The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-25 00:00:00

RAILWAYS IN IRELAND.

(From Herapath's Railway Magazine of 12th inst.)
The rage for railways is now extending itself in
full force to Ireland; and perhaps there is no country
on the face of the globe in greater want of them, or
which would derive greater national benefits by their
introduction, than the sister kingdom. The unfortu-
nate turmoils which she has for so long a period
suffered, could not, we think, receive a more effective
check than by the establishment of a well-selected
system of railways ; for by this, it is not. only our
opinion, but that of others competent to judge—an
opinion, too, daily gaining ground—that the commer-
cial condition of the country would become so mate-
rially improved, as to raise it above the poverty stricken
state that now feeds " agitation."
Whether in a national point of view, or as a pri-
vate speculation for profit, we wish success to rail-
ways in Ireland. It is, therefore, with pain that we
notice dissensions amongst parties engaged to carry
out a valuable line of railway, where it is one of the
first principles of success that unanimity should exist.
Our readers are aware that a line has been proposed
known as the Great Western Railway in Ireland, to
unite Dublin with Mullingar and Athlone, setting
out from Lucan cr some other point on the Cashel
line. Sir John Macneill was appointed engineer, and
we believe a highly respectable body of gentlemen
constituted the direction. In furtherance of this
object a project has since been set on foot, by a sepa-
rate Company to extend that line from Athlone to
Galway; thus completing the chain of communica-
tion from Dublin to Galway, the value of which needs
no comment. Unhappily, however, dissension seems
to have lately arisen in the directorate of the former
Company, and hence if we are well informed the re-
cent appearance of a rival scheme, with the title of
" Irish Great Western" also to connect Dublin
with Galway. Sir John Macneill appeared here
too as the engineer !—a circumstance that must
have greatly astounded his friends, knowing that
his services were already engaged on the other side,
as no doubt it did him, but which that gentleman has
since repudiated by public advertisement, together
with another highly respectable individual, whose
name was likewise printed in the prospectus of the
new project. It has been asked of us, and not being
enabled to answer, we now beg to inquire of the
promoters of the rival Irish Great Western, and we do
so, holding them guiltless until convicted—whether
it is true that the names of Lord Castlemaine, Mr.
John Campbell, and Mr. Blake are also placed in
their prospectus without the authority of those
parties ? And whether it is the case that the whole
differences that have arisen, the primary cause of a
rival project being set on foot, are to be imputed to
the disappointed wishes of one of their body, who
being on the Committee of the Great Western desired
to have amongst them a sharebroker, and also other'
particular friends nominated as Parliamentary agents,
and because these were not, and, perhaps conscien-
tiously, could not be complied with, threatened the
present rival project, in which the names that were
rejected in the other appear ?
We ask whether these circumstances are true ?
And, if so, whether the individual alluded to as the
cause is one who signs an M.P. to his name, which
may mean either Member of Parliament, Master of
Pranks, Methodist Parson, Mar-Plot, &0., who will
as inevitably mar the plot in which he is now con-
cerned, as he has attempted to do that in which he
was formerly a Director. We regret exceedingly
the appearance of the new Company—if by the name
of Company that can be termed which boasts no
better constitution than the Great Western at present
possesses—instituted by parties whose duty one would
have expected it was to act as friends, not foes. We
have, therefore, made inquiries, the details of which
it would be indiscreet to publish, and we must
confess, if the statements furnished to us are not
gross fabrications, the result is anything but favour-
able to the conduct of the rival projectors. Pre-
judiced to neither side, we are open to conviction
by either. We wish to see nothing done but what is
right, and the promoters of an honest project prosper
in their undertaking. Arrangements, we are in-
formed, are now being made by the Dublin, Mullin-
gar, and Athlone Company (the bona fide Sir John
Macneill's) to purchase the Royal Canal, which will
be of mutual advantage to both railway and canal ;
saving to the former considerable expense in the con-
struction of the line, and to the latter protection from
certain future depreciation. On Tuesday last the
Directors of the Canal had an interview with Lord
Eliot, in order to ascertain if Government, who have
a power of control, will assent to a sale of it ; and on
Wednesday a deputation of the Railway Directors
were to have had an audience with Lord Eliot, for a
like purpose. We have not yet learned the result ;
but as the matter is one of mutual benefit, there can
be little doubt that an arrangement will be effected.
DUBLIN AND GALWAY RAILWAY.

