The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-17 00:00:00

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[FROM TILE DUBLIN CORRESPONDENT, J.N. U.]
The Southern Reporter, received this day. con-
tains an account of -a melancholy affair which
i►appened near IVallOw, in which the Rev. J. [3.
Lowe was killed through mistake.. The following
is an extract frau] a leaer, received in toivn, on
the same melancholy subject :-
44 MALLOW, JAN. 11.—I have this moment heard of a meet
shocking occurrence which took place in the neighbourhood of
this town last night. lam so hurried, I cannot now be circum-
stantial. The short account is this. The Rev. Mr. Chester of this
town, a Magistrate, took a party of tl►e 22d Regiment to patrol
the country to the south-west of MallOw; and having sent out e,n
guard, he was Informed by them that they heard the,
trampling of horses coming onward. Mr. Chester and the Mi-
litary OCicers placed their party on each side of the road, behind
the ditches. The supposed maianders advanced—the two first
that appeared were fired at by at least ten or twelve soldiers.
They fell ; but, when the main body came up, it was discover-
ed, that instead of Whiteboys, they were King's Troops ; and,
to the utter consternation of all parties, it wits found that the
individuals who ral were the Rev.. J. B. Lowe, and one Law,
a constable, who were both of the party mistaken by Mr. Ches-
ter for Whiteboys, and had accidentally preceded them for a
moment. The Rev. Mr. Lowe .was perforated by five or six
balls ; he died instantly. The constable is in the infirmary
wounded, and past all hope."
(Fitom THE LIMERICK WIRONICLE OF SATURDAY.)
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This day the Hon. Justice Moo►tt proceeded
to the County Court, which being opened with
the usual Torms, his Lordship stated, that he had
come to Limerick, under the directions of the
Government, to adjourn the, Commission.—lt
was, he said; thought wise—and every man who
wishes well to the safety of the State thought
so—to keep the laws impending until order and
tranquillity should be reinstated, and that the
proceedings should be continued from time to time,
until order should be restored, although it would
be hazardous for any man to say what time that
desirable object would take. The people surely
ought to reflect on the dreadful examples that
have already been made.—The country has felt
the terrors of the law ; it has also felt the be-
nign clemency of it. That clemency has been
extended to two young persons ; and he would
here observe, that such celemency flowed
purely from the Crown, tempering justice
with mercy, and not from the interference or re-
commendation of any individual or Magistrates,
nor by any means a compromise on the part of
the Crown with men in arms ; by no means ; the
Government would not condescend so to cm-

promise, nor listen to the application of any man
after the decision of twelve Jurors, upon the
guilt of the convicted, and in the presence of
two Judges of the land.—Let no man, therefore,
presume to say, for the purpose of acquiring a pal-
try popularity, that it was owing to his indivi-
dual interference such clemency has beeu extended.
There has been no such instance of clemency ex-
'tended; and he would have,it understood that those
who had interfered on the part of the prisoners;
were very reprehensible, and were highly repre-
hended for such interference. No, it was the spon-
taneous act of the Government itself, in imitation
of that divine clemency, of that divine mercy
of a Benign Being, from whom all mercy and
goodness flow. The Government has acted, in
the instance of these two young men, under such
circumstances as would operate for the bat of
purposes. They have tried the rigour of the
law—they have also tried the mercy and benign
influence of it.—He would, indeed, be a confi-
dent man that could say what would be the final
result of these proceedings ; such a conjecture
must remain unascertained to a future period.—..
Having discharged his duty as to the adjourn-
ment, he should, for his own part, express his most
ardentand sincere wish, that a deluded and blind
population may be reclaimed from the pursuit of
their wild and frantic projects ; and that the ter-
rors of the law should have a higher dominion
than the terrors inflicted by a wicked domina-
tion. When the period arrives, that these infa-
tuated men shall shew that their horrid dominion
must bow and prostrate itself before that of the
law, there may then, indeed, be entertained-rea-
sonable hopes of a restoration of tranquillity and
peace. He trusted that good results would
finally arise from a firm administration of the
law, and that the people would no longer conti-
nue to be misled. He fondly entertained such
hopes,' unless the evil had reached au incurable
state ; though formidable the banditti appeared,
yet the power of the law was sufficiently strong.
Much good would result from the zeal and effi-
cient co-operation of the local authorities. Let
every man stand to his post, to reclaim the tur-
bulent and disaffected from the lamentable state
of society into which they are misled. He had
every hope that this formidable insurrection
would be laid prostrate; that the moral influence
of the community would be restored ; and that
social order would resume its proper tone. It
was to be lamented, that, in this struggle, a
physical desolation should take place, whilst a
moral desolation raged amongst the people.
The Court was then adjourned,proforma, to
Saturday the 16th day of February next.
His Lordship immediately proceeded to the
City Court, where he made similar observations
to those in the County.
[FROM THE CLONMEL ITERALD OF SATITIMAY.I
We regret to have received, from an authentic
source, accounts of very bad proceedings in the
neighbourhood of Borrisoleigh. On the night of
the 7th, a hand of twelve or thirteen fellows, un-
disguised and well armed, made a regular draw
of that neighbourhood, taking advantage of the
temporary absence of Serjeant Carrol, and the

greater part of Captain Wilson's Police, who had

gone up into the Kilnemanagh Mountains, in
order to search for concealed pikes, and plunder-
ed a number of houses, within a mile or two miles
of Borrisoleigh, of fire-arms; and in some in-

stances, where the demand was not instantly com-
plied with, the people were beaten severely.
The body of a man, who has not yet been re-
cognized, was found, on Thursday morning, in a
plantation of Mr. W. Manning's near Killenaule.
'He had alarge cut across the muscle and artery
of his. leg, near the ancle ; and as no other mark
of violence appeared on him, it is supposed he
bled .to death. Ile was well clothed, and had
the appearance of a man iu comfortable circum-
stances.

DULLS.—A duel was fought on Saturday, at
three o'clock in the afternoon; between Mr.
O'Meara, on the half-pay establiAment, attended
by Mr. Crooke, also of the ball-pay, and :Mr.
Al ‘Loughlin, of the Treasury, attended by Mr.
Bayley. On the second fire, both shots took
effect. Mr. O'Meara was struck !on the side,
hut the rib bone offered sufficient resistance to
prevent it from entering the body. The wound
is severe, however. Mr. M'Loughlan was less
fortunate. The ball of his antagonist entered a
little *below the hip bone, and has not been ex-
tracted. %Ire *state, with much regret, that the
wound is considered dangerous. He is attended
by the Surgeon-General and Surgeon Karin. Mr.
O'Meara is attended by Surgeon Roney. it is a la-
mentable circumstance, That this is the third duel
fought during the last week, arising from the
same original cause of quarrel. The first was on
Tuesday, in the Phoenix-park, between the
same principals. After exchanging shots at
fifteen paces' distance, the parties and their
friends quitted the ground without any ad-
justment having taken place. At the moment of
quitting the ground, some altercation (which at*
this moment we do not wish more particularly
to allude to). arose, which produced a meeting
on Thursday afternoon, in a field adjoining Lord
Charlemont's demesne, between Mr. O'Meara
and Mr. Clarke,alsoonlhalf-pay, who acted as the
second of Mr. M•Loughlin in the former case,
when, on a discharge of shots, at ten paces, Mr.
O'Meara firing in the air, the affair was amicably
adjusted. The third duel was fought on the
same place, between the original principals,
with the unfortunate result already stated. They
stood at the distance of 12 paces. The same
gentleman was second to Mr. O'Meara in the
three duels.—(Mthlin Morning Post.)