The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-09 00:00:00

LAMENTABLE ArraAi AT BABRIIEAD.—On Sa.

turday night last, laei;g Barrhead fair, a party of
labourers, at present employed on the railway in pro-
gress at Barrhead, amounting to about two hundred,
paraded the streets of the village, between the hours of
eleven and twelve o'clock. The mob was headed by an
Irishman, named INPLeay, or APLean, who was tipsy at
the time, and rather noisy and insulting in his demea-
nour towards the inhabitants; when within a few yards
of two policemen, and without any previous quarrel or
challenge, a man rushed into the crowd and stabbed
M‘Leay to the heart, who instantly fell dead. In the
commotion that ensued James M'Nally, a labourer, and
another man, named Flannigan, were also seriously
stabbed. The person who committed these acts of
violence, was so sudden in his movements, and made
such a hasty retreat that he was not secured. An old
man named M'Kechnie, before whose door the disturb,
ante took place, came out of his own house, and meet-
ing a person in the entry, he asked him what was the
matter ? A dangerous wound was the reply. The ruf-
fian forced his way into Mliechnie's house. 111‘Kech-
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Another labourer, naawdmeaesd Conally, who was passing
through the crowd at the time, on his way home from his
work, was also stabbed, but apparently by another hand
than that which inflicted the wounds on the other persons,
as his wounds does not appear to have been given by the
same instrument as the rest. The whole affair occupied no
more time than 5 minutes, and the parties effected their
escape without detection. Flannigan and M•liechnie
are both seriously injured. Connally, we understand,
is able to walk about. Yesterday (Monday) an exami-
nablelasgo
w,was made into the case at Barrhead, by Sheriff
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Mr. Rodger, procurator fiscal for Renfrew-
shire, along with Drs. M'Kinlay and Wylie, of Paisley,
and Dr. Jaap, of Barrhead. We understand that sus-
picion rests on two parties as being guilty of perpe-
trating the horrid deed.—North British Mail.
CAPTURE OP A SEAL.—A circumstances quite un-
usual in its character took place on our river on Sunday
last. During the afternoon a waterman named Henry
Hines, accompanied by a lad named Chenery, rowed a
gentleman down the river, and in their passage saw a
remarkably fine seal swimming away from the direction
of the lock to the bathing place. They instantly gave
chase, and after it had repeatedly eluded them by diving,
came up to it at Black Ooze, where Hines succeeded in
striking.; it a violent blow on the head. The seal again
dived, but on its again rising a similar fate awaited it,
and at length the men had so stunned it as to be able to
drag it into their boat. The parties then returned—the
seal making a low moaning noise—and sold their prize
to a fishmonger named Chisnall for 30s. The fish is
now at the new fish-market on the quay, and is likely to
survive all its rude treatment. It is a remarkably beau-
tiful specimen, and weighs between seven and eight
stone. The tail fin is upwards of 12 inches wide, when
extended.—lpswich Express.
Mr. Palmer, the Judge of the Small Debts Court
at Bristol, who decided that separate bills might be made
out for one account, so as to bring various actions for
sums under 201., has further decitd this last week that
such division cannot be made after the bill has once been
delivered in full.