefore, got hi; 21d. and lot: hit very .eve:tafie coslorwr.