The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-28 00:00:00

OUTRAGES IN THE COUNTY OF LIMERICK.

The accounts (ruin the country continue to be most
melancholy, and the pest seems spreading into most of
the adjacznt counties. We collect the lothwing parti-
culars of the murder of Mr. Going, twin the journals
received on Monday :
Ott Sunday the 14th inst. Richard Going, Esq. lately
in command of the county of Lituerick establishment
of police, lilt that city about i I &clock in the morning
for Ratlakeal, un horseback, unattended, atid was stop-
ped at the house of John Natter, Esq. of Castletown,
where he remained but a short tune; Iron' thence lie
proceeded by the road to Cappagli, and when near the
commons of Ratlikeal, and from that town not distant
two miles, he was attacked by a number of demons, iu
the shape of men, armed; several shots in succession
were tired at hut, which,tnnn the nature of the wounds,
must have instantly deprived luau of life! Not content,
the blood thirsty villains approached the lifeless body,
either with bludgeons or the butts of muskets, beat
him desperately about the head. There could not have
many minutes elapsed after tke murder, when the corpse
was Ihund by the next passenger; and the account of it
having reached Rathkeal, his mangled rennin's were
brought into that town about half-past four o'clock in
the aft:moon. There were live musket-ball wounds in
the body, one of which iterforated his heart, several
superficial slug.wontols mi the right side, two musket
shots in the head—one entered the kit temple, the ear
split, and his face much b •.ed. The right aro' was
also broken by a sleet ball. Mr. Going, on leaving
It itfikeal, took a case of pistols in his coat pocket, which
it is supposed lie had with him on his mons, and were
taken by the inurileiets : lie had a considerable sum of
money with him, which, with his watch remained 1111.

We are told so intent were they on the destruction of
this unfortunate gentleman. that parties were placed on
different roads to meet Imo (similar to the plan laid for
the murder of the LAIC Mr. Baker). and that he was
tven I.Ol!UW‘d 111 a.►d out of Limerick fur that purpose.

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After the murder was effected, there was a joyous shout
through the country, which re-echoed from place to
place; lighted heaps of straw also were at night exhibited
on the different hills, in triumph of the accomplishment
of this horrid deed.
Mr. Wilcocks, who, with Major Warburton, were
in Red:eel at the time the murder was announced,
despatched parties of police to Limerick, with the me-
lancholy intelligence; and when they reached llama.
kills-bridge, on the boundaries of the liberties, they were
fired at several times from behind the ditches, On their
return home the next me • g the seine Outrage was
repeated, and eleven shots discharged at them. On the
police arriving in Limerick, they repaired to the house
of Mr. Cuthbert, the sub-sheriff, to apprize him of tlier
having been fired upon; when that very active and effi-
cient officer ins!antly determined upon accompatiyiog
them with military force, to apprehend, if possible, the
offenders; and for that impose applied to the com-
manding officer of the garrisou, Col. Douglas, requiring
a party of dragoons: the Colonel answered " that Get,.
Sir John Elley was expected next day to review the
troops, and that they could not be given." Upon tills
subject we shall make no remark, as it will form matter
for investigation.
On the 17 It Mr. Going's remains reached Limerick,
and melaneitoly to relate, under military escort, on its
way for interment in the family vault at Karim, near
Newport, county of Tipperary. The procession was at.
tended by a vast concourse of most respectable gentle-
men from the surrounding counties, and a numerous
train of tenantry.
0:t the 118th, at noon, as a person of some respect.
ability of the name of Spading, was proceeding nu
horseback, accompanied by his wife, front Ashgrove to
Newcistle, lie was stopped at the cross roads, which
are m11,4.111i about a mile from the latter place, by an
armed banditti. One of them held the bridle of the
horse on which he rode. whilst :mother of the assassins
presented a blunderbuss, and discharged its cohnnits Into
the hotly of the unfortunate wall, who had been ilium-
waylaid by the wretches. When the horse had been
stopped, the woman leaped off the pillion, and by her
presence of mind saved her life, as she was allowed
by the banditti to go towards Ashgrove. Mr. Spar-
ling, though dangerously wounded, did not fall
from his horse, but raising his whip, and exerting all
the strength which was left to him, he struck the ruffian
who held the bridle such a blow as brooght the wretch
to the ground, and immediately spurring his horse, he
galloped towards Ashgrove. lie stopped at Mr. Upton'.
house, where surgical aid was iminediawly procured,
but we are sorry to be obliged to add, that nu hope was
then entertained of his recovery.
Mr. Sperling was able, however, on Wednesday, to
swear informations, and to give a minute description of
some of the assassins. Ile described one of them as a
tall pale-faced man, and the other as a person of a short
stature, dark visage, and pock-marked.
Two men were murdered last Tuesday night. One of
these unfortunate persons, a man of the name of I vis,
Iraq been a tithe proctor, and had lived neat Askeaton„
The other victim wes a man named Fitzgerald; butt
what circumstances had induced the assassins to take
away his life was not publicly known.
The house of a Mr. Morgan, who lives near Stara.
golden, was attacked, but that gentleman, with a spirit
which we lament not to see more general, bravely re-
sisted the banditti who demanded his arms, and soon
made them to take to flight for safety.
Mr. Morgan neither killed nor w led any one of
the banditti; but whet he left undone the law will some
complete, fur sonic of the party have been apprehended
by the police, and safely lodged in prison,

FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.

F. Eybe and A. Schmacck, Bury Court, St. Mary Axe, mer-
chants, from Oct. 20 to Oct. 27.