DISCLAIMER..—The name of Andrew H. Lynch,
Esq., was inserted without his authority or knowledge
in the prospectus lately published by the Company
calling itself the " Irish Great Western Railway,
Company," with which that gentleman disclaims hav-
ing any connexion. Mr. Lynch is a member of the
Provisional Committee of the Galway and Athlone
Railway Junction Company.
TO THB EDITOR OE " HERAPATH'S RAILWAY JOURNAL."
Sir,—l have seen in the public newspapers the
prospectus of a line of railway from Dublin to Gal-
way in which I am stated to be the engineer. Whilst
I acknowledge the respectability of the names at-
tached to it, I beg to say I have never been consulted
about it, nor can I have any connection with the
transaction, being already engaged for the Dublin,
Mullingar, and Athlone line.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
JOHN MACNEILL.
28, Rutland-square, Dublin, Oct. 1, 1844.

" That the Parliament has invested the Poor-law
Commissioners with great and extraordinary powers,
your memorialists are aware, but they are equally
sure that the Legislature never conferred those powers
for the purpose of working injustice and tyranny,
which appears to have been grossly the case in the
instance which your memorialists now beg most
anxiously to draw your attention to.
" The case is that of the Bradfield Union, in the
counties of Berks, Oxon, and Hants, recently (offi-
cially), laid before 'your memorialists, and in which
your memorialists believe there is great reason for
complaint.
" Among other important duties the Board of
Guardians of that Union have recently had to per-
form was, that of electing a master to the Bradfield
workhouse, to which office they elected twice, unani-
mously, Mr. Francis Brangwin, which appointment
the Poor-law Commissioners have thought proper,
without assigning any public grounds, to refuse to
sanction, or even to grant, as requested by the Guar-
dians, an interview, which might have resulted in
some satisfactory arrangements.
" That, from information conveyed to your memo-
rialists, they have reason to believe that the Poor-
law Commissioners, in not sanctioning Mr. Brang-
win's appointment on account of ' insolvency' and
' inexperience,' as they allege, have been influenced
by private communications, inasmuch as Mr. Brang-
win has' paid lis. in the pound, besides all law ex-
penses attending the settlement of his affairs ; has
been for several years an active and zealous Guar-
dian ; bears an unimpeachable character ; and pos-
sesses, among others, a high testimonial from the
Rev. William Bishop, the Rector of his parish, who
states that he has known Mr. Brangwin for a period
of twenty years.
" That the Poor-law Commissioners have further
harassed the Guardians by threatening legal pro-
ceedings against them in the Court of Queen's Bench,
if they do not forthwith comply with the orders issued
far the dismissal of the master, and the election of
another, which appears, from the representations of
the Guardians, to be wholly unnecessary.
" That your memorialists consider that these pro-
ceedings, on the part of the Poor-law Commissioners,
are odious and tyrannical, and calculated only to hurt
the feelings of upright and independent men ; deprive
them of all interest and satisfaction they may feel in
the discharge of their duties, and cause them to throw
up, in disgust, a guardianship, which a confiding
constituency has placed in their hands.
" That the conduct of the Poor-law Commissioners
in rejecting Mr. Brangwin, appears to your memo-
rialists cruel and unjust; tending, as it must, to de-
stroy the character of a worthy man, and thus crush
him in his efforts to obtain an honest and respectable
livelihood.

" That your memorialists are of opinion that the
Guardians of the Bradfield Union, in resisting, as they
have done, this arbitrary interference of the Poor-law
Commissioners, and in disregarding their legal threats,
are highly to be commended; are worthy of the con-
stituencies which returned them, and deserve the sym-
pathy and support of this Board, and of every Board
of Guardians in the kingdom.
" Under these circumstances, your memorialists
humbly pray that you, as the head of that department
of her Majesty's Government which can take cogni-
zance of such matters, will render the Board of Guar-
dians of the Bradfield Union that assistance and re-
dress which their case seems so loudly to call for.
" And your memorialists will ever pray, &c."
Mr. MURRAY seconded it.
Messrs. Chambers, Hall, Edwell, and Greenway,
spoke warmly in favour of Mr. Ryder's motion.
The CHAIRMAN, pro tern (Mr. Caleb Collier), then
proceeded to put it to the vote, when it was agreed to
unanimously, and a copy ordered to be forwarded to
the Bradfield Board of Guardians.
On Wednesday last (the usual weekly meeting
day), the following letter from the Home-office was
read at the Chelsea Board :
" Whitehall, October 19, 1844.
" Sir,—l am directed by Secretary Sir James
Graham to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of
the 18th instant, forwarding, by desire of the Guar-
dians of St. Luke, Chelsea, a memorial agreed to at
their meeting on Wednesday last, the 16th.
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
" G. M. PHILLIPS.
" Mr. T. M. Loveland, Clerk to the Board
of Guardians, St, Luke, Chelsea."

