The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-17 00:00:00

THE IRISH PRESS.

The following different accounts of the same occur-
rence may serve as a specimen of what the Irish press
is under the influence of strong political feelings :
A very lamentable occurrence took place at Omagh
on Saturday night. It appeared that for some time
past the fields of Mr. Robert Holmes, near the old
chapel, a short distance from the town, had been greatly
trespassed on, the hay torn out of the stacks and scattered
about, the potatoes dug up and carried away, and the
oats and barley greatly trodden down. This being con-
tinued night after night, Mr. 'Holmes, than whom there
is not a more respectable or quiet man of his station of
life in Omagh, at length determined to keep watch him-
self,and to frighten the first person he found so destroy-
ing his property, by firing over their heads. Oa the
night in wstion, at about half past nine o'clock, while
he was keeping watch, he heard a noise at some distance
from where he had stationed himself and discharged his
gun, loaded with shot, in that direction. It unfor-
tunately happened that the persons were much
nerrer than Mr. Holmes suspected, standing up in the
shelter of a stack of barley, by which they were
kept out of sight. The shot took effect on both
(for there were only two persons), a man and a
woman—the former a person passing by the name
of Kraisicki, a Polish Count, and Professor of Phreno-
logy—the latter et finc.looking, but unfortunate girl,
named Diza Young. The girl received 18 grains of the
shot in and about the left side of the bead ; the Count
narrowly escaped, having received only two grains in
the right He was standing Lsith his arm round
the girl, wl,o uttered the words, " I am killed," and fell
never to speak again. Mr. Holmes, finding what had
occurred, immediately called assistance, had the girl car-
ried to the toad, and ran and brought medical aid, but to
no purpose. She died a few minutes after being con-
veyed to the Infirmary. Mr. Hoboes at once gave him•
self up to the Sub-inspector of Police, Mr. J. H. Ridge
(affording the only evidence agaiLst himself), and was
lodged in gaol. Au inquest was held in the Court-house
on Moo day. Verdict—That the deceased came by her
death from a gun-shot wound, and that the gun was dis-
charged by Robert Holmes.—Derry Paper.
MELANCHOLY DEATH. On tile evening of
Saturday last a Polish Jew, styliny himself Count
Krasicki, and a woman named Eliza Young, proceeded
into a meadow field contiguous to the town of Omagh, and
adj ,being the mail-coach read. After advancing- in the
direction of some barley stocks, near to an angle at the
top of the field, whilst standing together, a gun was dis-
charged at ten or eleven yards distance. The contents of
the gun almost al lodged in the poor woman's head and
shouldc-rs, who fell, exclaiming she was killed, and never
spoke afterwards. The Pole was slightly wounded in the
face. The individual who fired the shot was recognised
at once, and soon after committed to gaol. On Wednes-
d,y an inquest was held on the body by Joseph Orr, Esq.,
Coroner, assisted by Major Snow, Stipendiary Magistrate,
and Charles Scott, Esq., J. P. ; and, after a lengthened
investigation, and the examination of several witnesses,
the Jury found a verdict, " That deceased, Eliza Yonne.
came by her death in consequence of gun-shot wounds
in-
flicted by Robert Holmes." The informa,,ions and
of the proceedings have been transmitted by Major Snow:
to the Government, and the prisoner fully committed to
take his trial at the next assizes for the county of Tyrone.
—Londwaerry Sentinel.

39, A LB EM A R LE- ST RE ET, PICCADILLY, AND
76, KING WILLIAM- STREET, BANK OF ENGLAND.
DEAFNESS AND DEFECTIVE VISION.—A greater proof of the
v-ilue of the Messrs. S. and B. Solomon's Invisible Operative
Voice Conductor and newly-invented Spectacle Lenses,
cannot be adduced, than the circumstance of the many
thousands of individuals who have obtained the greatest
benefit cod instant relief, and the constant immense de-
mand there is for them, and the patronage they have and
daily continue to receive. The Messrs. S. and B. Solo-
Mena disclaim all connection with persons of the same
name, and the sale of arnlier spectacles ; the pernicious
use of amber spectacles being now well known to the
public, and the vendor being aware of it, he has therefore
altered their name, by leavin, cut the word " Amber, •'
and calling them " Patent Spectacles."' Dr. Andrew
Ure, Esq., M. D., F. R. S., &c., states amber is most
powerft;lly electrical by friction, very hot, to such an ex-
tent as to explode into fragments. The workmen, too, are
subject to a nervous tremor in their wrists, arms, &c., they
encounter great danger by handling such dreadfully-ex-
cited clectrics. Amber is of such a soft and sticky na-
ture, that it i 3 apt to take fire ; and when exposed to
warmth, it swells, bubbles up, and will burn away with
fl This statement is further confirmed by Sir D.
Brewster and Pliny, and also by Parks and Hearns on
chemistry. The pernicious and destructive use of such a
inateri,l for spectacles to imperfect vision may be WO.
teincd at any respectable optician's in London,