The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-13 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY E IN G Sll N 7 NOVEMBER 13, 1846.

SALES BY AUCTION.

IRELAND.

SALE DELAYED UNTIL MONDAY, NOV. 23.
THE VALUABLE AND IMPORTANT ESTATES OF TILE
LATE WM. CROWDT, ESQ., OF HIGHWORTH, WILTS,
COMPRISING THE MUC II AD \TIRED RESIDENCE, WEST-
FARMS AND A
LANDS AT STRA [TON, CLOSE TO THE
SWINDON STATION, SOUTH M A RSTON, SHRIVENHAM,
LETCOMBE, LECTILADE, HAMPTON AND HANNINGTON ;
ALL MOST ELIGIBLE FOR INVESTMENT:
MR. GEORGE ROBINS is instructed by the
Executors to announce for SALE by AUCTION, at the
GODDARD ARMS, SWINDON, on MONDAY, Nov. 23, at Twelve
for One o'clock, in Thirty-five Lots,
The important Freehold Property of the late William Crowdy,
Esq., of Highworth, Wilts.
COMPRISING NEARLY 400 ACRES OF TUE BEST L4ND IN
THE VICINITY OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY,
OFFERING MANY TEMPTING INVESTMENTS,

DUBLIN, Nov. 10.—There is no variation in the ac-
counts received from the provinces to-day. The excite-
ment appears to be wearing itself out, and the increase
of employment afforded by the Board of Works, couplvd
with the favourable reaction (to the consumer) in the
prices of provisions, affords a strong hope that the dis-
ease has been brought to a favourable crisis, and that a
gradual amendment may be henceforward regarded as
certain, although slow. At the Corn Exchange, this
day, prices of all kinds of grain, owing, of course, to
the nature of the last advices from America, met an
advance, but, considering that the supply was short, the
rise was extremely insignificant, not exceeding sixpence
per barrel. The arrivals of Indian corn continue to
increase, both here and at the southern ports. Four
more vessrls, laden with heavy cargoes of this grain,
Gave arrived at Cork since Saturday last, and further
importations are daily expected.
It will be seen by the annexed letter, addressed by
Mr. Redington to the Rev. J. Wllale, parish priest,
that the Government have issued new instructions for
the formation of relief committees, by which it is made
compulsory on the lieutenants of counties to admit one
Roman Catholic clergyman, at least, from each parish.
"Dublin Castle, Nov. 4.
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including Westrop House, the family Residence, built of stone, of
handsome exterior, and upon which no expense has been spared to
secure every comfort; the internal arrangement so complete as to
leave nothing to be desired. The principal Rooms are of good pro-
portions, and the Reception Rooms and Saloon opening one with
another and,
LOOKING UPON THE LAWN AND PLEASURE GARDEN,

WHICH EXTEND TO FIVE ACRES,
form a most agreeable scene. A shrubbery walk, of singular beauty,
winds a considerable distance through the grounds, which present a
charming specimen of landscape gardening ; the odices are quite
perfect, and, as four packs of hounds hunt the immediate neigh-
bourhood,
A MOST DELIGHTFUL HUNTING SEAT
may be secured, which from its many advantages only requires to he
known to be appreciated by a sporting gentleman. Also immediately
opposite are
26 ACRES OF ORNAMENTAL LAND,
with extensive frontages to two roads, forming a most valuable ap-
pendage to the residence, and-in the town, two Freehold Houses,
facing the High-street, occupied by Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Howse,
with gardens, and several cottages. Also,
Al EASTROP, IN HIGHWORTH,
a house occap led by Mr. Lavington, with two closes of extremely
rich land, with frontage to the high road; two other Closes, known
as Fennell's Closes, and another as
THE TRINITY C LISE, WITH FISH-POND AND PLANTATION,
a romantic spot of extreme beauty, and its proximity to the town
offers a tempting purehase. Two acres of meadow land, at Hampton,
let to sir. Robert Litten ; three acres at I-funning:on, let to Mr.
ichard Herbert ; thirty acres, known as the Goslakes, with
frontage to the Lechlade road ;
37 ACRES or RICH MEADOW AND ARABLE LAND

" Sir,—l am directed by the Lord-Lieutenant to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your letter of the 27th ult.,
and I have the honour to state that, by an additional
instruction relative to the formation of relief committees.
every clergyman is enabled to nominate one of his
curates to be a member of the committees in his place,
for each parish committed to his charge in the district.
" The instructions do not sanction the re-assembling of
the old committees, without reference to the lieutenant
of the county, who is, at the same time, empowered to
add to the present committee such persons as he thinks
fit.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,

" J. N.- REDINGTON."