TIER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE CITY.—WO cannot
answer the inquiries of several correspondents, if there
be any truth in the rumour that her Majesty intends to
return from the ceremony of opening the Royal Ex-
change, on Monday next, by the City-road and New-
road to Paddington, on her way to Windsor; but if such
be the royal intention, we think the public ought to be
informed of it, in order to prevent disappointment to all
parties, and the delay of business incidental to the ex-
pectation of the return of the procession by the same
line as it proceeded to its interesting and memorable
object.—lllorning Advertiser. [We agree with our Con-
temporary, that some announcement on the subject ought
to be made. We should imagine, however, as her Ma-
jesty is to dine at Windsor, that there will be no return
procession, but that her Majesty will proceed in her pri-
vate carriage to the Paddington terminus, via the City-
road, as soon as the ceremony shall be over.—ED. Sun.]
THE KING OF SAXONY AND THE JEW JEWELLER.

THE DESPERATE OUTRAGE AND
BURGLARY 'AT MANCETTER.
(FURTHER PARTICULARS.)
On Saturday night last, between the hours of twelve
and one o'clock, the dwelling-house of Mr. Thomas
Worthington, at Mancetter, near Atherstone, Warwick-
shire, was broken into by a gang of ruffians, wearing
black masks, and their persons otherwise disguised by
black linen, which they wore over their clothes. The
house is in a very lonely spot, and a considerable dis-
tance from any other dwelling. It seems the burglars
commenced their operations by cutting a hole in the
front door, the noise of which disturbed Miss Worthing-
ton, who opened a window and inquired what they
wanted, on which the burglars said the cows had escaped
from the close ; but Mr. Worthington, who had now
joined his niece, seeing the desperate looking gang of
five or six fellows he had to deal with, ordered them to
be off about their business, or he would shoot them. Of
this the burglars took no notice, but continued their ope-
rations against the door, and at last succeeded in making
an opening. The inmates, consisting of Mr. Worthing-
ton, a niece, a grandniece, and a servant lad and maid,
were by this time fully prepared, and Mr. Worthington,
who is in his 89th year, placed himself at the door, and
with a drawn sword cut and stabbed at the fellows through
the hole they had made, and kept them at bay for a con-
siderable time. Finding they could not obtain admit-
tance this way, the burglars battered the door to pieces;
but while they were doing so, Miss Worthington brought
her uncle his fowling-piece, which was loaded with swan
shot, and desired him to shoot the villians, and seeing
that his aged hands shook so that he could not take
an aim, this heroic lady actually pointed and held the
gun, while her uncle fired. This did not deter the
burglers, but, finding the inmates so resolved, they, all
the while uttering the most horrid oaths and impreca-
tions, next tore up the stones with which tho front of
the house was paved, and threw them at the old gen-
tleman and his neice, who still kept their places in the
hall, defending the entrance of the house from the
robbers ; when, at length, after half an hour's fighting,
and no assistance appearing, and Mr. Worthington being
wounded in the temple and in various parts of the body,
his niece, who stood firmly by his side during the con-
flict, parleyed with the robbers, and asked whether
they wanted their lives, when one of them, who
acted as spokesman, said, all they wanted was money,
and they did not want to hurt them. The lady then
said, if they would promise not to hurt her uncle, no
further resistance should be made, which the robbers pro-
mised; but the old gentleman still continued resolute, wad
stood at the door with his sword, threatening to cut down
the first who approached, the blood all the while pouring
down from the wound in the temple he had received,
when the niece, fearing he would bleed to death, three
herself upon him, and took away his sword, which was,
covered with the blood of the burglars, on which four of
them made their way into the house, and after making
the servant lad give up all his money, they next took
from Miss Eliza Worthington, a grandniece of Mr. Worth-
ington, a young lady about fifteenyears old, all the money
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and burn the house and murder all the inmates, they
took their departure, and as yet, we regret to say, no
traces have been obtained of them. We are happy to
say that neither Mr. Worthington nor any of his family
are seriously injured, and trust that justice will not be
long in overtaking the ruffians, for whose apprehension
a reward of 1004 has been offered.

