The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-02 00:00:00

RELAN.D.

OUTRAGES IN THE COUNTY OF LIMERICK.
(Faost THE CHRONICLE Or TUE 26Ta Iti.S7!)
Sunday last, Denis Buckley, Cornelius Crow-
leY and, two Women; who were Crown witnesses
at the last County Asaizes; returning home from
thi.4 City, were attaCked,at Ardagh, and beat so
unmercifully, that Buckley' died on the following
morning: Crowley and the women escaped to
Newcastle; Where they were also maltreated,
and it is stated that little hopes are entertained
of their recovery: As a means of ensuring
Buckley a safe return to his home, he was sent
a circuitous route by water, and landed at'
Foyne's Island ; but such was the determination
of the ruffians Who projected his destruction,
that no pass he could go Ly was left without
obServation. We understand; only one of the.
personi Who were attacked at Ardigh on
Sunday last, on their return through that
town to Newcastle, died ;.• but another of
them was sd severely wounded that his life is
despaired of% So determined were the ruffians
on their destruction, that they rushed out of Ar-
dagh Chapel, where they were at their devotion,
and surrounding their victims, left them for dead,
and threw them into a ditch full of water. The
women who Were of the party fled .but, on their
arrival at Newcastle, many of the inhabitants,
threw b3lliiig water on them from the windows,
and a large mob immediately collected, and
threw i'ollies Of stones at them, which wounded
two so severely as to render their recovery
doubtless ; a third Was stripped, dragged
tbrorigh the river, and beat most unmerci-
fully. The Police, although present, were
unable to take any of the offenders into custody.
-On Monday last, as the mail. car was passing
through Rathkeale, Bernard M'Closky, a witness
*turning from the Assizes to Newcastle, was
forcibly dragged from it by a ,number of men
from the town] and beat and mangled so severe-,
ly, that his life is considered by the surgeon in
great danger. Neither the Military or Police
interfered, to take the offenders into custody ;
and had it not been for the Inimanity of Lieut.
Doolan, who took him under his protection, the
poor man .would have been inevitably destroyed.
When prosecutors and witnesses for the Crown
are so treated with impunity, no hope can be en-
tertained that criminals will be brought to justice.
On Saturday last, the Rev. Francis Langford, of
Castletown; in the barony of Pallis lienry, in this
county, sent John Cornea], of Ringmoylan, and
some other men, to draw off tithes, agreeably to
notice received from
,some landholders. Whilst
Corneal sent his companions for horses and cars,
he was most inhumanly murdered, his head being
severed from his body. The most active mea-
sures are pursuing by the numerous respectable
Gentlemen of that neighbourhood, to apprehend
the perpetrators, who, it is stated,have absconded.
—On Saturday night last an armed banditti at-
tacked the house of John Clanchy, of Ballineety-
Cross, and proceeded to demolish the windows;
but, on ascertaining Clanchy's father-in-law to be
in the dwelling, and well armed, they decamped,
without doing any further injury. The ,Police
have been lately withdrawn from that place.—
On Sunday evening, between the hours of seveu
and eight o'clock, two men knocked at the door
of Rock-Lodge, near Shanagolden, the residence
o • S. Harding, Esq., a Magistrate and Coroner of
thi county, saying, that they had a letter from his
neighbour, Mr. Rice, to deliver. On the hall-
door being opened, the ruffians instantly seized
Mr, Ilarding,w hilst the remainder of the party went
into the house, which they robbed of two muskets
and a bayonet. ThefellArs, who were 14 in num.
ber, appeared to be strangers. They were not dis-
guised. About 8 o'clock,. on Sunday evening, the
house of 'William Morgan, Esq. at the Abbey,
near Shanagolden, was attacked by a large party
of fellows, who broke the drawing-room win-
dows and hall7cloor, but some shots being fired
by Mr. George Morgan, they decamped' after
firing five shots. All the male part of the fa-
mily, except the young gentleman who acted so
resolutely, were from home. The object of
the ruffians was to obtain fire arms.—Sunday
night, an armed party of two hundred, many
of them wearing white bands on their hats, at-
tacked the village of Shanagolden, in this county,
in search of fire-arms. :They first went to tint
Post-Office, and being told that the family
' had no muskets, they committed dreadful depre-
dations, such as breaking the furniture, threat-
ening to murder the inhabitants, &c. They next
proceeded to the Bridewell, and broke it open ;
thence to other houses, and after demolish-
ing the doors and 'windows of each they at-
tacked, entered in a most hostile and menac-
ing manner, and took what arms they could
get. They then proceeded to Golden-house,
the residence of the Rev. George Vincent, and
demanded his fire arms; but, on telling them he
had not any, they retired, first having attempted
to break open the hall-door with a sledge. lt.is
to be regretted that the inmates were not able to
meet them with that reception they deserved,'not
having a single hostile weapon in the house.—Ow
Monday last, an inquisition was taken on view. of
the body 'of Michael Cherry, before Sir C-Mar-
rett, Mayor and Coroner ; it appeared in evidence,
that a large party of men, calling themselves
Mummers, had assembled the preceding day,
at Ballinacurra, where they intended to, benefit a
publican, by dining at his house; at dinner a
sudden affray commenced among them, and they
fought with sticks and stones for a considerable
time; the deceased, who bore an excellent cha-
racter, received, a severe beating. The Jury,
after a patient investigation, pronounced a ver-
dict," that the deceased came by his death in
consequence of a beating received by him from
persons unknown to them."

LAWRENCE NORMAN, Esq. is elected Mayor
of Maidenhead for the year ensuing.

Wheat fell from three to four shillings prr
barrel in the Dublin market on Wednesday last.
The'snpply in the English markets, during the
last week, has been in general amplo, and the
price declining. The fears recently entertained-
of scarcity and high prices have, in consequence,
totally subsided.