The Sun.
London, England, 1834-02-08 00:00:00

IRELAND.--DUBLIN, FEB. 5•

WHITEFEET FORARS.—.ABDUCTWNS:,
Within the last few days the lawless daring 0f.,! Ni.n,,
Whitefeet system has shown it,•elf in the Coon.), of
all
kenny, in a species of outrage which, though not at
uncommon in Ireland (and has been known to occur:id
comparatively peaceful counties), yet, when adored
Whitefeet, is sufficient to make every
interwoven with the vengefularrangenients of the Kilken7
the county tremble for the safety and purity of its 1101:I
exposed as all are to the sudden and violent ulidniel:lteven
tacks of combined ruffians. Last Sunday night, at
or.
oin
o'clock, a large party of Whitefeet, several of
chic,.
had their faces blackened, and who carried aril", attacked
had ham
no,
the house of Laurence Keefe, of Cappagh, in
of Knoctopher, and within about bbt. Mile' of
in-
mastown. They fired several shots through the w r
the !al?
(lows and doors, after which they sledged
in
when some of the party entered, but were soon expelied,e7„
Keefe and his five sons. The assailants made two nt".
unsuccessful attempts, but were spiritedly driven back II
the inmates. At length, however, the Whitefeet receive"
reinforcements, and between forty and fifty burst 10, °ler:
powering all opposition. They beat Keefe and his °l,-.
in the most savage manner about their heads, with r"-
butt-ends of their guns and pinto's. Three- of them are 5°
badly wounded that it is teased they will not recover,'
respectable family in
The ruffians then dragged Keefe's daughter out of b(
and carried her off, leaving two hats and the ramrod u‘i
a gun behind in their haste. Chief-Constable Coborn.an:
a party of police have been since making a diligent earn,"
la-
been the unhappy girl, but without success. She was BoisIn"'"
married in a few days. Another outrage of
mentable nature occurred
inthe on the Thursday night pretinn.d!
parish of Gorki:ill, in the barony of Ida. At:
night about five or six fellow~, armed with glini and jos;
of a farmer named James Griffin, demanding
tots, and with faces blackened, knocked violently la rue -13ce
weres
and fire-arms. His sister and an old female sere elf o
the only persons at home. The former bid "kers:l,ff the
loft, and the latter opened the door when "'re' fire...
fellows entered, and searched the house, inquiriug for
COn,
arms, till they discovered the sister of Griffin i forcedirr her
cealment. They instintly dragged her down, ;„,
out of the house, and carried her off with thrin, :siting
shot at the moment. The poor girl fainted in ,1,
hands, and when she recovered found herself on bor7;
back, placed before Cll2 of the party, whilst two othre.,
She was coo u
held her hands, to preveneher falling off.
three or four miles thus to the house of Thomas Cloole
of Scart, where she was left by all the party ezeel)c,:so
man, who told her he intended to marry her. I"
has escaped for the present, but Clooney was apprehea ee,
by the police under Chief Constable Wilder, who hostel;
to search the country, and who found the poor girl in bas
house next morning. She has lodged informations adtnictsu
a magistrate, Joseph Hayden, Esq., against the prince
who detained her at Clooney's all that night. It arPes;;'
from accounts of the same date, that threatening 013 t
are still served in the county of Kilkenny.

A gentleman who resides in Nantwich informs
us that as he was eating an egg at breakfast a feor no3rPm'r
---C/ies—
,ngs ago, he found in it a common garden bean.

Gourwit.
WO'
MELANCHOLY AND FATAL OCCURRENCE'
OF FOUR CONVICTS AT WOOLWICH, BY SATING
HEMLOCK IN MISTAKE FOR CELERY.-On Tues,V6
afternoon last sixteen of the convicts from aboard
hulks, at,Woolwich, were employed in cleansing the 01041
adjoining the arsenal, of the vast accumulation of
0:1A
deposited there by the high tides, when they discov
r;
growing on the banks a large quantity of fulbgred
hemlock plants, whiuh they mistook for wild celery/ sit,
ate a considerable quantity of it. In a short time.
sets
bleiffgeecdtstobbeecarnemmoavpepdatreinnta,
stthaete
bt''ulla lel fyuol
with nausea, stupor, and vomiting, and they were eg,,,fe.-
ing, to the infirmary of the arsenal, where the prole
tidotes were applied, and fortunatel in t • lve cases' y, tie afd
the desired eli,ct, but the remaining four expired 0' the
hours, ingreat
, agony. An inquest was he!J Ooe,
holies on Wednesday evening, at, the Royal Mortar pub nd
house, opposite tLe Arsenal-gates, when the Jury retdr"
a verdict accordingly.
mot.' ne
x tbreeirrngie

BIRTHS.
On the sth inst., at Hadley, Middlesex, the wife of the 'lel'
H. Harvey, of a son.
On the 6th inst., at Brompton, Mrs. John Sheddon
geour, of a daughter. the Iteg'
On the 6th inst., at Handley, Dorset, the lady of
Thomas Mason, of a daughter.

MARRIED. t
On the 2Sth ult., in Dublin, Captain Talbot, late of 134/Dot,
Regiment, second son of William Talbot, Esq., of Castle '` of
in the county of Wexford, and brother to the Right et of
Countess of Shrewsbury and Waterford, to Honoritto re
Major Quin, of the 21st Royal Scotch Fusileers. Jose
On the Sth ult., at the Island of St. Michael, Azores, wet
11. Dart, Esq., to Sarah Hickling Anglin, youngest da°,47llvl
of the late John Auglin, Esq., of Madeira, and forrn-mi-
-
Cork, and grand daughter of Thomas Hickling, Esq., C".-
for the United States, at St.

On the 6th inst., in Euston.s square, Mary, the wife °' josePh
Aldridge, Esq., in her 71st year. Or 01'
On the 6th inst., in Great Surrey street, Blackfriall'
Mrs. Rebecca Barton, in her 75th year.
f fr. 611'
On the 6th inst., aged a..), Gilbert, youngest son 0-
bert Liddiard, of Stepney. raalif
On the sth inst., Mr. William Dowson, aged 64
fob
years the true and faithful servant of Messrs. Tatters 3,7 foe
On the 4th inst., Mr. W. Wilkinson, of Colornau-stiee
stationer.

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