—TheAllgemeine Zeitung contains a contradiction of the
report which has been circulated in various German as
well as English newspapers, relative to a deception said
to have been practised upon the King of Saxony, by a
jeweller of whom he made extensive purchases, upon his
Majesty's visit to this country. It is stated that the pa-
ragraph in question was originated by a tradesman who
entertained feelings of jealousy towards the person of
whom his Majesty obtained the jewels. The contradic-
tion has been published under the authority of the
Master of the Household to the King of Saxony.
NOVEL AND DELICATE SURGICAL OPERATION.—
An operation of a most interesting nature was performed
at St. BartholomevesHospital, on the 12th of this month,
by Mr. Skey, one of the surgeons of that institution.
This operation, which excited a good deal of public in-
terest, was conducted in the most skilful manner, in the
presence of Messrs. Pasquier and Fauquier, the medical
attendants en the King of the French, and a number of
amateurs from Windsor, who were anxious to witness it,
Mr. Guthrie, the medical officers of the institution, and
a large assemblage of pupils. A soldier of the name of
Wright, in the 2d Queen's Regiment, received a ball in
the knee at the storming of Ghuznee in the year 1839,
which laid him up for many months, and deprived him
of the use of his leg. The long-continued pain arising
from this injury was so severe that his general health
was rapidly sinking, and in this state, after having tried
various other hospitals for relief, ho applied to Mr. Skey
to amputate his leg. That gentleman, upon examining
the joint, finding an abscess on the outer condyle of the
thigh-bone, came to the conclusion that the ball was
lodged in the bone, and that by the following operation
the leg might be spared. After laying open the abscess,
he dug a hole into the bone by means of a trephine,
upon the withdrawal of which the ball was discovered at
the bottom. He then loosened it by means of a screw,
and having isolated it with a gouge, he succeeded in
drawing it forth by means of a strong bone forceps. The
operation did not occupy more than ten minutes in its
performance ; at the conclusion of which he was warmly
greeted by his colleagues, and highly complimented by
the French surgeons.
CASTI-DOX. FOR THE KING OF ASHANTEE.—We
yesterday saw, at Messrs. Chubb and Sons, of St. Paul's-
churchyard, a very elegant cash-box, which they have
just completed for the King of Ashantee. It is made of
solid silver, and weighs two hundred and seventy-six
ounces, the size being seventeen inches long, twelve
inches wide, and seven inches deep. The ornaments and
chasing, consisting chiefly of lions', tigers', and elephants'
heads, designed by Mr. T. Sharp, are of the richest de-
scription ; and the box which is intended to hold his
Majesty's gold-dust, is secured by one of the detector
locks, having a massive gold key.
WOOTTON BASSETT.—THE Fox, TIIE GOOSE, AND
THE GANDER.—On Wednesday morning last (the door
having been left open through the negligence of the boy)
a goose walked out earlier than usual from her roost, on
the farm occupied by Mr. James Archer, and was in-
stantly pounced on by a fox, which, with his usual sa-
gacity, seized it by the neck, and throwing it over his
back, was making off, when the gander very courageously
issued forth in defence of his lady-love, and with great
gallantry attacked Reynard with his beak and wings,
keeping up a running fight the distance of a long
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and eventually caused the depredator to drop Mm
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mas dish, which his epicurean appetite led
to seek
at this season of the year. On a boy belonging to e
farm coming up, the fox litnpingly decamped, Si
evident symptoms of having been severely beate
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Should Mr. Horlock hunt this neighbourhood, will
not only find amusement, but confer a benefit on the
dairymen, who aro much annoyed by the frequent visits
of these vermin.— Devizes Gazette.
The Coblentz mail was robbed about ten days ago
by a band of robbers, who got off with a booty of 25,004

Rabbits are easily taken alive by soaking their fa-
vourite food, parsley, in strong rum or brandy. A simi-
lar method is employed in catching small birds with
steeped seed. They, like rabbits, are so intoxicated with
the spirit, that there is ne difficulty in obtaining as
many as you wish.

