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London, England, 1823-06-20 00:00:00

tunes, as were the Spanish Ministers to that of
the New World before Columbus was born. A
great portion of the county of Kildare is to be
placed under the Instrrection Act—that county
bordering on the county of Dublin !

IRELAND.

DREADFUL AFFAIR AT MAGHERA.

DUBLIN, JUNE 17.—We have this day to lay before the
public an account of one of those horrible scenes of blood
which are of periodical recurrence in this miserable country.
On the fair-day of Maghera, in the county of Londonderry
(we believe it was, Saturday), some of the Orange Yeoman of
that district, quarrelled with the people of the fair;, it has not
been stated to us which party was in fault. The yeomen being
fewer in number than their assailants, retreated to the bar-
rack, in the town, where some regular troops were quartered.—
The commanding officer refused to admit, the yeomen, into the
barrack, but had the men called out to afford them protection'
-4-The crowd in the mean time pressed forward, and assailed
the Military as well as the Yeomen with a volley of stones,
which hurt some of the soldiers, and the. Commanding Officer
himself was struck, it is stated—he, however, prevented. the
men fpayp firing, until every effort proved unavailing. At
length, the Yeomanry having been furnished with fire-arms
from the barrack, the orders to fire were given, when several
volleys were fired amongst the crowd. The carnage and con-
fusion that ensued need not be described. The crowd having
taken to flight, were followed by the Yeomen and Military,
and some of the houses entered and sacked in thepursoit.--The
numbers kiled and wounded are variously stated—from eight
to twelve are said to have been killed, and from 40 to 60
wounded. The streets were covered with blood.
This shocking affair is not a matter upon which we are dis-
posed to make any comment until we shall have full and au-
thentic particulars.
AxoTntn ACCOUNT.—The foregoing is the substance of
several private letters which we have seen. One other-letter
differs as to an important fact. In that letter it is stated that
the Yeomanry, followed by the crowd, actually entered the bar-
rack by force, and supplied themselves with arms, and a quan-
tity, of, ball-cartridge, belonging to the soldiers.—(Dublin
Morning Post.)

"Frtrm the bublin' Freeman's Journal, of Tuesday last.]
Du BRIX, JUNE 17.--Aire lament to say, that letters were re-
Oived in town yesterday, written by respectable persons,
stating, that on Thursday last, the 12 ith nstant a violent affray
took plape at the fair of Maghera, in the county of Derry, be-
tween -a numerous party of Orangemen and their opponents,
whom these letters describe as Ribbonmen ; that it continued
for more than two hours, when the latter were driven out of the
towii, leaving behind them eight shot dead, and sixteen wound-
ed. Another letter says thirty wounded. We have not heard
that any of the Orangemen were injured. This circumstance
is to be attributed to their opponents not having fire arms. It
is added, that after this melancholy event, the Orangemen
paraded the town,and broke the windows of several of the Ca-
tliOlic inhabitants. We cannot vouch for the correctness of this
inelancholy detail in all its particulars, but we have reason to
fear it is substantially true. I,Ve would willingly indulge the
hope that it is at least exaggerated.
COUNTS OF KILDARE.
NOTICE.—The undersigned Magistrates of the county of
Kildare give notice to all the inhabitants, that they have, with
Brat reluctance and grief, been otdiged to apply to Govern.
men to enforce the Insurrection Act in the Baronies of East
Ophaly, Connell, West Ophaly, with the exception of the
parishes of. Manastereven, the Union of Lucca and Dunncany ;
the Union of Kildangan, Watterstown, and Nurney ; and in
the Barony of South Salt, in the parishes of Ratlimore and
'Kilteel.; and that they have determined to meet, from time to
time, to hear of the conduct of the people in all other Baronies,
and that. whenever any robbery of arms or nocturnal outrages
be committed, they will apply to have the sarse Act extended
to the entire neighbourhood in which such outrages or robbery
have been committed, as they arc determined to protect the
peaceable inhabitants, and to punish all disturbers of the pub-
lic peace.—All well-disposed persons living in lonesome places
or thatched houses, are called on forthwith to deliver their fire.
arms to the nearest Magistrate, Clergyman, or Constable, and
"to take 14 receipt.

