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London, England, 1822-01-03 00:00:00

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[FROM THE DUBLIA, CORILESPONDEN'T, DEC. 31.]
[Received this Morning.)'
This day the Earl TALBOT had, a Levee
at the Castle, preparatory to his departure
from Ireland, which was numerously attended
by persons of fortune and distinction, as a mark
of respect to the distinguished virtues and amiable
manners of a Nobleman, upon- whose conduct in
private life there never existed any 'difference of
opinion. Immediately after the Levee, his Lord-
ship entered his carriage, and a procession from
the Castle took place through the streets, which
were lined with all the troops of the garrison
not on particular duty, in honour of his Lordship.'
:First, there was a troop of the 12th Lancers ; next, a troop
of the 7th Hussars ; next Lord Talbot's carriage, escorted by
a troop of the 7th Hussars ; next all the Officers of the Staff,
with a long train of carriages, among which we noticed the
Lord i'daygr's—Lord Manners'—the Attorney:General's—
the.Duke of Leinster's._the carriage of the Commander of the
Perces—the Earl of Meath's—the Honourable • Mr: Annes-
key's—Mr. Gustavus Lambert's—the carriages of the Members
Of the Corporation—the Lord Chief Justice's—and Lord
Castlecoote's.
The following are farther particulars respect-
ing the arrival of the Marquess WELLESLEY in
Dublin :
. The Lord Mayor, upon notice being given to
his Lordship, left his carriage, and, accompanied
1)y the High Sheriffs of the City, hastened to the
carriage of the Noble Marquess, who seized his'
Lordship by the hand, in the most friendly man-
ner; and the Lord Mayor, as nearly as we could
collect, addressed his Excellency in the,follow-
itiv terms -
‘,‘ As Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin, it becomes my. duty
to congratulate your Excellency. on your safe arrival in the me-
tropolis of your native country, and to assure your Lordship
how fully' gratified every class of my fellow-citizens feel, on re-
ceiving an Irish Nobleman to preside over the Government of
this country. Be pleased, my Lord, to suffer me and my bre-
thren
of the Corporation to conduct your Lordship to the
Castle."

Here the Lord Mayor was about to retire,
when the Noble Marquis, still holding his Lord-
ship's hand, addressed him in the following
terms :-

"My Lord Mayor,--I thank your Lordship for the congra-
tulations you offer: coming to my native land as the Repre-
sentative of my most gracious Sovereign, it affords me very

sincere pleasure to be received in so flattering a manner ; and

be; of your. Lordship to assure my countrymen, and the Cor-
poration of Dublin, of which I have the honour to be a Free-
man, that I most sensibly appreciate the favour. It is pecu-
liarly gratifying to me, as an Irishman, to be selected by such
a King to govern such a people.• My Lord Mayor, I shall take
as a compliment, your receiving the honour of Knighthood
from me this day." -

[FROM THE LIMERICK CHRONICLE OF SATURDAY.]
Extract of a Letter, dated Charleville, Dec.
2S :—" On the nights of Wednesday and Thurs-
day of the week during which the Special Com-
mission sat, several houses at Knockmoor, be-
tween Bruree and Ilowardstown, were broken
into, and where they did not get arms, they de-
manded and obtained money. About two o'clock
on Christmas day, during divine service, within
the Chapel of Ballyagran, a vicious and false
report was made, that the soldiers stationed near
had surrounded the Chapel, were setting fire to it,
and were to fire on the congregation, nay, in the
remote part of the Chapel, it was said the soldiers
were striking the Priests, and driving them from
the altar, on which the whole congregation im-
mediately rushed out through doors and w in-
dows, and took up stones to repel the soldiers.—
It has been proved that not a soldier was near
the Chapel, Chapel-yard, or nearer than .he high-
road, which is at a distance from every side of
the Chapel. The two Priests, in a most praise-
worthy manlier, hare proved this ; and on this
occasion, as well as on many others, exerted their
endeavours to dissuade the parishioners from vio-
lence or, outrage.—llowever, an affray began, the
soldiers were assailed, and struck and wounded
with stones. In their own defence, and to pre-
vent their being disarmed, they fired three or
four shots, when one man mas killed, and one or
two wounded. The man's name who was killed
in the above affair is James Lane.—An Inquest
was held on the body on Thursday, and the Jury
returned an unanimous verdict of Justifiable Ho-
micide."

