The National Register.
London, England, 1822-11-17 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Those parts of the *minty of Kildare, in the neighbourhood
of Rathangati, Yildare, and Koberstown, have for the last two
months been much alarmed, in consequence of large armed
parties on foot and on horseback, patroling the country at eight,
and forcing their oaths of association on every person they can
possibly influence ,to take them. Several have been severely
flogged with thorn bushes for refusing, or uttering a word
against the ribbon system. One man, near Dunniutry, was
within these few days wounded through the neck with a mus-
ket ball, but is likely to recover.
A considerable armed party was met a few nights since, near
Ratlibride, by a patrole of dismounted dragoons, attended by
a Ma,;istrate. The party fired on two constables who ware in
advance, and on the constables returning the Ere, dispersed into
an adjoining bog. The night being dark, the troops could net
pursue.
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A gentleman well acquainted with the people, their habits
and dispositions, and who has just returaed•to this city from
en excursion through the greater part of Dunhallow, and much
of the northwest of this county, slates, that the entire of the
above Baiony, and the other parts of the county through
whir:* he travelled, are in • state of quiet ; that the inhabi-
tants are pursuing their agriculteral occupations, as well as the
discouraging circumstanced of the times will permit, and that
hey Ore every indication of continuing tranquil for the wintes.

ANECDOTE illol4 A FRENCH WORIL.—" While on service
in Piedmont, I was detached with • party of dragoons into the
woods that skirt the vale of heals, to prevent the smuggling
that went on there. Upon arriving at night in that wild and de-
solate tract. I perceived among the trees the ruins of an old
chateau, which I entered. To my great surprise, it was inha-
bited. I found within it a nobleman of the country. He was •
person of an inauspicious appearance, about six feet high, and
40 years of age. He gray supplied me with • couple of
rooms. My billeting officer and I amused ourselves there with
music. After a few days we discovered that this man had •
female in his custody, whom we laughing called Camilla. We
were far from suspecting the horrid truth. In about six weeks
she died. I fell an impulse of melancholy curiosity to see her
in her coffin. I gave • gratuity to the monk who had charge
of her remains, and towards midnight, under the prefect of
sprinkling holy water, lie introdused me into the dispel where
she lay. I found there one of those magnificent figures which
continue even beautiful even in the boson, of death. She had
• large acquiline nose, whose contour, so expressive at once of
elevation and tenderness, I never can forget : I quitted the
mournful spot. Five years after, being with • detachment of
my regiment that escorted the Emperor when he went to be
crowned King of Italy, I contrived to learn the whole story.—
I was told that the jealous husband. Count , had found
attached to his wife's bed an linglish watch, the property of a
young man in the little town which they resided. On that very
day be carried her off to the ruined chateau, in the midst of
the woods of Sesia. He uttered not • syllable, but in answer
to all her entreaties he coldly and silently showed her the
English watch, which be always kept about his persoo. He
thus passed nearly three years with her. At length she died of
• broken heart, in the lower of her age. The husband made
an attempt to stab the owner of the watch—miaaed him—fled
to Genoa—threw himself on board a vessel, and baa never since
been heard of."

Soacitcat. OPERATION.—.Mrs. Cunningham, aged
45, of Itlonkwearniouth Shore, hail been labouring un-
der disease for upwards of 12 months, in consequence
of an enormous malignant t 1111 l our growing front and
occupying nearly one-half of the abdomen. tier suf-
ferings became so coat, that an operation was propsed.
and performed by h..t. surgeon, Mr. Shaw, on the 14th
of last mmillt. tumour, after it had been removed,
weighed 4'bs. and when disectril, it was found to con-
tain a round bone, the size of a common hand-hall,
which, U1)011 being sawn through, was Mond to contain
a depo.ition of calcaternis matter. We are hippy to say ,
that Mrs. Cunningham is now perfectly recovvred.

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