The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-11-30 00:00:00

MALAN D.
DUBLIN, NerEaltalt 27.
His Excellency the Lord Lientetiaat. we under-
stand, intends to be at the Castle on Wednesday,
at one o'clock, and every dry after. at the same
hour, in order to receive such ueroono as may have
public business to transact.—(Coure Paper.)
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
It is with deep regret we communicate to our
reader. the accounts we hare received from the
country since our last publication. We shall begin
with the
COUNTY OF KERRY.
On the night of Thursday lest, Majo► Collis was
brutally murdered in his bed, by a gang of ruffians,
who broke into his house, at Tralee Spa. within
less than two miles of the town of Tralee. Seven
persons entered the house, but the number who ac-
tually committed the murder was titter. The Ma-
jor's skull was fractured by a stroke of an iron bar,
and six balls are said to have entered his body. He
died in great agony. The house was robbed of
money, and property of various descriptions to a
large amount.
Major Collis was a most amiable and excellent
gentleman. He had never given offence, or done
injury to any individual. He had been long in the
army, bad lost an arm in the service of his country,
and was in his SEVIINTILTH year. He wss a native
of the county of Kerry, and when lie retired from
a military life, he returned to his original place of
residence, where he lived during many years, ex-
pending his property and his half-pay, and diapens.
log acts of kindness and hemsuity to all around
him. He was • Magistrate of the county Kerry.
It was understood that he kept a large sum of
ready money constantly in his possession. The
neighbourhood in which he resided was very thickly
inhabited, several gentlemen living within reach of
a musket shot of Ins house. A very active wink
of the murderers was commenced on Friday. but,
we believe, unfortunately, it has not yet been at-
tended with any success.
Gain appears to have been the object of the
wretches who committed this atrocious deed. We
have not heard that they took away any urns, and
the character of the deceased seems to negative the
ids► of any motive of revenge or personal hostility
to bin,.
Another account of the transaction is given thus:
"The ruffians had entered the room in which the
gentleman lay, before lie had time to leave his bed.
and some of them then told him that if he would
not stir, he should not be molested. The spirit of
the gentleman, who had been a veteran officer of
the King's army, and who had lost an arm in the
service, rejected such a compromise, and he i•-
stantly sprung from his bed, seized a poker, and
struck at one of the gang. Immediately the rest
of the ruffle'', attacked the unfortunate Gentle-
' man, and tine of them having Mock him with the
butt-end of a gun, killed him with the blow. It
is said that there were about 2001. in silver in the
house at the time, and that the murde►ers carried
the whole sum with them, being u kind of booty
which would not. like bank-notes, afford ■ny clue
for the detection of the perpetrators of the horrid
crime."
The following is an extract from The Limerick
Chronicle:—

" On Thursday night, the house of Major Collis,
within a mile and a half of 'Nike, was entered by a
large party, and robbed of every article which the
villains could lay hands on. Not content. the mur-
derous gang struck Major Collis a blow of a gun on
the head, which deprived him of life, and afterwards
fired some shots into his body !"
COUNTY TIPPERARY.
An official account of the Inquest on the remains
of the miserable sufferers at Shea's farm, in the
county Tipperary, with the. depositions taken be-
fore the Co►oner, has been received. The antialsuf
crime can scarcely parallel the atrocity which led
to this inquest—the records of judicial proceedings
do not contain any thing more vague or unsatisfac-
tory than those deposition', as they are reported.
The scanty information which is given would seem
to suggest some questions of great importance, but
we have at present no means of ascertaining whether
any such questions were put to the witnetiats or not.
We wait anxiously for accounts of the proceedings
of the Magistrates, who appear to be engaged in in-
vestigating the affair.
It was reported in this City last night, that some
persons have been taken into custody on charges
connected with this outrage, and that there is a
prospect of obtaining useful information from them.
We shall be glad to find these rumours confirmed.
The Lord Lieutenant and Council have issued a
proclamation, in which, after u recital of the out-
rage, the following reward is offered
:
"Nov we, the Loud Lieutenant and Council of Ireland,
bring determined as far as in us lies to bring the perilous con-
rernctl In the said must batharotio sod most ininiman outrage
to speedy and condign punishment, do hereby offer a Reward of
TWO THOUSAND POUNDS.
The same to be paid its the following iasnurr to any persons
or perilous who shall, Cahill the space uf Six Calendar Months,
from the dale hereof, discover the p•raons concerned iu the
lutist outrage, m as That they or •ity of them be apprehended
mud prosecuted to ciravietiou fur the ante; that ts to say,
the sum of
THREE HUNDRED POUNDS
for each sod every of the first firs, aml

ONE HUNDRED POUNDS
For each and et cry of the next five persons concerned ill the