The Sun.
London, England, 1810-12-26 00:00:00

1411 LIA ND.

One of the most daring robberies was committed
ou Tuesday, se'might, ,that. hai. been %heard of fo;•
so,ne time in the neighbourhood of llubfiri. Sevr.-
ril- cows and sheep haViog been stolen from the.
z gentlemen gnd fahnerS between Ilathflunham and
the mountains, it was thonght proper to house'the

sheep belonging to Mr. Cullen, at Mount Venus,
. but the robbers who infest the mountains,'deter.
tnined to show that difficUlties thrown in their war
only increase their detierminatiou and ,desire for
fo.
prey,
,contrived to get over a I:.!ig't wall sorrounding
part-..0f the farui-yard, and %all a syongiinstru-
inept broke the lock of the back. gate, and Instead

of contenting. themselves with a sheep or two, dro..e
away the whole flock, consisting of thirty or
•
sorry.
'A duel was fought On, Thursday Dist, at four
o'clotk, in the Fifteen Acres, between Thos. Lidwall„,
Esq. of Clournore, and D. Fitigerald, Esq. of Kerry,
•
The parties exch dged shots at 'the short distance
.f of seven pace's, :at,d the 'seconds- prev,,nted further
prfteeuings. The affair' arose on some Unpleasant
words on.the preceding night, in the mixed society
•
of ‘a tavern supper.
SLIGO, DEC. 14.—We are concerned to state,

that the same spirit of insubordinatirin which has for
s some time past disgraced the-neig! bo sting Coun-
- ties, has manifested itself in this,--7and that the de-
•- Predations of those misguided and noCturnal dis-
t tnrbers called .Threshers, are not only carded on in
the remoter darts of the. County of Sligor but with-..
in three Or four miles of this town. We have heard
several instances of this predilection to disturbance
among[ihe-]ower orders of the peasantry; and we.
ate convinced unless immediate -and efficient-steps
are taken to crush the, e.O ..(in its infancy we
hope); th3t the west serious 'consequenees may.
be the result. The exertions 'of those marauders
al- pear to be alwost exclusively direafd. tO the.
'plunder of firs-arins—ancl when we, consid,vtbe
striking- similarity of • pursuit ar:ong the-.discon-
tented throughout the kingdom, we co:lfess we
are not .wittiout fur fears,s Ph the ultimare

- On Friday -night last, het weto the
,hours. of
.12
and one. o'clock, Ml...o'ityan's.hoUse, at Sallvour..
keen, was again attacked by. a strong party of Cara,
vats.' Before they proceeded to knee, they rap-
ped at the hall door, and on. being. asked by a
yaungerbrolher of Mr O'ltyan, what they wanted 2
. they told him to hand. out the fird'arms that were
in the house, otherwise they w'ould he, obliged to
break in the doors, which they requested him to,
open ; he said, that' in the ab:sence of his brother
be could not !Link of suffering atly body to'.,enter
house; particularly at. that unseasonable
They then threatene..l taking his lite if he resisted;
boßiag from his age to , intimidate -him into
a surretkder.; but in.- this they were deceived.--
said. he would defend the house to; the last.
Upon this they immediately . fired a -shot into
the .window from which he was speaking, but he
fortunately escaped unhurt, though the ball passed
quiteelose to his head. Ict order. that they could
),.not possibly be hit bya shot from the window, they
sheltered themselves behind, sOme piers, and .valls
' near the house, from which tiny kept up an irregu-
lar fire tor- upwards of an hour,-by y .broke
almost every pane. of glass-in thie tiont of the house.
Dining the .i!ttck• t:ey.were frequently culled to by
a nem -%,..110 remained at some distance - from the
souse, arid who seemed to give d'reetions.• After
consulting wilt this pepon somer time, they re-
tertied ter the attack with redoubled.yigour, swear-
ing they would uow do the • bnsiness, After
.many fruitless attempts' to force the door,, they rt.-
fired .swearing they would 'have, his (Mr: Fierce
O'llya&s) lite either by.dayor,tright, on (he road
:or w lierever tneyshould meet him. •
beb.2l:—Lord Glent woi th, eldest son
ot toe Earl ot Limerick, is arnnogst the candidates
tor the reprrseiltat• on'of that comity in Pailianient
upon. the erhuitt general elettion: . The other 'de-
,thred candidates, besides the present Members, are
Mr.Monsell,of Titvoe, and the _Hon. John Massey,
ot Cabircorlith. This county has been torpid for
twenty years, but will probably produce as desperate
-a snuggle, upon' the first' good. opportunity, as has
been exhibited in the eledinneering annals.