LIMERICK, DEC. 30. (Private Letter:)—
". Another DREADFUL, MURDER has been com-
mitted' in this county. You may have seen from
the -Ir:sli papers accounts of nightly attacks made
upon the house of a Mr. Condon, of Scart, near
Rathkeale, several times in the course of the last
six months. He took a man named Gorman for
his tenant, in the room of one whom he had
ejected. This man became obnoxious as au in-
truder. The famed 4C Captain Rock" sent him
notice to quit, with which' he did not comply.
A party of ruffians attacked his house last night,
denouncing terrible vengeance. Gorman and
his two sons, able-bodied young men, resisted
their entrance manfully. Upon this the party
attacking commenced a fire of slugs through the
door and windows, aril one of the young men
wa3 shot dead through the breast, and the
father badly wounded in the leg and arm. Is
it not singular that this happened within a mile
of a strong military post, the town of Rath-
keale, and was not known, there until, two
o'clock the next day ? The fact was, that no one
of the country people would dare to announce it.
There were six military parties near the place—
the neatest half a mile, the farthest little more
than a mile. Information had been given to the
commanding officer a fortnight before of the in-
tended attack, and Gorman's. house was guarded
for several nights,
.At length the' information was
disregarded, and the guard withdrawn ; and the
very first night after, the murder was committed.
Some arms have been delivered up, but, of such
a quality, that I verily believe it to be done
either for a stratagem, or for a joke, by "Captain
Rock"—old guns, and pistols without locks,
fit only to make horse-shoes. I. need not' tell
you, " the boys" here (so they call themselves)
know the 'difference in the use of fire-arms."

(FROM TILE CLONMEL lIEItALD.)
The following is au extract of a letter from a
gentleman of Tharle.,s, dated the 25th of Decem-
ber:--« Last night; two farm-houses and an out-

house, on the lands of Laharden, the estate of
Lord, Llandaff, within oue mile of this town, were
maliciously set on fire and consumed, together
with four cows, which were stalled in the out-
house. A party of Captain Wilson's-Police, on
hearing of the outrage, repaired to the spot, and
apprehended two men on suspicion." •
In consequence of a quarrel which arose on
Thursday last, at Ballindonny, between two
brothers of the name of Henessy, and three other
men, James Murphy, John Noonan, and James
Lonergan, Lonergan struck one of the Henessys
a blow of a stone on the head, of which blow he
languished until 'ten on Thursday night, when he
expired.
Last Wednesday, in the forenoon, a soldier of
the 86th coming from Ballynamult to this town,
accompanied by his wife, having arrived at and
just passed kilmanahan bridge, and handed her
his gun to carry for some temporary convenience,
an elderly man, named Veale, who had been pro-
ceeding the same way for a few yards, proposed
to relieve the woman from the burden of the fire-
lock, and, before she had time to accept or re-
ject his offer, took it out of her hand, and at the
same instant handed it to a, person nutted Casey,
one of two fellows who came up at the instant,
and who, on getting the arms, instantly fled. The
soldier immediately seized Veale, and single-
handed brought him prisoner into Clonmel, where
he has been fully committed by Colonel Bagwell.
The gun has since been sent to the Colonel.