THE POOR-LAW COMMISSIONERS THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE
AND THE BRADFIELD UNION. AGAINST A MEDICAL MAN.
We have already drawn the attention of our Yesterday Mr. Carter resumed, at the George, Lam.
readers to the cruel, unjust, and tyrannical conduct beth-walk, the adjourned inquiry touching the death of
of the Poor-law Commissioners, as now being pur- Mrs. Brenton, wife of an apothecary residing at 14,
sued towards the Guardians of the Bradfield Union, Newport-street, Lambeth. The husband of deceased,
and the master of that workhouse, whose appoint- accused of having caused her death in the most singular
ment the " Despots" at Somerset-house refuse to manner, and which raises a new question of judicial ju-
sanction, on the pretext of " insolvency" and " inex- risprudence, is in Iforsemonger-lane gaol, thither re-
perience," both of which grounds have been proved manded by Mr. Traill, of Union-hall, until this day, in
order that he may be guided by the result of the inquiry
to be most shamefully futile and unreasonable. in the Coroner's court. Deceased was in her 36th year,
In reference to this case, we have much pleasure in
and her husband in his 22d.
recording the proceedings of the Board of Guardians
of the parish of Chelsea (now in the third year of its Mrs. Baker, landlady of deceased, examined yesterday,
said she saw her on the evening of the 3d instant, and
happy deliverance from the Kensington Union, a con- that she was then "nicely." On the following morning
nexion equally destructive to the interests of the she saw her again, and she was then in a state of insen-
Chelsea rate-payers as of those of their poor.) sibility. On Thursday last she became conscious, and
On Wednesday, the 16th instant, the Board of called witness, and said, " Oh, my back, my back; Henry
Guardians of this parish was specially summoned to has kicked me." On Saturday, about an hour before her
consider a motion, of which due notice had been death, she again " rallied," and made use of similar ex-
given by the Chairman (Mr. J. B. Ryder) for con- pressions to her father, in the presence of Mr. Fisher, a
sidering a communication lately received from the surgeonr. Ba ,an
k d the nurse.
Mer, husband of the last witness, corroborated
Bradfield Union, on the subject of the dispute now her testimony as to the expressions uttered by deceased
pending between the Poor-law Commissioners and on Thursday last implicating her husband.
that Board in reference to Mr. Brangwin's appoint- The CORONER, this being the whole of the evidence,
ment. told the jury that the expressions of deceased relative to
Mr. RYDER, after extended details, showing the the violence of her husband were not evidence unless she
oppressive conduct of the Commissioners, moved the uttered them in his presence, or when she thought she
following memorial—a few more such, and, we was dying. As it was not proved that she so uttered
should think, these gentlemen will find that, them, he begged the jury to dismiss them from their
for once, at all events, they will have to " knock minds.
The room was then cleared, and to the astonishment
under" :
To the Right Honourable Sir James Graham, i from five
the jury deliberated for seven hours, that
Bart., M.P., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of s five to twelve o'clock, and even then had not
come to a conclusion.
State for the Home Department,
(LATEST PARTICULARS THIS DAY.)
" The Memorial of the Board of Guardians of the
parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, in the county of Mid- The Jury, at two o'clock this morning,:returned their
verdict, which will not, however, be made public till to-
dlesex,
" Sheweth,—That the duties of Guardians of the morrow at one o'clock when the witnesses are summoned ,
Poor are both laborious and responsible, in the dis- to be present. It is, however, currently reported, and be-
charge of which Guardians ought not to be subjected lieved in the neighbourhood, that a verdict of manslaugh.
to vexatious obstruction or interference. _ ter has been agreed on and will be officially returned.

IRELAND.

JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS.

DUBLIN, OCT. 23.—There is good reason to believe
that there is no foundation whatever for contemplated
judicial changes recently announced in some of the
London journals. Terra is likely to open on the 2d
of November next without any change whatever amongst
the judges.
There has been a rumour that Mr. Brewster, the
" confidential adviser" at the Castle, is to obtain a
Mastership in Chancery. On the part of Mr. Goold,
one of the oldest of the masters, an authorised contradic-
tion has been published, that gentleman having " returned
from North Wales in the enjoyment of good health,"
and resumed his duties in the courts. Unless an ar•
rangment can be effected in some other quarter, there
appears at present little prospect that Mr. Brewster can
obtain the object of his ambition.
EVICTION OF TENANTS.

