The National Register.
London, England, 1811-02-24 00:00:00

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ultimate success ; he had to rejoice in seeing at this
meeting, Gentlemen of the highest respectability,
who had never before attended any general meet:
ing. They were now roused from their apathy by
the measure to which he had already alluded, and
he would the more confide in the perseverance of
Gentlemen who would come forward at this extra-
brdinary crisis.
Captain Power was followed by Colonel Master-
son, Messrs. Purcell, Kavanagh, O‘Dunoughue,
Ind Captain .T. Fitzgerald.
Mr. Brenan was requested to act as Secretary.
There was not a contrariety of opinion during the
Meeting, which was highly respectable, and did
honour to the cause.
'rhe Gentlemen present, we understand, were
able to declare the general sentiment of Twelve
Counties. -

EN NI., Fa13.3.--On Thursday night last a most shocking and
Melancholy occurrence took place in our jail. John Collins, one
of the prisoners, was taken suddenly ill, on which Dr. O'Brien,
the physician belonging to the prison, was sent for, who, on his
arrival, had the sick prisoner stretched by the fire in one of the
rooms, being then apparently lifeless ; in a short time, however,
to the surprise of every person preient, he jumped up, and lifting
a stone upwards of an hundred weight, obliged all the people
through terror to quit the apartment; he then dropped the stone,
and taking a large board lay in the room, went to a bed
in which two children, babmging to another prisoner of the
name of Robert Coote, lay, and gave them several blows ; after
• which he again lifted the stone, and hit the eldest .(a boy about
-seven years old) therewitheand fractured his skull. The father
of the children then ran into the room, and a scuttle ensued be-
tty-el) him and Collins, upon which the guard was called in,
when Coote, in making a blow at Collins, unfortunately hit one
of the soldiers on the arm, and knocked the baytniet out of his
band, which Collins immediately took up, and exercised so des-
perately that he .again cleared the room, and running to the bed,
gave the children several stabs in the belly and sides; which cau-
sed the instant death of the boy, who, besides the fracture .on
the bead, had ten bayonet wounds in different parts of :he body
The other child (a female about five years of age) died yesterday
about thrce o'clock.
' The above are the facts of this dreadful circumstance, as ap-
peared in the evidence hefare Mr. UM-aril, Coroner, who be:el
an inquest on the body of he boy. The verdict of the Jure was
tnat Michael Coote came by his death in consequence of several
bayonet and other wounds, inflico.4 oil him by John Collins, a
prisoner in Eeniskiil.
_ LQN DON D It Y F }.B. 5--Five unfortunate and wretched fe-
males, who lt.id a consideeahle time pact taken up their abode
' in a cave in the vicinity of this city, experienced a melancholy
visitation during the storm on Thursday night, after they had
retired to their wk.:rabic 116%11 Carelessness, fatigue, or, in all
probehility, intoxication, made their. forgetful. of the &tigers
they were exposed to. lflurieg night the fall of scow was so
grear as completely to shut up the mouth of the cave, and it
took several Labourers a considerable time in the mining to
force all entrance, when the melancholy spectacle presented
it'' .1f of one wretched female lying with her arms folded actress
in the sleep of death, and four 'others nearly expiring. The
miserable heiaga were removed from the scene of horror. These
who sin v iyed were taken to houses in the neighbours nod, with
little hopes of recovery, where every attention was paid to them
'b). Dr. Magennisole surgetln. of the Infirmary, to which they
have since 44-,,en remoyed. An in ities was afterwards held on
the body Of the unfortunate sufferer, and a verdict found—Acci-
dental death.

APacket from thelrazils brivgs letters to the 16th of. Dec.
by -hich we learn that Admiral De Ceurcy had returned to Rio
. J. ?viro, having settled every thing amicably with the Spaniards
elating to affairs in the River Plate.
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. Ilk Royal Highness the Prince Regent, on a representation
made in favour of a man confined in Coldhath-fields prison, for
t riot during a late political ferment, has been pleased to sign an
order for his liberation.
Last weck the wife of a. coal-heaver, of the name of JotiN
11'3E24:V1f:0S, residing at No. 11, Pelhatn-strect,3llile-End New
s ,s 'Town,. Spitallicl4s, wasAliyoNlA tyro boys who, with the
moths r, are likely to do' well. This. is ilk! Jliiidtime,af her
having twins, and makes the total number twenty children ;
one of which, about fifteen years of age, is so much afflicted as
Wye: to be able to geo his living,

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