The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-14 00:00:00

On Monday evening last Mr. John Thompson.
Coroner, held an inquest on the body of Philip
Ryon, which was found in the river Sair on we
above day. Patrick Daniel, servant to Mrs. Ken•
seedy, of Grestette. county Waterford side of the
river, opposite the House of Industry, being sworn*
deposed in suhstance a. follows;—Oa Friday, the
31st December, Mrs. Kennedy having beets win.
flowing corn, saw two men viewing some timber en
her farm, and told wittiest (Daniel) that she sus-
pected that they intended to steal wine of it ; wit.
ness was at that night at a neighbour's house, to
see. sick woman, and on his return, about •
o'clock, heard a shot fire in the direction of the
House of Industry ; between 11 and 14 o'clock,
witness walked about the ground, and saw four or
live men cutting timber; wituess then went into the
house, and having made William Foley get up.
went to John O'Neill, of Nlinitit Neill, from whom
witness borrowed a gun ; on his return he procured
assistance, and went io the direction of where the
wood was cutting ; found some timber cut, but
saw sto person near the piece; witness with his as-
sistants went in portant of them towards the New
Bridge, end overtook two men carrying timber by
the river side, both of whom immediately dropped
it, and rats off. Witness having pursued one of
them (Ryan), called on him to surrender, but with-
out effect, when he (witness) presented a gun at
him, after which hr allowed himself to be bitten
into custody; witness then gave him its charge to
Win. Foley ; deceased desired that witness would
let go his hold of ban, and that he would go with
them, immediately on which he ran towards the
river and plunged into it ; witness saw bins 11,111113
to the middle of the laver, and then went in pur-
suit of the others; is quite sure there was to shot
fired at theism*, and that he was tint injured in any
way. Wan. Foley, another servant to Mrs. Ken-
nedy, corruboreted the testimony of Daitiel.—Ed.
ward Barry, of the Irislitown, devoted, that he was
in company with the deceased 1111 the night of the
314 lilt.; saw loot mode a piimoer, sod did tiot
see him since. It being late on Monthly evening
when the Jury finished the inspection of the body
of the deceased, Mr. Ti won adjourned the
iu-
quest to Tuesday (yesterda)), Wien the Jury. after
hearing the esideoce, returned their N'erdiet—
“ That the deceased, Philip Ryan, came by hie
death 111 attemptio4 to effect his escape across. the
R•ver, nod was drowned Oat the bight of the 314
Decelllber."—( "hirer liter.)

cAaLow, JAN. 6.

A few evenings ago, a man from the neighbour.
hood of Bagena!stows', fell iiito the river Barrow.
and was taken up apparently lifeless, by a stranger
who was plowing slung the track way—this man laid
the subject on the bat:k, and proceeded on his jour-
swy.—Sunie tune after the body was found, and
carried home, when having exhibited some signs
of reinai oo itt g life—prinwr remedies were used and
animation testored.—(Corloto Morning Post.)

CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES-
RESPECTING • THE POPULATION OF CERTAIN

DISTRICTS IN IRELAND.

[Frets TA. Newry Telegraph I

In October, 1756, L'tuucelot Watson, High
Constable Of Newry, made a census of that portion
of the town which is situated in the county of
Down, and found the number of inhabitants to be
3,679. Of these, 2,430 were Protestants, cud
1,249 were Roman Catholics.
We extract the acconnt of this census, from a
register of the proceedings of the Manor Court of
Newry, commencing the 27th of October, 1719,
and the Seneechaiship of Haiti Hamilton, Esq. and
terminating the 30th of April, 1765, when George
Anderson, Esq. MAO Dellllty Seueschal.
At ',resew, that district of Newry, which lies in
the county of Down aide of the river, contains
above 11,000 persons—and of these a great ma.
jotity prole-It the Roman Catholic religion. Sta-
'lMO:4 ers ouy,ht to investigate the causes which
have produced au milked a change in so short a
pet tort.
At that period, the population of eh,' part of
Newry wiscli is situated 116 the county of Almagh,
war SO 1111141. that It appears not to have beau
deemed worthy of a tanotos, by Mr. L. Watson.—
At present it contains (Including Ballybot) 392
houses, inhabited by 2.-270 persons, of whom 1,060
are males, 1,210 females.°

09
011 the 'Ms ut Anoi,t. 1664, the citizens of
Dublin " were nunsliettd, and found to be—uf
Prutei.tants, 2.5 i mon. ainl 2,930 women—of
}it Cwholict, 1.201 met', amtl 1,406 women."
8,103 full growl) pertous.t What, a prodi-
gious change has taken place to the capital of

• As per renews bikes ia the year 1814, pare seat to Act
of Parisaaraeat.
t We extract this erases from the Qeeta Iliberiorass,
pap 181.