The Sun.
London, England, 1830-03-22 00:00:00

IRELAND.

1796 Population four millions.
1797 Consumption of duty-paid Tobacco. lbs.
GR See Seventh Report of the Commis- 21,043,477
17— siorers of Revenue Enquiry.
1819 Population four and a half millions.
lbs.
1811 Consumption of duty-paid Tobacco.
31,642,332
181* See page 295 of the Tenth Report.
18148 Population seven millions.
lbs.
1819 Consumption of duty-paid Tobacco.
13.913,255
1820 See page 295 of the Tenth Report. •
The four years ending 1823, duty 4s. per
lbs.
lb. See p. 332 of the Tenth Report. Aver- 2,003,344
age quantity on which duty was paid per ann.
The three years ending 10th Oct., 1829,
lbs.
duty 3s. per lb. Average quantity upon 4,073,353
which duty was paid per annum
Being an excess of 1,080,0091b5. in favour of the
lower duty.
The above will shew that in three years ending sth of
January, 1812, Ireland did pay duty on 31,642,3321b5.
of Tobacco, when the population was only four millions
and a half; it will also shew that in three years ending
10th October, 1829, with a population of seven millions,
they did not pay duty on more than •12,220,0601b5. :
whereas the increased consumption, in the ratio of the in-
creased population, ought to have beets f49,221,4051b5.
A very large quantity of Tobacco, during the last three
years, has been grown in Ireland, though it is said that
only 1,200 hhds. were saved last year, and taking the
average weight of a hhd. at 1,400 lbs. the quantity thus
admitted to have been brought into consumption, amounted
to 1,680,000 lbs. ; the duty upon which, if charged at
3s. per lb. amounting to 252,0001. would have been
brought into the revenue, but of which it was deprived ;
and it is calculated that the crop this year, if the weather
should be favourable for its culture, will produce more
than 5,000,000 lbs., the duty upon which, amounting to
750,0001., will in such case be lost to the revenue, (and
go into the pockets of the grower and smuggling manu-
facturer), if suffered to pass uncharged.
• Duty-paid consumption in three years was only on 12,220,060
lbs. at :is. per lb. for which the revenue received 1,833,009/. Os. 6d.
t Whereas if the above inference be a fair one, and the whole
of the consumption in Ireland had duty paid thereon, it ought
to have been (for three years) on 49,V20,405 lbs. which, at only
9d. per lb., Would bring into the revenue a larger sum, namely
1,&15,902/. aye. 9d.

LIMERICK ASSIZES.

CAPITAL CONVICTION OF A WHOLE FAMILY

FOR MURDER. -
On Monday Judge BLACKBURNE was occupied from
twelve o'clock at noon to eight o'clock at night, in the trial
of John Murphy, Laurence Lynch, John Dunworth,
Margaret Murphy, Mary Murphy, and Honora Mur-
phy, for the wilful murder of Walter Burke, at Ballina-
hinck, in this county, on the night of the 12th of April,
1629. The circumstances of this atrocious case appeared
fully in evidence at the last Summer Assizes ; and on that
occasion James Murphy, son of John Murphy, one of the
prisoners, was tried before Judge Torrens, found guilty,
and executed for the murder of Timothy Neill, one of the
keepers on his father's property.
On this occasion fresh evidence was procured in the per-
son of Margaret Heffernan, and the prisoners above named
were convicted of the murder of Walter Burke, the second
keeper, on the same night with his companion Neill. The
principal witness, Margaret Heffernan, who slept in the
prisoner's house that night, was sworn not to divulge what
she might see.
After hearing the evidence and a most impartial charge
from- the Learned Judge, the Jury retired.
The prisoners, including the father, mother, and two
daughters, and two very clever, well-dressed young
men, fell on their knees in the dock, to implore the Divine
mercy.

The Jury returned in a quarter of an hour and gave
their verdict—Guilty of the actual murder against John
Dunworth, Laurence Lynch, and Mary Murphy, the eldest
daughter; Guilty of the conspiracy to murder against John
Murphy, Margaret Murphy, and Honora Murphy, father,
mother, and younger daughter.
His Lordship passed sentence of death, execution, and
dl3'ection, against the first three, for Wednesday, the 17th
of March ; and sentence of death against the other three
also, but without naming any day.
The judgment of the Court elicited the loudest lamen-
tations, and the criminals were removed under a strong
guard t° Minty gaol, by torch light, bewailing thtir
late in the most.pitiful cries.
His Lordship 4,„ uon .
g tOf t In any lope whatever of
merry.