PIRACY IN TIM CATTEGAT.—A Letter dated
'Oottenburgh, 20th ult. gives an account of the following horrid
act of Piracy committed in the waters of the Cattept, not far
from the coast at Gottenburgit. The Danish vessel, the Frau
Metia, Captain NOrbye, sailed a few days prior to the date of
this letter, from Copenhagen for liambnrgh.. Two days sub.
sequently she was found at sea without any person on board.
It appears that four Swedish fishermen had attacked the vessel
in the open sea, and after shooting the Captain and the whole
'of the crew, threw their bodies overboard. They then pro-
ceeded to open the hatches, with a view. to plunder. While
doing this, however, they were disturbed, and fled. Great
praise is due to the Du kerie lieamteu (the Marine Police) to
whose vigilance it was owing that these horrid wretches were
prevented from fully executing their piracy ; at the same time
In was an accidental circumstance that led to the discovery of
the murderem One of them had given his shirt, which was
terribly besmeared with blood, tube washed the washerwoman
gave notice of the suspicious circumstances to the local Mitgis-
traGY- i the miscreant was in consequence arrested. Other
proofi appearing against him, he made a full confession of his
guilt and denounced his three accomplices ; all the four were
speedily in custody. After being heavily loaded with irons
they were committed to prison, preparatory to their trial. This
diabolical crime has, as might be expected, seated the greatest
sensation in the minds of the Swedes.

MURDER IN UM! liini.--Yesterday even-
ing the Coroner's Inquest resumed its inquiries
into the cause of the death of Michael Delany,
when, after a patient investigation, they returned
a verdict of " 'Wilful Murder" against J. Hussey,
who has absconded.

CAUTION.—Base shillings are very generally
in circulation. They may be detected by
a slight inspection,
being very badly executed: the 0 in the contraction of Gratia
is lir formed, as is also the figure 8 in 1819 : the F and D
stand irregularly, and the milling on the edge of the coin is
imperfect.
ESCAPE FROM Tilt 1.191t0U011 COMPTER.—.
Wm. Mason, one of the prisoners committed to
the Borough Compter on suspicion of robbing the
Cranbrook waggon on St. Margaret's Hill, of
bank-notes to the amount of 1,5381., and whose
attempt to escape by boring through the prison
wall, In concert with his confederate Henry
Walsh, was noticed In 'all 'the papers about a
fornight since, effected escape on Wednesday
aftentoon, abouL four o'clock,, by scaling the out
ward wall by the means of a water-spout, and
throwing himself down nearly 60 feet on the other
side, and made clearoff. On Wednesday a detainer
was lodged against him at the Town hall, n oath
of his having been tried at the Old Bailey, in
Sept., 1816, for feloniously stealing in a dwell-
ing-house, and sentenced to death, under the
names of Wm. MRSOII, otherwise Morgan ; which
sentence was afterwards changed to transporta-
tiQU for life. His trial was to, have come on yes-,
terday at the Southwark Sessions.
Accr DEN T.—W e are concerned to learn, that
Mr. HANSARD, who, seconded the motion in
Common Council fur the sum of money in aid of
the Spanish cause, met with a serious accident on
Wednesday evening, coming to town. By the
Crown at Norwood, his horse fell, lie was pre-
cipitated ,out of the chaise, one wheel of which
went over his body, and fractured three ribs.
Mr. MANSARD was taken into the
Crown,. where
Mr. ST anET, a professionak gentleman Who, was
fortunately close at hand, bled him, and sup-
plied other surgical meats; a carriage was pro-,
cured,, and Mr. I,lAgsAito was conveyed to his
town residence, Salisbury-square, where he re-
mains dangerously