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INTELLIGfT CE.
- On Wednesday int Mr. Mad Nally moped th,‘
Court to piistpone the trial of John King and. Ed-
ward *Kirby, ESqrS.- at• the 'prosecotioh of amid
Poley, Esq. for a conspiracy to pre t William
Rop,r, Esq to Conchnle'a bargain agreement
for the purchase of a certain ia ond, called the wood
of Dundrunt, in the county of Ti perary, the pre-
perky of the 11.1ght Honourable Lord" Fl ywarden,
w Inch was .fixe& Ice the first this day. The motion
was grounded on two athdavitS, one made by the
prosecutor, David Foley, stating that George Charles
Jetfertes, Esq. was a material v, itness for the iA-o-
s',:altion, anJ that be was lying dangerously the
Second adidatit was made iby Surgeon Craniptort,
stating, that Mr. Jeffries could not attend with
Lifety to his 11e.
'rite Court, after hearing Mr. Gook! and Mr.
observed, the ;OW-0: its contained all the neces-
sary facts to warrant their postponing the trial.
The traversers havin.atipeliled to the Court on
the extreme hardship of their being obliged.'to re-
Inaln until the next sess:Ort tinder the odium of such
is charge after. the former, delay,
Mr. Justice MAYNE observed, that the form of ,

tl.l I s URI nut alloW. the Court any alternative;
• that they were sworn in the usual way, and that
therr were certain remedies to punish the deponents
U the ali-gations were (Asc.—The trial was accord-.
ingiv postponed to the next Cointni3sion.
WRxFottn, DEc. hotrid murder of
J ,bn Loveile, Patk-lideper to John Knox Grogan,
oi Johnstown Castle, • kf.q. was supposed to ,be
W.Y)lit ten ..'clock onSnyiday .night, the t 6th i-nst.
It appeared at the Inquest, hnirien on the following
• - day, before Ciitistian Wilson, of Bennville, Esti.
• oat; of Inc Alagis.rates of this coun,r, and George

,lONDUN ; Printed by RI 1- lirs.l,
at the SLIN.OFF

garriioti Beade, E.sq. :M:iytir of .We.xfoid, that the.
deceased was party undressed, and in the ad of
c.Thsing the-windosk-shniter-S; his wiftt. stt.in,Hng tie
aide him, When loaded witt-C4hlee
was discharged at him, two of -which unhappily
took.efFet. The. ass:rs•in Was,dose to the V.indow
when he fired, a the two *baits entered his:throat,.
finder' his chin ; one was extract' ii' the. tapper
ijart 4 his'skull, the other lode in' the brain.----;
rhe third ball having st /PA !he bedstead;and broke
part of an adjoining rafter, ‘,i6s'ionnd in the room.
The -Jury returned r verdia-of .s‘ Wilful Murder
by some per,:ort or
were
unkbown."—The de-
ceaied andlds
wife natives of England; and
had- ma ; had been 'se'veral 'years in the- service
of Mr. Grogan,
,and from his stritt honesty, and
faithful dis Charge of the several trustscornwitted to
his care, enjoycd.t.he highest confidence of his' mas-
ter. Two persons, of the name of Merryman, ha; e
been committed to gaol, on stispic:on of being ac-
coiri'plices in the above molder.
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