"Rev. James M'Hale, parish priest, Hollymount."
The following is an extra't of a letter from a gentle-
man who holds considerable property in the neighbour-
hood of Ballinasloe. his case is but a solitary one out
of hundreds similarly circumstanced :
" There are," he writes, " over 5001. due to me, and I
cannot be certain of getting 5L within a month. Even
tenants who owe me the rent of 1845 decline passing
their bills for the arrears. This would not annoy in 4
so muck, but that I know well they are able to pay.
Mark 1 these are not the people who are really un-
able to meet their demands, but the snug farmers on the
-- lands. . . . There are several public works in
progress here, on which large numbers are employed ;
but the keeping of these roads in repair will continue
as a perpetual blister on the land ; and one-half of them
are perfectly useless. Just fancy one of these new roads
running parallel for miles with the mail coach road, and
made apparently for no better or more useful purpose
than to shorten the distance to Ballinasloa by half a
mile, for the accommodation of half a dozen families !"

CONFLICT BETWEEN the POLICE

AND WHITEBOYS.

Between eight and nine o'clock on Wednesday night
an armed party of 12 men, with their faces blackened,
attacked the dwelling of John Piper, at Scart, within
two miles of Rathkeale, in search of arms, when five of
them entered, and succeeded in carrying off a gun.
From this they proceeded to the residence of Mr.
James Condon, adjoining the same townland, where they
demanded admittance at the back door, but were refused,
that gentleman informing them from one of the windows
that he had no firearms, at the same time adding, that if
they did not believe his word to go to the front door, and
he would allow them to satisfy themselves. They, how-
ever, declined the invitation, and retired from before the
house, having first cautioned Mr. Condon against de-
manding rents from his tenantry, under pain of death.
They did not go far when they were observed by a
small party of police then on patrol, consisting of four
men, viz., constable Alfred, sub-constables Kairns, Shea-
han, and Laurenson, who followed then across the fields,
calling on them in the usual way to stand and surrender.
The gang peremptorily refused, telling the police to go
back, and at the same time turning round they dis-
charged five shots at the constabulary; the constable re-
turned the fire, and one of the gang fell, apparently
wounded, but being raised by his associates, was carried
over a ditch into an adjoining field.
The other three policemen then loaded, and prepared
to pursue the fugitives, who in the interval gained some
ground, and, as they retreated, turned round occasion-
ally, firing at their pursuers, fortunately without effect.
After a good run the police closed with them as they
were crossing a high wall, and again fired, when a second
man was observed to fall from the top, manifestly
wounded, as the stones were besmeared with blood,
which was also discernible along the grass. It being a
moonlight night, the police did not lose sight of the
party, whom they chased into a haggard where several
stacks of corn were piled, behind which the Whiteboys
took refuge ; but the police, nothing daunted, inter-
cepted two of the Whiteboys, with whom they had a
desperate combat, when the rest of the fellows fled in
:he confusion, and the police eventually overcame the
two, who were made prisoners after much difficulty and
handcuffed. Upon search, both were found armed with
guns; and one of them bad a very fine military sword
I attached to his girdle, which has since been identified
by Mr. George Massy, of Creaves, as his property, and
which was taken from that gentleman's residence about
a month since.

The Rockites were brought into Rathkeale Bridewell
the same night, without being allowed to remove the
disguise from their features. One of them received a
bayonet wound in the breast during the struggle with
the police, but the other sustained little injury. The
names of the parties are—John Sheehy, a blacksmith,
om Askeaton, and James O'Donnell, a farmer's son.
Next morning the police searched the neighbourhood of
the scene of action, and found two guns, which the rest
of the party left behind in their precipitate retreat.
While in the bridewell on Thursday night, one of the pri-
soners attempted to commit suicide, by cutting his throat
with a piece of window glass.—Limerick Chronicle.

FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAIL.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 9.—lt seems as if Brussels were
doomed to be continually alarmed by repeated fires.
The ruins caused by the conflagration at the Place St.
Gery were still burning, when a fire broke out in three
different places, one of which was in the Court of Ac-
counts. It appears that the watchman did not sound his
horn so early as he ought to have done, but it is likely
that the fog hindered him from seeing the fire till it had
become very intense. Two immense cisterns in the
Hotel of Arnberg furnished a great supply of water.
The most important documents and the registers were
saved, but the papers relative to the accounts have been
for the most part destroyed. Fortunately, however,
there are dupli gates of them in the Ministerial de-
partments. The buildings are insured for 100,000
francs, and the furniture for 70,000 francs.
The rich tapestry, an imitation of the Gobelins, which
adorned the Council Chamber, the fine mirrors, and a
great part of the furniture of the apartments of Mr.
Fallow, were carried into the garden of the hotel. A
great part of the furniture was damaged by the precipi
cation with which it was removed. The upper stories of
ibe Hotel, of the Court of Accounts were completely
ruined by the fire. All the floors fell in, except that of
the secretary's office, on the first story. There
was no money or notes belonging to the Go-
vernment, so that in this respect no damage
is done, but many of the officers had in their
desks, sums more or less considerable in money and bank
notes, which were destroyed. Many of the subaltern
officers of the School of Equitation, who lodged in the
building where the fire first broke out, have also lost
both their clothes and their fire-arms, while there was
no time to remove the small amount of their savings.
The registers and useful papers will be removed to the
Rue Ducate, which has just been hired by the Govern-
ment for the offices of the Court of Accounts, while a
new building is erected on the same site.
As for the archives, which are of no value, they will be
sold as waste paper. The establishment of M. Odsemeer was
insured for the sum of 10,000 marks, by the company,
called Securities of Antwerp. Another company had
insuredso,ooo francs on the beer which was destroyed.
To-morrow, on occasion of the opening of the Cham-
bers, there is to be a grand dinner at Court.
We know positively that the second report addressed
by M. Desart to the Ministers of Public Works, relative
to the railway from Brussels to Ghent, has just been sent
to the press.

GOVERNESSES' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—Yes-
terday a general meeting of subscribers to the above in-
stitution, for affording temporary assistance or perma-
nent annuities to aged and distressed governesses, was
held at the Hanover-square Rooms, for the purpose of
electing three annuitants from a list of 77 candidates.
The chair having been taken by Lord Ashley, it was
announced that the committee were enabled to propose
three candidates for election, instead of two, through the
kindness of a gentleman, who had engaged to raise 3001
towards the expenses of a third annuity. A lady had
also offered to give 50/. to meet nine other donations of
the same amount, to found a fourth annuity. The last
report stilted that during the year the committee had
received no fewer than 300 applications for temporary
relief, of which 253 had been entertained. The Dowager
Lady Grey, ail early friend of the society, had made a
suggestion, which the committee had readily adopted.
The number of governesses in the country was assututd
to be 15,000, and by circulating shilling receipts through
lady collectors, an opportunity was offered to governesses
to show their own interest in the institution by founding
an annuity by the mere gift of an annual shilling-.
Scrutineers having been appointed, the election took
place, after which the meeting separated.
DEATH FROM CUTTING THE TOE-NAILS.—One day
last week, as Ebenezey Harris, Esq., who was many
years a partner in the firm of Richard Hunt and Co.,
iron merchants, Bristol, and was well known as a com
mercial traveller in the western counties and South
Wales, was cutting his toe-nails he let the knife slip,
which produced blood; mortification and lock jaw en.
sued, and he died at his residence in Bristol, on Satur-
day last. Mr.,'Harris was in his fifty-fourth year.
Very few men were more beloved or respected than Mr.
Harris; not only his commercial friends, but those who
had the pleasure of his acquaintance, will sustain a loss
that will be only equalled by their deep regret,— West
Briton. . •