The Tipperary Vindicator says :—" On Saturday last
the agent of Mr. Csesto Otway, one of the assistant poor-
law commissioners, proceeded to Mr. Otway's lands at
Barbara, accompanied by head-constable Hayes and
thirty of the police from Nenagh, and there evicted a
man of the name of Ward from the holding, turned his
family out of the house, and then levelled it, with two
adjoining cabins, to the ground. At one period there
seemed some disposition to oppose the proceedings ; but
the presence of the police prevented a rupture. Wo
have been informed that the cause of this eviction was a
dispute concerning the payment of rent, and that th©
agent made some advantageous offers to the tenant,
which were refused, and led to an eviction being put in.
force."

MURDER ON THE BORDERS OF TIPPERARY:
A letter dated Thurles, October 21, published in the'
.Nenagh Guardian, announces the perpetration of another
barbarous murder on the verge of the county of Tippe—
rary :—" The victim, in this instance, was a person named'
Thomas M•Namara, who was employed as one of thee
bog-rangers on the county of Limerick estate of thew
governors of the schools founded by Mr. E. Smith. He
was murdered about noon on Saturday last, on the public.
road, leading from Cappamore to Duon, on the lands of
Ballycushown ; there were people passing to and from.
the bog, bringing out turf to the very place where he was
murdered. The police were soon on the spot, anti
arrested some persons whom they found there ; one mats
who was digging potatoes in a field, next the road, fled,
and the spade he had been using could not be found. He
was pursued by the police and others, and arrested at
Doon. There will bo an inquest held to-day."
The Guardian also announces that a man who was in
the county infirmary with his skull dreadfully fractured
by a person named Cody, and others, died in great agony
on Sunday evening. Tho unfortunate man has left a
wife and six children, to bewail his untimely end. Cody
is still in custody, and before this untoward circumstance
was esteemed as a quiet, inoffensive young man, in whom
much confidence was placed by many gentlemen who
employed him to collect rents. A reward of 20/. is
offered by Mr. Cox, the sub-inspector, for such informa-
tion as will lead to the apprehension of the persons con-
cerned with Cody_ in attacking the four men.
BALLYVANGE, DOWNPATRICK.—About four o'clock on
Sabbath morning, the joint stack-yard of Mr. John
M'Cartin and Mr. James M'Kinney was observed in
flames. The entire quantity of grain, together with the
office-houses, were totally consumed, and it was at some
risk, and with considerable difficulty, the cattle were
saved. Mr. Bernard Ward, of Vianstown, justice of the
peace, who resides within a few perches of the scene,
was amongst the first of the neighbours to offer assist-
ance ; but the flames raged with such desperate fury,
that it was found impossible to save a particle of grain.
M'Kinney's servant, who is the only person who resides
in the place, says he went to bed at the usual hour, and
all was safe ; that he had neither candle nor other light
about the premises ; and from the fact of the stack-yard
being at least 40 perches off the public road, and the
time at which the fire broke out, there can be no doubt

it was the work of an incendiary. M'Cartin is a man
beloved and esteemed by all who know him, and M'Kin-
ney, who resides two miles off, is also much respected, so
that no one can even conjecture what could be the cause
of so desperate an act.—Banner of Ulster.
COLLISION WITH TWO REVENUE POLICEMEN.—As John
Flinn and James Carrigan, two of the revenue policemen
stationed at Park, near Clady, in the county of Derry,
were taking a walk on Friday evening last, about six
o'clock, towards Dreen, which is a mile and a half distant
from their station, they fell in with a horse and cart,
accompanied by o men. Observing some barrels in
the cart, and suspecting they contained illicit whisky,
the policemen seized the horse and cart, and attempted
to make the men their prisoners. Carrigan took hold
of the horse, which, being frightened, ran off, separat-
ing Carrigan from his comrade; and in the meantime
the two men, assisted, it is believed, by the villagers of
Dreen, maltreated Flinn most brutally. He was first
knocked down by the blow of a large stone, which cut
him dreadfully on the head; and, when he was on the
ground, he was savagely beaten, and so much injured
that no hopes are entertained of his recovery.