(Fnoij THE kiLMAGII VOLUNTEER.)
An horrible, and, we fear, too successful, a

.empt at- assassination, took place in this ct,
on last Friday night. In our publication o
last Tuesday week, we announced the death
of Mr. John Gallagher, of this city, pawn-
broker; on the above evening, James Gal-
lagher, of Newry, the brother of the deceased,
and who is also the step-father of his widow,
supposing, that by his step-daughter and sis-
ter-in-law's influence over her husband, a will
had been made, unfavourable to him, came
into town and dined with her ; after whiCh he
required the will, which she refusing to give up,
a dispute arose, and in a scuffle which en-
sued in his exertions to obtain it, the widow,
with a knife which she took to defend herself,
and preserve her property, inflicted some slight
wounds on him. Gallagher went to a gun-
smith's in Scotch-street, and inquired for a
case of pistols to purehasA, but could not pro-
cure them ; the gunsmith, in their conversa-
tion, mentioned the person to whom he sold
the last case he had ; to him Gallagher repaired,
borrowed one of the pistols, which he loaded, re-
turned to the house ofMrs.Gallagher,and when in
her apartments drew out the pistol,which the nurse-
tender perceiving, threw herself on Mrs.Gallagber,
with the hope of deterring him from firing; he
however, with one band, removed her somewhat
aside, and, with the other, fired off the pistol close
to his unfortunate victim. The ball entered
near her breast, and was extracted from under
the shoulder-bone by Surgeon Vogan. She
still suffers under the wound, and is not
expected to survive. After her unnatural re-
lative, the brother of her deceased husband,
and the husband of her mother, had accom-
plished his infernal design, he deliberately
left (Tie house, and as if glorying in his success,
communicated to different persous the perpetra-
tion of the act. As soon as the circumstance be-
came known, Mr. M'KEos, the High Constable,
and some other gentlemen, went in pursuit of
him, but he effected his escape, and was seen the
next morning in Newry.

On the night of the 28th ult., the Church
of Douglas Parish, within two miles of the city
of Cork, was maliciously broken open and en-
tered by some wretches who broke the windows,
tore the seats, cut the cushions, and did other
damage, besides defiling the church, in a manner
too gross to describe. We trust, however, the
offenders will be discovered speedily, as that ac-
tive municipal officer, Wm. P. White, Esq. bad
gone from Cork hi search of the miscreants, who
as yet are unknown: the Popish Chapel is within
300 yards of the church.

For further Extracts from the Irish Papers, see the Fourth
Page.]

A MLISENIENTS IX TILE FLEET PRISON.--On
New Year's Day, early in the morning a number
of prisoners were sworn in as officers, and fur-
nished with -staves and a quantity of writs to
which seali were attached. As the respective
visitors entered the prison they were taken into
custody, and conveyed to what is called the
" Tap." Here a" grave and learned senior" was
seated in a chair, elevated above a table, attended
by his juniors dressed up in wigs.—The usual
charge was a " plea of trespass," in having en-
tered without paying the " College dues" for the
present year, and of course the verdict was always
in favour of the plaintiff. The fine imposed was
generally sixpence ; but, in the event of a refrac-
tory spirit being evinced, a threat was held out
that the defendant would be remanded for two
years. Females were not excluded, and the
fears really excited in the minds of some of the
persons arrested for the moment excited the
greatest merriment. The money collected was
of course spent in convivial enjoyment.
On New Year's Day all. the Children of the
St. Giles's Irish Free Schools, 25, George-street,"
St. Giles's, were again plentifully regaled with
roast meat, vegetables, porter, &c. at their School
Rooms, by a Lady whose philanthropy has been
manifested during the late severe wifiters, in al-
leviating the distresses and wants of the poor re-
sident Irish in general.
The mode of courtship in some tarts of Fife is curious.—
When the young man hath the felicity to be invited of the
same party with- the maiden that has won his affections,
then doth he endeavour to sit opposite to her at the table,
where he giveth' himself not up to those unseemly oglings
and gazings which he practised in other parts, to the of-
fence of aged virgins
.and other persons of much discretion ;
but putting forth his foot, he presseth and treadeth withal upon
the feet and toes of the maiden, whereupon, if she do not roar
forth, it is a sign that his addresses are well received, and the
twosome, in due course, before the minister. This form
Of 'attack is known by the name of Footie, and the de.
gree of pressure cloth denote and measure the warmth of the
passion. Such young men as be bashful do hence, make good
speed : these do take with them a more forward friend, who shall
vicariously, and in their stead, give a light pressure and tread-
ing; and a person who cloth thus melt the ice of coyness be.
tween the banks is, in those parts, called Lightfoot, from the
lightness Of his pressure.---(Scotch Paper.)

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