The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-07-05 00:00:00

IRELAND.

II I Lille Mt. JUNE 28.
ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION.
ili An instance of vindictive violetire, marked by
leircumstancei of peculiar atrocity, has been cuio-
rnonAc•ted to us on authority which, unhappi4.
leaves no doubt of the revolting fact. A ni4ll of
the name of Byrne had reerittly given such infs.,.
*nation to the Rev. Samuel T. Rolveris, ot Cool-
cullen Glebe, concerning the late Cart)'. guiste, its
led to the apprehension of three persous, two of
whom subsequently confessed their guilt ; amt. bay.
ins( thus incurred the resentment of the .Ird-dispos-
ed, Ise wait taken into the employment i•f tier active
Magistrate alluded to, who provided I with a
house, and gaYe him suns for his defelice. The re..
sidrnce of two of a yeomanry corps iii the some
neighbourhood gave additional protection to Byrne.
and tv-ry 'remit). against open violence, at leas ,
was well cwittived. Danger came, however, trews
a quarter to which suspicion could hardly have
pointed, and under circumstances calculated to re-
move every fear. A fellow of the name of Patrick
Connors, a nephew of Byrne, called at Coolcuileis
Glebe on Friday night, for the alleged purpose of
communicating information to Mr. Roberts 01 P 1111 l e
illegal primerdsils in another place, and, under pre- •
truce of that gentlemen's absence (with which fact
lie had probably before made himself sequin' t.. 11),
proposed passing the night with his uncle, and
assisting him in cutting his turf nu the follssivintc.
dry.. until Mr. Roberts s return. Unsuspiciusis•or
harm from his relative, Byrne concealed to this or.,
ratigement ; and his treacherous visitor, on findisigi•
his intended victim asleep, screwed off the baysuer
from a goo, which before going to bed lie hart
strongly urged his uncle to load for his better sects.:
city, and stabbed the poor man in the lower pitrt
the belly, through the bed clothes. The villain the..
dropped the weapon on the bed, leaped throadh
window, taking the gun with him, and escaped be-
fore Byrne could raise an alarm or otherwise ohm ruit
his flight. That the ruffian had been hired to aiw.
assainate his uncle, there is, we understand, but
too much reason to conclude ; for he had recentlY
attempted to bribe him to leave the country brfisee
the Assists, under 'a false impression that Carty'a'
late sissociistro, at the request of whose friend* ler
confessedly made the of must have thus escaped
for want rif prosecution. It is probable that hail
the gut. been loaded, as this atrocious miscrearit
advised. his bloody purpose would have beau mere
surely fatal. Surgical assistance was promptly
called in by Mr. Roberts, hut we have not yet
heard whether the wound is considered mortal.
Our intelligent correspondent hopes the best.—
( Waterford Mirror.)

Report says the Admiralty Board have deter.
mined, Mier the time of Sir J. RowLEY strikitig
his flog, that the Cove of Cork shill no longer lb/
the station of any Admiral—.thet there shall only
lie • gnard.ship, commanded by a Post Captain,
with the rank of Commodore, for the Irish statinii;
and that it shall sink into the Plymouth commond
as to an Admiral: it is said Sir Wit. HoSTE wilt he
the first in appointed. Why are all the English
naval establishments to be kept up, and this, the
Kitimat remainiog emblem of Irish conselptence, to
be abolished ? Vl'e presume the abolition of the
Loud Lieutenancy of Ireland will next follow.
Alas, poor Ireland ! We respect and wish for pro:•
per retrenchments, but this is too paltry to be con,
sidered as an object of economy, and we know not
any material good it can produce. The abolition
of one of the three remaining Teller.bips of the
tow
doing,chrguer wouldolaeea b:pub:twtehrieltslitahneirredpow.roucing, as ls
de-
pend for common subsisteuce.--(cork IlereastOe
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